READY TO BEGIN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON , EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS AUGUST 5th , 2024 AND
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:02. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCIL MEMBERS ZACHA -- SAKA?
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MEETINGS WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT . WE DON'T
HAVE ANY PROCLAMATIONS,
PRESENTATIONS, OR EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS I WILL JUST GO INTO
TOMORROW'S MEETING.
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, THERE ARE 21 ITEMS ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. WEEKLY BILL PAY
ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION SETTING A
PUBLIC HEARING ON MODIFYING THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BIA AND MODIFICATION RELATED TO
THOSE BOUNDARIES . A CLERK
FILED WITH THE CLERK'S REPORT
ON THE SUFFICIENCY OF
SIGNATURES FOR PUTTING ON THE
BALLOT AND A RESOLUTION TO PUT
THAT INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT,
RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC
HEARING ON A PETITION FOR AN
ALLY VACATION, 16 APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENTS INCLUDING
THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS,
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER WHO
LEADS THE I.T. DEPARTMENT,
SEVEN SPOTS ON THE SEATTLE
MUSIC COMMISSION AND SEVEN ON
THE PLANNING COMMISSION . A
COUNCIL BILL ADOPTING THE 2021
SEATTLE CONSTRUCTION CODES, AN
ORDINANCE TO CLARIFY BONUS
ALLOWANCES IN THE PILOT
PROGRAM, AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING
PARTS TO HARBOR LEASES WITH THE
DNR , AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
THE STAY OUT OF DRUG AREA ZONE
, AND AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
LOITERING AND PROSTITUTION AND
CREATING A STATE OUT OF AREAS
OF PROSTITUTION ZONES . THAT IS
THE IRC . CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL
PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND TWO
RESOLUTIONS SETTING A PUBLIC
HEARING ON A PROPOSAL TO MODIFY
THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREA AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON A
PETITION FOR AN ALLY VACATION .
AND THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE
REGULAR AGENDA. CLERK FILE
314533 FROM THE CITY CLERK
REPORTING ON THE CERTIFICATE OF
SUFFICIENCY FOR INITIATIVE
MEASURE NUMBER 137 , RESOLUTION
32141 REQUESTING THE KING
COUNTY ELECTIONS PLACE THE
INITIATIVE ON THE 2024 BALLOT .
NOVEMBER, 2024 BALLOT. COUNCIL
BILL 120828 EXTENDING
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS FOR
PEOPLE WHO NEED TO DO SO CAN
OBTAIN FLOOD INSURANCE THROUGH
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM . THERE WILL
ALSO BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON
THIS BILL AND 120825
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
WITH THE SOUTH CORRECTIONAL
ENTITY OR SCORE . ALL RIGHT, SO
THAT IS WHAT IS UP FOR TOMORROW
AND I WANT TO FIRST ADDRESS THE
EXTRAORDINARY TIGHT TIMELINE WE
ARE ON TO TRANSMIT 137 TO THE
COUNTY . GIVEN WE'VE GOT TWO
HIGH INTEREST ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, NOT TO DISH THE
FLOODPLAIN LEGISLATION, BUT
WITH THE INITIATIVE ON THE
BALLOT , THE DEADLINE FOR THE
COUNTY TO RECEIVE THE
RESOLUTION FOR THAT -- FOR IT
TO BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT IS
TOMORROW, AUGUST 6th AT 4:30. I
WILL BE ADMITTING -- LIMITING
PUBLIC COMMENT TO AN HOUR TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE THROUGH THOSE
BUSINESS ITEMS SO THAT OUR
STAFF CAN DO THEIR WORK TO GET
IT OVER THERE. I JUST WANTED TO
LET THAT BE KNOWN SO PEOPLE ARE
AWARE THAT I WILL BE CUTTING
THINGS OFF TO GET SUFFICIENT
TIME . ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS?
OKAY. AND I WILL NOTE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS JOINED
US. OKAY. AS I SAID, THERE ARE
NO PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS FOR
SIGNATURE SO WE WILL MOVE INTO
OUR COUNCILMEMBER ROUND-ROBIN
STARTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
I'VE ALREADY CHAIRED A BUDGET
MEETING THIS MORNING. I WANT TO
GIVE US A BRIEFING FOR THE
SELECTED BUDGET COMMITTEE
HAPPENING THIS WEDNESDAY. IT IS
A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
OF TWO HOURS AND I'VE ASKED
EVERYONE TO HOLD AN ADDITIONAL
HOUR AFTER THE MEETING BECAUSE
WHEN WE HAVE THESE ITEMS,
FINANCE NATIVE GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE, IT TOOK US THREE
HOURS, SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE
HAS RECEIVED THEIR BRIEFING. I
THINK EVERYONE HAS. AND SO,
ALWAYS GOOD TO ASK LOTS OF
QUESTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING IF
WE ASK ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, WE
WILL NEVER GET OUT OF
COMMITTEE, SO PLEASE DO BRING
UP ANYTHING THAT YOU DEFINITELY
NEED TO HAVE ON THE RECORD,
THINGS YOU HAVE CONCERNS WITH
OR YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. WE
HAVE MORE -- AT THE COMMITTEE,
THERE WERE A COUPLE ITEMS THAT
WERE NOT BUDGET RELATED AND A
COUPLE OF NEW PRESENTATIONS AND
AMENDMENTS FOR THIS UPCOMING
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS
WEDNESDAY, SO WE WILL DO AN OUT
AND BACK RUN, SO WE WILL HAVE A
PRESENTATION ABOUT EACH OF THE
BILLS AND THEN WE WILL TAKE
THEM UP IN REVERSE ORDER, SO WE
WILL FIRST BRIEF THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCE .
COUNCIL BILL 120812 . WE WILL
THEN DO THE MIDYEAR GRANT
ACCEPTANCE, 13. THEN WILL DO
THE ANNUAL AGE -- WAGE
INCREASE. THIS IS ALL BRIEFING.
120811. THEN WE WILL VOTE ON
THE WAGE INCREASE, THE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE AND VOTE
ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND THEN WE
WILL VOTE ON THE UNDERLYING
BILL LIKELY AS AMENDED AND SO
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS AN
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF
THE CARE TEAM. I HAVE AN
AMENDMENT REGARDING THE TRAIL
THAT MADE IT IN THERE . THIS
WAS TRANSMITTED BEFORE WE HAD
THE LEVY DISCUSSION, SO AGAIN,
I WILL GO INTO THAT MORE
TOMORROW. A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS FROM A COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES REGARDING THE MENTAL
HEALTH FUNDING , REGARDING THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM AND REGARDING
RECRUITMENT OF WOMEN IN THE
WORKFORCE FOR THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT . WE DON'T
NEED TO TAKE TIME TO TALK ABOUT
THEM ALL RIGHT HERE AND NOW. I
FIGURED WE WOULD DO THAT
TOMORROW. WE HAVE ONE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. SORRY,
THAT ONE WAS JUST POSTED AND I
DID NOT GRAB IT OFF THE
PRINTER.
>> IT IS SIMPLY ASKING FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SPENDING
HAS BEEN IN 2024 ON RETENTION
AND RECRUITING. IT IS NOT -- IT
IS NOT ANY MONETARY ITEM, JUST
ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION.
>> WONDERFUL, SO WE'VE GOT A
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS FOR
TOMORROW AND WE WILL START THE
MEETING OFF WITH RECEIVING A
BRIEFING FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST. THIS
MORNING'S MEETING, I CHAIRED
ALONG WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA WAS THERE. THESE
MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ANYONE .
IT IS THE FIRST TIME THIS
INFORMATION BECOMES PUBLIC. IF
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MEETING
INDIVIDUALLY TO DIG IN, THERE
IS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN
THERE. THE TOP LINE COMING OUT
YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING, IS
THE ECONOMIC FORECAST BETTER OR
WORSE? NEITHER? ABOUT THE SAME
. IT IS NOT GOOD, NOT BAD.
THERE ARE AREAS OF CONCERN WE
NEED TO REMAIN ATTENTIVE TO.
AND WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS
JUST IN THE ECONOMICS OF OUR --
THE FORECAST REALLY, WE USUALLY
HAVE A PESSIMISTIC VIEW OF WHAT
COULD HAPPEN IF IT GOES WRONG.
RIGHT NOW THE PESSIMISTIC VIEW
IS TAKEN OUT, THAT DEFINITELY
MEANS WE WILL GO INTO
RECESSION. A YEAR AGO WE WERE
AT 60% LIKELIHOOD OF HEADING
INTO RECESSION. EARLIER THIS
MONTH WE WERE DOWN TO 20 --
28%? NOW IN THE LAST WEEK AS
THE STOCK MARKET HAS KIND OF
STUMBLED A LITTLE BIT , THERE
IS NO EXACT EVALUATION BUT WE
ARE CLOSER TO 35 TO 40%, SO
BETTER THAN A YEAR AGO, WORSE
THAN LAST WEEK WITH THE FED
MEETING AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER ,
ALL 91% OF CERTAINTY WE WILL
SEE LOWER INTEREST RATES. THE
ISSUE IS WE JUST HAD A LARGER
UNEMPLOYMENT COME IN LAST WEEK
WHICH IS WHAT SET THE STOCK
MARKET INTO SOME STUMBLES. AS
LONG AS THAT MOVES OUT , KNOCK
ON WOOD , WE ARE IN LINE TO
HAVE A SOFT LANDING WHICH THEN
BEGINS GROWTH. IT WILL COME
SLOWLY AT FIRST. THE ECONOMIC
FORECAST WAS MINUS , YOU KNOW,
2 MILLION HERE, PLUS A MILLION
, AND THE NEXT YEAR, THERE IS
LEVY FUNDING BUT IT'S ABOUT
CONSTANT RIGHT NOW. WE STILL
NEED SALES TAX TO RETURN.
JUMPSTART IS STILL DOING WELL,
BUT IT'S REVENUE SOURCE IS THE
LEAST PREDICTABLE. THE
FORECASTING SOURCE BECAUSE OF
THE STOCK MARKET AND BECAUSE OF
HOW NEW THAT TAX IS . ALL OF
THAT TO SAY WE WILL HAVE THIS
AT COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY AND
WE WILL VOTE ON THESE BILLS. TO
CAP IT OFF, WE WILL HAVE
CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR BEN
NOBLE GIVE US A PREVIEW WHAT TO
EXPECT LEADING UP TO THE 24th .
WE EXPECT TO HAVE THE BUDGET
TRANSMITTED FROM THERE. HOW
WILL WE -- WHAT IS THE PROCESS
MOVING FORWARD? THIS DOES WRAP
UP THE SELECT BUDGET SERIES WE
KICKED OFF IN APRIL AND FROM
HERE WE WILL GO DIRECTLY INTO
THE FULL BUDGET. OUTSIDE OF
THAT ROLE , AS I SAID, I AM
CHAIR OF THE ECONOMIC FORECAST
COUNCIL THIS MORNING AND I WILL
CHAIR THE REPLY ARMAND --
RETIREMENT SERVICE COMMITTEE ON
THURSDAY AND JOINED THE SOUND
TRANSIT EXPANSION COMMITTEE
THURSDAY MORNING. OR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. AS ALWAYS, I HOLD
OFFICE HOURS EVERY WEEK IN THE
DISTRICT. I COULD TELL YOU
EVERYTHING WE DID IN DISTRICT 6
BUT I'VE ALREADY TAKEN UP A
LOT OF YOUR TIME SO I WILL JUST
STOP AND ASK IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE, EITHER
I NAILED EVERYTHING OR THERE
ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TOMORROW
AND WEDNESDAY. WITH THAT, I
WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO USE THE CAT
TRAP THOUGH .
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO WEDNESDAY.
QUICK REVIEW, MONDAY I MET WITH
LEADERSHIP FROM RUTH'S HOUSING
TO DISCUSS THEIR NEW HOUSING
FACILITY IN THE U DISTRICT. I
WENT TO THE FREEDOM SCHOOL AT
EMERSON SCHOOL. IT WAS FUN TO
INTERACT WITH YOUNG ADULTS. I
ATTENDED THE ANNUAL SEATTLE
BUILDERS RECEPTION. OUR OWN
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT GM CEO WAS
THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I
ATTENDED A PERFORMANCE AT THE
MOORE THEATRE. WITH SUCH A
POWERFUL PROGRAM AND WATCHING
YOUTH PERFORM WAS AMAZING. I
HAD ARRIVED WITH MARK SULLIVAN
AND I MET THE PRECINCT
COORDINATOR , CAITLIN. THE
WEEKEND ENDED WITH A LOT OF
FUN. I ATTENDED THE REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE. WE DISCUSSED
KING COUNTY 'S VISION PROCESS
FOR THE CAMPUS. THEY HAVE BEEN
MEETING WITH INTER-AGENCY
PARTNERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
AND EXPERTS ABOUT THEIR PLANS
TO REDEVELOP THEIR DOWNTOWN
PROPERTIES INCLUDING THE JAIL
AND COURTHOUSE. KING COUNTY IS
STRONGLY CONSIDERING MOVING
THESE FACILITIES AS WELL AS
ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE OUT OF
THE DOWNTOWN CORE AND THE PLAN
TO USE THE EMPTY BUILDINGS ONCE
THEY MOVE AND TURN INTO HOUSING
. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT
LONG-TERM SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
OPTIONS. THEY ARE IN THE MIDST
OF A STUDY LOOKING AT DIVERSE
AND CLIMATE FRIENDLY OPTIONS.
WE ALSO HAD OUR 2023 BEST
STARTS FOR KIDS ANNUAL REPORT .
SO, BEST STARTS FOR KIDS IS A
LEVY FUND INITIATIVE. KING
COUNTY VOTERS APPROVED IT 2022
TO 2027. SO BASICALLY THIS LEVY
INVESTED MORE THAN $129 MILLION
AND THE COMMUNITY COMPLETED 12
RFP , PARTNERED WITH 336
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
OPERATING 591 PROGRAMS TO REACH
MANY CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE,
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ACROSS KING COUNTY AND THE VOTE
WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THE REPORT AT
THE SEPTEMBER MEETING. SO LAST
WEEK IN COMMITTEE , WE
RECOMMENDED ADOPTING CITY
LIGHTS INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN
SUPPORT AND HAD ANOTHER
DISCUSSION ON CITY LIGHTS
STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE , SO
WANTED TO THANK MY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR THEIR STEADFAST
COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY AS WE WORK ON
THE PLAN FOR THE NEXT SIX
YEARS. WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULT
BUT IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS AND
OUR CITY LIGHT PARTNERS AS WELL
AS CENTRAL STAFF HAVE BEEN
FANTASTIC THROUGH THIS PROCESS,
SO WE THANK THEM. IF THERE ARE
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
THE PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY
MEETING WILL MEET NEXT
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14th AT 2:00
P.M. WE HAVE A VERY FULL
AGENDA. NOT AS FULL AS
TOMORROW, BUT FULL. FINAL VOTE
ON OUR 2025 STRATEGIC BUSINESS
PLAN WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
VOTE ON 2025 TO 2027 DRAINAGE
AND WASTEWATER RATES. THE
CONFIRMATION OF CTO ROB LLOYD ,
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION AND
TECHNOLOGY , HE HAS BEEN
PHENOMENAL. IF YOU HAVE A
CHANCE TO MEET HIM , PLEASE DO.
WE RENEWED OUR LEASE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FOR THE MARINA AND ALSO LAST
BUT NOT LEAST, THE APPOINTMENT
OF SEATTLE CENTER ADVISORY
COMMISSION AS WELL. REGIONAL
COMMITTEES HAVE THIS WEEK .
KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT MEETING, THAT WILL BE
MY SECOND MEETING AND FIRST ONE
FOR WATERSHED ECOSYSTEM AS
WELL. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE ON MY
CALENDAR AND IF NO ONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS THIS OFF
TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. NO
COMMITTEE MEETING. AS YOU KNOW,
WE WILL HAVE OUR SCORE
ORDINANCE COMING BEFORE FULL
COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO
ME. THANK YOU. ALSO THIS WEEK,
STARTING TODAY , I HAVE A FIRE
STATION FIVE RIGHT ON THE
WATERFRONT WHICH I WILL BE
VISITING IN 2 1/2 , 3 HOURS.
TOMORROW SOUTH LAKE UNION
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. WEDNESDAY,
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES AND
VETERANS PROGRAM . YOU KNOW,
MEETING WITH THEM ON WEDNESDAY.
I WILL GET SOME UNDERWAY TIME
WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE
FERRIES. QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. FRIDAY , I WILL NOT BE
IN IT MYSELF BUT SUPPORTING
ALONG WITH MY STAFF AND TEAM.
AND FRIDAY SOUND FOUNDATION'S
NORTHWEST TOUR . ONE LAST THING
FOR THIS WEEK I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT AND I PROBABLY SHOULD
HAVE DONE IT LAST WEEK,
TOMORROW, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF
AUGUST EVERY YEAR IS NIGHT OUT
IN SEATTLE. MAY NOT KNOW IT,
BUT I AM STILL WATCH FOR MY
NEIGHBORHOOD. I SIGNED MY
NEIGHBORHOOD UP. WE ARE LEGAL.
I'VE ASKED FOR FIRE, POLICE TO
VISIT AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.
YOU AT LEAST GET ONE. IF YOU
ARE IN THE AREA OF QUEEN ANNE,
STOP ON BY. I AM REALLY
SUPPORTIVE OF NIGHT OUT. IT'S
ACTUALLY NIGHT OUT FOR SAFETY,
AN SPD CRIME PREVENTION SAFETY
PROGRAM. THE NUMBER ONE THING
IS TO HAVE NEIGHBORS COME
TOGETHER AND LOOK OUT FOR EACH
OTHER . THERE ARE A WHOLE LIST
OF THINGS THAT I WILL NOT TAKE
YOUR TIME RIGHT NOW. BUT PLEASE
OF THAT PROGRAM. SO, LAST WEEK
ON KIND OF THE GOVERNMENT SIDE,
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT I
DID HAVE A MEETING WITH KING
COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER WHO CHAIRS
THE JUSTICE COMMITTEE. THAT WAS
A GOOD MEETING WE HAD .
OBVIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT THE
ISSUES AS COUNCILMEMBER WOO
NOTED COMING OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF FUTURE
PLANS, BUT OTHER THINGS AS IT
RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY OR IN
HIS CASE, LAW AND JUSTICE IN
TERMS OF THE COMMITTEES WE ARE
FACING TOGETHER AND HIGHLIGHT
KING COUNTY AND SEATTLE NEED TO
WORK TOGETHER IN TERMS OF
ENGAGING THE STATE BOTH THE
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE SIDE
ON PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES . ALSO
LAST WEEK I HAD A FANTASTIC
TOUR , A VISIT WITH THE SHIP
CANAL WATER POLITY PROJECT. IT
IS, AS I SAID THEN AND I WILL
SAY NO PUBLICLY, IT IS AN
ENGINEERING MARVEL. IT IS
FANTASTIC. I ALSO HAD A MEETING
WITH DOWNTOWN GREENWAYS. VERY
GOOD. IT WAS QUICKLY FOLLOWED
UP WITH SCOUT TROOP 71 , 72 .
WE HAD THREE NEW EAGLE SCOUTS.
RECENTLY WE'VE HAD A LOT OF
MEETINGS WHERE THEY ARE TRYING
TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND I THINK
IT IS FANTASTIC. COMING OUT OF
THE JET WASH OF THE PANDEMIC
TO, YOU KNOW, REBUILD
COMMUNITY. THE EAGLE SCOUTS
WERE FANTASTIC. THE SCOUTING
PROGRAM IS FANTASTIC IN TERMS
OF HELPING YOUTH MOVE FORWARD
AND NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES
THEY FACE TODAY. THAT WAS
FANTASTIC. I REALLY APPRECIATE
BEING INVITED TO THAT. SPEAKING
OF TODAY, BUT ALSO TOMORROW, I
HAD AN A.I. BRIEFING AT
MICROSOFT, WHICH WAS VERY
INTERESTING AND I REALLY WANT
TO THANK THE MICROSOFT TEAM FOR
PROVIDING THAT BRIEF ON A.I.
AND PARTICULARLY A.I. IN THE
PUBLIC SECTOR. I HAD IN
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS , BUT I
DIDN'T HAVE THEM IN A
GOVERNMENT FACILITY. I HAD THEM
AT K XP 'S GATHERING SPACE.
FANTASTIC SPACE FOR IN DISTRICT
OFFICE HOURS, SO THANK YOU TO
ETHAN AND THE TEAM. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND ON FRIDAY,
TWO EVENTS. ONE, A VISIT TO THE
CULTURAL CENTER. FIRST TIME I
HAD BEEN THERE. REALLY
INTERESTING . I WAS ABLE TO GET
SOME NATIVE COMMUNITY ART,
WHICH WAS FANTASTIC TOO BECAUSE
MY OFFICE IS MISSING THAT PIECE
AND I ALSO HAD A WALKABOUT WITH
THE FREMONT CHAMBER WHICH HAS
MEMBERSHIP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
FREMONT BRIDGE, SO WE STARTED
ON WESTLAKE AND TOURING AROUND
THE FREMONT BRIDGE AREA, SO IT
WAS GOOD AND THAT IS IT FOR US.
FOR ME. AND NOW, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH .
>> IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT .
TOMORROW THERE ARE NO AGENDA
ITEMS FROM THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. OUR
NEXT MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY
, AUGUST 14th. WE HAVE NOT YET
FINALIZED OUR AGENDA. WE ARE
LOOKING AT BRINGING PEOPLE IN
FROM PUBLIC HEALTH AND HST TO
TALK ABOUT OUR SUBSTANCE USE
TREATMENT PROGRAMS. WE SHOULD
BE HAVING A PRESENTATION FROM
PDA AND LEED, SO A NUMBER OF
THINGS IN THE WORKS. I WILL
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. LAST WEEK
, I HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE IN
THE AURORA NEIGHBORHOOD AND I
WAS JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AND A NUMBER OF BUSINESS
OWNERS AND RESIDENTS. WE WERE
THERE -- OR I WAS THERE TO
ANNOUNCE MY NEW PUBLIC SAFETY
LEGISLATION RELATING TO
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
AND GUN VIOLENCE . WE HAD AN
INCREDIBLE TURNOUT FROM THE
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY
ENDURING THESE KIND OF VERY
SCARY TIMES RELATING TO THE GUN
VIOLENCE AND KIND OF THE
GENERAL DISORDER HAPPENING
THERE, SO I WOULD APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE BEING
THERE. REALLY POWERFUL REMARKS,
AS DID CITY ATTORNEY DAVIDSON
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS DISCUSSION AND
TRY TO GET SOME RELIEF FOR ALL
OF THE RESIDENTS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS . ADDITIONALLY I
WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE RIDE
ALONG WITH HEALTHONE ON FRIDAY
AND I WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTED
. THEY DO PHENOMENAL WORK . I
WISH I HAD BEEN ABLE TO GO
SOONER. THE INCLUSION OF A
SOCIAL WORKER TO WHAT THEY ARE
DOING IS REALLY A GAME CHANGER,
SO REALLY , VERY, VERY
APPRECIATIVE AND IMPRESSED WITH
WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND I WANT
TO CONTINUE TO BE VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. AND ON THE
LAST NOTE , I HAVE FAMILY
VISITING FROM NORTH CAROLINA,
SO WE WERE ABLE TO PLAY
TOURIST. THERE WERE PARTS OF
THE CITY I THOUGHT I WILL NEED
TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBER AND OTHER PARTS
WHERE IT WAS JUST REALLY
WONDERFUL. YOU KNOW WHERE THERE
IS A LOT OF GEESE POO AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. AND
ESPECIALLY BEING DOWN ON THE
WATERFRONT AND LOOKING AT THE
TRANSFORMATIONS HAPPENING DOWN
THERE, SO IT IS ALWAYS HELPFUL
TO GO AND GET A VIEW FROM THE
TOURIST SIDE . ANYWAY, NOTHING
FURTHER.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR
LEGISLATION THAT YOU TALK ABOUT
YOUR PRESS CONFERENCE AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU TOO,
OF COURSE. ARE THOSE TEED UP
FOR DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE --
>> AUGUST 13th .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED
THAT. I WAS TOO FOCUSED ON THE
SCORE. TO ECHO POUNCEY MOORE ,
THE COMMUNITY IS VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE RECOGNITION
SOMEONE IS HEARING THEIR VOICES
IN TERMS OF THE CHALLENGES THEY
FACE NOT JUST WITH THE
TRAFFICKING POINT BUT THE
INCREASED CRIME THAT HAS BEEN
SPILLED OUT BEYOND AURORA AND
THE GUN VIOLENCE PIECE, WHICH
IS HUGE. IT IS A DIFFERENT
SITUATION AND SO I THINK THE
RESIDENTS WERE BEING HEARD AND
I THINK THAT CAME ACROSS THEY
WERE HAPPY THAT THEY WERE BEING
HEARD . THAT THEY WEREN'T
BEING FORGOTTEN. SINCE YOU DID
ASK ABOUT THAT COMEDY STAY OUT
OF DRUG AREA WILL BE AUGUST
13th , PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
.
>> RIGHT. I WOULD SAY RESIDENTS
BOTH DOWNTOWN AND IN AURORA AND
IN YOUR DISTRICT, THEY ARE IN
FAVOR, WHICH IS WHY WE DO WHAT
WE DO . WE RESPOND TO WHAT WE
ARE HEARING FROM OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND IT IS CLEAR
MORE PROGRESS NEEDS TO BE MADE
AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE
ADDING TOOLS TO THE TOOLBOX TO
MAKE THE CITY A SAFER PLACE
ACROSS THE BOARD. I THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BOTH OF YOU
LEADING ON THAT AND LOOKING FOR
TO WHAT WILL PROVE TO BE A --
NOT RIGOROUS, BUT A DEEP
DISCUSSION NEXT WEEK.
>> WE WILL AND TO NOTE ON THE
POINT YOU MADE, WE DO RESPOND
TO WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE
GROUND IN OUR COMMUNITIES BUT
THIS IS NOT A KNEE-JERK
REACTION. A REPORTER ASKED ME
IN AURORA LAST WEEK , HEY, WAS
THIS IN RESPONSE TO THE
INCIDENT WHERE LIKE THREE DOZEN
ROUNDS WERE SHOT? AND I SAID,
NO. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THESE
ISSUES, THE COMMITTEE, MY TEAM,
SPD, FIRE, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
ON THESE ISSUES ACROSS THE
BOARD AS PUBLIC SAFETY, SO WE
ARE NOT RESPONDING, YOU KNOW,
TO SOME HIGH-PROFILE EVENT BUT
WE ARE ACTUALLY ENGAGING EARLY
, DOING THE COORDINATION ,
DOING THE GUN GOVERNANCE THAT
WE NEED TO DO IN OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT .
>> IN ADDITION TO THE
STAKEHOLDERS . IT HAPPENS ON
THE BACKEND AND I'M HAPPY TO
TELL ANYBODY WHAT THE
LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR LOOKS
LIKE. WHAT HAPPENS TO GET IT TO
A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION? IT IS A
LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF TIME
ACTUALLY SITTING DOWN AND
GETTING DETAILS ON LEGISLATION.
I'M SORRY .
>> IF I COULD ADD ACTUALLY TO
UNDERSCORE THESE POINTS. MANY
OF US ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE
INTERESTED IN DEALING WITH THE
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE
ARE SEEING ACROSS THE CITY.
THOUGH THESE PARTICULAR PIECES
OF LEGISLATION, ONE IS FOCUSED
A LOT DOWNTOWN AND ONE IN
AURORA, RESIDENTS GO ACROSS THE
CITY ALL THE TIME, SO MAKING A
PLACE SAFE OR A PART OF THE
CITY SAFE BENEFITS ALL OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS . I KNOW I HEAR
FROM CONSTITUENTS IN THE D4 AS
WELL ABOUT THEIR APPRECIATION
WHEN WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD
LEGISLATION THAT INVOLVES
PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS THE CITY
IN GENERAL. SO I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT THESE
EFFORTS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE PUT
FORWARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO
ADDRESS THIS PUBLIC SAFETY
SITUATION. THESE ARE TWO TOOLS
IN THE TOOLBOX. OBVIOUSLY WE
NEED MORE BUT HAVING MORE TOOLS
IS BETTER AND SO I WANTED TO
LEND MY VOICE TO THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
. YOU MAY -- THIS MAY SOUND
FAMILIAR BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE
THIS ONCE BEFORE BUT I WILL
READ THROUGH SOME INFORMATION
SO WE ARE ALL PREPARED FOR
TOMORROW. 120808, THE SEVENTH
EXTENSION OF THE FLOODPLAIN
INTERIM REGULATIONS. IN JULY OF
2020, COUNCIL PASSED AND THE
MAYOR SIGNED ORDINANCE 126113
ESTABLISHING INTERIM FLOODPLAIN
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND
UPDATING FLOODPLAIN MAPS .
THESE HAVE BEEN EXTENDED SIX
TIMES AND ARE DUE TO EXPIRE
AUGUST 13th . FEMA PRODUCED
UPDATED MAPS AND ESTABLISHED
MINIMUM REQUIRED STANDARDS FOR
THE REGULATIONS. THE MAPS
INCLUDE PROPERTIES ALONG PUGET
SOUND , THE DUWAMISH , AND
AREAS ADJACENT TO CREEKS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS CONTAIN
BUILDING CODES AND OTHER
STANDARDS THAT MAKE HOMES ,
BUSINESSES, AND PEOPLE SAFER
FROM FLOODING AND APPLY TO
PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR
CONSTRUCTION ON PROPERTIES
WITHIN THESE MAPPED FLOODPLAIN
AREAS . SO IF WE DON'T EXTEND
THEM, PROPERTY OWNERS IN THESE
AREAS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
PURCHASE FLOOD INSURANCE
POLICIES. SO , WE -- LET'S
SEE. WE HAVE UPDATED AND
PROPOSED ARE MEANT REGULATIONS
BASED ON INPUT FROM THE PORT .
ON AUGUST 1st, A NEW DECISION
WAS ISSUED ON THE UPDATED
PROPOSAL AND WILL BE EVALUATING
COMMENTS ON THAT PROPOSAL. THEY
WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH PROPOSED
PERMANENT REGULATIONS THROUGH
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE. AND
THOSE PERMANENT REGULATIONS
SHOULD COME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE PRIOR TO THIS NEXT
ROUND OF EXTENSION, WHICH WOULD
BE BEFORE FEBRUARY, 2025 . SO
THAT WILL BE ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FOR TOMORROW .
WITH ANY LUCK, THAT IS THE LAST
TIME WE HAVE ANY EXTENSIONS TO
PASS. THE NEXT LAND-USE
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS
WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 7th. WE HAVE
13 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
INCLUDING 11 PLANNING
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. WE
WILL ALSO HEAR COUNCIL BILL
120832 , BUILDING AN ENERGY
CODE UPDATE. THIS LEGISLATION
ADOPTS THE 2021 SEATTLE
CONSTRUCTION CODES WHICH
CONSIST OF CODES FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL,
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBING AND
MECHANICAL OFFICERS, AND THESE
CODES ARE ADOPTED BY THE STATE
BUT THE STATE ALLOWS LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS TO AMEND CERTAIN
CODES AND REQUIRES
JURISDICTIONS TO ENFORCE THEM .
FOR EXAMPLE, SEATTLE
CONSTRUCTION CODES INCLUDE
BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL,
MECHANICAL, FIRE, PLUMBING,
ENERGY, ELECTRICAL, FUEL, GAS ,
BOILER, AND ELEVATOR. THIS IS
ALL HOW OUR CONSTRUCTION IS
SAFE FOR FOLKS. EVERY THREE
YEARS THERE ARE CHANGES AT THE
NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL, SO
OUR CODE GETS REFINED TO BE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THESE CHANGES.
WE WILL HAVE THIS LEGISLATION
IN THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE
SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS A THOROUGH
UNDERSTANDING OF THE BILL BUT
TOMORROW -- OR THIS WEEK ,
WEDNESDAY, WILL BE THE FIRST
TIME. THE OTHER ITEM IS A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ROUNDTABLE
THAT WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING. WE
HAD ONE ON HOUSING ALREADY IN
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE. THIS
WEEK'S WILL BE AROUND CLIMATE
ISSUES SO WE HAVE COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS COMING TO TALK
ABOUT HOW WITH A CLIMATE LENS,
HOW WE CAN EAT OUR
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT GOALS AND
DENSITY GOALS . WE WILL BE
JOINED BY ALEX BRENNAN WITH
FUTURE RICE, JAMIE STROBEL WITH
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY , AND
SEATTLE 350. LET'S SEE . LAST
WEEK , MY OFFICE SHARED WITH
EACH OF YOU THE THREE
AMENDMENTS THAT I HAVE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ALREADY
REFERRED TO THESE. ONE IS
REGARDING SPD RECRUITMENT OF
WOMEN. ONE IS REGARDING
INCREASING SUPPORT FOR CARE ,
THE CARE TEAMS, AND ONE IS
AROUND INCREASING THE SUPPORT
FOR THE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH
FUNDING WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT . I WOULD ASK IF ANYONE
IS INTERESTED, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT AND I'M
AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE
AMENDMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE ON
WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A LOT
HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY. I DO
WANT TO SAY WITH REGARD TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES , I REMAIN
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
SCORE OF THE JAIL IN OUR LOCAL
AGREEMENT . I THINK I EXPRESSED
A LOT OF THAT CONCERN LAST
WEEK. WE WILL BE LEARNING MORE
THROUGHOUT THE CONVERSATION
TOMORROW AND I DO LOOK FORWARD
TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT SODA AND
SOAP . I HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE PROPOSALS
AS WELL SO I WILL REACH OUT TO
BOTH OF YOU ABOUT THAT. AND
THEN IN TERMS OF DISTRICT
UPDATES, LAST WEEK MY TEAM
ATTENDED THE ANNUAL SEATTLE
MASTER BUILDERS RECEPTION AT
THE NORDIC MUSEUM . THE RAINIER
VALLEY FASHION FESTIVAL, WHERE
THERE WAS A FREE CLOTHING
EXCHANGE HOSTED BY THE BUSINESS
ALLIANCE AND HOMESITE, ONE OF
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS IN THE SOUTH END. MY
TEAM ATTENDED THE FOOT TALL
FEST WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AT
LUMEN FIELD . I ALSO WENT TO
THE FREEDOM SCHOOL THIS MORNING
TO READ A SHERMAN ALEXI BOOK TO
THE KIDS, WHICH THEY ENJOYED.
AND THIS WEEK THERE ARE A LOT
OF LAND-USE THINGS HAPPENING.
THURSDAY I WILL BE ATTENDING A
PUBLIC FORUM AND VISIONING
SESSION AT THE RANIER ARTS
CENTER. FRIDAY I WILL BE
HOSTING IN DISTRICT OFFICE
HOURS AT THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT CHINATOWN COMMUNITY
CENTER AND I WANT TO THANK PARK
STAFF FOR HELPING US SECURE
SPACE THERE. AND FINALLY ON
SATURDAY, I WOULD LOVE TO
INVITE ALL OF YOU AND
ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN
YOUR DISTRICTS TO A FREE YOUTH
EVENT THAT I'M HOSTING AT THE
KING STREET STATION PLAZA IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RESIDENCY,
CHOOSE 180, OH PCD, AND MORE.
WE WILL HAVE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE YOUNG
PEOPLE TABLING THERE. THERE
WILL BE LIVE MUSIC. MO HAIDER
IS BRINGING LEGOS TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO BUILD THE CITY THEY
WANT TO SEE. AND I THINK I SAID
BEFORE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR I AM
REALLY INTERESTED IN FIGURING
OUT HOW TO GET MORE YOUNG
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE
CONFERENCE IF PLANNING
CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THEY
DON'T GET TO SIT AT THESE
TABLES. THEY DON'T GET TO VOTE
BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AS
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT
LAND-USE LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT
AMENITIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
LOOK LIKE THAT WE HEAR DIRECTLY
FROM YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, SO THAT
IS THE POINT OF THIS EVENT AND
PLEASE ENCOURAGE ANY YOUNG
PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO
COME. MY STAFF DID PASS OUT A
FLYER I THINK LAST WEEK WITH
MORE INFORMATION . UNLESS THERE
ARE QUESTIONS -- I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES . LAST WEEK I HAD A
CHANCE TO TAKE A RIDE ALONG
WITH THE CARE TEAM. I HAVE SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING ON THE GROUND. I
THINK SOME OF US HAVE ALREADY
TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF
THIS BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF
THINGS THAT I SAW WHERE , FOR
INSTANCE, SOMEONE WAS ON THIRD
AVENUE RUNNING ON THE STREET
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BUS.
THERE WERE BUSES IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS. THAT PERSON COULD
HAVE EASILY GOTTEN HIT AT
WORST. AT BEST, THEY ARE
SLOWING DOWN BUS TRAFFIC , SO
WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THAT?
SOMEONE FLAGGED US DOWN WHERE
THE OLD BANANA REPUBLIC USED TO
BE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PERSON
FACEDOWN SLEEPING ON THE GROUND
SO CLOSE TO THE STREET THAT IF
THEY HAD ROLLED OVER, THEY
WOULD HAVE LITERALLY BEEN ON
THAT VERILY HEAVY TRAFFIC
STREET. YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE
DO ABOUT THAT? I AM HAVING
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH
CHIEF SMITH ABOUT HOW HER TEAM
COULD BE PROVIDING MORE BENEFIT
WITHOUT STEPPING OF COURSE
OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR
-- OUTSIDE OF THE AGREEMENT. I
ALSO MET WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT JONES.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL SAFETY CHALLENGES
IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOLS. I
KNOW HE IS WORKING TO ADDRESS
THESE AND I WAS PLEASED TO HEAR
THE DISTRICT WILL BE TAKING
CONCRETE STEPS TO IMPROVE
SAFETY. WE WILL BE STAYING IN
CLOSE TOUCH AS SPS IS ABLE TO
SHARE MORE ON THAT VERY SOON AS
FALL SEMESTER IS QUICKLY UPON
US. I ALSO HAVE INVITED
SUPERINTENDENT JONES TO A
FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, SO
MORE ON THAT LATER. I ALSO
HOSTED A LISTENING SESSION WITH
SOME OF THE AWARDEES OF THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE, EDI , TO HEAR ABOUT
THEIR EXPERIENCES AND LEARN HOW
THE CITY HAS HELPED THEIR
PROJECTS AS WELL AS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR SERVICES
BETTER SUPPORT COMMUNITY IN OUR
CITY. THESE PROJECTS PROVIDE A
REALLY IMPORTANT SERVICE ON THE
GROUND AND I REALLY WANTED TO
HEAR FROM THEM, THEIR
EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY AND
APARTMENTS AND HOW THEIR
PROJECTS COULD BE FURTHERED
ALONG MORE QUICKLY OR IF THERE
WERE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT WITH
THE PROGRAM. I WILL BE SHARING
SOME FEEDBACK I LEARNED FOR THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS
THIS END. I WAS VERY GRATEFUL
TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH
THESE STAKEHOLDERS. I ALSO
ATTENDED LAST WEEK THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT FOOD
BANK'S OPEN HOUSE IN DISTRICT
FOR . IT WAS MY FIRST TIME
VISITING WITH THIS FOOD BANK
AND IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT
THEIR AMAZING WORK AND ALL OF
THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO
THE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY.
THEY REALLY DO SERVICE
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY AS
WELL AND MORE IMPORTANTLY , AND
SOMETHING I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE , THEY PROVIDE A
SERVICE AT SOLID GROUND AND
MERCY HOUSE. I HAD A
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW CAN WE
DO THIS ONCE A WEEK? THEY HAVE
A VAN . ARE WE ABLE TO PARTNER
TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM A
SECOND TIME A WEEK THERE TO
SERVICE THE FAMILY? THEY ARE
VERY OPEN TO THE CONVERSATION.
ALSO VERY NEAT, THEY HAVE A
COMMUNITY GARDEN UPSTAIRS. THEY
ARE DOING THE GARDEN BUT THEY
TAKE VOLUNTEERS AND THEY ARE
GROWING FOOD. IT WAS REALLY
COOL TO SEE ON THE ROOF OF THAT
BUILDING, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A
LEHIGH PROPERTY AND THEY HAVE
STREET-LEVEL USE, SO REALLY
GREAT TO SEE THAT PARTNERSHIP
GOING ON THERE IN THE DISTRICT.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE
PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL NIGHT
OUT . MY STAFF AND I WILL BE
ATTENDING EVENTS ACROSS
DISTRICT 4 . WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO BEING IN THE
COMMUNITY WITH OUR
CONSTITUENTS. THURSDAY I WILL
BE CHAIRING THE LIBRARY'S
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE WHERE WE WILL BE
HAVING A PRESENTATION FROM
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING ON THE FAMILIES
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY
OUTCOMES. I ENCOURAGE ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES WHO ARE NOT STANDING
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO
JOIN US ON THURSDAY TO HEAR
FROM THEM AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE. I AM ALSO TOURING
THE UNITED GOSPEL MISSIONS
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN 'S
SHELTER AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF THE
WORK THEY DO IN THE CITY. AND
LASTLY I WILL MENTION I DID
JOIN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AT
THE S.O.D.A. LEGISLATION PRESS
CONFERENCE LAST WEEK AS WELL .
WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING MORE TOOLS
IN OUR TOOLBOX FOR DEALING WITH
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES IN THE
CITY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN YOU
MET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT,
DID THEY -- OR DID HE AGREE TO
COME TALK TO COMMITTEE? I THINK
WE MENTIONED THAT LAST TIME .
>> YES, I DID INVITE HIM TO A
LAND COMMITTEE MEETING, SO WE
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT . I
CANNOT TELL YOU WHEN THAT WILL
HAPPEN BUT HE WAS OPEN TO IT.
IT WAS A VERY GOOD
CONVERSATION. IT WAS A LONG
TIME COMING. THEY HAVE BEEN
DEALING WITH A LOT, AS YOU KNOW
. JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF SPS
HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
EXECUTIVE, OBVIOUSLY. IT
DOESN'T TAKE THE PLACE WITH
THE RELATIONSHIP WE WANT TO
HAVE WITH THEM BECAUSE
EVERYBODY KNOWS THE EXECUTIVE
IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
LEGISLATIVE. THE LEGISLATURE .
AND SO, WE REALLY WANT TO -- I
REALLY EXTENDED AND UNDERSCORED
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SECOND
FLOOR HAVING A RELATIONSHIP
WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SEPARATELY AND OF COURSE, THEY
WORK HAND-IN-HAND BECAUSE OUR
LEVY SUPPORTS SO MUCH IN THE
K-12 SPACE. HE IS ON BOARD AND
HE UNDERSTANDS. LIKE I SAID, IT
WAS A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION
AND I AM LOOKING FOR TO THE
CONVERSATIONS MOVING FORWARD SO
I HOPE HE WILL ATTEND A FUTURE
MEETING BUT I VERY MUCH LOOK
FORWARD TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND
HEARING MORE ABOUT THE PUBLIC
SAFETY PIECES THEY WILL BE
WORKING ON AS THEY ARE ABLE TO
SHARE THAT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, AND WE DID TALK ABOUT
AURORA AND EAGLE STAFF AND
GARFIELD AND ALL OF THE PLACES
. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COOL. I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA . BRIGHT AND EARLY, 9:30
A.M. WE HAVE OUR NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING . THERE IS ONE ITEM TOP
OF MIND AND THE TOP OF THE
AGENDA. THAT IS WE WILL
CONSIDER AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON
AN ORDINANCE THAT GIVES AS GOD
PERMISSION TO USE GRANT MONEY
-- YES, WE NEED TO HAVE A
REPLACEMENT FOR THIS KIND OF
THING, SO WE WILL LEARN A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT TOMORROW
AND POSSIBLY VOTE. THERE WAS A
SECOND ITEM THAT IS ESSENTIALLY
A PLACEHOLDER ON THE AGENDA. WE
ARE ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO BE
DISCUSSING THAT, SO I WILL LET
YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW THE TASK
FORCE LEGISLATION AND THE
REASON WHY IS THE EXECUTIVE IS
NOT YET IN A POSITION TO
FORMALLY TRANSMIT THE FINAL
TASK FORCE LEGISLATION AND ,
COLLEAGUES, ALL OF YOU, YOU MAY
RECALL DURING THE LEVY SELECT
COMMITTEE THAT WE HAD, WE HAD
ONE BRIEFING ALREADY ON THE
TASK FORCE AND SO RATHER THAN
HAVE ANOTHER BRIEFING ON WHAT
WE POTENTIALLY COULD BE, I WANT
TO TABLE THAT REALLY IMPORTANT,
THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION. UNTIL WE
HAVE SUBSTANTIAL LEGISLATION
BEFORE US AND , YOU KNOW,
HAVING CONVERSATIONS PARTNERING
WITH THE EXECUTIVE, IT SOUNDS
LIKE WE ARE CLOSE, SO WE FEEL
GOOD WE WILL BE IN A POSITION
TO HAVE THAT TASK FORCE
DISCUSSION VERY SOON. THAT IS
TOMORROW. TOMORROW MORNING ,
AHEAD OF THAT, MY STAFF AND I
ARE GETTING UP BRIGHT AND EARLY
TO VISIT OUR SDOT SIGN SHOP IN
SOTO. WE WILL MEET WITH WORKERS
THERE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
REALLY IMPORTANT SIGHT UNSEEN
BUT NOT REALLY UNSEEN WORK ,
THE REALLY IMPORTANT WORK THAT,
YOU KNOW, MANY PEOPLE IN SDOT
DO TO KEEP US SAFE, ON THE
RIGHT DIRECTION, ON THE RIGHT
PATH UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE
RULES ARE, WHERE TO GO, WHEN,
HOW, WHY, THAT KIND OF THING.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
THERE AND TO GET A CHANCE TO BE
IN FRONT OF AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE WORKERS EVERY DAY
THAT DO THE WORK, THE PEOPLE'S
WORK OF THE CITY. SO THAT IS
TOMORROW MORNING. BEFORE THE
REGULAR TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY
IN ADDITION TO THE REALLY
EXCITING BUDGET SELECT
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE HAVE,
CHAIR STRAUSS , LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT, BUT LATER IN THE DAY,
WE WILL BE DOING A TOUR, ME AND
MY STAFF WILL BE DOING A TOUR
OF CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA. DOING
THAT WITH SOME FOLKS AT CLIMATE
PLEDGE INCLUDING MY GOOD FRIEND
WHO WORKS FOR THE KRAKEN .
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ON
THURSDAY, I WILL BE ATTENDING A
ROLL CALL AT THE SOUTH PRECINCT
ALONGSIDE COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
I'VE DONE VARIOUS ROLL CALL
VISITS BEFORE INCLUDING
MULTIPLE TIMES AT OTHER ROLL
CALLS WITHIN MY DISTRICT, BUT
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE, MY FIRST
VISIT TO THE SOUTH PRECINCT
WHICH COVERS A CERTAIN PORTION
OF MY DISTRICT SO I AM REALLY
EXCITED TO DO THAT AND VISIT
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE POLICE
FORCE ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. FRIDAY I WILL BE HOSTING
OFFICE HOURS AT THE CUSTOMER
SERVICE CENTER IN WEST SEATTLE,
AS I DID LAST WEEK AND THE WEEK
BEFORE. I LOVE GETTING IN FRONT
OF CONSTITUENTS AND LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THEM AND ISSUES
WHETHER IT IS THROUGH A FORMAL
OFFICE HOURS SETTING, WHETHER
IT IS A FRIENDLY POKE AT THE
GROCERY STORE. FRIENDLY ONE .
THE FRIENDLY ONES.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> ANYWAY, IT IS REALLY
INSIGHTFUL AND EMPOWERING FOR
ME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
ISSUES . I LOVE TALKING TO
CONSTITUENTS. AND FINALLY,
SEPARATE SHOUT OUT TO
NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR
RAISING THAT. I'VE ALWAYS
PARTICIPATED EVERY YEAR AS A
RESIDENT . I DON'T WHERE THE
ADDITIONAL HAT, UNLIKE YOURSELF
AS THE CHAIR OF YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OR
WHATEVER. NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK
WATCH CAPTAIN, EXCUSE ME. I
DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
PLANNING. UNFORTUNATELY I JUST
SHOW UP AND BRING MY FRIED
CHICKEN OR CASSEROLE OR
STORE-BOUGHT DESSERT ITEM OR
WHATEVER IT IS AND SHARE
FELLOWSHIP WITH MY NEIGHBORS.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHO
ARE NOW MY CONSTITUENTS AND SO,
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT TOMORROW
AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT. IT IS
HOW WE BUILD COMMUNITY AND
FELLOWSHIP. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE
WHEN THE PLANNERS ORIGINALLY
DREW IT UP WAS TO KEEP PEOPLE
SAFE AND IT FULFILLS ANY NUMBER
OF BOXES. THAT IS MY
PERSPECTIVE. I WILL WELCOME ANY
COMMENTS , QUESTIONS, OR
FEEDBACK . IF NOT, I WILL PASS
IT ON TO YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BEFORE
I GET INTO WHAT'S GOING ON IN
MY COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A NEW
FACE IN THE ROOM TODAY. WE HAVE
A NEW DEPUTY CITY CLERK, PHILIP
SMITH. YOU PROBABLY MET
EVERYONE ALREADY BUT I WANTED
TO EXTEND A FORMAL THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND TO MEGAN WHO
HAS BEEN SERVING IN THE ROLE AS
AN ADDED CLASS EMPLOYEE FOR
MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS .
THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT,
GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
ECONOMIC ELEMENT MEETING WILL
MEET THURSDAY AT 2:00 AND WE
GOT A LOT OF THINGS ON THE
AGENDA INCLUDING A PRESENTATION
FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND SEATTLE MUSIC
COMMISSION CHAIRS ON UPDATING
US ON WHAT THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN THIS
PAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE
AND ALSO SOME OF THEIR
STRATEGIC VISION MOVING
FORWARD. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN
ASSOCIATION WITH THAT
PRESENTATION, THREE
REAPPOINTMENTS AND FIVE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
MUSIC COMMISSION , SO IT'S ALL
THINGS MUSIC COMMISSION ON
THURSDAY AS WELL . HAS BEEN A
LONG TIME SINCE THEY HAVE MADE
AN APPEARANCE. WE WILL HAVE A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON
120827 ESTABLISHING A MUSIC
VENUE PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM
LOADING ZONE. THIS IS, IN FACT,
A PRIORITY OF THE MUSIC
COMMISSION AND HAS BEEN FOR
YEARS. WHERE DO MUSICIANS PARK
WITH THEIR GEAR AND CREW WHEN
THEY COME TO PERFORM IN SEATTLE
GIVEN A SHORTAGE OF PARKING AND
MANY MUSICIANS ISSUE ? THAT
WILL BE COMING BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE THIS THURSDAY AND IT
IS GENERATING A LOT OF BUZZ
ELSEWHERE IN OTHER CITIES TOO
AND WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL THE
120831 WHICH WOULD MAKE CHANGES
TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA AND THIS
LEGISLATION WAS PREVIEWED AS I
SAID BEFORE BY THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AROUND
THIS TABLE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO SO
THAT HIS UPCOMING. ALL RIGHT,
THAT IS WHAT THE AGENDA IS FOR
THE MEETING. BRIEF NOTES ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK
FOLLOWING ON THE DISCUSSION OF
THE AUDIT , ONE OF THE AUDITORS
, THE PRIME AUTHOR OF THAT
AUDIT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
TAKING A PLACE-BASED APPROACH
AND THE OVERLAPPING ISSUES OF
OVERDOSE AND CRIME IN SEATTLE,
I WAS INTRODUCED TO SOMEONE
SHE'S MET IN CONVERSATIONS OR
IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND GUN
VIOLENCE AND INNOVATIVE THINGS
. ANYWAY, I WAS INTRODUCED TO A
CITY COUNCILMEMBER FROM
CINCINNATI AND WE HAD A
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THEY
ARE DOING, WHAT WE ARE DOING,
SIMILARITIES ON EFFORTS TO
REALLY DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
HAVE AN EDITED BASED APPROACH
TO OUR COMMON PROBLEM, SO THAT
WAS INTERESTING. I ALSO LAST
WEEK HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK WITH ROB THOMAS, THE LEAD
IN THE SEATTLE REGIONAL OFFICE
OF THE AG SHOW BOX , IMPORTANT
PROMOTER AND THE ENERGY BEHIND
SO MUCH LIVE MUSIC IN TOWN. WE
TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT
MORE LIVE MUSIC IN SEATTLE AND
ESPECIALLY OUTDOOR MUSIC IN
SUMMER. A VERY NARROW WINDOW IN
SEATTLE TO HAVE GREAT CONCERTS
OUTSIDE, SO WHAT CAN WE DO
BETTER TO MAKE THAT EASIER?
LOTS OF OTHER MEETINGS. I WILL
SIMPLY MENTION WE ALL PROBABLY
PARTICIPATED IN ONE WAY OR THE
OTHER WITH EVENTS LEADING UP TO
THIS PAST WEEKEND'S SEAFAIR .
WHEN WE THINK OF SEAFAIR, I
THINK -- AT LEAST I BELIEVE I
THINK OF TORCHLIGHT, HYDRO
PLANES, BLUE ANGELS, ET CETERA.
SEAFAIR IS SO MUCH MORE THAN
THAT. THEY SERVE AS A FISCAL
AGENT IN AN UMBRELLA
ORGANIZATION FOR SO MANY
FESTIVALS THAT HAPPEN
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY .
I ATTENDED THE 75th GALA , ONE
OF THE MANY EVENTS LEADING UP
TO THE EXCITEMENT OUTSIDE OVER
THE WEEKEND BUT THIS WAS THE
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SEAFAIR ,
HIS LAST GALA . HE IS DEPARTING
SEAFAIR AFTER MANY LONG YEARS
AND THIS EVENT -- THEY WELCOMED
THE NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO,
EMILY CANTRELL . IN CASE YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD THAT NEWS , I
WANTED TO BREAK IT FIRST HERE
IN CHAMBERS AND SAY IT IS GREAT
THEY HAD SOMEBODY GREAT WHO
WILL BE TAKING OVER AND WITH A
LOT OF ENERGY AND EXPERIENCE
LOCALLY. ALL RIGHT . THAT IS
PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'VE GOT TO
SAY. I ATTENDED THE ECONOMIC
AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL
AUGUST REVENUE UPDATE MEETING.
YOU ENCAPSULATED THAT AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO MAYBE HAVING
MORE QUESTIONS WHEN WE HAVE IT.
I WON'T HAVE MANY MORE
QUESTIONS. NO, I WON'T. BUT WE
GOT THE FORECAST TODAY. THE
NEWS BROKE TODAY AND THERE WILL
BE A PRESENTATION AND DIGGING
INTO SOME OF THOSE DETAILS
LATER MAYBE, IF PERMITTED.
>> JUST ONE SECOND. WE HAVE
SHORTENED ABOUT A 30 PAGE -- 30
SLIDE DECK DOWN TO 10 BUT IT IS
STILL A LITTLE LONG. THE
FORECAST OFFICE DOES A REALLY
GOOD JOB . ABOUT 10 OF THOSE
SLIDES OF THE ORIGINAL
PRESENTATION WERE JUST ABOUT
THE INPUTS INTO HOW THEY CREATE
THEIR FORECAST. IT IS
INCREDIBLY INTERESTING STUFF.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR
THAT PART IN COMMITTEE, SO IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED TO KNOW HOW
THEY GOT TO THE FORECAST, THERE
IS AN ENTIRE PRESENTATION ON
THAT AND I RECOMMEND --
>> CHECKING OUT THE
AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL
VIDEO THAT IS ABOUT TO BE
UPLOADED . ANYWAY, YES, PEOPLE
WANT TO KNOW IF IT IS GOOD NEWS
OR BAD NEWS. ANYWAY, SO ON
THURSDAY I WILL BE ATTENDING
THE VISIT SEATTLE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETING AND THEY WILL
BE PRESENTING, I BELIEVE, AN
UPDATE ON SOME OF THE OUTREACH
AND RESEARCH THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING ON TOURISM AND WHAT DO
PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THAT. THAT
WILL BE A GREAT MEETING. AND
FINALLY ON FRIDAY I WILL BE
MEETING WITH THE NEW INCOMING
CEO . WELL, NOT INCOMING
BECAUSE SHE IS ALREADY HERE.
THAT IS IT FOR MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS , COMMENTS? NO? ON
ANY OF THE ABOVE? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE , THIS IS
CONCLUDING TODAY'S COUNCIL
BRIEFING. IT IS 2:56. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. SEE YOU
TOMORROW.