>>> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON.
TODAY IS JUNE 2nd, 2025.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:03.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS
EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO I THINK THAT'S SEVEN
PEOPLE.
>> THAT IS SEVEN PRESENT.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES OF MAY 12, 2025,
WILL
BE ADOPTED.
HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED.
ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
TODAY.
ON TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA THERE ARE
TEN ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
THOSE ARE THE WEEKLY
BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE,
APPOINTMENT
03176 APPOINTMENT STEPHANIE
MORRIS AS MEMBER OF THE THEFT
LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE DECEMBER 31, 2026.
120992 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE PERMISSION TO
INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
INTERACTIVE MEDIA K█IOSKS IN
PUBLIC PLACES.
COUNCIL BILL 120994,
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
TECHNOLOGY
AUTHORIZING AND ACCEPTING THE
2025 UPDATED SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT.
COUNCIL BILL 120995 AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO A NEW
CIVIL CAUSE
OF ACTION AGAINST GRAFFITI
TAGGERS FOR ILLEGAL GRAFFITI ON
PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. COUNCIL
BILL 120996,
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION PURSUANT TO THE
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT OF
AN AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY REGARDING THE IMPOSITION
AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY
TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY A SIX-
YEAR VOTER APPROVED KING
COUNTYWIDE
TAX LEVY.
APPOINTMENT 03175,
APPOINTMENT OF SEAN FITZGERALD
BARNES AS
SEATTLE CHIEF OF POLICE,
AND COUNCIL BILL 120979 AN
ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE 129665
WHICH ADOPTED THE 2024 BUDGET.
RELATEDLY COUNCIL BILL 120988
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
WHICH ADOPTED THE 2025
BUDGET INCLUDING THE 2025 TO
2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
LET'S SEE.
AND THEN FINALLY COUNCIL BILL
120993 AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
LAND USE AND ZONING,
IMPLEMENTING A MAJOR UPDATE
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND MODIFYING
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN OTHER
ZONES TO COMPLY WITH VARIOUS
STATE LAWS.
LET ME MAKE SURE I'VE GOT ALL
OF
THAT. YES, I DO.
OKAY. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE AND THERE ARE
NINE PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM
COMMITTEES.
FIRST GOING TO FULL COUNCIL,
AND THESE ARE TIME SENSITIVE
LAND
USE BILLS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON WILL ADDRESS LATER, AND
SO THAT IS COUNCIL BILL
120990, BOTH HAVING TO DO WITH
A, LET'S
SEE, THE FIRST HAVING TO DO
WITH THE UNIT LOT SUBDIVISION OF
MODERN HOMES LLC AND
THE ORDINANCE APPROVING
AND CONFIRMING THE PLATT OF
BALLARD
CORNER TOWNHOUSES IN
THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 12.
OKAY.
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE.
WE'VE GOT RESOLUTION
321170, RESOLUTION GRANTING
CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL TO THE DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION TO INSTALL,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE INTERACTIVE
MEDIA KIOSKS IN PUBLIC PLACES.
AND THEN IN PARKS WE HAVE
ABOUT FIVE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION,
AND VERY QUICKLY I'LL READ ALL
OF
THEM.
COUNCIL BILL 120982, 120966,
120967, 120968, AND
THEN RESOLUTION 32171.
AND THESE ARE ALL HAVING TO DO
WITH THE MATTERS OF THE MEMORIAL
STADIUM AT SEATTLE CENTER AND
REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE
RELATED SYSTEM DEVELOP CHANGES
FOR SEWER, WATER AND DRAINAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS TO DO
WITH THE LEGISLATION TO
CHANGE HOW WE APPORTION COSTS
FOR
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
LET'S SEE, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING
TO THE AUTHORIZING OF THE
GENERAL MANAGER AND CEO OF
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
DEVELOP MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT
REIMBURSEMENT AREAS
IN ACCORDANCE TO -- AND THEN
IT GOES ON FOR MANY TITLES OF
THE
RCW. BUT MY POINT IS -- I MEAN,
THE
SMC.
AND THEN AMENDING ORDINANCE
127566 WHICH ADOPTED THE
2025- 2026, THIS IS ANOTHER
BUDGET.
I ACTUALLY THINK THAT THIS
WAS PERHAPS MISPLACED UNDER
SEATTLE PARKS AND UTILITIES.
I THINK THAT BELONGS IN
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, WE'VE GOT COUNCIL
BILL
120977, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
OVERSIGHT OF THE
POLICE, REVISING THE PROCESS
FOR INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS
NAMING
THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND ADDING
NEW SECTIONS TO BEST
IMPLEMENT THOSE CHANGES.
SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON
IN THESE NEXT WEEKS, SO WE HAVE
OUR PLATES FULL OF A LOT OF VERY
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
SO WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE
PREVIEW OF COUNCIL ACTIONS
AND COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEE
REPORTS.
OUR ROLL CALL ORDER BEGINS
WITH COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES.
SORRY I COULD NOT BE THERE
WITH YOU IN PERSON TODAY, SO
I'M
JUST GOING TO BE A FLOATING HEAD
ON
THE SCREEN.
THE SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE WILL BE
MEETING THIS FRIDAY.
WE HAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE ARTS COMMISSION AND
A DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL VOTE
ON
CITY LIGHT
AGREEMENTS. WITH THAT I HAVE NO
REGIONAL COMMITTEE UPDATES TO
SHARE AT THIS TIME BUT WANTED TO
NOTE
A COUPLE OF THINGS RELATED TO
SOME
COMMUNITY EVENTS OVER THE
WEEKEND.
I WAS REALLY PROUD TO STAND
ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY LEADERS
IN THE FLAG RAISING
CEREMONY RECOGNIZING THIS MONTH
AS PRIDE
MONTH, SO HAPPY PRIDE MONTH,
EVERYBODY! THIS IS JUST A REALLY
SPECIAL
TIME, BUT ALSO ONE THAT IS
CERTAINLY LEAVING ME IN A
REALLY THOUGHTFUL PLACE AS WE
THINK
ABOUT THE ATTACKS ON THE LGBQ2A
NATIONWIDE.
I WAS PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE A
NUMBER OF QUEER LEADERS WHO
WERE RECOGNIZED WITH A
PROCLAMATION, ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTED SUCH AS THE LGBTQ
AND LAVENDER RIGHTS
PROJECT AND OUR
LGBTQ COMMISSIONER WAS THERE AS
WELL.
LAST WEEK I ALSO STOOD ALONGSIDE
THE CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY AT THE
CAMBODIAN AMERICAN COUNCIL
OF WASHINGTON EVENT WHERE I
PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF MY
OFFICE AAPI HERITAGE MONTH
PROCLAMATION.
AND WITH THAT I DON'T HAVE TOO
MANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES TO
SHARE. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME
I'M HAPPY TO PASS
IT ALONG TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
LAST WEEK I HAD MY
MONTHLY MEETING WITH CHIEF
BARNES WHERE
WE TALKED ABOUT THE
MAGNUSON ACTIVATION AND GAS
WORKS PARK.
TODAY I HAD MY MONTHLY
MEETING WITH NORTH PRECINCT
CAPTAIN
DAVIDSON WHERE WE TALKED
ABOUT SIMILAR THE PARK
ACTIVATION
AND THE MOUNTAIN TOURING OF GAS
WORKS PARK AND NOISE
STEMMING FROM THE PARK.
I'LL SAY THERE'S A
NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT I'M
HEARING
FROM IN THE DISTRICT, AND
I BELIEVE THAT IS CITYWIDE IS
THIS DIRT BIKE SITUATION.
PEOPLE ON THEIR DIRT
BIKES RIDING REALLY FAST AND
USING
THE MOUNDS AT THE PARKS TO DO
THEIR
ACTIVITY.
AND SO I'M IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH SPD ON HOW WE MITIGATE FOR
THIS
ACTIVITY AT THE PARKS IN AN
UNDANGEROUS FASHION OR,
EXCUSE ME, IN A DANGEROUS
FASHION.
THIS PAST WEEKEND I, TOO,
WAS PROUD TO ATTEND THE LGBTQ
PRIDE FLAG RAISING
CEREMONY. THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT
MONTH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
CELEBRATING THE MONTH WITH OUR
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY HERE IN
SEATTLE.
I JUST TO SAY THAT I FEEL
REALLY LUCKY TO LIVE IN A CITY
WHERE
WE ARE WELCOMING, WHERE WE
CELEBRATE -- HI -- WHERE WE
CELEBRATE LOVE AND, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE IN A CITY WHERE WE CAN
ALL BE TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE,
YOU
KNOW, FOLKS AND FOLKS -- THAT
FOLKS ARE JUST FEEL SO LUCKY AND
PROUD TO BEBE -- AND THAT MY
KIDS
ARE BEING RAISED IN THIS CITY.
SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT.
I WILL BE
ATTENDING COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL TO
ATTEND HONORING THE LIFE OF THE
YOUNG
MAN WHO WAS A VICTIM OF
GUN VIOLENCE AND KILLED AT
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR.
HE WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO
BREAK UP A FIGHT AND WAS A
RECIPIENT
OF GUNFIRE.
AMAR'S DAD, MURPHY
PAYNE, INVITED ME TO ATTEND, AND
I
WILL BE JOINING THIS CELEBRATION
OF
LIFE.
IT'S VERY TRAGIC. MY HEART GOES
OUT TO HIS FAMILY.
TO SAY I'M PLEASED TO BE
THERE IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD, BUT
I AM
LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
IN COMMUNITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR
CELEBRATION.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'LL
BE DOING THIS WEEK IS ATTENDING
THE IN- PERSON MEETING OF THE
NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THEY HAVE ONE IN- PERSON
MEETING A YEAR, AND IT'S THIS
THURSDAY.
MAYBE SOME OF YOU WILL BE THERE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I'M
THINKING, OR COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, ALL NORTH PRECINCT
COUNCILMEMBERS.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
THERE.
I BELIEVE CHIEF BARNES WILL
BE THERE AS WELL TO HEAR FROM
FOLKS ON THE ISSUES IN THE NORTH
PRECINCT.
USUALLY CAPTAIN DAVIDSON
ATTENDS AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE
ATTENDS AND THE
PROSECUTING OFFICE ATTENDS.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD WAY TO SHARE
INFORMATION AND HEAR BACK FROM
THOSE AGENCIES ON THE WORK
THAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
THERE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PASS
IT ALONG TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME
TO PLAY A LITTLE MUSICAL CHAIRS
TODAY.
I THINK IT MADE A LOT OF SENSE
WHEN I ORIGINALLY SAT OVER
THERE, BUT NOW WE KNOW IT'S A
LESS THAN FULL TABLE, I
WANTED TO MOVE.
I NOTICED MYSELF TRYING TO LOOK
AT MY COLLEAGUE FROM TWO
PEOPLE DOWN AND I THOUGHT IT'S
BETTERBETTER TO JUST SEE EYE TO
EYE, WHICH
IS, BY THE WAY, I THINK THE
VALUE AND BENEFIT OF THIS WHOLE
ARRANGEMENT HERE.
SO, ALSO, I GUESS I'LL START
OFF BY SAYING, HAPPY PRIDE
MONTH. I'M EXCITED AS WELL AND
PROUD
TO LIVE IN A CITY LIKE SEATTLE
AND
HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE,
UNFORTUNATELY, OF MANY PEOPLE IN
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY OVER THE
YEARS THAT LED US TO A
PLACE WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO HONOR
AND EVERYONE CELEBRATE PRIDE IN
SUCH
A MANNER THESE DAYS THAT THEY
REQUIRE A LOT OF SACRIFICE,
UNFORTUNATELY, AND WE'RE
NOWHERE NEAR WHERE WE --
THERE'S
STILL PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO,
BUT IT
IS PRIDE AND HAPPY PRIDE.
ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
FRONT NEXT -- OH, THIS IS RIGHT
UP TO MY MOUTH.
ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
FRONT, OUR NEXT MEETING IS
GOING TO BE TOMORROW MORNING,
JUNE
3rd, AT 9:30 A.M.
THREE AGENDA ITEMS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST WE'RE
GOING TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS.
THE SECOND SLATE OF APPOINTMENTS
FOR THE NEW LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, AND WE'VE ALREADY
CONSIDERED FOUR COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE
OTHER THREE COUNCIL
APPOINTMENTS, AND SO THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT ITEM GOING THROUGH THE
COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
HOPEFULLY THE WAY THE TIMING
WORKS OUT, THE GOAL IS TO
MAKE SURE WE REVIEW AND
CONSIDER EVERYONE TO ALLOW
PEOPLE THAT
ARE APPROVED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ATTEND THE VERY FIRST LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OF THIS
NEW LEVY AND THAT IS TENTATIVELY
PLANNED FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 17th.
THE SECRETARY IS
SDOT RECOMMENDATION LAGS TO
EGISLATION
AND FINALLY SDOT LEGISLATION
RELATED TO AUTHORIZING THE
DEPARTMENT
TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE A DEED
OF
TRUST RELATED TO THE
DEPARTMENT'S WORK WITH THE ARTS.
THAT IS THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW.
IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE
TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- THREE,
ACTUALLY -- FOUR -- ALL OF
US ARE HERE.
ALL OF US ARE HERE.
AND SO, COLLEAGUES, LOOK FORWARD
TO JOIN YOU ALL TOMORROW
MORNING.
WITH RESPECT TO REGIONAL
COMMITTEES, WE HAVE THE
HONOR LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK
BEFORE JOINING COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AT THE PSCR GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MEETING WHERE, AMONG
OTHER
THINGS, WE ADOPTED A
NEW REGIONAL SAFETY ACTION
PLAN, FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING
SERIOUS INJURIES AND DEATHS ON
OUR
REGION'S ROADWAYS.
A COUPLE KEY NEXT STEPS
THERE, NAMELY THAT WE'RE GOING
TO CONSIDER THAT PLAN AND THAT
RESOURCE AS WE ITERATE ON
AND DEVELOP AND FINALIZE OUR NEW
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WE DID SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN LAST YEAR,
AS YOU KNOW.
DOING SOMETHING
SIMILAR REGIONALLY IN 2026.
ALSO IN THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
FORUM OR FRONT ONE
OTHER SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE, LAST
WEEK
I ATTENDED A THREE- HOUR
REGIONAL FAIR FORUM.
IT WAS THE SECOND OF
PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE SUCH
MEETINGS,
BUT THE REGIONAL FAIR FORUM IS A
CROSS GOVERNMENT REGIONAL
FORUM THAT IS TASKED WITH
HELPING SET
A VISION FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS
TO HELP ENSURE THE PUBLIC
TRANSIT SYSTEM IS MANAGED
EFFECTIVELY, SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSED ON POLICIES
AND STRATEGIES.
A CROSS GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
OR AMALGAM OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
THAT REPRESENT THE VARIOUS
TRANSIT AGENCIES,
COMMUNITY TRANSIT AROUND OUR
REGION, KING
COUNTY METRO, PIERCE TRABS
IT, SOUND TRANSIT, WASHINGTON
STATE FERRIES AND I AM JOINING
ON
SEATTLE'S BEHALF BECAUSE WE
OPERATE, AS YOU KNOW,
SEATTLE CENTER MONORAIL AND THE
STREET
CAR.
SO THE SECOND MEETING WAS
ON FARES AND WE DISCUSSED A FEW
SIMPLIFICATION OPTIONS AND, OF
COURSE, THERE'S TRADEOFFS WITH
EVERYTHING, BUT THE RANGE
OF OPTIONS THAT ARE
INITIALLYINITIALLY
BEING CONSIDERED TO IMPROVE AND
DRIVE SIMPLIFICATION THAT WE
STARTED TO DISCUSS, ALTHOUGH NO
DECISIONS WERE MADE,
ONE, ALIGNING CALENDAR DATES AND
THE CADENCE OF FARE CHANGES
ACROSS
THE REGION.
ALSO SIMPLIFYING PASS
PRICING, ADJUSTING THE TRANSFER
WINDOW
PERIOD.
CURRENTLY, AS WE KNOW, IT'S TWO
HOURS IN KING COUNTY
METRO, FOR EXAMPLE.
FARE CAPPING.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE TRAT
JIS AND POLICIES THAT WE
DISCUSSED.
ULTIMATELY THE GOAL IS TO ALIGN
ON A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
EACH INDIVIDUAL TRANSIT AGENCY
ADOPT OR NOT
IF THEY THINK IT MAKES SENSE
BASED ON THEIR OWN UNIQUE
NEEDS. BUT AN HONOR TO
PARTICIPATE
IN THAT FORUM.
I EXPECT THREE TO
FOUR ADDITIONAL SUCH REGIONAL
FAIR
FORUMS IN THE NEXT MONTHS.
HOPEFULLY NONE OF THEM WILL BE
DURING OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
SINCE THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS.
IN ANY EVENT, THAT IS ALL I
HAVE FOR MY PERSPECTIVE.
I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> YES, PLEASE
DO.
>> AND I WAS TRYING TO LOOK
IT UP ON THE CALENDAR FOR YOUR
MEETING, BUT
DOES THE -- DOES THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAVE
DESIGNATED POSITIONS FOR, YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE
WHO -- CATEGORIES FOR PEOPLE
WHO SHOULD BE THERE?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK THERE'S 18 OR 19
MEMBERS. YOURS TRULY IS CHAIR OF
THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, IS
THE DE FACTO MEMBER.
ALL SEVEN
COUNCILMEMBERS, DISTRICT BASED
COUNCILMEMBERS, GET A SEAT OR
GET TO MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT, SO WE HAVE ALL
THE NAMES IN THE HAT.
SO NOW WE JUST NEED TO FINALIZE
THOSE.
THERE'S A STRONG PREFERENCE FOR
THOSE WITH AUDITING
EXPERIENCE, ENGINEERING
EXPERIENCE.
THE MAYOR GETS TO MAKE FIVE
APPOINTMENTS AND EACH OF OUR
FOUR, BIKE, FREIGHT,
PEDESTRIAN, AND TRANSIT.
>> GOT IT.
I ASKED BECAUSE THAT SENSE.
I ASKED BECAUSE WHEN WE OF THE
PEOPLEPEOPLE
THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ALSO
STOOD TO
FINANCIALLY GAIN
FROM ALLOCATIONS OF THE MONEYS,
YOU
KNOW, WITHIN THE BROAD
CATEGORIES THAT ARE DESCRIBED
IN THAT LEVY.
ARE THERE ANY PROHIBITIONS
AGAINST ANYBODY HAVING
DIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST IF
THEY
ALSO COULD POTENTIALLY
RECEIVE MONEY FOR AN
ORGANIZATION?
>> YEAH.
SO THAT IS PART OF OUR
WORK RIGHT NOW, AND I
DON'T PERSONALLY THINK THAT WAS
THE CASE FOR THE FIRST SLATE
THAT WE
REVIEWED AND APPROVED, AND
THAT ALL OF US APPROVED AND
REVIEWED
AT FULL COUNCIL, BECAUSE
IT STARTED AT COMMITTEE MEETING.
THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF
OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY,
AND THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, WE
ALL NEED TO TAKE THIS WORK
SERIOUSLY. I DON'T THINK
THAT'S THE CASE.
I'LL SPEAK ON MY APPOINTEE.
I KNOW THEY HAVE DIRECT, LIKE,
SOLID FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE
AND WORKED IN THE FINANCIAL
SECTOR
FOR YEARS, BUT THAT'S ALWAYS --
>> VERY IMPORTANT SKILLS, YES.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HEARING OR SEEING NO
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I
WILL PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT
PERSON.
I'VE LEARNED JUST THE
NEXT PERSON --
>> IT'S HARD TO GO THROUGH
THE ALPHABET WHEN WE'RE NOT
SITTING
IN A LINE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO AS REFERENCED EARLIER,
THE COUNCIL WILL BE VOTING ON
THE BALLARD SUBDIVISION AS
REQUIRED
BY LAW, THE SUBDIVISION WOULD
CREATE 14 NEW HOMES IN
BALLARD AND THE HEARING EXAMINER
HAS
REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE
PRELIMINARY PLATT.
IT WILL BE UP TO COUNCIL TO
APPROVE FINAL AND WE
ARE SPEAKING ABOUT COUNCIL BILL
120990 AND COUNCIL FILING
314465. SO THAT WILL BE COMING
UP
TOMORROW.
IN TERMS OF REGIONAL COMMITTEE
REPORTS, I HAVE NOTHING
TO REPORT REGARDING THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE.
THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD A BRIEFING
ON ST3 WITH A FINAL VOTE
SCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING
WEDNESDAY WITH A POTENTIAL
AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
AGAIN, WE'RE VOTING ON ST-
3 ZONING THIS WEDNESDAY ON THE
4th
AT 2:00 P.M.
ALSO AT THE NEXT LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETING I'LL BE
DOING A BRIEFING, AN OVERVIEW OF
CRIME
PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN, AND THE DESIRE TO GET IT
CODIFIED WITHIN SEATTLE
CITY CODES AS TO 42
OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN
WASHINGTON
STATE ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING --
ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING CODIFIED,
AND MY GOAL IS TO BRING SEATTLE
INTO THAT FOLD.
SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN
GETTING A SUB 10101 JOIN US ON
WEDNESDAY. CONSTITUENT WORK,
ANSWERING
A LOT OF CALLS REGARDING CERTAIN
PROPERTIES OF CONCERN THROUGHOUT
DISTRICT TWO, ONE IN
CLAREMONT WE'RE WORKING WITH
THE PROPERTY
OWNER TO GET RESOLVED AND THE
MULTIAGENCY RESPONSE
TYPE AREA. THE SAME THING WITH
24th AND
WALKER, AND WE'VE GOT
SOME INFORMATION REGARDING A
LARGE STRUCTURE THAT HAS GOTTEN
ERECTED IN THE DOG PARK
AREA THAT EVIDENTLY HAS PARKS A
AND
OUR CARE TEAM TO SEE
ABOUT ADDRESSING THAT PARTICULAR
ISSUE. THE OTHER THING THAT I
WANTED TO
POINT ABOUT COMING UP IN
DISTRICT IS SATURDAY, JUNE 14th,
WE WILL BE CO- SPONSORING, ALONG
WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND A
NUMBER OF OTHER ENTITIES AND
ANTI- DISPLACEMENT RESOURCE
FAIR, SO WE'RE BRINGING IN BOTH
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A PIECE
OF HELPING
PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES
WHETHER IT'S
THROUGH UTILITY DISCOUNTS, LOW-
COST
HOME REPAIR, TAX BREAKS,
WHATEVER THE
CASE MAY BE.
THERE'S A LOT OF RESOURCES OUT
THERE. NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE
ELIGIBLE FOR
THEM OR HOW TO ACCESS THEM.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE
THAT AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS, YOU
KNOW,
BRING ALL THESE
RESOURCES TOGETHER AND THEN LET
PEOPLE
KNOW HOW, INDEED, THEY CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE EXISTING
RESOURCES TO HELP STAY IN THEIR
HOMES.
ALSO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PARTICIPATE IN A COUPLE
OF COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE
FLAG RAISING ON SATURDAY.
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH.
I WANT TO ECHO THAT AS WELL.
AS WELL AS ATTENDING EVENTS
FOR THE RECOVERY CAFE AT THEIR
LOCATION AND THE GALA ON
SATURDAY EVENING WHERE I
WAS JOINING COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AT THAT EVENT.
LET'S SEE.
ALSO IT ATTEND THE
COUNCIL MEETING THIS PAST
WEDNESDAY
AT THE NEW GATHERING HALL.
CHIEF BARNES WAS THERE AND
SPOKE ABOUT WHAT HIS PRIORITIES
ARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW IT'S GOOD FOR FOLKS
TO HEAR FROM HIM DIRECTLY AS
WELL
AS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO THE PRECINCT COMMAND
STAFF
ABOUT COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND
WHAT THE PRECINCT PLAN
GOING FORWARD IS LOOKING
LIKE ESPECIALLY FOR THE SUMMER.
AND I WILL END BY MENTIONING
THAT MEMORIAL DAY I HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE
MORNING AT LAKE VIEW CEMETERY
WITH THE
VETERANS AND THE AFTERNOON WITH
POST 186.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO HONOR THOSE
HEROES WHO SERVED AND
SACRIFICED.
AND THAT'S
ALL I HAVE AT THIS POINT.
I WILL PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT
SPEAKER, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
THIS WEEK THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE WILL MEET
THIS WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 A.M.
I'VE ASKED EVERYONE TO
RECEIVE BRIEFINGS ON THE TWO
ITEMS
WE'LL BE VOTING ON.
IF YOU WERE NOT IN COMMITTEE
OR ARE NOT ON THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
AND SO ON THE AGENDA WE WILL
HAVE BUDGET REFORM, BOTH PROCESS
AND CONTENT.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE
FALL BUDGET CALENDAR WHERE WE
ARE MAKING CONTENT CHANGES TO
HOW THE PROCESS WILL WORK THIS
YEAR TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY TO
GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT MORE
OF A VIEW INTO WHAT EVERYONE IS
ASKING FOR AND WHAT
PEOPLE'S PRIORITIES ARE.
WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE
REMAINDER OF THE COMMITTEE HELD
ON THE CONTENT, THE ACTUAL
WHAT ARE WE DOING REGARDING
BUDGET
REFORM.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A
PREVIEW BECAUSE WE'RE
ALSO AT THIS TIME STILL REACTING
TO THE
DOWNTURN FORECAST FROM APRIL.
SO IN THE CONTENT WE WERE
GOING TO HAVE THE FIVE- YEAR
LOOK
BACK ON THE BUDGET, YOU KNOW,
WHAT IS
THAT TREND OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS. THIS YEAR, SPOILER ALERT,
SORRY,
BEN, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING
AT SIX YEARS.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE READY
FOR THIS COMMITTEE.
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE
LEVEL OF DEPARTURES AND
TURNOVER OF ESSENTIAL STAFF
THEY'VE NEEDED MORE TIME TO
COMPLETE
THIS TASK.
WE WERE GOING TO SPEND TIME
LOOKING AT THE STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT REPORTS WE
REQUESTED LAST YEAR.
WE ARE INSTEAD GOING TO
BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT THAT AND GET
INTO
WHAT HAS THE EXECUTIVE BEEN
DOING
SINCE THE APRIL DOWNTURN
FORECAST.
WE WILL HAVE AN EXECUTIVE
BUDGET UPDATE WHERE WE WILL HAVE
A
BRIEFING FROM THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE ON BUDGET- RELATED
MEASURES.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS
INSTITUTING IN THE WAKE OF OUR
FORECASTED DOWNTURN.
THE TWO ITEMS OF VOTING IS --
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS.
ONE WAS THE EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE
AND ONE IS AN ADVANCED
REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
THE EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE IS
A STANDARD ANNUAL PIECE OF
BUDGET
LEGISLATION THAT MONITORS
OVERSPEND BY DEPARTMENTS.
COLLEAGUES, YOU'LL SEE WE
WENT FROM HAVING A HIGH NUMBER
AND AMOUNT OF EXCEPTIONS
THAT WE HAVE HAD TO APPROVE IN
THE PAST.
WE ARE DOWN TO TWO DEPARTMENTS
AND A SMALLER DOLLAR FIGURE THAN
I THINK EVER BEFORE.
SO IN THE BUDGET REFORM CONTENT
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
AS WELL AS THE ADVANCE REPAYMENT
OF
BONDS. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE
INTEREST EARNED FROM OTHER
BONDS SO THE BOND -- THE AMOUNT
WAS
USED. WHILE WE HAD IT WE ACCRUED
INTEREST.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO PAY OFF
THE BOND EARLY USING THAT
INTEREST. SO THAT'S THE 30-
SECOND
SUMMARY ON THAT.
SO THIS IS, AGAIN, THE WAY
THAT WE ARE ENGAGING IN BUDGET
REFORM AND THE CONTENT OF OUR
BUDGET.
ON FULL COUNCIL TELL RESOLUTION
32170, THE RESOLUTION ON
INTERACTIVE MEDIA KIOSKS.
AMENDMENT A WOULD STOP A
CONDITION OF THE
TERM PERMIT AND AMENDMENT
B WOULD ESTABLISH A TEN- YEAR
TERM FOR THE DIGITAL KIOSK
PERMIT WITH AN ADDITIONAL TEN-
YEAR
REEXTENSION.
THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION SAYS
THAT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TWO
15- YEAR TERMS.
IN MY LAY PERSON'S MIND I
THINK OF WHAT WAS CELL
PHONE TECHNOLOGY 30 YEARS AGO
AND
HOW ARE WE TODAY IN APPLYING
THAT
FORWARD, SO THAT'S THE BASIS
OF WHERE
I'M COMING WITH THESE TWO
AMENDMENTS.
ON EXTERNAL COMMITTEES WE HAD A
SOUND TRANSIT RETREAT LAST WEEK.
I'VE BEEN KIND OF TEASING IT
OUT BUT THE ASSUMPTIONS I'VE
BEEN MAKING MADE PUBLIC, IF
SOUND
TRANSIT'S BUDGET IS NOT
REFORMED, THEN BY THE MID-
2020s WE WILL NOT BE IN BALANCE
AT SOUND TRANSIT, AND SO THIS IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE
TARIFFS, LAND COST, CONCRETE
COSTS, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT
COST DRIVERS HAVE ALL BEEN
GOING
UP. THE BIGGEST DRIVER OF COST
IS
DELAY.
THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
WE DID HAVE, I BELIEVE,
THE EFFICIENCIES
PRESENTATION BROUGHT TO YOUR
COMMITTEE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING
AT SMALLER -- I'M
BLANKING ON THE PILINGS,
ESSENTIALLY.
EITHER WAY ABOUT
IT, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING
DONE RIGHT
NOW
TO REDUCE COSTS, MAKE MORE
EFFICIENCIES POSSIBLE.
IT'S SOMETHING I SHARE WITH
YOU AS THE REPRESENTATIVE HERE.
IT'S BEEN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN
ASKING FOR FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
I FEEL THAT I'VE GOTTEN
MORE INFORMATION IN THE LAST
TWO WEEKS THAN I'VE GOTTEN IN
THE
LAST YEAR, AND SO I THINK WE'RE
TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
BUT I'M STICKING ON TOP OF
IT, AND I
JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU ALL
THAT UPDATE.
IN DISTRICT
6, I HAVE CONTINUED HOSTING
WALKING TOURS RELATED
TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AND PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS.
LAST FRIDAY I JOINED
NEIGHBORS IN TANGLE TOWN AND IN
UPPER
FREMONT.
WE HAD REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT DENSITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD
PERSPECTIVES.
I WANT TO THANK ANYONE WHO
HAS ATTENDED FOR JOINING, AND
IF ANYONE WANTS TO TALK TO ME,
I STILL HOLD OFFICE HOURS.
I HELD OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK.
HOLDING OFFICE HOURS THIS
THURSDAY AT MY OFFICE IN
BALLARD.
LASTLY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE ETHICS BILL THAT HAS COME
BEFORE US AND JUST THAT THIS IS
A
HIGH-INTENSITY CONVERSATION
THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
ENGAGED IN. I'VE SEEN THIS TYPE
OF, YOU
KNOW, TOPIC IN THE PAST.
HOTEL LEGISLATION WAS
PASSED MAYBE SIX YEARS AGO, FIVE
YEARS
AGO.
I WORKED ON MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE CHANGES
AND THE TREE ORDINANCE.
IN EACH OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS THERE WERE FIVE
MEETINGS,
APPROXIMATELY.
WE HELD TIME AND RESERVED TIME
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HELD TIME AND RESERVED
TIME FOR ALL COLLEAGUES TO
PARTICIPATE AND ASK ALL RELEVANT
QUESTIONS.
SO I'M NOT HERE TO ASK TO
REHASH THE PROCESS OF THE LAST
FEW
WEEKS.
ALL TO JUST SAY WHAT I'M ASKING
IS IF WE TAKE UP HIGH-
INTENSITY TOPICS AGAIN IN THE
FUTURE,
I ASK THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME
RESERVED IN COMMITTEE FOR
DISCUSSION AND PARTICIPATION.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THAT'S MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
HELLO, COLLEAGUES.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES,
MA'AM.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
SO THE PARKS UTILITIES
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL
BE MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE
11th, AT 2:00 P.M.
SOME OF THE AGENDA ITEMS
ARE GOING TO BE GOLF
COURSES, REGARDING A CONTRACT
WITH
A DIFFERENT -- THE ONE CONTRACT
RFP PROCESS FOR
THAT, CONCESSIONS AGREEMENT
WITH SEATTLE PARKS, AND AN SBU
AUDIT
AS WELL.
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE SENT OUT
A MEMO ON FRIDAY REGARDING
THE TIME LINE OF THAT AND
INFORMATION, SO YOU ALL
SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THAT IN
YOUR INBOX
AT A SUPERHIGH LEVEL.
IT JUST HAD KEY DATES FORFOR
EVERYONE.
WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING
ON ANOTHER MEMO THAT KIND OF
OUTLINES WITH ESSENTIAL STAFF
THE PROCESS SO PEOPLE HAVE
THE PROPER DATES AND TIME LINES
AND
INFORMATION REGARDING THAT TO
MAKE SURE THAT ESSENTIAL
STAFF, YOU KNOW, HAS ALL THE
CORRECT DATES AND PLEASE BEAR
WITH US
BECAUSE ESSENTIAL STAFF IS A
LITTLE SHORT STAFFED, SO WE'RE
GOING TO BE DOING OUR BEST
TO STAY ORGANIZED.
OUR OFFICE WILL BE PREPARED
FOR A LOT OF THINGS.
THE SELECT -- JUST A HEADS-
UP, THURSDAY OUR FIRST MEETING
THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT
THE PERMANENT LEGISLATION, HOUSE
BILL 1110, IN ADDITION TO
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PHASE ONE
IS
GOING TO BE THURSDAY, JUNE 5, AT
9:30. AND THAT, JUST A
HEADS-UP, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO
BE ALLOWING
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE
WE HAVE
TO GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION
FROM THE EXECUTIVE.
WE ARE ALSO DOING
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT JUNE THE
13th AT 9:30.
AND THEN WE HAVE A FULL.
HOUSE BILL WILL COME OUT WITH
MORE DETAILS.
I WANT TO THANK
STAFF FOR THE WORK FOR ALL THEIR
HELP.
THIS WEDNESDAY WE'LL TALK RATES
AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
WE ARE PREPARING FOR OUR
WATER WATER IN THE NEXT 60, 75
YEARS, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK
LIKE, AND WHAT INVESTMENTS DO WE
NEED
TO PRESENT TOTO OUR WATER
WAYS.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST I WANTED
TO JUST GIVE AN UPDATE -- I
KNOW LAST WEEK THERE WERE A LOT
OF
STATEMENTS MADE ABOUT ANDERSON
AND WHERE DO WE GO FROM
HERE AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE
AN UPDATE, THE PLANNING, THE
PREPARATION
AND PROTECTION. THOSE ARE THE
THREE KEYS THAT
OUR OFFICE WILL BE DOING AND
JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW
THAT WE HAVE
REQUESTED A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
FROM
SEATTLE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND
ALSO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF ALL
SCHEDULED EVENTS THAT ARE ALL IN
DISTRICT
THREE.
MY DISTRICT FROM PARK STREET,
CITY SPACES TO PROACTIVELY
POTENTIAL COMMUNITY
IMPACTS, WE'RE GOING TO
BE COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT
THROUGH THIS
PROCESS THERE'S ALWAYS A PUBLIC
SAFETY LENS
BUT JUST TO UNDERSTAND, YOU
KNOW, ELEVATED LEVELS THAT
WE'RE EXPERIENCING AND MAKING
SURE
THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND ALSO
THE
CIVIL
RIGHTS LENS THAT APPLIES TO THAT
AS WELL.
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AROUND THAT
IS MAKING SURE WE'RE
BALANCING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
WITH THE
NEED TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES THAT
ARE VULNERABLE AND ALSO
FROM HARM AS WELL SO THAT'S A
DELICATE BALANCE AND WE'RE
GOING TO BE EXPLORING WHAT THAT
LOOKS
LIKE.
ALSO, THE COMMUNICATION -- AND
THIS IS FOR ANY VULNERABLE
GROUP, THIS IS IN ADDITION
TO OUR LGBTQ GROUP, BUT, MAY,
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AT JENKINS
PARK, SOMETHING ELSE THAT
TARGETED
A POTENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OR
IT COULD BE AN EVENT SOMEWHERE
IN THE SOUTH
END OR OVER IN WEST SEATTLE.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE,
OKAY, AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO
DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
MAINTAINING CONSISTENT AND OPEN
COMMUNICATION WITH
ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS TO
ENSURE THEIR
CONCERNS ARE HEARD AND ADDRESSED
WITH PLANNING AND RESPONSES,
AND SO MAKE SURE WE'RE AHEAD OF
THIS SO WE CAN BE PREPARED FOR
RESPONSES AND THEN,
ALSO, LOGISTICS AND ON- GROUND
SUPPORT THAT WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE REQUESTS LIKE DE-
ESCALATION TRAINED COMMUNITY
LIAISON
AND PEOPLE AT EVENTS TO HELP
DEFUSE
TENSIONS AND KEEP THE
PEACE WITHIN OUR CITY.
SO JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT FOR
THE RECORD THAT'S SOME OF
THE PLANNING THAT WE HAVE GOING
ON
AT OUR OFFICE AND TO MAKE SURE,
HEY, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS,
AND I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT
OF COMMUNITY PEOPLE, I'VE HEARD
FROM A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE, HEY, WHAT NEXT AFTER THIS?
AND SO, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING
THOSE LONG- TERM PLANS, BUT THE
SHORT-TERM INFORMATION FOR US IS
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A
LIST OF ALL EVENTS THAT ARE
HAPPENING
IN OUR DISTRICT, SO WE
UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE LOOK
LIKE AND WE CAN BE PREPARED FOR
THOSE.
SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH AS WELL.
GOT TO CELEBRATE THE
PRIDE, RAISING OF THE FLAG ON
SATURDAY.
THAT FLAG WILL BE FLYING FOR
THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE.
IT WAS RAISED ON THE 31st, SO
IT'S GOING TO GET ITS FULL
JUNE MONTH WITH THE PROPER THEME
OF BEING LOUDER THIS MONTH.
AND, ALSO, I THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR TALKING
ABOUT THE GUN
VIOLENCE GOING ON IN THE
COMMUNITY AND ALSO THE MEMORIAL
THAT'S GOING TO BE ON FRIDAY AT
GARFIELD.
OBVIOUSLY I KNOW A LOT OF
US HAVE HAD GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR
DISTRICTS, AND FRIDAY'S GOING
TO
BE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
WITH THE PAYNE FAMILY AND I KNOW
A LOT OF STUDENTS.
OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT -- I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
CONVERSATION
AND FIND OUT WAYS WE CAN
IMPROVE.
IT'S A SAD MOMENT, BUT WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR
BABIES, OUR KIDS, AS WE SAY.
I WILL PASS IT OFF TO YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> PENDING ANY QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH? HEARING AND
SEEING NONE --
>> I ACTUALLY DO.
I THINK IT'S FOR -- PARDON ME.
IT MIGHT BE FOR YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SACK BEING IS
A.
I REMEMBER WHEN COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, THE LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD HAVE MODIFIED THE PROCESS
BY
WHICH -- OR THE RULES
AROUND WHICH OFFICERS COULD
SPEAK WITH
YOUTH THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
WITNESS TO THIS.
CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME
IF ANYTHING HAPPENED WITH THAT?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU, MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT BILL IN OLYMPIA DIED
THIS PAST SESSION,
UNFORTUNATELY.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK
SENATOR SOLOMON FOR BRINGING
THAT
FORWARD, AND I LOOK FOR --
I THINK IT'S MUCH NEEDED -- I
LOOK FORWARD NEXT SESSION
TO SUPPORTING THAT AGAIN BECAUSE
I
THINK CLARITY IS STILL NEEDED.
>> THANK YOU.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
>> NO, IT'S AN IMPORTANT
POINT, AND IT SHOWS THAT WE DO
HAVE A
LOT OF UNSOLVED CASES
BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE SPEAKING
TO
THESE
UNSOLVED CASES, SO IT'S A VERY
IMPORTANT POINT.
AND WITH THAT TRANSITION,
I
ALWAYS START WITH PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION THIS
WEEK, SO OUR NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY
MEETING WILL BE ON THE 10th
OF JUNE AND THE BIG TICKET ITEM
HERE WILL BE THE CHIEF OF POLICE
CONFIRMATION INTRODUCTION.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE
WHO PROVIDED÷÷ QUESTIONS FOR
CHIEF
BARNES. I WAS GETTING SOME
QUESTIONS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS,
INCLUDING
THE PRESS.
THERE'S TWO WAYS OF DOING THIS.
ONE, YOU CAN DO IT REALLY
QUICK, WITHIN 30 DAYS.
I BELIEVE CHIEF O'TOOLE DID
THAT.
BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE SOMEBODY COMING FROM THE
OUTSIDE.
I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
GIVE CHIEF BARNES AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GET ON HIS FEET AND LEARN THE
CITY, HEAR THE CHALLENGES
AND, IN FACT, EXPERIENCE THE
CHALLENGES, BECAUSE HE'S HAD
PROTESTS, COUNTERPROTESTS,
COUNTERPROTESTS, HE'S HAD
TRIPLE HOMICIDE -- THERE'S A
LOT
OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN
HAPPENING,
SO IT GIVES HIM AN OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE BUT THEN
ALSO A CHANCE TO MEET WITH
COMMUNITIES. HE'S DONE A VERY
STRONG JOB ON
THAT. AND SO I THINK THIS IS A
BETTER TIME TO HAVE A MORE
THOROUGH AND
COMPLETE CONVERSATION WITH CHIEF
BARNES AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING
REALLY QUICK WHERE HE
DOESN'T KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOODS,
HE
DOESN'T KNOW THE PRECINCTS,
AND THEN WE'RE SAYING, WELL,
THIS
IS WHAT I WILL DO.
AND SO NOW HE CAN SPEAK
WITH SOME MORE DEPTH BECAUSE OF
THIS
TIME.
AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD --
WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, BUT I
THINK WE'RE WITHIN A GOOD
WINDOW FOR
THIS CHIEF OF POLICE
CONFIRMATION.
WE ALSO HAVE STAR CHASE, THIS
WILL BE THE SECOND STAR CHASE.
WE'LL BE GETTING UPDATES ON
THIS
IN TERMS OF ITS USE IN THE
REGION, ACTUALLY IN OUR
COUNTY, WHICH WILL BE VERY
HELPFUL, AND
ALSO THERE'S AN EMS LEVY.
THIS LEVY IS ON THE QUICK TIME
LINE. I BELIEVE THE EXECUTIVE
SIDE WILL BE BRIEFING --
PREBRIEFING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON
THIS.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
NORMALLY, I MENTIONED THE CHIEF
OF POLICE INTRO AND THE FOLLOW
YUM ON STAR CHASE.
BECAUSE OF THE TIMING
I'M LOOKING TO HAVING A
BRIEFING AND
PRESS TO A VOTE BECAUSE
OF THE TIME LINES THAT WE'RE
FACING
IN TERMS OF
THE LEVY GETTING ON THE BALLOT
AND THE LIKE.
AND I SHOULD NOTE, TOO, FOR
TOMORROW'S MEETING, YES,
SPEAKING OF CHIEF OF POLICE, WE
HAVE OUR CHIEF OF POLICE
INVESTIGATIONS ORDINANCE
BILL, BASICALLY UPDATING IT,
FIXING
IT, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
TO SET UP OPA FOR SUCCESS, AND
I LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
THIS WEEK, IN TERMS OF
COMMITTEES, REGIONAL, COMMUNITY,
ALL OF THE ABOVE, TODAY I
ALREADY MET WITH
NEIGHBORHOOD CARE HEALTH.
THAT WAS A VERY
INTERESTING MEETING TO HAVE
PARTICULARLY
AS WE FACE THE CHALLENGES
COMING OUT OF THE FEDERAL
MEDICAID AND
POTENTIALLY OTHER AREAS.
THEY DO HAVE SOME IN
MY DISTRICT, LOCATIONS IN MY
DISTRICT, PIKE PLACE MARKET,
BELLTOWN, AND A BIG CHUNK OF MY
DISTRICT IS ZONED TO LINCOLN
HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY ALSO HAVE A CLINIC THERE,
TOO.
TOMORROW, SPEAKING OF
SCHOOLS, I WILL BE AT THE
DOWNTOWN
SCHOOL FOR THE STUDENT SAFETY
FORUM, WHICH IS BASICALLY
AT SACRED HEART SOUTH OF THE
ARENA.
AND THEN TOMORROW NIGHT
STAFF WILL BE AT THE SOUTH
LAKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, VERY
IMPORTANT.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
MENTIONED THE RWQC, THE WATER
QUALITY COMMUNITY, BIG
ISSUES RELATED TO RATES.
BIG ISSUE IN TERMS OF HOW WE
DO BUSINESS TO GET ALIGNMENT AND
IN TERMS OF APPROACH,
FORECASTING,
AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR
SPU. I THINK SPU HAS A GOOD
MODEL.
I NOTED THAT IT MIGHT BE GOOD
FOR THE REGION TO HAVE,
IN PARTICULAR ITS MAJOR
COMPONENT TO BE IN SYNC IN TERMS
OF
HOW FAR YOU LOOK OUT AND SPU HAS
A GOOD THREE- YEAR AND
TECHNICALLY
A SIX YEAR, BUT THEY GET SET AND
SO THERE'S SOME STABILITY
AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE RATES
WILL BE.
SO WORKING THAT.
THURSDAY, HAVE A HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY LUNCHEON I LOOK
FORWARD TO ATTENDING.
I ALSO WANTED TO
NOTE, PARTICULARLY AFTER --
OH, SOMETIMES I NEED MY GLASSES
TO READ MY OWN WRITING.
BUT THE --
>> TO READ YOUR WRITING?
READ MINE.
>> I HAVE A DOWNTOWN
WALK, AN EVENING WALK, A PUBLIC
SAFETY
WALK WITH THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY
COUNCIL AND OUR 3rd AVENUE
GROUP THAT WE WORK.
AS I NOTED IN COMMITTEE, BIG
STEPS FORWARD, BUT WE STILL HAVE
MANY
MORE TO GO. PART OF THAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT, AND WE
DO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES.
SO THIS WILL BE NOT A LATE NIGHT
BUT AN EVENING WALK WITH
COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY IN
THE 3rd PINE AREA.
THURSDAY I'VE BEEN INVITED
TO THE SEATTLE PROPELLER CLUB
TO SPEAK
TO THEM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT.
AND CONTINUING WITH THE WALK
THEME, THE LUTHERAN
CHURCH, I WILL BE DOING
A WALK WITH THEM, AND THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
A HOST OF REASONS IN TERMS
OF THEIR SUPPORT TO THE
COMMUNITY, WHICH ALSO HIGHLIGHTS
THE NEED
TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR THE
MARY'S PLACE WOMEN'S DAY
CENTER.
THANK YOU, AMAZON, FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TO THAT.
THE WOMEN'S DAY CENTER, THAT IS
A CHALLENGE,
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT'S
IMPACTING THE OTHER
WOMEN'S DAY CENTERS WHO DON'T
REALLY HAVE THE ABILITY
TO ABSORB THE
EXTRA. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT
FORFOR
TO DO THIS FRIDAY.
NEXT WEEK, CONTINUING WITH THE
WALKS, THIS TIME IT'S THE
BELLTOWN WALK AND GOING TO BE
WALKING WITH CARE, WE DELIVER
CARE. IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD
COMBINATION IN TERMS OF WHERE
THE YNERGIES, WORKING TOGETHER.
FIFA WORLD CUP, ONLY ONE YEAR
AWAY. CLUB WORLD CUP IS COMING
UP
REALLY QUICK.
ARE WE READY?
ARE WE ON GLIDE SLOPE FOR THE
FIFA WORLD CUP?
A LOT OF WORK TO
DO. BY THE WAY, I'M GEARING UP
TO
ENGAGE THE DISTRICTS, I THINK
WE SHOULD ALL BE DOING THAT
AHEAD
OF TIME.
INCLUDE PIGGYBACKING OFF BALLARD
FC.
WHO IS THE BEST TEAM?
>> SEATTLE FC.
>> SO THAT IS TUESDAY OF NEXT
WEEK.
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK
I'M MEETING WITH THE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER
SEATTLE. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THIS,
TOO, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT
TO PROTECT OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY
HERE IN SEATTLE.
THERE'S BEEN TRAGIC INCIDENTS
IN D.C. WITH THE MURDER OF
A DIPLOMAT AND HIS SOON-TO-
BE FIANCEE AND THEN, SADLY, WHAT
WE JUST HAD IN COLORADO, WHICH
WAS
HORRIFIC.
WE NEED TO BE LOOKING TO ENSURE,
MUCH LIKE THE DISCUSSION
EARLIER, ABOUT KYLE
ANDERSON, LOOKING OUT FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES
TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL SAFE
ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND SO THAT WILL BE WEDNESDAY OF
NEXT WEEK.
BACK TO REGIONAL, I WILL NOT
BE ATTENDING THE PSCR
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
BOARD BECAUSE OF THE LEVY, VERY
IMPORTANT.
IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO
JUST BEFORE THE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND FOR
THE ANNUAL ASSEMBLY WHERE WE HAD
THE
GUEST SPEAKER, WHO IS THE FORMER
HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION
IN DELAWARE AND COLORADO AND
FORMER FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATOR,
SO WE GOT SOME GREAT INSIGHT.
ATTENDING THOSE ASSEMBLIES --
AND YOU KNOW FROM
THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES IT WAS GREAT TO BE AT THE
SUMMIT CONVENTION CENTER WITH
EVERYBODY FROM THE REGION.
AND INCLUDING THE COUNTY.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET OUR COLLEAGUES.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO HAVE A QUICK
CONVERSATION WITH KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE, AND YOU DON'T GET
THAT A LOT OF
TIMES.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND
GOOD TO BE THERE WITH MY
PARTNER IN CRIME, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
AND THEN, LASTLY -- WELL, NOT
LASTLY -- FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK
WILL BE MY NEXT DISTRICT
7 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL,
WHERE WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON FIFA
WORLD
CUP, BECAUSE WE CAN DO A LOT TO
PREPARE. WE HAVE IDEAS, THINGS
WE
CAN WORK THAT WILL HELP
THE COMMUNITY IN ADDITION TO
THE WORLD CUP.
AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE
HAVE CHALLENGES WITH THE COLUMNS
FOR
I-5 OVER CHERRY AND JAMES
AND THE LIKE, AND IT'S A
CONCERN FOR
FIRST HILL.
AND, HEY, WHAT CAN WE DO?
THE MURALS ARE WAY TOO LOW
AND SO FORTH.
WELL, MAYBE SOMETHING NEW.
MAYBE, LIKE, A FLAGPOLE SO
THE BOTTOM IS, LIKE, STANDARD
GRAY OR BROWN THAT CAN BE EASILY
FIXED, BUT HIGHER UP COULD
BE FLAGS OF ALL
THE PARTICIPATING NATIONS IN THE
WORLD CUP.
AND MAYBE SOME OTHERS AND CREATE
A FIELD OF FLAGS THERE.
SO JUST A THOUGHT.
AND AS AN EXAMPLE ABOUT HOW WE
CAN GET READY AND
PARTICIPATE FROM A DISTRICT
PERSPECTIVE AND
THEN NEVER MIND, LIKE, THE
FANFAN
ZONE LIKE KIND OF
SCENARIOS WHERE WE HAVE
AN ACTIVE STAGE THREE EXPERIENCE
FOR THE
FIFA WORLD CUP.
MY LAST THING I WANT TO
SAY, I WAS REALLY PROUD TO
JOIN COLLEAGUES FOR THE FLAG
RAISING ON SATURDAY FOR PRIDE
MONTH,
AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT, AND IT'S THE FACT
THAT
SEATTLE -- IT'S NOT JUST A
MONTH -- I WAS READING RECENTLY,
AND I'VE HEARD THIS OTHER
TIMES, TOO, IT'S NOT LIKE A
PERFORMATIVE THING LIKE WITH
BUSINESSES, COME JULY 1st,
EVERYTHING IS TAKEN DOWN.
I WAS READING THIS PERSON
WAS NOTING A REVIEW OF SEATTLE,
LIKE FIRST IMPRESSIONS, AND IT
WAS
THE IDEA THAT IT IS PART OF THE
SEATTLE VALUES AND IT'S A
YEAR- ROUND THING.
IT'S NOT, HEY, LET'S DO
THIS BECAUSE IT'S PRIDE MONTH.
YOU SEE THE SYMBOLS AND
ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING
SOMEBODY FROM THE OUTSIDE HAD
NOTICED
ABOUT SEATTLE, AND I THINK
THAT REFLECTS WELL ON SEATTLE.
AND, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO YOU, PENDING ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> NOT A QUESTION BUT MORE A
COMMENT.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE
SADLY TRAGIC EVENTS,
ANTI- SEMITISM EVENTS IN D.C.
AND BOULDER, COLORADO.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE --
I APPRECIATE YOU RAISING
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AND
JUST
A REMINDER TO ALL OF US THAT
WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITIES
HERE IN SEATTLE PARTICULARLY
IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
BECAUSE THESE TRAGEDIES HAPPEN
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THEY
HAVE A
HUGE IMPACT ON OUR
COMMUNITIES HERE IN SEATTLE.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
RAISING YOUR VOICE.
I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO
YOURS AND SAY THAT WE NEED TO DO
WHAT
WE CAN IN SEATTLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE NOT, YOU
KNOW, PERPETUATING THE ANTI-
SEMITISM
THAT WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND THAT WE ARE A
SUPPORT TO
OUR JEWISH FOLKS HERE
IN TOWN. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU. I WAS JUST ALSO
GOING TO
SAY WE HAD A DISCUSSION, MY
TEAM,
IN THE MONDAY MORNING MEETING
THIS MORNING ABOUT THE ANTI-
SEMITIC ATTACKS THAT HAVE
OCCURRED AND
JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I
DON'T TALK ABOUT IT OFTEN, BUT
THERE'S
NOTHING MORE THAT NEEDS TO
BE SAID THAN ANTI- SEMITISM
AND ISLAMOPHOBIA HAVE NO PLACE
HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO ADD IT SOUNDS
LIKE WE ARE ALL
APPRECIATE COLLECTIVELY YOU
BRINGING THIS
UP.
I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING IN
MY NOTES AS WELL.
WE DO HAVE RESOURCES IN THE
CITY.
I HAVE REACHED OUT TO SULLY
KAINE, THE PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF THE GREATER SEATTLE
JEWISH
FEDERATION WANTING TO KNOW, YOU
KNOW, WANTING TO BE
PROACTIVE, NOT NECESSARILY
REACTIVE, NOT
EXPRESSING SORROW AND
DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER THE FACT,
AND SO IF WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT
OFFLINE, BUT IF THERE IS AN
OPENNESS TO OTHER FOLKS MAYBE
MEETING, I KNOW WE'VE ALL --
WE ATTEND EVENTS SUCH AS
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES, SO WE DO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
WITH,
TALK WITH, AND INTERACT AND
LEARN FROM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, BUT IT COULD BE THAT
THERE
ARE SOME MORE STRUCTURED WAYS
IN WHICH WE CAN SHOW OUR SUPPORT
AND HELP BE PREPARED FOR
ANYTHING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN
HERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WILL SAY THE JEWISH
COMMUNITY WOULD WELCOME THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF
FEELING LIKE
THERE IS A LACK OF SUPPORT, AND
NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
AND SO I KNOW THAT THEY WOULD
WELCOME THAT CONVERSATION, AND
I WOULD VERY MUCH WELCOME
THATTHAT
CONVERSATION JOINING YOU
IN ANY MEETINGS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> ABOUT HOW WE CAN BEST
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR JEWISH
COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TEMPLES
IN MY DISTRICT, AND OBVIOUSLY MY
FAMILY IS JEWISH, SO THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NOT
JUST
DEAR AND NEAR TO MY HEART AND
MY JEWISH DAUGHTERS BUT ALSO
JUST THE FACT THERE ARE SO MANY
TEMPLES IN THE DISTRICT THAT
I REPRESENT AND SO MANY FOLKS IN
OUR
CITY NOT FEELING SUPPORTED.
>> RIGHT.
>> I DO THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THAT'S ONE REASON WHY I'M
MEETING WITH THEM, AND GENERALLY
I DON'T SPEAK ABOUT
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS.
I CAN EASILY SPEAK, BASED ON MY
BACKGROUND ON
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS OR EVEN
NATIONAL, I TRY
TO KEEP MY SERVICE HERE
IN SEATTLE LOCAL AND KIND OF
KEEP THE FOCUS LOCAL.
AND THIS IS ONE WAY TO DO
IT. BUT AS I NOTED, WE CANNOT BE
DIVORCED FROM THE FACT
THAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING
NATIONALLY
AND IN OTHER STATES OR FEDERALLY
IN D.C.
WE DO NEED TO SPEAK UP, AND
THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING
IT, SHOWING UP AT A
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES LUNCHEON
OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE OR, IN
THIS
CASE, HAVING A MEETING WITH
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER
SEATTLE.
AND I THINK THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO THE POINT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA WAS NOTING.
>> AND IT'S NOT
JUST REGARDLESS -- YES, I
FIRMLY BELIEVE IN STAY IN OUR
LANE, WHICH IS PRECISELY WHY
I ABSTAINED FROM THE TWO
RESOLUTIONS A COUPLE YEARS
AGO THAT WERE PUT FORWARD.
I ABSTAINED BECAUSE THEY WERE
TELLING OUR NATIONAL
DELEGATION TO DO SOMETHING ALSO
BECAUSE THE
JEWISH COMMUNITY WAS VOICING
STRONG OPPOSITION TO THAT.
IN GENERAL I DO TAKE THAT, BUT
WE ALSO NEVER KNOW WHEN
SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN HERE.
IT'S THE NEXT ACT OF VANDALISM
AT A TEMPLE, ET CETERA, SO,
ANYWAY, I AM JUST
EXPRESSING THAT I COME AT THE
CONVERSATION
WITH HUMILITY, NOT KNOWING IF
THERE IS SOMETHING
DIFFERENT THAT WE COULD BE
DOING.
>> DEFINITELY.
>> I'M SORRY JUST TO JUMP IN.
IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
AND AVAILABILITY FOR ME TO JOIN
YOU
AT THAT --
>> YES.
I WILL -- NOTE TO SULLY
KAINE WE HAVE SOME MEETINGS
COMING UP.
>> I HAVE JEWISH COMMUNITIES
IN MY DISTRICT, THE AMOUNT OF
SYNAGOGUES, THE TIME I'VE SPENT
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY,
I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOU.
>> THE KEY THING IS WE
CANNOT HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR
CITY UNLESS WE LOOK OUT FOR
THOSE COMMUNITIES WHO FACE THOSE
CHALLENGES WHETHER IT'S, AS WE
MENTIONED, LGBTQ EARLIER,
THE JEWISH COMMUNITY -- THERE'S
OTHERS. SO WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR
THOSE, THE MINORITIES, FOR THOSE
THAT DON'T HAVE A VOICE, AND I
THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT IN TERMS
OF PUBLIC SAFETY, BRINGING
THAT BACK INTO ESSENTIALLY MY
WHEELHOUSE.
THANK YOU. OVER TO YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
SO TOMORROW, ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA, AS NOTED BEFORE, WE
DO HAVE THE -- LET'S SEE IF I
CAN FIND THE RESOLUTION.
ANYWAY, IT IS RESOLUTION 32 -- I
KNOW IT STARTS WITH 32
BECAUSE THEY ALL DO RIGHT NOW.
IT IS THE KIOSK GRANT, THE
RESOLUTION GRANTING
32170 GRANTING CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL
TO THE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION
TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN, OPERATION
INTERACTIVE KIOSKS SO THAT IS
GOING TO BE UP FOR A VOTE.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
UP YOUR AMENDMENTS THAT YOU WILL
HAVE.
I BELIEVE THERE IS
ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT IS ALSO
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA.
I MUST SAY THAT I AM IN STRONG
STRONG
TO AMENDMENT B
THAT WOULD LIMIT THE TERM FROM
ITS PRESENTLY 16. 5 YEARS IN
THE LEGISLATION SENT DOWN BY
MAYOR
HARRELL. THIS WOULD LIMIT IT TO
TEN
YEARS.
AND MY OPPOSITION, THAT OF
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND FOLKS
THAT STAND TO BENEFIT FROM
THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE
KIOSK PROGRAM IS THE CAPITAL
OUTLAY, INITIAL CAPITAL OUTLAY
FOR
THOSE TECHNICAL MACHINES WILL BE
-- IS
EXTREMELY GREAT, AND SO,
THEREFORE, NOT HAVING
THE PREDICTABILITY AND THE
CERTAINTY THAT THE REVENUE WILL
BE
COMING IN A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF
TIME TO MAKEMAKE FOR THAT OUTLAY
OF
EXPENSES IN THE BEGINNING IS
WHAT GIVES PAUSE.
I SEE THIS AMENDMENT AS A POISON
PILL. YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THOUGHT
OF
IT THAT WAY, BUT I DO
BELIEVE IT IS -- IT WILL DAMAGE
THE VIABILITY OF THE PROJECT.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT
IT OUT THERE THAT I DO OPPOSE
THAT.
AND WE'VE HAD SOME
EMAILS THAT ARE STARTING TO COME
IN FROM,
FOR EXAMPLE, MIKE T OF THE
BALLARD ALLIANCE.
EVERYBODY TO BE PREPARED FOR
THE MEETING, PLEASE, YOU KNOW,
BE
PREPARED.
ASK FOR A BRIEFING FROM
CENTRAL STAFF OR FROM OUR
COLLEAGUE OR FROM SOMEONE WHO
WRITES IN
ABOUT THESE AMENDMENTS AND TRY
TO
GET A BIG PICTURE ON WHAT IT
WOULD DO FOR THE CONCEPTUAL
DESIGN
FOR THESE SUBSEQUENT ORDINANCE
THAT
COMES FORWARD BECAUSE THIS HAS
BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING,
AND I TOTALLY GET WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU
TALK
ABOUT PROCESS AND NOT
HAVING ENOUGH TIME, AND THESE
AMENDMENTS ARE -- I DON'T
KNOW WHEN THEY WERE PUBLISHED --
FRIDAY -- AND SO I'M GETTING
MY MIND AROUND THE IMPACT ON
THE PROJECT IN GENERAL AND ITS
VIABILITY. SO IT'S A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN NOW AND 2:00
TOMORROW TO
BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE PROS
AND CONS.
SO, ANYWAY, THAT IS ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
AND THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
LET'S SEE, GOING BACK AT
THE NEXT COMMITTEE AGENDA WILL
BE
ON JUNE 12th, NEXT THURSDAY.
WE'RE STILL FINALIZING THE
FULL AGENDA BUT THERE WILL
LIKELY --
WELL, WE'LL HAVE A
SECOND DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE
ON THE ORDINANCE THAT SETS
THE TERMS FOR
THAT PROGRAM AND THE REASON WHY
IT HAS TO
BE AT THIS TIME IS BECAUSE OF
THE TIME
LINE IT WOULD TAKE TO POSSIBLY
HAVE
THEM INSTALLED BY, FILL IN THE
BLANK, WORLD CUP SEASON.
THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY
THING IT WILL BENEFIT.
IN ANY CASE, THAT'S COMING UP
IN COMMITTEE, AND WE COULD HAVE
AN
AUDITOR'S REPORT ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE
HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS PAST
YEAR IF THERE IS TIME FOR THAT
DISCUSSION.
LAST FRIDAY I ATTENDED THE
WALKING TOUR ORGANIZED BY --
A WALKING TOUR ORGANIZED BY TIM
GATOS, WHO IS A D- 5 RESIDENT.
HE ALSO LEADS
TOGETHER WASHINGTON ANDAND IF I
JOINED
BY RESIDENTS WHERE WE DISCUSSED
EVERYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH
NEIGHBORHOOD
SAFETY, SMALL BUSINESS AND THE
FACT THAT
THIS IS AN ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS DISTRICT AND IT NEEDS
SOME LOVE.
AND THEN I ALSO MET WITH RITA
MAHER, THE PRESIDENT
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TAZVIR
WHICH, FUN FACT, HAPPENS TO BE
THE WORLD'S
ONLY QUALIFYING SOUTH A SIAN
FILM FESTIVAL.
WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS?
THEY HAVE TAKEN OVER THE
CINEMA IN COLUMBIA CITY, AND
IT'S
A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
THEM TO ACTUALLY HAVE A A
BECAUSE THEY DO
PUT ON THIS FESTIVAL EVERY
YEAR, BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE
SUPPORT THAT THEY PROVIDE
THE FILM COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE
IN THIS REGION AND THE PULL
THAT THEY HAVE OF PRODUCTIONS
FROM
MAJOR STUDIOS IS QUITE
A POSITIVE -- WELL, IT'S AN
ASSET FOR THE INDUSTRY HERE.
AND SO, AS I'M READING MY --
THEY'LL BE TAKING OVER THE
SPACE IN COLUMBIA
CITY THAT'S LONG HOUSED
CINEMAS,
AND I EXTEND MY
GRATITUDE FOR EVERYONE FOR
CONTRIBUTING TO
THAT SECTOR.
SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT.
I MET WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
YOU'LL PROBABLY BE --
CAPITAL DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY
COUNCIL --
YES, NEWLY
FORMED. TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES
THAT RESIDENTS OF OUR
DOWNTOWN CORE
FACE. SPOILER ALERT, THEY ASKED
THAT THE DOWNTOWN CORE BE
REFERRED
TO AS A MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD
TO ELEVATE THE FACT IT HAS MORE
RESIDENTS THAN ANY
OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING
BELLTOWN.
SO THEY WANT PLANNERS AND
CITY OFFICIALS TO BE THINKING
ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS
WHEN
IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY,
RETAIL, TRANSPORTATION, ET
CETERA.
SO I GOT THE MESSAGE, AND YOU'LL
BE PROBABLY HEARING IT, TOO.
SATURDAY, I WANT TO SAY, YES,
I JOINED SEVERAL OF MY
COLLEAGUES
AT THE PRIDE FLAG
RAISING CEREMONY.
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH OFFICIALLY
TO EVERYONE HERE TODAY AND OUT
THERE.
I PUT OUT A LITTLE NOTICE
YESTERDAY.
IT WAS GREAT SEEING EVERYBODY
TOGETHER.
NOT JUST COUNCILMEMBERS AND
THE MAYOR BUT MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND REALLY COMING
COMING
TOGETHER AROUND THE NECESSITY
TO RECOGNIZE THE DECADES
OF ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY
THAT BROUGHT US TO THIS
POINTPOINT
ALSO THE WORK OF THE
LGBT COMMISSION TO ENSURE THE
RIGHTS, INCLUSION AND EQUITY FOR
CITY
EMPLOYEES.
THAT'S THEIR JOB FIRST AND
WHAT MORE WE CAN DO POLICY WISE
TO PROTECT OUR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL
THERE.
THAT WAS IN THE MORNING.
I MISSED THE 5K.
YOU DIDN'T MENTIONED
5K, BUT THAT WAS GOING ON, ALSO.
THE WATERFRONT PARK, SORRY TO
MISS THAT.
IN THE EVENING I ATTENDED THE
EVERGREEN ANNUAL FUND-RAISER.
THIS TIME IT WAS AT THE SUMMIT.
THE BIG, NEW,
GORGEOUS CONVENTION CENTER,
WHICH IS AN
INDICATION -- IT USUALLY IS AT
BELLTOWN FOR LUNCH.
THAT WAS A BIG STEP.
IT'S A MANIFESTATION OF THEIR
GROWTH AND THE GROWING
SUPPORT THAT THE ORGANIZATION
HAS
FROM THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE
TAKE THE FIRST STEP TO RECOVERY.
RECOVERY IS DEFINED IN MANY
WAYS.
I DEFINE IT AS HELPING
PEOPLE GET THEIR LIVES BACK
TOGETHER
AND ALSO HAVE LIVES TO LIVE
WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH
FENTANYL.
IN ANY CASE, THERE'S STILL TIME
TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE
ORGANIZATION.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS EVENING I'LL BE
ATTENDING THE PORTAGE BAY ANNUAL
ICE CREAM
COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
IT'S A GOOD CHANCE FOR ME
TO CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS AND
LEARN
ABOUT THEIR ISSUES AND UPDATE
THEM ON THE WORK WE'RE DOING ON
COUNCIL.
TOMORROW I WILL BE JOINING
THE CITY ATTORNEY DAVIDSON,
CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER IN
THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, NATALIE
WALTON ANDERSON AT THE
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT ADVISORY
COUNCIL
TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY,
WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT WE'RE
DOING, OR MAYBE THE OTHER WAY
AROUND.
SO THAT WILL BE INTERESTING
AND INFORMATIVE FOR ME.
AND THEN, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ABOUT THE
STUFF I SAID?
GO AHEAD.
>> ACTUALLY, I SAID EARLIER
ABOUT THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL.
I KNOW YOU SAID SOUTHWEST.
THE NORTH ONE IS ACTUALLY
WEDNESDAY, NOT THURSDAY.
I GAVE THE WRONG DAY
ACCIDENTALLY FOR THAT COMMUNITY
IMPACT. THAT'S WEDNESDAY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
CORRECTION.
ANYTHING
ELSE? WE'RE GOING TO BREAK INTO
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SOON.
BEFORE WE DO, COLLEAGUES,
DEPART FOR THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION,
I JUST FEEL IT'S INCUMBENT FOR
ME TO ADDRESS THE RECENT
DISRUPTION IN OUR CHAMBERS.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST
FEW WEEKS HAVING TO DO WITH
THE ETHICS LEGISLATION BUT
NOT NECESSARILY JUST ABOUT THAT.
WE'VE SEEN THIS STARTING TO
COME
OUT ON OTHER THINGS
INCLUDING LAST YEAR, FEBRUARY,
ET
CETERA, AND JUST PROVIDE TO YOU
SOME
INSIGHT ON HOW AND WHY
CERTAINCERTAIN ARE MADE ON MY
PART AS
PRESIDING OFFICER OF COUNCIL
MEETINGS FOR HOW TO DEAL WITH
IT.
ALL RIGHT, I JUST WANTED TO,
FIRST OF ALL, SAY THAT, TO BE
CLEAR, DISRUPTIONS IN CHAMBERS
INHIBIT OUR ABILITY TO
GOVERN AND IS AGAINST COUNCIL
RULES,
FRANKLY. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT
SOME
OF OUR COMMUNITY MAY FEEL
FRUSTRATED WITH CERTAIN POLICY
PROPOSALS, THIS
DISAGREEMENT DOES NOT GRANT
ANYONE THE
LICENSE TO BLOCK
OUR CONSIDERATION OF IT OR TAKE
OVER
A PUBLIC MEETING AND IMPEDE
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
ULTIMATELY, EVERY TIME WE
ALLOW FOR A DISRUPTION, WHATEVER
FORM IT MIGHT TAKE, A CHANT,
MULTIPLE CHANTS, PROTESTERS
SCREAMING
"SHUT UP" AT OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS OR FELLOW
COMMENTERS OR WHATEVER IT MAY
BE, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, NOT
ONLY ARE WE ALLOWING OUR RULES
TO BE
BROKEN, WE'RE ALSO PREVENTING
OUR ABILITY TO DO OUR JOB.
WHAT THE VIEWING PUBLIC MAY
NOT KNOW WHEN THEY'RE LISTENING
TO OUR AWARD GOING OVER THE
AWARD
WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL,
THEY'RE HEARING OUR VOICE FROM
THE
MICROPHONE, AND THEY CAN'T HEAR
THE LOUDNESS OF WHAT'S GOING
ON IN THE ROOM, AND THEY DON'T
ALSO REALIZE THAT WE CANNOT HEAR
EACH
OTHER VERY WELL BECAUSE IT'S
NOT
PROJECTED. WHAT WE'RE SAYING
INTO THE
MIC IS NOT PROJECTED VERY WELL
OVER THE LOUDSPEAKER, SO
THAT'S SOMETIMES WHY I CAN'T
HEAR WHAT
YOU ARE TELLING ME WHEN
THERE'S LOUDNESS IN THE ROOM.
THE POINT IS THAT WE CAN'T
HEAR EACH OTHER, AND THAT MAKES
IT HARD TO GOVERN.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL SAY IT, WE
HAVE ESTABLISHED RULES
AND PROCEDURES FOR A REASON AND
NO INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP IS ABOVE
THEM.
WE WILL BE HAVING RULES
AND PROCEDURES EVERY TWO YEARS.
WE ARE SUPPOSED TO, BY OUR
RULES, REVISE THE RULES,
LOOK AT THE RULES, ADD OR
SUBTRACT
FROM THE RULES.
WE HAVE THOSE FOR A REASON
AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SIDE
YOU AGREE WITH POLICY WISE,
BLATANT
DISREGARD INHIBITS OUR ABILITY
TO DO OUR JOB.
AND IT PREVENTS OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC FROM BEING ABLE
TO SHARE THEIR FEEDBACK WHICH
IS AND PUBLIC COMMENT IS ABOUT
THE
PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO INFORM
COUNCIL OF THEIR OPINIONS ON
THE VOTES WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE.
SO IT DOES -- IT MESSES UP THAT
WHOLE PROCESS.
IF MY DECISIONS WHEN FACED WITH
DISRUPTIONS MAY SEEM
ARBITRARY, I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT A LOT
OF HOURS GO INTO --
AND DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME
WE
GET, WE GET ADVANCED NOTICE,
A LOT OF TIME GOES INTO
FIGURING OUT WHAT IS THE BEST
THING
FOR ME TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO
PUBLIC COMMENT, HOW MUCH TIME TO
PROVIDE, WHAT ELSE IS ON THE
AGENDA, ET CETERA, OR SHOULD
I STRAIGHT UP FOLLOW THE RULES
AND
GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS
OF GETTING PEOPLE REMOVED FROM
CHAMBERS IF THEY DON'T
FOLLOW THE RULES?
I NEVER WANT TO TAKE THAT STEP.
THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS OPTION
IS TO CONTINUE OUR MEETING BY
ZOOM
FROM OUR CHAMBERS SO THAT WE
CAN GET THROUGH THE BUSINESS OF
THE
PEOPLE.
SO I JUST WANT TO, FOR
CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY -- I
WANT
YOU TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN
MY
MIND, BUT IT'S MY
RESPONSIBILITY
TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENT
OF RESPECT AND SAFETY FOR -- NOT
JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT
ALSO FOR YOU ALL AND ALSO FOR
OUR
STAFF THAT IS SITTING
THERE AT
THE TABLE AS WELL. SO THAT'S
WHAT I'M GOING ON
IN MY MIND.
SO I REPEAT THAT I HAVE
A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE
SAFETY OF MY COLLEAGUES,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND
DEPARTMENTAL
STAFF WHILE PRESERVING
EVERYONE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT
TO FREE SPEECH.
THAT MEANS FOLLOWING OUR
RULES AND PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURES, TO
MAINTAIN ORDER AND RESPECT IN
CHAMBERS.
AND IF THAT CAN'T HAPPEN,
THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAY IS TO
GET THROUGH OUR AGENDA IS TO
LEAVE CHAMBERS AND FINISH THE
MEETING VIA ZOOM, AGAIN, WITH
THE
PRIMARY FOCUS ON
ENSURING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
CAN CONTINUE VIEWING THE
MEETING FROM SAM SMITH.
THE MEDIA CAN BE THERE, FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHTS ARE -- THEY ARE
RESPECTED AND ALWAYS IN THE
BACK OF MY MIND FOR MAKING SURE
THAT
PEOPLE ARE ENSURED THOSE RIGHTS.
OKAY, THAT IS THE END OF MY
REPORT.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IF YOU WOULD HAVE -- GO AHEAD.
>> QUESTION, COMMENT HERE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT
OVERVIEW, BECAUSE OVER THE PAST
FEW
WEEKS WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF
PEOPLE INTERESTED IN GIVING
PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE'VE ALSO SEEN THAT
DECISION
NOT TO LET EVERYONE SPEAK
AND THE DISRUPTIONS IN THE CITY
COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR
THAT DISRUPTIONS THAT DO NOT LET
US HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT OR DO OUR
JOBS ON COUNCIL ARE SIMPLY
UNACCEPTABLE WHETHER THE YELLING
AT YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
TO SHUT UP WHILE SPEAKING, OR
DISRESPECTFUL TO
OTHER COLLEAGUES WAS SIMPLY
DISRESPECTFUL. I'M JUST STATING
THAT FOR THE
RECORD.
ALSO, THERE WAS SOMEBODY GIVING
PUBLIC COMMENT LAST WEEK
THAT RAN AGAINST ME.
WE HAVE VERY DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORLD,
AND THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT
ALLOWED TO SPEAK BECAUSE THEY
WERE
BEING YELLED OVER.
AND THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE THAT
LISTENING TO PUBLIC COMMENT
IS PART OF OUR JOBS.
IT'S NOT A HOWEVER, ACTUALLY.
THAT'S AN AND LISTEN
TO PUBLIC COMMENT IS PART OF OUR
JOBS.
I BELIEVE CUTTING OFF
PUBLIC COMMENTERS ESPECIALLY ON
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS NOT
JUST
UNACCEPTABLE, IT'S
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.
I MEAN, THE QUESTION HERE IS
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE
TAKEN RECESSES OR CLEARED THE
CHAMBERS WHEN WE COULD HAVE LET
THE
FIVE REMAINING COMMENTERS SPEAK?
I THINK WE'VE FALLEN INTO
A HABIT OF PREEMPTIVELY
CUTTING OFF PUBLIC COMMENT WITH
THE THINKING, WELL, IF WE
LET EVERYONE GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT, THEN DISRUPTIONS AT THE
END
OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD,
THERE
WILL STILL BE THOSE DISRUPTIONS
AT THE END OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT. THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE
TRUE,
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S NOT WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE
PAST.
WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT
PREEMPTIVELY CUTTING OFF
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ARE CREATING
MORE
TENSION.
THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAY TO
RETURN TO OUR BUSINESS IS TO
COMPLETE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF WE SIMPLY LET EVERYONE
A CHANCE TO SPEAK, WE WILL BE
ABLE
TO PROCEED WITH OUR BUSINESS
FASTER.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> AND, IF AND WHEN YOU ARE
EVER PRESIDENT, YOU CAN MAKE
THOSE
RULES.
AS I SAID, I HAVE TO WEIGH A LOT
OF DIFFERENT FACTORS, INCLUDING
THE FIRST TIME THIS
HAPPENED, THE NEED TO GET TO A
RESOLUTION THAT WILL HONOR
GEORGEGEORGE
BEFORE HIS FAMILY HAD TO LEAVE
CHAMBERS, AND SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE
I SAID, YES, OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT, OUR COUNCIL RULES SAY
THAT COUNCIL RULES SHALL NOT
EXCEED
20 MINUTES.
AND THEY PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS
DO WITHOUT ME ASKING TO SUSPEND
THE
RULES AND GO DOWN THE LINE AND
HAVE PEOPLE EXPRESS WHETHER OR
NOT WE SHOULD SUSPEND THE RULES.
THERE IS ACTUALLY A PROPOSED
RULE CHANGE THAT WILL
REQUIRE THAT AFTER EVERY 20
MINUTES
THE RULES HAVE TO BE FORMALLY
EXTENDED, AND I DO THINK
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA,
BECAUSE,
FRANKLY, I DON'T LIKE BEING
THE PERSON TO DECIDE EVERY
SINGLE TIME WHETHER OR NOT WE
SHOULD
GO OVER OR NOT AND PRETTY
MUCH EVERY TIME I HAVE DECIDED
TO --
WE BY, SORT OF, TRADITION --
WE'VE TAKEN ON THE HABIT OF
JUST LETTING PUBLIC COMMENT GO
ON
WITHOUT STOPPING IT RIGHT
BEFORE EVERY 20 MINUTES, WHICH
ARE
OUR COUNCIL RULES, AND WE DO
THAT,
TOO, BECAUSE OF THE
SPIRIT I HAVE EXPRESSED MANY
TIMES, AND
YOU PROBABLY HAVE IN COMMITTEE,
THAT IT'S BEST TO LET EVERYBODY
SPEAK.
HOWEVER, WHEN PEOPLE ARE
DISOBEYING COUNCIL RULES THAT
PROHIBIT DISRUPTION IN SO MANY
WAYS, I HAVE TO MAKE A
DECISION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE
ARE BAD PRECEDENT AND,
ALSO, THE CHANTING AND THE
YELLING AND
THE DISRESPECT SHOWN IN
BETWEEN COUNCIL COMMENTS ADDS
TIME.
I WAS ACTUALLY TIMING,
YOU KNOW -- THEY WENT FROM 15
SECONDS, 32 SECONDS.
IT WASN'T ON AND ON AND ON.
I DO NOT WANT TO -- I DON'T
WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE,
NERVOUS, AFRAID TO COME
TO PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE THAT
IS
THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY MIGHT
ENCOUNTER. I HAVE GOT TO
MAINTAIN AN
ORDERLY ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHEN I SET A TIME THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GO, TWICE OVER
OUR COUNCIL RULES THAT LIMIT IT
TO 20 MINUTES, THEN -- AND IF
I STATE THAT CLEARLY,
THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
I DON'T CHANGE COURSE
MIDSTREAM.
I DON'T CHANGE THE RULES JUST
BECAUSE SOMEBODY -- JUST BECAUSE
THERE ARE 17 MORE PEOPLE
IN PUBLIC COMMENT, BECAUSE,
AS WE HAD SEEN LEADING UP TO
THAT, THERE WAS A LOT OF --
THERE
WAS A LOT OF TIME TAKEN IN
BETWEEN COMMENTERS SO THERE WAS
NO
WAY KNOWING WHETHER OR NOT WE
WOULD
HAVE BEEN DONE IN TIME -- IN
17 MINUTES, OF COURSE, NOT 20
MINUTES, ET CETERA.
SO THAT IS WHY I HAVE TO MAKE A
DECISION, AND I WILL DO --
I WILL DO THE AUDIENCE JUSTICE
AND OUR PUBLIC COMMENTORS
JUSTICE
BY STICKING TO THE RULE I
STICK WITH BECAUSE IT IS NOT
FAIR TO
CHANGE.
SO, ANYWAY, YOU HAVE YOUR
OPINION ON HOW TO DEAL
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT-YOU ARE
WELCOME TO THAT AND EXERCISING
THAT
IN YOUR COMMITTEES AS SEEN FIT.
I ASK THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHT
THAT GOES INTO WHAT I'M GOING
TO
DO, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DON'T
WANT
TO INVITE CRITICISM ON THE BODY.
ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT --
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT --
>> GO ON?
>> ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO
SAY THAT I APPRECIATE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S EXPLANATION AND
ALSO MOVING FORWARD, LOOK, I'M
JUST GOING TO ADDRESS THE
ELEPHANT
IN THE ROOM.
NO ONE WANTS TO GO BACK TO
THE OLD WAY WHERE PEOPLE TOOK
OVER COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
NOBODY COULD HEAR
ANYONE AND IT WAS JUST EVERYONE
YELLING AND
SCREAMING ALL OF THE TIME.
THAT, TO ME, IS NOT
EXERCISING FREE SPEECH BECAUSE
IF YOU CAN'T
HEAR PEOPLE THEN YOU ARE
DISRESPECTING THEIR FREE SPEECH.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING
ORDER. WE HAVE ORDER ON PURPOSE
SO
WE CAN HEAR EVERYBODY.
I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE --
AND I HAVE HEARD FROM
CONSTITUENTS
WHO ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT
WITH HAVING THE CHAOS IN
CHAMBERS
WHERE NO ONE CAN HEAR
ANYONE, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY
COME
TO HEAR -- I MEAN, TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND NO ONE CAN
HEAR THEM
BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL SHOUTING.
THAT'S NOT HAVING RESPECT FOR
EACH OTHER.
THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY RESPECTING
FREE SPEECH, AND IT IS
ALSO MEANT TO BE DISRUPTIVE TO
WHAT THE WORK THAT THIS BODY HAS
TO
DO.
SO I ACTUALLY -- WE ARE ALL
HERE TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE, TO
LISTEN TO CONSTITUENTS, TO
LISTEN TO
ALL VOICES INCLUDING THE
ONES
THAT DON'T AGREE WITH US, BUT WE
ARE NOT HERE FOR DISRUPTIONS
AND TO HAVE PEOPLE DISRESPECT
EACH
OTHER IN THE NAME,
SUPPOSEDLY, OF FREEDOM OF
SPEECH, BUT NO
ONE CAN SPEAK EXCEPT FOR THEM.
THAT IS NOT RESPECTFUL AND
THAT IS NOT WHAT FREEDOM OF
SPEECH
IS ABOUT.
IT'S SO THAT EVERYONE CAN
HEAR WHAT SOMEONE HAS TO SAY.
I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING
HOW WE'RE GOING TO -- HOW WE'VE
BEEN
DOING -- HOW YOU'VE BEEN
DECIDING TO DO THINGS.
I AM IN AGREEMENT AND, LIKE I
SAID EARLIER, I DON'T
THINK ANYONE WANTS TO GO BACK TO
THE OLD WAY WHERE IT WAS
JUST LOUDNESS AND CHAOS IN THE
AUDIENCE, AND I THINK THAT
IS, AS OF LATE, WHAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING.
I THINK FORMER COUNCILMEMBER
SALLANT HAS BROUGHT PEOPLE
HERE TO BE DISRUPTIVE.
THIS IS NOT HER PLATFORM.
IF SHE WANTS TO COME SPEAK, SHE
CAN.
SHE HAS FREEDOM OF
SPEECH. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE
HERE FOR EVERYBODY AND TO
HEAR EVERYONE BECAUSE THAT IS
TRUE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
AND AS SOMEONE WHO WORKED
FOR THE ACLU IN THE PAST, THAT
IS
REALLY IMPORTANT
INCLUDING LISTENING TO FOLKS YOU
MIGHT
NOT
AGREE WITH WHAT THEY HAVE TO
SAY.
SO I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK
TO THE OLD DAYS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE HERE AND WE HAVE ORDER
IN CHAMBER SO THAT EVERYONE
CAN SPEAK INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBER
SALLANT, IF SHE WANTS TO
SPEAK, THAT'S GREAT.
I'M HEAR TO HEAR HER.
AND I'M HEAR PRETEND TO SAY THE
PROTECT SPEECH BUT THEN THEY
DON'T ALLOW
THE RESPECT FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO
SPEAK.
THANK YOU FOR HOW YOU'RE
HANDLING AND I, FOR ONE, AM VERY
SUPPORTIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THE WAY OUT OF THIS
INCONSISTENCY OF HAVING RULES
THAT PROHIBIT CERTAIN BEHAVIOR
AND THEN LETTING THAT BEHAVIOR
GO ON IS ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GO
BACK TO A DIFFERENT WAY OR
WANTS TO GET RID OF HOW WE
DEFINE
DISRUPTION, THEY ARE WELCOME
TO PUT FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO
OUR
RULES. I JUST DON'T LIKE -- IF
RULES
ARE THERE, THEY SHOULD BE
FOLLOWED.
THEREFORE, THAT IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE
OUR PROCEDURES SO WE ARE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES WE SET
FOR OURSELVES.
ALL RIGHT, I HAVE TO SAY WHAT
IS HAPPENING NEXT.
ALL RIGHT.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I
AM ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY
COUNCIL WILL CONCEIVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION.
THE EXECUTIVE -- THE
COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL
TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL
LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS
AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY'S
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
ALWAYS PRESENT TO MAKE SURE
QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR OPEN
SESSION.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY --
ALL RIGHT, NOW I HAVE TO
DO MATH -- 4:15 --
>> I HAVE 4:10.
>> I EXPECT THE TIME TO END BY
4:10.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT
TIME I WILL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION AND
THE EXPECTED DURATION AT
THE CONCLUSION OF THIS EXECUTIVE
SESSION THIS COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING WILL AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURN. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETING IS
ON JUNE 9th, 2025, AT 2:00 P.M.
THE COUNCIL'S NOW IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE LOGON TO
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
MEETING FROM THE LINK ON ZOOM.
>> JOY, DON'T FORGET TO LOG ON.