COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:02
P.M. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS
EXCUSED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE
ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE MINUTES
OF APRIL 21, 2025 WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ALL
RIGHT, THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS,
PRESENTATIONS, OR EXECUTIVE
SESSION TODAY. ON TOMORROW'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA,
THERE ARE EIGHT ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. THEY ARE COUNCIL BILL
120974, THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE. CLERK FILE 314541,
FULL UNIT SUBDIVISION OF
NORTHGATE HOMES LLC TO SUBDIVIDE
ONE DEVELOPMENT SITE INTO
18-UNIT LOTS. APPOINTMENT 03145,
APPOINTMENT OF SMITH AS MEMBER
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31, 2027. APPOINTMENT
0314647 AND 48 OF LAWRENCE
ALEXANDER III, DAVIS R. POWELL,
AND KATIE HALL AS MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION FOR A
TERM TO APRIL 23, 2028. AND
APPOINTMENT 03144, APPOINTMENT
OF PATRICE TILSDALE FOR A TERM
TO APRIL 30, 20 -- I WILL HAVE
TO GET BACK ON THAT BECAUSE THE
PAPERWORK HAS NOT BEEN
FORWARDED. A NOTE ON THIS. WE
CONFIRMED TWO OF THE THREE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE LSAC LAST
THURSDAY IN THE COUNTY
GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE.
WE ONLY DID TWO BECAUSE IT WAS
BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT
THE TERM END DATE OF APPOINTMENT
3143 WILL EXPIRE BEFORE IT
REACHES THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY
6. SO THAT ONE REQUIRES THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE SUBMIT ANOTHER
APPOINTMENT PACKET WITH THE
SUBSEQUENT TERM DATES, SO THAT
IS WHY THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS ON
THE IRC THIS WEEK AND IT WILL GO
STRAIGHT TO FULL COUNCIL FOR
CONFIRMATION WITH THE OTHER TWO.
AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE COUNCIL
BILL 120975, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING,
ADDRESSING SIGNAGE, CLARIFYING
REQUIREMENTS, AND SUPPORTING
EFFICIENT PERMITTING PROCESSES
FOR LIGHT RAIL, TRANSIT
FACILITIES. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND EIGHT ITEMS. FIVE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION. THREE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE PACIFIC
HOSPITAL PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL. AND THEN FINALLY, THERE
ARE THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
FROM COMMITTEES. FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, WE'VE
GOT COUNCIL BILL 120952, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHTS DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING
THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
CUSTOMERS PARTICIPATING IN THE
RENEWABLE PLUS PROGRAM. COUNCIL
BILL 120053, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT, ACCEPTING THE
FOLLOWING EASEMENTS FOR
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS
IN KING COUNTY. AND PLACING SAID
EASEMENTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION
OF CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT IN
RATIFYING AND CONSIDERING
CERTAIN ACTS. 12095, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT ACCEPTING THE
FOLLOWING EASEMENTS FOR
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION IN KING
COUNTY. PLACING SAID EASEMENTS
UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN
PRIOR ACTS. ALL RIGHT, AS I
SAID, THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS
OR LETTERS TO SIGN TODAY, SO
WE'LL GO STRAIGHT INTO OUR
PREVIEW OF COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
WE BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. JUST A
QUICK UPDATE REGARDING LAST LAND
USE COMMITTEE ITEMS. WE WILL
HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING THIS
COMING WEDNESDAY, THE 30th AT
9:30 IN THE MORNING. A COUPLE OF
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT DAY
ARE ADU STATE COMPLIANCE
UPDATES. WE DO EXPECT TO VOTE ON
THOSE AT THAT TIME. WE WILL ALSO
HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS LIGHT RAIL SENSUAL
PUBLIC FACILITIES AMENDMENTS.
THIS IS RELATED TO LIGHT RAIL
EXPANSION ITEMS. THIS PAST WEEK,
I DID HAVE STAFF THAT WAS ABLE
TO TOUR THE SITE THIS PAST
FRIDAY. WE ALSO HAD STAFF
ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE
TO SUPPORT THE RIGHT OF WAY
ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTIONS ALONGSIDE
COUNCIL MEMBERS MOORE, RINCK,
AND STRAUSS, AS WELL AS KING
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DID
HAVE A CHANCE TO PETE WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
THEIR SOLID WASTE AND SANITATION
STAFF ABOUT ONGOING LITTER
ABATEMENT ISSUES IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ALSO VISIT WITH THE VETERANS
COMMITTEE, TOUR THE MEMORIAL
HALL. IF ANY ONE OF YOU HAS NOT
YET DONE THAT, IT IS SOMETHING I
WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THE
INCREDIBLE RICH HISTORY THAT
THEY HAVE AVAILABLE FOR
EVERYONE. IT IS AN EYE OPENER.
AS A VETERAN, DEFINITELY
APPRECIATE BEING IN THEIR SPACE
AND, YOU KNOW, THANK THEM FOR
WELCOMING OUR TEAM. WE ALSO HAD
MEETINGS WITH CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA. WE DID A TOWN HALL THIS
SATURDAY. AND IT IS A GOOD
INTERACTION WITH THAT
CONGREGATION. WE ATTENDED THE
EDUCATION GALA ON SATURDAY
EVENING, WHICH IS ALSO A LOT OF
FUN. JUST THIS MORNING, WE
ATTENDED THE STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT
OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING
LAW ENFORCEMENT STAFFING AND THE
INCREASES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
SEE THERE. I APPRECIATE SHARING
THIS SPACE WITH YOU AS WELL AS
COUNCIL MEMBER -- KETTLE, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THAT GUY. WE ALSO
JUST HAD A BRIEFING FROM THE
SEATTLE OFFICE OF THE, WITH THE
LGBTQ COMMISSION. GOING FORWARD
THIS WEEK, A NUMBER OF MEETINGS
INCLUDING WITH PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL GROWTH POLICY BOARD.
ATTENDING THE OPEN HOUSE THIS
COMING TUESDAY. WE WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BRIEF
MEETING WITH THE FORMER CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER, JANE NOLAN, ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SO BEFORE I
RELINQUISH, I WANT TO MENTION
TWO MORE REMARKS. ONE BEING
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND KETTLE
AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
HOW WE'RE GOING TO COMMEMORATE
MEMORIAL DAY THIS YEAR. AND THEY
TOLD US ABOUT THE 80th ANNUAL
COMMEMORATION OF THE REGIMENT
COMBAT TEAM THAT WILL BE
HAPPENING AT LAKE VIEW CEMETERY
AT 10:00 A.M. ON MAY 26. I THINK
THE PRESENCE THERE WILL BE A
GOOD WAY TO AGAIN HONOR VETERANS
AS A WHOLE, BUT THOSE VETERANS
SPECIFICALLY. FINALLY I WANT TO
EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES AND MY
SYMPATHY TO THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE AND, YOU
KNOW, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
BROADLY IN LIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY
THAT HAPPENED IN VANCOUVER THIS
PAST WEEKEND. 11 PEOPLE DEAD AS
A RESULT OF SOMEONE PLOWING A
VEHICLE THROUGH A CROWD AT A
GATHERING. FORTUNATELY THERE IS
A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY, BUT MY
HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILIES
WHO SUFFERED THAT LOSS AND THE
BROADER FILIPINO COMMUNITY AS A
WHOLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS,
I'LL PASS IT TO MY
COUNCILMEMBER ON THE VERY END
THERE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON. COLLEAGUES, GREAT TO
SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON. FROM THE
TRAVEL GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEES, WE
DON'T HAVE A COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK. WE DO HAVE COMMITTEE NEXT
WEEK. WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING IN
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
REVENUE FORECAST, WE WILL BE
MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 7,
LIKELY DISCUSSING SOME OF THIS.
I'LL HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU. IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, IT IS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 AT 9:30 IN THE
MORNING. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
BILLS COMING BEFORE FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW. AND FROM MY EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, SOME UPDATES ABOUT
SOUND TRANSIT. WE DID PASS
MOTIONS REGARDING THE WEST
SEATTLE EXTENSION. THESE ARE NOT
THE BASELINE. WE DON'T HAVE THE
DECISION YET. I'M HAPPY TO
SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE
CONCERNS I HEARD FROM THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD. AND LAST WEEK THE
MOTIONS PASSED, THAT IS THE GOOD
NEWS. BAD NEWS, THERE WILL BE
PLANNED SERVICE DISRUPTIONS
THROUGH DOWNTOWN TO REPLACE A
RAIL THAT HAS CRACKED, AND SO
THAT RAIL, REGULAR SERVICE HAS
RESUMED. APOLOGIES. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE
REPLACE THAT CRACKED RAIL IN THE
DOWNTOWN TUNNEL. THE BIGGEST
NEWS IS NOT THIS SATURDAY, THE
FOLLOWING SATURDAY IN REDMOND,
WE'LL BE OPENING NEW STATIONS,
AND THESE WILL BE THE FIRST
PROJECTS THAT WE WILL HAVE A
RIBBON CUTTING. FESTIVITIES
BEGIN AT 10:30. RIBBON CUTTING
SHOULD BE AT NOON. THERE WILL BE
ACTIVITIES ALL DAY. IT DOESN'T
MEAN WE CAN'T GO. I STRONGLY
SUGGEST, AND I WILL BE THERE AS
WELL, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS. I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON TOUCHED ON
IT, BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE, AND
I SEE ON THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR TODAY, THE
BILL BEING REFERRED TO YOUR LAND
USE COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, REGARDING STREAMLINING
OF PERMIT ACTIVITIES AROUND
SOUND TRANSIT. COLLEAGUES, IF WE
TOOK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF SOUND
TRANSIT, THE ST3 INVESTMENTS,
MADE IT AN INDIVIDUAL PERMIT, AS
IN THE SAME WAY WE WOULD ANY
OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, THE
LIST WOULD BE SO LONG. THE
BINDER STACK WOULD BE SO TALL,
AND THE PROCESS WOULD BE SO
INEFFICIENT. AND SO THIS BILL
THAT'S COMING BEFORE
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S
COMMITTEE IS INSTRUCTED NOT TO
CHANGE ANY OF THE REGULATIONS.
NOT TO EVEN REDUCE ANY OF THE
APPEAL PROCESSES THAT ANYONE HAS
THE ABILITY TO APPEAL ABOUT AN
ISSUE RATHER TO STREAMLINE THE
ENTIRE PROCESS, SO THAT WE CAN
SAVE SOME MONEY IN BUILDING THIS
VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS AND MAKE
SURE THE PROCESS ON THE CITY
SIDE DOES NOT DELAY THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND THE OPENING
OF THIS TRANSIT FACILITY IN OUR
CITY. THAT'S MY SOUND TRANSIT
UPDATE. IN DISTRICT SIX AND
MORE, WE WERE HAPPY THE DISTRICT
DIRECTOR COULD JOIN THE
REOPENING THAT HAPPENED
YESTERDAY. THAT PLAYGROUND IS
LOOKING AMAZING, AS WELL AS I
HOSTED OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK,
AND I'LL BE HOSTING OFFICE
HOURS WITH THESE SIX RESIDENTS
THURSDAY. NOT QUITE D6, BUT I'M
ALWAYS TRYING TO ANNEX THE
ANIMAL SHELTER REPORTS TO MY
COMMITTEE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 8,
WHERE THEY WILL BE HOSTING THEIR
5K FUN RUN AND WALK PROCEEDS TO
PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES FOR
THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE
ANIMALS. COLLEAGUES, THAT'S MY
REPORT FOR NOW. YOU'LL EXPECT
TO HEAR A LOT MORE NEXT MONDAY
BECAUSE OF THE FORECAST WE
RECEIVED EARLIER NEXT MONTH IS
BIG AND BAD NEWS. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE, I'LL PASS IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ANYTHING TO GO TO
REDMOND, ANY REASON TO, THEY
HAVE A REALLY GREAT DOG PARK,
MARY MOORE DOG PARK, WHICH IS
THE DISNEY LAND OF DOG PARKS, IF
I MIGHT ADD. PARKS, UTILITIES,
TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 AT 2:00 P.M.
WE WILL CONTINUE THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES LEGISLATION
DISCUSSION. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
NAVIGATE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS
MY COLLEAGUES HAD AS THEY ARE
TRYING TO LOOSEN UP FOR PEOPLE
THAT ARE BUILDING, AND WE ALSO
HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNED
MEETING, WHICH WILL BE APRIL 30
AT 2:00 P.M. SPECIAL COMMITTEE
OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I'LL
READ THE WHOLE THING. MY
APOLOGIES. IT WILL BE ONE OF OUR
FAVORITE SUBJECTS ON THE AGENDA,
TREES. SO THAT WILL BE FROM OUR
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, TALKING ABOUT
TREES, WHICH WILL BE GREAT. AND
THEN ALSO NEXT WEEK, MAY 7, WE
HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AGAIN OF
OUR SELECT COMMITTEE AT 2:00
P.M., AS WELL AS THAT AGENDA HAS
NOT BEEN SET. JUST A REMINDER,
WE ARE NAVIGATING THROUGH THE
INTERN LEGISLATION THAT WE,
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I DON'T WANT
TO SAY THAT, BUT THE NEXT PHASE
OF THE PROCESS, SO JUST A HEADS
UP THERE. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY
COMMITTEE UPDATES, BUT I WANTED
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IN
HER COMMITTEE WHERE SHE WOULD
TALK ABOUT FOOD ACCESS LAST WEEK
AND BROUGHT IT TO THE TABLE.
JUST A QUICK LITTLE INFORMATION
THING. THE CUTBACK ON A BILLION
DOLLARS FROM LOCAL FARMS TO
SCHOOLS, IT IS A BIG PROGRAM
WHERE SCHOOLS WERE ABLE TO BUY
FROM LOCAL FARMS. IT'S ABOUT $9
MILLION THAT CAME DOWN INTO OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FOOD BANKS.
AND THAT CUT IMPACTS A LOT OF
LOCAL FARMERS. WHEN YOU BUY FROM
BIG FARMERS, THEY ONLY GET 15%
OF THE FUNDING OF THE MONEY. IF
IT'S A LOCAL FARM, THEY GET
100% OF THE DOLLARS, WHERE THEY
ARE ABLE TO LOCALIZE, YOU KNOW,
THE FOOD SOURCE AND ECONOMY, SO
I WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR HAVING THAT IN HER
COMMITTEE BECAUSE THERE IS A
FOOD CLIFF COMING FOR OUR
COMMUNITY, AND I SEE IT AND I
HEAR IT EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM
FOLKS, PEOPLE ABOUT THE AVERAGE
COST OF FOOD IS $2.31 PER POUND.
THAT HAS GONE UP 25% YEAR AFTER
YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND SO ANY WAY,
I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
IT UP. PEOPLE PAYING FOR RENT,
FOOD IS THE NEXT BIGGER DRIVE IN
COST AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
PEOPLE STRUGGLING. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT UP. I'LL PASS IT
OFF TO COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> SORRY, I HAD A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS. SORRY, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. AS I MENTIONED, I
WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THAT ISSUE AND THE OTHER FOOD
ISSUES. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
BRING THAT TO MY COMMITTEE IF
POSSIBLE. I HAD TWO QUESTIONS
FOR YOU. ONE, WELL, THIS IS NOT
A QUESTION, BUT THE STATEMENT. I
HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE SLIDE
THAT I REQUESTED ON TREES. SO
ALL THAT INFORMATION THAT I HAVE
REQUESTED FROM REGARDING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TREE
ORDINANCE IS GOING HAS NOT YET
BEEN PROVIDED TO MY OFFICE.
POTENTIALLY TWO APPEALS HAVE
BEEN FILED IN KING COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT RELATING TO THE
DISMISSAL OF THE SIX APPEALS.
HAVE YOU HEARD THAT? CAN YOU
CONFIRM IF THAT IS TRUE? WHAT IS
THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF HOW DOES
THAT AFFECT OUR DELIBERATION
SCHEDULE? THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WASN'T AWARE OF
THE SLIDE, SO THANK YOU FOR
LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THAT. THE
SECOND THING REGARDING THE
APPEALS, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH
MY TEAM REGARDING WHAT THE
TIMELINE IS. I KNOW THEY HAVE
THE RIGHT TO APPEAL THEIR
APPEALS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT
SOUNDS RIGHT. I'LL DOUBLE CHECK
WITH MY TEAM REGARDING THE
PROCESS AND WHAT THAT WILL LOOK
LIKE FOR THE TIMELINE SO FAR. I
KNOW IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE
INTERN LEGISLATION, AND, YOU
KNOW, WE ARE WORKING STILL ON
THE SECOND PART OF THE DATES,
WORKING WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE
SECOND PART, BUT I'LL DOUBLE
CHECK TODAY.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
HAVE PUT OFF MEETING WITH THE
COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE
APPEALS. THIS WILL BE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO, BUT I
DON'T WANT TO GET INTO TROUBLE,
WHICH IS SUPER HELPFUL, SO THANK
YOU.
>> I UNDERSTAND. I'LL PASS IT
OFFICE TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANTED TO START
WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR
ALL THOSE ADJUSTMENTS, USING THE
FIFTH MONTH LAST WEEK.
TOMORROW'S MEETING WILL BE
CENTERED ON THE PARTNERS, WHICH
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO GIVE THEM
THE VOICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO THE ISSUES THAT ARE
AFFECTING THEIR ORGANIZATIONS,
THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
AND THE OFFICE INSPECTOR GENERAL
AND THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
THERE WILL BE SOME PERSONNEL AND
WITH OPA, WE HAVE, WE WILL BE
GETTING THOSE UPDATES FROM THE
ORGANIZATION, WHERE WE WILL ALSO
BE BRINGING IN THE CHIEF OF
POLICE INVESTIGATION ORDINANCE
HAD THAT WILL NEED SOME
TWEAKING. THIS WILL KIND OF GO
TO THE REVIEW OF HOW THINGS WERE
DONE AND HOW TO BETTER SET THEM
OFF THE ORGANIZATION FOR SUCCESS
AS THEY MOVE FORWARD. THAT'LL
BE ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW. FOR
THIS WEEK, I DO NOT HAVE ANY
EXPETAL MEETINGS IN TERMS OF
COMMITTEES, I SHOULD QUALIFY
THAT. TODAY, I WAS AT THE POLICE
HIRING EVENT WITH THE MAYOR AND
OTHERS TO INCLUDE THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER
SOLOMON. IT WAS GOOD TO BE THERE
WITH THOSE TWO. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL
REFLECT THE HEART WORK YOU HAVE
DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
MAYOR AND THE WORK WE HAVE DONE,
I NOTED IN MY REMARKS, THE TWO
PIECES THAT CAME OUT OF THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEES
AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY, THE
RECRUITMENT, ALSO THE
INCENTIVES. I ALSO MENTIONED
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
BECAUSE THERE IS SOME TECHNOLOGY
PIECES THAT WILL BE IN THE
LIKES, THAT HAS COME OUT OF THE
PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEMBER. IT IS
GENERALLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY WITH
THE STAFFING THAT HAS MADE A
DIFFERENCE, THE WORK WE HAVE
DONE. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT
PASSING LEGISLATION, BUT GOING
TO ROLL CALL. GOING TO COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, WHERE THE Y
BE REPRESENTED ON THE STREET,
AND SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK AND THE
NUMBERS REFLECT THAT WORK. I
WON'T GO INTO THOSE NUMBERS
HERE, BUT THERE IS DRAMATIC
INCREASE FROM WHERE THEY HAVE
BEEN RECENTLY. SEPARATELY THIS
WEEK, MEETING WITH DIFFERENT
GROUPS, WORKING ON THE NEIGHBORS
TOMORROW. ON FRIDAY AND THE
UNION GOSPEL MISSION ON FRIDAY.
THEN SEPARATELY, I'LL BE HAVING
A WALK WITH DSHS, THE SOCIAL AND
HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOCATION AT
BELLTOWN. I'LL BE DOING A WALK
WITH THEM. NEXT WEEK, WE DO HAVE
THE WATER QUALITY MEETING, THE
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE. AND THEN PSRC,
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD,
WHICH I SERVED ON WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SEPARATELY IN
TERMS OF COMMUNITY. THERE WILL
BE A COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING
ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, WHERE
THEY WILL HAVE THEIRS ON
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THE LAST
THING I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AND
I'M GLAD I MENTIONED AS YOU
KNOW, DISTRICT SEVEN, THEY HAVE
STRONG COMMUNICATION, WHERE WE
EVEN HAVE A DOWNTOWN
ORGANIZATION, WHERE THEY REALLY
NEED PEOPLE WHO JUST STAND UP
AND VOLUNTEER. THEIR TIME AND
EFFORT, I'LL TELL YOU DISTRICT
SEVEN IS WELL REPRESENTED BY A
LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY WELL
EDUCATED, VERY VAST PROFESSIONAL
CAREERS AND EXPERTISE, AND OTHER
STRONG ATTRIBUTES THAT WILL MAKE
THEM VERY MUCH ADVOCATES FOR
THEIR COMMUNITIES. IT KEEPS ME
ON MY TOES, I'LL BE HONEST. AND
ONE OF THE PEOPLE, I SAY IT WITH
ALL SINCERITY, BY THE WAY. BUT
ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT KEPT ME
ON MY TOES AMONGST OTHERS, TAY
CAME OUT OF THE STRONG SOUTH
LAKE UNION COMMUNITY. I JUST
WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY,
YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO JOHN
PERSON WHO REPRESENTED THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION COMMUNITY SO WELL AND
WORKED SO HARD OVER THE DECADE
OF HIS TIME IN SOUTH LAKE UNION
AND VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME AND
EFFORT, HIS SKILLS, EVERYTHING
THAT WAS JOHN. SO I'VE HAD MANY
MEETINGS WITH HIM WHERE HE
ADVOCATED FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND
FOR THOSE WHO WERE WELL OFF. I
DIDN'T MENTION IT, BUT DISTRICT
SEVEN WILL BE MORE OF THE
AFFLUENT NUMBER OF FOLKS TOO.
BUT LOOKING OUT FOR OTHERS. THAT
WAS A STRONG, YOU KNOW, PART OF
WHAT JOHN WAS LOOKING TO DO. HE
RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. LAST WEEK
THEY HAD A MEMORIAL FOR HIM,
WHERE I COULD NOT ATTEND BECAUSE
I WAS NOT IN TOWN. BUT I WANTED
TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR YOUR WORK,
BUT ALSO TO THE UNION WHO WORKE
WITH HIM TO BE SO EFFECTIVE.
INITIALLY ON LAND USE ISSUES,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU THE
COMMUNITY, SINCE IT'S BEEN
BUILT UP IS NOW FOCUSING THEIR
ATTENTION ON PARKS AND THE OTHER
AREAS. I WELCOME THAT BECAUSE
LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THEY KEEP ME
ON MY TOES. NOBODY WOULD DO THAT
BETTER THAN JOHN PERSONS. I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU, JOHN, REST
EASY. I'LL BE FOLLOWED BY ANY
QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
TOMORROW'S FULL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, THERE ARE EIGHT
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE HOUSING
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 14. WE ARE
STILL FINALIZING THE AGENDA.
WE'RE PLANNING TO HEAR FROM THE
FOUNDER AND CEO ON THE AMAZING
WORK THEY'RE DOING TO KEEP
PEOPLE HOUSED THROUGH THE RENTAL
ASSISTANT PROGRAM THAT WILL WORK
WITH NON-PROFIT LANDLORDS. BUT
SOME FOR PROFIT LANDLORDS AND
ALSO THE ADDITIONAL VOCATIONAL
MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT THEY'RE
PROVIDING AS PART OF THOSE
SERVICES. IT'S BEEN A
SUCCESSFUL MODEL, WHERE I REMAIN
VERY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE
ARE HAVING A ROBUST FRONTAL
SYSTEMS PROGRAM. SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING THEIR
FEEDBACK AND THE MODEL THAT IS
WORKING. WE WILL PLAN TO HEAR
FROM THE FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO
THE NOW NEWEST CEO AND HEAR FROM
THEIR EXTREME WEATHER RESPONSE
THIS PAST WINTER, WHICH WAS
QUITE SUCCESSFUL, WHERE THEY
WILL BE DONE. COMPARED TO THE
YEARS BEFORE, IT WAS SORT OF THE
GLITCHES THAT BEEN WORKED OUT,
SO IT IS GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT
THAT SUCCESS. LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE PRESS CONFERENCE
WITH PBA AMONGST MY COLLEAGUES,
CALLING ON THE STATE TO CONTINUE
FUNDING THE RIGHT OF WAY
ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM,
WHICH IS AN IMMENSELY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM. I ALSO ATTENDED THE
BETTER LAKE EARTH DAY
CELEBRATION, WHICH INCLUDED THE
OPENING OF THE PLAYGROUND AND
PLAY FIELDS, WHICH I NOTE ARE
ACCESSIBLE. THEY WERE DESIGNED
TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL USERS.
SO IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE
UNIVERSAL DESIGNS BEING
UTILIZED. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
MORE OF THAT ACROSS THE CITY. I
ALSO ATTENDED SEATTLE'S
COORDINATED EFFORT AGAINST THE
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION MONTHLY
MEETING, WHICH IS ENLIGHTENING.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I ATTENDED A
FUNDRAISER FOR UKRAINE OVER THE
WEEKEND. ONE THING THAT SORT OF
ASTONISHING THING THAT I WAS
UNAWARE OF, UKRAINE HAS THE MOST
LAND MINES OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THEY
WERE SEEKING FUNDING FOR RELATED
TO BEING ABLE TO SHOW, ANY WAY,
IT'S A STARK REMINDER OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE IN
THAT CONFLICT. THIS WEEK I HAVE
MY REGULAR OFFICE HOURS IN LAKE
CITY, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY MEETING, REGARDING THE
ONGOING CHRONIC CHALLENGES OF
WHAT IS FACED BY OUR NEIGHBOR ON
33rd AVENUE RELATING TO THE
ONGOING OPEN DRUG USE THAT IS
HAPPENING THERE. THE CHRONIC
ENCAMPMENTS AND LOITERING
THAT'S OCCURRING. THIS IS
ACROSS FROM THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY PROPERTY IN WHICH MANY
LOW INCOME FAMILIES ARE DOING
THEIR BEST TO PROVIDE AN
ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM AND THEIR
CHILDREN THAT IS SAFE AND FREE
FROM HAVING TO BE EXPOSED TO THE
SORTS OF CHALLENGES. AND YET WE
WILL CONTINUE NOT TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THAT SORT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY THAT THEY AND EVERYBODY
ELSE IN THAT COMMUNITY DESERVES.
SO WE WILL BE HAVING A
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO A
BETTER JOB. I ALSO WANT TO, AND
I WILL ALSO JUST NOTE WE
CONTINUE TO SEE CHALLENGES ON
AURORA AVENUE AROUND DEALING
WITH THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION THAT'S HAPPENING
UP THERE. WE HAVE BEEN GETTING
SOME GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITY AND SOME SNOWBOARDERS
HAVE BEEN ENTERED. BUT AGAIN, WE
NEED TO HAVE A BROADER
APPROACHMENT, THE BROADER
ENFORCEMENT EFFORT, WHERE WE ARE
MAKING PROGRESS ON GETTING
TRAINING UP FOR THE POLICE
OFFICERS, WHERE WE ARE ALSO
MAKING PROGRESS ON GETTING THE
SERVICES IN PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE ENGAGING, WHERE WE ARE
LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE
EMERGENCY BEDS AVAILABILITY, SO
PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO GO. BUT
AGAIN, THAT REMAINS A CHALLENGE.
THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD REALLY
ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THE REST
OF THE CITY TO LOOK AT CREATING
THE STRATEGIC AND FULL FORCE.
ALONG THE AURORA CORRIDOR, SO
THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE SAFETY.
THEY'RE MISSED BECAUSE WE ARE
NOT GRAPPLING ALONG THE
CORRIDOR. THAT'S CONTINUING TO
IGNORE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF
CHALLENGES THERE THAT WE NEED
HELP BEYOND THE COUNCIL TO
ADDRESS. AT THIS POINT, IF THERE
ARE NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS,
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT IS
THE STATUS OF THOSE CAMERAS THAT
WERE GOING TO BE INSTALLED?
>> YES, SO THE CAMERAS MY
UNDERSTANDING ARE SET TO GO UP
IN THE END OF THE MONTH
BEGINNING IN MAY. THEY KEEP
GETTING DELAYED FOR A VARIETY OF
REASONS RELATED TO ORDERING, NOT
BEING IN THE RIGHT SIZE IN THE
POLLS AND ALL THAT, SO HOPEFULLY
WE WILL HAVE CAMERAS UP AND
OPERATIONAL IN SOME TIME IN MAY.
>> THANKS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE CHALLENGES
THAT WE WERE FACING IN YOUR
DISTRICT AND NORTH OF SEATTLE.
SOMETHING THAT I'M AWARE BOTH
THROUGH YOU AND SEPARATELY FROM
A LOT OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS
OR GROUPS. THIS IS A PART OF OUR
JOB TO HIGHLIGHT THESE FACES AND
TO ENGAGE WITH THE EXECUTIVE,
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
WORK WITH THE PRECINCTS IN MY
REMARKS TODAY. IT'S ABOUT DOING
THE MEETING WITH THE
REPRESENTATION. AND THEN JUST
BEING ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW,
LIKE WE WERE WITH AURORA, UNDER
THE YEAR AGO. THANK YOU FOR
HIGHLIGHTING THAT. OBVIOUSLY MY
ROLE, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THE
PRESS ON, SO THAT WE CAN, YOU
KNOW, LOOK TO BUILD ON WHAT I
WAS TALKING ABOUT. AT THE END OF
THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING
TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS
OF MAKING SOME PROGRESS ON THE
CHALLENGES THAT YOU'RE
HIGHLIGHTING, SO THANK YOU FOR
HIGHLIGHTING THAT FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
I AGREE THAT WE'LL NEED MORE
POLICE PRESENCE UP THERE. I DO
WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE FOUND
THE CAPTAIN AND THEM TO BE VERY
COOPERATIVE AND WILLING
PARTNERS. THERE IS A SORT OF,
JUST A LOT TO OVERCOME AND NEW
PATTERNS TO GET INTO AND THE
LACK OF RESOURCES. SO IT IS NOT
FROM THE STREET LEVEL WE NEED A
VISION FOR THE ENFORCEMENT
STRATEGY, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT IS A
CORRIDOR UP THERE. ANY WAY,
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK
YOU'VE BEEN DOING AS SAFETY
CHAIR
>> I'M LOOKING FOR THE ROLL
CALL HERE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
I BELIEVE?
>> YES. THANK YOU. I WANT TO
START MY REMARKS OFF TODAY BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THE TRAGEDY THAT
HAPPENED IN VANCOUVER THIS
WEEKEND. MY HEART GOES OUT TO
ALL WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY
THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT AT THE
FESTIVAL. THIS IS A PARTY IN
ORDER TO SYMBOLIZE CULTURAL
HARMONY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND
WE RECOGNIZED THAT A DAY THAT
WAS SUPPOSE TO BE RECOGNIZED
TOGETHERNESS HAS TURNED TO DEEP
SORROW AND UNIMAGINABLE LOSS.
AND WE INVITE OUR COMMUNITY TO
ATTEND VIGILS THAT WILL BE IN
THE SEATTLE AREA NEXT WEEK. SO
APRIL 29 FROM 5:00 P.M. TO 8:00
P.M. A RESTING PLACE WILL HAVE A
VIGIL TONIGHT, 5:00 TO 8:00 P.M.
I'LL BE JOINING AT THAT ONE IF
ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
ALONGSIDE. WE HEARD THAT, WHILE
WE EXPRESS OUR CONDOLENCES. I
CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
STAND WITH OUR LOCAL FILIPINO
COMMUNITY AS WE WEATHER THIS
TRAGEDY. I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO
AND FOLLOW UP ON PUBLIC COMMENTS
FROM LAST WEEK'S COUNCIL
MEETING. FOR THOSE WHO WERE A
PART OF THE MEETING, YOU MAY
RECALL THE RESIDENT WHO CAME TO
PROVIDE WHAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE
KNOW IT HAS CAUSED SO MUCH PAIN
AND HARM. THE STREET LIGHTS THAT
BEEN OUT FOR MONTHS, TO HAVE
THEIR POWER RESTORED HE NOTICED
THERE WAS A CORRELATION BETWEEN
SHOOTINGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND NEAR THE PARK. WITH THE WORK
OF THE CITY LIGHTS, WE WERE ABLE
TO GET THEM OUT THE NEXT DAY.
SHOUT OUT FOR WORKING CLOSER, TO
MAKE SURE WE HAD COMMUNICATION
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. I WANT
TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF
FROM THE OFFICES OF DISTRICT
ONE, DISTRICT SIX, AND POSITION
NINE AS WELL FOR YOUR STAFF
WORKING WITH MINE TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE NAVIGATING THIS
CHALLENGE. WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO
GO WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING
THIS COMMUNITY, WE ALL KNOW
THAT. WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE
STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE
DID SEE THE PASSAGE OF SOME
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION RELATED TO
REALLY MAKING SURE WE'RE
KEEPING GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO CAUSE
HARM. LEGISLATION SUCH AS PERMIT
TO PURCHASE, WHICH IS A TOP
PRIORITY THIS SESSION FOR THE
ALLIANCE FOR GUN
RESPONSIBILITIES. THESE ARE
THINGS TO JUST CELEBRATE IN FULL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE HAVE A
LONG WAY TO GO. SO I WANTED TO
RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE STAFF
THAT WORKED WITH OUR STAFF AND
THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING SO
RESPONSIVE TO THIS CLEAR
COMMUNITY NEED. AND BUILDING ON
THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORK
OF MY COMMITTEE AND THE CITY
LIGHTS AND ARTS AND CULTURE WILL
MEET THIS FRIDAY. WE WILL HAVE
TWO PRESENTATIONS. WE WILL ALSO
HAVE ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS
FROM THE OFFICE OF SUBSTANTIATE
AND ENVIRONMENT ON THE INJUSTICE
FUND AND FINAL APPOINTMENT TO
THE REVIEW PANEL. I JOINED THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE LAST WEEK IN
ANNOUNCING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
UPDATE THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN,
WHERE WE ANNOUNCED THIS DOWN AT
THE CITY PARK WITH A GREEN NEW
DEAL AND BOARD MEMBERS. IT WAS
AN AMAZING EVENT BEING ABLE TO
LAUNCH THIS WORK, WHERE WE WILL
BE TAKING UP THE WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EXECUTIVE
IN COMMITTEE OVER AT THE NEXT
YEAR AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO
MAKE SURE WE DELIVER ON A PLAN
TO GET US TO CARBON NEUTRAL BY
MAKING SURE WE'RE LIVING UP TO
THE PROMISE OF BEING THE EMERALD
CITY AND PAVING THE WAY FOR A
GREENER FUTURE. IN TERMS OF
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES THERE, WILL
BE A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW.
IT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE A SHORT
MEETING, WHERE WE ARE ON A
PREVIOUS CORRECTION TO MAKE SURE
WE HAVE THEM GOING TO BAT ON
TIME. AND THEN CLOSING US OUT, I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE APRIL 30,
THAT IS TWO DAYS FROM NOW. IT
WILL MARK 50 YEARS SINCE THE END
OF THE VIETNAM WAR. I WOULD LIKE
TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN
FRIENDS FROM LITTLE SAIGON AND
THE CREATIVE FOR THEM TO
SEATTLE, 50 YEARS AFTER THE WAR
EVENT. THE WORK IN THIS FILM,
THEY WILL VOICE SOME OF THE
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE PEOPLE
IN KING COUNTY, COMMEMORATING
APRIL 30. THEY HOPE THIS WORK
WILL REFLECT ON THE GROWTH OF
THE COMMUNITY AND LOOKS AHEAD
TOWARDS THE FUTURE AS THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO GROW. AS A REMINDER,
MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE AND
HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH.
HOPE WE CAN BRING FORWARD A
PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF
THAT. AND THIS WEDNESDAY IS
DENIM DAY AS A REMINDER, AS
WELL, SO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR
DENIM GOING ON. THIS IS BUILDING
ON THE PROCLAMATION AS WE ALSO
PASSED THIS MONTH IN RECOGNIZING
APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH. IT IS A
SPECIFIC DAY IN RECOGNITION OF A
RULING THAT CAME OUT OF A FRENCH
COURT THAT POINTED TO THE
SURVIVOR'S CLOTHING, WHAT SHE
WAS WEARING IN HER ASSAULT. SO
DENIM DAY IS A DAY IN
RECOGNITION OF REALLY CALLING
ATTENTION TO THE PERVASIVENESS
OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND REALLY
CALLING ATTENTION TO THE HARM OF
VICTIM BLAMING, SO I INVITE YOU
ALL IN JOINING ME IN WEARING
DENIM THAT DAY. LASTLY THIS
THURSDAY IS MAY DAY. I INVITE
YOU ALL TO JOIN IN OUR LABOR
COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR. THERE
WILL BE A NUMBER OF
DEMONSTRATIONS ACROSS TOWN,
OPPORTUNITIES TO STAND WITH
WORKERS, WORKERS RIGHTS, THEY'RE
CERTAINLY IN A CHALLENGING PLACE
IN THIS MOMENT. WE CONTINUE TO
SEE AN ON SLOT ON UNION
ORGANIZING EFFORTS, AND WORKERS
RIGHTS. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF
ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANT WORKERS AS
WELL AS A PART OF THIS MASS
DEPORTATION AGENDA. SO I
ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE SOME
TIME. STAND WITH OUR WORKERS
ACROSS THE CITY. I'M SURE IT IS
GOOD TO BE, IT IS GOING TO BE A
GREAT DAY OF SOLIDARITY. AND
WITH THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO --
>> BEFORE GOING ON, I WANTED TO
THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE
FOLLOW UP TO THE PERSON I
BELIEVE, WELL, WHO MADE PUBLIC
COMMENT, WHO IS QUITE MOVING
PUBLIC COMMENT. AND HE, YOUR
OFFICE RESPONDED, MY OFFICE
RESPONDED, HE GOT A LOT OF,
WELL, LET'S JUST SAY CITY
LIGHTS PHONES WERE PROBABLY
RINGING OFF THE HOOK THERE FOR A
BIT. BUT IT REALLY DOES DRIVE
HOME WHEN THERE ARE SIMPLE
SOLUTIONS, LIKE REPLACING
LIGHTBULBS, SO WE DON'T CREATE
THE DARK OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRONG
DOING. YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD JUMP
ON THAT. AND I SPOKE WITH THE
COO, MARCO LOWE, AND HE JUST
MENTIONED, HE MENTIONED CITY
LIGHT IS FOCUSED ON DOUBLING
DOWN THE INVENTORY OF THE STREET
LIGHTS, RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO
MAKE SURE THEY'RE REPLACED.
SOMETIMES OUT OF A NEGATIVE
OCCURRENCE, SOME POSITIVE THINGS
CAN HAPPEN. ANY WAY, SORRY TO
INTERRUPT THE FLOW OF
CONVERSATION. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I'LL SAY THE WORD THAT THE
COLLEAGUE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR
THIS MEETING TODAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS BEEN
WORKING ON THIS ISSUE SINCE HE
ACTUALLY WAS DIRECTLY IMPACTED
BY THE EVENTS OF THAT EVENING,
SO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT ON
HIS BEHALF. AND I KNOW HIS
OFFICE, THIS IS HIS
CONSTITUENCY.
>> I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS
THE SAME EVENT.
>> THE SAME EVENT, I BELIEVE SO.
>> AND I'LL SAY COLLEAGUES,
SOME OF YOU MENTIONED THE
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS IN VANCOUVER.
I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE OUR
DIRECTOR, JENNIFER CHOW, FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WHO SENT US INFORMATION ABOUT
THE VIGILS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK JUST
GAVE US INFORMATION ABOUT. AND
ALSO JUST THINKING DIRECTOR
CHOW, THANKING HER FOR HER
TEAM'S PARTNERSHIP WITH
COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY, WHERE THIS
HAPPENED IN VANCOUVER, CANADA.
OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS
SO I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR CHOW
AND HER TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK
THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE
COMMUNITY. AND ALSO I WANTED TO
TALK ON PUBLIC SAFETY FRONT. THE
CRIME AROUND THE PARK, WE'VE
SEEN NOW THE ACTIVITY THAT
STARTED LAST SUMMER HAS ALREADY
STARTED TO RAMP UP WITH THE
WARMER WEATHER THIS YEAR. I'M
VERY APPRECIATIVE TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE IN PARKS AND THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT
GOT SIGNED LAST WEEK FOR AN
ACTIVATION STARTING AT THE PARK,
THAT WILL HAPPEN AT GOLDEN
GARDENS AT THE PARK STARTING
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THOUGH THE
ACTIVITY HAS ALREADY STARTED,
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS WORKING
WITH SPD AND PARKS TO BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS ACTIVITY BETWEEN NOW AND
THE BEGINNING OF THE ACTIVATION,
WHERE THEY WILL BE LENDING
POLICE AS WELL AS PARK RANGER
PRESENCE AT THE PARK TO ADDRESS
THE ACTIVITY THAT IS HAPPENING
THERE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS ACTIVATION STARTING
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, OF COURSE,
I REQUESTED FOR IT TO START
EARLIER IN ORDER TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO CONSTITUENTS. AS
WE HAVE NOTED IN THE PAST, SOME
OF THIS IS A RESOURCE ISSUE
RELATED. I APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS FOR SIMILAR THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING. THERE ARE THINGS
THAT ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE
CITY, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT AS WELL. WE ARE HAVING
ISSUES HAPPENING AT THE PARKS,
ALSO IN THE DISTRICT I
REPRESENT. THERE WILL BE GATES
THAT WILL GET INSTALLED THERE TO
TRY TO MITIGATE FOR SIMILAR
CONCERNS AND ALL OF THIS IS
HAPPENING AND I KNOW THAT, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND PARKS,
GIVING ATTENTION ESPECIALLY AS
THEY COME AND ALL OF OUR PARKS
WILL ACTUALLY BE FEELING THE
IMPACTS AT ALL THE PARKS, BUT I
CAN SPEAK TO THE ONES THAT ARE
IN THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT
AND THAT WE ARE GIVING ATTENTION
TO AND O TO SAY THAT I'M
ADVOCATING DAILY WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THE ACTIVITY
AND THE DISTRICT. I DO SHARE
YOUR GRATITUDE, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, FOR THE ATTENTION THAT
NORTH PRECINCT HAS GIVEN MY
DISTRICT, YOUR DISTRICT, AND I
WILL SAY IN GENERAL, NORTH
PRECINCT WILL SERVICE THE
BIGGEST COMMUNITY ACROSS THE
CITY. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING A
LOT, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THEY ARE NOT RESOURCED TO
THE EXTENT THAT ANY OF US WOULD
LIKE THEM TO BE. THOSE OF US WHO
ARE SERVICED BY THE PRECINCT. SO
I WANTED TO SAY THAT LAST WEEK,
I JOINED THE MAYOR, THE THEFT
LEVY. YOU KNOW, I SHARED WITH
ALL OF YOU, DURING OUR ONE ON
ONES THROUGHOUT THE EXECUTIVE
ADDED PRIORITIES TO THE LEVY,
AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE SEEN
THAT. YOU KNOW THE LEVY, IT WILL
DOUBLE OUR CHILDCARE INVESTMENTS
THEY SUPPORT ACADEMIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS. THEY
WILL CONTINUE OUR PROMISE
INVESTMENT. ONE THING I'M VERY
PROUD OF THAT THEY HAVE SAID
BEFORE IS THE PATHWAY TO TRADES,
WHICH IS A PIECE TO ENCOURAGE
KIDS TO LOOK AT CAREERS IN THE
TRADES. CURRENTLY THROUGH THE
PROMISE AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE SEATTLE COLLEGES, THERE ARE
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, BUT THEY
DON'T INCLUDE ALL CERTIFICATES,
ALL KINDS OF TRADES, I MEAN. SO
THIS WILL EXPLORE THE OTHER
ACCREDITED TRADE SCHOOLS, SO IF
THERE IS A TRADE THAT A CHILD
WILL WANT TO GO INTO, BUT
THEY'RE ABLE TO DO IT IN A
TRADE SCHOOL, WHICH IS MEANT TO
BE COMPLIMENTARY WITH THE
SEATTLE COLLEGES. IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE NEAR AND
DEAR TO MY HEART, AND I AM
REALLY EXCITED THAT THAT HAS
BEEN IN THERE. SO MOVING FORWARD
ON THURSDAY, WE HAVE OUR SELECT
COMMITTEE, WHERE THEY WILL COME
TO TALK ABOUT THESE INVESTMENTS
IN A LITTLE MORE LEPT THAN WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT TODAY. IF YOU
WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, MY
DOOR IS OPEN TO HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS ONE ON ONE AS WE
CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK TOWARDS
PUTTING THIS HOPEFULLY ON THE
BALLOT FOR THIS NOVEMBER. ALSO
LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK, I'M
CONTINUING TO MEET WITH
CONSTITUENTS IN THE DISTRICT
RELATED TO SAFETY ISSUES, WHERE
I SHOULD MENTION A COUPLE WEEKS
AGO. AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, THE CITY LIGHT
WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER
PARTNERS. TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE SAFETIES. I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS
INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
JOINING OUR WALK AND BEING
RESPONSIVE TO CONSTITUENTS. THIS
WEEK AS WELL, I'LL BE DROPPING
BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS OPEN HOUSE
AND I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT I'M A
MEMBER OF. AND UNLESS ANYONE HAS
ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN THIS
OVER TO YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I BELIEVE YOU'RE NEXT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT, I WAS GOING TO ASK
A QUESTION ABOUT THAT, BUT I'LL
TAKE IT OFFLINE. ALL RIGHT,
LET'S SEE. LAST WEEK I
BASICALLY SHARED AN OVERVIEW OF
THE SPD RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION REPORT FOR THE SECOND
HALF OF 2024, AND THAT IS WHAT
-- AND THOSE NUMBERS WERE ALSO
CELEBRATED THIS MORNING AT A
PRESS CONFERENCE INCLUDING, OF
COURSE, WELL WE'VE JOINED
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, JOINED THE
MAYOR AND THE FOLKS, CHIEF
BARNES TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE
PROMISING RESULTS, WHERE IT WAS
ANNOUNCED THEY HIRED 60 OFFICERS
SO FAR THIS YEAR, WHICH IS UP
FROM 10 THIS POINT LAST YEAR.
AND ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO
THANK VICTORIA BEACH WHO HAS
DONE AN AMAZING WORK BEFORE THE
BADGE PROGRAM, AND I APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT CALLING HER OUT EARLIER
TODAY BECAUSE SHE WORKED
DIRECTLY WITH THE RECRUIT THE AS
THEY ARE GETTING TO KNOW SO MANY
ASPECTS OF OUR CITY, SO THEY'RE
PREPARED TO REFLECT THE VALUES
OF SEATTLE AND TO DO SO
MINDFULLY OF OUR DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES AND ALSO JUST HAVE
MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
OUR WHOLE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
A LARGE PORTION OF THE SUCCESS
OF THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE
SEEING COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO
THE WORK WE'VE DONE ON COUNCIL
ON IMPLEMENTING HIRING BONUSES,
INCREASING, WELL, MAKING THEM
MORE COMPETITIVE IN APPROVING
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESSES. BUT
SERIOUSLY, IT'S AN ALL HANDS ON
DECK EFFORT AND A LAYERING ON
THE EFFORTS, SHOWING THAT THEY
DO TAKE A VILLAGE WITH A LOT OF
WORK IN TIME THAT WILL ENABLE
THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY IN
GENERAL TO MEET EXPECTATIONS OF
OUR CON STITCH WEPTS FOR THE
SAFER AND MORE LIVABLE CITY. ALL
RIGHT. LET'S SEE. MOVING RIGHT
ON. I'LL SKIP THIS PART. SO
MOVING INTO THE MEET OF LAST
WEEK ISSUES WE CONSIDERED TWO OF
THE THREE THAT WERE RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION UNANIMOUSLY,
AND THAT ONE AND THE THIRD ONE
WILL COME TO THE FULL COUNCIL
MEETING ON MAY 5. THE NEXT
MEETING AT THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEETING AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MAY 8. THE
AGENDA WILL BE FAIRLY FULL AND
IT IS STILL BEING FINALIZED.
LAST THURSDAY I MET ROBERTO
JIMENEZ, CEO OF THE SOCIAL
HOUSING PDA, AND EXPLICITLY
STATED MY COMMITMENT TO HELPING
SET THE ORGANIZATION UP FOR
SUCCESS. I THINK THERE IS NO
REASON TO BELIEVE BECAUSE
COUNCIL PUT ON AN ALTERNATIVE ON
THE BALLOT THAT I WON'T SPEAK
FOR YOU ALL. I'LL JUST SPEAK
FOR MYSELF. WE OWE IT TO THE PDA
AND TO THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE TO
ENSURE THIS ORGANIZATION IS
SUCCESSFUL. BECAUSE THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES AND A
SEVERE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING. ON
SATURDAY I JOINED RESIDENTS AND
WORKERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY IN
WEEDING, MULCHING, PICKING UP
TRASH AT THE PARK, WHICH IS?
YES. RIGHT. YOU WOULD KNOW THAT,
OF COURSE. THE EFFORT WAS
ORGANIZED BY THE CHAMBERS,
SUPERVISED BY THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT. THIS COMING
THURSDAY, MAY 1, ALSO KNOWN AS
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY. I'LL
BE ATTENDING THE BUSINESS
OUTREACH EVENT AT THE CHINESE
INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER,
AIMED AT BRINGING IN INFORMATION
ABOUT THE LABOR REGULATIONS
DIRECTLY TO WORKERS AND
BUSINESSES BECAUSE THAT IS THE
BEST WAY TO ENSURE THE
COMPLIANCE TO EDUCATE BUSINESSES
AND THE EMPLOYMENTS IN GENERAL
ABOUT THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS. AND
THEN FINALLY, I'LL SAY THAT
NEXT THURSDAY, I'LL ATTEND THE
SEAFAIR MILITARY BREAKFAST.
PERHAPS I'LL HAVE SOME COMPANY
THERE. MY STAFF AND I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING
NEXT THURSDAY. I WANT TO BRING
TO LIFE AN ARTICLE IF YOU
HAVEN'T READ IT, I'M PEGGING
THIS FOR YOUR ATTENTION, IT IS A
NEW PROTOCOL TO START PEOPLE ON
LOW DOSES TO THE POTENTIALLY
LIFE SAVING FULL DOSE, WHERE IT
IS ALSO INJECTED. SYMPTOMS FOR
UP TO A MONTH, AT WHICH POINT,
SOMEONE CAN OPT TO GO ON FOR A
SECOND DOSE. EARLY RESULTS SHOW
MORE THAN 70% OF THE PEOPLE WHO
STARTED VIA DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
CENTER AND DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
SERVICE CENTER MADE IT TO THEIR
SECOND MONTH OF TREATMENT. MORE
THAN TRIPLING THE NUMBERS OF THE
NON-PROFIT HAS SEEN BEFORE. SO
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO TAKE STOCK OF
THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY
HAPPENING, SEEMINGLY NOT
NECESSARILY CHALLENGES, LIKE GUN
VIOLENCE WHEN WE SEE THE
POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING. IF
YOU GET A CHANCE TO READ THAT, I
ENCOURAGE IT. THAT'S IT FOR ME.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE, IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? ALL
RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, IT IS 2:59 AND THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANKS,
EVERYBODY.