>>> GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY IS
JULY 1, 2024. THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS
APPROXIMATELY 2102 P.M. I AM
COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA, SERVING
AS PRESIDENT PRO TEM. STRAUSS
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
ARE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
BRIEFING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL .
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
SEVEN PRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MEETING MINUTES
OF JUNE 4, 2024 WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE HEREBY ADOPTED.
NO PRESIDENTS REPORT. THERE ARE
NO PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS TO
SIGN TODAY, SO WE WILL
THEREFORE BEGIN OUR NEXT
DISCUSSION OF THE PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS. COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES , AND
THE ORDER OF DISCUSSION IS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED ROLL
CALL FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS,
WHICH IS DESIGNATED MEDICALLY
BY LAST NAME WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM CALLED LAST.
THIS WEEK'S ROLLCALL ROTATION
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER WOO .
PLEASE BEGIN AND THEN HANDED
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. THIS WEEK'S
COMMITTEE IS CANCELED. HAPPY
FOURTH OF JULY, EVERYONE. WE
WILL HAVE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
MEETING ON JULY 15th. HERE ARE
SOME OF THE THINGS MY OFFICE
HAS DONE THIS WEEK. WE WENT AND
RECEIVED FOR THE AMERICAN
POLYNESIAN ORGANIZATION AND
LEARNED ABOUT THE FOOD PANTRY
PROGRAM THEY HAVE BEEN
OPERATING FOR YEARS. IT IS A
GREAT PROGRAM TO MEET MANY OF
OUR POLYNESIAN FRIENDS AND
FAMILY FROM ALL THROUGHOUT
SEATTLE. I ATTENDED
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S TOWNHALL
WITH THE NEIGHBORS OF ALKI
BEACH. THANK YOU KEPT TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR PUTTING
TOGETHER THE PANEL AND
DISCUSSION. I LEARNED A LOT. I
ALSO JOINED COUNCIL
HOLLINGSWORTH OFFICE AND
ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
MEETING LAST WEEK. I ALSO
ATTENDED THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S MICRO COMMUNITY
POLICING DIALOGUE, WHICH HAD A
SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE 2023
POLICE SAFETY SURVEY RESULTS .
THEY PULL RESIDENCE IN SEATTLE
TO SEE WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE
REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY. I ALSO
WENT TO NEW HOLLY, THE SITE
WHERE A 14-YEAR-OLD PERSON WAS
SHOT AND KILLED , AND TO
CHINATOWN OVER THE WEEKEND WERE
A 34-YEAR-OLD PERSON WAS ALSO
SHOT AND KILLED. CHATTED WITH
NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS AND
FAMILY OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE
LOST, AND LEARNED HOW WE CAN DO
BETTER FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. ON
A HAPPIER NOTE, I ALSO TOURED
THE PARAMOUNT THEATER . IT WAS
VERY COOL TO SEE A BACKSTAGE
TOUR. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS
TOUR TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES
HERE. WE MET DAVID ALLEN, WHO
IS THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL
PROJECTS. HE'S BEEN THERE FOR
43 YEARS, AND WE GOT TO SEE A
LOT OF COOL HISTORIC ARTIFACT
THAT ARE STILL BEING USED
TODAY. ALSO WENT TO THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S
RELAUNCH OF THEIR MIXER SERIES
, OR YOU COULD HAVE CAUGHT ME
AT THE END FIVE CREATIVE
BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS. THEY
HAVE MOVED, AND SO NOW IT IS A
COOL MAKER SPACE FOR THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY. I GOT TO MEET
PEOPLE WITH EXCITING IDEAS. I
WILL DEFINITELY LET YOU KNOW
WHEN THEY DO THIS AGAIN NEXT
MONTH. I WENT TO THE CHAMPIONS
OF CHANGE CELEBRITY CHARITY
BASKETBALL EVENT , BENEFITING
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WHERE
I GOT TO SEE COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S TALENTS ON THE
COURT. YOU ALL MISSED OUT ON A
FUN EVENT. PLEASE LET US KNOW
WHEN THE NEXT ONE IS. SATURDAY,
I ATTENDED THE ASIAN COUNCIL
WALK FOR RICE, IT IS AN ANNUAL
FUNDRAISER THAT SUPPORTS THEIR
FOOD BANK . AND OF COURSE,
HAPPY PRIDE, CELEBRATING THE
50th ANNIVERSARY ON SATURDAY.
SUNDAY, I GOT TO WALK THE
PARADE ROUTE WITH MANY OF YOU.
SO I ENJOY WALKING,
PARTICULARLY WITH CHIEF AMY
SMITH AND THE CARE DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS ALSO COOL TO SEE CHIEF
SCOGGINS FROM THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT THERE AND COLLEAGUES
FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
THANK YOU TO THE ORGANIZERS FOR
MAKING THIS PRIDE FESTIVAL
SUCCESSFUL. AND IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WILL
HAND THIS OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, BUT MAYBE
YOU'RE HANDING IT OFF TO THE
RIGHT PERSON. HOW MANY DID YOU
DROP ON THEM IN THAT GAME,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> I USED TO CARE ABOUT POINTS,
BUT FOR ME, IT WAS ABOUT TRYING
TO SURVIVE THE WHOLE 40
MINUTES. BUT WE DID THAT.
THAT'S THE WIN FOR ME.
>> THAT'S ENOUGH. ALL GOOD.
>> GREAT QUESTION, THOUGH. THE
PARTS UTILITY TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE WILL BE NEXT WEEK,
JULY 10th, AT 2:00 P.M. WE ARE
STILL FORMALIZING THE AGENDA,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S GOING
TO BE ON THE AGENDA IS A
PRESENTATION FROM OUR SEATTLE
PARKS. I KNOW THAT SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS HAD QUESTIONS.
THERE'S AN ARTICLE THAT CAME
OUT ABOUT EQUITY USE AROUND
THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT -- WE
JUST HAD AN UPDATE ON PARKS
PLANS. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE A
FULL PRESENTATION TO US AT THAT
COMMITTEE. ANYONE IS INVITED.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT,
BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GIVE AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR PARKS , THE
FIELDS, PARTICULARLY. HOW MANY
ARE USED. AND I KNOW THAT WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE A TON OF
QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT. AND
SO I TRY TO OPERATE A LOT OF
THE STUFF TO YOU ALL AND THE
FEEDBACK TO PARKS SO THEY CAN
PRESENT THAT INFORMATION. WE
WILL ALSO -- LAST COMMITTEE, WE
HAD THE STRATEGIC PLAN. IT'S
GOING TO BE ONE OF THREE
PRESENTATIONS. THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT IS IT TALKS ABOUT OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE RATE AS WELL. WE
ALSO GOT AN UPDATE INVOLVING
THE -- GOSH, THE REGIONAL
WASTEWATER QUALITY . SORRY,
BRAIN FOG THERE. PROBABLY FROM
THE GAME ON FRIDAY. I AM STILL
TIRED. BUT ALSO, THAT
INFORMATION AS WELL. SO THAT
WAS GREAT. AND TOMORROW, I WILL
BE ASKING FOR SUPPORT ON
COUNCIL BILL 120800 . IT'S A
CURRENT USE PERMIT FOR THE PEA
PATCH PROGRAM. AND SO THAT
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE,
LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYONE'S
SUPPORT ON THAT AS WELL. IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET
ME KNOW. AND LAST BUT NOT
LEAST, I WILL GO QUICK. IN
COMMUNITY, SAW THE HOUSING
PROJECT. REALLY COOL. THEY HAVE
A BUNCH OF FOUR BEDROOM UNITS.
THAT'S A FIRST MERCY IN A FOUR
BEDROOM UNIT IN SEATTLE. THAT
WAS ALL ONE FLOOR. THEY ARE
DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB. IT'S
101 UNITS, PHASE ONE. PHASE TWO
WILL COME DOWN THE LINE PRETTY
SOON, THIS PROJECT WILL BE DONE
IN SEPTEMBER. ANOTHER GREAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
ALSO, I MET WITH THE HOLOCAUST
CENTER. THERE IS A RISE IN
ANTI-SEMITISM IN DISTRICT
AMARAL THREE. WE HAVE THE
TEMPLE IN OUR DISTRICT. SO I'M
GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THEM
ON JUST SOME EDUCATION AND SOME
-- YOU KNOW, PUBLIC AWARENESS
FOR FOLKS AS WELL , WHICH I
THINK IS IMPORTANT. I ALSO WENT
TO SEATTLE U WITH THEIR
PRESIDENTS. SEATTLE U, THEY
HAVE JUST JOINED THE WCC
CONFERENCE. THAT IS PRETTY
AMAZING. AT SCHOOL WENT FROM D
2 TO D 1 , AND THEY WERE NOT IN
CONFERENCE FOR VERY LONG. NOW
THEY ARE IN A CONFERENCE, THAT
IS VERY BIG FOR SEATTLE TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THE WEST COAST
CONFERENCE TEAM SOUGHT THE
COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
PAC-10 NOT BEING THERE ANYMORE.
WE WILL STILL HAVE THAT WEST
COAST CONFERENCE CONNECTION,
WHICH IS REALLY GREAT. TEAMS
TRAVELING TO SEATTLE, TOURISM,
JUST GENERATING THE ECONOMY,
PEOPLE COMING TO VISIT SEATTLE,
WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I
ALSO HAD A GREAT WEEKEND,
OBVIOUSLY , COUNCILMEMBER WOO
ALREADY SPILLED THE BEANS ABOUT
MY PARTICIPATION AND CHAMPION
OF CHANGE. I WILL GIVE THEM A
SHOUT OUT WITH ROXANA , WHO IS
PHENOMENAL. I WORKED WITH HER A
LONG TIME AND FOOD AND
SECURITY, SO SHE IS GREAT.
ALSO, ODESSA BROWN CLINIC IN
DISTRICT 2. IT BENEFITED THEM
AS WELL. IT ALSO BENEFITED AN
ORGANIZATION OUT OF HOUSTON
WHICH IS CALLED FRIEDMANS TOWN,
WHICH IS A BLACK COMMUNITY
RIGHT OUTSIDE THE SKIRTS OF --
OF HOUSTON. AND ALSO, BLACK
FOLKS IN DESIGN. THOSE FOUR
ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITED FROM
THIS GAME AND GAYLA AND SHOUT
OUT TO DOUG BALDWIN AND CLIFF
APRIL AND MICHAEL BENNET FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY. AND WE
DID LOSE, BUT THAT IS OKAY.
THIS WEEKEND WAS PRIDE. HAD A
GOOD TIME. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE
MOST AMAZING TIMES WAS TO SEE
THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE
ON CAPITOL HILL, VOLUNTEER
PARK, THAT WERE AT CAL
ANDERSON, THAT WERE ON THE HILL
AT THE SEATTLE CENTER AT THE
PARADE, WHICH WAS GREAT. I GOT
TO MARCH WITH THE CRACKING. AND
BEFORE THAT, I WENT TO THE WEST
PRECINCT ROLLCALL. THERE PRIDE
PHOTO -- THERE PRIDE PHOTO THAT
THEY VIEW EVERY YEAR, I GOT TO
MEET SOME OF THE OFFICERS. THAT
WAS GREAT AS WELL. I JUST WANT
TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE THAT -- THERE'S A TON
OF FOLKS THAT PLAN -- BECAUSE
THERE'S DIFFERENT EVENTS ALL
ACROSS THE CITY. I THOUGHT THE
MONTH WAS PHENOMENAL. 50 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY. JUST WANT TO GIVE
EVERYONE A SHOUT OUT ON THAT. I
REALLY THOUGHT WE PUT ON A
GREAT PERFORMANCE FOR OUR CITY
AND JUST MADE PEOPLE FEEL
WELCOME AND LOVED. I DID WANT
TO -- I HATE ENDING ON A BAD
NOTE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY LAST
NIGHT, THERE WAS A SHOOTING IN
OUR DISTRICT . A DAD WAS SHOT
ON THE HILL AT 12:30 A.M. THIS
MORNING. AND SO THAT WAS THE
END OF THE PRIDE FESTIVITIES.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE, AND WE WILL
BE CHECKING IN REGARDING THAT .
THERE'S NO DETAILS, BUT JUST
WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.
WE HAD A GREAT PRIDE , AND THEN
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED
DURING THE FESTIVITIES. SENDING
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. YOU KNOW,
HOPEFULLY DO SOME ACTION TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR
FOLKS IN SEATTLE. ANYWAYS,
SORRY. I HATE TO END ON THAT
NOTE AFTER PRIDE, BUT I WOULD
LIKE TO PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AND I JUST ASK -- YOU
MENTIONED YOUR FORTHCOMING
COMMITTEE IN THE PARKS BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON THAT. WHEN IS
THAT?
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE NEXT
WEEK , WEDNESDAY, JULY 10th. SO
THAT'S A WEDNESDAY. AT 2:00
P.M. WE ARE STILL FINALIZING
THAT, BUT IT IS A PRETTY BIG
PRESENTATION FROM PARKS, WHICH
IS ABOUT THEIR FIELDS. WHILE
THE FIELDS THEY OPERATE, THE
FIELDS NEXT TO SCHOOLS, HOW
MANY ARE TURF, HELP MANY ARE
LIT, WHAT IS THE OCCUPANCY
RATE, WHAT IS THE STRATEGIC
PLAN FOR PARKS, WHAT TYPES OF
TEAMS UTILIZE THESE FIELDS AS
WELL? AND QUESTIONS ABOUT,
WHERE ARE WE TARGETING FOR
IMPROVEMENT AS WE ARE, YOU
KNOW, ALL THESE -- FOR ONE
EXAMPLE, JUDKINS PARK IS GOING
TO HAVE A TON OF RESIDENCE
COME. ARE WE PRIORITIZING
DIFFERENT AREAS TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE ENOUGH
FIELDS BASED AND TIME? HOW DOES
THAT HAPPEN? ALL THESE
QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IN
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH . SO FIRST OFF,
COMING UP THIS WEEK IN COUNCIL,
WE HAVE THE VOTE FOR THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF THE OFFICER
INSPECTOR GENERAL, LISA JUDGE.
THAT WILL BE ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA. AND FROM A PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE PERSPECTIVE,
THE NINTH OF JULY, WE HAVE
THREE ITEMS. WE HAVE THE STREET
RACER LEGISLATION, WHICH IS
SOMETHING I THINK THAT CROSSES
ALL DISTRICTS. AND IT IS NOW ON
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. SO THAT
WAS FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA.
SECONDLY, WE HAVE AN ACCOUNT TO
BE AN ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER.
WE WILL HAVE THEM PRESENT
TOGETHER FOR THE MIDYEAR
REVIEW, WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. ALSO, WE WILL HAVE
THE CHIEF AND FOR 30 DAY
UPDATE. SO NOW WILL BE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME FIRST
IMPRESSIONS AND MAYBE POINT AS
THEY MOVE THROUGH TENURE TO
INTERIM CHIEF. THAT'S ON THE
NINTH OF JULY. I JUST QUICKLY
NOTE, TOO, THE FOLLOWING
MEETING, I WILL NOTE THAT AS
YOU KNOW FROM LAST WEEK'S
ANNOUNCEMENT , THE CARE
DEPARTMENT CHIEF NOMINATION OF
INTERIM CHIEF, AMY SMITH, WILL
BE ON THE CALENDAR ON THE 23rd.
GENERALLY, LAST WEEK, I WAS ON
THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL. A LOT OF THAT WAS
RINGING THE TRANSPORTATION
BOARD TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. A
LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WERE
SEEING ON THE TRANSPORTATION
SIDE. BASICALLY, A VISION ZERO
KIND OF BRIEFING AND THE DEATHS
AND THE INJURIES THAT ARE
HAPPENING AND HOW THEY HAPPEN
MORE OFTEN FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS
, AND ALSO URBAN VERSUS RURAL.
IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO
SEE THE BREAKDOWN. WE ARE DOING
A LOT OF STUFF IN TERMS OF HOW
WE BUILD ROADS AND SOAP WORTH,
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME
UP IN THE MEETING WAS, DO WE
NEED TO BRING BACK DRIVERS
EDUCATION ? THAT'S A FACTOR
THAT IS NOT BEING LOOKED AT
ENOUGH. AND I THINK IT IS, AT
LEAST FROM MY ANECDOTAL
EVIDENCE, IT IS SOMETHING THAT
SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. AND OF
COURSE, I COULDN'T PASS UP THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRING PUBLIC
SAFETY ELEMENTS INTO
TRANSPORTATION AT THE EXECUTIVE
COURSE . I DID THAT, WHICH IS
IMPORTANT. WE HAVE TO ENSURE
THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE
ABLE TO REST ON YOUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS TO
WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. ALSO
LAST WEEK, I PARTICIPATED IN
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION COUNCIL, WHICH IS
LOCAL DIRECTOR KIM ROUND. I
JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR
THIS YEAR, THE '24-'25
PRIORITIES ARE PRIORITIZED
PREVENTION SERVICES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE.
TWO, INCREASE CITYWIDE
KNOWLEDGE FOR DECREASING
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND
IMPROVE SYSTEMS RESPONSE. THE
THREE OBJECTIVES THAT GO INTO
THESE AREAS , I THINK IT IS
GREAT WORK. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
FOCUS ON OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, TO
BREAK THE CYCLE. BECAUSE AS
NOTED, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS FROM
NOW, THEY MAY END UP IN THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, OR 20
YEARS, THEY WILL END UP IN A
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION
THEMSELVES. BREAKING THAT CYCLE
IS IMPORTANT. IT'S A GREAT
PRIORITY TO HAVE FOR THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
COUNCIL. ALSO LAST WEEK ON
TUESDAY, I MET WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
DURING THEIR VIEWS ON A NUMBER
OF TOPICS RELATED TO OUR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IN
PARTICULAR, PUBLIC DEFENSE. ON
WEDNESDAY, HAD A GREAT MEETING
IN GEORGETOWN WITH MY DISTRICT
1 COUNTERPART AT THE INDUSTRIAL
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING, WHICH
TURN INTO A BROADER MEETING IN
TERMS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE,
THE WORKFORCE HOUSING ,
TRAINING FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
TO THE TRADES , THE MARITIME
PIECE AS WELL, WHICH WAS HUGE
FOR THAT MEETING. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VENTURE OUT OF DISTRICT SEVEN
TO GO DOWN TO DISTRICT 1,
FORMERLY DISTRICT 2 AS I WAS
TOLD THIS MORNING IN A MEETING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
INVITATION . THURSDAY, I MET
WITH THE TINY HOMES BOARD,
WHICH WAS VERY INTERESTING TO
SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW
THEY ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND AND
SOME OF THE LESSONS LEARNED
THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OVER THE
COURSE OF THEIR EXISTENCE, AND
PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS. ALSO IN THAT SAME
DAY, I WENT TO THE MID-ANNUAL
MEETING. AND THAT WAS A
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY . AS YOU
ALL KNOW, THE METROPOLITAN
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT , THOSE
PEOPLE ARE DOING FANTASTIC WORK
FOR OUR CITY. THEY ARE DOING
SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR OUR
DOWNTOWN. AND WHEN I SAY
DOWNTOWN, THE BROADER DOWNTOWN.
GOING INTO DISTRICT ONE , AND
OTHER AREAS AS WELL. AND THEY
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND I
KNOW THIS FIRSTHAND, BECAUSE
EVERY TIME I SEE THEM, I GOT TO
TALK TO THEM, I GET THERE
INSIGHT , I LIKE SEEING WHAT
THEIR VIEWS ARE ON DIFFERENT
ISSUES. THIS HAPPENS AS A
REGULAR BASIS AS I GO AROUND
THE DISTRICT. THEY ARE ON THE
GROUND. THEY SEE THINGS. AND SO
WE ARE LOOKING TO HONOR THEM
WITH THAT MEETING, AND WE
SHOULD DO SO HERE IN THE
COUNCIL. THAT'S ONE REASON WHY
I WANTED TO BRING IT UP. AND
ALSO, THE DSA HAS SOME GREAT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING
RELATED TO DOWNTOWN. LASTLY,
FOR LAST WEEK, I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT AS MENTIONED, PRIDE.
I WAS AN ATTENDEE AT THE STORM
-- SEATTLE STORM PRIDE NIGHT,
AND I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE
THAT THE NIGHT WAS A GREAT ONE,
AND INCLUDED A VICTORY OVER THE
DALLAS WINGS. GO STORM . IT WAS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND THEN
LASTLY, FOR THIS WEEK, THERE'S
A FEW THINGS UP. YOU KNOW,
LITTLE THINGS LIKE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND SOME
THINGS LIKE THAT GOING ON. SO A
LOT OF MEETINGS RELATED TO
THAT. IN TERMS OF OUTSIDE, I
WILL BE TOURING THE GARDENS FOR
REMEMBRANCE ON WHEN THEY TO
REALLY HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE --
WHATEVER ISSUES MAY EXIST .
WHETHER THAT'S IMPROVEMENTS,
OR CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY HAVE
ACROSS THE BOARD. THAT WILL BE
WEDNESDAY. AND WITH THAT, I
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S
SEE. ON TOMORROW'S COUNCIL
AGENDA, WE HAVE SIX ITEMS FROM
THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK PASSED COUNCIL BILL
120804, WHICH IS THE 2023
HOUSING LEVY AND ADMINISTRATIVE
AND FINANCIAL PLANS AND FUNDING
POLICIES. WE HAVE VERY GOOD
DISCUSSION AND SOME ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS AND FEEL VERY
PLEASED WITH WHAT WE ARE
BRINGING FORTH. SO WE CERTAINLY
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TOMORROW.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE FIVE
APPOINTMENTS ON TOMORROW'S
CONSENT CALENDAR. AND THEN THE
NEXT MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY,
JULY 10th. WE ARE STILL WORKING
ON FINALIZING THAT AGENDA, BUT
WE DO INTEND TO HEAR AN UPDATE
FROM HOUSING PROVIDERS ON THE
CURRENT CHALLENGES THEY ARE
FACING WITH THE CITY'S RENTAL
REGULATIONS, AND ALSO A
PRESENTATION FROM A TRUST DEED
ON THE CITY'S WORK ON GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION .
SOMETHING, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT
IS VERY TOPICAL. LET'S SEE.
LAST WEEK, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A
TOUR OF THE SOLID GROUND
FACILITIES UP AT MAGNUSON PARK,
WHICH WAS A BEAUTIFUL ,
BEAUTIFUL SITE UP THERE. AND
THEY HAVE A PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AS WELL AS
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AGAIN,
THEY ARE PROVIDING GOOD
SERVICES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE
THE CHALLENGES OF A DESERT.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE DOING
SHOPPING AT THE 7-ELEVEN THERE,
WHICH IS HARDLY A PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE SHOULD BE GIVING THEIR
DAILY FOOD. SO , LOOKING AT
WAYS TO REALLY INCREASE FOOD
SUPPLY, AND THAT SOLID GROUND
AT MAGNUSON PARK -- AGAIN, SOME
OF THE SAME CHALLENGES WE WILL
HEAR AT COMMITTEE FROM HOUSING
PROVIDERS IN TERMS OF NEEDING A
BETTER SPECTRUM OF SURFACES FOR
PEOPLE IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
HAVING HIGH ACUITY MENTAL
NEEDS, HAVING HIGH ACUITY
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, MOBILITY
CHALLENGES. SO AGAIN, JUST
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
PROVIDING THE SERVICE IS THAT
ARE TAILORED TO THE PARTICULAR
NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUALS. BUT
THEY ARE DOING AMAZING WORK. SO
IT WAS REALLY A PRIVILEGE TO BE
ABLE TO VISIT WITH THEM. I ALSO
WENT ON THE A.I.D.S. MEMORIAL
LOCK , AND THAT WAS LOVELY TO
SEE. IT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE
ATTENTION , TO SAY THE LEAST.
BUT IT WAS VERY MOVING TO SEE
THE MEMORIAL THERE. AND THEN
ALSO ON THE NOTE RELATING TO
GUN VIOLENCE, SUNDAY, I MET
WITH A YOUNG WOMAN FROM INGRAM
WHO JUST RECENTLY GRADUATED,
AND SHE WAS PRESENT FOR THE
SHOOTINGS LAST YEAR. IT WAS
REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT
SOME OF HER TAKEAWAYS WERE FROM
THAT EXPERIENCE. THAT IS
CERTAINLY SOMETHING I THINK AS
WE LOOK AT THE MENTAL HEALTH
PACKAGE , IT WILL BE COMING FOR
US TO CONSIDER JUST THE NEED
FOR THE TELEHEALTH. BUT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE ALL
THE TABLETS SO THEY COULD BE
THE TELEHEALTH. AND THE IDEA OF
NOT NECESSARILY PULLING PEOPLE
OUT OF THE CLASSROOM TO ATTEND
COUNSELING, BUT BECAUSE THAT IS
SORT OF TALKED ABOUT AS THE
EMBARRASSMENT OF BEING PULLED
OUT OF CLASSROOMS. SO LOOKING
AT COUNSELORS BEING AVAILABLE
MAY BE BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL
OR DURING LUNCH OR DOING THINGS
LIKE THAT. JUST BASICALLY THAT
WE NEED TO DO BETTER
COMMUNICATION WITH PUBLIC
SCHOOLS BEING MUCH MORE ENGAGED
IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND
THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING A
TERRIBLY GOOD JOB OF
COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR
STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT PROTOCOLS
ARE, AND ALSO WHAT SERVICES ARE
AVAILABLE. AND AFTER THE
SHOOTING AT INGRAM, THEY DID
NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAD
HAPPENED OR THE TRAUMA. IN ANY
SORT OF FORMAL WAY WITH THE
KIDS. SO JUST A LOT OF LESSONS
TO BE LEARNED. I WAS REALLY
GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH HER.
THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE
WOULD BE RELATING TO THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE LEVY
TOMORROW, AND I AM BRINGING
FORTH ONE AMENDMENT TO THE
RESOLUTION THAT IS BASICALLY
UPDATING THE AREAS IN DISTRICT
EMERALD FIVE AND BRINGING IN A
LITTLE BIT OF DISTRICT 4 IN
TERMS OF SIDEWALK AREAS THAT WE
WILL BE ASKING TO BE CONSIDERED
IN COMING FORWARD. IF THERE'S
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. I WILL START WITH
LAND-USE. THE NEXT LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEETING IS THIS
WEEKEND AT 2:00. WE'VE ONLY
GOT TWO AGENDA ITEMS. ONE IS
THE OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL
CONVERSION THAT WE'VE HAD A
PUBLIC HEARING ON AND HAD A
COMMITTEE MEETING ON. WE WILL
BE VOTING ON THAT. THERE ARE
FIVE AMENDMENTS -- FIVE
AMENDMENTS, I BELIEVE. I HAVE
THREE THAT ARE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS. WELL, TWO ARE
TECHNICAL. ONE IS JUST ADDING A
RECITAL -- AND WHEREAS ASKING
TO REALLY ENSURE THAT THEY ARE
ALSO CONTEMPLATING THE
UNIVERSAL DESIGN. WE HAVE A
PROBLEM IN THE CITY WITH
ACCESSIBILITY IN OUR HOUSING,
SO JUST REMINDING FOLKS THAT WE
DO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MEET
OUR A.D.A. REQUIREMENTS. AND
THEN WE ALSO WILL HAVE THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD. TWO ARE BOARD
APPOINTMENTS AND ONE IS A
COUNCIL APPOINTMENT. SO WE WILL
HAVE THE EDI TEAM HERE TO SHARE
INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE
APPOINTMENTS. LET'S SEE. LAST
WEEK, I HOSTED A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN ROUNDTABLE WITH ABOUT
THREE DOZEN COMMUNITY PARTNERS
REPRESENTING DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS AND INTEREST. I
WILL BE HAVING A SERIES OF LAND
CONVERSATIONS AND COMMITTEE
THIS SUMMER , AND WE ALL KNOW
THAT THE PLAN ITSELF IS LATE,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STILL BE TALKING
ABOUT THIS IN COMMITTEE. WE
WILL HAVE A SERIES OF
CONVERSATIONS THIS SUMMER, AND
THIS WAS BASICALLY JUST A PREP
MEETING TO GET READY FOR THAT.
AND WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO COME TO COMMITTEE
AND TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS AND HOW THE COMP PLAN
AFFECTS THEIR ABILITY TO DO
THEIR WORK OR HOW IT AFFECTS
THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. I ALSO
HOSTED IN DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS
AT THE BEACON HILL LIBRARY. WE
HAD LOTS OF FOLKS COMING IN TO
TALK ABOUT ISSUES IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD. MY TEAM ATTENDED
THE RAYNOR AVENUE SOUTH TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING,
HOSTED BY SOUTH AND RESIDENTS.
FOLKS ARE ORGANIZING AROUND
ADDITIONAL SAFETY REP MEASURES
ON RANIER. AND I ATTENDED THE
FULL LIFE CIRCLE OPEN HOUSE.
FULL LIFE CIRCLE PROVIDE
SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR
SENIORS AND FOR PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC ILLNESS OR MEMORY LOSS.
AND DISABILITIES WHO WANT TO
CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN
THEIR COMMUNITY. SO THEY
PROVIDE SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE
GET EXERCISE OR GET ONE
APPOINTMENT. AND REALLY BE ABLE
TO SOCIALIZE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
SO REALLY KIND OF AN ENTITY
THAT IS PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF
SUPPORT SERVICES TO SENIORS. I
DID NOT GET TO ATTEND THE PRIDE
FESTIVAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND. I
THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN
QUITE SOME TIME I HAVEN'T GONE
TO THE MARCH OR THE TRANS PRIDE
PARADE, BUT WE HAD SOME URGENT
THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF AT HOME
THIS WEEKEND. I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE STORM GAME
TONIGHT AGAINST THE DALLAS
WINGS, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT. GO STORM. THAT IS ALL I
HAVE, UNLESS THERE ARE
QUESTIONS. OKAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I
WANT TO START BY ACTUALLY
ADDRESSING COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE
STUDENT, AND THANK YOU FOR
SPEAKING WITH THE STUDENT AT
INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL. I KNOW
PEOPLE KNOW I HAVE A COUPLE OF
STUDENTS AT INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL.
ONE WHO ACTUALLY JUST
GRADUATED, BOTH BOTH WERE THERE
THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING. I WILL
SAY COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SPS
AND THE STUDENTS CAN BE VERY
MUCH IMPROVED. I DO KNOW THAT
POST SHOOTING , THE CITY HELPED
WITH INVESTMENTS TO MAKE -- OR
TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SUPPORT
FOR STUDENTS AT INGRAM . AND
SPS ALSO ADDED A COUPLE OF
SECURITY PERSONNEL THERE. TO BE
HONEST, THAT WAS THEN. THIS IS
NOW. THERE IS NOT BEEN A LOT OF
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THEN AND
NOW. I'M NOT SURE HOW HELPFUL
THAT HAS BEEN. POST SHOOTING,
THERE WAS ALSO A MUGGING RIGHT
IN THE PARKING LOT. AND IT DID
INVOLVE A GUN. SO, YOU KNOW,
SADLY, THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS
THE CITY, OBVIOUSLY, AND I
WANTED TO ADDRESS SOME THINGS
THAT WERE DONE EARLY ON, BUT
THAT WAS THEN, AND YOU KNOW,
THE COMMUNICATIONS PIECE IS
REAL, BECAUSE THE STUDENTS
DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND IF THE SERVICES ARE
AVAILABLE, THEY DON'T ALWAYS
KNOW ABOUT IT. I TALKED TO MY
KIDS REGULARLY, AND IT LIKE, WE
DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S
HAPPENING ANYMORE. WE DON'T
KNOW IF THAT ACCESS TO THE
COUNSELORS IS BILL ALLOWED.
THESE ARE ALL GREAT QUESTIONS.
AND JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I
HAVE REACHED OUT AND HAVE BEEN
REACHING OUT FOR A WHILE NOW TO
SPS, TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, TO
GET A MEETING TOGETHER. I
UNDERSTAND THEY ARE QUITE BUSY
WITH ALL THAT IS HAPPENING, BUT
WE HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND
FORTH, AND I BELIEVE I HAVE A
MEETING SCHEDULED LATER IN
JULY. MORE TO COME ON THAT ON
WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT -- YOU
KNOW, MY QUESTIONS ARE
SPECIFICALLY, WHAT IS SPS
WORKING ON WITH SAFETY AT OR
AROUND THE SCHOOLS? WE KNOW THE
OTHER ISSUE IS, SOME STUDENTS
HAVE MONITORING OUTSIDE OF
THEIR SCHOOLS. IT'S HAPPENED
AT BALLARD, IT'S HAPPENED AT
ROOSEVELT. AND OBVIOUSLY, ALL
OF THE THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING AT GARFIELD.
OBVIOUSLY RANIER BEACH. MOST OF
THE HIGH SCHOOLS I THINK HAVE
BEEN TOUCHED BY VIOLENCE. THIS
IS SOMETHING I CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT AND ASKING A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT AND OBVIOUSLY
WORKING AS WELL. NOT OBVIOUSLY,
BUT EVERYONE KNOWS -- AND IF
YOU DON'T KNOW, I'M LETTING
YOU KNOW NOW. POST THE SHOOTING
AT INGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND LEARNING WAS
IMPLEMENTING SOME MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT . OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING, JULY 11th, THEY ARE
GOING TO COME GIVE A
PRESENTATION ON MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORTS AN INVESTMENT, THE
$4.5 MILLION. AND WHERE THAT --
WHAT THAT WENT TO FUND, AND HOW
WELL THAT IS DOING, AS WELL AS,
IN GENERAL, GIVING AN OVERVIEW
OF THE SEATTLE HEALTH-BASED
CLINICS AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS,
BECAUSE WE HAVE AN INVESTMENT
IN THE HEALTH AS WELL. MORE TO
COME ON THAT. THANK YOU FOR
RAISING THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED
THE FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL MEETING. I ALWAYS
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH CONSTITUENTS, AND I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT
CONSTITUENTS TAKE TIME IN THE
EVENING TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS
AND CONCERNS. THERE WAS A LOT
OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND ALSO
THE COMP PLAN, INCLUDING ALSO
HB 1110. A BIG THANK YOU TO THE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR INVITING
ME. I ALSO MET WITH CHIEF
LIBRARIAN TOM FAY GIVE ME AN
UPDATE ON THE LIBRARY'S
RANSOMWARE ATTACK. LAST ME LAST
WEEK, THERE WERE SOME LEGAL
REASONS WHY WE COULD SHARE
MORE, BUT I WILL SAY MOST OF
YOU BY NOW MIGHT BE AWARE THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS
VICTIM TO THIS RANSOMWARE
ATTACK OVER MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND OF THIS YEAR. SINCE
THAT INCIDENT, SPL HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH SPECIALIST TO
RESTORE SERVICES AND DEPLOY
ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS TO
FURTHER HARDEN IT SYSTEMS. THE
LIBRARY HAS ALSO CLOSELY WORKED
WITH -- COORDINATED WITH THE
FBI , AS THIS ATTACK IS
CRIMINAL IN NATURE. THEY ARE
WORKING WITH FORENSIC
SPECIALISTS IN COOPERATION WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND WHAT OCCURRED DURING
THE ATTACK AND WHAT INFORMATION
MAY HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED . SPL
AIMS TO COMPLETE THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE
POTENTIALLY IMPACTED DATA
WITHIN THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS. IT
MAY TAKE LONGER. THIS IS NOT
ATYPICAL FOR THIS KIND OF
ATTACK. THERE BEEN SOME OTHER
CITIES THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN --
LIBRARY SYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN
SUBJECT TO THIS VERY INCIDENT,
AND IT HAS TAKEN THEM , I HEAR,
WELL OVER A YEAR TO GET
EVERYTHING COMPLETELY -- OR TO
GET EVERYTHING COMPLETED. BUT
SPL HAS BEEN WORKING VERY
DILIGENTLY TO RESTORE AS MANY
SERVICES AS POSSIBLE . ONCE THE
INVESTIGATION PROCESS IS
COMPLETE, IT WILL INFORM
PATRONS AS LEGALLY ALLOWABLE,
EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS IF THEIR
PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS
AFFECTED. THIS PROCESS DOES
TAKE TIME, AND SPL APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S PATIENCE AS I
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE
LIBRARY HAS CONTINUED TO KEEP
OPEN THE CENTRAL LIBRARY AND
ITS BRANCHES, PROVIDE ACCESS TO
PHYSICAL MATERIALS, AND IS
ALREADY RESTORED CRITICAL
SERVICES SUCH AS E MATERIAL
LENDING . SPL WILL PROVIDE THE
FOUNDATION NEEDED TO RESTORE
OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE
COMING WEEKS, INCLUDING ACCESS
TO PATIENT ACCOUNTS, PUBLIC
WI-FI PRINTING , AND COMPUTERS.
I WILL SAY GENERALLY THROUGHOUT
THIS EVENT, CHIEF LIBRARIAN FAY
HAS KEPT IN CLOSE CONTACT AND
SHARED INFORMATION THAT HE AS
HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO, GIVEN THE
LEGAL PARAMETERS. I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THIS PARTNERSHIP AND
THAT OF HIS AMAZING STAFF AS
THEY WORKED DILIGENTLY TO
RESTORE THE SERVICES . MORE TO
COME. LAST WEEK, I ALSO GOT TO
ATTEND A GREATER AND GREENER
CLOSING RECEPTION AT GAS WORKS
PARK IN THE DISTRICT. IT WAS A
BEAUTIFUL SEATTLE SUMMER DAY
WITH BLUE SKIES AND LOTS OF
SAILBOATS ON LAKE UNION. I WAS
PLEASED TO MEET LEADERS FROM
PARKS DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. OF COURSE, OUR VERY
OWN SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ WAS
THERE, AS WELL AS OUR FORMER ,
WHO IS NOW IN AUSTIN. THANK YOU
TO PARKS AND RECREATION FOR
INVITING ME INTO THE GREATER
AND GREENER FOR HOSTING THE
EVENT. I ALSO , LAST WEEK,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TOWARD
SOLID GROUNDS MAGNUSON PARK
LOCATION. WE WERE THERE
DIFFERENT DAYS THE SAME WEEK.
SOLID GROUND PROVIDES BOTH, AS
COUNCIL MOORE SAID EARLIER,
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE FAMILY
HOUSING AT THE PARK. I WAS ABLE
TO SEE ONE OF THE VACANT FAMILY
TOWNHOMES. IT WAS VERY LOVELY.
SOLID GROUND ALSO OPERATES A
SMALL COMMUNITY CENTER THERE AT
THE SITE FOR THE FAMILIES AND
THE FOLKS THAT LIVE THERE. AND
IT ALSO HAS PLANS TO -- THEY
ARE GOING TO ADD A CHILDCARE
CENTER THERE VERY SHORTLY. I
WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE
SOLID GROUNDWORK , WITH THE
WORK SOLID GROUND IS DOING FOR
RESIDENTS OF MAGNUSON. THEY
ALSO HAD A GARDEN, A COUPLE
COMMUNITY GARDENS THERE, WHERE
THEY ALSO GROW FOOD. AND THEN
SPEAKING OF FOOD, I SPOKE WITH
SOLID GROUND, AND SOME OF THE
FAMILIES AND MERCY HOUSING THE
NINTH OF COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND I WERE THERE
FOR A TEAM MEET, AND WE KNOW
ABOUT THE FOOD DESERT SITUATION
THERE. THEY DO GET SERVICE ONCE
A WEEK BY THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT BANK WHO COMES AND
BRINGS A VAN WITH FRESH FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES. AND THEN
THERE'S ALSO AN ON-SITE FOOD
BANK ONCE A WEEK THERE. I AM
INTERESTED IN EXPLORING WAYS
THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ACCESS TO
FOOD THERE AT THE PARK, BECAUSE
WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF NOW
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING
THERE WHO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK THAT SOLID GROUND
IS DOING THERE. AND THEN, OF
COURSE, ALONG WITH MANY OF YOUR
OFFICES, I STAFF ATTENDED THE
15th ANNUAL PRIDE. PARADE
YESTERDAY . IT WAS SUCH A
JOYOUS EVENT. PRIDE IS ALWAYS
SO AMAZING IN SEATTLE, AND IT
IS SO GREAT THAT IT HAS BEEN 50
YEARS , AND MANY, MANY, MANY
MORE TO COME. AND THEN AS YOU
ALL KNOW, TOMORROW IS THE
SELECT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING. I WANT TO THANK CHAIR
SAKA AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR
COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION
THROUGHOUT THIS LEVY PROCESS --
PROPOSAL PROCESS. I ALSO WANT
TO THINK CENTRAL STAFF,
ESPECIALLY CALVIN CHOW, WHO HAS
DONE AMAZING WORK TO HELP
SUPPORT US AS WELL. AND I WANT
TO THANK ALL THE KIDS THAT SHE
WAS WHO SHOWED UP IN CHAMBERS
TO GET PUBLIC COMMENT OR WHO
CALLED OR EMAILED ME WITH
FEEDBACK ABOUT THE LEVY . I
APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS VERY
IMPORTANT PROCESS. AND FINALLY,
I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A SAFE
AND FUN OF JULY, AND I WANT TO
GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR KEEPING US
SAFE DURING THIS HOLIDAY EVENT,
BECAUSE WE KNOW WHILE IT IS
FUN, SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT, AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE IS CELEBRATING IN A
SAFE WAY. AND IF THINGS DON'T
GO AS PLANNED, THAT WE HAVE OUR
TRUSTY SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
THERE TO KEEP US SAFE . SO THAT
IS ALL I HAVE. HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> JUST A THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING PUBLIC SAFETY INTO THE
PUBLIC BRIEFING.
>> ALL ROADS LEAD TO PUBLIC
SAFETY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND
COLLEAGUES, I -- SO TOP OF MINE
FOR ME -- AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU
ALL AS WELL -- THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. SO
TOMORROW, REALLY IMPORTANT,
IMPACTFUL, FULL DAY. SO I
PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO THIS
PORTION, TOMORROW, AS A QUOTE,
HOMESTRETCH. OR ANOTHER WAY OF
SAYING THAT IN THE BASEBALL
ANALOGY CONTEXT IS, YOU KNOW,
WE ARE REALLY AT THE TOP OF THE
NINTH INNING. OR IN THE
FOOTBALL CONTEXT, THIS IS THE
FOURTH AND GOAL. BASKETBALL,
MAYBE -- THIS IS THE FOURTH
QUARTER WITH TWO MINUTES LEFT.
WE NEED A PASS TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH WITH THE BALL,
BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO SCORE.
REGARDLESS, WE ARE ALMOST
THERE, WE ARE VERY CLOSE, AND I
WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE
OF YOU ALL, EACH AND EVERY LAST
ONE OF YOU, FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP, YOUR WONDERFUL I
DID IDEAS. WE ARE IN A GREAT
PLACE, AND COULDN'T HAVE DONE
THAT WITHOUT THE TREMENDOUS
COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT ALONG
THE WAY. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
APPRECIATE YOUR THANKS
RECOGNIZING IN YOUR COMMENTS A
MOMENT AGO. I WILL GO AHEAD AND
PASS THAT THROUGH TO MY STAFF,
ELAINE AND LEILA, WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING REALLY HARD IN AN
OFFICE THAT IS REALLY
SHORT-STAFFED RIGHT NOW. IT'S
COMING TO AN END SOON, HAPPY TO
REPORT. AND THIS IS A HEAVY
LIFT. SO THANK YOU TO ELAINE,
LEILA, CALVIN. WE HAVE CLERKS
THAT HAVE BEEN STEPPING UP, AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. JODI,
AMELIA, SO MANY OTHERS.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE
INVOLVED. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, BUT THERE'S A LOT
OF PEOPLE TO MAKE THIS BROADER
MACHINE RUN, AND IT'S COMING
ALONG AND WE ARE ALMOST THERE.
SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT SO
FAR. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE MY
PACKAGE ON THE TABLE. WE ARE
GOING TO VOTE ON IT TOMORROW. I
STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS A
BROAD CONSENT THIS BASED UNITY
PACKAGE, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF
SORT OF GIVE AND TAKE. SO IT
TOOK MANY, MANY DAYS. WEEKS,
HOURS INVESTED . TO BE HONEST,
A FAIR AMOUNT OF WEEKENDS. AND
EVENINGS. AND I SUPPOSE I AM
KNOWN FOR SENDING AN OCCASIONAL
1:00 A.M. EMAIL, WHICH SORT OF
IS WHAT IT IS. BUT WE POURED
OVER EVERY LAST DETAIL AND
TECHNICALITY OF THIS VERY
LARGE, COMPLEX NUANCED PACKAGE.
AND WE MADE IT BETTER. THE
RESULT IS A VERY STRONG PACKAGE
THAT REFLECTS IN OUR FEEDBACK
HERE. AGAIN, WE ARE IN A
POSITION FOR AN ANTICIPATED
FINAL VOTE AT THE COMMITTEE
LEVEL TOMORROW AT THE SELECT
COMMITTEE AND 9:30 A.M., AND WE
ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THAT. ALSO
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL HAVE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE,
AND MADE SOME MINOR TWEAKS
BETWEEN WHAT WAS UPLOADED ON
FRIDAY AND TODAY. AND THOSE
SHOULD BE UPLOADED -- THE
LATEST VERSION SHOULD BE
UPLOADED IF THEY ARE NOT
ALREADY. THEY WILL BE BY THE
END OF TODAY. THE MINOR THING
IS, BASICALLY, ON THE -- THE
SIDEWALK PORTION, I FORGET. WE
TALKED ABOUT THE SPECIFICALLY
EARLIER. OH, ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE OF
SAFETY. THE NUMBER PROJECTS
DELIVERED, ORIGINALLY
CONTEMPLATED IN ORIGINAL
INVESTMENT AND DID NOT GO THERE
WITH THAT. SO THERE WAS A MORE
REALISTIC NUMBER, AND WE USED
THE WORD ANY TO MODIFY A
SPECIFIC NEW SIDEWALK
INVESTMENT UNDER THE SIDEWALKS
CATEGORY. THOSE ARE THE MINOR
CHANGES REFLECTED IN THE
PACKAGE. YOU WILL SEE FULL
DOCUMENTATION UPLOADED BY THE
END OF TODAY. AGAIN, CLOSE THE
VOTE ON IT. TOMORROW AT THE
COMMITTEE LEVEL. OR THE SELECT
COMMITTEE LEVEL. NEXT TUESDAY,
JULY 9th. AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S COLLABORATION .
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR
ATTENDANCE FOR THESE REALLY
CRITICAL MEETINGS AS WELL. SO
THAT IS TRANSPORTATION WITH
RESPECT TO OTHER KIND OF ITEMS
THAT ARE KIND OF TOP OF MIND
FOR ME. AS I SHOULD BRIEFLY
LAST WEEK , AND AS SOME OF YOU
KNOW, MY OFFICE URGENTLY
RESPONDED TO UNIMPORTANT
COMMUNITY SAFETY INCIDENT LAST
WEEK WEEK . WITHIN 48 HOURS, WE
COHOSTED AND HOPE ORGANIZED
ALONGSIDE WITH THE COMMUNITY
AND BROUGHT TOGETHER ALL THE
RELEVANT PEOPLE IN THE CITY --
CITY LEADERS THAT ARE DIRECTLY
ACCOUNTABLE ON THIS ONE SET OF
ISSUES TO COMMUNITIES AND
BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER AND I
WANT TO THINK COUNCILMEMBER WOO
FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE TO THAT. IT
WAS A GREAT EVENT. ALMOST
STANDING ROOM ONLY, 200+
ATTENDEES. AND WE DID THAT
BECAUSE LAST SATURDAY MORNING,
THERE WAS A TRAGIC MURDER OF
22-YEAR-OLD LUIS . AND WE LOST
HIS LIFE . AND I VISITED THE
SITE ON THAT VERY MORNING. I
SPOKE WITH SOME OF OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS. I ALSO CALLED ONE
OF THE TWO RESIDENTS WHO HAD
THEIR HOME SHOT UP NEARBY. ONE
OF THEM IS FROM HARBOR, AND THE
OTHER PERSON WHO HAD THEIR HOME
SHOT UP AND ATTENDED THE
MEETING . BUT IN ANY EVENT,
I'M GOING TO SHARE AROUND AN
EMAIL LATER WITH SOME OF THE
FOLLOW-UP, AND, YOU KNOW, WHERE
WE LANDED RECAPPING THAT
MEETING. I WON'T SORT OF
OCCUPY SPACE HERE. BUT IT WAS A
VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING, AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
ATTENDANCE, INCLUDING YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO. AND I
APPRECIATE THE BEAR STRONG
ENGAGEMENT AND HIS PARTNERSHIP
IN ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES AS
WELL. AND A LOT MORE WORK TO
DO, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT IS CLEAR FROM
THAT CONVERSATION , AND I KNOW
WHEN I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR,
AS THERE NEEDS TO BE
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS IN THAT
SPECIFIC AREA OF ALKI , AND
FUNDING IS NOT AN ISSUE. WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE IN
OUR NEWSLETTER. BUT IN ANY
EVENT, WE NEED TO DO BETTER. WE
HAVE A GOOD CONCRETE STEP OR A
LIST OF CONCRETE, SPECIFIC
COMMITMENTS MADE, AND SO I FELT
GOOD ABOUT THAT. AT LEAST. IN
ANY EVENT, STAY TUNED FOR A
MORE DETAILED EMAIL ON THAT.
MOVING TO A SLIGHTLY MORE UP
BEAT TOPIC , PRIDE . PRIDE
PARADE. I ALSO WAS PROUD TO
ATTEND PRIDE, THE PRIDE PARADE
YESTERDAY. I MARCHED WITH STACY
BASS WALDEN FROM ALKI BEACH
PRIDE, AND IT WAS AN HONOR --
AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT. AN INCREDIBLE SHOWING
OF FOLKS. IN THAT SPECIFIC
DELEGATION. AND THEN JUST THE
BROADER COMMUNITY. REALLY
HONORED TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE. AND TO YOUR POINT,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, MANY MORE
TO COME. AND SO MOVING TO THE
NEXT TOPIC, I WILL JUST NOTE
THAT THE FOURTH OF JULY KIDS
PARADE IN WEST SEATTLE IS
COMING ON THE FOURTH OF JULY .
AND ADMIRAL, OF COURSE. AND
I'M GOING TO BE THE EVENT
ORGANIZER HAS ASKED ME TO DO
SOME INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. I
DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WANTED THE
KING OF POTHOLES TO GIVE SOME
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, BUT HERE
WE ARE. I AM EXCITED TO DO
THAT, MORE IMPORTANTLY BE ABLE
TO PARTICIPATE WITH MY OWN
FAMILY. SO FOLKS THAT ARE IN
THAT COMMUNITY, BRING YOUR
KIDS, BRING YOUR GRANDKIDS, AND
JOIN ME AND MY FAMILY IN THIS
BEAUTIFUL WALK IN A SCENIC
NEIGHBORHOOD. AS WE CELEBRATE
THE COUNTRY. AND COMMUNITY AS
WELL. EXCITING STUFF. AND THAT
IS ALL I HAVE, COLLEAGUES. I DO
WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL.
>> PLEASE BE SAFE OUT THERE.
>> FAIR ENOUGH. FAIR ENOUGH.
NO, NO, NOT ONE OF THOSE
PARADES. MAYBE THE GRAND
MARSHAL OF PULLING MY OWN RADIO
WAGON, OR WHATEVER. ALL GOOD.
AND YES, GO STORM. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN
TODAY? HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 2:48
P.M.. THANK YOU.