>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS APRIL 15th, 2024. THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS
2:00.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> HERE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> HERE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. THE MINUTES OF
THE LAST MEETING WILL BE
ADOPTED. NO OBJECTIONS, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
TOMORROW'S MEETING WILL HAVE
SIX ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR,
INCLUDING A BILL RELATING TO
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICERS, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING
THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION'S 2024 DEVELOPMENT
PLAN, A RESOLUTION APPROVING
CITY LIGHTS ADOPTION OF
BIANNUAL CONSERVATION TARGET
2024-25 AND TWO BILLS ALLOWING
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
MAINTAIN SKY RIDGES OVER 12th
AVENUE NORTHEAST AND ADJACENT
VALLEY. THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL
INCLUDE THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND FIVE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE POLICE GOVERNING
AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT COUNSEL,
ONE TO THE LGBTQ COMMISSION,
FOUR TO HISTORIC SEATTLE
PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL,
AND NINE TO THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD AND THEN THE
STANDALONE BELLS ON THE AGENDA
ARE COUNCIL BUILT 120752, A
GRAND ACCEPTANCE ORDINATES,
COUNCIL BILLS 120753 AND 754,
ACCEPTING THE SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORTS FOR THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENTS USE OF CALL
YOU AND HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION
THROW PHONE AND RESOLUTION
32133 APPROVING THE PROPOSED
BUDGET FRAMEWORK FOR THE CAST
GADGET ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT
COMMISSION. THAT IS WHAT WE GOT
ON DECK. NOW WE WILL TURN TO
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS WITH
APPROXIMATION -- A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING A
RECOGNITION DAY.
>> THANK YOU. JUST TO MAKE THIS
EXTRA FUN, I WILL BE
CIRCULATING THE SAME
PROCLAMATION WITH LOIS
MORTENSEN EVE BECAUSE THIS
WEEK WE MADE A MISTAKE AND
PLANNED LOIS' BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR THE DAY BEFORE HER
BIRTHDAY. SHE IS A 100-YEAR-OLD
WHO IS MORE FIT THAN MOST OF
US. I WILL JUST SAY A COUPLE
THINGS FROM THIS PROCLAMATION.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY
YEAR. THE SECOND PART OF THIS
IS IN WHEN ASK FOR ACTUAL
SIGNATURES FROM YOU BECAUSE WE
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FRAME
FOR LOIS. LOIS WAS A ROSIE THE
RIVETER IN WORLD WAR TWO. SHE
WORKS FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN THE ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE, AND SHE SERVED AS THE
LODGE SECRETARY FOR BALLARD
LODGE 827 FOR 25 YEARS. THIS
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HER FINAL
YEAR AND WE'VE MADE HER
SECRETARY FOR LIFE. MY
FAVORITE LINE FROM HERE IS LOIS
IS LOVED BY ALL BECAUSE SHE IS
KIND AND TAKES NO CRAP. SHE CAN
NEVER BE TRICKED, IS STRICT
WHEN NEEDED AND MORE
KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN ALL OF US
COMBINED SO COLLEAGUES, I HOPE
THAT YOU JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING
LOIS TURNING 100 YEARS OLD,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL
OPEN IT UP TO ANY FEEDBACK?
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE , THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
MOVING ALONG, LET'S CALL THE
ROLE. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL
MEMBER WOO
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES
>> YES
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
>> YES
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> OKAY, MOVING ALONG, WE WILL
NOW GO INTO THE PORTION OF OUR
AGENDA WHERE WE REPORT ON
COMMITTEES AND THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING THIS WEEK AND LAST
WEEK AND THIS WEEK'S ROLLCALL
BEGINS WITH, I BELIEVE, IT IS
COUNCIL MEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU. LAST WEEK I HAD
A TOUR OF TRUE HOPE TINY
VILLAGE , WHICH IS LOCATED IN
YES A. THEY ARE UNIQUE IN THAT
THEY SHELTER FAMILIES AND
CHILDREN AND HAVE 24/7 STAFFING
AND CASE MANAGEMENT. BEHAVIORAL
THERAPISTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE
ON-SITE. I LEARNED MORE ABOUT
OUR CITY BOND PROCESS LAST
WEEKEND ABOUT OUR CITY ARCHIVE
SO RESEARCHING ARCHIVES IS A
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PROCESS.
OUR TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB TO
PRESERVE HISTORICAL CONTENT SO
I WANTED TO THANK HER SEATTLE
ARCHIVES TEAM, PARTICULARLY
JEANNIE AND ANN FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE. WE SPENT AN
AFTERNOON THERE AND THEY PULLED
11 BOXES OF LEGISLATION WE WERE
LOOKING AT FROM MANY YEARS AGO
AND IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
LAST WEEK, I ALSO WENT ON IN SB
RIGHT ALONG IN THE NORTH
PRECINCT. PREVIOUSLY I WENT TO
A RIDE ALONG IN THE WEST
PRECINCT. THIS IS MY SECOND
RIDE ALONG, AND LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT DIFFERENT ISSUES COMPARED
TO WEST PRECINCT BUT SAW THAT
THE COMMON DENOMINATORS ARE THE
SAME. POLICE NEED MORE
RESOURCES, STAFF, AND SUPPORT
BEYOND LAW ENFORCEMENT. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA FOR ASKING ME TO JOIN
LAST WEEK. ALSO, DURING OUR
KIDDIE HALL EVENT, ME AND MY
STAFF ADOPTED A KITTY. KITTY
HALL IS HOSTED BY THE ANIMAL
SHELTER. VOLUNTEERS HELP
THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS FIND A
FOREVER HOME AND BRING
COMMUNITIES TOGETHER SO THANK
YOU TO THE SEATTLE ANIMAL
SHELTER FOR THIS WORK. I ALSO
WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY. THEY ANNOUNCED
THE GRAND T'S OF THE TWO FUNDS
THEY MANAGE. THERE WERE 17
COMMUNITY LED PROJECTS FROM THE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FUND IN
OVER 270 THOUSAND IN THE
DUWAMISH RIVER OPPORTUNITY FUND
WHICH IS AWARDED TO EIGHT
PROJECTS SPECIFIC TO HEALTH AND
QUALITY OF LIFE OF DUWAMISH
RESIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO
CONGRATULATE THE GRANTEES IN
THE OSC STAFF AND DIRECTOR
JUSTIN FERRELL FOR ALL THE
WORK, AND ENCOURAGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO CELEBRATE THE
GRANT RECIPIENTS' INVESTMENTS
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AND LEARN
MORE ABOUT IT ON THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTS
WEBSITE. THEY ARE ALL ENLISTED
THERE SO IT'S AMAZING TO SEE
ALL OF THE WORK BEING DONE.
GRANT RECIPIENTS ALSO SERVE ON
VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
WE WILL GO TO FULL VOTE ON
BOARD APPOINTEES TOMORROW. WE
WILL CELEBRATE EARTH DAY. WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
TALK ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR
TREES AND ALSO TO TALK ABOUT
THE BUILDING EMISSIONS
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS , WHICH
IS AN IMPORTANT CLIMATE ACTION
FOR SEATTLE THAT AIMS TO REDUCE
BUILDING EMISSIONS AND SO THAT
IS THIS FRIDAY AT 9:30 A.M. AND
I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME. I WILL
PASS THIS TO COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
WOO. LAST WEEK IN OUR PARKS AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WE GOT AN
UPDATE ABOUT THE SHIP CANAL
QUALITY WATER PROJECT TIMELINE,
COST OVERAGES AND FINDING OUT
IN DETAIL -- I KNOW WE ARE
TOWARD THE FINAL STRETCH IN
THAT. WE ALSO RECEIVED
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS AND
COMING TO FULL COUNSEL WILL BE
THE THROW PHONE. I WE WILL BE
JOINING COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER
AND WILL BE JOINING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE. LAST WEEK I HAD
THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF
JOINING THE MAYOR AND BIRD
BARS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR.
GRIFFIN, TO ANNOUNCE THE ONE
SEATTLE CLEANUP DAY, WHICH IS
MAY 18th. WE DID THAT AT BIRD
BAR. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO BE
AT BIRD BAR. WE WERE IN THEIR
FOOD BANK AND WE REMINDED
ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR
CITY. FOOD COSTS HAVE GONE UP
25% WITH INFLATION AND
UNDERSTANDING THEY SERVICE
ABOUT 800 PEOPLE A WEEK WITHIN
THE CENTRAL AREA OF SEATTLE
AND SOUTH, AS WELL. THEY DO A
PHENOMENAL JOB. MAY 18th,
PEOPLE CAN GO ONLINE AND SIGN
UP FOR A PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE
CITY TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN GIVE SERVICE. I ALSO
ATTENDED -- WE HAD 30 STUDENT
ATHLETES. SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE FOUNDATION
AND SEATTLE PARKS AND REC -- WE
HAD 30 STUDENT ATHLETES
PARTICIPATE IN ABOUT THE --
BASKETBALL COMBINE WITH SOME
FRESHMEN AND ALSO SOME HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS, AS WELL, WHO
WANTED TO BE SEEN BY SOME
COLLEGE COACHES FROM THE AREA.
THAT WAS FUN. I WAS AT BEAR
LAKE UP NORTH. I ALSO ATTENDED
THE OPENING OF BARE SHIVA PARK
IN RAINIER BEACH. SHOUT OUT TO
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, OUR
PARKS DEPARTMENT AND I KNOW
COUNCIL MEMBER WOO WAS THERE,
AS WELL. I KNOW THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES WORKED HARD ON
FINDING FUNDING FOR THIS PARK
AND I KNOW FOR THE COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY IN RAINIER BEACH
WHERE MY PARENTS LIVE, THE
HIGH SCHOOL IS BRAND-NEW, BEING
BUILT AND FOR KIDS TO BE ABLE
TO SEE THE INVESTMENT IN THEIR
COMMUNITY AND ALSO TO HAVE A
BEAUTIFUL PARK, WE ALWAYS HAVE
A JOB. WHERE IS THE BEACH AT
RAYNER BEACH AND NOW THEY'VE
CLEARED ALL OF THE BLACKBERRY
BUSHES AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
VIEW AT THE PARK SO THANK YOU
TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON
THAT PROJECT. IT LEAGUE MEANS A
LOT TO THE COMMUNITY EVENT.
ALSO ATTENDED HUNDRED DAYS ON
THE JOB WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. I REALLY TEARS REALLY
WORK HARD TO SEE THAT THEY ARE
PROVIDING APPROXIMATE
FORMATION OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
COME AND LIVE HERE AND THEY
HAVE A REALLY GOOD, KEEN
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS GOING
ON IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE
FAMILIES MOVING HERE AND
REALLY ENJOYED THAT EVENT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND WITH
THAT I WILL PASS THE MIC. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU . BUSY WEEKS LAST
WEEK WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. GOOD MEETING LAST
WEEK FEATURING THE OFFICE OF
COUNSEL GENERAL. GREAT
OPERATION PULLING IN COST,
GRANT FEATURE WITH FEMA, IT
POLSON FOR HOURS CITY WAY MORE
THAN ITS BUDGET. THERE ARE
FTES AND SO IT IS AN
ORGANIZATION WE ALSO NEED TO
SUPPORT AND BUILD ON FOR
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, WHICH
IS ONE OF THE THREE MAIN
MISSIONARIES FOR THE COMMITTEE.
WE LOOKED AT THE USE OF FORCE
REPORT THEY RECENTLY RELEASED.
VERY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE
USE OF FORCE OVER THE YEARS AND
WHAT THE TRENDS ARE IN GOOD
NEWS IN THE SENSE OF YOU KNOW,
THE LEVEL THREE, NOT SEEING
ANYTHING PARTICULARLY. THUS
PEOPLE ARE IN CRISIS, SO VERY
IMPORTANT MEETING AND THANK YOU
TO OEM AND OIG FOR
PARTICIPATING. I HAVE MET WITH
THE COUNSEL GENERAL OF INDIA.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
ENGAGE WITH OUR DIPLOMATIC
COMMUNITY. I SAY THAT AS A
FORMER NAVAL DIPLOMAT BUT TO DO
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE
HAVE TO ENCOURAGE AND
PARTICIPATE IN REACH OUT FROM
LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE WITH
OUR DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY IN
SEATTLE. IN TERMS OF OUTREACH,
WE HAD AN EVENT IN SOUTH LAKE
UNION AT THE SANCTUARY IN DENNY
PARK. REALLY APPRECIATE THE
HOSTING OF THAT WITH THE
SEATTLE METRO CHAMBER IN SOUTH
LAKE UNION CHAMBER. WE
SEPARATELY HAD A MEETING WITH
PARKS, PARTICULARLY WITH QUEEN
ANNE, INTERBAY AND MAGNOLIA AND
AS MENTIONED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, THE REALTOR
GROUP, AS WELL. IN TERMS OF
REGIONAL AS I MOVE THROUGH THE
WEEK, WE HAVE -- I PARTICIPATED
IN THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL'S TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. VERY IMPORTANT AND
ONE THING I HIGHLIGHTED AT THE
END OF THAT AND WILL SAY IT
AGAIN HERE, IS THE IMPORTANCE
OF BEING PREPARED FOR FIFA 26,
THE WORLD CUP IN 2026. IT'S
GOING TO BE SUCH A BIG EVENT
FOR MUCH LONGER THAN PEOPLE
REALIZE AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE
MUCH MORE THAN JUST THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, SO THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL HAS A
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND
WILL HAVE A ROLE IN THIS. I
VISITED SAM AND DAVE VILLAGE.
THAT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING .
THIS IS A GROUP WHERE RVS COME
IN, AND TINY HOMES AND IT HAS
BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. IT IS
STILL NEW, BUT ENCOURAGING THUS
FAR FAR, AND LOOKING TO TAKE
AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM SALMON
BAY VILLAGE. LAST WEEK ALSO ,
COUNCIL MEMBER WOO, MIGHT
OFFICE IS ALSO PARTICIPATING IN
KITTY HAWK AND SINCE I AM BOB
KETTLE I WILL CHANNEL BOB
BARKER FOR A SECOND AND SAY
DEFINITELY PROMOTE PET ADOPTION
AND SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS.
EVEN IF I'M ALLERGIC TO CAT
DANDER, BUT MOVING TO THIS
WEEK, THIS MORNING I HAD THE
GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES TO VISIT SOUTH
PRECINCT. SO IMPORTANT TO DO SO
IN LATER TODAY I WILL HAVE THE
QUEEN ANNE SCOUTS. I'M ALSO
MEETING AND WORKING WITH THE
QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
AND MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL
BUT ON THE REGIONAL SIDE,
REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY AND THEN AS
MENTIONED, KING COUNTY BOARD OF
HEALTH ON THURSDAY AND ONE LAST
PIECE FOR THIS COMING WEEK I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, I'M GOING
TO BE AT THE SACRED HEART FOOD
BANK ON FRIDAY MORNING. I JUST
WANT TO BRING SOME ATTENTION TO
SACRED HEART AND THEY WORK
THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. OVER TO COUNCIL
MEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. LAST WEEK I
VISITED RAMADAN AND IT WAS
EXCITING TO SEE THE DIVERSITY
OF THE COMMUNITY WE HAVE AND
ALSO NOTE THAT DISTRICT FIVE
DOES HOST THE OLDEST MOSQUE
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND
ALSO IS VERY INTEGRAL PART OF
DISTRICT FIVE IN THE BROADER
SEATTLE COMMUNITY. I HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING THE
OPENING OF SACRED HOUSE
LOCATED ON LAKE CITY WAY
THROUGH CHIEF SOUTH. IT WILL BE
-- HAS OPENED 120 UNITS OF
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
FOR OUR INDIGENOUS NEIGHBORS
AND COMMUNITY. MAYOR HAROLD
WAS THERE AND AGAIN IT WAS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE
THE AMOUNT OF COMMITMENT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE HAS MADE TO
BOTH THOSE PROJECTS AND
CONTINUING TO HOUSE ALL OF OUR
IN HOUSE NEIGHBORS. SPEAKING OF
THAT, MYSELF AND ONE OF MY
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANCE WERE
ABLE TO ATTEND THE HOPE FACTORY
WHICH IS WHERE THE TINY HOUSE
OF BRIDGET -- VILLAGES WERE
ABSOLUTE -- ACTUALLY BUILT. IT
WAS INSPIRING. I ACTUALLY GOT
TO SEE THE RAISING OF A ROOF
WHICH WAS VERY EXCITING. IN
EACH OF THE HOUSES BEFORE THEY
PUT THE INSULATION IN, PEOPLE
ARE ALLOWED TO WRITE A NOTE SO
WE WERE ALLOWED TO WRITE NOTES
JUST TO CREATE A GOOD SENSE OF
WELCOME AND VIBE, I GUESS, FOR
LACK OF A BETTER WORD. ANYWAY
ALSO BROUGHT HOME THE FACT THAT
THIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM, THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO
BUILD AS MANY HOUSES AS WE
NEED, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING
THE CITY OF SEATTLE REALLY
NEEDS TO BE VERY FOCUSED ON,
AND THEY ARE WILLING AND EAGER
TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH US
TO MAKE THIS A REALITY TO MOVE
PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS INTO THE
FIRST LEVEL OF STABILITY WHICH
IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO BE
ABLE TO THEN MOVE INTO
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR
WHATEVER THE NEXT TRANSITION
MAY BE. SO, JUST TO REITERATE
THAT IS SOMETHING VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME AS CHAIR. WE
MET LAST WEDNESDAY WITH THE
HOUSE AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AND RECOMMENDED SIX
APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE NOW ON
THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. THE
NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON APRIL
24th AND ON THAT AGENDA, WE
WILL HAVE THE MFTE DISCUSSION
LISTED FOR POSSIBLE VOTE. I
RECOGNIZE THIS IS DENSE
LEGISLATION AND COULD REQUIRE
TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO
REVIEW BEFORE WE VOTE. HOWEVER,
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING IS EAGER
TO GET THIS LEGISLATION, TO
MOVE IT FORWARD AND HAVE IT
PASSED SO THE CURRENT
PROPERTIES THAT ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THE MFTE
PROGRAM FOR 2024 ARE ABLE TO
HAVE THAT EXTENSION APPROVED
AND HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE GOING
FORWARD AND HAVE THAT
STABILITY, SO IN ORDER TO
ACCOMMODATE THAT, THEY ARE
OFFERING TO MEET WITH EACH
COUNCILMEMBER TO ANSWER ANY
PARTICULAR QUESTIONS. I AM
HOPING THE ONE-ON-ONE WILL BE
ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE WILL FEEL
COMFORTABLE VOTING AT COMMITTEE
NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER, IF YOU
STILL ARE NOT COMFORTABLE AT
THAT POINT, WE CAN EXTEND IT
FOR ONE ADDITIONAL WEEK, BUT WE
CAN ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AT THE
TIME. ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY AND I WILL PASS IT
ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
LET'S SEE. THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS
WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 . WE HAVE
THREE AGENDA ITEMS. FIRST UP
WILL BE -- TECHNICALLY, MAYBE
28 AGENDA ITEMS. THE FIRST 26
OUR DESIGNER VIEW BOARD
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS FOR
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE WILL
HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION FROM
OPC D AND SDC I JUST SO YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS BOARD DOES
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE
APPOINTMENTS THEMSELVES. WE
WILL HAVE THE GEORGETOWN
RESUME BRIEFING, THIS IS
LEGISLATION ON BOUTIQUE
CONTRACT REZONED IN ONE PART OF
GEORGETOWN TO ALLOW FOR MORE
HOUSING AND WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING ON LEGISLATION THEN
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL
NOT BE VOTING ON THE
LEGISLATION UNTIL THE
SUBSEQUENT LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING IN MAY, SO JUST FOR
EVERYONE'S AWARENESS, WE WILL
HAVE A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT
IT, TALK ABOUT IT, HEAR ABOUT
IT THEN VOTED THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEN THE
THIRD PIECE, THE THIRD AGENDA
ITEM FOR COMMITTEE IS THE
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
LEGISLATION WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT IN MY COMMITTEE SINCE
FEBRUARY. I HEARD FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES, SOME
CONCERNS, SO WE DID MAKE SOME
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE
LEGISLATION BASED ON THAT
FEEDBACK AND I WILL BE BRINGING
A SUBSTITUTE BILL THAT IS
LISTED AS AMENDMENT ONE , AND
THEN VICE CHAIR STROSS HAS SOME
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS HE WILL
BE OFFERING, SO WE WILL BE
VOTING ON THIS BILL THIS WEEK
WITH THE HOPE THAT IT GETS TO
FULL COUNCIL FOR NEXT WEEK.
OKAY. MOVING ON. WE HAD SEVERAL
MEETINGS. LAST WEEK, STAFF MET
WITH SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS
INCLUDING SDC I, S PCD, S. ,
AND OPCD MOSTLY TO DISCUSS
ADDITIONAL COMP PLAN
ENGAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY IN
DISTRICT TWO. JUST AS A
REMINDER ONE MORE TIME, FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC, IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN COMMENTING ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THEN
THE BEST THING FOR YOU TO DO IS
PLEASE COME TO COMMITTEE AND
COMMENT, BUT IN ORDER FOR YOUR
COMMENT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
REVIEW FOR PURPOSES OF
POTENTIALLY CHANGING THE DRAFT
EIS, YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT YOUR
COMMENTS EITHER AT ONE SEATTLE
COMP PLAN AT SEATTLE.GOV ,
SENDING IT DIRECTLY TO THAT
EMAIL ADDRESS OR YOU COULD GO
TO THE ONE SEATTLE ENGAGEMENT
WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR COMMENTS
DIRECTLY INTO THE DOCUMENT
THAT IS ONLINE, SO IF YOU WANT
YOUR COMMENTS INCLUDED FOR
REVIEW , DON'T SEND THEM TO
COUNCILMEMBERS. SEND THEM
DIRECTLY TO A PCD AND ONCE
AGAIN YOU HAVE UNTIL MAY 6th TO
SUBMIT THOSE COMMENTS. FINALLY
IN TERMS OF UPDATES AS
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
MENTIONED THIS WEEKEND WAS THE
GRAND REOPENING OF BE'ER SHEBA
PARK. SHOUT OUT TO THE PARK
FOUNDATION ORGANIZING GROUP
INTO THE COMMUNITY ITSELF FOR
ORGANIZING. IN 2020, MY OFFICE
SECURED $250,000 TO JUMPSTART
THIS PROJECT WHICH HAD BEEN IN
THE PLANNING PHASE FOR A LONG
TIME BUT HAD NOT BEEN
RESOURCED, SO THAT INITIAL
FUNDING HELP TO LEVERAGE $2.5
MILLION FROM THE PARKS
FOUNDATION AND MANY OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, SO I HAVE BEEN
EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS
WORK, HONORED TO SERVE AS JUDGE
FOR THE ANNUAL RAYNER BEACH
BARBECUE THAT IS HELD THERE.
LET ME TELL YOU, FOLKS AT
RAYNER BEACH KNOW HOW TO MAKE
SOME BARBECUE AND THE GREAT
THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS
THAT IT IS NOT JUST PICNIC
TABLES AND COVERED SHELTER,
ALTHOUGH FOLKS ARE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT. IT HAS ALSO BEEN
PART OF THE MAPES CREEK
RESTORATION. THERE IS PUBLIC
ART THERE INCLUDING A LARGE
MURAL AND A 21 FOOT SCULPTURE
AS WELL AS MORE OPEN ACCESS TO
THE BEACH ITSELF, WHICH HAS
BEEN RESTORED OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS. REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT
OPEN. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL
THANKS TO SALLY, GEORGE, ROCKY,
SHANNON, JENNY, ALL THE FOLKS
WHO HAVE BEEN LEADING THE
CHARGE AT LINKED LAKE FOR THEIR
STRONG LEADERSHIP. I ALSO WANT
TO CONGRATULATE THE STATION
COFFEE SHOP. LOUISE AND LEONA
RODRIGUEZ OPENED THEIR SECOND
LOCATION AT 3000 SOUTH ALASKA.
THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
PERMITS AND RECEIVED THEIR
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. IF
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN UP TO BEACON
HILL TO CHECK OUT THE STATION
COFFEE SHOP IT'S RIGHT BY THE
LIGHT RAIL STATION. YOU SHOULD
ABSOLUTELY STOP IN AND GET A
MEXICAN MOCHA. REALLY EXCITED
THAT THEIR NEW SECOND SHOP IS
GOING TO NOW BE AT THE COLUMBIA
CITY LIGHT RAIL STATION, WHICH
IS EXCITING FOR FOLKS TO TAKE
THAT TRAIN. THIS MORNING I
JOINED COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE AT
OUR SOUTH PRECINCT ROLLCALL. WE
HAD SOME REALLY IMPORTANT
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY, ABOUT OFFICER
WELLNESS SO I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE FOR
INVITING ME AND APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
TOMORROW WE WILL BE AT THE
DUWAMISH LONGHOUSE AND MEETING
WITH THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY. WEDNESDAY, I WILL BE
AT HDC'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION
THEN AT THE ESLER COMMUNITY
TERRACE COUNCIL MEETING AND
FINALLY ON FRIDAY, I WILL BE
HOSTING MY IN DISTRICT OFFICE
HOURS THAT YOU SLEPT TERRACE
AND ATTENDING THE UNVEILING OF
THE MUSLIM HOUSING SERVICES NEW
OFFICES DOWN ON RAINIER AND
HELPING CELEBRATE THEIR 25th
YEAR OF OPERATION SERVING
HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME
FAMILIES IN SEATTLE. THAT IS
ALL I HAVE. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. LAST WEEK, THERE
WERE CERTAIN IMMEDIATE OFFICES
ABOUT STAFFING AND CLOSURES AT
THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. IN 2019,
VOTERS PASS THE LIBRARY LEVY
WHICH FUNDS 30% OF SPL'S
BUDGET. ABOUT 60% OF SPL'S
BUDGET ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE
CITY'S GENERAL FUND AND THE
REMAINING, ABOUT 10%, COMES
FROM A COMBINATION OF
FOUNDATION GIFTS AND REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAXES. SINCE 23,
THIS LOVE IS HELP THE LIBRARY
HIRE 160 NEW STAFF, ENABLING IT
TO INCREASE OPEN HOURS AS PER
THE LEVY LANGUAGE. IN GENERAL,
AS PART OF ITS ONGOING
OPERATING BUDGET, SPL HAS A
GOAL OF NO MORE THAN 4% VACANCY
RATE PER YEAR AND AS YOU ALSO
MAY KNOW, COLLEAGUES'
DEPARTMENTS TYPICALLY CARRY
VACANCY RATES DUE TO FOLKS WHO
ARE RETIRING AT OTHER STAFF
SEPARATIONS. FOR SBL, THE LAST
TIME THEY MET THEIR GOAL WAS
2018, AND SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE
HAD VACANCY RATES OF BETWEEN
SEVEN AND 12% DEPENDING ON THE
YEAR. THE CURRENT 9% VACANCY
RATE THEN EXPERIENCED AS THE
FIRST QUARTER OF 2024 IS NOT
OUT OF LINE WITH THE VACANCY
RATES THEY HAVE SEEN OVER THE
LAST FIVE YEARS. IN ADDITION,
AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, THE
LIBRARY HAS BEEN GIVEN AN
EXEMPTION FROM THE HIRING
FREEZE IN ORDER TO HIRE
TEMPORARY STAFF TO ADDRESS
THEIR STAFFING NEEDS. MEETING
WITH CHIEF LIBRARIAN TOM FAY
TOMORROW TO LEARN MORE BUT AS
YOU MAY RECALL FROM THEIR
REVIEW AT THE LIBRARY'S
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE, WHICH I CHAIR, THE
LIBRARY DID INFORM US THEY ARE
FACING ADDITIONAL STAFFING
CHALLENGES AT SOME OF THE
BRANCHES DUE TO ONGOING SAFETY
ISSUES AND AS RECENTLY STATED
RELATED TO RECENT ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE LIBRARY HOURS, IT HAS
-- THE LIBRARY HAS INCREASED
ITS MINIMUM STAFFING LEVELS AT
MANY LOCATIONS TO ENSURE THE
RIGHT NUMBER AND MIX OF STAFF
ARE PRESENT TO SAFELY OPERATE
FACILITIES AND PROVIDE FULL
SERVICES. I WANT TO MAKE IT
CLEAR, COLLEAGUES, THAT THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A
CRITICAL AND BELOVED SERVICE TO
OUR CITY AND TO EACH OF YOUR
DISTRICTS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO
ADDRESS SPL'S NEEDS AND THE
CITY'S GENERAL BUDGET DEFICIT.
SEPARATE, AND I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AND I
WILL SEND SOME OF THE SIMILAR
INFORMATION TO YOU BECAUSE I
KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN GETTING
QUESTIONS FROM YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, AS HAVE I, SO I
WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE
ARMED WITH THE CORRECT
INFORMATION BECAUSE I KNOW
THERE WERE VARIOUS ARTICLES
LAST WEEK AND NOT ALL THE
ARTICLES HAD THE APPROPRIATE
INFORMATION SO WE REACHED OUT
TO LIBRARIES TO GET THE
APPROPRIATE AND ACCURATE
INFORMATION TO REPORT BACK TO
YOU ALL. SEPARATELY LAST WEEK I
HELD A MEETING WITH THE
DIRECTOR FROM SOME OF
SEATTLE'S BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREAS. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THEIR
CURRENT CHALLENGES WHICH WE
HAVE HEARD ABOUT A LOT IN THESE
LAST FEW MONTHS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN HERE. THESE INCLUDE
BREAK-INS AND ROBBERIES AS WELL
AS THE IMPACT OF HAVING FEWER
FOLKS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA,
INCLUDING EMPLOYEES FROM THE
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF REALLY HAVING
THAT FOOT TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO
DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES WE ARE SEEING DOWNTOWN.
ALSO THIS WEEK , I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT'S AWARDS CEREMONY
RIGHT HERE IN PIONEER SQUARE
AND ON THURSDAY, I WILL BE
HOLDING DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES, I'LL
BE JOINING YOU AT THE HOUSING
CONSORTIUM LUNCHEON, AS WELL,
AND IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS,
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, TOMORROW AT
OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING WE WILL CONSIDER
AMENDMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND
RESOLUTION. MY HOPE IS THAT WE
WILL PASS A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION FOR CONSIDERATION
AT FULL COUNSEL SO WE ARE ON
TRACK THERE. I WANT TO THANK
EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU ALL
FOR THE STRONG COLLABORATION.
OBVIOUSLY, DURING THE
SUBSTANTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
THAT WE HAVE HAD, BUT ALSO
BEHIND THE SCENES, AS WELL, AND
APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AND
INPUT TO MAKE THIS THING THAT
WE VOTE ON TOMORROW BETTER. IT
HAS BEEN TERRIFIC AND VERY
COLLABORATIVE. WE WILL ALSO
TOMORROW AT OUR COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW, HERE
PRESENTATION ON S.STATE OF THE
ROADS IN THEIR OVERALL ASSET
MANAGEMENT APPROACH NOT JUST
FOR ROADS, BUT ALL UP. LOTS OF
ASSETS WITHIN S.AS WE KNOW. WE
WILL ALSO HEAR A GREAT
PRESENTATION ON VISION ZERO. I
WILL LIKE TO KNOW THAT MY
OFFICES DRAFTING PLEASE
SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK AT THE
ENGAGEMENT HUB AT SIGN MOVE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY INFO.ORG.
YOU'LL NEED TO DO THAT BY
APRIL 26 AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO
SUBMIT FEEDBACK AS PART OF THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSAL, DRAFT
PROPOSAL THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED
VIA EMAIL AT MOVE SEATTLE AT
SIGN SEATTLE.GOV SO COMING UP
APPROACHING THE DEADLINE FOR
SUBMITTING FEEDBACK ON SHAPING
THE INITIAL CONTOURS FOR THE
MILES PER -- MAYOR'S PROPOSAL.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS
HEARD. LAST WEEK WE MET AND
HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM SDOT
ON THE PROPOSED LEVY FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. A LOT OF GREAT
ENGAGEMENT AND SUBSTANTIVE
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE
THERE. IT'S GREAT TO LISTEN
IN. LAST WEEK, IN BREAKING
WITH OUR CUSTOM AND WITH MY
OFFICE AND TRADITION , WE
INTRODUCED A VERY LIGHTWEIGHT
NEWSLETTER, AND IT WAS
INTENTIONALLY SO BECAUSE LATER
THIS WEEK WE ARE GOING TO
LAUNCH OUR 100 DAY REPORT AND
ALSO -- I WANTED TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO VERBALLY REPORT
OUT ON A FEW THINGS THAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THAT IF
WE HAD DONE SOMETHING A LITTLE
MORE ROBUST. ONE IS JUST A
LITTLE NITTY-GRITTY
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MATTERS A LOT
TO THE PEOPLE OF WEST SEATTLE
AND DISTRICT ONE , AND PEOPLE
WHO TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF THE
DISTRICTS PRIMARILY ON FREIGHT,
BUT THE LOWER BRIDGE WILL BE
CLOSED FOR REPAIR AND
MAINTENANCE WORK APRIL 20th
THROUGH 29. THE FORMAL NAME OF
THAT IS THE SPOKANE STREET
BRIDGE. WE JUST CALL IT THE
LOWER BRIDGE AND SO PLEASE
NOTE THAT. I ALSO WANT TO
COMMENT ON SOMETHING I HEARD
FROM ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. I READ
THIS ORIGINALLY IN YOUR
TERRIFIC NEWSLETTER LAST WEEK
ABOUT THE CEREMONY YOU ATTENDED
LAST WEEK , THE PRAYER SERVICE
RATHER, IN YOUR DISTRICT AT THE
MOSQUE MARKING THE END OF
RAMADAN. I WILL SAY, AS
SOMEONE, I APPRECIATE THAT WORK
AND ALSO WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL
SHOUT OUT TO OUR MUSLIM
AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE.
I AM CHRISTIAN. I WAS RAISED
CHRISTIAN, BUT MY LATE
GRANDFATHER HELD THE HONORIFIC
TITLE OF ILLOGIC. HE WAS
MUSLIM. SO THOUGH I AM A PROUD
CHRISTIAN, I HONOR, RECOGNIZE
AND APPRECIATE THIS HOLY TIME
FOR OUR LOCAL MUSLIM COMMUNITY
HERE IN SEATTLE SO THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT. FINALLY, I
KNOW KITTY HALL WAS HERE AND
LIKE YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE, I HAVE SOMEWHAT OF A
GANDER SENSITIVITY OR ALLERGEN
TO PET DANDER AND CATS IN
PARTICULAR -- I'M MORE
SENSITIVE TO CATS FOR SOME
REASON BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO MAYBE IS HAVING A DOG, A
PUPPY HALL EVENT AT SOME POINT,
AS WELL. I LOVE CATS, BUT I
REALLY LOVE DOGS, SO, IN ANY
EVENT, THAT'S ALL FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE. I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANY
OF YOU ALL.
>> I DO HAVE TO NOTE
APPRECIATION FOR THE KITTY
HALL. I WAS SORRY TO MISS IT
BUT ON -- BRING ON THE FURRY
SMALL BABY MAMMALS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA, AS A PROUD OWNER OF A DOG
ADOPTED FROM THE SEATTLE ANIMAL
SHELTER I CAN TELL YOU IT IS A
GREAT EXPERIENCE AND THERE ARE
A LOT OF NEEDS THAT THE ANIMAL
SHELTER HAS BECAUSE THEY'RE IN
THE SAME BUILDING THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN IN SINCE 1970 --
75, BUT I WON'T GO INTO THAT
PART OF MY BUDGET CONVERSATION.
WELCOME, COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU
, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON FOR
SENDING OUT THE BUDGET MEMO TO
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.
FUNCTIONALLY, FNC AND COUNSEL
WORK THE SAME WAY EXCEPT FOR
VOTING BECAUSE EVERYONE IS
ALWAYS INVITED TO ATTEND. WE
HAVE A SELECT COMMITTEE YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO ATTEND. IN SELECT
COMMITTEES THAT IS WHERE WE
WILL ALSO HAVE VOTING OCCUR ON
THE MAJOR PIECES OF
BUDGET-AFFILIATED LEGISLATION
THAT COME THROUGH DURING THE
YEAR SUCH AS THE EXCEPTIONS
CARRY FORWARD OR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET AND SORRY, COLLEAGUES.
WE FOUND AN ERROR IN THE
PROCLAMATION SO WE ARE GETTING
A NEW FINAL PAGE DRAFTED UP
AND WE WILL SEND IT DOWN THE
DAY IS JUST AS SOON AS WE CAN
IF WE RECEIVE THAT UPDATE
APPROXIMATION LANGUAGE AFTER
COMMITTEE I WILL LOCK THE FLOOR
AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS A
COPY. BACK TO COMMITTEE, WE
ARE AT A TURNING POINT THIS
WEEK. THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS
YEAR I ASK FOR YOUR GRACE OF
TIME BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE
HAS HAD A LOT OF BURNING
QUESTION SINCE JANUARY 2nd AND
BEFORE. THIS YEAR WITH THE
WORK WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING
, AND REALLY STARTING RIGHT NOW
IN A PUBLIC FASHION, IT IS A
COMPLETE CHANGE FROM HOW WE'VE
DONE PUBLIC COMMITTEE IN THE
PAST SO I APPRECIATE THE GRACE
AND I KNOW CENTRAL STAFF WILL
BE RELYING ON FOR FISCAL
ANALYSIS BECAUSE CENTRAL STAFF
ARE THE ONLY STAFF IN THE CITY
THAT REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DIRECTLY, WE RELY ON CENTRAL
STAFF FOR THEIR ANALYSIS OF
THIS INFORMATION. HERE WE ARE
ENTERING QUARTER TWO AND THREE
FOR THE REVIEW AND EXAMINATION
OUR CITY'S BUDGET IN A WAY
THAT IS NOT BEEN DONE AT LEAST
FOR A DECADE IF EVER BEEN IN
QUARTER FOUR, WE WILL HAVE OUR
REGULARLY SCHEDULED BUDGET
SEASON WHERE NO ONE IS ALLOWED
TO HAVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WE
DON'T TAKE UP ANY LEGISLATION
OTHER THAN BUDGET -RELATED
MATERIALS, SO OUR FIRST SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE WILL BE THIS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17th. THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST IN THE CENTRAL BUDGET
OFFICE WILL BE PRESENTING IN
APRIL FORECAST RECAP. THIS IS A
TRUNCATED VERSION OF THE
FORECAST PRESENTED LAST WEEK IN
THE FORECAST COUNCIL ON MONDAY,
APRIL 8th. AFTER THAT, WE WILL
HAVE CENTRAL STAFF BEGINNING
THE SERIES OF PRESENTATION ON
THE STATE OF OUR BUDGET,
PROCESS PLANNING AND DECISION
POINTS. WE WILL HAVE KEY
TAKEAWAYS, WHAT IS WITHIN OUR
PURVIEW AND WHAT IS NOT WITHIN
OUR PURVIEW. FOR INSTANCE,
THERE ARE SOME THINGS ONLY THE
EXECUTIVE CAN DO AND THERE ARE
SOME THINGS ONLY COUNSEL CAN
DO. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET MET
WITH ALLIE AND CENTRAL STAFF
FOR A PRE-BRIEFING, PLEASE DO
SO WITH EXPEDIENCY. I WILL BE
ASKING ON THE RECORD TO SHOW A
RAISE OF HANDS OF WHO HAS
RECEIVED A BRIEFING. I DO THIS
TO MAKE LIGHT OF A SERIOUS
THING WHICH IS THAT AGAIN, IF
EVERYONE OF US SPOKE FOR 10
MINUTES DURING COMMITTEE, THAT
IS 190 MINUTES OF A 120 MINUTE
COMMITTEE. IF WE HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT , THAT EASILY HITS US
ALREADY AT 120 MINUTES OF A 120
MINUTE COMMITTEE MEETING SO
THAT IS WHY I ASK -- I WILL DO
BETTER ABOUT SPEAKING LESS BUT
ALSO , AT THE SAME TIME, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO PUT
ITEMS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO
YOU ON THE RECORD. IF THERE IS
CONVERSATION YOU NEED TO HAVE,
PLEASE DO SO IN THE BRIEFING
AHEAD OF TIME. THIS WEEK WE
WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE HISTORY
AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE
PROJECTED BUDGET DEFICIT, THE
BUDGET REVIEW AND EXAMINATION
FROM 2019 TO TODAY, AND BEGIN
TALKING ABOUT DEPARTMENTAL
ANALYSIS. WE WILL HAVE TIME TO
TALK ABOUT KEY TAKEAWAYS OF THE
BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL AS
UPCOMING BUDGET DECISIONS SO
THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW BEFORE YOU NEED TO KNOW
IT. THIS LEVEL OF FISCAL
ANALYSIS OF THE CITY BUDGET HAS
NOT HAPPENED IN AT LEAST A
DECADE, IF EVER. THIS DETAILED
REVIEW IS ESSENTIAL FOR EACH OF
US TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS WE LOOK
OVER, REVIEW, AND MAKE BUDGET
DECISIONS THIS FALL. EACH
MEMBER OF CENTRAL STAFF IS
ESSENTIAL AND CRUCIAL TO OUR
JOINT SUCCESS DURING THIS
PERIOD OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS MAY 1st. THIS IS AN
F IN C COMMITTEE. WE WILL BE
BRIEFED ON SEVERAL BILLS THAT
WILL BE VOTED ON. AGAIN,
BRIEFING THIS LEVEL OF FISCAL
ANALYSIS OF THE CITY BUDGET HAS
NOT HAPPENED IN AT LEAST A
DECADE, IF EVER. THIS DETAILED
REVIEW IS ESSENTIAL FOR EACH OF
US TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS WE LOOK
OVER, REVIEW, AND MAKE BUDGET
DECISIONS THIS FALL. EACH
MEMBER OF CENTRAL STAFF IS
ESSENTIAL AND CRUCIAL TO OUR
JOINT SUCCESS DURING THIS
PERIOD OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS MAY 1st. THIS IS AN
F IN C COMMITTEE. BASICALLY WE
HAVE TIME HELD EVERY MONTH FOR
NOW UNTIL DECEMBER AS WE NEED
FOR CLARITY THERE. LAST THING
HERE, WE DO NEED TO MOVE THE
JUNE 19th FNC COMMITTEE
MEETING. AS THE HOLIDAY IS NOW
SCHEDULED FOR 930 A.M. MONDAY
JUNE 17th. IN EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, I CHAIRED THE
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST
MEETING LAST MONDAY. MANY OTHER
THINGS, BUT I'M ALREADY OVER MY
10 MINUTES, SO I'M GOING TO --
>> YOU CAN KEEP GOING.
>> THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SHOULD WE MAKE SURE WE
RECEIVE THAT BRIEFING FROM
ALLIE AND THEN BOTH BEFORE
SELECT COMMITTEE?
>> YES.
>> I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT I
DID RECEIVE THE BRIEFING AND
WAS INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED TO
HAVE THIS RIGOROUS ANALYTICAL
TOOL THAT STAFF CREATED THIS
YEAR, SO KUDOS TO THEM FOR
PUTTING IN THE WORK AND TIME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
THAT IS REALLY WELL SAID. I
KNOW FOR ME MY FIRST YEAR OF
BUDGET THE ONLY REASON I HAD
UNDERSTANDING IS BECAUSE THE
STAFF -- I HAD BEEN STAFF IN
THE BUDGET CHAIRS OFFICE
BEFORE. STILL IN MANY WAYS IT
TOOK ME A FULL YEAR OF DOING
THE WORK BEFORE I CAN
UNDERSTAND IT WITH THE
EXAMINATION AND REVIEW THE
CENTRAL STAFF IS SET UP. THIS
IS INCREDIBLE. IT IS AN
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
INFORMATION SO THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS DONE THAT
WORK. I BELIEVE IT IS OVER TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS LEVEL
OF FISCAL ANALYSIS OF THE CITY
BUDGET HAS NOT HAPPENED IN AT
LEAST A DECADE, IF EVER. THIS
DETAILED REVIEW IS ESSENTIAL
FOR EACH OF US TO BE SUCCESSFUL
AS WE LOOK OVER, REVIEW, AND
MAKE BUDGET DECISIONS THIS
FALL. EACH MEMBER OF CENTRAL
STAFF IS ESSENTIAL AND CRUCIAL
TO OUR JOINT SUCCESS DURING
THIS PERIOD OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS MAY 1st. THIS IS AN
FNC COMMITTEE.
>> WE HAD OUR FIRST DISCUSSION
OF A DRAFT ORDINANCE SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. THIS
WOULD MAKE THREE LOW HANGING
FIXES TO THE WAY THE MAYOR'S
2022 SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PLAN
HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. WITH THE
OBJECTIVE OF STRENGTHENING
RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES AND
IMPROVING HIRING PROCESSES, WE
ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THIS, AND
BEFORE GOING INTO WHAT THOSE
THREE ARE, I WANT TO SAY HERE
IS THE SITUATION AS IT STANDS
NOW. SPD'S HIRING PROCESS IS
SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN
NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS . WE
ARE THE BIGGEST CITY IN THE
STATE OBVIOUSLY BUT THE OTHER
JURISDICTIONS HAVE SHORTER
HIRING PROCESSES AND THERE ARE
MANY STEPS ALONG THE WAY THAT
COULD BE IMPROVED AND YOU HAVE
HEARD THAT THERE HAVE ALREADY
BEEN IMPROVEMENTS MADE SO FAR
BY THE EXECUTIVE .
NEVERTHELESS, IT IS QUITE LONG
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE A GOOD SHOT AT GETTING
THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED RECRUITS
FOR US INSTEAD OF OUR
COMPETITORS. SEATTLE IS THE
ONLY JURISDICTION IN THE REGION
TO USE A PARTICULAR TEST THAT
OTHER JURISDICTIONS USE A
SEPARATE ONE. THIS IS
PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE THE OTHER
CITIES , WHEN APPLICANTS APPLY,
AND MANY OF THEM APPLY TO MORE
THAN ONE JURISDICTION AT A
TIME, THEY HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER
TEST AND SO THAT IS ANOTHER
THING THAT IS GOING ON. THE
WAY THE MAYORS RETENTION AND
RECRUITMENT PLAN WAS STAFFED
HAD THREE POSITIONS WITHIN THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES. EVEN THOUGH SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ITS OWN
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION. IF
YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST MEETING
WHERE WE GOT THE RUNDOWN, THERE
ARE 20 DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY
THAT HAVE THEIR OWN HR
DIVISIONS, SO IT COULD BE IN
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
INSTEAD OF HR AND THAT COULD BE
BENEFICIAL BECAUSE THAT WAY ,
THE INNOVATIONS THAT THIS GROUP
IS TASKED WITH COMING UP WITH
TO IMPROVE OUR OUTREACH TO
RECRUITS COULD BE FÊTED BY
FOLKS IN THE POLICING DIVISION,
COMMUNITY POLICING DIVISION,
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN SPD
WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR
EYES ON THEM INSTEAD OF HR,
WHICH IS REALLY BUSY, AND WOULD
NOT HAVE TO BE FOCUSED ON THIS
BODY OF WORK AND THOSE ARE
SOME ADVANTAGES TO MOVING THEM
OVER TO THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. TWO HAVE ALREADY
BEEN MOVED. ALSO AT THE SAME
TIME WHAT IS GOING ON NOW -- IN
THE BEGINNING WHEN THIS PLAN IS
ROLLED OUT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON THE
ROLLOUT OF THE AD CAMPAIGN AND
WHERE IT SHOULD BE -- WHICH
AUDIENCES SHOULD BE TARGETED SO
THEY DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF
BANDWIDTH TO THAT OR GO OVER A
LOT OF THESE OTHER INNOVATIONS
COMING OUT OF THIS TEAM,
SUPPORTING THEM -- THE ONE
THING THIS LEGISLATION DOES IS
CREATE AN MS PD RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION PROGRAM, A FORMAL
PROGRAM FOR THE THIRD POSITION
IS MOVED OVER INTO A PROGRAM
SO THAT THERE IS
ACCOUNTABILITY. ONE PERSON IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT
THERE IS COMPLETE AND DETAILED
REPORTING THAT GOES OUT AND
THAT THERE IS FOLLOW UP ON SOME
OF THE STRATEGIES WE'VE ALREADY
SPOKEN OF. THAT IS ONE OF THE
THINGS THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION DOES. IT ALSO WOULD
ADD AN FTE TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
BECAUSE ANOTHER DISADVANTAGE
WE HAVE GOING ON IS THAT MANY
JURISDICTIONS ARE ABLE TO HAVE
IMMEDIATE PERSONALIZED CONTACT
WITH APPLICANTS WITHIN 48
HOURS. THIS IS BEST PRACTICE
AND THEN THEY WOULD ALSO BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
MACK RECRUITER THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS. THIS WOULD PROVIDE FOR
MORE HELP WITHIN THE COMMISSION
SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER
CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE SO PEOPLE
WHO ARE APPLYING TO SPD CAN
FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WELCOMED AND
VALUED, ET CETERA. THOSE ARE
SOME OF THE PRIMARY CHANGES IN
ADDITION TO -- THERE IS THIS
LEGISLATION THAT ENCOURAGES THE
COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE USE
OF A TESTING SERVICE THAT IS
USED BY ALL OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. HERE IS WHAT
I'VE SAID BEFORE. WE HAVE TO
DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN,
EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO
HIRE MORE OFFICERS MORE QUICKLY
AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY . FIRST PILLAR, I
BELIEVE, AND SO THIS IS THE
BEGINNING OF A LITTLE BIT OF
WORK IN THAT DEPARTMENT AND WE
HAVE TO DO ALL OF THIS WITHOUT
UNDERMINING IN ANY WAY OUR
COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY
AND OUR TRAJECTORY TO FULFILL
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CONSENT
DECREE SO THAT IT IS NOT AN
EITHER-OR. IT IS NOT
STREAMLINING HIRING OR
ACCOUNTABILITY. IT IS BOTH AND
I BELIEVE THIS WILL ENABLE US
TO HIRE REALLY HIGH-QUALITY
OFFICERS WITHIN A VERY LIMITED
LABOR POOL RIGHT NOW, AND THAT
IS ULTIMATELY THE THING WE ARE
UP AGAINST. SO, THAT IS COMING
UP. THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE
AGENDA AT OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
ON APRIL 25th. ANY QUESTIONS,
YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO ASK ME OR
CENTRAL STAFF OR ANN GORMAN IN
THE MEANTIME. SO THAT WAS THE
MEETING LAST WEEK. COMING UP
THIS WEEK IS A VERY HEAVY AND
POLICY RICH EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
MEETING WEEK. WE HAVE THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY MEETING AND THE KING
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETINGS
BOTH ON THURSDAY, ONE IN THE
MORNING, ONE IN THE AFTERNOON,
AND THERE ARE SOME VERY
SIGNIFICANT ITEMS THAT I LOOK
FORWARD TO REPORTING ON THE
FOLLOWING -- AT NEXT MONDAY'S
BLUE SKY AND ON FRIDAY I WILL
BE JOINING A MEETING AT THE
VISIT SEATTLE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE SO THOSE ARE SOME
THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT FOR THIS WEEK AND I
WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
SEEING NONE , IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE
INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE
WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. AS PRESIDING
OFFICER I AM ANNOUNCING THAT
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING , POTENTIAL OR ACTIVE
LITIGATION. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH CITY ATTORNEYS AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW.