>>> OKAY. HELLO, EVERYBODY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY IS MARCH
4th, 2024. THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:03. WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER CADDELL?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS --
STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF THE
26th, 2024, WILL BE ADOPTED.
SEEING ON, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. OKEY-DOKE YOU. WE'LL
MOVE ON TO MY PRESIDENTS
REPORT. TODAY, WE'LL HAVE OUR
WEEKLY REPORT FROM OIR STATE
LEGISLATIVE TEAM ON DEVELOPMENT
IN OLYMPIA, AND WE ALSO HAVE A
PRESENTATION ON OIR'S FEDERAL
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FROM THE
TEAM IN DC. WE'LL THEN HAVE
ONE PROCLAMATION FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO SIGN, AND THEN OUR
USUAL PREVIEW OF THE CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS . OKAY.
TOMORROW, AT FOR COUNCIL, WE
HAVE EIGHT ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, INCLUDING THE WEEKLY
PAYROLL BILL , A RESOLUTION
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN
ALLEY VACATION, A BILL
EXCEPTING FUNDS FROM THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO
REIMBURSE THE MUSEUM FOR
REPAIRS, AND FIVE OPPONENTS.
AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR
CONSISTS OF A REGULAR MINUTES
AND PAYMENTS OF BILLS. WE'LL
ALSO HAVE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ON THE AGENDA.
ONE'S COUNCIL BILL 120275
RELATED TO ECOLOGICAL
WATERSHED FROM THE PARKS ,
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE. ALSO, RESOLUTION
321- 8, SITTING A PUBLIC
PETITION TO VACATE AN ALLEY,
WHICH I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA WILL TELL US ABOUT. WE
HAVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO
ALLOW A VOTE ON THIS, BECAUSE
IT IS BEING REFERRED ON THE
SAME DAY. THIS WAS THE PROCESS
FOR OTHER THINGS, LIKE SETTING
THE PUBLIC HEARING DATES FOR
THE BALLARD BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA AND THE SVIA
IMPROVEMENT AREAS, AND WE DO
THIS BECAUSE BOTH THOSE
RESOLUTIONS WERE VERY
PROCEDURAL, AND MORE TIME
SENSITIVE IN ORDER TO BE WITHIN
THE TIME LIMIT OF, YOU KNOW,
THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION
PERIOD. ALL RIGHT. SO, BEFORE
PROCEEDING TO THE OIR
PRESENTATIONS, I WANT TO TAKE
A COUPLE MOMENT TO ADD SOME
FACTS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST
WEEK AT THE COUNCIL MEETING,
BECAUSE EARLY ACCOUNTS BY
BLOGGERS AND REPORTERS GOT
SOME IMPORTANT THINGS
INACCURATELY , AND THEY WERE
NOT PRESENT IN CHAMBERS. I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT
ACTUALLY HAPPENED. OUTCOMES
TEAM, BY THE WAY, DID WORK WITH
THOSE PUBLICATIONS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY CORRECTED THE FACTS
AFTER-THE-FACT.ALL RIGHT. SO,
LET'S TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES.
THE MEETING WAS CALLED, THE
MEETING ON LAST TUESDAY, WAS
CALLED TO ORDER AT 2:01 P.M.
SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, A LARGE
CROWD OF OVER 50 PEOPLE ENTERED
CHAMBERS, CARRYING SIGNS AND
BANNERS REPRESENTING VARYING
LYRICAL CAUSES, INCLUDING
REFUGEE FREE HOUSING , AND
THERE WAS ALSO A HANDFUL OF
REFUGEES AND CHILDREN
ACCOMPANYING THEM. THERE WERE
TWO RESOLUTIONS IN AN APPEAL
OF ALEX CYMMERMAN'S EXCLUSION
ON THE AGENDA. THE FIRST
RESOLUTION, 32126, WOULD
CHANGE THE NAME OF THE SOUTH
STREET TO GEORGE FLEMING WILL
WEIGH IN HONOR OF JORDAN'S
FIRST BLACK SENATOR, AND ALSO
THE OWNER OF THE HOUSING TRUST
FUND, WHICH IS BECOME A
CRITICAL TOOL AND FUNDING
MECHANISM FOR OUR HOUSING.
RELATE SENATOR'S WIFE -- TINA
CLIMBING -- I BELIEVE SHE WAS
IN HER 80s AND WAS ALSO PRESENT
WITH HIS DAUGHTER AND OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS. THEY WERE IN
THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK TO THE
RESOLUTION AFTER PASSAGE, AND
THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY SHARON
LEHIGH. 14 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR
IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT , AND
FOUR SIGNED UP TO COMMENT
REMOTELY, BUT ONLY THREE WERE
LISTED AS PRESENT WITH A TOTAL
OF 17 SPEAKERS THAT GIVES
BECAUSE ONE MINUTE AND SET THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO 20
MINUTES PER WITH 3 IN PERSON
SPEAKERS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITHIN
THE ALLOTTED TIME. BUT THE
1400, FOUR SELF IDENTIFIED AS
HOUSING ACTIVISTS AND CAME TO
DEMAND HOUSING FOR REFUGEES
CURRENTLY RESIDING IN TUKWILA
OR CANTON. SOME OF THEM TIED
THEIR COMMENTS TO OTHER
ISSUES, SUCH AS OPPOSING THE
MAYOR'S PLAN FOR ACOUSTIC
GUNFIRE DETECTION PILOT
PROJECT, WHICH IS REFERRED TO
AS ONE OF THE BRAND NAMES, SHOT
SPUTTERED. ANOTHER COMMENT WAS
A SELFISH UZI SPOKE WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF A TRANSLATOR. OF
NOTE, FIVE COMMENTERS SPOKE
ABOUT GEORGE FLEMING AND
AT-BASED CARE MINIMUM WORKERS,
TWO SPOKE ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDERS, AND ONE, BUT THE
EXCLUSION OF ALEX TSIMERMAN.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER I CLOSED, ONE
COMMENT, THE PROTESTERS
APPROACHED THE DAIS AND BEGIN
CHANTING AND SHOUTING LOUDLY.
NOT ABOUT ME ENDING PUBLIC
COMMENT WITHOUT EVERYBODY BEING
UP TO SPEAK, MIND YOU, BUT
AGAINST, PRIMARILY, THE
ACOUSTIC GUNFIRE DETECTION
SYSTEM , THE POLICE, AND FOR
HOUSING FOR THE REFUGEES. THESE
FOLKS IGNORED THE REQUEST TO
BE QUIET AND STOP SO WE CAN
PROCEED WITH THE MEETING, SO I
ASKED FAS, FINANCE, MISTREATED
SERVICES, AND I WILL CALL THEM
FAS FOR SHORT, WHO HAD
POSITIONED THEMSELVES BETWEEN
THE PROTESTERS AND THE PODIUM
TO ESCORT THEM FROM CHAMBERS IF
NEED BE, AND I DID ASK THEM TO
DO SO, AND THEY REFUSED TO
LEAVE THE ROOM. AFTER A COUPLE
OF MOMENTS, I CALLED FOR A FIVE
MINUTE RECESS SO FAS COULD TRY
TO CALM THINGS DOWN OFF-CAMERA,
AND COUNCILMEMBERS LEFT THE
CHAMBERS. THE RECESS LEFT AT
ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES BECAUSE IT
TOOK SOME TIME TO REGATHER
FOLKS AT THE DAIS , BUT THE
SHOUTING AND THE CHANTING HAD
ESCALATED WITH ONE PROTESTER
ATTEMPTING TO USE A HORN, SO I
CALLED FOR ANOTHER RECESS FOR
15 MINUTES, AND DURING THIS
TIME, I RECEIVED AGREEMENT FROM
MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE MIGHT
HAVE TO REQUEST THAT THE
PROTESTERS BE REMOVED IF THEY
WERE STILL PRESENT WHEN WE
RETURNED , AND THAT SEEMED TO
BE OUR ONLY RECOURSE TO
CONTINUE AT THE MEETING.
ANYWAY, WE CAME BACK INTO
CHAMBERS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT TO
THE SCENE, AND A STAFF PERSON
FROM FAS REQUESTED PERMISSION
TO CALL SPD -- SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT -- TO COME AND
REMOVE THE PROTESTERS, WHICH I
GRANTED. COUNCILMEMBERS AGAIN
LEFT CHAMBERS WHILE FAS CALLED
SPD. ALL BUT SEVEN PROTESTERS
LEFT CHAMBERS AND GATHERED
JUST OUTSIDE THE LOBBY -- JUST
ISAIAH CHAMBERS IN THE LOBBY,
HERE, TO MY RIGHT . CHAMBER
DOORS WERE LOCKED, BUT IN TWO
SPECIFIC POINTS , FAS STAFF HAD
TO PHYSICALLY STRUGGLE WITH
PROTESTERS OUTSIDE IF YOU WISH
TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED AND
PREVENT THE PROTESTERS FROM
REENTERING CHAMBERS. WAS
PREACHING CAPTAIN STRAND
ARRIVED FIRST AND WARNED
PROTESTERS THAT IF THEY DO NOT
LEAVE, THEY WOULD BE ARRESTED
FOR TRESPASS, AND HE DID THIS
SEVERAL TIMES DURING -- WHILE
WE WERE WAITING FOR -- WHILE HE
WAS WAITING FOR REINFORCEMENTS.
DURING THIS TIME, WHEN THE
PROTESTERS COMPLIED WITH POLICE
AND LEFT CHAMBERS. IT TOOK A
LOOK AT MY NOTES SAY, HALF AN
HOUR. I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE,
BUT HALF HOUR FOR SPD TO
ARRIVE, BECAUSE THEY ARE SHORT
STAFFED, AND OFFICERS HAD TO BE
CALLED FROM OTHER PRECINCTS.
FINALLY, OVER A DOZEN OFFICERS
ARRIVED AND REMOVED THE SIX
REMAINING PROTESTERS. I KNOW
THAT THREE OF THE SIX WHO WERE
REMOVED AND ARRESTED AND, IN
FACT, GIVEN PUBLIC COMMENT,
EXERCISED THE RIGHT TO ADDRESS
THIS , AS IS REQUIRED FOR OPEN
PUBLIC UP AS PER THE OPEN
PUBLIC EXEC. LET'S SEE. WE
RECONVENED IN CHAMBERS WITH
SENATOR FLEMING'S FAMILY
MEMBERS AND CREDENTIALED MEDIA
PRESENT, AND RESUMED THE
MEETING IN 401. MEANWHILE,
PROTESTERS REMAINED IN THE
LOBBY AND ESCALATED THEIR
SHOUTING AND BEGAN HANGING ON
THE GLASS WALLS, SEPARATING THE
CHAMBERS IN A THREATENING AND
AGGRESSIVE MANNER. AFTER WE
RECONVENED, AS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WAS EXPLAINING,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
INTERJECTED TO RAISE A POINT OF
ORDER, THAT SHE COULDN'T HEAR
THE MEETING AND SHE FEARED FOR
HER AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS'
SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF THE
PROTESTERS POUNDING ON THE
GLASS WALL WOULD BREAK THE
GLASS AND FORCIBLY ENTERED
TIMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
CALLED FOR THE REST OF THOSE
PROTESTERS AS WELL. I WANT TO
NOTE THAT THE "SEATTLE TIMES"
AND OTHERS PORTRAYED
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S CALL AS
LEADING UP TO THE SIX ARRESTS
OF THE DAY. THOSE HAD ALREADY
OCCURRED, WHICH WAS WHY WE WERE
ABLE TO RECONVENE IN CHAMBERS
AND CONTINUE IN OUR MEETING.
I'M SAYING THIS BECAUSE IT'S
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I FEEL
COMPELLED TO CLEAR
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FROM
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THOSE SIX ARRESTS. IN FACT, AS
I NOTED BEFORE, WE HAD ALL BEEN
AWARE THAT THAT WAS A LIKELY
EVENTUALITY, BUT IT WAS NOT
THAT MOMENT THAT CAUSED THOSE
ARRESTS. ALL RIGHT. FAS WAS
ABLE TO GET THE PROTESTERS
POUNDING ON THE GLASS WANT TO
LEAVE THE AREA, SO ADDITIONAL
ARRESTS WERE NOT NECESSARY. WE
RESUMED THE DISCUSSION OF THE
RESOLUTION, WHICH WAS ADOPTED
AND PRESENTED TO SENATOR
FLEMING'S FAMILY. THE MEETING
WAS ADJOURNED AT 40:30 P.M. SO
THAT'S WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED,
AND GOING FORWARD, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ENFORCE OUR RULES,
PROHIBITING DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR
AND ATTEMPTS TO SHUT DOWN OUR
MEETINGS SO THAT WE CAN CONDUCT
COUNCIL BUSINESS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS
ACT . ALL RIGHT. JUST WANTED
TO GET THAT OUT THERE ON THE
RECORD. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO
THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
UPDATE. I WILL HAVE OUR TEAM
THERE ASSEMBLE AT THE BRIEFINGS
TABLE. DIRECTOR CARLTON IS
HERE TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED
LAST WEEK, WE CAN EXPECT IN
THIS FINAL WEEK , ACCOMPANIED
BY ONLINE, REMOTELY, FROM
OLYMPIA, HER STAFF DOWN THERE,
AND OUR FEDERAL LOBBYISTS AS
WELL. DIRECTOR TARLETON,
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL, TODAY, WE HAVE
THE STATE RELATIONS TEAM ON
VIRTUAL, AND ALSO OUR FEDERAL
AFFAIRS TEAM, HERE, AT THE
TABLE, BECAUSE HOPEFULLY WE'LL
MOSTLY SEE THE FEDERAL AFFAIRS
UPDATE FOR ALL OF YOU AFTER
THAT STATE TEAM, AND THANK YOU
VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THE LAST
56 DAYS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION IN OLYMPIA. IT IS
COMING TO A CLOSE THIS
THURSDAY, MARCH 7th. THAT'S
THE PLANNED SIGNING , AND ALL
INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT WILL BE
ON TIME. ANNA AND SAMIR ARE IN
OLYMPIA WITH A LOT HAPPENING
TO GET READY FOR THE FINAL DAY
OF SESSION. TODAY, SAMIR WILL
KICK OFF THE DISCUSSION FOR
ALL OF YOU. SAMIR?
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. DIRECTOR
FOR OIR, SAMIR JUNEJO. AS
MENTIONED, THIS IS THE LAST DAY
OF SESSION . THIS PAST WEEK WAS
EVENTFUL , FRIDAY WAS A CUT OFF
FOR A FLOOR VOTE TO YOU GO
BACK TO THE BILLS THAT PASSED,
THE OFFICE, OR IF THEY WERE
CHANGED, THEY WOULD GO BACK TO
OUR CONCURRENCE AT THE
ORIGINATING CHAMBER. SO, IN
TODAY'S MEDIATION, WE WILL GO
OVER SOME OF THE BILLS THAT
RECEIVED THAT THE PAST WEEK.
STARTING WITH A COUPLE OF
BUDGET BILLS, BOTH BILLS WERE
SUPPORTED BY THE COUNTY, THE
FIRST IS A NON-SUBLIME BILL
RELATED TO ALL GOVERNMENTS
WITHIN KING COUNTY, AND IN THE
SECOND BILL RELATES TO AN
HARBOR VIEW AND THE ABILITY TO
FIRST FINANCES, AND INCREASE
ITS REVENUES. BOTH BILLS
PASSED, AND THE CITY SUPPORTED
THEM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ANNA, THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON AT
OIR. THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT ACTION
LAST WEEK, STARTING WITH THE
HOUSE BILL 1589. THIS WAS THE
FINAL BILL THAT THE SENATE
CONSIDERED ON FRIDAY. THIS BILL
ACCELERATES PUGET SOUND
ENERGY'S TRANSITION AWAY FROM
NATURAL GAS TO ELECTRICITY .
THEN, ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A
FEW OTHER BILLS THAT PASSED,
AND THAT THE CITY SUPPORTS.
LAST WEEK, HOUSE BILL 2056,
THIS BILL CREATES ADDITIONAL
CONSUMER PROTECTIONS PER THOSE
WHO INSTALL RESIDENTIAL SOLAR
IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, AND THE
CITY SUPPORTS THIS. SENATE
BILL 59 -31 DESIGNATES 6 PPDAS
A PRIORITY CHEMICAL AND ALSO
CERTAIN MOTORIZED VEHICLE TIRES
AS PRIORITY CONSUMER WITHIN THE
SAFER PRODUCTS FOR WASHINGTON
PROGRAM, AND IT ALSO REQUIRES
THE STATE'S DEPARTMENT OF
ECOLOGY TO START DETERMINING
REGULATORY ACTIONS TO LIMIT
PPD IN OUR ENVIRONMENT. THIS
BILL PASSED 85-11, AND THE
CITY SUPPORTS THE BILL
PRESENTED BILL 6058, WE HAVE
TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IN
PREVIOUS WEEKS. THIS BILL IS
THE GOVERNOR QUEST BILL THAT
STARTS THE PROCESS TO BEGIN
MAKING WASHINGTON'S CARBON
MARKET WITH CALIFORNIA AND
QUEBEC AND PASSED 57-39. WE
SUPPORT THAT ONE AS WELL.
>> MOVING ONTO GENERAL
GOVERNMENT, HEALTH BILL 1510,
REVENUE SOURCE FOR COMMITTEE
PRESERVATION AND DEPARTMENT
AUTHORITIES. THE BILL PASSED
41-7. SENATE BILL 5038 CREATES
AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TASK
FORCE TO CREATE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
VIOLATION OF GENERATIVE AI.
THAT BILL PASSED AS WELL, CITY
SUPPORTED THE LEGISLATION.
HOUSE BILL 2014 EXPANDS
VETERANS' ELIGIBILITY FOR
PURPOSE OF STATE BENEFITS AND
SERVICES FOR VETERANS WANTING
THAT IT DID ALSO DID IS IT
EXPANDED THE BENEFITS FOR
VETERANS WHO ARE DISCHARGED TO
THE END TO THE SEXUAL
ORIENTATION. THAT BILL PASSED
AS WELL. HEALTHCARE AND
BEHAVIOR. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
LITERALLY THE FOCUS OF THE
SESSION. HEALTH BILL 1929
CREATES THE PATIENT HOUSING
PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS. THAT
BILL PASSED HOUSE BILL 19 AND
56, GREETING A STATEWIDE DRUG
OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND THE
WIND'S CAMPAIGN FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO
IMPLEMENT THE CAMPAIGN. ALSO,
THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION WOULD
CREATE A SUBSTANCE USE
PREVENTION AND AWARENESS
MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS AND
CLASSROOMS ALIGNED WITH THE
STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN. HOUSE BILL
2247 RELATES TO THE WORKFORCE
TO THE VARIOUS CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS HEALTH
PROFESSIONS. THAT BILL PASSED
AGAIN , CITY SUPPORTED THE
BILL. SENATE BILL 6228 RELATES
TO SOME HEALTH INSURANCE AND
REQUIRES HEALTH PLANS TO
AUTHORIZE RESIDENTIAL SED
TREATMENT FOR THE FIRST INITIAL
REVIEW AND SEVEN DAYS ON
SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS. THAT BILL
PASSED THE CITY'S SUPPORT AS
WELL. ON HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, HELP BUILT 1892 ,
HOW TO ACCELERATE A REVOLVING
LOAN FOR A PROGRAM TO THE
MINISTER LOANS TO RELATIONS TO
ASSIST WITH LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS, PASSING UNANIMOUSLY
AND THE STATE SUPPORTED THE
BILL. HOUSE BILL 2012, EXPAND
THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPT AND
FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDING RENTAL HOUSING TO
QUALIFY HOUSE , OTHER
RENOVATIONS TO RECEIVE FUNDING
FOR INITIAL SOURCES LIKE CITY
AND COUNTY FUNDS. SO, NOT THE
STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS. THE
CITY HAD THAT BILL PASSED
36-13. HOUSEFUL 23-29 REQUIRES
THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO
CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE
PROPERTY AND LIABILITY
INSURANCE COVERAGE AVAILABLE TO
HOUSING PROVIDERS BEFORE GIVING
UP A TRUST FUND MONEY FOR
LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THEN,
SENATE BILL 6015 REQUIRES
CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ENFORCE
CERTAIN PARKING CONFIGURATIONS
FOR DEPARTMENT. THE BILL
PASSED 35-1. LABOR AND
COMMERCE BILLS. FIRST WILL
RELATES TO HOUSEFUL 2382 ,
BENEFITS FOR THE WORKERS COMES
FOR DNC DRIVERS, UBER AND
LIPSKY DRIVERS, AND IF THEY
WERE DRIVING INTO THE OTHER
WORKING FOUR, THE COMPANY OF
HIS HOUSE BILL 1905 -- EXTEND
EQUAL PAY ACT TO ALL PROTECTED
CLASSES, AND THAT BILL PASSED
36-13. HOUSE BUILT 2266
REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES TO ADOPT
RULES FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH
ISSUE FOR WORKERS AROUND
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO
ADMINISTRATIVE OR BOTH. THAT
BILL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY SENATE
BILL 6807 FOR EMPLOYMENT
STANDARDS FOR GROCERY WORKERS
PAST 16-33 , AND SENATE BILL
5793, EXPANDING PAID SICK
LEAVE IN A COUPLE OF
SITUATIONS, ONE, THE CHILD
WHO'S SCHOOL WILL PACE A
PARENT WITH A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
DECLARATION, OR WHEN NECESSARY,
TO CARE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR
EMPLOYER FOR CARE REGARDING THE
EMPLOYEE'S HOME. THAT BILL
PASSED 76-19.
>> MOVING ONTO SOME PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
BILLS THAT HAD ACTION LAST WEEK
SENATE BILL 6009 HAS A HARD
TIME BY USE OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT, 80-7 AND THE CITY
SUPPORTS THE BILL PRESENTED
BILL 5937 IS A CRIME VICTIMS
AND WITNESSES -RELATED BILL
WITH A NUMBER OF PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE CRIME VICTIMS'
COMPENSATION FUND, STATUTORY
LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN CRIMES,
AND REGULATORY INFORMATION
AROUND FORENSIC NURSES AND A
NUMBER OF OTHER PROVISIONS,
ESSENTIALLY AN OMNIBUS CRIME
VICTIMS BILL THAT PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY AND THE CITY
SUPPORTS THIS BILL. AND
VIOLENCE PREVENTION LEGISLATION
HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE
CITY. FOR MANY OF THE MEMBERS
HERE, ALL FOUR OF THE FINAL AND
VIOLENCE BILLS PASSED LAST
WEEK, AND I LISTENED THEM
HERE, AND THE CITY SUPPORTS ALL
OF THEM. SENATE BILL 54-44,
WHICH REGULATES WERE OPEN CARRY
CAN BE HAPPENING, AND ADDS
SENSITIVE PLACES TO A LIST OF
RESTRICTED LOCATIONS,
INCLUDING PLACES LIKE ZEUS,
AQUARIUMS, TRANSIT CENTERS AND
FACILITIES, WITH LIBRARIES AS
WELL. HOUSEFUL 1903 IS A LOST
AND STOLEN LEGISLATION. HOUSE
BILL 2118 REQUIRES MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND HOUSEFUL
2021 IS ABOUT DESTRUCTION OF
FIREARMS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL. THEN,
HOSPITAL 2153 IS A BILL THAT
DETERS THE THEFT OF CATALYTIC
CONVERTERS, AND THIS BILL
PASSED 21-13. THEN, WITHIN
SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION,
HOUSE BILL 1889, THIS BILL
ALLOWS PEOPLE TO RECEIVE A
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND
CERTIFICATION , REGARDLESS IF
THEY ARE IMMIGRATION OR
CITIZENSHIP STATUS IS. THIS
PAST 81-18. HOUSEFUL 21-07
EXTENDS THE CASH ASSISTANCE FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES, TIME LIMITS FOR
CERTAIN SITUATIONS, AND THIS
PAST 27-19. THIS ESTABLISHES A
PILOT FOR ILLUMINATING THE
COLLEGE IN HIGH SCHOOL FEES FOR
PRIVATE , NOT-FOR-PROFIT
INSTITUTIONS, AND THE
DISCUSSION, THEY ELIMINATED
FEES FOR THE PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS. THIS BILL PASSED
49-0, AND THE CITY SUPPORTS IT.
>> WE GOT A TRANSPORTATION .
HOUSEFUL 1989 , PRODUCTION FOR
THE PROGRAM , PASSED 38-11 .
HOUSE BILL 1963 REQUIRED
LICENSE PLATES TO BE
UNCOVERED, PASSED 42-7.
HOUSEFUL 2384, AUGMENTED
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT IN PREVIOUS WEEKS.
THAT CITY SUPPORTS, AND THE
BILL PASSED 26-23. SO, THIS
WEEK, WE WERE EXPECTING NOTES
ON THREE BALLOT INITIATIVES
THAT WERE INITIATIVES TO THE
LATEST JUNCTURE. THERE IS ONE
ON PURSUITS FOR INCOME TAX, AND
THEN THE PARENTS' BILL OF
RIGHTS, ALL THREE ARE INSPECTED
TO RECEIVE VOTES THIS WEEK AT
THE LEGISLATURE. WE'RE ALSO
THINKING TO SEE THE FINAL
BUDGET RELEASE FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL AND
OPERATING BUDGETS. SO, THAT IS
NOW BEING NEGOTIATED OVER THE
PAST COUPLE WEEKS. WE EXPECT TO
SEE THOSE SOMETIME THIS WEEK AN
ACTION TAKEN ON THAT AS WELL
BEFORE MARCH 7th, WHICH IS THE
SESSION . I CAN ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISE
RIGHT NOW. I HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS. LET'S SEE. REGARDING
THE THREE INITIATIVES , DOES
CITY HAVE A POSITION ON THOSE?
GO AHEAD, SAMIR.
>> WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE ON
ANY OF THEM.
>> OKAY. I THOUGHT THAT THEY
HAD ALREADY VOTED TO. ANYWAY,
WHAT IS THE FINAL STEP ON THAT?
>> VOTING ON THREE OF THEM --
EARLIER TODAY, IN THE HOUSE,
THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN THEM UP
YET.
>> THANK YOU BUT I WAS GETTING
CONFUSED. SO, I NOTICED THAT
THE BILLS THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED
IN YOUR PRESENTATION, THEY
PASSED, AND MOST OF THEM, THE
CITY SUPPORTS. IS THERE
ANYTHING THAT THE CITY -- WHAT
ABOUT THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T
PASS THAT WE WANTED, AND WHAT
ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE?
HOW BAD IS IT, I GUESS, I AM
ASKING.
>> SOME OF THOSE MAY HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED TO YOU LAST MONDAY
WITH SAMIR AND ANNA DESCRIBING
SOME BILLS THAT DIED, DID NOT
MAKE A POLICY CUT OFF. SAMIR
AND ANNA, ANY IN PARTICULAR YOU
MIGHT WANT TO KNOW THAT DID
MAKE IT THROUGH THE FINAL CUT
OFF LAST FRIDAY? IN THE
OPPOSITE HOUSES. MAYBE THE
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR
STRIKERS . LET ME THINK.
>> YEAH. THERE BILLS I COULD
THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY
HEAD. CERTAINLY SOME
HIGH-PROFILE BILLS , THAT RIGHT
STABILIZATION. BUT NONE WERE
BILLS THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR
THAT I COULD THINK OF. OKAY.
THANK YOU. FINAL QUESTION, I
REMEMBER, AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE SESSION, I THINK IT WAS ON
YOUR LIST, A LEGISLATION THAT I
BELIEVE WAS PROPOSED BY THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
TO MITIGATE FOR AN COLLECTING
RENT PAYMENTS. WHATEVER
HAPPENED TO THAT?
>> I THINK I HAVE THAT BILL
BACK UP AS I DON'T THINK THAT
MADE IT OVER.
>> I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE
BILL. ON THAT TOPIC, IF THERE
WAS ONE INTRODUCED, IT DID NOT
MOVE ALONG VERY FAR IN THE
PROCESS. THAT'S NOT -- IT'S
NOT COMING TO MIND RIGHT AWAY.
>> OKAY. TAKE YOU.
>> WE CAN CHECK ON THAT.
>> MAYBE I'M JUST REMEMBERING
IT AS PART OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA THAN EVER ACTUALLY MADE
IT INTO LEGISLATION. SO, I CAN
BECOME PRETTY WRONG. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES?
OKAY. THANK YOU MUCH. YOU ARE
GOING TO BE STAYING AT THE
TABLE WITH YOUR FEDERAL TEAM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SAMIR AND ANNA,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD LUCK
THIS AFTERNOON.
>> THE REST OF THIS WEEK.
>> SO, COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU HAVE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS
MORNING -- I THINK -- A NUMBER
OF YOU -- TO MEET WITH OUR OIR
FEDERAL AFFAIRS TEAM. MICHELLE
NANCE, THE FEDERAL AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY, AND
LESLIE POLLNER, OUR FEDERAL
CONTRACT LOBBIES WITH HOLLAND
AND KNIGHT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH
MICHELLE ON THE FEDERAL GOALS
AND PRIORITIES FOR EXAMPLE, OR
WITH LESLIE IN PREVIOUS
ITERATIONS OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE U.S. CONGRESS
OR NOT , AS THE CASE MAY BE, I
THINK YOU ALL WILL REALIZE
THAT WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE
TO HAVE A DYNAMIC TEAM OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO NOT
ONLY HELP OUR CITY, BUT A
REGION DEAL WITH THE MANY
CHANGING PRIORITIES AND
PRESSURES, GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. RIGHT NOW. I
ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
OIR'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR, SIERRA
OLLEN BROWN, WAS A PRIOR
FEDERAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR BEFORE
MICHELLE NANCE CAME ON BOARD
TWO YEARS AGO, AND I PROMOTED
SIERRA TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR. IN
ESSENCE, WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE
ARE DEEPLY STEEPED IN THE
FEDERAL AGENDA , AND BELIEVE
ME, WE NEED IT, BECAUSE LESLIE
ALSO HAS A TEAM BEHIND HER WITH
HOLLAND AND KNIGHT ARE
TRACKING WAS GOING ON IN THE
INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES, AT THE
CABINET LEVEL, AS WELL AS
INDIVIDUAL OFFICES WITHIN THE
CONGRESSIONAL SPACES. SO, WITH
THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO MICHELLE AND LESLIE TO
HAVE THEM DRIVE THIS TRAIN ,
AND I THINK LESLIE PROVIDED US
SOME INFORMATION OVER THE
WEEKEND TO GIVE US THE MOST
RECENT UPDATE ON WHAT IS GOING
ON WITH THE U.S. BUDGET, AND I
WILL JUST NOTE THAT , EVERY
YEAR, YOU KNOW, WHEN WASHINGTON
STATE AND HERE, AT THE CITY, WE
HAVE TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET
BY A CERTAIN DATE. RIGHT? BY
LAW, THE STATE HAS TO HAS ONE,
AND THE CITY HAS TO HAVE ONE,
AND THAT LOT DOES NOT EXIST
FOR OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
AND THEREFORE, NAILING DOWN A
BUDGET IS ALWAYS A MOVING
OPERATION. I WON'T SAY,
TARGET, BECAUSE THERE ALWAYS
IS A TARGET. SO, GOING TO TURN
IT OVER TO MICHELLE NANCE AND
LESLIE POLLNER.
>> HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
MICHELLE NANCE. ON THE FEDERAL
AFFAIRS DIRECTOR .AS YOU KNOW,
I AM BASED IN SEATTLE. MY JOB
IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WE'RE REALLY
EXCITED THAT LESLIE IS HERE.
SHE FLEW OUT FROM DC. LESLIE
POLLNER, HOLLAND AND KNIGHT,
THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR CLOSE
TO 10 YEARS .
>> CAN YOU WILL SEE THIS? IS
THIS SHARING? I HAVE THE
POWERPOINT PULLED UP.THANK YOU.
>> MICHELLE, CAN YOU PUT A
MICROPHONE STAND A LITTLE
CLOSER TO YOU? THANKS.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY.
GREAT. HOW IS THAT? PERFECT. I
WILL QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE
AGENDA FOR TODAY. LESLIE WILL
BE GIVING AN UPDATE ON WHAT IS
GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. PROBABLY ARE
SEEING IN THE NEWS, A LOT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW SHE WILL
GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE UPPER
PREPARATIONS PACKAGE THAT'S
CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH
CONGRESS, AND THEN WE'LL TALK
ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING, WHAT THE
CITY IS DOING, AND THEN WE'LL
GO THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOALS ,
AND OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION HERE,
AND THEN LESLIE IS GOING TO END
WITH THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE.
SO, LESLIE?
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. AS GAIL
ALLUDED TO, ALREADY, SINCE WE
PUT THIS POWERPOINT TOGETHER
LAST WEEK, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME
CHANGES BETWEEN FRIDAY AND
MONDAY, BUT HERE WE ARE. WE,
TOP OF MIND FOR CONGRESS, HAS
BEEN HITTING THE FI-'24
APPROPRIATION BILLS THROUGH. AS
MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, THE
FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR STARTS,
ACTUALLY, OCTOBER 1st, AND HERE
WE ARE, 5 MONTHS LATER, WITHOUT
A BUDGET. HOWEVER, PROGRESS HAS
BEEN MADE.WE'LL TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THAT WE EXPECT
TO SEE AT LEAST SIX OF THE
BILLS PASSED BY FRIDAY, BUT IN
THE MEANTIME, THERE IS FUNDING
OUTSTANDING FOR UKRAINE,
ISRAEL. YOU SEE THE PRESIDENT
TRYING TO PUT FORWARD A
SETTLEMENT OF FUNDING REQUEST.
THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DEALT
WITH. THERE ARE ALSO MULTIPLE
REAUTHORIZATION THAT HAVE
ALREADY EXPIRED, INCLUDING FOR
THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION BILL . SO, AS
CONGRESS HAS BEEN TRYING TO
WORK THROUGH THIS VERY
DIFFICULT TIME OF
PREPARATIONS, THE WORK
CONTINUES TO BACK UP. THERE'S
A LOT TO GET DONE EVEN ONCE
THEY GET THROUGH FY-'24. ON
APPROPRIATION. SO, AS I
MENTIONED, WE'RE ALMOST SIX
MONTHS INTO THE FEDERAL FISCAL
YEAR, AND SO, PRESIDENT BIDEN
BROUGHT HOUSE AND SENATE
LEADERSHIP TOGETHER ON
FEBRUARY 27th . LATER THAT WEEK
-- LAST WEEK -- LEADERS WERE
ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE
BEGINNINGS OF A PACKAGE. AND
SO, WE'RE NOW ON WHAT'S CALLED
A CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS, WHICH
MEANS THEY ARE JUST BUYING A
LITTLE BIT MORE TIME USING THE
EXISTING BUDGET . SO, THEY
PASSED TWO SHORT-TERM
RESOLUTIONS. ONE, EXTENDING
FUNDING FOR ONE GROUP OF
PACKAGES AND BILLS THROUGH THIS
FRIDAY, MARCH 8th, AND THE
SECOND DEADLINE IS MARCH 22nd
FOR THE SECOND SET OF SIX
BILLS. SO, OVER THE WEEKEND,
SIX BILLS WERE RELEASED . THAT
INCLUDES, ACTUALLY, A NUMBER OF
ARAMARK FOR THE CITY. SO,
IT'S VERY EXCITING. WE EXPECT
THOSE BILLS TO PASS THIS
FRIDAY. THEN, OF COURSE, THEY
STILL NEED TO DEAL WITH THE
REMAINING SIX BILLS TO TRY TO
GET THROUGH THOSE. THOSE ARE A
LITTLE TRICKIER. YOU STILL HAVE
A NUMBER OF REPUBLICANS WANTING
TO PUT CHALLENGING POLICY
WRITERS ON THOSE BILLS. BUT IN
THE FIRST SIX, THERE'S SOME
REALLY GOOD STUFF COMING. I
WILL LET MICHELLE TELL YOU A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH. SO, THERE ARE FOUR
PROJECT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR THIS LAST YEAR THAT OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IS
SUPPORTED, AND THAT HAVE, SO
FAR, MADE IT THROUGH THIS
PROCESS, AND THREE OF THEM WERE
EXPECTING TO BE SEEN IN THE
BILLS PASSED LATER THIS WEEK
FOR THE FIRST ONE IS $3 MILLION
FOR SOUTH PARK DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS TO ADD A FORMAL
DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN SOUTH PARK
TO HELP EVENT FLOODING EPISODES
LIKE THE KING TIDE FROM
DECEMBER OF 2022, AND THAT
WOULD MOVE FORWARD BY SENATOR
MURRAY AND SENATOR CANTWELL,
THEN $1.95 MILLION FOR THE
CARE DEPARTMENT, MOVE FORWARD
BY CONGRESSMAN JAYA PAUL AND
CONGRESSMAN SMITH $1.3 MILLION
FOR UPGRADES, SEISMIC UPGRADES
-- FOR THE UNIVERSITY BRANCH
LIBRARY , MOVE FOUR BY
CONGRESSWOMAN JAYA PAUL, AND
THIS IS THE ONE THAT WOULD BE
IN THE SECOND LAUNCHER BILLS.
THE ONE WITH THE MARCH 22nd
DEADLINE. SO, WE WILL BE
STAYING TUNED TO SEE IF THIS
ONE ENDS UP PASSING AS WELL
THEN, $1 MILLION FOR A PASS OF
HOUSE MULTIFAMILY DEPARTMENT IN
SOUTH PARK, REFERRED TO AS THE
ANDERSON STREET PROJECT, ALSO
SUPPORTED BY CONGRESSWOMAN
JAYA PAUL. NOW, FEDERAL FUNDING
OVERALL, WANTED TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE BIT OF A SENSE OF WHAT
THE CITY HAS SEEN THE PAST FEW
YEARS, AND YOU ARE LIKELY AWARE
THAT THERE IS AN UNPRECEDENTED
AMOUNT OF FUNDING THROUGH THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
AND INFLATION REDUCTION ACT.
AS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW,
WANTED TO SHARE THAT, SINCE MAY
OF 2022, WE HAVE RECEIVED
APPROXIMATELY $95 MILLION .
SOME OF THESE AWARDS ARE SPREAD
OUT OVER SEVERAL YEARS, BUT IT
IS A SIGNIFICANT, NO MONEY.
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY FEDERAL
FUNDING THAT WE'RE RECEIVING.
THIS IS JUST THROUGH THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LOT
AND INFLATION REDUCTION ACT,
AND THEN FOR EARMARKS, AND FOR
EARMARKS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024,
WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO SEE HIS
$7.2 MILLION. GOING INTO THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LOT.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU MIGHT ALSO
HEAR IT REFERRED TO AS THE
STRUCTURED INVESTMENT AND JOBS
ACT, BUT IT'S AN UNPRECEDENTED
AMOUNT OF FUNDING, $1/2
TRILLION OVER 5 YEARS FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE, , AND THE
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT,
PRESIDENT BIDEN MUSCULAR MARK
FOR THE END FOCUSED ON
LOWERING HEALTHCARE AND ENERGY
COSTS AS WELL AS THE CLIMATE.
SO, I HAVE THE SLIDES, HERE,
WHICH LIST THE GRANT AWARDS
THAT WE OVERSEE, THAT THE CITY
OF THE SADDLE -- OVER THE PAST
FEW YEARS -- BUT I'M NOT GOING
TO GO OVER ALL OF THEM, WHICH
THERE'S A LOT OF THEM, WHICH
IS REALLY QUITE INCREDIBLE, BUT
I MISS MY DILATE A FEW OF THE
KEY ONES THAT ARE PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS. YOU CAN
SEE, SAFE STREETS FOR ALL HERE,
THE THIRD ROW DOWN, AND THAT IS
FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY PROJECTS IN
UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS,
INCLUDING RANIER VALLEY, SOTO,
DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, AND THAT
INCLUDES PROJECTS SUCH AS
A.D.A. UPGRADES, TRAFFIC
CALMING PROJECTS, PROTECTED
BIKE LANES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
LET'S SKIP OVER THIS ONE, HERE
, THEN HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE
$15 MILLION AWARD THROUGH THE
ALL-STATIONS ACCESSIBILITY
PROGRAM RENOVATING THE SEATTLE
CENTER MONORAIL STATION, AND
HE A.D.A. UPGRADES THERE. THEN,
HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE LAST
SLIDE. THIS ONE INCLUDES THE
URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY
PROGRAM AWARD FOR 12.9 MILLION,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY A FIRST
AWARD WE RECEIVED THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT. ALL THE OTHER
FUNDING THAT YOU SEE , HERE, IS
TO THE BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE LAW , BUT WE'RE
JUST NOW SEEING MONEY FROM THE
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
STARTING TO TRICKLE IN. THAT'S
WHY THIS IS THE FIRST ONE, AND
WE'RE CONTINUING TO APPLY FOR
MORE. THEN, ON EARMARKS,
WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT THAT
TOO. YOU WILL HEAR THIS
REFERRED TO AS TWO DIFFERENT
NAMES IN THE SENATE,
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED
SPENDING ON THE HOUSE. IT'S
COMMITTEE PROJECT FUNDING. WE
WILL JUST CALLING IT EARMARKS
HERE TO KEEP IT A LITTLE
SHORTER, BUT IT'S ESSENTIALLY
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR A
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR A
NONPROFIT , FOR A SPECIFIC
COMMITTEE PROJECT , AND THERE
ARE CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AS WELL THAT WE HAVE
TO FIT PROJECTS INTO, BUT IT
TENDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE
FLEXIBLE THAN SOME OF THE OTHER
GRANT PROGRAMS, AND THEY'RE
REQUESTED BY MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS. SO, OUR CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION WILL CHOOSE WHICH
PROJECTS RESONATE THE MOST WITH
THEM, AND THEY WILL MOVE THEM
FORWARD, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING OUR
FISCAL YEAR 2025 ARAMARK
PROJECTS, AND WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO UPLIFT THE
PROJECTS OF NONPROFITS OR
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL, SO
YOU MIGHT START RECEIVING SOME
REQUESTS IN THE COMING WEEKS
AS THIS KIND OF GEARS UP A
LITTLE BIT MORE FROM COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. SO, THAT'S A GREAT
WAY FOR US TO UPLIFT THE
PROJECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE
HOPING TO SEE IN THE FISCAL
YEAR 2024. APPROPRIATIONS
PACKAGE THAT WE ALREADY WENT
THROUGH. NEXT, I WANTED TO
SHARE ABOUT OUR 2024 FEDERAL
GOALS , AND I THINK MOST OF YOU
AND THIS ALREADY, BUT I WILL
MAKE SURE TO SEND IT AROUND
AFTERWARDS AS WELL, BUT THIS
IS A TWO-TIME PAGE DOCUMENT,
VERY HIGH-LEVEL, BUT
ESSENTIALLY, PROVIDES,
ESSENTIALLY, IT PROVIDES A
HIGH-LEVEL VIEW OF WHAT OUR
PRIORITIES ARE AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL. YOU CAN SEE THE LANGUAGE
ON THE FIRST PAGE, HERE, AND
THIS IS THE SECOND PAGE, BUT WE
START THE PROCESS OF UPDATING
THIS IN THE FALL, IN SEPTEMBER,
GENERALLY, AND WE START WITH
THE HEARING FROM CITY
DEPARTMENT, WHAT CHANGES THEY
WANT, REACHING OUT TO COUNCIL
NUMBERS. I WILL BE REACHING OUT
TO YOU THIS FALL, THEN ALSO
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THEN,
THERE'S ALSO A FEDERAL
SNAPSHOT -- WHAT WE ARE CALLING
IT -- FROM 2023.IT SHOWS THE
HIGHLIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL, VICKI GRANT AWARDS WE
HAVE RECEIVED OR OTHER PLANS.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, HERE, THE
FRONT PAGE , LAST YEAR, THE
CITY RECEIVED NEARLY $250
MILLION IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. SOME, DIRECTLY
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
BUT OTHER FUNDING CAME FROM
THROUGH THE STATE OR THROUGH
THE COUNTY OR PSRC. THIS IS
THE SECOND PAGE OF THAT TOO. I
WILL SHARE THESE WITH YOU FOR A
DEEPER DIVE. ANOTHER PIECE OF
OUR JOB IS ENGAGING WITHOUT
DELEGATION, MAKING SURE THEY'RE
AWARE OF WHAT THE CITY'S
PARTIES ARE IN TOP ISSUES ARE.
SO, WE WILL SET UP TOWARDS AND
BRIEFINGS FOR DELEGATION , AND
IS OFTENTIMES LED BY
DEPARTMENT. THEY DID AN AMAZING
JOB SHOWING ALL THE GREAT WORK
THAT THE CITY IS DOING , BUT
THIS JUST SHOWS A SAMPLING OF
SOME OF THE CHORES AND
BRIEFINGS WE DID LAST YEAR. SO,
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
SHOWCASING, LET ME KNOW, AND
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TRY TO SET
SOMETHING UP. I'LL LET LESLIE
DISCUSS THE POLITICAL
OVERVIEW.
>> THEY HAVE HEARD THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE AN
ELECTION IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 ,
AND SO, I DON'T NEED TO TELL
YOU ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
THE VERY TOP OF THE TICKET, BUT
JUST IN TERMS OF THE SENATE AND
THE HOUSE, ON THE SENATE SIDE,
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OPEN
SEATS WHERE MEMBERS HAVE
DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR
REELECTION THAT, I THINK, ARE
VERY VULNERABLE THIS GO-ROUND,
AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF US
BELIEVE IT OR NOT -- MARYLAND
LARRY HOGAN, FORMER
GOVERNOR/REPUBLICAN, ENTERING
THE RACE. OF COURSE, JOE
MANCHIN'S IN WEST VIRGINIA,
AND MICHIGAN, THE BEAST HAS
NO, TIGHTLY COMPETITIVE RACES
FOR ALL . OF COURSE, THIS
ELECTION MAY VERY WELL
DETERMINE WHO CONTROLS THE
SENATE GOING FORWARD . NEXT
SLIDE. SO, YOU KNOW, DEMOCRATS
HAVE A MUCH MORE CHALLENGING
MAP . THEY'RE DEFENDING 23
SEATS, WHILE REPUBLICANS ARE
JUST HAVING TO DEFEND 11.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS.
I MENTIONED, WE WILL BE
WATCHING VERY, VERY CLOSELY AS
YOU MOVE FORWARD . ON THE HOUSE
SIDE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS
MENTIONED BEFORE, SPEAKER
JOHNSON HAS, AT THIS MOMENT IN
TIME, JUST A TWO-TIME SEAT
MAJORITY. I THINK THERE IS
SOME OPTIMISM THAT THE
DEMOCRATS COULD FLIP THE HOUSE
. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
ATTENTION BEING PAID RIGHT NOW
TO A NUMBER OF CALIFORNIA SEATS
THAT ARE REPUBLICAN HELD, THE
NEW YORK MAPS GETTING REDRAWN .
AND SO, I THINK THERE IS A
POTENTIAL PATHWAY TO BE PAID
FOR DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE.
BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT'S GOING
TO BE AN INTERESTING SIX MONTHS
AHEAD OF US, A LONG SIX MONTHS
AHEAD OF US . THAT'S THE END
OF OUR PRESENTATION. ANY
QUESTIONS AT ALL?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TEAM, NO
QUESTIONS HERE. I GUESS,
FOLLOWING UP ON MY STATEMENTS
LAST WEEK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
GRANTS AND FEDERAL FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES THAT, DIRECTOR,
YOU HAVE HELPED SHEPHERD WITH
SIERRA AND LESLIE, YOU ALL HAVE
ACTUALLY MADE IT HAPPEN.
MICHELLE, CAN'T THANK YOU
ENOUGH FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
LESLIE, IT'S REALLY GREAT TO
SEE YOU AGAIN. COLLEAGUES, IF
YOU ARE EVER IN WASHINGTON,
D.C., MAKE SURE TO MEET WITH
LESLIE AND HAVE HER SHOW YOU
AROUND. SHE WAS ONE OF THE FEW
MEETINGS I HAD DURING THE
PANDEMIC IN PERSON. IT WAS JUST
SUCH A TREAT SO, TAKE YOU. NO
QUESTION, BECAUSE YOU ANSWERED
THE STATEMENT THAT I MADE LAST
WEEK THROUGH DEMONSTRATION OF
SO MANY SLIDES THAT WE
COULDN'T SIT ON THEM FOR VERY
LONG. SO, JOB REALLY WELL DONE
SECURING THAT FEDERAL FUNDING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT JOURNALISM.
AS YOU KNOW , I HAVE BEEN
INTERESTED IN THIS FOR A LONG
TIME. DRIVEN, IN PART, BY THE
EDUCATION FROM BRIAR DEFTLY AT
"THE SEATTLE TIMES" ABOUT
ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING, OR
BILLS IN DC THAT COULD HELP THE
SUSTAINED JOURNALISM ACROSS
THE COUNTRY SO , ONE OF THE
BILLS IS SENATE BILL 1094,
WHICH IS THE JOURNALISM
COMPETITION AND PRESERVATION
ACT. THIS BILL WOULD SET OUT
A PROCESS BY WHICH THE SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORM NEGOTIATE WITH
NEWS CONTENT PROVIDERS OVER THE
TERMS OF USE OF THE CONTENT.
SO, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES -- YOU
PROVIDED ME WITH A MEMO -- WHAT
ARE THE CHANCES THAT I COULD
PASS? IT COULD HAVE A PARTISAN
SUPPORT. I BELIEVE IT IS 17
COSPONSORS , 8 DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN, ONE INDEPENDENT.
>> I THINK, AS I MENTIONED, I
THINK THIS IS A HARD YEAR ONCE
WE GET THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS
TO GET MAJOR LEGISLATION
THROUGH , ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE
HEADING INTO AN ELECTION YEAR,
BUT I DO THINK THAT -- THIS
IS REALLY A FOUNDATIONAL YEAR.
SO, BUILDING SUPPORT FOR
LEGISLATION LIKE THAT THAT IS
ALREADY BIPARTISAN IS GOING TO
BE REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK
YOU ARE SEEING CONGRESS
STARTING TO GRAPPLE WITH SOCIAL
MEDIA. WITH AI A NUMBER OF
MAJOR ISSUES. SO, YOU CAN SEE
LEGISLATION LIKE THIS GETTING
FOLDED IN AT SOME FOUR. I THINK
IT'S JUST VERY HARD FOR THIS
SESSION OF CONGRESS FOR THAT TO
HAPPEN.
>> AND THESE ARE -- THE ONES
THAT I HAVE IDENTIFIED -- THE
OTHER ONE IS -- LET'S SEE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THEM, BUT
THE CREDIT FOR NEWSPAPERS, BUT
HOWEVER THAT IS DEFINED. SOME
OF THESE DO HAVE BUDGET
IMPLICATIONS, AND OTHERS DON'T
SO, AM I WRONG IN THINKING
THAT THE POLICY ONLY PIECE OF
LEGISLATION? DOES IT HAVE A
STANDING CHANCE WITH ANYTHING
THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON THE
BUDGET?
>> THE OTHER INTERESTING PIECE
OF LEGISLATION WOULD BE, YOU
KNOW, THE 2017 TAX CREDITS OR
TAX CUT PACKAGE THAT WAS PASSED
BY PRESIDENTIAL. THAT EXPIRED
IN 2025. THERE WILL BE A
RENEWED EFFORT. SOME OF THOSE
TAX CUTS WILL GET RENEWED, SOME
WILL NOT, BUT THERE WILL
DEFINITELY BE A LOOK AT ANOTHER
TAX PACKAGE NEXT YEAR. SO, YOU
COULD SEE SOME OF THAT THAT
WOULD BE A VEHICLE FOR THAT TO
MOVE FORWARD I DO THINK THAT
BOTH THE POLICY PIECES -- JUST
AS YOU TALK ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA
BRAADLIE -- CONGRESS IS REALLY
HAVING TO GRAPPLE WITH THAT
RIGHT NOW I ACTUALLY THINK
BOTH OF THEM ARE A LITTLE
CHALLENGING, BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE
IN THE NEXT SESSION OF
CONGRESS.
>> I AGREE COMPLETELY. WE'RE
HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU
FURTHER, TOO, ABOUT HOW WE CAN
PASS THIS ALONG TO OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE
OF YOUR CONCESSION. IT'S
IMPORTANT. THANKS.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? WELLNESS
QUESTION? OKAY. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> FIRST, DIRECTOR CHARLTON,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, AND THE
COMPLETE RUNDOWN. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE WORK DONE IN OLYMPIA.
ALSO, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE
FEDERAL PLEASE TODAY , AS A
VETERAN OF DC THREE TIMES, AND
I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING.
SO, I ENJOYED THE CONVERSATION
THAT WE HAD. ALSO, THANK YOU
FOR THE PRINTOUTS, THE 24
FEDERAL GOALS. I WILL SAY,
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL
SAY, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE A BULLET IN THERE
THAT SAYS, ADDRESSES THE
PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT
UNDERLIES THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES TODAY. SO, IF YOU
WANT INPUT, BUT THE NUMBER ONE
NEXT YEAR SHOULD BE ADDRESSING
THE PERMISSIVE REQUIREMENT
UNDERLINED THE PUBLIC 50
CHALLENGES WE FACE IN THE CITY.
QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
BULLET, ADDRESSING THE FENTANYL
SYNTHETIC OPIOID CRISIS,
BECAUSE THIS, AS I SAID MANY
TIMES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC
HEALTH, MOSTLY THE SAME COIN,
AND WE CANNOT SUCCEED IN PUBLIC
SAFETY IF WE DO NOT ALSO
SUCCEED IN PUBLIC HEALTH. I
WILL QUICKLY SAY, TOO, RIGHT
AFTER THAT, THE BULLET
REGARDING ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE
AND ACCOUNTABILITY. I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT VERY
CLEAR AS WELL. ONE THING I WAS
THINKING ABOUT, IN LOOKING AT
THIS AND THE PAST FEDERAL
RESPONSE, FAR BEYOND THE
VARIOUS POINTS MENTIONED, I
THINK IT'S ACTUALLY IN HERE --
THE OAKLAND SIDE PROGRAM,
WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT,
RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS, I
WOULD CALL FOR A VERSION OF
THAT. YOU KNOW, SAFETY ON THE
OUTSIDE , AND BY HAVING THAT
SAME APPROACH FOR THE TWO-CITED
COIN, PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC
HEALTH. I THINK IF WE HAD TO
FOCUS FROM THE FEDERAL TO
SUPPORT THAT PROCESS --
PARTICULARLY ON THE FEDERAL AND
PUBLIC HEALTH SIDE -- BUT ALSO
ELEMENTS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SIDE, IT WOULD BE SO BENEFICIAL
TO OUR CITY. SO, I JUST WANTED
TO NOTE THAT NOW, AND GIVE YOU
AN EARLY HEADS-UP FOR BULLET
NUMBER ONE NEXT YEAR, AND
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
LISTENING TO US TODAY. REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
WE'LL BE SURE TO ADD THAT AS
FEEDBACK FOR 2025.
>> LAST YEAR, I KNOW THAT
SENATOR CANTWELL WAS TALKING TO
A LOT OF LOCAL ELECTEDS
LEADERS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SPACE MEMBERS , AND ADDICTION
SECTORS, AND I'M WONDERING ,
IN ORDER FOR TOP PRIORITIES --
IT WAS INCREASING MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT LEVELS. SO, CAN
YOU TELL ME -- HOW FAR DID
THAT GO?
>> WELL, I DO KNOW THAT
WASHINGTON STATE RECENTLY
RECEIVED A WAIVER THROUGH THE
MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THE DETAILS
WITH YOU. I THINK THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ABOUT TWO
OR THREE WEEKS AGO . I DO KNOW
THAT SENATOR CANTWELL'S
CONTINUING TO WORK VERY CLOSELY
ON THE FENTANYL CRISIS AS
WELL, OUTSIDE OF JUST THE
MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT ISSUE,
BUT LESLIE, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE?
>> NO. I THINK THAT IS EXACTLY
RIGHT. THIS IS A TOP AREA FOR
OUR TEAM, LOOKING AT
LEGISLATION, THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO GET IT INTRODUCED.
REALLY, KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE
FENTANYL LEGISLATION. SO,
THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT WE
ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM
ON. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER
QUESTIONS OR HANDS RAISED HERE
--
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. AND FIRST
OFF, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR CHARLTON, FOR A VERY
FANTASTIC, INSIGHTFUL -- IN
THIS CASE -- FEDERAL OVERVIEW
LET US THANK YOU, MICHELLE,
LESLIE, SIERRA AS WELL. I HAVE
A QUESTION PERTAINING TO YOUR
SLIDE 5, I BELIEVE, THE
APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE. YOU
KNOW, LIST OUT A FEW KIND OF
KEY PROJECTS THERE AND
INCLUDING -- I WILL CALL OUT
THE SOUTH PARK ITEMS. SO,
THERE'S A $3 MILLION
INVESTMENT FOR THE SOUTH PARK
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS , AND
THERE'S ALSO A $1 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN SOUTH PARK FOR
PASSIVE HOUSE, MULTIFAMILY
DEVELOPMENT. SO, AS THE CITY
REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTH PARK
AND DISTRICT 1, YOU KNOW, I'M
DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT. SO, AS
AN ASIDE, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
TWITTERING AN SPU PUMP STATION
IN SOUTH PARK, AND IN THE
FLOODPLAINS AREA , YOU KNOW,
KING TIDE'S, OF COURSE,
HUGELY IMPORTANT THAT WE TRACK
AND MONITOR WHAT'S GOING ON,
AND HAVE THE FACILITIES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO
MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE
TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE IN
SOUTH PARK. SO, LOVE TO SEE
THAT INVESTMENT. JUST CURIOUS
-- JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND -- NEXT STEPS ON
THAT . SO, LATER THIS WEEK,
THERE'S A KEY VOTE, AND --
>> YES.
>> WHEN AND WHAT WILL THAT ,
EFFECTIVELY, A COMPASS?
>> WE ARE EXPECTING THAT
CONGRESS WILL PASS THE FIRST
APPROPRIATION BILLS , 6
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS -- THIS
FRIDAY -- BY THIS FRIDAY --
THAT WILL INCLUDE BOTH OF THESE
EARMARKS, THE SOUTH PARK
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
SOUTH PARK PASS OF THE HOUSE.
>> GOT IT.
>> THEN, FROM THERE, THE
AGENCIES WILL START REACHING
OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING
THESE FUNDING, AND IT'S
UNFORTUNATELY A SOMEWHAT
ELONGATED PROCESS, BUT IT WILL
TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS . THEY WILL
SUBMIT PAPERWORK AND THEN BE
ABLE TO DRAW DOWN THE FUNDS.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU.
>> CONGAS MEN ? I'M SURE TO
GET ATTENTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA BUT I WILL SAY, IN THE
SPIRIT OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ,
HE IS THE KING OF FILLING
POTHOLES IN OUR CITY, BUT WE DO
NOT WANT IT TO BE THE KING OF
TIDES, MAYBE TAKING A PULLING
BACK THE TIDE. SO, GOOD ON YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> OKAY DOES NOT BUT BY,
CORRECT, DIRECTOR CHARLTON? YOU
WILL BE APPEARING BEFORE US
MORE TIME BEFORE THE SESSION?
>> THAT IS TO YOUR DISCRETION ,
MADAM PRESIDENT. THE SESSION
WILL END ON THURSDAY , AND THE
STATE TEAM IS AVAILABLE TO
REVIEW ON MONDAY, MARCH 11th .
ON MARCH 18th, I BELIEVE, ANNA
JOHNSON IS OUT , I THINK . I
THINK SHE IS OUT . SO,
HOPEFULLY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE A
FOLLOW-UP, JUST DEBRIEF OF
WHAT THE SESSION WAS, THEY
WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TELL YOU
ABOUT BUDGETS, AND WHAT CAPITAL
OPERATING AND CHEST PREDATION
BUDGETS, WHAT ENDED UP IN
THERE, WHAT ENDED UP NOT IN
THERE. THAT WOULD BE A TIMELY
THING TO PROVIDE ON MARCH 11th
IF YOU HAVE THE TIME ON YOUR
CALENDAR.
>> OKAY I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
THE BUDGETS, BUT I ALSO WANT TO
BE ABLE TO PROPERLY EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SERVICE
TO THE CITY. SO --
>> SO, SHOULD I TELL SAMIR AND
ANNA TO PLAN ON MARCH --
>> YES.I WILL MAKE SURE THE
PERSON 90 THE BRIEFING
SCHEDULE, OFFICE IS FINE WITH
THAT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU OFFER EXTRA TIME
TODAY .
>> A LOT WILL HAPPEN THIS WEEK,
UNUSUALLY, IN BOTH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE
GOVERNMENT. SO, STAY TUNED FOR
FRIDAY NIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY. UP NEXT, I
BELIEVE, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
HAS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
MARCH 2024 TO BE WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH. IS A MEMBER
MOORE, PLEASE LEAD THE
DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION
AND FOR ANY FEEDBACK BEFORE I
REQUEST SIGNATURES TO BE NEXT
TO IT. .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND I HAVE
MY OFFICE IS PUTTING FORTH THE
AUTOMATION , AND I WANTED TO
THANK THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION
FOR THEIR WORK AND CREATING
THIS COMMISSION, AND ALSO WANT
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS. I'M TOLD THAT
ALL THE SUGGESTED ADDITIONS TO
OUR FIRST DRAFT HAVE BEEN
INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL
PROCLAMATION , WHICH WE HAVE IN
FRONT OF US TODAY, TO PROCLAIM
MARCH 2024 TO BE WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH. SO, THE
CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S HISTORY
MONTH DATES BACK TO 1987, AND
I'M BRINGING THIS COMMISSION
FORWARD TO YOU TODAY ON MARCH
OF 2024 TO BOTH CELEBRATE THE
COMPLIMENTS OF WOMEN, BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT IS
STILL NEEDED TO ILLUMINATE
BARRIERS FOR ALL WOMEN IN OUR
SOCIETY. THIS PROCLAMATION,
SPECIFICALLY, RECOGNIZES THE
LACK OF GENDER PARITY AND
LEADERSHIP ROLES . THE ATTACK
OF HIS CONTINUING ATTACK OF
THIS ON WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS, THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE, ALARMING RATES OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE , AND LACK OF
ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE , AS WELL
AS CULTURALLY COMPETENT HEALTH
CARE AS SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS
TO WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION AND
SUCCESS AT ALL LEVELS OF OUR
SOCIETY. SO, BEFORE I ASK MY
COLLEAGUES TO ADD A SIGNATURE
PROCLAIMING MARCH 2024 TO BE
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH , I WAS
WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE
PROCLAMATION. OKAY. THANK
YOU.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS. YOU MAY OR MAY
NOT KNOW, COLLEAGUES, THAT IN
SEATTLE, WOMEN STILL ONLY MAKE
$.79 ON THE DOLLAR, AND WE HAVE
-- INCLUDING SOME OF OUR CITY
WORKERS -- SO I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE STILL
BIG DISPARITIES, THERE ARE
STILL CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE
IN REACHING A KIND OF PAY
EQUITY AND PARITY FOR FOLKS,
AND IT REALLY DOES HAVE SERIOUS
IMPLICATIONS ON THE ABILITY OF
PEOPLE TO PAY AND SUPPORT THEIR
FAMILIES, PAY FOR CHILD CARE,
MIDDLE, AND REALLY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE IN THE
CITY. SO, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, AND
EVERY YEAR, WE HOPE THAT THE
PARITY ISSUE IS ADDRESSED, AND
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT. SO,
MAYBE BY NEXT YEAR, WE'LL HAVE
A LITTLE BIT BETTER PAY EQUITY
FOR FOLKS . AND THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS. WE WILL CONTINUE
TO CARRY ON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY,
BRIEFLY, A, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT AS ONE OF THE THREE
MALE COUNCILMEMBERS ON THE DAIS
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT AND TO
HIGHLIGHT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO BE MINDFUL. I THINK THAT IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT DRIVE
ALL THE WHEREAS IN THIS
PROCLAMATION, AND SPEAK UP
WHEN WE NEED TO. THERE'S LITTLE
WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT. HERE,
IN SEATTLE, WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT
THE KRAKEN . YOU HAVE HEARD ME
SAY MORE THAN ONCE -- AND THE
STORM -- AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT BALANCE
, YOU KNOW, IN THIS EXAMPLE, TO
HIGHLIGHT THE SEATTLE STORM. IT
IS NOT JUST THE SEATTLE KRAKEN
MAP. LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT
COME UP. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US, PARTICULARLY
THE MALE MEMBERS OF THE DAIS --
I LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT SHOWS
THAT INTENTIONALITY RELATED TO
THE PROCLAMATION, AND ALSO ,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MODEL
FOR OUR GIRLS . I WOULD GO TO
MY MONIKER FROM THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL, BUT WE REALLY SHOULD DO
THAT. ONE LASTING FOR DISTRICT
7, I JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HIGHLIGHT -- FOR US AND FOR
THE CITY -- BUT THE INCREDIBLE
STORY OF DISTRICT 7, WHERE
FOUR WOMEN -- FOUR MOMS -- GOT
TOGETHER WITH TWO LAW SCHOOL
STUDENTS AND FOUGHT FOR THEIR
CHILDREN WHO WERE DISABLED ,
AND BECAUSE OF THOSE FOUR
WOMEN, WE HAVE EDUCATION FOR
ALL, YOU KNOW, FOR EDUCATION
FOR THOSE DISABLED CHILDREN,
AND THAT GENERATED OUT OF
QUEEN ANNE, SUPPORTED BY
GOVERNOR EVANS, AND HP-90
BECAME LAW IN WASHINGTON STATE.
APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS
LATER, SENATOR MAGNUSON TO GET
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND,
WORD-FOR-WORD OF HIS
PRACTICALLY -- WHICH WOULD
NEVER HAPPEN TO CALEB VERSUS IT
BECAME U.S. LAW, LATER IN THE
A.D.A., BUT IT ALL CAME FROM
THE WORK OF FOUR WOMEN FROM
QUEEN ANNE. I JUST WANTED TO
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A
LITTLE SHOT AFTER THAT AS AN
EXAMPLE FOR THOSE LOSSES AT
WORK AND THE CHAIN THAT WAS
MADE TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK
YOU. I WANT TO SAY, AS A WOMAN,
AS A MOTHER, AND AS A MOTHER OF
TWO DAUGHTERS, PAY EQUITY IS A
HUGE ISSUE FOR ME, AND I WANT
TO SAY, IT'S NOT JUST A
SEATTLE ISSUE. IT'S A NATIONAL
ISSUE. WE SEE THESE NUMBERS
ACROSS THE NATION, AND YOU KNOW
I FEEL REALLY PROUD TO BE ABLE
TO -- AS A BODY -- BRING
ATTENTION TO THIS VIA THIS
PROCLAMATION, BUT ALSO TO
REMIND US THAT, YOU KNOW, WE
ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS. IS IT
SOMETHING THAT, VERY MUCH, AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL, NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED AS WELL.
>> WELL, AS I GREW UP IN A
HOUSEHOLD WHERE MY MOM WAS A
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, AND SO,
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THIS. I
WILL SEE MY COMMENTS FOR
TOMORROW, BUT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD.
I USED THE COLOR A WOMAN'S
LIVER OFFICE BUT ANYWAY --
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE
IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
TO DETERMINE WHICH MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING MARCH 2024 TO BE
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WILL?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW, WE
BEGIN OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE
AGENDA, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION
OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND
WHAT'S COMING UP THIS WEEK,
AND WITH THE GO IN THE
ESTABLISHED ROLL CALL ORDER.
TODAY, IT IS COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, THEN MOORE, MORALES,
RIVERA, SAKA,
>>> A, HOLLINGSWORTH, WU ,
THEN ME.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.
UPCOMING THIS WEEK, A MORE
HEALTH ORIENTATION, WHICH IS
VERY IMPORTANT, AS MENTIONED IN
MY EARLIER COMMENTS REGARDING
PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC
SAFETY. ALSO, WITH MY COLLEAGUE
TO MY RIGHT, WE HAVE A MEETING
OF THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT, IN TERMS OF OUR
PUBLIC UTILITIES. I ALSO WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT MY OFFICE
WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE
SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW IN
THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, VERY
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THOSE
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS.
TAKE YOU.
>> NEXT?
>> YES.
>> ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE
MUCH TO ADD, OTHER THAN TO SAY
THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING
DISTRICT HOURS EVERY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, AND I HAVE
IMPLEMENTED THEM -- FIRST
SATURDAY MORNINGS AS WELL AS
ONE WEDNESDAY EVENING A MONTH.
I HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED AT THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SIGNED UP TO TALK TO ME. SO,
I'M VERY, VERY PLEASED TO BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT
OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE IN
PERSON, AS WELL AS REMOTELY ,
AND I'M GETTING THE FULL GAMUT
OF ISSUES THAT ARE CONFRONTING
OUR CITY , BUT IT'S REALLY
BEEN A PLEASURE TO ACTUALLY BE
ABLE TO MEET WITH PEOPLE
ONE-ON-ONE, AND TO ESTABLISH
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO
FEEL LIKE -- TO HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF PEOPLE PUTTING
THEIR FAITH IN YOU , THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. SO, THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN COMING TO
THOSE DISTRICT HOURS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE VERY
BRIEF. LET'S SEE . THE
LAND-USE , HE WILL MEET THIS
WEEK AT 2:00 ON WEDNESDAY .
WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM
THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE FOLKS TO TALK TO US
ABOUT THAT PROGRAM AND HOW IT
RELATES TO SOME OF THE
LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE
BEEN HAVING. THIS WEEK, I WILL
BE ATTENDING THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICY BOARD FOR THE
MEETING WITH MY REGIONAL
COMMITTEES I SIT ON, THE PSRC.
ALSO, RELATED TO LAND USE,
TOMORROW , FOR EVERYONE'S
INFORMATION, THE COMPANY HAS A
PLAN WILL OFFICIALLY BE
RELEASED. THERE WILL BE A
SERIES OF OPEN HOUSES OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS,
COULDN'T ONE IN EACH COUNCIL
DISTRICT. SO, THAT INFORMATION
WILL BE AVAILABLE TO US
TOMORROW . THERE WILL ALSO BE
OFFICE AND MY OFFICE IS GOING
TO BE WORKING WITH THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EACH DISTRICT KNOWS THE
LOCATION AND TYPE AND
MITIGATION STRATEGY THERE.
THEN, WE WILL ALSO BE GETTING,
AS A FULL COUNCIL, A BRIEFING
ON MONDAY, NEXT -- IS THAT
RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. SO, WE WILL BE GETTING
A BRIEFING HERE ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON , SO THAT THOSE OF
YOU WHO AREN'T ON THE
LAND-USE, HE CAN STILL BEGIN TO
GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
THIS IS ALL ABOUT. THIS
WEEKEND, I ATTENDED THE
RESOURCE EQUITY EVENT
SPONSORED BY THE BLACK LEGACY
HOMEOWNERSHIP. THE PROGRAM
WITH KAYLA JACKSON AND THE WORK
THAT HE DOES ON SUPPORTING
BLACK HOMEOWNERS AND BLACK
DEVELOPERS . I WAS JOINED BY
OBCD TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS
COMING DOWN WITH THE IMPACT OF
HOUSE BILL 1110 AND COMMUNITY
AND WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THEY
MIGHT HAVE , AND THIS WEEKEND,
MY OFFICE WILL BE MEETING WITH
RESTAURANT TO GARDEN, WHICH IS
A NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION
THAT SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES,
OLDER GARDENERS, AND COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS BY TAKING
RESTAURANT FOOD WASTE AND
TURNING IT INTO COMPOST , SO
THOSE ARE SOME OF THINGS WE
HAVE GOT GOING ON THIS WEEK,
AND THAT'S MY REPORT.
COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES MY NEXT IN-DISTRICT
OFFICE HOURS WILL BE HELD THIS
THURSDAY AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD
CENTER IN WILLIFORD. TIME
SLOTS ARE FILLED UP AGAIN, SO
I'M GLAD THEY'RE BEING WELL
RECEIVED. MY FIRST ONE WAS IN
MAGNUSON PARK. WE WERE FULLY
BOOKED . IT REALLY REITERATES
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING OUT IN
THE COMMUNITY AND LISTENING TO
CONSTITUENTS. THAT'S IN
ADDITION TO THE WORK THAT WE DO
. WE'LL ALWAYS MEET WITH A
CONSTITUENT. EITHER VIA, AT
CITY HALL, OR IN THE DISTRICT,
OR BY PHONE . SO, WE HAVE A
COMMITMENT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO
ALL CONSTITUENTS. IN TERMS OF
POLICY, I WILL BE HOLDING MY
NEXT LIBRARIES EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING
ON MARCH 14th, AND THAT MEETING
WILL BE AS WE WILL BE RECEIVING
A BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES AND SPEAKING
LIBRARIES, VERY EXCITING NEWS.
NORTH EAST BRANCH LIBRARY OPENS
TODAY AFTER BEING CLOSED FOR A
FEW MONTHS FOR SOME NEEDED HVAC
UPDATES . THE COMMUNITY REALLY
MISSED IT , AND WE GOT EMAILS
ABOUT HOW THRILLED EVERYONE IS
THAT IT IS REOPENING. SO,
THAT'S REALLY A TERRIFIC
THING, AND THEN, LASTLY, I
WANT TO EXPRESS -- I'M VERY
PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION LEGISLATION
BILL HAS PASSED IN OLYMPIA,
SOMETHING THAT I CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT, AND I KNOW OUR DISTRICT
CARES ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SPACE AND KEEPING
YOUTH SAFE IN THE CITY AND IN
THE DISTRICT , THEN TOWARDS
THAT END, WANT TO SAY THAT I
DISCONTINUE MY CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE CHIEF AND OTHERS ON
YOUTH , GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS THE
CITY, AND WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER TO REDUCE THAT AND
KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE IN THE
SCHOOLS AND ACROSS THE CITY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA -- ON THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT,
BIG NEWS. LAST WEEK, THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN --
THE PROPOSED SEATTLE CHEST
PREDATION PLAN -- HAS BEEN
TRANSMITTED LAST WEEK FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE DOWNSTAIRS,
HERE, TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THE
STATE DEPARTMENT. SO, THE CHEST
PREDATION COMMITTEE HAS
SCHEDULED TWO DISCUSSIONS , YOU
KNOW, STARTING AT TOMORROW'S
COMMITTEE MEETING , AND THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN , IT REALLY
DOES SET THE STAGE FOR THE NEW
LEVY PROPOSAL , AND SO, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE ALL OF HIS
COLLEAGUES -- I WOULD ENCOURAGE
ALL OF YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN. FEEL FREE TO JOIN , EVEN
IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. FEEL
FREE TO JOIN TOMORROW. WE ARE
GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT,
RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THAT.
HAPPY TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU OUTSIDE,
FOCUS SOLELY ON THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. DON'T
HESITATE TO REACH OUT , YOU
KNOW, REQUEST YOUR OWN
BRIEFINGS ON THIS REALLY,
REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC . JUST
AS AN ASIDE, EVERYONE IS
WELCOME TO OUR TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON A REGULAR
BASIS. I INTEND TO BE VERY
TRANSPARENT AND COLLABORATIVE ,
AND THERE ARE CERTAIN ONES THAT
ARE GOING TO BE MORE, I GUESS,
PRODUCTIVE OR POTENTIALLY
USEFUL FOR YOU ALL, GIVEN ALL
OF THE COMPETING TIME, DEMANDS,
AND PRIORITIES WE ALL HAVE
GOING ON. TOMORROW'S BRIEFING
OF THIS AT LEAST, CERTAINLY FOR
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
COMPONENT , WOULD BE ONE OF
THOSE GOOD ONES, BUT AGAIN,
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO
CONNECT AND ENGAGE. I SPENT
THE WEEKEND ON TWO THINGS . AS
A DAD OF THREE YOUNG KIDS, I
SPENT THE WEEKEND ON BASEBALL,
TEEING UP FOR YOUTH BASEBALL
SEASON. SO, RECREATION AND
COMMUNITY BASEBALL IN WEST
SEATTLE, LOVE IT. THEN, THAT
OCCUPIED A GOOD CHUNK OF MY
WEEKEND. THEN, OF COURSE,
DIVING DEEP INTO THE SEATTLE
CHEST PREDATION PLAN. 600 PLUS
PAGES. SO, BUT, REALLY
RIVETING MEETING, COLLEAGUES.
SO, CHECK IT OUT. THEN,
TOMORROW, ON THE AGENDA, FOR
TOMORROW'S MEETING, WE'LL
ALSO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE STATE
OF BRIDGES, AND THERE'S A
REALLY CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY.
THE CITY HAS OVER 150 RIDGES
IN THE CITY, AND MANY ARE
MAINTAINED, OWNED AND OPERATED
BY THE CITY . NOT ALL. AND SO,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY THERE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THAT TOMORROW. WE WILL
ALSO HEAR FROM SDOT ABOUT THE
COLORS ON THE ART EXPRESSWAY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
FROM THEM WITH THE
CONSULTATION FROM LOCAL TRIBES
AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.
FINALLY, I'M ALSO LOOKING
FORWARD TO TALKING TO EACH OF
YOU MY COLLEAGUE, ABOUT YOUR
RESPECTIVE PARITIES FOR THE
UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION LEVY .
HAD SOME INITIAL CONVERSATIONS
WITH A FEW OF YOU. WE'LL
CONTINUE THOSE, BUT WE ALL
NEED TO GEAR UP FOR OUR FORMAL
DISCUSSIONS, WITH THE EXECUTIVE
TO START, WHICH WILL START IN
LATE-MAY -- EXCUSE ME,
LATE-APRIL, EARLY -MAY
TIMEFRAME. THAT IS ALL I HAVE
ON TRANSPORTATION RIGHT NOW .
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, FEEDBACK?
>> DID YOU HAPPEN TO MENTION
THAT I MISSED THE TIMEFRAME
FOR ANY VOTE ON A PLANE?
>> SO, IT'S AN EXCELLENT
QUESTION. TECHNICALLY, IT
HASN'T BEEN -- IT'S NOT
TECHNICALLY -- IT WAS IN OUR
COURT, BUT IT HAS TO MAKE ITS
WAY THROUGH THE IRC PROCESS
RIGHT NOW. SO, FIRST THINGS
FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO GET THE
BRIEFING, AN INITIAL BRIEFING
TOMORROW. WE'LL TALK ABOUT
THAT TOMORROW. THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT ITEM, YOU KNOW, BUT
I DON'T WANT TO RUSH. I WANT
TO BE DELIBERATIVE AND
THOUGHTFUL, AND YEAH . SO --
>> TO BE CONTINUED.
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. I WILL TELL YOU, LOOK AT
ALL THE MAPS FOR THE CHEST
PREDATION PLAN, AND IT GOT A
BIT JUMBLED. LUCKILY, SDOT
KNOWS HOW TO USE OUR GIS. SO,
THE ONES ON OUR WEBSITE A
REALLY HELPFUL FOR THAT
INFORMATION. EXCITED TOMORROW.
COLLEAGUES, OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
OF THE FINANCE, NATIVE DUTIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE, WILL BE HELD THIS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6th. THIS
MEETING WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS SUBJECT TO AREA
OVERVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE WILL
BE JOINED BY OUR TRIBAL
RELATIONS DIRECTOR, TIM RING
ON, AND OUR INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL LIAISON, FRANCESCA ARE
NOT . IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE
WILL BE JOINED BY TWO OF OUR
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL,
IS, HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBER
SUSAN SALTO OF THE SNOQUALMIE
INDIAN TRIBE AND DEREK L GRAY,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB. WE WILL BE
COVERING AN OVERVIEW OF THE
WORK FOR THESE TWO LINES OF
WORK, ONE BY LEAVING THE
OFFICE OF INTO GOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONSHIPS, ONE WITH THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
WITH FRANCESCA. IN FUTURE
MEETINGS, WE WILL DIVE MORE
DEEPLY INTO THE SECTIONS OF THE
WORK, SIMILAR TO THE BUDGET
OVERVIEW THAT WE HAD IN THE
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING, WHERE
WE WILL BE DIVING INTO SOME
SLIDES MORE DEEPLY FOR FUTURE
MEETINGS, THE SAME BEING TRUE
FOR THIS WEEK. AGAIN, ALL
CUSTOMERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
ANY AND ALL OF OUR FRENZY
MEETINGS. AND, YEAH, BIG
ISSUES OR SMALL , LOOK TO HAVE
YOU THERE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I'M STILL ENDEAVORING TO GET
YOU THE REQUESTED DATES FOR THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE. I HAVE JUST
BEEN ABLE TO PASS OFF THE
SCHEDULE FOR VICE CHAIR. WE
DISHING TO MAKE SURE I MAKE
SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE
WHEN WE CIRCLE BACK .
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT BECAUSE IT WAS TALKING
ABOUT IT, I HAVE BEEN
COUNCILMEMBER MY REMARKS
FOCUSED ON THE COMMITTEE WORK.
EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT
OFFICE HOURS. I AM ALSO HOLDING
EVERY WEEK VIRTUALLY AND IN
PERSON. THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK
WE ARE SKIPPING BECAUSE WE HAVE
BEEN ATTENDING THE FITTING
THERE. OPUS FINI COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETING -- AS WELL AS
THE SWEARING-IN OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE. WITH
SCHEDULING ISSUES THERE, WE'RE
LOOKING FOR TO GET BACK AT IT
NEXT WEEK. REGIONAL COMMITTEES,
I ATTENDED THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
BOARD RETREAT IN EVERETT LAST
WEDNESDAY. IT WAS A REALLY
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO RECONNECT
IN PERSON FOR REPORTING WITH
NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
TOWNSELL PRESIDENT, I HOPE WE
CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
SCHEDULE RETREAT, BECAUSE THE
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITHOUT
HAVING TO TAKE VOTES WOULD BE
BRIEFED ON MATERIAL WAS
INCREDIBLY USEFUL. I WOULD SAY,
THE BIGGEST OUTCOME OF THAT
WAS A COMMITMENT TO REGIONALISM
BY THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
MEMBERS. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS
EACH OF US, AS MEMBERS ARE
PRESENTING JURISDICTIONS NOT TO
BE PAROCHIAL ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENS IN AREAS THAT I NEED,
BUT RATHER, TO BE PRESENTED OF
THE BEST ON THE GROUND
AFFIRMATION SO THAT WE ALL CAN
MAKE THE BEST REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION FOR THE NETWORK
POSSIBLE. WHAT EXAMPLE OF THIS
IS IF WE HAD ALREADY, TODAY ,
FINISHED THE SPINE OF SOUND
TRANSIT FROM TACOMA TO EVERETT,
IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR US TO
BE WORKING ON THE WEST SEATTLE
AND VALID EXTENSIONS, AND THE
REASON IT WOULD BE EASIER IS
BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT BE IN THE
BACK OF OUR MIND , COST-BENEFIT
ANALYSIS ON -- FOR US TO GET
A TOTAL IN WEST SEATTLE THAT
CONNECTS DOWN TO POINT CENTER,
BACK TO LATIN AND KENT ON THE
SIDE. THAT'S A CONVERSATION
THAT IS NOT ON THE SCOPE OF
MANY MORE NUMBERS. ONE IS
TODAY, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
FINISHED THIS, AND THE SAME
WITH THE OTHER EXTENSION. IF
WE HAVE COMPLETED THIS SPINE,
IT WOULD BE REALLY EASY FOR US
TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO NOT
STOP IN BALLARD, TO GET TO
CROWN HILL AND TO GET TO 105
AND BACK TO NORTH GATE AND
ONWARD. SO, THAT EXCITEMENT
ABOUT RECOMMITTING TO
REGIONALISM E SITE LINK WILL
BE OPEN ON APRIL 27th AT 10:00
A.M. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO
JOIN , AS WELL AS THE DATE FOR
LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION TO BE
ANNOUNCED LATER THIS YEAR.
WE'RE LOOKING AT FALL AT THIS
TIME. AND SO, THERE ARE NO
DECISIONS MADE DURING THE
RETREAT, RATHER, THERE WAS A
FINANCING, LONG-RANGE PLAN AND
THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT, LIGHT
RAIL AND HEAVY RAIL . I WILL
SAY, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR
ME THAT THE USE OF EXPERIENCES
CENTERED SO FOR NOT HAVING TO
NAVIGATE UNSAFE SITUATIONS ,
DRUG USE ON THE TRAINS, OR
GARBAGE. SO, THOSE ARE SOME OF
THE BIG-ITEM PRINCIPLES THERE.
ALSO, IN REGIONAL COMMITTEES,
LAST TUESDAY , SORRY I WASN'T
WITH YOU TODAY. I WAS AT A
BYLAWS MEETING FOR AWC,
REVIEWING AND PREPARING TO
UPDATE THE ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON CITY'S BYLAWS FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME.
SOME OF THE ISSUES ARISING IN
THE INCREASED PUBLISHING AND
LARGEST CITIES AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR ANNEXATION IN
THE CORE IN PARTICULAR. FOR
REFERENCE, OUR CITY OF SEATTLE
HAD TO BE LEFT OFF OF SOME
CHARTS BECAUSE THE NEXT BIGGEST
CITY IN THE STATE'S 1/2 OF OUR
POPULATION. SO, THERE'S A
CONVERSATION ABOUT POPULATION
CENTERS VS. GEOGRAPHIC. BELIEVE
CITIES' VOICES ARE
OVERREPRESENTED. SMALL CITIES
THINK THAT LARGE CITIES'
VOICES ARE OVERREPRESENTED, AND
MEDIUM-SIZED CITIES DON'T
BELIEVE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE
REPRESENTED ENOUGH. WHAT THIS
SAYS IS IT'S GENERALLY WORKING
FINE , AND ON THE OTHER HAND,
THERE ARE CLEARLY IMPROVEMENTS
THAT CAN BE MADE SO THAT ALL TO
281 CITIES AND TOWNS FEEL
ADEQUATELY REPRESENTING BUT I
WILL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU
UPDATED AS THE WORK CONTINUES.
AGAIN, I WILL PUT IN A PLUG FOR
ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON CITY'S
AND WILL CONFERENCE AND IN
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON JUNE 18th
THROUGH THE 20th, WHICH I WILL
BE REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED
FROM THE WHOLE CONCERT FOR
LATER THAT DAY. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS? SEE
NOTE, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAD OUR SECOND
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT BUILDING,
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
BUILDING, WHERE WE RECEIVED AN
INTRODUCTION TO SEATTLE'S
POWER SUPPLY AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT CITY OF SEATTLE LIGHT'S
PARTNERS, AHEAD OF THE
LEGISLATION FOR MARCH 15th.
HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE
FULFILLING SOME APPOINTMENTS,
AS WELL AS A BRIEFING ON
LEGISLATION FROM SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT . THIS PAST WEEK, I
ATTENDED TO PUBLIC COMMENT
EVENS, ONE IN PERSON AND ONE
IN VIRTUAL MODE. ACADEMIC
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
SPEAK. ALSO, WENT TO SEATTLE
OPERA'S LIFE AND TIMES OF
MALCOLM X., WHICH WAS A GREAT
EXPERIENCE. ALSO, ATTENDED THE
SOY SING CHAMBER LABOR, I
GUESS, CELEBRATION WE GOT TO
MEET SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
FROM ALL ALONG THE WEST COAST,
L.A., OAKLAND, SACRAMENTO, AND
SAN FRANCISCO. AND IF THERE
ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I
WILL PASS THIS INTO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WILL. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE'S HAND. IS THAT AN OLD
HAND?
>> RIGHT. OKAY.
>> OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WILL .
PARKS, UTILITIES, TECHNOLOGY
UTILITIES. WE MET LAST WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON BROUGHT
UP -- WILL BE ADDRESSING
COUNTABLE 1275, CEDAR RIVER
WATERSHED , THE PAST FIVE
THIS-0 OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE.
THAT PROTECTS OUR WATERSHED AND
THE AQUIFER THAT RUNS THROUGH
THE GROUND.WE ALSO HAD AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR I.T.
DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR 2024 GOALS
AND PROJECTS , AND WE ALSO HAD
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES COME
AND SPEAK ABOUT THE OVERVIEW
INFRASTRUCTURE, CURRENT
LONG-TERM PROJECTS , HOW WE
WERE GOING TO IMPROVE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AS WE CONTINUE
TO GROW AS A CITY, RATES,
IMPACT, AND KEEPING SEATTLE
AFFORDABLE AS WELL. OUR NEXT
MEETING WILL BE MARCH 13th AT
2:00 P.M., AND WE'RE CURRENTLY
ORGANIZING THAT AGENDA.
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE ALSO
MENTIONED HE AND MYSELF WILL
BE AT THE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY COMMITTEE. WE ARE GOING
TO GET A WATER TREATMENT
REPORT, TALK ABOUT SEWER RATES,
WASTEWATER TREATMENT, AND I
ALSO BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO
KIND OF FINALIZE THE WORK PLAN
FOR 2024 AS WELL. OTHER THINGS,
I HAVE A SHIP CANAL WATER
QUALITY PROJECT TOUR. I
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
IS JOINING US ON THE TOUR. I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THAT FOR FRIDAY.
ALWAYS ANYTHING TO GET US OUT
OF THE OFFICE AND INTO BALLARD,
AND IN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'
DISTRICT. DISTRICT 3, AFRICAN
TOWN MEETING, WHICH WAS
PHENOMENAL THIS WEEKEND WHERE I
SAW SOME FORMER COUNCILMEMBERS.
ALSO, HAVING A PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETING, THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING, AS YOU
ALL KNOW. WE HAVE BEEN VERY
AGGRESSIVE WITH THESE MEETINGS,
TALKING TO -- AGGRESSIVE
MEETING SCHEDULING -- HAVING
THESE MEETINGS. THIS IS OUR
THIRD MEETING THAT WE'LL BE
HAVING IN THE LEFT EYE
COMMITTEE. THIS IS ALSO RIGHT
ON TIME, BECAUSE THERE WERE
THREE PEOPLE THAT WERE SHOT
THIS WEEKEND ON CAPITOL HILL,
UNFORTUNATELY, SO WE'LL BE
HAVING IT AT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, SPD, AND MYSELF AT
LESHI. THE NEXT TWO WEEKS
MOSTLY ONE ON CAPITAL HILL THAT
WILL BE AT SEATTLE CALLERS.
VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM HOSTING
THIS MEETING. THE ONE THAT WE
ARE HAVING TOMORROW, AT 6:00,
WILL BE AT CENTRAL AREA SENIOR
CENTER IN LESHI. I'M ALSO
ATTENDING THE CAPITOL HILL
BUSINESS TALK , THIS WEEK,
GSBA, WHICH IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES
ARE STRUGGLING NOW. WE WILL
TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY
IMPROVEMENTS ARE FOR THE CITY
TO MAKE . BE A LISTENING EAR.
WITH THAT, THERE'S A QUESTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
ONLY BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED OUR
SHIP CANAL WATER QUALITY
PROJECT TOUR, I CHECKED WITH
YOUR TEAM .YOU ARE NOT
AVAILABLE, BUT I'M GOING TO
TRY TO SET US UP WITH A TOUR
AFTERWARDS. SO, ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO COME TO BALLARD, I
WILL SET YOU UP ON A BOAT TOUR
FOR OUR WATERFRONT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ALSO
REPRESENTS A.
>> THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FUN.
THAT WAS THE LAST MINUTE --
>> WE CAN ALWAYS DO IT AGAIN.
>> OKAY. WE GOT A COUPLE YEARS.
I GOT YOU. THANK YOU. I WILL
PASS IT OFF TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> THERE. CAN WE THROW IN,
BECOME A TOUR THROUGH THE
TUNNEL OR INTO THE CATCHMENT
THING? THAT IS SUCH AN AMAZING
PROJECT. I'M KIND OF KIDDING,
BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT
I CAN DO THAT, BUT I'VE BEEN
WATCHING THE PROJECT EVOLVED,
AND IT IS YOUR MY FAMILY
BUSINESS, BUT IT IS HUGE, AND
GREAT TO SEE IT BEFORE IT'S
ACTUALLY COMPLETE AND FULL OF,
POTENTIALLY, WASTEWATER. OKAY.
SO, I WILL TALK , NOW, ABOUT MY
STUFF. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS
NOTHING ON UP FOR VOTE TOMORROW
FROM THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE , AND OUR
NEXT MEETING, THAT COMMITTEE'S
MEETING IS MARCH 14th. I'LL
TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHAT'S ON
THE AGENDA NEXT WEEK. AS FOR
WHAT IS GOING ON THIS WEEK --
I MET FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH
TWO MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THIS COUNCIL -- CORRECT ME IF
I'M WRONG -- WAS FORMED IN --
I BELIEVE IT WAS 2022 -- COULD
HAVE BEEN 2023? 2022. AND WE --
YOU KNOW -- THE TWO PEOPLE THAT
I MET WERE JACKIE McCORMICK AND
SUZANNE CENTO, AND WE'LL BE IN
YOUR COMMITTEE THIS COMING
WEEK. IT WAS SO -- WE'RE SO
ALIGNED ON ADDICTION -- THE
NEED FOR URGENT PRIORITIZATION
OF ADDICTION, PREVENTION, AND
ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUTH -- AND
TREATMENT , AND GETTING OUR
STATE -- AND FOLKS AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL OF THIS MOBILIZE
ON THAT. SO, THAT WAS A REALLY
INTERESTING AND FRUITFUL
CONVERSATION I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT
UNFOLDS IN THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE. THAT WAS JUST THIS
MORNING. THURSDAY, I WILL BE
MAKING SOME INTRODUCTORY
REMARKS AT THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION , STATED DOWNTOWN
EVENT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SO, I GET FROM NOW UNTIL THEN
TO GET REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT
THAT. SO, THOSE ARE SOME
TOP-OF-MIND THINGS THAT I AM
THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. AND
BEFORE WE ADJOURN -- I WOULD
LIKE TO OFFER YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY , COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE -- IF YOU ARE STILL LIKE
TO ASK A QUESTION, BECAUSE I
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME CLOSING
REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU BUT I JUST
REALIZED THAT I FORGOT TO
MENTION THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IS ACTUALLY SPONSORING A DAY OF
WOMEN TOMORROW , AND THERE WILL
BE AN EVENT HELD AT THE BIRTH
OF NIGHT LANDIS ROOM AT THE
LUNCH HOUR, AND I THINK ALL
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE WILL
BE ACTIVITIES TO PRODUCE FAITH
IN, AND JUST TO NOTE, THIS WAS
OUR FIRST FEMALE MAYOR. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO, I WANTED TO
RECOGNIZE , YOU KNOW, IN LINE
WITH TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE
VISION , AND SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE PAST PRESENT WITH HIS
ART COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
GOT DONE -- I WANT TO SAY,
HELLO, TO SARA AND IN OUR
CHAMBERS, WHO WAS A STAFF
MEMBER IN THAT OFFICE , AND
REALLY GREAT TO SEE YOU STILL
HERE, OR HERE AGAIN, LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I
KNOW THAT MY STAFF ARE AS WELL.
THEN, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE ,
COLLEAGUES, BEFORE WE ADJOURN,
THAT -- AS YOU HAVE HEARD --
I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE
RETIREMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
NOTICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF
HUMAN RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND
FINANCE, KAREN JACKSON. AND
THANK HER FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY
HEART FOR HER 10 YEARS OF
SERVICE. AS HR DIRECTOR CAROLYN
, HER TEAM, AND EVERY EMPLOYEE
OF THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT,
THROUGH YEARS OF ITS ORDINARY
AND THOMAS WAS CHANGE, I HAVE
TO SAY, REALLY, REALLY
DIFFICULT TIME TO BE AN HR
DIRECTOR, AND SHE DID SO WITH
TREMENDOUS WARMTH AND
PROFESSIONALISM , AND
STREETSMARTS THAT SHE HAS
ACCUMULATED OVER THE COURSE OF
MANY, MANY YEARS WORKING IN THE
HR FIELD. SO, I JUST REALLY
WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU, AND I
WILL MISS HER. YOU KNOW, MANY
OF YOU WERE NOT HERE, BUT THE
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
A LONG TIME HAVE ENTRUSTED HER
WITH THEIR MOST THORNIEST
PERSONNEL ISSUES. SOME OF THE
DECISIONS THAT COME WITH MAJOR
LIFE CHANGES, LIKE THE BIRTH OF
A CHILD, OR THE NEED FOR
EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO
CARE FOR A FAMILY MEMBER OR
WHATEVER. SO, SHE HAS JUST
REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB ON TOP
OF EVERYTHING
>>> AND HER LAST DAY WILL BE
MARCH 8th, FRIDAY. AFTER THAT
DATE, JUSTIN ROBURGE WILL BE
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. THIS
WAS BLESSED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ WHICH I
ENDORSE. JUSTIN HAS BEEN THE
FINANCE WILL BE
WELCOMING HIM. WHAT ABOUT HR?
TO FULFILL THE DIVISIONS HR
FUNCTIONS IN KAREN'S ABSENCE
AND SPECIALISTS AS CANDIDATES
AS THE VACANT FINANCE HR DEPUTY
DIRECTOR POSITION, WE HOPE TO
HAVE THAT IN PLACE IN EARLY
APRIL OR MAY. THAT'S WHAT IS
GOING ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
KAREN. WE WERE NOT, MANY
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE NOT ABLE TO
ATTEND YOUR GOING AWAY BECAUSE
WE WERE RIVETED DURING THE
COURSE OF THE FINANCE MEETING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
SERVICE. ANY OTHER BUSINESS?
SEEING NONE, THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED AND IT IS 3:30.
THANKS EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.