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>> WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. TODAY IS JULY 29th,
2024, AND THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE
TIME IS TO: 02. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S BRIEFING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I BELIEVE WE
HAVE SOME GUESTS IN CHAMBERS TO
DAY. SO, COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
OUR GUESTS?
>> WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE
COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM TAIWAN
INTRODUCING US TODAY FROM THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER
WOO FROM TAICHUNG , AND JOINING
US ARE HER ASSISTANCE, AND ALSO
THE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE, AND
ALSO THE COUNCILMEMBER AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
>> HELLO. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME
TO SEATTLE. SO, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COLLEAGUES, I MOVED
TO AMEND TODAY'S AGENDA TO ADD
A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION ON
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH
INITIATIVE 137, THE SOCIAL
HOUSING INITIATIVE FOR
DISCUSSION. AFTER THE APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES. OKAY? HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
AMENDED TO ADD A PRESENTATION
ON INITIATIVE 137 . AND JEN
WILL BE JOINING US AT THE
TABLE. OKAY, SO, BEFORE I GET
INTO THE MEAT OF TODAY'S
MEETING AND DISCUSS WHAT IS ON
THE AGENDA TOMORROW, I WANT TO
NOTE THE PASSING OF A CIVIC
TREASURE, FORMER MAYOR, CHARLIE
ROYER. HE DIED AT 84 LAST
FRIDAY. HE WAS THE
LONGEST-SERVING MAYOR OF
SEATTLE'S HISTORY. HE SERVED
THREE TERMS FROM 1978 UNTIL
1990. AND THAT WAS RIGHT WHEN
SEATTLE WAS JUST ON THE BRINK
OF BECOMING A BIG, MAJOR WEST
COAST CITY. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, THE TRANSITION
BETWEEN BEING A TOWN AND BEING
A CITY. I CAME TO SEATTLE IN
1990 AND I REMEMBER IT WAS A
TIME OF DEEP TRANSITION. SO,
UNDER HIS WATCH, SEATTLE
INSTITUTED A NETWORK OF
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINICS,
DOUBLED DOWN ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, ESTABLISHED THE
LESBIAN/ GAY WORKFORCE, AND
DEPENDING ON WHAT OBITUARY YOU
READ, THAT IS THE SHORTLIST. IF
YOU GOOGLE THE NAME CHARLIE
ROYER, YOU WILL COME UP WITH
SUMMARIES OF MANY OF HIS
COMPLIMENTS AS A MAYOR. BUT HIS
LEGACY OF PUBLIC SERVICE
EXTENDED FAR BEYOND HIS TENURE
AT CITY HALL. YOU PRETTY MUCH
CAN'T WALK DOWNTOWN WITHOUT
PASSING SOMETHING THAT HIS
LEGACY HAS TOUCHED. HE -- SO, I
POSTED A PHOTO OF THE STADIUM
BECAUSE HE WAS THE FORMER
CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBER OF THE
BALLPARK PUBLIC FACILITIES
DISTRICT. THAT IS JUST ONE
THING THAT LIVES ON. IN FACT, I
RECEIVED THE NEWS OF HIS
PASSING WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO
THE PARTY AT PIER 62 WHICH IS
FITTING BECAUSE HE DID SERVE AS
THE COCHAIR OF THE FRIENDS OF
WATERFRONT COMMITTEE. THAT'S
THE ORGANIZATION THAT PUT ON
THE EVENT. AND SO, I JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT I CAN'T DO HIM
JUSTICE RIGHT NOW AND MAKE SURE
WE ALL HAVE PERSONAL STORIES OF
ENCOUNTERS OF HIM. HE WAS A --
JUST A REALLY WARM, FUNNY, AND
COMPASSIONATE PERSON, AND VERY
GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME AND HIS
MENTORSHIP OF YOUNG UPSTARTS BE
THEY POLICYMAKERS OR MOVERS AND
SHAKERS IN THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY. IT IS JUST -- IT IS
A MOMENT OF LOSS FOR THE CITY.
I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE
THAT. AT SOME POINT, WE WILL BE
TALKING WITH THE MAYORS OFFICE
AND PERHAPS THE FAMILY THAT IS
FITTING TO HIS LEGACY. I JUST
WANT TO NOTE NOW THAT THIS IS A
SAD ONE AT LEAST FOR ME IN THE
CITY, AND IF YOU ARE OPEN TO
IT, I WOULD LIKE TO PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT OF SILENCE BEFORE WE GO
ON. OKAY, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
SO, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES OF JULY 22nd, 2024
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. I WILL MAKE ROOM -- I
WILL JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT IS ON
THE AGENDA TOMORROW, THEN WE
WILL OPEN IT UP FOR THE
PRESENTATION. SO, ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF ITEMS
ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WHICH IS
WORTH TALKING ABOUT TODAY. THEY
INCLUDE THE BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL 120827
WHICH WOULD IMPROVE PARKING
ACCESS AND LOADING FOR TOURING
MUSICIANS AND THEIR CREWS AT
LIVE MUSIC VENUES HERE COUNCIL
BILL 120822 AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND-USE
REGULATIONS AND REMOVING
RESTRICTIONS ON CONGREGANT
RESIDENCES, COUNCIL BILL
120823, A LAND-USE OMNIBUS
BILL, COUNCIL BILL 120824, AN
ORDINANCE ALLOWING SDCI TO
GRANT WAIVERS AND MODIFICATIONS
FOR DESIGN REVIEW. COUNCIL BILL
120825, AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ORGANIZE AN AGREEMENT TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL JAIL
SERVICES, AND ACCORDING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE REVIEWED
DISTRICT BOARD, HANDLE THE
120826 TO ACCEPT TRANSPORTATION
GRANTS, AND POSSIBLY OTHER
ITEMS. SO, THERE ARE STILL
THINGS THAT ARE BEING ADDED UP
UNTIL NOW. AND THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDES THE WEEKLY
BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE
APPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THEN
THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS FROM
COMMITTEES, CLERK FILE 314489
AND COUNCIL BILL 120818 BOTH
RELATED TO A SUBDIVISION OF A
PARCEL ON 13th AVENUE TO ALLOW
THE BUILDING OF TWO DIFFERENT
TOWNHOME PROJECTS, APPOINTMENT
02918, APPOINTING AMY SMITH AS
CHIEF OF THE CARE DEPARTMENT
HERE COUNCIL BILL 120810,
ALLOWING YOU SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO SEEK TO MODIFY THE
2013 CONSENT DECREE WITH THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY IN
THE FEDERAL EPA REGARDING SEWER
OVERFLOWS, AND A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING PARKS AND
RECREATION TO SUBMIT GRANT
APPLICATIONS TO THE STATE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE. SO, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE
ARE PRETTY BUSY THESE DAYS IN
ADVANCE OF OUR RECESS, AND
BUDGET SEASON. ALL RIGHT. SO, I
WILL ASK CENTRAL STAFF GEMMA
BRECK TO APPROACH THE TABLE AND
PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE
STATUS OF, AND COUNCIL RESPONSE
ABILITIES REGARDING INITIATIVE
137. AND YOU ARE ALL PROVIDED
WITH A COUPLE PAGES OF A
PRESENTATION PRIOR TO THE
MEETING, AND THIS WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON THE AGENDA
SUBSEQUENTLY. SO --
>> ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME A MOMENT
TO SHARE THE SCREEN. I ALSO
HAVE EXTRA COPIES OF THE
PRESENTATION IF ANYONE NEEDS
IT.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, I AM GEMMA
BRECK. I AM A CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYST.
>> WILL YOU PASS I DOWN? AND,
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT MENTIONED,
I AM HERE TODAY TO DO A VERY
SHORT BRIEFING ON I-137 FOR
INITIATIVE 137 REGARDING
FUNDING FOR THE SOCIAL HOUSING
INITIATIVE. I'M SORRY,
REGARDING FUNDING FOR THE
SOCIAL HOUSING PUBLIC OF
ELEMENT AUTHORITY. ALL RIGHT.
SO, ON FEBRUARY 13th, A
PROPOSED INITIATIVE I-137 WAS
FILED WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
CITY CLERK. THE PETITIONERS
THEN WENT AND COLLECTED
SIGNATURES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE
TO PLACE THE INITIATIVE ON THE
BALLOT. ON JULY 26th, WHICH WAS
ON FRIDAY, KING COUNTY
ELECTIONS PROVIDED A
CERTIFICATE OF EFFICIENCY,
VERIFYING THERE ARE SUFFICIENT
SIGNATURES TO PLACE I-137 ON
THE BALLOT. THAT'S WHY I AM
HERE TODAY, AS WE WILL TALK
ABOUT IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES,
THAT ESSENTIALLY STARTS A CLOCK
UNDER WHICH BOTH THE CITY CLERK
AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE A LIMITED
TIME TO ACT. SO, A QUICK REVIEW
OF WHAT I-137 IS. I-137 WOULD
IMPOSE THE CHECKS ON PAYROLL
EXPENSES FOR EMPLOYERS WERE
DOING BUSINESS IN SEATTLE. THE
NEW TAX WOULD APPLY A 5% RATE
ON COMPENSATION ABOVE $1
MILLION A YEAR, PAID TO
SEATTLE-BASED EMPLOYEES, AT
LEAST 95% OF THE TAX REVENUE
WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO SEATTLE
SOCIAL HOUSING, PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY , SOCIAL
HOUSING PDA FOR SHORT , WHICH
WAS CREATED UNDER INITIATIVE
I-135, INITIATIVE 135, WHICH
WAS PASSED LAST YEAR. THE
PURPOSE OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING
PDA UNDER I-135 IS TO VOTE --
DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN MIXED
INCOME SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS PRETTY -- 5% OF
THE REVENUE CAN BE USED TO
ADMINISTER THE TAX. SO, AS I
JUST MENTIONED, ON FRIDAY, KING
COUNTY ELECTIONS NOTIFIED THE
CITY THAT THERE ARE SUFFICIENT
SIGNATURES TO PLACE THE
INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT. NOW
THAT THE CITY CLERK HAS
RECEIVED THAT NOTIFICATION,
THEY HAVE 20 DAYS TO FILE THE
CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY WITH
CITY COUNCIL WHICH IS DONE BY
INTRODUCING AND REFERRING A
CLERK FILE TO CITY COUNCIL.
ONCE THE CLERK FILE IS
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED,
COUNCIL THEN HAS 45 DAYS TO ACT
ON THE INITIATIVE. AND COUNCIL
HAS THREE CHOICES REGARDING THE
INITIATIVE. THEY CAN ENACT THE
MEASURE, IN WHICH CASE, IT IS
SENT TO THE VOTERS DIRECTLY .
I'M SORRY, IT IS ADOPTED
DIRECTLY. O -- THEY CAN SEND
THE MATTER DIRECTLY TO VOTERS.
OR, THEY CAN SEND THE MEASURE
TO VOTERS AND PLACE AN
ALTERNATIVE ON THE BALLOT. AND
WHEN COUNCIL DEVELOPS AN
ALTERNATIVE , BOTH THE MEASURE,
THE ORIGINAL MEASURE AND THE
ALTERNATIVE ARE SENT TO VOTERS
FOR CONSIDERATION. WHOOPS.
OKAY. SO, UNDER THE TIMELINE
THAT I HAVE JUST DESCRIBED HERE
, THAT WOULD RESULT IN AN
ABSOLUTE DEADLINE OF EARLY
OCTOBER. SO IF YOU HAVE 20 DAYS
+45 DAYS, THAT'S AN ABSOLUTE
DEADLINE UNDER THE CITY CHARTER
OF EARLY OCTOBER. ALTHOUGH IN
PRACTICE, COUNCIL MIGHT WANT TO
ACT ON THIS INITIATIVE BEFORE
BUDGET IS TRANSMITTED ON
SEPTEMBER 24th. UNDER THE
SCENARIO, I-137 WOULD GO ON THE
FEBRUARY 2025 BALLOT. IF
COUNCIL WANTS TO ACT IN TIME
FOR I-137 TO BE PLACED ON THE
NOVEMBER FIT THE GENERAL
ELECTION BALLOT, THEN ACTION
WOULD BE NEEDED BY AUGUST 6th
AT 4:30 P.M. THERE IS STILL
SUFFICIENT TIME. LET ME SAY, IF
COUNCIL HAS INTEREST IN
EXPLORING AN ALTERNATIVE, THERE
IS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME TO
PREPARE, REFER AND VOTE ON THE
ORDINANCE NEEDED TO PLACE THE
MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
IF COUNCIL IS NOT INTERESTED IN
AN ALTERNATIVE, THEN THERE
WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TIME. AND I
WILL STOP THERE.
>> TO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> YEAH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THAT WOULD BE ALLOCATED FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES? I WOULD BE
CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND,
WHAT ARE SOME BETTER EXAMPLES
OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES THAT
IT WOULD BE INTENDED TO COVER?
IS THAT LIKE -- SO, I AM
THINKING HIGH LEVEL OVERHEAD,
POTENTIALLY OFFICE LEASING
SPACE FOR EMPLOYEES TO OPERATE?
WITH THAT COVER SALARIES? WHAT
KIND OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
WITH THAT COVER?
>> THOSE WOULD BE FEES THAT THE
CITY INCURS OR COSTS THE CITY
INCURS FOR THE TAXPAYER IT IS
THE OFFICE OF CITY FINANCE THAT
WOULD ADMINISTER THE TAX. SO,
THEY MIGHT NEED TO ADD STAFF,
FOR EXAMPLE, TO BUILD OUT SOME
OF THEIR SOFTWARE PLATFORMS IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ADMINISTER
THOSE TYPES OF EXAMPLES.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> DID THEY PRESENT ANY OTHER
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OTHER
THAN -- WE KNOW OF ANY
DEVELOPMENT PLANS, I GUESS
PERFORMANCE OR DATA OTHER THAN
THE 5% TAX REVENUE?
>> DO YOU MEAN IN TERMS OF --
FOR EXAMPLE, THE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING THE TAX WOULD GENERATE
?
>> AND WHAT IT IS BEING USED
FOR IN TERMS OF --
>> YEAH, THE PROPONENTS HAVE
ESTIMATED THAT IT COULD
GENERATE ABOUT $50 MILLION A
YEAR. THEY DO ON THEIR WEBSITE,
YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE ESTIMATED
REVENUE OVER A TEN-YEAR PERIOD
OF TIME. IT'S ABOUT 50 MILLION
A YEAR, GROWING SLOWLY OVER
THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
>> THEY HAVEN'T PRESENTED. --
FINANCIAL PLANS, DOCUMENTS OR
ANYTHING?
>> YOU KNOW, FOR ME, THAT'S
NOT THE LEVEL OF ANALYSIS I
WOULD DO FOR THIS INITIATIVE. I
CAN JUST SAY THEY HAVE
ESTIMATED ABOUT $50 MILLION.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TALKED WITH
THE FORECAST OFFICE. THEY SAID,
LOOKING AT THE METHODOLOGY THEY
USE, THAT IS GENERALLY
REASONABLE METHODOLOGY, BUT
CONSERVATIVE. BUT THIS IS ALSO
A VOLATILE REVENUE SOURCE THAT
ALSO HAS SOMETIMES HARD TO
PRESENT CONSEQUENCES ON THE
BEHAVIOR OF BUSINESS. IT IS
VERY DIFFICULT TO PROJECT THAT
KIND OF REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS KIND OF FUND SOURCE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SO, WHAT IS THE -- SO, CAN
YOU GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT
COUNCIL HAS DONE WITH
INITIATIVES, AND ALSO WHAT
COUNCIL HAS DONE WITH
ALTERNATIVES WHEN IT COMES TO
COMMITTEE OR FULL COUNCIL
ASSIGNMENT?
>> HAVING LOOKED AT SOME PAST
EXAMPLES, IT DOES SEEM THAT
GENERALLY, INITIATIVES GO
STRAIGHT TO FULL COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION. I THINK THAT IS
LARGELY DO JUST TO TIMING
CONSIDERATIONS. ONCE THE CITY
CLERK FILES, THE CLERK FILES
HAVE 45 DAYS TO ACT. AND SO
THAT, JUST BECAUSE OF TIMING
CONSIDERATIONS AND CALENDAR IN
THE PAST -- THEY HAVE GONE TO
FULL COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION,
AND VOTE.
>> AND WHAT ABOUT ALTERNATIVES?
THAT WAS THE SECOND PART OF MY
QUESTION.
>> IS YOUR QUESTION HAVE
ALTERNATIVES ALSO GONE TO FULL
COUNCIL?
>> DOES A FOLDING GO TO FULL
COUNCIL? DOES IT GET PARSED OUT
TO --
>> THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE EXAMPLE
I'M AWARE OF IS THE ONE ABOUT
RANKED CHOICE VOTING. I BELIEVE
THAT ONE WENT TO FULL COUNCIL
FOR CONSIDERATION. IT DID NOT
GO TO COMMITTEE.
>> RIGHT. I REMEMBER BEING
ANNOYED AT THAT . WE MADE A
DECISION ABOUT OUR SYSTEM OF
VOTING IN ONE.
>> TO BE CLEAR, I THINK IT
COULD GO TO COMMITTEE. THAT
JUST HASN'T BEEN HOW IT HAS
BEEN HANDLED IN THE PAST.
>> GOT IT. COUNCIL MILLER?
>> SO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT I AM PERSONALLY INTERESTED
IN COUNCIL EXPLORING AN
ALTERNATIVE THAT WOULD ENSURE
DOLLARS WERE SPENT ON LOWER
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. I KNOW THIS
IS 80 TO 120% AMI . UNDER THE
PDA CHARTER, THERE IS NO
REQUIREMENT THERE BE A SET
PERCENTAGE AT 80%. SO, IN FACT,
THE MODEL LOOKS AT HAVING MORE
THAN 120 IN ORDER TO SUBSIDIZE
THE SMALL NUMBER AT 80%. SO,
LOOKING AT AN ALTERNATIVE WHERE
MONEY WOULD BE SPENT ON LOWER
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS LIKE 50 TO
60% AMI, BASICALLY, WORK FOR
US, AND ALSO ENSURE THE
ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR
THESE DOLLARS HAS MORE
EXPERIENCE AND/OR
ACCOUNTABILITY. WHERE IT
BECOMES A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT
IS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT SORT OF
PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE COULD MEET
THE REQUIRED SAME SUBJECT
REQUIREMENT THAT IS OUTLINED IN
THE CITY CHARTER. SO, I AM
HESITANT TO SUPPORT A RUSH IN
THIS CASE. IF THERE IS NO
VIABLE ALTERNATIVE WE CAN PLACE
ON THE BALLOT -- BUT I ALSO
DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP THE
PROCESS. SO, I AM DELAYING THIS
FROM GENERAL TO A SPECIAL
BALLOT IF IT TURNS OUT THERE
ARE NO STRONG ALTERNATIVES
PLACED ON THE BALLOT. SO, WE
ARE A BIT IN A BIND ON THE SAME
SUBJECT PIECE, I THINK, JUST
WANTING TO BRING UP THE ISSUE
TO COLLEAGUES , BRING TO THEIR
ATTENTION --
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS. I HAVE SAID TO
CENTRAL STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES
THAT WE ARE DOING THINGS BY THE
BOOK. WE ARE NOT GOING TO RUSH,
DELAY OR ANYTHING. WE ARE VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT DOING THINGS
PROCEDURALLY CORRECT. SO, WE
WILL PLOT THE COURSE. SO, ARE
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR --
NOPE? THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH
FOR THE SUMMARY. I APPRECIATE
IT. OKAY. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH
WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR
TOMORROW. AND THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS FOR
SIGNATURES, SO WE WILL MOVE
RIGHT INTO THE PREVIEW OF
COUNCIL ACTIONS . TODAY'S
ROLLCALL BEGINS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PASSING OF
MAYOR ROYER AND HIS LASTING
LEGACY OF SERVICE , AND
INNOVATION IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. HE WILL BE SORELY
MISSED. ALSO, ON A LIGHTER
NOTE, SHOUT OUT. THANK YOU TO
OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FROM
TAIWAN, I HEARD. IS THERE A
SPECIFIC JURISDICTION OR CITY
IN TAIWAN THEY ARE FROM?
TAIPEI?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> OKAY, AWESOME. AWESOME.
WELCOME. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO
HAVE YOU. SO, WITH RESPECT TO
COMMITTEE UPDATES AND NEWS,
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE BACK TO THE
REGULAR BUSINESS, GOOD
OLD-FASHIONED NITTY-GRITTY
BUSINESS OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMUNITY. SO, NEXT WEEK, WE
WILL HAVE OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY MORNING.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA THERE. ONE OF THEM IS,
WE WILL DISCUSS AN ABILITY FOR
SDOT TO ACCEPT GRANTS AND
AWARDS, AND CUSTOM ROUTINE
TYPES OF ITEMS. BUT THE REALLY
IMPORTANT ONE AS WELL. AND
ALSO, FOR MY COMMENTS LAST
WEEK, WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS ,
TENTATIVELY FINALIZING SHORTLY
-- AT THE SDOT TRANSPORTATION
TASK FORCE AS WE KIND OF START
TO TEE OFF THE PROCESS AND
DISCUSS THE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY, WE JOIN THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. IF THAT PASSES,
WE WILL BE READY TO GO. SO
PREPARE ANY NUMBER OF
CONTINGENCY PLANS, YOU KNOW,
IMPROVING OUR OWN STATE OF
READINESS HERE AT THE COUNCIL
LEVEL. SO NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA
PUTS US IN A GREAT POSITION TO
DO EXACTLY THAT. SO, IN THE
COMMUNITY, REALLY EXCITED THIS
PAST SATURDAY , HELD A PRESSER
EVENT WITH THE MAYOR , THE KING
COUNTY METRO TO ANNOUNCE THE
LAUNCH OF METRO FLEX. AND
AGAIN, HONORED TO JOIN KING
COUNTY METRO, SDOT, THE MAYOR,
FOR EXTENDING A REALLY
IMPORTANT SERVICE FOR DELL
RIDGE, WHICH IS WHERE I LIVE,
AND SOUTH PARK, TWO
HISTORICALLY UNDER RESOURCED
NEIGHBORHOODS. -- HISTORICALLY,
NOT ANYMORE. BUT LOOK, YOU
KNOW, AS I MENTIONED AT THIS
EVENT, IT CONNECTS TWO
HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED
NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU KNOW, FOLKS
HELPING FOLKS GET FROM DELL
RIDGE TO SOUTH PARK AND VICE
VERSA. WE ALL BENEFIT WHEN
EVERYONE IS ABLE TO HAVE EASY
ACCESS TO TRANSIT , AND WE ARE
ABLE TO CONNECT EACH OTHER AND
OUR COMMUNITIES IN VARIOUS
WAYS. THIS IS AN EXCITING WAY
WE DID THAT. SO, SHOUT OUT TO
THE DUWAMISH WATERWAY PARK
WHERE WE HELD THIS COOL PRESSER
IN SOUTH PARK HERE SHOUT OUT TO
CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK, AND YOUTH
LEADER FROM CULTIVATE, RUBY
MONTES, DE OKA. I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THE NEW SERVICE. WHAT IS
GREAT ABOUT IT? YOUTH RIDE, IT
IS ON AN ON-DEMAND UBER OR LYFT
THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO LIKE --
THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE FROM
VULNERABLE GROUPS AND
COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS ONE TO
TRANSIT. -- DURING, DURING, YOU
KNOW, VARIOUS HOURS. DER
THIS PROGRAM, YOUTH RIDE FREE
TO GET TO LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
SPECIFIC AREA. THERE IS
BOUNDARY, GEOGRAPHIC
LIMITATIONS AS WELL. BUT IT IS
ALL ON-DEMAND. THAT'S WHY YOU
USE IT ON THE PHONE. AND FREE
TRAINING WILL BE OFFERED IN
VARIOUS LANGUAGE PROVIDED BY
METRO . WE ARE DOING A GREAT
JOB WITH THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. AND
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A
SPECIFIC TRANSIT INVESTMENT AND
PROGRAM THAT WAS ONLY MADE
POSSIBLE IN THIS CASE THANKS TO
THE GENEROSITY AND GOODWILL OF
SEATTLE VOTERS IN 2020 WHO
PASSED THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
MEASURE WHICH WAS APPROVED BY
VOTERS AGAIN BACK IN 2020. AND
SO, THIS IS A COOL, INNOVATIVE
PROGRAM THAT WAS LAUNCHED
SPECIFICALLY AND MADE PURSUANT
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF
SEATTLE VOTERS. SO, EXCITING
NEW SYSTEM AND SERVICE, AND
EVERYONE CHECK IT OUT. ON
FRIDAY IN PIONEER SQUARE, MY
DISTRICT, WE LEARNED, SADLY,
30-YEAR-OLD WAS ATTENDING ONE
OF THE EXCITING ARTS EVENTS IN
TANDEM WITH THE BIG SEATTLE ART
FAIR THAT WE KNOW IS GOING ON,
AND APPEARS, UNFORTUNATELY,
THERE WAS A DISPUTE BETWEEN
PARTYGOERS, AND A VERY TRAGIC
SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. SOMEONE
TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR LIFE . IN
ANOTHER INCIDENT OF GUN
VIOLENCE. SO, MY CONDOLENCES TO
THE VICTIMS FAMILY . I GUESS I
AM HEARTENED TO LEARN THAT THE
ALLEGEDLY PERPETRATOR, ALLEGED
SHOOTER IN THIS CASE, DID THE
RIGHT THING AND TURNED
THEMSELVES IN. BUT, YOU KNOW,
NET -- YET ANOTHER TRAGIC
EXAMPLE OF GUN VIOLENCE REARING
ITS UGLY HEAD. THAT HAPPENED ON
PIONEER SQUARE ON FRIDAY NIGHT,
SATURDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, ON
FRIDAY, EXCITED TO REPORT THAT
OUR OFFICE HELPED TO ELEVATE A
VERY URGENT COMPLAINT FROM
PIONEER SQUARE SMALL BUSINESSES
THAT, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THEY
LEARNED THAT WATER WOULD BE
SHUT OFF FOR A WATER LEAK BY
SPU DURING THE DAY YESTERDAY.
BUT THANKS TO OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES IN PIONEER SQUARE
ELEVATING THIS CONCERN TO ME
AND MY OFFICE, AND THE HARD
WORK OF LAYLA AND OTHERS IN MY
OFFICE, THOSE AT SPU WERE ABLE
TO RESOLVE AND POSTPONE THIS
WORK UNTIL A MORE APPROPRIATE,
SUITABLE, ACCEPTABLE TIME FOR
THE SMALL BUSINESSES. -- AND
THE RESIDENTS OF PIONEER
SQUARE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES
INVOLVED, LAYLA, AND EVERYONE
IN MY OFFICE. FINALLY, I WILL
NOTE I MENTIONED SOME INTERNAL
COMMITTEE RELATED AGENDA TOPICS
AND ITEMS. I WILL NOTE LAST
WEEK , MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND I, WE
BOTH SIT ON THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL EXECUTIVE
BOARD, WE ALSO SIT ON THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD.
BUT AT OUR EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING, I'M SORRY -- I AM
STEALING YOUR THUNDER, I GUESS.
THIS WEEK, I'M GOING BEFORE
YOU. , R THUNDER, SO DURING
THAT EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING ,
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD TOOK ACTION
AND AUTHORIZED A SPECIFICALLY
APPROVED -- OVER 700 MILLION,
OVER $700 MILLION IN FEDERAL
AND SAVE FUNDS TO FUND
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ACROSS
THE FOUR COUNTY AREA THAT
COMPRISES THE REGIONAL COUNCIL,
KING, SNOHOMISH, KITTS APP, SO
I AM EXCITED TO SUPPORT THAT,
AND SDOT, AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, WHETHER THROUGH SDOT,
OR THE PORT OF SEATTLE TRANSIT
GOT SOME FUNDS FOR THAT.
SEATTLE WINS, AND EVERYONE
WINS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE AND
WHAT WE AUTHORIZE. SO, THAT IS
ALL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I
WELCOME ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS
FROM YOU ALL, COLLEAGUES. AND
IF NOT, WE WILL PASS IT ON TO
OUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I SEE THERE IS A
QUESTION.
>> IT'S NOT A QUESTION. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING IN
AND HELPING OUT OVER THE
WEEKEND WITH THE ISSUE WITH THE
SMALL BUSINESSES. I MEAN, SOME
PEOPLE THINK THAT ALL WE DO IS,
YOU KNOW, WE DO PASS LAWS. A
BIG PART OF OUR JOB IS
CONSTITUENT SERVICES. QUITE
OFTEN, ALBUMS ARISE OVER THE
WEEKEND. SO, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING AVAILABLE,
STEPPING UP, AND MITIGATING
WHATEVER DAMAGE COULD'VE
HAPPENED. SO, THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. WONDERFUL UPDATE.
>> SORRY, THE OTHER SIDE OF ME.
>> I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE MANY
FRIENDS IN WEST SEATTLE. ONE OF
THEM WATCHES YOU RIDE THE BUS
ON A REGULAR BASIS, HASN'T
SAID ANYTHING, BUT APPRECIATES
THE FACT THAT YOU WALK YOUR
TALK. IN DISTRICT VI, I HELPED
OUT WITH A CITY LIGHT ISSUE IN
A PLANNED OUTAGE AREA THAT HAS
EXPERIENCED, I THINK THIS IS
THE THIRD OUTAGE IN THE LAST
YEAR AND A HALF SAYS THERE IS
SOMETHING MORE TO THE STORY. I
WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH CITY
LIGHT ABOUT THAT. BUT I AM
CHAIRING THE BUDGET COMMITTEE,
SO BACK TO THE BUDGET. WE HAD
OUR FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
MEETING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO
WHERE WE DID THE PRE-BRIEFING
TO THE ITEMS WE WILL VOTE ON
NEXT WEEK. -- NEXT WEEK YES. IF
FIVE OF US COULD TAKE THREE
HOURS OF COMMITTEE TIME, INC.
ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF NINE
OF US WERE AT THE COMMITTEE.
SO, WE ALREADY TOOK THE RECORD
FOR LONGEST COMMITTEE. SO,
THAT'S MY WAY OF SAYING PLEASE
TAKE THE PREBRIEFING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF WITH THE CEO IF
ANYONE IS NOT RESPONDING TO
YOUR INQUIRIES, PLEASE LET ME
KNOW. I ABSOLUTELY WANT YOU TO
HAVE THE SPACE AND TIME TO SAY
THE THINGS ON THE RECORD IN
COMMITTEE THAT YOU NEED TO SAY
AT COMMITTEE. AND IF WE ALL
SPEAK FOR A VERY LONG TIME, WE
WILL BE THERE FOR A VERY LONG
TIME. THAT SAID, I AM STILL
ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO RESERVE
THE HOUR AFTER THE SCHEDULED
COMMITTEE, THAT'S FROM 11:30
UNTIL 12:30. PLEASE RESERVE
THAT TIME FOR COMMITTEE
OVERRUN. -- SHOULD IT HAPPEN
AGAIN. BECAUSE WE DO WANT AS
MUCH TIME TO BE ABLE TO TALK
ABOUT THE ISSUES. I DON'T WANT
TO CUT ANYONE OFF HERE I DON'T
WANT TO CUT ANYONE SHORT. I
JUST KNOW THAT TIME IS THE MOST
VALUABLE COMMODITY THAT ANY OF
US HAVE IN OUR LIVES. AND SO,
JUST AS A WAY OF OVERVIEW, WE
WILL HAVE A BRIEFING THAT WE
HAVE NOT RECEIVED BEFORE YOU
STARTED OFF, WHICH IS THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST, DIRECTORY ON DURESS
WILL PROVIDE US THE ECONOMIC
REVENUE FORECAST WHICH COMES
OUT NEXT MONDAY. SO, I DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS TODAY. SO,
WE WILL BE HAVING OUR ECONOMIC
FORECAST MEETING ON MONDAY. --
IN SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, WE WILL
HAVE A SHORTENED, MORE
CONDENSED VERSION. THERE'S
USUALLY 12 SLIDES THAT GO TO
THIS PRESENTATION. I WILL BE
ASKING FOR ABOUT THREE SLIDES.
AGAIN, IF YOU LIKE TO DIG INTO
THE FACT THAT THE INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME SECTORS ARE WHAT IS IT
BOOTING OUR ECONOMY, PLEASE
MEET WITH US AT HEAD OF THE
COMMITTEE. SO, WE WILL FIRST
HAVE THAT BRIEFING FROM THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND REVENUE
FORECAST. WE WILL THEN HAVE
VOTES ON THREE BILLS. ONE IS
THE ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE IN
JUSTMAN ORDINANCE THAT TIES
INTO THE CONTRACTS WE HAVE
PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE
SECOND IS THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET ORDINANCE.
I CALL THIS A MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENT WILL PACKAGE BECAUSE
ALL BUDGETS REQUIRE MULTIPLE
PIECES OF ORDINANCES . COUNCIL
BILL 120812 IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET ORDINANCE. -- MOST
LIKELY WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO
AMEND. WE THEN HAVE THE LAST
BILL, COUNCIL BILL 120813 WHICH
IS A MIDYEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE. WE DID HAVE A WELL
ANNOUNCED DEADLINE FOR
AMENDMENTS BY LAST THURSDAY AT
NOON. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE
ARE AMENDMENTS. HOWEVER, I
DON'T THINK FOLKS RELEASED
CONFIDENTIALITY, SO I DON'T
KNOW THE CONTACT -- CONTENT OF
THE AMENDMENTS WITH SAVE FOR
ONE, THERE OFFICE CAME TO MY
OFFICE, THANK YOU, WHICH IS
WHAT I WILL SAY. AND IF YOU DO
HAVE AMENDMENTS, PLEASE RELEASE
CONFIDENTIALITY JUST SO WE CAN
START PLANNING FOR THEM. AND
THEN, THE LAST ITEM WE WILL
HAVE IS A BRIEFING BY CENTRAL
STAFF DIRECTOR PENN NOBLE , WHO
WILL LAY OUT THE PROCESS. WHERE
DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHAT IS THE
PROCESS GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND
NOVEMBER? WE DID CHANGE THE
COUNCIL BUDGET CALENDAR THIS
YEAR . SO, IN THE PAST, WE HAVE
HAD TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET THE
WEEK OF THANKSGIVING WHICH
MEANS WE COME IN MONDAY AND
TUESDAY, THE WEEK OF
THANKSGIVING FOR FOLKS WHO
CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING IN
ANOTHER STATE, THIS MEANS YOU
CANNOT GO OUT OF STATE. WE HAVE
MOVED THAT ONE WEEK. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO VISIT YOUR FAMILY
OUT OF STATE, YOU HAVE THE
ABILITY TO. HOWEVER, IF
ANYTHING GOES WRONG IN THE
BUDGET CALENDAR THIS YEAR, WE
WILL BE USING THE MONDAY AND
TUESDAY OF THANKSGIVING WEEK.
SO, THAT IS A HIGH-LEVEL
UPDATE. I WILL SAY THAT IF WE
GET TO A POINT WHERE WE ARE
RUNNING THIS COMMITTEE VERY
LONG, I WILL ASK BEN TO JUST
MEET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY SO
THAT WE CAN SAVE OUR COMMUNAL
TIME TOGETHER. THAT IS THE
BUDGET UPDATE. -- IN DISTRICT
SIX. I VISITED THE RETIREMENT
COMMUNITY IN GREEN LAKE THIS
MORNING, ANSWERED SOME GOOD
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. MY
GRANDMA'S TWIN SISTER USED TO
LIVE THERE. THE RESIDENCE
REMEMBER HER, WHICH WAS A
MOMENT OF GREAT JOY FOR ME. I
HOST OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK
LIKE I DO EVERY WEEK. NOTHING
IS DIFFERENT THERE. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR HOLDING
THE MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MAYOR
CHARLIE ROYER, THE
LONGEST-SERVING MAYOR IN THE
CITY'S HISTORY. THAT,
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS? SEE
NONE, I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU. SO, LAST WEEK, I
INCLUDED A MEETING TO DISCUSS
THE GROWING FLEET OF BIKES AND
SCOOTERS IN SEATTLE. WE HAVE
SEEN A BRIEFING ON THE CITY
CAMPUS INITIATIVE WHICH WILL [
INAUDIBLE ] THIS YEAR. I ALSO
MET WITH COUNSELING REFERRAL
SERVICES TO DISCUSS WAYS TO
SUPPORT THE GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE PROGRAM. I ALSO TOURED
THE DRYDOCK COMPANY AND LEARNED
ABOUT OUR CITIES MARITIME
LEGACY, AND THE CHALLENGES THE
INDUSTRY IS FACING A POSITIVE
AUDIBILITY. WE ALSO TOURED AURA
COMMENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THEIR EXPANSION AND THEIR WORK
SERVING THE HEALTH AND MEDICAL
NEEDS OF HOMELESS -- ARE
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS, AND ALSO
WITH OUR SEX TRADE WORKERS
ALONG NORTH AURORA AVENUE. I
JOINED A CENTRAL DISTRICT
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETING. I ALSO ATTENDED THE
SEATTLE ARTS FAIR THERE. I WENT
TO P'S DISDAIN ION AS WELL AS
JAM FEST EMMA TORRES LAKE
PARADE, AND HAD A LOT OF FUN
ATTENDING THE [ SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH ] RIBBON-CUTTING.
IT IS ALONG KING STREET NEAR
ADJACENT TO THE SAIGON
STREETCAR STOP HERE [ SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH ] IS THE NAME OF
THE YELLOW FLOWER THAT BLOOMS
IN THE SPRING, IT SYMBOLIZES
REBIRTH AND A SENSE OF RENEWAL.
AND IF YOU REMEMBER, THE PARK
IS CLOSE TO 12 AND JACKSON. AND
SO , VERY EXCITED TO SEE
REACTIVATION HAPPENING IN THE
SAIGON NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, FOR
COMMITTEE THIS FRIDAY, WE HAVE
ONE MAYORAL APPOINTEE FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL [ INAUDIBLE ]
REVIEW DISTRICT BOARD. WE WILL
HEAR FROM SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON
THEIR INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
AND STRATEGIC PLAN FOR
DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE VOTE,
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PLEASE
LET ME KNOW IF YOU WILL BE
UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS FRIDAY'S
MEETING AS WELL AS NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING. IT WILL BE
ON AUGUST 16th. SO, IF YOU'RE
OUT OF TOWN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW
SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO ENSURE
QUORUM. AND IF THERE ARE NO
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I WILL
PASS THIS TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> NO QUESTIONS. AWESOME. I
WANTED TO PAUSE THERE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES, REALLY
HAPPY TO BE HERE ON A BEAUTIFUL
MONDAY WITH LIQUID SUNSHINE. I
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE RAIN.
THE PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY
MEETING WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 8th. LAST MEETING, WE
HAD PRESENTATIONS FROM SPU
WHERE THEY TALKED ABOUT GRADES.
I REACHED OUT TO CENTRAL STAFF
WHO WILL BE PROVIDING A MEMO TO
COLLEAGUES JUST TO TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY,
AND HOW WE GOT HERE, AND WHERE
WE ARE, MOVING FORWARD. I'M
FINKEL TO CENTRAL STAFF.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT
SOME OF THE BILLS THAT ARE
COMING TO COMMITTEE, TO OUR
FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW ,
REGARDING 120810 WHICH IS
MODIFYING THE CONSENT DECREE
FROM 2013 FROM SPU, AND ALSO A
RESOLUTION FOR 32140 WHICH ARE
THE PARKS, THE SEATTLE PARKS
DEPARTMENT WILL SUBMIT TO
WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION
OFFICE. WE HAD A CHANCE TO
REVIEW SOME OF THOSE IN
COMMITTEE, AND SAW SOME OF THE
PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE
DOCKET, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS ARE
BEING MADE IN OUR CITY FROM
PARKS, AND THEY ALSO NOTE ALSO
, SOME OF OUR VALUES WE WANT TO
CONTINUE TO SEE MOVING FORWARD
WITH, YOU KNOW, PARODIED WITH
OUR SOFTBALL FIELD AND OTHER
THINGS IN OUR CITIES SO THEY
KNOW THAT AS WELL. SO, IT'S
NOT JUST THE PROJECTS THAT ARE
PUSHING FORWARD WITH -- AS OUR
CAPITAL PROJECTS. THEY ALSO
HAVE, YOU KNOW, THERE I ON
OTHER STUFF WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THEY ARE PUSHING FORWARD.
REGIONALLY, KING COUNTY FLOOD
DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IT
IS MY FIRST MEETING THIS WEEK ,
SO, REALLY EXCITED TO SIT IN ON
THAT AND HEAR ABOUT OUR FLOOD
DISTRICT ADVISORY AND SOME OF
THE OTHER CHALLENGES WE ARE
FACING, SO I WILL BE ON THAT
THIS WEEK. AND LAST BUT NOT
LEAST, I WILL GIVE A LIST OF
EVERYTHING I DID LAST WEEK, BUT
WE WANT TO GIVE SPACE TO --
THERE WAS A WOMAN WHO WAS
TRAGICALLY KILLED ON CAPITOL
HILL ON JULY 4th. IT WAS A
TRANS BLACK WOMAN. HER NAME WAS
KENJI ASPER JOHN, AND ONE OF
THE -- ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN I
ASK PEOPLE WHY THEY MOVED TO
SEATTLE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE MOVED TO SEATTLE
FOR SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY.
THOSE TWO THINGS, A LOT OF
PEOPLE COME FROM THE SOUTH
BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE SEATTLE
WILL BE SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY.
SO I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT
AND SAY HER NAME, BECAUSE A LOT
OF TIMES WHEN WE LOSE BLACK
TRANS LIVES, THEY GO UNNOTICED
AND NOT REPORTED BJORK I JUST
WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT
VOICE AND SAY HER NAME. SO,
ANYWAYS, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I
WILL PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, I APPRECIATE
THAT. FOR THIS WEEK , COMING
UP, WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY AT 1400 HERE AND I
HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT I AM
MORE THAN HAPPY TO TURN EVERY
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY IN A
SELECT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY
MUSCLE EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO
ATTEND. I KNOW THAT SOME CAN'T.
BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO. AND THE
TOPIC THIS WEEK WILL BE SCORE,
THE INNER AGREEMENT RELATED TO
THE SCORE JAIL OR THE SOUTH
CORRECTIONAL ENTITY. AND AGAIN,
THAT WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY AT
2:00. REGARDING COMMUNITY THIS
WEEK, FOR ME, TONIGHT, I HAVE
DOWNTOWN GREENWAYS SET TO
DISCUSS ISSUES OF CONCERN
THERE, ISSUES AND INTERESTS,
AND IMPORTANTLY, I WILL BE AT
TROOP 72 IN QUEEN AND HERE WE
HAVE THREE NEW EAGLE SCOUTS
COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY
TONIGHT AT TROOP 72 CEREMONY.
AND I WILL BRAG ON MY OWN STUFF
REALLY QUICK, BECAUSE THEY ARE
CRINGING RIGHT NOW. I HAVE TWO
DIFFERENT EAGLE SCOUTS ON MY
STAFF. SO, I AM REALLY PROUD OF
THAT.
>> WOW!
>> I DO. THEY ARE EMBARRASSED
RIGHT NOW. AND SO -- AND, FOR
TOMORROW, I HAVE A SHIP CANAL
TOUR , THINGS OF INTEREST FOR
OUR COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC
UTILITY SIDE. AND MIDWEEK, I
HAVE A COUPLE AI BRIEFINGS
WHICH WILL BE INTERESTING.
THURSDAY, I'M DOING IN
DISTRICT HOURS AT KAY XP'S
GATHERING SPACE, AS ONE DOES
WHEN YOU ARE AN AND THE FIRE
YOURSELF. SO, REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT OPPORTUNITY AT
KAY XP WHICH I LOVE,
PARTICULARLY THE MORNING SHOW
WITH JOHN RICHARDS IN CASE
ANYONE IS WONDERING. AND THEN,
FRIDAY, DUWAMISH LONGHOUSE
CULTURAL CENTER. I SHOULD ALSO
NOTE A FREMONT WALK, I HAVE NOT
HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO MY
COLLEAGUE ACROSS THE WATER IN
DISTRICT VI, BUT A KIND OF
RELATES TO THE BORDER AREA,
THEY ARE, AND THE [ INAUDIBLE ]
IN THAT AREA. AND I SHOULD ALSO
NOTE THIS WEEK COMING UP, IT IS
-- I WAS GOING TO LEAVE THIS TO
HIM, BUT I WILL HIT IT RIGHT
NOW, FLEET WEEK. WE HAVE A
PARADE OF SHIPS TOMORROW. AND
JUST APPEAR 46, SHIP TOURS WILL
BE, I BELIEVE, FRIDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. YOU CAN SIGN UP. YOU
KNOW, FIND US ALL ONLINE, BY
THE WAY. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
GO UPON EITHER A COAST GUARD
CUTTER OR ONE OF THE NAVAL
VESSELS, I BELIEVE IS OUR
DESTROYER -- AND IT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
EVERYTHING IS FOUND ONLINE
UNDER SEAFARER 75. I REALLY,
YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGE THAT. AND
OF COURSE, WITH THE FAIR, TO
KEEP MY NEW THING GOING, SORRY,
WE HAVE THE BLUE ANGELS SHOWING
UP. THEY WILL HAVE A PRACTICE
RUN ON THURSDAY, THEN THEY WILL
BE FLYING THIS WEEKEND. AND IF
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE CHAT,
NAVY CHAT, PULLING GEES AND
BEING UPSIDE DOWN, YOU HAVEN'T
LIVED LIFE YET. SO, A LITTLE
SHOUT OUT. AND A CATAPULT TRAP
ON A CARRIER, TOO, THAT IS A
TRAP, THAT'S ANOTHER THING YOU
WANT TO DO IN ADDITION FLYING
UPSIDE DOWN AND IN PULLING
GEES, BUT THAT IS ASIDE -- LAST
WEEK, MY COLLEAGUE, HERE,
RIGHTLY STOLE MY THUNDER
REGARDING THE PSR C EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEETING. I THINK IT IS A
GREAT MEETING, GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REPRESENT
IN PERSON, THIS PAST WEEK. LAST
WEEK, IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY
EVENTS, I REALLY WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT A NUMBER OF THINGS.
ONE IS THE REOPENING OF HARBOR
STEPS, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, A
GREAT CEREMONY TO DO THAT. AND
I ALSO WANT TO DO THE TIE INTO
THE SAM. THE SAM IS PART OF
THAT IN ADDITION TO RECOGNIZING
THE TEAM FROM HARBOR STEPS HE
DID SUCH GREAT WORK, BUT ALSO
SAM. THAT'S A DIRECT TIE-IN
WITH HARBOR STEPS. THAT IS ALSO
A GREAT CHANCE ONCE AGAIN SAY,
HEY, WE NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR
OUR ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY
TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE STRONG
IN OUR CITY, BECAUSE THEY, IN
TURN, HELP OTHER BUSINESSES AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS THRIVE. ALSO,
LAST WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, I MET
WITH THE DSA TEAM LEADERSHIP.
THE MID-AMBASSADORS, THE ENTIRE
TEAM IS UNTESTED. SHOUT OUT TO
THEM AND THE DSA OVERALL FOR
WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THEY ARE
MAKING THINGS HAPPEN ON OUR
STREETS, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE THEIR WORK IN TERMS
OF THE LITTER PICKUPS,
CLEANUPS, BUT ALSO THE
AMBASSADOR WORK. THEY DO A LOT
OF WORK IN TERMS OF ENGAGING
WITH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE A
LOST LOOK ON THEIR FACE, BUT
ACROSS THE BOARD, THEY ARE
DOING FANTASTIC. ALSO, I DID A
DOWNTOWN STREET MINISTRY WALK
WHICH HAPPENED TO BE IN
BELLTOWN WHICH IS AN AREA OF
CONCERN FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE THAT WE ARE WORKING
IN DISTRICT AND ALSO IN THE
COMMITTEE. THAT WAS FANTASTIC.
AND SPEAKING OF COMMUNITY, I
ALSO, ON FRIDAY, MET WITH QUEEN
ANNE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
REGARDING THEIR WORK REGARDING
SENIOR GATHERING -- YOU KNOW?
ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTED WAS
WITH THE PANDEMIC, YOU KNOW, A
LOT OF THESE COMMUNITY KIND OF
EVENTS WENT SIDEWAYS. THEY ARE
TRYING TO FIND THEIR FOOTING
RIGHT NOW, TRYING TO GET BACK
AND MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT
THEY ARE DOING IN SUPPORT OF
THE SENIOR COMMUNITY. AND THAT
LEADS TO MY LAST ITEM. SPEAKING
OF COMMUNITY, IF YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN TO THE INTERBAY PEA PATCH,
YOU NEED TO DO SO. SATURDAY,
THEY HELD A CELEBRATION FOR THE
50th ANNIVERSARY, AND SPEAK
ABOUT COMMUNITY, THERE'S A
GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME
TOGETHER. THEY SUPPORT, YOU
KNOW, BOTH THE BALLOT FOOD BANK
AND ALSO MARY'S PLACE. SO, A
SHOUT OUT TO THE INTERBAY PEA
PATCH COMMUNITY FOR
REPRESENTING. AND THAT IS IT.
AGAIN, FLEET WEEK THIS WEEK.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YES . COUNSELOR MEMBER, JUST
AS YOU ARE VEERING INTO
DISTRICT VI, I WILL VEER INTO
DISTRICT 7 A LITTLE BIT. [
INAUDIBLE ] PEA PATCH ANNUAL
CELEBRATION IS THIS COMING
SATURDAY. I WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT KAY XP BRIEFLY. WHILE I
HAVE NEVER BEEN A CAT STUCK IN
A CAT TRAP WERE PULLED FIVE
GEES UPSIDE DOWN --
>> ONLY 3.5 FOR ME --
>> 3.5, FAIR ENOUGH. I HAVE
ENJOYED KAY XP THROUGHOUT MY
ENTIRE LIFE. ON FRIDAY, KEVIN
COLES LAST DRIVE TIME AIRED .
>> YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> IT'S A REMIX, NOT A
RETIREMENT. I CAN TELL YOU ONE
TIME I WAS OUT AT LINCOLN PARK
, WALKING TO SEE THE TROLL
STATUE THAT IS OUT THERE. I SAW
KEVIN COLE RUN BY. I STOPPED
EVERYONE IN OUR GROUP AND SAID,
LOOK AT KEVIN COLE. -- IN A
COOL, AMAZING THINGS HE HAS
DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, I WANT
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE
HIM AS HE HAS BROUGHT SO MUCH
KNOWLEDGE, INSPIRATION AND
COMMUNITY BUILDING TO OUR CITY
THROUGH MUSIC. SO, KEVIN, IF
YOU ARE LISTENING, WE LOVE YOU.
>> 110%. AND I DO HAVE AN
AFFINITY FOR THE MORNING SHOW,
BUT THE DRIVETIME SHOW IS
FANTASTIC. I CAUGHT IT. HE HAS
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MIX OF MUSIC,
TO. AND OF COURSE, I ALWAYS
STOP AND LISTEN WHEN HE TALKS
ABOUT HIS TIME IN MINNEAPOLIS
AND HIS SOCIAL IMPRINTS. YES. A
TREASURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR
CITY. NOW, OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> GOSH, OKAY. I DON'T REALLY
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO ALL OF
THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> SO, TRANSITIONING, HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL BE AUGUST 14th. WE
ARE STILL WORKING ON THE
AGENDA. SO, HOPEFULLY, NEXT
COUNCIL BRIEFING I WILL BE ABLE
TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA WHAT
WILL BE COMING FORTH FOR
REGIONAL COMMITTEES LAST WEEK.
I ATTENDED THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
CONVENING EVENT WHICH HAD THE
MAYOR, DEL CONSTANTINE, AND
MAYORS FROM A NUMBER OF
SUBURBAN CITIES, AND OTHER
PEOPLE FROM ANOTHER CHAMBER,
AND THE PALMER GROUP, SO,
PHILANTHROPY, BASICALLY TALK
ABOUT WHAT IS THE VISION FOR
GOING FORWARD WITH [ INAUDIBLE
] AND JUST A REGIONAL APPROACH.
IT WAS A GOOD, GOOD MEETING. I
GOT THERE AT THE END BECAUSE I
WAS AT THE VERY INFORMATIVE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MEETING, THANK YOU, CHAIR
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORE.
>> THAT WAS AN INTERESTING
COMMITTEE MEETING. YOU KNOW,
EVERYBODY SEEMS RELATIVELY --
THERE WERE NO FIRM COMMITMENTS
MADE. LET'S JUST SAY THAT. BUT
PEOPLE WERE, I THINK, LEFT
FEELING POSITIVE ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER. THIS
WEEK, I WILL ALSO BE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER WOO ATTENDING THE
POLICY COMMITTEE. WE WILL
DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL THE
FUTURE FOR THE KING COUNTY
CIVIC CENTER. AND THAT IS GOING
TO -- IF IT GOES FORWARD,
PROFOUNDLY CHANGE OUR DOWNTOWN
AND SOTO AREA. SO, I WOULD
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
LOOK AT WHAT THEY ARE
PROPOSING. IT IS PRETTY
INTERESTING. AND THERE IS LOTS
OF POSSIBILITIES THERE. IN
DISTRICT, I WILL HAVE DISTRICT
HOURS THIS SATURDAY. AND --
WHICH, PERFECTLY DOVETAILS WITH
THE FACT WE HAVE LAKE CITY DAYS
AS PART OF OUR SEAFARER EVENT
WHICH IS REALLY A WONDERFUL
EVENT, LOTS OF GREAT FOOD AND
AMAZING DRILL BENDS IN OUR
PARADE. SO, I WOULD HIGHLY
RECOMMEND PEOPLE COMING TO LAKE
CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
FESTIVITIES. AND IF THERE ARE
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO. AND THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR
TAKING A MINUTE TO REMEMBER
MAYOR ROYER, OR CHARLIE, AS HE
WAS KNOWN TO MANY OF US.
BECAUSE THAT IS JUST WHO HE
WAS. AND I WILL SAY,
PERSONALLY, VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED HIS MENTORSHIP AND
FRIENDSHIP OVER THE YEARS. SO,
THIS IS A BIG LOSS FOR THE CITY
AND ME, PERSONALLY. SO, THANK
YOU FOR TAKING THAT MINUTE. I
AM SO GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO
HIGHLIGHT HIM, TODAY. SO, THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS
LAST WEEK , I HAD SOME
CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH CHIEF
WERE ARE AS WELL AS CAPTAIN A
GUARD, AS WELL AS
SUPERINTENDENT APD AS TO
ADDRESS SOME ONGOING ISSUES WE
ARE HAVING AT MAGNUSON PARK
RELATED TO AFTER-HOURS PARTYING
AND NOISE, AS WELL AS CRIME.
SPD AND PARKS HAVE BEEN VERY
RESPONSIVE, AND ARE WORKING
ACTIVELY TO FIND A SOLUTION. I
AM CONTINUING IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH BOTH SPD AND PARKS TO
FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION, THERE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY
LEARNING AND EDUCATION HAS
RECEIVED THEIR INITIAL REPORT
FROM THE CONSULTANT REGARDING
OUTCOMES AND DATA ON THE
CURRENT FAMILY IS, EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY K-12
INVESTMENTS. A DEAL WILL BE
PRESENTING THESE TO THE
LIBRARY'S EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE WHICH I
CHAIR ON AUGUST 8th. AS THE
CITY CONSIDERS POSSIBLE RENEWAL
OF THE LEVY NEXT YEAR, THE DATA
WILL BE IMPORTANT IN INFORMING
HOW THE CITY MOVES FORWARD. I
INVITE YOU ALL TO PARTICIPATE
AND COME TO THE MEETING IF YOU
ARE ABLE AND INTERESTED. I AM
NOT SURE IF ANY OF YOU WERE AT
THE PARTY ON THE PIER ON
FRIDAY. IT IS A GORGEOUS NIGHT.
AS PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
WATERFRONT . IT IS LOOKING
TERRIFIC . IT IS SUCH AN ASSET
TO OUR DOWNTOWN AREA WITH ITS
NEW CONNECTION TO PIKE PLACE
MARKET. AND I AM JUST SO SUPER
EXCITED THAT THAT IS COMING
ALONG MARVELOUSLY , AND SOON
WILL BE COMPLETED. WITH THE
AQUARIUM THERE AND ITS
ATTACHMENT, LIKE I SAID, TO
PIKE PLACE MARKET, IT REALLY IS
A STUNNING ADDITION TO, YOU
KNOW, THE RENEWAL OF OUR
WATERFRONT TO THE CITY. THIS
WEEK, I MET THIS MORNING WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LGBTQ
IA COMMUNITY COMMISSION,
RATHER, WHO TALKED TO ME ABOUT
HOUSING POLICIES AND OTHER
ISSUES IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY.
THE COMMISSIONS IN GENERAL ARE
AN IMPORTANT ASSET TO THE CITY
AS THEY ADVISE US ON THE NEEDS
OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. I
REALLY APPRECIATED THE TIME
WITH THE COMMISSION THIS
MORNING. IT WAS VERY
INFORMATIVE, AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS.
TOMORROW, I AM MEETING WITH
SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE
BEEN AWARDED EDI RANTS TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS. I
WILL HEAR FROM FIVE
ORGANIZATIONS, ALL WHO HAVE
DIFFERENT PROJECTS FROM EACH
OTHER, AND WHO OPERATE ACROSS
THE CITY, SOMETIMES SHARING
THAT THEIR AWARDEES -- THE
AWARDEES USED TO CONVENE
TOGETHER ON A REGULAR BASIS.
HAS NOT HAPPENED IN A WHILE, SO
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
PARTICULAR SUBSET , SMALL
CONVENING. I BELIEVE THERE IS
SUCH BENEFIT FROM ORGANIZATIONS
COMING TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR
EXPERIENCES AND POSSIBLY
LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER ON HOW
TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS THEIR
PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD. FOR MY
PART, I WANT TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW THEY FEEL THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY CAN
BEST SUPPORT THE PROJECTS THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN AWARDED, SO I
AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND
ALSO MEETING THIS WEEK WITH
SUPERINTENDENT BRENT JONES. I
HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY YET
TO MEET WITH HIM SINCE I TOOK
OFFICE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
LEARNING MORE FROM THE
SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT WHAT
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PLANS
ARE TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE
WHILE THEY COME BACK TO
CAMPUSES IN THE FALL.
CERTAINLY, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS SHARED
BETWEEN THE CITY, THE STATE AND
SCHOOLS. IT IS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING, WHICH HAS A
SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, I
WANTED TO HEAR MORE FROM
SUPERINTENDENT JONES DIRECTLY
ABOUT HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE, SO, MORE
TO COME ON THAT CONVERSATION. I
AM SCHEDULED THIS WEEK ALSO TO
TAKE A RIDE ALONG WITH THE CARE
TEAM AND CHIEF AMY SMITH. WE
ARE GOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
HOW THEY OPERATE ON THE GROUND,
AND WHAT KINDS OF CALLS THEY
RESPOND TO. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING FIRSTHAND HOW
THE TEAM OPERATES FROM DISPATCH
TO PROVIDING SERVICES. I AM
ALSO ATTENDING AN OPEN HOUSE AT
THE U DISTRICT FOOD BANK,
THOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THAT
PARTICULAR FOOD BANK, I AM
PROUD TO SEE MY DAUGHTER HAS
VOLUNTEERED THERE. THEY DO A
GREAT JOB WITH VOLUNTEERS AND
IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR STUDENTS
TO FULFILL THEIR SERVICE HOURS.
I AM PARTICULARLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO VISITING AND
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEIR
OPERATIONS, WHAT THEY SEE AND
HEAR FROM CLIENTS AND HOW WE
CAN BEST SUPPORT THEM. AND I
WILL SAY THAT PARTICULARLY I
WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH THEM ABOUT -- I KNOW THEY
PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT TO THE
FAMILIES LIVING AT MAGNUSON
PARK WHERE I HAVE SAID IN THE
PAST THERE IS A FOOD DESERT
THERE. AND I AM INTERESTED ON
HOW -- WHAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS
WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THOSE OF FAMILIES, SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION
WITH THE FOOD BANK. THEY ARE
SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE AND A
GREAT PARTNER IN THE DISTRICT.
I AM SO HAPPY THEY ARE LOCATED
RIGHT NEXT TO THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY AT THE
UNIVERSITY BRANCH. AND LIKE I
SAID, I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD
TO BEING THERE WITH THEM AND
THANKING THEM FOR THEIR WORK
AND LEARNING MORE. SO, UNLESS
ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HERE
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION OR
COMMENT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID,
MEETING WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT, BRENT JONES. I
AM -- I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
A FOLLOW-UP ON FLYING WITH YOU
BECAUSE I HAVE IS I AM OUT AND
ABOUT, I HAVE SCHOOL-AGE KIDS.
MY YOUNGEST IS 18, GOING OFF TO
COLLEGE. AND I KNOW PARENTS
WITH KIDS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL
AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS -- AND I DO
GET ASKED THAT QUESTION A LOT.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE HEARD WHAT THE
MAYOR'S INITIATIVE IS
REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND
SOME OTHER THINGS. BUT I
HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT WHAT
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DOING.
OVER THE SUMMER IS A PERFECT
TIME TO GET A PLAN. SO -- OR,
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LIKE ASKING
ME AND WONDERING WHAT MIGHT BE
DIFFERENT NEXT FALL.
>> AGREED, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I
HAVE TWO KIDS, ONE OF THEM IS
ALSO GOING TO COLLEGE IN THE
FALL. I HAVE ONE THAT IS --
WHAT ARE THEY CALL IT NOW --
RISING -- I'M DATING MYSELF.
IT'S NOT CALLED INCOMING, IT
IS CALLED RISING, IT'S A
RISING JUNIOR. AND I GET A LOT
OF PARENTS IN THE DISTRICT WHO
ALMOST 22 SCHOOLS IN THE
DISTRICT -- SO, I GET ASKED A
LOT. THEY ARE NOT ALL PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. NEVERTHELESS, I GET
ASKED A LOT ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY
IN THE SCHOOLS, AND WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT
THEY ARE DOING -- AND I
ACTUALLY FIND IT HARD TO
ANSWER, I KNOW WHAT THE MAYOR
HAS PROPOSED AND WHAT WE ARE
ALL SUPPORTING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE MAYOR, BUT I DO NOT
KNOW WHAT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS DOING. OBVIOUSLY,
THERE'S A LOT OF EDUCATION
THAT I WIND UP DOING ABOUT THE
EDUCATION THAT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS A SEPARATE ENTITY
FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE -- WE
DO NOT OVERSEE THEM. WE HAVE A
LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE DISTRICT AS EVERYONE KNOWS,
BUT WE WON'T NECESSARILY KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON UNTIL
WE HAVE THESE KINDS OF
CONVERSATIONS, AND THEN,
OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE OVERSEEN BY
THE STATE. AND I AM NOT CLEAR
-- AND THE STATE IS ALSO
RESPONSIBLE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
IN THE STATE, FOR BOTH
EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH,
AND WE HAVE SET IT AT THIS BODY
BEFORE, THE STATE IS IN CHARGE
OF BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES. AND SO
I WANT -- AND THERE IS AN
INTERSECTION HERE. AND I WANT
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE
STATE'S EFFORTS ARE ON THIS
REGARD WHICH I HOPE TO HEAR
FROM SUPERINTENDENT JONES IN
ADDITION TO THE WORK THAT HE IS
DOING WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND
ALL THE SCHOOLS PARTICULARLY
THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE THE
MOST IMPACTED, CURRENTLY, ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE SEEN THE
MOST GUN VIOLENCE. -- AND AS
WELL AS HIS PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE PT ESSAYS, THE PARENT
TEACHER STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS AT
THOSE SCHOOLS -- AND I
SHOULD'VE SAID ALSO -- I MEAN,
WE DON'T USE THESE
OPPORTUNITIES IF WE WERE TO DO
THE LAUNDRY LIST OF EVERY
MEETING WE HAVE HAD -- WE WOULD
ALL BE HERE A LONG TIME, EVERY
WEEK! BUT I WILL SAY THAT I
HAVE MET WITH SOME PARENTS AT
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WHO WERE
INTERESTED IN TALKING TO ME
BECAUSE THEY HAVE MET WITH THE
PT ESSAY THERE -- EVERYONE IS
JUST TRYING TO WRAP THEIR HEADS
AROUND AND GOING OUT HOW TO
BEST KEEP KIDS SAFE IN THE
SCHOOLS -- AND BY THE WAY, THIS
ISN'T SOME -- IF YOU LIKE TO
SAY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, BY
THE WAY, THIS ISN'T JUST A
SEATTLE ISSUE. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE ARE SEEING ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. SO, IF YOU READ
OTHER PAPERS FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY YOU WILL SEE OTHER
SCHOOL DISTRICTS GRAPPLING AS
WELL WITH THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE, SO, ALL OF THAT TO SAY,
YES, I AM HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
WITH EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY,
WHOEVER IS INTERESTED ON
INFORMATION THAT I WILL HEAR
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS
WE ARE LOOKING TO SEPTEMBER
WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER -- IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
-- AND WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR
KEEPING KIDS SAFE AND ENGAGED
THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. --
SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CAN I SAY THANK YOU AS WELL
FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT? MANY TIMES
WHEN I WAS IN COMMUNITY, IT
OFTEN STRUCK ME THE CITY AND
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD TO
EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS IN ORDER
TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP. AND WE
NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THAT, SO
HAVING A DIRECT, YOU KNOW, WITH
YOUR COMMITTEE AND WITH DR.
JOHNSON, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THE
RIGHT THING TO DO BECAUSE
HAVING TO EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS
IS NOT THE WAY TO HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND OUR SEATTLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> AND IT DOESN'T INSPIRE
CONFIDENCE FOR OUR FAMILIES,
AND WITH OUR FAMILIES, WHICH
ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS
THE STUDENTS, SO I DO HOPE THIS
WILL BE THE FIRST OF MANY
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT AS WE MOVE
FORWARD BECAUSE THIS ISN'T
JUST SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO
GET SOLD OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH
ALL OF OUR OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES, AND WE ARE DEFINITELY
GOING TO EITHER SINK OR SWIM
TOGETHER ON THIS ONE, AND I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO SWIMMING AND
GETTING SOME THINGS IN PLACE TO
REALLY HELP STUDENTS AND
PARTNERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> I ASK YOU A QUESTION? IF SO,
ARE YOU GOING TO BE BRINGING --
AS A SUPERINTENDENT AILING TO
COME TO COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT
THESE THINGS?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD
ASK HERE
>> THAT'S A QUESTION I WOULD
ASK HIM, AND AN INVITATION I
WILL OFFER.
>> OKAY, THAT WOULD BE REALLY
HELPFUL, YEAH, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LIKE I SAID, IT IS THE FIRST
MEETING. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
MEET WITH HIM FOR A WHILE.
OBVIOUSLY, HE HAS HAD SOME
ISSUES AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR WITH THE SHOOTING AT
GARFIELD, AND MANY OTHER
INCIDENTS WE HAVE SEEN BECAUSE
WE DON'T ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE
INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED THAT
DON'T INVOLVE A TRAGEDY. THAT
WAY, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER
MUGGINGS AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE THAT I DON'T THINK ARE
ALWAYS REPORTED OR REPORTED ON
AS ROBUSTLY SO I KNOW THERE IS
A LOT THAT SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS DEALING WITH, BUT,
YES, I WILL -- LIKE I SAID, I
HOPE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF
MANY CONVERSATIONS, AND NOT
JUST A CONVERSATION. AND I WILL
EXTEND AN INVITATION FOR HIM TO
COME TO COMMITTEE SO THAT WE
CAN ALL FIND OUT ABOUT THE
EFFORTS THAT THE SCHOOL WILL BE
UNDERTAKING, SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, BECAUSE, FOR INSTANCE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I KNOW YOU
CARE DEEPLY ABOUT ROBERT EAGLES
STAFF AND CASCADIA WHICH ARE
RIGHT OFF OF AURORA AND ALL THE
ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING ON
NORTH AURORA ARE IMPACTING THE
KIDS THERE -- NOT THE LEAST OF
WHICH ARE SOME OF THE STUDENTS
WHO ARE GETTING PROPOSITIONED
UP ON AURORA. AND SO, I MEAN,
THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES, AND
WE DO NEED TO WORK TOGETHER --
I MEAN, I AM ALSO INTERESTED TO
HEAR FROM HIM ON HIS
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL
BOARD BECAUSE THE SCHOOL BOARD
DOES OVERSEE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND WHAT SUPPORT ARE
THEY OFFERING HIM AS HE IS
LEADING THIS EFFORT -- I DO NOT
HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT AND I
INTEND TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF
THAT SO THAT IS ANOTHER ENTITY
THAT I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD,
LIZA RANKIN, AND I HOPE TO MEET
WITH HER SOON -- I DID SIT ON A
PANEL WITH HER LAST WEEK ON
EDUCATION ISSUES, AND WE
DISCUSSED MEETINGS, SO I HOPE
THAT MEETING WILL BE PUT IN
PLACE SOON AS WELL AND I INTEND
TO HAVE ALL THESE CONVERSATIONS
AND KEEP YOU POSTED, SO THANK
YOU FOR THAT!
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE
WHAT USED TO BE CALLED THE [
INAUDIBLE ] IS GOING TO BE
REVIEWED IN YOUR COMMITTEE NEXT
HERE.
>> NEXT YEAR, HOPEFULLY SO, YES
--
>> 'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO, ON TO ME,
IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. OKAY, THE NEXT MEETING
OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC
WILL BE AUGUST 8 AT 2:00 P.M.
THAT IS ONE WEEK FROM THIS
THURSDAY. SO, I WILL NOT GO
INTO EVERYTHING ON THE AGENDA,
BUT I WILL HIGHLIGHT TWO
DIFFERENT ITEMS WHICH -- THE
FIRST WOULD BE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL BILL
120827 ESTABLISHING THE
MUSICIAN VENUE PARKING PERMIT
PROGRAM. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS
BEFORE, BASICALLY, THIS IS A
PRIORITY THAT THE MUSIC
COMMISSION HAS BEEN WORKING ON
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS -- NOT
MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT IT HAS
BEEN A PRIORITY OF THEIRS TO
GET THE CITY TO SOMEHOW HELP
THAT WITH THE FACT THAT WHEN
MUSICIANS COME TO A VENUE --
WHERE THEY PARKED? AND IT IS A
HARD -- YOU KNOW -- OUR PARKING
SPOTS ARE TIME-LIMITED, PEOPLE
DON'T WANT TICKETS. THEY
DON'T WANT THEIR CARS BROKEN
INTO, THEY DON'T WANT TO PARK
TOO FAR AWAY BECAUSE THEY ARE
CARRYING HEAVY STUFF. SO,
ANYWAY, THIS IS AN ONGOING
PRIORITY THAT I ASKED SDOT TO
FOCUS ON . AND SO, WE WILL BE
HAVING A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON THE PROGRAM
BECAUSE IT DOES NEED COUNCIL
AUTHORIZATION. SO, THAT IS
COMING UP HERE THEY WILL HAVE
TWO DIFFERENT MEETINGS ABOUT
THAT. WE ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON A BILL -- AND
I SAY THAT BECAUSE I DO NOT
HAVE THE COUNCIL BILL NUMBER
LIKE I SAID EARLIER -- THERE
ARE SEVERAL BILLS I DID NOT
RECITE ON THE IRC JUST BECAUSE
THEY WERE STILL INFORMATION
WHEN I WALKED IN HERE BECAUSE
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON!
ANYWAY, THIS ANY CHANGES TO THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE WEST SEATTLE
JUNCTION IS IN HIS IMPROVEMENT
AREA, AND YOU WILL RECALL THIS
BECAUSE WE HAD OED PROVIDE A
PRESENTATION TO US ABOUT SOME
OF THE INCOMING BIA CHANGES AND
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WILL
SUPPORT THAT, SO WE WILL HAVE
OUR FIRST BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT
LEGISLATION. I WOULD LIKE TO
NOTE THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL
ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 12th AT 9:30 IN
THE MORNING. I'M SURE WE ARE
ALL TRYING TO GRAB TIME ON THE
CALENDAR TO HAVE EXTRA MEETINGS
BECAUSE WE ARE COMING TO THE
END OF THE. WHERE WE CAN HAVE A
LOT OF ACTION BEFORE RECESS AND
BUDGET. SO, NOTED THAT THAT IS
INCOMING. ALL RIGHT? SO, LAST
WEEK, I HAD MY FIRST FORMAL SIT
DOWN WITH THE INTERIM CHIEF,
SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SPD
BRIAN MAXEY. I WILL SAY THAT
INTERIM CHIEF DRAWER HAS BEEN
VERY ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE OF
FORMAL MEETINGS, TOO, PROBABLY.
I KNOW VERY WELL SHE HAS BEEN
MEETING AND RESPONDING TO PHONE
CALLS, COLD CALLS, FROM PEOPLE
OUT IN THE WORLD WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN TALKING PUBLIC
SAFETY. BUT IN ANY CASE, WE HAD
A BRIEF DEBRIEFING ON A
CONVERSATION THAT WAS AT THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
THE WEEK BEFORE. SHE WAS VERY
ENERGIZED. I AM HAPPY TO SAY
THAT SHE -- SHE SEES THE
URGENCY. SHE SHARES MY SENSE OF
URGENCY ON RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION, BUT PRIMARILY
RECRUITMENT. IT IS ONE THING TO
SAY, YEAH, WE HAVE THREE TIMES
AS MANY APPLICATIONS HAVING
RENEWED THESE CONTRACTS, BUT IT
IS GETTING THOSE -- THOSE
APPLICANTS THROUGH THE PIPELINE
AND OUT ONTO THE STREETS WHICH
IS MOST IMPORTANT MAKING SURE
THEY ARE NOT PICKED OFF BY
NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS OR,
YOU KNOW, THAT WE SHEPHERD THEM
THROUGH THE PROCESS
EFFICIENTLY. -- THAT IS KEY TO
ACTUALLY IMPROVING PUBLIC
SAFETY. SO, WE TALKED ABOUT
THAT, AND MANY OF THE THINGS
THAT HAS BEEN IN THE PUBLIC
REALM FOR CONVERSATION AROUND
PUBLIC SAFETY. NEXT, LAST
THURSDAY EVENING, ALSO, I GAVE
INTRODUCTION REMARKS AT MIXED
THERE. THAT IS THE SECOND OF
SIX PLANNED EVENTS THAT IS
ORGANIZED BY OED. HERE IS THE
BROCHURE FOR THIS PAST EVENT
THE FIRST ONE WAS AT SEATTLE
CENTER. THIS ONE WAS IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AT MIDTOWN
PLAZA. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER IN
PIONEER SQUARE -- CAPITOL HILL,
I INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THESE.
THE MISSION OF THESE EVENTS IS
TO -- IT IS A WORKSHOP SERIES
LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE SEATTLE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT THE
CREATIVE ECONOMY CENTER. AND
THIS PARTICULAR EVENT WAS IN
MIDTOWN PLAZA. LIKE I SAID,
THAT IS SURROUNDED BY RE-SOUL,
ART NOIR, JERK SHACK, MARJORIE,
NEIGHBOR LADY, SO IT IS
SURROUNDED BY SMALL BUSINESSES,
AND IT IS REALLY GREAT TO SEE
THE OWNERS AND PATRONS, AND
ALSO CREATIVE'S COMING OUT AND
CELEBRATING THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, THE BUSINESSES THAT
WERE SURROUNDING THIS AREA, AND
IT WAS VERY WELL PRODUCED, AND
I REALLY HOPE THAT -- THE THEME
WAS WELLNESS. I REALLY HOPE
THERE AREN'T A LOT OF CLIPS
OUT THERE OF ME TRYING TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DANCE
WORKSHOP HERE BUT ANY CASE, I
WAS JOINED BY JAMES MILES AND
JASMINE SCOTT OF ART NOIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE
OPPOSITE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPING
OR HOSTING THIS CRITICAL
CONVERSATION AND ALL THE
SPONSORS THAT I JUST NAMED, AND
MANY, MANY, MANY OTHERS. OKAY,
FRIDAY EVENING, I, TOO,
ATTENDED THE FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT PARTY AT THE PIER
EVENT. IT WAS AT PIER 62. I
REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY I
BELIEVE IT WAS THEY ARE SEEING
EARTH WIND AND FIRE AND BEN
HARPER I BELIEVE, BUT ANYWAY,
GREAT EVENT. THERE WAS AN ART
EXHIBIT FEATURING A LIMITED
NUMBER OF STUDENT PIECES FROM
THE GAGE ACADEMY OF ART. I
REALLY THANK EVERYONE AT THE
WATERFRONT, FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT FOR THE INVITATION,
AND THE WELL-DONE EVENT HERE IT
WAS EXCITING. I ALSO HAVE TO
SAY, WHEN YOU GO TO THE
WATERFRONT, EVERYBODY TALKS
ABOUT NEXT YEAR, NEXT YEAR IT
IS OPEN, IT IS ALIVE AND WELL
RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, THERE ARE
PARTS THAT ARE STILL CORDONED
OFF BY PLASTIC TAPE. YOU CAN
SEE THIS TRANSFORMATION
HAPPENING BEFORE YOUR EYES. AND
BEAUTIFUL STUFF GOING ON, BEING
BUILT. IT WAS REALLY
INTERESTING OR HEARTWARMING FOR
ME TO SEE THE NEW LITTLE BEACH
THAT IS THERE HERE FULL OF
PEOPLE, PICNICKING, FISHING, ET
CETERA. IT IS A BEACH RIGHT
DOWNTOWN. SO, THAT IS A
TREMENDOUS ASPECT . I WAS
THINKING ABOUT MY GRANDPA.
ANYWAY -- GO AHEAD.
>> I THINK YOU JUST HIT ON ONE
OF THE BIGGEST PIECES OF THE
TRANSFORMATION DOWN THERE WHICH
IS THAT IT ALL USED TO BE A
BEACH. AND IT WAS TRANSFORMED
WITH THE VIADUCT. IT CREATED A
LESS THAN IDEAL SPACE. AND
CHARLIE, MAYOR ROYER WAS A BIG
PART OF THE CHANGE AS WELL,
RIGHT? AND THE FACT THAT WE CAN
GO DOWN AND HAVE A NATURAL
EXPERIENCE IN THE 17th LARGEST
CITY IN THE NATION IS SAYING A
REALLY BIG THING.
>> GALON.
>> THE MAYOR WAS DEFINITELY A
BIG, BIG PROPONENT OF THE
WATERFRONT. HE WORKED ON THIS,
YOU KNOW, AFTER HE WAS NO
LONGER MAYOR HERE AT THE CITY.
HIS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT JUST OVER
THE YEARS UNTIL MORE RECENTLY,
HE JUST WAS INVOLVED AND
ENGAGED WITH EVERYTHING,
PARTICULARLY THE WATERFRONT. I
HAVE TO SAY THE WATERFRONT IS A
GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP, IT ALSO INVOLVES
THE SEATTLE CENTER BECAUSE THE
CONNECTION UP UNTIL THE SEATTLE
CENTER -- ALL THE WAY INTO
PIONEER SQUARE, AND I KNOW IT
HAS TAKEN A VERY LONG TIME TO
SEE THIS TRANSFORMATION, AND
FULL DISCLOSURE, MY SPOUSE IS
ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS OF
THE WATERFRONT, THOUGH HE HAS
WORKED WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS
BOTH LIKE I SAID PUBLIC, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND PRIVATE TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND ALSO, IT
IS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE THE
WORK THEY HAVE DONE WITH NATIVE
COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IS
A BIG PIECE OF THIS FOR THE
REASONS COUNCILMEMBER, THAT YOU
STATED, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
SO IT IS REALLY FANTASTIC TO
SEE -- AND THE REASON WHY I AM
SAYING I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL
IT'S FINISHED IS JUST BECAUSE
IT HAS BEEN REOPENED IN PIECES,
AND WHEN IT IS FINALLY DONE,
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE
WATERFRONT UP TO PIKE PLACE
MARKET ALL THE WAY UP TO THE
SEATTLE CENTER, IT IS GOING TO
BE TRANSFORMATIONAL, AND I KNOW
SOMETHING PEOPLE WILL COME TO
SEATTLE TO SEE -- AND SO, IT
REALLY HAS BEEN -- WHEN WE SET
OUR MINDS TO A PUBLIC, PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP, WE PUBLISH AMAZING
THINGS.
>> INDEED. I WILL NOTED TWO
DIFFERENT THINGS. NUMBER ONE,
CHARLIE AND HIS WIFE LIVE RIGHT
THERE, I MEAN, IN CONDOS, IN
THAT PART OF TOWN. -- VERY
CLOSE TO THE AREA WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT, SO, LIVED AND
BREATHED THE TRANSFORMATION TO
HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND YOU
MENTIONED BOTH OF YOU DID THE
-- THE TRIBAL -- THE
GOVERNMENTS, AND ALSO THE -- OF
THE WATERFRONT WAS LIKE BEFORE,
AND IS NOW, AND I WILL NOTE
THERE WERE A LOT OF [ INAUDIBLE
] THAT SPOKE MONDAY NIGHT, AND
THE FIRST WAS THE HORSEMAN OF
THE SNOHOMISH TRIBE. IT WAS A
FITTING TRIBUTE. OKAY, MOVING
ON, LET'S SEE, I WILL BE
MEETING WITH ROB THOMAS OF AEG
SHOW BOX TO DISCUSS THE PARKING
ZONE -- YOU MIGHT NOT THINK
THIS IS A VERY BIG DEAL, BUT I
WILL TELL YOU -- PEOPLE ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ARE TALKING ABOUT
THIS. JUST YOU WAIT.
>> ROB THOMAS THE SINGER?
>> ROB THOMAS, AEG SHOW BOX,
SAYS MY NOTES. ALL RIGHT? I'M
NOT GOING TO GIVE ANYTHING
AWAY. THEN TOMORROW NIGHT, I
WILL PROVIDE OPENING REMARKS AT
THE SEATTLE COMMISSION TOWN
HALL WHICH IS HOSTED AT THE
BRAND-NEW AND FIVE CREATIVE
BUILDING ON -- YEAH -- RIGHT,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK THAT
OUT. I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN
THE SEAFARER GALA AS WELL, THE
75th. SO, PERHAPS I WILL SEE
YOU THERE. THAT'S ALL I'VE
GOT, EVERYBODY. ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? WELL, IF THERE'S
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, I
RECOMMEND THAT WE ADJOURN. IT
IS 3:14 . SEEING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.
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