>> HELLO, EVERYONE . GOOD
AFTERNOON. IT IS JUNE 6, 2024
AND THE COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL
COME TO ORDER AND THE TIME IS
TO: 02 . PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA,
MORALES, AND -- MOORE ARE
EXCUSED TODAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT A
SMALL GROUP TODAY AND I WILL
NOTE I -- THIS IS THE CALM
BEFORE THE STORM AS WE WILL
HERE LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AND I
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO -- NOT MAKE
SURE TO COME TO BRIEFINGS BUT
BRIEFINGS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO TALK AS A GROUP
BECAUSE WE STRICTLY ADHERE TO
THE OPEN MEETINGS REQUIREMENT
NOT TO VIOLATE QUORUM WHEN WE
ARE NOT IN A MEETING, AND SO IT
IS ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE AS MANY
PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO HEAR WHAT
WE ARE UP TO BECAUSE THINGS
WILL START HAPPENING REALLY
SOON BEFORE WE BREAK FOR RECESS
HERE ALL RIGHT, IF NO
OBJECTION, THE MEETING MINUTES
OF JUNE 3rd, 2024 WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NOTHING, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. WE DON'T
HAVE ANY PROCLAMATIONS OR
PRESENTATIONS TODAY. MOVING
ONTO THE AGENDA TOMORROW, THERE
ARE 11 ITEMS ON THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR INCLUDING THE WEEKLY
BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE, COUNCIL
BILL 120795 , AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 77,
COUNCIL BILL 120796 , AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY AND THE INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL LOCAL
77 INFORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL
TECHNOLOGIES UNIT. THE
APPOINTMENT OF JAMIE AS THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR TO THE OFFICE
OF CITY FINANCE FOR A TERM TO
END ON JUNE 1st, 2028. THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF JC McCORMICK,
SUZANNE -- NO, I'M SORRY ABOUT
THAT. JEREMY AND LUTHER AS
MEMBERS OF THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO
JULY 31st, 2026 . AND 127097 AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
SEATTLE CENTER DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING THE SEATTLE CENTER
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A FOURTH
AMENDMENT TO THE FACILITY USED
IN OCCUPANCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATER
READER . THAT'S ON OUR
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, SO THAT IS COMING.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR CONTAINS
THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND THE MINUTES AND
THERE IS NO LEGISLATION FROM A
COMMITTEE SO TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING SHOULD BE
FAIRLY LIGHT. ALL RIGHT . AS I
SAID, THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
. WE ARE BUSY DELIVERING THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PACKAGE
THAT WE GOT PRESENTED LAST
WEEKEND I KNOW THERE ARE FOLKS
WORKING ON THEIR OWN
LEGISLATION AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE ROLLOUT OF THAT
. ALL RIGHT, THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS TO
SIGN TODAY'S OUR WEEKLY
ROUNDUP WILL BEGIN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. LAST MONDAY I MET
THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE
INTERRELATIONS. I KNOW SHE HAS
BEEN MEETING WITH MANY OF US
HERE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. WE
SPOKE ABOUT FEDERAL AND STATE
LEGISLATION AND HOW THE CITY OF
SEATTLE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO
FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING AS WE
GO ALONG HERE. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER AND
THE REST OF THE TEAM IN THE
FUTURE. LAST WEEK I ALSO
ATTENDED THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COMMITTEE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICY MEETING WHERE
WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS TO
SUBMIT A DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FOR REVIEW AND TO ENSURE
THEY ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
GOALS FOR GROWTH IN THE REGION.
I ALSO MET WITH CHIEF LIBRARIAN
TOM FAY , WHO GAVE ME AN UPDATE
ON THE RANSOMWARE TECH AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES, WHICH
MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF BY NOW
. THE LIBRARY IS BRINGING ITS
ONLINE SERVICES BACK SLOWLY AND
DELIBERATELY TO ENSURE ONCE
THEY REINSTATE A SERVICE IT
WILL REMAIN RELIABLY
ACCESSIBLE, AND TO ENSURE NO
PRIVATE INFORMATION IS
COMPROMISED . SO MORE TO COME
ON THAT AS WE GET GOING HERE
AND AS THEY ARE ADDRESSING THIS
ISSUE. LAST WEEK I ALSO HAD
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS AT THE
UNIVERSITY BUILDING IN THE U
DISTRICT. I HAD GREAT
CONVERSATIONS WITH CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY,
THE CLIMATE CRISIS, AND PUBLIC
SAFETY IN THE DISTRICT. FRIDAY
I WAS ALSO HONORED TO JOIN MANY
OF YOU TO ATTEND THE RAISING OF
SEATTLE'S PRIDE FLAG. MY STAFF
WAS ALSO PRESENT. IT WAS
WONDERFUL TO SEE PEOPLE FROM
ALL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY
SHARING THEIR SUPPORT FOR PRIDE
MONTH. I AM PROUD TO SERVE A
CITY ALL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF LGBTQIA PLUS
RIGHTS IN THE CITY AND MAKING
SURE WE ARE PRESERVING AND
SUPPORTING FOLKS IN OUR CITY.
THIS IS REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT AND REALLY PERSONALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME, SO VERY PROUD
TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT WITH
THOSE OF YOU THERE LAST WEEK
AND TO JOIN YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR THAT. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING ME THERE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
IN PARTICULAR. ON SATURDAY I
ATTENDED THE PARK WAYS --
EXCUSE ME, PATHWAYS PARK RIBBON
CUTTING. THIS PARK WILL BE ONLY
THE SECOND PARK IN THE CITY
DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE OF ALL
ABILITIES. IT IS SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL PARK AND SO
WELL-DESIGNED AND ABSOLUTELY
WORTH A TRIP TO THE DISTRICT TO
EXPERIENCE IT AND ALL IT HAS TO
OFFER. IT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
THE POSITIVE WORK THAT CAN
HAPPEN WHEN COMMUNITY, THE
CITY, THE COUNTY, THE STATE AND
OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS CAN DO
WORKING TOGETHER AND TO ENSURE
OUR PARKS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
. IT IS AN INCLUSIVE PARK,
WHICH REALLY MEANS THAT , YOU
KNOW, KIDS THAT ARE -- OF ALL
ABILITIES ARE ABLE TO ENJOY
THIS PARK AND IN PARTICULAR,
KIDS IN WHEELCHAIRS ACROSS THE
CITY , EVEN IF THERE ARE A.D.A.
WAYS TO GET TO THE PARK, THERE
IS NO WAY TO UTILIZE IT AT THE
PARK AND THIS HAS THAT
ACCESSIBILITY. IT WAS REALLY
THE LABOR OF LOVE FROM A PARENT
IN THE COMMUNITY , MISS
ROCHELLE. AND ATTRIBUTE TO HER
SON, ELI, WHO UNFORTUNATELY IS
NO LONGER WITH US BUT HIS
LEGACY CONTINUES IN THE FORM OF
THIS PARK AND I WAS JUST SO
HONORED AND PRIVILEGED TO HAVE
BEEN INCLUDED IN THAT
CELEBRATION. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL
DAY ON SATURDAY IN THE DISTRICT
AND IT WAS JUST REALLY VERY
WELL ATTENDED THAT DAY AND
REALLY SOMETHING TO FEEL REALLY
GREAT ABOUT, SO THAT WAS REALLY
GREAT AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
COLLEAGUES TO TAKE A VISIT OUT
THERE SO YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT
AN INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE
PARK, TRULY INCLUSIVE AND
ACCESSIBLE PARK LOOKS LIKE. I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT AS WE MOVE FORWARD
IN THE FUTURE TO HOPEFULLY
CREATE MORE PLAYGROUNDS OF THAT
NATURE. AND THIS WEEK I MET
WITH DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON AND WITH SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS AS WELL
AS ACTION SEATTLE ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY, AS I'M
SURE YOU ARE DOING AS WELL,
MEETING WITH VARIOUS GROUPS AND
STAKEHOLDERS. I ALSO GOT
BRIEFED TODAY ACTUALLY BUY A
DIRECTOR, NATHAN PORTALS AND ON
THE PERMIT AUDITING THAT THE
DEPARTMENT RECENTLY COMPLETED .
I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT IS
WORKING HARD TO IMPLEMENT ALL
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUT
OF THAT AUDIT RELATED TO
EFFICIENCY, EQUITY, AND
CUSTOMER SERVICE. TOMORROW --
AND THIS I AM PARTICULARLY
EXCITED ABOUT -- CITY HALL WILL
HOST KINDERGARTNERS FROM BRIAN
ELEMENTARY, ALSO FROM MY
DISTRICT. BOTH I AND A MEMBER
OF MY STAFF HAD CHILDREN AT
BRIAN ELEMENTARY WHO DID THIS
TOUR OF CITY HALL WITH OUR KIDS
WAY BACK WHEN. OUR KIDS ARE
BOTH GOING TO BE GOING TO
COLLEGE IN THE FALL, SO I AM
DATING MYSELF HERE BUT I'M
SUPER EXCITED TO CONTINUE THE
TRADITION OF TENDER GARDENERS
VISITING CITY HALL AND I AM SO
EXCITED TO HOST THEM ON THE
SECOND FLOOR. THEY WILL BE
GOING TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS
WELL AND TO CHAMBERS, SO IF YOU
SEE THE LITTLE KIDDOS, SAY HI
IN THE HALLWAY. VERY, VERY
CUTE. AND THEN FINALLY THIS
WEEK, I HOST THE LIBRARY ON
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, WHICH I
CHAIR THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS WILL PRESENT. THEY HAVE
BEEN DOING GREAT WORK AND I AM
LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOU TO HEAR
MORE IN DEPTH ON THE WORK THEY
ARE DOING. IT IS A REALLY GREAT
PRESENTATION AND I KNOW YOU
WILL ENJOY IT, FOR THOSE OF YOU
THAT ARE PART OF THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU.
>> LET ME LOOK AT MY NOTES.
>> I THINK WE ARE UP NEXT WITH
OUR ABSENCES.
>> YES, YOU CAN DO THE ALPHABET
IN YOUR HEAD. YES, THAT IS A
FACT.
>> COLLEAGUES, GREAT TO SEE YOU
ALL. AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MENTIONED ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR, WE GOT
JAMIE CARNELL'S APPOINTMENT
PACKAGE. WE WILL HAVE HER IN
COMMITTEE THE NEXT TIME AND WE
WILL BE VOTING ON HER
APPOINTMENT AT THE FOLLOWING
COMMITTEE, SO JUST BE AWARE. BE
SET UP HERE AND WE HAVE FIVE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER MILLS, BELGRADE,
McCORMICK FROM RISE ABOVE,
IT'S A GREAT GROUP. THEY'VE
ALREADY BEEN THERE. IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THEY ARE ALREADY ON THE COUNCIL
AS IT STANDS . WHICH BRINGS US
TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE.
WE ARE NOT DOING A SELECT
COMMITTEE THIS ONE HERE IT WILL
BE ON MONDAY AT 9:30 A.M.,
WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN
WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 A.M. BECAUSE
WEDNESDAY IS JUNETEENTH . AT
THIS MEETING, WE WILL HAVE A
VOTE ON INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REAPPOINTMENTS AND
THE HST AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICE OFFICE LEASE . IT HAS
BEEN QUITE SOMETIME SINCE WE'VE
HAD THE AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES OFFICE LEASE ON OUR
COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT WAS AT OUR
LAST FINANCE COMMITTEE . WE HAD
TWO SELECT COMMITTEES IN THE IN
BETWEEN . IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR -- I GUESS IF YOU HAVE
AMENDMENTS, WE DEFINITELY NEED
THEM BEFORE WEDNESDAY. STATING
THAT HERE, THERE IS NOT MUCH TO
AMEND, SO JUST THROWING THAT
OUT THERE. AND IT WILL BE
CRITICAL WE VOTE THIS WEEK TO
STAY ON SCHEDULE BECAUSE IT
CURRENTLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF
AUGUST AND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE THIS WORK , WE HAVE TO
STAY ON SCHEDULE. I DID DELAY
THIS VOTE BECAUSE OF OUR SELECT
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WE WOULD
HAVE VOTED ON THIS LAST MONTH .
WE WERE STILL WITHIN THE
TIMEFRAME . I URGE THAT EXTRA
INTENSITY ON THIS ONE . WE WILL
ALSO BE HEARING FROM INTERIM
DIRECTOR JAMIE CARNELL FROM THE
CITY OF FINANCE , THE
COMPTROLLER OF THE CITY -- SHE
TOLD ME WE WILL GET OUR
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY TODAY, SO
I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING
THAT. NOTHING AT FULL COUNCIL
FROM MY EXTERNAL COMMITTEES.
I'VE GOT SEATTLE RETIREMENT
SERVICES BOARD ADMINISTRATION
THIS WEEK, SOUND TRANSIT
EXPANSION COMMITTEE, BOTH ON
THURSDAY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THE
SOUTH LAKE UNION BASEMENT
STATION THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
HAPPY TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
OFF-LINE. AND THEN ALSO FOR
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, NEXT WEEK
ALL WEEK I WILL BE AT
ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON 'S
CONVENTION. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
EVERYONE COME NEXT YEAR. IT IS
A REALLY GREAT TIME TO MEET
OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS, 281
CITIES AND TOWNS FROM ACROSS
OUR STATE. AT LEAST 81, BECAUSE
WE ARE ONE. I WAS TALKING TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA TODAY AND NO
MATTER THE SIZE OF THE CITY, WE
ARE ALL DEALING WITH THE SAME
STUFF AND IT IS JUST THE SCALE
AND IT HELPS WITH OUR PARTNERS
AND OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS TO
GET A SENSE OF WHAT IS WORKING
FOR THEM, WHAT IS NOT WORKING
AND SO I MAY MISS COUNCIL
BRIEFING BECAUSE I HAVE TO
TRAVEL A DAY AHEAD SO I CAN BE
PRESENT FOR TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REMOTELY, SO -- I
WILL STAY OUT THE REST OF THE
WEEK. AND A FUN THING HAPPENED
LAST WEEK. WE FINALLY GOT OUR
WATERWAY SAFETY STUDY REPORT
FINALIZED . THIS HAS BEEN A
NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE WORKS.
WE HAVE OVER 201 MILES OF
COASTLINE IN OUR CITY AND WE
HAVE MANY DIFFERENT
JURISDICTIONS OPERATING TO KEEP
TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY ON
OUR WATERWAYS AND THIS REPORT
REALLY LOOKS INTO WHAT ARE WE
DOING WELL? WHAT AREAS DO WE
NEED TO IMPROVE ON? AND JUST
LOOK AT SOUTH LAKE UNION. IN
COLLEGE I WORKED AT A KAYAK
SHOP THERE. THAT WAS BEFORE HOT
TUB BOATS, BEFORE THE ELECTRIC
BOATS, BEFORE PADDLEBOARDING
GOT REALLY EXCITING AND FUN,
AND YET WE STILL HAD SEAPLANES
LANDING THERE. RIGHT? FOR FOLKS
WHO DON'T PADDLE OFTEN, IT'S
THE -- IT CAN BE DOING THE
WRONG THING AND NOT EVEN
KNOWING IT AND CREATING HAZARDS
FOR OTHERS, SO I'M EXCITED TO
BRING THAT UP AND COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE THAT HE WILL HAVE THE
REPORT HEARD IN HIS COMMITTEE,
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IN
DISTRICT 6 , I HOST OFFICE
HOURS EVERY WEEK. THIS WEEK WAS
NO DIFFERENT. I MET WITH THE
FAMILY ABOUT INCLUSIVE
PLAYGROUNDS AND LAST WEEK,
ABOUT PLAY FIELDS AND IF THEY
ARE TURFED AND NOT LIT, WE NEED
TO LIGHT THEM. IF THEY ARE LIT
AND NOT TURFED, WE NEED TO
TURFED THEM. HAPPY TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT THAT. I MEETING
TOMORROW NIGHT REGARDING THE
GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER
DEVELOPMENT. BRING THAT UP
BECAUSE I SEE THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER SERVING ALL
SEATTLEITES . IT'S THE MOST
HEAVILY USED PARK IN OUR CITY.
GOLDEN GARDENS GAVE IT A RUN
FOR THE MONEY IN SUMMERTIME BUT
GREEN LAKE IS ALL YEAR ROUND. I
SEE THIS AS THE CENTER OF 5, 6,
AND 4. I HAD A REALLY GREAT
TIME AT NORTHWEST SEATTLE
SENIOR CENTER DINNER LAST
NIGHT. WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION . THE
REPORT IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, DOES THAT
INCORPORATE WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH HARBOR PATROL?
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY PART OF
IT .
>> AND LAST YEAR, OR TWO YEARS
AGO IN 2022, YOU FOUGHT HARD
FOR THE REPLACEMENT NOT THE
RENOVATION OF THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER . IS THAT
GOING TO HAPPEN?
>> I -- COLLEAGUES, IN THE
METROPOLITAN -- GREAT QUESTION.
IN THE PLAN LAST YEAR I PUT
FORWARD AN AMENDMENT THAT MADE
IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE HAVE
MONEY THERE AND IT IS NOT TO BE
USED FOR RENOVATION. IT IS
EITHER AN EXPANSION OR
REPLACEMENT. I HAVE FUN FACTS
WITH DAN . I'VE GOT AN AERIAL
PHOTO FROM 1986 AND THE
BUILDING IS STILL STANDING AND
LOOKS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. IN
THE FIRST ROUND OF METROPOLITAN
PARKS FUNDING HOWEVER MANY
YEARS AGO, GREEN LAKE WAS NOT
PART OF THE RENOVATIONS . AND
THEY KNEW THAT AND THEY WERE
OKAY WITH THAT. THERE WERE SOME
RENOVATIONS DONE FOR THE HVAC
AND OTHER ISSUES WITHIN THE
FACILITY . THOSE RENOVATIONS
ARE ALREADY FAILING . THIS IS
AN OVER 100-YEAR OLD BUILDING.
A RENOVATION IS NOT GOING TO BE
-- IT IS NOT GOOD GOVERNANCE,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THAT IS $1.00, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> SERIOUSLY, IF WE RENOVATE
IT, WE WILL BE THROWING MORE
MONEY OVER SOMETHING THAT NEEDS
TO BE REPLACED. I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT
UPDATE ON THAT.
>> ME TOO.
>> I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS .
>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE RESPONSIBLY SENDING --
SPENDING OUR CAPITAL DOLLARS .
WHAT MIGHT SEEM THE OBVIOUS
PATH PERHAPS THE RENOVATION
OFTEN ISN'T BECAUSE IT MAY
COST MORE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THIS IS GREAT. IN COMMITTEE,
WHICH IS THE SUSTAINABILITY
ARTS AND CULTURE AND SEATTLE
CITY LIGHTS COMMITTEE, WE
RECOMMENDED FOUR REAPPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS
REVIEW PANEL. IT WILL GO BEFORE
FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK . WE
HEARD FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
REGARDING THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATED
WITH 46 FOR THE AGREEMENT
LEGISLATION, THE ORDINANCE
DEFINING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT ON THIS TO OUR
CRUISE TERMINALS. SO THAT WILL
BE BACK FOR A POSSIBLE VOTE
NEXT COMMITTEE , JULY 21st AT
9:30 A.M. DURING THAT
COMMITTEE, WE WILL TALK ABOUT
THE ENERGY MARKET LEGISLATION
AND IT WILL ALSO BE THE KICKOFF
TO OUR ARTS AND CULTURE
ROUNDTABLE COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON . WE
ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY , HOW IT
LOOKED PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC,
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE
PANDEMIC, AND HOW TO MOVE
FORWARD. I AM REALLY EXCITED .
IT WILL BE ONE OF MANY
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS. SO,
THIS PAST WEEK I JOINED
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES TO TOUR
THE SEATTLE STORM CENTER FOR
BASKETBALL PERFORMANCE FUNDED
ENTIRELY WITH PRIVATE DOLLARS
AND I'M SO EXCITED THE CENTER
WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
GENERATIONS OF SEATTLE
CHAMPIONS. I JOINED
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR AN
EPISODE OF COUNCIL ADDITION ,
WHICH IS LIVE NOW ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL . I
PARTICIPATED IN THE SNOHOMISH
FUNDING BOARD FORUM. WE TALKED
ABOUT A GRAND PROGRAM THAT
FOCUSES ON REPAIRING SYSTEMS
AND LANDS OCCUR THAT OCHER OVER
RIVERS, STREAMS, LAKES, BODIES
OF WATER AND HOW WE INVOLVE
PROPERTY OWNERS IN HOW TO
REPAIR THESE ECOSYSTEMS. I MET
WITH REPRESENTATIVE HALL AND
OIR DIRECTOR HASHIMI TO DISCUSS
FUNDING FOR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES, NON-ENGLISH
SPEAKERS, AND POSSIBLE FUNDING
FOR SEATTLE AND I ATTENDED THE
PRIDE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY.
THANK YOU TO MAYOR HARRELL,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
MOORE, AND MEMBERS OF THE
LGBTQIA COMMUNITY FOR MAKING
THIS A MEMORABLE EVENT FOR
EVERYONE. I MET WITH YOUTH CARE
AND TALKED ABOUT THEIR
FACILITY. ALSO TOWARD -- TOURED
THE STEEL MILL. I'VE HEARD
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA TALK ABOUT
THIS FOR MONTHS. IT WAS GREAT
TO GET OUT THERE AND WATCH IT .
THEY ARE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S
BIGGEST CUSTOMER AND THE
STATE'S BIGGEST RECYCLER AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH
THEM. TODAY I ATTENDED THE OATH
OF OFFICE FOR OUR SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT DAWN LINDELL. IT WAS SO
COOL TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME
OUT TO CELEBRATE THE PARK AND
HOW SPECIAL THAT WAS. I ALSO
JOINED COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR THE GARDENS
OPENING AS WELL AS A VIGIL HELD
AT BARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY
NIGHT . ALSO THIS MORNING YOU
MAY HAVE HEARD A PROPERTY NEAR
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, A TWO-ALARM FIRE .
THEY ARE BATTLING HOTSPOTS. THE
BUILDING WAS VACANT. IT WAS
GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED I
BELIEVE IN NOVEMBER. THEY ARE
BUILDING A HOUSING PROJECT
THERE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT
WILL CHANGE WITH THE FIRE
TODAY. SO FAR, NO ONE INJURED
OR HURT. THE BUILDING WAS
UNOCCUPIED. IT WAS ALREADY -- I
GUESS EVERYONE HAD ALREADY
MOVED OUT. HEARING THAT
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE
TO GO IN YET, THEY WILL START
DEMOLISHING THE BUILDING SOON.
THE LEGISLATION WE JUST PASSED
REGARDING ABANDONED BUILDINGS
-- I HEARD PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
WORKING WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE SO THIS WILL ONLY APPLY
TO PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOT
WORKING WITH THE CITY WHO DO
NOT RESPOND WHERE THE CITY CAN
PUT A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AND
DEMOLISH THE BUILDING BUT IT
COMES TIMELY WITH THE SUMMER
COMING AND WE ARE SEEING A LOT
MORE FIRES. AND WITH THAT --
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> YES?
>> HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN VACANT?
>> OH, MY GOODNESS. A YEAR AT
LEAST.
>> THEY ARE PLANNING ON
REDEVELOPING?
>> THEY ARE. THEY HAVE PLANS
FOR AN 11 STORY APARTMENT
BUILDING WITH PARKING
UNDERNEATH .
>> DO YOU KNOW WHY IT HAD BEEN
VACANT FOR SO LONG?
>> THE TENANTS -- THEY WERE
THREATENING SUPERMARKETS PRIOR
TO THE PANDEMIC. I REMEMBER
GOING THERE WITH MY MOM LOOKING
AT GROCERIES. THEY LEFT BECAUSE
THEY WERE SAYING THAT DUE TO
THE ENVIRONMENT THERE, THEY
WERE EXPERIENCING $10,000 WORTH
OF THEFT EACH MONTH AND THEY
COULDN'T MAKE IT WORK, SO THEY
MOVED THEIR OPERATIONS TO AN
EXISTING GROCERY STORE IN
RENTON, I BELIEVE. THAT HAS
PROBABLY BEEN VACANT FOR A
COUPLE OF MONTHS. THERE WERE
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THERE AS
WELL BUT THEY HAVE SINCE LEFT,
SO IT WAS UNOCCUPIED .
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I AM
ASKING, BECAUSE IF THEY WERE
ALREADY WORKING WITH THE CITY
ON PLANS TO DEMOLISH, I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE PROCESSING THE
DEMOLITION PERMIT REQUEST IN A
TIMELY FASHION BECAUSE WE WANT
TO KEEP FIREFIGHTERS SAFE AND
SPARE THE ENVIRONMENT, THE
COMMUNITY THE DANGERS OF THE
IMPACTS OF THE FIRES, ET
CETERA, ET CETERA. THAT'S WHY
I WAS ASKING US QUESTIONS.
>> I THINK FUNDING PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT ROLL -- ROLE.
DEMOLITION IS QUITE EXPENSIVE.
IT TOOK MY FAMILY 2 YEARS AND
$2 MILLION .
>> THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION.
THANK YOU.
>> AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH IS NEXT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. THAT'S A LOAN.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> SORRY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS
FUNNY.
>> WITH THIS MEETING,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12th, 2:00 P.M.
JUNE 12th -- I SAID THAT. 2:00
P.M. WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION ON TREES. THAT IS
GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT TO
HEAR ABOUT HOW PARKS -- WE LOST
A LOT OF TREES, UNFORTUNATELY .
YOU KNOW, TREES DIE AND OUR
PARKS DEPARTMENT DOES A REALLY
GOOD JOB FIGURING OUT HOW WE
WILL REPLACE THOSE TREES SO WE
WILL GET TO HEAR THEIR PLAN.
THE SEATTLE CENTER AND THEATER
WILL COME FOR A PRESENTATION TO
TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW AGREEMENT
THAT THEY HAVE. THE SEATTLE
REPERTORY THEATER IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SEATTLE
CENTER, DRAWING KIDS AND
FAMILIES TO THE CENTER AND
MAKING SURE THAT OUR ARTS,
COMMUNITY, AND ALTER -- CULTURE
ARE ALL INTERTWINED. THAT'S
FOR YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
LAST WEEK WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, WE HAD A GREAT MEETING
WITH UPDATES ABOUT
INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE ALL
AGREED WE WOULD WRITE A LETTER
TO TALK ABOUT OUR AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE -- I
FORGOT THE NAME, BUT WE DID
SOME GREAT WORK THERE IN THAT
COMMITTEE. I WILL FOLLOW-UP
WITH YOU ALL IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS. LAST WEEK SEATTLE
STORM FACILITY OBVIOUSLY WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, MORALES,
THAT WAS REALLY FUN. I THINK
THE COOLEST THING WAS THE
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE STORM, A
FORMER PLAYER THAT I COACHED.
SO TO SEE HER GO FROM YELLING
AT HER ON THE COURT TO SEE
WHERE -- I DON'T WANT TO TAKE
ALL OF THEIR CREDIT BUT TO SEE
WHERE SHE IS NOW RUNNING A TEAM
IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. THEIR
HEAD COACH IS A PLAYER THAT I
PLAYED AGAINST, NOEL QUINN.
IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW SHE
HAS TRANSITIONED FROM A PLAYER
TO RUNNING A TEAM AND THEY ARE
ON A WIN STREAK RIGHT NOW. I
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY GAMES BUT
IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. SO
THAT'S FUN. I SPOKE TO THE
RESIDENTS TO TALK ABOUT THE 520
BRIDGE. THEY CAN'T WAIT FOR
CONSTRUCTION TO BE FINISHED.
ALSO THE PRIDE FLAG RAISING.
SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILMEMBER --
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER RASMUSSEN
AND COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS , WHO
WERE ABLE TO RAISE THE FLAG ON
IT 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THAT
WAS VERY SPECIAL FOR THEM TO BE
THERE. I ALSO VISITED THE
SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CARE CENTER
AND TO SEE AND MEET THE KIDS,
TO SEE HOW THAT HEALTHCARE
CENTER PROVIDES SUCH GREAT
HEALTHCARE, NURSING OPTIONS ,
DENTAL CARE FOR THOSE KIDS,
BEAUTIFUL. ALSO MLK MEMORIAL
GARDEN. IT WAS A GARDEN,
COLLEAGUES, THAT USED TO BE AT
CAL ANDERSON PARK. I WORKED
WITH THE MAYORS OFFICE TO HAVE
THAT TRANSITION TO MLK PARK,
WHICH IS A GREAT LOCATION. WE
HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY GROUPS
TAKING OVER THAT PARK, ONE OF
THEM BEING NAACP THAT WILL
NURTURE THE FARM TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT IS INTENDED THE WAY IT
SHOULD BE DONE, WHICH IS
CREATING FOOD FOR FOLKS AND
BEING A HEALING SPACE. AND AN
EDUCATIONAL SPACE AS WELL. I
ALSO HOSTED GIRL SCOUTS THIS
WEEKEND, WHERE I RAN INTO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
WORKING ON THE WEEKEND. NOT
TRYING TO BLOW YOU UP BUT HARD
WORKER. I HOSTED SOME GIRL
SCOUTS AND WE DID A MOCK CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE PAST
THREE IMPORTANT BILLS. I DID
SWEAR THEM IN. I HAD COLLEAGUES
OVER THE WEEKEND, NEW ONES. WE
PASSED A ROAD KILL BILL , WHICH
WILL HELP ANIMALS THAT ARE
ROADKILL. ALSO AN eTOYS BILL
FROM ENDING UP IN THE
LANDFILLS, WHICH WAS
IMPRESSIVE. THESE WERE BUILT
THEY CAME UP WITH. AND THEY
WANT MORE PLANTS IN THE CITY.
WE PASSED THOSE THREE BILLS AND
THEY ALL PASSED 9 IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED. NEXT WEEK -- NOT
NEXT WEEK. THIS WEEK I WILL BE
MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES TO
TALK ABOUT HOUSING IN THE
DISTRICT. ALSO I WILL BE
JOINING THE SOUTHEAST SENIOR
CENTER. NOT MY DISTRICT, BUT WE
ARE CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH A
BIT EARLY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
CELEBRATING WITH THOSE SENIORS.
THIS SATURDAY I WILL BE AT THE
SEATTLE CENTER WITH GOOGLE
DOING A FREE DISTRIBUTION OF
INTERNET SAFETY FOR KIDS. I
THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT AS THERE ARE SO MUCH
CONTENT ON THE INTERNET ,
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS
INAPPROPRIATE FOR KIDS. WE WILL
HAVE A SAFETY SESSION AND IT'S
FREE . I WILL BE JOINING GOOGLE
AND ALSO JOINING CASE 21, A
BLACK HOMEOWNERS GROUP IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SOUTH END
TO TALK ABOUT OUR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. ALSO UNFORTUNATELY SOME
SAD NEWS, WE LOST A YOUNG MAN,
17-YEAR-OLD KID WHO WAS SHOT IN
FRONT OF THE GARFIELD SCHOOL .
THIS IS THE FOURTH SHOOTING
WHERE IT CAUSED THAT SCHOOL TO
BE ON LOCKDOWN. JUST A COUPLE
OF MONTHS AGO, A YOUNG LADY WAS
SHOT AT THE BUS STOP AND THIS
IS INCREDIBLY UNFORTUNATE
SITUATION WHEN SCHOOLS HAVE TO
GO ON LOCKDOWN, WHEN WE HAVE
SHOOTINGS. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA HAS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
WITH THAT WITH HER DAUGHTERS
GOING TO INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL AND
IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY
PASSIONATE -- I'M PASSIONATE
ABOUT TRYING TO SOLVE THIS
ISSUE. IT IS NOT ONE SILVER
BULLET THAT'S GOING TO FIX
EVERYTHING, BUT I DO KNOW THAT
I JUST WANT TO THANK SPD FOR
THEIR INCREDIBLY FAST RESPONSE
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT
TRIED TO SAVE THAT YOUNG MAN'S
LIFE AND HAD A FAST RESPONSE,
BUT YOU KNOW, SENDING MY LOVE
TO THE FAMILY AND I'M PLANNING
TO CONNECT WITH THEM TO TRY TO
FIND SOLUTIONS FOR THIS. I KNOW
IT IS TOUGH. IT'S HARD. WE
NEED A COORDINATED EFFORT. WE
NEED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES .
WE NEED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS.
MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT JUST PILLS
AND THEY THERAPIST. IT IS ALSO
HAVING ARTS, CULTURE,
AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITY , MUSIC ,
THESE FUN THINGS FOR KIDS . YOU
KNOW, WE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, THERAPISTS BUT WE'VE
GOT TO THINK ABOUT OTHER STUFF
AS WELL. ALSO I'M THINKING OF
THE SUMMER AS WELL, LOOKING
FORWARD KNOWING THE SUMMER WILL
BE TOUGH IN SEATTLE AND I WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ON TOP OF
THAT SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH OUR COUNCIL AND
OBVIOUSLY FINDING SOLUTIONS AND
ALSO, COLLEAGUES, WE SPENT
$17,100 PER KID AT GARFIELD ,
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WANT TO
SEE THE SAME INVESTMENT DONE TO
OUR KIDS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL WITH
OUR CITY TO MAKE SURE THOSE
KIDS HAVE THE NECESSARY NEEDS
FOR, YOU KNOW, THEIR
DEVELOPMENT . SO I WANTED TO --
I KNOW IT IS A SOMBER THIN --
THING , EVERY TIME WE LOSE A
LIFE, IT IS REALLY, REALLY
UNFORTUNATE AND THERE IS A
COMMUNITY THAT IS HURTING SO WE
ARE TRYING TO RESPOND AS BEST
AS WE CAN FROM OUR OFFICE.
ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING
UP ON A DIFFERENT NOTE IS FOR
US TO FIGURE OUT -- AND I KNOW
THIS IS CLOSE TO EVERYONE'S
HEART -- HOW WE WILL PROTECT
OUR BABIES IN OUR CITY. OUR
KIDS. I WENT TO LOWELL SCHOOL .
I WALKED MY DOG PASSED MANY
PARKS . I AM DISTURBED WITH THE
STUFF I AM SEEING IN PARKS NEXT
TO SCHOOLS. THE TYPE OF
BEHAVIOR. FENTANYL. THE
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY . LIKE, I'M
VERY DISAPPOINTED. I WAS RIDING
BEHIND A BUS , 12th AND
JACKSON. THIS MOM GOT OFF WITH
HER DAUGHTER AND THEY HAD TO
WALK THROUGH PEOPLE SELLING
STOLEN GOODS AND SMOKING
FENTANYL AND IT REALLY, REALLY
TICKED ME OFF . THE TYPE OF
STUFF WE ARE EXPOSING OUR KIDS
TO -- THEY ARE BECOMING NUMB TO
IT . THEY DON'T SEE HOPE
ANYMORE. THEY DON'T SEE HOPE
ON THE STREETS, IN THE PARKS,
IN THE SCHOOLS . THEY SEE NO
ONE ABLE TO SAVE THEM AND THAT
IS A FAILURE ON US AS ADULTS.
IT REALLY IS, SO ANYWAYS JUST
TAKING THIS TIME TO VOICE MY
FRUSTRATION WITH THE TYPE OF
BEHAVIOR THAT I'VE SEEN IN
THIS CITY AND KNOWING THAT I'M
IN A POWER -- IN A POSITION OF
INFLUENCE AND BEING ABLE TO
ADVOCATE FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR
YOUTH, BUT JUST KNOW THAT I
REALLY TAKE IT TO HEART IN
KNOWING THAT OUR NORTH STARS
ARE OUR KIDS AND BABIES AND
TRYING TO KEEP THEM SAFE, WE
WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH
DECISIONS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY
ON OUR CITY COUNCIL. I JUST
KNOW THAT I AM GOING TO BE
SUPPORTING SOME OF THOSE FOR
OUR KIDS. SO, ANYWAYS WITH
THAT, I WILL PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. OR,
EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> WELL, I WILL TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR
SAYING THAT . FIRST OF ALL, I
APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSIVENESS
TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY HAVE
BEEN CRAVING THAT FOR A LONG
TIME. I AGREE 100% AND SO --
JUST SAYING THE SAME OLD THING
OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND
EXCEPTING WE ARE NOT DOING AS
WELL AS WE NEED TO BE DOING BY
OUR KIDS, BY EVERYBODY IN OUR
CITY IS -- IT'S DIFFICULT . I
AM GLAD THAT , YOU ARE RIGHT,
THERE ARE THINGS COMING BEFORE
US WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC
SAFETY. THERE WILL BE LAWS WE
CAN PASS BUT WE CAN KEEP ON
TRYING AND WE HAVEN'T
FORGOTTEN THAT. CORE
RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CHARTER
TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE .
>> AS LONG AS OUR KIDS ARE
SAFE, WE ARE SAFE AND THAT IS
WHERE MY NORTH STAR IS. BUT,
YOU KNOW, WE CAN BE
COMPASSIONATE ABOUT IT . WE CAN
BE LOVING ABOUT THE DECISIONS
WE HAVE TO MAKE IN SEATTLE BUT
WE HAVE TO DRAW A HARD LINE
WHEN IT COMES TO OUR KIDS AND
DECISIONS WE NEED TO MAKE TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE.
ANYWAYS, THAT IS JUST MY
OPINION. THANK YOU.
>> I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. AND
, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED ON
FRIDAY WAS SO TRAGIC AND SADLY
IT'S JUST HAPPENING MORE AND
MORE ACROSS OUR CITY AND ACROSS
OUR COUNTRY. AND IT DOES, IT
WEIGHS HEAVILY ON ME. I WILL
SAY THAT I HAVE REACHED OUT TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE . AND ALSO
HOPING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ARE
ALL DOING AND WHAT WE COULD ALL
DO COLLECTIVELY TO ADDRESS THIS
AND TO PROTECT OUR KIDS. YOU
KNOW, I -- COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU AND I HAVE
TALKED ABOUT USE AND TEEN
NIGHTS AND POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT
AND WE NEED TO BE DOING
SOMETHING MORE ROBUSTLY AND
BEFORE -- I MEAN, I AM TRYING
TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON WHAT THE
DISTRICT AND WHAT STEPS THE
DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD
IS DOING BEFORE I SAY MORE, BUT
JUST KNOW THAT LIKE YOU, I AM
ACTIVELY ENGAGED ON THIS ISSUE
BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND IT
IS SOMETHING THAT AS I CHAIR
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE THAT I
RECOGNIZE THAT WE -- WE CAN'T
KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS. WE
NEED TO DO . WE NEED TO DO. I
AM TIRED OF THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT IT AND OUR KIDS ARE
SUFFERING. I ALSO WANT TO SAY
OUR KIDS ARE SUFFERING BROADLY
ACROSS THE DISTRICT BECAUSE --
EXCUSE ME, ACROSS THE CITY
BECAUSE WHEN THESE THINGS
HAPPEN AT GARFIELD , AT INGRAM
, KIDS IN OTHER -- YOU KNOW,
KIDS HAVE GOTTEN MUGGED IN
SCHOOLS ACROSS THE CITY AND ALL
OF THAT IS REAL. KIDS ARE GOING
TO SCHOOL SCARED, WHICH IS THE
ONE PLACE NO MATTER WHAT KIDS
SHOULD ALWAYS FEEL SAFE AT
SCHOOL, NO MATTER WHAT . YOU
KNOW, I ALWAYS SAY GROWING UP,
I ALWAYS FELT SAFE IN TWO
PLACES, INSIDE MY ACTUAL
APARTMENT WITH MY PARENTS AND
AT SCHOOL. WE ARE FAILING OUR
KIDS THAT WAY HERE, SO MORE TO
COME ON THAT . BUT THANK YOU
FOR RAISING THAT AND , YES, WE
WILL BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THIS
FOR SURE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I
WILL JUST SAY WELL SAID. WE'VE
GOT TO GET THE GUNS OUT OF THE
HANDS OF OUR KIDS AND MAKE SURE
OUR CITY IS SAFE FOR OUR KIDS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I JUST WANTED TO
START OFF WITH A PREVIEW OF
THIS WEEK , STARTING WITH THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AS
MENTIONED, I WANTED TO NOTE THE
VACANT BUILDING AND OUR
LEGISLATION . MY UNDERSTANDING
WAS THAT THE OWNER APPLIED FOR
A PERMIT IN SEPTEMBER . A
DEMOLITION PERMIT. IT WAS
GRANTED IN NOVEMBER, SO I DID
NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER DETAIL ON
WHY IT HAS NOT YET BEEN
DEMOLISHED, BUT CLEARLY IT
HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR
LEGISLATION BECAUSE IN THIS
CASE, THE OWNERS ARE ENGAGED.
DAVE APPLIED FOR A PERMIT AND
IT WAS APPROVED, APPARENTLY, AS
I UNDERSTAND IT. THERE ARE
OTHER TWO-YEAR POINTS,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO . BUT WE HAD
A FIRE. AS I KNOW IT RIGHT NOW,
NO DEATHS OR INJURIES TO
FIREFIGHTERS OR ANYONE ELSE BUT
I THINK IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW
THAT FOR SURE BECAUSE IT IS TOO
HOT FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS TO
PRESS FORWARD ON THAT SO WE
WILL GET INFORMATION. BUT
AGAIN, IT UNDERSCORES THE NEED
FOR OUR BILL AND TAKING THE
ACTION THAT WE NEED TO TAKE. AS
I MENTIONED TO A REPORTER ABOUT
30 MINUTES AGO, AN HOUR AGO, WE
CANNOT BE REACTIVE. WE HAVE TO
BE PROACTIVE. THAT IS WHAT THIS
LEGISLATION ALLOWS US TO DO AND
THIS IS WHAT WE WILL DO SO A
YEAR FROM NOW WE DON'T HAVE A
SITUATION LIKE THIS WHEN IT
COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. ALSO
WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW.
FIRST UP, WE WILL HAVE THE
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
REAPPOINTMENT ON OUR AGENDA FOR
LISA JUDGE , THE FOURTH TIME
SHE HAS COME TO THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, AS THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
KNOW, SECOND MEETING TO HAVE
ALL THREE ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS THERE AND SHE HAS BEEN
TO THE COMMUNITY BRIEFING ON
USE OF FORCE. THIS IS THE
MOVING FORWARD ON THE
REAPPOINTMENT. I KNOW THE
AGENDA SAYS POSSIBLE VOTE BUT
WE WILL DO THAT AT THE NEXT
MEETING SO TOMORROW IS JUST AN
INTRODUCTION AND BRIEFING WITH
AN INTRODUCTION AT THE NEXT
MEETING. WE WILL HAVE A SECOND
BRIEFING IN THE AGENDA ITEM.
THIS ONE WILL LOOK TO HAVE A
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THIS ONE , THE
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER
. VERY IMPORTANT FOR A NUMBER
OF REASONS, PARTIALLY WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO. THAT
WILL BE THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR
TOMORROW OF PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. ALSO IN TERMS OF
REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND THE
LIKE, WE'VE GOT THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
MEETING ON THURSDAY, WHICH I
ATTEND WITH CHAIR SAKA ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THAT IS A
BIG MEETING FOR THE PSR C . FOR
THOSE THAT DON'T REALIZE IT,
THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL IS THE WAY WE FUNNEL IN
THE DOLLARS TO MAKE SENSE IN
TERMS OF COMING INTO THE STATE
, THE COUNTY, AND LOCAL. WE
WILL BE ENGAGED ON THAT IN
TERMS OF THE TRANSPORTATION
POLICY BOARD. IN ADDITION, THIS
COMING WEEK , INCLUDING TODAY,
THIS MORNING I MET WITH THE
THIRD AVENUE PROJECT AND WE
DELIVERED CARE ON THE ISSUES
RELATED TO BASICALLY THIRD
AVENUE AND , YOU KNOW, I WOULD
NOTE TOO BECAUSE IT HAS COME UP
AND WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WE
CANNOT ESSENTIALLY BE CHANGING
THE FACTS ON THE GROUND LIKE IN
TERMS OF BUS SERVICE AND IN
TERMS OF ONLY BUS SERVICE ON
THIRD AVENUE AND THE IDEA OF
EXTENDING IT INTO BELLTOWN .
I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH
MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND OBVIOUSLY
THIS IDEA FROM 2018 IS NOT
APPLICABLE TODAY. IN FACT, IT
WOULD BE A STEP BACKWARDS IN
TERMS OF THE THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT, SO I BRING THAT UP AS
PART OF THE WORK GOING ON THERE
AND OUR OVERSIGHT OF IT AND TO
BE ENGAGED ON IT BECAUSE WE
NEED TO LOOK TO, YOU KNOW, DARE
I SAY SOLVE THE CHALLENGES WE
FACE ON THIRD AVENUE ? ON
WEDNESDAY I WILL BE MEETING
WITH HOUSING AND IDW 77 . I
THINK YOU MENTIONED THAT
EARLIER. AND TOMORROW I WILL BE
AT THE SEATTLE CENTER AT THE
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA TO SEE THE
SEATTLE STORM TAKE ON THE L.A.
SPARKS . BIG GAME TOMORROW. I
DID MISS THE TRAINING FACILITY
TOUR, BUT THAT'S OKAY. IN
TERMS OF LAST WEEK , I
MENTIONED LAST WEEK GREAT
MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY ON
SOUTH LAKE UNION . THEY REALLY
FOCUSED ON THEIR PARKS AND
THEY'VE SHIFTED FROM LAND-USE
TO PARKS. IT IS A WELL
ACCOMPLISHED GROUP AND THEY
KEEP YOUR DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE ON THEIR TOES .
SOUTH LAKE UNION PARK, CASCADE
PARK, DENNY PARK ARE THE AREAS
THEY ARE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF
HOW WE CAN IMPROVE AND IT'S
GREAT TO HAVE ALLIES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, PARTICULARLY WHEN
THEY ARE SO WELL-ORGANIZED AND
IT WILL BE GREAT FOR THE
COMMUNITY . ON WEDNESDAY, SAME
THING WITH THE QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. SPEAKING TO
THE PLAN , I SHOULD NOTE THE
PLAN , THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
IS UPCOMING FOR MY DISTRICT 7
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL UPTOWN
RELIANCE, BELLTOWN UNITED,
CONDO CONNECT, ALL OF THESE
GROUPS TO GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN . IT
WORKED OUT REALLY WELL AHEAD OF
THE LAST MEETING WHEN I ASKED
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN,
WHICH ALLOWED ME TO GET A NICE
SPREADSHEET . MY HOPE IS TO DO
THE SAME THING ON THE COMP
PLAN. AND THAT WAS LAST
WEDNESDAY. AND OF COURSE, LAST
WEDNESDAY, THE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY COMMITTEE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
ON THURSDAY, THE 911 CALL
CENTER. VERY IMPORTANT FOR US
TO GO THERE TO SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENING AND TO SHOW SUPPORT
FOR WHAT IS A DIFFICULT JOB .
PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE HAS BEEN
THERE, I THINK. I HAD A CHANCE
TO TALK TO THE TRAINING
STUDENTS THAT WERE THERE. YOU
KNOW, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THEM
TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEIR JOB
AND WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO STEP
INTO IS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO DO
SO, SO I SAY TO SOMEONE ALLOWED
TO RECRUIT MORE BECAUSE WE
ALWAYS NEED TO IMPROVE OUR
NUMBERS NOT JUST WITH SPD, WITH
FIRE, BUT WITH THE 911 CALL
CENTER ACROSS THE BOARD IN
PUBLIC SAFETY, FRANKLY. FRIDAY
IN DISTRICT HOURS AT THE
CENTRAL LIBRARY , BECAUSE I
DON'T HAVE A BIG NICE
GOVERNMENT CENTER LIKE MY
COLLEAGUE HAS , BUT IT WAS
REALLY GOOD TO BE THERE. I LOVE
THE CENTRAL LIBRARY . WE NEED
TO BE ACTIVATING THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY SO I'M GLAD TO BE
DOING MY PART ON THAT FRONT.
AND OF COURSE, PUBLIC SAFETY
WAS REALLY DRIVING THE COMMENTS
AND CONCERNS OF THOSE THAT I
MET. ALSO ON FRIDAY I MET WITH
COMMISSIONER RYAN CULKIN . VERY
IMPORTANT, OUR RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE PORT
AS I HAVE SAID MANY, MANY
TIMES. WE WERE A PORT CITY 100
YEARS FROM NOW, WE WILL BE 100
YEARS FROM NOW , AND WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THE PORT IS VIABLE.
PARTNERING WITH MY B6 AND 1
COLLEAGUES ALONG THE PORT , THE
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LANDS, ALL
OF THESE PIECES NEED TO BE IN
PLACE. THE EDUCATION PIECE IN
TERMS OF MARITIME ACADEMY AND
THE LIKE, WE NEED TO PRESS ON
THE MARITIME FRONT AND I SAY
THAT NOT AS A RETIRED NAVAL
OFFICER WHOSE CHIEF OF STAFF IS
A RETIRED COAST GUARD OFFICER,
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED
TO DO . THE LAST THING I WANTED
TO MENTION AND TO GO TO , WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH WAS
SAYING, I ATTENDED THE QUEEN
ANNE LITTLE LEAGUE KICKOFF
CAMPAIGN RELATED TO BASICALLY
THE LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD , ALSO
KNOWN AS THE WEST QUEEN ANNE
PLAYFIELD. WE HAVE BEEN ON THE
LIST FOR THE HOUSE. WE CALL IT
THE LOWER AREA , TO GET IT
TURFED. YOU KNOW, THE LIGHTING
HAS BEEN WORKED. TO CONTINUE
THAT PROCESS. ALSO TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL
FIELDS. TITLE IX. ALTHOUGH
TITLE IX DOESN'T APPLY TO
THIS, BUT SAME IDEA. YOU KNOW,
MEETING WITH PARK
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ , JACOB,
WORKING WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS
IS SO IMPORTANT AND WHILE I WAS
THERE AND I SPOKE , I MENTIONED
THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
SPEAK TO WHAT WE ATTENDED AT
THE CHURCH AND TO WHAT HAPPENED
TO MURPHY AND TO THAT
COMMUNITY. WE CANNOT ACCEPT
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT OUR PARKS
OR THOSE PLACES WHERE THE KIDS
ARE. WE CANNOT BE RESIGNED TO
THAT AS I MENTIONED AFTER THE
MARCH SHOOTING AT GARFIELD AND
THE FIRST PUBLIC SAFETY FORM,
WE CANNOT BE RESIGNED. WE
CANNOT ACCEPT WHAT IS HAPPENING
AT OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR PARKS ON
OUR STREETS WHICH I SAW TODAY
WHEN I WAS DOING MY WALKABOUT
ON THIRD AVENUE AND OTHER
PLACES IN THE CITY AND YOU
KNOW, AS MENTIONED BY THE
BISHOP AT THE SERVICE, IT'S
ABOUT BUILDING COMMUNITY. IT IS
SO IMPORTANT TO BUILD COMMUNITY
AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING, THE
EFFORT THEY WERE DISPLAYING WAS
ALL ABOUT DISPLAYING COMMUNITY
AND ABOUT TEAM SPORTS. TEAM
SPORTS FOR KIDS IS SO IMPORTANT
, FOR BOYS AND ESPECIALLY GIRLS
BECAUSE FOR SOME , IT HAS BEEN
LESS SO THAN ON THE BOYS SIDE
BUT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO
BUILD THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT
WE HAVE AND IT SHOULDN'T JUST
BE QUEEN ANNE SO I'M HAPPY TO
HEAR ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
GARFIELD, THAT INCLUSIVE PARK
CONCEPT AND ALIKE AND WE NEED
TO EXPAND IT. AND SO, YOU KNOW,
IT IS STRIKING BECAUSE I FOUND
OUT ABOUT THE SHOOTING. I COULD
HEAR THE CALLS AND THE CAMERAS
SWEPT OVER . POLICE RUNNING UP
THE STREET. THE CHIEF WAS
LEAVING. FIRST THING HE DOES IS
PUT HIS LIGHTS GO ON AND TAKES
OFF. AND THAT IS THE SITUATION
THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY. THAT
IS WHAT MOTIVATES ME TO BE ON
THIS COUNCIL, FRANKLY, AND TO
CHAIR THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE AND TO STEP FORWARD
ON THE ISSUES WE NEED TO ACROSS
THE BOARD. ALL OF THE BILLS
WE'VE DONE, THE BILLS COMING
UP, THIS IS -- YOU KNOW, IT IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE AT THE END OF
THE DAY, YOU CAN'T HAVE A
YOUNG MAN KILLED TOO EARLY. WE
SHOULD USE THIS AS A WAY TO
STEP FORWARD SO THAT IT
DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. CHANCES
ARE IT MAY. IT PROBABLY WILL
BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE THE EFFORT.
WE CANNOT BE RESIGNED. WE
CANNOT ACCEPT WHAT HAS BEEN
HAPPENING ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
FRONT, SO THANK YOU.
>> AND I CALL ON THE SCHOOL
BOARD TO HOPEFULLY -- HOPEFULLY
THIS IS THE ONLY THING THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW, IS
SAFETY IN SCHOOLS. I UNDERSTAND
THEY'VE GOT OTHER THINGS ON
THEIR PLATE BUT THIS IS
SOMETHING WE ARE NOT IN CHARGE
OF THE SCHOOLS, OBVIOUSLY BUT
-- AND I DO NOT WATCH THE
SEATTLE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
BUT I WOULD HOPE THEY ARE
THINKING ABOUT OPTIONS AND
LISTENING TO THE FAMILIES THAT
ARE PUTTING FORWARD
RECOMMENDATIONS OR REQUESTS FOR
EXAMPLE THE SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICERS WHICH MANY PEOPLE HAD
APPRECIATED . I UNDERSTAND THAT
IS A POLITICAL TOPIC, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME CAN WE AFFORD TO
NOT TRY ANYTHING ELSE? ANYWAY
--
>> YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT LOST ON
ME . I WANT TO MENTION THE
CHILD WHO GOT KILLED, HE PUT
HIMSELF IN HARMS WAY TO TRY TO
BE -- HE WASN'T ACTUALLY
INVOLVED IN THE ALTERCATION .
HE WAS TRYING TO STEP IN AND
HELP, SO WE CAN'T HAVE OUR
CHILDREN STEPPING IN. WE NEED
TO STEP IN . WE ARE THE
GROWN-UPS. WE NEED TO STEP IN
WHEN THOSE ALTERCATIONS ARE
HAPPENING AND RIGHT NOW ALL TOO
OFTEN, IT'S THE KIDS STEPPING
IN TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT AND
THAT'S NOT OKAY. YES, I AGREE,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO
HEAR FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND
FROM THE DISTRICT. THEY WERE
SUPPOSED TO CREATE A REPORT
WHEN THE RESOURCE OFFICERS WERE
REMOVED . THE BOARD HAD
REQUESTED THE DISTRICT ASSURE
REPORTS, SOME TRYING TO GET A
COPY OF THE REPORT AND SEE WHAT
HAS TRANSPIRED BETWEEN THEN AND
NOW IN TERMS OF SINS THE
OFFICERS WERE REMOVED, WHAT
WILL TAKE ITS PLACE? IN
FAIRNESS TO THE SCHOOL BOARD
AND THE DISTRICT, I DO NOT KNOW
SO I AM TRYING TO GET THAT
INFORMATION AND I WILL
CERTAINLY SHARE IT ONCE I GET
THAT .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A UNIFORMED
POLICE OFFICER, GIVEN OUR
STAFFING SHORTAGES AND OTHER
OPTIONS AVAILABLE. A TRUSTED
ADULT.
>> MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, I
GET THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT.
THIS IN AND OF ITSELF WILL NOT
FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE TO BE
ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH STUDENTS
AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN
PROTECTING STUDENTS AT SCHOOL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WENT TO
THE VIGIL AND THE FAMILY MEMBER
SPOKE AND THEY CALLED -- THEY
SAID , YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL
HAS FAILED THEM . THE SEATTLE
SCHOOL BOARD HAS FAILED THEM.
SO, BOTH NEED TO DO BETTER AND
THAT INCLUDES US.
>> RIGHT. I DIDN'T MEAN TO PUT
THE BLAME ONLY ON THE SCHOOL
BOARD. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR
THAT. ON A DIFFERENT KIND OF
QUESTION, I JUST WANT TO KNOW ,
WHAT IS AN UPDATE ON THE
PLANNING TO CHANGE THIRD AVENUE
IN BELLTOWN? IS THAT STILL
GOING FORWARD?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT IS
NOT, BUT AS MY FAVORITE NEW
SAYING , PUT A PERIOD AT THE
END OF THAT SENTENCE.
>> OKAY. I GUESS IT'S UP TO ME
HERE, PULLING UP THE REAR HERE.
I WILL SAY MY COMMITTEE MEETS
NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE
THURSDAY AT 2:00 P.M. AND THERE
ARE 13 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
EIGHT APPOINTMENTS, THREE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ADVISORY
BOARD, BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION
ON COUNCIL BILL 120781 , AN
ORDINANCE UPDATING DEFORMATIONS
IN THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATED TO CANNABIS BUSINESSES
TO ALIGN WITH STATE LAW. THIS
IS A TECHNICAL CLEANUP BILL IN
IT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE LAST
YEAR THE STATE LEGISLATURE
UPDATED ITS DEFAMATION --
DEFINITION OF WHAT A SOCIAL
EQUITY APPLICANT IS FOR THE
APPLICATION TO RECEIVE A
LICENSE FOR A NEW LICENSE FOR A
CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESS. AND
BECAUSE THEY UPDATED THEIR
DEFINITION , SEATTLE NEEDS TO
UPDATE OUR DEFINITION BECAUSE
WE WAIVED THE FEE . WE PASSED A
LAW IN 2022 SAYING WE WILL
WAIVE THE FEE FOR THE BUSINESS
-- THE LICENSE FEE, IF YOU
RECEIVE ONE OF THESE FROM THE
STATE. WE WILL WAIVE THE FEE .
NOW OUR LEGISLATION IS OUT OF
SYNC BECAUSE WE USE A DIFFERENT
DEFINITION . WE ARE CLEANING UP
THAT DEFINITION AND USING WHAT
THE STATE PASSED AND WE ALSO --
THE LEGISLATURE ALSO CHANGED
THE DEFINITION FOR CANNABIS AND
CANNABIS PRODUCT , I BELIEVE.
AGAIN, WE ARE JUST CONFORMING
WITH STATE LAW BY UPDATING OUR
DEFINITIONS SO WE CAN MEET THE
PROMISES WE MADE IT TO THE
COMMUNITY A LONG TIME AGO THAT
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THESE
DEFINITIONS. SO, THAT BILL IS
ON THE AGENDA. THEN WE WILL
FINALLY HAVE A PRESENTATION
FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THEIR 2023
ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT AUDIT.
OR ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AUDIT
. IT WAS A GREAT REPORT THAT
HAD -- I THINK 10 OR 12
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE
SPREAD ACROSS DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY AND THE
PRESENTER WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT
HAS BEEN DONE, WHAT STILL NEEDS
TO BE DONE, WHAT ARE PRIORITY
AREAS WE CAN FOCUS ON NOW, AND
NEW INITIATIVES THAT THEY WILL
BE TALKING ABOUT, SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT . BECAUSE THE
AUDITOR REPORTS TO THE
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND
BECAUSE THIS IS LARGELY TO DO
WITH THE IMPACTS ON THE
BUSINESSES, ALTHOUGH NOT
NECESSARILY BUSINESSES, BUT
STILL , THE REPORT IS COMING TO
MY COMMITTEE AND NOT YOURS .
ALWAYS TRYING TO EXPLAIN WHY I
AM IN THE LANE I'M IN. I ALSO
WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE
REASON I AM ATTENDING THE
ROUNDTABLE AND I'M REALLY OPEN
FORWARD TO THAT IS PARTIALLY
BECAUSE ARTS ARE AN ECONOMIC
DRIVER. YOU KNOW, THE SAYING IS
, AS FOLLOWS CULTURE. WELL,
THAT IS WHY I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN THE
COMMITTEE ON THAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THE ABILITY TO
CONTRIBUTE. OKAY, SO THAT IS
THE COMMITTEE COMING UP THIS
THURSDAY. LAST WEEK , I WILL
SIMPLY NOTE TWO ITEMS THAT WERE
OF INTEREST. THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBER REAGAN DONE'S
FOURTH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
CONFERENCE WAS MOVING AND
UPLIFTING AND IT IS REALLY
EVOLVING INTO AN IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY FOR POLICYMAKERS TO
MEET AND TO HEAR IDEAS AND WAYS
THAT WE CAN MAKE THE SYSTEM FIT
BETTER TOGETHER ACROSS
JURISDICTIONS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE
STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER AND IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PEOPLE IN
THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY WHO HAVE
STORIES OF HOPE AND A VISION OF
HOPE TO OFFER. THE KEYNOTE
ADDRESS BY DEREK BELGRADE, ALSO
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB , WAS
INSPIRING SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING THERE AND OFFERING
THAT . AND FRIDAY, I THINK I
WAS THE LAST PERSON MAY BE TO
JOIN THE WATERFRONT PARK TOUR.
YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE TO SAY I
DIDN'T POST ABOUT IT, BUT IN
MY HEART I WAS SMILING JUST THE
WAY SOME OF YOU WERE SMILING IN
SOCIAL ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT OF
WHAT'S COMING FORWARD. COMING
UP THIS WEEK, I WILL MENTION
TWO THINGS THAT I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT ARE CATCHING MY
ATTENTION IN ADDITION TO THE
ROUNDTABLE. THE KING COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING AND A
MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
DIRECTOR KIM , TO TALK ABOUT
THE PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF MY COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION 813
VERSION B2 , WHICH ALLOCATED
$300,000 TO THE CITY TO
DIRECTLY PAY FOR SOMEONE'S
ON-DEMAND INPATIENT OR
INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT.
WE PASSED THAT LAST YEAR AND WE
WILL FIND OUT HOW IT WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED SO PEOPLE CAN START
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
AGAIN, IT WILL BE CONTRACTED
SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT WILL
HELP GET FOLKS INTO THE
REGIONAL FACILITY , SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING HOW THAT IS
GOING. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
MEETINGS OR THINGS TO MENTION,
BUT I WANTED TO CLOSE WITH
REALLY GREAT NEWS AND A WELCOME
TO BRAD HARWOOD, OUR NEW
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. HI,
BRAD. WATCHING THIS BRIEFING,
WE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK I
BELIEVE IT WAS THAT HE WOULD BE
COMING ON. TODAY IS HIS FIRST
DAY. BRAD HARWOOD IS EXTREMELY
EXPERIENCED AND YOU WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HIM
LATER THIS WEEK IF YOU DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING ON YOUR CALENDAR.
IT WILL BE SOON. WELCOME. ANY
OTHER BUSINESS?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU
FOR -- MY GOAL IS TO TURN EVERY
MEETING INTO A PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE BUT THE ORGANIZED
RETAIL CRIME ISSUE IS VERY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I BELIEVE
THERE ARE A LOT OF LESSONS
LEARNED. FROM MY EXPERIENCE
WITH COMMERCIAL WATCHES,
BUSINESS WATCHES AND SO FORTH,
I THINK WE CAN WORK WITH THEM
ON ASSURANCE ISSUES. THERE IS A
LOT WE CAN LEARN AND MAYBE ACT
ON AS IT RELATES TO RETAIL
THEFT AND AS I LIKE TO SAY, IT
IS PART OF MY TWO-POINT
CONVERSION. MY SIX PILLARS OF
THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK WAS --
AS A FOOTBALL GUY, IT'S NOT
ENOUGH. YOU NEED AN EXTRA
POINT. TWO-POINT CONVERSION?
RETAIL THEFT ?
>> I DON'T GET IT. JUST
KIDDING. WELL, I DON'T, BUT
WHATEVER. GO ON .
>> DON'T THROW THE BALL FOR
THE TOUCHDOWN .
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WELL, THANK YOU. BUT I
APPRECIATE IT. IT WILL BE A
GREAT SESSION AND SOMETHING
THAT I THINK WOULD LEAD TO
POTENTIAL LEGISLATION, OTHER
IDEAS.
>> YES .
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO OTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING WILL BE
ADJOURNED RIGHT AFTER I SAY IT
IS NOW 3:02. THANK YOU SO MUCH
. BYE-BYE.