>> OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 16,
2024. THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS 2:03 PM. I AM TRANSFERRING --
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL
CALL ]
>> EIGHT TO PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS 32nd? IT
IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
AMENDED TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN WHICH IS THE SECOND
EXECUTIVE SESSION PLANNED FOR
TODAY. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
ITEM 7 IS REMOVED. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA AS
AMENDED WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NOTE OBJECTION THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED AS AMENDED. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION THE MINUTES OF
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. OKAY,
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WE DO
HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. WE WILL HEAR THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE
STREET -- STATE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA. BEFORE THAT I WANT TO
NOTE AS PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC WE
DO HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE TO
INITIATIVE 137 THAT WAS POSTED
TO LEDGER STAR. IT HAS BEEN
REVIEWED BY LAW BUT AT THIS
POINT IT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA
FOR APPROVAL TOMORROW. WE MAY BE
ABLE TO VOTE ON IT TOMORROW YOU
MAY NEED TO HAVE A SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING LATER THIS WEEK
TO VOTE ON IT. SO, PLEASE BE
ADVISED. AND WE WILL PROCEED
TOMORROW ONCE WE HAVE MORE
INFORMATION. OKAY, WE DO HAVE A
PRESENTATION, AS I MENTIONED,
FROM OUR OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. IF
I CAN HAVE YOU ALL APPROACH THE
TABLE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I W
NEW PROCESS FOR HOW WE ARE GOING
TO BE DOING THIS THIS YEAR. I
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM OUR
FOLKS. I WILL ASK YOU TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR THE
RECORD AND WE WILL BEGIN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I AM MINA HASHEMI,
THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. IN A MOMENT YOU WILL
HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES, SAMIR
JUNEJO AND ANNA JOHNSON WHO
DIRECTS THE STATE -- CITY STATE
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM. THEY WILL
PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE
CITY'S PROFITS THIS PROCESS. OA
ARE APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET TO DISCUSS YOUR
PRIORITIES AND WE ARE EXCITED TO
SHARE WITH YOU IN THE PUBLIC HOW
THAT WORK IS COMING ALONG AND
HOW WE ARE PREPARING FOR A
SUCCESSFUL SESSION. AND WELL
COUNCIL MEMBERS NO SAMIR JUNEJO
AND ANNA JOHNSON, FOR THE SAKE
OF THOSE WATCHING AT HOME, THEY
ARE TASKED WITH THE IMPORTANT
JOB OF WORKING FOR THE CITY ON
THE GROUND IN OLYMPIA. PREPARING
TESTIMONY, ENGAGING WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN OVER TO
THEM TO SAY MORE. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
SAMIR JUNEJO. I WANT TO START
WITH WHAT IS A LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA. THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA IS A DOCUMENT , ANNUAL
DOCUMENT WE PRODUCE THAT SERVES
AS A DOCUMENT THAT STATES THE
CITIES POLICY PRIORITIES AND
POSITIONS FOR THE UPCOMING
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. IT ALSO
ALLOWS BOTH PUBLIC AND OUR STATE
LAWMAKERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR
PERSPECTIVE IS ON THE STATE
SHOULD PRIORITIZE AND ACT ON.
AND WHILE THE AGENDA INFORMS
ESSENTIALLY LOBBYING TEAM, WHICH
IS US, CITY AND ELECTED
OFFICIALS CAN ADVOCATE FOR
ISSUES NOT LISTED ON THE
DOCUMENT. MOVING ONTO THE
TIMELINE OF HOW WE DEVELOPED
THIS. OVER THE SUMMER WEEK
GATHER PRIORITIES FROM THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS. WE MET WITH CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF
TOGETHER YOUR LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES. AND ALSO GATHERED
ANY ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND COLLATED
THEM ALTOGETHER. AND NOW I WILL
PASS IT ON TO MY COLLEAGUE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
ANNA JOHNSON, STATE LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS DIRECTOR. THIS BRINGS US
TO WHERE WE ARE PRESENTLY. TODAY
WE ARE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON
OUR LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS. TO HELP INFORM YOU AND
INFORM THE PUBLIC. SOME OTHER
MILESTONES WE HAVE FOR THIS
MONTH IS TO PREPARE A DRAFT
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. WE ARE
TAKING INPUTS FROM THE MAYOR,
INPUTS FROM EVERY COUNCILMEMBER
AND TAKING INPUTS FROM THE
DEPARTMENTS AND IT'S OUR TOUGH
JOB TO COME UP WITH AN
OVERARCHING LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
AND WE WILL BE DRAFTING THAT
THIS MONTH. AND THEN WE WORK
THROUGH A FINAL APPROVAL PROCESS
FROM THE MAYOR BEFORE WE SEND
OVER A DRAFT VERSION TO YOU ALL.
HOPEFULLY IN EARLY OCTOBER. WE
WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD AMOUNT OF
TIME TO REVIEW THAT DOCUMENT,
SEND US ANY CONCERNS, FEEDBACK,
CHANGES YOU WISH TO SEE. OUR JOB
IS TO SORT THROUGH THOSE AND
WORK THEM OUT BETWEEN YOU ALL IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEN
PRODUCE A FINAL DRAFT THAT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL
EVENTUALLY INTRODUCE, PROBABLY
IN NOVEMBER, THROUGH THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL AND
IT'S A RESOLUTION THAT WILL
COME BEFORE YOU. IN DECEMBER
WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THE
BUDGET AND A LOT OF OTHER
BUSINESS, WE WILL COME BACK AND
GIVE YOU A BRIEFING AND THEN YOU
ALSO PASS THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
RESOLUTION THAT MONTH AS WELL.
IN DECEMBER WE TALK A LOT ABOUT
THE ISSUES THAT MADE IT TO THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. WE GIVE YOU
A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE KNOW IS
GOING TO COME UP IN THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WE GIVE YOU
AN UPDATE ON THE RESULTS OF THE
ELECTION. WHAT IS GOING ON THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, THE
LEGISLATURE. WE REALLY GIVE YOU
A RUNDOWN OF WHAT TO EXPECT FROM
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEFORE
GETS GOING IN JANUARY. YOU WILL
HEAR A LOT MORE FROM US IN
DECEMBER ON THE ISSUES AND A
PREVIEW OF THE SESSION. SO IN
DECEMBER AND KIND OF IN THE
MEANTIME AS WELL, AS WE GET TO
KNOW WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE,
OUR JOB IS TO ENGAGE WITH
LEGISLATORS, FIND LEGISLATIVE
CHAMPIONS, TALK TO COMMITTEE
CHAIRS WHERE OUR PRIORITIES ARE
GOING TO COME BEFORE THEM. IT'S
ALSO OUR JOB TO WORK ON THE
STRATEGY WITH OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS,
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, TO FIND
SHARED COMMONALITIES AND HELP
MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR PRIORITIES
ARE GOING TO BE MOST
SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED ON IN THE
NEXT SESSION. WE ARE CLOSELY
MONITORING THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION. THERE ARE FOUR VERY
IMPACTFUL STATEWIDE BALLOT
INITIATIVES WE ARE TRACKING
CLOSELY AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF
EXECUTIVE LEVEL STATE OFFICIALS
THERE GOING TO BE NEW AND ALSO
NEW CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATURE
AS WELL THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT
OUR WORK AND HOW OUR PRIORITIES
ARE GOING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
>> IN EARLY DECEMBER YOU WILL
SEE THE FIRST BILLS BEING
DROPPED. THEY WILL'S ART
DROPPING RUN DECEMBER 1. YOU
ALSO HAVE ON THE NINTH, 10th,
12th AND 13th LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE DAYS. THAT IS WHERE
THE HOUSE AND SENATE HOLD
COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND WORK
SESSIONS AND WORKS AS A PREVIEW
FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. THAT IS ALSO WHEN THEY
HOST THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
WHICH IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE,
WHEN THEY DO COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS AND LEADERSHIP
ELECTION. THEY ARE ALSO HELD
DURING THAT TIME AS WELL. WE
WILL KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT AT T
DECEMBER THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
NORMALLY THE GOVERNOR WILL
RELEASE THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN
DECEMBER AND THEN THAT IS A
BLUEPRINT FOR FIRST DRAFT FOR
THE LEGISLATURE FOR WHEN THEY
ADOPT THEIR BUDGET. THIS YEAR
WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN
THAT THIS GOVERNOR WILL RELEASE
HIS BUDGET AND THEN LEAVE OFFICE
AND WHOEVER THE NEW GOVERNOR IS
WILL THEN INTRODUCE A BUDGET
INTO THE LEGISLATURE AND LIKELY
WILL MAKE TWEAKS TO GOVERNOR
INSLEE'S BUDGET. WE WILL HAVE
ANOTHER STEP IN THE PROCESS THIS
YEAR. THAT TAKES US THROUGH THE
END OF THE YEAR. WE WILL BE BACK
IN DECEMBER WITH MORE SPECIFICS
AND A PREVIEW OF WHAT THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION WILL LOOK
LIKE. THAT ENDS OUR PRESENTATION
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT THIS
PROCESS . I KNOW IN THE PAST WE
HAVE HAD SORT OF A VERY LONG
LIST OF THINGS THAT COULD GET
PRETTY CLUNKY. I KNOW IT'S
GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THIS YEAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING WHAT WE COME UP WITH. AND
ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
SESSION WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT
GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A BUNCH OF
NEW LEADERS COMING IN FROM
ACROSS THE STATE. NEW COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS AND ALL OF THAT. IT
WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW
THAT PLAYS OUT. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS A
QUESTION. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. NOTING IN THE PAST,
THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE, IT'S
BEEN A PLEASURE AND DELIGHT TO
WORK WITH YOU. I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES BOTH SIT
ON ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON CITIES
WHICH HAS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN
LOBBYING AND I APPRECIATE THE
WORK YOU HAVE BEEN TO SET US UP
TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS AWC
AND HAVE A WCB ON THE SAME PAGES
US. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRE-LEGISLATIVE WORK.
COLLEAGUES, IN THE PAST OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA HAS BEEN MORE
OF THE KITCHEN SINK THAN A
STRATEGIC DOCUMENT WHICH THE
RATIONALE THERE WAS IF AN ITEM
COMES UP IN THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, THAT WE WEREN'T
PREPARED FOR, RIGHT NOW IN
SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER WE
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, THAT WE
COULD HAVE THE RATIONALE TO
WEIGH IN ON IT. I THINK WE'LL
HAVE A UNDERSTANDING THAT WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO
EMERGING SITUATIONS EVEN IF
IT'S NOT ON THE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA THAT IS PASSED BEFORE
SESSION STARTED. I KNOW YOUR
TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING HARD THIS
YEAR TO MAKE IT MORE OF A
STRATEGIC DOCUMENT THAT A
KITCHEN SINK. THIS WHOLE
COMMENTARIES JUST TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR MAKING THAT CHANGE . IN
YOUR SHORT TIME HERE, DIRECTOR,
I HAVE SEEN GREAT WORK BEING
DONE TO GET US READY FOR THE
SESSION BECAUSE WE ARE GOING
INTO THE NEXT ROUND, THE NEXT
BIENNIUM. I AM EXCITED TO GET TO
WORK. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, WE REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. SOME
FOR THE SECOND TIME. BUT ALSO,
GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE. VERSUS TWO
FLOATING HEADS ON THE SCREEN.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOU IN
PERSON. WE WILL DEFINITELY, FROM
A PUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, WE
WILL DEFINITELY BE WORKING WITH
YOU. BECAUSE THERE ARE MAJOR
ISSUES AND PIECES THAT WE NEED
TO WORK RELATED TO THE STATE AND
ALSO THE COUNTY. BUT REALLY THE
STATE. IN THIS CASE. SO I LOOK
FORWARD TO DOING THAT WITH YOU.
I THINK IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
COALESCE AND FIND AN OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK WITH THE STATE AND ONE
SEATTLE WAY AND IN PARTNERSHIP
HOPEFULLY WITH THE COUNTY TO
REALLY MAKE SOME PROGRESS ON
SOME SAFETY CHALLENGES WE FACE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK
AHEAD OF TIME, BEFORE YOU START
DOING IT THIS FALL. SO THANK
YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? OKAY. WE LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE FROM YOU ONCE
YOU HAVE MADE THE ROUNDS AGAIN.
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON
TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS A
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE
PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 17, BEING
PARALYMPICS ATHLETES DAY. I WILL
HAND IT OFF TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. YES, WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY HERE. WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY HERE TODAY AND
TOMORROW TO RECOGNIZE THE
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR
COUNTRY IN TERMS OF REPRESENTING
OUR COUNTRY FROM A LOCAL
PERSPECTIVE AND THAT IS OUR
LOCAL OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC
ATHLETES. TODAY I AM HONORED TO
PRESENT A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING AGAIN OUR TALENTED
LOCAL ATHLETES WHO COMPETED AT
THIS YEAR'S HISTORIC 2024
OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPIC GAMES IN
PARIS. THIS PROCLAMATION WAS
SIGNED BY MAYOR HARRELL AND I
WILL READ A FEW EXCERPTS OF IT
RIGHT NOW. WHERE AS THE 2024
PARIS OLYMPICS, THE GAMES OF THE
OLYMPIAD , WHAT IS THAT, THE
33rd OLYMPIAD, HOSTED 10,500
ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
COMPETING AT 32 SPORTS AND 329
ENGAGING IN EVENTS OVER THE
COURSE OF 19 DAYS. THE
PARALYMPICS FEATURED
APPROXIMATELY 4400 ATHLETES
COMPETING IN 22 SPORTS OVER 11
DAYS. AND, WHEREAS ATHLETES SHOW
THAT ANYONE CAN ACHIEVE THE
GREATEST DREAMS THROUGH LASER
FOCUS AND WITH CRITICAL SUPPORT
AND THE COMMON STORIES OF
OVERCOMING GREAT CHALLENGES,
SERVING AS AN INSPIRATION TO US
ALL , AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE PAYS TRIBUTE TO OUR
LOCAL ATHLETES, COACHES AND
SUPPORT TEAMS AND WHEREAS
WHETHER ATHLETES WON MEDALS OR
NOT, THEY ARE ALL CHAMPIONS
COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST DELETE
LEVELS. AND, WHEREAS, 11
WASHINGTONIANS COMPETED IN THE
PARALYMPICS INCLUDING SEATTLE
SPRINTER TAYLOR SWANSON WHO WON
SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS, AND
WHEREAS THESE ATHLETES SERVE AS
AN EXAMPLE FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS OF YOUNG ATHLETES
WHO ARE ON A JOURNEY TO ACHIEVE
THE GREATEST DREAMS AND GOALS
AND WHEREAS THE OLYMPIC AND
PARALYMPIC ATHLETES ADVANCING
THE ENDURING SPIRIT OF ONE
SEATTLE REPRESENTING EXCELLENCE,
TENACITY, HARD WORK AND INSPIRE
US ALL. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE CELEBRATES OUR OLYMPIANS
APPEAR OLYMPIANS. THIS IS AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY,
COLLEAGUES, TO RECOGNIZE THE
THOUGHTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE
TALENTED ATHLETES THAT HAVE
DIRECT TIES TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. WHO ALL REPRESENTED A
SO PROBABLY AT THE MOST RECENT
PARIS OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPIC
GAMES. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
TODAY I AM WEARING A TEAM USA
JERSEY , I GUESS THIS IS A BIT
DATED. THIS IS FROM THE 2020
GAMES THAT HAPPENED IN 2021.
THIS IS A JERSEY FROM THAT
PERIOD. THIS IS A REALLY
EXCITING THING. I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY, COLLEAGUES,
TOMORROW AT THE COUNCIL MEETING
I HOPE TO PRESENT THIS TO A
NUMBER OF OLYMPIC ATHLETES
CURRENT AND FORMER, AND COACHES,
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AGAIN,
COLLEAGUES, ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. YOU ALL KNOW I LOVE THE
OLYMPICS. ME AND MY FAMILY CARVE
OUT A LOT OF TIME DURING THE
OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPIC GAMES TO
WATCH THE EXCITING COVERAGE. WE
KNOW THERE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT
ONLY A GREAT CREDIT AND REFLECT
ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY, ALSO THEIR
COUNTRIES, BUT OUR BROADER
TRINITY HERE IN THE CASE OF
SEATTLE. THANK YOU . I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT AND WELCOME
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
PROCLAMATION? NOT SEEING ANY. NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE YOUR SIGNATURE
AFFIXED TO THE RECLAMATION
RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
TO BE OLYMPICS, PARALYMPICS
ATHLETES THEY. -- DAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MOVING ON, WE WILL NEXT
BEGIN A DISCUSSION OF A PREVIEW
OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS. COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND THE
ORDER OF DISCUSSION IS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED
ROLLCALL WHICH IS DESIGNATED OF
THE MEDICAL BY LAST NAME. WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT BEING CALLED
LAST. THIS WEEK'S ROLLCALL
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
I WILL HEADED TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM . ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
A VOTE HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES THER COMMISSION APPOINS
WELL AS 10 8172 EXTEND A
MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION SINCE
THAT DATE TO MARCH 31, 2025.
ADDITIONALLY THE HOUSING AND
USING THIS HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE PAST 120858 WHICH IS
THE AMENDED AND UPDATED KCRHA
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WHICH WILL
BE A FULL COUNCIL VOTE NEXT WEEK
. I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT ALL
THOSE BILLS DID PASS OUT OF
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU
TO MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR
THAT. ON TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA THERE IS COUNCIL
BUILT 120836 , THAT IS MY
LEGISLATION TO DISRUPT THE
CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE OF
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
ALONG THE IRAQ CORRIDOR. I WANT
TO REITERATE THIS WAS DEVELOPED
WITH ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF
SURVIVOR GROUPS, HUMAN TRAFFIC
UNIT OF SPD AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. AND AS A RESULT HAS
BEEN AMENDED TO PRIORITIZE
DIVERSION FOR SELLERS AS WELL AS
ALLOWING SPD TO MORE EFFECTIVELY
TARGET PROMOTERS AND BUYERS. AND
WOULD NOTE IT WAS PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THAT.
I KNOW THAT , MOVING ONTO THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO I-137. I
WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
TO THINK THE SPONSOR AND DRAFTER
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR DOING A
FANTASTIC JOB OF PUTTING
TOGETHER WHAT I THINK IS A VERY
THOUGHTFUL AND TRULY VIABLE
ALTERNATIVE . IT IS NOT -- IT IS
MEANT TO PROVIDE A TRUE OPTION
FOR PEOPLE TO CONTEMPLATE AND
REALLY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
SOCIAL HOUSING. I COMMEND YOU
FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR GIVING
US THAT OPPORTUNITY AND I AM
PROUD TO SPONSOR . I MAY NOT BE,
DEPENDING ON WHEN THE VOTE IS
TAKEN, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE
ON IT SO I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR
THAT I DO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE
THAT ON SATURDAY I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF TURNING ALLIED EIGHT
WHICH IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, A
COOPERATIVE SOUTH SEATTLE WHICH
IS SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL MODEL OUT
HERE. THEY ARE MORE COMMONLY
USED BACK EAST. IT IS A
COOPERATIVE HOMEOWNERSHIP MODEL
WHICH WAS REALLY INSPIRING AND
SOMETHING I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE AND
THEN USE COMMITTEE LOOKING AT
EXPLORING MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO
BRING SIMILAR HOMEOWNERSHIP ,
TRULY AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
MODEL TO THE CITY. I WANTED TO
NOTE THE TWO SATURDAYS AGO I WAS
ATTENDING A LITTER PICKUP IN
LAKE CITY WHICH WAS HOSTED BY
THE CHAMBER. WE HAD A GREAT
NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS BUT I WAS
REALLY HAPPY TO SEE WE HAD
RESIDENTS OF KENT CITY 4 WHICH
WAS RECENTLY MOVED INTO LAKE
CITY. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME
COMMITTEE CONCERN AROUND THAT.
TO DATE IT SEEMS THEY HAVE BEEN
REALLY RECEPTIVE AND VERY GOOD
NEIGHBORS. THEY REGULARLY CLEAN
TRASH IN THE FEW BLOCK RADIUS OF
THEIR SIEXCITING TOTHEM AND IT
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KENT
CITY 4 AND THE CHAMBER TO MAKE
THE CONNECTION AND COLLABORATE
ON IMPROVING ENVIRONMENT IN LAKE
CITY FOR ALL. I WANTED TO LASTLY
NOTE, AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT THE PROPOSED CLOSURES OF
21 SEATTLE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS AND REMOVAL OF OPTION
SCHOOLS LANGUAGE IMMERSION
PROGRAMS AND K-8 PROGRAMS, I
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I TOO
HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT
THOSE PLANS. AND I DO LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM SPS
LEADERSHIP, WHICH IS
INDEPENDENT, I WANT TO BE CLEAR
FOR THE RECORD, THEIR LEADERSHIP
IS INDEPENDENT FROM THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THEM
ABOUT HOW THE DECISIONS HAVE
BEEN MADE AND WHAT THE PLAN IS
FOR IF THOSE CLOSURES DO
PROCEED, WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR
THE BUILDINGS THAT WILL BE
CLOSING . I WANT TO NOTE I THINK
THEY'RE GOING TO BE SERIOUS
IMPACTS ON THE FUTURE OF
LIVABILITY IN SEATTLE AND THE
ABILITY OF SPS TO MAINTAIN
ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE FUNDING
THAT COMES WITH IT UNDER THESE
PLANS. IT IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT THAT THIS PROCESS BE
REALLY THOUGHTFUL. THAT WE
MAINTAIN OPTIONS , BECAUSE THAT
IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES
SEATTLE SCHOOLS VITAL AND
ATTRACTIVE . AND HAVING FAMILIES
-- FAMILIES ARE AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE FABRIC FOR UNITY AND
WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING TO
CONTINUE TO KEEP FAMILIES IN THE
CITY. I WILL BE MONITORING THAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT I
HAVE A HARD STOP AT 4:30 PM,
APOLOGIES FOR THE LATE NOTICE
AND TO REQUEST AN EXCUSED
ABSENCE FROM ANY SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL THAT MAY BE
SCHEDULED LATER IN THE WEEK. I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S
HAPPENING. BUT I JUST WANT TO
MAKE THAT REQUEST. THANK YOU. I
GUESS I WILL TURN OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP
THE ALTERNATIVE TO I-137. I WILL
BE COSPONSORING AN ALTERNATIVE
TO I-137 WITH HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
AND COUNCILMEMBER WOO. WE NEED
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
SEATTLE, I THINK WE ARE ALL IN
AGREEMENT ON THAT. THIS
ALTERNATIVE MEASURE BALANCES THE
NEED WITH THE DEED FOR
INNOVATION WITH THE NEED FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY. IT ALLOWS THE
NEW PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
TO DEMONSTRATE PROOF OF CONCEPT
RATHER THAN THE CITY SIMPLY
HANDING OVER A BLANK CHECK TO
GET ANOTHER NEW AGENCY WITH NO
TRACK RECORD OF CREATING
HOUSING. THE ALTERNATIVE ALIGNS
WITH THE NEW SOCIAL HOUSING
EFFORT WITH THE SAFEGUARDS THAT
APPLY TO EXISTING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROVIDERS. TO ENSURE
PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE SPENT WISELY
AND EFFECTIVELY. AS STEWARDS OF
PUBLIC FUNDS WE ARE ULTIMATELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT
TAXPAYERS SEE THE INTENDED
OUTCOMES FROM THIS INVESTMENT.
THE ALTERNATIVE GIVES THE PDA AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER HOUSING
IN A TIMELY, SUSTAINABLE AND
COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. IF THEY
SUCCEED IN DELIVERING POSITIVE
RESULTS THE CITY CAN EXPAND THE
EFFORT IN THE FUTURE. BUT WE
NEED TO RECEIVE RESULTS FIRST
AND FOREMOST. AS YOU KNOW,
COLLEAGUES, BOTH PIECES OF
LEGISLATION WOULD APPEAR ON THE
BALLOT IN FEBRUARY FOR VOTERS TO
DECIDE. THIS ALTERNATIVE WILL
APPEAR FOR A VOTE BEFORE THE
FULL COUNCIL IN A SPECIAL
MEETING THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
19 AT 2:00. I HOPE TO HAVE YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS ALTERNATIVE TO
ALONG ON THE BALLOT IN FEBRUARY
ALONG WITH THE I-137.
SEPARATELY, COLLEAGUES, I WILL
BE MEETING NEXT WEEK WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO LEARN
MORE, HOPEFULLY LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL CLOSURES THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE RAISED. WE
HAVE MANY RESIDENTS IN D4 AS
WELL WHO ARE CONCERNED , AS AM
I, ABOUT POTENTIAL CLOSURES TO
SCHOOLS ON THE NORTH END AND
ACROSS THE CITY. I HOPE TO BE
ABLE TO SHARE MORE ONCE I MEET
WITH OUR PARTNERS AT SPS. I ALSO
CONTINUE TO TALK LAST WEEK AND
THIS WEEK WITH RESIDENTS IN THE
D4 ABOUT THE FATAL SHOOTING
SADLY AT MAGNUSON PARK AND
CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT WAYS WE
CAN ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY,
DESPITE THE FACT WE HAVE LOW
POLICE STAFF NUMBERS. I WILL
SAY, AND I THINK I SHOULD LAST
WEEK, NORTH PRECINCT HAS BEEN
GREAT PARTNERS, CAPTAIN A GUARD,
ON THE ACTIVITY HAPPENING AT
MAGNUSON PARK ALL SUMMER WITH
THE NOISE, WE'VE ALSO HAD A
GREAT PARTNER IN SUPERINTENDENT
DIAZ WHOSE HAD PARK RANGERS
THERE . I WILL SAY IS PD HAS HAD
POLICE OFFICERS AT MAGNUSON PARK
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
FROM 10:00 TO -- THIS HAPPENED
AT 3:30 AM RIGHT AFTER POLICE
HAD JUST BEEN THERE. IT IS
UNFORTUNATE . MY STAFF, MY TEAM
IS WORKING ON PUTTING TOGETHER A
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING TO TALK
ABOUT THIS AND OTHER PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE DISTRICT.
I WILL SHARE MORE INFORMATION AS
I HAVE IT. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEY ARE
IN SUPPORT OF THIS AS WELL. WE
WILL LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THAT. THIS WEEK I WILL
HAVE MY MONTHLY CHECK-INS WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, SAS.
ALSO WILL BE SITTING ON LAND USE
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. AND I WILL
BE MEETING WITH UNIVERSITY
HEIGHTS. I ALSO MENTIONED LAST
WEEK ABOUT THE ISSUES AT THAT
BUILDING WITH DRUG DEALING AND
CRIME HAPPENING AT THAT BUILDING
WHERE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
SCHOOLS, INCLUDING TWO
PRESCHOOLS. I WILL ALSO BE
TOURING THE BALLARD LOT ON
FRIDAY AS I SIT ON THE RECOVERY
COUNCIL, I WANT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT IT. I WILL ALSO BE MEETING
, HAVING A SISTER CITY MEETING
AND THAT IS UNDER MY PURVIEW. I
WILL SAY THAT LAST WEEK I ALSO
HAD A GREAT TOUR OF MARY'S
PLACE. I THINK MANY OF US HAVE
TOURED MARY'S PLACE WITH THE
GREAT WORK THEY DO THERE. FOR
HOMELESS FAMILIES. REALLY HAVE A
GREAT FACILITY AND I AM SO
GRATEFUL FOR THE TEAM THERE AND
ALL THE WORK THEY DO. I THINK
THAT SUMS IT UP FOR ME. UNLESS
FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT
BECAUSE WE CANNOT -- A BILL
CANNOT BE INTRODUCED AND PASSED
IN THE SAME MEETING, SINCE WE
ARE JUST GOING TO BE DISCUSSING
THE ALTERNATIVE TOMORROW, THAT
IS WHY WE HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL
MEETING A COUPLE DAYS LATER SO
WE CAN ABIDE BY THE RULES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. SO, COLLEAGUES,
FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW MORNING, IT
WILL BE OUR FINAL TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING BEFORE WE
BEGIN IN EARNEST. BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS, LIKELY ONE MORE
AT LEAST POST BUDGET THIS
CALENDAR YEAR, IT WILL BE OUR
LAST ONE BEFORE WE BEGIN BUDGET
CONVERSATIONS. TOMORROW AMONGST
OTHER THINGS WE WILL TAKE UP AND
CONSIDER A NUMBER OF
APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING OUR
TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARDS AND
BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARDS. ALSO
VOTING ON LEGISLATION AND
CONSIDERING PUTTING ON
LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROPOSED FINANCIAL TASK FORCE ,
TENDS -- TRANSPORTATION TASK
FORCE IF THE LEVY PASSES. SO WE
ARE READY AND PREPARED, IF IT IS
APPROVED BY VOTERS. THE THIRD
ITEM ON THE AGENDA COLLEAGUES,
IS ORDINANCE STREET NAME , AS
YOU'LL RECALL THERE IS AN
HONORARY STREET NAME NEAR
CLEMENT PLACE, THIS IS
IMPLEMENTATION LEGISLATION TO
ALLOW US TO DO EXACTLY THAT.
HERE IT IS. WISH WE COULD'VE
MADE IT WORK WITH HAVING SUE
BIRD AT OUR SESSION TOMORROW,
UNFORTUNATELY SCHEDULES DIDN'T
ALIGN WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE.
NEXT TIME WE'RE GOING TO GET
YOU HERE. BUT WE DO APPRECIATE
YOU AND WE ARE GOING TO HONOR
YOU TOMORROW IN A REALLY GEEKY
WAY LEGISLATIVELY AT OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING AT HER
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AS WE
CONSIDER AND POTENTIALLY VOTE ON
THE ORDINANCE TO ELEMENTARY
STREET NAME. THE FOURTH ITEM IS
THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
BASIC STREETCAR PRESENTATION ON
OUR STREETCAR TRANSIT
INVESTMENTS IN THE CITY FROM
CENTRAL STAFF. AND FINALLY
VACATION BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE
VOTE ON MORE ROUTINE ITEMS. THIS
WILL BE I THINK THE FINAL
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS AT
COMMITTEE LEVEL. HOPE TO VOTE ON
IT. THIS IS A PROPOSED
ALLOCATION AT SIX AVENUE NORTH
AND TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH. THOSE
SIX THINGS , FOR TRANSPORTATION
MEETING. ON A REGIONAL COMMITTEE
WORK REALLY OVER THE LAST WEEK
ONE SUBSTANTIVE ITEM TO KNOW,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND I SIT
ON THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL TRANSPORTATION POLICY
BOARD AND AT THE MEETING LAST
WEEK WE, AMONGST OTHER ITEMS,
CONSIDERED A PROPOSED REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. SO WE ARE
IN THE IDEATION PHASE OF THE
PROCESS AND THAT EFFORT RIGHT
NOW. WE LOOK TO MAKE BETTER
PROGRESS AND HAVE AN INITIAL
DRAFT TIMELINE WISE BY THE END
OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. BUT, AS
YOU KNOW, COLLEAGUES, WE
RECENTLY WENT THROUGH CREATING
THE PROCESS OF CREATING AND
AMENDING AND ULTIMATELY
APPROVING SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
PLANNED. WERE DOING THE SAME
THING RIGHT NOW. AT THE REGIONAL
LEVEL. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OR
THINGS YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO
ADVOCATE ON YOUR BEHALF OR YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, PLEASE LET ME
KNOW. WE ARE ALSO SIMILARLY
GOING THROUGH ACE -- NEW REVENUE
SOURCES EXERCISE AS PART OF THAT
AS WELL. SO, AGAIN, MORE
IDEATION PHASE AT THIS STAGE BUT
MORE TO COME. IN THE COMMUNITY,
THE ONLY THING, VERY ACTIVE AND
ENGAGED, THE ONLY THING WORTH, I
GUESS CALLING OUT AND MENTIONING
RIGHT NOW IS, I HAD A BLAST ON
SATURDAY AT THE SOUTHPARK
PARADE, WAS HONORED TO JOIN THE
PARADE WITH COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT IS THE
PARADE IN SOUTHPARK, PARDON MY
BUTCHERING OF THAT . BUT REALLY,
REALLY FUN. REALLY EXCITING. AT
THE SIENA GAUGE WITH MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITY FROM SOUTH
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
INTERCEPTED IF YOU PASSES FROM
SOME OF THE PURPLE PLAYERS
ACHIEVE SOUTH. IT WAS REALLY
FUN, I SAW THE COOL LOW RIDERS.
IT WAS JUST A GOOD UNITY EVENT.
IN ANY EVENT, I WELCOME
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ,
COLLEAGUES, FROM YOU ALL AND IF
NOT I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> FIESTAS -- I CAN ROLL MY R'S.
I JUST GOT TO WORK ON IT. THANK
YOU.
>> WONDERFUL TRANSITION. THANK
YOU. COLLEAGUES, THIS WEEK WE
HAVE OUR LAST FINANCE AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE WE ARE DOING ALL
BUDGET ALL THE TIME UNTIL
THANKSGIVING. SO, THIS WEEK WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE ONE VOTE AND
THAT WILL BE ON THE PRIORITY
LEGISLATION BRIEFED IN I BELIEVE
JULY , UPDATING ZIP CODES TO
PRIORITY HIGHER POLICY. IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WERE
GOING TO TAKE THAT AT THE TOP OF
THE AGENDA, VOTE IT OUT AND HEAD
INTO THE BOOK OF THE AGENDA
WHICH IS A FOLLOW-UP FROM OUR
TRIBAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR AND
INTEGERS ADVISORY COUNCIL . THIS
IS A ONE YEAR LOOK BACK AND
REPORT OUT FROM THE FIRST EVER
TRIBAL NATION SUMMIT. WHICH
HAPPENED LAST YEAR. THAT WAS ON
MAY 2, 2023. IT WAS THE FIRST
TIME WE HAD GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION AT THIS
LEVEL FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE A
SLAIN PERIOD. SO THIS TIME WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE CHAIR LEONARD
FORESMAN JOIN US AS WELL AS
COUNCILMEMBER STEVENSON. WE ARE
GOING TO SPEND THE MAJORITY OF
THE TIME DISCUSSING WITH THEM
WHERE WE HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST
YEAR. WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND
WHERE WE NEED TO GO TO THE
FUTURE. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS
BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE YEARS ,
THIS YEAR WE SPENT THE MAJORITY
FOCUSED ON THE BUDGET. WE
STARTED SELECT MEETINGS IN
APRIL. NEXT YEAR I WOULD LIKE TO
FOCUS THE COMMITTEE PRIORITY
TIME FROM JANUARY TO AUGUST ON
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT ISSUES. AND THEN TAKE
UP THE BUDGET IN THE FALL. YOU
WILL SEE THAT CHANGE COMING NEXT
YEAR. FOR FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW
I HAVE SPOKEN TO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
I NEED TO FIND YOU AFTER THIS
BECAUSE I JUST FINALIZED SOME
AMENDMENT SO GOING TO BE
BRINGING . I LIKE TO BRING THEM
AS WELL BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH YOU AS WELL. I
HAVE THREE AMENDMENTS. ONE
REGARDING WHERE AS CLAUSES AT
THE BEGINNING FOR RECITALS. AND
SECOND IS WITHIN THE BODY OF THE
ORDINANCE REQUESTING AN
AUDITOR'S REPORT AND AUDIT IN
THE FUTURE AND HE DESCRIBES THAT
WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT AS
WELL AS A RENEWAL FRAMEWORK,
REQUESTING SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE TO COME BACK AND REPORT
OUT TO THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
REGARDING THE ZONES. YOU WILL
SEE THOSE IN THE INBOX OR IF THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM IS
ABLE TO ATTACH THESE TO THE
AGENDA WE WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO BE AWARE
AND I WILL BRING THESE
AMENDMENTS TOMORROW. LATER THIS
WEEK I WILL BE ATTENDING
ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON CITIES
DIRECTORS MEETING. IN THE PAST
I'VE TAKEN THE A DEBUSSY
MEETINGS IN CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS AT THE SAME TIME. I
WILL TELL YOU IT HAS BEEN
DISRUPTIVE TO BOTH BODIES.
BECAUSE I'VE NOT BEEN FULLY
PRESENT IN EITHER. IT CAUSES A
BIT MORE OF A DISTRACTION THAN A
BENEFIT FOR EITHER GROUP. THIS
YEAR I TOOK A HARD STANCE THAT
I'M GOING TO BE JUST FOCUS ON A
DEBUSSY SO THAT IS WHY I WON'T
BE AT THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
THURSDAY OR AT COMMITTEE ON
FRIDAY. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
WOO, I HAVE BEEN TOLD WE NEED TO
CHAT SO THAT IF A QUORUM FOR
YOUR COMMITTEE HAS TO HAPPEN WE
CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. WITH
THAT, LASTLY, DISTRICT 6 OFFICE
HOURS ARE GOING TO BE CHANGING.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO GET TO TALK
TO FOLKS LAST WEEK DURING OFFICE
HOURS. I HAD A REALLY NICE CHAT
WITH SOME THE SIX RESIDENTS . AS
WE MOVE INTO BUDGET, OFFICE
HOURS WILL BE CHANGING AND IT
WILL BE COMMITTED TO KEEPING
THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. WITH
THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? THING NONE,
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL START WITH
SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST WEEK.
FIRST, THE CHINATOWN DISTRICT WE
HAD A PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM. THANK
YOU TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, SKAGIT, --
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, CHIEF AND
MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE HAD ABOUT 80
SENIORS THERE. WE HAD BROUGHT IN
TRANSLATION DEVICES , A
CANTONESE TRANSLATOR. IT WAS
INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT THE
SENIORS HAD TO SAY. IT WAS
HEARTBREAKING, ACTUALLY. WE
HEARD STORIES FROM SENIORS THING
THEY DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THEIR
OWN HOMES. THEY WOULD HUDDLE IN
THE ROOMS WILL PEOPLE THEY
DIDN'T KNOW WERE KNOCKING
TRYING TO GET THROUGH THEIR
DOORS. BUT I AM GRATEFUL THAT
MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE TO SHARE
THEIR STORIES WITH US AND HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. OUR
TRANSLATORS DID A GREAT JOB, AS
DID OUR MODERATOR. I WANTED TO
THANK ALL THE STAFF FROM
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S OFFICE
AS WELL AS MANY OF MY STAFF
MEMBERS WHO HELPED MAKE
EVERYTHING RUN AS SMOOTHLY AS
POSSIBLE AS WELL AS MAKE THE
MICROPHONE TIME IS EQUITABLE AS
POSSIBLE GIVEN THE TIME
CONSTRAINTS. SECOND I
PARTICIPATED IN THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT PANEL AT THE ASIAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FORUM. THE
CID IS A WONDERFUL JEWEL AND IT
WAS AMAZING TO SHARE
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
OVER THE U.S. AND TALK ABOUT
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS FOR
PRESERVING NEIGHBORHOODS. GOING
FORWARD. ALSO I WAS EXCITED TO
JOIN COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IN THE
FIESTAS -- HUMAN HAVE THE HELP
ME WITH THIS, IN SOUTHPARK. THIS
YEAR'S THEME WAS UNIFYING OUR
COMMUNITIES AND IS GREAT TO
CELEBRATE AMONGST SO MANY
AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS
AND TO SEE SO MANY OUT AND
HAVING FUN DESPITE THE RAIN.
TOMORROW DURING COUNCIL THERE
WILL BE TWO RESOLUTIONS COMING
FROM SUSTAINABILITY, CITY LIGHTS
AND ARCH -- ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMUNITY. A RESOLUTION RELATING
TO THE WASHINGTON CLEAN FUEL
STANDARDS PROGRAM AS WELL AS
ADOPTING THE 2024 ACTION PLAN. I
WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THESE TWO
RESOLUTIONS TOMORROW AND HOPE
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IF THERE ARE
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS I WILL PASS
THIS OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
OUR NEXT MEETING FOR TECHNOLOGY
WON'T BE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11. WE
HAVE A FULL AMOUNT OF
LEGISLATION THE PAST OF OUR
COMMITTEE THAT IS ON THE
CALENDAR, LOOKING FORWARD TO
EARNING EVERYONE SUPPORT. SO
THANK YOU. THIS WEEK WE HAVE THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND I WILL BE JOINING
THAT MEETING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. I'M REALLY EXCITED
BECAUSE THE LINE IS OPEN, I HAD
A CHANCE TO GO THIS WEEKEND AND
IT WAS PRETTY PHENOMENAL. IT HAD
THAT CLEAN, NEW BUS SMELL WHICH
FOR ME, I LOVE CLEAN LIKE NEW
SHOES, I COULD SMELL NEW SHOES
ALL DAY AND CLEAN BUSES ALL DAY.
IT WAS PRETTY PHENOMENAL. I HOPE
EVERYONE GETS A CHANCE TO RIDE
THE G LINE. COME BE A LITURGY
WITH ME FOR THE DAY. ALSO THIS
PAST WEEK HAD A CHANCE, HOUSING
OPEN THEIR DOORS, BRYANT MANOR,
THE REASON I THINK IT'S
SPECIAL, ALONG THE CORRIDOR YOU
HAVE FAME HOUSING, AFRICA TOWN,
WE HAVE LANGSTON HUGHES, POWELL
BUT IT PARK, -- PRATT PARK. YOU
HAVE ALL THIS CORRIDOR AND THEN
YOU ALSO HAVE THE WILLIAM
CENTER. IT'S A REVITALIZATION
OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT . ALSO
HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE GSP
ICONIC CONFERENCE HELD AT
AMAZON. GREAT JOB. HAVE A LOT OF
BUSINESS OWNERS TO MEET WITH AND
CONNECT WITH HER LGBTQA A
COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN BUSINESS ,
SMALL BUSINESSES IN SEATTLE AND
GOT TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR STORIES.
MET WITH THE MEALS PROGRAM
COALITION. THIS IS CLOSE TO MY
HEART BECAUSE THEY HELP EXTEND
THE LIFE OF FOOD INNER-CITY.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THEY ARE ABLE TO TURN
AROUND FOOD THAT WOULD END UP IN
THE TRASH OR EXPIRE THAT IS
STILL GREAT FOOD AND TURNING TO
MEALS AND FEEDER COMMUNITY. THEY
ARE PART OF MENTAL HEALTH AND
FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY IN OUR
COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO GIVE
THEM A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE THEY DO
A LOT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I ALSO
HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT THE
McKINNEY CENTER WHICH USED TO BE
THE SBI CENTER AS WELL. LOOKING
FORWARD TO SOME OF THE ONGOING
IMPROVEMENTS. I WANT TO THANK
REPRESENTATIVE SANTOS FOR HER
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THAT. AND
ALSO PRESENTED STREET FOR THEIR
INVESTMENT. WE WILL TRY TO WORK
WITH THE STATE TO CONTINUE TO
PART. ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO
CONNECT WITH NORTHWEST HARVEST
AS WELL FOR THEIR PANEL AND
THEIR MEETINGS THEY HAVE HAD TO
TALK ABOUT FOOD INSECURITY
INTERSTATE AND KIND OF WHAT IS
THE NEXT STEPS IS RETURN TO MAKE
SURE WE LOCALIZE OUR FOOD
RESOURCES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I
KNOW TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS
MENTIONED IT BUT WANTED TO
MENTION IT TO THE PEOPLE ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL, WE HAVE TWO
SCHOOL CLOSURES PROPOSED IN OUR
DISTRICT. I AM ALUMNI OF SEWARD.
MEETING WITH THOSE FAMILIES
TOMORROW. THERE IS AN EVENT AT
THE GYMNASIUM SO WE CAN TALK TO
THE PARENTS AS COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE MENTIONED, SCHOOL DISTRICT
IS SEPARATE FROM SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL BUT DEFINITELY WANT TO
USE MY PLATFORM AND RESOURCES
AND CONNECTIONS AND
RELATIONSHIPS TO BE ABLE TO
ELEVATE A LOT OF THE ISSUES THE
PARENTS ARE HAVING WITH SOME OF
THE PROPOSED CLOSURES. VERY
CONCERNED. IT'S A PHENOMENAL
SCHOOL AND OFFERS GREAT
PROGRAMMING . OUR SLOGAN GROWING
UP WAS TOGETHER OUR PRIDE IS
SHOWING. THE PROPOSED SCHOOL
CLOSURES ARE VERY CONCERNING
BECAUSE OF THE SPECIALIZED
PROGRAM THEY HAVE, I WOULDN'T
BE THE PERSON IN TODAY , MY
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND CONFIDENCE,
THE ARTS, I WOULD NOT BE THE
PERSON I AM TODAY WITHOUT THAT
SCHOOL. VERY CONCERNING. WILL BE
CONTACTING WITH HER SCHOOL
ELECTED OFFICIALS TO TALK ABOUT
NEXT STEPS AND WHAT THIS LOOKS
LIKE. ANYWAY, WITHOUT FURTHER
ADO, I WILL PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. FOR THIS WEEK
PUBLIC SAFETY AT FULL COUNCIL ,
WE DO HAVE AS MENTIONED ALREADY
COUNCIL BILL 12335 WHICH IS THE
STAY OUT OF DRUG AREA. AND 20836
WHICH IS SOAP, STAY OUT OF AREA
PROSTITUTION. BOTH BILLS CLEARED
COMMITTEE 5-0 AND I LOOK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT IN BOTH OF THOSE.
WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING THIS
THURSDAY , REAL-TIME CRIME
CENTER. WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE
FOR OUR FIRE CODE THAT DAY AND
THIS WILL SET US UP FOR OUR LAST
MEETING BEFORE BUDGET WHICH IS
ON 24 SEPTEMBER THE FOLLOWING
TUESDAY. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO
HAVE AN UPDATE ON 30 30 AS I
MENTIONED. IT SEEMS LIKE MONTHS
AGO. THIS WEEK BOARD OF HEALTH
ON THURSDAY. A VERY IMPORTANT ,
IN TERMS OF GOVERNMENT,
COMMITTEES AND THE LIKE,
SEPARATELY. HOUSING OUR ING
CONNECTOR ON WEDNESDAY.
CONFRONTING HATE TOGON
THURSDAY. THESE ARE SOME OF THE
ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS I
WILL BE ATTENDING THIS WEEK.
LAST WEEK DID HAVE A GREAT
MEETING WITH THE ALL OF US
ALLIANCE IN TERMS OF HELPING
WOMEN AND MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES CONTRACTING, GENERAL
CONTRACTING . ALSO OPERATION
SACK LUNCH, THOSE GROUPS ARE
DOING GREAT WORK, OPERATION SACK
LUNCH. IN THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION. I HAD A GREAT RUN
DOWN IN TERMS OF THEIR EFFORTS.
AS MENTIONED, BY MY ESTEEMED
COLLEAGUE, CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, WE DID
HAVE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
EDUCATION POLICY BOARD MEETING.
COVERED THAT QUITE WELL. AND ON
FRIDAY, I SHOULD ALSO ADD ON
THURSDAY BEFORE JUMPING TO
FRIDAY, I JOINED THE POLICY CORE
KNITTING GROUP MEETING WHICH WAS
A VERY GOOD MEETING TO JUMP
INTO. I CAME FOLLOWING THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
COMMITTEE MEETING. BUT THEY TOOK
UP ACTION THAT RELATED TO THE
SOAP BILL. I REALLY APPRECIATED
THE OVERALL POLICY CORE KNITTING
GROUP FOR THEIR WORK IS RELATED
TO THAT. AND FINALLY LAST WEEK,
FRIDAY, WE HAD THE LATEST
DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
WHICH IS A COUNCIL OF COUNCILS
WHERE WE BRING IN VARIOUS
COMMITTEE COUNCILS, WHETHER
IT'S MAGNOLIA, QUEEN ANNE,
SOUTH LAKE UNION, UPTOWN
ALLIANCE AND THE LIKE, PLUS SOME
OF THE GROUPS, TOGETHER, WE HAD
BASICALLY A MEETING FOCUSED ON
PARKS AND DESIGN REVIEW. TWO
IMPORTANT TOPICS AS EVERYONE
KNOWS. AND SEPARATELY, AND EMILY
PROUD TO ANNOUNCE WE NOW HAVE A
DOWNTOWN TRINITY COUNCIL. THIS
IS GREAT NEWS. THE RESIDENCE, AS
YOU KNOW, FROM A POLICY
PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE TRYING TO
ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS
DOWNTOWN AND WE HAVE A DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. I THINK THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
DOES GREAT WORK ACROSS THE
BOARD. BUT THE RESIDENCE VOICE
NEEDED TO BE HEARD IN A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT FORM AND TO INCLUDE
THE DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL. I'M EXCITED FOR THE
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. I
ALSO ON FRIDAY MET WITH BIRD
SAFE SEATTLE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THE THREATS TO BIRDS IN
SEATTLE PLEASE INFORM YOURSELF.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND LASTLY
I WANTED TO KNOW, I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR A
FANTASTIC PUBLIC SAFETY FORM IN
CHINATOWN . SHE NOTED THE 80
SENIORS WHO WERE TELLING THEIR
TRUTHS AND THE CHALLENGES THEY
FACE ON A PUBLIC SAFETY SITE. IT
WAS REALLY GOOD TO HEAR. AND
THERE WAS OTHERS, I COUNTED 80
SENIORS BUT MANY OTHERS
REPRESENTING COMMUNITIES WITHIN
THE CID BUT OTHER PARTS OF
SEATTLE. IT WAS A FANTASTIC
CLIMATE. STARTING WITH THE CHIEF
COMING ACROSS TOWARDS ME AND
THEN CHIEF BURTON AND CHIEF
SMITH AND DIRECTOR ANDERSON ,
OUR DIRECTOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND MYSELF AND
THE EVENT WAS MODERATED . IT WAS
A FANTASTIC EVENT LAST
WEDNESDAY. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING
ME PARTICIPATE. WITH THAT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM, OVER
TO YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU
SAID YOU ARE HAVING A SPECIAL
PUBLIC MEETING THURSDAY THE
19th?
>> THURSDAY, YES.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHAT TIME THAT
IS?
>> SORRY. 9:30 AM.
>> TO HAVE A TIME FOR THE
SPECIAL FULL COUNCIL AT 2:00?
>> 2:00.
>> THANK YOU PRETTY MUCH. OKAY,
I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE NO ITEMS
ON TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA FROM THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE. WE DO HAVE A VERY
FULL MEETING SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY
2:00. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING AND
GETTING BRIEFED ON FIVE
DIFFERENT BILLS. WE WILL HEAR
THE OMNIBUS BILL, DESIGN REVIEW
EXEMPTIONS, CONSTRUCTION CODE
UPDATES, THE CO-LIVING RESIDENCE
BILL , ALL OF THOSE WILL BE UP
FOR CONTINUED DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE . COLLEAGUES, IF
HUMAN WOMEN'S PLEASE MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE GET POSTED. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR
MENTIONING THAT YOU HAVE AN
AMENDMENT COMING. AND IF THIS
BILL WILL BE THE LIVING BUILDING
AMENDMENT BILL . WE WILL HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT BILL
BECAUSE HE ALREADY SCHEDULED IT.
BUT I HAVE HEARD FROM LAW THE
BECAUSE THAT BILL IS -- THERE IS
AN APPEAL WE WILL NOT BE VOTING
ON IT YET. OKAY. MOVING ON, ON
TUESDAY, MY STAFF ATTENDED THE
RANIER VISTA COMMUNITY SAFETY
MEETING WITH KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER AND WEDNESDAY
ATTENDED THE CID PUBLIC SAFETY
FORM THAT COUNCILMEMBER WOO
HELP. THE SAME DAY WE HOSTED OUR
FOURTH ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ARTS AND
CULTURE, AND ACCESSIBILITY. I
WANT TO THANK AGAIN ALL THE
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO CAME TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS
AND PRIORITIES FOR HOW THOSE
ISSUES RELATE TO THE COMP PLAN
DISCUSSIONS WE WILL BE HAVING
NEXT. ON THURSDAY MY TEAM MET
WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM --
SEATTLE AS WELL. INTERESTING TO
HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THOSE
PRIORITIES AND MAKING SURE OUR
BIRDS ARE TO NAVIGATE THE CITY
BUILT ENVIRONMENT SAFELY. I ALSO
MET WITH OUR SEATTLE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE SODA
LEGISLATION LAST WEEK. ON FRIDAY
I MET WITH CHIEF AMY BARDEN AT
THE CARE DEPARTMENT. I AM REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING THERE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE TIME SHE TOOK TO
TALK WITH US. I THINK IS
IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE INTO THE
BUDGET CONVERSATION WE ARE
PREPARED TO FULLY FUND THE CARE
AND THE DUAL DISPATCH. SINCE 50%
OF 911 CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED
ARE NOT FOR SPD, I THINK CARE IS
THE APPROPRIATE RESPONDERS TO
THESE INCIDENTS AND IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN
DO THEIR JOB. I'M LOOKING FOR
TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS COMING UP.
THIS WEEK HAS ALREADY BEEN VERY
BUSY. YESTERDAY WAS THE 10 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY GALA FOR THE SOUTH
SIENA -- SEATTLE EMERALDS. IT
WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM SO MANY
PEOPLE WHO BEEN IMPACTED BY THE
EMERALDS PRESENCE IS A LOCAL
NEWS SOURCE FOR FOLKS ON THE
SOUTH END. IF YOU DON'T KNOW
THIS ORGANIZATION, THIS
COMMUNITY PRESENCE STARTED AS AN
ATTEMPT TO REALLY RESPOND TO
WHAT IS VERY OFTEN NEGATIVE NEWS
COVERAGE ABOUT THE SOUTH END.
THERE ARE LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL
PEOPLE WITH BRILLIANT IDEAS AND
IMPORTANT WORK HAPPENING IN THE
SOUTH END. SO THE EMERALD WAS
STARTED AS AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE
SURE THE PEOPLE GET TO HEAR THE
GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN THE
SOUTH END AS WELL. IT WAS GREAT
TO BE THAT GALA. THIS MORNING I
JOINED MAYOR HARRELL AT THE
GROUNDBREAKING FOR HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY LARGEST HOMEOWNERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD.
WRITE-DOWN ON MLK SOUTH OF THE
LIGHT RAIL STATION. THERE WILL
BE 58 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN
THE SOUTH AND. SO REALLY
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY AS WE ALL
KNOW THE NEED , NOT JUST FOR
AFFORDABLE RENTAL BUT FOR
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, IS CRITICAL IN
THE CITY. THIS IS GOING TO BE A
GREAT CONDO STACKED FLATS,
STUDIOS, ONE BEDROOM INTO
BEDROOMS, IN THE SOUTH AND. WE
DID GET TO HEAR FROM A NEW
HOMEOWNER , SHE WON'T BE LIVING
THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE
IT'S NOT BUILT YET, BUT SHE IS
A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OWNER.
AND REALLY ILLUSTRATED THE
CHALLENGE OF AFFORDABILITY IN
SEATTLE. SHE IS ACTUALLY A
RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON, BUT THE COST OF
LIVING IS SO HIGH HERE SHE
ACTUALLY QUALIFIES FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE. IT'S
JUST A REALLY IMPORTANT REALITY
CHECK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS IF
YOU'RE LOOKING AT 80% TO 120%
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, IT MEANS
YOU COULD STILL USE SOME
ASSISTANCE TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE
TO AFFORD SOMETHING. I WAS
EXCITED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DENNY
HECK WHO IS REALLY A CHAMPION OF
THIS WORK. AND REALLY MADE AN
IMPORTANT COMMENT ABOUT THE NEED
FOR US TO INCREASE DENSITY IN
THE CITY, IF WE ARE TO MEET OUR
HOUSING TARGETS. HE SAID, YOU
BASICALLY HAVE TWO CHOICES. WE
CAN INCREASE DENSITY AND GO UP
ACROSS THE CITY. OR WE CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO SPRAWL AND REALLY
START TO BUILD OUTSIDE OUR URBAN
GROWTH BOUNDARY. WHICH IS REALLY
NOT AN OPTION FOR US BECAUSE
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITY
INVESTMENTS THAT GO WITH THAT AS
WELL. IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT
THE CRITICAL WORK WE HAVE AHEAD
OF US . I ALSO DID BRIEFLY
ATTEND THE RALLY DOWNSTAIRS HERE
AT CITY HALL WHERE ATTORNEY
GENERAL BOB FERGUSON WAS PRESENT
TO TALK ABOUT WHY THE MERGER
BETWEEN ALBERTSONS AND KROGER
WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO
CONSUMERS. WE HAVE ALL SEEN
GROCERY PRICES GO INCREDIBLY
HIGH LATELY. AND REDUCING THE
NUMBER OF GROCERS AND
COMPETITION IS CERTAINLY NOT AN
ANSWER TO THAT, NOT TO MENTION
THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON
WORKERS IF GROCERY STORES ARE
CLOSED. SO REALLY HAPPY TO BE
PART OF THAT CONVERSATION. WANT
TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES WENT DOWN
TO SOUTH PARK. MY DAUGHTER'S
GROUP PERFORMS IN THAT EVERY
YEAR. IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO SEE
THE PARADE , THE HORSES, THE LOW
RIDERS, AND REALLY JUST TO
CELEBRATE MEXICAN CULTURE. THAT
IS ALWAYS A FUN, COLORFUL,
JOYFUL EVENT. AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS MENTIONED, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE AWC RETREAT IN
RICHLAND, WASHINGTON. IF
THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED FOR
ME BEFORE WEDNESDAY PLEASE LET
ME KNOW. AFTER THAT YOU CAN
CONTACT MY STAFF. I DO THINK
I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT ,
EVEN IF IT IS REMOTELY, TO THE
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON
THURSDAY. WE WILL SEE HOW IT
GOES. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> I WILL BE AT THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEETING , AND HAVE
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD
HAVE TO BRING AS WALK ON THE
FULL COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE
IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL
MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE
WILL NOW MOVE INTO AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. AS PRESIDING OFFICER
I'M ANNOUNCING WE WILL NOW
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEY IS AUTHORIZED
BY LAW. A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
ALWAYS PRESENT. TO ENSURE
COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS OF
POLICY FOR OPEN SESSION. I
EXPECT THE TIME OF THE SESSION
TO END BY 4:21 PM. IT'S GOING
TO BE A DOOZY. IF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND
THAT TIME I WILL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION AND THE EXPECTED
DURATION AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS
COUNCIL REEFING MEETING WILL
AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN. THE NEXT
BRIEFING MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 23
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