>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
TODAY IS JUNE 2025.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>>
HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>>
PRESENT.
>> SIX PRESENT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND MOORE ARE
EXCUSED.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES
OF JUNE 3, 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS
OR PRESENTATIONS TODAY AND
LET'S
SEE.
WE HAVE ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
JUST A SECOND.
YES, WE DO.
WE HAVE ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OKAY.
SO ON TOMORROW'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA THERE'S
TEN
ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL÷÷CALENDAR.
THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE, COUNCIL
BILL 121000, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO
CITY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
MACHINISTS.
NOTE TO SELF, IT'S BEEN --
COUNCIL BILLS HAVE STARTED WITH
120 SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
NOW WE'RE UP TO 121.
THAT'S INTERESTING.
CLERK FILE 31452, WHICH IS A
FULL UNIT SUBDIVISION.
COUNCIL BILL, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
PROHIBITING RENT
FIXING AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER.
120997 ORDINANCE RELATING
TO CURRENT USE TAXATION OF
PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 96665 51st AVENUE
SOUTH.
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATIONS AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO A
GOLF
COURSE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
WITH PREMIER GOLF CENTERS.
COUNCIL BILL 121002 AN
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
GENERAL MANAGER
OF SPU TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS
FOR SHINNOOK
SALMON CONSERVATION.
COUNCIL
BILL 121003 ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE PUGET SOUND
AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING
THE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND SOUND
TRANSIT.
FINALLY, ONE LAST PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
RESOLUTION 32172 APPROVING THE
ALIGNMENT STATION LOCATIONS FOR
TRANSIT LINK LINES IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL
PAYMENTS.
03176, APPOINTMENT OF
STEPHANIE MORRIS TO THE OVER
COMMIT
SEE.
REAPPOINTMENT OF MOLLY
SVETNIK AS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION.
APPOINTMENT OF KYLE NOLAN
AS MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
APPOINTMENT OF LINDA OLDROY AS A
MEMBER OF THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
APPOINTMENT OF LISA
BUGARDESS AND APPOINTMENT OF
LUCY CARTER
SLOMAN.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO
SIGNAGE, CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS
AND
PERMITTING PROCESSES FOR
LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT FACILITIES.
THEN AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE'S COMMUTE TRIP
REDUCTION
PROGRAM AND THEN FROM THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING 126955 WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2024 BUDGET, INCLUDING
THE 2024 TO 2029 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
COUNCIL BILL 120988,
AMENDING 127156 WHICH ADOPTED
THE 2025
BUDGET, INCLUDING THE 2025 TO
2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
THAT'S TOMORROW'S MEETING.
THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS FOR
SIGNATURES TODAY.
WE'LL MOVE INTO THE BLUE SKY
PORTION OF OUR MEETING.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, ROLE
CALL STARTS WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES IN THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS AND
ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE, WE MOVED
FORWARD
ON THE CITY FIBER IRU
SHARING AGREEMENT ORDINANCE.
THIS WEEK, THIS UPCOMING
WEDNESDAY, IN THE POLICY
COMMITTEE WE'LL BE TAKING UP
THE EMS LEVY RENEWAL PROGRAM AND
THE 2026 TO 2031 STRATEGIC PLAN.
EARLIER THIS MORNING I ATTENDED
A RALLY ON CITY HALL STEPS IN
SOLIDARITY WITH SEI MEMBERS.
AS ONE OF THEIR LEADERS IN
CALIFORNIA WAS DETAINED BY
I.C.E. AND FACING FEDERAL
CHARGES.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
PROTESTS HAPPENING IN LOS
ANGELES
IN RESPONSE TO THE TRUMP REGIME
RATCHETING UP THEIR DEPORTATION
AGENDA.
MAKE NO MISTAKE, THESE ARE
NOT TARGETED OPERATIONS
AGAINST DANGEROUS CRIMINALS.
THESE ARE SWEEPING
RAIDS AIMED AT TERRORIZING BLACK
AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES AND FRACTURING
THE CONTACT THAT MAKES
AMERICA CITIES STRONG.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SENDING OUT THE
NATIONAL GUARD SHOULD
HAVE EVERYONE AT THIS TABLE ON
HIGH
ALERT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE
THE 1960s CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
THAT A PRESIDENT CALLED IN
THE NATIONAL GUARD WITHOUT
THE APPROVAL AND COORDINATION
WITH
THE STATE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
IT'S ANTI-DEMOCRATIC.
IT'S INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS
TO ESCALATE TENSIONS
BETWEEN COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT AND
LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
THE TABLE HAS ALREADY BEEN
SET FOR AN ARMED HOSTILE TAKE
OVER
OF BLUE
CITIES BY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE CANNOT BE
COMPLICIT.
THIS COUNCIL HAS PASSED NUMEROUS
BILLS AND PROCLAMATIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS PROMISING TO PROTECT
OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.
IN CONTRAST, TWO WEEKS
AGO ON THE STEPS OF THIS
BUILDING
WE SAW SPD ARRESTING QUEER AND
TRANS SEATTLE PEOPLE.
WE WERE TOLD WE NEED TO
PROTECT EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO
FREE SPEECH.
BASED ON THE DOWNTOWN
ROAD CLOSURES AND THE SCORES OF
SPD OFFICERS DEPLOYED, NO
EXPENSE
WAS SPARED ON THAT FRONT.
TOMORROW THIS COUNCIL BEGINS
THE CRITICAL PROCESS OF
CONFIRMING OUR CITY'S NEXT
CHIEF OF POLICE.
I PLAN TO ASK HIM IF WE
EXPECT TO SEE THAT SAME ENERGY
IN
DEFENSE OF SEATTLE'S FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHTS WHEN SPD
IS CALLED TO STAND BETWEEN
OUR NEIGHBORS PROTESTING THE
CRUELTY BEHIND MASS DEPORTATIONS
AND THE
FEDERALIZED NATIONAL GUARD
WEAPONIZED AGAINST OUR
COMMUNITY.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
DOES NOT CONTROL OUR SEATTLE
VALUES AND COMMITMENTS TO OUR
VALUES.
AS A CITY WE MUST DECIDE
WHERE WE STAND.
SO SPEAKING OF FEDERAL
ISSUES, THIS IS A REMINDER NEXT
WEEK ON
JUNE 20th THIS SELECT COMMITTEE
ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
AND POLICY CHANGES WILL MEET
WITH
KING COUNTY COUNCIL IN THEIR
CHAMBERS.
ALL PANEL TOPICS ARE
FOCUSSED AROUND HOW THE REGION
HAS
BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE
IMPACTED
BY VARIOUS CHANGES AND VARIOUS
POLICY CHANGES AND
VOLATILITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
WITH ALL THAT, I WILL END ON A
HIGH NOTE.
I'LL SHARE THAT I ATTENDED THE
FURRY 5K.
THE FURRY 5K THIS WEEKEND
IN SUPPORT OF SEATTLE
ANIMAL SHELTER WHERE I'M PROUD
TO REPORT OUR POLICY DIRECTOR
AND
OUR FOUR- LEGGED
HONORARY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
TOOK
HOME THE TOP PRIZE FOR THE
PET COSTUME CONTEST.
HE WAS A STICK OF BUTTER AND
TOAST.
THAT IS A VERY HIGH NOTE TO
END ON IN THE MIDST OF TROUBLING
NEWS.
COLLEAGUES, I'M HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR
ME.
IF NOT, I PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> I NOTE YOU'VE BEEN JOINED
BY COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL SAY IN TERMS OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL IS WHAT I CONTINUE TO SAY.
IT'S AN UNSPEAKABLE ATTACK
ON OUR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES
AND ON ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY.
I CONTINUE TO BE ALARMED BY THIS
LATEST AND WHAT SEEMS TO BE
PERPETUAL SITUATION.
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I THINK WE'RE ALL
IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT.
LAST WEEK I HAD MY MONTHLY
MEETING WITH THE NORTH PRECINCT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE
EVACUATION PLAN AT THE PARK AS
WELL
AS OTHER SAFETY ISSUES IN THE
DISTRICT. THE NORTH PRECINCT IS
COMMITTED
TO WORKING AS BEST AS THEY CAN
GIVEN, OF COURSE, THE CONTINUAL
STAFFING CHALLENGES TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUES IN THE
DISTRICT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEY'RE
DOING.
SADLY THIS WEEKEND WE HAD A
SHOOTING -- TWO SHOOTINGS AT
THE PARK AND ONE IN THE U
DISTRICT.
I KNOW THAT'S IN ADDITION
TO VARIOUS SHOOTINGS THAT
HAPPENED ACROSS THE CITY.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE
WHOLE CITY IS EXPERIENCING AND
I REACHED OUT TO SPD TO FIND OUT
MORE.
I'M GOING TO BRING
COMMUNICATION ON THAT WHEN I
FIND OUT MORE.
SEPARATELY LAST WEEK WAS THE
END PACK MEETING, THE ONE
MEETING
THEY HAVE IN PERSON.
I WAS THERE.
I ALSO SAW OUR
COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
THERE AS
WELL.
CHIEF BARNES SPOKE AND THE
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
ALSO SPOKE. THE PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE SPOKE ABOUT PROSECUTING A
LARGE SCALE SEX TRAFFICKER
IN AURORA AND SOME DRUG DEALERS.
THE CHIEF SPOKE ABOUT HIS
PRIORITIES, WHICH ARE FIVE --
CRIME PREVENTION, BEING
PROACTIVE, NOT JUST REACTIVE
POLICING. HE WANTS TO LOOK AT
DATA
FROM WHEN PEOPLE ARE CALLING 911
AND ADJUST PATROLS TO MATCH
THOSE
TIMES.
HE TALKED ABOUT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, WANTED TO MAKE
SURE PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF THEIR
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
COMMUNICATION IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM.
RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF
POLICE, WHICH HE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT AMONG OURSELVES AS WELL.
EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND WELLNESS.
AS CHIEF BARNES SAYS,
WHEN OFFICERS ARE DOING WELL,
FEELING
GOOD, THEY WORK WELL.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S
IMPORTANT TO HIM AS WELL.
THEN THE CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT AND ATTENTION TO
DETAIL.
I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT HIS
PRIORITIES.
HE'LL BE DOING A STAFFING STUDY
AND BASED ON RESULTS
WILL DETERMINE WHAT IS NEEDED
AND
HOW TO ADDRESS.
HE WILL THEN SHIFT PEOPLE BASED
ON RESPONSE TIMES AS THEY DID IN
MADISON WHEN HE WAS AT MADISON.
HE TALKED ABOUT EVIDENCE- BASED
POLICING, WORKING WITH
OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND GROUPS.
SEATTLE CENTRIC POLICES ING IS
HISHIS
PLAN.
SEPARATELY CAPTAIN
DAVISON TALKED ABOUT ROTATING
THINGS AROUND SITES IN THE CITY.
I HAVE ENTRUSTED THIS FOR MY
DISTRICT.
I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.
I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AS
WELL, COLLEAGUES.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE USE OF --
AS THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE
POLICE PATROLS AND HOPEFULLY
BRINGING THOSE BACK AS AVAILABLE
GIVEN THE STAFFING CHALLENGES.
THEY WERE -- THERE WERE A LOT
OF÷÷QUESTIONS.
I ACTUALLY WAS DISAPPOINTED
TO SEE NOT MORE FOLKS AT THE
NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY
COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
INTERACT WITH SPD, THE
PROSECUTING
ATTORNEYS OFFICE, USUALLY
THE CITY ATTORNEY IS THERE AND
COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL.
MY PLUG FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE
LISTENING, THOSE COUNCIL --
THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY
MEETS MONTHLY ONLINE.
PLEASE TUNE IN.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET
SOME INFORMATION THAT I
KNOW FOLKS CARE ABOUT.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED
THE GARFIELD WALKOUT CELEBRATION
OF
LIFE FOR AMAR MURPHY PAYNE.
I WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED BY
HIS DAD.
THERE WERE A LOT OF STUDENTS
TO CELEBRATE AMAR AS WELL AS
TWO OTHER STUDENTS WHO LOST
THEIR LIVES TO GUN VIOLENCE NOT
AT
GARFIELD, BUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT WAS VERY MOVING AND IT
BROUGHT UP A LOT OF FEELINGS FOR
ME IN PARTICULAR.
IF YOU'RE A PARENT, YOU KNOW.
IF YOUR FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCE
WITH A SHOOTING, THAT'S
A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL.
IF YOU'RE A FAMILY LIKE THE
MURPHY PAYNE FAMILY, CANNOT
EVEN÷÷IMAGINE.
IT'S UNSPEAKABLE.
ALL RIGHT.
TONIGHT I'M HEADED TO THE
LAUREL
COMMUNITY CLUB ANNUAL NEIGHBORS
MEETING.
CHIEF BARNES WILL BE PRESENT,
AS WELL AS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
THEN I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.
THURSDAY, COLLEAGUES, YOU
KNOW WE HAVE OUR SELECT
COMMITTEE
MEETING AT 9:30 A.M.
WE'LL TAKE THE VOTES ON
THE 12 AMENDMENTS AND VOTE ON
THE
LEVY PROPOSAL AS WELL.
THERE'S A LOT TO FIT INTO
THAT ALLOTTED TIME.
WE'LL HAVE 20 MINUTES OF PUBLIC
COMMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT WHAT
WE'VE BEEN SEEING AT THESE
MEETINGS, EXCEPT FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING THAT WAS E GREATLY WELL
ATTENDED.
FINAL COUNCIL VOTE IS JUNE 17th.
UNLESS SOMEONE HAS QUESTIONS,
THAT'S ALL I
HAVE.
>> WHAT TIME IS THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING?
YOU SAID IT'S EVERY
MONTH.
>> THEY'RE MONTHLY.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS.
USUALLY -- I'LL HAVE TO GET
BACK TO YOU ON THE TIME.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT'S 5:30
OR
7:00.
IT'S WEDNESDAYS.
>> THANKS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. JUMPING RIGHT INTO
IT THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE VOTED THE
AMENDMENTS LEGISLATION OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO
EXPEDITE COMPLETION OF THE WEST
SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSIONS.
OUR MIXED LAND UNITE
COMMITTEE MEETS WEDNESDAY, JUNE
18th
AT 2:00 P.M.
WE'LL CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION
ON CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND
THREE PLANNING COMMISSION
CANDIDATES.
THIS PAST WEEK A LOT OF
MEETINGS WITH FOLKS.
MET WITH A GENTLEMAN
FROM RESOURCE EQUITY, STAFF
ATTENDED
THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EVENT
PRESENTED BY THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE
AND
THE FILIPINO LAWYERS OF
WASHINGTON.
I WAS ALSO AT GARFIELD FOR THE
AMAR MURPHY PAYNE REMEMBRANCE.
HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH
FAMILY BEFORE THEY TOOK
THE STAGE AND, AGAIN, EXPRESSED
MY
SUPPORT, SOLIDARITY
AND CONDOLENCES FOR THE LOSS
OF THEIR CHILD.
IT WAS A VERY MOVING EVENT
TO, YOU KNOW, BE IN GARFIELD
THAT
DAY.
THIS WEEK COMING UP
MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF
SAFEWAY REGARDING LOSS
PREVENTION
AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN SEATTLE
STORES.
MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR
NEIGHBOR CARE HEALTH.
GOT SOME MEETINGS WITH SOUTH
SHORE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
GOING TO BE ATTENDING A
LISTENING SESSION WITH CHOOSE
180.
I DO HAVE THE BREAKFAST
GROUP ÷÷LAW ENFORCEMENT
APPRECIATION BREAKFAST THIS
COMING THURSDAY.
AND ANOTHER HIGH NOTE, I'LL
BE ATTENDING A -- IN EAST L
STREET
REVITALIZATION CELEBRATION.
WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THIS
IS SEVERAL YEARS AGO THEY
APPROACHED ME IN MY
PREVIOUS ROLE AND SAID, WE'VE
BEEN
HAVING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
AROUND OUR
PATCH.
I MET WITH THEM, GAVE THEM
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY IMPLEMENTED THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND WANT ME TO
SEE WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO.
YAY, WIN.
FINALLY, WE'LL BE HOSTING AN
ANTI- DISPLACEMENT RESOURCE
FAIR AT RAINIER BEACH COMMUNITY
CENTER.
THAT THIS SATURDAY
THE 14th BETWEEN 11:00 A.M. AND
2:00 P.M.
THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE IN
THE CITY WHO WANTS TO ATTEND AND
WE
INTEND TO BRING THOSE
ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT
HAVE SOMETHING IN THEIR TOOL BOX
THAT
CAN HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR
HOMES, WHETHER IT'S RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, HOME REPAIR
ASSISTANCE, UTILITY
DISCOUNTS, TAX RELIEF, TECHNICAL
AND LEGAL
ADVICE.
THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.
WE INVITE EVERYONE TO COME
OUT AND SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE
FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY KEEP THEM
HOMED.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS,
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
COLLEAGUES, DURING
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING THERE WILL BE A VOTE ON
TWO BILLS VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK.
THESE TWO BILLS ARE A PRODUCT OF
OUR EFFORTS TO ENGAGE IN BUDGET
REFORM.
NUMBER ONE IS
THE 2024 BUDGET EXCEPTIONS
ORDINANCE WHICH
RETROACTIVELY ADJUSTS THE
BUDGET TO ACCEPT THE SPENDING
THAT EXCEEDED
THE BUDGET. AS WE DISCUSSED,
THERE WERE
A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND
THE FISCAL AMOUNT HAS DROPPED
CONSIDERABLY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO A DAY
WHEN WE HAVE FEWER EXCEPTIONS.
THIS IS GOOD WORK IN THAT ARENA.
SECONDLY, THE BOND REDEMPTIONS
APPROPRIATION, WHICH
WILL AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO PAY
OFF BONDS SOONER THAN ORIGINALLY
ANTICIPATED.
THE FUNDING SOURCE HERE IS
USING INTEREST EARNED OFF OF
OTHER BONDS THAT WE'VE USED TO
BE
ABLE TO PAY THIS ONE OFF EARLY.
AGAIN, THIS IS A PRODUCT
OF DOING THAT BUDGET
REFORM, LOOKING THROUGH EVERY
SINGLE ACCOUNT AND FINDING ALL
OF
THE LOOSE CHANGE.
IN THIS SITUATION IT ADDED UP
TO ENOUGH TO PAY OFF THIS BOND
EARLY.
THERE'S LEGISLATION ON
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR REGARDING A.I. RENT
PRICE
FIXING.
MORE THAN A MONTH AGO ON MAY
5th I LET YOU ALL KNOW I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON THE LEGISLATION
TO BAN AL GO NG. RPORATIONS AND
USING TECHNOLOGY TO
USE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
WHICH ALLOWS THE LANDLORDS
TO ARTIFICIALLY INCREASE RENT.
WASHINGTON ATTORNEY
GENERAL McBROWN HAS SUED
COMPANIES
OVER THIS PRACTICE.
HIS INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT
COMPANIES USING THE SOFTWARE
HAD HIGHER RENT INCREASES AND
HIGHER
VACANCY RATES.
THAT'S A PROBLEM.
THE INVESTIGATION ESTIMATED
THAT THE÷÷ 800,000 LEASES IN
WASHINGTON WERE PRICED USING
REAL
PAGE SOFTWARE BETWEEN 2017 AND
2024.
THIS YEAR WASHINGTON
STATE PASSED A BILL BANNING
LANDLORDS
AND THE SERVICE PROVIDERS
FROM OFFERING THIS TECHNOLOGY IN
THE
SENATE.
THEY PASSED IT OUT OF THE
SENATE.
EVERY DEMOCRAT VOTED IN
FAVOR, BUT THE HOUSE RAN OUT OF
TIME
TO PASS IT FOR FINAL
CONFIRMATION.
MY OFFICE HAS WORKED TO GET
ADVICE ON THE BILL,
INCLUDING THE SENATOR WHO
SPONSORED THE
BILL.
WE LEARNED COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE IS INTERESTED IN SIMILAR
LEGISLATION AND ENGAGED HER
TEAM ON THAT.
I SUBMITTED MY LEGISLATION TO BE
INTRODUCED A FEW WEEKS AGO.
I SEE ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS CHOSEN TO
INCLUDE COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
BILL
TO MOVE FORWARD INSTEAD OF MINE.
THESE BILLS ARE IDENTICAL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TO
GET THIS LEGISLATION PASSED.
IF THIS LEGISLATION
CONTINUES BEYOND HER LAST DAY
WITH US, I
PLAN ON PURSUING
THIS LEGISLATION AND CONTINUE
RUNNING
THAT TORCH.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO BE
DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE.
WHILE THERE'S NO SINGLE
SOLUTION TO SOLVE OUR HOUSING
CRISIS,
WE CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT
BE HAMSTRINGING OURSELVES
BY ALLOWING ANTI-
COMPETITIVE PRACTICES LIKE A.I.
PRICE
FIXING.
OUR CITY'S LANDLORDS
WERE GETTING TOGETHER IN A
SMOKEY
BACK ROOM TO SWAP CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION AND RAISE PRICES,
THAT WOULD BE A CANDAL.
THIS TECHNOLOGY IS EQUIVALENT
TO THAT.
TIME TO STOP IT.
MY TEAM AND I RECEIVED A
TOUR OF THE I-94 BRIDGE, THE
FIRST
LIGHT RAIL FIXED RAIL TO RUN
ACROSS
A FLOATING BRIDGE IN THE WORLD.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EAST
LINK EXTENSION BEING OPEN
HOPEFULLY IN QUARTER ONE OF
2026.
ON THURSDAY THE SYSTEM EXPANSION
COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO
VOTE ON THE TACOMA DOME LINK
EXTENSION PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
INITIAL ENGINEERING AND INITIAL
BUDGET.
I'M EXCITED FOR THIS WORK
BECAUSE IT'S CRITICAL THAT
WE CONNECT THE SPINE OF OUR
LIGHT
RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM
TACOMA TO EVERETT.
WE'LL BE ALSO LOOKING TO
AUTHORIZE 15 INDIVIDUAL MULTIPLE
AWARD CONTRACTORS FOR FIVE
YEARS.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS WITH
SOUND TRANSIT.
CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH
THOSE.
THIS MAY -- THIS WAY OF DOING
CONTRACTING IS NEW AND
HOPEFULLY WILL LOWER COSTS FOR
THESE
PROJECTS.
IN DISTRICT SIX I
HAVE AT THIS TIME WALKED ALL OF
THE
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN
MY DISTRICT WITH NEIGHBORS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
THEM. THE NEXT STEP IS I'VE
ASKED
THEM FOR THEIR FEEDBACK IN
WRITING. I'LL BE MEETING WITH
THEM IN
AN OFFICE AND GOING OVER
THOSE BEFORE WE HAVE TO
SUBMIT AMENDMENTS FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS THIS SUMMER.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU STATED
THE 5K WAS ON SUNDAY.
GLAD
THE TEAM DID WELL. IT'S ALL
ABOUT THE ANIMALS.
IF ANYONE IS
INTERESTED, THERE ARE CUTE DOGS
AND CATS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION AT THE
ANIMAL SHELTER TODAY.
I'LL BE HOSTING OFFICE HOURS IN
DISTRICT SIX THIS WEDNESDAY.
I HELD THEM LAST WEEK.
THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
OTHERWISE I'LL PASS IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
ACTUALLY A COMMENT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
WEIRD THERE WERE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ON THE SAME TOPIC OF
COURSE.
WE REFERRED BOTH TO THE HOUSING
COMMITTEE AND IT'S THE CHAIR
WHO, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW,
MARKS THEM IRC READY OR DOESN'T.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
I WANTED YOU TO KNOW
YOURS WAS -- WE DID OUR PART IN
MOVING IT ALONG.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEP.
>> NOTHING MORE,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH OVER
TO
YOU.
>> HELLO.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE WITH YOU
ALL.
PARKS TECHNOLOGY
UTILITY COMMITTEE IS WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 11th AT 2:00 P.M.
WE'LL BE GOING OVER GOLF COURSE
CONTRACTS.
WE HAVE SBU AUDIT AS WELL AND
A PUBLIC HEARING FOR TAXATION AS
WELL.
THAT WILL BE JUNE 11th,
THIS WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND
USE, WE HAVE A MEETING JUNE
13th.
THAT IS THIS FRIDAY.
SO WE WILL BE GOING OVER
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS WITH
CENTRAL
STAFF.
WE WILL ONLY BE HAVING -- THIS
IS A REMINDER -- WRITTEN
PUBLIC COMMENTS SO WE CAN GO
WITH
CENTRAL STAFF AND THEIR
PRESENTATION.
THIS IS A GENERAL OVERVIEW
OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
IMPLIED
THAT THEY ARE INTENDING TO --
YOU KNOW, INTENDING TO
BRING FORWARD WITH
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND IT'S
SURROUNDING A WORK PLAN WE'VE
PUT
TOGETHER AS WELL FOR OUR
INTENTIONS
WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, VERY VAGUE
AND LEAVES A LOT OF ROOM FOR US
TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THE
POTENTIAL
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS.
ALSO, JUNE 23rd WE HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING.
THAT PUBLIC HEARING WILL RUN
IT LIKE WE DID OUR INTERIM
LEGISLATION PUBLIC HEARING.
AT 9:30 WE'LL DO VIRTUAL ONLY.
THAT SIGN-UP WILL BEGIN AT 8:30
AND WILL CONTINUE TO 10:00 A.M.
FOR ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF YOU'RE SHOWING UP IN
PERSON, WE HAVE A FOUR- HOUR
WINDOW
OF PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN- UP WHICH
IS FROM 2:30 TO 6:30 P.M. AND
OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR IN PERSON
WILL BEGIN AT 3:00 P.M.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING OUT
LOGISTICS WITH STAFF,
CLERK, SECURITY AND THIS IS A
PLUG
FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM EVERYONE'S
STAFF IF YOU ALL CAN SPARE SOME
VOLUNTEERS WE WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE THEM.
THAT HELPS US WITH THE
LOGISTICS AS WELL.
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM
ANYONE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
POSTING
THAT THIS WEEK.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY
CONCERNS, BRING THOSE TO OUR
OFFICE AS
WE LIKE TO ADDRESS
THOSE IMMEDIATELY TO MAKE SURE
THAT
EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE WITH OUR
SETUP SO WE'RE NOT MAKING
LAST- MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS.
THOSE ARE REALLY HARD
LOGISTICALLY WITH THE AMOUNT
OF STAFF AND COMMITTED
VOLUNTEERS ÷÷WE HAVE AS WELL.
THROWING THAT OUT THERE.
THANK YOU.
PUBLIC HEARING, AGAIN,
JUNE 23rd.
A REMINDER ON THE 25th YOUR
CONCEPTS ARE DUE TO
CENTRAL STAFF REGARDING GENERAL
CONCEPTS÷÷OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND
FOR THE LEGISLATION FOR HOUSE
BILL 1110, WHAT YOU WANT TO
ADDRESS.
THAT'S A REMINDER.
WE -- OUR OFFICE IS
GOING TO BE -- IT'S A TIGHT
TIMELINE.
WE'LL BE A LITTLE MORE STRICT
--
I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE WORD
STRICT, BUT WE'LL BE A LITTLE
MORE HOLDING THE TIMELINE, YOU
KNOW, UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE
OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE RESPECTING
PEOPLE'S
BOUNDARIES, BUT ALSO MAKING
SURE WE'RE GETTING ALL THE
STUFF IN
TO OUR CENTRAL STAFF SO THEY
HAVE AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME
TO WORK ON LEGISLATION AND WE
ALSO ARE REQUESTING AND WE WILL
BE SENDING OUT MORE DATES.
WE SENT OUT A GENERAL MEMO
OF DATES THAT ARE DROP- DEAD
DATES FOR MEETINGS, BUT WE'LL
ALSO HAVE ANOTHER MEMO THAT
OUTLINES
SOME OF THE AMENDMENT DEADLINES
AS WELL SO PEOPLE ARE KIND OF --
A TIMELINE -- THEY KNOW WHEN
THOSE DROP- DEAD DATES ARE
SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT STAFF
IS WORKING ON THOSE.
WE'RE REALLY GOING TO
BE UPHOLDING THOSE.
I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU
ALL ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT
THOSE TIMELINES ARE FOR US.
IF YOU NEED BRIEFINGS FROM
OPCD OR PEOPLE, JUST PLEASE
CONTINUE TO DO THAT BEHIND THE
SCENES.
A LOT OF WORK HAPPENS BEFORE
WE GET ON THE DAIS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING
ON AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND
PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL, YOU ALL
ARE
LOCAL. HOW DOES IT IMPACT YOU AT
HOME?
A MONTH AND A HALF AGO
OUR OFFICE HOSTED AN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL OF FIFTH GRADERS.
WE HAD A TIME WHERE WE
HAD QUESTIONED THE
COUNCILMEMBERS AND ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS
WAS FROM A LITTLE GIRL IN FIFTH
GRADE, HOW WILL YOU PROTECT
OUR FAMILY FROM I.C.E.?
THAT WAS HER QUESTION.
WASN'T ABOUT POTHOLES OR PARKS.
HAD NO QUESTIONS ABOUT
ANYTHING GOING ON IN THE CITY OR
HER
SCHOOL.
NOT WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
COOKIE, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
THING
ABOUT THE JOB.
IT'S HOW WILL YOU PROTECT
US FROM I.C.E.?
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
THAT'S THE LOCAL IMPACTS WE'RE
HAVING.
AS COUNCILMEMBERS, WE HAVE
TO DEAL WITH STUFF THAT
HAPPENS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND
HOW IT
IMPACTS US HERE AT HOME AND
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT
IT.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT STORY.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IS REAL AND
A LOT OF US ARE PROCESSING A
LOT OF STUFF WE'RE SEEING ON
THE
NEWS.
THAT IS REAL.
I'LL SHARE ANOTHER STORY.
I WENT TO A GRADUATION JUST
LAST WEEKEND FOR OUR
INTERNATIONAL
ROAD SCHOOL.
FAMILIES SHARED WITH ME THEY HAD
RECEIVED EMAILS SAYING THEY
HAD TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITHIN
FIVE DAYS.
KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL WHERE
THEY RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING
THEY HAD TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY
WITHIN FIVE DAYS.
I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT AT
THAT.
IT'S HAVING A REAL IMPACT ON US
AT HOME AND OUR KIDS AND
OUR
BABIES AND OUR CHILDREN. THANK
YOU.
>> QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
FOR ME STARTING OFF WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY WE HAVE A MEETING
TOMORROW.
IT'S GOING TO START WITH THE
EMS LEVY WHICH IS TIME
SENSITIVE.
I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS
A BRIEFING ON IT.
THIS WILL BE ONE OF
THOSE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE OF
TWO MEETINGS AND THEN VOTE ON
THE EMS LEVY.
IT'S STRAIGHTFORWARD.
EVERYONE'S BEEN
RECEIVING BRIEFINGS ON THIS.
SECONDLY WE'LL HAVE THE SECOND
UPDATE ON THE STAR CHASE AND
FINALLY THE CHIEF OF POLICE
CONFIRMATION.
FOR THOSE AROUND THE
TABLE, THOSE AT HOME, CHIEF
BARNES
HAS HIS RESPONSES TO THE
QUESTIONS.
PLEASE REVIEW.
ASK QUESTIONS.
AS I MENTIONED,
EVERYBODY'S WELCOME TO ATTEND.
WE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT ON A
TIMELINE.
QUICK QUESTIONS TO OFFER QUICK
ANSWERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
DEFINITELY EVERYBODY'S WELCOME.
THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS ON
QUESTIONS.
TOPIC AREAS WILL INCLUDE --
AS THEY FOLLOW UP TO MEMORIAL
DAY
WEEKEND.
SO ADDITIONALLY, JUST SO YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE
BILLS COMING DOWN.
CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY BILL
AND BASICALLY, AS I
MENTIONED, THREE AREAS WE'RE
LOOKING AT
IMPROVING, AMENDING, FIXING,
ALL THE ABOVE LEGISLATION.
THAT KIND OF FALLS IN THAT
CATEGORY.
ALSO GRAFFITI AND FRAMEWORK
PLANS, WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.
SEPARATELY I WANTED TO GIVE A
SHOUT-OUT TO THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
I VED ON THE WEST PAC
FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
YEARS.
OURS IS WEDNESDAY MORNING AT
7:30 A.M.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKED
OUT.
THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT.
DEFINITELY RECOMMEND
PARTICULARLY
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE REPRESENTATION SO THEY CAN
GET THE WORD OUT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'M DEFINITELY A BIG SUPPORTER.
WHATEVER PRECINCT THEIR
ADVISORY COMES FROM, THEIR PAC.
I WILL SAY ONE THING TOO, LAST
WEEK I MENTIONED GOING TO
THE DOWNTOWN SCHOOL FOR A PUBLIC
SAFETY FORUM.
I'LL SPEAK TO THAT TOMORROW.
ALSO I HAD A WALK WITH THE
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL
EARLY EVENING WITH SOME OF
THE CHALLENGES THE RESIDENTS
FACE
DOWNTOWN.
I'LL SPEAK OF THAT TOMORROW.
FOR THIS WEEK, THIS MORNING,
TODAY, HAD THE -- I WAS IN
BELLTOWN, SECOND AND BLANCHARD,
THIRD AND BLANCHARD.
I MET WITH C.A.R.E. AND IT
WAS IMPORTANT TO MEET WITH ALL
THREE
ENTITIES THERE TO SEE WHAT
THE CHALLENGES ARE AND HOW WE
CAN
DO BETTER IN TERMS OF, YOU
KNOW, TACKLING THE CHALLENGES WE
SEE
ON OUR STREETS EVERY DAY.
AS I MENTIONED, THIS BUILDS
OFF ÷÷OF THE WALK ON THURSDAY AT
PIKE AND VINE.
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD TO DO
TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING.
TOMORROW I'M MEETING WITH THE
FIFA WORLD CUP REPS ON SAFETY
AND SECURITY RELATED TO
FIFA WORLD CUP WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE THE CLUB WORLD CUP
STARTING FATHER'S DAY I
THINK, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A MATCH HERE
TOO WITH OUR OWN SEATTLE TEAM
ON JUNE 15th, BY THE WAY, JUST
TO NOTE THAT.
ON WEDNESDAY CONTINUING
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, I'LL BE AT
THE
WEST PRECINCT ROLL CALL.
I'M STARTING MY
ROTATION THROUGH THE PRECINCTS,
LIKE AN ANNUAL
CHECK-IN, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
AS IT HAPPENS THAT DAY,
I'M MEETING WITH CHIEF BARNES
AFTERWARDS AND I.G. JUDGE
IN TERMS OF HER WORK AS IT
RELATESRELATES OVERSIGHT.
LATER THEY DAY, ALSO
IMPORTANT, JEWISH FEDERATION OF
GREATER
SEATTLE.
THURSDAY THERE WILL BE NO
PSRC BECAUSE I'LL BE AT THE
LEVY
MEETING.
I WANTED TO NOTE THAT.
SEPARATELY I WON'T BE ABLE
TO MAKE IT THURSDAY SO I
JUST WANTED TO -- I TOLD
COMMISSION
STROLLS, BUT I REGRET NOT
BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE MID
MEETING.
I WANTED TO BRING THIS
UP BECAUSE IT GIVES ME
AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A SHOUT-
OUT TO THE
MID, THE AMBASSADORS WHICH DO
SUCH GREAT WORK FOR
DOWNTOWN, THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN AND BROADER THAN THAT
AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
PROGRAM THAT'S DONE GREAT
WORK FOR OUR CITY.
I WON'T BE ABLE TO BE THERE
THURSDAY.
I'M TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY THANK YOU, JOHN, AND TO
THE
ENTIRE MID TEAM.
THEN FINALLY THIS WEEK I HAVE MY
DISTRICT SEVEN
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING,
QUARTERLY
MEETING. THIS WILL BE FOCUSSED
-- WE'RE A
YEAR OUT ON THE FIFA WORLD CUP.
I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE
THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH
OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, EACH OF
THE DISTRICTS TO REALLY GET
ENGAGED
SO THAT THIS IS SOMETHING FOR
THE WHOLE CITY TO BE PART OF
AND WE REALLY PUT OUR BEST FOOT
FOR WAR.
FORWARD.
IF EVERYONE'S ENGAGED, IT
WILL PAY DIVIDENDS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GET OUR CITY READY, OPPORTUNITY
TO PROMOTE DIFFERENT PIECES
IN TERMS OF MURALS OR THINGS
LIKE
THAT
THAT, BEING THE COUNTRY'S
REPRESENTATIVE.
SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
I BRING IT UP UNDER THAT
CONTEXT.
NEXT WEEK IS RELATIVELY QUIET.
I'LL JUST SAY TO CLOSE
I MENTIONED LAST WEEK THE
DOWNTOWN SCHOOL AND ALSO THIRD
PIKE.
I ALSO WENT TO THE HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY FUNCTION WHERE
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RECEIVED
AN
AWARD.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND
GIVE A SHOUT- OUT TO HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY AND THE WORK THEY
DO WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THEN LAST FRIDAY ALONG
THOSE LINES I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK TO THE SEATTLE
PROPELLER
CLUB.
IT WAS VERY NICE.
THANK YOU TO THEM FOR HOSTING
THAT MEETING FOR THE
SEATTLE PROPELLER CLUB.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET A LOT OF DIFFERENT
FOLKS FROM THAT WORLD.
THEN I WENT TO THE EASTERN
CHURCH AND HAD A WALK WITH THEM.
I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THEY'RE
LOOKING TO CONTINUE
THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY
AND
HELPING IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION.
I SUPPORT THEM IN THAT.
IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY THAT
WE
STILL NEED TO GET SOME TYPE
OF DAY CENTER FOR WOMEN'S
SUPPORT BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENED
IS OTHER
ENTITIES ARE STANDING UP TO
FILL THAT VOID.
IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN THEY'RE
MAXED OUT IN THEIR SHELTERS
THEY HAVE.
I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT
UP AND GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT-OUT.
ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES?
>> I HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY
QUESTION, BUT I THINK THIS IS
MAYBE -- I WAS GOING TO ASK
YOU, BUT IT SEEMS ON POINT WITH
YOUR
WORK, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, ON THE SEATTLE PUBLIC --
I
MEAN SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
THE PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT WE
HAVE
THIS IN OUR DISTRICT AS WELL.
THE ISSUES WITH THE BULBS
NOT WORKING AND THE PLACEMENT OF
THE
BULBS.
THIS IS SOMETHING ONGOING IN
MY DISTRICT, MAGNUSSEN PARK.
I SAW A "SEATTLE TIMES"
ARTICLE ON THE CHALLENGES WITH
THAT. I WANTED TO ASK THAT.
WHAT IS CITY LIGHT DOING --
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN TERMS OF
THEIR
ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THEY
FIX AND REPLACE THOSE BULBS?
THIS IS ON POINT WITH THE
WORK YOU DO AND WITH THE
LIGHTING IS A BIG ISSUE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON
WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT?
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT FOR ME
--
>> I THOUGHT THE "SEATTLE
TIMES" ARTICLE ON THIS WAS
INFORMATIVE JUST HIGHLIGHTING
THE ISSUE
AND THE BACKLOG OF WORK AND
GETTING
BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO DO THE
WORK.
WE'RE DIVING INTO CITY
LIGHT LEADERSHIP HOW TO UNPACK
THAT AND WE'LL BE TAKING THAT
UP IN
COMMITTEE.
BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP OFF
LINE FROM OUR TEAM.
WE WANT TO GET THE LIGHTS
ON BECAUSE IT'S CRITICAL FOR
SAFETY AND JUST BASIC CITY
SERVICE.
IT'S ON OUR RADAR.
WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
I DON'T SIT ON YOUR
COMMITTEE, BUT I'LL PRIORITIZE
THAT.
>> IT TURNS OUT, I DON'T
TALK ABOUT INTERNAL MEETINGS,
BUT
THE
DIRECTOR IS ON MY CALENDAR
COMING UP.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT JUST FOR THE,
YOU KNOW, GOOD GOVERNANCE.
JUST THE REGULAR STREET
LIGHTS AND LIKE WE'VE SEEN
DOWNTOWN ON 3rd AND DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS,
THE STRING LIGHTS, TO KIND OF
CHANGE THE DYNAMIC.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THIS GOES TO THOSE WALKS I'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
THIS LIGHTING IS DEFINITELY
A KEY FACTOR, AMONG OTHERS,
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP AND HIGHLIGHTING
IT.
>> JUST TO FOLLOW UP,
I APPRECIATE THE INTEREST AND I
KNOW WE HAVE
OFTENTIMES DEPARTMENTS COMING IN
FOR FIVE
BRIEFINGS.
IF IT'S IN INTEREST TO THE FULL
BODY, HAPPY TO FACILITATE
A BRIEF PRESENTATION UPDATE
FROM CITY LIGHT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE THE LEAD ON
THAT AND ALLOW FOR FOLKS
WHO MAY NOT SIT ON MY COMMITTEE
TO
HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO
INTERFACE
WITH CITY
LIGHT.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THERE'S DIFFERENT VERSIONS ON
THIS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> I WILL SAY I'M HAPPY TO
ATTEND.
I REGULARLY ATTEND EVERYBODY
ELSE'S MEETINGS ON ISSUES OF
IMPORTANCE.
HOWEVER IT SHAKES OUT, HAPPY
TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS FOR
HOWEVER IT GETS DONE BECAUSE
IT'S
CRITICAL.
>> ONE OF MY TAKEAWAYS FROM
THAT ARTICLE IS IT'S NOT JUST
A QUESTION OF CHANGING A LIGHT
BULB.
I LEARNED THAT THE --
MANY OF THE STREET LIGHTS ARE
DAMAGED, COPPER WIRE IS STRIPPED
OUT.
IT'S MORE COMPLICATED AND
TAKES LONGER TO FIX THAN
JUST SWITCHING OUT A BURNED OUT
BULB. THAT KIND OF MAKES ME
THINK --
I WONDER WHAT IF -- I'M SURE
THIS ÷÷HAS BEEN DONE, BUT THE
MARKET FOR COPPER WIRE AND
I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF WE
KNOW ABOUT THAT.
REMEMBER, WE TRIED TO STEM --
THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS MADE ON
CATALATIC CONVERTER THEFT.
ANYWAY, JUST A
THOUGHT.
>> WHAT CITY LIGHT IS DOING,
YOU KNOW, WHAT ALTERNATIVES
DO WE HAVE TO THE COPPER WIRE
TECHNOLOGY?
IF PEOPLE ARE STEALING IT,
IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE.
WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED?
I DON'T KNOW.
>> NOW YOU'RE GETTING INTO
CHEMISTRY.
>> I CAN ASK THE
QUESTION TOMORROW MORNING.
>> ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES, THERE'S NOTHING ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA FROM
THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS THIS
THURSDAY, JUNE 12th AT 2:00 P.M.
AND WE'LL BE HAVING A
BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
COUNCIL
BILL 120922, AN
ORDINANCE APPROVING A PERMIT FOR
THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION TO
INSTALL, OPERATE
INTERACTIVE MEDIA KIOSKS IN THE
RIGHTOFWAY.
THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME IN
COMMITTEE.
THIS IS WHERE THE DETAILS OF THE
VENDORS AND
DSA'S RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE
LAID
OUT.
SO ALL THE TERMS OF THE PERMIT.
ON JUNE 4th CENTRAL STAFF
ANALYST CALVIN -- I
THOUGHT I WOULD BRING IT.
WE'LL DISTRIBUTE HIS MEMO.
THE DETAILS ARE THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
POSITION NINE UPDATE.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH
MEMBERS OF THE BAY ROANOKE
NEIGHBORHOOD AT
THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY SHARED
A NUMBER OF CONCERNS INCLUDING
TREES, ROAD CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS
AND STREET RACING, AS
ALWAYS PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT WAS AN INFORMATIVE
MEETING WITH ICE CREAM AND I
LEARNED A
LOT ABOUT DUTCH ELM DISEASE.
THERE'S ELM TREES IN THE
PARK THAT ARE SUFFERING ALSO ON
THE
STREETS.
I ALSO MET WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT ADVISORY
COUNCIL.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE PACs ARE
GETTING A LOT OF AIR PLAY.
THE MEETING WAS HELD AND I
WAS JOINED BY NATALIE WALTON
ANDERSON WHO IS THE CHIEF PUBLIC
SAFETY OFFICER AND ALSO
CAPTAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT, KRISTA BARR.
NEIGHBORS SHARED CONCERNS
ABOUT CONTINUED FRUSTRATIONS
AROUND --
WELL, A LOT OF DIFFERENT
KINDS, BUT GUN VIOLENCE AND
SHOOTING EVENTS WERE MENTIONED
MANY
TIMES.
IT WAS A TIMELY MEETING
BECAUSE EARLIER THAT DAY THERE
WAS --
I THINK IT WAS TUESDAY --
THERE WAS ANOTHER DRIVE- BY
SHOOTING IN
THE NORTH
DELRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH
RESULTED IN ONE
SUSPECT BEING ARRESTED AND
CHARGED THANKS TO THE
AVAILABILITY
OF SPD RESOURCES ALREADY IN
THE AREA TO CANVAS THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANYWAY, I'M SURE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER WOULD HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS
IF HE WERE HERE.
WE WERE TALKING SO MUCH
ABOUT SHOOTING EVENTS AND GUN
VIOLENCE, ONE PERSON ASKED
WHY DID COUNCIL NOT FUND THE
SHOTS
LETTER.
I HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT WAS
PART OF A SUITE OF TECHNOLOGY
COUNCIL
APPROVED THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND
IT WAS BECAUSE OF COST CONCERNS
THAT PARTICULAR PIECE WAS
NOT SLATED FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
NATALIE WALTON ANDERSON
TALKED ABOUT THE REAL- TIME
CRIME
CENTER COMING ONLINE SOON.
OKAY.
LET ME SEE HERE.
I'LL SKIP SOME OF THAT DETAIL.
I WANTED TO NOTE WHILE
SOME OF THE -- I TALKED ABOUT
TWO
COMMUNITY MEETINGS,
REALLY DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN.
IT WAS INTERESTING AND I DON'T
SAY THIS JUST AS -- IT
WAS INTERESTING THAT THERE WAS A
LOT OF OPTIMISM AT THESE
MEETINGS.
FOLKS THERE DID
EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE
DIRECTION THAT THE CITY'S
GOING, HOW
FAR WE'VE COME IN THE LAST FEW
YEARS
SINCE THE PANDEMIC WHEN IT
COMES TO IMPROVING PUBLIC
SAFETY.
EVERYBODY SAYS WE KNOW
THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT
THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG.
INTERESTING THAT PEOPLE ARE
TRACKING THINGS.
IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TOUR
THE POPULOUS HOTEL, POPULOUS
SEATTLE HOTEL I RECOMMEND YOU DO
IT.
THERE WAS -- I WAS OFFERED A
TOUR LAST THURSDAY.
IT'S IN PINE HURST SQUARE ON
KING AND 1st.
IT'S A GORGEOUS
NEW INDEPENDENTLY OWNED HOTEL
WITH
A STUNNING ROOF TOP BAR.
IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF WORK,
BUT IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH YOUR
TRIP.
I AM MENTIONING
IT BECAUSE IT IS -- IT'S A NEW
DEVELOPER,
DENVER- BASED DEVELOPER, URBAN
VILLAGES.
WHEN SMALLER SHOPS COME TO
TOWN AND ADD TO OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS,
THEY'RE EXCITED FOR MORE
RESIDENTS AND ACTIVITY SOUTH
OF THE STADIUM.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU ALREADY,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE TALKED
ABOUT THE HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY LUNCHEON.
IT'S A GREAT EVENT.
I VALUE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S
WORKS AND HEARING ABOUT
THE PEOPLE WHO GOT KEYS IS VERY
MOVING.
I HAVE TO NOTE THAT IT'S
GREAT IF AFFORDABLE HOME
OWNERSHIP WERE ALSO -- HAD A
LITTLE
MORE OF A BOOST WORKFORCE LEVEL
IN OUR HOUSING LEVY.
IN ANY CASE, THERE ARE
OTHER RESOURCES FOR THAT.
LAST SUNDAY I ATTENDED GIRL
SCOUT TROOP 541696
SUMMER CELEBRATION WHERE I
TALKED TO
5 TO 12-YEAR- OLDS ABOUT
MY EXPERIENCE WORKING ON POLICY
AT
CITY COUNCIL.
THEY UPDATED ME ON THE NEW
GIRL SCOUT CREED.
IT'S ON MY HONOR I WILL TRY.
NO LONGER HAS SOME OF
THE ELEMENTS OF THE LAST
ONE. IT WAS INTERESTING TO
SEE THROUGH THEIR EYES WHAT OUR
JOB IS AND WHAT THEY
THINK MIGHT BE HARD ABOUT IT.
FINALLY YESTERDAY I DID ATTEND
THE BALLARD RUN FOR THEIR LIVES.
THERE'S TWO REGULAR
GATHERINGS, ONE ON MERCER AND
ONE ON
BALLARD.
I WENT TO THE ONE ON BALLARD.
I WAS INSPIRING ABOUT THE JEWISH
COMMUNITY HERE.
ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
ANYTHING FURTHER?
OKAY.
SINCE THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE'RE MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION AND THE PURPOSE OF
THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
DISCUSS
PENDING, POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL
LITIGATION.
THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH
CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
AND A LEGAL MONITOR IS THERE
TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T
STRAY FROM THE ISSUE AT HAND AND
TALK
ABOUT POLICY.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY
--
IT WILL BE ABOUT 45 MINUTES
LONG.
LET'S SAY GIVE US TIME TO GET
TO
OUR DESKS TO BE SURE, 3:54.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS TO BE EXTENDED, I'LL GET
ONLINE
TO SAY IT'S EXTENDED OTHERWISE
THIS
MEETING WILL
ADJOURN AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THIS
IS OVER.
I'LL
CATCH YOU ONLINE. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE.