>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 AND
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER AND THE TIME
IS TO: 01. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE MINUTES OF AUGUST
12, 2024 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE MINUTES
ARE ADOPTED. TODAY WE ARE PRETTY
BUSY. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, WE
HAVE A PRESENTATION, A
PROCLAMATION AND AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. WE WILL START TALKING
ABOUT TOMORROW. ON TOMORROW'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
THERE ARE 31 ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR INCLUDING WEEKLY BILL
PAYMENT ORDINANCE. A PLAT
APPROVAL ORDINANCE, AND
ORDINANCE WAITING TO HIRING
INCENTIVES FOR SPD. AND
ORDINANCE RELATED TO A LEASE
AGREEMENT INVOLVING THE SEATTLE
CENTER. AND THEN 27 APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENTS INCLUDING
FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION. THREE OPPONENTS TO
THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION. 15 APARTMENTS TO
THAT SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION.
AND FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITY CUSTOMER
SERVICE REVIEW PANEL. AND THE
CONSENT AGENDA, THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDES THE ORDINANCE
AND 33 APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING 19
APPOINTMENTS TO THE YOUNG
SEATTLE RESIDENTS OF VARIOUS
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO THE
YMCA GET ENGAGED PROGRAM. WE
WILL HEAR ABOUT THAT LATER TODAY
IN A PRESENTATION. SIX
APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADVISORY
BOARD. 70 POINTS TO THE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD. AND
THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. THERE IS ONE CASE OF
LEGISLATION ADOPTING , ONE PIECE
OF LEGISLATION COUNCIL BUILT IN
20847, ADOPTING A LIST OF ALL
CITYWIDE EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
FOR 2024. THAT IS TOMORROW. NOW
MOVING INTO PRESENTATIONS. TODAY
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE
YMCA GET ENGAGED PROGRAM. AND
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET 19 GET
ENGAGED APPOINTEES. HELLO,
EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR COMING
AND BEING HERE IN PERSON WITH US
TODAY. WE ARE HONORED FOR YOUR
PRESENCE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
INVOLVEMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO
LEARNING MORE. AND YMCA AND
MAYOR'S OFFICE ARE HERE TO GIVE
US AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM
AND ONCE PRESENTERS HAVE
FINISHED THEIR REMARKS, THEY
WILL CALL EACH APPOINTEE TO THE
PODIUM ONE BY ONE FOR THEM TO
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND TALK
BRIEFLY ABOUT WHY THEY WOULD
LIKE TO BE APPOINTED TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONS. WITH
THAT, I WILL INVITE THEM TO THE
TABLE. TALK TO US ABOUT THIS
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
>> IT SUCH A BIG TABLE FOR TWO
PEOPLE. HI, CITY COUNCIL, THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I AM
ISRAEL, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LIAISON
TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND HELP
LEAD OUR APPOINTMENTS TO THE
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. STARTING
OFF WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US. AND ALL THE HELP YOU
ALWAYS DO WITH THE BOARDS. FIRST
AND LIKE TO SAY THE MAYOR
BELIEVES IT IS NOT JUST
IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT, FOSTER,
DEVELOP AND MENTOR ALL OF THE
YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT AND
OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND DUTY TO
INVITE THEM IN AND LISTEN TO
THEM AND GET THEIR INPUT ON ALL
OF OUR DECISION-MAKING
PROCESSES. ARE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
IF THEY REFLECT AND HEAR FROM
ALL THE VOICES IN THE COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST IMPACTED .
AND NO ONE WILL BE MORE
EFFECTIVE FOR LONGER THAN THE
YOUNGER PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. THANK
YOU TO YOUR STAFF AND EACH BOARD
AND COMMISSION. I WANT TO GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO TOM WHO DOES SO
MUCH FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
AND ALSO EMANNI FOR THE HELP
WITH THE GET ENGAGED PROGRAM.
AND I'LL PASS IT ON TO EMANNI
FOR MORE DETAILS.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
EMANNI BENDER AND I'M HERE FROM
THE SOCIAL IMPACT CENTER WHICH
IS OUR SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH .
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
LEADING OUR GET ENGAGED PROGRAM
SINCE 2022. THIS WILL BE THE
THIRD COHORT I AM TAKING PART IN
AND PUTTING TOGETHER AND
SUPPORTING. BUT, WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT GET ENGAGED, THE PROGRAM
STARTED IN 2001. IS THE BEEN
AROUND WITH YMCA MUCH LONGER
THAN I HAVE. AND REALLY THE
PROGRAM REPRESENTS EIGHT 20+
YEAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE Y
AND CITY OF SEATTLE. AND REALLY
A PARTNERSHIP THAT IS UPLIFTING
YOUTH VOICE AND CITY AFFAIRS.
YOU KNOW, JUST CULTIVATING OUR
FUTURE LEADERS. AM EXCITED TO BE
A SMALL PART OF THAT AND SPEAK
HERE TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. SO I WANT TO TALK A
LITTLE ABOUT OUR RECRUITMENT
PROCESS. AS YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR
GET ENGAGED PLACES YOUNG ADULTS
ON CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
FOR A ONE-YEAR LONG-TERM. AND
THE Y'S ROLE IN THAT IS
ESSENTIALLY TO SUPPORT WITH
OUTREACH AND EQUIPMENT. WE HELP
CONNECT OUR YOUNG APPLICANTS TO
THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS .
RECRUITMENT WENT REALLY WELL
THIS YEAR. WE CONNECTED WITH
SOME LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES . SOME LOCAL
AND PROFESSIONALS GROUPS. AND
JUST SPACES FREQUENTED BY YOUNG
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMITTEE AS WELL.
WE ARE ALSO REALLY COMMITTED TO
UPHOLDING SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN THIS
RECRUITMENT PROCESS. YOU KNOW,
WE MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO
REACH OUT TO COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN DENIED
ACCESS TO THIS TYPE OF SPACE.
RIGHT? AND THIS TYPE OF
OPPORTUNITY. AS THE Y IS A
SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY, WE HAVE
A VAST NETWORK OF COMMUNITY
PARTNERS . SO WE REACH OUT TO
AND SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH,
NONPROFITS, LARGE AND SMALL.
EVERYTHING FROM EL CENTRO TO
YOUTH CARE, URBAN LEAGUE, PEER
SEATTLE. ARE AIMED THERE IS
REALLY TO CONNECT WITH YOUTH WHO
REPRESENT A WIDE VARIETY OF
RACIAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS,
SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. AND
LIVED EXPERIENCE AS WELL. SO,
LET'S SEE, I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK
A BIT ABOUT OUR COUNCIL DISTRICT
REPRESENTATION. WE REALLY HOPE
TO SEE ALL SEVEN DISTRICTS
REPRESENTED IN OUR COHORTS. I AM
HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS YEAR WE
DO HAVE YOUTH FROM ALL SEVEN
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IN THE COURT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE
STRUGGLED A LITTLE BIT WITH THE
PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WITH THAT,
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ALSO
JUST THANK YOUR STAFF. WE DID
REACH OUT WHEN WE WERE DOING
RECRUITMENT TO ALL OF THE CITY
COUNCIL LIAISONS TO MAKE SURE WE
WERE DOING TARGETED RECRUITMENT
TOWARDS ALL DISTRICTS IN FINDING
AND PEOPLE ACROSS SEATTLE. IT
WAS REALLY EXCITING WHEN SPRING
CAME AROUND TO SEE THOSE GET
ENGAGED ANNOUNCEMENTS COME UP IN
DIFFERENT DISTRICT NEWSLETTERS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT WAS
REALLY A HUGE HELP IN THAT
EFFORT. AND YOU KNOW, LASTLY I
WANT TO ALSO THANK THE
COMMISSION AND BOARD LIAISONS .
THEY ARE A HUGE PART OF THIS
EFFORT AS WELL. YOU KNOW, THEY
DO EVERYTHING FROM , YOU KNOW,
THEY ARE PART OF THE INTERVIEWS
WITH ME. THERE WERE ABOUT 50 OR
MORE OF THOSE THIS YEAR. AND
THEY ARE ALSO SHARING THIS
OPPORTUNITY WITH THEIR OWN
COMMITTEE PARTNERS AS WELL. THE
RECRUITMENT EFFORT IS A BIG PUSH
. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS OUR
GRATITUDE THERE. IT'S A LARGE
UNDERTAKING EVERY YEAR. WE
CAN'T DO IT ALONE AT THE Y AND
WE CERTAINLY DO NOT. I WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND PLEASE PASS IT ON TO YOUR
STAFF. SO, I THINK I MIGHT PAUSE
THERE, IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BECAUSE I
WILL BE MOVING ONTO PRESENTING
OUR APPOINTEES, NOMINEES FOR
THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
INTRODUCTION. BEFORE WE PROCEED
WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MIGHT HAVE, I WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA HAS JOINED US. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR PANELISTS?
OR COMMENTS? OKAY, WHY DON'T
YOU GO AHEAD AND CALL FOLKS UP
TO THE PODIUM TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES, PLEASE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, WE
HAVE 19 APPOINTEES TODAY. LIKE I
MENTIONED, WE'VE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM ALL AND
THEY ARE SO IMPRESSIVE. WE SEE
INCREDIBLE YOUNG PEOPLE APPLY TO
THIS PROGRAM. I'M EXCITED TO
INTRODUCE THEM. A GROUP OF YOUNG
PEOPLE WE ARE EXCITED TO GET
STARTED AND USE THEIR VOICE TO
MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT I THINK
THEY ALL REPRESENT THE ABUNDANT
TALENT AND SPIRIT OF THE YOUNG
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE. WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND START. WE HAVE 14 OF
OUR 19 MEMBERS HERE TODAY. I
WILL BE READING INTRODUCTIONS
FOR THE REMAINING FIVE THAT
WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT.
>> I BELIEVE , GOING TO CALL
THEM IN NUMERICAL ORDER BY CLERK
FILE?
>> SO I RECEIVED THE AGENDA, THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA. I WILL
BE READING THEM THAT WAY. OKAY,
FIRST UP WE HAVE SCOTT BECK WITH
THE SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM SO
EXCITED TO MEET ALL OF YOU AND
HAVE ALL OF YOU GET TO KNOW ME A
LITTLE BETTER. MY NAME IS SCOTT
BECK. I WILL BE JOINING THE
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION. I AM
CURRENTLY THE QUALITY MEASURES
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR -- KING
COUNTY. MY EXPERIENCE IN
HEALTHCARE GOES BACK EIGHT YEARS
. IT BEGAN IN THE RURAL SOUTH OF
GEORGIA IN APPALACHIA. A LOT OF
THE WORK I DID WAS , REVOLVED
AROUND BRINGING MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY GENDER
DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS IN THE SOUTH
, BUT MY LIFE HAS LED ME HERE TO
BE TO SEATTLE THAT I LOVE.
FREMONT. A LOT OF THE WORK I DO
HERE IS STILL FOCUSING ON
BRINGING UP MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES AND UPLIFTING
COMMUNITY VOICES IN REGARDS TO
HEALTH, HOUSING AND SOCIAL
SERVICES. AND SO THAT IS WHAT
BRINGS ME HERE. YOU KNOW, I
BELIEVE THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE
IS PATIENT LED. AND THAT LGBTQA
VOICES ARE NEEDED TO CREATE
EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION, EFFECTIVE
POLICIES. TO MAKE IMPACT AND A
DIFFERENCE. THAT IS MY HOPE TO
BRING HERE. TO THE COMMISSION.
ITS GREAT MEETING YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE
SONIA HITCHCOCK FOR THE SEATTLE
WOMEN S COMMISSION. SONJA WAS
NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT SO I WILL
READ HER INTRODUCTION. SONIA
HITCHCOCK IS LOOKING FORWARD TO
JOINING THE SEATTLE WOMEN S
COMMISSION IS A GET ENGAGED
MEMBER THIS FALL. SHE IS A
FULL-TIME DIGITAL FIELD MANAGER
AT A LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
NONPROFIT AND A PART-TIME MASTER
OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS
STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON EVANS SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE.
SONJA'S PASSION FOR WORKING
WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT BEGAN
AFTER SEVERAL PERSONAL
ENCOUNTERS WITH EXTREME WEATHER
AND HABITAT DESTRUCTION INSPIRED
HER LIFELONG GOAL OF SUPPORTING
TANGIBLE AND EQUITABLE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS. AS AN
ORGANIZER, SHE IS HIGHLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPORTING
THOSE AROUND HER AND
TRANSFORMING IDEAS INTO ACTIONS
AND HAS BEEN HEAVILY INSPIRED BY
HER COLLEAGUES, CLASSMATES, AND
PEERS WITHIN HER LABOR UNION.
SONIA HITCHCOCK IS EVEN EAGER TO
BRING HER STRENGTH TO THE
POSITION AND UNDERSTAND HER
UNDERSTANDING OF POLICY
DEVELOPMENT. SUPPORT THE
COMMISSION'S CURRENT FOCUS
AREAS AND BUILD UPON HER
EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. SHE IS DELIGHTED TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COLLABORATE WITH OTHER YOUNG
LEADERS AND TAKING TANGIBLE
ACTION TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN
THE COMMUNITY SHE LOVES. ALL
RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE MONTANA
HOUSTON WITH THE SEATTLE RENTERS
COMMISSION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. IT
IS GREAT TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS
MONTANA HOUSTON. USE SHE/HER
PRONOUNS ENEMY RENTING DISTRICT
5. IS A LIFELONG SEATTLE
RESIDENT I HAVE PERSONALLY
EXPERIENCED THE CHALLENGES
RENTERS FACE. FROM WITNESSING MY
FAMILY BEING PRICED OUT OF OUR
CENTRAL DISTRICT APARTMENT AS A
CHILD, TO FACING EXORBITANT
WITHOUT FEES AND HOUSING CODE
VIOLATIONS AS AN ADULT, THESE
EXPENSES HAVE FILLED MY PASSION
FOR ADVOCATING FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND TENANT RIGHTS IN
SEATTLE. MY LEGAL BACKGROUND
INVOLVEMENT WITH THE STAY
HEALTHY COALITION HAVE EQUIPPED
ME TO NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES
OF RENTER PROTECTION AND TO HELP
OTHERS DO THE SAME. I AM
DEDICATED TO DEMYSTIFYING OUR
RENTAL CODES AND SHARING EVERY
RESIDENT UNDERSTANDS THE RIGHTS
AND FEELS EMPOWERED TO EXERCISE
THEM. I'M EXCITED TO SERVE THE
CITY I LOVE AS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION AND
ASKED THE COUNCIL TO REMAIN --
REVIEW THE REMAINING NINE
APPOINTMENTS FOR THOSE
COMMISSIONS SO WE CAN HAVE A
FULLY STAFFED COMMISSION AND
ALLOW US TO BE A STRONGER VOICE
FOR THE TENANTS THAT NEED US
MOST. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, UP NEXT WE HAVE AVERY
WITH THE SEATTLE RIGHTS
COMMISSION.
>> MY NAME IS AVERY, AMY RECENT
GRADUATE FROM SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
FROM BUSINESS ANALYTICS. I AM
FROM MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. I
MOVED OUT HERE TO THE COLLEGE
AND RECENTLY GRADUATED AND
LIVING IN THE PARK AREA. SINCE I
WAS A CHILD I WAS FOCUSED ON
AROUND SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION AND
EARLY VOTING REGISTRATION. AND
FROM THAT COMING HERE I FOCUSED
ON SUPPORTING THE UNHOUSED
COMMUNITY. I'M JUST REALLY
EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE VERY
ADVOCACY FOCUSED COMMUNITY HERE
AND TEACHING ME A LOT OF NEW
WAYS TO FOCUS AROUND THAT AND
FIND NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT THE
PEOPLE IN MY AREAS. I'M
EXTREMELY EXCITED TO MEET THESE
PEOPLE AND BE AROUND THEM AND
LEECH OFF THEIR AWESOMENESS,
REALLY. AND I'M EXCITED TO FIND
NEW WAYS TO BE PART OF THOSE
COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT MORE
PEOPLE WITHIN SEATTLE AND REALLY
BE MORE PART OF SEATTLE AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, UP NEXT WE HAVE LEONARD
JEROME WITH THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD.
>> HELLO MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE
TIME. MY NAME IS LEONARD
HARRISON JEROME AND I AM HERE TO
BE PART OF THE SEATTLE DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD. SEATTLE IS MY
HOME. I WAS LUCKY TO APPEAR IN
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
WHERE HE STUDIED ARCHITECTURE
AND ENGINEERING. I WORK FOR
BOEING AS A MANUFACTURING
ENGINEER. IT WAS THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CITY GAVE
ME THAT ALLOWED ME TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. I BELIEVE THAT THE
GOALS OF THE CITY SHOULD BE
ALIGNED WITH MAKING IT THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL AND MOST WONDERFUL
PLACE TO LIVE IN THE UNITED
STATES. AND I WANT TO BE ON THIS
BOARD BECAUSE I BELIEVE SEATTLE
AND ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS SHOULD
LIVE IN DIGNITY AND PRIDE IN THE
PLACES THEY WORK AND LIVE.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE
IN ONE OF THESE HOMES THAT ARE
NICE AND AFFORDABLE AND SAFE SO
EVERYONE CAN HAVE THE SAME
CHANCES THAT I DID. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, NEXT IS MATT MALLOY
WITH THE SEATTLE PLANNING
COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU . HELLO CITY
COUNCIL. I USE HE'S LASHING
PRONOUNS AND I AM A GET ENGAGED
APPOINTEE FOR THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION. AM A SERVER
AT THE QUEEN ANNE BEER HALL AND
I LIVE IN GREEN LAKE DISTRICT 6.
I'M ALSO A SUBSTITUTE MATH
TEACHER AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WORKING ON MY MASTERS IN
TEACHING ONLINE. FINALLY I AM
THE ADOPTED FATHER OF AURORA
AVENUE BETWEEN WINONA AND 100
THROUGH SEATTLE'S ADOPT THE
STREET PROGRAM. I LOOK FORWARD
TO SERVING ON THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION AND BEING A
SMALL PART OF BUILDING A
BEAUTIFUL, AFFORDABLE AND
SUSTAINABLE CITY FOR YEARS TO
COME. THANK YOU TO THE YMCA AND
TO SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR
SPONSORING THIS PROGRAM AND
AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE CITY. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS AUGUSTA JOY MILFORD
WITH THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH ARE HAVING
ME. I AM HONORED TO BE HERE AND
TO BE JOINING THE DESIGN REVIEW
BOARD FOR THE NORTHWEST AREA OF
SEATTLE. I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT
THE IMPACT OF DESIGN AND
ARCHITECTURE ON COMMUNITIES AND
I AM EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE
BOARD TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR MORE
RESPONSIVE DESIGN IN SEATTLE. I
WAS BORN AND RAISED IN WEST
SEATTLE. I ATTENDED THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WHERE I
STUDIED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN . I
HAVE BEEN WORKING IN
ARCHITECTURE FOR THE LAST SEVEN
YEARS AND RECENTLY TRANSITIONED
TO A ROLE IN COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH. AND I
AM JUST VERY EXCITED TO BE IN
WHATEVER POSITION OR LAYMAN TO
BE ADVOCATING FOR THE DESIGN AND
CREATION OF MORE EQUITABLE,
INCLUSIVE INVITING COMMITTEES IN
SEATTLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE TIMOTHY
PATRICK RANDAZZO. THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION. TIMOTHY IS
NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY. I
WILL READ HIS INTRODUCTION.
TIMOTHY HAS BEEN SELECTED TO
SERVE ON THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION. HE IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT URBAN FORESTRY AND
SUSTAINABILITY AND IS COMMITTED
TO CONTRIBUTING HIS BACKGROUND
IN GREEN BUILDING AND EQUITY TO
THIS IMPORTANT WORK. GROWING UP
IN A LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD, HE
HAS EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND HOW
GREEN SPACES CAN PROVIDE A SPACE
OF REFUGE FOR COMMUNITY AND
IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING. TIMOTHY LOOKS FOR TO
HELPING PROTECT AND EXPAND
SEATTLE'S URBAN FOREST TO
ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR
COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY THESE VITAL
RESOURCES. NEXT WE HAVE CAITLIN
TRUONG WITH THE SEATTLE DESIGN
COMMISSION.
>> HI, EVERYONE. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? HELLO? MY NAME IS CAITLIN
TRUONG, MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE AND
HER. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
DISTRICT 2 IN BEACON HILL. I
WILL BE PART OF THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION. LAST YEAR I
GRADUATED WITH A BACHELORS OF
ARTS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND I AM AN
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER . I HAVE
WORKED ON HOUSING PROJECTS,
HUMIDITY CENTERS AND TRANSIT
ORIENTED DESIGNS ACROSS SEATTLE.
OUTSIDE OF WORK I AM A PUBLIC
ARTIST AND EDUCATOR AT COYOTE
CENTRAL IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. GOING UP IN BEACON
HILL, MY COMMUNITY CONSISTED OF
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES AND
BEING PART OF THE SEATTLE DESIGN
COMMISSION I HOPE TO PROVIDE MY
EXPERIENCE WITH FOSTER COMMUNITY
AND DESIGNED TO ADVOCATE FOR
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. ON CUE. --
THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE MARISOL BEAS
THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION.
>> HI, EVERYONE. I USE SHE/HER
PRONOUNCE. AND MAKE
FIRST-GENERATION GRADUATE
STUDENT RECENTLY GRADUATED WITH
AN MPA FROM THE SCHOOL OF EVANS.
MY BACKGROUND HAS BEEN IN
COMMUNITY LED AND PARTICIPATORY
ACTION RESEARCH INITIATIVES. I
WILL BE SERVING ON THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION. I HOPE
TO REALLY UPLIFT VOICES THROUGH
COMMUNITY LED EFFORTS SO THAT
DECISIONS AROUND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ARE NOT MADE WITHOUT THE
RESIDENTS AND HOPEFULLY LED BY
THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE AFFECTED
BY THEM. I'M EXCITED TO BE PART
OF THIS. THANK YOU, ALL.
>> OKAY, UP NEXT IS URJEET
DESHMUKH WITH THE SEATTLE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION. URJEET DESHMUKH WAS
NOT ABLE TO MAKE ITS I WILL READ
HIS INTRODUCTION. HE IS A FIRST
GENERATION IMMIGRANT AND A
RECENT GRADUATE OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURG. HE HAS
BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE ON THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION. HE MOVED TO SEATTLE,
SPECIFICALLY BELLTOWN AND I
ROOSEVELT IN LATE 2022 TO WORK
AT AMAZON AS A SOFTWARE
ENGINEER. IS A YOUNG
PROFESSIONAL HE IS DRIVEN TO
MAKE A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN
THE COMMUNITY AROUND HIM. AS AN
IMMIGRANT HIMSELF, JOINING THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMISSION
OFFERS PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE
INTEGRATION AND WELL-BEING OF
NEWCOMERS INTERCITY. HE IS DRAWN
TO THIS COMMISSION , IN
PARTICULAR, BECAUSE HE IS
PASSIONATE ABOUT IMMIGRATION
POLICIES WITHIN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND EXPERIENCING AND
OPENING HIMSELF THE TRUE ISSUES
IN THE CITY WILL GIVE HIM A NEW
PERSPECTIVE. HE IS EXCITED TO
WORK WITH THE IRC , OTHER GET
ENGAGED MEMBERS, AND THE
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR
TO MAKE SEATTLE A BETTER PLACE
TO LIVE. UP NEXT WE HAVE LAUREN
MILES WITH THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD. LAUREN WAS
ALSO NOT ABLE TO MAKE ITS I WILL
READ FOR HER AS WELL. LAUREN HAS
BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE ON THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD.
SHE HAS SPENT THE LAST YEAR AND
A HALF WORKING IN THE BUILDING
FOR EQUITY PROGRAM AT FOUR
CULTURE WHICH IS KING COUNTY'S
CULTURAL FUNDING AGENCY. HER
RACIAL EQUITY WORK IN THE
PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT IS
GREATLY INFLUENCED BY HER OWN
LOVE FOR SEATTLE'S RICH
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. SHE FEELS
CALLED TO WIELD THE REPARATIVE
POWER OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
TO ENSURE HER OWN COMMUNITIES AS
WELL AS THOSE BEYOND HAVE ACCESS
TO PLACES THAT ALLOW FOR THEIR
OWN SELF-DETERMINATION,
STORYTELLING, AND DEVELOPMENT.
SHE IS VERY EXCITED FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE HISTORIC SITES IMPORTANT TO
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. AS WELL
AS THE CHANCE TO DEVELOP THE
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND POLICY
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OF AN
EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE IN THE REALM
OF CULTURAL HERITAGE. IN 2023,
LAUREN GRADUATED FROM U-DUB
SEATTLE WITH A DEGREE IN
INTERNATIONAL AND A
CONCENTRATION IN CULTURE, POWER
AND RELIGION. AFTER HER FIRST
GET ENGAGED TERM, SHE PLANS TO
APPLY TO LAW SCHOOL AND PURSUE A
CAREER IN ART AND CULTURAL
HERITAGE LAW. UP NEXT WE HAVE
HAILEY DICKSON WITH THE
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY
BOARD.
>> HI, EVERYONE. I'M SO
GRATEFUL. MY NAME IS HAILEY
DICKSON AND I WILL BE ON THE
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY
BOARD. I AM A RESIDENT OF WEST
SEATTLE AND I'VE BEEN HERE
ABOUT THREE YEARS. I CURRENTLY
WORK FOR TIKTOK IS A SOCIAL
IMPACT MANAGER MANAGING
NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL
AS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. ABOUT
10 YEARS AGO I HAD TO DROP OUT
OF HIGH SCHOOL DUE TO A
NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITY. AT THAT
TIME BEFORE ONLINE SCHOOLING WAS
A BIG THING, IT WAS ONLINE
EDUCATION ABOUT ME ACCESS TO THE
LEARNING I NEEDED TO EVENTUALLY
MAKE IT TO COLLEGE. I REALLY
BECAME PASSIONATE ABOUT
LEVERAGING ONLINE TOOLS TO HELP
OTHER PEOPLE LEARN AS MUCH AS
THEY CAN. I USE THE PROGRAM, THE
FREE PROGRAM I USED TO GET
THROUGH SCHOOL MYSELF AND I
ENDED UP WORKING THERE AT KHAN
ACADEMY TO BRING FREE EDUCATION
TO OVER 140 MILLION CHILDREN
WORLDWIDE. I'M REALLY EAGER TO
JOIN THE ADVISORY BOARD TO
COMPLETE MY MASTERS IN HUMAN
RIGHTS TECHNOLOGY. TO BRING THE
VOICES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SPACES
WHERE THEY MEET ONLINE INTO
LOCAL POLITICS AND HELP THEM GET
MORE INVOLVED IN LOCAL
INITIATIVES. AND ALSO TO PROMOTE
YOUTH DIGITAL WELL-BEING AND
MENTAL HEALTH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> OKAY, UP NEXT WE HAVE MERAL
KANDYMOVA WITH THE SEATTLE
CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MERAL
KANDYMOVA, I AM A 20-YEAR-OLD
FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT.
EIGHT AM ALSO A COLLEGE STUDENT
MAJORING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
AND GOING TO SCHOOL AT SEATTLE
CENTRAL COLLEGE. I'M HONORED TO
BE CHOSEN TO SERVE WITH THE
COMMISSION. COMING FROM AT HALF
-- TOUGH BACKGROUND IN THE
COUNTRY I WAS BORN MY BIGGEST
RING WAS TO HELP SUPPORT AND
ADVOCATE TO THE PEOPLE. TO SERVE
IN THIS COMMISSION IS GIVING ME
A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND
OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PUBLIC
SERVANT TODAY. HELLO? I HOPE
THIS OPPORTUNITY I WILL BE AN
ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE FUTURE.
I AM HONORED TO SERVE THE CITY
WHICH BECAME A HOMETOWN FOR ME.
THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE A MY LEONORE
WITH THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSIONERS.
>> I AM EXCITED TO OF BEEN
SELECTED TO THE BOARD OF PARKS
AND RECREATION. I CURRENTLY WORK
AT YOUTH NETWORK WEST WHERE I
SERVE AS A FOSTER PEER MENTOR
FOR KIDS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
INFORMALLY IN FOSTER CARE. PART
OF THAT JOB MEANS I TAKE THEM
OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND OFTEN
VISIT LOCAL PARKS IN THE AREA.
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME
THAT WHEN THE KIDS GO OUT AND
HAVE THEIR TIME IN THE COMMUNITY
WITH PEERS IN THEIR AGE GROUP,
THAT THEY GET TO EXPERIENCE A
HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT
THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE WELL-BEING
OF THE VISITORS OF THE PARK. IN
THE PAST I'VE BEEN ABLE TO
TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C. . I
GOT TO SPEAK WITH JOE BIDEN'S
PRESIDENTIAL TEAM ABOUT HOW TO
KEEP FOSTER KIDS IN POST
SECONDARY SCHOOL. AND ALSO WAS
ABLE TO JOB SHADOW CONGRESSMAN
PHILLIPS ON THE SECOND TRIP TO
WASHINGTON. AM REALLY PASSIONATE
ABOUT POLITICS AND HOPE TO
SOMEDAY RUN FOR OFFICE. AND I
HOPE MY TIME ON THIS BOARD WILL
ALLOW ME TO BRING LIVED
EXPERIENCE , HAVING EXPERIENCED
ALMOST AS MYSELF AND ALSO FOSTER
CARE, TO THE BOARD OF PARKS AND
RECREATION AS WELL AS HELP ME
LEARN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT
FUNCTION AND HOW A BOARD
FUNCTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT UP WE HAVE CARMEN WITH
THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION.
HERMAN WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT
SO I WILL READ FOR HER. CARMEN
USES SHE/HER PRONOUNS AND HAS
BEEN SELECTED TO SERVE ON THE
SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION. HERMAN
GROUP SOUTH OF SEATTLE IN RENTON
AND GRADUATED FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. SHE
LIVES IN DISTRICT 3 AND WORKS
FOR THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
IN HER FREE TIME SHE PRACTICES
IN MEDIUMS SUCH AS PRINTMAKING
AND CERAMICS AND IS CURIOUS
ABOUT ART AS A TOOL OF HEALING.
SHE AIMS TO SERVE THE ARTS
COMMISSION AS A YOUNG VOICE
ADVOCATING FOR AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE SEATTLE ARTISTS CAN
THRIVE. AND THEN UP NEXT WE HAVE
IAN ISERMAN FOR THE SEATTLE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS IAN ISERMAN AND I
HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF
WEST SEATTLE. I AM CURRENTLY A
SOPHOMORE AT BELLEVUE COLLEGE.
AM EXCITED AND HONORED TO BE
SELECTED TO JOIN TO GET ENGAGED
COHORT AND SERVE ON THE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD. MY
INTEREST IN SERVING ON THIS
BOARD STEMS FROM FOUR YEARS AS A
PEDESTRIAN IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
WHERE I HAVE SEEN CLOSE UP SOME
OF THE ISSUES THAT FACE
PEDESTRIANS. DURING THAT TIME I
BECAME AWARE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO
IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE THROUGH
INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATION AND
ENFORCEMENT. THAT ALSO IS
HAPPENED IN WEST SEATTLE
RECENTLY TO MANY UNFORTUNATE
EXPERIENCES WITH DISTRACTED
DRIVERS. I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN
VISION ZERO AND BELIEVE ONE DAY
WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING
ON THIS BOARD. THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE KYLER PARRIS
WITH THE SEATTLE TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
KYLER PARRIS AND I AM SEEKING AN
APPOINTMENT ON THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD. I WORK
IN VARIOUS SPACES IN THE CITY TO
BUILD A SEATTLE THAT IS
ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE AND
WELCOMING EVERYONE. TRANSIT IS
AT THE HEART OF THAT MISSION.
WHEN RUNNING ON TIME FREQUENTLY
AND CONVENIENTLY, TRANSIT MAKES
US HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND MORE
CONNECTED. MY DREAM IS TO HELP
MAKE A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM THAT IS IRRESISTIBLE,
ENTICING EACH OF US TO GET ON
THE BUS BECAUSE IT MAKES THE
MOST SENSE. I GREW UP IN THE
SEATTLE REGION BEFORE RECEIVING
A DEGREE IN URBAN STUDIES. I
WORKED ON A HOMELESS OUTREACH
TEAM. AS A VOLUNTEER AND A
CAMPAIGN WORKER I HAVE NOT OVER
IT DOESN'T DOORS IN SEATTLE AND
LISTEN TO WHAT VOTERS HAVE
NEEDED. I CURRENTLY WORK ON
EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
EFFORTS THROUGH THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM. AND I
LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL AS A DAILY
TRANSIT WRITER WHO ANXIOUSLY
AWAITS THE G LINE OPENING.
COUNCIL MEMBERS WORK POISED TO
LEAD THE NATION ON MOBILITY AND
I HOPE TO HELP THEM. THANK YOU.
>> LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST,
WE HAVE JOSHUA SCHEIDT WITH THE
SEATTLE BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD.
>> HI, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS
JOSHUA SCHEIDT. I AM A NURSE AT
HARBORVIEW. DAILY COMMUTER BY
BICYCLE. AND SOME HE LIKES TO
SEE PEOPLE GET AROUND SAFELY. I
COMMUTE DAILY SO I SEE SORT OF
WHAT GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE CAN DO
FOR A CITY. SEATTLE IS A PLACE
THAT IS CONSTANTLY GROWING AND
TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE CITY AND
SORT OF SET A MODEL FOR A TRUE
PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE AND TRANSIT
ORIENTED CITY IS REALLY
EXCITING. I THINK THAT IS A
THING WE CAN STRIVE FOR AND THAT
WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO
DOING EVERYDAY. UNFORTUNATELY
THROUGH MY WORK I SEE THE
IMPORTANCE OF DOING IT RIGHT. I
SEE PEOPLE FRIENDS, STRANGERS
AND A LOT OF THE RACIAL AND
ECONOMIC DISPARITIES THAT ARE
CAUSED BY THE STRUCTURE. SO
BEING ABLE TO SORT OF APPROACH
INFRASTRUCTURE EQUITABLY AND
EFFECTIVELY IS MY TOP PRIORITY.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO GET
STARTED.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR 19
NOMINEES FOR THIS YEAR'S GET
ENGAGED COHORT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I'M GOING TO EXTEND THE
THANK YOU TO THE YMCA FOR TAKING
ON THIS WORK OF RECRUITMENT. I
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS
AS WELL, THANK YOU FOR
EXPLAINING ALL THAT GOES INTO
WHAT PROCEEDS FOLKS SITTING IN
HERE . SO THANK YOU MUCH FOR
THAT WORK. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING THE GET
ENGAGED APPOINTMENTS IN YOUR
COMMITTEES THAT YOU OVERSEE. THE
COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS YOU
OVERSEE. AND FOR ALL OF YOU , I
SEE THIS ALL THE TIME, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND
YOUR KNOWLEDGE YOU ARE GIVING TO
THE CITY FOR FREE. I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THAT. EXTENDED EVEN
MORE TO YOU PARTLY BECAUSE I
UNDERSTAND YOU'RE JUGGLING A
LOT OF OTHER THINGS IN YOUR
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL LIVES RIGHT
NOW. AND SO, WE ARE LUCKY TO
HAVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE. THAT IS
ALL I WILL SAY. TO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD ,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF YOU. AND
PARTICULAR TO THE INDIVIDUALS
WERE GOING TO BE SERVING ON THE
COMMISSIONS THAT REPORT TO THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
THIS MORNING TO BE BRIEFED ON
THE WORK PLANS FOR THOSE
COMMISSIONS FOR 25 AND 2026 AND
THEY ARE VERY SUBSTANTIVE AND
FULL AND EXCITING. SO, YOU ARE
ALL COMING ON REALLY IMPORTANT
AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, AND
EXCITING TIME. I THINK YOU'RE
GOING TO ENJOY YOUR EXPERIENCES
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO BRING YOUR
EXPERTISE AND YOUR PASSION AND
YOUR VIEWPOINTS TO THE WORK
HERE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I TOO WANT TO LEND MY GRATITUDE
TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE TODAY.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL ARE
JUGGLING A LOT AND YOU CARE SO
MUCH ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY THE
YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE ON THESE
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE
SO LUCKY AND SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE
YOU ON BOARD. SO REALLY, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND EXPECT TO SEE MANY OF YOU
SITTING IN THE SEATS IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS.
>> THAT IS A SHORTHAND WAY OF
SAYING IT. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. IF I WAS TO THANK
YOU I WOULD BE PILING ON AND
I'M GOING TO PYLON. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO
OUR CITY. GET ENGAGED IS A
PROGRAM I ALWAYS LOOK TO WHEN
I'M LOOKING AT THE BOARD MAKEUP
OF ANY OF THESE COMMISSIONS AS,
WHO IS OUR GET ENGAGED PERSON
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, DO THEY
THEN GRADUATE ONTO A FULL-TIME
POSITION OR AND NOT GET ENGAGED
POSITION ON THE SAME BOARD? I SO
OFTEN TIMES SEE THE GET ENGAGED
MEMBER OF ON TO THE POSITION
THAT IS NOT SPECIFICALLY
TAILORED. IT IS REALLY EXCITING
TO RECEIVE YOUR FEEDBACK THROUGH
THE CHANNELS WE HAVE CREATED. IS
ALSO REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO START BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL LIKELY
SERVE YOU THROUGHOUT THE REST OF
YOUR CAREER. IS EXCITING TO SEE
PARTICIPATION WITH CITY
GOVERNMENT IN THIS WAY. AND
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR
TIME TO VOLUNTEER FOR CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I DIDN'T HEAR D7, BUT IF YOU
ARE A D7 RESIDENT THANK YOU FOR
JOINING IN. I WANT TO PUT A
SPECIAL THANK YOU ONE OF YOUR
OWN BECOMING AN ADOPTIVE PARENT.
I THINK THAT IS GREAT TO TAKE
CARE OF AURORA BETWEEN
EIGHTIETHS AND HUNDREDS,
SOMETHING IN THAT AREA. I THINK
THAT IS FANTASTIC. THIS KIND OF
ENGAGEMENT IS REALLY WHAT IS
NEEDED ACROSS THE BOARD TO
INCLUDE PUBLIC SAFETY. MY
COMMITTEE. WHICH IS NOT REALLY
REPRESENTED HERE BUT ACTIONS
LIKE THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT.
BEING ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
TODAY. I APPRECIATE IT,
EVERYBODY. WELCOME. MOVING ONTO
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA AND.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU HAVE A
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE TODAY
PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH
OCTOBER 15 TO BE HISPANIC
HERITAGE MONTH. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, PLEASE LEAD THE
DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK
BEFORE WE SEEK SIGNATURES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW I AM A PROUD
PUERTO RICAN. USUALLY KNOW THAT
WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF MEETING
ME. I'M VERY PROUD OF MY
HERITAGE. I AM FIRST-GENERATION
IN THIS COUNTRY TO GO TO COLLEGE
AND STAY IN THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE
THE PUERTO RICAN CITIZENS IS
VERY MUCH A MIGRANT EXPERIENCE
COMING TO THE MAINLAND FROM
PUERTO RICO. IS REALLY IMPORTANT
TO ME THAT WE SUPPORT THE LATINO
COMMUNITY. AND LATINA COMMUNITY
HERE IN SEATTLE AND ALL OF OUR
ACCOMPLISHMENT'S TOGETHER. I
KNOW THE LAST PROCLAMATION FOR
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH
IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN
CELEBRATING NATIONALLY SINCE
JOHNSON PROCLAIMED IN 1960
HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK AND IT
TURNED INTO HISPANIC HERITAGE
MONTH, WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE HERE
SINCE 2019 BECAUSE OF COVID.
I'M GLAD WE ARE ABLE TO GET
BACK ON TRACK . I REALLY WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR FOR HIS SUPPORT
AND YOU ALL, MY FELLOW COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
PROCLAMATION. TO ESPECIALLY
THANK MY FELLOW LATINA ON THE
COUNCIL, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
FOR EMPHASIZING HER SUPPORT OF
THIS PROCLAMATION. IF IT IS
APPROPRIATE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I LIKE TO READ IT OUT LOUD.
>> PLEASE DO.
>> WHERE AS OUR COUNTRY
OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AND
CELEBRATED THE TRADITIONS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HISPANIC
UNITY IN THE UNITED STATES IN
1968 UNDER PRESIDENT JOHNSON, AS
HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK, LATER
EXTEND INTO HISPANIC HERITAGE
MONTH, AND WERE AS HISPANIC
HERITAGE MONTH HONORS THE
CULTURE AND ANCESTRY AND
EXPENSES OF RESIDENCE OF
MEXICAN, SPANISH CENTRAL AND
SOUTH AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN
DESCENT: AND WHEREAS THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER PROMOTE
AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND
APPRECIATION FOR LATINA, LATINO
AND HISPANIC TRADITIONS AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE; AND WHEREAS THE
CULTURE IN COMMITTEE HAVE BEEN
PRESENT IN SEATTLE SINCE THE
FIRST SETTLERS OF SPANISH AND
MEXICAN DESCENT ARRIVED AS EARLY
AS 1774; AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE RECOGNIZES THE EFFORTS
OF THE MANY LATINA AND LATINO
CIVIL RIGHT LEADERS IN SEATTLE
FROM THE LATE 1940S THROUGH THE
1970S INTO PRESENT DAY,
INCLUDING ROBERTO ; AND WHEREAS
THE CITY OF SEATTLE RECOGNIZES
LATINO AND LATINO LEADERS IN
EDUCATION , SUCH AS THE FIRST
LATINA TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ;
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SEATTLE
COMMEMORATES NOTABLE SEATTLE
ATHLETES INCLUDING HALL OF FAMER
MARTINEZ OF PUERTO RICAN
DESCENT. ; AND WHEREAS
ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS FROM
BEACON HILL IN 1972, THE HEALTH
CENTER IN SOUTHPARK SINCE 1978 ,
AND CASTLE LATINA SINCE 1994,
CONTINUE TO BUILD AND NURTURE
THE STRENGTH OF THE HISPANIC
COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE ; WHERE AS
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR
APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK OF
SEATTLE'S HISPANIC ARTISTS
INCLUDING THE DANCE GROUP, THE
LATINO THEATER COMPANY, AND MANY
OTHER PERFORMERS, WRITERS AND
MUSICIANS; AND WHEREAS THE
COMMUNITY CELEBRATES MANY
CULTURAL FESTIVALS IN SEATTLE
INCLUDING CINCO DE MAYO,
HISPANIC SEAFARER, THE FILM
FESTIVAL, AND OTHERS , AND
WHEREAS THE CITY OF SEATTLE
CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE
MONTH AND COMMENDS THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LATINA AND
LATINO COMMUNITY HELPING US
ADVANCE THE VALUES OF OUR ONE
SEATTLE VISION TO BUILD AN
INNOVATIVE , THRIVING AND
WELCOMING CITY FOR ALL,
THEREFORE THE MAYOR OF SEATTLE
AND THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
PROCLAIM THE TIMBER 15th THROUGH
OCTOBER 15 , 2024, TO BE
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN
SEATTLE AND ENCOURAGE ALL
RESIDENTS TO JOIN US IN
OBSERVING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE
IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
LATINAS AND LATINOS HAVE MENTOR
CITY. SO THANK YOU. I OPEN IT UP
TO COMMENTS FOR MY COLLEAGUES.
>> I HAVE TO NOTE THAT I LEARNED
A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT JUST READING
THE PROCLAMATION BEFORE TODAY. I
DIDN'T KNOW IT COMES FROM THE
JOHNSON ERA. AND I LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT OUR LOCAL COMMITTEE. SO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I APPRECIATE IT. THIS
BE PRESENT TOMORROW, WILL THERE
BE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE?
>> THERE WON'T BE. BUT I WILL
SAY THAT I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
NATIONAL COUNCIL DINNER AND I
WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THEM TO
SEE IF I CAN PRESENTED THERE
BECAUSE I THINK IT IS AN
APPROPRIATE MENU AND MAYBE MANY
OF YOU WILL BE THERE AS WELL. SO
HOPING TO DO THAT. I WILL SAY,
THERE COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS IN
SEATTLE, WE CAN'T NAME
EVERYONE. BUT JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE NAMED A FEW
OF THE MANY FOLKS THAT HAVE
REALLY MADE SEATTLE WHAT IT IS
TODAY FOR MANY YEARS WITH THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS IN COMMUNITY. AS
EVERYONE KNOWS, LATINOS AND
LATINAS , IT USED TO BE WE WERE
THE FASTEST GROWING, BUT I THINK
WE NOW HAVE ARRIVED, LARGEST
MINORITY COMMUNITY HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND
FOLKS CONTINUE TO COME AND IT
MAKES OUR COUNTRY SO VIBRANT AND
SO SPECIAL. AS YOU KNOW, YOU CAN
TELL I AM BEAMING. I LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT ALL THINGS HISPANIC
ALL THE TIME. IT REALLY IS
SOMETHING I'M VERY, SO VERY
PROUD OF. I WILL SAY, AND I'M
GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, I
DON'T USUALLY SAY THIS, MY DAD
CAME TO THIS COUNTRY IN SEARCH
OF OPPORTUNITY LIKE EVERYONE
ELSE. HE WAS REALLY
HARD-WORKING. AND HE IS NO
LONGER WITH US. IT HAS BEEN
ABOUT 10 YEARS. BUT I REALLY
JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY
DAD WHO WAS A WELDER AND A GREAT
INFLUENCE ON MY LIFE AND WHO LED
ME TO BELIEVE I COULD DO
ANYTHING. I KNOW HE WOULD BE
REALLY PROUD OF ME TODAY SITTING
WHERE I AM TODAY. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL LATINOS AND
LATINAS, YOUNG PEOPLE, HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY HAVE. THIS
IS WHY I DO THE WORK I DO AND SO
MANY OF US DO THE WORK THAT WE
DO TO HELP PROMOTE YOUNG PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY IN OUR UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES AND LATINO
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR
INDULGING ME IN THAT. AND
LETTING ME ACKNOWLEDGE MY FAMILY
AND MY HERITAGE. AGAIN, I THANK
YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT WITH
THIS PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY
ELSE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
THEN, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE FIXATION OF
SIGNATURES. AND I PROBABLY MADE
UP THAT WORD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, WE ARE
GOING INTO THE ROUND ROBIN OF
OUR COUNCIL ACTIONS. THIS
WEEK'S WILL CALL BEGINS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE DID NOT ME LAST WEEK SO I
WANTED TO RELAY THAT LAST WEEK
WE HAD A MEETING OF THE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE. WHICH
WAS BASICALLY A WORKING GROUP
APPROACH TO THE MEETING TO LOOK
AT , AS WERE LOOKING TO DEVELOP
PLANS MOVING FORWARD, IT WAS A
GREAT SESSION, IT WAS IN PERSON.
AT THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL
CONFERENCE ROOM, IT WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE BESIDE
MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE TO I
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. THURSDAY FIRE
ALARM CENTER. A GREAT TOUR.
LEARNING SOME ISSUES RELATED TO
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND ON
FRIDAY, I MET WITH A
REPRESENTATIVE WHO REPRESENT THE
43rd INTERSTATE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES. SEPARATELY WITH
COMMUNITY, VISITING THE SEATTLE
ART MUSEUM , REALLY IMPORTANT TO
SEE THE CHALLENGES WITHIN THE
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. THAT
NIGHT MEETING WITH THE QUEEN
ANNE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND THEN
ON FRIDAY OF THAT WEEK , LAST
WEEK, SMALL BUSINESS PUBLIC
SAFETY ROUNDTABLE SPONSORED BY
THE METRO CHAMBER FOR D7. FOR
SMALL AND BIG BUSINESSES. I ALSO
WANTED TO NOTE ON SATURDAY I MET
WITH THE FRIENDS OF LEAN PARK A
GREENBELT, QUEEN ANNE. AND THEN
THE AND GAGE ACADEMY OF ART'S
WHICH IS A FANTASTIC PLUS FOR D7
AT A LOSS FOR THE THREE BECAUSE
THEY MOVE FROM CAPITOL HILL TO
SOUTH LAKE UNION. IT IS A GREAT
ARTS TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION
CLASSES AND THE LIKE FOR ALL
PEOPLE. I JOKED AT THE MEETING
THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T HEARD
THIS IN A LONG TIME, I WANTED TO
THANK AMAZON FOR BASICALLY
SUPPORTING THIS MOVE INTO SOUTH
LAKE UNION. THE NEW GAUGE
ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS IS THAT THE
AMAZON BUILDING AND THEY HELP
FACILITATE GREAT PEOPLE CAME
INTO BUILD UP THE SPACE TO OTHER
REQUIREMENTS OF THE GAUGE
ACADEMY. IT WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE,
ALONG WITH MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO. FOR THIS WEEK
, TOMORROW THERE IS A COMMITTEE
MEETING, THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE WILL
HOLD AND DISCUSS. THE TWO BILLS
I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE
OF. THURSDAY, PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL WE HAVE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
MEETING. I WILL JOIN WITH MY
TRANSPORTATION CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. FRIDAY, VERY
EXCITED, THE DISTRICT 7
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WILL HAVE
ITS NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING. AND
A PREVIEW, AND VERY HAPPY WE NOW
HAVE A DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY
COUNCIL LEVERAGING AND LEARNING
FROM ALL OF THE OTHER COMMUNITY
COUNCILS WE HAVE IN THE VARIOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS AND DISTRICTS IN
DISTRICT 7. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP FORWARD. ALSO THIS WEEK I
MEETING WITH A NUMBER OF GROUPS
TO INCLUDE OPERATION SACK LUNCH.
LEAD. WE HAVE THE METRO CHAMBER,
THE ANNUAL MEETING. AND BIRD
SAFE SEATTLE. NEXT WEEK,
QUICKLY, HOUSING OUR NEIGHBORS,
HOUSING CONNECTOR, COMMUNITY
ROOTS HOUSING AND AMAZON A.I.
AFTER MEETING WITH MICROSOFT AND
I-TEAM, TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
MOVING AHEAD OF THE FUTURE WITH
RESPECT TO A I. THAT IS WHAT HAS
BEEN AND CURRENTLY MOVING
FORWARD FOR MY OFFICE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. OUTSIDE OF THE GET
ENGAGED COMMISSION APPOINTS. THE
NEXT MEETING IS THIS WEDNESDAY.
WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. THE FIRST FOUR ARE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE LGBTQA
COMMISSION . THEN THERE IS
LEGISLATION TO EXTEND THE SUNSET
DATE FOR THE MULTIFAMILY TAX
EXEMPTION CREDIT THREE MONTHS TO
THE END OF THE YEAR. THIS WAS
ORIGINALLY HEARD AT THE LAST
COMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATION IS
LISTED FOR POSSIBLE VOTE. IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH
OUT TO TRACY ON CENTRAL STAFF.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE CASEY OR
AJ INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
LEGISLATION , BEAUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON WILL GIVE A BRIEF
HISTORY AROUND THE PURPOSE AND
INTENT AND THEN JENNIFER FROM
CENTRAL STAFF WILL INTRODUCE THE
LEGISLATION . IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING SHE HAS HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF EACH
COUNCILMEMBER'S OFFICE ABOUT
THE LEGISLATION AND IS LISTED
FOR A POSSIBLE VOTE. WE ARE
TRYING TO STAY SORT OF IN SYNC
WITH THE PROCESS WITH KING
COUNTY AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE , WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT ILA
IS GOING TO BE AMENDED BEFORE WE
GET INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY IN THE
BUDGET DISCUSSION. IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO RACE WITH MY
OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND
AGAIN HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE
TO WITH THOSE PRESENTATIONS IN
THE PRIOR BRIEFING PEOPLE WILL
ACCOUNTABLE TO TAKE ABOUT. AND
ALSO, THIS WILL BE A VERY
INTERESTING PRESENTATION, DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON AND DIRECTOR
KIM WILL PRESENT ON THE
COMMITTEE SAFETY INVESTMENTS IN
THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE. VERY TIMELY
PRESENTATION RELATING TO
BASICALLY GUN VIOLENCE AND WAYS
WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP HER
COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY OUR
YOUNG COMMUNITY, SAFE. I DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. BEFORE I
GET INTO MY UPDATE, I DO WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO MOURN THE LOSS
OF ICE AND OR. HAD JUST
GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN
PSYCHOLOGY AND MIDDLE EASTERN
WHICH IS IN CULTURES. SHE WAS AN
ACTIVIST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WHO
FELT COMPELLED TO TRAVEL TO THE
WEST BANK TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY
WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. AS
WELL KNOW SHE WAS TRAGICALLY
KILLED BY AN ISRAELI SOLDIER
WILL PROTESTING FOR JUSTICE. I
THINK AN AMERICAN CIVILIAN BEING
KILLED BY A FOREIGN ENTITY
SHOULD BE OF MOST CONCERN TO ALL
OF US. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER PASSING. AND
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH HER
FAMILY. IN REQUESTING AN
INDEPENDENT MASTICATION INTO HER
DEATH. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THAT EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE
AND THAT FAMILY HAS LOST A VERY
BRIGHT YOUNG WOMAN IN THEIR
FAMILY. MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE
WORK, AS COCHAIR OF THE HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, I
WILL SAY I AM GLAD TO SEE WE
APPOINTED EIGHT RENTERS
COMMISSION MEMBER TO THE RENTERS
COMMISSION. AND I WANT TO SHARE
THEIR CONCERN AND REQUEST THAT
WE TRY TO GET THE ADDITIONAL
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED SO THAT
BODY CAN DO THAT WORK THAT WE
HAVE ASKED THEM TO DO. I'M
INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE
CHAIR, IF THERE'S ANYTHING I
CAN DO TO BE HELPFUL IN GETTING
THOSE POSITIONS FILLED, SO THAT
THAT COMMISSION CAN DO THEIR
WORK. RELATED TO LAND USE, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FOR THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S FULL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. THE NEXT
COMMITTEE IS ON SEPTEMBER 18 .
WE DID HAVE A VERY FULL
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WHO
NOTIFIED ME HE WAS CANCELING HIS
MORNING MEETING SO WE WERE ABLE
TO USE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
BRIEFINGS AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THOSE BILLS WILL BE COMING BACK
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. WE
ANTICIPATE HEARING FIVE ITEMS.
THOSE INCLUDE THE OMNIBUS BILL ,
DESIGN REVIEW EXEMPTIONS,
CONSTRUCTION CODE UPDATES, TO
LIVING HOUSING BILL, AND LIVING
BUILDING AMENDMENT. THAT LAST
ONE WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING ON BECAUSE WE'VE
ALREADY SCHEDULED IT. WE DID
LEARN THE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO WAIT. THERE IS AN APPEAL ON
THAT BILL SO WE WILL WAIT UNTIL
THAT PROCESS IS COMPLETE BEFORE
WE ACTUALLY BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE FOR A VOTE. SO, LOTS
OF THINGS IN THE AGENDA FOR
SEPTEMBER 18. PLEASE REACH OUT
TO CENTRAL STAFF IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS. IF YOU NEED ANOTHER
BRIEFING . OR, IF YOU HAVE ANY
AMENDMENTS YOU'RE
CONTEMPLATING, PLEASE MAKE SURE
YOU REACH CENTRAL STAFF. I
BELIEVE THE DEADLINE IT'S THIS
COMING WEDNESDAY. HEADS UP WOULD
BE APPRECIATED AT THE VERY LEAST
MAKE SURE YOU'RE CONTACTING
CENTRAL STAFF. THIS WILL BE THE
LAST LAND-USE COMMITTEE MEETING
BEFORE BUDGET STARTS, I'M
HOPING TO AVOID DELAYS ON THESE
BILLS. OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY WILL
BE UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF
DECEMBER. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED
THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
BOARD WITH PSRC. WE HEARD
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
UPDATE AND EVERETT LINK UPDATE
FROM SOUND TRANSIT. PSRC WILL BE
HOSTING A TWO PART WEBINAR TO
SHARE BEST PRACTICES FOR
BUILDING AND SUSTAINING
EQUITABLE TRANSIT COMMUNITIES .
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEPTEMBER
27 IS THE FIRST ONE ON TRANSIT
ORIENTED COMMUNITIES. WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT POLICE IN THE
BUILDING, WORKS IN THE PUBLIC
REALM. ARTS AND CULTURE. AND
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVATION. ON
NOVEMBER 1 THEY WILL BE HAVING A
WEBINAR ON PREVENTING COMMERCIAL
DISPLACEMENT. TRANSIT, WHICH I
AM REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR. THEY
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT RESEARCH
AND BEST PRACTICES FOR
ADDRESSING COMMERCIAL
DISPLACEMENT. I DO WANT TO SAY,
I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT SOUND TRANSIT IS REALLY
FOCUSING THEIR WORK NOW AS THEY
LAY OUT NEW TRACKS AND NEW
CORRIDORS , THEY WERE SHARING A
LOT OF WORK THEY HAVE BEEN TO
DEVELOP ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES IN THE FUTURE. A LOT
OF IT FOCUSED ON SEVERAL
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS INCLUDING
CAPACITY BUILDING OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO DO WORK AROUND
THE STATIONS , ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR HOUSING, OR
AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE.
THEY'RE BASICALLY CREATING
THEIR OWN EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE AS A RESULT OF THE
WORK THEY'RE DOING. IT BEARS
REPEATING THAT THEY ARE DOING
THAT WORK BECAUSE OF THE THINGS
THEY SAW HAPPEN WE ALL SAW
HAPPEN WHEN THE FIRST LEG OF
LIGHT RAIL WENT IN AND RAINIER
VALLEY. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE WE TALK ABOUT HERE A
LOT CAME OUT OF THE DISPLACEMENT
OF BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN THE RAINIER VALLEY. I
THINK IT IS GREAT THAT SOUND
TRANSIT IS REALLY STARTING TO
THINK PREVENTIVELY AND
PROACTIVELY ABOUT HOW THEY CAN
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>> THEY WILL BE SENDING A
LETTER, RECOMMENDING FOUR THINGS
FOR SEATTLE IN ORDER TO MEET THE
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
THERE WILL BE MORE COMING, BUT
THOSE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDE COMPLETING THE HOUSING
INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS TO INFORM
OUR POLICIES AND OUR STRATEGIES,
INCREASING ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE
NEIGHBORHOODS, MAXIMIZING THE
BENEFITS OF TRANSIT INVESTMENTS,
AND PROVIDING MORE DETAILED
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. I
KNOW WE HAVE ONLY SEEN THE DRAFT
SO FAR, WE WILL BE GETTING
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN DECEMBER,
BUT JUST AS A HEADS UP AND
POTENTIALLY AS SOME RED FLAGS ,
FROM THE COUNTY'S PERSPECTIVE,
WE DO HAVE MORE WORK TO DO IN
ORDER TO MEET OUR HOUSING
REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN FINALLY,
MY STAFF ATTENDED A MEETING LAST
WEEK WITH BEACON HILL COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AT THE JOSE PARK, ALONG
WITH COUNCILMEMBER WOO'S STAFF.
NEIGHBORS THERE ARE INTERESTED
IN HAVING BOLLARDS INSTALLED AND
INTERESTED IN GETTING A
DIFFERENT LIGHTING IN THE PARK
TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE PARK.
COUNCIL DID PASS JUST OVER $1
MILLION LAST YEAR, $1.3 MILLION
FOR THE SPARK TO BE RENOVATED,
AND SO, THE COMMUNITY DOES HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO
COMMENT ON THE DETERMINATION OF
NON-SIGNIFICANCE. THEY HAVE
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13th , SO IF
FOLKS ARE INTERESTED, I CAN
SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT,
HOW TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS. AND
THEN FINALLY, I DON'T SIT ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE , I
WON'T BE THERE TOMORROW. BUT I
DO WANT TO SAY THAT MY OFFICE
HAS RECEIVED MANY CALLS AND
EMAILS, ASKING FOR US TO STOP
THIS LEGISLATION. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT WE HAVE GOT HUNDREDS,
PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF THIS LEGISLATION, AND
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS THAT I
BELIEVE I AND OTHER FOLKS WHO
ARE CONTACTING ME, OTHER THINGS
WE COULD BE DOING TO TRULY
ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT I KNOW
WE ARE ALL CAN LEARN ABOUT AS IT
RELATES TO OUR DRUG CRISIS, TO
HOMELESSNESS, TO LOW-LEVEL CRIME
AND THE TRAFFICKING: GOOD AND
DRUGS AND PEOPLE , SO, I THINK,
YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND AND I
THINK MANY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL CRISES
ACROSS OUR CITY, AND I THINK IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PEOPLE ALSO ARE
VERY NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT THESE
BILLS WOULD DO TO THE MOST
VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS FOR US TO
REALLY MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT
ON THESE ISSUES, SO, I WILL HAVE
MORE TO SAY WHEN THIS COMES TO
FULL COUNCIL, AS I EXPECT IT
WILL, BUT DID WANT TO REGISTER
MY DEEP CONCERN AND THE CONCERN
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN REACHING
OUT TO MY OFFICE. YEAH, THAT'S
ALL I HAVE, THANK YOU.
>> JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION, THE
REQUEST FOR BOLLARDS AND JOSE
PARK, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE
PARTS DEPARTMENT IS -- THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, RIGHT?
>> I DON'T THINK THERE HAS BEEN
A FORMAL REQUEST MADE YET, BUT
IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT CAME UP AT
THE MEETING.
>> ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS
WEEKEND, I ATTENDED THREE EVENTS
IN THE DISTRICT, BUT ON BY THREE
DIFFERENT COMMUNITY COUNCILS.
THE WEDGEWOOD, THE VIEW RIDGE,
AND THE INVERNESS IMMUNITY
COUNCILS. HUNDREDS OF FOLKS WERE
IN ATTENDANCE, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL,
BOTH WEEKENDS WERE BEAUTIFUL
DAYS, TONS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT,
THERE WERE FUN ACTIVITIES AND
ENTERTAINMENT IT WAS GREAT TO
CONNECT WITH CONSTITUENTS AND
HEAR WHAT THEY CARE ABOUT. FOLKS
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT -- MAINLY I
HEARD ABOUT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY,
AND OF COURSE, PUBLIC SAFETY,
AND IN PARTICULAR, WE HEARD
ABOUT CONSTITUENTS WITH CONCERNS
ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS IN THE
DISTRICT, INCLUDING MAGNUSON
PARK AND THERE HAVE BEEN
SHOOTINGS AROUND THE ROOSEVELT
AREA. I WILL SAY SADLY, ON
SATURDAY NIGHT, AND THE
INDIVIDUAL WAS SHOT AND KILLED
NEAR THE HOUSING IN MAGNUSON
PARK. NOT LONG AGO, THERE WAS A
HOMICIDE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET
FROM MAGNUSON PARK BEHIND THE
7-ELEVEN. SPD IS INVESTIGATING
SATURDAY'S HOMICIDE. THEY HAVE
ARRESTED AND CHARGED AN
INDIVIDUAL FOR THE HOMICIDE
BEHIND THE 7-ELEVEN THAT
OCCURRED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. MY
HEART REALLY GOES OUT TO THE
FAMILY OF THE INDIVIDUAL WAS
KILLED THIS WEEKEND. YOU MAY
REMEMBER, THIS PAST SPRING, I
MENTIONED SOME CONCERNS WITH
ARBY'S PARKING OVERNIGHT IN
MAGNUSON WHICH IS IN VIOLATION
OF PARKS ROLES, AND WHO MAY BE
ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. AND
ALL SUMMER LONG, I HAVE HEARD
FROM RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
DEALING WITH VERY LOUD,
ALL-NIGHT PARTIES AT THE PARK.
THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN BREAKING
THROUGH THE PARK GATES, USING
THEIR CARS TO DRIFT AND DO
DONUTS, BLARING MUSIC ALL NIGHT
LONG FROM HUGE SIX-FOOT
SPEAKERS. I KNOW I HAVE
MENTIONED THIS AS WELL. I HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC, AS WELL AS SPD ON
ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM, THEY
HAVE ALL BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE.
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC HAS BEEN
DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO MITIGATE
BY STRENGTHENING THE GATES. THEY
KEEP HAVING TO FIX THE GATES
BECAUSE THEY KEEP GETTING, LIKE
I SAID , THE LOCKS KEEP GETTING
CUT AND THE GATES KEEP GETTING
COMPROMISED, AND THEY HAVE TO
KEEP FIXING THEM, IN ORDER TO
TRY TO KEEP FOLKS OUT, AND THE
PARK RANGERS, I REALLY WANT TO
APPRECIATE AND I WANT TO THANK
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ WHO HAS HAD
THE PARK RANGERS HAVE EMPHASIS
PATROL THERE TO TRY TO HELP WITH
THIS ISSUE. SPD HAS ALSO ADDED
EMPHASIS PATROL'S AT MAGNUSON
PARK, I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE TO
THE CAPTAIN FROM THE NORTH
PRECINCT FOR HER ATTENTION TO
THIS. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS,
THEY HAVE HAD OFFICERS AT NIGHT
, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY
NIGHTS THERE FROM 10:00 TO 4:00
A.M., AND IT REALLY HAS HELPED.
SATURDAY NIGHT, THE OFFICERS
WERE THERE FROM 10:00 P.M. UNTIL
3:00 A.M., AND THEN THE SHOOTING
TOOK PLACE AT 3:30 A.M., SO THAT
WAS REALLY UNFORTUNATE. I KNOW
SPD IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN,
GIVEN THE STAFFING SHORTAGE, AND
LIKE I SAID, I REALLY WANT TO
APPRECIATE AND GIVE GRATITUDE TO
THE CAPTAIN AND THE FOLKS THERE
AT THE NORTH PRECINCT BUT THIS
HAS BEEN A VERY FRUSTRATING
SUMMER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND I
KNOW IT IS NOT JUST ON THE NORTH
END. WE HAVE HAD SHOOTINGS AND
CRIME ALL ACROSS THE CITY THAT
WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ALL
SUMMER, SO I REALLY WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND THAT IS
JUST IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN EXPERIENCING THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR, AND OF COURSE WHAT THE
SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING, IN TERMS OF
BREAK-INS AND WINDOW BREAK-INS
AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, SO
THERE IS A LOT WE HAVE BEEN
DEALING WITH, JUST ONGOING. AND
THEN I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ON THE
NORTH END. ON FRIDAY, I JOINED
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
GENERAL MANAGER ANDREW LEE AT
NORTH LAKE UNION FOR A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF A PRIVATE-PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIP. RESIDENT MARK GRAY
WHO IS FROM SEATTLE AND IS ALSO
A DELL OF DEVELOPER, WAS
CONCERNED ABOUT RUNOFF FROM THE
STREETS MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE
RIVER. HE APPROACHED TO BRING A
SOLUTION, HE BROUGHT TOGETHER
VARIOUS GROUPS OF FOLKS THAT ARE
WORRIED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS ACROSS THE CITY, AND
WORKING WITH SPD , CAME UP WITH
A SOLUTION , AND IS INSTALLING
BIO WELLS -- EXCUSE ME, BIO
SWELLS, WHICH ARE NATURAL WAYS
TO TREAT RUNOFF BEFORE THEY MAKE
THEIR WAY INTO THE LAKE. AND
THEY HAVE DONE TWO PREVIOUS
PROJECTS NEAR THE AURORA BRIDGE,
AND NOW THIS ONE IS ON NORTH
LAKE UNION. SO, REALLY
APPRECIATE CONSTITUENTS COMING
TOGETHER AND WORKING WITH THE
CITY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. AS
A MEMBER OF THE RECOVERY COUNCIL
AND THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL'S GROWTH MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE, I KNOW HOW CRITICAL
THE CLEANING OF OUR REGIONAL
WATERS ARE TO SALMON RECOVERY,
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
RESIDENTS WHO CARE SO MUCH ABOUT
THE CITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO
WANT TO WORK TOGETHER AND
ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. I ALSO
ATTENDED THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COMMITTEE'S GROWTH
MANAGEMENT MEETING LAST WEEK,
ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. THE ONLY THING I WILL
ADD TO WHAT SHE SAID IS THAT WE
ALSO HEARD FROM CITIES THAT ARE
ALSO WORKING ON THEIR PLANS, AND
ARE MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE
INCLUDING THE NEEDS -- AND THIS
IS VERY IMPORTANT, THE NEEDS OF
OUR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AS PART
OF THE CITY'S COMP PLAN
EFFORTS, AND I WILL SAY, I HEARD
FROM THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY
HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH OUR
LOCAL TRIBAL PARTNERS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEIR FEEDBACK IS
INCLUDED IN SEATTLE'S COMP PLAN
AS WELL. THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL
TO THE EFFORTS THAT WE ARE DOING
. AND THE LAST THING I WILL SAY
IS THIS THURSDAY IS A MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE THAT I CHAIR, THE
LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE WHERE
STL WILL BE DOING A PRESENTATION
ON WHERE THEY ARE WITH RECOVERY
FROM THE HACK THAT HAPPENED ,
WHERE SERVICES ARE. THEY WILL
ALSO BE DISCUSSING FALL HOURS,
AND THEY WILL BE BRIEFLY
DISCUSSING THEIR 10 YEAR
STRATEGIC PLAN, AND I WILL SAY
THAT CHIEF FAYETTE WILL BE
TRAVELING TO D.C. TO DISCUSS THE
EXPERIENCE THEY HAD WITH THE
RECENT HACK. SO, YOU KNOW, PROUD
AND APPRECIATIVE THAT HE WILL BE
GOING OUT THERE TO TALK ABOUT
THAT. AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS,
I WILL PASS IT ON TO MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, AS CHAIR OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
NEXT TUESDAY, THE 17th , IS WHAT
WE ANTICIPATE CURRENTLY TO BE
OUR FINAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF
THE CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE WE HEAD
INTO BUDGET. AND WE WILL BE
TAKING UP FIVE SUBSTANTIVE
ITEMS. CURRENTLY, TENTATIVELY
LINED UP FOR THE AGENDA. SO,
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THERE WILL
BE A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS TO
THE BIKE AND TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARDS. SECONDLY, WE HAD A FEW
OF THOSE LAST WEEK, BUT NOW NEXT
WEEK, WE ARE PLANNING TO ADDRESS
THE BICYCLE IN TRANSIT ADVISORY
BOARDS. SECOND, WE ARE GOING TO
VOTE, I ANTICIPATE VOTING ON THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE LEGISLATION THAT WE HEARD
ABOUT DURING LAST WEEK'S
MEETING. AND ALSO HEARD ABOUT
AND DISCUSSED ON THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROCESS.
THIRD, I GUESS WE WILL CONSIDER
AND VOTE ON LEGISLATION TO
AUTHORIZE HONORARY STREET NAME
IN SUPPORT OF THE SEATTLE STORM
LEGEND AND GOAT OF GOATS, SUE
BIRD. YOU WILL RECALL,
COLLEAGUES, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT
KNOW, WHILE WE WERE AWAY ON
RECESS THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF
AUGUST, THERE WAS A GREAT
CEREMONY THAT TOOK PLACE NEAR
CLIMATE PLEDGE AND GOAT BIRD
ATTENDED HERSELF, AND THE MAYOR
WAS THERE, AND IT ACTUALLY
GARNERED A LOT OF EXCITING
NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION , BUT
NOW WE HAVE TO DO THE
LEGISLATIVE PAPERWORK TO ENABLE
THAT GREAT STREET NAME, AND SO,
HONORED AND EXCITED TO TAKE THAT
UP AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
FOURTH, WE WILL GET A FAX
PRESENTATION ON THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION STREET CARD. THERE HAS
BEEN SOME PRESS RECENTLY ON OUR
STREET CARD INVESTMENTS, AND
SPECIFICALLY THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION STREETCAR. IT WENT DOWN
LAST MONTH, UNANTICIPATED FOR A
BIT, SO, WE WILL GET A BRIEFING
ON THAT. AND FINALLY, WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE A VOTE ON THE T6
LIFE-SCIENCES ALLEY VACATION,
AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST STEP
IN OUR JOURNEY BEFORE -- WELL,
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS
THAT NEED TO HAPPEN AS PART OF
THE ALLEY AND STREET VACATION
PROCESS, AS YOU KNOW, BUT I
ANTICIPATE A VOTE. SO, FIVE
THINGS, FAIRLY SUBSTANTIVE
THINGS, OBVIOUSLY, COLLEAGUES
THAT HAPPENED TO SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE, SO PLEASE PLAN ON THE
2 1/2 HOUR MEETING POTENTIALLY.
IDEALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET US
OUT BEFORE THAT, BUT REALLY
IMPORTANT BUSINESS TO TAKE UP
AND CONSIDER . OUT IN THE
COMMITTEE, JUST A FEW SELECT
ITEMS I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT
SO, FIRST, WITH RESPECT TO MY
OWN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
THIS PAST SATURDAY, I HAD THE
PLEASURE AND HONOR REALLY OF
PARTICIPATING IN THE STEVE
HOLTZMAN MEMORIAL RIDE. SO, I
JOINED THE CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB
FOR A MEMORIAL PROGRAM AND RIDE
AND A GROUP RIDE IN HONOR OF
WEST SEATTLE. AND BIKE LEADER
STEVE HOLTZMAN, WHO YOU MAY
RECALL WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED ON
OUR ROADS IN A COLLISION WITH A
DRIVER LAST DECEMBER. AND HE WAS
A CYCLING ENTHUSIAST AND A
LEADER WITHIN THE CLUB AND A
LEADER IN WEST SEATTLE AS WELL.
HIS A VERY BRAVE WIDOW, YOU MAY
RECALL, ATTENDED A NUMBER OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, AND ALSO, OUR
TRANSPORTATION SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, AND SHARED WITH US AND
CHALLENGED US ALL, AND MAKE SURE
WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE TO KEEP
US SAFE, AND IN DOING SO, TO
HONOR STEVE'S LEGACY, WHICH IS
IN PART HOW WE ALL ULTIMATELY
LANDED ON AND APPROVED A
POTENTIAL BIKE LANE PROJECT IN
WEST SEATTLE AND HAVING THAT
INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED LEVY,
SO HONORED TO DO THAT. ALSO, WE
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HONOR
STEVE'S LEGACY , RESPECTIVE OF
THE LEVY CONVERSATION, AND HAVE
AN HONORARY STREET NAME
DESIGNATED AFTER HIM AS WELL.
SO, ANYWAYS, THAT WAS -- THERE
WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THERE,
OR AT LEAST 100, I DON'T KNOW
HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE,
BUT A GOOD AMOUNT, AND IT WAS
GREAT TO PARTICIPATE. ALONGSIDE
STEVE'S WIDOW, RITA . AND YOU
KNOW, REALLY CHALLENGING US TO
BE BETTER AT ACHIEVING OUR
VISION ZERO GOALS. I ENDED UP,
ON A BIT OF A LIGHTER NOTE, I
ENDED UP PARTICIPATING IN THE
RIDE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, AND
IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE DIALOGUE
WITH MEMBERS OF THE CASCADE
BICYCLE CLUB, AND SOMEONE FROM
S. WAS THERE AS WELL, AND IT WAS
GREAT. WITH GREAT HUMILITY, I
REALIZED I'M GETTING A BIT
OLDER AND I DON'T TYPICALLY BIKE
TO AND FROM WORK, SO I PINCHED A
NERVE IN MY LOWER BACK, SO YOU
MIGHT SEE ME STUMBLING AROUND
HERE BEHIND THE SCENES, THAT IS
WHY, BUT I WILL GET BETTER. THAT
WAS WELL WORTH IT, MINOR INJURY
THAT WILL HEAL QUICKLY, NO
DOUBT. AND THEN, NEXT, LATER
THAT VERY NEXT DAY, OR THE D
FAMI-- WE GOT TO VISIT THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
MOUNTING UNIT BARN, WHICH IS
LOCATED IN MY DISTRICT IN WEST
SEATTLE. RIGHT NEXT TO A PARK
THAT MY FAMILY FREQUENTED SINCE
MY OWN KIDS WERE VERY, VERY
YOUNG, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
WHEN IT WAS CLOSED FOR
RENOVATION, WHICH IS WEST CREST
PARK, RIGHT NEXT TO WEST CREST
PARK, A HIDDEN GEM, I HAD NO
IDEA IS THE SPD HORSE BARN. AND
THERE ARE FIVE, I BELIEVE,
HORSES, SPD COURSES THAT ARE
USED . AND INTERESTING TO KNOW
AND LEARN THAT THIS UNIT IS
SUPPORTED IN PART BY GENEROUS
DONORS THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH
THE SEATTLE POLICE FOUNDATION
AND OUR HORSE UNIT, OUR MOUNTING
UNIT RATHER, AND SEATTLE IS
ACTUALLY THE ONLY MOUNTING UNIT
IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, AND
NOT JUST THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, THE ONLY ONE, I
THINK, IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
IDAHO DOESN'T HAVE ONE, THE
STATE OF OREGON DOESN'T HAVE
ONE. I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO
TRAVEL TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO
FIND THE NEAREST ONE. SO, IT WAS
GREAT TO LEARN ABOUT THE
CRITICAL PART AND VALUE THAT
THIS UNIT PLAYS IN TERMS OF OUR
COMMUNITY OUTREACH APPROACH ,
THE SERGEANT AND NUMBER OF
CIVILIAN STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR LOOKING AFTER THAT PROGRAM,
THAT UNIT, AND ALSO GOT TO MEET
SOME OF OUR FINEST AND FANCIEST
OFFICERS, WHICH INCLUDED CHANCE,
DO BE, LOU, MAKE LOVE AND, YES,
THOSE ARE THEIR NAMES, REALLY
COOL ONES. AND LEARN ABOUT THAT
GREAT WORK, IN ADDITION TO
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND JUST THE
REAL WORLD WORK THAT THOSE
HORSES DO. THEY ALSO PLAYED A
MORE SOLEMN ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FALLEN
OFFICERS AND PARTICIPATE IN LINE
OF DUTY DEATHS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. BUT HAT TIP TO SPD IS
SARAH ROTTER AND THE SPD
FOUNDATIONS CHRIS HENDERSON WHO
HELPED COORDINATE THE VISIT WITH
MY OFFICE AND MY FAMILY, IT WAS
GREAT TO DISCOVER THAT HIDDEN
GEM AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT
WORK AND WHAT THEY DO AND THE
IMPACT ON OUR CITY. SO, THAT
SAID, I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS FROM YOU ALL,
COLLEAGUES, AND IF NOT, I WILL
PASS IT ON TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA, AND
FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE EVEN
MORE GRAY-HAIRED THAN YOU,
G.O.A.T. MEANS GREATEST OF ALL
TIME, IS THAT RIGHT? I'M GLAD
THAT I CAUGHT UP ON THAT. AND
DON'T WORRY, THIS MORNING AS I
WAS COMING INTO WORK , I NOTICED
A PARENT AND THEIR CHILD RIDING
HER BIKE TO SCHOOL AND THE CHILD
WAS A LONG WAY AHEAD OF THE
PARENT. SO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT
THAT . THE COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18th, NOT THIS WEEK,
IT IS NEXT WEEK. THIS IS OUR
FINAL FMC COMMITTEE BEFORE WE
GET INTO MONTHS OF BUDGET. YES,
FRIENDS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
FUN. IN THIS COMMITTEE MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, WE
WILL BE VOTING ON THE PRIORITY
HIRE LEGISLATION. WE HAD A
BRIEFING ON PRIORITY HIRE, I
BELIEVE IT WAS IN JULY, SO THIS
IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS
COME TO COMMITTEE. IT HAS BEEN A
WHILE. IF YOU NEED TO HAVE A
REFRESHER, NOW IS THE TIME FOR A
REFRESHER BECAUSE IT WILL COME
TO COMMITTEE. WE WILL THEN BE
HAVING A DEMONSTRATION FROM OUR
TRIBAL DIRECTOR AND LIAISON
FRANCISCO , UPDATING US ABOUT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT. ONE YEAR REPORT
PRESENTATION, SO THIS IS WHAT WE
HAD IN COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE IT
WAS IN APRIL IT WAS JUST A
MATTER OF FACT, HERE IS WHAT WE
DID IN THE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT
THIS IS A REPORT BACK ABOUT THAT
WORK. SO, THE INAUGURAL CITY OF
SEATTLE TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT
TOOK PLACE ON MAY 2nd , 2023. IT
WAS THE FIRST TIME IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE'S HISTORY THAT HAS
CONVENED IN GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT LEADERS WITH CITY
OFFICIALS WITH MULTIPLE
RECOGNIZED TRIBES HERE IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON. WE WILL
HAVE AT COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK,
TIM, FRANCISCO, AND TRIBAL
INDIAN COUNCILMEMBER J MILLS. HE
CAME TO COMMITTEE ONCE MORE AND
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM
BACK. SO, PLEASE COME READY AND
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT
TIME. IN OTHER EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, AS YOU KNOW, I AM
ONE OF THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
MEMBERS. I WILL TELL YOU, WE
ANNOUNCED THIS LAST WEEK, AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, OVER
RECESS, WE SUCCESSFULLY
CONNECTED THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO
SNOHOMISH COUNTY. I KNOW IT
MIGHT NOT SOUND LIKE A REALLY
BIG DEAL, BUT IT IS HUGE. THIS
IS A GENERATIONAL SHIFT WHERE
YOU CAN HAVE A PREDICTABLE
AMOUNT OF TRAVEL TIME FROM
SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO DOWNTOWN
YADAV EVERY TIME YOU GET ON THE
TRAIN. THERE IS NEVER TRAFFIC. I
WAS TAKING THE TRAIN THE OTHER
DAY UP TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, JUST
TO CONTINUE LOOKING ABOUT, TO
SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN
THERE WASN'T A BIG FESTIVAL
GOING ON, AND WHAT I CAN TELL
YOU IS EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO
TRAFFIC ON I-5, WE ARE GOING AS
FAST AS SOME OF THOSE CARS. WE
ARE GOING AS FAST AS THE TRUCKS
OUT THERE. AND THIS IS A REALLY
BIG DEAL, IT IS GOING TO UNLOCK
THE POTENTIAL FOR HOUSING. AS
MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, IN
CHICAGO, THE AVERAGE COST TO GET
A NEW APARTMENT IS ABOUT $500.
AVERAGE COST HERE IN SEATTLE IS
$2000. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
CHICAGO AND SEATTLE IS THEY HAVE
A ROBUST TRANSIT SYSTEM, SO NO
MATTER WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD IS ON
UP AND NO MATTER WHAT
NEIGHBORHOOD IS ON THE DOWN, ALL
OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS CONNECT
TO ALL OF THEIR WORKPLACES. THIS
IS THAT. WE HAVE MORE TO DO, WE
HAVE MORE OPENINGS WE NEED TO
HAVE. YOU CAN TELL HOW EXCITED I
AM. IN OTHER NEWS, LAST WEEK, I
DID HAVE OFFICE HOURS. THIS
WEEK, I WILL HAVE OFFICE HOURS.
I HAVE OFFICE HOURS EVERY WEEK.
BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF
MEETINGS I WILL BE CHAIRING,
BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PREP
WORK AND DETAILED OVERVIEW THAT
I WILL BE ENGAGING IN. I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES BOARD OF
DIRECTORS RETREAT, SO NEXT WEEK
IS GOING TO BE KIND OF A BUSY
WEEK. WE HAVE GOT FULL COUNCIL
ON TUESDAY. WE HAVE FINANCE AND
COMMUNITIES AND LAND USE ON
WEDNESDAY. I WILL BE GONE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WE WILL
COME BACK AND WE WILL HAVE THE
BUDGET TRANSMITTED TO US. SO,
BUCKLE UP, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
A LOT OF FUN THIS FALL, AND
THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS --
ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES?
SOUNDS GREAT. I WILL PASS IT
OVER, THANKS, EVERYONE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON CONNECTING
SAMMAMISH COUNTY AND LINWOOD. I
SAW ALL THE FANFARE AND
CELEBRATIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AS
I RETURNED TO TERESA'S LAST
WEEK, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS
INCLUDE WENT TO THE FIRST
THURSDAY IN THE ART WALK . I GOT
TO GO TO DAVISON GALLERY, THEY
EXPERIENCED A FIRE EARLIER THIS
YEAR. SOME OF THE ARTWORK WAS
DAMAGED. THEY HAD PICASSO IN
THERE. SO, THEY HAVE REOPENED
AND THEIR NEW SPACE AND IT WAS
JUST AMAZING TO SEE COMMUNITY
COMING OUT TO WELCOME THEM. I
ALSO WENT WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE TO THE OPENING OF GAGE
ACADEMY. WALKING THROUGHOUT THAT
BUILDING, IT WAS DONE WITH SO
MUCH LOVE, IT FELT LIKE EVERY
SINGLE SPACE IS WELL-PLANNED BY
AN ARTIST, LIKE YOU ARE WALKING
INTO PICTURES. IT WAS A VERY
BEAUTIFUL SPACE THAT WAS WELL
THOUGHT OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS
REALLY COOL, THEY TOOK OLD
TABLETOPS THAT HAVE BEEN PAINTED
OVER AND USED THEM AS WALL
DECORATIONS. IT WAS REALLY COOL
TO SEE. THIS WEEKEND, I ATTENDED
THE TAPIR 100 GALA DINNER CALLED
WE RISE ABOVE BY LIFTING OTHERS.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO LISTEN TO
JOHN HARRELL AND LONNIE TALK
ABOUT THE LATE MOHAMMED ALI AND
HIS LIFE. THIS WEEKEND, I ALSO
ATTENDED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA THE NEIGHBORHOOD PARTY IN
THE PARK, ALSO THE WEDGEWOOD
PICNIC. GOT TO SPEAK WITH MANY
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ALSO ATTENDED
THE FOOD ACTION PLAN PRESS
EVENT. IT WAS SO COOL TO SEE SO
MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND TRIBES
AND CITY DEPARTMENTS COME
TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF, TALK
ABOUT ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE
BEEN DOING IN COMMUNITY. ALSO
WENT TO THE MOUNT BAKER AND
BEACON HILL PUBLIC SAFETY FORUMS
WHERE THEY WERE CONCERNED
DEFINITELY ABOUT THEIR PARKS.
JOSE PARK IS ONE OF THEM, AS
WELL AS STANLEY SAYERS, AND OF
COURSE, THE ATLANTIC BOAT RAMP
AS WELL. AND THERE ARE CONCERNS
ABOUT -- REGARDING NIGHTTIME
CLOSURES OF THOSE PARKS. SO, IN
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE A COUPLE
THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE CALM
BEFORE FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK,
WHICH INCLUDES THE FOOD ACTION
PLAN RESOLUTION, AND OF COURSE,
CITY LIGHTS CLEAN FUEL
STANDARDS. IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE
ON SEPTEMBER 20th, WE WILL HEAR
FROM CITY LIGHTS ON RATESETTING
AND ON WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION.
AS WELL AS THE ARTS AND CULTURE
STRATEGIC PLAN REVIEW. AND IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
I WILL PASS THIS TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. FOR PARKS
UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE,
THAT WILL BE WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 11th, 2:00 P.M. WE
HAVE A FULL AGENDA, COLLEAGUES.
WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS AND WE ALSO
ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT
SPU'S ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES
, AND THIS IS AN ERROR ON OUR
PART, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION REGARDING A BRIEF
PRESENTATION FROM MEMORIAL
STADIUM WITH THE SEATTLE CENTER,
AND ON THERE, IT'S AS POSSIBLE
VOTE, THERE IS NO VOTE ON THAT,
IT IS JUST A DISCUSSION, SO I
JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT IF
ANYONE HAD ANY QUESTIONS, IT'S A
REALLY BRIEF DISCUSSION, SO WE
CAN TALK ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN
THE CONTRACTING PROCESS FOR
MEMORIAL STADIUM AND SEATTLE
SCHOOLS AS WELL. OTHER THAN
THAT, HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH
OUR REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE SAID, I THINK THIS WAS
ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS, THIS
WAS KIND OF A DEEP DIVE, SO WE
COULD TALK ABOUT OUR VALUES,
DIRECTION, AND SOME OF THE
THINGS WE BROUGHT UP IN A
MEETING WHERE ABOUT
AFFORDABILITY, AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR CITY, AND
ALSO, HOW WE HARNESS THE LOCAL
TALENT HERE IN OUR CITY, HOW DO
WE SET UP BETTER WAYS IN WHICH
WE CAN GET PEOPLE INTO THE
TRADES AND BE ABLE TO HARNESS
SOME OF THAT LOCAL TALENT FOR
OUR YOUTH? THOSE WERE SOME OF
THE THINGS WE BROUGHT UP FROM
CITY OF SEATTLE THAT WE WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT. WE WILL BRIEFLY
-- LAST WEEK HAD A GREAT VISIT
AT MARY'S PLACE. ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PIECES OF THE PLAN IS
THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FOOD
WASTE PIECE. 30% OF OUR FOOD
GOES INTO THE TRASH AND WE HAVE
TO GROW 50% MORE FOOD BY 2050,
SO WE NOW HAVE A DEDICATED PLAN
THAT WILL HELP EXTEND THE LIFE
OF FOOD, I THINK THAT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. ALSO HAD A
CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE AT
AFRICA TOWN , A PLACE THAT
TARGETS PARTICULARLY BLACK MEN
THAT ARE ACCOUNTING FOR 7% OF
THE POPULATION. THAT PARTICULAR
PLACE TARGETS AT DEMOGRAPHIC.
ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO LAKE
UNION DRY DOCK. AT THE TIME,
THEY WERE WORKING ON MARITIME,
AT THE TIME, THEY WERE
PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A
MASSIVE COAST GUARD SHIP, SO
THAT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE.
ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH
REPRESENTATIVES MacRI BEFORE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, SO I
APOLOGIZE, WE WENT A LITTLE BIT
OVER TIME AND EIGHT INTO YOUR
MEETING SO MY BAD. SHE
REPRESENTS THE 43rd. ALSO HAD A
CHANCE TO GO TO THE JAZZ WALK ON
JACKSON, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
BACK TO SCHOOL AS LAST WEEK FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I WANT
TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF
OUR STUDENTS, THE INVESTMENTS
THAT ARE BEING MADE, AND ALSO ,
GOING TO BE REALLY PAYING
ATTENTION CLOSE TO THE
INVESTMENTS AT GARFIELD AND
MAKING SURE STUDENTS FEEL
SUPPORTED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE A COMMUNITY MEMBER
THAT UNFORTUNATELY WAS
TRAGICALLY MURDERED RIGHT HERE
AT HOME IN OUR COMMUNITY, THREE
MILES AWAY FROM CITY HALL , RUTH
DALTON, AND HAD A CHANCE TO GO
TO HER MEMORIAL. SHE WAS
TRAGICALLY KILLED, AND HER DOG ,
PRINCE ERIC, AS WELL. THERE WAS
A MEMORIAL FOR HER IN MADISON
PARK. WHERE I JOINED
COUNCILMEMBER WOO AS WELL, AND
OUR MAYOR, AND OUR OTHER CITY
OFFICIALS, AND AND DAVIDSON AND
SCOTT LINDSAY, AND IT WAS AN
UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT HAPPENED,
IT WAS AN ACT OF EVIL. AND I
KNOW THAT IT WILL NOT BE IN
VAIN, I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK
WITH THE FAMILY, AND I KNOW
WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH THE CITY
UNFORTUNATELY ABOUT THE CRIME
AND VIOLENCE THAT IS HAPPENING,
AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THAT
FAMILY , THEY CONTINUE TO STAY
IN OUR PRAYERS IN A COMMUNITY
THAT MOURNS MS. RUTH DALTON, WHO
WAS A PHENOMENAL MEMBER OF OUR
COMMUNITY, WHO LOVED OUR
COMMUNITY. AND YOU SAW IT LAST
WEEK, HOW MANY PEOPLE LOVED HER
RIGHT BACK. AND IT WAS JUST A
MOVING EXPERIENCE, AND WE ARE
WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL MEMBERS ARE SAFE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. SO, WITH THAT, I WILL
PASS IT OFF TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. X THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS
WEEK, WE DO HAVE A MEETING OF
THE GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE, THAT IS ON THURSDAY
IF ANYBODY HAS FORGOTTEN, AT
2:00. WE HAVE GOT SEVERAL ITEMS
ON OUR AGENDA, INCLUDING A
PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE VOTE
ON COUNCIL BUILT 120831. THE
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION BIA
AMENDMENT. AND THAT WAS HEARD
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE HAD
BEFORE THE BREAK. WE ALSO HAVE A
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE VOTE ON
COUNCIL THE 120827, WHICH IS A
MUSIC VENUE VOTING ZONE PROGRAM
ORDINANCE , AND MY OFFICE
DISTRIBUTED, I BELIEVE THIS
MORNING, AN AMENDMENT DIRECTING
SDOT TO ENGAGE IN ADJOINING
PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS
OWNERS WITH IMPLEMENTING THAT
LEGISLATION. SO, GO AHEAD AND
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, THAT WILL
BE DISCUSSED AND POSSIBLY VOTED
ON THIS THURSDAY. AND THEN WE
HAVE GOT AN APPOINTMENT. CLERK
FILED 03004 TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION AND EVERY
APPOINTMENT, CLERK FILED 03005
OF THE SAME PERSON. FIRST AS AN
APPOINTMENT THAT ENDS IN
DECEMBER, AND THEN EVERY
APPOINTMENT. SO, WE WILL JUST
TAKE THOSE TWO ITEMS TOGETHER.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE GOT A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION OF
APPOINTMENT 02390 OF DIRECTOR --
AS DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. AND
COLLEAGUES, THIS MORNING, I DID
DISTRIBUTE TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
HER RESPONSES TO THE SUBMITTED
QUESTIONS, AND SO, I ASK THAT
YOU GIVE THOSE A READ BEFORE WE
MEET ON THURSDAY. OKAY, MOVING
ON, JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO
RECAP OF LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED
THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE ON
TUESDAY, THE THIRD, AND BECAUSE
I SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE AS AN
ALTERNATE, THEY HAD THEIR FIRST
DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED
REVISIONS TO THE AGREEMENT, AND
I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT KING
COUNTY STAFF PROVIDED AN
OVERVIEW OF THE PRIMARY CHANGES
IN THAT ILA, AND I WAS PLEASED
TO SEE THAT THERE WAS GENERALLY
A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE
CHANGES. AND THEY WILL HAVE
ANOTHER DISCUSSION . THIS
LEGISLATION IS ON PARALLEL
TRACKS HERE BETWEEN THE COUNTY
AND CITY OF SEATTLE. ALL RIGHT,
THIS PAST SATURDAY, I CHAIRED ON
THE ANSWERS AT JUDKINS PARK
PLAYFIELD AT THEIR SEASON
OPENING GAMES AGAINST RENTON AND
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO RECONNECT
WITH COMMUNITY THAT WAS OUT IN
FULL FORCE, AND IT WAS ALSO
COMMEMORATING GRANDPARENTS DAY,
I WILL HAVE FOLKS I KNOW, SO A
MULTI GENERATIONAL CROWD. AND I
JUST WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY THE SAME THING I ALWAYS
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY,
WHICH IS THAT IT IS TIME TO WORK
WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO TURF
JUDKINS PARK PLAYFIELD, BECAUSE
THE ANKLE TURNING FIELDS GET
SUPER MUDDY IN THE WINTER AND IT
IS NOT JUST THE PANTHERS THAT
PLAY ON THE FIELD. AND AS YOU
KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, WE DISCUSSED A
COUPLE OTHER FIELDS THAT WE HAVE
TURFED AGAIN, I WAS NOT ABLE TO
GET THIS INTO THE 2022 RENEWAL
OF THE PARKS DISTRICT SPENDING
PLAN AS A PROJECT, BECAUSE THIS
IS PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED BY THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND SO, WHAT
HAS TO HAPPEN IS THAT CITY
OFFICIALS HAVE TO WORK WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS TO
WORK OUT AN AGREEMENT WHEREBY WE
CAN DO THIS. SO, I'M JUST
SAYING AGAIN THAT THIS IS A
PRIORITY FOR ME , VERY MUCH. AND
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GO FORWARD,
RECOGNIZING THAT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES
THEY ARE DEALING WITH THIS YEAR,
AND SO, I DO ALSO WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS HARD FOR
SOMETHINGS TO RISE TO THE TOP.
BUT I DID PUT A BUG IN THE EAR
OF MAYOR HAROLD THAT EVENING
WHEN WE SIGNED AT THE GALA, SO,
I THINK THERE IS SUPPORT ON THAT
FRONT. OKAY, I DO WANT TO SAY,
WHILE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
G.O.A.T., THIS WAS MENTIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, ONE OF THE
GUEST OF HONOR AT TABLE 100s
GALA WAS OF COURSE LONNIE ALI,
WHO IS THE COFOUNDER OF THE
MOHAMMED ALI CENTER AND WIDOW OF
MOHAMMED ALI. JoANN HARRELL,
MAYOR HAROLD'S WIFE , IT WAS
REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR ABOUT
THE PROJECT THEY GOT GOING,
CHECK THAT OUT IF YOU CAN FIND A
REFERENCE TO THAT ON TABLE
100'S WEBSITE. WITH THAT, I
WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THERE IS A
PUBLIC SAFETY TOWN HALL COMING
UP THIS WEEK, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR POSTING THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, I WILL BE
JOINING COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
INTERIM SPD CHIEF , AS WELL AS
CARE DEPARTMENT HEAD HONCHO AMY
SMITH. CHIEF AMY SMITH. DOES
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE INFORMATION I JUST GAVE? IF
THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE
SPOKEN ABOUT SO FAR, WE WILL
MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, AS
THE PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PURPOSE
OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
DISCUSS PENDING POTENTIAL OR
ACTUAL LITIGATION. IN THE
COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION, AN
OPPORTUNITY . I EXPECT AT THE
TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, I
EXPECTED TO END -- I WILL
PROVIDE FIVE OR 10 MINUTES FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO GET TO THEIR
OFFICES, AND THEN ONCE THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS FINISHED,
THIS MEETING WILL AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURN.
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