>>> GOOD AFTERNOON TODAY IS
FEBRUARY 10, 2025, THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:03. I AM
SARA NELSON PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> IF HEARING NO OPPOSITION THE
MINUTES WILL BE SITION, THE MIN
ADOPTED.
>>> WE HAVE ONE LETTER FOR
SIGNATURE AND AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. ON TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING THERE ARE NINE
ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR. THE
PAYMENT ORDNANCE AND EIGHT
APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING ONE TO
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, THREE TO
THE SEATTLE RIGHTS COMMISSION.
THREE TO THE HOSPITAL
PRESERVATION AND AUTHORITY AND
GOVERNING COUNCIL AND ONE TO THE
MUSEUM AUTHORITY. IN TOMORROW'S
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES ONE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDNANCE.
THEN THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION UNDER COMMITTEE
REPORTS AND THEY ARE COUNCIL
BILL 102937 WHICH WE HAD A
PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE COUNCIL
LAST WEEK. IN WHICH WOULD CREATE
A NEW SALES DEFER RAL FOR THE
SALES AND TAX DEFER DEFERRAL
CONVERSION. AND SPD CROWD
MANAGEMENT AND THE USE OF LESS
LETHAL TOOLS. MOVING ON TO
TODAY'S PRESENTATION. ALL
RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND INTRODUCE, WHY DON'T
YOU GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND YOU CAN BEGIN THE
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M MINA
HASHEMI. WE'RE NOW IN WEEK 5 OF
THE 2025 SESSION. WITH ONLY TWO
WEEKS BEFORE THE POLICY
COMMITTEE CUT OFF. LEGISLATORS
HAVE BEEN BUSY HEARING BILLS
FROM THE COMMITTEE AND SENDING
IT TO THE RULES COMMITTEE IN THE
COMING WEEKS. LAST WEEKEND
GOVERNOR FERGUSON SIGNED
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2005 DIRECTING
THE STATE OF REVENUE TO
ACCOMPLISH A LEAD A WORK GROUP
AIMED AT EVALUATING THE IMPACT
OF DATA CENTERS ON WASHINGTON'S
ECONOMY, TAX REVENUE, ENERGY USE
AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE GROUP
WILL RECOMMEND POLICIES AND
ACTIONS FOR ADDRESSING ENERGY
USE AND IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY.
DATA CENTERS ARE COMPUTING
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORT
WASHINGTON'S DIGITAL COMMITTEE
BUT THEY ALSO CONSUME
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
ELECTRICITY WHICH CAN PUT
STRAINS ON OUR POWER GRID. AS
YOU KNOW, SEATTLE HAS A NUMBER
OF PRIORITIES THAT ARE WORKING
THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SOME ARE IN COMMITTEE, SOME ARE
IN RULES AND SOME HAVE ALREADY
BEEN PASSED ON TO THE OTHER
CHAMBER. WITH THAT I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO ANNA AND SAMIR TO
GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SEATTLE'S
PRIORITY AND TO HIGHLIGHT SELECT
BILLS WE'RE MONITORING BECAUSE
OF THEIR IMPACTS TO THE CITY AND
TO THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL,
BEFORE WE JUMP IN WE WANTED TO
GIVE YOU A BRIEF SHOW. IT'S
GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO LAST
WEEK'S BRIEFING. WE'RE GOING
TO START BY HIGHLIGHTING OUR
SEATTLE PRIORITIES AND UPDATES
SELECTING TO THOSE PRIORITIES
ANY NEW BILLS THAT WE ADDED TO
OUR TRACKER ON BEHALF OF OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. THE SECOND
HALF OF THE PRESENTATION WILL GO
THROUGH A RECAP OF LAST WEEK.
WHAT ACTION HAPPENED, WHERE WE
SIGNED IN AND WHERE WE
TESTIFIED. AND THEN, AT THE VERY
END WE'LL GIVE YOUR A BRIEF
FORECAST OF WHERE SOME OF OUR
PRIORITIES ARE FOR THIS WEEK
THAT WE'RE IN NOW. SO STARTING
WITH OUR SEATTLE PRIORITY
UPDATE. I'LL JUST SAY AT THE
OUTSET HERE ANY OF THE BILLS
THAT ARE ON THESE SLIDES YOU CAN
ASSUME WE HAVE SHOWN UP ON THE
RECORD IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
EITHER BY TESTIFYING OR BY
SIGNING IN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AT LARGE. MANY OF
THESE BILLS SHOULD LOOK FAMILIAR
FROM LAST WEEK. WE ALSO ADDED
HOUSE BILL 1816 FROM
REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT. THIS BILL
ALLOWS FOR CIVILIAN STAFFED
CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS FOR CITIES
OF OUR POPULATION SIZE OR
LARGER. AND I THINK THAT'S THE
ONLY ADD FOR THE PUBLIC SAFE
TIFF AND I WILL LET SAMIR TALK
ABOUT THE OTHER BILLS AND THE
OTHER SUBSECTION ON THE SECOND
SLIDE. GO AHEAD SAMIR.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES HERE, ONE
SECOND. ING THANKS FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
>> I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU GUYS CAN'T HEAR ME, BUT I
CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. I'M GOING
TO TRY TO COME BACK IN.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY TO PUT THE
SLIDES UP. YOU SEE THEM IN THE
CHAMBER.
>> THERE'S NOTHING ON THE
SCREEN RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY, ONE SECOND.
>> ANNA I'LL SEE IF I CAN SHARE
HERE IN CHAMBER.
>> THANK YOU. OH, PERFECT. OKAY.
WHILE SAMIR GETS HIS SOUND BACK
ON I'LL CONTINUE OUR
PRESENTATION. HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE TEAM. SO IN THE SECTIONS
HERE ON THIS SLIDE, THE ONLY NEW
ADDS WE HAVE ARE UNDER ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS.
HOUSE BILL 1733 THIS BILL
INCREASES THE REIMBURSEMENT CAPS
FOR MOVING. THIS IS REALLY FOR
TRANSIT THREE AS THE
CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT MOVES
FORWARD. AND THEN UNDER HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS. THE LAST BILL
HERE, HOUSE BILL 1774 FROM
REPRESENTATIVE 5, IS A BILL THAT
ALLOWS THE LEASING OF UNUSED
SHOT LAND OR HIGHWAY LAND TO
ENTITIES EITHER CITIES OR
NONPROFITS THAT THEY WOULD BE
ABLE TO LEASE THAT TO US OR THE
NONPROFITS AT A LOWER COST AT
BELOW MARKET VALUE FOR A MARKET.
THAT ALLOWS US TO ACTIVATE
WASH.LAND FOR OUR CITY AND
RESIDENTS. AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD
NEXT SLIDE. GREAT, OKAY. SO FOR
THIS FINAL SLIDE HERE THERE WAS
ONLY A COUPLE OF SLIDES FOR THE
CHILD CARE SECTION OF OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO SENATE
BILL 5279 AND HOUSE BILL 1648
ARE BILLS THAT WE'RE NOW
TRACKING AND SUPPORTERS THAT
HELP WITH CHILD CARE PROVIDER
QUALIFICATION. SO EXPANDING THE
WORK FORCE OF FOLKS THAT CAN
WORK IN OUR CHILD CARE WORK
FORCE AND HOPEFULLY INCREASE THE
AMOUNT OF SLOTS AND AVAILABILITY
FOR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. OKAY. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON
TO A WEEK FOR RECAP. AND I'M
GOING TO CHECK IF SAMIR IF SOUND
IS COMING THROUGH.
>> YEAH, I'M BACK. OKAY, YEAH.
SO BUDGET AND REVENUE WE'LL
START WITH THAT. AND AGAIN THESE
ARE BILLS THAT WE JUST HAD
ACTION IN THE LAST WEEK. SO
SENATE BILL 5547 HAD A HEARING
THIS PAST WEEK AND THIS BILL
INCREASES CANNABIS REVENUE
PROPORTIONS FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND THE CITY SIGN IN
PRO.
>> FOR CLIMATE AN ENVIRONMENT
BILLS STARTING WITH 5474 THIS
BILL DIRECTS THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO SET
UP AN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTION
PLAN. THIS BILL REALLY ALIGNS
WITH OUR SEATTLE FOOD ACTION
PLAN AND INCREASING SUSTAINABLE
FOOD ACCESS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
THEN HOUSE BILL 1607 FROM
REPRESENTATIVE STONIER, THIS IS
CREATING A BEVERAGE CONTAINER
RETURN SYSTEM IN ORDER TO REDUCE
WASTE FROM BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
IN THE WASTE STREAM AND YOU GET
10-CENTS BACK EVERY TIME YOU
RETURN THE BOTTLE IF THIS WAS
SET UP STATEWIDE.
>>> AND FOR BOTH THOSE BILLS THE
CITY SIGN IN PRO.
>> SENATE BILL 5554 AND THE
HOUSE BILL HOUSE BILL 1576 BOTH
RELATE TO HISTORIC LANDMARK
DESIGNATION. AND IMPOSING SOME
REQUIREMENTS ON WHEN CITIES CAN
CREATE HISTORIC LANDMARK
DESTINATION. IT CHANGES THE HOW
OLD THE BUILDING HAS TO BE TO 40
YEARS AND ALSO REQUIRES THE
OWNER OF A BUILDING TO GIVE, TO
PROVIDE PERMISSION FOR A
BUILDING TO BE DEEMED A HISTORIC
LANDMARK. IT DOES EXEMPT
LANDMARK PRESERVATION
NEIGHBORHOODS. SO IF A CERTAIN
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED
AS A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD THEN
IT WOULD EXEMPT ANY BUILDINGS
FROM THIS BILL. AND THAT BILL.
BOTH THOSE BILLS HAD HEARINGS
THIS PAST WEEK. OTHER HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS BILLS. HOUSE
BILL 1217 WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE
IS THE RIGHT STABILIZATION BILL.
THAT BILL HAD A HEARING IN THE
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
WHICH WAS FOR THE NEXT STEP AND.
IT'S SCHEDULED TO MOVE OUT OF
THAT COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. HOUSE
BILL 1299 IS A, HOUSE BILL.
SENATE BILL THIS IS A HOUSE
COMPANION RELATED TO MINIMUM
PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT
REQUIRES CITIES TO OR DISALLOWS
CITIES TO HAVE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS ON HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL PROJECTS. SENATE BILL
5497 SITING FOR PERMANENT
HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
AND EMERGENCY HOUSING. THE CITY
IS MONITORING THAT HILL FOR OUR
CURRENT PERMITTING POLICIES. AND
HOUSE BILL 1516 WHICH STUDIES
INSURANCE COVERAGE OPTIONS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS,
THE CITY SIGNED IN PRO. THAT
RELATES TO CONDOMINIUM COVERAGE.
MANY OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE HIGH
INSURANCE COSTS BECAUSE OF THE
LIABILITY COVERAGE THAT COMES
WITH. AND COMES WITH BUILDING
CONDOS AND SO THE CITY SIGNED IN
SUPPORT OF THAT STUDY.
SENATE LABOR COMMERCE SENATE
5600. CREATES SOME SETS THE FARE
RATES AND TIES THE FARE RATES TO
SURGE PRICING. AND ALSO ALLOWS
CITIES TO IMPOSE GEO FENCES FOR
PICK UP AND DROP OFF AREAS
DURING LARGE SCALE EVENTS AS
WELL. THE CITY SIGNED IN PRO.
HOUSE BILL 1622, IT'S ALLOWS
BARGAINING OVER MATTERS RELATED
TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE MONITORING THAT FOR
ANY IMPACTS ON THE CITY, IN THE
CITY WORK FORCE, THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS.
>> IT WAS LOTS OF ACTION IN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SPACE LAST WEEK. SO,
STARTING WITH SENATE BILL 5453
FROM SENATOR SLATER THIS BILL
DIRECTS THE OFFICE, THE STATE
OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE TO
ADMINISTER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR
PUBLIC DEFENSE SUPPORT STAFF.
AND WILL MAINTAIN A POOL OF
PARALEGALS TO SUPPORT DEFENSE
PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
5667 FROM SENATOR ORWALL IS
EXPENDING THE GRANT PROGRAM. IT
HAD A SUNSET AND IT'S
ELIMINATING THE SUNSET SO THAT
GRANT PROGRAM CAN MOVE FORWARD.
SENATE BILL 5362 FROM SENATOR
DINGRA THIS BILL IS RELATED TO
BACK FILLING THE FUNDING FOR
CRIME VICTIM SERVICES. SO MANY
OF YOU MAY BE AWARE OF THE
DECREASED IN FUNDING FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR VICTIMS
OF CRIME ACT OR VOCA FUNDING
THIS BILL WOULD SET UP A
CONTINUAL FUNDING STREAM FOR
THOSE PROGRAMS THAT THE STATE
FUNDS AS WELL AS LOCAL
MUNICIPALITIES. HOUSE BILL 1113
FROM RESPECTIVE FARIVAR THIS
CREATING A MISDEMEANOR DISMISSAL
PROGRAM. THE CITY HAS CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS IS IS COMMUNICATING
WITH THE AUTHORS OF THAT.
>>> AND SENATE BILL 5584 IS A
CONCURRENT PROSECUTION OFFICE
THAT WILL BE HOUSED IN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND WILL
INCLUDE THE PROSECUTION ARM AS
WELL. HOUSE BILL 1592 FROM
REPRESENTATIVE PETERSON. THIS
BILL IS MAKING STRIDES TO HELP
PUBLIC DEFENSE FUNDING THAT BOTH
COUNTIES AND CITIES CAN RECEIVE
FROM THE STATE. IT INCREASES THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT BOTH
ENTITIES CAN RECEIVE IN ORDER TO
REIMBURSE THE COVERED COSTS FOR
PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES FOR
THOSE WHO CAN'T PAY. HOUSE BILL
1265 IS COMMITTED TO COMMERCIAL
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. THIS BILL
IS RENAMING THE CRIME AND
INCREASING THE CRIME CHARGE AS
WELL AS INCREASING THE FEES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE OFFENSE. AND
THEN IN THE SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND
EDUCATION SPACE, LAST WEEK HOUSE
BILL 1214 FROM REPRESENTATIVE
THAI HAD A HEARING. THIS BILL
EXPANDS THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX
CREDIT TO FOLKS 18 OR OLDER. SO
CURRENTLY THIS TAX CREDIT IS
AVAILABLE IF YOU'RE 24 OR
OLDER. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR LOW
AND MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES
WITHIN THE CITY, OR WITHIN THE
STATE AND SO IT'S JUST LOWERING
THE AGE THRESHOLD. THEN HOUSE
BILL 1657 IS THE WASHINGTON 13
FREE GUARANTEE PROGRAM. THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY CREATING A SEATTLE
PROGRAM LIKE PROGRAM STATEWIDE
WHERE THE STATE WOULD PROVIDE UP
TO 45 CREDITS OF TUITION FREE
TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.
>> AND TRANSPORTATION SENATE
BILL 5417 HAD A BILL LAST WEEK
WHICH AND ENFORCEMENT ZONES AND
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA TESTIFIED ON
THAT BILL. LATER THIS WEEK, THIS
IS A FEW BILLS TO WATCH BUT
THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT MORE
HAPPENING. WE'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT
TODAY, SENATE BILL 5595 AND
IT'S HOUSE COMPANION RELATED TO
SHARED STREETS WILL HAVE A
HEARING IN BOTH THE SENATE AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ALSO
TOMORROW WITH THE PROPERTY TAX
REVENUE GROWTH BILL WHICH HELPS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH THEIR
REVENUE HAS A HEARING LATER THIS
WEEK. AND THEN ALSO HOUSE BILL
1816 RELATED TO OUR CARE
DEPARTMENT CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM
ALSO HAS A HEARING LATER THIS
WEEKEND. WE'LL TELL YOU MORE
ABOUT THOSE, AS THE SESSION GOES
ON. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
PRESENTATION. I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA HAS JOINED US IN PERSON
HERE IN CHAMBERS. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU ALL
AGAIN FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING
FOR PRESENTING TO US ON THIS
WORK. I WOULD LIKE IF YOU COULD
PROVIDE AN UPDATE. I KNOW
THERE'S NO FROM OLYMPIA BUT
CURIOUS ON WHAT IS COMING DOWN
THE LINE.
>> THERE HAVE NOT BEEN IN BILLS
INTRODUCED ON THAT TOPIC YET BUT
I THINK WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE
MORE DISCUSSION CLOSER TO THE
END OF THIS MONTH. WHICH IS WHEN
A NEW STATE REVENUE FORECAST
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE STATE AND
WE'LL KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
WORKING WITH AS IT RELATES TO
THE STATE BUDGET. BUT AS OF NOW,
I THINK FOLKS ARE TELLING US
THAT ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE
TABLE.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR THE
HASHEMI AND ANNA AND SAMIR. I
REQUESTED A MEETING TO TALK
ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING AND
PARTICULARLY HOW DO WE STAY
ABREAST OF ALL THE CHANGES THAT
KEEP HAPPENING FROM MINUTE TO
MINUTE. I HAD A GREAT
CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR
AND HER STAFFER AND MAYOR ABOUT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE
REALLY MONITORING VERY CLOSELY.
WHICH I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I HAD
THE CONVERSATION. I KNEW YOU
WERE MONITORING I JUST DIDN'T
KNOW ALL THE SPECIFICS. SO
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT
CONVERSATION. ALL THIS TO SAY
ABOUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW
DO WE BEST STAY ABREAST
COLLECTIVELY AS COUNCIL AND
DIRECTOR, I REALLY APPRECIATED
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BRING UP AN
IDEA ABOUT MEETING WITH ALL
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANTS AND OUR
OFFICE ARE HAVING A WEEKLY
MEETING TO STAY ABREAST AND
CONNECTED ON ALL THE FEDERAL
CHANGES AS THEY'RE HAPPENING.
AS YOU KNOW THEM TO BE HAPPENING
AS BEST AS YOU CAN. WANTED TO
TELL YOU ALL COLLEAGUES ABOUT
OUR CONVERSATION AND SO,
DIRECTOR WILL BE REACHING OUT TO
YOUR OFFICES TO GET A POINT OF
CONTACT FOR THOSE MEETINGS IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED. AND
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL START SOON
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU IN
ADVANCE BECAUSE WE DID ALSO
DISCUSS THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW
HER TEAM IS WORKING AT THE ON
THE STATE WORK THAT YOU JUST
HEARD ABOUT. IT'S THAT'S ALSO
VERY RAPID. FAST AND FURIOUS AND
MANY BILLS, I THOUGHT IT WAS UP
TO 1600 BUT NOW I MIGHT BE
OUTDATED BUT NOW. WHAT THE
ACTUAL LATEST FIGURE IS FOR THE
OLYMPIA BILL. ALL THAT TO SAY
YOU ARE ALL DOING SO MUCH WORK
AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO HOST A WEEKLY
CALL TO KEEP US ABREAST OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. I
WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY AND I
ALSO WANTED TO TELL OUR
COLLEAGUES ABOUT THAT
CONVERSATION. AND YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO PUT THESE WEEKLY
MEETINGS TOGETHER FOR THESE
TEAMS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.
WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT AND WE
WILL BE IN TOUCH THIS WEEK ABOUT
THAT SCHEDULING. OUR TEAM HAS
REALLY APPRECIATED MEETING WITH
COUNCIL MEMBERS REGULARLY ON THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THAT'S
HELPFUL FOR US AND WE KNOW IT'S
HELPFUL FOR YOU TOO. WE'RE
HELPFUL TO REPLICATE THAT FOR
THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL. THANK
YOU.
>> I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
BECAUSE THINGS HAPPENED SO FAST.
AND THEN THEY REFRACTED ETC. SO
IT'S NICE TO HAVE UPDATES OR BE
MORE AWARE OF WHAT OUR TEAM IN
DC IS HEARING. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU TO THE GOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS TEAM FOR ALL YOUR HARD
WORK. I SAY OLYMPIA HAS WEEKDAYS
NOT BECAUSE IT'S MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY BUT BECAUSE A WEEK'S
WORTH OF WORK GETS DONE IN A
DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
HARD WORK THERE. JUST, MAKING
ACTUALLY A PLUG FOR NEXT WEEK,
OUR ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITY'S ACTION DAYS IN OLYMPIA
STRONG CITIES MAKE A STRONG
STATE, AM I RIGHT TEAM. AND THIS
IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO
LOBBY ON BEHALF OF THE AGENDA
THAT WE PASSED IN JANUARY. WE
CAN LOBBY MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT
THE SESSION, AND THIS IS A
MOMENT WHERE ALL 281 CITIES AND
TOWNS COME TOGETHER TO LOBBY
TOGETHER. SO I KNOW THAT A
NUMBER OF FOLKS COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA ARE ALL GOING TO
BE DOWN THERE. AND I JUST WANT
TO THANK THE TEAM FOR GETTING
SOME MEETINGS DONE AHEAD OF
TIME. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
CALL EARLIER THIS WEEK. THANK
YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK
YOU FOR ADDING HOUSE BILL 1816.
I WAS AWARE OF THAT. I SHOULD
HAVE MENTIONED IT. DID THE CITY,
I DON'T HAVE THE BRIEFING, DID
THE CITY WEIGH IN ON THAT ONE.
>> HOUSE BILL 1816.
>> YES. I SEE ANNA CAME OFF
MUTE.
>> HOUSE BILL 1816 HAS A HEARING
TOMORROW. WE WILL BE WEIGHING
IN. CHIEF BARTON WILL BE
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF CITY IN
SUPPORT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND
SEPARATELY. WE MENTIONED THAT
THIS MORNING, HOUSE BILL 1483
AND SENATE BILL 5423 THE RIGHT
TO REPAIR. WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT IN THE ELECTRONICS
WORLD, COMPUTER WORLD BUT THERE
ARE SOME CONCERNS IN CERTAIN
QUARTERS REGARDING ON THE
SECURITY SIDE. AND LIFE SAFETY.
YOU KNOW THERE MAY BE SOME
UNIQUE PIECES TO THAT. THAT I'LL
LOOK TO FOLLOW UP ON.
SEPARATELY. HOUSE BILL 1536
WHICH IS NOT ON THE LIST BUT THE
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM
BY A JUVENILE. THAT'S ANOTHER
ONE THAT HAS SOME CONCERN
BIPARTISAN CONCERN AND IT REALLY
RELATES TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES
THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN. AND THE
BILLS LOOKING TO REDUCE IT ONE
COULD ARGUE YOU DON'T NEED FIVE
TIMES, YOU KNOW, ANY WAY. SO
THAT'S A BILL OF INTEREST.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES ON THE
PUBLIC DEFENSE. PUBLIC DEFENSE
PIECES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE UPDATES
RELATED TO THAT. I THINK THAT'S
MORE OF AN ISSUE FOR COUNTIES
OUTSIDE OF KING COUNTY BUT EVEN
FOR US I THINK THAT'S AN AREA
OF CONCERN. GENERALLY. AND FOR
HOUSE BILL 1113, IT NOTED HAS
CONCERNS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THOSE
LIKE, A LITTLE BIT MORE TO HOUSE
BILL 1113.
>> CERTAINLY, I THINK WE COULD
ALSO FOLLOW UP ON OFFLINE
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE
I THINK THAT I PROBABLY WILL GET
LOST IF I JUST TRY TO BE ABOUT
IT. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
MECHANICS OF HOW THE DIVERSION
PROGRAM WOULD OPERATE. MAKING
SURE ALL PARTIES ARE AGREEING
THAT THE DIVERSION HAS THE RIGHT
OPTION FOR THE DEFENDANT.
MECHANICS AROUND. HOW DO YOU
MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROGRAM AND ENSURE THAT FOLKS
ARE GETTING ACCESS TO THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO
HAVE THEIR CASES DISMISSED. SO
SOME OF KIND OF MORE OF THE
MECHANICS OF HOW THE DIVERSION
PROGRAM WORKS AND WE CAN
CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH MORE
SPECIFICS AS THE BILL MOVES
THROUGH THE PROCESS BECAUSE I DO
EXPECT IT TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT
AS IT MOVES.
>> THANK YOU, DEFINITELY OF
INTEREST TO THAT. AGAIN THAT
WASN'T ONE THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT. AS IT TURNS OUT WE'RE
HAVING PDA AND THEIR LEAD
PROGRAM TOMORROW IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ECONOMY. SPEAKING OF
DIVERSE WE'RE ACTUALLY TACKLING
IT. WHATEVER THE STATE IS DOING,
WE NEED TO BE IN SYNC BECAUSE IF
WE'RE NOT THAT CREATES SOME
CHALLENGES. SO THANK YOU, AND
WE'LL FOLLOW UP. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THAT BILL, CAN YOU EXPLAIN
MORE WHAT IT WOULD DO. TO MY
MIND, IT'S NOT SIMPLY
REPLICATING THE LEAD PROGRAM
THAT IS IN SEATTLE BECAUSE IN
SEATTLE, RIGHT. SO HOW WOULD
THAT WORK?
>> YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT FROM ESSENTIALLY OUR
DIVERSION FOR PUBLIC USE WHERE
YOU CAN HAVE DIVERSION AT THE
ARREST LEVEL. THIS IS A, COURT
DIVERSION PROGRAM. PRETRIAL
DIVERSION PROGRAM. ESSENTIALLY
IT AUTHORIZES THE COURT TO
DISMISS A DEFENDANT'S
MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR
CHARGE IF THE DEFENDANT IS
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIED WITH
COURT ORDERED CONDITIONS.
THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER OF
EXEMPTED CRIMES THAT ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS DIVERSION
PROGRAM. THERE'S DIFFERENT KIND
OF STEPS AND PROCEDURES TO TAKE
IF, A COURT IS GOING TO ENTER OR
AGREE TO A DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR
THE DEFENDANT. AND IT'S, I CAN
CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH SOME
MORE SPECIFIC SPECIFICS IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED.
>> THAT WOULD BE GOOD, THANK
YOU.
>> I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
HANDS. I HAVE SOME SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE
BILLS THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT
YOU'RE MONITORING OR THAT I
WASN'T AWARE OF. INTERESTING TO
SEE WHAT LOOKS TO ME AND PLEASE
CONFIRM, LET ME KNOW IF I'M
WRONG HOUSE BILL 1607, THE WAY
THAT WAS DESCRIBED IT SOUNDS
BASICALLY LIKE A TRADITIONAL
BOTTLE BILL. IS THAT CORRECT? SO
PEOPLE WOULD GET A DEPOSIT. ARE
THERE, IS THAT, SO WHERE WOULD
THE BOTTLES BE TAKEN. CAN PEOPLE
DROP OFF THE BOTTLES AT GROCERY
STORES. DO YOU KNOW A LITTLE
ABOUT HOLD UP THE WHOLE SYSTEM
WOULD WORK. IS THERE A DEPOT OR
SOME PLACE IN THE TRANSFER
STATION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN A
LITTLE BIT MORE?
>> YEAH, I CERTAINLY CAN FOLLOW
UP. I HAVE THE SPECIFICS IN
FRONT OF ME. BUT IF FOLKS ARE
FAMILIAR WITH CALIFORNIA OR
OREGON THEY DO HAVE THESE BOTTLE
RETURN SYSTEM PROGRAMS. THE
PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS TO MAKE
IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO RETURN
THOSE BOTTLE, BEVERAGE
CONTAINERS. I ASSUME PLACES LIKE
A GROCERY STORE, SOMETHING CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO FOLKS SO IT ISN'T A
BARRIER TO RETURN THE MATERIALS
IN ORDER TO GET THEIR 10-CENT
REFUND. BUT I CAN CERTAINLY
FOLLOW UP WITH MORE SPECIFICS IF
IT'S OUTLINED IN THE BILL.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I WOULD LOVE
TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. AND
LET'S SEE THE OTHER BILL I HAD
A QUESTION ON, SAMIR I COULDN'T
QUITE HEAR WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT
SENATE BILL 5554 OR HOUSE BILL
1576 ON PAGE 8 CONCERNING
HISTORIC LANDMARK LEGISLATION
THAT YOU'RE MONITORING. CAN YOU
REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID, PLEASE.
>> YEAH, IT IMPACTS WHEN CITIES
CAN DESIGNATE A BUILDING OF A
HISTORIC LANDMARK. AND WAYS THAT
IT LIMITS SO THE OWNER REQUIRES
OWNER CONSENT. FOR US AND ALSO
CHANGES THE YEAR I BELIEVE THE
BUILDING HAS TO BE AT LEAST 40
YEARS OLD.
>> THE BUILDING CONSENT PART IS
WHAT I WAS WONDERING THAT YOU
SAID. I THINK IN PORTLAND
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS IN
PORTLAND. I COULD BE WRONG BUT
IN ANY CASE THERE WAS DISCUSSION
A FEW YEARS AGO ON THAT. I WAS
JUST WONDERING ABOUT THAT. OKAY
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
YOU HIT ALL MINE. AND I THINK, I
DON'T REMEMBER IF I ASKED YOU
THIS TODAY BUT WHAT IS THE,
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE
AUTHORIZING A PILOT PROGRAM OR
STATEWIDE PROGRAM. TO ALLOW FOR
MUNICIPALITIES TO USE OR TO SEND
DUI TESTS TO PRIVATE LABS, CAN
YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
>> THAT BILL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED
FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS
AFTERNOON OR AS WE ARE MEETING
RIGHT NOW. WE'LL MONITOR TO
MAKE SURE IT MOVES IN THE
PROCESS. THE LAST TIME I CHECKED
IT DIDN'T SEE IF THERE WERE ANY
AMENDMENTS BUT THAT COULD HAVE
CHANGED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
HOURS. WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE
NEXT WEEK IF THERE ARE ANY
DEVELOPMENTS.
>> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK DOWN
THERE AND TAKING TIME TO KEEP US
ABREAST OF THINGS GOING ON. AND
YOU KNOW WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE INTERESTED IN WHICH BILLS SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WHEN LETTING
US KNOW WHEN WE HAVE TO SIGN IN
PRO OR CON OR MAKE A COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> OKAY. SO, MOVING ON TO ITEM
4. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA HAS A
LETTER FOR SIGNATURE TO THE
HOUSE AND SENATE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE
BILL 1523 AND SENATE BILL 5417
AUTHORIZING THE USE OF AUTOMATED
VEHICLE NOISE ENFORCEMENT
CAMERAS IN VEHICLE RACING CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT ZONES. COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA. YOU ARE WELCOMED TO
LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THIS
LETTER. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU MA'AM COUNCIL,
PRESIDENT AND SO, HOUSE BILL
1423 AND ITS COMPANION BILL IN
THE SENATE. SENATE BILL 5417 ARE
CRITICAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT GRANT THAT SPECIFICALLY
GRANT AND WOULD EMPOWER
MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING SEATTLE
WITH ANOTHER TOOL TO COMBAT
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, EXCESSIVE
NOISE, CAUSED BY CARS. AND YOU
KNOW, THE HISTORY IS REPLETE IN
OUR CITY WITH EGREGIOUS. THESE
ARE LARGE CON, I HAVEN'T HEARD
OF AN EV THAT HAS EXCESSIVE
NOISE. BUT IT'S A PROBLEM
WITHIN OUR CITY. AND I THINK
THERE ARE SOME NONTRIVIAL
SUBSTANTIAL POLICY ISSUES THAT
WE AS A CITY WOULD NEED TO HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT AND RESOLVE. IF WE
CHOSE TO ADOPT THIS IN THE CITY
INCLUDING HOW WE CAN BEST
PROTECT PRIVACY, YOU KNOW MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE SMART
DEPLOYMENT OF THESE. AMONG OTHER
THINGS. BUT BOTTOM LINE WE
CAN'T EVEN GET TO THAT ANALYSIS
IF THE STATE DOESN'T GRANT US
PERMISSION. SO THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO. AS I
MENTIONED LAST WEEK, I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF TESTIFYING IN FAVOR
OF AT THE STATE SENATE COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK IN FAVOR OF THE SENATE
VERSION OF THIS BILL. AND THERE
WAS SOME CONFUSION AROUND YOU
KNOW WHETHER THAT WAS MY
POSITION OR THE CITY'S POSITION,
AND I WANTED TO MAKE CRYSTAL
CLEAR, THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THAT
THIS IS THE CITY'S POSITION. AND
SO, I ORGANIZED THIS LETTER. THE
MAYOR HAS GRACIOUSLY SIGNED IT.
COLLEAGUES AND I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AS WELL. AGAIN, SIGNING
IN SUPPORT OF THIS LETTER, IT
WOULD SAY, ESSENTIALLY SAY, WE
AS A CITY NEED THE ABILITY TO
CONSIDER WHAT DEPLOYMENT
POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT COULD OR
WOULD LOOK LIKE. TODAY WE DON'T
HAVE THAT ABILITY. SO, WE NEED
THE STATE TO ACT. THIS IS WHAT
ACTION LOOKS LIKE. I WOULD ALSO
NOTE THAT BECAUSE FAIRLY TIMELY
WE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM SPD
JUST LAST THURSDAY I BELIEVE.
WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY ON
PURSUANT TO AN EXISTING CITY
ORDNANCE. ON POINT THAT SAID, IN
ALL OF LAST YEAR, SPD WAS ABLE
TO ISSUE ONE AND ONLY ONE CAR
EXCESSIVE CAR NOISE CITATION.
AND, IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT
AN ENFORCEMENT PRIORITY. IT'S
NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE. IT'S NOT
BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ISSUE
IMPACTING AND PLAGUING OUR
COMMUNITIES FROM A ROAD SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE. OTHER COUNTIES ARE
AFFLICTED BY THIS THE SAME
THING. THE PROBLEM ISN'T CONFINE
TO ONE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR ONE
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A SMART BILL
AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THIS LETTER. AND AGAIN, YOUR
SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF THIS LETTER
IS NOT SAYING WE HAVE RESOLVED
EVERY SINGLE POTENTIAL POLICY
IMPLICATIONS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK
LIKE. JUST SAYING, IT OPENS UP
THE DOOR FOR US TO HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. BECAUSE TODAY WE
CAN'T. SO I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND WELCOME ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS AS WELL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I WILL SHARE A STORY
WITH YOU THAT I SHARED IN PRY
PRIVATE. I DO A 70-MILE KAYAK
THROUGH THE NIGHT. I WAS
CROSSING THIS LAST YEAR FROM
VASHON ISLAND TO BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND BETWEEN 11:30 P.M. TO
3:30 A.M. IT'S A 24 HOUR RACE
NONSTOP THROUGH THE NIGHT. WE
WERE CROSSING FROM VASHON TO
BAINBRIDGE. AND YOU COULD HEAR
CARS REVVING FROM THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HILL. I WILL SHARE WITH
YOU THAT ANECDOTAL STORY. I WILL
SIGN ON.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
FOR PULLING TOGETHER THIS
LETTER. I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO
THE AUTHOR. I WILL BE SIGNING IN
SUPPORT OF THIS LETTER TODAY FOR
THOSE REASONS. PARTICULARLY
BECAUSE I THINK IT SETS A GOOD
EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN USE SOME
OF OUR TECH TO BE ABLE TO
BOLSTER MORE SAFETY BUT ALSO
FINDING THAT LINE TO NOT CREATE
UNNECESSARILY JUST DANGEROUS
MEASURES RELATED TO DATA. IT
SETS REALLY CLEAR CONFINES
BETWEEN THE SECURITY OF SAID
DATA. CREATING PARAMETERS WHERE
INFORMATION WOULD BE DELETED.
ALSO MAKING SURE THAT IT'S
REVIEWED BY ANOTHER PERSON AND
AUTHORIZES CIVILIANS TO DO THE
REVIEW. FOR THAT REASON I WILL
BE SIGNING IN SUPPORT OF THIS
TODAY AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR WORK IN PULLING TOGETHER
THIS LETTER.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> I THINK BOB WAS FIRST.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
YES, COUNCIL PHER RINCK. MEMBER
RINCK. WE HAD THREE TECHNOLOGY
BILLS LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION TO
THOSE THREES WE ALSO HAD A BILL
ON STREET RACING. I VIEW THIS AS
A COMPLIMENT TO THAT. THE MOST
FAMOUS IS THE BELLTOWN HELL CAT.
THERE'S AREAS OF D7 MUCH LIKE
IN D1 AND I SUSPECT ANOTHER
DISTRICTS AROUND THE CITY. SO,
THANK YOU, AND APPRECIATE IT
BECAUSE THIS IS ANOTHER THING
THAT HELPS CONSTRICT YOU KNOW
THE, DARE I SAY IT THE
PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT WE HAVE
IN THE CITY. AND IT'S GOOD
GOVERNANCE TOO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. I TOO WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS. IT'S NO SECRET
WE'VE HAD STREET RACING ON SAND
WAY POINT IN FRONT OF SAGNISON
PARK THAT HAS CAUSED A LOT OF
DISTRESS AND FOLKS, I HAVE HEARD
FOLKS FROM THE EAST SIDE THAT
CAN HEAR FROM KIRKLAND THAT CAN
HEAR ACROSS LAKE WASHINGTON. THE
STREET RACING THAT'S HAPPENING
ON SAND POINT WAY. I'VE
ACTUALLY HAD E-MAILS TO THAT
EFFECT. LIKE I SAID THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND
MORE TOOLS IN OUR TOOL BOX ARE
BETTER THAN LESS. AND IF WE TO
YOUR POINT ARE ABLE TO GET
OLYMPIA TO PASS THESE BILLS THEN
WE CAN GET TO THE PIECES HERE ON
HOW WE WOULD CRAFT A BILL. AND
THEN OF COURSE TAKING INTO
ACCOUNTS THE PRIVATE CONCERNS
AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS. I
THINK FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT
PARTICULARLY AROUND SAND POINT
WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO
HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS
PARTICULARLY WHILE WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS WHO WE
CAN ACTUALLY DEPLOY TO CUT DOWN
ON THIS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, THANK
YOU.
>> I'LL JUST, COUNCIL MEMBER
SOLOMON GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU MA'AM PRESIDENT.
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE
CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORS ON
ALKI HAVE AROUND NOISE BECAUSE
THE VEHICLES. I'VE BEEN IN
THOSE MEETINGS WITH THOSE
PEOPLE. BUT I WOULD ALSO SAY
THAT MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT 2
PARTICULARLY IN THE RAINIER
McCLELLAN AREA HAVE HAD TO
ENDURE VEHICLE RACES, LOUD
VEHICLE NOISES AND SUCH. AND I
WILL BE SIGNING ON IN SUPPORT OF
THIS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD.
>> SO AS I WILL BE SIGNING ON AS
WELL. COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU SAID
WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. HAVING
MORE TOOLS IS BETTER THAN LESS
TOOLS. THIS IS YET ANOTHER ONE.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT FOR ANYBODY
OUT THERE WHO'S LISTENING. THIS
WILL GO THROUGH THE SAME
SURVEILLANCE, SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT PROCESS AND SO
THIS IS, THIS IS THE BEGINNING.
THIS PROVIDE THE OPTION TO
PURSUE THIS. IT DOES NOT SET US
ON THAT PATH ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
IT'S CREATING MORE OPTIONS AND
MORE FLEXIBILITY. I WILL HAVE TO
SAY IN MY MEETING, I WAS ASKING
A LOT OF QUESTIONS. WHAT ABOUT
NOISE LEVEL. WILL THE SAME
DECIBEL LEVELS APPLY. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO HAVE THE CLOSING WORD.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS LETTER. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS FOR SHARING THAT
ANTIDOTE. I'VE HEARD THE SAME
THING. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HEARD
DIRECTLY FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS
BECAUSE THEY SHARE THEIR FEED
BACK DIRECTLY WITH YOU. BUT I
HEAR FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
THAT OTHER CITIES ACROSS LAKE
WASHINGTON REGULARLY AND
CONSISTENTLY GET 911 CALLS ABOUT
LOUD AND EXCESSIVE CAR NOISES IN
SEATTLE AND THEY'RE COMING FROM
YOUR DISTRICT. MAGNASUN PARK
THERE.
>> IN ANY EVENT. COLLEAGUES
THANK YOU. AGAIN I ASK FOR YOUR
SPORT.
>> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO SENATE
BILL 5417.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE SKWR -Z
AYE.
>> MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PHER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE BILL.
>> AND THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> FOR THIS WEEK, WE HAVE OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
WHICH WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING.
AND THIS, THIS MEETING WILL
FEATURE THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT LED BY DECIDING JUDGE
CRAWFORD WILLIS AND MR. SADLER
FROM THE COURT. IN ADDITION
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PDA
REPRESENTED IN THEIR LEAD COLEAD
PROGRAMS. SO LISA DUGGARD WILL
BE THE LEAD PRESENTER FOR THAT.
OBVIOUS LY AS WELL TOMORROW, WE
HAVE THE LESS LETHAL WEAPONS.
FOR THE NEXT WEEK, TODAY I HAD A
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT CAPITAL
PROJECT TOUR WHICH WAS REALLY
INFORMATIVE AND SOMETHING I
THINK ALL MY COLLEAGUES SHOULD
GET. AT LEAST MAYBE A DISTRICT
VERSION OF. I THINK IT'S REALLY
INSIGHTFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN TERMS
OF ELECTRIC SERVICE. AND YOU
KNOW THIS IS REALLY TIED INTO
THE COMPREHENSIVE PRAPB PLAN AS
FAR AS HOW WE'RE GROWING.
THAT'S A CONCERN OF MINE
BECAUSE, MAINTENANCE IS NOT
ALWAYS THE TOP OF MIND, AND IF
YOU DELAYED MAINTENANCE IT'S
ALWAYS, IT'S ALWAYS A BAD
THING. SECONDLY. FOR WEDNESDAY
I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE
CANADIAN COUNCIL, LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. I ALSO HAVE A
MEETING WITH PLYMOUTH HOUSING.
THURSDAY PSRC TRANSPORTATION
MEETING I WILL LEAVE EVERYTHING
ELSE TO MY CAPABLE COLLEAGUE
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. AND THEN I
ALSO HAVE A MEETING AT MAGNOLIA,
REGARDING THE D7. SO IT'S VERY
D7 SPECIFIC. JUST TO BE CLEAR.
FRIDAY, MEETING WITH MRS. OLIVER
AND THE HOPE FACTORY. I DON'T
WANT TO SAY ANYTHING MORE
BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS MEETINGS
HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR ONE
REASON OR THE OTHER AND I DON'T
WANT TO JINX ANYTHING. NEXT WEEK
WE HAVE THE MAGNOLIA COUNCIL
GENERAL MEETING. AND THERE'S
SOME OTHER ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION
LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR DISTRICT 7
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. IT WAS A
VERY GOOD MEETING THAT WAS FOCUS
ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GROUPS
FROM DISTRICT 7 THAT CAME OUT
AND SPOKE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
GET THOSE PERSPECTIVES FROM
THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. IT'S
KIND OF INTERESTING. WE HAVE
THREE REGIONAL CENTERS. IT'S A
DIFFERENT DYNAMIC IN DISTRICT 7.
AND IT'S ALSO GOOD TO GET THE
INPUT SAY FROM QUEEN ANNE AND
MAGNOLIA AS WELL. I HAD A NICE
MEETING WITH META. THE LAST
THING I WANTED TO SAY, I WAS AT
THE PRESSER FOR THE OPENING, FOR
THE BELL STREET PROJECT
CONNECTING THE WATERFRONT INTO
BELL TOWN AND THE BELL STREET
PROJECT, WHICH IS PART OF THE
MARKET TO MOHI ROUT. IT'LL BE A
FANTASTIC UPGRADE FOR THE AREA
AND BASICALLY WELCOMING YOU KNOW
THE CITY TO THE WATERFRONT AND
VICE VERSA TO THE SEA. AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK MAYOR
HAS DONE ON THAT. AND ALSO,
STRIDING RIGHT NEXT TO PORTALS
PARK. AS WE TAKE THE BEGINNING
STEPS OF WHAT WE'RE NOW CALLING
PORTALS PARK WHICH WILL BE
RENAMED AT SOME POINT. THAT IS
IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. YOU'RE
UP.
>> I WILL KEEP IT PRETTY SHORT
TODAY. SO OUR NEXT MEETING THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IS THIS WEEK
WEDNESDAY. WE PLAN TO HAVE
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS FOR
VOTES AND THE PRESENTATION FROM
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
MISSIONS INTRODUCING THEMSELVES
AND THEIR WORK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ALSO FOR THE HOPE COUNCIL
TOMORROW WE'LL BE BRINGING A
NUMBER OF AMOUNTS TO THE LETHAL
WEP LEGISLATION. -- LETHAL
WEAPON LEGISLATION. LAST WEEK WE
HAD A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION
ABOUT HOW DO WE MEASURE WHAT
WE'RE DOING. WE WILL BE HAVING
A RETREAT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR
SO. I'M FEELING POSITIVE THAT
WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE BRASS
TACKS ON HOW WE MEASURE THE
WORK. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON
GETTING THE BYLAWS RESOLVED.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
THOSE IN PLACE RELATIVELY
SHORTLY. LAST WEEK I ALSO HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON
THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
LEGISLATION. AND I WANT TO THANK
FOR BEING ALLOWED TO DO THAT. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO CHANGE THE
TERMINOLOGY AND ALSO TO ENHANCE
THE PENALTY SO WE CAN AGAIN
TARGET THE. IT DOESN'T APPLY
JUST TO STREET BASE WORK IT ALSO
IT APPLIES TO MASSAGE PARLORS
AND OTHER PLACE WHERE IS A LOT
OF THIS IS HIDDEN AND PEOPLE ARE
AT GREATER RISK. UNFORTUNATELY
THIS MORNING IN DISTRICT I DID
ATTEND ANOTHER TREE CUTTING.
WHERE THE TREE WAS BRUTALLED.
AND REMOVED DESPITE THE ABILITY
TO ACTUALLY PRESERVE THE TEAM.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF
ARCHITECTS THAT TALKED ABOUT THE
ABILITY TO DESIGN AROUND THE
TREE AND PRESERVE THE TREE. THAT
ROUT WAS NOT CHOSEN. THIS IS IN
A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE ARE A
LOT OF APARTMENTS, LOWER INCOME
INDIVIDUALS WHERE THE LACK OF
TREES AND NATURE IS TRULY FELT.
AND SO, AGAIN IT JUST, REMINDS
US OF THE NEED TO TALK ABOUT
THIS IN THE COMP PLAN AND FIGURE
OUT A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE
DEVELOPERS TO PRESERVE TREES
WHEN IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO SO. SO
ANY WAY. CONTINUING THOSE
DISCUSSIONS. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN IT TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON
THAT. GO AHEAD PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
STARTING FIRST WITH THE
SUSTAINABILITY LIGHTS ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU TO
ALL WHO ATTENDED LAST WEEK. WE
HAD THE SHORTEST MEETING,
HOPEFULLY EVER. WE HAD A 12
MINUTE MEETING. THANK YOU FOR
EVERYBODY WHO POPPED IN AND MADE
SURE WE GOT THAT IN. AND WE WILL
HAVE A MEETING ON HORSE RACING
COUNTY WIDE WE'LL SEE HOW THAT
GOES. AND LAST WEEK WE WERE OUT
IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR WITH PIKE
PLACE FOUNDATION. REALLY AN
INCREDIBLE TOUR. WE THINK OF
PIKE PLACE AS A TOURIST
DESTINATION. IT'S A GOOD
REMINDER OF HOW PIKE PLACE
SERVES AS A SMALL BUSINESS AND
ECOSYSTEM AND BEING ABLE TO SEE
FIRSTHAND THE SENIOR CENTER,
FOOD BANK AND THE OTHER
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER.
IT'S JUST A REALLY IMPRESSIVE
SPACE. AND I HAD A CHANCE TO
MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY PHREUGS
COMMISSION TO TALK ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE TAKING UP TOMORROW WITH THE
COUNCIL. AND TOOK SOME TIME TO
MEET WITH OUR PARTNERS AT
DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON TO
TALK ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND REALLY EXPLORING WAYS
WE CAN SUPPORT ACCESSIBLE PLAN.
AND THIS IS A JAPANESE AMERICAN,
THIS IS A COALITION MADE UP OF
JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II
CAMP SURVIVORS. DESCENDANTS AND
THEIR ALLIES WORKING TO SUPPORT
OUR LOCAL IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITY AND WORK AGAINST
DETENTION PRACTICES. A REALLY
POWERFUL GROUP DOING CRITICAL
WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AS
ADVOCATES. WE ALSO CONVENED OUR
FIRST LABOR ROUND TABLE WHERE WE
HAD A NUMBER OF UNIONS JOINED, A
NUMBER OF UNIONS REPRESENTING
FRONT LINE JOINING US TO FACE
ANY URGENT CONCERNS THE OUR
UNION PARTNERS RIGHT NOW. IN
SHORT WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT ALSO
WOULD VOICE THAT THERE IS A HIGH
LEVEL CONCERN ABOUT THE IMPACT
OF THESE CHANGES TO OUR POLICIES
AND IMMIGRATION. AS WELL AS THE
CHANGES HAPPENING AT THE NLRB
AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE
FUTURE OF ORGANIZING IN THE
UNITED STATES. AND TO THAT END,
WE ALSO HAD SOME OPPORTUNITIES
TO MEET WITH SOME OF OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS IN
PHILANTHROPY. OUR TEAM MET WITH
THE PAUL ALLEN FAMILY
FOUNDATION. DIRECTOR OF ARTS,
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY. THEIR WORK
INTERSECTS WITH ARTS AND CULTURE
WHICH IS PERMANENT TO THE WORK
OF THE COMMITTEE THAT I CHAIR.
BUT ALSO THEIR WORK TIES TO
DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT WHICH IS A PERFECT
NEXUS CONSIDERING WE'LL TAKE
THE RENEWAL THIS YEAR.
LYNDSEY'S FOUNDATION IS FOR
CHILD CARE AND . IT WAS A LATE
NIGHT TO EVERYONE. I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME AND GAVE
COMMENT. SO MANY OF THE FOLKS
TOWARD THE END OF THE EVENING
WERE WORKING CLASS FOLKS WHO
WORKDAY JOBS AND ARE ONLY ABLE
TO COME UP TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO
GET OFF OF WORK. SO
UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THOSE
FOLKS WERE UNABLE TO SPEAK.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE
MAKING SURE WE CAN HEAR FROM
THOSE VOICES AND JUST LEARN FROM
OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AS WE
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE
AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
>> OKAY, IF YOU GO AHEAD. NO
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WELL
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT
MEETING. I ALSO HAVE BEEN
MEETING WITH AS PART OF MY
COMMITTEE WORK I'VE BEEN
MEETING WITH SEP OVERSIGHT
MEMBERS TO DO MEET AND GREETS.
AYE I'VE ALSO HAD MEETING WITH
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, TO TALK
WITH CITY DEVELOPMENT AND HEAR
THEIR IDEAS ABOUT CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL AS I CONTINUE THE
COMMITTEE WORK. I'M SO GRATEFUL
FOR THESE PROVIDERS AND I
CERTAINLY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
THEIR PARTICULAR WORK AND WE
HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PROVIDERS
BOTH IN THEIR CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL SPACE. THAT WAS
REALLY. THOSE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN
GREAT. I ALSO HAVE HAD MANY
COFFEE CHATS WITH CONSTITUENTS
ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AND OF
COURSE, WHAT'S ON EVERYBODY'S
MIND IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO BEEN ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH CONSTITUENTS ON THAT. ALSO
THIS WEEK I MET, ACTUALLY THIS
MORNING WITH CHIEF OF POLICE
BARNES. JUST TO, HAVE A
INTRODUCTORY MEETING. WE GOT TO
DISCUSS PLANS, HIS PLANS TO DEAL
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ACROSS
THE CITY BUT IN PARTICULAR WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT MAGNUSSON
PARK AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AT MAGNUSON
PARK. COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE
BECAUSE WE'RE PARTNERS UP THERE
ON THE NORTH END. NORTHEAST END
ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE SITUATION
ON AURORA. SO IT WAS AN
INTRODUCTORY MEETING AND WE ALSO
TALKED A LOT ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
I FOUND HIM TO BE VERY
RESPONSIVE. I'M LOOKING TO
WORKING WITH HIM AND I'M GLAD
HE'S ON BOARD AND SITUATED.
MORE TO COME ON THAT AS WE ALL
MOVE FORWARD. I'M SURE YOU ALL,
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY MET HIM
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
SO. SO, WE'LL KEEP PLUGGING
AWAY ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
ACROSS THE CITY. I WILL SAY
ACTUALLY I WAS AT MAGNUSSON PARK
YESTERDAY WHERE SPD HAS
STATIONED THEIR MOBILE PRECINCT
AND I MET WITH SOME POLICE
OFFICERS THERE WHO ARE DOING A
GREAT JOB AND WAS REALLY GREAT
TO JUST, I STOPPED BY JUST TO
SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR THEM BEING
THERE AND JUST LEARN A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
AND WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE. ONE
THING WE'VE LEARNED
THERE ARE MORE PATROL OFFICERS
AROUND, IT HAS A VERY IMPORTANT
AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON WHAT'S
GOING ON. AND SO THERE IS LESS
PETTY CRIME WHEN THERE'S MORE
PATROLS AROUND. WE KNOW THAT.
THAT IS THE CASE. THE DATA SHOWS
THAT AS WELL. LOOKING FORWARD TO
MORE OFFICERS GETTING HIRED BY
THE END OF THE YEAR HERE. SO WE
HAVE MORE PATROL OFFICERS ON THE
TPWROUPBD. -- GROUND. SO MORE TO
COME ON THAT FOR ALL OF US. ALSO
THIS WEEK, I HAVE A MEETING OF
THE EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE. BELLE WE'LL BE
HEARING FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND
NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM. YOU WILL
REMEMBER THAT I ADVOCATED FOR
AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING
RESTORATION OF THAT PROGRAMS
BUDGET. BECAUSE IT IS ONE THAT
IS IMPORTANT TO ALL THE
RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. IT IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO
IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE
INTERESTED IN DOING IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS. I THINK IT'S A
REALLY GREAT PIECE PARTICULARLY
WHEN WE KNOW THAT NOT ALL THE
FUNDING THAT WE PROVIDE IN OTHER
AREAS ARE ABLE TO GET TO ALL THE
THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE SEEING
DONE ACROSS THE CITY. SO I THINK
THIS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT
PROGRAM FOR FOLKS ON THE GROUND
TO BE ABLE TO APPLY TO. THE
OTHER THING I'VE BEEN DOING IS
BEEN MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS ABOUT THE STATEMENTS
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT I
SUPPORTED AS PART OF THE BUDGET.
JUST TOUCHING BASE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT
THE REQUESTS ARE. THAT THERE
ISN'T WHAT I CALL A MEETING OF
THE MINDS OF WHAT I'M LOOKING
FOR. BECAUSE I KNOW I APPRECIATE
IT WHEN I WORK AT A DEPARTMENT
AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DEPARTMENTS RESPONSES TO THE
STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT. THAT I WAS VERY CLEAR ON
WHAT THE ASK IS. SO I
PROACTIVELY HAVE BEEN REACHING
OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE CLEAR ON
THE WHAT THE ASK IS AND HELP
THEM SET UP ON THEIR SUCCESS AND
RESPONDING. SO I'VE BEEN HAVING
THOSE MEETINGS. ALSO, THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR SENDING
OUT THE MEMO ON THE CREATION OF
THE FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
PROMISE SELECT COMMITTEE. WE
HAVE AS PART OF THE MEMO, THERE
IS A CALENDAR FOR COMMITTEE
MEETING. SO I THANK YOU FOR
THAT. WELCOME CONVERSATIONS. I
HAVE MET WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE
OF YOU AND INTEREST ON THE LEVY
AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE
SUPPORTED AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MAY HAVE. THAT IS ONE OF MORE
MEETINGS WE WILL HAVE ON THAT
TOPIC. BUT NOW YOU HAVE THE
CALENDAR, SO YOU CAN HOPEFULLY
GET THESE ON. WE REALLY MADE AN
EFFORT TO GO THROUGH AND I WANT
TO THANK BOTH OUR STAFF AND ALSO
JASMINE FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF
GOING THROUGH ALL THE CALENDARS
TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TO MAKE
SURE THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL WORK WITH
EVERYBODY HERE. MORE TO COME ON
THAT. THIS WEEK I WILL BE
ATTENDING AN EVENT WITH THE KING
COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAL CONSTANTINE
WHERE HE WILL BE ANNOUNCING HIS
INTENT TO RENEW THE PATH WAYS
PARK. I'LL BE VERY HAPPY TO
WELCOME THE KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE INTO THE DISTRICT. AS
HE MAKES THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. OF
COURSE YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE
KING COUNTY LEVY FUNDS
MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY ENHANCES
BALL FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND
AQUATIC CENTERS AND PROTECTS AND
RESTORES OPEN SPACES AND EXPANDS
REGIONAL TRAILS. SO YOU KNOW THE
IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING FOR ART
PARKS ACROSS THE CITY. WELL
ACROSS THE COUNTY IN THIS CASE
ARE IMPORTANT. AND OF COURSE
SOME OF THAT FLOWS TO THE CITY
AND THE COUNTY GAVE SOME FUNDING
TO PATH WAYS PARK AS WELL. SO WE
KNOW THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE ALSO
UTILIZED BY THE CITY. SO THAT IS
IT. AND UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS I'LL PASS IT ON TO MY
COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER R*EU
-- RIVERA. ON THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE WE HAVE AN EXCITING
MEETING COMING UP TOMORROW.
WHERE WE'LL BE DISCUSSING
ROBUST CONVERSATION. TWO
IMPORTANT TOPICS I ENCOURAGE
EVERYBODY TO ATTEND IF YOU'RE
ABLE. IF YOUR SCHEDULE PERMITS.
TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS THE FIRST
BEING REGIONAL TRANSIT SECURITY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DIVERSE
GROUP OF STAKE HOLDERS BOTH
INTERNALLY WITHIN THE CITY AND
EXTERNALLY AND OUR PARTNERS.
THOSE SOUND TRANSIT AND KING
COUNTY METRO. WE'RE GOING TO BE
HAVING LOCAL 587 PRESIDENT AND
OTHERS AS WELL. IT'LL BE A
GREAT LIVELY CONVERSATION AND
REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT. THEN
ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO BE
DISCUSSING SDOT WILL BE
DISCUSSING THEIR PROPOSED SDOT
LEVY SPENDING PLAN. IF YOU KNOW
WE TOOK SOME ACTION DURING
BUDGET LAST YEAR TO DO EXACTLY
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN A WEEK
FROM TOMORROW. SDOT PREPARED A
VERY DETAILED PROPOSED PLAN FOR
HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND LEVY
DOLLARS, LEVY DOLLARS,
EMPHASIZING LEVY DOLLARS NOT
OTHER BUDGET ITEMS THAT WE
AUTHORIZE THAT WEREN'T LAST
BUDGET YEAR. THAT WERE NONLEVY
DOLLARS. WHAT THAT'S GOING TO
LOOK LIKE. THOSE DOLLARS ARE
GOING LOOK LIKE. AND JUST FOR
THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT PROPOSED DOLLARS.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. WE'RE
GOING TO BE TAG TEAMING THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
LATER THIS WEEK LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT REGULAR MEETING. MONTHLY
MEETING. COCHAIRED BY KENT MAYOR
OR CHAIRED BY KENT MAYOR DANA
RELPH. NEXT UP THAT I WANTED TO
BRIEFLY MENTION. THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND ENCOURAGING ALL
OF US TO JOIN YOU AT THE CITY
DAYS. I WILL BE PROUD TO JOIN
YOU AND INTERESTED COLLEAGUES
WHO WILL BE THERE. SADLY BECAUSE
OF A CONFLICT THAT I HAVE
THURSDAY WE'LL ONLY BE THERE
FOR THAT FIRST DAY. WE'LL MAKE
IT IMPACTFUL AND JAM PACKED.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND
THEN FINALLY I GUESS I'LL NOTE
THAT COLLEAGUES WE THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT. FOR
THE STATE AND THE STATE SENATE
AND HOUSE BILLS THAT WOULD
AUTHORIZE NOISE ENFORCEMENT,
TECHNOLOGY, AND REALLY IMPORTANT
AND I THINK IS A STRONG SHOWING
OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. IT'S
NOT JUST ME THAT WE HAVE ALL
NINE COUNCIL MEMBERS PLUS THE
MAYOR. THAT THIS IS OFFICIALLY
THE CITY'S POSITION. SO I WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL COLLEAGUES AND
ALSO, LIKE I MENTIONED THERE
WERE SOME INITIAL CONFUSION LAST
WEEK DURING THAT TESTIMONY SO I
WANT TO THANK SENATOR VALDEZ FOR
YOU KNOW SPARKING THIS
CONVERSATION AT THE CITY LEVEL.
AND MAKING IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR
THAT THIS IS THE CITY'S
POSITION. SO NOTHING ELSE FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE. I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE NONE I
WILL PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> WE WILL GO, COUNCIL MEMBER
SOLOMON. I HAD TO UPDATE MY
NOTES.
>> THANKS, MAN.
>> ANY TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO IN
TERMS OF AN UPDATE FROM OUR
OFFICE, I AM FULLY STAFFED NOW.
SO WE DO HAVE EVERYONE ON
BOARDED. THEY ARE HARD AT WORK.
AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE
THE TEAM THAT I HAVE. IN TERMS
OF COMMITTEE WORK WE DID NOT
HAVE THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
MEETING THIS PAST WEEK. AGAIN ON
BOARDING OF NEW STAFF. I DO
ANTICIPATE WE WILL HAVE A
MEETING ON FEBRUARY 19th. LET'S
SEE, I'M STILL DOING A LOT OF
ON BOARDING. AGAIN GETTING UP TO
SPEED AS TO HOW THIS BODY
OPERATES AND FIGURING OUT WHAT I
NEED TO KNOW. BUT AT THE SAME
TIME, I'M ALSO ENGAGING IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH DEPARTMENT
HEADS, DEPARTMENT LIAISONS ABOUT
THE VARIOUS WORK PROJECT WE HAVE
IN FRONT OF US. AND THE VARIOUS
PRIORITIES THAT THIS BODY NEEDS
TO ADDRESS IN A VERY SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME. SO WITH THAT I
HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH, YOU
KNOW, FOLKS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION, PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT. AND AGAIN THE
LIAISONS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
JUST TO GET UP TO SPEED TO WHAT
THEY'RE WORKING ON WHAT WE'LL
BE WORKING ON TOGETHER. THE
MEETING THAT I WAS PLANNING TO
HAVE, IN CHINA TOWN AND LITTLE
SAIGON LAST WEEK I POSTPONED
BECAUSE OF WEATHER. I AM LOOKING
TO PUTTING THOSE BACK IN THE
BOOKS. I HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE
WEST PRECINCT COMMAND STAFF AS
WELL AS THE LIAISONS THAT ARE
WORKING ON THE ISSUES REGARDING
LITTLE SAIGON. LET'S SEE.
COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE
COMING UP AS I MENTIONED THE
SOUTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE
NEW HOLY GATHERING HALL AT 6:30.
I WILL BE THERE. AS WELL AS
SETTING UP OFFICE HOURS IN
DISTRICT. WE WILL BE AT THE
BEACON HILL LIBRARY THIS
SATURDAY FROM NOON TO 4:00. AND
I WILL BE SCHEDULING OFFICE
HOURS AT VARIOUS DAYS OF THE
WEEK. VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY
TO ACCOMMODATE FOLKS WHO WORK
DURING THE DAY OR WORK AT NIGHT
SO THAT WE CAN BE AVAILABLE FOR
PEOPLE IN PERSON REGARDLESS OF
WHAT THEIR SCHEDULE MAY BE. AND
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
SOLOMON, COLLEAGUES. LAST WEEK
IN FINANCE COMMITTEE WE HAD
CONVERSATION. WE WENT OVER THE
WORK PLAN FOR THE YEAR. WE HAD
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO
STRUCTURE OUR SELECT COMMITTEES
THIS YEAR BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE
TOOK SUCH A DEEP DIVE INTO
BUDGET STARTING IN APRIL. I
FORESEE US TO STILL HAVE A FEW
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEES
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND I'M
GOING TO BE WALKING THE HALL TO
TAKE PEOPLE'S TEMPERATURE ON
WHETHER WE WANT TO REMAIN
STRICTLY IN THE PROGRAM THAT WE
DID LAST YEAR. GO BACK TO HOW
COMMITTEE STRUCTURES USED TO
WORK WHICH WAS EVERYTHING WOULD
COME THROUGH FINANCE AND WE
WOULD ONLY GO TO SELECT BUDGET
IN THE FALL OR A HYBRID. MY BEST
GUESS IS WE WILL LAND IN A
HYBRID AND WANT TO JUST TAKE
EVERYONE'S TEMPERATURES ON YOU
KNOW DO WE WANT TO HAVE GRANTS
AND ACCEPTANCE ORDNANCES THROUGH
SELECT BUDGET OR CAN THAT JUST
GO THROUGH FINANCE. I DO SEE
THAT, MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
WOULD PROBABLY GO THROUGH A
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. DO WE
WANT TO HAVE AGAIN THOSE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE THROUGH FINANCE OR
SELECT. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR
BUDGET REFORM EFFORTS THIS YEAR.
BOTH IN PROCESS AND IN CONTENT
IN PROCESS, HOW TO IMPROVE THE
FALL PROCESS OVER THE COURSE OF
MANY YEARS. THE BUDGET PROCESS
HAS EBBED AND FLOWED WITH MORE
TIME ON THE . IN CONTENT WE WILL
BE LOOKING AT THE STATEMENTS OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND OTHER
TOPICS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND
REFINEMENT AS WELL AS WE WILL
CONTINUE THE FIVE YEAR BUDGET
LOOK BACK RATHER THAN DOING THE
INCREMENTAL ANALYSIS THAT HAS
TRADITIONALLY BEEN DONE BEFORE I
WAS BUDGET CHAIR. THE NEXT
FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL COMMITTEES WILL BE
CANCELED AS I WILL BE AT AWC
WITH MANY OF YOU. AND THEN WE
WILL BE PLANNING TO HAVE THE
FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY MARCH FIFTH. I HAVE A
DAN RULE WHICH IS THAT, ITEMS
ARE BRIEFED TWICE BEFORE THEY'RE
TAKEN A VOTE. THIS IS NOT A FAST
RULE IN COUNCIL RULES. I THINK
IT'S JUST GOOD PRACTICE. SO TO
ACCOMMODATE THIS, AND TO KEEP
THE PROCESS MOVING QUICKLY. I
ASKED COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA IF HE
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ITEM
BRIEFED IN TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. WE WERE WORKING
THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS
TOGETHER. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA. AND SO, WE'RE
TAKING AN ABNORMAL STEP THIS
TIME WHICH IS HAVING THE ITEM
BRIEFED IN TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND HAVING IT VOTED IN
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
THIS MEANS IF YOU'RE NOT ON
TRANSPORTATION YOU HAVE TO COME
UP TO SPEED BEFORE WE GET TO
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. PLEASE.
WE WILL ALSO TO KEEP THINGS
MOVING IN THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE WE WILL BE AN
INTRODUCTION REGARDING THE FAS
DIRECTOR. WE WILL BE ASKING
QUESTIONS IN FINANCE COMMITTEE
LATER IN MARCH. THAT'S INTERNAL
COMMITTEES. MOVING INTO EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES. I HAVE A LOT OF
SOUND TRANSIT UPDATES AND A FEW
SURES. SOUND TRANSIT EXPANSION
COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING THIS
THURSZ. THURSDAY. WE'LL HAVE AN
UPDATE ON THE WEST SEATTLE WORK
PLAN INCLUDING EVALUATING
PROGRAM LEVEL COST SAVINGS
INITIATIVES THAT SOUND TRANSIT
IS TAKING UP. WE'LL HAVE A
PRESENTATION REGARDING THE
SCOPING, THE BALLARD EXTENSION
SCOPING THAT ENDED IN DECEMBER.
WE'LL BE TAKING ACQUISITIONS IN
WEST SEATTLE AND QUEEN ANNE.
I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR WITH SOUND
TRANSIT BECAUSE THAT PIECE OF
PROPERTY IS ON THE EDGE OF AN
INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND THE WELCOME
SIGN INTO DEL RIDGE THAT THEY
HAVE TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON IT TO
MAKE SURE IT'S EITHER OCCUPIED
WITH GOOD TENANTS OR NOT FALLING
INTO DISREPAIR BECAUSE IT'S THE
FIRST THING YOU SEE WHEN YOU
COME INTO DEL RIDGE. I WAS GOING
MAKE A JOKE ON DELL RIDGE DATA,
BUT YOU'RE SITTING NEXT TO ME.
THE BANK OF AMERICA ACROSS THE
STREET FROM DICK'S IT IS RIGHT
IN THE HEART OF LOWER QUEEN
ANNE. IT HAS TO BE EITHER KEPT
UP WITH GOOD TENANTS. IT CAN'T
FALL INTO DERELICTION. THAT'S
THE MAIN POINT I'VE BEEN MAKING
TO SOUND TRANSIT. COULD BE
UPTOWN. IS IT UPTOWN, LOWER
QUEEN ANNE, IS IT PIKE? WHO
KNOWS.
>> THAT'S BEEN SETTLED. THAT'S
UPTOWN.
>> SIR, YES, SIR. MOVING RIGHT
ALONG WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
THE SEARCH FOR THE NEW CEO OF
SOUND TRANSIT. SPARMAN WILL BE
WITH US UNTIL MAY. WE'RE HOPING
TO HAVE A NEW CEO ON WITH SOME
TRANSITION TIME. SO BOARD
MEMBERS WILL BE INTERVIEWING
CANDIDATES OVER THE COURSE OF
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THERE HAS
BEEN A COMMITTEE SET UP FOR THIS
I'M FEELING GOOD AT THIS TIME.
I WILL LET GLOW IF I'M -- I
WILL LET YOU KNOW IF I'M NOT.
AGAIN ALL SOUND TRANSIT SECURITY
OPERATIONS CENTER CAN BE
REACHED. I'LL SAY THE NUMBER
VERY SLOWLY, 206-398-5368.
398-5368. I HAVE THAT NUMBER
SAVED ON MY PHONE. IF I HAVE
PROBLEMS ON SOUND TRANSIT I MAKE
THE CALL. I SEND A TEXT. FUN
FACTS FROM SOUND TRANSIT. SOUND
TRANSIT EXPRESS. THESE ARE THE
BUSES WE'LL HAVE A FARE CHANGE
FROM 3.25 TO $3 *EPB. WHICH IS
CONSISTENT WITH OUR LIGHT RAIN
FEE WHICH IS $3 PER TRIP. THAT
CHANGED LAST AUGUST. AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, FOR YOUR AWARENESS
THERE WILL BE SOUND TRANSIT LINK
LIGHT RAIL DISRUPTIONS THIS
WEEKEND. STARTING AT 10:00 P.M.
ON FRIDAY TO ALLOW FOR THE
COMPLETION OF TIE IN WORK THAT
WILL CONNECT THE ONE AND TWO
LINES. SO AS SOON AS, I90
FLOATING BRIDGE SECTION IS DONE,
WHICH WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE DONE
THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE CONNECTING
STRAIGHT IN TO SEATTLE AND THE
WORK THAT WE'RE DOING THIS
WEEKEND IS AHEAD OF THAT. SO
THERE WILL BE SHUTTLE BUSES
REPLACING THE ONE LINE BETWEEN
CAPITOL HILL AND SOTO. TRANSWILL
OPERATE BETWEEN LYNN WOOD. I
APOLOGIZE FOR THIS
INCONVENIENCE. IT IS VERY
NECESSARY. LASTLY HERE, I WILL
BE ATTENDING THE SEATTLE CITY
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SERVICES
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION THIS
THURSDAY. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
SOME THINGS THEY'VE DONE VERY
WELL RECENTLY. THEY TOOK STAFF
OUT TO THE BOUNDARY DAM WHICH IS
OUTSIDE OF SPOKANE ON THE BORDER
OF CANADA. IT'S ONE OF OUR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FACILITIES.
AND THEY WENT THERE TO MEET IN
PERSON WITH THE EMPLOYEES TO
TALK ABOUT RETIREMENT. I JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE
PEOPLE OUT THERE AT THE BOUNDARY
DAM CAN SOMETIMES, WHILE THEY
ARE PHYSICALLY ISOLATED
ESPECIALLY PHYSICALLY ISOLATED
FROM THE CITY. SO HAVING MOMENTS
LIKE THIS REALLY APPRECIATE.
SURES, SURES IS ALSO LOOKING FOR
A NEW SPACE TO RENT. I PUSHED
THEM VERY HARD TO GET BACK INTO
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL TOUR. WHEN I
HAD THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL HAD VACANCIES.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO IN THE
INTERIM. IT'S BECOME TO MY
ATTENTION THAT SEATTLE TOWER IS
NOW FULL. THERE'S A COUPLE OF
FLOORS THAT ARE INFLUX. THAT'S
BETTER THAN WE HAD SEVERAL
FLOORS. AND COUNCIL MEMBER
TALKED ABOUT THE MAGNOLIA. WE'LL
BE FOLLOWING UP WITH PARKS THE
COMMUNITY CENTER AND DISCOVERY
PARK THE ONLY TWO BUILDING THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT OPERATE IN
MAGNOLIA ARE BOTH CLOSED. THE
SEATTLE CENTER CLOSED DUE TO A
FLOOD OF THE BUILDING. SO WE'LL
BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THAT. AGAIN
OFFICE HOURS THIS WEDNESDAY.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THAT IS MY
REPORT. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS. JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US.
AND OUR CITY ON THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD. AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COLLABORATION AND SHARING
OUT ALL THESE IMPORTANT
INSIGHTFUL PIECES OF
INFORMATION. AND THEN, ALSO,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP
AND THAT ALLOCATION THAT WE
ALIGNED ON WHERE THE BRIEFING
PORTION OF SDOT'S PROPOSED LEVY
PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BUT THE
VOTING WILL HAPPEN IN YOUR
APPROPRIATELY IN YOUR FINANCE
COMMITTEE. AND IT ALSO
HIGHLIGHTS A COUPLE OF THINGS.
AND I'LL DOUBLE CLICK ON
SOMETHING YOU MENTIONED. YES.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT KIND OF
DOESN'T FORCE BUT YOU SHOULD
PAY ATTENTION TO THAT LEVY
PROPOSED LEVY SPENDING PLAN
EITHER IN THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING THAT I'VE
BEEN ASKING YOU ALL COLLEAGUES
FOR A MONTH NOW IS TO PLEASE
REMEMBER TO TAKE YOUR BRIEFINGS
FROM SDOT. YOUR PRIVATE
BRIEFINGS ON THE PROPOSED. MOST
FOLKS AS I UNDERSTAND IT HAVE
TAKEN THAT UP. BUT IF NOT PLEASE
DO SO. BECAUSE THEY ARE READY,
WILLING AND ABLE TO PROVIDE A
BRIEFING. SO, THERE'LL BE NO
SURPRISES DURING THE VOTING
PORTION. THANK YOU.
>> FANTASTIC, THANKS COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, IF NOT OVER YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I DO WANT TO POINT OUT WHEN
IT COMES TO THE DATES. I WANT TO
MENTION THERE WAS A FEELING OF A
LOT GOING ON ESPECIALLY WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE. SO PLEASE DO, TALK
ABOUT WHAT THOSE DATES ARE AND
WHAT WILL ALWAYS BE HAPPENING IN
YOUR COMMITTEE DURING THE YEAR
SO WE CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR
NOT. IN THE PWUPBLGTS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS NOTED I DULY. COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THINGS
SCHEDULED AT THE SAME TIME WHO
ARE NOT ON THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE
TO BE RESPECT. OF EVERYBODY'S
SCHEDULE. THERE'S FOUR PEOPLE
ON YOUR COMMITTEE AND OTHERS.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT EXTERNAL ECONOMIES.
ECONOMY -- COMMITTEES. IT'S NOT
JUST WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.
IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
COMMITTEES OUTDOORS. SO
CONTINUE.
>> WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12 AT 2:00
P.M., THIS WEEK OUR AGENDA WE
HAVE APPOINTMENTS COMING UP. IT
SHOULD BE FAIRLY QUICK
APPOINTMENTS. LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT MEETING, IT'LL BE OUR
FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR.
AND SO, GEARING UP FOR A FULL, A
FULL CALENDAR OF REALLY GREAT
PARKS UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
MEETINGS. THE NEXT THING,
DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK OUR
COLLEAGUES THE STAFF, AND THE
PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT TO THE
PUBLIC HEARING. I DO BELIEVE IT
WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE
COULDN'T THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER RINK. COULDN'T HEAR FROM
SOME FOLKS THAT WERE TRIED TO
MOVE THROUGH AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE. WE WERE FIGHTING THE
WEATHER AND EVERYTHING. AND SO
WE SENT A PRESS RELEASE THE NEXT
DAY REGARDING THAT INFORMATION
UNFORESEEN INCLEMENT WEATHER. IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHAME IF
SOMEONE GOT HURT GOING HOME.
SHORTLY THEREAFTER IT STARTED
SNOWING. SO I WAS HAPPY THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF OUR
PEOPLE AND STAFF HOME AS WELL
DURING THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. WE
ALSO WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR
CENTRAL STAFF AND ALSO THE CITY
CLERK TO PRIORITIZE THE SPEAKERS
WHO WERE NOT CALLED ON. WE HAVE
A LIST AND A RECORD OF ALL THOSE
AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVE REACHED IN AND HAVE SENT
THOSE. THERE WILL BE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC
HEARINGS AND SCHEDULED AND
CONTINUOUS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE GOING TO
BE AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS. SO
CONTINUING TO ASK PEOPLE TO SEND
US YOUR COMMENTS. YOU KNOW
PLEASE CONNECT WITH YOUR COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I'VE BEEN CONNECTING
WITH PEOPLE AND TAKING A BUNCH
OF MEETINGS. DOING WALKS,
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS AND SO FORTH.
SO IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY
GREAT FEED BACK FROM PEOPLE. SO
REALLY APPRECIATE PEOPLE COMING
OUT AND WE'LL ALWAYS CONTINUE
TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY, NUMBER
ONE. ALSO, COLLEAGUES YOU WILL
BE GETTING, WE'LL BE PASSING
AROUND THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
PROCLAMATION. I'LL BE JOINING
COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON AND
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA NEXT WEEK
FOR THE CELEBRATION AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
THERE'S BE A CELEBRATION OF
BLACK HISTORY. WHERE WE WILL BE
PRESENTING OUR PROCLAMATION TO
THE COMMUNITY. SO REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT AS WELL. ALSO, HAD
THE CHANCE SHOUT OUT TO THE
JONES FAMILY. QUINCY JONES
FAMILY. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND HIS
FAMILY WHERE THEY HONORED THE
QUINCY FAMILY. IT WAS GOOD TO
SEE COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND HIS
WIFE CELEBRATING THE QUINCY
JONES FAMILY. WE HAVE A MUSICAL
LEGEND THAT GREW UP RIGHT HERE
IN SEATTLE AND WENT TO GARFIELD
HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS PHENOMENAL.
ALSO HAD A CHANCE, RAPID RIOT
JAY CHECK IN. I'VE BEEN WORKING
AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA'S OFFICE HAS AS WELL
THAT THE INNER AGENCY WITH THE
HIGH LINE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT
AGENCIES. WASH DOT, METRO. ALL
THE FOLKS BECAUSE MY DISTRICT
NORTH AND DISTRICT THREE AND
ALSO THE SOUTHERN PART OF
DISTRICT FOUR IS REALLY YOU KNOW
PARALYZED BY A LOT OF THE
CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON IN
THE COMMUNITY IN THOSE AREAS.
JUST WANTED TO WORK WITH THOSE
NEIGHBORS. I KNOW IT'S A HUGE
UNDER TAKING A LOT OF SMALL
BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. PEOPLE THAT ARE
DIFFERENT BUS STOPS. HAVE TO GET
ON DIFFERENT AREAS AND WAYS
BECAUSE SOME BUS STOPS ARE
CLOSED AND DIFFERENT ROUTS. SO
BEEN WORKING WITH WASH DOT AND
SDOT GETTING CONSTANT UPDATES
MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE NOTIFIED
IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE IT
AFFECTS AND IMPACTS THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD TREMENDOUSLY AS
WELL. DEFINITELY WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL. AND LAST
BUT NOT LEAST. I HAD A CHANCE TO
DO A TOUR OF THE DENISE LOUIS
EDUCATIONAL CENTER. PHENOMENAL
PEOPLE. I WANT TO THANK THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD
MEMBER VIVIAN MORITZ THAT
INVITED ME OUT THERE TO SEE THE
KIDS. IF YOU EVER ARE HAVING A
HARD DAY OR WANT TO THINK TWICE
OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE GO
THROUGH AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. GO
TO THE SCHOOLS. GO SEE THE
BABIES AND THE KIDS IN THE
SCHOOLS. IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST
REWARDING THING OF THIS JOB IS
TO BE ABLE TO GO AND TALK TO
KIDS AND THEN BE ABLE TO TALK TO
A COUNCIL MEMBER AND GET
CONNECTED. SO REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO ALL OF THE LEVY STUFF
THAT WE HAVE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA'S LEADERSHIP ON THAT AS
WELL AND OUR COMMITTEE. SO WITH
THAT BEING SAID, I WILL PASS THE
BALL TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
WILL START WITH THE FACT THAT WE
DO HAVE THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEETING THIS
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 AT 2:00
P.M. AND AGAIN WE'LL HEAR A
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON SOME
OF THE ISSUES GOING ON WITH OUR
PERMITTING SYSTEMS. AND WAYS
THAT THE PANEL MEMBERS WILL
SUGGEST TO PERHAPS REDUCE SOME
OF THE CHALLENGES IT PREVENTS.
THE PANEL WILL INCLUDE RESPECTED
AND EXPERIENCED ARCHITECTS OF
RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE
PROJECTS. AND REPRESENTATIVES OF
SMALL BUSINESSES WHO SHARE THEIR
THOUGHTS ON HOW WE CAN HELP
IMPROVE CURRENT SYSTEM AND ALSO
MAKE IT EASIER FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES TO GET PERMITS FOR
TENTATIVE IMPROVEMENTS ETC. AND
THEN SO MOSTLY THE DISCUSSION
WILL BE FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL
BUT, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'LL
BE TALKING ABOUT DO IMPACT
RESIDENTIAL PERMITTING AS WELL.
THE PANELIST WILL INCLUDE JIM
GRAHAM, MICHELLE LINDON, IAN
BUCHER. AND THE AGENDA WILL BE
POSTED TOMORROW. LET'S SEE ON
WEDNESDAY I ATTENDED THE 2025
FRIENDS OF STOUTING BREAKFAST.
AND THE PROGRAM FEATURED AN
AWARD FOR OWNERS OF DICK'S DRIVE
FOR THE SCOUTS AND ALSO FOR
THEIR GENEROUS LOTS OF GENEROUS
THINGS THEY'VE DONE FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE. YOUNG EMPLOYEES WITH THE
NEXUS ON THEIR EMPLOYEES. AND
ALSO THEIR EMPLOYEES EDUCATION
NEEDS, ETC. AND TRAINING NEEDS
BUT BASICALLY IT WAS A FEATURED
PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT I
ENJOYED BECAUSE THEY AGAIN SMALL
BUSINESS THAT'S DOING RIGHT BY
THEIR EMPLOYEES IN THE
COMMUNITY. LET'S SEE, I WAS
THERE FOR, I WON'T PILE ON TO
THE CITY, TO THE COMP PLAN
PUBLIC HEARING BUT I DO WANT TO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR A VERY
WELL RUN PUBLIC HEARING WITH SO
MANY PEOPLE SIGNED UP. AND I DO
WANT TO SAY THAT YOU GUIDED US
THROUGH IT VERY WELL. BUT YOU
WERE ALSO MINDFUL OF THE WEATHER
THAT WAS FORECAST. AND LEADING
UP TO THE ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING
YOU WERE IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION
WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND WITH
FOLKS AT THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT CENTER I BELIEVE.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT YOU
WERE WATCHING THE WEATHER. AND
YOU GAVE A LOT OF WARNINGS TO
PEOPLE ABOUT THE GARAGE CLOSING
AND WHEN THAT WOULD CLOSE AND
ALSO I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU MADE
THE RIGHT CALL IN CUTTING OFF
PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN YOU DID.
ALTHOUGH IT WAS EXTREMELY
UNFORTUNATE YOU DID SO BECAUSE
EVEN THOUGH MANY PEOPLE WERE
GOING TO BE GIVING REMOTE
TESTIMONY, THERE STILL NEEDED TO
BE STAFFERS IN THIS ROOM AND WE
WANTED EVERYBODY HOME SAFELY.
AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT IN
MY NEIGHBORHOOD IT DID START
SNOWING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I
LIVE BETWEEN U DISTRICT AND
GREEN LAKE. AND IT WAS, YOU
KNOW, I DEFINITELY WOKE UP TO A
WINTER LANDSCAPE THE NEXT
MORNING. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING
MINDFUL OF THAT. SPEAKING OF THE
WINTER LANDSCAPE. I WAS GOING TO
TWO THE BREAKFAST EVENT IN
RENTON BUT HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE
OF THE SNOW AND PEOPLE LIKE ME
FROM CALIFORNIA REALLY
SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IN THE
SNOW LIKE THAT. ANY WAY. AGAIN
APOLOGIES TO PORT LEADERSHIP FOR
NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT. BUT I
WAS ABLE TO ATTEND TO
PARTICIPATE IN A TOUR LATER THAT
AFTERNOON LAST THURSDAY WITH THE
CEO AND PORT ALLIANCE OF THE
PORT AND THE AREA AROUND IT TO
HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT
OPERATIONS. SOME OF THE FOLKS
THAT I WAS ABLE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WAS CEO JOHN WOLF,
RYAN McFARLAND, THE GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS OPERATOR AND LYNDSEY,
DANA BRAND THE GENERAL MANAGER
OF TERMINAL FIVE WITH SSA
MARINE. PRESIDENT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND
WAREHOUSE UNION LOCAL 52 AND
MARK ELVERSTON LONG SHORE AND
WAREHOUSE UNION LOCAL 19. THEN
FINALLY, I ON THURSDAY I HAD MY
FIRST ONE ON ONE WITH INTERIMS
SPD CHIEF BARNES AND I WELCOME
HIM AS HE GETS UP TO SPEED ON
HIS FIRST MONTH ON THE JOB. I'M
SURE EVERYBODY IS VERY HAPPY TO
BE WORKING WITH HIM AND I'M
GLAD HE'S HERE WITH US AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM
CLOSELY. ESPECIALLY ON,
INCREASING STAFFING. THEN
FINALLY, ON FRIDAY IN MY CHIEF
OF STAFF AND I TOURED THE LAKE
UNION DRY DOCK. DOES ANYBODY
KNOW WHERE THAT IS. EXCELLENT.
ALL RIGHT. THE LAKE UNION DRY
DOCK IS ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF
LAKE UNION AND IT'S A FAMILY
OWNED AND OPERATED COMPANY THAT
SPECIALIZES IN VESSEL REPAIR AND
CONVERSIONS AND IT'S BEEN IN
OPERATION SINCE 1919. MAKING IT
ONE OF THE LONGEST OPERATING
SHIPYARDS IN THE UNITED STATES.
IT'S A UNION SHOP, AND YOU
CAN'T REALLY TELL FROM THE
STREET. BUT THE, THERE ARE SEVEN
ACRES OF PIER THERE. DOING ALL,
REALLY MASSIVE SPACES FOR ALL
KINDS OF REPAIR. AND I JUST
REALLY WAS, REALLY HAPPY TO SEE
IT RIGHT THERE IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOING THAT
IMPORTANT WORK. THEY SERVICE
EVERYTHING FROM FISHING VESSELS
TO NOAA RESEARCH VESSELS, NAVY,
ETC. SO IF YOU EVER HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE AVAIL
YOURSELF OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TOUR THAT HOME GROWN GEM. ALL
RIGHT. FINALLY. I WILL STOP
TALKING HERE BUT WE DO HAVE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION IN LATER ON
TODAY. I'LL BE JOINING THE SUE
GEN ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR LUNAR
NEW YEAR DINNER. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ALL
RIGHT. SO, AT THIS POINT, I WILL
CLOSE THIS PART OF OUR MEETING.
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS WE'LL MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AS
PROVIDING OFFICER I'M
ANNOUNCING THAT THE PURPOSE OF
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
DISCUSS PENDING POTENTIAL OR
ACTUAL LITIGATION. AND THE
COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL
TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.
TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR
OPEN SESSION. AND I EXPECT THE
TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
END BY 4:50. AND IF IT ENDS
SOONER, THIS MEETING WILL END
AUTOMATICALLY BUT IF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE
EXTENDED I WILL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION AND THE CONCLUSION
THIS MEETING WILL JUST END. THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL
MEETING IS FEBRUARY 24, 2025 AT
2:00 P.M. THAT'S BECAUSE
THERE'S A HOLIDAY IN BETWEEN
NOW AND THEN. AND WITH THAT,
WE'RE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO PLEASE LOG ON TO THAT ZOOM
LINK IN YOUR OFFICE. THANK YOU.