>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY'S COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING, MAY 5, 2025 WILL BEGIN.
IT IS 2:01, I'M SARAH NELSON,
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL. WILL
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF
APRIL 8, 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT.
FIRST I WANT TO E OF THE STAFF
IN THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
WHO WORK TIRELESSLY ON BEHALF OF
THE COUNCIL AND THE ENTIRE CITY.
WE AS A COUNCIL APPRECIATE YOU
AND I WANTED TO USE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO UPLIFT EVERYTHING
YOU DO FOR THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION, ONE
AND NO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
TOMORROW'S AGENDA, 15 ITEMS ON
THE CALENDAR. COUNCILMEMBER
120976, THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE, BILL 120979,
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
126995 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2024
BUDGET. COUNCIL BILL 120 # 78,
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CODE OF ETHICS, RESOLUTION
321720, A RESOLUTION GRANTING
EXCEPTIONAL APPROVAL OF THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION TO
INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
INTERACTIVE MEDIA KIOSKS IN
PUBLIC PLACES. AND COUNCIL BILL
120977, AN ORDINANCE REELATING
TO OVER SIGHT OF THE POLICE.
LET'S SEE. WE ALSO HAVE COUNCIL
BILL 120981, ORDINANCE RELATING
TO REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES AND
APPOINTMENTS, LET'S SEE, ONE,
TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE APOINTMENTS
TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
THE CONSENT AND THOSE
ARE PRIMARILY THE APPOINTMENTS
THAT WE DID LAST WEEK. THERE ARE
NO PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM
COMMITTEES. OKAY. MOVING ON TO
PROCLAMATIONS. EXCUSE ME. NEXT
UP IS WE HAVE OUR O.I.R. TEAM,
EXCUSE ME. I SCROLLED TOO FAR
DOWN. WE HAVE THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE. THIS
IS OUR WRAP UP OF THE SESSION
AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO
HAVE OUR WHOLE TEAM HERE TODAY
TO PRESENT TO US. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING HERE IN PERSON
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
YOUR REPORT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NEL SKWN AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M MINA
HASHEMI, DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF
GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
>> I'M STATE RELATIONS
DIRECTOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, ANNA JOHNSON,
STATE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR.
>> WE ARE ALL IN TERN TODAY.
WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US TODAY FOR THE FINAL
PRESENTATION OF THE SESSION AND
FOR DEDICATING TIME ALL SESSION
TO ENGAGE WITH OUR STATE PROGRAM
HERE IN THESE MEETINGS AS WELL
AS OUR ONE ON ONES AND
PARTNERSHIP STUDYING THE CITY'S
PRIORITIES. I WILL START BY
SAYING THE 2025 SESSION HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE MOST TUMULTUOUS AND
EMOTIONALLY CHARGED SESSIONS IN
RECENT MEMORY, MARKED BY
SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL TENSION,
MAJOR FISCAL CHALLENGES AND THE
DEATHS OCH TWO BELOVED
LEGISLATORS. FROM THE OPENING
DAYS, THE ATMOSPHERE ENOLYMPIA
WAS FRAUGHT WITH DIVISION.
DEEPIDEOLOGICAL SPLITS OVER HOW
TO ADDRESS THE STATE'S
FINANCIAL CRISIS CREATED A
CHARGED ENVIRONMENT WHERE
LEGISLATORS CLASHED NOT OMON
PARTY LINES BUT ALSO WITHIN
THEIR OWN CAUCUSES AND WITH THE
NEW GOVERNOR. THE MOST PRESSING
ISSUE WAS THE STAGGERING $16
BILLION BUDGET DEFICIT. THE
REALITY OF THE SHORT FALL
QUICKLY CONSUMED LEGISLATIVE
DISCUSSIONS, SETTING THE TONE
FOR THE MONTHS AHEAD. ADDING TO
THE STRAIN INSIDE THE BUILDING
WERE PROTESTS SPARKED BY
PROPOSED CUTS. IN RESPONSE, A
RANGE OF REVENUE IDEAS WERE
VOLLEYED AROUND THE CAPITAL FROM
NEW TAXES ON CAPITAL GAINS TO
EXPANDED SALES TAX AND PROPOSED
BOND MEASURES. THE SESSION WAS
SHAGEN BY FORMER SPEAKER FRANK
CHOP, A TOWERING FIGURE IN STATE
POLITICS FOR DECADES. CHOP'S
PASSING WAS MOURNED ACROSS PARTY
LIEPZ. ADTO THE HEAVY MOOD,
SENATOR BILL RAMOS PASSED AWAY
WHILE IN OFFICE. ELECTED TO THE
SENATE LAST NOVEMBER, BILL HAD
BEEN IN THE HOUSE SINCE 2019.
ULTIMATELY LEGISLATORS FINISHED
THEIR WORK WITH DAYLIGHT TO
SPARE. THE FINAL $77.8 BILLION
OPERATING BUDGET INCLUDES NEARLY
$6 BILLION IN CUTS AND CLOSE TO
$9 BILLION IN NEW REVENUE OVER
DEMOCRATS HAD INITIALLY SOUGHT.
GOVERNOR FURGSUB HAS PREVIOUSLY
REJECTED EACH VERSION OF THE
REVENUE PLAN, CITING CONCERNS
THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS TOO RISKY.
THE BUDGET STEERS CLEAR OF
FURLOUGHS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES,
AN OPTION FLOATED EARLIER IN THE
SESSION. IT IS STILL AN OPEN
QUESTION WHETHER GOVERNOR
FERGUSON WILL SUPPORT THE BUDGET
IN FULL OR ISSUE PARTIAL VETOES
IN HIS PRESS RELEASE, HE SAID HE
INTENDS TO REVIEW ALL REVENUE
INCREASES AND HIS DECISION WILL
BE CLOSELY WATCHED AS IT COULD
EITHER CEMENT COOPERATION WITH
THE LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY OR
TRIGGER A NEW ROUND OF POLITICAL
NEGOTIATIONS AND A SPECIAL
SESSION. LONG SESSIONS LIKE THIS
ARE GRUELLING AND DESPITE THE
HARD DYNAMICS I JUST DESCRIBED,
OUR STATE PROGRAM DELIVERED
STRONG RESULTS IN ALL OF THE
CITY'S PRIORITY AREAS WITH JUST
TWO IN HOUSE STATE RELATIONS
DIRECTOR AND A SMALLER CONTRACT
LOBBYING PRESENCE THAN THE CITY
HAS HAD IN RECENT YEARS. NEXT
SLIDE? THIS SESSION, THERE WERE
1904 BILLS INTRODUCED WITH 423
PASSED WHICH IS PRETTY TYPICAL
OF AN A SESSION OF THIS LENGTH.
O.I.R. TRACKED 795 OF THOSE
BILLS WHICH IS UP FROM PREVIOUS
YEARS. AND AS YOU KNOW, ON THE
GROUND LOBBYING IS THE BREAD AND
BUTTER OF THE PROGRAM AND OUR
STATE TEAM HAD OVER 100 MEETINGS
ARE LEGISLATORS THIS SESSION,
INCLUDING MULTIPLE CONTACTS WITH
THE SEATTLE DELEGATION AND
MEMBERS OF LEADERSHIP. IN
FEBRUARY, O.I.R. WAS PLEASED TO
WELCOME MAYOR HARRELL TO OLYMPIA
AS WELL AS KETTLE, RINCK, SAKA,
STRAUSS FOR CITY CAN YOU MEAN
DAYS. COUNCILMEMBERS MOORE,
RINCK, SAKA TESTIFIED IN
ADDITION TO 13 DEPARTMENTS WHO
TESTIFIED AT 34 DIFFERENT
HEARINGS. ALL OF THIS COMBINED
ON THE GROUND RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING IS A CRITICAL PART OF
OUR SUCCESS IN OLYMPIA AND WAS A
FIRST FOR THE O.I.R. TEAM IT IS
HELPFUL TO QUANTIFY OUR IMPACT
WHENEVER POSSIBLE, IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK HALLWAY
CONVERSATIONS, QUICK PHONE CALLS
AND FLOOR POLLS WHERE MUCH OF
THE BUSINESS IS DONE IN
OLYMPIA'S PAST PACED
ENVIRONMENT AND WHERE OUR TEAM
ALSO THRIVES. YOU WILL SEE A LOT
OF TEGSS ON THE UPCOMING SLIDES.
WE WILL FOCUS ON THE MOST
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
DETAILS. BUT WE WANTED THIS TO
SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR YOU AND
THE PUBLIC TO COME BACK TO. SO
WE HAVE INCLUDED BILL DETAILS
AND FUNDING BREAKDOWNS. I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO ANNA AND SAMIR
AFTER I ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR HARD
WORK AND SUCCESS THIS SESSION.
AS I SAID, IT WAS A HARD, LONG
SESSION. THEY REMAIN STRATEGIC,
DEDICATED AND EFFECTIVE ALL
SESSION TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND
DELIVER MEANINGFUL RESULTS FOR
OUR CITY, THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. FOR TODAY'S
PRESENTATION, WE WILL GO OVER
WHERE OUR SEATTLE PRIORITIES
LANDED. WE WILL GO OVER THE
FINAL BUDGETS AND REVENUE
PACKAGES AND ALSO AN OVER VIEW
OF LEGISLATIVE HIGHLIGHTS THAT
WEREN'T ON THE PRIORITY LIST.
STARTING WITH PRIORITIES FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY, SOME OF THESE
WILL SOUND FAMILIAR. HOUSE BILL
1112 RELATES TO THE PRO TEM
JUDGES AND ABILITY TO LIVE
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. THAT ONE
HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW. HOUSE
BILL 2015 IS THE BIG PUBLIC
SAFETY FUNDING BILL YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE
SESSION. THIS BILL INCLUDES $100
MILLION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION GRANTS
AS WELL AS A NEW LOCAL SALES AND
USE TAX FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PURPOSES AS 0.1%. THE SHARED
STREET BILL MADE IT TO THE
FINISH LIEP, SENATE BILL 5595.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE FINAL
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET IS THE
NEXT SEGMENT OF OUR AURORA
SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FUNDING AT F
>> DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL
BUSINESS BILLS, HOUSE BILL 1515
WE TRACKED ALL SESSION,
MODERNIZING OUTDOOR DINING,
ALCOHOL REGULATION PASSED INTO
LAW, NOW AWAITING THE
GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE. 1733
HELPS SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFITS RELOCATE WHEN THEY
ARE CAUSED BY AGENCY
DISPLACEMENT SUCH AS SOUND
TRANSIT LINCOLN SECTION. THAT
PASSED INTO LAW. AND ALSO THE
FINAL BUNL T PROVIDED $3300,000
TO THE CITY FOR TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS START UP INCUBATOR
LEASING COSTS SUCH AS A.I. HUB.
FOR HOMELESSNESS, 1403 AND 1633,
RELATED TO CONDOMINIUM
DEVELOPMENT , THOSE BILLS WHICH
WE HAVE SUPPORTED HAVE PASSED
INTO LAW. HOUSE BILL 1774
ALLOWING WASH DOT TO LEASE LAND
FOR LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE
WHEN IT IS USED FOR COMMUNITY
PURPOSES. ALSO PASSED ON THE
CAPITAL BUNL T, IT WAS $10
MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
FOR LOTTERY DEVELOPMENT AND A
MRNLG FOR AN ADDITIONAL $10
MILLION.
>> FOR CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT,
THE RECYCLING REFORM ACT MADE IT
THROUGH THE FINISH LINE AS WELL
AS HOUSE BILL 1253 RELATING TO
JOINT USE AGREEMENTS FOR CITY
LIGHT. THEN CLARIFICATION TO THE
CLEAN FUELS PROGRAM, HOUSE BILL
1409 MADE IT THROUGH THE FINISH
LINE. IN TERMS OF FUNDING FOR
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT, IN THE
FINAL BUDGET, SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC WILL RECEIVE ABOUT 1.5
MILLION FOR RENOVATION AS WELL
AS HALF A MILLION FOR LAKE SIDE.
AND FOR THE SUPERFUND REMEDIAL
GRANT PROGRAM, 5.7 MILLION AND
CITY LIGHT WILL RECEIVE $1.4
MILLION. IN TERMS OF ADEQUATE
CIRCUMSTANCES, THESE BILL SHOULD
LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU. THE FIRST
THREE DEAL WITH CHILD CARE IN
TERMS OF CITING, CONSTRUCTION
DEVELOPMENT, AND WORKFORCE. THE
FINAL TWO BILLS DEAL WITH K-12
PUBLIC EDUCATION RELATED TO
MATERIALS, OPERATING COSTS AND
SPECIAL EDUCATION. THERE ARE
SOME SEATTLE PRIORITIES THAT DID
NOT MAKE IT TO THE FINISH LINE.
WE RECAP SOME OF THE BILLS HERE
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING
SURE THEY ARE OVER THE INTERIM
AND BRINGING THEM BACK NEXT
SESSION.
>> I WILL MOVE ON TO BUDGET
HIGHLIGHTS, STARTING WITH
OPERATING BUDGET. THERE WAS
ABOUT $9 BILLION IN NEW REVENUE.
SOME OF THE NEW REVENUE SOURCES
I WILL GO OVER QUICKLY. THERE
WAS AN EXCISE TAX ON VOKES, AN
INCREASE IN THE ESTATE TAX AND
AN INCREASE IN THE CAPITAL GAINS
TAX AND THEN THE BULK OF THE
REVENUE FROM THE STATE BUDGET
COMES FROM THE TWO TAXES ON
SCREEN RIGHT NOW. ONE OF THEM
WILL ESTABLISH SALES TAX ON
CURRENTLY EXEMPT SERVICES. THE
SERVICES INCLUDE TEMPORARY
STAFFING, ADVERTISING,
INVESTIGATION SECURITY SERVICES
AND ADDS NICOTINE TO THE TOBACCO
TAX. BECAUSE THIS ESTABLISHES
THE ENTIRETY OF THE SALES TAX ON
THE SERVICE, IT MEANS AN
INCREASE IN LOCAL REVENUE AND A
LOCAL SALES TAX WILL APPLY ON
THESE SERVICES. B AND O TAX
INCREASE WAS A BIG REVENUE
GENERATOR FOR THIS BUDGET. THEY
INCREASED ACROSS THE BOARD.
PRIMARY RATES AND PROCEEDS
INCREASED, SERVICES FOR
BUSINESSES WITH INCOME OVER $5
MILLION INCREASED. THERE WAS A
NEW SURCHARGE ON BUSINESSES WITH
MORE THAN $250 MILLION IN
COMECOME. TWO EXISTING
SURCHARGE, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
SURCHARGE AND ADVANCED COMPUTING
SURCHARGE SAW INCREASES. MOVING
ONTO THE FUNDING AND OPERATING
BUDGET, THERE IS A VARIETY OF
PROGRAMS THAT WERE FUNDED. I
WON'T GO EVERY ALL OF THEM BUT
SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS SAW
INCREASE. FACILITY BRANTS AND
ALSO DISTRIBUTION OF WALK ZONE
AND ALSO A HOT LINE WAS FUNDED.
THERE WERE ALSO SOME CUTS,
VARIOUS CUTS TO ASSISTED
OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, SHORT-TERM
HOUSING SUBSIDEDIES, RECOVERY
RESIDENCES, AND REIMBURSEMENT AS
WELL.
>> THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY, A NUMBER OF
HIGHLIGHTS, $60.3 MILLION IN THE
MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ACCOUNT WHICH FLOWS TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. THE OPERATING
BUDGET ALSO FUNDED 23 CLASSES
FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS IN THE
NEXT REGIONAL ACADEMIES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE FINAL BUDGET
DID REINSTATE THE 25% LOCAL
MATCH FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHEN
THEY SEND NEW RECRUITS. IT ALSO
INCLUDED A $4 MILLION GRANT FOR
AWC FOR ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE
PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
$3.6 MILLION PROPOSED GRANTS,
$1.2 MILLION FOR THE STATE
PATROL TOXICOLOGY BACK LOG. 9.5
FOR ASSISTED DEVERSION FWRANTS
AND ABOUT $40 MILLION FWR THE
RECOVERY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM IN
THE STATE. AND THEN FOR THE
OPERATING BUDGET FOR HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, THERE ARE A LOT OF
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SLIDE. I
WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THEM BUT A
FEW TO MENTION THAT ARE NOTABLE,
$117 MILLION TO BACK FILL
DOCUMENT REPORTING FEE LOSSES TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH GOES TO
PRIMARILY SERVE FOR HOMELESSNESS
PROGRAMS AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAMS. $90 MILLION
FOR THE STATE'S ENCAMPMENT
RESOLUTION PROGRAM FOR THOSE
LIVING ON STATE RIGHT OF WAYS.
THEN $25 MILLION FOR OPERATIONS,
SUPPORT MAINTENANCE FOR
PERMANENT HOUSING PROVIDERS.
SWITCHING TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET,
A LOT OF THE HOUSOF WHERE
THE FUNDINGS ARE SLOTTED TO GO.
WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF OUR FORT
LAWTON DIRECT APPROP RIATIONS,
WE ARE EXCITEDED TO SEE THE CHIP
PROGRAM INCREASED OVERALL AND WE
WERE ABLE TO GET A GOOD SHARE OF
THAT FOR THE PROJECT. THERE ARE
ALSO DIRECT PROJECTS FOR SEATTLE
THAT ARE TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT IN
THE PROGRAM. AND A VARIETY OF
OTHER GOOD FUNDING SOURCES FOR
HOUSING ACROSS THE INCOME
SPECTRUM. FOR CLIMATE
ENVIRONMENT, SOME OF THE FUNDING
HERE, THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT YOU
CAN SEE, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ADMINISTERS AS IT FLOWS FROM THE
STATE TO THE CITY AND THEN TO
EITHER BUSINESSES, LOW INCOME
HOUSING OR COMMUNITY BASED
NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE EITHER
REBATES TO SWITCH THEIR ELECTRIC
UTILITY OR ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES, ADD SOLAR TO
BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS
THAT ARE GOING TO HELP THE CITY
WITH OUR PUBLIC BUILDINGS'
CARBON FOOTPRINT.
>> MOVING ON TO THE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, THIS YEAR
THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET WAS IN
A VERY DIFFICULT PLACE IN THAT
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
TO PAY FOR MANY OF THE PROJECTS
THEY HAD ALREADY PROMISED IN
PREVIOUS BUMGTS. BECAUSE OF THAT
THERE WAS LOTS OF TRANSPORTATION
REVENUE BILLS ESSENTIALLY, ONE
BIG BILL THAT PASSED ALL OF
THESE. I WON'T MENTION EVERY
ONE OF THE REVENUE SOURCES BUT
THE BIGGEST ONE THAT IS A 6 CENT
GAS INCREASE THAT WILL FUND A
LOT OF IT. AND WILL INCREASE 2%
EACH YEAR TO ACCOUNT FOR
INFLATION. CITIES WILL GET 2.5%
OF THAT INCREASE. IN TERMS OF
WHAT THE BUDGET FUNDS IN THE
CITY, $9 MILLION TO ADDRESS
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON WASH DOT
RIGHT OF WAYS WHICH INCLUDES $6
MILLION CARVE OUT FOR SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT AND DEBRIS CLEAN UP
IN SEATTLE. $10 MILLION FOR
CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION. THIS IS
A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR ON
THE SHIPPING BRIDGE BUT IS NOW
DELAYED TO NEXT YEAR. THIS IS
MONEY THAT WILL SLOW TO THE KING
COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF GRANT
PROGRAMS FOR PORT
ELECTRIFICATION AND EV CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE. MOVING ON TO
WORLD CUP FUNDING, THERE WERE A
FEW BUCKETS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO
THE WORLD CUP NEXT YEAR STARTING
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, $2.75
MILLION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
FIRE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES AT
OFFICIAL VENUES INCLUDING FIELDS
AND FAN ACTIVATION AREAS. THERE
IS ALSO A NUMBER O OF
TRANSPORTATION RELATED FUNDING
INCLUDING $9 MILLION FOR GRANTS
TO TRANSIT AGENCIES FOR ENHANCED
SERVICES. AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS, THE HIGHLIGHT HERE
IS ALMOST $20 MILLION FOR THE
WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC STADIUM
AUTHORITY AT LUMIN FIELD WHICH
WILL FUND A NUMBER OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STADIUM TO
MAKE IT IN LINE WITH FIFA
REQUIREMENTS. MOVING ONTO OTHER
BILLS THAT WERE NOT ON OUR
PRIORITY BUT WE WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT. MANY OF THEM WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST. WE
WILL GO OVER THEM QUICKLY
STARTING WITH BUDGET AND REVENUE
BILLS, HOUSE BILL 91 INCREASES A
LOT OF FLEXIBILITY FOR
GOVERNMENTS AND HOUSE BILL 1858
DEALS WITH THE REPORTING FEE
SHORT FALL BY REMOVING AN
EXEMPTION, SO INCREASING SOME OF
THE REPORTING FEE INCOME.
>> FOR CLIMATE AND VOIRMENT
BILLS, HOUSE BILL 1018 DEALS
WITH ENERGY FACILITY CITING FOR
FUSION ENERGY. HOUSE BILL 132T
MAKES CLARIFICATION TO THE
WASHINGTON CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSFORMATION ACT FOR POWERER
UTILITIES AND THEN HOUSE BILL
1483 KNOWN AS THE RIGHT TO
REPAIR BILL, AND THEN HOUSE BILL
1543 IS AN AGENCY REQUEST BILL
TO HELP MAKE FLESHABLE COMPLIANT
PATHWAYS FOR BUILDING UNDERSTAND
UNDER THE PERFORMANCE STANDARD.
AND 5626 DEALS WITH MAKING
TWEAKS TO THE SAFE EXCAVATION
PRACTICES AND PREVENTING DAMAGES
TO UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.
>> HOUSE BILL 1813 CENTRALIZES
SOME OF THE CRISIS SERVICE
PAYMENT IN MEDICAID AND IT
IMPACTS JUST MEDICAID ENROLLEES
AND HOW THE SERVICES ARE PAID.
1432 WHICH RELATES TO INSURANCE
PRACTICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER. AND
1427 WHICH INCREASES ACCESS TO
CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT
SPECIALISTS. A NUMBER OF HOUSING
BILLS THAT PASSED THIS YEAR WAS
A BIG THEME FOR THIS SESSION.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SLIDES ON
THIS. I WON'T READ ALL OF THE
BILLS, MANY HAVE GONE OVER IN
PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS. I WILL
HIGHLIGHT THE PASSAGE OF BILL
1217 WHICH INCREASES THE ANNUAL
RENT INCREASES TO 7% CPI OR 10%,
WHICH EVER IS LOWER. AND ANOTHER
BILL INTRODUCED MANY YEARS IS
HOUSE BILL 1491 WHICH HAS PASSED
INTO LAW WHICH CREATES DENSITY
REQUIREMENTS AROUND LIGHT AND
RAIL AND TRANSIT STATIONS. AND
THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER BILLS
THAT WILL IMPACT THE CITY
SPECIFICALLY, HOUSE AND SENATE
BILL 84 WHICH INCLUDES PARKING
AND COMMERCIAL PARKING
REQUIREMENTS, AND 5571 WHICH IS
THE CITY REQUIRING OR EXCLUDING
CERTAIN EXTERIOR MATERIALS IN
OUR CODE. LABOR AND COMMERCE, WE
SAW HOUSE BILL 1747 WHICH
EXPANDS WASHINGTON'S FAIR
CHANCE ACT AND IS MODELED IN
PART AFTER THE CITY'S OWN FAIR
CHANCE ORDINANCE. 5441 MAKES
WORKERS ELIGIBLE FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVING
ACCESS FOR WORKERS VICTIMS OF
HATE CRIMES. AND HOUSE BILL
INCREASES LIQUOR LICENSES AND
PERMITS, INCREASES THE FEES
ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILLS, HOUSE
BILLS 1163, KNOWN AS PERMIT TO
PURCHASE A FIREARM OR ALSO A
BILL THAT ENHANCES THE
REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO BOTH
PURCHASES AND ALSO TRANSFERRING
AND POSSESSING FIREARMS PASSED
INTO LAW. HOUSE BILL 1498 IS
CREITTING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE. AND ENHANCING RESPONSE
SERVICE THROUGH INTEGRATION AND
SUPPORT THROUGH WORKFORCE
PROTECTIONS AS WELL AS CREATING
A TRAINING ACADEMY THROUGH THE
UW SOCIAL SCHOOL. SENATE BILL
520 IT IS ENSURING THE EFFICACY
OF JUDICIAL ORDER AND HARM
REDUCTION TOOLS TO INCREASE
SAFETY OF SURVIVORS OF ABUSE.
THIS IS KITHAT MAKES
CLARIFICATIONS FOR SURVIVOR
NOTIFICATION WHEN AN ABUSING IS
PETITIONING TO RESTORE FIREARM
RIGHTS OR HAS TO RELINQUISH
THEIR FIREARM RIGHTS AND MAKES
FOR WHEN AN ABUSER IS IN
POSSESSION OF A GHOST GUN. BILL
5745 MAKES CLARIFICATIONS TO THE
PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTED COUNCIL
FOR THOSE WHO ARE CIVILLY
COMMITTED AT THE UW BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH TEACHING HOSPITAL IN
NORTH GATE. FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS
AND EDUCATION, JUST A FEW BILLS
HERE, HOUSE BILL 1296, THIS IS
KNOWN AS THE STUDENT AND PARENTS
RIGHTS BILL, HOUSE BILL 2049 IS
A BILL THAT WOULD INCREASE THE
MAXIMUM PER PUPIL USED FOR AM
ENRICHMENT LEVY AND THEN 32
MAKING CLEAR THE HOUSING NEEDS
ESSENTIAL PROGRAM.
>> SENATE BILL 5801 WAS A
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE BILL.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF POLICY
ITEMS IN THERE I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT. THE FIRST TWO BULLETS
RELATE TO HIGH CAPACITY
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH IS MOSTLY,
WHICH WOULD BE LIGHT RAIL AND
ALSO SOME BUT TRAFFIC TRANSIT.
THE IDEA IS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO
CITE THE STATIONS AND MAKE THEM
ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES. AND
ALSO SPECIFYING THAT CITIES
CANNOT PRECLUDE THE STATIONS BY
IMPROSING CONDITIONS OR COSTS
NOT REASONABLY NECESSARY TO
MIDIGATE THE COSTS FOR
IMPROVEMENT AND LANGUAGE
REQUIRING CITIES TO COMMIT TO
REASONABLE TIMELINES FOR
PERMITTING OF THE FACILITIES AS
WELL AND ALSO A REQUIREMENT ON
THE ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES
THEMSELVES TO PROVIDE THE CITIES
OR COUNTIES WITH INFORMATION
NECESSARY TO MAKE TIMELY
DECISIONS. AND LASTLY HERE, THE
PROVISION AUTHORIZING THE
IMPOSITION OF TOLLS ON THE 520
CORRIDOR INSTEAD OF JUST THE
FLOATING BRIDGE.
>> WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU TO THE STATE TEAM
FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK IN
OLYMPIA, CALLING IN EVERY MONDAY
TO TALK TO US AS WELL,
SPECIFICALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK ON THE SHARED STREETS BILL
AND THE ALCOHOL MODERNIZATION
BILL AHEAD O OF FIFA. WE WORKED
TOGETHER AND MY OFFICE HELPED
COORDINATE SOME OF THE WORK IN
SPOKANE AND VANCOUVER INTO
TACOMA. THESE TWO BILLS WERE A
COUPLE YEARS IN THE MAKING. AS I
SAID BEFORE THE MEETING, THIS
HAS BEEN MY OFFICE'S MOST
SUCCESSFUL YEAR BECAUSE OF YOUR
HARD WORK. AND ALSO THANKS TO
MEGAN BAR TALL ON MY TEAM AND
KATE HOFFMAN WHO MANAGED MY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORK LAST YEAR
BECAUSE IT TOOK PREWORK OF TWO
YEARS TO GET THE BILLS ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE. AGAIN I WANT TO
GIVE YOU MY THANKS. THANK YOU
FOR HELPING US PREPARE FOR CITY
ACTION DAYS. WE HAD MORE SEATTLE
ELECTEDS IN OLYMPIA, MORE THIS
YEAR THAN IN THE PAST DECADE.
ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON CITY
NOTICED IT, LEGISLATORSINOSE
NOTICED IT AND IT MAKES A BIG
STATEMENT TO A LOT OF FOLKS. IT
WAS MEANINGFUL TO THE
LEGISLATION AND I HOPE WE CAN
CONTINUE ENGAGING IN THIS WAY.
REALLY, FOLKS WERE SHOCKED THAT
SO MANY OF US WERE IN OLYMPIA
ENGAGING. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
IS ASKING WHY AND IT IS BECAUSE
IN THE PAST, SEATTLE ELECTED
HAVE NOT GONE DOWN TO OLYMPIA. I
THINK 2013 WAS THE LAST TIME I
REMEMBER MORE THAN FIVE. IT WAS
A BIG DEAL. THAT'S THE GOOD
NEWS. OF COURSE THERE IS ALWAYS
THE HARD NEWS COMING OUT OF
OLYMPIA WITH ALL OF THOSE GREAT
SUCCESSES, I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO
SEE THAT SENATE BILL 6459 DID
NOT PASS THIS YEAR. IT WOULD
HAVE PROHIBITED LANDLORDS FROM
USING A.I. TO FIX RENT PRICES.
IT DID PASS THE SENATE WITH
EVERY DEMOCRAT VOTING IN FAVOR
OF IT, IT DID NOT PASS THE HOUSE
THIS TIME. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE
IN SEATTLE WHERE LANDLORDS HAVE
ALLEGEDLY PUT CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION INTO PLATFORMS AND
THE SERVICES USE THE DATA TO
SUGGEST LANDLORDS INCREASE RENTS
BEYOND WHAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD
HAVE, OTHERWISE WHAT THE FREE
MARKET WOULD HAVE PUSHED FOR.
THIS CAN UNDERMINE COMPETITION
AND RESULT IN DE FACTO
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LANDLORDS.
OUR SYSTEM ONLY WORKS WHEN FOLKS
ARE COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER ON
PRICE. THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY
CAN UNDERMINE THAT. THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND OUR
OWN ATTORNEY GENERAL HAVE ACTIVE
LAWSUITS ABOUT THIS BUT NONE OF
THE LAWSUITS, THEY WILL TAKE
TIME, TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS. IT
IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO TAKE
ACTION NOW. AT THIS TIME I HAVE
ASKED STAFF TO DRAFT LEGISLATION
AND I HAVE ASKED FOR LEGAL
ANALYSIS, GUARDING IT BECAUSE
COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LIKE TO WORK
WITH YOU IN THE COMING WEEKS TO
PROPOSE LEGISLATION LIKE MANY
OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE BAN
PRACTICES THAT CAN RESULT IN
ARTIFICIALLY INCREASING RENT
PRICES FOR RENTERS IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GOOD WORK THIS YEAR. I LOOK
FORWARD TO THE INTERIM WHICH IS
THE BUSIEST TIME OF SESSION,
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INCREDIBLY HARD WORK DURING THIS
SESSION. I CAN'T EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION ENOUGH. I KNOW WHEN
WE WERE IN OLYMPIA, WE
APPRECIATED BEING ABLE TO TAP
INTO YOUR EXPERTISE AS A
RESOURCE IN OUR CONVERSATIONS
WITH LEGISLATORS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK AND ALSO COMING TO
UPDATE US SO OFTEN ABOUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING ON THE GROUND. I HAVE
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I THINK
MYSELF AND OTHERS WERE DIGESTING
THE BUDGET, ALL OF THE SUCCESSES
IN TERMS OF THE WAY FUNDING WILL
BE SHOWING UP ACROSS OUR CITY.
BUT I'M ALSO VERY INTERESTED TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF
POTENTIAL CUTS. OF THE CUTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE, DO WE KNEHOW THE
CITY OF SEATTLE PROGRAMS COULD
BE IMPACTED? FROM WHAT I KNOW,
AND FEEL FREE TO ADD ON, THERE
WERE CUTS IN EVERY SECTION OF
THE BUDGET. IN TERMS OF WHERE
THE CITY WOULD GET DIRECT
APPROPRIATION, ONE THAT COMES IN
MIND IS THE COST OF SENDING LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO THE
ACADEMY THAT THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS HAVE TO COVER. I
THINK AN A LOT OF THE CUTS CAME
IN TERMS OF 10% HERE ON THE
PROGRAM, 20% HERE. SOME PROGRAMS
WERE CUT ALTOGETHER OR WE
DELAYED ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS
THAT WERE SET TO IMPLEMENT OVER
THE YEARS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FAIR
START FOR KIDS ACT WHICH WAS A
CHILD CARE SUBSIDY. IT WILL
AFFECT ORGANIZATIONS WE WORK
WITH AND PROGRAMS WE EADMINISTER
HERE. IT VARIES DEPENDING ON
WHAT SUBJECT AREA AND WE ARE
HAPPY TO DIG IN FURTHER IF YOU
HAVE SPECIFICS YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR.
>> I WILL ADD THAT MANY PROGRAMS
WERE CUT WITH 10% OR 20%
PROGRAMS. MANY OF THE GRANT
PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY APPLIES
FOR AND RELIES ON, HARD TO
QUANTIFY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
BUT CERTAINLY THOSE CUTS TO
THOSE BUCKETS OF GRANT FUNDING
CAN CERTAINLY TRICKLE DOWN TO
THE STATE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. MY FINAL
QUESTION IS RELATED TO B AND O
AND LOOKING AT SENATE BILL 2081,
I'M WONDERING IF WITHIN THE
BILL, THERE WERE CHANGES TO THE
EXEMPTIONS AS IT RELATES TO B
AND O, IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGES
ON THAT FRONT?
>> I CAN GET BACK TO YOU. THERE
WERE A NUMBER OF CHANGES ON WHAT
THE TAX RATE APPLIES TO. THERE
WAS ALSO A SEPARATE BILL THAT
HAD CHANGED A CLOSE NUMBER OF
EXEMPTIONS, NOT JUST B AND O AND
I CAN SEND THAT INFORMATION TO
YOU AS WELL.
>> THSO MUCH. THANK YOU
AGAIN. LOOKING FORWARD TO
DIGESTING ALL OF THESE CHANGES
ALONG SIDE YOU, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK OVER THE COURSE OF
THE SESSION AND PARTICULARLY AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS NOTED, ALL
OF US COMING DOWN TO VISIT, I
REALLY APPRECIATES MY DAY THERE
AND SPENDING THE DAY WITH YOU
BOTH. I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO GIVE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICES
HAPPENING IN OLYMPIA BECAUSE IT
HAS DIRECT CONSEQUENCES ON US.
OBVIOUSLY, I CARE ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY BUT NOT JUST PUBLIC
SAFETY BUT OTHER AREAS TOO.
SEPARATELY, MAKING THOSE -- OF
COURSE WE RUN IN THE SEATTLE
AREA REPRESENTATIVES, WE RUN
INTO THEM IN VARIOUS WAYS BUT
GOING DOWN THERE AND MEETING
WITH THEM AND TALKING ABOUT SOME
OF THE ISSUES REALLY HELPS.
BECAUSE LATER ON THE RECOVERY
NAVIGATION PROGRAM ISSUE WE HAD
ALLOWS US TO ENGAGE IN A WAY
BETTER THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN. SO
THANK YOU, WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT
YEAR, MAYBE MORE THAN ONCE, I
DON'T KNOW. AND BY THE WAY,
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE IT AWAY
NOW BUT I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A
BILL THAT I WILL TELL YOU LATER
, OKAY? IT IS FOR NEXT SESSION.
IF YOU WANT A PREVIEW, YOU WILL
SEE IT DURING THE PROCESS.
THAT'S MY ONLY HINT. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCIL SAKA?
>> THANK YOU DIRECTOR HASHEMI,
ANNA, SAMIR, FOR YOUR GUIDANCE
THROUGHOUT THE SESSION AND ALL
OF THE PREP WORK REQUIRED THAT
GOES INTO IT BEFORE AND I JUST
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREAT
WORK AND SAY THANK YOU. I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF GOING DOWN -- I
WENT DOWN TO OLYMPIA TWICE THIS
SESSION. AND TESTIFIED TWICE,
ONCE IN PERSON AND ONCE
VIRTUALLY. YOU ALL HELPED
COORDINATE THOSE EFFORTS WITH I
MY OFFICE, GREATLY APPRECIATE IT
IT. A LOT HAPPENED, A LOT OF
EXCITING THINGS, YOU KNOW,
CELEBRATE SOME WINS FOR THE CITY
EAND ENTIRE STATE. MANY OF WHICH
ARE REFLECTED HERE AND ALSO LEFT
MORE TO BE DESIRED. THAT IS
UNDERSTANDABLE GIVEN THE TIGHT
TIMELINE OF THE LONG SESSION AS
THIS ONE WAS. RART THAN CALL OUT
INDIVIDUALLY SOME OF THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES AND SUCCESSES, I
WANT TO JUST FOCUS FOR A MOMENT,
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TALKING A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT ONE OF THE
BILLS THAT DID NOT ADVANCE,
HOUSE BILL 1423 THAT WOULD HAVE
AUTHORIZED THE USE OF AUTOMATIVE
NOISE CAMERAS. THAT IS ONE OF
THE BILLS THAT I PERSONALLY
TESTIFIED ON AS YOU KNOW AND IS
IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF MOY OWN
CONSTITUENTS. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND THE PATH
FORWARD? THERE MAY BE AN EFFORT
TO GET SEATTLE INCLUDED AS ONE
OF THE PILOT JURISDICTIONS WHICH
CURRENTLY THE CITY OF KIRKLAND
IS THE ONLY ONE CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED. WHAT'S THE LATEST
AND GREATEST THERE?
>> YEAH, THANKS FOR THAT
QUESTION. THAT BILL MADE IT
THROUGH THE HOUSE AND ENDED UP
STALLING IN THE SENATE RULES
COMMITTEE SO IT NEVER CAME TO
THE FULL CHAMBER. THERE WASN'T
ENOUGH SUPPORT IN THAT CHAMBER
TO BRING IT TO THE FLOOR,
WASN'T A PRIORITY ENOUGH FOR
THE MEMBERS. AS WE WERE TALKING
WITH THE TRANSPORTATION CHAIRS
AND SPONSORS, IT SEEMS LIKE
THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO
BRING IT TO THE FINISH LINE.
FOLKS WERE AWARE THAT SEATTLE IS
VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN A PILOT
HERE. WE HAVE LAID A LOT OF
GROUNDWORK TO COME BACK NEXT
YEAR TO SEE IF WE CAN GET
AUTHORIZATION FOR US AND WORK
OUT SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD IN THE
BACKGROUND THAT MADE IT STALL
OUT IN THE SENATE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION BUT FIRST,
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
INCLUDING A BRIEF SNAUPSIS ON
SOME OF YOUR ACTIONS OVER THE
COURSE OF THE WHOLE THING. I'M
INTERESTED IN KNOWING, IS IT
REGULAR TO SIGN IN PRO OR CON ON
BILLS OR DO SOME OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS -- YOU DON'T HAVE
TO ANSWER THIS NOW. DO SOME OF
THE CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN MORE IN
PASSING WHEN YOU TALK TO
LEGISLATORS? I HAVE A SPECIFIC
QUESTION ABOUT THE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT AT LEAST TWO OF
US, COUNCILMEMBER SETTLE AND I
WERE REALLY IN FAVOR OF. AND
THAT IS ALLOWING PRIVATE LABS TO
PROCESS TOXICOLOGY SAMPLES. I
REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THIS IN OUR ONE ON ONE
MEETINGS, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT
PERHAPS IT WOULDN'T ADVANCE AS
IS. THERE WERE CHANGES BEING
MADE TO IT. I STOPPED ASKING
ABOUT IT. IT SEEMS AS IF THERE
MIGHT BE A FIX IN THE WORKS OR
SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO PLEASE
EVERYONE. COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT
THAT WAS? IT IS VERY
DISAPPOINTING THAT UNLESS I
UNDERSTAND -- UNLESS YOU CAN
EXPLAIN DIFFERENTLY, WE DON'T
HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE BACK LOG
THAT IS REALLY KEEPING UNSAFE
DRIVERS ON THE ROADS. SO WHAT IS
THAT?
>> THE BILL STALLED OUT EARLY IN
THE SESSION. IT HAD A HEARING IN
THE HOUSE COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMITTEE BUT ULTIMATELY DIDN'T
MOVE OUT OF THE FIRST STOP IN
THE PROCESS. THERE WERE A NUMBER
OF CHALLENGES THAT CAME UP IN
TERMS OF WORKING WITH THE STATE
PATROL SPECIFICALLY WHO MANAGES
THE TOXICOLOGY LABS AS WELL AS A
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ON HOW TO
HANDLE THE EVIDENCE AND COURT
PROCESSES THAT FOLKS HADN'T
GRAPPLED WITH OR HAVE AN ANSWER
WITH AT THE TIME. UNFORTUNATELY,
THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL ENDED UP
HAVING MEDICAL LEAVE IN THAT
SESSION. THERE WASN'T A MEMBER
PUSHING THAT BILL FORWARD. IT IS
A CULMINATION OF A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT THINGS ON THAT TOPIC.
ONE SOLUTION THAT DID KIND OF
ADDRESS WHAT WE ARE GETTING AT
AROUND THE BACK LOG IS THROUGH
THE BUDGET. SO THE STATE PATROL
IS GOING TO RECEIVE A LITTLE
OVER A MILLION OF EVIDENCE THEY
HAVE IN THEIR LAB TO HELP THINGS
IN THE QUEUE TO MOVE THINGS UP
MORE SWIFTLY. THAT IS ONE
STRATEGY, NOT NECESSARILY THE
SOLUTION WE WERE LOOKING FOR BUT
THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN COUNT
ON.
>> THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD,
THAT WAS HB1228 CONCERNING
TOXICOLOGY TESTING. THEN I HAVE
A QUESTION ABOUT HB5814,
ESTABLISHING SALES TAX ON
CURRENTLY EXEMPT SERVICES. WHAT
IS THE ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH
SEATTLE COULD RECEIVE FROM THAT?
>> THE ESTIMATE I RECEIVED FROM
CBO WAS A WIDE RANGE,
ESSENTIALLY OF BETWEEN 2 AND $35
MILLION. IT IS HARD TO --
>> DON'T TAKE THAT TO THE BANK.
>> EXACTLY. I THINK THEY WOULD
LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE A
BETTER ESTIMATE AT THE NEXT
FORECAST.
>> GOT IT. AND I THINK THAT WHAT
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE SORT
OF THE -- THAT WAS $1.2 MILLION
TO DECREASE CASE BACK LOGS FOR
THAT WAS PAGE 116. DO YOU THINK
THAT 1228 WOULD COME BACK NEXT
YEAR?
>> YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING
UP THE CONVERSATION AGAIN. I
THINK AS SOON AS WE CAN WORK OUT
THE POLICY QUESTIONS THAT AROSE
IN THE COMMITTEE PROCESS AND
HAVE ANSWERERERS TO THEM AND
HAVE COMPROMISED APPROACH WITH
THE STAKE HOLDERS, WE CAN GET
BACK.
>> WOULD IT BE CORRECT TO
CHARACTERIZE SOME OF THE CONCERN
THAT IF THE PRIVATE ACCREDITED
LABS ARE USED, WHO WOULD PAY FOR
THAT AND THERE WAS CONCERN THAT
COUNTIES OR MUNICIPALITIES --
WAS THERE A --
>> THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT
CAME UP ONNER AROUND WHO PAYS
BUT THE BILL DID NOT SPECIFY IF
THE STATE HAD TO BE ON THE HOOK
FOR THAT. THAT WAS A CONCERN
THAT LEGISLATORS HAD IF WE
AUTHORIZE THE OTHER LABS TO DO
IT, DOES THE STATE HAVE TO HELP
PAY. IT WAS MOROF A QUESTION, I
DON'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARILY
A FACTOR THAT HELD UP THE BILL.
>> OKAY. THEN MY LAST QUESTION
IS THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET,
$9.2 MILLION TO ADDRESS HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS ON OR
LESS THAN WHAT WE GET? BECAUSE I
WAS GOING IN AND I HAD HEARD
FROM OUR PARTNERS THAT THERE WAS
CONCERN THERE WOULD BE FEWER
RESOURCES.
>> YES. THOSE ARE TWO AREAS THAT
DEALT WITH THAT. THERE WAS IN
THE OPERATING BUDGET, THERE WAS
THE PROGRAM ITSELF THAT DOES THE
OPERATIONS. THAT WAS FUNDED AT
$90 MILLION FOR THE TWO YEARS.
THAT IS LESS THAN PREVIOUS.
PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS AROUND $140
MILLION FOR TWO YEARS. THIS IS A
REDUCTION. THEN THE CLEANUP
MONEY, WSDOT SPECIFICALLY FOR
THEM TO DO THE LITERAL CLEANUP,
THE DEBRIS CLEANUP THAT DOESN'T
INVOLVE OUT REACH. THAT $9
MILLION IS RELATIVELY THE SAME
AS WHAT IS RECEIVED IN THE PAST
BUDGET.
>> DOES THIS MEAN THAT IF THERE
ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING
UNSHELTERED THAT THERE ARE FEWER
RESOURCES TO OUT REACH TO PEOPLE
AND FEWER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM
TO BE HOUSED AFTERWARDS?
>> YES.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYONE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT IS THE
EXPECTATION? THERE IS NOW THE
QUESTION, YOU ARE ALL NODDING
KNOWINGLY. ONE DOES NOT KNOW
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. SO
IS THERE, I'M ASSUMING NO
JURISDICTIONS ARE COUNING ON
THESE NUMBERS AT ALL, INCLUDING
SEATTLE, WE ARE ALL JUST WAITING
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE
EXECUTIVE?
>> YEAH, I THINK THE TIMELINE IS
THE GOVERNOR HAS 20 DAYS TO SIGN
IT OR SIGN VETO TO LEGISLATION.
SO WE WILL FIND OUT IN THE
COMING WEEKS.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M SEEING
NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR HANDS UP,
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND IF
ANYONE HAS ANY FURTHER FOLLOW UP
QUESTIONS, GO AHEAD AND ASK BUT
I AM ALSO TEMPTED TO SAY, TAKE
SOME REST ALSO. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. UP NEXT,
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS. I WAS PLANNING ON
DISTRIBUTING FOR SIGNATURE A
PROCLAMATION AT TODAY'S MEETING
HONORING REVEREND HARRIET
WALDEN. IT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION
LATE THAT THERE WERE SOME ERRORS
THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. SO
I WILL BE HOLDING THIS
PROCLAMATION UNTIL TOMORROW WHEN
I WILL ASK FOR SIGNATURES AND
PRESENT IT AT THE FULL COUNCIL
MEETING. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I
WILL SAVE THE MAIN TALKING
POINTS FOR THAT PRESENTATION BUT
I DO WANT TO, JUST SO WE ARE ALL
ON THE SAME PAGE, THIS IS A
PROCLAMATION THAT STATES THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HONORS
REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN, AN
ADVOCATE AND CHANGE MAKER WHOSE
IMPACT WILL CONTINUE TO SHAPE
AND INSPIRE THE CITY FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. SO STAY
TUNED FOR THAT IN THE MAKING.
ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER HANDS UP. THERE IS NOTHING
ELSE TO TALK ABOUT FOR ANY OTHER
ACTIONS. SO WE WILL GO RIGHT NOW
TO THE PREVIEW OF COUNCIL
ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. THIS WEEK'S ROLL
CALL STARTS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON?
>> THANK YOU MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL TRY TO KEEP MY
REMARKS BRIEF AND FOCUSED. SO
WITH TOMORROW'S COUNCIL AGENDA,
THERE IS AN ADA CAN BE
CONTACTED WITH THAT. LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
MONDAY, MAY 12. THIS WILL BE A
SPECIAL MEETING STARTING AT
9:30. AND ON TAP FOR T MEETING
WILL BE A BRIEFING REGARDING
SOUND TRANSIT 3, CODE AMENDMENT
LEGISLATION. IN TERMS OF
ACTIVITY THIS PAST WEEK, I WAS
IN ATTENDANCE AT THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY FOR THE 11 THAT DIED
IN VANCOUVER. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE
THERE. SOMBER EVENT TO SAY THE
LEAST. HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS
WITH VARIOUS -- THANK YOU FOR
THAT. WE HAD A NUMBER OF
INCIDENTS FOR THE OFFICE OF
RIGHTS OPEN HOUSE, PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL GROWTH
MANAGEMENT BOARD, MET WITH
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
LEADERSHIP MET WITH OFFICE OF
STANDARDS, STAFF TOURED FORT
LAWTON. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
I WERE AT A COMMUNITY BRUNCH
WITH THE ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY
YESTERDAY AND JUST THIS
AFTERNOON THERE WERE SEVERAL OF
US IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOVERNANCE
LUNCHEON. RATHER THAN PREVIEWING
WHAT IS GOING ON FOR THE REST OF
THIS WEEK, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THE ALLIANCE LUNCHEON. IT IS NOT
LOST ON ME THAT WE ARE AT A
LUNCHEON TALKING ABOUT T THE
ALLIANCE FOR GOVERNMENT
RESPONSIBILITY AND JUST A FEW
DAYS AGO, I HAD ANOTHER SHOOTING
AT BEAR SHAPE PARK IN WHICH A
36-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AND 8-YEAR-OLD
GIRL WERE BOTH HIT BY GUNFIRE.
STILL TRYING TO GET TO THE
DETAILS OF THIS BUT EVIDENTLY
SHOTS FIRED INTO A CAR FROM A
PARK INTO AN AREA WHERE A FAMILY
WAS GATHERING. A LOT OF KIDS
RUNNING AROUND. AND THEN A LOT
OF KIDS RUNNING INTO THE WOODS
TO AVOID THE GUNFIRE. A LOT OF
ADULTS HITTING THE DIRT. AND
THEN AFTER THAT HAPPENED, THERE
WAS ANOTHER VOLLEY OF GUNFIRE
THAT OCCURRED. I'M TRYING TO
GET SPECIFICS ON IF IT WAS FOLKS
IN THE PARK SHOOTING BACK OR IF
WHOEVER SHOT THE FIRST TIME CAME
BACK TO SHOOT AGAIN. I CAN'T
HELP BUT THINK ABOUT ONE OF OUR
OWN CENTRAL STAFF MEMBERS THAT
HAPPENED TO LIVE NOT TOO FAR
FROM THAT AND SAW IT HAPPEN. I
ALSO CAN'T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT
THE CHILDREN WHO ARE IMPACTED BY
THAT, WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF
THAT AND ARE GOING TO BE
TRAUMATIZED BY THAT FOR LIFE. A
LOT OF FOLKS ARE ASKING ABOUT,
WE NEED TO HAVE COMMUNITY
MEETING. WE NEED MORE POLICE. WE
NEED SOMETHING. BUT WHAT I'M
LEFT WITH IS, WHY? WHY DO WE
HAVE PEOPLE SHOOTING AT A FAMILY
IN A PARK, WHY. AND I DON'T
HAVE AN ANSWER. I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE IS ANY COMMUNITY FORUM
THAT IS GOING TO PROVIDE THAT
ANSWER BUT I WOULD ASK OF THOSE
WHO DECIDE TO PICK UP A FIREARM
TO RESOLVE CONFLICT, THINK ABOUT
THE IMPACT OF THOSE YOUNG LIVES
THAT COULD BE YOUR LITTLE
COUSINS, YOUR BROTHERS, YOUR
SISTERS, THINK ABOUT HOW THEY
ARE GOING TO BE SCARRED BECAUSE
YOU DECIDED TO USE A FIREARM TO
RESOLVE SOME KIND OF BEEF. I MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THE FACT THAT SOMEONE HAS
MADE ME ANG REBUT I CAN DO
SOMETHING ABOUT HOW I RESPOND TO
THAT. SO THAT IS MY ASK. THINK,
PLEASE AND THINK ABOUT THOSE
YOUNG LIVES. AND UNLESS THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I YIELD THE
BALANCE OF MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, WELL SAID. GUN VIOLENCE
IS PREVENTABLE. WE CAN'T STOP
FIGHTS FROM HAPPENING. WE CAN
TAKE FIREARMS OUT OF THE
SITUATION WHICH IN AN INSTANT,
SOMEBODY'S IMPULSE CAN BE LIFE
ALTERING IN A REALLY NEGATIVE
WAY. THAT LIGHT LOOKED REALLY
GOOD ON YOU AS WELL. IT LOOKED
SO GOOD, IT WAS BLINDING. GLAD
THAT WE GOT THE SHADES PULLED
DOWN FOR THE RECORD.
>> IT WAS THE SHINE OFF THE
HEAD.
>> OUT OF YOUR EYES, MY FRIEND.
THIS WEEK, THE FINANCE AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEES
WILL MEET THIS WEDNESDAY AT 9:30
A.M. WE ARE SCHEDULED TO VOTE ON
THE GRANTS ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE
AND APPROPRIATIONS PRESENTED
DURING THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING. WE WILL BE RECEIVING A
FINANCE UPDATE FROM CENTRAL
STAFF REGARDING THE GENERAL FUND
BUDGETING AND BALANCING
ANALYSIS. THIS WEEK OUR ANALYSTS
WILL BE BREAKING DOWN THE
EFFECTS OF APRIL'S REVENUE
FORECAST. AND WHAT THAT IMPACT
WILL BE ON DIFFERENT FUNDS AND
THOSE FUND LEVELS. THESE ARE
DENSE AND IMPORTANT INSIGHTS FOR
OUR BUDGETING PROCESS COMING
THIS FALL AND FOR THE
SUPPLEMENTAL THIS SUMMER. IF YOU
ARE UP ABLE TO ATTEND COMMITTEE,
I ASK YOU RECEIVE THIS BRIEFING
ON THE MATERIAL BECAUSE IT IS A
CRITICAL BASE OF INFORMATION,
SETTING US AHEAD OF THE BUDGET
MEETINGS IN JUNE AND JULY. I AM
STILL PLANNING ON HOSTING THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEES IN JUNE
AND JULY. THE WHEN WE STARTED AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, I
MENTIONED I WAS LOOKING TO HOST
THESE MEETINGS IN JUNE AND JULY
TO LOOK BACK AT THE WORK WE DID
LAST YEAR AND GET OUR FEET SET
BOTH T PROCEDURE AND PRODUCT.
WITH THE NEWS LAST MONTH THAT WE
RECEIVED, IT MAKES THESE
MEETINGS D
MONTH AFTER EVEN MORE IMPORTANT
AND WILL CONTAIN THE
PREREQUISITE INFORMATION TO
REENACT THE STABILIZATION WORK
THAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE THIS
FALL. FOR FULL COUNCIL, THE
BUDGET T COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE
ANY BILLS COMING TO FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW. BEFORE I MOVE ON TO
EXTERNAL WORK, REGARDING THE
KIOSKS, I WON'T SPEAK TO THE
MERITS OF THE PROPOSAL TODAY,
SIMPLY THAT IN THE PAST THIS
PROGRAM HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. THAT
PROPOSAL HAS BEEN SQUARELY
WITHIN THE SIGN CODE, RATHER
THAN THE PROPOSAL AS A STREET
USE TERM PERMIT. THAT SAID,
TYPICAL PROCEDURE REFLECTS IF
THIS IS SIGN CODE, THEN IT
SHOULD BE REFERRED TO LAND USE
COMMITTEE. IF TAKEN AT FACE
VALUE AS A STREET TERM PERMIT,
TYPICAL SERVICE WOULD HAVE THE
BILL REFERRED TO THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THESE
COMMENTS ARE SOLELY ON THE PROER
TODAY AND I WILL SPEAK TO THE
MERITS OF THE PROPOSAL AS IT
MOVES FORWARD. TO EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, THE SOUND TRANSIT
EXPANSION COMMITTEE MEETS THIS
THURSDAY, MAY 8. THE AGENDA WILL
BE A COUPLE OF MOTIONS AND
REPORTS TO THE COMMITTEE
REGARDING THE TACOMA DOME LINK
EXTENSION, DIS PUBLIC COMMENT
REPORT AND THE MULTIPLE APARD
TASK ORDER CONTRASTS BRIEFING.
THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
COST SAVINGS FOR SOUND TRANSIT
AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
TO LOOK AT VERY CAREFULLY. IF
THE ENTIRE SOUND TRANSIT BUDGET
T DOES NOT SUPPORT? OF THESE
ACTIONS, WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL
OF THAT. ONTO THE GOOD NEWS,
THIS COMING SATURDAY, SATURDAY
MAY 10, DOWNTOWN REDMOND LINK
EXTENSION WILL GO LIVE WITH TWO
NEW RAIL STATIONS. ONE NEAR MARY
MORE PARK AND ONE NEAR DOWNTOWN.
THERE WILL BE A SPEAKING PROGRAM
AND RIBBON CUTTING AT THE
DOWNTOWN REDMOND LOCATION
STATION. PROGRAMMING BEGINS AT
10:30 WITH LIGHT RAIL SERVICE
BEGINNING AROUND NOON. IF ANYONE
IS INTERESTED IN JOINING, I
WOULD BE HAPPY TO CAR POOL OR
BUS POOL WITH YOU OUT THERE.
THERE WILL BE LIVE MUSIC,
VENDORS, FOOD, AND FAMILY
FRIENDLY ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. COME BY AND JOIN THE
FESTIVITIES. IN DISTRICT 6, I
SHARED THIS LAST WEEK AND I KNOW
THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS NOT WITHIN
DISTRICT 6 BUT IT IS MY
COMMITTEE. JUNE 8 THE ANIMAL
SHELTER WILL HOST THEIR 5K FUN
RUN AND WALK. PROCEEDS HELP
FURTHER THE ANIMAL SHELTER'S
MISSION TO PROVIDE CRITICAL
SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S
MOST VULNERABLE ANIMALS. IN
DISTRICT 6, I HELD OFFICE
HOURSALIST WEEK, LOOKING FORWARD
TO HOSTING NEXT WEEK. FINALLY, I
WANT TO SPEAK TO ANOTHER ITEM ON
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR TODAY. THE BILL
REGARDING ETHICS. I WANT TO BE
TRANSPARENT WITH YOU. I'M
SKEPTICAL OF LEGSHIP THAT WOULD
LOOSEN ETHICS CODE. I HAVE BEEN
AWARE OF THE PROPOSAL SINCE LAST
YEAR. WE ARE JUST 100 DAYS INTO
THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
AND THE TRUST IN GOVERNMENT IS
NEARING ALL TIME LOWS. WE HAVE
SEEN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE IN
POWER HAVE CROSSED THE ETHICAL
LINES. IT UNDERMINES THE WORK WE
ARE DOING. FOR ME, THIS IS NOT
THE TIME TO BE HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT LOOSENING OUR
ETHICAL STANDARDS, THE ONES WHEE
ARE HELD TO. BUT IF WE ARE TO
HAVE THE CONVERSATION, I THINK
VOTERS SHOULD BE THE ONES TO
DECIDE. OUR COUNCIL SHOULD NOT
BE CHANGING ITS OWN ETHICAL
CONSTRAINTS. WE SHOULDN'T BE
CHANGING OUR OWN RULES. VOTERS
HAVE ELECTED US TO OPERATE UNDER
THESE RULES. CHANGING THEM
MIDTERM WITHIN SIX WEEK PERIOD
AND WITHOUT A VOTE OF PEOPLE
UNDERMINES THAT AGREEMENT WE
HAVE MADE WITH OUR RESIDENTS. YF
SEEN ARGUMENTS FOR THE CHANGES
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD ASK
OURSELVES ONE QUESTION, WOULD
THIS INSPIRE TRUST WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE? ANSWER IS IN NO
UNCERTAIN TERMS NO. WE NEED TO
INSPIRE TRUST IN GOVERNMENT, FIX
BIG PROBLEMS AND SMALL AND I
STAND READY TO PARTNER WITH
EVERYONE AND ANYONE TO PASS LAWS
THAT INSPIRE TRUST THAT FIX BIG
PROBLEMS OR SMALL. THIS
LEGISLATION DOESN'T DO THAT FOR
ME. I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION. WITH THAT, THAT'S
MY REPORT. I WILL TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS. IF NO QUESTIONS, I
WILL GO OVER TO THE ONE, ONLY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I SEE NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS SO GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. IFFIA ONLY TOLD ME YOU
WERE GOING TO DO THE INTRO LAST
WEEK.
>> IT WAS TWO WEEKS. IT WASN'T
T THE FULL INTROFOR THE RECORD.
>> FAIR ENOUGH. I'M JUST
PLAYING. PARKS UTILITIES
TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, NEXT WEEK AT
2:00 P.M. WE WILL CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT SPOs, THE
LEGISLATION PRESENTED LAST
MEETING, SOME OF THOSE
DISCUSSIONS. WE ARE ALSO GOING
TO BE TALKING ABOUT MEMORIAL
STADIUM AS WELL FOR
PRESENTATION. WE ARE ON A LITTLE
BIT OF A TIGHT TIMELINE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SO WE WILL BE PROVIDING MORE
INFORMATION, LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT. WE HAVE ASKED OUR SEATTLE
CENTER, AND SOME OF OUR CENTRAL
STAFF TO REACH OUT TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO PROVIDE A
DETAIL. WE RECEIVED EMAIL
REGARDING THAT INFORMATION LAST
WEEK. THANK YOU TO CENTRAL STAFF
FOR PROVIDING THAT. I KNOW I'M
NEW TO THE SITUATION. WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED WITH THIS PROCESS FOR
ALONG TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. ALSO, THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, THE SELECT COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WILL BE MAY 7 WHICH IS THIS
WEDNESDAY. THAT'S GOING TO BE
AT 2:00 P.M. WE WILL ENGAGE AND
TALK ABOUT -- WE WILL HAVE
CENTRAL STAFF ATTEND WHERE THEY
WILL BE PRESENTING SOME OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT SOME OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE BROUGHT
FORTH. ALSO THE WORK PLAN THAT
OUR OFFICE IS PROPOSING. SO
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN
THAT SO WE CAN HAVE A
COMPREHENSIVE WORK PLAN AS WELL.
WE WILL BE ACCEPTING WRITTEN
PUBLIC COMMENT ON WEDNESDAY,
JUST SO WE CAN DIVE INTO THE
DETAILS ABOUT THE LEGISLATION
BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRETTY HEFTY
AGENDA THAT WE NEED TO GET
THROUGH. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE THEIR
AMENDMENTS. FYI, WE WILL HAVE
CENTRAL STAFF PRESENT THOSE AND
WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOU TO SPLIN
AND WALK US THROUGH SOME OF YOUR
AMENDMENTS FOR THE INTERIM
LEGISLATION FOR HOUSE BILL 1110.
WE ALSO HAVE SENT OUT A PUBLIC
NOTICE REGARDING THE MAY 19th
PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT WAS
SENT OUT AND WE WILL BE
PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION
WITHIN OUR NEWSLETTER TO KIND OF
MAKE IT SO IT IS MORE PALATABLE
FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. LOOKING
FORWARD TO PEOPLE ENGAGING ON
MAY 19. WE ARE HAVING TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS. THE FIRST IS ONLINE,
THAT WILL BEGIN AT 9:30. WE ARE
ONLY TAKING ONLINE PUBLIC
COMMENT. THAT IS VIRTUAL. THEN
WE WILL BE MOVING AT 4:00 P.M.
INTO OUR IN PERSON PUBLIC
HEARING, JUST SO WE CAN BE SURE
TO SPLIT IT UP AND WE CAN HEAR
EVERYONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC HEARING. OTHER THAN THAT,
THAT'S EVERYTHING WE HAVE FOR
OUR COMMITTEES. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS, SEEING NONE, HEARING
NONE, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO
PASS THIS OFF TO MY LEFT,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HEARING AND SEEING NONE,
EITHER, I WILL START. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER, HOLLINGSWORTH.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE NEXT
MEETING WILL BE A WEEK FROM
TOMORROW, 13th OF MAY. WE WILL
HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
FIRST WE WILL HAVE CHIEF BARNES
WHO AT THAT POINT WILL BE PRETTY
MUCH AT HIS 100 DAY MARK. HE
WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON HIS
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY PLAN. SO
THAT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA.
SECONDLY, AND I APOLOGIZE
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET TO ITEM
FOUR IN THEALIST MEETING WHICH
IS CHIEF OF POLICE INVESTIGATION
ORDINANCE, WE HAD A RAM
BUNKTIOUS LONG DISCUSSION IN
EARLIER PARTS OF THE AGENDA. SO
WE WILL TAKE THAT UP NEXT WEEK.
GENERALLY FOR ME, FOR MEETINGS
EXTERNAL AND SOFORTH OF
INTEREST, THIS WEEK, NOTE TODAY
I HAD AN INTERESTING MEETING
WITH THE A.I. SAFETY PROETH,
TALKING ABOUT A.I., LOTS TO
THINK ABOUT. I DON'T THINK THE
FEDERAL, STATE LOCAL LEVELS WE
ARE REALLY DO DOING THAT. WHICH
IS IN TURN A SAFETY ISSUE.
MEETING WITH CPC, THE COMMUNITY
T POLICE COMMISSION TOMORROW AND
TOMORROW EVENING, MY STAFF WILL
PARTICIPATE WITH THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
WEDNESDAY, WE HAVE THE REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE THAT I
PARTICIPATE IN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. ON
THURSDAY, PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION POLICY MEETING
WHICH I PLAN ON ATTENDING IN
PERSON, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
AFTER MY DAUGHTER'S DENTIST
APPOINTMENT, SO I WANT TO CAVEAT
THAT A LITTLE BIT. NEXT WEEK, A
COUPLE OF THINGS TO NOTE,
ENGAGING WITH THE FIFA WORLD CUP
TEAM PARTICULARLY OF THE IMPACT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PACIFIC
SCIENCE CENTER WHICH IS A JEWEL
OF THE CITY AND THEIR IGNITE
LUNCHEON WHICH IS GOING TO BE
HEADLINED BY OUR OWN MAYOR,
MAYOR HARRELL. AND LASTLY, I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE, TOO, LAST
WEEK I HAD A SERIES OF MEETINGS.
THAT KIND OF POINT T TO THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE AND THE KIND
OF ENGAGEMENT WE NEED TO DO. I
WENT TO THE JEWISH FAMILIES
SERVICES LUNCHEON. RABBI
BURKWITS GAVE A FANTASTIC
SPEECH, SPEAKING TO THE
CHALLENGE OF LOOKING OUT IN THIS
TIME OF IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE
CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE OR AT A
TIME WHEN USDA HAS CUT DOWN
DELIVERIES TO FOOD BANKS AND THE
CHALLENGES THEY ARE WORKING
THROUGH, DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED
TO EVERYONE. IT IS THE BEST
SPEECH I HAVE LISTENED TO
REGARDING THE NEW ENVIRONMENT WE
ARE IN. THURSDAY I MET WITH THE
STATE'S DHSH OFFICE, MET WITH
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC
SERVICES IN BELLTOWN REGARDING
THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE SEEN IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO WORK
TOGETHER WITH THE STATE,PLERLY
WITH THEIR LOCATION IN BELLTOWN
TO COME TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
SPEAKING OF COMMUNITY, ALSO ON
FRIDAY MET WITH WHEEL, WOMEN'S
SHELTER, AND THE CHALLENGES OF
USING THE MARY'S PLACE DAY
CENTER, STILL REVERBERATING. I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO
LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHAT ARE
THE POSSIBILITIES. AND YOU KNOW,
PART OF THIS IS ENGAGING IN
DIFFERENT WAYS. I REALLY WANT TO
THANK THE UNION GOSPEL MISSION
FOR MY TOUR OF SOME OF THE WORK
THEY DO WHICH GAVE ME GREAT
INSIGHT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE
WORK THAT -- FOR EXAMPLE THAT
COLEY IS DOING IN TERMS OF
GETTING INDIVIDUALS INTO HOUSING
WHICH KIND OF GOES TO THE STATE
BRIEFING, THE OIR BRIEFING WE
GOT EARLIER. IT SHOWS WHAT A
DIFFERENCE CAN BE MADE BY THE
DIFFERENT GROUPS WORKING
TOGETHER AND HAVING THE VARIOUS
ANGLES COVERED BASED ON VARYING
TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS DOING
THEIR WORK IN THE AREA. I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE ONE, TWO THREE,
COMBINATION I HAD LAST WEEK AND
IT WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING AND I
WANT TO THANK THE ORGANIZATIONS
WHO WERE MEETING WITH ME. AND
NOW, OVER TO -- BARRING ANY
QUESTIONS -- COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON
TOMORROW'S FULL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM
THE HOUSE HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. WITH THE PERMISSION
OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR, I WILL
BE BRINGING LEGISLATION TO THE
COMMITTEE THAT PROPOSES A CHANGE
TO THE ETHICS CODE. THIS
LEGISLATION IS AT THE BEHEST OF
THE DIRECTOR OF ETHICS AND
ELECTION TO ADDRESS CONCERNS HE
HAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE CURRENT
CODE THAT EFFECTIVELY DE
FACTODISENFRANCHISES VOTERS,
LARLY DISTRICT VOTERS. THE
INTENT IS FOR GREATER
TRANSERRANCY AND SUNSHINE. I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION
AND ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I'M
PLEASED TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS
ABOUT THE RENT ALGORITHM ISSUE.
I TOO SHARE THOSE FRUSTRATIONS
AND HAD REACHED OUT TO CENTRAL
STAFF TO BRING FORTH REGULATION
TO PREVENT PRICE FIXING.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
ON THAT LEGISLATION. ALIST WEEK,
I HAD A BRIEFING FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THE NORTHERN
LIGHTS ISSUE TO REVITALIZE THE
AURORA CORRIDOR. SOME VERY
EXCITING IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO
REALLY BRING THAT STRETCH OF
STATE HIGHWAY TO LIFE IN A WAY
THAT CONTRIBUTES TO
NEIGHBORHOODS AND POSITIVE
ACTIVATION. MY CONCERN RELANES
THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A
COORDINATED PUBLIC SAFETY
STRATEGY. UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO
ADDRESS THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES, SOME OF THE OTHER
THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DIFFICULT
TO PUT INTO PLACE. SO I SHARED
THOSE COMMENTS WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A
COORDINATED AND WHOLISTIC
APPROACH TO REVITALIZING THEIR
CORRIDOR. ALONG THOSE LINES, I
HELD A COMMUNITY MEETING IN
DISTRICT REGARDING THE CHRONIC
OPEN AIR DRUG USE AND OFTEN
VIOLENT DISORDER OCCURRING ON
33rd AVENUE AND LAKE CITY. THIS
IS AN ISSUE THAT THIS COMMUNITY
T HAS DEALT WITH FOR ALONG TIME.
IT WAS CLEAR FROM THIS MEETING
THAT THE CITY NEEDS A
COORDINATED STRATEGY THAT
INCLUDES NEIGHBORS, BUSINESS
OWNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SBD,
CARE AND UCD TO ENSURE THAT THE
HEAVILY BURDENED 33rd AVENUE
COMMUNITY OF MOSTLY IMMIGRANTS,
REFUGEES, VETERANS, THOSE LIVING
IN SPECTRUM PROVIDED HOISING AND
OTHERS CAN FEEL SAFE IN THEIR
RESIDENCES AND STREETS. I WILL
BE WORKING TO FIND HOPEFULLY A
SOLUTION TO THIS. I WANT TO NOTE
THAT THE FEDERAL CUTS TO THE
AMERCORPS PROGRAM HAS IMPACTED
D5 PROVIDERS, THE HUNGER
PREVENTION PROVIDER PROGRAM IS
NOW NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEIR FOOD
SERVICE PROVISION. THEY RUN AN
IMPORTANT SENIOR MEAL PROVIDER
PROGRAM. THE LITERACY SOURCE
PROGRAM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE WITH THEIR PROGRAMMING.
THEY WORK WITH IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEES TO HELP THEM LEARN
ENGLISH TO STUDY FOR THEIR
CITIZENSHIP EXAM SO THEY CAN
BECOME CITIZENS AND ALSO TO
LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE THE KIJTLE
WORLD THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN.
THEY WILL NOT BE IN A POSITION
TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE
WHICH IS QUITE DISTRESSING. I
REACHED OUT TO THE OFFICE OF
REFUGEE AFFAIRS TO SEE IF THERE
IS ANY POTENTIAL UNDERSPEND TO
HELP WITH TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
IN THAT REGARD. LATER THIS WEEK,
I'M SCHEDULED TO ATTEND WEST
SEATTLE ART WALK. THAT WILL
FEATURE WORK FROM LOCAL
SURVIVORS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXMRITATION. SATURDAY I WILL
HAVE OFFICE HOURS AT THE LAKE
SERVICE COMMUNITY CENTER. LAST
WEEK DURING OFFICE HOURS, I
WOULD NOTE THERE WERE
INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE OPENLY
SMOKING FENTANYL ON THE SERVICE
STEPS JUST FEET AWAY FROM KIDS
PLAYING AND BLOCKING PATHWAY FOR
CONSTITUENTS TRYING TO NAVIGATE
UP THE STEPS TO THEIR
APPOINTMENT WITH ME. NOTE THIS
IS JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE
FUTURE LAKE CITY COMMUNITY
CENTER THAT WILL BE PROVIDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. JUST
AGAIN MORE EVIDENCE OF THE NEED
TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING OPEN AIR
DRUG USE AND CHRONIC DISORDER
THAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AFFECTING
REAL PEOPLE. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE UTC AND CONTRACTED
SERVICE PROVIDERS. WE TOOK BACK
THE SERVICE OUT REACH CONTRACTS
LAST YEAR. REKRATHED WITH D HRGS
C AND OTHER GROUPS. THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS APPEAR TO BE
WORKING VERY WELL I WANTED TO
SHOUTOUT TO THEM FOR THE AMAZING
WORK THEY DO TO CONNECT PEOPLE
TO HOUSING AND SERVICES AS WELL
AS KEEPING NEIGHBORHOODS CLEAR
OF TRASH AND NEEDLES AS WELL AS
THEIR EFFORTS TO FIND WAYS TO
BRING COMMUNITY SPACES INTO
POSITIVE USE. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY
ARE DOING IN DISTRICT 5. IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. THE THE SUSTAINABILITY
CITY LIGHT AND ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE MET LAST FRIDAY WHERE
WE RECEIVED TWO PRESENTATIONS
FROM THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
THE FIRST ON FRESH BUCKS AND THE
SECOND ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE FUND. I LOCK FORWARD TO
STRENGTHENING THE PROGRAMS AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
ESPECIALLY AS WE SEE CHANGES TO
SNAP AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRESH BUCKS TO
STEP IN. WE ALSO CONFIRMED AN
APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY LIGHT
REVIEW PANEL WE HAVE CLOSED AND
WE HAVE A FULLY SEATED SEATTLE
LIGHT REVIEW PANEL WHICH IS
EXCITING. FOLLOWING THE END OF
THE MEETING, I HAD A CHANCE TO
CONNECT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER
DAWN LINDELL TO SEE HOW THEY ARE
MAKING CHANGES FOLLOWING THE
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. LAST WEEK
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
RELEASED ITS DISCRETIONARY
BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
I'M STILL WORKING MY WAY
THROUGH THE BUT THE CULTS ARE
JARRING. ANY CUT WILL NEED TO
MAKE IT THROUGH A REPUBLICAN
CONTROLLED CONGRESS TO BE
ENACTED BUT THERE IS DIRE CAUSE
FOR CERTAIN AT THE INITIAL
PROPOSAL. AS CHAIR OF
SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND CULTURE,
I WANT TO DAYLIGHT A FEW ITEMS
THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION
INCLUDING 12 MENTIONS OF CUTS
HAPPENING TO PROGRAMS THAT ARE
CONSIDERED WOKE. I ENCOURAGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE
AREAS THAT WILL IMPACT THE
COMMITTEES THEY CHAIR AS AN
EXERCISE TO SEE WHAT MAY COME.
SOME OF THE DRAMATIC CUTS
INCLUDE A TOTAL ELIMINATION OF
THE LOW INCOME HEATING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, KNOWN AS
LIHEAP AND REPORTS THAT THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STATES THE
BUDGET PROPOSES TO END THIS
PROGRAM AND TO INSTEAD SUPPORT
LOW INCOME THROUGH ENERGY
DOMINANCE, LOWER PRICES AND AN
AMERICA FIRST ECONOMIC PLATFORM.
BUT THERE ARE NO SPECIFICS ON
HOW THEY PLAN TO DO THIS WHICH
IS CONCERNING AS WE HEAD INTO
WARM SUMMER MONTHS. THERE IS
ALSO AN ELIMINATE OF $15.2
BILLION IN REMAINING BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FUNDS THAT
WERE INTENDED TO BE INVESTED IN
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND VEHICLE
ELECTRIFICATION AND CHARGING
STATIONS. THERE IS A $2.6
BILLION CUT FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY'S OFFICE OF ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STATES
THAT THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP TO
ELIMINATING GREEN NEW DEAL,
CHIEMENT CHANGE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS.
THE ADMINISTRATION HAS TAKEN TO
CALLING THE GREEN NEW DEAL THE
GREEN NEW SCAM. THERE IS A TOTAL
ELIMINATION OF THE CORPORATION
FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES, AKA AMERCORPS AS HAS
BEEN DISCUSSED. TWO OF MOY STAFF
PREVIOUSLY SERVED WITH AMERCORPS
AND THE CORPORATION OF PUBLIC
BROADCASTING AND MUSEUM OF
LIBRARY SCIENCES, THE NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT OF ARTS AND
HUMANITIES, MARINE MAMMAL
COMMISSION AND MORE. COLLEAGUES,
I INKRMG YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT
WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE. IT
WAS ILLUMINATING FOR ME EAND
DEEPLY CONCERNING WHEN WE THINK
OF HOW THIS WILL IMPACT T THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. BUILDING
ON THAT, THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGES IS MEETING FRIDAY
MAY 16. WE WILL HEAR FROM A
PANEL OF TRANSPORTATION
ORGANIZATIONS ON FEDERAL CHANGES
AND HOW THEY ARE IMPACTING THEIR
WORK, ESPECIALLY AS THEY PERTAIN
TO UPCOMING PROJECTS. I WANT TO
THANK OUR TRANSPORTATION CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR HIS
PARTNERSHIP IN HELPING PUT
TOGETHER THAT PANEL SO WE CAN
TEE UP A POSITIVE DISCUSSION FOR
THAT TOPIC. WE WILL BE VOTING ON
A WELCOMING CITY RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU TO MEMBERS WHO HAVE
PROVIDED FEEDBACK AND ENGAGED
WITH THE OFFICE OVER NT T TO
EMPHASIZE THAT OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IS THE LAST LINE OF
DEMOCRACY. AND IT'S AN
INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE
HOLDING. WE MUST DO EVERYTHING
IN OUR POWER TO PROTECT IT
LOCALLY WHILE ALSO RESTORING
TRUST IN THE PULIC, TRUST OF THE
PUBLIC IN GOVERNMENT WHICH IS
KURPT CURRENTLY AT AN ALL TIME
LOW. I SHARE IN THE CONCERNS
RAISED BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
ABOUT THE PROPOSED ETHICS AND I
HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. I LOOK
FORWARD TO ENGAGING. I WILL NAME
ONE QUESTION TODAY AND THAT IS
WHY NOW? SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
ENGAGING ON THE MATTER. I WILL
BE ENGAGING CLOSELY. WITH THAT,
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES. ALL
RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK E SELECT
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVY WHERE WE HEARD FROM
THE EXECUTIVE VIA DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON AND DIRECTOR
CHAPELLE, THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL,
EVERY CHILD READY LEVY RENEWAL
PROPOSAL. TODAY THE CLERK'S
OFFICE WILL BE PUBLISHING MY
AMENDED LEGISLATION WHICH YOU
CAN REVIEW AS YOU KNOW. YOU OR
YOUR STAFF ARE WELCOME TO COME
TO ME DIRECTLY AND ALSO OUR
CENTRAL STAFF, JASMINE MORA AT
ANY POINT TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY 12 AT 5:00
P.M., WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
AT CITY HALL IN CHAMBERS. ON
WEDNESDAY 15th, WE HAVE ANOTHER
SELECT COMMITTEE WHERE CENTRAL
STAFF WILL BE PRESENTING THE
POLICY CONSIDERATION FOR THE
PROPOSAL AND WE WILL HAVE A VERY
TIGHT QUORUM. SO I HOPE YOU WILL
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND SO
WE CAN KEEP THE LEVY RENEWAL
PROCESS ON TRACK. I WANT TO
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ALL YOU
ARE DOING TO ACCOMMODATE AND
PRIORITIZE THE SELECT COMMITTEE
TOWARDS THAT END. AS YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OR
AMOUNT OF TIME FOR WHICH WE NEED
TO PUT THIS -- VOTE ON THIS SO
IT CAN APPEAR IN THE BALLOT IN
THE FALL. IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS, I MET WITH DIRECTOR
MOHAMED FROM THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS TO
DISCUSS THEIR SUPPORT OF
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY
IN LIGHT OF THE TERRIBLE ATTACKS
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I ASKED AND
REQUESTED INFORMATION RELATED TO
ANY UNDERSPEND FROM THE CITY'S
BUDGET T THAT COULD GO TOWARDS
HELPING WITH THE REPRESENTATION
OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN
SEATTLE IN ADDITION TO THE
FUNDING THAT ORI PROVIDES UNDER
THE CITY'S LEGAL DEFENSE FUND.
LAST WEEK I HAD A REGULAR
MONTHLY MEETING WITH CHIEF
BARNES WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE
RECENT ACTIVATION OR UPCOMING
ACTIVATION OF MAGNUSON PARK BY
THE PARK RANGERS AT SEATTLE
PARKS TO DETER LARGE AFTER HOURS
ACTIVITY AT THE PARK'S BOAT
LAUNCH. MAGNUSON PARK HAS BECOME
THE NEXT PARK THAT HAS
EXPERIENCED SUCH ACTIVITY, SOME
OF WHICH IS VERY DISTURBING THAT
HAS INVOLVED GUNFIRE. THAT
ACTIVATION WILL START MEMORIAL
DAY WEEKEND AND SPD HAS ALSO
INCREASED PATROLS IN THE AREA
BETWEEN NOW AND THE OFFICIAL
ACTIVATION AS THEY ARE ABLE TO
GIVEN THE STAFFING NUMBERS. I
CONFIRM THAT WITH CAPTAIN
DAVIDSON FROM THE NORTH PRECINCT
WHO I MET WITH THIS MORNING.
THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY
CAN ON THAT END TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE BEING RESPONSIVE TO ALL
OF THIS ACTIVITY THAT IS
HAPPENING AT MAGNUSON PARK AND
THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. I WILL
SAY I KNOW THAT CAPTAIN DAVIDSON
HAS ALSO PRIORITIZED AS THEY ARE
ABLE PATROLLING THE DISTRICT,
NOT JUST THE DISTRICT I
REPRESENT BUT THE NORTH END AND
THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE
REPRESENTED BY THE NORTH
PRECINCT. I WANT TO THANK THEM
FOR THAT. I AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO ATTENDING THE MONTHLY COUNCIL
WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING. THE NORTH PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING. WHICH
WE ALWAYS MAKE A PRIORITY TO
ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN.
LASTLY, NEXT FRIDAY, MAY 16, I
WILL BE ATTENDING MY FIRST
MEETING AS A NEWLY APPOINTED
MEMBER TO THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITY'S LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES COMMITTEE, A
COMMITTEE THAT HELPS DETERMINE
THE ORGANIZATION'S LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR OLYMPIA'S NEXT
LEGISLATIVE CYCLE. COLLEAGUES,
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,
I WILL PASS IT ALONG TO OUR
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. SO ON THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE FRONT, OUR NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30
A.M., THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CAMERA
AUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION.
SECOND, THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
ENFORCEMENT BUDGET PROVIZO LIFT,
SPECIFIC FOR NONSCHOOL ZONES.
THIRD AND FINALLY, WE HAVE A
BLOCK 52, ALLEY VACATION IN
DISTRICT 7 TOWN HALL. EXCITING,
FUN PACKED, IMPACTFUL AGENDA FOR
TOMORROW MORNING. WE WILL SEE
YOU THERE COLLEAGUES AND
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.
WITH RESPECT TO THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, SO FIRST
AND FOREMOST, FRIENDLY REMINDER
COLLEAGUES, MORE SPECIFICALLY
NONCITY WIDE DISTRICT BASED
COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE GET YOUR
PIGS IN FOR THE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE TO SDOT OR MY OFFICE
APOINLT PROCESS AT THE COMMITTEE
MEETING. SO FAR WE HAVE
CONFIRMED PICKS FROM DISTRICTS
ONE, THREE, FIVE, PLUS ALL OF
THE MODAL BOARDS, THE
PEDESTRIAN, FREIGHT, BIKE,
TRANSIT ET CETERA. SO WE NEED TO
INITIATE THIS PROCESS AND GET
THE -- THE GOAL IS TO START THE
CONSIDERATION OF AND REVIEW, GO
THROUGH OUR PROCESS AT THE
COUNCIL LEVEL. THE GOAL IS TO
FINALIZE AND TO GET THESE PEOPLE
SEATED SO THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE
THEIR FIRST MEETING IN THE
SUMMER SOMETIME BECAUSE WE ARE
FOUR AND A HALF, FIVE MONTHS NOW
INTO A BRAND NEW VOTER APPROVED
LEVY. I THINK BY SUMMERTIME IS
WHEN THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO MEET
FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO FRIENDLY
REMINDER, I DON'T WANT TO AIR
ANYONE OUT OR PUT ANYONE ON
BLAST IN PARTICULAR BUT IS THIS
ON, COLLEAGUES FROM DISTRICTS I
DIDN'T NAME, TWO, FOUR, SIX,
SEVEN, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PICKS
AND HAPPY TO TALK OFF LINE AS
WELL. VERY IMPORTANT STUFF.
MOVING ON TO -- SO LATER NEXT
WEEK, JUST FINALIZED A DATE FOR
AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY TOWN HALL
CONVERSATION ON COMMUNITY SAFETY
FOR THE NORTH DEL RIDGE SNAKE
HILL AND HIGH POINT COMMUNITIES.
FINALIZED A DATE AND LOCATION.
NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 IN MY
DISTRICT, MORE INFORMATION WILL
FOLLOW AND ONE OF MY NEWSLETTERS
LATER THIS WEEK. WE HAVE SOME
GREAT GUESTS LINED UP AND
PANELISTS INCLUDING SPD CHIEF
BARNES, THE MAYOR'S CHIEF
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER ANDERSON
AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT CEO
LINDELL AND OTHERS. REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
THAT FOLLOWS. RAMPANT INCIDENTS
O OF GUN VIOLENCE ESCALATING,
RISING, GUN SHOTS, SHOTS FIRED
INCIDENTS, IN AND AROUND THE
COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR. AS YOU
KNOW, ME AND MY FAMILY HAPPENED
TO BE PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY ALL
OF THEM BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR.
SO NOW IS THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT
T SOME SOLUTIONS AND GATHER
COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT
WHATEVER CITY SOLUTIONS ARISE,
WHATEVER ADDITIONAL CITY
SOLUTIONS ARISE OUT OF THIS, I
SENT A PROBUST COMPREHENSIVE
NEWSLETTER UPDATE LAST WEEK THAT
INCLUDED SOME ROBUST SET OF
INITIAL STEPS BUT WHATEVER
ARISES OUT OF THIS, WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE IT IS INFORMED BY
COMMUNITY WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY
NEXT POINT AS WELL AS CELEBRITY
SOLOMON APTLY NOTED TO KICK US
OFF TODAY, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY
FORUM, YES, NO, MAYBE SO. THERE
IS NO AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY FORUMS
AND PUBLIC SAFETY TOWN HALLS
THAT WE CAN DO THAT CAN HELP
RESOLVE INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITIES OF THEIR OWN
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT
SHOOT GUNS AT KIDS, TO NOT SHOOT
GUNS AT PARKS NEXT TOPEOPLE'S
HOMES, TO HAVE BULLETS LODGED IN
CAR SEATS. YES, THE CITY NEEDS
TO DO MORE. IN PARTICULAR, THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS IN PARTICULAR THAT
WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THE NEXT
WEEK'S D1 COMMUNITY SAFETY TOWN
HALL, THERE IS SOME UNFORTUNATE,
IT IS ULTIMATELY, THEY ARE
ULTIMATELY ATTRIBUTED TO TWO
THINGS, SPD TELLS ME, GANG
VIOLENCE ONE AND TWO SOME
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD ELETES,
A TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY SO TO
SPEAK FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE
PRACTICE SHOTS. THESE SPECIFIC
NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE ARE
HISTORICAL LEVELS OF
UNDERINVESTMENT IN THE
COMMUNITIES AROUND BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURE, LIGHTING, LACK
OF SIDEWALKS THAT DON'T MAKE --
MAKE IT MORE EASY AND CONVENIENT
FOR PEOPLE TO DO THIS KIND OF
THING. WE NEED TO DO MORE. THE
CITY NEEDS TO DO MORE. THAT
SAID, INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITIES HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S A SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THE
SOLUTIONS. I WANT TO MAKE THAT
CLEAR. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
ONTO STREET LIGHTS. SO AT LAST
WEEK'S COUNCIL BRIEFING, I HAD
AN EXCUSED ABSENCE BUT I KNOW
THERE WAS IMPORTANT CONVERSATION
AROUND AND CREDIT TAKEN FOR SOME
OF THE GREAT WORK THAT CITY
LIGHT HAS DONE TO REPAIR SOME
DOWNED STREET LIGHTS IN MY
DISTRICT AND HIGHLAND PARK IN
PARTICULAR WHICH IS TERRIFIC.
COLLEAGUES I DO APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION AND SHARED
COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING SAFETY
IN HIGH POINT INCLUDING IN BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED
INVESTMENTS. AND CREDIT IN MY
VIEW IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT A
FINIGHT RESOURCE. IT IS AN
UNCAPPED RESOURCE THAT WE CAN
ALL SHARE AND CELEBRATE. SO I
ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT OUR
OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING ACTIVELY
WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON THE
ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST LATE
FEBRUARY, FOLLOWING ANOTHER
TRAGIC SHOOTING IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH RESPECT TO THE
STREET LIGHT ISSUE. SO GRATEFUL
FOR THE SUPPORT FROM MY
COLLEAGUES AND THEIR OFFICES.
BUT AS THIS SPECIFIC
COMMUNITY'S DIRECT
REPRESENTATIVE, OUR OFFICE HAS
BEEN LEADING THE PUSH TO RESTORE
LIGHTING AND APPROVE SAFETY IN
THIS AREA. I HAVE TAKEN A NUMBER
OF NEIGHBORHOOD WALKING TOURS
WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS,
RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS WITHIN THE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND THEN
WHEN THREE OTHER COUNCILMEMBER
OFFICES GET INVOLVED, THAT
REALLY HELPS LIGHT THE FIRE AND
MOTIVATE PEOPLE. I JUST WANT TO
SAY WE CAN ALL WIN IN THIS AND
CELEBRATE THOSE UNIQUE
ACHIEVEMENTS. MORE WORK NEEDS TO
BE DONE. WE WILL CONTINUE. MY
OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE
FOR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
GUN VIOLENCE. SPECIAL SHOUTOUT
ON THE ISSUE. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR LAST
WEEK IN MY ABSENCE CLARIFYING MY
OFFICE'S INVOLVEMENT IN THAT.
THANK YOU TO, LET ME NAME NAMES
TOO. I'M NOT HERE TO SILENCE
ANYONE OR CONVENIENTLY OMIT
IMPACTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS OF
EVERYONE. LET ME NAME NAMES.
ERIC SCHMITT FROM MY OFFICE, IAN
GRIZ WLD, PLENTY OF OTHERS I
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND
CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS OUR SHARED
SUCCESS, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
AND FINALLY, QUICK CLARIFICATION
ON THE FEDERAL SELECT COMMITTEE
PANEL. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP
IN THAT. I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE
TO BE A THOUGHT PARTNER IN
FORMULATING THE EXACT PANEL BUT
YOU AND I HAD SOME GREAT
CONVERSATIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR
AROUND WHAT THE LIKE THE IDEA,
GENERATION, WHITEBOARDING AROUND
WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE CHALLENGE
THOUGHT PARTNERSHIP INFORMED
SOME OF THE SELECTION USED TO
WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO FIGURE
OUT THE BEST PANEL COMPOSITION
BUT IN ANY EVENT, THE BROADER
POINT WAS ON THE PARTNERSHIP ON
THIS IN WHICH I WOULD WHOLE
HEARTEDLY AGREE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COLLABORATION AND
PARTNERSHIP AS WELL. COLLEAGUES,
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I WELCOMEBY
QUESTIONS. AND IF NOT, I'M THE
LAST ONE AND I WILL PASS IT TO
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE LEVY.
ARE THOSE APPOINTMENTS LIKELY TO
BE COMPETITIVE? ARE THERE LIKELY
TO BE MORE THAN ONE -- SEVERAL
PEOPLE PUT FORWARD FOR ONE
POSITION?
>> FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
DO YOU MEAN THE MODAL ADVISORY
BOARD SELECTIONS? I THINK THERE
ARE 18 OFFHAND INDIVIDUALS.
>> BY DISTRICT. I DON'T HAVE A
DISTRICT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR
AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF I SHOULD
PUT FORWARD NAMES IF I HAD A
NAME -- GO AHEAD.
>> YEAH. WE HAVE THREE OR FOUR
OFFICES THAT HAVE MADE
SELECTIONS. I WILL SPEAK FOR MY
OFFICE, VERY COMPETITIVE. WE
INTERVIEWED SEVERAL PEOPLE AND
FIGURED OUT WHAT WOULD BE THE
BEST NEEDS FOR OUR DISTRICT. BUT
I KNOW -- YEAH, I THINK THEY
WERE FAIRLY COMPETITIVE BUT FOR
CLARITY, THEY ARE BATHAT'S WHAT.
>> AWESOME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT I HAVE A
POINT OF CLARIFICATION FROM MY
EARLIER REPORT, WOULDIA LIKE ME
TO DO THAT NOW OR AFTER YOU GO?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> COLLEAGUES, I SHOULD HAVE
BEEN CLEAR, THE CHANGES I MADE
TO THE LEVY RENEWAL ARE FOR
MINOR GRAMMATICAL CHANGES. I DID
NOT MAKE CHANGE TO SEE THE
INVESTMENT. I WANTED TO MAKE
THIS YEAR AS THE LEGISLATION AN
AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. AS YOU
KNOW, WE DISCUSSED THE
LEGISLATION AND THE INVESTMENTS
AND I MADE SURE THAT YOUR
INTERESTS WERE REPRESENTED AS
THE EXECUTIVE WAS PUTTING THAT
TOGETHER AND IT WAS VERY
COLLABORATIVE. I DID NOT MAKE
XAE ANY CHANGES TO THE
INVESTMENT PIECE AND I DIDN'T
WANT YOU TO BE CONCERNED THAT
WAS THE CASE BUT ALSO WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, PLEASE
DO REACH OUT WITH QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, FEEDBACK TO BOTH
MYSELF AND JASMINE MARA. THANK
YOU FOR LETTING ME CLARIFY.
>> BEFORE GETTING INTO MY
REGULAR COMMENTS I HAVE
PREPARED, I WANTED TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON FOR
VOICING YOUR OUTRAGE AND DISMAY
ON WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE FRIDAY
-- NO THURSDAY IN BER SHEBA AND
THEN SUBSEQUENT COMMENTS ABOUT
GUN VIOLENCE. WHEN THAT HAPPENED
ON THURSDAY, I RECEIVED WORD
SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WHAT POPPED
THROUGH MY MIND WAS WHAT IS THE
RESPONSE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS OR
THE WORK OF OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE
HOW MUCH, WHAT ARE THE IMMEDIATE
STEPS TAKEN WHEN GUN VIOLENCE
HAPPENS TO PREVENT RETRIBUTION
OR PERPETUATION OF THE EVENT. I
OFTEN WRITE TO HSD AFTERWARDS
AND SAY WHAT IS HAPPENING. BUT
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
FOR BRINGING UP WHAT IS GOING ON
IN YOUR DISTRICT. I WILL JOIN
YOU AT THE TOWN HALL. THANK YOU
FOR THE INVITATION. I WILL
ATTEND THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL WHERE I WILL BE
JOINED BY C.A.O. DAVIDSON AND
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT COMMANDER
STAFF FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION
REGARDING GUN VIOLENCE AND
SAFETY IN GENERAL IN THE
COMMUNITY. SO IT JUST SEEMS THAT
THIS IS COMING UP OVER AND OVER
AGAIN. I DO WANT TO STATE FOR
THE RECORD THAT WE DID JUST HAVE
AN AUDIT T ON GUN VIOLENCE AND
WHAT MORE THE CITY COULD BE OR
SHOULD BE DOING TO REDUCE AND
PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE. THESE ARE
STEPS THAT WERE OUTLINED IN
SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN THAT
AUDIT. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE
PRECISE DATE IT WAS PRESENTED TO
THE COMMITTEE BUT THESE ARE
RESOURCES THAT DON'T COST THE
CITY ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY ARE
PROVIDED BY OUR PARTNERS AT THE
DOJ, DEA, ET CETERA. SO AGAIN, I
WILL STATE THAT THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE A PRIORITY
FOR ME TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND
AGAIN, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE
TOWN HALLS OR AUDIT
RECOMMENDATIONS, I'M NOT GOING
TO SAY IT, THERE ARE NOT ONE IN
INCUMBENT UPON US IT TO TRY TO
DO EVERYTHING I WOULD SAY
BECAUSE LIFE IS WORTH T IT SHALL
WE SAY. ANYWAY, MOVING ON. THE
GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MEETS THIS THURSDAY AT 2:00.
THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. TWO MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE FILM CHIGZ AND
ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE FILM
COMMISSION. AND A BRIEF
DISCUSSION ON RESOLUTION 32170
WHICH GRANTS CONSPTIAL APPROVAL
TO INSTALL AND OPERATE MEDIA
KIOSKS IN THE METROPOLITAN
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. I WILL SAY
THIS IN ENGLISH. THIS
LEGISLATION IS FOUR YEARS IN THE
MAKING. I WOULD BRIEFED ON THESE
KIOSKS, OFFICIALLY BRIEFED
ALTHOUGH WE HAD PREVIOUS
CONVERSATIONS THE FIRST MONTH I
TOOK OFFICE BUT MY FIRST MEETING
WAS ON APRIL 12, 2022, I WAS
BRIEFED ON THIS INITIATIVE. AND
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STAKE
HOLDERS FOR THE BETTER PART OF
THREE YEARS. THIS HAS BEEN A
PRIORITY FOR MY OFFICE AND I'M
PROUD TO HAVE THIS IN MY
COMMITTEE. WHY AM I SO
SUPPORTIVE? I'M SO SUPPORTIVE
PRIMARILY FOR THREE REASONS. AS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAIR, THIS
SUPPORTS LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES.
THESE WILL BE AND THERE WILL BE
ONE INSTALLED IN CITY HALL ON
THE GROUND FLOOR ON THE FIRST
LEVEL LATER THIS WEEK I BELIEVE
IT IS TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. I
THINK IT IS WEDNESDAY. THIS
SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES. USERS
WILL BE ABLE TO WHEREVER THEY
ARE IN THE MIDAREA AT FIRST IN
PHASE ONE, AND IDENTIFY OR ASK
ABOUT WHERE THEY SHOULD SHOP,
EAT, PLAY, ET CETERA. OR JUST
REGULAR RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE
TO INPUT A QUESTION OR A
RESOURCE THAT THEY WANT AND BE
ABLE TO GET INFORMATION IN -- IN
THE MOMENT. SO IT SUPPORTS OUR
LOCAL INDEPENDENT T SMALL
BUSINESSES. THERE IS ALSO A
PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE
PROGRAMMING. THERE WILL BE
PEOPLE CAN ACCESS TRANSIT
SCHEDULES, LIBRARY HOURS, THERE
WILL ALSO BE EMERGENCY
INFORMATION. IF THERE IS ANY
KIND OF, WELL, AN EARTHQUAKE FOR
EXAMPLE. THERE WILL BE EMERGENCY
INFORMATION AVAILABLE VERY -- TO
THE PUBLIC ALMOST
INSTANTANEOUSLY. ALL OF THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE
MULTILINGUAL. THERE IS A STRONG
PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE KIOSKS.
FINALLY, THESE KIOSKS WOULD
GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA WHO
PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH
AS TRASH PICKUP, GRAFFITI
REMOVAL, ADDITIONAL SECURITY
THAT BENEFIT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
AND NOT JUST THE BUSINESSES AND
PROPERTY OWNERS WHO PAY FOR THE
ASSESSMENT. INSERT HERE MY USER
BOILER PLATE LANGUAGE IN SUPPORT
OF OUR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREAS AND THE VITAL ROLE THEY
PLAY IN OUR CITY. THIS IS THE
BEGINNING OF THE DISCUSSION.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WILL
OUTLINE THE CONCEPT AND THE
DIRECTOR'S REPORT WHICH IS MANY
-- I THINK IT IS 300 PAGES LONG
AND COMES ALONG WITH THE
RESOLUTION. SO THAT PRESENTS THE
CONCEPT AND THEN THE ACTUAL
LEGISLATION THAT CONTAINS THE
TERM SHEET WILL BE COMING IN A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THAT. IT
IS EXCITING FOR ME TO SEE THIS
COMING TO FRUITION. I INVITE
ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED TO
CHECK OUT THE KIOSK THAT WILL BE
IN THE LOBBY DOWN STAIRS. ALL
RIGHT. THEN WE GOT A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE'S COUNCIL BILL 120 # 78
REGARDING THE CODE OF ETHICS.
THAT'S THE COMMITTEE MEETING
COMING UP. LOOKING BACK OVER
LAST WEEK, ON THURSDAY, MAY DAY,
I JOINED THE OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS AT THE CHINESE
INFORMATION AND SERVICE CENTER
FOR THEIR ANNUAL OUT REACH EVENT
TO REACH OUT TO BUSINESSES IN
THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THEY
ARE EDUCATED ABOUT SEATTLE'S
LABOR STANDARDS, RULES,
PROCEDURES. THIS IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE TODAY AS WE WATCH TRUMP
GUOUR NATIONAL LABOR PROTECTION
AND WORKERS RIGHTS WHILE
THROWING BUSINESSES INTO A TAIL
SPIN THROUGH TARIFFS AND
UNPREDICTABILITY, IT IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO SUPPORT
BOTH OUR WORKERS AND OUR
EMPLOYERS HERE IN THE CITY.
PROACTIVE OUT REACH LIKE THIS
EVENT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT
FOR BUSINESSES WHERE ENGLISH MAY
NOT BE THE FIRST LANGUAGE
SPOKEN. THIS HELPS SET THEM UP
FOR SUCCESS AND ENSURES THEY
HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS
THEY NEED TO DO RIGHT BY THEIR
WORKERS. LET'S NOT FORGET THAT
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT JOBS AND
ANTIDISPLACEMENT EFFORTS IN OUR
CITY. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT,
GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE COMING
FORWARD AND GOING OUT, SPREADING
OUT THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WILL ECHO THE POINT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK STATED ABOUT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I CONSISTENTLY
THINK AS TRUMP A BASHING WEST
COAST BLUE CITIES AND MAKING FUN
OF WHATEVER STRUGGLES THEY HAVE
HAD OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS OR
SO, I BELIEVE THAT THE BEST --
NOT THE BEST BUT A VERY GOOD
FORM OF RESISTANCE TO THAT KIND
OF ATTACK IS A VERY WELL
FUNCTIONING AND VIBRANT CITY
THAT WE HAVE GOT IN SEATTLE AND
WE NEED TO REMIND OURSELVES AND
OUR COMMUNITIES THAT THERE ARE
SOME POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING
HERE. THIS WEEK MY STAFF WILL BE
SPEAKING -- ATTENDING SEATTLE
PFTS ANNUAL MEETING. I CAN'T
MAKE IT BECAUSE IT IS DURING MY
COMMITTEE BUT IT IS HELD DURING
THE NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM
WEEK . THE EVENT WILL HIGHLIGHT
VISIT SEATTLE'S 2024
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND REVEAL THE
LATEST VISITATION DATA AND
OUTLINE KEY PROGRAMS AND
INITIATIVES PLANNED FOR 2025.
GIVEN THAT IT IS NATIONAL TRAVEL
AND TOURISM WEEK, I WANT TO TAKE
A MOMENT TO THANK THE STAFF AT
VISIT SEATTLE, CONVENTION CENTER
AND EVERYTHING THEY DO TO MAKE
SEATTLE WELCOMING, CLONE,
BEAUTIFUL AND FUN CITY FOR
TOURISM, GUESTS, AND FOLKS AT
HOME AND ALL OVER THE WORLD,
HELPING TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN
THE JOBS WHILE PUMPING DOLLARS
INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. AGAIN,
THIS IS ABOUT A WELL FUNCTIONING
CITY AND HAVING THE REVENUE TO
PROVIDE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ALL
DEEM IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO
SEATTLE VALUES, NOT JUST WHEN IT
COMES TO DELIVERING BASIC
SERVICES BUT PROGRAMS THAT
SUPPORT OUR MOST VULNERABLE IN
OUR CITY. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT
TO SAY. LET'S SEE. I WILL HOLD
OFF ON SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS
THAT ARE GOING ON AND JUST ASK
IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING?
OKAY. AND LET'S SEE IF THERE IS
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL BEFORE WE
ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED. IT IS 3:40. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.