>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS JANUARY 29th 2024. THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:
OH TWO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKAI.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER WILL.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGER.
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER OR ELLIS. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. THE MINUTES OF
JANUARY 22nd 2024 WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. MOVING
ON TO MY PRESIDENTS REPORT. AT
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL MEETING ,
THERE ARE ONLY THREE ITEMS, SO
IT WILL BE A BRIEF AGENDA. THE
THREE ITEMS ARE ALL
APPOINTMENTS TO SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS REVIEW PANEL, A
NINE-MEMBER BODY THAT EVALUATES
STRATEGIC PLANS. THESE COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS WERE PREVIOUSLY
REFERRED TO THE FORMER ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH I
CHAIRED AND THAT WAS LATE LAST
YEAR THAT THEY WERE REFERRED,
BUT THE COMMITTEE DID NOT HAVE
ANY OTHER MEETINGS SCHEDULED IN
DECEMBER. SO I BROUGHT THESE
APPOINTMENTS BEFORE FULL
COUNSEL RATHER THAN SEND THEM
TO THE NEW SUSTAINABILITY CITY
LIGHT ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE. WELCOME. NUMBER ONE,
THE COMMITTEE WHICH NOW HAS A
CHAIR WON'T BE HOLDING ITS
FIRST MEETING UNTIL FEBRUARY, I
THINK FEBRUARY 16th. A VOTE NOW
ALLOWS THESE APPOINTEES WHO
ALREADY HAVE BEEN JOINING
REVIEW PANEL MEETINGS AS
OBSERVERS TO OFFICIALLY TAKE
PART IN PANEL BUSINESS WITHOUT
FURTHER DELAY. ALSO THE SECOND
REASON IS A CITY LIGHT THAT IT
ALL THREE APPOINTEES, ONE OF
WHOM ALREADY SERVES ON THE
PANEL AND IS MOVING LATERALLY
TO A DIFFERENT SEAT. WE AGREE
THEY ARE ALL HIGHLY QUALIFIED.
TOMORROW WHEN THIS COMES UP IN
THE AGENDA, I WILL PROVIDE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT EACH
APPOINTEE, AND I WILL ALSO BE
ASKING TO SUSPEND THE RULES SO
THAT CITY LIGHT STAFF CAN GIVE
A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT
IS THE REVIEW PANEL. NORMALLY
WE DON'T HAVE DEPARTMENT STAFF
PRESENTING AT FULL COUNCIL
MEETINGS, BUT I ASK FOR A
DEFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT MOST
OF MY COLLEAGUES DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE REVIEW PANEL DOES AND
WE WILL BE VOTING ON MEMBERS.
IN THE MEANTIME YOU CAN LOOK AT
THE APPOINTMENT PACKETS, WHICH
ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA,
WHERE YOU WILL FIND THE RESUMES
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING
MORE ABOUT THE COUNCILMEMBER'S
BEFORE THE MEETING TOMORROW.
YOU CAN ALSO REACH OUT TO THE
CITY LIGHT OFFICE IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS. THAT IS MY
PRESIDENTS REPORT. NOW WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
HIGHLIGHT OF TODAY'S AGENDA,
THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
UPDATE. SO GO AHEAD AND COME ON
UP. WE DISTRIBUTED A BULLETIN
OF THE BILLS COVERED TODAY AND
THE PRESENTATION THIS MORNING
BOTH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC ON THE AGENDA AFTER THE
MEETING. THESE BRIEFINGS ARE
FOR COUNCILMEMBERS TO WEIGH IN
ON LIVE BILLS AND FLAG
LEGISLATION THEY WOULD LIKE
STAFF TO FOCUS ON. DR. CARLTON,
WELCOME GO AHEAD
>> THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL, WELCOME TO THE
COUNCILMEMBER. I AM THRILLED
THAT WE ARE NOW AT WEEK FOUR.
WE HAVE BEEN THREE WEEKS INTO
SESSION. SAMIR JUNEJO AND ANNA
JOHNSON WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE
ON WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, AND
THAT IS ONE OF THE MATERIALS
THAT WERE HANDED OUT TO YOU. IN
A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE EXPECT
THIS WEEK, IT IS ALWAYS A FUN
WEEK IN OLYMPIA BECAUSE THIS
WEEK WILL BE THE WEEK THAT
BILLS EITHER GET VOTED OUT OF
THEIR POLICY COMMITTEES AND
INTO THE RULES COMMITTEE OR
THEY DON'T. SO WE SHOULD SEE A
SHORTENING OF THE LIST OF BILLS
THAT ARE STILL IN THE CITY
TRACKER BY YOUR PRESENTATION
NEXT WEEK. BUT I AM GOING TO
TURN IT OVER TO SAMIR JUNEJO
AND ANNA JOHNSON. WE HAVE TRIED
TO ADAPT TO SOME OF YOUR
REQUESTS AS WELL AS THE BILLS
AS YOU HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST
IN. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO
EVOLVE SO THAT COMES UP AND
BERT NELSON HAS ASKED, YOU
BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE
POSITIONS THE CITY IS TAKING ON
BILLS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF
COMMITTEES. THIS IS A GOOD
PAUSE MOMENT BECAUSE WE WILL
NOT HAVE TO TRACK A LOT OF
BILLS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN
ACTION. BY THIS WEDNESDAY WE
WILL HAVE A MUCH BETTER SENSE
OF WHICH BILLS ARE STILL IN
CONTENTION FOR BEING MOVED INTO
THE OTHER CHAMBER. I AM GOING
TO TURN IT OVER I THINK TO
SAMIR JUNEJO TO KICK OFF THE
PRESENTATION.
>> HI I AM THE STATE RELATIONS
DIRECTOR AND WE ARE GOING INTO
WEEK FOUR OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. WEDNESDAY IS THE
POLICY CUT OFF SO ALL BILLS
SHOULD HAVE HAD A HEARING BY
THIS WEDNESDAY IN ORDER FOR
THEM TO MOVE ON AND THEN THE
FISCAL IMPACT WILL HAVE TO GO
THROUGH AN ADDITIONAL
COMMITTEE. THE DEADLINE FOR
THAT IS THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.
THAT WOULD MEAN THE NEXT
OPPORTUNITY TO CHIME IN AND
HEARINGS WOULD BE WITH THE
BILLS THAT MOVE OFF THE FLOOR
AND GO TO THE OPPOSITE CHAMBER,
WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS
AGAIN, THEY WILL BE IN MID
FEBRUARY. YOU WILL WANT TO STAY
TUNED FOR THOSE BILLS TO SEE
WHAT MAKES IT OFF THE FLOOR AND
SHE WOULD THEN GET SCHEDULED
OFF OF THE CHAMBER. THAT WILL
BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY ON THOSE. TODAY'S
PRESENTATION WILL BE KIND OF A
RUN THROUGH OF LAST WEEK. THESE
ARE BILLS FOR ALL OF THESE
BILLS WERE HEARD IN THE LAST
WEEK AND SO WE WILL FOCUS ON
THOSE AND GO THROUGH A NOTE IF
THE CITY CHIMED IN ON THESE
BILLS. SO I WILL START WITH THE
BUDGET AND REVENUE. LAST WEEK
THERE WAS A HEARING ON HOUSE
BILL 2219 IN WHICH ESTABLISH
THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION, THE BILL THE CITY
SIGNED IN SUPPORT OF ONLY ON
THE STATE SALES TAX AND THIS IS
ALSO SENT A BILL TO 49 WHICH IS
THE STATE PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION OR 100,000 OR 60% OF
THE COUNTY MEETING HOME VALUE.
THIS IS ON THE STATE PROPERTY
TAX AND ANYONE WILL BE ELIGIBLE
AND ALSO REQUIRE A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR
THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. HOUSE
BILL 2348 IS KNOWN AS A BILL
SPECIFICALLY FOR HARBORVIEW
HOSPITAL, SO IT HELPS HOSPITALS
THAT ARE OWNED BY COUNTIES LIKE
HARVARD YOU. THAT IS IN ORDER
TO BE UP TO ENSURE THEIR
FINANCING IS UP TO PAR AND IT
HELPS THEIR LONG-TERM FINANCING
REQUESTED BY KING COUNTY. THE
CITY SIGNED IN SUPPORT OF THAT
BILL.
>> HI, EVERYONE. STATE
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON IN OIR. YOU
WILL SEE ON THIS SLIDE THERE
WAS A NUMBER OF PAYMENT BILLS
WE SUPPORTED. THE CITY SIGNED
IN SUPPORT OR TESTIFIED. I WILL
GO ONE BY ONE HERE, SO SENATE
BILL 59 AND 73, THIS BILL
PROHIBITS COMMON INTEREST
COMMUNITIES OR HOAS FROM
ADOPTING RESTRICTIONS THAT
PROHIBIT INSULATION OR USE OF
HEAT PUMPS BY UNIT OWNERS.
HOUSE BILL 2401 CREATES A
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR
REFRIGERANTS OR PRECHARGE
APPLIANCES THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF ECOLOGY HAS TO MANAGE.
HFC'S, A PROGRAM TO HELP STEER
THOSE IN THE WASTE STREAM.
SENATE BILL 6180 AND HOUSE BILL
2301 HAS TO DO WITH ESSENTIALLY
OUR ORGANIC MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS OR COMPOSTING. SO THIS
BILL DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS,
UPDATES THE REQUIREMENTS THAT
HANDS THE STICKERS ON PRODUCE
THAT IS NONCOMBUSTIBLE. SENATE
BILL 50 TO 65, THIS IS ONE A
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT TESTIFIED
ON, THIS BILL ESSENTIALLY
CREATES CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
FROM THOSE WHO WANT TO INSTALL
SOLAR ON EITHER THEIR HOME OR
THEIR BUSINESS AND SETS
REQUIREMENTS FOR SELLERS AND
CREATES PROTECTIONS UNDER THE
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT. SENATE
BILL 50 TO OR 60 TO 76 IS RIGHT
TO REPAIR ACT. THIS REQUIRES
MANUFACTURERS OF DIGITAL
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS TO ALLOW
INDEPENDENT REPAIR OPTIONS FOR
PARTS OR TOOLS AND ESSENTIALLY
HELPS THOSE WHO HAVE DIGITAL
PROJECTS BE ABLE TO KEEP THEM
LONGER AND THEM OUT OF THE WAY
STREAM. WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF
THAT ONE AS WELL.
>> THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
RELATES TO PROHIBITING CITIES
FROM CONSTRUCTION HOSTILE
ARCHITECTURE WHICH IS THE
ARCHITECTURE MEANT TO RESTRICT
THE USE OF SPACE BY THOSE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SENATE BILL 5993 IS A REQUEST
BILL FROM THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S OFFICE RELATED TO
VOTER EDUCATION WHEN A CITY
CHANGES THEIR VOTING METHOD
LIKE SEATTLE HAS TOURING TWICE
VOTING. THE CITY SIGNED IN AS
OTHER PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE
BILL ALLOWS A CAUSE OF ACTION
TO ALLOW ANY VOTER TO
ESSENTIALLY FILE A SUIT AGAINST
THE CITY AND IT IS UNDEFINED IN
TERMS OF FINANCIAL DAMAGES. 20
TO 50 RELATES TO RANKED CHOICE
VOTING, THIS STANDARDIZES
RANKED CHOICE VOTING ACROSS THE
STATE AND ESTABLISHES PROTOCOLS
AND STATEWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE PALLET AND VOTE TABULATION.
>> SO CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT
OTHER PAGE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR IDENTIFYING WHAT THE
CITY'S POSITION IN, IF WE HAVE
FUN THAT IS HELPFUL. ARE YOU
THINKING THE OTHER BILLS THAT
YOU ARE MENTIONING TO HAVE A
GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING THROUGH?
>> ALL THE BILLS HAD A HEARING,
SO THEY ARE STILL ALIVE. THEY
ALL HAD A CHANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT,
REGARDING SENATE BILL 60 TO 31,
WHERE IS THAT ONE LOCATED IN
TERMS OF CITY SUPPORT OR ANY
POSITIONS ON THAT BILL BACK
>> WE DID NOT TAKE A POSITION
ON THAT BILL.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> A NUMBER OF BILLS RELATED TO
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THE
FIRST ONE IS SENATE BILL 60 TO
28. QUITE A FEW PROVISIONS.
SOME RELATE TO INSURANCE. THE
MAIN ONE BEING REQUIRING HEALTH
INSURANCE TO AUTHORIZE UP TO 20
DAY INPATIENT TREATMENT BEFORE
THEY INTRODUCE ANY PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION. IT ALSO REQUIRES
INSURANCE COMPANIES TO COVER
AMULETS TRANSPORTATION TO
HEALTH PROVIDERS AND ALSO WHEN
A PERSON IS DISCHARGE FROM A
HEALTH FACILITY. IT ALSO
INCLUDES A NUMBER OF WORK
PROVISIONS ENSURING, ADDRESSING
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. THE
HOSPITAL ALSO RELATES TO A
NUMBER OF WORKFORCE SHORTAGES.
IT HAS A NUMBER OF THINGS,
CONTINUING EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS, ALSO ONE OF THE
THINGS IT DOES IS IT CREATES A
NEW CREDENTIAL FOR A
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATE,
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT YET A
PSYCHOLOGIST, BUT IS STUDYING
TO BE ONE. THIS ALLOWS THEM TO
WORK. HOUSE BILL 2469 RELATES
TO THE INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT
ACT, ALSO DOES A NUMBER OF
THINGS TO ALLOW BETTER
FACILITATION OF INVOLUNTARY
TREATMENT, ONE OF THOSE THINGS,
ONE OF THE MOST ACCEPTED. A
CRISIS RESPONDER HAS DECIDED
NOT TO TAKE SOMEONE INTO
DETENTION, NOW A FAMILY MEMBER
CAN APPEAL THAT TO A COURT, BUT
THIS WOULD MEAN ALSO HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS COULD DO
THAT, OTHER HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS COULD ALSO PETITION
TO A COURT TO TAKE SOMEONE INTO
DETENTION. THE CITY SIGNED IN
SUPPORT OF ALL OF THESE BILLS.
ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS,
THERE IS A HOSPITAL IN SANIBEL.
HOUSE BILL 2308 AND 6175, THEY
RELATE TO CONVERSION OF
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS TO
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. IT
AUTHORIZES CITIES TO ESTABLISH
A TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR
THOSE CONVERSIONS AND THEN
HOUSE BILL 20 TO 50 TO REQUIRES
CITIES TO ALLOWED NEIGHBORHOOD
CAFES THAT MEETS THE
REQUIREMENT TO BE PERMITTED IN
RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND THEN
HOUSE BILL 20 TO 70 ESSENTIALLY
CREATES A PATHWAY TO CREATE NEW
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING. THAT
WOULD TAKE THE HOUSING PROGRAM
INTO A NEW DEPARTMENT. LABOR
AND COMMERCE, THERE ARE TWO
BILLS THAT WERE HEARD LAST WEEK
THAT RELATE TO THC CONTENT. THE
FIRST ONE, SENATE BILL 60 TO 20
INCREASES THE MINIMUM LEGAL AGE
OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS WITH A THC
CONCENTRATION TO BE 25. 60 TO
71 REQUIRES AN INDUCTIVE STUDY
WITH THE END RESULT BEING
CREATING A NEW TAXATION SYSTEM
THAT IS BASED ON THE THC
CONCENTRATION RATHER THAN THE
FLAT 37% IN LAW RIGHT NOW.
>> IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE
REVENUE NEUTRAL?
>> YES. HOUSE BILL 2360 TO
WOULD CREATE A NEW ENDORSEMENT
FOR PEREZ AND WINERIES TO ALLOW
OFF-SITE POP-UP RETAIL SALES
FOR ON PREMISE AND OFF PREMISE
CONSUMPTION. THE CITY SIGNED IN
SUPPORT OF THAT BILL AND THEN
LAST ONE IS HOUSE BILL 20 TO 66
REQUIRES US TO ADOPT RULES WITH
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO
REQUIRE OF LAWYERS TO SIGN IN
SUPPORT.
>> IN THE TOPIC OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SENATE BILL 6009 PROHIBITS
PEACE OFFICERS FROM HOG TYING A
PERSON OR ASSISTING AND HITTING
A PERSON INTO A HOG-TIE. THE
CITY SIGNED IN SUPPORT OF THIS
POLICY. SENATE BILL 60 TO 40 TO
ALSO HAD A HEARING LAST WEEK.
THIS BILL REMOVES THE
REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO REIMBURSE FOR 25%
OF THE COST FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING. IT REMOVES THAT
REQUIREMENT AND WE WERE
SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. HOUSE BILL
2311, THIS BILL IS CREATING AN
OFFICER WELLNESS PROGRAM SO
THAT CJ TC WILL HAVE TO DEVELOP
A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM A
COUNSELOR TRAINING PROGRAM
ADMINISTER A GRANT PROGRAM TO
HELP WITH PEER SUPPORT
COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL
LOT HORSEMEN. HOUSE BILL 2088
EXTENDS LIABILITY PROTECTIONS
FOR RESPONDERS THAT ARTIST
HATCHED FROM MOBILE RAPID
RESPONSE CRISIS TEAMS AND
COMMUNITY-BASED CRISIS TEAMS.
THE CITY TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT
OF THIS, THE CARE DEPARTMENT
SPECIFICALLY SAID THIS WOULD
HELP CREATE LIABILITY
PROTECTION FOR THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH OR MENTAL HEALTH
NATIONALS GETTING DISPATCHED
FOR THEIR CALLS. SANIBEL 61
ALLOWS DOCK RECIPIENTS TO APPLY
FOR CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS
SUCH AS CITY POLICE, FISH AND
WILDLIFE OFFICERS, PEACE AND
CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND
POSITIONS WITHIN THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE AND THE CITY SIGNED IN
SUPPORT OF THIS ONE. UNDER
SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION,
THE FIRST BILLS HERE
ESSENTIALLY HAVE TO DO WITH
GUARANTEED FREE ACCESS TO
COMMUNITY OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
SO HOUSE BILL 2309 PROVIDES THE
STATE SUBSIDIZING 45 CREDITS OF
THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR
STUDENTS AND HOUSE BILL 2374
DOES THE SAME THING ARE UP TO
90 CREDIT OF COMMUNITY OR
TECHNICAL COLLEGE. SANIBEL 63
ESSENTIALLY MAKES THE
ENROLLMENT IN THE WASHINGTON
COLLEGE GRANT MORE STREAMLINED
FOR SO IF STUDENTS ARE ALREADY
UNDER WASHINGTON'S BASIC
PROGRAM WITH THE FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE KIDS
ARE AUTOMATICALLY DEEMED
QUALIFIED FOR FINANCIAL AID OR
THE WASHINGTON COLLEGE PROGRAM.
HOUSE BILL 2368 REQUIRES THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND
HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATES
BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL, AND
LOCAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION
OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WHO
ARRIVED AND RESETTLED IN
WASHINGTON. IT AUTHORIZES DHS
TO ADMINISTER SERVICES TO THOSE
IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE INELIGIBLE
FOR UTTERLY FUNDED SERVICES.
THEN FINALLY, SENATE BILL 60 TO
16 DIRECTS OS PI TO PROVIDE
STATE-LEVEL COURT NATION TO
HELP SCHOOLS BETTER IDENTIFY
AND CONNECT STUDENTS TO
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AND
ESTABLISHES REGIONAL
SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
THROUGH THE EDUCATION SERVICE
DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
ALL OF THESE BILLS THAT CITY
SIGNED IN SUPPORT OF. SO
LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK, I
WILL NOT GO THROUGH ALL THE
BILLS, BUT AS SAMIR JUNEJO
MENTIONED, TODAY, TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY ARE THE LAST DAYS
POLICY BILLS CAN BE HEARD IN
THEIR POLICY COMMITTEES AND
WEDNESDAY IS THE DEADLINE FOR
THEM TO GET VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE. SO HERE ARE JUST
SOME OF THE BILLS COMING UP
NEXT WEEK. SOME ARE ALREADY IN
THE OTHER CHAMBER AND THEN WE
WILL SEE FOR THE REST OF THIS
WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND A LOT
OF SCHOOL HEARINGS WILL BE
OCCURRING AND NEXT MONDAY IS
THE COMMITTEE CUT OFF. AND I
THINK THAT IS IT THAT WE CAN
TAKE QUESTIONS.
>> WE KNOW THIS IS A DELUGE AND
I AM SURE THAT ANY NUMBER OF
THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
WILL MOVE FORWARD. WE ARE
PREPARED WITHOUT. IF YOU HAVE
PACIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
STATE OF A BILL, WHERE IT IS
MOVING IN THE NEXT WEEK, PLEASE
MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT SOMEONE
AND WE WILL GIVE YOU AS UP TO
DATE INFORMATION AS WE CAN. THE
PROCESS THAT A BILL, ONCE IT
GETS OUT OF COMMITTEE, IT HAS
TO GO TO A RULES COMMITTEE, IT
HAS TO BE PULLED OUT OF RULES
AND PUT ON A FLOOR CALENDAR. IT
HAS TO BE ON A FLOOR CALENDAR
IF IT IS GOING TO HAVE THE
POTENTIAL FOR GETTING A VOTE OF
THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF THE
SENATE, AND THAT PROCESS CAN
HAPPEN IN A MOMENT OR IT CAN
TAKE DAYS AND DAYS. SO ANY
NUMBER OF THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION, THEY COULD SHOW UP
ON A SENATE HEARING OR A HOUSE
HEARING BETWEEN NOW AND
FEBRUARY 12th. THERE WILL BE A
TWO FLOOR ACTION IN BOTH
CHAMBERS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
WEEKS. SO THINGS WILL HAPPEN,
BUT THERE IS ALWAYS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SEND A LETTER TO
ASK QUESTIONS TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT AMENDMENTS MIGHT BE
ATTACHED TO THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION AS THEY ARE VOTED
OFF THE FLOOR. THAT IS VERY
COMMON. SO THE CITY'S
INDICATION OF SUPPORT IN A
COMMITTEE HEARING MAY OR MAY
NOT CONTINUE FORWARD, DEPENDING
ON WHETHER A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION IS AMENDED TO ADOPT
ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE. SO WE
WOULD LIKE TO KEEP YOU APPRISED
OF THOSE KINDS OF POTENTIAL
CHANGES THAT COULD AFFECT THE
CITY'S CONTINUING POSITION TO
SUPPORT, AND YOUR POSITION TO
SUPPORT, OR TO OPPOSE. SO WE
ARE ALWAYS PREPARED TO TAKE
QUESTIONS. WE ARE AWARE OF YOUR
TIME SCHEDULE, SO YOU LET US
KNOW IF THERE IS TIME TO TAKE
QUESTIONS.
>> I SEE A COUPLE HANDS UP. I
ALSO WANTED TO NOTE YOU ARE
VERY BUSY, SO IT IS HARD TO
KEEP NINE PEOPLE ABREAST OF THE
TWISTS AND TURNS OF
LEGISLATION. SO IF THERE'S A
WAY WE CAN FACILITATE THE
PROCESS, THE BETTER. IT WOULD
BE GREAT IF THERE WAS AN APPLE
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU CAN
JUST PLUG IN A NUMBER AND IT
TELLS YOU WHEN SOMETHING IS
HAPPENING. WE WANT TO WORK WITH
YOU TO MAKE IT EFFICIENT ON
BOTH SIDES.
>> I DID NOT SEE WHOSE HAND WAS
UP FIRST.
>> DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOUR
TEAM IS VERY ACCESSIBLE TO ME
LAST WEEK AS I WAS WORKING WITH
THE ASSOCIATION COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER MARLYS AND I SIT
ON THE BOARD. I HAVE A
SUBCOMMITTEE RULE ON THE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE WITHIN
AWC, SO EVERY OTHER WEEK I AM
MEETING WITH WASHINGTON CITIES
ON THEIR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA,
WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN OURS.
THERE IS A LOT OF OVERLAP. AND
SO IT IS ALWAYS MY GOAL TO
BRING OUR AGENDA IN LINE WITH
FARES AND THEIR AGENDA IN LINE
WITH OURS. WE HAVE 281 CITIES
AND TOWNS STATEWIDE. SO THERE
IS ALWAYS TENSION. I WAS, I
WANTED TO SIGN ONTO A BILL THAT
AWC WAS SUPPORTING. BEFORE I
DID SO I CALLED OIR TO MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING WAS IN MY
BECAUSE AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON WAS MENTIONING,
SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN QUICKLY
AND WE DON'T KNOW IT BECAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE THE APP. I
DON'T THINK THERE IS AN APP
YET. MAYBE ONE DAY. THAT IS A
REALLY LONG INTRO INTO MY
QUESTION. I BELIEVE THE BILL
WAS 770 REGARDING THE ARBITRARY
1% CAP ON ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX
INCREASES. I WAS WONDERING IF
YOU COULD GIVE US JUST A VERY
BRIEF BACKGROUND ON WHERE THIS
BILL IS COMING FROM, WHY IS IT
OUT THERE AND WHAT IS THE
CURRENT STATUS?
>> THIS IS A BILL, WE TALKED
ABOUT IT IN OUR BRIEFING IN
WEEK ONE, WHICH WOULD LIFT THE
PROPERTY TAX LEVY WHICH IS
CURRENTLY CAPPED AT 1% A YEAR.
IT WOULD LIFT IT TO A MAX OF 3%
A YEAR AND THE PRIMARY DRIVER
HAS BEEN KING COUNTY. THEY ARE
SEEING SHORTFALL AND THEY RELY
HEAVILY ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX
AND WITHOUT THIS BILL THEY
WOULD HAVE TO MAKE CUTS. A LOT
OF OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE
STATE ALSO RELY ON PROPERTY
TAX. THAT IS WHY THEY ARE VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE BILL. IT IS A
PHYSICAL BILL, A REVENUE BILL
MEETING THOSE BILLS ARE NOT
SUBJECT TO CUT OFF. SO IT HAS
NOT MOVED YET. IT VERY LIKELY
WILL NOT MOVE NEXT MONDAY
BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER BILLS
THAT TAKE PRECEDENCE. BUT THAT
VERY LIKELY WILL BE IN
CONVERSATION FOR MUCH OF THE
SESSION.
>> THAT IS GREAT. THANK YOU FOR
THE UPDATE. I REALIZE I HAD A
COUPLE MORE COMMENTS. I WILL
SHARE THEM AND STOP.
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO BE
IN OLYMPIA NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY,
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY OR CITY
ADVOCACY DAYS. SO IF THERE ARE
ISSUES THAT YOU WANT ME TO
LOBBY ON OR NOT, FEEL FREE TO
SHARE WITH ME AND ALSO TO THE
OIR TEAM, IF THERE ARE
SPECIFIC PEOPLE YOU WANT ME TO
TALK TO OR MEET WITH, LET ME
KNOW AND I AM HAPPY TO TRY TO
GET THIS MEETINGS IN THE
CALENDAR. I KNOW LEGISLATORS
RUN THEIR LIFE IN 15 MINUTE
INCREMENTS AND IF YOU ARE NOT
ON THE CALENDAR YOU ARE NOT
GETTING TIME. THANK YOU. THAT
IS ALL I HAVE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING AND FOR
THE BRIEFING. WE APPRECIATE IT
VERY MUCH. MY QUESTION IS
RELATED TO SENATE BILL 60 TO 31
WHICH IS UNDER GENERAL
GOVERNMENT, BUT IT IS ALSO A
PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATION. SO
MY FIRST READING, THERE DOES
NOT SEEM TO BE ANY
ACCOMMODATION OR NO PUBLIC
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS BEING
ABLE TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF THE
BILL. WHICH IS A PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERN, SO I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO FLAG THAT FOR YOU IN MY
INTEREST IN THAT BILL BECAUSE
IT IS A BIT OF A GENERAL
GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY
THING.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I SECOND THAT. I NOTICED
THAT AND I WILL HAVE TO READ
THAT. I NEED MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THAT AND WHAT THE PLAY IS
BECAUSE I KNOW THE CITY IS
CONCERNED ABOUT ALSO WITH THEIR
MARGIN OF ABILITY IS TO ADDRESS
IN GENERAL OUR CRISIS. I HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT TO BILLS AND I
THINK IT IS GOING TO BE QUICK.
FIRST OF ALL SENATE BILL 6242
IS UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASK SENATOR
MULLET. THAT WOULD SAVE US.
OBVIOUSLY IT DEPENDS ON HOW
MANY RECRUITS WE GOT HOW MUCH
MONEY WE WOULD SAVE HIM UP BUT
IS THERE ANY ANALYSIS FOR WHAT
THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO SEATTLE
WOULD BE FOR THAT ONE?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC
ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY, BUT I
CAN INQUIRE WITH THE FINANCE TO
SEE ABOUT THAT INFORMATION AND
GET BACK TO YOU.
>> OR I CAN DO MULTIPLICATION
ALL BY MYSELF AND FIND OUT HOW
MUCH IT WILL COST. OKAY. ANY
LITTLE BIT HELPS. THAT WILL BE
GREAT. AND THEN THE ONE THAT IS
RELATED, HOLD ON A SECOND.
SENATE BILL 60 TO 76 UNDER
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT, THIS
IS THE ESTABLISH THE RIGHT TO
REPAIR ACT. IS THIS PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST YEAR?
WERE THERE ANY CHANGES MADE?
THERE WERE SOME INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY CONCERNS LAST YEAR. I
DON'T KNOW IF THOSE WERE
ADDRESSED OR NOT.
>> I WAS NOT SURE IF THEY
REVISE ANYTHING FROM LAST YEAR.
>> THEY DID. THIS TOPIC DID
COME UP LAST SESSION. YOU ARE
CORRECT. I DO KNOW THEY DROPPED
NEW VERSIONS OF THE BILL. I AM
NOT SURE WHAT CHANGED, BUT I
CAN CHECK IN WITH SPU AND GET
BACK TO YOU.
>> HAS BEEN A RIGHT TO REPAIR
BILL INTRODUCED IN EVERY
SESSION SINCE 2014. IT IS A
TOUGH ONE.
>> WE ARE GETTING GOOD AT IT.
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT, UNDER THE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS HOUSE BILL 20 TO
50 TO. I DID REACH OUT TO SAMIR
JUNEJO ABOUT THIS, BUT I'M
INTERESTED IN THE IDEA OF
SUPPORT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CAFES
FOR TRYING TO INCREASE
NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO GOODS
AND SERVICES. SO I AM
INTERESTED IN THIS BILL. I
UNDERSTAND THERE WERE SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT IT, SO I
WONDERED IF YOU COULD TALK
ABOUT WHAT THOSE ARE AND HOW WE
MIGHT HELP RESOLVE THEM.
>> YES.
>> THE BILL IN SUMMARY WOULD
REQUIRE NEIGHBORHOOD CAFES IN
RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND ALSO THE
DEVELOPMENT WOULD ESTABLISH
NEXT MONTH AS TO THE SIZE.
THERE IS A LIST OF MAXIMUM, HOW
MUCH OUTDOOR DINING THEY CAN
HAVE. SOME PROHIBITIONS, AS WE
TALKED TO SOME OF OUR PLANNING
STAFF IN THE CITY, THEY FELT
THE POTENTIAL WAS TO CONSTRAIN
THE AMOUNT OF CAFES BECAUSE
THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO
ESTABLISH A MINIMUM AND THE
CITY COULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME
FLEXIBILITY FOR HOW WE ALLOW
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAFES. I JUST
WANTED IT TO BE DRAFTED A
LITTLE BIT BETTER. IT SEEMED TO
MAKE SOME CHANGES THAT WERE
RESPONSIVE TO THOSE CONCERNS.
>> I WOULD BE INTERESTED
DEPENDING ON HOW THOSE CHANGES
COME OUT AND SUPPORTING. IF YOU
CAN KEEP ME APPRISED, THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW HOW TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH OUR INTREPID
LEADERS OF THE OIR TEAM. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ITEM 4, SIGNING OF LETTERS
AND PROCLAMATIONS. TODAY THERE
ARE NO DEBTORS TO SIGN. I HEAR
THERE WILL BE SOME COMING UP
ASHLEY NEXT WEEK. I LOOK
FORWARD TO THOSE. FINALLY
MOVING ON TO A FIVE A PREVIEW
OF CITY COUNCIL OPTIONS,
COUNSEL IN REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
WE WILL BEGIN OUR NEXT
DISCUSSION IN THE ORDER OF
DISCUSSION IS ESTABLISHED BY
THE ROTATED ROLL CALL FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS WHICH IS
DESIGNATED MEDICALLY LAST NAME
AND WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
CALLED LAST. THIS WEEK'S ROLL
CALL BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA PLEASE BEGIN AND PASS IT
ALONG TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKAI
WHEN YOU ARE DONE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
OUR COMMITTEE, WE ARE SETTING
UP BRIEFINGS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT UNDER THE COMMITTEE
TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR
BUDGETS. THESE ARE JUST
PRELIMINARY BRIEFINGS AND OUR
FIRST COMMITTEE WILL BE
FEBRUARY 8th AND WE ARE
CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE AGENDA
FOR THAT COMMITTEE. MORE TO
COME ON THAT NEXT WEEK,
HOPEFULLY. THAT IS MUCH IT .
SORRY, ONE OTHER THING, WE ARE
MEETING WITH COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF TO TALK ABOUT THAT
TOGETHER COMMITTEE, ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS AND GET AN OVERVIEW
OF ANYTHING LEGISLATIVELY THAT
WAS LEFT OFF FROM THE LAST
COMMITTEES, AND SORT OF MOVING
FORWARD IF THERE IS ANY
LEGISLATION THAT WAS BEING
CONTEMPLATED UP TO THIS POINT
AND GETTING A BRIEFING THAT WAY
IN PREPARATION FOR THIS CURRENT
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FIRST
OFF LISTEN, TODAY I WAS ASKED
BY THE FAMILY OF SHAREEF ADAME
WHO IS THE VICTIM IN LAST
WEEK'S GUN VIOLENCE INCIDENTS
DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM
CHIEF INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
IN WEST SEATTLE, AND I WAS
INVITED AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED
HER TO ATTEND A STUDENT LED
PROTEST TODAY AT NOON ORGANIZED
BY THE SISTER OF THE 15 WORLD.
IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
ME TO LISTEN TO THE STUDENT LED
CONCERNS, THE CONCERNS TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM THE SISTER, THE
MOTHER, THE BROTHER, AND MANY
OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM
OUR LOCAL MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND
MANY OTHERS AS WELL. SO I HEARD
A NUMBER OF THINGS, AND GOT IN
TOUCH WITH A NUMBER OF
STAKEHOLDERS AT SPD, AT SEATTLE
SCHOOL BOARD, THE LOCAL
PRINCIPAL, AND MANY OTHERS, BUT
THE STUDENTS ARE DEMANDING
ACTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
WHICH I DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND
AT A HIGH LEVEL. THE FAMILY
WANTS ANSWERS AND YES, I STAND
WITH THE FAMILY IN THIS.
GRIEVING FAMILIES DESERVE
ANSWERS AND I AM COMMITTED TO
DOING WHAT I CAN TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED AND
THE INFORMATION THEY NEED. THEY
ALSO WANT ACTION ON PREVENTION
MOTHERS AND I SHARED WITH THEM
THIS IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
AND SHARED OPPORTUNITY. THERE
ARE THINGS THAT THE CITY CAN DO
FROM A CITY POLICY AND RESOURCE
PERSPECTIVE AND IT IS GOING TO
TAKE ALL OF US, BUT AT A HIGH
LEVEL, THEY ARE DEMANDING
CAMERAS WHERE THIS HAPPENED,
WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A SEATTLE
FACILITY. THERE ARE NO CAMERAS
THERE. THEY WANT TIGHTER GUN
REGULATIONS, THEY WANT MORE
SECURITY PRESENCE ON CAMPUS,
THEY ARE ASKING FOR METAL
DETECTORS. THE NINTH GRADERS
ARE WANTING TO SIT SEPARATELY
DURING LUNCHES FROM
UPPERCLASSMAN, AMONGST OTHER
THINGS. SO IT WAS AN IMPORTANT
MEETING AND A REALLY IMPORTANT
SEQUENTIAL THING THAT HAPPENED
IN MY DISTRICT, COINCIDENTLY.
IT IMPACTS THE WHOLE CITY. I
WANTED TO SHARE THAT UPDATE
WITH YOU ALL. IN TERMS OF THE
PAST WEEK THERE HAVE BEEN A
NUMBER OF THINGS GOING ON, OF
COURSE. WE SET OUT TO HELP FILL
THAT VACANCY AND I WANT TO
WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER WOO TO
THE DAIS AS A COLLEAGUE. I WAS
ABLE TO HIRE MY FINAL STAFF
MEMBER, HEATHER MARKS WHO IS A
LONG SERVING CITY STAFF ARE
WITH DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY. IT
WILL SERVE MY OFFICE WELL. OF
COURSE THE NITTY-GRITTY STUFF
THAT MATTERS THE MOST, WE ARE
MAKING SURE WE ARE BEING
RESPONSIVE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS
IN DISTRICT 1, AND SHARING
INFORMATION. SO WE PUNCHED OUT
OUR FOURTH NEWSLETTER LAST
WEEK. I TOOK IT TO HER AT A
WATER PUMP FACILITY IN
SOUTHPARK AND LAST WEEK I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING AT THE
STATE OF SOTO ANNIVERSARY
EVENT, WHICH IS IN MY DISTRICT
AND WE DID THAT ALONGSIDE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING, AS WELL AS
MAYOR HAROLD AS WELL. I WILL
SAY THERE IS A PENDING LETTER
OF SUPPORT OF HB 2058 AND ITS
COMPANION BILL, SB 5964
CONCERNING FREE SCHOOL MEALS. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS
RIVERA AND MORE FOR SIGNING
ONTO THAT BILL IN SUPPORT.
THERE IS A FORMAL PROCESS THAT
I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
AND APPROVE AND TWEAK THE
WORDING OF THAT LETTER, AS YOU
SEE FIT. SO MORE TO COME ON
THAT. WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
FINALLY, NEXT WEEK ON THE SIXTH
IS WHEN WE ARE GOING TO HOLD
OUR VERY FIRST MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE. SO FINALIZING THE
AGENDA NOW, SO STAY TUNED AND
MORE TO COME. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR ATTENDING THE
RALLY TODAY, AND TELLING US
ABOUT IT. I DID READ AN ARTICLE
IN THE WEST SEATTLE BLOG AND I
READ THE SISTERS. IT ANSWER THE
QUESTION WHAT ARE YOUR DEMANDS
AND SHE WROTE SOME OTHER THINGS
AND SHE MADE IT SEEM AS THOUGH,
I INTERPRETED WHAT THE ARTICLE
WAS SAYING AS THERE ARE CAMERAS
BUT THEY ARE BROKEN. SO IS THAT
THE CASE?
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
FIRST OFF I HAVE NOT READ THE
COVERAGE OF THAT YET, BUT THAT
IS MY UNDERSTANDING AS WELL.
THERE ARE CAMERAS THAT ARE NOT
AUCTIONING CURRENTLY FOR SOME
REASON. THEY EVIDENTLY HAVE NOT
FUNCTIONED IN YEARS, WHICH
THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY
THERE. I WILL SAY THAT. WE
COULD LEARN MORE AND MAKE SURE
IT IS ADDRESSED.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. YOU TOOK SOME OF
THE SAME THINGS I SAID. I THINK
WE WILL BE DOING THIS FOREVER.
WE WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER WOO
TO THE FIRST FULL MEETING. THIS
IS YOUR SECOND MEETING, THAT
FIRST MEETING YOU PARTICIPATED
IN YOU WERE NOT A COUNCILMEMBER
AT THE BEGINNING. VERY EXCITED
TO HAVE YOU HERE FOR YOUR FIRST
FULL MEETING AND I LOOK OVER TO
PARTNERING WITH YOU. I DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF UPDATES. I WILL
GIVE EVERYONE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF THE COMMITTEE THIS MONTH,
AND NEXT WEEK I WILL BE IN
OLYMPIA FOR WASHINGTON CITIES
LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAYS. SO FOR
MANY OF YOU, I WILL BE
REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED AND HE
WILL SEE TOMORROW DURING THE
FULL COUNSEL, COUNCILMEMBER
MIRELES DID THIS LAST WEEK I
WILL ASKED TO BE OFFICIALLY
EXCUSED FROM FULL COUNSEL
TOMORROW AS WELL FOR THE
FOLLOWING WEEK. OUR FIRST
MEETING OF THE FINANCE
COMMUNITIES IN TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WILL BE
HELD ON FEBRUARY 21st AND WE
WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE
WORKPLAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
THIS COMING YEAR. WE WILL BE
DIVING DEEPER INTO THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE AND THE
FINANCE AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE, WHICH ARE DIFFERENT.
SO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, FIVE
OF US SIT ON AND THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE WE ALL SIT ON.
I WANT TO DRILL THIS HOME
BECAUSE WHEN WE THINK
COLLECTIVELY ABOUT TAKING UP A
BUDGET, WE ARE TAKING THAT UP
IN THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE. WE WILL BE
LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULED
MEETINGS WHEN REVENUE
PROJECTIONS COME OUT,
ANTICIPATED LEGISLATION, YOU
KNOW, THERE ARE THREE BILLS AND
THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE TYPE
BETWEEN SELECT COMMITTEE AND
FINANCE, WHICH OF THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS AND GRANTS
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE QUARTERLY.
IT IS MY DESIRE TO HAVE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEES EARLIER IN
THE YEAR THAN SEPTEMBER. THIS
HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, BUT
I WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS IN A
MORE ROBUST FASHION BECAUSE OF
THE CHALLENGING BUDGET THAT WE
HAVE COMING UP THIS YEAR
BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER HAVE A
BRIEFING WITH ALL NINE OF US IN
THE ROOM RATHER THAN JUST FIVE
OF US AND THEN ASKING FOR OTHER
MEMBERS TO GET BRIEFED WHEN THE
REST OF US JUST HAD A COMMITTEE
MEETING. WE WILL BE GOING
THROUGH THAT. PART OF THIS
VERSE BUDGET COMMITTEE OR
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
WILL BE UNDERSTANDING THE
DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE FEE-BASED
SERVICES, WHICH DEPARTMENTS ARE
RATEPAYERS COMMITTEES OF THE
DEPARTMENTS WE DO NOT HAVE A
LOT OF TOGGLE ROOM WITH, SO
UTILITIES AND PERMITTING FOR
INSTANCE. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT
THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE
LEVIES AND RESTRICTED FUND
SOURCES, WHETHER IT IS FOR THE
LIBRARY, FAMILIES EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING, TRANSPORTATION
LEVY, HOUSING LEVY AND THEN
LOOKING AT THESE SOURCES LIKE
SWEET AND BEVERAGE TAX TO
JUMPSTART. FROM THAT WE WILL
THEN BEGIN DIVING INTO
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE GENERAL
FUNDS FUND AND THAT IS WHERE WE
HAVE A BIT MORE TOGGLE ROOM,
UNDERSTANDING WHAT CONTRACTS
ARE STILL REMAINING UNSIGNED,
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING FOR THE
LAST SIX YEARS. EVERYONE CAN
HAVE A SOLID BASELINE
UNDERSTANDING OF OUR BUDGET.
WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS, WE HAD A LOT OF
ONE-TIME DOLLARS FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DURING
COVID. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE
CALL IT THE PANDEMIC BECAUSE IT
IS STILL GOING ON, BUT WE ARE
STILL HERE, BUT DURING THOSE
INTENSE YEARS OF COVID, SO THAT
EACH OF YOU HAS A SOLID
BASELINE UNDERSTANDING AND THEN
HOW TO MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
IN THAT FIRST COMMITTEE, IT IS
NOT JUST ABOUT BUDGET. WE WILL
BE LOOKING AT THE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS PORTION OF OUR WORK
PLAN, AN OVERVIEW OF THE LAST
SIX YEARS OF WORK WHERE WE HAD
A REPORT FROM ABOUT FIVE YEARS
AGO I WOULD REALLY GO IN DEPTH
INTO TRAVEL HISTORY IN OUR
AREA. WE WILL LOOK AT THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS, THAT TRIBAL LIAISON
POSITION THAT WAS HIRED TO YOU
AND HAVE A GO. WHAT DID IT TAKE
TO GET THE POSITION IN WHAT
DOES THAT POSITION DO. WE WILL
LOOK AT OUR INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL THAT WAS FORMALIZED IN
THE LAST YEAR OR TWO THAT TOOK
A NUMBER OF YEARS TO GET THERE.
THAT ALL THAT TO THE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT, THE FIRST EVER
TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT THAT WAS
HELD LAST YEAR, AND THIS IS THE
COMMITTEE THAT TAKES UP ALL
THAT WORK. I AM EXCITED TO GIVE
EVERYONE A ROBUST BASELINE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMITTEE
WORK AND WE HAD AN INTERNAL
JOKE LAST YEAR, IT WOULD NOT BE
A COUNCIL MEETING IF SOMEBODY
DID NOT SAY ROBUST. SO THAT WAS
FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST HAVE ONE TO OFFER,
THAT WE ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITY
UPPER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE TOPICS THAT YOU JUST
LISTED SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN BE
PRESENT AND IT COULD OBVIATE
THE NECESSITY OF SCHEDULING A
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE IF IT
IS HARD TO SCHEDULE EVERYBODY
AS WELL. THAT IS ANOTHER TIME
WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER IN AN
OPEN SESSION AND SHARE AND
LEARN.
>> YES.
>> JUST ALSO SAYING BUDGET IS
GOING TO BE THE THING THIS
YEAR, SO IT IS GOOD WE ARE
GOING TO BE BUILDING A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY FOR US ALL TO LEARN
AND BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT
DECISIONS.
>> GREAT. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> JUST ONE POINT OF ORDER IF
YOU USE THE WORD ROBUST, YOU
ALSO HAVE TO USE COLLABORATION.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL GET A
BINGO GAME OUT OF THIS. WITH
THAT, IT IS AN HONOR TO PASS IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
STAFF OR SUCH A SMOOTH
APPOINTMENT PROCESS. I AM
THANKFUL FOR YOUR TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE AND I WILL WORK HARD
GOING FORWARD. VERY THANKFUL AT
HOW AMAZING EVERYONE HAS BEEN
IN HELPING ME GET SET UP AND
TRYING TO FIND GREAT CANDIDATES
TO INTERVIEW AND JUST AS THE
COUNCILPERSON SAID EARLIER IN
THE MEETING, THE SUSTAINABILITY
CITY LIGHTS ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE, FIRST MEETING THIS
FRIDAY HAS BEEN CANCELED. OUR
NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON THE
16th. AS I AM GETTING MY OFFICE
SET UP, I HAVE ATTENDED A FEW
EVENTS THIS PAST WEEK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER,
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. WE
WENT TO THE FIRST NATIONAL
RECEPTION. I ATTENDED THE
ORGANIZATION LINEAR GALA AS
WELL AS THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
YEAR OF THE DRAGON STAFF
UNVEILING AND IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS
THIS OVER TO HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
ECHO MY OTHER COLLEAGUES IN
WELCOMING YOU TO THE DAIS. I
KNOW, WELCOME. MY MOM SAYS NO
ONE DIED, IT IS A DAIS. I HAVE
A COUPLE UPDATES. I WILL GO TO
THE DISTRICT UPDATES FIRST AND
THEN I WILL TALK ABOUT
COMMITTEE UPDATES. THE FIRST
ONE I ATTENDED THE MEET AND
GREET WITH THE EAST PRECINCT
WITH COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. WE
ATTENDED THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT EAST PRECINCT. THAT
WENT REALLY REALLY WELL. WE GOT
TO MEET WITH THE POLICE
OFFICERS AND CONNECT WITH THEM
AND RE-ESTABLISH SOME OF THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS. IT IS IMPORTANT
BEING IN THE EAST PRECINCT AND
KNOWING HISTORICALLY WHAT THAT
MEANS TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
AND WE WANTED TO ESTABLISH THAT
RELATIONSHIP. THAT WENT REALLY
WELL. THE SECOND IS I ALSO HAD
MET WITH ALL THE CAPTAIN
PRECINCT AT THIS SEATTLE POLICE
HEADQUARTERS, SO I SAT IN FOR A
MEETING THERE AS WELL. I GOT TO
MEET OTHER PRECINCT CAPTAINS
AND HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE
CONCERNS AND STUFF GOING ON
WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
STAFFING, A LOT OF THE THINGS
THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM
CONSTITUENTS. SO THAT IS
IMPORTANT OF ESTABLISHING THAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR OFFICE,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT
MOVING FORWARD AS A MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
RE-ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP
AND CONNECTIONS. THE THIRD
PIECE IS I AM HOSTING A
COMMUNITY SAFETY MEETING ON
23rd AND UNION ON TUESDAY
TOMORROW FROM 7:00 P.M. TO 8:00
P.M. THERE HAS BEEN A TON OF
GUN VIOLENCE GOING ON UP AND
DOWN 23rd, SO IT IS ONE OF THE
MEETINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS
ASKED US TO HOST SO THEY
UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS BEEN GOING
ON WITH OUR COMMUNITY, THE
SAFETY SITUATION AND THEN ALSO
BEING PROACTIVE, ESPECIALLY IN
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THERE ARE
FOUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT
SIT ON 23rd AND UNION. WE WILL
BE DOING THAT OR AN HOUR. THEN
I WILL BE GOING TO THE GARFIELD
GAME, SENIOR NIGHT, THEY ARE
BOTH IN OUR DISTRICT WHERE THEY
WILL RETIRE. MR. WILLIAMS
JERSEY WHO IS A PHENOMENAL
ATHLETE OUR COMMUNITY, SHE WAS
AROUND THE JOYCE WALKER ERA,
AND I DON'T KNOW IF MY
COLLEAGUES KNOW, BUT SHE IS A
LEGEND. SHE COACHES A LOT OF
YOUTH, SO HER JERSEY IS BEING
RETIRED. PARKS AND REC, LAST
WEEK I ATTENDED THEIR NATIVE
TRIBES WITH THE PARK AND REC
MEETING AND WAS ASKED BY APD TO
COME TO THAT EVENT, WHICH WAS
THEIR FIRST RETREAT, WHICH IS
THEIR FIRST ANNUAL MEETING
WHERE THEY ARE ESTABLISHING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIVE
TRIBES IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
AND UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT
AREAS AND SPACES AND HOW TO
IMPROVE THOSE AND ENSURE THEY
ARE INTEGRATED WITH OUR TRIBES
AS WELL. LAST, I WENT TO THE
GROUNDBREAKING WITH OUR MAYOR
ON THE WATERFRONT WHICH WILL
ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ALSO
BY CLAIMS, AND ALSO UNIFIED THE
WATERFRONT WITH PIONEER SQUARE.
I THINK IT IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A LOT OF
THESE SPACES THAT CREATE
LIKABILITY AND ALSO PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AS WELL. SO THAT WAS
GREAT. COMMITTEE UPDATES COME
UP PARKS, WE WILL BE IN THE
CHAIR OF TURKS AND TECHNOLOGY.
THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE
FEBRUARY 14th AT 2:00 P.M.
VALENTINE'S DAY. I WILL SEND
OUT A LOT OF LOVE THAT DAY TO
EVERYONE COMING TO THAT
MEETING. WE WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT SOME TECHNOLOGY WITH SPD,
WHICH IS SHOT SPOTTER, SOME
OTHER TECHNOLOGY PIECES ON THAT
AND THEN WE WILL BE GOING OVER
A LOT OF PARKS INFORMATION AND
THEIR LEGISLATION MOVING
FORWARD FOR THE YEAR, WHAT IS
IMPORTANT TO THEM AS WELL AND
SPU GETTING AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT
IS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE
IMPROVEMENTS THERE. I HAVE A
MEETING WITH APD IS AND A
SEATTLE CITY TOUR COMING UP
THIS WEEK AND THEN I WILL BE
MEETING WITH THE I.T.
DEPARTMENT HEADS AS WELL. I HAD
A MEETING WITH THE VICE CHAIR
OF TRANSPORTATION WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER, SO I HAD
A MEETING WITH DIRECTOR SPOTS
TODAY TO HEAR ABOUT SOME OF
THEIR PRODUCTS. I AM HAPPY TO
HEAR THAT SHE LINE IS ALMOST
FINISHED WITH THE RAPID RIDE SO
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. EAST
LAKE WILL BE EXPERIENCING THE
SAME THING ON MEDICINE WITH THE
NEW J LINE. UNDERSTAND THAT OUR
OFFICE WILL BE USED AS A
COMMUNICATIONS TOOL WITH EAST
LAKE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
PROACTIVE AND WE ARE ENSURING
WE ARE ON TIME WITH OUR
CONSTRUCTION AND WE LISTEN TO
THE SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG THAT
CORRIDOR AS WELL. JUST WANTED
TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. I WILL
PASS IT OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER
CATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. STARTING OFF FROM
THE DISTRICT PROSPECTIVE, WE
HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM GOING
OVER THE DIFFERENT PIECES OF
THAT AND HOW IT RELATES TO
DISTRICT 7. REGARDING THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AS
MENTIONED, ACTUALLY, LET ME
START FIRST WITH WELCOME
COUNCILMEMBER WOO . WE
APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US ON
THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
WELCOME. BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
, AS MENTIONED, WE HAD A VISIT
TO THE EAST PRECINCT, IT WAS
GOOD TO DO SO AT ROLL CALL. WE
HAD A MAX NUMBER OF OFFICERS
AVAILABLE. IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
THE INTENTION IS FOR MY PART TO
WORK WITH MY FELLOW
COUNCILMEMBERS TO GO TO THE
OTHER PRECINCT AS WELL IN SOME
TYPE OF COMBINATION, DEPENDING
ON WHICH ONE, AND I THINK THAT
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DO SO. SO
TAKE YOU. ALSO RELATED TO THE
COMMITTEE, I HAD MEETINGS WITH
THE CHIEF FROM SEATTLE FIRE
CHIEF SMITH FROM CARE, ALSO
WITH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
MAXIE, WHICH WAS ALL THE GROUP
MEETINGS ALONG WITH A VISIT TO
THE INVISIBLE COURT WITH
INVITING JUDGE CHESS, AND SO AT
THIS POINT, BETWEEN INFORMAL
AND FORMAL MEETINGS HAVE MET
WITH EIGHT OF NINE ELEMENTS OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN
TERMS OF DEPARTMENTS AND THE
LIKE. ALSO SINCE NOTED, I
APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ATTEND THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA
EVENT LAST WEEK WITH THE FACT
WE HAVE A NEW GENERAL HERE IN
SEATTLE. THAT IS IMPORTANT.
UPCOMING MEETINGS, OBVIOUSLY WE
CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH CENTRAL
STOP FROM THE VARIOUS LEGAL
ENTITIES AND SEPARATELY SPD
STAFFING AND ONE LAST NOTE BACK
TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE
ARE VERY INTERESTED IN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ON THAT. I WILL TURN IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. SO I HAVE A VERY BRIEF
UPDATE. LAST WEEK I WAS ABLE TO
ATTEND THE CRISIS CARE CENTER
IMPLEMENTATION RETHINK WITH
MEMBERS OF THE KING COUNTY WHO
ARE WORKING ON THAT ISSUE. THAT
WAS VERY INTERESTING. SO THERE
IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE IN
FIGURING OUT WHERE SEATTLE IS
MOST LIKELY GOING TO HAVE A
SITE, BUT THE ISSUE IS WHERE
ARE WE GOING TO CITE THAT. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT
HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE TO SHOW
THE NECESSARY JURISDICTIONAL
SUPPORT TO GET CRISIS CARE,
LOOKING AT WHICH DISTRICT WOULD
BE MOST BENEFICIAL FOR THE
ENTIRETY OF THE CITY AND ALSO
LOOKING UP HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE
WE GET A YOUTH FACILITY HOUSED
AS WELL. SO MY OFFICE IS VERY
EXCITED TO BE WORKING ON THAT.
I DID WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR YOUR
METHODICAL APPROACH TO LOOK AT
THE BUDGET. THAT HAD BEEN ONE
OF MY CAMPAIGN ISSUES, BEING
ABLE TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND
WITH THE CITY'S SPENDING. SO
THE APPROACH YOU HAVE OUTLINED
HERE SEEMS TO BE A VERY
THOUGHTFUL WAY TO BEGIN DOING
THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT
EFFORT. I THINK THAT IS REALLY
ABOUT ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE WELCOME YOU. I MENTIONED
IT BEFORE, BUT IT IS GOOD TO
SEE YOU. THAT IS WHERE I USED
TO SIT COINCIDENTLY. SORRY.
>> THAT IS ALL RIGHT.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
FIRST, MY COMMITTEE, THE FIRST
COMMITTEE WILL BE NEXT
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7th AT 2:00.
WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT
LEGISLATION THAT I HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON. COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION FROM MY
POLICY DIRECTOR DEVON LAST WEEK
ABOUT OUR CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES LEGISLATION. SO IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME OR TO
DEVON. WE WILL HAVE AN INITIAL
DISCUSSION ON THAT LEGISLATION
THIS WEEK. WE WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING AT THE FOLLOWING
COMMITTEE MEETING IN FEBRUARY,
AND THEN MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY VOTE ON THE BILL OF
THE FIRST LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING IN MARCH. LAST WEEK I
MET WITH BUSINESS OWNER IN
COLUMBIA CITY TO DISCUSS
PERMITTING ISSUES THEY ARE
HAVING. THE STATION COFFEE SHOP
IS JUST ABOUT TO OPEN THEIR
SECOND, HE IS A CHAIN. IT IS A
VERY EXCITING. THEY ARE
STRUGGLING WITH PERMITTING
ISSUES SO WE ARE TRYING TO GET
THAT RESULT BECAUSE THE GOAL IS
FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO OPEN IN
TIME FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
AND THAT IS A GOAL I AM ABLE TO
HELP WITH. I ALSO MET LAST WEEK
WITH THE SOUTHEAST NETWORK
SAFETY MET WITH THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB TO DISCUSS THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE VIOLENCE
PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND
INTERVENTION WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING. THIS IS ONE OF
SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
PART OF OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE. SO THERE ARE SAFETY
HUBS AND DISTRICTS TO M3 AND I
THINK THERE IS ONE IN DEL
RIDGE, BUT I NEED TO CONFIRM
THAT. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT WORK
THAT SEVERAL DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN DOING
TO SUPPORT WITH VIOLENCE BUT.
LAST WEEK WE ALSO MET WITH U.S.
CENSUS BUREAU ROBERT SANTOS
ALONGSIDE MEMBERS OF PSR C WITH
COUNTY COUNCILMEMBERS KING
COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND
OTHER STATE DEPARTMENTS TO
DISCUSS OUTREACH IN OUR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN SOUTH
KING COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD AND
INCLUDED IN OUR SENSES COUNTS.
MY ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
OUR SPD CSO'S TO DISTRIBUTE TO
THE CID RESOURCE GUIDE IN
PERSON THROUGHOUT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS SOMETHING
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. WE
DISTRIBUTED OVER 600 COPIES OF
THE RESOURCE GUIDE TO THE
LIBRARY, TO THE COMMUNITY
CENTER AND OTHER HUBS THE
PANAMA HOTEL, SEATTLE INDIAN
CENTER AND WE WILL BE GOING OUT
AGAIN THIS WEEK TO COVER OTHER
SPOTS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
RESOURCE WE HAVE HELPED CREATE
FOR THE COMMUNITY AVAILABLE IN
SIX DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND IS
INTENDED TO PROVIDE FOLKS WITH
ONE PLACE TO LOOK FOR
ASSISTANCE IN REFERRING PEOPLE
TO SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.
MY STAFF ATTENDED THE STREET
RENAMING CEREMONY OVER THE
WEEKEND. I WAS NOT ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT BECAUSE I
HAD ALREADY COMMITTED TO
WORKING FOR HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY AT SOUTH PARK. THAT
WAS FUN. I ONLY BANGED MY THUMB
ONCE THE HAMMER. MY OFFICE DID
WORK LAST YEAR WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBERS FAMILY TO GET
THE STREET RENAMING DONE, SO I
AM HAPPY WE WERE ABLE TO GET
THAT DONE AND TO BE THERE TO
HELP CELEBRATE. FINALLY, LAST
WEEK I ATTENDED THE MLK FAMILY
HOUSING AND EARLY LEARNING
CENTER. THIS IS A SIX STORY
BUILDING JUST SOUTH OF THE A
FELLOW LIGHT RAIL STATION. IT
WILL PROVIDE 148 UNITS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES
AS WELL AS THE EARLY LEARNING
CENTER THAT WILL BE OPERATED BY
THE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE. SO THAT
IS GREAT. IT WILL HAVE SIX
CLASSROOMS. THERE IS OVER 400
PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR
THIS EARLY LEARNING CENTER. SO
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SERVE 100
FAMILIES AND PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE
CHILDCARE. I AM EXCITED ABOUT
THAT. THE BUILDING WILL INCLUDE
29 STUDIOS, 74 ONE-BEDROOMS, 14
TWO-BEDROOMS AND 31 THREE
BEDROOM UNITS, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT
OF MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES
AND STUDIOS ARE GREAT, BUT THEY
DON'T SERVE EVERYBODY WHO
NEEDS HOUSING. HOUSING WILL
SERVE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT WHO ARE
EARNING BETWEEN 50 AND 60% OF
THEIR MEDIAN INCOME. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMING
ONLINE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE
DONE BY EARLY 2025. SO THAT WAS
LAST WEEK. THIS WEEK ON
WEDNESDAY I WILL BE JOINING
COUNCILMEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY FOR A JOINT PRESS
CONFERENCE CALLING ON THE
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION TO ISSUE A
RECALL OF KIA AND HYUNDAI
MODELS WHICH I AM SURE
EVERYBODY KNOWS ARE REALLY
UNKNOWABLE TO THEFT. SO WE
PASSED A RESOLUTION LAST YEAR
AND WHAT WE LEARNED,
COUNCILMEMBER HURTLED PAST THE
RESOLUTION. IN MANY COMMUNITIES
IT IS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO
ARE SUFFERING DISPROPORTIONATEL
Y FROM HAVING THEIR VEHICLES
STOLEN AND THIS WAS TECHNOLOGY
. THERE IS INDUSTRY STANDARD
THEFT MENTIONED TECHNOLOGY
AVAILABLE IN THESE MODELS, BUT
IN SOME COMMUNITIES, THAT
TECHNOLOGY WAS NOT MADE
AVAILABLE. SO WE PASSED A
RESOLUTION LAST YEAR AND THIS
WEEK WE WILL BE HAVING A PRESS
CONFERENCE WITH FOLKS FROM
EIGHT DIFFERENT CITIES CALLING
ON THE MANUFACTURERS TO RECALL
THOSE CARS. SO IF FOLKS ARE
INTERESTED I CAN LET YOU KNOW
MORE ABOUT THAT PRESS
CONFERENCE. I WANT TO SHOUT OUT
TO FOLKS AT THE LONGHOUSE AND
CULTURAL CENTER. THEY
CELEBRATED THEIR 10th
ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION THIS
PAST WEEKEND. CONGRATULATIONS
TO THEM. FINALLY MY TEAM WILL
BE OUT OF THE OFFICE THIS
THURSDAY AND I. WE HAVE OUR
ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING
RETREAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
BEING BACK IN TOUCH WITH YOU IF
YOU REACH OUT EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
>> APOLOGIES, I GUESS I AM A
LINEAR THINKER BECAUSE I THINK
ABOUT IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET ME SEE. AS A REMINDER, THE
FIRST MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE
ON FEBRUARY 8th, SO THAT IS A
THURSDAY AT 2:00 P.M.. AS I
SAID WE ARE STILL FINALIZING
OUR AGENDA, BUT WE WILL BE
HAVING A PRESENTATION FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GOING OVER THERE 2024 GOALS AND
WORK PLANS HIGHLIGHTING THE
INVESTMENTS LAST YEAR'S
COUNSEL PAST OR THE FUTURE OF
SEATTLE ECONOMY AND WHERE SOME
OF THOSE INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN
GOING ALREADY. WE WILL ALSO
HAVE EVERYTHING FROM WAYNE
BURNETT THE DIRECTOR OF THE
ETHICS AND COLLECTIONS
COMMISSION IN OFFICE, WHICH HAS
ALWAYS BEEN UNDER THE PURVIEW
OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.
WITH ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE NAME
OF THIS COMMITTEE, IT IS
ESPECIALLY ELEMENT OR I AM
CURIOUS TO HEAR ABOUT THE LINE
OF BUSINESS AND WHAT IT DOES
BEYOND DEMOCRACY
ADMINISTRATION. YOU HAVE
PROBABLY MET FOLKS FROM THE
OFFICE, BUT ALSO THE IMPORTANT
WORK THEY DO TO MAINTAIN ETHICS
AMONGST CITY EMPLOYEES
ESPECIALLY ELECTED. SO LAST
WEEK REGARDING MY ROLE AS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAIR, I
TOURED THE PIONEER SQUARE
INVITED BY LISA HOWARD THE
DIRECTOR OF THE ALLIANCE FOR
PIONEER SQUARE TEAM AND I WENT
ON A WALKING TOUR AND WE TALKED
ABOUT PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES
AND CURRENT PRODUCTS INCLUDING
THE OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT
EAST WEST PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENTS. THAT WAS
INTERESTING TO GET NOT A
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW, A HISTORY
VIEW OF WHAT IS GOING ON. WE
ALSO TALKED ABOUT VARIOUS
ECONOMIC RECOVERY EFFORTS IN
THE DISTRICT AND THERE IS SOME
GOOD NEWS ABOUT BEING ON THE
NET POSITIVE SIDE OF OPENINGS
VERSUS CLOSINGS OF SMALL
BUSINESSES. SO THAT WAS A GOOD
INTRODUCTION OF WHAT IS GOING
ON THERE. THEN RIGHT AFTER THAT
I ATTENDED THE SOTO BIA ANNUAL
STATE OF SOTO EVENT THIS YEAR.
THE SOTO BIA IS A BUSINESS
IMPROVE AREA AND YOU WILL
PROBABLY BE HEARING ABOUT IT
MORE IN THE COMMITTEE. I WILL
GET AN OVERVIEW. I'M NOT SURE
WHEN THE NEXT RENEWAL WILL BE
HAPPENING, BUT ESSENTIALLY
BUSINESSES OR PROPERTY OWNERS
TAX RESULTS TO GENERATE REVENUE
TO PAY FOR ESSENTIAL OR
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS WAS THEIR
10th ANNIVERSARY. IT WAS GREAT
TO SEE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED AND I HAVE TO WARN
YOU IF FOLKS HAVE NOT MET AARON
GOODMAN, YOU CERTAINLY WILL
SOON. SHE IS REALLY AN
EFFECTIVE PERSON AND ADVOCATE
ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND ESPECIALLY THE BUSINESSES.
>> I SECOND THAT.
>> IF YOU ARE LISTENING, YES.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, MOVING ON
TO TALKING ABOUT ECONOMIC
RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT, AS
MANY OF YOU KNOW, IN NOVEMBER,
INDIA OPENED A NEW CONSULATE
HERE IN SEATTLE COVERING NINE
U.S. STATES AND IT HAS BEEN
MENTIONED THAT SOME OF US WENT
TO THE RECEPTION. SOME
BACKGROUND, I DO WANT TO THANK
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR ALL THE
LEGWORK THEY DID. I DID NOT
KNOW HOW LONG THE EFFORT HAD
BEEN GOING TO MAKE SEATTLE THE
DESTINATION, THE PLACE WHERE
THIS CONSULATE FINALLY LANDED.
APPARENTLY WE HAD STIFF
COMPETITION WITH BELLEVUE AND
OTHER CITIES. IT WAS GREAT TO
HEAR THAT WE SUCCEEDED AND WE
ATTENDED THE RECEPTION WHICH
ALSO COINCIDED WITH INDIA'S
75th REPUBLIC DAY. IT WAS A
GOOD CONVERGENCE OF CELEBRATING
THE NEW CONSULATE AND
RECOGNITION OF THE 70th
REPUBLIC DAY. SO THAT WAS
INTERESTING, AND IT SEEMS SO
FITTING NOW THAT OF COURSE
THERE SHOULD BE A CONSULATE IN
SEATTLE BECAUSE THERE IS A
LARGE AND VIBRANT SOUTH ASIAN
COMMUNITY HERE, AND WE ALL KNOW
THAT WE ARE A TECH IMPLEMENT
SECTOR. SO ONE HAS TO THINK IT
IS ABOUT TIME. SO WELCOME. ALL
RIGHT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE GOT
FROM MY OVERVIEW.
>> I HAD A QUESTION FALLING
BACK WITH COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER.
YOU MENTIONED A FINAL LETTER
REGARDING 5964. ARE YOU GOING
TO BE BRINGING THAT NEXT WEEK I
WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES.
EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY. WE WANT TO FOLLOW
THE PROCESS. IT IS CURRENTLY IN
LEGAL REVIEW AND THEN EVERYONE
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. NOW
THAT I KNOW YOU ARE SUPPORTIVE,
AND SHAMELESS PLUG, SINCE YOU
ARE GOING TO BE THERE NEXT
WEEK, PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR
WISH LIST OF LOBBYING EFFORTS
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL
IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR
LEGISLATIVE COLLEAGUES AT THE
STATE LEVEL. STAY TUNED. MORE
TO COME. I KEEP HER COSIGNING
THIS WITH ME.
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
HAND-DELIVER THAT LETTER TO
ANYONE YOU WANT ME TO. JUST A
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE,
IT IS MY BEST FRIENDS BIRTHDAY
TODAY. I WANTED TO SAY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY. I HOPE YOU GET TO
HAVE A NICE DINNER AWAY FROM
THE KIDS. THANK YOU.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY. LASTLY I
WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT IF
YOU HEARD ME BEING GRILLED ON
KALE W BY THE A TEAM OF THREE
REPORTERS, BUT IT IS ON
PEOPLE'S MINDS AND YOU ARE
PROBABLY GETTING A LOT OF
QUESTIONS AND WE HAVE NOT HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT IS GOING ON AND THE MAYOR
ISSUED A HIRING FREEZE LAST
WEEK AND DIRECTIONS TO
DEPARTMENT ON HOW TO PREPARE OR
THE UPCOMING AUDIT SEASON AND
GET STARTED EARLY AND BUILD A
BUDGET THAT THEY CAN STAND
BEHIND. THAT WILL MATCH THE
REALITY OF OUR OPERATING
DEFICIT. NEXT MONDAY I HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTORS TO JUST PRESENT A
PRESENTATION PRECISELY WHAT
DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD AND
PROVIDE A GENERAL ROAD MAP OF
SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT THEY
WILL BE MAKING AND WHAT THE
EXECUTIVE TIMING IS AS THEY
APPROACH THE FULL BUDGET
SEASON. I HAD TO DO THEIR
BUDGETS IN THE SUMMER. THEN
WITH THE TIMELINE FOR IMPORTANT
DECISIONS, POLITIES AND
DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL, THAT
WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT SO
THAT IT ALL FLOWS TOGETHER IN A
COHERENT WAY TO ENABLE THE BEST
DECISION-MAKING POSSIBLE. THAT
WILL BE ON MONDAY AND I JUST
WENT TO TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE
WILL HAVE OIR'S PRESENTATION
AND THEN THE BUDGET OVERVIEW
FROM CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR
NOBLE. IS THAT IT? ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. IF THERE IS NO OTHER
BUSINESS WE WILL ADJOURN. IT IS
3:12 AND TODAY'S BRIEFING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ASK YOU TOMORROW.