>> WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE HERE TODAY IS JULY
15th, 2024. THE CITY COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:00.
LECLERC PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW
THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD OSAKA
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ARE
EXCUSED TODAY.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> FIVE COUNCILMEMBER'S OUR
PRESIDENT .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
NOTE IF COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA --
WHEN SHE COMES IN. I WOULD LIKE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE FIRST OF ALL
THAT THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
IS HERE TODAY. I WANT TO
WELCOME THEM TO OUR COUNCIL
BRIEFING. HELLO, EVERYONE. I
KNOW WE HAVE A DELEGATION OF
GOVERNMENT AND PROFESSIONALS
FROM OVER 10 COUNTRIES.
WELCOME. THEY HAVE REQUESTED A
PHOTOGRAPH WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
AFTERWARD. SO, I'M HOPING WE
CAN GATHER WHEN WE ARE DONE
WITH THIS MEETING, AND WE CAN
TAKE A PHOTO TO GET THERE. SO,
WELCOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR COMING TO DAY. PLEASE NOTE
THAT NORMALLY, THERE ARE MORE
PEOPLE AT THIS TABLE. IT IS
JUST SUMMER MONTHS. AND OTHER
THINGS ARE GOING ON WITH
FAMILY, ET CETERA. ALL RIGHT.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION -- OH,
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS NOW
PRESENT. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF JULY
8th, 2024 WILL BE ADOPTED. AND
HEARING NONE, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S
GOING ON TOMORROW? WELL, WE
DON'T HAVE ANY PROCLAMATIONS,
PRESENTATIONS OR EXECUTIVE
SESSION TODAY. IT'S GO INTO A
PREVIEW OF TOMORROW'S COUNCIL
MEETING. THERE WILL BE NINE
ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR. THEY ARE THE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE,
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE
CITIES PRIORITY HIRE PROGRAM,
AND APPOINTMENT TO THE INDIAN
SERVICES COMMISSION, FOUR
DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS IN THE
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION, A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARKS
AND RECREATION TO SUBMIT GRANT
APPLICATIONS TO THE STATE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE, AND AN APPOINTMENT ,
THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF OF
THE NEW CARE DEPARTMENT. SO,
THAT'S ON THE DOCKET FOR THE
IRC. THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL
INCLUDE THE BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND THE APPOINTMENT
TO THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS. AND
THEN, WE WILL ROUND OUT THE
AGENDA WITH TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEE,
THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 120806
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE RELATED TO STREET
FACING AND COUNCIL BILL 120807
FROM THE PARKS PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. AND
THAT AUTHORIZES SPU TO EXECUTE
AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND KING
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE
DISTRICT FOR THE SOUTHPARK
INTERIM FLOOD PREPAREDNESS AND
RESPONSE PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT.
SO, THAT IS UP TOMORROW. AS I
SAID, THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS FOR
SIGNATURE TO DAY. WE WILL GO
INTO THE ROUND ROBIN, BLUE SKY.
AND THE ROLLCALL STARTS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. SO,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I NEVER HEARD OF BLUE SKY.
>> THAT'S WHAT THEY USED TO
CALL IT BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I
WAS A STAFFER. IT POPPED INTO
MY MIND. IT CAME OUT OF MY
MOUTH.
>> OKAY. OKAY. WELL, GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA. THE NEXT
LAND-USE COMMITTEE MEETING IS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17th. WE HAVE
THREE ITEMS. THE ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE STATUS OF THE ATTACHED
AND DETACHED ACCESS DWELLING
UNITS ORDINANCE THAT PASSED IN
2019. WE WILL HAVE AN EDI
BRIEFING. THIS IS -- WE WILL
DELVE INTO THREE GRANTEE
RECIPIENTS. WE WILL HEAR FROM
THE LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE, THE
YI HOW INDIGENOUS CREATIVE'S
COLLECT LIVE AND LIBRARY WITH
AN UPDATE OF WHAT THEY HAVE
DONE WITH THE EDI FUNDS. WE
WILL ALSO HAVE, AS I MENTIONED,
AT THE LAST BRIEFING, THE FIRST
OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION. THIS
WILL BE FOCUSED ON HOUSING. AND
WE WILL BE HEARING FROM
REPRESENTATIVE NICOLE MacRI,
PARKER DAWSON FROM THE MASTER
BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, SOLVED
FROM THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY
REALTORS, AND LIZ UNDERWOOD
BOLTMAN FROM PSR SEE. SHE WILL
BE TALKING ABOUT A MORE
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON GROWTH
MANAGEMENT AND HOW WE SET
HOUSING TARGETS. SO, AS I SAID,
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF FOUR.
AND IT IS A SHAME WE DON'T SIT
AT THE COMMITTEE TABLE. BECAUSE
THIS WILL JUST BE COMMITTEE --
THIS WILL BE CONVERSATION FOR
THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
BUT, I KNOW WE ARE WORKING ON
THAT. SO THAT'S A --
>> MAYBE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO
PICK
>> WELL, WE WILL TALK.
>> LATER THIS WEEK, I HAVE THE
PSR SEE GROWTH POLICY
MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING. I
WORKED WITH SOME TRANSIT TO GET
UPDATES ON THE GRANT STREET
STATION INFILL PROJECT AS WELL
AS SAFETY UPGRADES THAT ARE
BEING CONSIDERED FOR MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD. AND
-- WELL, THE TRAIN TRACKS, AND
STATION CROSSINGS ON THE
BOULEVARD. WE ALSO TALKED A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE
OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE
WORKS, WEST SEATTLE, AND THERE
IS ALSO ANOTHER INFO STATION
BEING CONTEMPLATED THAT IS PART
OF THE PLAN AT THE BOEING
ACCESS DOWN IN RAINIER BEACH ON
THE BORDER WITH TEQUILA. SO, TO
GET A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING
WHERE THOSE PROJECTS ARE IN THE
PROCESS, WHICH IS TO SAY,
PRETTY EARLY FOR THEM. THIS
WEEK, MY TEAM ATTENDED THE
BRICK BY BRICK WHICH WAS A
JOINT EVENT WITH MOE HIGH AND
OPCD TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN
THE CONFERENCE OF PLANNING
PROCESS. I HAD INTENDED TO GO
AND COULDN'T MAKE IT. BUT IT
WAS A PROJECT WITH LEGOS,
TRYING TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE TO
USE LEGOS TO UNDERSTAND, TO
BUILD OUT THEIR OWN IDEAS FOR
WHAT THE CITY COULD LOOK LIKE.
REALLY, WE ARE REALLY
INTERESTED IN TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND FROM YOUNG PEOPLE'S
PERSPECTIVE WHAT THEY THINK THE
CITY NEEDS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO
BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND THE
COMMUNITY AND GET ACCESS TO THE
GOODS AND SERVICES THAT THEY
WANT. TOMORROW, MY TEAM WILL BE
ATTENDING SOUND TRANSIT'S OPEN
HOUSE ON GRAND STREET STATION.
THIS IS AN OPEN HOUSE FOR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME AND
SHARE WITH THE SOUND TRANSIT
TEAM WHAT THEY THINK THAT
STATION SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WE WILL BE
ATTENDING THE TERRACE COUNCIL
MEETING. THURSDAY, I AM GOING
ON A TOUR OF THE CORVETTE HE
COVA. CO-OP. IT BRINGS
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING
MORE, A LITTLE BIT -- LEARNING
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE, COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. I WILL
HAND IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I SHARED THE
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WHERE
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING HAD A
PRESENTATION ON THEREFORE .5
MILLION MENTAL HEALTH
INVESTMENTS . THE MAIN
TAKEAWAYS ARE THAT THE
INVESTMENTS WILL ACTUALLY BE
IMPLEMENTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THE SECOND TAKE AWAY WAS, AND
THAT WAS BECAUSE THE DEAL
WORKED. IT WAS A NEW LINE OF
BUSINESS FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
AND IT TOOK HIM SOME TIME TO
WORK WITH PUBLIC HEALTH,
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
PARENTS, AND STUDENTS TO
DETERMINE WHERE THE INVESTMENT
NEEDED TO GO. SO, WE GOT SOME
GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
MORE AS THIS ACTUALLY GETS
IMPLEMENTED AT THE SCHOOLS
COMING UP THIS NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR. ALSO, LAST WEEK, I
ATTENDED THE SEATTLE -- IT
RECEIVED THE ALL-AMERICAN CITY
AWARD. I ATTENDED THE AWARD
CEREMONY WHICH WAS HOSTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE AWARD
PRESENTED BY THE CIVIC LEAGUE
RECOGNIZES 10 COMMUNITIES EACH
YEAR FOR THE OUTSTANDING CIVIC
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE THEME THIS
YEAR WAS STRENGTHENING LOCAL
DEMOCRACY. SEATTLE'S
PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTED
INITIATIVES HIGHLIGHTING THE
CREATION OF THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH IS IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
TO INFLUENCE POLICIES AFFECTING
INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS, AND
ALSO DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS COLLABORATION
WITH COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO TACKLE ISSUES
SUCH AS GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WITHIN
THE NATIVE BLACK, NATIVE
AMERICAN, HAWAIIAN PACIFIC
ISLANDER COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW,
CONGRATULATIONS TO DON FOR
ENGAGING IN THE ORGANIZATION
THAT LED TO SEATTLE BEING
AWARDED -- SORRY, MAYOR HAROLD
WAS THERE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD.
IT WAS REALLY A GREAT
CELEBRATORY GATHERING. ALSO,
SPEAKING OF ANOTHER CELEBRATORY
GATHERING, I WAS ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE AND BE INVITED TO
FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE DON
MASON'S FAMOUS FISH FRY. IT
WAS MY FIRST YEAR ATTENDING .
EACH SUMMER, DON BRINGS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER WITH
SOME ELECTED OFFICIALS AS WELL
TO HER HOME FOR A FUN, SPACE
SHARING EVENT. IT WAS A GREAT
WAY TO MEET COMMUNITY LEADERS
FROM ACROSS THE CITY. I AM VERY
PLEASED TO SUPPORT DON. SHE IS
AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR
CITY, ESPECIALLY THROUGH HER
WORK TO EMPOWER YOUTH. SHE
ALWAYS WORKS TO CREATE POSITIVE
EXPERIENCES SO OUR KIDS CAN BE
ENGAGED. AND THIS WAS A
PARTICULAR FUN GATHERING
BECAUSE SHE HAD BUFFALO
SOLDIERS THERE TO BRING HORSES.
AND THE YOUTH THERE GOT TO RIDE
THE HORSES. IT'S AN EMPOWERING
WAY TO ENGAGE KIDS IN WHAT I
CALL A POSITIVE WAY. I WAS VERY
HAPPY, LIKE I SAID, TO BE
INVITED. I WAS HAPPY TO
PARTICIPATE. THEN THIS WEEK
EARLIER TODAY, I MET WITH KING
COUNTY METRO TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THEIR DECISION-MAKING
PROCESSES SURROUNDING ROUTES
AND ROUTE CHANGES AS MORE RAIL
STATIONS OPEN. METRO CONTINUES
TO LOOK AT SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE
ACCESS WHERE IT IS NEEDED MOST.
WE WILL CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION AS CHANGES OCCUR
SO WE CAN ANSWER CONSTITUENT
QUESTIONS AROUND ANY ROUTE
CHANGES. THIS WEEK, LIKE ALSO
VIEW -- MANY OF YOU HAVE, I
WILL MEET WITH CONGRESSWOMAN
JAYA PAUL TO DISCUSS AREAS OF
CONCERN FOR D4 RESIDENCE. I
WILL BE PARTICIPATING ON AN
EDUCATION PANEL TOMORROW. I GOT
AN INVITATION FROM THE SEATTLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. -- WHERE
THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT,
LIZA RANKIN WILL BE THERE.
MEMBERS OF WESTERN GOVERNORS
UNIVERSITY, AN ONLINE COLLEGE
AND THE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE TO
DISCUSS TOPICS INCLUDING SCHOOL
FUNDING, SCHOOL SAFETY, [
INAUDIBLE ] AND WORKFORCE
PREPAREDNESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO
LEARNING MORE AS PART OF THAT
PANEL COMES. WE WILL LOOK AT
WHAT FOLKS ARE DOING BOTH AT
SPS AND WHAT FOLKS AND PARTNERS
ARE WANTING TO HEAR ABOUT IN
THE SPACE, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT
COMES TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. I
KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
REALLY OF IMPORTANCE TO OUR
EXTERNAL PARTNERS. IT IS. I
KNOW MEMBER -- MANY OF US HAVE
TALKED ABOUT APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS. TO ME, GIVEN THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING ADMINISTERS THE
SEATTLE PROMISE WHICH IS THE
TWO-YEAR FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FOR KIDS, UNIVERSAL ACROSS THE
CITY, I'M ALSO INTERESTED IN
HAVING A CONVERSATION AROUND
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS BECAUSE
WE KNOW WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF A
LOT OF PROFESSIONS LIKE
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, TEACHERS,
SOCIAL WORKERS ACROSS THE CITY,
JUST TO NAME A HANDFUL. AND
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ARE
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY A
GREAT WAY FOR KIDS WHO, YOU
KNOW, WOULD LIKE TO LEARN A
TRADE AND GO INTO THAT SPACE.
IT PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY IN
A MORE ROBUST WAY. SO, I AM
INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE
ABOUT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
BOTH AT THE CITY AND VIA, LIKE
I SAID, CONVERSATION WITH THE
PARTNERS. SO, LOOKING FORWARD
TO SHARING MORE NEXT WEEK AFTER
PARTICIPATING ON THE PANEL. IF
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
ALL THAT I JUST REPORTED -- IF
NOT, PASSING IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. AND I KNOW ROUTE 20,
METRO ROUTE 20 IS UP FOR
CHANGES BASED ON THE NEW LIGHT
RAIL SYSTEMS COMING INTO PLACE.
SO, I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH
YOU TO MAKE SURE -- WELL, I
DON'T NEED TO TAKE OUR
COMMUNITY TIME HERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.
>> I WOULD APOLOGIZE UPFRONT. I
LOST MY VOICE. ON FRIDAY, I
STARTED LOSING MY VOICE BY
CHEERING FOR BALLARD FC AS WE
WENT AGAINST THE NUMBER ONE
SEAT IN OUR DIVISION. WE ARE
NOW THE NUMBER ONE SEAT, SO,
BECAUSE OF A GOAL, NOT MY
CHEERING. THEN, ON SATURDAY, I
WAS SERVING SALMON AT THE
SEAFOOD FEST FOR ABOUT SIX
HOURS. I BELIEVE THERE IS A
REQUIREMENT FOR YELLING WHEN
SERVING SALMON IN BALLARD. SO,
IT DID NOT STOP ME FROM JUDGING
THE LUTEFISK EATING CONTEST ON
SUNDAY. I DID NOT HAVE ANY. I
LEARNED MY LESSON. I WILL SAY
IT WAS HARD. THERE IS SOME
DISPUTE ABOUT WHO WON. SO, WE
HAD ALAN AND DAN. ALLEN IS A
FOUR OR FIVE YEAR REIGNING
CHAMPION OF THE LUTEFISK EATING
CONTEST. AND DAN CAME IN. IT
WAS PHOTO FINISH. SO, BEST OF
LUCK TO BOTH OF THEM NEXT YEAR.
I'VE GOT A PRETTY MEATY
PRESENTATION. I'VE ALSO SENT A
LOT OF THIS OUT BY EMAIL LAST
WEEK AND WILL BE RESENDING BY
EMAIL AGAIN. AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MENTIONED, WE HAVE
TWO ITEMS ON THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR. ROBERT HOWARD IS A
MEMBER OF INDIAN SERVICES
COMMISSION. AND THEN, COUNCIL
BILL 120815 WHICH IS THE
PRIORITY HIRE PROGRAM TO MODIFY
THE METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING
WHICH ZIP CODES ARE IN
DISTRESSED AREAS FOR THE HIRING
PROGRAM. EXCUSE ME AS MY VOICE
CRACKS. PRIORITY HIRE WILL BE
BRIEFED IN COMMITTEE, BUT NOT
VOTED ON UNTIL SEPTEMBER. SO,
YOU HAVE GOT TIME TO COME UP TO
SPEED. I STILL HAVE A LOT OF
OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. WITHIN
THE FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL
AS SELECTED BUDGET COMMITTEES,
THE NEXT FMC MEETING IS THIS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17th. THERE ARE
SIX ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I AM
REQUESTING THAT YOU DON'T --
IF YOU ARE ON THE COMMITTEE ARE
PLANNING TO ATTEND, PLEASE
DON'T SCHEDULE MEETINGS
DIRECTLY AFTER COMMITTEE
BECAUSE I EXPECT THE COMMITTEE
TO LAST LONGER THAN TWO HOURS.
I AM HOPING WE CAN FINISH ON
THE 17th BY NOON. BUT JUST
GIVING AWARENESS IT MIGHT GO
UNTIL 1230. THAT IS BECAUSE WE
ARE TAKING UP THE SUPPLEMENT A
BUDGET PACKAGE. AS ALWAYS, I
WELCOME EVERYONE TO ATTEND THE
FMC COMMITTEE. AND IF YOU ARE
NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, PLEASE
MAKE SURE TO GET THE BRIEFING
BEFORE THE NEXT SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE. THEY WILL ONE TO THE
NEXT. FOR JUST FMC ITEMS, WE
HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMIE
CARNELL AS THE DIRECTOR, THE
CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR A SHORT
AND PLAIN LANGUAGE, OUR
COMPTROLLER. THE APPOINTMENT
WAS ALREADY HEARD. WE WILL BE
HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL
ASK TO SUSPEND THE RULES SO WE
CAN ALSO VOTE ON HER
APPOINTMENT THIS YEAR, OR THIS
MEETING. WE WILL ALSO VOTE ON
ROBERT HOWARD'S APPOINTMENT
FROM SEATTLE SERVICES
COMMISSION. THEN WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING REGARDING THE PRIORITY
HIRE LEGISLATION FROM FAS THAT
INCLUDES UPDATES TO THE
PRIORITY HIRE ZIP CODE
METHODOLOGY. THAT IS JUST THE
FMC STUFF. NOW WE ARE MOVING
INTO WHAT IS FMC THAT BECOMES
THE SELECTED BUDGET. WE WILL BE
HAVING OUR BRIEFINGS, INITIAL
BRIEFINGS ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET PACKAGE. THERE ARE THREE
BILLS. THERE ARE THE ANNUAL
WAGE INCREASE ADJUSTMENT
ORDINANCE. THERE IS THE ACTUAL
BUDGET, THE METEOR SUPPLEMENT A
BUDGET ORDINANCE, AND THE THIRD
BILL IS A MIDYEAR GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE . WITHIN
THIS PACKAGE, WE WILL BE
HEARING FROM THE ACTING CHIEF,
NOT SO MUCH LONGER THAT IT IS
ON THE IRC, WE WILL MAKE HER A
PERMANENT CHIEF. AMY SMITH FROM
THE CARE DEPARTMENT, WE WILL
ALSO HAVE THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION AND
PERFORMANCE LEAGUE AT TIVOLI TO
PRESENT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH
AND VIOLENCE INTERVENTION.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA FOR HAVING A COMMITTEE
MEETING ABOUT WHAT IS BEING
DONE TO DATE. THAT TEASE
EVERYTHING UP SO WE CAN KEEP
MOVING FORWARD. I APPRECIATE
THE TEAMWORK. FOR BACKGROUND,
THE 2024 BUDGET INCLUDES A $20
MILLION IN JUMPSTART PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX FUNDING FOR THE
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
HOWEVER, MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT
PART OF THE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS
FOR JUMP START UNDER THE
CURRENT LAW. SO, IT'S A LITTLE
BIT LONGER OF A CONVERSATION.
REGARDING ALL THREE OF THESE
BILLS, PLEASE DO FEEL FREE TO
REQUEST A ONE-ON-ONE BRIEFING
WITH CENTRAL STAFF. THE THREE
BILLS ARE DENSE AND REQUIRE
ATTENTION, LIKE I SAY EVERY
TIME, IF EVERYONE ASKS, OTHER
QUESTIONS, WE WILL NEVER GET
OUT OF COMMITTEE. I KNOW YOU
ALL LOVE COMMITTEE, BUT I ALSO
KNOW WE HAVE OTHER THINGS TO
DO. SO, ASK THE TOUGH
QUESTIONS. COME PREPARED TO PUT
ANYTHING ON THE RECORD YOU WANT
TO PUT ON THE RECORD. BUT
PLEASE ALSO RECEIVE A BRIEFING
BEFOREHAND. I AM ALSO NOW GOING
TO TALK ABOUT THE AMENDMENT
DEADLINE FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET PACKAGE WHICH IS
THURSDAY, JULY 25th. I BROUGHT
THIS UP THE DAY BEFORE THE BILL
WAS TRANSMITTED TO GIVE
EVERYONE CALENDARING AWARENESS.
THIS IS JUST A WEEK AFTER WE
HEAR THE BILL. IS MUCH LIKE WE
DO WITH AMENDMENT DEADLINES
ALWAYS. THIS IS FOR -- THIS IS
FOR YOU TO FLAG TO CENTRAL
STAFF THAT YOU HAVE AN IDEA. IT
IS ALMOST BETTER IF YOU DON'T
HAVE IT FULLY FLESHED OUT SO
YOU CAN WORK WITH CENTRAL STAFF
TO GET IT DETAILED AND IN THE
RIGHT WAY. BUT THAT JULY 25th
DEADLINE IS FOR YOU TO ALERT
CENTRAL STAFF THAT YOU HAVE AN
IDEA. IF YOU ARE WELCOME TO IT,
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN
AWARENESS THAT YOU ARE WORKING
ON AN AMENDMENT. YOU WILL NEED
TO SEND YOUR AMENDMENT REQUESTS
TO ADMIN SEASICK WITH TOM
MIKESELL ON COPY. THE MINUTE
DEADLINE IS REAL. I HAVE
PROVIDED OVER A MONTH ADVANCE
NOTICE. AND I ALSO KNOW THAT
THIS IS AN ACHIEVABLE DEADLINE
BECAUSE ALL YOU HAVE TO TELL
THEM IS YOU HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT
SOME THING. I WOULD SAY IF YOU
WOULD BE MORE LIBERAL THAN
CONSERVATIVE, IF YOU THINK YOU
MIGHT POSSIBLY WANT TO -- COULD
DO A THING, SAY SO. AND YOU CAN
ALWAYS PULL THAT BACK. RIGHT?
THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
PACKAGE WILL BE VOTED ON ON THE
AUGUST 7th SELECTED BUDGET
COMMITTEE. MOVING INTO MY
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, I CHAIRED
THE SEATTLE CITY RETIREMENT
SERVICES BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEETING AND PRESENTED THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AT THE SOUND TRANSIT
EXPANSION COMMITTEE WHERE WE
VOTED ON A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES BROUGHT UP A LOT [
INAUDIBLE ] IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR
FROM TRANSIT THAT THEY HAD DONE
THE COST ANALYSIS ON A YEAR
UNDER GROUNDING OR ELEVATING
THE RAIL IN RANIER VALLEY
BECAUSE THAT'S EVENTUALLY WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN. IF WE HAD
FINISHED THE PRIMARY JOB OF
GETTING OUR LIGHT RAIL INTO
TACOMA, I WOULDN'T BELIEVE
THERE WOULD BE ANY QUESTION
RIGHT NOW THAT THAT'S WHAT WE
NEED TO DO, EITHER RAISE OR
LOWER IT BECAUSE THE CROSS
TRAFFIC IS NOT SAFE. WE HAVE
NOT ACHIEVED THE NUMBER ONE
OUTCOME YET, WHICH IS GETTING
INTO TACOMA WHICH MAKES THE
COST ESTIMATE PROHIBITIVE AT
THIS TIME. I ALSO APPLAUD SOUND
TRANSIT FOR SAYING, THAT'S NOT
GOOD ENOUGH. WE NEED TO DO
MORE, NOW. AND SO I KNOW THAT
YOU AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO
IS A BOARD MEMBER ON THE
TRANSIT WHERE I'M WORKING,
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S
ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP. AND
THEN JUST -- YOU KNOW, IN
DISTRICT, I ALWAYS MEETING IN
DISTRICT, HAVING OFFICE HOURS,
AND I WILL BE TAKING SPU AND
SDOT ON-SITE VISITS TO PLACES
THAT HAVE DRAINAGE AND STREET
ISSUES. THERE IS NO BETTER WAY
THAN TO SEE IT IN PERSON. WITH
THAT, COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS? I AM SEEING NONE, SO
I WILL PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
WOO.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. THIS
WEEK IN COMMITTEE, THIS
MORNING, WE HAD A SPECIAL
COMMITTEE MEETING. THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES FOR COMING IN ON
COMPREHENSIVE BRIEFINGS ON A
MONDAY MORNING RIGHT AFTER A
WEEKEND. WE HEARD FROM SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT ON THEIR PLAN AND
RATE PATH. WE WILL SEE THEM
BACK IN AUGUST 2nd FOR MORE
DISCUSSION AND VOTE. THEY MAY
BE BACK THIS FRIDAY FOR THE
RATE PATH AND RATE PLAN. SO, WE
ARE IN DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW.
WE ALSO HEARD FROM OSC ON THE
CLEAN HEAT PROGRAM. I AM ALWAYS
PROUD TO ENSURE DEPARTMENTS IN
MY COMMITTEE ARE A DRUM. AND
OUR MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE WILL
DIVERT FROM THE ARTS AND
CULTURE DISCUSSION A BIT TO
PROVIDE CONTEXT ON THE
COUNTY'S DOOR OPEN PROGRAM.
SO, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
GREATER ARTS AND CULTURE ABOUT
UNDERSTANDING ARTISTS, WE WILL
FOCUS ON THEIR PERSPECTIVES. IN
AUGUST WE WILL [ INAUDIBLE ]
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION.
WE HAVE A BRIEFING THIS FRIDAY
AND A DISCUSSION OF SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT'S INTEGRATED
RESOURCE PLAN AND THEIR
FINANCIAL PORT AUDITS. I
MENTIONED LAST WEEK THAT WE
WERE GOING TO VOTE ON THE
WHOLESALE ENERGY RISK MARKET
KNOWN AS THE ENERGY LIGHTS
POLICY, BUT WE HAVE MOVED IT TO
AUGUST 2nd. HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS
WEEK, I ALSO ATTENDED WITH
COUNCILMAN TO RIVERA THE ALL
AMERICAN CITY AWARDS CEREMONY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD. I
ALSO ATTENDED THE FISH FRY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I
JOINED SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S ON
A TOUR OF THE SYSTEM CONTROL
CENTER WHICH WAS REALLY
INFORMATIVE. I ALSO HAD A
BREAKFAST WITH THE MASTER
BUILDERS ASSOCIATION AND GOT TO
ENGAGE BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS
AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS. I WAS EXCITED TO TOUR
THE YOUTH CAROL RYAN CENTER. I
HELPED YOUTH DEAL WITH
HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING A
SAFE SPACE THAT INCLUDES
MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION AND
SKILL TRAINING. ALSO THIS PAST
WEEK, I TOURED THE HENRY ARTS
GALLERY, LOVE RULES EXHIBIT
FROM THE COLLECTION OF JORDAN D
SCHNITZER AND HIS FAMILY
FOUNDATION. THE EXHIBIT
FEATURES 90 WORKS FROM SOME OF
HIS MOST ICONIC ARTS. I ALSO
ATTENDED A MONTHLY ARTS CEO
ROUNDTABLE. MEMBERS OF THE ARTS
ORGANIZATION, SDG, MUSEUM OF
FLIGHT, I APPRECIATE THE
LEADERSHIP OF THIS ROUNDTABLE
AND HEARD ABOUT ALL THE
DIFFERENT CHALLENGES. I ALSO
HAD AN INTRODUCTORY MEETING
WITH THE MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE AND
LEARNED ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THEY
CONTRIBUTE TO, AND GOT TO ROUND
OUT THE WEEKEND ATTENDING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH THE
LIVING PARK ZOO JUNGLE PARTY
FUNDRAISER WHICH WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL. WITH THAT, IF THERE
ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I
WILL HIM THIS OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AWESOME. THE ONE THING I DO
LIKE ABOUT BEING LAST, IS WHEN
I JOIN EVENTS WITH YOU ALL, YOU
ARE MY KNEE WHERE I WENT. SO
I'M ABLE TO WRITE THEM DOWN. I
DID DO THAT. BECAUSE SOMETIMES,
I FORGET. I JUST APPRECIATE
THAT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. PARKS UTILITIES
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL BE
NEXT WEDNESDAY, JULY 24th AT
2:00 P.M. WE ARE FINALIZING THE
AGENDA. LAST COMMITTEE WE HEARD
FROM SPU AND CENTRAL STAFF
REGARDING THE STRATEGIC PLAN,
RATES, INFRASTRUCTURE,
AFFORDABILITY, KEY TOPICS FROM
THAT. WE ALSO HAD A SEATTLE
PARKS DEPARTMENT FIELDS
PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CURRENT
STATUS OF THEIR FIELDS. WE HAD
VERY ENGAGING CONVERSATION. I
KNOW THAT WAS A CONCERN TO A
LOT OF COUNCILMEMBERS. I WILL
FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
REGARDING THE QUESTION OF THE
FIELD IN DISTRICT II. ALSO,
COMMITTEE COUNCIL MEETING, LIKE
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAID, THE
APPOINTMENT OF A MANUAL -- I
WAS MESS UP THIS GENTLEMAN'S
NAME. I'M GOING TO GET IT
TOMORROW WHEN I'M SPEAKING
ABOUT HIM. BUT HE IS UP FOR
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PARKS
AND COMMISSIONERS AND ALSO
COUNCIL BILL 120807 BETWEEN
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE
DISTRICT FOR SOUTH PARK. THIS
MORNING, I ATTENDED THE
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT WAS
GREAT. USUALLY, OUR MEETINGS
ARE ON A DIFFERENT DAY. IT GOT
RESCHEDULED TO TODAY, THIS
MORNING. SO, I HAD THAT
MEETING. WE ALSO HAD THE KING
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING.
I WILL BE JOINING THAT WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. ALSO, I WILL BE JOINING
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AS WELL. I
WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA REGARDING
THAT. I CAN ALSO BRING THAT UP
IN THAT COMMITTEE. REAL QUICK,
LAST WEEK, OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES AT THE FISH FRY
WITH REPRESENTATIVE, FORMER
REPRESENTATIVE DON MASON AND
THE BLACK BUFFALO SOLDIERS WERE
PROBABLY MY FAVORITE. I HAD A
MEETING WITH SENATOR SO DONYA
AS WELL TO TALK ABOUT THINGS IN
THE DISTRICT. ONE OF THE BIG
PIECES WERE OBVIOUSLY YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTIVITY TO
BE WORKING WITH HER WHEN THE
SESSION COMES UP -- I ALSO HAD
A TOUR OF THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET. COLLEAGUES, I -- THE
MARKET WAS BUSTLING ON FRIDAY.
IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING TO SEE
ALL THE PEOPLE COMING. YOU
KNOW? OBVIOUSLY FROM HERE WHO
KNOW HOW GREAT THE MARKET IS.
IT WAS LIKE THE PERFECT DAY. I
KNOW WE HAD EXPERIENCED A LOT
OF HEAT LAST WEEK. THIS WAS
LIKE THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE
THIS WEEKEND FOR DIFFERENT
STUFF. SO, HONESTLY, IT WAS
GREAT. MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE, I MET
WITH THEM AS WELL, AND JOINED
THE JUNGLE PARTY FOR THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO FUNDRAISER
WITH COUNCILMEMBER WOO, AND I
HAD A GREAT TIME. THIS WEEK, I
WILL VISIT THE ARBORETUM IN OUR
DISTRICT. I WILL ALSO BE GOING
TO THE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
FOOD BANK FOOD TOUR, AND
FINALLY, PROBABLY MY FAVORITE,
IS A MEETING WITH SEATTLE PARKS
DEPARTMENT . MR. WITHERSPOON IS
THE DIRECTOR. HE IS RUNNING A
SERIES WHERE HE BRINGS
DIFFERENT PEOPLE INTO TALK TO
YOUTH. THEY HAVE ABOUT 50
PEOPLE SIGNED UP THIS SUMMER.
IT IS A SUMMER CAMP AT GARFIELD
HIGH SCHOOL. SO, I WILL BE
JOINING THEM ON FRIDAY WITH
THAT GROUP. AND IF THERE'S NO
OTHER QUESTIONS, I DON'T SEE
ANY NOTES ON THE BACK OF MY
PAPER. I WILL PASS IT OFF TO
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THREE
PEOPLE TODAY HAVE MENTIONED
ROUTE 20 WHICH HAPPENS TO BE A
BLOCK AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. I DO
-- I KNOW ROUTE 20. AND I'VE
RECEIVED OTHER EMAILS ABOUT IT.
SO, WHO IS TAKING THE LEAD IF I
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? WHAT
IS HAPPENING TO ROUTE 20, I
GUESS? IF YOU DON'T WANT TO
TELL ME NOW, MAYBE AT SOME
POINT. BUT --
>> LOOK, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
>> I HATE TO BRING UP CONSONANT
OR SOCCER, BUT I THINK IT IS A
TRANSPORTATION . METRO FITS THE
BEST. IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE
WILL PARTNER WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA ON THE ISSUES. I'LL SAY
AS I REPORTED EARLIER, AS LIGHT
RAIL HAS COME ON TRACK AND THEY
ARE DOING CONNECTIONS TOWARDS
LIGHT RAIL TO REALLY ENHANCE
THAT EXPERIENCE AND DO MORE,
THEY HAD TO LOOK AT THE ROUTES.
THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT
EQUITY. -- AND FOLKS THAT ARE
FURTHEST FROM, YOU KNOW, WHO
HAVE THE MOST NEED -- EXCUSE
ME, FOLKS WHO HAVE MOST NEED.
BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE FOLKS
THAT ARE ACTUALLY WRITING A LOT
OF THE METRO BUSES AND LIGHT
RAIL AS WELL. THEY ARE REDOING,
MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY ARE
REDOING ROUTE 20 TO ACCOMMODATE
ALL OF THAT. MOST OF ROUTE 20.
-- HAS A CONNECTION -- THERE IS
A ROUTE FOLKS CAN TAKE. THERE
IS A PORTION OF ROUTE 20.
THAT'S WHY I REACHED OUT TO
METRO. IT HAPPENS TO BE IN THE
D4 AROUND LATONA THAT DOES NOT
HAVE A BUS ROUTE VERY CLOSE,
CLOSE, BUT NOT AS CLOSE AS ANY
OF US WOULD LIKE. SO, I WAS
TALKING TO METRO ABOUT WHAT DO
YOU DO WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND
FOLKS LOSE ABOUT 130 PEOPLE
THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THIS
CHANGE? SO, WE HAD
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, WHAT DO
YOU DO, AND HOW CAN YOU HELP
FOLKS IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVES IF
YOU WILL? I DO KNOW THAT WHEN
THEY DID THESE CHANGES , THEY
CONSULTED WITH COMMUNITY, THEY
CONTINUED TO HAVE A MEETING
AGAIN WITH THE 130 FOLKS OR
SUBSET OF THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN MEETING ABOUT
THAT PARTICULAR ROUTE, BUT THE
ROUTE WAS REDONE -- AND OF
COURSE, THEY CAN'T DO --
BECAUSE OF LIMITED RESOURCES,
THEY COULDN'T KEEP 20 AND THE
OTHER CONNECTIONS. THEY REALLY
RETRACTED THAT ROUTE IN ORDER
TO HAVE BETTER CONNECTIONS TO
THE LIGHT RAIL, AND TO THE
FOLKS THAT REALLY NEEDED THE
SERVICE THE MOST BECAUSE THEY
ARE WRITING IT. THEY ARE ABOUT
1800 RIDERS ON THE ROUTE. THEY
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THE MOST
IMPACTED. THERE IS AN
ALTERNATIVE NEARBY ROUTE TO
DIRECT THEM TO. SO, I'M
CONTINUING MY CONVERSATIONS
WITH THEM ON THAT. DOES THAT
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? DOES ANYONE
ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN
TRY TO ANSWER? OBVIOUSLY, I AM
NOT METRO. EVERYONE KNOWS METRO
IS SEPARATE FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, BUT WE PARTNER WITH
THEM. THE CITY GIVES FUNDS,
OBVIOUSLY, TO THE KING COUNTY
METRO SERVICE. SO, THAT'S OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH METRO. BUT
THEY ARE SEPARATE FROM THE
CITY. WE WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE
SURE OUR RESIDENTS ARE GETTING
THE SERVICE WE ARE PAYING FOR,
IN ESSENCE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> THAT IS QUITE COMPLETE.
>> GREAT.
>> OKAY, FOLKS. SO, WE HAD A
GREAT GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
MEETING LAST WEEK. AND I WANT
TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT CAME
OUT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO
PROVIDE COMMENT ABOUT ONE ITEM
ON THE AGENDA, WHICH I WILL
SUMMARIZE IN A MOMENT. BUT THE
OTHER THINGS WE DID IN THAT
MEETING, WE VOTED OUT TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE ETHICS AND
ELECTIONS COMMISSION. WE ALSO
LOADED ONTO APPOINTMENTS AND
THREE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION. SO, WE HAVE BEEN
SLOW TO GET OUR COMMISSION
APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENTS
DONE. WE MADE A GOOD STEP LAST
WEEK. WE ALSO UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 12781 THAT ALIGNS THE
MUNICIPAL CODE WITH THE UPDATED
DEFINITIONS OF CANNABIS AND
CANNABIS PRODUCTS. THIS IS A
CLEANUP BILL. AND WE VOTED THAT
OUT. THAT WILL COME TO COUNCIL
NOT NOW BUT IN A WEEK OR SO.
FINALLY, WE HAD A PRESENTATION
ON THE CITY AUDITOR'S LATEST
REPORT TITLED ADDRESSING PLACES
IN SEATTLE WHERE OVERDOSES IN
CRIME ARE CONCENTRATED IN AN
EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH. SO, IN
CASE YOU MISSED IT, IT
IDENTIFIES ALREADY EXISTING
RESOURCES AND ALSO STRATEGIES
THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE
IMPLEMENTED THAT PROVED
SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING BOTH
THE DRUG CRISIS AND OVERDOSES.
-- AND IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY
OF CRIME, ET CETERA. AND IT
REALLY DID -- AND IT ALSO KIND
OF DREW ON PAST RESEARCH OF
OTHER AUDITS. AND IT REMINDED
US OF WHAT THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE. IT PUT
FORWARD COMMONSENSE
RECOMMENDATIONS STARTING WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TAKING LEAD
ON COORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF
ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND ALSO
EXTERNAL AGENCIES, ALSO ASSIGN
A PERSON TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
OPERATING IN A CONCERTED
FASHION ON ALL OF THESE ISSUES,
AND ALSO NOTED THAT SNOHOMISH
COUNTY IS A GOOD MODEL OF THIS,
AND ACTUALLY HAS A FRAMEWORK
THAT WE COULD EMULATE FOR
COORDINATION OF EFFORTS. IT
ALSO MADE RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH
AS, HEY, THERE IS A FRAMEWORK
THAT HAS BEEN PUT FORWARD BY
THESE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION THAT WE COULD
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, AND AT THE
TABLE, STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE
NORTHWEST HIGH INTENSITY DRUG
TRAFFICKING AREA WHICH IS THE
REGIONS -- IS A FEDERAL AGENCY.
IT'S THE REGIONAL OFFICE OF
WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE
DRUG CZAR. THERE ARE PROTOCOLS
THEY HAVE TO USE IF WE REALLY
WANT TO CRACKDOWN ON OVERDOSES
AND MAPPING WHERE OVERDOSES AND
CRIMES ARE HAPPENING, AND ALSO,
PERHAPS TREAT OVERDOSES AS
CRIME SCENES IF IT SEEMS AS
THOUGH THERE'S ENOUGH EVIDENCE
TO DO SO IN L.A. SOME CITIES IN
KING COUNTY ARE ALREADY DOING
IT. IT -- THE TAKEAWAY WAS FOR
ME, IF YOU WALK DOWN THIRD
AVENUE ANY DAY AND -- IT'S, I
THINK, PAINFULLY AND SHAMEFULLY
CLEAR THAT SOMETHING IS NOT
WORKING, OR NOT WORKING WELL
ENOUGH RIGHT NOW WITH THE
RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE, AND THE
FACT THAT SPD IS SO
HISTORICALLY UNDERSTAFFED IS A
BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM. AND I
THINK, HIRING MORE OFFICERS
WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, YOU
KNOW, EVERYONE KNOWS HOW MUCH
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.
BUT ALSO, WE HAVE ALREADY
EXISTING RESOURCES. AND WE ARE
MISSING OUT ON OPPORTUNITIES TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM. SO,
YES, THIS WAS AN AUDIT THAT PUT
FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT IT
GARNERED A LOT OF THIS -- THIS
PRESENTATION GARNERED
SIGNIFICANT MEDIA ATTENTION
BECAUSE IT IS SO CLEAR WHAT IS
HAPPENING DOWNTOWN IS
UNTENABLE. AND IT ARGUES FOR
TAKING A PLACE-BASED APPROACH
TO SOLVING SOME OF THESE
PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
THE UNLIMITED RESOURCES. BUT IF
WE TARGET THEM MORE
EFFECTIVELY, AND MORE
STRATEGICALLY, AND UNDERSTAND
THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE GOING
ON ON THE GROUND, INTERRUPT THE
BUSINESS MODEL OF PEOPLE
SELLING DRUGS TO PEOPLE ON THE
STREET, AND ALSO IN PERMANENT
SUPPORT OF HOUSING FACILITIES,
FOR EXAMPLE, AND ALSO PROVIDE
MORE RECOVERY BASED SERVICES
THERE. -- SO, IN ANY CASE,
SIGNIFICANT MEDIA ATTENTION ON
THIS ISSUE, I KNOW IN YOUR
INBOXES, THAT IS ECHOED HERE I
HAVE TO THINK THE NEW LEAD IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WAS PRESENT
AND DID SPEAK OF TAKING AN
ACTIVE ROLE IN THIS EFFORT.
ALSO, MEMBERS OF PLYMOUTH
HOUSING, YWCA. WE ARE NOT
BLAMING OUR PROVIDERS. THEY ARE
COMING TO US AND SAYING, LET'S
WORK TOGETHER. THERE'S A
SHARED RECOGNITION THINGS NEED
TO CHANGE. I WILL SAY THAT
THERE WERE MEMBERS OF THE
FEDERAL OFFICE -- THEY CALL IT
HIDA, THE HIGH INTENSITY DRUG
TRAFFICKING AREA. WE HAVE
RESOURCES. LET'S DO IT.
HOPEFULLY, WE WILL SEE SOME
FOLLOW-UP ACTION. I DO WANT TO
SAY I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE INTERIM CHIEF , AND
REALLY ENCOURAGED WITH THE
INTENTION SHE IS PUTTING. I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HER
ACTIONS IN THE FEW COMING WEEKS
AS WELL. SO, THAT WAS MY
COMMITTEE. I FORGOT TO -- I
THINK THE AUTHORS OF THE AUDIT,
CLAUDIA SHADER, AND DAVID
JONES. I HAD BEEN WORKING WITH
MOST. BUT REALLY, THEY DID A
PHENOMENAL JOB, NOT JUST
PRODUCING THE AUDIT, BUT OF
PRESENTING IT. OKAY? THINGS
ALSO THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK,
PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING PUT ON
BY THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ON WHAT I SHOULD DO
AS PRESIDENT, AND WHAT THE
LEGISLATION DEPARTMENT -- THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT DOES IT
THE MAYOR DECLARES EMERGENCY,
THERE IS TRAINING FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, ALLEGED
DEPARTMENT, ET CETERA. DON'T
WORRY, FOLKS, WE HAVE GOT IT
DOWN. AS ANY PROCLAMATION OF
EMERGENCY, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW
DETAILED IT IS UNTIL YOU REALLY
GET INTO IT. SO, THAT WAS
REALLY INFORMATIVE. MET WITH
THE LEADERSHIP OF WE DELIVER
CARE, BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM. I GOT A
BRIEFING FROM DEPUTY MAYOR
EMERY ABOUT THE YOUTH HEALTH
INITIATIVE. SOUNDS LIKE THE
BROWNS ARE BEING MADE, AND IT
WAS GOOD TO HEAR MORE ABOUT
THAT. THEN I HAD DINNER WITH
THE CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA AND
LEARNED MORE ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THAT
NEW CONSULATE IN SEATTLE AND
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE OPENED
UP FROM HAVING THAT HERE. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING, YOU
KNOW, CONNECT SOME DOTS BETWEEN
HIM AND MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT . THAT'S
PRETTY MUCH IT FOR ME. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
OKAY. WELL, THEN, IF THERE ARE
NO QUESTIONS, I WILL SAY THAT
WE CAN CONCLUDE OUR REGULAR
BUSINESS AND THEN EXTEND A
WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS AS WELL.
SO, HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THE JULY 15th MEETING
, COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING IS
NOW ADJOURNED, AND IT IS TO: 40
WHICH IS APPROACHING AN EARLY
RECORD OF TERMINATION, I COULD
SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY. I APPRECIATE IT.
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. ♪