>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THE OCTOBER
29th SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL COME BACK TO
ORDER, IT IS 2:00, I'M DAN
STRAUSS , WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL AND FOR THE
COUNCILMEMBERS NOT YET IN
ATTENDANCE, THEY ARE EXCUSED.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ? SIX
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, WE ARE GOING TO
JUMP RIGHT BACK IN UNTIL WE ARE
DONE WITH THIS, WHICH THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES FOR KEEPING US ON
RELATIVELY GOOD TRACK, WE ARE
ON ITEM 40 AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE IS NOW PRESENT, WE ARE ON
ITEM 40, SO WITH THAT COME OVER
TO YOU DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU, CONTINUING WITH
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
$160,000 PER YEAR IN 25 AND 26
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL COSTS TO
UPLIFT NORTHWEST WHICH PROVIDES
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES
IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IS THE SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS . ON
THIS ONE, IT IS RECOGNIZING THE
GREAT WORK THAT UPLIFT
NORTHWEST DOES, THAT RECOGNIZES
THE IDEA OF DIGNITY OF WORK AND
THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO IN
THIS AREA AND IN TERMS OF WHAT
WE ARE SEEING ON OUR STREETS,
IT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS
MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND WITH
THAT, IT IS IN THE PACKET, SO I
WANT TO ASK FOR SUPPORT BUT
THAT IS THE BASIC BACKGROUND,
THANK YOU.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU, THIS
IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE ITEMS
THAT YOU WILL SEE COLLEAGUES
LISTED AS ONGOING FUNDING THAT
I CAN TELL YOU FROM A
PROGRAMMATIC STANDPOINT, THIS
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN
FUND FOREVER. THIS IS A NEED
THAT THEY HAVE THIS YEAR AND
NEXT YEAR, BUT JUST FLAGGED FOR
THE RECORD, THAT WE HAVE DONE
TWO THINGS HERE, INTERNALLY
WE'VE HAD THE DISCUSSION THAT
WE CAN GIVE THEM BRIDGE FUNDING
TO GET TO A MORE STABLE PLACE,
AND ALSO I HAVE TO ASK ANALYST
TO INCLUDE THIS ON THE ONGOING
FUNDING CATEGORY SO WE CAN BE
REALLY WIDE-EYED ABOUT THE
STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT WE HAVE
IN THE FUTURE. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS ?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION, FOR THE RECORD,
BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE READING
THIS BECAUSE THE INTENT WAS
ALWAYS LIKE YOU SAID, SO WHEN
PEOPLE READ THE ONGOING, I
THINK THAT CREATES DIFFERENT
EXPECTATIONS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, AND WHERE IT
COMES IN THE GOOD BUDGETING
PRACTICE THAT WE ARE DOING
HERE, I WANT US TO BE WIDE-EYED
ABOUT THE FUTURE ISSUES THAT WE
WILL RUN INTO. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ITEM 41,
DIRECTOR?
>> RELATES TO GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS, REQUESTING THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND
OFFICE OF HOUSING WORK WITH,
AND THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, REPORT
TO THE COUNCIL ON HOW EACH OF
THEM ARE USING GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS FOR CITY FUNDING
HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICE
PROJECTS , STEPS THEY HAVE
TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT THOSE
AGREEMENTS AND GENERALLY BEST
PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IS A SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS
AGAIN, ONE OF THE THINGS AS WE
ARE WORKING THROUGH THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE SEEING ,
READING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY BUT
ALSO UNDERSTAND PUBLIC HEALTH,
THE HOMELESSNESS PIECE OF THIS,
IT IS HAVING A VERY STRONG
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE TO HAVE
A POSITIVE ENGAGED RELATIONSHIP
THAT UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES
THAT ARE BEING FACED BY THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS IN TERMS OF
DEALING WITH THOSE, AND AGAIN
STARTING WITH COMPASSION AND
EMPATHY AS I WAS SAYING OFTEN
IN THE COMMITTEE, THE WISDOM TO
UNDERSTAND IMPACTS ON
NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COMMUNITY
OVERALL, AND THIS DIALOGUE IS
VITAL TO THAT AND THE BASIS OF
THE SLIDES, IT IS MEANT TO BE A
POSITIVE AND ENGAGED
CONVERSATION, AND IT ALSO GIVES
VOICE TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO
OFTEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T
HAVE THAT VOICE. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT I'M PROMOTING
WITH IN DISTRICT 7 AND I KNOW
IN OTHER AREAS, LIKE IN THE
CID, I HAVE SEEN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER WOO AND I THINK
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL BECAUSE I BELIEVE
THAT CONVERSATION COULD AVOID
BIGGER CHALLENGES DOWN THE
ROAD.
>> WELL SAID, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING
THIS FORWARD, AND I WOULD LIKE
TO BE A COSPONSOR, I HEARD FROM
A CONSTITUENT IN BELLTOWN THAT
DID IDENTIFY THAT THIS IS AN
ISSUE, AND I THINK WE SHOULD
JUST PUT IT FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC'S SAKE, I BELIEVE THAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GOOD
NEIGHBOR POLICIES WITH PERMITS
FOR THE HOUSING OPERATORS AND
HSD BECAUSE WHAT ENDS UP
HAPPENING WITHIN SOME OF THESE
FACILITIES SPILLS OUT INTO THE
STREET AND THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THINK THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE THE OTHER
DAY DID ALLUDE TO THIS, SO WE
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU
LOOK AT THE AUDIT, THAT
OVERLAPS CRIME AND OVERDOSES,
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME
THING, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT SITUATIONS ARE WE ALLOWING
TO HAPPEN WHEN WE PUT A VERY
VULNERABLE PEOPLE WITH LARGELY
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ISSUES
TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE WITHOUT
ENSURING THAT THERE ARE
WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND ALSO
GUARDRAILS PUT ON WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THOSE SERVICES FALL SHORT.
AND THE IMPACTS TO THE
SURROUNDING AREAS. SO, THIS IS
GOING TO BE AN ONGOING
DISCUSSION, I KNOW THAT THIS
WAS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT
ISOLATED TO BELLTOWN, FOR MY
FIRST TWO YEARS IN OFFICE, I
WAS TRYING TO WORK WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND CLEMENT
PLACE ON 96, NEAR AURORA. SO,
THIS IS A POLICY CONCERN FOR ME
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE
TAKING A FIRST STEP TOWARD
REALLY ADDRESSING WHAT DOES IT
MEAN WHEN WE ARE SUPPORTING
THEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. YEAH, CAN
I BE SO BOLD TO SAY GREAT MINDS
THINK ALIKE? I WILL ACTUALLY BE
BRINGING SOMETHING SIMILAR, A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, MANY OF THESE CASE
SCENARIOS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS,
UNFORTUNATELY MANY TIMES THOSE
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS ARE
NOT COMPLIED WITH IN A WAY THAT
IS SATISFACTORY TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS. SO, I THINK
MAYBE YOU AND I CAN WORK ON
THIS BECAUSE WHAT I'M LOOKING
AT IS MAKING COMPLIANCE WITH
THE GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
AGREEMENT, AND IN ORDER TO,
REVISITING AND RENEWING
CONTRACTS, I WANT COMPLIANCE
WITH THE GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
AGREEMENTS, FEEDBACK FROM THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW WELL THAT
HAS BEEN GOING. AND WAYS TO
IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE PROVIDERS AND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, THOSE GOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENTS. SO
AGAIN, I WILL BE EXPANDING ON
WHAT I THINK YOU HAVE PLACED
HERE WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT
FIRST STEP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL
WORK, I FULLY SUPPORT THAT AND
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE MORE
HONESTY FROM THE HOUSING
PROVIDERS ON WHAT IS GOING ON
IN THOSE HOUSING UNITS BECAUSE
I KNOW WE ALL TALKED TO THE
PROVIDERS INDIVIDUALLY, BUT
THEY HAVE NOT HERE PUBLICLY TO
SAY AND WE CANNOT HELP FOLKS IF
THEY ARE NOT BEING HONEST IN
THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUES
THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING
BECAUSE IT IS HARD WITHOUT THAT
TRANSPARENCY. SO I WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THAT. ALSO, SOMEHOW AS A
PIECE OF WHAT YOU ARE WORKING
ON AND I'M HAPPY TO LEND MY
SUPPORT TO THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, THANK YOU.
>> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? BACK TO YOU FOR ITEM
42 POINT
>> ITEM 42, THIS WOULD ADD
$43,000 IN HSD TO FUND ADULT
LED YOUTH RECREATION
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND IN PARTICULAR THE
CENTRAL AREA. COACHES
ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
AS THE PREFERRED RECIPIENT FOR
THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
POINT
>> WE CURRENTLY ARE IN DIRECT
SERVICE WITH THE NONPROFIT AND
I BELIEVE WE SHOULD DIVERSIFY
THAT FUNDING ON OTHER WORTHY
AND EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND
THIS PROVISION DIRECTS A SMALL
AMOUNT TO COVER THE ANNUAL
BUDGET EXPENSES OF THE
PANTHERS. THIS IS A YOUTH
FOOTBALL TEAM, FOOTBALL AND
CHEERLEADING TEAM THAT SERVES
YOUTH IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT,
ABOUT, I BELIEVE THE TEAM WAS
STARTED IN 1995. A BELOVED
INSTITUTION AND ALSO VIOLENCE
PREVENTION IN ACTION, THE GAMES
AND PRACTICES OF THE YOUTH DRAW
THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER,
MULTI-GENERATIONS OF THE
COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER AND
THEY HAVE PRACTICES THAT
PROVIDE YOUTH WITH ACCESS TO
MENTORS AND THEY LEARN SO MANY
MORE SKILLS THAN JUST FOOTBALL
OF COURSE, SO I THINK THAT WE
NEED TO EXPAND WHAT WE ARE
REALLY CONSIDERING TO BE
VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION AND
INCLUDE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT, SO
THIS IS A BUDGET ITEM THAT I
THINK PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT FOR
ONE OF THOSE WERE THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT I REFERRED
TO AT THE BEGINNING.
>> WELL SAID, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, VICE CHAIR,
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH .
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR HER
WORK AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS, I
THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THEM FOR A LONG
TIME, SO I'M INCREDIBLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
>> ONE FINAL THING, THIS IS A
DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO
WHAT THEY REALLY NEED WHICH IS
A NEW FIELD, I'VE BEEN WORKING
AND TRYING TO CONVENE THE
COMMUNICATION OR AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THIS SEATTLE SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO TALK ABOUT WITH
JUDKINS PLAYFIELD AND THAT IS A
MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECT BUT
THIS IS A VERY SMALL STEP
TOWARD MAKING THE COMMUNITY
WHOLE WITH THE SUPPORT.
>> AND AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP
NONETHELESS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
ON THIS ISSUE. NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, DIRECTOR NUMBER 43
POINT
>> A SIGNIFICANT PROPOSED
AMENDMENT WITH $4 MILLION, AT
ONE TIME TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH
CARES CONSTELLATION CENTER, SO
THIS WOULD BE FOR PAYING FOR
TENANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
18,000 FOOT SERVICES HUB WHICH
IS GOING TO BE HOME TO
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES , THIS
PROJECT INCLUDES SOME ELEMENT
OF HOUSING, THIS IS NOT FOR
THAT PART, IT IS FOR THE OTHER
PART IF YOU WILL AND THEREFORE
THIS FUNDING IS GENERAL FUNDING
TO SUPPORT THAT OVERALL
PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. AND
ALSO NOTE THIS IS A 10 MILLION
OTHER -- $10 MILLION TOTAL
PROJECT, IT IS GOING TO BE
MATCHED BY OTHER ENTITIES AND
PUBLIC FUNDRAISERS, I DID HEAR
BROAD SUPPORT ACROSS THE
COUNCIL ABOUT THIS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO HAS BEEN
TALKING TO ME ABOUT THIS BEFORE
THE BUDGET DROPPED, AND AS WELL
AS COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THIS
IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO IS THE
PRIMARY SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THIS COUNCIL HAS
EXPRESSED ENTHUSIASM FOR YOUTH
AREA PROJECTS, WE HOPE THIS
EXPRESSION OF THE CITY'S
GRATITUDE FOR YOUTH CARE IS
PASSED AND INVESTMENT IN THE
FUTURE WILL INSPIRE EVEN MORE
GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES
AROUND PUGET SOUND TO FOLLOW
OUR INVESTMENT, I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE COLLABORATION OF
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OF OTHERS
SUCH AS SOUTH CENTER COLLEGE
AND KING COUNTY. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ?
>> I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT
THIS IS FOR THE YOUTH CENTER,
SO THIS IS FOR THE TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS FOR OFFICES,
COMPUTER LAB AND CAFE, AND THE
HOUSING PROJECT WHICH WILL
INCLUDE FOUR UNITS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THAT IS
THE PARTNERSHIP AS WAS
MENTIONED WITH COMMUNITY
HOUSING. SO THANK YOU FOR
INCLUDING IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY, TO EXPAND ON
THAT A LITTLE BIT, FOR MANY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE TRYING TO
RECEIVE SERVICES, THEY HAVE TO
GO TO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES,
THIS IS EXACERBATED FOR YOU, SO
THE IDEA OF THIS CONSTELLATION
CENTER IS TO PUT THE ABILITY TO
RECEIVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
SERVICES IN ONE PLACE AND
CONNECT IT TO WORKFORCE
HOUSING. WITH THAT, DIRECTOR,
WE WILL MOVE ON TO 44 POINT
>> YES, 44 AND 45 BOTH DEAL
WITH FOOD STORAGE AND
INCREASING CAPACITY FOR THAT, I
WILL START WITH 44, THIS WILL
ADD A ONE-TIME $750,000 TO THE
BUDGET TO PROVIDE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS FOR MEAL
PROVIDERS, SPECIFICALLY TO
INCREASE FOOD STORAGE CAPACITY,
AND ALSO TO STORE FOOD FOR A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH IS A SPONSOR, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. MEALS PROVIDED
PROGRAM , 42 PROGRAMS, THE CITY
OF SEATTLE TOUCHES EVERYONE'S
DISTRICT, THIS WOULD GO TO
SUPPORT THEIR CAPACITY ISSUES,
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PURCHASE
MORE FOOD IF THEY HAD MORE OF A
STORAGE SPACE, THE VAN SPACE,
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES FOR A
LOT OF THEIR GROUPS, AND I JUST
WANT TO SPECIFY, THIS IS IN
EVERYONE'S DISTRICT SO IT IS
THE ENTIRE CITY OF SEATTLE FROM
THE TEAM FEED ORGANIZATION FROM
OPERATION NIGHTWATCH TO SACK
LUNCHES TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT
THINGS THEY PROVIDE. THE SECOND
PIECE, THIS IS FOR THE RAINIER
VALLEY FOOD BANK AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
DISTRICT , THIS IS TO GO
TOWARDS THEIR CAPITAL PROJECT
AS THEY ARE CREATING A
BEAUTIFUL FOOD BANK RIGHT
ACROSS THE STREET, RIGHT NEXT
TO THE LIBRARY AND THEY ALSO
SERVE A LOT OF FAMILIES AT
RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL AND
SOUTH SHORE AND COMMUNITY
CENTER, SO THIS IS TO GO TO THE
CAPITAL PROJECT THAT THEY ARE
DOING, THEY ALSO HOUSED A TINY
VILLAGE BEHIND THEM AS WELL.
THAT LEHIGH RUNS, SO IT IS JUST
A GREAT PROJECT, THIS WILL BE A
CENTERPIECE OF THE COMMUNITY
AND A HUB FOR FOOD SECURITY AND
THE SOUTH END.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ?
>> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> WELL RECEIVED. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ?
>> I WANTED TO COMMEND
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ON
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVITY
IN DEALING WITH ALL OF THIS, SO
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED POINT
>> I JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD, IT
IS JUST AMAZING TO SEE THE
EVOLUTION OF THE BUILDUP.
>> NO FURTHER COMMENT ON THIS
ITEM, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM
46.
>> 45 IS RELATED, BUT I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS
GOOD AND CLARITY WAS PROVIDED,
I'M HAPPY TO MOVE ON. SO,
NUMBER 46, PROVIDING $250,000
IN 25 AND 26 FOR SEATTLE'S
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, I
BELIEVE THIS IS TO SUSTAIN WHAT
OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN A
CUT, SO MONEY EVENLY SPLIT
BETWEEN THE PROGRESS PROGRAM
THAT FOCUSES ON I.T., HEALTH
AND LICENSING PROGRAM AND
GENERAL WRAPAROUND SUPPORT
SERVICES FOR THE YOUTH WHO ARE
ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES , YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, THIS IS THE YOUTH
AND YOUNG ADULTS FOR SUCCESS
PORTFOLIO, IT FUNDS AGENCIES
THAT PROVIDE PRE-EMPLOYMENT
SKILL BUILDING AND MEMBERSHIP
AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, 60
UNDUPLICATED YOUTH WILL BE
SERVED DURING A TIME WHEN YOUTH
CONNECTING TO THEIR PEERS IS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER, BOTH
FOR THEIR SKILL BUILDING BUT
ALSO FOR THE MENTORSHIP THEY
RECEIVE AND THE MENTAL HEALTH
AND DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES WITH
THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU
ARE INCLUDING THIS IN THE
PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU, IT IS AN
IMPORTANT PROGRAM. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM, AND HE
HAS MY SUPPORT.
>> WONDERFUL, WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT ITEM, NUMBER 47.
>> AN ITEM I
ABOUT IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY THIS
MORNING, THE CLINIC OPERATED BY
AURORA COMMONS THAT PROVIDES
HEALTH SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLICATION
AS WELL AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHAIR,
YES, WE HEARD A LOT OF
TESTIMONY TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS, I WAS VERY PLEASED TO
BRING US TO MAKE THIS REQUEST,
AND IT WAS A VERY EASY REQUEST,
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHAIR
STRAUSS FOR YOUR WHOLEHEARTED
SUPPORT , THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT WILL BE FACING CUTS, AND
IS A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
SERVICE FOR ALL OF US WHO
UTILIZE IT, THEY ARE LOOKING TO
EXPAND THE PROGRAM AND KEEP IT
STRONG. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND THANK YOU FOR
CONTINUING COUNCILMEMBER'S D5
EFFORTS.
>> THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, $250,000 IN 25 AND
26, SUPPORT FOR THE DEAF AND
HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY, SO
OBVIOUSLY A VERY SPECIALIZED
NEED, AND THAT WOULD RESTORE
FUNDING FOR THAT PROGRAM FOR
BOTH 25 AND 26.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO IS THE
SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES COALITION
AND THE COALITION OF
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, THIS
BUDGET ESTABLISHES ONGOING
FUNDING FOR ABUSE TO WOMEN,
ADVOCACY SERVICES AND
ORGANIZATION BASED IN THE MAPLE
LEAF NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERING
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
SEXUAL ASSAULT , WHILE STRIVING
TO CHANGE THE BELIEFS AND
BEHAVIORS THAT FOSTER AND
PERPETUATE VIOLENCE, IT IS A
PRIORITY OF MINE TO ENSURE THAT
SURVIVORS HAVE CHOICES,
INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE THEY
NEED FOR THE APARTMENT AND
SURVIVAL, THANK YOU TO CHAIR
STRAUSS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR
THEIR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
I SHARED THESE ITEMS WHILE WE
WERE GONE OVER THE WEEKEND, I
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
JUST DOWN THE STREET AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.,
THIS IS A VERY SMART AMENDMENT,
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO ITEM 49.
>> ITEM 49 WOULD ADD $189,000
PER YEAR , THE IDEA IS TO MODEL
SUCCESS THE CITY HAS HAD IN
YOUTH FOCUSED COMMUNITY SAFETY
HUBS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
CITY BUT NOT CURRENTLY IN THE
NORTH END, SO THIS WOULD
PROVIDE A NEW FTE POSITION TO
BEGIN SCOPING AND PROVIDE
SERVICES AGAIN FOR YOUTH AT
RISK AND IN NEED OF SUPPORT,
WITH A FOCUS ON THE NORTH END
AND THE ISSUES THAT ARISE
THERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS THE
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR
COSPONSORING THIS, THIS IS NOT
A NEW PROGRAM, THIS IS A
PROGRAM THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS
IN THE CENTRAL, SOUTH AND WEST
SEATTLE AND WE DO NOT HAVE IT
ON THE NORTH END, WE HAVE DATA
FROM THE NORTH PRECINCT THAT
THERE IS MORE INCIDENTS OF
YOUTH VIOLENCE OUT OF THE NORTH
PRECINCT THAN ANY OTHER
PRECINCT IN THE CITY, SO
THEREFORE WE REALLY NEED TO DO
SOMETHING TO ADDRESS YOUTH
VIOLENCE ON THE NORTH END. AS I
STATED EARLIER, I KNEW THAT WE
WOULD HAVE THAT 6.5 MILLION
OVERAGE FROM SPD, AND GIVEN
THIS IS PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED,
I THOUGHT WE COULD UTILIZE SOME
OF THAT MONEY TO INCLUDE THIS
HUB ON THE NORTH END WHICH IS
VERY MUCH NEEDED FOR AT RISK
YOUTH ON THE NORTH END.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE .
>> WELL SAID, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH COUNSEL, FOR BRINGING THIS
UP, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE,
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE HUBS
AND WE BOTH KNOW, WELL ACTUALLY
ALL THREE OF US WHO REPRESENT
THE NORTH END, THAT THERE IS A
DESPERATE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
-- WE ARE THINKING THIS WOULD
BE BASED IN MAGNUSON PARK BUT
WE WILL BE DOING ON THE
OUTREACH AND CONNECTION FOR ALL
OF THE NORTH END OF SEATTLE, WE
HAVE SEEN A HUGE INCREASE IN
GUN VIOLENCE AND THIS IS ONE
STEP TOWARDS TRYING TO ADDRESS
THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR
INCLUDING US.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS, THANK YOU, I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE THIS AND A
COUPLE OF THE OTHERS ARE REALLY
PART OF THE GRANDER STRATEGY,
WE'VE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN
PUBLIC SAFETY, WE HAVE PAST 11
BILLS, ONE MORE TO COME, AND WE
HAVE DONE A LOT OF THINGS IN
THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. BUT IF
WE ARE JUST GOING THERE, WE
ALSO HAVE TO FILL IN THE GAPS
IN THESE HUMAN SERVICES AND
THAT ANGLE TO ENSURE LONG-TERM
SUCCESS. OTHERWISE, WE ARE
BASICALLY RUNNING STANDSTILL,
SO THIS COMBINATION IS WHAT WE
NEED, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, I APPRECIATE THIS
BECAUSE IN THE LONG TERM THIS
WILL HELP CREATE GREATER PUBLIC
SAFETY POSTURE FOR US ALL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA .
>> I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR THIS ITEM AND I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER'S
RIVERA AND MOORE FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP , WE DO HAVE SOME
VERY SPECIFIC PUBLIC SAFETY AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY CHALLENGES IN
THE SOUTH END, AND WEST
SEATTLE, THAT I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING AND
WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON
THOSE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN AT
THE SAME TIME THERE ARE NOT
PRONOUNCED PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES IN THE NORTH AS
WELL. SO, WE CAN BETTER ADDRESS
COLLECTIVELY AS ONE SEATTLE
WAY, IF YOU WILL, THE VARIOUS
DESPERATE NEEDS AND THE COMMON
THREADS THAT PULL US TOGETHER.
JUST APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP
AND SUPPORT AND AGAIN, I'M
BEING MINDFUL, BUT THERE HAS
BEEN A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT
OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE BROUGHT
FORWARD, AND IT HAS BEEN
DIFFICULT. BUT THANK YOU.
>> AND IF WE WERE PLAYING OUR
AD OUR NAME TO SPONSORSHIP,
THIS IS ONE THAT I ALMOST ADDED
MY NAME TO IN THE PACKAGE, BUT
I KNOW I'M STICKING TO THE
RULES HERE, FOLKS. I ALSO WANT
TO NOTE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
THAT I HEARD THAT MAGNUSON
WOULD BE THE FIRST LOCATION,
AND FOR THE RECORD I'M GOING
TO STATE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE
A CENTRALLY LOCATED POSITION.
BUT WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE
DETAILS LATER. WE ARE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO ITEM 50, JUST TIME
CHECK, WE HAVE 78 MORE ITEMS
AND IF WE TOOK EACH ITEM ONLY
AT ONE MINUTE, WE WOULD BE HERE
UNTIL 4:00 P.M. JUST FOR THE
RECORD, DIRECTOR.
>> THE CITY CURRENTLY CONTRACTS
TO PROVIDE SERVICES ALONG THIRD
AVENUE TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUES. THIS WOULD PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL $500,000 IN 25 AND
26 TO ENSURE THE CONTRACT IS
APPROPRIATELY AND ROBUSTLY
FUNDED, ALSO OPENS THE
POTENTIAL TO EXPAND THE
GEOGRAPHY OF THAT PROGRAM AND
ITS FOCUS AS THE ISSUES ON
THIRD AVENUE BEGIN TO EASE BUT
OTHER AREAS THEY HAVE NOT OR
MAYBE DISPLACED TWO OTHER
AREAS, AGAIN TO ENSURE ROBUST
FUNDING FOR THAT CONTRACT AND
THOSE SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU, I BELIEVE THERE
IS AN ERROR THAT COUNCILMEMBER
WOO IS A COSPONSOR, BUT
ALTERNATIVELY, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IS SPONSORING THE
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, I WOULD CONSIDER
COUNCILMEMBER WOO TO BE A
COSPONSOR IF THAT IS THE CASE ,
BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE WE ARE
ABIDING BY THE RULES, THIS
BUILDS ON WHAT I WAS JUST
SAYING. WE HAVE BEEN PASSING
THESE LAWS FROM A LEGISLATIVE
PERSPECTIVE AND MAKING THESE
GREAT EFFORTS. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH A SPEEDY -- SPD
AND THE LIKE, BUT WE NEED
PROVIDERS AND THERE HAS BEEN A
GREAT EFFORT WITH DOWNTOWN TO
INCLUDE THIRD AVENUE PROJECT,
BUT THERE IS SOME EBB AND FLOW,
SO THIS IS A RECOGNITION OF
THAT AND THE RECOGNITION THAT
OTHER AREAS LIKE IN THE CID
ALSO NEED THAT THIRD AVENUE
PROJECT ATTENTION AND THIS
GIVES SOME FLEXIBILITY AND
SUPPORT TO THAT BECAUSE AGAIN,
GAINING MORE POLICE OFFICERS ON
THE GROUND, WE NEED 110% BUT WE
NEED TO AUGMENT WITH PROGRAMS
LIKE THIS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO .
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR THIS,
I KNOW TEAMS HAVE BEEN WORKING
TO TRY TO GET CARE THERE FOR
OVER TWO YEARS NOW SO I'M
EXCITED TO SEE THAT THIS
EXPANSION, THIS FUNDING WILL
ALLOW FOR THAT EXPANSION HAPPEN
AND BE ABLE TO WIDEN THE SCOPE
OF SERVICES AREA FOR THIS TEAM
TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS BOTH
JACKSON, AND OTHER AREAS WHERE
WE SEE THIS SHIFT IN MOVEMENT
OF PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? BACK TO
YOU, DIRECTOR FOR ITEM 51.
>> 51 WOULD ADD $14,000 TO BE
ALLOCATED TO UNIFIED CARE,
PROVIDING PREFILED DIVERSION
SERVICES, THIS IS TO ENSURE THE
CONTRACT IS APPROPRIATELY AND
ROBUSTLY FUNDED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON IS THE SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> I BELIEVE WE SHOULD
DIVERSIFY OUR VIOLENCE AND
INTERVENTION SPENDING, AND
DIVERSION SPENDING AMONG WORTHY
AND EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS AND
THIS REVISION BOLSTERS THE
CAPACITY OF UNIFIED OUTREACH TO
PROVIDE PRE-DIVERSION SERVICES
UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO THEY
ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT NOW AND
THIS WOULD INCREASE IT $14,000
SO THEY COULD PERHAPS PROVIDE
SOME SERVICES DURING THE WEEK,
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE JUST ON THE
WEEKEND, THEY HAD ORIGINALLY
PROPOSED A $130,000 CONTRACT
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVERY DAY
DURING THE WEEK BUT THAT WAS
CUT BACK, SO I'M JUST TRYING
TO ALLOW THEM TO OFFER SERVICES
IN A DIFFERENT TIME OF THE WEEK
SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR
GOOD WORK AND I WANT TO NOTE,
THE SERVICES APPLY TO
NON-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NON-DUI
AND NONPERSON RELATED AND
NON-FIREARM MISDEMEANOR CRIMES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST TO SAY THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THIS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON, THESE SERVICES ARE
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IN OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY PROFILE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ITEM 52.
>> HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO
PERVERT -- SUPPORT RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES TO TRANSITION TO
HOUSING AND MORE PERMANENT
SHELTER, THAT COULD INCLUDE AN
RV STORAGE PROGRAM.
>> THE SPOUSAL -- THIS INTENDS
FOR US TO USE A MULTIPRONGED
APPROACH TO ADDRESSING FOLKS
LIVING IN RVS BY GIVING THEM A
SAFE TRANSITION TIME INTO
SHELTER OR INTO HOUSING,
THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT
OPTIONS, THERE WERE SOME
BARRIERS THAT WE NEEDED TO
OVERCOME WHICH IS WHY S BEEN HE
A NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT IS
SOMETHING THAT I HAVE DISCUSSED
WITH SOME OF OUR SEPARATELY
ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE ABOUT WAYS WE CAN
OVERCOME THE CURRENT CHALLENGES
WE ARE FACING. AS A MEMBER SAKA
I BELIEVE HAS BEEN VERY LOUD
CHAMPION FOR GETTING MORE, TO
HAVE A PROGRAM MUCH LIKE A
VEHICLE RESIDENCY OUTREACH
TEAM, THAT WE HAVE OPERATING IN
NORTH SEATTLE, IN DISTRICT 1,
THAT IS WHY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
IS A COSPONSOR AND WE ARE GOING
TO BE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE
SURE THIS FUNDING IS DEPLOYED
RAPIDLY , WITH INNOVATIONS THAT
CREATE MEANINGFUL OUTCOMES.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND I
LOVE THIS AMENDMENT, AND IT'S
AN HONOR TO PARTNER TOGETHER
ALONGSIDE YOU TO HELP BRING IT
TO LIFE AND FUND IT IN THIS
BUDGET. THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT, CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT, TO SUPPORT OUR
RESIDENTS TO TRANSITION TO
SHELTER OR PERMANENT HOUSING,
AND PROPER STORAGE OF THE RV'S,
COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW THAT THE
SOUTHWEST REGION OF THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAMS GEOGRAPHIC
NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED APPROACH,
THE SOUTHWEST REGION COVERS
SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF MY COUNSEL
DISTRICT 1. AND BY THE DATA,
WHICH AS OF THEIR SECOND
QUARTER REPORT, ALSO HAS THE
HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF THE
ENCAMPMENTS, NOT BY A LITTLE
BIT, BY A LOT. THREE TIMES MORE
RV ENCASEMENTS IN DISTRICT 1,
AND THE NEXT HIGHEST, THE
SOUTHWEST UTC REGION, THREE
TIMES MORE. SO THIS VITAL
INVESTMENT IS A CRITICAL FIRST
STEP TO HELP US AS A CITY
BETTER COLLECTIVELY ADDRESS THE
CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT, AND I VIEW IT AS A
STRONG, NECESSARY CONDITION,
NOT NECESSARILY SUFFICIENT, TO
ALLOW US TO DO MORE AND BETTER
ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES. WE WILL
BE WORKING ON ANOTHER AMENDMENT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE
RV RESOLUTIONS ACROSS SEATTLE
AS WELL. SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
>> THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ON THIS,
SADLY , NOT ALWAYS BUT OFTEN
WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES IN TERMS
OF PUBLIC SAFETY SO AS CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, I VIEW THIS AS A
VERY POSITIVE, IT IS DIFFERENT
BUT IT COMPLEMENTS ALSO THE
VILLAGE PROJECT WHICH IS ALSO
INSTRUMENTAL IN TAKING RV'S
OFF OUR STREETS BECAUSE SADLY
THEY OFTEN BECOME PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES, THIS KIND OF
APPROACH WILL DO AS GOOD AS WE
LOOK TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. WHEN I CHECKED THE
STATS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO ,
THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL AT GETTING
24 OUT, 24 PEOPLE HAD GRADUATED
INTO PERMANENT SHELTER OR
HOUSING.
>> YES. SO, GREAT SUCCESS.
MOVING ONTO ITEM 53, DIRECTOR
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT
FROM HERE.
>> $110,000 IN ANNUAL FUNDING
FY 25 AND 26 TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS THE SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT.
>> YES, THIS IS FOR AN
ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
CAPACITY BUILDING, LEGAL
SERVICES FOR YET SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS, SURVEYING MICRO
ENTERPRISES AND SERVING
PARTICULARLY IMMIGRANT REFUGEES
AND LOW INCOME FOLKS, SO THIS
IS TO SUPPORT THEIR CAPACITY
BUILDING EFFORTS. THANK YOU.
>> QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ITEM 54
WAS ADDRESSED, WE SWAPPED
NAMES, WE ARE MOVE
ONTO ITEM 55, DIRECTOR OVER TO
YOU.
>> ITEM 55 WOULD PROVIDE
$470,000 FOR RESIDENTS WITH
SEVERE OPIOID USE DISORDERS, IT
WOULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE
CONTINUED, EXCUSE ME, NEW
SUPPORT FOR THOSE PROGRAMS TO
CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> SO CURRENTLY, I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS OPIOID
SETTLEMENT DOLLARS, THIS IS NOT
GENERAL FUNDS REVENUE , AND
CURRENTLY THAT SETTLEMENT MONEY
IS GOING TO EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES, THE PEOPLE'S HARM
REDUCTION ALLIANCE AND THE
HEPATITIS EDUCATION PROJECT,
AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WE NEED TO
PROVIDE MORE TREATMENT TO
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STOP USING
AND IN 2023 AND 2024, PLYMOUTH
HOUSING RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED
IN A PILOT PROJECT WHICH WAS
THE CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM CALLED OUT IN ONE OF
THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, MAYOR
HARRELL'S ORDER ADDRESSING
SYNTHETIC OPIOID USE AND THE
CRISIS. THIS CONTINGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WAS
IMPLEMENTED AT ONE OF THE
HOUSING FACILITIES AND MANY OF
THE RESIDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED
WERE ABLE TO STOP USING AND
SUBSEQUENTLY TAKE STEPS TOWARD
PROLONGED RECOVERY, JUST SO IF
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT
CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT IS, IT
IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT
METHOD THAT INCENTIVIZES
SENSATION THROUGH SMALL
REWARDS, IT WAS GIFT CARDS. THE
GOAL IS TO ALLOW WANT TO CLEAR
ONE'S MIND LONG ENOUGH TO
CONSIDER THE NEXT STEPS TOWARD
TREATMENT. SOME OF THE
PARTICIPANTS IN THE PILOT
WANTED TO SERVE AS PEER
NAVIGATORS TO SUPPORT OTHER
RESIDENTS STRUGGLING WITH
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND HELP
THEM TAKE FURTHER STEPS TOWARD
RECOVERY. AND THIS FUNDING
WOULD BE USED TO ENHANCE LIMITS
HOUSINGS RECOVERY SUPPORTS THAT
THEY ARE DOING RIGHT NOW
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
POTENTIALLY COVERING PART OF
THE COST OF A SECOND PHASE OF
CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT, HIRING
ONE OR MORE FTES TO TRAIN PEER
NAVIGATORS OR ENABLING
TELEHEALTH CONSULTS TO ACCESS
SUPPLICATE WHICH IS A 30 DAY
DOSE OF EVEN OFFERING -- I
WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS IS A
CONVERSATION THAT GREW OUT OF
THE PLYMOUTH HOUSING, BEING AT
THIS TABLE DURING THE
PRESENTATION OF THE AUDIT THAT
LOOKED AT THE OVERDOSE AND
CRIME CONCENTRATIONS. AND THIS
WAS THE CONVERSATION THAT THE
LEADERS OF PLYMOUTH HOUSING DID
NOTE, THAT THERE IS A DESIRE
AMONGST RESIDENTS, THIS GOES
BACK TO SOME OF THE THINGS WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, I
BELIEVE WE HAVE TO HELP OUR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
PARTNERS, TO PROVIDE THE
WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT ARE
EXPECTED IN THESE FACILITIES.
SO AGAIN, I STARTED TALKING
ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS
OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS, I
HAD ANTICIPATED THIS NOT TO BE
NEW MONEY BUT TO BE A
REDIRECTION, SO THAT WAS A
CHANGE THAT WAS MADE BEFORE
THIS ITEM CAME OUT BUT I JUST
WANTED TO EXPLAIN MY THINKING.
IT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND I
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY
INTENTION WAS TO OFFSET A BIT
OF THE EXISTING OPIOID
SETTLEMENT DOLLARS TO GO
TOWARDS THIS IN ADDITION TO
GENERAL FUND FROM HST.
>> AS CHAIR OF THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE, I WAS NOT
COMFORTABLE TAKING MONEY FROM
OTHER PROGRAMS THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND I
BELIEVE IN THE REQUEST THAT YOU
WERE MAKING, WHICH IS WHY THIS
IS FUNDED WITH GENERAL FUND, IT
IS NOT TAKING FROM THE
SETTLEMENT DOLLARS, FROM MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT HAVE BEEN
PROGRAMMED AT THIS TIME. THAT
IS A CONVERSATION FOR A LATER
DATE. I WILL NOTE, I BELIEVE
THERE WAS AN ERROR, WHILE
INTENDED TO BE ONE TIME, THEY
HAD BEEN LISTED AS ONGOING PER
PRACTICE WITH THE OTHER UPLIFT
NORTHWEST TENANT SERVICES,
THESE SIMILAR PRACTICES. I SEE
THAT IT IS LISTED AS ONE TIME,
BUT JUST NOTING THAT FOR THE
RECORD. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE .
>> THANK YOU, I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR YOUR CONTINUED
LEADERSHIP ON CALLING OUT THE
NEED FOR RECOVERY HOUSING AND
RECOVERY SERVICES AND FOR
BRINGING FORTH THIS AND I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE THIS PROGRAM EXPAND
BEYOND JUST HOUSING, WE
ABSOLUTELY NEED IT IN ALL OF
OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING FACILITIES AND ALSO
SOME OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FACILITIES AS WELL. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP
ON THIS.
>> VICE CHAIR RIVERA.
>> JUST TO SAY +1 TWO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S
LEADERSHIP ON THE RECOVERY, THE
TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
SERVICES, IT IS JUST IMPORTANT
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HER
KEEPING HER EYE ON THAT
IMPORTANT SERVICE. THANK YOU.
>> OTHER COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS? WE WILL MOVE ONTO
ITEM 56.
>> ITEM 56 IS A PROVISO IN THE
FUNDING IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDING $2
MILLION FOR SERVICES FOR
COMMERCIALLY, VICTIMS OF
COMMERCIAL OR SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION, THE PROVISO WITH
LIMITED FUNDING TO TWO GENERAL
PURPOSES, ONE A SINGLE FTE,
VICTIM ADVOCATE POSITION AND
REQUIRE THAT THE REMAINING
FUNDS BE USED FOR CONTRACTED
SERVICES TO ASSIST FOLKS WHO
HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
AND ALSO TO INCLUDE EXPANSION
OF AN EXISTING RECEIVING CENTER
FOR PERSONS IN THAT SITUATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS A
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> AGAIN, THIS WAS MONEY THAT
WAS IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET AND
IT WAS DIFFERENTLY DISTRIBUTED.
SO, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO ARE ON
THE STREET PROVIDING THOSE
SERVICES, I HAD, OR WILL BE
MAKING THIS RECOGNITION THAT WE
HAVE ONE FTE THAT CORE NEEDS
THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLICATION WORK AND HST, THEN
WE LOOK AT CONTRACTING WITH THE
PEOPLE ON THE STREET WHO ARE
ALREADY PROVIDING THOSE
SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH
SFPD AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, IN TERMS OF BEING THERE
AT 2:00 A.M. WHEN SFPD GET A
CALL ABOUT THEY CAN TAKE
SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN SEXUALLY
EXPLOITED AND THEY ARE READY TO
GET OFF THE STREET AND SEEK
SERVICES. SO IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE HAVE 24/7 AVAILABILITY
FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS
ENGAGED IN THIS WORK. AND ALSO
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
EXPAND THE EXISTING BED
CAPACITY IN THE SOUTH END AND
LOOKING AT ATTEMPTING TO CREATE
NEW SPACE IN THE NORTH END.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
MOVING ONTO ITEM 57.
>> $200,000 PER YEAR FOR
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES
FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, YOU RECALL DURING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
MONTH, AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE , PRAISING
THEM FOR THEIR IMPORTANT WORK
THAT THEY DO, PARTICULARLY FOR
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
UNFORTUNATELY AS WE WERE
PRAISING THEM, WE HAD RECEIVED
THE TRANSMITTED BUDGET THAT CUT
FUNDING FOR THEIR SERVICES.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE,
IT IS ONLY HALF OF WHAT WAS IN
THE, WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO
SECURE FOR THEM LAST YEAR, BUT
I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT AND
I APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE
ACKNOWLEDGING THE CRITICAL
SERVICE THEY PROVIDE
PARTICULARLY TO SPANISH-SPEAKIN
G SURVIVORS WHO NEED CASE
MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE. SO I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE
INCLUDING IT IN THE PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE .
>> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
RESTORING THIS FUNDING AND
BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND HAVING
THE CHANCE TO THINK -- THANK
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> AND I SPOKE ABOUT A
STRUCTURAL ISSUE WE ARE FACING
THIS WITH THIS REQUEST AND
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN TOTAL,
WE WILL LIKELY NEED TO EXPAND
THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WE
RFP TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
WE HAVE DIRECTLY FUNDED FROM
COUNSEL BUDGET ACTIONS, THEY DO
GOOD WORK. WE SHOULD SUPPORT
THEM, AND WE NEED TO STREAMLINE
THIS INTO THE PROCESS, AND THAT
BRINGS UP THE QUESTION THAT IS
OBVIOUS TO ALL OF US, WE NEED
TO BE FUNDING PREVENTION OF
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AT A
HIGHER LEVEL THAN WE ARE TODAY
THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS. WHEN I
SAID THIS MORNING AT THIS
BUDGET REFORM IS NOT A ONE TIME
OR ONE YEAR ACTION, THIS IS
WHAT I MEAN. WE'VE GOT A LOT
OF WORK TO DO AND WE ARE NOT
GOING TO QUIT UNTIL WE ARE
DONE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD. WITH
THAT, ITEM 58.
>> A SLIDE REQUESTING THAT HST
WORK WITH KING COUNTY ON
EFFORTS TO RE-ESTABLISH A
SOBERING CENTER AND HSD'S
INVOLVEMENT IN THAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA IS SPONSORING THE
AMENDMENT.
>> AND A PLUS ONE TO THE WORK
AROUND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN
GENERAL, AND IN PARTICULARLY IN
LATINO COMMUNITIES, SO I WANTED
TO SAY THAT. ON THIS ONE, THIS
IS LIKE THE SLIDE I PROFFERED
EARLIER ON THE CARE, THIS IS ON
THE ACCOUNTABILITY SIDE. WE
KNOW THAT KANE COUNTY IS
LOOKING TO SITUATE A SOBERING
CENTER, THIS IS A SOBERING
CENTER THEY HAD PRE-COVID AND
HAD NOT REOPENED. I KNOW THAT
THEY ARE LOOKING TO
RE-ESTABLISH AND REOPEN IT AND
THERE IS SOME PARTNERSHIP FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES MEETING
THE NEEDS OF THE CITY. WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED FOLKS THAT ARE
ARRESTED FOR DRUG POSSESSION
THAT NEED SERVICES, WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR DIVERGENT SERVICES
CANNOT GET OFF OF THOSE
SERVICES WHEN THEY ARE NOT
SOBER BECAUSE THEY CANNOT
CONSENT, SO THERE WAS A NEED
FOR SOMEWHERE FOR FOLKS TO GO N
OFFER SERVICES AND THEY CAN
CONSENT AND TR
THAT THEY REALLY NEED, SO AS
PART OF THAT, SITUATING THAT
SOBERING CENTER, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE CITY IS TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT THAT PARTICULAR
NEED THAT HAS SURFACED MORE
RECENTLY REGARDING THESE FOLKS
THAT NEED TREATMENT AND ARE NOT
ABLE TO CONSENT TO SERVICES
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SOBER. SO
THIS SLIDE IS JUST ASKING HSC
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
CONSIDERING THAT NEED AS THEY
ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS
AT KING COUNTY TO SITUATE THIS
SOBERING CENTER.
>> WELL SAID .
>> AS A COSPONSOR, WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MONTHS
AND THERE IS A SAFETY ELEMENT
HERE, THE WORD SOBERING CENTER
CONJURES UP THE OLD DAYS WHEN
PEOPLE WERE DRUNK ON ALCOHOL ON
THE SIDEWALK AND WE ARE NOW
TALKING ABOUT A FENTANYL CRISIS
AND PEOPLE ARE MORE OFTEN THAN
NOT COMING OUT OF -- HAVE USED
HARDER DRUGS ON THE STREET, SO
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS
TRYING TO BRIDGE THE NEED TO
ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME OFF OF
THAT AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT
THEIR NEXT STEPS AND ALSO THE
WORK THAT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS
WE DELIVER CARE TO, GOING UP
AND DOWN THE STREET AND MAKING
SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO
OPEN THEIR BUSINESSES TO THE
PUBLIC AND WALK ON THE SIDEWALK
TO WHEREVER THEY ARE GOING, SO
I THINK, AND PERHAPS SOME OF
YOU HAVE ALSO HEARD THE CHIEF
TALK ABOUT IDEAS GOING FORWARD
ABOUT A SECURE SOBERING CENTER,
SO THIS IS SORT OF, A GRAY ZONE
BETWEEN HUMAN SERVICES AND
PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT IT IS
INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN --
AND INCREASINGLY NEEDED, SO
I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE GETTING
SOMETHING ON PAPER THAT SHOWS
WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS.
>> THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAID
SHE WANTED TO BE A COSPONSOR ON
THE AMENDMENT.
>> AS A REMINDER, PLEASE BE
RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING. WE
HAVE STATED A COUPLE TIMES IN
THE MEETING THAT WE ARE NOT
ADDING NEW SPONSORS, WE ARE
CORRECTING ERRORS, WE CAN TAKE
THIS UP AT A LATER TIME.
>> SHE HAD REQUESTED PRIOR TO
BE A COSPONSOR, THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> AS A REMINDER, COLLEAGUES
NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK.
I HAVE SAID THIS A COUPLE
TIMES, PLEASE. ALLOW THE RECORD
TO REFLECT THAT THERE WAS AN
ERROR ON THIS ITEM, AND THAT
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S NAME
WILL BE ADDED. THIS IS THE LAST
TIME I'M GOING TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION TODAY. MOVING ONTO
ONE THAT EVERYONE HAS EXPRESSED
SUPPORT FOR, ITEM 60. ITEM 59,
I'M GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF.
>> $1.7 MILLION PER YEAR FOR 25
AND 26 TO RESTORE FUNDING TO
THE SEATTLE GENERAL, TO ENSURE
OPERATIONS FOR 25 AND 26.
>> I SPOKE TO THIS AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE DAY, THIS IS
BRIDGE FUNDING UNTIL WE FIND AN
INDEPENDENT AND SUSTAINABLE
REVENUE SOURCE, SO COLLEAGUES,
YOU WILL SEE THEY ARE LISTED AS
ONE-TIME FUNDS, AND THAT IS
INTENTIONAL BECAUSE IT SEATTLE
CHANNEL CONTINUES TO RELY ON
GENERAL FUND, IT UNDERCUTS
THEIR ABILITY TO BE
INDEPENDENT, AND WHAT WE KNOW
IS THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH MANY
ITERATIONS FROM SEA CHAN, AND
WE HAVE OTHERS IN THE STATE
THAT PROVIDE INDEPENDENT GAVEL
TO GAVEL COVERAGE, BUT WE HAVE
A COUPLE DIFFERENT MODELS WE
ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT. I
HEARD, EVERYONE ALREADY SAID
ALL OF THE PIECES THE LAST TIME
WE HAD THIS BEFORE US, BUT THIS
IS SUPPORTED FROM EVERYBODY,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 60,
THIS BRINGS US -- WE ARE ALMOST
ON TIME. BACK TO YOU, DIRECTOR.
>> FOR THE RECORD, I'M GOING
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT SLOWER
THAN I USUALLY DO, BUT NOT SO
SLOW, SO IF YOU NEED
CLARIFICATION ON WHAT I GO
THROUGH , PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
MOVING ONTO 60 AND 61 WHICH
BOTH DEAL WITH THE PROVISIONAL
FUNDING THAT WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE BEEN ELIMINATED IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WOULD
FUND SOME POSITIONS. THE FIRST
ONE IS LAW ONE A, IT WOULD
INCREASE FUNDING IN THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BY $182,000
AND $192,000 IN 26 TO SUPPORT
UNIT PROSECUTOR, THIS IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AND THE SECOND ONE WOULD
INCREASE TO FUND TWO ASSISTANT
CITY ATTORNEYS IN THE
EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACT UTILITY
DIVISION.
>> THANK YOU, YOU GOT ME
EXCITED WHEN YOU SAID 60, AND I
LIKE TO THINK THAT WASN'T JUST
BECAUSE YOU ARE CONFUSING IT
WITH THE SEATTLE CHANNEL. AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER, THEY HAVE
BEEN DOING A LOT ON PUBLIC
SAFETY BUT, TO WHAT I SAID
EARLIER AS WELL AS THIS
MORNING, MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT
WORK, AND I TALKED NOT LONG AGO
ABOUT DELIVERING CARE AND SO
FORTH, BUT THE OTHER PART OF
THIS IS CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM, WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF
STRIDES RELATED TO PUBLIC
SAFETY BUT THE KEY TO THIS IN
TERMS OF FOLLOWING THROUGH
LONG-TERM IS THE HEALTH OF THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND
HAVING IT WORK SMOOTHLY BECAUSE
IF IT DOESN'T, ALL THE WORK WE
HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST
YEAR COULD BE UNDONE. SO THIS
IS A PART OF WHAT WE ARE DOING
WITH THE PROSECUTOR FOR THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE UNDER
LAW, AND TO ASSIST IN THAT
AREA, AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE
CIVIL DIVISION, IT IS GOOD
GOVERNANCE IN THE SENSE THAT
THE NEED IS THERE SO WE CAN
TAKE TO CITY ATTORNEYS, BUT
THEN YOU HAVE TO OUTSOURCE IT.
AND TRUST ME, OUTSOURCING LEGAL
WORK IS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE
THAN WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO
HERE, SO THIS IS A GOOD
GOVERNANCE PIECE IN TERMS OF
THE CIVIL DIVISION WHERE WE ARE
LOOKING TO BE SMART IN TERMS OF
THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. MUCH
BETTER TO DO IT WITH THE TWO
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE IMPORTANT
AREA OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACT
UTILITY SECTIONS, BUT AGAIN, TO
AVOID LOOKING TO GO OUTSIDE
COUNCIL ROUTE WHICH WILL
DEFINITELY BE MORE EXPENSIVE,
SO THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> AND FOR THE RECORD, THERE
WAS NEARLY UNANIMOUS SUPPORT
FOR THESE ITEMS. QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS? LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM 62.
>> ITEM 62 WOULD INCREASE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BY $500,000,
GENERAL FUND IN 25 AND $520,000
IN 26 FOR POSITIONS THAT WOULD
SUPPORT THE LEAD DIVERSION
PROGRAM, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
ASSISTANT DIVERSION PROGRAM.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS CHANGE
AS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT, THIS
WOULD REDIRECT FUNDING FOR TWO
ATTORNEYS AND A PARALEGAL IN
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHO
HANDLE LEAD CASES TO THE CAO
RATHER THAN PASSING THAT
FUNDING THROUGH TO THE PDA.
I'M BLANKING ON THE NEW NAME,
HE IS TO BE PUBLIC DEFENDER
ASSOCIATION, PURPOSE DIGNITY
ACTION, AND BACK INTO THE CAO,
SO RIGHT NOW IT IS MONEY THAT
GOES OUT OF THE HST TO PDA AND
PDA CONTRACTS WITH THE CAO FOR
THESE POSITIONS, THIS CLEANS IT
UP AND TRANSFERS THE FUNDING
FOR THOSE POSITIONS DIRECTLY
INTO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE AND THE WORK WILL REMAIN
THE SAME AND I DID SPEAK WITH
LISA ABOUT THIS AHEAD OF THE
PDA AND SHE DOES SUPPORT THE
CHANGE.
>> MOVING ONTO THE OFFICE OF
THE MAYOR, ITEM 63, 001 SA, TO
PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS ON
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY. THIS WAS
ADMINISTRATIVE UNDER THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE, THIS HAS BEEN A
STANDARD REQUEST THAT HAS BEEN
MADE YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS, THIS IS
UNIFIED CARE TEAM PROVIDES ITS
OWN DATA WHICH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA WAS REFERENCING, THIS WAS
ONE OF THE INITIAL PUSH POINTS
WITH DATA, IT IS HELPFUL, WE
ARE GOING TO KEEP IT ON THE
BOOKS. MOVING ON TO ITEM 64.
>> MAYOR OFFICE, 002 S, TO
PROVIDE AN INVENTORY OF CITY
YOUTH PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR , THANK
YOU TRACY FOR ALL YOUR HELP ON
THIS, THIS IS SUPER SIMPLE FOR
US TO DO AN INVENTORY OF ALL
THE CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT TOUCH
YOUTH AND BE ABLE TO BE
SEPARATED BY AGE GROUP, ET
CETERA, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
WHEN WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING
ABOUT THE LEVY NEXT YEAR AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
LEADERSHIP ON THAT AND I WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN
ASSESSMENT OF THIS AS WE ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT YOUTH
INITIATIVE FOR SAFETY AND FOR
FUNDING AND FOR BETTER IMPACT
FOR OUR KIDS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD, I SUPPORT THIS AND I
WILL SAY THAT HAVING BEEN AT
THE CITY FOR THE LAST FEW
YEARS, THIS HAS BEEN DONE IN
THE PAST, SO I THINK THIS WILL
NOT BE A HEAVY LIFT FOR THE
CITY DEPARTMENTS, THEY CAN
BRING IT UP TODAY, BUT I KNOW
THIS WAS STARTED A FEW YEARS
AGO, SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BACK UP.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
LET'S TAKE ON ITEM 65.
>> ITEM D01A, FOR THE
STOREFRONT REPAIR FUND,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, JUST TO REMIND
FOLKS, THE STOREFRONT REPAIR
FUND IS A PROGRAM THAT EMERGED
FROM A CONVERSATION I HAD IN MY
COMMITTEE IN 2022 WITH SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND DIRECTORS
ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF CRIME, AND
FROM THAT DISCUSSION, THERE WAS
A REQUEST FOR SOME KIND OF
RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
THAT HAD TO REPEATEDLY OR EVEN
JUST ONE TIME REPAIR THEIR
STOREFRONT AS A RESULT OF
BREAK-INS.
>> [CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING]
THE MOST COMMON REQUEST WAS
DAMAGE TO WINDOWS. I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE $2000 ISN'T
ENOUGH TO COVER MOST REPAIRS,
BUT IT WILL IS A WELCOME
GESTURE TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT
OF INADEQUATE STAFFING LEVELS.
IT IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO HELP OUR BUSINESSES
REPAIR THEIR STOREFRONTS. SO
THAT IS WHY I AM ADVOCATING FOR
THIS PROGRAM TO BE MAINTAINED
GOING FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IS THIS
ADDITIVE TO THE OED JUMPSTART
PORTION OR PART OF THE OED
JUMPSTART PORTION CENTRAL
STAFF?
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE.
>> THIS IS ADDITIVE. NEW MONEY
TO OED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
THIS .
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL ALSO NOTE
AN ERROR HERE THAT I BELIEVE
THESE ARE ONGOING FUNDS PARKING
TICKET WILL BE HARD FOR US . I
WILL USE THE EXAMPLE OF THIS
PROGRAM WAS STARTED AS A ONE
TIME FUNDED ITEM DURING THE
PANDEMIC. IT IS ONGOING. JUST
NOTING THAT WE WILL NEED TO
CHANGE THE NUMBERS. COLLEAGUES,
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? LET'S MOVE ON TO 66.
>> INCREASE OED'S BUDGET BY
$150,000 OF GENERAL FUND IN
2026 FOR A NEW CAPITAL HILL
AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. COUNTY
MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS THE
PRIME SPONSOR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE YOUR GUIDANCE ON
THIS EXPLAINING TO ME THE
PROCESS YOU ALL HAVE HAD IN
BALLARD. THIS WOULD BE AN
AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AFTER WE GET
THE SAFETY COORDINATOR SET UP.
THE FOLLOWING YEAR WOULD BE
AMBASSADORS . THE NEIGHBORHOOD
NEEDS IT. WE NEED AMBASSADORS,
PEOPLE THAT CAN CONNECT PEOPLE
TO RESOURCES, HELP WAYFINDING
INTO THE ESCALADE A LOT OF THE
THINGS GOING ON IN THE
CORRIDOR. YOU KNOW, HELP SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS NAVIGATE
CERTAIN THINGS WITH THEIR
WORKERS AS THEY ARE HAVING TO
DEAL WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
ARE GOING IN AND OUT OF THEIR
BUILDINGS AND SO FORTH. THIS IS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
OFFER SUPPORT FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE CHAIR INCLUDING
IT IN THE PACKAGE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR PACKAGE. I DIDN'T MEAN
TO CUT YOU OFF AND NOT BE
RECOGNIZED. MAKE YOU SIR.
>> WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS THAT
I TOOK OUR SEATTLE FROM
SOMETHING YOU SAID. THAT IS WHY
THIS IS ALSO OUR PACKAGE.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ITEM 67.
>> INCREASE OED'S FUNDING BY
$100,000 OF JUMPSTART FUND IN
2025 FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
EFFORTS FOCUSED ON
TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS FOR
LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES THE PRIME
SPONSOR.
>> MORALES , YOU ARE RECOGNIZE.
>> THIS RESTORES $150,000 THAT
WAS ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED FOR
DEVELOPING COMMUNITY CENTER'S
INNOVATION LEARNING CENTER. IT
AS PART OF THEIR NEW ,
ACTUALLY, IT WAS AND EDI
PROJECT, SENIOR HOUSING ON THE
TOP, AND ON THE BOTTOM IS THIS
INNOVATIVE , INNOVATION
LEARNING CENTER THAT PROVIDES
TRAINING AND I.T.
INFRASTRUCTURE, RENEWABLE
ENERGY, BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY.
LAST YEAR THEY WERE ABLE TO
SERVE 81 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH.
THESE ARE MOSTLY YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM. SO IT IS A STEP
IN HELPING THEM GET OUT OF THAT
PATH AND PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING SKILLS. I WANT TO
THANK THE CHAIR FOR INCLUDING
IT.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
LET'S GO ON TO 68.
>> PROVISO $100,000 OF
JUMPSTART FUND IN OED FOR THE
BALLARD BREWERY DISTRICT
SUPPORT. THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS PART OF
THE MULTIYEAR PROJECT I WAS
TALKING ABOUT EARLIER TIED TO
THE MURALS, AS WELL AS THE SAFE
CROSSINGS OF ARTERIALS. WE ARE
PUTTING IN, RIGHT NOW AS WE
SPEAK, A SAFE CROSSING ON 51st
ACROSS 15th. THIS LEVERAGES THE
MURAL FUNDING, AS WELL AS THE
PLACE MAKING THAT HAS BEEN
GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. 69.
>> RE- -- REQUEST THAT A WEEDY
REPORT ON INVENTORY AND
ASSESSMENT OF ALL BUSINESS
OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE THE CITY PROVIDES
ACROSS THE VARIOUS CITY
DEPARTMENTS. PRIME SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SUPPORT
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN OED,
HST, AND EVEN SPD, THIS IS AN
ATTEMPT TO JUST GET A CLEAR
HANDLE ON WHAT KIND OF SERVICES
WE OFFER, WHAT THE OVERARCHING
STRATEGY IS , AND I'M ALSO
TRYING TO CATCH PART OF THE
INTENT, WHICH I MIGHT NEED TO
CLARIFY MORE, IS TO GET A SENSE
OF WHAT WE OFFER, FOR EXAMPLE,
TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS RELATIVE TO THE
KINDS OF SERVICES THAT ARE
OFFERED TO DOWNTOWN SMALL
BUSINESSES. JUST REALLY TRYING
TO GET A LITTLE BIT RICHER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARRAY OF
THINGS WE DO AND HOW WE DO THEM
AND HOW THEY ARE DELIVERED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
MOVING ON TO ITEM 70. WE HAVE
49 ITEMS LEFT.
>> OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. OEM 1011 INCREASE
OEM BY $35,000 GENERAL FUND IN
25 AND 26 FOR TRAVEL, TRAINING
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS THE
PRIME SPONSOR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
CAN SPEAK TO SOMEBODY WENT TO
SAVE AN EXTRA 45 SECONDS.
>> PLEASE.
>> I WANTED TO NOTE THAT OEM IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF PUBLIC
SAFETY FAMILY THAT REALLY
AFFECTS ACROSS THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AREA . IT IS NOT JUST
CRIME INSECURITY. IT IS NOT
JUST FIRE AND RESCUE. IS NOT
JUST RESPONSE. BUT ALSO
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. THIS IS
IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE
EFFECTIVENESS AS AN
ORGANIZATION . AND YOU KNOW,
PART OF THE EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS IS BEING READY. I
OFTEN SAY, YOU KNOW,
RE-PRESENT, -- BE PRESENT, BE
MINDFUL, BE PREPARED. IF YOU'RE
PREPARED AND SOMETHING BIG
HAPPENS, EARTHQUAKE OR SOME
OTHER TYPE OF CATASTROPHE,
MAN-MADE OR NATURAL, WE WILL BE
IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE. THIS IS
AN INVESTMENT WE NEED TO DO IN
OEM. REALLY SUPPORT OEM OVERALL
AS A KEY PLAYER IN OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY TEAM. THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WILL
TURN IT BACK TO TRACY IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BRIEF 71.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS
ALREADY SPOKEN TO HIM.
>> BEAUTIFUL. THAT YOU WANT ME
TO MENTION THE 71?
>> IF YOU WANT.
>> I WILL READ IT INTO THE
RECORD. REQUEST THAT OEM
REPORTED CITYWIDE EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS TRAINING.
>> WONDERFUL. LET'S MOVE ON TO
SOMEBODY TO.
>> OFFICE OF HOUSING. THE SLIDE
-- SLI WOULD REQUEST THAT WE
TAKE A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT
ALL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
INVESTMENTS BY THE CITY AND
ESTABLISH PRODUCTION TARGETS
FOR 2025 THROUGH 2030.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ARE THE
SPONSORS OF THIS SLI.
>> THANK YOU. IS PRIME SPONSOR,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
AND ALSO FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
FROM A BUDGET PERSPECTIVE IN
TERMS OF BUDGET REFORM, BUT
ALSO TO HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE CHAIR MOORE.
VERY IMPORTANT. THIS IS ALL
ABOUT GOOD GOVERNANCE. THIS IS
KIND OF LIKE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WAS TALKING ABOUT.
SUPPORT TO THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT WHAT WE
ARE DOING. I HAVE BEEN CALLING
IT THE HOUSING PLAN NEED. SEC
HERE, WE HAVE IMPROVED IT, AND
WE REALLY DID HAVE THIS
APPROACH. IS ALL ABOUT GOOD
GOVERNANCE. IS BECKONING
TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. I THINK BETTER
OUTCOMES. I THINK GOING THROUGH
THIS PROCESS WOULD ALSO HELP IN
TERMS OF THE MYRIAD GROUPS THAT
ARE PART OF THIS. SO THEY
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING,
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHY WE
ARE DOING A. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, CHAIR.
>>. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR
LETTING ME TAG ONTO YOUR SLI TO
LIMIT THE NUMBER. THE PART I AM
IS INTERESTING IS HAVING A
DASHBOARD OF PROJECTS ARE ALONG
THE PATHWAY SO WE UNDERSTAND
THE PROJECT THAT HAS ENCUMBERED
FUNDS, IF IT IS IN THE PLANNING
OR DEVELOPMENT STAGE, I THINK
IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I WANT TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THIS . I REMEMBER IN ONE OF
OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS,
MAYBE THIS IS WHAT WAS REFERRED
TO AS THE HOUSING PLAN. THERE
WAS A RIGOROUS DISCUSSION IN
ONE OF OUR MEETINGS WHEN WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT OFFICE OF
HOUSING . I WAS PARTICULARLY
FOCUSED ON THE FACT THAT THERE
SEEMS TO BE A LARGE CASH
BALANCE. RIGHT NOW, IT IS ABOUT
$481,000 . BECAUSE PROJECTS
TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET OUT THE
DOOR. AND SO, I AM ASSUMING
THAT THIS SLI DOES HAVE AN
EMPHASIS ON MAYBE HELPING TO
FIGURE OUT WHY, IF THERE ARE
WAYS IN WHICH THOSE PROJECTS
FROM START TO FINISH, FROM
AWARD TO COMPLETION COULD BE
THAT'S WHAT IMPROVEMENTS CAN
BE MADE TO MAKE THAT PROCESS
FASTER SO WE CAN USE THOSE
RESOURCES MORE EXPEDITIOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS ALSO
EXPRESSED HER INTEREST IN THIS
IN THE PAST . WE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT THIS. IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN
WE HAVE ALL EXPRESSED INTEREST
IN AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER. I
THINK ON THIS ONE, YOU KNOW,
BUDGET COMMITTEE WIDE WOULD BE
ONE I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR, BUT
THAT IS YOUR PREROGATIVE,
CHAIR. JUST WANT TO SUPPORT
THIS PARTICULAR ONE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL CALL ON
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, AND THEN I
WILL ASK IF THERE ARE
OBJECTIONS TO THIS BECOMING A
BUDGET, ME -- COMMITTEE MMM.
>> THANK YOU -- AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL
THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO
THIS. SPECIFICALLY UNDERLYING
FUNDING MODELS AND CALLING OUT
WHAT THEY ARE. I WOULD JUST
LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
SOME ADDITIONAL EDITS TO THE
SLI.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. THAT MIGHT BE MORE
APPROPRIATE FOR ITEM 75, WHICH
IS VERY SIMILAR, BUT FOCUSES ON
FUNDING STRUCTURES. HAPPY TO
CHAT OFF-LINE. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THIS AMENDMENT , 72,
WILL BE CHANGED TO BUDGET
COMMITTEE. HEARING NO
OBJECTION. THIS AMENDMENT
SPONSORSHIP HAS BEEN CHANGED.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM
73.
>> INCREASE THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING BY $3.4 MILLION IN
JUMPSTART FUNDS IN 2026 FOR THE
HOME OWNERSHIP CAPITAL
PRODUCTION PROGRAM. THE FUNDS
WOULD BE ALLOCATED IN 2026, BUT
THEY COULD BE USED IN 2026 OR
2027. THIS TIES INTO THE
CONVERSATION THAT HAS BEEN HAD
ABOUT THE FUNDING FOR HOME
OWNERSHIP BUT PROGRAM IN WHICH
THE EXECUTIVE PROPOSED BUDGET
HAD REDUCED MONEY BY BECAUSE
THE PIPELINE WAS NOT IN NEED OF
FUNDING. THIS ALIGNS THE
FUNDING NOW TO WHEN WE ACTUALLY
EXPECT THE PROJECT WILL NEED
FUNDING. LIKELY 2027, BUT IT
WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN 2026 IF
ANY PROJECT CAME THROUGH EARLY
AND NEEDED FUNDING AT THAT
TIME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS PRIME
SPONSOR. YOU ARE RECOGNIZE,
FOLLOWED BY COSPONSOR
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES. AS EXPLAINED BY TRACY,
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE MONEY BEING TAKEN
CURRENTLY IS AVAILABLE ONCE THE
CAPACITY IS RESTORED. AS I HAVE
SAID HERE AD NAUSEAM, I THINK
WE NEED TO BE DOING MORE FOR
HOME OWNERSHIP, BOTH IN TERMS
OF BUILDING, AND ALSO PROVIDING
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE , AND
THAT WE NEED TO BE EXPANDING
THE PIPELINE OF DEVELOPERS IN A
POSITION TO BUILD MORE HOME
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MONEY
IS BACK THERE AND READY TO GO.
THANK YOU.
>> .
>> WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR HER FULL THROATED
ADVOCACY OF THIS PARTICULAR
ISSUE. WE KNOW COMMUNITY
LETTERS AND CONSTITUENTS ALIKE
HAVE VOICED CONSISTENTLY THE
NEED FOR MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP IS
ONE VITAL PATH TOWARDS BUILDING
WEALTH. FOR PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE
TO LIVE UP TO THE AMERICAN
DREAM OF THAT WHITE PICKET
FENCE, SO TO SPEAK, WHATEVER
THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR THEM, WE
NEED TO CREATE BETTER PATHWAYS
FOR THAT. AND SO, PROUD TO
COSPONSOR THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. HAVE TO THINK BOTH OF
YOU. THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO
ME. I'M GLAD TO HAVE IT IN THE
PACKAGE. MOVING ONTO NUMBER --
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. MOVING ON TO 74.
>> PROVISO $100,000 JUMPSTART
FUND IN THE MULTIFAMILY
PROGRAM, COMMUNITY
SELF-DETERMINATION FUND TO
SUPPORT PRE-DEVELOPING COSTS
FOR HOUSING IN THE CENTER
DISTRICT. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH IS PRIME SPONSOR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WILL
BE QUICK. THIS IS DESIGNED TO
GO TOWARDS PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
DO FEASIBILITY STUDIES IN THE
DISTRICT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO
PROVIDE HOUSING, BUT BEFORE
THEY CAN APPLY FOR EDI FUNDS OR
OTHER THINGS, THEY HAVE TO GET
SOME OF THE GROUNDWORK DONE.
FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR SOME OF
THEIR PARKING LOTS OR
BUILDINGS, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE
GOOD THINGS TO BE ABLE TO HELP
WITH ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND
GENTRIFICATION, PARTICULARLY IN
THE CENTRAL DISC THERE. WOULD
LOVE TO LEARN EVERYONE'S
SUPPORT.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
MOVING ON TO ITEM 75.
>> A SLI REQUESTING THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING TO EXPLORE THE IS A
BOND THE MASTER LEASE AND FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S SLI.
>> THANK YOU. THIS -- KING
COUNTY HAS BEGUN USING CERTAIN
IN VERY CREATIVE WAYS TO MASTER
LEASE BUILDINGS AND TURN THE
KEY ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FASTER. MY REQUEST IS TO LOOK
INTO WHETHER WE, AS A CITY OF
SEATTLE, CAN UTILIZE THE SAME
METHODOLOGY. THIS IS WHERE I AM
THINKING COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
YOUR FUNDING QUESTIONS MIGHT
FIT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE
CLEANLY. WE CAN WORK OFF-LINE.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. ITEM 76.
>> OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. OIG.
INCREASE THE OIG BUDGET BY
$7000 OF GENERAL FUND IN 25 AND
26 TO ADDRESS THE OFFICE SALARY
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, AND YOU ARE
RECOGNIZE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. IN
A WAY, THIS IS IN A DRAWER
TECHNICAL FIX BUT I WANT TO
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY SINCE I
TALK ABOUT THE BIG FOUR, WE
HAVE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, LAW
AND S MC. I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU ALSO TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS, INCLUDING OIG, BUT
ALSO OPA AND CPC. VERY
IMPORTANT WORK WE ARE DOING.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK
TO YOU.
>> LIKE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE. ITEM 77.
>> OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. INCREASING BUDGET BY
$190,000 IN GENERAL FUND IN 25
AND $201,000 OF GENERAL FUND IN
2060 RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
PORTFOLIO. THIS IS BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU, TRACY. THIS IS
HALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS STAFF. I CAN TELL YOU
THAT NOT HAVING THE DATA IN
FRONT OF ME, WE HAVE SO MANY
SISTER CITIES THAT EACH OF US
HAVE MULTIPLE BEYOND ALL THE
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WE DO
AS THE CLOSEST CITY OF OUR SIZE
TO ASIA, AS WELL AS OUR STRONG
CONNECTIONS TO THE NORDIC
REGIONS . I HAVE RELIED ON THIS
ENTIRE TEAM A LOT. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. AS
A FORMER NAVAL DIPLOMAT, AND
ALSO A NEARLY DECADE-LONG
MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR THE
RURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL, I THINK
THIS IS DEFINITELY NEEDED. I
DEFINITELY SUPPORT. AS IT TURNS
OUT, I AM MEETING A MEMBER OF
THE BRITISH DELEGATION
TOMORROW. IT IS NOT JUST SISTER
CITY EVENTS. WE DO HAVE A
STRONG DELEGATION , FOR
DELEGATION, HERE IN SEATTLE
THAT NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED. I
JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT LITTLE
PIECE.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST TIME THE
MAYOR OF REYKJAVÍK WAS HERE A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO HE DID PLAY
A NIRVANA SONG UNPROMPTED .
THIS IS THE WORK THAT THIS
POSITION SUPPORTS. NOT DIRECT
THE, BUT THIS TYPE OF WORK.
I'M GETTING OVER MY SKIS.
MOVING ON TO SOMEBODY A.
>> OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
OLS INCREASE BUDGET BY $100,000
IN 2025 AND $600,000 2026 FOR
THE BUSINESS OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION FUND AND COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FUND.
THIS IS PRIME REALLY SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU READ 79
INTO THE RECORD AS WELL?
>> ABSOLUTELY. INCREASE OLS BY
THREE FDA -- IF -- FTE TO
RESTORE POSITION OF AUTHORITY
STANDARDS.
>> THANK YOU. IS RESTORED FOUND
IT BEST FUNDING TO OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS. IT RESTORES
THE POSITION AUTHORITY, BUT IT
DOES NOT RESTORE THE FUNDING
FOR THE POSITIONS. THIS IS
RESTORING WHAT THEY HAD THIS
LAST YEAR . THE POSITIONS, BUT
NOT THE FUNDING FOR THE
POSITIONS. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
, FOLLOWED BY -- COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I ONLY HAD A QUESTION ABOUT
78.
>> THIS IS THE TIME.
>> OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE
ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS BEING
FUNDED WITH THIS MONEY. THE
BUSINESS EDUCATION FUND AND THE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH EDUCATION
FUND . BOTH ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
I'M WONDERING WHY DOES THE
BUSINESS EDUCATION FUND GET
$100,000 IN THE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH FUND GETS $600,000 ?
>> IS MY UNDERSTANDING THESE
WERE THE REDUCTIONS MADE. SO
THIS IS THE RESTORATION OF THE
REDUCTIONS THAT WERE MADE.
CENTRAL STAFF, I WILL LET YOU
CONFIRM.
>> HE IS NODDING HIS HEAD YES.
>> IT IS CONFUSING THE WAY IT
IS INSTRUCTED, BUT THE INTENT
IS TO RESTORE FUNDING AT THE
LEVELS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I HAVE OBSERVED AND
COMPLAINED THAT THERE IS
ALREADY AN IN BALANCE IN WHAT
IS ALLOCATED TO BUSINESS
EDUCATION AND COMPARED TO THE
COMMUNITY EDUCATION. BOTH ARE
IMPORTANT, BUT THE BEST WAY TO
ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE IS THROUGH
EDUCATION. SO WHEN NEW
REGULATIONS COME ONLINE, WE
MAKE SURE WE EDUCATE
BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY
BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS
WHERE THERE IS A PREPONDERANCE
OF NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING
ENTREPRENEURS, ET CETERA, THAT
WE DO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THE NEW RULES SO
THEY DON'T INADVERTENTLY
VIOLATE THEM. AND SO, I THINK
THIS IS AN ONGOING POLICY
QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE ALLOCATE
, IN GENERAL, OUTREACH FUNDS TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN PREVENT
VIOLATIONS OF LABOR
REGULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. LET'S GO ON TO ITEM 80.
>> OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. OPCD ,
INCREASE OPCD BUDGET BY
$150,000 JUMPSTART FUND IN 25
AND 26 FOR THE PALLET DOES
BALLARD REGIONAL CENTER
PLANNING. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
.
>> THE DOWNTOWN BALLARD HAS THE
ZONING CAPACITY RIGHT NOW TO BE
CONSIDERED A REGIONAL CENTER.
IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A REGIONAL
CENTER. OPCD NEEDS TO DO WORK
TO HAVE IT MEET THAT CRITERIA
ONCE IT IS A REGIONAL CENTER
THAT IT HAS ACCESS TO STATE AND
FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH PS RC.
THIS PROVIDES THE FUNDING TO
OPCD TO DO THE WORK. THIS IS --
COLLEAGUES, WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE SUPPLEMENTAL EIS AND
WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD
PROVISO THAT FUNDING OR ADD
FUNDING. I LOOKED AT THE
PROVISO TO ACCOMPLISH THIS
GOAL, AND IT WOULD NOT HAVE
DONE THAT, WHICH IS WHY
THERE'S NEW FUNDING. DIFFERENT
THAN OTHER PLANS, OTHER
REGIONAL CENTER PLANS . WE HAVE
SPREAD THIS FUNDING OVER A
COUPLE OF YEARS TO MITIGATE A
ONE TIME OF FUNDING NEED ,
WHICH IS WHY YOU ARE SEEING IT
AS ONE TIME OVER A FEW YEARS.
THIS IS ONE BODY OF WORK. IT
CANNOT CONTINUE ONCE IT IS
DONE, WHICH IS WHY IT IS ONE
TIME AND NOT ONGOING. QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
NUMBER 81.
>> OPCD , INCREASE OPCD BUDGET
BY $204,000 GENERAL FUND 2025
AND FOR THE $3000 GENERAL FUND
2026 AND 2.5 FTE TO RESTORE
POSITIONS.
>> -- PROPOSE TO BE IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS THE PRIME SPONSOR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE
BEEN SAYING ALL YEAR THAT WE
HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT. NEXT YEAR
WITH THE SOUND TRANSIT, DESIGN
REVIEW, STATE LEGISLATION THAT
IS COMING THAT WE NEED TO
IMPLEMENT. I AM HAPPY WE ARE
ABLE TO RESTORE THE FUNDING FOR
THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO WE ARE
GOING TO NEED TO GET ALL THIS
WORK DONE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU
, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I JUST
HAD A QUESTION , MAYBE
CLARIFICATION, WHETHER ONE OF
THESE POSITIONS IS GOING TO BE
UTILIZED FOR THE CORRIDOR STUDY
WORK.
>> FOR --
>> OPCD.
>> SORRY. THESE ARE THE
POSITION AUTHORITIES. I DON'T
BELIEVE WE ARE DIRECTING
PLAYSPACE ANALYSIS. DIRECTOR
NOBLE.
>> -- NEVERMIND. THE AURORA
AVENUE STUDY WORK WAS PUT ON
PAUSE WHEN THE PERSON WHO WAS
IN THE POSITION TOOK A NEW
POSITION WITHIN OPCD. ANSWERS
TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STATUS
OF THAT WORK , OPCD HAS SAID
THEY WOULD NEED RESTORATION OF
THIS POSITION TO CONTINUE THAT
WORK. IT DOESN'T SAY
EXPLICITLY THAT THEY WOULD BE
DOING THAT WORK IF THEY HAVE
THIS POSITION. I WILL FOLLOW-UP
WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM 82.
>> THIS SLI WOULD REQUEST AN
OCD THAT OPCD REPORT ON
STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT FOOD
RETAILERS TO FOOD DESERTS. THIS
IS PRIME SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CIPOLLONE
I'M A HUMBLE SERVANT TRIED TO
ATTACK THESE POTHOLES ON THE
FRONTLINE. IT IS WELL
DOCUMENTED AND ESTABLISH RIGHT
NOW AT THIS POINT THAT
ADDRESSING FOOD DESERTS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS A SHARED
PRIORITY. WE HEARD FROM
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA EARLIER
THIS MORNING ABOUT MAGNUSON
PARK. I HAVE A NUMBER OF FOOD
DESERTS IN MY DISTRICT . WITH
PROPOSED INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION
AND MERGERS , THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF OTHERS ACROSS THE
CITY THAT ARE ON THE CHOPPING
BLOCK TO BE CLOSED. IF THAT
GOES THROUGH, NO ONE SEEMS TO
BE TALKING ABOUT IT. BUT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT IT. LET ALONE ,
GIVEN ALL THE MUCH-NEEDED SOUND
TRANSIT INVESTMENTS AND
EXPENSES, INCLUDING IN WEST
SEATTLE, AT E WILL BE CLOSING A
RESULT OF THAT. SO WE NEED TO
BETTER ADDRESS AND HAVE A PLAN
AND HAVE THOUGHTFUL PLANNING TO
ADDRESS FOOD DESERTS IN THE
CITY. THIS SLI DOES EXACTLY
THAT. I WILL BE OFFERING A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY
AND SLIGHTLY EXPAND THE SCOPE
TO CONSIDER SITES AND LOCATION
OPTIONS. BUT THIS DEFINITELY
CAPTURES THE THRUST OF WHAT I
THINK WE'RE ALL CONCERNED
ABOUT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. COLLEAGUES, OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER --
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. WE ARE IN
THE MIDDLE OF A COMPANY HAS A
PLAN UPDATE, THE NEXT ITERATION
ON A COPY HAS A PLAN, THERE ARE
ALL THESE ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE
PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I THINK THIS IS VERY TIMELY.
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING IT
HERE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS
NO BUDGET NEEDED FOR THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. SEEING NONE. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 83.
>> A TECHNICAL ITEM,
ESSENTIALLY A FUND SWAP
FINISHERS FUNDING FOR THE EDI
IS MAINTAINED AT THE LEVEL OF
THE PROPOSED BUDGET, BUT IT
FREES UP SOME JUMPSTART
REVENUES TO BE SHIFTED
ELSEWHERE AND USE FOR MORE
FLEXIBLE, IN PARTICULAR,
FUNDING SOME OF THE OTHER WE
HAVE BEEN REVIEWING TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO 84,
LET'S --
>> THAT WAS AN OLD HAND.
>> MOVING ON TO 84.
>> OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT. INCREASE OAC
BUDGET BY $400,000 JUMPSTART
FUND IN 2025 AND 2026 FOR THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY WORKFORCE AND
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAM.
PRIME SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER
WOO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE
BUDGET CHAIR AND SUSTAINABILITY
MEMBER STRAUSS FOR BRINGING
ATTENTION TO GREEN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT I AM COMMITTED TO
BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY JOB
GROWTH , COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
AND EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY. WE
NEED TO ENSURE NO ONE IS LEFT
BEHIND AND THE BROAD
ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS. PROUD TO
SUPPORT THE CITY BY CLEAN
ENERGY WORKFORCE AND THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
STRATEGY , AND PROUD TO UPLIFT
THE SMALL AND INDUSTRIAL
BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. GOING THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WORK, YOU COME AS WELL AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AND I
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
HAD ALL BROUGHT THIS UP. I KNOW
THAT COUNCILMEMBER WOO WAS THE
LOUDEST ONE CHAMPIONING THIS.
WE WERE LISTENING TO. I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR
HER STRONG LEADERSHIP ON THIS
ISSUE . OF THE $400,000 THE --
PROPOSE, $200,000 IS
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY GREEN FORCE -- WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WAS CUT IN
THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. $20,000
IS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES,
PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND SUPPORT FOR SMALL
INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES IN
SOUTHPARK IN GEORGETOWN. THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY. DIRECTLY IN MY
DISTRICT. AND SO, PROUD TO
SUPPORT THIS. I'M NOT BREAKING
A RULE, MR. CHAIR, BUT IF THERE
WERE EVER A CASE FOR AN
ARGUMENT FOR AN EXCEPTION TO BE
MAY, GIVEN THAT THIS IS
DIRECTLY BENEFITS MY DISTRICT,
I WOULD SAY THIS IS A. BUT SOME
PROUD TO SUPPORT IT REGARDLESS.
>> RECOGNIZE I MIGHT HAVE BEEN
THE ERROR HERE. I'M HAPPY -- I
WON'T MAKE THE EXCEPTION FOR
MYSELF, BUT I WILL MAKE THE
EXCEPTION RIGHT NOW.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, WAS IS
ALSO ON YOUR LIST?
>> IT WAS.
>> OKAY. LET'S ADD THEM ALL
TOGETHER. LET'S MOVE AS A
TEAM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> IN GENERAL, MAYBE THIS IS A
PLACEHOLDER FOR CENTRAL STAFF,
BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ADS
HERE THAT I FEEL LIKE IT'S
REALLY WITH THE ALLOCATIONS FOR
JUMPSTART TO THE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS. AND SO, I'M NOT
UNDERSTANDING WHY WE ARE DOING
ADDITIVE AND STILL -- INSTEAD
OF FUNDING FROM THE POTS THAT
EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE
GETTING . LET ME GIVE YOU AN
EXAMPLE. THE GREEN JOBS, AND I
SUPPORT THIS DUWAMISH VALLEY
WORKFORCE PIECE, BUT THE GREEN
NEW DEAL BUCKET HAS GREEN JOBS
ASSOCIATED WITH IT. SO WHY ARE
WE ADDING JUMPSTART RATHER THAN
HAVING THE DEPARTMENT USE PART
OF THAT GREEN NEW DEAL 18
MILLION TO SUPPORT THIS
PARTICULAR AD?
>> THAT WAS ACTUALLY A
RESTORATION OF A REDUCTION FROM
THE GREEN NEW DEAL BUCKET. THE
EXECUTIVE HAD PROPOSED
ELIMINATING THIS FUNDING , AND
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD RESTORE
THAT FUNDING. THAT DID EXIST
AND WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT
ADDING THIS BACK. THE GREEN NEW
DEAL FUNDING.
>> BUT IT IS $18 MILLION.
PRESUMABLY, YOU COULD HAVE
TAKEN SOMETHING ELSE IF YOU
WERE GOING TO RESTORE THIS.
THIS IS WHERE I AM A LITTLE
CONFUSED, BUT WE CAN TAKE THIS
OFF-LINE.
>> ANOTHER WOULD BE PROVISO
SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
BOTH THINGS CAN BE TRUE. WE CAN
CONTINUE OFF-LINE.
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE NOT
SATISFIED WITH THE PACKAGE, YOU
CAN BRING IN AMENDMENTS TO
REDUCE THESE ITEMS OR RETURN
THEM TO THE JUMPSTART ACCOUNT.
LET'S MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS.
INCREASE SDCI BUDGET BY $50,000
OF GENERAL FUND IN 2025 TO
CONVENE A TENANT WORKGROUP ON
STRATEGIES TO PROTECT THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF
SEATTLE RENTERS. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA LIST. --
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR BOTH
85 AND 86.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL
SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE CHAIR
INCLUDING THIS. THIS IS
ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME I'VE
REQUESTED AND RECEIVED THIS
FUNDING FOR THIS PURPOSE . THIS
IS A WORKGROUP NOT JUST FOR
TENANTS, IT IS ACTUALLY TO TRY
TO CONVENE LANDLORDS AND
TENANTS TOGETHER TO HELP
FACILITATE BETTER UNDERSTANDING
ABOUT TENANT LAWS, ABOUT
LANDLORD RESPONSIBILITY IS,
TENANTS RESPONSIBILITIES. SO I
DO APPRECIATE IT IS HERE. I
GUESS WHAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MAYOR
ACTUALLY USES THIS FUNDING THIS
TIME SO WE CAN START TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES AND
TENSION BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND
TENANTS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER
6000 OUTSTANDING COMPLIANCE
INSPECTION COMPLAINTS FROM
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS THAT NEED
TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED
. AND SO, THE GOAL IS TO TRY TO
MOVE THAT CONVERSATION FORWARD.
I WILL STOP THERE. IF THERE ARE
NO QUESTIONS , I WILL ASK TRACY
TO READ 86.
>> INCREASE SDCI BUDGET BY
$355,000 OF JUMPSTART FUNDING
IN 25 AND 26 TO PARTIALLY
RESTORE REDUCTIONS IN TENANT
SERVICES CONTRACTS, PRIMARILY
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN,
I KNOW WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF
FOLKS TODAY. WE WILL PROBABLY
CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM THEM. WE
KNOW THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE
WAY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IS
TO PREVENT IT. WE DO THAT BY
HELPING PEOPLE STAY HOUSED. THE
HOMELESS CRISIS IS CLEARLY A
TOP ISSUE FOR ALL OF US, I
BELIEVE IT WAS COUNCILMEMBER
KENDALL THAT SAID EARLIER,
SPENDING MONEY ON A LAWYER NOW
CAN PREVENT THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS LATER. WHEN A FAMILY IS
EVICTED. OR SOMETHING TO THAT
EFFECT. INVENTION IS WORTH A
POUND OF CURE. WE KNOW IF
ACTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY HAVE
INCREASED. THIS RESTORATION
WILL SERVE JUST A FRACTION OF
WHAT IS NEEDED. IT WILL GO TO
ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT TENANT
SERVICES LIKE INTERIM, THE
SOMALI SERVICES, THE TENANT LAW
CENTER, HOUSING JUSTICE
PROJECT. AS WE HEARD EARLIER
THIS MORNING, THERE ARE
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WILL BE
IMPACTED IF THIS GOES UNFUNDED.
I DO WANT TO LET COLLEAGUES
KNOW THAT IT IS MY INTENT AND
HOPE TO BRING AN AMENDMENT THAT
COULD FULLY RESTORE THIS
FUNDING , AND I WOULD WELCOME
ANY COLLEAGUES WHO WANT TO WORK
TOGETHER ON THIS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> ITEM 87. THIS SLI WOULD
REQUEST THAT SCD -- SDCI IN
CONSULTATION WITH HSD REPORT ON
UTILIZATION ON RENTER AND
RESTORATION ORDINANCE FOR
PROACTIVE EVICTION PREVENTION.
PRIMARILY SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAVE A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH RENTAL
REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION
ORDINANCE WHERE ALL THE
LANDLORDS ARE SUPPOSED TO
REGISTER TO UTILIZE THEM SORT
OF , UTILIZING THE MODEL OF THE
HOUSE A CONNECTOR WHERE THEY
HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
LANDLORDS. SO AT THE FIRST SIGN
A TENANT MIGHT BE STRUGGLING
WITH RENT, TO DO AN OUTREACH
AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON, AND
IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE AT THAT
POINT, EITHER IN RENTAL
ASSISTANCE OR SOME OTHER TYPE
OF ASSISTANCE. I THINK WE HAVE
A GREAT DATABASE HERE TO CREATE
CONNECTIONS. AND THEN, BACK TO
86, I WOULD SAY I AM CERTAINLY
INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, ON
TENANT SERVICES.
>> WELL SAID. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I DO WANT TO PUT IN A PLUG
FOR HOUSING CONNECTOR. I
BELIEVE THEY WORK WITH
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS TO LOOK
AT UTILITY ARREARS AS THE FIRST
SIGN OF INSTABILITY. IF THAT IS
WHAT YOU ARE GOING FOR, THAT IS
A GOOD WAY TO GO.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST
WANT TO ADD MY VOICE OF SUPPORT
TO THIS GREAT A MEMBER. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE , FOR
BRINGING INFO OR. I BEEN VERY
JUDICIOUS ABOUT PILING ON. THAT
I DID , UNFORTUNATELY, MS. AN
INCH OF -- AN OPPORTUNITY A
MOMENT AGO WITH THE LAST FEW
MEMBERS TO PILE ON AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
ITEMS NUMBER 85 AND 86.
>> THIS IS WHY THIS IS OUR
PACKAGE, NOT JUST MINE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. WITH
THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT ITEM.
>> SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES. INCREASE SDHR BUDGET
BY $371,000 OF GENERAL FUND IN
2025 AND $389,000 GENERAL FUND
IN 2026 AND 1.5 FTE TO RESTORE
THE WORKFORCE EQUITY DIVISION.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE THIS INCLUDED IN THE
PACKAGE. AS I HAVE SAID MANY
TIMES BEFORE, WE DO HAVE SOME
CHALLENGES AND SOME CITY
DEPARTMENTS, AND WE KNOW THERE
IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO
ENSURE THAT, PARTICULARLY WOMEN
IN THE CITY , DON'T STRUGGLE
IN THEIR WORKPLACE. AND SOME OF
THE WORK THAT THIS WORKFORCE
EQUITY TEAM DOES IS REALLY
CRITICAL IN TEACHING OUR
DEPARTMENTS ABOUT HUMAN
RESOURCES ISSUES, ABOUT
NONDISCRIMINATION, ABOUT HOW TO
ENSURE THAT YOU ARE NOT
CREATING A HOSTILE WORK
ENVIRONMENT. SO I AM HAPPY TO
SEE THIS HERE THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT
WORK IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
MOVING ON TO 89. -- LET'S DO
89, 90 AND 91 ALTOGETHER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE
STARTING WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SECTION. THE NEXT THREE ITEMS
ARE RELATED TO THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY THAT SHOULD
BE APPROVED BY VOTERS NEXT
WEEK. ITEM 89, IT ADDS THE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FIRST
TWO YEARS OF THE LEVY AS
DISCUSSED WITH THE COMMITTEE ON
OCTOBER 22. THE NUMBERS ARE
CORRECT IN THE DESCRIPTION. IT
IS $178 MILLION IN 2025 AND
$193 MILLION IN 2026. THE
NUMBERS ARE DIFFERENT IN THE
COLUMNS BECAUSE THERE IS ALSO A
REVERSING OF $7 MILLION EACH
YEAR THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET THAT
WOULD COME OUT OF THE BUDGET IF
THE LEVY PASSES. ITEM 90 IS
RELATED. IT IMPOSES A PROVISO
ON HALF OF THE FIRST YEAR OF
SPENDING ON $89 MILLION OF THE
LEVY FUNDING UNTIL APPROVED BY
FUTURE COUNCIL ACTION. THE
INTENT OF THIS PROVISO IS TO
HAVE SDOT PROACTIVELY ENGAGE
THE COUNCIL FOR DETAILED
SPENDING PLANS FOR THE LEVY.
ITEM NUMBER 91 IS A RELATED
ITEM THAT TAKES A $7 MILLION
THAT WERE FREED UP BY UNWINDING
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL AND
ESTABLISHES A NEW COUNCIL
DISTRICT FUND.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL PASS IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IN A
MOMENT. JUST TO SAY, BROADLY
SPEAKING ON ALL THREE OF THESE,
THOSE THREE THINGS, IT EXCEPTS
SDOT'S AND THE EXECUTIVE 'S
PLAN SHOULD THE LEVY PASS TO BE
READY TO IMPLEMENT AND READY TO
GO. IT ALSO IMPLEMENTS , I AM
CALLING IT A MEDICAL PROVISO OF
HALF OF THEIR FUNDING FOR NEXT
YEAR, SO THEY CAN GET STARTED
ON THEIR WORK, AND SO THEY CAN
COME BACK TO US TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE HEARD, AND THAT THERE
IS A CONVERSATION RATHER THAN A
DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION SHARING
ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT ACROSS
THE CITY AND IN EACH OF OUR
DISTRICTS. AND THEN, THIRD,
WHEN YOU HAVE UNWOUND THESE TO
VARIOUS PLANS, IT CREATES, ONLY
FOR TWO YEARS, COUNCIL DISTRICT
FUND THAT WILL MILLION DOLLARS
A PIECE. APOLOGIES TO THE
CITYWIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS. WILL
TAKE INPUT TOO. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. PROUD
TO SUPPORT THESE AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST ONE, ITEM NUMBER
INTERVENED -- 89, MOSTLY A
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION A
MEMBER. THE NEXT ONE, WHAT DID
YOU CALL IT? THE SUPER PROVISO?
>> MEGA.
>> TO PILE ON WITH RESPECT TO
THE UNDERLYING INTENT, YOU
KNOW, WE NEED TO MORE CLOSELY
PARTNERED TOGETHER WITH ALL OF
OUR EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
COLLEAGUES AND COUNTERPARTS.
THIS IS JUST , I THINK, A
WELL-CRAFTED FORCING FUNCTION
TO ENSURE AS MUCH.
COMMUNICATION IS ALWAYS A
TWO-WAY STREET. AND SO, THAT IS
ITEM NUMBER 90. WITH RESPECT TO
ITEM NUMBER 91, THAT ONE I AM
REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT ,
BECAUSE, COLLEAGUES, THAT
ESSENTIALLY RESTORES THE
COUNCIL DISTRICT FUND, WHICH
WAS ULTIMATELY DROPPED DURING
THE FINAL LEVY PROPOSED PACKAGE
WE PUT TOGETHER THE PHOTOS ARE
GOING TO DECIDE ON NEXT WEEK.
AND SO, THERE WAS GENERAL BROAD
CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE LIKES
TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SAY ON
THESE KIND A SMALLER SCALE,
DISCRETE , NITTY-GRITTY
NEIGHBORHOOD TYPE PROJECTS.
THINK OF A STOP SIGN,
POTENTIALLY, A TRAFFIC CIRCLE,
BUT YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL
LIGHTING. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS
TO UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL OF
A NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE IT
REALLY SAFE FOR PEDESTRIANS. I
THINK TOGETHER THESE ARE A
SMART AND SOUND PACKAGE OF
INVESTMENTS. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING
THEM WITH ME.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> ON ITEM NUMBER 90 I WANT TO
SAY I TOO ASKED THE CHAIR TO
INCLUDE THIS PROVISO, ALTHOUGH
I WOULD HAVE DONE MORE THAN
HALF THE MONEY BECAUSE I DO
FEEL REALLY STRONGLY THAT SDOT
IN GENERAL, WHEN THEY'RE
PUTTING TOGETHER SPENDING
PLANS, THEY SHOULD BE ENGAGING
COUNCIL ON THE FRONT AND SO WE
ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH
CONSTITUENTS RATHER THAN PUT
THE SPENDING PLAN TOGETHER AND
THEN SENDING IT TO US . BY THEN
IT IS TOO BIG FOR US TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE PROPER FEEDBACK AND
PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK WITH
CONSTITUENTS. I DID WANT TO
NOTE THAT I DID REQUEST ALSO
THIS TYPE OF PROVISO, BUT JUST
WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THE
FUNDING FOR THE SAME PURPOSE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
92.
>> THIS WOULD ADD A PROVISO IN
SDOT FOR TRANSIT AND ROADWAY
IMPROVEMENTS VERDELL RIDGE
AVENUE SOUTHWEST IN THE
VICINITY OF HOLLY STREET.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, A SPONSOR OF THIS
AMENDMENT, THE FLOOR IS WORTH .
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AS WE
KNOW, DELRIDGE IS AN UNDER
RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOOD. ARE
EXTREMELY , BUT IMPORTANT,
EXTREMELY BUSY, THE VERY
IMPORTANT ARTERIAL THOROUGHFARE
THAT RUNS DIRECTLY THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD , KINDA BIFURCATE
IT. THERE ARE IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE FAMILIES TO CONTINUE TO
FACE ON A DAILY BASIS
CONDITIONS AND UNSAFE ACCESS TO
IMPORTANT SERVICES ALONG
DELRIDGE. THIS IS A MUCH NEEDED
INVESTMENT. IT HELPS OUR CITY
DELIVER SAFE, ACCESSIBLE ,
EQUITABLE ACCESS AND THAT
REALLY IMPORTANT QUARTER. THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, AS I SHARED WITH YOU
PRIVATELY, I DO HAVE CONCERNS
WITH THIS, BUT THIS IS YOUR
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, AND
DISTRICT 6 WILL NOT TAIL --
TELL DISTRICT 1 HOW TO OPERATE.
LIKE HAVE YOUR PRIORITIES
INCLUDED. MOVING ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 93.
>> THIS WOULD ADD A PROVISO OF
$175,000 IN SDOT TO IMPLEMENT
ON STREET WORKING CHANGES AT
TOMBALL MISSION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT.
>> SO THANK YOU , MR. CHAIR.
ULTIMATELY, JUST LIKE THE LAST
ONE , THAT WAS VISIBLY ABOUT
SAFETY. SAFETY AND
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL. THIS IS
THE SAME THING. IS SIMPLY A
COMMUNITY SAFETY ISSUE. AS I
PREVIOUSLY STATED, ADDRESSING
ISSUES IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA
OF LAWLESSNESS ON HARBOR AVENUE
WILL TAKE A MULTIFACETED PUBLIC
SAFETY APPROACH AND CREATIVE
IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL. ONE OF
THOSE APPROACHES WILL BE
REDESIGNING THE GEOMETRY AND
BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN THIS
PARTICULAR AREA, DUWAMISH HEAD.
AND BY CHANGING THE PARKING
CONFIGURATION, WE CAN BETTER
ENSURE APPROPRIATE PARKING,
ADEQUATE PARKING IN THE AREA.
WE ARE ALSO DOING AWAY WITH THE
DESIGN LAYOUT THAT ALLOWS
INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN LESS
THAN IDEAL BEHAVIOR, LET'S
JUST SAY. ALL HOURS OF THE DAY
AND NIGHT TO CONGREGATE AND
GATHER. I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY
THANK SDOT FOR THE PROPOSAL AND
WORK ON THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU,
MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. VERY WELL SAID.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. ITEM 94.
>> THIS ITEM WOULD SUSPEND THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE 20% OF RED
LIGHT CAMERA REVENUE TO THE
SCHOOL SAFETY FUND AND USE
THOSE REVENUES TO SET IT ASIDE
AS $1.18 MILLION OF GENERAL
FUND IN 2025 FOR THE DEPLOYMENT
OF AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS OUTSIDE OF
SCHOOL ZONES. IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS STYLES.
>> JUST TO UNDERSTAND THAT TO
DEPLOY SPEED CAMERAS, RED LIGHT
CAMERAS AND BLOCK THE BOX
CAMERAS, WE WILL NEED FUNDING,
AND WE STILL NEED TO PASS
ANOTHER LAW BEFORE WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO THIS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND I ARE
PREPARED TO ACT ON THIS
LEGISLATION IN JANUARY SHOULD
SDOT NOT TRANSMITTED TO US --
TRANS MITT IT TO US -- TRANSMIT
IT TO US IN JANUARY. DULY NOTED
SDOT. YOU HAVE A COUPLE MONTHS
OR OTHERWISE WE WILL DO IT
OURSELVES. THIS IS SET UP TO
IMPLEMENT THOSE LAWS IN A
TIMELY FASHION. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS
IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT THAT PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR VARIOUS SPEED
CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I
AM THINKING, TOP OF MIND,
NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT WE KNOW
SPEEDING AND RAISING , UNSAFE
DRIVING BEHAVIOR , IS A PROBLEM
THAT REALLY AFFLICTS US ALL IN
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE
CITY. AND SO, THIS PROVIDES A
FUNDING PATH. IT IS A COMPLEX
ISSUE. WE HAVE LEARNED OVER
THIS YEAR THE REASON WHY WE
NEED TO DO A NEW PIECE OF
LEGISLATION IS BECAUSE A PRIOR
COUNCIL ORDINANCE A COUPLE
YEARS AGO WAS RENDERED -- THAT
AUTHORIZE SPEED CAMERAS IN
CERTAIN AREAS, INCLUDING
AVENUE, WAS RENDERED OBSOLETE
BY LAST YEAR'S CHANGES IN
STATE LAW. NOW WE HAVE TO GO
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD TO DO
IT AGAIN. WE ARE AWAITING
EXPERTISE, CLOSER EXPERTISE
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ,
IN THIS CASE, SDOT, TO CRAFT
THAT LEGISLATION. WE ARE
PREPARED TO WORK WITH THEM AND
DO IT OURSELVES DEPENDING ON
THE TIMING EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> CAN I JUST CLARIFY . IF THIS
TRANSFER OF FUNDS MEANS THAT
THERE WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN
FUNDING FOR SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
>> WOULD NOT REDUCE THE A
CAPITAL RESERVE THAT WAS IN THE
SAFE ROUTES FOR SCHOOLS
PROGRAM.
>> WHICH EFFECTIVELY MEANS THAT
PROJECTS COULD NOT GET FUNDED
BECAUSE THAT RESERVE IS
DIMINISHED.
>> IT IS A DIRECTION OF MONEY
AWAY FROM THE SOFTWARE -- SAFE
ROUTE TO SCHOOLS PROGRAM THAT
SUPPORTS CAMERAS, AS WELL AS
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THOSE
DOLLARS HAVE NOT BEEN
PROGRAMMED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL. WITH THE EXPANSION OF
THE CELL -- SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL SCHOOL CAMERAS PROPOSE,
THERE IS ADDITIONAL REVENUE
SHOWING UP AND BEING PUT INTO
RESERVES THERE. THAT IS WHAT
THIS IS USING.
>> OKAY. I WANT TO FOLLOW TO
MAKE SURE AM UNDERSTANDING THAT
BETTER. THANK YOU.
>> JUST TO PUT A FINER POINT ON
THAT, WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING OUR
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL ZONE
CAMERAS . SO THERE WILL BE MORE
REVENUE FROM THEIR AS WELL AS ,
THIS IS A BIT OF AN EDITORIAL,
BUT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS WAS
A WAY FOR US TO CREATE VISION
ZERO INFRASTRUCTURE IN AND
AROUND SCHOOLS BEFORE VISION
ZERO WAS TAKEN AS SERIOUSLY BY
SDOT. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM
SDOT THIS YEAR IS A GREATER
ATTENTION , AND IF THE LEVY
PASSES, A GREATER FOCUS ON
VISION ZERO CITYWIDE. SO I
THINK WHEN THIS WAS ALL STARTED
THERE WAS NO WAY TO DO VISION
ZERO. SO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS
IN THESE CAMERAS WAS THE WAY TO
DO IT. LATELY, WE'VE EXPANDED
A LITTLE BIT FROM THEIR. BUT I
MIGHT'VE GOTTEN SOMETHING
MORE, BECAUSE CALVIN HAS MORE
TO SHARE.
>> WHEN OTHER COMPLICATION OR
NEW WANTS TO THIS. THE NEW
STATE LAW ESSENTIALLY TREATS
ALL THE CAMERA REVENUE
SIMILARLY. THEY WOULD ALL BE
SUPPORTIVE OF OTHER CAMERA
PROGRAMS. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE
HAVE IN THE LAW YET, BUT THAT
IS WHAT WE WOULD DO WHEN WE
IMPLEMENT THE STATE LAW. IT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THAT MODEL OF
USING HAMMER REVENUES TO
SUPPORT OTHER CAMERA SAFETY
AUTO ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. 95.
>> PROVISO $175,000 IN SDOT FOR
ADDITIONAL URBAN DESIGN AND
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS TO
BALLARD AVENUE AND THE BALLARD
BREWERY DISTRICT.
>> I SPONSOR TO THE AMENDMENT
AND AND RECOGNIZE. COLLEAGUES,
I GOT A LAUGH OUT OF
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING ME TAKE
THIS FOCUSED LOOK AT THE
BALLARD BREWERY DISTRICT WITH
THE MURALS FOR VIBRANCY, THE
OED FOR THE MARKETING. THIS IS
AN ADDITIONAL PART OF IT THAT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO CREATE
BALLARD AVENUE AS A PEOPLE
STREET, A BUSINESS STREET, A
MODEL. IT TOOK US FOUR YEARS TO
GET IT RIGHT. WE FINALLY
FIGURED IT OUT. IT IS NOW SET.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF
CLEANUP WE NEED TO DO AND TO
CONNECT IT TO THE BREWERY
DISTRICT. THAT IS WHAT THIS IS.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU
WANT TO COME TO BALLARD AVENUE,
IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY IN YOUR
DISTRICT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ONE
THIS PROGRAM, I WOULD LOVE TO
SUPPORT YOU. MOVING ON TO 96.
>> THIS ITEM PROVISOS $1
MILLION SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE
FUNDS FOR THE TRANSIT
AMBASSADORS PROGRAM. IT IS
OFFERED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY MINE, BUT I
GAVE IT TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
BECAUSE MY BEST GUESS IS FOLKS
ARE SUPPORTIVE . IF THAT IS NOT
THE CASE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THIS WAS AN AMENDMENT I RAN
LAST YEAR TO REQUIRE
AMBASSADORS TO BE ON METRO
BUSES THAT CONNECT TO DOWNTOWN
OR SOUND TRANSIT STATIONS. AN
AMBASSADOR IS NOT AN OPERATOR,
BUT IT IS THE PERSON TO HELP
GIVE DIRECTIONS, LET KIDS KNOW
THERE IS A SAFE PERSON ON THE
BUS, PICK UP THE BATTLING
BOTTLE AT THE BACK OF THE BUS,
TELL THE PERSON TO TURN DOWN
THE MUSIC OR STOP NEGATIVE
BEHAVIOR. METRO WAS UNABLE TO
PROVIDE ME AN UPDATE AS OF THE
WRITING OF THE BUDGET. THAT IS
WHY HE DECIDED TO REINSTATE THE
PROVISO. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE. THE REASON I MADE
IT BUDGET COMMITTEE WAS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND I HAD
LONG CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS
IS A SHARED PRIORITY. RATHER
THAN PUTTING THE TWO OF US, WE
FIGURED IT WOULD BE ACROSS THE
BOARD. MOVING ON TO 97.
>> A PROVISO FOR $500,000 OF
SEATTLE TRANSIT FUNDS FOR THE
WATERFRONT SHUTTLE TRANSIT
DOWNTOWN FOR TRANSIT SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS BUDGET
COMMITTEE. OUT THE MEMBER
KETTLE, I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED
WITH YOU, BUT THIS IS CALLED
THE FREE WATERFRONT SHUTTLE. IT
IS JUST EXACTLY THAT. IT IS
FREE. IT GOES TO THE WATERFRONT
AND OTHER CIVIC LOCATIONS IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. THE
WATERFRONT IS NOT SERVED BY
TRANSIT IN A WAY THAT OTHER
PARTS OF DOWNTOWN ARE. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT
OUR BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT WITH
PIONEER SQUARE, WITH SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS AND OTHER
DOWNTOWN STOPS. THAT IS WHAT
THIS FUNDING DOES. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME? SEEING NONE. MOVING ON TO
98.
>> THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE
ITEM TO RECOGNIZE THE OCTOBER
REVENUE FORECAST. IT HAS NO
EXPENDITURE IMPACTS.
>> ONLY REVENUE IMPACTS. MOVING
ON -- SORRY. I'M GETTING A
LITTLE FUNNY AT THE END OF THE
DAY. ITEM 99.
>> NEXT ITEM IS RELATED TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT
INCREASES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
BY 61,000 IN 2025 AND 2026 FOR
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION PUBLIC
SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAM. IT IS
OFFERED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
YOU RECOGNIZED OUR SHARED
AREAS, ONE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA WITH THE ELLIOTT BAY , BUT
ALSO LAKE UNION, IN OUR CASE.
AND ALONG WITH DISTRICT 3. WE
NEED TO HAVE A SAFE MARITIME
ENVIRONMENT. THAT IS WHAT THIS
IS ABOUT. WE NEED TO ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY
AFLOAT , PARTICULARLY WITH THE
AIR TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT ,
THE INCREASED NUMBER OF PEOPLE
USING THE LAKE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. I WILL STATE FOR THE
RECORD, THIS IS ONE OF THE
RECOGNITION FROM THE WATERWAY
SAFETY STUDY. THE KEY FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COLLEAGUES, MOVING ON TO ITEM
100. THAT MEANS WE HAVE 19
ITEMS LEFT.
>> SEATTLE PUBLIC -- SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS WOULD
PROVISO SPD SWORN SALARY,
BENEFITS AND OVER TIME TO BE
RESTRICTED ONLY FOR SAFETY AND
BENEFITS OF PAY FOR SPD
OFFICERS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED AS THE SPONSOR
OF THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
THIS IS SIMPLY A SCHOOL OF ROCK
GOOD GOVERNANCE PIECE SOME BIG
NUMBERS. WE WANT TO ENSURE
PROPER OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. I CALL THIS MY
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK PROVISO. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU . SCHOOLHOUSE
ROCK. HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEN
HIM. 101.
>> INCREASE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BY 1.0 FTE STRATEGIC
ADVISOR 3 TO OVERSEE THE 30 BY
30 INITIATIVE. IT IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MISSED CHAIR.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MY
ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE ,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP HELPING TO BRING
THIS TO LIFE. ULTIMATELY, HELP
TO STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT HER
ONGOING SPD EFFORTS TO
TRANSFORM THE CULTURE OF
POLICING INTERNALLY FOR WOMEN.
WE CAN'T JUST BE IN THE
BUSINESS OF RECRUITMENT AND
HIRING THE BEST OFFICERS,
ARGUABLY, WE NEED TO DO THE
HARDER WORK OR MORE DIFFICULT
WORK OF MAKING SURE THEY'RE
SET UP FOR SUCCESS ONCE IN THE
DEPARTMENT. AND WE GROW THEM,
PROMOTE THEM, DEVELOP THEM, AND
ULTIMATELY, RETAIN THEM. AND
SO, THIS INITIATIVE, THIS
FUNDING, WOULD ASSIST THE
DEPARTMENTWIDE COORDINATION OF
ALL THE VARIOUS EFFORTS TOWARDS
ACHIEVING THE 30 BY 30 GOALS ,
30% OF THE SWORN FORCE BY 2030,
AND SPECIFICALLY, TO DIRECT --
DIRECTING THE INVOLVEMENT OF
THE SEATTLE POLICE WOMEN'S
ALLIANCE, WHICH IS A NEW
ORGANIZATION I WAS PROUD TO
ATTEND THEIR LAUNCH EVENT
EARLIER THIS SUMMER AND ALL
THEIR EFFORTS . I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT WE ARE IN
COMPLETE ALIGNMENT WITH THE
VARIOUS EFFORTS AND INITIATIVES
UNDERWAY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP
OF THE CHIEF. LOOKING AT THE
MEDIA HEADLINES OVER THE PAST
YEAR AND LISTENING TO WOMEN
OFFICERS DIRECTLY, IT IS VERY
CLEAR AND ABUNDANT --
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT WE NEED
TO DO MORE TO HELP CHANGE AND
REFORM THE CULTURE OF POLICING.
THIS IS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE.
THERE IS GREAT WORK GOING ON
CURRENTLY TODAY IN THE
DEPARTMENT. WE WANT TO HELP
SUPPORT AND AMPLIFY AND UPLIFT
THAT WORK. WE HAVE ALL THE
RIGHT PARTNERSHIPS TO GET IT
DONE AND TO BE A MODEL FOR THIS
STRATEGIC INITIATIVE IN THE
NATION. LET'S GO DO IT. I WILL
NOTE THIS IS A STRATEGIC
ADVISOR 3 POSITION, A VERY
SENIOR CIVILIAN POSITION .
INTENTIONALLY SO, BECAUSE IT
HELPS UPPER LEVEL THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS INITIATIVE .
AGAIN, JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP. I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS BEEN
A CHAMPION ON THESE ISSUES.
BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS. SO MANY
PEOPLE, BUT ESPECIALLY
INCLUDING THE WOMEN OF -- THE
HARD-WORKING WOMEN OF SPD. THIS
IS SORT OF A CREATURE OF AN OFF
THE CUFF, IMPROMPTU ROLLCALL I
ATTENDED LAST MOMENT WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE HEARD
SOME VERY THAT REFERRED -- --
WE HEARD THE GOOD, THE BAD AND
THE UGLY. ANYWAY. I'M GLAD WE
ARE AT THIS POINT. I AM PROUD
TO SUPPORT IT AT THIS STAGE.
THANK YOU, MR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA SO VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD AND CONTINUING TO
BE AN ACTIVE PARTNER ON THIS. I
WE STARTED THIS WORK MANY
MONTHS AGO. I APPRECIATE THE
FACT YOU HAVE FOLLOWED UP AND
CONTINUE THE OUTREACH WITH THE
ORGANIC WORK THAT IS GOING ON
AT SPD . THIS IS REALLY, TRULY
NOT TO COME IN AND BE DIRECTIVE
OR SQUASH THOSE INTERNAL,
ORGANIC EFFORTS. JUST TO SHOW
OUR SUPPORT FOR THE WORK THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU FOR
BEING -- BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE
THAT I WILL BE MAKING AN
ADDITIONAL REQUEST IN 30 BY 30.
CHILDCARE WAS A CRITICAL ISSUE.
I KNOW THEY ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING TO A SCOPING AGREEMENT
WITH A CHILDCARE CONSULTANT TO
BRING FORTH PROPOSALS FOR
SECOND QUARTER 2025. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT
FUNDING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I
WILL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD.
ALSO, WANTED TO THANK THE CHIEF
FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND
FOR GETTING BACK TO ME WITH
ANSWERS TO MY LETTER I SENT OUT
EARLY IN THE YEAR . I FAILED TO
RESPOND QUICKLY. I WANT TO USE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I WAS VERY
IMPRESSED WITH ALL THE WORK
GOING ON. THIS IS JUST A WAY TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THAT WORK. THANK YOU.
>> WELL SAID, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
WANTED TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, ON THIS.
CLEARLY, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AS
CHAIR, I EXPRESS MY SUPPORT. WE
WERE TO HAVE AN UPDATE ON
SEPTEMBER 24, BUT THERE ARE
DIFFERENT ACTIONS GOING ON WITH
30 BY 30 OVER THE COURSE OF THE
FALL. IT MADE SENSE TO DELAY
THAT SO THAT CAN BE
INCORPORATED IN THE AGENDA ITEM
AT A FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETING,
WHICH WE WILL DO ONCE WE GET
BACK INTO PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE WORK. AGAIN, JUST
WANTED TO THANK ALL THOSE
INVOLVED TO INCLUDE THE INTERIM
CHIEF AND THE WORK SHE AND THE
SPD TEAM IS DOING. THANK YOU.
>> VICE CHAIR RIVERA.
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD, ALTHOUGH I DON'T
SEE IT ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE YET. I HAVE BEEN ON
THE RECORD AS SUPPORTING THE 30
BY 30 INITIATIVE AND HAVE
ATTENDED MEETINGS ON THIS AS
WELL. I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF
FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THAT AS
WELL. AND THERE ARE VARIOUS
FOLKS AND WOMEN OVER AT SPD WHO
ARE CHAMPIONING THIS EFFORT. I
KNOW I HAVE MET WITH THEM AND
PARTICIPATED IN A LUNCHEON. I
WANT TO REALLY GIVE THEM
RECOGNITION AND JUST REITERATE
MY SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
102.
>> NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RELATED.
INCREASED TWO PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SUPERVISOR
POSITIONS FOR PEO OFFICER
TRAINING, AND THE NEXT ITEM ,
103, IS A LEGISLATIVE INTENT
REQUIRING THE SPD REPORT ON HIS
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
HIRING PROCESS. THESE ARE
OFFERED TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING I HEARD
BROUGHT SUPPORT FROM COLLEAGUES
EITHER ON THE DAIS OR IN
ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS, WHICH IS
WHY THEY ARE SUBJECT AS BUDGET
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, AND THEN VICE CHAIR
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. AS
CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, I WANTED TO SPEAK TO
THIS. MY TEAM IS REACHING OUT.
I ALSO WANT TO MEET WITH THE
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICE AND
THE TEAM TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALSO PART OF
THE FRUSTRATION THAT HAPPENED
YEARS PAST WHEN PARKING
ENFORCEMENT WAS TAKEN OUT OF
SPD AND PUT IN SDOT, WHICH WAS
A MISTAKE. DURING THAT TIME,
THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS NOT KIND
TO PARKING ENFORCEMENT. AND SO,
LOOKING TO FIX THAT WRONG,
BASICALLY. LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH SPD AND PARKING
ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE WE ARE
COVERED IN THIS AREA. THANK
YOU.
>> WELL SAID. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS ONE? MOVING ON TO ITEM
104. THIS WOULD INCREASE SPD BY
$10 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND IN
2026 FOR OVERTIME. IT IS
OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. WHILE WE DO THIS, CAN
WE ALSO DO ITEM NUMBER 107
SINCE THEY ARE LINKED?
>> IT DECREASES SPD BY 6 POINT
5 MILLION IN 2025 AND 6 POINT 5
AND 6 POINT 5 MILLION IN 2026
TO ADJUST WARRANT SALARY
FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 107 IS WHAT
CREATES ITEM 104. THIS IS
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. ASSISTANT
WITH THE ANALYSIS PROVIDED
INDICATING BASE BUDGET FOR SPD
WAS, IN SOME SENSE, OVER
BUDGETED FOR 6.5 MILLION YEAR
GIVEN THE STAFFING LEVELS, BUT
THE HAD BEEN NEGLECTED TO
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING OVER
TIME IN 2026. TWO TRANSACTIONS
TOGETHER APPROPRIATELY FUND SPD
GIVEN REASONABLE FORECAST OF
STAFFING LEVELS IN REASONABLE
EXPECTATION ABOUT OVERTIME USE.
JUST BECAUSE IT IS AN ITEM OF
HIGH SCRUTINY, I WOULD LIKE TO
-- ITEM 107, THE DESCRIPTION IS
THAT IT IS REPURPOSED FOR OTHER
COUNCIL NEEDS. I WOULD LIKE
REFERENCE TO THE OTHER NEED OF
104, WHICH IS THE OVERTIME, IF
WE CAN WORK ON THAT OFF-LINE.
FANTASTIC. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. AND SPONSOR TO THE
MEMO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> AS CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF ,
SPECIFICALLY, MR., FOR HIS
EAGLE EYE. I VIEW THIS AS A
TECHNICAL FIX. A BIG TECHNICAL
FIX, BUT A TECHNICAL FIX. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
CENTRAL STAFF DOES. THINK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> COLLEAGUES, OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
MOVING ON TO ITEM 105. IT
INCREASES SPD BY 200,000 IN
2025 AND 16,000 IN 2026 TO
EXPAND THE CLOSED-CIRCUIT
TELEVISION PILOT ON AURORA. IT
IS OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS PRETTY
SELF-EXPLANATORY. JUST TRYING
TO COVER THE ENTIRE AURORA
CORRIDOR. I'M NOT ENTIRELY
SURE WHY IT WASN'T INITIALLY
DONE THAT WAY, BUT WE ARE
FILLING IN THE GAPS.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AGAIN, CHAIR STRAUSS, WE ARE
IN THE SPD SECTION NOW, SO I
WANTED TO SAY THAT I SUPPORT
THIS. IT LINES UP WITH THE
LEGISLATION WE PASSED EARLIER
THIS YEAR. I RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE WILL BE OTHER AREAS AS
WELL. THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN
LOOK AT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT
ON THIS ONE, I APPRECIATE THE
WORK BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TO
BASICALLY ALIGN IT WITH THE
INTENT OF THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
106.
>> THIS IS A SLI REQUESTING
THAT SPD PROVIDE QUARTERLY
REPORTS ON STAFFING, OVERTIME,
FINANCES AND PERFORM METRICS
OFFERED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. A ME THIS IS A
BUDGET COMMITTEE AS THE OUTCOME
OF THE CONVERSATION REGARDING
OVERTIME, WHICH WE HAD HERE AT
COMMITTEE. COLLEAGUES, IF WE
HAD INADVERTENTLY LEFT YOUR
QUESTION OUT, PLEASE LET US
KNOW , AND WE WON'T MAKE THAT
ADJUSTMENT. MOVING ON TO --
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WAS
KEEPING -- KEEP MOVING ON. I
NUMBER 108. PARKS AND
RECREATION. SPR INCREASES SPR
BY $1.5 MILLION OF FUNDS TO THE
FIELD FROM GRASS TO TURF.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH IS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS
IS A PROJECT NEAR AND DEAR TO
MY HEART. OBVIOUSLY, WE HEARD
SOME OF THE SOFTBALL TEAMS, AND
TALK ABOUT HOW THEY GET RAINED
OUT MORE THAN THE BOYS. AT THIS
PARTICULAR FIELD, WE HAVE THE
BOYS -- EXCUSE ME, BOYS
BASEBALL FIELD WITH TURF, AND
THIS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE,
MATCH FOR THE GIRLS TEAM. IN
CONJUNCTION WITH -- CAN I START
ON 109 AS WELL.
>> YES .
>> AWESOME. THIS ALSO IS
CONNECTED TO THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK. THIS IS ADDITIONAL
GAP FUNDING FOR THEM TO BE ABLE
TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
PRESIDENT NELSON, AND CHAIR
STRAUSS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THE
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK IN PREVIOUS
YEARS. THIS IS THE ENDING TO
GET IT OVER THE FINISH LINE.
COMPLETE TEAM EFFORT. TAKE YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO
READ 109 INTO THE RECORD ,
PLEASE DO.
>> IT INCREASES BY 775,000 A
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
FUNDS FOR THE CAPITAL COSTS AND
COMMUNITY STAFFING COSTS
RELATED TO GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK
PARK PROJECT.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
EITHER OF THESE? SEEING NONE.
MOVING ON TO 110.
>> IT INCREASES PARKS BY $1.5
MILLION OF DRAFT 25 TWO CONVERT
THE BASEBALL INFIELD AT
FAIRMONT PARK FROM GRASS TO
TURF.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS
RECOGNIZED .
>> FIRST, FRIENDLY , MINOR
WORDING THING. THAT SPECIFIC A
FIELD IS BOTH A SOFTBALL AND
BASEBALL INFIELD. IT ULTIMATELY
GETS TO THE HEART OF WHAT WE
ARE DOING HERE. AND WHY, AND
THE RATIONALE IN TERMS OF
BETTER ADDRESSING THE GENDER
DISPARITY AND ACCESS TO
SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL FIELDS.
TITLE IX IMPLICATIONS, GENDER
EQUITY, ANY NUMBER OF VALID
REASONS. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT
EVERY CHILD IN OUR CITY SHOULD
HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, YEAR-ROUND
PLAYFIELD. MY DISTRICT IS HOME
TO MANY FAMILIES WHO HAVE THEIR
KIDS IN VARIOUS SOFTBALL AND
LITTLE LEAGUE COMMUNITY
RECREATIONAL BASEBALL AND
SOFTBALL TEAMS. SELECT TEAMS.
AND SO, A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN
BENEFIT FROM THIS. PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN CLAMORING FOR THIS ACROSS
DISTRICT 1 FROM PLAYERS TO
COACHES TO PARENTS TO
GRANDPARENTS AND SPECTATORS. MY
DISTRICT IS ALSO, I SHOULD
KNOW, NUMBER TWO OUT OF THE
SEVEN GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICTS,
NUMBER TWO IN TERMS OF THE
NUMBER OF UNDER 18 YOUTH. THIS
IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ,
CRITICALLY NEEDED INVESTMENT TO
HELP BETTER SUPPORT YOUTH AND
SPORTS. I'M GLAD THAT OUR
PARKS DEPARTMENT , A TERRIFIC
AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE TURF
FIELDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF
EQUITY AND EQUAL ACCESS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO FUND
AND WORK WITH PARKS TO ENSURE
THAT ALL OUR CHILDREN ACROSS
THIS TERRIFIC CITY HAVE ACCESS
TO THE STATE-OF-THE-ART FIELDS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM 111.
>> IT INCREASES PARKS BY
150,000 OF UNRESTRICTED
ELECTIVE RESERVE FUND TO HELP
DEVELOP A PROPOSAL FOR A FUTURE
PORTAL PART. IT IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
WANT TO THANK SPR, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION, FOR THEIR
SUPPORT, AND ALSO THE
COMMUNITY. THIS IS IMPORTANT.
BELLTOWN DOES NOT HAVE A PARK.
IT DOESN'T HAVE A GREEN SPACE.
THIS IS A NECESSARY FIRST STEP.
THIS IS THE AREA, AS YOU KNOW,
WHERE THE BILE DUCT WHEN INTO
THE TUNNEL -- VIADUCT WHEN INTO
THE TUNNEL IN THE OLD DAYS.
NEEDS BE BROUGHT BACK AS -- AS
ANGEL. IT IS IN THIS CROSSROADS
AREA. WE NEED THIS AREA IN
ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY
HAVING A NEED FOR A PARK. BUT
FOR THE CITY OVERALL. I WANT TO
THINK EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO
REALLY GET THIS TO THE STARTING
LINE AND FIRE THE GUN AND GET
THE RACE STARTED TO CREATE
PORTAL PART. A GREAT LOCATION,
BY THE WAY, FOR WORLD CUP 26.
>> PUT A SOCCER PITCH, A
FOOTBALL PITCH IN THERE.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO 112.
>> IT INCREASES PARKS FUNDING
BY 186,000 PARKS AND RECREATION
FUND IN 2025 AND 2026 AND ADDS
1.3 4 FTE LABOR TO RESTORE TWO
PART-TIME GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
POSITIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK
YOU ALSO FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS. THIS IS JUST RESTORING
FUNDING FOR TWO PART-TIME
MAINTENANCE CREWS. I THINK WE
CAN ALL AGREE THAT WE REALLY
NEED MAINTENANCE IN OUR CITY.
THEY ARE THE LIFEBLOOD AND
HEARTBEAT TO CONTINUE TO
MANICURE OUR PARKS AND KEEP
THEM SAFE, CLEAN AND ACCESSIBLE
FOR ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. 113.
>> IT INCREASES PARKS BY
700,000 IN 2026 FOR GRAFFITI
ABATEMENT SERVICES PERFORMED BY
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS
SIMPLY -- OF THIS EXTENDS THE
SAME SORT OF TERMS TO UPLIFT
NORTHWEST THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT
NOW. THEY ARE FUNDED THROUGH
MID-2025 . BECAUSE GRAFFITI
SHOWS NO SIGN OF LETTING UP
ANYTIME SOON, AND THIS IS A
VERY COMMON COMPLAINT THAT I
HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS, AND
ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO A
DETERIORATION OF LIVABILITY IN
OUR CITY, I AM PROPOSING TO
EXTEND THAT CONTRACT THROUGH
THE END OF THE BIENNIUM.
>> THANK YOU. I HEARD WIDE
SUPPORT ACROSS THE COUNCIL FOR
THIS ITEM. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON FOR PUTTING
THIS IN. IMPORTANT PILLAR OF
THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN.
WE HAVE TO HIT AT GRAFFITI. I
WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, FOR THIS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL
OF WHAT WE SPEND IN GRAFFITI
ABATEMENT, OF COURSE. IT IS ONE
TINY SLICE. BUT I NEGLECTED TO
NOTE THAT UPLIFT NORTHWEST IS
ALSO A JOB CREATION
ORGANIZATION. THEY PROVIDE JOB
SKILLS AND JOB PLACEMENT. SO
THIS IS NOT ONLY DOING
SOMETHING FOR THE COLLECTIVE,
IT IS ALSO DOING SOMETHING FOR
THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SERVED
BY UPLIFT NORTHWEST.
>> FANTASTIC. INC. YOU.
COLLEAGUES, SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENTS. LET'S TAKE ONTO 114.
>> THIS WOULD ADD A PROVISO ON
THE PARKS PUBLIC RESTROOM
INNOVATION CIP PROJECT ,
PROVISO 25,000 FOR PAINTING THE
BATHROOM AT CAROL ANDERSON
PARK.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> LET'S DO IT ONE BY ONE. I
WAS GOING TO SAY TO DO THEM ALL
AT ONCE. THEY ARE ALL
DIFFERENT.
>> ALSO. YES. THIS REQUEST IS
FOR JUST A MURAL -- SORRY, THE
MURRELL ALONG CAL ANDERSON
PARKS. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO
WHAT WE HAVE ON THE SOUTH END.
IT IS A WAY TO CREATE A FORM OF
GRAFFITI , DETERRING AND
FEEDING. IF YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL
ARTWORK, PEOPLE WON'T GRAFFITI
IT. SO THIS IS DEDICATED
TOWARDS THAT. THE KEY.
>> COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. 115.
>> IT IS A PROVISO ON $20,000
IN PARK'S MAJOR MAINTENANCE
AND ASSET MANAGEMENT CIP
PROJECT TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS
AT FIRST HILL PARK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THESE WILL GO TOWARDS
IMPROVEMENTS AT FIRST HILL PARK
THAT ABUTS AGAINST DISTRICT 7
NEXT TO FREEWAY PARK. THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES. THIS WILL HELP RESTORE
SOME OF THE GROUND MAINTENANCE,
AND ALSO PLUMBING AND ALL THE
GOOD STUFF TO CONTINUE THE PARK
TO BE HEALTHY. IT IS THEIR ONLY
PARK IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
LET'S TAKE ONTO 116.
>> IT INCREASES PARK 'S BUDGET
WHEREBY $1000 A METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT FUNDS IN 2025 AND
AGAIN IN 2026 TO SUPPORT FOOD
AT LATE-NIGHT PROGRAMMING FOR
TEENS. IT IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> QUEEN OF FOOD. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> I THINK YOU JUST WANT TO SAY
I LIKE TO EAT. THAT'S FINE.
>> SORRY TO INTERRUPT. LIKE
PEOPLE TO BE FED BECAUSE FED
BODIES MAKE SMART DECISIONS.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY IT
DECREASES 30% OF GUN VIOLENCE
WHEN NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FED. I
JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT
THERE. SO THIS WOULD GO --
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, FOR THAT
COMMENT. THERE ARE A TON OF
LATE-NIGHT ACTIVITIES THAT GO
ON IN OUR DISTRICT FROM SEATTLE
PARKS DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE ALL
THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. THIS
WOULD ALLOCATE FUNDING SO THEY
CAN OFFER FOOD TO ATTRACT KIDS
TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THOSE. THAT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. KIDS WILL
BE ABLE TO GET FED BECAUSE KIDS
DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT,
PARTICULARLY OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND SO, THIS WILL PROVIDE FOOD
WHEN THEY DO LATE NIGHT ON
FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS SO THEY
WILL BE WELL FED THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND DURING THESE PROGRAMS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? NOT SEEING ANY.
LET'S MOVE ONTO 117.
>> IT WOULD INCREASE PARKS BY
500,000 OF REET IN TRINI 25 FOR
THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND
INDUSTRY. IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AS
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT AND
FORMER NAVAL OFFICER , SPEAKING
ABOUT THE FORMER NAVAL RESERVE
BUILDING, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
LOVE THE TIE INTO SOUTH LAKE
UNION TO LAKE UNION IN THE
SOUTH AND. THE MOHAI AND ITS
HISTORY. MOHAI IS YET ANOTHER
JEWEL FOR THE CITY A PART OF
THE OVERALL EFFORT WE ARE DOING
WITH SOUTH LAKE UNION PARK. I
WANTED TO THANK PARKS FOR THEIR
WORK WITH THE NEW CENTER. THE
TEAM HAS BEEN FANTASTIC WORKING
WITH US. REGARDING THE MOHAI,
THIS IS TO KICKSTART AN OVERALL
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MOHAI
BUILDING. AS YOU NOTED, IT IS
AN HISTORIC BUILDING. IT HAS
AGE ISSUES. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT FIRST STEP. THANK YOU
FOR THE SUPPORT OF THIS AS IT
REALLY LOOKS TO HIGHLIGHT SUCH
A KEY FEATURE OF SOUTH LAKE
UNION PARK. ECHO THEY COULD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE FINAL
PARKS ITEM, BUT THEN I WILL
HAVE ONE PARKS ITEM I DID NOT
SEE ON HERE THAT I THOUGHT WAS
INCLUDED. I WILL COME BACK TO
YOU AT THE END.
>> 118, THIS WOULD BE A PROVISO
ON $75,000 WITHIN THE PARK'S
MAJOR MAINTENANCE AND ASSET
MANAGEMENT CIP PROJECT TO FUND
IMPROVEMENTS AT MARVIN'S
GARDEN PARK AND. IN PLACE .
>> AS SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT,
I AM RECOGNIZE. BERGEN PLACE IS
THE SISTER CITY PARK WITH HER
SISTER CITY BERGEN, NORWAY. HIS
MAJESTY , THE KING OF NORWAY,
HAS COME BOTH TIMES TO DEDICATE
THE MURAL IN THIS PARK. THIS
PARK, AS WELL AS MARVIN'S
GARDEN PARK, WHICH WAS BALLARD
CITY HALL UNTIL 1907 , THERE
HAS BEEN VANDALISM TO BOTH
PARKS. THERE HAS BEEN DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE FOR BOTH PARKS.
BOTH PARKS COULD FIT IN THE
SIZE OF THIS ROOM TOGETHER. SO
THAT IS -- THIS IS MAINTAINING
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR
SISTER CITIES AND MAINTAINING
OUR PUBLIC SPACE. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. TO THE
DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR, I
BELIEVE WE HAD AN AMENDMENT TO
RESTORE TWO OF THE MAINTENANCE
POSITIONS IN THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT .
>> WE DID THAT ONE.
>> WE COVER THAT.
>> THANK YOU. JUST DOUBLE
CHECKING.
>> ITEM 112, IF IT MATTERS.
>> MAN. THIS DAY. THERE IT IS.
CLEAR AS DAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM
119, SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THE LAST ITEM FOR THE DAY.
>> IT INCREASES SPU BY 150,000
A SOLID WASTE FUND IN 2025 AND
AGAIN IN 2026 FOR TEXTILE WASTE
PREVENTION BY ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTING REFUGEE AND
IMMIGRANT WOMEN. OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO IS
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. THIS DEDICATES
MONDAY THAT FUNDING FOR REFUGEE
AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN, LIVERY
SKILLS TO UP CYCLE, WHICH MEANS
CREATIVE USE OF HARD TO RECYCLE
WASTE. THE FUNDING WILL BE USED
TO SUPPORT THE REFUGEE ARTISAN
INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN
OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO
EMPLOYMENT AND DIVERSE WASTE
FROM THE SEATTLE WASTE DISPOSAL
SYSTEM. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT
CHAIR STRAUSS INCLUDED THIS
ITEM IN THE PACKAGE. THANK YOU.
>> NICE CHANGE OF WORDS, OUR
BALANCING PACKAGE. COLLEAGUES,
THIS IS OUR PACKAGE TOGETHER.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE
RUN-THROUGH. DIRECTOR, THE
DIRECTOR, ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY
ON THE ENTIRE PROCESS? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WE WILL GET TO YOU
IN A MINUTE.
>> WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL THE
AMENDMENTS. HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. OTHERWISE, THIS IS
ALL WE HAVE.
>> FANTASTIC. COLLEAGUES, THE
EXPERIENCE HE JUST HAD IS WHAT
CENTRAL STAFF AND MYSELF HAVE
DONE ONE TO THREE TIMES PER DAY
EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST WEEK. I
AM GOING TO ASSERT A. , A
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, THAT I HAVE
THE COMP PLAN OPEN HOUSE FOR MY
DISTRICT STARTING IN 70
MINUTES. I AM GOING TO LIMIT
OUR CONVERSATION FOR NINE
MINUTES , IF WE DO HAVE
CONTINUED CONVERSATION, BECAUSE
OPCD APPARENTLY CAN'T CHECK
THE BUDGET CALENDAR. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR,
FOR YOUR VERY HARD WORK ON
THIS. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
CENTRAL STAFF. IT IS A LOT TO
TAKE IN. WE WILL BE WORKING
REALLY HARD AS A FRIDAY
DEADLINE APPROACHES. I AM A
LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE THIS
BUDGET INCLUDES ELEMENTS OF
FORECAST RISK AND FUTURE
UNSUSTAINABILITY. IT DEPENDS ON
USING PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
REVENUES TOTALING 406 MILLION
IN 2024, 440 MILLION IN 2025,
AND 466 MILLION IN 2026 WHILE
HER MOST RECENT COLLECTION OF
THE TAX WAS 315 MILLION IN
2023. AND THE HIGHER LEVEL OF
REVENUES APPEARS TO RELY ON
STRONG PERFORMANCE IN THE TECH
SECTOR STOCKS, WHICH IS NOT
GUARANTEED, AS HAS BEEN SAID
MANY TIMES IN THE PAST, TO
CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE.
FURTHER, THE BUDGET PROJECTS A
DEFICIT OF 100 MILLION STARTING
IN 2027, WHICH IS UP FROM 76
MILLION IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET, THOUGH GIVEN
RELATIVELY SLOW PERFORMANCE IN
BUILDING PERMITTING, IT IS
UNCLEAR IF THERE IS A LARGE
SIDE -- IN THE GENERAL FUND
REVENUES. JUST FOR COMPARISON,
FROM 2010 TO 2019, WHEN
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
WERE RAPID, WE COULD GROW OUT
OF A SMALL DEFICIT. THERE ARE
ALWAYS REASONS FOR OPTIMISM
ABOUT THE FUTURE, BUT IT IS
LESS LIKELY WE WILL SEE THE
RISE IN REVENUE GROWTH RATES OF
THE LAST DECADE THAT WAS
NECESSARY TO GROW OUT OF THIS
DEFICIT, BUT IF ALL PROJECTIONS
COME TO PASS, THIS BUDGET WILL
REQUIRE A COMBINATION OF
ACTIONS IN 2027 TO BRING THE
FUNDING TO BALANCE. YOU KNOW,
WE NEED TO BE READY FOR THAT
WORK WHAT I AM SEEING HERE IS
THAT SINCE WE GOT THE
PROJECTION, THE OCTOBER REVENUE
PROJECTIONS, WE HAVE A NET
REVENUE REDUCTION OF 10 MILLION
AND AN INCREASE IN SPENDING IN
-- OF 15 MILLION HERE. WE ARE
ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE
DRAWING DOWN OUR PETS RESERVES
TO I THINK 6 MILLION. I JUST
WANTED TO SAY ON THE RECORD
THAT THAT IS CONCERNING TO ME.
I TRIED TO HAVE MOST OF MY
AMENDMENTS THAT I SUBMITTED,
EXCEPT FOR THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
AND THE GRAFFITI ABATEMENT , I
TRIED TO BALANCE THOSE COMING
IN USING EXISTING FUNDS. AND
SO, HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BE ABLE
TO HAVE A BUNCH OF AMENDMENTS
THAT WILL PUT US INTO A
POSITION WHERE I FEEL A LITTLE
BIT STRONGER ABOUT NOT KICKING
THE CAN TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD
AND HAVING BIGGER PROBLEMS IN
2077 -- 2027.
>> THANK YOU FOR SUMMARIZING
THE INFORMATION I REQUESTED TO
BE PRESENTED NUMEROUS TIMES
OVER THE LAST YEAR, INCLUDING
AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK, AND
SUMMARIZING SOME OF THE
COMMENTS I MADE OPENING THIS
UP, WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE MORE
WORK TO DO NEXT YEAR AND THE
YEAR AFTER. WE CAN GET
OURSELVES OUT OF A STRUCTURAL
DEFICIT THAT WAS CREATED OVER A
DECADE IN A SINGLE YEAR. I JOIN
YOU IN THE MESSAGE THAT THERE
IS MORE WORK TO DO. I AM GOING
TO DO IT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
JOIN ALONG WITH US.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, ,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. WE HAVE
SIX MINUTES REMAINING A
COMMITTEE.
>> WE WILL BE BRIEF. THANK YOU
FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS
PACKAGE. I WANT TO THANK
DIRECTOR NOBLE AND HIS CENTRAL
STAFF TOO. I WANT YOU ALL TO
KNOW THAT I RECOGNIZE ALL THE
WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO YOUR
DELIVERY OF THIS PACKAGE TO US
YESTERDAY EVENING. I WANTTO
ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THIS IS A LOT TO
TAKE IN, HAVING JUST RECEIVED
IT YESTERDAY. I WILL SAY THAT I
TOO HAVE SOME CONCERNS .
REALLY, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
COUNCIL AS A BODY CONTRIBUTING
TO AN EVEN BIGGER BUDGET
DEFICIT STARTING IN 2027 . I
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE $15
MILLION WORTH OF ADS THAT HAVE
NOT BEEN -- THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
OFFSET BY REDUCTIONS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING TO ALL OF
YOU TOGETHER TO SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BETWEEN
NOW AND THE TIME THAT WE WOULD
APPROVE THIS PACKAGE TO FIGURE
OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN , PERHAPS,
OFFSET SOME OF THIS 15 MILLION
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU
ALL, BUT I MADE A COMMITMENT
WHEN I STARTED HERE IN JANUARY
THAT I WOULD WORK REALLY HARD
NOT TO FURTHER CONTINUE THE
DEFICIT. I KNOW THAT MY
COMMITMENT IS TO TRY TO DO WHAT
I CAN BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME
THAT WE NEED TO PASS THIS
PACKAGE TO SEE WHAT, IF
ANYTHING, WE CAN DO TO REALLY
-- AND I KNOW -- I SHOULD SAY
WHAT WE CAN DO, BUT LET US DO
SO MORE HARD WORK TOGETHER TO
TRY TO OFFSET SOME OF THESE
ADDITIONS SO WE ARE NOT
CREATING A BIGGER DEFICIT THAN
WHAT WAS SENT TO US WHEN WE
FIRST STARTED THIS PROCESS. SO
IN THE INTEREST OF BEING BRIEF,
I WILL JUST SAY THAT. I REALLY
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. NICU, CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> FIRST OFF, FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT TO A COMMENT YOU MADE
EARLIER THIS MORNING ABOUT THE
LAUNCH OF A NEW WOMEN'S
SEMIPROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM UP
NORTH. THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY
KNEW SOCCER TEAM IN THE CITY ,
SEMIPRO WOMEN'S. LET US ALSO
SAY THE NAME OF THE WEST
SEATTLE ROADIES FC, WHO ARE
ALSO LAUNCHING NEXT YEAR.
ANOTHER GREAT SPORT OPPORTUNITY
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY JUST TO
CELEBRATE, AND I GUESS, ON
ANOTHER NOTE, I WANT TO THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIR, FOR YOUR
STEWARDSHIP AND LEADERSHIP IN
GETTING US THIS FAR. PLENTY
MORE WORK TO DO. BUT APPRECIATE
YOUR LEADERSHIP. IMPORTANTLY,
ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND
THANKED THE CENTRAL STAFF FOR
YOUR HARD WORK IN GETTING US
HERE. I KNOW PULLING ALL THIS
TOGETHER AND WORKING WITH NINE
SEPARATELY ELECTED AND THE
BUDGET CHAIR AND CORDONING WITH
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND
WHATEVER ELSE IS A LOT, BUT I
RECOGNIZE YOUR HARD WORK AND
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY SO
FAR. IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
FINALLY, MR. CHAIR, I WILL TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY AS A POINT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO KNOW THAT
FROM MY OFFICE, THIS IS HER
LAST DAY IN MY OFFICE. SADLY.
THEY ARE OFF TO GREENER
PASTURES FOR THEM , BUT LESS SO
FOR MY OFFICE , AND SELFISHLY,
I AM TIRED -- THE ENTIRE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. LAYLA
WILL BE STARTING A NEW ROLE
WITH AN HSD NEXT WEEK. PROUD OF
THAT, BUT I WANT TO THANK LAYLA
FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND MANY
SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS AND
SACRIFICES FOR MY OFFICE , FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF
DISTRICT 1 AND EVERYONE ACROSS
SEATTLE. AND THE HARD WORK AND
SERVICE BEFORE JOINING MY
OFFICE EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WORKED ALMOST 2 YEARS AT THE
FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT 'S
OFFICE. A COUPLE OF GREAT YEARS
OF SERVICE TO THE CITY SO FAR .
ALTHOUGH ON THE ONE HAND, I AM
SAD TO SEE THEM GO, I AM HAPPY
THEY WILL STAY NEAR AND DEAR IN
THE CITY. AND SO, WE WILL KNOW
HOW TO GET A HOLD OF LAYLA. BUT
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO . MUCH
APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIRMAN
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL TRY TO
MAKE THIS VERY QUICK BUT I DO
WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
RESTORATION OF SOME VITAL
SERVICES IN THE CHAIR'S
PACKAGE. I TOO AM CONCERNED
ABOUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW .
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE
CHAIR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE
IS A LOT MORE WORK TO DO TO
ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL PROBLEM
WE HAVE . THIS WEEK WE GOT A
LETTER FROM THE CHAMBER, AND
THEY REFERENCED A REPORT CALLED
MIND THE GAP, MEASURING THE
ACCURACY OF SPENDING
PROJECTIONS FROM THE
PENNSYLVANIA INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COOPERATION AUTHORITY. THEY
REFERENCED SOME STATISTICS
ABOUT SEATTLE, INCLUDING THAT
SEATTLE AT THIS ADOPTED BUDGETS
WERE, ON AVERAGE, 14% OFF FROM
ACTUAL SPENDING. THE LETTER
WOULD LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE THAT
WE ARE OVERSPENDING , BUT THE
FURTHER ANALYSIS THAT WAS APTLY
DONE IN THIS REPORT, AND A
SPOKE TO THEM TODAY, IS THAT
FOR EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS OUR SPENDING WAS ACTUALLY
BELOW OUR ADOPTED BUDGET AND
FINAL BUDGET. THAT SPEAKS TO
THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE A LOT OF
PERCEPTION ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN OUR BUDGET, AND
YET, EVERY YEAR WE KNOW WE ARE
HAVING TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS
TO PAY FOR THE THINGS WE HAVE
IN THE CITY. I HAVE ASKED A
CENTRAL STAFF TO INVESTIGATE A
COUPLE OF REVENUE OPTIONS THAT
WOULD ALLOW US TO DIVERSIFY OUR
REVENUE OPTIONS. AT THE SAME
TIME THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE
VOLATILITY OF THE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX . AND SO, I KNOW A
COUPLE OF COLLEAGUES HAVE
CONTEMPLATED SOME OTHER REVENUE
OPTIONS. I AM JUST HOPING THERE
IS ENOUGH SHARED INTEREST TO
MOVE AN AMENDMENT FORWARD SO WE
CAN AT LEAST HAVE THE
CONVERSATION WHEN WE ARE
DISCUSSING BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
COLLEAGUES, SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, I WILL THANK LAYLA
FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL UNDER
MULTIPLE ELECTED OFFICIALS. I
ALSO , COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAD
THE POUNDCAKE THAT WAS IN THE
SHARED KITCHEN YESTERDAY, I
WANT TO THANK RUTH ALLEN FOR
THE CAKE. I AM FIVE POUNDS
HEAVIER. YES, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, WEST SEATTLE ROADIES.
GREAT PROGRAM. THEY JUST
WEREN'T ANNOUNCED IN THE LAST
EIGHT DAYS, WHICH MAKES THE
NEWEST. WE ARE SPLITTING HAIRS.
LOVE YOU ALL. WITH TWO MINUTES
OVER , 30 MINUTES OVER, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO , WE ARE MEETING
AT THE NORDIC MUSEUM AT FOUR --
5: 30. WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. THE
NEXT SELECT BUDGET MEETING WILL
BE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT
5:00 P.M. WHERE WE WILL HOLD
THE SECOND BUDGET HEARING.
AMENDMENTS ARE DUE HARD STOP AT
NOON FRIDAY. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC MAY CONTINUE TO SUBMIT
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT .
COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
SEEING NONE. WE ARE NOW
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. IT IS 4:
32 P.M.