WILL OCCUR PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF
JULY 21st, 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. LET'S SEE.
OKAY. ON TO TOMORROW'S COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA. THERE ARE 26
ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND HE FOR
TALKING ABOUT TOMORROW'S
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THE
COMMITTEE REPORTS, I WANT TO
ONCE AGAIN IGNORES THE
FRUSTRATION THAT MY EXCUSED
ABSENCE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LACK
OF QUORUM AT LAST WEDNESDAY'S
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE MEETING. AND APOLOGIZE
TO THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE TIME
OUT TO COME TO CHAMBERS FOR THE
COMMITTEE VOTE ON THEIR
APPOINTMENT . AND ALTHOUGH THOSE
VOTES DIDN'T HAPPEN, THE
COMMITTEE MEETING CONVENED AS A
COMMUNITY MEETING, AND ALL THE
APPOINTEES WERE RECOGNIZED, AND
ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION WAS
DISCUSSED. TO MAINTAIN THE
SCHEDULE FOR FINAL COUNCIL
ACTION THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED
HAD COMMITTEE VOTES BEEN TAKEN,
THE APPOINTMENT ARE INCLUDED FOR
FINAL CONSIDERATION ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA. THE SAME IS TRUE FOR THE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION REGARDING
FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS FOR HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS TO MEET THE FEDERAL
DEADLINE OF AUGUST 16th. ALL
BOARDS AND COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING THE
COMMISSION WILL BE VOTED ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA, SO I'M
REDOUBLING THAT POINT. ALL
RIGHT, WITH THAT SAID, THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES THE
BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE, THOSE 17
APPOINTMENTS WHICH DID NOT
RECEIVE A VOTE IN LAST WEEK'S
MEETING , AND 11 APPOINTMENTS
WHICH DID RECEIVE A VOTE IN LAST
WEEK'S LIBRARIES EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. THERE
ARE FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION
FROM COMMITTEES, RESOLUTION
32174, RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC
SAFETY RELATED FUNDING
PRIORITIES. RESOLUTION 32173,
RESOLUTION ADOPTING GENERAL
RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL SUPERSEDING
RESOLUTION 32096, COUNCIL BILL
121038, AND ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO ENTER INTO A
FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH, LET'S
SEE, WITH LOST EVENINGS TO
OPERATE AND PROVIDE MANAGEMENT
TO THE GREENLIGHT PICK AND PUT
AT GREEN LAKE PARK AND FINALLY,
THE ONE THAT WAS UP FOR
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE
LAST WEDNESDAY, COUNCIL BILL
121034, AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
FUNDING FOR HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S TOMORROW'S
MEETING. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
PROCLAMATIONS FOR SIGNATURE
TODAY, AND SO WE'LL JUST GO
RIGHT INTO THE REVIEW OF COUNCIL
ACTIONS THAT YOU ALL TOOK THIS
PAST WEEK, AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS WEEK , AND WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN IN YOUR COMMITTEES.
THIS WEEK'S ROLL CALL BEGINS
WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, LAST WEEK
I VISITED THE HILLTOP
CHILDREN'S CENTER ON QUEEN
ANNE, I'VE BEEN DOING ROTATIONS
AROUND THE CHILDCARE AND
PRESCHOOL CENTERS AROUND THE
CITY. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
BEING AT HILLTOP, THEY PROVIDE
GREAT CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL TO
OUR KIDS, IN SEATTLE AND WE'RE
SO HAPPY TO HAVE THEM ON QUEEN
ANNE. I ALSO MET WITH CAPTAIN
DAVIDSON FROM THE NORTH PRECINCT
FOR OUR REGULAR CHECK-IN, WE
TALKED ABOUT MAGNUSON PARK,
THERE WAS A BRUSH FIRE THERE
THAT FIRE RESPONDED TO AND WAS
ABLE TO GET CONTAINED BEFORE
ANYTHING WORSE HAPPENED. CAPTAIN
DAVISON ALSO LET ME KNOW THAT
HIS OFFICERS HAVE BEEN WORKING
HARD TO GET GUNS OFF THE
STREETS, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
DO SO PROACTIVELY, SO THAT'S
BEEN GOOD TO HEAR. THEN ALSO IT
MAGNUSON PARK, WE'D HAD
CHALLENGES WITH NOT CLOSING THE
GATES, THOSE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
BE CLOSED AS PART OF THE SUMMER
ACTIVATION PLAN, BUT CARS HAVE
BEEN DRIVING THROUGH THE FIELDS
TO GET BACK TO THE BOAT LAUNCH
AREA WHERE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN
OCCURRING. PARKS WORK TOGETHER
VERY QUICKLY WITH SPD, AND
BOULDERS WERE PLACED IN
STRATEGIC AREAS TO PREVENT CARS
FROM BEING ABLE TO DRIVE ON THE
LAWN TO GET TO THE BOAT LAUNCH,
AND THAT HAS , KNOCK ON WOOD,
PROVED SUCCESSFUL SO FAR. REALLY
APPRECIATE THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC, AS WELL AS SPD FOR THEIR
QUICK TURNAROUND AND RESPONDING
TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES OF
THE PARK. AND THEN, A NEW GATE
IS BEING INSTALLED AT GAS WORKS
PARK, THAT IS BEING INSTALLED
NOW, ALSO TO MANAGE FOR PARTYING
THAT HAS CREATED DISTURBANCES AT
THE PARK. THAT IS HAPPENING AS
WE SPEAK. THIS WEEK, WELCOME TO
COUNCILMEMBER WAR IS, FOR
JOINING US. I'M SO HAPPY THAT
YOU'RE HERE AND THAT A
REPRESENTATIVE AGAIN, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COLLEAGUE,
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER FOR ALL HER
AMAZING WORK REPRESENTING AND
NOW, WELCOME TO JOIN US AS THE
D5 ARE PRESENTED OF,
COUNCILMEMBER WAR IS. AND THIS
WEEK ALSO I MEETING WITH THE
SEATTLE COLLEGES TOMORROW, I'LL
BE JOINING THE CELEBRATION FOR
THE ALL AMERICAN CITY AWARD, HAS
BEEN GIVEN TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND
NEIGHBORHOODS, THAT'S A
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, AND WE ARE SO
PLEASED FOR ALL THE WORK THAT
THEY DO ACROSS THE CITY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND FOR ME IN
PARTICULAR, IN E FOR, JUST WANT
TO SHOUT OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. I WILL
ALSO THIS WEEK BE WALKING WITH
THE RESIDENTS THROUGH THE
WEDGEWOOD PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER AS PART OF THE COMP PLAN
WORK. AND THIS WEEK, TOWARD THE
LATTER PART OF THE WEEK I'LL BE
ATTENDING THE MAYOR SEAFARER
RECEPTION AS I'M SURE MANY OF
YOU ARE AS WELL, AND THE
SEAFARER DOLLAR. -- DE LA. WILL
ALSO BE PRETTY SPEEDING IN
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, I'LL BE
VISITING A BLOCK PARTY ON
WALLINGFORD AND MY TEAM WILL BE
IN OTHER AREAS OF THE DISTRICT.
INCLUDING MAGNUSON PARK. AND
THEN, I WANT TO SAY THAT I WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN COUNCIL
MEETING TOMORROW, SO I WILL NEED
TO BE EXCUSED , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, SORRY ABOUT THAT,
CANNOT BE HELPED FOR TOMORROW.
THANK YOU. IF ANYONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
ASK, IF NOT I'LL PASS IT TO MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, FIRST
AND FOREMOST ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ON COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S PIECE?
>> I'M ASSUMING THERE IS NO
OBJECTION TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S ABSENCE FROM
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL MEETING.
HEARING NONE. YOU'RE OFFICIALLY
EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, SORRY
ABOUT THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, HELLO,
GOOD AFTERNOON. ON THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT,
EXCITED TO SHARE THAT OUR NEXT
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY, AUGUST
5th, 9:30 A.M., WE'RE FINALIZING
THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW, WE HOPE
THAT IT WILL BE AT LEAST IN PART
MORE REGIONALLY FOCUSED, AND
INVITE REGIONAL PARTNERS THERE.
STAY TUNED. AND, THERE'S A LOT
OF ADVANCED PLANNING GOING ON
RIGHT NOW IN THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE TO ENSURE OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS MOVE FORWARD, MINDFUL
OF COURSE OF THE UPCOMING BUDGET
PROCESS WHICH WILL IMPACT OUR
ABILITY TO HOLD REGULAR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETINGS. ON THE REGIONAL
COMMITTEE FRONT, EXCITED TO
SHARE THAT IN THE PUGET SOUND
REGIONAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK, LAST THURSDAY WAS HONORED
TO ATTEND THAT MEETING IN
PERSON, IT WAS A GREAT
SUBSTANTIVE CONVERSATION, AMONG
OTHER THINGS, WE HAD A VERY
INSIGHTFUL BRIEFING FROM THE
STATE CHAIR SENATE CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
SENATOR MARK COLEUS, WHERE HE
GAVE A VERY INFORMATIVE UPDATE,
AND OUTLOOK AHEAD ON THE STATE
OF TRANSPORTATION SITUATION IN
WASHINGTON STATE. SO I WANT TO
THANK SENATOR LEE US FOR SHARING
HIS INSIGHTS WITH COLLEAGUES, AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL. VERY, VERY
HELPFUL. IN THE COMMUNITY, THE
WATERFRONT OPENING HAPPENED LAST
FRIDAY, AND I SAW A FEW OF THE
SMILING FACES HERE AT THE TABLE,
THERE, SHOUT OUT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
NELSON AS WELL, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WAS THERE, GREAT,
GREAT EVENT. HONORED TO BE ABLE
TO JOIN AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT
PERSONALLY, SO, APPRECIATE THE
LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY OF THE
MAYOR IN HELPING TO BRING THAT
TO LIFE. SO MANY MAYORS,
INCLUDING MAYOR NICHOLS AS WAS
CALLED OUT DURING THE MAYOR'S
COMMENTS, HAD A ROLE IN THAT AT
SOME POINT. IN ADDITION TO
DIRECTOR MARSHALL FOSTER,
WATERFRONT DIRECTOR ANGELA
BRADY, AND SO MANY PLAYED A ROLE
IN BRINGING THAT TO LIFE ONCE
AND FOR ALL, AND WAS HONORED TO
BE THERE, MY KIDS WERE
ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO BE THERE,
THREE YOUNG KIDS, COLLEAGUES,
I'LL SAY THAT THEY REALLY
RELISHED THEIR TIME PLAYING ON
THE JELLYFISH WATERSLIDE, AND
FOUND NEW INNOVATIVE WAYS TO
QUICKLY COME UP THAT THING SO
THEY CAN COME DOWN AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. REALLY, REALLY FUN.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'M TOLD,
ACTUALLY TOOK A TOUR DOWN THAT
BIG SLIDE, BEFORE ALL THE KIDS ,
BUT, ALL THE KIDS THAT WERE
THERE, INCLUDING MY OWN HAD A
BLAST. AND THAT IS ALL I WOULD
LIKE TO SHARE ON THE COMMITTEE.
AND IN THE COMMUNITY FRONT FOR
NOW, I WILL ALSO ADDRESS , TAKE
THIS MOMENT TO ADDRESS MY
ABSENCE, LAST WEEK, AT THE HHS
COMMITTEE MEETING. COLLEAGUES,
SO, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO
APOLOGIZE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. ESPECIALLY THE PROPOSED
NOMINEES FOR THE COMMITTEES THAT
WERE BEFORE , THAT TOOK THE TIME
OUT OF THEIR BUSY DAY TO SHOW UP
, AND THERE WAS A NUMBER OF
IMPORTANT THINGS ON THE AGENDA,
THAT DAY, INCLUDING THOSE
VACANCY AND APPOINTMENTS, OTHER
SUBSTANTIAL GRANT ACCEPTING
ITEMS, AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE
FOR MY UNEXCUSED ABSENCE, AND
THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAD ON
PEOPLE. I WILL SHARE THAT THEN
AND REMAIN GOING THROUGH SOME
VERY SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL AND
FAMILY CHALLENGES, THAT IMPACTED
MY ABILITY IN THE MOMENT, TO
JOIN THAT MEETING PERSONALLY. IT
WASN'T SOME GRAND CONSPIRACY OR
CABAL TO FRUSTRATE ANY POLICY
OBJECTIVES, OR GOALS THAT I'M
PREPARED TO SUPPORT, AND THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
PUTTING THOSE ON THE AGENDA FOR
TOMORROW. WORK ETHIC AND ABILITY
TO BE RESILIENT, IT WAS JUST
RIGHT BEFORE THAT MEETING ON THE
BUS TO CITY HALL, I GOT SOME
UNCOMFORTABLE CALLS, AND THAT
REALLY IMPACTED MY ABILITY TO
SHOW UP IN A PUBLIC MEETING OF
ANY PUBLIC MEETING, AND IN ANY
EVENT, I MAKE NO APOLOGIES FOR
THE DECISION, AND I APPRECIATE
THE PRIVACY AND UNDERSTANDING
AND PATIENCE AND GRACE, I
MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT THAT THAT
HAD, ON PEOPLE BUT I APPRECIATE
AGAIN, PATIENCE AND GRACE IN
COLLEAGUES ESPECIALLY THAT
DIDN'T JUMP TO ANY RASH
CONCLUSIONS, AND DIDN'T ASSUME
THAT INTENT AUTOMATICALLY, ABOUT
A DECISION THAT I UNFORTUNATELY
NEEDED TO MAKE IN THE MOMENT,
FORMING AND MY FAMILY SITUATION.
IN ANY EVENT, THAT IS ALL, I
WELCOME COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM
YOU ALL, COLLEAGUES. IF NOT,
PASS THE BATON TO WHOEVER IS
NEXT ON THE LIST.
>> THAT WOULD BE COUNCILMEMBER
SULLIVAN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. WE HAD A
CHANCE TO TALK, I UNDERSTAND,
THINGS HAPPEN. SO, WHILE IT, THE
WAY IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON HAD
BEEN EXCUSED, WE WERE AWARE THAT
KNOWING, WHAT I KNOW, THINGS
COME UP, THINGS HAPPEN, IT
WASN'T INTENTIONAL. THE FACT
THAT WE ARE STILL ABLE TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE APPOINTMENTS
FOR THE NOMINATIONS FOR ALL THE
VARIOUS COMMISSIONS, THAT WERE
BEFORE US, LAST WEEK, VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THAT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WITH THAT, LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, OR WHAT
WE HAVE COMING UP. WE HAVE A
LAND-USE COMMITTEE THIS
WEDNESDAY, AT 2:00 P.M., THERE
WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON
SUPPLYING THE SUBDIVISION
PROCESS, AS WELL AS A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE ROUTES TO ROOF
LEGISLATION . THERE ARE NO VOTES
EXPECTED THIS COMING WEDNESDAY.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE WILL BE WEDNESDAY, THE
SIXTH, AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE A
LOT OF ACTIVITY AT THAT MEETING
INCLUDING REFORM LEGISLATION,
DESIGN REVIEW LEGISLATION,
THROWING A LITTLE BIT OF SEPTET
AND WE HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS
THAT WE'RE GOING TO THROW IN
THERE AS WELL. WITH REGARD TO
UPCOMING HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING, BY THE WAY I FORGOT TO
SAY, WELCOME BACK. GOOD TO HAVE
YOU BACK, LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU. ON HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES AND OTHER THINGS.
COCHAIRS. WE DO HAVE AN FTE
THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP, THAT
ARE TIME CRITICAL. WE'LL BE
MOVING TOGETHER TO GET THOSE
ADVANCED. TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS NO LAPSE IN THAT
PROGRAM, AS I TALKED TO
DEVELOPERS, THEY'RE LETTING ME
KNOW HOW CRITICAL THAT IS TO
ACTUALLY BRING UNITS ONLINE,
IT'S A GREAT INCENTIVE FOR
THEM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
STILL HAVE THAT TOOL THAT WE CAN
UTILIZE. SO, THAT'S IT ON THE
COMMITTEE FRONT, DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD FROM EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES AT THIS TIME. SOME OF
THE INTERACTIONS I HAD LAST
WEEK, I MET WITH A GROUP CALLED
SOMALI RISING, AND REALLY TRYING
TO BE COMMUNITY CENTERED FOR
THEIR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OF
SOMALI PEOPLE TO PROMOTE
LITERACY, PARTNERSHIP, IT WAS
GOOD TO MEET WITH THOSE YOUNG
MEN TO SEE HOW WE CAN SUPPORT
THEM. ALSO A MEETING WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION , THEY
ARE A BLACK-OWNED WOMEN-OWNED
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, IN
SEATTLE, ARE YOU FAMILIAR? YEAH,
YEAH. HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT
YOU, HOW CAN WE PROMOTE YOU AND
THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING?
ALSO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WE HOSTED
A SAFE AND STABLE RENTAL HOUSING
WORKING GROUP, WHICH ACTUALLY
GOT BROUGHT TOGETHER RENTERS,
SMALL LANDLORDS, PERMANENT
HOUSING PROVIDERS, POWER
ALLIANCE, HOUSING JUSTICE
PROJECT, JUST BROUGHT FOLKS
TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT, WHAT IS
THE STATE OF RENTAL HOUSING IN
SEATTLE , WHAT ARE THE PAIN
POINTS, WHAT ARE THE PROBLEM
STATEMENTS? PUTTING TOGETHER TO
TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS. WHAT ARE
THE SOLUTIONS? DOES EACH OF
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HAS A
DIFFERENT PROBLEM STATEMENT.
EACH OF THEM HAS A DIFFERENT
SOLUTION, SO THAT WAS GET THEM
IN THE SAME ROOM AT THE SAME
TIME TALKING TO EACH OTHER, TO
WORK TOGETHER, TO DEVELOP THOSE
SOLUTIONS. TO DEVELOP THAT
PARTNERSHIP IN DIALOGUE. IT
ACTUALLY WENT VERY WELL, AND
THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
DOING FURTHER, COLLABORATIONS
LIKE THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING I
HOPE TO FACILITATE WELL I ASSUME
THIS ROLE, TO UW FOR WHOEVER
COMES BEHIND ME TO CONTINUE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS. ALSO,
THURSDAY NIGHT I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME WELCOME
REMARKS AT THE ORGANIZATION OF
CHINESE AMERICANS NATIONAL
CONVENTION. AT THE RECEPTION , I
WANT TO THANK FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER FOR INVITING ME TO
THAT, TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO
THAT GROUP, IT WAS A GREAT
HONOR. ALSO ON FRIDAY, STAFF AT
A CHANCE TO GO TO THE ZOO. THEY
MET DAVE THE DRAFT HORSE. DAVE,
YEAH. NOT ONLY MET DAVE BUT WE
WERE ABLE TO FEED DAVE THE
DRAFT. AND WE DID OFFICE HOURS
AT THE JEFFERSON COMMITTEE
CENTER FRIDAY EVENING. GETTING
FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY WHETHER IT'S ABOUT
TRAFFIC SAFETY, SAFETY ON LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, THE ISSUES
IN LITTLE SAIGON, THERE WILL BE
SOME MEETINGS I'LL BE HAVING
THIS WEEK, TO TRY TO FOLLOW UP
ON THOSE ISSUES. IN TERMS OF
WHAT WE HAVE COMING UP THIS
WEEK, I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
BREAKFAST GROUP TOMORROW MORNING
TO DISCUSS THE READINESS
PROGRAMS THEY HAVE GOING ON. I
WILL BE ALSO JOINING IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
CELEBRATION AT THE ALL-AMERICAN
CITY AWARD, I'LL BE MEETING
WITH DR. LEE HUNT TO DISCUSS THE
SAFE GROWTH PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE
LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT. AS WELL AS
A MEETING WITH SPD CHIEF OF
STAFF, ALICE RICKETT, TO GO OVER
SOME PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. AND
I DO ASK FOR AN EXCUSE ALL ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 4th, BECAUSE I
WILL BE IN CAMAS TO BE AT THE
CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL SAFETY
SUMMIT. TO DISCUSS CRIME
PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN ASSESSMENTS. SO, THAT IS
ALL I HAVE AT THIS POINT. IF
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I'LL
TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER SOLOMON AND A REMINDER
FROM LAST WEEK I REQUESTED TO BE
EXCUSED FROM YOUR LAND-USE
MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY AS I WILL
BE ATTENDING WASHINGTON CITIES
MEETING AS PART OF THEIR BOARD
OF DIRECTORS. FOUR SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK, IT'S GOING
TO BE A BIT OF A MARATHON. AS A
REMINDER, JUST ON BNO, SEATTLE
SHIELD INITIATIVE, WE HAD A
BRIEF IN COMMITTEE, AS ONE
MEETING, WE THEN HAD A
DISCUSSION THE WHOLE COMMITTEE
WENT ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS, SO, THIS
UPCOMING MEETING IS JUST GOING
TO BE VOTES. IF YOU'VE GOT
QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO TAKE THEM,
HAPPY TO TAKE THEM, BUT, WE'VE
GOT A VERY PACKED AGENDA, AND I
WILL BE ASKING US TO KEEP MOVING
ALONG. IF YOU HAVE STATEMENTS
YOU LIKE TO MAKE, GET READY, TRY
TO KEEP THEM SHORT, DIRECT,
FOCUSED. WOULD BE REQUEST. WE
HAVE THE SEATTLE SHIELD
INITIATIVE, WE HAVE THE
CARRYFORWARD LEGISLATION, WE
HAVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
PACKAGE WHICH INCLUDES THE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION AS
WELL AS THE ACTUAL MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, WE THEN
HAVE WORLD CUP APPROPRIATIONS,
AND THE H CMS LOAN. I THINK FOR
THOSE LAST TWO, IS GOING TO BE
PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I HAVE
NOT DONE AN AMENDMENT CHECK ON
THE SUPPLEMENTAL, BUT ON THE
SEATTLE SHIELD INITIATIVE,
FOLKS, WE HAVE 17 AMENDMENTS.
SO, I'M GIVING YOU THIS
PRE-BRIEFING TO SAY, IF YOU GOT
THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO SAY, I
AGREE WITH THIS AMENDMENT, OR
DISAGREE WITH THIS AMENDMENT,
HAPPY TO TAKE THAT, BUT IF WE
GET INTO A SEVEN MINUTES, WHICH
IS TECHNICALLY ALLOWED UNDER OUR
COUNCIL RULES, IF WE GET INTO A
SEVEN MINUTE EXPLANATION OF WHY
YOU DON'T LIKE AN AMENDMENT,
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK YOU TO
VOTE NO. JUST BECAUSE 17 IS A
LONG TIME. IN ADDITION TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. IF A CONSENT AGENDA FOR
AN AGREED-UPON, I HAVEN'T SEEN
ALL OF THESE AMENDMENTS BECAUSE
CONFIDENTIALITY WASN'T
RELEASED, SO IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO BE YOUR CHAIR IN
SETTING UP A WAY TO GO THROUGH
ALL OF THESE QUICKLY. AFTER
COUNCIL BRIEFING I'M GOING TO
MEET WITH STAFF, THE AGENDA IS
POSTED BUT THE AMENDMENTS HAVE
NOT BEEN POSTED AT THIS TIME.
THEY WILL, BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS
IS MY UNDERSTANDING , WORKING
OUT SOME FINAL DETAILS. ANOTHER
REQUEST IS IT'S ALWAYS OKAY TO
RELEASE CONFIDENTIALITY TO THE
CHAIR, I'M JUST HERE TO STEWARD
US THROUGH THIS. IF YOU NEED
EXTRA INFORMATION AND BRIEFINGS
ON THE FIVE TOPICS, TECHNICALLY
SIX BILLS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO
CENTRAL STAFF ASAP. DURING NEXT
WEEK'S MEETING IT IS , DURING
THIS WEEK'S MEETING IT'S OUR
INTENTION TO GET TO THE VOTING
ON AMENDMENTS, AND THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN
GET THROUGH THE AGENDA. AND
AGAIN, WILL BE UPDATED WITH
AMENDMENTS SHORTLY. ANY
QUESTIONS ON SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK? I'M GOING
TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTIONS.
AT FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW, I WILL
BE BRINGING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
COUNCIL RULES, I KNOW IT WAS IN
YOUR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK, WHICH IS AT THE SAME TIME
AS SOUND TRANSIT WHICH I WAS NOT
ABLE TO ATTEND. SO, I WANT TO
BRING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD,
WHICH WOULD HELP CREATE CLEARER,
MORE CONSISTENT RULES AROUND
PUBLIC COMMENT IN TWO WAYS.
FIRST, THE CURRENT VERSION OF
COUNCIL RULES IS THE PUBLIC
COMMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 20
MINUTES. UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE
CHAIR. AND THIS, WE ALL
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 20 MINUTES IS
RARELY HELD TO, SO MY AMENDMENT
WOULD EXTEND THAT FROM UP TO 20
MINUTES TO UP TO ONE HOUR. THIS
WILL HELP BALANCE THE NEED FOR
US TO CONDUCT COUNCIL BUSINESS,
WITH OUR DUTY TO LISTEN TO THE
PUBLIC. SECONDLY, IT WOULD
STANDARDIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIME
EACH MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS
GIVEN TO SPEAK. I TOOK THESE
STANDARDIZATION'S FROM THE WORK
THAT WE DID IN BUDGET COMMITTEE
LAST YEAR, WHERE WE PUT THESE
PIECES OF INFORMATION OUT EARLY,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH HAS
ADOPTED SOME OF THIS DURING THE
COMP PLAN PUBLIC HEARINGS AND
IT'S GONE REALLY WELL, AND I
THINK STANDARDIZING IT FOR THE
PUBLIC WOULD BE HELPFUL.
CURRENTLY, THE AMOUNT OF TIME
FOR EACH SPEAKER SET AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, IT IS
UP TO TWO MINUTES, BUT,
ROUTINELY GETS SHRUNKEN DOWN TO
ONE MINUTE OR LESS, WITHOUT
CLEAR POLICY ABOUT WHEN OR WHY
THAT HAPPENS. BECAUSE OF THIS,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, MANY OF
WHOM TAKE TIME OFF WORK TO COME
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, DON'T KNOW
HOW MUCH TIME WILL BE ABLE TO
SPEAK FOR. I THINK WE'VE ALL
SEEN SOMEBODY GET TO COUNCIL FOR
THE FIRST TIME PRETTY NERVOUS,
HAD SET UP A TWO MINUTE SPEECH,
AND THEN WE SHORTEN PUBLIC
COMMENT RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT,
AND THEY HAVE TO TRY TO ADJUST
ON THE FLY, AND IT COMES OUT
CLUNKY. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
GIVE THE PUBLIC A STANDARDIZED
ALGORITHM, IF YOU WILL, OF HOW
MUCH TIME THEY WOULD GET, IF
THERE ARE FEWER THAN 30 PEOPLE,
EVERYONE WOULD GET TWO MINUTES.
IF THERE ARE 30 TO 60 PEOPLE,
EVERYONE WOULD GET ONE MINUTE.
AND IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 60
PEOPLE, THERE'S FLEX ABILITY
FOR THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO
MAKE EVEN MORE ADJUSTMENTS. WHAT
WE DID IN SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE LAST YEAR, NOT DURING
PUBLIC HEARINGS BUT DURING
MEETINGS, IS IF THERE WERE MORE
THAN 60 PEOPLE, EVERYONE WOULD
GET DROPPED I THINK TO 30
SECONDS. I THINK THAT'S A
LITTLE TOO PROSPECTIVE TO PUT IN
OUR COUNCIL RULES. THERE'S ALSO
UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS THE
INTENT. WE TRIED TO LOOK AT A
DIFFERENT, COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS
IF SOMEBODY, 29 PEOPLE SIGNED UP
WHEN PUBLIC COMMENTS START, AND
THEN 30 MORE PEOPLE COME IN,
THERE'S NOT A WAY TO PUT THAT
IN THE RULES. IT IS UP TO THE
DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN IN MY
CASE , I WOULD SAY, CLEARLY
THERE ARE MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE
HERE LOOKING TO DROP DOWN. YEAH.
ULTIMATELY, I THINK IT'S OUR
DUTY TO HEAR FROM OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND PUBLIC COMMENT
IS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR AND
IMPORTANT WAYS TO DO THAT. IF WE
HAVE UNLIMITED TIME IN OUR
LIVES, AND IN OUR DAYS, I'D SAY
WE SHOULD HEAR FROM EVERYONE AS
LONG AS POSSIBLE. AND I DON'T
THINK THAT THAT'S REALISTIC FOR
THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE HAVE.
THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE
IMPORTANT, TIME SENSITIVE WORK
TO DO IN THESE MEETINGS AFTER
PUBLIC COMMENT, THESE CHANGES
WILL GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE TIME
AND MORE CREDITABILITY AROUND
HOW THEY CAN PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT WELL BALANCING NEEDS TO
GET THE CITY'S BUSINESS DONE.
THE LACK OF CREDITABILITY AND OF
TIME LENGTH, SOMETIMES, CREATES
TENSION . I'VE SEEN IT CREATE
TENSION IN THE PAST, AND THAT
TENSION HAS OFTEN BOILED OVER
INTO OTHER PROTESTS OR ANGER
WHICH HAS DELAYED THE WORK OF
THE COUNCIL. THIS CHANGE AIMS TO
ADDRESS THAT ISSUE SO WE CAN
PROVIDE PREDICTABILITY FOR
EVERYONE WALKING INTO THAT
SHARED EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS
PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY QUESTIONS ON
THAT ONE? OTHERWISE I'LL TAKE
IT TO THE OTHER LINES OF WORK.
YES?
>> I WELCOME THIS AMENDMENT, I
HAD PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO OUR
RULES, THAT WHAT I AS PRESIDENT
OF EXPERIENCED IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING A
DECISION ABOUT EXTENDING PUBLIC
COMMENT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
TIME, BECAUSE OUR RULES SAY
SHALL NOT EXCEED, AND WE OFTEN
GO OVER 20 MINUTES, AND NOTHING
IS SAID, AND THEN WHEN THERE ARE
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, SO, THE
AMENDMENT THAT I PUT FORWARD
SAYS THAT IF IT DOES EXCEED 20
MINUTES, THE CHAIR , THERE SHALL
BE A VOTE TO EXTEND, AND THAT
WAS AN EFFORT TO TAKE IT AWAY
FROM JUST THE DECISION OF ONE
PERSON, AND HAVE THE WHOLE BODY
WEIGH IN, WHICH I THINK IS MORE
THERE. I AM WILLING TO, I WILL
CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT YOUR
AMENDMENT CAN TAKE THE PLACE OF
THIS, IT DOES ALSO, THE BENEFIT
OF YOURS IS THAT IT PROVIDES FOR
PREDICTABILITY, WHICH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF ANYBODY
HERE HAS TRIED TO CUT DOWN A TWO
MINUTE SPEECH TO ONE MINUTE,
IT'S NOT EASY. DOING IT ON THE
FLY IS REALLY HARD. I APPRECIATE
THAT, EARLIER TODAY I REACHED
OUT TO TOBY NIXON, THE FORMER
PRESIDENT OF THE WASHINGTON
COALITION OF OPEN GOVERNMENT, TO
FIND OUT WHAT IF THAT
ORGANIZATION, WHO IS THE
WATCHDOGS , IF THEY HAVE ANY
BEST PRACTICES FOR DEALING WITH
WHEN PUBLIC COMMENT EXCEEDS WHAT
IS ALREADY PRESCRIBED, SO,
BELIEVE ME, THIS HAS BEEN ON MY
MIND, AND I WELCOME DIRECTION
AND OTHER IDEAS, BECAUSE
CLEARLY, WE DO HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO LIVE BY THE
OPM A, AND ALSO GET THE
COUNCIL'S BUSINESS DONE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. IN EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES, FROM SOUND TRANSIT
WILL BE APPOINTING DEBORAH
MORRIS AS A SOUND TRANSIT, I'M
JOKING. I'M JOKING. I WAS JUST
LOOKING FOR THAT REACTION. I
KNOW. AND THE WORK OF SOUND
TRANSIT THIS LAST WEEK, THE
BOARD PASSED A MOTION TO BEGIN
UPDATING RULES ON PETS, BECAUSE
SOUND TRANSIT DOES NOT ALLOW
PETS ON BOARD. WE'LL BE WORKING
TO UPDATE THAT POLICY ESPECIALLY
AS THE DOG PARK AT MARION MOORE
IS ACCESSIBLE BY LIGHT RAIL. WE
DID HAVE A TRAGEDY THIS MORNING
AT THE NORTHGATE LIGHT RAIL
STATION WITH A SHOOTING. THAT
OCCURRED, IT IS STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT THERE'S NOT A THREAT TO
THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND AS WE
HAVE MORE INFORMATION WE'LL
PROVIDE IT. AS WELL, I MET WITH
SOUND TRANSIT THIS MORNING TO
TALK ABOUT PURCHASED PROPERTIES
THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, SOUND TRANSIT IS
STARTING TO PURCHASE PROPERTIES
FOR WEST SEATTLE AND BALLARD
LINK EXTENSIONS. SO, THERE ARE
CURRENTLY THREE PIECES OF
PROPERTY THAT HAVE BEEN
PURCHASED IN THE LAST TWO
MONTHS, AND I'M WORKING WITH
THEM TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST
POLICY ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING
TO MANAGE THOSE PROPERTIES.
THERE'S A KEY BANK ACROSS THE
STREET AND UPTOWN, LOWER QUEEN
ANNE, THERE'S DELL RIDGE
PROPERTIES, AND NOW THERE'S
AVALON PROPERTIES AS WELL.
WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
REMAIN VIBRANT PARCELS WITHIN
OUR COMMUNITY, SO THEY DO NOT
BECOME ATTRACTANTS FOR NEGATIVE
BEHAVIOR. IN DISTRICT 6, I HAD
OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK, THANK
YOU, COUNCIL NUMBER WAR IS FOR
INSPIRING ME TO DO OFFICE HOURS,
AND I HAVE THEM AGAIN THIS WEEK.
I WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A TOWN
HALL THURSDAY, AUGUST 7th AT THE
GREENLAKE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM
5:30 TO 7:30, WE'LL BE SHARING
MORE DETAILS LATER THIS WEEK.
AND COLLEAGUES, I HAVE BEEN
LOSING MY VOICE A LOT THESE LAST
THREE MONTHS, TODAY IS NO
DIFFERENT, BECAUSE BALLARD FC
HAS GONE ON TO THE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP FOR USL TWO, SAYING
EARLIER THAT WE ARE GOING TO THE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND I WAS
KINDLY REMINDED THAT I DIDN'T
PLAY FOR THEM, I GOT KICKED OFF
OF MY SOCCER TEAM IN NINTH GRADE
FOR NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH, BUT,
I SHOW UP ON THE FIELD WITH MY
VOICE. SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR
THE TEAM TO GO TO THE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP, COLLEAGUES, IF
THERE IS A POSITIVE OUTCOME, I
WILL HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT IS
WRITTEN IN VERY SHORT ORDER, IT
WOULD NEED TO BE PRESENTED NEXT
WEEK, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO
TOUCH IT UNTIL WE WIN. IF WE ARE
LUCKY ENOUGH AND DESERVING
ENOUGH. AND AS WELL, I WILL BE
ATTENDING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
ACTIVITIES NEXT WEEK. THAT'S MY
REPORT TODAY. COUNCILMAN'S
SOLOMON AS WELL. IF THERE ARE NO
QUESTIONS I WILL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? SEEING
NONE, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WORKS UTILITIES
TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13th, AT 2:00
P.M. COLLEAGUES, IT IS OUR LAST
MEETING BEFORE RECESS, SO THE
AGENDA IS VERY PACKED IN THAT
COMMITTEE. WE'LL BE MOVING
ALONG WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION,
I KNOW THERE'S AMENDMENTS
COMING TO LEGISLATION, SO REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THAT.
THANK YOU. NEXT, IN THE AGENDA
IS CURRENTLY BEING FORMED RIGHT
NOW. NEXT PIECE, THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT, AUGUST 4th AT 9:30
A.M. IS WHEN WE WILL HAVE OUR
MEETING, THAT MEETING IS ALSO
PACKED BECAUSE THERE ARE A TON
OF AMENDMENTS TO OUR PLAN, AND I
WANT EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND,
THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST PHASE,
THIS IS GOING TO BE A WORKING
DOCUMENT, THIS IS GOING TO BE A
WORKING PROCESS, THIS IS THE
30,000 FOOT VIEW OF THE DESIGN
OF OUR CITY, SO THERE'S GOING
TO BE A TON OF WORK TO CONTINUE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER, AND I
WILL TALK TO EVERY OFFICE HOW
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THAT MEETING
SO WE CAN STAY ON TRACK, BECAUSE
IF EVERYONE ADDRESSED EVERY
SINGLE ALLOCATED MINUTE TO EVERY
SINGLE AMENDMENT, WE WOULD BE
HERE FOR A LONG TIME. ALSO,
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, FOR TALKING ABOUT THE
AMENDMENTS FOR THE
CONFIDENTIALITY REGARDING
WEDNESDAY'S MEETING, I DIDN'T
REALIZE THAT MINE WERE
CONFIDENTIAL TO THE CHAIR. I
APOLOGIZE, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT
YOU KNOW WHAT MY AMENDMENTS ARE.
I DO HAVE THREE AMENDMENTS FOR
THAT MEETING, FOR THE SHIELD
LAW, AND I WILL WORK ON THAT
COMMUNICATION WITH THE SPONSOR
OF THE BILL, AND ALSO THE CHAIR,
THANK YOU. AND EVERYONE ELSE.
YOU WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THOSE,
THANK YOU. I CAN'T GIVE SPECIAL
PRIVILEGES, I GOT TO GIVE THEM
TO EVERYBODY. ALSO, THAT'S IT
FOR MY REGIONAL UPDATE FOR
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. A COUPLE OF
THINGS IN DISTRICT, FIRST OF
ALL, WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER WAR
IS. WELCOME. HERE WE ARE TELLING
YOU WELCOME, YOU'VE ALREADY
BEEN HERE, BUT WELCOME. LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND
FOR THE CONSTITUENTS AND THE
NEIGHBORHOODS OF DISTRICT 5. AND
D3 AND FIVE MAKE THE NUMBER 35,
MAYBE THAT'S A LUCKY NUMBER, I
DON'T KNOW. 53, REVERSE IT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU. I ALSO WANT TO SAY, I HAD
THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY OF
GOING TO THE WATERFRONT, I KNOW
OFTEN WE GET EMAILS ABOUT
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SEATTLE, HOW
WE CAN FIX IT, HOW WE CAN GET
BETTER, BUT I'M GOING TO TELL
YOU THIS, I RODE MY BIKE FROM MY
HOUSE TO THE WATERFRONT FOR PIER
58. THE VIBES, THE ENERGY THIS
PAST WEEKEND WERE PHENOMENAL.
THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT,
THERE WAS SO MUCH ACTIVITY, THE
WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, THE PEER
WAS POPPING. HAD A LOT. I DO
WONDER OFF TO THE WATERFRONT TO
NAME THE JELLYFISH, LITTLE
WOBBLE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. NO? OKAY. NEVER MIND.
OKAY. THERE'S NEVER A JAMAAL OR
A DANTE. I THINK LITTLE WOBBLE
WOULD BE PERFECT. I'M GOING TO
OFFER THAT. AND THE TORCHLIGHT
PARADE, I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE
FIRST YEAR IT WAS MOVED ONTO THE
WATERFRONT THIS YEAR, AND THE
VIBES AND THE ENERGY WERE GREAT,
THERE WERE TOURISTS THERE WHO
MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE THEIR WAY TO
FOURTH BUT WHO WERE ON THE
WATERFRONT, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL,
THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT,
THERE WERE A LOT OF COMMITTEE
FOLKS, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE
FLOAT, AND I RODE THERE BY BIKE,
THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET
AROUND SEATTLE WHEN THERE'S A
LOT OF TRAFFIC. AND YOU CAN GET
ELECTRIC BIKES SO YOU CAN
THROTTLE THE WHOLE TIME. THE
OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION,
FOR WHOEVER IS WATCHING THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL AT 2:00 P.M. ON
MONDAY, IS THAT WE HEAR CONCERNS
IN OUR DISTRICT ABOUT THE
CLEANLINESS ON CAPITOL HILL, AND
IT IS CONSTANT, I WANTED TO
ELEVATE THAT AND I WILL BE
ADDRESSING A LOT OF THAT BECAUSE
WE DO HAVE TO GET BETTER AT THE
CLEANLINESS ON CAPITOL HILL, AND
OBVIOUSLY THE QFC NORTH ON
BROADWAY. AND THE ACTIVITY THAT
IS HAPPENING , THE LIBRARY,
CAPITOL HILL LIBRARY, THE QFC,
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO RAISE
THAT CONSTANTLY BECAUSE THOSE
ARE THE MAIN MASS OF CONCERNS
THAT I HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS
AND NEIGHBORS REGARDING THE
ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE
DISTRICT. SO, THAT IS ON MY
READER, WE'RE WORKING ON IT,
AND I APPRECIATE PEOPLE'S
PATIENCE AND TIME AND ENERGY TO
THAT AS WELL, SO WE WILL BE
ADDRESSING THAT AS WELL. AND
I'M NOT GOING TO KICK IT TO
KETTLE, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
NEXT. IT IS COUNCILMEMBER WAR IS
IN THE ALPHABET, SORRY,
COUNCILMEMBER WAR IS, YOU'RE J,
RIGHT? IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YEAH, CORRECT.
>> STILL STUCK ON DAVE THE
GIRAFFE. I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO
SHARE, EXCEPT TO SAY THANK YOU,
IT'S GREAT TO SEE HERE, AFTER
2020 WE NEVER GOT TO SIT AT THE
TABLE AGAIN, THIS IS REALLY,
REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO SIT
HERE AGAIN, AROUND THE TABLE,
AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
DOING. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
SUPPORT, AND ALSO THE FOLKS ,
THE OTHER FIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT
I GOT TO KNOW REALLY WELL. THERE
WERE APPLICANTS FOR THIS
POSITION. I ALSO REALLY, REALLY
WANT TO THANK, AND I HOPE SHE'S
WATCHING, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
WHO IS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE. I
CANNOT THANK HER ENOUGH FOR HER
SUPPORT, AND ALSO HER ABILITY TO
STEP UP AND RUN FOR OFFICE, I
WANT HER TO KNOW THAT I THINK OF
HER OFTEN, AND JUST HAPPY TO BE
HERE, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. I
WANT TO START OFF WITH AN IDEA,
JJ. JELLYFISH JOY. JUST THROWING
THAT OUT THERE, A POSSIBILITY.
NOTHING? NOTHING? OKAY. IN THAT
CASE, I WILL GIVE A WARM WELCOME
TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AND
THEN TO MY REPORT, TOMORROW,
WE'RE HAVING BASICALLY A
SPECIAL MEETING AND A MEETING OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
WHERE WE'LL LOOK AT THE
REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER AND CCTV,
THE BUILDING THAT WE'VE ALREADY
DONE. ON THIS AREA, BUT, MOVING
FORWARD IN SOME IMPORTANT AREAS.
I INVITE PEOPLE TO JOIN US, ON
THURSDAY. FOR THAT MEETING. FOR
NEXT WEEK, QUICKLY JUMPING TO
NEXT WEEK, TUESDAYS NIGHT OUT, I
RECOMMEND FOR ALL THOSE TO
PARTICIPATE, AND FOR THOSE THAT
DON'T PARTICIPATE, TO DO SO. IT
BASICALLY COMES OUT OF THE SPD
CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS, BUT
NIGHT OUT IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
AND IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR
EVERYONE TO GET TO KNOW THEIR
NEIGHBORS. I'M GOING TO START
IN SOTO AND MAKE MY WAY THROUGH
BELLTOWN BACK TO QUEEN ANNE, I
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE
THAT'S PART OF THAT.
SEPARATELY, IN TERMS OF OUTSIDE
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMITTEE
COUNCIL IS ALSO MEETING ON THAT
DAY. WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK,
FRIENDS OF QUEEN ANNE FOR A WALK
ABOUT RELATED TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING,
ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THURSDAY, INSPIRE WASHINGTON,
CELEBRATION EVENT, AND FRIDAY
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
COUNCIL, AND JUST WANTED TO
CLOSE BY A COUPLE THINGS FROM
LAST WEEK, WE HAD A GREAT
MEETING AND COMMUNITY RELATED TO
CREATING A SAFER SEATTLE
COMMUNITY FORUM. LAST WEEK D7
WAS THE LATEST OF THAT, WHICH I
REPRESENT INCLUDING CHIEF
BARNES, CHIEF SCOGGINS, CHIEF
BARDEN AND A HOST OF OTHERS THAT
PARTICIPATED IN THAT, I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO DID SO, AND
THANK THE CONSTITUENTS THAT CAME
OUT TO PARTICIPATE, IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
GIVE A COMPLETE LOOK AT THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, I
WON'T ADD ANYTHING THERE, AND I
WANT TO DO A QUICK THANK YOU TO
THE REPORT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA ON MEETING WITH THE NORTH
PRECINCT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
THE WEEK BEFORE TO GO THERE ,
THE CAPTAIN WAS ON LEAVE THAT
WEEK, SO I MET WITH LIEUTENANTS,
THE ACTING CAPTAIN AND OTHERS,
PARALLEL TO THAT MEETING, AND
IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESS FORWARD
ON THESE PIECES , OF ENGAGEMENT
FROM MY COLLEAGUES, IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. IT'S ALSO GOOD TO
FOLLOW UP ON THE ACTIONS THAT WE
TAKE, WE PASSED A NUMBER OF
BILLS AND THESE BILLS ARE
STARTING TO HAVE AN IMPACT,
THAT'S THE WORD I GOT, AND I
THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON US TO
COMPLETE THAT CIRCLE BACK, THAT
FEEDBACK LOOP, AND SO
THURSDAY'S MEETING IS GOING TO
BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT. SO, WITH THAT, I'M
FINISHED, PENDING ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS, THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M NOT SEEING
ANY. I WILL BEGIN BY SAYING
WELCOME BACK , OH, I'M SORRY!
I'M SORRY. I DO THIS ALL THE
TIME, SO JUST GET USED TO IT.
>> NO PROBLEM, THANK YOU. I WANT
TO KICKOFF MY REMARKS BY
EXTENDING A WELCOME AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RETURNING
COLLEAGUE AND COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. AND REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO OUR WORK TOGETHER AND
ALSO CELEBRATING YOU AT A
WELCOMING RECEPTION. STARTING UP
WITH COMMITTEE BUSINESS FOR THE
SUSTAINABILITY LIGHT AND ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE WE WILL
HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO THE HARBOUR ISLAND
SUPERFUND SITE, AS WELL AS A
BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE ON A RESOLUTION RELATING TO
CITY LIGHTS 2027, PARDON ME,
2026 AND 2047 ENERGY TARGETS.
AND FOLLOWING THAT BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION RELATED TO BAKER
TILLY AUDITS. I WILL NOTE THAT
THE AUGUST 8th CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE IS NOW CANCELED, SO WE
CAN ALL GET A LITTLE BIT OF TIME
BACK. WE'RE MOVING THE ITEMS
THAT WERE GOING TO BE IN THAT
COMMITTEE MEETING INTO OUR
MEETING THIS FRIDAY. SO
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR TIME
BACK, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. NOTHING
TO REPORT ON REGIONAL COMMITTEES
TODAY, JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THE
THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION I
HAVE IN VARIOUS COMMITTEES THIS
WEEK, BETWEEN THE SEATTLE SHIELD
INITIATIVE AND THE SUBDIVISION
BILL, SO THANK YOU , CHAIR
SOLOMON AND CHAIR STRAUSS FOR
YOUR FLEX ABILITY IN WORKING
WITH MY TEAM TO SEE THESE
LEGISLATION THROUGH, NOTING THAT
PARTICULARLY WITH THE LAND-USE
BILLS SUBDIVISION AFTER HEARING
FROM CENTRAL STAFF, THEY'LL BE
BRIEFING THE EXISTING
AMENDMENTS, WE WILL ALSO HEAR
FROM A SMALL GROUP OF
STAKEHOLDERS WHO WERE KIND
ENOUGH TO VOLUNTEER TO TESTIFY
ON THE BILL AT THE TABLE. SO IF
I CAN GET THAT FOR LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IN THE SPIRIT
OF A TRUE COUNCIL BRIEFING, I
WILL JUST BE BRIEF AND AND
THERE, AND NOTE TO THE
LISTENING PUBLIC, WE WILL BE
GETTING OUT ONE OF OUR
NEWSLETTERS THIS WEEK THAT WILL
GIVE COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT
OUR WORKING COMMUNITY, AND AS
ALWAYS I ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TO STAY
WE'RE APPRISED AND WITH THAT I
WILL CONCLUDE MY REMARKS, THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY, DOING A SURVEY, HERE,
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AS I WAS
SAYING, WELCOME BACK. IT'S
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK, AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
LEARN FROM YOU, AND LOOK FORWARD
TO YOUR REPRESENTATION OF
DISTRICT 5. THANK YOU. HAPPY
AROMA WEEK, EVERYBODY, THE AROMA
ARE A PEOPLE INHABITING
PRIMARILY ETHIOPIA AND NORTHERN
KENYA , AND THERE ARE ABOUT
15,000, I BELIEVE, PEOPLE FROM
THE OROMO REGION LIVING IN
SEATTLE RIGHT NOW. OROMO WEEK
BEGAN, I BELIEVE, ON SATURDAY,
THE 26th. AND LAST THROUGH THIS
WEEK, I THINK, UNTIL THE THIRD.
THIS COMING SUNDAY. BUT, IT IS
MARKED BY A MAJOR SOCCER
FESTIVAL THAT DRAWS TEAMS ,
THERE ARE 32 TEAMS FROM AROUND
THE WORLD, INCLUDING AUSTRALIA,
EUROPE, AND DIFFERENT STATES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND, IT IS ,
IT'S NOT JUST A SPORTS
COMPETITION, IT'S ALSO A CHANCE
FOR PEOPLE TO COME TOGETHER AND
CELEBRATE SHARED HERITAGE, AND
MAKE CONNECTIONS ACROSS BORDERS.
THERE YOU HAVE IT, OKAY. ANYWAY,
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, THOSE ARE
RESOLUTIONS 32173, AND SEVEN
FOR. AND THE NEXT GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT MEETING WILL BE ON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th, AND WE'RE
STILL FINALIZING THE AGENDA AND
WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
FINALLY, YES, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, I ATTENDED THE WATERFRONT
OPENING AND CELEBRATION, THAT
WAS REALLY FUN, I GOT THERE
RIGHT ON TIME BEFORE THERE WAS A
LOT OF PEOPLE, SO I SAW THAT
SLIDE AND I WENT FOR IT. I HAVE
TO ADMIT, IT'S REALLY FAST.
>> IT IS.
>> IT REALLY SHOOTS YOU OUT THE
BOTTOM, THERE. I'M SURE
SOMEBODY HAS A VIDEO OF ME
GOING. VERY NEATLY HEAD OVER
HEELS. IN ANY CASE, SUPERFUND,
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THERE IS
A LOT OF, THERE WAS A LOT OF
HONORING OF FORMER MAYOR
NICHOLS, AND I THINK THAT IS
COMPLETELY WELL-PLACED, AND I
ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
MY OLD BOSS, COUNCILMEMBER
RICHARD CONLON WHO WAS
TRANSPORTATION CHAIR DURING THIS
TIME, AND I REMEMBER WHEN THE
FIRST IDEA WAS A CUT AND COVER
AND THEN IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF
ALL OF THAT THERE WAS THE ISSUE
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD
TEAR DOWN THE VIADUCT OR NOT,
LEAVE IT LIKE IT IS, ET CETERA.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE IT ALL COMING
TO FRUITION. AND THEN, LET'S
SEE, THAT WAS IN THE PAST, AND
THIS WEEK I'LL BE ATTENDING THE
BOEING SEAFARER AIR RECEPTION ON
THURSDAY EVENING, WITH THE BLUE
ANGEL PILOTS AND OTHER MEMBERS
OF OUR SERVICES, TO MARK THEIR
PRESENCE IN SEATTLE, AND THEIR
ARTISTRY. ON FRIDAY EVENING I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION ANNUAL GALA. WITH
THAT, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
YES.
>> THANK YOU, I, TOO WANT TO
TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO
PERSONALLY WELCOME, ESPECIALLY
SINCE IT SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, TO
THIS BODY. TO THIS CHAMBER. WILL
COME AGAIN. I AM HONORED TO BE
ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU, I'VE
KNOWN YOU FOR A FEW YEARS, WE
WORKED ON SOME THINGS ON THE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FRONT TOGETHER,
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF LEARNING
FROM YOU, HERE WE ARE TOGETHER ,
JUST CAN'T SAY AGAIN HOW
EXCITED I AM, HONORED I AM TO
HAVE YOU. HOW HONORED, EXCITED,
AND LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE YOU
HERE. I UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO
TAKE THIS MORNING'S MEETING
WHERE WE MADE THOSE SELECTIONS
REMOTELY, BUT, YOU WILL ATTEST,
MY VERY FIRST STOP ONCE I
ARRIVED AT CITY HALL TODAY WAS
TO YOUR OFFICE, ANYWAY, WELCOME
AGAIN. EXCITED TO HAVE YOU,
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT,
TO FORMER MAYOR CHARLIE ROYER,
WHO ALSO WAS A BIG ADVOCATE FOR
THE WATERFRONT, AND TILL THE END
HE WAS ADVOCATING AND WORKING
ACTIVELY ON THE WATERFRONT
PROJECT AS WELL, SO, BOTH FORMER
MAYOR GREG NICKELS AND FORMER
MAYOR CHARLIE ROYER, SHOUT OUT .
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU FOR
THAT, TOO. ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT
SEEING ANYBODY ELSE HANDS
RAISED, SO, IF THERE ISN'T ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, IT IS 2:53, AND HEARING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.