PRESIDENT PRO TEM TOD. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> AND PRESIDENT PRO TEM
KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> WE HAVE SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST ITEM IS
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, MINUTES
OF NOVEMBER 25, 2024 WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTIONS, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED.
>> NEXT UP IS THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT. FIRST TIME AS PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO
SAY EXCEPT I HOPE EVERYONE HAD
A VERY THANKFUL THANKSGIVING
AND AN ENJOYABLE THANKSGIVING
HERE AND ACROSS THE CITY AND OF
COURSE ON SEATTLE CHANNEL. I
WANTED TO NOTE THAT I'M
THANKFUL FOR ALL OF US WORKING
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS FOR
THAT. I'M ALSO REMINDED OF THE
HARD WORK OVER THE COURSE OF
THIS YEAR, I'M THINKING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY, THANK YOU
CHAIR SAKA FOR THAT AND ALL OF
THE WORK ACROSS THE COMMITTEES
TO INCLUDE THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. I'M THAPGFUL FOR
ALL OF THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVED
THERE. I'M THANKFUL THAT WE
HAVE THE SELECT COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN COMING UP WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SOON TO BE CHAIR
MORALES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN LOOK. AND THE OTHER THING
FOR TODAY FOR THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT, I JUST WANTED TO OFFER
A VERY WARM WELCOME TO OUR
NEWEST MEMBER OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK
LATER IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT
MAY BE COMING UP ON YOUR
CALENDAR BUT SINCE YOU ARE SO
NEW, I WANTED TO OFFER THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HELLO AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELF QUICKLY, AND
ANYTHING YOU MAY WANT TO ADD.
>> WONDERFUL, EMPHASIS ON
QUICKLY FOR SURE THIS WILL BE A
SHORT MEETING SO YOU CAN GO AS
LONG AS YOU WANT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME. I'M THANKFUL TO BE HERE
AND EXCITED TO GET TO WORK. YOU
WILL HEAR MORE FROM ME IN MY
UPDATE BUT JUST TRYING TO
BALANCE THE BRIEFINGS AND
TRAININGS FOR MY TEAM AS WELL
AS HIRING AND GETTING TO WORK
ON THE IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE
WORK AHEAD OF US. FEELING VERY
THANKFUL AND HONORED TO BE
HERE.
>> OF COURSE WE'VE ALL GOT A
LITTLE EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE THE
OLDER HANDS AND ALSO THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN IN SINCE JANUARY 1st
TO OFFER INSIGHT IN TERMS OF
THE DIFFERENT PIECES AND BY THE
WAY, SPEAKING OF BEING
THANKFUL, I'M THINKING OF WHAT
YOU ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT
NOW, I'M THANKFUL FOR THE CITY
CLURGS AND THOSE THAT SUPPORT
ACROSS THE BOARD. AS YOU SAW,
THE SUPPORT CAME IN EARLIER
WHICH IS FANTASTIC. I DON'T
SEE ANYONE HERE BUT THE CENTRAL
STAFF, YOU WILL LEARN TO BE
VERY THANKFUL FOR THE CENTRAL
STAFF, LED BY DIRECTOR NOBLE.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON. THERE IS NO SIGNING OF
LETTERS OR PROCLAMATIONS. THAT
WILL BE SHIFTED TO THE NEXT
MEETING. SO IN TERMS OF PREVIEW
OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS,
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES, WE WILL BEGIN OUR
NEXT DISCUSSION AS A PREVIEW OF
THIS AND IN ORDER DISCUSSION IS
ESTABLISHED FROM THE ROTATED
ROLL CALL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS DESIGNATED
ALPHABETICALLY WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT CALLED LAST IN THIS
CASE PRO TEM. WE WILL START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH WHO I BELIEVE IS
NOT WITH US TODAY, CORRECT? SO
WE WILL MOVE ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, JOINING US
REMOTELY. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST
ANTED TO SAY HELLO, HOPE
EVERYONE HAD AN A GREAT HOLIDAY
WEEKEND AND ALSO WANTED TO SAY
A WARM WELCOME TO THE NEW
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE
THAT YOU WILL BE CHAIRING
STAENABILITY, ARTS, AND
CULTURE. LOOKING FORWARD TO
LOTS OF GOOD WORK AHEAD. FOR MY
REPORT, IT'S VERY BRIEF. THE
NEXT MEETING OF THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE IS
NEXT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11th.
THE AGENDA IS BEING FINALIZED.
WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE SOME
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
COMMISSION UPDATE, RSJI
PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND 2025 HUD ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN OF WHICH I GUESS IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO
PRESENT YEARLY IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE ONGOING HUD FUNDING.
AND THIS UPCOMING SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 8th, WE WILL HAVE THE
LAKE CITY WINTER FEST AT THE
EAKIN BUILDING FROM 2:00 TO
6:00 AND ALL ARE WELCOME TO
JOIN. THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR
DISTRICT 5 UNLESS THERE ARE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PRO
TEM. GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES
AND WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. I WILL BE BRIEF. THE
NEXT LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING
IS THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4th
AT 2:00 P.M. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA, 018233, LIVING
BUILDINGS AMENDMENT AND
RESOLUTION 32156 WHICH IS SALES
TAX EXEMPTION RESOLUTION. I
MENTIONED THESE LAST WEEK. WE
WILL HAVE OPEN CD THERE FOR
REMINDER BRIEFING ON THE LIVING
BUILDING AMEPDMENT AND THE
SALES TAX RESOLUTION BUT I
EXPECT TO PUT BOTH OF THOSE OUT
OF COMMITTEE. THIS WEEK, I HAVE
A PRC GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
MEETING. I ATTENDED A TREE
LIGHTING AT THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY SERVICES. THAT WAS
GREAT. THEY BOUGHT THE TREE
FROM ELCENT ROW'S TREE SALE.
SO COMMUNITY HELPING COMMUNITY
WAS TERRIFIC. TOMORROW I WILL
BE PARTICIPATING IN A PANEL
DISCUSSION ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
WITH THE WASHINGTON BUS WHICH
IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION
THAT WORKS TO INCREASE CIVIC
PARTICIPATION IN YOUNG PEOPLE.
ON THURSDAY EVENING, I WILL
ATTEND THE Z2 ZONING UPDATE
DISCUSSION ON THE COMP PLAN. I
KNOW THEY ARE DOING BRIEFINGS
IN ALL OF THE DISTRICTS AND
THIS THURSDAY IS MINE. THAT IS
ALL I HAVE, COLLEAGUES. I HAVE
BEEN BUSY WITH OTHER THINGS THE
LAST FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THAT IS RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, ER ER YOU'RE NEXT.
>> VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND
EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK AHEAD OF
US. CURRENTLY, I'M TRULY
FINDING THE BALANCE BETWEEN ALL
OF THE TRAININGS AND HIRING UP
THE TEAMS AND GETTING TO WORK
ON SOME THINGS. WE HAVE SOME
CITY LIGHT SUSTAINABILITY AND
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
COMING UP THIS FRIDAY AT 9:30.
WE INTEND TO HOLD THE MEETING.
I'M FINALIZING THE AGENDA BUT
MAKING SURE WE HAVE A BRIEFING
WITH CITY LIGHT RELATED TO THE
WIND STORM OUTAGES AND HAVING
REFLECTION ON THE RESPONSE. I
THINK THAT IS A TIMELY
OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT COMMITTEE
TO TAKE UP. WE WILL FINALIZE
THAT AND COMMUNICATE THAT.
TOMORROW WE HAVE A CEREMONIAL
SWEARING IN AS PART OF THE
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AND
THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION TO
FOLLOW. I UNDERSTAND TOMORROW
WE WILL BE VOTING ON THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND A FLAG
FOR FOLKS' ATTENTION, I INTEND
TO WALK ON SOME AMENDMENTS. I
WILL APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE, I DO
NOT INTEND TO MAKE WALK ON
AMENDMENTS A PRACTICE BY ANY
MEANS BUT THE TIMING HASHED OUT
THAT THE AMENDMENT DEADLINE WAS
MY FIRST DAY. SO I HOPE YOU
WILL FORGIVE. THE FIRST
AMENDMENTS PERTAIN TO ONE OF
THE PARAGRAPHS IN HOUSING
SUBHEADER. THIS IS A CHANGE TO
INCLUDE EXPLICIT REFERENCE TO
HOUSING TRUST FUND TO ALIGN
SOME OF OUR LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCACY WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS. AND THE SECOND
AMENDMENT IS RELATED TO THE
FISCAL TOOLS THAT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE CAN CONSIDER WHEN
ADDRESSING THE STATE'S BUDGET
DEFICIT. SO I WILL MAKE THOSE
AMENDMENT LANGUAGE AVAILABLE TO
YOU SHORTLY BUT WANTED TO FLAG
THOSE FOR YOUR ATTENTION. AND
FINALLY, I WANTED TO REFLECT
THAT WE ARE HIRING UP THE TEAM
AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY GETTING TO KNOW THE
WHOLE STAFF. THAT CONCLUDES MY
UPDATE, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PRO
TEM KETTLE. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS TO
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. AS
I SPOKE A BIT ABOUT LAST WEEK,
THE D4 HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN
CRIME AND GUN VIOLENCE WHICH IS
OF CONCERN TO RESIDENTS AND TO
ME AS WELL. AS YOU MAY HAVE
SEEN IN THE NEWS, AS PD
APPREHENDED A RECENT SHOOTING
IN EDGEWOOD, A BULLET CAME
THROUGH A CAR, HITTING A CAR
SEAT A TODDLER WAS SITTING IN.
THANKFULLY THE TODDLER WAS NOT
HURT. AND THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS
BEEN REPORTED TO COMMIT OTHER
CRIMES. THAT INDIVIDUAL HAS
BEEN APPREHENDED. WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR SPD'S WORK ON
THIS. IN ADDITION TODAY I MET
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH
SPD AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE ABOUT CRIME IN THE
DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY IN AND
AROUND MAGNUSON PARK AND
WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. THE
PRECINCT IS LOKALTED IN
WEDGEWOOD AND SPD IS
INVESTIGATING THE OTHER
INCIDENT. I WILL SHARE MORE
INFORMATION AS I'M AVAILABLE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN
SPEAK TO ME DIRECTLY AND I WILL
TRY TO ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU.
I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE SELECT MEETING ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I ATTENDED
OPCD'S PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT
AT THE D4 AT THE MAGNUSON ANG
ER HANGAR. IT WAS THE DAY OF
THE POWER OUTAGES AND I'M
GREATFUL AS WE TALK ABOUT ALL
OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR THAT MOST OF OUR
RESIDENTS ARE BACK ONLINE WITH
THE POWER OUTAGES AND HAVE
POWER. I'M GRATEFUL FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS WORK. THEY
ALWAYS DO A TOP NOTCH JOB
GETTING FOLKS BACK ON TRACK. I
KNOW IT CAUSES UNDERSTANDABLY
LOTS OF CONCERN FOR RESIDENTS.
I KNOW THAT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
WORKS VERY HARD TO TRY TO FWET
EVERYONE BACK ONLINE. THEY
CAN'T ALWAYS MEET THE
DEADLINES WE WOULD LIKE BUT I
KNOW THEY TRY THEIR HARDEST. SO
WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO
SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS FOR THAT.
ALSO I WANT TO SAY THAT OUR
NEIGHBORS IN THE DISTRICT HAD A
LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
ABOUT SOME OF THE PROPOSED
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS AND THE
ASSOCIATED ZONING CHANGES IN
THE SDRITH. I WANT TO ENSURE
THE FEEDBACK IS HEARD BY THE
PLANNERS AND PLAN TO ENGAGE
WITH OPCD ON THAT FEEDBACK. AND
THEN LASTLY, I WILL STATE,
WELL, TWO MORE THINGS. I HAVE
ALSO AN AMENDMENT TO THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. IT HAS BEEN
POSTED. SO I BELIEVE I MET THAT
DEADLINE. SO YOU SHOULD SEE IT.
IT REALLY IS TO ADD ONE PIECE.
I'M GRATEFUL TO OIR FOR
INCLUDING EDUCATION AS PART OF
THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
THIS JUST ADDS A COUPLE OF
SENTENCES TO SPECIFICALLY CALL
OUT PRESCHOOL, EARLY LEARNING
BASICALLY, CHILD SCHOOL AND
PRESCHOOL TO THE ALREADY LISTED
K-12. SO AGAIN, VERY GRATEFUL
AGAIN FOR INCLUDING THAT AND
THIS IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE INCLUDING
EARLY LEARNING. I HAD SPOKEN TO
THEM PRIOR. THAT IS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT. LASTLY, I FEEL
REALLY PRIVILEGED AND HONORED
TO BE ATTENDING THE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS APPRECIATION
RECEPTION THIS FRIDAY. I'M
GRATEFUL TO SO MANY OF THE
FOLKS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME
AND DO NOT GET PAID. SO IT IS
REALLY NO STIPEND MOST OF THE
TIME AND REALLY VOLUNTEER THEIR
TIME TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND
PERSPECTIVE TO CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND ALL OF US AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ON ALL OF THE WORK THAT
WE DO TO IMPACT RESIDENTS
ACROSS THE CITY. I'M GLAD TO
BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN
APPRECIATION CEREMONY FOR ALL
OF THE HARD WORK THEY DO.
UNLESS ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS, I
WILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PARK
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. I'M
UP TO DATE ON THIS BUT I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LOT
OF FOCUS IS ON DOWNTOWN OR
C.I.D.D4 AND MAGNUSON NEED TO
BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE REST OF
THE CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. NEXT IS COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU MR. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM AND
COLLEAGUES. WELCOME, HELLO,
GOOD AFTERNOON. I WANT TO SAY A
SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST
COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
WELCOME. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED
TO HAVE YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO
PARTNERRING WITH YOU ON SO MANY
THINGS. ANY NUMBER OF THINGS
TOGETHER AND YOU KNOW, WE
WELCOME TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. WE ULTIMATELY
DECLINED TO HAVE OUR MEETING
TOMORROW TO MAKE IT A LITTLE
LIKE, MAKE THE TRANSITION A
LITTLE EASIER ON YOU BUT REST
ASSURED, THE NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL BE TWO WEEKS FROM
TOMORROW. OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED ONE WHERE WE ARE
STILL FINALIZING THE AGENDA BUT
IT WILL BE STEEPED IN HIGHLY
TECHNICAL PERMITS AND
ADDRESSING THE BACK LOG OF
PERMITS AND VACATION REQUESTS
AND SO YOU HAVE SURE OF
SITTING ON TWO OF THE MOST
TECHNICALLY COMPLEX POLICY
COMMITTEES IN THE CITY, LAND
USE AND TRANSPORTATION. BUT WE
WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER
TO FACILITATE THAT JOURNEY, AND
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AS SMOOTH AS
POSSIBLE ONBOARDING THERE. FUN
STUFF. OPEN INVITATION. ONE
THING THAT I HAVE FOUND TO BE
VERY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF
FACILITATING MY ONBOARDING IS
TO JUST GET OUT IN THE FIELD
AND TOUR THINGS AND EXPERIENCE
THINGS FROM A WORKER'S
PERSPECTIVE. I HAVE LITERALLY
HELPED FILL POT HOLES, TOURED
WHERE THEY MAKE STREET SIGNS
AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
HERE'S AN OPEN INVITATION TO
JOIN ME AND NEXT YEAR WE WILL
GET MORE THINGS ON THE
CALENDAR. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
A BUDDY TO TAG ALONG. THAT'S A
GREAT WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE
SITUATION ON THE GROUND AND
CONNECT SOME OF THESE SOMETIMES
DRY POLICY DECISIONS TO THE
ACTUAL IMPACT IT HAS ON PEOPLE,
WHETHER THE PEOPLE ARE WORKERS
OR CONSTITUENTS. SO IN ANY
EVENT, WELCOME, EXCITED TO HAVE
YOU. THAT IS MOSTLY ALL I HAVE
ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
FRONT. WITH RESPECT TO OIR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, AS I
MENTIONED A FEW DAYS AGO, I
HAVE MY OWN AMENDMENT THAT I
WILL BE OFFERING TOMORROW. I
FINALIZED AND APPROVED IT LAST
WEEK. I HOPE IT IS PUBLISHED.
BUT HERE IT IS. IT IS AN A
HIGHLY TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO
CLARIFY, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY
PREVENT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
FAMILY IN BADAM WHEN VICTIMS OF
CRIME NEED ANSWERS. VERY
SPECIFIC TO PRESERVE THE
ULTIMATE INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION THAT IS MODELED
AFTER SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
LEGISLATION TO PRESERVE THAT
INTENT AND OFFER VERY MINOR
TECHNOTHINGAL CLARIFICATIONS.
SO I WILL ASK YOUR SUPPORT ON
THAT. FINALLY, I WILL NOTE SOME
HOLIDAY MAGIC AND FUN, I DON'T
KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT THE HOLIDAYS
WAS A TIME OF CELEBRATION AND
THANKFULNESS AND A TIME OF
OVEREATING, WHICH IS GREAT. IT
WAS A TIME OF CELEBRATING
FELLOWSHIP AND IT WAS A TIME
FOR ME OF JUST BEING REMINDED
OF HOW THANKFUL I AM TO SERVE
IN THIS OFFICE AND WORK FOR
CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT 1 AND
CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE CITY
AND COLLEAGUES. IT WAS ALSO A
REMINDER OF HOW THANKFUL I AM
TO CALL EACH OF YOU MY
COLLEAGUES AS WELL. I TRY TO
PRACTICE AN ATTITUDE OF
GRATITUDE YEAR ROUND AND I
DON'T LIMIT IT TO THANKSGIVING
BUT REAL TALK. BUT IN TERMS OF
FUTURE HOLIDAYS, I'M PROUD TO
SHARE THAT ON SATURDAY, WE WILL
BE DOING THE TREE LIGHTING
CEREMONY FOR THE JUNCTION, BIG
AWESOME EVENT IN WEST SEATTLE.
LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING THE
TEAM. THE JUNCTION B.I.A. IS
LEADING THE EFFORT BUT WE WILL
BE LIGHTING THE CHRISTMAS TREE
THERE AND CELEBRATING THE
HOLIDAY SEASON WITH VARIOUS
NUMBERS OF COMMUNITY. EXCITED
FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE,
MR. PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
>> AS A NEW COUNCILMEMBER CITY
WIDE DOES COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
HAVE POT HOLE RESPONSIBILITY
ACROSS THE CITY OR IS IT
LIMITED TO CERTAIN AREAS?
>> CITY WIDE BUT AS CHAIR OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, I
DON'T JUST CARE ABOUT THE POT
HOLES IN WEST SEATTLE BUT I
CARE ABOUT ALL OF THEM. BUT SHE
REPRESENTS THE WHOLE CITY SO WE
WILL FIND SOME POT HOLES TO
PATCH TOGETHER IF YOU ARE SO
INTERESTED IN AN AREA THAT
MAKES SENSE TO YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, CONTINUING THE
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE, I LOVE
THAT, THAT'S GREAT, WITH THAT
OOEM GIVING YOU YOUR WEDNESDAY
MORNING BACK. WE DO NOT HAVE
COMMITTEE THIS COMING WEDNESDAY
OUT OF GRATITUDE FOR PASSING
THE BUDGET A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO NOW. FOR FULL COUNCIL, I
TOO HAVE ONE AMENDMENT THAT HAS
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN
IT TO MAKE THE VOTING PROCESS
MORE SEAMLESS. I'M CONCERNED,
I DON'T WANT THE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA TO STRETCH MORE THAN TWO
PAGES. SO YOU WILL HEAR ME TALK
MORE TOMORROW, I WAS WORKING
THROUGH AND WORD SMITHING MINE
TO MAKE IT SHORTER. I WILL
PROVIDE O.I.R. AT LEAST THE
FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO WORD
SMITH TO GET THE SAME CONTENT
ACROSS BECAUSE I'M NOT TIED TO
THE EXACT WORDS AND I DON'T
NEED A LONG SENTENCE. ONE OF MY
SENTENCES WILL SHORTEN A TWO
SENTENCE ITEM TO ONE SENTENCE.
SO A LITTLE GIVE AND PLAY HERE.
THERE ARE FOUR OF THEM. FIRST
UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY, CONTINUE
TO OUR SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE
HIGH RATE OF DISAPPEARANCE AND
MURDERS OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND
PEOPLE. THE SECOND IS PUBLIC
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IT WOULD
STATE OUR SUPPORT FOR SAFE
ACCESS TO ABORTION AND OTHER
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE
SERVICES FOR ALL. THIRD, THIS
IS THE ONE THAT IS HORTONED
WITH A SECTION ON SMALL
BUSINESS REGARDING THE LCB BILL
THAT WE ARE RUNNING THIS YEAR.
AND THEN FOURTH UNDER CLIMATE
AND ENVIRONMENT, IT WOULD STATE
OUR SUPPORT FOR POLICIES AND
INVESTMENTS TO FIGHT CLIMATE
CHANGE AND SPECIFICALLY
ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO REMOVE FISH
PASSAGE BARRIERS. WHAT FOLKS
MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW IS
MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE
ARE BURDENED WITH THE
REQUIREMENT BUT MAY NOT RECEIVE
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM
THE STATE. THIS IS MAKING SURE
THAT WE SUPPORT THE WORK FOR
OTHER 280 CITIES AND TOWNS IN
THE STATE. IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, I WON'T BE ABLE TO
ATTEND THIS WEEK. I SUBMITTED
THAT EXCUSAL REQUEST GIVING YOU
A HEADS UP, RESOLUTION FOR A
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE
SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR
CONVERSION IS LISTED FOR
JANUARY 30th WHICH IS A
THURSDAY, NOT A WEDNESDAY
BECAUSE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN COMMITTEE, I'M LETTING
YOU KNOW I HAVE A SEATTLE CITY
RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING AT
THAT TIME. I'M GIVING YOU A
MONTH, TWO MONTH'S NOTICE THAT
IF THERE IS NOT QUORUM ON 30th,
I WILL BE IN ANOTHER COURT THAT
I'M SHARING SNCHLTH SO I WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND.
RECORDING MY OTHER EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, I'M CONTINUING TO
MEET WITH SOUND TRANSIT ON THE
UPCOMING WORK THAT IS BEFORE
US. IN DISTRICT 6, AS I STATED
LAST WEEK, I'M DOING OVER 20
HOURS OF OFFICE HOURS BETWEEN
TODAY AND RECESS. SO DIRECT
LEFROM HERE I WILL BE LEAVING
BACK TO THE DISTRICT 6 OFFICE
TO DO OFFICE HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON. COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT PRO TEM, THAT IS THE
REPORT. COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS? OKAY, BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. BY WAY OF
INFORMATION, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE
COUNCIL HISTORIAN. IF YOU HAVE
DETAILED BAGGROUND OR LEGACY
PIECES, JUST CHEG WITH HIM.
>> TODAY MY FUN FACTS WERE
ABOUT THE CARPET.
>> YES, HE GAVE THAT BACKGROUND
WHICH I'M APPRECIATIVE OF. FOR
ME, THE NEXT MEELTING FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IS NEXT
TUESDAY. WE ARE TAKING OUT THE
BILL LESS LETHAL WEAPONS. AS
YOU KNOW THIS IS PART OF THE
CONSENT DECREE WORK. WE HAD A
HEARING WITH JUDGE ROBART AND I
WORKED WITH A FEDERAL MONITOR
AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PIECES
THAT ARE PART OF THIS PROCESS
AND LESS LETHAL IS PART OF
THAT. THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE
NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY. IN TERMS
OF THIS WEEK, TOMORROW SOUTH
LAKE UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL I
WILL BE WORKING WITH. AND FOR
THE COUNCIL MEETING, I HAVE ONE
AMENDMENT FOR THE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA BUT MINE IS BASICALLY
COMMA MENTAL HEALTH CONA UNDER
THE EDUCATION PIECE AND THAT'S
IT. BECAUSE I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ADVOCATE THAT
OLYMPIA DOES ITS DUTIES AS IT
RELATES TO EMGICATION BUT ALSO
MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS A BIG
THING IN PUBLIC SAFETY. AS I
HAVE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, IF
WE WERE NUMBER TWO OUT OF 50
STATES IN THE COUNTRY TRY LIKE
OUR DOGS WERE LAST YEAR IN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL, IMAGINE WHAT
WE WOULD BE TO IN TERMS OF
CAPACITY AND WHAT THAT WOULD
TRANSLATE TO PUBLIC SAFETY
POSTURE ON THE STREETS, FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS AND WHERE THEY
WOULD BE AND THE CARE THEY
WOULD GET AND THE IMPACT ON OUR
STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS,
IT'S HUGE. SO JUST A REMINDER
THAT THEY DO HAVE
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MENTAL
HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND IN
THIS CASE, IT IS RELATED TO THE
SCHOOLS AS YOU KNOW. WE ARE
DOING OUR SHARE. AND THE STATE
NEEDS TO DO ITS SHARE TOO. SO
THAT IS MENTAL HEALTH
BASICALLY. ON WEDNESDAY, THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
ALLOWING ME TO JOIN YOU ON THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE AS WE LOOK
AT THE BUILDINGS PILOT PROGRAM.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO HAVE
A REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT DAY WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
CHAIRED BY COW DUCHY FROM KING
COUNTY. AND THAT NIGHT, THERE
IS A CLEAN END COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETING ON THE COMP
PREHENSIVE PLAN. AND TALKING
ABOUT CHRISTMAS TREES OR
HOLIDAY TREES, QUEEN ANNE
HELPED ON THAT AND WE WILL HAVE
THE TREE LIGHTING ON FRIDAY,
EARLY EVENING. SO IF YOU ARE IN
QUEEN ANNE OR THE AREA, COME TO
THE PLAZA THERE BY TRADER
JOE'S FOR THE HOLIDAY TREE
LIGHTING. FOR NEXT WEEK, AGAIN,
ALREADY MENTIONED PUBLIC
SAFETY. I HAVE A TRANSPORTATION
POLICY BOARD MEETING. I WILL BE
JOINING COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ON.
AND THEN THURSDAY, THERE IS THE
LEAD POLICY COORDINATING GROUP.
I DO HAVE THE CHALLENGE OF
HAVING ANOTHER MEETING AT THE
SAME TIME BUT MAY BE ABLE TO
JOIN THAT. ON FRIDAY, THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
COUNCIL IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN
SPEAKING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE ABOUT. THAT IS THIS WEEK
AND NEXT WEEK. SO THAT'S IT
FOR MY POSITION. ANY OTHER?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO
TEM. IT IS GREAT TO HEAR WE
HAVE ALL OF THESE GREAT
AMENDMENTS TO THE O.I.R. AGENDA
AND I'M GLAD THAT AT LEAST A
FEW OF US ARE INSERTING WORDS
OR CONSTRUCTS INTO AN EXISTING
BULLET OR PRIORITY AS OPPOSED
TO ME AS I'M ADDING ONE BUT IT
IS ONLY ONE, A NEW CONSTRUCT. I
LIKE THE COMMENT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS THAT YOU MADE AT THE
END AND I FULLY SUPPORT THAT,
ALLOWING THE TEAM AT O.I.R.,
I'MING A NOSTIC ON THE FINAL
WORDING. SO WITH CREATIVE WORD
SMITHING BY A PERSON OR
GENERATIVE A.I. TOOLS OR BOTH,
I IMAGINE WE COULD FURTHER
STREAM LINE AND SIMPLIFY.
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
MY PRIORITIES AND OUR
PRIORITIES, BECAUSE WE ARE,
EVERYONE AT THE TABLE AND
COLLEAGUES NOT AT THE TABLE
CURRENTLY WERE DIRECTLY
ACCOUNTABLE. SO I SUPPORT THAT,
ALLOWING THEM THE FLEXIBILITY
AFTER WE ADOPT OUR PRIORITIES
TO WORD SMITH AND TINKER AROUND
THE EDGES. THANK YOU MR.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM, OUT
OF BREATH.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
BROACH THE IDEA, I TALKED WITH
MY STAFF ABOUT MAYBE REQUESTING
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OR A
RETREAT ON WHAT OUR INITIATIVE
FOR O.I.R. YOU KNOW L.A. IS
CRAFTING LEGISLATION RELATED TO
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD
KIND OF HAVE A DISCUSSION ON
WHERE WE THINK THERE MIGHT BE
AREAS OF CONFLICT T OR
POTENTIAL COLLABORATION, WHERE
WE THINK OUR FUNDING MIGHT BE
THREATENED AND HOW WE CAN
ADDRESS THAT AND SORT OF BE
PROACTIVE, AND NEED TO TALK TO
THE EXECUTIVE. SO JUST WANTED
TO FLOAT THE IDEA THAT PERHAPS
WE SHOULD HAVE AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION IF THAT IS PERMISSIBLE
AND WE WILL ALL FOLLOW UP TO
SEE IF THEY THINK THIS IS AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC. JUST SMPG
THAT HAS BEEN ON MY MIND AND I
WANTED TO RAISE IT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. I WILL PROVIDE THAT
FEEDBACK TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON AND OBVIOUSLY IT IS AN
ITEM OF DISCUSSION AMONGST US
ALL. ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL
ITEMS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT PRO TEM. I WANTED TO
CLARIFY. I THINK I MISSPOKE.
CHILD CARE IS ALREADY PART OF
THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. IT IS
INCLUDING EARLY EDUCATION,
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. I THINK I
SAID CHILD CARE. BUT I MEANT T
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA
TODAY. HEARING AND SEEING NO
ADDITIONAL HANDS RAISED OR
REQUESTS, WE STAND ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.