>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS JANE 24, 2024 . THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:01
P.M. I AM COUNCILMEMBER MARITZA
RIVERA. TODAY I AM SERVING AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S SARA
NELSON'S EXCUSED ABSENCE.
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF JUNE
17, 2024, WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T HAVE A
PRESIDENTS REPORT TODAY. AND
THERE ARE NO SIGNING OF LETTERS
AND PROCLAMATIONS, SO WE WILL
GO TO PREVIEWING CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. ROLL CALL TODAY ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. YOU START.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO
KICK US OFF HERE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. EXCITED
TO BE BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON
AND KIND OF REPORT OUT. THANK
YOU FOR THE VERY COLLABORATIVE,
ENGAGING CONVERSATION THAT WE
HAD LAST WEEK AT THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ON
THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENTS IN THE GREAT
DISCUSSION THAT ENSUED AS WELL.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I SPENT
JUNETEENTH AND THE FOLLOWING
DAYS KIND OF MAPPING OUT --
HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS. I THINK
THERE'S A STRONG PATH FORWARD
BASED ON WHAT WE HEARD, AND SO
I SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS AND
WANT TO THANK OUR CENTRAL STAFF
AND MY STAFF , ESPECIALLY
ELAINE CHO. BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE
WORKING REALLY HARD TO CHART
OUT THE BEST PATH FORWARD, AND
I'M CONVINCED THERE IS ONE. WE
ARE FINALIZING THAT RIGHT NOW,
WITH THE GOAL OF VOTING ON THE
-- THE LEVY PROPOSAL THAT WOULD
GO BEFORE VOTERS A WEEK FROM
TOMORROW. SO OUR VERY NEXT
TRANSPORTATION LEVY SELECT
COMMITTEE A WEEK FROM TOMORROW,
WE WILL VOTE ON AN AMENDED
PACKAGE THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE
THE BASIS OF WHAT GOES BEFORE
VOTERS. SO STAY TUNED. I'VE
ALREADY HAD SOME INDIVIDUAL
CONVERSATIONS WITH A FEW OF
YOU, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND
I HAVE INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS
ONE ON ONE LINED UP WITH
OTHERS. TOILET FORWARD TO
THOSE. AND I WOULD KINDLY ASK ,
COLLEAGUES, THAT YOU RESERVE AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS
CRUNCH TIME. YOU KNOW, THIS IS
FOURTH AND GOAL, ON A SPORTS
ANALOGY CONTEXT. THIS IS A VERY
CRITICAL PERIOD. I WOULD KINDLY
ASK AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO , YOU
KNOW, ALLOW FLEXIBILITY AND
RESERVE YOUR CALENDAR THIS WEEK
TO TALK INFORMALLY WITH ME FOR
THESE ONE ON ONES I HAVE SET
UP, OR POTENTIALLY EVEN SOME OF
OUR COLLEAGUES OFF-LINE,
INDIVIDUALLY. JUST TO ALLOW --
BASICALLY PRIORITIZE RESOLVING
THIS LEVY. OPEN CHALLENGES WITH
THE GOAL OF LINING UP ON A
PACKAGE THAT WE CAN VOTE
TOGETHER ON ON TUESDAY . AND SO
APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION SO
FAR, AND STAY TUNED. SO THAT IS
THE LEVY. BOTH CONVERSATIONS
THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK , AND
THEN CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE IN THE COMING
DAYS AND THEN LEAVING UP TO THE
FINAL VOTE. AGAIN, A WEEK FROM
TOMORROW MORNING. I APPRECIATE
ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK SO FAR ,
AND THAT OF OUR CENTRAL STAFF
AND MY OWN TEAM. LET'S SEE.
KIND OF PIVOTING . SO AS YOU
KNOW, COLLEAGUES, I GENERALLY
SPEND MOST OF MY TIME DURING
COUNCIL BRIEFINGS FOCUSING ON
MY COMMITTEE REPORT OUT AND
UPDATES, AND WITH THE EXCEPTION
FOR A FEW OTHER THINGS , WITH
THE IDEA BEING, WE SPENT A LOT
OF TIME INVESTING AND SHARING
ROBUST COPPERHEADS OF
NEWSLETTERS. SO AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, WE WILL USE THIS TIME
FOR -- IN MY CASE,
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE STUFF.
SOMETHING HAPPENED THIS PAST
WEEKEND THAT I FOUND TO BE
PERSONALLY REALLY SHOCKING ,
ALARMING, AND DISAPPOINTING.
AND THAT WAS A MAN TRAGICALLY
LOST HIS LIFE , AND ANOTHER MAN
WAS SHOT AND INJURED . BUT
SOMEONE WAS SHOT AND KILLED.
ANOTHER INCIDENCE OF GUN
VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY,
COLLEAGUES. AND NOT ONLY THAT
-- NOT ONLY DID SOMEONE
TRAGICALLY LOSE THEIR LIFE AS A
RESULT OF GUN VIOLENCE, SOME
NEARBY NEIGHBORS HAD THEIR
HOMES AND CONDOS SHOT UP. IN
THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR --
THIS HAPPENED ON SATURDAY
AROUND 4:00 A.M. AND I
RESPONDED ON SATURDAY MORNING
AND TALKED DIRECTLY WITH SOME
OF THE FRONT-LINE HEROES,
POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS WHO
RESPONDED DECLARING THE SCENE,
AND I CALLED AND SPOKE DIRECTLY
WITH ONE OF THE IMPACTED
HOMEOWNERS WHO HAD THEIR
WINDOWS SHOT UP. THE SITUATION
DOWN THERE IS , FROM A PUBLIC
SAFETY STANDPOINT, NOT WHERE IT
CAN OR SHOULD BE. AND WE HAVE
SEEN LONG-STANDING CHALLENGES
OF RACING IN THE AREA. I KNOW
THAT IS AN AREA OF MUTUAL
CONCERN AND INTEREST FOR A LOT
OF US. AND WHEN YOU MIX A
HOTSPOT OF PROBLEM RACING AND
-- I THINK IN THIS CASE, THERE
WAS DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL
INVOLVED. BY THE WAY, IT WAS
3:30, 4:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING
WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT
A GOOD SET OF FACTORS. THE
COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER. WE
NEED TO DO MORE, AND I'VE HAD
SOME GREAT PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY WITH THE
MAYOR, IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
TO BRING A BETTER PUBLIC SAFETY
SITUATION TO THE PEOPLE , THE
RESIDENTS OF ALKI AND HARBOR
AVENUE. SOME PENDING
LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AS WELL TO
ADDRESS SOME SPECIFIC CONCERNS,
BUT I AM CALLING ON -- I WANT
TO CONVENE A PUBLIC SAFETY
CONVERSATION WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THREE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS . S.,
BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED IN THE
SPECIFIC AREA WHERE WE KNOW IN
THAT COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE BEEN
CALLING ON FOR YEARS FOR THE
CITY TO REDESIGN THE PARKING IN
THAT AREA TO EITHER ELIMINATE
PARKING OR, AT A MINIMUM,
CONVERT THE EXISTING PARKING TO
PARALLEL PARKING ONLY SPOTS,
WHICH I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT.
REGARDLESS, WERE CALLING ON A
REDESIGN OF THAT TO AVOID THE
CONGREGATE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE
AT BAD HOURS AND UP CAUSING
TROUBLE TO THEMSELVES AND THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IT WILL
BE PARKS AND SPD TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT SOME OF THE
SPECIFIC NEEDS, THE CHALLENGES,
AND HAVE A CANDID CONVERSATION
ABOUT SOME OF THE SPECIFIC
NEEDS, CHALLENGES, AND ALSO
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ALL HAVE
TO DO BETTER. ANOTHER TRAGIC
INCIDENT OF GUN VIOLENCE IN MY
COMMUNITY, IN OUR COMMUNITY
HERE. I HAPPEN TO BE OF THE
MIND-SET THAT ALL GUN VIOLENCE
INCIDENTS ARE PREVENTABLE. AND
SO WE CAN AND MUST DO BETTER .
BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO
PARTNER TOGETHER, AND WE ARE
CONVENING A GROUP RIGHT NOW TO
DO EXACTLY THAT. I APPRECIATE
THE SUPPORT DIRECTLY FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. THE EXECUTIVE
AND THEIR PARTICIPATION AND
WILLINGNESS TO DO THIS WORK
TOGETHER, BECAUSE IT'S GOING
TO TAKE ALL OF US COLLEAGUES,
AS WE KNOW, AND NOT JUST ONE OF
US. IN ANY EVENT, TRAGIC NEWS
THERE. ME AND MY OFFICE HAVE
BEEN HARD AT WORK ON RESPONDING
AND WE HAVE MUCH MORE WORK TO
DO. SO IF NEEDED,
LEGISLATIVELY, WE WOULD ASK FOR
YOUR SUB WORK ON SPECIFIC
THINGS ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO
REMEDIATE SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES IN THAT AREA. I
SUPPOSE I WILL PAUSE THERE AND
I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS, AND FEEDBACK FROM
ANY OF YOU ALL. IF NOT, I WILL
PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT PERSON.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS AT THE
FREMONT FAIR THIS WEEKEND AND
MANY PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT
ALKI IN THE WEST SEATTLE
SHOOTING. VERY THANKFUL FOR
YOUR RESPONSE AND SEEING YOU
THERE, AND ALSO THEY ARE GLAD
THAT YOU ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A
PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM, BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE ASKING
FOR IN CONTINUOUS CONVERSATION.
SO THANK YOU. SO I ATTENDED A
FEW JUNETEENTH EVENTS THIS PAST
WEEK. I STARTED BY GOING TO THE
LABOR COUNCIL EVENT AT THEIR
OFFICES. THEN WENT TO THE
JUNETEENTH POP-UP THAT WAS PUT
TOGETHER BY THE URBAN LEAGUE OF
METROPOLITAN SEATTLE. I ALSO
ATTENDED JUNETEENTH, THE
FREEDOM FESTIVAL, SPONSORED BY
KING COUNTY EQUITY NOW AND
AFRICA TOWN AT THE JIMI HENDRIX
PARK WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I ALSO ATTENDED
THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
JUNETEENTH EVENT AT SEWARD
PARK. IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE SO
MANY COMMUNITIES OUT TO HONOR
AND REMEMBER THE LEGACY. I ALSO
ATTENDED A JUNETEENTH EVENT
THERE, AND I WAS TRYING TO GO
TO THE JUNETEENTH AT WRITERS
BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT GOT
STUCK AT THE OTHER JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATIONS. I ALSO ATTENDED
THE RISE ABOVE EVENT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
RISE ABOVE PUT ON A BASKETBALL
CLINIC THAT HELP NATIVE YOUTH
HONE THEIR SKILLS WITH
PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS TO REALLY
WORK TOGETHER TO SHOW THAT YOU
CAN REALLY RISE ABOVE. I ALSO
WENT TO THE WEST PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY
FORUM ON MONDAY AND GOT TO
LISTEN TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
SPEAK. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE
COUNTY -- COUNTY MEMBERS THERE
TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE COUNTY
IS DOING IN TERMS OF MENTAL
HEALTH AND OTHER RESOURCES. AND
SO THEY ALSO BROUGHT IN PEOPLE
WHO WORKED AT HUMAN SERVICES,
AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH
PRACTITIONERS , TO REALLY HEAR
ABOUT THE ONGOING EFFORTS THAT
IS COMING TOGETHER TO -- TO SEE
HOW WE CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED
MORE RESOURCES. I ALSO WENT AND
MET WITH THE HEALTH BOARD TO
DISCUSS PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES AND WAYS WE CAN
SUPPORT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
WORKERS. IN COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK, WE KICKED OFF THE ARTS
AND ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE, WHICH
WILL CONTINUE ON THE FIRST
MONTH OF COMMITTEE, WHICH IS
EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE
MONTH. I AM ALSO COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. WE
HAD A GREAT KICKOFF MEETING
THAT LAID OUT THE FOUNDATION
AND CONTEXT. SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO MANY MORE OF THESE
ROUNDTABLES TO HEAR AND LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE ECOSYSTEM OF
ARTS, CULTURE, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. OUR COMMITTEE ALSO
RECOMMENDED THAT WE PASS THE
EXECUTION OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE
PORT OF SEATTLE. THIS ITEM WILL
COME TO FULL COUNCIL IN JULY.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
NOT BE UNTIL MONDAY, JULY 15th.
IT WILL BE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
MEETING BECAUSE WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO MEET THE DAY AFTER
FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY, BUT
FOUND THAT THERE WOULD BE -- WE
WOULDN'T HAVE QUORUM, SO WE
MOVE THE MEETING TO MONDAY,
JULY 15th. TO END MY WEEK, I
ATTENDED THE FREMONT SOLSTICE
FESTIVAL. IT WAS GREAT SEEING
THE CREATIVITY GOING TO THE
FLOAT INTO PEOPLE'S OUTFIT AND
THE DIFFERENT MERCHANTS THAT
WERE THERE. SO THAT WAS A LOT
OF FUN. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS THIS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WILL. SORRY, I LOST MY TRAIN OF
THOUGHT WITH THE NOTES RIGHT IN
FRONT OF ME. PARKS UTILITY
TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL BE THIS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 , AT 2:00
P.M. WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER AN
ORDINANCE, COUNCIL BUILD 001
800. IT'S A TAXATION BILL FOR
HELLMAN CITY, AND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ'S DISTRICT . SHIP
CANAL WATER QUALITY PROJECT
UPDATE AS WELL. WE GO OVER
THAT, AND ALSO THE SPU, THEIR
STRATEGIC PLAN. SO WE WILL HAVE
THAT INFORMATION, WHICH IS
GOING TO BE ABOUT RATE PATHS
AND INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT. NEXT ONE , AND THERE
WILL BE A POSSIBLE VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 120 800. I ALSO
TOLD COUNCILMAN KETTLE THAT
THERE WASN'T, BUT IT HAD
SLIPPED MY MIND. I THOUGHT THAT
WAS MOVED TO THE NEXT MEETING.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS. I CAN SEND OUT
INFORMATION REGARDING THAT ,
BUT WE WILL CHECK IN WITH ALL
THE COUNCILMEMBERS ON THAT
MEETING JUST REGARDING THAT, IF
ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL
THE INFORMATION. REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. I ATTENDED THE
BOARD OF HEALTH WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON LAST WEEK. WE
TALKED ABOUT NUCLEAR WARHEADS
AND ALSO, I'M SURE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE LEFT AT
THAT PRESENTATION. HE KNOWS A
LOT ABOUT WARHEADS AND WHERE
THEY ARE STORED AND ALL THOSE
INTERESTING FACTS HERE IN
WASHINGTON STATE. AND THEN
ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO DO FOR HOMELESSNESS
IN OUR CITY AND THE CRISIS THAT
WE HAVE SEEN AS WELL. FOLLOWING
THIS MEETING, WE ALSO HAVE THE
NATIONAL PARKS DISTRICT AGENDA
AS WELL . WE ARE GOING TO BE
GOING OVER THE DISTRICT
BACKGROUND FROM CHRISTOPHER
WILLIAMS BUDGET RESOLUTION AND
THEN FINANCIAL OPERATIONS. I AM
ALSO ATTENDING THE POLICE
PENSION BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK
AS WELL. WE MEET ONCE A
QUARTER, SO THIS IS OUR SECOND
TIME MEETING. LAST WEEK, I WENT
TO A JUNETEENTH EVENT AT JIMI
HENDRIX PARK. ALSO VISITED THE
LOCKE HOUSE AND ALSO THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADVISORY
COUNCIL MEETING. AND THEN I
HUNG OUT WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR A SNEAK PEEK AT THE
OCEAN PAVILION. THAT GRAND
OPENING WILL BE AUGUST,
SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. SO THAT
IS GOING TO BE FUN. THERE WERE
NO FISH THERE. THERE WAS JUST
SCUBA DIVERS. WE WOULD LOVE TO
SEE THE FISH IN THERE. THAT IS
GOING TO BE FUN. I ALSO
ATTENDED RISE ABOVE WITH THE
SEATTLE STORM, A FREE CLINIC
THAT THEY PUT ON FOR KIDS ALL
AROUND THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS
GREAT. AND HAD A LOT OF FORMER
SONICS PLAYERS. MAE McMILLAN,
ELLIS, LENNY WILKINS, AND A
BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE. SO THAT
WAS COOL. SHAWN CAMP WAS THERE,
AS WELL. THE RAINMAN. SEATTLE
ALSO ATTENDED THIS WEEKEND,
WHICH IS SUPER FUN, SEATTLE
PARKS AND PLAYGROUND
RESTORATION. WE ARE HAVING THE
GREENER CONFERENCE THIS WEEK.
THAT IS IN OUR CITY, AND A
BUNCH OF VOLUNTEERS ALL ACROSS
THE COUNTRY CAME TO VOLUNTEER
TO RESTORE TT MINOR PLAYGROUND
, WHICH WAS REALLY COOL.
THAT'S A PLAYGROUND THAT IS IN
THE HEART OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, WHICH IS GREAT. AND
THEN ALSO SPENT TIME AT PADRONI
GRACE. I HAVE THROWN OUT TO THE
PEOPLE IN DISTRICT 3 THAT MY
JOB IS TO VISIT ONE CHURCH A
MONTH IN WORSHIP. AND SO I WILL
BE VISITING -- I HAVE BEEN
VISITING CHURCHES ALL AROUND,
GOING TO THEIR SERVICES AND
MEETING PEOPLE. AND SO THIS
MONTH WAS GRACE CHURCH, WHICH
WAS COOL. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT
LEAST, THIS WEEK, THERE'S A
LOT OF STUFF ON MY LIST, THE
ONE I MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS
VISITING FAME HOUSING AT BRYANT
MANOR. FAME HOUSING -- I HAD A
LOT OF FRIENDS GROW UP AND
BRYANT MANOR. THEY TORE DOWN,
RE-ESTABLISHED IT. 200 UNITS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PHASE
ONE. PHASE TWO IS GOING TO BE
ANOTHER 100 UNITS, BUT THOSE
WILL COME ON THE LINE IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR PHASE
ONE. IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL VIEW IN THE CITY.
THEY SIT ON 20th AND WESSLER
AND CAN OVERLOOK THE DOWNTOWN.
AND IT IS HUGE, BECAUSE -- YOU
KNOW, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO
BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN GENTRIFIED OUT TO THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT BACK INTO OUR
COMMUNITY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE
HUGE. AND THEN STARTING ON
PHASE TWO. AND THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECE -- FAMILY
HOUSING, WHICH IS HUGE.
ANYWAYS, I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR ALL THAT
SUPERSONIC TALK. I THOUGHT
MAYBE YOU HAD A BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR US.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S MINE
TO MAKE.
>> THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A
BREAKING STORY FOR OUR
COLLEAGUE BEHIND YOU. FOR THIS
WEEK, FOR ME, WE HAVE THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
TOMORROW. FIRST UP IS THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF LISA JUDGE AS
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OIG. THIS
IS OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPORTANT
WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSENT
DECREE AND ALSO WORKING WITH
THE FEDERAL MONITOR. A LOT OF
THE FEDERAL MONITOR WORK GETS
TRANSFERRED INTO THE OIG. SO
SMOOTH TRANSITION IS REALLY
IMPORTANT IN THERE. ALSO
IMPORTANT IS WATERFRONT SAFETY.
IT'S GOING TO BE BRIEFED OUT
TOMORROW, WATERFRONT SAFETY.
NOT JUST THE BAY, BUT ALSO THE
LAKES AS WELL, SO IT'S GOING
TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. AND THEN
LASTLY FOR THE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS TOMORROW, WE ARE GOING
TO BE INTRODUCING OUR STREET
RACING BILL. AS MENTIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, IN TERMS OF
WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND
IN ALKI, AND AS YOU KNOW, THE
TRAGIC DEATH TO ON VIOLENCE.
AND THEN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SO
IMPORTANT. THE STREET RACING
BILL IS SO IMPORTANT TO CREATE
ANOTHER TOOL, ANOTHER PRESS
WITH RESPECT TO THE PERMISSIVE
ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE. THERE
SO MANY LITTLE THINGS, LIKE YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT AT S., TO
CREATE THIS ENVIRONMENT IN
WHICH THIS COULD HAPPEN. SO
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT OF
ITSELF. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT IN
THE SENSE OF, WE ARE DOING
THESE BILLS, LIKE THE STREET
RACING BILL, THE AUTOMATIC
LICENSE PLATE READER BILL, THE
VACANT BUILDING ABATEMENT BILL,
THE RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING
BILL. THE SPOT CONTRACT BILL.
AND IT SHOWS . IT SHOWS WHAT WE
ARE LOOKING TO DO ON PUBLIC
SAFETY. TO ADDRESS THAT
ENVIRONMENT THAT UNDERLINES ALL
THESE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES
TO INCLUDE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
ALKI. AND I THINK IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT
REALLY HELPS US IN TERMS OF SBD
STAFF , BECAUSE AS YOU NOTED,
THERE ARE MORE REPORTS TALKING
ABOUT THE NUMBERS OF SWORN
OFFICERS THAT WE HAD , AND THE
RETENTION PIECE IS -- YOU KNOW,
HAS BEEN LEVELING OUT, BUT
STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO. WE
NEED THE PRESS, BECAUSE THE
RECRUITMENT PIECE TAKES TIME. A
LOT OF THINGS ARE IN MOTION, A
LOT OF THINGS ARE BEING PUT IN
PLAY. BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF
TIME FOR THE RECRUITMENT PIECE
TO PICK UP. SO WE NEED TO DO
ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT
WE CAN DO, WHETHER IT'S
WORKING WITH S.TO TAKE AWAY THE
ABILITY TO HAVE STREET RACING,
OR AS YOU SEE MORE AND MORE,
THE BURNOUTS FROM DONUT ON THE
PAVEMENT. YOU KNOW, ALL THESE
LITTLE THINGS ADD UP, AND
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO CONTINUE
OUR WORK BY COMMITTEE OF THE
COUNCIL AND WORKING WITH THE
EXECUTIVE AND THE MAYOR AND HIS
TEAM TO DO THIS. BECAUSE IT
SHOWS OUR INTENT AND IT SHOWS
THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW
IT TO BE PERMITTED. AND THAT IS
SO IMPORTANT. AS WE LOOK TO
TACKLE OUR BIGGER PROBLEMS.
THINK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION
OF THAT POINT, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. AND PLEASE INCLUDE ME
WHEN AND WHEREVER YOU NEED ME
AS I CAN. THANK YOU. IN TERMS
OF REGIONAL COMMITTEES, THIS
WEEK COMING UP , WE HAVE THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE BOARD ON THURSDAY,
AND THEN ON FRIDAY WE HAVE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
COPUBLIC SAFETY .
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT . HSD,
DIRECTOR CAN, CITY ATTORNEY
DAVIS, A NUMBER OF OTHER
INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS GOING TO
BE A BROADER COUNCIL ON FRIDAY.
LAST WEEK, AS COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH NOTED, WE HAD OUR
KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING TO TALK ABOUT A NUMBER
OF THINGS AS IT RELATES TO,
YES, NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS. WHICH
-- PROBABLY BETTER LEFT UNSAID
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK PEOPLE
REALIZE HOW MANY NUCLEAR POWER
PLANTS OR NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE
WITHIN SEATTLE'S SHORT
FOOTPRINT. AND IF WASHINGTON
STATE WOULD BECOME AN
INDEPENDENT COUNTRY TOMORROW,
WE WOULD BE THE THIRD-LARGEST
NUCLEAR POWER IN THE WORLD. BUT
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND
OR APPRECIATE UNTIL NOW. BUT IT
IS OKAY, BECAUSE I USED TO LIVE
ABOVE TWO NUCLEAR REACTORS. A
BUNCH OF AVIATION FUEL. AND I
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLIONS
OF POUNDS OF BOMBS, SO IT'S
OKAY. ON THAT FRONT, MOVING ON,
ALSO LAST WEEK ON THURSDAY, I
DID A RIDE ALONG WITH
HEALTHONE. SO IMPORTANT, THE
WORK THAT HEALTHONE IS DOING IN
TANDEM WITH HOW 99 AND THE
OTHER EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE
OUTGOING AND THE CITY TO
INCLUDE WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO
DO WITH CARE, WHICH WOULD BE
SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE
WORKING ON THIS WEEK. IT ALSO
FOLLOWS UP ON MY VISIT WITH
FIRE STATION 10 AND 25. FIRE
STATION 25. SO IMPORTANT FOR
ALL OF US TO NOT ONLY GO TO THE
PRECINCTS, WHICH I THINK A LOT
OF US HAVE DONE THAT, VISIT ALL
FIVE POLICE PRECINCTS, WE ALSO
NEED TO VISIT THE FIRE
STATIONS. I DO RIGHT ALONG
GROUPS LIKE HEALTHONE. TO SEE
THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE,
AND WHAT KINDS OF ISSUES WE
NEED TO ADDRESS FROM OUR
PERSPECTIVE FOR POLICY AND
BUDGET PERSPECTIVE. SO,
IMPORTANT. SPEAKING OF BUDGET
AND ISSUES AND SO FORTH, I MET
WITH REPRESENTATIVE CHAYA PAUL
LAST WEEK ON FRIDAY, TALKING
ABOUT A NUMBER OF EFFORTS THAT
SHE IS DOING IN TERMS OF, YOU
KNOW, COMMUNITY, DIRECT
INVOLVEMENT. I TALK ABOUT THE
SUPPORT AND ALL THE GOVERNMENT
HAS DONE LIKE FEMA IN TERMS OF
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WITH THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
I TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO MORE
AND ACCOUNTABILITY OPERATIONS.
OUTSIDE OF OUR LAND BORDERS,
THE U.S. MILITARY IS DOING A
LOT IN TERMS OF PUBLIC GOOD. IN
TERMS OF THE UNITED STATES,
IT'S A LOT HARDER. WE NEED THE
FEDERAL ELEMENTS TO BE DOING
THEIR PIECE SO THEY CAN DISRUPT
THE DRUG TRADE BEFORE IT GETS
ON THE GROUND LEVEL HERE IN
SEATTLE. THE MORE THAT THEY CAN
DISRUPT DOWN THE LINE , THE I-5
CORRIDOR, THE BETTER OFF WE
ARE. THAT WAS A POINT I WAS
STRONGLY MAKING IN ADDITION TO
THE ISSUES SURROUNDING DISTRICT
7 FROM A CONSTITUENT
PERSPECTIVE. THAT IS IT. INC.
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ATTENTION , AND OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
WEEK, WE DID HAVE THE HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE,
THAT WILL BE WEDNESDAY. WE PLAN
TO HAVE THE HOUSING LEVY PLAN
AND HOUSING POLICIES BACK TO
COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER
DISCUSSION AND ADDRESS ANY
AMENDMENTS, AND HOPEFULLY TAKE
A VOTE. WE WILL ALSO HAVE FOUR
AGREEMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
HOUSING PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY. ONE APPOINTMENT TO
THE LGBTQ CONDITION, AND THEN
WE WILL HAVE ONE INFORMATIONAL
ITEM ON THE PROJECT THAT WILL
BE CO-PRESENTED BY THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. LET'S SEE.
IN DISTRICT THIS WEEK, DAN
MENTIONING SHOOTINGS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS. THERE WAS A
SHOOTING TWO WEEKS AGO THAT
STARTED AT 101st RELATED TO AND
PROSTITUTION . THEY WENT DOWN
LINDEN . A BULLET WENT THROUGH
A CHILD'S BEDROOM, BUT
FORTUNATELY WAS NOT HIT.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE NEIGHBORS
WERE VERY , VERY RATTLED AND
SHAKEN. AND DEPUTY MAYOR
BURGESS MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS
TO TALK ABOUT THE ESCALATING
VIOLENCE THAT HAS BEEN
HAPPENING OVER SEATTLE . BUT
ALSO REALLY TO LOOK AT HOW WE
CAN BRING THE GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION AND INTERRUPTION
SERVICES THAT WE HAVE SEEN MORE
IN THE SOUTH END, TRY TO SCALE
BACK TO THE NORTH AND, AND ALSO
LOOKING AT SORT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. THINGS
THAT WE CAN DO, CREATING SOME
ROAD BARRIERS, JUST TRYING TO
LOOK AT EVERY AVENUE WE CAN TO
HELP REDUCE THE GUN VIOLENCE
AND JUST THE GENERAL DISREPAIR
THAT IS HAPPENING NOW. I THEN
ALSO WENT ON A TOUR OF THE
A.I.D.S. MEMORIAL ALREADY IN
NORTH CAL ANDERSON PARK THAT
WAS ESTABLISHED BY FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER TOM RASMUSSEN.
THAT WAS A VERY MOVING -- IT
WAS LOVELY TO SEE AND CERTAINLY
IN MOVING TRIBUTE AND AN
IMPORTANT MEMORIAL THAT WE HAVE
IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT IS
PRETTY MUCH WHAT I HAVE TO
OFFER FOR NOW. NO QUESTIONS, I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. I WILL START WITH
LAND-USE COMMITTEE. THE NEXT
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3rd. WE
ANTICIPATE HAVING JUST TWO
AGENDA ITEMS. ONE IS THE OFFICE
TO RESIDENTIAL CONVERSIONS OF
COUNCIL BILL 127061. THE PLAN
IS TO TRY TO VOTE THAT OUT OF
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE . AS A
REMINDER, THIS LEGISLATION CUTS
RED TAPE TO MAKE CONVERTING
OFFICE SPACE TO RESIDENTIAL
SPACE TO FACILITATE THAT
PROCESS. AND I WILL BE BRINGING
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT WAS
PROPOSED BY -- THAT WILL ADD
REVIEWS BACK INTO LEGISLATION.
THEY HAD ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO
INCLUDE THEM. SO WE WILL TALK
MORE ABOUT THAT IN COMMITTEE.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD. IT IS A HOLIDAY NEXT
WEEK. OUR COMMITTEE IS ON
TUESDAY -- I'VE BEEN GONE FOR
TWO WEEKS. SICK ONE WEEK AND
OFFER CONFERENCE ONE WEEK.
COMMITTEE IS ON WEDNESDAY, JULY
3rd. JULY 4th IS A HOLIDAY. IF
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN
COMMITTEE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
WE ALREADY HAVE ONE ABSENCE
RECORDED, SO I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE WILL HAVE A
QUORUM. LAST WEEK, I WAS AT THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES BOARD MEETINGS AND
CONFERENCE. I DO REPRESENT
SEATTLE ALONG THE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. SO FOR THE BOARD
MEETING, I SIT ON THE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. WE HAD
OUR MEETING TO PREPARE FOR
SESSION AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE
CONFERENCE PORTION OF THE WEEK,
WHICH INCLUDED SESSIONS ON
PLANNING FOR DEEPLY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, URBAN REVITALIZATION,
A GUIDED MOBILE TOUR OF THE
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT . IF YOU
HAVEN'T BEEN TO VANCOUVER,
IT'S PRETTY COOL. SOME NEW
THINGS HAPPENING ON THE
WATERFRONT, AS WELL. AND THEN
WE HAD A GENERAL SESSION PANEL
WITH FORMER REPRESENTATIVE JT
WILCOX. AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
DENNY HECK ON FINDING COMMON
GROUND . EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE
CIVIC HEALTH IN WASHINGTON.
THAT WAS AN INTERESTING
CONVERSATION THERE. THEY ARE
COLLABORATING WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S
CENTER AND -- ONE OTHER
ORGANIZATION THAT I AM
FORGETTING RIGHT NOW. BUT YOU
REALLY BEGIN A SERIES OF
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TO
IMPROVE CIVIC HEALTH IN THE
STATE. AND THEN I JOINED
SPOKANE COUNCILMEMBER BETSY
WILKINSON WHO HOSTED THE
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AND WE DID
SOME AMAZING KARAOKE AS THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES. THIS WEEK, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE KING COUNTY
GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
COMMITTEE IN THAT CAPACITY. AND
I WAS OUT OF TOWN, SO I DON'T
HAVE ANY DISTRICT UPDATES.
YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS?
>>'S OR ANY TAPE OF THE
KARAOKE?
>> I'M SURE THERE IS. THAT'S
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. I DID
SING JOLENE AND LIZ OH , IF
ANYONE IS INTERESTED.
>> ARE THOSE YOUR GO TO'S? OR
WAS A KIND OF SPUR OF THE
MOMENT?
>> KIND OF MY GO TO'S.
>> ALWAYS WELCOME TO DO HERE
DURING COUNCIL BRIEFING. THE
MIC IS YOURS, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ.
>> I GUESS I AM UP. LAST WEEK
ON MONDAY, I HAD A BRIEFING
FROM THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON
SEATTLE'S FOOD ACTION PLAN.
ALSO ON TUESDAY, I BEGAN MY
REGULAR CHECK INS WITH THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
INTERIM CHIEF . I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE
INTERIM CHIEF DURING HER TIME
WITH SPD. AS WE ALL NOTED, OR
MANY OF US JUST TODAY , ALL THE
THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN
OUR CITY. AND HERE IN D CAPITAL
FOR, IN ADDITION TO THE
CONTINUAL BREAK-INS THAT SMALL
BUSINESSES ARCS. SING,
INCLUDING MORE RECENTLY
HERKIMER COFFEE ON UNIVERSITY
AVENUE. WE ALSO HAD A COUPLE IN
A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS
ASSAULTED, AND SPD IS
INVESTIGATING ANYONE WITH ANY
FOOTAGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT CAN -- CAN CONTRIBUTE
FOOTAGE TO SPD. PLEASE DO SO.
IT IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT OUR
ENTIRE CITY IS SUFFERING FROM.
TAKE YOU FOR BRINGING TO LIGHT,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THE SAD
EXPERIENCES OF THIS WEEKEND.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
YOUR COLLEAGUES FOR ALL YOUR
SUPPORT OF ALL THE LEGISLATION
THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY PASSED TO
REBRING SOME CHANGE ABOUT
WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SITUATION IN THE CITY. AND SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH YOU ALL AND JUST
-- MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE
FOLKS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
THESE SAD SITUATIONS ACROSS THE
CITY. GUN VIOLENCE, FOLDS
LOSING THEIR LIVES, OBVIOUSLY
ON THE HEELS OF OUR CHILDREN
UNDER ASSAULT. AND DYING FROM
GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS,
SOMETHING I NEVER, EVER THOUGHT
IN THE 23 YEARS THAT I HAVE
LIVED IN SEATTLE THAT WE WOULD
BE SEEING HERE IN SEATTLE. AND
YET, IT DID HAPPEN, EVEN THOUGH
MY KIDS OWN SCHOOL. SO WE ARE
REALLY JUST UNDERSCORING THAT
WE ALL ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS
A COUNCIL TO EFFECTUATE CHANGE
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SPACE, AND
WE HAVE ALL COMMITTED AND I
KNOW I AM CONTINUING TO COMMIT
TO DO WHAT I CAN TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THIS
ISSUE BOLDLY AND SWIFTLY. SO
THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTNERING ON
THAT. THEN THIS WEEK, TONIGHT,
I AM ATTENDING THE FREMONT
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WHILE THE
FREMONT MAJORITY IS IN D 6, I
REPRESENT A SLIVER OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH INCLUDES
THE TROLL. SO THAT IS PRETTY
EXCITING. I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO
FREMONT RESIDENCE, AND I KNOW
PUBLIC SAFETY IS TOP OF THEIR
LIST. AS A REMINDER -- SORRY.
TUESDAY EVENING, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE CLOSING RECEPTION
AT GAS WORKS PARK. THE EVENT IS
SPONSORED BY SEATTLE PARKS
ALLIANCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
THE ALLIANCE BRINGS TOGETHER
INNOVATORS AND DECISION-MAKERS
FROM ACROSS THE LOCAL URBAN
PARKS COMMUNITY. WE ALL LOVE
OUR PARKS SO MUCH IN SEATTLE
AND I FEEL REALLY FORTUNATE TO
SIT ON THE PARKS COMMITTEE WITH
COMMISSIONER HOLLINGSWORTH'S
CHAIR. MAYBE I WILL SEE YOU
THERE, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. AS A REMINDER TO
THOSE OF YOU WHO SIT ON THE
LIBRARIES EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, THIS
THURSDAY'S MEETING HAS BEEN
CANCELED, SO YOU WILL HAVE THAT
TIE BACK IN YOUR SCHEDULED. AT
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
JULY 11th. THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
WILL BE FOCUSING ON
PRESENTATION CENTERS AND ALSO
THE MENTAL HEALTH PILOT
INVESTMENTS THAT THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR. IS A NEW LINE
OF BUSINESS, AND SO WE ARE
GOING TO HEAR WHAT HAS COME
ABOUT FROM THE $4.5 MILLION
INVESTMENT THAT THEY WERE GIVEN
BETWEEN '22 AND '23 , AND
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
THEM WHAT THEY -- I KNOW THEY
HAVE WORKED WITH. NOT JUST SPS,
BUT SOME EXPERTS IN THE FIELD
TO COME UP WITH A PROGRAM. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
ABOUT THE PROGRAMS, THE
DETAILS, AND ALSO THE RESULTS
OF THE PROGRAM. THAT WILL BE
JULY 11th. AND THEN FINALLY, ON
FRIDAY, I WILL BE VISITING WITH
SOLID GROUND AT MAGNUSON PARK.
SOME OF YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT
SOLID GROUND OPERATES SEVERAL
LOW INCOME HOUSING COMPLEXES AT
MAGNUSON PARK AND PROVIDES
RESOURCES FOR PREVENTING
HOUSING LOSS, FOOD INSECURITY,
AND CONNECTS CLIENTS TO
HEALTHCARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND
OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS. SO I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING
MORE ABOUT SOLID GROUND AND
THEIR WORK IN PARTICULAR TO THE
RESIDENCE OF D 4 WHO ARE NOW
LIVING AT MAGNUSON PARK. THAT
IS ALSO NEW, AS FOR A LONG
TIME, WE DIDN'T HAVE FOLDS
LIVING AT MAGNUSON PARK. AS WE
ARE EXPANDING AND GROWING AND
MAKING SPACES FOR OUR FOLKS, AS
WE ALL KNOW, IN ADDITION TO
PUBLIC SAFETY, HOUSING , LED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WHO CHAIRS
THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING
FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND
HOUSING IN THE CITY AS IT IS A
GREAT NEED AT THE CITY. SO I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
ABOUT THE FAMILIES IN
PARTICULAR TO MAGNUSON PARK
OVER THERE WITH SOLID GROUND.
WE ALSO HAVE MERCY HOUSING, AND
I HOPE TO MEET WITH THEM SOON,
AS WELL, TO TALK ABOUT FAMILIES
THERE AND THEIR NEED. THE LAST
THING I WILL SAY ABOUT THAT IS,
NOT THAT LONG AGO,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
JOINED ME AT 18 NIGHT THERE FOR
THE RESIDENCE OF BOTH MERCY
HOUSING AND SOLID GROUND THERE
AT MAGNUSON PARK, TO LET THEM
KNOW ABOUT THE SUMMER
PROGRAMMING NOW THAT SCHOOL IS
OUT AS OF LAST FRIDAY. SO WE
ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
MEETING WITH SOLID GROUND, AND
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THIS
WEEK.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM. I
LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT. CAN I
ASK YOU -- BUT YOU ON THE SPOT
AND JUST ASK YOU FOR AN UPDATE
ON THE HAT
SITUATION? GETTING SERVICE BACK
ONLINE?
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR RAISING
THAT. I ACTUALLY WILL REFER YOU
BACK TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE
WORKING ON IT. I KNOW THEY HAVE
KEPT A SURPRISE . EVERYONE
SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN FROM THEIR
OFFICES AND UPDATE ON THE FACT
THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO RESTORE
SERVICES. I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO RESTORE SOME
SERVICE, AND I KNOW E-BOOKS,
FOR INSTANCE, ARE BACK ON. BUT
THEN THE COMPUTERS -- FOLKS
CAN'T USE THE COMPUTERS THERE
YET, BUT THEY ARE WORKING VERY
DILIGENTLY . FOR MORE SPECIFIC
DETAILS, I WILL HAVE TO REFER
YOU TO SPL, SINCE THEY ARE THE
ONES THAT HAVE MORE INFORMATION
THAN THAT. IN CASE THAT HELPS.
>> GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT. THEN BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, I WANT TO NOTE THE
MEETING OF THE METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT BOARD WILL BE AT
3:00 P.M. AFTER WE ADJOURN IN
THESE VERY CHAMBERS. IS THERE
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE WE
ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT. THAT
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.