P.M. I'M MARITZA RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS EXCUSED
FROM THE MEETING. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. NO
OBJECTION THE MINUTES OF
SEPTEMBER 15th, 2025 WILL BE
ADOPTED. OKAY. LET THE RECORD
REFLECT COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
JOINED US. THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE
TODAY. WE HAVE THREE EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS TODAY. WE WILL BEGIN
OUR NEXT DISCUSSION ON THE
PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
AND COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES IN THE ORDER OF
DISCUSSION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE
ROTATED ROLL CALL FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS WHICH IS
DESIGNATED ALPHABETICALLY BY
LAST NAME AND WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT CALL LAST. THIS WEEK
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA BEGIN AND
THAND OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM, PRESIDENT
PRO-TEMI THINK THAT IS THE
OFFICIAL TIME. COLLEAGUES. GOOD
AFTERNOON. ON THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE WE PASSED IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE BEFORE US
TOMORROW AT FULL COUNCIL JUST TO
FLAG A FEW HERE OF THE EXCITING
PIECES OF LEGISLATION. A
DISTRICTIVE FUND, REFLECTS A
FIRST OF ITS KIND TO STAND UP
E-CARGO PERMIT. BIKE PERMIT
PROGRAM. THERE ARE TECHNICAL
LEGISLATION REGARDING A NAME
CHANGE ENTITY. ON THE EXTERNAL
FRONTS THERE IS A PSRC BOARD
MEETING THAT I WILL NOT BE
JOINING ON WEDNESDAY, EXCUSED
FOR BUDGET PURPOSES. OUT IN THE
COMMUNITY, AND OTHER NEWS, HAD A
FEW EXCITING MEETINGS RECENTLY
OVER THE PAST WEEK WITH ELECTED
OFFICIALS SPECIFICALLY SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL COURT, PRESIDING JUDGE
CRAWFORD-WILLIS. ALSO MY
LEGISLATIVE COUNTERPART AT KING
COUNTY COUNCIL. THE DISTRICT 8
REPRESENTATIVE, KING COUNTY
MEMBER. SO, HAD TERRIFIC
CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS. AND I APPRECIATE
THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND WORKING SO
CLOSELY WITH ME AND MY OFFICE ON
ANY OF OUR SHARED PRIORITIES AND
ISSUES IMPACTING OUR SHARED
COMMUNITIES. ALSO, HAD A
TERRIFIC MEETING LAST WEEK WITH
SOME FOLKS FROM OUR LOCAL 27.
SPECIFICALLY THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS.
LOCAL 27 VISITED STATION 10 IN
PIONEER SQUARE LAST WEEK TO
DISCUSS, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
ONGOING STAFFING CHALLENGES.
BUT, THE FIREFIGHTERS REPORT
THAT WHILE DEMAND FOR SERVICES
AND SEATTLE'S POPULATION HAS
GROWN, STAFFING LEVELS HAVE NOT
ALWAYS KEPT PACE. BUT THEY ARE
DOING TERRIFIC WORK AND IT WAS
GOOD TO SEE SOME OF THE WORK
THEY ARE DOING FIRSTHAND AND
MEET A LOT OF THEIR MEMBERS
INDIVIDUALLY, FIRSTHAND, GOOD TO
CHECK IN WITH OUR LOCAL 27
FOLKS. ALSO, IN THE COMMUNITY,
HAD A GREAT MEETING LAST WEEK
WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE
HIGHLAND PARK AREA, LEADERS OF
THE HIGHLAND PARK AREA,
SPECIFICALLY I TOURED AND VISITS
THE HIGHLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT
CLUB. THE FORMER SITE OF
HIGHLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT CLUB
THAT WAS TRAGICALLY LOST TO FIRE
IN JUNE OF 2021 AFTER STANDING
FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. EVEN IN
ITS ABSENCE, THIS SITE AND THE
CONSTRUCT OF A REBUILT
IMPROVEMENT CLUB FOR HIGHLAND
PARK REMAIN ACE CORNERSTONE FOR
THE COMMUNITY. MANY MEMBERS OF
THE HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY AND
MYSELF ARE REMAINING COMMITTED
TO REBUILDING IT. LOOKING
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THOSE
EFFORTS. ALSO HAD A TERRIFIC
MEETING WITH THE SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPERS CEO ROBERTO
HEMENEZ, AMONG OTHER THINGS WE
DISCUSSED HOW BEST TO WORK
TOGETHER AND HOW THE COUNCIL CAN
SUPPORT THE WORK IN THE EARLY
STAGES. EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
MEET LATER THIS WEEK WITH THE
CO-CHAIRS OF THE RENTER'S
COMMISSION. MY OFFICE PREVIOUSLY
MET AND ENGAGED WITH A THEM ON A
NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE LAST
MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF AS WE
MOVE THROUGH THE FAST-MOVING
LEGISLATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO
ENGAGING WITH THEM DIRECTLY.
FINALLY I SHALL NOTE, TERRIFIC
TIME AFTER THE MAYORTON SERIES
OF VOTED ON FRIDAY. WENT AND
VISITED, WATCHED FIRST OFF AS A
FAN BUT WATCHED A BIG RIVALRY
GAME IN WEST SEATTLE BETWEEN
WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL AND
CHIEF INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST RIVALRY
FOOTBALL GAMES IN ALL OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. AND, IT WAS
BATTLE OF SEATTLE IF YOU WILL.
BATTLE OF WEST SEATTLE. BATTLE
OF THE PENINSULA, HARD-FOUGHT
GAME. I SAW A KICKER KICK A 52
YARD FIELD GOAL! 52 YARD FIELD
GOAL, HIGH SCHOOL KID KICKED A
52 YARD FIELD GOAL. I SEE
COLLEGE KIDS AND PROFESSIONALS
MISS THOSE ALL OF THE TIME. IN
THE END, A FUN, FUN GAME IN THE
END. WEST SEATTLE PREVAILED.
WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL
PREVAILED AND I WAS HONORED TO
PRESENT THEM WITH A TROPHY. AND
THEN BOTH TEAMS BEFORE THAT WITH
A PROCLAMATION. BUT, FUN
COMMUNITY EVENT. REMINDED ME I
-- IT HAS BEEN 25 PLUS YEARS
SINCE I HAVE BEEN TO A HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME AND
REMINDED ME HOW ROWDY AND
ENERGETIC THOSE THINGS CAN BE.
IN ANY EVENT. GOOD TO SHARE OR
SPEND SOME TIME IN THE COMMUNITY
AFTER SUCH A LONG CONVERSATION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I
WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS F NOT, I SHALL PASS IT
OFF TO THE NEXT PERSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. SO, LAND USE
COMMITTEE, WE WILL HAVE FOUR
BILLS COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL
INCLUDING THE ROOTS TO ROOFS
BONUS PILOT PROGRAM, DESIGNED
REVIEW LEGISLATION AND
LEGISLATION RELATED TO A PARCEL
REZONE IN UPTOWN. THERE WILL BE
TWO UP COMING SPECIAL LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS ONE ON
OCTOBER 10th, ONE ON OCTOBER
31st. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC
HEARING ABOUT SEPA HOUSING
THRESHOLD LEGISLATION AND
LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF
APPOINTMENTS AS WELL. THE RECENT
ACTIVITY LAST WEEK. I PRESENTED
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE
WASHINGTON STATE ASSOCIATION, WE
WERE IN VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS
FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. AND I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, HER STAFF, MY
POLICY DIRECTOR FOR THEIR WORK
MAKING SURE DISTRICT TWO
PRIORITIES WERE REFLECTED IN THE
PACKET OF AMENDMENTS AND I WANT
TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES
FOR THEIR HARD WORK FOR ALL OF
THE COMMENTARY. ESPECIALLY WANT
TO THANK CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
THE WAY SHE SHEPPERRED THIS
ENTIRE PROCESS. LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE FINAL VOTE ON THE
LEGISLATION IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS. WE HAD STAFF ATTEND THE
SOUTHEAST DEVELOPMENT FUNDRAISER
ON THURSDAY. I, MYSELF, ATTENDED
THE GALA ON SATURDAY EVENING.
JUST THIS MORNING I MET WITH
MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTEERS,
NEIGHBORS REGARDING SOME OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY ISSUES
THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON DOWN IN
THAT COMMUNITY. IN THE WEEK
AHEAD WE WILL BE MEETING WITH
TREATMENT SERVICES, SEATTLE,
KING COUNTY BARS, HOUSING
JUSTICE PROJECT AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES. WE WILL ATTEND THE
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
CELEBRATION AND ATTENDING THE
GRAM STREET BLOCK PARTY ON
SATURDAY. SO, THAT IS IT IN A
NUTSHELL. I WELCOME QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. HEARING NONE, I PASS
IT OVER TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM
BALLARD.
>> YES. AND GREENBELT, MANY
OTHER MICRONEIGHBORHOODS AND
HONOR TO SERVE THE ENTIRE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
>> FAIR ENOUGH. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YES. [INAUDIBLE]
>> SO, TRAVEL COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE LAST TUESDAY I WAS
HONORED TO GET TO JOIN TRIBAL
LEADERS, CITY OFFICIALS AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE SECOND
EVER TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
ENGAGING GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT WORK. IT WAS AMAZING
TO SEE ELECTED TRIBAL LEADERS
AND OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY OF
SEATTLE SITTING AT THE SAME
TABLE WORKING THROUGH PROBLEMS
AND GETTING STUFF DONE. IT IS
ALSO GREAT TO SEE THAT THE WORK
WAS BENCHMARKED FROM THE FIRST
POINT. WORK IS CONTINUING TO
TAKE PLACE AND THERE IS MORE
ENERGY TO TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT
HAVE BEEN RAISED. SO, BIG THANK
YOU TO THE TEAM TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN. WE WILL BE PRESENTING
OUTCOMES AND DOING MORE
QUARTERLY CHECK INS ON THE
DIFFERENT BUCKETS IN THE
FINANCIAL COMMITTEE. YOU MAY OR
MAY NOT BE AWARE IT MARKS THE
TRANSITION INTO BUDGET. SO, I AM
EXCITED THAT STARTING THERE WEEK
WE WILL HAVE CITY DEPARTMENT
PRESENTATIONS. LET ME PULL OUT
MY LIST. THIS THURSDAY, IT IS
GOING TO BE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE
WILL HAVE AN INTRODUCTION FROM
CENTRAL STAFF AND OVERVIEW FROM
CBO. WE WILL THEN JUMP INTO, IN
THE AFTERNOON, ISSUES ABOUT
FEDERAL BACK HILL AND PROPOSED
SALES TAX PROPOSALS. ON FRIDAY,
WE WILL HAVE PLANNING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT, PARKS AND
RECREATION IN THE MORNING. AND
S-.IN THE AFTERNOON. NEXT MONDAY
WILL BE PUBLIC SAFETY DAY. IN
THE MORNING WE WILL HAVE THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CARE
FIRE DEPARTMENT. IN THE
AFTERNOON WE WILL HAVE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT. ON TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30th, MY FATHER'S
BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD,
WE WILL HAVE HOUSING, SEATTLE
CENTER, OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN THE MORNING AND
ARTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
COLLEAGUES F THERE IS A
DEPARTMENT THAT IS WITHIN THE
COMMITTEE THAT YOU CHAIR WE WILL
TAKE PRESENTATIONS, THROUGHOUT
ALL OF BUDGET YOU WILL SHEPHERD
THEIR WORK, RIGHT? SO, IF WE
HAVE PRESENTATIONS FROM CENTRAL
STAFF ABOUT ISSUES THAT THEY
HAVE IDENTIFIED YOU WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY IN COMMITTEE TO
SPEAK TO THOSE ISSUES IN AN
INTRODUCTION AND CLOSING AT THE
END. SAME WITH WHEN THEY COME TO
PRESENT. I WILL CALL ON YOU
FIRST. ONCE WE GET TO QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS TO LEAD US IN AND
LEAD US THROUGH. SO, THAT IS
THIS WEEK. THERE WILL BE PUBLIC
COMMENT ACCEPTED ON SEPTEMBER
25th AND THEN WE WILL HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING
OF EACH SECTION OF THE BUDGET.
SO COLLEAGUES I AM SURE YOU ALL
SEEN THE BEAUTIFUL CHARTS AT THE
BEGINNING OF EACH SECTION WE
WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE
WILL ALSO HAVE TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS AND WE WILL STRUCTURE
THEM DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DID
LAST YEAR, TAKING A NOTE FROM
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH PLAN,
STARTING THEM EARLY IN THE DAY
AND IT SHORTENED OUR EVENINGS.
THOSE ARE THE PREVIEWS, WE WILL
BE EXCITED TO RECEIVE THE BUDGET
TOMORROW. CENTRAL STAFF MAY MOST
LIKELY WORKING FROM HOME DIVING
INTO THE BUDGET THEY ARE
AVAILABLE FOR YOUR QUESTIONS, AS
ALWAYS WE WILL BE USING
ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. THIS
YEAR, I HAVE A LITTLE CHEAT
CHEAT THAT I USE, I WAS GOING TO
MAKE PHOTOCOPIES AND PRINT THEM
OUT TO YOU ALL UNTIL IT SAYS DO
NOT MAKE PHOTOCOPIES. SO, WE
HAVE GOTTEN, I ORDERED AND
RECEIVE A NUMBER OF COPIES OF
THIS CHEAT SHEET. I WILL LEAVE
THEM. IF FOLKS SAY, POINT OF
ORDER, I AM GUILTY OF THIS.
POINT OF ORDER, IT IS NOT LIKE
THAT, IT IS WHAT IS THE POINT?
AND THEN SPECIFIC WAYS THAT WE
CAN WALK THROUGH THAT POINT OF
ORDER. IT HELPS THE FLOW OF THE
COMMITTEE. THAT IS ABOUT IT. FOR
FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW WE WILL
HAVE THE SOUND TRANSIT 3
STAFFING ENHANCEMENTS, THIS IS A
REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION BECAUSE WE ARE
ALREADY RECEIVING INFLUX OF
PERMITS. AND THE WAKE WILL SOON
HIT. SO, WE HAVE EIGHT POSITIONS
OF THE 40 THAT WE ARE HIRING
AND, IT IS, IT IS AN ALLOWANCE
TO START HIRING THE POSITIONS.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
BILL. IF WE AS THE CITY DON'T
DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO
QUICKEN THE TIME LINE SOUND
TRANSIT WILL -- IT WILL TAKE
LONGER FOR THEM TO DELIVER
SERVICE TO US. IT WILL ALSO COST
MORE T. IS CRITICAL THAT WE AS A
CITY OF SEATTLE DEMONSTRATE FOR
OUR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HOW WE
DO WORK. SO FAR WE HAVE CUT RED
TAPE AND NOW WE NEED TO HIRE THE
STAFF TO PROCESS THE PAPER EVEN
FASTER. SOUND TRANSIT CONTINUES,
THAT IS FOR FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW. MY ROLE ON THE SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD WE CONTINUE TO GO
THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE PROCESS
WHICH IS LOOKING NOT ONLY AT
WHAT CAN WE DELIVER IN THE
CAPITAL DEPARTMENT BUT HOW DO WE
IMPROVE THE SERVICES FOR
OPERATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD. WE
HAD A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT
WEST SEATTLE. I THINK I GAVE A
BRIEFING. I KNOW I TALKED TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AFTERWARDS,
THERE ARE SOME GOOD COST SAVING
MEASURES, THERE ARE BAD
COST-SAVING MEASURES, THAT WORK
WILL HAPPEN. AND IN DISTRICT 6,
I WILL SPEND MY TYPICAL OFFICE
HOURS TIMES THIS MONTH AND I AM
CONTINUING TO FIND TIME TO MEET
WITH RESIDENTS BEFORE BUDGET
TAKES FULL SWING. AND FOR THOSE
THAT SIGN UP TODAY. FOR PEOPLE
WHO SIGN UP FROM HERE ON I WILL
BE WAITING UNTIL DECEMBER
WHETHER I DO MY ANNUAL 21 HOUR
MARATHON OF OFFICE HOURS. JUST
SO THAT I CAN STAY FOCUSED ON
BUDGET. THAT IS MY REPORT.
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SRAUSS, WE WANT TO NOTE THAT
HOLLINGSWORTH IS EXCUSED FOR
TODAY'S BRIEFING.
>> GOOD AHEAD OF D5. I DID NOT
GET THAT. THAT IS OKAY. I AM
GOING TO REPEAT A LITTLE BIT OF
WHAT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. LAST
WEEK, WE HAD OUR SECOND TRIBAL
NATION SUMMIT. WE HOSTED 10
TRIBAL NATIONS IN OVER 120
TRIBAL CITY, TRIBAL AND CITY
LEADERS INCLUDING IN ATTENDANCE
20TRAVEL LEADERS. 10
INDIGENOUS-LED LEADERS SEATTLE
CLUB, HEALTH BOARD, SERVICES,
UNITED INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES AND
OF COURSE THE INDIGENOUS STAFF
WAS REPRESENTING SEATTLE, CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB, RISE ABOVE,
HUMMINGBIRD AND OTHER NATIVE
AMERICAN GROUPS THAT MAKE UP THE
IAC. THEY HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS IN
WHICH THREE OF ELECTED TRIBAL
LEADERS. SO, WE HAVE SPENT CITY
LEADERS DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND
STAFF. REPRESENTATIVES FROM
PUBLIC SCHOOL. THREE PEOPLE
INCLUDING FORMER MAYOR'S OFFICE
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF
INDIANA, FAIRS. THREE PEOPLE
FROM THE FEDERAL DELEGATION
STAFF AND, OF COURSE, THE
INDIGENOUS COUNCIL ADVISORY, ALL
EIGHT OF THEM ATTENDED. I WANT
TO THANK, FIRST OF ALL,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. FOR
HOSTING AND PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER AND FIVE OF OUR CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO DID ATTEND AS
THEY ALL TRIED TO ROTATE IN AND
OUT. THAT REALLY MEANT A LOT TO
TRIBAL LEADERSHIP AND
GOVERNMENTS AND INDIGENOUS
LEGISLATIONS, I WANT TO THANK
STRAUSS BECAUSE HE WORKED TO
ESTABLISH AND FUND INDIGENOUS
COUNCIL SIT WAITED IN DEPARTMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS. NO EASY TASK BUT
IT GOT DONE. SETTING THE TONE BY
ASKING CITY DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
TO SPEAK TO WHAT THEY COMMIT TO.
AND WHAT THEY WORK FOR. THAT
CHANGED THE WHOLE TONE. PEOPLE
MADE THE COMMITMENTS, IT WAS
STATED THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
BENEFITS AND ORGANIZATIONS LEAD
SOLUTIONS FOR ISSUES SUCH AS
HOMELESSNESS AND I THINK THEY
MEANT ADDICTION BUT NOT
ADDITION, I THINK WE KNOW HOW TO
ADD. OI WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH OIR AND OED TO STAND UP THE
ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN 2026. WE WILL
ALSO COLLABORATE WITH OIR AND
SPD ON A TRIBAL NATIONAL'S
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION NEXT
YEAR. I WANT TO THANK CHIEF
BARNS WHO WAS THERE. AND CHIEF
BARDON FROM CARE. ALL THREE OF
THEM, YOU SLOWING UP AND BEING
THERE, JUST SO, REALLY GETS TO
THE HEART OF GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT. ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SUMMIT, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT
THAT. WE WANT TO EXPLORE
POTENTIAL MOUs REGARDING
JURISDICTIONS AND CRIMINAL
JURISDICTION AND TO TARGET
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE, WOMEN AND GIRLS. I WANT
TO THANK OIR WHO PUT IT TOGETHER
ALONG WITH DON, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, HUGE SHOUT OUT TO
THE DIRECTOR WHO HAS BEEN
TALKING TO ME FOR A FEW YEARS
NOW ABOUT A ECONOMIC SUMMIT
WHERE WE INVITE AND HAVE TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP WORKING WITH OED TO
BRING TRIBAL MONEY, IF I CAN BE
THAT CANDID. WE SHOULD INVITE
THE FOLKS WHO IT IS THEIR LAND
AND TALK TO NOT JUST TRIBAL
FOLKS BUT FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES
IN OUR GREAT CITY. SO, AT THE
TRIBAL DATE SUMMIT THE MAYOR
ANNOUNCED MORE THAN $9 MILLION
IN INVESTMENTS INCLUDING SEATTLE
BOARD, THUNDERBIRD TREATMENT
CENTER, 1.8 MILLION. RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT FACILITIES AND
HISPANICAL SERVICES. THANK YOU
DIRECTOR AND WE LOPE TO CLOSE
THAT FUNDING GAP. WE REQUESTED
MORE BUT WORKED WITH THE BUDGET
CLAIRE. SO, WE CAN CLOSE THAT
GAP AND WE CAN GET THE
THUNDERBIRD TREATMENT, THAT HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR 25 OR 30 YEARS.
AT FULL CAPACITY. ALSO FOR THE
SEATTLE SERVICE COMMISSION,
WORKING WITH DIRECTOR AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, $500,000 FOR
THE DEMOLITION OF THE SERVICES
AS PART OF THE NEW TRANSIT
DEVELOPMENT IN SAIGON
NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS A LONG
TIME COMING. THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND OUR OFFICE AND ALL OF THE
OTHER INDIGENOUS-LED
ORGANIZATIONS TO RECOGNIZE THAT
WE DO NEED TO PRETTY MUCH TEAR
DOWN THE BUILDING BUT, PUT IN
ITS PLACE HOUSING IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NEEDS MORE
HOUSING AND SERVICES AND
COMMERCIAL SPACE. ALSO, THE
TRIBAL INTERPTIVE CENTER THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE DESIGNATED $7
MILLION. IT MAKES PROGRESS
TOWARDS FULFILLING COMMITMENTS
OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
DURING THE ELLIOT BAY SEA WALL
CONSTRUCTION, THAT HAS BEEN
GOING ON AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN
HERE. AGAIN, I WANT TO SHARE MY
APPRECIATION FOR MY FELLOW
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT COLLABORATED
AND COMPROMISED ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I KNOW IT
WAS A LOT OF WORK AND A BIG
SHOUT OUT TO THE CHAIR. CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. SHE WAS SPINNING
A LOT OF PLATES IN THE AIR, A
LOT OF AMENDMENTS COMING IN, WE
GOT THERE. THAT IS WHAT IS
IMPORTANT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVES
TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF THE
CLOSURE OF THE FRED MEYER, THAT
IS NOT GOING AWAY. WE HOPE TO
KEEP MAKING PROGRESS THERE.
SATURDAY, I JOINED THE UNITED
INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES GALA ON
SATURDAY. WE WERE CELEBRATING 55
YEARS OF DAY BREAK STAR. THE CEO
OR THE ED AT DAY BREAK STAR
UNITED INDIANS AND WE RAISE
MONEY FOR DAY BREAK STAR.
COMMUNITY AND BUILDING AND ALL
OF THE FOLKS THAT USE THAT, THE
DAY BREAK STAR FACILITY. VERY
EXCITING NEWS HERE. STRAUSS AT
THE EDGE OF HIS SEAT, THE FIRST
NORTH STAR GAZETTE, AND THE PET
OF THE WEEK. THOSE THAT WANTED
TO GIVE US A PICTURE OF YOUR
CAT, DOG, HAMSTER, DUCK, WE WILL
PUT IT IN THE NEWS LETTER. THE
NORTH STAR. IT IS CALLED THE
NORTH STAR. I DON'T HAVE MY
FACE ON IT, TRUST ME. UP COMING,
WE WILL GET THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
TOMORROW. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND TO MAKE SURE
WE RECOGNIZE AS MANY NEEDS
ACROSS THE CITY AND MY DISTRICT,
DISTRICT FIVE AND INDIGENOUS LED
ORGANIZATIONS. SECOND AND LASTLY
THE KING COUNTY HOUSING
AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
PLEATING ON FRIDAY WILL BE
THERE, I WILL BE THERE WHERE WE
WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE
CONTINUING OF CARE UPDATES AND
MAYOR HARELL'S ADVANCING
RESOLUTION. I THINK HE IS
BASICALLY SAYING WE ARE GOING TO
MOVE FORWARD AS A REGION OR
MAYBE NOT. THE CITY OF SEATTLE
CONTRIBUTES A MAJORITY OF AMOUNT
OF MONEY TO THE KING COUNTY
HOUSING AUTHORITY. CHAIR, MADAM
PRO-TEM, CHAIR, AHEAD [ LAUGHTER
]
>> THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS
COLLEAGUES? JUST BEFORE WE MOVE
ON TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS
ALWAYS, STARTING OFF WITH THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WE HAVE
A PLEATING TOMORROW, TOMORROW
MORNING, IT IS THE LAST BEFORE
THE BUDGET. SNEAKING IT IN. WE
WILL HAVE THREE NOMINEES FOR THE
POLICE COMIEGZ, TWO ARE
RETURNING AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
ONE WILL BE JOINING US ON THE
CPC AND COMING UNDER CITY
COUNCIL. THAT IS RICK WILLIAMS.
IT IS A MILESTONE AND A STEPPING
STONE. AND, THE MR. WILLIAMS
JOINS US. THAT STEPPING STONE
AND MOVING TOWARDS IT.
CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD. THE
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS, WE HAVE
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
LEGISLATION PIECES RELATED TO
THE LINING OF RCW, THE VICE PRO,
STATE LAW WITH THE SMCN THIS
CASE T IS OUR CODE. AND, SO,
BASICALLY LIKE THE LIKE. THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE
FUNCTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM AND THEN WE HAVE THE
OTHER SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT.
WE HAVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION
RELATED TO PRO-TEM JUDGES AND
LIFTING THE REQUIREMENT THEY
LIVE IN SEATTLE. IT HAS BEEN A
RESTRAINT. AND, SO THAT IS THAT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION, AND
FINALLY, A BRIEFING ON COMMUNITY
SAFETY. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I HAVE BEEN SAYING, TO BROADEN
WHAT WE ARE DOING AND THEN
REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN COMMUNITY SAFETY
SPACE. IT IS PART OF PUBLIC
SAFETY. IT IS ANOTHER VERSION OF
THE RESPONSE, BUT AT THAT GRASS
ROOTS ON THE GROUND NEIGHBORHOOD
LEVEL. I THINK THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT WILL BE
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. IN
TERMS OF MY CALENDAR, THIS WEEK.
I WANT TO START OFF WITH A -- A
THANK YOU FOR A DELEGATION FROM
THE CITY METRO POLITAN CITY
COUNCIL. SIX MEMBERS OF THE
KOREA CITY COUNCIL HERE. AND HAD
THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
AND SPEAK WITH. NEY HAVE SOME
SIMILARITIES .
>> THEY HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES.
PART OF THE TECH CENTER. I
REALLY ENJOYED MEETING WITH THE
GROUP. AND, TOMORROW, WE HAVE
OUR ADVISORY PLEATING. A BIG
EVENT AND A LOT OF SPEAKERS FROM
CITY GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE
MYSELF AND MEMBERS OF THE
PRECINCT AND THE EXECUTIVE. THIS
THURSDAY IT IS COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA MENTIONED THE COUNCIL, THE
EXECUTIVE BOARD. OF COURSE,
THERE IS A CONFLICT THAT WILL BE
NOTED. AND, COLLEAGUES I SHOULD
ADD I HAVE AN ADHOC MEETING.
THIS IS A NEW ITEM FOR ME. IT IS
A COMMIT TOW DO A REVIEW OF THE
PRC ITSELF, WE ARE LOOKING AT
THE DIFFERENT BODIES OF THE PSRC
MEMBERSHIP AND BALANCING AND
TALKING ABOUT REGIONALISM AND
HOW IT PLAYS IN THE FOUR
COUNTIES THAT, THAT ARE PART OF
THE PSRC. AND FRIDAY, THE
COUNCIL MEETING, THAT IS WITH
STAFF. I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON
THAT. FOR NEXT WEEK, THE MEETING
WILL BE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
COALITION AND GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE, TYING BACK TO THE BPC
AND COMMUNITY PASSAGE WAYS AND
ON THURSDAY, TYING INTO WHAT
COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WAS
TALKING ABOUT. I WILL HAVE MORE
ON THAT WITH THE SHELTERS AS
PART OF THE CASE HERE AND ALSO
THE COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE
DAY WE PLEAD TO BUILD CAPACITY
IN OUR CITY AND ONE WILL BE IN
LAKE CITY. AND WORKING THE
OTHER. AND, I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND THE MAYOR SAID
LAST WEEK. THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SALES TAX, I DON'T KNOW WHERE
HE GOT IT FROM. IN THE SPEECH,
HE NOTED PUBLIC SAFETY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH ARE TWO SIDES OF
THE SAME COIN. I AM NOT SURE
WHERE THAT THOUGHT CAME FROM. IT
IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE TO DO THIS
IN A REGIONAL WAY. WE HAVE TO
SHOW THAT WE CAN DO IT IN A
REGIONAL WAY. WE HAVE TO SHOW
THAT WE CAN GET THE JOB DONE,
THEREFORE, TO ATTRACT THE OTHER
JURISDICTIONS IN THE COUNTY TO
PARTICIPATE FULLY IN WHAT WE ARE
DOING. AND THE VEHICLE OF THE
CASE HEARING. LASTLY, JUST END,
EVERYBODY HAD A BUSY WEEKEND.
SATURDAY I WAS AT THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RETIRED
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION BANQUET.
MEETING MANY OF THE RETIRED
OFFICES, MANY OF WHOM I MET OVER
THE YEARS, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE
THE ISSUES, THE HISTORY, AND THE
PIECES THAT ARE THERE WITH THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO, I WANT TO
THANK THE ASSOCIATION FOR
INVITING ME AND FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND. WITH THAT
I DO BELIEVE -- COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. I WILL
YIELD MY TIME. I KNOW WE HAVE A
FEW EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AHEAD OF
US. YIELD MY TIME AND ENCOURAGE
THE LISTENING PUBLIC TO KEEP OUT
FOR A NEWS LETTER WE SHOULD GET
OUT TODAY THAT WILL BE
IN-DEPTHTH AND FULL OF
INFORMATION W THAT, I YIELD MY
TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES I
AM UP NEXT. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I
TALK ABOUT MY LAST WEEK AND THIS
WEEK I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
COLLEAGUES THAT TODAY IS THE EVE
OF THE ROSH HASHANA. IT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT HOLIDAY IN THE
JEWISH COMMUNITY. A TIME OF
SELF-REFLECTION, ENCOURAGING
PERSONAL GROWTH, ASKING FOR
FORGIVENESS AND MAKING POSITIVE
RESOLUTIONS FOR THE YEAR TO
COME. COLLEAGUES, OUR COUNTRY,
OUR STATE, AND OUR CITY HAVE
SEEN A WORRYING RISE IN REPORTS
OF ACTS OF ANTISEMITISM. I
ENCOURAGE OUR SEATTLE COMMUNITY
TO PAUSE AND REFLECT UPON OUR
SHARED VALUES AND THE GOAL OF
PEACE. LET US AVOID THE TRAP OF
OTHERS THOSE THAT MAY BELIEVE
DIFFERENTLY FROM US. NO ROOM OF
ACTS OF HATE, SUCH AS
ANTISEMITISM, ISLAMIC PHOBIA AND
ANTIIMMIGRANT SENTIMENTS IN OUR
CITY AND IN OUR COUNTRY, FOR
THAT MATTER. WE ALL WANT THE
SAME THING. A SENSE OF SAFETY, A
SENSE OF PEACE, AND A SENSE OF
BELONGING. LET US RESOLVE
COLLECTIVELY TO DO EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO PROMOTE THAT SENSE OF
COMMUNITY AND BELONGING IN OUR
WORK AND IN OUR LIVES. ALL
RIGHT, COLLEAGUES, NOW I WILL
GET TO LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK.
LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED THE TRIBAL
NATION'S SUMMIT WHERE I
LISTENED TO THE IMPORTANT
PARTIES AND GOALS FROM OUR
TRIBAL LEADERS AND PARTNERS.
THIS GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE WAS
MEANINGFUL TO ME AS I SIT ON THE
RECOVERY COUNCIL. WORK THAT I
KNOW OUR TRIBES ARE INVOLVED IN
AND OF UP MOST IMPORTANCE TO THE
COMMUNITY. I ALSO ATTENDED THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITY'S BOARD RETREAT ON FRIDAY
THAT IS WHY I WAS REMOTE FOR
FRIDAY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
VOTES. I SAID THIS BEFORE BUT IT
IS SO EDUCATIONAL TO SPEAK WITH
THE ELECTED LEADERS OF DIFFERENT
CITIES AROUND THE STATE AND HEAR
WHAT THEIR CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES ARE AND HOW THEY
ARE APPROACHING THOSE. I LEARN A
LOT AND USE THAT KNOWLEDGE FOR
THAT WORK HERE IN SEATTLE. OF
COURSE, LAST WEEK, WE WERE ALL
WORKING HARD ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL. THIS
PAST SATURDAY I JOINED DIRECTOR
JENNIFER CHOI FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AT
THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS ROOTED IN ROOSEVELT
COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. IT WAS THE
INAUGURAL CELEBRATION IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WAS IN PART
FUNDED WITH A SMALL GRANT, SMALL
SPARKS GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS AS PART OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND. AS
YOU MAY RECALL COLLEAGUES, LAST
YEAR, I RESTORED, BECAUSE I KNOW
IT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS VERY MUCH RELY ON AND
APPRECIATE. TODAY, I HAD MY
OCCURRING MEETING WITH CHIEF
BARNS WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY POLICING GOAL THAT I
SUPPORT. I APPRECIATE HIS
LEADERSHIP SHOULD PROVIDING
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SPD AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. I AM
ALIGNED WITH THE CHIEF GOALS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH
HIM IN MY DISTRICT. I AM EXCITED
THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS IS HAVING A
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
CELEBRATION THIS WEDNESDAY, THE
24th, DOWNSTAIRS. THEY HAVE A
REALLY FUN EVENT PLANNED AND I
HOPE YOU CAN ALL ATTEND. AND I
ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE TO MY
COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND RINCK. IN THE RUSH TO GET
THE PROCLAMATION ON TIME I
NEGLECTED TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT
THE PROCLAMATION, I SHOULD OF
REACHED OUT BEFORE THE
PROCLAMATION. THIS OF COURSE WAS
NOT PURPOSEFUL, AND I AM SO
SORRY FOR THAT. AND I HOPE THEY
WILL ACCEPT MY APOLOGY AND I
HOPE THEY WILL JOIN ME ON
WEDNESDAY DOWN STAIRS TO PRESENT
THE PROCLAMATION AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
EVENT. SO, UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> NOT A QUESTION BUT WANTED TO
MAKE SURE SOMETHING DID GET
MENTIONED. I DID WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE, WE DID CONFIRM --
[INAUDIBLE] -- WE PASSED THE
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE COMING
TO BOTH COUNCIL. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TO
FACILITATE THE MEETINGS SO WE
CAN GET THESE ACROSS THE FINISH
LINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE
GOOD WORDS ABOUT OUR HIGH HOLY
DAYS AND I ECHO ANTISEMITISM AND
ISLAMIC PHOBIA HAVING NO PLACE
IN OUR CITY, NO PLACE IN OUR
NATION, NO PLACE ANYWHERE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THEN,
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
WE WILL MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AS
PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE PURPOSE
OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
TALK ABOUT PENDING AND ACTUAL
LITIGATION, THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH
CITY ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW. A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALSO
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR
OPEN SESSION. I EXPECT THE TIME
OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END
BY 3:49 P.M. IF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND
THAT TIME, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION IN THE EXPECTED
DURATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN. THE NEXT
MEETING IS ON NOVEMBER 24th,
2025 AT 2:00 P.M. THE COUNCIL IS
NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COUNCILMEMBERS LOG ON TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION ZOOM MEETING.
.
>> THANK YOU.