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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS APRIL 22, 2024. IT IS
ALSO EARTH DAY, THE BEGINNING
OF PASSOVER, AND COUNCIL
BRIEFING DAY AND THIS MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME
IS TO: 01. PLEASE NOTE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS
EXCUSED AND I UNDERSTAND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO WILL JOIN US
SHORTLY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
PRESENTATIONS TODAY BUT WE DO
HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT
THE CLOSE OF THE BRIEFING. WE
ALSO HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS.
AT TOMORROW'S COUNCIL MEETING
WE WILL HAVE 23 ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
INCLUDING THE WEEKLY BILL
ORDINANCE, MY LEGISLATION
PROVIDING A MINIMUM WAGE FOR
AT BASED WORKER COUNCIL BILL
120775. A BILL EXTENDING
EXEMPTIONS FOR MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING PROPERTY TAXES
EXEMPTION PROGRAM. AND
ORDINANCE TO TEMPORARILY ADD
MORE FLEXIBILITY IN WRITING TO
THE USES REQUIRED TO OCCUPY
STREET-LEVEL SPACES IN
SEATTLE'S CORE, TWO BUDGET
RELATED BILLS AND 17
APPOINTMENTS RESPECTIVELY TO
THE LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
BOARD, THE SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, AND THE SEATTLE
FIRE CODE ADVISORY BOARD. THE
CONSENT AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE
AND 30 APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING
FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
DOMESTIC WORKER STANDARDS BOARD
AND 25 TO THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD. THERE WILL ALSO BE
VOTES ON TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. THEY ARE COUNCIL
BILL 120763, THE FIRST QUARTER
2024 EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE
WHICH THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PASSED
WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITION. AND
RESOLUTION 32131 APPROVING THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WE WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.
AS I SAID WE HAVE TWO
RECLAMATION'S FOR SIGNATURE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MADE
-- MAY 2024 TO BE OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH IN SEATTLE.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LEAD THE
DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION
AND I WILL ASK FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM MY
COLLEAGUES BEFORE ASKING FOR
SIGNATURES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO THANK
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AND THE SEATTLE AGING AND
DISABILITY SERVICES ADVISORY
COUNCIL FOR BRINGING THIS
PROCLAMATION FORWARD. WE WILL
HAVE THREE MEMBERS OF THE
ADVISORY COUNCIL JOINING US AT
SEATTLE COUNCIL TOMORROW. TO
RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION.
SEATTLE IS HOME TO MORE THAN
197,000 RESIDENTS AGE 50 OR
OLDER. SINCE 1963 OUR NATION
HAS RECOGNIZED ME AS OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH . IS A TIME TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTION OF
OLDER ADULTS TO ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. I AM PLEASED TO
BRING FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND
I WILL BE ASKING MY COLLEAGUES
TO JOIN ME IN SIGNING THE
PROCLAMATION FOR MAY 2024 TO BE
OLDER AMERICAN MONTH IN
SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE
NOTHING TO ADD . TO MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY FEEDBACK
THEY LIKED BEING FORWARD? ALL
RIGHT, SEEING THERE IS NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE RECLAMATION
RECOGNIZING MAY 2024 TO BE
OLDER
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
AMERICANS MONTH IN
>> YES. SEATTLE.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> I AM MINDFUL OF THE FACT WE
HAVE HAD 11 PROCLAMATIONS, LAST
YEAR THERE WERE 10 ALTOGETHER.
TODAY I WILL REQUEST YOUR
SIGNATURES FOR A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING OUR VERY OWN FOR HE
AND STORIED CAREER AS
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR. AND
PROCLAIMING TUESDAY, APRIL 23,
IS DANA ROBINSON THAT DAY.
DANA HAS SCARED -- STEERED THE
SHIP FOR 11 YEARS AND WILL BE
DEPARTING SOON FOR A POSITION
EQUALLY WORTHY OF HER TALENTS,
ALTHOUGH I MUST SAY, IN MY
OPINION, LESS FUN. THAT IS,
THAT IS BITTERSWEET FOR US, BUT
IT'S A TIME TO CELEBRATE WHAT
SHE HAS DONE. I WILL NOTE THAT
MAYOR HARRELL, WHO ALSO
BENEFITED FROM HER WORK IS ALSO
SIGNING ONTO THIS PROCLAMATION
BECAUSE HE WAS A COUNCILMEMBER
HERE WAY BACK WHEN AND
BENEFITED FROM HER TALENTS AS
WELL. SO, WELL TOMORROW IS
THE RSA, THAT IS WHAT CALLED
HER IN MY MIND, IN FACT, TODAY
IS ACTUALLY THE VERY
ANNIVERSARY OF HER START A. SO,
I WANTED TO THROW THAT
INFORMATION IN. I WILL SAVE MY
REMARKS FOR TOMORROW AND MOST
OF THE CONTENT. I WILL JUST
READ THE LAST RECITAL BEFORE
ASKING FOR FEEDBACK. WHEREAS
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HONORS
DANA ROBERTSON, A TRUSTED
ADVISOR TO A GENERATION OF
SEATTLE COUNCIL MEMBERS, A
RENOWNED PUBLIC SERVANT AND
THOUGHTFUL AND SUPPORTIVE
LEADER WHO DEDICATED HERSELF TO
IMPROVING OUR DEMOCRATIC
DISCOURSE, AS SHE CONTINUES
HER DISTINGUISHED CAREER, NOW
THEREFORE THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL RECOGNIZE HER DEDICATED
CAREER AND PROCLAIM TUESDAY,
APRIL 23, 2024 TO BE DANA
ROBINSON DAY. WITH THAT TO MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE FEEDBACK,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO NOTE, AS A
NEW COUNCILMEMBER, THAT IT WAS
GREAT TO HAVE HER LEADERSHIP
AND COUNCIL ON THINGS, AS
SOMEONE COMING NEW INTO THIS
PROCESS, HER PROFESSIONALISM,
KNOWLEDGE AND APPROACH
GENERALLY. AND THE INTERACTION
OF HER OFFICE AND MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN GREAT AND THAT GOES TO HER
LEADERSHIP AS WELL. EVERYTHING
YOU SAY I ECHO 100+ DAYS OF
EXPERIENCE. BUT I CAN SEE IT TO
BE TRUE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
GLAD YOU BRING THAT UP, ONE OF
THE RECITALS HERE RECOGNIZES
THAT SHE GOT US THROUGH THE
MOST TUMULTUOUS YEAR OF THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT IN
RECENT MEMORY WHICH WAS 2020.
BUT I MUST SAY BRINGING SEVEN
NEW COUNCILMEMBERS UP TO SPEED
AND SCHOOLING US WAS, I WOULD
SAY, PROBABLY SECOND IS A
CHALLENGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THOSE WORDS.
>> OKAY. IF THERE IS NO OTHER
FEEDBACK, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE YOUR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING APRIL 23, 2024 ?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>>> WE WILL GET INTO THE NEXT
ITEM WHICH IS A PREVIEW OF
COUNCIL ACTIONS. IN THE ORDER
OF DISCUSSION, ESTABLISHED BY A
ROTATED ROLL CALL FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS WHICH IS
DESIGNATED ATHLETICALLY BY
LAST NAME AND WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT CALLED LAST. THIS
YEAR'S RECALL ROTATION BEGINS
WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
PLEASE BEGIN AND THEN HANDED
OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. IN TERMS OF
ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST WEEK, I
HAVE TO SAY I STARTED THE WEEK
GREAT WITH QUEEN ANNE SCOUTS. A
VERY IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT WITH
YOUNGER PEOPLE AND A FANTASTIC
WAY TO START THE WEEK.
SECONDLY, I MET WITH THE
MAGNOLIA UNITY COUNCIL WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
OFFICE. THEY NOW HAVE TWO
COUNCIL MEMBERS LOOKING OUT FOR
MAGNOLIA. THIS SHOWS UP IN A
NUMBER OF WAYS TO INCLUDE THEIR
INTERESTS AND TRANSPORTATION
ISSUES, INCLUDING THE MAGNOLIA
BRIDGE. IMPORTANTLY, FOR ME AS
WELL, SEPARATE WAS TO ATTEND
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL
AWARDS DINNER CEREMONY. IT WAS
A GREAT WAY, FOR COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA AND I TO SHOW OUR
SUPPORT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND FOR THEM TO SEE COUNCIL
REPRESENTED. I THINK THAT WAS
PARTICULARLY GIVEN WE HAVE NEW
LEGISLATION COMING UP ON
VACANT BUILDINGS WHICH IS SO
IMPORTANT TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. LASTLY I WANT TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE SACRED
HEART FOOD BANK WHICH IS A
FANTASTIC SERVICE TO SO MANY IN
THE AREA. I WAS THERE HANDING
OUT COFFEE, SOUP AND SACK LUNCH
TO QUITE A NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT COME BY . AND
THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB. I
SHOULD ADD THEY ARE SUPPORTED
BY LOCAL SUPERMARKETS IN THE
LOWER QUEEN ANNE, UPTOWN AREA.
THE COFFEE SHOPS, BAKERIES AND
ALSO SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING
CHURCHES WHO DO LUNCHES AND THE
LIKE. IT IS A TEAM EFFORT. I
REALLY WANT TO THANK THE SACRED
HEART FOOD BANK. FOR THIS WEEK,
A BIG PIECE IS THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING ALL
ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH
THE BOARD AND ALSO WITH OUR
LEGISLATION FOR VACANT
BUILDINGS WHICH WILL BE'S
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, GIVEN THE CHALLENGES
THAT EXIST IN DISTRICT 2. I'M
ALSO MEETING WITH THE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND ALSO THE PUGET
SOUND PSR C EXECUTIVE BOARD.
FINALLY I WANT TO NOTE WE ARE
HAVING OUR FIRST DISTRICT 7
TOWN HALL ON THURSDAY FROM 6:00
TO 7:00 AT THE QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S GOING
TO BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHIEF SMITH
FOR JOINING US AND ALSO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, ARE TWO AT
LARGE WHO REPRESENT THE SEVEN.
WITH THAT I PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THIS WEEK
WE WILL HAVE A MEETING OF THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY . ON THE
AGENDA WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON
THE 2024 MULTIFAMILY TAX
EXEMPTION EXTENSION
LEGISLATION. FROM THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING, FOR POSSIBLE VOTE
THAT THEY. THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING HAS SCHEDULED
PRE-BRIEFINGS WITH ALL OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT YOU
HAVE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
MEETING. IT IS THERE HOPE WE
CAN TAKE A VOTE AT THE
COMMITTEE MEETING. OBVIOUSLY IF
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE NOT
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT WE CAN
WAIT FOR ANOTHER MEETING. BUT
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT
TO HANNAH OR TO TRACY AT
CENTRAL STAFF FOR QUESTIONS.
REGARDING EXTERNAL COMMITTEES,
I NOTE THE CASEY RHA GOVERNING
COMMITTEE MET LAST THURSDAY,
WE APPROVED THREE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE LIMITATION BOARD AND AND
UPDATE TO THE COMMITTEE'S
BYLAWS TO BETTER ALIGN WITH
THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. CEO
SEARCH COMMITTEE IS MEETING
THIS FRIDAY. THE UPDATED
TIMELINE STATES THE FINAL
ROUND OF INTERVIEWS WILL BE
HELD IN PERSON AT THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY IN LATE MAY AND
THAT WILL BE OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC. I WILL CERTAINLY KEEP
THE COUNCIL APPRISED OF ANY
TIMELINE CHANGES AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. LASTLY THE REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE COUNCIL
MEETING LAST WEEK GAVE MEMBERS
MORE TIME TO REVIEW AND
CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE
CRISIS CARE CENTER LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. IT IS
QUITE A MOUTHFUL. AND IS NOW
ANTICIPATING A VOTE IN MID-MAY
. MY OFFICE IS WORKING WITH THE
SUBURBAN MAYORS ON A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS . LOOKING FORWARD TO
TAKING THAT VOTE IN MID-MAY.
IN DISTRICT THIS THURSDAY I
WILL BE HOSTING
WITH THE CARES DEPARTMENT AND
SPD, A PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM
FOCUSED ON GUN VIOLENCE . WE
HAVE RECEIVED 40 COMMENTS SO
FAR ABOUT PEOPLE'S
EXPERIENCES AND WHAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE. I AM HOPING IT
WILL BE A PRODUCTIVE SESSION.
LASTLY I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND
ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE
WHERE DENIM ON WEDNESDAY IF
YOU CAN. IN RECOGNITION OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.
AND ALSO AS A SHOW OF OUR
COMMITMENT TO ENDING SEXUAL
VIOLENCE. YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS I
WILL TURN OVER TO -- YES,
SORRY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
RPC VOTE ON CRISIS LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION I BELIEVE. I
WANTED TO DEDICATE MORE TIME
TO UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE
ISSUES ARE AND WHAT THE
AMENDMENTS MIGHT BE. BUT FOR
NOW, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT THAT COMMITTEE IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING, OR
FOR SIGNING OFF OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. BUT DOES
IT NOT ALSO GO TO THE WHOLE
KING COUNTY COUNCIL? CAN YOU
PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT ARE
THE NEXT STEPS? AND DOES THERE
HAVE TO BE A CONVERGENCE IN
WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN IF
THERE IS NOT AGREEMENT ON THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE MADE? JUST
GIVE ME THE PAST -- PATH
FORWARD. I'M SORRY FOR PUTTING
YOU ON THE SPOT.
>> THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE
WILL BE PASSING -- AT THIS
DATE MY UNDERSTANDING THE
AMENDMENTS BEING PUT FORTH BY
THE SUBURBAN MAYORS AND ALSO
THE OTHER CITIES ARE NOT
CONTROVERSIAL. AND THE CHAIR
HAS BEEN RECEPTIVE TO WANTING
TO MAKE SURE THE VOICES OF THE
SUBURBAN JURISDICTIONS AND
MAYORS ARE APPROPRIATELY HEARD
, THAT THEY FEEL TRUE BUY-IN
TO WHAT'S HAPPENING. ASSUMING
THAT THAT VOTE GOES FORWARD,
IT WOULD THEN BE SENT TO FULL
COUNCIL FOR THEM TO APPROVE IT.
>> OKAY, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
COMMITTEE. ELECTED THAT ARE ON
RPC.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION.,
>> YES, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. LAST WEEK ON
FRIDAY I ATTENDED AN OPEN HOUSE
TEEN NIGHT AT THE NEWLY
RENOVATED COMMUNITY CENTER
WHICH LOOKS AMAZING. IT IS ONE
OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS,
SMALLER COMMITTEE CENTERS IN
THE CITY BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO
EXPAND SLIGHTLY USING DIFFERENT
, A BETTER USE, RATHER, OF THE
SPACE. REALLY IT IS LOOKING
REALLY TERRIFIC OUT THERE. IS
FOLKS KNOW WE HAVE FAMILIES
LIVING IN MAGNUSON PARK WITH
MERCY HOUSE AND SOLID GROUND
THERE. IT'S A GREAT GATHERING
SPACE FOR THE TEENS AND KIDS
THAT LIVE THERE. THIS
PARTICULAR EVENT WAS A
PARTNERSHIP. I SHOULD SAY THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
AS CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND
PUBLIC SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE, JOINED ME. I WAS SO
GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER
PARTNERSHIP AND TEAMWORK THERE.
WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH KING
COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER WHO
REPRESENTS MAGNUSON PARK AS
WELL. AND SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ
WAS THERE TO SPEND TIME WITH
THE KIDS AND REALLY GET
FEEDBACK FROM THE KIDS. IT WAS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
FROM THE YOUTH THEMSELVES, WHAT
THEY REALLY NEEDED, AND THEY
JUST WANT A COMMUNITY GATHERING
SPACE WHERE THEY CAN SPEND
TIME. AND SO IT WAS REALLY A
GREAT EVENT. I WANT TO THANK
KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER ROB
WHO GAVE SOME FUNDS FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS. AS YOU KNOW,
SUMMER IS COMING AND A LOT OF
THE FAMILIES, THE CHILDREN NEED
SOMEWHERE TO GO NOW THAT SCHOOL
WILL BE OUT FOR THE SUMMER. IT
WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT WHERE
PARK STAFF WAS THERE TO TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING
AND THEN THE COUNCILMEMBER WAS
THERE TO GIVE SOME MONEY FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS. SO KIDS WERE
LIVING THERE THIS SUMMER ARE
NOT PRECLUDED FROM ALSO
PARTICIPATING IN THE WONDERFUL
PROGRAMMING. IT WAS REALLY A
GREAT EXAMPLE OF KING COUNTY
AND CITY PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER .
AND I SHOULD SAY ALSO OUR
PARTNERS IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE WERE INVITED , THEY WERE
NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BUT VERY
SUPPORTIVE. I WANTED TO SAY
THAT AS WELL AND INCLUDE THEM .
I ALSO ATTENDED, AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID
EARLIER, THE FIREFIGHTERS
AWARDS LUNCHEON. IT WAS SO
INSPIRING TO HEAR THE STORIES
OF BRAVERY AND COMPASSION THAT
WERE SHARED ABOUT THE
RESPONDERS THAT GOT AWARDS. IT
IS REALLY AMAZING TO ME ALWAYS
TO HEAR FROM OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
TEAM AT THE CITY AND ALL THE
WONDERFUL THINGS IN THE SERVICE
THEY PROVIDE TO THE CITY. SO
THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT EVENT.
AND, AN EASY WAY TO SHOW
SUPPORT, IN THIS CASE, FOR OUR
FIRE DEPARTMENT. I ALSO, LAST
WEEK, HELD IN DISTRICT HOURS IT
MAGNUSON PARK. AS WELL AS
ATTENDED THE U-DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIP BOARD MEETING. THIS
COMING WEEK I'M GOING TO
ATTEND THE BRANDT COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION. AND VERY CLOSE TO
HAVING ATTENDED A MEETING OF
ALL THE ACTIVE UNITY
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS IN MY
DISTRICT. I FEEL REALLY GREAT
ABOUT THAT. WILL CONTINUE TO
ATTEND AS MANY AS I CAN MOVING
FORWARD IN MY ROLE. IT'S A
REALLY GREAT WAY TO HEAR FROM
THE CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE
REALLY ACTIVE IN THE DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW I OFTEN TELL PEOPLE
THERE A LOT OF UNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY,
NOT AS MANY IN D4 BUT THEN WE
HAVE COMMUNITY COUNCILS THAT
ARE REALLY ENGAGED AND HELP ALL
OF US GET THE WORD OUT TO
CONSTITUENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF
THOSE COMMITTED TO COUNCILS AND
I MADE A COMMITMENT TO ATTEND
THEIR MEETINGS. I'M VERY HAPPY
TO DO THAT. I WILL ALSO BE
ATTENDING THE COMP PLAN OPEN
HOUSE THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY. I
CONTINUE TO GET OUT VIA EMAILS
AND NEWSLETTERS , WORD OUT TO
THE CONSTITUENTS SO THEY CAN
GIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY THAT WE
HAVE FOR THE PLAN THIS YEAR.
AND THEN I WILL ALSO BE
ATTENDING THE FAMILY EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AND PROMISE ,
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
RETREAT THIS WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, I
WILL ASK FOR AN EXCUSE FROM
THE PUBLIC SAFETY, I MEAN
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE SO I'M ABLE TO
ATTEND THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
RETREAT. AS YOU KNOW THE PUBLIC
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
OVERSEES THE LIMITATION OF THE
LEVY FUNDS AND THIS IS THEIR
YEARLY RETREAT. THE CHAIR OF
THE EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE GETS A
SEAT AT THE TABLE. I WANT TO
BE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT. THANK
YOU IN ADVANCE FOR GIVING ME
THAT EXCUSED ABSENCE. AND THEN,
THIS WEEK IS ALSO A COMMITTEE
MEETING OF THE LIBRARY
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE WHERE WE ARE GOING TO
BE HEARING A PRESENTATION FROM
A CHIEF LIBRARIAN , HE WILL BE
PRESENTING ON TWO ITEMS. THE
FIRST WILL BE THE SEATTLE
READING PROGRAM. THIS STARTED
IN 1998. SEATTLE READS IS A
BOOK CLUB WHERE PEOPLE ARE
ENCOURAGED TO READ AND DISCUSS
THE SAME BOOK. IT IS A CITYWIDE
BOOK CLUB. THIS YEAR, THE 2024
SEATTLE READ SELECTION IS
PARABLE OF THE SOUR BY OCTAVIA
BUTLER. YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT
MISS BUTLER IS A BLACK FEMALE
SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR WHO HAS
A LOCAL CONNECTION . IN 1995
SHE WAS THE FIRST
SCIENCE-FICTION WRITER EVER
AWARDED A MacARTHUR GENIUS
GRANT. SHE USED THE PRIZE
MONEY TO HELP BY HER LAKE
FOREST PARK HOME IN 1999 SHE
SPENT THE LAST YEARS OF HER
LIFE. FOLLOWING THAT
PRESENTATION SPL WILL ALSO
PRESENT THE ANNUAL LIBRARY
LEVY REPORT. UNLESS ANYONE HAS
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I WILL
PASS IT ON TO MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY OFFICE
RELEASED ITS FIRST 100 A
REPORT LAST WEEK. ON FRIDAY, I
BELIEVE. BREAKS EDDIE TO GET
THAT OUT THE DOOR. IT WAS A
DETAILED AND THOROUGH COVERAGE
BUT ALSO AT HIGH LEVEL SOME OF
THE THINGS ME IN MY OFFICE
HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK ON THESE
FIRST 100 DAYS. IT WASN'T
NECESSARILY INTENDED TO BE A
COMPREHENSIVE ALL-ENCOMPASSING
LIST OF EVERY SINGLE ACTIVITY
AN EVENT I HAVE DONE. BUT, MORE
OF A SNAPSHOT, MORE OF A
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE, IF YOU
WILL, OF KEY INITIATIVES AND
STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENTS THAT HAVE
REALLY DEFINED MY FIRST 100
DAYS AND WILL LIKELY DEFINE MY
FIRST TERM IN OFFICE HERE.
SPECIAL THANKS TO MY STAFF .
HEATHER, LEILA AND OF COURSE
ELAINE. ELAINE, PARTICULAR FOR
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO GET
THAT OUT OF THE DOOR. AND
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH
OUR COMMS TEAM, ANNA. THANK
YOU. THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT
EXAMPLE OF HOW DANA AND HER
TEAM HAVE IMPACTED EVERY LAST
ONE OF US IN OUR RESPECTIVE
OFFICES. PROUD OF THAT REPORT.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO
HELPED CONTRIBUTE. AND MAKE IT
BETTER. COLLEAGUES, TOMORROW
AT FULL COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER A
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. THIS
LEGISLATION PASSED IS AMENDED
WITH FULL SUPPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. THE PLAN,
AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, FOR THOSE
THAT DON'T SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE, IT DOES REPRESENT
THE CITY'S 20 YEAR VISION TO
SHAPE OUR STREETS AND PUBLIC
SPACES. AND WHAT THOSE
INVESTMENTS SHOULD IDEALLY LOOK
LIKE. WE HAD A VERY ROBUST AND
THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION AND HEARD
FROM MANY CONSTITUENTS. AS I
UNDERSTAND, THAT WAS ON TOP OF
THE KIND OF TWO YEAR INTENSIVE
PUBLIC OUTREACH BY SDOT. SO I
APPRECIATE THEIR WORK
FORGETTING AN INITIAL DRAFT TO
US FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. I
THINK, COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY DURING THE
MEETINGS AND OFF-LINE, IT MADE
THE FINAL THING THAT WE ARE
GOING TO VOTE ON TOMORROW EVEN
BETTER. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE ENDED UP PASSING THREE
AMENDMENTS OUTLINE PRIORITIES
FOR THE UPCOMING TRANSPORTATION
LEVY. AND MADE SOME PARTICULAR
CHANGES TO THE PLAN DOCUMENT
ITSELF. ONE WAS SORT OF AN
OMNIBUS TYPE OF AMENDMENT
INTENDED TO CAPTURE A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT THINGS INCLUDING
THINGS FROM COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
ON SIDEWALKS. AND THEN A
COUPLE OTHER AMENDMENTS
SEPARATELY FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION
TOMORROW AT FULL COUNCIL. AND
SEPARATELY, I NOTE, ON MAY 7,
WE WILL HAVE OUR
TRANSPORTATION, A VERY FIRST
TRANSPORTATION SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING. AT 10:30 AM. VARIABLE
HEAR FROM SDOT AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROPOSAL.
THAT IS TWO WEEKS FROM
TOMORROW. BY THEN WE EXPECT THE
FORMAL AND OFFICIAL LEVY
RENEWAL TRANSPORTATION PROPOSAL
TO BE FORMALLY TRANSMITTED
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
HENCE, WE WILL BE KICKING OFF
AND HAVING OUR FIRST LEVY
SELECT , RENEWAL SELECT
COMMITTEE TWO WEEKS FROM
TOMORROW. AND I AM SURE NO
DOUBT YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN
CENTRAL STEPS INITIAL MEMO ON
THE SPECIFIC TOPIC. THE MEETING
ON MAY 7 WILL KICK OFF A
TWO-MONTH, AND I'M SURE YOU
HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE MEMO FROM
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
A FEW WEEKS BACK ON THIS, BUT
SELECT COMMITTEE WILL KICK OFF
A TWO-MONTH PROCESS OF
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PUBLIC
HEARINGS CULMINATING IN A JULY
VOTE TO SEND THE LEVY PROPOSAL
TO THE BALLOT TO VOTERS. AND
SO, I ALSO NOTE THERE WILL BE
NO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING NEXT TUESDAY BECAUSE
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MONTHS
WHERE IT IS NOT THE FIRST OR
THIRD TUESDAY, SO THERE IS
NOTHING NEXT TUESDAY.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT.
AND I WILL STOP THERE.
WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL.
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. DID
YOU SAY THERE WERE THREE
AMENDMENTS TO THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN?
>> WE PASSED THREE AMENDMENTS
LAST WEEK. OUT OF COMMITTEE.
>>.IT. OKAY, FINE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANKS. COLLEAGUES, MY
REMARKS WILL BE BRIEF THIS WEEK
BECAUSE OF SO MUCH INFORMATION
IN LAST WEEK'S COMMITTEE
MEETING. IT WAS ACTION-PACKED,
THANK YOU ALL FOR RECEIVING A
BRIEFINGS AHEAD OF TIME. THE
VIEWING PUBLIC WHO DIDN'T PICK
UP LAST WEEK WAS THE FIRST
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE
YEAR. WE ARE HAVING ONE ALMOST
EVERY MONTH. HOPEFULLY NOT IN
JULY BUT WE HAVE TIME
SCHEDULED. THIS MARKS OUR
OFFICIAL BEGINNING OF DEEP
EXAMINATION AND REVIEW OF OUR
BUDGET. IF YOU LOOK AT
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S DEFINITION
OF AN AUDIT, THIS MEETS THE
DEFINITION OF AN AUDIT. OUR
NEXT FINANCE NEEDED TRINITIES
COMMITTEE MEETING IS WEDNESDAY,
MAY 1. IN ADDITION TO THE
PRESENTATIONS, WE WILL BE
BRIEFING ON BILLS THAT WILL BE
VOTED ON THE FOLLOWING SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE , WHICH IS ON
MAY 15. COLLEAGUES, AND GIVE
YOU ALMOST A MONTH NOTICE WE
WILL BE TAKING VOTES IN
COMMITTEE. THERE IS A BILL
REGARDING MUSEUM BONDS,
EXCEPTIONS BILL, AND POSSIBLY A
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
LEASE. SO HEADS UP WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE VOTES IN SELECT
BUDGET. THEY WILL BE BRIEFED
IN ADDITION TO PRESENTATIONS ON
MAY 1 . AS ALWAYS YOU'RE
WELCOME TO ATTEND FINANCE
NEEDED TO DIFFUSE TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. WE LOOK
FOR TO THAT MEETING. IN
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, I AM
ATTENDING THE SIRS INVESTMENT
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE SOUND
TRANSIT OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
WE WILL BE RECEIVING A
PRESENTATION ABOUT THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION STATIONS. CURRENTLY
SOUND TRANSIT IS ON TRACK TO
MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT
SOUTH LAKE UNION STATIONS IN
THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. I CAN
TELL YOU THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT
OF FREE SPACE WE NEED CLEAR
ANSWERS TO. AND I CAN TELL YOU
THE CEO IS DOING A GOOD JOB
LEADING US THERE. I WILL BE
ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO
HELP US NAIL DOWN WITH THE
ACTUAL REALITIES ON THE GROUND
IN SOUTH LAKE UNION ARE IN
REGARDS TO TIME AND COST OF
THE PROJECT AND HOW DO WE
ENSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT
IMPACT OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE
NORTH AND SOUTH. WITH THAT, A
BIG THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR READING MY
REMARKS AT THE BALLARD COMMONS
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND OPENING
THIS LAST SATURDAY. I SHOWED
UP LATE, I DIDN'T WANT TO HOLD
UP THE PARTY. AND SO I GOT
THERE ABOUT 2:00 AND HELP THE
TEAM TEAR DOWN. TO GIVE A BIG
THANKS TO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT,
ESPECIALLY TOM, ALYSSA, KELLY,
ACTIVATION T. THIS IS STRICTLY
IN BALLARD, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, RAN INTO KELLY
ACTIVATING CITY HALL PARK A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO. THIS
RIBBON-CUTTING STARTS THE
REVITALIZING OF BALLARD COMMONS
PARK. HAVE BEEN FIXATED ON
MAKING IT AN EXAMPLE OF ALL
AGES AND ABILITIES
INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS PART OF
THAT SO WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING
FOR EVERY AGE, EVERY ABILITY,
TO COME AND ENJOY OUR BALLARD
COMMONS PARK. THANK YOU TO THE
NEXT PART, MAYOR HARRELL , AND
ALL THE SUPPORTERS FOR MAKING
THIS A REALITY. THE NEXT PHASE
OF REVITALIZATION WILL BEGIN OF
THE RELEVANT PROJECT BREAKING
GROUND RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
HAVE SCRAPED THE PROJECT SITE
AND AM EXCITED FOR THE UPCOMING
GROUNDBREAKING. I HELP THEM
NAVIGATE CITY BUREAUCRACY AND
GET THE AWARD TO CREATE THIS
FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
EACH OF THESE PROJECTS ARE PART
OF AN OVERALL SIX-YEAR PLAN AND
IMPLEMENTING TO CHANGE THE
TRAJECTORY OF KNOWLEDGE COMMONS
PARK. IT'S NOT JUST FOR
BALLARD. WE'VE BEEN USING OUR
PROJECTS IN BALLARD AS A WAY TO
TEST AND APPROVE THE STRATEGIES
WE ARE USING FOR DOWNTOWN AS
PART OF THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES,
THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WAS
GOING TO NOTE YOU HAVE ARRIVED.
NO NEED TO DO THAT. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. LAST WEEK I WAS
THRILLED TO WELCOME VICE
GOVERNOR AND HIS TEAM TO CITY
HALL. RIGHT BEFORE COMMITTEE.
WHICH TOOK PLACE APRIL 19.
WHILE THERE ARE NO ITEMS MOVING
TO FULL COUNCIL THIS WEEK, WE
DID ON HER BIRTHDAY WHICH IS
TODAY, HAPPY EARTH DAY. AND
LEARNED ABOUT URBAN FORESTRY.
WE HEARD FROM GASTON CITY
LIGHTS ON CONSERVATION TARGETS
AND WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN MORE
IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE FRIDAY,
MAY 2 AT 9:30 AM. I JOINED A
GROUP CALLED DUWAMISH ALIVE,
WE WERE HELPING WITH SHORELINE
RESTORATION. THERE LOCATED
ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE
AMISH LONGHOUSE. I ALSO WENT
INTO THE LONGHOUSE AND LISTENED
TO A CHAT REGARDING THE GLOBAL
CLIMATE CHANGE MOVEMENTS AND
ACTIVISM WHICH WAS REALLY
INTERESTING. I WAS HAPPY TO
JOIN COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AT THE MAYOR'S
COMP PLAN PUBLIC MEETING WHICH
TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK. OUR
OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO PLAN
TO ATTEND ALL THE COMP PLAN
MEETINGS. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY
TARDINESS. I WAS AT AN EVENT
WITH EPA AND THE CITY OF
WASHINGTON TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE
STATE HAS RECEIVED A GRANT
CALLED SOLAR FOR ALL. I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
THIS FUNDING WILL BRING TO
ALLOW FOR GRANTS, TO ALLOW FOR
SOLAR PANELS TO BE ON PROJECTS
FOR MARGINALIZED COMMITTEES,
COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
SOLAR PANELS ON MODERATE TO
LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS.
I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE GOING
AND ADDING TO THE DIVERSITY
OF THE RESOURCE MIX. I WANT TO
THANK PRESIDENT BIDEN, U.S.
EPA AND CONVERT DIRECTIONS FOR
THIS ACT. I WANT TO THANK THE
GOVERNOR AND DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE FOR SECURING THE FUNDS
FOR UNITIES ACROSS WASHINGTON
STATE. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS I WILL PASS THIS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. I WANT TO APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUES FOR REMINDING ME OF
EVENTS I WAS THAT BECAUSE I
FORGET AND I AM WRITING THEM
DOWN AND I FORGOT I WAS AT
THAT. THANK YOU ALL. THE PARKS
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WILL BE THIS
WEDNESDAY AT 2:00. WE WILL BE
GETTING A PRESENTATION FROM OUR
SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT ON
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLAN. AND
THERE WILL BE A POSSIBLE VOTE
AS THEY ARE LOOKING TO TAKE A
30,000 FOOT VIEW OF KIND OF
THE MENU THEY WANT TO PROVIDE
THE LEGISLATURE. AND THEN WE
WILL SEE THE FULL PLAN LATER ON
AND THEN VOTE ON IT LATER.
THIS IS JUST THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THEM TO PRESENT TO THE
STATE LEGISLATOR OF PARKS AND
PLACES THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT
RECEIVING GRANT FUNDING FROM.
REGIONALLY LAST WEEK THE BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING, WE HAD WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE I
ATTENDED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, IN THE COMMUNITY LAST
WEEK, HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT
MARY'S PLACE LUNCHEON. I ALSO
WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I
THOUGHT TEEN NIGHT AT MAGNUSON
PARK WAS PHENOMENAL. MY ONLY
REQUEST TO HER AND
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ WAS THAT
THEY CONTINUE TO KEEP THE OLD
GYMNASIUM SMELL. WHEN YOU HIT
THAT DOOR, THAT IS THE FIRST
THING YOU SMELL AND IT BRINGS
BACK MEMORIES. I ALSO ATTENDED
THE SQUIRE PARK HUMIDITY
COUNCIL MEETING. A SHOUT OUT TO
THEM. THIS WAS THE FIRST
MEETING THEY HAD IN PERSON IN
FOUR YEARS. AND THEY HAD A PACT
HOUSE. THAT WAS AMAZING. BIG
SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. AND BALLARD COMMONS
PARK WAS HONORED TO GIVE HIS
COMMENTS. ACTUALLY MET HIS
FATHER, WHO I TOLD
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TODAY
BEFORE I WALKED IN, HIS THAT IS
ACTUALLY MY NEW FAVORITE
STRAUSS. WE SHOULD PROBABLY
TAKE ABOUT. CLERK, TAKE THE
ROLE. ALSO JOINED WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON , IT WAS A
BEAUTIFUL MOMENT, PROBABLY MY
FAVORITE THING, COLLEAGUES,
THERE WAS POWER, WE HAD POWER
LOSS IN BALLARD AND WE COULD
NOT BE ON THE STAGE, SO
EVERYONE OFFERED WE GO ON THE
JUNGLE GYM THE KIDS WERE
PLAYING. I'M GOING TO TELL
YOU, US ADULTS UP THERE, THE
KIDS DID NOT STOP PLAYING AND
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING
BECAUSE THEY WERE RUNNING UP
AND DOWN, SLIDING DOWN WE WERE
GIVING THIS PRESENTATION ABOUT
THIS PARK AND THANKING
EVERYONE. IT IS KID APPROVED,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THE KIDS
LOVE IT. I KNOW IN THIS WE
TALKED ABOUT HOW MAZY IT WAS TO
SEE THE KIDS THERE AND HAVE
THAT SPACE AND TO BE OPEN AND
SAFE. THE COMMUNITY AND THE
SUN, THE VENDORS, YOU COULD SEE
HOW MUCH THAT SPACE MEANS TO
THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT OPPORTUNITY. IT WAS REALLY
FUN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I JUST GOT TO
SAY, THERE ARE MORE UPDATES
THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING
AND FOR THE RECORD, I WILL
STATE THAT WHEN BALLARD WAS
ANNEXED IN 1907 IT WAS BECAUSE
THE HORSE WAS THROWN IN THE
RESERVOIR, NOT BECAUSE THE CITY
TURNED THE POWER OUT. JUST FOR
THE RECORD.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THAT WAS REALLY
FUN. THIS WEEK ALSO I WILL BE
ATTENDING ANYTHING WITH KIDS,
IS MY THING, AND SO I'M GOING
TO BE DOING A TOUR OF
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AROUND OUR
DISTRICT, BOTH PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE, TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF
THE CHALLENGES OUR SCHOOLS
MIGHT BE SEEN, WANT TO HEAR
FROM THE CITY, OBVIOUSLY WE ARE
NOT THE SCHOOL BOARD BUT WE ARE
THE CITY WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY
TO A LOT OF OUR KIDS IN OUR
DISTRICTS. I'M LOOKING FOR TO
THAT. AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
I WILL PASS THIS OFF TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO OFFER AN
INVITATION TO MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, AS
YOU ARE DOING THE WORK IN THE
SCHOOLS, TO SHARE INFORMATION,
ANYWAY I CAN PARTNER WITH YOU
AS CHAIR OF THE LIBRARY'S
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO
AS A MEMBER OF THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. WE
WELCOME THE CONVERSATION, AS
PART OF THE WORK YOU ARE DOING
AND SEE WHERE THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I WILL
REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE AS WE
TRY TO FIGURE OUT OUR
COMMUNICATION PLAN WITH OUR
SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THAT'S TERRIFIC. AND I ALSO
WANT TO SAY, I SHOULD'VE
MENTIONED EARLIER, ABOUT THE
TEEN NIGHT. IT WAS A GREAT
EVENT, BUT I ALSO WANT TO POINT
OUT THAT I HEARD FROM FAMILY
MEMBERS THERE ABOUT THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES AT MAGNUSON PARK.
THEY HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH
RVS AND SELLING OF DRUGS
RELATED ISSUES. IT IS SOMETHING
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE ON IN TERMS OF THAT
PARTICULAR COMMUNITY AND
OBVIOUSLY, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, IT'S AN ISSUE ACROSS
THE CITY, BUT IN ALL OF OUR
PARKS. IT'S SOMETHING I KNOW
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
TOGETHER.
>> I WILL JUST JUMP TO THE FUN
PART OF MY REPORT, BECAUSE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT
EVENT. THE BEST PART FOR ME
WAS SITTING IN ONE OF THOSE
THINGS THAT TWIRL AROUND REALLY
FAST. HAD TO STAND IN LINE FOR
MY TURN. THOSE THINGS THAT
SPIN AROUND. ALSO, IT WAS
REALLY NOTABLE TO ME THAT WHEN
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ HELD UP,
I DON'T KNOW, THEY WERE
SKETCHES OR RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM KIDS, HE HELD UP A STACK
OF THEM FROM THE TOP OF THE
PLAY STRUCTURE, KIDS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE WRITTEN
DOWN THEIR VISION FOR WHAT THE
PLAY STRUCTURE SHOULD INCLUDE
IN THEIR DREAMS FORD. AND
THOSE, , WHEN PEOPLE COME IN
THEY WOULD WRITE THEM DOWN. NOT
ONLY WAS A KID APPROVED, IT WAS
KID INFORMED. EXPERTLY
INFORMED, BY THE WAY.
>> THINK VERY MUCH, IT WAS FUN
SEEING YOU THERE. SO, AS NOTED
ALREADY, THERE IS ONE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, COUNCIL BILL 127
63 1st QUARTER EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE WHICH IS ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA FOR A VOTE,
FROM THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. THE
COMMITTEE MEETS AGAIN THIS
WEEK AT 2:00 ON THURSDAY ,
APRIL 25. THERE FOUR ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA. THEY INCLUDE, IN
THIS ORDER, ONE MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT TO THE LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMISSION,
ONE MAYORAL REAPPOINTED TO THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION. CONTINUE DISCUSSION
OF THE POLICE RETENTION AND
RECRUITMENT LEGISLATION, WHICH
NOW IS OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED AS
COUNCIL BILL 120766. AND
CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON THE AT
BASED MINIMUM , AT BASE WORKER
MINIMUM PAY STANDARDS
LEGISLATION REFORM WHICH IS
COUNCIL BILL 120775. THAT WILL
BE ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR AS WELL
TOMORROW. AND SO, BECAUSE OF
THOSE TWO VERY BIG TOPICS,
I'M EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
PUBLIC COMMENT AND I WILL BE
OFFERING ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT TO EVERYONE TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE CAN SPEAK. ALL
RIGHT, NOW FOR MY LOOK BACK.
LAST THURSDAY I ATTENDED
ACTUALLY THREE EXTERNAL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THE
GOVERNING COMMITTEE OF THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. THE
KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH.
AND VISIT SEATTLE. SO, I WILL
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED
AT EACH. AT THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE, KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, WE
VOTED ON ONE ITEM WHICH WAS A
RESOLUTION MAKING A MINOR
CHANGE TO THE BYLAWS. AND
THERE WERE THREE NOMINATIONS ,
WHICH WE ALSO PUT IT ON, TO
THE IMPLEMENTATION BOARD OF
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. THOSE
WERE THE VOTING ITEMS. AND WE
HAD THREE UPDATES. AN UPDATE ON
THE CEO SEARCH, AN UPDATE ON
CONTRACTS FOR 2024, I'M NOT
TALKING ABOUT THE REBID OR NEW
CONTRACTS, I'M TALKING ABOUT
HOW CONTRACTING IS GOING AT THE
AGENCY. BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME
NEWS ABOUT THE FACT THAT
PROVIDERS WERE NOT GETTING
PAID, ET CETERA. I WAS
IMPRESSED TO SEE THE PROBLEMS
SEEM TO TO OF BEEN SOLVED FOR
THIS YEAR AND PROGRESS HAS BEEN
MADE , MAKING SURE THE
CONTRACTS ARE LET AND PAID FOR
ON TIME. AND FINALLY THERE WAS
AN OPERATIONAL WORK PLAN
REPORT. THAT WAS THAT MEETING.
AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH, WE HAD
A BRIEFING ON ON-SITE SEWAGE
SEPTIC TANK CODE UPDATES.
SEPTIC SYSTEM CODE UPDATES. WE
ALSO HAD A BRIEFING ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RATE STUDY
PREVIEW. AND FINALLY WE HAD
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
DIVISION POTENTIAL RATE
UPDATES AS WELL ON THAT. SO,
INTERESTING MEETINGS, BOTH OF
THOSE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE SECOND BRIEFING ON THE KING
COUNTY , THE BOARD OF HEALTH'S
RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID CRISIS.
IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT WOULD
BE THIS LAST WEEK'S BRIEFING
BUT IT'S BEEN DELAYED AND I
AM LOOKING FOR TO THAT AND WILL
LET FOLKS KNOW WHEN IT'S
HAPPENING. FINALLY, I ATTENDED
THE VISIT SEATTLE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY.
IT WAS IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT.
USUALLY THERE IS A LARGE LUNCH
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO AREN'T NECESSARILY ON THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS WAS A
VERY FOCUSED DISCUSSION AND ONE
OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS DISCUSSED
WAS A REVIEW OF WHAT I HOPE
YOU WILL ALL BE RECEIVING,
WHICH IS THAT IT IS THE
RESIDENT SENTIMENT STUDY
RESULTS. NOW, THESE LOOK LIKE
THIS, AND VISIT SEATTLE
CONDUCTED SURVEYS ACROSS THE
CITY AND HAS COMPILED THE
INFORMATION I DISTRICT AS
WELL. IT'S REALLY INTERESTING,
WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT
TOURISM. WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS
AND DISTRICTS. NOT JUST WHAT
DO PEOPLE THINK ABOUT TOURISM,
TO THEY ALSO ENJOY DOING IN
DOWNTOWN AND ELSEWHERE IN THE
CITY. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE
THIS VIEW. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT
WHAT VISIT SEATTLE DOES TO
PROMOTE SEATTLE , NOT JUST
DOWNTOWN, BUT EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE REST OF
THE WORLD. AS NOT JUST A
LEISURE DESTINATION, BUT AS A
BUSINESS. BUT, WE DON'T HEAR
MUCH ABOUT, OR I HAVEN'T UP
UNTIL NOW, WHAT DO RESIDENTS
THINK ABOUT TOURISM. AND THE
NEWS IS POSITIVE. IT DOES TALK
ABOUT , IN THESE REPORTS, AGAIN
I URGE YOU TO TAKE THIS
BRIEFING FROM THEM, IT DOES
BREAK DOWN THE TOP OF MINE
CONCERNS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE
AROUND TOURISM. CONCERNS MIGHT
BE, THINGS THEY NOTED THAT
THEY -- I WILL JUST SAY,
CONCERNED ABOUT. AND ALSO HOW
DOES TOURISM RAZOR IMPACT
POSITIVELY THEIR QUALITY OF
LIFE. THAT WAS INTERESTING.
THAT WILL FEED INTO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC
PLAN, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME
THE VISIT SEATTLE HAS BEEN A
STRATEGIC PLAN IN A VERY LONG
TIME, IF EVER, I THINK. I WILL
ALLOW MYSELF SOME WIGGLE ROOM
THERE. I WILL SAY IN A LONG
TIME. IN ANY CASE, I AGAIN
APPRECIATE VISIT SEATTLE'S
WORK. ON SATURDAY I ALSO WENT
TO THE BALLARD COMMONS PARK TO
CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE
NEW CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA. I'M
NOT GOING TO REPEAT WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
SAID EXCEPT IT WAS FUN TO BE
WITH YOU ON THE BIG, I BELIEVE
IT WAS A SHIP, IN ANY CASE,
YOU ARE RIGHT, CHILDREN WERE
PLAYING THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS
A GREAT DAY TO BE OUT AND YOU
COULD TELL HOW MUCH PENT-UP
ENTHUSIASM THERE IS FOR THIS
STRUCTURE. AND YES, THERE WAS
A POWER OUTAGE. AND I HAPPEN TO
BE SPICE WALLAH
AND THERE WAS SOMEONE ON THE
SIDEWALK WHO WAS TAKING A
PICTURE DOWN THE BLOCK AND THE
OUTAGE HAD JUST HAPPENED. THIS
WAS A WORKER AT A NEIGHBORING
RESTAURANT AND HE TOLD ME HE
SAW A HANDFUL OF BALLOONS GO
UP INTO A TRANSFORMER ON 56.
SO THAT IS WHAT CAUSED IT. I
REPORTED THAT TO THE CITY LIGHT
ALONG WITH PRETTY MUCH
EVERYONE ELSE THAT WAS
IMPACTED. THAT IS THE MYSTERY
CAUSE OF THAT. IN ANY CASE,
THAT WAS A GREAT DAY. I ALSO
WANTED TO, REGARDING THE PLAY
STRUCTURE, IT WAS MAX GENERAL
WHO WAS THE EMCEE OF THE EVENT
, I THINK HE IS A BOARD MEMBER
OF BALLARD ALLIANCE. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE REALIZE THERE
WAS A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN LED BY
THE ALLIANCE OR BY THE
COMMUNITY TO MAKE THAT PLAY
STRUCTURE HAPPEN. SO
APPRECIATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.
APPRECIATION FOR PUTTING THAT
SKIN AND MONEY IN THE GAME AS
WELL.
>> IF I MAY.
>> LEAS DO.
>> THAT SEED MONEY DID NOT
FINISH THE PROJECT. WE HAD TO,
HE WAS IN HER OWN CITY COUNCIL
ADD TO THE BUDGET USING REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAX DOLLARS TO
FUND THE PLAYGROUND. IT WAS A
SENIOR ALSUP AFFORD ANOTHER
AMENDMENT FOR BALLARD COMMONS
BECAUSE, EVERYONE IS TALKING
ABOUT IT, GOING TO GET INTO
THE DETAILS, BALLARD COMMONS,
WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT
ONLY HAD A SPRAY PARK. AND A
SKATE BOWL ACCESSIBLE FOR
17-YEAR-OLDS AND OLDER. AND SO
FUNCTIONALLY YOU HAD IN THE
DOWNTOWN CORE WAS A SPACE FOR 0
TO 6-YEAR-OLDS AND 17+. THAT IS
NOT ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. IN
THE SAME YEAR HE PUT FORTH THE
AMENDMENT TO BUILD THE
CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND, WE
ALSO PUT FORWARD AN AMENDMENT
TO BUILD THE SKATE AREA FOR
KIDS LEARNING TO SKATE SO WE
CAN HAVE THAT ZERO TO 17.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ZERO TO 12
WITH A FIVE YEAR GAP UNTIL 17.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU, ONCE REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAX COMES BACK,
WHICH I SUSPECT WILL HAPPEN
WHEN INTEREST RATES GO DOWN, WE
WILL GET BACK AT IT AGAIN TO
GET ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALSO I
JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE THE
LEADERSHIP THERE. MOVING ON, I
WILL JOIN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
AT THE TOWN HALL MENTIONED
BRIEFLY. AND WITH THAT, IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT MY REPORT, ALL
RIGHT, THEN I WILL CLOSE THE
BUSINESS PART OF THIS MEETING
AND JUST MENTION THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION ON PENDING, POTENTIAL,
OR ACTUAL LEGISLATION IS ABOUT
TO BEGIN. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, I DON'T THINK, WE
WILL NOW MOVE INTO AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. AS PRESIDING OFFICER
AM ANNOUNCING THE CAD --
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL NOW
CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL
LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
WITHOUT GETTING INTO POLICY.
THERE IS A MONITOR PRESENT AT
ALL TIMES DURING OUR SESSIONS
TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T. SO,
EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY
3:55. I WILL ALLOW -- LET'S
TRY TO LOG INTO THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION LINK WITHIN FIVE
MINUTES INSTEAD OF 10 MINUTES
SO WE CAN GET THE SHOW ON THE
ROAD. IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 3:55 I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION
AND EXPECTED DURATION. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE SESSION THIS
COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL
AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN AND THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS APRIL 29, 2024 AT
2:00. ALL RIGHT, THE COUNCIL
IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
TOWNSELL MEMBERS, SEE YOU ON
ZOOM. THANK YOU.