>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE,
TODAY IS JUNE 27, 2024. THE
TIME IS 2:02. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF JUNE
10th, 2024 WILL BE A JOB
ADOPTED. TODAY, WE GOT A
PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE END OF
THIS MEETING. ON TOMORROW'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA,
THERE ARE SIX ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, PUTTING THE WEEK THE
BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE ,
COUNCIL BILL 120801, ON
ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY AND
PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 77.
COUNCIL BILL 120800, AN
ORDINANCE COMPLETING AN
APPLICATION FOR CURRENT USE
TAXATION PROPERTY LOCATED AT
6163 SOUTH LOU SEAL STREET .
32136 RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ADOPTING A
2025 -2030 STRATEGIC BUSINESS
PLAN FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES.
COUNCIL BILL 127199, WHICH IS
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO STREET
RACING, AND COUNCIL BILL 1802,
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CITY LIFE DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT. YOU
CAN READ ALL ABOUT THAT IN THE
MATERIALS THAT ARE ON THE IRC ,
AND ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
THERE IS A WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND FOUR APPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
REVIEW PANEL. AND FROM
COMMITTEES, WE GOT FOUR ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA. COUNCIL BILL
120795 , AND ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE CITY EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 77
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
UNION , AND COUNCIL BILL
127096, WHICH IS ALSO A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT, BUT THIS ONE BETWEEN
LOCAL 77'S INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND PROFESSIONALS
UNIT. AND I WILL DIRECT YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE EMAIL THAT
KARINA SET OUT ON FRIDAY,
PROVIDES BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ABOUT THESE AGREEMENTS. AND AS
HAS BECOME OUR PRACTICE, I WILL
ASK TO SUSPEND THE RULES SO
THAT CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR BEN
NOBLE CAN PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC. SO THAT WILL
HAPPEN TOMORROW, AND I HOPE
THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITH WHAT
HAS SORT OF BECOME A COMMON
PRACTICE. ALSO TOMORROW WE WILL
CONSIDER COUNCIL BILL 120778,
AND ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE
USE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE
READER TECHNOLOGY AND COUNCIL
BILL 12079 SEVEN, AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE SEATTLE CENTER
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A FOURTH
AMENDMENT TO THE FACILITY USE
AND OCCUPANCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
SADDLE WRAP. THAT IS THE
FOURTH, WHICH COMES AFTER THE
THIRD. THIS IS ANOTHER
AMENDMENT. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT
WHAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA,
COLLEAGUES, IS THE PAY UP
REFORM LEGISLATION, AND I FEEL
AN EXPLANATION IS IN ORDER
BECAUSE I INDICATED TO
COMMISSIONER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
I WAS HOPING TO BRING THAT IN
AN EXISTING PACKAGE OF
AMENDMENTS TO A VOTE THIS WEEK.
BUT THEN I PUT IT TOGETHER THAT
THREE OUT OF EIGHT OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO CAN VOTE ON
THIS LEGISLATION ARE EXCUSED
FROM THE MEETING, AND IT IS
CERTAINLY NOT GOOD GOVERNANCE
TO VOTE WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
GONE. BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T
BEEN PUBLISHED YET, THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENT IN THAT
PACKAGE WOULD INCREASE THE
REQUIRED HOURLY PAYMENT FLOOR
TO 110% OF SEATTLE'S MINIMUM
WAGE, SO THAT WOULD BE $21.97
PER ENGAGED OUR INSTEAD OF
$19.97, WHICH IS SEATTLE'S
CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE. THE
NETWORK COMPANIES HAVE STILL
AGREED THEY WOULD REMOVE THE
FEE AT THAT COMPENSATION LEVEL,
AND THE TALKS ARE ONGOING. I'VE
LEARNED THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS, SO IT IS
ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
BUT I ASSURE EVERYONE THAT I AM
AS EAGER AS ANYONE TO GET THIS
OFF OUR PLATE. WITH THAT, WE
WILL MOVE TO THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS. ORDINARILY, WE WOULD GO
RIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION ,
BECAUSE NORMALLY, WE HAVE
PRESENTATIONS AND COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS. WE TYPICALLY HAVE
THEM BEFORE OUR ROUND-ROBIN,
BUT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS A
HARD STOP TO CATCH A TRAIN, SO
THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE WILL
CONSIDER ITEM FIVE OUT OF ORDER
TO ALLOW COUNCILMAN STRAUSS TO
DELIVER HIS REMARKS, AND THEN
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR
PRESENTATION BEFORE HAVING THE
FULL PREVIEW FROM THE REST OF
COUNCILMEMBERS. SO HEARING NO
OBJECTION, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
TO PRESENT YOUR REPORTS. I WILL
NOTE THAT JUST GOING FORWARD, I
DISCOURAGE CHANGES IN THE ORDER
OF AGENDA ITEMS IN ROLL CALL .
IT THROWS PEOPLE OFF. AND SO
JUST BE MINDFUL OF THAT, AND
PLEASE GIVE ME AS MUCH ADVANCE
NOTICE AS POSSIBLE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES. I HAVE
SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO
SHARE, WHICH IS WHY I DID NOT
ASK TO BE EXCUSED FROM THIS
MEETING. I ALSO TO CATCH A
TRAIN TO MAKE SURE I AM HERE
FOR A MEETING TOMORROW.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ AND I ARE
HEADED TO A CONFERENCE. I
EXPECT THREE PLACES OF
LEGISLATION WILL MAKE UP THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
PACKAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED
TOMORROW. THERE'S A MIDYEAR
GRANT ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE. WE
SAW A GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE ALREADY THIS YEAR. WE
WILL HAVE THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ORDINANCE,
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE
ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE ADJUSTMENT
ORDINANCE. WHEN WE GET TO THE
FALL, YOU WILL ALSO FIND THAT
WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT BILLS
THAT MAKE UP WHAT WE
COLLOQUIALLY CALLED THE BUDGET.
AND SO THIS IS NO DIFFERENT,
WHERE WE HAVE THREE BILLS.
CENTRAL STAFF HAS BEEN ALREADY
WORKING WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE CBO TO HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS IN THE
PACKAGE. HOWEVER, FOR THEM TO
DO THEIR FULL ANALYSIS IN
WRITING THE MEMORANDUM, THEY DO
HAVE TO TRANSMITTED FIRST. ONCE
IT IS TRANSMITTED, WE WILL HAVE
THE MEMO, WE WILL HAVE THEIR
ANALYSIS, AND I WANT TO GIVE
YOU SOME KEY DATES AS WE ARE
MOVING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
THE INITIAL BRIEFING ON THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE IS
SCHEDULED FOR JULY 17th AT THE
FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE.
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE WELCOME
TO ATTEND, AND I ALSO SUGGEST
HAVING A ONE-ON-ONE BRIEFING
FROM CENTRAL STAFF AHEAD OF
THIS COMMITTEE. I'M BECOMING A
BROKEN RECORD . WHEN I SAY IF
YOU ASK ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS
AT THE COMMITTEE, WE WILL ALL
BE HERE UNTIL THE END OF THE
YEAR, AND YOU ALL HAVE REALLY
GOOD QUESTIONS THAT MAKE THIS
PROCESS BETTER. PLEASE MEET
WITH CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND THE
THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION. I
ALSO WANT -- THEY ARE DENSE
BILLS THAT REQUIRE YOUR
ATTENTION, AND REALLY, I ASK
YOU, IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING
ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS OR
DEPARTMENTS AREN'T BEING
RESPONSIVE, LET ME KNOW. DESIGN
YOUR PARTNER IN THIS WORK, AND
IF YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS, THAT
LEADS YOU TO A PLACE FOR YOU
CAN'T VOTE ON IT, AND THAT
DOESN'T WORK FOR ME, BECAUSE
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. AND
SO LET ME KNOW -- I'M ALSO
GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT
THE AMENDMENT DEADLINE FOR THIS
IS REAL. I'M PROVIDING OVER A
MONTH ADVANCED NOTICE OF THE
FIRST COMMITTEE HEARING. I'M
PROVIDING ADVANCED NOTICE THAT
THIS IS A CHANGE IN PRACTICE
FROM THE PAST, BECAUSE I WANT
YOU ALL TO HAVE AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.
USUALLY, WE ANNOUNCE THIS TYPE
OF THING ONCE IT HAS ALREADY
BEEN TRANSMITTED. SO IF THERE
ARE MIDYEAR BUDGET AMENDMENTS
AND YOU ARE CONSIDERING THE
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THOSE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS, IT IS NOON ON
THURSDAY, JULY 25. THIS IS A
FULL WEEK AFTER THE FIRST
HEARING, WHICH IS JULY 17th,
WHICH IS ONE MONTH FROM NOW. SO
FIVE WEEKS NOTICE, AND THEN
THERE'S A COUPLE OF WEEKS WE
WILL WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF ,
BETWEEN GIVING THEM NOTICE OF
YOUR AMENDMENT AND HAVING IT
COME TO MY COMMITTEE. AND SO
THAT TIME IS THERE TO GIVE YOU
AND CENTRAL HALF THE TIME THAT
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR AMENDMENTS
CORRECT. SO PLEASE DO SEND YOUR
AMENDMENT REQUEST . I ALWAYS
WOULD APPRECIATE A COURTESY
COPY IN ADVANCE, OR AT LEAST
JUST LETTING ME KNOW THAT YOU
ARE THINKING ABOUT AN
AMENDMENT. QUESTIONS. I SEE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I APPRECIATE SUCH LONG
NOTICE. DO WE KNOW WHEN THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO WILL BE
AVAILABLE? BECAUSE HAVING A LOT
OF TIME IN ADVANCE IS HELPFUL
IF -- IT IS HELPFUL IF WE HAVE
THE MEMO AS WELL, BECAUSE IT IS
SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO GO
THROUGH ALL THE MINUTIA IN THAT
BILL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I HAD
THAT EXACT SAME QUESTION AS
I'M WRITING THESE REMARKS.
GENERALLY, IT WILL BE A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME IF THE THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION ARE VERY
CLOSE TO WHAT CENTRAL STAFF
UNDERSTANDS TO BE IN THEM. BUT
IF THEY ARE DRAMATICALLY
DIFFERENT, OR IF THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT THEY DIDN'T
CATCH THAT THEY NEED TO RAISE,
IT WILL TAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT
LONGER. THAT'S A BENEFIT OF
DOING THE WORK AHEAD OF TIME.
THEY GET IT TOMORROW, I THINK
ONCE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN
IT, WHAT IS NOT IN IT, THAT
WILL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF
TIME. BUT I HAVE ASKED FOR A
VERY QUICK.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, IF YOU DO
HAVE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE OF
THE MEMO COMING OUT, ASK OUR
EXPERT CENTRAL STAFF .
>> EXACTLY. THANK YOU. SO THAT
WAS THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
REPORT . IN THE FINANCE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, THIS MORNING, THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS A SPECIAL
MEETING BECAUSE OF THE
RESCHEDULED JUNE 19th HOLIDAY.
I HOPE THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON THAT HE IS FIGURES
THIS OUT FOR NEXT YEAR SO THEY
DON'T SCHEDULE THEIR
CONFERENCE OVER A HOLIDAY.
WHERE WE HAD ONE BILL, THE
AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
OFFICE LEASE. THIS WILL COME TO
FULL COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY, JUNE
25th FOR A VOTE. WE ALSO HAD
FIVE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL REAPPOINTMENT , WHICH
WERE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. AND SO I WILL
BE ASKING THAT THEY GO TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, UNLESS FOLKS
HAVE ISSUE WITH THAT. WE ALSO
HEARD THE APPOINTMENT AN OFFICE
OF CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR JERRY
CARNELL TODAY, AND THAT WILL BE
UP FOR A VOTE ON THE JULY 17th
COMMITTEE. MOVING INTO
TRANSPORTATION -- I'M NOT
GOING TO SPEND TODAY TALKING
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION LEVY
AMENDMENTS. HIGH-LEVEL, I WOULD
LIKE TO EARN YOUR SUPPORT ON MY
AMENDMENTS. AND SO IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS AT EITHER THE AMOUNTS
OR THE FUNDING SOURCE, PLEASE
COME TELL ME AND I'D LOVE TO
WORK WITH YOU AGAIN. CLEARLY I
CAN'T COMMIT TO MEETING YOUR
NEEDS WITHOUT KNOWING THEM, BUT
PLEASE KNOW IF YOU'RE PLANNING
TO KNOTS OF AN AMENDMENT, I
WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU TO
EARN YOUR SUPPORT. SO IT'S
WORTH CHECKING IN, BECAUSE I DO
WANT TO DO MY BEST TO MEET YOUR
NEEDS. THANK YOU FOR EXCUSING
ME FROM TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL FOR AWC. AS I SAID, I
WILL BE THERE ALL WEEK , REMOTE
FOR TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN
NEXT WEEK FOR COUNCIL BRIEFING
IS MY MEETING WITH THE
CONGRESSPERSON. I WILL NOT BE
AFRAID COUNCIL BRIEFING, I WILL
BE BACK FOR THE PARKS LEVY. THE
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PARKS
BOARD MEETING. AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, FOR
TAKING TIME IN YOUR COMMITTEE
TO SCHEDULE THE WATERWAY PUBLIC
SAFETY STUDY. WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT NEXT TUESDAY.
AND THEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
WASN'T PLANNING ON MENTIONING
IT, BUT I HEARD YOU SAY IT JUST
NOW THAT, HAVING BEEN NOBLE AT
FULL COUNCIL MEETINGS, THAT THE
NEW PRACTICE OF THIS YEAR. I
DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BECAUSE I
THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE OFF, BUT
TODAY, YOU SAID IT WAS BECOMING
A PRACTICE.
>> I DIDN'T SAY FORMAL , I
SAID COMMON PRACTICE.
>> I WILL JUST SAY THAT I
BELIEVE COUNCIL BRIEFING IS A
MORE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR
THESE BRIEFINGS TO OCCUR. THIS
IS A NEW PRACTICE THAT I
WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. JUST
LETTING YOU KNOW TODAY.
>> WELL, PEOPLE ARE FOR SOME
REASON -- I'M NOTICING THAT
PEOPLE ARE ASKING TO BE EXCUSED
FROM BRIEFINGS, SO I WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE
INFORMATION BEFORE THEY VOTE
ACTUALLY. BETTER LATE THAN
NEVER.
>> JUST REGISTERING, FOR THE
RECORD. THIS IS AN INTERESTING
WEEK WHERE I WON'T BE HAVING
OFFICE HOURS, I'M JUST NOW
GOING TO TURN IT TO THE
PRESENTATION THAT I WILL BE
REMOTE FOR. YES, I AM ALREADY
LOGIN REMOTELY, SO I'M NOT
GOING TO MISS A BEAT. JUST TO
SAY THE BIA AND THE BALLOT BIA
HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER
IN MY WORK. IT'S NOT JUST IN
MY DISTRICT, THE BID DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIP, THEY'VE BEEN
INCREDIBLE PARTNERS EVEN THOUGH
THEY ARE NOT IN MY DISTRICT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
PRESENTATION. WITH THAT, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY
PRESENTATION TODAY?
>> JUST A FOLLOW-UP ON YOUR
COMMENT, THE COALITION CONTRACT
WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT WE --
THAT WE VOTED ON THIS YEAR. AND
BECAUSE SO FEW PEOPLE
UNDERSTOOD THE SPECIFICS,
BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T EITHER ON
THE LR PC LAST YEAR OR DON'T
SERVE THIS YEAR , THAT IS WHY
WE HAD THAT INFORMATION. AND
THE SAME THING WITH SPOT.
THERE'S GREAT INTEREST IN THE
NEW AGREEMENT, AND I FELT THAT
IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORT FINANCIAL
IMPACTS OF SOME OF THE VERY
HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. AND SO I
AM OPERATING ON -- BYE -- ON A
SENSE OF TRANSPARENCY , AND
ALSO, THE PUBLIC TEENS INTO OUR
COUNCIL MEETINGS KNOWING THAT
THERE IS GOING TO BE A VOTE. IT
IS LIKELY THAT WE WILL CONTINUE
THIS PRACTICE, AND IF -- I
THINK IT'S IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST TO PRESENT THAT BOAT
ON TUESDAYS OF THE COUNCIL
MEETING.
>> THANK YOU. IF IT'S BECOMING
A COMMON PRACTICE, I AM JUST
REGISTERING IT FOR THE RECORD.
DON'T NEED ANY FOLLOW-UP.
APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. THANK
YOU.
>> YUP. COLLEAGUES, I SENT THE
PRESENTATIONS AND COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS ARE GOOD WAYS TO GET
MEMBERS FAMILIAR WITH UPCOMING
LEGISLATION THAT IS COMPLEX OR
CONTROVERSIAL OR BOTH, AND I
WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT BAS
ARE NEITHER ONE OF THOSE. THE
ESTABLISHMENT RENEWAL OR
AMENDMENTS OF BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREAS GO THROUGH
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE. AS YOU THE HESITATIO
LEGISLATION THAT IS ANTICIPATED
TO BE IN THE PIPELINE FOR EACH
OF THOSE SCENARIOS, I DO THE
ESTABLISH OF A NEW AMENDMENT,
OR A RENEWAL IN THE PIPELINE
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. AND
SO WITH OUR LIMITED LEGISLATIVE
CALENDAR BEFORE RECESS AND
BUDGET, AND WITH SEVERAL NEW
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT DON'T
REALLY UNDERSTAND OR MAY BE
FAMILIAR WITH HOW BIAS WORK AS
A LEGAL CITY ENTITY, I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO
PROVIDE A SORT OF EIA 101 TODAY
SO THAT YOU CAN START THINKING
ABOUT THE LEGISLATION THAT WILL
BE FOR US -- THAT WILL VERY
LIKELY BE BEFORE US LATER ON
THIS YEAR. AND SO THAT YOU
UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT BIAS
ARCHER NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS. NOT JUST TO THEM,
BUT TO THE VIBRANCY AND
WELL-BEING OF OUR CITY AS A
WHOLE. SO THEY ARE NOT
NEIGHBORHOOD CHAMBERS. THEY ARE
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND THEY
ARE SANCTIONED , BUT THERE A
LOT OF WORK ON BEHALF OF THE
STAFF AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS IN THE
COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, AND TAKE
IT AWAY.
>> WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE
PRESENTATION TO LOAD. THANKS
FOR THE LOVELY INTRODUCTION,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE ARE HERE
TODAY TO BRIEF YOU ABOUT
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS,
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS BIAS.
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MENTIONED,
WE WANT TO TALK TODAY ABOUT
CONVEYING THE IMPORTANCE OF
BIAS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CARE AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ALSO
THE PROCESS TO FORM BIAS, AS IT
REALLY IS A TEAM EFFORT. WE
LIKE TO SAY IT OED THAT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A TEAM
SPORT, AND SO WE BROUGHT A
WHOLE TEAM. WERE GOING TO DO
QUICK INTRODUCTIONS AND THEN
JUMP INTO THE PRESENTATION.
MARKHAM McINTYRE, THE DIRECTOR
OF THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
>> THERESA BARRERAS, THE
BUSINESS DISTRICT MANAGER AT
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT .
>> CHRIS LEVERSON.
>> MONISHA SINGH, THE CHINATOWN
IMPROVEMENT AREA.
>> JEFF LIANG, BOARD PRESIDENT.
>> ERIN GOODMAN, IMPROVEMENT
AREA.
>> ALLOW ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INVOKE OUR FORMER PRESIDENT,
DEBORA JUAREZ. I WILL NOTE FOR
THE RECORD THAT THIS WAS TOP OF
INTEREST FOR HER. GO ON. SORRY
TO INTERRUPT. GO ON.
>> I WAS A LITTLE D 5 SHOT OUT
THERE. WE LIKE THAT. THIS IS
JUST A QUICK REMINDER THAT A
COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, OED
WORKED WITH MANY OF OUR
PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS, CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP THE
FUTURE SEATTLE ECONOMY AGENDA
FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. IT'S
GOT FIVE PILLARS WITHIN IT.
THOSE ARE CODIFIED WITH A
RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED. ONE OF THE
PILLARS IS INVESTING IN
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS. ACHING ABOUT
DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION. SO
WITHIN KIND OF THE BROADER
FRAMEWORK THAT OED OPERATES IN,
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CORE
PILLARS. AND SO WE DO A LOT OF
WORK WITH OUR BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREAS . THEY WERE
CRUCIAL DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE
CERTAINLY SAW HOW IMPORTANT
THEY WERE IN ATTRACTING FEDERAL
FUNDS, DEPLOYING THOSE, GIVING
THEM OUT ONTO THE STREET,
HAVING STABLE CAPACITY, AND
BEING A GREAT RESOURCE FOR
INFORMATION ON THE GROUND FOR
BUSINESSES IN THE BUSINESS
DISTRICT ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS
WERE, WAS WORKING, WHAT WASN'T.
SINCE THEN, THEY'VE BEEN A
CRITICAL PARTNER IN JUST ABOUT
EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING. AND SO
WE ARE REALLY EAGER AT THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT?
AND THE NUMBER OF BIAS ACROSS
THE CITY. AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MENTIONED, THEY REALLY ARE A
DISTINCT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
CITY. YOU GUYS PLAY A KEY ROLL
IN THE FORMATION, SO WE WILL
WALK THROUGH THAT. WE WANTED
YOU TO JUST BE AWARE OF, AGAIN,
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BIAS, AND
THE FORMATION PROCESS. WE HAVE
A GREAT TEAM WORKING ON THESE
ISSUES. TERESA IS LEAVING THAT
TEAM. CASEY IS IN THE AUDIENCE
HERE. HE'S MANAGING A LOT OF
OUR BIA WORK. WE GOT A REALLY
CRACKERJACK TEAM WORKING ON
THIS DAY IN AND DAY OUT. WITH
THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN OVER
TO TERESA TO WALK THROUGH
SOMETHING OF WHAT IS A BIA IN
THE PROCESS TO FORM THEM.
>> THANK YOU. BIAS ARE
ESSENTIALLY A FUNDING
MECHANISM, AND THEY ARE
EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE IN
REVITALIZING AND MANAGING
BUSINESS DISTRICTS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF BUSINESSES, PROPERTY
OWNERS, RESIDENTS, BUSINESS
OWNERS. THERE IS A WASHINGTON
STATE LAW THAT OVERSEES HOW
THEY ARE SET UP AND HOW THEY
OPERATE AND WHAT THEY CAN DO,
AND THE CITY FOLLOWS THIS LAW,
AS WELL AS OUR OWN INTERNAL
POLICIES WE DEVELOPED AROUND
HOW WE WANT BIAS TO BE FORMED.
SO THEY ARE AN ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT. EVERY BOUNTY,
ESTABLISHED RATES, AND A METHOD
OF HOW THEY ARE GOING TO ASSESS
AND WHO THEY ARE GOING TO
ASSESS, AND THEY ARE ENACTED BY
CITY COUNCIL. THROUGH
LEGISLATION AND ORDINANCE. AND
UNESTABLISHED ADVISORY BOARD IS
SET UP TO OVERSEE THE
OPERATIONS AND BUDGET GOING
FORWARD. AND THE BIA
THEMSELVES, AS STAKEHOLDERS WHO
DEVELOPED THE BIA DETERMINE HOW
THEY ARE GOING TO ASSESS, WHO
THEY ARE GOING TO ASSESS, AND
WITHIN OUR STATE LAW, THERE'S
A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY HERE. YOU
CAN BE BUSINESS OWNERS
DIRECTLY, PROPERTY OWNERS. YOU
CAN ASSESS BASED ON SQUARE
FOOTAGE, BASED ON PROPERTY
VALUES. IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE.
AND SO THE FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY DETERMINE WHAT MAKES
THE MOST SENSE FOR THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY ALSO
DETERMINE HOW THEY ARE GOING TO
SPEND THE FUNDS, WHAT THEIR
NEEDS ARE. THERE SOME BROAD
CATEGORIES WITHIN STATE LAW OF
WHAT IS ALLOWABLE, BUT THERE'S
A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY WITHIN
THAT, OF WHAT THEY WANT TO
SPEND THE FUNDS ON. AND THESE
ARE VERY BROADLY USED ACROSS
THE WORLD. THERE ARE OVER 4000
OF THESE KINDS OF ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS THE WORLD, AND 2500 IN
NORTH AMERICA. ALONE. AND THIS
YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO BE
HOSTING, ART SEATTLE IS GOING
TO BE HOSTING THE INTERNATIONAL
DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
IN SEPTEMBER, SO WE ARE VERY
EXCITED. A LOT OF OUR BIAS WILL
BE SHOWCASED DURING THAT
CONFERENCE, AS WELL AS
WELCOMING A LOT OF FOLKS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD. TO SEATTLE.
IN SEATTLE, WE HAVE 11 BIAS.
YOU CAN SEE THEM HERE. A LOT
CONCENTRATED AROUND THE
DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR. THEY
GENERATE ABOUT $38 MILLION OF
ENHANCED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.
THERE ARE A FEW BIG ONES, A
COUPLE OF BIG ONES DOWNTOWN
THAT MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF
THAT AMOUNT, BUT THEY ARE
ACROSS THIS ITTY. AND REALLY
IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE
PREDICTABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING FOR THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IT IS
CONTROLLED LOCALLY. ALL OF THE
FUNDING GOES TO THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, TO THAT BIA TO
SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS. AND IT IS
PREDICTABLE, SUSTAINABLE. OVER
TIME, THEY COULD BE SET UP WITH
SUNSET CLAUSES OR THEY COULD BE
SET UP IN PERPETUITY, AND SOME
OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN
PERPETUITY. AND THEY CAN BE
RENEWED OVER TIME AS THINGS
CHANGE. OED PROVIDES SUPPORT TO
THEM AS THEY ARE GETTING
STARTED. WE HOPE NEIGHBORHOODS
EXPLORE BIAS AND WE HELP THEM
THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
. AND THEN OUR TREASURY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERS
THEM. THEY SENT OUT THE BILLS,
THEY COLLECT THE PAYMENTS, AND
THEY REIMBURSE THE BIAS .
>> WHO PAYS THE ASSESSMENT?
>> WHO PAYS?
>> YES. DID YOU MENTION THAT
IT'S ALWAYS PROPERTY OWNERS,
OR USUALLY?
>> MOST OFTEN NOW, WE ASSESS
PROPERTY OWNERS. BUT IT IS
POSSIBLE TO ASSESS BUSINESSES.
SEVERAL OF OUR BIAS TO ASSESS
BUSINESSES DIRECTLY. THE
PROPERTY OWNERS, IT HAS BECOME
MORE -- IT'S A LITTLE BIT
EASIER TO SET IT UP THAT WAY.
WE HAVE A DATA SET TO USE TO
ESTABLISH THOSE ASSESSMENTS. IT
IS MORE COMMON, BUT IT'S
POSSIBLE. WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY. T
IS ONE EXAMPLE WHERE IT IS
ASSESSED ON HOTELS. THAT'S A
VERY UNIQUE EXAMPLE, BUT IT
SHOWS THE VALUE OF THAT
FLEXIBILITY THAT WE HAVE IN
OUR'S A LOT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE COULD DO SOME CREATIVE
AND UNIQUE THINGS. THIS YEAR,
WE HAVE ONE-TIME FUNDING TO ASK
FOR MORE BIAS IN SEATTLE. AS WE
MENTIONED, WE ARE REALLY
INTERESTED IN TRYING TO GROW
BIAS ACROSS THE CITY. WE'VE
SEEN THAT THEY ARE A GREAT TOOL
TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE
BUSINESS DISTRICT. AND SO WITH
THIS ONE-TIME FUNDING, WE ARE
FOCUSING ON SUPPORTING BIAS IN
EQUITY DISTRICTS, WHICH, WHAT
WE MEAN BY THAT ARE DISTRICTS
THAT SCORE HIGH ON THE EQUITY
INDEX OF THE CITY. AND SO WE
ARE HELPING PROVIDE SERVICES
AND DIRECT FUNDING FOR THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ARE WORKING
WITH LAKE CITY, MLK, OTHELLO,
RAYNOR BEACH, CENTRAL AREA,
ATLANTIC, CAPITOL HILL, AND NOW
WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING
CHINATOWN I.E. BIA TO DO SOME
DEEP WORK EXPLORING AN
EXPANSION FOR THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO MOST OF THE
BIAS THAT WE HAVE SEEN HAVE
FORMED IN THE WEALTHIER, MORE
DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SO
WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS THIS
ONE-TIME FUNDING TO SUPPORT
EQUITY DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THIS
AS A TOOL TO CONSERVE THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER. AND WE
ALSO WANT TO INVEST IN REALLY
BUILDING OUR PROGRAM ,
INVESTING IN EDUCATION, TRYING
TO GET THE WORD OUT EVEN MORE
NEIGHBORHOODS BEYOND THESE SIX
TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT A
BIA COULD DO FOR THEM,
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS, AND THEN
INVEST IN MORE BEST PRACTICE'S
IS , SUPPORT FOR MORE BIAS TO
HELP THEM GET STARTED QUICKER
AND HAVE SOME TOOLS IN PLACE.
AND AS WELL AS LOOKING AT OUR
OWN CITY POLICIES.
HERE'S THE GENERAL OVERVIEW OF
THE FORMATION PROCESS. IT
STARTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT
TAKES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS , AND REALLY
LOOK AT THEIR NEEDS, THEIR
PRIORITIES. REVIEW WHAT KIND OF
RATE STRUCTURE WILL WORK FOR
THEM, AND THESE TIMELINES I
HAVE IN HERE ARE PRETTY BEST
CASE SCENARIO. I MEAN, IT COULD
TAKE A YEAR, IT COULD TAKE
LONGER, OFTEN, TO DO THAT WORK,
TO FIND YOUR COALITION. TO WORK
THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS, AND
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S
GOING TO WORK IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THIS IS WHAT
WE ARE INVESTING IN WITH OUR
ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR THE
EXPLORATION PROCESS FOR THE SIX
NEIGHBORHOODS. ONCE YOU HAVE
YOUR PROPOSAL IN PLACE, THEN
YOU HAVE TO GET PETITIONS FROM
RATEPAYERS OR PROPOSED
RATEPAYERS THAT REPRESENT 60%
OF THAT ASSESSMENT. AND THAT
CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO
SIX MONTHS, MAYBE TYPICAL, BUT
IT CAN TAKE LONGER, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU ARE GOING OUT FOR
PETITION AND HAVING A HARD TIME
AND HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE
DRAWING BOARD AND TRY TO REVISE
EVERYTHING. THEN YOU HAVE TO GO
BACK AGAIN, AND THAT'S
ACTUALLY WHAT HAPPENED IN
BALLARD THE FIRST TIME. THEY
HAD TO GO BACK AND RESTART THE
PETITION PROCESS, BECAUSE BASED
ON FEEDBACK THEY WERE GETTING
AS THEY WERE TRYING TO GET
SIGNATURES . THEN ONCE THEY
HAVE THOSE SIGNATURES, THEY
BRING IT TO THE CITY. OUR LAW
DEPARTMENT REVIEWS THE
PROPOSALS. OUR OFFICE REVIEWS
THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
ALIGNED WITH STATE LAW AND THAT
THEY REALLY CAME UP WITH A
PROPOSAL THAT IS PROVIDING
BENEFIT TO THE RATEPAYERS. AND
THEN ONCE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
SUBMITS IT TO COUNCIL, IT CAN
TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS OF COUNCIL
TO GO THROUGH ALL THE STEPS
THAT ARE REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH
THE BIA. THERE IS A PUBLIC
HEARING, AND THAT TAKES A FEW
MINUTES IN AND OF ITSELF, AND
THEN THE BIA CAN GET STARTED.
AND WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO
TURN IT OVER TO ERIN GOODMAN,
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
SOTO BIA TO TALK ABOUT HOW SHE
HAS USED A BIA IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD .
>> IN AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PEEK WITH
YOU. I AM ERIN GOODMAN, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE SOTO
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA. AND
I ALSO HAVE THE HONOR OF
SERVING ON THE BOARD FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL DOWNTOWN
ASSOCIATION, WHICH, AS TERESA
MENTIONED, IS THE INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION FOR BIAS OR BE
I.D.s, AS THEY ARE MORE
COMMONLY CALLED OUTSIDE OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON. I JUST
RETURNED TWO DAYS AGO FROM
STOCKHOLM, WHERE WE WERE AT THE
WORLD TOWN LEADERSHIP MEETING
WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS
AROUND THE WORLD. AND SO WE ARE
REALLY EXCITED THAT THESE FOLKS
ARE COMING TO SEATTLE. THERE
WILL BE ABOUT 1200 PEOPLE
COMING TO SEATTLE IN SEPTEMBER,
AND AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE
ORGANIZATION, I STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE ANY OF OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE
TO COME IN AND GET A SENSE OF
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE ON SUCH A
LARGE-SCALE . IT IS PRETTY
INSPIRING. THAT IS MY PLUG, AND
NOW I WILL GET TO MY ACTUAL
REMARKS. SO MOST OF YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH SOTO. THE SOTO
BIA REPRESENTS SOTO. AND WHAT
IS SODO? IT IS A DEEPWATER PORT
TO THE WEST, I-90 TO THE NORTH.
SO BASICALLY, THE MOVEMENT OF
GOODS AND FREIGHT FROM THE PORT
TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IS A
PRIMARY ACTIVITY IN SODO.
ADDITIONALLY, INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY
, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION
SUPPLY, AUTOMOTIVE, SALES
SERVICE AND SUPPLY, RESTAURANT
SUPPLIES, SIGN MAKERS, CREATIVE
STUDIOS, AND SO MUCH MORE. WE
ARE A UNIQUE DISTRICT IN
SEATTLE, AS WE DO NOT HAVE
RESIDENCE. INSTEAD, AS A
WORKING DISTRICT, OVER 50,000
PEOPLE COME TO WORK IN SODO
EACH DAY. AND ON NIGHTS AND
WEEKENDS, SODO COMES ALIVE WITH
A WIDE RANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT
OPTIONS. LITERALLY MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE PATRONIZE SODO SPORTS
AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES
EACH YEAR. COME TO A VARIETY OF
NIGHTCLUBS AND MUSIC VENUES AND
EVENT SPACES, AND WE ARE ALSO
KNOWN FOR OUR WINERIES,
DISTILLERIES, AND CANNABIS
FACILITIES. HOWEVER, WE FACE
CHALLENGES AS WELL. THE SODO
BIA WAS FORMED BY CITY COUNCIL
ORDINANCE IN 2014 TO HELP
BUSINESSES DEAL WITH THE
VARIOUS CHALLENGES SODO FACES.
I MERRILY, PUBLIC SAFETY,
PUBLIC ROOM CLEANING ISSUES,
TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES, AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OUR
MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR A
SAFE, CLEAN, CONNECTED, AND
ENGAGE SODO, AND OUR GOAL IS TO
ENHANCE TRANSPORTATION,
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, SAFETY
AND CLEANLINESS FOR THE BENEFIT
OF SODO'S PROPERTY OWNERS,
BUSINESSES, TENANTS, EMPLOYEES,
AND PATRONS BY PERFORMING THOSE
PROVIDED BEYOND THE BASIC
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. CLEAN SODO, MOVED
SODO, SAFE SODO, ENGAGED SODO,
AND ECONOMIC SODO. SINCE THE
BEGINNING, THE PRIMARY CONCERN
HAS OVERWHELMINGLY BEEN CLEAN
AND SAFE . AND WELL OVER 50% OF
OUR BUDGET IS FOCUSED ON
ACTIVITIES IN THIS AREA. AND
OUR PARTNERSHIP -- CAN WE GO TO
THE NEXT SLIDE? OUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CITY -- I JUST THOUGHT
I WOULD FOCUS ON A COUPLE OF
THINGS. SINCE 2018, WE HAVE
PROVIDED CONTRACTED HOMELESS
OUTREACH SOCIAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS, WHICH WE PAY FOR BY
OURSELVES WITH A GRANT FROM A
LARGE COMMERCIAL ENTITY IN
SODO. HOWEVER, IN 2023, WITH
SEED FUNDING FROM AN L.E.D.
NERF GRANT, WE WERE ABLE TO
WATCH A SODO CLEAN TEAM . FOR
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FAMILIAR
WITH THE DSA AND THEIR
AMBASSADORS, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I HAVE WANTED IN SODO FOR
MANY YEARS . AND KNEW THAT WE
COULD SUPPORT BY GIVING IT OFF
THE GROUND , AND IT WAS A
LITTLE OUTSIDE OF OUR BUDGET.
DUE TO THE GRANT WE GOT FROM
OED, WE WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH A
CLEAN TEAM WHICH NOW PROVIDES
DAILY PRESSURE WASHING AND
GRAFFITI REMOVAL SERVICES. AND
ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE FOCUSED
NOT JUST ON GRAFFITI REMOVAL,
BUT ON GRAFFITI PREVENTION. AND
SINCE 2014, WE HAVE FACILITATED
THE INSTALLATION OF OVER 72
MURALS IN SODO, INCLUDING THE
AWARD-WINNING SODO TRACK ,
WHICH IF YOU'VE WRITTEN LIGHT
RAIL THROUGH SODO, YOU SEEN
THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH
KING COUNTY'S HORTICULTURE.
AND THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE
ARTS AND CULTURE, WE WILL BE
DOING AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT
MURALS IN SODO WITH THE THEME
OF WORKERS AND MAKERS.
SPECIFICALLY USING LOCAL ARTIST
. NEXT SLIDE. AND SO THE NEXT
QUESTION I WAS ASKED TO ANSWER
WAS SORT OF, WHAT IS THE
CAPACITY THAT A BIA BRINGS TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD? SO OVER THE LAST
10 YEARS, SODO BIA HAS BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING A
MORE COHESIVE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY IN SODO. THE
COMMUNICATION, EVENTS, AND
PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED SERVICES
FOR OUR BUSINESS. OUR ADVOCACY
INVOICE HAS BROUGHT ATTENTION
TO A CITY OF DECISION-MAKERS ON
THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO
SODO BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY
OWNERS, ALLOWING THEM TO FOCUS
ON THEIR BUSINESS , EMPLOYEE,
AND CUSTOMERS. BEING A BIA
BRINGS CAPACITY, STABILITY, AND
EQUITY. CAPACITY, AND THIS
MODEL OF FUNDING FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT
ORGANIZATIONS MEANS THAT THE
BULK OF STAFF TIME IS FOCUSED
ON MISSION SPECIFIC WORK,
RATHER THAN ON FUNDRAISING OR
MEMBERSHIP DRIVES. STABILITY,
AND THAT OUR CURRENT
AUTHORIZATION IS THROUGH 2029.
SO I HAVE A GENERAL IDEA OF
WHAT MY BASELINE BUDGET WILL BE
FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE
POLL NEW PROPERTY VALUES EVERY
TWO YEARS, SO IT WILL GO UP,
BUT IT IS STABLE. AN EQUITABLE
IN THAT EACH RATEPAYER, WHICH
IS PROPERTY OWNER IN OUR CASE.
WE ARE PROPERTY OWNER-BASED.
PAYS ACCORDING TO THE VALUE OF
THEIR PROPERTY, WHICH ARE
FORMULA IN SODO IS $.50 FOR
EVERY $1000 OF ASSESSED VALUE.
SO IN SODO, THAT MEANS THAT I
HAVE PROPERTIES THAT PAY OVER
$100,000 A YEAR AND PROPERTIES
THAT PAY LESS THAN $100 A YEAR.
AND THEY ALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE
SAME SERVICES. AND SO WHEN YOU
ARE LOOKING AT AN ORGANIZATION
TO SERVE A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU
WANT THE CAPACITY TO HAVE
STAFF, TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE
FOCUSING ALL OF YOUR TIME AND
ENERGY ON SERVING THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU ARE THERE TO SERVE.
AND SO , WHEN I CAME INTO THIS
FROM A CHAMBER MODEL, WHICH --
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH
CHAMBERS. AT THIS HAS ALLOWED
US TO FOCUS ON THE NEEDS, AND
THE NEEDS ARE GREAT. AND SO I,
OBVIOUSLY, AS I'VE BEEN IN
THIS ROLL FOR 10 YEARS AND
CONTINUE TO DO WORK TO HELP
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS BOTH HERE
IN SEATTLE AND QUITE LITERALLY
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE
WORLD TO CREATE THESE TYPE OF
ORGANIZATIONS, I AM A BIG
SUPPORTER.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. NEXT, WE
ARE WHAT YOU CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT BIA,
JEFF LIANG, AND MONISHA SINGH,
THE INTERIM DIRECTOR.
>> THAT AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
MONISHA SINGH. ON THE OUTGOING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CHINATOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREA. IT'S ONE OF SEATTLE'S
OLDEST NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S A
HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S A
MAJORITY MINORITY NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S ONE OF THE DENSEST
RESTAURANT DISTRICTS IN OUR
REGION. IT'S ON TO RESIDENTS
AND BUSINESSES AND FAMILY-BASED
PROPERTIES. AND IT IS A
CULTURAL HOME TO MANY IN THE
REGION. THE CI DVI WAS FOUNDED
IN 1994 BY LOCAL BUSINESS AND
PROPERTY OWNERS, SO THIS IS OUR
30th YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THE
BOUNDARIES AND REPAIR
REFLECT A NEIGHBORHOOD FROM 30
YEARS AGO, BUT NOT REFLECTIVE
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
THE CIT BIA IS ONE OF THE MOST
COMPLICATED AND OUTDATED
ASSESSMENTS OF GADO WITH OVER
530 RATEPAYERS AMASSING A
MAXIMUM OF $200,000 A YEAR. WE
WERE ONLY ABLE TO COLLECT
154,000, MAKING THE BIA
ASSESSMENT ACTUALLY LESS THAN
20% OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET.
THIS IS NOT ENOUGH TO PAY OUR
STAFF IN OPERATING COSTS, LET
ALONE , THE SERVICES THAT WE
ARE HERE TO PROVIDE TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE FOUR
AREAS OF WORK. THAT IS
SANITATION, PUBLIC SAFETY,
MARKETING AND EVENTS, AND
ADVOCACY. WE RELIED ON GRANTS
AND SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS
TO SPONSOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
30 YEARS NOW. THESE FUNDING
STREAMS ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE AND
CANNOT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS
YEAR, WE RECEIVED $200,000 FROM
THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN,
THAT WAS ONE TIME FUNDING. WE
USE THAT TO INCREASE OUR
SERVICE HOURS WITH OUR CLEANING
CONTRACT NURSE, AND NOW IN
ADDITION TO OTHER INITIATIVES
FROM SPU, ARE AT WHAT WE
CONSIDER A PLACE BASELINE OF
CLEANLINESS. WE WOULD HAVE TO
REDUCE THOSE HOURS NEXT YEAR.
AND WITH SANITATION, WE KNOW
THE CONSISTENCY IS KEY WITHOUT
A FULLY FUNDED AND SUSTAINABLE
BIA, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ADDRESS
THE NEEDS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THE ASSESSMENT BOUNDARIES
DO NOT INCLUDE LITTLE SAIGON.
SO IT IS WHAT WE CONSIDER WEST
OF I-FIVE, JUST JAPAN TOWN IN
CHINATOWN. THE ONLY WAY THE
LITTLE SAIGON CAN RECEIVE
SERVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IS
THROUGH GRANT ADMINISTERED --
GRANTS ADMINISTERED AS A PAST
GROUP. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
JEFF NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE
FUTURE.
>> THANKS, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR
LETTING US BE HERE. AND THANK
YOU OED FOR LETTING US PRESENT.
I AM BOARD PRESIDENT OF THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT BIA, I'M ALSO A
RATEPAYER. AS A BUSINESS OWNER,
I AM A RATEPAYER. I HAVE MY OWN
LAW OFFICE IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. YOU
KNOW, WE ARE USING -- WE
ESTABLISHED OUR FUNDING FORMULA
IN 1994, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY
USING A 1994 FUNDING OR MILA TO
ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT ARE 2024.
AND SO WHEN I TOOK OVER AS
BOARD PRESIDENT THIS PAST YEAR,
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO
DO WAS JUST DO A REVIEW OF KIND
OF THE OPERATIONS, THE
SERVICES, AND WHAT WE ARE DOING
AS AN ORGANIZATION. A LOT OF
THAT WORK HAS BEEN, I WOULD
SAY, SINCE THE START OF
FEBRUARY. JUST DOING A LISTEN
AND LEARN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.
OUR BOARD, ALONG WITH WORKING
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
OED, WE HAVE JUST BEEN TRYING
TO TALK TO REPAIRS, PROPERTY
OWNERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
JUST ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE.
WE ARE TRYING TO ASSESS WHAT
THE NEEDS ARE, ESPECIALLY WITH
A LOT THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER 30
YEARS. THE FEEDBACK SO FAR,
JUST TO SUFFER EYES A FEW
BULLET POINTS, ONE IS PUBLIC
SAFETY. THAT'S ALWAYS A
CONCERN . I'M SURE A LOT OF
THE OTHER BIA'S TALK ABOUT
THAT, TOO. AND ALSO, JUST
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. AS
BUSINESSES THEMSELVES HAVING
QUESTIONS. FOR ME, IT'S NOT
ENOUGH TO JUST KNOW PUBLIC
SAFETY AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE. I'M TRYING TO DIG
DOWN DEEP TO GET THE STORIES
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING
ON. IF I TAKE IT MORE FROM A
USER CENTERED PERSPECTIVE,
THAT'S WHO THESE RATEPAYERS
ARE. THEY ARE OUR CLIENTS. I'M
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND I'M
HELPING THE BOARD AND STAFF
MEMBERS -- THE STAFF MEMBERS
ARE GOOD AT UNDERSTANDING THE
NEEDS, BUT WERE ALSO TRYING TO
GET THERE AS WE LOOK AT WHAT
THE FUTURE HOLDS. SO FROM
THERE, THE STAFF AND I ARE
ACTUALLY TAKING THE FEEDBACK
AND JUST LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN
BE RESPONSIVE AND SEE HOW WE
CAN CHANGE THE FUNDING FORMULA.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OUR
NEXT PRESENTER IS CHRIS
LEVERSON, THE PROJECT MANAGER
BUILD LAKE CITY TOGETHER. IS
ONE OF OUR BIA EXPLORATION
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> BUILD LAKE CITY TOGETHER AS
A SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORTED
NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM , AND WE
WORK IN THE LAKE CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE TWO
FULL-TIME STAFF THAT DO THINGS
FOR DIRECT FINANCIAL AND
TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
IMPROVEMENTS, MICRO BUSINESS
GUIDANCE, AND CLEAN AND SAFE
PROGRAMS. LAKE CITY IS AN
EXTREMELY DIVERSE COMMUNITY,
BOTH CULTURALLY AND
ECONOMICALLY. AND ONLY RECENTLY
HAS LAKE CITY REALLY BEEN
IDENTIFIED WITH THAT DIVERSITY.
IT'S JUST TAKING TIME TO GET
OUT IN FRONT OF ISSUES OF
DISPLACEMENT AND LACK OF
OPPORTUNITIES. THE CHALLENGES
FOR US INCLUDE A GROWING NUMBER
OF EMPTY STOREFRONTS. CERTAINLY
STRONG ISSUES WITH PERCEPTION
OF SAFETY, WHICH IS LEADING
PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO
SHOP AND RECREATE ELSEWHERE.
AND CERTAINLY, WE FEEL THIS IS
A LACK OF VISION FOR HOW THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WILL DEVELOP AND
GROW, BUT I KNOW THESE ISSUES
ARE SHARED ACROSS THE CITY. I
JUST THINK SOMETIMES THAT LAKE
CITY SUFFERS A LITTLE
DISPROPORTIONATELY BECAUSE WE
HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN A
THRIVING BUSINESS DISTRICT. WE
ARE CHALLENGED BY THE STATE
HIGHWAY THAT RUNS FOR CENTRAL
BUSINESS CORRIDOR, AND
CERTAINLY WITH ISSUES OF WALK
ABILITY AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
WITH THAT. WE HAVE WONDERFUL
PARTNERS IN THE CITY, THOUGH.
WE APPRECIATE HER. WE WORKED
WELL WITH DEPARTMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES, ARTS AND CULTURE,
BUT OUR BIGGEST SUPPORTER HAS
BEEN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THEM SINCE 2014,
AND THEY ARE PROVIDING MUCH OF
THE SUPPORT LETTER DOING MUCH
OF THE WORK WE DO. MUCH
APPRECIATION TO YOU. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPLORING A
BIA IN ORDER TO CREATE MORE
PARTNERSHIP AMONG COMMUNITY IN
THE CITY, AND ENHANCED THE
SUPPORT THAT THE CITY IS
ALREADY COMMITTING . AS VALUES
INCREASE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
WE OPEN UP THE BUDGET OF THE
BIA, WHO WILL HELP TO CREATE A
MORE SUSTAINABLE MODEL WITHIN
OUR BUSINESS DISTRICT. AGAIN,
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR OED FOR
DOING THIS EXPLORATION AND LOOK
FORWARD TO MORE FOCUSED
CONVERSATIONS WITH PROPERTY
OWNERS AND BUSINESSES ABOUT HOW
WE ADDRESS THE BIGGEST CONCERNS
THROUGH A FORMALIZED
COLLABORATION. THANK YOU.
>> AND JUST AS WAS MENTIONED
EARLIER, THERE ARE SOME BIA
ACTIONS COMING UP IN THE SUMMER
, WE ARE HOPING THAT THE WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION BIA WILL HAVE
AN UPDATE TO THEIR BIA COMING
THROUGH COUNCIL, AND THEN WE
ALSO HAVE FINNEY GREENWOOD, WHO
IS CREATING A BRAND-NEW BIA,
AND IS VERY CLOSE TO STARTING
THE PETITION PROCESS. HOPEFULLY
THAT WILL GO WELL, AND THEY
WOULD LOVE TO COME IN AT SOME
POINT THIS YEAR, BUT THEY MIGHT
MISS THE WINDOW. WE ARE HOPING
TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THAT.
AND THEN WE ARE ALSO TALKING TO
BROADWAY. THEY ARE INTERESTED
IN AMENDMENT, AND THEN OF
COURSE, CHINATOWN I.D. BIA IS
WORKING REALLY DILIGENTLY TO
TRY TO PULL TOGETHER A NEW
PROPOSAL, , AND HOPEFULLY
COMING IN IN THE NEXT YEAR OR
SO.
>> SO WE ARE SO VERY LUCKY TO
HAVE SUCH DIVERSE AND UNIQUE
NEIGHBORHOODS ALL ACROSS
SEATTLE. I THINK WE ALL KNOW
THAT THEY THEN HAVE DIVERSE AND
UNIQUE NEEDS. SO WE JUST WANTED
TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE HAVE A
TOOL HERE AT THE CITY THAT IS
FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO MEET THOSE
NEEDS IN DIFFERENT AND VARIOUS
WAYS. WE ALSO WANTED TO
DEMONSTRATE THAT THESE DON'T
JUST HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. TAKE A
LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING, A LOT OF WORK ON
OUR TEAM, A LOT OF WORK WITH
THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR'S OFFICE
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. ONCE THEY
DO HAPPEN, THESE ARE THIS
INCREDIBLE, SUSTAINABLE TOOL OF
SELF-DETERMINATION FOR THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE DID SHOWCASE
THE PILOT WE ARE WORKING ON. WE
ARE IN THIS EARLY INITIAL
EXPLORATION PHASE, WORKING ON
TRYING TO REVAMP OR RENEW AND
UPDATE BASED ON CURRENT NEEDS ,
AND IN SODO BIA, DOING GREAT
WORK, BUT STILL NEED STRONG
SUPPORTED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
CITY. SO VERY MUCH FOR
LISTENING, AND PLEASE LET US
KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING AND PROVIDING THIS
INFORMATION. SO I THINK THAT
SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE ,
JANUARY OF 2022, I THINK I
PRESIDED OR SPONSORED THE
LEGISLATION FOR TWO RENEWALS OR
UPDATES OF THE SEATTLE TOURISM
IMPROVEMENT AREA. THIS IS THE
ASSESSMENT ON HOTELS AND
PROVIDES MONEY TO NOT JUST
PROMOTE LEISURE TRAVEL , BUT
NOT BUSINESS TRAVEL AS WELL
DOWNTOWN. ALTHOUGH IT IS
ASSESSED ON THE DOWNTOWN HOTELS
ONLY. BUT THEY ALSO PROMOTE
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT,
AND LOTS OF OTHER WONDERFUL
THINGS ABOUT SEATTLE TO DRAW
VISITORS. SO THOSE TWO, AND
THEN THERE WAS THE BIG UPDATE
OF THE MID RENEWAL, I MEAN, OF
THE MID-LEGISLATION, AND THAT
WHEN YOU SEE THE PEOPLE IN THE
CHARTREUSE VEST AROUND
DOWNTOWN, THOSE ARE PAID FOR BY
AN ASSESSMENT ON THE PROPERTY
OWNERS DOWNTOWN, AND THOSE
FOLKS PROVIDE NOT JUST
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES, BUT
REALLY, REALLY ESSENTIAL
SERVICES FOR OUR DOWNTOWN.
TRASH CLEANUP, GRAFFITI
CLEANUP, SECURITY, AND LETTER
A. AND ALSO WITH THE BALLARD
UPDATE, THE BALLARD ALLIANCE
UPDATE, WE THINK OF BALLARD,
AND YOU THINK ABOUT ALL OF
THOSE FESTIVALS AND OTHER
BENEFITS , THAT THAT ENTITY
PROVIDES, NOT JUST THE
BUSINESSES, BUT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS A WHOLE AND
DRAWS PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND.
WHAT I ALWAYS SAY IS THAT WHEN
THE BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY
OWNERS COME TO THE CITY AND ASK
FOR US TO INCREASE THEIR
ASSESSMENT, THEN WE SHOULD SAY
YES AND THANK YOU. AND I -- WE
ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE SO
MANY NEIGHBORHOODS AND
BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS
THAT WANT TO CONTRIBUTE NOT
JUST TO THEIR OWN -- THEY ARE
NOT JUST IMPROVING THE
SITUATION FOR THEIR OWN
BUSINESSES. THEY ARE MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WHOLE
DISTRICT . CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG, BUT I THINK -- IF I'M
NOT MISTAKEN, THE LARGEST
PERCENTAGE INCREASE FOR THE MID
RENEWAL AND THE BALLARD
ALLIANCE , I THINK, WAS IN THE
SECURITY CATEGORY. AND I SEE
SECURITY, I MEAN MAKING SURE
THAT THERE IS AN ADDED PRESENCE
IN, YOU KNOW, EITHER ON THE
STREET OR AROUND BUSINESSES, I
MERELY IN THE OFF HOURS, BUT
SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY. IS
THAT NOT THE CASE? I NEED TO
CATCH YOU OFFGUARD, BUT I THINK
I REMEMBER, WHEN I LOOKED AT
THE BEFORE AND AFTER OF THE
PROPOSALS, THAT HAS BEEN AN
AREA OF INCREASE.
>> I THINK THAT IS AN AREA OF
INTEREST FOR ALL OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S REFLECTED
BOTH ERIN AND JEFF AND TALKING
ABOUT THEIR TWO NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE HEAR THAT ROUTINELY, WHETHER
THEY HAVE A BIA OR NOT, THAT
ONE OF THEIR MAIN CONCERNS IS
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ALL THE KIND
OF MULTIFACETED WAYS THAT THAT
SHOWS UP.
>> THANK YOU. SO WHEN YOU ARE
TALKING, I WANTED TO THINK YOUR
ANTICIPATION, BECAUSE YOU ARE
SO MUCH MORE THAN AN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR THE SODO BIA. YOU
ARE A SOURCE OF ADVICE AND
COUNCIL AND POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CITY AS
A WHOLE, BECAUSE I RELIED ON
YOU FROM DAY ONE, PRETTY MUCH,
OR DAY 10 OF BEING IN OFFICE.
YOU HAVE HELPED ME UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE BUSINESSES NEEDS ARE
AND YOU, AND REPORTED TO THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
TWICE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
HOW TO NOT JUST IMPROVE THE
BUSINESSES IN -- WITHIN BIA'S,
BUT HOW WE SHOULD GO FORWARD AS
A CITY WITH SOME POLICY
INITIATIVES THAT IT ENDED UP
BEING QUITE BENEFICIAL. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
WORK AND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THAT FRONT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ.
>> THANK YOU. I FIRST OF ALL
WANT TO THANK MONISHA AND JEFF
FOR BEING HERE. WE WORKED FOR
SEVERAL YEARS TRYING TO GET
200,000 HERE, 200,000 THERE TO
SUPPORT ADDITIONAL CLEANING IN
THE CID. BUT YOU MENTIONED THE
FACT THAT YOU HAVE 530
RATEPAYERS AND YOU ONLY
GENERATE $200,000 IN REVENUE.
SO I WONDER IF YOU COULD TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE
IN RATES THAT ARE ASSESSED, AND
REALLY, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THESE TWO -- OR, ALL OF THESE
BIAS IN TERMS OF THE REVENUE
THEY ARE ABLE TO GENERATE. I
CAN IMAGINE THE DOWNTOWN IS
PROBABLY AN OUTLIER, BUT I KNOW
IT HAS $1 MILLION, MAY BE MORE.
AND THE CID HAS 200,000. SO
THERE'S HUGE DISPARITY , AND
THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT NEED THE
MOST HELP ARE ABLE TO GENERATE
THE LEAST AMOUNT. SO CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT
DISPARITY AND WHAT OED DOES TO
SUPPORT -- OR COULD DO -- TO
BETTER SUPPORT THE BIAS THAT
CAN GENERATE THE KIND OF
REVENUE THAT OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS CAN?
>> SURE. THE MODEL IS REALLY
FLEXIBLE. AND IT HAS TO START
ROOTED WITH COMMUNITY INTEREST
AND COMMUNITY DESIRE FOR BIA.
IF YOU PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER,
IT OPENS UP A LOT OF
POSSIBILITIES FOR WHAT YOU
DESIGN AND WHAT YOU CREATE.
THAT IS CURRENTLY WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT. AS WE LOOK AT
THE OLD MODEL THAT IS 30 YEARS
OLD VERSUS WHAT A NEW MODEL
MIGHT LOOK LIKE, A LOT HAS
CHANGED IN TERMS OF WHERE THE
VALUE, WHERE THE PROPERTY
VALUES ARE, WHO OWNS THEM, AND
AS WE TALKED ABOUT, KIND OF THE
BOUNDARIES FOR THE ENTIRE
THING. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN
THAT DISCUSSION WITH THEM TO
TRY TO REVAMP IT, BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE THERE IS MORE VALUE
THAT COULD BE RECOUPED TO
SUPPORT A BIA AT A MUCH HIGHER
LEVEL. YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
THROUGH THAT MULTIPLE YEAR
THING WE ARE TRYING TO KIND OF
FIND ONE TIME DOLLARS. WE WANT
TO GET OUT OF THAT. WE WANT TO
HAVE THAT SUSTAINED LEVEL OF
SUPPORT AT THE RIGHT RESOURCE
LEVEL FOR SOMETHING AS
IMPORTANT AS CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. IT
REALLY IS THAT DISCUSSION --
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT BIA
EXPLORATION. IT'S THAT
DISCUSSION WITH COMMUNITY TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE.
WHAT KIND OF VALUE WOULD BE
ASSESSED, AND THEN WHAT KIND OF
RESOURCE BASE THAT HAS CREATED,
AND THEN WHAT WOULD YOU MIGHT
NEED ON TOP OF THAT OR
DIFFERENT FROM THAT? I WILL
MENTION THAT -- I THINK I
MENTIONED HOW SOME OF THE BIAS
WERE REALLY SUCCESSFUL AT
SEEKING FEDERAL FUNDING. WE'VE
SEEN THAT HAPPEN PAST THAT. WE
DID A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH
COMMERCE TO BRING IN $5 MILLION
AND THEY REALLY DONE SOME
WONDERFUL WORK ALONG THE AVENUE
THERE. IT JUST DEMONSTRATES
THAT ONCE YOU KIND OF HAVE THAT
SUSTAINED CAPACITY, WERE ABLE
TO THEN ADD ON TO IT IN A MORE
THOUGHTFUL MANNER. I THINK FROM
ALL OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, WE
ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT
IS THAT BASELINE THAT IS
REASONABLE? HOW MANY NEEDS DOES
THAT ADDRESS? WHAT MIGHT BE
NEEDED ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ, II,
SO I CALLED ON HER, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE ORDER OF HANDS IS
HERE. I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
CADDELL, RIVERA, WU, AND SAKA.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK
YOU. I AM NEXT STEP. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR COMING. I HAVE
KIND OF TWO POINTS, TWO
QUESTIONS. I NOTED WITHIN D 7,
DOWNTOWN 7, IT'S BIG. YES,
VISIT SEATTLE. BUT THE OTHER
AREAS OF D 7, THE UNION, EAST
LAKE, UPTOWN, THEY ARE NOT
REPRESENTED. THAT'S ONE THING
I'VE NOTED FROM THIS. THE
SECOND IS, VISIT SEATTLE BEING
A TOPIC, I WAS GOING TO ASK
ABOUT TOPIC ORIENTED BIAS . AND
THEN YOU MENTION SEATTLE, WHICH
IS PERFECT. I DO KNOW OUTREACH
OR DISCUSSIONS ON THIS, BUT
I'M CURIOUS, ARTS AND CULTURE.
COULD THAT BE SOMETHING SIMILAR
TO THE VISIT SEATTLE HOTEL, YOU
KNOW, THE TOURISM AND THE LIKE?
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO DEVELOP
AND SUPPORT OUR ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMUNITY?
>> I DON'T KNOW. TERESA, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT, WHAT ARE YOU ASSESSING,
WOULD BE KIND OF THE FIRST
QUESTION. I THINK OBVIOUSLY
YOU'RE SUGGESTING HE WOULD GO
IN SUPPORT OF KIND OF ARTS AND
CULTURE, WHICH IS -- YEAH. IN
DISTRICT 7. I THINK WE CAN
CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT. JUST
LIKE WITH ALL OF THIS, WE LIKE
TO START WITH WHAT IS THE
CURRENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
AROUND IT AND WHAT WOULD BE BE
ASSESSING, AND WHAT LEVEL OF
RESOURCES THAT CREATE WOULD BE
SOME OF THE THRESHOLD QUESTIONS
TO ASK THERE. I KNOW THERE ARE
ALSO SOME OTHER MODELS,
PARTICULARLY FOR ARTS AND
CULTURE THAT ARE BEING EXAMINED
AROUND CREATING SOME KIND OF
DISTRICT, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO
SYNC UP WITH THOSE
CONVERSATIONS TO SEE IF THEY
FIT OR NOT.
>> I GUESS IT COULD ALSO BE A
PART OF -- THE DSA ALSO HAS HER
ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM. THAT
MIGHT BE ANOTHER WAY TO
APPROACH THAT. I KNOW THE NEED
IS GREAT FOR ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMUNITIES. AND I JUST WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT PIECE . WORTH
A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION, MAYBE.
>> IS A JOKE THIS MORNING, I
LIKE TO TURN EVERY COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING INTO A PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. AND
SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. AS YOU
KNOW, THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL
OVERALL IS PRESSING FORWARD ON
PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS THE BOARD,
BUT THERE'S MUCH MORE TO DO,
AS EVIDENT FROM THE
DISCUSSIONS. AND ALSO FROM THE
COMMUNITY THAT I'M HEARING,
FROM CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE
CITY, NOT JUST D7. WE WILL WORK
ON THIS, BUT MOVING FORWARD ON
SOME OF THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT
WE HAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD
THROUGH THE YEAR IN TERMS OF
BILLS, WE WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE
TO REACH OUT TO YOU. BE OUR
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS BE CARRIED.
THE BILLS WERE WORKING ON COULD
BE VERY HELPFUL TO THE BIA
COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THE NEED IS
GREAT. SO THANK YOU AHEAD OF
TIME AS WE LOOK TO, YOU KNOW,
PRESS FORWARD IN TERMS OF
IMPROVING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY .
WE CAN SEE YOU ARE WILLING AND
VERY AVAILABLE PARTNERS IN THIS
PROCESS.
>> ON THE THEME OF MAKING EVERY
MEETING A PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETING, THE REASON I MENTIONED
SECURITY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE TO LIMIT OUR ALLIANCE ON
THE PRIVATE SECURITY THAT THE
BIAS MAKE POSSIBLE, AND THAT IT
IS DIFFICULT WHEN WE HAVE SUCH
A SHORT-STAFFED POLICE
DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT IS WHAT IS
-- THE BIAS ARE FILLING IN TO
PROVIDE NOT A SUPPLEMENTAL
SERVICE, BUT OFTEN UNESSENTIAL
SERVICE WHEN IT COMES TO
SECURITY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 110%
RIGHT. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE
A SAFE BASE, AND OUR VISION IS
TO HAVE OUR KIDS TRAVEL ON OUR
BUSES SAFELY. BUT THAT ALSO
HAVE OUR BUSINESSES NOT HAVE TO
RELY ON PUBLIC SECURITY. THIS
IS KIND OF ANOTHER VERSION OF
THAT. THAT'S PART OF OUR GOAL,
AND WE WILL DEFINITELY BE
PRESSING FORWARD ON THAT, TOO,
SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
THIS KIND OF HOLDING DOWN THE
BIA AND I WAS WRECKED.
>> OKAY. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CADDELL, THERE
ARE ACTUALLY FOUR CULTURAL
DISTRICT . UPTOWN, COLUMBIA
CITY, AND HELLMAN CITY IS TWO,
AND THEN CENTRAL ERIE AND
CAPITOL HILL. AND I KNOW IN THE
PAST THAT THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE AND OED HAVE BEEN
REALLY GOOD PARTNERS BECAUSE
OED HAS TAKEN THE LEAD WITH THE
BIAS, AND THEY'VE BEEN HELPFUL
WHEN THOSE FINANCIAL DISTRICTS
WERE ESTABLISHED. YOU CAN ALL
TALK MORE ABOUT THE CURRENT
PARTNERSHIP, BUT I KNOW IT'S
BEEN A PARTNERSHIP IN THE PAST.
SO THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT,
BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT IN SUPPORTING OUR
ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS
IN TOWN IN A SIMILAR WAY THAT
THE BIA HELPS SUPPORT THE SMALL
BUSINESSES IN TOWN. AND IN
PARTICULAR, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW
THAT ARTS AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALSO SMALL
BUSINESSES IN AND OF
THEMSELVES, FOLKS DON'T
NORMALLY THINK OF THEM AS THAT
WAY, BUT THEY ARE. LIKE I SAID,
THERE'S BEEN PARTNERSHIP IN
THE PAST. I WANT TO SAY ALSO
THAT I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING WITH OED FOR A LONG
TIME, AND ALSO THE BIAS, AND I
CAN'T UNDERSCORE THE
IMPORTANCE OF BIAS AT THE CITY.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING TOGETHER, SADLY,
PRE-COVID BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES. THOSE PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES HAVE BECOME WORSE
PURSED COVID. I WILL THOUGH SAY
THAT DURING COVID, BIAS WERE SO
INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING SMALL
BUSINESSES MITIGATE FOR THE
IMPACTS OF COVID, AND YOU ALL
WERE SUCH GREAT PARTNERS WHEN
WE WERE REOPENING BUSINESSES .
EVERYONE KNOWS DURING COVID, WE
SHUT DOWN THE CITY. THE FIRST
THING THAT OPENED OR FARMERS
MARKETS, WHICH ARE ALSO UNDER
THE PURVIEW OF OED, ACTUALLY,
AND THEN THE SMALL BUSINESSES
REOPENED. THE BIAS WERE SUCH
GREAT PARTNERS AND MAKING SURE
THAT, AS BUSINESSES WERE
REOPENING, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL
ARE WORKING WITH S. TO DO THE
OUTDOOR CAFES AND THINGS OF
THAT NATURE. WE REALLY RELIED
ON THE BIAS TO BE THAT POINT OF
CONTACT IN WORKING WITH THE
SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
CITY. AND SO I CAN'T
UNDERSCORE THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE BIAS AS WE ARE WORKING WITH
SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
CITY , PRE-COVID, DURING COVID,
AND NOW POST-COVID. SO WE
REALLY WANTED TO FLAG THAT.
JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BIAS
ACROSS THE CITY TO ALL THE WORK
THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
CITY, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS
TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES. AND EVEN ON THAT SCORE,
SOME OF THE BIAS HAVE
AMBASSADORS THAT THEY BEEN ABLE
TO EMPLOY TO HELP WITH SOME
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. I KNOW WE
HAVE THEM IN THE DISTRICT IN
THE D4. AND SO I'M SO GRATEFUL
FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO,
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND WOULD
LOVE TO SEE EXPANSION OF BIAS
ACROSS THE CITY, BECAUSE I KNOW
NOT EVERY DISTRICT HAS ONE, AND
I THINK -- THEY ARE JUST
INVALUABLE. SO I WANTED TO SAY
THAT AS WELL.
>> LET'S SEE. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA , OR COUNCILMEMBER WU. WHO
IS NEXT?
>> READY COUNCILMEMBER WU IS
NEXT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CADDELL, TO
YOUR QUESTION, I'D LIKE TO
INVITE YOU TO COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS
COSPONSORING AND
SUSTAINABILITY, ARTS, AND
CULTURE AN ARTS CREATIVE
ECONOMY ROUNDTABLE . DIRECTOR
MARKHAM WILL BE THERE, AS WELL
AS THE DIRECTOR FROM THE ARTS
AND CULTURE OFFICE, AND WE ARE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT CREATIVE
ECONOMY AND HOW WE CAN UPLIFT
AND LEVERAGE THE ECONOMY,
ESPECIALLY IN OUR DOWNTOWN
CORRIDOR. IT'S ON FRIDAY 9:30,
AND I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
LATER.
>> SCHEDULES ARE TOUGH, BUT
YES.
>> YES. AND SO I WAS ALWAYS ON
THE OTHER SIDE, SINCE I HAVE
BUSINESS IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, TO WORK
VERY CLOSELY WITH DIRECTOR
SEEING AND DIRECTOR JEFF LIANG.
THESE MANY YEARS ON THE
ADVOCACY END, CONTINUALLY
ASKING FOR FUNDING AND HELP,
AND, YES, OUR RATES ARE VERY
LOW, AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO ASK
FOR -- TO REVAMP THE RATES,
BECAUSE THE BUSINESSES HAVE TO
VOTE AND ALLOW -- AND WANT TO
PLAY MORE SO THAT WE CAN GET
MORE SERVICES. AND THAT'S
ALWAYS VERY DIFFICULT IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC, AND JUST BUSINESS IN
GENERAL, THE SMALL MOM-AND-POP
SHOPS HAVE TO VOTE TO PAY MORE
. BUT THESE FUNDS ARE
ESSENTIAL. BEING ABLE TO CALL
THE BIA AND ASK FOR GRAFFITI
REMOVAL ON THE FIRST STORY OF
THE BUSINESS, TO CALL AND ASK
FOR SCREENINGS OR NEEDLES TO BE
REMOVED FROM IN FRONT OF
DOORSTEPS. TO BE ABLE TO CALL
SOMEBODY AND, YOU KNOW, TALK
ABOUT THE ALLEY, MIXED GARBAGE
PICKUPS, AND ESPECIALLY TO HAVE
SOMEONE TO GO TO WITH ALL THEIR
CONCERNS. I'M SURE, YOU KNOW,
YOU GET SO MANY EMAILS ABOUT
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AND
ENCAMPMENTS, 12th AND JACKSON.
AND SO IT IS TOUGH BEING A BIA.
YOU HAVE SO MUCH WORK. AND I
KNOW FOR THE CID BIA, THERE'S
THREE OR FOUR OF YOU IN THE
OFFICE AND YOUR ONLY ON THAT
$100,000 BUDGET, WHEREAS DSA
AND OTHER BIAS ARE WORTH
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SO I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU DO. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK ALL THE BIAS FOR ALL THE
WORK THAT THEY DO, BECAUSE IT
IS -- I WATCH WHAT DON BLAKENEY
IS DOING , AND WHAT AARON IS
DOING, AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S
WHAT THE CID COULD ALSO GET.
AND HOPEFULLY, THE MEMBERS
THERE WILL SEE THAT AND AGREE
FOR A RATE INCREASE SO THAT WE
CAN GET THOSE SERVICES. IT'S
ALL ABOUT BUILDING TRUST. IT'S
ALL ABOUT GETTING A RETURN ON
INVESTMENT AND GOING FORWARD.
SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE
IS THAT. YOU ARE GOING TO BRING
THAT BACK FOR THE BUSINESSES TO
LOOK AT, AND I'M EXCITED FOR
THE FUTURE OF NOT JUST THE CID,
BUT ALL THE OTHER BIAS, AS WELL
AS NEW ONES THAT WILL BE COMING
ONLINE. I SPOKE TO PEOPLE IN
OUR FELLOW ABOUT HOW THEY WANT
TO START DEVELOPING THEIR BIAS.
BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT THE
BUSINESSES AND THE DEGREE OF
THE PAY TO THESE RATES. ALSO, I
KNOW OED HAS A HUGE PART IN
THAT, HELPING WITH FUNDING. AND
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO RESOURCES,
ESPECIALLY BUSINESSES TO
RESOURCES. SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR McINTYRE.
THANK YOU EVERYONE HERE. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF DIRECTLY FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE, AT LEAST IN THIS
FORM, AND IT'S A GOOD WAY FOR
COUNCIL TO BETTER YOUR PRESENCE
HERE IS A GOOD WAY FOR COUNCIL
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF BIAS, AND UPPER
LEVEL AND AMPLIFY THE IMPACT
THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
ALL HAVE EVERY DAY. AND, YOU
KNOW, WE HEARD THAT NOT EVERY
DISTRICT -- COUNCIL DISTRICT
HAS A BIA. I FEEL THAT, YOU
KNOW, I AM IN A PRIVILEGED
POSITION BECAUSE I HAVE THREE
BIAS IN MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT
ONE. SHUT OUT AARON GOODMAN
FROM SODO. I ALSO NOTE AND SEE
CHRIS McKAY FROM THE JUNCTION ,
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION BIA IN
THE AUDIENCE HERE . AND OF
COURSE, THE ALLIANCE FOR PINT
OR SQUARE. IT'S ALSO A BIA. SO
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT WORK
THAT YOU ALL DO, AND YOU ALL
HAVE BEEN , FROM AARON AND
CHRIS AT THE JUNCTION, AND LISA
AT THE ALLIANCE FOR PINT OR
SQUARE HAVE ALL BEEN TERRIFIC
GOVERNING PARTNERS AS WELL. AND
YOU KNOW, IN MY OFFICE, WE GET
GREAT FEEDBACK FROM ANY NUMBER
OF SOURCES, INCLUDING
INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUAL
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS , BUT
IT'S ALSO GOOD TO SUPPLEMENT
THAT SOMETIMES WITH THE WORK
THAT YOU ALL DO, BECAUSE YOU
ALL HERE HAVE KIND HIGH-LEVEL
THEMES. AND SO ANYWAYS, I JUST
WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT ALL THE BIAS DUE, AND
A SPECIAL HAT TIP TO THE ONES
IN MY OWN DISTRICT. I DO
APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP
THERE. AND ALSO, A CALL TO
ACTION IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE
THAT MORE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
DISTRICT IN AREAS, WHATEVER YOU
WANT TO CALL IT, ACROSS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE ARE ABLE TO
BENEFIT FROM THE GREAT WORK
THAT BIAS DUE. I AM AWARE, ME
AND MY OFFICE ARE AWARE OF TWO
NEIGHBORHOODS IN DISTRICT ONE
AND HAVE EXPRESSED STRONG
INTEREST IN CREATING THEIR OWN
BIAS. THAT IS SOUTHPARK AND
GEORGETOWN. SO TALK ABOUT FROM
AN EQUITY PERSPECTIVE --
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT COULD
PARTICULARLY BENEFIT. I WAS
PERSONALLY A LITTLE
DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THOSE
OMITTED WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT
EQUITY AND POTENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT REGARDLESS,
THE WAY FORWARD IS -- I WOULD
APPRECIATE -- AND BY THE WAY,
THOSE ARE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT I AM AWARE OF IN DISTRICT
ONE THAT HAVE INDICATED TO ME
AND MY OFFICE THAT THEY
STRONGLY SUPPORT , YOU KNOW, A
BIA. AND I AM ALSO
UNFORTUNATELY WHERE THE SOME OF
THEM WOULD BE OPEN TO A
CONSOLIDATED BIA OF SOME
SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S THE
BROADER VALLEY BIA. BUT
REGARDLESS, AS YOU SORT OF
APTLY ALLUDED TO IN KIND OF
CALLED OUT ON THE SLIDE THERE,
IT'S A VERY HIGHLY COMPLEX AND
TECHNICAL PROCESS TO BUILD UP
AND STAND ONE UP. AND SO I
WOULD APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE
PARTNERSHIP, AND WORKING WITH
THE STAKEHOLDERS IN SOUTHPARK
AND GEORGETOWN TO POTENTIALLY
BRING THAT TO LIFE, IF THAT IS
WHAT IS NEEDED. SO THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE WORKING WITH
SOUTHPARK JUST TO LEARN ABOUT
BIAS . WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE
MEET WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO
HAVE THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT A BIA
DOES, AND JUST TO GET THAT
EARLY STAGE. WE ARE ALWAYS
TRYING TO BUILD THAT PIPELINE.
WE NEVER CLOSE THE DOOR ON
ANYBODY WHO IS INTERESTED. I
THINK FOR THIS ONE-TIME FUNDING
THAT WE HAVE, WE REALLY HAD TO
FOCUS AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT
HOW MANY WE COULD DO RIGHT NOW
AND TRY TO PUSH THOSE FORWARD
FIRST. WE ARE STILL BUILDING
THE PIPELINE FOR THE FUTURE, AS
WELL.
>> TOTALLY. THAT MAKES PERFECT
SENSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TERRIFIC WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE
BEEN DOING, AND I THINK WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING AND I AM SAYING,
HELPING TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES
AND PERSPECTIVES OF MY
CONSTITUENTS, I THINK THEY ARE
IN PERFECT HARMONY. WE CAN ALL
COEXIST HERE. LET'S CONTINUE
DOWN THAT PATH. THANK YOU.
>> I CALLOUT AND ENCOURAGEMENT
OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BIAS
IS NOT OFFLOADING THE CITY'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE
NASCENT SERVICES IN GENERAL. SO
I JUST HAD TO GET THAT IN
THERE. SO I MEAN, TO ME, BIAS
ARE THE EPITOME OF OR THE
QUINTESSENTIAL EXAMPLE OF A
SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP. IN WHATEVER FORM
IT TAKES, WHATEVER THE
ASSESSMENTS ARE PAYING FOR, AND
THAT IS A BENEFIT TO THE WHOLE
CITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHEN YOU SEE THE LIGHTS IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE, AND HOLIDAY
TIME, THAT IS -- OR IN ANY
NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT IS USUALLY
THE MINT THAT IS PAYING FOR
PUTTING THOSE UP AND KEEPING
THEM LIT ALL SEASON LONG.
THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. AND ERIN,
SODO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS --
YOU HAVE HELPED MATCH INCOMING
BUSINESSES TO POTENTIALLY OPEN
SPACES. YOU ARE A MATCHMAKER
AND YOU HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE
THE PERMITTING SYSTEM, ET
CETERA. SO ESSENTIAL SERVICES
TO STARTING AND GROWING A
BUSINESS ALSO IN SEATTLE. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE
AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, I WILL LET YOU GO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
INTRODUCTION, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO ANY LEGISLATION
COMING YOUR WAY.
>> THINKS FOR YOUR TIME AND
THANKS TO ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL
PRESENTERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR
NEXT ITEM HERE IS OUR USUAL
PRESENTATION OF UPCOMING
COUNCIL ACTIONS. TODAY, THE
ROLLCALL STARTS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. IF YOU
ARE READY TO GO, PLEASE TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SAY, I AM
SORRY I WILL BE MISSING THE
COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW. MY
DAUGHTER IS GRADUATING FROM
INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, AND SO I WILL BE
WITH HER AND ALL THE GRADUATES
AT INGRAM . I WANT TO
CONGRATULATE ALL THE STUDENTS
ACROSS SEATTLE GRADUATING. THEY
SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEIR HARD
WORK AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND I
ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
GRADUATES AND FAMILIES AT
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL
THEY ARE DEALING WITH . MY
HEART GOES OUT TO THE STUDENTS
AND FAMILIES AT GARFIELD. SO I
REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
IN THE MIDST OF THE
CELEBRATIONS. IS ALSO A LOT OF
HEARTBREAK , SO WHEN I
ACKNOWLEDGE BOTH, AND IN THE
INTEREST OF KEEPING THIS SHORT,
BECAUSE I KNOW THIS MEETING IS
RUNNING A LITTLE LONGER THAN
USUAL. I WILL SAY, LAST WEEK, I
HAD THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION
AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS PRESENTED
AT THE LIBRARY OF EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING REALLY
GREAT WORK IN COMMUNITY ,
SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS FROM
ANYTHING FROM , YOU KNOW,
NATURALIZATION TO LANGUAGE
ACCESS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS
AND THE CITY. I WILL SAY THEY
HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH THE
COUNTY AND THE STATE TO HELP
SECURE FUNDING TO HELP THE
RECENT MIGRANTS IN OUR CITY,
AND ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR
THEIR EFFORTS. LAST WEEK , I
ALSO MET WITH 43rd LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE NICOLE
MacRI. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR STATE
PARTNERS, SO I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED THE MEETING WITH
HER TO TALK ABOUT OUR SHARED
PRIORITIES AND GOALS. I ALSO
GOT TO HOST STUDENTS FROM BRIAN
ELEMENTARY ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
I KNOW THEY CAME TO MEET WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL.
AND, YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER WAS
ACTUALLY IN THE SAME CLASS MANY
YEARS AGO, THE ONE WHO IS
GRADUATING. AND SO IT WAS
BITTERSWEET FOR ME TO SEE THOSE
KIDS HERE AND KNOW THAT MY
DAUGHTER WAS ONCE ONE OF THOSE
KINDERGARTNERS WHO CAME TO ASK
REALLY GREAT QUESTIONS. AND SO
THAT WAS REALLY A GREAT EVENT.
I ALWAYS APPRECIATE HAVING YOU,
TO CITY HALL AND JUST
ENGAGEMENT AT ALL AGES IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. AND THEN I AM
MEETING TOMORROW. I'M GOING TO
BE HAVING MY FIRST MEETING AND
LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD TO IT
WITH SEATTLE INTERIM CHIEF ,
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
ABOUT SOME OF HER PRIORITIES
WHILE SHE IS INTERIM CHIEF ,
AND JUST IN GENERAL LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HER. I
ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER CADDELL FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP AND WORK IN THE
AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER
LEGISLATION FORWARD TOMORROW.
THE ALP ARE IS AN IMPORTANT
TOOL TO ADDRESS CRIME IN OUR
CITY. IT'S ONE OF MANY TOOLS
THAT WE NEED. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK HIM FOR INTRODUCING AN
AMENDMENT ON MY BEHALF TOMORROW
THAT I CAN'T BE HERE TOMORROW
THAT ADDRESSES PRIVACY CONCERNS
. WHILE WE NEED MORE TOOLS IN
OUR TOOLBOX, WE NEED TO ENSURE
THAT PRIVACY CONCERNS ARE BEING
ADDRESSED, AND THAT WE DON'T
HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
SO THIS PARTICULAR PRIVACY
AMENDMENT WILL DEAL WITH WHO AT
SPD IS ABLE TO -- TO HAVE
ACCESS TO THE -- THE HISTORICAL
DATA THAT'S GOING TO BE
RECORDED, AND MAKING SURE THAT
, YOU KNOW, THERE IS PARAMETERS
IN PLACE FOR WHO CAN HAVE
ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION, AND
I WILL SAY THAT SPD HAS BEEN A
PARTNER WITH THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATED
WORKING WITH THEM, AND THEN
TOMMASO FROM OUR CENTRAL STAFF,
I WANT TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT
AS WELL, WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL
IN HELPING ME BRING THIS
FORWARD. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, FOR THAT.
I WOULD LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR
ME.
>> ALL RIGHT. ON TO ME, I
SUPPOSE. WELL, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I
APPRECIATE YOU PASSING THE
BATON HERE. LET ME GRAB IT AND
RUN FROM HERE. SO COLLEAGUES, I
DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT
I -- I STILL COULDN'T BE ANY
MORE EXCITED AND PASSIONATE
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON , AND
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE ALL
HAVE RIGHT NOW BEFORE US TO
DELIVER EXTRAORDINARY BASICS IN
A NEW, PROFOUND, EXCITING WAY
IN SEATTLE. AND THAT IS WITH
THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY
CONVERSATIONS, THE LEGISLATION
THAT WE ARE CRAFTING RIGHT NOW,
AND PUTTING TOGETHER. SO
TOMORROW, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE
HAVE THE SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING, AND THE VERY NEXT ONE.
AND AT TOMORROW'S SELECT
COMMITTEE, WE ARE GOING TO BE
DISCUSSING THE WORDS OF THE
PROPOSED CHAIRS PACKAGE THAT,
AS YOU WILL RECALL, CENTRAL
STAFF BRIEFED US DURING OUR
LAST SELECT COMMITTEE MEETING .
BECAUSE AT THAT TIME, THERE
WERE SO MANY OF OUR COLLECTIVE
TERRIFIC IDEAS THAT THE HEAVY
LIFT OF ACTUALLY COMMITTING
THOSE IDEAS TO LEGISLATION WAS
NOT YET DONE, BUT NOW IS. WERE
GOING TO DISCUSS THE ACTUAL
WORDS IN TEXT OF THE PROPOSED
CHAIRS PACKAGE, WHICH AGAIN,
BROADLY HIGH-LEVEL, FOR DIRECT
CONSENSUS. AND CANCEL
PRIORITIES AND VALUES AT A HIGH
LEVEL. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO
DISCUSS THAT. WERE ALSO GOING
TO ADJUST INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBER AMENDMENTS TO THE
EXTENT WE HAVE THEM. I HAVE MY
OWN, OF COURSE. D ONE SPECIFIC
ONE, BUT -- SO THAT IS THE
PLAN, THE ROAD MAP FOR
TOMORROW. WE ARE NOT VOTING ON
ANYTHING TOMORROW. THIS
PRESENTATION ONLY. AND SO
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS, WE
ARE GOING TO PRESENT,
ESSENTIALLY, A -- BLESS YOU. WE
ARE GOING TO PRESENT BASICALLY
A KIND OF SNAPSHOT. THE SUMMARY
OF EACH INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBER AMENDMENT, AND
INDIVIDUALLY, WE WILL BE
PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PEEK TO THEM . AND THEN I WILL
PRESENT THE PROPOSED COMPANION
RESOLUTION OF THE CHAIRS
PACKAGE , AND I APPRECIATE
EVERY LAST ONE OF YOUR
INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS. TO THAT DOCUMENT ,
AND -- AND SO THAT IS KIND OF
THE ROAD MAP, THE PLAN FROM
THERE. WE WILL VOTE ON THE
FINAL -- THE FINAL PROPOSED
PACKAGE AND COMPREHENSIVE PIECE
OF LEGISLATION AT THE FOLLOWING
SELECT COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH
IS TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW. SO
TUESDAY, JULY 2nd. AND THAT
WILL PUT US ON TRACK AND ON
TARGET TO GET SOMETHING BEFORE
VOTERS. THE VOTERS WILL BE THE
ULTIMATE SORT OF DECIDERS OF
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE. BUT
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PACKAGE
THAT IS BEING TEED UP AND BEING
PRESENTED. A REALLY IMPORTANT
AND CONSEQUENTIAL, BECAUSE AS
WE KNOW, COLLEAGUES, IT
PROVIDES ROUGHLY 30% OF S DOTS
BUDGET. TO DELIVER ON THESE
ESSENTIAL SERVICES. AND SO I AM
ENCOURAGED BY WHERE WE ARE AT
SO FAR AND THE PATH AHEAD TO --
TO REALLY GET THIS RIGHT. SO
THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING.
AGAIN, I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING ROBUST CONVERSATIONS
AND DISCUSSIONS WITH EACH OF
YOU ALL. I GUESS COLLECTIVELY,
AS A WHOLE SELECT COMMITTEE
TOMORROW. BUT I APPRECIATE THE
INDIVIDUAL COLLABORATION
OUTSIDE OF THAT AS WELL. SO
TIKTOK, HERE WE ARE. BUT I DO
FEEL GREAT ABOUT THE PROSPECTS
AND PUTTING TOGETHER A PACKAGE
LEGISLATIVELY THAT WE CAN ALL
BE PROUD OF , AND KICK IT OFF
TO VOTERS AND LET THEM DECIDE.
AND -- YEAH. THAT IS IT FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE. ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS NOW. OF COURSE, WILL
HAVE A MORE FULSOME
CONVERSATION TOMORROW, BUT I'M
LOOKING FOR ANY OTHER COMMENTS
AND QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, IF
ANY. IF NOT, I PASS THE BATON
ON DOWN THE COUNCILMEMBER WILL.
>> THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED FOR
TOMORROW'S MEETING. SO THIS
PAST WEEK , I MET WITH NEW
LEADERSHIP FROM REAL CHANGE AND
LEARNED ABOUT THEIR JOB PROGRAM
AND HOW THEIR SUPPORT SERVICES
FOR THEIR NEWSPAPER VENDORS.
COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR CONFIRMING DON LINDELL. I
WENT OUT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
LAST WEEK TO WATCH GM LINDELL
TAKE HER OATH OF OFFICE. MY
OFFICE ALSO ATTENDED THE
APARTMENT AND NEIGHBORHOODS
OPEN HOUSE DOWNSTAIRS, AND
LEARNED HOW DOM WORKS WITH AS
STOCK TO ENSURE CITY PROJECTS
ARE COMPLETED IN A WAY THAT IS
MINDFUL OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED
BY THEIR WORK. I ALSO ATTENDED
A BOARD MEETING WITH THE
ASIAN-PACIFIC DIRECTORS
COALITION AND MET WITH FRIENDS
OF LITTLE SAIGON TO GET AN
UPDATE ON THEIR COMMUNITY
CENTER AND WAS EXCITED TO HEAR
THAT THE LIENS THAT WERE RIGHT
IN FRONT OF THE WALK WHERE SHE
STORED THAT JUST RECENTLY
CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY WERE
SAVED, AND WILL BE PLACED IN
THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY
WILL CONTINUE TO GREET PEOPLE
FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. I MET
WITH SOUTH LAKE UNION CHAMBER
TO LEARN ABOUT THE UNIQUE
CONCERNS ABOUT SPACE IN
BELLTOWN AND SOUTHERN LAKE
UNION, AND ALSO, MET WITH THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTS TO TALK ABOUT THE
MAYOR'S COMP PLAN . I WAS ALSO
INVITED FOR A COFFEE CHAT WITH
NEIGHBORS OF PHINNEY RIDGE,
HOSTED BY THE SEATTLE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. IT WAS WONDERFUL
MEETING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFIT LEADERS AND ARTISTS
TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS. I ALSO
ATTENDED THE REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. AS A COMMITTEE, WE ARE
DISCUSSING IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
FOR THE KING COUNTY CRISIS CARE
CENTERS . I ALSO HAD A TOUR OF
MARY'S PLACE AND SPOKE WITH
THEIR CEO TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE
CAN SUPPORT OUR NONPROFIT
RESOURCE CENTERS , AND WAS
ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO SEE AN
ACTUAL OFFICE THROUGH A CENTRAL
CONVERSION, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW
THEY ARE ALL VERY DIFFERENT,
BUT THEY HAVE AN AMAZING
FACILITY IN SOUTH LAKE UNION.
IN COMMITTEE THIS WEEK, 9:30 --
WE SPOKE ABOUT THAT EARLIER --
IT WILL INCLUDE OUR KICKOFF FOR
THE ARTS AND ECONOMIC
ROUNDTABLE, AND SO THIS
ROUNDTABLE WILL BE THE FIRST
ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THE
COMMITTEE, AND IT WILL HAPPEN
EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF EACH
MONTH. SO I'M EXCITED AND
GRATEFUL TO OUR DEPARTMENT
PARTNERS . INSPIRE WASHINGTON,
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION.
WORKING TOGETHER TO AMPLIFY
THEIR ECONOMY, AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELS FOR
JOINING US AND COSPONSORING
THIS. SO THE GOALS OF THESE
ROUNDTABLES IS TO INFORM AND
UPLIFT THE WORK HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW TO DEFINE THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY, TRYING TO CONNECT THE
ARTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
AND DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLANS.
ALSO DURING COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK, SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS WILL
BE FOLLOWING UP ON THEIR MOAA
WITH PORT OF SEATTLE ON THE
IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
TERMINAL 46 AND PIER 66 POWER
PROJECT AGREEMENT LEGISLATION
FOR A VOTE. AND IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
I WILL PASS THIS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WU.
PARKS AND UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE NEXT
WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 P.M. THE
26th. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON
THAT AGENDA. LAST WEEK, WE HAD
A PRESENTATION -- LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE HAD A
PRESENTATION ABOUT THE TREE
CANOPY AT PARKS, AND HOW WE ARE
PRESERVING TREES, HOW WE ARE
SAVING A LOT OF THE TREES, AND
PLANTING THEM FOR THE FUTURE
FOR OUR KIDS. WE ALSO VOTED ON
COUNCIL BILL 120797, WHICH IS
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATER, AND
SEATTLE CENTERS OCCUPANTS THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE'S.
THEY'VE BEEN A PHENOMENAL
ASSET FOR OUR CITY. LOOKING
FORWARD TO EARNING EVERYONE'S
SUPPORT ON THAT. LAST WEEK , I
MET WITH THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF
INDIA, THE GENERAL CONSULATE
GROUP TO IN THEIR OFFICE OVER
IN -- A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF
BELLTOWN, KIND OF NEXT TO THE
ARENA. THAT WAS GREAT TO LEARN
ABOUT ALL ASSETS AND
RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE WITH
INDIA. ALSO, A RETRAINED
COMMUNITY CENTER IN OUR
DISTRICT, AS WELL. AND THEN ONE
OF MY FAVORITES, I JOINED
COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ AT THE
SOUTHWEST SENIOR CENTER FOR A
CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH,
WHICH, COLLEAGUES, THAT IS
COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY THE
19th, WHICH IS A REMINDER OF --
IT WAS TWO YEARS AFTER THE
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, ON
JUNE 19th, WERE SLAVES IN TEXAS
WERE NOTIFIED OF THEIR FREEDOM
. AFRICAN DESCENDENTS OF SLAVES
AND FOUNDATIONAL BLACKS IN OUR
COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL
IN BUILDING THE WEALTH. I KNOW
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE WONDERED,
WHY ARE WE CELEBRATING
JUNETEENTH? OUR COUNTRY HAS TWO
HOLIDAYS. AND THAT'S BECAUSE
JULY 4th, THERE WERE A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT FREE ON
JULY 4th. AND A LOT OF THINGS
HAVE BEEN BUILT BY -- BY
FOUNDATIONAL BLACK AMERICANS ,
FROM OUR WHITE HOUSE, OUR U.S.
CAPITAL, THE BANKING INDUSTRY,
INSURANCE INDUSTRY. A LOT OF
THE COLLEGES THAT A LOT OF US
HAVE ATTENDED HAVE BEEN BUILT
BY THOSE GROUPS. AND
AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE 4% OF THE
WEALTH IN THEIR ENTIRE COUNTRY,
WE ARE 13% OF THE POPULATION.
AGAIN, WE HAVE 4% OF THE
WEALTH, BUT WE ARE 13% OF THE
POPULATION. ANYWAYS, LOOKING
FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THAT
HOLIDAY THIS WEEK ON THE 19th
IN REMEMBRANCE, AND I URGE MY
COLLEAGUES AND PEOPLE THAT ARE
WATCHING THE SEATTLE CHANNEL TO
CONTINUE TO FUND BLACK
BUSINESSES THAT ARE WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY, BECAUSE IT'S ALL
ABOUT ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR US.
SO I WILL BE ATTENDING JIMI
HENDRIX PARK ON THE 19th. I
ALSO HAVE A MEETING THIS WEEK
WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, AND JOINING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR OUR
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING.
LOOKING FORWARD TO KIND OF JUST
MAKING MOVEMENT ON THE FENTANYL
CRISIS THAT IS IN OUR CITY, AND
MY GOAL IS HOW WE ARE GOING TO
KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE AND AWAY
FROM PET FENTANYL, USAGE, FROM
SEEING IT COME FROM BEING
AROUND IT, FROM SELLING IT, AND
INTERACTING WITH IT. I'M ALSO
GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE OCEAN
PAVILION. THAT'S GOING TO BE
THE GRAND OPENING. THAT'S WHEN
TO BE SUPER FUN. THAT'S BEEN
YEARS IN THE MAKING. I'VE HAD
A TOUR WHILE HE WAS BEING
CONSTRUCTED, AND NOW I GET TO
SEE IT WHILE -- THE FINISHED
PRODUCT. THAT'S GOING TO BE ON
FRIDAY, THAT I'M 20 PEOPLE AT
-- I CALL IT TT MINOR. EVERYONE
KNOWS IT IS WORLD SCHOOL, BUT I
CALL IT TT MINOR, VOLUNTEER DAY
OF SERVICE, WHICH IS A TIME
WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE
THE LANDSCAPE. THEY ARE ALSO
GOING TO REDUCE SOME OF THE
PLAY AREA FOR THE KIDS. IT'S
GOING TO BE REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
IT IS JUST RIGHT OFF OF 20th
AND UNION. OR EXCUSE ME, 18th
AND UNION. 17th AND UNION. SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND IF
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
ME, I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF
TO COUNCILMEMBER BOB KETTLE. RER
OF JUNETEENTH, A HOLIDAY LONG
IN THE MAKING. AS SOMEONE WHO
SERVED AS A NAVAL SOCIALITE, I
ECHO YOUR THOUGHT ON HOW THE
WHITE HOUSE WAS BUILT AND
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HAS HAD
ISSUES AND LINKAGE AND
CONNECTIONS TO THAT TIME
PERIOD. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
REMINDER. NO PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK.
THERE WILL BE ONE NEXT WEEK,
TUESDAY, 25th. LAST WEEK, WE
HAD THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD
MEETING. AS COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH NOTED, WE HAVE
THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF
HEALTH. AND ON THIS VEIN ON THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, I HAVE A MEETING
WITH REPRESENTATIVE JAYAPAL AT
THE SAME TIME AS THE COMMITTEE
MEETING WITH ARTS AND CULTURE.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THOUGHT BEING
ABLE TO ATTEND. LASTLY, I WENT
ON A VERY GOOD WALK ABOUT IF
YOU WILL WITH THE LEAD, COLEAD
THIRD AVENUE PROJECT AND ALSO
AT THE CIVIC HOTEL, VERY
IMPORTANT TO GET THAT ON THE
GROUND LOOK. BUILDING ON A LOT
OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAVE
HAD OVER THE PAST YEAR. ON
TUESDAY, I HAD A MEETING WITH
THE AMERICAN P JEWISH COMMITTEE
ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES
THAT THEY ARE FACING AND
ANTI-SEMITISM, VERY IMPORTANT
MEETING. ALSO ON TUESDAY,
PUBLIC SAFETY HAD THE VISIT
WITH FIRE STATION 25. I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THIS AS WELL
BECAUSE I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES
TO DO THIS NOT JUST THOSE ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BUT
THOSE ACROSS THE COUNCIL TO
MAYBE VISIT A FIRE STATION IN
THE DISTRICT AND THE LIKE.
ALSO, HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH
THE BELLWETHER HOUSING ABOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN
SEATTLE. ALSO HAD A GREAT TREE
POLICY BRIEFING SDI IN TERMS OF
MOVING FORWARD. I JOKED THAT I
WAS CHANNELLING COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PETERSON IN THAT MEETING
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET IT
RIGHT RELATED TO THE TREE, TREE
CANOPY THAT GOES TO SO MANY
THINGS INCLUDING OUR HEALTH.
AND ALSO, VERY FORTUNATE TO
HAVE DONE A UNIFIED CARE TEAM,
A RIDE ALONG THROUGH D7 IN BELL
TOWN, SECOND AND BELL AND THAT
AREA, THIRD AVENUE. BUT ALSO IN
THE WEST QUEEN ANNE GREEN BELT
AND ALONG 17th AND THORNDIKE
AREA. THANK YOU TO UTC FOLKS
FOR THAT. THIS WEEK, I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY THE WEST
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL IS
HAVING THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY
FORUM TITLED HEALTHY AND SAFE
STREETS TONIGHT, GREAT
REPRESENTATION AND THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE THAT IS ATTENDING.
AGAIN THAT IS SPONSORED AND
HEADED UP BY THE WEST PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL. LATER THIS
WEEK, I WILL HAVE A HEALTH ONE
RIDE ALONG. I SUSPECT OTHERS
HAVE DONE THAT AS WELL. VERY
IMPORTANT. AND OF COURSE, ON
FRIDAY, WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER
DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IS
IMPORTANT AS WE LOOK TO CLOSE
OUT THE WEEK WITH A TOUR OF
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
WITH DIRECTOR BETS AND HIS
TEAM. THAT'S IT. I WILL LIKE
TO PASS TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
DON'T HAVE A LOT TO OFFER.
LET'S SEE, THE NEXT MEETING IN
THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26th. THE
AGENDA IS NOT YET FINALIZED BUT
WE ARE PLANNING ON HAVING THE
HOUSING LEVY AND HOUSING
POLICIES BACK IN COMMITTEE FOR
FURTHER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE. WE WILL NOTE THAT MY
STAFF HAS CONNECTED WITH
COMMITTEE STAFF REGARDING THE
VERSION THAT I PLANNED TO
INTRODUCE WHICH I MENTIONED AT
COMMITTEE. WE ALSO NOTE THAT WE
DID PUSH BACK THE AMENDMENT
DEADLINE TO THURSDAY AT 10:00
A.M. TO GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE
MORE TIME TO READ THROUGH A
DENSE DOCUMENT. LET'S SEE,
TOMORROW REQUESTING THAT SPD
NOTIFY THE COUNCIL IF EXXON P
IS REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO A
SUBPOENA OR WARRANT, JUST WANT
TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH THAT. THAT HAS
BEEN POSTED. IT IS A PRETTY
STRAIGHT FORWARD AMENDMENT.
LAST WEEK, I HAD THE PLEASURE
OF OPENING THE LAKE CITY
FARMERS MARKET. SO I GOT TO
RING THE COW BELL AS WELL. IT
WAS FUN AND AWKWARD AT THE SAME
TIME. ANYWAY, I DID ENJOY THAT.
IT IS GREAT. IT IS EVERY
THURSDAY FROM 3:00 TO 7:00 AND
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND. IT'S A
GREAT PLACE. IT HAS ONE OF THE
MOST DIVERSE SET OF VENDORS OF
ALL OF THE FARMERS MARKETS. IT
IS TINY BUT MIGHTY. SO I
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
ATTEND. FOR EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD
A LAST MINUTE AMENDMENT TO THE
CRISIS CARE LEVY IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN AROUND RAPID PROPERTY
ACQUISITION SCENARIOS. AND I
DID OFFER THE AMENDMENT THAT
HAD BEEN PUT FORTH WAS THAT IT
WOULD PROVIDE FOR KING COUNTY
TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY
EXPEDITIOUSLY AND GET POST
FACTO APPROVAL FROM THE
RELEVANT CITY JURISDICTIONS
INVOLVED. MY CONCERN WAS THAT
THAT DIDN'T ALLOW FOR
SUFFICIENT VOICE FOR THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY. SO I DID
BRING FORTH AN AMENDMENT THAT
WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THAT THE
LETTER OF SUPPORT GIVEN TO KING
COUNTY WAS SIGN OFF BY THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT
SUCCEED. SO JUST NOTING THAT I
WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO TALK TO THEM
ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE WE
ARE WORKING TOGETHER SHOULD
THERE EVER BE A SHORT-TERM
EMERGENCY SCENARIO TO BUY A
SITE THAT IS THEN GOING TO
SERVE AS A CRISIS CARE CENTER
LEVY. I THINK THE COUNCIL NEEDS
TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT
DISCUSSION. THAT'S REALLY ALL
I HAVE TO OFFER. IF THERE ARE
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT.
I WAS GONE MOST OF LAST WEEK
DUE TO ILLNESS. I'M NOT
CONTAGIOUS, HAPPY TO BE HERE.
LET'S SEE. THE JUNE 19th LAND
USE COMMITTEE IS CANCELED IN
HONOR OF THE JUNETEENTH
HOLIDAY. I WILL BE IN VANCOUVER
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK
REPRESENTING THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AT THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES CONFERENCE.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SKENLED LAND
USE COMMITTEE WILL BE ON JULY
3rd. I'M ANTICIPATING THAT WE
WILL BRING BACK THE OFFICE OF
RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION AND
LEGISLATION FOR A VOTE OUT OF
LAND USE. WE WILL ALSO HAVE
THREE BOARD APPOINTMENTS TO THE
EQUITABLE BOARD APPOINTMENT
ADVISORY BOARD. ONE IS A
COUNCIL APPOINTMENT AND TWO ARE
BOARD APPOINTMENTS. MOVING TO
DEPARTMENT UPDATES, I RECEIVED
A BRIEFING FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING LAST WEEK REGARDING THE
UPCOMING LEGISLATION TO UPDATE
THE ANF PLAN. I ALSO RECEIVED A
BRIEFING THIS MORNING FROM USC
AND HSD ON THE LOCAL FOOD
ACTION PLAN UPDATE WHICH MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT WILL
BE COMING LATER IN JULY. I MET
WITH JUDGE FAY CHUSZ TO DISCUSS
RECENT BUDGETARY AND POLICY
CHANGES AND HOW THEY MAY BE
IMPACTING OPERATIONS AT THE
COURTS. AND MY TEAM MET WITH
FAS TO DISCUSS WHETHER WE CAN
FIND SOME CITY FACILITIES FOR
OUR INDISTRICT OFFICE HOURS. WE
WILL LIKELY END UP AT THE
BEACON HILL LIBRARY WHICH IS
LOVELY. I DID MISS REPORTING
LAST WEEK ON THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICY BOARD
MEETING. I SIT ON THE REGIONAL
COMMITTEE. I WANTED TO TAKE A
MINUTE TO SHARE AN UPDATE FROM
THAT. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
CERTIFIES AREA COMP PLANS FROM
DIFFERENT CITIES ACROSS THE
FOUR COUNTY REGION OF PRC. ONE
OF THE AGENDA ITEMS WAS TO
REVIEW THE PROCESS FOR
CERTIFICATION. THE COMP PLANS
ARE TECHNICALLY DUE AT THE END
OF SEPTEMBER. WE ARE
ANTICIPATING THAT OURS WILL BE
LATE. NEVER THELESS, ONCE WE
GET IT COMPLETED, THEY WILL BE
CERTIFYING OUR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. THEY DO THAT FOR SEVERAL
REASONS. ONE IS TO ENSURE
REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS SO THAT
ALL OF OUR REGIONAL CITIES ARE
MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF STATE
LAW. BUT ALSO, IN ORDER FOR US
TO RECEIVE FEDERAL
TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS, PSRC AS
THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION
DOLLAR ALLOCATION AGENCY HAS TO
CERT FOYE THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. SO WE DO PLAN TO SUBMIT
THAT ONCE OUR PLAN IS READY.
THEY ALSO HAVE A FOCUS AREA FOR
THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS WHICH
DOES INCLUDE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS.
THOSE ARE BASED ON CERTAIN LAND
USE ASSUMPTIONS AROUND HOW MUCH
HOUSING WE ARE PROVIDING, WHAT
OUR FACILITY NEEDS ARE, WHAT
OUR BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN
PLANNING LOOKS LIKE AS WELL AS
TO CHECK WITH CONSISTENCY AND
TRANSPORTATION PLANS ACROSS THE
REGION. AND CONSISTENCY WITH
THEIR VISION 2050 AND REGIONAL
GROWTH STRATEGY. SO, THEY HAVE
SOME PARTICULAR AREAS THAT THEY
ARE EXPANDING. THEIR REVIEW
THIS TIME AROUND, I WANTED TO
MAKE SURE FOLKS ARE AWARE OF
THAT. THE EXPANDED AREAS FOR
REVIEW INCLUDE RACIAL EQUITY,
HOUSING ACCESS, ADDRESSING
HEALTH DISPARITIES, STATIONARY
PLANNING, DISPLACEMENT, AND
CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY WILL BE
CREATING KIND OF A TRACKER ON
THE PSRC WEBSITE AND THAT IS
ALL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. ONCE IT
IS AVAILABLE, I WILL SHARE THAT
WITH YOU SO YOU CAN CHECK IT
OUT. FINALLY, DISTRICT UPDATES,
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE
JUNETEENTH PICNIC. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
JOINING AND FOR THE KIDS THESE
DAYS CALL IT SPITTING A POEM.
>> YES.
>> I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME
OF BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO
SHARE THAT WITH US. IT WAS
GREAT. I'M PROUD TO HAVE
SPONSORED THE LEGISLATION THAT
CREATED THIS AS A CITY HOLIDAY.
IT IS A STATE AND FEDERAL
HOLIDAY BUT MY HOPE IN CREATING
THIS AS A CITY HOLIDAY WAS THAT
CITY WORKERS AND ALL OF US WILL
TAKE TIME TO REDEDICATE
OURSELVES TO THE PRINCIPLES OF
ANTIRACISM AND NOTICE THAT
THERE HAVE NOT YET BEEN
ECONOMIC REPARATIONS FOR THE
CENTURIES OF UNPAID LABOR THAT
CAME FROM THE TRANSATLANTIC
SLAVE TRADE. I KNOW OFFICES
WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY.
BUT I HOPE WE ALL TAKE SOME
TIME TO REFLETH ON WHAT THAT
MEANS. FINALLY, MY STAFF WILL
BE ATTENDING SEVERAL EVENTS IN
MY ABSENCE, INCLUDING
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AT
SEWARD PARK. THE YES LORD
TERRACE COMMUNITY COUNCIL,
FRIENDS OF RAINIER COMMUNITY
MEETING, AND THE PRIDE
RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR
LATINX COMMUNITY. THERE WILL BE
A SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION
COMMUNITY NIGHT ALSO. THAT IS
ALL I HAVE. I DON'T SEE ANY
QUESTIONS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> I'M EXCITED TO HEAR YOU
MENTION THE RAISING SOCIAL
JUSTICE TOOL HAS BEEN UNDER
PRODUCTION BY THE PSRC FOR
MONTHS AND MONTHS. I GOT A TEST
DRIVE IN A MEETING THAT I
ATTENDED LAST YEAR I THINK
INSTEAD OF A REGULAR VOTING
MEMBER'S ABSENCE. EVERY TIME I
SEE THE DIRECTOR, JOSH BROWN, I
ALWAYS SAY WHEN IS THAT GOING
TO BE READY. AND I MENTIONED
WHEN HE WAS HERE ACCEPTING THE
APARD. YOU WILL GET A
PRESENTATION AND THEN DID YOU
SAY IT WOULD BE READY SOON?
WHEN CAN WE START USING IT IS
MY QUESTION?
>> IT IS NOT QUITE READY. IT IS
UP BUT I WILL JUST DO A FOLLOW
UP WITH HIM AND SEE IF WE CAN
GET A SPECIFIC DATE AND I WILL
BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> IF I MAY, I WANTED TO SHARE
THE POEM IS CALLED THIS IS JUST
BETWEEN US BY DR. MONA LAKE
JONES. SHE IS A RENOWN POET IN
SEATTLE, BORN AND RAISED AND
VERY TALENTED. JUST WANTED TO
THROW THAT OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SHARE
IT WITH US.
>> I THOUGHT YOU SAID SHARE WHO
IT WAS. MAYBE ANOTHER TIME.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> I WILL MAKE THIS REALLY
QUICK. ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW
ARE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION
NOT FROM THE GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE BUT THE LABOR
RELATIONS AND POLICY COMMITTEE.
AND SO I AM THE CHAIR OF THAT
COMMITTEE SO THEREFORE I AM THE
OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF COUNCIL
BILL 120795 AND 796, THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
WITH THE CONSTRUCTION,
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT OPERATING
UNIT AND THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL UNIT T
OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHER
HOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
LOCAL # 77. PLEASE READ THE
EMAIL FROM KARINA. WE WILL HAVE
MORE INFORMATION DURING OUR
MEETING TOMORROW. AND THOSE ARE
THE ONLY TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA THAT I HAVE TO REPORT ON
FOR TOMORROW'S MEETING. THE
NEXT MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEETING WILL BE
JUNE 27th. THE AGENDA IS STILL
BEING FORMALIZED BUT WE WILL
LIKELY HAVE POSSIBLE VOTES ON
COUNCIL BILL 12081, AN
ORDINANCE UPDATING DEFINITIONS
IN THE SMC RELATED TO CANNABIS
BUSINESSES TO ALIGN WITH STATE
LAW. MORE ON THAT NEXT TIME.
THAT WILL BE A FAIRLY TECHNICAL
BILL AS I SAID LAST WEEK BUT I
WANTED TO GIVE TWO MEETINGS TO
DISCUSS AND VOTE IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. WE HAD A
VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2023
OFFICE OF THE AUDITORS REPORT
ON ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME. WE
HAD PRESENTERS FROM -- WE HAD
THE RETAIL ASSOCIATION. WE HAD
THE CRIME PREVENTION DIVISION
OF SPD. WE HAD THE NEW DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OTHER FOLKS
TOGETHER TO DISCUSS WHAT MORE
CAN BE DONE, WHAT IS BEING
DONE. I THINK THE TAKE AWAY OF
THAT DISCUSSION IS THAT WITHIN
THE COMMITTEE, THERE WAS AN
ABUNDANCE OF POLITICAL WILL TO
TAKE NEXT STEPS AND TO ZERO IN
ON RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE
NOT YET BEEN FULFILLED. WE SAY
IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN HOW
DELETERIOUS THIS IS TO THE
HEALTH OF OUR BUSINESS
COMMUNITY BUT ALSO OF THE
PEOPLE WHO FREQUENT AND WORK IN
THESE BUSINESSES. SO REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING
FORWARD WITH THAT AND BE SURE
TO CATCH IT ON THE AWARD
WINNING CHANNEL. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, CHIEF OF
PUBLIC SAFETY MENTIONED THIS
BUT I WILL BE JOINING HIM
TONIGHT AT THE WEST PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL/BELL TOWN
UNITED ROUND TABLE WITH A FOCUS
ON HEALTHY AND SAFE STREETS FOR
ALL ROUND TABLE. IT IS DOWN
STAIRS IN THE BERTHA KNIGHT
LANDIS ROOM STARTING AT 5:30. I
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO. HERE'S
THE LINEUP. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, THERE WILL ALSO BE
DEPUTY MAYOR TIM BURGESS, FIRE
CHIEF HERALD SCOGGINS, AMY
SMITH, STEVE STRAND OF THE WEST
PRECINCT, PROSECUTOR LEESA
MANION, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR
KING COUNTY METRO TODD MORALE,
TOM SOCK WHO IS WITH HEALTH
INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION FOR
EVERGREEN TREATMENTS, STEPHANIE
BERG, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF
CENTRAL AND -- MY NOTES ARE CUT
OFF. JOHN ERINFIELD, KAREN
SALINAS, LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT WE
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT
MORE CAN BE DONE FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE DRUG CRISIS AND
SO WE WILL BOTH BE AT THAT AND
IT SHOULD BE A ROBUST
CONVERSATION. SO THAT'S ALL I
WILL MENTION. I WANT TO FINISH
MY REMARKS AND THANK
COUNCILMEMBER WOOFER TO INVITE
ME TO PARTICIPATE. I'M GOING
TO LISTEN. I'M SPONSORING BUT
MY ROLE IS TO LISTEN AND TAKE
THE IDEAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
BACK TO MIKE FOR FUTURE WORK
FROM BOTH THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE AND FROM THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THEY
ALWAYS SAY THAT COMMERCE
FOLLOWS CULTURE AND I'M GOING
THERE TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN
BEST SUPPORT CULTURE.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS
THINKING THROUGH PUBLIC SAFETY.
WITH THAT, IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WILL
NOTE, IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> I WANT TO UPDATE ON THE
EQUITY TRACK RIDE. I SIT ON THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. IT
IS LIVE, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE
UPDATED. SO YOU CAN START
TINKERING AROUND WITH IT. IF
YOU HAVE FEEDBACK, LET EITHER
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES OR MYSELF
KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE BOTH ON THE
COMMITTEE. OR REACH OUT TO PRC
DIRECTLY. IT IS A REALLY
INTERESTING TOOL. YOU CAN GO ON
THERE AND THERE IS SOME
INFORMATION BUT IT IS JUST NOT
FULLY COMPLETED.
>> THANK YOU. WE SHOULD MAKE
SURE THAT GETS WIDE
DISTRIBUTION OR THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS IS AWARE OF THIS
AND PERHAPS USING IT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, ONE QUICK HOUSE
KEEPING ITEM, COLLEAGUES, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
ENGAGEMENT AND WORK AND THIS
WHOLELOVEY LEGISLATION, ALL OF
THESE CONVERSATIONS. YOU HAVE
SEEN EARLIER THIS MORNING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
AMENDMENT WAS CIRCULATED AND
JUST SO YOU KNOW AS WELL, IT
HAS NOW BEEN PUBLISHED TO THE
AGENDA FOR TOMORROW'S MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. I HAVE ONE ITEM OF
FURTHER BUSINESS. I WOULD LIKE
TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE COUNCIL
MEETING NEXT TUESDAY. IS THERE
ANY OBJECTION? HEARING NO
OBJECTION, NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
WE WILL MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION. I'M ANNOUNCING THAT
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL CONVENE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PURPOSE
OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
DISCUSS PENDING OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION IN THE THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEYS
AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A LEGAL
MONITOR FRF THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS PRESENT
TO ENSURE WE ARE FOCUSING ONLY
ON THE LEGAL QUESTIONS AND NOT
DISCUSSING POLICY. I EXPECT THE
TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
WILL END BY 4:50. WE HAVE NOW
BEEN GIVING IT AN HOUR JUST TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR
SURE IN THERE. IT COULD END
EARLY. IF IT GOES LATE, I WILL
COME BACK ON AND ANNOUNCE THAT
IT WILL BE EXTENDED AND PROVIDE
THE TIME THAT WE ARE EXTENDING
THE MEETING TO. ONCE IT IS
OVER, THIS COUNCIL BRIEFING
WILL END AUTOMATICALLY. WITH
THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
WILL SEE YOU IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION.