>>> OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. TODAY IS AUGUST 11th,
2025.
AND THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:01 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MURINK.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER REVARA IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
THE MINUTES OF JULY 28th,
2025 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
TODAY, AND ON TOMORROW'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA,
THERE ARE 31 ITEMS ON
INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
THERE ARE 22 APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS AND I'LL
BRIEFLY READ THE REST.
COUNCIL BILL 121054,
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEY
TO PAY CLAIMS FOR JULY 28th,
2025, THROUGH AUGUST 1st, 2025.
RESOLUTION 32180, A
RESOLUTION DECLARING THE
INTENTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD A
PUBLIC HEARING RELATING TO
MODIFYING THE EXEMPTIONS TO THE
LEVY
OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION BIA.
LET'S SEE.
COUNCIL BILL 121060, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION PARKING
AND
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA.
COUNCIL BILL 121055,
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTY
TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM.
COUNCIL BILL
121056, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENTER
INTO
A CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH
MAGSON
BREWING.
COUNCIL BILL 12157, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO PARKS AND
REGULATION, AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO ACCEPT FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
CERTAIN DONATED IMPROVEMENTS
FROM THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION FOR
WEST LAKE
PARK. AND LET'S SEE, COUNCIL
BILL
121058, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
AMENDING ORDINANCE 127156 WHICH
ADOPTED THE 2025 BUDGET.
AND THEN FINALLY, RESOLUTION
32179, A RESOLUTION
REGARDING THE OPERATION OF A
COUNCIL DISTRICT FUND, DISTRICT
PROJECT FUND AS PROVIDED IN THE
2025
ADOPTED BUDGET.
ALL RIGHT.
SO THAT IS OUR -- THAT'S THE
IRC.
GOING ON.
AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL
PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND THREE
ITEMS.
FROM THE FINANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRAVEL GOVERNMENTS THERE'S
APPOINTMENT
03267 AND 03268, REAPPOINTMENTS
OF ESTHER LUCERO AND DONNY
STEVENSON AS MEMBERS OF THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
FOR A TERM TO JULY 21st, 2027,
AND APPOINTMENT 03269, TIA YAUZY
AS
MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY
COUNCIL FOR A TERM THROUGH JULY
31st,
2027.
THEN THERE ARE 12 PIECES
OF LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEES,
TWO FROM THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND TEN FROM THE LAND
USE
COMMITTEE.
SO THAT'S TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS
FOR SIGNATURE TODAY, SO WE'LL
JUST MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR BLUE
SKY OF
COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
AND THE ROLL CALL BEGINS
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AND
WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED, YOU CAN
PASS
IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I'LL TREE TO BE BELIEF IN THE
FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE
OUR
NEXT MEETING IS
SEPTEMBER 3rd. I'M GIVING YOU
THE BRIEFING NOW
BECAUSE OF RECESS.
WE WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE
UPDATE TO THE TRIBAL SUMMIT
WHICH
WE HAD TWO YEARS AGO.
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF
COUNCIL MEMBER DEBORA
JUAREZ, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT
AGAIN ON
SEPTEMBER 16th.
EVERYONE IS INVITED.
IT IS A FULL DAY OF MEETINGS,
CONVERSATIONS, GOVERNMENT
TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION, AND
SO IT WILL BE BROKEN OUT
INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS.
IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND FOR
THE SECTION THAT IS MOST
RELEVANT FOR YOU,
ATTEND FOR THAT. IT WILL BE
GOING ALL DAY.
I WILL NOT BE UNFULL COUNCIL
ON THAT TUESDAY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT --
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ WILL ALSO
NOT BE
THERE.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME, SO FOR
THE SEPTEMBER 3rd COMMITTEE,
WE'RE
GOING TO FRANCESCA COME AND
GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE
THINGS
ARE AT FROM THE LAST TRIBAL
NATIONS
SUMMIT.
AS WELL, I HAD PLANNED TO
ATTEND THE TRIBAL COUNCIL
TOMORROW.
THEY UNFORTUNATELY HAD
AN EMERGENCY COME UP THAT
THEY'RE
CANCELING THEIR FULL
COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW SO I
WILL NOT BE ATTENDING TOMORROW
MORNING.
ON THE SEPTEMBER 3rd MEETING, WE
WILL ALSO HAVE A VOTE ON
THE SMALL WORKS ROSTER TECHNICAL
CHANGES WE HEARD IN
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK, AND WE HAVE
THROUGH MY MEETINGS WITH THE
SNOGUAMISH TRIBAL COUNCIL, THE
SNOQUAL
MSH WILL JOIN US, WE MAY HAVE
OTHER
LEGISLATION, AS THE
TYPICAL COURSE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS
REALIZE WE'RE ABOUT TO GO
INTO -- INTO BUDGET FOR
THREE MONTHS SO FOLKS ARE
SENDING
DOWN A FAIR AMOUNT OF
LEGISLATION.
AS UPDATES OCCUR, I'LL TRY
TO KEEP PEOPLE ABREAST
BECAUSE SEPTEMBER 3rd IS TWO
DAYS AFTER
RECESS.
FOR FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW, NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS HAS OUR
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
TO THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL, ESTHER LUCERO AND
COUNCIL
MEMBER DONNY STEVENSON,
REAPIEMENT OF
TIA YAZZIE, AND I'M VERY
EXCITED
TO APPOINT HER.
THE SELECT BUDGET ALSO --
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE ALSO HAS
TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION COMING
TO A FULL VOTE TOMORROW, WHICH
IS THE 2024 CARRY FORWARD
LEGISLATION WHICH
CARRIES FORWARD THE FUNDING AS
WELL
AS THE PAY ROLL EXPENSE
TAX TRANSFER ORDINANCE WHICH
RESOLVES THE UNBALANCED
STATUS OF THE JUMP START AFTER
APPLYING THE CARRY FORWARD.
ESSENTIALLY, WE NEED TO
TRANSFER SOME GENERAL FUND INTO
THE JUMP
START CATEGORIES BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE
GENERAL
FUND IS DOING WELL AND
JUMP START NEEDS HELP, AS PART
OF
MY STATEMENTS FROM LAST
YEAR'S COMMITTEE WORK.
IN SOUND TRANSIT THIS WEEK, WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES
THAT ARE COMING FORWARD FOR
EITHER
MODIFICATION OR PURCHASE.
MOSTLY AROUND THE OPERATIONS
AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.
THERE'S ONE PARCEL THAT IS
JUST NORTH OF THE CITY, BY
TWO PARCELS ON 145th, FOR THE
STRIDE BRT PROJECT.
YOU MAY OR
MAY NOT KNOW THAT SOUND TRANSIT
WILL BE OPERATING
RAPID RIDE ALONG 145th, UP
522, TO CONNECT IN WITH THE
LINK LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM.
IN DISTRICT SIX, I HAD AN
ODD WEEK LAST WEEK WHERE I DID
NOT HAVE OFFICE HOURS AND IT
IS BECAUSE I HAD A TOWN HALL.
IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO MEET WITH
FOLKS.
WE TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM
HOMELESSNESS TO
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO POLICING
TO THE
REBUILDING OF THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS
THE LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY
CENTER.
ALSO GOT TO MEET A NUMBER OF
NEIGHBORS ON NATION NIGHT OUT.
WE MADE IT TO SIX
DIFFERENT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
EVENTS.
THERE WAS A LOT OF CONTACT
WITH DISTRICT SIX RESIDENTS LAST
WEEK.
BUT WE DID NOT HAVE OFFICE
HOURS.
WE WILL HAVE OFFICE HOURS THIS
WEEK, AND I WILL NOT BE
HOSTING OFFICE HOURS DURING
COUNCIL
RECESS.
THE LAST BIT ABOUT
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OUR
DISTRICT SIX COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
IS
ABOUT TO BE -- THE SURVEY IS
LIVE
ALREADY.
AND WE WILL BE SENDING OUT A
NEWSLETTER LATER TODAY
WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ
WAS ASKING ME, DAN, ARE YOU
REALLY BRINGING 27 AMENDMENTS
TO COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER?
THE ANSWER IS NO.
FOR EACH NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER,
I HAVE PUT FORWARD THREE
OPTIONS.
A, B, AND C.
THERE'S ALSO OPCD'S ORIGINAL
AMENDMENT. SO FOR EACH OF THOSE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS THERE
ARE FOUR CHOICES.
WHEN I AM -- I'M GOING
TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK
FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT WHICH IS
THE BEST, A, B,
C, OR OPCD.
I GUESS THAT KIND OF RHYMES,
TO SAY WHICH ONE OF HE'S IS
BEST.
THEN I WILL MOVE THAT ONE
FORWARD.
MAGNOLIA IS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
MAGNOLIA HAS NINE AMENDMENTS.
AND THAT IS THREE FOR
EACH NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, AND
ONE
FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
THAT CONNECTS BOTH.
AND SO AGAIN, IF THERE ARE --
IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHOOSES THE
MAGNOLIA VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER, THERE WILL ONLY BE
ONE FOR MAGNOLIA.
IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHOOSES A
REVISION OR
OPCD'S VERSION OF NORTH
MAGNOLIA OR THE
VILLAGE, THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO.
TO ANSWER COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ'S QUESTION, NO, I'M
NOT GOING TO BRING 27 AMENDMENTS
BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH.
AND OUR SURVEY IS GOING TO
CLOSE BEFORE THE PUBLIC
HEARING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE
A DECISION ABOUT WHICH OF
THESE AMENDMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH CENTRAL STAFF, WHICH IS
A DIFFERENT TIMELINE THAN
THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO I JUST,
FOR MY DISTRICT SIX RESIDENTS,
I KNOW ALL 100,000 PLUS OF THEM
ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW, AND SO
I WANT THEM ALL TO KNOW THAT
THAT IS THE REASON THAT
THERE'S A TIMELINE DIFFERENCE.
I HAVE PROPOSED THESE
THREE OPTIONS FOR EACH
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER BASED ON
UNIQUE
CHARACTERISTICS, REALLY,
THE RIGHT OF WAY ATTRIBUTES,
THE GRID CONNECTIVITY, AS WELL
AS THE GRADE.
HALF OF A MILE FROM EIGHTH
AND 65th TO FINNEY RIDGE FEELS
LIKE TWO MILES.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY HALF A
MILE.
A HALF MILE FROM EIGHTH AND
65th TO 15th IS ACTUALLY HALF A
MILE.
AND IT FEELS LIKE HALF A
MILE BECAUSE FINNEY RIDGE IS
VERY STEEP AND BALLARD IS VERY
FLAT.
WITH THAT POINT, I DID PROPOSE A
NEW NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER,
WHICH IS EAST BALLARD.
IT IS AT THE CORNER OF
EIGHTH AND
65th. AND I PROPOSED THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER BECAUSE OPCD
DID
NOT CHOOSE TO PUT IT IN BECAUSE
THE 28 EXPRESS DOES NOT
RUN FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO MEET
THEIR
METRICS.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
CHANGED. WE CAN ADD MORE BUS
SERVICE.
WHAT WE CANNOT CHANGE ARE
GRIDS AND GRADES.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A
BELT -- A DENNY REGRADE AGAIN.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO -- EMINENT
DOMAIN EVERYONE'S PROPERTY TO
RESHIFT THE
GRID. WE CAN CHANGE THE BUS
FREQUENCY, SO THAT'S WHY I PUT
FORWARD
THAT
AMENDMENT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A
MUCH LARGER
GEOGRAPHIC AREA, BUT WITH
30 DAYS OR LESS TO DO ALL OF
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
THAT I NEED TO DO, I FELT THAT
THESE THREE
OPTIONS WERE BROAD ENOUGH BUT
ALSO NOT TOO BROAD
WITHOUT HAVING A LONGER TIME FOR
DISCUSSION. THE FOLKS WHO TAKE
THE SURVEY
WILL BE ABLE TO WEIGH IN
ON THESE THREE OPTIONS, AS WELL
AS
THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FROM
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. AND THE
OPTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE
SHOULD HAVE THIS NEW
NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED EAST
BALLARD.
THIS WILL GIVE FOLKS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND IT
AROUND
TO THEIR FRIENDS, TO FILL IT OUT
THEMSELVES, AND AGAIN,
THE SURVEY IS NOW OPEN AND I
WILL
BE SENDING IT OUT IN MY
NEWSLETTER
THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SURVEY WILL CLOSE
ON SEPTEMBER 2nd.
AND THAT, AGAIN, IS BEFORE
THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT HAS BEEN
POSTED AND THE REASON THAT THE
DEADLINE IS SOONER THAN
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS SO WE CAN
WORK
WITH CENTRAL STAFF TO
CONTINUE MOVING THE CORRECT
AMENDMENT
FORWARD.
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, THAT
IS MY REPORT.
THERE ARE NO -- ARE THERE
QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS GOING TO SAVE MY
COMMENTS, BUT I FIGURED I MIGHT
AS WELL
DO THIS NOW WHILE I REMEMBER.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
YOU PICKED UP THE
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AFTER I
LEFT,
AND YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW IT MAKES
ME
PROUD TO HEAR OTHER PEOPLE
RATTLE OFF TRIBES,
LEADERSHIP, GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT SOVEREIGNTY BECAUSE I
HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN THE ONLY INDIAN
IN THE ROOM TO EXPLAIN ALL THAT
STUFF.
SO RECOGNIZING THAT, ALL
INVEST NOT ONLY IN THEIR CITIES
BUT
EVERYONE'S CITIES, AND AS YOU
KNOW, AND WHERE DIDN'T HAVE
TO READ THIS IN THE PUGET
SOUND BUSINESS JOURN TOOL KNOW
THIS
AND IT'S NOW BACK IN THE CLIPS
TRIBAL NEWS THAT THE TRIDE
IS GOING TO BE BUILDING A
SHOPPING CENTER IN SILVERDALE.
FOR ME, WHEN PEALP BOUGHT
KENMORE AIR, WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN
SAYING ABOUT THE
TRIBAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPING
BEYOND
TREATY LAND AND UNCEDED
TERRITORY, THAT'S BETTER THAN A
LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE IT
BACK, QUIT SAYING IT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT IS
SO -- I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR 40 YEARS, AND FOR ONCE,
I'M HEARING PEOPLE, THE NATIVE
PEOPLE, TALK ABOUT WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT NOT ONLY WE WORK
WITH TRIBES AS
GOVERNMENTS, GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT, BUT
THE INVESTMENT PIECE AND THE
WAY THAT THEY HAVE DIVESTED
THEIR ECONOMY AND THEY'RE
GAMING.
EVERYONE THINKS TRIBES HAVE
CASINOS AND THEY'RE JUST
CASINOS.
THEY ARE BASICALLY
GOVERNMENT GAMING BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE
A TAX BASE.
IT GOES BACK INTO
HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SAFETY,
HOUSING, HEALTH
CARE, ADDICTION CENTER, YOU
NAME
IT. SO MY POINT IS, IT'S
REALLY WONDERFUL TO BE WITH THE
COUNCIL THAT IS NOW RECOGNIZING
THAT, AND I WOULD REALLY
ENCOURAGE
YOU TO COME TO THE SUMMIT.
IF YOU CAN'T BE THERE THE WHOLE
DAY, CHECK IN AT DIFFERENT
PARTS.
WITH FRANCESCA THERE, YOU'LL
BE GETTING OUT AN AGENDA IF
THAT'S NOT ALREADY OUT, AND
WHEN WE
HAD IT TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS
PHENOMENAL.
THE MAYOR HAD ALL THE
CITY DEPARTMENTS THERE.
MAYOR HARRELL, AND WE WORK
CLOSELY WITH MISSING INDIGENOUS
WOMEN AND GIRLS AND OTHER
ISSUES AND WE'RE FINALLY
RECOGNIZING
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SAYING
THAT INDIAN COUNTRY, TRIBAL
POLITICS GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT HAS TO
BE WOVEN INTO THE REGULAR
FABRIC OF THIS CITY BECAUSE
THAT'S
WHY WE HAVE THAT SEAL UP
THERE, WHICH BY THE WAY, IS A
PLAINS
INDIAN, NOT COASTAL.
SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> ANY COMMENTS?
GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS FOR PASSING IT
OFF,
AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
YOUR
EZABOUT THE LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND BEING REAL
ABOUT IT.
LET'S GIVE IT BACK.
OKAY, SO PARKS
UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY MEETING
WILL
BE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13th AT
2:00 P.M.
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE A
VERY PACKED AGENDA.
WE HAVE 14 ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
FIVE OF WHICH ARE APPOINTMENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE A BILL COMING
UP, GOLDEN GARDENS CONCESSION.
IT HAS THREE AMENDMENTS.
WE ALSO HAVE A MAGSON
CAFE AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE
PARKS
DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE A TON OF STUFF.
AND WE WILL MOVE THROUGH IT
AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
BUT WE JUST HAVE SOME STUFF THAT
NEEDS TO GET PASSED BEFORE
RECESS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO AN
AGENDA AND YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON
THAT,
AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
FOR ENGAGING WITH SOME OF
THE AMENDMENTS ON SOME OF THE
BILLS AND SO FORTH.
NEXT, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12th
WILL BE OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR
THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
RUN IT LIKE WE HAVE BEEN, WHICH
WILL SPLIT IT INTO TWO.
I KNOW OFTENTIMES WE HEAR
FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE THAT,
HEY, WE CAN'T GET DOWN THERE AT
A CERTAIN TIME OR, YOU KNOW,
JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT AS
ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE.
ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH WE
TRIED EVERY SINGLE DIFFERENT
AVENUE, THIS ONE WAS THE MOST
ACCESSIBLE SO WE'RE HAVING
ONLINE AT 9:30
AND THEN WE'LL DO THE IN-
PERSON STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON
WHERE WE'LL KEEP THE WINDOW
OPEN,
ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE THAT
ARE WORKING SO THAT SIGN- UP
TIME WILL CONTINUE.
WE'LL DO IT LIKE WE DID LAST
TIME.
COLLEAGUES, AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE HEARINGHEARING
EVERYONE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN YOUR
DISTRICTS.
TALKING TO PEOPLE, I KNOW A
LOT OF YOU HAVE EITHER WALKED
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
YOU HAVE TALKED WITH PEOPLE.
YOU HAVE CONNECTED WITH FOLKS.
YOU HAVE POSTED YOUR MEETINGS.
YOU HAVE DONE SURVEYS.
ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS, I
THINK, COULDN'T BE MOREMORE
FOR EVERYONE'S ENGAGEMENT IN
THIS IMPORTANT PROCESS.
AND WE WILL KEEP THE
TRAIN MOVING INTO A SEPTEMBER
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK
THAT
WE
HAVE. AND JUST A REMINDER, THIS
IS ONLY PHASE ONE.
WE HAVE
DIFFERENT PHASES THAT ARE GOING
TO BE HAPPENING
DURING THIS PROCESS AND
AMENDMENTS AND
NAVIGATING DIFFERENT THINGS SO
WE ONLY -- THIS IS ONLY PHASE
ONE, ONLY THE BEGINNING, BUT
I FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THE
WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR.
AND EVERYONE LISTENING TO
PEOPLE.
NEXT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE
BESIDES THAT, IF EVERYONE WANTS
TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT I DO IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND HIGHLIGHTS,
I ALWAYS THROW IT ON THE GRAM,
BUT I WILL SAY THIS.
IN HIGHLIGHT ABOUT JUST, YOU
KNOW, STUFF LAST
WEEKEND. LAST WEEK, THE NIGHT
OUT,
JUST ENGAGING WITH NEIGHBORS,
I THOUGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO
SEE ACROSS THE CITY ALL OF THE
EVENTS, WHETHER IT WAS BLOCK
PARTIES, WHETHER IT WAS
A NEIGHBORHOOD GATHERING, JUST
ALL THE EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY
AND BUILDING COMMUNITY AND A LOT
OF PEOPLE JUST REALLY TALKED
ABOUT THAT CONNECTION PIECE.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
REALLY, REALLY PHENOMENAL,
AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THAT HAVE THAT
CONNECTION. AND IF THERE'S
NOTHING ELSE, AND
NO QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS IT
OFF TO COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. YOU FORGOT TO
MENTION ABOUT OUR
EVENT SATURDAY.
I WASN'T GOING TO BECAUSE
I THOUGHT YOU WOULD.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.
IT'S LOVELY TO BE BACK AND
I'M GLAD WE'RE AT THE TABLE,
AND
I HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THE JOB 11
DAYS SO SIX DAYS FOR OUR
CHIEF OF STAFF, KELLY BROWN.
WE HAVE BEEN STILL STAFFING OUR
OFFICE, AND WE SHOULD HAVE
IT COMPLETELY DONE BY AUGUST
25th.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
WE HELP TO GO COMPLETELY LIVE
FIRST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER.
WE HAVE EVERYBODY IN PLACE.
VERY BRIEFLY, WE HAVE MET WITH A
LOT OF CITY DEPARTMENTS AND --
WELL, A LOT HAS CHANGED AND A
LOT HASN'T
CHANGED. ANYWAY, DID MEET WITH
THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING, PARKS AND REC FOR A
BRIEFING ON THE PROGRESS OF
THE LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER.
A MOMENT OF PRIDE HERE, A
MOMENT OF JUST BEING VERY
EXCITING.
THIS IS A DECADE IN THE MAKING.
THE FIRST TIME THE CITY HAS
EVER UNDERTAKEN A PROJECT LIKE
THIS.
HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A
TEMPLATE AND IT CAN BE
REPLICATED
CITY WIDE WHERE WE TOOK A
COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE BOTTOM
TWO
FLOORS WILL BE THE COMMUNITY
CENTER, THERE WILL BE 113 NEW
HOMES
WITH TWO AND THREE- BEDROOM,
POSSIBLY
FOUR-BEDROOM.
CHILD CARE WILL BE PROVIDED.
MERCY HOUSING HAS BEEN
SELECTED AS THE PROVIDER.
THE DEVELOPER.
YEAH, DEVELOPER.
FAMILY WORKS WILL
PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR CHILD
CARE.
CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED FOR
2027, BUT I AM PUSHING REALLY
HARD TO HAVE IT SHOVEL
READY MUCH SOONER SINCE WE HAVE
BEEN
WORKING ON THIS FOR A DECADE.
WE'RE DOING THE REZONING NOW.
IT'S BEING CONSIDERED IN LAND
USE.
INSTEAD OF DOING A
CONTRACT, WE'RE GOING TO GO
THRU THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
AND JUST A LITTLE HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND.
THIS FITS SO NICELY IN WHAT WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT IN 2014 AND
'15 INTO THE LAKE
CITY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE TONY
LEE
HOUSE, REWA ONE BLOCK AWAY
WHERE WE HAVE HOUSING AND PRE-
K,
THEN THEY ALSO HAVE A D-5, WE
DID THE
NOOK, WHICH ALSO HAS HOUSING
AND PRE-K, AND ACROSS THE
STREET,
WE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER
THERE AND THEY'RE PUTTING UP
185
UNITS IN THIS HUGE PARKING LOT
AT THE
QFC, WHICH IS -- IT WILL
BE BETWEEN THE NOOK AND BETWEEN
OUR NEW COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND OF COURSE, IT'S ALL
BEING BUILT AROUND WHAT WE
TALKED
ABOUT, TRANSIT ORIENTED
HOUSING, TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT.
WE THREW IN TRANSIT
ORIENTED CHILD CARE.
BY THE END OF 2020, WE'RE
ALL THROWING EVERYTHING IN FRONT
OF TRANSIT ORIENTED.
YOU NAME IT, WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT IT.
TRANSIT ORIENTED DRINKING.
YOU NAME IT, WE WERE ALL DOING
THAT.
WORKING REALLY CLOSELY, BUT
THE THING THAT I'M MOST PROUD
OF
AND I WANT TO THANK MAYOR
HARRELL FOR THIS AND MAYOR
DURKIN, BECAUSE WE HAVE SIX
CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE
WORKED IN
CONJUNCTION TOGETHER FOR
A DECADE TO GET THIS DONE.
BIG SHOUT OUT TO SEATTLE
PARKS AND REC, OFFICE OF
HOUSING,
OPCD, SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY, DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS AND
FAS, AND TWO MAYORS, AND WE
FINALLY GOT IT TOGETHER, AND
I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY WE ARE PUBLIC
SERVANTS,
WHY WE WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE
AND WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET BRICK
AND MORTAR AND WHEN YOU'RE
ACTUALLY TURNING SOIL AND
GETTING
THINGS SHOVEL READY AND BEFORE
YOU
CAN LOOK AT SOMETHING AND SAY,
I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS A DECADE
AGO AND NOW IT'S HAPPENING.
AND IT'S HAPPENING FOR THE
RIGHT REASONS.
HOUSING, CHILD CARE, ALL
THOSE THINGS IN A RICH TRANSIT
CENTER, RICH TRANSIT SPINE, ALSO
NEXT
TO OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, OUR
MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND OUR HIGH
SCHOOLS.
SO THIS IS SO EXCITING.
AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU GET OLD.
YOU HAVE TO KEEP AT IT.
AND LET'S SEE IF
THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE.
OH, I NEED TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
HAS A BIG SMILE ON HER FACE.
WE GOT TO JOIN RISE ABOVE
CELEBRATING TEN YEARS
OF EMPOWERING NATIVE YOUTH AND
THEY DID A BASKETBALL WORKSHOP
AT
GARFIELD IN WHICH THE MAYOR
WAS THERE AND COUNCIL MEMBER --
HOLLINGSWORTH, WE WERE
ALSO AT THE EVENT WITH A MESSAGE
FROM
SENATOR MURRAY.
WE'RE HONORING COACH
WILKINS WHICH WAS AMAZING, AND I
HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HANG OUT WITH
COMMON, THE RAPPER,
ENTERTAINER, HUMANITARIAN.
HE WAS AT THE BASKETBALL
CLINIC, AND HE WAS ALSO AT THE
BIG GALA.
AND HE WAS AMAZING.
TRIBAL LEADERSHIP SHOWED UP.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE DID AN
HONORING FOR COACH WILKINS
AND THEY MADE AN INCREDIBLE SIX-
STAR
BLANKET IN WHICH YOU GET
WRAPPED WHICH IS A VERY BIG
DEAL.
I GAVE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
A BLANKET BEFORE I LEFT TO
HONOR HER AND HER LEADERSHIP.
THAT WAS MY GIFT, MY
TRADITIONAL GIFT AS I WAS
WALKING OUT THE
DOOR.
AND THE OTHER THING WAS, YOU
KNOW, IT WAS SO NICE TO BE IN
A ROOM WITH NOT JUST NATIVE
PEOPLE, TRIBAL LEADERSHIP,
I SAT -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
KNOW WHO RUTHY IS AND CARLA.
THEY PLAY ON THE UNITED
STATES OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TEAM
WITH DAWN STALEY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE
BASKETBALL, BUT I AM.
SO IT WAS WONDERFUL HANGING
OUT WITH THOSE TWO.
IT WAS WONDERFUL HAVING
PEOPLE FROM SENATOR MURRAY'S
OFFICE
THERE.
AND SOME PEOPLE FROM THE
MAYOR'S
OFFICE WERE THERE. JUST HAVING
-- BEING AT AN
EVENT WHERE EVERYBODY IS IN A
GOOD MOOD ABOUT A GOOD THING
THAT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
RISE ABOVE FOR SINCE THE SUMMER
OF
2015.
SO THIS WAS THEIR TEN- YEAR
ANNIVERSARY.
AND TO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT USES
SPORTS AS A MODALITY FOR
NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN, ANY
CHILD THAT THAT'S WHY WE'RE AT
GARFIELD, WE'RE EVERYWHERE,
AND IN INDIAN COUNTRY, AS A
MODALITY TO STAY AWAY AND TO
HAVE GOOD
HEALTHY LIVES AND HAVE
ADULTS THAT SAY I CARE ABOUT YOU
AND
TO HAVE COMMON COME OUT AND BE
A PART OF THAT ALL DAY AND ALL
NIGHT WAS AMAZING.
AND LIKE I SAID, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH WAS WITH ME AND
I SAW HER SINGING
THE WHITNEY HOUSTON SONG WITH
ME, I BELIEVE
THE CHILDREN -- SHE HELD UP
HER PHONE AND WAS DOING THIS
BECAUSE MY NIECE SANG THE SONG.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE BACK
AND WORK WITH A NEW GROUP OF
PEOPLE AND OLD FRIENDS AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> QUESTIONS?
>> YES, GO AHEAD.
>> I HAVE TWO.
>> OKAY.
A, CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THE BASKETBALL ABILITY, AND CAN
YOU SPEAK TO THE SINGING
ABILITY?
>> WHICH ONE, FOR ME?
>> ANY AND ALL ABOVE.
>> OKAY, SO EVERYONE IS MAKING
FUN OF ME ABOUT BASKETBALL.
AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET ME
ON THE COURT AND I'M NOT GOING
TO
DO IT BECAUSE LAST TIME I
DID, THEY TOOK A PICTURE AND
MADE FUN
OF ME BECAUSE I CALLED IT
SPORTS BALL.
WE'RE BIG STORM FANS.
BUT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH KNOWS HER WAY
AROUND
A BASKETBALL COURT.
SHE PLAYED FOR THE UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA.
AND SO SHE KNOWS ALL
THE BASKETBALL PEOPLE.
>> AND SEATTLE PREP.
>> BUT SHE'S LIKE -- SHE'S
LIKE, SHE KNOWS EVERYBODY THAT
I DIDN'T REALIZE SHE KNEW,
WHICH
WAS AMAZING.
AND NO, BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO
SAY GO MARINERS.
HOPEFULLY THEY WON'T BREAK
YOUR HEART THIS YEAR.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
BY THE WAY, YOU'RE NOT THE
ONLY PERSON IN MY ORBIT WHO
SAYS SPORTS BALL.
>> I ALSO SAY OUTFITS INSTEAD
OF
UNIFORMS.
>> OH.
>> I GOT IN TROUBLE ARE THAT
TOO.
>> OKAY.
TRANSITION TO MYSELF WITH MY
QUESTION.
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING IS
TOMORROW.
IT'S GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON OUR
CCTV AND REAL TIME CRIME CENTER,
THE RTCC LEGISLATION.
AND SO LOOK FORWARD, AS
ALWAYS, TO PASS SOME MATERIAL
OUT.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ATTEND
IF YOU'RE NOT ON THE COMMITTEE.
AND I WILL NOTE, AS WELL, IN
GOING INTO SEPTEMBER,
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CRIMINAL
JUSTICE KIND OF FOCUS FOR OUR
SEPTEMBER
MEETINGS.
I HAVE HAD MEETINGS AND CALLS
WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND
HER OFFICE AND THE PRESIDING
JUDGE
AT THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT AND WE HAVE A FEW THINGS
COMING UP AND THAT WILL BE
PRESENT
FOR OUR MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER.
JUST A LITTLE TEASER, JUST
A LITTLE HEADS-UP.
FOR THIS WEEK, THIS MORNING,
MONDAY, TODAY, OR WAS THAT
HISTORIC SHIPS AT NORTHWEST
SEAPORT, NORTH UNION PARK.
REALLY INTERESTING.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE TOURS I
WAS GETTING, GETTING MY SEA
LEGS BACK A LITTLE BIT.
A LITTLE MARITIME FLAVOR.
AND LATER TODAY, LOOKING
TO DISCUSS OR HEAR ABOUT,
REALLY,
ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE WITH
FORMER REPRESENTATIVE GABBY
GIFFORD
AND SENATOR MARK KELLY BECAUSE
THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE LAST
20 MONTHS IN TERMS OF BILLS
LIKE AFTER HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS
OR
CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW, THE STREET RACE,
ALL THESE DIFFERENT BILLS THAT
HAVE A PLAY, THE SPD STAFFING
AND
THE LIKE THAT HAVE A PLAY IN
TERMS OF US TRYING TO REDUCE GUN
VIOLENCE. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT
EVENT.
I WILL HAVE OFFICE HOURS.
I DON'T HAVE QUITE THE
SETUP THAT MY COLLEAGUE FROM
DISTRICT SIX HAS, BUT WE'LL DO
IT THIS
WEEK, AND UPTOWN ESPRESSO IN
BELLTOWN.
SO THAT'S -- IT'S A GREAT
PLACE.
AND ONE WOULD ARGUE, MAYBE EVEN
BETTER
THAN YOUR OFFICE, ALTHOUGH I'M
STILL JEALOUS YOU
HAVE IT.
AND THAT DAY AT SOME
POINT, THERE WILL BE A TURNOVER,
BUT THE KCRHA MEETING RELATED
TO THEIR BUDGET FOR THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY.
THURSDAY, TRANSPORTATION
POLICY BOARD FOR THE PSRC ON
THURSDAY.
ALSO MEETING WITH SODA BIA,
I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON
THAT.
THE MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWS.
ALWAYS SUPPORT ANYTHING
INTERNATIONAL, SO WE'LL BE
DOING THAT ON THURSDAY.
THEN FRIDAY, THERE'S AN EVENT
AT THE PIKE PLACE MARKET.
A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON
AT PIKE
PLACE MARKET. I HAVE BEEN DOWN
THERE RINGING
A BELL, LOOKING AT THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THE
STREETS.
BOTH PIKE PLACE, BUT ALSO THE
CONNECTORS, WHATEVER STREET
IT MIGHT BE, PINE, STEWART,
VIRGINIA, AND THE LIKE.
REALLY GREAT WORK THAT'S
GOING ON THERE.
SEPARATELY, I JUST WANTED TO
SAY FROM LAST WEEK, THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO IS PARTICIPATING
IN NIGHT OUT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
FROM PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT IS TECHNICALLY AN SPD
PROGRAM, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE IT'S NIGHT OUT
FOR SAFETY IN OUR CITY, AND SO I
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO
SODO, A
GREAT EVENT WITH A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
I WAS STARTING TO WORRY
ABOUT FORM ISSUES FOR THE
COUNCIL
SINCE MS. GOODMAN HAS AN
ABILITY TO PULL IN A LOT OF
PEOPLE
TO HER EVENT, BUT ALSO WENT TO
BELLTOWN AND QUEEN ANNE AND IT
WAS REALLY GOOD
TO DO THE NIGHT OUT EVENTS AND
REALLY CELEBRATE
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS COMING
TOGETHER.
AND I WILL ADD, I WASN'T
LOOKING TO SPEAK TO IT, BUT I'LL
ADD
ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
WORKING WITH MY D- 6 COLLEAGUE
BECAUSE PART OF MAGNOLIA BELONGS
IN D-
7, AND I WILL NOTE, THE
MAGNOLIA NEIGHBORHOOD VILLAGE IS
LIVE
AND WELL.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT PART OF
THE FORMAL SYSTEM RIGHT NOW.
AND THERE WILL BE OTHERS IN D-
7, QUEEN ANNE.
ONE OF WHICH WAS SWITCHED AND
BECAME A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
FOR NICKERSON, SO WE HAVE THE
NICKERSON NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER FOR DISTRICT SEVEN
AND SPECIFICALLY QUEEN ANNE.
CONTINUE TO WORK THOSE
ISSUES AND PARTNER, PARTICULAR
WITH
MAGNOLIA PARTNER WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
AND THAT IS IT FOR ME.
NORMALLY I THINK I WOULD
GO
TO --
>> I HAVE IT HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THAT IS CORRECT,
YES.
>> CAN I GIVE YOU -- CAN I
STATE YOUR OTHER TITLE TODAY?
>> SURE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AKA --
WELL, I'LL JUST SAY
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY.
>> YOU CAN CALL ME BIRTHDAY
GIRL, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> I WAS ABOUT AND THEN I
HESITATED.
>> I WILL ACCEPT COUNCILMEMBER
BIRTHDAY GIRL.
>> MY ADVISERS ON EITHER SIDE
OF ME SAID I CHOSE THE WISER
COURSE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
HI, COLLEAGUES.
I'LL START OFF WITH
SOME COMMITTEE MATTERS.
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGES WILL BE MEETING
THIS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th, 9:30 A.M.
, AND THIS MONTH, WE WILL
BE FOCUSED ON DISASTER
AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS A
TOPIC AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE'S OFFICE FOR
HELPING SHAPE THE AGENDA AND
THE DISCUSSION WE'LL BE HAVING.
AND MOVING TO A COUPLE OF
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS I WANTED TO
FLAG FOR EVERYONE'S
ATTENTION, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS
TO THE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION RELATED TO
SURVEILLANCE
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
DISTRIBUTED
EARLIER.
THREE OF THEM PRIMARILY
RELATED TO EVALUATION AND
REPORTING, SO
I WANTED TO NAME THAT DURING
OUR BRIEFING HERE TO MAKE SURE
THAT
EVERYONE RECEIVED THAT AND
IS ABLE TO TAKE
A LOOK. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO
PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR KETTLE FOR
ALLOWING OUR PARTICIPATION AND
SPONSORING
THE AMENDMENT SO WE CAN
ALLOW FOR DISCUSSION IN
COMMITTEE
TOMORROW. ALSO FLAGGING FOR
FOLKS' ATTENTION THAT OUR
SUBDIVISION BILL IS HEADED FOR A
FINAL
VOTE TOMORROW IN FULL COUNCIL.
A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD PIECE
OF LEGISLATION STREAMLINING OUR
PERMITTING PROCESSES.
IF JOW ANY QUESTIONS,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
REACH OUT AND CONNECT TO OUR
OFFICE, AND NOW
HIGHLIGHTING A FEW FUN
COMMUNITY
MATTERS. MY TEAM HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO
TOUR AT CEDAR GROVE ON
FRIDAY, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO
HASN'T DONE THE SEDAR GROVE
TOUR, OKAY, THEY'RE ONE OF
OUR KEY PARTNERS WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC
UTILITIES, THEY'RE NOT JUST
A NATIONAL LEADER BUT AN
INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN
COMPOSTING TECHNOLOGY.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO
BE TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF.
A UNION SHOP.
AND WE HAVE BEEN IN
DISCUSSION ABOUT, OF COURSE,
ONGOING
SOURCE SEPARATION ISSUES AND
HOPING
TO REMEDY THAT IMMEDIATELY, BUT
I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS IF
YOU HAVEN'T GONE OUT TO THE
TOUR, IT'S VERY COOL.
AND AS A SPOILER ALERT, IT DOES
NOT SMELL LIKE WHAT YOU THINK
IT WILL.
IT'S A BIG PART OF THE TOUR.
TO THAT END, OVER THE
WEEKEND, MY TEAM WAS ALSO OUT IN
COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE THE COMPLETE
COMMUNITIES COALITION
VISITING EACH OF THE EIGHT
ADDITIONAL
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
AS INCLUDED IN THE AMENDMENT I
PUT FORWARD ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. SO I ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF
THE
COALITION ACTUALLY RODE
OUR BIKES OUT TO BROADVIEW,
SOUTH
REGWOOD, GAS WORKS, ROYAL
HEIGHTS, DAWSON, AND HAD
PULLED TOGETHER GROUPS OF SMALL
BUSINESS LEADERS,
NEIGHBORS, JUST TO TALK ABOUT
FOLKS'
VISION FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I'LL BE SURE TO CIRCLE UP
WITH EACH OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS, EVERYONE HERE,
JUST
BECAUSE WE ALSO GOT SOME GOOD
VIDEO.
FOLKS WENT ON CAMERA AND
SHARED -- OPENLY SHARED THEIR
THOUGHTS, THEY OWN
PERSONAL SEATTLE HOUSING STORY,
WHETHER IT BE HOW MANY TIMES
THEY HAD
TO MOVE IN THE CITY BEFORE
THEY FOUND ROOTS.
OR YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS --
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DYNAMICS
WITH SMALL BUSINESSES.
WE EVEN GOT SOME IDEAS ON
WHAT KIND OF SMALL BUSINESSES
PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN
THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
ANOTHER HINT, IT'S GROCERY
STORES.
THAT IS ONE UNITING THEME
ACROSS ALL EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS.
FOLKS WANT TO BE ABLE TO WALK
TO A GROCERY STORE.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO
UPLIFT IN THIS.
BUT ALL TOGETHER, WE BIKED 62
MILES.
GOT TO TEST OUT A WHOLE LOT OF
OUR BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, SO
THANK YOU TO OUR
PREDECESSORS FOR MAKING THOSE
INVESTMENTS
AND EXCITED TO EXPAND ON THAT
NETWORK.
BUT I'LL BE SURE TO CIRCLE
UP WITH THE OFFICES AND SHARE
NOTES FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
IT WAS A REALLY GREAT WEEKEND.
AND WE DID THAT OVER THE
COURSE OF TWO DAYS, SO I WANT TO
ASSURE
EVERYONE WE DID NOT DO 62 MILES
IN ONE DAY.
AND I'LL ALSO NOTE, I GOT TO
CAPSTONE MY WEEKEND BY SEEING
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU
WERE BUSY THIS WEEKEND,
COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, SEEING
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AT
THE VEGAN
FESTIVAL. IF ANYONE NEEDS VEGAN
CHEESE, I
HAVE ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE.
DON'T WORRY.
IT'S VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
WELL, WE HAVE PLENTY TO SHARE.
IT WAS VERY FUN, GREAT TO SEE
A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT, ACTUALLY.
SO THE VEGAN COMMUNITY REALLY
COMES TOGETHER.
AND I'LL CONCLUDE MY REMARKS,
ALSO, JUST DRAWING US INTO
SOME OF THE RECENT HEADLINES AND
WANTING TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF
THE NEWS ALSO COMING OUT OF THE
WEEKEND, NAMELY NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.
THE FIRST JUST ACKNOWLEDGING
THE TARGETED ASSASSINATION OF
SEVERAL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS
IN GAZA. THE AIR STRIKE THAT
KILLED
THESE JOURNALISTS AND TWO
OTHERS LANDED OUTSIDE THE
SHIFA HOSPITAL DESTROYING
THE EMERGENCY BUILDING.
THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT
HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THIS
ATTACK, WHICH ACCORDING TO
NPR, MARKS THE FIRST TIME DURING
THE NEARLY TWO- YEAR WAR THAT
THEY HAVE OWNED AN AIR STRIKE
CLAIM
THAT HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A
JOURNALIST. AND ACCORDING TO THE
ASSOCIATED
PRESS, THIS IS ONE OF THE
DEADLIEST CONFLICTS FOR
JOURNALISTS IN MODERN TIMES
WITH OVER 250 JOURNALISTS DYING
SINCE
THE CONFLICT BEGAN IN 2023.
THE UNITED NATIONS FOREIGN
PRESS ASSOCIATION AND THE
COMMITTEE
TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS, THE
INTERNATIONAL PRESS
INSTITUTE, AND AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL
HAVE ALL CONDEMNED THIS
EGREGIOUS ATTACK AS RETRIBUTION
ON
THE FREE PRESS AND CREDIBLE
PUBLIC
INFORMATION.
AND THE SECOND THING I WANT
TO NOTE AND CLOSE ON IS
JUST OF COURSE THIS DEVELOPING
STORY
IN OUR OWN NATION'S CAPITAL.
AND JUST THIS MORNING, THE
TRUMP REGIME ANNOUNCED PLANS TO
SEIZE CONTROL OF D.C. 'S POLICE
FORCE AND DEPLOY 800 MEMBERS OF
THE NATIONAL GUARD IN
WASHINGTON,
D.C. , WITH THE STATED GOAL
OF ESTABLISHING LAW AND ORDER
AND PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN THE
CITY, AS THE CITY OF D.C. HAS
ACTUALLY MARKED A 30- YEAR LOW
FOR
VIOLENT CRIME IN 2024.
AND IN A MEMO TO DEFENSE
SECRETARY PETE
HEGSETH, PRESIDENT TRUMP STATED
THAT
THE GUARD WILL REMAIN MOBILIZED,
QUOTE, UNTIL I DETERMINE
THE CONDITIONS OF LAW AND ORDER
HAVE BEEN RESTORED.
AND END QUOTE, AND NOTED AT
A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY THAT,
QUOTE, OTHER CITIES
ARE HOPEFULLY WATCHING THIS.
WELL, WE'RE CERTAINLY
WATCHING IN SEATTLE.
AND I KNOW HERE WE STAND FOR
PRESS FREEDOM AND I MUST URGE
THAT WE MUST STAND AGAINST
AND CONDEMN THIS FASCIST POWER
GRAB.
AND WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES,
I WILL END ON THAT VERY SOMBER
NOTE.
THANK YOU FOR AFFORDING ME THE
TIME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> CAN I JUST ADD -- NOT SO MUCH
A QUESTION, MORE OF A STATEMENT.
I WILL SPEAK TO THIS IN
THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW AS
PART OF MY CHAIR
COMMENT.
BUT CLEARLY, THIS IS WRONG WITH
RESPECT TO WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN D.C. WITH THE NATIONAL
GUARD. AND YOU KNOW, AS I SAID
TWO MEETINGS AGO AND CHAIR
COMMENT, WE NEED FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO BE PROFESSIONAL.
I WENT THROUGH WHAT SPD DOES
IN TERMS OF MAKING ARRESTS,
WE DON'T WEAR MASKS.
ALL THESE DIFFERENT PIECES
THAT HIGHLIGHT AND I KNOW
DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE THEIR
CONCERNS RELATED TO POLICING.
BUT I WENT THROUGH EACH OF
THOSE POINTS, AND I TALKED ABOUT
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
BE PROFESSIONAL AND TO DO YOUR
JOB.
AND DO IT RIGHT.
AND I NOTED IN THAT COMMENT
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE
PLAYING AT THIS LEVEL.
THIS IS VARSITY.
AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
RESPECT TO FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH I.C.E.
AND OTHERS IS THAT TO BE BLUNT,
AND I KNOW A LOT OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND EVERYONE LOOKS
TO
BE PROFESSIONAL AND SEEKS TO BE
PROFESSIONAL, BUT IT'S JUNIOR
VARSITY.
IT'S JV.
AND THAT IS THE LEGACY OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW WITH
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND WE NEED A
PROFESSIONAL FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT JUST
LIKE CHIEF BARNES HAS
BEEN TALKING ABOUT,
BEING PROFESSIONAL AND HIS
ENGAGEMENT, HIS DEPARTMENT'S
ENGAGEMENT WITH
THE PUBLIC, AND THAT'S
WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING
IN TERMS OF OUR OVERSIGHT AND
THE WORK WE'RE DOING WITH ALL
THE BILLS WE HAVE DONE ON
PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE LAST 20
MONTHS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO,
AND THAT IS THE TEMPLATE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN D.C.
, A PLACE WHERE I WAS
STASHZSTATIONED THREE TIMES.
I KNOW WASHINGTON, D.C. VERY
WELL.
THIS IS NOT RIGHT.
AND IT'S NOT PROPER.
AND YES, WE SHOULD CALL THAT
OUT, AND AGAIN, I WAS GOING
TO SPEAK TO THIS IN
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW MORNING, SO
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
SO NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND
COLLEAGUES. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND
I GUESS,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COUNCILMEMBER --
PERSON -- WHAT WAS IT?
>> I CAN SAY IT.
>> OKAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BIRTHDAY GIRL.
COLLEAGUE.
BIRTHDAY COLLEAGUE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ON THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT,
OUR
NEXT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
WILL BE
THE VERY FIRST DAY AFTER OUR
RECESS, SO TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2nd, 9:30 A.M.
I KNOW THE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE ARE REALLY EXCITED
TO JOIN AFTER A LONG RECESS, TO
JOIN US TO DISCUSS, DIVE DEEP
INTO TRANSPORTATION POLICY.
THE EXACT AGENDA IS STILL
BEING FINALIZED AS WE SPEAK, BUT
AMONG OTHER TOPICS WILL BE
THE DISTRICT PROJECT FUND
RESOLUTION AND RELATED PROVISO
LIFT.
AND SOME EXECUTIVE
DRIVEN LEGISLATION AS WELL.
SO STAY TUNED.
TOMORROW EVENING, ON
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
FRONT,
TOMORROW EVENING, THE LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL
BE MEETING FOR THE THIRD TIME.
EXCITED TO JOIN THAT
MEETING TOMORROW EVENING AND BE
A
PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS TO
PROVIDE
EFFECTIVE OVERSIGHT OF THE
NEW TRANSPORTATION LEVEE.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT I HAD A
VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING RECENTLY
WITH
CONGRESSMAN ADAM SMITH.
AMONG OTHER THINGS WE
DISCUSSED OPPORTUNITIES TO
BETTER SUPPORT OUR VETERANS
COMMUNITY HERE
LOCALLY IN SEATTLE,
SPECIFICALLY OUR LOCAL VETERANS
WHO
ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY TALK,
A FEW OF US INDIVIDUALLY, OFF
LINE, BUT ALL OF US
REALLY,
BECAUSE THIS IS A SHARED
COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR
VETERANS, ESPECIALLY THE MOST
VULNERABLE.
IN THE COMMUNITY, I AM GOING
TO BE PARTICIPATING IN, SO AS WE
KNOW, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IS HOSTING THE THREE CHIEFS, THE
THREE PUBLIC SAFETY CHIEFS ARE
HOSTING VARIOUS PUBLIC
SAFETY CONVERSATIONS IN
DISTRICTS.
THE ONE IN DISTRICT ONE IS
GOING TO OCCUR ON THURSDAY AT
THE DELL
RIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER.
REALLY EXCITED TO JOIN THAT ONE
PERSONALLY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND THEN I HEARD NATIONAL
NIGHT OUT, SHOUT OUTS, FROM A
FEW
OF YOU COLLEAGUES.
I WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE
TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL
NIGHT OUT AS WELL.
THERE WAS AN ASTONISHING,
MY UNDERSTANDING IS 235
DISTRICT ONE SPECIFIC NATIONAL
NIGHT OUT
EVENTS.
AND BIG GEOGRAPHY TO COVER, BIG
TERRITORY.
I WAS ABLE TO PERSONALLY
ATTEND ABOUT SIX OF THEM.
MY STAFF COVERED ANOTHER 10,
15 PLUS AT LEAST.
SO BUT JUST ENGAGING
AND CONNECTING WITH NEIGHBORS.
RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT
ONE, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN
DISTRICT
ONE, INCLUDING THROUGH SODO,
BIA,
WAS A REALLY EMPOWERING
OPPORTUNITY
AND LOVE THOSE.
LOVE THOSE.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT ON
THURSDAY, I WILL BE JOINING
PARK SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A
SITE VISIT OF CAMP LONG,
SPECIFICALLY THE HISTORIC LODGE
THAT WAS --
THAT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
AS A RESULT OF LIKELY ARSON IN
NOVEMBER OF 2024.
SO I HAVE BEEN
CLOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
MAYOR'S
OFFICE, THE EXECUTIVE ABOUT
THIS, AND HOW WE CAN
BETTER SUPPORT THE REBUILDING OF
THAT
EFFORT.
THAT
LODGE WAS A AND NEEDS TO REMAIN
A GEM FOR THE
WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY AND
BEYOND.
WE ALL BENEFIT WHEN THAT LODGE
IS REBUILT.
BUILT BACK BETTER.
IN ANY EVENT, LOOKING FORWARD TO
DOING A SITE VISIT ON THAT ON
THURSDAY.
ON SATURDAY, ELCHI BEACH PRIDE
IS COMING UP, SO SHOUT OUT
TO THE FOUNDER, STACEY BASS
WALDEN, AND HER WIFE JOLIE, FOR
THEIR WORK TO KICK OFF THIS
EXCITING ANNUAL EVENT.
SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO JOINING THAT.
OF COURSE, IT'S GOING TO BE IN
ELCHI, AND SPEAKING OF
BETTER SUPPORTING OUR LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY, WE JUST HEARD
THAT THE STATE OFFICE OF
MINORITY
AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IS
NOW
CERTIFYING LGBTQ PLUS
SMALL BUSINESSES AT THE STATE
LEVEL.
WHICH IS A GREAT WIN FOR OUR
DIVERSE SMALL BUSINESSES TO
ENABLE THEM TO ULTIMATELY GET
MORE VISIBILITY AND ULTIMATELY
HOPEFULLY RESULTS IN
MORE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THEM AS WELL.
SO GREAT, GREAT WIN THERE.
ON SATURDAY, ALSO ATTENDING A
FUN EVENT, THIS TIME IN SOUTH
PARK, THE SOPA SOUPA
COMMUNITIES EVENT.
LEGENDARY EVENT.
I KNOW IT MIGHT NOT BE IN
SOME OF YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS,
BUT ESPECIALLY TO MY CITY- WIDE
COLLEAGUES, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
TRY TO FIND AN OPPORTUNITY
TO COME OUT THERE, VISIT WITH
COMMUNITY.
REALLY GREAT.
ONE OF THE GREAT
COMMUNITY EVENTS IN SOUTH PARK.
LET'S SEE HERE.
I HEARD SOME CONVERSATION
AROUND SPORTS.
SPORTS, AND SO YES, I LOVE
SPORTS.
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
SHARING SOME SPORTS
RELATED UPDATES AND NEWS FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE. SO THE SEATTLE
MARINERS WERE
ON A ROLL THIS PAST WEEKEND,
AND NEXT WEEKEND.
HONORING THE NUMBER 51.
WE KNOW THAT ICHIRO'S JERSEY
RETIREMENT CEREMONY
HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE
TO HONOR A GLOBAL ICON AND
HOMETOWN HERO RIGHT HERE IN THE
PACIFIC
NORTHWEST, SEATTLE OF
SEATTLE, ICHIRO SUZUKI, AND IT
WAS
GREAT TO SEE ALL OF THE MARINER
GREATS
ON THE FIELD, AND ICHIRO'S, MY
UNDERSTANDING WAS IT WAS HIS
SECOND ONLY SPEECH IN ENGLISH
IN TWO WEEKS.
SECOND SPEECH
IN ENGLISH IN TWO WEEKS AND HIS
FIRST ONE WAS
HIS HALL OF FAME ACCEPTANCE
SPEECH.
I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL,
WHETHER YOU'RE A SPORTS FAN OR
NOT,
TO GO TAKE A LISTEN TO THAT ON
YOUR LEISURE TIME.
ALL YOUR SPARE LEISURE TIME.
BUT REALLY, REALLY EXCITING,
AND UPLIFTING WORDS FROM A
LEGENDARY PERSON LIKE ICHIRO.
AND SO AS WE HONOR ICHIRO,
WE ALSO HONOR SPORTS IN THE
LEGACY OF SPORTS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
SHIFTING GEARS RIGHT NOW, I
WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S
GOING ON.
WELL, GOING ON OR CONTINUING
INACTION, DEPENDING ON ONE'S
PERSPECTIVE.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
CONCERN, CONTINUED CONCERN ABOUT
THE
GAPING CITY BLOCK SIZED
HOLE THAT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS
THE STREET FROM CITY HALL,
ACROSS FOURTH AVENUE THERE.
AND THAT ISN'T TECHNICALLY IN
MY
OWN COUNCIL
DISTRICT, ALTHOUGH MY
DISTRICT BORDERS IT, ON MULTIPLE
SIDES.
BUT IT IS AN EYE SORE, AND
I THINK IT IS ALL OF
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE,
AT LEAST FROM A CITY
PERSPECTIVE, WE DO MORE TO
ULTIMATELY
SPUR DEVELOPMENT AND OF THAT
PRISTINE SPACE, WHAT COULD BE
PRISTINE SPACE ACROSS THE
STREET.
WE KNOW THAT SEATTLE TIMES
COLUMNIST JIM BRUNER HAS
DUBBED IT THE INFAMOUS CITY HALL
INCOMPETENCE PLAZA.
AS WE DEDICATE SIGNIFICANT
RESOURCES TO REVITALIZING
AND REINVIGORATED DOWNTOWN AND
THE
ENTIRE CITY, AND REALLY
THAT'S OUR ECONOMIC ENGINE, AND
AS
WE PREPARE FOR FIFA WORLD CUP
NEXT
YEAR, IT IS PAST TIME FOR
THE CITY TO BECOME BETTER
STEWARDS OF THAT PUBLIC ASSET
ACROSS THE
STREET IN PARTICULAR.
AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT
AT THIS CURRENT TIME,
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS PRECLUDE A
LARGER SCALE PRIVATE INVESTMENT
TO
FULLY DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZE
THE SITE AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED.
BUT WE MUST DO SOMETHING.
SO IT'S WITH THIS
UNDERSTANDING AND WITH THIS
RECOGNITION, YOU
KNOW, I'M INTERESTED IN OUR
CITY
PURSUING AN INTERIM
STRATEGY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO
CONVERT THE SITE TO SOME LEVEL
OF
PUBLIC USE IDEALLY.
FOR AT LEAST A FEW YEARS
UNTIL ECONOMIC -- THE BROADER
MACRO
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
IMPROVE, THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER
COULD FULLY BRING TO LIFE WHAT
WAS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED.
BUT FORTUNATELY,
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE WAS
A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SIGNED
BY THE CITY IN LATE 2017 THAT
DID
INCLUDE POTENTIAL PENALTIES
TO BE IMPOSED ON THE DEVELOPER
IF
THEY DO NOT MOVE
FORWARD WITHIN A SPECIFIED
TIMELINE, AND
COVID HAPPENED AND A NUMBER
PROVISIONS
KICKED IN, BUT THOSE
PENALTIES MY UNDERSTANDING,
WOULD KICK IN
SOON, PROVIDING AN INCENTIVE
TO SPUR DEVELOPMENT, BUT EVEN
BEFORE, YOU KNOW, INITIATING
PUNITIVE PENALTIES LIKE THAT,
I THINK HAVING APPROPRIATE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
EXECUTIVE AND THE PROPERTY OWNER
ARE
A GOOD FIRST STEP.
SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE BEEN IN
CONVERSATIONS, ENGAGED WITH
THE EXECUTIVE ON A PRELIMINARY
BASIS
TO EXPLORE WHAT MORE WE CAN
DO AS A CITY, AND IT'S NOT
JUST THAT ONE.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST
GLARING PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, CITY
WIDE, THE MOST KNOWN EXAMPLE,
I'LL
SAY, BUT
WE NEED TO DO BETTER. AND I'M
COMMITTED TO
DOING EXACTLY THAT, LEADING BY
ACTION, AND CONTINUING TO INVEST
IN
DOWNTOWN. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE,
COLLEAGUES.
WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS FROM YOU
ALL. AND IF NOT, I WILL PASS IT
ON --
OH.
GO AHEAD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT RECOGNIZES.
GO AHEAD.
RECOGNIZES WHOEVER.
>> SORRY.
I AM AN ELDER.
I'M OLDER THAN YOU SO I GO
FIRST.
REAL FAST, I FORGOT TO SAY
WE'RE ALSO HAVING OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY MEETING IN D- 5 AT THE
MEADOWBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER
ON AUGUST 28th AT 6:00, WHICH
WE HAVE DONE BEFORE.
AND SECOND, SINCE WE'RE
STILL TALKING SPORTS, I'M GOING
TO
THE UNVEILING OF THE SUE BIRD
STATUE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17th.
AND AFTER THAT,
THEY'LL PLAY THE MERCURY, AND
GO STORM.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
YES, I WILL BE THERE ON THE
17th.
SEPARATELY, TOO, WHERE
JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
WHAT I AFFECTIONATELY CALL
THE BIT IS IN D' 7, AND I AND
MY TEAM HAVE BEEN HEAVILY
ENGAGED WITH THE EXECUTIVE, AND
THE OWNERSHIP GROUP AND
THEIR ATTORNEYS ON THIS, AND
REALLY LOOKING TO WHAT COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA WAS SAYING.
MAKE A PRESS.
AND PART OF THIS WAS RELATED TO
FIFA WORLD CUP.
BUT ALSO, OUR 250th AND THERE'S
DEFINITELY A SPORTS-
RELATED PIECE TO THIS IN TERMS
OF, YOU
KNOW, POSSIBILITIES, AND
WE'RE DEFINITELY ENGAGED.
AS EVERYTHING ELSE, IT CAN BE
COMPLICATED, BUT
WE'RE DEFINITELY CLOSE, AND I
KNOW
THE PIT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A
LONG
TIME, BUT WE ARE, I
BELIEVE, VERY CLOSE TO GETTING A
WAY
AHEAD, WHICH IS
MORE OF A TEMPORARY WAY AHEAD.
I DO REALLY THINK WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING, AND I'M NOT BEHOLDEN
TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN, BUT
SOMETHING THAT REALLY BRINGS
THAT
SQUARE, THAT BLOCK INTO THE
CITY, INTO
THE SEQUENCING AS WE GO TO
OUR EAST TO HERE AND TO THE
WEST.
AND MAKE IT INVITING.
AND AS I ALWAYS SAY, TOO,
BRING A PIECE OF THE NATIVE
COMMUNITY
TO IT.
AND EVERGREEN TREES.
THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS LOOK TO
ADD.
BUT REST ASSURED THERE IS
A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT GOING ON ON
THAT
TOPIC.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD FROM
THE DISTRICT 7 PERSPECTIVE.
>> I DO LIKE THE BORDER FENCING
NOW.
THAT IS A STEP FORWARD, YES.
>> THE BORDER FENCING IS
WAY BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS
SORT
OF RECENT ITERATIONS.
BUT STILL, PRESENTS A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY.
AND YES, I'M CONCERNED BUT
I ALSO HAVE GREAT HOPE FOR WHAT
IS POSSIBLE WHEN WE COME
TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER, SO
WANT TO
THANK THE EXECUTIVE FOR
OUR INITIAL CONVERSATIONS AND
YOU
AS
WELL, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE
HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH ABOUT
THIS, IN CLOSE TOUCH.
MORE TO COME, BUT JUST NOTE
THAT IT IS AN AREA OF SHARED
CONCERN AND BRINGING TO LIFE
BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
>> IT'S LIKE MAGNOLIA,
BETWEEN US TWO.
WE HAVE THE PIT, WE HAVE
MAGNOLIA.
>> BINGO.
AN AREA OF SHARED CONCERN BY OUR
RESPECTIVE COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
AND YES TO SUE BIRD.
I DIDN'T -- I WANTED TO BE
BRIEFER, BUT I WILL 100%
LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING THAT
STATUE UNVEILING FOLLOWED BY THE
GAME
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
I'LL SEE YOU BOTH THERE.
GO STORM.
>> IT'S NOT A QUESTION BUT
MORE OF A STATEMENT, A FOLLOW-
ON
TO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
THE BORDER FENCING AROUND THIS
PIT.
WHICH HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW,
BEEN MURALS AT TIMES.
JUST BEEN GRAFFITI AT TIMES.
THE CURRENT ITERATION OF
IT, WHICH I BELIEVE IS LEGALLY
ART,
IT WRITES OUT THE NAME OF ALL
OF THE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBES IN THIS AREA, IT HAS BEEN
THE LONGEST STANDING PIECE OF
WORK THAT HAS NOT BEEN
GRAFFITIED.
>> DON'T JINX IT.
>> I CALL THAT OUT BECAUSE
I BELIEVE THAT IS IN PART DUE TO
A LEVEL OF RESPECT.
BUT IT'S ALSO THE POWER OF THE
TRIBES.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. Y'ALL ARE MAKING ME
FEEL
OLD BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHAT WAS
AT THE PIT BEFORE IT BECAME THE
PIT.
IT WAS THE OLD PUBLIC SAFETY
BUILDING.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WEST
PRECINCT, ITS HEADQUARTERS,
ITS MOTOR POOL, ITS MOTORCYCLE
UNIT.
A JAIL, COURTHOUSE, EVERYTHING.
YEAH.
I FEEL OLD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT.
SO IN COMMITTEE NEWS, COMING
UP THIS WEDNESDAY, AT 10:00 A.M.
, IS THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES
MEETING. OUR TWO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, AND
THANK YOU, CHAIR JUAREZ,
FOR ALLOWING ME TO RUN THE
THING.
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE
PREDATORY HOME BUYING
LEGISLATION FOR DISCUSSION AND
A VOTE AND ALSO MTTE FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO ITEMS
I HAVE ON THE AGENDA AT THIS
TIME.
THE NEXT LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE ON
SEPTEMBER 3rd.
THAT AGENDA IS EXTENSIVE.
SIX ITEMS AT THIS POINT.
ROOFS, BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
VOTE.
THE BILL WRIGHT GOLF COMPLEX
NETTING PROJECT FOR A
BRIEF DISCUSSION AND VOTE.
PERMITTING REFORM,
LEGISLATION WILL BE DISCUSSED AT
THAT
MEETING. SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATIONS
LEGISLATION, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS SUB ALTS.
THE 325 ROY CONTRACT REZONE, AS
WELL AS DESIGN REVIEW WHICH
WILL INCLUDE A SUBTYPE
COMPONENT.
THAT'S ON TAP FOR THE 3rd.
OUR HOPE IS TO TAKE ACTION
ON THESE ITEMS BEFORE WE GET
INTO
FULL COUNCIL.
BUDGET STUFF.
SO AGAIN, A LOT OF THINGS
THAT WE INTEND TO GET CHECKED
OFF BEFORE WE GO INTO BUDGET
SEASON.
SO THAT MAY BE A LONGER MEETING.
AND I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO
BE PREPARED FOR THAT,
THAT IT MAY BE A LITTLE LONGER.
IN TERMS OF ACTIVITY
OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS,
SINCE WE
LAST HAD OUR COUNCIL BRIEFING,
ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT FOR
ME IS THE SERIES OF ARSONS
THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN DISTRICT
TWO,
INCLUDING AT THE MOUNT BAKER
BATHHOUSE. NORTH BEACON HILL,
WHICH
ACTUALLY RESULTED IN SOME
COMCAST OUTAGES.
BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THEIR
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE MORTUARY AT RAINERED AND
ALASKA.
100-YEAR-OLD PLUS INSTITUTION,
AND THE OWNERS WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE DECEDENTS IN
THEIR CARE AT THE TIME OF THE
FIRE AS
OPPOSED TO THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.
THE DECEDENTS WERE FINE.
STRUCTURE, YEAH, IT'S GOING
TO TAKE SOME TIME TO BUILD THAT
BACK.
BUT IT IS APPARENT THAT ALL
OF THESE ARE ARSON.
WE CAN'T SAY IF THEY WERE ALL
BY
THE SAME SUSPECT.
BUT IT IS SOMETHING
THAT DEFINITELY WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND CALL OUT IN
TERMS OF
THINGS THAT HAVE DEFINITELY
IMPACTED DISTRICT TWO.
AT LEAST FOUR THAT WE WERE
TRACKING.
ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE
OTHER THINGS I'M TRACKING IS
THE
PUBLIC -- OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES.
SHOTS FIRED AT OR AFTER
HOURS LATE
NIGHT ESTABLISHMENTS. THAT'S WHY
I'LL BE DOING
A MEETING LATER ON THIS WEEK
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO FIND
OUT WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THE
LEGISLATION WE PUSHED THROUGH A
COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, SOME
TIME FOR FAS TO DO THE
NOTIFICATIONS, FOR THE JET TEAM
TO ACT, FOR
SPD TO ACT.
AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
THESE LATE NIGHT SHOOTINGS THAT
HAVE
A NEXUS TO THESE LOCATIONS.
AND LOOKING AT WHAT ARE OUR NEXT
STEPS.
AGAIN, LEGISLATION HAS BEEN
PASSED.
IS ENFORCEMENT HAPPENING?
ARE THE FINES HAPPENING?
IF NOT, WHY NOT?
AND SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS THAT
HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SHOTS FIRED
INCIDENTS.
WE HAVE PRECEDENT OF THEM BEING
SHUT DOWN.
I CAN THINK OF THE ONE IN
RAINERED BEACH.
THERE'S A COUPLE THAT MAY
NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THAT
SAME COURSE OF ACTION IN CID AND
IN
SODO.
SO JUST SAYING.
ALONG THE LINES OF PUBLIC
SAFETY, I DID HAVE A CHANCE
TO MEET WITH DR. LEE HUNT OF SPD
TO DISCUSS THE SAFE GROWTH
INITIATIVE.
IT'S A WAY OF LOOKING AT HOW
YOU DO NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN THAT
INCLUDES A ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN ELEMENT AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE, COMMUNITY TRAINING.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING HOW
IS THAT GOING -- HOW DOES HE
ENVISION
THAT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT IN
SEATTLE?
ADDITIONALLY, I MET WITH SPD
CHIEF OF STAFF RICKETTS.
AGAIN, TO DISCUSS SOME OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, THE
ARSONS, THE SHOOTINGS, THE
LATE NIGHT ESTABLISHMENTS.
JUST WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT, YOU
KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS FROM
COUNCIL.
SPEAKING OF A NIGHT OUT, THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME I ATTENDED
A NIGHT OUT NOT AS AN SPD STAFF
GUY.
SO IT WAS KIND OF DIFFERENT.
BUT I DID ATTEND SOME EVENTS.
I WAS AT THE SODO
EVENT. WE ALSO ATTENDED AN EVENT
IN
THE SEWARD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
MY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
WHO IRK WITHED WITH SPH TO GET
SPD
PRESENCE, ACTUALLY HAD K- 9
NALA AT THE EVENT, WHICH WAS A
BIG HIT FOR THE KIDS.
ALSO ATTENDED ANOTHER EVENT
IN THE SEWARD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
AT 56th AND WILLOW.
LET'S SEE. ALSO HAD MEETINGS
WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH
S REGARDING THEIR
PROJECT ON NORTH EACON HILL, THE
AGING AND WELLNESS CENTER WHICH
IS PART OF THE BEACON PACIFIC
VILLAGE, RIGHT ON THE NORTH
SIDE ON NORTH BEACON HILL.
YESTERDAY, HAD A CHANCE
TO ATTEND THE FELLOW
INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL, AND WAS ABLE
TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION ON
BEHALF OF MAYOR HARRELL TO
COMMUNITY
MEMBER DAPHNE SNYDER WHO
HAS BEEN A LONGTIME COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE FOR DEVELOPMENT,
SAFETY, TRANSITORY
DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY BUILDING
IN
THE OTHELLO NEIGHBORHOOD.
COMING UP THIS WEEK,
HAVE MEETINGS WITH KCRHA, THE
SEATTLE YOUTH DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM
IN TERMS WORKING WITH HUMAN
SERVICES.
TALKED ABOUT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE MEETING REGARDING THE
AFTER HOURS CLUBS.
I'LL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE SIEU
GREEN JANITORS GRADUATION
EVENT ON FRIDAY.
THE LITTLE SAIGON,
CELEBRATE LITTLE SAIGON EVENT ON
SATURDAY.
AND YES, THE SUE BIRD STATUE
UNVEILING ON SUNDAY.
WE WILL BE THERE.
I'M SORRY I MISSED THE
WILKINS STATUE UNVEILING.
I WAS AT A DIFFERENT EVENT,
BUT NOT GOING TO MISS THIS ONE.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COLLEAGUE.
>> OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
COMMANDER KETTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
I HAVE HAD MANY
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EXECUTIVE
DIFFERENT
LAYERS, DIFFERENT
INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE NEED TO
BUTTON
PLACE, TO OPERATIONALIZE, TO
BRING ABOUT ON THE GROUND FROM
OUR
LEGISLATION, REAL TIME
CRIME CENTER BEING AN EXAMPLE.
THAT HAS STEPPED UP, AND
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT.
OBVIOUSLY, BILLS LIKE
AFTER HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS,
THE CHRONIC NUISANCE
PROPERTY AND SO FORTH, THEY NEED
TO BEBE INTO
PLACE.
AND IT TAKES TIME EFFORT
AND I RECOGNIZE THAT,
PARTICULARLY
WHEN THEY'RE RELATED TO
BUDGET AND THE BUDGET DOESN'T
START UNTIL JANUARY 1st THE NEXT
YEAR.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE DO
NEED TO KEEP THE PRESS ON.
WE DO NEED TO KEEP THE PRESSURE
ON. AND BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT --
BECAUSE WE'RE IN THIS BRIDGING
MOMENT, WE HAVE DONE, AS I SAID
BEFORE, 20 BILLS.
A FEW CONFIRMATIONS, A COUPLE
RESOLUTIONS.
THERE'S A LOT THERE, AND WE
MOVE FROM WHERE WE WERE, BUT
WE'RE NOT IN WHERE WE NEED TO
BE.
AND WE'RE IN THIS BRIDGING
FUNCTION.
TO GET ACROSS THIS BRIDGE IS
TO BRING THESE BILLS ONLINE, TO
OPERATIONALIZE THEM, TO PUT
THEM INTO EFFECT, SO WITH THAT
SAID, SO THANK YOU FOR
ENGAGING PARTICULARLY ON THE
AFTER
HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS
BILL. IT'S IMPORTANT, NOT JUST
FOR
SOTO AND THE CID AND THE
LIKE AND PARTS OF DISTRICT ONE,
TOO.
BUT OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY,
TOO.
AND BY THE WAY, GIVE
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.
CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY.
THAT WAS USED IN DISTRICT
FIVE ON AURORA.
I APPRECIATE -- I
APPRECIATE
THAT, BRINGING THESE BILLS
ONLINE AND PUTTING THEM INTO
EFFECT.
AS MY FATHER ONCE SAID, MANY
HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK.
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING IN AND
PUSHING ON THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU.
AND JUST WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE
BEEN PUSHING FOR A LONG TIME
BEFORE I
EVEN GOT TO THIS BODY WAS A
FUND THAT BUSINESSES COULD TAP
INTO TO MAKE REPAIRS OR SECURITY
IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE
THEY SUFFERED A CRIME.
LIKE A BREAK- IN, VANDALISM,
GRAFFITI, OR WHATEVER.
AND OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DID
ANNOUNCE
THEIR BACK TO BUSINESS PROGRAM,
WHICH DOES JUST THAT, PROVIDES A
POOL
OF FUNDS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO
TAP INTO TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE THEY SUFFER
A CRIME.
VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING.
THEY ALSO INCLUDED CRIME
PREVENTION THROUGH
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AS
JUSTIFICATION
FOR PROVIDING THIS FUNDING.
SO AGAIN, GREAT
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ON THAT.
WE'LL DEFINITELY BE
PUSHING OUT INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW
BUSINESSES CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE, AGAIN,
IF YOU'RE A SMALL MOM AND POP
OPERATING, YOU HAVE
SMALL MARGINS AND SOMEONE BUSTS
YOUR
WINDOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING
TO TAKE THOUSANDS TO REPAIR THE
WINDOW.
IF YOU CAN DO SECURITY FILM
UP FRONT TO PREVENT THAT
BREAKAGE FROM HAPPENING IN THE
FIRST
PLACE, YOU KNOW, SECURITY
FILM VERSUS BARS, WHICH I HATE
BARS, JUST GOING TO SAYSAY IT.
AGAIN, OVER THE LONG RUN,
IT'S GOING TO SAVE THE CITY
MONEY.
IT'S GOING TO SAVE THOSE
BUSINESSES INSURANCE COSTS.
SO THANK YOU, OED, FOR
MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
>> ALONG THOSE LINES ON
SEPTA, FOR THE SAME LOGIC.
I APPRECIATE YOUR
HELP THUS FAR IN MOVING FORWARD
REGARDING BEING IN SEPTA
PRINCIPLES AND IDEA INTO THE
PUBLIC
SAFETY ELEMENT AMENDMENT FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
BECAUSE BIGGER PICTURE, LONGER
TERM, SAME CONCEPT, SAME
POSSIBILITIES.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES
IN
COUNCIL BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES
THAT
PUT THE MONEY INTO THE BUDGET TO
KEEP THE STORE FRONT REPAIR
FUND GOING, $800,000 THIS YEAR
AND NEXT YEAR, AND THAT IS THE
MONEY
THAT IS BEING USED.
AND THAT, FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T
KNOW THAT, PROVIDES
$2,000 CHECKS TO BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFITS, ANY BRICK AND MORTAR
THAT HAS HAD TO PAY FOR THE
COST OF REPAIRS FOLLOWING A
BREAK-IN.
SO BECAUSE THAT MONEY IS
THERE, AND MAKES THIS REVISION
OR
EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM
POSSIBLE. SO THAT IS GREAT.
AND AT SOME POINT, WHAT I
HEAR ABOUT A LOT ON THAT FRONT
IS BALLARDS OR PLANTERS IN THE
STREET IN FRONT OF BUSINESSES.
YOU KNOW, BARS OR FILM
ON WINDOWS WILL NOT STOP A
STOLEN KIA FROM PLOWING THROUGH
THE FRONT OF A BUSINESS.
BUT YOU KNOW, SOME SIMPLE PRETTY
BARRIERS COULD -- AND
OTHER SECURITY MEASURES THAT
WILL
BE ALLOWED FOR IN THAT PROGRAM,
CAMERAS, ET CETERA.
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
I GUESS I'M UP.
I WANTED TO ALSO SAY, I
JUST CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITED
I AM
TO START THE
DELIBERATIONS ON THE FTE PROGRAM
SEVEN, BECAUSE
AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE
MADE COMMENTS THAT I REALLY --
THE
MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION
PROGRAM, YES.
GREAT TO HAVE IT FINALLY IN YOUR
COMMITTEE.
AND YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE
THIS ALLOWS -- THIS PROGRAM
ALLOWS
US TO MEET MANY POLICY GOALS,
NOT ONLY DOES IT -- IT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY, IT'S
NOT NECESSARILY THE DECIDING
THING THAT MAKES A PROJECT
PENCIL OUT
FOR A DEVELOPER, A PRIVATE
DEVELOPER, BUT IT HELPS.
AND WE NEED MORE HOUSING.
WE HAVE A HOUSING CRISIS.
BUT IT DOES ALSO -- IT'S MIXED
INCOME HOUSING.
BECAUSE THERE IS A PERCENTAGE
OF THE UNITS OF THE BUILDING
THAT
ARE DESIGNATED, THAT
ARE REQUIRED TO BE AFFORDABLE
AT CERTAIN LEVELS OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME.
YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY,
THE DEVELOPERS ARE DOING ON-
SITE
PERFORMANCE.
YOU KNOW, AND BUT WE ALWAYS
WANT -- NOT WE ALWAYS, BUT
LET'S JUST SAY SOME PEOPLE
WOULD PREFER THAT DEVELOPERS WHO
ARE ENGAGING WITH OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAM DO NAT INSTEAD
OF PAYING THE FEE IN
LIEU. THE POINT IS THIS IS A
PROGRAM THAT ASSURES THERE WILL
BE MIXED
INCOME HOUSING AND ALSO PERHAPS
INCENTIVIZING A LITTLE
MORE HOUSING BECAUSE IT MAKES
A LITTLE BIT MORE FINANCIAL
SENSE.
ALL TO SAY, I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO OUR DISCUSSION ON
WEDNESDAY.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
IT'S UP TO ME
NOW. OUR NEXT MEETING, THE
NEXT MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
IS THIS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14th, AT 2:00.
AND WE'RE STILL FINALIZING
ALL THE PRESENTERS, BUT FIRST
THERE WILL BE A -- WELL, IT WILL
BE
A DRILLED DOWN INTO THE STATUS
OF THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF
THREE DIFFERENT AUDITS.
ONE IS THE ORGANIZED
RETAIL CRIME AUDIT.
THE SECOND IS THE
CONCENTRATION OF THE OVERLAP OF
FATAL
OVERDOSES AND CRIME.
I BELIEVE YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER, WERE THE ONE THAT
REQUESTED
THAT.
AND THEN THE FINAL ONE IS THE
AUDIT ON HOW WE CAN -- OR
WHAT THE EXTRA STEPS THE CITY
CAN TAKE TO HELP REDUCE GUN
VIOLENCE.
WE'LL HEAR FROM THE
AUDITORS ON THAT, AND I BELIEVE
THE HEADS
OF THE RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS
THERE.
THEN WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ON THE WEST
SEATTLE
JUNCTION BIA AMENDMENT AND
WE'LL BE JOINED BY OED AND WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION BIA DIRECTOR
CHRIS McKAY.
AND THEN SO THAT WILL THEN --
SO THAT IS OUR LAST MEETING
BEFORE THE BREAK, OF COURSE.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING AND A POSSIBLE VOTE ON
THAT
IN THE SEPTEMBER 11th COMMITTEE.
JUST HEADS UP.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST MOVING ON, BECAUSE WE
HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH
WILL BE PROBABLY LONG.
ON THURSDAY, I'LL BE
ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIP SUMMER SOCIAL.
AND THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL
SUMMER GATHERING TO
CELEBRATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
THE
PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT SO UNIQUE AND
VIBRANT.
NEXT MONDAY, I'LL BE
ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE
SAFEWAY APARTMENT GROUND
BREAKING.
IT WILL BE HELD ON THE FORMER
SAFEWAY SITE ADJACENT
TO UNIVERSITY VILLAGE AT
3020 NORTHEAST 45th STREET.
IN SEATTLE.
ZIP CODE 98105.
NOW, I GET INTO DETAIL ON
THIS BECAUSE THIS WILL BE THE
LARGEST
MULTI- FAMILY GROUNDBREAKING
IN SEATTLE SINCE THE COVID
PERIOD.
AND THIS PROJECT WILL BE
JUST SHY OF 800 UNITS OF NEW
HOUSING WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE
OF
UW AND THE LIGHT RAIL.
SO YEAH.
PRETTY EXCITING.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
NOT INSPIRING ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. OKAY, IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE WILL NOW MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HEARING NONE, AS PRESIDING
OFFICER, I'M ANNOUNCING
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
NOW
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF WHICH TO
DISCUSS PENDING POTENTIAL
OR ACTUAL LITIGATION IN THE
EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL
LEGAL MATTERS AS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW
IN A LEGAL MONITOR IS
ALWAYS PRESENT TO INSURE THAT
THE COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS
OF POLICY FOR OPEN SESSION.
NOW, AND THE CLERK ALWAYS
HELPS ME DO THE MATH WHEN IT
SAYS I
EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY 3:13
PLUS 75
MINUTES IS --
4:30.
ALL RIGHT.
AND IF IT GOES LONGER THAN
THAT, I WILL COME ON TV AND SAY,
WE'RE GOING TO BE EXTENDING
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OTHERWISE, THIS MEETING WILL
END AUTOMATICALLY WHEN WE'RE
DONE.
ALL RIGHT.
WITH
THAT, I'LL SEE YOU ALL ONLINE.