WILL NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND SOLOMON ARE EXCUSED
TODAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> A MEMO DESCRIBING CHANGES
WILL BE FORTHCOMING. WE ALSO
HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF KIRSTEN
GROVE IS DASHES DIRECTOR OF FAS,
WHICH WILL BE BEFORE THE SLICK
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
TOMORROW AS WELL. I ACTUALLY
BELIEVE THE SLICK BUDGET
COMMITTEE IS ON THE FIFTH. THAT
WILL BE WEDNESDAY. COUNCIL BILL
LIFTING A BUDGET PROVIDE THE
FUNDING FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY AND COUNCIL BILL 120945,
WHICH DEALS WITH AN ALLEY
VACATION ON FIRST HILL. THAT IS
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES A WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND 12 APPOINTMENTS.
THREE TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION , FIVE TO THE LGBTQ
COMMISSION, THREE TO THE
DISABILITY COMMISSION, AND ONE
TO THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. COUNCIL
WITHOUT ON TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL BILL 120943 RELATING TO
AN EXTENSION OF THE MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
PROGRAM AND RESOLUTION 32164,
GIVING PARTS IMMIGRATION
AUTHORITY TO SEEK AND ACCEPT
GRANTS FROM THE STATE RECREATION
AND CONSERVATION OFFICE. ALL
RIGHT. THAT IS COMING UP. MOVING
ONTO TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
LET'S SEE. I WILL NOTE THAT THE
DIRECTOR IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US
TODAY. I WILL LET -- I BELIEVE
-- WHO IS GOING TO BE IN HER
PLACE? I WILL LET ANNA DOCTORS
KICK US OFF. GO AHEAD.
>> I AM HERE.
>> YOU WERE HERE BEFORE AND HAD
TO STEP OUT. OKAY. PUBLIC NOTED
THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS
PRESENT. GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
WILL START OFF TODAY AS THE
DIRECTOR IS OUT SICK. I AM THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR IN OIR. TODAY IS THE
50th DAY OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. THIS YEAR WE HAVE 105
DAYS , WE'RE ALMOST HALFWAY
THROUGH. LAST FRIDAY WAS A MAJOR
CUT OFF. THE FISCAL COMMITTEE
CUT OFF FOR THE HOUSE OF ORIGIN.
SO BILLS THAT HAD A FISCAL NOTE
HAD TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE,
EITHER THE TRANSPORTATION
APPROPRIATIONS, WAYS AND MEANS,
OR FINANCE COMMITTEES BY FRIDAY
END OF DAY. THAT LEADS US INTO
THIS WEEK, WHICH LEGISLATORS
WILL BE ON THE FLOOR OR IN
CAUCUS ALL DAY, SOMETIMES INTO
THE EVENING AND NIGHT, WORKING
ON LEGISLATION TO MOVE IT OFF OF
THE FLOOR. AND THEN, WE'RE
LOOKING AT THE NEXT CUT OFF OF
MARCH 12. BY THAT TIME, ALL THE
BILLS THAT WERE IN THE ORIGINAL
CHAMBERS HAVE TO BE VOTED OFF
THE FLOOR AND MOVED OVER TO THE
OPPOSITE CHAMBER BY THAT
DEADLINE. THERE ARE BILLS THAT
ARE NECESSARY TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUDGET
THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CUT
OFF CALENDAR. SO BE AWARE A LOT
OF THE REVENUE LEGISLATION AND
OTHER BILLS THAT ARE NTIB WILL
COME UP LATER IN THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. IN TODAY'S BRIEFING,
WE ARE GOING TO FIRST START BY
GOING OVER AN UPDATE ON OUR
PRIORITIES BASED ON OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WE PASSED IN
DECEMBER. THEN WE WILL ALSO DO A
RECAP OF LAST WEEK, AND THEN
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT TO
EXPECT THIS WEEK. STARTING WITH
THE CITY PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY , I AM EXCITED TO
SHARE THAT A LOT OF THEM ARE
STILL ALIVE. STARTING WITH
SENATE BILL 5098, THIS RESTRICTS
WEAPONS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS,
INCLUDING CITY PARKS, COMMUNITY
CENTERS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
THIS BILL MADE IT OUT OF THE
FISCAL COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, AND
IT IS INSIDE RULES. HOUSE BILL
1112 ALLOWS SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT TO ALLOW PRO TEM JUDGES TO
LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY, IF
NECESSARY. THIS BILL ACTUALLY
PASSED OFF THE HOUSE FLOOR A
WHILE AGO. IT IS AWAITING ITS
FIRST COMMITTEE HEARING IN THE
OPPOSITE CHAMBER. HOUSE BILL
1228 WAS ALLOWING TOXICOLOGY
TESTING BY CERTIFIED OR
ACCREDITED LABS. THIS,
UNFORTUNATELY, DID NOT MAKE IT
OUT OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE
ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS ONE IS
STALLED OUT FOR THIS SESSION,
ALTHOUGH I KNOW THERE ARE
CONVERSATIONS ONGOING BETWEEN
THE CITY AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO
RECONCILE THE PROBLEMS THAT THIS
BILL WAS HOPING TO ADDRESS.
SENATE BILL 5060 IS A BILL THAT
ESTABLISHES $100 MILLION GRANT
PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
CO-RESPONSE. THIS IS READY FOR
FLOOR ACTION AND IN SENATE
RULES. HOUSE BILL 2015 ALSO
DEALS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
FUNDING, INCLUDING DIRECT
APPROPRIATION TO CITIES, AS WELL
AS A SALES TAX. THAT IS AN
OPTION FOR COUNTY AND CITIES FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES. THIS IS
IN HOUSE RULES. WE'RE TRACKING
THIS. IT IS NOT IN ITS PERFECT
FORM RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF
BEING, MEETING ALL THE PRIORITY
SEATTLE NEEDS, BUT IT IS ONE OF
THE MAIN DRIVERS THAT STILL
EXIST DEALING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
FUNDING. HOUSE BILL 1428 WAS
ESTABLISHED FOR AN INCREASE IN
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANT
ACCOUNT THAT GOES FROM THE STATE
TO CITIES AND COUNTIES FOR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSES. IT
WAS INCREASING THAT ACCOUNT.
THAT BILL DID NOT MOVE FORWARD
AFTER THE FISCAL COMMITTEE.
SENATE BILL 5052. THIS BILL BARS
ESTABLISHING CLARIFICATIONS
AROUND THE USE ACCESS TO COUNCIL
-- PROGRAM AND ALLOWING LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO QUESTION
INTERVIEW JUVENILES WHO ARE
VICTIMS OR WITNESSES OF CRIMES.
THIS IS IN SENATE RULES AND
READY FOR FLOOR ACTION. SENATE
BILL 5595 ESTABLISHES A LEGAL
STANDARD FOR SHARED STREETS, AND
IT ALSO ALLOWS LOWER SPEED
LIMITS ON THE STREETS. THIS BILL
ALREADY PASSED THE SENATE AND IS
IN THE HOUSE READY FOR ITS FIRST
POLICY HEARING. HOUSE BILL 1816
IS ABOUT CIVILIAN STAFF CRISIS
RESPONSE TEAMS. THIS IS IN HOUSE
RULES AND ALSO READY FOR FLOOR
ACTION. AND THEN, HOUSE BILL
1423 ESTABLISHING VEHICLE NOISE
CAMERA PILOTS. THIS WAS VOTED
OUT OF THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. IT IS IN
HOUSE RULES NOW READY FOR FLOOR
ACTION AS WELL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. STARTING WITH
A FEW BILLS ON MENTAL HEALTH IN
SCHOOLS. THE FIRST FEW BILLS
DEAL WITH STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH
AND DID NOT ADVANCE DUE TO
BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS AND THE
BUDGET CRISIS THE STATE IS IN.
HOUSE BILL 1515 FOR MODERNIZING
OUTDOOR DINING , AND THAT BILL
CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. HOUSE
BILL 1733 RELATES TO RELOCATION
EXPENSES WITH FOCUSES IMPACTED
BY AGENCY DISPLACEMENT, SUCH AS
SOUND TRANSIT LINK EXTENSION .
IT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD AS
WELL. 1503 AND 1516 RELATED TO
CONDO LIABILITY REFORM CONTINUE
TO MOVE FORWARD . LASTLY, HOUSE
BILL 1774 ALLOWS TO LEASE THEIR
UNUSED SURPLUS LAND FOR LESS
THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE TO
COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PUBLIC
AGENCIES, AND THAT BILL IS ALSO
MOVING FORWARD IN THE HOUSE.
>> SOME OF THE CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENT BILLS ARE ALSO
MOVING FORWARD. HOUSE BILL 1150
AND SENATE BILL 5284 ARE THE
RECYCLING REFORM LEGISLATION
CREATING AN EPR PROGRAM FOR
PAPER AND PACKAGING . BOTH THE
SENATE AND HOUSE VERSIONS ARE
STILL MOVING. THOSE ARE IN THE
RULES COMMITTEE IS. HOUSE BILL
1253 EXPANDS THE ABILITY OF
CONSUMER OWNED UTILITIES TO
ENTER JOINT USE AGREEMENTS FOR
TRANSMISSION , POWER GENERATION,
BATTERY STORAGE. THIS BILL ALSO
PASSED THE HOUSE ALREADY AND IS
IN THE SENATE READY FOR ITS
FIRST HEARING. HOUSE BILL 1409
IMPROVES THE CLEAN FUELS PROGRAM
. THIS BILL WILL HELP SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT, FAS, SDOT AND SPU,
BE ABLE TO ASK POSSESS HOPEFULLY
INCREASE TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION FUNDING. THIS IS
IN HOUSE RULES. HOUSE BILL 1334
REVISES THE PROPERTY TAX CAP UP
TO 3% TIED TO INFLATION,
PROVIDING MORE FLEXIBLE LOCAL
OPTIONS FOR PROPERTY TAX. THIS
IS IN HOUSE FINANCE. THIS IS
LIKELY AS NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THE BUDGETIS
WHY IT IS STILL IN THE ORIGINAL
COMMITTEE. A FEW BILLS ON
CHILDCARE ARE MOVING FORWARD.
SENATE BILL 5590 -- 5509 AND
SENATE BILL 55 00 RELATED TO
CHILDCARE RATES ARE MOVING
FORWARD. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
CHILD CARE WORKFORCE BOARD , BUT
THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE
VERSION, DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF
THE FISCAL COMMITTEES LAST WEEK.
WE ARE SEEING BOTH THE HOUSE AND
SENATE VERSION OF THE EARLY
LEARNING FACILITIES GRANT AND
LOAN PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT BILL,
HOUSE BILL 1314 AND SENATE BILL
5297 MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN, A
BILL MODIFYING CHILDCARE WORKER
QUALIFICATIONS, HOUSE BILL 1648,
IS MOVING FORWARD.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE FREE SCHOOL
MEALS BILL, HOUSE BILL 1404, AS
WELL AS THE SENATE FREE SCHOOL
MEALS BILL, DID NOT ADVANCE TO
THE FISCAL CUT OFF LIKELY DUE TO
THE INCREASED COST TO THE STATE.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
HUGE K-12 FUNDING BILLS THAT ARE
MOVING FORWARD IN ORDER TO HELP
THE OPERATIONS AND SPECIAL
EDUCATION COSTS THAT MANY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE FACING THROUGHOUT
THE STATE.
>> NOW I WILL MOVE TO WHAT
HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEK. I WILL
START WITH BUDGET UPDATES. THIS
PAST WEEK GOVERNOR FERGUSON
RELEASED HIS BUDGET REDUCTION
PROPOSAL WHERE HE ASKED EVERY
AGENCY TO COME BACK WITH A 6%
BUDGET CUT TO EACH DEPARTMENT.
AND SO, HE PROPOSED ADDITIONAL
$4 BILLION ADDED ONTO THE $3
BILLION PROPOSED BY THE PREVIOUS
BUDGET. IT INCLUDES
CONSOLIDATING AGENCY MANAGEMENT
WALLS, CUTTING ADMINISTRATIVE
POSITIONS, LIMITING PERCHES AND
REDUCING TRAVEL EXPENSES. I ALSO
NOTE THE K-12 AND PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENTS WERE NOT CUT AT ALL
IN HIS PROPOSAL. BUT THE HOUSE
AND SENATE ARE NOW USING THAT
PROPOSAL AS -- A BUDGET SESSION
COMING AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
BUDGET AND REVENUE BILLS THAT
TOOK ACTION LAST WEEK. I WILL
START WITH HOUSE BILL 1870, A
KING COUNTY PRIORITY THAT
CREATES AND ALLOWS FOR NEW
PROPERTY TAX TO FUND PUBLIC
HEALTH CLINICS. SENATE BILL 5775
RELATES TO THE EXISTING PUBLIC
SAFETY SALES TAX AND MAKES --
AND GIVES THE COUNCIL AUTHORITY
AND CHANGES AND GIVES MORE
POSSIBILITY FOR HOW THE REVENUE
CAN BE USED. SENATE BILL 5770
CREATES A PRIMARY RESIDENCE
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR FOLKS
FOR THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCES. IT
IS CONTINGENT ON A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
>> SOME CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
BILLS THAT HAD ACTION LAST WEEK.
SOME OF THESE WILL BE FAMILIAR
FROM THE PRIORITIES. BOTH THE
HOUSE AND SENATE RECYCLING FORM
PRIORITIES WERE MOVED THROUGH
THE FISCAL COMMITTEES . SAME
WITH THE CLEAN FUELS BILL
UPDATE. BUT I WILL ALSO NOTE
HOUSE BILL 1515 IS CREATING
PARAMETERS OF HOW TO DEAL AND
DISPOSE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE
BATTERIES. THIS IS A PRIORITY
FOR THE CITY. WE SIGNED.
>> HOMELESSNESS BILLS ARE STILL
MOVING FORWARD HOUSE BILL 1696
THAT MODIFIES THE EXISTING
COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM.
THIS BILL WOULD INCREASE THE AMI
FOR ELIGIBILITY FROM 100% OF AMI
TO 120% OF AMI FOR THE PROGRAM.
IT ALSO MAKES HIM LOADS
FORGIVABLE COMPLETELY. HOUSE
BILL 1491 RELATES TO TRANSIT
ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT WHICH
REQUIRES DENSITY REQUIREMENTS
AROUND PUBLIC TRANSIT . HOUSE
BILL 1867 CREATES -- GIVES
COUNTIES AND CITIES AN OPTION
FOR REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX THAT
WILL FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> -- LABOR AND COMMERCE. HOUSE
BILL 1622 AND SENATE BILL ARE
BOTH MOVING. THESE WOULD ALLOW
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RELATED TO
USES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES . BOTH BILLS
ARE MOVING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
CHAMBERS. SENATE BILL 5206,
WHICH CHANGES CANNABIS RETAILER
ADVERTISING RULES AND
REGULATIONS, AND ALSO GIVES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MORE AUTHORITY
TO REGULATE CANNABIS RETAIL
ADVERTISING IS ALSO MOVING
FORWARD.
>> FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SENATE BILL
1598 HAD ACTION IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. SENATE
BILL 5746 ESTABLISHES A
WORKGROUP FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING PROPERTY CRIME. THE
CITY SIGNED IN PRO ON THIS BILL.
SENATE BILL 5362 HELPED ADDRESS
VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT FUNDIE --
FUNDING CLIFFS WE ARE EXPECTING
TO SEE DUE TO CHANGES AT THE
FUNDING LEVEL. UNFORTUNATELY,
BUT THE SENATE BILL 5746 AND
SENATE BILL 5362 DID NOT MAKE IT
THROUGH THE FISCAL CUT OFF LAST
WEEK.
>> HOUSE BILL 1043 EXPANDS THE
TAX CREDIT THAT THE CITY
UTILIZES AND BENEFITS FROM.
SENATE BILL 5716 EXTENDS THE
EXISTING UNLAWFUL TRANSIT
CONDUCT CRIME INTO VARIOUS MAC
AS WELL. THAT IS ALSO MOVING
FORWARD. FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK,
IT WILL BE ALL FLOOR ACTION. THE
SENATE AND HOUSE WILL VOTE ON
BILLS THE ENTIRE WEEK AND WILL
BE CAUCUSING ON THEM AS WELL.
THERE WILL BE NO COMMITTEES .
THE BILLS HAVE UNTIL MARCH 12 TO
MOVE OUT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
CHAMBERS TO THE OTHER CHAMBER TO
STAY ALIVE. WITH THAT, HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS UP
RIGHT NOW. FEEL FREE TO RAISE
YOUR HANDS, FOLKS. I HAD A
QUESTION ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SALES TAX. CAN YOU PLEASE
EXPLAIN THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT
MORE? HB 2015.
>> YEAH. HB 2015 DOES A FEW
THINGS. THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY
INTERTWINED WITH ONE ANOTHER.
THIS BILL ALLOWS AN ADDITIONAL
SALES TAX , 0.1% FOR CRIMINAL
JUSTICE PURPOSES. IN EITHER
CITIES OR COUNTIES TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT ADDITIONAL
SALES TAX, IT OPENS THEM UP TO A
GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION, AND ALSO IT OPENS IT
UP TO SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FROM
THE STATE TO HELP WITH CRIMINAL
JUSTICE PURPOSES. I THINK WE ARE
APPRECIATIVE OF THE STRUCTURE
AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL THREE
OF THOSE OPTIONS TO HELP ADJUST
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES, BUT
THERE ARE SOME MECHANICS IN THE
BILL THAT ARE LITTLE TRICKY FOR
US IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE STATE
FUNDING. WE'RE WORKING ON
IMPROVING THE BILL AS IT MOVES
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, FOR YOUR UPDATE
THIS WEEK. RATE, AS ALWAYS.
THANK YOU, ALSO, FOR SHARING
WITH ME IN MY OFFICE THE LATEST
VERSION OF THE NOISE ENFORCEMENT
CAMERA BILL THAT IS CURRENTLY
BEING CONSIDERED AND DID NOT DIE
ON THE VINE. CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT BILL AT A
HIGH LEVEL IN TERMS OF THE KEY
CHANGES IN THE CURRENT VERSION
OF THE BILL VERSUS THE BILL THAT
WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT FORWARD
AT THE BEGINNING OF SESSION?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE BILL DID
CHANGE A LITTLE BIT IN THE
FISCAL COMMITTEE . THE BILL THAT
WAS ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED THIS
SESSION WAS AUTHORIZING THE USE
OF THESE CAMERAS IN ANY
JURISDICTION THAT HAD INTEREST,
BUT THE BILL THAT MOVED OUT OF
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WAS
NARROWED AND CITIES THAT ARE 20
PEOPLE OR HIGHER. THE PILOT
WOULD BE AUTHORIZED UNTIL JUNE
2028 . THIS WOULD BE OVERSAW BY
THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION,
AND THEN THOSE CITIES TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE PILOT WOULD
HAVE SOME REPORTING ELEMENTS
BACK TO THE STATE ABOUT HOW THE
PILOT WENT , THE TYPES OF
LOCATIONS THE PILOT WAS USED IN,
AND THE FOLKS THAT WERE TICKETED
OR GOTTEN CITATIONS BY THOSE
CAMERAS. ESSENTIALLY
ESTABLISHING A PILOT,
IMPLEMENTING , AS WELL AS
INCREASING REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS TO THE STATE.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. THAT IS
CONSISTENT WITH MY READ OF THE
DOCUMENT WE HEARD EARLIER AS
WELL. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS
CONVERTED FROM APARTMENT
AUTHORIZATION TO A PILOT ONLY
UNDER WHICH ENFORCEMENT AND
PENALTIES ARE STILL ALLOWED, BUT
WE HAVE TO HAVE ONGOING
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS, AND THEN
RATHER THAN MAKING A PERMANENT,
THERE IS A DEFINITIVE END DATE ,
AT WHICH POINT EITHER
REAUTHORIZATION WOULD NEED TO
HAPPEN, OR IT WOULD BE MADE
PERMANENT. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THIS IS A
TYPICAL STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE
SEEN WITH OTHER CAMERA
ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION IN
PREVIOUS SESSIONS. YOU ALL MIGHT
RECALL A BILL FROM LAST YEAR
THAT MADE PERMANENT SOME OF THE
PILOTS HAD FOR BLOCK THE BOX AND
BUSTLING CAMERAS. A SIMILAR
DECISION WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE
BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR THESE
CAMERAS.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. IT IS
2028?
>> JUNE 2028.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL
RIGHT. I WILL ASK ANOTHER ONE.
I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HB 1867. I
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS
ANY STIPULATION FOR ANY RECOVERY
BASED HOUSING THAT IS INCLUDED
IN THAT BILL . COULD YOU EXPLAIN
MORE ABOUT THE REET MECHANISM?
>> I WILL HAVE TO LOOK MORE INTO
WHAT KIND OF HOUSING THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WOULD BE, BUT
I KNOW THE MECHANISM ITSELF
WOULD BE ABOUT A 0 POINT TO 5%
ADDITIONAL REET THAT COULD BE
IMPOSED. AS THE BILL STANDS
RIGHT NOW, THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE
THE ABILITY TO GO FIRST, AND
THEN IF THE COUNTY DOES NOT DO
IT, THE CITY IS HAVING A
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THAT
WORKS AND IF THE COUNTY DOES GO
FIRST, WHETHER THERE WOULD BE
REVENUE SHARE WITH THE CITY OR
NOT. SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS
ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT. I
CAN GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT WHAT KIND OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THE REVENUE WOULD BE
USED FOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I WANTED TO ASK A FEW
QUESTIONS ABOUT BILLS THAT HAVE
DIED. THE SB 5229, OPIOID
OVERDOSE COMMITMENT , CAN YOU
TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT BILL?
>> THAT WOULD HAVE AMENDED THE
DEFINITION OF GRAVELY DISABLED,
A CRITERIA FOR INVOLUNTARY
TREATMENT DETENTION. AND SO, IT
WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR SOMEONE
WHO IS HAD AN OPIOID OVERDOSE IN
THE LAST TWO WEEKS TO BE ABLE TO
ESSENTIALLY TAKE CARE OF
THEMSELVES TO BE DETAINED UNDER
THE ITA IT DID NOT MOVE FORWARD
IN THE FISCAL COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK.
>> IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT
-- FROM RICKY'S LAW?
>> SOMEWHAT. THIS TIES IN
DIRECTLY TO AN OPIOID OVERDOSE
BEING REVERSED, RATHER THAN THE
DCR DETERMINATION OF WHETHER
THAT PERSON IS GREATLY DISABLED.
IT IS A PRETTY STRICT
DEFINITION.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. MISSING
PERSONS, SHB 1736, WAS THAT THE
EBONY ALERT?
>> I AM NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH
THIS. I CAN CERTAINLY GET IT TO
YOU ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY.
THIS LOOKS LIKE IT DID NOT MOVE
FORWARD OUT OF THE FISCAL
COMMITTEE. I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH
MORE INFORMATION.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THANK
YOU. MY LESS QUESTION. IS THE
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CREDIT --
THAT DIED?
>> THERE IS ONE WORKING FAMILIES
TAX CREDIT STILL MOVING. I
BELIEVE THIS IS A BILL THAT
ALLOWS TAX CREDITS BE AVAILABLE
FOR FOLKS 18 AND UP. BUT I WOULD
ALSO , MAYBE THERE'S A CHANCE
IT COULD BE DEEMED AN NTIB TOPIC
AND BE INVOLVED IN BUDGET
CONVERSATIONS. THERE IS ONE BILL
MOVING THAT I BELIEVE IS IN YOUR
COUNCIL BULLETIN UNDER SOCIAL
PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. WE
WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. I
BELIEVE, CORRECT? WE WILL STILL
NEED AN UPDATE. I WISH THE
DIRECTOR WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, COLLEAGUES. THAT
FINISHES THE PRESENTATION.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU HAVE A
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE TODAY
PROCLAIMING MARCH 20, 2025 TO BE
DAY IN SEATTLE. CORRECT MY
MISPRONUNCIATION. GO AHEAD AND
LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION FOR ANY FEEDBACK
BEFORE I REQUEST SIGNATURES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, BEFORE YOU TODAY IS
APPROXIMATION THAT DECLARES
MARCH 20 TO BE DAY IN SEATTLE.
THIS IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE
PERSIAN NEW YEAR IT IS
CELEBRATED BY OVER 300 MILLION
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD , AND
THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR THAT CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS HOSTED A
COMMUNITY EVENT AT CITY HALL
CELEBRATING THIS NEW YEAR'S
CELEBRATION. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION AT THE EVENT, WHICH
WILL BE HAPPENING THIS YEAR ON
SUNDAY, MARCH 23. WILL BE A
REALLY FUN TIME, CERTAINLY. I
ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO COME OUT
AND CELEBRATE ALONGSIDE US.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS BEFORE WE CALL ROLE --
ROLL ? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH
20 AS NARUSE DAY?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE
ARE AT THE PART OF OUR AGENDA
WHERE WE TALK ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED IN OUR COMMITTEES LAST
WEEK, WHAT IS UPCOMING, AND
ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WOULD LIKE
TO ADDRESS. THE ROLL CALL BEGINS
WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT. MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT . COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE
A TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW , TUESDAY,
MARCH 4 AT 9:30 A.M. TWO
IMPORTANT TOPICS WE ARE GOING TO
DISCUSS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE
WOULD HEAR THE PROPOSED 2020 5B
DELIVERY PLAN. YOU MAY RECALL
THAT HER COLLEAGUES THE SET ON
THAT COMMITTEE THAT THAT WAS AN
AGENDA ITEM WE WERE,
UNFORTUNATELY, UNABLE TO GET TO
DURING THE LAST TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING. IT IS NUMBER
ONE ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW.
SECONDLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE
LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN
BETTER ACHIEVE VISION ZERO
THROUGH A SAFE SYSTEMS APPROACH.
VISION ZERO/SAFE SYSTEMS
BRIEFING FROM OUR COLLEAGUES AND
PARTNERS AT SDOT. REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT ONE. AS ALWAYS,
COLLEAGUES, YOU ARE ALL WELCOME
TO ATTEND EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ON
THE COMMITTEE. IN THE COMMUNITY,
VERY ACTIVE AND ENGAGED, AS
ALWAYS , BUT LAST WEEK I HAD A
REALLY EXCITING TIME WITH OUR
YOUTH . I ENJOYED ENGAGING WITH
MANY YOUTH AND STUDENTS IN MY
OWN DISTRICT. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, IT STARTED WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I
WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER
PARTNERSHIP IN ORGANIZING A DAY
AT CITY HALL SORT OF DAY
ENGAGEMENT FOR STUDENTS ,
FIFTH-GRADERS FROM WEST SEATTLE
ELEMENTARY . THAT WAS A GREAT
EVENT. A DAY OR TWO LATER, I
WENT TO HANG OUT WITH STUDENTS
OF COLOR AND OTHER STUDENTS FROM
MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SPEND
SOME GOOD QUALITY TIME WITH THEM
, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO HONOR
AND CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY
MONTH. WE TALKED ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF RESILIENCE AND HOW
THEY CAN ALL EVENTUALLY TAKE MY
JOB ONE DAY. HAD A SIMILAR
CONVERSATION , ULTIMATELY, FOR
ALL THE STUDENTS AT WEST SEATTLE
HIGH SCHOOL ON THURSDAY OR
FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK. IT WAS
REALLY EXCITING. I ATTENDED THAT
SCHOOL . LAST WEEK I WENT TO THE
SCHOOL AND MET WITH LEADERS OF
THE LOCAL BLACK STUDENT UNION
AND PRESENTED THEM WITH A
PROCLAMATION IN MY OWN PERSONAL
CAPACITY TO RECOGNIZE THEIR
DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO
UPLIFTING BLACK HISTORY, CULTURE
AND VOICES , NOT ONLY IN THE
SCHOOL, BUT THE BROADER WEST
SEATTLE COMMUNITY. AWESOME TIME
LAST WEEK WITH YOUTH . MORE
EXCITING STUFF AHEAD. ALTHOUGH
BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS NO LONGER
OFFICIALLY BLACK HISTORY MONTH,
JUST A REMINDER THAT WE DON'T
NEED A SPECIAL TIME OR MONTH
THAT WE DO NEED THOSE TIMES
CARVED OUT, BUT EVEN WHEN IT IS
NOT THE OFFICIAL TIME, WE CAN
ALWAYS HONOR AND CELEBRATE OUR
COLLECTIVE HISTORY . THAT IS ALL
I HAVE, COLLEAGUES. SHORT AND
SWEET. I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS NOT
HERE. NOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
ALSO HAVE NOTES FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IF IT IS
OKAY TO READ THOSE. THANK YOU.
HE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SOUND
TRANSIT CEO INTERVIEWS AND ASKED
ME TO READ HIS REPORT. IT IS A
GOOD LONG ONE. WE HAVE A SELECT
COMMITTEE THIS WEDNESDAY AT
9:30. A LOT OF DETAILED
INFORMATION. WE HAVE A SELECT
COMMITTEE BUDGET COMMITTEE THIS
WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 A.M. THE
COMMITTEE WILL START WITH A VERY
QUICK INFORMATION ITEM SCHEDULED
TO LAST FIVE MINUTES, AND NO
MORE THAN 10 MINUTES,
INTRODUCING THE MAYOR'S NOMINEE
FOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES , WHO
CURRENTLY IS ACTING DIRECTOR OF
FAS . THE ACTING DIRECTOR WILL
BE THERE, HOWEVER, THE PLAN IS
ONLY TO INTRODUCE HER
NOMINATION. THERE WILL NOT BE AN
EXPENSIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER
SESSION. ACTING DIRECTOR GROVE
WILL RETURN ON MARCH 19 MEETING
TO THE FINANCE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE TO DO A
FULL QUESTION AND ANSWER, WHICH
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE INVITED
TO ATTEND. THE OFFICE HAS SENT
THE DRAFT LIST OF QUESTIONS TO
THE SECOND FLOOR AND EMAILED IT
LAST WEEK. IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADD
ANY QUESTIONS TO THE APPOINTMENT
PACKET, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM TO
THE COUNCILMEMBER'S OFFICE BY
THE END OF DAY WEDNESDAY. THE
COMMITTEE THEN WILL DISCUSS THE
VOTE ON LEGISLATION TO LIFT THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROVISO
PLACED ON THE SDOT BUDGET IN
NOVEMBER. THIS PROVISO IS
DIFFERENT THAN MOST, BECAUSE IT
IS THE RESULT OF A TRANSMITTED
BUDGET LAST SEPTEMBER, INCLUDING
AN -- CURRENT LAW BUDGET MEETING
THAT THE BUDGET WAS MADE AS OF
THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY WAS NOT
PASSED. LOOKING FOR SEATTLE, THE
TRANSPORTATION PAST. IN JANUARY,
SDOT OFFERED MEETING WITH EACH
COUNCILMEMBER TO DISCUSS THE
2025 TRANSPORTATION LEVELING
THAT B DELIVERY PLAN THAT THEY
SENT TO COUNCIL A MONTH AGO. I
BELIEVE JUST ABOUT ALL OF YOU ,
NOT I, BUT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, BELIEVES ALL OF YOU
HAVE CHOSEN TO HAVE THOSE
BRIEFINGS. AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
MENTIONED, SDOT WILL ALSO GIVE A
BRIEFING ON THE PLAN IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON
TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY DURING THE
SELECT COMMITTEE, WE WILL DIVE
DEEPER INTO THE PLAN ,
SPECIFICALLY APPENDIX A THAT
OUTLINES EACH OF THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROJECTS
ANTICIPATED IN 2025. THERE WILL
BE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
CONTINUING ACCOUNTABILITY AND
OVERSIGHT OF TRANSPORTATION
LEVY. SPECIFICALLY, THE NEW
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT IS IN
PROCESS OF BEING APPOINTED.
AFTER THAT, WILL BRING THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY PROVISO FOR
A VOTE AND CLOSE OUT THE
MEETING. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
USE THE TOOL OF MECCA PROVISO TO
ENSURE THE FALL BUDGET PROCESS
WASN'T AVOIDED BY THE CURRENT
LAW BUDGET OFFICIALLY PROPOSED,
AND THAT ONCE ACCOUNTABILITY
WORK IS DONE, WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD SWIFTLY TO RELEASE THE
PROVISO TO ENSURE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF DELAY ARE
AVOIDED. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, REACH OUT TO THE TEAM
FOR COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
CURRENTLY AT THE CEO INTERVIEW.
FINAL CANDIDATES ARE BEING
INTERVIEWED. A FINAL DECISION IS
PLANNED FOR MARCH 27 BOARD
MEETING. A SYSTEM ASSESSMENT
REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE
RIDER EXPERIENCE AND OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE THIS 30 REGARDING THE
RELIANCE AND RELIABILITY ISSUES
OF LINE 1 . SOUND TRANSIT HAS
HAD TO SHUT DOWN MY ONE SEVERAL
TIMES, AND THIS DIGS INTO SCOPE
OF THE ISSUES AND WORK ALREADY
DONE, AND IT SETS A PATH TO
ADDRESS REMAINING ISSUES. THERE
WILL ALSO BE A BIG FIX FOR THESE
ISSUES , AND IN THE PUBLIC, IT
IS THE FIRST BIG STEP. THE RIDER
EXPERIENCE WILL ALSO SHARE
UPDATES REGARDING THE GRANT
STREET INFILL DESIGNS THAT ARE
PRODUCT FOR THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT FROM AUGUST 2024 TO
FEBRUARY 2025. COUNCIL MEMBER
STUFF HAS THESE REPORTS AND IS
HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU DIRECTLY
IF YOU NEED THE INFORMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS ALSO
HAD OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK AND
HAS THEM AGAIN THIS WEEK IN
DISTRICT 6 AT HIS FAVORITE
LIBRARY. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THIS IS HIS REPORT. HE WILL HAND
OFF TO ME. IF I COULD GO.
>> YES.
>> AWESOME. SORRY, THAT WAS A
WEIRD TRANSITION . I JUST
TRANSITIONED TO MY CELL. THE
PARKS, UTILITIES, TECHNOLOGY
MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, MARCH
26 AT TWO A COPY OF. THE MARCH
12 MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED. WE
WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING THE AGENDA FOR MARCH
26. UPCOMING LEGISLATION
TOMORROW IS THE RESOLUTION FOR
PARKS. WE WILL SEE GRANT FUNDING
FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE
RECREATION CONSERVATION OFFICE.
ALSO, I WANTED TO UPDATE
EVERYONE ON THE COMPANY TO PLAN.
WE ARE FINALIZING THOSE DATES
WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE THEIR HANDS IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE WILL HAVE
MORE INFORMATION REGARDING
GUIDANCE AS WE HAVE HAD MEETINGS
WITH THE LEGAL TEAMS , AND WE
ARE TRYING TO NAVIGATE THIS AS
BEST AS POSSIBLE. NEXT, I HAVE A
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE
WITH COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL THIS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. ALSO, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. IT WAS GREAT
TO HOST WITH SEATTLE ELEMENTARY.
MY BEST FRIEND IS ONE OF THEIR
TEACHERS. I DID NOT KNOW THEY
WERE FROM WEST SEATTLE UNTIL
THAT MORNING. APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA MAKING TIME
FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE
FIFTH-GRADERS, IN HIS DISTRICT ,
AND BEING SO GRACIOUS WITH HIS
TIME. WE REALLY ENJOYED THAT
CLASS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A
COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS. I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT LAST WEEK ARBORETUM
FUNDRAISER, WHICH WAS GREAT. I
THINK IT IS THE BEST PARK WE
HAVE IN THE CITY. NO KNOCK AND
OTHER PARTS, BUT IT IS REALLY
NICE. IF YOU HAVE TIME, COME ON
OUT. ALSO HAD A GREAT TIME AT
THE UNITED COLLEGE FUND DINNER
TO CELEBRATE THE COLLEGES THAT
GIVE KIDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR
CITY. ALSO APPRECIATE JOINING
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AT THAT
DINNER AS WELL . THAT'S A SIDE
NOTE, I HAVE FOUR PEOPLE IN MY
FAMILY WHO GOT THEIR EDUCATIONAL
START AT HBCUs. HOW IMPORTANT
THAT IS. ALSO, SHUT YOUR SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT GRADUATION CLASS
. I JOIN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AND THE MAYOR FOR THE CLASS OF
120. THEY WERE PHENOMENAL
RECRUITS. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO
SEE PEOPLE SACRIFICING WHAT THEY
WANT TO GIVE FOR THE CITY. I
CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU ALL
THAT WE ARE IN REALLY GREAT
HANDS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS AT
THE 90th ANNUAL SPORTS STAR OF
THE YEAR AWARDS, ESPECIALLY TO
MY IDOL GROWING UP, FRED
COUPLES. HE GOT THE LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THERE WERE A
TON OF PEOPLE THERE. IS A
HOMETOWN KID. 15 PGA TOURS, BUT
THE BEST ONE WAS 1992 WHERE HE
GOT HIS MASTERS. WE ALL PUT ON
THAT GREEN JACKET WITH HIM.
THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO PASS
IT OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL.
>> -- KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. JUST FOR ME, NEXT
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL BE ON MARCH 11. WE WILL BE
LOOKING AT THE CARE DEPARTMENT
AND THE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE FOR
COMMUNITY CRTS AS WE ARE
LEARNING DOWN IN OLYMPIA FROM
THE UPDATE WE'RE GETTING FROM
OIR. FOR THIS WEEK, NORMALLY
WOULD HAVE A SELF LAKE UNION
MEETING ON TUESDAY. BUT THAT WAS
CANCELED. WE HAVE THE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY. ALWAYS ENJOY THAT.
ALONG WITH THE QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE
WE WILL DISCUSS THE COMPANY HAS
A PLAN ON WEDNESDAY AT 7:00 AT
DAVID ROGERS PARK. THURSDAY I
WILL MEET DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON ON THE COMP PLAN.
FRIDAY , I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE
GRAND REOPENING OF THE YWCA ,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE AN
IMPORTANT EVENT THAT DAY, -- I
WANTED TO -- I WASN'T QUICK
ENOUGH WITH PUTTING MY HAND UP
ON SEA. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE ON
NARUSE THAT THE SISTER CITY, OUR
RELATIONSHIP , THEY ALSO SUPPORT
AND CELEBRATE NARUSE AS A
CENTRAL ASIAN HOLIDAY, IN
ADDITION TO PERSIAN. IS GOING TO
BE HELD ON APRIL 12 FROM 1:00 TO
FIVE A CLOCK AT THE SHORELINE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MET. I WENT
LAST YEAR. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
AND THIS YEAR TOO. I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT. I WASN'T QUICK
ENOUGH ON SEA. THE ONE LAST
THING I WANTED TO DO -- ZOOM.
LAST WEEK I WAS GOING TO DO
THIS. I READ THE PROCLAMATION
WHEN WE HAD OUR CITY RALLY FOR
UKRAINE . I READ THE
PROCLAMATION AND GAVE ADDITIONAL
REMARKS. I JUST WANTED TO READ
THE PROCLAMATION REALLY QUICK.
>> PLEASE DO.
>> WHEREAS, 24 FEBRUARY MARKS
THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF
RUSSIA'S UNPROVOKED AND UNJUST
INVASION OF UKRAINE. AND
WHEREAS, RUSSIA CONTINUES COMMIT
HORRENDOUS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AGAINST THE UKRAINIAN
PEOPLE BY ATTACKING CIVILIAN
POPULATIONS. COMMITTING TORTURE
AS WELL AS INTENTIONALLY
DESTROYING CIVILIAN
INFRASTRUCTURE , SUCH AS
HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, RESIDENTIAL
APARTMENT BUILDINGS , AND
WHEREAS, EXECUTIVE ORDER 2022
ISSUED MARCH 2022 DIRECTED
ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THE UKRAINIAN
COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS WAYS,
INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF
ASSISTANCE FOR IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES RESETTLING IN SEATTLE,
AMONG OTHERS. AND WHEREAS,
MAYORS FROM ACROSS KING COUNTY
CAME TOGETHER TO COHOST THE
REFUGEES WORLDWIDE FEATURING THE
SEATTLE SYMPHONY AND LOCAL
UKRAINIAN ARTISTS AIMED AT
RAISING MONEY TO HELP UKRAINIANS
IN EUROPE AND REFUGEES IN
SEATTLE, KING COUNTY. AND
WHEREAS, THE MAYOR HAS MET WITH
MAYORS FROM ACROSS UKRAINE TO
SHOW OUR CITY UP HIS COMMITMENT
TO SUPPORT UKRAINIAN FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY. AND WHEREAS,
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ACROSS
SEATTLE AND OUR REGION
TO DEMONSTRATE SUPPORT FOR THE
UKRAINIAN PEOPLE THROUGH
FINANCIAL AND OTHER CREATIVE
MEANS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE STANDS IN SOLIDARITY
WITH OUR UKRAINIAN NEIGHBORS ,
UKRAINIAN MIGRANTS DISPLACED BY
THE INVASION, AND THE PEOPLE OF
UKRAINE. OUR HEARTS BREAK FOR
THE INNOCENT LIVES LOST AND
IRREPARABLY HARMED BY THE
SENSELESS MILITARY INVASION. WE
CONDEMN IN THE STRONGEST
POSSIBLE TERMS THE RUSSIAN
GOVERNMENT'S UNPROVOKED
AGGRESSION. AND WHEREAS, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IS COMMITTED TO
BEING A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE
CITY AND IS COMMITTED TO TAKEN
ALL AVAILABLE STEPS TO ASSIST
UKRAINIAN FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
THE CITY URGES ALL CITIZENS OF
SEATTLE TO STAND IN SUPPORT OF
THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE AND THEIR
STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE THEIR
DEMOCRACY. THEREFORE, I DO
HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 24,
2025 TO BE THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY
WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE. IT
WAS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO READ
THAT AT THE RALLY AT SEATTLE
CENTER. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR -- I KNOW THIS IS A MAYORAL
PROCLAMATION , BUT I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO READ THAT HEAR FROM
THE DAIS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO
MAKE THAT POINT NOTED AN SHOW
THAT SUPPORT TO OUR UKRAINIAN
NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL NOTE THAT I
DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHICH
WEEK IT WAS OR HOW SOON AFTER
THE INVASION HAPPENED, WE STILL
HAVE A UKRAINIAN FLAG HANGING IN
THE CITY HALL LOBBY. JUST A NOTE
THAT THAT IS A VISUAL REMINDER
EVERY DAY ABOUT THE CONFLICT ,
THE ONGOING CONFLICT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR MAKING IT FRONT
AND CENTER TODAY AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. LET'S SEE. ON THE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORROW
THERE ARE 13 ITEMS FROM THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. THE FIRST 12 ART
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WE ARE TRYING
TO MOVE THEM ALONG QUICKLY. AS
WELL AS COUNCIL BILL 120943
EXTENDING THE SUNSET DATE FOR
THE CURRENT AND FTE PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM WAS SENT TO SUNSET
ON MARCH 31, 2025 , THE END OF
THIS MONTH. AND COUNCIL BILL
120943 EXTENDS THAT SUNSET DATE
TO BE SEPTEMBER 10, 2025. THIS
GIVES THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
AMPLE TIME TO REFLECT ON
FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND
THE FINAL COMMISSION EVALUATION
REPORT FROM THE TRAN35
PROFESSOR. -- UDUB PROFESSOR.
COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
EXTEND THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF THIS
YEAR WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING
THE NEW AND FTE PROGRAM SEVEN
FORWARD THIS FALL . IT IS
ANTICIPATED THAT LEGISLATION
WILL BE COMING DOWN SOMETIME IN
JUNE FOR THE COMMITTEE'S
CONSIDERATION, CAREFUL
CONSIDERATION, IN JULY. WE ARE
MAKING , MOVING THIS ISSUE
FORWARD. I JUST WANTED TO
REASSURE EVERYBODY ABOUT THAT.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE HOUSE
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH
12. LET'S SEE. I DON'T
NORMALLY GO INTO A LOT OF WHAT I
HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WEEK, BUT
I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON A FEW
THINGS I THINK ARE WORTH
HIGHLIGHTING. I DID HAVE OFFICE
HOURS ON THURSDAY, AND THEN
OFFICE HOURS ON SATURDAY . AS
PART OF THE OFFICE HOURS ON
THURSDAY, I HAD QUITE A NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , AND
ADDITIONALLY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS . I ALSO HAD ANOTHER
CONSTITUENT COME WHO WANTED TO
ALSO TALK ABOUT THE COMP PLAN
FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE,
AND ALSO THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN
AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION. OUT
OF THAT DISCUSSION I HAVE NOW
ARRANGED FOR A MEETING WITH
MICHAEL , WHO IS A LOCAL
ARCHITECT WHO HAS TALKED A LOT
ABOUT SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
UTILIZING THE EUROPEAN MODEL. HE
IS ALSO WORKING WITH ANOTHER
ARCHITECT WHO IS PURSUING A ATS
SPOKANE. REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE
THIS MEETING BY THE END OF THIS
WEEK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT --
PERHAPS, WE CAN TRANSFER THAT
MODEL OVER HERE THROUGH OUR COMP
PLAN WE FINALLY GET TO THE COMP
PLAN . THAT SAID, I ALSO HAD THE
GREAT PLEASURE OF MEETING WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
THE VIENNA CITY COUNCIL . THEY
HAVE 100 COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IMAGINE HOW MUCH BACK AND FORTH
THERE IS WITH THAT. ALSO,
BECAUSE VIENNA IS A MODEL FOR
SOCIAL HOUSING, THEY HAVE STATED
HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT. IT WAS
A VERY INTERESTING DISCUSSION .
ONE THING OF NOTE IS THAT THEY
SPEND ÷450 MILLION EVERY YEAR ON
MAINTAINING BUILDING AND SOCIAL
HOUSING. THEY HAVE MADE A
SIGNIFICANT MONETARY COMMITMENT,
WHICH I THINK SPEAKS TO THE NEED
FOR SUCH A SIGNIFICANT
COMMITMENT. AND OF THE 2 MILLION
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN VIENNA
PROPER, ONE QUARTER OF THEM LIVE
IN SOCIAL HOUSING. 25% OF YOUR
INCOME IS SUBSIDIZED AT 25% OF
INCOME. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
TALKED A LOT ABOUT SOCIAL
HOUSING. IT IS INTERESTING TO
MEET WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DIRECTLY AND LEARN
MORE ABOUT THAT DIRECTLY. THE
OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT IS THAT THIS WEEK I WILL
BE TAKING A WALK ALONG AURORA
AVENUE AND 107th. WE CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE BRAZEN GUN VIOLENCE
DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SEX
TRAFFICKING OCCURRING ALONG
AURORA. WE HAVE SEEN THE PAROLE
FEDERATION -- -- PROLIFERATION
OF PEOPLE BEING SEXUALLY
EXPLOITED. I HAVE HAD ONGOING
MEETINGS WITH LEADERSHIP AT SPD
ABOUT HOW TO APPROACH THIS IN A
COHESIVE AND SYSTEMIC WAY. ALSO,
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE HSD TO
GET SERVICE PROVIDERS UP AND
RUNNING TO BE ABLE TO REALLY BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE A DIVERSION AND
SOCIAL SERVICE HELP TO THE
INDIVIDUALS WE ARE SEEING OUT
THERE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO
LOOK AT UTILIZING STREET DESIGN
AND STREET CLOSURE AS ANOTHER
TOOL TO ADDRESSING PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS. JUST WANT TO CONTINUE
TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY AWARE THAT
AURORA CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE. WE
JUST HAD SHOTS FIRED AGAIN LAST
NIGHT IN FRONT OF OTHER PLACES.
WE HAVE HAD INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED
IN COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION JUST A FEW BLOCKS
AWAY FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND
CONTINUES TO REMAIN A CHALLENGE
, AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK
ON IT. JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW
ABOUT THAT. THE OTHER THING I
WOULD NOTE IS LAST FRIDAY I ALSO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT
THE SHARE SHELTER, THE ONLY
WOMEN SHELTER UP HERE ON SPRING.
IT IS THE ONLY SHELTER THAT
ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE TO WALK IN
AFTER FIVE A CLOCK P.M. THEY
ROUTINELY HAVE 25 TO 30 MATS ON
THE FLOOR EVERY NIGHT. THEY MADE
AN IMPASSIONED PLEA. WE TALKED
ABOUT THIS DURING BUDGET. THE
MAYOR HAS PLACED DAYS CENTERS
SHUTTING DOWN, EVEN IF WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH MONEY.
AT THAT POINT, MARY'S PLACE IS
NOT IN A POSITION TO CONTINUE
WITH THE DAY CENTER, BUT THEY
HAVE MADE AN IMPASSIONED PLEA
FOR US TO FIND A WAY TO OPEN UP
THE DAY CENTER . BECAUSE WHEN
THEIR DOORS CLOSED DURING THE
DAY, MANY OF THE WOMEN , MANY OF
WHOM ARE STRUGGLING WITH
DISABILITIES , MANY OF WHOM ARE
ELDERLY, ARE BASICALLY LEFT TO
GO TO THE LIBRARY, WHICH THEY
HAVE TO TRY TO NAVIGATE FROM
FIRST HILL DOWN TO THE MAIN
LIBRARY HERE. THAT IS THE MAIN
RESOURCE AVAILABLE. THERE IS A
GLARING NEED THAT I HOPE WE CAN
ADDRESS WHEN WE GET TO THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. LASTLY, I
WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE CUTS
HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTING PEOPLE IN
MY DISTRICT . NORTH SEATTLE
HELPLINE AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
SERVICES BOTH RUN A DIAPER
PROGRAM WHERE THEY PROVIDE FREE
DIAPERS . THAT MONEY WAS ALL
FEDERALLY FUNDED. IT HAS NOW
BEEN CUT. THERE ARE NOW NO
LONGER ABLE TO PROVIDE FREE
DIAPER SUPPLIES. IN MY
NEWSLETTER THIS LAST WEEK, I DID
ASK , I CALLED FOR VOLUNTEERS TO
SUPPLY DIAPERS, IF POSSIBLE .
YOU KNOW, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
WASHINGTON IS VERY MUCH -- AND
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS AT
THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT IT IS
HAVING A GRANULAR EFFECT ON OUR
COMMUNITIES . THIS IS AN ABOUT
TRYING TO SCARE PEOPLE. THIS IS
ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF
WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING SO
THAT WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING
BROAD SWEEPS OF IDEAS . YOU
KNOW, IT MATTERS. GOVERNMENT
FUNDING MATTERS. ANYWAY . THAT
IS MY SOAPBOX. THE LAST THING I
WILL SAY IS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, WHO
WILL ATTEND THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING COMMITTEE ON MY BEHALF
THIS WEEK SO I MAY ATTEND THE
SELECT COMMITTEE AT THE END OF
THE WEEK. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS, --
>> THIS GETS BACK TO YOUR
COMMENT ON THE MFTE PROGRAM
RENEWAL EXTENSION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR WORKING WITH THE
EXECUTIVE TO CHANGE -- TO MOVE
UP THE DEADLINE TO SEPTEMBER.
THE ORIGINAL DEADLINE WAS
FARTHER ALONG I'M NOT GOING TO
GO INTO WHY I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO RENEW THIS PROGRAM
AND HOW IT HELPS US MEET HOUSING
GOALS. MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS,
AT THE COMMITTEE TABLE, THERE
WAS A QUESTION ASKED ABOUT SOME
OF THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS , NOT
NECESSARILY IMPROVEMENTS, BUT
SOME OF THE OTHER CHANGES THAT
WERE REQUESTED THAT WILL BENEFIT
BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS AND RENTERS
. WHAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT
PACKAGE? THEY INDICATED THEY
WOULD SEND YOU SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT THAT. HAVE THEY GOTTEN
THAT TO YOU?
>> AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY HAVE
NOT. BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH
THAT.
>> LESS BURDENSOME.
>> ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT NEEDS
TO BE SUBMITTED TO QUALIFY AND
MAINTAIN THAT QUALIFICATION.
YES. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME.
I WILL MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW UP
AND GET THAT INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE WEEK BEFORE LAST I ATTENDED
THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITY'S LOBBY DAYS . I NOW SIT
ON THE BOARD OF THE ASSOCIATION
OF WASHINGTON CITIES. I WAS VERY
APPRECIATIVE TO BE ELECTED FROM
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT WAS AN
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS AND MAYORS
FROM SMALL CITIES AND CITIES
SLIGHTLY SMALLER TO SHARE
INFORMATION. I LEARNED THAT
SMALLER CITIES ARE ALSO
EXPERIENCING THE SAME PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS THAT WE ARE
EXPERIENCING. THE SAME ISSUES
RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS AND LACK
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING , AS WELL
AS FOLKS THAT NEED MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND ADDICTION TREATMENT
SERVICES . I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO COLLABORATE WITH
OUR PEERS AND PARTNERS ACROSS
THE STATE. WHILE IT WAS NOT
GREAT TO LEARN THAT THEY ARE
HAVING ISSUES TOO, IT JUST GOES
TO SHOW YOU THAT THESE ISSUES
ARE WIDESPREAD AND NOT UNIQUE TO
SEATTLE. LIKE I SAID, VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED MEETING THEM AND THE
PARTNERSHIP. I AM REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE CONTINUING
PARTICIPATION AS PART OF THE
BOARD OF AWC. WE ALSO BROWN WHI
YOU RE A NUMBER OF
LAWSUITS RELATED TO THE FEDERAL
ACTIONS BY OUR STATE , AS WELL
AS EFFORTS OF GOVERNOR FERGUSON.
LIKE I SAID, REALLY APPRECIATE
OUR PARTNERS AT THE STATE LEVEL.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. IT WAS A
MEET AND GREET. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT HE IS ENGAGING
WITH US AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT HOW WE CAN PARTNER
TOGETHER . I ALSO HAD MY MONTHLY
CHECK IN WITH CHIEF BARNES WHERE
WE TALKED ABOUT THE SITUATION AT
MAGNUSON PARK IN MY CONTINUED
REQUEST TO HAVE AN EMPHASIS
ACTIVATION AT THE PARK SIMILAR
TO WHAT WE HAVE HAD WITH GOLDEN
GARDENS IN THE PAST. ALSO
REQUESTED TO HAVE THE -- SPD HAS
TWO MOBILE PRECINCTS. I'VE
REQUESTED TO HAVE THEM ON A
ROTATING SCHEDULE . THE MOBILE
PRECINCT HAS BEEN, FOR INSTANCE,
IN MY DISTRICT AT MAGNUSON PARK,
AND ALSO AT WEDGEWOOD. I KNOW IT
IS CHALLENGING. WE HAVE LOW
STAFFING NUMBERS, AND THAT
IMPACTS THE ABILITY TO STAFF
THOSE MOBILE PRECINCTS. AND
THOSE MOBILE PRECINCTS ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHEN
THEY ARE AT A LOCATION, FOLKS
REALLY FEEL SAFER AND FEEL LIKE
IT ADDS THE ABILITY TO HAVE SPD
HAVE AN EXTRA EYE ON THE
SITUATION. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
THEY ARE. I THINK HAVING THEM ON
A ROTATING SCHEDULE WOULD LET US
KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE
RETURNING, VERSUS NOW WHERE IT
IS DONE AS THEY ARE ABLE, BUT
THEN THERE ISN'T THAT -- I
WOULD LOVE FOR CONSTITUENTS TO
RELY THAT IT WILL BE BACK. THAT
IS THE POINT OF MY REQUEST. SPD
HAS BEEN VERY OPEN TO BOTH
REQUESTS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE
MAYOR AT THIS OFFICE AS WELL. I
AM HOPING WE WILL HAVE MOVEMENT
IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS. I WILL
KEEP YOU POSTED AS I HEAR MORE.
TODAY I MET WITH -- I HAD MY
REGULAR CHECK IN WITH DIRECTOR
MOHAMMED FROM THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
WE CONTINUE TO BE IN CLOSE
CONTACT ABOUT THE SITUATION AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL. I REPORTED
BEFORE THEY HAVE DONE TRAINING
SESSIONS, BOTH WITH CITY
DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS EXTERNAL
PARTNERS. THEY HAVE AN ONLINE
TRAINING SESSION. I REPORTED
LAST TIME THERE WERE ABOUT 1000
FOLKS THAT JOINED. THIS TIME
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE IN
PERSON IN APRIL. AS I LEARN
MORE, I WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE
OF HIM THAT -- ON THAT. I KNOW
THAT WE CONTINUE TO GET
CONFLICTING INFORMATION. I SAY
CONFLICTING, BECAUSE IT SEEMS
LIKE THE ADMINISTRATION WHEN
THEY WILL ISSUE ONE THING, AND
THE NEXT DAY IT SAYS SOMETHING
ELSE. THERE IS A LOT OF CHAOS.
ONE THING THAT DIRECTOR MOHAMMED
AND I TALKED ABOUT WAS THE FACT
THAT , YOU KNOW, DESPITE ALL OF
THIS CHAOS, WE AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL ARE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE
OUR SERVICES. WE WILL CONTINUE
TO DO THAT . THAT IS IMPORTANT
TO US. I FEEL VERY -- I FEEL
VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE ALL
ALIGNED IN THAT REGARD, AND THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR
SERVICES DESPITE THE CHAOS THAT
MIGHT BE HAPPENING AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL. I WILL SAY THAT
LAST WEEK I HAD A MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE THAT I GET TO OVERSEE.
THE LIBRARIES EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. I WAS
HAPPY TO HEAR THAT OUR LIBRARIES
OPERATIONS ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON
FEDERAL DOLLARS. THEY DO GET
SOME GRANT FUNDING. NOT TO SAY
IT IS NOT IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS
ALSO A RELIEF TO ME TO FIND THAT
WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE CLOSING
LIBRARIES BECAUSE OF THE CHAOS
HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
I THINK MORE INFORMATION OF THAT
KIND IS HELPFUL TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS. SIMILARLY,
DIRECTOR MOHAMMED AND I WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT
WHATEVER IS HAPPENING, WE ARE
STILL DELIVERING OUR SERVICES ON
THE GROUND TO CONSTITUENTS, AND
SHE IS GETTING THAT WORD OUT TO
THE IMMIGRANT PARTNERS IN
SEATTLE. THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN ENGAGED IN AND TALKING
ABOUT. YOU WILL HEAR FROM HER ON
THURSDAY, BECAUSE SHE WILL BE
COMING HERE TO GIVE A SIMILAR
UPDATE AT THE SELECT COMMITTEE.
I WILL BE HOSTING DISTRICT HOURS
THIS WEEK. I WILL ALSO BE
ATTENDING THE ROOSEVELT
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. MY
STAFF WILL BE ATTENDING THE
NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
I HAVE STAFF ATTEND WHEN I
CAN'T ATTEND THAT COUNCIL EVERY
MONTH. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
SHARE WITH OUR PARTNERS SPD
ALSO, THE CAPTAIN USUALLY
ATTENDS. ALSO, THE KING COUNTY
PROSECUTOR UP HIS OFFICE HAS A
REPRESENTATIVE. IT IS A GREAT
WAY TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH
CONSTITUENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
AND ON THE NORTH END IN GENERAL.
IT IS NOT JUST SPECIFIC TO
DISTRICT 4, IT ALSO INCLUDES
FIVE AND SIX. I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE PSR SEE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICY COMMITTEE.
THIS MEETING -- THIS WEEK AS
WELL. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED ROLL
CALL AT THE NORTH PRECINCT,
ALONG WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF
UNDERWOOD , TO THANK OFFICERS
THERE FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY
HAVE BEEN DOING. AS YOU ALL
PROBABLY READ IN THE PAPER,
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO MORE RECENT
ARRESTS RELATED TO CRIME , DRUG
CRIME AND GUN CRIME , AND
RELATED TO THE FOLKS THAT WERE
ASSAULTED WITH A CAR BY A
JUVENILE THAT STOLE THE CAR AND
THEN PROCEEDED TO HIT FOLKS WITH
THE CAR ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
THAT JUVENILE HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
THEY HAVE BEEN DETAINED. THERE
WAS A HEARING ON FRIDAY. THAT
HEARING RESULTED IN FURTHER
DETENTION OF THIS JUVENILE. YOU
KNOW, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE BOTH
SPD UP AS QUICK RESPONSE IN THAT
CASE, AND ALSO APPRECIATE THAT
THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR AND
JUDGE IN THIS CASE HAVE ALSO
BEEN PARTNERS TO REALLY ADDRESS
THAT UNFORTUNATE SITUATION . BUT
YOU KNOW, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WHEN THESE CRIMES HAPPEN
THAT WE ARE TAKING ACTION. THAT
HAS NOT BEEN HAPPENING IN THIS
FASHION. THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE OUR JUVENILES
NEED SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THEY
ARE NOT COMMITTING CRIMES, AND
ALSO WHEN THEY DO, THEN WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING
THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE KEEPING COMMUNITIES SAFE,
AS WELL AS THAT JUVENILE SAVE AS
WELL. BECAUSE WHEN THESE
JUVENILES ARE LIT BACK ON THE
STREET, THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMIT CRIME,
WHICH IS NOT GOOD FOR THE
COMMITTEE THAT COMMUNITY AND NOT
GOOD FOR THE JUVENILE. THEY NEED
SERVICES. THEY NEED SOMETHING
THEY'RE NOT GETTING. LETTING
THEM BACK ON THE STREET IS NOT
HELPING THEM. I'M GLAD TO SEE
THAT WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT
THAT. AND ON THE WHOLE, TAKING
ACTION TO DEAL WITH THESE CRIMES
ON THE GROUND. MY HEART REALLY
GOES OUT TO THE FAMILIES OF THE
FOLKS THAT WERE HURT LAST WEEK.
ONE OF THEM WAS VERY -- AND SO,
REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT AS WELL.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE ALL THE WAY
AROUND. THERE IS MORE I CAN
REPORT ON, BUT I WILL LEAVE IT
THERE, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. I WILL PASS IT ALONG.
>> I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT I WAS
GOING DOWN THE LINE AND SHOULD
HAVE ASKED COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
TO SPEAK BEFORE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RACE.
GO AHEAD.
>> NO WORRIES. THANK YOU.
STARTING US OFF WITH THE
COMMITTEE I CHAIR,
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT, ARTS
AND CULTURE. WE HAVE A
LONG-AWAITED GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS REPORT THAT WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO HAVE THIS FRIDAY.
GIVEN THE SHAKEUPS WITH A NEW,
EXCITING LEADERSHIP CHANGES WITH
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY,
NOW KNOWING THAT THE DIRECTOR IS
NOW DEPUTY MAYOR , WE ARE GOING
TO BE MOVING THAT BRIEFING TO BE
THE FOLLOWING DATES, WHICH I
BELIEVE IS THE 23rd. PARDON ME,
THE 21st. WE WILL NOT BE HAVING
COMMITTEE THIS FRIDAY, BUT
INSTEAD, WE WILL RECEIVE THAT
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORT
ON 21 MARCH. JUST ALONG THE
REALM OF CONTINUING ON WITH THE
THINGS GOING ON WITH COMMITTEE,
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE
SOME OF THE THINGS HAPPENING IN
BONNEVILLE, PARTICULARLY GIVEN
THE DEEP RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
BONNEVILLE AND CITY LIGHT. SOME
MAY HAVE SEEN IN THE SEATTLE
TIMES THE ARTICLE FROM THIS
MORNING. WE AT CITY LIGHT DEPEND
ON THE SUCCESS OF IT. ONE THIRD
OF ALL THE ELECTRICITY IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COMES FROM
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION,
BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS
FORCED OUT HUNDREDS OF STAFF.
SOME OF THE POSITIONS OUR
MISSION -- ARE MISSION-CRITICAL.
IT OPERATES ENTIRELY ON MONEY
RAISED FROM SELLING ELECTRICITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, CUTTING THE STAFF
POSITIONS DON'T ACTUALLY SAY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT A PENNY.
WITH THIS NOW MEANS FOR US, AND
OF COURSE, I'M WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE CEO AROUND ANY
DEVELOPMENTS, BUT WE COULD BE
LOOKING AT BLACKOUTS OR RATE
INCREASES. FINGERS CROSSED THAT
SOME MAGIC IT HAPPENED IN D.C.,
AND WE WON'T FACE THIS KIND OF
DILEMMA. BUT THIS WILL BE
SOMETHING WE MIGHT NEED TO WORK
ON THIS YEAR TO ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE POWER SERVING OUR REGION.
TO THAT END, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN ALONGSIDE
MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN
OLYMPIA AS PART OF THE CITY
ACTION DAYS. OUR OFFICE MET WITH
21 STATE LEGISLATORS
REPRESENTING NEARLY ALL THE
SEATTLE DELEGATION. WE GOT SOME
TIME WITH THE SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE, FILLS THE HOUSE AND
SENATE MAJORITY LEADERS , AND WE
GOT TO ATTEND SOME OF THE CITY
ACTION DAYS EVENTS. OUR OFFICE
HAD SOME REALLY IMPORTANT
DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO THE STATE
BUDGET CHALLENGES . AS WE KNOW,
THERE COULD BE SOME REALLY
HARMFUL CUTS COMING OUR WAY IF
WE DON'T PURSUE SOME NEW
REVENUE OPTIONS. REALLY MAKING
SURE, IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, WE
SIGNALING WE HAVE STATE
LEGISLATORS BACK AS THEY HAVE
THIS ENORMOUSLY HARD TASK OF
TRYING TO PROBLEM SOLVE THIS
BUDGET CHALLENGE AND MAKING SURE
WE HAVE FULL CONTINUATION OF
SERVICES. I WAS INVITED TO COME
TESTIFY BEFORE THE HOUSE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ASKING
THEM TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 1923.
THIS IS REALLY COOL LEGISLATION
RELATED TO MOSQUITO FLEETS. HOW
WOULD BRING ONLINE MORE
PASSENGER FERRIES TO SERVE OUR
REGION, AND THINKING ABOUT THAT
ESPECIALLY AS HERBAL OF CITY OF
SEATTLE. MANY FOLKS, WHETHER IT
BE FROM BAINBRIDGE ISLAND OR DES
MOINES, COMING ON UP TO EITHER
ENJOY OUR NIGHTLIFE, OR ALSO BE
ABLE TO COME UP THIS WAY EASILY
TO GO TO DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS.
IT IS A REALLY EXCITING BILL
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT OUR ABILITY
TO BETTER CONNECT OUR REGION.
OUR TEAM HAS ALSO BEEN OUT AND
ABOUT. WE'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY THAT
COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE. WE DID A
NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS TO
DOWN IN THE STADIUM DISTRICT AND
TO MARY'S PLACE, CHAT WITH THE
BEACON BUSINESS ALLIANCE AND
HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS AS WELL
WITH THE INDIAN TRIBES AS WELL
AS THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL. CLOSED OUT LAST WEEK BY
CHATTING WITH THEIR FRIENDS UP
AT NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE, AND
THEN BRINGING TOGETHER A
TRANSPORTATION POLICY WORKGROUP,
INCLUDING A NUMBER OF OUR
PARTNERS IN THE TRANSPORTATION
SPACE. AND THEN, ALSO WANTED TO
UPLIFT AN AMAZING EVENT LAST
WEEK. THE BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMUNITY KICKOFF. IT IS THE
CAPSTONE OF SO MUCH WORK THAT
FRIEND FOR LITTLE SAIGON HAS
BEEN DOING TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND
IDENTIFY THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES HAPPENING IN LITTLE
SAIGON. IT WAS A REALLY
INCREDIBLE EVENT WITH SPECIFIC
PARTNERS FROM RESIDENTS TO
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO GOVERNMENT
PARTNERS AS WELL, ALL COMING
TOGETHER TO REALLY LOOK AT ALL
THE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN
PROPOSED , WHAT FEELS LIKE
PRIORITIES, AND WHERE WE GO FROM
HERE. A REALLY FANTASTIC EVENT.
GREAT TO SEE SO MANY FOLKS TURN
OUT. THERE WAS ALSO A PRESENCE
FROM THE MAYORS OFFICE AS WELL.
FOLKS TURNED OUT TO GET FOCUS ON
PROBLEMS SOLVING ABOUT THIS
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. REALLY
PROUD TO SHARE THAT NOTE. OUR
TEAM ALSO ATTENDED THE DAY OF
REMEMBRANCE EVENT IN THE CID ON
FEBRUARY 19. THIS IS THE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER 1066 THAT STRIPPED SOUTH
-- THOUSANDS OF JAPANESE-AMERICA
N SATELLITES OF THE RIGHTS,
HOMES AND LIVELIHOODS. THIS WAS
ORGANIZED BY, WHICH ARE TWO
POWERFUL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
REALLY FIGHTING TO KEEP A DARK
CHAPTER OF OUR HISTORY FROM
REPEATING. IT WAS A REALLY
POWERFUL EVENT. JUST A REALLY
URGENT REMINDER OF THE DANGERS
OF RACIST GOVERNMENT POLICY AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR LOCAL
RESISTANCE. WITH THAT, I WILL
MOVE US TO SELECT COMMITTEE ON
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGES. WE ARE HAVING
OUR FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING THIS
WEEK. THURSDAY, MARCH 6 AT 2:00
P.M. DURING THIS MEETING WILL
HAVE TWO ROUNDTABLES FOCUSED ON
-- COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, AS WELL AS CITY
DEPARTMENTS. THE FIRST
ROUNDTABLE IS GOING TO BE
FOCUSED ON LGBTQ RIGHTS AND
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS. THE SECOND
ROUNDTABLE WILL BE ON
IMMIGRATION AND LABOR RIGHTS AND
ISSUES. TO GIVE A FLAVOR OF SOME
OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
WILL BE JOINING US, WE HAVE THE
LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT,
PRO-CHOICE WASHINGTON, PLANNED
PARENTHOOD ALLIANCE ADVOCATES,
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS, THE WASHINGTON
IMMIGRANT AND SOLIDARITY
NETWORK, NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT
RIGHTS PROJECT, ONE AMERICA, AND
THE MLK LABOR COUNCIL. IT WILL
BE A PACKED HOUSE, A BUSY
AGENDA. THE FOLKS ARE REALLY
ENERGIZED ABOUT THIS WORK. THERE
IS BROAD AGREEMENT THAT NOW IS
THE TIME FOR US TO BE STANDING
UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONVENING
THESE CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS AND
WORKING WITH YOU ALL ABOUT
FUTURE AGENDAS AND TOPICS OF
INTEREST. AND MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE DOING THE WORK TO
SAFE. WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY
TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, CAN YOU
TALK MORE ABOUT THE 1012 JACKSON
AND ANYTHING YOU KNOW . WILL YOU
BE BRINGING ANYTHING? WHAT ARE
THE EFFORTS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SIDE ? WE ARE ALL GRAPPLING WITH
PUBLIC SAFETY, AS YOU KNOW. I'M
WONDERING, YOU KNOW, I KNOW 12th
AND JACKSON IS ALSO HAVING
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, AND FOR
LONGER, EVEN. I AM WONDERING
WHAT EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO
ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY THERE .
>> FANTASTIC QUESTION. I WILL
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
EXERCISE THEY HAD US GO THROUGH.
THERE WERE PRESENTATIONS FROM
SPD FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN AND SOME OF THE MEASURES
THAT CAN BE TAKEN IN TERMS OF
ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
WHICH COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS
HERE. I KNOW THIS IS ONE OF HIS
AREAS OF EXPERTISE. WE HAD A
PRESENTATION . WE HAD A CITY
AUDITORS OFFICE WITH A PRESENCE
TO BRING FORWARD A NUMBER OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THEY HAVE
BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE PAST.
WITH THE TASK GIVEN TO EACH OF
THE TABLES, THEY HAD EACH TABLE
DESIGNATED AS A STAKEHOLDER
GROUP. WE HAD BUSINESS OWNERS
AND PROPERTY OWNERS . AND THEN,
WE HAD EIGHT RESIDENTS TABLE, A
SERVICE PROVIDERS TABLE, AND
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TABLE. I
KNOW COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON AND
STAFF WERE ALSO PRESENT AS WELL,
AND THEY WERE PARTICIPATING. AND
SO, EACH TABLE WAS GIVEN THE
TASK OF A MATRIX OF SOLUTIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED,
WHETHER DIRECT FROM COMMUNITY OR
FROM AUDITOR'S REPORTS ARE
FOLKS JUST WORKING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE WERE GIVEN
AN EXERCISE TO ESSENTIALLY PUT
LITTLE STICKIES NEXT TO
SOLUTIONS WE WANTED , THAT EACH
STAKEHOLDER GROUP WANTED TO
PURSUE FIRST. AND THEN, EACH
TABLE WAS ASKED TO IDENTIFY
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM GOALS.
AND SO, I HAVE NOT SEEN THE FULL
WRITEUP FROM FRIENDS FOR LITTLE
SAIGON ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THE
EXERCISE, BUT THAT IS THE
EXULTATION IN TERMS OF THE NEXT
STEP TO SEE THE FIRST INITIAL
SHORT-TERM GOALS AND SHORT-TERM
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN, AND THEN
LONG-TERM ACTIONS. THIS IS A
LONG-WINDED WAY OF SAYING THAT I
DON'T HAVE THAT HANDY, BUT THAT
IS ONE OF THE FOLLOW-UPS. THAT
IS THE EXERCISE THEY PUT BEFORE
THE WHOLE ROOM. I WOULD SAY,
THERE WAS ATTENDANCE OF MAYBE 60
FOLKS. PRETTY SIZABLE GROUP.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. I LIKE GATHERINGS
LIKE THIS GETTING STAKEHOLDERS
ALTOGETHER AND REALLY FOCUSING
ON WHAT WOULD REALLY HELP, AND
THEN I ALWAYS THINK, I HOPE IT
COMES TO SOMETHING. IT CAN'T
JUST BE A DISCUSSION SESSION.
ONCE WE SEE THE RESULTS OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS, I WOULD HOPE THAT
WE CAN START MOVING ON SOME OF
THEM.
>> CERTAINLY.
>> ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER FOLKS SPEAKING. WE DO HAVE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WILL GO
AHEAD HERE. LAST THURSDAY THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MET AND VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED
COUNCIL BILL 120933, WHICH WOULD
ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL USES IN
THE STADIUM DISTRICT. THE BILL
IS NOW BEFORE COUNCIL, AND I
EXPECT THE VOTE AT THE MARCH 18
COUNCIL MEETING. I ASKED THAT OF
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY PLANS TO
PROPOSE AMENDMENTS, YOU WORK TO
MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE TO OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS BY TUESDAY,
MARCH 11. THAT WE HAVE TIME TO
ADEQUATELY CONSIDER THEM BEFORE
VOTING THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AND
AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, WAS
RAISED BY THE PORT THAT MOVING
FORWARD WITH A POLICY MIGHT HAVE
IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OR
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT. AND SO, I
DID ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE TO REVIEW THAT ASSERTION
AND GET BACK TO COUNCIL WITH
THEIR ANALYSIS. OBVIOUSLY,
HEADED THE COMMITTEE -- COUNCIL
VOTE. THAT WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 13.
BRIEF UPDATE. I ATTENDED THE
2025 STATE OF DOWNTOWN LAST
TUESDAY WHERE I WAS JOINED BY
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LOTS OF
FOLKS WITH DIRECT -- WELL,
DIRECT INTEREST DOWNTOWN, BUT
THAT COVERS NONPROFITS AND
BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS, ET
CETERA. IT IS ALWAYS A VERY
INTERESTING GATHERING OF PEOPLE
WHO LISTEN TO A DISCUSSION FROM
THE PRESIDENT AND CEO TO TALK
ABOUT HOW DOWNTOWN IS DOING. THE
TAKE AWAY IS THAT DOWNTOWN HAS
MADE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PAST
YEAR OR SO SINCE THE LAST EVENT,
AND HE TALKED A BIT ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY, WHICH IS IMPROVING. I DO
HAVE TO SAY THAT I WILL TAKE THE
PRIVILEGE OF THANKING MY
COLLEAGUES FOR THE HARD WORK YOU
HAVE DONE LAST YEAR,
PARTICULARLY CHAIR KETTLE, TO
PROVIDE THE LEGISLATIVE TOOLS
FOR OUR PARTNERS IN THE
EXECUTIVE TO HELP DO THEIR PART
TO MAKE DOWNTOWN A SAFER PLACE.
WE HAVE HEARD THAT THINGS ARE
LOOKING UP DOWN THERE. I DO HAVE
TO SAY , THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR WORK LAST YEAR. AND THE
COUNCIL -- THE CITY, RENEWED THE
BIA FOR DOWNTOWN -- I THINK IT
WAS IN 2023 IT WAS RENEWED.
AGAIN, I WILL ALWAYS THANK THE
AMBASSADORS WITH DSA , THE
RESPONSIBLE PARTY TO OVERSEE
THAT WORK. THANK YOU,
AMBASSADORS, FOR ALL YOUR WORK
DOWNTOWN. EVERY SINGLE DATE
MAKING IT A WELCOMING, CLEANER
SPACE. THAT IS MY PLUG FOR OUR
PARTNERS DOWNTOWN. I ALSO
ATTENDED THE UNC F GALA .
PRESIDENT EXTRAORDINAIRE FOR THE
INVITATION TO THE SPECIAL EVENT.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME BE THE
GO-BETWEEN , COUNCILMEMBER
COLLINSWORTH. THAT IS THE THIRD
TIME I ATTENDED THIS EVENT. NOT
ONLY IS IS SO HEARTWARMING AND
INSPIRING TO SEE THE YOUTH ON
THAT STAGE, KNOWING THEY HAVE
RECEIVED SOME ASSISTANCE TO
ATTEND A LIFE-CHANGING
OPPORTUNITY OF COLLEGE, OF
COURSE, BUT IT IS ALSO ONE OF
THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS TO PUT ON
A GALA WITH DANCING. I RECOMMEND
THAT ANYBODY EXCEPT THE
INVITATION NEXT YEAR. THAT WAS
THE SECOND TIME FOR ME TO SEE
MS. GARRETT AS I JUMPED IN ON
THE MONTHLY BREAKFAST AND LEFT
EARLY BEFORE THE DISCUSSION
BEGAN TO PROVIDE WELCOMING
REMARKS AT THE CID ANNUAL
LEARNING ARE -- LUNAR NEW YEAR
FESTIVAL. YOU ALREADY MENTIONED
THE FUN STUFF OF THE PAST WEEK.
I ALSO WENT TO THE SEATTLE
SPORTS STAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
WHERE THEY HONORED NOTABLE
ATHLETES. I WILL SAY
CONGRATULATIONS , MARSHAWN
LYNCH, FOR WINNING THE
HUMANITARIAN AWARD. HIS REMARKS
ON STAGE, WHAT HE IS MOTIVATED
BY, AND HIS WORK WERE SO MOVING
HE IS GIVING BACK . THAT IS WHAT
MOTIVATES A LOT OF HIS WORK.
ANYWAY , FINALLY, I WILL NOTE
THAT MY STAFF AND I WENT ON A
TOUR OF THE SCIENCE CENTER. IT
IS AN INSTITUTION IN THE CITY. I
AM COMMITTED TO DOING WHAT I
CAN, PERSONALLY, TO HELP ADVANCE
THEIR NEEDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS. LAST THING I WILL
MENTION. I WILL BE PARTICIPATING
IN A CIVIC COCKTAIL CONVERSATION
ON PUBLIC SAFETY HOSTED BY THE
SEATTLE CITY CLUB THIS COMING
THURSDAY. I WILL BE JOINED BY
DEPUTY CHIEF OF SPD AND CHIEF OF
-- CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. SHOULD
BE A GREAT CONVERSATION. WOULD
ANYBODY LIKE TO ASK ANY
QUESTIONS OR REMIND ME TO SAY
THAT I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING
THE RIBBON-CUTTING FOR THE YWCA
ON FRIDAY AS WELL? HEARING NONE.
LET'S MOVE ON. IF THERE ARE NO
DASHES THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL EXEC
I'M ANNOUNCING THAT IT WILL
PROBABLY GO UNTIL 4:20, I
BELIEVE. THEIR ESTIMATE IT WILL
TAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES. IF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION IN
THE INSPECTED DURATION. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE SESSION, THIS
MEETING WILL END AUTOMATICALLY.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING IS ON
MARCH 10, 2025 AT 2:00 P.M. ALL
RIGHT, FOLKS. THE COUNCIL IS NOW
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.