>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, THE
SEPTEMBER 24th, 2024 MEETING AT
CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO
ORDER, IT IS 2:01, I'M SARAH
NELSON, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FIRST
OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE A
VERY WARM WELCOME TO THE
MAYOR'S CABINET KEY STAFF AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA
INTO COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY IN
THE SPIRIT OF ONE SEATTLE, IT
IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE.
AT THIS TIME, THE COUNCIL WILL
BE AT EASE WHILE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND RIVERA AS THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE ESCORT MAYOR
HARRELL THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THIS IS KIND OF OLD SCHOOL,
THIS REMINDS ME OF THE WAY BACK
TIMES.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S
GET THIS LOVE FEST STARTED. FOR
ALL OF YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON AND
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE
TODAY AS I INTRODUCE MY
PROPOSAL FOR THE 2025-2026
BUDGET, I WANT TO OFFER MY
SINCERE THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR HOSTING US
HERE TODAY. IT FEELS GOOD TO BE
BACK, I SHOULD SAY. WE ARE IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS BECAUSE THIS
WILL BE BUDGET CENTRAL FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, IT IS
THE RIGHT PLACE TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE
FUTURE OF OUR CITY SHOULD BE,
WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE, WHAT
OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGY SHOULD
BE. THERE WILL BE NO DOUBT SOME
LONG NIGHTS HERE FOR ALL OF US
AND INDEED, YOU WILL HEAR
VOICES PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING
SURE THEIR NEEDS ARE MET AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
FOR PUTTING IN THIS HARD WORK,
BALANCING A BUDGET IS RIGHT UP
THERE WITH A DENTIST
APPOINTMENT OR DOING YOUR TAXES
, IT JUST HAS TO BE DONE, SO WE
ARE GOING TO DO THIS TOGETHER,
SO THANK YOU AGAIN. EARLIER
THIS YEAR AT THE ANNUAL STATE
OF THE CITY ADDRESS, WE
DISCUSSED THE SIGNIFICANT
GENERAL FUND BUDGET DEFICIT. IT
FACED US AT $250 MILLION, YOU
MAY RECALL THAT I COMMITTED TO
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE TO TAKE A
DEEP ANALYTICAL LOOK AT THE
ENTIRE BUDGET PORTFOLIO AND
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT
THAT OUR COLLECTIVE TEAM
EMBRACED THE PROCESS OF TRULY
SCRUBBING THE BUDGET, WE SET
OUT TO CONSIDER NOT JUST WHAT
WE ARE FUNDING BUT HOW WE ARE
FUNDING IT, SO WE LOOKED AT
WHY, WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTIONS
LIKE IMPLEMENTING A HIRING
FREEZE. I KNOW THAT CAUSED SOME
CONCERN. AND WE LOOKED UNDER
THE HOOD OF THE PROGRAMS WE
FUND AGAINST SCRUTINIZED
STREAMS OF REVENUE AND THIS IS
TOUGH WORK. MY GUIDING
PRINCIPLE AS MAYOR IS THAT MY
OBLIGATION TO YOU, THE PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE, TO DO OUR BEST TO
SPEND EVERY DOLLAR WE HAVE
TOWARDS THE NEEDS OF THE CITY
AND ITS PEOPLE IN A RESPONSIBLE
AND EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
WAY. WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY
OF A PIE IN THE SKY REIMAGINING
OF OUR BUDGET BASED ON A HOPE
THAT OUR STATES PROGRESSIVE TAX
SYSTEM WILL MAGICALLY CHANGE OR
THAT OLYMPIA WILL LISTEN TO THE
APPEALS OF CITY AND COUNTY'S
LARGE AND SMALL ACROSS
WASHINGTON AND LIFT THE
RESTRICTIVE CAP ON LOCAL
REVENUE, WE WERE NOT DEALT AT
HAND. WE MADE A CONSCIOUS
DECISION NOT TO MAKE BROAD CUTS
TO ESSENTIAL GENERAL FUND
PROGRAMS LIKE POLICE AND FIRE
AND HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE,
INSTEAD WE THOUGHTFULLY AND
STRATEGICALLY, AND METHODICALLY
RECONSTRUCTED AND RECONFIGURED
OUR BUDGET BUILT ON THE STRONG
FOUNDATION AND TRAJECTORY THAT
WE HAVE ESTABLISHED WITH YOUR
HELP. AND AS A RESULT, I'M
PROUD TO SAY THAT WE ARE
SENDING THE CITY COUNCIL A
BALANCED BUDGET THAT REFLECTS
OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. UNLESS YOU FOLKS
REALLY WANT TO MAKE HISTORY,
YOU CAN PASS THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
, ASSUMING THAT THERE WILL BE
INTENSE CONVERSATIONS TO FOLLOW
AND THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE
LIKE THAT, THERE'S ALWAYS A
CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY. IN ALL
SERIOUSNESS, THIS
RECONFIGURATION OF A BUDGET
ALLOWS US TO PROPOSE A BUDGET
THAT CLOSES THE $250 MILLION
GAP WITHOUT RAISING TAXES AND
WITHOUT NOTICEABLE IMPACT TO
THE PUBLIC FACING CITY SERVICES
THAT RESIDENTS COUNT ON LIKE
KEEPING OUR LIBRARIES OPEN.
KEEPING OUR SENIOR CENTERS
OPEN. COMMUNITY CENTERS,
PROVIDING YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND
CORE PARKS SERVICES,
MAINTAINING CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE, STRIVING TO
DELIVER EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY
FOR EVERY RESIDENT IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD, WE KNOW THESE ARE
OUR PRIORITIES. THE APPROACH WE
HAVE TAKEN MEANS THAT WE DON'T
HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OUR HAND AT
HARDCHARGING PROGRESSIVE
INVESTMENTS LIKE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OR EXPANDING OUR
INNOVATIVE CARE DEPARTMENT.
SUPPORTING THE WORKING FAMILIES
OF THE CITY AND INFUSING FUNDS
TO ENERGIZE ARTS AND CULTURE
CITYWIDE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT
REPRESENTS THE FIRST STEP, A
HUGE STEP IN PUTTING OUR CITY
ON A BETTER FISCAL TRAJECTORY,
STABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
ARE THE KEY, THIS YEAR WE ARE
CONTINUING TO USE SOME OF THE
EXPENSE TAX REVENUES TO SUPPORT
THE GENERAL FUND, JUST AS THE
CITY HAS DONE EVERY YEAR SINCE
IT WAS INTRODUCED, OR THE LAST
FOUR YEARS THE ANNUAL REVENUES
BROUGHT IN BY THE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX OF -- HAS
ESSENTIALLY DOUBLED.
SIGNIFICANTLY SURPASSING THE
INITIAL FORECAST, THIS INCREASE
ALLOWS US TO MAINTAIN THE
SPENDING AMOUNT FORECAST AND
THE TAX WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED
AND USING THE PRIORITY BUCKETS
OF HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT AND
CLIMATE ACTION AND THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR CITY AND
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.
THIS RECONFIGURATION ALSO
ALLOWS US TO CLOSE THE DEFICIT
AND INVEST IN GENERAL FUNDS AND
ESSENTIAL SERVICES WITHOUT
TAPPING INTO THE RAINY DAY
FUND, OR PUTTING OUR AAA
BONDING RATING AT RISK AND THIS
BECOMES CRITICAL FOR OUR
LONG-TERM NEEDS. THE PROPOSALS
YOU HEAR ABOUT IN THIS BUDGET
AND THE DEEP UNACCEPTABLE CUTS
THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PROPOSE
ARE ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF
THEIR APPROACH WE USE, SO I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR, WHO ALSO
KNOWS -- WHERE ARE YOU? I WANT
TO THANK YOU. DAN AND I WORKED
ON THIS GREAT SECOND-FLOOR
TOGETHER AND THANK YOU AND YOUR
PREDECESSOR AND THE ENTIRE TEAM
WITH THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE,
MANY OF WHOM ARE REPRESENTED
HERE THIS AFTERNOON FOR
IDENTIFYING THIS REASONABLE
PATH FORWARD AND I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO DAN STRAUSS, SINCE
DAY ONE HE HAS BEEN A THOUGHT
LEADER AND THOUGHT PARTNER
WILLING TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE
BOX AND SEEK REAL SOLUTIONS
WITH A STEADY HAND, SO I WANT
TO THANK YOU, DAN. HE IS A
STRONG ADVOCATE FOR HIS
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT HE PROMISED
ME EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS THAT
AT LEAST SOME OF HIS CHANGES
WILL NOT INVOLVE BALLARD, THAT
IS A COMMITMENT. THIS
RECONFIGURATION DOES NOT MEAN
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO AVOID TOUGH
DECISIONS, OR IGNORE STRUCTURAL
BUDGET CHALLENGES THAT PUT US
IN A POSITION HERE IN THE FIRST
PLACE. WE HAD TO TAKE THESE
ISSUES HEAD-ON. OUR DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS WHO ARE HERE TODAY,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, THEY
TOOK A FRESH EYE AT THEIR OWN
DEPARTMENT TO MAKE EFFICIENCY
GAINS AND FIND WAYS TO DO MORE
WITH LESS AND CAREFULLY
CONSIDER ALL LINES OF BUSINESS,
THEY ARE EMBRACING MY
EXPECTATION THAT THE CITY IS A
LEARNING, GROWING, BREATHING
ORGANIZATION TO DELIVER
EXCELLENT SERVICE TO OUR
COMMUNITIES. THAT MEANS WE ALSO
HAD TO MAKE SOME VERY DIFFICULT
DECISIONS. WE HAD TO PROPOSE
SOME LAYOFFS. THESE WERE
INFORMED BY STRATEGIC THINKING
AND LONG-TERM APPROACH TO
EFFECTIVE SERVICES BUT FOR
THOSE CITY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE
POTENTIALLY IMPACTED, I
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A VERY
CHALLENGING AND UNCERTAIN TIME
FOR YOU, YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT
AND MY ADMINISTRATIONS
COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL PUT
FORWARD EVERY EFFORT TO SUPPORT
YOU IN THIS TIME OF CHANGE. AND
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL
OF THE CITY WORKERS WHO TIRES
THEY SERVE THEIR NEIGHBORS AND
RESIDENTS. EVERY SINGLE DAY IN
SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. OUR
BUDGET INCLUDES THE CONTRACT WE
SIGNED EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT
CENTERED WAGE EQUITY. RESPONDED
TO RECORD INFLATION AND HELP US
RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGHLY
QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES HERE AT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES WE NEED. THESE VALUED
WORKERS ARE A KEY PART TO THIS
MISSION, FOR US TO BE A
LEARNING AND GROWING
ORGANIZATION. ONE GROUP THAT I
THINK TRULY EMBODIES OUR
RESILIENCE AND THE SPIRIT OF
OUR CITY'S WORKFORCE ARE OUR
SUPPORTED EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS OF
OUR TEAM WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES OR OTHER SIMILAR
CHALLENGES, MANY OF THEM ARE
HERE WITH US TODAY, THEY SERVE
ACROSS THE CITY IN DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS AND I CAN TELL YOU
THEY ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST
WORKING AND MOST ENTHUSIASTIC
TEAMMATES ONE CAN POSSIBLY
HAVE. LAST WEEK I POPPED INTO
THE MONTHLY MEETING WITH OUR
SUPPORTED EMPLOYEES AND
RESPONDED TO THEIR QUESTIONS,
THEY BEAT THE MAYOR A LITTLE
BIT. BUT, THEY REPRESENT THE
BEST IN ALL OF US.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> EMBRACE THE CONCEPT OF
PUBLIC SERVICE, AND THEY
DECIDED TO DO THE BEST THEY
COULD TO OVERCOME THE
CHALLENGES THAT ARE PUT BEFORE
THEM AND I'M PROUD TO BE ON
THEIR TEAM AND YOU CAN JUST
SORT OF WAVE YOUR HAND AND SAY
HI TO US, THOSE ARE THE
SUPERSTARS RIGHT THERE. WE TAKE
PRIDE IN THE WORK THAT YOU DO,
THANK YOU. SO TAKING A TOP TO
BOTTOM APPROACH TO REBUILDING
THE BUDGET ALLOWS US TO
CONTINUE PRIORITIZING PROGRAMS
THAT SUPPORT CITY WORKERS AND
ALLOWS US TO PRIORITIZE
PROGRAMS THAT MEAN SO MUCH TO
US IN DESCRIBING OUR
FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS SUCH AS
PROTECTING THE GAINS WE ARE
MAKING TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OUR
APPROACH TO HOUSING IS
AMBITIOUS AND MULTIPRONGED AND
A HIGH PRIORITY OF THIS BUDGET,
WE KNOW BRINGING DOWN THE COST
OF HOUSING IS CENTRAL TO OUR
EFFORTS TO MAKE SEATTLE AN
AFFORDABLE CITY TO ALL
RESIDENTS AND MAKING ADDITIONAL
PROGRESS ON THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS. THIS IS TOUGH WORK AND
THIS BUDGET, WE ARE PROPOSING
$342 MILLION TOWARD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN 2025, THE LARGEST
SINGLE INVESTMENT IN SEATTLE'S
HISTORY. I NEED THAT TO
RESONATE WITH FOLKS, THAT IS
OUR LARGEST INVESTMENT, UP
UNTIL 2026 WHEN WE HAVE
PROPOSED AN EVEN HIGHER
INVESTMENT OF $343 MILLION ,
RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR OUR
RESIDENTS. ALTOGETHER, THAT IS
NEARLY $700 MILLION TOWARD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVER TWO
YEARS ON TOP OF THE $800
MILLION WE INVESTED IN MY FIRST
THREE YEARS OF OFFICE. THIS IS
CRITICAL POLICY WORK AND
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES,
THOUSANDS MORE UNITS FOR THOSE
MOST IN NEED, PAIRING OUR
HISTORIC INVESTMENTS WITH OTHER
PARTNERS IS CRITICAL. WE NEED
PARTNERS. WE SEEK PARTNERS, YOU
READ ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS EVERY
DAY, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
PHILANTHROPY, PRIVATE COMPANIES
LIKE AMAZON INCLUDING THE
RECENT COMMITMENT TO $1.4
BILLION TOWARD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WORKING TOGETHER, WE
ARE ADDRESSING THESE
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FACING
PROVIDERS AND TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE
NEW PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE
IN OUR CITY. THAT SAID, WE KNOW
THAT THESE INVESTMENTS IN
HOUSING INSTABILITY ALONE WILL
NOT MAKE SEATTLE MORE
AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES AND
WORKERS AND OUR NEIGHBORS,
SIMPLY PUT, WE NEED MORE
HOUSING AND MORE KINDS OF
HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY. OVER
THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE ADVANCED
A NUMBER OF COMMON SENSE
SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE AND
DIVERSIFY OUR HOUSING STOCK,
MAKING IT EASIER TO BUILD,
REDUCING PERMITTING HURDLES AND
PROMOTING HOUSES LIKE ADU'S.
NEXT MONTH WE WILL TAKE ANOTHER
STEP, REFLECTING A MASSIVE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD NEW KINDS
OF HOUSING AND NEW PLACES. WE
ALSO WILL HAVE A MASSIVE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE EVERYONE
MAD. YOU KNOW COMP PLANS, YOU
KNOW IF YOU KNOW. THAT IS THE
DIFFICULT WORK WE HAVE ELECTED
TO DO. BUT SOME OF THE CHANGES
WE WILL BE MAKING INCLUDE
IMPROVING THE SIZE AND TYPES OF
FAMILY SIZED HOUSING THAT CAN
BE BUILT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES. MORE
INCENTIVES TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CITYWIDE AND ADDITIONAL
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS, AREAS
WHERE WE CAN BUILD STRONGER
COMMUNITIES, ENCOURAGE WALK
ABILITY AND ENCOURAGE HOUSING
OPTIONS AND AFFORDABILITY IN
ALL PARTS OF SEATTLE.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR COMP PLAN PUTS ACCESS
OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES
FIRST AND FOREMOST. ALLOWING
CORNER STORES EVERYWHERE IN THE
CITY AND FOCUSING ON CONNECTING
PEOPLE TO TRANSIT AND WITH
INCREASED DENSITY ALONG MAJOR
TRANSIT ROUTES IS PART OF OUR
BUDGET, WE WILL GO FURTHER TO
ADVANCE THE NEXT PIECE IN THE
ONE SEATTLE PLAN, FUNDING A
SUPPLEMENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW THAT WILL EXPLORE HOW WE
CAN FURTHER ADD HOUSING IN
PLACES THAT ALREADY HAVE
INCREASED DENSITY. INDEED, A
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS ALSO IN
OUR EFFORTS TO BRING 500 NEW
UNITS OF HOUSING TO THE SITE IN
MAGNOLIA. 500, COMBINING
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND RENTAL
PROPERTIES AND TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING, THIS IS
TRANSFORMATIONAL FOR OUR CITY,
THIS KIND OF INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITY IS CURRENTLY USING
UNDERUTILIZED U.S. ARMY
PROPERTY, IT IS THE SINGLE
LARGEST INVESTMENT WE CAN MAKE
AND NEW AFFORDABLE, MIXED-USE
HOUSING IN OUR CITY WHILE ALSO
ADDING 20 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE
TO DISCOVERY PARK. I RECENTLY
TOOK A TOUR WITH OFFICIALS AND
THEY ALSO AGREED ON WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY
HARD TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE
COOPERATING AND INVESTING WITH
US AND THIS IS A GREAT PIECE OF
WORK AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR SEATTLE. FINALLY, THANK
YOU.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> OUR PLAN INCLUDES STRATEGIES
TO FIGHT DISPLACEMENT AND
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES WHO
HAVE LONG CALLED SEATTLE HOME
BUT OUR RISK OF BEING PUSHED
OUT BY RISING COSTS AND
CHANGING LANDSCAPE, ONE
IMPORTANT TOOL IN THIS EFFORT
IS THE EQUITABLE ALLOTMENT
INITIATIVE, A PROGRAM I BUDGET
WILL INCREASE TO $28 MILLION,
TOTAL FOR 2025 AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING ONGOING
WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBERS AND
LAND-USE CHAIR, TAMMY MORALES ,
WITH ALL OF THE PROGRAMS WE ARE
PROPOSING LIKE THE REVISED ADU
CODE TO MAKE THIS CITY A PLACE
WHERE EVERYBODY CAN CALL HOME
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES . THIS
GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DEMONSTRATE WORDS LIKE EQUITY
AND OPPORTUNITY, FAIRNESS AND
JUSTICE, THESE ARE NOT JUST
BUZZ WORDS, THESE ARE REAL
VALUES THAT WILL CONVERT TO
BUDGET POLICY. IT'S THAT
LITTLE BOY WHO MOM WORKED AT
THE LOCAL YMCA, BEING ABLE TO
LIVE IN THE CORE CITY OF
SEATTLE WAS LITERALLY
LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME. MY GOAL
AS YOUR MAYOR IS TO MAKE SURE
OTHER LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE THAT
SAME POSSIBILITY AND THAT IS
DRIVING OUR PLANS. HOUSING IS A
CRITICAL COMPONENT OF OUR
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. WE ALSO
RECOGNIZE WE NEED INTERMEDIATE
PLACES FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON
SHELTERED TO GO. THEY MUST
BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY TO
RECOVERY, PLACES LIKE SHELTER
AND TINY HOME VILLAGES WITH
CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE AND
SERVICES ON-SITE. OUR CITY AND
REGION ENTERED THIS YEAR
STARING DOWN AT A FUNDING CLIFF
FOR SHELTERS AND TINY HOME
VILLAGES, FACING THE RISK OF
LOSING ABOUT 300 BEDS AS
ONE-TIME GRANTS ARE SET TO
EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THAT IS 300 SPACES WHERE PEOPLE
CAN SAFELY SLEEP AT NIGHT, THAT
IS 300 RESPITES FROM THE COLD
AND THE WINTER IN THE EXTREME
HEAT OF THE SUMMER, THAT IS 300
FOOTHOLDS OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR
A CHANCE TO RECOVER. SO WE
APPRECIATE PLACES LIKE THE
BUILDING IN THE CENTRAL
BUILDING DISTRICT, IT SERVES UP
TO 150 PEOPLE EVERY DAY AND
NIGHT WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON
THE BLACK COMMUNITY WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED
IN OUR HOMELESS POPULATION. I
KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH UNDERSTANDS THE
IMPORTANT IMPACT THIS SHELTER
IS MAKING IN HER DISTRICT AND
ACROSS THE CITY AND I KNOW THAT
THE COMMUNITY HOLDS US
ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIGHTING
AGAINST THESE KINDS OF
INJUSTICES THAT HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN A PART OF OUR
CITY. WE CANNOT LOSE THESE
PLACES. NOT HERE, NOT UNDER OUR
WATCH. SO, IN THIS BUDGET WE
WORK WITH KING COUNTY TO ENSURE
THAT THESE BEDS STAY OPEN,
TAKING ON THESE INVESTMENTS
OURSELVES, AND CHANGING THEM
FROM ONE TIME TO ONGOING, THIS
BECOMES KEY.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES $3.2
MILLION TO KEEP THESE BEDS
OPEN, THIS WAS A MUST INCLUDE
FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. I ALSO
WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO
THE WORKERS WHO SERVE THESE
COMMUNITIES AND INDEED CHANGE
LIVES AND SAVE LIVES, OUR HUMAN
SERVICE PROVIDERS. THIS BUDGET
INVESTS IN THEIR WELL-BEING AND
THE RETENTION OF THIS CRITICAL
WORKFORCE KEEPING US ON TRACK
WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS AND
NEEDED EQUITY PAY. WE NEED
THESE AMAZING WORKERS, THESE
DEDICATED EMPLOYEES TO CONTINUE
DOING THESE ESSENTIAL JOBS.
FURTHER, WE ARE MAINTAINING
FUNDING FOR HOMELESSNESS
SERVICES INCLUDING CONTRACTS
ADMINISTERED BY THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY.
I'M PLEASED WITH THE EARLIER
CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH
THE NEW CEO, DR. KELLY
KENNISON, SHE BRINGS DILIGENCE
AND COMPETENCE AND EXPERIENCE
AND COMPASSION AND URGENCY TO
THIS ORGANIZATION , SHE ADDS TO
THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING,
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE ENERGY
SHE IS BRINGING AUNT TOGETHER
WITH DR. KENNISON AND THE
REFORMS IN FRONT OF THE CITY
AND THE COUNCIL, WE CAN TAKE
THIS ORGANIZATION TO ITS NEXT
PHASE FROM STARTUP TO UPSTART,
DISRUPTING THE STATUS QUO AND
REDUCING UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS. MY BUDGET
PROPOSAL WILL EXPAND THE
SERVICE CAPACITY OF OUR UNIFIED
CARE TEAM, ALLOWING US TO
IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO AREAS
FREQUENTLY REPOPULATED WITH
ENCAMPMENTS. OUR UNIFIED CARE
TEAM HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE, HOUSED AND UNHOUSED,
WE HAVE DECREASED TENT
ENCAMPMENTS BY 72% AND
INCREASED SHELTER REFERRALS ,
THEY HAVE CLIMBED IN TERMS OF
THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE ARE
REFERRING TO SHELTER. WE ARE
COMMITTED TO THIS ISSUE, WE
KNOW THAT MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH IS OFTEN INTERSECTIONAL
WITH HOMELESSNESS AND WHILE ANY
PERSON IN OUR CITY CAN BE LOST
TO THE DEVASTATION OF FENTANYL
AND SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS, WE
UNDERSTAND THOSE LIVING
UNSHELTERED ARE AT A
SIGNIFICANTLY DISPROPORTIONATE
RISK. THAT IS WHY LAST WEEK I
ANNOUNCED A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH
STRATEGY CENTERED ON INCREASING
INVESTMENT IN THE GREATEST
PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE THAT WE
FACE RIGHT NOW. THE FENTANYL
CRISIS. NEXT YEAR WE WILL
NEARLY TRIPLE OUR SPENDING TO
TAKE ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER,
FUNDING THE NEW PROGRAMS,
IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES THAT ARE
ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE,
OVER THE LAST YEAR WE HAD SEEN
AN 18% DECREASE IN FATAL
OVERDOSES ACROSS KING COUNTY
AND THAT REDUCTION IS EVEN
HIGHER IN OUR DOWNTOWN CORE.
PROGRAMS CALLED FOR IN MY APRIL
, 2023 EXECUTIVE ORDER LIKE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HEALTH,
99, EXPANDING MOBILE MEDICATION
DELIVERY IN A NEW WAY AND A
PILOT TO DISTRIBUTE LIFE-SAVING
DRUGS THAT REDUCE CRAVINGS AND
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS. THESE ARE
MAKING A DIFFERENCE. AS IS OUR
COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC
HEALTH, SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
AND OUR SERVICE PROVIDER
PARTNERS. NEXT YEAR WE CAN
FORGE AHEAD ON OUR NEXT SET OF
INITIATIVES IN THIS AREA, IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH DSC, WE WILL
OPEN UP THE ORCA CENTER , THIS
WILL PROVIDE CARE TO THOSE IN
THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF AN
OVERDOSE. AS WELL AS THE TOOLS
AND SUPPORT TO SEEK RECOVERY
AND TREATMENT, AND NEXT MONTH
WE WILL BEGIN A PILOT WITH
VALLEY CITY TO PROVIDE A
DEDICATED D, -- DETOX. HELPING
PEOPLE ACCESS CARE TO GET WELL
IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR
PLAN. TO CREATE A VIBRANT AND
WELCOMING CITY FOR EVERYBODY.
IT'S ALSO JUST ONE PART OF OUR
INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO SPORT
OUR DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN
AND BUILD THE DOWNTOWN OF THE
FUTURE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE
BUDGET, IT CONTAINS MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TOWARD ART ACTIVATION,
BEAUTIFICATION, RENOVATION,
LONG-TERM PLANNING AND
DOWNTOWN, THIS IS A PRIORITY OF
MINE AND I KNOW IT IS A
PRIORITY OF SARAH NELSON WHO
HAS BEEN A STAUNCH ADVOCATE FOR
THIS AREA SINCE TAKING OFFICE
AND I WENT TO SAINT -- SAY
THANK YOU FOR HER LEADERSHIP.
ONE OF THE AREAS I'M MOST
EXCITED ABOUT IS OUR PROPOSAL
FOR WESTLAKE CENTER, IN THE
HEART OF DOWNTOWN. THE WORLD
CUP OPPORTUNITIES ARE SWIFTLY
APPROACHING, AS I'M REMINDED
ON A WEEKLY BASIS, THIS CAN
IGNITE LASTING CHANGES AT
WESTLAKE. OVER THE LAST YEAR
WE'VE HAD A PREVIEW OF WHAT
THIS COULD LOOK LIKE WITH GREAT
EVENTS OR TURNOUTS AT WESTLAKE
TO WATCH PARTIES FOR THE U.S.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER
TEAMS, I SAT THROUGH A FEW OF
THOSE AND IT IS TRULY FUN AND
EXCITING. YESTERDAY I ATTENDED
A MEMORIAL OF FORMER MAYOR
CHARLIE ROYER, A CHAMPION FOR
SEATTLE AND WHO MADE
WESTLAKE'S REVITALIZATION A
CENTERPIECE OF HIS
ADMINISTRATION. I WANT TO
PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO HIS
FAMILY AND FOR THE VISION THAT
WE ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP ALIVE
TODAY, WE CAN CONTINUE
ADVANCING THIS VISION AND MAKE
WESTLAKE THE WORLD-CLASS PLAZA
IT DESERVES TO BE. A GATHERING
PLACE, A COMMUNITY COMMONS, A
NEXUS BETWEEN LINKING DOWNTOWN
AND THE WATERFRONT AND SEATTLE
CENTER, PULLING IT ALL
TOGETHER. THIS COMES AS WE
PREPARE TO COMPLETE OUR
REVOLUTIONARY WATERFRONT
PROJECT WHICH ITS GRAND OPENING
IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER NEXT
YEAR. I THINK MANY OF YOU KNOW
THAT ON OCTOBER 4th, SIX DAYS
BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY, BY THE WAY,
I HOPE YOU JOIN ME AS WE BUILD
ON THE MOMENTUM OF THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM'S OCEAN PAVILION AND
OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE THE
OVERLOOK WALK AS THE LATEST
ICONIC URBAN ELEMENT AND YOU
HAVE SEEN PICTURES OF IT, THIS
IS REALLY COOL STUFF. IT WILL
CREATE A FIRST OF ITS KIND
PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION BETWEEN
THE DOWNTOWN AND THE WATERFRONT
AND THE PIKE PLACE MARKET AND
THE NEW PARK PROMENADE. GOOD
THINGS ARE HAPPENING DOWNTOWN.
ANOTHER AREA OF INVESTMENT IN
MY PROPOSAL TO MAINTAIN OUR
ENHANCED CLEANING EFFORTS,
THROUGH OUR $1.5 MILLION
INVESTMENT, IS TO DESCRIBE
THESE EFFORTS, AND LAST WEEK I
HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING
DIRECTLY TO THE AMBASSADORS,
THE FOLKS YOU SEE OUT THERE
CLEANING AND PUTTING IN THE
WORK, HELPING DOWNTOWN. I KNOW
YOU SEE THEM, YOU CANNOT MISS
THEIR BRIGHT YELLOW VESTS. NOW
MANY OF THEM YOU MAY NOT KNOW,
THEY COME FROM CHALLENGING
BACKGROUNDS AND THEY ARE
CERTAINLY WILLING TO SHARE THAT
WITH YOU, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED
CHALLENGES WITH HOMELESSNESS
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR
INCARCERATION, AND WHEN WE MET,
I TOLD THEM A FEW THINGS. THE
FIRST THING I TRIED TO IMPRESS
UPON THEM WAS THANK YOU THANK
YOU EVERY DAY FOR YOUR HARD
WORK AND MAKING OUR CITY A MORE
WELCOMING PLACE, FROM ONE HUMAN
BEING TO ANOTHER, THANK YOU.
THE SECOND THING A SHARED WITH
THEM, THAT THEY ARE AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT OUR ADMINISTRATION IS
TRYING TO ACHIEVE, WHERE PEOPLE
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES AND SECOND
CHANCES TO RESTORE NOT JUST
THEIR OWN LIVES BUT TO HELP
OTHERS IN NEED GET ON THE SAME
PATH. USING THAT LIVED
EXPERIENCE TO HELP OTHERS. AND
THIRD, THAT THEY ARE ALSO A
PART OF OUR ONE SEATTLE TEAM. A
CRITICAL PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO
PUMP LIFE AND VIBRANCY AND
HEART AND SOUL INTO OUR
STREETS. I SHARE THEIR PASSION
AND THEY SHARE OUR PASSION TO
CREATE A SAFE, FRIENDLY
DOWNTOWN AND WE WILL MATCH
THEIR PASSION, THEY WILL MATCH
OURS AND THAT IS HOW WE ARE
GOING TO GET THIS DONE. I WILL
BE ISSUING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
TO BETTER IMPROVE THIS
COORDINATION, TO BETTER IMPROVE
THE VIBRANCY AND SAFETY ACROSS
THE CITY, WE HAVE SEEN
INCREDIBLE IMPROVEMENTS DRIVEN
BY TACTICAL SURGES TO CLEAN UP
THE STREET. YOU HAVE SEEN THAT.
WE HELP PEOPLE ACCESS SERVICES
AND REFERRALS THAT THEY NEED,
WE MAKE ARREST FOR UNLAWFUL
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THIS
EXECUTIVE ORDER WILL ESTABLISH
A NEW DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION TEAM,
TO MAKE THESE CHANGES
SUSTAINABLE. BUILDING ON THE
PROVEN MODEL IN CORNISH WITH
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM, SO THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION TEAM WILL
BRING TOGETHER NEARLY 15 CITY
DEPARTMENTS WITH OUR PARTNERS
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKE THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION,
THE MID AMBASSADORS I SPOKE OF,
WE DELIVER CARE AMONG OTHERS,
IT WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER
COORDINATE ACTIVATIONS,
CLEANINGS AND SAFETY OPERATIONS
DOWNTOWN. THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND
LITTLE SAIGON. I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT THIS IS TO THE ENTIRE
CITY AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS TO PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR,
BOB KETTLE , THAT THIS PROVES
SUCCESSFUL AND WE ARE CONFIDENT
THIS APPROACH WILL BE BROUGHT
CITYWIDE. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. BASED ON
PRACTICES AND RESETTING
COMMUNITY NORMS, AND
ESTABLISHING PRINCIPLES IN
CRIMINOLOGY, THE NEW TEAM WILL
IMPLEMENT WHAT WE ARE CALLING
SCHEDULED RESTORATION ACTIONS,
INTENDED TO CLEAN AREAS,
ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
FACILITATE ARTISTIC AND
CULTURAL EXPRESSION, TEAMS WILL
BE VISIBLE AND CONSISTENT. THIS
IS THE KIND OF STRATEGIC
COORDINATION WE NEED TO FURTHER
RESTORE THE VIBRANCY AND
LIVABILITY IN THESE CHERISHED
NEIGHBORHOODS. ELEMENTS OF THIS
PLAN AND THE WORK OF THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN HAVE
ALREADY BEGUN AND WE ARE SEEING
POSITIVE EARLY RESULTS DOWNTOWN
AND WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF
POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR
EFFORTS. BUT FOR SEATTLE TO
THRIVE, THE VIBRANCY OF OUR
ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CENTERS
MUST CONTINUE TO BE RESTORED,
THIS IS ONGOING WORK AND THIS
IS A PRIORITY FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION. WHAT WE KNOW IS
THAT PUBLIC SAFETY TOUCHES ON
VIRTUALLY EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT
AND EVERY FUNCTION OF OUR
GOVERNMENT. WE RECENTLY HELD A
RETREAT AND THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, TO KEEP
PEOPLE SAFE TAKES A HOLISTIC
APPROACH AND RECOGNIZES THE
IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH,
FOOD ACCESS, TREATMENT
AVAILABILITY, HOUSING
STABILITY, AS IT DOES LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND DIVERSIFIED
RESPONSES TO 911 CALLS. OUR
FIRST RESPONDERS ARE A CRUCIAL
PART OF OUR SYSTEM AND DO
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND
VALUABLE WORK DAILY, ALL CITY
DEPARTMENTS, ALL DEPARTMENTS
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN
SEATTLE. THIS IS THE ONE
SEATTLE APPROACH, THIS APPROACH
FOR SUSTAINABLE AND MEASURABLE
SAFETY IS WHAT GUIDES MY
ADMINISTRATION, TO PROPOSE
INVESTMENTS IN THIS BUDGET.
THIS INCLUDES EFFORTS LIKE
RESOLVING 911 CALLS BY
REBUILDING AND OPTIMIZING
OFFICER STAFFING AND EXPANDING
RESPONSE OPTIONS TO BEST MATCH
THE SITUATION. THAT IS WHY OUR
BUDGET CONTINUES TO INVEST IN
THE EXPANDED SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT RECRUITING CLASS AND
SFPD RECRUITING, WHERE THIS
YEAR WE ARE ON PACE TO HAVE
NEARLY 4000 OFFICER APPLICANTS
WHICH IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
APPLICANTS SINCE 2013 OVER A
DECADE AGO.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> AS WE ARE WORKING FEVERISHLY
TO MAKE SURE THE APPLICATION
WORK WE ARE DOING AND THE
PIPELINE INTO ACTUAL OFFICERS
IS IMPROVED GREATLY, WE ARE NOT
TALKING IN THE ABSTRACT, WE ARE
REALLY HIRING. RIGHT NOW,
SEATTLE POLICE JOBS, IF YOU
WANT TO PULL UP THE WEBSITE AND
JOIN THE EFFORT OF OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY DEPARTMENT , SEATTLE
JOBS, SEATTLEPOLICEJOBS.COM.
YOU GOT IT? I WILL WAIT FOR
YOU. OUR BUDGET ALSO REFLECTS
OUR NEW AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY WHICH WILL EXPAND
FLEXIBILITY AND CAPACITY IN OUR
USE OF THE KING COUNTY JAIL.
OUR APPROACH TO ADDRESSING
PEOPLE ENGAGED IN UNLAWFUL
ACTIVITIES REQUIRES A DIVERSE
ARRAY OF STRATEGIES AND
APPROACHES, INCLUDING THE
OPTION TO BOOK SOMEONE INTO
JAIL. IT IS FOR THAT REASON THE
NEED FOR THE RIGHT RESPONSE AT
THE RIGHT TIME THAT WE ARE ALSO
INCLUDING FUNDING THE CITYWIDE
EXPANSION OF CARE RESPONDERS.
OUR NEW PARADIGM IN PUBLIC
SAFETY, ADDING ONGOING FUNDING
FOR AN ADDITIONAL 18 RESPONDERS
AND THREE SUPERVISORS. THESE
RESPONDERS WILL ALLOW CARE TO
ANSWER CALLS CITYWIDE SEVEN
DAYS A WEEK, REDUCING STRAIN ON
LIMITED PLACED RESOURCES AND
HELPING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE
BY PROVIDING DIRECT BEHAVIORAL
INTERVENTIONS AND CRISIS
DE-ESCALATION AND RESOURCE AND
SERVICE NAVIGATION,
TRANSPORTATION AND MORE. THIS
IS A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT WE
SHOULD ALL EMBRACE. WE ARE ALSO
-- YES.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> WE ARE ALSO MAKING A PUSH IN
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO BETTER LEVERAGE CIVILIAN
ROLES TO SUPPORT SWORN OFFICERS
LIKE HIRING EMPLOYEES TO HELP
WITH ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS TO
PROVIDE SWIFT ANALYSIS AND
INFORMATIVE DATA. WE ARE
EXPANDING THE ROLE OF PARKING
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO REVIEW
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS AS WELL.
A NEW WAY OF THINKING, NOT JUST
WHAT WE INVEST BUT HOW WE
INVEST, TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
IS A PUBLIC SAFETY, TOO. IT'S
A PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM OF
TRYING TO KEEP ALL COMMUNITIES
SAFE AND THIS BUDGET INCLUDES
AN EXPANSION OF 38 TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERAS IN 19 SCHOOL
ZONES, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE
CURRENT COUNT, AND YOU WILL
NOTICE I'M NOT TALKING A LOT
ABOUT TRANSPORTATION IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET ANALYSIS, BUT TO
MAKE THIS CLEAR, WE NEED TO
MEET HOUSING AND ECONOMIC GOALS
BECAUSE THEY ARE CRITICAL TO
OUR FUTURE AS A CITY AND
CREATING THAT SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
LET ME JUST SAY, I SUGGEST --
IS ALWAYS ETHICS RULES IN WHAT
I CAN SAY SO LET ME BE VERY
CAREFUL HERE. I SUGGEST YOU
THOROUGHLY REVIEW YOUR VOTER
GUIDE STATEMENT, THIS YEAR AND
MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION WHEN
YOU VOTE IN NOVEMBER. NOT JUST
IN OUR COLLECTIVE PROPOSED
TRANSPORTATION THAT HE, BUT ON
EVERYTHING, IF YOU GET MY
DRIFT. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I
WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA, ALSO
KNOWN AS THE KING OF POTHOLES .
FOR PARTNERING WITH US AND
REFINE AND PROPOSE THE LEVEE
THAT IS ON THIS YEAR'S BALLOT,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THE BUDGET
ALSO INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGES LIKE NEW OVERWHELMED
PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING, TO MAKE
PEOPLE FEEL SAFE. YOU PROBABLY
READ ABOUT THIS RECENTLY. IT IS
NO SURPRISE THAT I STRONGLY
BELIEVE IN USING THE LATEST
TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO
STRENGTHEN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
EFFORTS, WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT IS WORKING IN OTHER CITIES
AND I'M NOT AFRAID TO
REPLICATE IF IT IS INDEED
WORKING. AND WE ARE ALWAYS
WILLING TO LISTEN TO FEEDBACK,
IF SOMETHING IS INEFFECTIVE,
THIS BUDGET WE WILL FUND A
REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER TO
IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND
TO AND SOLVE CRIMES. IT ALSO
INVESTS IN OUR PILOT IN
NEIGHBORHOODS DOWNTOWN, THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND ALONG AURORA
AVENUE. BUDGET PROPOSES
INVESTING AND SUPPORTING THOSE
WHO NEED OUR HELP, INCLUDING A
$2 MILLION INVESTMENT IN
SERVICES LIKE PEOPLE BEING
TRAFFICKED. AND EXPLOITED ON
AURORA AVENUE, AND I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNSEL
FOR HAVING SOME VERY INTENSE
DISCUSSIONS, EMPATHETIC
DISCUSSIONS ON THIS ISSUE. WE
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT
THOSE BEING VICTIMIZED AND
CONNECT THEM WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS WHO CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES, AND
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
AGREES WITH THIS APPROACH AND
WILL BE A CHAMPION FOR THESE
NEEDED SUPPORT SERVICES, THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE . THIS
BUDGET SEEKS TO INVEST IN THE
NEXT STAGE OF OUR PLAN FOR
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY,
BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO NEARLY
$20 MILLION TO EXPAND MENTAL
HEALTH COUNSELORS, TELEHEALTH
SERVICES AND INTERVENTION, IN
ADDITION TO $12.5 MILLION
SUPPORTING YOUTH SAFETY. WE
WILL ONLY BE SAFE WHEN OUR
CHILDREN ARE SAFE, OUR OVERALL
INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY SAFETY
THROUGH OUR HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT IS $38.3 MILLION
WITH CONTINUED INVESTMENTS IN
THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION THAT ARE USING THE
LIVED EXPERIENCE, INCREDIBLE
MESSENGERS TO DISRUPT GUN
VIOLENCE NEAR SCHOOLS AND
ACROSS THE CITY. I KNOW FOR A
FACT THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PARTNER
IN THINKING THROUGH THESE
INVESTMENTS, DRIVING OUTCOMES
WITH A FOCUS ON IMPROVING
OUTCOMES FOR OUR YOUTH AND I
WANT TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
THAT LEADERSHIP. THESE
INVESTMENTS ARE PART OF A
BROADER APPROACH TO CREATE
THRIVING COMMUNITIES. THE
PROJECTED FUND DEFICIT REQUIRED
US TO BE STRATEGIC IN THESE
AREAS THAT I HAVE DISCUSSED,
SQUEEZING THE MOST OUT OF EVERY
DOLLAR AND INVESTING IN
PROGRAMS THAT TRULY MAKE THE
BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. I ONCE SAW
A POSTER THAT SAID BUDGETING IS
THE ART OF SPREADING
DISSATISFACTION UNIFORMLY.
WELL, I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO
SPREADING SATISFACTION
UNIFORMLY , FOR EXAMPLE, WE ALL
LOVE TREES IN THE GREAT
NORTHWEST AND PARTICULARLY IN
SEATTLE. OUR PROPOSAL TO
ESTABLISH THE ONE SEATTLE TREE
NURSERY IS A NEW PROGRAM
CRITICAL FOR MEETING TREE
CANOPY RESTORATION, OUR GOALS,
AND ULTIMATELY A MONEY SAVER
BECAUSE WE WILL BE ABLE TO GROW
OUR OWN LOCAL TREES INSTEAD OF
PURCHASING THEM FROM OTHER
STATES. THE CITY IS REMARKABLE
TREES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM
DELIVERS HUNDREDS OF TREES TO
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY, BUT
THIS YEAR, WE HAD TO OFFER
FEWER TREES THAN EXPECTED
BECAUSE PRODUCTION ISSUES
OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, OUTSIDE
OF THE STATE WERE CAUSED BY THE
PROVIDERS. WE CANNOT IMPROVE
THIS, I SHOULD SAY POSITIVELY,
WE CAN IMPROVE THIS BY GROWING
THE BEST TREES FOR SEATTLE, TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. WE HAVE
BEEN RELENTLESS IN OUR CLIMATE
EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY SEEKING
GRANTS FROM THE STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT THE
HISTORIC TIME WHERE THE ISSUE
OF CLIMATE CHANGE IS IN FRONT
OF US. AND LAST YEAR WE BROUGHT
IN $61.5 MILLION IN STATE AND
FEDERAL CLIMATE GRANTS FOCUSING
ON THINGS LIKE GREEN BUILDINGS
AND AFFORDABLE HEAT PUMPS AND
CLEAN ELECTRICITY REBATES.
THESE RESOURCES HAVE ALLOWED US
FLEX ABILITY TO RESTRUCTURE THE
FUNDING FOR OUR OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
DIRECTOR FOR HER STRONG
LEADERSHIP IN HER DEPARTMENT,
SHE GETS ALL THE CREDIT, THAT
IS THE WAY IT WORKS SOMETIMES.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> FINALLY , I WANT TO
REITERATE THAT I'M PROUD OF
THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO PRESERVE IN THIS BUDGET
RESTRUCTURING, LIKE MAINTAINING
ALL GRANTS AND ARTS AND
CULTURE, INCLUDING THE RACIAL
EQUITY PROGRAM, I KNOW THIS IS
A PRIORITY FOR COUNCILMEMBER
WOO, I HEARD HER SPEAK ON THIS
ELOQUENTLY FOR SOME TIME, AS
WELL AS HER WORK TO FOSTER WORK
IN THE CITY AND CREATE A STRONG
AND CREATIVE ECONOMY AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR DISCUSSIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> WE MUST CONTINUE TO NOT ONLY
BE KNOWN AS A CITY OF
INNOVATION AND RESILIENCY, BUT
ALSO A CITY KNOWN FOR OUR ARTS,
OUR ABILITY TO EXPRESS
OURSELVES, OUR CULTURE, THAT IS
IN OUR SPECIAL DNA AS A CITY,
WE HAVE OUR OWN CULTURE AND IT
IS PRETTY COOL ACTUALLY. WE
NEED TO INVEST IN THESE EFFORTS
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ACHIEVED
A LOT IN THIS BUDGET, WE HAVE
CLOSED AT THE GENERAL FUND
DEFICIT OF 2025 AND 2026, ALSO
FUNDING IMPORTANT PRIORITIES
AND PREVENTING MORE DEVASTATING
CUTS. WE MADE SOME TOUGH
DECISIONS. BUT NECESSARY
DECISIONS ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS
AND OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENTS,
OUR FUTURE SPENDING AND OUR
GOAL ALWAYS IS TO PROVIDE A
NEW, CLEAR TRAJECTORY FOR
SUSTAINABILITY. AND MOST
IMPORTANT, I BELIEVE WE MADE
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU ALL, THE
RESIDENCE OF SEATTLE, THE
STRATEGY ALLOWS US TO PUT EVERY
DOLLAR, EVERY DOLLAR -- I'M
SORRY, I WAS DOING PERFECTLY
UNTIL THEN , THIS STRATEGY
ALLOWED US TO PUT EVERY DOLLAR
THAT WE HAVE TO THE NEEDS OF
OUR CITY, STRONG PUBLIC
SERVICES, HISTORICAL
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORD A HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS INVESTMENTS,
NEEDED PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS
AND RESOURCES FOR THE WRITING
COMMUNITIES AND SO MUCH MORE.
AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO MY TEAMMATES FOR DOING THIS
WORK, THIS IS A STRONG STARTING
POINT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AS
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND A
COMMUNITY USING RESOURCES. PART
OF OUR JOB IS RECEIVING
FEEDBACK. MY ADMINISTRATION
WELCOMES YOUR FEEDBACK IN A
CONVERSATION, TOGETHER WE ARE
BUILDING A GREAT CITY, CLAWING
OUR WAY BACK TO A CITY THAT WE
LOVE SO MUCH. SO TO ALL OF YOU,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I
KNOW IT WAS A LONG SPEECH BUT
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO,
THIS IS OUR WORK TOGETHER AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE
WEEKS AND MONTHS AHEAD FOR
HELPING ME BUILD ONE SEATTLE,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> THE COUNCIL WILL BE AT EASE
FOR A WHILE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO
STAY FOR THE REST OF THE
MEETING.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL
BE IN RECESS FOR 10 MINUTES
WHILE THE ROOM CLEARS AND WE
BRING IN PEOPLE WHO ARE
DOWNSTAIRS WAITING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT. SEE NO
OBJECTION, WE ARE IN RECESS FOR
10 MINUTES.
>> [CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING]
>> WE TOOK A RECESS TO ALLOW
TIME FOR THE, THE MAYOR AND HIS
DEPARTMENT HEADS AND MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA TO
LEAVE CHAMBERS AND BRING IN
FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT . AND SO, WITH
THAT, WE WILL NOW COME BACK TO
ORDER, AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORELLA'S
PRIME?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS
TIME, COLLEAGUES, WE WILL OPEN
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE
COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. MADAME
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE 10 REMOTE AND NINE
IN PERSON.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL PROVIDE
ONE MINUTE FOR EVERYONE TO
SPEAK, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY. WE'LL BEGIN WITH,
JODY, PLEASE PROCEED WITH THE
ROLES.
>> OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
UP TO 20 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED. WE WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN SETS OF IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME.
WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF
THEIR TIME. AND SPEAKERS
MIKE'S WILL BE MUTED IF THEY
DO NOT AND THEIR COMMENTS
WITHIN THEIR ALLOTTED TIME.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WE'LL BEGIN WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS, SPEAKERS NUMBER 1
THROUGH 9. IF YOU MAY PLEASE
LINE UP, WE HAVE TWO SETS OF
MICROPHONES. WE HAD THE CENTERS
HERE AND THE ONE HERE --
SPEAKER ONE.
>> HELLO! COUNCIL -- I'M
RACHEL -- SEATTLE FACES A $260
MILLION BUDGET CUT STARTING IN
2025. THIS CUT WILL AFFECT A
LOT OF PEOPLE ACCESS TO
CRITICAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
THAT COULD SAWS ONE OF THE --
AND DRUG ADDICTION. AS I SAID
TWO WEEKS AGO, THIS DISCUSSION
OF SCHOOL CLOSURES AS A RESULT
OF THIS BUDGET CUT THAT WILL
TRAGICALLY IMPACT THE EDUCATION
OF COUNTLESS STUDENTS HERE IN
SEATTLE. IT IS CRUCIAL NOW MORE
THAN EVER TO TRACK OUR TAX
DOLLARS. IT IS YOUR JOB, AS
CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, TO ENSURE
THE PUBLIC THAT OUR MONEY IS
BEING WIDELY USED AND INVESTING
IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO
CREATE A ROBUST CITY FOR
EVERYONE. THIS MEANS INCREASING
-- AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS,
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, DRUG
REHABILITATION CENTERS, AND
OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS. THIS WILL
REQUIRE HAVING AN OPEN MIND,
AND TO QUESTION PREVIOUS CHECKS
AND STRATEGIES USED IN THE
PAST, AND ASKED, ARE THEY GOING
TO BE AFFECTED TODAY? LASTLY,
CAN WE ALL AGREE THAT WEALTHY
CORPORATIONS NEED TO BE HELD IN
THE AND PAYING THEIR FAIR
SHARE? THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SHANNON
WOODMAN OF WASHINGTON ALARM. MY
FAMILY HAS BEEN SECURING LIVES
AND PROPERTY IN THE SEATTLE
AREA FOR OVER 80 YEARS. I OWN A
HOME AND LIVE IN SEATTLE, AND
MY FAMILY OWNS A COMMERCIAL
BUILDING IN SEATTLE. BOTH MY
HOME AND MY COMMERCIAL BUILDING
HAS SECURITY SYSTEMS. WE WERE
NOTIFIED ONE WEEK AGO THAT
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS
CHANGING THEIR ALARM RESPONSE
POLICY. EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 1st, SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT WILL REQUIRE AUDIO
OR VIDEO VERIFICATION WITH
EVERY ALARM WE HEAR, WE RECEIVE
IN OUR ALARM MONITORING
CENTERS. THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
MISSION STATEMENT STATES, SUCH
THAT YOU WILL WORK WITH THE
CITIZENS OF SEATTLE, YET IN
2024, OUR ALARM INDUSTRY,
INCLUDING OUR ALARM
ASSOCIATIONS, OUR ALARM
EXPERTS, WERE GIVEN TWO WEEKS
NOTICE ON THIS ALARM RESPONSE
CHANGE. TWO WEEKS IS NOT ENOUGH
TIME FOR US TO NOTIFY 60,000
CUSTOMERS, PROVIDE THE UPGRADES
THAT ARE REQUIRED, INSTALL --
THANK YOU.
>> BETHANY BURDEN WITH SO-SO
NORTHWEST, WHICH REPRESENTS THE
LIVES, SAFETY, AND INTEGRATION
INDUSTRY IN WASHINGTON STATE.
LAST WEEK, THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT CHANGED IT
DISPATCHING PROTOCOL, EFFECTIVE
OCTOBER 1st, TO NOW REQUIRE
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE, SUCH AS
AUDIO, VIDEO, PANIC ALARMS, OR
EYEWITNESS EVIDENCE THAT A
PERSON IS ILLEGALLY ENTERING OR
ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PROPERTY.
THIS SHORT TWO WEEKS NOTICE
PROVIDED BY THE SPD IS
INADEQUATE FOR PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTING THE UPDATES, THE
UPDATES REQUIRED FOR THE 65,000
SECURITY SYSTEM OWNERS IN
SEATTLE. WE'RE REQUESTING
ADDITIONAL TIME TO COORDINATE
WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND
RESIDENCES WHO WOULD LIKE TO
UPGRADE TO MEET THESE NEW
REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ASHLEY BARBER. JUST LAST WEEK,
I WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL NO
LONGER BE RESPONDING TO
NON-VERIFIED FALSE ALARMS. THIS
INFORMATION WAS SHARED IN A
LETTER SENT BY INTERIM CHIEF
SUE ARE ON SEPTEMBER 12. THIS
CHANGE HAS BEEN IN PROCESS FOR
EIGHT MONTHS WITH NO
COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE RESIDENTS OR THE LOCAL
SECURITY INDUSTRY OR EXPERT
INPUT. I AM THE DAUGHTER OF A
RETIRED POLICE CHIEF. I
UNDERSTAND FIRSTHAND THE STRAIN
ON RESOURCES THAT OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS EXPERIENCING. I
HAVE ALSO WORKED IN THE
SECURITY INDUSTRY FOR OVER 13
YEARS. FALSE ALARMS ARE A
PROBLEM, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND SECURITY INDUSTRY CAN WORK
TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A
SOLUTION THAT BENEFITS OUR
CUSTOMERS IN A WAY THAT DOES
NOT LEAVE THEM STRANDED AND
VULNERABLE AT THE MOST
DANGEROUS MOMENTS. ALL I ASK IS
FOR THE ADDITIONAL TIME TO COME
TOGETHER TO WORK ON SOLVING
THIS ISSUE ONCE AND FOR ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. I
THOUGHT I HAD TWO MINUTES, I'VE
TAKEN FOUR HOURS OUT OF MY DAY
TO COME HERE. MY TOPIC IS NOISE
BALANCE IN SEATTLE. I'M GOING
TO PROCEED VERY QUICKLY TO GIVE
YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS NOISE
VIOLENCE IS THAT WE LIVE WITH
EVERY DAY IN WEST SEATTLE.
THERE ARE ORDINANCES AGAINST
MODIFIED MUFFLERS, 46.37.390
ONE. AND THERE ARE ALSO FINES,
$500 FOR -- [ INDISCERNIBLE -
BACKGROUND NOISE ] THAT IS A
MUFFLER. IT SOUNDS LIKE AN AR
15. HIS PASSING BY ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS AND BY HIGH SCHOOLS.
THIS TERRORIZES US IN THE ALKI
NEIGHBORHOOD AND AROUND WEST
SEATTLE. IT IS AWFUL, AND I
KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT
-- BUT PLEASE JUST [
INDISCERNIBLE - BACKGROUND
NOISE ]-- THEY FEEL THEY CANNOT
PURSUE. THERE ARE $500 FINES
STATED OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
WEBSITE THAT CAN BE ISSUED. ALL
I'M ASKING IS THAT YOU
CONSIDER THIS, AND I DON'T
KNOW IF THE BUDGET DOESN'T
MATTER, BUT, YOU KNOW, PLEASE
HELP US DEAL WITH THIS, BECAUSE
IT'S, IT'S AWFUL AND
TRAUMATIZING. THANK YOU.
>> SPEAKER NUMBER SIX?
>> YEAH, HI, THANK YOU, I'M
SANDY SCHELLER WITH 3X IN
SEATTLE, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ON THE OMNIBUS BILL. THERE'S A
SENTENCE ADDED TO THE TREE CODE
IN THIS OMNIBUS BILL THAT SAYS,
IN ALL ZONES EXCEPT FOR FIVE
NAMED, ALL TREES MAY BE REMOVED
WHEN DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSED.
ONE OF THE ZONES EXCLUDED AS
RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT .
RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT IS NOT
PART OF NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL, AND IN THE OMNIBUS
BILL ITSELF ON PAGE 17,
THERE'S A SEPARATE SET OF
RULES FOR RSL. I JUST WANT TO
SHOW YOU WHERE RSL IS, BECAUSE
RSL HAS HIGHER LOT COVERAGE AND
SMALLER REPLACEMENT TREES WHEN
LOTS ARE STRIPPED. SO IT IS
DIFFERENT. AND THESE ARE THE
ZONES. SO I'LL STEP BACK.
IT'S A FELLOW, SOUTH PARK,
BEACON HILL, LAKE CITY. IT'S
ALL OF OUR FORMERLY REDLINED
COMMUNITIES. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR TAKING CARE OF THIS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. STEVE --
TREAT -- SEATTLE'S URBAN
FOREST ON SOME OF THE PROBLEMS
IN THE OMNIBUS BILL ALREADY
RAISED. WANT TO , NOTE
APPRECIATION FOR THE SEVERAL
COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE THAT SAID THEY WOULD
BE LOOKING AT THIS EARLY NEXT
YEAR. THE PROBLEM IS THE TREE
PROTECTION DEFINITION AND THE
TREE PROTECTION AREA BASIC
DEFINITION ARE BASICALLY ONE
AND THE SAME. AND I WILL SEND
YOU THIS SEPARATE EMAIL SO YOU
HAVE A CHANCE TO DIGEST IT,
BECAUSE TIME IS SHORT. ONE NOTE
THEN IN 2511 060 THE OMNIBUS
BILL ITSELF REQUIREMENTS FOR
TRAITS WHEN DEVELOPMENT IS
PROPOSED. THE TREE PROTECTION
AREA MAY BE MODIFIED FROM THE
BASIC TREE PROTECTION AREA
BASED ON SPECIES TOLERANCE. A
NUMBER OF OTHER ITEMS. AND IT
GOES DOWN, WHEN YOU GO DOWN IN
THE 2511 -- 070, IT SAYS THOSE
AREAS -- ALL ZONES CANNOT BE,
THE BASIC TREE PROTECTION AREA
CANNOT BE MODIFIED. THAT'S A
CONTRADICTION IN THE ORDINANCE.
I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL WITH
MORE --
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ARIANA
RILEY, AND LATELY I'VE BEEN
WATCHING OLD EPISODES OF ALMOST
LIVE. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT,
IT'S A VERY FUNNY SHOW. I
RECOMMEND EVERYBODY WOULD WATCH
IT. I WAS JUST WATCHING THIS IN
MY FREE TIME, AND I CAME ACROSS
THIS FROM THIS EPISODE THAT
AIRED IN 1990.
>> -- WANTED REFUNDS.
>> SEATTLE NOW HAS A DESIGNATED
ZONE WERE KNOWN DRUG DEALERS
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER. ALL
OFFICIALS SAY THAT SINCE GUNS
AND THREATS OF INCARCERATION
HAVE FAILED, THEY WERE FORCED
INTO THIS LAST BRUTAL STEP OF
DRAWING AN IMAGINARY LINE ON
THE PAVEMENT.
>> SO THIS IS FROM 1990, WHEN
THE SODO ZONES WERE FIRST
INTRODUCED. I'LL JUST REMIND
EVERYBODY THAT THEY WERE
REPEALED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
ACTUALLY WORK. THIS WAS TRIED
BEFORE, MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO,
AND IT DIDN'T WORK BEFORE, AND
IT'S STILL NOT GOING TO WORK.
YEAH. WE SHOULD MAYBE LEARN
FROM HISTORY. THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST IMPRESSION SPEAKER,
SPEAKER NINE.
>> HI. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ONCE
AGAIN IF AT LEAST ONE OF YOU
COULD JUST MAKE A TO DO NOTE TO
EMAIL THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ASK
THEM, WHAT IS THE FAKE HANDGUN
CASE? WHAT'S THE DEAL I CASE?
THEY'LL KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS THE MEMO
THAT THEY ISSUED THAT THIS
QUALIFIED JUDGE WITHOUT A FROM
HEARING ANY CRIMINAL CASES.
THEY SAID THAT SHE WASN'T
QUALIFIED BECAUSE OF THE WAY
THAT SHE HANDLED A PARTICULAR
DUI CASE, A PARTICULAR FAKE
HANDGUN CASE, AND THEY GAVE
DETAILS ABOUT THESE CASES
SAYING THAT THIS SHOULD'VE
DISQUALIFIED HER. JUDGE THE
DOTTIE HAS RESPONDED PUBLICLY
SAYING, BASED ON THE DETAILS, I
DON'T KNOW WHAT CASES THEY'RE
TALKING ABOUT. THERE'S NO
CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUE. THEY
DESCRIBE THE CASES AND DETAILS
-- PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. SO IT'S
NOT A SECRET. I DISAGREE WITH A
LOT OF YOUR POLITICS., BUT THIS
IS NOT A POLITICAL QUESTION.
THIS IS A GOOD GOVERNANCE
QUESTION. IF THE CITY ATTORNEY
HAS REFERRED TO THIS CASE, THEY
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPECIFY WHAT
IT IS. SO JUST, SOMEBODY MAKE A
TO DO NOTE, EMAIL THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WHAT'S THE FAKE
HANDGUN CASE? WHAT'S THE DUI?
>> WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS, AND AS A REMINDER,
REMOTE SPEAKERS PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD
THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UN-MUTED. OUR FIRST THREE
REMOTE SPEAKERS ARE STEVE
HORVATH, LUCAS.HARRAH, AND
ALBERTO ALVAREZ. GO AHEAD,
STEVE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. THIS IS STEVE
HORVATH. I'M A RESIDENT OF
BELLTOWN, A CONSTITUENT OF
COUNCILMEMBER BOB KETTLE, AND
OUR TWO UNDISTRACTED
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M GIVING YOU
TESTIMONY TODAY WITH REGARD TO
CB 120824, THE OMNIBUS
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
ESSENTIALLY ADVOCATE THE
COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ZONING IN DOWNTOWN AND OUR
OTHER URBAN CORES, AND I WOULD
URGE THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ON
THE COUNCIL WHO DO NOT HAVE
CONSTITUENTS IN THESE AREAS
SIMPLY NOT TO VOTE ON THIS
MATTER AND PASS IT UP TODAY,
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU
EXACTLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT
OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND WHAT
YOU'RE DOING AMOUNTS TO SAYING
THAT THE PUBLIC FOLKS WHO LIVE
IN THESE URBAN CENTERS DON'T
DESERVE A VOICE. THEY STATE
LEGISLATURE PASSED TWO
DIFFERENT BILLS THIS YEAR, AND
TO QUOTE THE OUTCOME OF THE LAW
IN THOSE BILLS, EACH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGED TO ADOPT
FURTHER PRODUCT REVIEW FOR
CITIZENS AND PROVIDE PROMPT,
COORDINATED, AND OBJECTIVE
REVIEW, AND ENSURE
ACCOUNTABILITY TO APPLICANTS
AND THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
LUCAS.HARRAH. GO AHEAD, LUCAS.
>> HELLO, HELLO. MY NAME IS
LUCAS DAY HARRAH. I MANAGE
ENTITLEMENTS FOR BLUEPRINT, THE
PRODUCT OWNER AND A LOCAL
HOMEBUILDER. I'M HERE TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE MOUNT
BAKERSVILLE PLAT, LOCATED AT
2521 29th AVENUE SOUTH. IT'S
BEEN A LONG ROAD TO THIS
PROJECT. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGE DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY
OF THE SITE, CODES, NEW
RESTATEMENTS, PROCESSES
REQUIRED, AND THE DELAY FROM
THE PANDEMIC. WE STARTED THE
PROCESS IN MARCH OF 2019. WE
CLOSED ON THIS PROPERTY FIVE
YEARS AGO, PURCHASING THE
PROPERTY FROM THE MAKER
HOUSING. MOUNT BAKER HAVING
USED THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE
TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION TO
BUILD AND MAINTAIN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN SEATTLE. THE SUBJECT
PROJECT IS A MARKET RATE 20
WHEN USING TOWNHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT. THE PRODUCT IS
BEEN REVIEWED UNDER
ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGN REVIEW
WITH A MASTER USE PERMIT, AND
-- IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR A STORM
WATER -- EXTENSION, -- AND NOW
BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS THE
ACCEPTANCE AND ORDINANCE FOR
THE FINAL PLAT. THE PRELIMINARY
PLAT WAS APPROVED BY SBC I, --
AND BY US.. TAKE YOU FOR DOING
YOUR PART, AND HELPING THIS
PROJECT GET TO THE FINISH LINE,
AND HELPING THE EMPTY UNITS
BECOME HOMES. THANKS.
>> GO AHEAD, ALBERTO ALVAREZ.
>> LONG BEFORE THIS CURRENT
ANTIWORKER COUNSEL, OXFORD
ECONOMICS PLACED SEATTLE IN THE
TOP FIVE ECONOMIC POWERHOUSES.
NOT ONLY IN THE U.S., BUT ALL
GLOBAL CITIES. TOP FIVE. THE
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR HAVE GONE
TO THE EXTREME OF CUTTING
SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND
STRUGGLING, ATTACKING OUR
EFFORTS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, NEGATING THE FIGHTS WE
HAVE MADE FOR LIVING WAGES, AND
-- THE RACIST IDEA THAT BROKEN
WINDOWS POLICY CAN BUILD A
BETTER CITY. COUNSEL HAD A
SIXTH DREAM OF SEATTLE THAT IS
ONLY FOR RICH AND WHITE.
MEANWHILE, TELLING US THE
WORKING CLASS THAT WE NEED TO
BUST IN OR COMMUTE INTO TOWN
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT WELCOME
HERE. THE WORK OF THE BUDGET IS
NOW IN YOUR HANDS, AND IT WILL
NOT BE SURPRISING WHEN YOU
TARGET THE SECTORS THAT WORKERS
NEED TO EXIST IN THIS
UNAFFORDABLE CITY. YOU HAVE
DONE NOTHING TO HELP US. SHAME
ON YOU, AND SHAME ON YOU FOR
PATTING YOURSELVES ON THE BACK.
WE DEMAND BETTER. HAVE A GOOD
DAY.
>> OUR NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
MEGAN CRUZ, DAVID HAYNES, AND
MARGARET'S BUSINESS. GO AHEAD,
MEGAN.
>> HELLO. I'M STICKING ON THE
BILL TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC DESIGN
REVIEW FOR THREE YEARS, AND
ENCOURAGE ZONING DEPARTURES
ACROSS THE CENTER CITY. EVEN
THE STAFF MEMO SAYS IT'S
UNCLEAR WHAT PROBLEMS THE
BILLABLE FALL. IT SAYS THE AREA
IS NOT SHORT OF HOUSING
CAPACITY. AS THE CI'S REPORT
CONCLUDED THE BIGGEST PERMIT
DELAYS WERE FROM UNDERSTAFFING,
PRIVATE COMPLEXITY, AND
REQUESTS FOR DEPARTURES. --
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOT THE
ISSUE. -- REVIEW IS ALREADY --
FOR PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE
DEVELOPERS HAVE NOT ANSWERED
THE CALL. ELIMINATING DESIGN
REVIEW IS AGAINST THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY
EQUITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP. IT
DENIES 100,000 RESIDENTS FROM
ENGAGING IN A STATE-MANDATED
REVIEW PROCESS THE REST OF THE
CITY AND STATE WILL CONTINUE TO
ENJOY. IS THIS THE ONE SEATTLE
WAY? NEGOTIATING ZONING
BUILDING BY BUILDING IS RIGHT
FOR A DECENT LASTING DAMAGE
ESPECIALLY THE CRITICAL
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS BILL SHOULD, BUT FAILING
THAT, PLEASE ADOPT THE PROPOSED
COMMENTS AND AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU.
>> GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. DAVID
HAYNES. THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
NEEDS AN INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATIVE OVERSIGHT
INDIVIDUAL TO KEEP IT HONEST
ABOUT ITS LACK OF OVERSIGHT ON
SERVICE PROVIDERS. SOME OF THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE
EMBELLISHING THE STATISTICS ON
HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY HELP IN A
DAY, AND -- IS TREATING
INNOCENT HOMELESS WHILE LYING,
MISLEADING ABOUT SERVICE HOURS.
ALL HOME.ORG, WHO CHANGE THEIR
NAME FROM COALITION TO END
HOMELESSNESS, RUINED THE
CHANCES OF KCRHA GETTING IT
RIGHT ON THE FIRST TRY. IN
FACT, CERTAIN PEOPLE FROM ALL
HOME.ORG ARE THE NOTORIOUS
CHRISTMAS PARTY FREE THOUGHT
THAT INCLUDED TRANSGENDER LAP
DANCES FOR EMPLOYEES IN CHARGE
OF SOLVING THE HOMELESS CRISIS.
THEY WERE THE ONES WHO GOT TO
CHOOSE MARK JONES AS FIRST CEO.
WE KNOW TOOK PSYCHOTICS, MENTAL
PILLS, AND DRANK TEQUILA IN A
CAPITOL HILL -- WHILE CREATING
THE AUTHORITY. IF YOU TAKE A
LOOK AT THE RESUME REQUIREMENTS
OF THE JOB THAT KCRHA, THEY
DON'T SOLVE THE CRISIS. THEY
ONLY EXACERBATED WHILE PRIORITY
HIRING --
>> GO AHEAD, MARGARET.
>> HI, I'M MARGARET -- THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BROOKLYN
NORTHWEST. WE REPRESENT THE
ALARM DEALERS AND THEIR
CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. WE KNOW THAT
STATISTICS SHOW THAT 85% OF THE
ALARM PLATES DO NOT PRODUCE ANY
CALLS FOR SERVICE IN A GIVEN
YEAR, AND THAT THE ENTIRE, ALL
OF THE, THE LUNG USERS IN
SEATTLE ARE BEING PENALIZED BY
THESE ALARM OWNERS FOR THE BAD
CONDUCT OF THE FEW. WE ARE
ASKING TO POSTPONE A NEW POLICY
TO RESPOND TO VERIFIED ALARMS
ONLY IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
AND HAVE A, US BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN FORMULATING A NEW
ALARM ORDINANCE. WE APPRECIATE
THE FACTS, THAT, GIVEN SOME
TIME TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN. THANK
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT THREE SPEAKERS ARE
SHANE CLARY, JESSICA THUN, AND
SANDERS LeTOURNEAU. GO AHEAD,
SHANE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAME
PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. MY DOG -- VICE
PRESIDENT OF -- COMPANY. I'VE
BEEN IN THE INTRUSION -- FIRE
ALARM INDUSTRY FOR 50 YEARS,
AND, JUST TO, SPEAKING ON THE
SAME TOPIC, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD
SEVERAL SPEAKERS, FOR YOU ON,
IS THAT WE, THE INDUSTRY
RECEIVED WORD FROM THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST LAST
WEEK, THE POLICY THAT THERE
WILL BE AN ACTING ON OCTOBER
1st, AND IT JUST DOES NOT GIVE
THE INDUSTRY ENOUGH TIME TO
BASICALLY HAVE THE REQUIREMENTS
IN BOTH BUSINESSES AND IN
RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES TO MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY.
THIS CAN BE VERY RESTRICTIVE
FOR, ESPECIALLY FOR RESIDENCES
THAT ARE ON A FIXED INCOME, AND
WE JUST ASK FOR A LITTLE DELAY
IN THIS POLICY SO WE CAN MEET
AND WORK WITH THESE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD, JESSICA.
>> HELLO. HELLO, COUNCIL.
JESSICA THUN, VICE CHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION,
COMMENTING ABOUT CB 120827.
THERE'S ANY MUSIC LOADING
ORDINANCE IS A GREAT BENEFIT TO
THE HEALTH OF OUR MUSIC
ECOSYSTEM AND CREATIVE ECONOMY
, AND PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED
RELIEF FROM MUSICIANS, WHICH
ARE A VITAL CREATIVE FORCE IN
OUR CITY, AND HELP TO ENSURE
OUR CITY REMAINS A VIBRANT
CULTURAL HUB. A LOCAL MUSICIAN
WHO WAS PLANNING ON ANYONE A
GIVEN WEEKNIGHT MAY MAKE AROUND
$150, WHICH IS OFTEN FLIPPED 45
WAYS AMONGST FAN MADE. BETWEEN
EXPENSIVE GAS TO DRIVE FROM
OUTLYING AREAS INTO THE CORE OF
THE CITY, THEY CAN'T EVEN
AFFORD TO LIVE IN, TO RISKING A
TICKET WHILE LOADING AND GEAR
AND THEN PAYING THE PARK,
PLAYING SHOWS IN SEATTLE IS NOT
PENCILING ANYMORE. I WANT TO
REITERATE THAT THERE ARE MANY
NIGHTS WHEN A MUSICIAN ENDS UP
SPENDING MONEY TO PLAY A SHOW
IN SEATTLE. THEY ARE LOSING
MONEY TO PLAY IN OUR CITY. OUR
LOCAL MUSICIAN -- BETTER, THEY
DESERVE TO BE SUPPORTED, AND
THEY DESERVE CITY
INFRASTRUCTURES THAT IS
RELIABLE, SAFE, AND SECURE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP,
AND FOR ALL OF YOUR VOTES AND
SUPPORT OF CB 12087.
>> GO AHEAD, SANDERS.
>> HI. MY NAME IS SANDERS
LATOUR, AND I -- I ASK THE
COUNCIL TO PASS COUNSEL BILL
120864 WHILE REJECTING
AMENDMENT -- REVIEW DELAYS
PROJECTS AND -- COSTS TO THEM.
THOSE COSTS -- PEOPLE LIVING
AND WORKING IN THE -- NEW
CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE -- WILL
STILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY
THE SP CI DIRECTOR. ON
AMENDMENT A, I BELIEVE THE
AMENDMENT ADDS UNNECESSARY
BARRIER TO THE NEW -- PROPOSED
IN THE MAIN BILL. SEATTLE --
MUNICIPAL CODE 23-5403 FIVE
DETAILS THE STANDARDS FOR
LOADING -- AND PROVIDE A
FRAMEWORK FOR THE -- DIRECTOR,
IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION -- I
WOULD IMAGINE THIS IS ALSO THE
CASE FOR PARKING UTILITY SPACES
AS WELL. WE SHOULD TRUST OUR
CITY DIRECTOR TO ALLOW FOR
REASONABLE DEPARTURES THAT
ALLOW THE BUILDING. THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS
WILL BE DAVE S, FOLLOWED BY BJ
LAUGHED. GO AHEAD, DAVE. DAVE
YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> HELLO. THIS PAST WEEKEND AT
TWO WORD PARK IN DISTRICT 2,
THE PLACE WHERE SEATTLE'S
LARGEST JEWISH COMMUNITY HAS
HAD A LONG HISTORY, HAS ALSO
BEEN A HOTBED OF ANTI-SEMITISM.
THERE'S NO ACCIDENT THAT
SEWARD PARK WAS CHOSEN FOR THE
SITE OF THE PRO-PALESTINIAN
FESTIVAL. THE FESTIVAL INVOLVED
MORE THAN PALESTINIAN CULTURE,
BUT INCLUDED HARSH -- AGAINST
ISRAEL AND JEWS. I'M A
RESIDENT. I HAVE NEVER GIVEN
PUBLIC COMMENT , BUT I FEEL
THAT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IS
JUST TOO GREAT RIGHT NOW.
ANYONE WHO'S BEEN TO SEWARD
PARK MILLS PARK ACCESS VIA
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND IS
NOT A CENTRAL PLACE OF
GATHERING. BUT IT SEEMS TO BE
THE PERFECT PLACE TO HOLD A
MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR PALESTINE.
WHY? IT'S IN THE LARGEST
JEWISH NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE.
TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, THEY
DECIDED TO HAVE IT ON THE
JEWISH SABBATH. SADLY THIS IS
NOT NEW FOR THE JEWS IN
SEATTLE. IN EVERY SINGLE
DISTRICT, WHICH I WILL CALL IN
ON A SEPARATE TIME TO THINK
ABOUT, THERE HAVE BEEN, THERE
HAVE BEEN ANTI-SEMITIC
INCIDENTS. NOTABLY IN DISTRICT
3, THERE WAS A JEWISH COMMUNITY
THAT WAS -- THE FACE NEARBY,
WITH PRO-PALESTINIAN GRAFFITI
AS WELL AS --
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER WILL BE BJ.
GO AHEAD, BJ.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS BJ LAST.
I'M IN BALLARD. SO THE MAYOR
JUST SAID THAT HIS PROPOSED
2025 BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING
FOR RTC -- AS OF THIS MORNING,
CENTRAL STAFF POINTED OUT THAT
THE PROPOSED 2024 ADOPTED
BUDGET INCLUDED $1.1 MILLION
FOR OUR TCC. AND THE SERVER ARE
TCC WAS ACTUALLY JUST AMENDED
-- BUT THE PRICE THAT $0.4
MILLION. SO WHICH IS IT? HOW IS
IT THAT THE COST FOR THE
MASSIVE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
CHANGES EVERY SINGLE TIME
SOMEONE ASKS FOR A BREAKDOWN?
THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED
WITH CCTV. IT WENT FROM
APPARENTLY BEING ZERO DOLLARS
IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, EVEN
THOUGH IT WAS SPECIFICALLY
INCLUDED, TO ABOUT $1.3 MILLION
IN THE SUMMER, TO NOW IT'S AN
ADDITIONAL 420 5K IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET. SO THESE
MASSIVE, LIKE, CONSTANTLY
CHANGING PRICES THAT SHOW THIS
ISN'T ACTUALLY A REAL
PROPOSAL, IF THEY CASH AND
POWER GRAB BY SPD. ALSO
PROPOSED BUDGET HAS PERMANENT
POSITIONS FOR RTCC. WE DO NOT
ADD PERMANENT POSITIONS FOR
SOMETHING THAT SUPPOSEDLY A --
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE
REACHED THE END OF THE LIST,
AND WE ARE NOW CLOSING THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. ALL
RIGHT. MOVING ON. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING ON, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. AND IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
ON, THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY
INCLUDE COUNSEL BILL 120865,
PAYMENT OF BILLS, APPOINTMENTS
FROM THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AND 16
APARTMENTS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. AND
THERE ARE, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
THAT THEY, THAT MY COLLEAGUES
WOULD LIKE REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE,
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION AND THE MINUTES OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO
ITEM 1, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEMS 1 AND 2 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> ITEMS 1 AND 2. 311-4773.
FULL UNIT -- SUBDIVISIONAL
BLUEPRINT CAPITAL SERVICES LLC
TO SUBDIVIDE ONE DEVELOPMENT
INTO 21 UNIT LOTS AT 2521 29th
AVENUE SOUTH, COUNSEL BILL
120859, APPROVING AND
CONFIRMING THE PLAT OF NOW
BAKERSVILLE IN THE PORTION OF
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SOUTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTION 9.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
CLERK HAS READ ITEMS 1 AND 2
INTO THE RECORD. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WILL ADDRESS BOTH
ITEMS, THEN COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY
ASK QUESTIONS ON THE ITEMS, AND
FINALLY, WE'LL MOVE EACH ITEM
SEPARATELY. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AS CHAIR OF THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS ITEMS 1
AND 2.
>> THANK YOU. YES, SO THIS IS A
STANDARD APPLICATION FOR A
SUBDIVISION OF A LOT IN MOUNT
BAKER. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FIVE THREE-STORY TOWNHOMES THAT
WILL CREATE A TOTAL OF 21
UNITS. IT INCLUDES PEDESTRIAN
PARKING, CYCLE, WASTE AND
STORAGE SPACE, COMMON AMENITY
AREA, ADDRESS ASSIGNED
MANAGEMENT, AND EMERGENCY
ACCESS EASEMENTS. THE HEARING
EXAMINER HAS ALREADY APPROVED
THE SUBDIVISION, AND THIS IS
THE FINAL STEP FOR THE
DEVELOPER TO RECEIVE THEIR
APPROVAL. AND ENTITLEMENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
WE'LL CONSIDER EACH ITEM
SEPARATELY, STARTING WITH ITEM
ONE. I MOVE, I MOVED CLERK FILE
314473. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO FILE
THE CLERK FILE. ARE THERE ANY
FINAL COMMENTS? GOING ONCE,
TWICE? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON FILING THE CLERK FILE?
>> IS AN UMBRELLA SPRING?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIED, AND THE
CLERK FILE IS PLACED ON THE
RECORD. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER
ITEM TWO. I MOVED TO PASS
COUNSEL BILL 120859. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, DO YOU
HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
>> I DO NOT PUT
>> ALL RIGHT, HEARING ON, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES, AND THE
CHAIR WILL FIND IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF?
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 3 OF THE
RECORD?
>> THE REAPPOINTED OF THE
GOVERNMENT -- ITEM THREE,
APPOINTMENT 2930 , APPOINTMENT
OF HASHEMI IS DIRECTOR OF THE
OPPOSITE INTERNET PROVIDER
RELATIONS THE COMMUNITY
RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . AS THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I'LL
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
SO JUST A REMINDER, COLLEAGUES,
AND MY COMMITTEE, WE VOTED AT
THE APPOINTMENT OF MINA HASHEMI
IS DIRECTOR OF OIR LAST MONDAY,
BUT FIRST , AT THE SEPTEMBER
16th SPECIAL GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT MEETING, DEPUTY
MAYOR WONG PRESENTED MINA
HASHEMI IS MAYOR HARRELL'S
PICK FOR OIR DIRECTOR, AND WE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK HER
QUESTIONS HERE DIRECTLY FROM
HER AND ENGAGE IN A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE, THE,
THE WORK AHEAD, NOT JUST IN THE
UPCOMING SESSION, BUT ALSO
ACROSS THE MANY BODIES OF WORK
THAT OIR DOES. REMEMBER,
TRIBAL, REGIONAL, STATE,
FEDERAL, INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.
SO WITH THAT, AND THIS
APPOINTMENT WAS VOTED OUT
UNANIMOUSLY AT OUR LAST
MEETING, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING
WITH HER IF THIS NOMINATION IS
CONFIRMED. ON THE FIRST, ON THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT WILL BE
APPROVING AT THE END OF THIS
YEAR, AND THEN, AND THE NEXT
YEAR, IT WILL BE SESSION IN
OLYMPIA. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> HERE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> JUST, I'M VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS APPOINTMENT, GETTING
TO SERVE WITH ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES, BEING DOWN
IN OLYMPIA FOR CITY ACTION
DAYS, LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF THE
281 CITIES AND TOWNS THAT MAKE
UP WASHINGTON'S. STRONG
CITY'S MAKE A GREAT STATE. I
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH MINA DOWN IN OLYMPIA
AND RUN INTO HER IN THE HALLS,
AND IT'S JUST, WE ARE LUCKY TO
HAVE HER AS AN ASSET FOR OUR
CITY. I KNOW THAT WE'RE IN
GOOD HANDS, AND I AM EXCITED TO
VOTE YES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
SHE, I REMIND FOLKS THAT SHE
ALSO HAS A LOT OF, LONG
EXPERIENCE WORKING IN REGIONAL
GOVERNMENT AT KING COUNTY AS
WELL. SO SHE'S GOT WHAT IT
TAKES. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION
CARRIES, AND THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED. CONGRATULATIONS,
DIRECTOR HASHEMI, WHEREVER YOU
MAY BE. OH, THERE YOU ARE! I AM
SORRY. I AM SO SORRY. I DID NOT
SEE YOU THERE. OKAY. I
SHOULD'VE BEEN MAKING EYE
CONTACT THIS WHOLE TIME. IN ANY
CASE, WELCOME TO THE TEAM,
OFFICIALLY. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
TO PROVIDE SOME WORDS AND
ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IF YOU
WOULD LIKE.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL KEEP IT
BRIEF. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION OF MY
APPOINTMENT, AND YOUR KIND
WORDS MEAN SO MUCH TO ME. IT'S
BEEN NICE GETTING TO KNOW YOU
AND YOUR STAFF OVER THE PAST
FEW MONTHS, AND I APPRECIATE
YOUR TRUST AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR
MY VISION AT OIR. I'M SUPER
EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL
EXPERIENCE, AND A PRIVILEGE TO
SERVE AS INTERIM DIRECTOR, AND
TO USE MY PASSION AND EXPERTISE
TO LEAD AN INCREDIBLE TEAM OF
TALENTED STAFF, TO BUILD
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBERS, THE DEPARTMENT
AND THE MAYOR, AND, TOGETHER,
TO WORK TO PRODUCE RESULTS FOR
THE CITY THAT WE CALL HOME. WE
ALL KNOW THAT THE CITY IS MOST
EFFECTIVE WHEN WE'RE REGULAR
AND COLLABORATIVE PARTICIPANT
IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER
GOVERNMENTS THROUGH ALL KINDS
OF AVENUES, BUT INCLUDING ON
THE GROUND LOBBYING, EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE CITY'S
PRIORITIES AND NEEDS, AND
ORGANIZED AND COMPELLING
FUNDING ASKS. OIR PLAYS SUCH AN
IMPORTANT ROLE STEWARDING
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY AND OUR WORK
SPANS EVERY DEPARTMENT AND
EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. WE
ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT BUILDING
BRIDGES AND SOLVING PROBLEMS,
AND WE'RE HERE TO BE YOUR
PARTNER. I DON'T TAKE THIS
RESPONSIBILITY LIGHTLY, AND
I'M GRATEFUL FOR COUNCIL'S
COLLABORATION. AS YOUR
DIRECTOR, YOU CAN COUNT ON OIR
FOR YEARS ADVOCACY , FOR OPEN
COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY,
AND RESPECT. AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
CONFIRMATION OF MY APPOINTMENT,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR
CONTINUED WORK TOGETHER. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
FOUR INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, COUNSEL
BILL 120827 RELATED TO MUSIC
VENUE ZONES AND THEIR USE
ESTABLISHING RULES FOR PARKING
AND LOADING AND MUSIC VENUE
ZONES. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASSES AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL
ADDRESS THIS. SO THE PROPOSED
LEGISLATION WOULD AUTHORIZE
SDOT TO DESIGNATE CURRENT SPACE
AS A MUSIC VENUE ZONE, AND TO
ISSUE PERMITS TO MUSIC VENUES
DEFINED AS PREMISES THAT HOST
LIVE MUSIC AND CHARGE A FEE FOR
ADMISSION ON AT LEAST TWO DAYS
A WEEK. THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S
WHAT A VENUE NEEDS TO BE TO
QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM. AND
BY MAKING IT EASIER TO MAKE
MUSIC IN THIS CITY, THE MUSIC
VENUE ZONE PERMIT WILL NOT ONLY
SUPPORT OUR LOCAL MUSICIANS AND
BOOST OUR MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE
SCENE, IT'LL HELP DRAW
PERFORMERS FROM, FROM OTHER
CITIES THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE
ESCAPE OUR CITY BECAUSE IT IS,
IT IS INCONVENIENT, DIFFICULT,
AND SOMETIMES UNSAFE TO, TO
PARK IN FRONT OF THE MUSIC
VENUES. AND SO THAT IS THE,
THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON FOR
THIS PROGRAM. THE, THE MUSIC
COMMISSION HAS, HAS BEEN
LEADING ADVOCACY FOR A SOLUTION
TO THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY, MANY,
MANY YEARS, AND I AM PROUD TO
SPONSOR THIS LEGISLATION, AND I
WILL ENTERTAIN NEW QUESTIONS
AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ALL
RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> YAY! THE BILL PASSES, AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 9-TO-5
INTO THE RECORD?
>> CONSTABLE 1208 31 RELATING
TO THE WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION
PARKING AND BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA, MODIFYING THE
BATTERIES. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA,
ADDING 32 RATEPAYERS TO THE BIA
AND OED ANTICIPATES THAT THE
BIA ASSESSMENTS WOULD INCREASE
BY 8.2% TO $490,000, ABOUT A
YEAR. BUT THERE WOULD NOT BE
ANY CHANGE TO THE, TO THE RATES
CHARGED TO ALREADY EXISTING
RATEPAYERS. THE LEGISLATION WAS
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY, AND I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES, AND THE
CHAIR WILL FIND IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
6 INTO THE RECORD?
>> -- AGENDA ITEM SIX. COUNSEL
BILL 1208 15 RELATED TO CITY
PUBLIC WORKS AND PRIORITY HIRE
PROGRAM, MODIFYING THE
METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING
WHICH Z.I.P. CODES ARE
ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS,
AND AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF
A REGIONAL PRIORITY HIRE AND
LIMITATION AND ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COUNSEL 120815
UPDATES THE PRIORITY HIRE
PROGRAM, WHICH WAS SET UP
INTENDING TO HIRE PEOPLE FROM
SEATTLE AND THE KING COUNTY
AREA FOR PROJECTS BEING BUILT
IN SEATTLE. AND SO WHAT THIS
MEANS IS THAT WE ARE HIRING
PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND NOT FROM, FROM
AFAR. AND SO AS THIS PROGRAM
WAS PUT IN ABOUT A DECADE AGO,
SOME UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE.
TODAY'S UPDATE IS SIMPLY
CHANGING SOME Z.I.P. CODES, NO
Z.I.P. CODES WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ARE REMOVED WITHIN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. WE ARE ALSO
ADDING AURORA AND FREMONT, THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND THE
SODO INDUSTRIAL ZONE. I URGE A
YEA VOTE.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO
EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR
THIS LEGISLATION TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AND NOTE
THAT THIS INCLUDES 98103 AS A
Z.I.P. CODE, AS AN ECONOMICALLY
DISTRESSED AREA, WHICH IS IN
DISTRICT FIVE. SO I APPRECIATE
THAT EXPANSION THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS.
>> I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR CHAMPIONING THIS
LEGISLATION, AND I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT.
>> SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK -- OKAY. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORELLA
SPRING?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT. THE BILL PASSES,
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE PLEASE ITEM SEVEN
INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE, AGENDA ITEM
SEVEN, COUNSEL 1208 58 RELATING
TO HOMELESSNESS, AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S
DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN
AMENDMENT OF THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY
ESTABLISHING KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. AS CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COLLEAGUES, COUNSEL BILL 12,
EXCUSE ME, 0858 AMEND THE
EXISTING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY ESTABLISHING THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. THIS IS
A SORELY NEEDED OPPORTUNITY FOR
A RESET OF KCRHA TO CREATE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACHIEVE
MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR OUR
UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
REGIONAL PARTNERS, DELAYING
MORE EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR
KCRHA TO SUCCEED. NOTE THAT
THIS DID PASS UNANIMOUSLY OUT
OF COMMITTEE, AND I WOULD ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK
YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE
PRIVILEGE OF ADDING A COMMENT
NOW , WHICH IS, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR DILIGENCE
THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE LONG
PROCESS. YOU AND I BOTH SERVE
ON THE KCRHA GOVERNING, NOW
GOVERNING BOARD. AND FOR MY
PART, WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN
GOING OVER THIS WITH A FINE
TOOTH COMB, AND I DO APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK OF, OF OUR CENTRAL
STAFF. AND PARTNERS UPSTAIRS,
IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, TO
ENSURE THAT THERE ARE, THERE'S
MORE ACCOUNTABILITY BUILT INTO
THE GOVERNING STRUCTURE. AND
FOR ME, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO
THIS. THE PEOPLE WHO DECIDE HOW
TO SPEND PUBLIC DOLLARS MUST BE
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
IT. AND THIS, PREVIOUSLY, THE,
THE BUDGET WAS, WAS REALLY
FORMULATED BY THE, THE
IMPLEMENTATION BOARD, AND THEN
THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE PASSED
IT WITHOUT A LOT OF
INVOLVEMENT. AND SO IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE A WAY
OF, OF WEIGHING IN ON OUR
PERFORMANCE AS WE ARE SPENDING
THE MONEY THAT FUND THESE
PROGRAMS. AND SO THAT IS THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THAT I
SEE IN THIS, IN THIS REVISED
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, AND THAT
IS WHY I, I DO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO YOU AND
TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. I'M
THE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE KCRHA,
SO WELL FAMILIAR WITH THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE BEEN
FACING. I JUST WANT TO SAY, IN
ADDITION TO YOU TWO, THANK YOU
TO ALL THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED
WITH THE REVIEW AND THE CHANGE
OF THE OUTLAY, BECAUSE WITHOUT
THIS ILA, WE WOULD NOT HAVE A
KCRHA, I BELIEVE, AT THE END OF
THE YEAR. SO IT WAS KEY, IT WAS
FUNDAMENTAL TO HAVE THIS, THIS
ILA COME THROUGH. GOOD
GOVERNANCE REQUIRES, YOU KNOW,
CLEAR LINES OF GOVERNANCE,
PARTICULARLY WITH ITS BOARD
STRUCTURE, AND ALSO IMPORTANT
IS CLEAR GUIDANCE ON THE
MISSION, THE SCOPE OF WORK, AND
ALSO THE, THE GUIDANCE FOR THIS
EEO, THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE
CEO. AND WE ALSO MUST HAVE, YOU
KNOW, GOOD BUSINESS OPERATIONS,
YOU KNOW? IN ANY EVENT, ANY
ORGANIZATION, WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT IT'S OPERATING IN
THE PUBLISHING WHAT IT'S
INTENDED TO DO, AND, YOU KNOW,
AND FINALLY, I DO BELIEVE IN
THE REGIONAL APPROACH. BUT WE
NEED AN ORGANIZATION THAT
APPEALS TO THE REGION, SO WE
CAN GAIN MORE OF THE REGIONAL
ASPECT OF THE KCRHA AS OPPOSED
TO KING COUNTY AND SEATTLE, AND
RECOGNIZE THE CITY ASSOCIATION
PIECE. BUT WE NEED TO HAVE
BROADER PARTICIPATION IN THE
KCRHA, AND THIS IS A MAJOR STEP
IN ORDER TO GET THAT. SO THANK
YOU TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE, THAT
WERE INVOLVED. AND I SUPPORT
IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> YES, THANK YOU. I REALLY
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, FOR YOUR
EFFORTS IN WORKING WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE , THE KING
COUNTY FOLKS, AND OUR EXTERNAL
PARTNERS, AND MAKING THE REALLY
NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE
STRUCTURE OF THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY TO
BEST SET UP BOTH THE, THE
ORGANIZATION AND THIS REGIONAL
APPROACH UP FOR SUCCESS. I, I,
I BELIEVE THAT WITH THESE
CHANGES AND THE NEW EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, I'M HOPEFUL WE'RE
GOING TO SEE POSITIVE OUTCOMES
AND RESULTS, WHICH IS A REASON
WHY WE TOOK THIS REGIONAL
APPROACH TO BEGIN WITH. AND I
KNOW THAT WE WILL ALL BE
TRACKING VERY CLOSELY HOW THIS
ALL IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE WE
DO GET THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES
THAT WE ALL WANT, BECAUSE I DO
BELIEVE WE ARE ALL ALIGNED AND
WANTING THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES,
AND WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT
AN APPROACH THAT'S GOING TO
GET US THERE. SO I REALLY THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS AND ALL THE WORK
THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND I JUST
SIMPLY WANTED TO, TO CHIME IN
AND OFFER MY, MY SINCERE
GESTURE OF APPRECIATION TO YOU,
MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND
ALSO CHAIR MOORE OF THIS
COMMITTEE, FOR REALLY BRINGING
TO LIFE AND DOING THE WORK TO,
TO ENABLE THIS GREAT, YOU KNOW,
ACHIEVEMENT, IN TERMS OF
UNLOCKING THE NEXT STEP FOR
KCRHA. THIS, THIS WAS
SOMETHING, THIS REVISED
AGREEMENT WAS SOMETHING THAT I,
AT THE PRINCIPAL LEVEL, HAD
CALLED FOR IN TERMS OF HELPING
TO SIMPLIFY THE GOVERNANCE
STRUCTURE, CLARIFYING THE ROLES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT IT'S
EASY, IT'S VERY EASY, AS WE
KNOW, COLLEAGUES, TO BE AN
IDEAS GUY, OR AN IDEAS PERSON,
WHICH IS WHY I REALLY DO WANT
TO THANK YOU, AGAIN, MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND CHAIR
MOORE, FOR ACTUALLY DOING THE
WORK, AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE,
VALIDATING THESE, THESE IDEAS,
WORKING CLOSELY WITH CENTRAL
STAFF, AND NEGOTIATING THESE
PROVISIONS AS WELL , WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. SO THANK YOU,
AGAIN. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I
THINK OUR CITY IS BETTER OFF
NOW, AND OUR REGION IS BETTER
OFF, AS A DIRECT RESULT OF YOUR
LEADERSHIP, AND HELPING TO
CHAMPION THIS IMPORTANT
STRATEGIC EFFORT. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> I TOO WANT TO ECHO
EVERYONE'S STATEMENTS. THANK
YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR
HARD WORK IN GETTING US
POINT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD
START, AND HOPE TO LOOK FORWARD
IN THE FUTURE TO ITS FUTURE
SUCCESSES.
>> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> MAY I JUST MAKE ONE FINAL
COMMENT?
>> YEAH. I'LL JUST SAY THAT
IT, THIS IS A BIG MOMENT IN THE
HISTORY OF THIS, OF THIS
ENDEAVOR, OF THIS EFFORT. IT'S
BEEN FIVE YEARS, AND WE'VE
HEARD FROM TWO FORMER LEADERS
THAT THIS CHANGE NEEDED TO
HAPPEN. SO I'M, I'M PROUD AND
EXCITED TO MOVE TO THE NEXT
PHASE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU. I, TOO, WANTED TO
EXPRESS MY DEEP GRATITUDE TO
ALL OF YOUR COLLABORATION,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IT'S BEEN
REALLY A GOOD COLLABORATION,
AND I'VE APPRECIATED THEM, THE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD
ABOUT TRYING TO STRENGTHEN THIS
AND GIVING IT A DEEP DIVE. AND
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT
CALL OUT THE PHENOMENAL WORK OF
OUR CENTRAL STAFF -- AND ALSO
EXECUTIVE STAFF -- DONE
PHENOMENAL WORK ON THIS, AND
MADE THIS POSSIBLE. BUT THANK
YOU SO MUCH, TO YOU AND TO
THEM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM EIGHT INTO THE RECORD?
>> LAND-USE COMMITTEE, AGENDA
ITEM EIGHT, CONSTABLE 1208 22
RELATING TO THE LAND-USE
REGULATIONS REMOVING
RESTRICTIONS ON CONGREGATED
RESIDENCES. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, YOU'RE
WELCOME TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS
LEGISLATION, COLLEAGUES, THAT
ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT HOUSE BILL
1998, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE
LIVING HOUSING, ALSO KNOWN AS
CONGREGANT HOUSING, IN ALL
ZONES THAT ALLOW MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING. THIS IS REQUIRED TO,
FOR US TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH
HOUSE BILL 1998, SO IT DID PASS
OUT OF THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE
WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE TO ADOPT
THE BILL, AND I RECOMMEND A --
VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COLLEAGUES? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES, I
WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE WHEN THIS
CAME FORTH. I WAS OUT OF TOWN.
SO I DID HAVE A QUICK QUESTION,
YOU KNOW, THAT THIS IS A
CODIFICATION OF THE, THAT THE
STATE HAS ASKED US TO DO. IS,
IS THE STATE LAW REQUIRED, DID
THEY REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF THE
MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FOR COMMUNAL AREAS AND COMMON
FOOD PREPARATION AREAS?
>> YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION. SO THAT IS ACTUALLY
WHAT THE STATE LAW IS, AND I
THINK IT IS IN RESPONSE TO SOME
PARAMETERS THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TRIED TO PUT IN PLACE.
I THINK IT WAS MAYBE 10 YEARS
AGO. THE STATE LAW ACTUALLY
STRIPS THAT, AND SAYS THAT WE
CAN'T IMPOSE ADDITIONAL
STANDARDS IN THAT WAY, WE HAD
TO JUST ALLOW WHAT IS THERE
RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I AM NOT
HEARING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR,
OR COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORELLA
SPRING?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE. SORRY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
BILL IS PASSED, THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? AND
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 9, COUNSELED THE
1208 23 RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING, CORRECTING
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS,
CORRECTING SECTION REFERENCES,
CLARIFYING REGULATIONS, AND
MAKE MENDER AMENDMENTS. DEMETER
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED, WITH -- NOT OPPOSED
WITH AN ABSTENTION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORELLA SPRING IS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. SORRY, LET ME GET
BACK TO MY NOTES. OKAY. THIS IS
AN OMNIBUS BILL, AS AMELIA RED.
IT REALLY CLARIFIES THE
RELEVANT REGULATIONS, CORRECTS
ERRORS AND OMISSIONS HAPPEN
WHEN LEGISLATION IS TRANSMITTED
IN THE CITY, AND ENSURES THAT
THE CITY'S POLICY INTENT IS
CLEAR AND ACHIEVABLE.
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW WE HAVE ALL
HEARD FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT TREES, SO I DO WANT TO
REITERATE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT I SAID IN THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE ABOUT TREES. THERE
ARE NO CHANGES REGARDING TREE
PROTECTION THAT ARE BEING
PROPOSED TO RESIDENTIAL SMALL
LOT ZONES HERE. THE EXISTING
TREE REGULATIONS ALREADY APPLY
TO THEM AS NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONE. SO THE INTENT
HERE, AND THE REASON THAT IT
WAS MENTIONED AT ALL, IS REALLY
TO PROVIDE CLARITY OF USE AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS A
PROPOSED FOOTNOTE THAT IS
INTENDED TO CLARIFY THAT TREE
PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS DON'T
APPLY IN ZONES THAT AREN'T
SPECIFICALLY LISTED, WHICH ARE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
LOWRISE MIDRISE COMMERCIAL AND
SEATTLE NEXT. SO I WILL SAY
THAT LAST YEAR, AS WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE TREE CODE IN
GENERAL, SEVERAL FOLKS ASKED US
TO CONTINUE LOOKING AT THE TREE
ORDINANCE. I KNOW WE HAVE ALL
HEARD FROM PEOPLE. THIS
PARTICULAR CODE HAS BEEN IN
EFFECT FOR LESS THAN A YEAR,
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
AT LEAST GIVE IT A CHANCE TO,
TO BE IN PLACE, SO THAT WE CAN
EVALUATE IT. THAT SAID, I WILL
ALSO SAY THAT DURING THE
COMPLINE DISCUSSION , THAT
WE'RE GOING TO START AS EARLY
AS DECEMBER. THAT WILL BE
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
INCREASE TREE PROTECTIONS AS WE
CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TREE CODE
THAT WE HAVE ALREADY. SO, THAT
SAID, THIS BILL DID PASS OUT OF
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE WITH A
RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ADOPT
THE BILL, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND
A YES VOTE.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, CHAIR MORALES, THANK
YOU FOR THAT SO MANY. AS YOU
KNOW, AS YOU STATED, THE TREE
ISSUE IS A VERY SERIOUS ONE,
AND, AND I AGREE, WE HAVE TO
HAVE A PERIOD OF TIME, AFTER
REVIEW, IN ORDER -- PROPER
REVIEW. AND, AS YOU KNOW, THE
COMP PLAN WILL BE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AND ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES AS IT RELATES TO
TREES, BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO
ACHIEVE OUR CANOPY GOALS, BUT
WE ALSO HAVE TO FIND THAT
BALANCE, AND I THINK THESE
OPPORTUNITIES WILL HELP US
FINE-TUNE OUR ABILITY TO DO SO.
SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> THANK YOU. SO I WANT TO
THANK CENTRAL STAFF FOR GOING
THROUGH EVERY SINGLE SECTION OF
ALL THESE AMENDMENTS WITH ME,
UNDERSTAND THESE AMENDMENTS ARE
DESIGNED TO ADDRESS
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, CORRECT
SECTION REFERENCES, CLARIFY
EXISTING PROVISIONS IN OUR
CODE. THERE WAS MINOR POLICY
ADJUSTMENTS THAT DIDN'T NEED
STANDALONE LEGISLATION, AND WE
ALSO ADOPTED SOME STATE LAW
INTO CITY LAW. IN REGARDS TO
THE TREE ORDINANCE, I KNOW THIS
LEGISLATION CLARIFIED SOME
ASPECTS OF IT. IT DOESN'T
CHANGE ANYTHING . BUT I ALSO
FULLY AGREE THAT WE NEED TO DO
MORE TO PRESERVE OUR TREES AND
PLANT EVEN MORE TO ACHIEVE OUR
GOAL OF A 30% TREE CANOPY, AND
I'M COMMITTED TO RE-EVALUATING
AND TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT
THAT, AND HOW WE CAN FURTHER
OUR GOAL AFTER THE BUDGET
PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> NO, YOU FIRST! NO!
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL SAY THAT, YOU
KNOW, HAVING HEARD FROM FOLKS
ABOUT THE CONCERNS, ABOUT THE
RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOTS, I DID
TALK TO AS DCI, WHO HAS ASSURED
ME THAT THIS LEGISLATION IN NO
WAY CHANGES THE CURRENTLY
EXISTING TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE. AND I KNOW THAT
BECAUSE THEY EVEN SENT ME THE
CODE, BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS, THE CODE
SAYS, QUOTE, THOUGH
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL MEANS
A ZONE WITH A CLASSIFICATION
THAT INCLUDES ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING. NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ONE, TWO, THREE,
AND RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT. SO
THAT IS CONSIDERED AS
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL. I,
YOU KNOW, FOLKS IN, IN THE
DISTRICT, IN DISTRICT 4 VERY
MUCH CARE ABOUT TREES, AND SO I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
PUT PEOPLE'S MIND AT EASE, AT
LEAST AS REGARDS TO THIS
PARTICULAR OMNIBUS BILL. I WILL
SAY THAT I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE VERY
MUCH TREAT CANOPIES IMPORTANT
IN THIS CITY, PARTICULARLY AS
REGARDS, YOU KNOW, HEAT ZONES,
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AS WE
MOVE FORWARD HERE, AND SO I
WILL BE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW,
THE TREE ORDINANCE AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT HOW WE
CAN FURTHER SUPPORT THE
PRESERVATION OF TREES ACROSS
THE CITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD
WITH THE COMP PLAN AND IN
GENERAL. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO ECHO
THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I TOO HAD
COMMUNICATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO
WERE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS
WAS EXCLUDING OUR RESIDENTIAL
SMALL LOTS. I DID ASK CENTRAL
STAFF TO INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW
THAT, AND WE WERE ABLE TO
INDEPENDENTLY CONFIRM THAT
THEY'RE NOT BEING EXEMPTED,
AND I THINK THERE WAS SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT CONFUSION, OR
DIFFERENT CONFLICTING LANGUAGE
ABOUT TREE PROTECTION AREAS.
SO, BUT WITH THE PUBLIC
REPRESENTATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE BY US, AS DCI, AND
COMMITTEE CHAIR MORALES, THAT
THIS IS TRULY A TECHNICAL
CLEANUP. IT IS NOT, THERE IS NO
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE OR EFFECT.
I'M REPAIRED TO VOTE FOR IT,
BUT I SHARE THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUES, THAT I THINK IT'S
MORE THAN, THE EVIDENCE ON THE
GROUND IS MORE, IS ABSOLUTELY
COMPELLING, THAT WE NEED TO
REVISIT THE TREE ORDINANCE,
WHICH, AT THE TIME OF ITS
PASSAGE, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS
A COMMITMENT MADE TO COME BACK
AND LOOK AT HOW WELL IT'S
WORKING. I THINK WE SORT OF
HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ORDINANCES
WITHIN ONE, AND SO IT'S, IT'S
GOING TO BE IMPORTANT NEXT
YEAR, TO COME BACK AND SEE HOW
IT HAS WORKED IN TERMS OF
CUTTING DOWN TREES, GETTING
EXEMPTIONS THROUGH SDCI TO DO
SO, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF
THE COMP PLAN AND LOOKING AT,
REALLY, THE INCREASED DENSITY
AND BUILDING THAT'S GOING TO
BE HAPPENING, SO I TOO AM
COMMITTED TO REVISITING THIS
ISSUE THROUGH THE COMP PLAN,
AND ALSO INDEPENDENTLY, IF NEED
BE. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES.
>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU -- OKAY, GO AHEAD. GO
AHEAD. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
>> GO AHEAD -- BUT NO, NO, NO
--
>> YOU ALREADY WENT? ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT.
>> PLEASE. SORRY.
>> THE SEATTLE NICE, RIGHT?
>> IT IS.
>> COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR INTEREST IN THE TREE
ORDINANCE. I WELCOME ANY
INQUIRIES TO ME AFTER I WORK
SINCE 2019 ON THIS TREE
ORDINANCE WITH -- HERE IN AN
AUDIENCE. BUT I THINK THAT
THERE'S A, IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO GROUND DOWN
INTO FACT. I APPRECIATE THAT
THERE HAS BEEN THIRD-PARTY
VERIFICATION, THAT WHAT YOU
HAVE BEEN TOLD IS, IN FACT,
TRUE, BECAUSE THERE IS,
UNFORTUNATELY AT TIMES, A
MISUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
LEGISLATION DOES AND DOES NOT
DO. I WILL GROUND US IN WHAT I
COMMITTED TO AT THE END OF THE
TREE ORDINANCE LAST YEAR, WHICH
IS THAT WE WILL WAIT FOR THE,
THE REPORTS THAT I BELIEVE HAVE
BEEN FILED AT THIS TIME,
EVALUATING THE FIRST YEAR OF
LIMITATION. THE FIRST YEAR OF
IMPLEMENTATION ENDED ON JULY
30th, 2024. THIS WAS AN
EXTENDED, WE VOTED IN, IN MAY,
BUT WE HAD A 60 DAY
IMPLEMENTATION TIME. THE FIRST
AND MOST IMPORTANT STEP IN THE,
IN DOING ANOTHER TREE ORDINANCE
UPDATE. IS A RESOLUTION.
OUTLINING WHAT WE WANT TO AND
WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO STUDY.
THIS WAS HOW WE STARTED THE
PROCESS IN 2019. WE AUTHORED A
RESOLUTION, DIRECTING THE
PARENTS TO BEGIN THE WORK SO
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO IN A
COLLABORATIVE MANNER IN A
TRANSPARENT MANNER. AND SO I
WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK, ANY
THOUGHTS, ANY INQUIRIES. I JUST
WANT TO GROUND US IN THE FIRST
STEP TO MAKING UPDATES TO THE
TREE ORDINANCE. THESE ARE
RESOLUTIONS THAT OUTLINE THE
WORK THAT WE WOULD ENDEAVOR TO
COMPLETE. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, INC. YOU
FOR GIVING ME A MINUTE, OVER
SECOND FOLLOW-UP. I DID WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE HAS BEEN
AN ENFORCEMENT PIECE TO THIS
THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT,
AND BOTH COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
AND MYSELF HAVE ENGAGED WITH
SDCI ON, HOW DO WE DO A BETTER
JOB AT ENFORCEMENT? THERE HAVE
BEEN TWO TREES, I KNOW, IN MY
DISTRICT, OSTROM LUMA, WHO
REALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE
ENFORCEMENT ISSUES WITH ONE
TREE WAS SAVED, THE OTHER ONE
HAS BEEN HARMED. AND SO WE
REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE
ENFORCEMENT PIECE TO THIS, AND
HOW WE CAN ADDRESS AND BETTER
SUPPORT ENSURING THAT WHAT IS
THERE IS BEING, BEING FOLLOWED.
AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT
THERE ARE SOME, NOT, THERE'S
SOME BAD ACTORS, AND OTHER NOT
BAD ACTORS SO IT'S JUST REALLY
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE HOLDING
FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKING
SURE THAT THOSE THAT ARE BEING
BAD ACTORS, THERE ARE
CONSEQUENCES TO THAT. AND I
THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT, LIKE I SAID,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND I
ALREADY ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION
WITH SDCI. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
BE ENGAGED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, OUR DUE
DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
ENFORCEMENT IS, IS THERE.
>> THANK YOU. I AM SCANNING MY
COLLEAGUES TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. ALL
RIGHT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
THIS OUT ON THIS DISCUSSION,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> I THINK WE DID THAT A LOT.
>> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> BILL IS PASSED, AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF? AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 10 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 10, COUNCIL HILL
1208 24, RELATING TO DESIGN
REVIEW FOR THE DOWNTOWN,
UPTOWN, SOUTH LAKE UNION, AND
FIRST HILL URBAN CENTERS, A SUB
AREA ADJACENT TO THE UPTOWN
URBAN CENTER, AND A PORTION OF
THE GREATER DUWAMISH
MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL
CENTER, ADOPTING TEMPORARY
REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT
SINGLE-USE AND MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH
LODGING, RESIDENTIAL, OR
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
LABORATORY USES FROM DESIGN
REVIEW, AND ALLOWING THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS TO
GRANT WAIVERS AND MODIFICATIONS
FROM CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
PROVIDE THE MIDI REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. WELL, I THINK,
REALLY, I HAD A MOUTHFUL, AND
THAT IS SICKLY WHAT THIS BILL
DOES. THIS IS A THREE-YEAR
EXEMPTION FROM DESIGN REVIEW IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS IS PART
OF THE MAYOR'S DOWNTOWN
ACTIVATION PLAN. IT WOULD
EXEMPT PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE
PROPOSALS FOR , FOR HOUSING,
HOTELS, RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES,
LABORATORY USES DOWNTOWN. AND
WE DID HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS ,
AMENDMENT A, WHICH IS BEING
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, AMENDMENT B IS A WALK
ON AMENDMENT BEING SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
COSPONSORED BY MYSELF. SO I
WILL LEAVE IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE TO MOVE THEM AT FIRST.
>> YES, I MOVE A MINUTE A THE
DESIGN REVIEW, COUNSEL BILL
120824.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT A MINUTE A.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO START
OFF BY STATING THAT I DO
BELIEVE IN DESIGN REVIEW, BUT I
DO RECOGNIZE ITS LAWS AND NEED
FOR REFORM. REFORM IS GOING TO
BE DRIVEN BY THE CHANGE IN
STATE LAW, AND WE NEED A SYSTEM
THAT ENCOURAGES THE DIALOGUE
BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND
DEVELOPERS, AND WE NEED
GUARDRAILS, SO THAT A PROJECT
IS SLOW DOWN, ESPECIALLY WHEN A
PROJECT IS WITHIN CODE AND
UNDER FINANCIAL TIMELINES. YOU
KNOW, THE WALK-INS THAT YOU
HEAR ABOUT. AND THE, THE
DIALOGUE IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN
REQUESTS FOR DEPARTURES FROM
CODE ARE MADE. YOU KNOW, THIS
IS AN AREA WHERE, IF A BENEFIT
IS GIVEN, A PUBLIC GOOD SHOULD
BE UNDER CONSIDERATION. YOU
KNOW, WE'VE SEEN THIS MANY
TIMES, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I
SERVED ON QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL, AND, YOU KNOW, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE COURTYARD ON TOP
OF QUEEN ANNE WITH THE TRADER
GROWS. THAT CAME ABOUT FROM
COORDINATION AND DIALOGUE
BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES AND THE
DEVELOPERS, AND MADE FOR A
BETTER PRODUCT. AND SO I'D
LIKE TO, TO ENCOURAGE THAT. I
ALSO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES
THAT WE FACE WITH DEVELOPMENT,
PARTICULARLY WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS, YOU KNOW, OVERALL,
YOU KNOW, THE INDUSTRY, OUR
STRATEGIC FLAME WORKPLAN, AND
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY IS
ADDRESSING THOSE CONCERNS, BUT
ALSO WITH FINANCING IN TODAY'S
INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT. I
ALSO UNDERSTAND TOO THE REAL
ESTATE EXCISE TAX IMPORTANCE TO
OUR BUDGET. SO I WILL SUPPORT
TODAY'S DESIGN REVIEW BILL,
COUNSEL BILL 120824,
CONDITIONED ON APPROVING A
MINUTE A, YOU KNOW, AND ALSO
YOUR AMENDMENT, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND RIVERA. AMENDMENT A
REALLY APPLIES TO THE VEHICLE
ACCESS TO PARKING, LOADING, AND
UTILITY SPACES, WHICH IS UNDER
THE WAIVER REQUEST FOR THE
DIRECTOR OF SDCI AS PART OF THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN.
PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT I'VE DONE
TO KIND OF DO AN APARTMENT
COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN
PARTICULARLY GREATER IN
DOWNTOWN IS NOT JUST FOR A
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES, BUT
ALSO THE CHALLENGES OF
INTENSIFICATION AS IT RELATES
TO LOGISTICS, YOU KNOW, THE
SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO
OUR BUILDINGS. I'VE SEEN THIS
FIRSTHAND. I WALKED MANY
STRAIGHTS AND MANY ALLEYS WITH,
WITH NEIGHBORS THROUGHOUT THE
DOWNTOWN, THE GREATER DOWNTOWN
AREA. AND BOTTOM LINE IS, WE
CANNOT ALLOW ANY MORE THE PUSH
OF EVEN MORE LOGISTICS TO
SUPPLY ONTO OUR STREETS.
SDOT'S FREIGHT PROGRAM
BRIEFING TO INCLUDE THE FINAL
50 BRIEFING, THE FINAL 50 FEET
BRIEFING, SALUTE SHOWS THE
IMPACT ON OUR STREETS THAT NEED
TO BE AVAILABLE TO FIRST
RESPONDERS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT,
BUT ALSO OTHER KEY FUNCTIONS,
LIKE SPU'S GARBAGE RECYCLING
AND COMPOST SERVICES. WE NEED
OUR STREETS TO FUNCTION. AND IF
WE WANT A 15 MINUTE CITY, WE
NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR STREETS
ALLOW FOR, FOR THAT MOVE, AND
THEY'LL HELP US, THIS
AMENDMENT A, I BELIEVE, WILL
HELP US DO SO, BECAUSE ONCE
THESE BUILDINGS ARE BUILT,
THEY'RE FOR DECADES. IT'S NOT
JUST FOR THREE YEARS. SO,
COLLEAGUES, I JUST ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON A MINUTE A TO
COUNSEL BILL 120824. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT?
>> WELL, I'LL JUST SAY, THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I
DID ASK -- JUST TO ASSURE
MYSELF THAT THERE IS STILL A
DESIGN REVIEW, A STANDARD
ZONING REVIEW OF THIS, BECAUSE
I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUILDINGS
HAVE LOADING DOCKS SO THAT WE
CAN, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVE ALL
KINDS OF UNLOADING HAPPENING
OUT ON THE STREETS. SO I, I AM
IN SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT,
AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
TO US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU WANT TO --
>> YES --
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT OF THE EXEMPTION TO
PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT IN THE
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION PLAN
CORRIDOR, AND YOU'RE TAKING A
THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO ENSURE,
AS WE ARE ISSUING THOSE
EXEMPTIONS, THAT WE DON'T
WAIVE THE PIECES THAT ARE
RELATED TO THE LOADING ZONES,
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A MORE
THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO OUR
STREET, AND HOW WE ARE MOVING
PEOPLE ABOUT DOWNTOWN. SO THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE AMENDMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES. TRAN 26
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE AMENDED BILL THAT'S BEFORE
US RIGHT NOW?
>> I HAVE AN AMENDMENT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO AMEND
120824 AS PRESENTED ON THE
RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT
B VERSION TO PRINT
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME TO PRESENT
THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS
AN AMENDMENT TO AN AMENDMENT
ORIGINALLY BROUGHT BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, WHICH
REQUESTS SDCI TO COLLECT AND
SHARE DATA ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
PROJECTS, ET CETERA THAT ARE
BEING BROUGHT FORWARD AS A
COUNSEL -- OF THIS EXEMPTION TO
DESIGN REVIEW ALLOWED BY THE
OVERALL LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE
GOING TO, THAT WE PASSED AT A
COMMITTEE AND IS BEFORE YOU
TODAY. THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT THAT I HAVE PROPOSED
AND THAT I APPRECIATE, EXCUSE
ME, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
COSPONSORING, GIVES US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE
DATA GATHERED BETWEEN PASSAGE
OF THE EXEMPTION NOW AND NEXT
MAY WHEN WE NEED TO RATIFY
STATE LAW IN JUNE. BUT GIVEN
THIS LIMITED TIMEFRAME BETWEEN
NOW AND MAY, EIGHT, THE
AMENDMENT GIVES US THE ABILITY
NOT TO BIND US TO ANYTHING THAT
COMES OUT OF THAT DATA
REPORTING AS WE ARE CONSIDERING
THAT STATE LEGISLATION. I
WANTED TO GIVE US MORE
FLEXIBILITY AND NOT TIE US TO
WHATEVER COMES OUT OF THE
REPORT, SINCE WE WON'T HAVE
VERY MUCH TIME BETWEEN NOW AND,
AND WHEN THAT DATA COMES. WE
WILL GET THAT DATA FROM SDCI.
SECONDLY, THIS LEGISLATION ALSO
REQUESTS THAT SDCI INCLUDE THE
DATA RELATED TO THESE
EXEMPTIONS TO DESIGN REVIEW,
ALONG WITH THE BROADER REPORT
THAT SDCI WILL BE BRINGING
RELATED TO ALL THE EXEMPTIONS
THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, WE
CURRENTLY HAVE PERMANENT
EXEMPTIONS TO DESIGN REVIEW,
BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO
INCENTIVIZE BUILDING BOTH LOW
INCOME HOUSING FOR INSTANCE AND
LOW INCOME HOUSING UNDER NHA.
THEY WILL BE BRINGING A REPORT,
AND I'M ASKING TO TAKE A
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THIS
REPORTING OF ALL THESE
EXEMPTIONS SO THAT SDCI SHOULD
BRING THIS REPORTING ON THE
BILL THAT WE'RE PASSING TODAY,
ALONG WITH THE EXEMPTIONS THAT
WE ALREADY ALLOW UNDER THE LAW.
SO IT'S REALLY BASICALLY, LIKE
I SAID, TO TAKE A HOLISTIC
APPROACH TO THIS REPORTING
MECHANISM SO WE'RE SEEING WHAT
ALL THE EXEMPTIONS ARE DOING ON
THE GROUND, AND I HOPE TO GET
YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS.
>> HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER CADDELL?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IS A MEMBER RIVERA
AND COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I
THANK YOU FOR THIS AMENDMENT. I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT,
YOUR POINTS, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, REGARDING THE REPORTING
AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS ACHING
EARLIER ABOUT DIALOGUE BETWEEN
COMMUNITIES AND, AND
DEVELOPERS. WE, WE ALSO HAVE TO
HAVE DIALOGUE BETWEEN SDCI AND
COUNSEL. AND GIVEN THAT THE
DESIGN REVIEW BILL IS PROBABLY
98%, YOU KNOW, D7 BILL, I
DEFINITELY WANT TO INCREASE MY
ENGAGEMENT WITH SDCI, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T SAY RON MANDY IS, BUT
DEFINITELY WANT TO INCREASE MY
ENGAGEMENT. AND BECAUSE WE DO
KNOW, AS WE TALKED RECENTLY
MORE AND MORE, HOW US STRICT
REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OUR
DISTRICT, AND KNOW THE PEOPLE
IN OUR DISTRICTS. I HAVE MY OWN
DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL. IT'S A WAY TO FOSTER
THAT COMMUNICATION AS IT
RELATES TO LAND-USE AND SDCI.
THOUGH I APPRECIATE THE
AMENDMENT, AND, AND I WILL BE
LOOKING TO MEET WITH DIRECTOR
FOR GOLSON AS MUCH AS I MEET
WITH CHIEF WARD OR SKI SCOGGINS
OR CHIEF BARTON AND ALL THE
REST WITHIN THE PUBLIC, SO
THANK YOU.
>> SCANNING TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. OKAY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES, AND
AMENDMENT B, VERSION 2 IS
ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS
AMENDED?
>> I'LL JUST SAY, THE QUESTION
OF DESIGN REVIEW, SORT OF WRIT
LARGE IS STILL OUT THERE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS
PARTICULAR BILL IS ABOUT, BUT
AS I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES NO,
WE DO HAVE A DATE REQUIREMENT
THAT WE REVIEW AND MODIFY OUR
OWN DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS TO
ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
AND THAT WE REALLY CREATE SOME
OBJECTIVE, CLEAR AND OBJECTIVE
STANDARDS FOR WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IN THAT PROCESS. SO SDCI IS
BEGINNING THAT WORK, AND THEY
CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING,
PARTICULARLY IMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS
STILL SOME SPACE, SOME PUBLIC
PROCESS, FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES
TO TALK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL
DISPLACEMENT IMPACTS OF
PROPOSED PROJECTS. BUT AGAIN,
THAT WORK IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE
OF THIS BILL, AND IT IS
BEGINNING, AND THAT WILL BE AN
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION THAT WE
HAVE NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I, I DID
HAVE A COMMENT, AND THEN I'LL
ASK IF THERE ARE ANY OTHERS. I,
I ALWAYS SAY THAT IF WE, IF WE
WANT TO BUILD MORE HOUSING, WE
HAVE THE BUTTER ALIGNABLE
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT AROUND
THAT POLICY GOAL. I SAY THAT
ALL THE TIME. AND SOMETIMES
THAT MEANS REMOVING BARRIERS.
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
CONCERN THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM
PEOPLE THAT, THAT DESIGN REVIEW
PROTECTS THE, THE ABILITY AND
THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE TO WAIT IN
ON THEIR PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
BY, BY WEIGHING IN ON THE, ON
BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I
ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE
DEFINITELY NEED MORE HOUSING,
ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN. AND WE
HAVE, WE HAVE WADE DESIGN
REVIEW OR ELIMINATED DESIGN
REVIEW FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CITYWIDE. WE HAVE MADE
DIFFERENT DECISIONS, AND WE'VE
ALSO, I BELIEVE, WE'VE MADE
EXCEPTIONS IN, IN OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS FOR, FOR
DIFFERENT REASONS, AND I'M,
I'M LOST ON MY NOTES ON THIS
ONE. BUT THE POINT IS THAT THEY
REPORT THAT ACCOMPANIED THIS
SLIDE, THAT THIS IS IN PART
RESPONSIVE TO, DOES NOTE THAT
DESIGN REVIEW TENDS TO ADD
TIME, WHICH ADDS COST. AND I AM
MOSTLY MOTIVATED BY THE NEED TO
LOWER HOUSING COSTS FOR OUR LOW
INCOME RENTERS, AND ALSO FOR
OUR BUILDERS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING EVERYWHERE, RECOGNIZING
THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE THAT
ABILITY WE DO HAVE PRIVATE
DEVELOPERS HOUSING THAT IS
BELOW MARKET RATE. AND SO THAT
IS WHAT MOTIVATING MY SUPPORT
PRIMARILY FOR THIS LEGISLATION.
DO YOU HAVE A -- OKAY, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO I AM
GOING TO BE VOTING AGAINST THIS
AMENDMENT AND ITS, JUST TO BE
CLEAR, NOT BECAUSE I DON'T
SUPPORT AFFORDABLE, DON'T
SUPPORT ADDITIONAL HOUSING,
CLEARLY RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL HOUSING THROUGHOUT
THE CITY AND THE WHOLE SPECTRUM
OF HOUSING. BUT I HAVE A NUMBER
OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS
PARTICULAR BILL. FOR ONE, I
FEEL THAT WE'RE TAKING A
HODGEPODGE APPROACH. WE'RE
BASICALLY GETTING RID OF DESIGN
REVIEW, YOU KNOW, ONE LITTLE
PIECE AT A TIME. AND WE DON'T
HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT. WE'VE
GOTTEN RID OF IT FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WHICH I THINK IS
APPROPRIATE, ALTHOUGH, AND THIS
GOES TO THE NEED FOR
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S BILL,
WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW WELL THAT
ACTUALLY WORKED IN TERMS OF
REMOVING IT, THE BARRIERS, AND
GENERATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
WE JUST GOT RID OF IT FOR
CONVERSIONS DOWNTOWN,
COMMERCIAL CONVERSIONS
DOWNTOWN. YOU KNOW, WE JUST, SO
I WOULD RATHER US TAKE A
UNIFORM APPROACH. I ACTUALLY
HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT
DESIGN REVIEW LOOKS LIKE WE'VE
GOT THE STATE LAW COMING NEXT
JUNE. TO ME, THERE'S NO
PARTICULAR RUSH TO IMPLEMENT
THIS PARTICULAR MAJOR -- THIS
IS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF
SEATTLE THAT'S GOING TO BE
LOSING THE DESIGN REVIEW. WHAT
IS THE COMPELLING NEED? AS A
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO NOTED , THIS
PROPOSAL IS INTENDED TO HELP
PROMOTE MORE HOUSING AND JOBS
TO BE PRODUCED AT LOWER PERMIT
COSTS AND SHORTER TIME AND
PERMIT REVIEW. THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN, THE GENERAL PLANNING
GEOGRAPHY SUBJECT TO THE
PROPOSAL, IS NOT CAPACITY
CONSTRAINT. THIS IS NOT GOING
TO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND I THINK
FOR THAT REASON, IT'S HIGHLY
PROBLEMATIC. AND I THINK THAT
WE WOULD BE BETTER OFF WAITING
UNTIL JUNE AND HAVING A
THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW
WE IMPLEMENT WHAT I THINK IS
THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE SET
FORTH IN THE STATE LEGISLATION
RATHER THAN BASICALLY MAKING
THESE SPECIAL CARVEOUTS FOR
HIGH-END DEVELOPMENT. SO FOR
THOSE REASONS, I AM, AND ALSO
THE OTHER CONCERN, A SERIOUS
CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT THIS
GIVES A DISPROPORTIONATE LEVEL
OF DISCRETION TO SDCI. AND I AM
NOT COMFORTABLE WITH GIVING UP
OUR ROLE ABOUT SETTING ZONING
REGULATIONS AND BOUNDARIES AND
RULES TO, TO A UNELECTED,
UNACCOUNTABLE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT, WHICH, ALTHOUGH IT
HAS VERY GOOD PEOPLE IN IT, HAS
SHOWN ITSELF THROUGH THE
AUDITOR'S REPORT TO BE FACING
SOME SERIOUS INTERNAL
CHALLENGES, ETHICAL CHALLENGES,
AND IT'S ALSO SHOWN ITSELF TO
HAVE STRUGGLES IN TERMS OF THE
TREE ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTATION.
SO I THINK GRANTING THAT LEVEL
OF DISCRETION WHEN THERE IS NO
COMPELLING NEED FOR IT IS
WORRISOME. AND THAT'S ANOTHER
MAJOR REASON THAT I WILL NOT BE
VOTING FOR THIS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> IF I MAY, I, I REMEMBERED
ONE THING, AND I REMEMBER THIS
CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH
YOU, AND I AM THE, THE,
PROVIDING A FULL DISCRETION TO
THE, TO A NONELECTED DIRECTOR
OF SDCI DOES GIVE ME PAUSE. SO
I RECOGNIZE THAT THAT POINT IS
VALID. I WANTED TO RESPOND A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ISSUE OF
DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY, BECAUSE
IT'S MENTIONED IN THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO . IT DOES SAY THAT
THERE IS A, THERE IS, THERE IS
CAPACITY FOR AN ADDITIONAL
41,000 UNITS DOWNTOWN, BUT IF
YOU LOOK AT ANOTHER SOURCE,
WHICH IS THE HOUSING GROWTH
REPORT DASHBOARD FOR APARTMENTS
DOWNTOWN, THAT SHOWS A 9%
DECREASE IN UNITS PERMITTED
YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARED TO LAST
YEAR, AND UNITS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION HAS FALLEN FROM
2023, AND IS WAY DOWN FROM 2019
YEAR-TO-DATE. AND SO IT REALLY
DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING
AT, AND IF THOSE ARE SOME OF
THE, I'M LOOKING AT WHAT'S
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AND IF ,
AND I, YOU KNOW, THIS DASHBOARD
DOESN'T GO INTO THE, ALL THE
REASONS WHY, AND IT ALSO NO
LONGER SHOWS APPLICATIONS, OR
PERMIT APPLICATIONS, THEN IT
USE TO. BUT THE POINT IS THAT I
DON'T LIKE THAT TREND LINE,
AND SO THAT IS ALSO WHY I WOULD
BE SUPPORTING THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD
SAY THAT, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
I, I REALLY VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE MANY OF THE COMMENTS
THAT YOU BROUGHT UP. SO THANK
YOU FOR THAT. I WILL SAY THAT
I'M COMPELLED TO VOTE FOR THIS
BECAUSE I, I KNOW, AND I HAD
SEEN, AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
IN THE CITY FOR A WHILE, JUST,
THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE SEEING
DOWNTOWN POST-COVID, AND I VERY
MUCH AM INTERESTED IN ALL
EFFORTS THAT REVITALIZE
DOWNTOWN. AND GIVEN THAT THIS
IS JUST A, A, A PILOT, IF YOU
WILL, A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM,
I'M COMPELLED TO, TO VOTE FOR
IT AND SEE WHERE THINGS GO,
WHICH IS WHY, AS YOU SAID
EARLIER, I ALSO BROUGHT FORWARD
THE, THE TWEAKS THAT I MADE TO
THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SO
THAT WE'RE TAKING A HOLISTIC
APPROACH TO ALL OF THESE
EXEMPTIONS THAT WE'RE NOW
GRANTING IN THE VARIOUS ARENAS.
SO I WILL SAY BOTH I APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTS, I SHARE SOME OF
YOUR CONCERNS, AND I ALSO WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, YOU
KNOW, PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT
DOWNTOWN AND TRYING TO
REVITALIZE WHERE WE CAN IN THIS
VERY SHORT WINDOW OF THREE
YEARS, AND, YOU KNOW, I VERY
MUCH AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
REPORTING ON ALL OF THIS AS WE
ARE TAKING MORE, AS WE'RE
MAKING MORE CHANGES, WHICH I
SUSPECT WE WILL IN THE FUTURE,
AS REGARDS, DESIGN REVIEW. SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
COMMENTS.
>> OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE BILL? ON
THE BILL AS AMENDED?
>> JODY? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES AS AMENDED, AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? AND WILL THE CLERK
ALSO PLEASE READ ITEM 11 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM. THE REPORT OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11, COUNSEL
1208 57 RELATING TO CITY
STREETS, CHANGING THE NAME OF A
DESIGNATED PORTION OF SECOND
AVENUE NORTH GENERALLY LOCATED
BETWEEN LENNY WILKENS WAY AND
DENNY WAY TO SUE BIRD COURT
NORTH, SUPERSEDING THE RELEVANT
PORTIONS OF ORDINANCE 40 44.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA IS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, TODAY
I'M ASKING FOR A YES VOTE ON
THIS LEGISLATION SUE BIRD, AS
WE KNOW, IS A CRUCIAL PART OF
OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE GREATEST
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF
ALL TIME. ON THE COURT, HER
ACHIEVEMENTS ON AND OFF THE
COURT ARE NOTABLE AS WELL, AND
IMPACTFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY AS
WELL. SO EARLIER THIS SUMMER,
WE ALSO KNOW THAT SUE BIRD WAS
AWARDED WITH A TEMPORARY
HONORARY STREET NAMING. THIS
LEGISLATION DOES, IT WOULD TAKE
A PART OF THE SECOND AVENUE
NEAR CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA AND
MAKE THAT NAME A PERMANENT
CHANGE TO BE CALLED SUE BIRD
COURT. SO GIVEN THIS IS A LEGAL
STREET NAME ORDINANCE AS
OPPOSED TO A RESOLUTION AND AN
HONORARY STREET NAME, I'M ALSO
PLEASED WITH SDOT'S OUTREACH
FOR THOSE IMPACTED, THOSE SMALL
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED IN
THE AREA, BY ANY CHANGE OF
ADDRESS. SO FOR THOSE REASONS,
AND SO, SO MANY MORE, TO HONOR
THE GOAT OF GOATS, COLLEAGUES,
I ASK AND ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, CHAIR
SAKA, FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. FIRST I WANT TO SAY
GOOD LUCK TO THE STORM TONIGHT,
PLAYING 6:30, GAME TWO AGAINST
THE ACES, FIRST AND FOREMOST.
BUT I, YOU KNOW,
CONGRATULATIONS TO SUE BIRD.
THIS RECOGNITION REPRESENTS,
YOU KNOW, A FANTASTIC CAREER,
AS CHAIR SAKA HAD SAID, A GOAT.
AND SO I REALLY SUPPORT THIS,
AND IT'S A GREAT, YOU KNOW,
BALANCE AND, YOU KNOW, BRINGS
EXTRA -- TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
AND AROUND THE ARENA. AND SO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THIS IS
A, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING IT
SO POIGNANTLY, BECAUSE THIS IS
A VERY SIGNIFICANT STREET
RENAMING. AND I, I APPRECIATE
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS, AND
CONGRATULATIONS, SUE BIRD.
YOU'LL BE A PART OF OUR
CITYSCAPE FOREVERMORE. ANYTHING
ELSE, ANYBODY? OKAY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES, AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY
BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 12 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 12, CLERK FILE
314497. PETITION OF BRE-BMR LLC
FOR THE VACATION OF THE ALLEY
AND THE LOT SEVEN THROUGH 12
INCLUSIVE BLOCKS OF THE SEVEN
THE D.T. DENNY'S PARK EDISON
TO NORTH SEATTLE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THE CLERK FILE
BE GRANTED AS CONDITION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA IS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, PLEASE PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES I
REALLY REALLY WISH THIS WAS A,
WAS EQUALLY AS RIVETING AND,
AND EXCITING AS OUR LAST
TRANSPORTATION RELATED,
HONORING SUE BIRD, BUT IT'S,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL.
SO COLLEAGUES, I'M ENCOURAGING
A YES VOTE ON THIS ALLEY
VACATION TODAY. BIOMED REALTY
ADDITION IN THE COUNSEL FOR A
VACATION OF THE ALLEY ON THE
BLOCK BETWEEN JOHN STREET,
THOMAS STREET, TAYLOR AVENUE
NORTH, AND SIX AVENUE NORTH.
THEY VACATION WILL FACILITATE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDINGS
WITH SHARED UNDERGROUND PARKING
AND LOADING. THE PETITIONERS
WILL PROVIDE $2.4 MILLION TO
SDOT FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS
ALONG THOMAS STREET, AND WILL
PROVIDE ENHANCED STREETSCAPES
AROUND THE PROJECT. SO, IN THE
FORM OF EXTRA TREES, BENCHES
FOR THE PUBLIC, WIDER
SIDEWALKS. SO I THINK ON
BALANCE, THE PACKAGE OF PUBLIC
BENEFIT , IMPROVEMENTS THAT
WERE AGREED TO ARE, ARE REALLY
GOOD AND STRONG IN THIS, IN
THIS PACKAGE HERE. SDOT, THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION, AND
THE SEATTLE, OR ARE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
RECOMMENDS CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
AS A RESULT. SO CONDITIONS ARE,
AGAIN, STANDARD REQUIREMENTS OF
STREET VACATIONS, AND WOULD
REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PROJECT AS PROPOSED
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC
BENEFITS, SOME OF WHICH I
DESCRIBED EARLIER, AND
LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC
SPACES ON THE BLOCK. REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY EXCITING STUFF,
COLLEAGUES. I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BUT I,
IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH, I DO
ALSO WELCOME YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU. YES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK
YOU. THIS IS EXCITING, FOR
THREE REASONS. NUMBER ONE, AND
I DON'T THINK THIS IS REALLY
UNDERSTOOD THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
HOW WE ARE GROWING IN THE LIFE
SCIENCES WORLD. AND EASTLAKE
AND SOUTHLAKE ARE REALLY THE
CENTER FOR US HERE IN SEATTLE,
FOR THESE LIFE SCIENCES. AND
THIS IS BRINGING A DIFFERENT
TYPE OF TECH TO OUR CITIES,
DIVERSIFYING OUR TECH WORLD,
AND WE'RE REALLY CATCHING UP
TO BOSTON AND SAN DIEGO. AND I
REALLY LOVE THE, THE FACT THAT
WE HAVE THIS COMING OUT HERE,
AND ALSO WHAT'S BEING BUILT IN
OUR CITY, AND PARTICULARLY
AGAIN IN THE EASTLAKE AND
SOUTHLAKE. SECOND, THIS IS AN
ALLEY VACATION, WHICH TIES INTO
WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT,
DESIGN REVIEW. WHEN I SAW THIS,
THE FIRST THING I SAW WAS,
OKAY, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO DO
LOGISTICS, LOADING DOCKS? AND
THEY HAD A GOOD PLAN, AND THEY
MITIGATED IMPACTS ON, ON THOMAS
STREET, BRINGING ALL THE, THE
LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AND MOVING
THE GOODS AND SERVICES ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
THAT'S NUMBER TWO. NUMBER
THREE, IT HELPS IN THIS
CONNECTION BETWEEN SEATTLE
CENTER AND DENNY PARK AND THAT
SOUTH LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT WAS ONCE KIND OF CUT WITH
STATE ROUTE 99. AND SO THIS
PROJECT, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THE
GREENERY, BRINGING THAT KIND OF
PARKLIKE SIGNS ALONG THOMAS
STREET, CONNECTING SEATTLE
CENTER TO DENNY PARK AND POINTS
EAST, IS A, IS ANOTHER EXCITING
POINT ABOUT THIS THAT I JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. BECAUSE IT
CAN GET KIND OF LOST IN A KIND
OF BORING, TECHNICAL KIND OF
AGENDA ITEM, BUT IT DOES HAVE
THOSE THREE GREAT FEATURES TO
IT, AND I JUST WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THOSE THREE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT SUMMARY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON GRANTING AS
CONDITION THE CLERK FILE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> CLERK FILE IS GRANTED AS
CONDITION, AND THE CHAIR WILL
FIND THE COUNSEL CONDITIONS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE COUNCIL
CONDITIONS ON MY BEHALF? ALL
RIGHT. THIS IS OUR LAST ITEM ON
THE AGENDA . WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 13 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 13, RESOLUTION
321 45 RELATING TO
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE,
RESPONDING TO RESOLUTION 32
137, REGARDING THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS OF A
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE TO DEVELOP POLICY AND
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. THE
SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BUILDING OUT
SEATTLE'S SIDEWALK NETWORK,
IMPROVING EXISTING SIDEWALKS,
IMPROVING PAVEMENT CONDITIONS,
AND REPLACING OR REHABILITATING
AGING BRIDGES. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS A RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS
COMMITTEE CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS
IS BEFORE US RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SO TODAY, FIRST OFF,
I AM ENCOURAGING A VOTE ON
ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION.
SIMILAR TO THE OTHER ITEMS,
SAIL THROUGH AND RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AT THE
COMMITTEE LEVEL. SO WHAT THIS
DOES IS ESSENTIALLY THIS.
SHOULD VOTERS APPROVE THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY IN
NOVEMBER, THE PROPOSED
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE, WHICH WAS, WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THE
PROPOSED LEVY, WILL ALLOW OUR
FELLOW CITIZENS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL
ON TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
RELATED TO KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE ALL CARE
ABOUT. MORE SPECIFICALLY,
INVOLVING THREE KEY ASSET
CLASSES. SO SIDEWALKS, ROADS,
AND BRIDGES. AND THE COUNSEL
AND MAYOR WILL WORK
COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER TO
BUILD OUT THIS TASK FORCE, WITH
THE COUNCIL ULTIMATELY VOTING
ON THE FINAL, AND APPROVING THE
FINAL LIST. THE TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS, AS WE KNOW,
COLLEAGUES, ARE VERY CRUCIAL TO
ENSURE WE HAVE A CONNECTED AND
EQUITABLE SEATTLE, AS WE ALL
VERY WELL KNOW. AND ALLOWING
OUR FELLOW CITIZENS AND, IN
MANY CASES, SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS, AND ALSO OTHER
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES, A VOICE
GOING FORWARD, I BELIEVE, IS
CRITICAL FOR THE LONG-TERM
TRANSPORTATION HEALTH OF OUR
CITY, AND, FOR THOSE REASONS
AND SO MANY MORE, I AM
ENCOURAGING A YES VOTE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING
NO COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. OH,
SORRY. GO AHEAD. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR
BRINGING FORTH THIS RESOLUTION
, AND I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON
NEW FUNDING STRATEGIES FOR NEW
SIDEWALKS AND ALTERNATIVE
PATHWAYS. I DID WANT TO JUST
CALL OUT THE DURABLE
INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTION WORK
THAT IS SEPARATELY INCLUDED IN
THE LEVY ORDINANCE , AND NOTE
THAT IT'S CHARGED WITH
PROPOSING A COMPREHENSIVE
LONG-RANGE STRATEGY FOR
BRIDGES, PAVEMENT, AND
COMPLETING THE MISSING SIDEWALK
NETWORK, AND INVESTIGATING AND
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE
PROPOSAL FOR THOSE PURPOSES BY
JANUARY 1st, 2029. AND I'M
JUST ASSUMING THAT THIS
RESOLUTION DOES NOT AFFECT THAT
REQUIREMENT FOR THE, THE IMPACT
FEE PROPOSAL EXAMINATION.
>> YEAH, GREAT, GREAT QUESTION,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
SO NO, THIS, IT DOES NOT IMPACT
THAT. THAT IS BAKED IN THE
COMPANION RESOLUTION FOR THE
LEVY, AS WE KNOW, AND THE
UNDERLYING BASE LEGISLATION
THAT'S GOING TO GO BEFORE
VOTERS. SO WITH THIS RESOLUTION
DOES, OR THIS LEGISLATION,
BEFORE THIS TASK FORCE, IT
IMPLEMENTS THAT. SO YES TO YOUR
POINT, TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
FEES WILL BE ONE OF THE, THE
POTENTIAL FUNDRAISING
STRATEGIES THAT THEY WILL BE
TASKED WITH LOOKING INTO, AND
--, AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS
AROUND.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED,
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. THERE
WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE'S NOT
A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION
AND ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT,
I'M NOT SEEING ANY. WE'VE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. I WILL REITERATE WHAT I
SAID BEFORE, SAID YESTERDAY IN
COUNCIL BRIEFINGS, THAT THIS
THAT, NOW THAT WE'RE IN THE
BUDGET SEASON OFFICIALLY,
COMMITTEE MEETINGS WILL, WILL
NOT BE OCCURRING UNTIL AFTER
WE'RE DONE WITH BUDGET, AND I
NOTE THAT OUR OCTOBER 1st CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE
CANCELED DUE TO THE BUDGET BILL
DURATIONS. OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 8th AT
2:00 P.M. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
RETURNED. THANK YOU.