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>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THE
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 MEETING OF
THE LIBRARIES, EDUCATION, AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 9:31, I AM MARITZA
RIVERA, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> SORRY, PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES . CHAIR
RIVERA.
>> THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE
PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. I
AM HEARING NO OBJECTION. THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD
RELATE TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
OR WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS
COMMITTEE. CLERK, HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE THREE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND ONE REMOTE
SPEAKER SIGNED UP.
>> THANK YOU, MAY YOU PLEASE
READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
UP TO TWO MINUTES. THE SPEAKERS
WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED AND WE
WILL START WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS FIRST, AND REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD HAS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS IS LEFT OF THE TIME.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
THE FIRST IN PERSON SPEAKER IS
BRIDGET.
>> I JUST WANT THE RECORD TO
REFLECT, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
HAS JOINED US.
>> HI, I BRIDGET, HERE ON
BEHALF OF --
>> OKAY, BRIDGET. THANK YOU.
>> I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF OF
ARCHITECTS AND THE OWNERS OF
THE BLOCH HOUSE RESIDENCE , TO
HELP DESIGNATE THEIR HOME AS A
CITY OF SEATTLE LANDMARK. THEY
ARE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY IN
SUPPORT AS WELL. AS RESIDENTIAL
ARCHITECTS, THAT FOCUS ON
HISTORIC PRESERVATION, WE HAVE
THE BENEFIT OF WORKING IN MANY
WONDERFUL HOMES WITH RICH
HISTORIES, AND WITHIN THE
CONTEXT, THE BLOCH HOUSE
RESIDENCE STANDS OUT AS A TRUE
GEM. IT WAS BUILT BY NIGHT --
IN 1908 BY BILLY BLOCK. HE RAN
A PER -- GERMAN CAFE. WHILE
CLAYTON WILSON WAS AN
ESTABLISHED ARCHITECT , ARTHUR
LOVELESS HAD ARRIVED IN SEATTLE
MERE MONTHS BEFORE THE BLOCH
RESIDENCE WAS DESIGNED ,
WRINGING EDUCATION AND PEER
INNATE TALENT. IN THEIR WORK AT
BLOCH, WILSON AND LOVELESS
PRODUCED AND SKILLFULLY
REDECORATED THE HOME. WHAT
STANDS OUT THE MOST ABOUT THIS
HOME IS HOW LITTLE IT HAS
CHANGED THROUGH FIVE DIFFERENT
OWNERS. IT'S A TESTAMENT TO
THE ARCHITECTS, THAT THEY
CREATED SOMETHING TIMELESS.
BUT, IT ALSO SPEAKS HIGHLY OF
THESE OWNERS, WHO COLLECTIVELY
RECOGNIZED AND PROTECTED ITS
UNIQUE BEAUTY. MARY ALICE AND
WALTER HAVE ON THE HOME TWICE
AS LONG AS THE BLOCH STATED --
DID. LAND MARKING THE HOME TO
THEM WAS A WAY TO PROTECT THIS
AMAZING PLACE INTO THE FUTURE
AND WE READILY SUPPORT THE
ORDINANCE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BRIDGET.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS --
McMURRAY. I APOLOGIZE IF I SAID
THAT WRONG.
>> HI, I AM ALAN McMURRAY. I
HAVE TERRIBLE PENMANSHIP. I
JUST HAVE A FEW THANKS TO PASS
OUT. I'M HERE FOR THE
SETTLEMENT HOUSE HERE WITH MY
WIFE, MARILYN. AND, WE WANTED
TO THANK ERIN AND SARA AND
THEIR DEPARTMENT , DEB BARKER
AND CLAY , THEY ARE THE
HISTORICAL PROPERTY SUPERHEROES
OF WEST SEATTLE, AND DAVID
PETERSON. IN OUR PRESENTATION
TO THE LANDMARKS BOARD, AND
THANKS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
CARVING AT THE TIME IN A VERY
BUSY AGENDA FOR THIS TO GO
THROUGH TODAY. THEY CAME TO
THIS COUNTRY WITH NOTHING BUT
WILLINGNESS FOR HARD WORK AND
DETERMINATION. THEY MET HERE,
THEY FOUND AND CREATED LOVE AND
THEY CREATED A HOME AND THE
FAMILY , CHILDREN BORN. THEY
DIED THERE. WE FELL IN LOVE
WITH THE HOUSE. IT WAS LOVE AT
FIRST SIGHT. WE HAVE ALWAYS
NOTICED THE SPECIAL JEWEL, AND
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THIS
RECOGNITION TO PROTECT IT AND
TO PROVIDE THAT KNOWLEDGE FOR
EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT IN PERSON SPEAKER
IS KELLY.
>> MY NAME IS KAI KELLY. I AM
THE DIRECTOR OF HISTORIC
SEATTLE. WE HAVE BEEN CURATING
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW A VERY
LIVELY COMMUNITY UP ON BEACON
HILL AT THE GARDEN HOUSE, SO I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN SAVING
THAT MEANINGFUL PLACE THROUGH
APPROVING THE COUNCIL BILL
120851. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A
QUICK SHOUT OUT TO SARA AND
ERIN FOR ALL THE WORK THEY
CONSISTENTLY DO. THEY
CONSTANTLY PUNCH OVER THEIR
WEIGHT CLASS AND I GREATLY
APPRECIATE THEIR PARTNERSHIP IN
ALL THINGS PRESERVATION IN THE
CITY, AND I WANT TO COMMEND
EVERYONE THAT IS HERE THAT IS
IN SUPPORT, ON THEIR OWN
BEHALF, FOR THESE MEANINGFUL
PLACES THAT DESERVE TO BE
PROTECTED, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
OLIVER. SPEAKER, PLEASE PRESS
STAR 6 WHEN YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT. YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
>> HI, MY NAME IS OLIVER AND I
AM A SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
EDUCATOR, COMMUNITY ORGANIZER,
JOURNALIST AND EDUCATION POLICY
ADVOCATE AT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE. I WORK WITH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND PARENTS
ON A COUPLE OF INTERSECTING
CAMPAIGNS AND I'M HERE TO
SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THREE
OF THEM. I WILL START OFF
AROUND YOUTH. DURING THE
MIDYEAR BUDGET CYCLE, COUNCIL
VOTED TO DEFUND STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH BY $7.5 MILLION, CUTTING
THE PROMISE IN HALF OF $20
MILLION TO STUDENTS. ONE
STUDENT PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY ,
GARFIELD ASB HAS HAD A MINIMAL
ROLE REGARDING SCHOOL SAFETY
DECISIONS MADE BY MAYOR HARRELL
AND SUPERINTENDENT JONES. THIS
SEEMS VERY INAPPROPRIATE AS WE
THE STUDENTS ARE THE ONES BEING
AFFECTED THE MOST BY THESE
DECISIONS. ACTING FOR US,
RATHER THAN WITH US MAKES THE
STUDENT BODY FEEL UNHEARD AND
INVALIDATED THE THE STUDENT
VOICE WAS NOT CENTERED IN THE
DECISION-MAKING. WE HAVE BEEN
SILENCED AT MEETINGS AND OUR
QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN REDIRECTED
TO FIT WHAT COMMUNITY LEADERS
WANT TO HEAR. WHEN WE SHOWED UP
WITH STUDENTS LAST TIME, YOU
TOLD US THAT WE ARE UNINFORMED
AND PERFORMATIVE, AND THAT IS
SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. WHEN WE
ARE WORKING WITH STUDENTS EVERY
DAY IN SCHOOLS, DO NOT MAKE US
DRAG THEM OUT HERE DURING THE
FALL BUDGET CYCLE AND DON'T
TELL US WE ARE SPEAKING FOR
THEM WHEN WE ARE THE ONES
WORKING WITH THEM IN SCHOOLS,
TRYING TO GET THEM THROUGH THE
DENSE WALLS OF YOUR HOSTILE,
CONDESCENDING AND INTERSECTS A
BOWL -- INACCESSIBLE
BUREAUCRACY. SO THAT WE CAN
SEND OUR STUDENT VOICE AND OUR
SCHOOL DECISION-MAKING POLICIES
, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SPEAKING WITH YOU ALL ABOUT
THAT. FINALLY, SPS RELEASED TWO
OPTIONS FOR SCHOOL CLOSURES
YESTERDAY, AND EDUCATORS AND
EXPERT ADVOCATES ANNOUNCE THE
BIG LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. AS
COUNCIL CONSIDERS PRIORITIES
FOR THE STATE, WE WILL BE
SUBMITTING A FORMAL DEMAND FOR
CITY COUNCIL TO SIGN ON TO THE
BIG FIVE PLEDGE, WHICH HAS
WASHINGTON'S OWN EXPERT
FINANCE PROFESSOR DAVID KNIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE ONE LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER. GIO NATALIE .
>> HI THERE, THIS IS GIO. I'M A
COMMENTING , A PUBLIC COMMENT
ON 315 SENECA, THE OLD
CONTINENTAL HOTEL. ACTUALLY,
ONE OF THE OWNERS ALONG WITH A
COUPLE OF MY PARTNERS, I JUST
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE
LANDMARK DESIGNATION HERE. AND,
SPEAK A COUPLE WORDS ABOUT THE
PROJECT ITSELF , BECAUSE,
ACTUALLY, IT'S VERY PERSONAL
FOR THE THREE OF US HERE, MORE
OF A PASSION PROJECT. WE BOUGHT
THIS BUILDING THREE YEARS AGO
IN 2021 , COMING OUT OF COVID,
WHEN IT WAS VERY TABOO TO BUY
ANYTHING IN SEATTLE, AND THIS
BUILDING WAS DEFUNCT . VACANT.
NONOPERATIONAL . JUST IN NEED
OF A LOT OF LOVE AND CARE. AND,
QUITE FRANKLY, STILL DOES,
BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE
PROJECT STARTED, BUT I WANTED
TO SAY , IT HAS BEEN THREE
YEARS LATER , WE STILL HAVE NOT
STARTED THE PROJECT, BUT WE ARE
GETTING CLOSE. GIVEN ALL THE
CHALLENGES WE HAVE INCURRED
FROM PERMITTING, DESIGN, COST,
FINANCIAL ASPECTS , WE ARE HERE
TO REALLY RESTORE THE OLD WORLD
CHARM OF THIS BUILDING, AND
KIND OF DO OUR PART TO HELP
REVITALIZE THE DOWNTOWN, AND
LOGICALLY SPEAKING FROM AN
INVESTMENT STANDPOINT, IT
DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE,
BUT THE THREE OF US, ALONG WITH
OUR TEAM FEEL THAT IT WILL BE A
SUCCESS, AND HAVING THIS
LANDMARK DESIGNATION TO GET THE
TAX CREDITS FOR THE BUILDING,
WHICH WE WILL REINVEST INTO THE
BUILDING FOR THE RENOVATION ,
IT'S NOT ONLY CRUCIAL FOR THE
SUCCESS OF THE BUILDING, BUT
FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE
BUILDING, AND HOPEFULLY, IT
INSPIRES OTHER LOCAL BUSINESS
OWNERS AND LANDLORDS TO DO THE
SAME, TO REINVEST BACK INTO THE
CITY AND HELP WITH THE
REVITALIZATION, SO I WANTED TO
THANK EVERYONE FOR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS,
SO WE WILL PROCEED TO ITEMS OF
BUSINESS. THERE ARE 33 ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA,
BUT DON'T BE ALARMED, MOST OF
THESE ARE APPOINTMENTS. AND
THEN, THERE ARE SOME LANDMARK
DESIGNATIONS. FOR -- ACTUALLY,
I WANTED TO ADDRESS SOMETHING
BY WAY OF CLARIFICATION,
BECAUSE THIS IS THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS NOT UNDER THE
PURVIEW OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ITS
OWN ENTITY. EDUCATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS UNDER
THE PURVIEW OF WASHINGTON
STATE, AND THAT IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION,
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS GOING
THROUGH THEIR PROCESS ON WHAT
THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT
THEIR BUDGET DEFICIT, AND SO IT
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS PURVIEW OVER, SO
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO
CLARIFY, BECAUSE IT IS, IN SOME
CITIES, CITIES DO HAVE PURVIEW
OVER THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT
NOT IN SEATTLE, AND I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW WHERE
TO GO WHEN THEY HAVE QUESTIONS.
THEY SHOULD GO TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND OBVIOUSLY,
NOT -- THE STATE OFFICE OF
INSTRUCTION. OKAY, THANK YOU
FOR LETTING ME CLARIFY THAT.
NOW, OUR FIRST PRESENTATION, WE
HAVE CHIEF LIBRARIAN, TOM FAY,
FROM THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY, PRESENTING ON THEIR
2024 MIDYEAR UPDATE. AS HE IS
COMING UP, I WILL SAY WE WILL
ALSO HEAR FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS, ERIN DOHERTY
AND SARAH SODT ON HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AND LANDMARK
DESIGNATION LEGISLATION .
FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION, WE
WILL VOTE ON EACH LANDMARK
DESIGNATION. THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNATING
LANDMARKS. ONCE THEY DESIGNATE
A LANDMARK, THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS NEGOTIATES AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY
OWNER, AGREEING TO CONTROLS ON
HOW THAT DESIGNATED PROPERTY
CAN BE CHANGED IN THE FUTURE,
AND FOLLOWING THESE
PRESENTATIONS AND VOTES, THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WILL ADDRESS FIVE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE LANDMARK
PRESERVATION BOARD , TWO NEW
APPOINTMENT, AS WELL AS ONE
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION, AND
I'M VERY EXCITING 15 NEW
APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
YOUTH COMMISSION. I WANT TO
THANK BOTH CHIEF FAY AND THE
DEPARTMENTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD ,
FOR COMING TO COUNCIL TODAY TO
PRESENT. CLARK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ TODAY'S FIRST ITEM INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY 2024 MIDYEAR
UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK, THIS ITEM
HAS BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD.
BEFORE WE SPEAK I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CHIEF FAY WILL
BE TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON,
D.C. TODAY TO SPEAK AT THE
WHITE HOUSE. FIVE BRANCHES OF
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY ARE
GETTING A RECOGNITION AND FEMA
AWARD FOR THEIR PREPARATION FOR
EXTREME HEAT PREPARATION, SO
GIVEN THAT, WE WILL START OFF
WITH HIS PRESENTATION, SO HE
CAN GO OFF TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
THANK YOU. WE ARE VERY PROUD
YOU WILL BE REPRESENTING US,
CHIEF, IN D.C. AT THE WHITE
HOUSE. PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND WE
CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS BEEN
WORKING ON THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, I AM TOM FAY,
CHIEF LIBRARIAN AND EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY. THANK YOU FOR THE KIND
WORDS, CHAIR RIVERA, AND THANK
YOU, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, FOR
ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TO YOU
TODAY. TODAY, I WILL BE
PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE
CYBERSECURITY EVENT THAT
IMPACTED THE LIBRARY THROUGHOUT
THE SUMMER, AS WELL AS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF OUR 10 YEAR
STRATEGIC PLAN AND A PREVIEW OF
OUR NEW FALL HOURS SCHEDULE
THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT LATER
IN THE MONTH. I WILL SPEND THE
MAJORITY OF MY TIME TODAY
PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON OUR
RECOVERY FROM THE RANSOMWARE
ATTACK THAT OCCURRED EARLIER IN
THE YEAR, AND AS MANY OF OVER M
SATURDAY, MAY 25th, WE WERE
ALERTED BY OUR SECURITY SYSTEMS
THAT UNUSUAL ACTIVITY WAS
OCCURRING ON OUR NETWORK. THIS
CYBERSECURITY EVENT , WE WOULD
QUICKLY LEARN, WAS IN FACT A
RANSOMWARE ATTACK. FOR THOSE
WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW, RANSOMWARE
IS A TYPE OF MALICIOUS SOFTWARE
OR MALWARE THAT PREVENTS ACCESS
TO YOUR SYSTEMS THROUGH AN
ENCRYPTION PROCESS. THE BAD
ACTORS, WHO CONDUCT THESE
CRIMINAL ACTS, TYPICALLY DEMAND
A RANSOM IN RETURN FOR
RESTORATION OF SERVICES. IN
RESPONSE TO THIS ACT, OUR I.T.
STAFF SHUT DOWN ALL LIBRARY
SYSTEMS TO PREVENT THE BREACH
FROM SPREADING AND WORKED WITH
OUR PARTNERS AT SEATTLE I.T. TO
SEVER OUR CONNECTIONS WITH THE
CITY SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THAT
THIS EVENT WAS CONTAINED. WE
THEN FORMED A CROSS DIVISIONAL
CRITICAL RESPONSE TEAM TO
DETERMINE NEXT STEPS AND
PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE
THROUGHOUT THE IMPACTS OF THE
EVENT. WE ENGAGED CYBERSECURITY
CONSULTANTS WITH EXPERTISE IN
THESE TYPES OF EVENTS TO ENSURE
THAT WE WERE TAKING THE
APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
TO SECURE OUR ENVIRONMENT. THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THE FBI WERE BOTH INFORMED
ABOUT THE EVENT AND WE BEGAN
USING THE SECURE COMMUNICATION
PLATFORMS THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE
TO US TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH
STAFF AND PATRONS THE BEST WE
COULD IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS.
WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE SOME
FACTS EARLY. WE UNDERSTOOD THIS
WAS NOT LIKELY GOING TO BE A
SHORT FIX. WE HAD SIMILAR
PRECEDENT-SETTING EVENTS WITH
THE BRITISH LIBRARY AND THE
TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND I
DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THE
TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY WERE
THERE FOR ME ON A CALL SUNDAY
MORNING WITH THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. SHE HAD OUR TEAMS
TALKING WITH HER TEAMS BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. I REALLY WANT
TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HELP
AND ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE ,
SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN
THROUGH THIS AS WELL. WE ALSO
UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD MEAN
BOOKS WOULD START PILING UP AND
WE WOULD BE STORING LARGE
AMOUNTS OF MATERIALS. A
SPECIFIC TIMELINE FOR RECOVERY
WAS NOT GOING TO BE CLEAR , DUE
TO THE VARIOUS WAYS THESE
ATTACKS PLAY OUT FROM
ORGANIZATION TO ORGANIZATION,
BUT WE DECIDED EARLY IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO KEEP OUR BUILDINGS
OPEN AS SCHEDULED. BEYOND OUR
TECHNOLOGY RELIANT SERVICES, WE
HAVE PLENTY OF SHELVES FULL OF
HOOKS, DVDs AND OTHER ITEMS AT
THE BRANCHES AND THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY. WE HAD COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS PLAN THAT COULD BE RUN
WITHOUT THE USE OF COMPUTERS.
WE HAD MOBILE SERVICES THAT CAN
STILL DELIVER TO ALL OF THE
PLACES AND ALL OF THE STOPS
THAT WE GO TO, AND IMPORTANTLY,
WE HAD 27 SAFE AND WELCOMING
SPACES THAT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC COULD USE AS A REFUGE
FROM THE EXTREME HEAT AND WARM
WEATHER OF THE SUMMER. WE ALSO
UNDERSTOOD THAT WE NEEDED TO
QUICKLY ESTABLISH INTERIM
PROCESSES TO ENSURE LIBRARY
STAFF HAD ACCESS TO THE
INFORMATION SCHEDULES AND TIME
SHEETS. IT WAS ALL HANDS ON
DECK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. ONCE
WE UNDERSTOOD THE SCALE OF THE
INCIDENT AND THE IMPACTS ON THE
STAFF AND PATRONS, IT WAS TIME
TO RELEARN HOW TO OPERATE AS A
MOSTLY OFF-LINE AGENCY. TO
COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF, WE
DEPLOYED THE USE OF OUR PHONE
TREE, REPURPOSED OUR INCLEMENT
WEATHER LINES TO PROVIDE
UPDATES TO THEM, AND DEVELOPED
AN ENTIRE PRINT NEWSLETTER THAT
WE DELIVERED TO ALL LOCATIONS
TWICE A WEEK. PHYSICALLY
DELIVERED TO EACH LOCATION.
MANY BRANCHES , DRY ERASE
WHITEBOARDS BECAME THE NEW
INTERNET. MANY SIGNS WERE
POSTED REGARDING THE TECHNOLOGY
OUTAGE AND THE MEETING SPACES
WERE MORE QUIET THAN USUAL.
STAFF WERE CREATIVE IN FINDING
WAYS TO HELP PATRONS AND EACH
OTHER. ONE CENTRAL STAFF MEMBER
EVEN BROUGHT OUT A VINTAGE
TYPEWRITER TO HELP WITH
CHECKOUTS. AS WE OPERATED IN
THE OFF-LINE MODE WITH THE
PUBLIC, WE WORKED IN THE
BACKGROUND TO HARDEN OUR
SYSTEMS, SO WE COULD BEGIN
BRINGING SERVICES BACK
CONFIDENTLY. THIS WORK WAS
SIGNIFICANT AND OUR I.T. STAFF
WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN. ON TOP OF THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE, WE ALSO WERE
FACED WITH THE CROWDSTRIKE
ISSUE AND WERE IMPACTED BY
THAT. WE WANT TO THANK AND ARE
VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
ASSISTANCE OF SEATTLE I.T., WHO
ACTUALLY SENT MANY OF THEIR
STAFF OVER TO HELP US REIMAGE
ALL OF THOSE COMPUTERS IN ABOUT
72 HOURS. WE COULD NOT HAVE
DONE IT WITHOUT THEM IN THAT
TIMEFRAME, AND WE GREATLY
APPRECIATE IT. PRIOR TO THIS
ATTACK, OUR TEAM AT ALREADY
BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE
SECURITY, SO THIS EVENT, MOST
CERTAINLY, EXPEDITED MANY OF
THOSE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIFACTOR
AUTHENTICATION AND RESETTING
ALL PASSWORDS HAD ALREADY BEEN
ON THE TABLE TO BE DONE THIS
SUMMER, BUT INSTEAD OF IT
TAKING WEEKS, IT TOOK THREE
DAYS. WE WERE ABLE TO GET STAFF
TRAINED AND READY FOR THAT USE
OF TECHNOLOGY. THE EXPEDITED
TIMELINE MADE COMMUNICATION,
TRAINING AND TROUBLESHOOTING
ISSUES EXTREMELY CHALLENGING.
BUT, THANKS TO THE DEDICATION
OF OUR ENTIRE STAFF, WE DID GET
IT DONE. THE WORK CREATED THE
FOUNDATION FOR US TO THEN
DEVELOP A SERVICE RECOVERY PLAN
AND TO ENSURE THE SMOOTHEST
POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR PATRONS
IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION. IT
WAS CRITICAL THAT SERVICES BE
BROUGHT BACK ON IN A SPECIFIC
ORDER. WE HAVE MANY INDIVIDUAL
SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT ARE
INTEGRATED AND DEPENDENT UPON
EACH OTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, AS THE
WEEKS WENT ON, OUR MAINTENANCE
AND OPERATIONS CENTER IN
GEORGETOWN WAS PILING UP WITH
RETURNED BOOKS AND OTHER
PHYSICAL MATERIALS. AND, WE
WERE UNABLE TO CHECK THOSE IN
AT THAT TIME, WHICH MEANT THEY
COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO THE
SHELVES. BEFORE WE COULD TURN
ON THE LIBRARY CATALOG AND GIVE
IT BACK TO OUR PATRONS, WE NEED
TO PROCESS THROUGH ALL OF THOSE
BACKLOGGED MATERIALS. BECAUSE,
A LIBRARY CATALOG IS NOT MUCH
IF THE MATERIALS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE TO CHECK OUT. OUR
MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION STAFF
WERE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING IN
WORKING THROUGH ENORMOUS ENDS,
AND I DO MEAN ENORMOUS. YOU
WOULD HAVE TO SEE THESE TWO
APPRECIATE HOW LARGE THESE BINS
ARE, AND GETTING ALL OF THESE
MATERIALS BACK TO THE BRANCHES
WHERE THEY BELONGED. OF COURSE,
THE BRANCH STAFF THEN HAD TO
PROCESS ALL OF THAT, SHELVE ALL
OF THAT, THEY TOOK CARE OF THAT
VERY QUICKLY AS WE WERE ABLE TO
RESTORE THOSE ITEMS TO THE
SHELVES. WE ALSO RESTORED
DOZENS OF INDIVIDUAL COMPUTER
SYSTEMS AND SERVICES INCLUDING
OUR WEBSITE, ACCESS TO E-BOOKS
AND AUDIOBOOKS, LIBRARY CARD
APPLICATIONS, ACCESS TO THE
CATALOG, WI-FI, ACCESS TO
PRINTING, SCANNING, STREAMING
SERVICES AND MUCH MORE.
THROUGHOUT HER RECOVERY WE KEPT
PATRONS INFORMED OF PROGRESS ON
OUR BLOG, OUR WEBSITE ONCE IT
WAS BACK ONLINE, AND OUR SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE ARE VERY
HAPPY TO SHARE THAT LAST WEEK ,
WE WERE AT FULL RECOVERY. ALL
SERVICES ARE BACK ONLINE
FOLLOWING THE RESTORATION OF
ACCESS TO OUR PUBLIC COMPUTERS
AND ARE 24-7 PICKUPS. ONE AREA
WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON IS
INVESTIGATING THE DATA IMPACTS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH A FORENSIC
SPECIALIST CONSULTING FIRM TO
EXAMINE THE DATA. IT IS
EXTREMELY TIME-CONSUMING AND
INTRICATE WORK THAT WILL TAKE
ANOTHER FEW WEEKS. ONCE THEY
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR
EXAMINATION OF THIS DATA WE
WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE
FINDINGS REPORT. WE HOPE TO
HAVE THAT INFORMATION BY NEXT
MONTH. IF FINDINGS INDICATE
THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS
AFFECTED, IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS
WILL BE NOTIFIED. TO ENSURE
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE EVENT
THAT HAS OCCURRED AND HOW WE
HAVE RESPONDED, WE ARE NOW
CONDUCTING AN AFTER ACTION
REVIEW WITH A THIRD-PARTY , AND
THAT DETAILED REPORT WILL COME
OUT AND WE WILL BE PROVIDING
THAT YOU , AND ALSO MAKING IT
AVAILABLE PUBLICLY. WE KNOW
THIS REPORT WILL ALSO PROVIDE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CONSULTANTS WE ENGAGED IN THE
COST OF THIS RECOVERY EFFORT.
WE HOPE THE REPORT WILL BE
USEFUL TO OTHERS, AS WE HAVE
SEEN FIRSTHAND THAT CYBER
SECURITY INCIDENTS ARE ON THE
RISE. SINCE THE RANSOMWARE
ATTACK IMPACTED THE LIBRARY
JUST OVER THREE MONTHS AGO, WE
HAVE SEEN CYBER SECURITY
INCIDENTS IMPACT THE BOARD OF
SEATTLE AND HIGHLINE SCHOOLS,
AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ENTITIES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ONCE
THIS IS COMPLETE, WE WILL MAKE
SURE THAT YOU HAVE THIS
AVAILABLE FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE
REVIEW. I WILL TAKE SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RANSOMWARE
AT THE END OF THIS. I ALSO
WANTED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF
UPDATE ON OUR LIBRARY STRATEGIC
TIMELINE DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU
KNOW, CYBERSECURITY IS JUST ONE
CHALLENGES -- CHALLENGE THAT
THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN PREPARING
FOR AS WE CONSIDER THE NEXT 10
YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY
WORKING TO RESPOND TO THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE, CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACTS, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
SHIFTS, INCREASES IN CENSORSHIP
ATTEMPTS, CHANGES IN READER
HABITS AND MUCH MORE. IN THIS
PLAN, WE SEEK, AS A LIBRARY
SYSTEM, TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY
ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, WHILE
ALSO SEEKING TO IMPROVE
COMMUNITY LITERACY OUTCOMES,
PARTICULARLY FOR VULNERABLE
PEOPLE AND MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES. SUPPORT PERSONAL
EMPOWERMENT INTERVENTION ,
CHAMPION BELONGING AND
INCLUSION AND BUILD OUR
ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCY. WE
BELIEVE THAT WE ARE WELL-SUITED
TO SERVE AS A COMMUNITY HUB AND
CONNECTOR SERVING AS AN
IMPORTANT ANTIDOTE TO THE
LONELINESS AND ISOLATION CRISIS
THAT BEGAN WITH COVID-19. IT IS
A DEEP AND RICH PLAN THAT WAS
DEVELOPED THANKS TO THE
PARTICIPATION OF DOZENS OF
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AS
WELL AS PATRONS AND STAFF. IT
LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2026 LEVY
PROPOSAL AND A FINAL COPY IS
EXPECTED TO GO TO THE LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR
CONSIDERATION IN MID-OCTOBER.
LASTLY, I ALSO WANT TO SHARE
THAT YESTERDAY , I'M VERY
HAPPY TO SAY THIS, WE ANNOUNCED
A NEW FALL HOURS SCHEDULED TO
TAKE EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25th. I BELIEVE YOU
ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS NEW
SCHEDULE AS WELL. WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO INCREASE AND STABILIZE
OUR STAFFING LEVELS TO
ACCOMMODATE AN INCREASE OF
HOURS AT SOME LOCATIONS. THIS
INCLUDES RESTORING WEEKEND
HOURS AT COLUMBIA,
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
CHINATOWN, LAKE CITY AND
NORTHGATE BRANCHES. RESTORING
AN OPEN DAY AT THE GOLDMARK
BRANCH , AND RESTORING SOME
EVENING HOURS AT THE MONARCH
BRANCH. WE ARE ALSO MAKING
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO DAILY
SCHEDULES AT SOME BRANCHES,
INCLUDING SEVERAL IN OUR
SOUTHEAST SERVICE REGION TO
ACCOMMODATE AFTERSCHOOL AND
WEEKEND ACCESS NEEDS OF OUR
PATRONS AT THOSE LOCATIONS. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING
STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AND
WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE HOURS
AS STAFFING ALLOWS. WITH HER
THAT , I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF FAYE. I
WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR HOW YOU
HANDLED THE RANSOMWARE ATTACKS,
YOU AND YOUR TEAM DID A GREAT
JOB. I WILL SAY, CHIEF FAY AND
I WERE IN COMMUNICATION OFTEN
ABOUT THIS. THERE WAS A LOT WE
COULD NOT SAY BECAUSE OF THE
NATURE OF THE CRIME, AND SO
JUST BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO TALK ABOUT IT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT BEHIND THE SCENES, WE
WEREN'T IN CONSTANT CONTACT.
CHIEF FAY WAS VERY RESPONSIVE
AND I FEEL REALLY PROUD OF HOW
HE HANDLED THAT EVENT , AND HIS
STAFF AS WELL, SO I WANTED TO
REALLY COMMEND YOU FOR THAT,
AND YOUR STAFF, PLEASE SHARE
THAT WITH YOUR STAFF.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER THE
RANSOMWARE ATTACK OR THE
STRATEGIC PLAN?
>> THANK YOU, I DON'T
QUESTIONS, BUT I REALLY
APPRECIATE HAVING A LITTLE BIT
MORE DETAIL AND UNDERSTANDING
OF THE STEPS THAT YOU WENT
THROUGH. IT IS REALLY
CONCERNING THAT, AS YOU SAID,
THE PORTS, HIGHLINE SCHOOLS,
THIS SEEMS TO BE A MORE REGULAR
OCCURRENCE, AND I GUESS IF
THERE IS ONE SILVER LINING,
IT'S THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO
REACH OUT TO TORONTO AND GET
SOME REALLY QUICK HELP FROM
THEM, BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN
THROUGH IT ALREADY. I
APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT AND
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM THEM.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS AN
ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION, BUT
HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT YOU
MIGHT EITHER BE ABLE TO PREVENT
SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM
HAPPENING AGAIN, OR BE ABLE TO
DEPLOY THE RIGHT RESOURCES TO
RESPOND NEXT TIME?
>> I FEEL MUCH MORE CONFIDENT
IN THAT NOW. THE ONE THING YOU
CAN NEVER SAY ABOUT CYBER
ATTACKS IS THAT ANYONE IS 100%
COVERED. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
THESE PEOPLE, IT'S ALL THEY DO
ALL DAY, TRY TO BREAK SYSTEMS
AND FIND WAYS IN, BUT I FEEL
REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE FACT THAT
WITHIN , EVEN WITHIN THOSE
FIRST MOMENTS THIS WAS
OCCURRING, OUR INTRUSION
DETECTION, OUR SECURITY SYSTEMS
THAT WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
PUTTING IN PLACE WERE FINDING
IT. IT IS THAT WORK THAT WE HAD
ALREADY DONE THAT MADE THIS --
IT'S NOT AN INSIGNIFICANT
EVENT, BUT A LESSER EVENT THAT
IT COULD HAVE BEEN. AS WE WENT
THROUGH, AND NOW HAVE HARDENED
SYSTEMS EVEN MORE WITH THINGS
LIKE MULTIFACTOR
AUTHENTICATION, THAT IS KEY.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT
BECAUSE THAT WILL PREVENT MANY
THINGS. NOT ALL, BUT WITH THAT,
I FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT WHERE
WE ARE AT. THAT'S WHY WHEN WE
PROVIDE THIS REPORT , THE AFTER
ACTION REVIEW, WE WANT TO BE
VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE THINGS,
WHERE WE WERE AT, WHAT COULD
HAVE BEEN DONE, WHAT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN DONE, AND ALSO, WHAT
HAVE WE DONE TO MAKE THINGS
BETTER, SO PEOPLE HAVE TRUST IN
THEIR LIBRARY SYSTEM THAT THEIR
INFORMATION IS SECURE.
>> THE ONLY OTHER THING I WILL
SAY IS THAT IT WAS EXCITING TO
SEE THAT COLUMBIA CITY WILL GET
THEIR WEEKEND HOURS, SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I THINK
WE ALL KNOW LIBRARIES ARE ONE
OF THE FEW THIRD PLACES WE HAVE
IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE
CAN GO FOR FREE AND GET ACCESS
TO INCREDIBLE RESOURCES AND
LIBRARIANS AND PROGRAMMING ,
AND KNOW THAT THEY ARE SAFE.
SO, I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE
THAT, AND THANK YOU. THANK YOUR
WHOLE TEAM FOR THE WORK YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK AND
TURNAROUND. I MEAN, IT'S
ABSOLUTELY ABHORRENT THAT
PEOPLE WOULD BE TARGETING AND
CYBER ATTACKING LIBRARIES,
BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH A
FUNDAMENTAL SUPPORT FOR SO MANY
IN OUR COMMUNITIES. I REALLY,
REALLY APPRECIATE THE STRUGGLE
AND HOW QUICKLY YOU DEALT WITH
IT. I WORK MY DISTRICT HOURS
OUT OF THE LAKE CITY CUSTOMER
SERVICE CENTER NEXT TO THE LAKE
CITY LIBRARY BRANCH, AND I HAVE
SEEN HOW WELL THE LIBRARIANS
THERE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PIVOT
AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT
RELIES ON THEM. THAT WAS VERY
MUCH AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.
THAT IS A CRITICAL RESOURCE
ACROSS THE BOARD FOR OUR
COMMUNITY, SO I JUST REALLY
COMMEND THEIR DAILY COMMITMENT
AND RESILIENCE, REALLY, SO
THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD SHARE
THAT WITH THEM, THAT WOULD BE
WONDERFUL. I TOO WANT TO SAY
I'M THRILLED TO SEE THAT LAKE
CITY WILL BE GETTING BACK IT'S
SUNDAY HOURS. NORTHGATE IS
GOING TO BE REOPENING ON
SATURDAYS, SO AGAIN, ALSO
ANOTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY
THAT REALLY RELIES ON THAT
ACCESS . THANK YOU SO MUCH . I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? I AM SEEING THEM. I
WILL ASK A QUESTION OF CHIEF
FAY. I DID NOT HEAR MENTION OF
THE NORTHEAST BRANCH, SO WHAT
ARE THE HOURS AT THE NORTHEAST
BRANCH . ARE THEY GOING TO
REMAIN WHAT THEY ARE? WILL
THERE BE EXPANSION OR ANY
IMPACTS?
>> LET ME LOOK AND SEE IF I'VE
GOT -- I DON'T THINK I HAVE
THE ABSOLUTE DETAILS HERE. FOR
NORTHEAST. I WILL HAVE TO GET
BACK TO YOU ON THAT ONE.
>> PERFECT, AND THEN I CAN
REACH OUT TO THE CONSTITUENTS
AFTER THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHIEF FAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL
THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE
DOING. WE LOVE LIBRARIES, FOR
MANY REASONS. AND, WE REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD
WORK, ESPECIALLY DURING A VERY
DIFFICULT TIME , AND THANK YOU
FOR REPRESENTING SEATTLE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. , THE OTHER
WASHINGTON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
TODAY'S SECOND ITEM INTO THE
AGENDA -- I MEAN, INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, LANDMARK
DESIGNATION, HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, CLARK, WE ARE
JOINED TODAY BY ERIN DOHERTY
AND SARAH SODT FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
WHO WILL PRESENT LANDMARK
DESIGNATIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON
TO THE BOATS. THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. COLLEAGUES, WE WILL
HAVE ERRAND AND SARA PRESENT
ALL OF THE EIGHT DESIGNATIONS.
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR QUESTIONS, ANY DISCUSSION,
AND THEN WE WILL GO RIGHT
THROUGH THE VOTES. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE, ERIN AND SARA.
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES FOR
THE RECORD AND THEN WE CAN HEAR
ABOUT THE DESIGNATIONS. VERY
EXCITING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I
AM SARAH SODT AND I AM THE
CITY'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OFFICER AND THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM IS HOUSED
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> GOOD MORNING, ERIN DOHERTY
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS . THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US TODAY. WE DO HAVE
EIGHT PIECES OF LEGISLATION FOR
EIGHT DIFFERENT LANDMARK
PROPERTIES, AND THE ORDER OF
THE PRESENTATION SLIDES ARE
DIFFERENT THAN THE AGENDA, SO
WE WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WAS
OKAY TO PRESENT THEM IN THAT
ORDER, OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE US
TO FOLLOW THE AGENDA ORDER.
>> I THINK IT'S FINE. JUST AS
LONG -- WE ARE GOING TO GET TO
ALL OF THEM. I THINK WE WILL BE
FINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> NORMALLY, WE WOULD DO A
LONGER HISTORY, BUT INSTEAD, WE
WILL GIVE YOU A MINUTE OR TWO
FOR EACH ONE OF THESE AND GO
PRETTY QUICKLY. WE BRING WITH
US EACH TIME THE DESIGNATION
STANDARDS. WE WANT READ THEM
ALL HERE, BUT THEY ARE HERE FOR
PEOPLE'S REFERENCE. STANDARDS
A THROUGH F, AND THE LANDMARKS
BOARD CONSIDERS THESE WHEN THEY
ARE LOOKING AT ANY NEW
POTENTIAL LANDMARK. THEY NEED
TO PICK ONLY ONE OF THEM. MANY
TIMES, THEY CHOOSE MORE THAN
ONE. THEY ALSO NEED TO
DETERMINE THAT A PROPERTY HAS
INTEGRITY OR THE ABILITY TO
CONVEY ITS HISTORIC
SIGNIFICANCE. WE CAN RETURN TO
ANY OF THOSE IF THAT IS
HELPFUL. WE ARE GOING TO START
TODAY BY SAYING THAT EACH OF
THESE IS TO CODIFY THE LANGUAGE
OF A SIGNED CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT THAT WAS
DONE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNER
AND THE CITY HISTORIC
PRESERVATION OFFICER, SARAH
SODT, AND WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN
WITH THE BLOCH HOUSE.
>> SORRY, BEFORE YOU CONTINUE,
WOULD YOU MIND TELLING EVERYONE
HOW A PLACE GETS TO BE
DESIGNATED? HOW DOES THAT
PROCESS START?
>> SURE, REALLY QUICKLY, ANYONE
CAN SUBMIT A LANDMARK
NOMINATION , SO IT COULD BE THE
PROPERTY OWNER, A COMMUNITY
MEMBER, A TENANT, REALLY,
ANYONE. AND, WE CAN POINT OUT
FOR EACH OF THESE HOW IT CAME
TO US. BUT REALLY, ANYONE CAN
SUBMIT IT.
>> THANK YOU, THEY SUBMITTED TO
THE LANDMARK PRESERVATION --
>> SUBMIT TO THE LANDMARKS
BOARD, AND WE REVIEW IT AS
STAFF AND SCHEDULE IT FOR A
BOARD MEETING FOR NOMINATION.
IF THE BOARD NOMINATES IT, GOES
TO A DESIGNATION MEETING, AND
THEN IF THE BOARD DESIGNATES
IT, IT COMES TO THE CONTROLS
AND INCENTIVES NEGOTIATION
PERIOD. WHICH, ERIN JUST
DESCRIBED, AND THEN HERE TO
COUNCIL. I SHOULD NOTE THAT ANY
TIME WHEN EITHER THE BOARD
DOESN'T NOMINATE OR DOESN'T
DESIGNATE THE PROCEEDINGS
TERMINATE AND NO ONE CAN SUBMIT
A NOMINATION FOR ANOTHER
FIVE-YEAR PERIOD , AND FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IT'S A 10 YEAR
PERIOD.
>> THANK YOU, SARA. GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS THE BLOCH HOUSE. THE
OWNERS NOMINATED THE PROPERTY
AND THE APPLICATION WAS
AUTHORED BY A LOCAL ARKANSAS
REAL -- ARCHITECT. THIS IS
LOCATED AT 1439 EAST PROSPECT
STREET . IT WAS DESIGNATED BY
THE LANDMARKS BOARD ON
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 UNDER
STANDARDS C, D AND E, SO THAT
HIS CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE,
ARCHITECTURAL, AND RECOGNIZING
THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND
BUILDERS. THE FEATURES THE
BOARD CHOSE WERE THE SITE, THE
EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE AND
NUMEROUS PARTS OF THE INTERIOR,
AND THAT WAS A LIST OF AREAS
THAT WERE SUPPORTED BY THE
PROPERTY OWNER. IT WAS BUILT IN
1908 BY ARCHITECTS CLAYTON
WILSON AND ARTHUR LOVELESS, SO
IT'S A TUTOR REVIVAL
RESIDENCE, THE HOME OF WILLIAM
BLOCH. BRIDGET GIVE A FAIRLY
DETAILED PART OF THE HISTORY,
SO I WON'T REPEAT THAT IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME, BUT THE
OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY WERE
BELOVED BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT
WERE ON THE RECEIVING END OF
ANTI-GERMAN SENTIMENT LEADING
UP TO WORLD WAR I, AND TRAINED
TO RUN A BUSINESS THAT WAS
SERVING ALCOHOL DURING A TIME
OF PROHIBITION. THEY ARE ON THE
RECEIVING END OF A LOT OF
OPPOSITION,, SO THEY DID
ULTIMATELY SELL THE HOME IN
1918. THEY ONLY LIVED THERE 10
YEARS. THE ARCHITECTURAL
CHARACTER OF THE HOME IS PRETTY
CLEAR IN THIS CASE. THE NEXT
PROPERTY IS THE CETTOLIN HOUSE.
THE OWNERS ARE HERE TODAY, AND
ALLEN SPOKE EARLIER. THEY
NOMINATED THE PROPERTY AND THE
APPLICATION WAS AUTHORED BY
LOCAL HISTORIAN, DAVID
PETERSON. I WANT TO THANK THE
YOUNGEST OF THE CETTOLIN
CHILDREN, HER NAME IS VIRGINIA.
SHE WAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO
THE CONTENT OF THE LANDMARK
NOMINATION REPORT, PROVIDING
EXTENSIVE HISTORY AND
PHOTOGRAPHS TO HELP DOCUMENT
HER FAMILY AND THE PROPERTY.
THIS PROPERTY IS 4022 32nd
AVENUE, SOUTHWEST. THIS IS IN
THE YOUNGSTOWN PART OF THE DULL
RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS WAS
DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD ON
APRIL 19th, 2023, STANDARDS C,
D AND E, SIMILAR TO THE LAST
PROPERTY. IT IS MUCH SMALLER,
MUCH MORE MODEST HOME. THE
BOARD DESIGNATED THE SITE , THE
EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE AND THE
INTERIOR TERRAZZO FLOORS, WHICH
ARE REALLY QUITE BEAUTIFUL.
THIS WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1926 AND
1939, AND THAT IS, ESSENTIALLY,
CONTINUOUS CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS
DESIGNED AND BUILT BY FAUSTO
CETTOLIN. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL
OWNER OF THE HOME, ALONG WITH
HIS WIFE, ERMA. THEY IMMIGRATED
TO THE UNITED STATES FROM
ITALY, MET EACH OTHER IN
SEATTLE AROUND 1920. MR.
CETTOLIN WAS A SKILLED MASON
AND HE BUILT THE ENTIRE HOME
HIMSELF WHEN HE WAS NOT WORKING
AT THE NEARBY STEEL MILL, WHERE
HE WAS A BOSS FOR 40 YEARS. HE
DID THIS IN HIS SPARE TIME. THE
HOUSE WAS NOT YET COMPLETE, BUT
THEY MOVED IN WITH HER THREE
CHILDREN IN 1929 AND HE
CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE HOUSE
WHILE THEY WERE LIVING IN IT,
COMPLETING THE EXTERIOR OVER
THE FOLLOWING DECADE AND HE
WORKED ON THE INTERIOR IN THE
HOME UNTIL THE MID-1940S , AND
THEN OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS,
MR. CETTOLIN WORKED TO TRANSFER
THE ENTIRE LANDSCAPE. THIS WAS
ONCE A TRIPLE PARCEL LOT, AND
THE HOUSE IS THE ITALIAN
RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE,
MODELING AFTER WHERE HE GREW UP
, AND ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE
ONE STORY FROM THE STREET, YOU
CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE ON THE
LOWER RIGHT , THE BACK OF THE
HOUSE, IT IS ACTUALLY A
THREE-STORY HOME. THIS IS WHERE
IT IS. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE
STEEL MILL VICINITY JUST TO THE
NORTHEAST, SO HE WAS WALKING TO
WORK EACH DAY. THE NEXT
PROPERTY IS THE BEACON HILL
GARDEN HOUSE. THIS LANDMARK
NOMINATION WAS MADE BY THE
BEACON ARTS BOARD. THE AUTHORS
OF THE NOMINATION ARE LOCAL
HISTORIANS, AND THE CURRENT
OWNER IS HISTORIC SEATTLE. THIS
IS AT 2336 15th AVENUE SOUTH.
IT WAS DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS BOARD ON APRIL 3rd,
2019. UNDER STANDARDS, C, D,
AND F. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE,
ARCHITECTURE, AND WHAT IS A
VISUAL LANDMARK, SOMETHING THAT
STANDS APART, EITHER BY VIRTUE
OF SCALE OR AGE, AND THOSE WERE
THE STANDARDS SELECTED BY THE
BOARD. THEY DESIGNATED THE
SITE, THE EXTERIOR OF THE
HOUSE, EXCLUDING AN ADDITION ON
THE NORTH SIDE FROM 2006, AND
THEY INCLUDE THE MAIN INTERIOR
STAIRCASE. IT WAS BUILT IN 1886
BY A BEACON HILL CARPENTER
NAMED JB DUNCAN. THE PROPERTY
WAS FIRST CONSTRUCTED AS A
PRIVATE RESIDENCE. YOU WILL SEE
THE LOWER RIGHT IS WHAT THE
HOUSE ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE,
AND THEN IT HAD MAJOR EXTERIOR
REMODELING SOMETIME BETWEEN
1906 AND 1916 TO MAKE THE HOUSE
LOOK MORE CLEAN AND IN STYLE.
IN 1924 THE PROPERTY WAS
PURCHASED AND CONSTRUCTED INTO
THE JEFFERSON PARK'S LADIES ,
AND THEY OPERATED THERE FOR 50
YEARS AND GIFTED THE PROPERTY
TO THE WASHINGTON STATE
FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS IN
1977. THE GARDEN CLUB REMAINED
THERE UNTIL 2018 WHEN THEY SOLD
THE PROPERTY, AND IN THIS
COLLECTIVE NINE DECADE PERIOD,
THE SITE HOSTED COMMUNITY
MEETINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS FOR
A WHOLE VARIETY OF
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> I HAVE THE NEXT AND IT IS
THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL. THIS
NOMINATION WAS SUBMITTED BY
COLIN HAGSTROM AND HIS
PARTNERS. YOU HEARD SOME OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT DESCRIBING THAT,
AND THE APPLICATION WAS
AUTHORED BY LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL
HISTORIANS. THE CONTINENTAL
HOTEL IS LOCATED AT 315 SENECA
STREET. IT WAS DESIGNATED IN
MARCH OF 2023 BY THE BOARD
UNDER STANDARDS, SEE ND. THE
CONTROLLED FEATURES ARE THE
EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. THIS
HOTEL WAS BUILT IN 1926 AND WAS
DESIGNED BY THE TEAM OF STEWART
AND WHEATLEY ARCHITECTS. THE
ORIGINAL HOTEL DESIGN HAD AN
ECLECTIC , ART DECO , SCAR
SCRAPER STYLE ALONG WITH GOSSIP
DECORATIVE ELEMENTS, WHICH IS
PRETTY TYPICAL OF A LOT OF
BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE. THERE IS
NO ONE HIGH STYLE, MULTIPLE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF ELEMENTS.
AND, IT HAS EXPRESSIVE
TERRA-COTTA DECORATION , AND IT
HAS PERSISTED IN A REALLY GOOD
CONDITION OVER MUCH OF ITS
LIFETIME. THE OWNERS OF THIS
HAVE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF
APPROVAL FROM THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD, THAT I WAS
ABLE TO REVIEW ADMINISTRATIVELY
, GIVEN SOME LEGISLATION THAT
THE COUNCIL PASSED IN 2023,
ALLOWING STREAMLINED STAFF
REVIEW. SO, THEY HAVE OUR
APPROVAL , AND HOPEFULLY, THEY
ARE ABLE TO PURSUE AND GET THE
PERMITS THEY NEED , AND THEN,
IF THE COUNCIL DESIGNATES ,
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET SOME
TAX CREDITS. WE ARE EXCITED FOR
THIS PROJECT, IT'S A GREAT ONE.
AND, THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR
YOU.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON ANDERSON HALL.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MADE THIS AND IT WAS PREPARED
BY LOCAL HISTORIANS. IT'S
LOCATED ON THE MAIN CENTRAL
CAMPUS AT 3715 WEST STEVENS WAY
NORTHEAST. IT WAS DESIGNATED BY
THE LANDMARKS BOARD ON DECEMBER
21st, 2022 UNDER STANDARDS, C,
D AND E. CONTROLLED FEATURES
ARE A PORTION OF THE SITE,
IMMEDIATE TO THE BUILDING. THE
BUILDING EXTERIOR AND SOME
PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR
INCLUDE SOME OF THE MORE PUBLIC
UTILIZED SPACES LIKE THE
GATHERING SPACES AND HISTORIC
STAIRS AND LOBBY. THIS WAS
BUILT IN 1925 . IT WAS DESIGNED
AS THE HOME OF THE SCHOOL OF
FORESTRY AND STILL IS TODAY,
ALTHOUGH THEY ALSO OCCUPY TWO
OTHER BUILDINGS DIRECTLY TO THE
SOUTH. THE ARCHITECTURAL
LANGUAGE OF THE BUILDING IS
COMPATIBLE WITH THE
ESTABLISHED, COLLEGIATE GOTHIC
STYLE OF THE CENTRAL CAMPUS,
AND THE ARCHITECTS ARE BOTH
NOTABLE TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
BUT THEY WERE ALSO THE CAMPUS
ARCHITECTS AT THAT TIME AND
DESIGNED BUILDINGS ON THE
CAMPUS. THEY WERE ALSO
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 1950s
MASTER PLAN OF THE CAMPUS THAT
INFLUENCED THE DESIGN THERE FOR
THE NEXT 40 YEARS. NEXT, WE
HAVE FORMER FIRE STATION 26 IN
SOUTH PARK. THIS IS AT 8201
10th AVENUE SOUTH. THIS
NOMINATION WAS MADE BY THE
NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION
COALITION, AND THE LOCAL
HISTORIANS NORTHWEST VERNACULAR
WROTE THIS NOMINATION DOCUMENT.
THIS BUILDING IS OWNED BY FAS,
AND TODAY IT IS THE SOUTH PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. ALTHOUGH
IT WAS HISTORICALLY A FIRE
STATION, AND STILL SORT OF
LOOKS LIKE A FIRE STATION IN
MANY WAYS, IT IS NO LONGER
SERVING THAT PURPOSE. THIS WAS
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARKS
BOARD ON APRIL 6th, 2022. UNDER
STANDARDS, C AND D. IT INCLUDED
THE EXTERIOR OF THE ORIGINAL
1920 BUILDING AND A PORTION OF
THE SITE. ESSENTIALLY, THERE
ARE FOUR LOTS ON WHICH THE
BUILDING SITS. THE BOARD DID
NOT INCLUDE THE SOCIAL HALL
BUILT TO THE SOUTH. THIS
MISSION REVIVAL STYLE BUILDING
WAS DESIGNED IN 1920 TO REPLACE
ANOTHER FIRE STATION ON THE
SAME SITE. THE CITY HAD BUILT A
NEW FIRE STATION IN ANOTHER
PART OF SOUTH PARK. IN 1976,
THE SUBJECT BUILDING WAS
DECOMMISSIONED AND CONVERTED
INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THE
COLLECTIVE WORK DONE THERE
TODAY INCLUDES THE SOUTH PARK
SENIOR CENTER AND A FOOD AND
CLOTHING BANK , A LATINA LED
ORGANIZATION HAS OPERATED HERE
FOR THE LAST DECADE AND
PROVIDES COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
FOR HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION
AND LEGAL MATTERS FOR PEOPLE
SEEKING CITIZENSHIP. NEXT WE
HAVE THE GEORGETOWN STEAM PLANT
PUMP HOUSE. THIS IS OWNED BY
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
AND THEY PREPARED THIS
NOMINATION THEMSELVES, BUT IT
SORT OF STARTED WITH A
COMMUNITY MEMBER, BUT THEY TOOK
IT ON AND THEY GOT SOME
ASSISTANCE FROM SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS CULTURAL RESOURCE
SPECIALISTS. BECAUSE THIS USED
TO BE OWNED BY CITY LIGHT, AND
MANY PEOPLE MAY HAVE SEEN THIS
LITTLE BUILDING BEFORE. YOU SEE
IT AND YOU WONDER WHAT IT IS.
IT IS, ACTUALLY, UNDERGROUND.
IT WAS TIED TO THE MAIN STEAM
PLANT BUILDING THAT MANY PEOPLE
KNOW IN GEORGETOWN. THIS IS
LOCATED AT 7551 EIGHTH AVENUE
SOUTH ALONG THE WATERWAY.
ACROSS FROM SOUTH PARK. IT WAS
DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD
DECEMBER 18th, 2019 UNDER
STANDARDS, A, C AND F, AND A,
FOR A HISTORIC EVENT, WHICH IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF ITS
HISTORY, WHICH WAS THE ENTIRE
REGIONALIZATION OF THE RIVER.
THE BOARD DESIGNATED THE SITE ,
THE WATERSIDE BULKHEAD, THE
EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE
PUMPHOUSE, INCLUDING ALL OF THE
EQUIPMENT AND THE EXTERIOR OF
THE VALVE HOUSE AND THE
EQUIPMENT INSIDE. THIS WAS
BUILT IN 1916 BY STONE AND
WEBSTER ENGINEERING. THE REASON
IT WAS BUILT WAS BECAUSE OF THE
RE-CHANNELIZATION. IF YOU GO TO
GEORGETOWN TO THE BIG STEAM
PLANT THAT IS THERE, THEY HAVE
TOURS OF IT. THE WATERWAY USED
TO COME RIGHT UP TO THE SOUTH
END OF THE BUILDING, BUT WHEN
THEY REACH AN OLD THE ENTIRE
RIVER, IT TOOK NINE MILES OUT
OF IT. THEY BASICALLY TOOK THE
WATER SOURCE AWAY FROM THE
STEAM PLANT AND THEY CAN'T
CREATE STEAM WITHOUT WATER, SO
THEY HAD TO BUILD THIS AFTER
THE REGIONALIZATION OF THE
WATERWAY. THEY HAD TO BUILD
THIS BUILDING TO RECONNECT IT
TO THE WATER SOURCE, SO THERE
IS A PIPE -- THERE WAS A PIPE
THAT TOOK WATER TO THE STEAM
PLANT, AND THESE UNDERGROUND
FLUMES BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE
WATERWAY. SO, THE BOARD
RECOGNIZED THE HISTORY OF THE
STEAM PLANT AND ITS TECHNOLOGY,
BUT ALSO, THEY WANTED TO
REPRESENT THIS INDELIBLE MARK
THAT INDUSTRY MADE ON THE
LANDSCAPE , AND ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVED THERE THAT WERE
DISPLACED. IT WAS A MAJOR
ENGINEERING UNDERTAKING, BUT IT
HAD A MAJOR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON
EVERYONE THAT LIVED IN THE
VALLEY. LASTLY, WE HAVE THE
EAST PINE SUBSTATION. THIS IS
LOCATED AT 1501 23rd AVENUE.
THIS IS A PROPERTY OWNED BY
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, A
FUNCTIONING SUBSTATION. THE
LOCAL HISTORIANS PREPARED THIS
NOMINATION. THIS WAS DESIGNATED
BY THE BOARD ON MAY 2nd, 2018
UNDER STANDARDS, D, E, AND F.
THEY EXCLUDED THE ENTIRE
SWITCHYARD, WHICH IS ALL OF THE
OPERATING EQUIPMENT THAT SERVES
THE SUBSTATION THAT IS NOT PART
OF IT. THIS WAS BUILT IN 1967
BY LOCAL ARCHITECT WITH SOME
ASSISTANCE FROM A LOCAL
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. WHEN IT
WAS FIRST BUILT IT WAS PART OF
A NEW APPROACH TO BETTER
INTEGRATE UTILITY AND SERVICE
FACILITIES INTO THE RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ACTUALLY HAD
A SMALL PLAY AREA AND SOME
OTHER FEATURES THAT ARE NO
LONGER INTACT. THIS IS CONSIDER
BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE, COMMON
IN THE LATE 1960s AND 1970s,
AND ALL SOME -- ALTHOUGH SOME
PEOPLE DON'T APPRECIATE THE
DESIGN, IT WAS HIGHLY PRAISED
AT THE TIME FOR ITS INNOVATION
AND THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM THAT
WAS USED TO CREATE THE WALL,
AND IT RECEIVED SEVERAL DESIGN
AWARDS, LOCALLY, REGIONALLY,
AND AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. THAT
IS A LOT OF TALKING, BUT THAT
IS IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ERIN AND
SARA, AND THANK YOU FOR THE
HISTORY LESSON ON THESE
PROPERTIES TODAY. I HAVE TO
SAY, I DROVE BY THIS EAST PINE
SUBSTATION THE OTHER DAY, AND
BECAUSE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT,
I NOTED IT. I DON'T THINK I
HAD DRIVEN BY THERE BEFORE, SO
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO GET THESE
PRESENTATIONS AND GET TO KNOW
ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SOME OF
THE BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE, AND
WILL BE DRIVE-BY, WE CAN SAY, I
KNOW ABOUT THAT BUILDING, WHICH
IS VERY COOL. COLLEAGUES, DO
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL
SAY, NOW IS THE TIME TO ASK ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE
PROPERTIES, BECAUSE WE CANNOT
VOTE IN THE LOCK, WE WILL VOTE
ONE BY ONE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
RUN THROUGH IT, SO IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL, NOW IS
THE TIME.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU. THIS IS
ALWAYS INTERESTING TO HEAR, THE
HISTORY OF THESE BUILDINGS, AND
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED, WORKED OR
HELPED TO BUILD THEM. I HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT -- FIRST, I HAVE
TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW THAT I
HAVE NOTICED THE PUMPHOUSE
ITSELF. THE STEAM PLANT,
OBVIOUSLY, IS A LANDMARK IN
GEORGETOWN, AND IF YOU HAVE NOT
BEEN TO THE HAUNTED GEORGETOWN
HISTORY TOUR THROUGH THAT STEAM
PLANT, YOU SHOULD GO. I DO HAVE
A QUESTION ABOUT -- LET ME
FIGURE OUT -- THE CETTOLIN
HOUSE. 120852 , MY
UNDERSTANDING -- IT SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS,
POTENTIALLY, IN THE FUTURE DELL
RIDGE TRANSIT STATION AREA. DO
YOU KNOW IF -- I'M ASSUMING
THAT SOUND TRANSIT IS AWARE OF
THIS, BUT WHAT IS THE
RELATIONSHIP OR THE IMPACT OF
THIS BEING LANDMARK IF THIS
ENDS UP BEING A TRANSIT STATION
AREA?
>> THAT IS A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION. IT -- RIGHT NOW, THE
CITY IS A CONSULTING PARTY TO
SOUND TRANSIT SECTION 106 OF
THE NATIONAL HISTORIC
PRESERVATION ACT PROCESS,
BECAUSE THE PROJECT IS A
FEDERAL UNDERTAKING. SO, THAT
PROCESS, REALLY , LOOKS AT
WHETHER SOMETHING IS ELIGIBLE
TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OR IS
ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER, AND I
THINK THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN
DETERMINED ELIGIBLE . WE DON'T
MANAGE THE NATIONAL REGISTER,
SO I'M NOT TOTALLY UP TO DATE.
IT MIGHT EVEN BE A NATIONAL
REGISTER LANDMARK. REALLY, THE
FACT THAT IT IS A CITY LANDMARK
IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, BUT
IT'S REALLY THE FACT OF ITS
NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY,
THAT THE FEDS TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION WHEN LOOKING AT
ADVERSE IMPACTS, AND SUBSEQUENT
MITIGATION. THAT IS A PROCESS
THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH RIGHT
NOW, AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS
ARE ALSO A CONSULTING PARTY ON
THAT CONTINUING CONVERSATION.
>> THEY ARE AWARE, I'M SURE.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. SORRY, THAT
WAS A LONG ANSWER TO YOUR
QUESTION, BUT IT'S A
COMPLICATED PROCESS.
>> FAIR ENOUGH. THE ONLY OTHER
THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THAT
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE
GARDEN HOUSE ON HERE. I HAVE
BEEN TO MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS
AT THAT INCREDIBLE SPACE AND
THE GARDEN IS GORGEOUS, THE
INSIDE IS GORGEOUS. AND, I'M
GLAD TO SEE HIS START
PRESERVATION, HISTORIC SEATTLE
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT HAS
BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I
WANT TO SAY IN THE CONTEXT OF
YOUR QUESTION THAT WHEN
SOMETHING GETS DESIGNATED, AND
SARA AND ERIN MENTIONED THIS,
THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE WITH
SERVATION BOARD
TO COME UP WITH WHAT THEY CALL
CONTROLS, AND THAT IS WHAT YOU
CAN AND CANNOT DO TO THE
PROPERTY VIA ITS DESIGNATION.
THAT MEANS ANY FUTURE POTENTIAL
CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO GO --
WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE
CONTROL SETTING POLICE, BUT
THERE IS ALSO CONVERSATION.
THAT MEANS THAT IF THERE IS A
FUTURE CHANGE, IT WOULD GO BACK
TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BOARD FOR CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHAT IS ALLOWABLE OR NOT GIVEN
THE DESIGNATION. I SAY ALL OF
THAT TO SAY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THERE CAN'T BE A FUTURE
CHANGE. YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD
AND THERE HAS TO BE A
NEGOTIATION ABOUT WHAT CAN
HAPPEN, AND THEN THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION BOARD WOULD
DESIGNATE WHAT CAN HAPPEN , IF
THAT CHANGE THAT IS BEING
REQUESTED CAN HAPPEN. THAT IS
HOW THIS WORKS. THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION, BECAUSE IT
PROMPTED FURTHER EXPLANATION
ABOUT HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO AND MOORE,
I'M SORRY I SEE YOU BOTH HAD
YOUR HANDS UP. I WILL GO WITH
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. I'M REALLY
EXCITED TO SEE SO MANY HISTORIC
LANDMARKS GET DESIGNATED. I'M
SURE MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I
USED TO SERVE ON THE LANDMARKS
COMMISSION. I ALSO HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS OF LAND
MARKING AND GETTING HISTORIC
TAX CREDITS , SO I'M VERY
EXCITED TO SEE THAT -- THIS IS
A LABOR OF LOVE. THE COST
ASSOCIATED IS SO MUCH MORE WHEN
IT COMES TO PRESERVATION OF OUR
LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC
BUILDINGS. IT COSTS THREE TIMES
MORE. BACK WHEN I WAS
RENOVATING BUILDINGS, I'M SURE
IT'S MUCH MORE NOW -- IT'S SO
EXCITING TO SEE THE LOVE AND
CARE FOR PRESERVING OUR HISTORY
AND MAKING SURE THAT LEGACY IS
THERE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS,
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT SO
MANY OF THESE BUILDINGS, I HAVE
BEEN IN, OR HAVE WALKED BY
OFTEN , BE ABLE TO BE SAVED ,
AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE
GROUPS LIKE HISTORIC SEATTLE,
NORTHWEST VERNACULAR ENGAGE IN
THESE PROCESSES AND ALL OF THE
INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS, BUILDING
OWNERS, WHO REALLY DO CARE
ABOUT THE PRESERVATION, BECAUSE
NO ONE IS GOING TO CARE AS MUCH
AS YOU DO , AND THE FACT THAT
YOU ARE WORKING HARD AND
SPENDING TIME AND MONEY TO
PRESERVE THESE BUILDINGS IS SO
AMAZING, SO I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED TO SEE
THESE, AND I WILL BE VOTING IN
SUPPORT OF ALL OF THEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
WOO. WE SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT
SOMETIMES PROPERTY OWNERS
NOMINATE THEIR BUILDING TO BE
DESIGNATED BECAUSE, THEN THEY
ARE ABLE TO GET SOME TAX
CREDITS, SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE
TO PUT IN THE WORK , THE COSTLY
WORK AS COUNCILMEMBER WOO SAID,
OF PREPARING AND KEEPING THE
BUILDINGS UP TO DATE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED
TO EXPRESS MY EXCITEMENT,
REALLY, AT SEEING THESE THINGS
, THESE PLACES BEING DESIGNATED
AND BEING PRESERVED. IT'S JUST
SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
PRESERVE OUR HISTORY . I THINK
IT IS VERY GROUNDING FOR OUR
COMMUNITY , AND BEING ON THE
WEST COAST, WHICH IS SUCH A
YOUNG COMMUNITY, AND SORT OF
GLOBAL, EVEN NATIONAL , I THINK
IT SERVES AN IMPORTANT
GROUNDING , AND ALLOWS US TO
REMAIN CONNECTED TO HISTORY,
WHICH IS IMPORTANT. AND ALSO,
ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES ARE VERY
EDUCATIONAL. BEING ABLE TO BE
AWARE OF THE CONFLICTS AND
CONTROVERSIES AT THAT TIME
HELPS INFORM FUTURE DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR DOING
ALL OF THIS WORK. I KNOW IT'S
VERY INTENSIVE, AND I TOO LOOK
FORWARD TO THE DESIGNATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO
RECOGNIZE -- ACTUALLY, WE HAVE
IN THE AUDIENCE, A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WHICH
HAS ONE OF THE BUILDINGS HERE,
ANDERSON HALL. IT HAPPENS TO BE
IN THE DISTRICT I REPRESENT.
ALL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON IS A BEAUTIFUL
CAMPUS, SO THIS IS VERY
EXCITING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
OUR DISTRICT. OKAY, I AM SEEING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. LET'S
RUN THROUGH THESE VOTES ONE AT
A TIME. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM -- AGENDA ITEM THREE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE, COUNCIL
BILL 120479, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE EAST PINE SUBSTATION,
A LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120479. IS THERE A
SECOND? IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120479.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT COUNCIL BILL
120479 WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 17th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ AGENDA ITEM 4 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120480, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION, IMPOSING
CONTROLS UPON THE GEORGETOWN
STEAM PLANT PUMPHOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE --
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120480. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND IT
WILL BE SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER
17th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA
ITEM FIVE INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120562, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON FIRE STATION 26, LANDMARK
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD UNDER
CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ADDING IT
TO THE TABLE OF HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER
25.32 OF THIS SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
>> I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120562.
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120562.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> AYE.
>> YES.
>> AYE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT COUNCIL BILL
120562 WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 17th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ AGENDA ITEM SIX INTO THE
RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120849, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE BLOCH HOUSE, LANDMARK
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD UNDER
CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ADDING IT
TO THE TABLE OF HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER
25.32 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120849.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> AYE.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT COUNCIL BILL
120849 WILL BE SENT TO THE
SEPTEMBER 17th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120850, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE CONTINENTAL HOTEL,
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> I RECOMMEND THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120850.
>> SECOND.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL
ADOPT COUNCIL BILL 120850 WILL
BE SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 17th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> AGENDA ITEM EIGHT, COUNCIL
BILL 120851, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE BEACON HILL GARDEN
HOUSE, A LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY
THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
BOARD UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> IS THERE A SECOND? THANK
YOU, IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120851. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER TANYA WOO.
>> YES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL
ADOPT COUNCIL BILL 120851 WILL
BE SENT TO BE SEPTEMBER 17th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> AGENDA ITEM NINE, COUNCIL
BILL 120852, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE CETTOLIN HOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LIMERICKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> IS THERE A SECOND? THANK
YOU, IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120852.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT COUNCIL BILL
120852 WILL BE SENT TO BE
SEPTEMBER 17th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ AGENDA ITEM 10.
>> AGENDA ITEM 10, COUNCIL BILL
120853, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,
IMPOSING CONTROLS UPON
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
ANDERSON HALL, A LANDMARK
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD UNDER
CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING IT TO
THE TABLE OF HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER
25.32 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
>> I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120853.
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120853.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> TRAN20 SIX.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT COUNCIL BILL
120853 WILL BE SENT TO BE
SEPTEMBER 17th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT
THROUGH IT. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE
THAT MY CLERK, GAVIN HAYNES, IS
NEW. THANK YOU. YOU DID AN
EXCELLENT JOB, AND HE IS ALSO A
GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND HAS HAD CLASSES
AT ANDERSON HALL. THANK YOU
ERIN AND SARA FOR BEING HERE,
AND FOR TAKING US THROUGH THESE
GREAT LANDMARK DESIGNATIONS,
AND FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT
YOU DO EVERY DAY TO DESIGNATE
THESE BUILDINGS AND KEEP THIS
MOVING, SO THANK YOU, AND I
ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT
TO LIZ WOODSON WITH CENTRAL
STAFF, WHO WORKS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS ON
THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT, NOW , ERIN, YOU'RE
GOING TO STAY AS A PRESENTER
FOR THE NEXT PART OF THIS ,
WHICH ARE APPOINTMENTS. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEMS 11
THROUGH 15 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS 11 THROUGH 15,
REAPPOINTMENT 02997 THROUGH
03001, REAPPOINTING TABER JOSSI
CATON, IAN MacLEOD, LORA-ELLEN
McKINNEY, AND HARRIET M.
WASSERMAN AS MEMBERS OF THE
LANDMARK PRESERVATION BOARD.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK, WE WILL
NOW HEAR FROM ERIN ON THESE
REAPPOINTMENTS.
>> AS THESE ARE REAPPOINTMENTS,
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THE
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR
EACH OF THEM?
>> TABER JOSSI CATON, THIS IS A
RECOMMENDED REAPPOINTMENT FOR
AN ARCHITECT POSITION . A
REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN
CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT. HER WORK IN
WASHINGTON STATE AND RHODE
ISLAND HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON
HISTORIC LANDSCAPES AND
DISTRICTS WITH EXTENSIVE WORK
IN THE DESIGN OF PUBLIC SPACES
AND ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY.
SHE HOLDS A BACHELORS OF
ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS FROM
THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF
DESIGN AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON
A PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE OF THE
PROVIDENCE SOCIETY. HER
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AS A
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT HAS BEEN A
REAL BENEFIT TO THE BOARD FOR
THE PAST THREE YEARS AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HER
REAPPOINTMENT. NEXT IS A
REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT FOR IAN
MacLEOD , AN URBAN PLANNING
POSITION. MR. MacLEOD IS A
PHOTOJOURNALIST WORKING IN THE
ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORIC
PRESERVATION FIELDS. HE HOLDS A
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE AND
CERTIFICATE OF PRESERVATION
STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND ALSO HAS
EXTENSIVE COURSEWORK AND
PROJECT EXPERIENCE FOCUSED IN
URBAN PLANNING AND PRESERVATION
PLANNING. MR. MacLEOD HAS A
MINOR DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURAL
HISTORY FROM HIS UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES, AND THIS PAIRED WITH
HIS KNOWLEDGE OF PLANNING,
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING
RENOVATION AND THE TREATMENT OF
HISTORIC PROPERTIES HAS MADE
HIM A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE
COMMITTEE AND THE FULL
LANDMARKS BOARD. MR. MacLEOD
CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE BOARD
CHAIR AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL
FOR HIS WORK AND LOOK FORWARD
TO HIS REAPPOINTMENT. NEXT, WE
HAVE LORA-ELLEN McKINNEY. TO BE
BE APPOINTED TO A POSITION AS
HISTORIAN TO AUGUST 14th, 2027.
DR. McKINNEY HOLDS A PHD IN
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, A
MASTER OF PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION
FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND A
CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW AND REGULATION FROM GEORGE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. A FORMER
PSYCHOLOGY PRACTITIONER, SHE
ALSO HAS AN EXTENSIVE FRONT IN
STRATEGIC POLICY AND CURRENTLY
HAS A CONSULTING FIRM. DR.
McKINNEY HAS A LOVE OF
ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY,
FOLLOWING -- DR. McKINNEY HAS
WORKED WITH NUMEROUS LOCAL AND
NATIONAL MUSEUMS SERVING ON
SPECIAL McKINNEY'S AS A DOCENT
AND CURATING ARTIFACTS AND
DOCUMENTS FROM HER FAMILY'S
COLLECTION, HER RESEARCH IN
WRITING LED TO THE DESIGNATION
OF MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH AS
A SEATTLE EMERALD AND ITS
LISTING ON THE HERITAGE
REGISTER AT THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
DR. McKINNEY HAS BEEN A HIGHLY
VALUED MEMBER OF THE BOARD,
SHOWING HER LIFELONG EXPERIENCE
AND KNOWLEDGE OF SEATTLE
HISTORY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HER REAPPOINTMENT. NEXT WE HAVE
LAWRENCE NORMAN FOR
REAPPOINTMENT TO AN AT-LARGE
POSITION UNTIL AUGUST 14th,
2027. MR. NORMAN IS A SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER WITH MORE THAN 25
YEARS IN ENGINEERING AND
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AND HOLDS
A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND ARTS
FROM EVERGREEN COLLEGE,
INCLUDING SOME WORK IN
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES. HE IS A
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
MANAGER, GIVING HIM A PRACTICAL
UNDERSTANDING OF LONG-TERM
BUILDING NEEDS AND THEIR
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. MR. NORMAN
WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE
AND IS INTERESTED IN PRESERVING
CULTURAL ARTIFACTS AS A WAY OF
SHARING HISTORY AND SUPPORTING
EQUITY IN INVESTMENT IN
COMMUNITIES. WE GREATLY
APPRECIATE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND
PARTICIPATION OF THE BOARD AND
LOOK FORWARD TO HIS
REAPPOINTMENT. LASTLY, WE HAVE
HARRIET M. WASSERMAN TO BE
RECOMMENDED FOR AN AT-LARGE
REAPPOINTMENT TO AUGUST 14th,
2027. MS. WASSERMAN HAS AN
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND CHEMISTRY AND OVER
40 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE IN INFORMATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING. FOR THE
LAST DECADE OF HER
DISTINGUISHED CAREER, SHE WAS
THE I.T. SERVICES DIRECTOR AT
SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE,
FOLLOWING TWO DECADES OF
INSTRUCTION. MS. WASSERMAN
SERVED ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS
COMMITTEES AND HAS A LIFELONG
INTEREST IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY GRATEFUL TO
HER FOR HER INSIGHTS ON THE
BOARD AND HER DEDICATED
PARTICIPATION IN THE
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
MEETINGS AND LOOK FORWARD TO
HER CONTINUING.
>> THANK YOU, ERIN .
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO. ALL
RIGHT, I'M GOING TO SAY, LIKE
I ALWAYS SAY, THESE
REAPPOINTMENTS , THESE ARE
VOLUNTEERS AND THEY HAVE SIGNED
UP TO DO IT AGAIN, SO WE WERE
GRATEFUL THE FIRST TIME, AND
GRATEFUL AGAIN. WE REALLY
CAN'T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT
VOLUNTEERS , AND WE ARE SO
GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH
EXPERIENCED PEOPLE ON THESE
BOARDS , SO THANK YOU FOR
AGREEING TO DO THIS AGAIN.
THANK YOU ERIN AND SARA FOR
BEING HERE, AND I'M SEEING NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MY
COLLEAGUES. I MOVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
APPOINTMENTS 02997 THROUGH ZERO
3001. MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT 02997 THROUGH
03001 WILL BE SENT TO THE 17th
-- SEPTEMBER 17th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEMS 16 THROUGH 18 INTO
THE RECORD, AND WHILE WE ARE
DOING THAT, WE ARE GOING TO BE
JOINED BY LYDIA FAITALIA.
>> APPOINTMENTS 03017 AND
03019, RACHELLE C. OLDEN AND
HUNTER CAMFIELD, AND CADE
WIGER TO THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU, THESE ITEMS HAVE
BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD.
LYDIA IS GOING TO TAKE US
THROUGH THESE WONDERFUL
VOLUNTEERS IN A MINUTE. AND,
SHE IS ALSO GOING TO STAY FOR
THE NEXT GROUP OF APPOINTMENTS,
WHICH ARE GOING TO BE THE
SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS. HI, LYDIA.
>> HELLO. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR.
ESTEEMED COMMITTEE MEETING
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LYDIA
FAITALIA MY ROLE IS TO SERVE AS
A CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
THE CITY'S DIVERSE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES
WITH A FOCUS ON BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY
NATIVE AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS.
LEADING A TEAM OF FIVE
EMPLOYEES, MY POSITION OVERSEES
THE PEOPLE'S ACADEMY FOR THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
COORDINATORS, AND THE FOLLOWING
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COMMISSION,
THE SEATTLE CITY RENTERS
COMMISSION, THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION AND THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION. TODAY,
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION. AND,
REAPPOINTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> LYDIA, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK
ON THE APPOINTMENTS? IS IT TWO
OR THREE? I ONLY HAVE TWO,
RACHELLE C. OLDEN AND HUNTER
CAMFIELD, AND THEN AS
REAPPOINTMENTS, CADE WIGER.
>> YEAH, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF
THREE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF ONE OF THOSE THREE
IS NOW A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT,
SO THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT --
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN
POSITION NINE, I AM PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF RACHELLE C.
OLDEN, WHO IS AN AT-LARGE
POSITION. RACHELLE IS A
SEASONED PROFESSIONAL WITH A
BACKGROUND IN MARKETING,
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
SOCIAL ADVOCACY. HER CAREER
STARTED WITH THE U.S. PEACE
CORPS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AND CONTINUED AT THE U.N. WORLD
FOOD PROGRAM IN LIBERIA AND
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL IN
LATIN AMERICA. THE NEXT
APPOINTMENT IN POSITION ONE, I
AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THE
RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT OF
HUNTER CAMFIELD, DISTRICT 1, A
COUNCIL POSITION. HUNTER IS A
DEDICATED MEMBER OF SEATTLE'S
RECOVERY COMMUNITY AT A PROUD
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
GRADUATE, WHERE HE EARNED A
DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN
2019. HE HAS CALLED SEATTLE
HOME FOR 10 YEARS, CONTRIBUTING
TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH
VARIOUS ROLES. WITH 13 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN RECOVERY
COMMUNITY, HUNTER HAS BEEN
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING YOUNG
MEN IN ACHIEVING SOBRIETY.
HUNTER IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
LEVERAGING HIS PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE
RECOVERY COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
THE LAST APPOINTEE FOR THE CIC
IN POSITION 12, I AM PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF CADE WIGER, THE
MAYORAL AT-LARGE POSITION. HE
MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS AN
APPOINTEE AND IS CURRENTLY THE
CO-CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.
CADE IS STUDYING SOCIOLOGY AND
HUMAN RIGHTS. HE IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT PHILANTHROPY AND GETTING
INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. HE
WORKS WITH JUSTICE INVOLVED
INDIVIDUALS IN A
COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING.
LEARNING FROM THE COMMUNITY
WHERE AND WHAT THE GAPS IN
ACCESS ARE. THAT CONCLUDES THE
CIC APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, LYDIA. ALL RIGHT,
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I AM
SEEING NO QUESTIONS.
>> MADAM CHAIR, IF THAT'S OKAY.
I JUST WANT TO THANK LYDIA FOR
BRINGING THESE. I HAVE HAD A
CHANCE TO KNOW LYDIA AND WENT
TO THE SAME CLASS WITH HER
DURING PROGRAM, SO THANK YOU,
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU
HERE AT COMMITTEE, AND FOR ALL
OF THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND
THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND I
WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I TOO AM GOING
TO THANK LYDIA FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK ON THE CIC, AND AGAIN,
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THESE FOLKS
ARE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND WE
ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR
SERVICE, AND OUR CITY IS RICHER
BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE
VOLUNTEERS, WHO WANT TO GIVE
THEIR TIME, SO COLLEAGUES,
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
APPOINTMENTS 03017 THROUGH
03019. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES, AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES COULD
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, COUNCIL
ADOPTS 03017 AND 03019, AND
REAPPOINTMENT 03018 WILL BE
SENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 17th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEMS 19 THROUGH 33
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 19 THROUGH 33,
APPOINTMENTS 03020 THROUGH
03034, APPOINTING MAX TAGSIP,
CATHERINE ENRIQUEZ, PENELOPE
HARRINGTON, BILL CHEN, , AICHA
SINHA-KHAN, SABI YOON, SIENNA
ROGGEVEEN, MOHINI KAPLAN, AND
SANIATA SALVA .
>> THANK YOU, CLERK, LYDIA,
PLEASE PRESENT OUR SEATTLE
YOUTH COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.
VERY EXCITING.
>> THANK YOU, I AM EXCITED AS
WELL. I AM PLEASED TO PREVENT
-- PRESENT 15 APPOINTMENTS. THE
SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION IS A
GROUP OF 15 TEENS FROM ALL OVER
THE CITY APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL TO CONNECT
YOUTH TO LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS, ADVISE ON CITY
POLICIES AND DISCUSS ISSUES
THAT YOUTH IN SEATTLE ARE
FACING. THERE IS A YOUTH
COMMISSIONER REPRESENTING EACH
OF THE SEVEN CITIES, AS WELL AS
EIGHT AT-LARGE COMMISSIONERS,
STARTING WITH APPOINTMENT
03020, I'M PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF MAX TAGSIP. MAX
IS 13, REPRESENTING DISTRICT 1
AND IS A STUDENT AT TOPS K-8.
HIS FAVORITE SUBJECTS ARE
SCIENCE AND HISTORY. THE SECOND
APPOINTMENT ON THE DOCKET,
03021, I'M PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF CATHERINE
ENRIQUEZ. CATHERINE ENRIQUEZ IS
17 YEARS OLD REPRESENTING
DISTRICT 17 AND IS A STUDENT AT
FOREST RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE
SACRED HEART, AND IS A FOUNDING
MEMBER OF THE YOUTH PROGRAM.
APPOINTMENT 03022, I AM PLEASED
TO INTRODUCE THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF HARRISON SUMNER.
HARRISON SUMNER IS 15 YEARS
OLD, REPRESENTING DISTRICT 3
AND IS A SOPHOMORE AT EASTSIDE
PREPARATORY SCHOOL. HE IS
ACTIVE IN HIS SCHOOL NEWSPAPER,
ASIAN CLUB AND DEBATE TEAM.
APPOINTMENT 03023, POSITION 4,
I'M PLEASED TO RECOMMEND THE
APPOINTMENT OF PENELOPE
HARRINGTON. PENELOPE HARRINGTON
IS 16, REPRESENTING DISTRICT 4
AND IS A JUNIOR, WHERE SHE IS
PART OF THE SWIM TEAM.
APPOINTMENT 03024, POSITION
FIVE, I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE
THE RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT OF
AICHA SINHA-KHAN. AICHA
SINHA-KHAN IS 15, REPRESENTING
DISTRICT 5 AND ATTENDS LAKESIDE
SCHOOL. SHE ENJOYS ROWING,
WRITING FOR THE SCHOOL
NEWSPAPER AND FOR HERSELF.
APPOINTMENT 03025, POSITION
SIX, I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE
THE RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT OF
SABI YOON. SABI YOON IS 16
YEARS OLD, REPRESENTING
DISTRICT 6 ATTENDING BALLARD
HIGH SCHOOL AND IS ONE OF THE
THREE APPOINTED STUDENT BOARD
MEMBERS WERE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. APPOINTMENT 03026,
POSITION SEVEN, I AM PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF SIENNA
ROGGEVEEN. SIENNA ROGGEVEEN IS
17 YEARS OLD, REPRESENTING
DISTRICT 7 AND IS A STUDENT AT
EASTSIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
SIENNA ENJOYS ATHLETICS, MUSIC
AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
POSITION AIDS -- EIGHT 315,
I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THE
RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT OF BILL
CHEN. BILL CHEN IS 16,
REPRESENTING DISTRICT TWO, AND
HAS A LONG HISTORY OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE AND WORKING TO BETTER
OUR SHARED CITY TOGETHER.
APPOINTMENT 03028, POSITION
NINE, I AM PLEASED TO RECOMMEND
THE APPOINTMENT OF CALEB
GOLDBERG. CALEB GOLDBERG IS 14
YEARS OLD AND ATTENDS
UNIVERSITY PREP IN WEDGEWOOD.
CALEB IS WORKING ON MASTERING
HEBREW, SPANISH AND GET US.
APPOINTMENT 03029, I'M PLEASED
TO INTRODUCE MOHINI KAPLAN.
HARRELL IS 15 YEARS OLD AND
ATTENDS HOLY NAMES ACADEMY. SHE
IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
AND INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH
ACCESS. APPOINTMENT 030 --
03030, I'M PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE THE APPOINTMENT OF
DANIEL TU LE. DANIEL TU LE IS
16 REPRESENTING DISTRICT 5 AND
A STUDENT AT INGRAHAM HIGH
SCHOOL. HE ENJOYS PLAYING
SPORTS AND WATCHING.
APPOINTMENT 03031, POSITION 12,
I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THE
RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT OF ANYA
PETERSON. ANYA PETERSON IS 14
AND IS A STUDENT AT NATHAN HIGH
SCHOOL. SHE ENJOYS TRAVELING
AND MEETING PEOPLE FROM
DIFFERENT CULTURES AND
BACKGROUNDS. APPOINTMENT 03032,
POSITION 13, I'M PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE LILA FU. LILA FU IS
15 YEARS OLD AND IS A SOPHOMORE
AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL WITH A
PASSIONATE -- PASSION FOR
ACADEMICS AND CREATIVE
PURSUITS. APPOINTMENT 03033,
POSITION 14, I AM PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF JULIANA ARIZA .
SHE IS 16 AND A STUDENT AT
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.
APPOINTMENT 03034, POSITION 15,
I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE THE
RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT FOR
SANIATA SALVA. SANIATA SALVA IS
15 . THEY ARE A JUNIOR AT
MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL AND
A FULL-TIME RUNNING STAR
STUDENT AT SEATTLE CENTRAL
COLLEGE. BEFORE I END, I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
HAND IN GETTING US THROUGH THIS
PROCESS, AND ALSO INVESTING IN
OUR YOUTH, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND THE KICKOFF FOR THE
FIRST SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION
MEETING IS OCTOBER 12th. WE
WILL MAKE SURE TO SEND OUT
INVITATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, LYDIA, FOR
PRESENTING THESE WONDERFUL
YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO WANT TO GET
ENGAGED. [ CAPTIONERS
TRANSITIONING ]
>> THIS IS SO EXCITING. I AM SO
THRILLED THEY WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. I HAD A
CHANCE TO MEET WITH ONE STUDENT
AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED AND WE
HAD A VERY GOOD AND INTERESTING
CONVERSATION IN A FIRST
IMMIGRATION IMMIGRANT AND
WANTING TO WORK ON TRYING TO
INCORPORATE MORE SENSITIVITY
INTO THIS ARENA AND THE NEEDS
OF FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION
IMMIGRANT YOUTH AND I AM SO
THRILLED WE
PERSPECTIVE AND AS FOR DANIEL,
I AM THRILLED WE WILL HAVE
SOMEBODY WHO WILL BE AGAIN
SUPPORTING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
COMING FROM A PLACE WHERE WE
MEET AND THAT ADDITIONAL VOICE
AND REALLY THRILLED HE WILL BE
ABLE TO ELEVATE THAT
PERSPECTIVE ON THE COMMISSION
AND THEN LASTLY A STUDENT WHO
HAS LED THE PUSH FOR INCLUSION
OF NON-BINARY AND IS A ZEALOUS
ADVOCATE FOR INCLUSION IN
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS
THROUGHOUT TO SUPPORT THAT
APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CALL
THEM OUT AND THEY ARE AMAZING
FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TODAY
AND I KNOW WE WILL SEE A LOT
MORE IMPACTFUL AND IMPORTANT
CONTRIBUTIONS ON THIS YOUTH
COMMISSION.
>> ANY OTHERS? ALL RIGHT.
BEFORE WE TAKE THE BOAT I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE LYDIA AGAIN. THANK
YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU DO.
YOU DO STAFF THIS COMMISSION
AND THE CIC AS WELL. THAT IS
SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE SO THANK
YOU FOR SHEPHERDING AND
PARTICULARLY THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
AND WHAT MAY BE ONE OF THEIR
FIRST EXPERIENCES BUT HOPEFULLY
NOT THERE ONLY IN CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS WHERE IT
STARTS. HOPEFULLY ONE OF THESE
KIDS ONE DAY MAY BE SITTING
HERE OR BE MAYOR OR PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES AND I
WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT. I ECHO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S FEELING
OF THE PROUD PARENT AND I AM
GETTING CHILLS AND THIS AS A
MOM MAKES ME THE PROUDEST AND I
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
DIRECTOR JENNIFER CHILD. THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOU DO THROUGHOUT
THE COMMUNITIES AND DISTRICTS
AND THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I
RECOMMEND THE COMMITTEE MOVE
PASSAGE OF THESE THROUGH 034 --
IS THAT RIGHT? I THINK I GOT SO
EXCITED THAT I AM OFF TRACK.
03020 THROUGH ZERO 3034.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. IT IS
MOVED AND THERE IS A SECOND.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE? -- ROE?
>> [ ROLL CALL VOTE TAKEN ]
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND OPPOSE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT 03 020 THROUGH
03034 WILL BE SENT TO THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU
AGAIN, LYDIA. ALL RIGHT. IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS, THIS CONCLUDES THE
SEPTEMBER 12 CUT 2020 24 --
2024 MEETING OF THE LIBRARIES,
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK
AGAIN GAVIN, MY CLERK, WHO
JOINED OUR OFFICE RECENTLY. WE
ARE HAPPY AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE
HIM JOIN OUR TEAM AND HE IS A
GREAT ADDITION. THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED
THROUGH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12,
2024 AT 9:30 A.M. IF THERE IS
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS
MEETING WILL ADJOURN. HEARING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS
11:04 A.M. AND THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.