>>> ADD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER AND THE TIME IS
2:02.
>> WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE?
FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MOORE AND SOLOMON ARE
EXCUSED TODAY.
IF NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES
OF JUNE 9th, 2025, WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE OPTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE IS NOW
JOINING US.
WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION,
ONE PRESENTATION AND NO
EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
TOMORROW, THERE ARE 15 ITEMS
ON THE IRC.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. EIGHT APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SWEET
AND BEVERAGE TAX VISORY BOARD.
THREE APPOINTMENT TO THE
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION.
COUNCIL BILL AND ORDNANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND UPDATES
REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLID
WASTE STORAGE FOR
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT.
COUNCIL BILL 121006, ORDNANCE
RELATING TO CHRONIC NUISANCE
PROPERTY, ENOUGH COUNTING THAT
A PROPERTY IS A CHRONIC
NUISANCE.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE IRC.
WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT AND THREE
ITEMS.
THE APPOINTMENT OF ED KING AS A
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE ARTS
COMMISSION. APPOINTMENT OF KATE
NAGLE
LUSO AS A MEMBER AND
REAPPOINTMENT
OF VANESSA LOBS.
THERE ARE SEVEN PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
AN ORDNANCE RELATING TO
CITY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND
PROMISE LEVY, WHICH I DON'T
NEED TO
READ
THIS LONG TITLE BECAUSE WE WERE
JUST THERE LAST WEEK.
THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE'S BILL 121000
IN ORDNANCE RELATING TO
ALGORITHM RENT FIXING.
IN PARTS AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE, BILL 1290997,
ORDNANCE RELATING TO
CURRENT USE TAXATION OF PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 9666 51st AVENUE
SOUTH.
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,
THERE IS COUNCIL BILL 120996.
AN ORDNANCE RELATING
TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION
OF AN
AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY
REGARDING THE IMP SIGS AND
ALLOCATION OF TAX REVENUE.
AND COUNCIL BILL 120994.
ORDNANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION
AUTHORIZING
THE APPROVAL OF USES AND
ACCEPTING THE 2025 SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT AND TO 25
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW OF THE
SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF
TRACKING DEVICES AND RATIFYING
AND
CONFIRMING ACTS.
IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE, ORDNANCE
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF
INDIFFUSABLE RIGHT OF USE
FIBER SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE
ZIPLY
FIBER PACIFIC LLC EFFECTIVE
FORFOR TO TWO 15- YEAR TERMS.
SO, YOU'VE GOT A BUSY AGENDA
THERE.
LET'S SEE.
IN THAT NOW WE WILL GO ON
TO SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
JUNE 19th, 2025, AS A
CELEBRATION OF
JUNETEENTH, HOWEVER, COUNCIL
MEMBER SOLOMON IS NOT WITH US
TOE.
SO I BELIEVE THAT IT IS COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA THAT WILL BE
SPEAKING TO THIS ON HIS
BEHALF. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER SOLOMON FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK IMPORTANT
NOW MORE THAN EVER GIVEN THE
MOMENT
WE'RE AT IN TIME WITH THE
EROSION
OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
AND ON A MORE POSITIVE NOTE
THAT WE HAVE NOT ONE, NOT TWO,
BUT THREE FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER, COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE
BLACK
AND AFRICAN DESCENT SERVING
ON THE COUNCIL IN ADDITION
TO OUR SECOND BLACK MAYOR.
SO I URGE YOU TO JOIN ME IN
SUPPORTING THIS PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING
JUNETEENTH.
WE HAVE VERY, VERY
IMPORTANT OCCASION THAT
ORIGINALLY
STARTED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS.
THAT MANY
SEATTLEITES HAVE COME TO HONOR
AND CELEBRATE AS WELL.
IT'S CLEARLY A NATIONAL
HOLIDAY.
AND CITY HOLIDAY,
STATE HOLIDAY. BUT THIS
PROCLAMATION, AGAIN,
ACKNOWLEDGES THE
SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPORTANT OF
JUNETEENTH TO
OUR REGION AND OUR CITY.
AND I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THIS
WILL BE PRESENTED
TOMORROW. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
>> I WILL SAVE MOST OF
MY COMMENTS UNTIL THEN.
HOWEVER, IF COUNCIL MEMBER
IS LISTENING OR CAN WATCH THE
TAPE
LATER, I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD, COUNCIL
MEMBER
SOLOMON. IS THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENT?
OKAY.
GOOD TO GO.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S SEEING THAT THERE IS
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
TO DETERMINE WHICH W█OULD LIKE
THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> SAKA.
>> AYE.
KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I DID WANT TO GO
BACK TO, LET'S
SEE.
I'VE
GOT A NOTE HERE. DID I MISS
SOMETHING?
SKIPPED ITEM THREE.
SORRY. WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION
FROM OUR CITY CLERKS AND FROM
OUR
INTERNAL COUNCIL.
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR JUMPING
THE GUN THERE.
YOU'RE JUST SITTING THERE
PATIENTLY. WE HAVE A
PRESENTATION ON
HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD
WITH OUR VACANCY FILLING
PROCESS.
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR JUMPING AHEAD
AND I WILL ASK YOU PLEASE TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND
THEN WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD RIGHT
INTO THE
PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SCHEEREEN
DEDMAN,
I'M THE SEATTLE CITY
CLERK.
>> I'M LAUREN HENRY,
YOUR LEGISLATIVE LEGAL COUNSEL.
>> LAUREN'S GOING TO KICK
THINGS OFF.
>> SURE THING.
>>
WHILE WE'RE GETTING THE
POWERPOINT THAT WE
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA SHARED
FOR
EACH OF YOU TO SEE, YES, WE ARE
HERE BECAUSE A VACANCY WAS
INITIATED
WITH KATHY MOORE ANNOUNCED SHE
WOULD RESIGN HER POSITION.
HER LAST DAY IS JULY 7th OF
THIS YEAR.
CREATING A VACANCY THAT
OPENS BEGINNING JULY 8th .
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS TO LAY
OUT IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL
THAN I THINK WE DID LAST TIME,
THE CHARTER REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW
TO
CONDUCT A VACANCY
APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND THEN OUR
OWN
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, WHICH
LAYS
OUT THE PROCEDURE FOR
SPECIAL MEETINGS AND
CONSIDERATION
OF VACANCY APPLICANTS.
SO WE'LL GO INTO THAT, THEN
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SCHEEREEN
TO
DISCUSS SPECIFICALLY
HOW EVENTS WILL UNFOLD JUST
PRIOR TO AND
THEN THROUGH OUR 20- DAY VACANCY
PERIOD.
SO, KICKING THINGS
OFF, PUBLIC INFORMATION WILL BE
AVAILABLE
AT THE COUNCIL VACANCY
WEB PAGE JUST AS IT WAS THE LAST
FEW
TIMES THAT WE HAVE CONDUCTED A
VACANCY PROCESS.
SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE
ABLE TO FIND LATEST AND
GREATEST DATES WHEN THEIR
APPLICANTS
TO SEE THEIR APPLICATION
MATERIALS
AND GO THROUGH THEM AND
LEARN HOW THEY CAN
PARTICIPATE IN
EVENTS SUCH AS A COMMUNITY
FORUM.
>> I'LL START FIRST WITH UNDER
OUR SEATTLE CITY CHARTER,
WHO QUALIFIES FOR CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE.
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT CHARTER
PROVISIONS. THE FIRST IS ARTICLE
19,
SECTION TWO.
AND THEN ARTICLE FOUR SERKS TWO.
AND BOTH RELATE TO WHO
IS ELIGIBLE TO SERVE IN ELECTIVE
OFFICE AND THOSE WHO
ARE APPOINTED TO OFFICE MUST
BEAR
THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS AS
IF THEY WERE ELECTED INTO THE
POSITION.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE,
WE HAVE SIX CRITERIA
THAT MUST BE PRESENT IN ORDER
FOR
SOMEONE TO FILL THIS DISTRICT
FIVE
VACANCY WHEN IT OPENS ON JULY
THE 8th.
FIRST, THAT THE
INDIVIDUAL MUST BE A CITIZEN OF
THE UNITED
STATES.
SECOND, THEY MUST BE A
QUALIFIED ELECTOR OF THE STATE
OF
WASHINGTON.
THIRD, A REGISTERED VOTER OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
FOURTH, ABLE TO READ AND
WRITE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
AND FIFTH, A REGISTERED
VOTER AND A CITIZEN OF THE CITY
OF
SEATTLE FROM AT LEAST 120
DAYS PRIOR TO FILING A
DECLARATION OF
CANDIDACY.
AND SIXTH, A RESIDENT OF THE
DISTRICT
REPRESENTED. SO IN THIS CASE,
DISTRICT
FIVE, FOR AT LEAST 120 DAYS
PRIOR
TO FILING THE DECLARATION OF
CANDIDACY.
>> I JUST WANT TO STEP IN
HERE TO CLARIFY THAT WE DO
PARTNER WITH KING COUNTY
ELECTIONS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
THIS
RESIDENCY.
SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
THAT PEOPLE CHECK TO
MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ARE ACTIVE REGISTERED
VOTERS.
IF YOU ARE AN
INACTIVE REGISTERED VOTER, IT
VERY
MUCH IMPLY THAT IS YOU MAY NO
LONGER
LIVE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
PART OF THAT VERIFICATION IS
WE USE ACTIVE REGISTRATION
TO CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE
A RESIDENT,
CURRENTLY, OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> AND THEN THERE IS ANOTHER
CHARTER PROVISION.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I CAN'T ZOOM OUT IN THIS
REAL LIFE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN.
I'M GOING TO JUST ASK SOME
BASIC QUESTIONS.
PRETTY SURE I KNOW THE ANSWER
TO THEM, BUT JUST TO PLAY THIS
OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WHEN YOU SAY ACTIVE REGISTERED
VOTER, CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THAT?
DOES THAT MEAN IF SOMEBODY
IS REGISTERED TO VOTE AND THEY
JUST HAVEN'T FOR FOUR YEARS FOR
SOME
UNKNOWN REASON, WHAT DO YOU
MEAN BY ACTIVELY REGISTERED
VOTER?
>> SO, WITH KING
COUNTY ELECTIONS THAT THERE WILL
BE A,
YOU COULD BE REGISTERED,
BUT YOU'RE ACTIVE OR YOU ARE
INACTIVE.
SO, ACTIVE DOES MEAN THAT
NOTHING
IN THEIR SYSTEM HAS WITHDRAWN,
LIKE SHOWN YOU AS
INACTIVE.
SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF KING COUNTY ELECTIONS,
BUT REASONS WHY YOU WOULD
BECOME AN INACTIVE REGISTERED
VOTER WOULD BE THAT YOU, THE
OFFICE HAS RECEIVED MAIL THAT
IMPLIED THAT YOU MOVED AND SO
YOU HAVE BEEN INACTIVATED
BECAUSE THEY
NO LONGER KNOW THAT YOU
ARE REGISTERED AT THAT ADDRESS
OR
YOU MAY NO LONGER LIVE IN
SEATTLE. A LACK OF VOTING IS NOT
A
REASON FOR VOTER TO BE
INACTIVATED.
SO, THAT'S NOT A REASON.
BUT IT IS VERY CRUCIAL THAT IF
YOU ARE CONSIDERING RUNNING
FOR, OR YOU KNOW, SUBMITTING
AN APPLICATION, THAT YOU JUST
HAVE THAT CHECKED BECAUSE SOME
PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE THAT THEY
HAVE BECOME INACTIVATED AS
REGISTERED
VOTERS. BUT WITHOUT SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF KING COUNTY ELECTIONS.
>> THAT WAS JUST MY PLUG FOR ALL
VOTERS, ACTIVE OR INACTIVE,
TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT
THEIR REGISTRATION LEVEL IS AT
THE
COUNTY. OTHER QUESTION HERE.
THE STATEMENT THAT A
PERSON MUST BE A RESIDENT
120 DAYS BEFORE THEIR CANDIDACY
OR IN THIS
CASE, SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.
IS THAT THE SAME, ARE
WE SWAPPING THOSE TWO PHRASES IN
FOR EACH OTHER?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND SO --
>> 120 DAYS FROM THE TIME
IN WHICH YOU SUBMITTED YOUR
APPLICATION.
>> SO IF A COUNCIL MEMBER
HAD GIVEN 140 DAYS NOTICE THAT
THEY
WERE GOING TO VACATE A
POSITION, SOMEBODY COULD MOVE
INTO THAT
AREA, SECURE THEIR ADDRESS, AND
THEN THAT RESIGNATION
DATE THOUGH ISN'T GOING TO
CHANGE OUT
IN THE FUTURE.
IN THE CASE THAT'S BEFORE US
TODAY, ESSENTIALLY,
SOMEBODY WILL BE SUBMITTING AN
APPLICATION ON, YOU'RE
GOING TO GET INTO THE CALENDAR,
BUT JULY
10-ISH, APPROXIMATELY.
THEY, AT THAT
TIME, HAVE TO HAVE BEEN A
REGISTERED AND
ACTIVE, HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT
AND
ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTER 120 DAYS
BEFORE THE COMMISSION
OF THEIR APPLICATION.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
SO AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, BECAUSE
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
A VACANCY THAT WE WILL
COMPLETE THE APPLICATION PROCESS
FOR
NEXT MONTH, THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD
HAVE
TO BE A RESIDENT AND ACTIVE
REGISTERED VOTER TODAY WITHIN
D5.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
MOVING FORWARD TO HOW THE
SEATTLE CITY
CHARTER REQUIREMENTS BUILD OUT
THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE FILL A
VACANCY.
THE VACANCY PROCESS MAY FEEL
EXPEDITED AND THAT
APPARENTLY WAS INTENTIONAL ON
THE PART
OF THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER
DRAFTERS AND VOTERS.
ARTICLE 19 SECTION SIX
REQUIRES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
WITHIN 20
DAYS PROCEED TO SELECT BY
BALLOT A PERSON TO FILL A
VACANCY.
SO OUR VACANCY BEGINS DAY ONE ON
JULY 8th WHICH MEANS ON JULY
28th, WE WILL HAVE DONE A BALLOT
TO SELECT THE PERSON.
SELECTION IS EFFECTIVE ONLY
UPON TO AFFIRMATIVE VOTE
OF A MAJORITY OF ALL THE MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL.
SO NOT THOSE THAT HAPPEN TO
BE PRESENT FOR
ONE MEETING OR
ANOTHER. A MAJORITY OF ALL
MEMBERS.
A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL
RECEIVE A
MINIMUM OF FIVE VOTES IN ORDER
TO BE APPOINTED.
IF THE VACANCY ISN'T
FILLED WITHIN 20 DAYS, THE SAME
CITY CHARTER PROVISION ARTICLE
19
SECTION SIX REQUIRES THE
CITY COUNCIL TO MEET AND
BALLOT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY DAY
EXCLUDING
SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, AND LEGAL
HOLIDAYS.
NOW, OUR OWN SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE BUILDS OUT THE
PROCEDURE FROM THERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE
SEATTLE CITY CHARTER LEFT THE
PROCESS BY
WHICH A VACANCY WAS FILLED
LARGELY÷÷ SILENT. BEYOND THAT WE
ARE TO BALLOT
WITHIN 20 DAYS OF THAT VACANCY.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL BY
ORDNANCE 125479 CREATED THE
SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL
VACANCY PROCEDURE THAT WE HAVE
FOLLOWED THE LAST
FEW TIMES THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS
AND
WILL FOR D5.
THAT PROCESS WAS CREATED IN
2017.
IT REQUIRES THAT THE COUNCIL
ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM
ANYONE QUALIFIED TO BECOME A
COUNCIL MEMBER AND PUBLISH THE
APPLICATIONS PROCEDURES WITHIN
FIVE BUSINESS
DAYS OF A SEAT BECOMING VACANT
AND LIKEWISE
PUBLISH
APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR
COMMUNITY ENTITIES TO
EITHER PARTICIPATE IN OUR PUBLIC
FORUM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OR
EVEN HOST IT WITHIN FIVE
BUSINESS DAYS
OF THE SEAT BECOMING VACANT.
AND THEN AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR
APPLICATIONS, THE CITY
COUNCIL IS MANDATED TO PUBLISH
ALL
SUBMISSIONS THAT MEET OUR
APPLICATION STANDARDS.
I'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE
IDEA OF A PUBLIC FORUM
THAT'S ALSO REQUIRED UNDER SMC
3.93010.
THE CODE REQUIRES THE COUNCIL
DEVELOP A PUBLIC FORUM FOR
INTERVIEWING APPLICANTS.
THE COUNCIL IS TO CONSULT
WITH COMMUNITY ENTITIES.
IF THEY MAKE ANY SUBMISSIONS AND
ARE SELECTED AND THOSE COMMUNITY
ENTITIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO
INFORM THREE CRUCIAL CON
FORMANHATTANS, THE FORUM
STRUCTURE, THE QUESTIONS THAT
WILL BE ASKED TO CANDIDATES,
AND THE ACCESSIBILITY
CONSIDERATIONS OF THE FORUM.
AND THEN AFTER THE PUBLIC
FORUM, THE COUNCIL MUST MEET
TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATIONS
AND HOLD AT LEAST ONE MEETING
IN WHICH APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN
MADE PUBLIC AND RECEIVED PUBLIC
COMMENT. AT THAT
MEETING, THE CANDIDATES WHO
PARTICIPATED MAY ADDRESS
D
COUNCIL. APPLICANTS WHO HAVE
BOTH PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUM
AND
ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL MAY BE
ELIGIBLE TO BE APOINTED.
IF SOMEONE SUBMITS APPLICATION
BUT DOES NOT
PARTICIPATE, THEY ARE THEREFORE
INELIGIBLE TO BE
APPOINTED.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY
CLERK TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS
OF THIS PARTICULAR VACANCY.
>> THANK YOU.
AND SO BEING THAT WE WERE
GIVEN AMPLE NOTICE, APPLICATIONS
WILL
BEGIN TO BE RECEIVED STARTING
WEDNESDAY, JULY
APPLICATIONS WILL BE
ACCEPTED VIA E- MAIL TO COUNCIL
VACANCY AT
SEATTLE.GOV. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT
APPLICATIONS IS BEFORE 5:00 P.M.
PACIFIC
STANDARD TIME ON WEDNESDAY,
JULY 9th, 2025.
AND THE REASON WHY IT'S STATED
AS SUCH IS THAT IF WE
RECEIVE THE APPLICATION WITH A
TIME STAMP OF 5:00 P.M., IT IS
NOT
CONSIDERED TIMELY.
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE
COMPLETED, THE COMPLETED
VERSIONS OF A COVER LETTER, A
RESUME, AND THE
FINANCIAL INTEREST STATEMENT
FORM
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE
WEBSITE.
MOVING ON TO THE PUBLIC
FORUM
AND COMMUNITY ENTITIES.
COMMUNITY ENTITIES THAT WISH
TO PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING OR
HOSTING A PUBLIC FORUM
MAY SUBMIT A
LETTER OF INTEREST BEGINNING
JULY 2nd,
2025, AT 8:00 A.M.
IT'S GOING TO USE THE
SAME PROCESS AS THE APPLICATIONS
FROM
CANDIDATES FOR THE VACANT
POSITION.
SO YOU WOULD SUBMIT IT TO
THE COUNCIL VACANCY E- MAIL
ADDRESS
AND THE DEADLINE IS BEFORE
5:00 P.M. PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
ON JULY 9th, 2025.
WE WILL HAVE A SEPARATE FORM FOR
COMMUNITY ENTITIES THAT WANT
TO SHARE THEIR GENERAL
FEEDBACK ABOUT THE PUBLIC FORUM.
AGAIN, STARTING ON JULY 2nd AT
8:00 A.M. GOING TO JULY
9th, BECOME 5:00 P.M., IF THEY
WANT
TO PROVIDE THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FORUM
STRUCTURE, THE QUESTIONS THAT
THEY WOULD
LIKE TO SEE POSED TO
THE CANDIDATES,
OR ANY ACCESSIBILITY
CONSIDERATIONS.
ANY INTERESTED ENTITIES WHO HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT IT?
BECAUSE MAYBE THEY'RE
INTERESTED, BUT AREN'T SURE
WHAT IT ENTAILS,
FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME.
AND THEN MOVING ON TO
THE MEETINGS
THAT COUNCIL CAN ANTICIPATE AND
YOU'LL SEE MORE
DETAIL ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE.
THERE ARE TWO SPECIAL MEETING
DATES BLOCKED OFF
FOR THE FOLLOWING THE FORUM.
THERE'S THE JULY 22nd, WHERE
THE PUBLIC COMMENT CAN BE
ACCEPTED, AND THERE WILL BE
APPLICANT
INTERVIEWS.
JUST A BRIEF REMINDER OF
WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKED LIKE.
EACH CANDIDATE WAS GIVEN SOME
TIME TO SPEAK TO ADDRESS
COUNCIL AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBERS
WERE GIVEN TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS
IN WHICH EVER WAY THEY
DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO THE
CANDIDATES.
AND THAT WILL BE JULY 22nd.
AND THEN ON JULY 28th,
THE CONCLUSION OF THE 20- DAY
CHARTER
APPOINTMENT, PROCESS, THAT WILL
BE YOUR DISCUSSION AND YOUR
VOTE.
SO, AS A REMINDER,
SUCCESSFUL
CANDIDATES WILL NEED FIVE VOTES
TO GET THE MAJORITY.
AND GOING INTO THE PROPOSED
CALENDAR OF EVENTS, THE,
WITHOUT GOING INTO TOO MANY
DETAILS, WELL, I GUESS WE CAN
LIST IT.
WE HAVE THE VACANCY WAS
ANNOUNCED.
THE PROCESS INITIATES ON
THE 8th, THE DAY AFTER THE
VACANCY IS OFFICIAL OR COUNCIL
MEMBER
MOORE'S RESIGNATION IS
COMPLETE.
THE APPLICATIONS OPEN ON JULY
2nd.
WILL CLOSE ON THE 9th.
WE, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY
CLERK, ARE CHARGED WITH
PROCESSING THE APPLICATIONS AND
REDACTING, YOU KNOW,
PERSONAL
INFORMATION TO MAKE THEM
APPROPRIATE TO TO BE PUBLISHED
AND PROVIDED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE ARE HOPING TO COMPLETE THAT
PROCESS WITHIN TWO DAYS.
AS WE PARTNER WITH KING COUNTY
ELECTIONS, WE HAVE TO RELY ON
THEM TO PROVIDE THE
INFORMATION OF WHO QUALIFIES.
SO THERE IS A DELAY FOR THAT.
SO, AFTER THAT, COUNCIL
MEMBERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH
THE
APPLICATIONS AND YOU HAVE A
COUPLE OF DAYS TO REVIEW THEM,
THEN THERE'S AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION ON THE 15 th OF JULY.
TO SORT OF DISCUSS THE PROCESS.
YES.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> PLEASE WAIT UNTIL
WE'RE IN THE
PROCESS.
>> YES.
SORRY.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE SPECIAL
MEETING ON THE 17th OF TUESDAY.
THERE'S A COUNCIL MEETING
WHERE WE GET TO NAME THE
FINALISTS
AND THEN THE COMMUNITY FORUM IS
ANTICIPATED TO BE ON THE 21st.
WITH THE SPECIAL MEETING AS
DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY TO
RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO
INTERVIEW
THE APPLICANTS AND THEN THE 28th
TO NAME THE APPOINTED
COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO, WITH THAT INFORMATION, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> SO, WE, I WOULD NOTE
THAT THIS IS ROUND
THREE. SO I AM FEELING THAT
WE'RE FAIRLY WELL PREPARED FOR
THAT
PROCESS.
AND JUST TO NUANCE ONE
THING THAT YOU SAID, I
DON'T WANT THE,
YOU SAID THE PROCESS BEGINS ON
THE 8th.
IT ACTUALLY, THE OPENING
FOR APPLICATIONS BEGINS
PRIOR TO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE
ALLOWED
TO OPEN UP THE APPLICATION
PROCESS
UP TO FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF
OF DAY ONE OF THE 20-DAY
COUNTDOWN.
>> YES, THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING. THE 20- DAY
CALENDAR IS WHAT STARTS ON THE
8th.
IT'S TECHNICALLY BEGINNING
FOR US NOW,
RIGHT?
BUT IT WILL BEGIN FOR THE PUBLIC
ON THE 2nd.
>> I HAVE NOT CHECKED
THE WEBSITE TODAY.
WHEN WILL
ALL OF THIS INFORMATION BE ON
OUR WEBSITE?
>> WE ARE WORKING ON IT SO OUR
WONDERFUL TEAM IS
WHO CREATES THAT COPY AND I KNOW
I
JUST RECEIVED AN E- MAIL TO LOOK
OVER
IT, SO IT WILL BE SOON.
>> GOT IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION.
THIS WILL BE MY SECOND
APPOINTMENT PROCESS NOW.
WE'RE BECOMING PROS AT THIS.
COUPLE OF QUICK
QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL P FIRST
OF ALL,
DOES THE
CITY CHARTER IN ANY WAY ALLOW US
OR PREVENT US
FROM USING RANK CHOICE VOTING AS
A
BODY?
>> NO, IT'S SILENT TO THAT
FACT.
IT ONLY REQUIRES BALLOT,
WHICH WE'VE INTERPRETED TO JUST
MEAN A
VOTE OF EACH COUNCIL MEMBER
REGISTERING THEIR VOTE IN ORDER
TO DETERMINE IF
WE HAVE A SIMPLE MAJORITY TO
HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.
>> INTERESTING.
AS A POINT OF CURIOSITY,
WOULD THIS BE THE FIRST TIME
THAT
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAS HAD
TWO APPOINTEES SERVING ON
COUNCIL
CONCURRENTLY?
>> YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION?
>> WOULD THIS BE THE FIRST
TIME THAT SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
HAS HAD TWO APPOINTEES SERVING
ON THE BODY CONCURRENTLY?
>> WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU.
OUR WONDERFUL ARCHIVES TEAM
IS GREAT AT FINDING
THAT INFORMATION OUT.
>> FABULOUS.
WE WOULD LOVE TO FIND OUT FROM
THEM.
WE KNOW THESE ARE UNPRECEDENTED
TIMES.
JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
UNPRECEDENTED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
INFORMATION AND JUST WE'LL
KEEP THE PUBLIC POSTED WHEN THE
INFORMATION IS MORE AVAILABLE
AND WHEN THEY CAN DOWNLOAD
THE FINANCIAL INTEREST
FORMS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
NOW, WE'LL BEGINNING OUR NEXT
DISCUSSION, THE PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS.
IN THE ROLL CALL TODAY,
WE COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
STARTING
FIRST.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED COMMUNITY
MEETINGS WHERE CONSTITUENTS
WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY AND ALSO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATED TO
THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, CONSTITUENTS REITERATED
THEIR
SUPPORT FOR TREES AS PART OF
THE DEVELOPMENT AND AS I HAVE
SAID, BOTH ARE NEEDED.
WE NEED MORE HOUSING AND
MORE TREE CANOPY AS WE ADDRESS
OUR CLIMATE GOALS.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
HOW WE CAN SUPPORT BOTH.
ALSO LAST WEEK ON THURSDAY,
AS YOU KNOW,
DURING THE FULL SELECT MEETING
OF THE WHOLE,
COMMITTEE VOTED ON 12 AMENDMENTS
AND UNANIMOUSLY PAST PLACING
THIS NEXT PROPOSAL
ON NOVEMBER'S BALLOT FOR VOTER
APPROVAL.
TOMORROW,
I'M EXCITED FOR THE
FINAL VOTE. AS YOU KNOW, EVEN
THOUGH THE
SELECT COMMITTEE INCLUDED ALL
NINE OF US, UNDER RULES, WE
NEED TO VOTE AGAIN AT OUR
REGULAR FULL COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
I HOPE TOMORROW IS A PRO FORMA
VOTE HAVING JUST HAD
ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT ALL
THE AMENDMENTS AND PASSING
THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE, THIS LEVY
IS
FOR KIDS AND ABOUT KIDS AND IN
SUPPORT OF KIDS.
LET'S GET THIS DONE TOMORROW
AND GET THIS ON THE BALLOT.
ON FRIDAY, I STOOD IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE GOVERNOR,
THE
MAYOR, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
OTHER ELECTED LEADERS TO ASK FOR
PEACEFUL PROTESTS.
IT WAS TO NICE TO SEE
THIS WEEKEND PEOPLE RAISING
THEIR VOICES AGAINST THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S OVERREACH AND
DOING
SUCH IN A UNIFIED, PEACEFUL
MANNER.
IT WAS REALLY POWERFUL,
COLLEAGUES.
AND MEANINGFUL TO SEE SO MANY
PEOPLE, 70,000 IN SEATTLE,
MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD.
SO CRITICAL.
AT THIS TIME.
TOMORROW, I WILL BE HAVING A
QUARTERLY MEETING WITH THE
LEADERS IN MY DISTRICT.
WE HAVE ABOUT A DOZEN
AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HEAR
ABOUT
ISSUES, CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE DISTRICT IN ONE
MEETING.
IT ALLOWS COMMUNITY LEADERS
TO SPEAK WITH ONE ANOTHER
ABOUT SHARED INTERESTS OR
QUESTIONS
WHICH IS HELPFUL TO EVERYONE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL LEADERSHIP TOMORROW.
NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY, I HAVE
A
VISIT TO THE CARE LOCATION AND
THE D 4, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON'S POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICES.
I'M VERY INTERESTED IN
HEARING WHAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN
DOING
IN THE DISTRICT AND DISTRICT 4
AS
A
WHOLE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING
SINCE THE EXPANSION TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, THIS NEWER PIECE.
HOW THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH
THE NORTH PRECINCT.
AND TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,
COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE AT
THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITY'S MEETING IN CANNAWICK,
WASHINGTON. I LOOK FORWARD TO
REPORTING
BACK ON WHAT TAKES PLACE AT
THOSE
MEETINGS.
I AM SO HONORED TO BE A
MEMBER OF AWC REPRESENTING
SEATTLE.
AND COLLEAGUES, UNLESS YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TURN
IT
OVER TO
MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK
YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA. AND I GUESS FIRST AND
FOREMOST,
HAPPY BELATED FATHER'S DAY TO
ALL
THE FATHERS AND FATHER FIGURES
OUT THERE IN THE GREAT
CITY OF SEATTLE.
ON THE SUBSTANTIVE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
FRONT, COLLEAGUES, TOMORROW, WE
HAVE
AN EXCITING AND IMPORTANT
MEETING.
THAT WILL BE OUR VERY NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING.
TOMORROW MORNING, 9:30 A.M.
, WHERE WE'LL BE DISCUSSING TWO
IMPORTANT TOPICS.
THE ST 3 TRANSIT WAY AGREEMENT
PROPOSAL.
THAT IS COUNCIL BILL
AND COMPANION
RESOLUTION. AN IMPORTANT STEP IN
THE
DPING OF FROM A CITY'S
PERSPECTIVE,
THE LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION
INTO WEST SEATTLE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM THE XC 3 AND CITY
TEAM
AND SEATTLE TRANSIT ON
THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.
AS WE KNOW, THIS
FOLLOWS, THIS IS ON THE HEELS OF
SOME RELATED
OR SOME OMPANION
LEGISLATION THAT WENT THROUGH
THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE RECENTLY TO AUTHORIZE
AND ENABLE SEATTLE TRANSIT TO
PERFORM ITS WORK AND BUILD
ON AND FINALLY BRING TO
LIFE THIS IMPORTANT TRANSIT
INVESTMENT FOR
OUR REGION.
SECOND IMPORTANT TOPIC WE'LL BE
DISCUSSING IS GOING TO HAVE
A REVIVE I- 5 PRESENTATION.
IT'S A, IT'S BEGINNING
THIS COMING WEEKEND, JUNE 20th
TO BE
CONTACT, WITH
SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTIONS TO HAVE
SHIP CANAL
BRIDGE.
WE WILL BE HEARING FROM
WASHDOT AND S DOT REGARDING
THESE
DISRUPTIONS, THE PLAN
AND MITIGATION EFFORTS ALL UP.
AND IT WILL BE A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ABOUT
THE
PROJECT MORE BROADLY.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT
THAT.
SO THAT IS
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
WITH RESPECT TO SOME OF THE
REGIONAL COMMITTEES THIS
WEEK.
THAT I SIT ON.
SO TOMORROW
EVENING WILL BE THE VERY FIRST
MEETING OF THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR THIS
NEW VOTER APPROVED LEVY THAT
PASSED LAST NOVEMBER.
SO TOMORROW, WE'RE HAVING OUR
VERY FIRST MEETING.
AND THIS IS A
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
OVERSIGHT BODY FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY.
IT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES
FROM INCLUDING THE CITY BUDGET
DIRECTOR, MYSELF, AS CHAIR OF
THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, APPOINTEES FROM THE
MAYOR'S
OFFICE, AND SEVEN
COUNCIL
MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS
MODAL ADVISORY
BOARD REPRESENTATIVES AND A
YOUTH MEMBER FROM GET ENGAGED
PROGRAM.
VERY FIRST MEETING OF THIS
NEW LEVY WHICH IS
ALREADY UNDERWAY IS TOMORROW.
EXCITED TO JOIN THAT.
AND IN TERMS OF OTHER
REGIONAL COMMITTEES THAT I SIT
ON,
I'M ALSO EXCITED THAT I GET
TO ATTEND MY VERY FIRST
REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMITTEE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSIT
COMMITTEE
OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
ON WEDNESDAY.
I HAPPEN TO SIT ON THAT WITH
MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE,
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
BUT I THINK WE'VE EACH HAD A
NUMBER
OF CITY INTERNAL COMMITTEE
OBLIGATIONS.
PRIMARILY
RELATING TO THE PLAN THAT
PRECLUDED OUR INVOLVEMENTINVOLVE
MENT
THE CALENDAR
YEAR-TO-DATE.
SO ON WEDNESDAY IS WHEN WE'LL
BE ABLE TO, I'LL BE ABLE TO
JOIN
THAT.
THAT COMMITTEE.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN A FEW
MONTHS, FIRST TIME THIS
CALENDAR YEAR AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT.
AMONG OTHER TOPICS TEED UP
ON THE AGENDA, GOING TO HEAR A
BRIEFING FROM FOLKS AT THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ON FOR
FIFA WORLD CUP AND METRO ON
THE PLANNING EFFORTS TRANSIT
RELATED TO WORLD CUP.
FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO, IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS
COMING UP.
AND THAT IS MY COMMITTEE
WORK. CHECK MY SOCIAL MEDIA OR
MY
NEWS LETTERS FOR ANY KIND
OF COMMUNITY UPDATES THAT WE'RE
DOING,
BUT THAT IS ALL.
I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
HEARING, SEEING NONE, I
WILL PASS IT ON TO WHOEVER'S
NEXT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
COMING FROM THE FINANCE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE AS WELL AS
THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
WE WILL BE HAVING A FINANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE THIS
WEDNESDAY AT 9:30 A.M.
EIGHT APPOINTMENTS TO THE
SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX ADVISORY
BOARD. WE WILL HAVE THREE ITEMS
ON
THE AGENDA SCHEDULED FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
NOT FOR VOTES.
WE WILL HAVE FIRST
THE APPOINTMENT OF DAN EATER
AS PERMANENT DIRECTOR OF THE
CITY
BUDGET OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR
SENDING IN
YOUR WRITTEN QUESTIONS LAST
WEEK.
THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN SENT.
FOR THIS ITEM, WE PLAN
TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE THE
APPOINTMENT.
IF YOU HAVE A QUICK QUESTION OR
TWO, THAT'S FINE TO GET IT ON
THE RECORD.
WE HAVE SAVING THE TIME FOR
A DEEPER DISCUSSION AND
QUESTION
AND ANSWER DURING OUR COMMITTEE
MEMBER ON JULY 2nd , WHERE WE
WILL HAVE AT THAT POINT
RECEIVED THE WRITTEN RESPONSES
TO OUR
QUESTIONS.
THE SECOND ITEM OR THIRD ITEM ON
THE AGENDA IS THE
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES UPDATE.
WE'LL BE JOINED BY FRANCESCA
WHO HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO THE
TRIBAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR AT
OFFICE OF
RELATIONS TO DISCUSS THE CITY'S
ONGOING WORK, WHAT IS GOING
TON NOW AND WHAT WILL BE DONE IN
THIS YEAR.
WE WILL ALSO BE JOINED BY
LYDIA, WHO IS ORGANIZING THE
CITY'S
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL AS
WE'RE WORKING TO FILL THE
POSITION.
WE HAVE AN ITEM FOR
INFORMATION, AN INFORMATIONAL
ITEM
FOR BRIEFING WHICH IS THE
SEATTLE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER LOAN.
WE WILL BE HAVING THE FIRST
OF TWO MEETINGS REGARDING THIS
LEGISLATION. AS WE KNOW, VOTERS
APPROVED
INITIATIVE 137 LAST YEAR. THE
DEVELOPER WON'T BE ABLE TO TO
COLLECTING MONEY
UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO ENSURE
THEY'RE
ABLE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
NEXT
YEAR, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
AND OURSELVES, HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON A BRIDGE LOAN.
THIS LOAN WILL BE PAID BACK
IN FULL ONCE THEY BEGIN
COLLECTING REVENUE FROM THE NEW
TAX.
THE REASON THAT THIS IS AN
INFORMATIONAL ITEM IS
BECAUSE THE FINAL AGREEMENT IS
BEING TRANSMITTED THIS WEEK.
I ASKED TO HOLD THE
LEGISLATION UNTIL THAT AGREEMENT
WAS
FINALIZED, WHICH IS NOW
FINALIZED.
SO ENSURE WE DO NOT CREATE
UNNECESSARY DELAY, WE ARE USING
THIS MOMENT AS PART OF OUR
TWO MEETINGS RULE
AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM SO THAT
WE
DON'T CREATE UNNECESSARY DELAY
BY WAITING ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.
SO WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING LEGISLATION AND WE
PLAN TO
VOTE ON THIS LEGISLATION ON THE
JULY 2 nd MEETING.
ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE OUR FIRST
TIME IN COMMITTEE.
FULL COUNCIL, DOES NOT HAVE ANY
LEGISLATION TOMORROW REGARDING
THE EVERY CHILD READY
INITIATIVE. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES AND COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA FOR
YOUR STEADFAST WORK THERE.
AS WELL AS COLLEAGUES
FOR SUPPORTING MY AMENDMENT SIX
TO
FUND THE
ENVIRONMENT ALLOCATION
PROGRAM. WE HAVE RECEIVED A TON
OF THANK
YOUS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
VIA E-MAIL AND I JUST WANTED TO
PASS THAT ON TO YOU.
I WANT TO REPEAT MY THANKS
TO CENTRAL STAFF AND ESPECIALLY
JASMINE, FOR YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK WITH ME.
IN SPENDING SO MANYMANY
ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
REGARDING THE ALGORITHM
RENT PRICE FIXING ORDNANCE
SCHEDULED FOR
A VOTE TOMORROW, I WILL PLAN ON
BRINGING AN AMENDMENT
FORWARD.
IT'S A STRAIGHTFORWARD AND
DOES NOT AFFECT THE
IMPLEMENTATION.
COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THAT THIS
SEEMS TO BE ON AN
EXPETEUATED TRACK FASTER THAN
MOST.
I MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT.
I TYPICALLY WOULD PREFER TO
BRING AMENDMENTS TO
COMMITTEE, BUT I WOULD PREFER TO
HAVE THEM DONE 24 HOURS BEFORE
THE
MEETING, BUT HERE WE ARE.
SO JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU
THIS IS AN EXCEPTION
TO MY
STANDARD. AND I ASK FOR GRACE.
THE AMEND.
THAT I HAVE PREPARED AND
HAVE SENT OUT TODAY REQUESTS
THAT THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTION COMMUNICATE WITH
LANDLORDS
ABOUT THE CHANGE IN
LAW. IT REQUESTS AS DCI TO
RETURN
TO CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THAT
OUTREACH AND REPORT ON
OPTIONS FOR SDCI TO HELP EDUCATE
AND ENFORCE÷÷ LEGISLATION
BETTER MOVING FORWARD.
THAT'S FULL COUNCIL EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES THEN I SWEAR
I'M ADOBE.
THIS FRIDAY, I'LL BE
TOURING PART OF SOUND TRANSIT T
TACOMA DOME LINK EXTENSION WITH
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS EXTENSION WILL ADD
NEARLY TEN MILES OF MOSTLY
ELEVATED
LIGHT RAIL TRACKS BETWEEN
FEDERAL WAY AND TACOMA.
WHILE WE HAVE DISCUSSED HOW THE
FLOATING BRIDGE CONNECTION
OVER LAKE WASHINGTON HAS BEEN A
FIRST
IN THE WORLD, PUTTING LIGHT RAIL
ACROSS A FLOATING BRIDGE,
TACOMA DOME IS THE FIRST LIGHT
RAIL PROJECT TO GO THROUGH
A NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATION.
SO THIS ALSO HAS BIG FEATS
AHEAD OF US.
WANT TO THANK DEZ AND
EVERYONE AT SOUND TRANSIT FOR
YOUR
HARD WORK.
LAST THURSDAY,
THE EXPANSION COMMITTEE VOTED
THIS OUT OF THE
SYSTEM EXPANSION COMMITTEE FOR
A FULL VOTE.
SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD CONSIDERATION NEXT
WEEK.
ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON
CITIES LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA, I'LL
BE AT THE AWC ANNUAL
CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK.
AS FAR AS SEATTLE CITY
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SERVICES,
THE
UPDATE IS THAT THEY ARE CLOSE
TO FINISHING A MOVE.
THEIR OFFICES
MOVE.
BECAUSE THEIR CURRENT SPACE IS
NO LONGER WORKING FOR
A MULTITUDE OF REASONS.
I HAD A LOT OF EFFORTS
TO TRY TO BRING THEM INTO
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL TOWER.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT A GOOD
FIT FOR THEM.
MY NORTH STAR HAS BEEN THAT
THIS MOVE TO BE EASY AND
ACCESSIBLE TO CITY EMPLOYEES AND
RETIREES AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
GET
A GOOD DEAL.
I BELIEVE BOTH THESE THINGS
ARE GETTING MET AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THEM MOVING AS
QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
IN DISTRICT SIX ALONG WITH
WHAT SEEMS TO BE ABOUT HALF THE
CITY,
I ATTENDED THE NO KINGS PROTEST
THIS WEEKEND WALKING TO SEATTLE
CENTER.
I SAW A LOT OF D SIXERS OUT
THERE.
A LOT OF FOLKS FROM ACROSS
THE CITY AND I JUST BEGAN THANK
EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING
IN SUCH A POSITIVE WAY AND
REALLY SHOWING THE WORLD WHO
SEATTLE IS
AND CAN BE.
LAST WEEK, I HAD OFFICE HOURS
AND THIS COMING WEEK,
I'M SWAPPING OUT OFFICE HOURS
FOR
A
TOWN HALL. SO I'LL WILL HAVING
A TOWN HALL
THIS WEDNESDAY FROM 5:30 TO 7:30
AT THE MAGNOLIA BRANCH LIBRARY.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS,
I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
JUST CHECKING THE ZOOM ROOM.
ANY QUESTIONS.
SEEING NONE, COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU SAID MY FAVORITE
WORD. GRACE.
EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE
GRACE. BRINGS THE HUMANITY IN
OUR
SOCIETY.
PARKS TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL
BE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25th, 2:00
P.M.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS ON
THE AGENDA.
ONE OF THE THINGS IN
CONTINUATION FROM LAST MEETING
IS THE AGREEMENT WITH PARKS AND
OUR GOLF COURSE CONTRACT. WE'RE
STILL FINAL IZING THE AGENDA BUT
I'LL MOVE THAT
TO FOCUS ON THAT PIECE
OF LEGISLATION.
I'LL BE CHECKING TO MAKE
SURE EVERYONE IS ON BOARD.
SECOND, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC
HEARING, WHICH IS THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
HOUSE BILL 1110.
THAT'S GOING TO BE JUNE 23rd.
THAT'S MONDAY.
QUICK REMINDER, ALL THOSE
DETAILS HAVE BEEN POSTED
VIRTUAL. IT'S GOING TO START AT
9:30 A.M.
AND WE'LL START OUR IN- PERSON
AT 3:00 P.M. AND WE'LL BE
HERE AS LONG AS IT TAKES SO WE
CAN
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HEARING
EVERYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE
INPUT.
SO WE'LL BE THAT INFORMATION
IS POSTED AND WILL BE BLASTING
IT OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE CAN BE ABLE TO GET HAVE
TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
THE VIRTUAL PART AND THEN THE
IN- PERSON PART.
WE SPLIT IT UP SO WE CAN
HAVE MORE ACCESS.
ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBERS SO WE
CAN ALSO BE ATTENTIVE,
CONNECTED,
LISTENING AND MAKING SURE WE ARE
SHOWING UP AS OUR BEST
SELVES DURING THIS PROCESS AND
IT'S LOGISTICALLY MORE
NAVIGATING CERTAIN THINGS AND
TRYING NEW
THINGS.
SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK
REGARDING HOW THAT PROCESS HAS
BEEN WORKING OR IMPROVEMENTS
THAT
WE CAN MAKE.
NEXT,
THE METROPOLITAN SEATTLE PARK
DISTRICT MEETING WILL
BE TUESDAY JUNE 24th, THIS IS A
REMINDER WE HAVE, THESE ARE
ONCE A QUARTER.
WE DID NOT HAVE ONE IN QUARTER
ONE, BUT THIS IS OUR
FIRST MEETING OF QUARTER TWO
AND THAT IS JUNE 24th AND THAT
IS AT OFF
THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I
APOLOGIZE, I BELIEVE AT 4:00
P.M. ,
COLLEAGUES.
SO THAT, WE ALL SIT ON THAT
COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU ALL
FOR NAVIGATING THAT WITH US AS
WELL.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA, FOR BRINGING UP OUR
DUTIES FOR THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AS
WELL.
THAT'S A COMMITTEE THAT
WE PROUDLY SIT ON TOGETHER
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO ALWAYS
DOING THAT WORK.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAS
TAKEN UP A LOT OF THAT TIME FOR
US, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU
REPRESENT OUR CITY WELL ON
THERE, SO
THANK YOU.
ALSO, AND I DON'T HAVE MUCH
AS OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID.
WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE HAVE NEWS LETTERS FOR IN
COMMUNITY, BUT ONE
THING I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT,
THERE'S
TWO THINGS.
FIRST, THANKING ALL THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND
THE PREVIOUS MEMBERS ON THE
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK AND THE
BUDGET
CHAIR STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING THAT
IN YOUR PACKAGE.
IT WAS A REALLY PHENOMENAL
TIME TO SEE THE CEREMONIAL
GROUND BREAKING AND ALL THE
DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
THERE THAT HAD A STAKE IN IT
FROM
KING COUNTY TO OUR STATE
LEADERSHIP
TO YOU
KNOW, OUR FEDERAL LEADERSHIP AS
WELL AS AND
THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO
TRANSFORM THIS PARK IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT
OUR
KIDS, WHICH IS RIGHT,
RIGHT CONNECTED TO GARFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL, AND ALSO
THE CENTER GROUND OF NOVA AND
WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
KIDS GO THERE. ALL THESE
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
USE THIS PARK.
SO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THAT OPPORTUNITY AND TO SEE THE
COLLECTIVE GOVERNMENTS
ALL WORK TOGETHER JUST GAVE ME A
LITTLE
HOPE.
AND IT
WAS JUST NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING
TO CELEBRATE.
SO, THAT WAS COOL.
THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT AND I KNOW THAT
WE'VE GOTTEN A TON OF, OH.
THANK YOU.
I PUT THIS OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE PHENOMENAL
PATRIOTS THIS WEEKEND
WHO EXERCISED THEIR FIRST
AMENDMENT
RIGHT TO SHOW THAT OUR
DEMOCRACY IS ALIVE AND WELL IN
OUR COUNTRY
AND ALSO, THAT WE ARE THE
LIVING AND BREATHING WORD OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
THAT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE
ALL OF OUR PHENOMENAL PATRIOTS
OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND AT CAL
ANDERSON SHOWING WHAT AMERICA
CAN BE AND SHOULD BE.
AND WILL BE.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'VE
GOTTEN A TON OF E- MAILS AND AYE
BEEN VOICING MY CONCERN ABOUT
THIS
FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
BUT WE HAVE A GROCERY STORE
CLOSING IN OUR DISTRICT,
UNFORTUNATELY, WHOLE FOODS IS
CLOSING.
IT'S THE SECOND GROCERY
STORE WE'VE LOST IN THE LAST
YEAR IN
MY DISTRICT.
AND I SCREAMED THIS TO THE
TOP OF MY LUNGS AND I'LL
CONTINUE TO
SCREAM IT.
THAT WE
HAVE TO START TREATING GROCERY
STORES IN OUR CITY
OF SEATTLE IN A DIFFERENT LEVEL
STANDARD.
THEY ARE FOOD ACCESS POINTS.
THEY ARE POINTS WHERE
PEOPLE RECEIVE THEIR MEDICATION.
PICK UP PRESCRIPTIONS.
WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO GO
GET FRESH FOOD AND PRODUCE AND
BE ABLE TO HAVE FOOD ACCESS.
AND SO WHILE I'M
INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED BY US
LOSING
A STORE IN OUR DISTRICT, I
ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
CONTINUE TO
PROTECT THE OTHER ONES THAT WE
HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT.
AND THE TWO GROCERY
STORES ON BROADWAY ARE
STRUGGLING
TREMENDOUSLY.
I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING THAT I
CAN AND I WILL CONTINUE TO
FIGURE OUT AND PUSH ON
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND KING
COUNTY LEADERSHIP AND EVERYONE
IN
OUR CITY TO FIGURE OUT HOW
WE PROTECT THESE FOOD ACCESS
POINTS BECAUSE I CANNOT LOSE
ANOTHER
GROCERY STORE IN MY DISTRICT
BECAUSE THIS OFFERS PEOPLE
A LIFELINE TO FOOD.
AND TO ACCESS AND TO HEALTH AND
TO GROCERY STORES.
SO I'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH ON
THAT
BUT THE TWO GROCERY STORES
IN OUR DISTRICT THAT ARE ON
BROADWAY, PEOPLE KNOW WHO THEY
ARE.
PEOPLE CAN GO THERE RIGHT
NOW AND SEE WHAT IS
STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW IN THOSE
DISTRICTS AND
WHAT WE ARE PUSHING ON THESE
GROCERY STORES TO HANDLE WHAT WE
AS A
CITY ARE FAILING TO DELIVER
ON, WHICH IS SAFETY AND ALSO
ENSURING THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE
ON FENTANYL OR HAVE SOME TYPE
OF MENTAL HEALTH,
THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL
HEALTH IN
A CRISIS, THAT WE HAVE
WORKING SOLUTIONS FOR FOLKS
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THESE GROCERY
STORES
ARE, THEY'RE STRUGGLING.
SO, I DON'T WANT TO BE ON
MY SOAP BOX, BUT
I HAD TO SAY THAT BECAUSE WE ARE
NOT HAPPY
WITH WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW
IN OUR
DISTRICT AND THE TYPE
OF SOLUTIONS THAT ARE NOT
WORKING
RIGHT NOW.
OKAY.
SO, WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT
OFF TO COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO
START WITH, PICKING UP WHERE YOU
LEFT
OFF. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THIS
IS A
VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC AND
IT'S NOT EQUITABLE IN A SENSE
THAT WE
HAVE OUR CHALLENGES IN
DOWNTOWN IN D SEVEN BUT ON THE
NORTH
PARTPART OF DISTRICT SEVEN WHERE
I
RESIDE, I CAN EASILY GET, AND
SOME OF THIS IS WALKABLE.
SOME IS A VERY SHORT DRIVE.
TWO SAFEWAYS, TWO TRADER
JOE'S, TWO QFCs, TWO MET
MARKETS.
THERE'S A PSE.
SOME ARE JUST OVER THE BORDER
INTO D SIX. ONE COMING CK
DOWNTOWN.
I HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS,
PERSONALLY.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
THIS AREA OF DISTRICT SEVEN, THE
NORTH PART, AND IT JUST
HIGHLIGHTS THE CONTRAST AND IT
EMPHASIZES THE POINT YOU'RE
MAKING.
I THINK THAT'S
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE
CONSIDERING AND
BE MINDFUL OF.
PARTICULARLY, TOO, BECAUSE
THE PHARMACY PIECE.
IS
VERY IMPORTANT. PARTICULARLY
WHEN WE'RE LOSING
BARTELS AND THERE'S REASONS FOR
THAT.
RITE AID, THIS HURTS OUR
COMMUNITIES.
AND IT'S PARTICULARLY AS FOR
THOSE THAT ARE ELDERLY AND THE
LIKE.
IT BECOMES A BIG PROBLEM.
SO I JUST WANTED TO
SECOND THAT POINT AND BECAUSE
THIS HAS
COME UP BEFORE IN THE CONTRAST.
I GUESS I WANTED TO RAISE
THE CONTRAST AND IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR
US TO HIGHLIGHT THAT POINT.
IT JUST MAKES THE LOSS SEEM,
YOU KNOW, JUST MAGNIFIES THE
IMPACT
IN WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING TO.
I'LL TRANSITION AS I ALWAYS DO,
STARTING OFF WITH PUBLIC STATE
OF THE. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE
NEXT
WEEK. TOMORROW, WE'LL HAVE
CHIEF
OF POLICE CONFIRMATION.
SECOND MEETING.
AND VOTE.
ON A COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE KMO
PASSED QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF
BARNES. AND ALSO FOR THE
RESPONSES.
AND THEN THE CONVERSATIONS AND
THE FOLLOW UPS THAT WE CAN HAVE
NEXT WEEK.
I LOOK FORWARD TO AS I LOOK DOWN
THE DICE.
WE DID ANSWER, ASK A LOT
OF QUESTIONS IN YOUR ABSENCE.
I THINK WE HAD IT WELL COVERED
BUT LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR PARTICIPATION NEXT WEEK.
ALSO, COMING UP ON COMMITTEE
AGENDA, TWO TOPICS.
ONE GRAFFITI, ONE BILL COMING
UP.
THIS IS A BEGINNING OF A LOT
OF WORK ON GRAFFITI.
THIS IS PILLAR FOUR,
THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN.
THIS IS AN AREA WE'VE NOT DONE
A LOT OF WORK BUT NEED TO DO SO.
THEN ALSO THE CHRONIC
NUISANCE PROPERTY ORDNANCE.
THIS TIES IN WITH
ADDRESSING ORDNANCES THAT NEED
TO BE FIXED.
WE'VE DONE THIS WITH LESS
LETHAL WEAPONS, CROWD
MANAGEMENT.
WE'VE DONE IT WITH THE CHIEF
OF POLICE
INVESTIGATIONS ORDNANCE AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO.
THE OTHER TWO PIECES BEING YOU
KNOW, FUNCTIONING CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THEN ALSO
COMMUNITY SAFETY FOR THE
COMMUNITY OF 2025.
THIS WEEK AND NEXT
WEEK RELATIVELY QUIET WITH
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES AN MEETINGS
IN THE LIKE.
THIS WEEK STARTED OFF OF
COURSE WITH THE BOARD MEETING
THIS
MORNING. TOMORROW, I WANT TO
START WITH
A THANK YOU FORT SEATTLE
MARINERS TO ALLOW ME TO THROW
OUT THE
FIRST PITCH TOMORROW NIGHT. IT
IS IRISH
NIGHT. THE TIE IN HERE, OUR
SISTER
CITY, GALLAWAY. THE IRISH
HERITAGE CLUB, THANK
YOU, AND THE MARINERS ASKED
ME TO THROW OUT THE FIRST PITCH.
SO I WON'T BE ANY IRISH
HURLING.
I WILL ENDEAVOR TO
REPRESENT WELL THE COUNCIL.
MEETING WITH THE CHIEF
OF SEATTLE CLUB ON WEDNESDAY.
MR. BILL GUARD.
AND WE DID HAVE A KING COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING BUT
IT'S JUNETEENTH FOR NEXT WEEK.
FIRST MEETING I'VE
ATENSED POLICE PENSION BOARD.
ON THURSDAY, THEst A BIG
DAY FOR MEMORIAL
STADIUM. THERE'S A GROUND
BREAKING IN
THE MORNING FOR THE MEMORIAL
STADIUM PROJECT AND FOLLOWED
LATER WITH
A LIGHTS OUT OPEN HOUSE AND
PREVIEW OF THE NEW MEMORIAL
STADIUM. AND WE ALSO
HAVE ON THAT DAY, THE PUGENT
SOUND BOARD.
LIGHT COMPARED TO
OUTSIDE COMMUNITY BOARDS AND THE
LIKE.
THAT'S A QUICK LOOK.
SO
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER FOR EVERYONE. ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT
THROWING THE FIRST PITCH?
>> A WEEK AGO, I DID INJURE MY
ARM, MY ELBOW.
>> OPERATION LOWERING
EXPECTATIONS?
>>
GETTING MY, AIR-CONDITIONING UP
AND RUNNING IN MY HOUSE.
DON'T EXPECT MUCH.
KEEP IT SIMPLE.
YES.
ALL THE ABOVE.
>> THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
AND BEST OF LUCK.
>> COLLEAGUES, THIS UPCOMING
FRIDAY, JUNE 20th, THE SELECT
COMMITTEE
ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGES WILL CONVENE
JOINTLY WITH KING COUNTY COUNCIL
FOR AN
UPDATE ON HOW THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S POLICIES ARE
AFFECTING OUR REGIONAL
COMMITTEE.
WE'LL BE MEETING IN
CHAMBERS WITH A HYBRID OPTION.
IT WILL BE
A FUN CHANGE OF PACE TO BE IN A
DIFFERENT CLOEKS
LOCATION. I WANT TO THANK
CLAUDIA AND HER
STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK DONE WITH
OUR STAFF TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE
UNCHARTED YEARS AND MONTHS AHE.
SPEAKING OF REGIONAL
MATTERS, LAST WEEK, THE REGIONAL
POLICY
MET AND RECEIVED A BRIEFING
ON REGIONAL ORGANICS MANAGEMENT.
THIS CAME AT MY REQUEST GIFFIN
SOME OF THE SOURCE
SEPARATION ISSUES GIVEN THE
VIOLATIONS
OF SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS
CITIES ON THIS
MATTER.
ON SATURDAY, I GAVE THE
GRADUATION COMMENCEMENT SPEECH.
I WAS SO HONORED TO BE
INVITED AND ABLE TO SPEAK TO OUR
FEATURE
COLLEAGUES IN URBAN PLANNING AND
CITY LEADERSHIP AND LEFT TRULY
INSPIRED BY THEIR DESIRE TO MAKE
OUR CITIES PLACES
WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE.
MAYBE SOME OF THOSE
GRADUATES WILL HELP THE CITY GET
THROUGH OUR NEXT COMP PLAN
UPDATE.
I KNOW SOME OF US GRADUATES ARE
CURRENTLY INTERNALING AT S DOT.
SO JUST REALLY EXCITING.
AND IN THIS TIME, IT'S
IMPORTANT WE FIND SPACES FOR JOY
AND TO TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF
2025 AND GO, DOGS.
ON SATURDAY MORNING, I
JOINED THE OVER 70,000, I
BELIEVE THE
MOST RECENT ESTIMATE IS 70,000
PEOPLE.
OUR NEIGHBORS AT THE SEATTLE
NO KINGS DEMONSTRATION IN
CAL ANDERSON TO PROTEST AGAINST
THE AGGRESSIVE ATTEMPT OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OVERREACH THAT WE HAVE SEEN
SINCE JANUARY.
AND AT THIS TIME, IT'S
PROJECTED
BY AXIOS THAT OVER 1900
PROTESTS WERE HELD IN 1800
CITIES
AND TOWNS ACROSS ALL 50 STATES,
COMMONWEALTHS,
AND TERRITORIES WITH AN
ESTIMATES 5 MILLION
PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.
GLOBALLY. WHICH IS REALLY
INCREDIBLE.
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME BOLD
DEMONSTRATIONS AS WELL.
PARDON ME.
WHILE IT IS HEARTENING TO SEE
SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COME TOGETHER PEACEFULLY
AGAINST CRUEL MASS DEPORTATION
EFFORTS,
I WANTED TO CALL ATTENTION
TO INCIDENTS HAPPENING JUST
ACROSS THE CITY LINE ON SATURDAY
AND
SUNDAY.
AN I.C.E. SPECIAL RESPONSE
TEAM USED TEAR GAS, FLASH BANGS
AND PEPPER BALLS ON A CROWD OF
ABOUT
150 PEOPLE STANDING
IN SOLIDARITY WITH ASYLUM
SEEKERS WHO WERE CALLED TO A
SURPRISE INTENSIVE SUPERVISION
APPEARANCE. THESE MESSAGES
APPEARED ON
FRIDAY TELLING ASYLUM SEEKERS TO
SHOW UP TO THE HOMELAND
SECURITY BUILDING BETWEEN 8:00
A.M.
AND 4:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY OR
SUNDAY.
TYPICALLY, THESE HEARINGS
ARE CONDUCTED DURING THE WEEK
AND ACCORDING TO MANY
IMMIGRATION
ATTORNEYS, THIS IS HIGHLY
UNUSUAL PROTOCOL.
ALL OF THE PEOPLE SUMMONED
WERE DOCUMENTED AND LAW
REPORTS DIFFER AT THIS TIME.
IT SEEMS AS THOUGH AT LEAST
TWO PEOPLE WERE DETAINED AND
SENT TO THE NORTHWEST DETENTION
CENTER
IN TACOMA.
ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IS
A FATHER WHO HAD BEEN
DETAINED JUST A DAY BEFORE
FATHER'S DAY.
WHICH IS PARTICULARLY
HEARTBREAKING. AND THIS COMES
AFTER
AN INTENSE WEEK OF PROTESTS
GOING ON
AND ONGOING DEMONSTRATIONS HERE
AT OUR SEATTLE FEDERAL
BUILDING HERE IN DOWNTOWN.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
POLITICAL VIOLENCE THAT HAPPENED
OVER THE WEEKEND IN MINNESOTA.
FORMER
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
AND HER HUSBAND
WHILE ASSASSINATED IN THEIR HOME
WHILE JOHN HOFFMAN AND HIS WIFE
WERE GUNNED DOWN IN THEIR
HOME SATURDAY MORNING BY THE
SAME
GUNMAN WHO HAD A H LIST
OF OTHERS INCLUDING TIM WALTZ
AND TINA SMITH.
THEY WERE IMPERSONATING
A UNIFORMED POLICE OFFICER
INCLUDING HAVING A MARKED
VEHICLE.
GIVEN THAT I.C.E. AND DHS AGENTS
COVER THEIR FACES WHILE
OPERATING
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, THIS
BRINGS
THE QUESTIONS I ASKED TO
SEATTLE POLICE INTERIM CHIEF
BARNES.
HOW DO WE KNOW WHICH
OFFICERS ARE LEGITIMATE AND
EXTRAJUDICIAL
VIGILANTES TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF THIS INCREDIBLY FRAUGHT TIME
IN AMERICAN POLITICS.
THE ASSASSIN WAS APPREHENDED
EARLY THIS SATURDAY AND MY
HEART GOES OUT TO THE PEOPLE
OF MINNESOTA AND I WISH SENATOR
HOFFMAN AND EVETTE A SPEEDY
RECOVERY.
I WILL CONTINUE TO ASK THE
HARD QUESTIONS AND DO
WHATEVER I CAN TO MAKE SEATTLE A
SAFER
PLACE FOR EVERYONE.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU
LEEKLY SAID IT, BUT I DIDN'T
CATCH IT.
DID YOU MENTION THE TOPICS
THAT WE'LL BE COVERING ON
FRIDAY'S
MEETING? CAN YOU REMIND ME?
>> NO, I DID NOT SAY IT.
THANK YOU.
>> JUST LET ME KNOW.
YOU CAN TELL ME OFFLINE.
>> HAPPY TO SPEAK TO THAT
MATTER.
WE ARE BROADLY COVERING IMPACTS
TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY SO WE'LL
HAVE PANELISTS INCLUDING REVENUE
AND FORECASTING
OFFICES AS WELL AS OUR OWN.
WE'LL HAVE FOLKS REPRESENTING
TOURISM AND LABOR AND ECONOMY
SO PARTNERS L aPORTE, MLK
BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL. I KNOW HOUR
GENERAL WILL BE
GOING OUT SHORTLY.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY.
I THINK I'M, IT'S MY TURN NOW.
SO THERE'S NOTHING FROM THE
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS
ON
THURSDAY, JUNE 26th AT
2:00 P.M. AND MORE DETAILS ARE
FORTHCOMING BUT WE'LL FOCUS ON
THE IMPORTANCE OF BRICK AND
MORTAL
RETAIL DOWNTOWN WITH A ROUND
TABLE DISCUSSION.
AT OUR LAST MEETING LAST WEEK,
WE DIDDID BILL 1209200,
AN ORDNANCE GRANTING DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE TO INSTALL MEDIA
KIOSKS IN THE METROPOLITAN
IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT. AND SO THAT WILL, THAT
IS NOT
ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THAT WILL
BE A WEEK FROM TOMORROW.
SO JUST, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE I
THINK IT WAS 40.
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE VOTE,
BUT IT WAS STRONG AND IT'S
COMING UP
ON THE FULL COUNCIL, BUT NOT
TOMORROW.
SO,
LET'S SEE. I'LL JUST JOIN THE
CHOROUS OF
MY COLLEAGUES ANNED SAY I
ATTENDED
THE PROTEST AT CAL ANDERSON
PARK AND WAS PROUD OF OUR CITY
FOR
COMING TOGETHER TO SHOW UP
AND ALSO SPEAK OUT AND MARCH
PEACEFULLY ALL TOGETHER.
70,000 PLUS PEOPLE.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY IT CAN BE
DONE AND WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO
REMIND OURSELVES THAT.
THAT MANY PEOPLE CAN
COME TOGETHER AND HAVE NO
INCIDENTS.
I HAVE TO PRAISE THE EVENT
ORGANIZERS FOR A VERY
WELL ORGANIZED EVENT.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE.
I JUST, I'LL BE, TONIGHT,
I'LL BE ATTENDING THE KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS FORUM HOSTED BY THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS BOARD
WHERE WORKERS AND BUSINESS
OWNERS AND
EMPLOYERS WILL COME TOGETHER
TO DISCUSS THEIR ECK
APPEARANCE NAVIGATING LOCAL,
STATE,
AND FEDERAL LABOR STANDARDS.
IT'S CONVERSATIONS LIKE
THIS THAT ARE
ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT
EMPLOYERS DO RIGHT BY THEIR
WORK ERGS.
ON THURSDAY, I'LL BE JOINING
THE
SEATTLE CITY
EMPLOYEES FOURTH ANNUAL
JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATION AND THE THEME THIS
YEAR IS
STILL STANDING AS ONE.
RECOGNIZING THE STRENGTH
AND RESILIENCE OF OUR
BLACK COMMUNITY HERE IN THIS
CITY AND
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND THEN LET'S SEE.
FINALLY ON FRIDAY, I'LL
BE ATTENDING AN
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE WALKING TOUR WITH
RACE AND SOCIAL
EQUITY TASK FORCE IN LITTLE
SAIGON
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. ONE FINAL NOTE IS THAT
DUE TO THE ALMOST ALL DAY
PUBLIC HEARING, WE'RE CANCELING
THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING ON MONDAY,
JUNE 23rd AND THAT NOTICE HAS
GONE
OUT.
ANYWAY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT I JUST SAID?
COMMENTS?
OKAY.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL,
GOING ONCE, TWICE, THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND IT
IS 3:05 P.M. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE.