>>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON.
IF I HAD THE GAVEL, I WOULD
BANG IT RIGHT NOW. TODAY IS
JULY 22nd , 2024. THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:02 P.M. I
AM COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA
SERVING AS PRO TEM.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALS HIS EXCUSE
TODAY. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO 10
SAKA .
>> HERE. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES FROM
JULY WILL BE ADOPTED. NO
PRESIDENTIAL REPORT. NO
SIGNING. THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS FOR
SIGNATURE TODAY, SO WE WILL NOW
BEGIN WITH OUR NEXT DISCUSSION
OF THE PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS. COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES AND OTHER DISCUSSION
ITEMS . THIS IS ESTABLISHED BY
THE ROTATING ROLLCALL FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS WHICH IS
DESIGNATED ALPHABETICALLY BY
LAST NAME AND WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM. YOURS TRULY
. THIS WEEK'S ROLLTOP --
ROLLCALL BEGINS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. PLEASE
BEGIN AND HANDED OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL CHAIR PRO
TEM. THANK YOU . LET'S SEE. A
VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF
INFORMATION TODAY. LET'S SEE.
NO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW
FROM HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
. THE NEXT MEETING IS WEDNESDAY
. IT IS A VERY LIGHT AGENDA.
THE ONLY THING IS THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING IS PRESENTING THEIR
2023 ANNUAL REPORTS AND THEY
SHOULD HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED TO
EVERYBODY ON THE 27th SO IF YOU
HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEM, LET ME
KNOW . FOR REGIONAL COMMITTEES,
TOMORROW I WILL BE REPRESENTING
THE GOVERNOR COMMITTEE FOR THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
, THE CONVENING TO HAVE A
BRINGING OF ALL OF THE ELECTIVE
TOGETHER TO HAVE A DISCUSSION
ABOUT WHAT KCRHA LOOKS LIKE AND
I WILL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU
POSTED ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AND ANYTHING THAT COMES FORTH
FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I
HOPE THEY ARE PRODUCTIVE AND
LASTLY, IN THE DISTRICT , I
WOULD SAY THE LAST TWO WEEKS
AND LAST WEEK HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLY TOUGH. WE HAVE HAD
BASICALLY A SHOOTING EVERY
NIGHT . SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
WOUNDED. JUST AN INCREASED GANG
ACTIVITY, STREET PROSTITUTION .
IT IS A CRISIS IN NORTH SEATTLE
AND IN AURORA . FORTUNATELY I
HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEY HAVE
BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE. WE WERE
ABLE TO GET SOME EAGLE BLOCKS .
THERE WAS A LOT OF GUNFIRE
ACTIVITY WHICH HAS HELPED IN
THAT PARTICULAR AREA BUT IT HAS
SPREAD TO OTHER AREAS SO IT IS
JUST SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO
NEED A VERY INTENSIVE
MULTIPRONGED APPROACH . IF YOU
HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS , I AM
HAPPY TO HEAR THEM BUT WE
REALLY ARE IN A PUBLIC SAFETY
CRISIS IN SEATTLE AND I AM
DOING MY BEST TO TRY TO WORK
WITH EVERYBODY TO FIND SOME
SORT OF SOLUTION. THANK YOU.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER --
>> CAN I SAY QUICKLY, I
APPRECIATE THE UPDATES AND I AM
WELL AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON
IN NORTH SEATTLE. YOU KNOW, I
HAD A MEETING WITH THE CHIEF
AND WE WILL DISCUSS THAT AS
WELL AND TALK THROUGH THE
THINGS THAT ARE GOING AND CAN
BE TAKEN OFF AS WELL SO IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT KIND OF
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH . MOST
IMPORTANT THOUGH IS WE , AS A
COUNCIL, NEED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING, LIKE
PROSTITUTION. WHICH IS NOT
LIMITED TO AURORA. IT IS
HAPPENING IN BELLTOWN AND OTHER
PLACES AS WELL, SO -- THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO, LAST WEEK I
WAS PLEASED TO BE A PANELIST ON
THE SEATTLE METRO CHAMBERS
PANEL ON TUESDAY. I WAS INVITED
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT
ATTAINS THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING. I
WAS THERE WITH SEATTLE SCHOOL
BOARD PRESIDENT LIZA AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE AND
UNIVERSITY. PANELISTS ANSWERED
QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICY
IMPACTING EDUCATION INCLUDING
FUNDING, CURRICULUM, SAFETY,
AND WORKFORCE PREPAREDNESS. WE
TOUCHED ON RECENT INVESTMENTS
BY THE CITY IN MENTAL HEALTH
AND ALSO TALKED A BIT ABOUT
THEFT LEVY SUPPORTS IN THE
SCHOOLS AND ALSO THE $2 MILLION
PROPOSAL THE MAYOR TO PUT
TOWARD GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AT SPS . I MET WITH A COUNCIL
WOMAN WITH WHOM I WORKED WITH
SEVERAL YEARS AGO ACTUALLY WHEN
I WAS WORKING AT THE ACLU FOR
MIDDLE EASTERN COMMUNITIES AND
THE CONGRESSWOMAN, SHE HELPED
FOUND THAT ORGANIZATION SO IT
WAS NICE TO SEE HER AGAIN. WE
HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT
THE NEEDS WERE MOVING FORWARD
SPECIFICALLY AND ACROSS THE
CITY. FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD
ABOUT CONSTITUENTS . I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO A
PARTNERSHIP. THIS WEEK ,
EARLIER TODAY, I HAD A FIRST OF
MY SERIES OF REGULAR MONTHLY
CHECK INS WITH CHIEF. WE TALKED
ABOUT CHALLENGES AT MEDICINE
PARK AND A SHOOTING THAT
OCCURRED LAST WEEK ACTUALLY AT
MADISON PARK AGAIN . THAT IS
NOT SOMETHING I HEAR ABOUT
OFTEN SO THAT IS A SERIOUS
CONCERN. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I
ECHO YOUR SENTIMENTS ON WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN NORTH SEATTLE AND
PARTICULARLY FOR OUR DISTRICT
SOME CHALLENGES HAPPENING , I
WAS HAPPY THAT LAST WEEK , YOU
KNOW, THE DRAGRACING PIECE
MOVED FORWARD AND I KNOW THAT
HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE RIGHT BY
THE PARK , RIGHT IN FRONT OF
THE PARK SO I CONTINUE TO HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SITUATION NOT JUST AT
MAGNUSON PARK BUT ACROSS THE
DISTRICT IN THE CITIES I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO ADDRESS
THIS. THIS WEEK AS WELL I AM
CHAIRING THE COMMITTEE THAT I
CHAIR, LIBRARY EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE . ON
THURSDAY WE WILL HAVE A
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
PRESENTATION ON THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
PROJECT AND ALSO ON THE
GARDENING PROGRAM WHICH I KNOW
IS A BELOVED PROGRAM BY MANY
SEATTLEITES ACROSS THE CITY.
THE CID PROJECT CULMINATED A 10
YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IS CLOSED
IMPLEMENTATION AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING UPDATES AS
TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT AS
WELL, SO I WELCOME ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO ATTEND THAT MEETING TO
HEAR ABOUT THAT PROJECT IN
PARTICULAR . ANY ON THE
COMMITTEE. AND LASTLY , MY
OFFICE IS HAVING A MIDYEAR
RETREAT THIS YEAR TO CHECK IN
AT THE MIDYEAR TO TALK ABOUT
GOALS FOR THE OFFICE AND HOW WE
CAN BEST SERVE THE CONSTITUENTS
. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT WE
MEET WITH STAFF AND MAKE SURE
WE ARE KEEPING CONSTITUENTS EYE
ON THE PRIZE FOR THE SERVICES
AND HOW WE ARE HELPING
CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE
DISTRICT . AND SO, WE WILL HAVE
THAT RETREAT TO FOLLOW-UP ON
THE GOALS WE TALKED ABOUT IN
JANUARY, SEE HOW WE ARE , AND
MAKING SURE WE ARE TAKING INTO
ACCOUNT ANYTHING THAT HAS
TRANSPIRED BETWEEN NOW AND THEN
AND IF WE NEED TO PIVOT ON
THOSE GOALS BUT ALWAYS KEEPING
CONSTITUENTS AT THE FOREFRONT
BECAUSE WE ARE CLEAR WE ARE
HERE TO SERVE THE CONSTITUENTS
. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE THIS
WEEK. IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER THEM AND IF NOT , I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU . GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. WE FINALLY TOOK THE
REIGNING CHAMPIONS FOR LONGEST
COMMITTEE MEETING. I BELIEVE
PARKS ALMOST HAD IT FOR ABOUT A
WEEK AND PUBLIC SAFETY HAD IT
THERE FOR A GOOD, LONG STRETCH
AND THE FINANCE , NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS --
>> BLUE IS OUT OF THE WATER.
>> YOU TOOK THE PRIZE.
>> YOU CAN HAVE IT .
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE DID STAY UNTIL THE 12:30
DEADLINE IN WHICH I HAD ASKED
AND I SAID WE WOULDN'T GO PAST
12:30 AND WE STUCK TO THAT SO
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. WE ARE GOING TO DO IT
AGAIN AND SO WE GOT THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE COMING UP ON
AUGUST 7th . IN THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE , WE ARE GOING
TO BE TAKING UP THE MAJORITY OF
THE SAME BODY OF THE WORK WE
HAD LAST WEEK, PLUS ECONOMIC
REVENUE FORECAST AND SO, AGAIN,
I WILL BE ASKING FOR FOLKS TO
NOT SCHEDULE BEFORE 12:30
BECAUSE WE MIGHT RUN LONG.
HOPEFULLY IF EVERYONE HAS THEIR
BRIEFINGS COMPLETED BEFORE THE
MEETING AND IT STILL ALLOWS
EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET
ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT ON THE
PUBLIC RECORD AND HAVE THE
BRIEFING AHEAD OF TIME , LET'S
DIG INTO THE DETAILS BECAUSE
THERE ARE A LOT OF DETAILS.
THIS IS A SIMILAR STRUCTURE TO
WHAT WE WILL BE DOING
THROUGHOUT THE FALL BUDGET
PROCESS, SO THIS IS A GOOD
ROUND ONE. JUST GOING THROUGH
THAT AGENDA, WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC FORECASTER. THEY WILL
BE PROVIDING OUR ECONOMIC
FORECAST . WE WILL THEN HAVE A
BRIEFING BY CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR BEN NOBLE TO TALK
ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS OF THE
FALL . THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY GO
AT THE VERY END OF THE
COMMITTEE . BUT THE IDEA HERE
IS WE'VE GOT THE MOST ECONOMIC
FORECAST . WE'VE GOT THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL AND WE ARE
IMMEDIATELY TRANSITIONING
ALREADY INTO THE FALL BUDGET
PROCESS BY OUTLINING WHAT YOU
SHOULD EXPECT . THE THREE BILLS
THAT MAKE UP THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ARE THE
ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE AWI
ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE, 120 811 .
WE HAVE THE BILL THAT IS THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
ORDINANCE, CB 12812 . IN THE
MIDYEAR GRANT ACCEPTED
ORDINANCE, CB 120813 . I DID
ASK WHEN THIS BILL WAS
TRANSMITTED YOU PROVIDE CENTRAL
STAFF THE AWARENESS THAT YOU
HAVE AMENDMENTS BY THIS COMING
THURSDAY, JULY 25th. AGAIN, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO HAVE YOUR IDEA
FULLY VETTED OUT . IT'S
PROBABLY BEST YOU JUST SAY,
HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING I WOULD
LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT AND
HAVE CENTRAL STAFF WALK YOU
THROUGH HOW TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR
GOALS. AGAIN , THAT IS THIS
THURSDAY BY NOON . TELL CENTRAL
STAFF YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT
IDEA SO THEY HAVE THE TIME TO
PROPERLY SET IT UP FOR SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE. I WOULD LOVE
A COURTESY AWARENESS IN ADVANCE
AS WELL THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY
HAVE TO TELL CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS IS A REQUEST FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, JUST FROM ME AND IT WILL
HELP US DO OUR JOBS BETTER. FOR
FULL COUNCIL THIS WEEK,
STEMMING OUT OF THAT MEETING,
WE HAVE APPOINTMENT 02920,
ROBERT HOWARD TO BE A MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE INDIAN SERVICES
COMMISSION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND WE HAVE
APPOINTMENT 2897, JAMIE CARNELL
FOR CITY FINANCE. SIMPLE
LANGUAGE, SHE IS OUR
COMPTROLLER AND SHE HAS RISEN
THE RANKS AND I CANNOT THINK OF
A BETTER PERSON TO BE OUR
FINANCE DIRECTOR. THAT IS THE
BUDGET STUFF. EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES , I AM ATTENDING THE
SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS
COMMITTEE THURSDAY AS WELL AS
SOUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING. IN THE DISTRICT I WILL
BE JOINING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL TONIGHT AND AS ALWAYS I
HAVE OFFICE HOURS EVERY WEEK OR
IN MY OFFICE IN DISTRICT SIX.
THERE IS A LOT MORE I CAN SHARE
BUT I AM BEING CONSCIOUS OF OUR
COMMUNAL TIME TOGETHER . ANY
QUESTIONS? WITH THAT, OVER TO
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> I MET WITH LGBTQ I FOR
HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY. I
WENT TO THE OPEN HOUSE AND SAW
YOUNG STUDENTS IN VARIOUS DANCE
CLASSES , COMMUNICATION AND
CREATIVE CLASSES FOR YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT. AND I LEARNED
ABOUT THEIR PLANS TO ACTIVATE
THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AND
PROVIDE SPACES FOR YOUTH. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR ATTENDING
TWO VERY LONG COMMITTEE
MEETINGS LAST WEEK. CITY LIGHT
WILL BE BACK AUGUST 2nd FOR
MORE DISCUSSION ON THE
STRATEGIC PLAN, PROPOSED RATE
PATH, AND RESOURCE PLAN LOOKING
FORWARD TO ROBUST DISCUSSION
WITHIN THE COMMITTEE . ALSO
THIS WEEK I ATTENDED THE UNITED
INDIAN POWWOW. I WENT TWICE,
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. I ATTENDED
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS
FOOTBALL COMBINE. SO MANY YOUNG
PEOPLE OUT IN THE SWELTERING
HEAT JUST DOING WHAT THEY LOVE
. I ALSO ATTENDED THE CAPITOL
HILL BLOCK PARTY AND I JOINED A
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO MARCH WITH
YOU IN THE WEST SEATTLE PARADE.
THAT WAS FUN. THIS WEEKEND I
SPENT PERSONAL TIME SPENDING
EVENTS IN SOUTH SEATTLE, MAINLY
THE CHINATOWN SEAFAIR PARADE .
THE CHINATOWN SEAFAIR PARADE IS
THE ONLY PARADE IN SOUTH
SEATTLE I KNOW OF . USED TO
HAVE THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
PARADE BUT THAT IS NO LONGER IN
PLACE, SO DURING THE PARADE, WE
WERE KIND OF MARCHING DOWN IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE PARADE TWO
BLOCKS IN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I
SAW CROWDS OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP
THE STREETS . PEOPLE WERE
GRABBING THEIR BABIES WITH ONE
ARM, GRABBING THEIR CHAIRS AND
RUNNING. THERE WERE REPORTS
THERE WERE SHOTS FIRED, SOMEONE
HAD DONE AND THEY TOLD US ALL
TO DROP AND GET DOWN. AND SO,
OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE PARADE
RESPONDED TO 911 CALLS ,
QUICKLY APPREHENDED THE
SUSPECT. THEY WERE ABLE TO
MATCH DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDED BY
WITNESSES AND THE SUSPECT HAD
LEGAL FIREARMS. THEY BOOKED
THREE PEOPLE INTO THE YOUTH
SERVICE CENTER. THEY WERE ALL
JUVENILES. SPD CONTINUES TO
INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT
AROUND THE PARADE. THEY HEARD
THERE WERE SHOTS FIRED. PEOPLE
REPORTED THAT BUT THERE WERE NO
ROUNDS FOUND AND THEY THINK
SOMEONE MAY HAVE BRANDISHED A
GUN AND THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED
PEOPLE TO RUN BUT NO ONE WAS
HURT. A COUPLE OF TWISTED
ANKLES. SOMEONE HAD A SEIZURE.
THERE WERE COUPLE OF BRUISES,
BUT IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING,
PEOPLE JUST THREW DOWN THEIR
FOOD AND RAN . IT WAS
UNFORTUNATE THAT EVENT HAD TO
END EARLY. IT WAS INTERESTING
TO SEE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.
THE DRILL TEAMS , AFTER THEY
GOT DOWN, RAN INTO A NEARBY
BUILDING UNTIL THE
INVESTIGATION WAS CLEARED. I
KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE
PARADE EITHER RAN OR WERE ABLE
TO GO INTO A SURROUNDING
BUILDING. IT WAS QUITE
UNFORTUNATE . YOU KNOW, I
UNDERSTAND LINCOLN PARK, AURORA
AMONG THE PLACES THAT ALSO HAD
DONE RELATED INCIDENTS SO IT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FUN EVENT.
A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION TURNED
INTO A TRAGIC EVENT ESPECIALLY
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE DRILL
TEAMS. MANY OF THEM WERE CRYING
AND THEY WERE SCARED . I'M
REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE
IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY FOR
TORCHLIGHT COMING THIS SATURDAY
AND ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUNITY OF
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT . BUT I WANT TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW THIS WAS AN
ISOLATED INCIDENT . THIS HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PARADE.
I TALKED TO THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE COMMITTED
TO HAVING A SAFE EVENT AND THEY
ARE DIVERTING ALL OF THEIR
RESOURCES TO THIS EVENT,
TORCHLIGHT THIS SATURDAY. THIS
IS ONE OF SPD'S LARGEST
DEPLOYMENT OF THE YEAR AND THEY
ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO
COME DOWN TO THE EVENT . I
TALKED TO THE SEAFAIR CEO WHO
TOLD ME THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH SEATTLE POLICE AND SEATTLE
FIRE FOR MONTHS. SO THERE ARE A
LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING BEHIND
THE SCENES. VOLUNTEER,
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOLKS ALL
ALONG THE ROUTE. I GOT TO SEE
SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN
PLACE BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE
PRIDE PARADE AND IT IS A BIG
OPERATION, SO OFFICERS WILL BE
VISIBLE DURING TORCHLIGHT
PARADE. THIS PARADE HAPPENS
DURING THE DAY. IT IS NO LONGER
AT NIGHT AND THERE WILL BE A
LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE
BACKGROUND SO I ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE AND FAMILIES AND DRILL
TEAMS TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT
SEAFAIR AND TORCHLIGHT PARADE
AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG
THE WAY . SO, AS A NATION, WE
HAVE TO LOOK AT FORMS TO
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, UPHOLD
OUR VALUES, AND I'M OPEN TO
ANY IDEAS ANYONE HAS. I'M
WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO
STRENGTHEN MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITY. I KNOW MANY DRILL
TEAMS BEFORE TORCHLIGHT PARADE
ARE WORKING WITH THEIR TEAM TO
ALLOW FOR MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELING TO BE ABLE TO TALK
ABOUT IT. IT IS UNFORTUNATE WE
HAVE ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS IN
OUR SCHOOLS AND NOW THESE DRILL
TEAMS HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AND
COME UP WITH ACTIVE SHOOTER
SCENARIOS WHILE THEY ARE OUT IN
THE PARADE. I KNOW THESE
CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING HELD ,
AND SO AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL,
FAMILY ROUTABLE, WE NEED TO
CULMINATE RESILIENCE . I KNOW I
WILL BE MARCHING IN THE
TORCHLIGHT PARADE AS A
VOLUNTEER AMONG SEATTLE CHINESE
DRILL TEAM. SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL, WE DON'T HAVE EASY
OPTIONS TO STOP VIOLENCE
THROUGH LAWMAKING ALONE. WE IN
SEATTLE CAN'T CHANGE WHAT ,
YOU KNOW, THE U.S. SUPREME
COURT ALONE, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS
TAKE DECADES AND , YOU KNOW, WE
SHOULD -- IT DOESN'T MEAN WE
SHOULD BE HELD HOSTAGE BY THE
DON LONG, BUT WE MUST EXPLORE
EVERY LEGAL OPTION PROVIDED TO
US UNTIL WE CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY
THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE .
THERE WILL NOT BE A SINGLE
SOLUTION THAT IS GOING TO HELP
SOLVE THIS CRISIS. ACTION IS
NEEDED ON EVERY LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT, IN COMMUNITY, AND
WE NEED TO SEE A CULTURAL
SHIFT. THAT REALLY HAS TO FOCUS
ON OUR YOUTH BECAUSE THESE
YOUNG PEOPLE THAT I SAW THAT
WERE INVOLVED WERE REALLY YOUNG
AND THEY HAD REALLY DANGEROUS
WEAPONS, ILLEGAL FIREARMS THAT
ARE REALLY SCARY , AND SO I
KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING IN ALL
OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND IT IS A
PRIORITY FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
THIS DAILY. I HATE TO END ON A
SAD NOTE, BUT I KNOW WE ARE
WORKING TOGETHER AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO PARTNERSHIPS IN
COMMUNITY AND IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
I WILL PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH .
>> OH, THANK YOU. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> WE -- WE TALK ABOUT THIS
EVERY WEEK, BUT , YOU KNOW,
THERE IS YOUTH ON VIOLENCE
INVOLVING YOUTH FROM END TO END
IN THE CITY, FROM THE SOUTH END
TO THE NORTH END AND OUR
STUDENTS AND OUR YOUTH ARE
REALLY LIVING THROUGH A REALLY
TOUGH TIME IN THEIR CHILDHOOD .
WHILE THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
BE CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS,
ALLOWED TO DO SAFE KNUCKLEHEAD
THINGS , THEY ARE HAVING TO
WORRY ABOUT GOING TO A PARADE
AND GETTING SHOT AT , OR BEING
AT A PARK AND GETTING SHOT AT ,
OR BEING IN SCHOOL , OR ON THE
SCHOOL GROUNDS AND BEING SHOT
AT. I -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT ALL OF OUR KIDS
ARE EXPERIENCING. I WILL SAY
THAT LAST WEEK, MY DAUGHTER WAS
AT A FRIEND 'S HOUSE ON QUEEN
ANNE AND THERE WAS A SHOT THEY
HEARD. THEY CALLED POLICE. KIDS
THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE,
IT'S THE CONSTANT PTSD THAT
HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING LIKE
THAT HAPPENS. THEY DON'T FEEL
SAFE ANYWHERE IN THE CITY AND
THAT IS A SIN AND A SHAME AND
IT IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE, SO I
WANT TO RAISE THAT ALSO
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE
SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY AS WE
SHOULD AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR
KIDS BECAUSE THEY NEED IT .
BECAUSE EVERY TIME THIS
HAPPENS, IT REALLY KICKS UP
SOMETHING FOR MANY OF THE
CHILDREN WHO ACTUALLY HAVE
EITHER BEEN, YOU KNOW, DIRECTLY
IMPACTED OR INDIRECTLY FOR JUST
BEING AROUND WHEN IT IS
HAPPENING . I JUST WANTED TO
UNDERSCORE THAT BECAUSE IT IS
SOMETHING THAT, LIKE I SAID,
ALL OF THE KIDS ACROSS THE CITY
ARE EXPERIENCING AND WE HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. YOU
ARE RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
WE HAVE LIMITED THINGS THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO DO, BUT WE HAVE TO
COME TOGETHER AND FIND AND
EXPLORE AND BRAINSTORM CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE , I
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS FRONT. WE NEED TO CONTINUE
TO WORK , AND I KNOW A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS -- I HAD THIS
CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF THIS
MORNING, SO I KNOW A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING HAD NOT
JUST AMONGST OURSELVES BUT WITH
SPD AND WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE
PARTNERSHIP GOING INTO THIS AND
I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT ALL
OF THAT IS HAPPENING AND WE
KNOW WITH ALL OF THAT WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE AND
EXPLORE CREATIVE WAYS TO DEAL
WITH THIS BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE
SUFFERING IN THIS CITY AND I
CANNOT EVEN BELIEVE IT . OF ALL
PLACES, SEATTLE. BUT IT IS
HAPPENING AND WE NEED TO KEEP
ATTENTION AND FOCUS AND KEEP
TALKING ABOUT IT , SO THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR
RAISING THIS, AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
CUTTING A BIT IN YOUR TIME
THERE.
>> NO WORRIES . IT IS
DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THAT UP, COUNCILMEMBER WOO .
AND THE COMMENTS THAT YOU MADE,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA . IT IS
HARD TO SEGUE. I WILL PRETEND
LIKE I AM ON THE TODAY SHOW AND
I AM AL ROKER READING THE
WEATHER AFTER THEY GET THAT
KIND OF INFORMATION. SO, PARKS
UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY MEETING
WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JULY 24th AT
2:00 P.M. AGAIN, WE WILL BE
DOING -- ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE
A RESOLUTION WHICH BASICALLY
ALLOWS PARKS TO SEEK FUNDING
FOR SOME PROJECTS AT OUR STATE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE. I KNOW SOME OF THE
COLLEAGUES IN THE COMMITTEE,
YOU HAVE ALL BEEN REACHED OUT
TO TO GET A BRIEFING ABOUT
THOSE PROJECTS AND I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO TAKE THAT TIME TO SEE
WHAT THOSE ARE JUST SO WE CAN
FEEL COMFORTABLE ON MOVING
FORWARD WITH THAT. AND I KNOW
THEY'VE ALREADY MET WITH SOME
FOLKS . THEY HAVE SOMETHING
SCHEDULED BUT I WANTED TO THROW
THAT OUT THERE. AND WE ALSO
HAVE ON THE AGENDA SPU . THEY
WILL BE COMING WITH AN
ORDINANCE FOR DRAINAGE AND
ORDINANCE FOR WASTEWATER
SERVICES AS WELL . SHOULD BE
QUICK AND EASY AND WE WILL BE
DELIGHTED TO HAVE DIRECTOR LEE
GIVE US THAT INFORMATION AS
WELL. REAL QUICK, LAST WEEK , I
HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT TO THE
ARBORETUM . IT IS ACTUALLY THE
OTHER WATERFRONT OF SEATTLE. WE
HAVE TO WATERFRONT DOWN WITH
THE SALT LAKE AND THIS IS OUR
WATERFRONT OF THE FRESHWATER.
AND ALSO , I THINK I'VE SAID
THIS BEFORE, MADISON IS THE
ONLY STREET THAT GOES FROM
FRESHWATER TO SALTWATER UNLESS
AS DOT OR COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
CHANGES THAT. THE SECOND THING
-- THAT WAS A JOKE THERE. I
DON'T WANT YOU TO CHANGE THAT.
NO AMENDMENTS. [ LAUGHTER ]
NUMBER TWO , ALSO I HAD A GREAT
TIME CELEBRATING THEIR 60th
ANNIVERSARY . I JOINED THEM
THERE THIS WEEKEND ,
CELEBRATING BIRD BAR AND THE
COMMUNITY AND THE RESOLUTION .
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE
THERE. I HAD A GREAT TIME AT
THE JEWISH FAMILY FOOD BANK .
WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS
FOOD BANK, PEOPLE MAY THINK
THEY ONLY SERVICE JEWISH
HOUSEHOLD BUT THEY DO 50% FROM
PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS SO THAT WAS REALLY
GREAT TO SEE AND THEIR
IMMIGRATION SERVICES, HOW THEY
-- YOU KNOW, INCORPORATE THAT
INTO THEIR PROGRAMMING, IT WAS
PHENOMENAL TO SEE EVERYTHING
THEY ENCOMPASS . I MET THE
RABBI, SO THAT WAS GREAT. ALSO
DEFINITELY BIG SHOUT OUT TO OUR
SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT. I HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY -- SHOUT OUT TO
REGGIE WITHERSPOON. INVITED ME
TO SPEAK TO KIDS, THE YOUTH
THAT ARE IN A LOT OF THEIR
PROGRAMMING THAT THEY DO,
MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMING. IT WAS
PROBABLY 30, 40 KIDS. THEY ARE
JUST KIDS TO ME. I'M OLD, SO
KIDS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
SUMMER SOUL BLOCK PARTY WITH
THE REUNION ON UNION. ONE THING
THAT REALLY STUCK OUT TO ME
ABOUT ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT I
WENT TO, AND I THINK IT'S ONE
THING THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO
WHEN WE ACTIVATE SPACES AND
COMMUNITIES , WE ARE TALKING BY
CREATING SAFE . THE REUNION ON
UNION AND THE SUMMER OF SOUL
WITH AFRICAN TOWN AND ALL THAT
THEY DO HAVE NEVER HAD AN
INCIDENT, THANK GOD , THAT HAS
BEEN VIOLENT . ONE OF THE KEY
COMPONENTS, IT IS
MULTIGENERATIONAL, THE PEOPLE
THAT ATTEND. YOU'VE GOT
GRANDMA , AUNTIE, UNCLES ,
KIDS, MOMS, DADS . IT IS
MULTIGENERATIONAL AND HOW THEY
ARE PIECING A LOT OF THOSE
THINGS TOGETHER AND IT IS VERY
INTENTIONAL. WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT EVENTS AND ACTIVATING
SPACES, THIS HAS TO BE A
MULTIGENERATIONAL APPROACH. OUR
KIDS NEED MENTORS. THEY NEED
GOOD MENTORS. I ALWAYS HAD
MENTORS GROWING UP . I ALWAYS
KNOW THE PEOPLE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND I THINK THAT
IS SOMETHING WE ARE SEVERELY
MISSING. WHENEVER MILLENNIAL OR
GEN Zers ASK ME HEY, WHAT CAN
WE DO, I NEED MORE MENTORS. I
NEED MORE GEN Zers AS MENTORS.
I NEED MORE MILLENNIALS AS
MENTORS , JUST LIKE I HAD
GROWING UP . THAT WILL BE KEY
TO ADDRESSING THE GUN VIOLENCE
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING BECAUSE WE
CAN'T RELY ON THE BABY BOOMERS
OR ON OUR GRANDPARENTS TO BE
ABLE TO DO THAT . WE NEED
PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ABLE
TO NAVIGATE THOSE THINGS THAT
ARE CLOSER TO THAT GENERATION .
MY CALL, AND I WILL DO IT, IS
FOR OUR GEN Zers WHO ARE
YOUNGER THAN US AND THE
MILLENNIALS TO BE MENTORS FOR A
LOT OF THE KIDS. I THINK THAT
WILL BE KEY. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS --
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> VERY WELL SET ABOUT
MENTORSHIP. I SAW COUNCILMEMBER
BRADSHAW POKED HER HEAD IN AND
STEP OUT. SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN A
GOOD MENTOR TO ME. I WILL TAKE
YOUR PLEDGE AND WE WILL GET IT
GOING. ONE STATEMENT, TWO
QUESTIONS. SHOUT OUT TO PARKS
DEPARTMENT AND ANDRE . I
ATTENDED THE POWWOW AND HAD A
NICE CONVERSATION WITH ANDRE .
IT'S AMAZING, HOW MUCH
KNOWLEDGE HE HAS ABOUT THAT
SPACE AND DEDICATION TO THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT AND PEOPLE ON
THE GROUND DOING THE WORK. WE
TALK A LOT HERE IN CITY HALL
AND THEY ARE OUT THERE DOING
THE WORK. TWO QUESTIONS. ONE,
TRIVIA. IF WE DON'T ANSWER
TODAY, WE CAN ANSWER ANOTHER
DAY. WHY DOES MADISON RUN FROM
FRESHWATER TO SALTWATER?
>> GIVE US THE ANSWER.
>> BECAUSE OF THE FERRIES. ONE
RAN TO MADISON AND THE OTHER
RUNS INTO THE SOUND AND THERE
WAS A TROLLEY LINE BETWEEN THE
TWO FERRIES SO YOU COULD GET
FROM KIRKLAND TO BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND .
>> THAT IS MY NEW FAVORITE
INTERESTING FACT.
>> SECOND, DO YOU KNOW WHAT
STREET IN THE LAST 15 YEARS RAN
FROM FRESHWATER TO SALTWATER
AND NO LONGER DOES? THAT WOULD
BE BROAD STREET BECAUSE OF THE
TUNNEL AND SO COUNCILMEMBER --
I'M SORRY I AM GOING DOWN A
SIDE TANGENT, BUT ONE OF THE
SKATE PARKS AT SEATTLE CENTER
HAD BEEN MOVED I THINK EIGHT
TIMES IN ITS EXISTENCE. WAS THE
FIRST SKATE PARK IN THE CITY SO
WHEN CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA DID
ITS REBUILD, IT HAD TO BE MOVED
AGAIN AND WE PLACED IT ON THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY BROAD STREET USED
TO OCCUPY THAT NO LONGER WORKS
BECAUSE OF THE TUNNEL ENTRANCE.
>> WOW . THAT IS AMAZING.
>> AND IF I COULD SAY ONE MORE
THING, COUNCILMEMBER , I
TOTALLY FORGOT AND I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU WILL BRING IT UP AT
CHANDLER WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE FORTUNATELY --
UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY THIS
WEEKEND. I KNOW A LOT OF US
WORKED WITH HIM, HAD THE CHANCE
TO -- HE WAS YOUNGER THAN ME,
BUT HIS FAMILY WENT TO CHURCH
AND I KNOW THAT FAMILY REALLY,
REALLY WELL. IT IS A
DEVASTATING LOSS TO OUR CITY. I
KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
HURTING AND THE EXECUTIVE'S
OFFICE SO WE ARE SENDING OUR
LOVE FROM THE EXECUTIVE FLOOR.
I DIDN'T NEED TO TAKE YOUR
TURN. I JUST WANT TO PASS IT
OFF TO YOU AS WELL.
>> DEATH IS A HARD THING TO
TALK ABOUT IN OUR SOCIETY AND
CHANDLER IS DIFFERENT. HE IS
SOMEONE WHO WENT ON TO INCREASE
AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND MY
HEART GOES OUT TO HIM AND HIS
FAMILY BECAUSE HE WAS TOO YOUNG
AND ANOTHER ONE OF MY MENTORS
SET LIFE IS SHORT. WE ARE HERE
FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND
IT REALLY MATTERS HOW WE SHOW
UP IN THE WORLD. HUG SOMEONE
YOU LOVE BECAUSE LIFE IS SHORT.
>> SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
QUICKLY -- YEAH, THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS WITH CHANDLER AND HIS
ENTIRE FAMILY AND EVERYONE IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHO HAVE
WORKED WITH HIM EVERY DAY
CLOSELY ON THESE ISSUES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS THERE.
ESPECIALLY THE INSIGHTS ABOUT
MENTORSHIP AND THE IMPORTANCE
OF MENTORSHIP AND HOW, YOU
KNOW, IT IS INCUMBENT FOR ALL
OF US, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, TO
STEP UP . YOUNGER , YOUNGER
GENERATIONAL FOLKS. WE CAN'T
RELY ON , YOU KNOW, OLDER
GENERATIONS, WHETHER IT'S GEN
X OR BABY BOOMERS TO MENTOR ,
YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY YOUNGER
FOLKS. I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
MODIFY THAT AND SAY WE CAN'T
RELY -- RELY SOLELY ON ANYONE
MENTORING . MENTORSHIP IS THE
KEY . NOR CAN WE RELY ON LAWS ,
OR RESOURCES , OR LIKE -- I
THINK MENTORSHIP IS ONE OF
THOSE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW,
THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITY IN TERMS OF
ADDRESSING ALL OF THESE
SOLUTIONS . LIKE, UNDERLYING
CHALLENGES. ENTER SHIP IS
REALLY KEY PART OF THAT, SO
THANK YOU FOR UPLIFTING
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY,
REALLY IMPORTANT. I VIEW IT AS
A RESPONSIBILITY ON ALL OF US,
REGARDLESS OF , LIKE, WHO WE
SORT OF MENTOR OR ARE MENTORED
BY . THAT MIGHT CHANGE OVER
TIME BUT I VIEW IT LIKE I HAVE
ONE HAND UP, LIKE, SEEKING
MENTORSHIP AND GUIDANCE AND
WISDOM FROM OTHERS AND ONE HAND
DOWN PULLING THE NEXT PERSON
BEHIND ME BECAUSE WE CAN ALL
WIN. REALLY IMPORTANT,
INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
SORRY TO SNATCH YOUR THUNDER.
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM . YOU DID NOT MENTION
GEN X .
>> GEN X TOO.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> GEN X IS THERE FOR YOU,
STEPPING UP AS WE DO .
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> AND SO, YES, VERY IMPORTANT.
I WILL TRANSITION NOW TO THIS
WEEK . WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
TOMORROW MORNING AND , OF
COURSE, INVITATION TO ALL TO
ATTEND. THINK OF THIS AS THE
SELECT COMMITTEE TOO BECAUSE --
I KNOW YOU WERE AT THE LAST
ONE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. IT
IS VERY IMPORTANT . I AM WELL
AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF
THE CITY, THE CHALLENGES WE ARE
FACING BUT IT'S GOOD TO GET
THE VOICES IN TO GIVE A
COMPREHENSIVE LOOK. FOR
TOMORROW'S MEETING, WE HAVE
CHIEF SMITH'S APPOINTMENT THAT
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH. CHIEF
IS COMING TO DO A 60 DAY UPDATE
IN TERMS OF HOW SHE IS SEEING
-- HOW SHE SEES THE LANDSCAPE
WITHIN HER FIRST 60 DAYS, WHICH
WILL BE INTERESTING . I HAD A
CHANCE TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOME
QUESTIONS ON THAT. AND I WILL
ALSO HAVE BASICALLY A LOOK AT
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ECOSYSTEM
AND ITS IMPACT AND WHAT IT DOES
OR DOESN'T DO AND HOW IT
IMPACTS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
POSTURE. WE WILL DO THAT WITH
CHIEF RAHR AND SMITH. SPEAKING
OF PUBLIC SAFETY, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, WE ALSO REMEMBER
CHANDLER AS WELL AS OUR
SECURITY , JIM , AS WELL.
AGAIN, OPEN INVITATION , PUBLIC
SAFETY. THIS WEEK I ALSO HAVE
THE PSR SEE, PUGET SOUND
RECREATIONAL COUNCIL BOARD ON
THURSDAY. LAST WEEK WE HAD THE
KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING. INTERESTING. WE HAD
THE RECRUITMENT PITCH A SOLID
WASTE PROGRAM BRIEFING TO
INCLUDE CODE AMENDMENTS. VERY
TECHNICAL. NOTHING MAJOR THERE.
WE ALSO HAD AN LGBTQIA
COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE ,
MENTAL HEALTH AND SERVICES
BRIEFING. THAT WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HEAR THE IMPACTS
THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IS FACING
AND THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE AS
WE ARE HERE IN THE CITY BUT
ALSO IN THE BROADER CONTEXT OF,
YOU KNOW, THE NATION. VERY,
VERY GOOD BRIEFING THAT WE
RECEIVED. WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
THIS WEEK THERE IS GOING TO BE
A GRAND OPENING OF HARBOR STEPS
TOMORROW AS WE HEAD DOWN TO THE
WATERFRONT . THE SALTWATER
VERSION, I SHOULD ADD . AND ON
WEDNESDAY, I WILL BE DOING A
DOWNTOWN STREET MINISTRY WALK .
AS IT HAPPENS ON FRIDAY I WILL
BE AT A SENIOR GATHERING AT THE
QUEEN ANNE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
AND CONSULTING IN SOUTH PARK ON
FRIDAY. LAST WEEK, I HAD A VERY
GOOD MEETING WITH LEHIGH AND
ALSO A VERY GOOD VISIT TO THE
HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY.
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW IT, I
RECOMMEND EVERYONE VISIT . IN
FACT, I RECOMMEND FOR ALL
SEATTLEITES BECAUSE WHAT'S
INTERESTING ABOUT IT IS HOW IT
CONNECTS THE HOLOCAUST TO
SEATTLEITES . THOSE THAT
SURVIVED IN WHATEVER THEIR
RELATIONSHIP IS TO THE
HOLOCAUST AND MADE IT TO
SEATTLE AND THEIR STORY . IT IS
VERY INTERESTING AND IT ALSO
LOOKS AT NOT JUST ITSELF BUT
IT'S CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY
AND HOW IT PLAYS OUT IN
DIFFERENT WAYS, EVEN TODAY .
BASICALLY YOU NEED TO LEARN THE
LESSONS BECAUSE OFTEN TIMES WE
FORGET TO LEARN THE LESSONS AND
WE HAVE TO LEARN THE SAD STORY
AGAIN. AND FROM LAST WEEK , I
VISITED MARY'S PLACE. WAS MY
FIRST VISIT ON THURSDAY AND I
DEFINITELY RECOMMEND EVERYONE
HERE DO A VISIT TO MARY'S PLACE
. SUCH AN IMPORTANT SERVICE TO
OUR FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK AMAZON FOR THEIR
SUPPORT HUMMUS SINCE IT IS SO
VITAL. YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO OUR
BIT TOO AND IT'S GOT ME
THINKING IN TERMS OF AS A
FATHER OF A YOUNG DAUGHTER IN
TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN BRING TO
MARY'S PLACE TO SUPPORT WHAT
THEY HAVE OR DON'T HAVE , I
SHOULD SAY, TO FILL THOSE GAPS
. AGAIN, I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND
THOSE VISITS TO THE HOLOCAUST
CENTER OF HUMANITY AND MARY'S
PLACE. AND WITH THAT, FROM THIS
GEN Xer TO -- WELL, I DON'T
WANT TO SUPPOSE ANYBODY'S
GENERATION . I BETTER BE
CAREFUL . EXCEPT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA . SHE'S A
FELLOW GEN Xer . THAT IS ALL I
WILL SAY .
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I
PROUDLY WEAR THAT LABEL.
>> EVERYONE NEEDS TO .
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
EVERYONE NEEDS A MENTOR . WE
ALL HAVE MENTORS. AND TO YOUR
POINT, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WE
NEED TO PULL PEOPLE UP AS WE
ARE GETTING PULLED UP AND THAT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. ONE THING
THAT IS CLEAR FROM THIS
CONVERSATION TODAY IS THE FACT
THERE IS NOT ONE STRATEGY. WE
NEED MENTORS. WE NEED ACTIVE
ENGAGEMENT, LIKE TEAM KNIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
I ARE BIG PROPONENTS OF TEAM
KNIGHT AND ENGAGEMENT ARTS AND
CULTURE . ACCESS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. KIDS NEED AND
TEENAGERS NEED THE ABILITY TO
EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND TO BE
CREATIVE. CREATIVE OUTLETS.
ALSO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND
PUBLIC SAFETY. ALL OF IT
WORKING TOGETHER IS WHAT WE
NEED . THERE ISN'T ONE PIECE.
IT IS ALL OF IT WORKING
TOGETHER AND THAT PIECE IS
REALLY IMPORTANT . AND, YOU
KNOW, IT'S TRUE. IT IS A
TRUISM . ANYWAY, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR
TELLING PEOPLE MY AGE. JUST
KIDDING.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM ?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. LEFT AS YOU CLIMB SO TO
SPEAK. FOR THE RECORD, I AM A
MILLENNIAL.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHATEVER THAT MEANS. BUT IN
ANY EVENT, SO, ALL RIGHT , WELL
ROUNDING OUT THE BASES HERE.
SO, TRASH ROTATION, LEVY, AND
THE COMMITTEE , OUR REGULAR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE . ON
THE LEVY, WE ALL KNOW VOTERS
WILL DECIDE . IT'S IN THE
HANDS OF VOTERS. OUT OF OUR
HANDS COMPLETELY BUT I DO ,
WITH RESPECT TO SHAPING THE
LEGISLATION AND THE PACKAGE
THAT WILL GO BEFORE VOTERS, I
DO APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFUL
ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION
AND PARTNERSHIP FROM YOU AND
YOUR RESPECTIVE OFFICES. AND IN
BEARING WITH US THROUGH SEVEN,
I THINK, SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS . YOU KNOW, WE ARE
ABLE TO REACH A CONSENSUS LEVY
PACKAGE THANKS IN LARGE PART TO
ALL YOU ALL . SOMEONE ASKED ME
OVER THE WEEKEND, WELL, COULD
YOU HAVE DONE THAT? IT WAS
UNANIMOUS. WE ALL KNOW IT WAS
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED . SOMEONE
WAS LIKE, COULD YOU HAVE DONE
THAT IF YOU WERE REMOTE? AND I
THOUGHT ABOUT IT . I DON'T
KNOW IF WE COULD HAVE DONE
THAT. IF WE ALL WEREN'T HERE
EVERY DAY DOING THE WORK ,
BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH GOING
ON, I THINK WE COULD HAVE GOT
SOMETHING PASSED, BUT I DON'T
THINK -- I'M NOT CONFIDENT
BECAUSE OF THE SPONTANEOUS
COLLABORATION AND THE FLURRY OF
ACTIVITY GOING ON, WE COULD
HAVE GOTTEN THAT UNANIMOUSLY
PASSED. SO JUST GOOD SHOUT OUT
TO YOU ALL FOR BEING IN OFFICE
AND FOR YOUR STAFF AS WELL
BEING AROUND AND AVAILABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE AS SMART AS
THESE SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE
AND WORKED IN SUPPORT OF THOSE
TEAMS OF TECH, NO ONE HAS
FIGURED OUT A WAY TO FULLY
REPLICATE A FACE-TO-FACE IN
PERSON HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND
INTERACTION AND COLLABORATION
THAT DIRECTLY ENSUES FROM THAT.
SO, IN ANY EVENT, ON THE LEVY
ITSELF, WE KNOW VOTERS WILL
DECIDE IN NOVEMBER. AND -- BUT
NOW WE ARE BACK TO THE REGULAR
BUSINESS OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, SO OUR NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL
BE ON AUGUST 6th . TENTATIVELY
WE ARE TEED UP FOR DISCUSSION
AMONGST OTHER THINGS ON ONE OF
THE WORK ITEMS FROM THE LEVY
SELECT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS NOW
OVER OUR TRANSPORTATION . ONE
OF THOSE WORK ITEMS AS THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE. AS YOU MAY RECALL , THIS
PROPOSAL WAS SLATED FOR THE
COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THE POST
LEVY AND HERE WE ARE . WHILE
THE LEVY WILL BE DECIDED BY
VOTERS AGAIN THIS FALL IN
NOVEMBER, WE ARE PREPARING --
HARD AT WORK PREPARING THIS
WORK, SHOULD THE LEVY PASS. SO,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, CHAIR
KETTLE , THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MENTIONED AND I SHARE
THE SAME SENTIMENT FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, EVERY
LAST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ,
YOU SHOULD ALL VIEW AS A SELECT
COMMITTEE . MAYBE THAT IS NOT
THE BEST BECAUSE SELECT
COMMITTEE IMPLIES MANDATORY
ATTENDANCE. IT IS NOT , FOR
THOSE NOT ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT
YOU ARE ALL -- IF YOU DON'T
SIT ON THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
MORE THAN WELCOME TO JOIN THOSE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETINGS. AND SO , THAT IS
TRANSPORTATION . ANOTHER ITEM I
WILL QUICKLY MENTION IS TRAFFIC
CALMING IMPROVEMENTS. SO, ONE
OF THE KEY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE
ARE CONSISTENTLY HEARING VOICED
OVER THE YEARS FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND ELEVATED AT OUR
RECENT COMMUNITY MEETING LAST
MONTH , WHERE WE ADDRESS THE
PROBLEMS SPEEDING ALONG ALKI
AND HARBOR AVENUE AND SOME OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES
THERE, SO LATER TODAY I WILL BE
ISSUING A NEWSLETTER THAT WILL
ANNOUNCE THE VIEW OF S. SDOT
SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS. THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR
COMING TO THAT MEETING. SOME
THINGS ARE HIGH-LEVEL SO WE
WILL SHARE OUT SOME OF THOSE
SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE
SAFETY AND ENGINEERING TEAM AT
SDOT HAS IN MIND FOR THAT AREA
SO WE WILL SHARE THAT LATER
TODAY . AND SIMILARLY THE ISSUE
OF SPEED CAMERAS ON MY
CONSTITUENTS REMAINS A TOP
PRIORITY AND WE ARE WORKING
WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD. ON THE REGIONAL
COMMITTEE FRONT, I WILL BE
JOINING COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AT
THE PSR C EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING ON THURSDAY. REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT . I
WILL BE IN PERSON, IF YOU ARE
ABLE TO JOIN ME THERE,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON AS
WELL. SHOULD BE A GOOD
CONVERSATION, GOOD MEETING. AND
ASIDE FROM THAT , FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN THE COMMUNITY , I WAS
REALLY THRILLED AND HONORED TO
MARCH IN THE WEST SEATTLE GRAND
PARADE ON SATURDAY . THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR JOINING
ME FOR THAT MONUMENTAL EVENT .
I BELIEVE IT WAS THE 90th
ANNIVERSARY OF THAT HISTORIC
EVENT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
SPECIFIC PARADE IS THE OLDEST
IN SEATTLE'S HISTORY . AND SO,
THIS YEAR WAS PARTICULARLY --
IT WAS JUST FUN. IT'S ALWAYS
FUN. ANYWAYS , YEAH, IT WAS AN
HONOR TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT,
SO THANKS TO ALL WHO JOINED US
AND SAID HELLO AND WAVED AT US
AND SLAPPED HIGH-FIVES WITH ME
ALONG THE WAY, ALONG THE PARADE
ROUTE. WE GOT A LOT OF CANDY
BEFORE THAT TO HAND OUT TO THE
KIDS , AND SOME ADULTS AND
PARENTS WITH SWEET TOOTH S ,
LIKE MYSELF. WE RAN OUT EARLY ,
SUCH AS THE CASE WITH THESE
RESOURCES. BUT HIGH-FIVES , WE
LEARNED, WERE HANDED OUT
LIBERALLY AND OFTEN . THANK YOU
TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO SHOWED UP FOR THAT. NO, NO,
NO . THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF
HIGH-FIVES TO BE HAD.
>> DID YOU MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR EVERYONE TO BRUSH THEIR
TEETH AFTERWARDS ?
>> I AM NOT A DENTIST. I'M A
POTHOLE ROYALTY MEMBER, NOT A
DENTIST OR AN ORTHODONTIST.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> IN ANY EVENT, AWESOME EVENT.
I WAS HONORED TO BE THERE.
SOMEONE TOLD ME AFTER THE FACT
I MIGHT BE THE ONLY, LIKE,
ELECTED OFFICIAL THERE THAT WAS
NOT THERE ON BEHALF OF THEIR
CAMPAIGNS , SO -- BUT IT WAS
REALLY GOOD FOR ME TO GET IN
FRONT OF MY CONSTITUENTS, OUR
CONSTITUENTS , BECAUSE YOU ARE
A DE ELECTED OFFICIAL AND
JUST BE PART OF A FUN
CELEBRATORY EVENT. ASIDE FROM
THAT , AS AN EPILOGUE ,
COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY KNOW LAST
WEEK I WAS GONE FOR PART OF THE
WEEK. YOU KNOW, IN MY ROLE AS A
FATHER AND CITY COUNCILMEMBER,
THOSE INTERSECTED. MY DAUGHTER
PLAYED IN A STATE TOURNAMENT IN
OTHELLO AND I'M PROUD TO
ANNOUNCE THAT TEAM TIED FOR
FIFTH IN THE STATE OUT OF ALL
THE TEAMS , DOZENS, HECK, MAYBE
HUNDREDS OF TEAMS IN THE STATE.
TIED FOR FIFTH. BUT, YOU KNOW,
WHILE I WAS OUT THERE, I WAS
ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE MAYOR
OF OTHELLO AND LEARN HOW THEY
PRIORITIZE JUST THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BASICS IN THEIR
PARKS AND IN THEIR UP POTHOLE
REPAIR AMONGST OTHER THINGS, SO
IT WAS GOOD TO COLLABORATE ,
YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE REGION
WHEN I'M THERE MERRILY AS A
DAD AND CHEERLEADER. BUT ALSO
GOOD TO KNOW THE TEAM THAT
FINALLY ENDED UP WINNING
YESTERDAY WAS WOODINVILLE.
WOODINVILLE WAS A TEAM THAT
KNOCKED US OUT OF THE THING ,
SO THE WEST SEATTLE TEAM, THEY
DID IT. THE WOODINVILLE TEAM
KNOCKED THE WEST SEATTLE TEAM
OUT HUMMUS IF YOU LOSE, YOU
MIGHT AS WELL LOSE TO THE
EVENTUAL CHAMPION. BUT I
UNDERSTAND AT LEAST ONE MORE
BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE
DIVISIONS. 10 , 11, 12 BOYS
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FOR
GIRLS. I UNDERSTAND THE 11 YOU
WEST SEATTLE TEAM IS FIGHTING
LIKE HECK AND COMPETING HARD IN
THE STATE TOURNAMENT
REPRESENTING WEST SEATTLE AND
THE ENTIRE CITY OF SEATTLE WELL
AND MAKING US PROUD, SO GOOD
LUCK TO THEM. THAT IS ALL MY
COMMENTS , COLLEAGUES. I
WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM YOU ALL. IF THERE
ARE NONE , THEN LET ME ASK
THIS, IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS ,
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. IT
IS 2:52 P.M. FAKE GAVEL.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU.