>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
HAPPY MONDAY, I HOPE EVERYONE
WAS ABLE TO SEE THE NORTHERN
LIGHTS ON FRIDAY. TODAY IS MAY
13, 2024. THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER AND
THE TIME IS 2:00. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH IS EXCUSED TODAY.
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS
THE MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED. THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. WE HAVE TWO
PROCLAMATIONS TODAY BUT NO
PRESENTATIONS OR EXECUTIVE
SESSION. AT TOMORROW'S COUNCIL
MEETING WE WILL HAVE FOUR ITEMS
ON THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND THEY ARE THE WEEKLY
PAYMENT ORDINANCE, AND COUNCIL
BILL 120788 ON THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. COUNCIL
BILL 120786 AND 120787 ALLOWING
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS TO ACCEPT
EASEMENTS. THE CONSENT AGENDA
WILL INCLUDE THE BIWEEKLY
PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND 23 OTHER
ITEMS INCLUDING A RESOLUTION
APPROVING CITY LIGHTS ADOPTION
OF A BIANNUAL ENERGY
CONSERVATION TARGET AND TENURE
CONSERVATION POTENTIAL. THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING
AND DISABILITY SERVICES. ONE
APPOINTED TO THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION. ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE SEATTLE LGBTQ
COMMISSION. THREE APARTMENTS TO
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY. SIX APPOINTMENTS TO
THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION. TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
SURVEILLANCE WORKING GROUP.
FINALLY THEIR SIX POINTS TO
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION. THAT IS
ON DECK 4 TOMORROW. IN ADDITION
THERE ARE SIX PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE WILL
PROBABLY VOTE OUT. COUNCIL BILL
120 73 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY AND THE SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS GUILT, COUNCIL BILL 120
74, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND LOCAL 21.
REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
COUNCIL BILL 120749, FROM THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE PROVIDING A
HEIGHT LIMIT EXCEPTION IN PARTS
OF GEORGETOWN. 120780 FROM
UTILITIES. AUTHORIZING PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO ACQUIRE PROPERTIES
FOR THE SOUTH PARK WATER QUALITY
FACILITY PROJECT. AND COUNCIL
BILL 120764 AND 120765 FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. FRED
HUTCH CANCER CARE CONTINUING
PERMISSION FOR A SKYBRIDGE AND
TUNNEL RESPECTIVELY. THAT IS
WHAT TOMORROW'S MEETING IS ALL
ABOUT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO HER
PROCLAMATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS , JUST A SECOND, ALL
RIGHT, HAD TO GET MY
PRONUNCIATION RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS A
PERMISSION TO RISING MAY 17,
2024 TO BE . YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
TO LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION. CORRECT MY
PRONUNCIATION, AND SEEK
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK BEFORE I
REQUESTED SIGNATURES.
>> I HAVE TO SAY, IN NORWAY
THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
DIALECTS OF THE SAME LANGUAGE
THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT
PRONUNCIATIONS IN NORTHERN
NORWAY IN SOUTHERN NORWAY,
DESPITE THE POPULATION OF THE
ENTIRE COUNTRY BEING SIMILAR TO
PIERCE, KING OF THE HOME IS
COUNTIES. DON'T WORRY, HOWEVER
YOU SAID IT IT'S RIGHT
SOMEWHERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
TO SAY IT, WHAT IT IS IS
NORWEGIAN CONSTITUTION DAY.
IT'S NOT INDEPENDENCE DAY CARE,
IS THE SECOND LONGEST STANDING
CONSTITUTION IN THE WORLD SECOND
ONLY BEHIND ANYONE? AMERICA. AND
SO, IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR THAT
WE GET TO CELEBRATE IN BALLARD.
WE ARE THE THIRD LARGEST
TELEVISION IN THE WORLD. WE ARE
THE LARGEST CELEBRATION OUTSIDE
OF THE COUNTRY OF NORWAY. IT IS
GROUP -- WITH GREAT HONOR WE
CELEBRATE THIS DAY. WE REGULARLY
HAVE THE AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S.
FROM NORWAY . SHE GETS TO ONLY
CHOOSE ONE PARADE IN THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY AND SOMETIMES MINNESOTA
GIVES US A RUN FOR HER MONEY. I
AM HAPPY THAT WE ARE THE LARGEST
PARADE OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY OF
NORWAY. WITH THAT, DO YOU WANT
ME TO PASS DOWN THE
PROCLAMATION?
>> SURE.
>> PEOPLE, SIGN WHERE YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO. WILL THIS BE
PRESENTED AT THE PARADE?
>> WE WILL PRESENTED TWICE,
ACTUALLY. ON FRIDAY ONCE AT THE
MAY 17 LUNCHEON , WE HAVE A
DELEGATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION
OF WASHINGTON CITIES. A MAYOR
HAS CONNECTION TO THE NEWSEUM AS
WELL AS THE MAYOR FOR MARYSVILLE
HAS CONNECTIONS TO THE MUSEUM AS
WELL AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO
ALWAYS PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE .
WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS
THERE AT NOON AND THEN AGAIN AT
WORK IN PLACE, AHEAD OF THE
PARADE. THE PARADE GETS GOING
AND I BELIEVE 6:00. IF YOU
HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE, I
RECOMMEND GETTING THERE EARLY
BECAUSE PARKING, IT IS THE WORST
DAY FOR PARKING IN BALLARD. AND
IT'S NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE WENT TO
THE BALLARD SCHOOL OF DRIVING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHILE WE
ARE SIGNING THIS PHYSICALLY,
COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
OF THE PUBLIC KNOWS?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO
FURTHER COMMENTS. MOVING ONTO
THE NEXT PROCLAMATION. LET'S
SEE, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 13
THROUGH THE 17th TO BE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE YOUR
RECOGNIZED TO LEAD THE
DISCUSSION BEFORE I REQUESTED
SIGNATURES TO BE AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE BEFORE US
TODAY PROCLAMATION FOR THIS
WEEK, MAY 13-17 TO BE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WEEK. ALL WEEK LONG WE
ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SEMINARS AND
DISCUSSIONS AND EXPLORATION OF
HOW WE ARE ABLE TO, HOW WE WILL
BE ABLE TO REACH THAT GOAL. JUST
NOTE THAT THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
PLANNING COUNCIL HAS OUTLINED
THE NEED FOR 7986 NEW PERMANENT
HOUSING UNITS IN SEATTLE BY
2044. FOR HOUSEHOLDS BETWEEN 50%
AND 80% OF ARYAN MEDIAN INCOME.
A LITTLE OVER 19,000 NEW
PERMANENT HOUSING UNITS IN
SEATTLE BY 2044 FOR HOUSEHOLDS
BETWEEN 30% AND 50% AREA MEDIAN
INCOME. SO THERE IS A VERY MUCH
A GREAT NEED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THROUGH OUR GREAT CITY.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO UNITE WITH OTHER
CITIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND
COMMUNITIES IN CELEBRATION OF
OUR SHARED GOAL TO CREATE
MOMENTUM FOR INVESTMENTS AND
POLICIES TO BUILD AFFORDABLE,
THRIVING AND EQUABLE COMMITTEES
IN SEATTLE. WITH THAT, I WOULD
ASK FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME
IN SIGNING THIS PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE
ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR
FEEDBACK? NO , OKAY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
MOVING ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
WHICH IS A RUNDOWN OF WHAT
HAPPENED AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT
CITY COUNCIL. TODAY THE ROLLCALL
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, MADAME
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, TOP OF MIND,
COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, IS THE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY. AND THE SELECT COMMITTEE,
FIRST OFF, THE COUNCIL JUST
RECEIVED I THINK LATE ON
THURSDAY, TO BE EXACT, THE
FORMAL LEGISLATION. THAT WILL
BE, AS YOU APTLY NOTED, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, ON THE IR CALENDAR
FOR TOMORROW . AGAIN WE WILL
CONTINUE OUR REVIEW AND
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, WHICH OUR
NEXT MEETING WILL BE NEXT
TUESDAY, COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ROBUST
AND ENGAGING CONVERSATION AT A
VERY FIRST SELECT TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK.
GREAT CONVERSATION. WE KICKED IT
OFF AND IT WAS A MOST DELIBERATE
PROCESS WE KICKED OFF. A FEW
MORE OF THOSE MEETINGS COMING.
BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR ENGAGEMENT SO FAR. THIS
WEEK AND GOING FORWARD, I HOPE
TO MEET OFF-LINE INDIVIDUAL HE
WITH EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU TO
DISCUSS YOUR TOP PRIORITIES FOR
THE LEVY . I LOOK FORWARD TO
SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS .
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE ALSO BE SURE
TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE AND MEET WITH
OUR CENTRAL STAFF EXPERTS ON THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND TAKE
THEIR REQUESTS FOR MEETINGS AND
BRIEFINGS AND WE WILL HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS . NEXT UP IN OUR
SECOND SELECT TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING, IT WILL BE
NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 21, AND THE
PROPOSED AGENDA THAT WE ARE
STILL FINALIZING IS CENTRAL
STAFF'S OWN ANALYSIS AND ISSUE
IDENTIFICATION. THAT SAME DAY AT
4:30 PM WILL BE ARE VERY FIRST
PUBLIC HEARING AND OPPORTUNITY
TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC AND A FOCUS DEDICATED
CONVERSATION. OUR PUBLIC
HEARING, NEXT TUESDAY AT 4:30
PM. EXCITED FOR THAT. EVEN
THOUGH WE HAVE A VERY SOLIDLY
PACKED SCHEDULE AND CALENDAR FOR
THIS LEVY RENEWAL PROCESS COMING
UP, I LOOK FORWARD TO A
DELIBERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE
PROCESS INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH
OF YOU ALL AS WELL AS HERE FOR
THE CONCERNS FOR MANY OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. I
APPRECIATE THE ONES WHO SHARE
THEIR FEEDBACK SO FAR. I
WELCOME, COLLEAGUES, YOUR
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THROUGHOUT
THIS PROCESS AS WELL. MORE TO
COME. AFTER MAY 21, AFTER NEXT
WEEK IT WILL BE THREE MORE
SELECT COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND
ONE MORE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
HEARING. BEFORE THE FINAL ACTION
IS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE IN
EARLY JULY, IN THE EARLY JULY
TIMEFRAME IS PICKED FOR THE
DEADLINES WE ARE REQUIRED TO
SUBMIT THIS KIND OF PROPOSAL TO
KING COUNTY ELECTIONS.
EVERYTHING IS ON EIGHT WORK BACK
CALENDAR PEGGED TO THAT FINAL
SORT OF DROP DEAD DATE, IF YOU
WILL, FROM KING COUNTY
ELECTIONS. SO THAT IS THE LEVY.
IN OTHER NEWS, I SHARE A NUMBER
OF ANNOUNCEMENTS REGULARLY
INMATE NEWSLETTERS. I READ ALL
OF YOUR WONDERFUL NEWSLETTERS, I
HOPE YOU TAKE THE TIME TO READ
MINE. BUT, THE ONLY THING I WILL
SORT OF HIGHLIGHT THE DIDN'T
NECESSARILY APPEAR IN THOSE
LETTERS, FIRST OFF, LAST WEEK
DELETE FOLLOWING OUR MEETING ON
THURSDAY, SO THURSDAY EVENING, I
HAD A WONDERFUL TIME HOSTING
EMERGING LEADERS DIRECTLY IN
THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE'S ACADEMY
FOR ENGAGEMENT. AN EXCELLENT
PROGRAM SPONSORED BY OUR OWN
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. AND
PARTICIPANTS IN THE COHORT I
SORT OF HOSTED HERE ,
COINCIDENTALLY, WERE ALL NATIVE
SPANISH SPEAKERS. BUT THEY WERE
VERY ENGAGED AND SOME WERE MY
OWN CONSTITUENTS FROM DISTRICT 1
AND THEY WERE ALL EXCITED TO
LEARN ABOUT HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WORKS AND SERVES AND SHOULD BE
WORKING. SO WE HAD A GREAT
CONVERSATION . SO I WANT TO
THANK MEMBERS FROM THAT
COMMUNITY WHO TOOK THE TIME TO
SHOW UP. TO THANK THE FOLKS FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WHO LED THE TOUR FROM THE
CITY'S PERSPECTIVE. AND,
APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE, I DON'T
KNOW SOME OF MY RATHER CORNY AND
HORRIBLE JOKES WERE SUFFICIENTLY
TRANSLATED, BUT I ASSURE YOU ALL
THAT THEY WERE PROBABLY MORE
CORNY AND DIFFERENTLY MORE DAD
JOKE THAN THEY COULD'VE
CONVEYED IN TRANSLATION. ANYWAY,
A FUN EVENT, HONORED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT. FINALLY I
WILL NOTE AND EMPHASIZE THAT
TOMORROW I WILL BE JOINING THE
MAYOR'S PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM. IT
IS ONE OF THE FIVE PUBLIC SAFETY
FORMS SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR .
IS FOR ALL SOUTHWEST AREA FOLKS
AND WILL BE HELD IN DISTRICT 1
CONCORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN
SOUTHPARK. COLLEAGUES, I WELCOME
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK
ON ANY OF THIS. IF NOT, --
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY, IF COUNCIL
MEMBERS HAVE A QUESTION, YOU
MENTIONED WHO INTERNALLY IN THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT, IF
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL THAT IS BEST
DIRECTED AT THE EXECUTIVE, HOW
SHOULD THAT HAPPEN? SHOULD THEY
WRITE TO OUR COUNCIL LIAISON ,
OR, WHAT IS THE PROCESS? THE
COULD BE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
COMING FROM DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS, MAYBE.
>> GREAT QUESTION. IF YOU HAVE A
QUESTION RELATED TO ANYTHING
FROM THE EXECUTIVE SIDE, I THINK
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD STARTING
POINT. BILL IN SDOT, MAYBE DAN,
I DON'T KNOW, DEPENDING ON THE
NATURE OF THE ISSUE. WITH
RESPECT TO THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS AND THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYSIS , OUR OWN CENTRAL STAFF
EXPERTS ARE GOING TO BE A GOOD
STARTING POINT. AND THEN AGAIN,
I HAVE ALREADY BEEN MEETING WITH
YOU ALL THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE A FULLY
BAKED FINAL PROPOSAL PACKAGE IN
FRONT OF US, WE WILL WANT TO
HAVE MORE REFINED CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT SHARING PRIORITIES. AND
SO, THAT IS WHAT WE WILL DO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. COLLEAGUES, I HAVE A LONG
UPDATE TODAY, SO ADVANCED
WARNING. SOMETIMES I AM ABLE TO
BE SHORT IF YOU LIKE THIS MAY
NOT BE. I WANT TO START BY
DISCUSSING LAST WEEK, WE WERE
DISCUSSING AUDITS AND I
PERSONALLY REACTED TO THE
CONVERSATION RATHER THAN BEING
RESPONSIVE AND THAT IS A
HELPFUL. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO
EACH OF YOU FOR NOT BEING
RESPONSIVE, ESPECIALLY TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. BECAUSE
THE CONVERSATION AROUND AUDITS,
I READ A LONG LIST OF
DEFINITIONS AND WE DO DO AUDITS
IN OUR CITY. IN PARTICULAR, THIS
CAME UP IN COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S COMMITTEE AS
WELL, WE HAVE TWO ANNUAL AUDITS
THAT ARE PERFORMED, ONE BY THE
STATE AUDITOR AND ONE BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE THEN HAVE
ANOTHER AUDIT PERFORMED BY THE
STATE AUDITOR ONCE EVERY THREE
YEARS, OR IT HAS TO HAPPEN AT
LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS. AND
JUST READING FROM THE AUDIT THIS
LAST YEAR CONCLUDING LAST JUNE
23, THE SECRETARY OF STATE
CONDUCTED THE AUDIT UNDER RCW
REQUIRES THE AUDITOR TO EXAMINE
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF ALL LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. THE AUDIT INVOLVED
EVIDENCE ABOUT THE CITY'S USE
OF PUBLIC RESOURCES, COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
AND POLICIES, IN TURN CONTROLS,
PROCEDURES PERFORMED WERE BASED
ON THE ASSESSMENT OF RISKS IN
THE AREAS EXAMINED. LAST YEAR IN
PARTICULAR THE STATE AUDITOR, OR
SECRETARY OF STATE IN STATE
AUDITOR , THIS IS QUOTING FROM
THE DOCUMENT, BASED ON RISK
ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED
JUNE 30, 2023. THE AREAS
EXAMINED WERE THOSE REPRESENTING
THE HIGHEST RISK. THAT EXAMINED
THE FOLLOWING AREAS. THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THE PAYROLL
SELF-INSURANCE, PROPERTY AND
LIABILITY, HEALTH AND WELFARE
AND IMPLEMENT, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE,
TRACKING FLEET VEHICLE USES,
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, TREASURY
DEPARTMENT, PARKS DEPARTMENT,
OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS AND
FINANCIAL CONDITION. IN THE
AUDITS REGULARLY PERFORMED, THE
CITY DOES VERY WELL. WE ALWAYS
PERFORM VERY WELL. IN THESE
TYPES OF AUDITS, THEY FIT MORE
CLOSELY WITH A CPA AUDIT FOR AN
IRS STYLE AUDIT. NOT A
PERFORMANCE AUDIT. THIS IS WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WAS TALKING
TO LAST WEEK WHICH IS VERY
DIFFERENT. I HAD ASSUMED
LISTENING TO CONVERSATIONS OVER
THE LAST YEAR THAT WHAT MANY ON
THIS COUNCIL WANTED WAS A
PERFORMANCE AUDIT WHICH IS NOT
WITH THESE REGULARLY OCCURRING
AUDITS ARE. SO LAST WEEK I MADE
AN ASSUMPTION AND THAT MADE A --
OUT OF ME. MY APOLOGIES TO YOU
FOR THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
WE WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. ANY
OF US INDIVIDUALLY CANNOT
ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET
DEFICIT AND WE CAN ADDRESS IT
TOGETHER AS A TEAM. SO THE CITY
AUDITOR DOES COMPLETE
PERFORMANCE AUDITS . WHAT I HAVE
SPOKEN TO THEM ABOUT THIS, THE
AUDITS USUALLY TAKE BETWEEN NINE
MONTHS AND 12 MONTHS. AND THAT
IS WITH A NARROW SCOPE. SO WHEN
I HAD MY PERMIT AUDIT PLEADED
THAT TOOK NINE TO 12 MONTHS AND
THERE IS STILL MORE WORK TO DO.
THAT SAID, I DID TALK TO THE
AUDITOR LAST WEEK AND IF YOU ALL
HAVE AN INTEREST IN SPECIFIC
AREAS WITHIN THE CITY BUDGET YOU
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PERFORMANCE
AUDITS COMPLETED, THERE IS
PROBABLY ROOM TO DO THAT. NOT
LIKELY BEFORE THE FALL BUDGET
SESSION, WHICH IS WHY I HAD
ASKED CENTRAL STAFF TO CREATE
THE DEEPER VIEW AN EXAMINATION
WHICH WAS PRESENTED AT OUR LAST
FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS MEETING. WE
ON THIS COUNSELOR PREVIOUS
COUNCILS DO NOT RUBBERSTAMP
BUDGETS. AND THAT IS CENTRAL
STAFF WHO WE RELY ON FOR
PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS TO HELP US
DO OUR JOBS TO THE BEST OF OUR
ABILITIES. I ALREADY MENTIONED
THE AUDITOR MIGHT HAVE MORE
TIME. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS
THAT. MY JOB AS YOUR BUDGET
CHAIR IS TO FACILITATE COUNCILS
PROCESS OF AMENDING AND PASSING
A BUDGET. I APOLOGIZE TO EACH OF
YOU BECAUSE MY GOAL IS TO BE
RESPONSIVE. I WANT TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO YOUR QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, CONCERNS AND NEEDS. MY
DOOR IS LITERALLY ALWAYS OPEN.
LET YOU SPEND TIME IN MY
DISTRICT 6 OFFICE, MY PHONE IS
ALWAYS ON AND MY STAFF ARE
ALWAYS HERE AT CITY HALL AND
I'M ALWAYS HERE TO BE
AVAILABLE. AS I SAID, BUDGETING
IS A TEAM SPORT AND WE ALL HAVE
AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY. IF
YOU DO HAVE THESE QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, CONCERNS, OR NEEDS YOU
ARE NOT HAVING MET, PLEASE DO
LET ME KNOW. THE MORE YOU BRING
ME IN, THE EARLIER YOU LET ME
KNOW THE BETTER I CAN HELP YOU.
EVEN IF OUR IDEOLOGIES DON'T
ALIGN, I AM HERE TO HELP YOU
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
ALL SHOW UP IN THIS SPACE. THAT
IS BECAUSE WE CAN'T
INDIVIDUALLY SOLVE THIS
STRUCTURAL PROBLEM. AND
TOGETHER, I BELIEVE IT CAN. SO
USING THE AUDIT IS ANOTHER GOOD
EXAMPLE, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH HAD THE SPU
SECTION OF THE OVERALL HCFR
BUDGET IN HER COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK. ACFR. THE USE RATEPAYER
FUNDS AND LARGE SECTIONS OF THE
OVERALL CITY BUDGET. IT IS
HELPFUL WHEN EACH OF YOU BRING
THINGS TO YOUR COMMITTEE THAT
YOU ARE REVIEWING AND EXAMINING.
WITHIN YOUR COMMITTEE PURVIEW.
IF IT IS BUDGET SPECIFIC, I WILL
ASK IT COMES TO SELECT OR TO
FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES , AND
IT JUST DEMONSTRATED LAST WEEK
THE TEAM SPORT ASPECT OF THIS.
IT WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE
THAT SECTION OF THE AUDIT
DISCUSSED BECAUSE AGAIN, WITHIN
THAT ACFR AUDIT IT'S A VERY
DENSE DOCUMENT IN BREAKING OUT
THE UTILITIES, IT'S VERY
HELPFUL. I WILL GET TO THIS
WEEK'S SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
IN JUST A MINUTE. FIRST I
REALIZE I HAVE NOT PROVIDED AN
OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE SELECT
BUDGET SERIES. SO I'M GOING TO
DO THAT RIGHT NOW IN BRIEF. IN
APRIL WE RECEIVE THE UPDATED
ECONOMIC FORECAST AND STARTED
WITH THE BASELINE BUDGET
OVERVIEW. THIS WAS A LOOK BACK
OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS AND LAST
FIVE YEARS UNDERSTANDING OUR
DEFICIT AND UNDERSTANDING.
INMATE WE BEGAN IN FINANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS WITH DEPARTMENT
BUDGET OVERVIEWS. AND WILL
CONTINUE THIS MONTH WITH
PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE GENERAL
FUND BALANCING ANALYSIS AND
UNDERSTANDING THE JUMPSTART
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX. THE
DEPARTMENT BUDGET REVIEWS HAVE
NOT HAPPENED IN A WAY THEY ARE
HAPPENING THIS YEAR IN THE LAST
25 YEARS AT LEAST. PLEASE DO USE
THIS DOCUMENT TO HELP ASK MORE
QUESTIONS. IDENTIFY PLACES YOU
WANT MORE INFORMATION. I AM
USING THIS DOCUMENT IS A MAP
THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR
CONVERSATIONS. IN JUNE WE WILL
REVIEW THE WORK OF REVENUE
STABILIZATION WORKGROUP LAST
YEAR. EXAMINE OUR RESTRICTED
REVENUE FUNDS AND REVIEW OUR
SELECT SERIES. ALL OF THE
INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN
PRESENTED. IN JULY WE DO HAVE
TIME HELP FOR A SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND SPACE FOR OVERFLOW
AS NEEDED. AND WE HAVE THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY BETWEEN HERE
AND THERE. WE HAVE THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IF WE HAVE
OVERFLOW THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED
THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS, I
THINK EVERYONE MIGHT BENEFIT
FROM THAT. STILL, WE HOLD IT IN
CASE WE NEED TO USE IT. IN
AUGUST WE HAVE ANOTHER REVENUE
FORECAST AND WE HAVE
PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL PREPARE
US FOR THE FALL BUDGET PROCESS.
THAT SETS US UP FOR SEPTEMBER.
WE WILL, THIS SUMMER, ALSO HAVE
ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION INCLUDING
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL THAT
WILL BE VOTED ON INFLICT BUDGET
MEETINGS. THIS SELECT BUDGET
SERIES DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY
YEAR, AS WE HAVE SAID IN THE
PAST, WE ARE NOT SURE IT HAS
HAPPENED LIKE THIS BEFORE. AND
SO I JUST USE THIS IS THE CAVEAT
TO SAY, I'M NOT SURE WE ARE
GOING TO DO THIS AGAIN NEXT
YEAR. WE WILL IF IT IS NEEDED,
ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT --
BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT OF FOLKS
IN THEIR FIRST YEAR THROUGH, I
WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IS NOT
STANDARD. THIS IS A DEVIATION
FROM THE TYPICAL PROCESS. CASE
WE GET TO NEXT YEAR WE ARE
ASKING WHERE THE SELECT BUDGET
SERIES IS, THIS IS A ONE-OFF
THIS YEAR. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO
DO IT NEXT YEAR IF WE NEED TO.
NOW, LET'S GET TO THIS WEEK'S
MEETING. IN THIS WEEK'S SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MAY 15 WE HAVE
FIVE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. WE
WILL BE HEARING AND VOTING ON
THREE BILLS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY
BRIEFED IN THE FINANCE NATIVE
UNITIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE. THAT IS A BILL
REGARDING MUSEUM, THE
CARRYFORWARD BILL, AND THE
EXCEPTIONS BILL. PLEASE BE
PREPARED TO VOTE ON THESE THREE
BILLS IF YOU ARE NOT AT FINANCE
NATIVE UNITIES COMMITTEE,
THEY'RE VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
CENTRAL STAFF'S PALM WILL BE
PRESENTING ON THE GENERAL FUND
BALANCING ANALYSIS. WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH A PRESENTATION
REGARDING THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX. THAT IS WHAT IS UP
THIS WEEK, WE HAVE THREE VOTES
IN TWO ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS.
I'M HOPING TO KEEP WITHIN TWO
HOURS BECAUSE WE HAVE GIVEN VERY
LITTLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR
DISCUSSION ON THE BILLS, BUT IF
YOU DO HAVE DISCUSSION BEFORE
VOTING, ALWAYS WELCOME. MOVING
ON TO FULL COUNCIL THIS WEEK. WE
DO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMIC SUMMIT OCCURRING IN
DISTRICT 6 TOMORROW. IT'S ALSO
HAPPENING TODAY. SO I WILL BE
ATTENDING FULL COUNCIL REMOTELY.
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, I MET ON
THE DROWNED -- SOUND TRANSIT
SYSTEM EXPANSION. SOUTH LAKE
UNION STATION PLACEMENT, IT IS
STILL SCHEDULED TO BE VOTED ON
NEXT WEEK OUT OF THE FULL SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD. BUT, I AM WAITING
TO SEE WE MAY PUSH BACK ANOTHER
WEEK. THERE WERE NO STAFF
RECOMMENDATIONS, SORRY, THAT IS
THE PUNCHLINE. THERE WERE NO
STAFF LIQUIDATIONS AT THIS
WEEK'S EXPANSION MEETING. IN
DISTRICT 6 I HELD OFFICE HOURS
EVERY WEEK. THIS IS NO
DIFFERENT. I MENTIONED THE
SUMMIT AND PRAYED. WE ALSO HAVE
A GOOD FRIENDSHIP WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK WE WILL
BREAK GROUND ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN BALLARD AT THE ST.
LUKE'S FACILITY. I WILL TELL
YOU, THIS WAS A PROJECT I
STARTED WORKING ON IN MY FIRST
WEEK IN OFFICE OVER FOUR YEARS
AGO. AND SO, SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU
MEET A POTENTIAL PROJECT OR
POTENTIAL PLACE , DO BE PATIENT
AND DO HAVE SHORT TIMELINES.
BECAUSE THE OVERALL PROJECT
TAKES A REALLY LONG TIME. WE MET
WITH THEM WHEN THEY DIDN'T
NECESSARILY KNOW WHERE TO GO.
AND SO WE CONNECTED THEM WITH
ENTERPRISE SERVICES. WE
CONNECTED THEM WITH BRIDGE AND
MANY OTHER HOUSING PROVIDERS.
AND NOW, -- AND THEN WE WERE
ABLE TO SECURE OFFICE OF HOUSING
FUNDING, FAST-FORWARD ALL THESE
YEARS, I'M EXCITED TO BREAK
GROUND THIS WEEK. I WILL ALSO BE
ATTENDING THE ONE SEATTLE DAY OF
SERVICE ON SATURDAY. BIG NEWS,
IF YOU'VE BEEN TROUBLED GETTING
ON MY CALENDAR MIGHT MEETINGS
START CHANGING, IT'S BECAUSE
WE'VE BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT A
FULL-TIME SCHEDULER FOR SOME
TIME. I'M EXCITED TO HAVE
MEGAN, THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE
TEAM, STARTING TODAY. PLEASE SAY
HELLO WHEN YOU SEE YOUR . WITH
THAT, THAT IS MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU DON'T
KNOW THAT THERE IS PROBABLY
GOING TO BE A VOTE ON THE
STATION LOCATION BUT IT COULD BE
DELAYED TO THE NEXT MEETING. DO
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU WILL FIND OUT
ABOUT THAT OR WHEN IT WILL BE
DECIDED? PROBABLY IN MOMENT?
OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> OVER TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO.
>> I ATTENDED THE NORDIC
INNOVATION SUMMIT ENERGY
ROUNDTABLE THIS MORNING AND GOT
TO MEET REPRESENTATIVES FROM
STOCKHOLM AND LEARNED A LOT. IT
IS EXCITING. THIS PAST WEEK I
MET WITH SEATTLE THEATER GROUP
WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE TO
DISCUSS CURRENT CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS
COMMITTEE IN DOWNTOWN. I ALSO
MET WITH CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB,
LEARNED ABOUT THE PRIORITIES AND
HOW THEY CENTER SAFETY AND
ACCESSIBILITY. I ATTENDED THE
MAYOR'S PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM IN
RANIER BEACH. WE HAVE TWO MORE
PUBLIC SAFETY FORUMS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA TALKED ABOUT
THE ONE AT ELEMENTARY, THERE'S
ALSO WANT TO QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY CENTER AND THURSDAY. I
WAS INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL, IT WAS
INTERESTING BECAUSE BEFORE THE
MEETING THEY HAD SENT QUESTIONS
REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT
ENDED UP SPENDING THE ENTIRE
HOUR TALKING ABOUT HOUSING. I
WAS AT THE REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE MEETING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE DISCUSSING
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS, IDEAS FOR
THE CRISIS CARE LEVIES AND
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THANK YOU
FOR BEING ABLE TO BE AT THE
MEETING ON FRIDAY WHILE I CHAIR
COMMITTEE. OUR OFFICE GOT A TOUR
OF THE DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
SERVICE CENTER . THEIR EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, DANIEL MALONE, WAS
KIND ENOUGH TO SHOW US AROUND
AND WE LEARNED ABOUT THEIR
SERVICES. WE ALSO GOT A PREVIEW
OF THEIR POST OVERDOSE RECOVERY
CENTER IN THE MORRISON HOTEL
WHICH WILL BE OPENED IN 2025. WE
ALSO WENT TO THEIR CRISIS
SOLUTION CENTER AND HOPPED OVER
TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND GOT TO
SEE THEIR HOUSING AND CLINIC.
FRIDAY WE VISITED THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY ON CAPITOL HILL
WHERE FORMAL COUNCIL MEMBER
THOMAS MEEUWSEN TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE LEGACY WITH THE
AIDS PANDEMIC AND HOW THE AIDS
MEMORIAL PATHWAY AND CAPITOL
HILL IS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT
RESILIENCE AND STORIES. ON
SATURDAY WE PRESENTED A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 11
SEATTLE OPERA DAY IN CELEBRATION
OF SEATTLE OPERA'S 60th
ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR HELPING ME
CELEBRATE THE OPERA AND
HIGHLIGHT ARTS IN THIS WAY. IT
WAS AN AMAZING PROGRAM. THEY
FLEW IN AMAZING ARTISTS FROM ALL
OVER THE WAS TO PERFORM. THIS
WEEK I ALSO WENT TO THE
CAMBODIAN ETHNIC CHINESE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON STATE
TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR. THIS WEEK
IN COMMITTEE, WE HAD A FEW
CHANGES TO OUR ANTICIPATED
AGENDA. ARTS WILL BE PRESENTING
ON THEIR YOUTH CORPS PROGRAM. WE
WILL VOTE ON SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT'S EASEMENT ORDINANCES.
AND OF COURSE HEAR FROM ARE CITY
LIGHTS GM/CDOT NOMINEE. WE
CIRCULATED HER RESPONSE TO OUR
CONFIRMATION QUESTIONS. WE WILL
ALSO FIND IT AND OTHER MATERIALS
ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS FRIDAY.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, I WILL HAVE THIS OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
FOR THIS WEEK, TOMORROW WE HAVE
A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MEETING. WE HAVE BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION, THERE IS A FIRE
BOARD COMBINATION, BUT ALSO WE
HAVE OUR VACANT BUILDING
LEGISLATION IN SUPPORT OF THE
FIREFIGHTERS FOR BRIEF AND
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
DEFERRED VOTE TOMORROW SO WE CAN
PRESS FORWARD ON OUR VACANT
BUILDING ORDINANCE. ALSO WE WILL
INTRODUCE OUR AUTOMATIC LICENSE
PLATE READER LEGISLATION BUT
THAT WILL JUST BE AN
INTRODUCTION. I SHOULD KNOW
BEFORE TOMORROW, THIS AFTERNOON,
ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE OF
THINGS, WE ARE HAVING A PUBLIC
SAFETY WALK IN BELLTOWN, WE WILL
DO THAT THIS AFTERNOON. BACK TO
TOMORROW, PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER
, LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING THERE
MID DAY AND SEEING WHAT THEY ARE
DOING ON THE EDUCATION FRONT.
PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER IS
FANTASTIC. FOR COMMUNITY, AND
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF
EDUCATION. I WOULD BE REMISS NOT
TO MENTION, GIVEN IT IS LOCATED
IN SEVEN, BUT OUR SEATTLE STORM
WILL KICK OFF THEIR WNBA SEASON
AGAINST MINNESOTA. I'M
DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT. ON WEDNESDAY THE NATIONAL
PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY I
WILL BE ATTENDING . AND, WITH
OTHER MEETINGS DURING THE COURSE
OF THE DAY. THURSDAY, EMERGENCY
OPERATION CENTER TOUR IS ON OUR
SCHEDULE. ALONG WITH THE
MAYOR'S WEST PRECINCT PUBLIC
SAFETY FORUM THAT WILL BE ON
THURSDAY. AND FRIDAY, NOT
ROUNDING OUT THE WEEK BUT WE
HAVE ROUND SEATTLE, WEST
PRECINCT TREATMENT PLANT TOUR ON
FRIDAY ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, MY FELLOW VETERAN, THE
VETERANS EVENT. AS I MENTIONED,
ONE SEATTLE ONE DAY OF SERVICE,
I RECOMMEND EVERYONE PARTICIPATE
IN THIS. THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE
LED TO EVENTS. FOR MY TIME ON
THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL, AND THIS YEAR I WILL BE
LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO ALL
THE VARIOUS EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR
THE ONE SEATTLE ONE DAY OF
SERVICE. I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND
JUMPING IN AND PARTICIPATE. LAST
WEEK I MET WITH THE CRUISE LINE
ASSOCIATION. VERY IMPORTANT TO
ENGAGE WITH THE CRUISE LINE
COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH
AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR CITY.
THAT WAS FANTASTIC . THE
CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH THEM,
AND CELEBRITY CRUISES AS WELL.
TUESDAY NIGHT SOUTH LAKE UNION
COMMITTEE COUNCIL , VERY WELL
RUN MEETING. FOCUSED ON PARKS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PARKS
EMPLOYEES THAT ALSO PARTICIPATED
. LOOKING AT THE PARKS THEY
HAVE, THE SOUTH LAKE UNION PARK,
CASCADE PARK, AND LOOKING TO
CONNECT THEM TO SEATTLE CENTER.
THE WHOLE EAST/WEST FROM THE
LAKE TO THE BAIT DISCUSSION,
IT'S NOT JUST WASHINGTON IT
ALSO SOUTH LAKE UNION.
WEDNESDAY, I HAD A TOUR OF FRED
HUTCH EAST LAKE. FANTASTIC
OPERATION THERE. IF YOU HAVE NOT
TAKEN A TOUR OF FRED HUTCH, I
DEFINITELY RECOMMEND. IT IS A
TREASURE FOR CITY IN THE REGION
AND REALLY OUR NATION. ALSO,
LAST WEDNESDAY, AGAIN, THE
VETERAN PEACE IS CONNECTING ME
WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND FOR
OUR AMAZON VETERAN FIRESIDE CHAT
WHICH WENT VERY WELL. I REALLY
APPRECIATED THAT OPPORTUNITY.
TALKING WITH THOSE VETERANS AND
THOSE INTERESTED IN VETERANS
ISSUES FOR THEIR FIRESIDE CHAT.
THERE WAS NO FIRE. BUT IT WAS A
QUOTE UNQUOTE FIRESIDE CHAT.
THAT NIGHT WE HAD OUR BELLTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S
ALWAYS GREAT TO PARTICIPATE IN
THOSE WITH OUR TOWN COMMUNITY.
FRIDAY, FRIDAY I ALSO WANT TO
MENTION, I PARTICIPATED IN A
LISTENING SESSION FOR THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEFENDER
PROGRAM. IT WAS REALLY
INTERESTING TO HEAR NOT JUST
FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE SIDE
OF THINGS, BUT ALSO ALL THE
JURISDICTIONS THE PARTICIPATED
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. THEIR
INTERESTS RELATED TO THE TOPIC
DEFENDER PIECE OF OUR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM, PART OF OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. LASTLY
FROM LAST WEEK I WANTED TO NOTE
I HAD A VERY NICE MEETING WITH
THE CONSUL GENERAL AND REALLY
APPRECIATE THESE OPPORTUNITIES
TO ENGAGE IN THE DIPLOMATIC
UNITY WHICH I THINK, IF NOT
EXCLUSIVELY IS PRIMARY AND
CENTERED IN DISTRICT 7. I
APPRECIATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
PARTICULARLY AS A FORMER NAVAL
DIPLOMAT. WITH THAT, IF THERE
ARE NO QUESTIONS I PASS IT TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST WEEK. I
ATTENDED THE MAYOR'S PUBLIC
SAFETY FORUM IN DISTRICT 5 WHICH
WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. I HAD TO
GIVE UP GOING TO CIF OPENING
NIGHT BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH
BEING AT THE FORUM. THERE WAS A
LOT OF TURNOUT, DISCUSSION ABOUT
A SPECTRUM OF ADDRESSING PUBLIC
SAFETY AND LOTS OF REALLY
DEDICATED PEOPLE IN THE CITY
REALLY WORKING HARD TO TRY AND
IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY , AGAIN,
THROUGH THE SPECTRUM OF COACHES
AND SERVICES. I ALSO HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUMS
DISCUSSION RELATING TO THE
CHALLENGES THAT THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE FACING IN
OUR COMMUNITY THESE DAYS. AND
CONTINUING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH
SKYROCKETING COSTS AND INSURANCE
AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE COSTS,
MAINTAINING STAFF, BECAUSE OF
THE HIGHER LEVEL OF ACUITY OF SO
MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NONPROFIT
BUILDINGS. AND ALSO A LOT OF THE
CHALLENGES, THE NONPROFIT
HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE
ENCOUNTERING TRYING TO MAINTAIN
PEOPLE IN PLACE WHO HAVE, AGAIN,
HIGH-LEVEL OF ACUITY AND NEEDS
THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY BEING
DEALT WITH THROUGH WRAPAROUND
SERVICES , SUBSTANCE USE
TREATMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SUPPORT. IT HAS BECOME QUITE A
CRISIS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE
THERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE
WAYS WE CAN GO FORWARD TO TRY TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN AND WE ARE NOT LOSING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS.
THAT WAS AN INTERESTING DAY. IN
TERMS OF THIS WEEK, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE ONE DAY OF SERVICE
, I AM GOING TO A NUMBER OF
EVENTS THROUGH DISTRICT 5. TODAY
I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
GOING TO A TOUR OF THE U-DUB
MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST WHICH
IS GOING TO BE OPENING THEIR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER WHICH
IS GOING TO HAVE A NUMBER OF
BEDS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED
OF SHORT-TERM INPATIENT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT . IT
IS ALSO A CENTER FOR TRAINING
THE NEXT WORKFORCE TO CONTINUE
TO DO THIS WORK, THERE IS A
GREAT NEED FOR THAT. I AM
EXCITED TO HAVE A TOUR OF THAT
FACILITY. AND THEN ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA WE JUST HAVE
A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS,
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL
BE WEDNESDAY, THE 22nd. THAT IS
IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO
QUESTIONS? OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. I WILL START WITH
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE , THE
COMMITTEE MET LAST MAY FIRST
WERE WE DISCUSSED TWO ITEMS. ONE
OF WHICH IS ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA FOR TOMORROW. I'M GOING
TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO WALK
THROUGH THAT. COUNCIL BILL
120749 IS THE GEORGETOWN HEIGHT
AMENDMENT BILL THE PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF LAND-USE
COMMITTEE. THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW
ADDITIONAL 10 FEET OF HEIGHT IN
THE COMMERCIAL ZONE ALONG FOURTH
AVENUE IN GEORGETOWN. PROVISIONS
ARE MANDATORY -- THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS ARE MANDATORY IN
ORDER FOR DEVELOPERS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE HEIGHT
INCENTIVE. THE HAVE TO COMMIT TO
DEVELOPING A GREEN BUILDING.
INCLUDE AT LEAST FIVE
RESIDENTIAL FLOORS . THEY HAVE
TO PROVIDE ALL RESIDENTIAL UNITS
WITH SOUND INSULATING WINDOWS
AND AIR COOLING AND VENTILATION
SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE INTERNAL AIR
QUALITY. AND THEY HAVE TO
DEDICATE AT LEAST 20% OF THE
STREET LEVEL STREET FRONTAGE OF
THE STRUCTURE TO NEIGHBORHOODS
SERVING USES . THE IDEA HERE IS
TO INCREASE STRAIGHT ACTIVATION
AND ATTRACT AND SUPPORT ACTIVITY
IN THESE COMMERCIAL AREAS. SO,
THIS IS REALLY ALSO INTENDED TO
CREATE A MAKER SPACE AND ARTIST
SPACE WHERE FOLKS CAN HAVE THEIR
BUSINESS AND ALSO PROVIDE ABOUT
900 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AS I SAID, I DID PASS OUT OF
LAND-USE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
IT WILL BE ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA FOR TOMORROW. SO, I LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT FINAL VOTE. WE
ALSO, IN THE MAY 1 COMMITTEE,
HAD A REPORT FROM SDCI PROVIDING
A BRIEFING ON THEIR RATION --
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THIS
WAS AN INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT
HELPS IMPROVE OUR INTERNAL
PROCESSES. SO WE HAVE AN ABILITY
TO REFLECT ON HOW WE ARE USING
OUR RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
PRINCIPLES AND VALUES AS A CITY
TO BETTER SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS
THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS. THE NEXT LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15. WE HAVE JUST
ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IT IS AN
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING FROM
SDCI, IT IS THE UNREINFORCED
MASONRY POLICY UPDATE.
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS
OR BRICK BUILDINGS TYPICALLY
BUILT PRIOR TO 1945 WHEN MANY OF
THE BUILDINGS IN THE CID AND
PIONEER SQUARE ARE THESE
BUILDINGS. BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
BUILT USING MODERN BUILDING
CODES THERE MUCH MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE OR
COLLAPSE DURING AN EARTHQUAKE.
FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS SDCI
HAS BEEN WORKING ON CREATING A
VOLUNTARY RETROFIT PROGRAM FOR
THE 1100 OR SO BUILDINGS THAT
ARE CURRENTLY UNREINFORCED. THIS
IS A BRIEFING WHERE THEY WILL
PRESENT ON THAT WORK.
LEGISLATION THIS YEAR OR MAYBE
EARLY NEXT YEAR. AGAIN, THIS IS
AN INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING, THERE
WILL BE NO VOTE ON THAT.
REGARDING OTHER LEGISLATION
BEFORE COUNCIL, I DID WANT TO
TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE TOMORROW TO SPEAK
ABOUT COUNCIL BILL 120777, THE
DANGEROUS BUILDING ORDINANCE
LEGISLATION THAT I'M
COSPONSORING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. AS HE MENTIONED, THIS
WILL AMEND THE FIRE CODE TO
CLARIFY THAT A FIRE CHIEFS
AUTHORITY TO DEMOLISH OR
OTHERWISE REMEDY AND SAVE
BUILDING CONDITIONS , IT ALSO
ALLOWS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
PLACE A LIEN AGAINST HER PRETTY
TITLES TO ENSURE SEATTLE
TAXPAYERS ARE REIMBURSED FOR THE
CITY BUILDING ABATEMENT COSTS. I
WANT TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON
THE BILL AND SHEPHERDING IT TO
YOUR COMMITTEE. COUNCIL 120766,
SPD RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
LEGISLATION. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
SPONSORING MY AMENDMENT. SINCE I
DON'T SIT ON THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNT ABILITY, THE AMENDMENT
SOUNDS LIKE IT PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEEK, THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES. IT'S ABOUT CREATING
A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR
POLICE OFFICERS AND REALLY
UPLIFTS THE 30 BY 30 REPORT. IT
IS REALLY INTENDED, THE
AMENDMENT, TO REQUIRE EACH MORE
SPECIFIC AND DETAILED REPORTING
ON SPD EFFORTS TO LAMENT THE 30
BY 30 INITIATIVE AND INCREASE
REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT. LANGUAGE REFLECTS
LOTS OF DIFFERENT
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THAT
LEGISLATION. I DO WANT TO SAY A
FEW WORDS ABOUT THE AT BASE
WORKER MINIMUM WAGE. AGAIN I
DON'T SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE BUT
HAVE LONG BEEN A CHAMPION FOR
WORKERS RIGHTS AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSIDER THIS
VERY CAREFULLY AS WE DO NOT
REDUCE THE MINIMUM WAGE THAT WAS
A HARD FOUGHT OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS. I DO PLAN TO BRING
AMENDMENTS TO FULL COUNCIL,
COLLEAGUES, SO IF YOUR OFFICE
WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON ANY OF
THESE WITH ME, PLEASE LET ME
KNOW. WE ARE WORKING ON
RESTORING RIGHTS TO ADDRESS
RETALIATION, TO ADDRESS THE FEES
, TO ENSURE BIKERS AND CARS HAVE
ADEQUATE TIME TO REVIEW AND
ORDER AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT
THEY WANT TO TAKE THE ORDER. AND
A FEW OTHER THINGS. IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN ANY OF THAT LET ME
KNOW. IN MEETING WITH WORKERS
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, I
KNOW THE CITY HAS HAD LOW ORDERS
IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
BUT HAS HAD LOW ORDERS IN THE
EARLY PART OF THE YEAR GOING
BACK TO 2021. AND SO, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY
THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION AND ABOUT THE KIND
OF DATA BEING PRESENTED BY
COMPANIES. WORKERS HAVE
OVERWHELMINGLY EXPRESSED THE
MINIMUM WAGE AND SUPPORTING THAT
THEIR VOICES DON'T GET DROWNED
OUT IN THE CONVERSATION.
REGARDING HOST BILL , SORRY,
COUNCIL BILL 120783, I DO WANT
TO SHARE THAT I HAVE ASKED
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON TO
DELAY A VOTE ON THIS BILL THAT
IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN TOMORROW.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A SINGLE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THIS CONTRACT. AND,
THIS CONTRACT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT VOTE ABOUT THE FUTURE
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE
CITY AND CIVILIAN PUBLIC SAFETY
ALTERNATIVES IN THE CITY. AND I
REALLY THINK THE COMMUNITY
DESERVES A CHANCE TO MAKE THEIR
VOICE HEARD BEFORE WE VOTE ON
IT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RUSHED.
SO, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED AN
ANSWER YET, BUT I JUST DO WANT
TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE MADE THE
REQUEST . AND FINALLY, GETTING
TO DISTRICT UPDATES, LAST WEEK I
WAS IN VIENNA, I WENT WITH THE
STATE DELEGATION AND STATE
REPRESENTATIVES , WE MET WITH
VMWARE -- VIENNA MEMBER OF
PARLIAMENT AND CITY COUNCIL TO
LEARN ABOUT THEIR CITY PLANNING
AND THEIR SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT'S. IS A
WORLD-RENOWNED PROGRAM IN
VIENNA. IT'S ALSO 300 YEARS
OLD. THEY HAVE 220,000 UNITS OF
SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE CITY THAT
PROVIDE PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY
FOR PEOPLE WHERE THEY CAN EVEN
PASTOR UNIT ONTO THE NEXT
GENERATION. SO I DO THINK THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT THING FOR US TO
START UNDERSTANDING BETTER IN
THIS COUNTRY. BECAUSE WE ALL
KNOW ABOUT THE CRISIS WE HAVE
HERE. SO, I WAS GLAD TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. IN
DISTRICT LAST WEEK, MY TEAM ALSO
ATTENDED THE MAYOR'S PUBLIC
SAFETY FORM AT RANIER TRINITY
CENTER AND ATTENDED A TOUR OF
JOHN MUIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH
STUDENTS AT THE SEATTLE ASIAN
ART MUSEUM AS PART OF THE EYES
ON ASIAN CURRICULUM. THEY ALSO
HAD OFFICE HOURS MEETINGS , SO I
WANT TO THANK MY TEAM FOR
HOLDING DOWN THE FORT WHILE I
WAS GONE. THIS WEEK MY TEAM AND
I WILL ATTEND AN EVENT WITH
GOVERNOR INSLEE AND SELL SEATTLE
AS PART OF AN UPDATE ON THE
WASHINGTON CARES FUNDING , THAT
IS OUR STATE LONG-TERM CARE
BENEFIT PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS WHO
ARE NEAR RETIREMENT, AND FOR
THOSE WHO MAY MOVE OUT OF STATE
SOME DAY. THIS WEEK I WILL
ATTEND THE LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES COMMITTEE AT THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
CARRYING THAT WEIGHT THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, I WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN THAT NOW. SOME
OTHER EVENTS THAT WE ARE
ATTENDING ARE THE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETING, I WILL BE
GETTING A TOUR BY FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT AS WELL AS THE TOUR
OF AND RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION
SITE, WE HAVE THAT DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN LEGISLATION BUT
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND
ON THE GROUND THAT WOULD LOOK
LIKE. AND FINALLY MY TEAM WILL
BE ATTENDING A VIGIL TOMORROW
NIGHT FOR A SEX WORKER WHO LIVED
IN DISTRICT TWO WHOSE LIFE WAS
TAKEN BY THE TYPE OF VIOLENCE
THAT HAS TAKEN THE LIVES OF
COUNTLESS OTHER SEX WORKERS IN
THE CITY. SO I WANT TO EXTEND MY
CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY AND
FRIENDS AND TO THE COMMUNITY OF
SEX WORKERS WHO'VE BEEN SHAKEN
BY HER MURDER AND THAT SHE REST
IN PEACE. COLLEAGUES, THAT IS
ALL I HAVE UNLESS THERE ARE
QUESTIONS. NOT SEEING ANY, SO I
WILL PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. MY UPDATES, LAST WEEK I
CHAIRED THE LIBRARY EDUCATION
AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE OR
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
GAVE A PRESENTATION. THE
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM ,
THAT INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND, EQUITY FUND, THE
EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT ADVISORS
AND COMMUNITY LIAISONS PROGRAMS.
THAT EVENING I ALSO ATTENDED THE
MAYOR'S PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM AT
THE COMMUNITY CENTER ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. IT WAS A
COMMUNITY SAFETY FORM ON THE
NORTH END. SO WE HAD
CONSTITUENTS FROM BOTH BEFORE
AND D5. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AS
MY COLLEAGUE POINTED OUT
EARLIER. I WAS GLAD TO SEE
CONSTITUENTS BEING ENGAGED
ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY
PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS. ONE
THING THAT STOOD OUT TO ME IS
THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OUTREACH TO
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE . THEY ARE ALSO
BURDENED WITH CONCERNS ABOUT
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WE ARE NOT
HEARING THEIR VOICES IN A ROBUST
MANNER. THERE WERE A FEW YOUNG
PEOPLE THERE, THE ONE YOUNG
PERSON I DID SEE MADE SOME
EXCELLENT POINTS ABOUT THE LACK
OF REPRESENTATION . I WILL BE
REACHING OUT TO BOTH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OTHERS IN
COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THESE
VOICES ARE BEING ROBUSTLY HEARD
AS WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE
THESE CONVERSATIONS. I THINK
MOST OF YOU KNOW HOW DEEPLY I
CARE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE
SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE
ARE ENGAGING IN THIS PUBLIC
SAFETY CONVERSATION THEY ARE
VERY MUCH AT THE FOREFRONT OF
OUR CONVERSATIONS. I ALSO
ATTENDED, ALONG WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, THE JEWISH
FAMILY SERVICES COMMUNITY
LUNCHEON. IS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MENTIONED LAST WEEK, THE
ORGANIZATION IS A GREAT RESOURCE
COMMUNITY. IT PROVIDES
ASSISTANCE AMONG OTHER THINGS TO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS, IT
ALSO RUNS A FOOD BANK IS VERY
NECESSARY IN OUR COMMUNITY. I
WAS PLEASED TO BE PART OF THAT
EVENT. ALSO, I WAS PLEASED TO
SEE THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXTENDED
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE
DRAFT CONFERENCE OF PLAN. I
WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE CLARITY
AND EXPLANATION GIVEN TO THE
PUBLIC ON HOW THE COMP PLAN
ALIGNS WITH THE STATE LAW, HB
1110. I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF
CONFUSION FOR CONSTITUENTS IN D4
AS TO WHAT THESE CHANGES WILL
LOOK LIKE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE GIVEN FEEDBACK TO THE
DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT,
EXCUSE ME, OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND
THEN THEY TELL ME THEY ARE GOING
TO BE UPDATING THE MAPS TO
REFLECT SOME OF THESE ZONING
CHANGES THAT ARE PART -- TO
EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK
LIKE AND SO FOLKS ON THE GROUND
HAVE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT DENSITY IN THEIR PARTICULAR
AREAS AND NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD
ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE. MY STAFF AND
I GOT A BRIEFING FROM THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT AND THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
PERMITTING ON THE ONE SEATTLE
APPROACH TO TREE PRESERVATION,
ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
AND HER TEAM. MAINTAINING THE
TREE CANOPY IS VERY IMPORTANT
AND IMPORTANT TO ME AND MY
DISTRICT. IT SOMETHING I'M
GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON
AND DIG DEEPER ON HOW WE HELP
SUPPORT TREE CANOPY, NOT ONLY D4
BUT ACROSS THE CITY. IT IS OF
PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE AS WE ARE
LOOKING TOWARD CLIMATE CHANGE
AND THE IMPACTS AND HOW WE
REALLY ADDRESS HEAT IN THE
COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE SPEAKING AT
THE MAPLE LEAF COMMUNITY COUNCIL
ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ALSO BE
THERE. I SHARE A SMALL PART OF
THE MAPLE LEAF NEIGHBORHOOD WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. WE WILL BE
LISTENING TO CONSTITUENTS THEIR
AS TO THEIR CONCERNS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I WILL ALSO BE A
PANELIST ON THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION VIRTUAL ACCESS FORUM
THIS WEEK. THE PANEL WILL BE A
DISCUSSION ON THE ISSUES
IMPACTING DOWNTOWN INCLUDING
PUBLIC SAFETY, THE FENTANYL
CRISIS, HOMELESSNESS, AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN
ALL OF SEATTLE. AS I HAVE SAID
IN THE PAST, DOWNTOWN IS FOR ALL
RESIDENTS. WE NEED TO ENSURE IT
IS SAFE AND VIBRANT SO OUR
RESIDENTS ACROSS ALL OF OUR
DISTRICTS ENJOY ALL OF THE
AMENITIES AVAILABLE DOWNTOWN AND
THE SURROUNDING AREA. ALSO THIS
WEEK, I WILL BE HOLDING IN
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS AT THE
MAGNUSON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER.
THIS WEEK I WILL PARTICIPATE IN
THE ONE SEATTLE DAY OF SERVICE.
I WILL BE SENDING OUT OUR
NEWSLETTER THIS WEEK AND AS PART
OF THE NEWSLETTER, WE WILL BE
INCLUDING THE LIST OF EVENTS THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS PUT
TOGETHER. BUT THAT IS JUST ONLY
PART OF THE LIST. CONSTITUENTS,
AS YOU KNOW, CAN CREATE THEIR
OWN THEY A PUBLIC SERVICE EVENT
AND I'M GOING TO BE ENCOURAGING
OUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE DISTRICT
TO PARTICIPATE WITH US ON THAT
DAY. WE WILL ALSO BE HELPING OUT
, EXCUSE ME, ATTENDING THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT STREET FAIR
WHICH IS AN ANNUAL EVENT. IT
WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY THIS YEAR. THERE WILL BE
LIVE MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES ,
OVER 40 FOOD TRUCKS AND BOOTHS
AND ALL SORTS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
AND OFFER THIS WEEKEND. I
ENCOURAGE ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO
COME OUT AND VISIT THE U
DISTRICT STREET FAIR THIS
WEEKEND. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY. BEFORE GETTING INTO
WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, I WANT
TO RESPOND TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S COMMENT ABOUT HER
PLAN TO ASK FOR A DELAY OF THE
APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT. MY
OFFICE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM
YOUR STAFF AT AROUND 1:30 PM,
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE NOT
RESPONDED YET. BUT I WILL NOTE
THAT THERE IS NOTHING REALLY
IRREGULAR ABOUT THE TIMING HERE.
IF THE LEGISLATION WAS
TRANSMITTED BY THE EXECUTIVE ON
APRIL 24, IT GOT ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
ON MAY 7, AND IT IS UP FOR A
VOTE THIS WEEK. SO THAT IS A
VERY REGULAR TIMELINE. I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE I MENTIONED
THERE WAS NOTHING IRREGULAR
GOING ON. THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA FOR THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
TOMORROW , OUR NEXT MEETING WILL
BE THURSDAY, MAY 23 AT 2:00. THE
AGENDA IS STILL BEING FINALIZED.
THE PREVIEW OF THE ITEMS SO FAR
INCLUDE FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION. A
PRESENTATION FROM THE SEATTLE
FILM COMMISSION IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ON THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENT SO FAR AND SOME
OF THEIR PLANS GOING FORWARD.
AND, I BELIEVE WE HAVE GOT
ANOTHER ITEM, I WILL GET BACK TO
YOU ON THAT. THAT WAS ONLY TWO
CLUMPS OF THINGS ON THE AGENDA.
SO, MOVING ON TO REPORT FOR LAST
WEEK, LAST THURSDAY MY CHIEF OF
STAFF AND I DID ATTEND THE
OPENING NIGHT OF THE SEATTLE
INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL AT THE
PARAMOUNT. IN CELEBRATION OF 50
YEARS OF THE ORGANIZATION THEY
WERE CALLING IT SIFTY. I DO WANT
TO NOTE THAT WAS ALREADY COMMENT
ABOUT WHAT A GREAT EVENT WAS. I
WANT TO NOTE AND CONGRATULATE
DONNA JAMES WERE RECEIVING THE
MAYOR'S FILM AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM.
THAT WAS PRESENTED BY MAYOR
HARRELL AT THE EVENT. DONNA
JAMES SERVED AS THE FIRST
DIRECTOR OF THE FILM OFFICE
INCLUDING CREATING A ONE-STOP
SHOP PERMIT ORDINATION PROCESS
FOR FILM PRODUCTION AND A LOW
COST $25 PER DAY PERMIT FEE.
THAT POLICY, WHICH IS STILL IN
EFFECT, ATTRACTS PRODUCTION
BUSINESS IN FILM CREWS TO
SEATTLE. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR
HARRELL FOR CHOOSING DONNA TO BE
THE RECIPIENT OF THIS YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS, IF YOU HAVE A
CHANCE TO SEE THE MOVIE THAT WAS
SHOWN THAT NIGHT, YOU SHOULD DO
IT. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. MOVING
ALONG, LET'S SEE, THIS WEEK,
TODAY I MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES
LIZ BARRY AND JULIA REED FROM
THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT TO
DISCUSS ISSUES OF MUTUAL
INTEREST INCLUDING HOUSING
PORTABILITY AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER TREATMENT. I WAS REALLY
GLAD TO MAKE THEIR ACQUAINTANCE
IN PERSON AND DISCUSS ISSUES OF
POLICY IMPORTANT BOTH FOR THE
CITY AND STATE. ON WEDNESDAY I
WILL BE ADDRESSING, ATTENDING
THE PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY
EVENT AND ON WEDNESDAY I WILL BE
MEETING WITH THE OSB DIRECTOR TO
DISCUSS ITEMS COMING UP IN 2024
, THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT. THE KING COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH THIS WEEK ,
COLLEAGUES, THIS COMING
THURSDAY, ONE OF THE AGENDA
ITEMS IS A SECOND REEFING OF THE
COUNTY'S OPIOID CRISIS
RESPONSE. I ENCOURAGE COUNCIL
MEMBERS, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE
PRESENTATION BECAUSE YOU ARE
MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE AND TO
GET A LOOK AT ADVANCE OF THE
MEETING AND COME WITH QUESTIONS.
AS A REMINDER I ASK THAT THE
2024 WORKPLAN OF SEATTLE KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH INCLUDE
ACTIONS THE AGENCY WILL TAKE TO
ADDRESS THE NUMBER ONE HEALTH
CRISIS ISSUE OF OUR DAY. THESE
TWO BRIEFINGS, THE ONE ABOUT ONE
MONTH AGO AND THE ONE THIS WEEK
ARE RESPONSIVE TO THAT. IT IS MY
HOPE AND EXPECTATION THAT THE
SECOND BRIEFING WILL INCLUDE
SPECIFIC ACTION ITEMS THAT
REFLECT THE URGENCY OF THE
MOMENT AND THE STEPS THE AGENCY
IS TAKING. JUST A PLUG FOR THAT.
I WILL BE READING AND LISTENING
TO THE PRESENTATION WITH THAT
LENS. I AM AN ALTERNATE ON THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE. I WILL BE ATTENDING
THIS SPECIAL COUNCIL , THIS
MEETING THIS FRIDAY IN
COUNCILMEMBER WOO'S STEAD
BECAUSE THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED
AT THE SAME TIME THAT HER
COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETS. RPC
WILL VOTE ON, I BELIEVE, OR HIS
PLAN TO VOTE ON THE CRISIS CARE
LEVY IMPLEMENTATION. AS I
UNDERSTAND IT, I THINK THERE ARE
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS THAT I WILL
BE BRINGING MYSELF UP TO SPEED
ON . THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THIS IS A LEVY THE
VOTERS APPROVED. AS ALWAYS, IT
WILL DETERMINE ITS SUCCESS. I
WILL BE TURNING TO MEET WITH MY
FELLOW COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
BEFORE THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT,
ONE MORE THING HERE, LET'S SEE,
HOLD ON A SECOND, I AM READING
LATEBREAKING NOTE. I WILL JUST
HOLD OFF ON THAT. FINALLY, I DO
WANT TO DRAW EVERYONE'S
ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, WE ALL
RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM CENTRAL
STAFF DIRECTOR ALERTING US TO
THE FACT THAT THERE ARE
ESSENTIALLY 12 WEEKS REMAINING
IN THE YEAR TO ADVANCE NEW
LEGISLATION OR PROCESS EXECUTIVE
GENERATIVE LEGISLATION BEFORE
FORMAL BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
BEGIN IN THE LAST WEEK OF
SEPTEMBER. DON'T COUNT ON THOSE
LAST MEETINGS OR THAT ONE LAST
MEETING IN DECEMBER TO BE A HAIL
MARY DATE WHEN YOU COULD WRAP
EVERYTHING UP. THAT ALWAYS ENDS
UP BEING A BIG MEETING. THIS
FRIENDLY REMINDER IS ISSUED
EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME AND I'M
DRAWING ATTENTION TO IT BECAUSE
THEY REALLY MEAN IT. EVEN THOUGH
WE ARE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE
YEAR, TIME FLIES. JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE YOU READ THAT, BECAUSE
THERE IS A ROUGH SCHEDULE OF
DATES OF WHEN THINGS HAVE TO
HAPPEN BEFORE WE CAN DIVE DEEP
INTO BUDGET. WITH THAT, THAT
CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. I SEE
YOUR HAND, SO GO AHEAD.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO DOUBLE
DOWN ON WHAT YOU WERE JUST
SAYING, THE EMAIL FROM THE
DIRECTOR, BECAUSE SUMMER GOES
QUICK, WE HAVE RECESS IN THERE.
THERE IS JULY 4 HOLIDAY AS WELL
IS JUNE 18, JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY.
AND WITH NICER WEATHER, A LOT OF
PEOPLE TAKE VACATION. AND SO IT
SOMETIMES GETS HARDER TO GET
LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US AND
BEFORE US. I HAVE BOYS BEEN VERY
FIRM WITH THE DEPARTMENTS THAT
REPORT TO MY COMMITTEE THAT JUNE
IS THEIR DEADLINE BECAUSE THEN
THEY WILL BE LATE AND GET IT TO
ME BEFORE BUDGET. IT'S ALSO WHY
IN MY BUDGET CALENDAR YOU SEE I
HAVE HELD SEPTEMBER DATES
WITHOUT CONTENT BECAUSE I WORRY
THAT THERE WILL BE A LATE
BREAKING ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
HAS TO PASS RIGHT NOW TYPE OF
BILL. AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE
TAKE UP TYPICAL LEGISLATION
DURING THE FALL BUDGET PROCESS
AT ALL. I AM JUST DOUBLING DOWN
ON YOUR POINT BECAUSE IT'S A
REALLY GOOD ONE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU CENTRAL
STAFF DIRECTOR NOBLE FOR PUTTING
IT TO OUR ATTENTION. OKAY,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK
THINGS, I WANTED TO FLAG, FOR MY
PORTION, ONE IS A FAIRLY MINOR
BUT IMPORTANT SCHEDULING CHANGE
THAT WE MADE FOR SELECT
COMMITTEE. I MADE THE DECISION,
COLLEAGUES, AFTER THIS NEXT
WEDNESDAY TO CANCEL FOR THE
DURATION OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE
PROCESS, OUR REGULAR TUESDAY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETINGS BEFORE HAND. SO AFTER
THIS COMING TUESDAY WE WILL
CANCEL THOSE AT 9:30 AM. WHAT
THAT MEANS IS THAT NOT NEXT
TUESDAY BUT THE FOLLOWING
REGULAR SELECT COMMITTEE MEETING
WHICH WILL BE TUESDAY, JUNE 4,
OUR MEETING IS AT 9:30 AM RATHER
THAN 10:30 AM ON GOING FORWARD.
HOPEFULLY, AT LEAST WILL HAVE
FLEXIBILITY TO KEEP THE MEETINGS
AND IF WE NEED TO AND BY 1:00
REGARDLESS ON THOSE DAYS , TO
ACCOMMODATE OUR REGULAR TUESDAY
COUNCIL MEETINGS. IF WE ARE ABLE
TO GRANT TIME BACK, -- I JUST
WANT TO NOTE THAT IMPORTANT BUT
MINOR SCHEDULING CHANGE. AGAIN,
FOR SELECT COMMITTEES STARTING
TUESDAY, JUNE 4. AND FINALLY, I
WILL ALSO NOTE THAT I AM CHAIR
OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT ALL
MODES, CARS, FOOT, BIKING,
FREIGHT AND THE LIKE. BUT TODAY,
THIS WEEK IS, COLLEAGUES,
NATIONAL BIKE TO WORK WEEK. SO I
AM, THIS WEEK, I HAVE TWO BIKE
TO WORK ENGAGEMENTS THAT I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO. JUMPING ON
THE GOOD OLD IRON HORSE,
POLISHING THAT BABY OFF, GETTING
TO WORK THAT WAY. I'M GOING TO
BE MAKING SURE MY SAFETY
EQUIPMENT IS ALL SQUARED AWAY
LATER TONIGHT AND MY TIRES ARE
PROPERLY INFLATED. AND IF NOT,
MY AVID CYCLIST NEIGHBOR DOUG,
I'M GOING TO BUG HIM. APOLOGIES
IN ADVANCE, DOUG. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. I SUPPORT ALL MODES,
BY BIKING TO WORK THIS IS ONE
WAY I CAN SUPPORT THE BIKING . I
THINK THE NEXT THING I NEED TO
DO IS GET IT CDL SO I CAN TRULY
LIVE UP TO FREIGHT AND CARGO. IN
ANY EVENT, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I THOUGHT
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US YOU'RE
GOING TO CITE A NEW AIRPORT
INNER-CITY.
>> EXPANDING A NEW TERMINAL
MAYBE ONE DAY.
>> ALL CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTERS
SEATTLE RESIDENTS CAN PICK UP A
FREE HELMET. PROVIDED FREE OF
CHARGE AT ALL CUSTOMER SERVICE
CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
>> GREAT FEEDBACK. THANK YOU.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> PERHAPS YOU'RE GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING ? I DO WANT TO COMMENT
ON MY COMMENTS, ANOTHER NOTE
ABOUT THE BOAT IS IF WE HAVE
BEEN INFORMED THAT IF WE DELAY A
WEEK DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM IT
WOULD BE IN THE RETRO PAY WILL
BE DELAYED UNTIL FALL AND THAT
COULD BE GROUNDS FOR THEM TO
FILE A ULP AND THAT COULD COST
THE CITY SOME MONEY. ALSO CREATE
SOME OTHER PROBLEMS. I'M JUST
INCLUDING THIS INFORMATION THAT
I JUST RECEIVED. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT, IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION -- IF THERE IS NO
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS BEFORE US
TODAY, I WILL CLOSE THIS
MEETING. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT
IS 3:0 8 PM. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY.