>> HELLO THERE, EVERYONE. TODAY
IS APRIL 29, 2024, THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS TO: 01. WITH
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF APRIL 22 WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION
OUR MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY
VISITATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS OR
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS SO WE WILL
MOVE ALONG. AT TOMORROW'S
COUNCIL MEETING WE HAVE 18 ITEMS
FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR INCLUDING THE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE AN
ORDINANCE UPDATING DEFINITIONS
ON CANNABIS BUSINESSES TO MATCH
STATE LAW. THREE APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES. APPOINTMENT TO THE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION, AN
ORDINANCE ALLOWING FOR SEATTLE
UTILITIES TO ACQUIRE PROPERTIES
FOR THE SOUTH PARK WATER QUALITY
PROJECT. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
ABATEMENT OF UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT ON
THE USE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE
PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY. AN
ORDINANCE ALLOWING THE MUSEUM
REDEVELOP AUTHORITY TO REFINANCE
BONDS. SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION AND AN
APPOINTMENT OF THE GENERAL
MANAGER AND CEO OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS. A LOT GOING ON. THE
CONSENT AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE
EIGHT APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
AND THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION.
THERE ARE THESE FOLLOWING PIECES
OF LEGISLATION. COUNCIL BUILT
120750, ESTABLISHING THE
CONNECTED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERSHIP BONUS PILOT PROGRAM.
COUNCIL BUILT 120773 RELATING TO
EXTENSIONS OF TAX EXEMPTIONS AS
PART OF THE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM.
AND RESOLUTION 32135, ADOPTING
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
2024 PARKS DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT TO
SUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE STATE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE. ALL RIGHT, MOVING RIGHT
ALONG, THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS, AS I SAID
EARLIER. SO WE BEGIN OUR
DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF
COUNCIL BUSINESS. THIS WEEK'S
ROLLCALL WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. --
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. I WILL
LEAVE IT TO YOU AND YOU CAN PASS
IT ALONG.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AS YOU KNOW THERE ARE
11 APARTMENTS IN TOMORROW'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. ALSO ON THE AGENDA IS
COUNCIL BILL 120772 WHICH IS AN
MFT E EXTENSION FOR
PARTICIPATING PROJECTS THAT ARE
OTHERWISE SET TO EXPIRE AT THE
END OF THIS YEAR . WE DID HAVE A
GOOD CONVERSATION IT COMMITTEE
ABOUT THAT BILL. AND THEN THE
NEXT MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE IS NEXT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. AN UPDATE ON
KCRHA, THE SEARCH COMMITTEE MET
LAST FRIDAY AND IS SET TO
ANNOUNCE THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES
TO THE PUBLIC ON WEDNESDAY, MAY
1. THE KING COUNTY GROWTH
MANAGEMENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
COMMITTEE IS SET TO MEET THIS
THURSDAY AND IN DISTRICT LAST
WEEK I HOSTED A STANDING ROOM
ONLY PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER. I WANTED TO
SAY AND EXTEND MY THANKS TO SPD
, CHIEF SMITH, SDOT AND KING
COUNTY IS A MEMBER FOR SERVING
AS PANELISTS AND BEING AVAILABLE
TO ANSWER COMMUNITY MEMBER
QUESTIONS. WE GOT A LOT OF
POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND IT WAS A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COMMUNITY , I THINK, TO VENT
SOME OF THEIR FRUSTRATIONS. I
NOTE THE MAYOR'S NORTH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SAFETY FIRM -- FORUM WILL
BE HELD AT THE BITTER LIGHT
COMMITTEE CENTER . THAT IS MY
UPDATE UNLESS ANYONE HAS
QUESTIONS FOR ME. SEEING THEN, I
WILL TURN OVER TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. LET'S SEE, WHERE DO
WE START. THERE WILL BE ONE BILL
FROM THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
120750. THE CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM. THAT
WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING. WE HAVE
THE LAST MEETING, AT THE LAST
MEETING ON APRIL 17, WE HAD 28
ITEMS , 26 DESIGN REVIEW
APPOINTMENTS , WHICH WILL BE
COMING DOWN'S WHICH CAME TO
FULL COUNCIL -- WILL BE COMING
TO COUNCIL FOR FINAL VOTE. WE
HAVE THE BRIEFING, SORRY, A
HEARING ON THE GEORGETOWN HEIGHT
AMENDMENT, 120749 , THAT WILL BE
IN THIS WEEK'S LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEETING FOR A VOTE. AS
I MENTIONED, THE CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES PILOT WHICH WE HAD
FINAL DISCUSSION ON IN COMMITTEE
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT
LEGISLATION, AS YOU KNOW, WOULD
ESTABLISH A TERM LIMITED PILOT
PROGRAM TO REMOVE RED TAPE TO
DEVELOPMENT WITH LOW TO MODERATE
INCOME HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVING EQUABLE DEVELOPMENT
USES. THIS IS A NO-COST
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEVERAGE
OUR INCENTIVE ZONING POWER TO
REPAIR HARM IN NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT HAVE HAD RACIALLY
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. IT
REQUIRES PERFORMANCE, ANOTHER
WORDS ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 30%, WHICH
IS ALMOST 3 TIMES AS MUCH AS
MHA. THESE THE ELEMENTS GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT
VITAL TO WORKFORCE HOUSING THAT
IS NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED BY OUR
SEATTLE LEVY. UNFORTUNATELY THE
LEGISLATION WAS VOTED OUT WITH
THE RECOMMENDATION NOT TO PASS.
WE WILL BE HEARING IT TOMORROW,
HOWEVER, AND I WILL BE BRINGING
AT AMENDMENT, WHICH WE HAD
ATTEMPTED TO ADD AT LAST WEEK'S
MEETING. COLLEAGUES, I AM SURE
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE
FRUSTRATION IN THE VOTE ON THIS
BILL. THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON
WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND WITH OPCD
FOR TWO YEARS TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS IN ACHIEVING THEIR
DEVELOPMENT GOALS, AS THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE. IT IS ANOTHER TOOL
IN THEIR TOOLBELT TO INCREASE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH WE ALL
AGREEAS I SAID, I HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON A SUBSTITUTE
BILL TO ADDRESS CONCERNS THAT
WERE RAISED BY MY COLLEAGUES.
THOSE CONCERNS WERE VOTED DOWN ,
THOSE CHANGES WERE VOTED DOWN
3-2. AND ALTHOUGH THE
LEGISLATION WAS VOTED OUT WITH A
RECOMMENDATION NOT TO PASS,
BECAUSE I SAID I WILL BE
BRINGING IT TO COUNCIL TOMORROW,
WITH THE INTENTION OF PLACING IT
UP FOR VOTE. WE ALL KNOW WE ARE
IN HOUSING CRISIS. AND CAN'T
WAIT ANY LONGER TO PASS
LEGISLATION THAT CAN MAKE
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
EASIER. IS A TERM LIMITED PILOT
PROJECT THAT CAN DEMONSTRATE THE
REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KINDS
OF INCENTIVES THAT COULD MAKE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS AND DEVELOPERS
EASIER TO FACILITATE. AND, IT IS
SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTED
TO BRING BY THE VERY COMMITTEE
ORGANIZATIONS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY
CAN BENEFIT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
COULD BENEFIT FROM IT. SO, FOR
NOW, FOR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT
ON THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE, IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE
BILL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WE
WILL BE VOTING ON IT TOMORROW.
AS I SAID, THE NEXT LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE ON MAY
1. THIS COMING WEDNESDAY. WE
WILL DISCUSS THE GEORGETOWN
HEIGHT AMENDMENT BILL, AND WE
WILL BE HEARING A JOINT ANNUAL
REPORT ON THE RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVE FROM OPCD AND
SCD I. THERE IS NO LEGISLATIVE
ACTION ON THIS ITEM. OTHER
UPDATES FOR ME, I DID JOIN
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ANNETTA
SOUTH PRECINCT VISIT I BELIEVE
IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE
BEEN MEETING WITH CENTRAL STAFF
ON THE BUDGET . I HAVE MY
MONTHLY MEETING WITH SDCI AND
LAST WEEK MET WITH THE SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT INTERIM DIRECTOR. WE
ALSO HAD A BRIEFING FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING ON THE
LEGISLATION . I PARTICIPATED
WITH OUR OWN SEATTLE CHANNEL ON
COUNCIL ADDITION AND WE HAD A
BRIEFING ON THE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY. DISTRICT UPDATES, MY STAFF
ATTENDED LAST WEEK THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM LUNCHEON
WHERE FUNNY ENOUGH, MY CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES LEGISLATION WAS
NOTED AS A WIN FOR THE HOUSING
COMMUNITY. WE HAD OFFICE, IN
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS AT
TERRACE, WE ATTENDED THE GRAND
UNVEILING OF THE NEW MUSLIM
HOUSING SERVICES DOWN ON RANIER.
THIS WEEKEND I HAD THE PLEASURE
OF PARTICIPATING IN A LEADERSHIP
WORKSHOP WITH YOUNG WOMEN WHICH
IS A DISTRICT TO ORGANIZATION
THAT SUPPORTS TEENS WITH
MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES. I ALSO TOOK A
TOUR OF CRISIS CONNECTIONS AND
WE MET WITH GROSSMAN SMITH'S
OFFICE SURROUNDING THE 988
ISSUES COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE
HAVING AND LOOKING TO FIND WAYS
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SUPPORTING
COMMUNITY AND CRISIS CONNECTIONS
IS ONE OF THE ENTITIES THAT
SUPPORTS RECEIPT OF THOSE CALLS.
AND FINALLY MY STAFF ATTENDED
THE BASE COHORT GRADUATION, THE
HOLDING ART SPACE EQUITABLY
GRADUATION THAT IS PART OF THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY
ORGANIZATION WE SUPPORT IS A
CITY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS. YES?
>> I FIGURED I WOULD SPEAK TO
YOUR BILL DURING YOUR SECTION OF
COUNCIL RATHER THAN COMING BACK
TO MINE. COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE
BRINGING AN AMENDMENT TO FULL
COUNCIL TOMORROW REGARDING
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. JUST
STARTING OFF WITH AN APOLOGY OUT
RIGHT BECAUSE I DO NOT LIKE TO
BRING AMENDMENTS TO FULL
COUNCIL. I THINK COMMITTEE WORK
NEEDS TO BE DONE IN COMMITTEE.
YOU WILL SEE THIS, AND THEY
SHARE THIS UP FRONT AND OUT
RIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE ONE COUNCIL
MEMBER ON OUR DAIS ASKED TO OVER
EXPLAIN AND I THINK IT IS
HELPFUL. IN THE PAST WE HAVE
INCIDENTS WILL RETURN TO FULL
COUNCIL INTO A COMMITTEE MEETING
AND IT'S NOT HELPFUL BECAUSE
THIS WORK SHOULD BE DONE IN
COMMITTEE. THAT SAID, HERE WE
ARE TODAY. AND BRINGING FORWARD
AMENDMENT AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE
READY IN COMMITTEE, I DIDN'T
HAVE IT READY AND THAT WAS MY
FAULT. THE AMENDMENT YOU HAVE ,
IT IS POSTED TO THE AGENDA, I
WILL PASS IT OUT TO ANYONE I
HAVEN'T CONNECTED WITH ALREADY,
ESSENTIALLY TAKES THE RELIGIOUS
BONUS BUILT WE PASSED A NUMBER
OF YEARS AGO AND INSERTS IT INTO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. THE
RELIGIOUS BONUS BILL IS A
DEMONSTRATED GOOD BILL, WE HAVE
SEEN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT
ARE CITY USE THIS BILL TO CREATE
ADDITIONAL HOUSING IN A REALLY
GOOD WAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER THEM. I WILL MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE A COPY OF IT. THANK
YOU.
>> YOU STATE IS CURRENTLY OR
WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA?
>> I BELIEVE IT IS OR WILL BE. I
HAD A 1:00 DEADLINE OF TODAY.
THAT IS WHAT I KNOW.
>> GOOD, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THOSE COMMENTS . WE ARE
STILL TALKING ABOUT CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES. I JUST WANT TO NOTE
THAT I HAVE A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE ON THE DISCUSSION OF
AMENDMENTS AT FULL COUNCIL,
BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE IT HAS BEEN
DONE ONE WAY IN THE PAST AND
THEN IN THE MORE DISTANT PAST IT
WAS DONE IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
HERE'S MY THINKING. NOT
EVERYONE IS ON THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE OR ANY OTHER COMMITTEE
THAT IS NOT A COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE. AND SO, IF MEMBERS ARE
ENGAGED IN THE ISSUE AND AREN'T
ABLE TO ATTEND THE REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS,
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T EVEN VOTE
THERE, I BELIEVE IT IS PROPER TO
GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PROMOTE, I MEAN, TO PRESENT AN
AMENDMENT AND FOR US TO DISCUSS
IT. WE DON'T HAVE VERY MANY
OPTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR
WHAT WE ARE THINKING AND
DISCUSSING. THERE IS COMMITTEE,
THERE IS BRIEFING AND THEN FULL
COUNCIL. AND SO I DON'T MIND, I
GUESS IT'S A SHORT WAY OF
SAYING, I DON'T MIND IF PEOPLE
BRING AMENDMENTS TO FULL
COUNCIL, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
OUR JOB TO DELIBERATE ON
LEGISLATION AND TO DO SO OPENLY.
JUST GOING FORWARD.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO
ADDRESS THE COMMENTS , AND I'M
GOING TO HAVE TO STAY VERY CALM.
I JUST WANTED TO HEADS UP THAT I
WILL BE CAREFULLY READING THE
COUNCIL RULES TO UTILIZE
TOMORROW IF I FEEL THERE ANY
ATTACKS BEING MADE ON FELLOW
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO CHOSE NOT TO
VOTE THIS BILL OUT, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT MY
COLLEAGUE, MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE
REFRAIN FROM MAKING ANY COMMENTS
ON THE MOTIVATIONS THAT THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO CHOSE NOT TO
PUT FORTH A RECOMMENDATION FOR
THIS BILL . THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
I HOPE WE CAN KEEP IT A CIVIL
AND RESPECTFUL THIS AGREEMENT ON
POLICY AND REFRAIN FROM THIS
VILIFICATION OF YOUR FELLOW
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE MEDIA. IS
UNCALLED FOR. IT IS
UNPROFESSIONAL. WE CAN HAVE A
RESPECTFUL DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
WITHOUT MEANING THAT WE ARE EVIL
OR CORPORATE SHIELDS OR WE HAVE
NO CONCERN FOR OUR FELLOW HUMAN
BEINGS OR WE ARE OPPOSED TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. NONE OF THAT
IS THE CASE AND I AM TIRED OF
THAT BEING THE NARRATIVE THAT I
HEAR COMING. AND SO, AGAIN, I'M
GOING TO STOP BECAUSE I'M
LOSING MY TEMPER. BUT I WANT
THIS TO BE A RESPECTFUL
CONVERSATION TOMORROW BASED ON
POLICY, NOT PERSONALITY. AND NO
IMPUGNING OF MY OR MY FELLOW
COLLEAGUES MOTIVATIONS. THANK
YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? OKAY, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. I WANT TO SAY, I VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF
MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. I HAVE SAID, AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO SAY THAT WE CAN
AGREE TO DISAGREE WITHOUT
ATTACHING ILL INTENT TO OUR
COLLEAGUES. WE ARE GOING TO
DISAGREE ON POLICY DECISIONS .
WE MIGHT EVEN ALL AGREE ON WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN, BUT WE ARE
GOING TO DISAGREE ON HOW WE GET
THERE. AND I THINK THAT
DISAGREEING ON HOW WE GET THERE
IS A LEGITIMATE -- IS LEGITIMATE
AND IT'S INHERENT IN ALL OF OUR
POSITIONS AND EVERY CITY COUNCIL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOLKS
DISAGREE ON THE POLICY HAD TO
GET SOME ARE EVEN WHEN THEY
AGREE ON WHAT IS NEEDED. THIS
ABILITY TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE
IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN ANY
GOVERNING BODY BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY HOW WE REALLY BEST SERVE
OUR CONSTITUENCY ACROSS THE
CITY. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. AND THEN FOR MY REPORT
THIS WEEK I WILL SAY, I ATTENDED
THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
MEETING, AS I SAID LAST WEEK,
AND GETTING THROUGH ALL THE
COMMUNITY COUNCILS IN THE
DISTRICT. I GOT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT PARTICULAR
CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE. ALSO,
AS A MEMBER OF THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THE
FAMILY'S EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISED LEVY I ATTENDED AN
ALL DAY RETREAT ON WEDNESDAY TO
DISCUSS RESULTS FROM THE LAST
EDUCATION LEVY, FROM THIS
PASTORAL EDUCATION LEVY AND ALSO
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, HOPEFULLY,
NEXT YEAR THERE WILL BE A
RENEWAL OF THE FAMILY EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISED LEVY. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT AS WE
ASK RESIDENTS, AND YOU HAVE
HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE, AS WE
ASK RESIDENTS TO VOTE FOR THESE
LEVEES, THAT WE SHOW THEM HOW
THEIR MONEY WAS SPENT AND HOW
THAT LEVY PROMISE, HOW THAT
PROMISED -- EXCUSE ME, HOW A
DELIVERED ON THAT PROMISE. YOU
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS AND
UPCOMING CONVERSATIONS. IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE, MY
DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR
CONVERSATION AND TO GET MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS LEVY AND
ANY OTHER WORK THAT THE
COMMITTEE I AM SO LUCKY TO CHAIR
IS DOING. THURSDAY, AND SPEAKING
OF THE COMMITTEE I CHAIRED,
THURSDAY WAS THE LIBRARY'S
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE WHICH I CHAIR THE
MEETING OF. WE HEARD ABOUT, FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES, WE
HEARD ABOUT THE SEATTLE READS
PROGRAM. THE PIC FOR 2024 IS
OCTAVIA BUTLER'S, PARABLE OF
THE IT'S A SCIENCE FICTION
NOVEL FROM AN ESTEEMED BLACK
AUTHOR WHO HAS TIES TO THE
COMMUNITY WHO IS SADLY NO LONGER
WITH US. BUT, THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME I BELIEVE I HEARD SPLC,
THAT THIS HONOR HAS BEEN GIVING
A PICKING OF THE SEATTLE READS
BOOK POSTHUMOUSLY. WE ALSO
DISCUSSED AT COMMITTEE LIBRARY,
THERE WAS A REPORT, AN ANNUAL
LEVY REPORT ON HOW THE LEVY IS
DOING, BOTH STAFFING AND THE
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FROM THIS
LEVY. MY STAFF AND I ALSO
ATTENDED THE COMP PLAN OPEN
HOUSE AT ECKSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
IN WEDGEWOOD. IT WAS WELL
ATTENDED. I WAS PLEASED TO SEE.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO
SEVERAL CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THEIR
VIEWS ON THE PLAN. AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO PROMOTE AMONGST THE
DISTRICT, THERE ARE COUPLE OF
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FEEDBACK, AS WELL AS EMAILING
YOUR FEEDBACK STRAIGHT TO THE
DEPARTMENT . IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR CONSTITUENTS TO
GIVE FEEDBACK ON THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT 20 YEAR COMP PLAN. I
WRAPPED UP THE WEEK BY MEETING
WITH SEVERAL BUSINESS OWNERS IN
THE DISTRICT TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR
CONCERNS AND HOW WE CAN BEST
PARTNER WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE THRIVING IN THE
MIDST OF ALL THE ISSUES THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING, NOT THE LEAST OF
WHICH IS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES .
THIS COMING WEEK, TOMORROW, I'M
GOING TO DO A RIDE ALONG WITH
MEMBERS OF THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM, THE YOU CT. WE ARE GOING
TO VIEW AREAS IN THE DISTRICT
THAT NEED SERVICES AND
ATTENTION. I WILL GET TO SEE
FIRSTHAND THAT UP CLOSE HOW THE
TEAM WORKS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT. I HAVE SAID, IN THE
PAST, UCT, THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT
PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING SOME
ISSUES OF THE DISTRICT.
WEDNESDAY EVENING I WILL ATTEND
THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY
COUNCIL ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
WHO HAVE DISTRICTS AS WELL IN
THE NORTH PRECINCT. ON THURSDAY
MORNING I WILL ATTEND THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICY MEETING OF THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
JUST FOR GENERAL CONTEXT, THEY
HELP GUIDE DECISION ABOUT
REGIONAL GROWTH, TRANSPORTATION
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING WITHIN KING, KIT SAPP,
PIERCE AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES.
TODAY I ACTUALLY MET WITH PSRC ,
THE HEAD OF PSRC, TO TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE THINGS , THROUGHOUT
THE REGION ARE DEALING WITH ON
THE GROWTH SIDE, THE FACT THAT
THE REGION HAS GROWN SO MUCH IN
A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, ALL THE
ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN BECAUSE
OF THAT AND HOW WE IN SEATTLE
CAN WORK WITH OUR REGIONAL
PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THAT GROWTH.
I'M HONORED TO BE PART OF THAT
GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
COMMITTEE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
FURTHER PARTICIPATING ON THAT.
WE WILL BE HOLDING OFFICE HOURS
THIS WEEK AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD
CENTER IN WALLINGFORD WHICH IS
ALWAYS A LOVELY PLACE TO VISIT.
ON FRIDAY MORNING I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO HOLDING MY FIRST
SMALL BUSINESS PUBLIC SAFETY
WALK. WE WILL BE VISITING
BUSINESSES ALONG THE NORTH EAST
55th STREET WHICH HAVE RECENTLY
BEEN HIT WITH A STRING OF
BREAK-INS. CHIEF DIAZ AND THE
CAPTAIN WITH THE NORTH PRECINCT
WILL BE JOINING US AS WELL AS
REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. I
LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING BACK
NEXT WEEK ON WHAT I LEARNED.
THAT IS ALL, UNLESS SOMEONE HAS
QUESTIONS. OTHERWISE, ONTO YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, . COLLEAGUES, THIS
IS A BIG WEEK FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY RENEWAL
PURPOSES, THIS WEEK THE MAYOR IS
EXPECTED TO -- WE ARE EXPECTED
TO SEE LEGISLATION CONCRETE
LEGISLATION FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE THAT WILL LEASE THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY BEFORE
VOTERS. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU VERY
WELL KNOW, A FEW WEEKS AGO THE
MAYOR RELEASED HIS INITIAL DRAFT
PROPOSAL ESSENTIALLY A FRAMEWORK
FOR WHAT THE LEVY PROPOSAL COULD
LOOK LIKE. AND SO, THIS WEEK, AT
SOME POINT, WE ARE EXPECTING TO
SEE THE FINAL DRAFT PROPOSED
LEVY RENEWAL PACKAGE FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE WHICH REALLY
KICKS OFF OUR PROCESS NEXT WEEK.
MAY 7, WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST
TRANSPORTATION SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING AT 10:30 AM. IT WILL BE
FOLLOWING OUR FAIRLY SHORT
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING. AND THAT
MEETING ON THE SEVENTH WILL KICK
OFF TWO MONTHS OF COMMITTEE
MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
CULMINATING ULTIMATELY IN A JULY
VOTE TO SEND A LEVY PACKAGE
PROPOSAL TO THE VOTERS. AT THAT
MEETING, AT THE SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING NEXT WEEK, WE WILL HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM SDOT IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROPOSAL. WE
WILL ALSO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM
MEMBERS OF THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, TO YOUR GREAT POINT A
MOMENT AGO, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO HAVE A STRONG UNDERSTANDING
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF
EXISTING LEVEES BEFORE PUTTING A
RENEWAL BEFORE THE VOTERS. WE
ENDEAVOR TO HAVE THE CHAIRS FROM
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO
COME AND REPORT OUT ON EXACTLY
THAT POINT. AND, YOU MAY HAVE
ALREADY SEEN, CENTRAL STAFF'S
INITIAL NO ON THIS TOPIC, BUT NO
DOUBT THERE WILL BE FURTHER
MEMOS FORTHCOMING IN THE COMING
WEEKS AHEAD. SO STAY TUNED.
SEPARATELY, TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY AT 6:00 MY OFFICE WILL
BE COORDINATING TWO ADDITIONAL
ONE SEATTLE COMP PLAN OPEN
HOUSES IN MY DISTRICT. ONE IN
THE EMERALD NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE
OTHER IN GEORGETOWN WITH OPCD
STAFF PRESENTING. I WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
OPCD FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT ON
THIS AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A
GOOD PROCESS AND ALLOWING FOLKS
IN DISTRICT 1 THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WEIGH IN AT ONE OF THESE OPEN
HOUSES. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT
LATER THIS WEEK ON THURSDAY I
WILL BE TAKING A TOUR OF THE
SDOT OPERATION CENTER . THIS
WILL BE ON THURSDAY, AND THE
EXACT CENTER WORK IS THAT
MANAGES TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN
REAL-TIME AND MONITORS TRAFFIC
CAMERAS AND CONDITIONS IN REAL
TIME AS THEY MONITOR AND MAKE
DECISIONS ACCORDINGLY. SO I AM
REALLY EXCITED TO DO THAT. CEY'
ACROSS THE STREET AT THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL TOWER. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. I HAVE BEEN ON
A MISSION, AS YOU KNOW, IN
ADDITION TO GETTING THESE
VARIOUS TOPICAL BRIEFINGS, I
LIKE TO TALK DIRECTLY TO THE
WORKERS ON THE GROUND AND GET
THE FRONTLINE VIEW OF WHAT IS
GOING ON . AT LEAST FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, TO HOPEFULLY BETTER
INFORM HOW I SHOW UP ON THE
POLICY AND DECISION-MAKING
FRONT. I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR
THAT. FINALLY I WILL NOTE THAT
GOOD NEWS, THE LOW BRIDGE IN
WEST SEATTLE IS OPEN. I THINK
THE WORK WAS COMPLETED LAST
NIGHT. IT DID OPEN SLIGHTLY
LATER THAN ANTICIPATED, IT
OPENED AT 9:00 THIS MORNING. I
WAS BY THEIR OPENING THIS
MORNING AND THERE WAS STILL SOME
BARRICADES AND I SAW A NUMBER OF
CYCLING COMMUTERS THAT WERE
CONFUSED AND TURNED AROUND.
PRESUMABLY IT ALSO IMPACTED A
LOT OF THE CARGO AND FREIGHT
TRUCK DRIVERS WHO HEAVILY USE
THAT LOW BRIDGE AS WELL. AND I
COORDINATING WITH SDOT AND FOUND
OUT THAT IT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO
OPEN THIS MORNING AT 9:00. THE
GOOD NEWS IS HOPEFULLY TOMORROW
THERE WILL BE NO MORE SNAFUS
WITH COMMUTERS AND TRUCK
DRIVERS, ET CETERA. BECAUSE THAT
IS A CRITICAL INGRESS AND EGRESS
ROUTE TO THE REST OF THE CITY
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE USE. IN ANY
EVENT, I WILL END THERE UNLESS,
COLLEAGUES, YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I WELCOME
YOUR FEEDBACK. IF NOT I WILL
PASS IT ON TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, I AM LOOKING FOR TO THE
SELECT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
THE NERVE CENTER YOU JUST TALKED
ABOUT AT SDOT IS ONE OF THE TWO
COOLEST THINGS THE GOES ON AT
SMT. THERE IS A POWER MARKETING
FLOOR AT CITY LIGHT WHERE THEY
BUY AND SELL ENERGY IN
REAL-TIME. SO HOPEFULLY YOU WILL
COME BACK, BECAUSE YOU MIGHT GET
STUCK THERE, IT'S SO
INTERESTING. COLLEAGUES, WITHIN
THE PURVIEW OF MY COMMITTEE ON
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE
IS COUNCIL BILL 120773 REGARDING
SEATTLE'S GUARANTEE OF THE
MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
BONDS. WE WILL BE HAVING THIS
BRIEFING AND VOTE IN SELECT
COMMITTEE. TOP LINE HERE IS WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REFINANCE THESE BONDS AT A LOWER
INTEREST RATE. OUR NEXT FINANCE
, NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE IS THIS
COMING WEDNESDAY, MAY 1. WE WILL
BE BRIEFED ON A NUMBER OF BILLS
. THE BILLS WE WILL BE BRIEFED
ON OUR THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES OFFICE LEASE. WHICH IS
IN RENTON AND YES, THERE IS A
GOOD REASON FOR IT. WE WILL HAVE
COUNCIL BILL 120773, THE SEATTLE
GUARANTEE MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY ON LEGISLATION.
COUNCIL BILL -- I HAVE THE WRONG
CONSTABLE NUMBER HERE, THE
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE TO THE 2023
BUDGET WHICH ADDRESSED
UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES. WE WILL
HAVE COUNCIL BILL REGARDING THE
CARRYFORWARD WHICH IS DIFFERENT
THAN EXCEPTIONS. EXCEPTIONS WERE
ALREADY SPENT, CARRYFORWARD IS
MONEY THAT IS ENCUMBERED THAT
NEEDS TO BE SPENT THIS YEAR.
THOSE ARE THE BILLS. WE WILL BE
VOTING ON THE MUSEUM , WE WILL
BE VOTING ON THE EXCEPTIONS AND
CARRYFORWARD IN OUR NEXT SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON MAY 15. SO
IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE FINANCE,
NATIVE COMMUNITIES MIDI, THIS IS
HOW I LIKE TO HAVE MY BILLS
BRIEFED, TWICE BEFORE VOTING, SO
THAT IS HOW WE ARE DOING IT.
WE'RE GOING TO BRIEF ON THESE
BILLS IN FINANCE, VOTE ON THEM
AND SELECT. IN OUR FINANCE,
NATIVE TRINITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE THIS WEEK
WILL HAVE OUR BUDGET REVIEW
PRESENTATION BY CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS IS A BRIEFING THAT I
COULD'VE PUT INTO SELECT, BUT
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, TO GET
IT OUT SOONER AND TO GET PEOPLE
MORE TIME TO DIGEST AND REALLY
THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME IN
OUR LIVES, WE ARE HAVING THIS
PRESENTED IN FINANCE, NATIVE
TRINITIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE. THIS IS THE NEXT STEP
IN OUR DEEP DIVE REVIEW AND
EXAMINATION OF OUR CURRENT
BUDGET. YOU HEAR ME SAY THIS
EVERY WEEK, WE HAVE NEVER DONE
THIS BEFORE. WE'VE NEVER DONE A
FIVE YEAR LOOK BACK. WE HAVE
ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY LOOKED AT
INCREMENTAL CHANGES IN
YEAR-OVER-YEAR. THIS IS --
CENTRAL STAFF IS NOT CREATED
THIS DOCUMENT BEFORE. IT IS A
LOT OF WORK. THEY'RE GOING TO
BE AREAS WHERE WE GO FURTHER
WHICH IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO
GET THIS OUT NOW. AND IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT, COLLEAGUES,
FOR EACH OF YOU TO LOOK WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENTS
THAT REPORT YOUR COMMITTEES. AS
I SAID AT THIS LAST MEETING
IT'S A TEAM SPORT, NOT ONE OF
US CAN DO IT ON OUR OWN, WE NEED
EVERYONE TO BE LOOKING INTO
THEIR OWN DEPARTMENTS. THIS IS
PART OF WHAT I AM CALLING
FAVORABLY OUR SELECT SUMMER
SERIES, SINCE WE HAVE NEVER HAD
SELECT READINGS IS OFTEN AHEAD
OF BUDGET , EXCEPT IN 2020. AND
SO, THIS IS PART OF OUR SELECT
SUMMER SERIES WHICH AGAIN, WE
WILL BE GOING TO DIFFERENT LINES
OF REVENUE, THIS IS WHERE WE
WILL REALLY FOCUS ON
DEPARTMENTS. AS ALWAYS, EVERYONE
IS WELCOME TO COME TO FINANCE,
NATIVE TRINITIES, THIS WEDNESDAY
AT 930 MORNING. IF YOU ARE NOT
THERE PLEASE GIVE BRIEFED ON THE
BILLS WE WILL BE VOTING ON IN
THE NEXT SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE. THIS IS REALLY A LOT
OF WORK. TREND NINE WITH ME
EARLIER THIS WEEK , WHY WAS
NIGHT AT PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN
SEVEN OF NINE OTHERS WERE THERE,
IT'S BECAUSE I WAS IN BUDGET
MEETINGS. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES.
SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I
WILL BE THERE NEXT TIME.
>> IN OTHER NEWS, MY EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, WE HAD A REALLY
AMAZING TIME WITH SOUND TRANSIT,
OPENING OF THE STAR LINE FROM
SOUTH BELLEVUE TO SOUTH REDMOND
, EIGHT NEW STATIONS, LARGEST
SINGLE EXPANSION IN SOUND
TRANSIT LIGHT RAIL SERVICE SINCE
WE OPENED. IT WAS AMAZING. YOU
COULD FEEL PEOPLE'S
ANTICIPATION, THEY WERE SO
EXCITED TO SEE THIS NEW LINE
OPEN. I'M EXCITED THE NEXT
SPRING WE WILL OPEN UP THE LINE
TO GET TO DOWNTOWN REDMOND, NEXT
YEAR WE WILL CROSS LAKE
WASHINGTON AS WELL CONNECTING
INTO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. AND I
WILL PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDARS
RIGHT NOW, AUGUST 30, YES IT'S
DURING COUNCIL RECESS, AUGUST 30
IS THE EXPANSION INTO SNOHOMISH
COUNTY UP TO LYNNWOOD FROM
NORTHGATE. I HOPE YOU JOIN ME
THERE. IT IS SUCH AN EXCITING
TIME. IT REALLY DEMONSTRATES THE
CONNECTEDNESS OF OUR REGION AND
HOW WE ARE SO CLOSE TO ONE
ANOTHER, LIGHT RAIL PROVIDES US
THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET BETWEEN
EACH OTHER'S HOUSES WITHOUT
GETTING STUCK IN TRAFFIC. THIS
WEEK I WILL ATTEND THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY.
IT'S PART OF MY DUTIES AS AWC
ARE PRESENTED FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AND COLLEAGUES, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE
BOARD MEMBERS FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH AWC.
WC PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO
WORK WITH COLLEAGUES IN
DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS.
UNDERSTAND WHAT WORKS FOR THEM,
OUR CITY IS THE SAME IN
DIFFERENT. I HIGHLY SUGGEST, IF
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU
GET INVOLVED TO DO SO. HAVE
ALREADY BEEN TALKING A LOT SOME
GOING TO SKIP OVER THE REST OF
MY D6 STUFF OTHER THAN TO SAY I
HOST OFFICERS EVERY WEEK
VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON IN
BALLARD. I ALSO HAD A VERY
SEATTLE EVENT THIS WEEKEND WITH
A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WHERE
THEY HAD AN EVENT IN AN EVENT
TENT IN THE PARKING LOT. THERE
WAS A RACE FOR THE BEST DESSERT
CUPS. IMPROV BY THE MEMORY CARE
GROUP AND SO MUCH MORE. IT WAS
QUINTESSENTIALLY SEATTLE. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WORKS
FOR BOTH FINNEY AND GREENWOOD
OPERATING THE BRICK BUILDING
INFINI AS WELL AS THE GREENWOOD
SR. CENTER. THEY DO SO MUCH
GREAT WORK AND IT WAS GREAT TO
BE WITH THEM. WITH THAT, ANY
QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? SEEING
THEN I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THIS WEEK FOR COMMITTEE
I'M EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE SIX MAYORAL 20s FOR THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION. WILL
ALSO HEAR FROM SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT ON THE BIANNUAL ENERGY
CONSERVATION TARGET FOR 2024 AND
2025 AND THE 10 YEAR
CONSERVATION POTENTIAL FOR A
POSSIBLE VOTE. WE HAD A BRIEFING
LAST TIME. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
TAKE THIS TIME TO REMIND MY
COLLEAGUES THAT CONFIRMATION
MATERIALS FOR THE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER
HAS BEEN SENT OUT FOR YOUR
REVIEW. WE WILL PLAN TO HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING FIRST WEEK OF
MAY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
YOUR REVIEW BY FRIDAY. AND SO
LAST WEEK WAS EVENTFUL FOR CITY
LIGHT AND SUSTAINABILITY. I
MENTIONED BRIEFLY LAST WEEK THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON WAS A
RECIPIENT OF THE SOLAR FOR ALL
GRANT. WE GOT A TOUR OF THE
SOLAR PV PANELS ON THE ROOF AND
COMMUNITIES LIKE HE GNOCCHI
YESLER WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT
FROM FUNDING LIKE THIS TO MAKE
ELECTRICITY AFFORDABLE. SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT ALSO HOSTED A CLIMATE
CONFERENCE CALLED. I WELCOMED A
GROUP OF SCIENTISTS, ENERGY AND
POLICY EXPERTS TO LEVERAGE THE
LEARNINGS TO TAKE BACK TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES. I ALSO MET WITH THE
WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE PEOPLE
FOR CLIMATE ACTION COALITION AND
LEARNED ABOUT THEIR GOALS AND
HOPES FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT.
TUESDAY WE MET WITH THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY TO DISCUSS
THEIR PLANS TO INCREASE OUR
CITIES AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ALSO
ATTENDED THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY GRADUATION. AND WAS SO
INSPIRED TO LEARN ABOUT THE
GRADUATES AND THEIR GOALS AS
ARTISTS THE COMMITTEE TO CLAIM
THEIR OWN SPACE. THURSDAY I ALSO
ATTENDED THE CONVENTION CENTER
SUMMIT BUILDING AND LEARNED HOW
THE BUILDING GENERATES THE
TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
WHICH LEAVES $7.3 BILLION IN
SPENDING FROM OUT-OF-STATE
ATTENDEES. ALSO IN ADDITION TO
MY TEAM ATTENDING THE D4 COMP
PLAN AND SAFETY FORM I ALSO
ATTENDED THE D7 TOWN HALL. THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
THE CHIEF AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON FOR A GREAT DISCUSSION.
IN THE SUBJECT AT PUBLIC SAFETY
I ALSO GOT TO DO A RIDE ALONG
WITH OUR COMMUNITY -ASSISTED
RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM
ALSO KNOWN AS OUR CARE TEAM. IS
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE HEARD ME SAY
BEFORE, I HAVE DONE TWO
OVERNIGHT RIGHT ALONG WITH SPD
NORTH AND WEST PRECINCTS AND NOW
CARE AND I LEARNED SO MUCH AND
HOW THOSE DIFFERENT AGENCIES
OPERATE AND LEARNED THAT WE NEED
TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES IN A WAY
THAT MAKES SENSE WITH REGARD TO
ALL PUBLIC SAFETY APPROACHES. I
ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO DO
RIGHT ALONG'S WHETHER IT'S WITH
SPD OR CARE, TO SEE FIRSTHAND
WHAT ARE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
POLICE GO THROUGH THE HOLD UP
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS I WILL PASS
THIS TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. THE
PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 AT 2:00. LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING WE PASSED A
RESOLUTION FOR THE OPEN SPACE
PLAN FOR SEATTLE PARKS. DON'T
WORRY, THIS IS NOT THE FINAL. IT
IS ONLY THE PROCESS AND
PROCEDURE IN WHICH OUR PARKS
DEPARTMENT WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY
FOR FUNDS AND WILL BE WORKING
WITH YOU ALL AND OUR PARKS
DEPARTMENT TO IDENTIFY CAPITAL
PROJECTS WITHIN OUR CITY. THEY
WILL COME TO COUNCIL LATER ON
FOR US TO VOTE. THE AGENDA FOR
NEXT WEEK FOR OUR PARKS
UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
WILL BE ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA IT WILL BE SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND THEIR AUDIT
INFORMATION AND PROCESS , YOU
KNOW, ALL OF THE UPDATES THEY
HAVE REGARDING THAT. AND WE ARE
STILL WORKING ON THE OTHER
ITEMS, BUT THAT IS JUST A SNEAK
PEEK INTO THE BEST COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR OUR SEATTLE COUNCIL.
NO ONE LAUGHED AT THAT. THAT IS
FINE. IS THE BEST COMMITTEE
MEETING, THANK YOU. OUR REGIONAL
COMMITTEE DIDN'T HAVE ANY
REGIONAL COMMITTEE LAST WEEK OR
THIS WEEK, BUT IN COMMITTEE,
CAPITOL HILL SAFETY WALK, I WANT
TO THANK THE GS VA AND CAPITOL
HILL BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. I WILL BE HONEST, I
WAS EMBARRASSED ABOUT SOME OF
THE ISSUES GOING ON ON THE HILL,
EMBARRASSED AND IT'S
UNACCEPTABLE ABOUT YOU KNOW,
WHAT'S GOING ON. I KNOW OUR
CITY CAN DO BETTER. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PEOPLE
FOR US TO DO A LOT BETTER THAN
WHAT WE ARE EXPENSING RIGHT NOW
. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A TON OF
ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS AND
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WANT
TO CONTRIBUTE AND WANT TO HELP .
JUST, LOOKING FOR DIRECTION.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN PROVIDE SOME OF
THAT AND GET THINGS GOING. I
ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO
WORK, IT WAS ACTUALLY IN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
DISTRICT, RAINIER VALLEY
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, AND I HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE SCHOOL
. THEY ACTUALLY CALL THEIR
STUDENTS SCHOLARS. SO I'M GOING
TO GET THAT CORRECT. SCHOLARS IS
WHAT THEY CALL THE STUDENTS. I
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE
STAFF AND IT WAS REALLY A
BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE. I ALSO SAW
AND MET WITH OUR OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT. I COULD NOT TAKE IT
TO HER BECAUSE THAT FRIDAY I HAD
WALKED HALF OF MY BOOT OFF. AND
SO I AM OFF CRUTCHES BUT I WAS
LIMITED TO ONLY WALK SO FAR. BUT
THE OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT, I
KNOW A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THEY
STARTED ON WERE LONG BEFORE WE
ALL GOT HERE. AND NEXT YEAR IS
THERE LAST YEAR OF THE LAST PUSH
FOR OUR PHENOMENAL WATERFRONT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM
ELEVATING. THEY HAVE BEEN A
FORCE UNDERGROUND OF PROGRESSING
FORWARD WITH THE WATERFRONT.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE PROGRESS
WE MADE. I THINK FOR A
WORLD-CLASS CITY, WE WANT A
WORLD-CLASS WATERFRONT AND I
THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
YEARS. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
MY HIGHLIGHT ON SATURDAY, MY
FAVORITE WAS THE GS VA SCHOLAR
BRANCH. I MET A SENIOR NAMED
SAM, HE RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP
HE IS GOING TO GO TO AVIATION
SCHOOL TO BE A COMMERCIAL PILOT
AND HE TOLD ME HE WANTS TO FLY
FOR ALASKA AIRLINES. I DID HIT
ALASKA AIRLINES UP ON SOCIAL
MEDIA AND POSTED SAM'S PHOTO.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THAT
CONNECTION. THIS WEEK I AM ALSO
ATTENDING , AND AM REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THIS, THE JEWISH
FAMILY SERVICES FOOD BANK, THEY
ARE ON CAPITOL HILL. I GUESS YOU
WOULD CALL IT CENTRAL DISTRICT,
BUT YOU COULD ARGUE IT'S
CAPITOL HILL, IT'S KIND OF IN
THE CONVERGENCE ZONE. BUT I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THAT TOUR. THEY DO
A PHENOMENAL JOB WITH FAMILY
SERVICES BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW THEY RUN A GOOD FOOD
BRINK -- BANK THAT SERVICES
EVERYONE IN THE COMMITTEE. WHAT
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
UNDERSTAND IS A LOT OF FOOD
BANKS ARE RESTRICTED FOR ZIP
CODES ABOUT WHO THEY CAN
SERVICE. THIS FOOD BANK SERVICES
EVERY SINGLE ZIP CODE AND IT
DOESN'T MATTER. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE SOME
PEOPLE DRIVE TO DIFFERENT FOOD
BANKS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR FOOD .
THIS FOOD BANK OFFERS FOR ANY
ZIP CODE. SO IT IS ALL ACCESS
WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. ON
TUESDAY I WILL BE MEETING WITH
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, IT IS THE
MAYOR'S PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM AT
6:00 GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. I
KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
ISSUES GOING AROUND THE SCHOOL
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
FAMILY , NOT FAMILY, BUT
FAMILIES AND STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
THAT DISTRICT TO NOW GET FULL
ACCESS TO OUR MAYOR'S OFFICE,
OR DIFFERENT FIRST RESPONDERS AS
WELL , AND DIFFERENT CITY
DEPARTMENTS FOR THEM TO ASK
QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION. I
THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT JOINING
THE MAYOR AND OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENTS ON THAT. AND WITHOUT
FURTHER ADO, I WILL GO AHEAD AND
PASS IT OFF TO ONE OF MY
FAVORITE COUNCIL MEMBERS,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK YOU
EVERYONE. MOVING FORWARD, OUR
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON THE
14th. THIS IS BECAUSE THE FIRST
OF THE MONTH IS ON WEDNESDAY, SO
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AND THE LIKE, WE GET A SHIFT, IF
YOU WILL, SCHEDULE -WISE. THAT
MEETING ON THE 14th, THE VACANT
BUILDING LEGISLATION, ALSO A
LPR, A MEDIC LICENSE PLATE
READER, PLUS POTENTIALLY ANOTHER
ISSUE RELATED TO SPEEDY
STAFFING. AND THE GAP IN THE
SCHEDULE HAS ALLOWED FOR A VISIT
TO THE NORTH PRECINCT TOMORROW
THIS WOULD BE THE FIFTH OF FIVE
PRECINCTS I HAVE VISITED.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YES, IT
WAS TWO WEEKS AGO THAT WE MET
WITH THE SOUTH PRECINCT. LAST
WEEK WE HAD A GREAT VISIT TO THE
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT TWO HEAR FROM
THEIR PERSPECTIVE OF THINGS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT. SO,
LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING UP
NORTH TOMORROW TO COMPLETE THAT.
ALSO TOMORROW, AFTER THE
PRECINCT TOUR, LATER IN THE
NIGHT, I THINK WE ARE THE LAST
OF THE SEVEN DISTRICTS TO GET
OUR LCPD ONE SEATTLE COMP PLAN
OPEN HOUSE. OURS WILL BE
TOMORROW AT McCLURE MIDDLE
SCHOOL. IT WILL BE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE IN THE
SEVEN TO COME IN HERE ABOUT THE
COMP PLAN AND PROVIDE INPUT. SO
THANK YOU TO OPCD FOR THAT AND
ALSO THINK YOU FOR RELOCATING IT
FROM HERE AT CITY HALL WHICH IS
ON THE FRINGE OF D7 AND ALSO
DOWNTOWN, TO MAKE IT MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO OTHER PARTS OF D7
BY HAVING IT AT McCLURE MIDDLE
SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THAT. WINS THEY, ALLIED ARTS
OF SEATTLE IS HOLDING AN EVENT
ON THIRD AVENUE. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT WORK THAT
ALLIED ART OF SEATTLE IS DOING.
AND ON FRIDAY, SPEAKING OF
TOURING AND WATERFRONTS, I HAVE
AN OFFICE OF WATERFRONT AND
CIVICS TOUR PROJECT AND FRIDAY.
THAT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN WHAT IS HAPPENING ON
THE WATERFRONT. VERY IMPORTANT
FOR DISTRICT 7 IN THE CITY
OVERALL. LOOKING BACK, ACTUALLY
STARTED THIS MORNING, HAD A
GREAT VISIT WITH ROYAL HOLE, I
RECOMMEND MIKE 'S MEMBERS --
IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE INSIDE
THE HALL ITSELF, TO KIND OF
INCREASE THE VISIBILITY AND
ISSUES THEY FACE. ONE THING I
SHOULD HIGHLIGHT WITH THE ALLIED
ARTS OF SEATTLE AND THE HALL IS
HOW IMPORTANT ARE ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE IS AND HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO SUPPORT THEM.
I THINK A LOT OF TIMES BECAUSE
IT'S A NONPROFIT, SO THERE ARE
DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS AND THE
LIKE WE FORGET ABOUT HOW MUCH
SUPPORT THEY NEED AND HOW WE AS
A COMMUNITY REALLY NEED TO
SUPPORT THEM FOR ALL THAT THEY
DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE CITY.
NOT JUST AROUND THE CITY BUT FOR
THOSE WHO TRAVEL FROM OUTSIDE
THE STATE. AND REALLY AROUND THE
WORLD. ALSO, LOOKING BACK, I
MENTIONED PRECINCT VISITS. LAST
WEEK WE HAD A PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT
THE BUDGET FOR THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL. I ATTENDED
WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
IMPORTANT DISCUSSION REGARDING
CLIMATE CONTROL ACT IMPACTS. A
LOT OF FUNDS THAT COME FROM THAT
ARE DESIGNATED , IF THAT WAS TO
GO AWAY THAT WOULD HAVE SEVERE
IMPACT. THERE IS A LOT OF
CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND
THOUGHTS IF YOU WILL, TO THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCILS
ASSEMBLY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WILL
BE MAY 30. ALSO, LAST WEEK, AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR GIVING A PREVIEW
OF THIS, WE HAD OUR FIRST
DISTRICT 7 TOWNHALL. REALLY A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR DISTRICT 7
TO NOT ONLY HEAR FROM THE
DISTRICT 7 REPRESENTATIVES BUT
AS MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING, BUT
ALSO COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON,
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING. I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO THINK, AS
COUNCILMEMBER WOO MENTIONED,
CARE CHIEF AMY SMITH WHO
PARTICIPATED AND PROVIDED GREAT
INSIGHT FROM HER PERSPECTIVE.
OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC SAFETY WAS A
MAIN ISSUE FOR THE TOWNHALL. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
COMPS TEAM, LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT COMPS TEAM FOR THEIR
SUPPORT. REALLY APPRECIATE THE
HELP. AND ALSO SEATTLE CHANNEL
FOR BEING PRESENT. IT IS ON
SEATTLE CHANNEL IF YOU WANT TO
WATCH WITH YOUR FAMILY.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH DID,
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING MY THE
SEVEN TOWNHALL. IT'S REALLY
GOOD. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
QUEEN AND COMMUNITY CENTER,
GREAT VIEWING BY THE WAY. GREAT
VIEWING, THE SEVEN TOWNHALL. AS
SAID BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. BUT IT WAS HELD
AT THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY
CENTER. I REALLY WANT TO THANK
QUEEN ANNE AND THE TAME -- TEAM
THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THEIR
SUPPORT. WAS THE PORTLY THE D7
CONSTITUENTS THAT ATTENDED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO END
ON ONE LAST THING, THIS WAS LAST
FRIDAY, I DID A TOUR OF UPLIFT
NORTHWEST. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
UPLIFT NORTHWEST WHO REALLY LOOK
TO TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP, THEIR
MOTTO IS DIGNITY THROUGH WORK.
THEY FIND AND WORK WITH
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HAVING THEIR
CHALLENGES, HOMELESSNESS AND THE
LIKE, AND REALLY LOOK TO SUPPORT
THEM IN TERMS OF GETTING THEM
INTO THE WORKFORCE. AGAIN, THE
DIGNITY OF WORK CONCEPT AND
THOUGHT IS SO IMPORTANT. I'M
REALLY RAINFALL TO THE WORK THAT
UPLIFT NORTHWEST DOES. GINA HALL
AND HER TEAM, AND AGAIN, ANOTHER
THING, FOR THOSE ON THE DAIS,
TOUR THE ORGANIZATION AND
LOCATION , PLEASE DO SO. WITH
THAT I WILL TURN OVER.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, FOR THE
UPDATE. JUST A SECOND, I AM
SCROLLING UP. ALL RIGHT, SO THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
HAS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW. AND, I WANT TO FIRST
START OFF MY REMARKS BY SAYING
THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO STUCK IT OUT TO
THREE AND HALF HOURS OF A VERY
LONG COMMITTEE MEMBER MEETING.
AN HOUR AND A HALF OF THAT WAS
PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN A DEEP
DISCUSSION ON A COUPLE OF THE
OTHER ISSUES. SO I WILL RECAP
WHAT HAPPENED. LAST WEEK
COMMITTEE MEETING THE COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION FOR UP TO TWO
MAYORAL POINTS. 02850 OF DR.
MARISSA BAKER TO THE LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMISSION,
AND APPOINTMENT 02833,
REAPPOINTING KRISTIN TO THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION. WE ALSO CONTINUE
DISCUSSION OF TWO BILLS I AM
SPONSORING TO ADDRESS TWO
PRESSING ISSUES. SPD STAFFING
SHORTAGE AND DECLINING AT BASED
WORK INCOME. STARTING WITH THE
FIRST ONE, BUILT 127066 WOULD
MOVE THE POSITIONS RESPONSIBLE
FOR OUR OVERALL OFFICER
RECRUITMENT STRATEGY FROM THE
CELL DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT -- TO THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT SO INNOVATIVE
NEW APPROACHES CAN HAVE A CHANCE
TO BE VETTED AND ADVANCED BY
PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE WORLD OF
POLICE RECRUITMENT AND ARE MOST
INVESTED IN AND RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE IMPLANTATION. THAT IS ONE OF
THE THINGS THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD DO. THE BILL WOULD ALSO
ALLOW FOR CRUCIAL AND TARGETED
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE
OFFICER HIRING PROCESS. THIS IS
THE PURVIEW OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CIVIL SERVICES COMMISSION AND
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HR. SO
BASICALLY APPLICATIONS FOR CIVIL
SERVICE POSITIONS COME IN AND
THEY FIRST ARE PROCESSED BY SDHR
AND THEN THEY GO AND ADVANCE TO
THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS. SO,
THE BILL WOULD ADDRESS THINGS
THAT ARE CURRENTLY IMPEDING OUR
ABILITY TO COMPETE WITH REGIONAL
JURISDICTIONS TO REFILL OUR
RANKS. SEATTLE'S RESIDENTS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES DESERVE NOTHING
LESS THAN OUR 100% FULL
ATTENTION AND ALL OF OUR EFFORTS
TO BE DEVOTED TO FIXING WHATEVER
IT IS THAT IS HOLDING US BACK.
IN THIS CASE, THESE ARE SOME
BUREAUCRATIC HURDLES, SNAFUS,
THINGS THAT ARE SET UP IN A WAY
THAT IS NOT OPTIMAL, AND WE HAVE
THE POWER TO FIX THESE THINGS. I
WAS TALKING TO -- I'M GLAD,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU
MENTIONED YOUR MEETINGS WITH
BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT 4, I'M
THINKING ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION
OVER THE WEEKEND I HAD WITH GABE
WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT SMALL
BUSINESSES ALONG 35th WHO ARE
BESIEGED, CONTINUALLY HIT WITH
BREAK-INS, NEW CRIMES, ET
CETERA. THERE WAS ON A REPORT ON
KING 5, IT SEEMS RELENTLESS.
EVERYONE POINTS TO THE FACT THAT
, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
OFFICERS TO PATROL MORE
FREQUENTLY, ET CETERA, ET
CETERA. I AM SURE THERE ARE WAYS
WE CAN DEPLOY OUR PERHAPS
ANALYTICAL OR ANALYTICS TO MAYBE
TARGET CERTAIN AREAS OF THE
CITY. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
YES, STAFFING IS A PROBLEM. WE
CONTINUE TO LOSE MORE OFFICERS.
MORE THAN WE CAN HIRE. AND THIS
IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
I AM PUTTING THIS FORWARD. I
DIDN'T HEAR ANY MAJOR CONCERNS
DURING THE DISCUSSION. THE
LEGISLATION WILL BE IN COMMITTEE
MAY 9 FOR HOPEFULLY A VOTE. AND
IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO SUBMIT THEM.
I BELIEVE BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS
MAY 1. THAT WAS ONE ITEM. THE
SECOND ITEM WE DISCUSSED WAS
COUNCIL BILL 120775 WHICH IS AN
EFFORT TO REVERSE THE DAMAGES
RESULTING FROM THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF APPLIED LAW.
FIRST AND FOREMOST DRAFT SIX
REDUCTION AT BASED WORKER
INCOME. I THINK I CAN SAFELY SAY
IF THERE IS ONE WE AGREE WITH
THIS DROP IN INCOME IS THE
DIRECT RESULT OF THE NETWORK
COMPANIES ESTABLISHING , SOME OF
THEM, NOT ALL OF THEM,
NETWORKING COMPANIES
ESTABLISHING A SEATTLE
REGULATORY FEE. IT'S ABOUT FIVE
DOLLARS. SO NOBODY -- I DON'T
THINK THERE'S ANY ARGUMENT THAT
THIS IS WHAT CATALYZED THE
CHANGES WE ARE SEEING. THE
QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT? I ALSO MUST NOTE
THAT, NOBODY SHOULD BE SURPRISED
ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE NETWORK
COMPANIES, DURING THE
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AND DURING
DELIBERATIONS THAT TOOK ABOUT
THREE MONTHS IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IN 2022, WE HEARD THAT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THAT THIS
WOULD INCREASE THEIR COSTS AND
THEY WOULD LIKELY PASS ON THE
COSTS TO CUSTOMERS AND EVEN FIVE
DOLLARS WAS TALKED ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL AMOUNT. SO HERE WE ARE
NOW. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
UNFORTUNATELY, COUNCIL BACK THEN
, IT'S UNCLEAR EXACTLY WHY, AND
I'M NOT IN THEIR MINDS, BUT I
BELIEVE IT WAS EXCITEMENT ABOUT
PASSING ANOTHER FIRST IN THE
NATION REGULATION , DECIDED TO
IGNORE THOSE WARNINGS AND THIS
IS WHAT WE GOT. SO HERE WE GO.
IS HURTING THE VERY PEOPLE THAT
THE ORIGINAL LAW WAS DESIGNED TO
BENEFIT. SO, THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE US ADDRESSES THAT ISSUE.
AND SO WE HAVE HEARD A LOT OF
DIFFERENT -- AND JUST REPEATING
THIS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
PUBLIC WHO MIGHT NOT BE UP TO
SPEED, WE ALSO HAVE HEARD FROM
RESTAURANTS THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT
38% DECLINE IN REVENUE. AND OF
COURSE WE HERE PERIODICALLY FROM
OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT THEY CAN
NO LONGER AFFORD TO ORDER FOOD
OUT. THIS IS OF COURSE HURTING
THE PEOPLE WHO MOST RELY ON THE
SERVICES WHICH ARE THE ELDERLY
AND DISABLED . BUT THEN, ALSO
PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE ELSE WHO
HAS COME TO RELY ON THESE
DELIVERY SERVICES. WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS? THERE
ARE CALLS TO WAIT LONGER AND SEE
HOW THIS TURNS OUT AFTER A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AFTER
IMPLEMENTATION. A█ND I
UNDERSTAND, I DO HAVE TO SAY, I
UNDERSTAND THE -- WE UNDERSTAND
WHAT CATALYZED THIS. I
UNDERSTAND THE IMPULSE TO BLAME
THE COMPANIES AND ALSO DEMAND TO
SEE THEIR DATA SO WE CAN ASSESS
THEIR PROFIT MARGINS SO WE CAN
FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY
ARE JUST TRYING TO PAD THEIR
REVENUES OR IF THERE REALLY IS
DAMAGE TO THEIR BOTTOM LINE. BUT
TO WHAT END IS THAT EXERCISE AND
WHAT WILL BENEFIT? IT'S ABOUT
THREE MONTHS AND PEOPLE ARE
SCUFFLING -- SUFFERING AND I
BELIEVE WE HAVE TO GET SOMETHING
DONE. THERE HAVE BEEN -- I WILL
GET TO ONE OF OUR THINGS HAS
BEEN ADDRESSED, WHAT I WANT TO
DO ULTIMATELY IS MAKE THAT FEE
GO AWAY. THE ONLY WAY THAT I CAN
SEE DOING THAT IS TO PUT FORWARD
THE COMPROMISED PROPOSAL
ENFORCED RIGHT NOW WHICH WILL
GET US TO THE END RESULT AND SO
THAT IS WHY I AM PUSHING AHEAD.
NOW, I DO WANT TO CORRECT ONE
PIECE OF INFORMATION, SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THIS
PROPOSAL WILL WORK AND SOME
INFORMATION PRESENTED BY CENTRAL
STAFF DURING THE LAST SESSION
BECAUSE IT GOT A LITTLE
CONFUSING. I WANT TO ADDRESS,
WHAT IS A PAY PERIOD? OKAY, SO
THE BILL WOULD SWITCH FROM A PER
ORDER STANDARD OF PAY TO A PER
PAY PERIOD STANDARD OF PAY. HERE
IS HOW IT WORKS. UNDER A PAY
PERIOD STANDARD AT BASED WORKERS
WILL RECEIVE OFFERS WELL LOGGED
INTO THEIR APPS AS THEY WOULD
NORMALLY. AND PRIOR TO A WORKER
ACCEPTING AN OFFER THE NETWORK
COMPANY MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION
ON ESTIMATED TIME, ESTIMATED
MILES, APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS OF
STOPS, THE DELIVERY POINT AND
BUSINESS NAMES WHERE THERE IS A
WORK STOP. AND ALSO A GUARANTEED
PAYMENT AMOUNT FOR EACH OFFER.
SO THEY SEE A DOLLAR AMOUNT AND
THEY CAN CHOOSE TO ACCEPT OR
NOT. GUARANTEED PAYMENT AMOUNT
IS NOT TIED TO A SET PER OFFER
FORMULA IS THE CURRENT LAW IS.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE FLEXIBLE.
OFFERS FOR JOBS THAT MANY
DRIVERS MAY NOT INITIALLY WANT
TO TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE I WOULD
IMAGINE IT DELIVERY DURING RUSH
HOUR OVER A BRIDGE OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, THOSE OFFERS MIGHT BE
HIGHER. OFFERS FOR JOBS THAT
MOST DRIVERS WOULD WANT MIGHT BE
A LITTLE LOWER BECAUSE THERE ARE
MANY DRIVERS WHO MIGHT WANT TO
ACCEPT THAT. THE POINT IS TO
ALLOW FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE SURE
THE COMPANIES CAN MEET THE
MARKET DEMAND AT THE MOMENT.
NOW, IF A DRIVER ACCEPTS AN
OFFER, THE DRIVER WILL BE PAID
THE GUARANTEED AMOUNT AND AT THE
END OF THE PAY PERIOD THE TOTAL
OF ALL THE GUARANTEED PAYMENTS
FOR EVERY COMPLETED OFFER, PLUS
ANY MONETARY BONUSES OR
INCENTIVES, OR ALL ADDED UP TO
DETERMINE A PAYMENT AMOUNT. AND
IF THAT PAYMENT AMOUNT IS HIGHER
THAN THE MINIMUM PAYMENT
REQUIRED BY THE BILL, WHICH IS
$19.97 PER HOUR FOR THE TOTAL
TIME WORKED, PLUS $0.35 PER
MILE, THEN THE DRIVER KEEPS
THAT. IF THE SUM OF EACH
GUARANTEE PAYMENT PLUS
INCENTIVES AND BONUSES IS LESS
THAN $19.97 PER HOUR FOR THE
TOTAL TIME WORKED PLUS $0.35 PER
MILE, THEN THE COMPANY HAS TO
MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE IN A
SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT. THAT IS HOW
IT WORKS. TIPS ARE ON TOP OF
EVERYTHING ELSE. I BELIEVE YOU
WILL BE HAVING EXPIRATORY
INFORMATION IN YOUR INBOX AS
SOON. BASICALLY THAT IS HOW THE
PAY PERIOD IS PROJECTED TO WORK
AND IT ESTABLISHES CERTAINTY
BASED ON THE TIME ENGAGED AND
ALSO OUR EXISTING MINIMUM WAGE
LAW. SO THAT IS HOW THAT WORKS.
I WANT TO ADDRESS SOMETHING
ELSE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED,
INCLUDING PEOPLE , INCLUDING
CITY STAFF, WHAT WE JUST BAN THE
COMPANIES FROM CHARGING THE
ADDITIONAL FEE ALTOGETHER? MAKE
THEM EAT THE ADDITIONAL COST TO
THE CURRENT PAY UP LAW. THAT
DOES MAKE SENSE. AND THEY KNOW
TO VARYING DEGREES OF
CORRECTNESS THERE IS A PRECEDENT
FOR THIS WHICH WAS WHEN COUNCIL
PLACED SOME LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT
THE COMPANIES CAN CHARGE
RESTAURANTS FOR THE USE OF
COMPANY PLATFORMS. IF YOU
REMEMBER LAST YEAR THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION WAS PROCESSED IN MY
COMMITTEE. WE ARE REFERRING TO
THE AMOUNT, TO THAT 15% , IT WAS
15% CAP DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND
THEN THAT WAS PROPOSED TO BE
EXTENDED AND I WILL TALK ABOUT
WHAT CAME OUT IN THE END. FIRST
OF ALL, COUNCIL DID NOT BAN
COMPANIES FROM CHARGING MORE
THAN 15% TO RESTAURANTS. COUNCIL
SAID IF THE COMPANIES PROVIDE
ONLY BASIC SERVICES, THEN IT CAN
BE KEPT AT 15 . COUNCIL ALSO
SAID IN THE LEGISLATION THAT IF
THE COMPANY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
SERVICES, THEY CAN CHARGE A
HIGHER AMOUNT TO RESTAURANTS FOR
THOSE SERVICES. INC. OF PREMIUM
PLACEMENT ON APPS. ON APPS
SCREENS. OR OTHER KINDS OF
PROMOTIONS, OR WHATEVER. SO THEY
CAN CHARGE MORE IF THEY OFFER
MORE THAN THE BASIC SERVICE.
DURING DISCUSSION LAST WEEK, NEW
YORK CITY'S MINIMUM WAGE LAW
WAS BROUGHT UP, AND THAT LOT
DOESN'T ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY
TO CHARGE MORE. THE FLEXIBILITY
THAT OUR LAW DOES HAVE. AND YORK
CITY IS TRAINED TO DEFEND ITSELF
I THINK STILL, OR AT LEAST IT
WAS BEFORE, IN FEDERAL COURT
AGAINST A LAWSUIT OVER WHETHER
THE FEE CHARGED TO RESTAURANTS
VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION. MY
WHOLE POINT IS, I BELIEVE, I
MUST BELIEVE, THAT IF IT HAD
BEEN POSSIBLE TO CAP WHAT COST
THE COMPANIES CAN PASS ON TO
CONSUMERS, THAT WORKING
WASHINGTON AND CITY COUNCIL, AND
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND
ANYONE ELSE INVESTED IN THE
OUTCOME OF THE ORIGINAL PAY UP
BILL WOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T BE IN
THIS POSITION RIGHT NOW. SO I'M
NOT A LAWYER, I REALLY DON'T
KNOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND I'M
ALREADY TOO FAR OUT RIGHT NOW,
BUT I DO WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT IS
AN OBVIOUS QUESTION TO ASK, WHY
DON'T WE GET RID OF THE FEE?
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHY
NOT. BUT ALSO, THERE WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO WHEN THE
WARNING WAS MADE THAT THIS WOULD
BE THE OUTCOME ANYWAY. AND SO, I
AM WEARY OF DOING ANYTHING THAT
COULD DISRUPT THE COMPROMISE ON
THE TABLE BECAUSE I AM FOCUSED
ON GETTING MORE MONEY IN
PEOPLE'S POCKETS RIGHT NOW. SO
THAT IS WHAT IS MOTIVATING ME
AND I THINK THIS IS A PRACTICAL
SOLUTION AND WE HAVE THREE
BEFORE US, AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
SO CLEARLY PUT IT. OUR OPTIONS
ARE, DO NOTHING. AND I AGREE
WITH YOU, SIR, THAT THAT IS NOT
AN OPTION. AT LEAST FOR ME. ALSO
I THINK IT WOULD BE
DISAPPOINTING TO THE FOLKS WE
HAVE SEEN SHOWING UP EVERY
SINGLE WEEK. ANOTHER OPTION IS
REPEAL THE LAW. WELL, THAT HAS
ITS OWN CONCERNS AS WELL. AND
THE LAST ONE IS FIX THE EXISTING
LAW. I HEARD, COUNCILMEMBER TTLG
ABOUT GOOD GOVERNANCE MEANING
HAVING THE HUMILITY OF OUR
OUTCOME OF OUR LEGISLATION AND
MAKING CORRECTIONS IF NECESSARY.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
DO HERE. THIS WILL ALSO BE IN
COMMITTEE AGAIN MAY 9 AND
AMENDMENTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY
5:00 AS WELL. SO, ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT. YOU ARE TIRED OF THIS
TOPIC. SO ANYWAY, THIS IS WHAT
I'VE GOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU
MENTIONED, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE
HAVE, YOUR TOWNHALL. THAT WAS
GREAT TO BE ABLE TO MEET NEW
PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 7 AND ALSO
VERY WELL RUN TOWNHALL. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR HOSTING THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, FOR GOING AND
OF COURSE CHIEF SMITH DID A
FABULOUS JOB OF MODERATING. I
LEARNED A LOT FROM YOUR
CONSTITUENTS. THIS WEEK I HAVE
GOT -- TONIGHT I'M GOING TO THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT 3rd WROTE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I
HAVE NOT VISITED THE SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT. AND ON TUESDAY I WILL
BE HAVING AN INTRODUCTORY
MEETING WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT'S INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER
AND CEO, DON LINDELL. I PRESUME
PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THAT
INVITATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO
TALKING . ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS OR OTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE US?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> NOTHING ON YOUR REPORT. I
REALIZED I FORGOT TO SHARE
ANOTHER UPDATE ABOUT SOUND
TRANSIT STEMMING FROM LAST
WEEK'S BOARD MEETING. WE HAD SO
MUCH FUN AND EXCITEMENT THIS
SATURDAY THAT IT ECLIPSED AN
IN-DEPTH REPORT AT THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD MEETING ABOUT
CHOOSING THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE IN THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION AREA. RIGHT NOW THE
BALLARD SECTION OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BALLARD EXTENSION, THEY
HAVE BEEN SPLIT INTO TWO
DIFFERENT DIS. WEST SEATTLE IS
ALREADY IN THE FINAL PROCESS OF
THE EIS AND BALLARD IS NOT. SOME
ISSUES IN CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT THE WERE
ADDRESSED LAST YEAR, RIGHT NOW
WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH THE FINAL
STATEMENTS REGARDING SOUTH LAKE
UNION. WHAT I SAID TO MY FELLOW
BOARD MEMBERS IS, THE NUMBERS
THAT WERE PRESENTED LAST WEEK AT
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD ARE STILL
UNDER REFINEMENT. PLEASE, I ASK
MY COLLEAGUES, AT SOUND TRANSIT,
TO RESERVE JUDGMENT UNTIL WE
HAVE FOUND THE CORRECT NUMBERS,
BECAUSE A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN
GETTING DONE REGARDING HOW MUCH
TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO LOOK AT A
FIFTH AND HARRISON STATION AS
COMPARED TO WHERE WE ARE NOW
WHICH IS SEVENTH IN HARRISON.
THERE'S A LOT MORE INFORMATION,
I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE COUNCIL
BRIEFING TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT
JUST NOTING IT WILL BE BEFORE
THE SYSTEM EXPANSION COMMITTEE
AND THEN BACK BEFORE SOUND
TRANSIT LATER THIS MONTH FOR
FINAL DECISION-MAKING. IF YOU
HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS I'M
HAPPY TO CHAT.
>> THAT IS WHEN I WANT TO KNOW.
THE FINAL DECISION IS AT THE END
OF THE MONTH, RIGHT? I AM NOT
TRACKING THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE
UPDATE.
>> RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE THE
SCHEDULE IS FOR -- AND I'M
GOING TO GET THE DATE WRONG.I
BELIEVE IT IS MAY 22. IT IS
DEFINITELY THAT WEEK. I AM
LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR, IT
WOULD BE THE 23rd. I WAS OFF BY
ONE DAY OFF OF MEMORY. LOOKING
AT THAT. AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT STAFF AT SOUND TRANSIT
HAS THE TIME TO REVIEW ALL OF
THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO
PRESENT US WITH IS ACCURATE OF
POSSIBLE INFORMATION. I THINK
EVERYONE IS PLANNING TO HAVE A
DECISION MADE SO WE MAY MOVE
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.
APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL
RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, I WILL GO AHEAD AND
ADJOURN THIS MEETING. IT IS
3:08. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR
YOUR UPDATES. AND WE WILL SEE
YOU TOMORROW AT FULL COUNCIL.
BYE-BYE.
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