02. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS
EXCUSED WELL COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
WILL JOIN REMOTELY. AS WELL AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> RESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT. EXPECT SEVEN
PRESENT. I AM SORRY, I DIDN'T
SEE EVERYONE REMOVED ON THAT
SCREEN EARLIER. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE MINUTES OF JUNE
16, 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE MINUTES
ARE ADOPTED. SO WE HAVE NO
PROCLAMATION TODAY AND NO
PRESENTATION. BUT WE DO HAVE
THREE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA THERE ARE 27 ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT
ORDINANCE, 23 APPOINTMENTS AND
THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 24 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THERE ARE THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM
COMMITTEES. ONE FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND TWO FROM
PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE. LET'S
SEE, AS I SAID, THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS FOR SIGNATURE
TODAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR
DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF
COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES. THE ORDER
OF THE ROLL CALL BEGINS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IN TERMS OF COUNCIL
BUSINESS , THE NEXT COMMITTEE
WILL BE THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
AT 2:00. WE WILL CONSIDER TWO
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION. HOLD A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON THE
BILL TO UPDATE THE SEATTLE
SUBDIVISION PROCEDURES. AND HEAR
A BRIEFING ON THE ROOTS TO ROOF
BONUS PILOT PROGRAM. IN TERMS OF
RECENT COMMITTEES, THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICY BOARD IS
MEETING THIS THURSDAY WHICH I DO
PLAN ON ATTENDING. IN TERMS OF
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST COUPLE
OF WEEKS, I WANTED TO MENTION
THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT RESOURCE
FAIR THAT MY OFFICE CONDUCTED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF
NEIGHBORHOODS JANUARY 14.
DEFINITELY A GREAT SUCCESS. WE
HAD 15 DIFFERENT SERVICE
PROVIDERS THERE FROM URBAN
LEAGUE TO UNITED WAY TO SUPPLY
AND DEVELOPMENT , LEGACY
HOMEOWNERS. ANYBODY WHO HAD A
PIECE OF HELPING PEOPLE STAY IN
THEIR HOMES, EITHER THROUGH
REPAIR ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, LEGAL COUNCIL,
UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAMS, AND A
LOT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS
ACTUALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE
OTHERS DID. SO IT'S GOOD THEY
WERE ABLE TO NETWORK WITH EACH
OTHER TO SEE HOW THEY COULD
SUPPORT FOLKS STAYING IN THEIR
HOMES AND HELPING THEM FROM
BEING DISPLACED BECAUSE OF COSTS
OR CATASTROPHIC THINGS THAT MAY
HAPPEN TO THE HOMES. IT WAS A
REALLY GOOD EVENT. PEOPLE HAVE
ASKED THAT WE SPONSOR ANOTHER
ONE. I'M NOT SURE IF WE WILL
GET THAT THIS YEAR BUT I WANT TO
LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHOEVER
FOLLOWS TO BE ABLE TO DO A
SIMILAR ONE. IN TERMS OF WHAT IS
COMING UP THIS WEEK, OH, ALSO,
YESTERDAY THE PRIDE PARADE
MARCHED WITH MY CHILD WAS ON THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT FLEW. WE HAD A
GREAT TIME DOING THAT. AND, ALSO
HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE
BUSINESS ALLIANCE THIS PAST
WEEK. ABOUT SOME OF THEIR
CONCERNS AND SUPPORT FOR THE
SMALL BUSINESS DISTRICTS WITHIN
D2, BEACON HILL IN PARTICULAR.
WE WILL ALSO BE MEETING THIS
WEEK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO TALK ABOUT
SAFETY ISSUES ALONG SOUTH
RAINIER AVENUE WE HAVE HAD A
NUMBER OF VEHICLES ACTUALLY PLOW
INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES. BECAUSE OF
RECKLESS DRIVING AND
UNCONTROLLED SPEEDING. SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO WORKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
HELP THOSE HOMEOWNERS OVERCOME
SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. WE ARE
ALSO DOING THE MEETING WITH
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TOMORROW
REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN,
LEGISLATION, YOU KNOW, GETTING
IN CODE. I MEETING WITH
DEVELOPERS TOMORROW TO SEE HOW
TO INCENTIVIZE IT FOR THEM TO
MAKE IT FEASIBLE AND WORKABLE
AND NOT ADD UNDUE BURDEN ONTO
DEVELOPMENT IN THIS CITY, BUT
STILL ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF
CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. OTHER
MEETINGS WE HAVE COMING UP ARE
WITH THE SERVICES COMMISSION,
BLOOD WORKS NORTHWEST, THE
TUBMAN CENTER FOR HEALTH AND
FREEDOM, AND YES, A LOT OF
THINGS GOING ON. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS, I WILL GIVE THE REST
OF THE TIME.
>> AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED UP THERE. OKAY. YOU MAY
PROCEED.
>> THANK YOU. FINANCE AND NATIVE
UNITIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY
AT 9:30 AM. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AS
THERE ARE NUMBER OF PRETTY BIG
TICKET ITEMS HERE. IT'S ALSO
GOING TO BE A LONGER THAN
EXPECTED MEETING SO I WOULD
EXPECT, I WOULD PLAN TO BE IN
COMMITTEE UNTIL 1:00 PM IF
POSSIBLE. THE THREE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA ARE THE APPOINTMENT OF
DAN AS DIRECTOR OF THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE, INTERIM
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSE TO COUNCIL
WERE CIRCULATED LAST WEEK BY MY
STAFF. ALSO WITH THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING I ASKED THE
DIRECTOR, INTERIM DIRECTOR, TO
OFFER MEETINGS WITH ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS IF THEY WANTED TO DIG
DEEP INTO HIS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS JUST BECAUSE COMMITTEE
IS SOMETIMES THE RIGHT PLACE BUT
IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO LONGFORM
CONVERSATION THAT IS A BETTER
ONE-ON-ONE EXPERIENCE. AND SO I
KNOW, I BELIEVE HE HAS OFFERED
THIS TO EVERYONE SO IF ANYONE
WANTS TO MEET WITH HIM, PLEASE
DO SO EITHER BEFORE WEDNESDAY
BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL VOTE.
FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM WE WILL
HAVE EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION AND
QUESTION AND ANSWER WITH HIM. SO
COME READY WITH YOUR QUESTIONS
AND BE MINDFUL OF IS THIS A
ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION TOPIC OR
IS THIS AN EVERYONE CONVERSATION
TOPIC. WE WON'T BE LIMITING
DISCUSSION. SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER AGREEMENT WILL ALSO BE
HERE. THIS IS THE NEW
LEGISLATION INVOLVING THE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER. WE HAD THIS
FIRST HEARING JUNE 18, FINANCE
AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES MEETING,
AS WE KNOW VOTERS APPROVED
INITIATIVE 137 LAST YEAR
CREATING A REVENUE SOURCE FOR
THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER ,
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER TO
START COLLECTING THAT MANY UNTIL
NEXT YEAR, ACTUALLY THE CITY
COLLECTED ON THEIR BEHALF TO
ENSURE THEY ARE ABLE TO HIT THE
GROUND RUNNING. THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER AND OURSELVES HAVE
BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS
BRIDGE LOAN TAKE BACK ONCE THEY
START COLLECTING REVENUE FROM
THE TAX AND BECAUSE WE COLLECT
THAT REVENUE, WE ARE GUARANTEED
THAT WE WILL GET OUR MONEY BACK.
WE ALSO HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE
AGENDA SCHEDULED FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION, THAT IS THE
PROPOSED B&O TAX REBALANCING AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT
THE SEATTLE SHIELD INITIATIVE
PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
AND MAYOR. WE WILL BE DIGGING
INTO THIS PROPOSAL IN THE COMING
WEEKS AND ULTIMATELY THE FINAL
DECISION WILL NEED TO BE THE
SEATTLE VOTERS. FOR FULL
COUNCIL, AND LAST BIT ON FINANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS, WE HAD PLANNED TO
HAVE TRIBAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR
BACK JULY 2 TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION FROM LAST TIME.
SEEING AS WE HAVE THREE PRETTY
BIG TICKET ITEMS, WE HAVE ASKED
FOR THEM TO RETURN IN AUGUST, SO
JUST FOR , ALLOW THE RECORD TO
REFLECT. ON FULL COUNCIL BY
COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE ANY
LEGISLATION COMING. I WILL BE
BRINGING BACK ONE OF MY
AMENDMENT'S REGARDING THE GULF
CENTERS AND I REALIZE IT MAY
HAVE BEEN CONFUSION IN MY
ABSENCE. I APOLOGIZE I WASN'T
HERE TO SPEAK TO IT. I WAS IN AN
INTERESTING SEVEN ARE DOING A
CONFERENCE. IS WILL BE AMENDMENT
A WHICH WILL AUTHORIZE THE CITY
TO CHANGE OR RELOCATE GOLF
COURSES IF THE CITY CREATES
WALKING PATHS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS
WITHIN THE PERIMETER OF GOLF
COURSES. I KNOW IN THOSE
SENTENCES EVERYONE'S MIND RACES
TO WE CAN'T HAVE PATHWAYS IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE GOLF COURSE
BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN GET HIT WITH
BALLS. THIS IS TRUE. LET ME BE A
LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC. ON THE
JACKSON GOLF COURSE, ON 145th, I
BELIEVE IT'S 125th, 135th, SO
UP THERE, IT IS 145th, THE FENCE
PERIMETER IS UP AGAINST THE CURB
FOR 145th. AND SO IF WE WERE TO
CREATE EVEN A SIDEWALK OR A
PERIMETER TRAIL, WE WOULD NEED
TO MOVE THAT FENCE INWARDS INTO
THE GOLF COURSE. THERE IS A FAIR
AMOUNT OF SPACE IN BETWEEN THE
GREENS IN THE STREET, THIS WOULD
BE A VERY SMALL AND INCREMENTAL
CHANGE. IT DOES COST MONEY. IT
COSTS MONEY THAT WE DON'T
CURRENTLY HAVE. AND, THIS IS A
15 YEAR CONTRACT. SO IF WE
DON'T INCLUDE THIS NOW, THERE
MIGHT NOT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
COME BACK TO THIS FOR ANOTHER 15
YEARS. THE NEXT METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT 60 OR SPEND PLAN
HAPPENS I THINK IN FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS FROM NOW. JUST AS WE WALK
THROUGH THIS, IF YOU WERE TO
CREATE A SIDEWALK OR A PERIMETER
PATH BETWEEN THE STREET OF 145th
AND A FENCE LINE OF THE GOLF
COURSE, WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION
NOW. BECAUSE, WE THEN HAVE TO GO
FIND THE MONEY. THIS IS -- IT IS
ALSO REVENUE NEUTRAL BECAUSE
AGAIN, WE ARE NOT IMPACTING
GOLFING. WE ARE MOVING OFFENSE
SO PEOPLE CAN WALK DOWN THE
STREET ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
STREET. CURRENTLY THEY HAVE TO
CROSS TO SHORELINE TO GET
THROUGH THAT SECTION OF 145th.
SO THIS AMENDMENT RELIEVES
LIABILITY IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS
AND IT DOESN'T CREATE
ADDITIONAL LIABILITY. AND IT'S
AN ALLOWANCE, NOT A REQUIREMENT.
SO THIS ALLOWS US TO FIND MONEY
TO CREATE A PERIMETER PATH FOR A
SIDEWALK. I AM HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS, BUT I REALIZE THAT IN
MY ABSENCE MANY IDEAS -- AND
WHEN I WATCHED THAT COMMITTEE I
WAS LIKE, I CAN SEE HOW PEOPLE
THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO CREATE
A PATHWAY STRAIGHT THROUGH THE
PARK. I THINK THE SECOND
AMENDMENT, WHICH I WILL BE
BRINGING BACK WILL LOOK TO
ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL WHICH WAS
TO SAY, WE ARE NOT GOING TO
CREATE NEW PATHWAYS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE GOLF COURSE.
RATHER, WHAT EXISTING PATHWAYS
ARE THERE. I'M NOT GOING TO
BRING THAT ONE BACK. I JUST
WANTED TO FOCUS IN ON HOW
ACTUALLY SIMPLE THIS ADDITIONAL
WALKING PATH AMENDMENT IS. AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF PASSING IT NOW
BECAUSE IT IS A 15 YEAR CONTRACT
AND OUR NEXT ENTER POULTON PARKS
DISTRICT CYCLES IN A FEW YEARS.
DO YOU WANT ME TO PAUSE TO SEE
IF THERE QUESTIONS?
>> YES, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT
THAT WAS IN THE PARKS COMMITTEE
AND YOU ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT
YOUR COMMITTEE, BUT THIS IS
COMING TO FULL COUNCIL , NOT
YOUR COMMITTEE? OKAY.
>> SORRY, I SWITCHED GEARS TO
QUICK.
>> I MISSED THAT DIRECTION.
>> I'M GOING TO KEEP TICKING,
FEEL FREE TO CHAT WITH ME AT ANY
TIME . I WILL BE WORKING FOR MY
DISTRICT OFFICE ALL DAY TOMORROW
BECAUSE I AM HOSTING COMP PLAN
MEETINGS WITH MY RESIDENCE. I
WILL BE REMOTE FOR YOUR
COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND FOR FULL COUNCIL BUT I'M
AVAILABLE IF ANYONE NEEDS ME. IN
THE WORLD OF SOUND TRANSIT, THE
SOUND TRANSIT APPROVED THE AT
GRADE CROSSING MASTER PLAN LAST
WEEK AS WELL AS THE TACOMA GOING
TO EXTENSION ALIGNMENT BUDGET,
THIS WAS HUGE BECAUSE CURRENTLY
THE SPINE OF LIGHT RAIL HAS
CONNECTED ONLY TO SNOHOMISH
COUNTY AT LINWOOD. AND HAS NOT
YET CONNECTED TO PIERCE COUNTY.
THIS WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL. AS
WELL ALONGSIDE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA I ATTENDED THE
ASSOCIATION OF CITIES
CONFERENCE, AND IN PERSON BOARD
MEETINGS. LEARNED A LOT. IT'S
ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE OUR OTHER
280 CITIES AND TOWNS , EACH CITY
REQUIRES A DIFFERENT TYPE OF
LEGISLATION, NOT ALL CITIES
RECEIVE THE SAME TYPE OF
LEGISLATION, BUT I CAN TELL YOU
WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME
ISSUES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. IN
DISTRICT 6, SINCE OUR LAST ,
SINCE MY LAST TIME A COUNCIL
BRIEFING I HELD A TOWN HALL IN
MAGNOLIA WITH ABOUT 90 TO 100
RESIDENCE. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE
EVERYONE. I WILL BE HOSTING
OFFICE HOURS IS TUESDAY EVENING
AS WELL. WITH THAT, THANK YOU,
THAT IS MY REPORT. HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS. SEEING THE
QUESTIONS I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WE HAVE TWO IMPORTANT
MEETINGS COMING UP, SEATTLE
PARKS, UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY
DISCUSSION WHICH WILL BE ON JULY
9 AT 2:00. WE ARE STILL
FORMALIZING THE AGENDA PLEASE
STAY TUNED FOR THAT. WE ALSO
HAVE THE SEATTLE CONFERENCE OF
PLAN MEETING ON JULY 11. THAT
WILL BE AT 2:00, PLEASE NOTE,
COLLEAGUES, WE WILL BE HAVING,
WE WILL BE TAKING IN PERSON AND
VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE
FIRST TWO MEETINGS, WE DID
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION WE
HAD TO GET THROUGH TO MAKE SURE
WE COULD ABSORB THAT. WE WILL BE
ALLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT IN
PERSON AND VIRTUAL FOR THIS
MEETING. JUST A HEADS UP. WE
ALSO WILL BE PREPARING FOR THE
FULL COUNCIL DELIBERATION ON THE
GOLF LEGISLATION THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS TOLD
US ABOUT. REMINDER THAT SEATTLE
PUBLIC GOLF COURSES ARE
SELF-SUSTAINING AND THEY DO NOT
RELY ON GENERAL FUNDING. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR HIS THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENT. AND CONFIDENT THAT
YOU WILL HELP CLARIFY SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS WE HAD THAT WAS IN
COUNCIL COMMITTEE TO FULL
COUNCIL. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
WHO CAME OUT FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE 23rd , AS WELL,
WE ARE DOING OUR BEST IN
TWEAKING CERTAIN THINGS AND
TRYING NEW THINGS WHERE WE'S
BLOOD VIRTUAL AND THEN IN PERSON
TO TRY TO HEAR AS MANY PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE. LOVE PEOPLE'S
FEEDBACK, WHAT WORKED WELL AND
WHAT DIDN'T. AND HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WELL. SO
WE DID IT IN A TWO PART SESSION
AND WE WILL CONTINUE PUSHING
FORWARD WITH THIS FORMAT BECAUSE
WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN HEAR THE
MOST PEOPLE, PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED
IN CONNECTED. AND ALSO IT GIVES
SOME OF OUR STAFFING A LITTLE
BIT OF A BREAK IN BETWEEN . SO
WHEN WE SPLIT THE TWO. I THINK
THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
COMING OUT AS WELL. WE HAVE BEEN
GETTING A TON OF ENGAGEMENT AND
A TON OF FEEDBACK REGARDING THE
FORMAT. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH FORWARD. THE OTHER THING I
JUST WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY, YOU
KNOW, DR. CHARLES MITCHELL AND
VIRTUALLY PASSED AWAY THIS
WEEKEND. I JUST WANT TO HONOR
THE LIFE, HE WAS
TRANSFORMATIONAL TRAIL BLAZER IN
EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY, A
MENTOR. HE WAS THE CHANCELLOR OF
THE SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND SERVED AS A DEAN THERE AND
ALSO THE PRESIDENT THERE, THE
GYMNASIUM IS NAMED AFTER HIM
RIGHT OFF OF BROADWAY AS WELL.
AND SO HIS IMPACT WILL CONTINUE
TO LIVE ON IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND
HE WAS JUST A TOWERING SPIRIT
FOR US. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
ARE WITH HIS FAMILY. OTHER THAN
THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE. BUT I WILL PASS IT, IF
THERE IS NOT ANY QUESTIONS, I
WILL PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, HEARING AND
SEEING THE QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, I
WILL JUMP IN AND ADD, MY UPDATE.
FIRST, SORRY I'M NOT THERE IN
PERSON, I'M CALLING IN FROM
ANOTHER OFFICE. FIRST UP AS
ALWAYS, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,
MEETING NOT THIS WEEK, WE HAVE
TRANSPORTATION BUT NEXT WEEK ON
JULY 8 AND WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON
OUR TWO BILLS THAT WE INTRODUCED
LAST TIME, GRAFFITI AND THE
CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTIES, TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION. WE WILL
HAVE THOSE UP FOR JULY 8. IN
TERMS OF THIS WEEK, JUST WANTED
TO NOTE, WE HAD A GOOD MEETING
WITH VENTURES NONPROFIT, A GROUP
THAT SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES
IN TERMS OF THEIR FINANCIAL
LITERACY AND ASSISTANCE IN TERMS
OF WORKING THOSE PIECES THAT
SOMETIMES ARE NOT A STRENGTH OF
THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. AND
REALLY, INTERESTING CONVERSATION
WITH THEM IN TERMS OF WHAT WE
CAN DO WITHIN THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY. ALSO I HAD A MEETING
WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION TODAY AND IT
REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK THAT
IS HAPPENING ON THE POLICE. BUT
ALSO FIRE SIDE IN TERMS OF
RECRUITMENT AND THE LIKE. VERY
GOOD REPORTS ON BOTH FRONTS.
GENERALLY WITH THE POLICE IN
TERMS OF OVERALL, AND THEN WITH
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOO, WHICH
IS REALLY WORKING HARD TO
INCREASE THEIR PARAMEDIC
NUMBERS. AND SO THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY
HERE IN OUR CITY. TOMORROW IS
SOME STANDARD INSIDE GOVERNMENT
MEETINGS. BUT I WILL HIGHLIGHT
ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS WITH THE
HEAD OF THE WEDNESDAY MEETING,
OR HEAD OF THE MEETING FOR HIS
NOMINATION. WEDNESDAY HE PREPPED
WITH RW QC'D WHICH IS REALLY
HELPFUL, WANTED TO SAY HAPPY
FOURTH OF JULY FOR THOSE
CELEBRATING ON FRIDAY. FOR THIS
WEEK. NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE DSA
POLICY COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY
WALKING TOUR ON WEDNESDAY. WITH
THE MAGNOLIA COMMITTEE COUNCIL
AND THE MEETING WITH THE
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. AND
THEN THURSDAY THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL ASPORTATION
POLICY BOARD , THAT IS THURSDAY
OF NEXT WEEK IN SUPPORT OF
SAYING THANK YOU TO SDOT FOR
THEIR SUPPORT ON ALL THE ISSUES
RELATED TO THAT. FRIDAY PLYMOUTH
HOUSING AND GROWTH NORTHWEST,
TWO GROUPS I AM MEETING WITH
FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. I JUST
WANTED TO END WITH A THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE
PROCLAMATION HIGHLIGHTING FATHER
RYAN'S SERVICE TO NOT JUST THE
ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL COMMITTEE
BUT THE ENTIRE CITY OVER THE
LAST 37 YEARS AS THE HEAD OF ST.
JAMES CATHEDRAL. IT WAS
JAMPACKED, VERY WELL RECEIVED.
I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT
NUMBER OF PEOPLE BUT IT WAS
REALLY IMPACTFUL AND SUNDAY
MORNING, YESTERDAY MORNING. I
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORT OF THE PROCLAMATION.
ALSO ON SATURDAY I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT ST. PAUL'S IN UPTOWN
, I GOT MY SHIRT HERE. SAINT
PAULS, YOU ARE MY NEIGHBOR,
SAINT PAULS IS A GREAT ASSET IN
D7 SPECIFICALLY UPTOWN. IT IS
GROUPS LIKE IN THIS CASE A
CHURCH, BUT SAINT PAULS, IT'S
ABOUT BUILDING COMMUNITY AND
THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF OUTREACH
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY
BUILDING COMMUNITY. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE NEED ACROSS THE
BOARD. WHETHER IT'S A LITTLE
LEAGUE OR SCOUTING THING OR A
CHURCH THING, NEVER NONPROFIT,
WHATEVER IT IS, WE NEED POST
PANDEMIC TO REALLY REBUILD OUR
COMMUNITIES. THOSE CIVIC PIECES
THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY LIFE. I
JUST WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT
OUT, AGAIN, SAINT PAULS. AND YOU
SHOULD SEE THE AMOUNT OF WORK
THEY DID TO RENOVATE THEIR
CHURCH. THEY HAVE AN ICONIC ROOF
, YOU KNOW, KIND OF IN THE AGE
OF THE SPACE NEEDLE THINKING,
SAME TIME, WORLDS FAIR, KIND OF
COMES OUT OF THAT ERA. THE
AMOUNT OF WORK THEY DID TO
RENOVATE THEIR PLACE, THEIR
CHURCH, WAS UNBELIEVABLE. IT
WILL BE THERE FOR DECADES AND
DECADES TO COME. BASED ON THE
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK THEY
HAVE DONE. OVER THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS -- I MEAN, IT'S TRULY
INCREDIBLE HOW MUCH WORK THEY
HAVE DONE. AND, I DON'T KNOW IF
I MENTIONED THIS, I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT YOU TOO CAN GET
SOME GREAT PIECES THERE AT
MARINERS , JUST MY WAY OF
SAYING, YES, MY FIRST PITCH WE
CAN HAVE AN AGO WEEK AND A HALF
AGO WAS A STRIKE. I WANTED TO
PUT THAT OUT OF THERE. ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> I'M NOT SEEING ANY. GO
AHEAD. WHO IS NEXT?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
HAPPY , I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT
WEEKEND. I KICKED OFF MINE BY
GOING TO TRANS PRIDE ON FRIDAY
WHERE I BOUGHT BROUGHT FORWARD A
PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF MY
OFFICE TO RECOGNIZE SEATTLE
TRANS PRIDE. ARE SEATTLE TRANS
PRIDE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN
THE COUNTRY. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL
EVENT. IT WAS A FABULOUS WEEKEND
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT OUR CITY NOW
SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT AND
CRITICAL REFUGE TO THE LGBTQA
COMMUNITY NATIONALLY. ESPECIALLY
WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON RIGHT
NOW IN THE COUNTRY. THAT IS AN
HONOR AND HUGE RESPONSIBILITY
AND WE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING RIGHT BY
THE COMMUNITY. THE REMAINDER OF
MY TIME TODAY I'D LIKE TO COVER
THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT
WILL BE HEARD FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. STARTING
US OFF WITH THE BNO
ANNOUNCEMENT, WE KNOW THE CITY
OF SEATTLE CURRENTLY FACES A
$251 MILLION ALL FUND BALANCES
WITH FURTHER FINANCIAL RISK
STEMMING FROM THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION THREATS TO
FEDERAL FUNDING AND ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINTY. AND SO LAST WEEK,
MAYOR HARRELL AND I CAN FORWARD
WITH A PROPOSAL THAT WE ARE
CALLING THE SEATTLE FIELD
INITIATIVE. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
TEMPORARILY RAISE THE BNO RATES
TO BRING IN $90 MILLION IN NET
REVENUES FOR THE CITY ANNUALLY
WITH FUNDING DEDICATED TO
BACKFILLING ESSENTIALLY HUMAN
SERVICES THREATENED BY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTAINING
ONGOING CITY PROGRAMS. THESE
INVESTMENTS INCLUDE THINGS LIKE
HOUSING BELCHER SHELTER, FOOD
AND NUTRITION ACCESS, SERVICES
FOR SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE AND MORE. WITH CURRENT
FINANCIAL FORECAST THIS REVENUE
WOULD ALLOW THE FEET TO PROTECT
, AND MAINTAIN HUMAN SERVICES
CURRENTLY UNDER ATTACK BY THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. AS WE SAW
FROM THE NEWS OVER THE WEEKEND,
THIS BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL SEEMS TO
BE ADVANCING THROUGH THE SYSTEM
AND AS A REMINDER, IT IS
PROPOSED IN THE CURRENT VERSION
OF THE BILL, THIS INCLUDES A CUT
TO SNAP BENEFITS BY ONE THIRD.
REALLY CONCERNING NEWS, REALLY
HIGHLIGHTING THE URGENCY AND
IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL.
WHEN IT COMES TO SERVING THE
NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE
PROPOSAL WOULD RAISE THE YOU
KNOW TAX THRESHOLD EXEMPTION
WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY PLACE THAT
$100,000-$2 MILLION AND CREATE A
NEW DNO DEDUCTION UP TO $2
MILLION, ABOUT 76% OF SMALL AND
MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESSES WOULD NO
LONGER OWE TAX AND APPROXIMATELY
90% OF BUSINESSES WITH A LESS
THAN THEY DO TODAY. B&O TAX
RELIEF HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY
SMALL BUSINESS LEADERS AS A WAY
TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMY, MAKE THE
CITY MORE COMPETITIVE WITH
NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS AND
HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE. WE
WILL JUST BE DISCUSSING THIS
PROPOSAL IN THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE LATER THIS WEEK. I AM
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
DISCUSSION. MOVING ALONG NEXT
UP, WE HAVE ANOTHER PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN WORKING ON IN COLLABORATION
WITH TRINITY STAKEHOLDERS AND
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE
BRINGING FORWARD ROOFS TO GROUPS
LEGISLATION, WE KNOW SEATTLE IS
IN AND AFFORD ABILITY CRISIS AND
WHILE MUCH WORK IS BEING DONE TO
PROMOTE COMMUNITY LED PORTABLE
HOUSING, IT IS NOT MEETING THE
MARK, IT IS NOT ENOUGH. THIS
LEGISLATION INTENDS TO PROMOTE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WITHIN
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT AND RACIAL
EQUITY LENS. FOR TWO LONG
HIGH-RISK DISPLACEMENT AREAS
HAVE FOR THE BRUNT OF NEW
DEVELOPMENT AND THIS BILL IS
MEANT TO MITIGATE THAT HEART.
THIS COMES IN THE FORM OF A
PILOT PROGRAM MEANT TO
INCENTIVIZE UNITY LED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING REDUCTION BY PROVIDING
HEIGHTS AND THE PILOT WOULD
EXPIRE AT THE END OF 2035 OR
ONCE 35 QUALIFIED PROPERTIES ,
WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. IT WILL
BE A CITYWIDE WITH AN ADDITIONAL
BONUS IN AREAS WITH A
HISTORICALLY RESTRICTIVE,
RACIALLY RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.
WILL THIS IS MODELED ON
LEGISLATION COUNCIL CONSIDERED
LAST YEAR, WE WORKED TO
INCORPORATE STAKEHOLDER AND
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TO ENSURE OUR
SHAREHOLDERS ARE MET. AM HAPPY
TO HAVE LAND-USE CHAIR AS A
COSPONSOR ON THIS. I WANT TO
THANK HIM FOR COLLABORATING WITH
US TO GET IT TO A PLACE WHERE
EVERYONE CAN BE PROUD OF.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THIS
HEARD IN WEDNESDAY'S LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEETING. AND LASTLY,
OUR THIRD AND FINAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE HEARD
THIS WEEK IS RELATED TO
STREAMLINING THE SUBDIVISION
PROCESSES. YEARS AGO THE STATE
LEGISLATURE GAVE US THE
AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE FINAL
APPROVAL FOR SUBDIVISIONS TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
AFTER THE HEARING EXAMINER
DECISION WELL COUNCIL CURRENTLY
VOTES TO DEFY THE DECISION, THE
HEARING EXAMINER'S DECISION IS
FINAL AND THE COUNCIL ACTUALLY
HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO APPROVE IT.
THIS PROCESS TAKES MONTHS FROM
DRAFTING LEGISLATION TO
COMMITTEE HEARINGS THROUGH A
FINAL VOTE ON IT GOING INTO
EFFECT. THIS BILL IS A SIMPLE
YET STRAIGHTFORWARD EFFORT TO
PROMOTE GOOD GOVERNANCE THAT
WILL SHAVE MONTHS OF TIME OFF OF
OUR HOUSING PROJECTS. AGAIN,
THIS WILL BE HEARD ALSO IN
LAND-USE COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON FOR HIS COLLABORATION ON
THIS. I WILL CLOSE ON THIS NOTE
ABOUT ANOTHER COMMUNITY EVENT I
WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THIS WEEKEND
AT THE ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY OF
SEATTLE. IT WAS AN EVENT FOCUSED
ON HOUSING AND IMMIGRANT POWER,
OUR HOMES, OUR LEGACY, ELEVATING
POWER AND RESILIENCE. INCREDIBLE
TRINITY EVENT FEATURING PANELS
HOUSING EXPERTS, WE HAD THE
DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
PRESENT. IT WAS A FABULOUS
EVENT. ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF SERVING HER
IMMIGRANT COMMITTEES AND
ADDRESSING THE HOUSING CRISIS.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE WAS
FABULOUS FOOD. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
HAS A LEGISLATION FOR THE B&O
TAX, HAS IT BEEN TRANSMITTED TO
COUNCIL YET?
>> IT HAS NOT BEEN TRANSMITTED
TO COUNCIL. WE ARE WORKING
QUICKLY TO MAKE SURE IT'S
TRANSMITTED TO EVERYBODY , EVERY
OFFICE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED LAST
WEDNESDAY A PACKET ABOUT THE
POLICY. WE ARE WORKING QUICKLY
WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO GET THE
FINALIZED TRANSMITTED. THANK YOU
FOR BEING WITH US. WE ARE
WORKING TO TRANSMIT THAT
IMMEDIATELY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. LAST WEEK I VISITED
THE CARE TEAM AT THEIR OFFICE IN
THE U-DUB LEASE DEPARTMENTS
BUILDING. TALKED ABOUT WORKING ,
THEIR WORK IN THE DISTRICT AND
HOW THEY CAN HELP PROVIDE
SUPPORT IN THE DISTRICT NOW THAT
THEY ARE -- THAT THEY HAVE , YOU
KNOW, EXPANDED TO THE VARIOUS
DISTRICTS IN THE CITY. WE WILL
BE CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION
THERE ON HOW THEY CAN BEST
SUPPORT THE CITY AND THE WORK
THAT THEY DO. I ALSO ATTENDED
THE FAMILY'S EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY BILL
SIGNING. THE MAYOR SIGN THAT AND
THAT WILL BE GOING TO VOTERS FOR
THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. I ALSO
ATTENDED THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES CONFERENCE
LAST WEEK. IT WAS REALLY A
TERRIFIC CONFERENCE . IT WAS
REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR FROM
THE VARIOUS CITIES ACROSS THE
STATE. THERE IS SO MUCH
ALIGNMENT BETWEEN CITIES , BIG,
MEDIUM AND SMALL. EVERYONE IS
GRAPPLING WITH SIMILAR ISSUES
FROM HOMELESSNESS TO BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ISSUES, AND BEYOND. SO IT
WAS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO BE TOGETHER AND HEAR
FROM EACH OTHER ON IDEAS AND
JUST, YOU KNOW, IT IS ALWAYS
REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR HOW
THE SMALLER CITIES ARE ALSO
DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES
THAT THE BIGGER CITIES ARE. WE
DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THAT.
BUT IT'S VERY MUCH WHAT IS
BEING EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE
STATE, THE SIMILAR ISSUES AS BIG
CITIES, I MEAN, THAT WAS REALLY
INTERESTING. I ALSO PARTICIPATED
ON THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
COMMITTEE FOR THE AWC. I ALSO
ATTENDED PARKS AND THE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC CREDIBILITY COMMITTEE
WHILE I WAS AT THE CONFERENCE.
AND, THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO
REPORT THIS WEEK. THANK YOU.
PASSING IT ALONG TO WHOEVER IS
NEXT
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ON THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT,
OUR NEXT TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE
TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30 AM. TWO
AGENDA ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR.
ONE IS AN ORDINANCE AND
IMPLEMENTATION RESOLUTION
PERTAINING TO ST3 TRANSIT WAY
AGREEMENT. BASICALLY SDOT'S
PIECES AND BITS RELATED TO SOME
ENABLEMENT'S THAT THE CITY
NEEDS TO DO TO IMPLEMENT SUCH
SOUND TRANSIT CAN START BUILDING
LIGHT RAIL HERE IN SEATTLE. AND
THE SECOND PIECE WILL BE THE
SECOND HEARING AND POSSIBLE VOTE
ON SOME EXECUTIVE DRIVEN
LEGISLATION REGARDING A DEED OF
TRUST BETWEEN SDOT AND THE
CULTURAL --. WE PREVIOUSLY HEARD
, IT MIGHT'VE BEEN LATE LAST
MONTH, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME
WE WILL BE HEARING THAT. ON THE
REGIONAL COMMITTEE FRONT, I WAS
EXCITED TO JOIN THE PSRC
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING IN
PERSON LAST WEEK. NUMBER OF
AGENDA ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR
INCLUDING A FEDERAL LEGISLATION
-- LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND
DISCUSSION. ONGOING DISCUSSION
OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
PLAN AND FINANCIAL STRATEGY
INVESTMENTS. MORE WORK ON THAT,
IMPORTANT WORK AT ANY LEVEL. IN
THIS CASE IT WOULD BE THE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD
MEETING THAT I ALSO SIT ON. I
ALSO ATTENDED THE VERY FIRST
EVER LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
FIRST EVER IN TERMS OF THIS
BRAND-NEW VOTER APPROVED
TRANSPORTATION LEVY. THAT WAS
PASSED LAST FALL. THANKS TO THE
GENEROSITY OF VOTERS. ATTENDED
THAT. EARLIER THIS MONTH. IT WAS
MORE OR LESS OF AN ORIENTATION.
BUT, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
ROLLING UP MY SLEEVES ALONGSIDE
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MEMBERS IN MAKING SURE OUR LEVY
DOLLARS ARE DELIVERED IN
PROJECTS ARE DELIVERED ON TIME
AND ON BUDGET. AND, I WILL NOTE,
JUST THAT I HAD SUCH A BLAST
YESTERDAY ATTENDING THE 51st
ANNUAL PRIDE CELEBRATION IN
SEATTLE. I SAW A FEW OF YOU
THERE AS WELL. AWESOME. AND
HONORED TO MARCH ALONGSIDE THE
CITY DELEGATION, REALLY, REALLY
GOOD TO SEE I THINK THE
ESTIMATED 300,000 PEOPLE SWARMED
THE STREETS OF SEATTLE TO
SUPPORT PRIDE. AND REALLY,
REALLY GOOD EVENTS. IT WAS
ACTUALLY -- I WAS ABLE TO BRING
MY YOUNGEST CHILDREN WHO JOIN ME
AND MARCHED IN THE PARADE. SHOUT
OUT TO MY SIX-YEAR-OLD AND MY
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD WHO MADE IT
THROUGH THE MILE AND A HALF
MARCH HANDING OUT CANDY WITH ME.
WE GOT TO HANDOUT CANDY TO
KIDDOS AT HEART. FINALLY I WILL
NOTE AT WEST SEATTLE LITTLE
LEAGUE , A PLUG FOR LITTLE
LEAGUE BY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
EARLIER, FINALLY ON THAT NOTE,
WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE IS
HOSTING THE DISTRICT 7 GIRLS
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK
AND IN ABOUT -- AT PLAYFIELD AND
IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS I BELIEVE
WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE IS
ALSO HOSTING THE STATEWIDE
TOURNAMENT. EACH OF THOSE
TOURNAMENTS, ESPECIALLY THE
STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT CAN
REASONABLY EXPECTED TO RECEIVE
HUNDREDS OF UNIQUE VISITORS FROM
OUTSIDE THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
PARENTS AND FAMILIES AND COACHES
AND PLAYERS. THE LIKE. I WANT TO
THANK SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ, AND
ARE PARKS ENTIRE PARKS TEAM FOR
ENSURING THOSE FIELDS ARE IN TIP
TOP SHAPE, AS BEST AS THEY CAN
BE AT LEAST. THAT IS GOING TO BE
THE EXPERIENCE THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE SEE AND UNDERSTAND , KIDS
HOLLERING IN THE BACKGROUND.
DESPITE MY EFFORTS EARLIER TO
SAY I AM ON THESE MEETINGS. IN
ANY EVENT, I WANT TO THANK OUR
ENTIRE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE
SURE THESE FIELDS ARE, LIKE I
SAID, IN TOP SHAPE. DISTRICT 7
TOURNAMENT, WEST SEATTLE LITTLE
LEAGUE IS PLAYING SEATTLE
CENTRAL LITTLE LEAGUE.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, I
HAD TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS
IN ADVANCE, BUT SEATTLE CENTRAL
I THINK IS GOING DOWN.
INTERDISTRICT IS GOING DOWN. IT
WILL BE FUN NONETHELESS AND A
GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT YOUTH
COMMUNITY SPORTS. THAT IS ALL I
HAVE FOR MY PERSPECTIVE. I
WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. IF NONE, I WILL PASS
THE BATON SO TO SPEAK.
>> NOT SEEING ANY COMMENTS
THERE. SO, THERE IS NOTHING ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
FROM THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. WE DID
HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY
DISCUSSION LAST THURSDAY ON
DOWNTOWN BRICK-AND-MORTAR
RETAIL. AND DESPITE, YOU KNOW,
SO MUCH CONVERSATION THESE DAYS
ABOUT e-COMMERCE AND ITS IMPACT
ON BRICK-AND-MORTAR, I DO HAVE
TO SAY THE TAKE AWAY FROM THIS
DISCUSSION WAS THAT
BRICK-AND-MORTAR RETAIL STILL
MATTERS, ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN,
BECAUSE IF YOU REALLY THINK
ABOUT, NOT NECESSARILY
ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN, IT'S HOW
THE EXPERIENCE , A PLACE UNIQUE
PART OF THE CITY, IT IS WHAT WE
ACTUALLY INTERACT WITH OR AT
LEAST AS VISITORS, WHEN WE ARE
EXPLORING NEW PLACES AND
ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN. THE PEOPLE
THAT SPOKE WERE , THE ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION INCLUDED CITY
ATTORNEY, TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE
FREQUENT -- I'M GOING TO MESS
UP THE NAME, HIGH UTILIZER'S
LIST AND HOW THAT HAS IMPACTED
IN A POSITIVE WAY THE ORGANIZED
RETAIL THEFT. BUT ALSO
REPRESENTATIVES FROM
NORDSTROM'S, SPECIFIC PLACE,
THE ESSAY WAS WORKING WITH
DOWNTOWN WORKS TO DO FOCUSED
STRATEGIZING ON RETAIL
RECRUITMENT . AND I AM LIKELY
FORGETTING OTHER FOLKS IN THIS
CONVERSATION. BUT I DO THINK IT
WAS AN INTERESTING -- AND IT
WASN'T JUST , IT WASN'T JUST A
SESSION TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE
STATUS QUO. IT WAS ACTUALLY
GIVING A FAIRLY CLEAR ASSESSMENT
OF WHAT IS GOING ON DOWNTOWN AND
WAYS IN WHICH THE CITY COULD
SUPPORT THAT ONE MIGHT NOT HAVE
THOUGHT OF BEFORE. THINGS LIKE
LIGHTING, ET CETERA. YOU MIGHT
HAVE BEEN INTERESTED AS WELL.
YOU WERE THERE OF COURSE. WATCH
IT ON TV OR THE AWARD-WINNING
SEATTLE CHANNEL. ANYWAY, LOOKING
BACK AT LAST WEEK, ON THURSDAY I
ATTENDED AN UPLIFT NORTHWEST
BUSINESS LEADER MIXER EVENT FOR
CONVERSATION ON PRIMARILY PUBLIC
SAFETY, CRIME PREVENTION AND
NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE ACROSS
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. SOME OF THE
FOLKS THERE WERE ASSISTANT CHIEF
DAN NELSON, CAPTAIN BROWN, KAREN
LEIGH, CEO OF HOUSING, BOB --
JUST FOLKS ELEVATING SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING
DOWNTOWN IN A FREE-FORM
CONVERSATION. THAT WAS
INTERESTING. AND OF COURSE LAST
WEEKEND AS IS BEEN MENTIONED, IT
WAS ALL PRIDE ALL DAY ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT LEAST FOR
ME. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING ON
FRIDAY NIGHT. ONE THING THAT
HASN'T BEEN NOTED IS I JOINED
SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE
MEMORIAL STADIUM GROUNDBREAKING
AND I THINK YOU DID MENTION
THIS, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, BUT
THAT WAS VERY, IT WAS REALLY
INTERESTING TO MOVE FORWARD TO
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THAT SPACE
AND THAT ASSET TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. TOMORROW THERE IS
SOMETHING GOING ON I REALLY WANT
TO NOTE. AT 10:00 AM I WILL BE
JOINED BY LOCAL CARE PROVIDERS
TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF A
RESOLUTION THAT WOULD DEDICATE A
PORTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY SALES
TAX REVENUE THE MAYOR MAY
PROPOSE LATER THIS YEAR FOR
INVESTMENTS IN ADDICTION
TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES.
I'M KIND OF CALLING THIS A
PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC SAFETY
INITIATIVE, BUT BASICALLY IT IS
DESIGNED TO SHORE UP EXISTING
INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN
RECOVERY AND ADDICTION SERVICES.
AND THEN ALSO CONTEMPLATE
SUPPORTING OTHER SERVICES THAT
CAN REALLY ADD PAVERS TO THE
ROAD TO RECOVERY. I HATE TO BE
CHOOSY ABOUT IT, BUT THE EARLIER
THIS YEAR THE WASHINGTON STATE
LEGISLATURE GAVE IT
JURISDICTIONS THE OPTION TO
IMPLEMENT 1/10 OF 1% SALES TAX
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED
PROGRAMS. AND THIS DOES FIT INTO
THE LEGISLATION. I'M DOING THIS
BECAUSE WHEN I TALK TO YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, ABOUT
THIS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, IS
INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO HER
CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AND ARE
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. AND
SO, REALLY ADDRESSING ADDICTION
IN A CONCERTED MANNER IS NOT
ONLY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, IT'S
ALSO, I WOULD SAY, THE MORALLY
RIGHT THING TO DO. BECAUSE
SOMETIMES IT'S EASY TO DEFER
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INVESTMENTS,
BUT THIS IS JUST DESIGNED TO
BRING FRONT AND CENTER TO THE
CONVERSATION AS WE GO FORWARD.
AND OF COURSE THE PROBLEM IS
MUCH BIGGER THAN ANY ONE
RESOURCE COULD ADDRESS. I'M
JUST TRYING TO GET ON THE MAP,
OR GET ON THE CITY'S AGENDA
MORE CENTRALLY THAN IT HAS BEEN
BEFORE. SO THAT IS HAPPENING AT
10:00 IN THE MORNING. IN PIONEER
SQUARE. I'M GOING TO STOP
BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS. IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THINGS I HAVE SAID, I'M
HAPPY TO TAKE THEM. OKEY-DOKEY.
ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE
INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE
NOW MOVE INTO AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. AS PRESIDING OFFICER AM
ANNOUNCING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE PURPOSE
OF WHICH IS TO DISCUSS PENDING,
POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION
WHICH IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH CITY ATTORNEYS AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND THERE'S
ALWAYS A MONITOR THERE TO ENSURE
THAT WE DO NOT STRAY INTO
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POLICY. AND
BECAUSE THERE ARE THREE OF THESE
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, I HAVE IN MY
NOTE, ESTIMATED TWO HOURS.
HOWEVER, I DO NOT BELIEVE IT
WILL GO THAT LONG. WHAT IS THE
TIME THAT YOU HAVE IS THE
ESTIMATED TERMINATION POINT?
OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND SAY
THAT, ESTIMATED END OF SESSION
IS 5:00. 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 JULY 7 AT --
2025, AT 2:00. AND NOW, LOOKING
AT THE CLOCK ONCE AGAIN, THE
COUNCIL IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. PLEASE LOG ON TO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION ZOOM MEETING
IN YOUR OFFICE IS. OH MY GOSH,
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, CAN YOU
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOUR GUEST.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS ONE OF THE
RASCALS THAT WAS HOLLERING IN
THE BACKGROUND EARLIER. SAY HI,
HUXLEY. CAT GOT HIS TONGUE NOW.
ANYWAY, I GIVE HIM SOME PRAISE
AND KUDOS BECAUSE HE DID SUCH A
GREAT JOB PASSING OUT CANDY
YESTERDAY. I THINK HE HEARD HIS
NAME AND THOUGHT THAT MEANT HE
DID A GREAT JOB SO NOW IT'S A
FREE-FOR-ALL TO YELL. WE WON'T
DO THAT AGAIN, WILL WE? NOPE.
ALL RIGHT.
>> PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, SIR.
THANKS, EVERYONE. SEE YOU ON
ZOOM.