PRO TEM TODAY. THE TIME IS 2:04
P.M. COUNCILMEMBER ARE EXCUSED
FROM THE MEETING. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE? AND
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF APRIL SEVENTH 2025
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANKS FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. I WANTED TO
BEGIN TODAY BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT THAT CAME
OUT LAST WEEK ABOUT CITY LIGHT.
DRINKING ON THE JOB TO THE POINT
OF PASSING OUT, FORCING
COLLEAGUES TO WATCH
INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL AND
RAMPANT SEXUAL ASSAULT TO A
NUMBER OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IS
ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I
WANTED TO START OFF BRIEFING
WITH THAT TODAY GIVEN THAT I
KNOW HOW UNSETTLING THIS NEWS IS
AND I WANT TO ASSURE COUNCIL
WILL TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS
TO BE PROVIDING THE OVERSIGHT TO
CITY LIGHT AND CARVING A PATH
FORWARD MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING
THAT WORK AND WE WILL BE TAKING
THAT UP WITHIN COMMITTEE.
I WILL ALSO BE NOTING THAT IN MY
FURTHER REMARKS A LITTLE BIT
MORE ON THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGES. AND MOVING US
INTO SOME OTHER PIECES RELATED
TO UPDATES DURING MY REMARKS
LATER TODAY. BUT I ALSO WANT TO
KICK US OFF TODAY BY NOTING THAT
IN AN ALMOST TOPICAL MANNER WE
HAVE A PROCLAMATION COMING
BEFORE US FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR THE SIGNATURES
RECOGNIZING APRIL 2025 A SEXUAL
ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN
SEATTLE. THEY ARE EXCUSED FROM
BRIEFING TODAY SO I'LL BE
MOVING THE REQUEST FOR
SIGNATURES OVER ON HER BEHALF
AND I WILL BE READING HER
COMMENTS INTO THE RECORD.
THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES
APRIL 2025 TO BE THE SEXUAL
ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN
SEATTLE. THIS YEAR IS THE 24th
OBSERVANCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH AND THIS YEAR'S
THEME , TOGETHER WE ACT, UNITED
WE CHANGE, CALLS US TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL
VIOLENCE AND TAKE ACTIONABLE
STEPS TOWARDS PREVENTION.
EVERY 68 SECONDS AN AMERICAN IS
SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND OTHER PEOPLE OF
COLOR, PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY,
THE LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES AND OTHERS WHO HAVE
BEEN HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN A SIGNIFICANT
AND COMPLEX WAY. IT IS CRUCIAL
TO ADDRESS THE GROWING
PREVALENCE OF HARASSMENT ,
EXPLOITATION AND ASSAULT AND
ENSURE THAT RESOURCES AND
PROTECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
THOSE AFFECTED BY SUCH VIOLENCE.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A
CITY HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE
TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING OF EVERYONE BY
STRENGTHENING POLICIES TO
RESPOND TO SEXUAL ABUSE, ASSAULT
AND HARASSMENT.
IN ADDITION TO TODAY'S
PROCLAMATION, APRIL 30th 2025 IS
DENIM DAY, AND INTERNATIONAL
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
AWARENESS ENCOURAGING
INDIVIDUALS TO WEAR DENIM ON
WEDNESDAY APRIL 30th 2025 TO
RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE
HARMFUL ATTITUDES AND
MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VICTIM
BLAMING THAT STARTED AS A
PROTEST OF A RULING BY THE
ITALIAN SUPREME COURT WHICH
OVERTURNED A CONVICTION BECAUSE
THE VICTIM WORE TIGHT JEANS,
IMPLYING SHE HAD CONSENTED TO
THE SEXUAL ACTIVITY. COLLEAGUES,
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO WEAR DENIM ON
APRIL 30th FOR INTERNATIONAL
DENIM DAY AND TO ADD YOUR
SIGNATURE FOR THE PROCLAMATION
THAT APRIL 2025 B SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH, THANK YOU.
AND THOSE ARE THE REMARKS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TODAY. ANY
DISCUSSION FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
ALL RIGHT, SAYING THAT THERE IS
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL
ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
AND MOVING US TO OUR ROUND-ROBIN
DISCUSSION, WE WILL BEGIN OUR
DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND THE
ORDER OF DISCUSSION IS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED ROLL
CALL FOR CASSIDY COUNCIL
MEETINGS WHICH IS DESIGNATED
ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME,
WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
CALLED LAST. THIS WEEK'S
ROLLCALL BEGINS ACTUALLY WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, BUT BEEN
ABSENT TODAY, WE WILL BEGIN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MADAME
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM. AND
AS CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE , I AM PROUD TO SHARE
THAT OUR NEXT TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
TOMORROW MORNING, TUESDAY APRIL
15th AT 9:30 A.M. WE HAVE BEEN
ON A ROADSHOW SO TO SPEAK WITH
RESPECT TO SPEED, OUT OF IT ¿
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS
AND THE IMPLEMENTING
LEGISLATION. SO WE HAD, YOU WILL
RECALL WE HAD A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERA TECHNOLOGIES
DURING OUR LAST TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING. SO THIS IS
THE NEXT ITERATION BECAUSE THE
-- WE DO HAVE FORMAL TRANSMITTED
AND PROPOSED AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERA LEGISLATION THAT
DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS AND IS
REQUIRED FOR US TO EXPAND ANY
NEW CAMERAS , AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS IN OUR CITY.
SO WE ARE TALKING NONSCHOOL
SPEED ZONES, ETC. WE HAVE TO
COMPORT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
AND IT IS EXPLICITLY
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THE
REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAW
CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN
OLYMPIA LAST YEAR IN 2024 IN
ORDER TO EXPAND AND ROLL OUT ANY
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERA
PROGRAM AND SO THIS LEGISLATION
THAT WE ARE BRIEFING THE
DISCUSSION ITEM THAT IS ITEM 1,
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT
LEGISLATION TOMORROW . ALSO
COLLEAGUES WERE CALLED DURING
THE BUDGET LAST FALL IN 2024 ,
WE EXPANDED AND AUTHORIZED AND
PROVIDED A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM IN
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FUNDING OF
AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS
THAT WERE NOT IN SCHOOL ZONES
AND WE ALSO EXPANDED AND
AUTHORIZED THE EXPANSION OF
SCHOOL ZONES IN 39 NEW SCHOOL
ZONES I THINK TO BE EXACT. SO WE
ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING A
VISA LIFT THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE
THE EXECUTIVE TO AUTHORIZE THAT
MONEY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN
APPROPRIATED AND THEN THIRD AND
FINALLY ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW,
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO BE
BRIEFING A DISCUSSION ON AN
ALLEY VACATION NEAR TOWNHALL.
AND IN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S
DISTRICT. HE TENDS TO GET A LOT
OF THE ALLEYWAY VACATION AND
PERMITTING REQUESTS AND SO YES,
ANOTHER ONE IN THE WONDERFUL
DISTRICT 7. AS ALWAYS, EVERYONE
IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. SO ANOTHER
FANTASTIC TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING. CONTINUING
OUR ROADSHOW TO LAUNCHING AND
CONSIDERING CAMERA ENFORCEMENT
LEGISLATION IN OUR CITY.
IN THE DISTRICT, LAST WEEK I WAS
PROUD TO VISIT THE REFUGEE
IMMIGRANT FAMILY CENTER WHICH IS
A BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL AND ALSO
PROUD TO VISIT THEIR SISTER SITE
JUST FURTHER NORTH IN ELDRIDGE,
THE SOUTHWEST EARLY LEARNING
BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL. THEY SHARE
RESOURCES , PERSONNEL, AND ANY
NUMBER OF THINGS AND SO GOOD TO
STAY CONNECTED WITH THESE
IMPORTANT COMMUNITIES HERE IN
DELHI RIDGE. THEY SHARE SOME OF
THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE RECENT
SPATE OF GUN VIOLENCE AMONG
OTHER THINGS. SOUTHWEST EARLY
LEARNING SITE IN PARTICULAR
REGULARLY USE A NUMBER OF PARKS
AND PLAYGROUNDS THAT WERE --
WHERE SOME OF THE NEARBY
THOUSAND PLUS OR EXCUSE ME, 100+
GUNSHOTS WERE IN WEST SEATTLE A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO, SO SAFETY
CONCERNS WERE TOP OF MIND. AND
ALSO WE DISCUSSED HOW THE CITY
CAN BE MORE PROACTIVE IN
NOTIFYING SCHOOLS OF CERTAIN SPS
EVENTS AND NEAR ASSOCIATED GUN
VIOLENCE LOCKDOWN SITUATIONS. IT
IS GOOD TO CONNECT WITH THEM.
AND ALSO LAST WEEK I TOURED THE
SALVATION ARMY SHELTER FACILITY
WHICH HOUSES NEARLY 300
RESIDENTS , ACCEPTS THEM WHERE
THEY ARE AT, VERY LOW BARRIER TO
ENTRY TYPE OF HOUSING PROGRAM.
LAST YEAR THEY PERMANENTLY
HOUSED 32% OF THEIR RESIDENCE SO
IT WAS GOOD TO VISIT THAT
SHELTER FACILITY AND LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE IMPACT OF WHAT THEY DO
FIRSTHAND. AND I GUESS FINALLY I
WILL NOTE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY
WERE REALLY HONORED AND EXCITED
TO ATTEND A TIE ONE ON EVENT FOR
-- TO HELP MENTOR YOUNG MEN OF
COLOR. AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT
THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
JOINING LAST WEEK, BUT EVEN
BEFORE I WAS A COUNCILMEMBER I
WENT ONE OR TWO TIMES BEFORE I
EVEN TOOK OFFICE. YOU KNOW, FIVE
OR 10 YEARS AGO. AND SO I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
AND I ALSO SAW COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. I APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTNERSHIP ON UPLIFTING AND
AMPLIFYING THE VOICE AND THE
WORK OF THOSE IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR .
LET'S SEE. WHAT ELSE? ALSO LAST
WEEK WE DID OFFICE HOURS AS WE
WILL DO AGAIN THIS WEEK, SO ALL
KINDS OF EXCITING THINGS GOING
ON AND YOU KNOW, REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY AND
CONSTITUENTS.
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON THE
WAY OF BY WAY OF UPDATES. ONE
MORE THING EXCUSE ME. I HAD A
GREAT CHECK IN CONVERSATION WITH
OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT,
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ AND YOU
KNOW, ONE OF MY PRIORITIES FOR
MY OFFICE AND I KNOW THE
EXECUTIVE AS WELL IS TO REOPEN
CAMP LONG. COLLEAGUES, AS WE
KNOW IT WAS DAMAGED IN A FIRE
LAST WINTER OR LATE DECEMBER.
DON'T QUOTE ME, BUT CAMP LONG
IN THAT FACILITY AND THAT SITE
IN PARTICULAR IS A HUGE
COMMUNITY PRIORITY AND IT IS
SHARED LOVED AND TREASURED BY
MANY PEOPLE ACROSS WEST SEATTLE
AND ACROSS MY ENTIRE DISTRICT IN
THE ENTIRE CITY. WE HAVE GONE
THERE AND SO YOU KNOW, WE NEED
TO REBUILD AND RESTORE THAT
FACILITY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
A KEY STEP TOWARDS THAT IS I
UNDERSTAND THE PARK SUPPLIED AS
RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK FOR KING
COUNTY PARKS CAPITOL AND OPEN
SPACE GRANT FOR MUCH NEEDED
FUNDING FOR THIS RESTORATION
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT CAMP
LONG AMONGST OTHER THINGS
BETWEEN INSURANCE AND CITY
RESPONSIBILITIES . WE NEED TO
GET CREATIVE HERE IN THIS BUDGET
SITUATION IN PARTICULAR ABOUT
HOW WE ARE GOING TO PROPERLY AND
QUICKLY REOPEN AND RESTORE THAT
FACILITY. BUT THAT IS THE NEXT
STEP SO THEY APPLY FOR THIS KING
COUNTY PARKS CAPITOL AND OPEN
SPACE GRANT, THEY, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT, STRONGLY SUPPORT
THAT APPLICATION. I KNOW A
NUMBER OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE TO
SIT ON THE ORIGINAL POLICY
COMMITTEE WITH OVERSIGHT
RESPONSIBILITY FOR AMONG OTHER
THINGS THIS PROGRAM. TODAY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM RINCK,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER TRAN30 TO SIT ON
THAT COMMITTEE. AT LEAST WITH
RESPECT TO THE TWO CITYWIDE
COLLEAGUES THAT WE HAVE THAT
REPRESENT AND SIT ON THAT
COMMITTEE, I WILL HAVE MORE
FOCUSED CONVERSATIONS ON A
ONE-ON-ONE OFF-LINE BASIS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SPONSOR
THAT PACKAGE AND PROVIDE THE
APPROPRIATE LEVEL SPONSORSHIP
AND ELECTED LEVEL SPONSORSHIP AT
THE CITY LEVEL TO GET THOSE
ACROSS THE LINE AND YOU KNOW,
WHILE WE WORK ON OTHER CREATIVE
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. IN ANY
EVENT, THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE.
I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
AND IF NONE, I WILL PASS THE
BATON TO WHOEVER IS NEXT ON THE
LIST TODAY.
>> QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE
WILL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
PRESENTING THE LAND-USE BILLS AT
COUNCIL LAST WEEK AT LAST
WEEK'S MEETING, SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I AM HAPPY TO SEE
SOME OF THE THINGS ON THE AGENDA
GETTING CHECKED OFF. WE DID HAVE
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LADIES
COMMITTEE ON APRIL SECOND. AND
WE DO HAVE AN UPCOMING MEETING
ON THE 17th, SO WHAT IS THAT,
THURSDAY? WHERE WE WILL BE
TAKING UP APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION. WE
WILL BE DISCUSSING STATE
COMPLIANCE UPDATES AND WE WILL
BE DOING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
THAT AND THEN WE WILL BE LOOKING
AT BUILDING CODE PERMIT
EXTENSIONS. AND THE PAST COUPLE
OF WEEKS OF THIS PAST WEEK I WAS
ACTUALLY IN PUERTO RICO FOR MY
DAUGHTER'S WEDDING. I HIGHLY
RECOMMEND VISITING PUERTO RICO
BY THE WAY, A LOT OF FUN. BUT
PRIOR TO THAT INSTANCE THEN WE
DID HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET WITH
CONSTITUENTS IN THE MOUNT BAKER
COMMUNITY CLUB ON THE 31st AND
ALSO MET WITH CASCADE BICYCLE
CLUB ON TUESDAY THE FIRST AND
MET WITH CRIMESTOPPERS ON
WEDNESDAY THE SECOND AND
ATTENDED THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY
NIGHT IN SEATTLE ON WEDNESDAY
THE SECOND. THURSDAY THE THIRD
POLICY COUNCIL , OR REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AND
LATER THAT NIGHT AT THE RAINIER
VALLEY IMMUNITY IMPACT FUND
COMMUNITY IMPACT EVENT. ON
SATURDAY THE FIFTH RATHER STAFF
ATTENDED THE OPENING OF CHERYL
CHOW PARK IN SOUTH SEATTLE
GREATER VALLEY.
AND ALONG WITH THE
COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK ATTENDED
THE TIE ONE ON EVENT AGAIN, VERY
MOTIVATIONAL EVENT AS A
BREAKFAST GROUP MEMBER. I HELPED
A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE TIE THEIR
TIES AND SO IT IS A GOOD
MOTIVATIONAL EVENT TO SEE THESE
YOUNG PEOPLE AND INSPIRE THEM ,
PROVIDE THEM WITH INTRODUCTIONS
TO POTENTIAL CAREERS GOING
FORWARD. SO ALWAYS ENJOYED BEING
PART OF THAT GROUP AND REALLY
UPLIFTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS
MORNING WE HAD THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO
FURTHER ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY IN
THE GREATER BEACH COMMUNITY. AND
DEFINITELY SEE SOME PARTNERSHIPS
GOING FORWARD. WITH THAT. COMING
THIS WEEK AHEAD, I HAVE MEETINGS
SCHEDULED WITH WE HEART SEATTLE
AND THE WASHINGTON STATE CRIME
PREVENTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
THE COMPLETE COMMUNITIES
COALITION, THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION, NICHOLS WILL WILL BE
ALSO VISITING UPLIFT
NORTHWEST'S TOWN OFFICE. WE
WILL BE DOING OFFICE HOURS IN
THE GREATER BEACH COMMUNITY ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ON SATURDAY
WE WILL BE ATTENDING WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM RINCK
WITH THE CID EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WITH
SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE COMING UP
FOR THIS WEEK AND I WILL TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS AND IF NOT WE WILL
ADVANCE OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, APPRECIATE IT. THE NEXT
TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY APRIL 23rd. THAT IS
GOING TO BE AT 2:00 P.M. THE
LAST MEETING, AND THIS IS GOING
TO COME ON THE DOCKET TOMORROW
IS COUNCIL PASSED WE LOWERED THE
WIRE MESH VALLEY CLEANUP WHICH
IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHICH
AUTHORIZES SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ,
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. THEY
WILL START THE PROCESS FOR
CLEANING OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH.
WE WANT TO KEEP OUR INDUSTRIAL
LANDS AS HEALTHY AS THEY CAN BE
AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN MEETING FOR SELECT
COMMITTEE LAND-USE THAT IS GOING
TO BE AT 2:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY.
THIS COMING WEDNESDAY THE 16th.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE -- EVERYONE
SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A -- WILL
BE GETTING A MEMO FROM CENTRAL
STAFF REGARDING SOME OF THE NEXT
STEPS AS PEOPLE HAVE MIGHT
HEARD, ALL SIX APPEALS WERE
DISMISSED AND SO NOW WE ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE PUSH
FORWARD WITH OUR TIMELINE AND
UPCOMING LEGISLATION IN THE
DEADLINES GOING ON WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , THE
LAND-USE, THE MAPPING AND THE
ZONING, AND THE HOUSE BILL 1110.
ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO WE ARE
FIGURING OUT DATES AND SCHEDULE
AND WILL BE WORKING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF AND OUR EXECUTIVE AND ALSO
WORKING WITH OUR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THE TIMELINE AND WE ARE
MOVING FAST AND SPEEDY AND AHEAD
AND MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT
MISSING ANY STEPS AS WELL. SO
PLEASE STAY TUNED ON THAT. ALSO
WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS WEEK
ALSO WE HAVE THE BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING ON APRIL 17th. THAT IS
ALSO WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE IN
DISTRICT 3 CONTINUE TO BE
CONCERNED WITH THE CONVENTIONAL
USE THAT WE SEE IN DIFFERENT
PLACES AND IN FRONT OF AREAS IN
DISTRICT 3 THAT ARE OF CONCERN
THAT WE HEAR ABOUT EVERYDAY FROM
CONSTITUENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE,
WORK AND PLAY IN THESE AREAS AS
WELL. WE ARE TRYING TO DO OUR
BEST TO FIGURE OUT DIFFERENT
STEPS TO HELP MITIGATE SOME OF
THESE ISSUES. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE
COMPLEX. PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY THEY
ARE COMPLEX. AND NO ONE REALLY
HAS THE MAGIC PILL, BUT WHAT I
DO KNOW IS THAT WE NEED TO GET
PEOPLE INSIDE AND OFF THE
STREETS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE FROM
SHELTERS THROUGH TINY HOMES AND
OTHER DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH WE
CAN CREATE HOUSING AND THEN ALSO
RAPID RESPONSE FOR PEOPLE TO GET
TREATMENT. SO THAT IS GOING TO
BE IMPORTANT THAT WE LEAN ON OUR
BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE KING
COUNTY DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH
SOLUTIONS AS THEY CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE
PUBLIC KNOW SOME OF THE
RESOURCES. IN THE NEWSLETTER WE
WILL PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH
DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT THEY
DID NOT KNOW EXISTED AND BECAUSE
IT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE CERTAIN
GOVERNMENT, WHO DOES WHAT FOR
EXAMPLE. IT IS A METRO TRASH
PLAN, TRASHCAN THAT NEEDS
CLEANING. THAT IS NOT OUR OFFICE
BECAUSE THAT IS NOT SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, THAT IS KING
COUNTY METRO. SO IT IS THE KING
COUNTY COUNCIL. SO THEY ARE JUST
DIFFERENT PIECES OF GOVERNMENT
WHERE YOU KNOW, CERTAIN THINGS
BELONG IN PLACES AND WE HAVE
DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS THAT
WOULD LIKE THAT INFORMATION. SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING THAT
OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO NOTICE.
ONE THING I WILL PROBABLY
HIGHLIGHT IS I HAD THE CHANCE TO
SPEAK TO THE STUDENTS AT CITY
UNIVERSITY. CITY UNIVERSITY SAW
SPOT BECAUSE MY MOTHER GOT HER
MASTERS DEGREE FROM CITY
UNIVERSITY DURING WEEKEND AND
NIGHTS AND SHE STILL HAD TWO
KIDS SHE WAS RAISING AND ALSO
HAD A FULL-TIME JOB. SO IT
OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE
TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY AND WE
WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT HOW
GOVERNMENT CROSSES OVER WITH
SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE
RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNMENT HAS TO
MAKE SURE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE
SUSTAINABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. AND
ALSO SAFE AND PEOPLE , BECAUSE
THE LIFELINE IN SEATTLE ARE
SMALL BUSINESSES. FROM START TO
FINISH AND A LOT OF THE FAMILIES
THAT WERE IN -- THAT ATTEND
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, A LOT OF
STUDENTS ARE FIRST-GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEY ALSO
ARE A LARGE PART IMMIGRANT
POPULATION AND THEY ALL STARTED
HAVING SMALL BUSINESSES TO
CREATE THAT FOUNDATION FOR
GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND THAT IS
WHY IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
AND WITH THAT I THINK THAT I AM
PASSING TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH . I WILL START
WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. WE DO NOT HAVE A
MEETING NEXT WEEK ON THE 22nd.
IT WILL BE INSTEAD ON THE 29th.
THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AND WE WILL
BE HAVING OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS THERE . VERY IMPORTANT
TO SUPPORT OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS. THE CPC, COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION AND THE OFFICE
OF ACCOUNTABILITY. SEPARATELY,
COMING OUT OF COMMITTEE, VOTED
ON WAS THE AFTER HOURS
ESTABLISHMENTS BILL WHICH IS
PRESENTED TO FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW FOR A VOTE.
OKAY. SEPARATELY, IN GENERAL FOR
THIS WEEK, TODAY, I'LL WAIT A
MET WITH THE HONORARY COUNCIL OF
UKRAINE AND VERY IMPORTANT IN
TERMS OF SHOWING SUPPORT YOU
KNOW, IN THAT KIND OF CITY TO
THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE
RESPECTIVE TO THE CITY TO ENSURE
THAT THEY KNOW AMERICA SUPPORT
IS NOT LIMITED TO WHAT THEY SEE
REGARDING FEDERAL ACTIONS. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL
COMING TO CITY HALL TODAY.
TOMORROW WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY
HOUSE MEETING WHICH --
PREPAREDNESS RELATED AT THE
LIBRARY AT 5:00 AND THIS BUILDS
ON OUR DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL LAST FRIDAY WHICH WAS
FOCUSED ON EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS AND AGAIN, THE HUB
IS REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN A MAJOR
EVENT HAPPENS TO HAVE THE
COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO STAND UP
BECAUSE THE VARIOUS PIECES OF
CITY GOVERNMENT, POLICE, FIRE
AND OTHERS WILL YOU KNOW, THEY
WILL BE DOING WHAT THEIR MISSION
SETS ARE BUT IT WILL BE MUCH
BIGGER THAN THAT. IT REALLY WAS
INDIVIDUALS AND NEIGHBORHOODS TO
STAND UP AND THIS REALLY HELPS
IN TERMS OF THE EMERGENCY HUBS
WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD LENS ON
THE CRISIS TO DECISION-MAKERS
HERE IN THE CITY. ALSO THIS WEEK
WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE
NORTH SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL
ASSOCIATION ON THURSDAY. THAT
DAY WE WILL ALSO HAVE A MEETING
SPE AND THE ALARM COMMUNITY AS
YOU KNOW LAST YEAR THERE IS A
DECISION REMARKS RESPONSES . WE
HAVE BEEN FOSTERING THESE CAME
OUT OF PUBLIC COMMENT FOSTERING
DIALOGUE BETWEEN SPD AND THE
ALARM COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE IS
SOME PIECES THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO
ALLEVIATE THE CHALLENGES FACED
BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN POLICY.
AND THEN FINALLY, THURSDAY THE
CONDO CONNECT COMMUNITY. HERE IN
DISTRICT 7.
REALLY IMPORTANT. COMMUNITY TO
ENGAGE WITH. THEN ON FRIDAY WE
WILL MEET WITH THE BLOCK WATCH
NETWORK. AND THEN ALSO AMERICAN
WATERWAYS.
AMERICAN WATERWAYS IS THE GROUP
THAT YOU KNOW, THEY REPRESENT
THE TUGBOAT, THE TOW BOATS AND
THE BARGE COMMUNITY AND MARITIME
COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE.
NEXT WEEK, THIS WEEK IS SPRING
BREAK, NEXT WEEK IS EASTER BREAK
AND I WILL BE OUT NEXT WEEK , SO
NOTHING IN TERMS OF MY -- DUE TO
MY PARTICIPATION NEXT WEEK.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT MEETINGS
THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL ALSO BE
COVERING LIKE REGIONAL COUNCIL
EXEC LIVE COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY.
AND THE LIKE. I JUST WANTED TO
NOTE TOO LAST WEEKEND, I DID NOT
MENTION THIS LAST WEEK, LAST
MONDAY, BUT THIS PAST WEEKEND I
PARTICIPATED IN THE SEATTLE
TRASHCAN SISTER CITY SHORELINE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. VERY
IMPORTANT. IT BASICALLY
CELEBRATING MEMBERS AND A CHANCE
FOR THE BROADER BECAUSE PERSIAN
AND OTHERS TO COME TOGETHER . SO
REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE
SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT
WAS REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT
AT THE EVENT. AND IT IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THEM
AND SPEAK TO THEM . YOU KNOW,
AND IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE
THE COMMON LANGUAGE IN CENTRAL
ASIA IS RUSSIAN, SO IT WAS A
RUSSIAN ENGLISH EVENT, SO THE --
IT OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK AND TO WELCOME THEM AS A
COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF THEM ARE
FIRST-GENERATION AMERICANS OR
THE KIDS ARE FIRST-GENERATION
AMERICANS. THE YOUNGER KIDS WERE
SECOND-GENERATION, BUT IT KIND
OF HIGHLIGHTS THAT YOU KNOW, THE
ROLE THAT IMMIGRATION PLAYS IN
OUR COUNTRY PAST AND PRESENT AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING ELECTED
OFFICIALS THAT THEIR COMMUNITY
IS ALSO IMPORTANT AND VALUED AS
PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM AND
THE AMERICAN FABRIC. AND NOT
JUST KIDS WHO ARE
FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS FROM
ENGLAND. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ATTEND. I ALSO WANTED TO ALSO
SAY SEPARATELY, MY STAFF
PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS, TROLLEY
HILL PARK AND McLEAN PARK PRETTY
MUCH THE EAST WING IN GREENBELT
WITH THE SEATTLE URBAN NATURE
GUIDE PROGRAM. IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, ALL THE WORK THAT IS
DONE FOR THESE PARKS AND
PARTICULARLY THE CHALLENGING
PIECES RELATED TO ENSURING THEY
ARE CLEAN AND SAFE AND I JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU KNOW, GROUPS
LIKE FRIENDS OF McLEAN PARK AND
THE SEATTLE URBAN NATURE GUIDE
PROGRAM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY
DO AND TO HAVE MY STAFF JOIN IN.
THAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN I WAS AT
THE SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION. AND
THAT IS IT. I JUST ALSO WANT TO
NOTE TODAY THE WNBA DRAFT IS
GOING TO BE HAPPENING AND OUR
SEATTLE STORM ARE GOING TO BE
SECOND ON THE DOCKET AND I THINK
THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO BRUSH UP ON OUR FRENCH IN
CASE A CERTAIN PERSON IS
DRAFTED. JOINING DEBBIE WILLIAMS
-- I'M NOT GOING TO SAY
ANYTHING, BUT THAT IS WHERE
INDICATIONS ARE GOING IN TERMS
--
THANK YOU , COUNCIL RESIDENT
PRO TEM.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? SEEING
NONE, BEFORE I GET MY REMARKS, I
DID GET SOME REMARKS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. HE WILL
BE HAVING A PRESENTATION ON THE
ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST IN THE
FINANCE NATIVE COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK THAT IS 9:30 A.M. ON
WEDNESDAY. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUS
ASKED ME TO REITERATE ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND AND ASK QUESTIONS.
>>> WITH THAT IN MIND, I WILL
MOVE IT TO MY REMARKS AND I'M
GOING TO DEVIATE A LITTLE BIT
FROM STANDARD COURSE AND JUST
KEEP MY REMARKS LIMITED TO MY
COMMITTEE WORK AND OTHER
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS AND FOR ANY
OF THE LISTENING PUBLIC, IF
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PLUGGING
INTO OUTREACH ACTIVITIES,
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER OR
FOLLOW THE SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH
NOW INCLUDES BLUE SKY.
THE CITY LIGHT SUSTAINABILITY
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE WILL
BE MEETING FRIDAY TO VOTE ON THE
REMOVABLE PLUS LEGISLATION AND
IMPROVING EASEMENTS. WE WERE
UNABLE TO VOTE ON THESE TIME
SENSITIVE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
LAST TIME BECAUSE OF QUORUMS OR
REMINDER, IT IS CRITICAL WE VOTE
ON THESE THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY.
AND AGAIN, THE REMOVABLE PLUS
LEGISLATION IS INCREDIBLY
EXCITING BODY OF LEGISLATION FOR
OUR WORK IN ENERGY POLICY. SO
ENCOURAGE YOUR PARTICIPATION
THIS FRIDAY SO WE CAN MAKE SURE
IT ADVANCES IN A TIMELY MATTER
AND CIRCLE BACK TO HOW I BEGAN
THE PRESENTATION. I WANT TO
AGAIN REITERATE THE FINDINGS OF
THE INVESTIGATION THROUGH THE
CITY LIGHT INVESTIGATION WERE
MADE PUBLIC LAST WEEK AND I KNOW
THAT I JOINED MANY PEOPLE IN
FEELING UNSETTLED AND UPSET
ABOUT THE FINDINGS OF THAT
INVESTIGATION. AND IT IS NOT
LOST UPON ME THAT WE HAVE JUST
FORWARDED A PROCLAMATION ABOUT
APRIL BEING SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH. AND THESE
FINDINGS IN THE INVESTIGATION
HIGHLIGHT A NUMBER OF ISSUES
WITHIN THE CULTURE AT CITY LIGHT
THAT WE NEED TO REMEDY
IMMEDIATELY. WE WILL HEAR MORE
ABOUT THE REPORT AND WHAT THE
ORGANIZATION IS DOING TO ADDRESS
THESE EGREGIOUS FINDINGS DURING
FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS BUT
KNOW THAT YOUNG WOMEN
CONSIDERING WORKING AT CITY
LIGHT, WE SEE YOU AND WE WILL
DEMAND CHANGE.
MOVING ON NEXT TO OUR SELECT
COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY
CHANGES, WE WILL FOCUS ON THE
TOPIC OF TRANSPORTATION AT OUR
MAY 16th MEETING. I'M REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO TEAMING UP
WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
PANELISTS COMING UP SHORTLY.
ADDITIONALLY I WANTED TO NOTE
THAT MY OFFICE IS STILL WORKING
DILIGENTLY ON THE WELCOMING
RESOLUTION BRIEFED AND DISCUSSED
DURING OUR LAST SELECT COMMITTEE
ON FEDERAL ILLUSTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGES EARLIER THIS
MONTH AND IT IS DUE IN MY OFFICE
ON FRIDAY WHICH HAS BEEN
COMMUNICATED TO ALL COUNCIL
OFFICES BUT DO NOT HESITATE TO
REACH OUT TO ME OR MY TEAM WITH
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THAT
DEADLINE. AND FINALLY, AT OF THE
VOTE ON THE NIGHTLIFE
LEGISLATION LATER THIS WEEK, I
WANTED TO FLAG THAT I WILL BE
BRINGING FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO
INCLUDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
FROM FINANCIAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SO WE
CAN ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEASURING
IMPLEMENTATION AND ABLE TO
DERIVE HOW THIS NEW LEGISLATION
IS HAVING AN IMPACT . AND THAT
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS FOR TODAY.
ANY QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS MAY
HAVE FOR ME? AMAZING, IF WE CAN
PUT THE BRIEF IN BRIEFING THAT
WOULD BE LOVELY SO WE CAN ALL
GET BACK TO OUR WORK. WITH THAT,
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE WE ADJOURN FOR TODAY?
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED, IT IS
2:36 P.M., THANK YOU.