>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS FEBRUARY 12th 2024.
THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL COME
TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:00 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH .
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE .
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
COUNCILMEMBER SOKA . COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF
FEBRUARY 5th 24 WILL BE
ADOPTED. NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ONTO THE
PRESIDENTS REPORT. TODAY WE
HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION TO SIGN.
OUR REPORT AND OUR USUAL
PREVIEW OF COUNSEL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. TOMORROW AT FULL
COUNSEL WE WILL HAVE TWO ITEMS
ON THE IRC AS DEFLATION STARTS
TO COME DOWN FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND ONE OF THOSE WILL
ALSO BE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, WHICH IS OUR USUAL
WEEKLY CLAIMS ORDINANCE. WE
WILL BE PRESENTING ONE
PROCLAMATION THAT WILL BE UP
FOR SIGNATURE LATER. FINALLY
THERE IS ONE TIME SENSITIVE
ITEM UP FOR A VOTE TOMORROW.
120738 RELATED TO FLOODPLAINS
IN FLOOD INSURANCE SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AND SHE
WILL BE SPEAKING TO THAT. WE
WILL BE HOLDING A PUBLIC
HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE
BILL. FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, IF YOU PLAN TO MAKE
COMMENT ON THAT LEGISLATION,
SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS SIGN UP SHEET FOR THAT
BILL, NOT ON THE REGULAR PUBLIC
COMMENT SIGN-UP SHEET. LOOKING
FORWARD TO COMMITTEES WE HAVE
GOT THERE FIRST MEETINGS OF THE
YEAR WITH PUBLIC SAFETY ON
TUESDAY AND 9:30, HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY AT
9:30, ARCS, PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND TECHNOLOGY ON WEDNESDAY AT
2:00 AND SUSTAINABILITY, ARTS
AND CULTURE ON FRIDAY AT 9:30.
I WILL NOT DO THIS EVERY WEEK,
I AM FLACKING FOR THE PUBLIC
THE COMMENCEMENT OF THESE
COMMITTEES AND I THINK I MADE
AN ERROR BECAUSE I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH HAS
ALREADY HAD HIS FIRST MEETING .
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE FIRST MEETING IS THE
14th.
>> I WAS CORRECT. OKAY. YOU CAN
SIGN UP, THE PUBLIC CAN SIGN UP
FOR COMMITTEE AGENDAS AT THE
FOLLOWING WEBSITE. THAT IS
WHERE YOU CAN STAY ABREAST OF
WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR
FAVORITE COMMITTEES. SIGN UP
FOR THEM ALL. MOVING ALONG TO
THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
DATE, OIR DISTRIBUTED BULLETIN
OF THE BILLS THEY WILL COVER
TODAY IN THEIR PRESENTATION
THIS MORNING. BOTH WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA AFTER
THE MEETING. THESE BRIEFINGS
ARE FOR COUNCILMEMBERS TO ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT ON LIVE BILLS
AND ASK OIR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOICING THEIR
OPINION ON THEM. WITH THAT, DR.
CHARLESTON AND YOUR TEAM, YOU
ARE FREE TO BEGIN YOUR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. THANK YOU
FOR MAKING TIME FOR US THIS
WEEK.
>> THANK YOU. I AM GAIL,
DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. WITH ME TODAY ARE MY
STATE TEAM WHO HAVE BEEN GOING
NONSTOP FOR ABOUT 72 HOURS NOW,
SAMEER, STATE RELATIONS
DIRECTOR AND ANNA JOHNSON,
STATE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON. THEY
HAVE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL
PRESENTATION FOR YOU TODAY, AS
THINGS WERE HAPPENING ON THE
HOUSE AND SENATE FLOORS ALL
WEEKEND, AND GOING INTO
TOMORROW AS WELL. I WILL HAND
IT OFF AND I THINK SAMEER IS
GOING TO START THE PRESENTATION
TODAY.
>> HELLO EVERYBODY. STATE
RELATIONS DIRECTOR AT OIR.
CURRENTLY WE ARE NOW IN THE
SECOND HALF OF THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THERE ARE
BILLS ON THE HOUSE AND SENATE
FLOOR IS NOW, THE CHAMBERS HAVE
UNTIL TUESDAY, TOMORROW
AFTERNOON FOR THE BILLS TO GET
PAST OUT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
CHAMBERS AND INTO THE OTHER
CHAMBER. THAT IS WHAT WILL BE
HAPPENING UNTIL TUESDAY. AFTER
TUESDAY WE WILL HAVE HEARINGS
AGAIN IN THE CHAMBERS. I AM
GOING TO START WITH BILLS THAT
ACTUALLY PASSED THE FLOOR IN
THE PAST WEEK. I WANT TO START
WITH A BILL THAT DID NOT PASS,
WHICH IS 5770, WHICH INCREASES
LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES. WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE LAST
FEW WEEKS IT IS A BILL THAT YOU
MAY HAVE READ IN THE MEDIA. IT
IS NOT GOING TO BE PASSING THIS
YEAR DUE TO INSUFFICIENT
SUPPORT. HOUSE BILL 2348, ALSO
A BILL THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE,
THIS IS IN RELATION TO A REVIEW
ENSURING THAT FINANCES ARE UP
TO PAR AND ALLOWING THE COUNTY
TO HAVE MORE FLEXIBLE SPENDING.
IF THE BILL GOT PASSED, THE
CITY SUPPORTED THE BILL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM IN THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, SOME BILLS THAT
HAVE PASSED OFF THEIR
RESPECTIVE CHAMBER FLOORS ARE
LISTED HERE STARTING WITH
HOUSE BILL 1433, THIS BILL
ESSENTIALLY AUTHORIZES CITIES
AND COUNTIES TO REQUIRE THAT AN
OWNER OF A SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCE OBTAIN AND MAKE
AVAILABLE A HOME ENERGY
PERFORMANCE REPORT BEFORE THEY
PUBLICLY ADVERTISE THEIR HOME
FOR SALE. THIS BILL PASSED
HOUSE AT 5542. WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. HOUSE
BILL 1391 DIRECTS THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO
CREATE A STATEWIDE BUILDING
ENERGY UPGRADE NAVIGATOR
PROGRAM OR FOR SHORTHAND, A
NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. THIS WILL
HELP HOMEOWNERS AND BUILDING
OWNERS NAVIGATE BOTH FEDERAL
INCENTIVES AND STATE INCENTIVES
TO DECOLONIZE THEIR BUILDINGS
AND ALSO OBTAIN REBATES FOR
THEIR ENERGY BILLS. THIS PAST
58-39 AND THE CITY SUPPORTS
THIS BILL AS WELL. TO BECOME
THE HOUSE PASSED HOUSE BILL
1185. THIS BILL FACES OUT MOST
MERCURY CONTAINING LIGHT BULBS
AND ALSO EXTENDS A CURRENT
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR MERCURY
CONTAINING LIGHTS IN 2025 AND
IT EXTENDS TWO 2039. THIS ONE
PASSED 52 MINUS 85 AND WE ALSO
SUPPORT THIS ONE.
>> HAS BUILT 1932 ALLOWS CITIES
TO LIFESTREAM AND EVEN YEARS.
HOUSE BILL 1510 IS THE BILL
FROM LAST YEAR THAT WOULD
REQUIRE 30% OF THE SALES TAX
REVENUE FACILITIES AT LYNNFIELD
AND TUNABLE PART TO BE
DEPOSITED INTO THE DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY ACCOUNT WHICH FUNDS
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. LOOKING
INTO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL
1929 ESTABLISHES A POST
INPATIENT HOUSING PROGRAM FOR
YOUNG ADULTS TO SUPPORT
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SORT PEOPLE
IT'S 18 TO 24 IN TREATMENT.
HOSPITAL 1939 ANNEXES SOCIAL
WORKERS TO COME AND WORK IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON. SENATE
BILL 5241 WAS INTRODUCED LAST
SESSION. IT RELATES TO MERGERS
AND ACQUISITIONS WHEN THERE IS
AN IMPACT ON AFFORDABLE
HEALTHCARE AND THIS BILL PASSED
28 TO 21. THE CITY SUPPORTED
IT. 6095 PROVIDED AUTHORITIES
TO THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH TO
ISSUE A PRESCRIPTION OR
STANDING ORDER FOR A DRUG FOR
THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING A
THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. THE
CITY SUPPORTS THAT BILL AS
WELL. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS,
WE SAW HOSPITAL 1890 TO WHICH
CREATES A WORKFORCE HOUSING
LOAN PROGRAM TO ADMINISTER
LOANS TO ORGANIZATIONS TO
ASSIST WITH ELEMENTAL HOUSING
FOR A WORKFORCE HOUSING. 2270
STARTS THE PROCESS WITH OTHER
HOUSING PROGRAMS LOCATED IN THE
NEW DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING.
SENATE BILL 6175 WOULD ALLOW
THE CITY TO ESTABLISH A NEW
PROGRAM FOR CONVERSION OF
UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTY TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNDER THE
FAMILY TAX EXEMPTION. THE CITY
SUPPORTS THAT BILL. LABOR AND
COMMERCE, HOUSE BILL 2020 TO
RELATES TO CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
IN LARGE PART DUE TO A
CONSTRUCTION CRANE INCIDENT
THAT HAPPENED IN 2019 IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. IT REQUIRES A
CONTRACT TO GET A PERMIT BEFORE
USING A TOWER CRANE. 1607 AND
5291, THIS WAS INTRODUCED LAST
SESSION REQUIRES LCD TO ISSUE
LIQUOR LICENSES WITHIN 45 DAYS
BEFORE AN APPLICATION IS
APPROVED BY DEFAULT.
>> THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CATEGORY, A
NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED IN THE
LAST COUPLE DAYS STARTING WITH
HOUSE BILL 1579, THIS IS A BILL
FROM LAST YEAR THAT ESTABLISHES
AN INDEPENDENT PROSECUTION
OFFICE WITHIN THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OFFICE FOR CRIMINAL
CONDUCT THAT ARISES FROM POLICE
USE OF DEADLY FORCE. THIS PAST
THE HOUSE 23-44 AND THE CITY IS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. SENATE
BILL 5444, THIS BILL RESTRICTS
FIREARMS IN A NUMBER OF
SENSITIVE LOCATIONS INCLUDING
LIBRARIES, AQUARIUMS AND ZOOS.
THIS BILL PASSED THE SENATE 29
TO 20 AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF
THE SPELL. THE STATE ORIGINALLY
INCLUDE FIREARM RESTRICTIONS
AND PUBLIC PARKS. THERE ARE
ADMISSIBLE PARKS AS WELL AS
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BUT THOSE WERE
REMOVED AND THE SENATE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE. HOUSE BILL
2021 AUTHORIZES LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIKES TO PATROL TO DISPOSE OF
FORFEITED FIREARMS OR TRANSFER
THEM TO A HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THIS BILL PASSED BY PARENTS
ONLY 60 TO 29 OFF THE HOUSE
FLOOR AND THE CITY IS IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. FINALLY
HOSPITAL 1903 REQUIRES A PERSON
WHO LOSES THEIR FIREARM OR HAS
THERE FIREARMS STOLEN TO REPORT
THE THEFT OF THAT TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT WITHIN 24 HOURS.
THIS PAST 57 TO 40 IN THE CITY
SUPPORTS THIS BILL. FOR SOCIAL
PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION, A
COUPLE BILLS HAVE PASSED THEIR
CHAMBERS, SO FIRST OFF WE HAVE
SENATE BILL 57 74, THIS BILL
REQUIRES DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN
YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO MAINTAIN
THE CAPACITY FOR FINGERPRINT
FOR THE PURPOSE OF BACKGROUND
CHECKS. ESPECIALLY FOR CHILD
CARE, SO THIS BILL IS HELPING
TO MAINTAIN THE CHILD CARE
WORKFORCE AND EXPEDITE THE
BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS. THIS
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE CITY
SUPPORTS THIS BILL. HOUSE BILL
1650 TO ALLOWS 100% OF CHILD
SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO BE PASSED
THROUGH TO THE CHILDREN. UNDER
CURRENT LAW IF A CHILD RECEIVES
CHILD SUPPORT PAID BY A
NONCUSTODIAL PARENT, THE STATE
WITHHOLDS ALMOST ALL OF THEIR
CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS, SO THIS
BILL ENSURES THAT CHILD-SUPPORT
PAYMENTS MAKE IT ALL THE WAY
THROUGH TO THE CHILDREN. THIS
PAST 93 TO THREE AND THE CITY
SUPPORTS THIS BILL.
>> MOVING ON TO TRANSPORTATION,
A BILL FROM LAST SESSION, 2750
TO ALLOWS PHOTOGRAPHS AND
RECORDS COLLECTED FROM
AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC 50 TERMINALS
TO BE MADE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HOSPITAL 1963 REQUIRES THAT
LICENSE PLATES MUST BE
UNCOVERED.
>> SO THIS GIVES YOU A SUMMARY
OF WHAT IS AHEAD THIS WEEK. WE
GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ON NOT
AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL THE
BILLS THAT HAVE PASSED, BUT
THEY HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW AT
5:00 TO PASS OUT OF THEIR
ORIGINAL HOUSES SO TOMORROW IS
KNOWN AS THE HOUSE OF ORIGIN
CUT OFF AND WE WILL RESUME
POLICY HEARINGS IN THE HOUSE
AND SENATE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
IS A FEW BILLS FOR WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THIS
WEEK THAT ARE COMING UP AND AS
BILLS PASSED OUT BEFORE THEY
WILL CONTINUE UPDATING THE
SCHEDULE FOR HEARINGS FOR LATER
THIS WEEK AND THEN WE WILL GET
TO SEE THE SCHEDULE FOR
HEARINGS NEXT WEEK AND THE NEXT
CUT OFF WOULD BE THE FOLLOWING
WEDNESDAY, SO NEXT WEDNESDAY
IS POLICY COMMITTEE CUT OFF OF
THE OPPOSITE CHAMBER. SO BILLS
NEED TO MAKE IT OUT OF THERE
POLICY COMMITTEE BY NEXT
WEDNESDAY. I THINK THAT
CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING. WE ARE
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU . IT WAS REALLY
GREAT TO SEE YOU LAST WEEK.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
ASSISTANCE IN OLYMPIA. MY
QUESTION TODAY IS ON THE
TRAFFIC CAMERA BILL. I KNOW WE
HEARD GREAT THINGS LAST WEEK,
IT SEEMED AS IF IT WAS MOVING
SMOOTHLY, BUT I KNOW A LOT GOES
ON THE WEEKEND WHEN YOU ARE IN
A HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUT OFF
LIVING IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.
CAN YOU GIVE US A STATUS UPDATE
ON THE TRAFFIC CAMERA BILL?
>> CERTAINLY. SO FAR NO ACTION
HAS BEEN TAKEN, BUT IT IS
SITTING ON THE FLOOR CALENDAR
AND THERE ARE A FEW AMENDMENTS.
WE ARE HOPEFUL IT WILL MOVE
TODAY OR TOMORROW.
>> GREAT. IT IS STILL IN THE
SENATE.
>> THE HOUSE.
>> IT IS IN THE HOUSE WE ARE
NOT ANTICIPATING ANY ROADBLOCKS
TO THE TRAFFIC CAMERAS?
>> YEAH . NOT AT THE MOMENT,
BUT WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE
ON IT.
>> THAT IS GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR GOING DOWN AND
LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SOKA.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER
INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION HERE.
JUST CURIOUS, I HAVE A COUPLE
QUESTIONS, ONE RELATED TO HB
1510 THE REQUIRES THAT 30% OF
SALES TAX REVENUE, JUST CURIOUS
TO HEAR AND BETTER UNDERSTAND,
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CITY
SUPPORTS. WE WOULD LOVE TO
UNDERSTAND THE ANTICIPATED
IMPACT THAT MIGHT HAVE FROM THE
CITY'S PERSPECTIVE. THE SECOND
QUESTION I HAVE IS AROUND
PUBLIC SAFETY, ONE OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS, HB 1903,
WHICH REQUIRES A PERSON WHO
SUFFERS A LOSS OR THEFT OF A
FIREARM TO REPORT WITHIN 24
HOURS. WHAT ARE THE
CONSEQUENCES OF NONREPORTING?
ARE THERE ANY PENALTIES
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT? WE WOULD
LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND BOTH
OF THOSE.
>> I WILL TAKE 1510 FIRST. 1510
ONLY DIVERTS THE STATE SALES
TAX, SO IT WOULD HAVE NO IMPACT
ON CITY REVENUES.
>> YEAH. HOSPITAL 1903 DOES
INCLUDE A CIVIL INFRACTION
PENALTY IF YOU FAILED TO REPORT
THE CONCEPT OF REPORTING LOSS
AND STOLEN FIREARMS IS MEANT TO
HELP UNDERSTAND THE SUPPLY OF
FIREARMS THAT ARE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS
THAT HAVE A FIREARM AND IT WAS
LOST OR STOLEN TO REPORT IT TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR BETTER
UNDERSTANDING IT IS ALSO
MODELED OFF OF A CITY OF
SEATTLE POLICY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS. COULD YOU GIVE US AN
UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE
LOOKING FOR SENATE BILL 1994? I
SEE IT HAS GOT ITS SECOND
READING. I DON'T KNOW WHEN
THAT IS OR IF IT HAS HAD A HIM
ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK THE
CHANCES ARE? I HAD A QUESTION
ABOUT SENATE BILL 6007. I
DON'T REMEMBER YOU TALKING
ABOUT THAT ONE BEFORE. DID I
JUST FORGET ABOUT THAT OR DID I
NOT HEAR THE DETAILS DISCUSSED?
FINALLY WHAT FACILITIES ARE
REFERRED TO IN LET'S SEE,
NEVER MIND, I GOT THAT. THAT IS
STADIUM TAX. FINALLY MORE
DETAIL ON SENATE BILL 5770
PLEASE. THANK YOU.
>> I CAN START WITH HOSPITAL
1994. THIS BILL ESSENTIALLY
CREATES AN OPTION FOR DISMISSAL
OF MISDEMEANORS IF AN
INDIVIDUAL FOLLOWS COURT
ORDERED CONDITIONS. THIS BILL
HAS BEEN PULLED FROM RULES AND
IS ON THE SECOND READING
CALENDAR. THERE ARE AMENDMENTS
FOR THE FLOOR. THEY HAD NOT
TAKEN IT UP FOR FLOOR ACTION. I
CAN'T SPECULATE POSSIBLE
CHANCES, BUT SINCE IT HAS BEEN
PULLED, IT IS ELIGIBLE TO RUN
ON THE FLOOR IF THE LEGISLATURE
WANTS TO TAKE IT UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SENATE BILL 6007, THE
CONTACTS AS FAR AS I KNOW AS IT
RELATES TO THE MERGER HAPPENING
IN THE STATE BETWEEN THE
GROCERY STORES LIKE KROGER AND
SAFEWAY, TO ENSURE THOSE
GROCERY WORKERS ESPECIALLY
MIGHT STORE THEIR CLOTHING
MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE TO ABLE
STILL HAVE THEIR JOBS AT THE
SUCCESSOR GROCERY STORE. THERE
IS A LIST OF RETENTION POLICIES
AND THE BILL THAT ARE MEANT TO
HELP ENSURE THAT WORKERS STILL
HAVE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT.
>> IS THIS A LATER BREAKING
PIECE OF LEGISLATION?
>> IT WAS INTRODUCED EARLIER
THIS SESSION AND THEN I THINK
WE MAY HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT AND
ONE OF THE BRIEFINGS. YEAH. IT
WAS MAKING ITS WAY SLOWLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ON 5770, ANY ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT WE HAVE IS THAT THEY
DIDN'T HAVE THE VOTES SO THEY
CONSENTED A COUPLE OF MEMBERS
WHO WERE ORIGINAL COSPONSORS
AND THEY DID NOT SUPPORT IT
ANYMORE. IT CERTAINLY HAS A LOT
OF ACTIVITY ON IT FROM THE
SENATE REPUBLICANS AS WELL.
THEY JUST DID NOT HAVE THE
VOTES.
>> GOT IT.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS ABOUT TO
ASK A QUESTION, I HAVE A
QUESTION, BUT I WAS TOGGLING
THE ZOOM BUTTON, THE MUTE
BUTTON, I WAS LIKE I DON'T
NEED TO PRESS THE MUTE BUTTON.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS FUNNY. I HAD
A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT GOING
BACK TO SANIBEL 6007 PROTECTING
THE GROCERY WORKER. DOES THAT
COUNT FOR , THERE ARE 17 SAVERS
IN SEATTLE, THEY ARE GETTING
ACQUIRED BY KROGER KAMAL
RICHMOND AND SAFEWAY. IF
SAFEWAY HAS IDENTIFIED IN THE
WHOLE COUNTRY THAT MOST OF THE
STORES THAT ARE CLOSING, THAT
THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED ARE GOING
TO BE IN WASHINGTON STATE, DOES
THAT COUNT FOR IF SAFEWAY
DECIDES TO CLOSE A STORE? DOES
THAT WILL REQUIRE THEM TO LOOK
FOR EMPLOYMENT IN OTHER STORES
THAT KROGER WOULD HAVE OPEN?
>> I WILL HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT
THE BILL, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IS
THE KIND OF SITUATION THE BILL
IS MEANT TO ADDRESS. I WILL
LOOK BACK AT SPECIFIC AND GET
BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT ALSO REQUIRES THE PAYMENT
OF AN ALLOWANCE FOR EVERY WEEK
OF EMPLOYMENT BASED ON AN
AVERAGE COST. I DON'T KNOW HOW
THAT IS SPECULATED
SPECIFICALLY, BUT IT ALSO
DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE
STORE OR THE NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR
ESTEEMED TEAM FIGHTING THE GOOD
FIGHT? I DON'T SEE ANY OTHERS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING
A BREAK AND MEETING WITH US. I
HOPED YOUR CONVERSATION WITH
THE SPEAKER WAS PRODUCTIVE LAST
WEEK, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
NEWS NEXT WEEK AND IN BETWEEN
IF NECESSARY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT MONDAY IS
PRESIDENTS' DAY, I BELIEVE. I
THINK THE CITY IS NOT IN
SESSION.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. I MENTIONED
WE WOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS
BRIEFING NEXT WEEK BUT I
FORGOT.
>> BUT AS THINGS DEVELOP OVER
THE COURSE OF THIS WEEK GIVEN
HOW MUCH IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN
A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WE WILL
MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE YOU
AND ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS
INFORMATION THAT IS DIRECTLY
RELEVANT TO POLICIES THAT YOU
ARE TRACKING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS THE
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS. COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
THAT FEBRUARY 720 24 BE KNOWN
AS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE
EXPULSION OF THE CHINESE FROM
SEATTLE. COUNCILMEMBER WILL
BEGIN THE DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
SPEAK TO IT AS WELL. I
UNDERSTAND BOTH WILL SPEAK
ABOUT THE SIGN PROCLAMATION
FURTHER TOMORROW WHEN IT IS
PRESENTED, BUT FOR TODAY WHEN
YOU ARE FINISHED SPEAKING TO IT
I WILL ASK COLLEAGUES FOR
ADDITIONAL BACK OR IF THEY HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I REQUEST
SIGNATURES TO BE AFFIXED. YOU
MAY BEGIN THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. A LITTLE BIT OF
HISTORY, IN JULY OF 2015 A
RESOLUTION WAS PASSED IN
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
3165, A TESTAMENT TO REGRET FOR
THE CHINESE LEGISLATION THAT
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAD
PASSED, BUT ON FEBRUARY 7th
1886, A WAVE OF ANTI-CHINESE
SENTIMENT ERUPTED INTO VIOLENCE
AND AN ANGRY MOB OF ABOUT 1500
PEOPLE DESCENDED UPON THE
CHINESE QUARTERS OF SEATTLE,
SOME 350 CHINESE RESIDENTS WERE
FORCED OUT, REMOVED AND HERDED
TO THE DOCKS WHERE THEY WERE
EXPELLED FROM THEIR HOMES ONTO
THE QUEEN OF THE PACIFIC. SO
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS
IS A PART OF MY FAMILY
BACKGROUND. MY FAMILY
EXPERIENCED, WE HAVE BEEN HERE
SINCE THE LATE 1800S AND I AM
NOT SURE, BUT I BELIEVE I HAD A
FAMILY MEMBER WHO WAS INVOLVED
AND CAME BACK IN LATE 1887, I
BELIEVE AND SO I BELIEVE I AM A
PRODUCT OF THESE POLICIES THAT
HAD EXCLUDED EXPOSED CHINESE
PEOPLE AND I AM FIRST
GENERATION, SO I AM THE FIRST
GENERATION BORN IN THE U.S.
EVEN THOUGH MY FAMILY HAS BEEN
HERE WITH US LONG. SO THAT IS
WHY I AM WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES TO PUT
TOGETHER THIS PROCLAMATION IS A
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE
EXPULSION OF THE CHINESE FROM
SEATTLE AND SO THIS IS NOT JUST
A COMMEMORATION BUT A CALL TO
ACTION, A TESTAMENT TO STAND
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN ALL
ITS FORMS AND TO BUILD A MORE
INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. SO
THERE IS AN EVENT ON SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 17th AT HANGING PARK
AT 10:00 A.M. TO REFLECT ON
CHINESE EXPULSION. THIS EVENT
IS HOSTED BY A COUPLE OF
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH INCLUDES
NATIVE HUB, AN ORGANIZATION OF
CHINESE AMERICANS AND INVITE
EVERYONE TO COME AND I WILL
PASS THIS TO CANCEL MEMBER
MORALES OR FOR THEIR COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A
LOT TO ADD EXCEPT TO SAY I AM
EXCITED THAT THIS PROJECT IS
BEGINNING TO BEAR FRUIT IN
TERMS OF OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS
BEEN A LONG HISTORY OF
ORGANIZING AND DEMANDING THAT
THE CITY ACKNOWLEDGE THE
EXPULSION. LAST YEAR I WAS
PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCLUDE
$250,000 FOR OUR PROJECT THAT
WILL BE AT ALASKA AT THE SITE
OF THE HARBOR EXPULSION. THE
IDEA IS TO CREATE A LASTING
PUBLIC ARTWORK THAT RECOGNIZES
AND PRESERVES THE LEGACY OF THE
CHINESE COMMUNITY AND REMINDS
US AS COUNCILMEMBER WOO SAID
THAT THIS IS NOT PART OF OUR
PAST, BUT IS AN ACTIVE HEART
OF OUR AND WE HAVE TO BE
VIGILANT ABOUT STANDING AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION AND THE SORT OF
HATRED THAT WAS BEHIND THOSE
POLICIES. SO THIS PRODUCT IS
INTENDED TO MEMORIALIZE THAT
HISTORIC INJUSTICE FROM THE
1886 ANTI-CHINESE RIOTS.
REALLY, THE PRIMARY GOAL OF
THAT OUR PROJECT IS TO CREATE A
PERMANENT AND SUBSTANTIAL
ARTWORK THAT RECOGNIZES AND
PRESERVES THE LEGACY OF THE
FORCED EXPULSION AND SERVES AS
A CONSTANT REMINDER TO US TO
STAND AGAINST THAT KIND OF
DISCRIMINATION. SO I WILL NOT
BE HERE NEXT WEEKEND, THIS
COMING WEEKEND. I AM EXCITED
ABOUT PRESENTING TOMORROW AND I
AM GLAD TO KNOW PARTICULARLY
DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR WE ARE
ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PAST
AND MAKE SURE THAT DOES NOT
HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I AM LOOKING AT
MY SCREEN TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY COLLEAGUES THAT WISH TO
MAKE COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION BASED ON
WHAT YOU JUST SAID. WHEN IS THE
EXPECTED COMPLETION OF THE
PROJECT?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. THE
PRODUCT, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO
FULLY FUND THE REQUEST, SO WE
PUT 250,000 AND . THAT WAS
ABOUT HALF OF WHAT THEY NEED,
SO THERE IS A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
THAT CONTINUES. AS SOON AS I
HAVE ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THAT
IS DONE, I WILL LET YOU KNOW.
>> I WAS WONDERING IF IT WOULD
COINCIDE WITH THE WATERFRONT,
SOME OF THE OPENING
FESTIVITIES.
>> THAT IS THE GOAL, SO WE WILL
KEEP TRACK OF THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO ADMIT MY IGNORANCE
AND RANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD BECAUSE I
AM READING ONE OF THE RECITALS
THAT SAYS WHEREAS IN THE EARLY
1990S THE FIRST SEATTLE
CHINATOWN LOCATED NEAR THE
WATERFRONT WAS FORCED TO MOVE
TO SECOND AVENUE, MAYBE IT WAS
1890S. SECOND AVENUE IN SOUTH
WASHINGTON TO ESTABLISH THE
SECOND SEATTLE CHINATOWN, THEN
CHINATOWN WAS FORCED TO MOVE TO
ITS THIRD LOCATION ON KING
STREET TO WHERE SEATTLE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT IS LOCATED TODAY,
WHICH I DID NOT REALIZE THAT
THERE WAS THAT CONCERTED
DISRUPTION OVER AND OVER AGAIN
IN OUR HISTORY. I DID NOT
REALIZE THAT. I THOUGHT THERE
WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THE
GROUP, NOT THAT IT WAS FORCED
TO MOVE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THAT TO ATTENTION AND FOR
BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION
FORWARD. OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY
ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
OR MAKE ANY OTHER COMMENT?
SEEING THAT THERE IS NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION OF THE PROCLAMATION,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLE
TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
FEBRUARY 720 24 BE KNOWN AS A
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE
EXPULSION OF CHINESE FROM
SEATTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCIL MEMBER WOO.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SOKA. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? NINE
SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED TO
THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE PRESENTATION TOMORROW.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM. WE WILL BEGIN OUR
NEXT DISCUSSION OF THE PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNSEL AND
REGIONAL MIDI REPORTS AND THE
ORDER OF DISCUSSION IS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED ROLL
CALL AND TODAY'S ORDER IS ME
BRINGING UP THE REAR. I KNEW
WHERE THAT SENTENCE WAS GOING
BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT BACK.
ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I AM HAPPY TO BE
THE ENGINE TODAY. WE ARE GOING
TO BE HOLDING OUR FIRST TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK
FEBRUARY 24th. WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION FROM THE CEO THAT
MIGHT FEEL SIMILAR AND MORE
IN-DEPTH THAN WHAT WE HAD A
COUNCIL BRIEFING LAST WEEK WITH
DR. NOBLE. HE WILL HAVE THE CBO
THERE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN
DEPTH UNDERSTANDING AND ALSO
BECAUSE THE CBO REPRESENTS ALL
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, THE
QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO BE ANSWERED BY
DIRECTOR NOBLE WILL BE ABLE TO
BE ANSWERED BY OUR CBO. WE WILL
ALSO START DISCUSSING THE
CADENCE OF MEETINGS AND SET THE
FOUNDATION FOR WHEN SELECT
MEETINGS OCCUR VERSUS FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. I HAVE A
PERSONALLY SET RULE THAT I HAVE
TO AMEND TO MAKE THIS WORK
WHICH IS IN MY COMMITTEES I
ALWAYS HAVE AN ITEM BRIEFED TO
TIMES BEFORE IT IS VOTED ON. I
RECOGNIZE THE ABILITY TO HAVE
SELECT COMMITTEE MEETINGS WHERE
WE GET FULL PARTICIPATION, IT
MAKES IT A LITTLE CLUNKY, SO I
AM GOING TO BE EARNING OUT THAT
WRINKLE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
ALL ARE BRIEFED WITH
INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER
BEFORE HAVING TO MAKE A VOTE,
AND THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE ALL YEAR LONG
RATHER THAN JUST IN THE FALL.
SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR
THIS. ON THE MARCH 6th MEETING,
THE FOLLOWING MEETING, WE ARE
GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON THE
NEED TO COMMUNITY AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT SIDE OF THE
COMMITTEE WHERE WE WILL HAVE
FRANCESCA FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS, THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
WILL JOIN US AS WELL AS TIM,
THE DIRECTOR OF TRIBAL
RELATIONS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
THEY WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE
WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING OVER
THE PAST FEW YEARS BECAUSE I
FEEL LIKE I AM A BROKEN RECORD,
BUT THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH THAT
HAS BEEN BUILT IN THE LAST SIX
YEARS REGARDING AID OF
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE INTERACTION THAT IT
WOULD BE EASY FOR ANYONE WHO
HAS JUST BEEN SWORN IN TO SAY
THIS IS HOW IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
AND THIS IS STILL A GROWING
BODY OF WORK AND I AM EXCITED
TO HELP GROW THAT FURTHER. I
KNOW SOME OTHER MEMBERS HERE
ALSO MET WITH COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS FROM THE LUM NATION LAST
WEEK. I THINK YOU MET WITH
THEM, THEY PRESENTED SOME
INTERESTING INFORMATION AS PART
OF THEIR LONG CAMPAIGN TO
ELEVATE THE CRISIS OF FENTANYL
IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IT IS
STRIKING THE NATION EVEN HARDER
THAN MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES
AND WE ALL FEEL IT EVERYDAY
HERE. I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY IF
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
IT WAS VERY INCREDIBLE. I WILL
BE HELPING SUPPORT THEIR WORK
BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE PUT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE
TO CALL THIS CRISIS WHAT IT IS
BECAUSE I THINK FOR ELECTED
LEADERS, WE ARE THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT WHICH PUTS
US CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE
SERVE AND I THINK IT IS EASY
FOR ALL OF US TO RECOGNIZE
THIS. IN TURN I AM EXCITED TO
MAKE IT SOMETHING NO ONE CAN
LOOK AWAY FROM. IN MY REGIONAL
COMMITTEES, IT WAS AN HONOR TO
REPRESENT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AT THE CITY'S CONFERENCE AND
BOARD MEETING AND TO THE
LEGISLATURE. I REALIZE I DID
NOT SHARE THIS LAST WEEK, I WAS
RUNNING FOR SECRETARY FOR NEXT
YEAR. IT WAS A TIE VOTE BETWEEN
ME AND MY GOOD FRIEND JOHN OF
MARYSVILLE. HE ULTIMATELY WON
AND I AM VERY EXCITED FOR HIM
TO FILL THAT ROLE. HE WOULD
HAVE TURNED UP THE BOARD AND HE
IS AN IMMENSE SOURCE OF
KNOWLEDGE AND SOMEBODY THAT IS
A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. IT IS
ALWAYS HARD TO RUN AGAINST YOUR
FRIENDS. I AM VERY EXCITED FOR
HIM. I CAN TELL YOU THE REPORT
, JUST FEELING EVERYONE OUT IN
OLYMPIA AND ACROSS ALL THE
CITIES, EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT
SEATTLE AND EVERYONE IS LOOKING
AT THE COUNCIL AND IT IS KIND
OF LIKE D.C., LOCAL NEWS IS
NATIONAL NEWS. HERE IN SEATTLE,
LOCAL NEWS IS REGIONAL NEWS. I
WOULD SAY EVERYONE IS SENDING
THEIR BEST WISHES AND THEY ARE
EXCITED FOR THIS NEW ENERGY ON
CITY COUNCIL. I WAS EXCITED TO
BE ABLE TO GET TO TALK ABOUT
HOW WE ARE ALL HERE IN PERSON
AND THERE IS A NEW ENERGY AND
ALWAYS HERE WHERE WE BUMP INTO
EACH OTHER AND GET TO HAVE A
SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS RATHER
THAN BEING STUCK ON THE PHONE.
I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS
PEOPLE LOOK AT SEATTLE IS
BECAUSE WE ARE THE ECONOMIC
DRIVER FOR THE ENTIRE STATE,
FOR OUR REGION. WE LOOK AT
WITHIN THE CITY, THE ECONOMIC
DRIVER FOR THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN
AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE VIBRANCY OF
DOWNTOWN AND THE SUCCESS OF THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PROJECT, IT
IS NOT JUST FOR SEATTLE, IT IS
FOR THE ENTIRE STATE WITH THE
ENTIRE REGION, AND I AM SEEING
SMILES, I KNOW HE IS DOING HARD
WORK ALREADY. WHAT I AM SAYING
IS IT IS NOT YOUR RESPONSE
ABILITY ON YOUR OWN, IT IS ON
ALL OF US TO HELP YOU SO WE CAN
ALL HAVE SUCCESS AND THAT WAS
SOMETHING I THINK THE STATE IS
RECOGNIZING. I MET WITH A LOT
OF MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
DELEGATION. THERE IS GOOD
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
CITIES AND TOWNS, AS YOU HEARD
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT ASKED IT
SOUNDS LIKE THE PROPERTY TAX
LIEN IS DEAD. A COUPLE
COSPONSORS HAD PULLED THEIR
NAMES OFF. IT IS NECESSARY TO
THE BUDGET WHICH MEANS IT COULD
BE RESURRECTED . IT DOES LOOK
LIKE IT IS DEAD AND IT IS GOOD
TO HEAR TRAFFIC CAMERAS ARE
STILL ALIVE BECAUSE I WAS
WORRIED SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE
HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND SINCE
I HAD NOT SEEN THEM MOVE. I
THINK WHAT WAS APPARENT TO ME
IS NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL A
CITY IS, HOW RED OR WHO IT IS
OR IT THE CITY IS EAST OF THE
CASCADES OR LAST, WE ARE ALL
EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES ON
DIFFERENT SCALES AND IN
DIFFERENT WAYS. THAT REALLY
HELPED WITH THE COLLABORATION
BECAUSE WE GOT TO TRADE IDEAS,
WHAT WAS WORKING, WHAT IS NOT
WORKING, AND BEING ABLE TO DO
THAT IN PERSON MEANT A LOT,
LIKE GETTING TO MEET THE MAYOR
OF BOTTLE, I HAVE READ ABOUT
WHAT THEY ARE DOING, BUT IT IS
SOMETHING TO MEET THEM IN
PERSON. THESE CONFERENCES THAT
HAPPEN TWICE A YEAR ARE NOT
JUST RESERVED FOR MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE
ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL IN SOME
CITIES DO SEND AS MANY
DELEGATES AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT
VIOLATING OPI. I INVITE YOU
ALL, I WILL SEND A FOLLOW-UP
EMAIL WITH DATES IN THE MIDDLE
OF JUNE. IT WILL BE IN
VANCOUVER, IT IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY, SOMETHING I HAVE
NOTICED SEVERAL YEARS IS IF YOU
JUST LOOK AT OUR COMMITTEE
CALENDAR, WE ARE IN COMMITTEE
HALF OF OUR LIFE HERE AND SO IT
FEELS LIKE IT IS HARD FOR US TO
BREAK AWAY FROM THAT AND FOR
MANY DIFFERENT CITIES AND
TOWNS, THEY ARE PART-TIME,
WHICH MEANS IT FEELS ODD TO
THEM WHEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
DOES NOT SHOW UP. EVEN THOUGH
WE ARE NOT LIVING THEIR LIFE
AND THEY'RE NOT LIVING HOURS,
THAT'S WHY I PUT IN THE
ADDITIONAL PLUG BECAUSE IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE YOU DOWN
IN VANCOUVER WITH US THIS JUNE.
THAT IS MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
PERSPECTIVE. I HAD NOT THOUGHT
OF IT THAT WAY. FOR FOLKS THAT
ARE DOING THIS PART TIME, THEY
MAKE THE TIME TO GET DOWN THERE
AND FOCUS ON MUNICIPAL ISSUES.
>> SOMETIMES FOLKS SAY WHY IS
IN SEATTLE HERE. THAT IS WHY I
MADE THAT EXTRA EFFORT TO STAY
THROUGH THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE,
TO BE PRESENT THE WHOLE WAY
THROUGH BECAUSE AS BOARD
MEMBERS IT IS ALSO INCUMBENT
UPON US TO CREATE A WELCOMING
ENVIRONMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU. YES. I HAVE HEARD
AMAZING THINGS ABOUT THIS
ORGANIZATION. I WOULD LOVE TO
LEARN MORE. SO MY FIRST
COMMITTEE MEETING IS THIS
FRIDAY AT 9:30 A.M. THE
COMMITTEE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND ARTS AND
CULTURE. THIS FIRST MEETING WE
WILL GO THROUGH THE
INTRODUCTION TO EACH DEPARTMENT
AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO FIT
IT ALL IN ONE MEETING FOR ALL
THREE BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET TO
WORK AND START WORKING ON THOSE
APPOINTMENTS IN THE NEXT
MEETINGS. SO THIS PAST WEEK WAS
LUNAR NEW YEAR AND I ATTENDED
SEVERAL EVENTS IN THE CITY AND
IN NEIGHBORING CITIES. I WANT
TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE
VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL WHO
INVITED ME TO THEIR NEW YEAR
PERFORMANCE AT THE TY TY TEMPLE
AND I GOT TO SEE THE YOUNG KIDS
PERFORM AND DANCE. THAT WAS A
LOT OF FUN. I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FIRST MEETING
FOR PARKS, UTILITIES,
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE FEBRUARY
14th. THAT WILL BE AT 2:00 P.M.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE DIRECTOR
MARSHALL FOSTER JOIN US FOR THE
MEETING, WHO IS GOING TO GIVE
US A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
WATERFRONT, THE TIMELINE FOR
THAT. I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG
INVESTMENT, SO WE ARE EXCITED
TO HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE
UPDATES GOING ON. ALSO SOME
SEATTLE CENTER INVESTMENTS HAD
A CHANCE TO DO A GREAT WALKING
TOUR WITH THEIR STAFF JUST TO
GO AROUND SOME OF THE THINGS
THEY ARE INVESTING IN AND
GETTING READY FOR, LIKE THE
SPRING AND SUMMER WHICH WAS
GREAT. THEY WILL ALSO TALK
ABOUT MEMORIAL STADIUM AS WELL
AND THAT AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA, THEY ARE A
NONPROFIT IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AS THEY ARE IN SOME OF
THE FINAL STAGES OF GOING OUT
IN M.O. YOU TO DETERMINE WHAT
THAT PARTNERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.
MEMORIAL STADIUM IS OWNED BY
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, USED
FOR GRADUATIONS USED FOR ANY
TYPE OF SPORTS. AN INTERESTING
FACT IS THE FIRST PLACE WHERE I
DID MY INTERNSHIP IN COLLEGE
FOR GRAD SCHOOL DOWN AT THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BUILDING, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT
TO MEMORIAL STADIUM IN THE
PARKING LOT, THERE IS A LITTLE
TRAILER, SO THAT IS WHERE I DID
MY FIRST INTERNSHIP AND I USED
TO WORK AT MEMORIAL STADIUM. SO
TALKING ABOUT THE RENOVATION OF
MEMORIAL STADIUM, CREATING IT
SO THAT IT IS THIS OPEN AREA
CONNECTED TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER, SO YOU KNOW, ALL THE
DESIGN WORK GOING ON, DIRECTOR
MARSHALL FARR START WILL BE
GETTING A SET UPDATE. REGIONAL
COMMITTEES I SAT ON THE
ORIGINAL WATER QUALITY MIDI
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE TALKED
ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND TALKED
ABOUT UPGRADES IN NEW PRODUCTS
FOR OUR CITY. WE ALSO FOUND OUT
IT TAKES, AND THIS WASTEWATER,
EVERY TIME YOU FLUSH A TOILET
IT TAKES 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR
FROM DISTRICT THREE TO GET TO
THE WEST POINT TREATMENT
FACILITY WHICH IS KIND OF COOL
AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT RATES
SO ALL THE RATES THAT
UNFORTUNATELY ARE GOING UP TO
DO WITH THE GROWTH AND
INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR STRUCTURE
THAT WE HAD IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS AGING. SO WE TALKED
ABOUT THAT ON A REGIONAL LEVEL
AND ALL THE CITIES INVOLVED
WITH THAT AS WELL. WITH THAT, I
WILL PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND FELLOW
COUNCILMEMBERS. SO YES, FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS IN THE PAST
WEEK ON THE ORIGINAL COMMITTEE
SIDE, I ATTENDED WITH ESTEEMED
COLLEAGUE WITH THE ORIGINAL
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE, VERY
ENLIGHTENING IN TERMS OF THE
VARIOUS CHALLENGES THAT EXIST
IN THIS AREA AND LONG-TERM EVEN
THE SHORTER-TERM IS THE RATE
PIECES AND THE DUE DILIGENCE TO
MAKE SURE THAT IS DONE RIGHT IS
IMMENSE. THAT IS SOMETHING NOT
TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. LAST WEEK
IN TERMS OF NEIGHBORHOODS, I
WILL JUST ADD THAT I ATTENDED
THE QUEEN IN COMMUNITY COUNCIL
BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS
ENLIGHTENING IN TERMS OF THE
ISSUES FOR THE SURROUNDING
AREA, MUCH LIKE WE DID THE
MONTH BEFORE WITH MY COLLEAGUE
OVER AND D6 WITH THE MAGNOLIA
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN DISTRICT 7 AND
DOING THAT WITH OTHERS,
PARTICULARLY ONCE WE GET OUR
INFORMAL DISTRICT 7
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL REALLY TO
REACH OUT TO THE VARIOUS PARTS
OF THE DISTRICT AND TO HEAR
WHAT IS HAPPENING. SO ATTENDING
BOARD MEETINGS AT THE QUEEN IN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL ARE VERY
HELPFUL. IN TERMS OF COMING UP
TOMORROW, TUESDAY FEBRUARY
13th, WE HAVE OUR FIRST PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING AND WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE THE THREE
CHIEFS. WE ARE GOING TO CHIEF
DIA SCOGGINS AND SMITH
REPRESENTING THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. WE WILL BE LOOKING
TO START THIS PROCESS FOR THE
NEW PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,
WHICH WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT. ONE
THING I WANTED TO ADD, I WANT
TO DO IN ADVANCE OF THANK YOU
TO MY COLLEAGUES. THERE IS
DEFINITELY OVERLAP BETWEEN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE
VARIOUS COMMITTEES THAT WE EACH
CHAIR. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU IN THOSE AREAS
OF OVERLAP. THERE IS AT LEAST
FIVE COMMITTEES IN MY MIND WE
WILL BE DOING THAT WITH. THANK
YOU FOR THE COLLABORATION OF
THE VARIOUS COMMITTEE CHAIRS.
THAT IS IT FROM DISTRICT 7.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU PRESIDENT NELSON AND MY
COLLEAGUES. WEDNESDAY WILL BE
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AT 9:30 WE WILL BE
HAVING THREE PRESENTATIONS FOR
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
BASICALLY IT WILL BE AN
INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF
EACH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS. I AM
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE DID A PRE-BRIEFING
RUN-THROUGH AND THEY ARE VERY
SOLID, VERY INFORMATIVE
HESITATIONS ABOUT SO I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR FIRST
COMMITTEE MEETING. AS TO LAST
WEEK, I SERVE ON THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMES
AUTHORITIES GOVERNING BOARD,
AND THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY
PASSED A RESOLUTION MAIMING
DARRELL POWELL TO BE THE NEXT
INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FOR THE RHA. ESTHER POWELL IS A
SENIOR LEVEL EXECUTIVE WITH
OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC
PLANNING AND BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT. HE HAS DEEP
CONNECTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY,
HIGHLY REGARDED, IS WILLING TO
STEP IN AND TAKE ON A VERY
DIFFICULT ROLE. SO I AM REALLY
EXCITED TO SEE THE WORK THAT HE
IS GOING TO DO IN THIS NEW
ROLE. HE WILL BE WORKING
ALONGSIDE CEO HELEN HOWELL
UNTIL HER LAST DAY AT THE END
OF THE MONTH. I DID WANT TO
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
HELEN FOR HER SERVICE AND THE
WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE KEEPING
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY FUNCTIONING DURING
THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. SHE HAS
TRULY BEEN A PUBLIC SERVANT IN
HER ROLE. THEN LASTLY I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK WHERE WE
WILL BE GETTING AN INTRODUCTION
TO THE KING COUNTY CRISIS CARE
CENTER IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
THAT IS KIND OF A MOUTHFUL, BUT
WE WILL BE LEARNING WITH THE
NEXT STEPS ARE FOR BRINGING THE
CRISIS CARE CENTER LEVY ON
BOARD AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE
ARE GOING TO NEED, WHAT IS
GOING TO BE NEEDED FROM THE
COUNCIL PERHAPS IN RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE MAYORS OFFICE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A CRISIS CARE
CENTER CITED IN SEATTLE AND
ALSO LOOKING AT WHERE THERE
MIGHT BE SIDING OR A YOUTH
CRISIS CARE CENTER. SO THAT IS
IT FOR NOW. THANK YOU. I WILL
TURN IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. GOOD
AFTERNOON. LET'S SEE, I WILL
START WITH MY COMMITTEE AT LAST
WEEK'S LAND-USE COMMITTEE WE
HEARD AN INITIAL BRIEFING ON
THE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
LEGISLATION WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON IN MY OFFICE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OBESITY. I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR
A GOOD DISCUSSION AND FOR YOUR
QUESTIONS. WE WILL CONTINUE
THAT DISCUSSION AT OUR MEETING
ON THE 21st. WE DO HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BILL.
JUST TO CLARIFY WE WILL NOT BE
VOTING ON THE BILL THIS MONTH.
I KNOW IT IS A TECHNICAL BILL.
FOLKS HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT IT AND WE ARE STILL
WAITING TO GET THE FINAL
VERSION BACK SO WE CAN PUT IT
ON THE IRC. WE CAN HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON IT, WHICH WE
WILL DO AND THEN WE WILL
CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION. THERE
IS ONE ITEM AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MENTIONED FROM LAND
USE ON TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA. SO WE WILL HOLD A
PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW AND MAY
VOTE UNCOUNTABLE 120738. I AM
GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT
THIS BILL IS SO YOU WERE NOT
SURPRISED TOMORROW. THIS WOULD
EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX
MONTHS. INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR MATH
FLOODPLAINS AND THE CITY. SO
THESE REGULATIONS WERE
INITIALLY PROPOSED BY MAYOR
DURKAN AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL
IN JULY OF 2020 AND THEY DO A
COUPLE THINGS. THE REGULATIONS
ADOPT MAPS SHOWING THE LOCATION
OF FEDERALLY MAPPED FLOOD
HAZARD AREAS AND THEY REQUIRE
THAT A DEVELOPMENT BE BUILT TO
WITHSTAND WHAT EVENTS INCLUDING
THE REQUIREMENT THAT HABITABLE
FLOORS BE ABOVE THE MAPPED BASE
FLOOD ELEVATION. SO FOR A MAP
OF FLOOD HAZARD AREAS IN A MEMO
FROM ESTEE CI ON THE EXTENSION
YOU CAN REFER TO AN EMAIL THAT
YOU ALL RECEIVED FREEMAN ON
CENTRAL STAFF THAT WAS SENT ON
JANUARY 29th AND WE ARE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT
COUNSEL CAN FEDERATION OF
PERMANENT REGULATIONS HAS BEEN
FORESTALLED BY A PROLONGED
APPEAL BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE
TO THE CITY'S STATE OF OUR
MENTAL POLICY ACT REVIEW. SO
THERE HAVE BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE PORT TO RESOLVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE
FLOODPLAIN CHANGES. STATE LAW
ALLOWS THE CITY TO ADOPT
INTERIM REGULATIONS, BUT THOSE
REGULATIONS AFTER THE INITIAL
ONE YEAR. CAN ONLY BE AFFECTED
FOR SIX MONTHS AT A TIME, SO WE
HAVE FOR SOME TIME NOW BEEN
EXTENDING THEM FOR SIX MONTHS.
THAT RENEWAL ALSO REQUIRES A
PUBLIC HEARING WHICH IS WHY WE
WILL BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING
TOMORROW. SO COUNCIL BILL
120738 WOULD BE THE SIXTH
EXTENSION OF THE GALATIANS.
ESTEE CI DOES ANTICIPATE THAT A
WILL WITH PROPOSED PERMANENT
REGULATIONS WILL BE FORTHCOMING
THIS SUMMER, BUT IN THE
MEANTIME WE HAVE TO DO THE SIX
MONTH EXTENSION. INTERIM
RELATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO
ENSURE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION
IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM. SO THAT IS WHAT WE
WILL BE DOING TOMORROW. AGAIN,
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, YOU DID RECEIVE A
MEMO ABOUT THIS IN LATE
JANUARY. SO MOVING ON, LAST
WEEK I MET WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY. MET WITH THE MAYOR
FOR OUR 2024 KICKOFF MEETINGS.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE MEETING
WITH ESTEE CI TO GET READY FOR
OUR WORK CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR
WITH ESTEE CI IN THE LADIES
COMMITTEE. I WILL BE MEETING
WITH OUR SOUTH RECENT CAPTAIN,
CAPTAIN BROWN. WE HAVE A
MEETING TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES
HAPPENING AND DISTRICT TO. I
WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH HST
AND WITH OUR PLANNING
COMMISSION JUST TO GET MYSELF
READY FOR THE WORK AND THE
COMMITTEE THAT I CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR THIS YEAR. ON THURSDAY,
MY STAFF AND I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE FREE CLINIC THAT
SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC
HEALTH HOLDS AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER. I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS
TO GO CHECK IT OUT. IT IS VERY
INCREDIBLE. IT IS JUST A
LOGISTICAL WONDER WHAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT
FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE
ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE, TO
HEALTHCARE, TO VACCINES, TO
EYEWEAR. THEY GET FREE
EYEGLASSES. SO IF YOU HAVE
FOLKS IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHO
NEED ACCESS TO FREE CARE,
PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE
STATE TO TAKE PART IN THIS, IT
IS INCREDIBLE AND JUST AN
AMAZING FEAT THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO ACCOMPLISH. THERE IS
TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE,
SO THEY HAD THESE REALLY COOL
IPADS ON A STICK THAT THEY ROLL
AROUND AND IF YOU NEED, IF THE
PATIENT NEEDS TRANSLATION
SERVICES THEY ARE ABLE TO GET A
PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL OR WHOEVER THE
RIGHT PERSON IS. ON ACCESS, IT
IS A REAL TIME TRANSLATION FOR
WHATEVER HEALTH CLINIC NEED YOU
MAY HAVE. SO WE WILL BE GOING
ON THURSDAY TO CHECK THAT OUT
AND I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE MEETING
WITH COLUMBIA CITY CONSTITUENTS
TO DISCUSS SOME CHALLENGES THAT
THEY ARE HAVING WITH GETTING
REPAIRS DONE TO THEIR RENTAL
UNITS. I ALSO ATTENDED SEVERAL
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
THIS WEEKEND. I WAS SUBVERTING
THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON. LAST
WEEKEND I WAS IN THE CID AT THE
WING LUKE CELEBRATION, SO HAPPY
LUNAR NEW YEAR. AND THEN
YESTERDAY, NO, SATURDAY I
ATTENDED THE CELEBRATION OF THE
LIFE OF WHERE HARMON WHO WAS
THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF TOWN HALL SEATTLE. IF YOU
DON'T KNOW, WHERE WAS AN
INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY LEADER, HE
COMMITTED HIS WHOLE SELF TO
BEING A CONNECTOR OF OUR ARTS
AND CULTURE SEEMS. HE WAS A
PROMOTER OF THE NEED FOR ALL OF
US TO BE CYNICALLY ENGAGED. HE
WAS A FIRM BELIEVER THAT THE
ONLY WAY FOR US TO ADVANCE AS A
COMMUNITY IS FOR US TO BE IN
COMMUNITY WITH ONE ANOTHER. MY
CHILDREN AND HIS CHILDREN WENT
TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOGETHER,
WHICH IS WHY WE WERE THERE. MY
FAMILY WAS THERE. HE IS JUST
INCREDIBLE. THERE WERE HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE THIS WEEKEND
CELEBRATING ALL THAT HE BRINGS
OR BROUGHT TO THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY. SO IT WAS A REALLY
SPECIAL EVENT. I AM WORKING
WITH HIS FAMILY TO DEVELOP A
PROCLAMATION HONORING WHERE AND
I WILL BE BRINGING THAT TO
COUNSEL WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
AND THEN WE ALREADY DID THE
CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT
PROCLAMATION. SO THAT IS MY
REPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. LAST WEEK AT THE
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT I CHAIR,
THE EDUCATION NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE WE HAD A PRESENTATION
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT WAS VERY
COMPREHENSIVE AND REALLY GREAT
TO HEAR ALL THE GREAT WORK,
INCLUDING THE POPULAR PROGRAMS
THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE PATCHES
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING
AND, SO THAT WAS A GREAT
RECITATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO
THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP
WITH THEM. I ALSO MET WITH THE
CAPTAIN OF THE NORTH PRECINCT
CAPTAIN A CART TO DISCUSS
PUBLIC SAFETY AND DISTRICT FOR
JUST BROADLY AND GENERALLY. WE
WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM. I
HOPE TO ATTEND A ROLL CALL
COMING UP SOON AND WE ALSO
DISCUSSED DOING NEIGHBORHOOD
WALKS WITH THE SMALL DISTRICTS
IN THE VARIOUS COMMERCIAL
CORRIDORS OF THE DISTRICT TO
TALK ABOUT THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY
NEEDS. I DID MEET WITH A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER IN THE SANDPOINT
COURT OR WHO HAS GOTTEN BROKEN
INTO FIVE TIMES, ONE
INTERESTING FACT IS THAT
BETWEEN 2006 AND 2020, THEY
ONLY HAD ONE BREAK AND BECAUSE
AN EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT A
WINDOW OPEN, BUT 2020 TO 2023,
THEY HAVE HAD OVER 20
BREAK-INS, SO REALLY, IN THE
LAST FEW YEARS IT HAS
EXACERBATED, WHICH GOES TO THE
STAFFING ISSUES AT SPD THAT I
KNOW WE ARE ALL WORKING THROUGH
TOGETHER. I WILL BE CONTINUING
TO GIVE EMESIS TO THE SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE DISTRICT AS
WELL AS WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY COUNCILS IN THE
DISTRICT BECAUSE CRIME IS BEING
FELT NOT JUST BY THE SMALL
BUSINESSES, BUT BY OUR
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. SO
IN THAT VEIN, I AM ATTENDING
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MEETING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
HOPING TO ATTEND AT LEAST ONE A
MONTH. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND
THIS WEEK I WILL BE MEETING
WITH THE COMMUNITY COUNCILS. MY
STAFF ALSO ATTENDED THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
THIS WEEK AS WELL. SO HAVING
THOSE CONVERSATIONS CAN ALSO
STARTING DISTRICT HOURS THIS
WEEK, WE ARE BOOKED ALREADY, SO
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING
WITH CONSTITUENTS. THIS WEEK WE
ARE GOING TO BE MEETING IN
WALLINGFORD SO REALLY TRYING TO
GET ACROSS THE DISTRICT AS
WIDELY AS POSSIBLE. ALSO LAST
WEEK I SAT ON THE FIRST
COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNANCE AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
CHAIRED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON WHERE OBD SPOKE AND GAVE
AN OVERVIEW. I DID HAVE A
FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH OED TO
TALK ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN AS I HAD MORE
QUESTIONS. DOWNTOWN IS FOR
EVERYONE AND AS I WAS TALKING
TO CONSTITUENTS IN MY DISTRICT,
WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR
FOLKS TO WANT FOR FOLKS TO HAVE
A DOWNTOWN THAT IS SAFE AND
VIBRANT FOR THEM TO COME DOWN
TO. SO WE HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION, HAD A REALLY
GREAT FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION
WITH DR. MARKHAM AND WE ARE
GOING TO BE PARTNERING BECAUSE,
AS I SAID AT THAT COMMITTEE
MEETING AND I WILL CONTINUE TO
SAY, WE ALL ARE INTERESTED IN
WORKING TOGETHER AND WORKING
WITH OED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A
VIBRANT DOWNTOWN AND WHATEVER
WE CAN DO TO BRING IDEAS TO
FRUITION, I KNOW WE ALL WANT TO
DO OUR PART. SO MORE TO COME ON
THAT. THAT IS THE REPORT FOR
THIS WEEK. THERE IS PLENTY
MORE, BUT I WILL GIVE IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER SOKA FOR HIS
REPORT .
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. FIRST, SO CITY COMMITTEES
LAST WEEK, I AM PROUD AND
HONORED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
LEAD THE WAY AND PIONEER AND
LAUNCHED THE VERY FIRST SEATTLE
COMMITTEE THIS YEAR AND WITH
THIS NEW COUNSEL, WE DID THAT
WITH THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING LAST TUESDAY
MORNING AND IT WENT VERY WELL
CANNOT REALLY APPRECIATE A
SOUGHT DIRECTOR SPOTS AND HIS
LEADERSHIP TEAM. THEY CAME AND
GIVE US SOME VERY RELEVANT AND
THOUGHTFUL OVERVIEW
PRESENTATIONS THAT SET THE
TABLE FOR THE TYPE OF THINGS
THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
ENGAGING WITH AND LEARNING MORE
ABOUT AND SUPPORTING AND
OVERSEEING ON THE COMMITTEE. SO
GREAT COMMITTEE MEETING LAST
WEEK ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS,
AT LEAST THIS NEXT MEETING THAT
WE HAVE A CALENDAR FOR
TRANSPORTATION IS A WEEK FROM
TOMORROW. SO AGAIN, EVERY TWO
WEEKS A WEEK FROM TOMORROW WE
WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER
INFORMATIVE IRRELEVANT TOPICAL
BRIEFING, THIS TIME ON THIS
MOVE SEATTLE LEVY. SO IN
ADDITION TO THAT WE WILL BE
CONSIDERING MORE SUBSTANTIVE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS, BUT WE ARE
GOING TO GET THAT IMPORTANT
MOVE SEATTLE LEVEL BRIEFING,
HUGELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE
IS A POTENTIAL RENEWAL LEVY
COMING UP LATER THIS YEAR, AND
THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD PRIVATE TO
TALKING MOMENTARILY ABOUT JUST
SOME OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
AND EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS, IF YOU WILL. LAST
WEEK I ALSO ATTENDED MY VERY
FIRST, SO AS THE CHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE ON THE COUNCIL LEVEL
I AM A DE FACTO MEMBER OF THE
MOVE LEVEL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
ANSWER AND I ATTENDED MY FIRST
MEETING LAST WEEK, AMAZING
GROUP OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS
DOING THE WORK TO MAKE SURE
THAT SEATTLE'S TAX DOLLARS, IN
THIS CASE WITH RESPECT TO OUR
MOVE LEVY ARE WISELY INVESTED,
AND THEY PLAY A VERY PIVOTAL
OVERSIGHT ROLE AND SO IT WAS MY
VERY FIRST MEETING THERE, I
HEARD THE STATUS OF VARIOUS
THINGS. I HAVE ALSO JUST AS AN
ASIDE, I HAVE INVITED MEMBERS
FROM THAT SPECIFIC COMMITTEE TO
COME AND BREATHE US DURING I
BELIEVE MARCH, ONE OF OUR
MEETINGS IN MARCH TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW THE OVERSIGHT LEVY IS
GOING AND THE SEATTLE MOVE LEVY
FROM THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
AGAIN, I CAN'T EMPHASIZE
ENOUGH HOW IMPRESSED I WAS BY
THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND
LIKE JUST HOW MUCH PEOPLE CARE.
WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE THAT TO
VOLUNTEER AND SHOW UP TO PLAY
THESE IMPORTANT ROLES FOR OUR
CITY. SO THAT WAS A GOOD
REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ME LAST
WEEK. ANOTHER ONE IS THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD, SO
I SIT ON A FEW COMMITTEES THAT
ARE SUBSERVIENT TO, OR
SUBORDINATE TO THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL, AND SO I SIT
ON THE EXEC BOARD FOR PRC AND A
NUMBER OF COMMITTEES THAT ROLL
UP TO THAT INCLUDING THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD. ON
THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
FRONT LAST WEEK WE HAD A
MEETING AND AMONGST OTHER
THINGS WE KIND OF DISCUSSED
HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC PLANNING A
LOT OF NEW MEMBERS, BUT
STRATEGIC PLANNING OR YOU KNOW,
GETTING IDEAS SHARED AND HEARD
TO INFORM THE SEARCH TO
PLANNING EFFORTS FOR THE TPP
GOING FORWARD. I HEARD ONE
THEME THAT I WAS PLEASED TO
HEAR AND I ECHO DURING THE
MEETING, YOU KNOW, THERE SEEMS
TO BE A REALLY STRONG
RECOGNITION AMONGST MEMBERS
PRESENT AT THIS MEETING THAT
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
TRANSPORTATION POLICY PLANNING
AND LAND-USE IS REALLY REALLY
IMPORTANT. THEY ARE BOTH
SEPARATE CONSTRUCTS WERE THE OF
HAVING THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT
KIND OF VOICES AND
PERSPECTIVES. THERE IS A LOT OF
AIRPLAY AND THE WORK ESPECIALLY
ON THE POLICY PLANNING FRONT IS
INEXTRICABLY TIED TOGETHER IN
MANY MATERIAL RESPECTS, SO I
WAS HEARTENED TO SEE THAT
RECOGNITION, WHICH IS GOING TO
INFORM OUR PLANNING ON A GOING
FORWARD BASIS. WITH THAT, I
WILL TAKE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL. IF
THERE ARE NONE, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
>> I WAS LISTENING TO YOUR
COMMITTEE AS I WAS DRIVING 280
B.C. AND I HAVE THE COUNCIL IS
IN LINE PLUGGED INTO THE HANDS
FREE UP MY CAR. GREAT TO LISTEN
TO THE MEETING AND I KNOW I
SAID THIS IN PRIVATE, ANY OF
YOUR SITE VISITS I AM EXCITED
TO GO WITH YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. STAY
TUNED.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> SHOUT OUT TO THE
AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL
FOR MAKING THAT AVAILABLE TO US
TO LISTEN TO IN TRANSIT OR
WHEREVER WE ARE. I GUESS I AM
LAST BUT NOT LEAST. MANY OF YOU
HAVE MENTIONED ITEMS ON MY
SCRIPT THAT I WOULD HAVE TALKED
ABOUT, SO I WILL FIRST NOTE
THAT WE HAVE THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HAS
NOTHING ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW
AND OUR NEXT MEETING WILL NOT
BE UNTIL LET'S SEE, FEBRUARY
22nd AT 2:00 AND WE ARE STILL
ANALYZING THE AGENDA, BUT WE
ANTICIPATE A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION FROM OED, WHICH IS
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT
FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE TO HELP FUND REPAIRS
AT THE MUSEUM IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. AS MANY
OF YOU KNOW, IN SEPTEMBER THE
MUSEUM SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE IN
AN ACT OF VANDALISM. IT WAS AN
APPARENT HATE CRIME. THIS
ORDINANCE ACCEPTS $50,000 FROM
THE STATE WHICH WILL BE
COMBINED TO REIMBURSE THE
MUSEUM FOR UP TO 100,000 IN
REPAIRS. THAT IS FORTHCOMING.
THAT IS IT FOR MY COMMITTEE. WE
DID HAVE A GREAT DISCUSSION
WITH OED, AS YOU MENTIONED
LEARNING ABOUT WHEATIES
WORKPLAN AND ALSO THE FUTURE OF
THE SEATTLE AGENDA, THAT WAS
VERY PRODUCTIVE. IF YOU
HAPPENED TO HIM IS THAT
DISCUSSION, TUNE INTO THE VIDEO
ONLINE. WE ALSO HAD A BRIEFING
FROM WAYNE BARNETT ON THE WORK
THAT ETHICS AND ELECTION DOES
IN SEATTLE. I WILL BE FOLLOWING
UP WITH MORE QUESTIONS FOR HIM
ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LOBBY
LAW, WHICH I HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS ABOUT BECAUSE THAT IS
HOW WE ENSURE THAT THE
DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE BY
ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE NOT
CLOUDED BY CONFLICT OF
INTEREST FROM INTERESTED
PARTIES FROM OUTSIDE. SO I WILL
BE FOLLOWING UP ON THAT. YOU
ARE WELCOME TO FUNNEL QUESTIONS
THAT YOU HAVE TO HIM AS WELL
THROUGH ME OR JUST CALL HIM UP
ON THE PHONE. FINALLY, I WILL
NOTE BRIEFLY A COUPLE OF THE
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES. TOMORROW,
ON THURSDAY, AS NOTED, THE
BOARD OF HEALTH NEEDS AND WILL
DISCUSS MANY THINGS, BUT I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THE DISCUSSION OF
THAT 24 WORKPLAN FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING
THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. IT
WILL BE A RESOLUTION BUT WE
WILL NOT BE VOTING ON IT UNTIL
THE FOLLOWING WEEK. SO THAT
WILL BE INTERESTING. AND THEN
LAST WEEK, AS NOTED SOME OF THE
HOMELESS AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COMMITTEE HELD A SPECIAL
MEETING TO APPROVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CEO
DARRELL POWELL. HE NOTED HIS
QUALIFICATIONS AND I JUST WANT
TO EXPRESS MY CONFIDENCE THAT
HE IS THE RIGHT PERSON TO STEP
IN AT THIS POINT LEAD WHILE THE
PERMANENT SEARCH CONTINUES, AND
ALSO CONTRIBUTE MY GRATITUDE
AND THANKS PUBLICLY TO HELEN
HOWELL WHO STEPPED UP AND HAS
BEEN LEADING THE ORGANIZATION
AND A PINCH SINCE THE DEPARTURE
OF MARK DUNN. HELEN, THANK YOU
VERY VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
>> MOVING ON, I WANT TO NOTE
THAT AS MENTIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER, I JOINED OIR
DIRECTOR TIM RAN IN TO MEET
WITH COUNCILMEMBER NICK LEWIS
WHO IS A LEADER IN TRIBAL LOCAL
STATE AND NATIONAL PUBLIC AND
CURRENTLY SERVES AS CHAIR OF
THE NORTHWEST PORTLAND AREA
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD AND
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE
NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN
INDIANS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE LOVE MY. THAT IS JUST A
FRAGMENT OF HIS BODY OF WORK
AND ALSO JOINING US AT THAT
MEETING WERE REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE YOUTH COUNCIL. WE
DISCUSSED THE DEVASTATING
IMPACT OF FENTANYL ON THEIR
COMMUNITY AND THE NEED TO BREAK
DOWN BARRIERS TO DEVELOP
GREATER CORD NEEDED RESPONSE AT
ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. I AM
GRATEFUL TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
AND THE REPRESENTATIVES AT THE
YOUTH COUNCIL FOR SHARING THEIR
STORIES WITH ME AND THEIR
RESOLVE TO DO MORE TO ADDRESS
THIS NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. I HAVE
TO SAY WE DISCUSSED THE DRUG
CRISIS, BUT THIS MEETING , IT
HAD A GREATER EMOTIONAL VALENCE
FOR ME JUST HEARING DIRECTLY
FROM FOLKS IMPACTED OVER AND
OVER AGAIN, BUT THEY BROUGHT
HOME THE POINT THAT THEY ARE
TRYING VERY HARD TO HAVE AN
IMPACT ON LUMMI ISLAND, BUT AS
SOON AS FOLKS LEAVE AND COME TO
THE MAINLAND, THE DRUG CRISIS
TAKES ON A GREATER LEVEL OF
SEVERITY. SO THAT IS WHY IT IS
SO IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK
TOGETHER AND BASICALLY AT THE
END, JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
BIG ASK IS TO GET THE GOVERNOR
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES TO DECLARE FENTANYL AND
NATIONAL AND STATE EMERGENCY
AND THEN WHATEVER RESOURCES
FLOW FROM THAT I WILL LEARN
MORE ABOUT LATER. SUFFICE IT TO
SAY I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR
NOT ANYTHING WILL BE COMING
THROUGH YOUR COMMITTEE, BUT I
BASICALLY SAID JUST TELL ME
WHAT TO DO BECAUSE IT IS GOOD
WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER ON
THIS ISSUE. OKAY. EARLIER TODAY
I MET WITH CONGRESSMAN SMITH OF
THE NINTH DISTRICT TO DISCUSS
WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON
ISSUES OUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE
IDENTIFIED AS TOP CONCERNS,
PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE DRUG
CRISIS. I UNDERSTAND HE MET
WITH YOU AS WELL COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. WHEN OUR
REPRESENTATIVES ARE HOME DURING
BREAKS, IT IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND LEARN
HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON OUR
SHARED PRIORITIES, SO THAT WAS
INTERESTING. ALSO THIS MORNING
MY STAFF MET WITH CASCADE BY
CLUB IN WASHINGTON BIKES TO
HEAR ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES IN
2024, SPECIFICALLY AS THAT
RELATES TO THE CITY'S
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND RENEWAL
OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. I
AM SURE WE WILL BE DISCUSSING
THAT FURTHER. BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, I WANT TO EXTEND A
THANK YOU TO MAYOR HAROLD FOR
ORGANIZING A GATHERING BETWEEN
PEOPLE IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND FOR COUNCILMEMBERS AND
THEIR STAFF LAST THURSDAY AT
PIONEER SQUARE. IT WAS A
RECEPTION THAT WAS WELL
ATTENDED, AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE COUNCILMEMBERS ATTENDED IT
IN A STAGGERED FASHION SO AS
NOT TO RUN AFOUL OF THE OPEN
PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. WHY AM I
MENTIONING THIS? I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO
KNOW THAT WE REALLY ARE TRYING
TO HAVE A FUNCTIONAL AND
WORKABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
EXECUTIVE. THAT IS ALL THE
PUBLIC WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT.
THEY WANT TO SEE BOTH BRANCHES
OF GOVERNMENT WORKING TOGETHER
AND A LONG TIME AGO THERE USED
TO BE MORE SOCIAL GATHERINGS OR
ATTEMPTS TO FIND COMMON GROUND
AND SEE EACH OTHER AS HUMANS
BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND
EXECUTIVE BRANCHES AND I JUST
HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
SPRINGING FOR THE APPS AND IT
IS ON US NEXT TIME. WITH THAT,
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR
COUNSEL, BECAUSE IT IS A BUDGET
ISSUE, WE WILL NOT BE SPENDING
PUBLIC FUNDS ON THAT. OKAY. IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE WE ADJOURN HUMAN SEEING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. IT IS
3:11. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN
COMMITTEES.