PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES OF MAY 5th, 2025
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. OKAY, WE'VE GOT THREE
PROCLAMATIONS TODAY, AND AS FOR
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. COUNCIL BILL THE
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE,
TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION FOR TERM TO
JULY 1st, 2026, COUNCIL BILL
120982, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE REDEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MEMORIAL STADIUM AT SEATTLE
CENTER, AND RESOLUTION 32168, A
RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AS A WELCOMING CITY.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES
THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE, AND APPOINTMENT
03130, APPOINTMENT OF LOUIS
ERNST AS A MEMBER, CITY LEAD
REVIEW PANEL FOR RETURN TO APRIL
11th, 2026. AND THERE ARE FOUR
PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM
COMMITTEES. THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, WE'VE GOT COUNCIL
BILL 120971, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERAS, COUNCIL BILL
120945, AN ORDINANCE VACATING
THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 52, AND
COUNCIL BILL 120972, AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
AND FROM FINANCE WE'VE GOT
COUNCIL BILL 120970, AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE
OF FUNDING FROM NON-CITY
SOURCES. AND THAT'S IT. SO,
MOVING NOW ON TO PROCLAMATIONS,
TODAY WE'LL HAVE THREE OF THEM,
FOR DISCUSSION AND SIGNATURE,
THESE PROCLAMATIONS WILL ALSO BE
PRESENTED AT TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. AND DISCUSSED
IN THE SAME ORDER AS TODAY. SO
WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE
PROCLAMATION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, PROCLAIMING MAY 2025 TO
BE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, PLEASE LEAD
THE DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION FOR ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK BEFORE A REQUEST
SIGNATURES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THE COUNCIL ON THE
REGION AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL, I'M
HONORED TO BRING FORWARD A
PROCLAMATION HONORING SEATTLE
RESIDENTS AGED 50 OR OLDER,
APPROXIMATELY 27% OF THE
POPULATION . 2017, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE RESOLVED TO BECOME A
MORE AGE FRIENDLY CITY,
WELCOMING AND INCLUDING PEOPLE
OF ALL AGES IN THE LIFE OF OUR
COMMUNITY, AND ADDRESSING THE
UNIQUE CHALLENGES IMPACTING
OLDER ADULTS. SEATTLE PROVIDES
SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT HELP
OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCE STABLE
HEALTH AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY,
INCLUDING PROGRAMS OFFERED
THROUGH HST AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES, AND PARKS DEPARTMENT
SOUND STEPS AND DEMENTIA
FRIENDLY RECOVERY RECREATION
PROGRAM. 20. COLLEAGUES, I WOULD
ASK FOR EVERYONE'S SUPPORT TO
ADD YOUR NAME TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
ANYBODY? NO? THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, IT
WASN'T UNTIL RECENTLY THAT I
LEARNED HOW MUCH WORK THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
DOES IN THIS AREA OF POLICY. SO,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS PROCLAMATION,
BECAUSE IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS SOME
OF THE WORK THAT THE CITY IS
DOING. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE
NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE SIGNATURES FOR THIS
PROCLAMATION?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> C>> NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR
SECOND PROCLAMATION,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY
2025 TO BE FOSTER CARE MONTH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, PLEASE LEAD
THE DISCUSSION FOR ADDITIONAL
FEEDBACK BEFORE I CALL FOR
SIGNATURES.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I AM PLEASED TO
PRESENT A PROCLAMATION
DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY AS
SEATTLE FOSTER CARE MONTH, AND
COLLEAGUES AS YOU KNOW, AS
SOMEONE WHO IS A FORMER FOSTER
YOUTH, SOMEONE WHO IS VERY
PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO BE IN A
POSITION TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
OVERCOME THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM,
I KNOW FIRSTHAND THE BENEFIT ,
THE TREMENDOUS BENEFIT AND VALUE
THAT VARIOUS SERVICE PROVIDERS,
FOSTER PARENTS, AND INDIVIDUALS,
MENTORS, ET CETERA PROVIDE TO
OUR FOSTER YOUTH, AND THE IMPACT
THAT THAT HAS ON OUR BROADER
COMMUNITY. AND SO, MANY PARENTS
INDEED, MANY PARENTS, WORKERS,
PROVIDERS, COUNSELORS, MENTORS,
ET CETERA, EVERYONE IN THIS
SPACE PLAYS A PROFOUNDLY
IMPACTFUL ROLE PROTECTING YOUTH
AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES. THEY
QUITE LITERALLY CHANGE THE
TRAJECTORY OF LIVES. HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS, TO BE EXACT. AND
HUNDREDS AND PROBABLY THOUSANDS
ACROSS THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ALONE. THIS PROCLAMATION HONORS
THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS , UPLIFTS
THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTER CARE IN
OUR FOSTER YOUTH MORE BROADLY IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND FOR
THOSE REASONS, I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN THIS PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AS A
PARENT AND A FORMER CHILD, I CAN
ONLY , ACTUALLY, STILL IN MY
MIND A LITTLE BIT, BUT, NOT
HAVING HAD TO EXPERIENCE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I CAN
IMAGINE HOW HORRIBLE THESE
CHILDREN ARE, AND ALSO HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO RECOGNIZE THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT MAKE
THEIR LIVES BETTER , LET'S JUST
SAY, AND THIS IS ON MY MIND
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE
ADMONITION OF THE SEATTLE TIMES
BOARD TALKING ABOUT THE STATES
CUTS TO TREE HOUSE, AND THAT
WILL IMPACT THE CARE THAT FOSTER
CHILDREN IN WASHINGTON GET. I
JUST WANT TO SAY, LET'S SEE,
MORE THAN A DECADE AGO THE
TIMES, RECENTLY, TREE HOUSE
BEGAN TWO PROGRAMS FOR FOSTER
STUDENTS, EDUCATION, MONITORING,
COACHING EIGHT THROUGH 12th
GRADERS, TREE HOUSE HAS EXPANDED
ITS SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE,
GRADUATION RATES HAVE GONE UP 36
TO 51% , AND KIDS THAT GET AT
LEAST TWO YEARS OF INTERACTION
WITH TREE HOUSE FOLKS HAVE A 70%
GRADUATION RATE, SO I'M TRYING
TO SAY THAT WE, JUST RECOGNIZING
THE FACT THAT THIS IS FOSTER
CARE MONTH, ALSO, HELPS FOCUS
OUR ATTENTION ON THEIR NEEDS IN
A TIME WHEN SO MANY FEDERAL CUTS
ARE HAPPENING, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE THINK ABOUT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE. THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY, TREE HOUSE DOES
GREAT WORK, THERE ARE MANY
TERRIFIC SERVICE PROVIDERS
ACROSS THE CITY TO DO EXCELLENT
WORK AND IMPACTFUL AND
PROFOUNDLY IMPACTFUL WORK FOR
FOSTER YOUTH, AND AMONG THEM ARE
C SEE WHY J, AND A FEW OTHERS,
THAT ARE GOING TO JOIN US
TOMORROW, SO LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE SIGNATURES TO BE AFFIXED TO
THE PROCLAMATION?
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> OUR LAST PROCLAMATION WAS
INJURED TODAY, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, YOU HAVE ONE RECOGNIZING
MAY 13th, 2025 TO BE FRANK CHOP
DAY OF ACTION. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, PLEASE LEAD THE
DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION
FOR ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK BEFORE I
REQUEST SIGNATURES TO BE AFFIXED
TO IT.
>> CERTAINLY, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES, IT'S A
MAN IS HONORED TO BRING FORWARD
THIS PROCLAMATION FOR FORMER
SPEAKER FRANK CHOP. WHERE TO
EVEN BEGIN? TO HONOR THE LEGACY
OF SUCH AN INCREDIBLE LEADER IN
THIS COMMUNITY, IT'S A REAL
HONOR TO BRING THIS FORWARD, AND
MY OFFICE HAS WORKED ALONGSIDE
THE FAMILY AND PREPARING THE
PROCLAMATION THAT IS BEFORE YOU.
NOTABLY THIS IS TO DECLARE MAY
13th, FRANK CHOP A DAY OF
ACTION, ANYONE WHO KNEW FRANK
KNEW THAT HE WAS ALL ABOUT
GETTING THINGS DONE, AND SO
MARKING MAY 13th WHICH IS HIS
BIRTHDAY, SO IT FEELS LIKE
SPECIAL KISMET THAT WILL BE
PRESENTING THIS TO HIS FAMILY ON
HIS BIRTHDAY TOMORROW, IS
PARTICULARLY SPECIAL. MANY KNOW
THAT FRANK WAS A MENTOR TO MANY
IN THIS COMMUNITY, A TRUE
HOUSING CHAMPION AND HE FOUGHT
TIRELESSLY FOR WORKING PEOPLE,
AND CERTAINLY HIS LEGACY IS
SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. AGAIN,
FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO SIGN
ONTO THIS PROCLAMATION, WE WILL
BE PRESENTING TOMORROW AS PART
OF THE COUNCIL MEETING AND WILL
BE JOINED BY THE FAMILY AND WE
WILL ALSO HAVE A CELEBRATION AT
4:00 TOMORROW ALONGSIDE THE
FAMILY AND ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FOR
THOSE COMMENTS, AND ALSO LETTING
US KNOW ABOUT THE CELEBRATION .
ALL RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE SIGNATURES?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT
AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS SIMPLY THE
PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS,
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
TODAY'S ROLL CALL STARTS WITH
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THANK YOU FOR SENDING OUT THE
MEMORANDUM REGARDING THE FALL
2025 SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
CALENDAR AS WELL AS THE SUMMER
DATES , I'LL FLAG FOR YOU RIGHT
NOW, SINCE , I'LL FLAG FOR ALL
COLLEAGUES, WE HAD SET UP A
COUNCIL FOR THIS ENTIRE YEAR,
WITHOUT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT
THE REVENUE FORECAST IN APRIL
WOULD BE SUCH A DOWNTURN. SO,
WITH THAT, WE'VE TAKEN A MOMENT
TO RECALIBRATE THE CALENDAR TO
REFLECT THE DOWNTURN. IN SOME OF
THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT I WILL
PROBABLY BE REQUESTING AN
ADDITIONAL DATE TO SPEAK SIMPLY
ABOUT REVENUE OPTIONS, BECAUSE
I'VE HAD A COUPLE COLLEAGUES
ASKED ME FOR TIME IN THE
COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT REVENUE.
THERE ARE ALSO THE OTHER, THE
.1% SALES TAX FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
IS ANOTHER REVENUE OPTION, THERE
IS THE ADDITIONAL EXPANSION OF
DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT AND SALES
TAX THAT WE WOULD LIKE TIME TO
DISCUSS, IT'S NOT JUST THE
REVENUE THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD
PROPOSE, IT IS ALL REVENUE. BUT
MIGHT NEED MORE TIME FOR THAT.
THE NEXT FINANCE NATIVE
COMMUNITY AND TROUBLE
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE WILL MEET
NOT THIS WEEK, BUT NEXT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21st, AT 9:30
A.M., WE'RE STILL FINALIZING
THE AGENDA BUT WE WILL BEGIN TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE BUDGET
REFORM ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE
ENGAGED IN, WE HAVE DONE A DEEP
DIVE ON OUR BONDS, SO WE WILL
START THE PRESENTATIONS
REGARDING SOME BONDS THAT WE'LL
BE PAYING OFF SO WE DON'T HAVE
TO CONTINUE PAYING INTEREST AND
MONEY ON THEM MOVING FORWARD.
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEES
WILL BE CURRENTLY LISTED FOR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4th, AND
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30th. BOTH AT
9:30 A.M., WE'LL COME BACK TO
YOU IF WE NEED TO REQUEST
ADDITIONAL TIMES. AT FULL
COUNCIL THIS WEEK,
APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE,
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED BY THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS A MEETING LAST
WEEK, THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE
OF THIS FLAVOR, THE OTHER ONES
WE WILL JUST BE APPROPRIATING
THE GRANT FUNDING. I URGE A YES
VOTE. IT'S VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD,
IN EXTERNAL COMMITTEES THIS LAST
WEEKEND, WE HAD A WONDERFUL
RIBBON-CUTTING AT THE DOWNTOWN
EXTENSION FOR SOUND TRANSIT, IT
REALLY IS PHENOMENAL. THE WORK
THAT THEY'VE DONE, ANYONE'S
BEEN TO A CONCERT AT MARY MOORE,
YOU NOW HAVE A BETTER WAY TO GET
THERE. IT WAS ALSO SHARED
PUBLICLY LAST WEEK, BY CEO
CONSTANTINE, THAT THE CONTRACT
WORK OVER I-90 HAS NOT GONE,
WHEN THE AGENCY ANNOUNCED THAT
IT COULD OPEN QUARTER FOUR OF
THIS YEAR, THERE WAS NO SLIP IN
THAT SCHEDULE. THERE'S BEEN A
LITTLE BIT OF SLIP, THERE'S
NOTHING WRONG, WE'RE PROGRESSING
FORWARD, BUT JUST BEING CLEAR
AND TRANSPARENT THAT THE OPENING
ACROSS LAKE WASHINGTON WILL NOW
BE IN 2026. JUST WANTED TO GIVE
YOU THAT HEADS UP. AND
COLLEAGUES, I DID A PRETTY
IN-DEPTH TOUR THIS MORNING OR
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH BOTH CITY
LIGHT AND SOUND TRANSIT, LOOKING
AT THE DIFFERENT IMPACTS THAT
WILL OCCUR IN SOTO, REGARDING
TRANSMISSION LINE MOVEMENT AS
WELL, WHEN THEY PUT IN THE NEW
GUY WAYS TO GET TO WEST SEATTLE.
LOTS GOING ON, THERE. IN
DISTRICT 6, THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT EVENTS GOING ON IN
DISTRICT, WE'VE GOT A MEETING
ABOUT THE GREENLIGHT COMMUNITY
CENTER TOMORROW NIGHT, I'VE GOT
OFFICE HOURS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
AND THEN ON SATURDAY IS MAY
17th, NORWEGIANS CONSTITUTION
DAY, NORWAY HAS THE SECOND
OLDEST CONSTITUTION IN THE
WORLD, ONLY YOUNGER BEHIND US,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES FROM
10:00 A.M. TO TENANT. SIGN UP
FOR MY NEWSLETTER IF YOU LIKE A
PLAY-BY-PLAY AND HOW TO
DISSIPATE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED,
EVERYTHING FROM THE AMBASSADOR
TO THE UNITED STATES FROM
NORWAY, BEING PRESENT AT BERGEN
PLACE AND THE GRAND MARSHAL OF
THE PARADE, THERE'S EVEN AN ART
EVENT THAT TAKES GRAFFITI
ARTISTS, AND LIVENS UP A
BUILDING ON 14th IN MARKET
STREET, FIRESTONE BUILDING NEXT
TO McDONALD'S. IF YOU'D LIKE
TO KNOW, SIGN UP FOR EMAILS, OR
COME ASK ME. KEEP PUTTING THIS
PLUG IN SUNDAY, JUNE 8th, THE
ANIMAL SHELTER WILL HOST THEIR
ANNUAL 5K FUN RUN AND WALK, IS Y
REPORT TODAY, COLLEAGUES. ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE I PASS IT OVER
TO COUNCIL HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> IS THERE AN ESTIMATE WHEN IN
2026 THE ACROSS THE LAKE SECTION
WILL BE DONE?
>> HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH A
MORE FIRM TIMELINE, THE UPDATE
WE RECEIVED FROM THE CEO IN
PUBLIC LAST WEEK SIMPLY WAS THAT
WE WILL NOT MEET THE END,
DECEMBER 31st, OF THIS YEAR.
>> WAS THERE, WHAT SLIPPED IN
THE SCHEDULE?
>> I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU
OFF-LINE.
>> I THINK OUR PUBLIC WOULD
PROBABLY WANT TO KNOW, BUT OKAY,
I LOOK FORWARD TO UNDERSTANDING
MORE. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE
PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14th AT 2:00
P.M., WE WILL RECEIVE A BRIEFING
ON MEMORIAL STADIUM, AND ALSO
SPU LEGISLATION A SECOND TIME
FOR US HEARING IT, I KNOW SOME
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE WORKING
CURRENTLY ON AMENDMENTS SO WE
CAN GET COMFORTABLE WITH SOME OF
THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS SENT
DOWN FROM OUR EXECUTIVE. WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THAT WITH CENTRAL STAFF, AND SPU
AS WELL. ALSO, THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. THE SELECT COMMITTEE WILL
BE MEETING R A PUBLIC HEARING
ON MAY 19th, SO I KNOW WE HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING TODAY FOR OUR
FAMILIES EDUCATION LEVY, AND
THEN NEXT WEEK WE GET ANOTHER
ONE ON MAY 19th. AT 9:30 ONLINE
AT 4:00 P.M. IN PERSON, THAT
WILL BE OUR PUBLIC HEARING
REGARDING THE INTERIM
LEGISLATION FOR HOUSE BILL 1110,
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT, LOOKING
FORWARD TO ADDING MORE LANGUAGE
TO OUR WORK PLAN, AND OTHER
AMENDMENTS PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE,
COUNCILMEMBERS MIGHT HAVE, YOU
ALL ARE PEOPLE BUT YOU'RE
COUNCILMEMBERS, SO
COUNCILMEMBERS MIGHT HAVE FOR
THE INTERIM LEGISLATION, AND
THEN ON MAY 21st AT 2:00 P.M.,
WE WILL HAVE A VOTE ON THAT
PACKAGE AS WELL. NEXT WEEK WILL
BE A BUSY WEEK FOR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND SELECT COMMITTEE, GOOD
STUFF. NEXT, WE HAVE A BOARD OF
HEALTH MEETING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THAT IS
THURSDAY. MAY 15th. I'M NOT
ENTIRELY SURE OF THE AGENDA JUST
YET, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD TIME
TO READ UP ON THAT, BUT LOOKING
FORWARD TO OUR BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETINGS, IN THE COMMUNITY I
WANT TO ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED LAST SUNDAY, AT DENNY
BLAINE PARK, OUR OFFICE PUT OUT
A STATEMENT REGARDING THE
INTERACTION THAT SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAD WITH SOME PARK
GOERS, AND I HAVE TO PREFACE
THIS BY SAYING THAT WE ARE ,
THERE IS A LAWSUIT WITH THE
CITY, NOT WITH THE CITY BUT,
WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE PRESENTED
A LAWSUIT, AND SOME PEOPLE ARE
NAMED IN THAT LAWSUIT, SO I CAN
ONLY SAY SO MUCH, BUT WHAT I
WILL SAY IS I WILL CONTINUE TO
PROTECT THE RIGHTS, AND I'M ,
SO I SAY COMMUNITY BUT I KNOW
THERE'S LGBTQ I A PLUS
COMMUNITY, AND ALSO, BEING NAKED
AT A PARK IS NOT A CRIME, AND
OUR POLICE CHIEF HAS SAID THAT
PUBLICLY, AS WELL, SO ENSURING
THAT PEOPLE CAN BE ABLE TO GO TO
THE PARK AND BE SAFE, ALSO
SUNBATHE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE, WE HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
FOR FOLKS, AS WELL, AND LOOKING
FORWARD, WE HAVE SCHEDULED OUR
OFFICE HAD BEEN CONNECTING WITH
OUR MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
FINALIZED A MEETING WITH FRIENDS
OF DENNY BLAINE, WHICH ARE THE
GROUP, WHICH IS A GROUP THAT
WANTS THE PARK TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE CAN CONTINUE TO REMAIN SAFE
FOR OUR LGBTQ I A AND 11 A
RIGHTS PROJECT AS WELL. WITH OUR
POLICE CHIEF AND I WANT TO THANK
SPD FOR HELPING US SET THAT UP
AND OUR MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND
EVERYTHING, AND I THINK IT'S
GOING TO BE A PHENOMENAL MEETING
THAT WE CAN GO OVER, JUST HOW WE
MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER. I WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT I SAID THAT
BECAUSE I NEEDED TIME TO GET
INFORMATION LAST WEEK REGARDING
WHAT HAPPENED, AND SO FORTH AND
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I SPOKE
OUT CORRECTLY OF THE INCIDENTS
THAT OCCURRED. AND SPD PUT OUT A
STATEMENT AS WELL. I JUST WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, ALSO, WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT, THERE IS A
PROPOSED CRISIS CARE CLINIC THAT
IS PROPOSED AT THE POLYCLINIC IN
DISTRICT 3. WE HAVE HEARD A
NUMBER OF CONCERNS FROM FOLKS
REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, THERE IS A
PUBLIC HEARING THIS THURSDAY AT
THE WYCKOFF CENTER AT SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY, THAT'S GOING TO BE
AT 12:30 TO 1:30, THAT IS AN
OPEN PUBLIC MEETING WHERE PEOPLE
CAN GO AND TALK TO THE COUNTY,
AND HEAR MORE ABOUT THE CENTER,
AND I'M NOT SURE OF THE CURRENT
SET UP FOR THAT, I'M GETTING
MORE INFORMATION AS THEY PROVIDE
, BUT I WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO
KNOW THAT THAT IS AN OPEN
MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING AT
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, AT 12:30
P.M., THE WYCKOFF CENTER THIS
THURSDAY, MAY 15th FROM 12:30 TO
1:30. SO, I KNOW THAT'S
IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE CAN
CONTINUE TO EMAIL THE KING
COUNTY COUNCIL, SO, NOT SEATTLE
COUNCIL, IT IS THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL THAT YOU CAN EMAIL AND
IN MY LAST NEWSLETTER, I
PROVIDED THEY GET HELP SECTION
WHERE IT SHOWS ALL OF THE
MEETINGS THAT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT
OUR REGION, BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL'S EMAIL ADDRESSES , AND
THEIR MEETING TIME SO PEOPLE BE
ABLE TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
ABOUT THE CRISIS CARE CLINIC
THAT IS PROPOSED IN DISTRICT 3.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANTED TO
GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR
FIRE DEPARTMENT, LAST NIGHT
THERE WAS A BIG HOUSE FIRE IN
MADISON VALLEY, I HEARD IT AT
NIGHT BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE
GUNSHOTS, BUT IT WASN'T, IT WAS
FIRECRACKERS, THIS BIG EXPLOSION
THAT HAPPENED IN MADISON VALLEY
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS
THERE IN A HEARTBEAT. THEY
HELPED PUT OUT THAT FIRE AND
THERE WAS FIRE TRUCKS AND
AMBULANCES, AND THEY WERE THE
FIRST ONES ON THE SCENES WITHIN
SECONDS, AND JUST SENDING THEM A
LOT OF LOVE IS I THINK THERE WAS
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FIRE
DEPARTMENTS FROM MADISON VALLEY
TO CAPITOL HILL TO OTHER PLACES
THAT RESPONDED TO THAT. AND JUST
WANTED TO SEND THEM LOVE BECAUSE
THEY RESPONDED EXTREMELY FAST
AND KEPT EVERYONE SAFE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. ANYWAY, THANK YOU,
AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER
QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO HAPPILY
PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> NO QUESTIONS, NO QUESTIONS?
OKAY, WELL, CAN I JUST START
WITH A THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON DENNY BLAINE
PARK, I THINK YOU'VE BEEN AN
IMPORTANT VOICE ON THIS AND A
LEADING VOICE ON THIS, SO THANK
YOU FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE. THAT
YOU'VE BEEN DOING ON IT, AND
THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE SHOUT
OUT TO SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THEM TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THE
GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO DAY IN
AND DAY OUT. WITH THAT
TRANSITION, PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE WILL BE TOMORROW, SO
YOU'LL BE THERE FOR THAT. WE
HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA,
THE CHIEF OF POLICE
INVESTIGATIONS ORDINANCE, WHICH
WILL BE OUR FIRST ITEM OF
BUSINESS, AND THE SECOND WILL BE
A PROGRAM CALLED STAR CHASE,
IT'S A TECHNOLOGY PIECE, THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT, SO THOSE WILL
BE THE TWO MAIN AGENDA ITEMS FOR
TOMORROW'S PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING. FOR MEETINGS
AND THE LIKE, INTERNAL,
EXTERNAL, ALL OF THE ABOVE, THIS
WEEK TOMORROW, I WANTED TO GIVE
A SHOUT OUT AS WELL, AND REALLY
HIGHLIGHT THE PACIFIC SCIENCE
CENTER. IT IS A JEWEL OF THE
CITY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS
OUR SUPPORT, IT NEEDS, AND WHEN
I SAY HOUR, FROM THE CITY, TO
ENGAGE AND DO WHAT WE CAN FROM
OUR PERSPECTIVE, BUT ALSO FROM
THE COMMUNITIES. NOT JUST THE
AREA AROUND PACIFIC SCIENCE
CENTER, BUT THE ENTIRE CITY,
COUNTY AND THE REGION, FROM THE
ENTIRE AREA, AND THE KIDS THAT
COME TO IT ARE COMING FROM THE
ENTIRE AREA. AND IGNITE IS THE
THEME OF IT, AND AGAIN, I JUST
WANT TO AND ENCOURAGE SUPPORT
ACROSS THE BOARD FOR PACKS I.
GET TO MEET UP WITH MY COLLEAGUE
ON WEDNESDAY, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
FOR COUNCIL ADDITION, THERE YOU
GO. AND WE NOTED THE COMP PLAN
CONTINUING MY MEETINGS ON THE
CONFERENCE OF PLAN WITH OP CD,
BUT ALSO THE ARCHITECTS AND MANY
GROUPS TO INCLUDE GROUPS
THROUGHOUT DISTRICT 7. ALSO HAVE
A MEETING THAT DAY WITH PIKE
PLACE MARKET, AS YOU KNOW, PIKE
PLACE MARKET PIKE PLACE ITSELF
WAS PULLED OUT OF THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN LAST YEAR,
AND WE'VE KICKED OFF A COUPLE
THINGS, WHEN I SAY WE, THE
BROADER WE, HERE, IT'S PIKE
PLACE MARKET, THE PDA, AND ALSO
WORKING WITH A START, BUT ALSO
STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL. IN TERMS
OF DETERMINING THE WAY AHEAD, WE
HAD A GREAT CONFERENCE, A MONTH
AGO PLUS, AND NOW WE HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY THIS SUMMER TO GET
SOME GOOD LESSONS LEARNED IN
TERMS OF PIKE PLACE ITSELF, AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL WILL BE HAVING ITS
MEETING, ALWAYS SUPPORT OUR CERY
IN THE MORNING, AND ON FRIDAY A
MEETING WITH THE TEAM, I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT FIFA, SUPER IMPORTANT.
WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR OUT, IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT, AS I SAY,
IT'S CRUCIAL FOR US TO BE ON
COLLIDE PATH, AND I'M CONCERNED
BUT ALSO HOPEFUL AND CONFIDENT
THAT WE'LL BE READY , BUT THAT
REALLY TAKES, TO HAVE ALL THOSE
HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME YOU
HAVE TO BE ENGAGED, AND I
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE ENGAGED
ON FIFA, I THINK THERE'S LITTLE
THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IN EACH OF
OUR DISTRICTS, AND OBVIOUSLY THE
ONE WITH WHERE THE DISTRICTS TO
IDIOMS ARE, RIGHT SMACK IN THE
MIDDLE, AS THEY SAY IN GERMAN,
BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT,
AND ALSO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE TIME
IS GETTING SHORT. NEXT WEEK IS
RELATIVELY QUIET, ONLY ONE IN
TERMS OF EXTERNAL MEETINGS, THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL,
ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY. LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT, THAT WAS A
GREAT EVENT LAST YEAR,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND I WERE
SITTING TOGETHER FOR THAT
LUNCHEON, AND THAT MIGHT ALSO
WAS THE MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING. THAT IS
IT, AND PENDING QUESTIONS, GOING
ONCE, TWICE.
>> JUST MENTION OF FIFA, THAT'S
WHY I WAS ASKING ABOUT THE LIGHT
RAIL SCHEDULE, IF THERE IS
ANYTHING MORE KNOWN. I THINK WE
WERE ALL THINKING ABOUT A YEAR
AWAY.
>> SPEAKING OF GLIDE PATH. MR.
CONSTANTINE IS GOING TO BE ON
THE HOT SEAT. NO PRESSURE.
>> IF I MIGHT ADD SOME CONTEXT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT I ANSWERED
THAT QUESTION IN THE WAY THAT I
DID BECAUSE THERE'S A LAWSUIT
ON BEHALF OF THE CONTRACTOR. WE
NEED TO BE SENSITIVE ABOUT WHAT
IS SAID, BUT HOPING THAT WILL BE
COMPLETED BEFORE WORLD CUP.
>> MEAT ALSO. LET'S SEE. NEXT
IN LINE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. SO, ON TOMORROW'S
FULL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FROM HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES, NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS THIS WEDNESDAY, WE
HAVE TWO COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
AND WE WILL BE HAVING AN
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING FROM
CLEMENTE, THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF
HOUSING CONNECTOR. ON KEEPING
PEOPLE HOUSED, THROUGH RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND TENANT SERVICES.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO AN
INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING
DISCUSSION ABOUT AS RENTAL
ASSISTANCE IS SOMETHING THAT
I'VE CHAMPIONED, PARTICULARLY
IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE DOING PROVIDING IT
IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY AND
PROACTIVELY REACHING
INDIVIDUALS. LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT CONVERSATION. LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE STOLEN YOUTH
FUNDRAISER, THEY ARE A NONPROFIT
THAT WORKS WITH TRAFFIC YOUTH,
VERY MOVING, THEY ARE MOVING TO
MORE OF A EDUCATIONAL, BROAD
EDUCATIONAL APPROACH AND
CREATING A CURRICULUM THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO SHARE WITH
SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, SO
REALLY TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE
ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HOW TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES. THEY DO
GREAT WORK AS WELL. HELD OFFICE
HOURS ON SATURDAY, LIKE CITY,
AGAIN, HAD PEOPLE SMOKING
FENTANYL ON THE STEPS, TO THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER. AND
MANY PEOPLE, NOT DOING VERY
WELL. THAT CONTINUES TO REMAIN A
CHALLENGE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS
WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITIES. THIS
WEEK I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
GOVERNING BOARD, AND IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
I'LL TURN IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>>
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU, AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, I'VE BEEN
CLEAR WHAT DEFINES HARM AS IT
RELATES TO THE POSITION BILL AND
WHAT YOU KEEP DESCRIBING IS
CLEARLY HARM. TO THE COMMUNITY
AND NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THANK YOU.
JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THAT POINT.
WHO INDICATED THIS WORK WITH
YOUR OFFICE, AND AGAIN WILL BE
DOING ANNOUNCED A TRAINING FOR
FRONTLINE STAFF TO REALIZE THAT
THEY CAN BE PROACTIVE IN THIS
REGARD. AND ALSO TRYING TO
COLLABORATE WITH CARE AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I WANT TO LEND MY VOICE OF
GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, AND ALSO TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION
ON KC RHA AND ALL THE WORK
THAT'S HAPPENING IN THAT SPACE
, IT'S IMPORTANT WORK,
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW LAST
YEAR THERE WAS A RESET. AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
ABOUT THAT, BUT, IT IS, THERE IS
A LOT GOING ON IN THAT SPACE,
AND SO I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY,
THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO, IN
ADDITION TO THE WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING ON THE COUNCIL, AND FOR
YOUR COMMITTEES, THE WORK THAT
YOU DO BY SITTING ON THE BOARD,
AND ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT
YOU'RE MAKING IN THAT REGARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
CAN YOU TELL ME AGAIN THE NAME
OF THE PERSON THAT HOUSING
CONNECTOR ?
>> MY APOLOGIES IF I MISS
PRONOUNCE HIS NAME, SHALKIM
CALMENDE. DO YOU WANT ME TO
SPELL IT FOR YOU? KELMENDI.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> IF I MAY, HE'S A WONDERFUL
COMMUNITY LEADER, REALLY EXCITED
TO HEAR ABOUT THAT CONNECTION
HAPPENING. SO, FOR TOMORROW AT
FULL COUNCIL, COMING FROM THE
CITY LIGHT AND SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE WE WILL HAVE THE
APPOINTMENT OF LOUIS ERNST TO
THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL,
BRINGING THAT MEMBER ON BOARD
MEANS WE HAVE A FULLY SEATED
CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL, WHICH
IS VERY EXCITING. AS IT RELATES
TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGE, WE WILL BE
MEETING THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY,
MAY 16th, AT 9:30 A.M., WE HAVE
A SLIGHT
COUNTY METRO ARE UNABLE TO
ATTEND, SO AFTER CONFERRING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WE ARE
MOVING FORWARD WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF A DIFFERENT APPROACH, SO
WE'LL BE HAVING OUR FEDERAL
LOBBYIST FROM THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COME
INTO PROVIDE A GENERAL UPDATE,
SO INVITE YOU ALL TO PLEASE
BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AS THEY
GENERALLY RELATE TO EVERYTHING
HAPPENING ON THE FEDERAL FRONT,
A LOT IS CHANGING DAY BY DAY, A
LOT OF CONCERNING AND DEEPLY
TROUBLING NEWS, I THINK I SAY
THIS EVERY DAY, NOW, THESE ARE
NOT NORMAL TIMES. ESPECIALLY
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS
LIKE MAYORS OF MAJOR CITIES
BEING DETAINED FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME, I WILL BE BRINGING A
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS FOR OUR
FEDERAL LOBBYISTS, AND I INVITE
YOU TO BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AS
WELL. DURING COMMITTEE WE WILL
BE TAKING UP THE WELCOMING CITY
RESOLUTION THAT WE DISCUSSED AT
PREVIOUS MEETINGS, THAT WILL BE
COMING UP FOR A VOTE, AND
COLLEAGUES, WHAT WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON AND I KNOW I
CONFERRED WITH A NUMBER OF YOU
ALL IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
RESOLUTION PARTICULARLY
SIGNALING SUPPORT FOR OUR
IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS WITHIN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THE REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND I WILL BE ATTENDING
THAT, AND WE'LL BE HEARING AN
UPDATE ON CEDAR HILLS, AND ALSO
HEARING ABOUT SOLID WASTE RATES
WITH KING COUNTY, AND GETTING AN
INITIAL BRIEFING ON THE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LEVY
RENEWAL. AND WE'LL BE SURE TO
BRING UPDATES BACK FOR YOU ALL
REGARDING THAT LEVY RENEWAL IN
PARTICULAR. TO CLOSE IT OUT I
WANT TO NAME THAT THIS WEEK IS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WEEK, THERE
ARE A TON OF EVENTS HAPPENING
ACROSS THE CITY, EDUCATING ABOUT
HOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS BUILT,
AND THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH WE
CAN BE BETTER ADVOCATES OR JUST
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SYSTEM AT LARGE, AND SO
THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM IS THE PRIMARY
CONVENER OF THAT, THERE'S A
CALENDAR OF EVENTS AVAILABLE
ONLINE, THERE IS ALSO, FOR THOSE
WHO ARE FEELING ACTIVE FOR THIS
UPCOMING WEEKEND, THERE'S AN
EVENT CALLED THE SEATTLE
SUPERSONICS OR FOR ANY
MASOCHISTS LIKE MYSELF WHO IS
GOING TO WALK FROM THE
NORTHERNMOST END OF SEATTLE ALL
THE WAY TO THE SOUTHERNMOST END
OF SEATTLE. FEELS LIKE A FUN
CHALLENGE, THE LAST TIME I
CHECKED THERE'S ABOUT 200 WACKY
FOLKS LIKE ME WHO ARE GOING TO
DO THAT CHALLENGE, AND SO I
WOULD INVITE YOU ALL, A FUN WAY
TO SEE THE CITY FROM A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE, I KNOW I'M EXCITED
TO SEE THE CITY FROM A
STREET-LEVEL VIEW, IF ANYONE
WANTS TO JOIN ME, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IS VOLUNTEERING
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WITH
THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATES,
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> QUICK QUESTION, DOES ANYONE
KNOW THE STREET THAT GOES FROM
THE MOST NORTHERN PART OF
SEATTLE TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF
SEATTLE? IT'S LIKE AN ARTERY?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
I THOUGHT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
WAS THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO ASK
QUESTIONS LIKE THAT.
>> THIS IS ME ASKING, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT STREET.
>> YOU MIGHT HAVE STUMPED ME,
HERE. IT COULD BE FIRST AVENUE,
IT COULD BE I FIVE, THAT'S
CHEATING, THOUGH. 99 STOPS AT,
IT TURNS INTO MARGINAL WAY,
>> MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION, WHAT
ROUTE ARE YOU GOING TO BE
WALKING ON.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO SHOW UP
AND FOLLOW THE GROUP. WE ARE
STARTING AT THE SHORELINE LIGHT
RAIL STATION, BY THE WAY. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WALK IT, YOU CAN
HOP ON LIGHT RAIL FOR A COUPLE
STOPS, THERE'S OPTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HAVING OUR FEDERAL LOBBYIST IN
YOUR COMMITTEE, AND I DON'T
THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND
THAT, BUT, REMINDER TO EVERYBODY
THAT YOUR CHIEFS OF STAFF ARE
INVITED TO JOIN A FRIDAY AT 9:00
CONVERSATION TO FIND OUT THE
LATEST INFORMATION OR WHATEVER
HAPPENS TO BE GOING ON, THEN.
JUST A PLUG FOR THAT. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? SORRY.
>> THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU, SO,
LAST WEEK I HAD MY MONTHLY
MEETING WITH CAPTAIN DAVISON,
CAPTAIN OF THE NORTH PRECINCT.
TO TALK ABOUT THE DISTRICT, WE
DISCUSSED THE APPLICATION PLAN
FOR MAGNUSON PARK THAT, AS I
MENTIONED AT OUR PRIOR BRIEFING
STARTS THIS MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND. I WANT TO THANK CAPTAIN
DAVISON AND HIS OFFICERS FOR ALL
THEY DO IN SUPPORT OF THE D4, I
ALSO ATTENDED THE WEDGEWOOD
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHERE
I HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO
HAD CONCERNS ABOUT TREE CANOPY,
AND REMOVAL OF TREES RELATED TO
ACCOUNT PLAN, THERE WAS STRONG
SUPPORT FOR TREE PRESERVATION AS
THE CITY PLANS FOR GROWTH, AND
AS MANY OF US HAVE SAID, WE CAN
BOTH HAVE MORE HOUSING AND MORE
TREE PRESERVATION. THIS WEEK,
TODAY, ACTUALLY, AT 5:00 WE'LL
BE HOLDING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE FAMILY'S EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY
RENEWAL, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING WHAT PEOPLE , WHAT
COMMENTS PEOPLE PROVIDE ABOUT
THIS LEVY PROPOSAL, COLLEAGUES,
SEVERAL OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS
HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO GET FOLKS
SIGNED UP, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY
THANK YOUR STAFF'S WHO ARE
VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME, AND FOR
YOU, FOR BEING PRESENT AT
TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING. THEN,
THIS THURSDAY, THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON THE FAMILY'S
EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE
LEVY WILL HEAR FROM OUR CENTRAL
STAFF ON POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
RELATED TO THIS LEVY RENEWAL
PROPOSAL. THIS FRIDAY I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO ATTENDING MY
FIRST MEETING AS A NEW MEMBER OF
THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY
COMMITTEE, IT IS AT THE SAME
TIME AS THE FEDERAL COMMITTEE T
THAT COMMITTEE, AT THE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES COMMITTEE
WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE
OUTCOME OF THE MOST RECENT STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND
POSSIBLE LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS FOR
, POSSIBLY DOES LEGISLATIVE
ITEMS FOR 2026 FOR AWC
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. AND THEN
NEXT WEEK, I WILL BE BRINGING
FORWARD COLLEAGUES PROCLAMATION
AND RECOGNITION OF AND HONORING
FOR HER MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AND
LEADING THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE
PAST 10 YEARS, AND I'LL ALSO BE
ATTENDING AN EVENT LATER THAT
WEEK TO HONOR HER FOR HER MANY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY,
NOT JUST AS PRESIDENT FOR THE
LAST 10 YEARS BUT ALSO SERVED AS
PROVOST AND AS A FACULTY MEMBER
FOR MANY YEARS, STARTING IN
1986. SO, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS, OTHERWISE I'LL PASS
IT ALONG TO OUR COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, SO,
COLLEAGUES, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
I'LL SHARE THAT ON THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT,
WE HAD A VERY LIVELY AND
ENGAGING TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE LAST TUESDAY, THANK
YOU EVERYONE FOR JOINING, WE
MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE THREE
ITEMS, THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERA LEGISLATION, A
PROVISO TO LIFT FUNDING FOR
NONSCHOOL SPEED CAMERAS AND AN
ALLEY ORDINANCE, IN
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT.
GREAT DISCUSSION, THERE, MORE TO
COME, AT FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW.
AND THEN OUR NEXT TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING, WILL BE NEXT
TUESDAY. THE TUESDAY, MAY 20th,
TO BE EXACT. THE AGENDA FOR THAT
IS STILL BEING FINALIZED, SO
STAY TUNED. WITH RESPECT TO
REGIONAL COMMITTEE, MY REGIONAL
COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT, I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF JOINING MY COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE LAST
THURSDAY , AT THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL, TRANSPORTATION
POLICY BOARD COMMITTEE AMONG
OTHER THINGS, WE WENT OVER
PUBLIC SURVEY RESULTS FROM
SAFETY, THAT COVERED SAFETY AND
TRANSPORTATION. WE GOT A
BRIEFING ON THE LATEST AND
GREATEST, DISCUSSING OUR
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN,
THAT IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT,
AS YOU RECALL LAST YEAR WE
PASSED THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN, SO GOING
THROUGH A SIMILAR EFFORT RIGHT
NOW, AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL,
THROUGH PS RC. AND ALSO, I'LL
NOTE THAT I, TOO, AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MEETING THROUGH PS RC, MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IS OPEN TO
ALL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS ,
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
MEMBERS, AND THEY HAVE A GROWTH
PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL.
AND, EXCUSE ME, THEY HAVE AN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT
COMMISSIONER OR BOARD, AS WELL.
UNDER THEIR BROADER UMBRELLA,
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
ONE, AND I THINK THERE WAS,
THERE WAS FORMERLY A SELECT
COMMITTEE OF SOME SORT ON THE
CALENDAR DURING THE SAME DATE
MAY 22nd, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT
ONE HAS CLEARED UP SO I DON'T
HAVE TO MAKE ANY DIFFICULT
DECISIONS. IS A NO-BRAINER FOR
ME, I'M GOING TO THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MEETING THROUGH PSRC.
REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT, LAST
WEEK I DID OFFICE HOURS, EVERY
SINGLE WEEK WITH VERY FEW
EXCEPTIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING
BUDGET, BUT, ANOTHER ENGAGING
SET OF OFFICE HOURS, HAVE MORE
OFFICE HOURS COMING THIS WEEK,
COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF WHAT'S
GOING ON IN D1, HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN AND WITH, AND OUR
CURRENT PLANS, STAY TUNED, SIGN
UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER, IT'S A
GOOD RESOURCE. AND CHECK OUT OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES BUT THERE'S
ONE ITEM WORTH CALLING OUT NOW,
I MENTIONED IT BEFORE, BUT, MY
OFFICE IS ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY
SAFETY TOWN HALL AND FORUM FOR
THREE SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS, IN
MY DISTRICT. THE CROWNE HILL,
EXCUSE ME, CROWN HILL. SORRY,
PARDON ME. NORTH ELDRIDGE, SNAKE
HILL, SNAKE HILL, AND HIGH
POINT. THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS
SUFFERING RIGHT FROM SIMILAR GUN
VIOLENCE ISSUES. AND THESE
ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A
LONG TIME, IF WE'RE BEING
PERFECTLY TRANSPARENT AND HONEST
BEFORE ANY OF US AT THIS TABLE
TOOK OFFICE, I THINK A LARGE
REASON FOR THAT, IS THAT IT'S
FOR HISTORICAL UNDERINVESTMENT
IN THESE AREAS, PARTICULARLY
WITH RESPECT TO TRANSPORTATION,
MADE SOME DECENT PROGRESS ON THE
TRANSPORTATION FRONT, BUT MORE
BROUGHT IN FOR STRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED, AND SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING SOME
KEY DECISION-MAKERS IN THE ROOM.
ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS, IS
THERE ANY ACTION BY THE CITY? OR
GUIDED BY AND DIRECTLY INFORMED
BY COMMUNITY? IN ANY EVENT, THAT
IS ALL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. AND
I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. AND IF NOT, I WILL
PASS IT ON TO WHOEVER'S NEXT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOCCER?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> NOT A QUESTION, JUST THANK
YOU FOR THOSE HARDER UPDATES,
THE TRANSITION TO SOMETHING MORE
POSITIVE, WE WERE JOKING AROUND
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE GOT
STARTED ABOUT THE NEW USL TO
LEAGUE, THE W, ARE WOMEN'S TEAMS
THAT HAVE ENTERED THE SEATTLE
REGION, THE WEST SEATTLE
ROADIES, MY HOME HAS THEIR FIRST
GAME , THEIR INAUGURAL GAME IS
THIS WEEKEND AGAINST EACH OTHER,
I'M JUST SO VERY EXCITED TO
ATTEND THESE GAMES, AND YOU WILL
BE SEEING ME WEARING THE SCARVES
BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAMES. JUST
EXCITED THAT WE COULD ASSURE
THAT TOGETHER.
>> WE ABSOLUTELY GET TO SHARE
OUR LOVE OF LOCAL SEMI
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, WOMEN'S
SPORTS, IN THIS CASE, WOMEN'S
LEAGUE, AND WE SHARE IN OUR
EXCITEMENT AND KNOW THAT THE
WEST SEATTLE ROADIES ARE GOING
TO WIN. THANK YOU.
>> WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING
ME FOLLOW THAT. SO, JUST IN
TERMS OF COMMUNITY UPDATES, THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE MET THIS
MORNING FOR A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON THE CODE
AMENDMENTS, AT OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH WILL BE
THURSDAY THE 29th AT 2:00 P.M.,
SPECIAL MEETING, WE INTEND TO
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING
THE CODE AMENDMENTS AND
HOPEFULLY GET THIS VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE SO IT CAN BECOME
BEFORE FULL COUNCIL. WE'RE ALSO
LOOKING AT MAYBE PUTTING
SOMETHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA FOR
THE 29th RELATED TO
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, BUT STAY
TUNED ON THAT. LET'S SEE,
DON'T HAVE ANY EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES TO DISCUSS AT THIS
POINT, BUT, JUST THIS PAST WEEK
WAS A LOT OF INTERACTION AND
FACE TO FACE WITH A NUMBER OF
OUR CITY LEADERS, INCLUDING
SUPERINTENDENT JONES FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DR.
DIANE FROM ARTS AND CULTURE, DR.
RICO, DIRECTOR RICO FROM OP CD,
DIRECTOR DIAZ FROM PARKS AS WELL
AS DIRECTOR , DR., DIRECTOR
CHAPELLE, FROM DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING,
REALLY WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF
THE WORK THEY'RE DOING, HOW OUR
OFFICE CAN SUPPORT THOSE
EFFORTS, AND A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT WAYS. ALSO AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE BILL
SIGNING FOR THE GROUND-LEVEL USE
LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED OUT
OF LAND-USE, SO I JOINED MAYOR
HARRELL AND OTHER DEPARTMENT
HEADS THIS PAST TUESDAY, FOR
THAT. ALSO HAD A CHANCE THIS
PAST THURSDAY TO MEET WITH THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE GREATER
SEATTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NOT
THE GREATER SEATTLE, THE
METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, SO, THAT WAS GOOD
INTERACTION BETWEEN US, LOOKING
AT DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN THE
CHAMBER, OUR OFFICE, COMMUNITY,
LOOKING FORWARD TO THINGS GOING
FORWARD, I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON FOR
JOINING US AT THE BREAKFAST
GROUP MEETING ON THURSDAY, US A
BREAKFAST GROUP. THE BREAKFAST
GROUP JUNE MEETING WILL BE THE
LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION
BREAKFAST, SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL
BE JOINED BY POLICE CHIEFS, I
KNOW SHERIFF TYNDALL IS ALWAYS
THERE, SO, IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO
JOIN IN THAT, AGAIN THERE WILL
BE POLICE CHIEFS FROM AROUND THE
REGION THAT WILL BE IN
ATTENDANCE THERE. HAVING A SHOUT
OUT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHO ARE
SERVING THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS, AND SHOUT
OUT TO THE FIREFIGHTERS EARLIER.
WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS
WELL , FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.
SO, I THINK WE CAN HAVE MULTIPLE
PEOPLE ATTEND WITHOUT VIOLATING
THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACT, SO
IT'LL BE GOOD. ALSO HAD IN
DISTRICT HOURS THIS PAST FRIDAY
AS WELL, AT WEINER COMMUNITY
CENTER, I TRIED TO GET AROUND TO
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
COMMUNITY, FOR OFFICE HOURS,
WE'VE DONE BEACON HILL, NEW
HOLLY, RAYNOR BEACH, RAINIER,
AND SPREADING AROUND DOING
DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, DAYS
OF THE WEEK, TO ACCOMMODATE THE
SCHEDULE OF PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR
A LIVING. THEY CAN COME OUT AND
MEET US WHEN THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY. AS A REMINDER, I
WILL BE CONDUCTING TRAINING IN
TUMWATER, I'LL BE HEADING DOWN
THERE TONIGHT. THAT BEING SAID,
I WILL BE REMOUNTING IN ON
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL MEETING. AND
ALSO REMOLDING IN THURSDAY
MORNING FOR THE LEVY MEETING.
WHILE I WILL PHYSICALLY NOT BE
HERE, AND I WILL PHYSICALLY BE
HERE FOR THE MEETING FRIDAY
MORNING. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT. AND JUST TO CLOSE
OUT, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS
TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETING THAT HE'S GOT GOING ON,
I HAVE CONFERRED WITH THE SOUTH
PRECINCT AND UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE WILL BE A SOUTH PRECINCT
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28th. PEOPLE HAVE
REACHED OUT TO OUR OFFICE ABOUT
HAVING SOME KIND OF PUBLIC FORUM
REGARDING THE GUN VIOLENCE
THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE
COMMUNITY. MY FEELING IS , THERE
IS ALREADY A FORUM FOR THAT,
IT'S ALREADY SET UP, LET'S MAKE
SURE WE PROMOTE THAT. STAY TUNED
FOR THE EXACT LOCATION OF THAT
MEETING, WE WILL HAVE THAT IN
THE NEWSLETTER, MY UNDERSTANDING
IS IT WILL BE FROM 6:00 TO 8:00
ON WEDNESDAY THE 28th, MOST
LIKELY WILL BE AT NEW HOLLY,
THAT'S WHERE THEY HAD IT
BEFORE. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF
THE GUNSHOTS THAT THEY HAD AT
BEERSHEBA, WE HAD AN INCIDENT
THIS PAST FRIDAY , FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, 4:00 NEAR THE SAFEWAY
PARKING LOT, RAYNOR BEACH, 74
SHOTS FIRED. AGAIN. DISMAY AND
DISHEARTENING AREN'T ADEQUATE
WORDS. TO TALK ABOUT THE AMOUNT
OF VIOLENCE WE'RE SEEING IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. COME TOGETHER TO
TALK ABOUT IT IS ONE THING, BUT,
TIME FOR TALK IS DONE. LET'S SEE
WHAT ME -- WE AS COMMUNITY CAN
DO ON THESE ISSUES. IF YOU'RE
AVAILABLE TO COME TO THAT
MEETING ON MAY 28th, PLEASE DO
SO , STAY TUNED, LOOK AT OUR
NEWSLETTER TO FIND OUT EXACT
DETAILS AS TO WHERE THAT MEETING
WILL BE. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS.
>> I HAD A QUESTION,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. WHERE IS
THE MEETING FOR THE BREAKFAST
CLUB ?
>> BREAKFAST GROUP IS, THEY MEET
AT FIRST THEY MEET CHURCH AT
1522 14th AVENUE.
>> I KNEW THE ANSWER TO THAT,
IT'S MY CHURCH, I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT. IT'S THE OLDEST
BLACK CHURCH IN THE CITY, OR,
EXCUSE ME, IN THE STATE. THE
BIRTH OF PROGRESSIVISM IN OUR
CITY. I JUST COULDN'T, NOT PASS
THAT OVER, SO THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> CAN I JUST SAY, IT'S COME UP
A FEW TIMES AND I INTENDED TO
COMMENT ON THIS MYSELF DURING MY
OWN REMARKS, BUT I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
THE FIRST PERSON TO GIVE OUR
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HEROES A
SHOUT OUT ANTOWARD THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND THEIR MEMBERS
FOR ALL THEY DO, EVERY SINGLE
DAY TO KEEP US SAFE, THE WORK IS
HARD, IT'S TOUGH. AND IT'S
HAZARDOUS. AND PEOPLE ARE
STRESSED OUT, PEOPLE ARE
UNFORTUNATELY DYING. NOT
NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF SOME OF
THE STUFF THAT THEY EXPERIENCED
WHEN THEY RESPOND TO THE DAY OF,
BUT THE LINGERING, LASTING
IMPACTS THAT LAST MANY DECADES,
UNFORTUNATELY. IT'S TOUGH WORK,
JUST WANT TO, I APPRECIATE ALL
OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. WE HAD
A FIRST RESPONDER RESOLUTION A
FEW MONTHS AGO CELEBRITY IN THE
WORK OF OUR POLICE, FIRE, AND
CARE DEPARTMENT. BUT FIRE
DEPARTMENT, JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU, I MET LAST WEEK WITH
FIRE CHIEF SCROGGINS, HE LET ME
KNOW SOME IMPORTANT DATA AROUND
WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THE IMPACT
THAT THEY'RE HAVING INCLUDING
THAT THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST
RESUSCITATION RATES IN THE
COUNTRY , SO THEY PUT OUT FIRES,
AND THEY ALSO SAVE LIVES BY
RESPONDING TO MEDICAL
EMERGENCIES. MY OWN SON A FEW
YEARS AGO BEFORE HE BECAME A
CANDIDATE WAS A BENEFICIARY OF
THAT, WHEN THEY RESPONDED TO MY
OWN HOME PERSONALLY. SO, AND
THEN, KENNY STEWART, FROM THE
FIREFIGHTERS UNION LET ME KNOW
THE SAME THING. JUST WANT TO
SAY, I SEE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE THEM,
BUT I WANTED TO BE INTENTIONAL
ABOUT LETTING MY VOICE OF
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THINK YOU FOR DOING THAT,
COUNCIL MEMBER SOCCER, AS YOU
WERE SPEAKING I WAS THINKING,
OH, I GOT TO MENTION THAT KENNY
SENT ME A LINK TO A STORY ON
KIRO 7, I THINK IT WAS THURSDAY.
SO I SEE HIS GAME, HE DOES THIS
TO EVERYBODY?
>> SHOUT OUT TO KENNY.
>> YES.
>> AND HIGHEST RESUSCITATION
RATES IN THE COUNTRY, PERHAPS
THE WORLD, AND THAT WAS, CATCH
IT ON THE TITLE OF THE SHOW IS
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESUSCITATION RATES ARE SOME OF
THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD. AND
THAT DOES DRIVE HOME THE NEED TO
GET THEIR STAFFING NUMBERS UP, I
THINK THAT IN THIS PAST BUDGET
WE DID VOTE ON ANOTHER , A
BUDGET ITEM THAT WILL HELP WITH
THEIR STAFFING, I CAN'T REMEMBER
PRECISELY WHAT THAT WAS. PERHAPS
IT WAS SOMEBODY AT THE PUBLIC
SAFETY . WELL, NO, I THINK,
THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE. THEN
THERE'S ALSO THE NEED FOR MORE
TO SUPPORT TRAINING TO BECOME
PARAMEDICS AS WELL. ANYHOW, WE
ARE AWARE OF THE NEED. SO, THANK
YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THAT. ALL
RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> JUST ECHOING THAT WE, THEY
ARE VERY MUCH A STRONG PART OF
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM, AND WE
VERY MUCH , WE HIGHLY VALUE
THEM, AND I KNOW WHEN I HAVE HAD
MY COMMUNITY WALKS AND YOU'VE
HEARD ME SAY PUBLIC SAFETY,
CHIEF SCOGGINS HAS JOINED US,
ALONG WITH THE POLICE CHIEF, AND
THE CARE CHIEF, EVERYONE KNOWS
WHAT A BIG FAN I AM OF CHIEF
SCOGGINS AND ALL THE WORK THAT
FIRE DOES. THEY ARE HEROES, AND
SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCIL MEMBER
SOCCER, FOR RAISING THAT. AND
WANTED TO LEND MY VOICE OF
SUPPORT, AND YES, RECOGNITION OF
ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO.
THANK YOU.
>> THEY SHOULD BE FIREFIGHTER
APPRECIATION MONTH. I FEEL LIKE
A PROCLAMATION COMING ON.
ANYWAY, THERE IS NOTHING FROM
THE GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA,
WE HAD OUR FIRST DISCUSSION LAST
WEEK IN COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTION
32170, GRANTING OF SEXUAL
APPROVAL TO THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION TO INSTALL MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE INTERACTIVE MEDIA
KIOSKS IN PUBLIC PLACES, THAT
WAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION
THAT WILL BE CONTINUED NEXT
WEEK, ON MAY 23rd. LET'S SEE.
TALKING ABOUT LAST WEEK, ON THE
EIGHTH I BELIEVE IT WAS OR LAST
WEDNESDAY, I ATTENDED A HOUSING
BILL SIGNING CEREMONY, IT WAS
GOVERNOR FERGUSON SIGNED A WHOLE
BUNCH OF BILLS THAT CAME OUT OF
OLYMPIA THIS PAST SESSION, AND
WAS JOINED BY THE LEGISLATORS
WHO COUNSELED THESE BILLS, AND
WHEN YOU SEE IT ALL PRESENTED IN
ONE, HOUR AND A HALF OR SO, YOU
RECOGNIZE HOW MUCH OLYMPIA GOT
DONE ON THE HOUSING FRONT THIS
PAST YEAR. ALL RIGHT. THIS
COMING WEEK, I WILL BE JOINING
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND THE
MAYOR AT THE PACIFIC SCIENCE
CENTER IGNITE LUNCHEON, THANK
YOU FOR MENTIONING THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PACIFIC
SCIENCE CENTER, NOT JUST TO OUR
CITY BUT TO OUR REGION, AND ONE
THING I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL I
WENT ON A TOUR OF THE PACIFIC
SCIENCE CENTER WAS THAT THEY
HAVE MOBILE SERVICES, THEY GO
OUT AND TEACH SCIENCE ELSEWHERE.
YOU DON'T JUST GO TO THE
MUSEUM, THEY GO TO COMMUNITY.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE ATTENDING
AND PARTICIPATING IN
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S NORTH
DELTA RIDGE SNAKE HILL HIGH
POINT COMMUNITY CENTER SAFETY
FORUM. AND YOU ALREADY SPOKE
ABOUT THIS EVENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR INVITING ME OUT, AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE
COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS AND ALSO
THE RESPONSE FROM CITY
EXECUTIVES TO WHAT'S GOING ON,
NOW, AND WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO IN
THE FUTURE. IT STRIKES ME THAT
YOU MIGHT BE THE FOURTH COUNCIL
MEMBER WHO HAD A SPECIFIC PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING IN YOUR
DISTRICT. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
OKAY, AND GOING TO YOURS. YES.
RIGHT, A LONG TIME AGO. REALLY,
IT'S REMARKABLE LIVING, AND THE
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE RESPONDING TO
THE NEEDS OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS,
AND FOCUSING DRILLING DOWN INTO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES GOING
ON IN THEIR DISTRICT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THAT. LET'S SEE,
THIS COMING THURSDAY I'LL BE
JOINING , GIVING AN INTERVIEW ON
INTER-VALLEY RADIO AND JOINING
THE OPENING NIGHT GALA. THE
SEASON IS NOW UPON US, IT'S A
SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR FOR LOTS OF
THINGS GOING ON IN THE FILM
COMMUNITY. FILM INDUSTRY IN
SEATTLE. AND I'LL BE ATTENDING
THE NORTHWEST MINORITY BUILDERS
ALLIANCE MEETING, WHICH IS NEXT
THURSDAY AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, SO IF
THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, IT IS 3:01.
THANK YOU