>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
TODAY IS APRIL 7th, 2025, AND
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS
TO: 04 POINT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MAURA.
>> RESIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINK .
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> RESIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] POINT
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION TO THE MINUTES
OF MARCH 21st, 2025 WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ALL
RIGHT . WE HAVE NO
PROCLAMATIONS, ONE PRESENTATION,
AND NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.
ON TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA THERE IS ONE ITEM
ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR, THE WEEKLY BUILDING
ORDINANCE, AND THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDES THE WEEKLY
BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND SIX
ITEMS. ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION AND FIVE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION. AND THERE ARE FOUR
PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM
COMMITTEES. THE CLERK FILED
31451. THAT MIGHT BE CORRECTED
BUT ANYWAY, APPLICATION OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
PREPARE A NEW MAJOR INSTITUTION
MASTER PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
NORTHWEST CAMPUS LOCATED AT 1550
NORTH 115th STREET. COUNCIL BILL
120963, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A
NEW MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER
PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON NORTHWEST HOSPITAL,
COUNCIL BILL 120771, ADOPTING
INTERIM PROVISIONS TO FACILITATE
OCCUPANCY OF STREET-LEVEL SPACES
IN THE DOWNTOWN SOUTH LAKE UNION
AND UPTOWN URBAN CENTERS. AND
THEN RESOLUTION 32166,
RESOLUTION GRANT CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE A PEDESTRIAN SKY
BRIDGE OVER AND ACROSS EIGHTH
AVENUE NORTH OF CHERRY STREET IN
THE FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S WHAT'S COMING UP. TODAY
WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE AND
SO I WILL THANK OUR TEAM DOWN
THERE FOR BEING PRESENT AND
KEEPING US INFORMED, AS ALWAYS.
SO WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN
YOUR PRESENTATION?
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US. I'M MINA HASHEMI THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND
I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES
ANNA JOHNSON AND SAMEER JUNE A
SHOW VIRTUALLY. THERE ARE JUST
20 DAYS LEFT OF THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE
DEADLINE FOR BILLS TO BE VOTED
OUT OF FISCAL COMMITTEES IS
TOMORROW, TUESDAY, APRIL 8th.
LEGISLATURE IS ENTERING THE
FINAL STRETCH SESSION AND A
CRUCIAL PHASE IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS, WHERE LAWMAKERS RACE
AGAINST TIME TO ADVANCE THEIR
PROPOSALS BEFORE CRITICAL CUTOFF
DATES. FOLLOWING TOMORROW'S
DEADLINE, LEGISLATORS WILL SHIFT
THEIR FOCUS TO INTENSE FLOOR
DEBATES AND CAUCUS DISCUSSIONS,
WORKING LONG HOURS TO NEGOTIATE
AND PASS BILLS BEFORE THE CUTOFF
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16th. AS THE
SESSION WINDS DOWN, THE STAKES
ARE HIGH WITH ADVOCATES,
STAKEHOLDERS, AND POLICYMAKERS
ROLLING OUT ALL THE STOPS AND
WATCHING THE FATE OF KEY
POLICIES AND MEASURES THAT MAY
EITHER ADVANCE OR PAUSE UNTIL
THE NEXT SESSION. LAST WEEK THE
SENATE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
AND THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
HELD HEARINGS ON A SERIES OF
REVENUE BILLS INTRODUCED BY THE
MAJORITY DEMOCRATS. THESE
PROPOSALS SPARKED AN
EXTRAORDINARY LEVEL OF PUBLIC
INTEREST, DRAWING A RECORD
BREAKING NUMBER OF SIGN INS FROM
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE EAGER TO VOICE THEIR
OPINIONS. THE OVERWHELMING
ENGAGEMENT UNDERSCORED THE
HEIGHTENED WORK OF BUSINESS AND
ADVOCACY GROUPS ON BOTH SIDES OF
TAX POLICY THIS YEAR, IN THE
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE SENATE
BILL ADDRESSING PROPERTY TAXES
AN ASTONISHING 45,174 SIGN INS,
AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF
PARTICIPATION IN STATE HISTORY,
AND SENATE BILL CONCERNING
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAXES RECEIVED
OVER 13,000 SIGN INS. BY WAY OF
CONTEXT, IT IS ABSOLUTELY WITHIN
THE REALM OF NORMAL TO HAVE A
DOZEN OR LESS SIGN IN S ON A
LOWER PROFILE BILL. ALL OF THIS
IS TO SAY THAT THESE BILLS ARE
CONTENTIOUS AND CONVERSATIONS
AND ADVOCACY IS FAR FROM OVER.
GOVERNOR FERGUSON ALSO WEIGHED
IN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE LAST
TUESDAY, WHERE HE OUTLINED FIVE
KEY CONDITIONS THAT ANY BUDGET
MUST MEET IN ORDER FOR HIM TO
SIGN IT . REJECTING THE BUDGET
PROPOSED BY MAJORITY DEMOCRATS,
HE STRESSED THE FOLLOWING
REQUIREMENTS -- THE RAINY DAY
FUND, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
BUDGET STABILIZATION ACCOUNT,
MUST REMAIN UNTOUCHED, WHILE THE
SENATE PROPOSAL DRAWS FROM THESE
RESERVES, THE HOUSE VERSION DOES
NOT. THE BUDGET MUST BE BASED ON
REALISTIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS
RATHER THAN THE LEGALLY
PERMITTED 4.5% PROJECTION. THE
GOVERNOR SUPPORTS THE SENATE 'S
APPROACH IN THIS REGARD. NEW
SPENDING SHOULD BE MINIMAL DUE
TO CURRENT FISCAL CONSTRAINTS.
HE CAUTIONED THIS IS NOT THE
TIME FOR MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN
ANY PROGRAM, NO MATTER HOW
WORTHWHILE . THE BUDGET MUST
INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS AND
EFFICIENCIES AMOUNTING TO
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WHILE
PRESERVING ESSENTIAL SERVICES
LIKE K-12 EDUCATION AND PUBLIC
SAFETY. AND IT CANNOT RELY ON
REVENUE SOURCES THAT MAY FACE
LEGAL CHALLENGES AND RISK BEING
OVERTURNED IN COURT. THE
GOVERNOR'S FIRM STANCE WILL ADD
TO THE CHALLENGES THAT BUDGET
WRITERS FACE AS THEY WORK
PRIVATELY TOWARD A FINAL BUDGET
GREEN IN BY SIGNING DAY ON APRIL
27th. WITH THAT IT
OVER TO ANNA AND SOME EAR. THANK
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO
START OUR BRIEF AND OFF TODAY
WITH GIVING YOU UP DATE
STATUS REPORT ON OUR CITY
PRIORITIES BASED ON THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO FOR BILLS
RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,
SENATE BILL 5098 DEALING WITH
WEAPONS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS IS
SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
OUT OF THE OPPOSITE CHAMBER
FISCAL COMMITTEE TODAY. HOUSE
BILL 1112, DEALING WITH PRO TEM
JUDGES AND RESIDENCY, PAST THE
OPPOSITE CHAMBER, THE SENATE,
42-7, SO IT'S ON THE WAY TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK FOR SIGNATURE
INTO LAW. HOUSE BILL 2015
DEALING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
FUNDING IS SCHEDULED FOR
EXECUTIVE SESSION TOMORROW IN
THE SENATE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE. SENATE BILL 5595,
WHICH DEALS WITH LEGALIZING
SHARED STREETS, IS ALSO
SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
TODAY, AND THEN HOUSE BILL 1423
DEALING WITH VEHICLE NOISE
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS IS SCHEDULED
FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION OUT OF THE
OPPOSITE CHAMBER FISCAL
COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
>> ON TO SOME OF OUR OTHER
PRIORITIES, HOUSE BILL 1515,
SEATTLE CENTER ALCOHOL
REGULATIONS SCHEDULED FOR
EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
HOUSE BILL 1733 RELATED TO
REIMBURSEMENT CAP FOR MOVING
EXPENSES FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE
BEING DISPLACED. THAT IS ALSO
SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
TOMORROW. HOUSE BILL 1403,
LIABILITY REFORM IS ON THE
SENATE FLOOR. HOUSE BILL 1516
ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AWAITING A VOTE ON THE SENATE
FLOOR, SENATE RULES AND HOUSE
BILL 1774 RELATED TO LEASE OF
UNUSED HIGHWAY LAND IS ALSO
SCHEDULED FOR AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION TOMORROW.
>> SENATE BILL 5284 DEALING WITH
RECYCLING REFORM IS SCHEDULED
FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.
HOUSE BILL 1253 , WHICH
EXPANDABILITY FOR CONSUMER AND
UTILITIES TO ENTER INTO JOINT
USE AGREEMENTS PAST THE OPPOSITE
CHAMBER, THE SENATE,
UNANIMOUSLY, SO ALSO HEADING TO
THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. HOUSE BILL
1409 DEALING WITH MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CLEAN FUELS
PROGRAM SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION TODAY. SENATE BILL 5509
DEALING WITH CHILDCARE CITING
ALREADY HAD EXECUTIVE SESSION ON
THE FIFTH OF MARCH. HOUSE BILL
1314 , DEALING WITH EARLY
LEARNING FACILITIES GRANT AND
LOAN PROGRAM HAS BEEN DELIVERED
TO THE GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE
INTO LAW AND THEN HOUSE BILL
1648, DEALING WITH CHILDCARE
WORKFORCE QUALIFICATIONS IS
READY FOR FLOOR ACTION. SENATE
BILL 5292 -- 5192 DEALING WITH
FUNDING OF SCHOOL DISTRICT
MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND
OPERATING COSTS HAD EXECUTIVE
SESSION IN THE FISCAL COMMITTEE
AND SENATE BILL 5263 DEALING
WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
ALSO HAD EXECUTIVE SESSION IN
THE FISCAL COMMITTEE.
>> THE PROPERTY TAX BILL I
STATED EARLIER HAD HEARINGS LAST
WEEK IN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE
AND THOSE BILLS ARE NOT SUBJECT
TO CUTOFF. SO NO EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS NEEDED. THIS WEEK,
IT'S NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THE END
OF SESSION.
>> NOW WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU
AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WOULD, IN
THE CAPITAL BUDGETS THAT WERE
RELEASED LAST WEEK, SO THE HOUSE
AND SENATE BOTH RELEASED THEIR
CAPITAL BUDGET. SO THIS IS THE
THIRD BUDGET THAT WE'VE SEEN
NOW. AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, AN
OPERATING BUDGET AND A CAPITAL
BUDGET. THE CAPITAL BUDGET
TYPICALLY DEALS WITH KIND OF
SHOVEL READY PROJECTS,
CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING
FACILITIES, PARKS, AND THINGS OF
THAT NATURE. SO STARTING WITH
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS SECTION
OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET, SOME
EXCITING NEWS IS THAT BOTH THE
HOUSE AND THE SENATE INCLUDED
$10 MILLION FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO HELP WITH OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR
REDEVELOPMENT FROM THE
CONNECTING HOUSING TO
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, OR SHIP.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE HOUSING
TRUST FUND, BOTH THE HOUSE AND
THE SENATE HAVE PRETTY SIZABLE
FUNDING ACCOUNT AT 600 MILLION
IN THE SENATE AND 598 MILLION IN
THE HOUSE. FUNDING MULTIFAMILY
RENTAL HOUSING, DEVELOPMENT
HOMES, FUNDING FOR FIRST-TIME
LOW INCOME HOME OWNERSHIP,
FUNDING FOR RAPID CONVERSION OF
EXISTING BUILDINGS, AND BOTH
BUDGETS ALSO INCLUDE AN URGENT
REPAIR GRANT FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND THEN IN THE SENATE
THEY INCLUDED ALSO A TOD OR
TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
SPECIFIC GRANT PROGRAM TO $20
MILLION. IN TERMS OF CLEAN
ENERGY AND CLIMATE, BOTH THE
HOUSE AND SENATE FUNDED GRANT
PROGRAMS FOR CLEAN ENERGY
COMMUNITY GRANTS. THEY INCLUDED
FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY EV
CHARGING. THE HOUSE AND SENATE
BOTH INCLUDED WEATHERIZATION
PLUS HEALTH GRANTS. THE HOUSE
BUDGET ALSO INCLUDED THE CLEAN
ENERGY FUND PROGRAM, WHEREAS THE
SENATE DID NOT INCLUDE THAT
PROGRAM. BOTH BUDGETS ALSO
INCLUDED FUNDING FOR ENERGY
RETROFITS FOR PUBLIC BUILDING
GRANTS, AS WELL AS THE SENATE
INCLUDED MULTIFAMILY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ENERGY EFFICIENT GRANTS,
AND THEN THE HOUSE INCLUDED
SOLAR AND ENERGY STORAGE GRANTS.
>> BOTH BUDGETS HAD FUNDING FOR
THE WORLD CUP RELATED ITEMS IN
THE SENATE FUNDED $4 MILLION FOR
LUMEN FIELD SECURITY, SAFETY
ENHANCEMENTS, AND $8 MILLION FOR
FIELD IMPROVEMENTS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE THE HOUSE
ONLY FUNDED $4 MILLION FOR LUMEN
FIELD. IN BOTH THE SENATE AND
THE HOUSE FUNDED $1.7 MILLION
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR
THEIR PRACTICE FIELD AND
$100,000 FOR GONZAGA PRACTICE
FIELD IMPROVEMENTS. AND I'LL
MOVE TO A RECAP OF THE LAST
WEEK.
>> CLIMATE ENVIRONMENT BILLS
THAT HAD ACTION LAST WEEK, WE
SAW THAT SENATE BILL 5804, WHICH
IS A NEW BILL THAT CONCERNS FISH
HABITAT RESPIRATION, HAVE A
HEARING. THE CITY ON THIS BILL
ESSENTIALLY REDIRECTS REVENUE
SOURCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY FOR
THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSISTANCE
ACCOUNT INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
IT REPLACES A REVENUE SOURCE,
THAT REVENUE SOURCE CALLED THE
PUBLIC UTILITY TAX THAT WOULD BE
APPLIED TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
WITH A NEW TAX THAT IS DEDICATED
TO SPECIFICALLY SALMON AND
STEELHEAD RECOVERY AND HABITAT
RESTORATION, AND MITIGATING THE
IMPACT OF THOSE PASSAGE
BARRIERS. AND THEN ALLOWS THE
STATE TO ISSUE BONDS ON THAT NEW
REVENUE SOURCE. ALSO SENATE BILL
5445 HAD A HEARING LAST WEEK.
THIS BILL ESSENTIALLY IS AN
INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRIBUTED
ENERGY RESOURCES.
>> HOUSE BILL 1576 PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK IN THE
SENATE AND THIS BILL RELATES TO
DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC
LANDMARKS AND PROHIBITS
DESIGNATING A STRUCTURE A
HISTORIC LANDMARK IF IT IS LESS
THAN 40 YEARS OLD OR IF OWNER
CONSENT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED,
WITH EXCEPTIONS FOR BUILDINGS
THAT ARE MORE THAN 125 YEARS OLD
OR FOR BUILDINGS THAT ARE IN THE
NEEDED HISTORIC DISTRICTS. FOR
HEALTHCARE, BOTH THESE BILLS
MOVED OUT OF THEIR COMMITTEES
LAST WEEK IN THE SENATE. HOUSE
BILL 1574 RELATES TO PROTECTIONS
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SEEKING
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SOMEONE
ESSENTIALLY ENSURING THAT
THEY'RE NOT PENALIZED OR
ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND THEY
ARE SENDING SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD
A DRUG OVERDOSE. HOUSE BILL 1432
RELATES TO ACCESS TO MENTAL
HEALTH AND SU D CARE, RELATES TO
ACCESS TO INSURANCE PROVISIONS,
CREATES UTILIZATION REVIEW,
PRIOR AUTHORIZATION AND
DEFINITIONS FOR MEDICAL
NECESSITY FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE
OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SU D CARE.
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, HOUSE
BILL 1353 ALLOWS CITIES TO
CREATE A SELF CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM FOR ARCHITECTS TO SELF
CERTIFY ADU DEVELOPMENTS AND
THIS BILL ACTUALLY PASSED THE
HOUSE AND SENATE, IS NOW GOING
TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. HOUSE
BILL 1621 ALLOWS SUPERIOR COURTS
TO CREATE HOUSING COURT
COMMISSIONERS FOR UNLAWFUL
DETAINER ACTIONS WHICH ARE ALSO
EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. THIS BILL
ALSO PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS NOW AS
WELL. AND LASTLY SENATE BILL
5571 PROHIBITS CITIES FROM
REGULATING CLADDING MATERIAL IN
HOUSE RULES. TWO LABOR AND
COMMERCE BILLS I WANT TO FLAG.
HOUSE BILL 1213 HAD A HEARING IN
WAYS AND MEANS LAST WEEK AND
THIS CREATES A WHOLE HOST OF
CHANGES TO THE STATE'S PAID
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE PER GRAM
INCLUDING EXTENDING THE MINIMUM
CLAIM PERIOD TO FOUR HOURS,
EXTENDING PROTECTION RIGHTS TO
EMPLOYEES WHO WORK ONLY SIX
MONTHS BEFORE TAKING LEAVE, AND
ALSO EXTENDING ACCESS TO GRANTS
TO SMALL EMPLOYERS TO OFFSET
SOME OF THE P FNL COSTS. HOUSE
BILL 1622 REQUIRES PUBLIC
EMPLOYERS TO COLLECTIVELY
BARGAIN OVER THE USE OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IF THAT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADOPTION
OF THAT TECHNOLOGY WOULD IMPACT
EMPLOYEE WAGES AND PERFORMANCE
EVALUATIONS.
>> FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SENATE BILL
5746, WHICH HAD A HEARING LAST
WEEKEND THE CITY TESTIFIED PRO.
THIS BILL EXPANDS AN EXISTING
ELECTRIC VEHICLE WORK GROUP
WITHIN COMMERCE TO ALSO HAVE AN
AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT IS LOOKING
AT EV CHARGER PROPERTY CRIME.
AND THEN FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND
EDUCATION, HOUSE BILL 1177 DEALS
WITH THE CHILD WELFARE HOUSING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUT OF DC WHY
F. IT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO RECEIVE
CHILD WELFARE HOUSING ASSISTANCE
EVEN AFTER A CHILD IS NO LONGER
IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. AND
THEN SENATE BILL 5232 DEALS WITH
THE HOUSING AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS
PROGRAM, OR HEN, AND MAKES
FLEXIBLE USES TO THE DIRECT CASH
ASSISTANCE THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.
>> TRANSPORTATION HOUSE BILL
1980, WHICH HAD A HEARING THIS
LAST WEEK IN TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. THIS WOULD ALLOW
PRIVATE EMPLOYER SHUTTLES TO USE
BUS LANES IN KING COUNTY. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS UPCOMING
WEEK AND TOMORROW IS THE FISCAL
COMMITTEE CUT OFF, AND THEN IT
WILL BE ON THE FLOOR, VOTING ON
SENATE AND HOUSE FLOORS, THE CUT
OFF FOR THOSE CHAMBERS IS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, AND WE'RE
ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO SUNDAY,
APRIL 27, WHICH IS SIGNING DATE,
AND WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
PRESENTATION, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND
THANK YOU DIRECTOR HASHIMI AND
ANNA, SAUNIER, AS ALWAYS, FOR
YOUR EXPERT SAGE COUNCIL HERE ON
ALL THE HOTNESS, THE URGENCY
GOING ON RIGHT ABOUT NOW IN
OLYMPIA. SO I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT SLIDE 19. THAT
TRANSPORTATION ONE WAS ONE THAT
FIRST CAME UP ON MY RADAR NOW,
THAT HB 1980. CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AND
IT'S ANTICIPATED NEXT STEPS?
ALSO IS THIS THE FIRST YEAR
IT'S BEING HEARD, ANTICIPATED
NEXT STEPS, ET CETERA. THANK
YOU.
>> AND FOR MY KNOWLEDGE IT IS
THE FIRST IS BEINHEAR
LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THESE ISSUES. AND IT IS -- AS
I SAY, IT DEFINITELY APPLIED TO
KING COUNTY AND IS A BILL THAT I
KNOW MANY COMPANIES ESPECIALLY
IN BELLEVUE AND SEATTLE HAVE
ASKED FOR THIS BILL. IT WOULD
GIVE DISCRETION TO LOCAL
AUTHORITIES TO PERMIT THIS, SO
IT'S NOT A MANDATE, BUT IF
AUTHORIZED BY STATE LAW, THEN
THE CITY AND THE COUNTY WOULD BE
ABLE TO ALLOW FOR EMPLOYERS TO
SHUTTLE, TO USE BUS LANES, AND
THAT'S NOT OUT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE JUST
YET BUT SOME AMENDMENTS ONCE IT
DOES FOR THOSE
>> SO IT HAS NOT MADE IT OUT OF
THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, YOU ARE SAYING, YET,
AND THEN IT WOULD PURPORT TO
AUTHORIZE BUT NOT REQUIRE THESE
-- IT WOULD BE UP TO
MUNICIPALITIES EACH CITY OR
SECTION THEMSELVES TO MAKE THAT
DETERMINATION. AND SO, MORE TO
COME ON THAT, I GUESS. OKAY,
COOL. THANK YOU. ON THE SLIDE
THREE, PUBLIC SAFETY SLIDE, I
NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE NOISE
ENFORCEMENT BILL IS SUBJECT TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. LOOKS LIKE
TOMORROW. AND I THINK MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE FAMILIAR WITH
EXACTLY WHAT EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS, CERTAINLY AT A HIGH LEVEL.
WE HAVE OUR OWN EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS HERE IN THIS
LEGISLATIVE BODY, AS AUTHORIZED,
EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY OLYMPIA,
THE STATE STATUTE. JUST CURIOUS
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND -- SO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION SPECIFICALLY
CALLED OUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR
BILL AND THEN JUST MORE
GENERALLY, IS THAT KIND OF
ROUTINE FOR THIS TYPE OF BILL? I
KNOW THERE ARE OTHER FEW AREAS
WHERE YOU FLAG SOME OTHER
VARIOUS CITY PRIORITIES ARE
SUBJECT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
THIS WEEK. IS THAT ROUTINE? HOW
TYPICAL IS THAT, THAT KIND OF
THING?
>> THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION. I
DON'T KNOW. IT'S STRANGE. I'VE
BEEN THERE. BUT EXECUTIVE
SESSION IN THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
CONTEXT IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT, I THINK, THEN THE
TERM THAT YOU ARE USED TO IN
COUNCIL. IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS CONTEXT IT MEANS THE
COMMITTEE IS TAKING ACTION TO
MOVE THE BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE,
AND THAT IS A REQUIRED RESIDUAL
MOVE FOR ANY BILL THAT HAS BEEN
HEARD IN THE COMMITTEE, WHETHER
IT'S POLICY OR FISCAL.
BASICALLY IT'S THE STEP THEY
TAKE TO VOTE IT OUT AND ALSO
TAKE UP AMENDMENTS AT THAT STAGE
IF THEY WANT TO. AND ITS
ROUTINE, AS YOU ASKED, AND SO
RIGHT NOW AS WE LEAD UP TO THE
FISCAL COMMITTEE CUT OFF IN
OPPOSITE CHAMBER TOMORROW,
YOU'LL SEE THAT A LOT OF BILLS
ARE SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE
ACTION BECAUSE THE DEADLINE FOR
THEM TO MOVE OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE, OR GO THROUGH
EXECUTIVE SESSION, IS ON
TOMORROW AT THE END OF THE DAY.
HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. SO BY THE END OF
THE DAY TOMORROW WE'LL HAVE
BETTER CERTAINTY, CLARITY ON THE
DISPOSITION OF THAT PARTICULAR
BILL AND ANY NUMBER OF BILLS
THAT ARE LISTED AS HAVING TO
REQUIRE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK
YOU. IF YOU COULD PLEASE KEEP MY
OFFICE UPDATED ON THAT, ON THAT
BILL IN PARTICULAR, THAT WOULD
BE VERY HELPFUL.
>> WILL DO.
>> AWESOME.
>> I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF ANYONE
ELSE HAS THEIR HAND UP. I'M NOT
-- COUNCILMEMBER MAURA, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> HI, THANK YOU. ANYWAY, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT THE PROPERTY CAP
TAX, RAISING THAT. WHERE ARE WE
AT ON THAT?
>> THE BILL -- THE BILLS HAVE
HAD HEARINGS AND THE CITY SIGNED
PRO ON BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE
HEARINGS. NOW THEY'RE BASICALLY
SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION BETWEEN
THE TWO CHAMBERS. BOTH BILLS ARE
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT AND THE HOUSE
BILL ALLOWED GOING ABOVE THE 1%
CAP TO 3%, WHEREAS THE SENATE
BILL DID NOT HAVE A 3% CAP,
ESSENTIALLY SAID YOU CAN VOTE ON
THE 1% BASED ON INFLATION AND
POPULATION GROWTH, AS LONG AS
THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY SHOWS --
HAS A FINDING OF SUBSTANTIAL
NEED OF PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING.
SO THERE'S NO CAPPING THE
SENATE BILL BUT THERE IS A
REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
FUNDING DETERMINATION WHERE THE
HOUSE BILL HAS A 3% CAP BUT
THERE'S NO PUBLIC SAFETY
LANGUAGE, NECESSITY LANGUAGE IN
THERE. SO THAT WILL BE SUBJECT
TO NEGOTIATION IN THE TWO
CHAMBERS AND UNCERTAIN HOW THAT
WILL PLAY OUT.
>> OKAY. SO IT HAS PASSED BUT
FOR THAT LANGUAGE THAT NEEDS TO
BE RECONCILED.
>> THE BILLS THEMSELVES HAVE NOT
PASSED BUT THE BUDGETS, THE TWO
CHAMBERS HAVE INCORPORATED THAT
REVENUE IN THEIR BUDGETS THAT
THEY HAVE PASSED, AND SO WHEN
THEY KIND OF COME TOGETHER AND
FIGURE OUT WHAT THE FINAL BUDGET
LOOKS LIKE, THEN THEY WILL USE
THAT TO DETERMINE WHETHER A BILL
ACTUALLY HAS TO PASS BECAUSE THE
BUDGET WILL INCORPORATE THE
REVENUE WITHIN THE ACTUAL
STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THE TAX
WILL HAVE TO PASS IN A BILL.
>> THANK YOU. SO MAY I ASK ONE
MORE QUESTION? THERE WAS SOME
DISCUSSION ABOUT IMPOSING
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX OR RAISING
THAT. WHAT EVER BECAME OF THAT?
>> THAT'S STILL UNDER
CONSIDERATION. THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT ALSO THEY HAD A HEARING ON
IT BUT THEY'RE NOT EXPECTED TO
TAKE A VOTE ON IT UNTIL THEY
ACTUALLY AGREE ON A FINAL --
BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE
ACTUALLY AGREE ON A FINAL BUDGET
AND THEN THEY ARE EXPECTED TO
TAKE A VOTE ON WHAT THAT
ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE SO WE'LL
FIND OUT PROBABLY CLOSER TO
APRIL 27th, WHICH IS THE END OF
SESSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL
GIVE FOLKS SOME TIME TO THINK OF
SOMETHING. I HAVE A QUESTION
ABOUT HB 1576 SPONSORED BY
WALDEN, DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC
LANDMARKS ON PAGE 13. YOU
EXPLAINED THAT IT WILL REQUIRE
THAT A LANDMARK CAN ONLY BE
DESIGNATED IF IT'S AT LEAST 40
YEARS OLD, I BELIEVE. THERE WERE
A COUPLE OTHER STIPULATIONS THAT
YOU MENTIONED. IS THIS ALSO THE
ONE THAT REQUIRES CONSENT FROM
THE PROPERTY OWNER OR WAS THAT A
SEPARATE LANDMARK BILL?
>> IT'S THE SAME BILL SO THE
WAY IT PROHIBITS -- IT PROHIBITS
IN TWO WAYS. IT . HITS CITIES
FROM DESIGNATING BUILDINGS AS
HISTORIC LANDMARKS IF OWNER
CONSENT HAS NOT BEEN REQUIRED OR
IF THE PROPERTY IS LESS THAN 40
YEARS. SO THERE'S TWO
PROHIBITIONS.
>> OKAY. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THAT. THAT IS -- THAT'S AN
ISSUE THAT I'VE HEARD A LOT OF
ISSUES ABOUT FROM ACTUAL
PROPERTY OWNERS, SO THANK YOU.
I'LL BE WATCHING THAT ONE. I
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER CARE THAT YOU
MENTIONED. IT'S ON PAGE 14.
I'M TRYING TO FIND THE BILL AND
SEE. ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND
SU DK. HB 1432. CAN YOU PLEASE
GIVE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON
THAT ONE?
>> IT DOES QUITE A LOT OF THINGS
RELATED TO INSURANCE COVERAGE. I
WON'T BE ABLE TO LAY OUT KIND
OF A FULL LIST OF ALL THE THINGS
IT DOES BECAUSE IT CHANGES SOME
DEFINITIONS FOR WHAT IS
MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE TO
ENSURE THAT THAT CARE IS
ACTUALLY COVERED BY INSURANCE
COMPANIES AND CREATES
DEFINITIONS FOR PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION. AND I MENTIONED
REVIEW. I CAN SEND YOU THOSE
SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS HOW THOSE
THINGS CHANGED IN THAT BILL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I COULD
ALSO GO TO THE LINK, WHICH I
PLAN TO DO, AS WELL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THAT IS INCLUDED IN
OUR BULLETIN, IT'S JUST THAT
I'M SEEING ALL OF THIS AT ONE
TIME. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT.
ANY CLOSING WORDS? COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, DID YOU -- OUT OF THE
CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW THAT YOU
-- GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
CONTINUED INTEREST AND
ENGAGEMENT IN THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. AND I'M NOT SURE IF WE
WOULD BE BACK NEXT WEEK. IT SORT
OF DEPENDS ON THE STATUS OF SOME
OF THESE BILLS THAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT, SINCE IT WILL BE
FLOOR ACTION NEXT MONDAY, BUT WE
WILL STAY IN TOUCH THIS WEEK.
>> I THINK THAT OUR DEFAULT WAS
THERE WOULD NOT BE A BRIEFING.
THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME WHAT
OUR CONVERSATION WAS EARLIER
TODAY. WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO
DO YOUR JOBS AND BE THERE WHEN
TIME SENSITIVE THINGS COME UP ,
SO WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO
BE THE BARRIER TO YOU GETTING
YOUR JOBS DONE, ON BEHALF OF THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION. MOVING RIGHT
ALONG, WE ARE NOW IN THE -- I
BELIEVE IN OUR BLUE SKY PERIOD
BUT JUST MAKE SURE, THE PREVIEW
OF COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES . THE
ROLLCALL ORDER STARTS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SO ON TOMORROW'S
FULL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE HOUSING
AND HOMELESS SERVICES COMMITTEE.
I DO WANT TO TRY VALIANTLY TO
BRING FORTH [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR
THE NEXT MEETING BUT PEOPLE WHO
ARE UNABLE TO COME FORWARD DUE
TO BEING VERY BUSY THEMSELVES.
SO WE UNFORTUNATELY ARE GOING TO
HAVE COUNCIL HOME SERVICES
COMMITTEE AT THIS STAGE OUR NEXT
MEETING IS FOR APRIL 23rd. I DID
WANT TO NOTE ON TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE IS THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MAJOR
INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN. I THINK
I MENTIONED IN COMMITTEE THAT I
WILL BE BRINGING A WALK ON
AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE GREATER
TREE PROTECTION. THAT INCLUDES
URBAN FORESTRY'S MASTER PLAN AS
AN APPENDIX. MAKING CONDITIONS
IN LINE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS AT
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE POLICIES.
I WASN'T ABLE TO TRANSMIT THIS
IN TIME FOR PUBLISHING OF
TOMORROW'S AGENDA BUT MY STAFF
WILL BE WALKING THE FLOOR WITH A
COPY OF THE AMENDMENT. PLEASE
APPROACH. FEEL FREE TO APPROACH
ME OR ONE OF MY STAFF IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT. LET'S SEE. THE
POLICY COMMITTEE WAS CANCELED
ALTHOUGH WE MAY BE HAVING A
SPECIAL MEETING. WE DID WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON FOR
ATTENDING LAST WEEK'S COMMITTEE
WHILE I WAS OUT OF OFFICE, AND
ALSO WANTED TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING FORWARD ALL THE
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS. VERY GOOD THING
THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE
FINALIZED TOMORROW. THIS FRIDAY
IS CASEY RHA'S GOVERNING
RETREAT. THAT'S A FIRST RETREAT
SINCE WE HAVE RECONFIGURED UNDER
THE NEW INTERNAL AGREEMENT AND
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING ADVANCING
REGIONALISM AND ALSO DOING A
DEEP DIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR
TALENT BOTH LOCALLY AND ACROSS
THE VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS THAT
ARE PARTICIPATING. SO WE'LL BE
HAPPY TO REPORT BACK THOSE
DISCUSSIONS. SO THAT'S IT. IF
THERE ARE MORE COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS I WILL NOW [ INAUDIBLE
] TO COUNCILMEMBER [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PER GO TO START US OFF, MY TEAM
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT
WITH THE LONGHOUSE AND HERONS
NEST LAST WEEK AND HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SOME OF
OUR TRIBAL LEADERSHIP, AND
DISCUSS THEIR ONGOING WORK, AND
LEARN ABOUT THE EXCITING
PROGRESS ON THE HERONS NEST LAND
BACK PROJECT. I DID TUNE IN TO
TRY AND TESTIFY ON SOME OF OUR
REVENUE BILLS BUT WAS UNABLE TO
BE ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH
BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY FOLKS
ON THE LINE TO TESTIFY FOR SOME
OF THE REVENUE BILLS IN THE
STATE LEGISLATURE, AND SO WAS
ABLE TO SIGN IN FOR A COUPLE OF
THEM. BUT THEN GOING TO THE
REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR LAST WEEK, WHERE I
WAS JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, WE TOOK ACTION ON THE
KING COUNTY PARKS LEVY. THIS IS
GOING TO THE VOTERS ACROSS KING
COUNTY IN AUGUST BUT THERE WERE
AMENDMENTS WALKED ON BY THE
SOUND CITIES ASSOCIATION, WHICH
REPRESENTED APPROXIMATELY $23.5
MILLION OF CUTS TO THE OVERALL
LEVY PROPOSAL. THERE WAS MUCH
DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION
DURING THE MEETING ON THE
AMENDMENTS AS WELL AS I THINK IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE WAS
PRESERVATION TO EARMARK FUNDING
FOR SEATTLE-BASED REGIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND PASS-THROUGH
DOLLARS FOR SEATTLE PARKS.
ULTIMATELY THERE WAS AN
AGREEMENT STRUCK WITHIN THE
MEETING AND THE APPROVED
AMENDMENT WOULD TAKE OUT $13.5
MILLION IN LEVY SPENDING ACROSS
THE KING COUNTY SPACE
ACQUISITION FUND AS WELL AS SOME
FUNDING REDUCTIONS IN DOG PARKS,
GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE, REGIONAL
TRAIL REHABILITATION, AND THEN A
MOVE TO PRESERVE $10 MILLION OF
THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND
PARKS GRANT FUNDING TO BEING
RESERVED FOR CITIES AND TOWNS.
SO JUST BY WAY OF OVERARCHING
THE LEVY THAT'S GOING TO BE
GOING TO VOTERS WILL BE A PERIOD
OF SIX YEARS OF A TOTAL RATE OF
$.23 PER $1000 OF ASSESSED
VALUATION. AND SO THE RPC
AMENDED VERSION OF THE LEVY WILL
NOW GO TO FULL KING COUNTY
COUNCIL. KING COUNTY COUNCIL IS
IN RECESS THIS WEEK SO IT MIGHT
BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE IT'S
TAKEN UP THERE. IN THE MEANTIME,
THERE IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF
RPC THAT HAS BEEN CALLED FOR
8:00 A.M. THIS WEDNESDAY TO
RESOLVE SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
LEVY AHEAD OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL
DISCUSSION AND FINAL ACTION.
FOLLOWING THAT, I ALSO HAVE -- I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION
AGAIN FOR EVERYONE'S
PARTICIPATION IN THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY
CHANGES. WE HAD A FANTASTIC
PANEL ON HOUSING FEATURING CASEY
OR HH, SEATTLE CLUB, DSC, HUNTS
CAPITAL, ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, AND FOUND THE
DISCUSSION TO BE PARTICULARLY
INFORMATIVE FOR WHAT WE CAN PLAN
FOR IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT OUR
KIND OF VULNERABILITIES ARE WHEN
IT COMES TO LOSSES IN FEDERAL
FUNDING. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD
DISCUSSION ON THE RESOLUTION FOR
A WELCOMING CITY AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH OF
YOUR OFFICES SO WE CAN ADVANCE A
RESOLUTION THAT DOES CREATE
SUPPORTS AND DETECTIONS FOR OUR
LOCAL IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITY. OVER THE WEEKEND I
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN -- I
PARTICIPATED IN THE HANDS-OFF
RALLY IN SEATTLE CENTER AND
WOULD TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE
EVENT COORDINATORS FOR PUTTING
TOGETHER SUCH A GREAT EVENT.
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN FROM
REPORTING HAS ESTIMATES OF
PARTICIPATION RANGING FROM
18,000 PEOPLE TO 25,000 PEOPLE,
WHICH IS JUST INCREDIBLE. AND
TRULY I KNOW FROM A LOT OF THE
DISCUSSIONS I HAD THAT DAY, I
HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE VOICE HOW
AFFIRMED THEY WERE BY HOW MANY
PEOPLE CAME OUT TO VOICE THEIR
DISCONTENT, TO REALLY DEMAND THE
END OF THE CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION
THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
HAS BEEN BRINGING ONTO THE
COUNTRY. AND I THINK THAT
MESSAGE OF HOPE IS PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT, AND I KNOW I TELL
MYSELF OFTEN AND TELL OTHERS
THAT HOPE IS A DISCIPLINE, AND
CONSTANT NURTURING TO BE ABLE TO
KEEP IT. I KNOW THERE'S SO MUCH
HAPPENING IN THIS COMMUNITY
RIGHT NOW, ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
IT'S HARD TO CAPTURE IN ONE
MEETING EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING
ON, BUT I THINK WHAT IS CLEAR IS
THAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE
US STAND UP FOR OUR RIGHTS AND
FOR OUR WAY OF LIFE, AND TRULY
THIS ISN'T EVEN ABOUT
PARTISANSHIP ANYMORE. IT'S
ABOUT THE COURAGE TO REJECT
AUTHORITARIANISM, REGARDLESS OF
THE POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY, AND
WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ABANDONS ITS RESPONSE ABILITY TO
PROTECT PEOPLE, WE HERE IN
SEATTLE WON'T JUST STAND BY.
WE'LL MOBILIZE AND ORGANIZE AND
FIGHT BACK AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
AND TO THAT END, I WAS AGAIN
HONORED TO MEET SO MANY
PASSIONATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF
OUR CITY. AND I WILL CLOSE BY
SHARING THAT THIS MORNING I
JOINED THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY
CLINIC AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
DAY PRESS EVENT, WHERE I WAS
STANDING ALONGSIDE KING COUNTY
LEADERS AND SOME SEATTLE
LEADERS. THERE WAS CONTINUED
DISCUSSION IN THAT EVENT ABOUT
HEALTHCARE ACCESS, PARTICULARLY
FOR MORE VULNERABLE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND THE HERRITY OF WHAT
LOSSES IN MEDICAID FUNDING COULD
MEAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO
WAS PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE A
KING COUNTY MEMBER AND REALLY
STANDING IN THAT EVENT TO MAKE
SURE WE WERE PROTECTING
HEALTHCARE ACCESS. AND WITH THAT
I WILL PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. LAST WEEK I HAD A VERY
PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH THE
MAYOR FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION
OF THE GUN VIOLENCE AUDIT TO THE
GOOD GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE FOR REFERENCING THE
NORTH PRECINCT. SHOTS FIRED ARE
UP SINCE LAST YEAR AT THE SAME
TIME. I HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM
RESIDENTS WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED
. THE MAYOR REACHED OUT RIGHT
AFTER THAT MEETING AND WE HAVE A
REALLY GREAT MEETING TO DISCUSS
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS IN
THE DISTRICT. I'M ENCOURAGED BY
HIS ENGAGEMENT. THE MEETING WAS
A GOOD FIRST STEP AND HE SAID HE
WOULD PROVIDE CONCRETE ACTION
STEPS WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
PARTNERSHIP. I ALSO ATTENDED THE
PSR SEE MEETING WHERE WE
CERTIFIED MORE CITIES
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS. I REALLY
ENJOY PARTICIPATING ON THE PS RC
GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
COMMITTEE AND HEARING FROM OTHER
CITIES AS TO THEIR CHALLENGES AS
THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND THEIR
STRATEGIES AS WELL. I ALSO
HOSTED THE CUB SCOUTS VISIT HERE
AT CITY HALL. WE GAVE THEM A
TOUR OF CHAMBERS AND THEY HAD
REALLY GREAT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
WORK OF THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY
HALL IN GENERAL. I ALWAYS LOVE
MEETING WITH STUDENTS, NO MATTER
HOW YOUNG. IT'S NEVER TOO YOUNG
TO GET ENGAGED FROM A SOCIAL
POLICY LEVEL. AND SO, REALLY HAD
A GREAT MEETING, AND THEY WERE
ABLE TO COME IN HERE AND GET
PICTURES IN CHAMBERS. AND THAT
WAS REALLY GREAT, SO REALLY WANT
TO THANK THEIR PARENTS FOR
BRINGING THEM. LAST WEEK I GUESS
THIS WEEKEND IS PART OF LAST
WEEK, I, TOO ATTENDED THE
HANDS-OFF PROTEST. I SAW FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER DAVID DELLA THERE.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER DELLA FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL
THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT
ARE GOING ON IN THE I.D. AND UP
ON 12th AND JACKSON. HE'S BEEN
VERY ENGAGED AND I REALLY WANT
TO THANK HIM PUBLICLY FOR ALL
THAT HARD WORK HE'S DOING TO
HELP THOSE CONSTITUENTS IN THE
I.D. AND LITTLE SAIGON IN
PARTICULAR. SO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER DELLA, IF YOU ARE
LISTENING. THIS WEEK, THIS
MORNING ACTUALLY, I HAD MY
MONTHLY MEETING WITH THE NORTH
PRECINCT CAPTAIN GEORGE DAVIS
AND. HE UPDATED ME ON ARRESTS
MADE IN THE D 4 OF SIGNIFICANCE.
SPD ARRESTED THE SUSPECT IN A
HORRIBLE HATE CRIME IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND I'M
GRATEFUL FOR HOW QUICKLY THAT
HAPPENED. THERE IS JUST NO ROOM
FOR THIS LEVEL OF VIOLENCE,
HATRED, AND BIGOTRY IN OUR CITY.
THIS WEEK I'LL BE JOINING THE
MUCKLESHOOT COUNCIL FOR A MEET
AND GREET WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP.
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
ABOUT SOME OF THEIR PRIORITIES.
THIS WEEK I'M ALSO HOSTING A
PUBLIC SAFETY WALK. AS YOU MIGHT
RECALL, COLLEAGUES LAST YEAR , I
DID PUBLIC SAFETY WALKS IN THE
DISTRICT. I DID TWO SO THIS IS
MY THIRD ONE. THIS TIME IT WILL
BE IN THE DISTRICT. I'LL BE
WORKING TO BRING TOGETHER
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY
INCLUDING CHIEF BARNES, NORTH
PRECINCT CAPTAIN DAVIDSON, THE
MAYOR'S PUBLIC SAFETY CHIEF
OFFICER WALTON ANDERSON, CHIEF
BARDEN OF THE CARE DEPARTMENT,
WHO NOW HAS OFFICE, THE CARE HAS
AN OFFICE THAT THEY ARE
BORROWING FROM UW. THEY'LL BE
LOCATED IN THE UW IF THEY DID
THAT NORTH EXPANSION. WILL ALSO
BE JOINED BY SPU AND CITY LIGHT
AND WILL BE MEETING WITH SOME
LOCAL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES
TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS AND
EXPERIENCES REGARDING PUBLIC
SAFETY IN THE U DISTRICT. WE ARE
GETTING A LOT OF REPORTS OF
OPEN-AIR DRUG USE AND DRUG
DEALING, BURGLARIES, ASSAULTS
AND GUN VIOLENCE . IN THE PAST
THESE WALKS HAVE BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL. IT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTITUENTS AND
BUSINESSES ON THE GROUND TO MEET
AND HEAR FROM OUR CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND TELL THEIR
STORIES, AND IN TURN, IT'S
REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO EXPLAIN WHAT THEY
DO, WHAT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, THE
PROBLEMS MIGHT BE, AND MAKE
FOLKS GENERALLY AWARE OF
RESOURCES OR OPPORTUNITIES THAT
ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND JUST
REALLY SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR
WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING ON
THE GROUND. I'M REALLY HONORED
TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT
CONSTITUENTS AND THE DEPARTMENTS
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO
BUILD UNDERSTANDING ON BOTH
SIDES AND GET FOLKS ENGAGED.
THIS NEXT WEEK -- SORRY, NOT
NEXT WEEK, THIS WEEK WE ARE ALSO
GOING TO BE -- I'M GOING TO BE
HOSTING OUR FIRST SELECT
COMMITTEE FOR RENEWAL OF THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVY. THURSDAY THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING WILL PRESENT AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR CURRENT LEVY
THAT WAS PASSED IN 2018 AS A WAY
TO GET BACKGROUND ON THIS LEVY.
AS WE DISCUSSED THE NEXT
ITERATION, POSSIBLE ITERATION OF
THE LEVY AND WE START TO DO THE
WORK TO REVIEW AND WORK ON THIS
LEVY RENEWAL. SO MORE TO COME ON
THAT AND UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS, I'LL PASS IT ALONG
TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I'LL MAKE
MINE SHORT AND SWEET TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, OUR TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT WE HAD
LAST WEEK HAD A NUMBER OF AGENDA
ITEMS INCLUDING A PRESENTATION,
A BRIEFING FROM S DOT ON THE
DEPLOYMENT OF AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERAS IN OUR CITY, AND
LEGISLATION ON THE AUTHORIZATION
TO DEPLOY THAT TECHNOLOGY IS
COMING IN MY COMMITTEE. AS WELL,
A SKY BRIDGE , WE PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE, AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
MENTIONED EARLIER IN THIS
BRIEFING. IT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING
ON TOMORROW. WE PASSED OUT OF MY
COMMITTEE A PERMIT, A RESOLUTION
TO AUTHORIZE A PERMIT SKY BRIDGE
BETWEEN DISTRICTS THREE AND
DISTRICT SEVEN AND OUR NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
IS GOING TO BE NEXT TUESDAY,
APRIL 15th. THE AGENDA FOR THAT
IS STILL BEING FINALIZED, SO
WORK IN PROGRESS. WITH RESPECT
TO SOME OF OUR REGIONAL
COMMITTEES THAT I SIT ON, LATER
THIS WEEK, BLESS YOU, WAS GOING
TO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEETING. HOWEVER, INTERNAL CITY
BUSINESS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO
TAKE PRIORITY FOR ME THAT DAY
BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A
RENEWAL SELECT COMMITTEE MEETING
ON THURSDAY INSTEAD. AND THEN ,
EXCITING, ACTIVE WEEK IN THE
COMMUNITY. A NUMBER OF FUN
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES I'M GOING TO BE
PARTICIPATING IN THIS WEEK, AND
ALSO DOING OFFICE HOURS THIS
WEEK, SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT. IF THERE ARE NO
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I WILL
PASS IT ON TO WHOEVER IS NEXT ON
OUR LIST.
>> LET'S SEE. I DON'T BELIEVE
-- COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS NOT
HERE. GO ON. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YEP. HELLO. THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. FOR THE PASS
ON. THE PARKS, UTILITIES,
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL BE
COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL
9th AT 2:00 P.M. WE WILL BE
VOTING ON LOWER NEVILL CLEANUP
WATERWAY WHICH ACCESSES SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT TO USE FUNDING TOWARD
THIS CLEANUP. WE HAVE ALREADY
HAD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I KNOW
SOME COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE HAD
BRIEFINGS AND WE ALSO HAD A
PRESENTATION IN COMMITTEE, SO
I'M HOPING THAT EVERYONE FEELS
COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO VOTE ON
THAT THIS WEDNESDAY. I'LL WALK
AROUND JUST DOING A DOUBLE CHECK
, MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS
COMFORTABLE, BUT I FEEL LIKE
WE'VE GOT ALL THE INFORMATION
BEFORE US AND I FEEL LIKE WE HAD
A REALLY GOOD USE OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT
THAT. NEXT UP, THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN MEETING. OUR NEXT ONE WILL
BE APRIL 16th AT 2:00 P.M. THE
AGENDA IS BEING FINALIZED BUT IT
WILL BE OUR CENTRAL STAFF GIVING
A PRESENTATION ON OUR FAVORITE
TOPIC, M HA, AND ALSO WE WILL
ALSO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT
TREES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS AND THERE'S GOING
TO BE SOME OTHER STUFF COMING
DOWN THE PIPELINE. I JUST HAVE
TO CHECK WITH CENTRAL STAFF,
MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME
PAGE, BUT IT SHOULD BE A
WONDERFUL AGENDA FOR THAT AND
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I HAVE
RECEIVED A NUMBER OF CONSTITUENT
FEEDBACK REGARDING THE STATE OF
CAPITOL HILL. SO THAT IS GROUND
ZERO FOR ME IN OUR DISTRICT
REGARDING CLEANLINESS, SAFETY,
JUST MAKING IT CONTINUING TO
PROTECT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL, WORK AND
PLAY, AND THE PEOPLE THAT GO
THERE TO ENJOY IT FOR EVERYONE.
JUST KNOW WE ARE GOING TO BE
STARTING WITH THE BASICS. I WANT
TO THANK OUR MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
REALLY ENGAGING WITH THE
COMMUNITY ON THE GROUND LEVEL,
FOR OUR RESPONSE, AND THAT'S
JUST SOME SIMPLE STUFF AS THE
CLEANLINESS OF SOME OF THE
SIDEWALKS, EXTRA TRASH PICKUP.
SHOUT OUT SP U, ALSO SOME OF THE
ACTIVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
HAPPENING. SOME LIGHT AND
POTENTIAL. THERE'S JUST A LOT
OF GREAT STUFF THAT I KNOW IS IN
THE WORKS, SO THANK YOU TO ALL
THE DEPARTMENTS BUT THAT IS
GROUND ZERO FOR ME BECAUSE RIGHT
NOW THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY
GOING ON. ON CAPITOL HILL, SOME
PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS THAT
WE'VE SEEN AND PEOPLE HAVE
REACHED OUT, AND THEY ARE
UNFORTUNATELY JUST GETTING A
LITTLE FRUSTRATED WITH WHAT'S
GOING ON, SO WE ARE GOING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
KIND OF DO THE BEST RESPONSE
THAT WE CAN , AND AS
COUNCILMEMBERS, KIND OF ADVOCATE
FOR OUR COMMUNITY WITH THAT. I
THINK THE ONE THING THAT WE ALL
AGREE ON IS THAT WE WANTED TO BE
CLEAN AND CLEANLY AND THAT IS
BEFORE ME SO ANYWAY, WE'RE
WORKING ON THAT AND THAT'S ALL
I HAVE, AND I WILL PASS THAT OFF
TO COUNCILMEMBER CADDELL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. FOR THIS WEEK COMING
UP TOMORROW ACTUALLY WE HAVE OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING,
WHICH IS OUR SECOND READING AND
VOTE FOR OUR AFTER-HOURS
ESTABLISHMENT BILL. IT IS A BILL
THAT WE INTRODUCED TWO WEEKS AGO
IN COMMITTEE, AND SADLY, SINCE
THEN, WE HAD SOME GUN VIOLENCE
AT AN AFTER-HOURS ESTABLISHMENT,
JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. I'M
ALSO -- WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN
AGENDA ITEM, TOO, JUST PRETTY
MUCH TO SET UP, DISCUSS OPA AND
THE PROCESS TO APPOINT ITS NEXT
DIRECTOR. SO I THANK THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MR. MARGARET
FOR THAT AND THAT'S REALLY TO
SET UP THE FOLLOWING MEETING
WILL BE WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS. AND AS IS OFTEN SAID,
TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
THEM AND ALSO SEE WHERE CAN WE
ASSIST THEM, SET THEM UP FOR
SUCCESS, ESSENTIALLY. SO THAT'S
BASICALLY OUR NEXT TWO MEETINGS.
FOR THIS WEEK, LIKE APPARENTLY
MANY OTHERS, I FOUND OUT,
INCLUDING ANOTHER PERSON ON THIS
DAY IS, I WILL BE GOING TO SPU
TONIGHT REGARDING INSPIRING
STUDENTS TO SERVE IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, AND SO I WILL BE
DOING THAT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
OF BEING A NEW COUNCILMEMBER BUT
ALSO SERVING IN COMMUNITY. ALSO
WANTED TO NOTE, ON FRIDAY WE
HAVE OUR NEXT DISTRICT 7
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING,
COUNCIL OF COUNCILS INCLUDING
ECONOMIC IMMUNITY COUNCIL, EAST
LAKE , SOUTHLAKE, BELLTOWN,
DOWNTOWN, UPTOWN ALLIANCE PLUS
SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO
INCLUDE THE GREENWAYS AND FOCUS
ON DIFFERENT AREAS IN SOUTHERN
DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS. IT'S
GOT A GOOD CROSS REPRESENTATION,
AND THAT'S A REMINDER, TOO, BY
THE WAY, I JUST WANTED TO
QUICKLY NOTE WE HAD A MEETING AT
PIKE PLACE MARKET RELATED TO
PIKE PLACE AND THIS WAS A
MEETING TO FOLLOW UP ON THE
ACTION THAT WE TOOK LAST YEAR
WHEN I STARTED TO PULL PIKE
PLACE OUT OF THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. WE HAD A
VERY GOOD MEETING AND STRONG
REPRESENTATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
REALLY WANTED TO THANK DIRECTOR
EMERY FOR HER SUPPORT AND HER
TEAM'S SUPPORT FOR BEING THERE.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO HAVE A
GOOD MIX OF STAKEHOLDERS THERE,
TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF PIKE
LACE AND GET A COMPREHENSIVE
STAKEHOLDER INVOLVED DECISION.
SO I REALLY WANTED TO THANK
THEM. THAT'S AN ADDITION FROM
LAST WEEK'S SCHEDULE. FOR NEXT
WEEK -- SORRY, THE ALLERGIES ARE
HITTING ME HARD AFTER SATURDAY.
I WANTED TO NOTE FOR NEXT WEEK
I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE
HONORARY COUNSEL OF UKRAINE .
ALSO ON TUESDAY MEETING WITH
EMERGENCY HUBS AND THEN THURSDAY
MEETING WITH THE NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION AND ALSO
THE ALARM COMPANIES. I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THIS IS A
FOLLOW-UP. OFTEN TIMES WE TALK
ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAD
COMPANIES SPEAK AT PUBLIC
COMMENT MULTIPLE TIMES AND OUT
OF THAT PROCESS CAME A MEETING
WITH CHIEF WAR, WHO SIGNED OFF
ON THE POSITION RELATED TO
ALARMS AND SPD RESPONSES. AND
THAT MEETING WAS GOOD BECAUSE
AGAIN BRINGING STAKEHOLDERS
TOGETHER AND KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED
THAT YES,THERE MAY BE SOME
ACTIONS TAKEN TO FACILITATE AND
AMELIORATE THE SITUATION SO WE
WILL BE MEETING WITH SPD I.T.S
ON THAT. AND FINALLY THERE IS
GOING TO BE A MEETING ON A I
HOUSE THAT'S KIND OF A
COMBINATION WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND THE
CITY INVOLVED EFFORT, AND I JUST
WANTED TO ADD I'M ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT TO LINK ONE MORE
WAY, D 3 AND D 7. I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
NOT HERE ON THE DAIS BUT TO LINK
NOT JUST SIDE-BY-SIDE ON THE
DAIS BUT TO HAVE THE SKY BRIDGE
CROSS BETWEEN D 3 AND D 7 AT
SKYLINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I DID HAVE A QUESTION I
FORGOT TO ASK YOU WHEN YOU WERE
TALKING ABOUT THIS, BUT WHAT
WE'LL BE APPROVING IS A
RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE
ENTERING INTO OF A PERMIT OR
THAT GRANTS A PERMIT, IS THAT
CORRECT? AND I ASK BECAUSE I
JUST WANT IT KNOWN THAT I FULLY
SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. IT MAKES
COMPLETE SENSE AND I JUST WANTED
TO KNOW , IS THIS THE ONE AND
ONLY ACTION THAT THIS CITY WILL
BE TAKING TO MAKE IT REAL? YOU
SHAKE YOUR HEAD SO THIS IS JUST
THE BEGINNING, I'M GETTING.
PLEASE GIVE ME MORE INFORMATION.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A
PROCESS, THE RESOLUTION WILL
TALK MORE ABOUT IT TOMORROW BUT
HIGH-LEVEL, IT WILL AUTHORIZE
THE CITY, IN THIS CASE THE
DEPARTMENT, TO WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY, THE SITE, AND
ULTIMATELY BRING THIS TO LIFE
AND GO THROUGH A -- AN ANALYSIS
FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. THERE HAS TO
BE SUFFICIENT PUBLIC BENEFIT AND
SO THIS WOULD REPRESENT THE
START OF THE PROCESS. AND SO
VIS-À-VIS A RESOLUTION FOR THE
PROCESS, IF GRANTED, THERE WOULD
BE AN ORDINANCE TO OFFICIALLY
SEAL THE DEAL, SO TO SPEAK.
>> OKAY, AND WHAT IS THE
TIMELINE FOR THAT LAST PART?
>> IT VARIES DEPENDING ON ANY
NUMBER OF FACT THERE'S. I'M
NOT SURE THE DEPARTMENT'S
TIMELINE HERE BUT I UNDERSTAND
IT VARIES FROM A FEW MONTHS TO A
FEW YEARS, SO --
>> OKAY. GOT IT . THANK YOU.
>> TO THAT POINT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, INITIALLY IT WAS
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
I WORKING BUT SGOT HAS JOINED
IN, IN A VERY COLLABORATIVE WAY,
SO IT'S NOW NOT JUST THE SKY
BRIDGE. IT IS A COMBINATION TO
BRING IN THE PUBLIC BENEFITS IN
TERMS OF THAT AREA OF FIRST HILL
AND SO I WANT TO THANK S.IN
TERMS OF IMPROVING INTERSECTIONS
AND THE EIGHTH AVENUE, JUST THE
WHOLE HOST OF FOUR OR FIVE
THINGS THAT WERE ADDED AS PART
OF THE COLLABORATION THAT
STARTED FROM BEYOND THE QUESTION
OF THE SKY BRIDGE ITSELF. SO I
WANT TO THANK THEIR
PARTICIPATION. OF COURSE THE
SKYLINE COMMUNITY AS WELL FOR
THEM ENGAGING WITH US.ON THESE
DIFFERENT PIECES. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE I AM THE
LAST PERSON IN THE ROLLCALL. SO
I'LL JUST START WITH LAST WEEK
. WE WILL BE HAVING A -- FIRST
OF ALL LET ME SAY THAT THE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
WILL BE MEETING THIS THURSDAY
AND WE'LL BE FINISHING OFF.
PERHAPS THERE WILL BE A POSSIBLE
VOTE ON THE DEMOCRACY VOUCHER
AND LEGISLATION. ANYWAY , LAST
WEEK I JOINED REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FOR A TOUR OF THE M
5 SPACE IN SEATTLE CENTER AND
REMEMBER AND FIVE IS THE NAME OF
THE BUILDING THAT USED TO BE
OCCUPIED BY CASCADE PUBLIC
COMMUNITY/KC TS NINE. THIS IS ON
THE CORNER OF FIFTH AND MERCER
AND THEY -- THE LAND IS OWNED BY
THE CITY AND CASCADE PUBLIC
MEDIA HAS RELOCATED ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE FREEWAY, JUST ON THE
OTHER SIDE, SORT OF ON THE SOUTH
END, SORT OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. BUT THIS IS A
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
SEATTLE CENTER AND OED 'S --
THE FOLKS THAT ARE OVERSEEING
FILM IN THE MAJOR INDUSTRY
SECTORS DIVISION. I HAVE TO SAY
THAT IT IS LONG TIME IN COMING
THAT WE HAVE A SPACE THAT'S
DEDICATED FOR CREATIVE'S, AND
ESPECIALLY WITH IT, WITH A
PARTICULAR NOTE OF FILM, BECAUSE
WE PASS -- ONE OF THE REASONS I
WANTED TO ESTABLISH THE FILM
COMMISSION WAS TO BE ABLE TO
ATTRACT PRODUCTION HERE AND
PROVIDE MORE JOBS TO OUR LOCAL
PEOPLE IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. AND
THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST, IF NOT
THE FIRST MAJOR PRODUCTIONS TO
OCCUR IN SEATTLE. YOU KNOW HOW
IT'S FRUSTRATING TO SEE A MOVIE
OR A TV SHOW ABOUT -- THAT
FEATURES SEATTLE BUT YOU KNOW IT
WAS FILMED ELSEWHERE, LIKE MAYBE
VANCOUVER, BC, OR WHATEVER? WELL
THIS IS A FILM THAT PARAMOUNT
PICTURES HAS BEEN FILMING IN
WASHINGTON AND IN SEATTLE, BUT
THAT REPRESENTS A TRIP ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, AND SO THERE ARE
OTHER PLACES IN THE COUNTRY THAT
ARE REPRESENTED IN THIS FILM,
AND ALL FILMED IN WASHINGTON,
USING LOTS OF LOCAL TALENT AND
GENERATING BUSINESS FOR LOCAL
CREATIVE'S AS WELL AS ALL THE
THINGS THAT BENEFIT FROM A
PRODUCTION BEING IN TOWN , DOWN
TO THE RESTAURANTS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
IF ANYONE CAN GO THERE, THIS WAS
AT LEAST A LEASE THAT OED HAS
WITH THE SEATTLE CENTER AND IT
WILL BE ENDING AT THE END OF
THIS YEAR. AND IT'S MY
IMPRESSION THAT AT THE END OF
THIS YEAR THE SEATTLE CENTER
WILL BE LAYING OUT AN RFP FOR
PERMANENT USAGE. I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO PUT IN A PLUG FOR THE
CONTINUED USE OF THIS SPACE FOR
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY BECAUSE
IT'S ALREADY A SPACE THAT WAS
MADE FOR PRODUCTION, HAVING BEEN
THE HOME OF WHERE KC TS DID A
LOT OF ITS PROGRAMMING AS WELL
AS SPECIAL EVENTS. IT RIGHT NOW
HOUSES SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFITS THAT CREATE DIGITAL
CONTENT, PODCASTS, AND SO MUCH
ELSE, AND SO I WOULD JUST SAY
THAT THIS IS AN ASSET THAT WE
HAVE. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO
BALANCE THE BENEFITS OF MANY
DIFFERENT USES BUT I WILL SAY
THAT THIS SEEMS LIKE IT IS A HUB
FOR THE CREATIVE SECTOR. WE
ALWAYS SAY WE WANT TO GROW THE
CREATIVE SECTOR, AND HERE WE
HAVE A FACILITY THAT IS PERFECT
FOR IT. SO I RECOMMEND THAT
ANYBODY, IF YOU WANT TO VISIT
IT, THERE ARE STILL -- EVEN
THOUGH PARAMOUNT PICTURES WAS
PACKING UP THEIR STUFF TO LEAVE
TOWN, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF
GREAT NONPROFITS THERE THAT I'M
SURE YOU WOULD BE WELCOME TO
HAVE A TOUR OF THE FACILITY. I
WOULD JUST SIMPLY SAY THAT WE
NEED OR SPACES LIKE THIS,
WHETHER THIS IS LOCATED IN THE
FUTURE OR IN THE FUTURE M 5 OR
ELSEWHERE, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED
TO KEEP ON DOING. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON, ON SATURDAY I
ATTENDED THE GRAND OPENING OF
THE SAAR SUPER SAVER IN THE
OAKTREE VILLAGE. I HAVE TO SAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR BRINGING
THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. YOUR
INDICATION WAS REALLY AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ME BECAUSE THIS
IS A SPACE THAT HAD A GROCERY
STORE IN THE LOCATION. THAT
CLOSED IN 2022. AND SINCE THEN,
THE AREA HAS BEEN BASICALLY A
FOOD DESERT. WE LOST A
CORNERSTONE OF THE COMMUNITY AND
IT MADE NEIGHBORS TRAVEL FAR
FROM THEIR HOMES JUST TO BUY
GROCERIES, AND BRINGING BACK
LOCAL GROCERY OLDS RELATIONSHIPS
WITH NEIGHBORS, AND ALLOWS
OAKTREE VILLAGE TO RETURN TO
BEING A PLACE THAT PEOPLE TRAVEL
TO INSTEAD OF JUST THROUGH. AND
IT SHOULD BE THE CORE OF AN
URBAN VILLAGE AND SAW HER COMING
TO THIS SPACE IS THE FIRST STEP
OF BRINGING BACK THAT COMMUNITY
CORE. THERE'S A LOT MORE TO BE
DONE TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY ONE
THAT IS SAFE AND ENJOYABLE TO
LIVE IN THAT REBUILDING A SENSE
OF COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD IS
JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE PUBLIC
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THE COUNCIL
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SPD ON AND
THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PROJECTS
THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. SO I
WANT TO THANK SARS FOR STEPPING
UP AND FILLING THIS MUCH NEEDED
ROLL AND HOLE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE CITY
IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU AND
MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO
BE SUCCESSFUL. SO ON SATURDAY
WAS THE GRAND OPENING. THE STORE
ACTUALLY OPENED, I BELIEVE IT
WAS IN NOVEMBER, AND SARS HAS
SEVEN OTHER STORES IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON. AND WHAT I LEARNED
IS THEY REALLY SEEK TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AT HAND,
AND SO THEY DID A STUDY OF THE
NEIGHBORS WITHIN A MILE OF THE
STORE AND THE COMMUNITY IS
LARGELY LATINO, ASIAN, MIDDLE
EASTERN, AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE
PRODUCE SECTIONS OF THIS STORE.
THEY REALLY DO DEVOTE A LOT OF
SPACE AND EXPERTISE TO MEETING
THE NEEDS OF MANY DIFFERENT
ETHNICITIES AND CULTURES THAT
LIVED THERE. THERE IS A VERY
LARGE HOWL ALL MEETS SECTION AND
YOU CAN EVEN BUY A WHOLE GOAT OR
LAMB. CHECK IT OUT IF YOU CAN.
RIGHT AFTER THAT, I HEADED TO
THE SEATTLE CENTER FOR THE
HANDS-OFF PROTEST AND IT WAS
GREAT TO SEE SEATTLEITES COME
OUT IN SUCH FORCE TO PROTEST
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT WE
ARE EXPERIENCING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION DOING THAT PEOPLE
ARE QUITE UPSET ABOUT. ANYWAY, I
REALLY DO ALSO THANK THE
ORGANIZERS BECAUSE IT WAS A
HEAVY LIFT TO DO THIS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FINALLY, YESTERDAY I ATTENDED AN
EVENT THAT CELEBRATED 50 YEARS
OF COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION BY THE
[ INAUDIBLE ] GROUP AND
PROCLAIMING APRIL 26th TO BE [
INAUDIBLE ] DAY. IF YOU DON'T
RECALL, IT WAS A MARKET IN
LITTLE SAIGON THAT DID CLOSE FOR
VARIOUS REASONS AND THEN ENDED
UP BURNING DOWN, BUT THERE IS A
STORE IN RENTON AND THE MAYOR OF
RENTON WAS THERE ALONG WITH
SEVERAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
A REPRESENTATIVE OF EXECUTIVE
CONSTANTINE'S OFFICE READ A
PROCLAMATION. ANYWAY, IT WAS
REALLY MOVING TO SEE SO MANY
PEOPLE COME OUT IN APPRECIATION
OF UNCLE LUKE BECAUSE IT WAS
RECOGNIZED THAT HE WAS A REFUGEE
, CAME TO SEATTLE IN 1976, AND
IT WAS AT A TIME WHERE ONE COULD
NOT PROCURE ANY STAPLES FROM
VIETNAM, OF COURSE, BUT HE SET
OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT HE COULD
PROVIDE THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY,
AND GIVE PEOPLE A SENSE OF HOME
AS THEY GOT USED TO A NEW
COUNTRY. SO I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS
REALLY MOVING FOR ME TO HEAR
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THE GROUP IS
TO NOT JUST RENTON BUT THE WHOLE
REGION. ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE
JOINING COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
FOR THE 34th ANNUAL TAIWAN
LUNCHEON, WHICH SERVES AS A RITE
OF PASSAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 85
YOUNG MEN WHO SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETE THE PROJECT MR. PROGRAM
THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF
TEENAGE FATHERS AND HIGH RISK
YOUNG MAN OF HIGH SCHOOL AGE.
THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TEEN
MALES RETURNING TO OR REMAINING
IN SCHOOL. IT ALSO HAS A MARKET
EFFECT ON THE REDUCING THE
INCIDENCE OF ABUSE AMONG
HIGH-RISK TEEN PARENTS,
ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM, LIFE
SKILLS, AND ASSISTING THE
PREVENTION OF TEEN PREGNANCY.
AND THE CORE PROGRAMS ARE BASED
IER
FR HIGH SCHOOLS.
THAT'S IT EXCEPT FOR NEXT WEEK.
I ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE KC
RHA GOVERNING BOARD RETREAT IN
REDMOND AND BOTH COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND I, WE SERVE ON THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF KC RHA AND I
WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS
GOING TO BE -- IT WILL BE
INFORMATIVE AND A LOT OF HANDS
ON WORK COMING UP, SO
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I RECOGNIZE
-- I CAN EMPATHIZE WITH THE
REGRET OF HAVING TO CANCEL YOUR
COMMITTEE BUT THIS WILL BE, I
THINK, IT WILL BE GOOD TO
PRESERVE SOME ENERGY AND SOME
MENTAL SPACE TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS
A LOT AT THIS RETREAT COMING UP.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, BEFORE
WE ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT. HEARING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'M SO
SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAD HER HAND
UP .
>> THANK YOU. ACTUALLY I JUST
WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR COVERING
THE SARS OPENING. I WASN'T ABLE
TO ATTEND BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF
TOWN ON EMERGENCY FAMILY
BUSINESS BUT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, I THINK IT WAS VERY
INTERESTING AND I WILL BE
DEFINITELY CHECKING BACK, SO
THANK YOU.
>> AGAIN I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY . ASK ME ANY TIME.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
BECAUSE I HAVE MY SCRIPT AND IT
COVERS PART OF MY SCREEN.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND IT
IS 3:10. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY.