>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
ARE EXCUSED. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE MINUTES OF
DECEMBER 2 AND DECEMBER 9, 2024
WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING NONE THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. FOLKS, THIS
IS THE LAST COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING BEFORE COUNCIL GOES INTO
RECESS FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
TOMORROW IS THE FINAL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR
BEFORE RECESS. WE DON'T HAVE
ANY PROCLAMATIONS OR
PRESENTATIONS OR EXECUTIVE
SESSION TODAY. TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BEGIN
FOLLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT WITH A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT 2025 DRAFT
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. WHICH
OUTLINES THE SPENDING PLAN FOR
THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
LOCK GRANTS. HUD REGULATIONS
REQUIRE THE COMMITTEE TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK
ON PROPOSED FUNDING PRIORITIES.
THIS HEARING HAD BEEN SCHEDULED
TO OCCUR IN COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE'S HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES MEETING BUT THAT WAS
CANCELED DUE TO ILLNESS LAST
WEEK. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT
TOMORROW. SO, JUST NOTE THAT.
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HOLD THAT
PUBLIC HEARING, WE ARE DOING IT
TOMORROW BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HOLD
PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE END OF
THE YEAR. ALL RIGHT. ALSO IN
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA THERE ARE SIX ITEMS ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. THE WEEKLY PAYMENT
ORDINANCE, 120927 WHICH FURTHER
EXTENDS INTERIM REGULATIONS ON
FLOODPLAINS TO ALLOW PEOPLE WHO
NEED TO OBTAIN INSURANCE THROUGH
FEMA'S FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
TO BE ABLE TO DO SO. DOES THAT
SOUND FAMILIAR? ALL RIGHT, THAT
IS THE EIGHTH EXTENSION I'M
TOLD. ANYWAY, WHAT ELSE? THREE
APPOINTMENTS AND ONE
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
DEVELOPMENT GOVERNING COUNCIL.
AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE, AND FOUR APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD, WHICH MY GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT 20 PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEEK. AND THEN
THERE ARE FIVE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEES.
FROM LAND-USE A RESOLUTION 32156
WHICH DECLARES OUR INTENTION TO
ESTABLISH A NEW SALES AND TAX
DEFERRAL TO CONVERT
UNDERUTILIZED ECONOMIC PROPERTY
COMMERCIAL TO HOUSING. THE STATE
LEGISLATURE CHANGE THE
WASHINGTON LOT EARLY THIS YEAR
TO ALLOW THE CITY TO DO THIS.
THE RESOLUTION CURRENTLY SETS A
PUBLIC HEARING DATE, LET'S SEE,
JANUARY 30. WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN
A SPECIAL LAND-USE COMMITTEE
MEETING BUT I UNDERSTAND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL
SPONSOR AN AMENDMENT INSTEAD OF
HOLD THAT HEARING DURING COUNCIL
MEETING ON THE FOURTH.
UNDERSTAND I JUST SAID
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, BUT WE
WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. WE HAVE
FOUR ITEMS FROM THE PARKS PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE INCLUDING COUNCIL
BUILT 120917. AUTHORIZING THE
EXTENSION OF WIRELESS NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER LICENSE
AGREEMENT WITH VERIZON WIRELESS
TO DESIGN, INSTALL, OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN AND UPGRADE A WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AT SEATTLE
CENTER. WE HEARD THAT LAST WEEK.
COUNCIL BUILT 120918 AUTHORIZING
SEATTLE CITY CENTER TO EXPAND
THE GLASS AND GARDEN EXHIBITION.
AND 120921 AND 120922 WHICH
AUTHORIZE PARKS AND RECREATION
TO ACQUIRE PARKLAND RESPECTIVELY
IN THE WESTWOOD HIGHLAND PARK
RESIDENTIAL URBAN VILLAGE. AND
AT THE JUNCTION OF NORTH BE
CHILL RESIDENTIAL URBAN VILLAGE
IN NORTH RAINIER HUB URBAN
VILLAGE. AND A COUPLE OF ITEMS
-- THAT IS TOMORROW'S AGENDA
FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
HERE ARE COUPLE OF ITEMS OF
NOTE. MY OFFICE DISTRIBUTED A
MEMO SHORTLY BEFORE THIS MEETING
REESTABLISHING AND MODIFYING THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN FOR 2025.
GIVEN THE UPCOMING DEPARTURE OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. TWO
THINGS OF NOTE. OUR NEW COMP
PLAN CHAIR WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH WHO I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
STEPPING UP TO THE CHALLENGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
STEPPING INTO THIS CRITICAL
ROLE. WILL THE CHAIR OF THE COMP
PLAN IS TYPICALLY THE
COUNCILMEMBER WHO CHAIRS
LAND-USE, WE FIND OURSELVES IN A
UNIQUE SITUATION WITH SOMEONE
WHO WON'T BE BEGINNING UNTIL
EARLY FEBRUARY AND ALSO THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO REALLY
WANTED TO STEP UP AND DO THAT.
THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR SITUATION
AND I WELCOME YOU TO DO THAT.
THE MEMO HAS THE FIRST FEW DATES
OF THE MEETINGS. BUT WE WILL --
THE CHAIR WILL CONFER WITH THE
NEW LAND-USE CHAIR SUBSEQUENTLY
TOOK IN FROM THE OTHER DATES.
BUT PLEASE KEEP THEM ON YOUR
CALENDAR FOR RIGHT NOW SO WE
DON'T LOSE THAT. ALL RIGHT?
LET'S SEE, THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, ALSO SEVERAL PIECES
OF LEGISLATION COMING THROUGH SO
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
TIME FOR THAT LEGISLATION FOR
THE COMMITTEE TO MEET AS A
COMMITTEE AS WELL. THE OTHER
NOTE I WANTED TO MAKE IS THAT AS
PROMISED, THE WEBSITE FOR THE
VACANCY FILLING PROCESS WAS
LAUNCHED LAST WEEK. I BELIEVE ON
FRIDAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
PUBLIC CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION
ON THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. THE
QUESTION IS ASKED MOST
FREQUENTLY IS THAT THE
APPLICATIONS WILL BE OPEN
JANUARY 2 AND THE APPLICATION
PERIOD WILL CLOSE JANUARY 9. SO,
PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR
MORE INFORMATION. IT'S
BASICALLY THE SAME PROCESS AS
EARLIER THIS YEAR. MOVING ON,
THERE ARE NO LETTERS OF
PROCLAMATION. SO LET'S OPEN IT
UP TO ROUND ROBIN AND UPDATES
FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
ROLLCALL ORDER BEGINS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. SHE IS NOT
JOINING FROM HOME. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MENTIONED, THERE IS ONE ITEM
FROM THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
RESOLUTION 32156. CLEARING THE
INTENTION TO ESTABLISH NEW SALES
AND USE TAX DEFERRAL FOR THE
CONVERSION OF UNDERUTILIZED
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO HOUSING.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT IS A
REQUIRED STEP IN THE PROCESS TO
ADOPT LEGISLATION LATER THAT
WOULD ENACT THE AUTHORITY THE
CITY HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON WHICH BECAME
EFFECTIVE THE IS SENATE BILL
6175 THIS PAST JUNE. AND AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT MENTIONED, I
WILL BRING AN AMENDMENT THAT
WILL UPDATE THE PUBLIC HEARING
DATE ON THE PROPOSED SALES TAX
DEFERRAL DEFERRAL PROGRAM TO
FEBRUARY 4. THIS PAST WEEKEND I
ATTENDED THE SOUTH AND EDUCATION
TOWNHALL. IT WAS THAT CLEVELAND
HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS HOSTED BY
THE N ALLIANCE OF SOUTH SEATTLE
AT RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. IT
WAS A STUDENT LED AND STUDENT
ORGANIZED DISCUSSION TO DISCUSS
THE BUDGET DEFICIT AT SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THESE STUDENTS
IN PARTICULAR ARE CONCERNED THAT
WE HAVE A NEW ETHNIC STUDIES AS
PART OF THE CURRICULUM IN THE
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND
BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET DEFICIT
THAT IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
BEING CUT. STUDENTS AT
CLEVELAND, FOR EXAMPLE, MY SON
TAKES FILIPINO HISTORY AS PART
OF HIS 12th GRADE HISTORY CLASS,
BUT ONE TEACHER HAS ALREADY BEEN
LAID OFF AND THE PROGRAM IS DUE
TO SHUT DOWN. SO STUDENTS ARE
REALLY FRUSTRATED I THE BUDGET
DEFICIT AND THE EFFECT IT'S
HAVING ON THE CURRICULUM THEY
THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO BE
GETTING. LET'S SEE, SORRY, LOST
MY PLACE. AND THAT WAS ONE PART
OF THE PURPOSE FOR STUDENTS
ORGANIZING THIS EVENT. THE OTHER
WAS RELATED TO A CALL FOR
ORGANIZING TO PROTECT FILIPINO
MIGRANT FAMILIES. WE HAVE A LOT
OF MIGRANT FAMILIES HERE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THEY ARE
LEAVING THE COUNTRY BECAUSE OF
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND AS YOU
MAY HAVE READ IN THE NEWS, A LOT
OF POLITICAL UPHEAVAL HAPPENING.
BUT WHEN THEY GET HERE THEY ARE
FREED , OFTEN ON DOCUMENT IT,
AND ARE AFRAID OF THE POTENTIAL
IMPACTS THAT THAT HAS,
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE NEW
PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION
COMING IN. SO THERE IS A LOT OF
ORGANIZING AMONG YOUNG PHILIP
MITO -- FILIPINO PEOPLE IN THE
CITY AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
ALLIES. NEXT WEEKEND I WILL
ATTEND THE RIBBON-CUTTING FOR
THE RAINIER BEACH FOOD
INNOVATION CENTER. AM REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IT IS
SOMETHING FOLKS IN RAINIER BEACH
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR 10 OR
12 YEARS. SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF FOOD SECURITY WORK HAPPENING.
WHEN I WORKED THERE, WE WERE
STARTING THE FARM STAND RUN BY
YOUNG PEOPLE AND IT WAS REALLY
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING SOUTH
KING COUNTY GROWERS TO CREATE A
MARKET FOR THEM, WHICH IS WHAT
HAPPENS AT THE FARM STAND. THEY
NOW HAVE A CSA PROGRAM. THEY DO
NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM
CLASSES, COOKING CLASSES, SO
YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO WITH THE
PRODUCE AVAILABLE TO THEM AND
THEY LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF
COOKING AND NUTRITION. AND, WHAT
THEY ALSO LEARNED IN THE LAST 10
YEARS WAS THAT RAINIER BEACH
WOULD BE A GOOD LOCATION FOR
BASICALLY A FOOD FACILITY THAT
ALLOWS FOR DRY AND COLD STORAGE
OF LOCAL PRODUCE AND FOOD
PROCESSING FACILITIES AS WELL AS
A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THE IDEA
IS, IT'S NOT ALL COMPLETE BUT
IT'S IN THE WORKS, AND THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO
CELEBRATE, HAVING REACHED A
MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS FACILITY AT RAINIER BEACH.
LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM
THE RAINIER BEACH STATION. THAT
IS ALL I HAVE. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> YEAH, I READ I THINK IT WAS
THE SENATE REPORT ON THE
LEGISLATION IN OLYMPIA THAT
ENABLED THE MUNICIPALITIES TO
INSTITUTE THESE SALES IN USED
DEFERRAL PROGRAMS. HAD A
QUESTION ABOUT, IT FOCUSED ON MF
TV HOLDINGS, DOES THAT MEAN THAT
DEFERRAL WILL ONLY APPLY TO
BUILDINGS THAT ARE COMMERCIAL
AND THEN TRANSFORMED INTO
RESIDENTIAL THAT PARTICIPATE IN
THE MFTE PROGRAM?
>> YES IT IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TO SUPPORT
JOB CREATION. AND THE IDEA IS TO
ALLOW FOR THE TAX EXEMPTION OF
COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE
CONVERTING. I WILL SAY I NEED TO
FOLLOW-UP A BIT IF YOUR QUESTION
IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT MFTE. BUT
I CAN LET YOU KNOW.
>> BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF
OTHER IMPORTANT HOUSING --
BUILDINGS OR PERSPECTIVES THAT
DON'T FIT INTO THE MFTE
PROGRAM. THAT IS ONE THING I
HAD. AND HAS OUR OFFICE -- IT
MENTIONS THE WASHINGTON OFFICE
FORECASTING, DOES OUR OFFICE
HAVE AN IDEA OR A BALLPARK ABOUT
HOW MUCH OF A REVENUE HIT THAT
WOULD BE? I THINK IT IS A
LAUDABLE -- I FULLY SUPPORT THE
EFFORT. AND JUST WONDERING IF
THAT ANALYSIS IS IN THERE? I
HAVEN'T READ THE MEMO, SO
PERHAPS OF IT IS I DON'T KNOW.
>> I THINK PART OF THE ISSUE IS
THAT IT IS NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR
HOW MANY CONVERSIONS WILL
HAPPEN. AND SO, THERE IS SORT OF
LIMITED POTENTIAL IMPACT BECAUSE
THERE IS LIMITED POTENTIAL
CONVERSION. BUT I'M HAPPY TO
FOLLOW-UP.
>> I'VE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THE
REGULAR SALES AND TAX BILL WOULD
BE ON A CONVERSION. THAT IS ALL
MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> I WILL PASS IT TO YOU.
>> EXCITED TO SHARE AND I WANTED
TO START WITH A THANK YOU TO
CENTRAL STAFF. WE ARE OFFICIALLY
DONE WITH ALL OF OUR TRAINING AS
A TEAM. WE MADE IT. IN TERMS OF
ANOTHER TEAM UPDATE, THIS WEEK
WE WILL BE FULLY STAFFED. AND
EXCITED TO WELCOME TWO NEW
MEMBERS TO OUR TEAM. KENNY AYE
WHO WILL BE OUR EXTERNAL MANAGER
AND OUR POLICY DIRECTOR. AS IT
RELATES TO OUR COMMITTEE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT ARTS
AND CULTURE, I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE, LAST WEEK I MENTIONED
OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR
WOULD BE JANUARY 3, BUT IT WILL
BE RECESSED DURING THAT TIME.
MAYBE ALL KNEW THAT. BUT RATHER
OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR
WILL ACTUALLY BE JANUARY 17
INSTEAD. IT WILL BE THERE WHERE
WE HEAR THE AFTER ACTION ON THE
WINDSTORM AND LARGE OUTAGES THAT
HAPPENED. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE
ALSO OUTAGES THE HAPPENED THIS
WEEKEND AND I'VE BEEN IN
CONVERSATION WITH THE LIGHT
ABOUT IT. I'M EXCITED TO HEAR
ABOUT IT IN JANUARY. MY TEAM MET
LAST WEEK WITH ARTS AND CULTURE
FOR OUR FIRST INTERIM MEETING AS
WELL AS THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS. AS IT RELATES TO
BEING OUT IN COMMUNITY, WE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE 37th
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT IN THE
HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES AND ALSO THE
LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE IN DISTRICT
5. GET THE PLEASURE OF JOINING
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR THE D7
OPEN HOUSE AND COMP PLAN WHICH
WAS GREAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP THERE. I ATTENDED
THE ELECTED WEEKLY OFFICIALS
EVENT AND ALSO FOR THE OPENING
OF THE PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER
NEW EXHIBIT. BRAIN AND BODIES.
WE HAD SOME GOOD DISCUSSION
AROUND ACTIVATION FOR FIP A AND
BRINGING THAT TO SEATTLE CENTER.
TONIGHT I WILL JOIN THE FAIR
WORKCENTER FOR THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS STATE WIDE BILL OF
RIGHTS. TO CLOSE MY COMMENTS
BEFORE I TAKE QUESTIONS,
SOMETHING CAUGHT MY EYE THIS
PAST WEEK I THOUGHT I WOULD
MENTION HERE TODAY. IN THE PAST
EIGHT DAYS WE HAVE HAD FOUR
PEDESTRIAN COLLISIONS. THE FIRST
ONE DECEMBER 8 WITH A VALID
DRIVER HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE
NEXT DECEMBER 9 WITH A SOUTH
PARK DRIVER HITTING A
PEDESTRIAN. THEN ON DECEMBER 13
WITH A DeSOTO DRIVER HITTING A
PEDESTRIAN AND ON DECEMBER 14,
LAKE CITY WAY. THAT KIND OF JUST
CAUGHT MY EYE. FOUR IN A WEEK IS
A LOT AND HAS ME THINKING ABOUT
STREET SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS
ACROSS OUR ENTIRE CITY. I'M
EXCITED TO BE JOINING THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
TOMORROW AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE CREATING SAFETY FOR
EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> LET ME DO THE ALPHABET.
>> I AM NEXT. FUN FACTS. WHEN
YOU'RE DONE PASSING TO THE NEXT
PERSON.
>> THANKS. THAT WAY WE DON'T
HAVE TO BE SO FORMAL. I'M
TRYING TO BRING THE LESS FORMAL
TO THE CONVERSATION. BECAUSE WE
ARE ALWAYS SET IN SUCH FORMAL
SITUATIONS IT'S NICE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL. AS
PUBLICLY NOTICED BECAUSE OF THE
FORM. FOR MY COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, WE HAVE
A PACKED AGENDA. WE WILL
PROBABLY BE HERE -- SORRY, IT'S
CANCELED. BAD JOKES ALREADY. I
WILL TIGHTEN UP A LITTLE BIT.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 -- WE
DON'T HAVE COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.
IN RESPONSE TO THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT SALES TAX, I BEST GUESS IS
BECAUSE CONVERSIONS HAVE NOT
BEEN OCCURRING IT WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN PART OF THE FORECAST. SO
THEY WOULD BE IMPACTING THE
FUTURE FORECAST IN ADDITION , WE
KNOW THE SALES TAX RELATED TO
CONSTRUCTION IS WHAT DIPPED THIS
LAST FORECAST. AND SO MY BEST
GUESS IS THERE WAITING FOR THE
CORRECTIONS . ALL THAT SAID IS I
DON'T THINK --
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE
END. COLLEAGUES, THIS LAST WEEK
I SUBMITTED A LETTER TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TO HAVE SIGNED HERE ON
THURSDAY, DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY.
SO IF IT'S NOT HERE BEFORE US
TODAY I WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK
THE FIRST WEEK WE GET BACK,
TREATMENT SERVICES, AND WILL BE
ASKING FOR YOUR EDITS. ASKING
YOU TO SIGN, BECAUSE I WANT THIS
, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE
IS REFLECTED SHE DESIRED --
SHOULD YOU DESIRE TO HAVE THAT.
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, WE HAD OUR
BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES YOU WERE
RECOGNIZED AS WELL AS THE MAYOR
OF RICHFIELD, WASHINGTON WHO IS
ALSO LEAVING HIS POSITION THIS
NEXT MONTH. YOU WILL BE MISSED
AND WE WILL BE APPOINTING NEW
BOARD MEMBERS NEXT MONTH. AT
SOUND TRANSIT WE WERE ABLE TO
REOPEN THE SURVEY REGARDING THE
NAMING OF THE STATION AT 130th
STREET STATION. I'M TRYING TO
NAME IT DEBORA JUAREZ STATION,
IT'S AGAINST THE POLICY NAMING
STATIONS AND IT'S NOT CAN
HAPPEN, THERE ARE FOUR GOOD
OPTIONS. I BELIEVE I SENT IT TO
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I KNOW
I SENT IT TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
AS THE TWO CITYWIDE'S IN THE
DISTRICT ELECTED. THAT WILL BE
OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 23. AS WELL
AT SOUND TRANSIT, WE ARE GOING
TO BE VOTING ON TRANSIT ORIENTED
-- ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
U-DISTRICT AND FEDERAL WAY. THE
ONE HAPPENING IN THE U-DISTRICT
WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH, WE HAD TO
HAVE A STREET VACATION THAT CAME
TO YOUR COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. AS WELL WE WILL BE AT
SOUND TRANSIT UPDATING THE
PROPERTY TAX LEVY RESOLUTION TO
BE IN LINE WITH THE COUNTY
ASSESSORS OFFICE PROCEDURES. WE
ARE NOT CHANGING ANY LEVY RATES.
NO ONE IS GETTING TAXED ANYMORE,
NO ONE IS GETTING TAXED ANY
LESS. NO CHANGES THERE, JUST
APPARENTLY RESOLUTION WAS NOT
ORDERED CORRECTLY , ALL THAT TO
SAY, THAT IS WHAT IS COMING. IF
YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT PLEASE KNOW
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE
LEVY. IN DISTRICT 6 I HAD OFFICE
HOURS FROM 10:30 AM TO 5 PM
YESTERDAY. WE ARE HOSTING OFFICE
HOURS THIS WEEK TO GET THROUGH
THE BACKLOG BECAUSE I PUT THEM
ON POSITING THE BUDGET. I HOPE
TO BE CAUGHT UP THIS WEEK. AND
THAT IS IT. THAT IS MY REPORT.
QUESTIONS? WITH THAT I WILL PASS
IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> SORRY.
>> YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO GO
BEFORE ME. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> ALL GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> I MEANT TO SAY POINT OF
ORDER. BUT YOU HAD ALREADY
STARTED.
>> YOU JUST WANT TO INTERRUPT ME
SAYING WE WERE HAVING A MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY.
>> SO I AM UP. HAPPY TO KICK
THINGS OFF FROM THE ONE AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
PERSPECTIVES. GOOD AFTERNOON.
EXCITING UPDATES ON THE
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MEETING
TOMORROW MORNING, NO, WE ARE NOT
CANCELING IT. WE ARE HAVING IT.
I'M EXCITED FOR THAT. ON THE
AGENDA WILL BE A NUMBER OF
THINGS. WELCOME IN ADVANCE TO
THAT COMMITTEE. ON THAT AGENDA
WILL BE A NUMBER OF THINGS.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING A
REFRESHER ON THE EXCITING
PERMITTING REQUESTS AND
RIGHTS-OF-WAY THAT HAPPEN AND
REGULARLY GO THROUGH OUR
COMMITTEE. I THINK IT WILL BE
GOOD -- WILL EVERYONE, MYSELF
INCLUDED BY THE WAY, AND THEN
ESPECIALLY OUR NEWEST COLLEAGUE,
WELCOME AGAIN. WE WILL ALSO BE
HEARING , WITHOUT VOTING, WE
WILL HEAR A NUMBER OF PERMITTING
REQUESTS. SOY MIXTURE OF BOTH
NEW REQUESTS AND SOME RENEWALS
AS WELL. AND AFTER THAT, MORE
AND MORE EXCITING STUFF IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. FINAL
AGENDA TOPIC WILL BE WINTER
STORM PREPAREDNESS. WE WILL BE
GETTING A BRIEFING FROM SDOT ON
GENERALLY HOW OUR CITY SHOWS UP
AND RESPONDS AND PREPARES BEFORE
THE WINTER WEATHER EVENT EVEN
HAPPENS. HOW WE PREPARE FOR IT.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR
THAT. AND SO THAT IS OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THAT
AGAIN IS OUR FINAL ONE OF THE
CALENDAR YEAR. WITH RESPECT TO A
REGIONAL COMMITTEE, WE JOINED
OUR FINAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
ON THURSDAY. AMONG OTHER THINGS
WE GOT TO HEAR A YEAR AND KIND
OF RECAP SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE
THINGS WE WORKED ON COLLECTIVELY
AS A BOARD AND WERE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. I
THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A COUPLE OF
THOSE LEARNINGS. FIRST OFF, THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL AS
A REGION WE WERE ABLE TO DELIVER
77 PROJECTS IN 2024 TOTALING
$123 MILLION . FHWA FUNDS . AS
WE KNOW, THAT IS DISSEMINATED
ACROSS THE BROADER REGION. IN
TERMS OF THE SEATTLE SPECIFIC
INVESTMENTS, A COUPLE THINGS I
LIKE TO SHARE, THAT INCLUDED THE
RAPID RIDE LITURGY LINE
RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY. THE
LITURGY LINE THERE WAS A
GROUNDBREAKING AND THAT IN MY
OWN DISTRICT THERE WAS A
GEORGETOWN TO SOUTH PARK SAFETY
PROJECT GROUNDBREAKING THE
HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO. A LOT
OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENED ON
THAT COMMITTEE . AND SOME OF THE
SUBORDINATE COMMITTEES. BUT IT
WAS GOOD, AMONGST OTHER THINGS,
TO KIND OF REFLECT UPON -- WE GO
TO THESE REGULAR EXTERNAL
REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND WE DO A
LOT OF IMPACTFUL THINGS. BUT
SOMETIMES I FIND IMPORTANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO PAUSE AND
REFLECT AND CELEBRATE SOME OF
THE WORK AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
SO, THAT WAS THE ESSENCE OF MY
BRIEFING UPDATES. THE COMMUNITY,
WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THE BEFORE
THE BADGE LAST WEEK, FOR NEWEST
RECRUITS IN SPD. AND I HAD A
CHANCE TO MEET WITH THEM, HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT A
NUMBER OF THINGS. BUT REINFORCE
OUR CITY'S VALUES AND THANK
THEM FOR ANSWERING OUR CITY'S
CALL TO SERVE IN THAT WAY. GREAT
CONVERSATION. I GOT A LITTLE
FOAM OH FROM A FEW OF YOU, YOU
HEARD SUCH EXCITING ENGAGEMENTS
WITH OUR BEFORE THE BADGE
RECRUITS AND I GOT A CHANCE TO
DO THAT PERSONALLY. WHICH WAS
AWESOME. ALSO I GOT A CHANCE TO
DO THE WALK THE SQUARE TOUR WITH
SOME OF MY CONSTITUENTS. IT'S A
REGULAR THING THEY HAVE WITH THE
COMMUNITIES. I GOT A CHANCE TO
JOIN THE RESIDENTS, NUMBERS OF
THE RESIDENT COUNCIL, SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, JOINED
WITH VARIOUS CITY PARTNERS.
NONPROFIT PARTNERS, TO WALK THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. IDENTIFY
HYPER-LOCAL COMMUNITY
NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC NEEDS. AND
SO, THAT WAS A REALLY AWESOME
EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH SOME OF MY
CONSTITUENTS IN PIONEER SQUARE.
FINALLY, ON SATURDAY I ATTENDED
THE DELRIDGE WINTER MARKET WHICH
WAS AMAZING AT THE CULTURAL
CENTER IN NORTH DELRIDGE. IT WAS
SORT OF AN OFFSHOOT, A WINTER
MARKET SPECIFIC EVENT THAT THE
ORGANIZERS OF THE DELRIDGE
FARMERS MARKET PUT ON, WHICH THE
DELRIDGE FARMERS MARKET
GENERALLY RUNS SPRING AND
SUMMER. SO THIS IS A VERY
SPECIFIC EVENT. IT WAS AMAZING,
VENDORS AND SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS OF ALL KINDS, I TOOK MY
TWO YOUNGEST BOYS AND A
PARTICULARLY ENJOYED ALL THE
WONDERFUL COOKIES AND TREATS.
ALSO PURCHASED SOME FRESH
PRODUCE AND S.O.A.P. . HANDMADE
S.O.A.P. AMONGST OTHER THINGS.
REALLY EXCITING TIMES. HONORED
TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT EVENT,
INAUGURAL EVENT, WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT I REPRESENT. THAT
IS ALL FOR MY PERSPECTIVE. NOW
ARE WE GOING BACK IN THE ORDER?
I WELCOME QUESTION OR COMMENTS.
IF NOT, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GLAD YOU GOT
THE HANDMADE S.O.A.P.. KEEP YOUR
HANDS CLEAN. AND EVERYTHING
ELSE. PARKS UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22. I THINK I
SAID THE EIGHTH LAST TIME. WE
WILL CANCEL THAT MEETING. AS WE
ARE PREPARING INFORMATION AND
AGENDA. IT WILL BE JANUARY 22.
UPCOMING LEGISLATION, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY STATED
SOME OF THOSE, THE GARDEN
RENEWAL, VERIZON WIRELESS LEASE
AGREEMENT AND LAND ACQUISITION
AT BEACON HILL SOUTH AND, -- END
. -- THOSE WILL BE COMING FROM
COUNCIL TOMORROW. THE 17th. NO.
YES. THE 17th. SORRY, I DATES
ARE BAD. AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
ANNOUNCED, WE WILL BE HEADING ON
THE SELECT COMMITTEE FOR THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN. I WANT TO
TAKE THIS TIME TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR ALL
HER WORK AND STAFFS WORK. I KNOW
IT'S GOING TO BE A HEAVY LIFT .
SHE HAS BEEN GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO
OFFER NOTES AND INFORMATION, SO
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I
WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU ALL
VERY COLLABORATIVELY AND EVERY
SINGLE DAY FOR THIS PROCESS, WE
ARE RECEIVING A BRIEFING IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE THIS WEEK. JUST
TO KIND OF START TO GET THE
TIMELINE INFORMATION. DOING A
DEEP DIVE. REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S SUPPORT, IF YOU WANT
TO GIVE ME SOME SUPPORT, I AM
WILLING TO TAKE IT. LOOKING FOR
TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL ON THIS
PROCESS. OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE HEARD
HOW IMPORTANT HOUSING IS IN OUR
COMMUNITY, HOW AFFORDABILITY
WORKING CLASS PEOPLE, JUST
EVERYDAY FROM RENTERS, NONSTOP,
HOW IMPORTANT HOUSING IS. SO WE
NEED TO DO MORE. LOOKING FORWARD
TO BUILDING THAT VISION WITH YOU
ALL AND ALSO LISTENING TO YOU
ALL HEARING WHAT CONSTITUENTS
ARE SAYING. THANK YOU. NEXT,
THIS IS KIND OF A FUN UPDATE.
ANGEL, THE DOG WE HELPED SAVE A
MONTH AGO, I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF HER FOSTER MOM'S THAT HAVE
BEEN HELPING HER. THANK YOU.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, IT WAS A
LOT BUT IT IS BEEN AN HONOR TO
BE PART OF THIS DOG'S HEALING.
I KNOW THAT SOUNDS WEIRD.
SEATTLE THE DOG CITY. I CAN'T
BEGIN TO TELL YOU THE AMOUNT OF
EMAILS WE HAVE RECEIVED, MORE
THAN ANY ABOUT A DOG. SHE'S
GOING TO BE TO HER LONG-TERM
HOME, WE FOUND A LONG-TERM HOME
FOR HER. AM REALLY VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS. I WANT TO TAKE THIS
TIME TO THANK MY MOTHER. SHE HAS
BEEN PHENOMENAL IN HELPING WITH
THIS. ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO
THROW THAT OUT THERE. ALSO, LAST
WEEK I HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO ATTEND URBAN LEAGUES
COMMUNITY MEETING ABOUT
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PLAN.
THIS MONEY CAME OUT ABOUT A YEAR
AGO. IT WAS WORKED ON WITH A LOT
OF THE CANNABIS GROWERS AND
RETAIL STORES FOR $200 MILLION
FOR COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT FUND
THAT WE GOT FROM CANNABIS
DOLLARS. AND WENT DIRECTLY TO
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND IT
WAS SPUN DOWN AND DIRECTLY
INFUSED INTO COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON. SEATTLE GOT A LOT OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLIED FROM
YOUTH GRAMPS, HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, DEBT RELIEF,
BUSINESS SUPPORT, AND HEALING
GRANTS. THE GRANT BUCKETS WERE
VERY INTENTIONAL AND A LOT OF
THAT MONEY HAS BEEN RELEASED TO
THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO
START SEEING THE IMPACTS OF IT.
THAT WAS A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT
MORE THE FUNDING THAT IS GOING
TO BE RELEASED. COULDN'T BE
MORE HAPPY ABOUT JUST THE WORK
THAT PEOPLE DID AT THE STATE,
NOT ONLY CITY OR COUNTY LEVEL,
STATE-LEVEL. THAT WAS HUGE. LAST
BUT NOT LEAST, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO
EVERYONE. I THINK ONE OF THE
THINGS I AM REALLY COGNIZANT
ABOUT, NOT TO PUT IT DOWN OR NO,
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S THE SADDEST
TIME OF THE YEAR FOR SOME
PEOPLE, UNFORTUNATELY. THE
HIGHEST SUICIDE RATE IS BETWEEN
THANKSGIVING AND MLK. I JUST
WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE,
I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT
HOLIDAY SEASON WITH FAMILY AND
PLEASE KNOW THE PEOPLE ARE HERE.
EVERYONE PROTECTOR MENTAL HEALTH
, WE WILL BE SENDING OUT A
NEWSLETTER OF ALL OF THE
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
PEOPLE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
TO BE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
AND CONNECTIVITY. I THINK IT'S
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. HAPPY
HOLIDAYS. I WANT TO LEAVE IT AT
THAT. I WILL PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. IF THERE
ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL TAKE THEM.
MY APOLOGIES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I ONLY GOT THE
MEMO A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE
WALKING IN , SO LOOKING AT MY
OFFICIAL NOTES, SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
WRITTEN ON MY NOTES.
>> IT DOES SAY THAT. HAD TO
CONFIRM.
>> EXCITING TO STEP UP INTO THE
POSITION , THE CONFERENCE OF
PLAN COMMITTEE. IS YOUR VICE
CHAIR I'M SITTING HERE TO
SUPPORT YOU. WE THOUGHT THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN WAS GOING TO
COME TO THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE,
WHEN I WAS THE CHAIR. IT HASN'T.
WE'VE GOT A VERY TIGHT
TIMELINE, COLLEAGUES,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS SHARING
AND KNOWING FACE, IF ONE THING
GOES SIDEWAYS -- I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT AND GET THE JOB DONE.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO,
YOUR HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
SUPPORT, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I
APPRECIATE IT.
>> WEEKLY, I TOO, READY FOR THIS
LEARNED ABOUT THIS. BUT I JUST
WANT TO FIRST OFF CONGRATULATE
YOU FOR STEPPING INTO THIS
EXCITING ROLE, HUGE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE CITY, FOR CONSTITUENTS
ACROSS THE CITY. AND I THINK FOR
YOU AS WELL. I COULDN'T BE --
CONGRATULATIONS. AND ALSO THANK
YOU. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR STEPPING UP
AND AGREEING TO SERVE IN THIS
WAY. AND TAKING ON SOMETHING I
DON'T EVEN THINK YOU SIT ON THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, BUT YOU
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
AFFORDABILITY THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY, THE
GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE
TO DO MORE AND THOUGHTFULLY
GROWING PLAN. I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED
SUPPORT, POTENTIAL SUPPORT, YOU
CAN COUNT ON MY SUPPORT IS YOUR
COLLEAGUE IN THIS EFFORT. AND ,
I DON'T HAVE THE VICE CHAIR
EXPERTISE, I DON'T EVEN SIT ON
THE COMMITTEE, BUT YOU CAN COUNT
ON MY SUPPORT IN ANY WAY THAT
CAN BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU AGAIN.
WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. AND
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR AGREEING TO
SERVE.
>> IF THERE ARE NO MORE
QUESTIONS I WILL PASS IT OFF.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, I TOO WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT
AND STEPPING UP RELATED TO THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN. THAT IN
COMBINATION WITH YOUR GREAT WORK
IN TERMS OF FINDING A FOREVER
HOME FOR THAT DOG IS TRULY
WORTHY OF SOME JAZZ HANDS .
CONGRATULATIONS. QUITE SERIOUSLY
JAZZ HANDS. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK, I TOO LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, HAVE EXTRA NOTES, I
WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA FOR PARTICIPANT IN THE
BEFORE THE BADGE PROGRAM. THAT
IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN
PARTICIPATING IN FOR YEARS BOTH
AS A QUEEN ANNE PERSON AND AS A
COUNCILMEMBER. I THINK IT IS A
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE ABOUT TO
START THE ACADEMY AND TO ENGAGE
AND TALK ABOUT IT. IT IS ALWAYS
SOMETHING, SEATTLEITES NEW WITH
THE PROGRAM DOES AND THESE
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SERVE, AND
HOW THEY REPRESENT DIVERSITY,
EVERY TIME I HAVE BEEN -- THEY
WOULD BE PROUD OF THE PROGRAM IN
THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING IN
TERMS OF REBUILDING AND BRINGING
PEOPLE INTO SERVICE AT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. IF ANYONE
ELSE WOULD LIKE TO DO IT, WE CAN
WORK THAT. SINCE I MENTIONED
THAT I ALSO WANTED TO THANK
THOSE WHO BEEN VISITING THE
PRECINCTS. THAT IS EQUALLY
IMPORTANT, I WANT TO THANK ,
GOING TO EAST PRECINCT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
GOING TO THE SOUTH PRECINCT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. IN THE
WEST PRECINCT WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. AN OPEN INVITATION TO HER
NEW COUNCILMEMBER AFTER THE
START OF THE NEW YEAR, AT SOME
POINT I'LL GO AGAIN TO ALL FIVE
PRECINCTS AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO
JOIN ME WHEN I DO THAT. ALONG
WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT ORNELAS
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN. SHIFTING OUT
TO REGULAR NOTES, PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL
BE 14th OF JANUARY. LEFT LETHAL
WEAPONS. I WILL HAVE AN
AMENDMENT PACKAGE THAT I WILL
COME AROUND TO EACH OF YOU,
FIRST COMMITTEE AND OTHERS AS
WELL ON FULL COUNCIL REGARDING
WHAT I AM LOOKING TO DO. WITH
THE AMENDMENT AND PIECES OF THE
LESS LETHAL WEAPONS LEGISLATION.
I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH AN EMAIL
PROBABLY TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE ENGAGEMENT YOU HAVE DONE
ON THIS ALREADY. AGAIN, BY 20
DECEMBER, IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT
HAS OCCURRED. IN THE FINAL BY 9
JANUARY. IN TERMS OF THE
COMMITTEE, LOOKING FORWARD,
20/25 IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON
ORDINANCES STARTING WITH LESS
LETHAL WEAPONS. ALSO THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A STRONG
FUNCTIONING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM. ONE THING TO BACK -- THE
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE AND
ENSURING THAT IS COMP LAMENTING
AND WORKING TOWARDS OUR GOALS OF
CREATING SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT WILL BE A FOCUS IN 2025. I
WANTED TO SAY IN TERMS OF 2024,
THANK YOU TO FIRST OF ALL THE
SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND ALSO THE
BROADER COUNCIL. CENTRAL STAFF,
WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND MY
OWN TEAM. OVERALL , FOR THE
COUNCIL WE PAST 11 PUBLIC SAFETY
BILLS. EIGHT WITHIN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. RANGING ACROSS
THE BOARD, STARTING WITH VACANT
BUILDINGS ABATEMENT, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, FOR
SPONSORING THAT. ALSO TWO IN
PRESIDENTS COMMITTEE, FOCUSING
MORE ON SPD. AND OF COURSE THE
LABOR SIDE THE AGREEMENT. SO
VERY IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE
FORWARD INTO 2025. SPEAKING OF
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY,
WORKING WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT ,
I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE THIS HAS
BEEN IN THE NEWS, IT GOT SOME
ATTENTION LAST WEEK REGARDING
AFTER OUR ESTABLISHMENTS, WHEN
IT COMES AROUND I COULD SPEAK TO
THIS LEGISLATION AS WELL IN
TERMS OF TIMELINES AND WHAT WE
ARE LOOKING TO DO. OKAY.
SHIFTING FROM PUBLIC SAFETY, I
WANTED TO NOTE, LAST WEEK I DID
MEET WITH THE OPCD D7 CONFERENCE
OF PLAN MEETING. I WANT TO THANK
THE ENTIRE TEAM AT OPCD THE PUT
THAT TOGETHER. FOR ALL OF THOSE
THAT CAME OUT AND ENGAGED,
BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF
PEOPLE THERE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT
POINTS AND PERSPECTIVES, WHICH
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR
JOINING IN. WEDNESDAY, A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE
COMMUNITY AS IT RELATES TO
PUBLIC SAFETY. BUT ALSO THE WEST
PRECINCT WHICH WAS REPRESENTED
BY BROWN. THURSDAY, PSRC ,
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD , IN
TERMS OF ALL THE GREAT STUFF
THEY DO. ONE OF THE THINGS I
HAVE TO SAY, THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL IS VERY
WELL-RUN AND THEY DO A LOT OF
WORK , IT IS GREAT TO BE PART OF
BOTH THE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
BUT ALSO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS AS
A RELATES TO REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLUS AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA NOTED, HERE
IN SEATTLE. AND ON FRIDAY, I
WANT TO ENCOURAGE -- I DID A
MARKET TO MOW HIGH WALK MEETING
WITH GROUPS PARTICIPATING IN
THIS. IT'S SOMETHING TO BEHOLD
IN TERMS OF COMING OUT OF THE
MARKET AND GOING RIGHT ON BELL ,
ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND MAKING OUR
WAY . THERE ARE SO MANY PARKS.
THERE ARE FIVE PARKS ALONG THE
WAY, A LOT OF POINTS OF
INTEREST. IT IS REALLY SOMETHING
TO HIGHLIGHT. I THINK OFTEN
TIMES WE KIND OF HAVE A VERTICAL
SENSE OF SEATTLE BECAUSE OF THE
NUMBERED STREETS AND NORTH /WEST
ASPECTS OF THE CITY. BUT WE NEED
TO WORK ON THE EAST AND WEST
PEACE. IT'S NOT REALLY EAST
WEST, THE MARKET HIGHLIGHTS MORE
THAN OTHERWISE. I THINK THESE
CROSS CITY EAST WEST ARE
IMPORTANT TO AUGMENT ARE OFTEN
MORE SOUTH APPROACH TO THE CITY.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK , WE HAVE
A NEW PIKE PLACE MARKET
DIRECTOR, I MET WITH HER THE DAY
BEFORE , AND THEN MET HER AT THE
MARKET AND THEN WENT ON THE
WALK. , TO THANK HER PLUS THE
ENTIRE TEAM. SEPARATELY ON
FRIDAY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
COUNCIL, A VERY IMPORTANT
MEETING. IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. TO
BREAK THE CYCLES WE SEE AS A
RELATES TO DV. WANT TO THANK THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR
THEIR WORK , SIMILAR TO WHAT WE
HAD WITH THE PSRC STAFF TEAM AS
WELL. IN CONCLUSION, I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THE QUEEN ANNE
MAGNOLIA NEWS , WE HAD A GRAND
TREE LIGHTING SO I HAVE A COPY
FOR OUR AT-LARGE HERE IN THE
COUNCIL, AND ALSO MIGDALIA
BROTHER IN D6. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT
OUT TO THE QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY
ARE PRESENTED BY THE CHAMBER AND
A FANTASTIC YOUNG MAN WHO IS THE
YOUTH AMBASSADOR, SINCE HE IS A
MINOR I WON'T SAY HIS NAME, BUT
HE WAS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES
I WANT TO THANK HIM ALONG WITH
THE PRETTY MAYOR WONG WHO SHOWS
UP NEXT TO ME IN THIS PHOTO YOU
SEE ON THE COVER. WITH THAT I
WANTED TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S WISH TO HAVE A
HAPPY HOLIDAYS. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT , IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU ARE MUCH. I FOUND
OUT MY MISSING CAT HAVE
RETURNED. I WAS FINISHING MY
TEXT. SO THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT BUT HE DOES HAVE A
COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
THE DOMESTIC WORKER STANDARDS
BOARD, AS HAS BEEN STATED, WE
SUSPENDED THE RULES SO THOSE
APPOINTMENT CAN GO ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW INSTEAD OF WAITING A
WEEK. BECAUSE GENERALLY ANY
LEGISLATION PASSED AFTER 1:00
FROM THURSDAY ON HAS TO WAIT FOR
A WE CAN HAVE TO GET ONTO THE
ACTUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
JUST BY WAY OF EXPLANATION, MAKE
SURE THERE IS NO OPPOSITION TO
THAT. IN ANY CASE, THE NEXT
MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
ELEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
BE THURSDAY, JANUARY 9. I KNOW
IT IS SO LONG FOR YOU TO WAIT.
HOLD YOUR HORSES. ANYWAY, US
LAST WEEK SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT CAME UP, I ATTENDED THE
VISIT SEATTLE ANNUAL BRUNCH.
THERE WAS A PANEL DISCUSSION LED
BY TAMMY WHO IS THE HEAD OF
VISIT SEATTLE AND THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE INCLUDED, APRIL WHO IS
THE BOSS OF ALL THE PLANNING FOR
THE WORLD CUP, AND STAFF
INTERNAL TO VISIT SEATTLE AND A
COUPLE OTHER FOLKS WHY AM
BLINKING ON RIGHT NOW. THE POINT
IS, A PRESENTATION ON THE
PROJECTED ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF
THE WORLD CUP, AND THE CLUB
GAMES IN 2025 WAS REALLY
INSPIRING. I BELIEVE THAT IS ON
THE WEBSITE. I JUST HAVE TO SAY
I PUSH WILL BE TO ENSURE OUR
LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND
ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, THAT ARE
LOCAL , THAT THEY REALLY DO
BENEFIT FROM THE HUGE AMAZING
CROWDS TO COME TO SEATTLE. AND
THERE IS A SORT OF A WORKGROUP,
THERE IS A KIT OF RESOURCES THAT
SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE ABLE TO
ACCESS TO ENSURE THEY ARE
PLANNING WELL FOR THE INFLUX OF
PEOPLE. THAT IS IN ADDITION TO
ALL THE WORK THE CITY IS DOING,
TRANSPORTATION WISE, ET CETERA.
IT WAS AN INTERESTING VISIT,
VISIT THEIR WEBSITE FOR THAT
INFORMATION. AS MANY OF YOU DID
I ATTENDED THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS
RECEPTION . IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT
TIME TO MEET ELECTED AND ALSO
PEOPLE YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT TO
SEE THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
TO THE CHAMBER FOR HOSTING THAT
EVERY YEAR. LOTS OF INTERESTING
CONVERSATION. SOME OF THEM ABOUT
UPCOMING THINGS NEXT YEAR. NOT
JUST AT THE CITY LEVEL BUT THE
STATE LEVEL. IF YOU CAN GO NEXT
YEAR, I RECOMMENDED. COMING UP
THIS WEEK, TOMORROW I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE CITY'S MONTHLY
SUPPORTED PLYMOUTH DIVISION
MEETING WHICH IS UNDER THE
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. I HADN'T HEARD OF
THIS. HERE'S WHAT IT IS. IT IS
A CITY PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS
PEOPLE WITH THE MENTAL
DISABILITIES TO CUSTOMIZE CITY
JOB OPPORTUNITIES. AND THE
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
HELPS DEPARTMENTS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN
THE WORKPLACE AND ALSO AT THE
SAME TIME HELP DEPARTMENTS
CREATE JOBS THAT NOT ONLY
BENEFIT THE FOLKS GETTING THE
JOBS, OF COURSE, BUT ALSO THE
DEPARTMENT. AND EATS -- EACH JOB
IS CUSTOMIZED FOR THE EMPLOYEE
AND WORK UNIT BY BUNDLING
ENTRY-LEVEL TASKS THAT MATCH THE
SKILLS OF IMPLANT CANDIDATES. I
WILL BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THAT. THE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO -- HUMAN
AND ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS. I'M
EXCITED TO LEARN MORE. ON
THURSDAY I WILL BE JOINING THE
GOVERNING COMMITTEE MEETING AND
THAT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
HOW SOME OF THE CHANGES OF THE
RECENTLY ADOPTED ILA WILL BE AT
, AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE
NEW MODEL FOR THE GOVERNING
BOARD THAT WILL BE IN PLACE. SO,
THAT WILL BE ON THURSDAY. A
COUPLE OTHER MEETINGS TO NOTE, I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO RECOGNIZE
THAT I'M GETTING A LOT OF COMP
PLAN BRIEFINGS AS WELL. I HAD
ONE FROM THE EXECUTIVE STAFF
LAST THEM, GOING TO BE MEETING
WITH CENTRAL STAFF, THOSE ARE
AVAILABLE TO ANYONE INTERESTED.
DEFINITELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY
INFORMATION ONE CAN GATHER
BEFORE THE ACTUAL MEETINGS AND
BRIEFINGS START. I BELIEVE THOSE
ARE LED BY CENTRAL STAFF, BUT
THERE ARE ALSO PARTNERS
INTERESTED IN BRIEFING A SUCH AS
THE DSA, ET CETERA. AND FINALLY
I WILL HAVE MY REGULAR MEETINGS
WITH THE CHIEF AND SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY DAVIDSON TO FIND OUT
WHAT IS COMING, IN ADDITION TO
OTHER MEETINGS THAT ARE REGULAR
STUFF IN MY CALENDAR. AND I DID
ASK MY STAFF TO BRING DOWN THE
COMMITTEE REPORT, BECAUSE WHEN
YOU MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THAT THE DIP IN SALES
TAX, YOU ARE RIGHT, THERE WAS A
DIP. IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE DIP
IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, AND
THAT IS, AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS
WHAT CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH OUR
REVENUE STREAMS. THAT WAS A DIP.
AND A DEFERRAL OF THAT TAX WOULD
NOT BE TO COMPENSATE FOR THAT
DIP, BUT IT'S PROBABLY MINOR,
AND THE POINT IS TO ME WHAT
MATTERS IS WE BUILD HOUSING AND
THE WE ADDRESS THE EMPTY
BUILDINGS IN OUR CITY. AGAIN,
FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THAT AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THAT. SO, TO BE CONTINUED
ON THAT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE GOT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS DIMENSION BEFORE WE
ADJOURN?
>> JUST BUILDING OFF OF IT,
THANKS FOR BRINGING UP THE
SUPPORTED PLYMOUTH PROGRAM. I
KNOW WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN WHO
WORKS ON THE SECOND AND THIRD
FLOOR TO THE SUPPORTED EMPLOYEE
PROGRAM. GREAT GUY, REALLY GOOD
AT HIS JOB AND HE'S BEEN
WORKING HERE LONGER THAN I HAVE.
I THINK HE HAS BEEN SEVEN TO 10
YEARS. HE IS REALLY GREAT TO
WORK WITH. AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE
DIVERSITY.
>> GLAD TO KNOW WE ARE
PARTICIPATING.
>> OKAY, IF THERE IS NO OTHER
COMMENT OR QUESTION FROM COUNCIL
MEMBERS , I WILL ADJOURN THIS
MEETING. IT IS TO 151. THANK
YOU, EVERYONE.