>>> GOOD AFTERNOON , EVERYONE.
HERE WE ARE BACK AT THE TABLE .
THIS IS A CHANCE TO CHECK IT
OUT WITH MORE OF OUR BODY HERE
TODAY. IT IS JUNE 3rd , 2024.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL COME
TO ORDER AND THE TIME IS 2:01.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE
SESSION TODAY. ON TOMORROW'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR . I WILL INTERRUPT
MYSELF. GREETINGS,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
PREGNANT. ON TOMORROW 'S IRC,
WE HAVE THE WEEKLY BILL
PAYMENTS AND WE SAID JUDGE AS
INSPECTOR GENERAL . THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDES THE WEEKLY
BILL PAYMENT AND SIX
REAPPOINTMENTS . FOUR TO THE
SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION AND TWO
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
POLICE COMMISSION. THERE ARE
THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
FROM COMMITTEES. THE
APPOINTMENT OF DAWN LINDELL AS
CEO OF CITY LIGHT. COUNCIL BILL
120777 , REGARDING UNSAFE
BUILDING ABATEMENT, AND 120774,
THE CARRYFORWARD ORDINANCE
WHICH TAKES FUNDING ALLOCATED
IN THE 2023 BUDGET BUT NOT
SPEND AND CARRIES IT FORWARD
INTO 2024. I DO WANT TO NOTE AS
I HAVE COMMUNICATED TO YOUR
OFFICES AT THE REQUEST OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA I WILL LIMIT
PUBLIC COMMENT TO 40 MINUTES.
INITIALLY THE REQUEST WAS FOR
20 MINUTES BUT THAT IS THE WE
CAN END THE MEETING AT 4:00 AND
BEGIN THE LEVY PUBLIC HEARING
PROMPTLY AT 4:30. TWO ITEMS
HAVE AMENDMENTS THAT MAY
REQUIRE LENGTHY COUNCILMEMBER
DISCUSSION, SO I'M LETTING
FOLKS KNOW AS A COURTESY RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE IF THEY WERE
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, I
WANTED THEM TO KNOW WHAT TO
EXPECT SO THEY CAN PLAN
ACCORDINGLY . ALL RIGHT, MOVING
ON
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
RECOGNIZING FRIDAY, JUNE 7th,
2024 TO BE WHERE ORANGE
NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS
DAY. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
PLEASE READ THE PROCLAMATION
BEFORE I REQUEST SIGNATURES.
>> I WILL BE BRIEF . I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WHO DON'T WAIT
FOR SOLUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE
WORK TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE. WE
SEE A LOT OF PLACES AROUND THE
COUNTRY THAT WEIGHT FOR
POLITICIANS TO PASS LAWS .
ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS
STEPPING UP AND DOING THE WORK.
THEY ARE NOT WAITING FOR HOPES
AND PRAYERS, THEY ARE DOING THE
WORK THEMSELVES. IN YEARS PAST
WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHERE
AMERICA'S BACKBONE IS , I'VE
ALWAYS SAID IT IS RIGHT HERE IN
WASHINGTON STATE, IN SEATTLE,
AND SPECIFICALLY ON 23rd AND
UNION WITH OUR COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. I'VE GOT A LOT
OF THINGS TO SAY BUT I WILL
JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE
HAVE TRAGEDIES HERE IN
WASHINGTON STATE, WE DON'T WAIT
WITH HOPES AND PRAYERS. WE
RESPOND WITH LEGISLATION. AFTER
THE SANTA BARBARA SHOOTINGS,
THE EXTREME RISK PROTECT
ORDINANCE . BAD BILL COULDN'T
GET A HEARING IN THE
LEGISLATURE AND I DON'T FAULT
ANY LEGISLATURE FOR NOT GETTING
IN ON THERE BECAUSE THERE HAVE
BEEN YEARS AND YEARS OF
LOBBYING WORK SET UP TO NOT
ALLOW RESPONSIBLE GUN
LEGISLATION TO BE VOTED ON.
WHEN WE COULDN'T GET A
HEARING, WE TOOK IT TO THE
INITIATIVE AND IT PASSED WITH
77% OF WASHINGTON STATE VOTERS.
THE RESPONSE FROM THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL WAS TO BAN THE SALE OF
HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES. WE
HEAR IN WASHINGTON STATE ARE
ABLE TO PASS LEGISLATION AND
THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE
SO WE CAN NEVER PASS -- WEAR
ORANGE AWARENESS DAY WITHOUT
PASSING THE PROCLAMATION SO I
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT
ON THIS PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES ?
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. IT IS THE BEGINNING OF
SUMMER AND IT'S GREAT YOU HAVE
EYES ON THIS AND WE ARE ABLE TO
HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS.
>> YES, THANK YOU AND THERE IS
A SPECIFIC REASON WE DO IT ON
THIS DAY AND I WILL JUST -- I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GET
THE NAMES CORRECT. JANUARY
2013, ADA PENDLETON WAS
TRAGICALLY SHOT AND KILLED AT
THE AGE OF 15 IN CHICAGO. THIS
WOULD HAVE BEEN HER 27th
BIRTHDAY THIS JUNE . JUNE 2nd.
JUNE 7th , PEOPLE FROM ALL
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WILL
RECOGNIZE NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE
AWARENESS DAY BY WEARING ORANGE
IN A TRIBUTE TO HER AND OTHER
VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE.
>> THANK YOU. WILL YOU BE
PRESENTING IN COMMUNITY?
>> WE ARE FINALIZING THOSE
DETAILS, YES.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE
WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
THEIR SIGNATURES ATTACHED
RECOGNIZING FRIDAY, JUNE 7,
2024 TO BE WEAR NATIONAL GUN
VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON RECOGNIZING
JUNE 20th -- JUNE 2024 TO BE
LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
PLEASE LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON
THE PROCLAMATION AND WE WILL
ASK FOR FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS
BEFORE DOING THE ROLL CALL ON
SIGNATURES.
>> COLLEAGUES, IT IS YEAR 50
FOR CELEBRATION OF PRIDE AND IT
IS A BIG DEAL HERE IN SEATTLE.
WE ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRIDE
EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY . WHEN
YOU LOOK ACROSS VISITORS, WE
HAVE TRIED FESTIVALS I'VE
ATTENDED. ON JUNE 1st, A
CLEANUP TO SIGNIFY ON CAPITOL
HILL WITH EGAN ORION AND WE
HAVE -- DON'T CONFUSE IT, WE
HAVE THE PRIDE PARADE, TWO
SEPARATE EVENTS. PRIDE FEST
HAPPENED AT BROADWAY WHICH
BRINGS OVER 100,000 PEOPLE TO
BROADWAY AND HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE
SEATTLE CENTER FOR CELEBRATION
SO IT IS A VERY GLORIOUS MONTH
AND IT IS ALSO A MONTH I
CELEBRATE. OBVIOUSLY I AM GAY
AND I HAVE CELEBRATED PRIDE
SINCE I WAS LITTLE . IT IS
SOMETHING WE RECOGNIZE IN
SEATTLE HOW WE HAVE HOPE FOR A
LOT OF LGBTQIA YOUTH, ADULTS,
FAMILIES IN OUR CITY. WHEN I'M
CONSTANTLY TALKING TO FOLKS
WHEN VISITING THEM, JUST ON THE
STREET OR WHATNOT AND WE ASK
HEY, WHERE DID YOU MOVE FROM ,
THEY MOVED FROM DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE COUNTRY TO BE HERE TO BE
ACCEPTED AND IT'S CRUCIAL.
CAPITOL HILL IS ONE OF THE
GREAT LACES WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY
THE CELEBRATION OF OUR PRIDE
FLAGS, OUR AIDS MEMORIAL
PATHWAY PARK. THAT PASS WILL BE
REOPENING AND IT WILL BE
SPECIAL TO PEOPLE AND I WOULD
LOVE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT IN
CELEBRATION OF THIS VERY
SPECIAL YEAR OF 50 YEARS .
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
50 YEARS. THAT REALLY SPEAKS A
LOT TO THE STRENGTH OF THE
COMMUNITY AND THE NEED TO
GATHER AND CELEBRATE . MAKE
SURE THAT THERE IS A PLACE AND
TIME FOR THIS COMMUNITY. WITH
THAT, IF THERE IS NO OTHER
COMMENT, THANK YOU VERY, VERY
MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST
PROCLAMATION!
>> IT IS. IT IS MY FIRST SOLO
ONE. I DID SPEAK ON
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S BUT YES,
I JUMPED ON THE PROCLAMATION
TRAIN .
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> ALL RIGHT . SEEING NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE
2024 TO BE LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM,
OUR REGULAR DISCUSSION
PREVIEWING COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
COMMITTEE AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEE EVENTS AND MEETINGS,
ET CETERA . TO BEST ACCOMMODATE
TIME CONSTRAINTS TODAY AT THE
REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMBERS WE
WILL BREAK ROLL CALL ORDER AND
BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
RIVERA, STRAUSS, AND MOVE ON TO
THE REGULAR ROLL CALL. THE
REMAINING MEMBERS IN THAT ORDER
WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. BEFORE I HAND IT OFF, IF
YOU PLAN TO SPEAK TO ANY
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO
LEGISLATION ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA, WAIT UNTIL THE SPONSOR
OF THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION
SPEAKS DURING THEIR
PRESENTATION. IT IS EASIER SO
THE PUBLIC CAN TRACK THE ACTUAL
LEGISLATION AND AMENDMENTS THAT
GO WITH IT. ALL RIGHT , THE
ROLL CALL ORDER IS RIVERA,
STRAUSS, MOORE, WOO,
HOLLINGSWORTH, AND ME . PLEASE
BEGIN, THEN HANDED OVER TO
STRAUSS. IT IS THEY IN LINE.
>> WE ARE GETTING USED TO IT. I
LIKE BEING AMONGST THE TABLE IN
A MORE FORMAL SETTING FOR THIS
MEETING SO WE THANK YOU FOR
THAT. TODAY I WANTED TO TAKE MY
FEW MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT I BROUGHT LAST WEEK.
AFTER MEETING WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS I'VE
DECIDED TO WITHDRAW MY
AMENDMENT WHICH INCLUDED A
PROVISO FOR THIS YEAR'S 25
MILLION . INSTEAD I AM BRINGING
A NEW AMENDMENT TO KEEP THE
CALL FOR THE DETAILED REPORT
FROM OPC THE ON HOW THEY WILL
ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF ITS 56 ONGOING
PROJECTS . THIS IS A MAIN
INTENT OF MY AMENDMENT. I
CONTINUE TO HAVE QUESTIONS.
COLLEAGUES, IT DOES NOT SOUND
LIKE OPCD HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY
PARTNERING WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS TO HELP SOME OF
THESE PROJECTS ALONG. I REMAIN
CONCERNED OPCD HAS NOT SHOWN AN
APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ACCOUNTABILITY OR TRANSPARENCY
REGARDING EDI PROGRAM AND ITS
ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND COMPLETE
THESE PROJECTS. WE DON'T
CONTROL THE DEPARTMENTS BUT WE
CAN BE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS,
COMPEL THEM TO OFFER
TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. COLLEAGUES, AS
YOU MAY KNOW ON CONTRACTED
DEPARTMENT FUNDS LAPSE AT THE
END OF EVERY YEAR. DEPARTMENTS
CAN REQUEST AUTHORITY IN THE
FOLLOWING YEAR. COUNCIL CAN
APPROVE OR NOT THESE REQUESTS.
I WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE OVER 50
MILLION IN CARRYFORWARD
REQUESTED. AS I SAID LAST WEEK,
THE ONGOING EDI PROJECTS WERE
NEVER AT RISK. OPCD COULD'VE
ASKED FOR CONTINUED
CARRYFORWARD NEXT YEAR FOR ANY
AMOUNT IT DIDN'T STAND --
SPEND THIS YEAR BUT I
UNDERSTAND STAKEHOLDERS NEEDED
A STRONG MESSAGE FOR THE
PROGRAM. OPCD HAS SPENT ON
AVERAGE 25% OF EDI'S BUDGET
EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST FIVE
YEARS. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES,
BY 2026 THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE
90 MILLION OF UNSPENT FUNDS IN
THE BUDGET, WHICH THEY WOULD
NEED TO REQUEST CARRYFORWARD
AUTHORITY FOR AND YOU MAY HAVE
SEEN MY CHART FROM THE PRESS
RELEASE THAT I SENT OUT AT THE
END OF THE WEEK . IT SHOWS WHAT
THEY ARE SPENDING NOW AND
CONTINUING INCREASE. YOU KNOW,
THIS DELTA IS WHAT THEY WOULD
HAVE AS A DIFFERENCE AND FROM
WHAT WE ARE SEEING AND I'VE
GOT THIS FROM THE CENTRAL
BUDGET OFFICE . THIS IS THEIR
ESTIMATE BASED ON THEIR
TRENDING FOR THE LAST FIVE
YEARS. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE
CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT. EVEN
IF THEY INCREASED THEIR
SPENDING BY 50%, WHICH WOULD BE
GOING IN THIS DIRECTION, IT
WOULD HAVE THAT $50 MILLION OF
UNDER SPEND EVERY YEAR THEY
WOULD NEED TO CARRY FORWARD
FOR, SO THAT IS WHAT, YOU KNOW,
THE CONTINUED CARRYFORWARD
ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR
PROGRAM. MY INTENT IS TO
PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY TO THIS
IN ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS . WE
NEED TO PROVIDE GOOD GOVERNANCE
WHEN MANAGING PUBLIC FUNDS AS
WE MANAGE TO SUPPORT THE
COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN AWARDED FUNDING. I
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED
ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY ABOUT
THIS AND ALL CITY PROGRAMS AS
COUNCIL CONTINUES TO REVIEW THE
BUDGET , AS WE LOOK TOWARD THE
FALL. AND ASIDE FROM THAT, I
HAD SOME GREAT MEETINGS LAST
WEEK BUT I WANT TO CEDE MY TIME
TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I HAD
A GREAT MEETING WITH FOURTH AND
FIFTH GRADERS . I TOOK A
WALKING TOUR TO TALK ABOUT
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND THAT WAS
REALLY A HIGHLIGHT LAST WEEK AS
WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND TO
SUPPORT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, SO
YES, THAT WAS GREAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. IT IS GREAT TO BE BACK
AT THE COUNCIL BRIEFING TABLE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE
BEEN BACK AT THE TABLE SINCE
2020. LAST WEEK, SORRY, I WAS
NOT PRESENT .
>> THE WEEK BEFORE LAST? IT WAS
MEMORIAL DAY.
>> LAST WEEK WAS MEMORIAL DAY.
I WAS AT THE CEMETERY WITH THE
BOY SCOUTS. HERE WE ARE TODAY .
I WILL SAY ANOTHER TRADITION
THAT WAS PREVIOUS TO 2020 THAT
SOMEHOW SLIPPED IN THE LAST
FOUR YEARS, WHEN WE DO PUBLIC
HEARINGS IN THE EVENING,
USUALLY EVERY OFFICE HAS ONE
VOLUNTEER COME HELP OUT THE
OFFICE OF STAFFING . IN THIS
CASE, THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY,
YOU GUYS ARE TECHNICALLY AND
CHARGED, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA BUT
JUST TO PUT THAT OUT THERE
USUALLY IN THE PAST -- I KNOW
THINGS HAVE CHANGED IN THE LAST
FOUR YEARS -- BUT I WANTED TO
PUT THAT PLUG BACK OUT THERE.
THE NEXT MEETING IS WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 5th AND THERE ARE THREE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, PART OF
OUR SELECT BUDGET SERIES . THE
LAST OF THESE MEETINGS WILL BE
THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, WHEN
WE GO OVER THE REVENUE
FORECAST. THIS MEETING ON OUR
SELECT BUDGET SERIES WILL BE
HEARING THREE PRESENTATIONS,
ONE FROM TOM MYSELF ABOUT THE
RESTRICTED REVENUE SOURCES WE
HAVE. WE WILL HAVE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR BRIEF US ON THE
STABILIZATION WORK FINDINGS
FROM LAST YEAR. AND THEN
FINALLY WE WILL HAVE A SUMMARY
OF THE 2024 BUDGET REVIEW
PRESENTATION WHICH WILL
CONCLUDE KIND OF THAT FORMAL
SETTING. WE WILL THEN BE
WORKING OVER THESE NEXT FEW
MONTHS -- NOT NECESSARILY AT
THE DAIS BUT CONTINUING TO WORK
ON DIGGING INTO THE BUDGET BOOK
CENTRAL STAFF HAS PRESENTED
INTO THESE ADDITIONAL FINDINGS
AND WE WILL HAVE THE AUGUST
MEETING TO WITH THE REVENUE
FORECAST. ANY QUESTIONS ON
SELECT BUDGET THIS WEEK? MOVING
ON, I WILL BRIEF US ABOUT THE
NEXT FINANCE COMMITTEE AND IT
IS A SPECIAL MEETING ON MONDAY,
JUNE 17th AT 9:30 A.M. THIS IS
BECAUSE JUNETEENTH WAS OUR
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ,
SO THAT NEEDED TO BE CANCELED
SINCE IT IS A DAY OFF. MONDAY
MORNING, 9:30 . WE WILL BE
TAKING UP THE AGING AND
DISABILITY SERVICES OFFICE
LEASE, THE SECOND BRIEFING , SO
WE WILL BE VOTING. WE WILL TAKE
A BRIEFING ON THE OFFICE OF
CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR JAMIE
CARNELL FOR HER APPOINTMENT AND
TAKING UP SOME INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REAPPOINTMENTS. AS YOU ALL KNOW
-- THAT IS WHAT WILL BE ON THE
SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, THE 17th.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE
CARRY-FORWARD BILL IS COMING
BACK TO COUNCIL TOMORROW .
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR NEW AMENDMENT . RATHER
THAN READING THE TALKING
POINTS, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SMALL,
TECHNICAL BILL? WONDERFUL . I
WILL PASS IT OFF TO THE NEXT
PERSON. COUNCIL PRESIDENT ?
>> NO, THE NEXT PERSON WOULD BE
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> OKAY , THANK YOU.
DISCOMBOBULATED HERE . OKAY.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON ,
COLLEAGUES. THERE WE GO. THE
NEXT MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 12th. WE WILL BE HAVING
THREE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ONLY
. ONE WILL BE PRESENTATION ON
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCING ,
AN ABBREVIATED CONVERSATION
FROM THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING
. THE SECOND ITEM, THE HOUSING
LEVIES ADMINISTRATION AND
FINANCIAL PLAN. MORE COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE ANF PLAN AND
WE WILL HAVE JOINT PRESENTATION
FROM THE CITY AUDITOR TO REPORT
ON THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING
THE INSPECTION ORDINANCE. SO IT
WILL BE A VERY PACKED AGENDA
AND AGAIN, THERE IS AN OPEN
INVITATION TO ANY NON-COMMITTEE
MEMBER WHO WANTS TO ATTEND .
LET'S SEE, FOR EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE IS MEETING LATER
TODAY TO VOTE ON A NEW
PERMANENT CEO , SO THAT WILL BE
INTERESTING . INTERESTING
MEETING. THE KING COUNTY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE
WILL ALSO BE MEETING THIS
THURSDAY. IN TERMS OF -- LET'S
SEE, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
OVERSEEING THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS. I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
PRIDE FLAG RAISING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
MAYOR HARRELL AND IT'LL BE AN
HONOR TO INTRODUCE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH TO
MAKE A GREAT SPEECH , SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
ACTUALLY MOVING TO A MORE
SOLEMN PIECE THAT I NEED TO
BRING, WHICH IS IN THE
DISTRICT. REGARDING MY DISTRICT
UPDATE, I AM DEEPLY SADDENED TO
REPORT A RECENT HATE CRIME IN
MY DISTRICT. A BRICK WAS THROWN
THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A JEWISH
FAMILY'S HOME IN THE GREENWOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD. SPD IS AWARE AND
ARE INVESTIGATING. THEY HAVE
CONFIRMED THIS WAS A HATE
CRIME. SO , SINCE THAT
INCIDENT, I'VE HAD SEVERAL
JEWISH CONSTITUENTS REACH OUT
TO ME WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE
IMPACTS OF THIS EVENT AND OTHER
EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AND
SO, I DO JUST WANT TO SAY
WITHOUT WAITING UNTIL THE
BROADER GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES
HERE, WHEN PEOPLE'S HOMES ARE
VANDALIZED BECAUSE OF THEIR
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND OR ETHNIC
IDENTITIES , OR PEOPLE ON THE
STREET ARE CALLED A SLUR BASED
ON THEIR RELIGION , THAT IS
UNACCEPTABLE. WE WILL NOT
TOLERATE ACTS -- WE WILL NOT
TOLERATE VIOLENCE OR ACTS OF
INTIMIDATION TOWARDS
INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE OF THEIR
RELIGION, ETHNICITY, RACE, SEX,
GENDER IDENTITY, OR NATIONAL
ORIGIN. LASTLY I JUST WANT TO
SAY LEST WE FORGET THE MASSACRE
THAT OCCURRED AT THE JEWISH
FAMILY SERVICES NOT SO LONG
AGO, WE CANNOT REMAIN SILENT IN
THE FACE OF ACTS OF HATRED OR
INTIMIDATION AGAINST OUR JEWISH
NEIGHBORS AND WE ALL DESERVE TO
FEEL SAFE AND WELCOMED IN OUR
SHARED SEATTLE . IF ANYONE IS
CONCERNED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A
WITNESS OR A VICTIM OF A HATE
CRIME, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO REACH OUT TO SPD. I HAVE TO
NOTE THEY WERE VERY RESPONSIVE
AND INTEND TO TO THE FAMILY AND
TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY . THE
FAMILY WAS REASSURED BY THE
RESPONSE THEY RECEIVED AND AS
THEIR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, I
AM REASSURED SPD IS TAKING HATE
CRIMES VERY SERIOUSLY . ON THAT
SORT OF SOMBER NOTE, I WANTED
TO BRING MY REMARKS. THANK YOU.
>> SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING THIS UP. I ADMIT I
HAVE FELT RATHER HOPELESS ON
HOW TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO
ME ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
INCIDENT BECAUSE SOME OF THEM
CALLED FOR A GREATER LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE AND I
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD RECENTLY
GONE ON AROUND THIS PARTICULAR
INCIDENT BUT I DO APPRECIATE
THIS. THIS GOES BEYOND
VANDALISM, WHICH I'VE
COMMENTED ON IN BRIEFINGS AND
OTHER MEETINGS IN THE PAST, BUT
THIS -- YEAH, THANK YOU FOR
CALLING IT WHAT IT IS AND
BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO ECHO THE
SENTIMENTS. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE , FOR THE
UPDATE. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
AND UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOW
FILED AS A HATE CRIME AND SPD
WAS ON TOP OF IT. I KNOW THEY
HAD INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON , THIS
IS AN ISSUE THAT IS VERY NEAR
AND DEAR TO ME FOR NUMEROUS
REASONS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
SYNAGOGUES IN MY DISTRICT AND
ALSO IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
FAMILY AT HOME . WE HAVE A
JEWISH HOUSEHOLD, SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. HATE
CRIME IS NOT TOLERATED IN
SEATTLE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
TOLERATE ANTI-SEMITISM OR
ISLAMOPHOBIA FOR THAT MATTER.
OR BIGOTRY . OR ANYTHING OF
THAT NATURE . I REALLY WANT TO
-- I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS UP AND IT VERY
MUCH SADDENS ME BUT I'M GLAD
SPCD TOOK THAT SERIOUSLY AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THIS
SERIOUSLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DO SO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR UPDATE. TO ECHO
THOSE CONCERNS, HATE HAS NO
HOME IN OUR CITY.
ANTI-SEMITISM, ISLAMOPHOBIA HAS
NO HOME IN OUR CITY. ANY
BIGOTRY , ANY ASIAN HATE , ANY
HOMOPHOBIA , IT DOESN'T HAVE A
PLACE IN OUR CITY, SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP
THE WAY YOU DID BECAUSE
ANTI-SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA
HAS BEEN ON THE RISE OVER THE
LAST FEW MONTHS AND IT HAS NO
PLACE AND IT HAS NO HOME IN OUR
CITY.
>> I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE , THIS
IS A PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN
CLEARLY AND I'M AWARE OF THE
ISSUE AND LOOKING TO SCHEDULE
AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE
SCHEDULED A MEETING WITH JEWISH
GROUPS ABOUT THIS . I WILL DO
THAT AND , YOU KNOW, WILL BE
ENGAGED WITH SPD AND OTHERS AS
NECESSARY, SO THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
LET'S SEE . LET'S START WITH
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE. WE HAVE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE THIS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5th. WE'VE GOT
THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THE
FIRST, 127601 THE OFFICE TO
RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION BILL
FROM -- IT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED
BY THE EXECUTIVE. WOULD REMOVE
REGULATORY BARRIERS BY
PROVIDING BROAD EXEMPTIONS FROM
DESIGN STANDARDS WHEN EXISTING
STRUCTURE OR A STRUCTURE THAT
IS PROBABLY PERMITTED CONVERTED
TO HOUSING FROM ANOTHER USE. WE
WILL HAVE -- I WON'T GET INTO
DETAIL ABOUT THE LEGISLATION.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT ON
WEDNESDAY. IT IS PART OF THE
MAYOR 'S DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
PLAN AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TOUR SEVERAL POTENTIAL
SITES. I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO
WEEKS AGO NOW, SO WANT TO THANK
OPCD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE
COMPLICATING . THE SECOND,
120771, THE DOWNTOWN STREET
LEVEL USES BILL . THIS WOULD
ALLOW TEMPORARY USES AND GIVE
FLEXIBILITY AND VARIETY TO THE
USES REQUIRED TO OCCUPY STREET
LEVEL SPACES IN THREE
PARTICULAR PARTS OF DOWNTOWN .
IT IS PART OF THE MAYOR OF'S
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN .
AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
ON THAT BILL ON WEDNESDAY AND
HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION
. THESE TWO BILLS , WE WILL NOT
BE VOTING ON. WE WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR BOTH OF
THOSE BILLS ON WEDNESDAY
THOUGH. SO NO VOTE ON THOSE TWO
BILLS . THE THIRD ITEM,
PERMITTING AUDIT. LAST YEAR --
WELL, I GUESS IT WAS 2021,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS CHAIR
AT THE TIME AND ASKED THE
AUDITORS OFFICE TO REVIEW THE
PERMITTING PROCESS. THE AUDIT
DID TAKE ABOUT A YEAR I THINK
AND SINCE THE REPORT WAS DONE
LAST YEAR, THEY HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING OR CREATING METRICS
AND TAKING CORRECTIVE MEASURES
TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT WERE MADE SO THEY WILL BE
BEFORE COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY TO
PRESENT THEIR PROGRESS . AGAIN,
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF
WORK TO DO, SO IT WILL TAKE
SOME TIME TO MEET THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THAT AUDIT ,
BUT THEY WILL BE WITH US TO
SHARE THEIR UPDATE. THIS IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW
SLOW OUR PERMITTING PROCESS IS.
WE HEAR ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME
AND IT HAS DELAYED HOUSING
PROJECTS FROM COMING ONLINE AND
ADDED UNNECESSARY COST TO THE
PROCESS ITSELF. THE REQUESTED
INFORMATION WAS ABOUT HOW THE
PROCESS COULD BE IMPROVED TO
MAKE THINGS SMOOTHER AND MORE
-- TO SPEED IT UP . WE KNOW
CUTTING DOWN RED TAPE IS ONE OF
THE LOW HANGING FRUIT WE HAVE
AS A CITY TO MAKE SURE WE GET
HOUSING ONLINE MORE QUICKLY.
THOSE ARE THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR
WEDNESDAY. SIMILAR TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , WHOSE
MEETINGS ARE ON WEDNESDAY , OUR
JUNE 19th MEETING WILL BE
CANCELED. WE CONTEMPLATED
RESCHEDULING, BUT THE FOLLOWING
WEEK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
I WILL BE IN VANCOUVER FOR THE
WEEK LONG BOARD MEETING AND
BUSINESS MEETING, SO WE ARE
CANCELING THE SECOND MEETING
FOR JUNE. I DO HAVE AN
AMENDMENT THAT I'M SURE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WILL SPEAK
MORE ABOUT BUT I DO HAVE AN
AMENDMENT IN THE PACKAGE FOR
TOMORROW. THE BUILDINGS WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT REPRESENT A
SAFETY RISK TO COMMUNITIES
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITIES AND
THE GENERAL PUBLIC BECAUSE THEY
REALLY CREATE -- IF LEFT
UNSECURED PROPERTY OWNERS, THEY
CREATE NEW SINCE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES ,
SO I AM PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE . MY AMENDMENT IS IN THE
FINDINGS AND WAS OFFERED AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO A DIFFERENT
AMENDMENT THAT HAD BEEN
PROPOSED. IT IS IMPORTANT THE
FINDINGS ARE GROUNDED IN FACT
AND THE FACT IS THESE BUILDINGS
BECOME NUISANCES BECAUSE THEY
HAVE BEEN VACATED BY PROPERTY
OWNERS AND LEFT UNSECURED BY
PROPERTY OWNERS SO VACATION OF
THE PROPERTY CREATES A NUISANCE
AND INVITES PEOPLE INTO THE
PROPERTY. THEIR ACTIVITY CAN
COMPROMISE SAFETY NOT JUST FOR
THEMSELVES IN THE BUILDING, FOR
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND
WORKERS WHO HAVE TO RESPOND IF
THERE IS A FIRE. WE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT THAT TOMORROW.
DISTRICT UPDATES. LAST WEEK I
MET THE REPRESENTATIVE TO
DISCUSS SHARED FEDERAL
PRIORITIES. I KNOW SHE HAS BEEN
MEETING WITH ALL OF US SO I
APPRECIATED THAT OPPORTUNITY.
MY STAFF AND I TOURED UPLIFT
NORTHWEST WHICH PROVIDES
SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
AND POVERTY. WE VISITED THEIR
HOUSING CONNECTOR PROGRAM AND
THEIR LEARNING CENTER WHICH
PROVIDES SKILLED BUILDING
CLASSES TO MOVE PEOPLE TOWARDS
GREATER EMPLOYABILITY . I
HIGHLY RECOMMEND A TORT IF
FOLKS ARE INTERESTED. IT IS
REALLY IMPRESSIVE, WHAT THEY DO
TO MAKE SURE THOSE EXPERIENCING
DIRE POVERTY ARE ACTUALLY
MOVING ALONG A WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PATH . THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR MORE EMPLOYERS WHO
HAVE AVAILABLE SORT OF
ENTRY-LEVEL, LOW SKILLED JOBS
THAT NEED TO BE FILLED BECAUSE
THAT IS VERY OFTEN WHO COMES TO
THEM LOOKING FOR HELP, SO IF
YOU HAVE IDEAS, EMPLOYERS IN
YOUR DISTRICTS WHO NEED
ENTRY-LEVEL, LOW SKILLED
WORKERS, SEND THEM TO UPLIFT
NORTHWEST. I TOURED THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
DISTRICT HEALTH CENTER LAST
WEEK WHERE THEY OFFER
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, DENTAL,
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
AS WELL AS NUTRITION
COUNSELING, LAB SERVICES, CARE
MANAGEMENT, AND A PHARMACY.
VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES THERE. OUR FIRST
AFTER HOURS CLINIC IS LOCATED
AT -- THEIR FIRST AFTER HOURS
CLINIC IS LOCATED IN HOLLY PARK
TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF
COMMUNITY THERE. I WANT TO
THANK FRIEDMAN ON THE
COUNCIL'S CENTRAL STAFF AND
SDC I . THEY TOOK MY STAFF AND
MYSELF ON A TOUR LAST WEEK TO
LOOK AT THE SITES ON THE MAP
FOR THE STREET USES BILL WE
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS
WEEK, SO THAT WAS HELPFUL . WE
LOOKED AT THIRD AVENUE SEATTLE
CENTER, SOUTH LAKE UNION AND
GOT A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THE
INTENTION OF THIS BILL IS. MY
STAFF ATTENDED THE BIDS FOR
BRAVERY WITH SEATTLE
FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION. THE
SAFETY MEETING WITH URBAN
FAMILY LAST WEEK . I GOT TO
ATTEND THE COALITION FUNDRAISER
ON SATURDAY AND ENJOYED SEEING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR FOOD
HUB , THEIR FOOD INNOVATION HUB
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR
QUITE SOME TIME AND IT IS
FINALLY COMING TOGETHER THANKS
TO THE ABILITY TO PUT A CAPITAL
STACK TOGETHER. THIS WEEK ,
WEDNESDAY I WILL BE TAKING A
TOUR OF THE NEW SEATTLE
TRAINING CENTER. I KNOW SOME OF
YOU HAVE BEEN THERE. I HAVEN'T
BEEN THERE YET AND AS A SEASON
TICKET HOLDER , I AM EXCITED TO
SEE WHERE THEY TRAIN. I WILL BE
JOINING THE MAYOR AT A BILL
SIGNING LATER THIS WEEK .
FRIDAY I WILL BE ATTENDING A
COMMUNITY SAFETY EVENT FOR GUN
VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY. FINALLY
THIS FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR
OUR INTERN, ADRIANA , WHO HAS
BEEN AMAZING AND INCREDIBLY
HELPFUL WITH GATHERING OUR
CONSTITUENT REQUESTS AND
HELPING US RESPOND. SHE'S IN
ON WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, SO
YOU'VE GOT TWO MORE CHANCES TO
SAY HELLO OR GOODBYE. WE WILL
TAKE HER TO LUNCH ON FRIDAY SO
PLEASE STOP BY AND SAY GOODBYE
TO HER. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
COUNCILMEMBER -- NO, YOU
ALREADY WENT. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA? SPEED MATT WILLOUGHBY
CITY AUDITOR JONES PRESENTING?
I'M SORRY I CAN'T ATTEND .
I'M NOT ON THE COMMITTEE . I
CAN'T ATTEND BECAUSE OF A
CONFLICT BUT THIS IS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ME. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR CALLING FOR
THAT AUDIT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I HOPE WE HAVE LEARNED THERE
HAS BEEN IMPROVEMENT IN
SOMETHING I'M CONSTANTLY
FOCUSED ON, SO THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, THERE WERE 11
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE. THEY JUST
GOT THE REPORT AT THE END OF
LAST YEAR SO THERE IS A LOT OF
WORK HAPPENING BUT IT'S STILL
EARLY TO TAKE CORRECTIVE
ACTION. THERE IS A REPORT DUE
-- I THINK I AM MIXING UP THE
TOPICS. I HAD TWO MEETINGS THIS
MORNING. YES, THEY WILL BE HERE
WEDNESDAY AND I AM HAPPY TO
SHARE THE PRESENTATION THEY
BRING.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
. BIG DAY TOMORROW, COLLEAGUES.
WE WOULD HAVE OUR THIRD SELECT
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION.
GOOD NEWS TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO
SIT ON THE REGULAR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE --
I'M LOOKING AT YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, KETTLE,
WOO, AND VICE CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. WE WILL NOT BE
TRIPLE BOOKED TOMORROW. WE ARE
PAUSING THE REGULAR MEETINGS
UNTIL AFTER WE GET TO VOTE AND
FULLY CONSIDER AND THAT IS THE
WHOLE PURPOSE AND GOAL FOR
SUSPENDING OUR REGULAR
TRANSPORTATION MEETINGS, TO
ALLOW US MORE TIME, EFFORT ,
AND ENERGY TO FOCUS ON THIS
CRITICAL LEVY . SPEAKING OF
WHICH, THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE
THREE MAIN AGENDA ITEMS
TOMORROW. MY PROPOSED CHAIRS
AMENDMENT PACKAGE, WHICH WAS
SUMMARIZED IN THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO DATED LAST FRIDAY , YOU
KNOW, WHICH YOU ALL WERE
PROVIDED INITIAL KIND OF
FRAMING ON WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK
LIKE , ABSENT THESE WORDS ON
THIS SPECIFIC PIECE OF PAPER .
I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR
TOMORROW MORNING'S MEETING AT
9:30 A.M. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
GOING TO HAVE OUR REGULAR
COMMITTEE MEETING BEFOREHAND,
SO 9:30 A.M. WILL BE THE SELECT
MEETING. ALSO ON THE AGENDA,
PROPERTY TAX 101 OR A PROPERTY
TAX OVERVIEW , THAT
PRESENTATION FROM CENTRAL STAFF
TO HELP US ALL WALK AWAY WITH A
BETTER SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF
KIND OF HOW WE GOT TO THIS
PLACE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
PROPERTY TAXES. ALSO WE FRANKLY
HAVE BECOME FRANKLY HEAVILY
RELIANT AT THIS POINT NOW MORE
THAN EVER . WE WILL HAVE A HIGH
LEVEL OVERVIEW PRESENTATION OF
INITIAL CONCEPTS ON THE
PROPOSED FINANCIAL TASK FORCE.
WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT
AND ALSO THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT. TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AT 4:30 WILL BE OUR LAST PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE LEVY . BY LAW WE
ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AT LEAST
ONE . ONE. WE ARE DOING TWO
THIS TIME . AND SO, THANK YOU,
MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR
LIMITING IF NEEDED COMMENTS
TOMORROW TO ACCOMMODATE THIS
LONG PLANNED PRESENTATION, OR
PUBLIC HEARING RATHER AT 4:30 .
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THAT. MY AMENDMENT,
COLLEAGUES, SHALL BE TREATED AS
THE NEW BASELINE AND I INVITE
YOU -- YOU KNOW, YOUR FULL AND
ROBUST REVIEW. THIS PROPOSAL IS
BASED ON MY INDIVIDUAL OFF-LINE
DISCUSSIONS WITH EVERYONE OF
YOU ALL . YOU KNOW, MY HOPE IS
IT CAPTURES THE MAJORITY OF THE
MAIN ISSUES , THE ESSENCE OF
THOSE ISSUES, AT LEAST . I WILL
BE SPEAKING MORE ON THAT
PROPOSAL TOMORROW DURING THE
SELECT COMMITTEE. BUT JUST TO
MAKE A FEW INITIAL COMMENTS
HERE AS WELL, AS WE KNOW THE
STANDARD PROCESS TYPICALLY
CENTRAL STAFF FOLLOWS THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION AND
ESSENTIALLY WILL SUMMARIZE THAT
, BUT TODAY , WE ARE PUTTING --
AND TOMORROW WE ARE A LITTLE
BIT PUTTING THE CAR AHEAD OF
THE HORSE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO
MANY WHAT I THINK ARE WONDERFUL
IDEAS. IN THE PROPOSED
CHAIRS'S PACKAGE, EXPERTS ARE
STILL WRITING THEM UP. YOU
KNOW, TO FACILITATE AND KEEP US
ON TIME AND ON TARGET, THEY HAD
THE GREAT IDEA OF SUMMARIZING
IN MEMO FORM, SO WHILE THEY
FINALIZE THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION INCLUDING THE
LEGISLATION AND WHAT THAT WILL
LOOK LIKE, STAY TUNED ON THAT.
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW, BUT AT
LEAST CONCEPTUALLY AND
DIRECTIONALLY , YOU CAN SEE
THROUGH THE MEMO, IT IS 13
PAGES . IT'S A REAL PAGE
TURNER FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND
I KNOW TO EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU
ALL AS WELL. IT IS GREAT
READING. IT REALLY DOES SHAPE
THE WAY THE CONTENTS AND
INVESTMENTS CONTAIN AND THE
REAL TANGIBLE IMPACT REALLY
HELPS SHAPE THE WAY WE INTERACT
WITH EACH OTHER AND OUR CITY
AND CONNECTS COMMUNITIES TO
PEOPLE AND SERVE AS THE
BACKBONE. IT IS REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF AND I'M
EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE, THE PROPERTY
TAX OVERVIEW, AND THE PROPOSED
TASK FORCE TOMORROW AND THE
PUBLIC HEARING AT 4:30. SO, THE
CHAIRMAN OF AMENDMENT, IT
REFLECTS OUR SHARED HIGH-LEVEL
PRIORITIES OF PRIORITIZING
SAFETY, CLIMATE ACTION, AND THE
ECONOMY AS WELL. YOU WILL SEE A
STRONG, HEAVY FOCUS ON WHATEVER
THE INVESTMENT AMOUNT IS. WE
NEED TIGHT CONTROLS, GOOD
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS, AND
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED -- AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WOULD LIKE
TO SAY -- GOOD GOVERNANCE
FEATURES BAKED IN THERE. THERE
IS A LOT OF THAT, HENCE THE
EXTRA TIME STAFF IS COMMITTING
TO ALL OF THOSE GREAT IDEAS AND
CONCEPTS AND TO UNDERLINE
LEGISLATION. THE PROPOSAL DOES
INCREASE $100 MILLION . YOU
KNOW, THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE
MAYOR'S FINAL PROPOSAL WHICH
ITSELF WAS AN INCREASE OF $100
MILLION ON THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL. THAT DECISION WAS NOT
MADE LIGHTLY AND WE HAVE A VERY
HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY TO BE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERY SINGLE
DOLLAR THAT WE ARE SPENDING.
SOME OF THESE NEW PROGRAMS AND
INVESTMENTS AND PROVISIONS ARE
DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT
AND THERE IS A PROPOSED
COMPANION AS WELL THAT WOULD
SPELL OUT THE COUNCIL'S
DIRECTION ON ITEMS IN THE
FUTURE . FOR CLARITY, THERE
WILL BE NO VOTES. NO VOTES
TOMORROW . THE MEMO TALKS ABOUT
THIS AS WELL AND THE AGENDA,
BUT THAT IS TOMORROW'S AGENDA
AT THE JUNE 18th MEETING, TWO
WEEKS FROM TOMORROW . IF THERE
ARE ANY COUNCILMEMBER
AMENDMENTS, WE WILL DISCUSS
THOSE AND THE FINAL VOTE WILL
BE ON TUESDAY, JULY 2nd. THAT
IS , AGAIN, THE KING COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS. SORT
OF THE DROPDEAD DATE, THE
DEADLINE MADE IN ORDER TO GET
THIS ON THE BALLOT . AND SO,
THAT IS KIND OF THE ROADMAP,
THE ROADSHOW OF HOW THINGS WILL
GO AND FOR CLARITY THERE WILL
BE NO VOTES ON ANYTHING ON ANY
AMENDMENTS UNTIL THE SECOND OF
JULY . AGAIN, THANK YOU, MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR MAKING
SURE WE CAN EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY RUN THROUGH ALL OF
OUR MEETINGS TOMORROW TO
ADEQUATELY CONSIDER AND HEAR
THE PUBLIC HEARING ALREADY ON
THE CALENDAR. I AM REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND I KNOW
YOU ARE TOO. HAVING INITIAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL,
SOME OF YOU SEEM TO BE MORE
EXCITED THAN ME , WHICH IS HARD
TO DO.
>> THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THAT'S THE TRANSPORTATION
STUFF. I ALSO HAVE MY OWN
AMENDMENT . I WILL LET YOU
AUTHOR TALK ABOUT THAT WITH
RESPECT TO THE BUILDING CODES
LEGISLATION WE WILL BE VOTING
ON TOMORROW. I WILL JUST SEE
THAT UP. AND FINALLY , FINALLY,
COLLEAGUES, GREAT NEWS. GREAT
NEWS. I KNOW EVERYONE IS
WAITING FOR THIS. THE WEST
SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
BASEBALL TEAM, THE WILDCATS WON
THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ABOUT A
WEEK AGO! AND SO, I AM VERY
PROUD OF THEM. AND SO, THIS
EVENING I AM ATTENDING A
CELEBRATION FOR THEM AND I WILL
BE PRESENTING HIM WITH A
PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF
MYSELF AND MAYOR HARRELL TO
CELEBRATE THE TREMENDOUS
ACHIEVEMENT WHICH REFLECTS
GREAT CREDIT UPON NOT ONLY
THEIR SCHOOL, THAT SCHOOL, BUT
YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IN MY
DISTRICT. SO IN ANY EVENT, THAT
IS ALL I HAVE THERE. I WELCOME
ANY COMMENTS , QUESTIONS, OR
FEEDBACK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I
THOUGHT YOU WOULD BRING UP THE
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION GAME ON
SATURDAY BUT I WON'T BRING
THAT UP .
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON A
HARD-FOUGHT 4-0 VICTORY FOR THE
BALLARD TEAM AND THE WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION'S BRAND-NEW
-- IT IS OUR FIRST YEAR. I FEEL
GOOD . WE PLAYED YOU GUYS AGAIN
FOR ONE MORE MATCH AND WE WILL
TAGTEAM THAT ONE TOGETHER BUT
HEY, YOU WON ONE, BUT WE'VE
GOT ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> LET'S GO .
>> LET'S DO IT . LET'S DO IT
.
>> AWESOME.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. GO AHEAD.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> AN APPROPRIATE SPORTS
TRANSITION. COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING AND THE BUDGET SELECT
COMMITTEE MEETING . LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. ON MEMORIAL
DAY, I ATTENDED A CELEBRATION
OVER 150 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE
INCLUDING A 99-YEAR-OLD WORLD
WAR II VETERAN . HE TURNS 100
NEXT MONTH AND I HEAR WE ARE
ALL INVITED TO HIS BIRTHDAY
PARTY. HE SERVED IN WORLD WAR
II AT A TIME THE EXCLUSION ACT
PREVENTED 8000 CHINESE AMERICAN
VETERANS LIKE HIMSELF FROM
OBTAINING CITIZENSHIP. SOME
HIGHLIGHTS WITH SOME MEETINGS
AND COMMUNITY EVENTS I WENT TO,
I MET WITH THE COALITION FOR
RIGHTS AND SAFETY TO DISCUSS
UNDERLYING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
FACING SEX WORKERS IN SEATTLE.
I JOINED COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
IN OPENING THE FARMERS MARKET
WHICH IS I BELIEVE CELEBRATING
THEIR 17 ANNIVERSARY AND IS
SEATTLE'S ONLY INDEPENDENT ,
COMMUNITY RUN FARMERS MARKET.
>> QUITE RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
WOO WANTED SOME COWBELL AT THE
FARMERS MARKET.
>> ALWAYS USE MORE PAOPAO.
>> I ATTENDED THE TRANSITIONS
CELEBRATION . THE FOUNDER AND
PUBLISHER OF ASIAN WEEKLY IS
PASSING THE TORCH TO AN
OWNERSHIP GROUP OF A NEW
GENERATION OF VISIONARIES AND
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE
CONTINUATION AND LEGACY OF THE
PAPER AND THE NEW IDEAS THIS
GROUP BRINGS. YESTERDAY I SPOKE
TO A GROUP OF SCOUTS IN SEATTLE
WORKING ON THEIR MERIT BADGE
AND IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE SO
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE, FEMALE AND
MALE, WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR
COMMUNITY AND ARE INTERESTED IN
GETTING INVOLVED AND LEARNING
ABOUT THE PROCESS. THE NEXT
SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND CULTURE
MEETING IS AT 9:30 A.M. AND WE
WILL MEET WITH THE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT REVIEW PANEL FOR
REAPPOINTMENT. WE WILL GET A
BRIEFING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED
WITH TERMINAL 46 AND THE PIER
THE PROJECT IN AGREEMENT WITH
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH .
>> HELLO! GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL. WELL, COLLEAGUES . YOU
ARE THE COUNCIL, BUT YOU ARE
ALSO MY COLLEAGUES. WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 12th WE ARE FINALIZING THE
AGENDA BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL TO
HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM PARKS
ABOUT OUR TREE CANOPY AND WHAT
THEY ARE DOING TO CONTINUE TO
GROW OUR CANOPY AND OUR GREEN
SPACE AROUND SEATTLE. THE
REGIONAL WATER COMMITTEE
MEETING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE , WE WILL BE GOING OVER
SEWER RATES, THE WASTEWATER
SERVICES PLAN, AND EMERGENCY OR
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS OF
CONCERNS WITHIN WATER AS WELL.
AND LAST WEEK , UPDATE. FRIENDS
OF THE WATERFRONT TOUR WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THAT WAS
FUN. I JOINED OVER 200
VOLUNTEERS AT CAL ANDERSON PARK
WITH PRIDE FEST AS WE KICKED
OFF LGBTQIA PRIDE MONTH, SO
THAT WAS REALLY FUN TO SEE ALL
OF THE VOLUNTEERS PICK UP
LITTER AND TRASH AROUND CAPITOL
HILL. THE CLEANLINESS OF THE
PARK. THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR BUT
TO SEE 250 PEOPLE DEDICATED AT
10:00 A.M. WAS HUGE. I ATTENDED
A CAPITOL HILL SAFETY MEETING
WITH THE CAPITOL HILL BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION. SHOUT OUT TO
RUSSELL AND HEATHER, PROPERTY
OWNERS ON PIKE -- EXCUSE ME .
YEAH, PIKE AND BROADWAY. THEY
HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL ORGANIZING
THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND
THINKING OF DIFFERENT
TECHNIQUES. THEY HAVE BEEN
GREAT. ALSO I WENT TO THE GRAND
OPENING OF GOOD SHEPHERD IN
LEHIGH ON 22nd AND UNION, A
FORCIBLE HOUSING PROJECT
REPRESENTATIVE WAS THERE AND
OTHER FOLKS. SHOUT OUT TO THE
SENATOR. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HER
AND OTHER FOLKS . THE OPENING
OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT WHICH IS HUGE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. I ATTENDED BLACK
WALL STREETS, AN EVENT PUT ON
EVERY YEAR. THERE ARE OVER 200
BUSINESSES THAT GO IN BETWEEN
23rd AND MLK . THEY LINED THE
STREET AND PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO
SHOP. A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
BUSINESS OWNERS USED TO LIVE IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. THEY DO
NOT ANYMORE. 10% OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT IS NOW BLACK. IT USED
TO BE 90%. THOSE PEOPLE COME
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND
CREATE REVENUE AND SHOWCASE
THEIR SMALL BUSINESS SO IT IS
KIND OF A HOMECOMING, AS YOU
MIGHT THINK OF FOR PEOPLE
COMING BACK . I WENT TO USE
CARE TO SEE THEIR FACILITY,
WHICH WILL BE ON BROADWAY AND
PINE, A FACILITY THAT WILL BE
84 UNITS AND THEY WILL BREAK
GROUND SUMMER OF THIS YEAR.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE RAISING THE
PRIDE FLAG. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR
REMINDING ME I WILL BE SPEAKING
AT THAT EVENT. I FORGOT. MY
APOLOGIES. YES. GREAT . I'M
EXCITED . ALSO I WILL BE
PLAYING KICKBALL WITH THE
ELEMENTARY KIDS. IT IS STAFF
VERSUS STUDENTS . I'M ACTUALLY
GOING TO WIN , SO I WANTED TO
THROW IT OUT THERE TO THE KIDS
THAT YOU WON'T BEAT THE STAFF.
I WILL BE ON THE STAFF SIDE .
ALSO I THINK I'M GOING TO THE
STORM TRAINING FACILITY SO I
THINK I MIGHT BE JOINING YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES . WE WILL
SEE. I THINK IT'S ON THE
CALENDAR . I WANTED TO GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD TO GET CAL
ANDERSON PARK BACK OPEN. MY DAD
WORKED FOR THE PARKS FOR 35
YEARS AND HE CLEANED UP TRASH.
WHAT OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS
TO ENDURE NOW IS WAY DIFFERENT
FROM WHAT MY DAD HAD TO ENDURE
GROWING UP SO I JUST WANTED TO
THANK STAFF FOR GETTING THE
PARK RESTORED. WE WILL BE
OPENING THE BATHROOMS AND WE
WILL HAVE PARK RANGERS . THEY
WILL DO A REALLY COOL DESIGN
AROUND THE BATHROOM AND WE HAVE
THE GARDEN MOVED IT TO MLK .
RIGHT ALONG MLK . IT IS A
BEAUTIFUL SITE BECAUSE THEY
HAVE AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF GREEN
SPACE. THEY ARE INTENTIONAL
ABOUT GROWING VEGETABLES AND
CULTURE HE -- CULTURALLY
CURATED FOODS. THAT'S
GROUNDBREAKING ON SATURDAY,
JULY 7th. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I
WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE BROUGHT IT
UP AND EVERYONE WAS TALKING
ABOUT IT BUT I WANTED TO GIVE
SOME HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE ON
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. THERE
WERE THREE CHURCHES ALONG
MADISON. BACK IN THE DAY, MOUNT
ZION WAS RAN BY REVEREND
McKINNEY. RABBI LEVINE . MY
BAD. I ALWAYS SAY FATHER. I
ALWAYS MESS THAT UP. AND
REVEREND ADAMS . MLK WAS
ASSIGNED TO COME SPEAK IN
SEATTLE , YOU KNOW, DURING THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND HE
WAS ACTUALLY BOOKED AT ONE OF
THE CHURCHES. NOT ONE OF THOSE
CHURCHES, BUT ANOTHER CHURCH
AND THEY CANCELED HIM TO NOT BE
ABLE TO SPEAK AND RABBI LEVINE
SPOKE UP AND SPOKE AT THE
TEMPLE. WAS REVEREND ADAMS AND
REVEREND McKINNEY WHO HAD
ALWAYS WORKED WITH RABBI LEVINE
DURING CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS
AND EVERYTHING, SO I WANTED TO
BRING THAT HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE UP IN OUR DISTRICT.
WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT OFF
TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> QUICK QUESTION.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
MORALES, WE NEED YOU TO ATTEND
THE STORM PRACTICE FACILITY
HOPEFULLY SOON TO BE KNOWN AS
STORM COUNTRY. CHECK IN ABOUT
THE ARTS PROJECTS THAT WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE SDOT
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE OTHER SDOT
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE SUPPOSED
TO TAKE PLACE. IF THERE WERE
ANY HICCUPS, PLEASE LET US
KNOW. WE NEEDED TO PASS LAND
USE CHANGE FOR THAT FACILITY --
I WILL NOT GET INTO THE
BACKGROUND, BUT JUST LET ME
KNOW. THE ARENA IN WHICH THEY
PLAY AND A FELLOW SEASON-TICKET
HOLDER FOR THE STORM .
>> WE'VE GOT TO FIX THOSE
POTHOLES.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THE POTHOLE BROKE MY WHEEL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR ME ,
THERE IS NO PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK BUT
AS YOU HEARD WITH THE REFERRAL,
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
REAPPOINTMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT
WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS. SOMETHING I DID BRING
UP IN THE CONVERSATION I HAD
WITH THE FEDERAL IMPORTANT
ISSUE AND I'M GLAD WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. THIS
WEEK IN COUNCIL TOMORROW WE
HAVE AS MENTIONED OUR AUTHORITY
LEGISLATION. WE WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT , YOU KNOW, VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD . WE DID GET
SOME AMENDMENTS THAT I THINK
ADD TO THE LEGISLATION AND
REFLECT US LISTENING TO PUBLIC
COMMENT, FOR EXAMPLE. THAT IS
THE FIRST ONE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA RELATED TO
HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND THE LIKE
. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME
OUT OF PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE
BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING, SO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA .
WE WILL ADD SOME INFORMATION
REGARDING THE HISTORIC
DISTRICTS AND LANDMARK
BUILDINGS. ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT?
>> NO . THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ,
NO, YEAH, THAT'S IT. THE
AMENDMENT ADDS SOME CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE RATHER AROUND THE --
HOW THIS UPDATE TO THE
ORDINANCE OPERATES AND
INTERRELATES , OR DOESN'T, WITH
EXISTING HISTORIC RESERVATION
LEGISLATION . JUST SOME
VERIFICATION LANGUAGE TO
ADDRESS SOME REAL -- I THINK
THE CONCERN FOR MY CONSTITUENTS
IN PIONEER SQUARE , BUT THE
UNDERLYING ISSUE IS NOT
CONFINED SOLELY TO THE HISTORIC
BUILDINGS. THERE ARE HISTORIC
BUILDINGS ALL OVER THE CITY, SO
I THINK WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM
THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, AND ON THAT
POINT, I HEARD FROM HISTORIC
BELLTOWN ON SIMILAR POINTS AND
WE MENTIONED WE HAD A SECOND
AMENDMENT COMING DOWN REGARDING
PROTOCOLS, WHICH I THINK WILL
FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE REVIEW
PROCESS AND, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS
RELATED TO THE HISTORIC
DISTRICT SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT PRESENTED
KIND OF -- STATING THE POINTS
WE HAVE BEEN MAKING IN
COMMITTEE, THAT I HAVE BEEN
MAKING, AND FRANKLY JUST BETTER
WRITTEN THAN WHAT WAS THERE
INITIALLY, SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES , FOR
CLARIFYING THE THREAT TO THE
COMMUNITY. THAT IS PRESENT WITH
THESE VACANT BUILDINGS. THE
THIRD ONE IS FROM LAW. THIS IS
THE PROTOCOL ONE , SO WE WILL
ADD PROTOCOLS, YOU KNOW, WHICH
IS KIND OF ALREADY HAPPENING
BUT MAKING SURE IT IS WITHIN
THE LEGISLATION AND ENSURE THAT
OUR TEAS ARE CROSSED IN OUR
EYES ARE DOTTED. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE IT'S GOOD WITH
PIONEER SQUARE IN BELLTOWN. YOU
HAVE ALL OF THESE,
COUNCILMEMBERS. THE FOURTH ONE
IS RELATED TO BASICALLY
CONSTRUCTION SITES, SO THANK
YOU TO MASTER BUILDER S BECAUSE
THEY BROUGHT THIS UP AND THAT
IS A GOOD POINT. WE SHOULDN'T
WORRY ABOUT THESE KIND OF LOTS
THAT HAVE SOME TYPE OF STATE OF
CONSTRUCTION THAT MAY PRESENT A
PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT, SO THANK
YOU TO THEM . AND THE LAST ONE,
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY GOOD
GOVERNANCE BECAUSE IT IS MAJOR
CLARITY. THANK YOU FOR THE
PEACE RELATED TO THE LEVY BUT
HAVING FIRE COME AT THE END OF
THE YEAR OR CREATE AN
END-OF-THE-YEAR REPORT FOR WHAT
THEY ARE DOING, THIS IS
IMPORTANT FOR A NUMBER OF
REASONS. IT GOES TO THE PAYING
AHEAD OF THE , YOU KNOW,
ABATEMENT AND RECOUPING THE
FUNDS AFTERWARDS . IT IS
BASICALLY A TRACKING MECHANISM.
THAT BILL WILL BE COMING UP
TOMORROW. PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. I HEARD YOUR
SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FOR THE
SUPPORT RECEIVED IN THESE
AMENDMENTS. SEPARATELY LAST
WEEK FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, YOU
KNOW, FROM DISTRICT 7 AND THE
BROADER WORK WE HAVE BEEN
DOING, PS RC , THE REGIONAL
COUNCIL ASSEMBLY WHICH I
ATTENDED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA THAT FEATURED LARSON
SPEAKING AS WELL AS MAYOR
HARRELL , VARIOUS FELLOW
ELECTIVES FROM THE REGION
TALKING ALL OF THE ISSUES TO
INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION. THAT
WAS FANTASTIC . I MET WITH THE
POLICE COMMISSION COCHAIRS AND
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ON
THAT SAME DAY, I SPOKE WITH AND
MET WITH DR. MIKE AND
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE NEED
OF COMMUNITY ISSUES, THIS GOES
TO OUR COMMITTEE, CHAIR
STRAUSS, TO INCLUDE PORTAL
PARK. IT INCLUDES SOUTH LAKE
UNION. ALSO REPRESENTATIVE --
WE NEED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM
THE NATIVE COMMUNITY FOR THE
POLICE COMMISSION, SO I SPOKE
TO HIM ABOUT THAT AND ISSUES
RELATED TO THEIR LOCATION IN
DISCOVERY PARK AND MAGNOLIA, OF
COURSE. PARTICULARLY WORKING
WITH YOU, MY FELLOW MAGNOLIA
AND COUNCILMEMBER . I MENTIONED
PS RC WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I TOURED WITH
THE OTHER JOY AND IT WAS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE AND
THE INVESTMENT ON THE
WATERFRONT AND HOW THAT WILL
PLAY IN TERMS OF ITS CONNECTION
TO AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS, LIKE
SEATTLE CENTER, SOUTH LAKE
UNION, OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY
ON THAT FRONT. ON THE SAME DAY,
AGAIN, WRINGING THE COWBELL AT
THE QUEEN ANNE FARMERS MARKET,
A GREAT FARMERS MARKET ALONG
WITH PIKE PLACE FARMERS MARKET.
NOT TO MENTION BALLARD TOO AND
FREMONT. I WOULD BE REMISS .
ANY OTHER FARMERS MARKET?
>> WEST SEATTLE?
>> CAPITOL HILL ? LOTS OF
FARMERS MARKETS.
>> DELLA REG .
>> APPARENTLY A LOT OF FARMERS
MARKETS.
>> THERE WILL BE A FARMERS
MARKET I THINK ON SEATTLE CITY
HALL PLAZA . I DON'T KNOW WHEN
IT STARTS.
>> IT WAS MENTIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, WE WENT
TO THE SEATTLE FIREFIGHTER
FOUNDATION'S EVENT TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR THE SEATTLE
FIREFIGHTER FOUNDATION. SO
IMPORTANT AS THEY LOOK TO
AUGMENT THEIR NEEDS FROM THE
COUNTY BUDGET IN TERMS OF
SUPPORTING THEIR EFFORTS TO
BASICALLY CONDUCT SAFE
OPERATIONS SO THAT WAS A WELL
WORTH EVENT AND WELL WORTH
SUPPORTING ENTITY. THE NEXT
DAY, SPEAKING OF CONNECTING TO
DIFFERENT AREAS, I MET WITH
SEATTLE REP AND SEATTLE CENTER
WITH HERMAN AND FOSTER FOR
ISSUES RELATED TO THE BROADER
SEATTLE CENTER AS WELL AND FOR
THIS WEEK COMING UP ON THE
BROADER REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE AS
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
MENTIONED, THE WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE, THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
AND QUEEN ANNE COUNCIL MEETINGS
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY . I
WILL BE ATTENDING BEFORE THE
BADGE. VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM .
YOU KNOW, THIS GOES TO THE
ISSUE SWAPPING AT OUR POLICE
CHIEFS. WE'VE GOT OUR INTERIM
CHIEF WHO HAS BEEN TALKING
ABOUT GUARDIANS. BEFORE THE
BADGE IS A GREAT WAY TO KIND OF
BUILD THAT KIND OF CONNECTION
TO COMMUNITY AND THE IDEA OF
BEING A GUARDIAN. AND ON
FRIDAY, VERY LASTLY AS MY TIME
IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT BUT I WILL
BE MEETING WITH THE PORT
COMMISSIONER ON FRIDAY TO
DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO THE
PORT IN OUR CITY. THAT IS IT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> I WILL JUST PAUSE FOR A
SECOND . FOLKS, I'VE NOTED
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA FROM THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
FILM COMMISSION. THE NEXT
MEETING OF OUR COMMITTEE WILL
BE JUNE 13th AND THAT AGENDA IS
STILL BEING FINALIZED . LOOKING
AT LAST WEEK, IT WAS MY TURN TO
PARTICIPATE IN A CONVERSATION
THE SEATTLE CHAMBER HAS BEEN
CONVENING BETWEEN A HANDFUL OF
ITS MEMBERS AND DISTRICT AND
NON-DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS .
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T USUALLY
ATTEND, WHO ARE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS , OR NONPROFIT DIRECTORS
. THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE
FROM THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM .
IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM ABOUT
WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT THE CITY,
SOME OF THEIR GREATEST
CHALLENGES AND IT IS A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY SO I THINK YOU HAVE
GONE, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
SOME OTHER FOLKS HAVE AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SIT DOWN AND TALK IN A CASUAL
WAY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON .
I'M NOT A DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE SOMETIMES I AM
NOT AFFORDED THAT OPPORTUNITY.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH -- IT WAS
A LONG-AWAITED AND DELAYED
UNFORTUNATELY MEETING WITH THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE. I'M SORRY IF I
MISPRONOUNCED IT BUT IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME TO MEET AND DISCUSS
WHAT HER DEPUTY DIRECTOR ARE
THINKING ABOUT FOR THE OFFICE
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE ROUNDTABLES YOU WILL BE
HOSTING AND SHE IS EXCITED TO
PRESENT AS WELL, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. I UNDERSTAND THOSE ARE
COMING UP SO THANK YOU FOR
POSTING THOSE IN YOUR
COMMITTEE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH
THE OFFICE IS REALLY STARTING
TO EMPHASIZE BEING MORE OF A
POLICY SHOP AND THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE CAN STRENGTHEN ARTS IN
THIS CITY, SO THAT WAS A GREAT
MEETING. LAST THURSDAY I GAVE
BRIEF REMARKS AT THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MEETING. THEY INVITED
ME TO DISCUSS ACCELERATING
POLICE HIRING AND THAT EVOLVED
INTO OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
AND INITIATIVES OF IMPORTANCE
TO DOWNTOWN AND THE MEMBERS
GATHERED THERE. AND JUST A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THINGS
COMING UP BEFORE WE HIT THE
RECESS AND THE BUDGET SEASON.
THAT WAS GOOD TO RECONNECT
THERE. ON FRIDAY I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF MEETING WITH THE
CO-OWNER OF THE KRAKEN AND PART
OWNER OF THE STORM TO TALK
ABOUT THE TEAM'S ACTIVITY IN
COMMUNITY. AND TO TOUCH ON THE
WORLD PERHAPS WORST SECRET
INVOLVING EFFORTS TO REPATRIATE
AND SEATTLE . THAT IS A LONG
WAY AWAY BUT ANYWAY, IT WAS
GREAT TO MAKE A PERSONAL
CONNECTION THERE. AS FOR THIS
WEEK, TODAY AT 5:00 ALREADY
MENTIONED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, THE HOMELESSNESS
GOVERNING AUTHORITY WILL VOTE
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR HA
'S NEW CEO . AND ON THURSDAY,
JUST ONE OTHER THING I WILL
HIGHLIGHT, I WILL ATTEND THE
2024 SUBSTANCE USE CONFERENCE
IN DES MOINES FEATURING DEREK
BELGRADE AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AND THIS IS THE FOURTH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE ON SUBSTANCE USE AND
IT'S ALWAYS SPONSORED BY -- IT
IS THE INITIATIVE OF REAGAN
DONE. IT IS IN DES MOINES THIS
YEAR. I WAS ON A PANEL LAST
YEAR WHEN IT WAS IN BELLEVUE .
I AM REALLY SORRY I CAN'T
ATTEND ALL DAY THIS YEAR , OR
EVEN MORE THAN A COUPLE OF
HOURS BECAUSE IT REALLY IS --
IT DRAWS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
FROM THE RECOVERED COMMUNITY ,
WHICH YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS VERY
STRONG IN SEATTLE AS WELL AS IN
THE REGION, AS WELL AS
POLICYMAKERS AND IT'S GREAT TO
HEAR DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO
INITIATIVES, NOT JUST TO --
WELL, USUALLY THINGS ARE FRAMED
LIKE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
ABOUT THE DRUG CRISIS? THIS IS
FRAMES LIKE HOW WILL WE HELP
PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER AND WHAT IS THE NEXUS
BETWEEN THAT, THE RECOVERY
COMMUNITY, AND POLICY
INITIATIVES ACROSS THE REGION?
SO ANYWAY, IF YOU HAVE A
CHANCE, POP IN ON THAT. THAT'S
ALL I'VE GOT . I HAVE TO SAY
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THIS WEEK. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE
THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY BUT
THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES WHERE
IT SEEMS MAJOR ISSUES OF
IMPORTANCE ARE COMING UP AROUND
HOUSING, BUDGET,
TRANSPORTATION, ET CETERA, SO I
THINK THIS IS A PREVIEW OF THE
PACE AT WHICH WE ARE GOING TO
BE TACKLING REALLY COMPLEX AND
INTENSE ISSUES GOING FORWARD.
ANYTHING ELSE? YES?
>> MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, DUE
TO A SPECIFIC ITEM IN YOUR
REPORT, THANK YOU. I WILL SAY I
THINK I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE
WE ARE AT TODAY, THAT THIS
COUNCIL AND THIS MAYOR ARE WELL
POSITIONED TO BRING OUR SONICS
BACK!
>> OKAY! ALL RIGHT.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED BUT
CERTAINLY FROM A GOVERNMENT AND
CITY PERSPECTIVE, AGAIN I FEEL
CONFIDENT THIS COUNCIL AND THIS
MAYOR ARE WELL POSITIONED AND
ARE GOING TO TAKE SERIOUSLY OUR
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING OUR SONICS
BACK ONCE AND FOR ALL. SO ,
THANK YOU.
>> YES. ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED. IT IS 3:08 .
THANK YOU , EVERYBODY.