>>> GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY IS
APRIL 1, 2024, NO JOKE. THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING ORDER COMES TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:00. I NOTE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
ABSENT TODAY. SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF MARCH
25, 2024 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. SO, FOR
THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT, NOT
MUCH TO SAY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
PRESENTATIONS OR EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS SCHEDULED TODAY BUT
ONE PROCLAMATION. TOMORROW'S
COUNCIL MEETING 36 ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR INCLUDING THE BILL
PAYMENT ORDINANCE, A RESOLUTION
ON A PROPOSED BUDGET FRAMEWORK
FOR THE SKAGIT ENVIRONMENTAL
ENDOWMENT, A JOINT COMMISSION
BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED
STATES THAT OVERSEES THE UPPER
SKAGIT WATER SHED AND 34
APPOINTMENTS. 25 ARE TO THE
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AND NINE TO
THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT
BOARD. THE CONSENT AGENDA
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL
PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION AND FIVE TO THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION. THEN ON THE REGULAR
AGENDA, COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER
FOUR BILLS TO CITY EMPLOYMENT
AND WAGES. THESE ARE SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
WILL SPEAK TO THE BILLS AS VICE
CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
WHEN SHE IS GOING ON WITH HER
REPORT. OKAY. SO, MOVING ALONG,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAVE A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING 2024
TO BE SEXUAL AWARE NICE MONTH
IN SEATTLE. BEFORE I REQUEST
SIGNATURES TO BE A FIXED TO IT.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER WOO SPEAKS,
SHE WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. WE ALL RECOGNIZE
THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING
APRIL 2024 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT
SEATTLE AWARENESS MONTH.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND I
WORKED ON TWO DIFFERENT
PROCLOMATIONS AND DECIDED TO
COME TOGETHER AND PUT IT FORTH
TOGETHER. SO, IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH HSD, HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE KING
COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE
CENTER, WE WILL -- WE HAVE
CIRCULATED COPIES AND ARE
PLANNING TO PRESENT COPIES TO
LEADERSHIP FROM THE KING COUNTY
SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER
AS WELL AS THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION PRESENT TOMORROW IN
CHAMBERS. I PLAN TO HAVE A MORE
FORMAL REMARKS TOMORROW BUT I
WILL PASS THIS TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS
PROCLAMATION. I THINK IT'S
GREAT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO JOIN
FORCES ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUE. SO, COLLEAGUES, I AM
HONORED TO BRING THIS PROM
THROW MAILINGS BEFORE YOU
TODAY. SEXUAL VIOLENCE HAS
PROFOUND LIFE LONG CONSEQUENCES
FOR THE SURVIVORS. WE KNOW THAT
SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS ON
BLACK, INDIGINOUS AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND IN POVERTY AND LGBTQ
PLUS COMMUNITY, ELDERS, PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHERS
WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY
OPPRESSED. I AM GRATEFUL TO
ADVOCATES FOR THEIR ENTIRE LESS
WORK TO HELP SUPPORT SURVIVORS
AND I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO
JOIN ME AND COUNCILMEMBER WOULD
IN WEARING DENIM ON APRIL 24 TO
RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE
MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VICTIM
BLAMING. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. DO NICOLE LEAGUES
HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
BEFORE I CALL FOR A COUNT OF
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ON TO
THE PROCLAMATION? OKAY. SEEING
NONE, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
WHETHER THERE BE ANY -- WILL
ANYBODY BE PRESENT TOMORROW TO
ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION?
>> YES, MY UNDERSTANDING, WE
WILL HAVE PEOPLE FROM CASAR AND
THE WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
>> OKAY. I WILL SAVE MY
COMMENTS UNTIL TOMORROW THEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING
THAT THERE IS NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION.
WILL THE CLERK COUNT THE ROLE
TO DISCUSS WHICH COUNCIL
MEMBERS WANT THEIR SIGNATURE
MEMBERS A FIXED RECOGNIZING
APRIL 2024 TO BE SEXUAL ASSAULT
A WIRE NECESSARY MONTH IN
SEATTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> KETTLE.
>> AYE. MOORE.
>> AYE. MORALES.
>> YES. RIVERA?
>> AYE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO
THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT, WE WILL BEGIN THE NEXT
DISCUSSION, A PREVIEW OF CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS COMING UP THIS
WEEK AND A LOOK BACK AT WHAT
HAPPENED LAST WEEK. AND, SO,
THIS WEEK'S ROLE CALL ROTATION
AGAINST WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. WOULD YOU BEGIN AND PASS
IT TO THE NEXT PERSON.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU,
MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO, WE
HAVE OUR NEXT BIG
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW. AND AT THIS
MEETING, A FEW ITEMS ON THE A
JEN DAY. WE WILL DISCUSS THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN,
WHICH WE ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED
BACK ON MARCH 5th. BUT AT
TOMORROW'S MEETING WE WILL
FOCUS ON A DISCUSSION OF A
NUMBER OF AMEND TOMS THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
THAT WAS PROPOSED AND DISCUSS A
PATH FORWARD WITH THE GOAL OF
VOTING OWN A FINAL PLAN TWO
WEEKS OUT AT THE COMMITTEE
LEVEL. AND COLLEAGUES, I
WELCOME ANY OF YOU ALL WHO WANT
TO JOIN THAT MEETING, I AM
PLEASED TO SEE THE LEVEL BEHIND
THE SCENES OF COORDINATION AND
PARTNERSHIP. AND FOR ALL OF YOU
MEMBERS THAT DON'T SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE. SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS MORALES, MOORE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, EVERYBODY THAT
DOESN'T EVEN SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE AND TAKING THE TIME
TO MAKE SURE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOUR VIEWS ARE
REFLECTED AND, SO, FEEL FREE TO
JOIN TOMORROW IF YOU ARE ABLE
TO. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
PLANS ON JOINING. WELCOME FOR
THAT. DEAREST COLLEAGUES, THE
NEXT THING WE ARE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT TOMORROW ON -- AT THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO MAKE
AN HONORARY RENAMING OF A
PORTION OF EIGHTH AVENUE AFTER
HARMON, A FORMER LONG TIME
DIRECTOR OF TOWN HALL SEATTLE
AND CHAMPION OF THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL COMMITTEE WHO SADLY
PASSED AWAY RECENTLY IN
DECEMBER. AND FINALLY, I WILL
KNOW THAT COLLEAGUES YOU MAY
HAVE SEEN THE MEMBER MEMO SENT
FROM THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
OFFICE ABOUT SETTING UP THE
TRANSPORTATION SELECT COMMITTEE
WHICH WE ARE EXCITED FOR. AND,
YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE TO CHAT
WITH ME HERE ON OR ONE ON ONE
OFF LINE IF YOUR STAFF HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AS WELL,
PLEASE REACH OUT TO HEATHER
MARKS IN MY OFFICE WITH ANY
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. THAT IS ALL
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I GUESS I
WILL PASS -- FIRST OFF, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANY
OF YOU ALL? AND IF NONE, PASS
THE BATON HERE TO COUNCILMEMBER
WOO.
>> THANK YOU. SO, THIS FRIDAY
THE 5th AT 9:30 A.M. WE WILL
HAVE A COMMITTEE MEETING FOR
SUSTAINABILITY FOR SEATTLEITES
AND ARTS AND CULTURE. WE HAVE
COMMISSIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE
TO FILL AS WELL AS A
PRESENTATION FOR US. THIS PAST
WEEK I WENT TO THE COMP PLAN
MEETING AT NATHAN HILL HIGH
SCHOOL AND HEARD A LOT OF GREAT
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS AND
MET WITH ENERGY AND WENT TO THE
GALA SATURDAY NIGHT AS WELL AS
THE ODESSA DAY CELEBRATION AT
HINGHAM PARK, ALSO JOINED IN
HOLLY CELEBRATIONS OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS WEEK I WILL BE
PUTTING FORWARD A PROCLAMATION
TO HONOR A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO
PASSED AWAY THIS WEEKEND, MATT
CHAN, WHO WAS CLOSE TO A LOT OF
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AS
HELPED LAUNCH MANY CANDIDATES
OF COLOR CAMPAIGN AND, SO, THAT
WILL BE BEFORE YOUR DESK. IF
THERE ARE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS THIS ON
TO COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. SHOUT OUT TO MR. CHAN. HE
WILL BE MISSED IN THE ART
COMMUNITY. SO, LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR THE PARKS,
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WE HAD AN OVERVIEW OF
THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. A
HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW FROM OUR
PARKS DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE
CAPITAL PROJECTS. THEY WILL BE
COMING BACK TO US WITH MORE
DATA AND INFORMATION REGARDING
HOW THEY ARE PICKING THE
PROJECTS AND THE DIFFERENT
CAPITAL PIECES THAT THEY WILL
BE ASKING THE STATE FOR
FUNDING. THAT WILL BE GREAT TO
HEAR THEM IDENTIFY THOSE. WE
ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION FROM
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE
HOSTAGE THROW PHONE AND CALL YO
AS WELL. NEXT MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10th AT 2:00
P.M. FOR OUR PARKS COMMITTEE.
OUR PARKS UTILITY TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE. REGIONAL MEETINGS
THIS WEEK, I AM ON THE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY -- REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY COMMITTEE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE JUST
RECEIVED THE AGENDA AND PACT SO
WE WILL GO OVER THAT
INFORMATION AS WELL FOR THE
WEDNESDAY MEETING. DISTRICT
UPDATES, LAST WEEK I WENT ON A
RIDE WITH OUR UNIFIED CARE TEAM
WHERE WE DID A RIDE ALONG IN
THE DISTRICT AND SOME OF MY
OTHER COLLEAGUES HAVE GONE TO
LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT SITES
WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDING CARE
AND ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTIONS AND
SMALL BUSINESS COFFEE CHAT WITH
META BREWERY IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND SMALL BUSINESSES
THAT CAME AND TALKED ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAVE
HAVING AND WHAT THEY ARE
HOPEFUL IN THE CITY. THAT IS
IMPORTANT. ALSO SEATTLE CENTRAL
LITTLE LEAGUE. IT'S THE START
OF THEIR SEASON, PASSIONATE
ABOUT PARKS, PLAY FIELDS AND
OUR KIDS AND YOUTH. A TON OF
KIDS THERE FOR OUR HISTORIC
SEATTLE CENTRAL LEAGUE, HOME TO
THE SAME FIELDS OF BILL NORTH,
CORNELL ARCHIE USED TO PLAY ON
THOSE SAME FIELDS AND SO DID I.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BEFORE I
END MY SHOUT OUT AND UPDATES,
UCONN HUSKIES PLAY USC TONIGHT.
THE REASON THAT IS IMPORTANT,
THE CONNECTION IS THERE IS A
GUARD, HER NAME IS MALIA
SAMUELS, NUMBER 10, GARFIELD
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, A
FRESHMAN AND SHE IS MAJORING IN
BUSINESS, TWO-TIME STATE
CHAMPION AT GARFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL AND THEY WILL BE PLAYING
AT 7:00 P.M. ON ESPN. THAT IS
OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT. WE ARE
SENDING SO MUCH LOVE AND
SUPPORT TO MALIA SAMUELS,
NUMBER 10, USC. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. MOVING FORWARD,
YES, WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE
WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT CLOSELY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT HEAD'S UP
AND THAT POINT. APPRECIATE IT.
AS YOU MENTIONED., WE WILL WORK
WITH YOU ATTENDING THE REGIONAL
QUALITY MEETING ON THURSDAY.
SEPARATELY, WE WILL BE -- OUR
OFFICE WILL BE ATTENDING THE
SOUTH LAKE UNION AND QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
RESPECTIVELY AND I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THIS AND I BELIEVE
YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN THE
MEETING AS WELL, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. WE HAVE A
MEETING WITH ALL THE -- I
BELIEVE THE MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS
ON THE MEMORIAL STADIUM PLAN.
IT WILL BE GREAT TO REVIEW THAT
AND SEE WHERE WE ARE. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING CLOSE LICENSE BEFORE
THE SCHOOL LEVY, WITH MY COVER
ON RELATED TO THE MEMORIAL
WALL. COMING UP THE FOLLOWING
WEEK 9 APRIL IS THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING, PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING,
FEATURING THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. IMPORTANT
TO HAVE THEM COVERED AS WELL.
THEY ARE ONE OF THE NINE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE OVERSEE.
AND JOINING OEM THAT DAY, OIG,
INSPECTOR GENERAL JUDGE AND SHE
WILL GO OVER THE USE OF FORCE
REPORT THAT HAS BEEN RECENTLY
RELEASED. NOW, LOOKING BACK
OVER THE PAST WEEK, JOINING
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ON THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING, IMPORTANT AND THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENT
COUNCIL. I HAD A MEETING WITH
THEM. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
AND IT GOES INTO THE
PROCLAMATION AS WELL. CITY
ATTORNEY DAVIDSON WILL LEAD THE
CHARGE, A FOCUS ON WOMEN AND
CHILDREN, I MEAN, IN THAT
SITUATION. AND, YOU KNOW,
TRYING TO BREAK THE LINKS
BETWEEN TODAY AND THEN 10 AND
20 YEARS FROM NOW. WE RECEIVED
TWO FANTASTIC BRIEFINGS AND I
REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THEM
TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. I
CAN PASS TO THOSE. I WILL PASS
TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT'S SUCH
AND IMPORTANT THING. IT PLAYS
SOMEWHAT INTO THE QUESTION OF
CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, WHAT
WE ARE SEEING TODAY AND THAT IS
IT AND I WILL PASS NOW TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. FOR
THIS COMING WEEK I WILL ATTEND
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
TOMORROW WITH THE INVITATION
AND PERMISSION FROM CHAIR SAKA.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND I WENT
ON A WONDERFUL TOUR OF
SIDEWALKS LAST WEEK IN
GREENWOOD TO LOOK AT
ALTERNATIVE SIDEWALKS BECAUSE
WE ARE DISTRICTS, SEXUAL 5, 1
AND 2 ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF
SIDEWALKS AND THE SIDEWALKS
THEMSELVES ARE NOT TERRIBLY --
THEY ARE EXPENSIVE BUT THE REAL
EXPENSE IS DRAINAGE. THIS IS A
GREAT WAY TO LOOK AT DRAINAGE
AND ARE MORE COST EFFECTIVE. WE
HAD A GOOD TURNOUT. AN
INTERESTING EXCURSION. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DO THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR TOMORROW
WITH AN AMENDMENT TO DISCUSS AN
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE
PROVISIONS FOR SIDEWALKS IN THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. LET'S
SEE. WHAT ELSE. OUR NEXT -- WE
DID LAST WEEK THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE MET.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM
KCRHA, WHICH WAS INTERESTING.
ASKED TOUGH QUESTIONS AND WE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING
THEM BACK WITH FOLLOW-UP
INFORMATION RELATING TO
SERVICES AND ALLOCATION OF
MONEY FOR THOSE SERVICES
VIS-A-VIS THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE COMMITTEE ALSO UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENT OF CODY ALLEN TO
THE LGBTQ COMMISSION AND THAT
WILL BE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
TOMORROW. VERY DEDICATED PUBLIC
VOLUNTEER AND WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THEIR SERVICE ON THE
COMMISSION. I ALSO LAST WEEK
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
WITH SOME LOCAL D-5 BUSINESSES.
THAT WAS SPONSORED BY THE
CHAMBER AND OFFICER OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. AGAIN THEY TALKED
ABOUT WHAT WE SEE KIND OF
ACROSS THE CITY WITH SMALL
BUSINESSES, PUBLIC SAFETY BEING
OF A HUGE CONCERN AND THE
RAISING COSTS OF LABOR AND
TRYING TO -- RENT AND TRYING TO
REMAIN VIABLE IN THE CITY. IT
WAS INTERESTING TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION. I BELIEVE THAT
COVERS IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. THERE ARE NO ITEMS
FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA. THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR APRIL 3rd IS
CANCELED. THIS WEEK I WILL BE
MEETING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND SOME STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING
THE DON'T COMMUNITIES
LEGISLATION TO WORK THROUGH
SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE
HEARD ABOUT THE BILL SO THAT WE
CAN VOTE ON APRIL 17th. THIS
MORNING I HAD MY MONTHLY CHECK
IN WITH OPCD, A REMINDER TO THE
VIEWING PUBLIC THAT THE LAST
DAY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE
DRAFT DIS IS MAY 6th, A LITTLE
OVER A MONTH FROM NOW. MAKE
SURE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND
IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SHOULD LOOK
LIKE. YOU CAN DO THAT AT
ENGAGE.ONE SEATTLE PLAN.COM.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE PRIME
MINISTERING IN THE PSRC GROWTH
POLICY MANAGEMENT BOARD HEARING
AND MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR.
TOMORROW I WILL BE ATTENDING
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO
INTRODUCE THE RESOLUTION THAT
HE REFERRED TO NAMING EIGHTH
AVENUE BETWEEN SENECA AND
SPRING AS WARE HARMON WAY AND
WE WILL MEET WITH THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR MY REGULAR
QUARTERLY CHECK IN WITH THEM
REGARDING THE VACANT BUILDING
LEGISLATION THAT COUNCIL KETTLE
AND I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING.
TODAY IS THE ONE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF
ELIJAH LEWIS, A YOUNG COMMUNITY
LEADER KILLED BY GUN VIOLENCE
IN CAPITOL HILL LAST YEAR. HE
WAS A DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT,
SERVING HIS COMMUNITY. HE
FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTED YOUNG
BLACK ENTREPRENEURS IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SOUTH END
AND A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR
REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND RECREATING A
SAFER CITY FOR ALL OF US. I
JOINED HIS MOM AND ELIJAH'S
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES AT
SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE TO
REMEMBER HIS IMPACT ON THE CD
AND THE SOUTH END AND HONOR HIS
LEGACY. ELIJAH WILL ALWAYS BE
MISSED BUT HIS WORK WILL
RESONATE FOR GENERATIONS. I
WANT TO SEND AGAIN CONDOLENCES
TO HIS MOM AND OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS WEEK MY TEAM AND I WILL BE
ATTENDING A FEW DIFFERENT
MEETINGS IN THE COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT THE MOUNT BAKER
COMMUNITY CLUB, SEATTLE PARKS
WILL BE PRESENTING THE LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD PLANS.
TOMORROW THERE IS AN OPCD INFO
SESSION ONLINE REGARDING THE
DRAFT DIF, AND THEN THIS
WEEKEND WILL BE AT THE FRIENDS
OF LITTLE SAIGON LANDMARK
COMMUNITY MEETING IN THE CID
AND I WILL BE AT THE FIFA WORLD
CUP LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
MEETING AT THE STADIUM AS WELL.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE. PHYSICAL
THERE ARE QUESTIONS -- I DON'T
SEE ANY. I WILL PASS IT TO --
YOU DID NOT START? I WILL PASS
IT.
>> THANK YOU. LAST THURSDAY WE
HAD A GOOD PRESENTATION FROM
DIRECTOR JANE CHAPPELLE FROM
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING. ON THE TOPIC OF
EDUCATION I ATTENDED THE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING OF
THE FAMILY EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
AND PROMNESS LEAF LEVY. IT WAS
A GOOD MEETING. I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE OUT COMES OF
THIS PAST SEVEN YEAR FUNDING
LEVY AS WE LOOK TO RENEWAL NEXT
YEAR. I MET THIS PAST WEEK WITH
DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS,
PARTICULARLY AROUND THE TOPIC
OF TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING.
AND ON SATURDAY, MY STAFF
ATTENDED THE API GALA EVENT.
THIS WEEK WE ARE HOLDING IN
DISTRICT HOURS ON THURSDAY IN
WALLINGFORD AT THE GOOD
SHEPHERD CENTER AND ALSO WILL
BE JOINING MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AT THE
PUGET SOUND GROWTH MANAGEMENT
POLICY BOARD AND THEN THIS WEEK
WE WILL BE SENDING OUT THE
NEWSLETTER WHERE WE WILL BE
EMPHASIZING HOW CONSTITUENTS IN
OFFER IN PUT TO THE ONE SEATTLE
COMP PLAN. IT'S SO IMPORTANT
AND WE ARE GETTING WORD OUT TO
THE COMMUNITY FREQUENTLY ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING
ENGAGED, GIVING FEEDBACK AND
GOING TO THE COMMUNITY IN
PERSON SESSIONS IF YOU ARE ABLE
TO AND IF NOT TO WRITE IN TO
OPCD WITH THEIR FEEDBACK. IT'S
A REALLY IMPORTANT PROCESS.
THEN, FINALLY, I WILL TURN TO
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING. THERE ARE FOUR BILLS
RELATED TO CITY LABOR
AGREEMENTS AND EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION THAT WILL BE UP
FOR A VOTE TOMORROW AT FULL
COUNCIL. THE BILLS HAVE BEEN
REFERRED DIRECTLY TO THE FULL
COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
IS CHAIR OF THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE SPONSORED THE
LEGISLATION BUT SINCE HE IS NOT
WITH US TODAY, HE ASKED ME TO
PROVIDE A LITTLE INFORMATION
ABOUT THESE BILLS. THREE OF THE
BILLS ARE RELATED TO THE RECENT
AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE COALITION OF CITY
UNIONS. ONE APPROVES THE
COALITION AGREEMENTS THEMSELVES
AND THE OTHER TWO PROVIDE
COMPARABLE CHANGES AND WAGES
AND BENEFITS FOR TWO GROUPS OF
NONREPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES AND
THEN THE FOURTH PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES AN
INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT WITH A RELATIVELY
SMALL GROUP OF EMPLOYEES WHO
SOUGHT UNION REPRESENTATION IN
2021. YOU HAVE ALL BEEN
PROVIDED WITH MEMOS REGARDING
EACH PIECES OF EGG SLAYINGS AND
DIRECTOR NOBLE AND DEPUTY
DIRECTOR PADUCCI ARE AVAILABLE.
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.
SO, THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE MET
LAST WEDNESDAY WITH TWO ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA. ONE TOOK UP THE
LION SHARE OF THE TIME. THE
SECOND WAS A BRIEFING AND
PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN FOR THIS
YEAR'S ACTIONS. AND THE FIRST
PART OF THE MEETING WAS A
BRIEFING ON THE CURRENT MINIMUM
PAY ORDINANCE, PAYMENT
ORDINANCE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT
IN JANUARY. AND A PROPOSAL
BROUGHT FORWARD BY AN
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
DRIVERS CALLED DRIVE FORWARD
WHICH WAS DEVELOPED IN -- WITH
FEEDBACK FROM NETWORK DELIVERY
COMPANIES TO RESOLVE THE
CATASTROPHIC IMPACTS OF THE
CURRENT ORDINANCE ON DRIVERS,
RESTAURANTS AND CUSTOMERS THAT
WE HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT FOR
NEARLY THREE MONTHS ON. SO, THE
COMPROMISED PROPOSAL WOULD
RETAIN A MINIMUM WAGE CONTRARY
TO REPORTS WE ARE NOT ROLLING
BACK MINIMUM WAGE. WE ARE, IN
FACT, REQUIRING NETWORK
COMPANIES TO PAY DRIVERS 19.97
PER HOUR, THE SAME MINIMUM WAGE
ACROSS ALL OF SEATTLE PLUS
35-CENT FEE PER MILE. AND WHAT
IS DIFFERENT, HOWEVER, IS THAT
THIS IS A DIFFERENT MODEL. NOT
BASED ON A PER ORDER PAYMENT
BUT ON A PAY PERIOD. SO, IT'S
BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF ENGAGED
TIMES THAT DRIVERS ACTUALLY
WORKED. THIS IS MORE
PREDICTABLE AND SHOULD -- WELL,
I BELIEVE, STRONGLY, THAT IT
WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT UPON THE
CURRENT SITUATION THAT DOES NOT
GUARANTEE ANY KIND OF PAYMENT
PER HOUR WHICH IS HOW MOST
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR WAGES.
SO, I'M WORKING WITH COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF WHO IS FURIOUSLY
PUTTING TOGETHER LEGISLATION
THAT WILL TRANSLATE THIS BASIC
FRAMEWORK INTO LEGISLATION THAT
WILL COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
I CAN'T SAY WITH CERTAINTY
WHEN IT WILL BE. THE NEXT
MEETING IS NEXT -- IN TWO
WEEKS, AN APRIL 11th AND THAT
AGENDA IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT.
SO, IT WOULD BE IDEAL TO HAVE
SOMETHING BEFORE US IN WRITING
AT THAT MEETING, HOWEVER, THERE
ARE -- IT'S A LENGTHY
DOCUMENT. WE WILL SEE.
>>> ALL RIGHT. AS FOR WHAT
HAPPENED LAST WEEK, LAST
THURSDAY I ATTEND AND THE
JEWISH SEATTLE ADVOCACY IN
ACTION DINNER. THERE WAS A
KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM THE
ATLANTIC. ON WENT MY CHIEF OF
STAFF AND I JOINED VISIT
SEATTLE FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL
MEETING AT THE SIFT AND A ROMA
THEATER DOWNTOWN. THERE IS GOOD
NEWS ABOUT TOURISM AND BUSINESS
AND PLEASURE, VISITATIONS TO
SEATTLE. THAT WAS GOOD.
SPEAKING OF SIFT, MY CHIEF OF
STAFF JEREMY AND I MET WITH THE
SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION CHAIR
CAT AUGDEN AND CHRIS SWENSON,
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STAFFER FOR THE FILM
COMMISSION. IT'S AMAZING TO
SEE WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH IN TERMS OF
DEVELOPING AN AGENDA OF
PRIORITIES AFTER ONLY A YEAR
IMPANELED. WE WILL HEAR THEIR
PRIORITIES POTENTIALLY
LEGISLATIVE BUT ALSO
PROGRAMMATIC FOR 2024. PROBABLY
THE LAST MEETING APRIL 25, THIS
MONTH AND THEY WILL TALK ABOUT
WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO WITH THE
FUNDING THAT THEY RECEIVED IN
LAST YEAR -- DURING LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET DELIBERATIONS.
THAT WOULD BE IN THE BUDGET.
ALL RIGHT. ON THURSDAY,
FINALLY, I WAS EXCITED TO HEAD
BACK TO T-MOBILE PARK FOR
OPENING DAY OF THE SEATTLE
MARINERS 2024 SEASON. I WAS
JOINED BY OTHER PEOPLE HERE. IT
DID NOT GO THE WAY WE HOPED
THAT EVENING, IT WAS GREAT TO
BE BACK IN THE STADIUM AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING
SEASON. GO MARINERS. THAT IS
ABOUT IT THAT I HAVE TO REPORT.
I'M OPEN TO MY QUESTIONS THAT
ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE? ALL
RIGHT. SEEING NONE, THERE IS NO
EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY AND
NOTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA. SO,
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE WE ADJOURN --
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO
BE EXCUSED FROM THE APRIL 8th
COUNCIL BRIEFING WHICH IS NEXT
MONDAY AND ALSO THE THURSDAY
APRIL 11 GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
ABILITY.
>> NO, YOU CANNOT MISS THAT.
JUST KIDDING. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, YOU ARE EXCUSED.
>> MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT. BUT
I WOULD LOVE TO DOCUMENT AND BE
RECOGNIZED ON THE RECORD I
PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED AN EXCUSED
ABSENCE FOR THURSDAY THE 11th
AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MEETING.
>> YES.
>> LET ME EXPLAIN FOR THE
AUDIENCE, IT WAS UNCLEAR
WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO HOLD THE MEETING ON THE 11th
DUE TO MY OWN PERSONAL FAMILY
OBLIGATIONS. AND IN THE
INTERVENING TIME BETWEEN
POTENTIALLY CANCELING AND
CONFIRMING THAT IT WAS ON,
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE BUSY
PEOPLE HAD OTHER PLANS SO
COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.
BEFORE I ADJOURN I DID WANT TO
-- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER WOO
FOR BRINGING FORWARD THE
PROCLAMATION HONORING NATURE
CHAN AND I WANT TO EXPRESS
CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND
THE COMMUNITY. HE HAS AND HAD A
WIDE RANGING IMPACT. SO, THAT
IS EXTREMELY SAD NEWS. THANK
YOU FOR RECOGNIZING HIM IN THAT
WAY GOING FORWARD. ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
IT'S 2:30. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.