>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS MAY 6, 2024. SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS
TO: 01. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE AND
I WILL NOTE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS EXCUSED TODAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT ARE PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES FROM APRIL 29, 2024 WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. TODAY
ON OUR AGENDA WE HAVE ONE
PROCLAMATION, A REGULAR
COMMITTEE REPORT AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. FOR TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING THE ONLY ITEMS
OF BUSINESS ARE APPROVAL OF THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
AND THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AS FOR THE IRC, THERE
ARE 13 ITEMS. THEY ARE THE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE,
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS GUILT.
THAT COVERS JANUARY 2021 UP
UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THIS
YEAR. ANOTHER AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT COVERING
EMPLOYEES OF SEATTLE UTILITIES.
SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION. TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
SURVEILLANCE WORKING GROUP. TWO
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
REEF COMMISSION. CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE THE WEEKLY
BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND TWO
APARTMENTS FOR MY COMMITTEE.
WENT TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION
AND THE OTHER LABOR STANDARDS
ADVISORY. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT
WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY
2024 TO BE UPRIGHT MONTH IN
SEATTLE. COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
PLEASE LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON
THE PROCLAMATION FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK BEFORE I
REQUEST THE SIGNATURES BE FIXED.
>> I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. ALSO
TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT OFFICE
FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THIS
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMS MAY 11,
2024 SEATTLE OPERA DAY IN
RECOGNITION OF THE 60th
ANNIVERSARY . I AM THRILLED TO
RECOGNIZE THE SEATTLE OPERA AND
ALL OF THEIR WIDE REACHING
PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON AND THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REGION ,
ECONOMIC VITALITY, THEY HAVE
POSTED MANY VERY FAMOUS PEOPLE,
ENTERTAINERS THERE. SEATTLE
OPERA IS ONE OF THE STATES
LARGEST ARTS ORGANIZATION. THEY
EMPLOY HUNDREDS OF LOCAL
SINGERS, DESIGNERS, TECHNICIANS,
GREATLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE
ECONOMY. THIS PROCLAMATION, AS
WELL AS KING COUNTY'S
PROCLAMATION WILL BE PRESENTED
AT THE SEATTLE OPERA 60th
ANNIVERSARY GALA MAY 11. ONE
THING I LEARNED IS THAT THE
SEATTLE OPERA IS THE
ADMINISTRATIVE HOME OF NOT ONLY
SEATTLE OPERA BUT CLASSIC KING
FM WHICH IS LOCATED NEXT DOOR.
OTHER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, TRY NINE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS
THE 60th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT IS
THIS SATURDAY AT SEATTLE OPERA ,
JUST UP A LITTLE EMPHASIS ON
THAT POINT. AS A REMINDER TO
EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN 60
YEARS, I READ THAT THE OPERA AS
WE HEAD FOUR GENERAL DIRECTORS,
IF THAT IS THE CASE, THAT IS
TESTAMENT TO THE STABILITY AND
THE REPUTATION , THE STERLING
REPUTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO KEEP DIRECTORS FOR THAT LONG.
I WILL NOTE THAT, IT IS A GREAT
IDEA TO PRESENT THAT IN THE
FIELD , I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO
HAVE SEEN THE CURRENT DIRECTOR
AND BASICALLY STATE THANK YOU
VERY MUCH TO HER LEADERSHIP. NOT
ONLY IS SHE ALWAYS , NOT ONLY IS
THE OPERA ITSELF VERY ACTIVE IN
BROADER ISSUES HAVING TO DO WITH
DOWNTOWN RECOVERY, IC MEMBERS OF
THE LEADERSHIP EVERYWHERE. AT
DIFFERENT EVENTS AROUND TOWN. SO
EXTREMELY TYPICALLY MINDED
ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS WELL AS
WELL-REGARDED. QUITE A TREAT TO
TAKE IN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR PUTTING THAT FORWARD. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? WITH
THAT, I THINK WE ARE READY TO
CALL THE ROLL ON THE MEMBERS
THAT WOULD LIKE TO AFFIX THEIR
SIGNATURES.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
MAY 2024 TO BE OPERA MONTH IN
SEATTLE. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
WHICH IS COMMITTEE REPORTS. THIS
WEEK'S ROLLCALL BEGINS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER WOO
FOR BRINGING THAT PROCLAMATION
FORWARD. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
YOUR EFFORTS. LAST WEEK I HOSTED
MY FIRST IN A SERIES OF SMALL
BUSINESS PUBLIC SAFETY WALKS IN
THE DISTRICT. MY STAFF AND I
VISITED WITH THREE SMALL
BUSINESSES ALONG THE 55th STREET
CORRIDOR IN DISTRICT 4 TO HEAR
ABOUT THEIR EXPENSES AND
CONCERNS. JOINING ME ON THIS
WALK WAS SPD CHIEF DIAZ, NORTH
PRECINCT CAPTAIN , CITY ATTORNEY
AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THESE PARTICULAR BUSINESSES HAVE
EXPERIENCED BREAK-INS IN THE
LAST FEW WEEKS AND IT'S REALLY
TAKING A FINANCIAL TOLL ON OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
DISTRICT. THE PURPOSES OF THESE
WALKS FOR ME REALLY IS TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM BUSINESSES AND TO
BRING FOLKS FROM THE CITY INTO
THE DISTRICT TO HAVE EVERYONE
HEAR FROM THE DISTRICT -- EXCUSE
ME, FROM THE SMALL BUSINESSES,
AND FIGURE OUT WAYS WE CAN HELP
THE MITIGATE GETTING BROKEN INTO
WHILE WE ARE WAITING , OF
COURSE, FOR THE STAFFING NUMBERS
TO SCALE UP AT SPD. IT WAS A
REALLY GREAT WALK IN THAT I
THINK BUSINESSES FELT VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF US COMING TO
THEM AND LISTENING. AND THEN,
TRYING TO BRAINSTORM HOW WE CAN
HELP THEM IN THE INTERIM. SO
THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE FROM
THE CITY WHO JOINED ME IN THAT.
YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM YOU
AGAIN , AS TO UPCOMING ONES IN
THE DISTRICT. THEN I ALSO
ATTENDED A RIDE ALONG WITH THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM IN THE
DISTRICT. IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL
TO BE ON SITE WITH THE TEAM TO
HEAR ABOUT HOW MOBILE'S ARE
PRIORITIZED AND LEARN MORE ABOUT
HOW THE TEAM CONDUCTS OUTREACH
TO THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING , YOU
KNOW, NEEDS, AND WHO NEED
SERVICES. AND ALSO HOW THEY DO
OUTREACH TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS
WHEN THOSE REMOVALS ARE
CONDUCTED. WE VISITED A COUPLE
OF AREAS IN THE DISTRICT AND
DISCUSSED PRIORITIZATION FOR
THESE AREAS. MORE TO COME ON
THAT. BUT I REALLY WANT ANYONE
FROM THE DISTRICT WHO IS
WATCHING TO KNOW THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT THE PRIORITY AREAS IN
THE DISTRICT AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP OF
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM AND LET
FOLKS KNOW WE ARE REALLY WORKING
ON ALL OF THESE AREAS WITHIN THE
DISTRICT. I ALSO ATTENDED
VIRTUALLY THE NORTH PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING WITH MY
COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE
ANSWERED QUESTION ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY PRIORITIES IN OUR
INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS ON THE
NORTH END. I AM VERY
APPRECIATIVE TO THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
HAVING US ON. I AM ESPECIALLY
GRATEFUL FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT .
AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT THEY DO IN THE
PARTNERSHIP . I LOOK FORWARD TO
VISITING WITH THEM AGAIN SOON. I
ALSO SPENT TIME ONE-ON-ONE WITH
CONSTITUENTS DURING THE IN
DISTRICT AT THE GOOD SHEPHERD
CENTER. THAT WAS ALL LAST WEEK.
THIS WEEK I AM CHAIRING THE
LIBRARY'S EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ON
THURSDAY WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WILL GIVE A
PRESENTATION ON THEIR STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. I WILL ALSO
BE ATTENDING THE MAYOR'S SAFETY
FORUM ON THURSDAY EVENING.
UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS,
YES?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU WENT
ON A WALK ON NORTH EAST 55th,
RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> SO THAT COME MY ATTENTION
BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
ATTENTION TO THE SMALL
BUSINESSES ON 35th AVENUE
NORTHEAST, I BELIEVE, NORTH AND
SOUTH. AND HERE IS AN EAST-WEST
CORRIDOR. WERE THE ISSUES THAT
THE SMALL BUSINESSES WERE
TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT IN ANY
WAY? OR, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE? I
KNOW YOU PARTICIPATED IN THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.
>> YES I DID, THANK YOU FOR
ASKING, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
THE ISSUES ARE THE SAME. THEY
ARE GETTING BROKEN INTO. DOORS
ARE BEING BROKEN INTO. WINDOWS
BROKEN. THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE
DOORS AND WINDOWS. A LOT OF
INVENTORY HAS BEEN TAKEN. THESE
THREE BUSINESSES WERE ALL VERY
DIFFERENT. THERE WAS A
RESTAURANT, AND TWO RETAIL
SHOPS. SO THE RESTAURANT, THEY
ARE STEALING ALCOHOL AND CASH IF
AVAILABLE. IF THEY HAVE A
REGISTER. IN THE RETAIL, THEY
ARE TAKING A LOT OF THE
CLOTHING, ET CETERA. A LOT OF
THESE BUSINESSES, I WAS
ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT THEY DID
SHARE WITH ME WHEN THEY CALLED
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT
FOLKS FROM THE NORTH PRECINCT
DID SHOW UP. SO THEY WERE
FEELING LIKE SPD WAS BEING
RESPONSIVE . AND THAT WAS REALLY
HELPFUL FOR US TO HEAR. BUT, THE
ISSUES ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT THE
BUSINESSES IN WEDGEWOOD ON 35th
STREET OUR EXPENSING AS WELL AS,
AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH
BUSINESSES IN PARTICULAR, GREAT
STATE BURGER ON SANDPOINT WAY,
WHO ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING
BREAK-INS IN SOME OF THOSE
BUSINESSES. AS WELL AS IN
WALLINGFORD , THE BUSINESSES,
AND IT'S ALL THE SAME. WINDOWS
GETTING BROKEN INTO. DOORS BEING
PRIED OPEN AND BROKEN AND THEN
INVENTORY GETTING STOLEN AS WELL
AS ANY CASH. THE THING I WILL
DRIVE HOME IS THE BUSINESSES, A
LOT OF THEM HAVE GOTTEN DROPPED
FROM THEIR INSURANCE BECAUSE
THEY ARE PUTTING IN CLAIMS. AND
THEY ARE GETTING BROKEN INTO
MULTIPLE TIMES. SO THEY ARE
REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH
THAT.
>> GOT IT. THAT IS WHY SOME
BUSINESSES DO NOT REPORT
INCIDENTS . AND WE KNOW WE ARE
SUPPOSED ALWAYS URGE BUSINESSES
TO MAKE THAT POLICE REPORT EVEN
IF THEY DON'T PLAN ON FILING
THE CLAIM.
>> CORRECT. SPD DROVE HOME THE
IMPORTANCE OF REPORTING. YOU CAN
REPORT ONLINE NOW. YOU DON'T
HAVE TO CALL. THEY WERE
ENCOURAGED TO PLEASE REPORT SO
WE HAVE ACCURATE CRIME DATA.
BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT MAY LOOK
LIKE THINGS ARE IMPROVING WHEN
REALLY THEY ARE NOT, IT'S JUST
GOING UNREPORTED.
>> GOT IT. IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT SPD DOES HAVE
A NEW REPORTING SYSTEM. SO THANK
YOU.
>> YES, THEY DO. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, AND PRICKLY
AS CHAIR, THIS IS ONE AREA WHERE
PUBLIC SAFETY CAN LEAN INTO
OTHER COMMITTEES. WITHIN THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
WE WANT TO BRING FORWARD, TOO
LATE, IF YOU WILL, THE ORGANIZED
RETAIL THEFT REPORT . THE
SHOPLIFTING PIECE IS SO
IMPORTANT. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT IT,
LOOK WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF
DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACHES TO MITIGATE. I AM
GLAD YOU BROUGHT UP THE
INSURANCE PEACE, BECAUSE THE
INSURANCE PIECE IS SO KEY IN SO
MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. BY THE WAY,
IF WE DO TACKLE IT IT ALSO
TACKLES THE PERMISSIVE
ENVIRONMENT BEING TALKED ABOUT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I ALSO
WANT TO SAY THE CONVERSATION,
SPD TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF , FOR INSTANCE SURVEILLANCE,
WHICH IS COMING OUT OF YOUR
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND THE
ABILITY TO HAVE, IF THE BUSINESS
HAS A CAMERA , THE ABILITY TO
HOOK INTO SPD, THEY CAN OPT IN
OF COURSE, THIS IS COMING DOWN
THE PIKE , TO INTO SPD, THEIR
SYSTEM, SO THAT SPD CAN SEE IN
REAL TIME IF SOMETHING IS
HAPPENING AT A SMALL BUSINESS TO
BE ABLE TO MAKE RESPONSE FASTER
, IF YO
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, DID YOU
HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?
>> JUST TO STAY ON YOUR SOAPBOX
FOR LITTLE LONGER AND NOTE THAT
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT THIS KIND OF
CRIME AS PROPERTY CRIME, WE TALK
ABOUT THEFTS AND BREAK-INS, ET
CETERA. BUT, WHEN I WAS GOING ON
THESE WALKS, SO OFTEN WHAT WAS
REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN
WITHOUT EXCEPTION FROM THE SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS IS THAT THERE'S
OFTEN THREATS OF VIOLENCE
AGAINST THE STAFF AND CUSTOMERS.
AND, IT'S NOT JUST PROPERTY
CRIME. IT REALLY DOES TAKE A
TOLL ON , A PHYSICAL POLL OFTEN
TIMES, ON THE PEOPLE STAFFING
AND PATRONIZING THE BUSINESSES.
>> AND THE EMOTIONAL TOLL ON THE
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IS REALLY
PALPABLE . I WILL SAY THAT ALL
BUSINESSES TOLD ME THEY'RE NOT
GOING ANYWHERE. THEY ARE HERE TO
STAY. AND THAT WAS REALLY
ENCOURAGING. BUT OF COURSE WE
ALL KNOW THAT IF THEY ARE NOT
SUPPORTED, AT A CERTAIN POINT,
FINANCIALLY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
DOWN THE PIKE. BUT I WAS
ENCOURAGED BY WHAT I HEARD , AND
I WAS ALSO VERY APPRECIATIVE,
FOR, LIKE I SAID, ALL THE
COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE CITY WHO
SHOWED UP IN SUPPORT OF THE
BUSINESSES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL
PASS IT ON TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING
THAT IMPORTANT WORK. I LOVE THE
RESILIENT SPIRIT ECHOED BY THE
SMALL BUSINESSES IN YOUR
DISTRICT. I WILL SHARE THAT IS
IN LINE WITH THE SENSE OF
RESILIENCE AND OPTIMISM AND
ADMITTED FRUSTRATION WITH THE
CURRENT SITUATION THAT I HAVE
BEEN HEARING FROM SMALL
BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT 1 THROUGH
MY OWN STANDALONE LISTENING TO
HER, WALKING TOURS, SESSIONS I
HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN DISTRICT 1.
OPPORTUNITY FOR FURTHER
ALIGNMENT AND COLLABORATION.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THIS
WEEK, FROM THE MAYOR, WE ARE
EXPECTING TO SEE THE
LEGISLATION, OFFICIAL
LEGISLATION THAT WILL REPLACE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY BEFORE
VOTERS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN MY OWN
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE MAYOR'S PRESSER ON
FRIDAY. WE HAVE A LOT OF
IMPORTANT SUBSTANCE AND DETAILS
SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED. JUST
WAITING ON THE FORMAL PROPOSED
LEGISLATION AND AN ADDITIONAL
LAYER OF DETAIL AROUND THAT. I
THINK , AS I AM TOLD, WE CAN
EXPECT THAT IN THE COMING DAYS
OR SO. BUT, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
YOU ALL, COLLEAGUES, BUT I AM
FIRED UP. AM EXCITED. I AM READY
TO ROLL. I AM READY TO ROLL UP
MY SLEEVES AND GET TO WORK. WE
HAVE A VERY UNIQUE AND URGENT
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE LEVY
AND SHAPE THE CONTOURS OF IT.
AND ULTIMATELY PUT IT BEFORE
VOTERS. THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY
EXCITING, ONCE IN A EVERY DECADE
DECADE OR IN THIS CASE YOUR
PROCESS , THAT WE HAVE TO DO
EXACTLY THAT. AND REALLY SHAKE
THE CONTOURS OF TRANSPORTATION
POLICY IN OUR GREAT CITY. AGAIN,
FOR THE NEXT LIKELY EIGHT YEARS.
I AM FIRED UP. I HOPE YOU ARE AS
WELL. BECAUSE TOMORROW, TO THAT
END, WE WILL HAVE A VERY FIRST
TRANSPORTATION SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING AT 10:30 AM. I APOLOGIZE
TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO ALSO SIT ON
THE REGULAR TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING OR COMMITTEE,
RATHER, WE HAVE OUR REGULAR
MEETING MEDIALLY BEFORE THAT AT
9:30 AM. AT 10:30 AM WE HAVE OUR
SELECT COMMITTEE. IT WILL BE
LONG BETWEEN THAT AND REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING, A LONG DAY OF
PUBLIC MEETINGS. BUT, A LOT OF
IMPORTANT AND SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS
TO CONSIDER AND WORK OUR WAY
THROUGH. AGAIN, HOPE YOU'RE ALL
AS EXCITED AS ME. AT THAT SELECT
COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW, WE
WILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM SDOT IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROPOSAL. AS
WELL AS THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE. THERE WILL BE SLIDE
DECKS FOR EACH OF YOUR REVIEW
AND DOCUMENTATION. PRIOR . YOU
MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN CENTRAL
STAFF'S MEMO ON THE LEVY
PROPOSAL TOPIC. NO DOUBT THERE
WILL BE FURTHER MEMOS
FORTHCOMING. SO, WE WILL MEET AT
10:30 AM ON THE FIRST AND THIRD
TUESDAYS OF MAY AND JUNE . WITH
THE FINAL COMMITTEE VOTE
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JULY 2.
THAT IS INTENDED TO GIVE US
ENOUGH TIME AND MEET CERTAIN
DEADLINES WITH THE COUNTY
ELECTIONS TO GET STUFF ,
SPECIFICALLY THIS, BEFORE THE
VOTERS TO MEET THEIR DEADLINES.
THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS
SCHEDULED AS PART OF THIS
PROCESS. THEY WILL BE AT 4:30 PM
MAY 21 AND JUNE 4. THERE WILL BE
MORE INFORMATION FORTHCOMING ,
INCLUDING INFORMATION ON
AMENDMENT DEADLINES. SO STAY
TUNED. ASIDE FROM THAT, AGAIN,
HOPE YOU ALL SHARE MY ENERGY AND
ENTHUSIASM FOR THE LEVY SELECT
COMMITTEE. SUMS UP AWKWARDLY ON
THE SIDE, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THAT WE
ARE ALSO, ASIDE FROM THAT, WE
ARE TELLING, TALLYING THE
RESULTS OF OUR TRANSPORTATION
SURVEY THE ME IN MY OFFICE
RECENTLY SENT TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT 1.
HAPPY TO REPORT WE RECEIVED OVER
2000 RESPONSES AND OVER 400
COMMENTS. ME AND MY OFFICE WILL
SHARE THOSE OUT. WE ARE
CURRENTLY GATHERING AND
COMPILING AND ANALYZING THE
DATA. WE WILL SHARE IT OUT.
COLLECTIVELY, NO DOUBT THAT IS
GOING TO HELP INFORM OUR VIEW OF
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROCESS.
ALSO, AS AN ASIDE, LAST WEEK I
HAD THE PLEASURE OF VISITING THE
SDOT OPERATION CENTER. DIRECTLY
ACROSS THE STREET AT SMT. REALLY
COOL INNOVATIVE STUFF THAT THE
TEAMS THERE DO. WHEN I THINK
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, HIGH-LEVEL
TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT IS ROADS,
BRIDGES, SIDEWALKS , THAT'S
TRANSIT, THAT'S GREAT MOBILITY,
THAT IS PEDESTRIAN, THAT IS
CARS, THAT IS PLENTY MORE, AND
ALL OF THE ABOVE. IT IS , IT
ENDS UP BEING A LOT OF CONCRETE
AND STEEL AND SPU DRAINAGE KITS
AMONGST OTHER THINGS. GETTING A
CHANCE TO VISIT THE OPERATION
CENTER LAST WEEK IS REALLY WHERE
I THINK THE INTERSECTION OF ALL
OF THOSE THINGS , THE HARDWARE,
IF YOU WILL, AND THE
INTERSECTION OF THAT AND THE
TECHNOLOGY AND MAKE SURE RUNS
SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER AND MAKE
SURE WE ARE ABLE TO PROACTIVELY
MONITOR THE SITUATION ON OUR
STREETS IN SEATTLE AND
ANTICIPATE NEEDS, PLAN
ACCORDINGLY, AND RESPOND IN
CERTAIN INSTANCES. KUDOS TO THE
TEAM OUT THERE, WE DO THAT WORK
EVERY DAY. IT WAS SUCH A
PLEASURE FOR ME. FINALLY I WILL
NOTE THAT, I MENTIONED THIS IN
MY NEWSLETTER AS WELL, WE HAD A
GREAT VISIT WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT LAST WEEK AT THE
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT. I WENT TO
THE THIRD WATCH ROLL CALL WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. I
PREVIOUSLY VISITED AT THE WEST
PRECINCT SPECIFICALLY AND I HAD
PREVIOUSLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO VISIT THE WEST PRECINCT ONE
OTHER TIME, THAT WAS MY SECOND
TIME. SO FAR IT HAS BEEN THREE
VISITS TO ROLL CALLS. REALLY
ENLIGHTENING AND I GOT A CHANCE
TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM OUR
OFFICERS. SO, I WILL PAUSE
THERE. I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK FROM YOU
ALL. IF THERE ARE NONE, -- GO
AHEAD. COLLEAGUES? IF THERE ARE
NONE THAT I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER , I
AM FIRED UP AND READY TO GO. AND
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
FOR MENTIONING OUR TIME AT THE
PRECINCT ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IT
SOUNDS LIKE WE HAD SIMILAR WEEKS
BECAUSE I TOO VISITED SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT HAD BEEN BROKEN
INTO. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO GET
OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AS ALWAYS,
I COME BACK TO YOU TALKING ABOUT
FINANCE. NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK ON WEDNESDAY
AT 9:30 AM. WE DO HAVE THREE
BILLS WE ARE VOTING ON. AS
ALWAYS, I ASK, PLEASE RECEIVE A
BRIEFING BEFORE YOU COME,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO NOT SIT ON
THE FINANCE , NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE, WE DID HAVE A
BRIEFING IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
YOU WILL BE VOTING ON THEM NEXT
WEEK. I'M JUST GOING TO PAUSE
THERE. BECAUSE I'M SEEING A LOT
OF FACES. IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH
THAT? WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. WE
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
AWESOME, I AM SEEING THUMBS-UP.
MOVING ON, CENTRAL STAFF WILL
ALSO AT THIS MEETING NEXT SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE PRESENT ON THE
APRIL ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST.
AND HOW THAT IMPACTS OUR BUDGET.
AND WILL BE CONTINUING WHAT I AM
CALLING OUR SELECT SUMMER
SERIES. BUDGET COMMITTEE. LAST
WEEK CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTED A
244 PAGE DOCUMENT WHICH IS THE
2019 TO 2024 BUDGET REVIEW
EXAMINATION OF OUR FIVE YEAR
LOOK BACK ON HER BUDGET. THIS IS
NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IN THE
LAST 25 YEARS. THIS IS MEETING
MIRIAM WEBSTER'S DEFINITION OF
AN AUDIT. AS WE CONTINUE TO POUR
OFF OF THIS -- OVER THIS, WE
WILL CONTINUE OUR BUDGET DEEP
DIVE REVIEW AND EXAMINATION .
NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE TWO
SELECT MEETINGS IN JUNE. WE DO
NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE SCHEDULED FOR
JULY. ALTHOUGH, I COULD MAKE ONE
IF YOU ALL REALLY WANT. BUT, I
STRONGLY SUGGEST WE WAIT UNTIL
AUGUST, WHEN WE WILL HAVE OUR
NEXT ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST ,
AND THEN WE MOVE STRAIGHT INTO
THE FALL STANDARD BUDGETING
PROCESS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
SO, AS ALWAYS, I HOPE THE BY THE
END OF THIS PROCESS YOU WILL
START MAKING JOKES ABOUT THE
FACT THAT I ALWAYS ASK YOU TO
GET A BRIEFING BEFORE COMMITTEE.
I AM ONE MORE TIME ASKING FOR
THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON BUDGET OR
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
CLARIFY THAT WE ARE NOT DOING AN
OFFICIAL AUDIT OF THE BUDGET,
THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND WOULD COST
MONEY AND WOULD TAKE QUITE SOME
TIME, WHAT WE ARE ENGAGED IN IS
A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE BUDGET.
AND, IT IS MY HOPE, AS I HAVE
SAID BEFORE, AND I THINK THIS IS
A POINT TO UNDERSCORE,
ENCOURAGING MY COLLEAGUES TO GO
THROUGH THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE
UNDER EACH OF YOUR COMMITTEE AND
THAT YOU REVIEW VERY CAREFULLY
THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS UNDER
THE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS SO YOU
CAN ENGAGE IN A DEEPER DIVE AS
YOU ARE REVIEWING THE BUDGET
THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE
ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF
AUDITS. THE CITY AUDITOR DOES
PERFORM OFFICIAL AUDITS, HOWEVER
THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY PRODUCE
PERFORMANCE REVIEW AUDITS OF
FISCAL AUDITS. IS A CITY AUDITOR
DOES FOLLOW GOVERNMENT AUDITING
STANDARDS PROVIDED BY THE U.S.
COMPTROLLER. THEY DO ACTUALLY
FOCUS, I AM SORRY, I MISSPOKE,
THEY FOCUS ON THE PERFORMANCE
AUDITS. USING RECOMMENDATIONS.
THESE COME DOWN TO POLICY
CATEGORIES. POLICY DECISIONS
MOST OF THE TIME. THERE OTHER
TYPES OF AUDITS. IRS AUDITS,
REVIEW OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S
ACCOUNT OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
TO ENSURE THE INFORMATION IS
REPORTED CORRECTLY VIA TAX LAWS.
THERE IS A FORENSIC AUDITS THAT
EXAMINE AND EVALUATE AN
INDIVIDUAL'S FINANCIAL RECORDS
TO DERIVE EVIDENCE USED IN A
COURT. THERE'S ALSO CPA AUDITS,
PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION
CONDUCTED BY A CPA IN ACCORDANCE
WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING
STANDARDS OF A FINANCIAL
STATEMENT. WHAT I SHARED IS, WE
ARE DOING A DEEP DIVE ON OUR
REVIEW AND EXAMINATION, WHICH AS
I SAID, MEETS MIRIAM WEBSTER'S
DEFINITION OF AN AUDIT, LET ME
BRING IT UP, A FORMAL
EXAMINATION OF AN ORGANIZATION
OR INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS OR
FINANCIAL SITUATION. THAT'S
WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I'M GOING
TO KEEP MOVING US ON.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> ARE YOU -- CAN YOU CLARIFY
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO BE
PRE-BRIEFED ABOUT?
>> THERE ARE THREE BILLS. THE
MUSEUM BILL WERE WE ARE
REFINANCING THE PDA. IS A 30
YEAR BOND WITH TWO OPPORTUNITIES
TO REFINANCE. SO THERE IS
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. THERE IS
ALSO A CARRYFORWARD BILL WHICH
IS REGARDING ELEMENTS OF A
DEPARTMENT BUDGET IN WHICH THEY
DO NOT FULLY SPEND LAST YEAR AND
THEY HOPE TO FINISH SPENDING
THIS YEAR. AND THEN THERE IS AN
EXCEPTIONS BILL WHERE DEPARTMENT
MAY HAVE OVERSPENT THEIR LINE
ITEM AND ARE NOW ASKING FOR
FORGIVENESS FOR AN EXCEPTION.
THE LAST BILL, EXCEPTIONS
ORDINANCE, OVER THE LAST NUMBER
OF YEARS, HAS GOTTEN SHORTER AND
SHORTER BECAUSE IT IS NOT
NECESSARILY BEST PRACTICE. THIS
YEAR, I BELIEVE THERE ARE THREE
, TWO GENERAL ITEMS. WHICH IS A
REDUCTION FROM PAST YEARS. SO,
THERE IS THE REFINANCING, THERE
IS PERMISSION TO SPEND MORE, AND
THEN THERE IS FORGIVENESS FOR
WHAT THEY OVERSPENT LAST YEAR.
WE HAD HOPED WE WOULD HAVE THEM
IN BY TODAY. THERE'S NOT REALLY
A LOT YOU CAN DO TO AMEND THESE
BILLS, FRANKLY, THOSE ARE THE
VOTES WE WILL BE TAKING. WE WILL
BE HAVING MORE CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYSIS BEING PRESENTED IN
COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK. REGARDING
THE REVENUE FORECAST FROM APRIL
AND THE IMPACT ON THE CURRENT
BUDGET, AS WELL AS OTHER POLICY
AREAS THAT WE CONTINUE TICKING
THROUGH ALL THE ASPECTS OF THE
CITY BUDGET.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
THE CLARIFICATION.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST
WANT TO SAY THAT THE
CARRYFORWARD, IT IS MONEY THE
DEPARTMENTS ARE ASKING
PERMISSION TO CARRY FORWARD INTO
NEXT YEAR . THOSE DEPARTMENTS
AND PROGRAMS, YOU CAN REVIEW AS
PART OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IN
TERMS OF UPCOMING, THE UPCOMING
BUDGET. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE
CARRYFORWARD AND YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
ASK THE QUESTIONS, WHAT I'M
TRYING TO SAY IS PASSAGE OF
CARRYFORWARD REQUEST DOESN'T
TAKE THE PLACE OF REVIEWING THE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE ASKING FOR
CARRYFORWARD AUTHORITY AS PART
OF THE BUDGET ANALYSIS FOR NEXT
YEAR. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE
CHAIRS -- THE CHAIR GOING
THROUGH ALL THE DEFINITION OF
AUDITS, WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN
IS MAKING SURE THE MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC USUALLY NO ONE AUDIT
TO BE A FINANCIAL REVIEW. THIS
IS NOT WHAT THIS IS. THIS IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE
LEVEL SET EXPECTATIONS AS TO
WHAT WE ARE DOING. IT REALLY IS
A REVIEW AND THERE ISN'T A
SEPARATE OFFICIAL AUDIT THAT IS
GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE. MOST
PEOPLE KNOW FINANCIAL AUDITS TO
BE AN OFFICIAL REVIEW BY A
SEPARATE BODY, IF YOU WILL.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE DEFINITIONS
IN THE VARIOUS TYPES OF AUDITS
THAT YOU OUTLINED. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE LEVEL
SETTING FOR THE PUBLIC. THANK
YOU.
>> BY OUR HOMEGROWN CENTRAL
STAFF WHO ARE DEEP IN THE WEEDS
ALL THE TIME EVERY DAY, EVERY
YEAR. THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING. BUT NOT PREMATURE OF A
THIRD PARTY.
>> I COULD HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL DAY,
JUST TO SAY THE CENTRAL BUDGET
OFFICE IS THE OFFICE THAT
CREATES THE OFFICIAL BUDGET. WE
AS HAVING CENTRAL STAFF, DO ACT
AS A THIRD-PARTY . IN THIS YEAR
WE ARE, WE HAVE NEVER DONE THIS
LEVEL OF ANALYSIS IN THE LAST 25
YEARS AT SOME OF THE CENTRAL
STAFF HAVE BEEN HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I AM
SEEING SOMEBODY LANGUAGE,
RETURNING BACK TO WHAT I HAVE
SAID THROUGH AND THROUGH, THIS
IS A DEEP REVIEW AND EXAMINATION
THAT MEETS MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S
DEFINITION OF AUDITING . AND
THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF AUDITS.
WITHSTANDING, THERE IS MORE
CONVERSATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL
THIRD PARTIES GETTING INVOLVED.
WE'RE GOING TO RESERVE THAT FOR
FUTURE CONVERSATION.
>> CORRECT. WERE ALSO GOING TO
AGREE TO DISAGREE OF THE
DEFINITION OF AN AUDIT. AGAIN I
WANT TO LEVEL SET FOR THE PUBLIC
WHAT WE ARE DOING. IT IS A
REVIEW OF THE BUDGET IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL STAFF.
IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL
THIRD-PARTY AUDIT.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO, THANK YOU. IN MY EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, SMALL UPDATE FROM
LAST WEEK, I DID JUMP INTO
ATTEND THE POLICY MANY AT
ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON CITY.
SEATTLE DOES NOT HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE COMMITTEE
RIGHT NOW. I STEPPED IN TO KEEP
THE BALL MOVING FORWARD SINCE I
AM A BOARD MEMBER ON THAT
COMMITTEE. I DO FIND A LOT OF
VALUE IN LOOKING AT ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON CITY. IF ANYONE ON
THE TEAM IS INTERESTED IN
STEPPING UP IN THAT ROLE IT'S A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH
CITIES FROM ALL ACROSS
WASHINGTON STATE. I ALSO SAT IN
ON THE BYLAWS MEETING THIS LAST
WEEK. IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE
BYLAWS WILL BE CHANGED AHEAD OF
JUNE. THAT IS A CHANGE FROM THE
PAST. THIS COMING WEEK I'LL BE
CHAIRING THE WORLD OF
ADMINISTRATION MEETING AND THE
EXPANSION COMMITTEE MEETING
WHICH WILL BE TAKING UP THE
SOUTH LAKE UNION STATION
LOCATIONS. I HOST OFFICE HOURS
EVERY WEEK. THIS WEEK IS NO
DIFFERENT. THAT IS MY REPORT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
WONDERFUL. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> LAST WEEK I CELEBRATED MY 100
DAYS IN OFFICE. IT WAS A BUSY
WEEK. SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
ATTENDING THE FUND BREAKFAST IN
SUPPORT OF SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
SWIM SEATTLE INITIATIVE. ALSO
U-DUB STEP OUT AGAINST DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE EVENT. I ALSO WALKED
THE . OH, -- PIER, IT'S AMAZING
TO SEE THE INCLUSION THE GOES
NOT ONLY TO THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT BUT THE PROGRAMMING
AND HOW WE ARE CONNECTING
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS FROM
PIONEER SQUARE TO SEATTLE CENTER
TO DOWNTOWN. AND FOCUSING ONLY
ON TOURISM, BUT ALSO ON LOCALS
AS WELL. OVER THE WEEKEND I SAT
ON THE PANEL MODERATED BY THE
CENTRAL AREA CULTURAL EQUAL
SYSTEM , TO TALK ABOUT POLICY
ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
HOSTING THE DEPARTMENT
DISCUSSION. GOT TO ATTEND THE
OPENING DOORS FOR THE ARTS
FUNDRAISER AT THE PARAMOUNT
THEATER HOSTED BY SEATTLE'S
THEATER GROUP. I ALSO ATTENDED
THE LION TELLS HIS TAIL AT THE
THEATER WHICH WAS AN AMAZING
PERFORMANCE ON THE HISTORY OF
BLACK AMERICA. ALSO ATTENDED ,
AT THE SEATTLE CENTER, ASIAN
AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC
ISLANDER CELEBRATION FOR THIS
MONTH. ALSO I WANTED TO THANK
THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
FOR HAVING ME IN THEIR MONTHLY
MEETING AND ALSO THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR
HOSTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM
THAT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA SPOKE AT. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK OPCD FOR THE
COMP PLAN OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS I
WENT TO . THE D7 COMP PLAN AND
ALSO LAST WEEK, THEY WERE
ENGAGED WITH PEOPLE, HEARING
VALUABLE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE
PLAN. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO JOIN
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S OFFICE
TO ATTEND THE NORTH PRECINCT
SHIFT CHANGE. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, FOR
INVITING ME AND THANK YOU TO THE
SPD NORTH PRECINCT FOR HAVING
US. I MET WITH THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF KING COUNTY SEXUAL
ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER TO
DISCUSS THEIR WORK WITH THE CITY
IN ADDRESSING FENTANYL DRUG
ABUSE AND THE CRISIS IN SEATTLE.
NEXT WEEK IN COMMITTEE IT WILL
BE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S INTERIM
GENERAL MANAGER APPOINTED FOR
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
THIS WILL TAKE PLACE MAY 17 AT
9:30 AM. THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR QUESTIONS
FOR THE NOMINATION PROCESS. OUR
OFFICE IS SET TO GO OVER THE
FORMAL QUESTIONS TO OUR
NOMINEES. WE WENT OVER THE
QUESTIONS LAST FRIDAY AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO DISTURBING THE
RESPONSES BY MONDAY , THE 13th.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS I WILL SEND THIS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, YOU ARE BUSY.
DOWNLINE, THAT'S GREAT.
COLLEAGUES, GOOD AFTERNOON.
PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WILL BE THIS WEEK, MAY
8 AT 2:00. ON THE AGENDA, THE
PRESENTATION, WE HAVE SPU , THAT
ACTUALLY WILL BE PRESENTING THE
ACTUAL AUDIT AND WE HAD A
DISCUSSION ABOUT DEFINITION
AUDIT, THIS IS AN ACTUAL AUDIT
THEY WILL BE PRESENTING THAT
THEY DO WITH SPU. AND THEN WE
ALSO HAVE ON THE DOCKET, COUNCIL
BILL 12708 WHICH IS DISCUSSING
THE DUWAMISH WATERWAY, SOUTH
PARK WATER QUALITY FACILITY
PROPERTY ACQUISITION WHICH ARE
SOME PARCELS IN SOUTH PARK THAT
NEEDED TO BE ACQUIRED TO
MAINTAIN THAT WATERSHED LAST
WEEK, AND THEN WE HAVE
APPOINTMENTS. WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ
TO COME AND TALK ABOUT HIS
APPOINTMENTS FOR SEATTLE PARKS
FOR LAST WEEK. THERE ARE NO
REGIONAL COMMITTEES I HAVE, LEST
WE CAN COMMUNITY, ATTENDED
GARFIELD COMMITTEE PUBLIC FORM.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MAYORS SAFETY
MEETINGS HE PUT ON. NUMBER TWO.
HAD A CHANCE TO JOIN THE MAYORS
OFFICE IN THE CITY DEPARTMENTS
THAT WERE THERE AS WELL. THAT
WAS GREAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE
PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT GOT TO
SEE THE FACES OF OUR DEPARTMENT
AND INCLUDING THAT. THAT WAS
IMPORTANT. THEY HAD DIFFERENT
TABLES , WE HAD THREE SPD
TABLES, A FIRE DEPARTMENT TABLE.
NEIGHBORHOODS, SDOT TABLE. IT
WAS GREAT TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY
TO THE LENS OF THE 14 CITY
DEPARTMENTS. ALSO VISITED AND
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT MINISTER
HEARD, HE HAS AN AFTERSCHOOL
PROGRAM WHICH IS OFF OF COLGATE,
A CHURCH RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE
CENTER OFF OF MLK. HE HAD 30
CHILDREN THERE, 20 TO 30
CHILDREN THERE AND HE DOESN'T
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AS I
NAVIGATE THE DISTRICT I AM
FINDING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT
PLACES THAT DO A LOT OF
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. I HAD A
GREAT TIME THERE. ALSO VISITED
OUR 911 CALL CENTER , GOT TO SEE
THE GREAT WORK THEY DO BEHIND
THE SCENES FROM DISPATCHING TO
TAKING CALLS , THE
PROFESSIONALISM, AMOUNT OF CARE
AND ATTENTION. ALSO GOT TO SEE
THE TECHNOLOGY OF HOW THEY
DISPATCH. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO
SEE. AND OBVIOUSLY THE DATA
BEHIND EVERYTHING THEY DO ,
CHIEF SMITH IS GREAT, I KNOW A
LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SEEN
THAT. I ALSO WENT TO THE TECH
ALLIANCE ANNUAL LUNCHEON. THAT
WAS GREAT. TO HEAR THE MAYORS,
FROM SEATTLE AND SPOKANE, TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT TECH CAN DO. ONE
OF THE THINGS THEY TALKED ABOUT
WAS HOUSING. WE KNOW WE ARE IN
AND AFFORD ABILITY CRISIS HERE
IN SEATTLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK
ABOUT , AND WE FEEL IT ON THE
STREET AND UNDERSTAND SEATTLE IS
BECOMING MORE UNAFFORDABLE AND
HOUSING IS DEFINITELY NUMBER ONE
THING WE HEAR. AND ALSO A SHOUT
OUT TO CAFÉ VITA OWNER , HE
OWNS A BUNCH OF SMALL BUSINESSES
IN SEATTLE. HE IS LIKE, I WON'T
SAY THE KING OF CAPITOL HILL,
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD
INSULT A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE,
BUT HE IS DEFINITELY ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PEOPLE ON CAPITOL HILL
WHO CARES SO PASSIONATELY ABOUT
THE HEALTH AND VIBRANCY OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY. MORE
SMALL BUSINESSES I HAVE MET ,
AND I HAVE TALKED TO MY
COLLEAGUES ABOUT THIS A LOT, THE
MORE I APPRECIATE , AS A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF, THE
AMOUNT THEY HAVE INVESTED IN OUR
CITY, IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND HOW
THEY WANT TO HELP AND MAKE IT
BETTER. THEY JUST NEED SOME
SENSE OF DIRECTION. AND HOW THEY
ARE ON THE FRONT LINES A LOT OF
THE STUFF YOU'RE EXPERIENCING,
AND I WILL HIT IT HOME EVERY
COMMITTEE MEETING HOW IMPRESSED
I AM WITH A LOT OF THE SMALL
BUSINESSES AND THE RESILIENCE
THEY HAVE. THEY JUST WANT A SEAT
AT THE TABLE TOO. I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH THEM. THIS WEEK
I'M GOING TO GO TO AND PLAY
WITH RED PANDAS AT THE WOODLAND
PARK ZOO. I KNOW WHEN I SAID TO
EVERYONE LOOKED AT ME LIKE,
WHAT? I GET TO TICKLE RED PANDAS
AND PET DRAFTS AT WOODLAND PARK
ZOO. ALSO I WILL BE JOINING
TONIGHT THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AS
WELL WHICH IS IMPORTANT. LAST
BUT NOT LEAST, I KNOW THIS IS
BEEN IN THE NEWS A LOT, WE HAVE
BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES OF
ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND PEOPLE THAT
HAVE COME TO SEEK REFUGE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND THEY ARE NOW IN
THE PARK. ALL WE CAN HAVE BEEN
ON THE PHONE WITH DIFFERENT
RESIDENCE ALONG THE PARK, KIDS,
FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, WE KNOW A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IMPACTED BY
THIS. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR
COUNTY AND OUR STATE YOU KNOW,
HELPING ADDRESS THE SITUATION.
WE WILL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE
TO FOLKS, VIA OUR NEWSLETTER AND
A STATEMENT AS WELL, ABOUT WHERE
WE ARE AT. RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST
NOT SUSTAINABLE. WAS GOING ON IN
THE PARK. I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING THERE AS WELL.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, OR ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT ME TICKLING RED
PANDAS I WILL PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. QUITE THE LEAD UP
. IN TERMS OF COMMITTEES,
BECAUSE OF THE FIVE TUESDAY ,
THERE IS A GAP WEEK ESSENTIALLY.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MEETING WON'T BE UNTIL MAY 14,
TUESDAY. WE WILL BE FORMALLY
INTRODUCING VACANT BUILDING
LEGISLATION, WE HAD TO DO A
PRE-INTRODUCTION BRIEFING OF
THAT BECAUSE OF HOW IT CAME TO
US IN TERMS OF TIMING TO GET TO
THE CALENDAR. THAT SAID, MY HOPE
IS TO LOOK AT IT AND POTENTIALLY
VOTE ON IT AT THE SAME MEETING.
WE DID HAVE THE BRIEFING
ALREADY. WE ALSO HAD THE SAME
THING WITH THE FIRE BOARD, A
COUPLE MEMBERS FOR THE FIRE
BOARD. AND LASTLY, THE AUTOMATIC
LICENSE PLATE READER WILL BE
INTRODUCED, NOT VOTED ON. THIS
WEEK I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT I'VE ALREADY MET WITH THE
SEATTLE THEATER THIS MORNING.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THE
PIECES OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMUNITY, IN THIS CASE PART OF
THE HISTORIC THEATER DISTRICT ,
AND TO SEE THE COMMON CHALLENGES
AND COMMON OPPORTUNITIES THAT
EXIST FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMUNITY. AND HOW WE NEED TO
SUPPORT THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY
ARE PLUGGED INTO ALL THE VARIOUS
ELEMENTS THAT WE INTERACT WITH
TO HELP PROVIDE A STRONG BASE
FOR CULTURE COMMITTEE. TOMORROW,
I WILL BE AT THE PUBLIC UNION
COMMITTEE COUNCIL MEETING WITH
THEM. AFTER THEM I WILL MEET
WITH THE SEATTLE STORM
LEADERSHIP TEAM. I LOOK FORWARD
TO THAT. KICKOFF FOR THE WNBA
WITH OUR PRESEASON GAME TOMORROW
NIGHT. WEDNESDAY, TOURING FRED
HUTCH. ALSO AN AMAZON FIRESIDE
CHAT FOR VETERANS WITH MY FELLOW
VETERAN, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THE
TWO VETERANS ON THE COUNCIL HAVE
A FIRESIDE CHAT AT AMAZON. AND
THEN I THURSDAY 10 COMMITTEE
COUNCIL. I AM A STRONG PROPONENT
OF THE COMMITTEE COUNCIL IS OUR
DISTRICT 7 COUNCIL. LOTS TO TALK
RELATED TO BELLTOWN, PUBLIC
SAFETY, BUT ALSO TRANSPORTATION.
AND OTHER ISSUES THAT EXIST. ON
FRIDAY, I WILL BE MEETING WITH
THE CONSUL GENERAL WHICH WILL BE
MIGHT SECOND CONSUL GENERAL TO
CHECK IN WITH. ALSO A VISIT TO
THE WARMISH LONGHOUSE IN
CULTURAL CENTER WHICH I THINK IS
IMPORTANT. AS MENTIONED, ARTS
AND CULTURE THIS COMING
SATURDAY, AT THE VERY BEGINNING,
SEATTLE OPERA, 60th ANNIVERSARY
CONCERT ON SATURDAY. LAST,
CONTINUING THE THEME OF ARTS AND
CULTURE, A FANTASTIC VISIT TO
BENAROYA HALL. SEATTLE SYMPHONY.
GREAT TO GET THE INSIDE. ALSO TO
TAKE OUR WORK LIKE THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, THE EXTERIOR,
HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THE ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE. LAST WEEK I
HAD MY NORTH PRECINCT ROLLCALL
WITH COUNCILMEMBER WOO. NOT A
COMPETITION, BUT MY FIFTH. I'VE
NOW BEEN TO ALL FIVE PRECINCTS.
WHICH I THINK IS SUPER
IMPORTANT, PARTICULARLY IN MY
ROLE AS CHIEF, CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AND,
REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
WE HAD OUR COMP PLAN OPEN HOUSE
WHICH IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE
COMP PLAN. I HEARD FROM MANY
PEOPLE WHO REALLY APPRECIATED
THAT. I ALSO APPRECIATE, TALKING
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS, LAST
WEDNESDAY, ALLIED ARTS OF
SEATTLE HELD AN EVENT ON THIRD
AVENUE AT A LOCATION THOSE
FORMALLY THE LUGGAGE THAT WAS
DOWN AND OUT AND IN LESS THAN A
YEAR HAS BEEN REVITALIZED. THAT
IS THE KIND OF ENERGY AND SPIRIT
WE NEED. THAT THE ENERGY AND
SPIRIT WE NEED ON THIRD AVENUE.
SPECIFICALLY ON THIRD AVENUE.
AGAIN, I LOOK TO CELEBRATE THAT
AND ENCOURAGE THAT KIND OF
ACTIVITY . ALSO ON WEDNESDAY
STAFF ATTENDED QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. ON FRIDAY,
TWO GREAT VISITS, ONE WITH
CRISIS CONNECTIONS, WHICH I
ATTENDED WITH THE KING CANCEL
MEMBER. AND LATER THAT DAY
OFFICE OF THE WARM FRONT CIVIC
PROJECT. NOT TO MAKE MY
COLLEAGUES JEALOUS, YOURS TRULY
WAS THE FIRST ONE TO CLIMB THE
STEPS OVER THE OVERLOOK AND GET
A SELFIE AT THE SELFIE LOCATION
ON THE OVERLOOK AS WE LOOK AT
THE NEW AQUARIUM AND WATERFRONT.
DON'T BE JEALOUS. I WAS WEARING
A HARD HAT . WITH THAT SAID,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> HAVE A QUESTION. I BELIEVE I
WAS THE FIRST ONE. YOU CAN LOOK
AT MY INSTAGRAM. I JUST WANT TO
THROW THAT OUT THERE.
>> THE STAIRS?
>> I DID CLIMB THE STAIRS AND I
HAVE A HARD HAT ON. I JUST WANT
TO LET YOU KNOW YOUR NUMBER TWO.
>> SHE'S GOT RECEIPTS.
>> WELL I WILL BE CHECKING IN
WITH THE LEADERSHIP TEAM.
WATERFRONT AND CIVICS PROJECT
TEAM ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. MYSELF
EAT WILL BE IN THE NEWSLETTER
THAT IS GOING OUT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. SO, LET'S
SEE, LAST WEEK I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING WHERE I SPOKE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I LEARNED
SOME VERY INTERESTING
INFORMATION FOR MY COLLEAGUES
AND PROBABLY HAD A PRODUCTIVE
INTERVIEW WITH THE COMMUNITY
GROUP , I APPRECIATED THE
OPPORTUNITY. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO
JOIN THE CARE TEAM AND WENT WITH
A RIGHT ALONG AND WALK ALONG IN
THE TAKE PINE CORRIDOR WITH THEM
WHICH WAS VERY INSTRUCTIVE TO
SEE THE GOOD WORK THEY ARE
DOING. AND ALSO, THE INCREDIBLE
PRESENCE WE HAVE DOWN THERE, OF
THE CARE TEAM, WE DELIVER CARE,
THE MID-WORKERS AND QUITE IN SPD
PRESENCE. IT WAS INTERESTING TO
SEE ALL OF THE GROUPS THAT ARE
COMING TOGETHER TO TRY TO
IMPROVE TAKE PINE . ALSO WAS
ABLE TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE
STAFF FOR THE SHORELINE CITY
COUNCIL. THEY HAVE AN
INTERESTING TRADITION IN THAT
THEY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY ARE
PART-TIME COUNCIL BUT THEY HAVE
A MONDAY NIGHT DINNER WHERE THEY
BRING THE COUNCIL NUMBERS
TOGETHER, THEY NOTE IT AS A
SPECIAL MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC CAN ATTEND, IT SEEMS LIKE
A PRETTY NICE TEAMBUILDING
EFFORT. I REACHED OUT TO THEM TO
FIND OUT ABOUT THE WORK THEY'RE
DOING ON THE BORDER OF 145th ,
THEY ARE OPENING THEIR LIGHT
RAIL STATION IN AUGUST, LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER
MORE WITH SHORELINE. THEY WERE
VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
OUTREACH TO THEM. THIS WEEK WE
HAVE OUR HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING ,
THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING AND
DISABILITIES, AND ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION AND WANT TO THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION. FOR A CHANGE OF
PACE, SINCE WE HAVE BEEN DOING
OUR BRIEFINGS AND ONE ON ONES,
WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING,
EXCUSE ME, WE WILL BE HAVING
MORE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON THE
BROADER THEORETICAL VIEW. WE
WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
CENTER WILL PRESENT EVER PORT --
REPORT. LOOKING FORWARD TO
PHYLLIS --
>> IS AT AN ANNUAL EVENT?
HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW, CAN
PEOPLE STILL GO?
>> YES. YES YOU CAN. SO JUST TO
GET MORE OF A THEORETICAL
FRAMEWORK AND DISCUSSION. AND I
THINK THAT IS THE MAIN HIGHLIGHT
OF MY WEEK SO FAR. I WILL PASS
IT ON TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I WILL MAKE THIS REALLY
QUICK. LET'S SEE, AS I NOTED
EARLIER THERE ARE TWO ITEMS IN
THE GOVERNANCE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ECONOMIC ELEMENT
COMMITTEE, THOSE TWO ARE MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT 02833, KRISTIN HAWES
AND 02850 APPOINTING MARISSA
BAKER TO THE LABOR STANDARDS
ADVISORY COMMISSION. THE NEXT
MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE
THIS THURSDAY, MAY 9 AT 2:00. AS
OF NOW THE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA ARE DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNCIL BILLS
120766 AND 120755. AND ANY
AMENDMENTS TO EITHER BILL WILL
BE CIRCULATED AND POSTED ON THE
AGENDA IN ADVANCE. WHAT HAPPENED
LAST WEEK, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
DIMENSION HAVING CRASHED MY
VISIT TO THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT
3rd WATCH ROLLCALL. IT WAS GREAT
TO HAVE YOU THERE BECAUSE YOU
HAD MORE FAMILIARITY WITH THE
PRECINCT AND SO IT WAS GREAT TO
SORT OF BE THERE WITH AN
INSIDER, SO TO SPEAK. I HAVE TO
SAY, MY USUAL PLAN WHEN I GO,
AND I HAVE TO THANK CAPTAIN
RIVERA FOR WORKING WITH MY
OFFICE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, MY
USUAL PLAN, WHICH ALWAYS WORKS
WELL, IS TO SAY A LITTLE BIT AND
LISTEN A BUNCH. SO BASICALLY
TALKED ABOUT THE LEGISLATION
I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS THE
FINISH LINE TO IMPROVE STAFFING
AT SPD. AND THEN, JUST LISTEN TO
WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON AMONGST
THE RANK AND FILE, THE MORALE,
THE ISSUES THEY ARE SEEING IN
COMMUNITY, ET CETERA. IT SOUNDS
LIKE EVERYONE HERE ALREADY
UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF
THESE VISITS BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL
ATTENDING ROLLCALL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THAT. IT SHOWS THE
OFFICERS THAT WE ARE PAYING
ATTENTION AND WE CARE, AND ALSO
WE ARE BRINGING BACK WHAT THEY
TELL US AND TRYING TO IMPROVE
PUBLIC SAFETY BASED ON THEIR
INPUT. ALL RIGHT. SO, I WILL
NOTE, IT IS A LITTLE
ANTICLIMACTIC TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
I DID WHEN EVERYONE ELSE HAS
SAID IT. I CAN JUST FILL OUT
THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU TALKED
ABOUT THE ALLIED ARTS AND
CULTURAL EVENT. I WANT TO SHOUT
OUT FOR INVITING ME IN THE
ORGANIZATION ITSELF, ALLIED ARTS
IS A CIVICS ORGANIZATION. THEY
HAVE HAD CULTURE EVENTS FOR
DECADES. I THINK THAT SLOW DOWN
A BIT DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT IS
GREAT TO SEE THE ATTENDANCE AT
THAT VENUE. THE PANEL DISCUSSION
WAS INCLUDED , EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF UL I NORTHWEST, --
ALSO THE MAIN PERSON AND LESLIE,
COFOUNDER OF URBAN PLANNING.
GREAT IDEAS FOR ASSISTING WITH
3rd AVENUE. LOOKING AHEAD, THIS
THURSDAY MY CHIEF OF STAFF WILL
BE ATTENDING THE OPENING NIGHT
THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL. CONGRATULATIONS ON
CELEBRATING THEIR 50th
ANNIVERSARY. I WAS THINKING,
THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR MAJOR
ANNIVERSARIES OF OUR MAJOR
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. 60 FOR
THE OPERA AND 50 FOR THE FILM
FESTIVAL. I WILL BE MEETING WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REGIONAL
RESIDENTIAL AND INTENSIVE
OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTER TO
DISCUSS HOW TO BEST
OPERATIONALIZE THE $300,000 OF
FUNDING THAT I GOT INTO THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT WILL
PROVIDE ON-DEMAND FRICTION FREE
ACCESS TO, LIKE I SAID, IN
PERSON OR RESIDENTIAL OR
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER TREATMENT. SO, IT
IS DESIGNED TO BE EASY FOR
CONTRACTED CASE MANAGERS AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO GET PEOPLE
IN THERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THIS INITIATIVE HAS
THE BEST CHANCE AT SUCCESS. ON
FRIDAY MORNING, AND WILL DELIVER
THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE
SEATTLE AIRTIME THEY BREAKFAST,
AN ANNUAL EVENT PUT ON BY THE
PROPELLER CLUB WHICH GATHERS
MEMBERS OF THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY INCLUDING
THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SEAPORT
ALLIANCE AND KING COUNTY, ALL IN
CELEBRATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS
OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES
AND ORGANIZATIONS TO THE
STRENGTH OF OUR MARITIME
ECONOMY. WITHOUT SPOILING THE
SURPRISE OF THIS YEARS AWARD
WINNER, I WILL NOTE IT WILL MAKE
QUITE A SPLASH. PERHAPS YOU'LL
READ ABOUT IT IN THE PAPER IF
YOU DON'T ATTEND YOURSELF. ALL
RIGHT, GLAD YOU GOT THAT ONE. AT
NOON ON FRIDAY I WILL ATTEND THE
ANNUAL JEWISH FAMILY CARING
LUNCHEON. DID YOU KNOW THAT
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES WAS
FOUNDED IN 1892 ? I CAN'T DO
THE MATH ON THIS ANNIVERSARY BUT
THAT IS A LONG TIME AGO. SINCE
THEN THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING
PEOPLE ACHIEVE WELL-BEING,
HEALTH AND STABILITY THROUGH
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OLDER
ADULT SERVICES, OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION, FOOD BANK, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SERVICES, REFUGEE AND
IMMIGRANT SERVICES AND SERVICES
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
ONE ORGANIZATION GETTING A LOT
DONE. I THINK I AM ALMOST
WRAPPED UP. I WILL STOP THERE.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
>> I WILL SEE YOU AT THAT
LUNCHEON.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> NO QUESTIONS , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, BUT I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION AND LETTING ME
CRASH THE ROLLCALL LAST WEEK.
VERY LAST MINUTE, BUT THROUGH
THE BENEFIT OF US SHARING WHAT
WE ARE WORKING ON, I AM PAYING
ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ALL ARE
SAYING. DOUBLE CHECKED, I DO A
LOT IN THE EVENINGS AND
WEEKENDS, LIKE I KNOW YOU WILL
DO. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK MY WIFE, FOR
ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT AS WELL.
THAT WAS THE ONE DAY WE DIDN'T
HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY KID LOGISTICS
OR SPORTS OR ANYTHING. IT WORKED
OUT WELL.
>> THANK YOU. AND THEY LEARNED
ABOUT OTHER EVENTS APPEAR TOO.
WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
LET ME GET BACK TO THAT PART OF
MY SCRIPT.
>> DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND?
>> I DID, I DON'T MEAN TO
INTERRUPT, I WAS WONDERING IF I
CAN BE EXCUSED FROM COUNCIL
BRIEFING ON MAY 13, WHICH IS
NEXT MONDAY.
>> HEARING NO OBJECTION , THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING US
KNOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS
GOING ON RIGHT NOW, IF THERE IS
NO OTHER BUSINESS WE WILL MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. HEARING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE WILL MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. AS
PRESIDING OFFICER AM ANNOUNCING
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO
DISCUSS PENDING OR POTENTIAL
LITIGATION. THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
AND A LEGAL MONITOR IS THERE TO
MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET INTO THE
REALM OF TALKING ABOUT POLICY IN
A CLOSED SESSION. I EXPECT THE
TIME OF THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO END BY 3:30 PM. IF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
EXPECTED DURATION. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS EXECUTIVE
SESSION, THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURN AND THE NEXT ONE IS
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 13, 2024, AT
2:00. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANKS,
EVERYONE.