KETTLE AND SAKA ARE EXCUSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> THE MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. OKAY. TODAY
WE'VE GOT ONE PROCLAMATION, ONE
PRESENTATION AND NO EXECUTIVE
SESSION TODAY. ON TOMORROW'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
THERE ARE 13 ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. COUNCIL 120973, THE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE,
APPOINTMENT 03143 APPOINTMENT OF
PATRICE TISDALE AS MEMBER, LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMISSION
FOR A TERM TO APRIL 30th, 2025,
AND THEN FIVE APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION. LET'S SEE.
APPOINTMENT 03134, APPOINTMENT
OF KATE FARRO WRIGHT AS A
MEMBER, APPOINTMENT 03135,
APPOINTMENT OF AMANDA FISHER,
REAPPOINTMENT OF CRYSTAL
GUERRERO AS MEMBER, APPOINTMENT
013137 REAPPOINTMENT OF VENACHI
LAM AD AS MEMBER. APPOINTMENT
0138 REAPPOINTMENT OF WHITNEY
NAKAMURA AS MEMBER. TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOSPITAL
GOVERNING COUNCIL 03139,
REAPPOINTMENT OF DORIS W.CU AS
MEMBER AND APPOINTMENT 03140,
REAPPOINTMENT OF PAUL FELDMAN AS
MEMBER. THERE'S ONE APPOINTMENT
TO THE SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, APPOINTMENT 03141,
APPOINTMENT OF FATIA ABDI AS
MEMBER AND ONE APPOINTMENT TO
THE COMMUNITY ROOTS HOUSING
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COUNCIL WHICH IS
APPOINTMENT 03142 APPOINTMENT OF
DREW WEBER AS MEMBER. AND THEN,
LET'S SEE, COUNCIL 120971, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO AUTOMATIC
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS
ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL USES FOR
AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS
TO INCREASE SAFETY, AUTHORIZING
QUALIFIED CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES TO
REVIEW VIOLATIONS DETECTED BY
TRAFFIC CAMERAS, UPDATING
FINANCE AND FUND POLICIES
RELATED TO THE USE OF CAMERA
REVENUES AND AMENDING ORDINANCE
124230 AMENDING SECTIONS
5.82.010. THERE ARE A LOT OF
OTHER SECTIONS HERE. I WILL
LEAVE IT TO FOLKS WATCHING TO GO
LOOK UP COUNCIL BILL 120971 TO
SEE THE REST OF THE SECTIONS
THAT WILL BE MODIFIED BY THIS
ORDINANCE, BY THIS COUNCIL BILL.
OKAY. AND THEN THERE'S FINALLY
ONE LAST PIECE OF LEGISLATION ON
THE IRC WHICH IS COUNCIL BILL
120972, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MODIFYING A PROVISO AND AMENDING
ORDINANCE 127156 WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2025 BUDGET. THAT'S THE IRC
AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND SIX ITEMS, FIVE
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION
AND THERE ARE THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEES.
COUNCIL BILL 120957 RELATING TO
PUBLICLY FINANCED ELECTION
CAMPAIGNS, COUNCIL BILL 120948,
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE'S CONSTRUCTION CODES,
AND RESOLUTION 32169, A
RESOLUTION RELATING RETIRING
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED COUNCIL
BILLS. SO THAT'S ON DECK FOR
TOMORROW. ALL RIGHT. NOW FOR OUR
NEXT SECTION HERE, WE HAVE THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
UPDATE, GETTING DOWN TO THE
WIRE, FOLKS. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND
GETTING US UP TO SPEED WHAT'S
GOING ON DOWN THERE IN OLYMPIA.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES AND CARRY ON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M MINA HASHEMI AND JOINED BY
MY COLLEAGUES VIRTUALLY, SAMIR
JUNEJO AND ANNA JOHNSON. WE HAVE
MADE IT TO WEEK 15 AND THERE ARE
JUST SIX WEEKS LEFT OF THE 2025
STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. LAST
WEDNESDAY'S OPPOSITE HOUSE
FLOOR CUTOFF CAME AND WENT
QUIETLY, LEAVING MANY POLICY
BILLS DEAD, A DISAPPOINTING
OUTCOME FOR ADVOCATES WHO HOPED
FOR PROGRESS ON THEIR
LEGISLATION AND A WIN FOR
LEGISLATORS AND LOBBYISTS
WISHING FOR THE DEMISE OF
CERTAIN PROPOSED POLICIES.
DESPITE THE LOOMING DEADLINE
NEITHER THE HOUSE NOR SENATE
DESIGNATED A 5:00 P.M. BILL AND
BOTH CHAMBERS ADJOURNED TO THEIR
SESSIONS PROMPTLY AT OR BEFORE
5:00 P.M. THE SENATE ACTUALLY
HELD A WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
QUICKLY AFTERWARD AT 5:30 TO
FOCUS ON NEW REVENUE PROPOSALS
WHICH UNDERSCORES THE ONGOING
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE STATE'S
FISCAL STRATEGY EVEN AS THAT
MAJOR LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE
PASSED. ANNA AND SAMIR WILL
SHARE MORE ABOUT THE FATE OF OUR
POLICY PRIORITIES AND THE
DEMOCRATS' FISCAL STRATEGY
MOMENTARILY WHEN I TURN IT OVER,
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I DID WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUDDEN DEATH
OF SENATOR BILL RAMOS THIS
WEEKEND. SENATOR RAMOS
REPRESENTED THE 5th LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT SINCE 2019 WHICH
STRETCHED FROM ISSAQUAH TO
SNOQUALMIE PASS DOWN TO
ENUMCLAW. HE FIRST SERVED IN
WASHINGTON'S HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES MOST RECENTLY AS
CHAIR OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
AND TRIBAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND
WAS VOTED INTO THE STATE SENATE
LAST NOVEMBER. I FIRST MET BILL
IN 2017 AT HIS KITCHEN TABLE IN
ISSAQUAH AS WE STRATEGIZED ABOUT
HIS FIRST RUN FOR THE STATEHOUSE
WHEN HE DEFEATED A WELL KNOWN
FORMER LEGISLATOR AND FLIPPED A
SEAT TO THE DEMOCRATS' CONTROL.
HE WAS A PASSIONATE PUBLIC
SERVANT AND TIRELESS ADVOCATE
FOR PROTECTING OUR FORESTS AND
ENVIRONMENT, IMPROVING OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AND HIS
BELOVED 5th DISTRICT. I WORKED
CLOSELY WITH HIM AND LIKE SO
MANY OTHERS, I WILL MISS BILL'S
WARMTH AND EXCITEMENT TOWARD
PEOPLE AND HIS OVERALL JOY FOR
LIFE. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO ANNA AND SAMIR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
TODAY WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE
ON THE SEATTLE PRIORITY BILLS AS
OF LAST WEDNESDAY'S FLOOR
CUTOFF. FOR PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS
UNFORTUNATELY SENATE BILL 5098,
THIS BILL RESTRICTS WEAPONS IN
CERTAIN LOCATIONS, INCLUDING
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND
COMMUNITY CENTERS AND RESTRICTS
OPEN FIREARM CARRY DID NOT
ADVANCE IN TIME. THE BILL HAD
NUMEROUS AMENDMENTS AND WOULD
TAKE A LOT OF TIME ON THE FLOOR
AND THE HOUSE DID NOT ENGAGE IN
THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON THIS
BILL, BUT WE DID HAVE HOUSE BILL
1112 REGARDING OUR PRO TEM
JUDGES GET SIGNED INTO LAW BY
THE GOVERNOR AND THEN WE ALSO
SAW HOUSE BILL 2015, PUBLIC
SAFETY FUNDING, PASS THE SENATE
ON THE HOUSE OF OPPOSITE CHAMBER
CUTOFF BIPARTISAN LEAVE. THIS
BILL CREATES A GRANT PROGRAM
THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
TRAINING COMMISSION FOR CITIES
AND COUNTIES TO ACCESS GRANTS TO
HELP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
RECRUITMENT, RETENTION,
TRAINING, FUNDING, CO-SPONSOR,
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE POSITIONS.
THE BILL CREATES A COUNCIL
MANAGED SALES TAX THAT CAN BE
USED BY CITIES AND COUNTIES,
0.1%, AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SALES TAX CAN GO TO A FLEXIBLE
USE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PURPOSES, COULD BE ANYTHING FROM
OUR COURTS TO DIVERSION TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT, CARE. IT REALLY HAS
A WIDE RANGE OF USES. AND THEN
SENATE BILL 5595, OUR SHARED
STREETS BILL, PASSED BOTH
CHAMBERS AND HAS BEEN CONCURRED
BY THE OPPOSITE CHAMBER AND NOW
THAT ONE HEADS TO THE GOVERNOR
FOR SIGNATURE AND UNFORTUNATELY
HOUSE BILL 1423 REGARDING
VEHICLE NOISE ENFORCEMENT
CAMERAS DID NOT COME TO THE
SENATE FLOOR IN TIME FOR CUTOFF
LAST WEEK, SO IT WILL NOT BE
ADVANCING.
>> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SMALL
BUSINESSING AND HOUSING BILLS,
HOUSE BILL 1515 WHICH UPDATES
OUR OUTDOOR DINING REGULATIONS
AND ALCOHOL REGULATIONS PASSED
THE SENATE BIPARTISAN VOTE 37-12
AND NOW MOVES TO THE HOUSE FOR A
CONCURRENCE VOTE. THE SENATE
MADE A COUPLE CHANGES ON THE
EXPIRATION DATE OF THE BILL. SO
NOW THE BILL EXPIRES ON DECEMBER
2027, THE ENTIRETY OF THE BILL,
AND ALSO IT ALLOWS CERTAIN OTHER
FACILITIES IN SPOKANE, FOR
EXAMPLE, TO ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE FLEXIBILITIES IN THE
BILL. HOUSE BILL 1733 INCREASES
THE REIMBURSEMENT CAP FROM
50,000 WHERE IT IS NOW TO
$200,000 FOR MOVING AND
RELOCATION EXPENSES FOR
BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY AGENCY
DISPLACEMENTS WHICH COULD
INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SOUND WEST
SEATTLE EXTENSION. THAT BILL
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY FROM THE
SENATE AND GOES TO THE HOUSE FOR
FINAL CONCURRENCE VOTE. HOUSE
BILL 1403, OUR CONDO LIABILITY
REFORM BILL AND HOUSE BILL 1516,
THE STUDY BILL THAT HAS
INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR CONDO
DEVELOPMENT BOTH PASSED THE
LEGISLATURE AND GO TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK FOR SIGNATURE.
HOUSE BILL 1774 WHICH ALLOWS
LEASING OF UNUSED WASHDOT LAND
PASSED AND MOVES TO THE HOUSE
FOR FINAL CONCURRENCE VOTE.
SENATE CHANGES INCLUDE A
SEPARATE TIER FOR LEASES THAT
ARE OVER FIVE YEARS. LEASES OVER
FIVE YEARS WILL HAVE TO BE
APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE,S ,
WHEREAS UNDER FIVE YEARS CAN BE
DONE BY WSDOT.
>> FOR THE CLIMATE ENVIRONMENT
AND SERVICES BILL, WE SAW SENATE
BILL 5284 OR THE WASHINGTON
RECYCLING REFORM ACT BILL PASS
THE HOUSE AFTER MANY HOURS OF
DEBATE. SO THIS WILL HEAD TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK FOR SIGNATURE
AND THEN HOUSE BILL 1253, THIS
BILL DEALS WITH CONSUMER-OWNED
UTILITIES AND THEIR ABILITY TO
ENTER JOINT USE AGREEMENTS. THIS
PASSED THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY
AND IS READY FOR SIGNATURE INTO
LAW AND THEN HOUSE BILL 1409,
THE CLEAN FUELS PROGRAM
IMPROVEMENTS BILL, PASSED THE
SENATE PRETTY TIGHT VOTE 25-3
AND I BELIEVE THE HOUSE WILL
CONCUR ON THE CHANGES AND THAT
WILL HEAD TO THE GOVERNOR AS
WELL. AND THEN A FEW CHILD CARE
AND EARLY LEARNING BILLS HERE,
5509, 1314 AND 1648 PASSED
OPPOSITE CHAMBERS AND ARE
HEADING TO THE GOVERNOR AND ALSO
ON THE OPPOSITE HOUSE CUTOFF
LAST WEDNESDAY TWO MAJOR K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATION BILLS
PASSED, SENATE BILL 5192
REGARDING MATERIALS, SUPPLIES,
AND OPERATING COSTS PASSED THE
HOUSE BIPARTISANLY 85-12 AND
ALSO SENATE BILL 5263 REGARDING
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THE TWO PROPERTY TAX BILLS
THAT WE WERE IN SUPPORT OF ARE
BOTH STILL IN BOTH CHAMBERS AND
STILL CERTAINLY VERY MUCH HAVE
NOT HAD ACTION TAKEN ON THEM YET
BUT ARE STILL OUT THERE FOR
CONSIDERATION AND I'LL TALK A
BIT ABOUT THE REVENUE BILLS
RIGHT NOW. THESE WERE THE HOUSE
AND SENATE ESSENTIALLY
NEGOTIATED THIS REVENUE PACKAGE
AS YOU RECALL EARLIER IN SESSION
I WENT OVER THE HOUSE AND SENATE
REVENUE PACKAGE AND THIS IS THE
RESULT OF THEIR NEGOTIATION. SO
YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY HAVE AN
EXCISE TAX ON ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLE PROGRAM CREDITS, AN
INCREASE IN THE ESTATE TAX WHICH
IT INCREASES THE TOP TIER FROM
20% TO 35%, A CAPITAL GAINS TAX
INCREASE WHICH TAKES THE FORM OF
A 2.9% INCREASE ON GAINS OF $1
MILLION OR MORE, ESTABLISHING
SALES TAX ON CURRENTLY EXEMPT
ITEMS AND SERVICES, FOR EXAMPLE,
COMPUTER AND I.T.-RELATED AND
ADVERTISING SERVICES, A B AND O
TAX INCREASE WHICH INCLUDES A
0.5% SURCHARGE ON LARGE
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE INCOME OF
MORE THAN $250 MILLION. IF YOU
RECALL, THE HOUSE HAD THIS IN
THEIR TAX PROPOSAL, BUT IT WAS
AT 1%. ALSO AN INCREASE FOR
VARIOUS OTHER B AND O CATEGORIES
ACROSS THE BOARD AND THE
PROPERTY TAX INCREASING THE CAP
TO 3% IS ALSO PART OF THE HOUSE
AND SENATE PACKAGE. WHERE WE GO
FROM NOW IS THAT THE BILL NOW
ESSENTIALLY WILL BE NEGOTIATED
FURTHER WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE ESPECIALLY AND WILL COME
OUT WITH THE ACTUAL BUDGET
ITSELF COMING OUT SOMETIME THIS
UPCOMING WEEK AND CERTAINLY ALL
THIS IS STUFF THAT WILL CHANGE
AS THEY CONTINUE NEGOTIATING
OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WEEKEND
ON TO SIGNING DAY, NEXT SUNDAY,
APRIL 27. CERTAINLY THERE'S A
LOT TO GET DONE BEFORE THEN.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND KEEP
YOU POSTS. THAT'S THE END OF
TODAY'S PRESENTATION AND HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
UPDATE. I WANTED TO ASK A
QUESTION. COULD YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE FUNDING
AND THE PROPOSED BUDGETS BECAUSE
WE'RE HEARING IN BOTH THE HOUSE
AND SENATE BUDGETS THE FUNDING
FOR THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION
PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE REDUCED
FROM $75 MILLION TO $45 MILLION.
THEN I'VE HEARD THAT ACTUALLY
IT'S JUST A CUT IN INFLATION
INCREASE. SO COULD WE GET SOME
INFORMATION BECAUSE THIS HAS
BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
GETTING PEOPLE INTO SHELTER
QUICKLY AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
WHETHER IT IS IN JEOPARDY.
>> YEAH. I CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THAT. IT'S CORRECT THE
HOUSE AND SENATE WHEN THEY
RELEASED THEIR PROPOSED BUDGETS
LAST MONTH, THEY HAD FUNDED THE
PROGRAM AT 45 MILLION A YEAR,
WHICH IS A REDUCTION FROM 75
MILLION. THE HOUSE AND SENATE
AND ALSO THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
RELEASED BEFORE SESSION INCLUDE
THE SAME NUMBER, 45 MILLION, AND
I THINK OUR UNDERSTANDING WAS
THAT THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO
MAINTAIN THE CURRENT BEDS THAT
ARE AVAILABLE BUT NOT INCREASE
BEDS. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF
DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AND CAN
KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP. I THINK
WE'LL CERTAINLY SEE WHAT TAKES
PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS
WEEK AS WE SEE THE FINAL BUDGET
THAT SHOULD COME OUT IN A FEW
DAYS.
>> I'M SORRY. MAY I JUST ASK A
FOLLOW-UP?
>> YES, GO AHEAD.
>> THAT'S A $30 MILLION CUT AND
THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO
SUSTAIN THE CURRENT BEDS? I'M
JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED. HOW IS
THAT POSSIBLE?
>> WE CAN GET MORE INFORMATION
FROM HSDS. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO
HAVE THE MOST DIRECT INFORMATION
ON THAT. SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON
THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE
THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, THANK
YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION
BECAUSE WE BOTH SERVE ON THE
GOVERNING BOARD AND SO THIS IS A
CONVERSATION THAT'S LIVE RIGHT
NOW AND I BELIEVE THERE WILL BE
A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT IN
PUBLIC TOMORROW, ET CETERA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING
THAT UP. I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL -- GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO
THANK THE ENTIRE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TEAM
FOR YOUR WORK IN OLYMPIA THIS
YEAR. I FOUND THE PRACTICE
COLLEAGUES HOW I LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT THINGS WE'RE DOING
DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR, ONE OF
THE THINGS WE'RE DOING
DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR IS HAVING
A SHORTER LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND
I FOUND IT TO BE VERY HELPFUL
WHEN WE WERE IN OLYMPIA. I'M
FINDING IT HELPFUL TO SEE HOW
MANY BILLS THAT WE'RE PASSING
THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY THE SHARED
STREETS AND THE FIFA ALLOWANCES.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT BILLS THAT
HAD I DON'T KNOW WOULD
HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH AGENDA. I
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
GETTING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH
LINE AND OUR COLLEAGUES TO
SHORTENING THAT MULTIPLE-PAGE
AGENDA DOWN TO TWO. THANKS,
TEAM.
>> LOOK LIKE YOU'RE --
>> I WAS GOING TO RESPOND. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. WE DO
APPRECIATE YOUR, AS YOU NOTED,
YOUR PARTNERSHIP, ALSO, IN THE
WORK TO FOCUS THAT AGENDA AND
WE'RE EXCITED TO COME BACK AND
GIVE YOU THE FULL RUNDOWN.
>> I'LL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO JUST SAY ON THE RECORD THAT
THE REASON I ABSTAINED FROM
APPROVING THE PAST COUPLE YEARS
LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS IS WITH 16
PAGES THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS
IN THERE THAT I DIDN'T
NECESSARILY SIGN ONTO. SO YES,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO HERD
US ALL TOGETHER INTO TWO PAGES.
I THOUGHT I SAW YOUR HAND,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. OKAY. I'M
NOT SEEING ANYTHING ELSE. I HAVE
ONE LAST QUESTION. IF ON PAGE
SEVEN, THE REVENUE PACKAGE, IF
ALL GOES WELL IN ALL OF THESE
COMPONENTS OF THE REVENUE
PACKAGE DO PREVAIL, WHAT IS THE
DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE'RE
THINKING THAT THAT COULD
GENERATE? PEOPLE KNOW THE
DEFICIT. I HEAR 18 BILLION
TALKED ABOUT, BUT WHAT WOULD BE
THE REVENUE AMOUNT?
>> FOR THIS PACKAGE IT'S $12
BILLION OVER FOUR YEARS WHICH IS
SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN WHAT THEY
HAD INTRODUCED LAST MONTH, WHICH
WAS ABOUT 14 AND THEN 15 BILLION
FOR THE HOUSE AND SENATE
RESPECTIVELY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING, ANY
OTHER HANDS UP. SO I'LL THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN AND DOWN
THERE IN YOUR LAST WEEK, KEEP US
POSTED IF YOU NEED ANYBODY
SPEAKING OUT ABOUT ANYTHING.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. TODAY WE
HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
PROCLAIMING APRIL 26th, 2025, TO
BE JOHN HERMAN PERSON DAY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK BEFORE I REQUEST
SIGNATURES TO BE AFFIXED TO IT.
>> THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER SETTLE TODAY, I'M
CIRCULATING A PROCLAMATION IN
MEMORY OF JOHN PIERSON. ONCE A
DISTRICT 7 STAFF MEMBER,
APPARENTLY I'M ALWAYS ONE. I
FIRST MET JOHN PIERSON WHEN I
WAS STAFFING FOR DISTRICT 7. WE
WOULD OFTENTIMES JOKE DID IT
TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO SOLVE
THE PROBLEM? SOMETIMES THE
ANSWER WAS YES. JOHN PIERSON IS
THAT ROCKET SCIENTIST THAT WE
RELIED ON FROM SAVING THE TREES
AT SEATTLE TIMES PARK TO
ADVOCATING FOR TINY HOME
VILLAGES TO HOW THE DENNY
SUBSTATION IS SO INVITING AND
BEAUTIFUL IS NOT WORK JOHN DID
ALONE. IT'S WORK JOHN HELPED
LEAD WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. I'LL
REFER BACK TO MY NOTES BECAUSE
I'M GOING OFF SCRIPT JUST TO
SAY THAT JOHN BEGAN HIS
PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS AN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND IN HIS
33 YEARS IN BOEING'S AEROSPACE
DIVISION, AKA, HE WAS A ROCKET
SCIENTIST, HE BECAME A ROCKET
SCIENTIST IS THE NEXT LINE HERE,
MANAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE
MASSIVE FIRST STAGE OF THE
SATURN 5 MOON ROCKET, AMONG
OTHER AEROSPACE PROGRAMS. WHILE
HELPING AMERICA GET TO THE MOON
AND RAISING THREE SONS, JOHN
PROMOTED EDUCATION AND ARTS BY
SERVING ON THE BELLEVUE SCHOOL
BOARD, SEATTLE'S FAMILIES AND
EDUCATION LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, THE ASIAN ARTS
COUNCIL, CENTER FOR ETHICAL
LEADERS, AND THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET FOUNDATION AMONGST
OTHERS. HE ACCOMPLISHED A TON IN
HIS TIME WITH US, INCLUDING
BEING THE FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF
THE MIRABELLA WASHINGTON
FOUNDATION, HELPING GET
EVERYTHING FROM PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAYS TO DOG PARKS IN
SEATTLE. HE WAS THE CHAMPION
BETWEEN THE MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY
AND THE PIKE PLACE MARKET. HE
HELPED BUILDING SUPPORT FOR TINY
HOME VILLAGES IN HIS
NEIGHBORHOOD AND IMPROVING URBAN
GREEN SPACE ACROSS SEATTLE,
RAISING FUNDS TO PLANT 10,000
DAFFODILS IN SEATTLE'S PARKS
AMONG BEYOND JUST SAVING THE
TREES IN SEATTLE TIMES PARK WITH
HIS FRIENDS AT MIRABELLA. AS THE
PROCLAMATION READS, "IT IS
FITTING THAT THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY PAUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND HONOR JOHN'S TIRELESS WORK
DURING HIS 98 YEARS ON THIS
EARTH. HIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FROM ROCKETS SCIENCE TO
DAFFODILS AND EVERYTHING IN
BETWEEN, HIS LEGACY OF
LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND
KINDNESS WILL LIVE ON.
COLLEAGUES, IF WE MIGHT TAKE A
MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR JOHN AND I
KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
HAD DESIRED TO SIGN ON. I
UNDERSTAND THAT PROCEDURE IS NOT
ALLOWING HIS SIGNATURE TO BE
AFFIXED TODAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THAT IS AN UNFORTUNATE
PROCEDURE AND OUR OFFICE HAS
SPOKEN WITH THE CLERKS ABOUT
THAT SEVERAL TIMES. I WANT TO
ADD MY VOICE AND ALSO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WHEN I
WAS A STAFFER IN 2002 TO 2013, I
REMEMBER JOHN, YOU KNOW, CALLING
OR EMAILING AT THAT TIME,
WRITING LETTERS ABOUT POLICY
MATTERS AND IT JUST SEEMS AS
THOUGH HE HAD SUCH AN EAGLE EYE
WHEN IT CAME TO ALL THINGS
POLICY ORIENTED, BUT ESPECIALLY
THAT IMPACTED NOT JUST THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT, BUT HE SEEMED TO BE
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE WHEN IT CAME
TO KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON AT
CITY COUNCIL IN THE VAST AMOUNT
OF LEGISLATION THAT WAS BEING
CONSIDERED. SO I ALWAYS KNEW
WHEN HE FIXED ON SOMETHING, IT
WAS OF IMPORT AND I BETTER KNOW
WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AND BE
ABLE TO EXPLAIN AND LISTEN. SO I
THINK THE WORDS THAT WERE
ALREADY SAID NOW, GREAT LOSS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT. SEEING THERE'S NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING APRIL 26th AS JOHN
HERMAN PERSON DAY?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MERCEDES RINCK?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> NOW ON TO THE NEXT ITEM,
PREVIEW OF CITY ACTIONS, COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES. THIS
WEEK BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
KNOW, LAST WEEK WE STARTED OUR
SELECT COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
PROMISE LEVY RENEWAL. I'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS FEP LEVY RENEWAL
THE LAST YEAR. I BROUGHT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING WHO OVERSEES THE
LEVY'S WORK TO PRESENT ON THE
VARIOUS LEVY-FUNDED PROGRAMS AND
OUTCOMES SO WE COULD REVIEW
THESE INVESTMENTS. IN ADDITION,
I APPRECIATE A MEETING WITH ALL
OF YOU EARLY THIS YEAR TO HEAR
YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRIORITIES FOR
THIS NEXT LEVY. I ALSO MET WITH
LEVY STAKEHOLDERS RANGING FROM
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO CURRENT
PROMISE STUDENTS TO HEAR ABOUT
THEIR EXPERIENCES. THE MAYOR
WILL BE ANNOUNCING HIS 2026 FEP
LEVY PROPOSAL THIS WEEK. WHILE
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR, I SHARED
ALL OF YOUR PRIORITIES, NOT ONLY
WHAT I HEARD FROM OUR MEETINGS
EARLIER THIS YEAR, BUT ALSO WHAT
I HEARD DURING BRIEFINGS LAST
YEAR AND EVEN LAST WEEK'S FIRST
SELECT MEETING, COMMITTEE
MEETING. I WANT TO THANK THE
MAYOR FOR VALUING MY INPUT AND
FOR HIS PARTNERSHIP DURING THIS
TIME. THIS TRULY WAS A JOINT
EFFORT AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND INVALUABLE
FEEDBACK. I BELIEVE YOU WILL SEE
YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS REFLECTED
IN THIS LEVY PROPOSAL WHICH WE
WILL KNOW MORE LATER WHEN MAYOR
ANNOUNCES IT, BUT I THOUGHT IT
WAS OKAY TO SHARE THAT AND
TOGETHER WITH THE MAYOR WE WILL
HAVE A LEVY RENEWAL PACKAGE THAT
I THINK WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.
COLLEAGUES, FOR THE PAST 35
YEARS WE HAVE HAD A FAMILIES AND
EDUCATION LEVY AND IT IS AS
IMPORTANT TODAY AS IT'S EVER
BEEN GIVEN THIS FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON
WORKING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. I
WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP TO DATE AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR
CONVERSATIONS AND SHARING MORE
ONCE THE MAYOR ANNOUNCES THIS ON
WEDNESDAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
BELIEVE WE'RE -- COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, YOU'RE NEXT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. OUT OF THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE WE DO HAVE
VOTES COMING UP FOR TOMORROW'S
MEETING, FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION AS
WELL AS THE PARAMEDIC EXTENSION
VOTE. AT THE LAST LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE ALSO HAD A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION ABOUT ADU
LEGISLATION AND WE ALSO HAD A
PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THAT AND
HOPE TO HAVE A VOTE ON THAT AT
OUR NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 30th.
SO THAT'S IT FOR THE WORK OF
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. IN TERMS
OF SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT
WERE OCCURRING LAST WEEK, HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE GOOD IN
DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THEM REGARDING SOME INITIATIVES
TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT
THEY DO. ALSO HAD SOME
IN-DISTRICT HOURS IN THE RAINIER
BEACH COMMUNITY AND WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAD A CHANCE
TO MEET WITH ELDERS IN THE TINY
TOWN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO
DISCUSS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
COMING UP THIS WEEK OF
IMPORTANCE, WE DO HAVE STAFF WHO
WILL BE DOING A TOUR OF THE FORT
LOTTEN SITE. WE'LL BE MEETING
WITH THE VETERANS COMMITTEE AT
THEIR FACILITY RIGHT THERE ON
KING STREET. WE'LL BE DOING A
MEETING THIS SATURDAY AT THAT
CONGREGATION AS WELL AS
ATTENDING THE ALLIANCE FOR
EDUCATION GALA SATURDAY EVENING.
THERE'S A LOT MORE, BUT I'LL
LEAVE IT WITH THAT AND TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.
>> GO AHEAD. SORRY. ALL RIGHT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. THE FINANCE AND
TRAVEL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MET
LAST WEDNESDAY AND WERE JOINED
BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND
REVENUE FORECASTS TO DISCUSS OUR
CITY'S BUDGET SITUATION.
COLLEAGUES, IF IT WASN'T CLEAR
LAST WEEK, I'LL SPEAK TO IT
AGAIN. WE HAVE ADOPTED THE
PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK FOR THIS
REVENUE FORECAST AND REVENUES
DID NOT COME INTO THE LEVEL THAT
WE EXPECTED IN 2024. THIS HAS
CREATED A NEW BUDGET HOLE OF
APPROXIMATELY $240 MILLION THAT
HAS TO BE ADDRESSED THIS COMING
FALL. LAST YEAR WE ENGAGED IN
HEAVY BUDGETS REFORM TO REDUCE
OUR STRUCTURAL DEFICIT THAT HAD
STARTED ABOUT A SIMILAR NUMBER
AND WE'RE HERE AGAIN TODAY. WE
DO HAVE TWO MORE FORECASTS
BEFORE OUR FINAL BUDGET THIS
FALL, WHICH MEANS THAT WE HAVE
AN AUGUST FORECAST AHEAD OF THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL AND
THEN A FORECAST IN OCTOBER AHEAD
OF OUR FINAL ACTION.
UNDERSTANDING THAT, I'M STILL
RINGING THE ALARM BELL AS LOUDLY
AS POSSIBLE TODAY. WE ARE GOING
TO NEED TO ENGAGE IN THE SAME
RIGOR OF BUDGET REFORM THIS
COMING YEAR AS WE DID LAST YEAR.
WE HAVE DEDICATED MEETING TIME
IN JUNE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOW-UP
ON LAST YEAR'S BUDGET REFORM
WORK AND PLOT THE PATHWAY
FORWARD FOR THIS COMING FALL
BUDGET SEASON. WE'VE ALREADY
BEGUN GLEANING INFORMATION FROM
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET REFORM
STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
AND THIS WORK WILL BE PRESENTED
IN JUNE TO INSURE THAT WE HAVE
AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE
GOING INTO THIS FALL. WE WILL
ALSO BE PRESENTING THIS JUNE ON
PROCESS REFORMS FOR THIS FALL SO
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HAVE
MORE TIME TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR
FUNDING PRIORITIES AHEAD OF THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE. I WAS ABLE TO
INCLUDE ALMOST ALL REQUESTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS IN LAST YEAR'S
CHAIR'S PACKAGE AND I THINK
THAT CAME AS A BIT OF A SHOCK TO
SOME. SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD
ANOTHER LAYER OF PROCESS TO THIS
FALL'S PRACTICE IN WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE BRINGING
FORWARD THEIR PRIORITIES AND
ALLOWING OTHERS TO SIGN ON.
WE'LL NEED TO ENGAGE IN SOME
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES COMPARED
TO LAST YEAR. WE DID NOT HAVE
THE BUDGET TRACKER, FOR
INSTANCE, WHICH DISALLOWED
COUNCILMEMBERS FROM BEING ABLE
TO SIGN ONTO OTHER AMENDMENTS,
ET CETERA. SO WE'LL NEED TO
BRING BACK THIS TECHNOLOGICAL
TOOL, BUT I WANTED TO START
PREVIEWING THIS FOR YOU ALL NOW
BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
TOUGH BUDGET YEAR. WE ADOPTED
THIS PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO IN
PART BECAUSE THE INFORMATION
THAT THE DIRECTOR USED TO CREATE
THE FORECAST HAD CHANGED EVEN IN
THE WEEK, SO JUST IN THE TWO
WEEKS PREVIOUS WE HAD THE
ANNOUNCEMENT ON TARIFFS, THE
REVENUE FORECAST AND THEN THE
PAUSE ON TARIFFS, ALL UTILIZING
DATA THAT HAD BEEN GLEANED
BEFORE THE TARIFF ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND SO THERE IS UNCERTAINTY
RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ALSO AS
ECONOMY HERE HAVE STAGNATED
COMPARED TO THE 20-TEENS WHEN WE
HAD LOTS OF CRANES IN THE SKY
WHERE A LOT OF OUR BUDGET WAS
BASED ON THE SALES TAX FROM
CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY TAX
INCREASES FROM THIS CONSTRUCTION
WHICH WE DON'T HAVE AT OUR
HANDS TODAY. I'LL ALSO JUST
NOTE THAT A THIRD OF OUR SALES
AND USE TAX REVENUE IS COMING
FROM PORT-RELATED ACTIVITIES. SO
BEYOND ANYTHING THAT WE TAKE UP
IN THIS COMMITTEE, IF THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL ISSUES WITH THE PORT,
THAT'S A THIRD OF THE REVENUE
WE'LL RELY ON IN OUR SALES AND
USE TAX. I BRING THIS UP TO SAY
JUNE IS A TIME WHERE WE'VE
ALREADY BEGUN WORKING ON THIS
BUDGET REFORM AND FOLLOWING UP
FROM LAST YEAR BEHIND THE
SCENES, BUT WE'LL COME BACK TO
COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT THE
STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
FROM LAST YEAR AND START
PREPARING FOR THIS FALL'S
BUDGET PROCESS. BEYOND THAT IN
COMMITTEE, LAST WEEK WE ALSO
DISCUSSED THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
ORDINANCE WHICH WE PLANNED TO
BRING FORWARD FOR VOTE DURING
THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING MAY
7th. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BILLS
TOMORROW AT FULL COUNCIL. IN MY
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE AS A BOARD
MEMBER OF SOUND TRANSIT, WE HAVE
A BOARD MEETING THIS THURSDAY,
APRIL 24th. WE HAVE A FEW
MOTIONS REGARDING THE PINEHURST
STATION FORMERLY KNOWN AS 130th,
LYNNWOOD LINK EXTENSION
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
FACILITY SOUTH, STRIDE BUS RAPID
TRANSIT AND TACOMA DOME LINK
EXTENSION. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA REGARDING THE WEST
SEATTLE AND BALLARD LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSIONS. I'LL NOTE,
COLLEAGUES, THESE ITEMS WERE
MOVED OUT OF THE SYSTEM
EXPANSION COMMITTEE WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION. SO I WANT YOU TO
BE AWARE OF THE POLITICS GOING
ON AT SOUND TRANSIT RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL INTEND TO AMEND THE
ADOPTED 2025 BUDGET TO ADVANCE
THESE WEST SEATTLE BALLARD
EXTENSION THROUGH THE COMPLETION
OF THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING
PHASE INTO THE FINAL DESIGN
PHASE AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT
MODIFICATION TO MANAGEMENT,
SUPPORT SERVICES, AND
AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT
MODIFICATION FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE PHASE I CIVIL
ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES.
THAT'S OUR INTENT, BUT I JUST
WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THERE'S
SOME TENSION OUT THERE RIGHT
NOW. I'LL ALSO BE IN DISTRICT 6
HOSTING MY OFFICE HOURS THIS
WEEK WITH D6 RESIDENTS ON
WEDNESDAY. THERE'S A LOT MORE,
BUT I'VE ALREADY TALKED ENOUGH,
SO, COLLEAGUES, I'LL LEAVE IT
THERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.
OTHERWISE I'LL PASS IT OVER TO
THE ONE -- COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
IS THAT AN OLD HAND?
>> THAT'S A NEW HAND.
>> NEW HAND, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> IF I MAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE PREVIEW. I JUST HAD A
QUESTION ABOUT IF THERE'S ANY
INTEREST IN BRINGING LEGISLATION
AROUND NEW REVENUE, WHAT IS THE
TIMELINE FOR THAT?
>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BRING
LEGISLATION REGARDING NEW
REVENUE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU
START WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF
NOW. IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
PROPOSAL THIS COMING FALL, THEN
CENTRAL STAFF NEEDS QUITE A BIT
OF TIME TO WORK ON IT. WE DID
HAVE A SITUATION LAST YEAR WHERE
SOMEBODY IN I THINK NO ONE HERE,
BUT ASKED FOR A PROPOSAL LAST
MINUTE AND IT WAS -- IT CAN'T
BE DONE NECESSARILY IF IT'S
ASKED FOR TOO LATE. SO THE
REQUEST IS IF YOU COULD START
WORKING, THE IDEA IS NOW.
>> THAT WAS ME THAT BROUGHT THE
PROPOSAL LAST YEAR. FORTUNATELY
OR UNFORTUNATELY, I'M STILL
HERE, SO WE'LL SEE, BUT THANK
YOU FOR THAT. I WILL GET WORKING
NOW. THANK YOU.
>> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS,
I'LL PASS IT OVER TO THE ONE,
THE ONLY, THE GREAT
COUNCILMEMBER JOY HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT
INTRODUCTION SINCE MY ARIZONA
DAYS. THANK YOU.
HELLO, COLLEAGUES, GOOD
AFTERNOON. THE PARKS UTILITIES
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL BE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23rd.
THAT IS THIS WEDNESDAY AT 2:00
P.M. WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS
ON THE DOCKET, ALL COMING FROM
OUR WONDERFUL SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES WHICH THEY'LL TALK
ABOUT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, A
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY AND ALSO
A SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHANGES AS
WELL, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
AS WELL. ALSO WANTED TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT
WITH THE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE
BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES AND WE'VE
BEEN NAVIGATING THIS AS A
COUNCIL AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. WE
SENT OUT TWO MEMOS LAST WEEK
JUST CLARIFYING THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN PHASE I, PHASE II AND
ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE
ENGAGED IN THE TIMELINE AS WELL.
AND SO THE NEXT COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IS GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 30th , AT 2:00 P.M. WE'LL
HEAR PRESENTATION FROM OUR
EXECUTIVE AND THEY WILL TALK
ABOUT THE INTERN LEGISLATION AND
THEN ALSO TREES AND SOME OTHER
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT THEY
HAVE, OTHER DIFFERENT COMPONENTS
WITH THE INTERIM LEGISLATION FOR
HOUSE BILL 1110. SO IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T
HESITATE TO REACH OUT. WE'LL BE
CHECKING IN WITH EVERYONE
REGARDING THE INTERIM
LEGISLATION, JUST HOW THINGS ARE
GOING, WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN
MAKE, AND ALSO JUST ANY FEEDBACK
ABOUT OUR TIMELINE AND DATES
THAT WE HAVE SET, BUT LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. ALSO WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT DON'T HAVE ANY
REGIONAL COMMITTEES. WE HAD
REGIONAL COMMITTEES LAST WEEK
WITH OUR BOARD OF HEALTH WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON SON. I
THOUGHT THEY WERE REALLY GREAT
CONVERSATIONS. IT WAS A VERY
HEAVY MEETING WITH A LOT OF
TOPICS FROM STREET VENDORS TO
GUN VIOLENCE REPORT TO DRUG
TREATMENT AS WELL, SOME STUFF
THAT THE COUNTY IS ENGAGING WITH
AS WELL AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
WE HAVE OUR QUARTERLY DISTRICT 3
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT
IS GOING TO BE ON TUESDAY, SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO -- IT'S
ALWAYS A FUN GROUP OF FOLKS AS
WE ENGAGE IN THE DISTRICT 3
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING. I
DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
INFORMATION AND I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER CATHY MOORE HAS
RAISED HER HAND AND YES,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. TWO
QUESTIONS, ONE ABOUT THE COMP
PLAN. I THINK I HAD ASKED YOU
THIS OFFLINE, BUT JUST WANTED TO
CONFIRM. SO THE COMP PLAN PIECE
THAT WE WILL BE DEALING WITH
THIS SUMMER ALONG WITH THE
PERMANENT HB1110 WILL ENCOMPASS
THE DESIGNATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY. BUT NOT THE ACTUAL
ZONING THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THOSE
DESIGNATED AREAS?
>> CORRECT. THAT IS PHASE II.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN MY
SECOND QUESTION RELATES TO THE
MEETING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH. SO
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT DCRs
ARE ONLY -- THE DESIGNATED
CRISIS RESPONDERS, THE PEOPLE
WHO MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT
WHETHER SOMEBODY MEETS THE
CRITERIA FOR INVOLUNTARY
TREATMENT BOTH FOR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ISSUES AS WELL AS FOR
SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES, THAT'S A
COUNTY-CONTRACTED RESPONSIBILITY
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS KIND
OF A -- THERE'S A NEED FOR MORE
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO SORT OF
BEEN A KIND OF -- WHAT'S THE
WORD I'M LOOKING FOR? A CERTAIN
RESISTANCE FROM THE COUNTY TO
UTILIZING DCRs AND I'M JUST
WONDERING WHETHER THAT'S AN
ISSUE THAT'S COME UP AT THE
BOARD OF HEALTH AND WHETHER
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
DISCUSSED MORE BECAUSE WE ARE
FINDING -- YOU KNOW, I JUST HAD
A BRIEFING WITH CARE TODAY.
VALLEY CITIES, WHICH PROVIDES A
FANTASTIC DETOX AND LONG TERM
INPATIENT AS WELL AS OUTPATIENT
TREATMENT HAS NO PEOPLE FROM THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, NONE, AND
THAT'S BECAUSE WE AREN'T
GETTING DCRs MAKING THOSE
DECISIONS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE
IT'S ALMOST A BUREAUCRATIC
BACKLOG. SO I'M MAKING A LITTLE
BIT OF A SPEECH HERE, BUT I'M
WONDERING IF THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT DID COME UP AT THE PUBLIC
HEALTH BOARD. IS THAT THE PLACE
TO BE TALKING ABOUT IT? THANK
YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND I'LL
PROBABLY HAVE TO REFER TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUST TO MAKE
SURE I'M NOT MISSING ANYTHING.
THE MEETINGS ARE QUITE LONG. TO
MY KNOWLEDGE, I DON'T KNOW IF
WE'VE DISCUSSED THOSE, BUT I
THINK FROM WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S THE
APPROPRIATE ARENA TO. I DON'T
KNOW IF COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS
ANYTHING TO ADD.
>> YES, IN FACT, I DO HAVE
SOMETHING TO ADD. SO IN ANSWER
TO YOUR QUESTION, IT WOULD BE A
REASONABLE TOPIC TO TAKE UP IN
OUR BOARD OF HEALTH MEETINGS.
THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE
"SEATTLE TIMES" LAST FRIDAY THAT
GOT ME QUITE EXERCISED TALKING
ABOUT THE BRAND-NEW U-DUB
FACILITY UP NORTH THAT HAS NOT
BEEN REALLY FULLY PUT TO USE, A
LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF DCRs, BUT
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE,
THEY WERE REALLY BUSY AND STILL
COULDN'T REPRESENT PEOPLE THAT
WERE THERE OR HEADED THERE AND
SO THIS IS A FACILITY THAT WOULD
HELP GET PEOPLE WHO ARE IN
DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS
REAL CARE AT A BRAND-NEW
FACILITY AND IT IS EXTREMELY
DISAPPOINTING THAT IT IS
UNDERUTILIZED, TO SAY THE LEAST.
SO WHERE THAT FITS IN WITH THE
COUNTY'S PURVIEW, YOU KNOW,
WOULD HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED AND
DECIDED UPON BY THE CHAIR OF
THAT COMMITTEE, KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA,
BUT IF I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE
GOING WITH THAT QUESTION, IT
REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT DCRs
ARE -- THE NUMBER OF DCRs ARE A
BARRIER TO GETTING PEOPLE THE
HELP THEY REALLY NEED WHEN THEY
NEED IT. I'LL SAY THAT. I'VE
ALWAYS WONDERED DOES THERE NEED
TO BE A CHANGE IN THE STATE LAW
THAT ALLOWS A BROADER CLASS OF
PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE AS DCRs
AND MY ANSWER IS I'M NOT
COMPLETELY SURE, BUT THERE
CERTAINLY IS A LOT OF INTEREST
IN THAT. SO THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
DO YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A
REQUEST THAT OUR MEMBERS ON THAT
BOARD, IF YOU CAN BRING THAT AS
AN ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW WHO SETS
THE AGENDA, BUT IS THERE ANY WAY
THAT THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE
AGENDA?
>> I WILL COMMIT YOU TO REACHING
OUT TO THE COUNTY AND TALK TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, MY
FELLOW MEMBER, ABOUT THE BEST
WAY TO GO FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YES, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR RAISING
THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT AS
WELL AND MY UNDERSTANDING AND
READING OF IT IS, IT IS SOME
KIND OF BUREAUCRATIC ISSUE
HAPPENING, WHETHER IT'S A
BACKLOG OR WHETHER PEOPLE ARE
RETICENT TO ACTUALLY UTILIZE THE
DCRs I THINK IS ALSO AT ISSUE
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE
HAVE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT
ARE SUFFERING AND THAT THIS WAS
SQUARELY -- THIS IDEA OF DCRs
AND EVEN RICKY'S LAW WAS
SOMETHING BROUGHT FORWARD AT THE
STATE LEVEL TO HELP THESE PEOPLE
THAT ARE TRULY IN NEED AND WE
ARE PAYING FOR SERVICES THAT ARE
NOT BEING UTILIZED AND I
BELIEVE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE
ARTICLE TALKED ABOUT THAT AS
WELL.
>> YES.
>> AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A
PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT ABOUT
RESOURCES. THE RESOURCES ARE
THERE AND I WANT TO SAY THAT
AGAIN. THE RESOURCES ARE THERE
BECAUSE OFTENTIMES WE'RE BEING
TOLD IT'S A RESOURCE ISSUE, BUT
IT IS NOT A RESOURCE ISSUE. IT
IS SOMETHING THAT IS AT THE
DISPOSAL OF THE COUNTY AND THE
CITY TO USE, BUT WE'RE NOT. SO
WE REALLY NEED TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF WHY AND THEN HOW WE
CAN HELP COURSE CORRECT THAT
BECAUSE THESE FOLKS ARE NOT
GETTING THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR AGREEING
TO TAKE THIS ON AND,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR
YOUR WORK AS WELL ON THE HEALTH
BOARD BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE
SOMETHING ACTUALLY BEING DONE
ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OTHERWISE
WHAT HAPPENS IS THOSE PLACES ARE
CLOSED BECAUSE WE'RE BEING
UNDERUTILIZED AND THEN WE FIND
OURSELVES IN THIS CYCLE OF WE
NEED THE SERVICE. WE PUT MONEY
TOWARD IT. WE OPEN A FACILITY.
THEN IT'S NOT UTILIZED, SO ON
AND SO FORTH. SO I REALLY MORE
WANTED TO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR RAISING
AND LEND MY VOICE TO THIS
IMPORTANT DISCUSSION AS WELL AND
THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING IT ON
ON THE HEALTH BOARD. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S ALMOST A PORTRAIT OF
BUREAUCRATIC DYSFUNCTION AT
LEAST AS REGARDS TO WHAT'S
GOING ON AT THE U-DUB HOSPITAL,
NOT NECESSARILY AT OUR COUNTY
FACILITY.
>> WITH THE EGREGIOUS PART THAT
THESE FOLKS AGAIN, THIRD TIME,
IN THE PARAGRAPH I JUST SAID,
THESE FOLKS ARE NOT BEING
HELPED. THESE ARE FOLKS THAT
NEED HELP. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES
TO HELP THEM AND THEY ARE NOT
BEING HELPED, SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> I'LL NOTE GOVERNOR FERGUSON
IS ENGAGED AND DIRECTED THE
STATE'S OFFICE OF PUBLIC
DEFENSE TO BEGIN TAKING ON CASES
AND THEN THINGS HAPPENED IN
OLYMPIA THIS YEAR. SO ONE CAN
HOLD OUT HOPE THERE WILL BE
IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THIS IS A
CENTRAL PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
IN OUR CARE SYSTEM FOR VERY
VULNERABLE PEOPLE. COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> A FOLLOW-UP. SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND RIVERA,
FOR BRINGING THAT UP. I WILL
WORK WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
OFFICE AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
BOTH SERVES ON THE BOARD AS WELL
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT IN --
YOU KNOW, WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE
BEST WAY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE
BOARD OR ADDRESS THAT. I'VE
BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE GREAT
CONVERSATION REGARDING SOME OF
THE FOOD VENDORS THAT WE'VE
SEEN ON PIKE PINE WITH THE
COUNTY, JUST MAKING SURE THAT
WE'RE KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE AND
JUST NAVIGATING THAT. IT'S
OBVIOUSLY NOT JUST IN MY
DISTRICT. IT'S IN A LOT OF
OTHER PEOPLE'S DISTRICT. SO
THAT WAS ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS
AS WELL ON THERE AND SO MORE
THAN HAPPY TO ENGAGE WITH THE
COUNTY TO FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT
WE TALK ABOUT THE DCR, THE
TREATMENT AS WELL IS GOING A
LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO JUST THE
SURFACE LEVEL OF STUFF THAT WE
TALK ABOUT. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT
UP, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR -- COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, SORRY. SO OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING IS ACTUALLY
THIS WEDNESDAY FOR HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES. WE WILL HAVE TWO
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THE FIRST
IS A PRESENTATION ON FUNDING
IMPACTS ON HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AND THE SECOND IS AN
UPDATE FROM OUR MEALS
PARTNERSHIP COALITION ON THE
STATUS OF THEIR WORK, WHICH I'M
SURE WILL ALSO TOUCH ON THE
ISSUES OF FUNDING AND THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR YOUR
WHATEVER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CROSSOVER OF THAT ISSUE TO THE
COMMITTEE, SO APPRECIATE THAT.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
MEETING WHERE WE APPROVED OUR
NEW BYLAWS AFTER MUCH WORK.
THANK YOU TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT AND
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. AND WE ALSO APPROVED AN
INTERLOAN FUND TO SUPPORT THE
FISCAL HEALTH OF KCHRA, FEELING
GOOD WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THEM
STABILIZED AT THE MOMENT. ON A
MORE PERSONALIZED NOTE, I HAD
FAMILY IN TOWN AND WE VISITED
SOUTH UNION, DOWNTOWN, CAPITOL
HILL, AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS
SEATTLE IS AMAZING. I DON'T
KNOW WHY IT GETS SUCH BAD PRESS.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY
WE HAVE OUR CHALLENGES. WE HAVE
OUR HOTSPOTS, BUT IT WAS REALLY
NICE TO HAVE SOME POSITIVE
FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE OUTSIDE
WHO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LOT OF
OTHER PLACES TO COMPARE IT TO
AND THE CITY LOOKED REALLY GOOD.
SO JUST PASSING THAT ON, THAT
WE'RE GETTING SOME THINGS
RIGHT. THIS WEEK, ACTUALLY I
THINK IT'S TOMORROW SCHEDULED
WITH COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TO
ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON
THE STATE'S RIGHT-OF-WAY
ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM. I
WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE
BITTER LAKE EARTH DAY PLAYGROUND
OPENING CELEBRATION AND ALSO
SEATTLE'S COORDINATED EFFORT
AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION,
THEIR MONTHLY MEETING. THAT'S
WHAT I HAVE ON MY CALENDAR FOR
NOW, AS WELL AS MY USUAL
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS EVERY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. I WILL BE
THERE AT THE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY
SERVICE CENTER. SO NO QUESTIONS,
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE
AS A FELLOW GOVERNING BOARD
MEMBER OF PCRHA. IT'S GOOD YOUR
VOICE WILL BE HEARD ON THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY PROGRAM.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO START MY REMARKS BY
FIRST TAKING A MOMENT TO HONOR
THE SUDDEN PASSING OF STATE
SENATOR BILL RAMOS OVER THE
WEEKEND. THIS IS A DEVASTATING
LOSS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND MY
HEART IS WITH KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER SARAH PERRY AND
THEIR FAMILY AT THIS TIME. AS A
LATINA IN POLITICS, I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE SENATOR
RAMOS WAS A MENTOR TO ME AND
MANY OF LATINOS IN POLITICS. HE
ENCOURAGED ME AND MADE ME FEEL
PROUD TO BE A LATINA AND REALLY
IMPRESSED UPON ME THE IMPORTANCE
OF REPRESENTATION AND WHAT AN
HONOR IT IS TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITIES. I KNOW OUR
NEIGHBORS ON THE EAST SIDE AND
IN THE LEGISLATURE ARE CERTAINLY
FEELING THIS LOSS AS WELL AND I
HOPE WE CAN ALL FIND WAYS TO
HONOR HIS LEGACY. WITH THAT,
GOING INTO SOME OF THE SPECIFICS
AROUND COMMITTEE AND LEGISLATIVE
WORK ALIGNED WITH LAST WEEK,
I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS LIMITED
TO THAT AND DO ANOTHER PLUG FOR
FOLKS TO SIGN UP FOR OUR
NEWSLETTER OR FOLLOW US ON
INSTAGRAM TO KEEP UP WITH OUR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I WANT TO
THANK THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY
LAND ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR JOINING US, FOR
ATTENDING LAST WEEK'S COMMITTEE
HEARING THAT INCLUDED A BRIEFING
AND ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT INVESTIGATIVE
REPORT AND FINDINGS. THE
COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE WORKING
WITH GENERAL MANAGER DON LINDELL
AND OTHERS TO INSURE WE'RE
PROVIDING PROPER OVERSIGHT WHEN
IT COMES TO IMPLEMENTING THESE
CHANGES TO TRY AND ADDRESS THE
CULTURE CHALLENGES HAPPENING AT
CITY LIGHT, MAKING SURE WE HAVE
PROPER ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
ACROSS THE RANKS AT CITY LIGHT.
I WILL INVITE GENERAL MANAGER
LINDELL BACK LATER THIS YEAR FOR
AN UPDATE ON THIS WEEK AND,
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS, IDEAS, OR THINGS
RELATED TO THIS WORK, CERTAINLY
INVITE YOU TO WORK WITH MY
OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING
RIGHT ADDRESSING THESE CULTURE
CHALLENGES AT CITY LIGHT. I'LL
JOIN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
TOMORROW FOR A PRESS CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTING THE CITY'S NEW
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN JOINING IN
MY CAPACITY AS COMMITTEE CHAIR
OVER SUSTAINABILITY AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING TO INSURE
THAT TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IS
INCLUDED TO SUPPORT OUR GREEN
ENERGY FUTURE AND A HEALTHY NEXT
GENERATION. SEATTLE CAN AND
SHOULD BE A LEADER IN THE NATION
SHOWING HOW A GREEN NEW DEAL
WITH TRANSFORM A CITY WHILE
LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND. TO CLOSE
OUT FOR TODAY, I WANT TO
PERSONALLY THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON FOR PARTNERING WITH ME
AND MEETING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS
IN THE CID OVER THE WEEKEND TO
DISCUSS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE WE
HAD MANDARIN AND CANTONESE
INTERPRETATION TO TRULY MAKE IT
ACCESSIBLE. THE CID IS ONE OF 11
MOST NATURALLY HISTORIC PLACES
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
CULTURAL DISPLACEMENTS.
COLLEAGUES, AS WE'RE TAKING UP
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THIS
YEAR, REALLY TAKING THAT FRONT
AND CENTER AND CENTERING THE CID
COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
TAKING EVERY MEASURE WE CAN TO
ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT
PARTICULARLY FOR THAT COMMUNITY
AND MANY OF THE MOST IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITIES
WILL BE TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME IN
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
THANK YOU TO PUGET SOUND FOR
PULLING THAT TOGETHER. THAT
CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO I'VE ALREADY
MENTIONED THERE'S ONE ITEM ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
WHICH IS COUNCIL BILL 120957
RELATING TO DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS
WHICH RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. AGAIN,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION WILL ENABLE THE
CITY TO SEND IT TO THE AUGUST
BALLOT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A
PROPERTY TAX APPROVED BY VOTERS.
SO SIMPLY WHAT COUNCIL'S ACTION
IS TO APPROVE SENDING THE
LEGISLATION TO THE KING COUNTY
SO THAT IT CAN BE BEFORE VOTERS
IN AUGUST. THAT BILL, COUNCIL
BILL 120957, IS ALSO
CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. THE NEXT MEETING -- AND
THIS MEETING, THE NEXT MEETING
OF THE GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE IS THIS THURSDAY,
APRIL 24th, AND THERE ARE THREE
ITEMS, WHICH ARE THREE MAYORAL
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE LABOR
STANDARDS ADVISORY COMMISSION.
ACTUALLY I MUST AMEND THAT. I
BELIEVE TWO ARE NEW AND ONE IS A
RENEWAL. IN ANY CASE, WE'VE GOT
A FAIRLY SHORT MEETING COMING UP
FOR THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE THIS WEEK
BECAUSE THEIR SUBSEQUENT
MEETINGS WILL BE PRETTY PACKED.
LAST WEEK I'LL JUST MENTION A
COUPLE THINGS. ON THURSDAY I MET
WITH A DELEGATION OF 16 ELECTED
OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY OF
OKAYAMA AS THEY WERE VISITING
SEATTLE IN PART OF THEIR
LITERACY TOUR. OTHER MEETINGS
THEY HAD WERE TO VISIT THE
SEATTLE DOWNTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
AND I DO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WERE HERE
TO MEET THEM AS WELL HERE IN
CHAMBERS. LET'S SEE. I SPOKE
LAST WEEK AT THE YOUTH SUMMIT
JOB FAIR AT THE BOYS & GIRLS
CLUB DOWN SOUTH IN RAINIER AND I
HAVE TO SAY IT WAS -- WELL, I
WAS JOINED BY SEAHAWKS LEGEND
MARCUS TRUFANT WHO IS ALSO AN
ALUMNUS OF THE SEATTLE BOYS &
GIRLS CLUB. THIS IS A -- YOUTH
FORCE IS A NATIONAL INITIATIVE,
BUT IT IS HOSTED HERE BY THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND IT
PROVIDES CAREER READINESS AND
MENTORING AND ALSO CONNECTIONS
WITH MEMBERS -- WELL, EMPLOYERS
FOR YOUTH AS THEY ARE
TRANSITIONING FROM HIGH SCHOOL
INTO THE BEYOND. SO IT IS REALLY
A VALUABLE PROGRAM AND IF YOU
KNOW OF ANY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
COULD BENEFIT FROM IT, BY ALL
MEANS, HAVE THEM LOOK UP THIS
PROGRAM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
I WANT TO SET
THIS SATURDAY, I'LL BE PART
OF, I WILL BE PART OF THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
CITY
OF SEATTLE PARK CLEAN UP AT
DENNY PARK WHERE I'LLI'LL
JOINED BY
SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ.
I'LL BE ATTENDING
BUSINESSES PART OF SEATTLE
MADE. I'LL BE GOING WITH ANDREA
PORTER. WE'LL BE MEETING WITH
MACKIE OF
MIDDLE FORK ROSTER. AN
ESTABLISHED LOCAL MANUFACTURE
AND HE MENTORS MANY NEWLY
LAUNCHED BUSINESSES AND
SUPPORT OF SEATTLE STRONG
COFFEE.
SO JUST MEETING SOME OF THE
MAKERS BUSINESS IN TOWN THAT
I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW A LITTLE
BIT AS I WAS ADVANCING THE
LEGISLATION. SO IF YOU HAVE A
CHANCE TO
MEET SOME OF THESE SMALL
BUSINESSES, I RECOMMEND YOU
REACH OUT
TO SEATTLE MADE.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT.
I DO NOT HEAR ANY AND IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE WE
ADJOURN?
SEEING NONE,
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED AND IT IS 3:00.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE ADJOURNED.
>> THANKS.