>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TODAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 AND THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:03
PM. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 2024 WILL
BE ADOPTED. SEEING MEN, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. WE HAVE ONE
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE
TODAY. AT TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WE WILL BEGIN
WITH A PRESENTATION BY MAYOR
HARRELL ON HIS PROPOSED 2025 TO
2026 BUDGET. THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR FOR
TOMORROW'S MEETING WILL INCLUDE
THE WEEKLY VILLE -- BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION 32147
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT RECORDING REVIEW OF
AND ADOPTING THE WILDFIRE
MITIGATION PLAN. AND THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDES THE WEEKLY
BILL PAYMENT, AND 18
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
RESPECTIVELY TO THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION, TRANSIT
ADVISORY BOARD, AND BICYCLE
ADVISORY BOARD. AND THEN THERE
ARE 13 PIECES OF LEGISLATION
UNDER COMMITTEE REPORTS.
INCLUDING A CLERK FILE AND
COUNCIL BILL 120859 GRANTING
FINAL APPROVAL TO THE MT.
BAKERSVILLE SUBDIVISION IN MOUNT
BAKER. APPOINTMENT 02930
APPOINTING DIRECTOR OF THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. COUNCIL BILL 120827
ESTABLISHING THE MUSIC OF A NEW
PARKING ZONE PROGRAM. 120831
MODIFYING BOUNDARIES OF THE WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION PBIA. COUNCIL
BILL 120816 , EXCUSE ME, 815
UNDER THE PRIORITY HIRE PROGRAM
PORK COUNCIL BILL 120858
ALLOWING THE MAYOR TO ENTER A
NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH
KING COUNTY MODIFYING GOVERNANCE
OF THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY. COUNCIL BILL 120822
REMOVING RESTRICTIONS ON CURRENT
RESIDENCES. COUNCIL BILL 120823
MAKING CORRECTIONS TO THE CITY
CODE ON LAND USE AND ZONING.
COUNCIL BILL 120824 RELATING TO
DESIGN REVIEW EXEMPTION IN
CERTAIN AREAS. COUNCIL BILL
120857 TO CHANGE A STREET NAME .
CLERK FILE 314497 RELATED TO AN
ALLEY VACATION. AND RESOLUTION
32145 ESTABLISHING A
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TAX
FORCE. IT'S GOING TO BE A FULL
MEETING. BUCKLE UP FOR THAT. AND
NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH HAS A PROCLAMATION
FOR SIGNATURE TODAY PROCLAIMING
OCTOBER 10, 2024 TO BE BREWERS
THEY. PLEASE LEAD THE DISCUSSION
ON THE PROCLAMATION FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK BEFORE AND
REQUEST SIGNATURES TO BE AFFIXED
TO IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT DAY, OCTOBER 10,
BLACKBERRY, BLACK BREWERS DAY.
WE HAVE TWO IN OUR DISTRICT.
MEDIEVAL A AND 23rd BREWERY THAT
ARE BLACK OWNED IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE PRODUCER
IN HOPS IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON. I DON'T THINK A LOT
OF PEOPLE KNEW THAT. AND CRAFT
BREWERIES AND IPAS , THOSE OF
BEEN ON THE RISE AND I THINK IT
IS GREAT WE HAVE BLACK
BUSINESSES THAT ARE PARTAKING IN
AN INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY IN OUR
CENTRAL DISTRICT. I CAN'T BEGIN
TO TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT 23rd
BREWERY HAS BEEN TO TRANSFORM
JACKSON STREET , TO ACTIVATING
THAT SPACE. ALL THE BUSINESSES
THAT HAVE POPPED UP ALONG THE
CORRIDOR. AND ALSO THE ONE ON
CHERRY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
AS WELL. THAT IS FLOURISHING AND
WILL CONTINUE TO FLOURISH AS WE
GET MORE BUSINESSES ALONG THEIR
WITH RODNEY AND HIS PEOPLE. I
LOOK FORWARD TO PEOPLE HOPEFULLY
SIGNING ON IN YOUR SUPPORT. WE
WILL FIGURE OUT A DATE WHEN WE
WILL HAVE THEM IN CHAMBERS TO
PRESENT THAT TO THEM AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY
HEART, ANY RECOGNITION OF CRAFT
BEER IS IMPORTANT AND ALSO, THE
IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION OF BLACK
BREWERS TO WHAT HAS UP TILL NOW
BEEN IN INDUSTRY SECTOR THAT IS
LACKING SOME DIVERSITY , IT'S
VERY APPRECIATED. WE HAVE TO
SUPPORT OUR BREWERS IN TOWN, NOT
JUST AS SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT AS
CONVENERS OF UNITY. VERY
IMPORTANT PLACE MAKERS, JOB
CREATORS, AND GENERATORS OF
REVENUE WE NEED FOR OUR
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THIS RECOGNITION. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION FORWARD.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HONOR
THE RICH CONTRIBUTIONS THAT
BLACK BREWERS MAKE TO OUR CITY
AND REGION. SO THANK YOU. I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO METIER,
IS THAT THE PROPER -- I KNOW THE
BEER TASTE DELICIOUS. I'VE GOT
TO REMEMBER THE PROPER
PRONUNCIATION. IN ADDITION TO IN
YOUR DISTRICT, THEY HAVE A GREAT
BREWERY LOCATION IN WOODINVILLE
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO
IN THE PAST. IN ANY EVENT, I
WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
UP. SEEING THAT THERE IS NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION WITH A CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER
10, 2024 TO BE BLACK BREWERS
DAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> YES.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON TWO
COUNCIL REVIEW OF PAST AND
FUTURE ACTIONS. A ROLLCALL TODAY
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT MENTIONED
THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS FROM THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORROW. THERE
ARE FOUR AND ONE THAT WOULD'VE
GONE THROUGH BUT THERE'S A
CLERK FILE AND COUNCIL BILL
120859 WHICH IS A SUBDIVISION
LOT OF A PARCEL IN THE MOUNT
BAKER AREA FOR FIVE THREE-STORY
TOWNHOMES. I THINK THAT IS
COMING STREET THE COUNCIL. IT
DID NOT PASS OUT OF THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE BUT IT WILL BE ON THE
AGENDA TOMORROW. COUNCIL BILL
120822, COVERED IT RESIDENCES.
THIS LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTS
HOUSE BILL 1898 WHICH ALLOWS FOR
LIVING HOUSING, IN ALL ZONES
THAT ALLOW MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.
COUNCIL BILL 120823 IS OUR ON
THE BUDS LAND-USE CODE CHANGES ,
INCLUDE -- CORRECTS ERRORS AND
OMISSIONS, AND ENSURES THE
CITIES POLICY INTENT IS CLEAR.
COUNCIL BILL 120824 IS PART OF
THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN. IT
IS DESIGN REVIEW EXEMPTIONS.
THIS LEGISLATION AMENDS THE
LAND-USE CODE FOR A THREE-YEAR
PERIOD. TO EXEMPT NEW
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS FROM
DESIGN REVIEW IF THEY CONTAIN
HOUSING, HOTELS , OR RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT IT USES. AND AS
I MENTIONED, THIS IS URBAN
CENTERS IN DOWNTOWN, SOUTH LAKE
UNION, WN. I WILL BE
COSPONSORING AN AMENDMENT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA THAT WE
CLARIFY THAT WHEN SDCI REPORTS
ON DEPARTURES THAT HAVE BEEN
GRANTED OR WHEN THEY ALLOW
EXEMPTIONS, THAT THE REPORTING
BE INCORPORATED INTO THE BROADER
DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS. SO WE
WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
TOMORROW. AND THEN FINALLY I DO
WANT TO MENTION, WE DID HAVE
ANOTHER BILL IN THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, 120832, WHICH IS
PRETTY DENSE LEGISLATION AROUND
DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION CODES
MINUTES. IT DID PASS OUT OF
COMMITTEE , BUT THERE ARE SOME
CONCERNS THAT BECAUSE IT STEMS
AND MY COLLEAGUES MAY NEED TIME
TO UNDERSTAND IT BETTER, BEFORE
VOTING ON IT, WE HAVE , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HAS MOVED THAT NOT TO
TOMORROW'S MEETING BUT OCTOBER
8, I BELIEVE. SO IT DOES NEED TO
COME INTO EFFECT NO LATER THAN
NOVEMBER 15 IF IT WERE TO BE IN
COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. SO,
ALL OF THAT TO SAY, I AM
FLAGGING THIS BECAUSE I'M
REALLY GOING TO ENCOURAGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO REACH OUT TO SDCI
AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE BRIEFED ON
THIS LEGISLATION SO THAT YOU
UNDERSTAND IT WHEN WE VOTE ON IT
WHICH WILL BE IN JUST A COUPLE
OF WEEKS. GIVEN THAT WE ARE ALSO
STARTING THE BUDGET, I KNOW
THERE WILL BE A LOT COMING DOWN.
I DO WANT TO REMIND COLLEAGUES
THAT AS SOON AS BUDGET IS OVER,
WE WILL PIVOT TO THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO, WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL INITIAL
BRIEFINGS AT 1 DECEMBER. AND
THEN STARTING IN JANUARY WE WILL
HAVE CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
DEPARTMENTS, AND PROVIDE AN
OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE RENEWAL
PROCESS ITSELF LOOKS LIKE. AND
THEN THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITY
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FINAL
PLAN WE GET FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE IN DECEMBER IS. AND THEN
WE WILL START THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AND
WHAT OUR VISION IS FOR HOW THE
CITY WILL LOOK OVER THE NEXT 20
YEARS. MOVING ON, WE ARE WORKING
ON CREATING A WEBSITE LANDING
PAGE FOR EVERYTHING RELATED TO
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SIMILAR
TO WHAT WE HAVE FOR THE BUDGET
PROCESS. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND WITH THE
MAYORS OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE CLARITY ON WHAT THE
CALENDAR LOOKS LIKE AND WE WILL
HAVE THAT AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE. WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT UP
AND RUNNING BY MID OCTOBER. I
THINK THAT IS ALL THE COMP PLAN
THINGS. LAST WEEK I DID ATTEND
THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES BOARD MEETING AND
RETREAT. WE HELPED SET THE
STRATEGIC PLANNING GOALS FOR THE
280 , 281 CITIES ACROSS THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON. I WILL SAY
WE MET OUT IN RICHLAND. IT IS A
BEAUTIFUL DRIVE. IT WAS REALLY
GREAT TO BE IN A ROOM FULL OF
FOLKS A COUPLE OF DAYS WHO WERE
REALLY COMING FROM ACROSS THE
STATE, WHICH MEANS ACROSS THE
POLITICAL SPECTRUM, WHO CAN SIT
DOWN AND WORK TOGETHER AND AGREE
TO DISAGREE ON SOME THINGS AND
THEN GO HAVE A GLASS OF WINE
TOGETHER AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
THAT WAS FUN. LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR
THE LARGEST HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
DEVELOPMENT TO DATE. RIGHT IN
THE HEART OF COLUMBIA CITY IN MY
DISTRICT. I ALSO MET WITH THE
GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT BOARD
MEMBERS AND WE TOOK A WALKING
TOUR OF THE STADIUM AREA, NOW IN
THE OVERLAY DISTRICT.
ADDITIONALLY MY STAFF ATTENDED
THE YESLER TERRACE HUMIDITY
COUNCIL AND HISTORIC SEATTLE'S
16th ANNUAL RESERVATION BENEFIT.
SO FOR THIS WEEK I HAVE MET WITH
SEIU SIX AND WILL MEET WITH
FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON
REGARDING OTHER ONGOING ISSUES
IN OUR DISTRICT LATER THIS WEEK.
THERE'S OTHER STUFF HAPPENING
BUT I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. I THOUGHT THERE WERE
282.
>> WRONG. BALLARD DOES NOT
COUNT.
>> AS ITS OWN CITY. IT HAS BEEN
ANNEXED . MY QUESTION HERE TO
YOU, IF WE COULD VOTE ON THE
ENERGY CODE AT A LATER DATE, I
CAN TELL YOU LOOKING AT MY
CALENDAR RIGHT NOW, THE EIGHTH
IS THE NEXT TIME I CAN HAVE A
BRIEFING, MY SCHEDULE IS YOUR
BUDGET CHAIR IS TOTALLY
CATTYWAMPUS.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH
-- SCHEDULE ISSUES FOR SURE.
>> FOR ME THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THAT
BRIEFING. THANK YOU.
>> AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO
IDENTIFY THE BEST DATE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT INPUT AND
WE WILL FINALIZE IT. RIGHT NOW
THAT IS THE GOING DATE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> LAST WEEK I GOT TO HAVE A
MEET AND GREET WITH THE
PRESIDENT OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
OF TRUSTEES, TALLEY KIERSTEN.
KELLY WAS APPOINTED TO THE
LIBRARY BOARD, BY THE FORMER
JENNY DURKAN AND REAPPOINTED BY
MAYOR HARRELL IN 2023. WE HAD A
GREAT INTRODUCTION AND IT WAS
GREAT TO HEAR TALLEY'S
PERSPECTIVE ON SEATTLE . I WORK
-- LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE
WORKING WITH TALLEY AND CHIEF
LIBRARIAN. THE INNER SCIENTIST
IN MEAT WAS THRILLED WHEN I GOT
TO TOUR THE BALLARD BLOCKS WITH
THE EIGHT RECOVERY COUNCIL
STAFF. SOME FOLKS MAY NOT KNOW,
BUT I HAVE A BACHELORS DEGREE IN
BIOLOGY SO I WAS DEFINITELY
NERDING OUT ON SALMON RECOVERY.
I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED LEARNING
ABOUT I RECOVERY EFFORTS IN THE
REGION AND WHAT WE ARE DOING TO
PROTECT OUR SALMON POPULATION.
THERE IS A LOT WE ARE DOING IN
THIS SPACE AND I WAS HAPPY TO
ALSO HEAR ABOUT THEIR WORK WITH
THE TRIBES IN THIS SPACE AS
WELL. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A CITY OR
TWO WE PARTNER WITH IN TERMS OF
SISTER CITIES. I MET WITH MY
SISTER CITY REPRESENTATIVES FROM
BEERSHEBA IN ISRAEL. IT WAS NICE
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS CITY AND
THEIR PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS WITH
SEATTLE. LAST WEEK I ALSO
RECEIVED BRIEFING FROM SDCI
ABOUT THESE PROPOSED CODE
CHANGES . I STILL HAVE CONCERNS.
WE HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO
REALLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT ALL
OF THESE CODE CHANGES MAY HAVE.
AND ALSO, I MET WITH AND SAW
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WHO
ALSO HAVE EXPRESSED SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABILITY TO
MEET ALL OF THE CODE CHANGES ,
ABILITY TO COMPLY WITHIN A
CERTAIN TIMEFRAME. SO ALL OF
THAT TO SAY I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE AND GETTING MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED
CODE CHANGES OVERALL. AND, AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES DETAILED,
WE ARE COSPONSORING AN AMENDMENT
RELATED TO REPORTING AND THE
REPORTING OF THE DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN AND PROPOSAL FOR
THE EXEMPTIONS OF DESIGN REVIEW
THERE. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, I
REALLY APPRECIATE DATA AND
REPORTING WHEN WE TAKE MEASURES
TO REALLY HELP THINGS ALONG
INNER-CITY. SO IT'S REALLY AN
EFFORT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW
THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT IS MOVING
ALONG, ALONG WITH THE
LEGISLATION TALKING ABOUT MAKING
SURE WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE
EXCEPTIONS WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO
DESIGN REVIEW IN THOSE PROGRAMS
INCLUDING EIGHT -- AN EXEMPTION
FOR MHA AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING
WORK. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE GETTING REPORTING ON ALL
THOSE THINGS FROM SDCI. THAT IS
WHAT THAT AMENDMENT IS ALL
ABOUT. THEN SEPARATELY , LAST
WEEK I ALSO ATTENDED THE EXHIBIT
CONFRONTING HATE TOGETHER WHICH
WAS HOSTED BY TEMPLE DIVERSE I
AND I. IT WAS REALLY INSPIRING
TO SEE SO MANY EXAMPLES OF
BLACK, JEWISH, AND
ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
FACING PREJUDICE IN SEATTLE. AND
HOW THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE
WORKED TOGETHER IN THE FACE OF
THIS PREJUDICE. AND THIS WEEK I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE THEFT
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING ON
THURSDAY. AS YOU ALL KNOW THE
LEVY COULD BE UP FOR RENEWAL
NEXT YEAR AND IT'S CRITICAL TO
DIG INTO THE AVAILABLE
INFORMATION AND DATA SO WE CAN
CREATE EDUCATION PROPOSALS THAT
ARE IN LINE WITH -- THAT MEET
THE FEP DELINEATED ITEMS. FOR
NOW, UNLESS SOMEONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN OVER TO
MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. ON THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT,
LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR FINAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
BEFORE WE BEGAN OUR BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS THIS WEEK IN
EARNEST. LAST WEEK WE VOTED ON
AND VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE A
NUMBER OF ITEMS INCLUDING THOSE
THAT ARE GOING TO BE BEFORE US
TOMORROW AT THE FULL COUNCIL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GAVE A HEADS
UP OF A FEW OF THOSE ITEMS. ONE
IS THE APPOINTMENT OF TRANSIT
AND BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARDS.
THOSE WILL APPEAR ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. A FEW OTHER
SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS THAT WE WILL
VOTE ON TOMORROW ARE THE STREET
NAMING ORDINANCE TO HONOR THE
GREATEST OF ALL TIME. ANOTHER
ITEM IS THE TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING TASK FORCE RESOLUTION
TIED TO THE PROPOSED LEVY THE
VOTERS ARE GOING TO WEIGH IN ON
IN NOVEMBER. WE NEED TO BE
PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT, IF IT IS
PASSED. AND WE NEED TO BE
PREPARED TO GOVERN IN ANY
SCENARIO. AND THEN THE OTHER
ITEM IS -- THAT WE WILL TALK
MORE ABOUT TOMORROW, T6
LIFE-SCIENCES ALLEY VACATION WE
VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK. AT COMMITTEE WE ALSO HEARD
AN INTERESTING PRESENTATION FROM
OUR CENTRAL STAFF ON THE SEATTLE
STREETCAR LINES OF BUSINESS AND
SERVICE IN THE CITY. SO, THAT
CONCLUDED PRE-BUDGET OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETINGS. WE WILL HAVE OUR NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
DECEMBER 3 . WE WILL HAVE A
NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE AGENDA
ITEMS TO ADDRESS REALLY THE NUTS
AND BOLTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
TYPES OF ITEMS IN TRANSPORTATION
POLICY AND PLANNING . BUT, IT
WILL BE FUN STUFF LEADING UP.
SO, ON THE EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
FRONT, LATER THIS WEEK I WILL BE
JOINING THE PSRC EXECUTIVE BOARD
ON THURSDAY TO BE EXACT. AND A
NUMBER OF RELEVANT ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA INCLUDE WE'RE GOING TO
RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM STAFF ON
THE PROCESS FOR ADOPTING
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND
PROVIDING FEEDBACK ON THE DRAFT
2025 LEGISLATIVE POLICY ITEMS .
AGAIN, THIS IS FOR PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL. EXECUTIVE
BOARD AT THAT LEVEL. AND THEN
ALSO WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD WORK
PROGRAM WHICH I ALSO SIT ON.
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD. WE
ARE GOING TO REVIEW THE WORK
PROGRAM AND UPCOMING REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN DISCUSSION
ITEM FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2024 .
SO A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT TOPICS
WE WILL CONSIDER ON THURSDAY AT
THAT COMMITTEE. OTHER THAN THAT,
REALLY EXCITED TO DIG INTO THE
BUDGET ALONGSIDE YOU ALL
STARTING IN EARNEST TOMORROW.
AND ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR UPDATE ON
YOUR EFFORTS IN YOUR SISTER
CITY, WITH RESPECT TO YOUR
SISTER CITY ENGAGEMENT. WE ALL
HAVE ASSIGNED SISTER CITIES. I
WILL LIKELY HAVE SOME UPDATES OF
MY OWN TO SHARE, MY OWN SISTER
CITY NEXT WEEK. I APPRECIATE
THAT. COLLEAGUES, I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANY
OF YOU ALL, IF ANY. HEARING AND
SEEING NONE I WILL PASS OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> NOT MUCH GOING ON OVER HERE.
COLLEAGUES, AS I WAS MENTIONING,
MY SCHEDULE IS COMPRESSED ENOUGH
THAT MY NEXT MEETING, EVEN IF I
WANT TO HAVE WITH MYSELF, IS
OCTOBER 8. THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING RESPONSIVE TO MY MEETING
REQUESTS. I HAVE GS
EVERY SINGLE PERSON SCHEDULED TO
TALK SIMPLY PROCESS. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE AS A TEAM ARE
CLEARLY WELL-INFORMED ABOUT THE
SCHEDULE AND CALENDAR OF THIS
BUDGET PROCESS. SO THANK YOU
ALL, THAT IS PART OF WHAT IS
TAKING A LARGE MAJORITY OF MY
TIME IS I WANT TO BE PRESENT IN
SITUATIONS WITH YOU. ALSO
APOLOGIES TO COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AND
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
ASKED THEM TO OPEN THE SHADES
BUT I DIDN'T THINK WOODSON
WOULD BE OUT TODAY. WILL DO
BETTER NEXT TIME. BACK ON
SCRIPT, FOR FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW, THE FINANCE NATIVE
COMMITTEES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE HAS ONE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION COMING FOR
CONSIDERATION. COUNCIL BUILT
120815 WHICH WILL UPDATE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE PRIORITY HIRING
PROGRAM. THE LEGISLATION PASSED
OUT OF COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY. WE
HAD IT BRIEFED IN JULY, CAME
BACK HERE, IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE
UPDATE TO PRIORITY HIGHER ADDING
ADDITIONAL ZIP CODES IN FREMONT,
AURORA , INDUSTRIAL AND U
DISTRICT AREAS. THERE ARE SOME
OTHER ZIP CODES OUTSIDE OF THE
CITY BOUNDARIES, BUT THIS IS A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT HELPS
US HIRE ON PEOPLE LOCALLY FOR
PROJECTS BUILT WITH PUBLIC
FUNDING. IF YOU HAVE OTHER
QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK ME. I URGE
SUPPORT HERE. COMING INTO SELECT
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, WELCOME TO
BUDGET, IT HASN'T STARTED YET
BUT WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE. MY
STAFF AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING
HARD TO SKAGIT -- SCHEDULE
BUDGET CHECK-INS. THANK YOU FOR
MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE. THERE
ARE A COUPLE WE ARE IRONING OUT
THE WRINKLES. FOR THE SELECT,
I'M GOING TO GIVE US AN
OVERVIEW OF THE NEXT 10 BUSINESS
DAYS. SO WE DON'T SPEND TIME
TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING IN
EACH OF OUR MEETINGS. TOMORROW
THE MAYOR TRANSMITS THE PROPOSAL
FOR THE CITIES 25/26 BUDGET.
THAT WILL HAPPEN AT FULL
COUNCIL. ON WEDNESDAY THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE WILL JOIN US AT
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE TO
PRESENT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL
FORMALLY IN DEPTH. AT THE
BEGINNING OF EACH SECTION OF THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE, SO FROM
SEE PO TO DEPARTMENT
PRESENTATIONS TO CENTRAL STAFF
TO THE CHAIR PACKAGE, EACH OF
THOSE SECTIONS WILL HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
SECTION. WHICH MEANS WE WON'T
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT EVERY DAY.
THIS IS BEEN A PRACTICE THAT HAS
BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. IT HAS
HELPED US A LOT BOTH GIVE THE
PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
ON THE SECTION OF THE BUDGET WE
ARE WORKING ON. AND TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE CONTINUING TO GET THE
WORK DONE EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO
THIS FRIDAY, SO ON WEDNESDAY
THERE WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENT .
ON FRIDAY WE MOVE DIRECTLY TO
THE APARTMENT PRESENTATIONS. SO
THIS WILL ALSO START WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT TWICE THIS WEEK IN
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. WE WILL
MOVE INTO PRESENTATIONS THIS
FRIDAY OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY FILAMENT
AS WELL AS SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS.
NEXT WEEK, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,
WE WILL HEAR FROM THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, PARKS AND
RECREATION, AND EARLY EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING. ON TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 1, WE START WITH THE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANT RESPONSE
ENGAGEMENT APARTMENT BEST
DEPARTMENT, AND THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WE WRAP UP
WITH DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS ON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2. THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING, AND OUR INTERNAL
SERVICES DEPARTMENT INCLUDING
FINANCE AND ADMINISTERED OF
SERVICES. HUMAN RESOURCES, AS
WELL AS SEATTLE I.T. JUST A FEW
NOTES. WE WILL GO INTO MORE
DETAILS, WE EXPECT THESE
MEETINGS TO LAST THE ENTIRE DAY.
SO FROM 9:30 AM UNTIL WE ARE
DONE. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A ONE
HOUR LUNCH FROM 1:00 TO 2:00. IF
WE ARE ABLE TO GET THROUGH OUR
PRESENTATIONS EARLIER, AND HAVE
A LONGER LUNCH, I AM ALL FOR IT.
HE GIVES US MORE TIME TO WORK
BETWEEN OURSELVES, GET LUNCH,
TAKE THE MEETINGS WE ARE NOT
ABLE TO TAKE BECAUSE WE ARE IN
COMMITTEE ALL DAY. I JUST WANT
TO FLAG FOR YOU TO BE PREPARED
FOR FIVE TO EIGHT HOURS. AND ONE
HOUR FOR LUNCH. NEXT SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE, ON EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, I HAVE SEATTLE
TRANSIT AND SEATTLE CITY
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT MEETINGS
THIS WEEK. I REQUEST TO BE
EXCUSED TO BE HERE WITH YOU. I
SPENT A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR WITH
SOUND TRANSIT THIS MORNING OVER
MATERIALS. MAKING SURE TO STAY
ATTENTIVE TO THE EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES I SIT ON. AND AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES MENTIONED,
WE WERE IN RICHLAND LAST WEEK
FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES BOARD MEETING
RETREAT. IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS CITIES OF
ALL SIZES ACROSS OUR STATE ALL
HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. WE ALL
HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND IT'S
REALLY COMFORTING TO BE ABLE --
AND EDUCATIONAL, FRANKLY -- TO
TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT HOW THEY
ARE ATTENDING TO THE ISSUES IN
THEIR CITY. IT'S A REALLY GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM EACH
OTHER. IN DISTRICT 6, AS I
MENTIONED, I TYPICALLY DO OFFICE
HOURS EVERY SINGLE WEEK. DURING
BUDGET THIS IS CHANGING. JUST
BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENTS I
HAVE ON THE DAIS. AND I DO KNOW
MY OCTOBER NINE OFFICE HOURS
FROM 2:00 TO 6:00 ARE FULL. I AM
WORKING TO FIND ADDITIONAL
TIMES. AS WELL NEXT WEEK I WILL
BE MEETING WITH MY SISTER CITY
DELEGATIONS FROM ICELAND WILL BE
HERE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO
HAVE THEM. COLLEAGUES, THAT IS
MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING
THEM, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU, THE SUN FEELS
GREAT FROM THE WINDOW.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST WEEK, VERY
THANKFUL FOR COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE FOR BEING PRESENT AT THE
PRESS CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT OF
THE SODA ORDINANCE. WE WERE AT
GROUND ZERO AT THIRD AND PIKE.
WE WERE STANDING WITH RESIDENTS
AND FELLOW BUSINESS OWNERS IN
THAT AREA. LAST WEEK I ALSO
ATTENDED K-8 TALKS TO YOUR FROM
PARENTS ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS
REGARDING SCHOOL CLOSURES AND
CONCERNS. I ALSO ATTENDED
HISTORIC SEATTLE PRESERVATION
CELEBRATION. GOT TO SPEAK A
COUPLE MINUTES. AND LEARN ABOUT
ALL THE AMAZING HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROJECTS THAT HAVE
FINISHED THIS YEAR. MY PROJECT
WASN'T ALREADY IN 2020 AND SO
IT'S COOL TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER
HISTORIC PLACES ARE BEING ABLE
TO BE RENOVATED AND USED AGAIN.
THE AMAZING FINDS , ONE OF THE
AUTHORITIES FOUND MURALS IN THE
BASEMENT. I ALSO ATTENDED THE
CIF RECEPTION HONORING KING
COUNTY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE
CONSTANTINE. I HAD STAFF ATTEND
THE OPENING OF THE CONFRONTING
HATE EXHIBIT AND I PLAN TO SEE
THAT EXHIBIT SOON. IN COMMITTEE,
AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE HAD TO
CANCEL COMMITTEE DUE TO QUORUM
ISSUES. BUT WE PLAN TO HEAR THE
ARTS BRIEFING WHEN WE COME BACK
AFTER BUDGET IN DECEMBER. WE ARE
ALSO GOING TO SEE THE CITY
LIGHTS WILDLIFE MITIGATION
RESOLUTION IN FULL COUNCIL
OCTOBER 8. AND WE WILL SEND THAT
MATERIAL AND RESOURCES IN
ADVANCE SO COUNCIL FEELS
PREPARED TO VOTE. AND ALSO CITY
LIGHTS RATE SETTING WILL BE
FOLDED INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS
AS WELL. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. THE
PARKS UTILITIES NO COMMITTEE,
NEXT MEETING WILL BE DECEMBER
11. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE GOING TO BE
WORKING ON BUDGET AND WE WILL
HAVE THAT MEETING HELD IN
DECEMBER. A QUICK RUNDOWN,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, WE LISTEN TO
PARENTS, WE HAVE BEEN GETTING A
TON, I'M SURE COLLEAGUES HAVE
ATTENTIVE CONCERNS ABOUT SCHOOL
DISTRICT ENCLOSURES AND WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE'VE BEEN
TRYING TO WORK WITH THE
DIFFERENT LIAISONS, LISTENING TO
THE PARENTS, AND ALSO WORKING
WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL
TO HELP ELEVATE CONCERNS . I
ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE GALA
THIS FRIDAY. I ATTENDED THAT.
THIS WAS A YEAR, 25 YEAR
CELEBRATING 300 COMMUNITY LED
PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THAT THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION HAS HELPED STEER AND
GUIDE . IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO
CELEBRATE FOLKS. ONE WAS ROBERT
STEPHENS WHO IS ONE OF THE
FOUNDERS OF THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK. WE WERE ABLE TO
RAISE AT THAT FOUNDATION
$389,000 WHICH WAS GREAT. ALSO
HAD A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH DR.
WACO , THE CEO OF SWEDISH
HOSPITAL. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW SWEDISH IS INVESTING $1.2
MILLION SEVEN BLOCKS AWAY FROM
HERE. EVERY MONTH 600 BABIES ARE
BORN AT SWEDISH HOSPITAL. THERE
ARE A TON OF BABIES. 7200 BABIES
BORN EVERY YEAR HERE A BLOCKS
AWAY. IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE
THE INVESTMENT THAT SWEDISH AND
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL ARE MAKING
INTO OUR CITY AND HOW WE
CONTINUE TO BE A PARTNER WITH
THE MEDICAL CENTERS THAT ARE
RIGHT HERE BLOCKS AWAY. THAT WAS
GREAT. ALSO, I DEFINITELY WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WE HAD A
CHANCE TO ATTEND THE BLACK
EMPLOYEES NETWORK AND BLACK
EMPLOYEES NETWORK AT AMAZON.
TRYING TO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE AT
AMAZON THAT ARE THE BLACK
EMPLOYEES THAT WORK ENGAGED WITH
WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE CITY
AND CONNECTED TO CIVIL EDUCATION
AND VOTING AND ALL THAT GOOD
STUFF. SO THAT WAS GREAT. AND
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A SPECIAL
SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, HEAVY LIFT
FOR TRANSPORTATION THIS YEAR.
AND I YOU PASS THE BALL TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHO IS
DOING BUDGET AND HE WILL PASS IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I
WANT TO THANK YOU THREE FOR THE
HEAVY LIFT YOU ARE DOING IN
PREPARATION OF OUR COLLEAGUES
GETTING READY FOR THAT. REALLY
EXCITED WITH THE COMP PLAN TO
WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
ON THAT. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU
THREE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT. IF
THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER I WILL
PASS IT OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IN THE SUNSHINE.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
THE SHOUT OUT AND PRAISE. LOVE
THE LOVE. AND ALSO, I WANT TO
EXTEND THAT TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA WHO IS DOING INITIAL
LEGWORK IN PREPARATION FOR THE
POTENTIAL RENEWAL NEXT YEAR OF
THE EDUCATION LEVY. THERE'S
PROBABLY A BETTER NAME, AND
FORGETTING. THANK YOU. ALSO 600
BABIES, THAT IS GREAT THAT. 600
BABIES BORN BLOCKS AWAY FROM
HERE. AM PROUD TO SAY, ALL THREE
OF MINE WERE BORN THERE TOO. AND
I SEE SOME HANDS UP. COLLEAGUES
WHO HAVE HAD LOVED ONES BORN
THERE AS WELL. THEY DO GREAT
WORK IN OUR CITY. IN SO MANY
WAYS. INCLUDING HELPING CREATE
SAFE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO BIRTH
IF THEY CHOOSE.
>> ONE MORE THING, MY APOLOGIES,
DID ME TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I KNOW
YOU'RE DOING A LOT WITH THE
FAMILY EDUCATION LEVY. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. AND YES,
MY NEPHEW WAS BORN AT SWEDISH.
AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WAS GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE A FINISHED BABY.
>> 50% FINISHING 50% NIGERIAN
AND 100% AMERICAN. BUT SWEDISH
IS THE HOSPITAL.
>> I WAS A GROUP HEALTH BABY.
>> I WAS BORN AT SWEDISH TOO.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I FEEL LOCATED TO SAY THAT
HER DAUGHTER WAS ALSO BORN AT
SWEDISH. THERE YOU GO. FANTASTIC
SERVICES THERE. MOVING ON, I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE, IN TERMS OF
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THE LIKE,
WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW.
SECOND VIEWING OF THE REAL-TIME
CRIME CENTER AND LEGISLATION WE
HAVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
ALSO, I SHOULD NOTE THAT ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE THAT WE VOTED
OUT OF LAST COMMITTEE THE FIRE
CODE UPDATE. THAT IS UP FOR FULL
COUNCIL. FOR REASONS ALREADY
DISCUSSED, IT IS AS WELL GOING
TO 8 OCTOBER FOR COUNCIL VOTE.
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO DO BECAUSE
IT HAS TO BE IN BEFORE 15
OCTOBER. JUST A QUICK ADD
REGARDING THE SAFETY COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING THIS THURSDAY. ONLY
OUTSHINED ON MY CALENDAR BY MY
MEETING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS TO GO OVER BUDGET ON
THURSDAY. I DID HAVE A MEETING
FRIDAY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION COUNCIL WAS CANCELED.
AS NOTED, LAST WEEK WE HAD A
NUMBER OF MEETINGS, SOME
HIGHLIGHTS IN TERMS OF
COMMITTEES AND SO FORTH , COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH TAKING ACTION ON
SAFETY RATINGS AND NOTICES. I
REALLY APPRECIATED THE MEETING
ON TUESDAY WITH HOUSING OUR
NEIGHBORS. CLEARLY MY VOTE
RELATED TO AN ALTERNATIVE WAS
NOT WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
DIALOGUE AND THE IDEA TO TALK
ABOUT HOUSING IN GENERAL. AND ON
THAT FRONT, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, I APPRECIATE ALL THE
WORK YOU DID ON THE ALTERNATIVE.
ALSO, AS MENTIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I ATTENDED
THE CONFRONTING HEAT TOGETHER .
IT WAS A FANTASTIC PROGRAM . THE
EXHIBIT AND THE PROGRAM AFTER
THAT, I REALLY ENJOYED HEARING
AND SEEING THAT. AND FINALLY,
ASTHMA EDUCATION AND HOUSING
CONTINUES, A GREAT MEETING WITH
COMMUNITY GROUPS. IT PLAYS INTO
THE OTHER HOUSING DISCUSSIONS
WE'RE HAVING, IT GIVES ME
GREATER INSIGHT. I APPRECIATE
THE DIALOGUE WITH COMMUNITY
ROOTS. SPEAKING OF HOUSING,
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S ON THE
CALENDAR COMING UP, I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF ALL THE WORK THAT
WAS DONE ON THE ILA. IF I CAN
USE ANY MORE ACRONYMS. I
DEFINITELY SUPPORT THE ILA
BECAUSE OTHERWISE THERE IS NO
REASON TO HAVE THE KCRHA IN ITS
CURRENT FORMAT. I TRULY BELIEVE
IN THE REGIONAL APPROACH. AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS KEEPING
US BUSY WITH ALL THE MEETINGS
COMING OUT OF LAND USE. I WANTED
TO NOTE , THANK YOU. I WILL LOOK
FOR THE AMENDMENTS ON THE DESIGN
REVIEW LEGISLATION WHICH IS
ESSENTIALLY 90% D7 PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. I WILL LOOK AT THAT
. COLLEAGUES, I WILL HAVE AN
AMENDMENT MYSELF RELATED TO
LOADING AS YOU HEARD IN THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. I HAVE
TALKED OFTEN ABOUT LOGISTICS.
PROVIDING OF GOODS AND SERVICES
AND THE EFFICIENCY OF DOING
THAT. AND NOT CLOGGING UP OUR
STREETS. FOR A HOST OF REASONS.
BY THE WAY, I HAD A GREAT
MEETING RECENTLY WITH THOUGHTS
18. HAVE A NICE SLIDE WHICH
HIGHLIGHTS THE ABILITY TO LOAD
AND UNLOAD. BASICALLY DO THE
LOGISTICS OUR CITY NEEDS. WE CAN
HAVE IS A PUSHED ONTO THE
STREETS. THAT IS THE GENESIS AND
BACKGROUND RELATED TO MY
AMENDMENT FOR THE DESIGN REVIEW
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. JUST ONE
OTHER NOTE, THERE IS NO REASON
WHY BELLTOWN IS NOT LISTED ON
THE MAP. BUT BELLTOWN IS PART OF
THAT. THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED
TO ADDRESS BECAUSE AS UPTOWN GOT
ITS SHOUT OUT, AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS COUNCIL PRESIDENT KNOW
FROM LAST TERM, BELLTOWN IS
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR DOWNTOWN
AREA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
ONTO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> PENDING ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THE
SHOUT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES ON
THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. THE
BUDGET., COMP PLAN AND EDUCATION
LEVY. AND ALSO I-137. A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK . YOU
MAY NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH
THE DIRECTION THE COUNCIL IS
GOING IN, I THINK YOU CAN SAY WE
ARE GETTING A LOT DONE BECAUSE
WE ARE BEING THOUGHTFUL AND
METHODICAL IN OUR APPROACH. SO
ON TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM
HOUSING USING SERVICES COMMITTEE
120858. WHICH AMENDS EXISTING
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
, ESTABLISHING A KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
THIS WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT
OF COMMITTEE. IT SEEMS TO BE
TRACKING AS IS THE KING COUNTY
PROCESS. THAT IS ENCOURAGING.
KNOCK ON WOOD. WE ARE NOT GOING
TO HAVE TO REVISIT THIS ONCE
THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THEIR
PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, LIKE THE OTHER
STANDING COMMITTEES, WILL BE ON
PAWS DURING BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS. FIRST MEETING
AFTER BUDGET WILL BE DECEMBER
11. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE BASED
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE LOITERING
AND S.O.A.P. BILL LAST WEEK,
THAT I AM IN THE PROCESS RIGHT
NOW OF SETTING UP A MEETING WITH
THE DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS ,
SURVIVORS , SPD, AND WERE
PRESENTED LIVES FROM THE
EXECUTIVES ABOUT NEXT STEPS FOR
ADDRESSING COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDINANCE
. AS I SAID, AT THE TIME, THIS
IS THE FIRST STEP, NOT THE LAST
STEP. WE ARE MOVING THOSE
DISCUSSIONS FORWARD. AND WE WILL
ALSO BE GETTING A BRIEFING LATER
TODAY ON THE CONTRACT WITH AXION
RELATING TO THE BEING NOTIFIED ,
THE CITY BEING NOTIFIED IF THEY
RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION FROM AN OUTSIDE
JURISDICTION AROUND REPRODUCTIVE
CARE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ON TRACK
IN TERMS OF OUR CONTRACT
LANGUAGE WITH AXIOM. WE WILL
BRING AN AMENDMENT TO REFLECT
THOSE CONDITIONS FOR CCTV IN THE
REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER AS WELL.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS
I WILL TURN OVER TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY. SO, FIRST I WANT TO
EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE
FAMILY OF FORMER WASHINGTON
GOVERNOR DAN EVANS WHO DIED OVER
THE WEEKEND AT 98. HE SERVED
THREE TERMS AS GOVERNOR AND ONE
TERM AS YOU A SENATOR. AS A
REPUBLICAN. AND WAS REVERED ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE POLITICAL
AISLE FOR BEING A MODERATE
PRAGMATIST. AND ALSO FOR
CHAMPIONING ISSUES THAT
TRANSCEND PARTY DIVISIONS.
SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, HIS VOICE
WILL BE MISSED. HE WAS STILL
ACTIVE IN LOCAL ISSUES UP UNTIL
THE END. I JUST WANTED TO OFFER
MY CONDOLENCES. ALL RIGHT, ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA AT FULL
COUNCIL THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS
FROM THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. ONE OF
THEM IS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE APPOINTMENT OF DENISE IS A
MEMBER OF THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION TO DECEMBER 31, 2024.
THE OTHER ITEMS I HAVE ALREADY
TOUCHED ON, BUT THE APPOINTMENT
AS DIRECTOR OF OIR. AND COUNCIL
BILL 120827, THE MUSIC VENUE
PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM. THIS IS
ABOUT MAKING IT SAFER AND MORE
CONVENIENT FOR MUSICIANS TO PARK
IN FRONT OF MUSIC VENUES WHEN
THEY ARE PLAYING . THIS WILL NOT
ONLY SUPPORT THE MUSICIANS
THEMSELVES BUT ALSO OUR
NIGHTLIFE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT BILL. AND THEN FINALLY,
COUNCIL BILL 120831 WHICH
MODIFIES THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION BIA. ALL
OF THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY. I LOOK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TOMORROW. LET'S SEE,
THE GOVERNANCE CREDIBILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
HAD ANOTHER SPECIAL MEETING THIS
MORNING. WE HAD OUR SECOND
DISCUSSION IN UNANIMOUS VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 120862 , EXTENDING
SPD HIRING INCENTIVES PROGRAM.
THAT IS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END
OF THIS YEAR. ALSO INCREASING
THE BONUS AMOUNT FOR LATERAL
HIRES FROM $35,000-$50,000 TO
MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVENESS IN
RECRUITING OFFICERS WHO HAVE
ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE ACADEMY
TRAINING. HAVE EXPERIENCE, AND
CAN BE DEPLOYED MORE QUICKLY TO
THE STREETS OF SEATTLE RIGHT
NOW. WE ARE ALWAYS COMPETING
AGAINST NEIGHBORING
JURISDICTIONS FOR THE SAME
LIMITED POOL OF RECRUITS. SO
THAT WILL BE COMING BACK TO FULL
COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 8. ALL RIGHT.
LOOKING BACK, LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF
CITIES 2024 LARGE CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT CONFERENCE. FIRST OF
ALL, BEFORE SAYING ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT, VERY MUCH TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
STEPPING UP AND LEADING THE
SPECIAL MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY.
LAST THURSDAY. I KNOW YOU DID A
GREAT JOB, CALM, COOL AND CLICK.
GIVE VERY MUCH. ANYWAY I WANT TO
THANK THE NLC CEO AND EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR AND HIS TEAM FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH A RICH AND
INFORMATIVE AGENDA. WE COVERED
TOPICS, THREE FULL DAYS, WE
COVER TOPICS MOST CRITICAL TO
LARGE CITIES SUCH AS HOUSING AND
TRANSIT FUNDING. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TOOLS. PUBLIC SAFETY
. AND I WILL TALK A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT THAT. ISSUES THAT ARE
CENTRAL TO MOST OF OUR CITIES,
ALTHOUGH IT WAS INTERESTING TO
SEE THE VARIATION IN THE FORM OF
THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE
BRANCH BETWEEN THE POWERFUL
MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER -TYPE
FORMS OF GOVERNMENT. I WANT TO
SEND OUT A SPECIAL THANKS TO
D.C. COUNCIL CHAIRMAN. HE
INVENTED THIS EIGHT YEARS AGO ON
THE RECOGNITION THAT THE LEADERS
OF MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE
BRANCHES THE THRONE CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES. IT WAS A TIME
FOR US TO TALK AND GET TOGETHER
AND GO OVER HOW WE DEAL WITH
CERTAIN THINGS. THERE ARE MANY
TAKEAWAYS I HAVE AND I'M NOT
SURE WHAT WILL BE THE BEST WAYS
FOR ME TO COMMUNICATE SOME OF
THE THINGS I LEARNED. I WILL SAY
THAT, SO, OF THE VAST MAJORITY
OF CITIES, AND THERE WASN'T A
FORMAL POLL, BUT WHAT I GATHERED
FROM ASKING PEOPLE, WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT BALTIMORE,
CLEVELAND, DALLAS, MILWAUKEE,
SAN DIEGO, HOUSTON, LEXINGTON,
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CITIES
HAVE THEIR WORKERS BACK
FULL-TIME AND HAVE HAD FOR A
LONG TIME. THAT WAS INTERESTING
TO LEARN. AND I WILL ALSO SAY,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU
MENTIONED THE REAL-TIME CRIME
CENTER LEGISLATION, WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE CENTER
IN D.C. KUDOS TO THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE MAYOR BECAUSE THAT IS A
VERY ROBUST CENTER AND THEY HAVE
ABOUT 40,000 PRIVATE FEEDS AND
REALLY THE HAVE A LOT ON THEIR
PLATE TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. THAT
WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE.
NOT NECESSARILY NECK AND NECK
BUT WE ARE RIGHT UP THERE WHEN
IT COMES TO SOME GREAT IDEAS AND
BEHIND SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES
ON SOME THINGS WE COULD ADOPT
OURSELVES. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE THINGS I
LEARNED. AND SO, FINALLY, I WILL
SAY THAT THIS COMING -- I AM
CLEARING THE DECKS FOR BUDGET
DISCUSSION, ET CETERA, FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, YOU WILL NOTICE
THERE AREN'T COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING
TO BE ON BUDGET FOR THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS AT LEAST. WE WILL
NOT BE HAVING MONDAY BRIEFINGS.
HOWEVER WE WILL BE HAVING
SEVERAL -- THERE ARE CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS SCHEDULED
BECAUSE OF THE VERY MINIMUM WE
HAVE TO PAY THE BILLS. AND
SECOND, THERE ARE STILL SOME
LEGISLATION THAT ARE COMING
BEFORE US FOR A FULL COUNCIL
VOTE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY --
OCTOBER 8 THEY BELIEVE. MORE ON
THAT LATER. I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR UPCOMING LEADERSHIP ON
THIS, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
GREAT NINE MONTHS SO FAR. THAT
IS MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
HIGHLIGHTING AND DRAWING
ATTENTION TO THE PASSING OF
GOVERNOR EVANS. YOU KNOW, MY
CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AS
WELL. THAT IS A REALLY
UNFORTUNATE LOSS FOR OUR STATE
AND OUR CITY. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY A
PIONEER IN MANY RESPECTS. HE WAS
AN ELDER STATESMAN. AND
MAVERICK. AND A CHAMPION FOR
MANY, MANY CAUSES OVER MANY,
MANY DECADES. BUT, YOU KNOW, I
THINK WE CAN ALL LOOK TO HIM AS
A MODEL FOR KIND OF HOW WE SHOW
UP IN OUR OWN WORK HERE AT THE
CITY. I WAS PARTICULARLY STRUCK
BY WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN
INSIGHTFUL QUOTE FROM GOVERNOR
EVANS THAT I READ IN THE WRITEUP
IN THE SEATTLE TIMES THIS
WEEKEND. HE SAID, "I WOULD
RATHER CROSS THE AISLE THEN
CROSS THE PEOPLE ." HE SAID THAT
IN 1973 INAUGURAL ADDRESS
APPARENTLY. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY, I
THINK A REPUBLICAN BY PARTY, AND
AS WE KNOW, OUR OFFICES HERE ARE
100% NONPARTISAN. IT HAPPENS
EFFECTIVELY ALL OF US ARE ONE
POLITICAL PARTY, JUST DIFFERENT
IDEOLOGICAL -- FALL AT DIFFERENT
SPACES ALONG THE PERSPECTIVE AND
THAT IS FINE. THAT SAID, I THINK
THAT QUOTE IN PARTICULAR IS
REALLY INSIGHTFUL. I AM
PERSONALLY LEARNING A LOT FROM
IT AND I'M GOING TO BE FINDING
WAYS TO LIVE UP TO IT. IT IS OUR
JOB TO KEEP A PULSE ON THE
PEOPLE AND WE DO THAT THROUGH
ORGANIZED TESTIMONY HERE. WE DO
THAT THROUGH OFFICE HOURS WITH
OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE DO THAT
THROUGH VARIOUS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS THAT WE DO
INDIVIDUALLY. AND WE DO THAT
THROUGH CHECKING IN WITH PEOPLE
ON THE BUS, WHICH I DO. OR AT
THE GROCERY STORE. AND WE ARE
DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.
CHECKING IN ON THE PULSE OF THE
PEOPLE AND OUR CONSTITUENTS.
COLLEAGUES, I CHALLENGE YOU ALL
AND MYSELF TO FIND WAYS TO
CREATIVELY LIVE UP TO THAT
CALLING FROM THE GOVERNOR .
BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
IN HOW WE SHOW UP. THANK YOU,
MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR
MENTIONING HIS PASSING.
>> WITH THAT VERY ELOQUENT NOTE,
THANK YOU FOR BRING UP THAT
QUOTE. I HAD NOT READ THAT THAT
WOULD BE VERY FITTING LEGACY TO
HIS LEADERSHIP IF WE ALL LIVED
UP TO THAT. SO, ANYTHING ELSE? I
AM SEEING NOTHING. IF THERE IS
NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE WILL MOVE
INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HEARING NONE. WE WILL NOW MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AS
PRESIDING OFFICER I'M
ANNOUNCING CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
THE PURPOSE OF WHICH -- [
INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ] .