>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. IT
IS MARCH 18, 2024. THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS COMING TO
ORDER. IT IS 2:01 P.M. PLEASE
CALL ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
RIVERA, SAKA, STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON .
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES WILL BE ADAPTED.
THE MINUTES ARE ADAPTED.
>> LAST WEEK OF OR GAVE US A
WRAP UP OF THE LEGISLATE OF
SESSION. WE HAVE APPROXIMATION
FOR SIGNATURES AND WE WILL HAVE
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE END
OF THE MEETING. ON THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE OUR ITEMS
ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR INCLUDING THE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE,
GRAND ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE, TWO
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS AND
A RESOLUTION ON AN HONORARY
STREET NAME. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL CONSIST OF THE
MINUTES AND THE BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AS WELL AS FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PACIFIC
HOSPITAL PRESERVATION
AUTHORITY, THE BALLARD AVENUE
LANDMARK DISTRICT BOARD AND THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION. AND IT IS NOT FIVE
TO EACH OF THOSE BUT FIVE
ALTOGETHER. ON A REGULAR
AGENDA, WE WILL HAVE RESOLUTION
32129, AFFIRMING AND MAKING
UPDATES TO THE LIST OF
STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INCIDENT INTENT OR SLIDES PART
OF THE BUDGET LAST FALL. AT
TOMORROW'S MEETING, I WILL
MAKE A MOTION TO OFFICIALLY
MAKE THE STANDING COMMITTEE AND
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
RESOLUTIONS, THE CITY'S WORK
PLAN FOR PURPOSES OF THE
COUNCIL RULES. THAT IS WHAT WE
HAVE TODAY AND TOMORROW.
MOVING ON TO LETTERS AND
PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
JANUARY 1st, 2025 TO BE GIL
CHARLTON DAY FOR SIGNATURE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK BEFORE I ADDRESS TO BE
FIXED TO IT.
>> HOPEFULLY DIRECTOR CHARLTON
ISN'T WATCHING BECAUSE I WILL
SAY A FEW THINGS I WILL SAY
THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.
COLLEAGUES, I'M SPONSORING THE
DAY, HONORING THE GOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. AND THE CAREER
DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND
REQUESTING YOUR SIGNATURES
TODAY. WE WILL BE DOING ONE
ELECTRONICALLY SO THAT WE CAN
HAVE IT READY FOR TODAY AND
THEN I WILL ALSO BE ASKING FOR
YOUR ACTUAL PHYSICAL SIGNATURE
AT A LATER DATE. IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US. YOU HAVE
SEEN ME SAY THESE WORDS EVERY
TIME SHE HAS BEEN A.
PRESENTING ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION BECAUSE SHE
IS ONE OF THE MOST HUMBLE
SERVANTS THAT HAS WORKED IN SO
MANY DIFFERENT ARENAS ACROSS
OUR WORLD AND OUR NATION,
REGION AND CITY. WE HAVE SEEN
IN THIS WORK, HOW MANY FEDERAL
GRANTS SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO
BRING TO US. AND THAT
DEMONSTRATES HER DEPTH OF
KNOWLEDGE AND RELATIONSHIPS.
HER STAFF -- MY STAFF WROTE
IN THE NOTES THAT MY STAFF IS
DEVASTATED AT HER DEPARTURE AND
THEY HAVE ENCOURAGED ME AS A
COUNCILMEMBER TO REJECT HER
RETIREMENT.
>> I DON'T THINK THIS IS
LEGAL. AND I THINK THAT IT
REALLY JUST SPEAKS TO THE
IMPACT SHE HAS HAD. WHEN YOU
READ THE RESOLUTION, AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, I WILL TALK
TO ABOUT IT. THERE WAS ONE PART
YOUR OFFICE SUGGESTED THAT WE
PUT IN AND I WANTED TO KEEP IT
IN BUT IT GOT TO BE SO LONG AND
I HAD TO SAY THAT TO A LOT OF
PEOPLE. I'M SORRY. I SHOULD
HAVE SAID THAT BEFORE WE GOT
OUT HERE. BUT WHEN YOU READ THE
RESOLUTION, OR THE
PROCLAMATION, IT CALLS FOR IT
OUT BY TITLE AND THE DIFFERENT
TIMES AND SPACES SHE HAS WORKED
IN THIS WORLD AND IT IS JUST
COME WHEN WE RECEIVE THE
PRESENTATIONS HERE ABOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT IS EASY
TO NOT REALIZE HOW MANY
DIFFERENT ROLES SHE HAS HAD IN
OUR WORLD. AND THIS IS A
REALLY SIGNIFICANT MOMENT.
I'M HOPING TO EARN YOUR
SIGNATURES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
>> HE BASICALLY COVERED THE
MAIN POINTS. I JUST WANTED TO
NOTE THAT DEAL CHARLTON IS
STILL THE DIRECTOR OFFICIALLY
AND HAS SERVED AT EVERY
POSSIBLE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
EXCEPT FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD AS
I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH. BUT
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
EITHER AS AN ELECTED OR
APPOINTED LEADER STARTING AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND WORKING
ON SECURITY ISSUES AND THEN AS
THE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMISSIONER AND WASHINGTON
STATE REPRESENTATIVE. FINALLY,
AS DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. AS
SUCH, HER CAREER BASICALLY
DEFINES PUBLIC SERVICE IN MY
MIND THAT I WOULD SAY THAT WE
ARE ALSO LUCKY TO BENEFIT FROM
DECADES AND DECADES OF
EXPERIENCE, WISDOM AND JUST
KNOWING HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.
SO IT IS WITH DEEP
APPRECIATION FOR HER WORK AND
ALSO SADNESS THAT SHE IS
LEAVING US. AT SOME POINT, MY
HIGHER SELF WILL RISE UP AND I
WILL BE HAPPY FOR HER. RIGHT
NOW, I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT IS
AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO WISH HER
WELL AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. THE REASON WE
DIDN'T DO TODAY'S GAIL
CHARLTON DAY IS BECAUSE WE
WANTED TO MAKE IT HER BIRTHDAY.
>> INTERESTING. THANK YOU FOR
THAT .
>> IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL
TO DETERMINE WHICH COUNCIL
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING JANUARY 1st, GAIL
CHARLTON'S BIRTHDAY TO BE THE
DAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES IT. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AS IT. COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AND
LAST AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS THE
PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
AND COUNSEL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. AND THE ROLL CALL
TODAY THIS WEEK STARTS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. PLEASE
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THAT WAS FAST.
>> TIME FLIES .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES.
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETS
THIS WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 P.M. WE
WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF ON
COUNSEL BILL 12750, THE
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
LEGISLATION. WE WILL ALSO HAVE
THE PLANNING COMMISSION PRESENT
AND THEY WILL PRESENT ON ISSUE
BRIEFS THAT THEY WROTE IN 2022
IN PREPARATION FOR THE PLANNED
DISCUSSIONS WE ARE HAVING NOW.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SHARING THAT. THERE WILL BE
SOME IMPORTANT CONTEXT FOR THE
DISCUSSIONS COMING THIS YEAR.
I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT WE
HAVE, ON THE IRC, I BELIEVE, A
RESOLUTION THAT MY OFFICE IS
PUTTING FORTH THAT WOULD
DESIGNATE EIGHTH AVENUE,
BETWEEN SENECA AND SPRING, AS
HER MIDWAY. THAT WILL BE
COMING TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR HOSTING
THAT RESOLUTION. I WILL HAVE
MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT LATER.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T
KNOW, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
TOWNHALL SEATTLE FOR 17 YEARS,
HE REALLY TURNED IT INTO A
FOCAL POINT FOR CIVIC LIFE, FOR
CULTURE AND ARTS. AND IN 2015,
SEATTLE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE
NAMED HIM ONE OF 15 PEOPLE WHO
REALLY SHOULD RUN SEATTLE. HE
WAS A MUSICIAN AND A SCHOLAR.
HE WAS A HUGE MARINERS FAN.
AND IT HAPPENS THAT OUR KIDS
WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TOGETHER SO THEY WENT TO
SEVERAL MARINERS GAMES
TOGETHER. I'M HONORED TO
SPONSOR THIS RESOLUTION ON
BEHALF OF HIS FAMILY AND THE
ENTIRE TOWNHALL COMMUNITY. SO
THAT WILL BE COMING THROUGH
SOON.
>> DISTRICT UPDATES. THIS
WEEKEND, MY TEAM JOINED THE
STREET FIXERS TO CLEAR A
SIDEWALK ON MLK AND RENTON
AVENUE SOUTH KIND OF DOWN
BLACKBERRY THAT HAD OVERGROWN
ON TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
TECHNICALLY, IT IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF PROPERTY
OWNERS TO MANAGE AND TAKE CARE
OF THAT BUT SINCE THAT IS NOT
HAPPENING ON MLK, THIS GROUP OF
FOLKS VOLUNTEERED TO CLEAR SO
MY TEAM WENT OUT TO SUPPORT
THAT. LAST NIGHT, I JOINED A
GROUP OF ELECTIVES ACROSS THE
COUNTY IN THE STATE TO ATTEND
THE ANNUAL RAMADAN INTERFAITH
AT THE ASSOCIATION OF THE PUGET
SOUND IN REDMOND AND REALLY
ENJOYED THE SPEAKERS THERE AND
ENJOYED THE THEME OF THE NIGHT
WHICH WAS ABOUT CONNECTION AND
COMMUNITY AND DIVERSITY. WE
HAVE A BUSY WEEK THIS WEEK OF
EVENING MEETINGS. TOMORROW
EVENING IS THE DISTRICT 2 OPEN
HOUSE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AT CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
AT 6:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY, I WILL
BE JOINING KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER S IS FOR THE MLK
TRANSIT SAFETY TOWNHALL TO TALK
WITH SOUND TRANSIT AND SDOT.
THURSDAY, I WILL BE SPEAKING ON
A PANEL WITH, AN ORGANIZATION
IN SOUTH SEATTLE THAT STANDS
FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN POWER THAT
REALLY FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING
THE MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP
OF YOUNG GIRLS IN THE SOUTH
END. FRIDAY, I HAVE AN
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS AT THE
RAINIER BEACH LIBRARY.
SATURDAY I WILL BE ATTENDING
THE WING LUKE MUSEUM GALA AND A
COMMUNITY MEETING ON
RE-CREATING HENDERSON STREET.
AND THEN ON SUNDAY, I WILL BE
SPANS HEARING THE PERSIAN NEW
YEAR. STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT
THE DETAILS ON THAT BUT I THINK
THEY ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 700
PEOPLE. SO IT WILL BE BIG.
AND THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE. I
WILL PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. LAST WEEK IN THE
LIBRARY'S EDUCATION
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE, WE HAD
A PRESENTATION FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARIES. NEXT WEEK,
AND THE COMMITTEE, WE WILL HAVE
A PRESENTATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING. AND RELATED TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING, I ATTENDED A
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM EXPANSION
EVENT AT CALC LEARNING CENTER
ACROSS FROM GARFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL. IT WAS REALLY THE
HIGHLIGHT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS
MONDAY, I GOT TO READ TO THE
PRESCHOOLERS. IT IS REALLY
AMAZING TO SEE WHAT OUR
INVESTMENTS IN PRESCHOOL
PROGRAMS DO AND HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS TO COMMUNITY AND TO
ENSURING THAT WE ARE HELPING
OUR KIDS SET UP FOR SUCCESS AS
THEY ENTER POST PRESCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN AND WE SEE THAT WE
ARE REALLY HAVE MADE A
CONCERTED EFFORT IN THE CITY
AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING YOUTH FROM PRESCHOOL
THROUGH PROMISE. AND IT WAS A
REALLY GREAT EVENT AND I FEEL
VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO PARTICIPATE THIS MORNING AND
READ TO THE KIDS. SO I'M
BEAMING FROM JUST BEING WITH
THE KIDS. ALSO, ATTENDING
ROLLCALL AT NORTH PRECINCT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE THIS WEEK,
TOMORROW ACTUALLY. AND I WILL
BE MEETING WITH CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB AT THEIR LOCATION AT
PIONEER SQUARE. I WILL BE
MEETING WITH DEREK BELGRAVE AND
AS WELL AS TOMORROW. WE WILL,
THROUGH COMMITTEE, WE PASSED
VOTED ON SOME GREAT CANDIDATES
FOR BOTH THE BALLOT AVENUE
LANDMARK DISTRICT BOARD AND THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION WHICH WILL COME FOR
ABOUT TO FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW.
AND THAT IS ALL FROM ME TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. GOOD AFTERNOON
COLLEAGUES. AND MIGHT I SAY,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU ARE
BEAMING TODAY. I DID NOTICE
EXTRA PEP IN YOUR STEP. AND I
CAN SEE HOW THE YOUTH COULD DO
THAT FOR YOU.
>> THREE THINGS. WELL, ONE
MAIN THING. THAT IS THAT
TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE THE NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING. AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT. THERE, WE WILL DISCUSS
THREE MAIN ITEMS AND LEARNING
ABOUT THREE MAIN ITEMS. ONE IS
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN. WE WILL HAVE OUR VERY OWN
CENTRAL STAFF EXPERT GIVE US A
BRIEFING AND AN UPDATE ON THAT
FROM CENTRAL STAFF'S
PERSPECTIVE. PRESENTING SOME
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION. SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
PORTION. WE ALSO HAVE
COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE
LEVEE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, THE
CHAIR. ONE OF THE COCHAIRS I
BELIEVE IS COMING TO -- FROM
THE SEATTLE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
WILL COME AND TALK ABOUT, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, THE PERFORMANCE
OF THE LEVY TODAY WHICH AS YOU
KNOW IS EXPIRING THIS YEAR. AND
I THINK THAT WILL BE A REALLY
GOOD PRESENTATION. AND I INVITE
ALL OF YOU TO EITHER JOIN OR
WATCH REMOTELY OR LATER AND I
KNOW SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES ARE
GOING TO ROLLCALL AND OTHER
THINGS SO I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND
ALL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
BRIEFINGS ARE IMPORTANT. EVERY
LAST ONE. THIS ONE, IT RANKS AS
ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT ONES
THAT WE HAVE HAD JUST BECAUSE
OF THE SUBSTANCE AND THE
OPPORTUNITY WE WILL LEARN MORE
ABOUT WITH RESPECT TO
SIDEWALKS. WE WILL BE DIVING
DEEP AND HAVING THE CLERK A
PRESENTATION ON THE SIDEWALK
PROGRAM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
RANGE OF SIDEWALK ALTERNATIVES
AND THE CURRENT SORT OF THOUGHT
PROCESS AND HOW WE PRIORITIZE
ADDING SIDEWALKS, ESPECIALLY
NEW SIDEWALKS. SO REALLY
SENSITIVE AND THORNY IF YOU
WILL. BUT REALLY IMPORTANT
MEETING TOMORROW ON THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND AS A SIDE, I WANT TO
MENTION SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
WEIGHING HEAVILY ON MY MIND AND
ON MY HEART LATELY. AND THAT IS
THE TRAGIC DEATH OF MUBAR DOM,
THE FIRST HOMICIDE. SEATTLE'S
FIRST HOMICIDE OF 2024. IT
HAPPENED IN MY DISTRICT. AND I
JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT THERE IS
A RELEVANT STATE LAW ON POINT
THAT IS DESIGNED, WITH THE
WELLINGTON AND DESIGNED TO
PROTECT MINORS FROM BEING
INTERVIEWED WITHOUT LEGAL
REPRESENTATION. IT WAS MODELED
AFTER AND SUBSTANTIALLY BASED
AFTER, AS I UNDERSTAND, AND
APPLICABLE CITY ORDINANCE AND
COUNTY LEGISLATION AS WELL. AS
I UNDERSTAND IT, THE STATE
STATUTE ON POINT GOES ABOVE AND
BEYOND THAT AND PROVIDES, AND
IS FAIRLY VAGUE AND BROAD AND
CERTAINLY BEING VERY NARROWLY
CONSTRUED AND PRACTICED AND THE
NET RESULT IS SOME FAMILIES,
INCLUDING THE FAMILY OF MUBAR
ARE NOT GETTING THE ANSWERS
THEY NEED AND SO DESPERATELY
DESERVE. THAT IS A STATE
OPPORTUNITY. AND SO IT IS GOING
TO TAKE US ALL TO -- YOU KNOW,
CLARIFICATION IS NEEDED AND IT
IS GOING TO TAKE US ALL. I
PLANT THAT AS A SEED FOR
FURTHER EXPLORATION. SOMETHING
THAT HAS BEEN WEIGHING HEAVILY
ON MY MIND AND MY HEART. AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE FAMILIES,
GRIEVING FAMILIES GET ANSWERS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY ARE
KILLED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
GUN VIOLENCE ACROSS THE CITY
THAT IS RIVETING THE ENTIRE
CITY. FAMILIES DESERVE ANSWERS.
IN ANY EVENT, THAT IS WHAT I
HAVE. I WILL PAUSE OR TAKE ANY
COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK .
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING UP WITH
YOU. THE LEGISLATION YOU ARE
REFERRING TO AT THE CITY LEVEL
IS LEGISLATION -- LEGISLATION
I PASSED IN 2021. HERE IT IS
THE MY CHANCE GIBBONS
LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES THE
POLICE TO ENSURE THAT , AS A
PERSON UNDER 18 HAS ACCESS TO
AN ATTORNEY BEFORE THEY GET
QUESTIONED. SO THE -- IF
THERE IS SOMETHING RELATED TO
THE CASE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
WHERE IT WAS VIOLATED, I WOULD
BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THAT
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DUNLAP, THE KID IN FEDERAL
WAY IF I'M CORRECT WAS KILLED
BY KING COUNTY DEPUTIES.
>> I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY
APPRECIATION FOR YOU KEEPING
THIS, THE YEAR'S FIRST
HOMICIDE AND ALSO THE LOST LIFE
OF THIS YOUTH AND THE GRIEVING
FAMILY FRONT AND CENTER. I
READ THAT PIECE BY CLAUDIA ROWE
IN THE TIMES TALKING ABOUT THE
DIFFICULT SITUATION WE ARE IN
HERE AND SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT
THE NEXT STEPS ARE? WHAT ARE
THE NEXT STEPS?
>> I'M KEEN TO WORK ALONGSIDE
YOU ALL AND THE STATE
LEGISLATORS. WE JUST FINISHED
THE SESSION. SO I THINK
STARTING NEXT YEAR, THERE MIGHT
BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE.
I KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THE FAMILY IS PROBABLY
INTERESTED IN . AND NOT BECAUSE
IT CAN PROVIDE THEM PERSONALLY
WITH ANY SOLACE OR COMFORT FOR
THE LOSS OF THEIR SON, BUT
FAMILIES DESERVE ANSWERS. THAT
IS IT. AND THEY DESERVE
JUSTICE. I DON'T KNOW IF
ACCOUNTABILITY WOULD FLOW FROM
THIS SPECIFIC CASE BUT WE
WON'T KNOW BECAUSE WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. AND THE
FAMILIES DESERVE ANSWERS. SO
STARTING NEXT LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, THAT WOULD BE AN
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> TRANSITIONS FROM REALLY
TOUCHING AND HEARTFELT COMMENTS
TO THE MORE MUNDANE ARE ALWAYS
DIFFICULT. THIS IS MY
TRANSITION. THANK YOU FOR
SHARING WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART
AND ON YOUR MIND.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA BECAUSE IT
IS IMPORTANT, AND FOR THE
FAMILIES, WE TALKED ABOUT GAIL
CHARLTON DAY TODAY. COLLEAGUES,
AS WE GET MORE TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE WORK, WHEN THERE IS
LEGISLATION COMING THROUGH THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR, I WILL
ANNOUNCE IT HERE AT COUNSEL
BRIEFING SO YOU ARE AWARE OF
IT. WE TALK ABOUT IT BEFORE IT
COMES TO THE COMMITTEE. USUALLY
WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE LEAD TIME
WITH THE BILL ON THE IRC THIS
WEEK WHICH IS THE QUARTER ONE
GRANTS ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE.
LIKELY, THIS ONE IS PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD WHICH IS WHY I
FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING IT ON
THE IRC TOMORROW AND HEARING IT
IN MY COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY. SO
I WILL TALK ABOUT IT NOW. THE
NEXT FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITY
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE THIS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH AND WE
WILL BE HEARING THE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE WHICH
ACCEPTS FUNDING AND
APPROPRIATES THE FUNDING FROM
EXTERNAL GROUNDS. COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF ACCEPTING GRANTS IS
A CHARTER REQUIREMENT. EDEN
SEASICK OF CENTRAL STAFF WILL
BE PRESENTING. THIS BILL IS
SIMILAR AS TO THE FULL BUDGET
PROCESS WE WILL BE GOING
THROUGH WHERE WE HAVE ONE
CENTRAL STAFF ARE REALLY WITH
THE OVERALL BUDGET PROCESS.
AND EACH INDIVIDUAL CENTRAL
STAFF ANALYST IS IN CHARGE OF
THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE
PURVIEW. SO THE SAME THING IS
TRUE FOR GRANTS. WE HAVE EATEN
AS THE MANAGER WALKING US
THROUGH THE ORDINANCE OF
ACCEPTING GRANTS. SO HE HAS
THE UNDERSTANDING AT THE HIGH
LEVEL. EACH POLICY STAFFER
REGARDING THE DEPARTMENTS IN
WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
HAS THE IN DEPTH INFORMATION
ABOUT THE GRANTS BEING ACCEPTED
FOR THE DEPARTMENTS. SO BRAIN
GOOD NIGHT WILL KNOW ABOUT THE
SBU GRANTS. EDEN MIGHT NOT. I
ASK YOU THAT IF YOU ARE LOOKING
TO THE ORDINANCE AND YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC GRANTS
BEYOND, HOW DOES IT WORK WITH
US FISCALLY , IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN PROGRAMMATIC
INFORMATION, WE WILL NEED TO
BRING THE CENTRAL STAFFER THAT
IS APPROPRIATE. IF YOU DO HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC
GRANTS, I ASK THAT YOU LET US
KNOW NOW. EDEN SENT A GREAT
MEMO AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ON
FRIDAY ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS
. IF YOU DON'T FLAG AT EARLY,
IT'S OKAY AND IF YOU ASK
PROGRAMMATIC SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
THAT COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY, I
WILL ASK THAT WE GIVE YOU THE
ANSWER ON APRIL 3rd SO THAT WE
CAN BRING IN THE APPROPRIATE
CENTRAL STAFFER. THAT IS A
HIGH LEVEL -- THIS IS A
FINANCE NATIVE COMMITTEE
MEETING AND AS ALWAYS, ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO
JOIN. THIS WEEK, WE WILL BRIEF
IT ON MARCH 20TH AND THEN ON
APRIL 3rd, WE WILL VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE AND IT WILL COME TO
FULL COUNCIL. THIS WILL LIKELY
BE A SHORT MEETING. SO THAT IS
MY SEATTLE COMMITTEES.
REGIONAL COMMITTEES FOR
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY,
A BYLAWS MEETING THIS FRIDAY IN
DISTRICT SIX AND OFFICE HOURS
THURSDAY FROM 2:00 UNTIL 7:00
P.M. AND I GOT TO SHOVEL DIRT
FOR A SUSTAINABLE BALLARD
PROGRAM THIS WEEKEND WHERE
NEIGHBORS ARE GROWING
SEEDLINGS OF TREES TO REINFORCE
PROJECTS AROUND WESTERN
WASHINGTON. AND THIS
WEDNESDAY, I'M VERY EXCITED TO
ATTEND THE OPEN CUP HOSTED BY
OUR OWNED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS,
BALLARD FOOTBALL CLUB AT THE D7
MEMORIAL STADIUM. COLLEAGUES,
THAT IS MY REPORT FOR THE DAY.
ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WILL
POP PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU. IN COMMITTEE, WE
MET LAST FRIDAY FOR THE
COMMITTEE OF SUSTAINABILITY
ARTS AND CULTURE AND SEATTLE
CITY LIGHTS . WE WENT AHEAD
AND RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT
OF TWO NUMBERS TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD AND SIX
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
ARTS COMMISSION WHICH COUNCIL
WILL SEE NEXT WEEK. TO THE
FULL COUNCIL. WE ALSO WENT AND
HAD AN OVERVIEW OF THE SEATTLE
CITY LIGHTS WHOLESALE ENERGY
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN. AND SO
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DELVE
DEEPER INTO THIS NEW PLAN THE
NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. THE NEXT
MEETING IS APRIL 5TH AT 9:30
WHICH YOU WILL ALSO PROBABLY DO
A COUPLE OF OTHER APPOINTMENTS.
IN REGIONAL COMMITTEE, I
ATTENDED THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE TO
HEAR UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED
CRISIS CENTER LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. AND IN
THE CITY, I ATTENDED A COUPLE
OF THINGS THIS WEEK. IN MY
OFFICE, WE CONTINUE TO MEET
WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS. I MET
WITH SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION PATIENTS
SUPERINTENDENT, AP DIAZ AS WELL
AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE, ADRIANA
DIAZ AND ALSO MET WITH SDCI,
DIRECTOR CHARLESTON AND
DIRECTOR MOHAMMED FROM THE
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS AND ATTENDED
THE COMMUNITY MEETING. OUR
OFFICE ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY
MEETING AS WELL AS MAYOR BRUCE
HARRELL'S PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM
LAST THURSDAY. AND WE MET WITH
THE EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP GROUP
AT THE CAMPUS. THIS WEEK, WE
PLAN TO ATTEND THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY MEETING AT BIRD BAR
PLACE TONIGHT. I ALSO PLAN TO
ATTEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
MEETING TOMORROW IN CLEVELAND
HIGH SCHOOL FROM 6:00 UNTIL
7:30 AND ATTEND THE SEATTLE
LIGHT REVIEW REVIEW PANEL IS MY
ROLE AS CHAIR. IF THERE ARE NO
FREE OF THEIR QUESTIONS, I WILL
HAND THIS OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. LAST WEEK AND THE PARKS
UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE,
WE HAD AN OVERVIEW WITH SEATTLE
PARKS FROM AP DIAZ WHICH WAS
GREAT AND AN OVERVIEW FROM THE
IT DEPARTMENT ON THE OFFICE OF
SURVEILLANCE. THEY GAVE A VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD AND
CRYSTAL-CLEAR PRESENTATION
ABOUT THE PROCESS OF
SURVEILLANCE IN THE CITY AND
THE DIFFERENT STEPS IT GOES
THROUGH AS WELL. LAST WEEK,
ALSO ATTENDED THE WEEKEND
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND GALA.
IT WAS PHENOMENAL FOR 600
PEOPLE AND WAS AT THE
CONVENTION CENTER HERE AT THE
NEW ONE AT THE SUMMIT. THEY
ALWAYS RAISE ABOUT $1 MILLION
AND THEY GIVE OUT SCHOLARSHIPS
TO DIFFERENT KIDS AND THE
STUDENTS IN THE AREA. I ALSO
ATTENDED THE CITY'S SAFETY
FORUM ALONG WITH OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS AT THE LIBRARY WHICH
WAS THE THREE CHIEFS AND THE
HEAD OF HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS GREAT. AND
ALSO, THIS WEEKEND, I SPENT
TIME DOING A MOCK CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WITH OUR YOUNG MEN'S
SERVICE LEAGUE WHICH ARE NINTH
GRADERS FROM ALL THE VARIOUS
HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY.
WE HAD TWO COUNCIL BILLS WE
DISCUSSED WHICH WAS ELIMINATING
SCHOOL DANCES AND PREREQUISITE
CLASSES THAT WE DISCUSSED AND
THAT WAS VERY FUN. THOSE BILLS
DID NOT PASS OUT OF COUNSEL. I
JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT
THERE. THE OTHER THING IS, THIS
WEEK, WE HAVE THE BOARD OF
HEALTH MEETING. AND I'M
ATTENDING THAT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. WE
ALSO HAVE THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WHICH
I AM ON THERE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND AM
HOSTING A PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
ON TUESDAY. THIS IS PART OF
OUR OUTREACH FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING VERY
AGGRESSIVELY WITH THE MEETINGS.
EVERY COUPLE WEEKS, WE HAVE
BEEN ROTATING THEM AROUND THE
DISTRICT. THIS ONE WILL BE AT
THE SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE
FROM 6:30 UNTIL 8:00 P.M.
ALSO, WORKING WITH GARFIELD
HIGH SCHOOL, PRESIDENT HART,
OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND DOCTOR
JONES AND A LOT OF THE
COMMUNITY AT THE BUS STOP AFTER
SCHOOL GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I MADE A COMMENT LAST WEEK
AT THE FORUM THAT WHEN STUDENTS
ARE NOT SAFE AND CHILDREN ARE
OBVIOUSLY IMPACTED BY GUN
VIOLENCE, THAT THAT IS A
FAILURE ON US AS ADULTS. SO WE
HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
FIGURING OUT HOW WE ARE GOING
TO KEEP THE KIDS SAFE. IF WE
CANNOT KEEP KIDS SAFE, THAT IS
THE BASELINE FOR WHAT WE NEED
TO DO IN THE CITY. TO WORKING
WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND A BUNCH OF
ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO UPHOLD PUBLIC
SAFETY. WITH THAT, I THINK IT
IS A GREAT SEGUE INTO PASSING
THE MICROPHONE TO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF MY TIME AWAY FROM
THE OFFICE DUE TO MY COVID. AM
APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR SUPPORT.
I'M ALSO APPRECIATIVE OF THE
FACT THAT I CAN DO THIS REMOTE
WHICH ALLOWS ME TO PARTICIPATE
AND STILL BE REALLY GOOD
REGARDING THESE PROTOCOLS. I DO
INTEND TO BE IN THE OFFICE
TOMORROW. IN TERMS OF COMING
OFF COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
PATIENTS COMMENTS, THANK YOU
FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK ON PUBLIC SAFETY. IN THE
ASPECTS WITHIN THE DISTRICTS OR
ISSUES. SPEAKING OF THAT,
LASTED'S PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING WAS FOCUSED
ON SPD STAFFING WHICH IS A
PILLAR IN THE STRATEGIC
FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS THE
PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT
REALLY UNDERLINES THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE HAVE
PARTICIPATION FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION, THE PS CSE ALONG
WITH THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
AND SPD TO INCLUDE DEPUTY MAYOR
BURGESS AND CHIEF DIAZ. I
APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT. NEXT
WEEK, FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETING, WE WILL BASICALLY HAVE
A LAW-BASED FOCUS. WE START OFF
WITH THE SEATTLE MUSICAL COURT
WITH THE RESIGNING JUDGE AND
FOLLOWING THAT, WE WILL HAVE
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
WITH THE SERGIO TURVEY --
CITY ATTORNEY ANN DAVIS IN. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. REGIONAL
AS MENTIONED WILL BE ATTENDING
THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING. SEPARATELY, ON A
DISTRICT BASE COME THIS FRIDAY
WOULD BE THE FIRST DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WHERE WE
ARE BRINGING ORGANIZATIONS FROM
WITHIN DISTRICTS TOGETHER TO
TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES FACING
OUR DISTRICT AND THE CITY
OVERALL. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT,
SPEAKING OF DISTRICT SEVEN,
THOSE THAT SUPPORTED THE EVENT
ON SATURDAY AND HONOR OF COLLIN
MUELLER WHO HAS BEEN LEADING ON
SO MANY FRONTS OUT OF CLEAN
ANNE. I WANT TO PARTICULARLY
THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
AND WOO FOR PARTICIPATING IN
THE EVENT AND HONORING HER IN
THAT COMMUNITY WORK THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT, PARTICULARLY IN
PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND WITH THAT, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. LAST
WEEK IN COMMITTEE, HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES, WE HAD A VERY
INFORMATIVE BRIEFING FROM THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JOINED US.
AND I JUST WANTED TO STATE
HERE THAT THERE IS AN OPEN
INVITATION TO ANY COUNCILMEMBER
WHO WISHES TO ATTEND ANY OF THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. ALWAYS WELCOME TO
ATTEND. JUST GIVE US A HEADS
UP. SO THAT WAS A VERY LIVELY
DISCUSSION AND IF YOU MISSED
IT, IT IS ACTUALLY INTERESTING
VIEWING. I WOULD RECOMMEND
THAT. AND WE ALSO HAD A
BRIEFING FROM THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY. REBUILD UP
IN THE AREA IN THE NORTHGATE
MALL. THAT WILL BRING A LOT OF
UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS
WELL AS MARKET RACE -- RATE
HOUSING. IT IS AN EXCITING TIME
FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND ALSO
THE DISTRICT 5 PROSPECTIVE.
TOMORROW, WE DID VOTE ON TO
RECOMMEND UNANIMOUSLY THE
APPOINTMENT TO THE PACIFIC
HOSPITAL PDA. I'M HOPING THAT
THAT WILL PASS TOMORROW . IN
TERMS OF, I WANTED TO DO A
SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
FOR BRINGING THE SIDEWALK ISSUE
FORWARD TOMORROW. I HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE
PRESENTATION. AND IT IS
CERTAINLY VERY HELPFUL. AND I
WOULD NOTE THAT PRETTY MUCH ALL
OF THE AREA NORTH OF 85 IS
MISSING SIDEWALKS. I'M A
BROKEN DRUM HERE TALKING ABOUT
THE NEED FOR SIDEWALKS IN
DISTRICT FIVE AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO BEAT THAT DRUM
UNTIL WE GET THEM. BUT THANK
YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE
BRIEFED AND TO BRING THE
DISCUSSION FORWARD. IN TERMS
OF, I TOO ATTENDED THE REGIONAL
COMMITTEE POLICY COMMITTEE AND
HEARD PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE
CRISIS CARE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION
. I WAS WANTING TO MAKE SURE
THAT THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION
LEGISLATION, THAT THE INTEREST
OF THE CITY, MAKING SURE WE
HAVE ACCESS TO FUNDING FOR THE
MOBILE UNIT SERVICES AND
INCREASING ACCESS TO BOTH
TREATMENT AND INSTANTANEOUS
TREATMENT AND LONG-TERM
TREATMENT IS ADEQUATELY
PROTECTED. I NOTED THAT THE
CITY DID PUT IN A RESOLUTION
REQUESTING PLACEMENT OF A YOUTH
FACILITY IN THE SEATTLE AREA.
I WAS ENCOURAGED TO SEE THAT
AND WE WILL BE GETTING AN
ADDITIONAL FACILITY SOMEWHERE
IN THE CITY. AND THAT IS STILL
UP FOR DISCUSSION. CERTAINLY,
WE WILL BE WITH MY COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER WOO CAREFULLY
FOLLOWING THAT LEGISLATION THAT
WILL BE COMING OUT FOR ADOPTION
THE NEXT MEETING. IN TERMS OF
-- I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE
ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE.
AND SHARE THE COMMON SET
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS MADE.
LAST WEEK, WE EXPERIENCED TWO
ADDITIONAL HOMICIDES IN MY
DISTRICT. WE HAD A KILLING IN A
MURDER AT 105TH AND AURORA.
EARLIER IN THE WEEK, WE HAD A
SHOOTING. SO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AGREED TO PUT
ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS PATROLS UP
ALONG AURORA. BUT THIS REMAINS
A DEEP CONCERN OF MINE AS A
DISTRICT 5 REPRESENTATIVE AND
ALSO AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR
THE CITY. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF LISTENING TO THE MAIN
PODCAST OF FORMER COUNCILMEMBER
HORAS WHOSE SHOES I'M
ATTEMPTING TO FILL AS WELL AS
LAMAR SAULSBERRY AND THE
PROGRAM IS CALLED UNFILTERED.
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
IT WAS VERY ENTERTAINING AND
THOUGHT-PROVOKING. ONE OF THE
THINGS I TALKED ABOUT WAS,
AGAIN, THE PROLIFERATION OF GUN
VIOLENCE AND HOW THIS HAS BEEN
AN ISSUE IN THE SOUTH END FOR A
LONG TIME. AND IN THIS
COMMITTEE, WE ARE BECOMING MORE
CONCERNED ABOUT AND I THINK
THIS IS A FAIR CRITICISM.
THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT
COMMUNITY BUT NOT A LOT OF TALK
ABOUT HOW WE ACTUALLY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY AND HOW WE SUPPORT
FAMILIES WHO ARE REALLY
STRUGGLING. SO MUCH OF THE
FAMILY PIECE, WHERE KIDS ARE
FALLING THROUGH THE GAPS
BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FAMILY
SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
AND SOME OF THAT IS BEING
PLAYED OUT IN THE CASE THAT WE
SEE IN WEST SEATTLE. SO BE
MINDFUL OF THAT AS WE GO
THROUGH THE DISCUSSIONS. AND
THE MAYOR IS GOING OUT AND
DOING THESE PUBLIC FORUMS IN
THE DISTRICT AND THEY ARE
INCURRED -- THE ENCOURAGEMENT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE GO
OUT THERE, WE ARE PREPARED TO
REALLY LISTEN BECAUSE THERE IS
SO MUCH TRAUMA IN THE COMMUNITY
THAT REALLY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE
TO BE VENTED OR HEARD. SO JUST
BE MINDFUL OF THAT AS WE GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH .
>> PASSING IT TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> A QUICK QUESTION IF I MAY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THOSE
TOPICS. PARTICULARLY WITH
RESPECT TO REPRESENTING THE
CITY'S VOICE OF PERSPECTIVE
FROM THE COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE ON
THE CRISIS CARE DECISIONS, THE
CENTER LOCATION DECISIONS. SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT
AND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT. AS
I UNDERSTAND IT, AS PART OF THE
CRISIS CARE LEVY PACKAGE THAT
VOTERS APPROVED, WE ARE --
THERE ARE FOUR OR FIVE CENTERS
THAT WERE PROMISED TO BE BUILT.
SEATTLE IS GUARANTEED AT LEAST
ONE OF THOSE. IT IS MY
PERSONAL VIEW THAT ONE IS A
GREAT START . BUT I THINK WE
NEED IDEALLY TWO OF THOSE,
WHETHER IT IS THE YOUTH
SPECIFIC ONE OR SOMETHING ELSE.
AND SO WHERE ARE WE AT IN
THOSE CITING DECISIONS? AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, THAT IS THE
CITY'S RULE. HELPING ADVISE ON
THE SIDING AND OF LIMITATION
DECISIONS. WHERE ARE WE AT
WITH THAT PROCESS? AND I WILL
STOP THERE. THANK YOU .
>> UNDER THE TERMS AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, UNDER THE TERMS
OF THE INITIATIVE PASSED, THERE
WOULD ONLY BE FIVE AND THERE IS
A HIGH RISK ZONE DIVIDED BY
THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS
WITHIN KING COUNTY. EACH OF
THOSE JURISDICTIONS WILL GET A
FACILITY BY RIGHT. THE ONE
FACILITY UP FOR NEGOTIATION IS
THE YOUTH FACILITY. AND SO
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE
PROCESS OF HAVING PUT FOURTH,
THE CITY HAS PUT FORTH A
RESOLUTION ANNOUNCING ITS
DESIRE TO HAVE THAT HERE AND
ITS SUPPORT TO DO SO. THAT
SIDING DECISION WILL BE MADE
WHEN WE PASS THE OF LIMITATION
PLAN WHICH WILL BE COMING
FORWARD. THE PREREQUISITE OF
THE SIDING DECISION IS ACTIVE
WITH PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM THE
JURISDICTION FOR THE SIDING.
WE HAVE AT LEAST MET THAT FIRST
STEP IN BEING VOCAL AND
REQUESTING THE YOUTH FACILITY.
BEYOND THAT, I DON'T KNOW. BUT
I'M CERTAINLY KEEPING TRACK AS
COUNCILMEMBER WOO WILL BE AS
WELL AS MAKING SURE WE ARE
VOCAL AND THAT. AND IN TERMS
OF WHERE WE WIND UP WITH THE
SIDING IN SEATTLE, THAT IS A
MORE BROAD DISCUSSION ABOUT,
WHERE IS THE BEST MAXIMUM USE
AND BENEFIT TO WHERE IT SHOULD
BE CITED.
>> THANK YOU. PERSONALLY, I AM
AGNOSTIC TODAY ABOUT
SPECIFICALLY WHERE IN SEATTLE,
IF THAT WERE GRANTED. I DO SEE
A NEED. AND THANK YOU. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND WOO
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I KNOW THE
VOICE AND PERSPECTIVE IS WELL
REPRESENTED FROM THE COUNCIL.
>> I WOULD SAY EQUALLY AS
IMPORTANT IS WHERE AND WHO WAS
AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO
OPERATE. AND THERE WILL BE, I
BELIEVE, FIVE SEPARATE
CONTRACTS. IT IS NOT JUST
GOING TO BE ONE ORGANIZATION
THAT OPERATES ALL FIVE. AND I
THINK WE DO HAVE COMPETITION
FOR THE YOUTH FACILITIES AS
WELL.
>> THAT WILL BE A QUESTION
ABOUT WHO BECOMES THE PROVIDER
AS WELL. WHEN THE FACILITY HAS
BEEN BUILT. AND IT IS A LIMIT
OF THREE. ONE PROVIDER CAN
ONLY SERVICE THREE FACILITIES.
SO THEN IT BECOMES A QUESTION
ABOUT, WHO ARE THE OTHER
PROVIDERS GOING TO BE? WHICH
JURISDICTIONS ONE WHICH
PROVIDERS? SO ALL BIG QUESTIONS
GOING FORWARD.
>> FINALLY, I WANTED TO FOLLOW
UP ON WHAT YOU SAID AT THE END
OF YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT GUN
VIOLENCE IN DISTRICT 5. AND
JUST AROUND THE CITY. NOT THAT
I ONLY GET MY NEWS FROM THE
SEATTLE TIMES BUT THAT DOES
RECALL AN OP-ED THAT WAS JUST
THAT REVEREND WALDRON HAD IN
THE TIMES AS WELL, TALKING
ABOUT THAT WE HAVE TO BE
CONCERNED ABOUT EVERYBODY WHO
SUFFERS GUN VIOLENCE. NOT JUST
GUN VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS OF
POLICE BUT ALSO THE MAIN POINT
WAS THAT THE TRAUMA, TO THE
FAMILY INTO THE COMMUNITY,
ONGOING, IS SOMETHING THAT MUST
BE DEALT WITH. AND I CERTAINLY
AGREE. WE HAVE PROGRAMS FOR
COMMUNITY SAFETY. THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY INITIATIVE. AND I THINK
HEALING THE FAMILY IN THE
IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE
PART AND PARCEL WITH THAT.
JUST TO PLUG. ANYWAY. ALL
RIGHT, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE
ANY COMMENTS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
?
>> THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC COMMITTEE WILL BE
THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH. MORE
DETAILS ABOUT THAT TO COME.
AND IT WILL BUILD ON ONE OF THE
PRESENTATIONS THAT WAS IN THE
MEETING THIS PAST WEEK, THE
COMMITTEE MET ON THURSDAY. AND
WE NOT ONLY APPROVED THE
ACCEPTANCE OF A FEDERAL GRANT
TO JOIN WITH OUR $50,000
COMBINED TO MAKE $100,000, TO
HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF
REPAIRING THE BROKEN WINDOWS AT
THE WING LUKE MUSEUM. BUT WE
HAD A PRESENTATION FROM DAVID
JONES FROM THE OFFICE OF CITY
AUDITOR THAT WAS VERY
INTERESTING. IF YOU EVER
WANTED TO KNOW HOW CERTAIN
AUDITS ARE CHOSEN TO GO
FORWARD, THERE ARE MORE
REQUESTS THAN AUDITS. AND MORE
OF THE MECHANICS OF HOW THEY
ARE CONDUCTED. YOU CAN CHECK
THAT OUT ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
OR CHECK OUT THE PRESENTATION
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. WE ALSO
HAD A PRESENTATION FROM THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES. HUGE DEPARTMENT. A
LOT OF -- IT PERFORMS WORK
THAT TOUCHES EVERY SINGLE
DEPARTMENT AND EMPLOYEE AS WELL
AS DELIVERS ALL THE HR
FUNCTIONS FOR CERTAIN, I THINK
IT WAS 2024 FOR THE SMALLER
CITIES. AND I THINK COMING AT
THE NEXT GOVERNMENT, GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPING COMMITTEE, WE WILL
HAVE KIND OF A PART 2
DISCUSSION THAT LOOKS AT THE
PROCESSES BY WHICH POSITIONS
ARE CHANGED OR MODIFIED BECAUSE
THERE IS A BUDGET COMPONENT
COMPARED, OR A FISCAL COMPONENT
THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
CHANGES. WE WILL WRAP UP THAT
DISCUSSION AND THEN HAVE OTHER
THINGS ON THE AGENDA TO BE
ANNOUNCED. LAST WEEK ON
TUESDAY, COUNCILMEMBER WOO AND
I JOINED THE MAYOR FOR THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
PATIENTS LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM
ALLOWING PARAMEDICS TO DELIVER
(INDISCERNIBLE) IN THE FIELD
AND IT WAS INTERESTING AND
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO BE EXPANDED.
WEDNESDAY, THERE WAS AN INSIDER
LOOK AT THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY
CLUB AND ON THURSDAY, I JOINED
THE MAYOR AT THE FIFTH AVENUE
THEATER FOR AN EVENT TO LAUNCH
A $20 MILLION FUNDRAISING
CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THIS BELOVED
SEATTLE CULTURAL INSTITUTION.
LATER THAT EVENING, I ADDRESSED
THE RAINIER CLUB . OVER THE
WEEKEND, AS HAS ALREADY BEEN
MENTIONED, BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, I WAS THE STAND IN FOR
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE TO PRESENT
THE PROCLAMATION WE SIGNED LAST
WEEK TO PAULA MUELLER. AND FOR
HER AND HER HUSBAND AND THEIR
GRACEFUL EXIT FROM THE FRONT
LINES OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN
QUEEN ANNE IN SEATTLE AT A
FAREWELL PARTY. IF I HAD MY
WAY, I WILL STILL BE ABLE TO
GET SOME TIDBITS OF HER WISDOM
OVER THE YEARS COMING UP. IN
ANY CASE, THAT WAS THIS
WEEKEND. AND THE THING I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEK IS
THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF
HEALTH'S MEETING ON THURSDAY
BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST
OF TWO BRIEFINGS ON THE ONGOING
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID
CRISIS. THAT IS THAT THIS
THURSDAY'S MEETING, PART 1. I
WILL REPORT ON THAT PROBABLY
NEXT WEEK. THAT IS ALL I'VE
GOT. AND THERE IS ONE OTHER
BUSINESS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AND PATTY.
>> AND PATTY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT.
>> AND HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS
PRESIDING OFFICER AND I'M
ANNOUNCING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL BE AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING, POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. THE COUNCIL'S
EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEYS
IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A LEGAL
MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSION. AND I EXPECT
THE TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION TO END BY -- I'M
GOING TO ALLOW FOR 10 MINUTES
OF TRANSIT TIME SO LET'S SAY
THAT IT WILL GO FOR ONE HOUR.
SO THAT WOULD MAKE IT 4:00
O'CLOCK. I EXPECT THAT THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL END BY
4:00 P.M. IF IT IS TO BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
EXPECTED DURATION. THE
CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION, THIS COUNCIL BRIEFING
WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN AND
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
BRIEFING IS MARCH 25TH, 2024 AT
2:00. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.