2026 FROM SEATTLE CENTER TO
ARTS AND INCREASE A PROFICIENT
AND REVENUE BY $382,000
. SEATTLE CENTER FUND IN 2025
AND $401,000 SEATTLE CENTER
FUND IN 2026 TWO SEATTLE CENTER
FOR FOLKLIFE, SPONSORED BY THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE. ARTS SIX WITH
TRANSFER $210,000 OF ARTS AND
CULTURE FUND IN 2025 , $222,000
ARTS AND CULTURE FUND IN 2026
FROM SEATTLE CENTER TO ARTS ,
INCREASE SEATTLE CENTER BY
$3000 GENERAL FUND IN 2025 AND
$30,000 GENERAL FUND 2026.
INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS REVENUE
TO SEATTLE CENTER BY $210,000,
SEATTLE CENTER FUND IN 2025,
200 THAT $222,000 SEATTLE
CENTER FUND IN 2026 FOR
WINTERFEST , SPONSORED BY THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE. INCREASE ARTS
BY $100,000 OF JUMPSTART FUND
IN 2025 FOR HOPE COURT FOR THE
BALLARD BREWERY DISTRICT,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
STRAUSS AND . INCREASE ARTS BY
$250,000 JUMPSTART FUND IN 2025
FOR HOPE COURT AND CAPITAL
HILL, SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO .
>> THANK YOU. TO SOME TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS. I BELIEVE ITEM 7
HAD COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AS PRIME .
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT. THAT
IS INCORRECT INFORMATION.
>> THESE ARE ALL WITHIN THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE. RESPONSES
REFLECT HOW COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD
THEIR PRIORITIES INCLUDED IN
THE PACKAGE. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS? LET'S KEEP
MOVING.
>> OKAY. CARE 182 WOULD
INCREASE CARE BY $430,000
GENERAL FUND IN 2025 AND
$549,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2026
AND FOUR FTE 911 EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATION DISPATCHER TO
IMPROVE NONEMERGENCY CALL
ANSWERING TIMES, SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS RIVERA, KETTLE,
AND MOORE. CARE WOULD REQUEST
REPORTING FROM CARE ON
CALL-CENTER STAFFING AND
OPERATIONS, SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS RIVERA, KETTLE,
AND MOORE.
>> RUSSIANS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. LET'S KEEP MOVING .
>> FOR CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSTS,
WE ARE GOING TO GO AT A QUICK
RATE. PLEASE, IF YOU SEE YOUR
COMING UP NEXT, COME ON UP TO
THE TABLE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNSEL --
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF. CBO
CORRECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED CIP
TO PROPOSED BUDGET AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. CBO 002 ,
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS BY ,
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
FUND , IN 2025, AND 11 FTE.
INCREASE SEATTLE I.T. BY 1
MILLION, JUMPSTART FUND 2025
AND 12 FTE. INCREASES FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE FIRST --
SERVICES BY 891,000, FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
FUND, AND 12.FIVE FTE AND
INCREASES DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES IN
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES BY $706,000 GENERAL
FUND IN 2025 AND EIGHT FTE FOR
A SIX-MONTH RESTORATION OF
POSITIONS SUBJECT TO LAYOFFS
AND IMPOSES PROVISOS. THIS NEW
VERSION REDUCES APPROPRIATIONS
BY $545,000 TO REFLECT REMOVAL
OF FIVE FTEs , SEVEN TOTAL
POSITIONS THAT ARE NOW VACANT.
THIS MONEY HAS BEEN FREED UP
FOR AMENDMENTS IN GROUP C. THIS
IS SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CBO 002 REQUEST THAT CBO
COLLABORATED WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
TO REPORT ON DEVELOPING OR
ENHANCING PROGRAMS FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO LAYOFFS,
SPONSORED BY BUDGET COMMITTEE.
CBO THREE REQUESTS THAT CITY
BUDGET OFFICE REPORT ON PAST
BUDGET UNDER SPENT AND GRANTS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. THIS NEW
VERSION ADDS SPECIFICITY FOR
BUDGET TO ACTUALS REPORTS AS
STIPULATED IN RESOLUTION 32116
, AND ALSO GRANT DATABASE TO
INCLUDE THREE OF THE
DEPARTMENTS. CBO REQUEST THAT
CBO AND SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM ANALYZE AN
EARLY RETIREMENT INCENTIVE FOR
CITY EMPLOYEES MUST SPONSORED
BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. CBO
90282 PLACES GENERAL FUND AND
JUMPSTART FUND APPROPRIATIONS
WITH INCREASED REAL ESTATE
EXCISE TAX REVENUE TO BALANCE
THE IMPACTS OF THE OCTOBER
REVENUE FORECAST UPDATE,
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. C.E. TALTON -- CEN
--
>> YOU ARE RIGHT. LET'S THE
WITH CBO. WELCOME BACK.
CONGRATULATIONS ON BECOMING A
FATHER. DEFINITELY A DAD
HAIRCUT. MY NEXT DAD JOKE IS
DEDICATED TO YOU. COLLEAGUES,
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS SECTION? I WILL JUST NOTE
THAT THE EARLY RETIREMENT SLI
IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ME,
BECAUSE IF WE ARE ENGAGING IN
LAYOFFS, WE ALSO HAVE TO BE
LOOKING AT WAYS THAT , IF FOLKS
ARE READY TO RETIRE EARLY, IF
IT CAN SAVE US SOME MONEY. WE
SHOULD ALSO ENGAGE IN THAT
WORK. SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENTS. PLEASE CONTINUE .
>> NO DAD JOKES. CEN , INCREASE
SEATTLE CENTER BY 250,000 ,
INCREASE SEATTLE CENTER BY
$250,000 JUMPSTART FUND AND
$250,000 JUMPSTART FUND IN 2026
FOR A BUMPER SHOOTS WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. CEN ,
INCREASE SEATTLE CENTER BY
$425,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2025
AND 442,000 GENERAL FUND IN
2026 AND DECREASE SEATTLE
CENTER BY $425,000 ARTS AND
CULTURE FUND IN 2025 AND FOR
THE $42,000 ARTS AND CULTURE
FUND IN 2026 . CEN , INCREASE
SEATTLE CENTER BY 204,000
GENERAL FUND IN 2025 AND
214,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2026 ,
AND DECREASE SEATTLE CENTER BY
204,000 ARTS AND CULTURE FUND
IN 2025 AND 214,000 OF ARTS AND
CULTURE FUND IN 2026 FOR
CULTURAL ADMINISTRATION STAFF.
>> COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS ON
SEATTLE CENTER ? COMMENTS? PART
OF OUR CITY. CONTINUE ON,
PLEASE.
>> INCREASES CIVIL-SERVICE
COMMISSIONS BY $312,000,
GENERAL FUND IN 2025 AND
$331,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2026
AND ONE FTE SENIOR PERSONNEL
ANALYST FOR AN ANIMAL
FIREFIGHTER EXAM PROCESS.
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> QUESTIONS? OVER TO YOU.
>> COUNCIL SETTLES DOWN. MOVING
TO AMENDMENT 2021 WHICH DEAL
WITH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING. INCREASE
DEEL BY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
FAMILY AND EDUCATION LEVY 2025
FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. DEEL
INCREASE BY ONE OF $43,000
GENERAL FUND IN 25 FOR
AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER LEARNING
PROGRAMS GROUNDED IN ETHNIC
STUDIES, SHIFTING 143,000 FROM
THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR
THAT. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE A
PROVISO SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? SEEING
NONE. CONTINUE.
>> AMENDMENTS 22 THROUGH 25
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. INCREASE DON BY
$208,000 GENERAL FUND 2025 AND
TWO AND $28,000 WILL FUND 2026
FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING
FUND. THAT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. DON
INCREASED BY 125,000 OF GENERAL
FUND IN 2020 $525,000 FUND 2026
RECOMMITTING SAFETY COORDINATOR
FOR CAPITAL HILL. SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
INCREASE DON BY ONE OF $52,000
TO FUND 2020 $574,000 GENERAL
FUND 2026 AND ONE FTE PLANNING
AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST FOR
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, MUTUAL
AID AND DE-ESCALATION.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
DON BY $100,000 GENERAL FUND
2025 AND $100,000 TO FUND 20%
FOR COMMITTEE SAFETY
COORDINATOR CONTRACTS,
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT
NUMBER 25. IS THAT GOING TO BE
AVAILABLE ACROSS THE CITY FOR
COMMUNITY SAFETY COORDINATOR
CONTRACTS?
>> I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THAT. IT
IS FOR THE EXISTING CONTRACTS
IN UNIVERSITY DISTRICT BALLARD,
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT,
GEORGETOWN -- SOUTH PARK, AND
INCLUDING CAPITOL HILL NOW. IT
IS THAT $100,000 -- CAPITOL
HILL JUST HAD IT BAKED IN . IT
IS CITYWIDE. THAT IS THE
ANSWER.
>> BUT IT IS ALREADY FIRST SET
NEIGHBORHOODS?
>> EXISTING CONTRACTS. EVERYONE
AMBASSADORS IN LAKE CITY, I AM
IN ON THAT. IT WILL PROBABLY BE
NEXT BUDGET CYCLE OR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET.
>> GOT IT.
>>
>>.
>> MOVING ONTO THE NEXT FOUR
AMENDMENTS. THESE DEAL WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. FAS
INCREASE FAS BY 495,000 FAS
FUND IN 2025 AND 495,000 FAS
FUND IN 2026 TWO RESTORE
FUNDING TO PRIORITY HIGHER.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. FAS INCREASE BY $50,000
IN 2025 FOR A MEMBRANE STUDY
FOR THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. FAS 004 WOULD REQUEST
THAT FAS REPORTED IMPLEMENTING
A COMPREHENSIVE POSSIBLE
CONTRACT POLICY FOR CITY
CONTRACT, SPONSORED BY IS A
MEMBER STRAUSS. FAS 005 WOULD
REQUEST THAT FAS EXPLORE
ESTABLISHING A REAL ESTATE
AGENT SOLICITATION SEES AND THE
SAYS PROGRESS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU. RUSSIANS ARE
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. LET'S
KEEP GOING.
>> MOVING ON HERE TO FINANCE
GENERAL. THE FIRST BUDGET
ACTION, DECREASE FINANCE
GENERAL BY $125.5 MILLION
MILLION GENERAL FUND 2025 OF
380,000 GENERAL FUND 2026 TO
ADDRESS FISCAL RESERVE TRANSFER
BASED ON LOWER PROTECTED TAX
REVENUES AND INFLATION
ESTIMATES. SPONSORED BY THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE. FG 101 WITH
INCREASED FINANCE GENERAL BY
2.5 MILLION GENERAL FUND 2025
AND 2.5 MILLION GENERAL FUND
FOR 2026 FOR SEATTLE CHINESE
COURT OF COUPLE IMPROVEMENT,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
STRAUSS, SAKA AND . RECOGNIZE
THE OCTOBER FORECAST UPDATE,
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. FINANCE GENERAL 902
INCREASE FINANCIAL BY 17.6
MILLION 2025 JUMPSTART FUND AND
42 MILLION JUMPSTART FUND 26
DEGREES JUMPSTART PAYROLL
EXPENSE TECH SUPPORT TO THE
GENERAL FUND. THAT IS ALSO
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. THE ONLY COMMENT
I WILL MAKE IS THE LAST ITEM OF
THE SAMPLE OF OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS TO
TRACK WHEN JUMPSTART IS BEING
USED OUTSIDE OF THE JUMPSTART
FUND. IT IS THEN ALLOCATED
WITHIN OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS
HERE. NOT JUST INTO THE ABYSS.
SEE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. WE
HAVE JENNIFER WITH US.
>> CITY COUNCIL SETTLES THAT. I
WOULD BE THROUGH THE HS THE
AMENDMENT. INCREASE HSD BY 1.9
MILLION LOW INCOME HOUSING FUND
2025 AND 1.9 MILLION LOW INCOME
HOUSING FUND 2026 FOR
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
SERVICES. HSD 002 -- I'M SORRY,
SPONSOR WAS COUNCIL MEMBER
MOORE. INCREASE HSD BY 3.2 3.2
MILLION GENERAL FUND AND 2.7
MILLION GENERAL FUND 2026 TO
SUPPORT THE STARTUP AND
OPERATIONS OF TWO NEW
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTERS. WHEN
CHANGE YEAR. THE CBA DID RETAIN
THE LANGUAGE REGARDING COUNCIL
'S TO SET ASIDE A PERCENTAGE
OF UNITS FOR UNSHELTERED PEOPLE
AND HIGH IMPACT THAT THAT
AREAS, BUT REMOVE REFERENCE TO
SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS, SUCH AS
DOWNTOWN OR CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THE
SPONSOR WAS THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. HSD 003, INCREASE
HSD BY |129,000 FUND IN 2025
AND 109,000 GENERAL FUND 2026
TO FULLY RESTORE LEGAL SERVICES
FUNDING FOR HOMELESS YOUTH.
THIS DID FIX AN ERROR THAT
TRANSPOSED ORGANIZATIONS WITH
ANOTHER AMENDMENT . HSD TWO
TUBES SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. HSD 004, INCREASE
HSD BY 1.25 MILLION GENERAL
FUND IN 2025 AND 1.25 MILLION
GENERAL FUND IN 2026 FOR FOOD
BANKS, MEAL PROGRAMS AND
CULTURALLY NOURISHING FOODS.
THE CBA IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. IT INCREASE TO THE
TOTAL AMOUNT FROM 1 MILLION TO
1.25 MILLION IN BOTH 2025 AND
2026 . THE ADDITIONAL 250,000
IS FROM CBA HSD 10 B . THE
ADDITIONAL 250,000 PROVIDED IN
2025 AND 2026 IS ONE TIME THAT
THE SPONSOR IS COUNCIL MEMBERS
STRAUSS. HSD 005, INCREASE HSD
BY 100,000 GENERAL FUND 2025
AND 100,000 GENERAL FUND 2026
TO FULLY RESTORE FUNDING FOR
FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES.
SPONSOR IS BUDGET COMMITTEE.
HSD 006, INCREASE HSD BY 100s
OF THE 8000 GENERAL FUND 2025
LETTER TO 60,000 GENERAL FUND
2026 FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
PROGRAMS, SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. HSD 007 , REQUEST THAT
HSD AND OH PROVIDE A REPORT ARE
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS,
SPONSOR BUDGET COMMITTEE , I'M
SORRY, SPONSOR COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. HSE -- HSD 008,
INCREASE 43,000 GENERAL FUND IN
2025 IN HSD FOR A SPORTS
PROGRAM PROVIDING SAVE ADULT
LED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES,
SPONSORS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. HSD 009, INCREASE HSD
BY 4 MILLION GENERAL FUND IN
2025 FOR STENNETT -- FOR TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUTH CARE
CONSTELLATION CENTER PROJECT,
SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER WOO. HSD
10, INCREASE HSD BY 250,000 IN
2025 FOR EQUIPPING, VEHICLES
AND FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS
NECESSARY TO INCREASE MEAL
PROVIDERS SERVICE CAPACITY.
THIS IS DIFFERENT, A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN THE BUDGET
BALANCING PACKAGE. THE CBA
DECREASES THE AMOUNT FROM
750,000 TO 250,000. THAT
500,000 OF ONE-TIME DOLLARS WAS
ADDED TO HSD 004 . IT ALSO
SLIGHTLY INCREASED THE SCOPE BY
ADDING EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES
AS ELIGIBLE USES AND ALLOWING
FUNDS TO BE USED TO INCREASE
MEAL PROVIDERS SERVICE
CAPACITY, NOT JUST FOOD STORAGE
CAPACITY. THE SPONSOR HERE WAS
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
HSD 11, INCREASE HSD BY 250,000
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE
REGNIER VALLEY FOOD BANK.
SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. HSD 12, INCREASE
HSD BY 250,000 HSD BY $250,000
JUMPSTART FUND IN 2025 AND
$250,000 JUMPSTART FUND IN 2026
FOR SEATTLE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM. SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. HSD 14, INCREASE HSD
BY $200,000 GENERAL FUND IN
2025 AND 200,000 GENERAL FUND
IN 2026 FOR THERAPEUTIC
SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION,
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND IMPOSE A PROVISO .
SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
HSD 16, INCREASE HSD BY
$185,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2025
AND $195,000 GENERAL FUND IN
2026 AND ONE FTE STRATEGIC
ADVISOR TO SCOPE A NEW
COMMUNITY SAFETY HELP . -- HUB.
>> JENNIFER, I THINK WE MISSED
15.
>> OKAY. LET ME FINISH THAT
ONE. DID I JUST READ 14 TWICE?
>> YOU WENT FROM 14 TO 16.
>> OH, OKAY. LET ME FINISH 16.
THAT I WILL GO BACK. THANK YOU.
THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. HSD 15, INCREASE HSD BY
250,000 GENERAL FUND 2025 AND
250,000 GENERAL FUND 2026 FOR
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SUPPORT
FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF
HEARING COMMUNITY AND IMPOSE A
PROVISO. THE SPONSOR THERE IS
COUNCILMEMBER WOO. HSD 17 ,
INCREASE HSD BY 500,000 GENERAL
FUND 2025 AND 500,000 GENERAL
FUND 2026 FOR CONTRACTED
SERVICES WITH WE DELIVER CARE.
THE SPONSOR THERE IS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. HSD 18 ,
INCREASE HSD BY 14,000 GENERAL
FUND 2025 TO SUPPORT PREFILED
DIVERSION SERVICES. SPONSOR IS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. I
THINK I HAVE A FEW MORE,
ALTHOUGH NOT IN MY NOTES.
>> I CAN READ FOR YOU.
>> ACTUALLY, THAT GETS ME
THROUGH. THANK YOU.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF TAKING
OFF OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. HSD 19 , INCREASE
HSD BY 1.5 MILLION JOBLESS
GENERAL FUND IN BOTH 2025 AND
2026 TO SUPPORT RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE RESIDENTS TRANSITION TO
HOUSING AND SHELTER, INCLUDING
AN RV STORAGE PROGRAM.
SPONSORED BY COAST ALSO
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. HSD 21, INCREASE HSD BY
$110,000 GENERAL FUND IN BOTH
2025 AND 2026 TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
>> CAN YOU PAUSE FOR ONE
MOMENT. I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA MAY HAVE A COMMENT ON
THE LAST ITEM.
>> WERE HOLDING UNTIL THE AND
AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK.
>> MY BAD. APOLOGIZE.
>> HSD 21 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. HSD 22,
INCREASE ACHIEVED THE BITE
$52,000 GENERAL FUND 2025 AND
THE SAME AMOUNT 2026 TO SUPPORT
LEGAL SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND
FAMILIES RECEIVING ADVERSE
BENEFIT DECISIONS, SPONSORED BY
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. HSD 26 ,
INCREASE HSD BY $470,000
GENERAL FUND 2025 AND SAME
AMOUNT 2026 FOR RECOVERY
SUPPORT SERVICES. SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON ,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MOORE AND RIVERA. THIS VERSION
REMOVED A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION
FROM THE DESCRIPTION, BUT THE
PURPOSE REMAINS THE SAME. HSD
27 , PROVISO $2 MILLION GENERAL
FUND IN HSD FOR SUPPORT FOR
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS WOO AND RIVERA. THIS
VERSION ADDED ADDITIONAL DETAIL
ON THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS IN
THE PROVISO. HSD 28, INCREASE
HSD BY $250,000 GENERAL FUND IN
2025 AND THE SAME AMOUNT 2026
FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC
SERVICES FOR LATIN X SURVIVORS
OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND
IMPOSE A PROVISO. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. HSD 31 ,
REQUEST THAT HSD REPORT ON
SOBERING CENTER NEEDS SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. HSD 37 ,
INCREASE HSD BY $1 MILLION
GENERAL FUND ONE TIME IN 2025
FOR CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AND CHAIR STRAUSS. THIS
VERSION ADDED ADDITIONAL USES
ON THE ADDITIONAL DETAIL OF THE
USE OF THESE FUNDS AND REPLACES
FORMER FG 102. THAT IS IT FOR
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL DO A
COUPLE OF OPERATIONAL DETAILS.
I DIDN'T THINK THE SUN WAS
GOING TO COME OUT TODAY THE WAY
IT WAS RAINING THIS MORNING. SO
COLLEAGUES, IF THE SUN IS
BOTHERING YOU, LET US KNOW, AND
WE WILL DROP THE SHADES.
BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING SO
QUICKLY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT,
I AM FOLLOWING MY SHEET, AND I
WILL LOOK RIGHT AT TWO. IF YOU
WANT TO ASK A QUESTION -- ZOOM.
IF YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THE
GIVER HOLDING QUESTIONS UNTIL
THE END OF THE DEPARTMENT. I
WILL CALL ON VICE CHAIR RIVERA
SINCE IT SEEM LIKE YOU HAD A
RAISED HAND. THAT I WILL CALL
IN COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I HAVE A
FRIENDLY WALK-IN AMENDMENT I
WANT TO TELL FOLKS ABOUT. IT IS
FOR ITEM NUMBER --
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. POINT
OF ORDER, CAN WE TAKE WALK ON
AMENDMENTS AT A DIFFERENT TIME
WORKS
>> THE GOAL IS TO SHARE THE
INFORMATION . THE WALK ON WILL
HAPPEN TOMORROW. GIVEN THE
NOTICE --
>> THIS IS HELPFUL. THE CLERK
IS ASKING FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE
TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. I
WILL SHARE WALK ON AMENDMENTS
CAN BE VERY TROUBLING. IF YOU
DON'T TELL THE CHAIR BEFORE
YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS
EXAMPLE RIGHT HERE, IT MAKES
EVERYTHING MORE DIFFICULT.
REQUEST IS, IF YOU DO A WALK ON
AMENDMENT, PLEASE TELL ME. OVER
TO YOU, VICE CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I CAME BY
DURING THE LUNCH BREAK TO TELL
YOU ABOUT IT. HOT OFF THE
PRESSES. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
GET TO AS MANY COLLEAGUES AS
POSSIBLE. BUT JUST TO SAY IT IS
FRIENDLY. IT IS HSD -- I LOST
MY PLACE ON HERE. SORRY. COULD
YOU REMEMBER THE NUMBER?
>> NUMBER 21.
>> HERE IT IS. HSD ZERO 21 ,
WHICH INCREASES HSD BY 110,000
IN 2025 AND 2026 TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
SUPPORTING IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO DIRECT
THE RESOURCES FROM HSD TO. THE
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES AFFAIRS. THEY ARE THE
OFFICE THAT WORKS WITH
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. SO I
THINK IT IS BEST SITUATED IN
THAT DEPARTMENT. ALSO, TO
PROVISO FUNDS TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE USING FUNDS FOR FOLKS THAT
LIVE OR WORK IN SEATTLE. THAT
WILL BE COMING TOMORROW, CHAIR.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, NOW THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT WALK ON
AMENDMENT, I DIDN'T EXPECT
THAT AT THIS MOMENT, I WILL
SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE RULES
ARE YOU MUST DISTRIBUTE THE
WALK ON AMENDMENT BEFORE 5:00
P.M. THE DAY BEFORE WE ARE
VOTING. IF YOU DO NOT, THEN WE
HAVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES AT
COUNCIL TO ACCEPT OR WALK ON
AMENDMENT. I'M NOT GOING TO BE
VERY HAPPY ABOUT SUSPENDING THE
RULES , BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A
COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCE THUS
FAR, AND I AM ASKING FOR IT TO
REMAIN A COLLABORATIVE
EXPERIENCE , AND THAT REQUIRES
NO SURPRISES. THANK YOU FOR
LETTING US KNOW. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST
WANTED TO FLAG THAT HSD , I
WILL BE MOVING TO PULL THAT
TOMORROW AND HAVE A SUBSTITUTE
BILL , WHICH IS IN B , WHICH WE
JUMPED OVER. THAT WAS
SPECIFICALLY PROVISO DOLLARS
SPECIFICALLY FOR TINY HOME
VILLAGES . I WILL WAIT UNTIL
TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THAT IN
MORE DETAIL.
>> THANK YOU. AND GOOD POINT.
TODAY WERE JUST GOING THROUGH
IT ALL. TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE
LOTS OF TIME TO TALK AT DELAYS
OVERLONG YOU WANT TO TALK
TOMORROW. TODAY WE'RE UNDER A
TIME CONSTRAINT. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN HSD?
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT I WAS COUNSELED BY CBO
TO BRING UP THIS NOW. I WILL
SAY I UNDERSTAND THE PREFERENCE
IS NOT TO HAVE WALK ON THINGS
WERE RUNNING FAST AND FURIOUS.
A VERY SHORT TIMELINE. I
SUSPECT -- I DON'T KNOW FOR
CERTAIN, BUT I WOULD THINK I'M
NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT I WILL
SAY I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING . WILL TRY TO KEEP IT AS
TIGHT AS POSSIBLE. ALSO, THERE
NEEDS TO BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
FLEXIBILITY WITH HER
COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE I KNOW I'M
NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS
POURING THROUGH THIS WHEN IT
CAME TO US IN VERY SHORT ORDER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> A QUICK QUESTION FOR
CLARIFICATION. FOR EXAMPLE,
THERE IS ONE ITEM UNDER BUDGET
COMMITTEE THAT MY TEAM AND I
WORKED ON. YOU ARE SAYING WE
SHOULD SPEAK TO THIS TOMORROW.
>> YES.
>> OKAY. JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM
THAT.
>>, YOU CAN TALK AS LONG AS YOU
WANT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO FULL
DAYS TO VOTE ON EVERYTHING.
I'M GETTING EYES ABOUT TALKING
AS LONG AS YOU WANT, WE WILL
KEEP IT SOMEWHAT LIMITED, BUT
TODAY WE HAVE TO TAKE ALONG
BECAUSE WE WANT YOU AWARE OF
WHAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON.
TOMORROW AS FOR THE SOAPBOX,
TODAY IS FOR THE INFORMATION.
BACK OVER TO ITD.
>> YES. THERE IS ONE ITEM IN
THE BALANCING PACKAGE RELATED
TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY.
INCREASE SEATTLE I.T. BY 1.6
MILLION GENERAL FUND IN 2025
AND THE SAME AMOUNT 2026 AND
ADD SIX FTE TO RESTORE SEATTLE
CHANNEL OPERATIONS AND INCREASE
100,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2025
AND SAME AMOUNT 2026 THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL MAINTENANCE AND
UPGRADE CIP PROJECT . SPONSORED
BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? LET'S KEEP
TICKING.
>> MOVING ON TO THE LAW
DEPARTMENT. INCREASE LAW BY
$182,000 GENERAL FUND 2025 AND
ONE OF THE $92,000 GENERAL FUND
2026 TO FIND ONE SPECIALTY
COURT UNIT PROSECUTOR.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. INCREASE LAW BY
$434,000 GENERAL FUND 20 TO 5
AND FOUR TO $58,000 GENERAL
FUND 2026 42 ASSISTANT CITY
ATTORNEYS IN THE EMPLOYMENT AND
CONTRACT/UTILITY SECTIONS
RESPECTIVELY OF THE CIVIL
DIVISION , DECREASED $434,000
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS TO
THE JUDGMENTS AND CLAIMS FUND
IN 2025 AND $450,000 GENERAL
FUND APPROPRIATIONS TO THE
JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS FUND IN
2026. ALSO, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THE FINAL
LAW ITEM , DECREASE LAW OF
REVENUE BY $500,000 GENERAL
FUND 2025 AND $528,000 GENERAL
FUND 2026 FOR CONTRACTED
SERVICES, AND IMPROVE -- AND
IMPOSE A PROVISO . SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. BOTH
TWO AT THREE INCLUDE TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS FROM THE VERSION
URGENTLY PRESENTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
ARE APPROPRIATE .
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. LET'S KEEP MOVING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM YOUR
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF SEVERAL
READ THE NEXT BUCKET OF ITEMS.
WE HAVE MO-001, REQUEST THAT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE REQUIRED
DOES PROVIDE FOR DASHBOARD
REPORTS REGARDING ACTIVITIES
AND PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIFIED
CAROTENE -- TEAM , SPONSORED BY
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. NEXT WE
HAVE 002 , REQUEST THAT THE
EXECUTIVE PROVIDE AN INVENTORY
OF CITY FUNDED YOUTH PROGRAMS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS?
>> NEXT WE HAVE OED 001 ,
INCREASE OED BARB $800,000 JUMP
START FUND 2025 AND $800,000
JUMPSTART ONE 2026 FOR THE
STOREFRONT REPAIR FUND. SPONSOR
BY COUNSEL PRESIDENT NELSON.
THIS NEW VERSION INCLUDES
TECHNICAL CHANGES. NEXT IS OED
002 , INCREASE OED BY $150,000
WILL FUND 2026 FOR CAPITAL HILL
BUSINESS SUPPORT . THIS IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. OED 003,
INCREASE OED BY $100,000
JUMPSTART FUND 2025 FOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
FOCUSED ON TECHNOLOGICAL
SKILLS. THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. OED 005,
PROVISO $100,000 JUMPSTART FUND
IN OED FOR THE BALLARD BREWERY
DISTRICT SUPPORT. THIS IS
SPONSORED BY CHAIR STRAUSS. OED
006 , REQUEST THAT OED REPORT
ON AN INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT
OF ALL BUSINESS OUTREACH AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THE CITY
PROVIDES ACROSS DEPARTMENTS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. LET'S
MOVE ON TO --
>> FIRST WE HAVE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. OEM,
INCREASE OEM BY $35,000 GENERAL
FUND IN 2025 AND $35,000
GENERAL FUND 2026 FOR TRAVEL,
TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT. THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. OEM 102 ,
REQUEST THE OEM REPORT ON
CITYWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
TRAINING AND RECOGNIZE OEM'S
KEY ROLE AMONG SEATTLE'S
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS. ALSO
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> LEST I FORGET OUR EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I'M
SORRY FOR MISSING THE HAM RADIO
DATE LAST NIGHT. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? LET'S KEEP MOVING ON
NOW TO OFFICE OF HOUSING.
>> OH 001 REQUEST THAT OH
PRODUCE A SEATTLE HOUSING
INVESTMENT PLAN THAT TAKES A
COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT ALL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENTS
BY THE CITY FOR 2025 THROUGH
2030. SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. OH 002, INCREASE BY
3.4 MILLION JUMPSTART FUND 26
FOR THE A HOME OWNERSHIP
CAPITAL PRODUCTION PROGRAM. OH
003 PROVISO $100,000 JUMPSTART
FUND AND OH TO SUPPORT
PRE-DEVELOPING COSTS FOR
HOUSING IN THE CENTRAL
CHESTERBROOK SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH .
OH 004 REQUEST THAT OH EXPLORE
USE OF BOND AND MASTER LEASING
FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THIS IS SPONSORED BY
CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON OFFICE OF HOUSING?
LET'S KEEP ROLLING.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
>> CHAIR STRAUSS, I WAS JUST
CURIOUS ON THE FIRST ONE, 001,
CAN WE PUT IN PARENTHESES AFTER
PLANNED SHIP AS WE LOOK TO GET
THE HOUSING EFFORTS IN
SHIPSHAPE?
>> ACRONYM.
>> I SEE IT. ONCE A NAVY MAN,
ALWAYS A NAVY MAN. WE WILL MAKE
THAT CHANGE. LET'S KEEP
ROLLING.
>> A LITTLE LEVITY.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> MOVING ON TO OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL. OIG 101,
INCREASE OIG BY $7000 GENERAL
FUND 2025 AND 2026 TWO JUST
SALARIES. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> QUESTIONS? LET'S MOVE ON TO
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. INCREASE BY $190,000
GENERAL FUND 2025 AND $201,000
GENERAL FUND 2026 TO RESTORE
FUNDING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO . SPONSORED
BY BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> GREAT. QUESTIONS? SEEING
NONE. LET'S ROLL ALONG.
>> 78 AND 79 ARE THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS, OLS 001
INCREASE OLS BY $100,000 001
INCREASE OLS BY $100,000.20 25
AND $600,000 2026 FOR THE
BUSINESS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
FUND AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION FUND. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. OLS 002
, INCREASE OLS BY THREE FTE TO
RESTORE POSITION OF AUTHORITY.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. THERE IS NO
FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH THE
POSITION AUTHORITY, FOR THE
RECORD. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
LET'S MOVE ON TO OPCD.
>> INCREASE OPCD BUDGET BY
$300,000 JUMPSTART FUND 2025
FOR BALLARD REGIONAL CENTER
PLANNING. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THIS WAS
CHANGED IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE
, $150,000 PROVIDED IN 2025 AND
2026 AS AMENDED THIS WOULD
PROVIDE ALL FUNDING UPFRONT IN
2025. OPCD 002, INCREASE OPCD
BUDGET BY $384,000 GENERAL FUND
2025 AND $403,000 GENERAL FUND
2026 AND ADD 2.5 FTE TO RESTORE
POSITIONS. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. OPCD 003
, REQUEST THAT OPCD REPORT ON
STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT FOOD
RETAILERS TO FOOD DESERTS.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. THIS WAS ENHANCED TO ADD
A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT PARTICULAR FOOD DESERTS
AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 IN THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY AND TO ASK FOR
ANALYSIS OF ZONING IMPACTS ON
FOOD DESERTS. FINALLY, FOR
OPCD, 901, REPLACE THE SOURCE
OF FUNDING FOR EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND OPCD
TO REFLECT THE OCTOBER REVENUE
FORECAST UPDATE. SPONSORED BY
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CLERK,
LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE'RE
GOING TO BE FOR A LITTLE BIT,
WHY DO WE DROP THE SHADES AND
OPEN THE EASTER SHADES. THAT
WILL BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OSC .
>> INCREASE BY $400,000,
JUMPSTART FUND 2025 AND 23 64
DUWAMISH VALLEY WORKFORCE AND
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER WOO
WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
MORALES.
>> SEE NO QUESTIONS. WE WILL
KEEP MOVING. SDCI 001, INCREASE
SDCI BUDGET BY $50,000.20 25 TO
BE A TENANT WORKGROUP ON
STRATEGIES TO PROTECT THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF
SEATTLE RENTERS. SDCI 8002,
INCREASE SDCI BUDGET BY
$355,000 JUMPSTART FUND 2025
AND 3 TO 55th -- TO PARTIALLY
RESTORE REDUCTIONS IN TENANT
SERVICES CONTRACT. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. SDCI
003, REQUEST THAT SDCI IN
CONSULTATION WITH HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT ON
UTILIZATION OF RENTAL
REGISTRATION INSPECTION
ORDINANCE PROGRAM FOR PROACTIVE
EVICTION PREVENTION. SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. I CITY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS HER
HAND.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IF I MAY
ASK A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT SDCI
001, THE TENANT WORKGROUP. I
KNOW THIS WAS PASSED LAST YEAR
AND DID NOT COME TO FRUITION .
I'M CURIOUS WHETHER THIS
WORKGROUP WOULD ALSO INCLUDE
LANDLORDS , SMALL, LARGE AND
NONPROFIT.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
SPONSOR'S INTENT WAS THAT
THERE WOULD BE A BROAD RANGE OF
STAKEHOLDERS, BOTH TENANTS AND
--
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES , AND
SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. THE INTENT
IS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
CONVENING, NOT JUST TENANTS,
BUT ALSO LANDLORDS ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM SO WE CAN REALLY START
TO DIVE INTO SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES BETWEEN TENANTS AND
LANDLORDS AND REALLY START TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD
AND ALL THE OTHER TENANT
SERVICES WORK THAT IS HAPPENING
AROUND DE-ESCALATION AND
UNDERSTANDING OBLIGATIONS. FOR
BOTH SIDES.
>> OKAY. I CAN TALK TO YOU
OFF-LINE. JUST WONDERING IF
MAYBE WE CAN WORK ON A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
THE WAY IT READS TO ME NOW IS
IT IS VERY TENANT FOCUSED.
CREATING AN OFFICE TO ENFORCE
CURRENT LAWS, ESTABLISHING NEW
LAWS , REQUIREMENTS AND
STANDARDS RELATED TO RENTERS. I
VERY MUCH SHARE THE DESIRE TO
BRING ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS
TOGETHER AND REALLY ENGAGE IN
CONVERSATION AND LOOK AT HOW WE
CAN MAKE IT HEALTHY AND
THRIVING MARKET. I THINK THERE
ARE ISSUES AROUND HABITABILITY
THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH TOO.
MAYBE WE CAN HAVE SOME
DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. BACK TO YOU.
>> NOTHING MORE TO ADD.
>> YOU HAVE STUNNED US ALL INTO
SILENCE. RATE. DO WE HAVE ONE
MORE?
>> ESTE HR , INCREASE BY
$307,000 GENERAL FUND IN 2025
AND $389,000 GENERAL FUND 2026
AND ADD 1.5 FTE TO RESTORE THE
WORKFORCE EQUITY DIVISION.
>> THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A
QUESTION , OR COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, ABOUT WHAT THIS
WORKFORCE EQUITY DIVISION DOES
OR DID. I KNOW THAT ST HR -- ST
HR ALWAYS HAS A FOCUS ON
EQUITY, INCLUDING IN THE
WORKFORCE, SO I'M WONDERING
WHAT THIS DIVISION DOES THAT
THE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T ALREADY
AND HAVING ENGAGE WITH THEM ON
MANY HIRES, I KNOW THEY DO THIS
ROBUST ON THE EQUITY PIECE. CAN
YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THIS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. I AM HAPPY TO
SHARE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT AFTER
YOU .
>> SURE. YES, THE DEPARTMENT
DOES THE WORK, IN PART, BECAUSE
THERE IS THIS WORKFORCE EQUITY
DIVISION, AND ACROSS THE CITY
WE KNOW WE HAVE DEPARTMENTS
THAT ARE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT
THE HIRING PROCESS, THE
PROMOTION PROCESSES, THE
MANAGEMENT PROCESSES THAT ARE
-- THAT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
HAVE OUR MEETING THE VERY HIGH
STANDARDS FOR ENSURING THAT WE
ARE ENGAGING IN PRACTICES THAT
KEEP OUR WORKERS SAFE AND IN
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS NOT
HOSTILE. THERE IS WORK FOR US
TO CONTINUE TO DO TO SUPPORT
ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS.
THIS IS WORK THAT , ACROSS THE
CITY, STAFFERS WHO HAVE THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING THAT
WE ARE ABIDING BY OUR RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE, FOR
EXAMPLE, ARE -- HAVE THAT WERE
ADDED ON TOP OF THEIR REGULAR
WORK, AND SO, THE CENTRALIZED
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IS
KEY TO MAKING SURE THAT
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OUR WORKERS
ARE PROTECTED . I THINK WE ALL
KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF OUR
DEPARTMENTS HAVE HAD LAWSUITS
FILED AGAINST THEM FOR
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES , AND
THAT IS A KEY PART OF WHAT THIS
DIVISION OF FOLKS WILL DO.
>> PREVENTS THE BEHAVIOR.
>> WHICH I KNOW IS OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS DOES AS WELL. I
CAN GET MORE INFORMATION LATER
SO WE CAN KEEP GOING. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. DID
YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD BACK
>> JUST BRIEFLY, THIS DIVISION,
CREATIVE WORKFORCE EQUITY PLAN
THIS YEAR. IT WAS PUBLISHED
WITH THE INTENT THAT WOULD
MANAGE AT A CITYWIDE LEVEL
EFFORTS ON WORKFORCE EQUITY.
AND UNDER THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET, THE DIVISION WOULD BE
REMOVED , AND THAT WORK WOULD
BE DEVOLVED ONTO EACH
DEPARTMENT.
>> I THINK THE LAST POINT IS
CRITICAL. THIS IS A RESTORATION
OF A CUT RATHER THAN A NET
ADDITION. IT WAS GOING TO
DISSOLVE THIS UNIT WITH THE
INTENT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL
DEPARTMENTS WOULD TAKE UP THESE
RESPONSIBILITIES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AM I
HEARING YOU RIGHT THAT THE
WORKFORCE EQUITY DIVISION HAD
BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO DO THIS
PLAN, AND NOW THAT THE PLAN HAS
-- NO?
>> TO DO THE PLAN AND TO MANAGE
WORKFORCE EQUITY ISSUES ACROSS
THE CITY.
>> A SUNSET COUNTRY. AT ITS
CREATION, IT WAS INTENDED TO
CONTINUE WITH THE EFFORT TO
SPEND LESS MONEY. THE EXECUTIVE
THOUGHT TO DEVELOP THE PLAN TO
REORGANIZE THE FUNCTION, AND
ESSENTIALLY TO SPREAD IT AMONG
THE DEPARTMENTS RATHER THAN
HAVE IT CENTRALIZED.
>> TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTED IT
RATHER THAN HAVE ASKED -- SD HR
TO MAKE SURE THE DEPARTMENTS
WERE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING
THIS.
>> YES. AND CONTINUING TO
ADVANCE THE ISSUES GENERALLY SO
THE PLAN WOULD NOT INHERENTLY
BE STATIC.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> MY QUESTION HAS BEEN
ANSWERED.
>> THANK YOU. THE POINT I WAS
GOING TO MAKE IS MADE. WE CAN
CONTINUE MOVING ON. GREEN LIGHT
IS GO.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STOP AT THE
NEXT 10 ITEMS RELATED TO SDOT.
THEY ARE SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME
AS BEFORE. SDOT 001, INCREASE
BY 177 MILLION TRANSPIRATION
LIBBY FIND 2025, 192 MILLION BY
177 MILLION TRANSPIRATION LIBBY
FIND 2025, 192,000,026
LIMITATION OF THE LIVING,
CREATE 20 ACIP PRODUCT,
DECREASE $7 MILLION
TRANSPORTATION FOR 2025 AND
7,000,020 TWISTER, ADD 72 FTE
AND A COZY ANTICIPATE
TRANSPORTATION B REVENUE.
PROVISO 89 MILLION OF
TRANSPORTATION LEVY FUND IN
SDOT UNTIL AUTHORIZED BY FUTURE
COUNCIL ACTION.' HALF OF THE
TREPIDATION LEVY APPROPRIATIONS
IN 2025. INCREASE SDOT BY 5
MILLION 2025 AND 23 SIX
TRANSPORTATION LEVY FUND AND 2
MILLION 2025 AND 23 SIX
TRANSPORTATION LEVY FUND FOR A
NEW COUNCIL DISTRICT FUND ,
CREATE A NEW DISTRICT FUND CIP
PROJECT, AND REPLACE $2 MILLION
OF TRANSPORTATION LEVY FUND
WITH TRANSPORTATION FUND IN THE
SDOT ADA PROGRAM CIP . IT WOULD
IMPOSE A PROVISO RELATED TO
THESE DISTRICT FUNDS. PROVISO 2
MILLION IN SDOT FOR TRANSIT AND
ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS UNTIL
RIDGE AVENUE SOUTHWEST .
PROVISO $175,000 IN SDOT TO
IMPLEMENT PARALLEL ONLY PARKING
CHANGES IN DUWAMISH HEAD.
INCREASE SDOT BY 1.1 8 MILLION
GENERAL FUND INDUSTRIES SCHOOL
SAFETY TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENT FOR SPEED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS AND IMPOSE
A PROVISO. PROVISO 175,000 IN
SDOT FOR URBAN DESIGN AND
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS TO
BALLARD AVENUE AND THE BALLARD
BREWERY DISTRICT. PROVISO $1
MILLION SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE
FUNDS IN SDOT FOR TRANSIT
AMBASSADORS . PROVISO 500,000
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE FUNDS
IN SDOT FOR THE WATERFRONT
SHUTTLE TRANSIT SERVICE, AND
DECREASE SDOT REVENUES BY
248,025 AND SEVEN 32,000 SDOT
REVENUES BY 248,025 AND SEVEN
32,026 TO RECOGNIZE THE OCTOBER
FORECAST UPDATE. I RECOGNIZE I
DID NOT NAME THE SPONSORS, BUT
THEY ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.
>> THANK YOU. COLLIES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO, COMMITTEE.
CENTRAL STAFF. BEFORE WE GET TO
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE
ONE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
INCREASES SSD BY 61,000 IN 2025
AND 2026 FOUR SOUTH LAKE UNION
PUBLIC SAFETY AWARENESS
PROGRAM. THAT A SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL MAKE THE
COMMENT, DON'T BOAT IN THE
RUNWAY.
>> THE NEXT EIGHT OR SO ARE IN
SPD. THE START OUT WITH SPD
101, WHICH WOULD INCREASE SPD
-- SORRY, VISO SWORN SALARY,
BENEFITS AND OVERTIME A
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. SPD 102 , INCREASE SPD
BY ONE FTE STRATEGIC ADVISOR
THREE TO OVERSEE ITS
PARTICIPATION IN THE 30 BY 30
INITIATIVE. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. SPD
INCREASE SPD BY TWO FTE PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS,
SUPERVISOR POSITIONS FOR PEO
TRAINING . THAT A SPONSORED BY
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. SPD 103S
WOULD REQUEST THAT SPD DIVIDED
REPORT ON ITS PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER HIRING
PROCESS, SPONSORED BY THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE. SPD 105 WOULD
INCREASE SPD BY $10 MILLION
GENERAL FUND IN 2026 FOR
OVERTIME. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. SPD 106
WHEN INCREASE SPD BY $200,000
IN 2025 AND $16,000 IN 2026 TO
EXPAND THE CLOSED-CIRCUIT
TELEVISION PILOT ON AURORA.
THAT A SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MOORE. SPD 108 , REQUEST
THAT SPD PROVIDE QUARTERLY
REPORTS ON STAFFING, OVERTIME
AND PERFORMANCE METRICS.
SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. FINALLY, SPD 904,
DECREASE SPD BY 6 POINT 5
MILLION IN 2025 AND 2026 TO
ADDRESS SWORN SALARY FUNDING.
TO ACTUAL EXPECTATIONS. THAT IS
BROUGHT BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. COLLIES,
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS, I JUST WANTED
TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
THANK THE CENTRAL STAFF TEAM,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WORKING IN
PUBLIC SAFETY . IT IS PART OF
THAT GREAT WORK, ATTENTION TO
DETAIL THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE
. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
AND THANK THE TEAM AT CENTRAL
STAFF, REALLY APPRECIATE HIS
SUPPORT .
>> THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE OVER
TO PARKS AND RECREATION. I SEE
TRACY IN THE AUDIENCE. I KNOW
KARINA IS DOING IT BECAUSE
THERE'S BAD NEWS ON THE
HORIZON, BUT LUCKILY IT IS NOT
RELATED TO THE ECONOMIC
FORECAST, I AM HOPING. BACK TO
YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
NOT ENTIRELY ABLE TO FILL THE
SEAT OF TRACY. BUT GIVING IT A
GO. I'M HERE TO SHARE THE
PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
THE FIRST ONE IS SPR 002,
INCREASE SPR BITE 1.5 MILLION
REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX ONE
CAPITAL FUND 2025 FOR A
SYNTHETIC TURF CONVERSION OF A
BALL FIELD INFIELD AT GARFIELD
PLAYFIELD. THAT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
THE NEXT BUDGET AMENDMENT IS
SPR 003 , INCREASE SPR BY
775,000 METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT FUND IN 2025 FOR
CAPITAL COSTS AND COMMUNITY
STAFFING COSTS FOR THE GARFIELD
SUPERBLOCK PARTY PROJECT, ALSO
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. THE NEXT BUDGET
ACTION , SPR 004 , INCREASE SPR
BITE 1.5 MILLION REET CAPITAL
PROJECTS FUND IN 2025 FOR THE
TURF CONVERSION OF THE SOFTBALL
FIELD AT FAIRMONT PARK . THIS
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. SPR 005, INCREASE SPR BY
150,000 UNRESTRICTED CUMULATIVE
RESERVE SUB FUND IN 2025 TWO
FUND STUDIES AND ANALYSES
NECESSARY TO DEVELOP A FUTURE
PORTAL PARK . SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. SPR 007,
INCREASE SPR BY 700,000 PARK
AND RECREATION FUND 2026 FOR
GRAFFITI ABATEMENT SERVICES
PERFORMED BY A COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION . THAT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. SPR 008 WOULD PROVISO
$25,000 IN SPR 'S PUBLIC
RESTROOM RENOVATIONS CAPITAL
PROJECT TO PAINT A MURAL ON THE
BATHROOM AT CALVIN ANDERSON
PARK. THAT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
SPR -- WOULD PROVISO 20,000 IN
SPR MAJOR MAINTENANCE AND ASSET
MANAGEMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS
AT FIRST HILL PARK. SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
SPR 10 , INCREASE SPR BY
100,000 METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT FUND 2025 AND 100,000
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT FUND
2026 TO SUPPORT ENHANCED
PROGRAMMING AT EXISTING
LATE-NIGHT PROGRAMMING FOR
TEENS. THAT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH SPR
11 , INCREASE SPR BY 500,000
REET IN 2025 FOR PLANNING AND
DESIGN OF ACCESSIBILITY
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MUSEUM OF
HISTORY AND INDUSTRY. SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. SPR
12, PROVISO $75,000 IN SPR'S
MAJOR MAINTENANCE AND ASSET
MANAGEMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS AT
MERVYNS GARDEN PARK AND BERGEN
PLACE. THAT IS ALL FOR THE SPR
AMENDMENTS IN GROUP A.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON PARKS
AND RECREATION? THAT HAS
BROUGHT US TO THE END OF GROUP
A.
>> THERE IS ONE MORE. SORRY.
>> INCREASE SPU BY $150,000
ALWAYS FUND 2025 $150,000
CELEBES FUND 2026 FOR TEXTILE
WASTE PREVENTION BY
ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING REFUGEE
AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN. SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> WONDERFUL. I THINK WE ARE
NOW DONE WITH SECTION A WE DID
IT IN ONE HOUR INSTEAD OF TWO.
GOOD JOB, T. LET'S KEEP ON
TRACK. WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO
B. ONE ITEM. THAT WE DO C AND
D. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE GOING
TO START CHANGING. EVERYTHING
UP UNTIL NOW WAS PRESENTED IN
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE IN SOME
FORM. WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO
THE SECTION WHERE THINGS ARE
BEING SPOKEN ABOUT FOR THE
FIRST TIME. THIS IS NOT THE
TIME IN OUR BUDGET CALENDAR TO
HAVE EXPONENTIAL CONVERSATION .
RATHER, IT IS SIMILAR TO WHEN
WE PRESENTED THE CHAIR'S
PACKAGE WHEN I WOULD SAY ABOUT
ONE LINE ABOUT EVERYTHING OR
COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH A ONE LINE
ABOUT THEIR ITEM. WERE TRYING
TO KEEP IT , AGAIN, IF CENTRAL
STAFF PRESENTS FOR A MINUTE AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS SPEAK FOR A
MINUTE, THAT WILL BE ONE HOUR
AND A HALF OF CONVERSATION.
THAT WOULD BRING US RIGHT TO
FOUR P.M., WHICH IS THE
TECHNICAL ADJOURNMENT, BUT WE
HAVE UNTIL 6:00 P.M. RESERVED.
IT IS OUR LIVES, I GUESS. WITH
THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO SECTION
B. WE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> I AM HERE FOR HSD 002, THIS
IS AN ALTERNATIVE OR ANOTHER
OPTION FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS
IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE. THIS
IS ANOTHER OPTION TO HSD 001 .
THESE ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
OPTIONS. THIS PARTICULAR OPTION
PROVIDES FUNDING FOR
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER ,
SIMILAR TO HSD 002, OR 002 A,
AND INCREASES HSD BY 3.2
GENERAL FUND IN 2025 AND 2.7
GENERAL FUND IN 2026 TO SUPPORT
THE STARTUP AND OPERATIONS OF
TWO NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER. BUT
UNDER THE CBA, THERE IS A
PROVISO THAT SAYS THAT FUNDING
MUST BE USED TO SUPPORT THE
STARTUP AND OPERATIONS OF TWO
NEW TINY HOUSE VILLAGES. IT
LIMITS USE OF FUNDING
EXCLUSIVELY TO SHELTER THAT
UTILIZES TINY HOUSES SUCH AS
THOSE PRODUCED BY SOUND
FOUNDATIONS NORTHWEST . IT
PRECLUDES ANY OTHER TYPE OF
SHELTER BEING FUNDED THROUGH
THE FUNDING IN THE CBA, SUCH AS
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES THAT
UTILIZE PALLET SHELTERS OR
SHELTER OFFERED AT OTHER TYPES
OF BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES.
ADDITIONALLY, IT CONTINUES
STASH IT HAS THE SAME LANGUAGE
AS HSD 002 A AROUND HIGH IMPACT
AREAS, BUT GOES ON TO DEFINE
WHAT A HIGH IMPACT AREA IS. IN
THAT CASE, IT SAYS THAT A HIGH
IMPACT AREA IS ONE THAT IS
CONSISTENTLY HAS SUBSTANTIAL
ENCAMPMENTS SUCH AS DOWNTOWN,
LITTLE SAIGON, LAKE CITY OR
CROWNE HILL.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO YES, MY
AMENDMENT -- THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS AS
WELL. SORRY. IT DOES SET ASIDE
THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER , BUT AS
STATED, IT WAS PROVISO THESE
SPECIFICALLY FOR TINY HOME
VILLAGES. I DO BELIEVE THAT
THIS LANGUAGE BETTER REPRESENTS
WHAT MY ASK WAS IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. UNDERSTAND
THAT SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY
PREFER THESE DOLLARS TO BE OPEN
TO ANY POSSIBLE NON-CONGREGANT
SHELTER, SUCH AS HOTELS AND
PALLET SHELTERS, MASTER
LEASING. BUT IN MY CAPACITY AS
A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE
GOVERNING BOARD, ARE YOU MOST
CONFIDENT ABOUT THE RESULTS WE
ARE SEEING FROM THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE MODEL. I DO CONSIDER IT
TO BE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN A
WAY THAT PALLET SHELTERS AND
HOTELS ARE NOT. THEY ALSO TEND
TO HAVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES
THAT THOSE OTHER PLACES DO NOT.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
PROVISO THE MONEY, BECAUSE
HISTORICALLY, HAS NOT BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES. I WANT TO CALL THAT
OUT IN PARTICULAR SO THAT THE
MONEY ISN'T GOING ELSEWHERE I
THINK WHEN WE HAVE HEARD PUBLIC
COMMENT, WE HAVE HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR THAT PEOPLE ARE
REQUESTING TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
THAT I KNOW IN MY WEEKLY
MEETINGS WITH THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM THAT THEY HAVE THE MOST
SUCCESS WITH PEOPLE AGREEING TO
LEAVE ENCAMPMENTS IF THEY HAVE
A PLACE AT THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE. I AM CERTAINLY
SUPPORTIVE OF LOOKING AT TRYING
TO HAVE MORE MONEY FOR HOTELS ,
MASTER LEASING. I KNOW WE HAVE
A SLI OUR MASTER LEASING. I'M
VERY MUCH SUPPORTIVE OF THAT,
BUT I THINK WHAT WE NEED RIGHT
NOW IS MORE MONEY DIRECTED
PARTICULARLY TO TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES. THAT IS WHY I AM
BRINGING THIS. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
RECOGNIZE THIS ORIGINAL
NON-CONGREGANT ITEM IN THE
GROUP BUDGET COMMITTEE. BUT I,
AND MY TEAM, WORKED THIS
EXTENSIVELY. WE WORKED WITH A
WHOLE HOST OF ORGANIZATIONS
FROM CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES TO CACR HA, THE MAYOR
UP HIS OFFICE. DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON. AND SPOKE TO
PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AND
NON-PROFITS , IN ADDITION TO
LEHIGH FOUNDATION NORTHWEST. AN
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
COORDINATION AND OUTREACH TO
ALL THESE GROUPS. HAVE TO
ACTUALLY THINK TOO FOR ALL THE
SUPPORT USE OF PIRATED --
PROVIDED MY STAFF ON THIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IDEA IS TO
INCREASE NON-CONGREGANT HOUSING
. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN WELL
THOUGHT OUT. IT DOES NOT NEED
TO BE SUBSTITUTED BY THIS GROUP
B NUMBER . I ASKED FOR MY
COLLEAGUES SUPPORT ON THAT.
THINK VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I
WANTED CLARIFICATION OF
SOMETHING YOU JUST SAID. DID
YOU JUST SAY THAT THAT YOU
MENTIONED PALLET HOMES IN THE
TINY HOMES ARE BETTER. I THINK
THAT IS WHAT YOU SAID. CAN YOU
EXPLAIN? DID I MISUNDERSTAND
YOU?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PALLET SHELTERS IS THAT THEY
ARE MORE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF FIRES.
THEY ALSO DON'T HAVE THE SAME
AMOUNT OF SERVICES THAT COME
WITH THEM THAT LEHIGH PROVIDES
WITH THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGES
AND OTHER PROVIDERS.
>> I AM NOT ARGUING AGAINST
PALLET SHELTERS. ARGUING IN
FAVOR OF TINY HOUSE VILLAGES. I
APPRECIATE THAT SORRY.
>> KWEI -- QUICK POINT OF
ORDER. READING OFF MY SHOULD --
SHEET OF RULES. TECHNICALLY, WE
ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIRECTLY
SPEAK TO ANOTHER MEMBER. YOU
ARE TO SPEAK THROUGH THE CHAIR
TO ANOTHER MEMBER I KNOW THIS
IS WEIRD AND TECHNICAL. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, DO YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
>> COULD YOU PLEASE CONVEY MY
QUESTION TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
THAT I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ,
WHEN YOU SAID THAT WRAPAROUND
SERVICES, TO PALLET SHELTERS
REQUIRE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
OPERATORS FOR THE OPERATING
SERVICE PROVIDERS?
>> GOOD QUESTION. I SEE
JENNIFER HAS A GOOD ANSWER FOR
YOU.
>> I WILL JUST GIVE YOU ONE
EXAMPLE. I THINK I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY MAYBE
DISAGREE WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES, FOR
EXAMPLE, OPERATES THE BRIDGE
SHELTER, WHICH DOES UTILIZE
PALLET SHELTERS. IT IS ALSO A
TINY HOUSE VILLAGE. USES A
DIFFERENT MODULAR UNIT TO
PROVIDE THE SHELTER. BRIDGE
HOUSING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A
SHELTER THAT DOES PROVIDE
INTENSIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES
SIMILAR , OR EVEN MORE SO, THEN
SOME OF THE OTHER TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES TO SERVE SOME OF THE
HIGHEST ACUITY, HIGHEST NEED
INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY. I
THINK THE FORM IN TERMS OF THE
TYPE OF SHELTER IS ONE
QUESTION, AND THE LEVEL OF
SERVICES IS A SEPARATE
QUESTION. BUT THE FORM DOES NOT
NECESSARILY DICTATE WHAT THE
LEVEL OF SERVICES WILL BE THAT
ARE OFFERED.
>> WELL SAID. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS? I ALWAYS HAD A FUN
ONE WITH THE ELKS LODGE WHERE
WE WOULD SAY CHAIR , THROUGH
YOU TO FILL IN THE BLANK THEM
AND THEN YOU MAKE A STATEMENT.
OVER TO YOU, VICE CHAIR.
>> KLAQ, CHAIR. JENNIFER, THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU
FOR ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS.
THIS PIECE ON UNSHELTERED
PEOPLE IN HIGH IMPACT AREAS, ET
CETERA, THEN IT CALLS OUT SUCH
AS DOWNTOWN, LITTLE SAIGON,
LAKE CITY AND CROWNE HILL. THIS
IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST,
CORRECT? BECAUSE I AM THINKING,
FOR INSTANCE, IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE, AS YOU KNOW, THAT ARE
IN NEED OF THIS TYPE OF
HOUSING. COULD PROVIDE A NEED
FOR THEM. SORRY. I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY.
>> THE SPONSOR SHOULD FIX THAT
SPEAK TO THIS WE. INTENDED TO
SET ASIDE THE ALL THE UNITS,
BUT A PERCENTAGE OF THE UNITS.
AS WRITTEN, THE INTENTION WAS
NOT TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST,
BUT REALLY TO HAVE THAT LIST
INFORMED BY UNIFIED CARE TEAM
DATA. THING SUCH AS IS
ILLUSTRATIVE. THE SPONSOR MAY
HAVE MORE TO ADD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SHARE MORE?
>> NO.
>> OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> JUST TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR THAT AD -- THE PIECE
ABOUT THE DATA. I AM VERY
DATA-DRIVEN. SUPER APPRECIATE
THAT BEING IN HERE. INC. YOU
FOR INCLUDING IT.
>> I HAVE MAYBE TWO QUESTIONS.
ONE QUESTION AND ONE STATEMENT.
THE STATEMENT BEING THAT WE
REMOVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
SPECIFICITY IN THE UNDERLYING
AMENDMENT FOR THE ISSUES THAT
VICE CHAIR RIVERA RAISED . IF
WE STARTED NAMING NAMES, THE
LIST WOULD BE LONGER THAN THIS
BUDGET. JENNIFER, THE QUESTION
HERE IS, THE GOALS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS
DESCRIBED , ARE THEY ABLE TO BE
ACHIEVED WITHIN THE UNDERLYING
AMENDMENT THAT IS BROADER? IS
THERE A CHANGE I AM NOT
READING?
>> I THINK THE GOALS I'VE
HEARD DESCRIBED, WHICH ARE TO
BE ABLE TO OFFER SERVICES TO
PEOPLE , AND ULTIMATELY,
TRANSITIONED INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING, ARE POSSIBLE UNDER
BOTH AMENDMENT OPTIONS. THE
OPERATING BUDGET WAS CRAFTED TO
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WHAT WE
THOUGHT WAS A NECESSARY LEVEL
OF SERVICES. I BELIEVE IT WOULD
BE POSSIBLE UNDER BOTH OPTIONS.
>> MY FINAL STATEMENT, AND THEN
HE PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, IS THAT
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME IS
THAT WE ARE FUNDING
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER THAT HAS
WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT IS
FOUR WALLS AND THE PERSON CAN
LOCK . THAT IS WHAT IS MOST
IMPORTANT TO ME. OVER TO YOU .
>> THANK YOU. I THINK IT IS
UNFORTUNATE THAT WE ARE
BASICALLY DISAGREEING WITH ONE
ANOTHER WHEN TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH THE ULTIMATE SAME
GOAL. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS
THAT THE WAY THE -- AND I
APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH THAT
WAS DONE . BUT THE WAY THAT THE
ORIGINAL BILL IS WRITTEN IS
THAT IT IS UP TO TWO NEW
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTERS OR NET
NEW BEDS AT EXISTING
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTERS. THAT
LEAVES THE ROOM OPEN FOR PALLET
SHELTERS, WHICH CAN BE FINE FOR
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES
DOES A WONDERFUL JOB. IT ALSO
LEAVES ROOM OPEN TO HOTELS. I
THINK WE HAVE SEEN THAT HOTELS
HAVE NOT WORKED VERY WELL. WE
HAVE HAD A WOMAN WHO BASICALLY
, BECAUSE OF HER DRUG
ADDICTION, HER BABY DIED
THROUGH NEGLECT. SHE WAS IN A
HOTEL. WE KNOW THAT TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES WORK . WE KNOW THAT
THE SERVICES THEIR WORK. WE
ALSO KNOW THAT THIS MONEY IS
BEING PROVISO . WE ALSO KNOW
THE HISTORY OF KCRHA, WHICH IS
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HOSTILE TO
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES. THE REASON
THAT -- I WISH I HAD BEEN ABLE
TO BRING AN AMENDMENT TO SAY,
AND ADDITIONAL SHELTER ,
BECAUSE CERTAINLY NOT TRYING TO
PREVENT CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES . TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHEN THIS MONEY GETS SENT
TO KCRHA, THEY ACTUALLY USE IT
FOR TINY HOUSE VILLAGES,
WHETHER BUILT BY CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICE OR RUN BY
LEHIGH , I DON'T CARE. BUT
THEY NEED TO BE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES, NOT HOTELS. THANK
YOU.
>> I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
THAT LAST STATEMENT YOU MADE IS
VERY HELPFUL FOR ME TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS NOT DESIRED.
BECAUSE I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT
HOTELS. IT WAS A GOOD STOPGAP
DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN HOTELS
WEREN'T BEING RENTED BY
TOURISTS AND WE HAD PEOPLE ON
THE STREET. THE QUESTION HERE
IS , YOU KNOW, I ALSO LOOK AT
LAKEFRONT SHELTER THAT IS ALSO
IN D 5, WHICH IS
NON-CONGREGANT, BUT NEITHER
PALLET NOR TINY HOME. I'VE HAD
MANY REQUESTS FOR PEOPLE TO GET
IN THERE. IS THAT SOMETHING
THAT IS ACCEPTABLE WITHIN WHAT
YOU ARE THINKING?
>> YES. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE
ALL CERTAINLY ROUNDED THE SAME
THING. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
JENNIFER, I MIGHT AS WE ALL
WORK TOGETHER TO DO HER BEST TO
COME TO CONSENSUS SOMEWHERE
AROUND HERE. I'M GOING TO
REALLY TRY TO DERIVE THE QUAKER
VALLEYS IN THIS ONE.
>> THANK YOU. THE FIRST POINT I
WANTED TO MAKE IS THAT I HAVE
BEEN A CHAMPION OF THE TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES CONCEPT FOR A
NUMBER OF REASONS BUT USUALLY
COMING FROM A BIG SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE. I HAVE BEEN VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE SALMON BAY
VILLAGE PROJECT BECAUSE OF
CHALLENGES WE FACE WITH RVs OF
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES FROM
THAT AS WELL. I SHOULD ALSO
NOTE , I DID NOT MEET WITH -- I
DID MEET WITH THE NEW KCRHA
CHIEF, AND I DO BELIEVE
STARTING NOW WE HAVE A VERY
DIFFERENT KCRHA. UNDERSTAND THE
NEED TO KEEP OUR OVERSIGHT AND
TO ENSURE THAT THOSE CHANGES
ARE IN PLACE. BUT I ALSO
REMEMBER THE HOMELESSNESS
COALITION . WHEN I WAS TALKING
-- ALL THESE GROUPS I MEET WITH
, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING
LIKE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
ONE OF THE POINTS I HAVE BEEN
MAKING IS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE
A VERY -- VARIED TYPES OF
HOUSING. THE RESPONSE I GOT
FROM THE COALITION WAS, BY THE
WAY, WE NEED VARIED TYPES AT
THIS END TOO. AND SO, PART OF
THE THING THAT WE ARE LOOKING
AT WITH THIS , AS MUCH AS I AM
A BIG SUPPORTER OF TINY HOMES ,
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES, I'M ALSO
KEEPING IN THE BACK OF MY MIND
ALL THOSE ADVOCATES FROM THE
HOUSING COMMUNITY WHO SPEAK TO
THAT AND THE IDEA THAT WE
SHOULD HAVE A VERY -- VARIED
TYPES OF HOUSING TOO DUE TO THE
VARYING REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE .
I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE ON THAT
AND TO NOTE AGAIN THAT SUPPORT
OF THE TINY HOME VILLAGES ,
INITIALLY THERE WAS A CARVEOUT
FOR THIRD AVENUE AND THE LIKE,
AND THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT
DUE TO THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN HAVE A
PET, YOU CAN HAVE A PARTNER.
ALL THOSE THINGS THAT HANG UP
SO MANY THINGS TINY HOME
VILLAGES TO TO PROVIDE A PATH
FORWARD FOR US. VERY HELPFUL,
BOTH ON THE HUMAN SERVICES
PARK, AS I TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER, BUT ALSO HUGE ON THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, ANY
LAST WORDS? I'M JUST GOING TO
SAY THAT IN PAST BUDGET YEARS
GROUP B HAS BEEN VERY EXTENSIVE
. THE NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE IN CONFLICT WITH ONE
ANOTHER WERE MUCH -- WHAT I AM
APPRECIATING ABOUT THIS IS THE
SPACE BETWEEN COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE IN THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT
IS ALMOST NOTHING. AND USUALLY
DURING THE SECTION THERE IS
EXTENSIVE FIGHTING. I'M
CALLING OUT MY APPRECIATION FOR
COLLEAGUES. SEE NO OTHER
QUESTIONS ON GROUP B. WE WILL
MOVE TO GROUP C. AM I READING
THIS CORRECTLY? THANK YOU,
JENNIFER. WE WILL FOLLOW-UP .
OVER TO YOU.
>> COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF. THE
FIRST ITEM ON GROUP C IS CARE
101, A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT WOULD REQUEST THE
CARE DEPARTMENT CREATE A
COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE
PUBLIC DATA DASHBOARD AND
REQUEST REPORTING ON -- FROM
THE CARE DEPARTMENT ON THE
SEATTLE RESTORATION PROGRAM.
BOTHARDATA
REQUEST WOULD BE DUE NO LATER
THAN JUNE 30, 2025. THIS IS
SPONSORED BY HEALTH A MEMBER
RIVERA, COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS KETTLE AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A GOOD
GOVERNANCE PIECE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE FOR ME. IT
IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IN THAT
I HAVE TALKED TO THE MAYOR UP
HIS OFFICE BUT THEY HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF GATHERING THE
INFORMATION FROM THE CARE
DEPARTMENT. I THINK THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE
CHALLENGES WITH ANSWERING THE
NONEMERGENCY LINE AT THE 911
CALL CENTER. SUCH AS HAVING A
DASHBOARD WHERE WE SEE WHAT THE
NUMBER OF CALLS ARE COMING IN,
HOW THEY ARE GETTING RESPONDED
TO, IS THE POINT HERE. I THINK
THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR
TRANSPARENCY SAKE. AND THEN,
ALSO, ON THE SEATTLE
RESTORATION PROGRAM, DIRECTOR
IS A NEW POSITION. REALLY
ASKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT THAT DIRECTOR WILL DO AND
WHAT THE WORK PLAN IS IS THE
INTENT HERE. THANK YOU .
>> IT. RUSSIANS OR COMMENTS? --
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. THIS ITEM IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. IT WOULD INCREASE THE
SEATTLE BY TWO FDE GARDENER
POSITIONS FOR WATERFRONT PARK.
THEY ASK US TO HAVE THE
POSITIONS AVAILABLE TO GO ALONG
WITH THE COMPLETION AND OPENING
OF MORE AREAS OF WATERFRONT
PARK. THE PARK IS MANAGED BY
THE SEATTLE CENTER CURRENTLY
THERE ARE TWO EARNERS EMPLOYED
IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE
AREAS. NO NEW APPROPRIATIONS
WOULD CORRESPOND WITH THESE NEW
POSITIONS. INSTEAD, THE CENTER
WOULD REALLOCATE FUNDS THAT
THEY HAVE IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, A SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STROUDSBURG
ESSENTIALLY, IN A WAY, THIS IS
A TECHNICAL FIX. THE CENTRAL
WATERFRONT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
NOTED THIS AND BROUGHT IT TO MY
ATTENTION. SO I THANK THEM FOR
THAT. AND FOR THEM TO DO THEIR
JOB. WITH COORDINATOR WITH
SEATTLE CENTER. OF COURSE, MR.
FOSTER IS SUPPORTED. BOTTOM
LINE, WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH
INVESTMENT ON WATERFRONT PARK
WITH OVERLOOK WALK AND
EVERYTHING ELSE, THE AQUARIUM.
WITH THE FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT
PARK , TO ENSURE MOVING FORWARD
THAT IT IS MAINTAINED TO THE
LEVEL IT NEEDS TO BE AN SEATTLE
CENTER IS BEST POSITION TO DO
THAT. WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM.
AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK
THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT
SUPPORTED THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? LET'S MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT ONE .
>> NEXT ITEM IS HSD 032,
INCREASE HSD BY $319,000 OF
GENERAL FUND 2025 AND THROUGH
THE $30,000 GENERAL FUND 2026
AND ADD TWO FTE FOR MOBILE
INTEGRATED HEALTH TEAM
EXPANSION. THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
KETTLE AND SAKA. JUST A LITTLE
CONTEXT. THIS IS INTENDED TO
SUPPORT THE POST OVERDOSE TEAM
OF HEALTH 99 TO CONDUCT PATIENT
FOLLOW-UP AND RECOVERY SYSTEM
NAVIGATION. THIS IS ADDING
CAPACITY TO THAT. THIS WAS --
THESE POSITIONS WERE INTENDED
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
TRANSMITTED BUDGET FROM THE
MAYOR, BUT THEY WERE
INADVERTENTLY LEFT OUT. THERE
WAS FUNDING IN THE BUDGET FOR
THIS, AND THIS IS JUST CREATING
THE POSITIONS AND APPROPRIATING
THE FUNDING ACCORDINGLY.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS JUST
CONTINUING OUR CITY'S WORK IN
RESPONDING TO THE FENTANYL
EPIDEMIC THAT IS AT OUR FRONT
DOORSTEP. HEALTH 99 IS AN
IMPORTANT PROGRAM. THESE
POSITION SUPPORT THAT. ANY
QUESTIONS? LET'S KEEP MOVING.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
PRESENTING HSD , REQUEST THAT
HSD REPORT ON A LANDSCAPE
ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN FOR ADDRESSING GUN
VIOLENCE IN SEATTLE SCHOOLS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS
SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. TO
I WOULD LIKE -- THIS COULD BE
CALLED THE GORMAN AMENDMENT,
BECAUSE THIS WAS PRESENTED --
THIS CAME UP DURING HER
PRESENTATION OF THE NEW
INVESTMENT INTO SCHOOL-BASED
INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT AND
REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE. SHE
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HER ISSUE
PAPER AND PRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS NOT
VERY MUCH INFORMATION, AS YET,
ABOUT WHAT THE WORK WOULD BE,
HOW IT WOULD INTERACT WITH OUR
EXISTING INVESTMENTS IN THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE,
AND IT ALSO ADDRESSES SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS AROUND THE
RESOURCES FOR FAMILY SUPPORT. I
THINK THERE WERE THREE OPTIONS.
ONE OF THEM WAS ASKING HOW THE
TWO BODIES OF WORK INTERACT
WITH EACH OTHER, AND SO THAT IS
WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO. I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW SPECIFIC THINGS,
LIKE WHAT SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO
BE IDENTIFIED, WHAT
ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE
PERFORMING THE WORK, AND THEN
ALSO , SINCE THAT PRESENTATION,
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT HAS HIRED A SAFETY
OFFICER AND INTERESTED TO KNOW
HOW THAT WILL WORK OUT AND WHAT
WILL BE THE INTERPLAY OF OUR
INVESTMENT WITH POTENTIALLY NEW
BODIES OF WORK FROM THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. BASICALLY, IT IS
ASKING TO TELL US MORE ABOUT
WHAT THE 4.2 MILLION WILL FUND.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? LET'S MOVE ONTO THE
>> HELLO, AGAIN. NEXT ITEM IS
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT, ITD , REQUEST THAT THE
EXECUTIVE COLLABORATE WITH THE
COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH AN
ADVISORY WORK GROUP TO EXPLORE
ALTERNATIVE FINANCING AND
OPERATING MODELS FOR THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL . THE WORKGROUP
IS INTENDED TO BE COMPOSED OF
SEVEN MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE
SEATTLE I.T. CHIEF TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER, AND SIX APPOINTED
MEMBERS WITH PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE OR RESEARCH EXPENSE
IN THE MEDIA, ARTS, FINANCE OR
NEWS INDUSTRIES. THREE MEMBERS
WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR,
THREE APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR OF
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE
WORKGROUP WOULD BE ADVISED BY
SEATTLE CHANNEL STAFF. THIS
ENVISIONS WORKGROUP ADDRESSING
FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND
OPERATIONS BY JUNE 30. THIS SLI
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS AND WAS REFERENCED
EARLIER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT
THE FUNDING PLAN.
>> THANK YOU. AS STATED, THIS
IS SIMPLY SETTING UP THE
WORKGROUP TO IDENTIFY HOW WE
CAN ENSURE THAT SEATTLE CHANNEL
REMAINS INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED IN
CONCERT WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S BILL CLEARLY
NOTING THE DIFFERENT REVENUE
STREAMS FOR THE BRIDGE FUNDING
THAT KEEPS THEM INDEPENDENT AND
FUNDED. THERE IT IS. QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? MOVING ON .
>> I AM HERE TO TALK NOW ABOUT
MO , A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT REQUESTING THAT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TAKE THE LEAD
ON DEVELOPING A REPORT THAT
PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OR RV
STRATEGY. A REQUEST THE REPORT
PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION. A CURRENT APPROACH
TO ADDRESSING LIVED IN RVs ,
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD
ADDRESS -- RECOMMENDATIONS AND
PROGRAMMATIC APPROACHES, POLICY
CHANGES OR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
THAT CAN MAKE A MEASURABLE AND
MORE VISIBLE IMPACT ON THE
REDUCTION OF LIVED IN RVs ON
THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY AND
BETTER CONNECT RV RESIDENTS
WITH HOUSING AND SERVICES. IT
ALSO ASKED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
AND EXPLANATION OF COST . SO A
COST ESTIMATE FOR IMPLEMENTING
RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED IN THE
REPORT , INCLUDING A LOW,
MEDIUM AND HIGH COST OPTION AND
ASSOCIATED OUTCOMES. IT ALSO
ASKED FOR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
ARE IMPLEMENTABLE WITH KNOWN
CONSTRAINTS. FOR EXAMPLE,
SEATTLE LEASE DEPARTMENT
CAPACITY . THE REPORT IS DUE ON
SEPTEMBER 1 AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA IS THE SPONSOR.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. TRUMP AND
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW, MY
DISTRICT HAS, UNDER THE LAST
REPORT BY OUR GREAT ECT TEAM,
THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF RV
ENCAMPMENTS IN MY DISTRICT. BY
THE WAY, WE'RE DEPENDING ON
THE DATE OF THE REPORT. WHERE
NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE IN
NOT RV TENT ENCAMPMENTS AS
WELL. AND SO, AS WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT AND UPLIFT THE WORK OF
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM AND
BETTER CONNECT OUR UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS AND UNSHELTERED
NEIGHBORS WITH PROPER SHELTER
AND SERVICES AND SANITATION IN
THE RV CONTEXT, IN PARTICULAR,
THIS REPORT IS CALLED ON MORE
IDEAS TO HELP US MAKE MORE
MEASURABLE IMPACTS IN REDUCING
THE INCIDENCE OF RV ENCAMPMENTS
AND BETTER ALLOW US TO CONNECT
RV ENCAMPMENT INHABITANTS WITH
PROPER SHELTER AND SERVICES.
AND SO, I INITIALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT A PROVISO FOR SOME MONEY
HERE AND THERE, BUT THIS IS A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
AND I INITIALLY THOUGHT ABOUT A
PROVISO FOR CERTAIN FUNDS AND
THIS AMOUNT CAN BE SPENT ON RV
MEDIATIONS, BUT THAT WORK IS
VERY COMPLICATED, COMPLEX , AND
AT THIS EARLY STAGE, IT WOULD
BE MORE ALONG THE LINES OF
SHOOTING FROM THE HIP, AND SO,
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY
IS BEST POSITIONED TO
THOUGHTFULLY ADDRESS THIS
CHALLENGE , AND THEN ULTIMATELY
WITH THE GOAL BY THE
SUPPLEMENTAL, SUDDENLY BY THIS
TIME NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE SOME
CONCRETE INVESTMENTS AND BUILD
A PROGRAM TO MAKE MORE
MEASURABLE PROGRESS IN THIS
AREA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? LET'S MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT ONE.
>> OKAY. THAT'S ME. THIS IS
OED , THIS COUNCIL BUDGET
AMENDMENT WOULD IMPOSE A
PROVISO OF $200,000 JUMPSTART
FUND IN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR PURPOSES OF
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT TO
HISTORICALLY UNDER RESOURCED
EQUITY BUSINESS DISTRICTS THAT
DO NOT ANTICIPATE ESTABLISHING
A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA IN
THE NEXT TWO YEARS. FOR
CONTEXT, THE 2025 PROPOSED
BUDGET INCLUDES $2 MILLION FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
, NOT INCLUDING STAFF, WITH A
FOCUS ON SUPPORTING EXISTING
AND POTENTIAL BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREAS. THE INTENT
OF THE PROVISO WOULD BE TO
REPURPOSE $200,000 AT OED THAT
WOULD NOT ALREADY BE
APPROPRIATED IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET FOR NEIGHBORHOOD IS THIS
DISTRICTS, AND TO CHANNEL THE
FUNDING TO HISTORICALLY UNDER
RESOURCED BUSINESS DISTRICTS
THAT NEED A BIT MORE RESOURCING
AND TIME , MORE THAN A COUPLE
YEARS AT LEAST, TO EXPLORE
ESTABLISHING A BIA. THIS CBA IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
SAKA, MORALES AND MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, META VICE CHAIR.
I WILL JUST SAY THAT MUST
CONSTITUENTS IN MY DISTRICT,
DISTRICT 1, HAVE CONSISTENTLY
VOICED A DESIRE FOR EXPLORING
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS AND
CERTAIN HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED AREAS , NAMELY,
SOUTH PARK, GEORGETOWN AND
HIGHLAND PARK. BUT THIS COULD
POTENTIALLY INCLUDE OTHER
AREAS. SO WE CALL OUT A FEW
OTHER GREAT CANDIDATE
NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL, BUT
BOTTOM LINE, THERE ARE
COMMUNITIES IN NEED FROM BLACK
AND BROWN COMMUNITIES AND
HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED THAT
COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS
ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. SO
THESE REPURPOSE FUNDS, IT WOULD
USE EXISTING OED FUNDS AND
ULTIMATELY GO THROUGH A
COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO HELP
ENABLE AND BRING THIS TO LIFE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NINE, I WILL SAY I
APPRECIATE THIS AMENDMENT , AND
THAT I WANT TO CALL OUT IN OUR
DISTRICT THE WEDGEWOOD
BUSINESSES. IT IS NOT A BIA,
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF BIPOC
BUSINESSES THAT ARE REALLY
SUFFERING, LIKE MANY OTHER OF
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FROM PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES. SO I APPRECIATE
THIS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.
NEXT.
>> OED WOULD STASH A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT
WOULD REQUEST THAT THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT
ON A MIDYEAR STATUS UPDATE OF
THE PROGRAMS OFFERED UNDER THE
OED GENERATING WEALTH AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR STRATEGIC
PILLAR. THIS WOULD INCLUDE, BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO, PROGRAMS
SUCH AS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP FUND, CAPITAL ACCESS
PROGRAM AND THE TENANT
IMPROVEMENT FUND. SUCH
INFORMATION WOULD BE INTENDED
TO INFORM FUTURE
DECISION-MAKING AND INVESTMENTS
IN PROGRAMS THAT FALL UNDER
THIS GENERATING WEALTH AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR PILLAR,
AND WOULD HELP BETTER
UNDERSTAND WORK FURTHER
INVESTMENTS WOULD BE MOST
IMPACTFUL. THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THIS IS THE CONSOLATION
PRIZE FOR MYSELF. NOT REALLY A
PRIZE, BUT I HAD ORIGINALLY
REQUESTED TO RESTORE THE 2.$3
MILLION IN FUNDING THAT WAS CUT
FROM THE OED BUDGET WHICH IS
ABOUT 50% OF THREE PROGRAMS,
ALL OF WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS
OF COLOR EITHER ACCESS TO LOANS
OR CAPITAL FORWARD IMPROVEMENTS
OR ENTER INTO PARTNERSHIPS TO
OWN THEIR COMMERCIAL SPACE, ET
CETERA. THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED
IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE. SO
THIS REQUEST THAT WE TAKE A
LOOK AT THE PIPELINE OF
WOULD-BE PROJECTS THAT COULD
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FUNDING
IN TIME FOR THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL. IN THE COURSE OF
MY RESEARCH ON THIS, I SORT OF
LEARNED THAT THERE IS -- THERE
ARE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON
THE UNIVERSE OF POTENTIAL
PROJECTS THAT COULD TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE CUT. ON THE
ONE SIDE, THERE IS -- OED WORKS
IN MANY WAYS. STAFF FROM OED
GET WORD OF SMALL BUSINESSES
THAT ARE SEEKING TO DO XYZ, AND
OVER THE COURSE OF
CONVERSATIONS, AND UP TALKING
ABOUT EXISTING RESOURCES, AND
THEN SOMETIMES THAT IS WAYS
THAT PROJECTS COME INTO THE
PORTFOLIO OF OED. OTHER TIMES I
HAVE A SET AMOUNT OF FUNDING
FOR A PROGRAM, AND PROVIDE MORE
BLANKET OUTREACH, BUT THE POINT
IS THAT THERE IS DEMAND. THIS
IS MY POINT. THERE IS MORE
DEMAND THAN THERE IS FUNDING
FOR THE KINDS OF SUPPORT THAT
THE CUT FUNDING WOULD PROVIDE.
AND SO, THIS WOULD JUST SAY
THAT , LET'S HAVE OED REPORT
BACK TO US ABOUT THE INTEREST
IN THESE PROGRAMS, AND IF THERE
COULD BE MONEY FOUND IN TIME
FOR THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL ,
THAT WE COULD CONSIDER
RESTORING SOME OF THAT FUNDING.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? SEE
NONE, MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ITEM
.
>> THIS ITEM IS SDCI . IT WOULD
REQUEST THAT THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS PROVIDE A REPORT ON
TREE RELATED DATA ENFORCEMENT
AND THE PAYMENT IN LIEU
PROGRAM. THIS WOULD ASK FOR
INFORMATION SUCH AS HOW MANY
TREES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND
LOTS UNDERDEVELOPMENT, THE
REASON FOR TREE REMOVAL . IT
WOULD ASK FOR INFORMATION
REGARDING THE PRESENCE AND
CONDITION OF REPLACEMENT TREES,
LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF TREE
REMOVAL COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE
BEEN SUBMITTED , AND FOR THE
PAYMENT IN LIEU PROGRAM , THE
NUMBER OF APPLICANTS USING THAT
OPTION, PAYMENT AMOUNT, TOTAL
PAYMENTS AMOUNT COLLECTED IN
CITY COSTS NEEDED TO
TREEPLANTING AND ESTABLISHMENT.
THE REPORT WOULD ASK FOR THIS
INFORMATION BACK BY APRIL 1 OF
2025 . IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS MOORE AND
COSPONSORED BY MORALES AND WOO.
>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER. I DON'T REALLY HAVE
MUCH MORE TO ADD. IT IS PRETTY
SELF-EXPLANATORY.
>> HELPS US SEE THE FOREST
THROUGH THE TREES. LET'S GO ON
TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> JUST TO SAY THAT I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
I WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED IT IF
THERE WERE MORE SPONSORS. I
WOULD'VE COSPONSORED, I MEAN,
IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
PROVIDE MORE SPONSORSHIPS TO
IT. IT IS A CONVERSATION, AND
FULL TRANSPARENCY, I KEEP
HAVING WITH SDCI. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS ON BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON.
>> NEXT ITEM IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT REQUESTING
THAT ESTAR PROVIDE REPORT ON
THE POTHOLE REPAIR PROGRAM AND
THE PERFORMANCE INDICATOR FOR
POTHOLES . WE WOULD FOCUS ON
NOTABLE TRENDS AND INDUSTRY
BEST PRACTICES . IT IS OFFER BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS
COSPONSORSHIP FROM
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED .
>> COLLEAGUES, AT ITS CORE,
THIS IS A TRANSPARENCY
AMENDMENT. THIS IS A PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO IMPROVE
TRANSPARENCY , BUILD PUBLIC
TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN AN
ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE
AND ULTIMATELY DRIVE
ACCOUNTABILITY. ANOTHER WAY OF
SAYING THAT IS THAT IT IS A
GOOD GOVERNANCE ITEM. I SUPPOSE
IT IS NO SECRET AT THIS POINT
THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT
POTHOLES AND POTHOLE REPAIR.
POTHOLE REPAIR. I'VE LITERALLY
WORKED ALONGSIDE FRONTLINE
CREWS REPAIRING POTHOLES. BUT
THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL CORE
GOVERNMENT SERVICE. I AM
HONORED TO HELP DRIVE
TRANSPARENCY AROUND THIS AND
BUILD IN SOME KPIS AND OKAY
ARE, KEY PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS, OBJECTIVE KEY
RESULTS, ET CETERA, TO DRIVE
TRANSPARENCY HERE. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? WE WILL GO ON TO THE
NEXT ONE.
>> NEXT ITEM IS SDOT , ALSO
REQUESTING THAT SDOT PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON STREET
POLICIES. REQUEST TO ADOPT A
STREET NAMING POLICY TO
CONSIDERATION OF HONORING
STREET NAMING REQUEST. OFFER BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, COSPONSORED
BY KETTLE AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. AS SPONSOR, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> VERY FAMILY AMENDMENT. RAIN
CHILD OF CONVERSATIONS WITH
SDOT EARLIER THIS YEAR. THEY
HAVE INFORMATION AT THE READY ,
ORGANIZING IT AND PACKAGING IT
TOGETHER NEATLY FOR US. WOULD
BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THAT
THIS DELIVERABLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? MOVING ONTO THE NEXT
ITEM.
>> THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
ITEM THEM OR 131 IS SPD 110
THAT WOULD REQUEST THAT SPD
REPORT ON OFFICE -- OFFICER
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. IT IS A SLI THAT WILL
REQUEST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
CREATE A REPORT ON THE
STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD
ENSURE THE DEPARTMENT MEETS THE
GOALS OF ITS HIRING AND
RETENTION INITIATIVES. IT WOULD
REQUEST THAT SPD SUBMIT A
REPORT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE BY SEPTEMBER 1 OF
2025.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THIS ONE IS BASICALLY CALLING
FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY ,
OVERARCHING STRATEGY,
COMPREHEND THE PLAN TO BETTER
POSITION OUR CITY TO BETTER
ACHIEVE OUR AMBITIONS OFFICER
HIRING GOALS TO HIRE 3 TO 500
MORE OFFICERS, RESTORE OFFICER
STAFFING LEVELS TO PRE-COVID
LEVELS OF 1400 PLUS. WE HAVE
BEEN DOING A LOT OF GREAT
THINGS THIS YEAR, IN PARTICULAR
, IN TERMS OF ENABLING THAT
FROM VARIOUS INCENTIVE
LEGISLATIONS, STREAMLINING THE
OFFICER HIRING RECRUITMENT
PROCESS, WHICH IS GREAT. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT, BUT
WE DO NEED -- WE ARE IN DIRE
NEED OF AN OVERARCHING STRATEGY
AND PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN WITH CLEAR METRICS AND
SPECIFIC GOALS THAT ARE
REASONABLE, ACHIEVABLE,
ATTAINABLE, TIME BOUND, ALL THE
SMART TYPE OF GOALS . AND
BENCHMARKS . A PLAN FOR GETTING
THERE. THAT WAY ANY FUTURE
LEGISLATION THAT WE TAKE UP TO
ADDRESS THIS, YOU KNOW, IT CAN
EITHER BE INTENTIONALLY
INCONSISTENT WITH THIS PROPOSED
STRATEGY, OR INTENTIONALLY
CONSISTENT, REGARDLESS, WE NEED
ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND
GUIDANCE , AND THIS HELPS US
GET US THERE. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I WOULD NOTE THAT
MAYBE A WHOLE YEAR IS TOO LONG,
BUT I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT
IN, LET'S SEE, 2022 THE MAYOR
-- WELL, IMPLEMENTED OR SET
FORTH IN RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION PLANS FOR OFFICERS.
THAT ACCOMPANIED THE HIRING OF
RECRUITERS THAT WERE FIRST IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF HR, THEN
RECENTLY MOVED TO SPD THROUGH
THE LEGISLATION THAT CAME
THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE. AND SO,
MY QUESTION FOR CENTRAL STAFF
IS, TO WHAT EXTENT -- IS IS
ASKING FOR THE SAME INFORMATION
THAT THE RETENTION AND
RECRUITMENT COUNCIL BILL THAT
WAS PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR
ALREADY ASKED FOR? CAN THEY BE
COMBINED AT ALL?
>> I THINK THE WAY THAT THE
SPONSOR ENVISIONS IT, IT WOULD
TAKE THE DATA BEING PROVIDED
UNDER THREE COUNCIL ORDINANCES
REQUESTED UNDER THREE AND WOULD
TAKE THAT DATA AND PUT IT
TOGETHER, ALONG WITH THE
STAFFING PLAN, TO CREATE MORE
OF A STRATEGIC DOCUMENT TO
GUIDE THE DEPARTMENT. YOU ARE
CORRECT . IN 2019 THERE WAS A
RECRUITMENT AND INTENTION PLANT
THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER WITH THE
HELP OF THE COUNCIL THAT WAS
OBVIOUSLY A WHILE AGO. IT
DIDN'T COME UP WITH STRATEGIC
BENCHMARKS OR METRICS THAT
COULD BE USED TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT WAS BEING ACHIEVED, THAT THE
GOALS ARE BEING ACHIEVED BUT I
WOULD SAY THOSE ARE KIND OF THE
DIFFERENCES.
>> GOT IT. SO IT IS THE GRAND
PLAN. THANK YOU. IT IS A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR HOW WE
GET TO A CERTAIN NUMBER BY A
CERTAIN YEAR, ET CETERA. THANK
YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT
QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, THAT
IS EXACTLY IT. THE BASIC NOTION
IS FOR THOSE KEY STRATEGIC
POLICY AREAS ON ITEMS, WHETHER
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN, THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , THE
SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. WE
SHOULD HAVE A FORMAL DOCUMENTED
THAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
CALLED EARLIER FOR A HOUSING
PLAN. WE SHOULD HAVE A FORMAL
DOCUMENTED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES. SO
WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS CALLS
FOR .
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S
MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM .
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS SPD WOMAN
TO . THIS ITEM WOULD REQUEST
THAT SPD REPORT ON LEAD, WHICH
IS LET EVERYONE ADVANCE WITH
DIGNITY. THE SPD AND LEAD
DATABASE INTEGRATION EFFORTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS A SLI THAT
REQUEST THAT SPD REPORT ON THE
USE OF THE DATA SHARING
PLATFORM THAT WOULD ALLOW THE
SPD AND PETER RATED -- COMPUTER
DATA ANALYTIC PLATFORMS TO
EXCHANGE INFORMATION WHERE
LEGALLY POSSIBLE WITH THE
DATABASE MAINTAINED BY LEAD AND
PRESENT A PLAN AND TIMELINE TO
INTEGRATE THE SYSTEMS TO ALLOW
FOR SHARING OF INFORMATION
BETWEEN LEAD PARTICIPANTS AND
PROGRAM OPERATIONS WITH SPD
OFFICERS. THE SLI WILL BE DUE
TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
ON MARCH 3. IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WAS
COSPONSORED COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
AND RIVERA.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK
THIS IS -- THERE WAS A SLI
BEFORE. AND THE WORK HAS BEEN
DONE , BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE
LAGGED . THERE IS SOME
ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT NEED TO
BE INCORPORATED. THIS IS REALLY
JUST TO BRING THE ISSUE BACK
FRONT AND CENTER AND PUSH IT
OVER THE FINISH LINE .
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> COULD YOU PLEASE REMIND ME.
DID WE FUND THIS INTEGRATION
DURING BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
LAST YEAR OR THE YEAR BEFORE?
>> I THINK IT WAS A FEW YEARS
BACK THAT THE SEATTLE I.T. AND
LEAD WERE FUNDED TO WORK
TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY A DATABASE
THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TWO
ENTITIES. AND THEN, SUBSEQUENT
SESSIONS, THE DATABASE RECEIVES
THE MONEY FROM THE CITY . BUT
HAS NOT HAPPENED YET IS THE
ACTUAL INTEGRATION ITSELF. THE
BUILDING OF THE BUSES ARE SUCH
THAT WOULD ALLOW THE TWO TO
COMMUNICATE. PART OF THAT IS
DUE TO DATA RESTRICTIONS UNDER
FEDERAL LAW. SO I KNOW THAT IN
THE PAST THE DEPARTMENT AND
LEAD HAVE TALKED ABOUT WORK
AROUND THAT WOULD ALLOW THE
DATA TO REACH SPD. SO SPD WOULD
KNOW WHAT LEAD CLIENTS THEY
MIGHT BE WORKING WITH, BUT LEAD
WOULD NOT BE RECEIVING DATA
THAT IS PROTECTED. AND THOSE
CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN GOING ON.
I THINK THIS IS BASICALLY JUST
ASKING FOR STATUS ON THAT AND A
TIMELINE FOR WHEN THAT
INTEGRATION MIGHT ACTUALLY
HAPPEN.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> JUST ONE. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE , I APPRECIATE THIS
QUESTION . THERE IS OFTEN AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT LEAD IS AN
EVIDENCE-BASED METHODOLOGY THAT
REALLY DOES -- IT IS AN
ALTERNATIVE -- AND ALLOWS FOR
ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION
FOR LOW-LEVEL CRIMES. I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
UNDERSTAND THAT, ESPECIALLY
SINCE WE HAVE A NEW POLICY AREA
WHICH IS COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT I
APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION ON
THIS. I BROUGHT THIS UP WITH
THE CHIEF . TO HIS POINT, THERE
ARE TECHNICAL PIECES TO THIS.
WE WILL DEFINITELY WORK THIS
THROUGH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. IT IS INTERESTING
GOING THROUGH THIS BUDGET
PROCESS IN THE SENSE OF
BRINGING UP IDEAS. A LOT OF
THESE WE WILL WORK THROUGH
COMMITTEE. THE CBA AND SLI ARE
GOOD, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL
WORK THROUGH THESE PIECES. THE
LEAD PIECE IS ALSO PART OF THE
GENERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ECOSYSTEM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE
A MAJOR THEME THROUGH 2025. AND
SO, I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT
THIS, ALONG WITH THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY OFFICE. I APPRECIATE
THESE ITEMS COMING UP . THEY
ARE GOOD REMINDERS, OR TO PUT
THEM WITHIN THE PACKAGE IS WHAT
THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO DO.
BUT AGAIN, THIS WILL NOT BE THE
ONLY WAY THAT WE WILL ADDRESS
THIS. YOU WILL ALSO COME UP
THROUGH THE COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
LET'S MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> I STILL WORK FOR YOU ON THE
CENTRAL STAFF. GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM
NUMBER 133. THIS WOULD INCREASE
THE LIBRARY BY $30,000 IN
GENERAL FUNDS FOR LIBRARY
MATERIALS. IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA . THE
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY
WOULD INCLUDE SOME REDUCTIONS
IN PHYSICAL MATERIALS,
INCLUDING $10,000 OR ABOUT A 9%
REDUCTION IN NEWSPAPER AND
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS AND A
$5000 OR 14% ANNUAL REDUCTION
IN REFERENCE BOOK PURCHASES .
WHILE SBL DOES NOT TRACK
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION , THEY
DO KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT
LOWER INCOME GROUPS IN OLDER
ADULT POPULATIONS ON FIXED
INCOMES DEPEND ON THE LIBRARY
TO PROVIDE VISIBLE ACCESS TO
INFORMATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL
MATERIALS. REDUCTIONS TO
PHYSICAL FORMATS SUCH AS
MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPERS A
SCRIPT TO CREATE A
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON
THESE FOLKS. ORIGINALLY
INCLUDED IN CBO 002. THAT IS TO
DELAY LAOS TO CITY STAFF. THAT
CBO WOULD HAVE PROVIDED AN
$8000 FROM ONE-TIME GENERAL
FUND BALANCE ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY FOR SIX MONTHS
RESTORATION OF A ONE FTE
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS AND SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REMOVED
FROM THE BUILDING PACKAGE
BECAUSE THE POSITION IS
CURRENTLY VACANT AND THE
REVISED CPA IS CBO. THAT IS THE
DETAIL TO SAY THE CBA DOES NOT
IMPACT THE PROJECTED ONGOING
OPERATING GENERAL FUND DEFICIT
IN THE 27 AND 28 BIENNIUM. WITH
THAT, HE WAS HANDED OVER.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
WOO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU. WE KNOW THERE IS
A DIGITAL DIVIDE. OUR ELDERS
DON'T QUITE KNOW SOME OF THEM
ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS
MATERIALS ONLINE. THIS WOULD
HELP ALSO WITH PROVIDING THEM
THESE MATERIALS IN PERSON TO
HAVE AN TO SEE, BUT ALSO IN
LANGUAGE AS WELL. ACCESS TO
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
MATERIALS , AND NEWS IS
SOMETHING MANY ELDERS DEPEND ON
IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. I THINK
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
ADDITION.
>>
>> AS I SAID EARLIER, WE DON'T
ALWAYS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB OF
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR
OLDER POPULATIONS AND ELDERS IN
THE CITY. I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I KNOW
THOSE OF US OF A CERTAIN AGE
THAT EITHER DIDN'T GROW UP
WITH TECHNOLOGY DIDN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO IT AND REALLY RELY ON
PAPER AND GETTING THE NEWS
THROUGH ACTUAL NEWSPAPER. I
APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS IN
HERE. THANK YOU.
>> I WILL JUST SAY I AM THE
YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL
AND PREFER PAPER NEWSPAPERS. IT
IS NOT ABOUT BEING OLD. BACK TO
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> I HAVE ANY OTHER DETAILS,
BUT I HERE TO HELP ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE TO SPR 13 .
>> PRESENTING TWO AMENDMENTS IN
GROUP C FOR SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION. SPR 13 WOULD
INCREASE SPR BY A TOTAL OF 1.5
MILLION METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICT PARK AND RECREATION
FUND AND GENERAL FUND COMBINED
OVER 2025 AND 2026 FOR THE TURF
CONVERSION OF A SOFTBALL FIELD
AT LOWER WOODLAND PARK. THE CBA
WOULD ALSO DECREASE SPR BY ONE
1.5 MILLION IN 2025 AND 2026 BY
REMOVING RESOURCES FROM THE MPD
FUND FOR LAND ACQUISITION, PARK
AND RECREATION FUND FOR ONGOING
FOR RESTORATION NOW VACANT AND
ALSO GENERAL FUND FOR TEMPORARY
RESTORATION OF POSITIONS NOW
VACANT. LOWER WOODLAND PARK HAS
FIVE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL
FIELDS, WHAT IS SYNTHETIC AND
FOUR ARE GRASS AND DIRT AND
WOULD CONVERT THE CONVERSION OF
ONE SOFTBALL INFIELD TO
SYNTHETIC TURF. THE CBA
INTENTIONALLY IS LIMITING
CONVERSION TO THE INFIELD TO
EXPEDITE THE TIMELINE OF THE
PROJECT AND OCCUR A LOWER COST,
CONVERTING THE ENTIRE FIELD
WOULD COST SOMETHING CLOSER TO
$3 MILLION. THE CBA RELIES ON
THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES. IT
WOULD DECREASE APPROPRIATIONS
IN THE PARKLAND AND ACQUISITION
LEVERAGE FUND BY $434,000 IN
2025 AND $554,000 IN 2026.
THESE ARE BOTH ONE TIME
REDUCTIONS IN THOSE YEARS. THE
REDUCTION WOULD RESULT IN FEWER
RESOURCES TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR
PARKS AND COVER ASSOCIATED
COSTS SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEWS AND APPRAISALS. THE CBA
WOULD ALSO MAKE USE OF $186,000
AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE IN 2025
AND 2026 AND THE PARK AND
RECREATION FUND. AS YOU MAY
RECALL, THESE FUNDS WERE
PREVIOUSLY IN A BUDGET
AMENDMENT THAT SPR WOULD HAVE
RESTORED FUNDING FOR GROUNDS
MAINTENANCE POSITIONS OF THAT
WAS IN THE ORIGINAL BALANCING
PACKAGE THAT WAS REMOVED AS
THESE POSITIONS ARE NOW VACANT.
LAST, THE CBA WITHDRAW 130,000
OF ONE-TIME GENERAL FUND
BALANCE THAT WOULD HAVE FUNDED
THE TEMPORARY SIX MONTHS
RESTORATION OF POSITIONS AT SPR
OF ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
AND SENIOR SPECIALIST. BOTH OF
THOSE POSITIONS ARE NOW VACANT.
AND SO, THOSE FUNDS ARE BEING
PROPOSED TO BE USED FOR THIS
TURF CONVERSION.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> FIRST LET ME ADDRESS WHERE
WE ARE WHEN WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT FUNDING. I KNOW THAT WE
-- I THINK IS COMING FROM A
PERSPECTIVE OF UNDERSTANDING
THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO
MAINTAIN OUR PARKS MORE THAN
ACQUIRING A LOT OF THE NEW
PARKS , POCKET PARKS OR OTHER
PIECES. SO VERY THOUGHTFUL
ABOUT THAT BUT I ALSO WANT TO
THANK CENTRAL STAFF FOR BEING
ABLE TO FIND OTHER PLACES WHERE
THOSE POSITIONS ARE VACANT AND
WE CAN MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND
TO BE ABLE TO DO A REALLY
IMPORTANT PROJECT. THIS SIX OUT
OF 14 SOFTBALL FIELDS -- EXCUSE
ME, SIX OUT OF THE 14 SOFTBALL
FIELDS THAT HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
PLAY ON OUR DIRT COMPARED TO
ONE OUT OF THE 15 IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. IF HER BUDGET
PASSES, WE WOULD HAVE DONE TO
BACK OF THOSE FOR HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS TEAMS. AND ALSO, ONE IN
WEST SEATTLE, WHICH IS FOR
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL AND
SOFTBALL FIELD AS WELL
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE. THE
HIGH SCHOOLS THAT USE THIS FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL OR LINCOLN HIGH
SCHOOL, ROOSEVELT AND BALLARD.
THESE PROGRAMS USE LOWER
WOODLAND. I WANT TO THANK RICO,
WHO BROUGHT THIS TO OUR
ATTENTION. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE
IN THE SEATTLE TIMES AND TALK
ABOUT THE DISPARITY BETWEEN
GIRLS AND BOYS SPORTS,
PARTICULARLY SOFTBALL. THEY
RECEIVED OVER 1500 SIGNATURES ,
AND ALSO THIS KID IS DOING THIS
PROJECT TO HELP PEOPLE YOUNGER
THAN HER. SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO BENEFIT FROM THIS FIELD, BUT
SHE THINKS IT IS IMPORTANT WE
HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS TO BE
ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TURF
MOOREFIELD FOR PEOPLE TO BE
ABLE TO NOT PLAY IN THE MUD AND
FOR KIDS TO ENJOY PERKS AWFUL
FIELDS ARE ALSO ENJOYED BY, NOT
AS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TEAMS, BUT
ALSO LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS, AND
ALSO ADULT SOFTBALL PLAYERS AS
WELL. REALLY HOPE THAT MY
COLLEAGUES CAN CONSIDER THIS
AMENDMENT. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR YOUR
SPONSORSHIP, AND ALSO
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, AS COSPONSOR, I WILL
CALL ON YOU. I WANT THE RECORD
TO REFLECT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT THIS UNTIL IT WAS
PUBLISHED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN
MY DISTRICT. I WILL TALK ABOUT
THAT LATER. OVER TO YOU, VICE
CHAIR .
>> I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
PARTS CHAIR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I COULD NOT MORE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS. I
WILL SAY THAT I KNOW THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH HAS
HAD AS MANY CALLS AS I HAVE HAD
, AND OTHERS OF US THAT SERVED
ON THE PARTS COMMITTEE ABOUT
THE NEED FOR MORE PLAYFIELD FOR
GIRLS , AND PARTICULARLY,
SOFTBALL. I HAD A NUMBER OF
PARENTS AND GIRLS FROM
ROOSEVELT AND LINCOLN COME HERE
IN SUPPORT OF THIS. AND SO, I
AM SO PLEASED THAT THIS IS IN
HERE. I AGAIN WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I COULD
NOT BE MORE PROUD TO SUPPORT
THIS . YOU KNOW, IT IS SO
NEEDED. THE DISPARITY IS GREAT.
THIS IS A REALLY FEEL-GOOD ONE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
.
>> FIRST I WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A
WELCOME GESTURE OF CITYWIDE
COLLABORATION TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS FROM SOUTH OF THE SHIP
CANAL WORKING ON A PROJECT
NORTH OF IT. I DO HAVE A
QUESTION. I DID READ INTO THIS.
SOME OF THE FUNDING COMES FROM
THE FIX IT FIRST . AND SO, IS
IT KNOWN WHAT KIND OF
MAINTENANCE OR REGULAR WORK
WILL NOT BE DONE OR WHAT WOULD
IMPACT THAT?
>> THE FUNDING, FOR MY
UNDERSTANDING, THE FUNDING IS
GOING INTO THAT BSL. THE
RESOURCES FOR THE TURF
CONVERSION ARE COMING OUT OF
THE PARKLAND AND ACQUISITION
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
FUND. IT IS LIMITING THE
CITY'S ABILITY TO PURCHASE NEW
LAND OR TWO READY LAND FOR
PURCHASE. IT WOULD NOT IMPACT
MAINTENANCE.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I
WILL JUST SAY, I DIDN'T NEED
TO KNOW ABOUT THE AMENDMENT.
I'M ACTUALLY KIND OF GLAD I
DIDN'T, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO BE SEEN AS SELF-SERVING.
GREEN LAKE, WOODLAND PARK,
THESE ARE REALLY THE HEART OF
THE CITY AND THE REGION.
WOODLAND PARK ZOO IS A REGIONAL
ZOO. RELAY COMMUNITY CENTER IS
ONE OF THE MOST CENTRAL
COMMUNITY CENTERS. THAT IS WHY
WE TALK ABOUT REDOING THE GREEN
LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE
SOFTBALL FIELDS ARE THE EXACT
SAME. THIS IS A REALLY SMART
DECISION. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. DO
YOU WANT LAST WORD?
>> I WOULD. IT SHOWS YOU
ANYTHING NORTH OF MONTLAKE, I
KNOW WHERE THE DISTRICT LINES
ARE I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS
YOUR DISTRICT.
>> IT'S OKAY. THEY
GERRYMANDERED MY DISTRICT LAST
YEAR BUT I ALSO SOUTH OF THE
SHIP CANAL RIGHT NOW.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THAT IS MY BAD.
I WOULD NOT HAVE ASKED YOU TO
BE A COSPONSOR. I APOLOGIZE.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR NOT
GETTING MAD AT ME. ALSO, I
WOULD LOVE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT
ON THIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE COSPONSORS AND THE PERSON
THAT THEIR DISTRICT WILL GO
INTO. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I WILL
SAY WE ARE AT 3:30 AND HAVE A
LOT MORE TO DO. SORRY. I HAVE
BEEN TALKING.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. YOU ARE
RIGHT. WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER
ACROSS THE CITY AND ALL OF
THESE FIELDS ARE BEING USED
ALSO FOR KIDS AND ADULTS, FOR
THAT MATTER, ACROSS THE CITY. I
WANT TO ADDRESS, KARINA, ONE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED
WHAT IS NOT GOING TO GET DONE
AND ACQUISITION. THESE ARE THE
TOUGH CHOICES WE HAVE TO MAKE.
I WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THAT.
THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT MADE
LIGHTLY. WE KNOW WE HAVE THIS
INCREDIBLE NEED TO REDO
PLAYFIELD , AND PARTICULARLY,
TO ADDRESS THIS DISPARITY SO
OUR GIRLS HAVE A PLACE. THIS
DOESN'T EVEN MEET THE NEED
THAT THE GIRLS HAVE IN TERMS OF
PARITY, BUT IT STARTS TO GET US
SOMEWHERE. AND SO, YES, IT IS
HARD WHEN WE ARE FORGOING ONE
THING FOR THE OTHER. TOUGH
CHOICES, BUT WE ARE MAKING THE
TOUGH CHOICES. AND I THINK THIS
WAS AN IMPORTANT ONE. THANK YOU
.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO
KEEP US MOVING FORWARD. I WILL
ASK US TO JUST STICK TO THE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. I KNOW I
DID NOT LEAD BY EXAMPLE ON THE
LAST FIVE MINUTES.
>> ONE MORE,. THERE WILL BE
868,000 IN 2025 AND 778,000 IN
2026 AND THAT PARKLAND AND
ACQUISITION FUND. THE NEXT
BUDGET AMENDMENT IS SPR 14 , IT
IS A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT REQUESTING SPR TO REPORT
ON THE TIMELINE FOR
REDEVELOPING THE LAKES CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER. CURRENTLY SPR
AND THE SEATTLE OFFICE OF
HOUSING ARE PARTNERING TO
REDEVELOP THE SITE WITH THE
GOAL OF CO-LOCATING A NEW
COMMUNITY CENTER WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND OFFICE
OF HOUSING IS CONDUCTING A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RIGHT NOW
IN PARTNERSHIP TO INVITE
DEVELOPERS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS
FOR CONSTRUCTING THE BUILDING
SHELL AND CORE OF THE NEW
COMMUNITY CENTER WITH
ANTICIPATED DESIGNATION OF THAT
DEVELOPMENT TEAM BY MARCH 31 OF
2025. THIS SLI REQUEST SPR TO
PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE
COMPUTER THE TIMELINE FOR
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO TO MILESTONE
DATES, IDENTIFICATION OF
POTENTIAL TIMELINE IMPACTS AND
PLANS TO MITIGATE DELAYS. THIS
WOULD BE DUE NEXT YEAR, JULY 1
AND IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER AND 11 WITH
COSPONSORS RIVERA AND WOO .
>> THANK YOU . COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AS YOU KNOW, WE
ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF A
COMMUNITY CENTER IN LAKE CITY.
THE LAST ONE BURNED DOWN . SO
THERE IS A PLAN, A NOVEL PLAN
TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON TOP OF
IT, BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE
DEVELOPMENT IS GOING SOMEWHAT
SLOWLY. I KNOW WE HAVE TAKEN
THE SERVICE AND NOW PUSHING
THAT BACK . I AM JUST WANTING
TO GET -- THE COMMUNITY WANTS
TO KNOW THE ACTUAL PLAN . IT
HAS NOT BEEN ENTIRELY CLEAR.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME
BACK-AND-FORTH AND I THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR
TRANSPARENCY TO JUST GET A PLAN
TO TELL US WHAT TO EXPECT AND
WHAT THE TIMELINE IS.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? MOVING ONTO THE NEXT
ONE,
>> HELLO. ALL RIGHT. THIS
PROVISO ATTACHED SORRY, THE CBA
WOULD INCREASE SBU BY 50,000
AND GENERAL FUND ONE TIME FOR A
DEEP CLEANING AT LIVED IN
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SITES.
CURRENTLY IT OFFERS TWO TYPES
OF CLEANING RELATED TO
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SITES .
FIRST THEY OFFER GEO CLEANS,
WHICH FOCUSES ON A LIGHTER
CLAIM THAT FOCUSES ON REMOVING
VISIBLE TRASH FROM THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY. DEEP CLEANING
GOES FURTHER BY INVOLVING
UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZING OR APPROVING THE
REMOVAL OF BULKY PERSONAL
BELONGINGS, ENSURING
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SIDEWALK
ACCESSIBILITY. THE APPROACH IS
MORE THAN TIME-CONSUMING,
INTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE THEN
GEO CLEANING. THE ESTIMATE IS
THAT THEY WOULD SPEND ABOUT
$125,000 ON DEEP CLEANS IN
2025, AND THE CBA WOULD
INCREASE THE BUDGET TO 175,000.
THE RESULT WOULD BE ONE OF
ADDITIONAL DEEP CLEANING SHIFT
OF TWO HOURS TO SIX HOURS PER
MONTH, RESULTING IN ONE OR TWO
ADDITIONAL SITES PER MONTH
RECEIVING A DEEP CLEANING. THE
CBA IS FUNDED BY GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS, ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN
CBO TO DELAY LAYOFFS OF CITY
STAFF. IT WOULD PROVIDE $87,000
FOR ONE-TIME GENERAL FUND
BALANCES AND POSITION AUTHORITY
FOR SIX-MONTH RESTORATION OF
TWO POSITIONS. THIS PROPOSAL
HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE
BALANCING PACKAGE BECAUSE THE
POSITION, THAT POSITION IS
CURRENTLY VACANT. THE CBA DOES
NOT IMPACT THE PROJECTED
ONGOING OPERATING DEFICIT. I
WILL STOP THERE.
>> A SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZE. I WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO TIE ALL THESE
TOGETHER. I
>> MOMENT AGO ABOUT THE FUTURE
AND ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL
ADVANCEMENTS WE CAN MAKE TO
BETTER ADDRESS RV ENCAMPMENTS
AND REMEDIATE RV CAMPERS. I
ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
WE MADE SOME GREAT INVESTMENTS
IN THE BALANCING PACKAGE TO
SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS RVs. SO WE
CAN SPEND AND IMPLEMENT TODAY.
THIS BUILD UPON THAT . THE
$50,000 BUILD UPON THAT . AND
THIS IS ANOTHER FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT WORKING CLOSELY WITH
, THEY COULD USE THE CENTRAL
FUNDING TO GO TO HAVE WORKERS
GO DEEP AND EMBED IN THESE RV
SITE AREAS . IT IS NOT JUST FOR
DEEP CLEANING, BUT IT IS ALSO
ENGAGING WITH THEM ON A HUMAN
LEVEL. IMPORTANT PACKAGE OF
INVESTMENTS. IT WOULD IMPOSE A
PROVISO ON $230,000 IN GENERAL
FUNDS IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR SANITATION
SERVICES IN LITTLE SAIGON. THE
INTENT OF THE PROVISO IS TO
ENSURE THE CONTINUATION OF
SANITATION SERVICES IN 2025
THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING
PROVIDED BY A CONTRACTOR IN
LITTLE SAIGON. THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA INTENDS TO
INCLUDE LITTLE SAIGON. THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN FUTURE
ITERATIONS OF THE BIA, WHICH
WOULD REDUCE THE NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE FUNDING SUCH
AS THIS IN FUTURE YEARS. THE
CBA IS SPONSORED BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL SPEAK TO
THIS ITEM. I SEE BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND WOO
WITH HER HANDS RAISED.
COLLEAGUES, THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS REQUESTED BY BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND WOO
DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PACKAGE WHEN I ASKED QUESTIONS.
IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING AT THAT
TIME THAT A PROVISO WAS NOT
REQUIRED FOR THE WORK TO BE
DONE. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT
ISN'T HELPFUL. BUT THAT WAS
THE INFORMATION I HAD RECEIVED.
BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD MADE
THIS REQUEST THROUGH THE
AMENDMENT PROCESS. IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING WITHOUT SPEAKING
WITH EACH OTHER THAT BOTH
AMENDMENTS WERE SUBMITTED BY
BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS , EACH
WITH TWO COSPONSORS . THAT IS
SIX PEOPLE. THAT IS A QUORUM. I
BELIEVE THAT IT WAS BROKEN,
BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF
THESE FOLKS TALK TO EACH OTHER
ABOUT THIS. THIS WITH ME IN
RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION
MAKING THE DECISION TO THE
BUDGET LEGISLATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO .
>> -- COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
THANK YOU. THIS IS A PROVISO IN
THE PAST I ACTUALLY ADDED THE
MONEY TO THE BUDGET TO MAKE
SURE THESE SERVICES GOT TAKEN
CARE OF. I APPRECIATE THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO DO IT WITH A
PROVISO. AS BRIAN MENTIONED,
HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TO DO
THIS ANYMORE SINCE THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE BIA ARE
CHANGING. THAT WILL ALLOW THEM,
HOPEFULLY, TO GENERATE THE KIND
OF REVENUE THEY NEED TO PROVIDE
THE SERVICES IN AN EXPANDED
AREA . RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE
LITTLE SAIGON IS NOT INCLUDED
IN THE BIA, THEY DON'T
GENERATE THE KIND OF REVENUE
THEY NEED. HOPEFULLY WITH THOSE
CHANGES, WE WILL NOT HAVE TO DO
THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR. THANK
YOU.
>> TAKE IT. COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> I THINK THIS PROVISO -- WE
WERE WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ON THIS . FOR MY
UNDERSTANDING, THERE WAS
ALREADY 400,000 IN SBU FOR WORK
IN THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. THIS DEDICATES THE
FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR LITTLE
SAIGON IN TERMS OF THINGS LIKE
GRAFFITI CLEANUP. AND SO, I AM
EXCITED THAT THE ENTIRE
COMMITTEE SAW THAT THIS IS A
PRIORITY, AND I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU.
>> I WILL ALSO CLARIFY THAT THE
INFORMATION I PRESENTED WAS THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INFORMATION I
HAD. I ACTUALLY KNOW WHO THE
COSPONSORS WERE. JUST PUTTING
THAT ON THE RECORD. QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? MOVING ON. WE ARE
MOVING INTO GROUP D. WE HAVE 27
ITEMS LEFT. IF TWO MINUTES WERE
SPENT ON EACH ITEM, WE WILL BE
HERE UNTIL 445.
>> ARTS 10 WITH PROVISO OVER
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF
ADMISSIONS TAX IN 2025 IN THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR
CULTURAL PLANNING WORK.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH
AND SAKA. THIS PROVISO WOULD BE
ON $100,000 FOR ARTS TO CONDUCT
CULTURAL PLANNING WORK THAT
WOULD GIVE THEM A COMPREHENSIVE
PICTURE OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
IN SEATTLE. IT WOULD INCLUDE
MAPPING OF ARTS AND CULTURAL
ASSETS, INCLUDING WAGES AND
STRATEGIES THAT WOULD KEEP
ARTISTS IN SEATTLE. THE PROVISO
ITSELF IS PLACED ON $100,000
INTENDED TO COME FROM THE 2.5
MILLION ADDED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZE.
>> THANK YOU. I TALKED ABOUT
THIS BEFORE. WE KNOW THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE COMPLETED
AN INTERNAL FACING STRATEGIC
PLAN IN THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS
A PLAN THAT LOOKS OUT WORD AND
REALLY LOOKS TO DO SOME MAPPING
OF WHAT OUR CULTURAL ASSETS
ARE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS
MENTIONED OFTEN THE ASSETS JUST
IN HIS DISTRICT. THIS IS AN
ATTEMPT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND
ACROSS THE BOARD BUT WE HAVE IN
THE CITY, AND PARTICULARLY HOW
TO UNDERSTAND THE LIVELIHOOD
THAT ARTISTS IN THE CITY ARE
ABLE TO MAKE. THE INTENT IS TO
DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE KINDS
OF JOBS AVAILABLE, WHAT KIND OF
PAY THEY ARE MAKING. WHAT KIND
OF ORGANIZATIONS HIRE OR
COMMISSION ART . AND SO, THE
INTENT HERE IS TO REALLY HELP
US UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR CULTURAL
SECTOR LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. IS THAT AN OLD
HAND?
>> SORRY.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEN
HIM. WE MOVE ONTO THE NEXT
ITEM.
>> NEXT ITEM IS ARTS 11. IT
WOULD REQUEST THAT THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE CREATE BOTH
CITYWIDE AND MUNICIPAL ARTS
PLANS . SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND CLOSE
THAT'S COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS WOO AND NELSON. THIS
ASKED FOR TWO DIFFERENT PLANS.
VERSUS A CITYWIDE ART PLAN.
THAT WOULD REQUEST THAT ARTS
WORKS WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS
THAT RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THIS
IS RELATED TO ARTS AND CULTURE
TO COLLABORATE ON A PLAN THAT
WOULD GOVERN ARTS AND CULTURAL
INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.
THE PLAN IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS
ANY ARTS FUNDING, WHETHER IT BE
ADMISSIONS TAX, GENERAL FUND OR
JUMPSTART FUNDING. AND CREATE A
FRAMEWORK IN WHICH ARTS SERVES
AS A CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF
INFORMATION FOR ALL ARTS
FUNDING BEING SPENT CITYWIDE.
THE SECOND PART OF THE SLI IS
FOR A MUNICIPAL ARTS PLAN THAT
INCLUDES SPECIFIC INFORMATION ,
INCLUDING HOW NEW PROJECTS FOR
PUBLIC ARTS FUNDING ARE
SUPPORTED , COMPARING THE SIZE
AND NUMBER OF NEW PROJECTS TO
THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF PROJECTS
FUNDED SINCE 2015. LANE HOW
ARTS CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT,
PARTICULARLY TO COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED
IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL
SECTOR, AND PROVIDE AN ANNUAL
BALANCE OF UNPROGRAMMED FUNDS
CARRIED OVER SINCE 2015. TO THE
EXTENT THAT ARTS HAS THE
CAPACITY TO DO THIS WORK, IT
WOULD BE DUE BACK TO THE
SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE ON JUNE 30, 2025.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA IS RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THIS
IS WORK THAT THE DEPARTMENT ,
ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO
DO WORK PLANS. THIS IS
REQUESTING THAT ARTS DO THEIR
WORK PLAN. AS PART OF THEIR
WORK PLAN, THEY ARE TO BE THE
REPOSITORY OF THE INFORMATION
FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS THAT
RECEIVE ARTS AND CULTURE FUNNY.
YOU KNOW SEATTLE CENTER
RECEIVES ARTS AND CULTURE
FUNNY, AS DOES METAL PARKS AND
RECREATION BROKE THE FUNDING
THAT GOES TO THOSE TWO
DEPARTMENTS, AS PER THE CHAIR
PACKAGE , IS GOING THROUGH THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE. IT
MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO
BE THAT REPOSITORY OF
INFORMATION AND WORK WITH THEIR
SISTER DEPARTMENTS TO GET THE
INFORMATION FROM THEM AND
INCLUDE THAT IN THEIR -- AS
PART OF THEIR WORK PLAN AND THE
TO US IN FOR EY ARE PRESEN
TRANSPARENCY SAKE. ON THE
MUNICIPAL ARTS PLAN VIA A
FORMER ORDINANCE THAT COUNCIL
HAD CREATED, THESE FOUR ITEMS
LISTED WERE IN THE ORDINANCE
AND WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
REPORTING ON THESE FROM 2020 --
2018 TO 2022 YEARLY . AND THAT
PLAN DID NOT ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
THEY SUBMITTED SPREADSHEETS
THAT THEY CONSIDERED THIS
MUNICIPAL ARTS PLANNING , BUT
IT WASN'T AN ACTUAL ROBUST
WRITTEN MUNICIPAL ARTS PLAN
THAT CONTAINS THIS INFORMATION.
SO THIS SLI IS REQUESTING THAT
INFORMATION. THAT IS WHY IT
DATES BACK TO 2015. SO WE CAN
COLLECT ALL THIS INFORMATION.
IT IS REALLY A TRANSPARENCY
PIECE AND A GOOD GOVERNANCE
PIECE IN TERMS OF THE MUNICIPAL
ARTS PLAN, WHICH IS THE 1% FOR
PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAM. AND ALSO
THE CITYWIDE ART PLAN IS ALSO A
GOOD GOVERNANCE TRANSPARENCY
PIECE. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. I TALKED TO
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THEY
ARE INSTRUCTING THE DEPARTMENT
TO DO THIS WORK ANYWAY, LIKE I
SAID, AS PART OF WORK PLANS
THAT DEPARTMENT ARE REQUIRED TO
DO EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> QUESTIONS ? SEEN DONE,
LET'S MOVE ON TO CARE 102. THE
NEXT ITEM ON SECTION D IS CARE
102 . A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WOULD
REQUEST THAT THE CARE
DEPARTMENT COORDINATE WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BY NO
LATER THAN APRIL 1, 2025
DESCRIBING A PLAN TO CONTRACT
THAT TRANSFER CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF
THE CITY CONTRACT WITH LEAD ,
LET EVERYONE ADVANCE WITH
DIGNITY, ALSO KNOWN AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION,
TO TRANSFER THAT CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION FROM HSD TO
CARE. THIS REPORT SHOULD
INCLUDE, WOULD INCLUDE
INFORMATION ON THE FEASIBILITY
COST AND ANTICIPATED TIMELINE
OF THIS CONTRACT SHIFT AND ANY
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION ON
CONSIDERATIONS NECESSARY TO
ENSURE CONTINUITY OF LEAD
SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT
COORDINATION. THIS SLI A
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS KETTLE AND
SAKA.
>> A SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS WE
KNOW, I THINK LEAD HAS BEEN A
GREAT TOOL FOR CONNECTING
PEOPLE IN CRISIS TO SERVICES.
THIS WOULD ALLOW CARE AND HSD
TO LOOK AT WHETHER WEED WOULD
BE BETTER ABLE TO CONNECT
PEOPLE WITH SERVICES BY MOVING
TO BE UNDER THE CARE DEPARTMENT
RATHER THAN WHERE IT IS
CURRENTLY HOUSED IN HSD GIVEN
THAT LEAD HAS REALLY WORKED IN
AND OPERATED AS A PUBLIC SAFETY
RESOURCE. CRISIS CARE
RESPONDERS INTERACT WITH
PERSONS WHO MAY BE PARTICIPANTS
IN LEAD. THIS COULD ALSO BE A
MORE DIRECT AND EFFICIENT WAY
OF USING THE LEAD SERVICES AND
COORDINATING. THIS IS JUST TO
BEGIN THAT EXPLORATION AND
CONVERSATION. INC. YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, AS COSPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZE.
>> ALSO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE . YES, WE HAVE BEEN IN
CONTACT BOTH WITH LEAD AND CARE
, AND FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE PERSPECTIVE, I AM
SUPPORTIVE AS COSPONSOR OF THIS
ITEM , THIS AMENDMENT, 140.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LET'S
MOVE ON TO FG 104. IT IS A SLI
THAT REQUESTS CENTRAL STAFF TO
DEVELOP LEGISLATION TO OPPOSE A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXCISE
TAX. THERE WOULD BE A 1% TAX
THAT WOULD COVER PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY
REALTORS, ARCHITECTS,
ACCOUNTANTS AND CONSULTANTS.
THE DEADLINE FOR HAVING THIS
LEGISLATION DEVELOPED WOULD BE
JUNE 30. IT WOULD BE JUNE 30,
2025. IT WOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO
THE FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE.
>> I LOVE THAT COMMITTEE.
>> -- COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, A
SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZE.
YES. SORRY.
>> YOU ARE FINE. I THINK WE'VE
ONLY BEEN HERE SINCE 9:30.
>> I'M SORRY. TELL ME WHAT
NUMBER WE ARE ON.
>> YOUR OWN PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, TOM. [
LAUGHTER ] OH MY GOSH. THIS --
THESE ARE TWO SLI. GOING BACK
TO THE CONVERSATION WE WERE
HAVING THIS MORNING , THE
REQUEST IS TO ASK CENTRAL STAFF
TO DEVELOP LEGISLATION FOR TWO
DIFFERENT ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF
REVENUE . ONE IS FOR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WHAT IS
FOR THE DIGITAL AT TAX , AND
THE IDEA IS TO TRY TO GENERATE
ANOTHER -- WHILE THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AS WE
HEARD FROM LAW -- I KNOW. THE
ESTIMATES ARE THAT THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXCISE
TAX HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RAISE
ABOUT $70 MILLION A YEAR, THE
DIGITAL AT TAX HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO RAISE ABOUT $20
MILLION A YEAR. SO I THINK IT
IS WORTH US CONSIDERING TO DO
THIS NEXT YEAR AND SEE IF WE
CAN ADD THAT TO THE MIX.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? WE HAVE MORE TIME FOR
DISCUSSION TOMORROW.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> WE DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT OF
THESE EARLIER THIS MORNING, BUT
I JUST WANT TO NOTE, I
MENTIONED EARLIER THIS MORNING,
THERE ARE NUMBER OF ITEMS I
COSPONSOR TO ELEVATE THE
DISCUSSION AND BE A GOOD
COLLEAGUE. I JUST WANT TO CALL
OUT THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE
OTHER ONE, EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT
INCLINED TO BE SUPPORTIVE THIS
YEAR. ALTHOUGH, I GUESS, GOOD
NEWS ABOUT THIS ONE AND THE ONE
FOLLOWING THAT IS THAT THEY
CALL FOR STUDIES TO FURTHER
STUDY THE ISSUE AND PROPOSED
LEGISLATION. IN ANY EVENT, JUST
WANTED TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> JUST A POINT OF INFORMATION
FOR ME. I UNDERSTAND WHY THIS
IS DIRECTING CENTRAL STAFF TO
DO SOMETHING. DO WE JUST ASK? I
WOULD LIKE TO DO A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THAT. BUT WHICH IS THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT? WOULD
THAT BE FAS? WHICH DEPARTMENT
WOULD ULTIMATELY IMPLEMENT A
TAX LIKE THIS IN COORDINATION
WITH THAT DEPARTMENT?
>> I CAN ADDRESS THE SECOND
QUESTION AND TURN IT OVER TO
DIRECTOR NOBLE. THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES WOULD ADMINISTER THE
TAX WITH THE WORK I WILL
PERFORM THAT WOULD BE IN
CONSULTATION WITH THEM AND THE
LAW DEPARTMENT .
>> THANK YOU .
>> WITH RESPECT TO THE FORM OF
THIS PROPOSAL, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES APPROACHED ME WITH AN
INTERESTING -- INTEREST IN
ADVANCING THE POLICY PROPOSAL
>> THE TIMEFRAME WE HAD WITH
THAT THE CONSIDERATION OF THE
BUDGET, WASN'T GOING TO BE
POSSIBLE TO DRAFT UP THE BILLS.
BUT HER INTENT WAS TO MOVE
FORWARD AND IMPLEMENT THEM. WE
SAW THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE TO
EXPRESS ITS PERSPECTIVE ON
WHETHER OR NOT THESE REVENUE
SOURCES WERE SOMETHING OF
INTEREST AND WORTH PURSUING AND
DEVELOPING INTO LEGISLATION.
THAT WAS REALLY OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO SPEAK ITS
COLLECTIVE VOICE ON THESE
ISSUES. OR NOT. PERHAPS A
LITTLE UNUSUAL, BUT IN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, I THOUGHT IT WAS
A GOOD CLEAN WAY TO BE DIRECT
AND CALL THE QUESTION. THAT IS
THE INTENT. HAVING SAID THAT, I
WILL LEAVE IT TO COUNSEL MEMBER
MORALES TO SAY ANYTHING MORE.
>> THAT IS ACCURATE .
>> ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND THEN KETTLE. THE BACK
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
LAST WORD.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR BRINGING FORTH THIS
ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL REVENUE
SOURCE. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS, THANK YOU. MY
QUESTION KIND OF GOES TO A
POINT I MADE NOT TOO LONG AGO
REGARDING CBA AND SLI REALLY
BEING COMMITTEE WORK. DID YOU
SAY THIS WOULD GO TO FINANCE
COMMITTEE?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. LAST
WORD .
>> I AM DONE.
>> OKAY. BACK TO YOU, CENTRAL
STAFF, FOR ITEM 141. 142.
SORRY.
>> A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT REQUESTS CENTRAL
STAFF TO DEVELOP LEGISLATION TO
IMPOSE A DIGITAL ADVERTISING
EXCISE TAX. IN MORE DETAIL,
THIS WOULD IMPOSE A 5% TAX ON
DIGITAL ADVERTISING SERVICES
ARE AS ON A DIGITAL INTERFACE,
INCLUDING BANNER ADVERTISING
SEARCH ENGINE ADVERTISING ,
INTERSTITIAL ADVERTISING, AND
OTHER COMPARABLE ADVERTISING
SERVICES. SIMILAR TO THE PRIOR
SLI, THIS WOULD BE DUE TO THE
FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE BY
JUNE 30, 2025.
>> THANK YOU. COUNSEL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> PLEASE SEE MY PREVIOUS
REMARKS.
>> I SPOKE TO THIS IN THE
PREVIOUS SLI. I'M LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT ADDITIONAL
REVENUE IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS? COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, I HAD MY
HAND UP . A QUICK QUESTION
ABOUT THE PREVIOUS ONE . IS
THAT ALL RIGHT?
>> SURE .
>> HOW ARE THOSE PROFESSIONS
CHOSEN FOR THE SERVICE TAX?
>> I DEFER TO THE SPONSOR ON
THAT.
>> I WILL BRING THIS BACK IN.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, A
SPONSOR, SPOKE TO BOTH HIM AND
HIS. WE HAVE HAD TIME WITH
CENTRAL STAFF. CLEARLY THE
INTENT OF THESE AMENDMENT WILL
BE TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION
NEXT YEAR. WITH TIME OF THE
ESSENCE THIS EVENING, ASK YOU
TO HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL
TOMORROW, OR A FUTURE DATE. IS
OR SOMETHING BURNING RIGHT NOW?
>> IF WE ARE GOING TO BE VOTING
OR SIGNALING OUR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TOMORROW, I JUST WAS
THINKING THAT COULD BE AN
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
INTERESTED IN HAVING THE
CONVERSATION? I CAN TALK WITH
YOU OFF-LINE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, AS
YOU CAN SEE, GROUP D IS A
LITTLE BIT MORE CONVERSATIONAL
THAN GROUP C. ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'M HERE TO TALK
ABOUT HSD ZERO 24. THIS WOULD
PROVISO $350,000 IN HSD FOR A
SEASONAL WINTER WEATHER SHELTER
IN DISTRICT 5. COUNCIL INTENT
IS THAT KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY --
INTENT IS THAT UNDER SPEND FROM
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITIES MASTER
SERVICES AGREEMENT 2024 MASTER
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH A JUST
HE WOULD BE UTILIZED TO PAY FOR
THE CBA SO IT WOULD NOT IMPACT
EXISTING PROGRAMS OR SERVICES.
KCRHA WOULD ADMINISTER THE
FUNDING AND SHOULD SEEK
PROPOSALS IN A MANNER THAT
ALLOW FOR TIMELY OPENING OF A
WINTER SHELTER IN 2025 .
FUNDING SHOULD BE USED FOR
PROPOSALS THAT MEET THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA. A SEASONAL
WEATHER SHELTER OPEN
CONTINUOUSLY DURING WINTER
MONTHS AT A FACILITY WITH THE
CAPACITY TO ALSO BE USED AS AN
ENHANCED DAY SHELTER, AND WITH
A PROVISO THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED
EXPERTISE WITH COORDINATED
ENTRY INTO PERMANENT HOUSING
SUCH AS LAKE CITY PARTNERS .
JUST AS A POINT OF COMPARISON,
KCRHA DOES ADMINISTER SHELTERS
DURING SEVERE WEATHER ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THEY
OPERATE AT LEAST TWO, WHAT IS
CITY HALL AND ONE AT THE
SEATTLE CENTER. THOSE -- THERE
ARE NO SEVERE WEATHER SHELTERS
ANYWHERE IN NORTH SEATTLE. IS A
REALLY SEVERE WEATHER SHELTERS
OPEN TEMPORARILY DURING A
PERIOD OF SEVERE WEATHER LIKE A
STREAM THE COLD WEATHER OR COLD
OR SNOW. USUALLY ONLY OPEN FOR
A FEW DAYS AT A TIME. THIS IS A
DIFFERENT CONCEPT THAT WOULD
FUND SEASONAL WEATHER SHELTER
WOULD BE OPEN CONTINUOUSLY
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. AND
AGAIN, BE LOCATED IN DISTRICT 5
WHERE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
SEASONAL OR SEVERE WEATHER
SHELTERS AVAILABLE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN,
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON
THIS. ALSO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR
COSPONSORING THIS. I DON'T
REALLY HAVE A LOT TO ADD TO IT.
JUST THAT NORTH SEATTLE DOES
HAVE A LARGE HOMELESS
POPULATION . UNFORTUNATELY,
EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS
PROVIDING FREE TRANSPORTATION
TO SEATTLE CENTER DURING
EXTREME WEATHER, MANY PEOPLE
DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO REMAIN
WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND
COMMUNITY . AND SO, WE'RE
REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO ACCESS
SHELTER, NOT JUST ON THE
COLDEST DAYS OF THE YEAR, BUT
THROUGHOUT THE COLD WEATHER .
THAT IS WHY WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT A SEASONAL SHELTER. ALSO,
THE OTHER BENEFIT OF A SEASONAL
SHELTER IS THAT IT PROVIDES
MORE TIME FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO
THE SAME PLACE, ESTABLISHING
RELATIONSHIPS THAT CAN
HOPEFULLY LEAD TO HELPING
PEOPLE GET PLACED INTO
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR
SOME OTHER LONG-TERM HOUSING,
WHICH THE OAKS RIGHT ON THE
BORDERLINE AT SHORELINE RUNS
GOD'S LITTLE ACRE, THE DAY
CENTER THAT IS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL AT DOING SO. THAT IS
THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT TO
HAVING A SEASONAL SHELTER.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IS SAYS
THERE ARE NO SEASONAL WEATHER
SHELTERS OPEN CONTINUOUSLY
ANYWHERE. IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. AS I
MENTIONED, KCRHA DOES OPERATE
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY . THESE
ARE MADE UP TERMS. SEVERE
WEATHER SHELTERS ARE JUST OPEN
FOR THE VERY TEMPORARY PERIOD
OF TIME, BUT THERE IS NO
SHELTER IN SEATTLE THAT IS
SEASONAL AND OPEN CONTINUOUSLY
THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS.
>> AND SO, IF -- I MEAN, I
GUESS I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT
DASHES SEEMS LIKE THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE NEEDED
IN EVERY DISTRICT ACROSS THE
CITY IF WE ARE GOING TO BE
SOMETHING NEW THAT WILL
CONTINUINGLY BE OPEN. WHAT IS
THE DEFINITION OF SEASONAL?
BECAUSE SEVERE WEATHER,
EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS A
SNOWSTORM OR IF THERE WERE A
STORM OF SOME KIND, YOU KNOW. I
KNOW WE DO OPERATE THOSE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I KNOW WE
TRAVEL AROUND AND PICK PEOPLE
UP AND BRING THEM THERE. I HAVE
HAD -- I BEEN IN THE CITY WHEN
WE OF HAD TO DO THIS. THIS
WOULD BE A NEW SERVICE WE
DON'T PROVIDE. IS THAT
CORRECT?. I THINK IT IS FAIR TO
SAY WE WOULD BE OFFERING A
SERVICE THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY
PROVIDED. I HAVE HEARD THAT
THIS WAS THE SEASONAL SHELTER
DONE PRE-COVID. BUT I DON'T
KNOW A LOT ABOUT THAT. THERE IS
NO SEASONAL WEATHER SHELTER
CURRENTLY OPEN IN THE CITY.
>> OKAY. AND SO, IT SEEMS LIKE
THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF
GATHERING OF INFORMATION BEFORE
WE COULD REALLY SAY WHERE THEY
SHOULD BE -- WHAT IT SHOULD
ENCOMPASS WHERE IT SHOULD BE
LOCATED. I JUST FEEL LIKE I
NEED MORE INFORMATION, BECAUSE
AGAIN, THIS IS A NEED ACROSS
THE CITY. AND SO, I'M NOT EVEN
SURE.
>> I THINK THIS PROVISO IS
TRYING TO SOLVE TWO PROBLEMS.
ONE IS THAT THERE IS JUST NO
SEVERE OR SEASONAL WEATHER
SHELTER IN DISTRICT 5. OR IN
NORTH SEATTLE. IF SOMEBODY IS
UNSHELTERED AND NEEDS SHELTER
DURING A SEVERE WEATHER EVENT,
LIKE EXTREME COLD OR SNOW, THEY
HAVE TO TRAVEL SOUTH , PROBABLY
THE SEATTLE CENTER BEING THE
CLOSEST LOCATION. THEN ALSO,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS FOUND
THAT SHE HAS A PREFERENCE FOR A
SEASONAL WEATHER SHELTER THAT
WOULD BE OPEN FOR THAT ENTIRE
WINTER PERIOD IN ORDER TO HAVE
THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDE
MORE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS
SERVICE. IT IS DOING TWO
THINGS.
>> AND IS THERE ONE ON THE
SOUTH END? MY UNDERSTANDING IT
IS JUST SEATTLE CENTER AND CITY
HALL AS THE PLACES WE'VE
ALWAYS USE. WERE ACTUALLY
BRINGING PEOPLE FROM THE SOUTH,
THE WEST, THE NORTH.
>> I DO THINK THERE MIGHT BE
ONE IN THE SOUTH END. I CAN TRY
TO CONFIRM THAT FOR YOU. BUT I
BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN
ADDITIONAL ONE OPERATED IN THE
SOUTH END IN THE PAST.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT
INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> NOT AT THE MOMENT. THANK
YOU.
>> I AM GOING TO ASK SOME
QUESTIONS AND THEN ,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, TELL ME IF
I GOT IT RIGHT OR WRONG. WE DO
HAVE SHELTERS IN NORTH SEATTLE
IN DISTRICT 5. THEY ARE
YEAR-ROUND 24/7 NON-CONGREGANT
SHELTERS. I BELIEVE, AND I
COULD BE WRONG, THAT DURING
SEVERE WEATHER INCIDENTS,
WHETHER HEAT OR COLD, THAT
THERE IS A SEVERE WEATHER
SHELTER IN SHORELINE, BUT NOT
SEATTLE, NORTH SEATTLE. IT IS
TOO FAR . WE HAVE HAD THIS
PROBLEM BEFORE. WHAT I'M
HEARING IS THAT THIS IS -- THIS
IS WHERE ANY CORRECTION IF I AM
WRONG. THIS WOULD BE 24/7
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER THAT IS
OPERATED FOR A SERIES OF MONTHS
, FOR EXAMPLE, BETWEEN OCTOBER
AND MARCH.
>> I THINK IT IS FAIR TO SAY
THIS WOULD BE SHELTER THAT
WOULD BE OPEN CONTINUOUSLY FOR
A PERIOD DEFINED AS WINTER TO
BE DETERMINED. NOT NECESSARILY
NON-CONGREGANT . I THINK IT
WOULD DEPEND ON THE FACILITY
IDENTIFIED AND THE BUDGET
PROVIDED THROUGH THIS PROVISO .
AND THEN, YES, OPEN THROUGHOUT
THAT TIME. EXACT HOURS, WHAT
THAT WOULD MEAN, I THINK THAT
IS ALL TO BE DETERMINED. IT
DOESN'T GO INTO THAT LEVEL OF
DETAIL. I WOULD JUST STATE THAT
I AM ENHANCED CONGREGANT
SHELTER THAT IS ACCESSIBLE 24
SEVEN WITH THE ABILITY TO HAVE
A PET AND COME AND GO IS THE
CLOSEST TO CONGREGANT SHELTER I
AM COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I SEE YOUR
HAND, AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE WILL HAVE THE LAST WORD.
>> WE KEEP SAYING SEVERE,
SEASONAL, ET CETERA, BUT THIS
IS ALSO INCLUDE HOT WEATHER? OR
IS THIS JUST IN THE COOLER
MONTHS?
>> THIS PARTICULAR CBA IS ONLY
TALKING ABOUT SHELTER ,
TEMPORARY , SEASONAL OR SEVERE,
DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, NOT
TO SAY THERE MIGHT NOT BE A
NEED FOR SUMMER, THIS IS
SPECIFIC TO WINTER MONTHS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE . I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
YOU FOR THE LAST WORD ON THIS
AMENDMENT FOR THE MOMENT .
>> LET ME JUST SAY, WE NEED THE
SHELTERS ALL OVER, BUT WE
DESPERATELY NEED A SEASONAL
WINTER SHELTER IN DISTRICT 5.
THIS WOULD PREFERABLY BE A
NON-CONGREGANT. IF YOU LOOK AT
THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN, THE
PROVIDER SEASONAL WEATHER
SHELTER OPEN CONTINUOUSLY
DURING WINTER MONTHS, IDEALLY
NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH FACILITY
WITH THE CAPACITY ALSO TO BE
USED AS AN ENHANCED DAY
SHELTER, AND WITH THE PROVIDER
THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE
WITH COORDINATED ENTRY INTO
PERMANENT HOUSING, SUCH AS LAKE
CITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE A TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE , A FEW TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES IN DISTRICT 5.
WE DON'T HAVE PASSION WE HAVE
A HOTEL. BUT WE DON'T HAVE
THIS MODEL . YOU KNOW, THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT DRIVES AROUND AND
PICKS UP SOME PEOPLE, BUT WHEN
I WENT DOWN TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER TO VOLUNTEER DOWN THERE,
THERE WERE NO DISTRICT 5 PEOPLE
THERE. THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO
GO BECAUSE THEY ARE LEAVING
THEIR COMMUNITY. THE PROVIDERS
IN DISTRICT 5, GOD'S LITTLE
ACRE, THE MENNONITE CHURCH,
LAKE CITY PARTNERS, THEY HAVE
ALL SAID TO ME REPEATEDLY THAT
WE NEED SHELTER UP HERE. WE
NEED SEASONAL WEATHER SHELTER.
IT WOULD BE CONGREGANT ONLY TO
THE EXTENT THAT IT WOULD BE
ENHANCED CONGREGANT, I GUESS IS
WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY. AGAIN,
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS --
ACTUALLY SEE THIS AS A MODEL WE
COULD UTILIZE ACROSS THE CITY .
WE DEFINITELY NEED TO START IN
DISTRICT 5. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WERE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, HSD
35.
>> THIS WOULD INCREASE HSD BY
$315,000 JUMPSTART FUND ONE
TIME IN 2025 FOR YOUTH VIOLENCE
PREVENTION ACTIVITIES. IT WOULD
FUND THIS BY DECREASING SPR BY
THE SAME AMOUNT ONE TIME IN
2025 FROM FUNDING THAT WAS
DESIGNATED ORIGINALLY FOR THE
YOUTH CONNECTOR PROJECT, WHICH
IS A NEW ONE TIME PROPOSAL
INCLUDED IN THE MAHER'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. IT WOULD
IMPOSE A PROVISO NAMING
SPECIFIC YOUTH SERVING
ORGANIZATIONS TO GET ALLOTMENTS
OF ONE-TIME MONEY. THIS IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER WOO AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. I WILL NOTE,
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER DURING
DISCUSSION , THE PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS.
THE CONTENT OF THE SERVICES TO
BE FUNDED BY THIS ARE INCLUDED
IN AMENDMENT ONE VERSION 2 TO
THE LEGISLATION. SO SHOULD THAT
AMENDMENT PASSED TOMORROW , THE
CBA WOULD BE RENDERED MOOT,
ESSENTIALLY. AND I WILL LET THE
SPONSOR SPEAK MORE TO THAT .
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> MR. JOHNSON IS CORRECT. THIS
IS INCLUDED IN THE
PARTICIPATORY BUDGET WITH
DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNDING
SOURCE . THAT WAS A CONCERN FOR
THIS BECAUSE THE FUNDING SOURCE
THAT THIS IS COMING FROM IS THE
YOUTH APP FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES FOR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO
FIND DIFFERENT RESOURCES WITHIN
THE CITY. WE DENSELY DON'T
WANT TO BE TAKING FROM THAT. IS
SO, THE HOPE IS THAT WE CAN BE
ABLE TO MOVE THIS TO
PARTICIPATORY BUDGET, AND THIS
WILL BE PULLED FROM THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
RECORD TO REFLECT THAT THE
STREET LIGHTS ARE ON. MOVING
ON. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> HSD 36 WOULD INCREASE HSD BY
$100,000 GENERAL FUND 2025 FOR
CONTRACTED SERVICES TO WE
DELIVER CARE AND REDUCE CBO BY
$1000 GENERAL FUND IN 2025 ,
ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX EVALUATION . THIS
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
WOO, COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS KETTLE AND MOORE. THIS
WOULD SPECIFY THAT FUNDS BE
DIRECTED TO WE DELIVER CARE FOR
SERVICES , SAFETY ENHANCEMENT
SERVICES, SPECIFIC TO THE
LITTLE SAIGON AREA OF CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
NEIGHBORHOOD IN 2025 ONLY.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
WOO, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THINK
IT'S A MUCH. TAKE YOU FOR MY
COSPONSORS. AS HE SAW OVER THIS
WEEKEND, THERE WAS A MASS
CASUALTY EVENT IN LITTLE SAIGON
DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING ON 12th AND JACKSON.
I BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT
OF INEQUALITY WHEN IT COMES TO
OUR RESPONSE TO THAT AREA.
WATCHING WHAT WE ARE SEEING ON
THIRD, PIKE AND PINE. THE
RESOURCES GOING TO THAT AREA, I
BELIEVE READING SOMETHING
SIMILAR. WE SAW THIS WEEKEND
ESPECIALLY A VERY VIOLENT EVENT
. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT
SURPRISING FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO
WORK AND LIVE IN THAT AREA. AND
SO, I THINK IF THERE IS TIME TO
ACT IN TIME TO HAVE AN
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE , WE NEED
A CONSTANT PRESENCE AT 12th AND
JACKSON. WE CANNOT DEPEND ON
OUR UNDERSTAFFED POLICE
DEPARTMENT BUT I BELIEVE THE
WORK THAT WE DELIVER CARE DO
WORKS, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT
THIS AREA DESPERATELY NEEDS.
AND SO, I KNOW THERE IS FUNDING
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE BUDGET
FOR WE DELIVER CARE AND LEAD TO
HAVE A PRESENCE, BUT IN ORDER
TO REALLY TACKLE THIS ISSUE
BASED ON THE ISSUE THIS PAST
WEEKEND, WE HAVE TO HAVE A VERY
STRONG RESPONSE BUT THIS IS
MORE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO GET
THESE TEAMS TO BE BASED IN THAT
AREA AND BE PRESENT AND
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO DO THAT
WORK TO HELP RELIEVE SOME OF
THE SITUATIONS THAT THE
BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS
ARE SEEING AND FEELING EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS AN
AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE WE
DELIVER CARE BY THE $500,000.
I'M WONDERING WHY EXPANDED
SERVICES. CAN'T THIS WORK
HAPPEN OUT OF THAT? THE
EXISTING -- WHAT WE ARE ADDING
IF THE BUDGET PASSES ? I
UNDERSTAND THE ADDITIONAL
100,000 FOR THIS SERVICE GIVEN
WE ARE ADDING , POTENTIALLY,
THE 500,000 AS AN AMENDMENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, GOOD
QUESTION. I WILL REFOCUS AS I
SEE ALSO MEMBER WOO HAS HER
HAND UP. I WILL REFOCUS US TO
PART OF THE DISCUSSION WE WILL
HAVE . THAT IS THE APPROPRIATE
PLACE FOR THIS TYPE OF
DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S
AMENDMENT IS EXPANSION OF WE
DELIVER CARE TO BELLTOWN ,
THIRD, LOWERS HER, AND CID, A
LARGE COVERAGE AREA. I AM
HOPING TO HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM
IN THE CID TO BE ABLE TO BE
PRESENT AT ALL TIMES, BECAUSE
THE COVERAGE AREA IS VERY LARGE
TO DEPLOY THESE TEAMS WOULD
TAKE TIME TO GET TO CERTAIN
AREAS.
>> THANK YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE --
COLONIES, YOU HAVE THE
DISCUSSION OUTLINE. THE OUTCOME
WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE HER
NOTES MAKING SURE EVERYONE IS
AWARE OF EVERYTHING WE ARE
GOING TO VOTE ON. WITH THAT,
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM.
>> THE NEXT ITEM IS HSD 039
THAT WOULD INCREASE HSD BY
$527,000 JUMPSTART FUND 2025
AND $527,000.22 FOR
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
SERVICES AND DECREASE SDCI BY
THE SAME AMOUNT IN JUMPSTART
FUND 2025 AND 2026 FOR TENANT
SERVICES. THIS EFFECTIVELY IS A
TRANSFER OF FUNDING FROM
APPROPRIATION FROM SDCI TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT . THE
PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD
APPROPRIATE ABOUT 1.$8 MILLION
AND $127,000 WOULD BE USED FOR
CONTRACTS FOR EVICTION LEGAL
DEFENSE. THIS ACTUALLY WOULD
TRANSFER OF THAT APPROPRIATION
TO HSD . THE INTENT IS THAT
DISPERSAL WILL BE MADE TO
QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS ON
NOTIFICATION OF AN EVICTION
SETTLEMENT . THE TARGET WOULD
REMAIN HOUSE. THIS IS SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, RIVERA
AND NELSON.
>> PICK UP. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
INTENT HERE IS THAT ALL RENTAL
ASSISTANCE BE HOUSED IN ONE
PLACE. CURRENTLY OFFICE OF
HOUSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE
THROUGH THE HOUSING LEVY HAS AN
MOU WITH HSD. SO THE MONEY IS
HOUSED WITH HSD. HOPEFULLY, MY
BUDGET AMENDMENT TO INCREASE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE WILL GO
THROUGH, AND THAT MONEY WOULD
ALSO BE HOUSED AT HSD THE
THOUGHT BEING THAT THE RENTAL
ASSISTANCE MONEY THAT IS
CURRENTLY IN SDCI, WHICH IS
BASICALLY HOUSED WITH CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICES AS PART OF
THEIR EVICTION DEFENSE PACKAGE
, THEY WOULD NO LONGER HOLD
ONTO THE MONEY. THAT MONEY
WOULD BE GIVEN TO HSD FOR THE
PURPOSES OF RENT ARREARS
SETTLEMENT. SO THAT ALL THE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND RENTER
ARREARS MONEY IS HOUSED IN ONE
PLACE. WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED IS,
IF WERE TO COME TO SETTLEMENT
ON BEHALF OF SOMEBODY WHO IS
LOOKING AT BEING EVICTED, THEY
WOULD NOTIFY HSD A SETTLEMENT
HAD BEEN REACHED. THE TERMS OF
THAT SETTLEMENT WOULD REQUIRE
THAT THE TENANT BE ALLOWED TO
REMAIN HOUSE BECAUSE WHAT IS
HAPPENING NOW SOMETIMES IS THAT
A SETTLEMENT IS REACHED, BUT
THE TENANT , THEY LOSE THEIR
HOUSING. SO WE WANT TO PREVENT
THAT FROM HAPPENING. IT
BASICALLY JUST KEEPS THE MONEY
. IT STILL CAN BE USED FOR RENT
ARREARS, IT IS JUST THAT HDP OR
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES
WOULD NEED TO GIVE NOTIFICATION
TO HSD TO RELEASE THE MONEY FOR
RENT ARREARS BASED ON THE
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? MORE
TIME FOR DISCUSSION TOMORROW.
LET'S MOVE ON TO HSD 40 .
>> A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT REQUESTS THAT THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
REPORT ON HOW BEST TO
DISTRIBUTE RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO
ENSURE MAXIMUM DISTRIBUTION TO
HOUSEHOLDS AT RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS OR EVICTION OR
CURRENTLY HOMELESS OR IN
EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. THIS WILL
BE A REPORT TO THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE BY
JUNE 30 OF NEXT YEAR . THE
REPORT WOULD REFINE THE PROCESS
THAT EACH DECENT -- HSD USES
FOR THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
SERVICES . AMONG THE
REQUIREMENTS IN THE REPORT, ONE
OF THE ATTRIBUTES WOULD BE A
DISCUSSION ON RESEARCH ON BEST
PRACTICES FOR IDENTIFYING AND
TARGETING HOUSEHOLDS MOST RISK
OF HOMELESSNESS OR FOR
PROPHYLACTIC SERVICES TO REMAIN
HOUSE. AN EXPEDITION OF HOW THE
APPROACH INCORPORATES THOSE
IDENTIFIED BEST PRACTICES , THE
RESULTS OF A RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT, A DESCRIPTION OF
OUTCOME DATA THAT WOULD BE
COLLECTED BY SUCCESSFUL
ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMPETE FOR
THE RFP AND A TIMELINE FOR
RELEASING THE RFP. THIS IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MOORE, MORALE IS AN KETTLE.
>> AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. AGAIN,
RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS FAR MORE
COST-EFFECTIVE AT KEEPING
PEOPLE HOUSE THAN TRYING TO GET
PEOPLE BACK INTO HOUSING WHEN
THEY HAVE LOST THEIR HOUSING. I
HAVE HEARD FROM MANY
CONSTITUENTS HOW THEY ARE
UNSURE OF WHAT RENTAL
ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO THEM
AND HOW TO KNOW WHERE THOSE
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE . 211 IS A
VERY DIFFICULT SYSTEM TO
NAVIGATE AND IT OFTEN DOESN'T
HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION. THE
POINT OF THIS IS THIS REQUEST
WOULD ALLOW US TO INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY FOR PEOPLE IN NEED
OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND ALSO
ALLOW US TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER
OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
RECEIVING THIS SUPPORT. THAT IS
WHY I'M BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? SEE
NONE. LET'S MOVE ON TO HSD 41.
>> IT WOULD INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS TO HSD BY $3.3
MILLION FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
IT WOULD BE A ONE-TIME 2025 AD
. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 4.6
MILLION IN THE BASE. IT WOULD
APPROPRIATE ABOUT 1.9 MILLION
IN 2025 FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
THE CBA WOULD BRING THE TOTAL
TO ABOUT $10 MILLION. THIS
RESPONSE BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
MOORE AND MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE TOO MANY
OF THEM HERE. ANYWAY. THANK
YOU. THIS BASICALLY TAKES 3.3
MILLION FROM THE PROPOSED
JUMPSTART RESERVES AND COMMITS
THEM TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO
ENSURE WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 10
MILLION AVAILABLE IN 2025 FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE I WANT TO
NOTE THAT THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE
INCREASE IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE , THAT MONEY WAS
BASICALLY A TECHNICAL
REPRESENTATION. THE HOUSING
COMMITTEE HAD APPROVED THAT AS
ADDITIONAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
THAT MONEY ISN'T NECESSARILY
ADDITIVE TO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
PROVIDING IN THE BUDGET. THIS
WOULD ACTUALLY ADD AN
ADDITIONAL 3.3. I WOULD NOTE
THAT IN TALKING TO UNITED WAY,
WHICH DOES DISTRIBUTE A LOT OF
RENTAL ASSISTANCE, THEY HAVE
5600 SEATTLE RESIDENTS ON A
WAITLIST CURRENTLY FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE. AND THESE ARE NOT
PEOPLE WHO ARE CHOOSING NOT TO
PAY THE RENT. THESE ARE PEOPLE
WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY
HOUSED. THEY HAVE ALSO SAID
THEY WOULD NEED A STAGGERING
$10 MILLION TO CLEAR THE
BACKLOG THAT THEY HAVE IN
RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THIS IS
EFFECTIVELY A DROP IN THE
BUCKET IN TERMS OF WHAT WE
NEED. THIS IS A WAY OF
IDENTIFYING , MAKING SURE WE
HAVE MONEY FOR PEOPLE TO BE
PROACTIVE. SO PART OF THE SLI
IS THE BEST WAY TO DISTRIBUTE
THE MONEY . THAT IS ALSO THE
BEST WAY TO IDENTIFY HOUSEHOLDS
BEFORE THEY GET AN EVICTION
NOTICE AND TO INCLUDE NOT ONLY
RENT ARREARS, BUT ALSO UTILITY
ASSISTANCE AND WHAT IS ELIGIBLE
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
>> QUESTIONS ON THIS? WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO HSD 42.
>>
>> WOULD INCREASE THE
PROPITIOUS OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT BY 250,000
JUMPSTART FUND IN 2025 FOR
HOUSING CONNECTOR AND A
CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN
FINANCE GENERAL OF $200,000 SET
ASIDE FOR WORLD CUP
PREPARATION. PREPARATION WOULD
BE USED FOR EXPANSION OF THE
PILOT TO DEVELOP A CENTRALIZED
REAL-TIME SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY
AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
VACANCIES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE
AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS
RECOGNIZES A POTENTIAL ENTITY
THAT CAN PERFORM THIS FUNCTION.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS MOORE, SAKA AND WOO.
>> THINK YOU. -- THANK YOU.
>> HOUSING CONNECTOR IS A
NONPROFIT. THEY DO A LOT OF
GOOD WORK WITH WORKING WITH
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.
LANDLORDS TO EARLY WARNING
SIGNS FOR WHEN TENANTS ARE IN
TROUBLE AND NEED PEOPLE TO
REACH OUT TO THEM FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE. THIS WOULD BE
EXPANDING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR
THEM TO GET -- EXPANDER
DATABASE SO THEY HAVE MORE
INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL
VACANCIES . SO THEY CAN MAKE
SURE THEY ARE BEING FILLED, IT
OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING INTO
TROUBLE, THEY HAVE HELP.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS? THE HOUSING
CONNECTOR IS A GREAT PROGRAM .
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM. WE HAVE TO HAVE IT READ
INTO THE RECORD.
>> IF I MAY,.A PRIVILEGE. THIS
ONE , HSD 043 AND 007 , 152, I
AM GOING TO BE PULLING THESE.
DON'T WANT TO WASTE THE
COMMITTEE UP IT'S TIME. PARTLY
BECAUSE ONE IS DUPLICATIVE OF
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE'S SLI .
THANK YOU. LOVE THAT. EVEN
BETTER. WE WILL GO ON TO ITEM
151 .
>> REQUEST THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO DEFINITELY PROVIDE
THE CITY COUNCILMAN QUARTERLY
VACANCY DATA REPORT THE CITY
FUNDED RENTAL HOUSING PROJECTS.
THIS REPORTING WOULD BEGIN AS A
APRIL 1, 2025 FOR BACKGROUND OH
CURRENTLY COLLECTS VACANCY FOR
THE OVER 350 CITY FUNDED RENTAL
HOUSING BUILDING, CONTAINING
ABOUT 18,000 UNITS, AS PART OF
THE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR SUCH BUILDINGS. THIS REVIEW
IS DONE AS PART OF THE OH ASSET
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. I
DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO
ADD.
>> THAT IS BECAUSE TRACY MAKES
HARD WORK LOOK EASY. YOU FOR
BEING AT THE COMMITTEE TABLE.
THE MOST INSTITUTIONAL
KNOWLEDGE IN CENTRAL STAFF. NO
OFFENSE TO ANYONE ELSE. LET'S
-- WE ARE REMOVING ITEM 152.
WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 153 , OPCD
.
>> OPCD WOULD PROVIDE SO
$350,000 IN OPCD BUDGET. THIS
IS MONEY ADDED IN THE 2025-26
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR A
SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT RELATED TO
ZONING CHANGES IN THE CITY'S
REGIONAL PROCESSORS AND URBAN
CENTERS. THE PROVISO WOULD
REQUIRE THAT THE EIS, IF OPCD
PURSUES IT, STUDY A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT TOPICS RELATED TO
HOMEOWNERSHIP AS PART OF ZONING
CHANGES THAT ARE ANALYZED .
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH
FOR WORKING WITH ME ON THIS. WE
TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS
IN A PREVIOUS BUDGET MEETING.
THE IDEA IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT
STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT LEGACY
HOMEOWNERS AND STAYING IN THEIR
HOMES, TO SUPPORT HOMEOWNERS IN
REDEVELOPING THE PROPERTY IF
THEY DESIRE. WE HAVE TALKED A
LOT THIS YEAR ABOUT HOW
INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS COULD
REALLY BENEFIT FROM TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE. THE IDEA HERE IS TO
HELP SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP BY
UNDERSTANDING WHAT STRATEGIES
CAN DO THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WESTERNS? SEE
NONE. GOING ON TO ITEM 154.
>> OPCD , A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT REQUESTING
THE OPCD DEVELOP A PLAN TO
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE
ECONOMIC -- EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MOORE AND RIVERA.
>> THINK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, THIS IS
ASKING THE OPCD AND EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD TO WORK WITH OED TO LOOK
AT HOW THEY CAN BETTER
ACTUALIZE ON THE PRIORITIES AND
PURPOSES OF THE EDI INITIATIVE.
ONE OF THAT IS EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT. LOOKING AT HOW
THEY CAN EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY
SPECIFICALLY FOR SMALL BUSINESS
. SMALL BUSINESSES , BIPOC,
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES, BOTH SO THEY CAN
GET INTO -- YOU KNOW, PURCHASE
THEIR OWN SPACE, MAINTAIN THAT
SPACE, IMPROVE THAT SPACE AND
SUPPORT ONGOING SUPPORT . ALSO,
THE SECOND PART OF THIS IS
LOOKING AT BETTER COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN OPCD -- EXCUSE ME, OED
WHEN THEY ARE BUILDING
GROUND-FLOOR SPACE DOING A
BETTER JOB WITH OED OF GETTING
THOSE COMMUNITY GROUPS INTO
THOSE SPACES.
>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? WE ARE
MOVING ON -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I DO WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPECT MY
SUPPORT FOR THIS. IT GETS AT --
MY POINT I MADE AT SOME POINT
THAT WE DO NEED TO DO MORE TO
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES,
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE OWNED
AND OPERATED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR
AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ONTO ITEM
155.
>> CLC -- SLC. THIS WILL
PROVISO $1 MILLION IN THE LIGHT
FUND FOR THE PINEHURST
UNDERGROUND CABLE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY, THE
LANGUAGE WAS SAY OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS OF SEATTLE
SATELLITES 2025 BUDGET FOR THE
UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT
REPLACEMENT CIP PROJECT, 1
MILLION APPROPRIATE IS SOLELY
FOR THE SURVEY CONDITION
ASSESSMENT AND PULMONARY
ESTIMATES, FOR THE REPLACEMENT
OF FAILING UNDERGROUND POWER
CABLES IN THE PINEHURST AREA
AND MAY BE SPENT FOR NO OTHER
PURPOSE. THIS ONE
MILLION-DOLLAR PROVISO WOULD BE
OUT OF ABOUT $28 MILLION IN THE
2025 BUDGET FOR THE CIP. THE
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE . IT IS ALSO CO-SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO. WANT TO
OFFER UP A CLARIFICATION IN THE
COMPOSITION OF THIS IN MY WORK
WITH CBO LAST WEEK. THERE'S A
STATEMENT SAYING THIS PROVISO
WOULD NOT DELAY OR NEGATIVELY
AFFECT OTHER AREAS OF THIS WORK
. JUST TODAY, AROUND 3:00, I
HAD A CLARIFICATION SAY THERE
WOULD BE CLARIFICATION.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WE HAVE
NOT HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT
THAT. MY APOLOGIES. YOU CLEARLY
HAVE BEEN BUSY. BECAUSE IT IS
NEW INFORMATION, I WANTED TO
FLAG THAT CAN BRING THAT TO
YOUR ATTENTION. I CAN OFFER UP
MORE DETAILS, BUT I WILL STOP
THERE AND TAKE QUESTIONS, AND
ALSO LET THE SPONSOR TALK ABOUT
HER AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE .
>> AGAIN, I'M SPEAKING WITHOUT
THE BENEFIT OF THE MOST RECENT
INFORMATION. PINEHURST HAS SEEN
HUNDREDS OF POWER OUTAGES THE
LAST FEW YEARS. THIS
REPLACEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO
ENSURE THE COMMUNITY HAS
RELIABLE ACCESS TO POWER.
PINEHURST DOES HAVE A HIGH
NUMBER OF MIDDLE TO LOWER
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS . THIS AREA
ALSO INCLUDES MUCH OF THE 130
STREET STATION AREA IT IS ABOUT
TO OPEN NEXT YEAR , THE LIGHT
RAIL, AND ALSO WE EXPECT TO SEE
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE INTENSITY
UP THERE UNDER THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH THE NEW
PROPOSED PINEHURST URBAN
VILLAGE. REALLY , WHAT THIS
WOULD DO IS PROVISO $1 MILLION
TO BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY
INVESTIGATION AND STUDY SO THAT
WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THAT IS
HAPPENING IN A TIMELY MANNER .
IT IS NOT BUMPING THEM AHEAD OF
THE OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY GIVEN PRIORITY, IT IS
JUST TO MAKE SURE THIS WORK
BEGINS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
.
>> IF I MIGHT , I HAVE A
THOUGHT THAT MAY HELP ADDRESS
SOME OF THE NEW INFORMATION
PROVIDED. THE INFORMATION FROM
SEATTLE INDICATES THAT MUCH OF
THE WORK THAT YOU HAD INTENDED
FOR THIS IS POTENTIALLY ALREADY
DONE. AN APPROACH COULD BE TO
APPROVE THIS ACTION WITH LESS
OF INTENT THAT THE MONEY
WICKETS BUT FOR THAT, BUT
RATHER, FOR CITY LIGHT TO
CONFIRM THAT WORK HAD BEEN
DONE, AT WHICH POINT, THE
PROVISO COULD BE LIFTED AND THE
DOLLARS BE DIRECTED TO THE
OTHERWISE INTENDED PURPOSES FOR
THIS YEAR. BUT AGAIN, THAT IS
ON THE FLY GIVEN WHAT WE HAVE
LEARNED IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STYLES.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE
TO ME , AND TO YOU, CHAIR
STRAUSS. BUT PARTICULARLY FOR
LOWER QUEEN ANNE. THEY HAVE
BEEN SUFFERING MAJOR POWER
OUTAGES ON A WEEKLY BASIS WITH
INCREASING FREQUENCY. THIS
AREA, CONTRARY TO SOME
STEREOTYPES PLACED BY OTHERS
AROUND THE CITY, HAS A LOT OF
ELDERCARE FACILITIES. YOU KNOW,
SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, A LOT OF
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
LOCATIONS. MORE THAN PRETTY
MUCH ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD.
AGAIN, CONTRARY TO STEREOTYPES,
IT IS AN AREA WITH MANY
RENTERS. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH CITY LIGHT ON THIS. WE
HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS REGARDING
THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM,
WHICH IS HUGE, BY THE WAY. A
WHOLE DIFFERENT TOPIC. WE
CAN'T TAKE AWAY THIS CRUCIAL
WORK FOR THE QUEEN ANNE AND
MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY THAT IS
SUFFERING FROM EVERY -- EVER
INCREASING OUTAGES. AS I
UNDERSTOOD FROM TALKING TO MY
STAFF , YES, THIS WOULD BE A
POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT ON
THE WORK FOR THE QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY. BASED ON THAT,
ABSENT OF WHAT ANYTHING THE
CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR CAN COME
UP WITH, MY RECOMMENDATION IS
TO VOTE NO ON THIS DUE TO THE
IMPACTS OF ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD
HERE IN THE CITY, QUEEN ANNE
AND MAGNOLIA.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE .
>> AGAIN, AND THIS MAY HAVE
CHANGED, -- AND $456,000 IN
2026 THE COMES FROM TWO
SOURCES, JUMPSTART FUNDING AND
GENERAL FUND. CORRESPONDING
DECREASES TO THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN 2025
AND 2026. $456,000 IN 2025, AND
THE SAME IN 2026 FOR DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN ACTIVITIES .
THE 2024 ADOPTED BUDGET
APPROPRIATED 2.5 MILLION FOR
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS . THE
2025-26 PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD
APPROPRIATE 1.8 MILLION. THE
CBA TOGETHER WITH SDCI 002
WOULD RESTORE FUNDING FOR
TENANT SERVICES TO 2024
BASELINE LEVELS THE 2024
BASELINE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS MADE
FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT WAS
MADE IN 2024. THIS WOULD RESULT
IN DECREASED APPROPRIATIONS TO
OED AND PARTIALLY REDUCED
FUNDING FOR DAP ACTIVITIES,
INCLUDING WESLEY PARK
ACTIVATION, SOUTH DOWNTOWN,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL CORONATION
AND SUPPORT TO THE METROPOLITAN
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBERS MORALES,
HOLLINGSWORTH AND MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, WE'VE
BEEN HEARING A LOT, INCLUDING
LAST NIGHT, ABOUT THE CRITICAL
NEED FOR MORE ATTENDANT
SERVICES, AT LEAST TO MAINTAIN
HER BASELINE SERVICES SO PEOPLE
DON'T GET EVICTED, DON'T GET
INTO DISPUTES WITH THEIR
LANDLORDS . AND SO, THIS IS AN
ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE FUNDS
FOR TENANT SERVICES AND PROVIDE
EDUCATION FOR LANDLORDS AND
TENANTS ON CITY REGULATIONS,
OUTREACH, EVICTION. I WILL SAY,
I COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I
COSPONSORED SOME OF HER
AMENDMENTS RELATED TO HSD, I DO
THINK THERE IS AN IMPORTANT
ROLE TO PLAY IN SDCI FOR SOME
OF THESE TENANT ISSUES. I DO
WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE
FUNDING THERE , AND I WILL SAY
SHORTLY WE WILL BE SUBMITTING A
WALK ON AMENDMENT. I MIGHT AS
WELL JUST SAY THAT HERE. SO
EVERYBODY IS GETTING
INFORMATION AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE MAKE SURE WE ARE AT
LEAST ACHIEVING BASELINE TENANT
SERVICES IN THE CITY, AND THAT
IS WHAT THIS IS INTENDED TO
HELP. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU . WE ARE BRING A
WALK ON AMENDMENT FOR WHICH
ITEM?
>> NOT FOR THIS ITEM, BUT TO
SUPPORT INCREASED ATTENDANT
SERVICES.
>> OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO SHARE
MORE?
>> DO THAT WITH ITEM 155 THAT
DOESN'T EXIST IT. I WILL COME
BACK TO YOU AT THE VERY END.
>> FINE. INC. YOU.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO ON TO 157
AT THE MOMENT.
>> A PROVISO , SDCI 006,
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TENANT
SERVICES, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
IT IS ACTUALLY TWO PROVISOS. IT
WOULD LIMIT SPENDING FROM THE
COMPLIANCE BUDGET SUMMARY
LEVEL. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO
APPROPRIATIONS FOR . REFERRALS
FOR SECURING RENTAL ASSISTANCE,
MEDIATION, INTERPRETATION
SERVICES, AND EVICTION LEGAL
DEFENSE. NO OTHER EXPENDITURES
WOULD BE PERMITTED UNDER THE
PROVISO. RELATE SPECIFICALLY TO
EVICTION LEGAL DEFENSE. I WILL
GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROVISO.
THE APPROPRIATION FOR TENANT
SERVICES GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
IN THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
COMPLIANCE BUDGET SUMMARY LEVEL
FOR EVICTION, DEFENSE LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS IS LIMITED TO
CLIENT WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW
200% OF FEY
LEVEL AND FOR NO HER PURPOSE AN
CONFIRMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED
QUARTERLY TO SDCI . THE PROVISO
WOULD BRING EVICTION LEGAL
DEFENSE IN LINE WITH AND MAKE
IT CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL AND
STATE STANDARDS. . THE BUDGET
ACTION IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS MOORE, RIVERA AND SAKA.
YOU I RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS TO MAKE
SURE THEY TENANT SERVICES ARE
TO BE IS FOR THE HOTLINE ,
LANDLORD TENANT LAW EDUCATION,
MEDIATION AND INTERPRETATION
SERVICES , AS WELL AS EVICTION
DEFENSE . AND IN TERMS OF THE
EVICTION DEFENSE , CURRENTLY ,
HTP AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES, THEIR ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA IS SOMEBODY SAYS I
CAN'T AFFORD A LAWYER, BUT
MOST OF THE FUNDING COMES FROM
THE STATE OFFICE OF CIVIL LEGAL
AID, AND THEIR STANDARD IS THE
FEDERAL AND STATE STANDARD
WHICH IS 200% AT OR BELOW THE
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. SISTERS
SIMPLY MAKE THE CITY WHAT THE
STATE IS REQUIRING AND THE
FEDERAL STANDARD FOR INDIGENT
DEFENSE. IQ. THERE ARE TWO
SEPARATE PROVISOS WITHIN THIS
ONE BUDGET ACTION. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. SEEN NON-.
LET'S MOVE ON. -- IF YOU COULD
REITERATE THE TWO DIFFERENT --
I HEARD YOU .
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE
FIRST ONE. THAT WE MAY BE THE
ONE THAT YOU ARE INQUIRING
ABOUT. THE FIRST PROVISO WOULD
BE AS FOLLOWS. OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TENANT
SERVICES, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
IN THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTIONS AND
COMPLIANCE BUDGET SUMMARY
LEVEL, ALL APPROPRIATIONS ARE
SOLELY FOR EDUCATION OF TENANTS
AND LANDLORDS ON
LANDLORD-TENANT LAW, STAFFING
ALIVE TENANT HOTLINE, REFERRALS
FOR AND ASSISTANCE WITH
SECURING RENTAL ASSISTANCE,
MEDIATION, INTERPRETATION
SERVICES, AND EVICTION LEGAL
DEFENSE AND MAY BE SPENT FOR NO
OTHER PURPOSE. THAT IS THE
FIRST PROVISO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT , DOES
THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
GREAT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT ITEM.
>> NEXT ITEM IS A COUNSEL BUT
ACTION TO LIMITED UNSECURED
FUNDING AND SDOT IS A PROJECT
TO CONNECT THE SOUTHLAKE UNION
STREETCAR WITH THREE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE FOR THE PROJECT WAS
HALTED IN 2018 DUE TO COST
ESCALATION AND HAS BEEN ON
PAUSE EVER SINCE. THE PROJECT
WAS RECENTLY HAD A COST
ESTIMATE OF 410 MILLION
IDENTIFIED LAST YEAR, WHICH
INCLUDED 74 MILLION UTILITY
RELOCATIONS AND 90 MILLION FOR
STRUCTURAL UPGRADES TO BRIDGES,
AND ROADS TO BEAR THE WEIGHT OF
THE STREETCAR. THE 410 MILLION
WAS INCLUDED IN THE CIP AS A
2030 UNSECURED FUNDING
COMMITMENT . THIS PROPOSAL
WOULD REMOVE THAT REFERENCE.
>> THINK. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THE
STORY OF THE FIRST AVENUE
STREETCAR IS A LONG AND
TROUBLED ONE TO THE POINT THAT
THIS HAS BECOME A ZOMBIE
PROJECT. THE TIMELINE STARTED
HERE IN JULY 2014 . AS NOTED,
IN MARCH 2018 THE PROJECT WAS
HALTED BY THEN MAYOR DURKIN.
THERE TOO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE TRUE COST OF THE PROJECT
AND THE RISK TO TAXPAYERS,
WHICH IS WHY WE MUST PUT THE
BRAKES ON THIS PROJECT . AS A
NEW MAYOR, I WILL CONTINUE TO
SCRUB THE BUDGETS AND ACT TO
PROTECT TAXPAYERS. THIS WAS
GOOD FROM THE ARTICLE BACK IN
MARCH 2018. FROM THE THIRD
MONTH OF THE MAHER'S
ADMINISTRATION, NOW WE ARE AT
THE END OF THE THIRD YEAR OF
THE CURRENT MAYOR. A VERY
THOROUGH ARTICLE EARLIER THIS
YEAR , JANUARY 2024, HE NOTED
THE PROJECT WAS ON HOLD. SDOT
WAS QUOTED AT THIS TIME THAT
THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE
STATUS OF THE PROJECT. THIS
CAME UP AS A REPORT THAT THE
COST HAD SOARED TO $204 MILLION
AND CAN TAKE SEVEN YEARS TO
COMPLETE. BACK IN 2017 IT WAS
$177 MILLION. IT QUICKLY WENT
OVER 200 MILLION WITH DISPUTES
OVER OPERATIONAL COSTS OF $8
MILLION. BY 2019 IT WAS 286
MILLION. BY THE END OF LAST
YEAR WAS 410 MILLION. AS NOTED
IN THE ARTICLE, THAT
REPRESENTED A 43% INCREASE. BY
2030, I WILL NO DOUBT THAT THIS
ONE PROJECT WOULD EQUAL ONE
THIRD OF THE RECENTLY PASSED
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. OVER THE
COURSE OF THAT TIMELINE, THERE
HAS BEEN SO MANY ISSUES THAT
HAVE HOBBLED THIS ON THE
PROJECT. AS NOTED, THE
STREETCARS, CHALLENGES WITH THE
MAINTENANCE FACILITIES,
CHALLENGES WITH ROADS AND
BRIDGES, LITIGATION THAT WE
HAVE SEEN DUE TO THE FACT THAT
THE RAILS HAVE CREATED UNSAFE
CONDITIONS FOR BICYCLISTS. NOT
MENTIONED ARE THE GEOGRAPHY AND
TOPOGRAPHY IMPACTS , THE FACT
THAT THE SLOWDOWN ON THE WEST
SIDE OF FIRST AVENUE. AS YOU
KNOW, YOU CAN'T TAKE A LEFT OR
RIGHT OFF WESTERN UP TO FIRST
AVENUE. THIS CREATES UNIQUE AND
DIFFICULT LOGISTICAL
CHALLENGES. IN SUMMARY, THE
FIRST AVENUE STREETCAR HAS
NEVER HAD A VIABLE OPERATING
CAPITAL PROPOSAL. OF COURSE,
IT'S LIFETIME OVER THE PAST
DECADE . WE'VE NEVER HAD AN
OPERATIONS PLAN WITH OPERATING
COSTS. INITIALLY IT WAS TOLD
THAT I WAS TOLD IT WAS GOING TO
PAY FOR ITSELF. HERE'S THE
THING, IT WAS NEVER DISCUSSED
THE IDEA OF OPPORTUNITY COSTS.
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ZOMBIE
PROJECT, COULD WE HAVE UNIQUE
SERVICE RIGHT NOW ALONG FIRST
CONNECTING THE STADIUMS AND
SEATTLE CENTER WITH PINEHURST
SQUARE AND PARK PLACE MARKET IN
BETWEEN? COULD WE HAVE HAD
ADDITIONAL ROAD WORK DONE IN
PINEHURST SQUARE MATCHING THE
ROAD WORK DONE RECENTLY TO
CONNECT THE STADIUMS AND OTHER
ROAD LINKS FROM THE WATERFRONT
PROJECT INTO DOWNTOWN? BACK IN
2014, WE DIDN'T HAVE ST 3, WE
WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING NOW OF
THAT. ALSO, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE
RAPID RIDE LINES WE HAVE NOW.
FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN
CONSTRUCTED AND ARE CURRENTLY
BEING CONSTRUCTED. WE NEED TO
LEVERAGE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
LOOK AT THE NUTRO -- TRANSIT
POSTURE AND LOOK AT HOW
STREETCARS CAN CONTRIBUTE OR
NOT CONTRIBUTE . WE NEED TO
RETHINK ON THE OPTIONS, PERHAPS
THIRD AVENUE MAGINOT, THIRD
AVENUE ONLY HAS ONE WAY TO GO,
AND THAT IS UP. YOU KNOW, THERE
HAS ONLY BEEN ONE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO ON THIS. THIS IS FROM
AUGUST 2 OF 2019 AUTHORED BY
YOURS TRULY AT THE TABLE.
>> A QUOTABLE QUOTE ON THIS IS
THAT THE FIRST AVENUE STREETCAR
IS REALLY NO WAY TO RUN A
RAILROAD . COLLEAGUES, I ASKED
FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE CBA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH .
>> THANK YOU. DID YOU SAY
AUGUST 2, 2019?
>> YES. OR WAS IT 2018 ? SORRY.
>> WE HAVE BEEN HERE SO LONG
THAT WE FORGET.
>> QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? WE
ARE GOING TO KEEP MOVING ALONG.
>> SDOT IS A CBA THAT REQUEST
THAT SDOT PROVIDE A PLAN FOR
TERMINATING, EXCUSE ME, SLI
REPORTING AS THOUGHT -- SDOT
PROVIDE A PLAN FOR TERMINATING
SOUTHLAKE UNION STREETCAR
SERVICE, DECOMMISSIONING
SOUTHLAKE UNION STREETCAR
ASSETS AND IDENTIFYING
ALTERNATIVE SOUTHLAKE UNION
TRANSIT OPTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> IF I MAY , MAY I ASK YOU TO
COMMENT ON YOUR INITIAL
REACTIONS AND HOW YOU SEE THIS
PROPOSAL IN THE IMMEDIATE PAST
PROPOSAL TIED TOGETHER, IF AT
ALL. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THOSE, IF AT ALL. FROM
YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
>> PROBABLY THE STRONGEST PITCH
FOR THE CENTER STREET STREETCAR
HAS BEEN TO CONNECT THE
SOUTHLAKE UNION STREETCAR WITH
THE FIRST HILL TO HAVE ONE
STREETCAR SYSTEM. THAT WAS THE
ORIGINAL PROPOSAL TO TRY TO
MAKE IT A MORE EFFICIENT ONE
SYSTEM. REMOVING -- IF THERE IS
NO CENTER STREET STREETCAR, IT
MEANS THE SOUTHLAKE STREETCAR
WILL ALWAYS OPERATE ON ITS OWN
AND HAVE TO KIND OF, ON THE
PERFORMANCE THAT IT PROVIDES.
THE SOUTHLAKE UNION STREETCAR
WAS ORIGINALLY FOCUSED AS A
PRIMARILY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TOOL FOR SOUTHLAKE UNION AREA.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED MORE
AS AN EXPANSION OF THE
PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE, THE WALK
SHED OF THE AREA, AND LATER
BECAME MORE OF A THOUGHT OF A
STREETCAR NETWORK. AS WE MOVED
INTO OTHER STREETCARS WITH THE
FIRST HILL STREETCAR, WE HAVE
DONE MORE TO DO ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS AND THOSE TYPES
OF PROJECTS . THE IDEA WITH THE
CENTER CITY STREETCAR WAS TO DO
EVEN MORE THAT, BUT WE ARE
WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THE
COST ESTIMATES FOR THAT
PROJECT. BUT I THINK THAT IS
ALL I CAN REALLY SAY ABOUT IT .
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS VERY
HELPFUL. THESE ARE VERY
SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT
PROPOSALS , BUT AS CHAIR OF OUR
CITY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
I NEED TO LOOK AT THINGS THAT
ONLY FROM THE DISTRICT
PERSPECTIVE, BUT FROM A
CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
PERSPECTIVE. AS WE HEARD, YOU
KNOW, ONE OF THE MOST
COMPELLING JUSTIFICATIONS FOR
BUILDING THE FIRST AVENUE
STREETCAR WOULD BE CONNECTING
THE OTHER TWO NETWORKS. WHAT WE
ARE GOING TO DO IS EFFECTIVELY
PUT THE KABBALIST ON THE FIRST
AVENUE STREETCAR AVAILABLE --
AND ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS ZOMBIE
AND PUT IT OUT OF ITS ZOMBIE
MISERY , OF WHICH THERE ARE
VERY MANY VALID REASONS FOR, AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE NOTED A
MOMENT AGO , THE LEAST OF WHICH
INCLUDES THE FACT THAT THIS IS
EXPLOSIVE COST. IT HAS GOTTEN
UNWIELDY AND OUT OF HIM. LET
ALONE THE DESIGN CHALLENGES AND
OTHER THINGS NOTED FROM A
CITYWIDE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
PERSPECTIVE, THESE ARE
INEXTRICABLY TIED TOGETHER . SO
ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE
RETIREMENT OF THE STREETCAR, IF
WE COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE
FIRST AVENUE LINE , IT PUTS
MORE PRESSURE ON THE OTHER --
ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OTHER
TWO LINES. WE KNOW,
UNFORTUNATELY, I LEARNED IN MY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING EARLIER THIS FALL,
SEPTEMBER, I BELIEVE, THAT THE
RIDERSHIP NUMBERS FOR THE
SOUTHLAKE UNION STREETCAR LINE
ARE FAIRLY ABYSMAL , ANEMIC .
UNLIKE THE WILL PERFORMING
FIRST HILL STREETCAR LINE , IT
HASN'T REALLY PICKED UP,
UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE THE
PANDEMIC. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
REASONS FOR THIS. KIND OF
DOUBLE-CLICKING ON WHAT WE
LEARNED, THE WHOLE THAT'S ONE
OF THE PRIMARY JUSTIFICATIONS
FOR BUILDING THE STREETCAR IN
2007 WAS THAT IT WAS AN
IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TOOL FOR THE SOUTHLAKE UNION
AREA. IT WAS INTENDED TO DRIVE
FOOT TRAFFIC, SPUR DEVELOPMENT
AND INNOVATION IN THE AREA.
THAT IS AMAZONIA. THAT IS A
BIOTECH HELP OF NOT JUST THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST, BUT I THINK
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. YOU KNOW,
SO VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING
ITS ORIGINAL GOAL WITH RESPECT
TO THAT. THAT IS THE FIRST
IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT HAPPENED
SINCE IT WAS ORIGINALLY
CONSTRUCTED AND DEVELOPED IN
2007. THE SECOND THING, THERE
HAS BEEN A RAPID GROWTH AND
EXPANSION OF -- BY METRO, OF
REDUNDANT LINES OF SERVICE IN
THE SOUTHLAKE UNION AREA FROM
ROUTE 40 TO RAPID RIDE AND
OTHERS. THERE HAS BEEN
OVERLAPPING SERVICE. AND SOME
OVERLAP AND REDUNDANCY WHEN
YOU'RE TALKING TRANSIT IS
GENERALLY A GOOD THING. THERE
HAS BEEN A LOT IN THIS SPECIFIC
AREA. UNFORTUNATELY, AT THE
EXPENSE OF THE STREETCAR. WHAT
ALL THAT HAS AMOUNTED TO IS AN
UNDERPERFORMING STREETCAR .
PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY EXCITED
ABOUT TAKING THESE OTHER
TRANSIT INVESTMENTS. OUR CITY
IS SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
EACH YEAR TO OPERATE THE
SOUTHLAKE UNION STREETCAR, AND
SO, WHAT THIS PROPOSAL CALLS
FOR IS A THOUGHTFUL PLAN TO
HELP US BETTER TRANSITION AND
MOVE AWAY FROM THE SOUTHLAKE
UNION STREETCAR TO TRANSIT
OPTIONS THE PEOPLE WE KNOW ARE
DELIGHTED TO TAKE. AND
EXPANDING -- SO IT IS INTENDED
TO BE A DIRECT ONE FOR ONE
TRANSIT FOR TRANSIT INVESTMENT.
SWAPPING OUT THE SOUTHLAKE
UNION STREETCAR FOR EXPANDED
TRANSIT SERVICE, NAMELY BUSES ,
AND INCREASING RELIABILITY AND
EXPANDING THE SERVICE OF THOSE
OTHER TRANSIT OPTIONS IN THE
AREA. SO YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THIS
CALLS FOR A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH
AND ALLOWS US TO BETTER PLAN TO
DO THIS RIGHT , AND ALSO NOTE
THAT ON TRANSIT PROPOSAL THAT
SOUTHLAKE UNION STREETCAR, IF
WE DID NOTHING, IT WOULD
EFFECTIVELY BE MOTHBALLED FOR
AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS , AS I
CURRENTLY UNDERSTAND THE
CURRENT PROJECTIONS. SO THIS
HELPS US THOUGHTFULLY PLAN AND
RETIRE . SHOULD BE COVERED
STREET OR OF THE TRACKS ? I
THINK WE NEED TO KEEP IT SAFE
FOR CYCLISTS REGARDLESS OF WHAT
WE DO, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A
PLAN , AND THIS WOULD ENABLE
THAT. WE HAVE FIVE MORE ITEMS .
IT IS THREE MINUTES TO 5:00.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE AND MYSELF
HAVE IN DISTRICT EVENTS THAT
BEGIN AT 5:00 THAT WE CANNOT
MISS AND WERE NOT SCHEDULED --
NOR DID ANYONE ASK US IF WE
COULD ATTEND. THE OUTCOME WE
ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE RIGHT NOW
IS MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE
KNOWS WHAT THEY WILL BE VOTING
ON IN THE COMING DAYS. WE
DON'T NEED TO GO BEYOND THAT.
UP NEXT IS 160. BACK TO YOU.
>> THIS ITEM IS
>> I WILL CONTINUE MOVING US
ALONG AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE
161.
>> IT IS A PROVISO. IT IS FOR
TRANSIT SECURITY SERVICES.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT. WE AUTHORIZED $1
MILLION FOR TRANSIT
AMBASSADORS. BASICALLY,
FRIENDLY FACE, UNIFORMED
PRESENCE. CAN IT BE DISH WITH
PEOPLE AND BE ON TRANSIT AND AT
KEY STEPS. THAT IS A TERRIFIC
IDEA. IT CAN BE A DETERRENT, AS
WELL. WITH THIS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT, IT ALLOWS US AS A
CITY TO UNLOCK THE FULL
SPECTRUM OF SECURITY AND SAFETY
, RESPONSE AND INTERVENTIONS,
AND SO, BORROWING, I SUPPOSE
FOR A MOMENT FROM THE
DISTINGUISHED LADY FROM THE
DISTRICT, HER P.I.E. FRAMEWORK,
ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT WOULD BE
AMBASSADORS ARE GENERALLY GREAT
PREVENTION AGENTS AND
PERSONNEL, SO WHAT THIS WOULD
ALLOW WOULD BE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING, $1 MILLION FROM THE
LEVY. RECALL, THERE'S $9
MILLION IN THE RECENTLY
APPROVED LEVY FOR TRANSIT
SECURITY. IT IS SPECIFICALLY
FOR SOME OF THE LETTER I AND E,
IF YOU WILL. CONTRACTED
SECURITY SERVICES. AND THE
COUNTY METRO POLICE, AS WELL.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE FULL
SPECTRUM TO MEET OUR MANY
DIVERSE NEEDS OF SECURITY
RESPONSE CAPABILITIES TO MEET
THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR
CITIZENS, OUR RESIDENTS, THE
WRITERS OF TRANSIT, AND PROUD
THAT IT HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY
ATU LOCAL 587, WHO, BY THE WAY,
ARE THE BUS DRIVERS. THIS HELPS
DRIVE AND IMPROVE A SAFE,
SECURE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL. SO I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, SDOT-102S-B-1 .
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHAT ITEM ARE WE ON? WE ARE
ON TRANSIT SECURITY SPONSORS. [
INAUDIBLE ] .
>> THIS GOES HAND-IN-HAND WITH
THE AFOREMENTIONED FINANCIAL
INVESTMENT, SO BASICALLY,
CALLING ON A PLAN, AND AN
ASSESSMENT, REALLY. LESS OF A
PLAN AT THIS STAGE AND AN
ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE
OF THINGS, UNDERSTANDING, YOU
KNOW, BEST PRACTICES, WITH THE
ULTIMATE END GOAL ULTIMATELY TO
ALIGN ON A REGIONAL APPROACH TO
TRANSIT SECURITY. IT IS A FIRST
STEP IN HELPING TO ACHIEVE
THAT.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 163,
PLEASE.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I KNOW
YOU'RE VERY HAPPY TO SEE ME
TODAY, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE
HERE TO CLOSE A SET FOR THE
DAY. SPD 109 S A WOULD LET US
STUDY HEALTHCARE OPTIONS FOR
EMPLOYEES. IT IS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE GOALS OF THE
INITIATIVE. IT IS A SLIDE THAT
IS MORE OF A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THEN IT IS A
REQUEST. IT IS THE COUNCIL'S
INTENT THAT SPD NOTIFY THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHEN
THE CONSULTANT IS HIRED, AND
WHEN THE STUDY IS COMPLETE,
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO REPORTS
DUE TO THE COMMITTEE. AS SUCH,
IT HAS NO DUE DATE. IT IS
OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
WITH COSPONSORS COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD. SPD IS
ALREADY TALKING ABOUT SCOPING
-- THE SCOPING AGREEMENT WITH
THE CONSULTANT. I REALLY JUST
WANTED TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC. AND
GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
FOR THAT EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
164, THE LAST ITEM ON THIS, AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBERS, I AM
READING MY SCRIPT FOR TOMORROW
AND I SEE THAT WE HAVE FIVE
WALK ON AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN DISTRIBUTED BEFORE 5:00
P.M., SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE
THOSE UP NOW. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOU HAVE ADDRESSED
YOURS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU. WE WILL TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, AND WE ARE
NOW ON ITEM 164.
>> ITEM 164, THE LAST ON THE
LIST TODAY BEFORE THE
WALK-ON'S IS SPD 111S-A, AND
IT WOULD HAVE SPD TO REPORT ON
THIS TECHNOLOGY TO COMBAT
ILLEGAL VEHICLE NOISE THROUGH
THE USE OF CAMERA AND
MICROPHONE SYSTEMS, AND THEN
ALSO THE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
OF USING THAT TECHNOLOGY,
INCLUDING HOW SPD WOULD
DETERMINE WHICH SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD BENEFIT
FROM THE TECHNOLOGY. THIS
PARTICULAR SLIDE WOULD BE DUE
TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
ON JULY 15th. IT IS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WITH
COSPONSORS OF COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THIS ONE, AS NOTED, WOULD
JUST CALL FOR AN ASSESSMENT TO
EXAMINE WHAT PROSPECTIVE THE
POINT OF AUTOMATED SOUND
ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY WOULD
LOOK LIKE IN SEATTLE, AND IT IS
A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE
IMPACTING DISTRICTS OR
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY,
FROM BELLTOWN, TO HARBOR
AVENUE, TO ALL OF HER IN THE
NORTH END . TOO,.COM OF HAVING
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND SPD, THAT WE
RECEIVED 911 CALLS FOR
EXCESSIVE NOISE IN KIRKLAND AND
THE EAST SIDE OF LAKE
WASHINGTON, FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE
IN SEATTLE. AND SO, TODAY, WE
HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO MANUALLY
DETECT EXCESSIVE NOISES AND
POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS, BUT IT IS
NOT -- IT IS NOT THE AUTOMATED
CAPABILITY, AND OBVIOUSLY, WITH
OUR OFFICER STAFFING SHORTAGES,
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THAT MANUAL
DETECTION, WE DON'T HAVE THE
STAFFING TO ENFORCE AND CARRY
IT OUT. JUST CALLING THE STUDY
FOR PROSPECTIVE DEPLOYMENT FOR
AUTOMATED SOUND TECHNOLOGY.
THANK YOU. I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO
AT THIS TIME MOVE INTO
DISCUSSING THE WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOU SHARED YOURS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU HAVE
, TOO. COUNCILMEMBER WOO, YOU
HAVE ONE, AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, YOU HAVE ONE. I'M NOT
GOING TO BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT
SUSPENDING THE RULES TOMORROW.
I WILL GIVE YOU THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO DAYLIGHT YOUR
IDEA. I MAY BE IN CONSULTATION
WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ABOUT
THE AMENDMENT IN B. I MAY ASK
TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO FIX
THAT AMENDMENT BECAUSE I THINK
THE SPACE BETWEEN US IS SO
SMALL, IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.
SO, WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOU BRIEFED US ON YOUR
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE WILL TURN TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. YOU HAVE TWO
AMENDMENTS. CAN YOU BRIEF US ON
THE FIRST ONE?
>> YEAH. HOW MUCH DETAIL DO YOU
WANT?
>> ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL THAT WE
JUST DEALT WITH.
>> OKAY. YES. I HAVE TWO
AMENDMENTS. THE FIRST ONE IS TO
RESTORE TENANT SERVICES AT
SCCI, AND, WHAT ELSE?
>> WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING
FROM?
>> LET ME JUST OPEN WHAT I HAVE
SENT AS PDFS TO EVERYONE. THIS
WOULD INCREASED PROPOSED
APPROPRIATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION BY 525 S.D.O.T. --
[ INAUDIBLE ] . IT WOULD
PROPOSE A DECREASE FOR 5 TO 7
IN 25 AND 527 IN 26, SPIT
SPECIFICALLY DISH FOR POSITIONS
AT THE REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER.
IT WOULDN'T REMOVE AUTHORITY.
IT WOULD JUST NOT FUND THEM.
LET ME GET BACK TO MY EMAIL.
THE SECOND IS TO INCREASE PARKS
BY $1 MILLION IN 2026. IT IS
FOR THE SAME DOSE FOR 9 FTE TO
THE REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
WOO, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE EIGHT
WALK-ON AMENDMENT. CAN YOU
BRIEF US ON WHAT IT IS, AND HOW
MUCH ARE WE PROPOSING TO SPEND?
>> THIS IS AMENDMENT 2. THE
PROVISO FOR 238,000 GF FOR
SANITATION SERVICES. I JUST GOT
A CORRECTION FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT THIS ORIGINAL ASK
WAS FOR THE ENTIRE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, NOT
SPECIFICALLY FOR LITTLE SAIGON,
AND SO I WANTED TO CHANGE IT TO
ADDRESS THE DISTRICT.
EVIDENTLY, ORIGINALLY, [
INAUDIBLE ] FOR SANITATION
SERVICES THAT WAS ELIMINATED.
THIS WAS THE REQUEST ASKING FOR
THAT AMOUNT FOR SIMILAR
SERVICES AND SANITATION FOR THE
ENTIRE DISTRICT, WHICH
COMPRISES OF THREE
NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING LITTLE
SAIGON.
>> THANK YOU. AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
YOU HAVE A WALK-ON AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY HAVE
TWO. THE SECOND ONE IS
FURIOUSLY WORKING TO ADDRESS
WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT ABOUT THE
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES. IT APPLIES
TO ALL NON-CONGREGATE WITH THE
EXCLUSION OF HOTELS. MY OTHER
ONE IS TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S WORK GROUP TO EXPAND
IT TO INCLUDE RENTERS AND
LANDLORDS OF SMALL, MEDIUM, AND
LARGE, AND NONPROFITS, AND TO
COME TOGETHER TO WORK TO CREATE
A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE
RENTAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE
CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANYMORE WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS? THIS IS HOW WE STAY
IN GOOD GRACES. ALL RIGHT. I'LL
PASS IT BACK TO CENTRAL STAFF
FOR JUST A MINUTE. I AM MAKING
AN EXECUTIVE DECISION ABOUT
START TIME TOMORROW. WE ARE
GOING TO START AT -- I WILL
OPEN THE COMMITTEE AT 9:30 AND
IMMEDIATELY GO INTO RATE --
RECESS FOR AN HOUR AND THIS
WILL ALLOW US TO CLEAN UP SOME
OF THE DISCUSSION THAT I HEARD
HERE BECAUSE IT IS NOW AFTER
5:00 P.M. I WILL WORK WITH
CENTRAL STAFF TO UNDERSTAND IF
WE NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER RECESS,
OR IF WE WILL START RIGHT AT
10:30. THERE WAS A LOT THAT WE
GOT THROUGH TODAY, AS YOU CAN
TELL. SECTION D ISN'T THE
LONGEST LIST. IT IS THE LONGEST
TIME OF LIST. I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHEN WE GET INTO
THOSE CHALLENGING
CONVERSATIONS, WE HAVE THE
SPACE TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION SO
THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE -- AND
KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE
INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS AND THAT
THEY ARE ABLE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS
ON RECORD. IN THE PAST, AND
WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY C,
OFTENTIMES, EVERY SINGLE
COUNCILMEMBER WOULD SPEAK TO
EVERY SINGLE ITEM, AND IT TOOK
HOURS. THAT IS THE WORK. FOR
THE WALK-ON'S, IF THEY ARE
TIED TO ANOTHER AMENDMENT, FOR
INSTANCE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
AS AN AMENDMENT THAT IS TIED TO
AN EXISTING AMENDMENT, AND
COUNCILMEMBER WOO HAS AN
AMENDMENT TIED TO AN EXISTING
AMENDMENT -- WE WILL TAKE THOSE
AT THAT TIME, OR COORDINATE
THAT WAY. FOR ALL OTHER WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS, WE WILL HAVE
SECTION E, AND WE WILL TAKE
THEM AT THE VERY END. AND SO
THAT'S HOW WE ARE GOING TO
MOVE FORWARD HERE. WITH THAT,
DR. NOBLE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR HO,
ANY OTHER REMARKS?
>> I THINK THAT IS A WISE
CHOICE. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING
VARIOUS PROPOSED LANGUAGE
OPTIONS GET BANDAGE BACK AND
FORTH.
>> I THINK THAT WE SHOULD
PREPARE TO VOTE ON GROUP D ON
FRIDAY. SO TOMORROW, LOOK, IF
WE SPEAK TO EVERYTHING AT RAPID
SPEED TOMORROW, AND WE GET TO D
EARLY IN THE DAY, WE WILL TAKE
IT OUT. IF NOT, WE WILL GROUPS
A, B, AND C TOMORROW, WHICH
SHOULD TAKE THE MAJORITY OF THE
DAY. I WANT TO PREP EVERYONE
FOR WHERE WE ARE AT. WITH THAT,
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE ON
NOVEMBER 13th WILL BE
ADJOURNED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE COMMITTEE IS
ADJOURNED. OH, THAT'S NOT THE
RIGHT LIST. WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE
COMMITTEE WILL MEET TOMORROW AT
9:30 A.M., WHERE THE COMMITTEE
WILL BE PUTTING ON COMMENTS.
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL NOT BE
TAKEN TOMORROW. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
BEFORE WE ADJOURN? HEARING
NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK
YOU.