>>> GOOD MORNING. THE NOVEMBER
5, 2025 SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS 9:30 A.M., I'M DAN STRAUSS,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, WE HAVE TWO
ITEMS. WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION
AND OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE
TODAY, WHERE WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE CHAIR'S
BALANCING PACKAGE. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA IS NOW PRESENT. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. I'LL SHARE A FEW
REMARKS ABOUT THE BALANCING
PACKAGE THAT I HAVE PUT TOGETHER
FOR US WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE
MAYOR AND ALL NINE COUNCIL
MEMBERS. WE HAVE PUT THIS
BALANCING PACKAGE TOGETHER AS A
TRUE SIGN OF ONE SEATTLE WORKING
TOGETHER. ALL NINE
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE AMENDMENTS
INCLUDED IN THIS BALANCING
PACKAGE, AND THE MAYOR'S
BASELINE BUDGET HAS PROVIDED
IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR WORKING
FAMILIES IN SEATTLE. FROM THE
BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS, MY
FOCUS HAS BEEN INVESTING IN A
SAFER, MORE AFFORDABLE SEATTLE
FOR WORKING FAMILIES. I DON'T
HAVE TO TELL ANYONE IN HERE
IT'S AN UNCERTAIN TIME FOR
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, OUR STATE,
AND OUR NATION. AS OF TODAY, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS IN ITS
LONGEST SHUTDOWN IN HISTORY. THE
ADMINISTRATION IS PURSUING
INFLATIONARY ECONOMIC POLICIES
THAT ARE HURTING SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND THEY'RE TAKING
A STEP BACK FROM THEIR MOST
BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES. I ALSO
SEE NOW COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH IS PRESENT. YES,
ACKNOWLEDGED. I DO WANT TO MAKE
SOMETHING CLEAR AS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT STUMBLES BACKWARDS,
SEATTLE IS STEPPING UP FROM
RESPONDING TO THE FEDERAL CHAOS
TO IMPROVING PARKS, TO KEEPING
THE LIGHTS ON. WE'RE DOUBLING
DOWN ON THE BASICS OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE WHILE INVESTING IN A
BETTER TOMORROW. WE'RE ALSO
TAKING DECISIVE ACTION TODAY.
THIS WEEKEND AS WE WERE CREATING
THIS PACKAGE, S.N.A.P. BENEFITS
LAPSED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.
INSTEAD OF STANDING BY, WE TOOK
IMMEDIATE ACTION AND APPROVED $4
MILLION PER MONTH IN EMERGENCY
FUNDING FOR FOOD BANKS AND MEAL
PROGRAMS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS
NOW PRESENT. WE DID NOT CAUSE
THIS PROBLEM OF S.N.A.P.
BENEFITS LAPSING, AND WE WILL BE
PART OF THE SOLUTION. IT'S
UNACCEPTABLE FOR PEOPLE TO GO
HUNGRY BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE. WE'RE
THE FIRST AND LAST LINE OF
DEFENSE FOR SEATTLE, FOR OUR
PEOPLE. DESPITE THAT HAPPENING,
JUST OVER THE WEEKEND, WE WORKED
FAST. THIS BUDGET DOES ACCOUNT
FOR $4 MILLION OF THAT SPENDING,
PROTECTING OUR RESERVES, IN CASE
OF THE NEXT EMERGENCY. YOU MAY
HAVE ALSO SEEN SDOT IS HAVING TO
RETURN $4 MILLION. OUR FEDERAL
RESERVE ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE IN
THIS BUDGET IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE NEXT MANUFACTURED CHAOS
ON THE HORIZON IS, AND WE CANNOT
UNDERCUT THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE
ARE STRATEGICALLY MAKING WITH
THIS BUDGET JUST TO RESPOND TO
THEM. AND THAT'S WHY MEETING
THIS MOMENT REQUIRES. MAKE NO
MISTAKE, SEATTLE WILL MEET THIS
MOMENT. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
ON THIS AND THE MAYOR FOR THEIR
COLLABORATION THROUGH THIS
PROCESS. IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR
COLLABORATION TOGETHER THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THIS
UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS DECISIVE
ACTION. THIS COLLABORATION IS
HOW WE WILL MEET ALL OF THE
CHALLENGES AHEAD. A FEW OF THE
INVESTMENTS THIS BALANCING
PACKAGE MAKES IS AN
AFFORDABILITY. WE'RE FIGHTING
HUNGER BY INCREASING OUR
INVESTMENT IN FOOD BANKS, MEAL
PROGRAMS, AND FRESH BUCKS. WE'RE
MAKING RECORD HIGH INVESTMENTS
IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, $349.5
MILLION. AND THAT IS FIVE TIMES
THE AMOUNT WE INVESTED IN 2019.
AND WE ARE INVESTING IN MORE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TENANT
ASSISTANCE, SHELTER, EMERGENCY
HOUSING, AND HOMELESSNESS
OUTREACH. IN PUBLIC SAFETY,
WE'RE DOUBLING THE SIZE OF THE
CRISIS RESPONDERS, SO WE CAN GET
911 CALLS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE
POLICE OFFICER. WE CAN HAVE
RESPONSES FASTER AND MORE
APPROPRIATELY. WE'RE HIRING
MORE FIREFIGHTERS, EXPANDING
HEALTH ONE, ADDING AN AID CART,
AND WE'RE MAKING INVESTMENTS IN
MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE DRUG
TREATMENT COMMUNITY BASED SAFETY
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE KING COUNTY,
SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER,
WHICH HAVE HAD THEIR FUNDING CUT
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND
WE ARE ALSO INVESTING IN
EVERYDAY BASICS OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE THAT WILL KEEP OUR
LIGHTS ON. THIS BUDGET INCLUDES
FUNDING FOR NEW AND BETTER PARKS
LIKE OUR INVESTMENT, RESTORING
THE RESERVED PARK, AND
REBUILDING THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER. WE'RE MAKING
OUR STREETS SAFER BY INVESTING
IN TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS,
EXPANDING GREENWAYS, PROTECTING
FARMERS MARKETS. TO REPORT ON
THE BUS LANES AND BY PILOTING
BUS SERVICE TO THE BEACH. WE'RE
ALL DOING THIS WHILE STAYING
FOCUSED ON OUR CITY'S FINANCIAL
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY BECAUSE WE
KNOW TO FIGHT FOR WORKING
FAMILIES, IT DOESN'T JUST END
THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR. TO THAT
END, WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL
$44.7 MILLION TO RIGHT SIZE OUR
RAINY DAY FUND. WE'VE ADDED THE
$4 MILLION IN FEDERAL RESPONSE
FUNDING, AND IT PRESERVES $9
MILLION IN CASE OF THE ACTION
THAT WE HAVE SIGNED THE LETTER
ON YESTERDAY ABOUT COC FUNDING
DISAPPEARING. BUT IF THAT
FUNDING DISAPPEARS, AS I JUST
STATED WITH THE S.N.A.P. AND THE
FEDERAL SDOT FUNDS HAVING TO BE
RETURNED. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE NEXT MANUFACTURED CRISIS
WILL BE, AND WE HAVE TO PRESERVE
THOSE DOLLARS. THIS WEEK, I'LL
LOOK FOR EVEN MORE OPPORTUNITIES
TO DIRECT FUNDING INTO THIS
RESERVE ACCOUNT TO ADDRESS THESE
UNFORESEEN ISSUES CAUSED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND IN A
DIFFICULT BUDGET YEAR, WE'VE
TAKEN STRONG STEPS TO MAKE SMART
INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS, AGAIN, ONLY POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF THE INCREDIBLE
COLLABORATION WE'VE HAD ACROSS
OF THE ITEMS THAT I JUST READ
ABOUT. MANY OF THEM WERE THE
AMENDMENTS THAT COLLEAGUES, YOU
PUT FORWARD. I'M NOT HERE TO
TAKE CREDIT FOR IT. I'M HERE TO
FACILITATE THIS BALANCING
PACKAGE, SO WE, AS ONE CITY, CAN
WORK TOGETHER TO BETTER THE
LIVES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO I
WANT TO THANK YOU COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU, MAYOR
HARRELL AND HIS TEAM, AND THANK
YOU TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
SHOW UP, DAY AFTER DAY, EVEN
WHEN THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT
TO BEAR WITNESS TO THIS PROCESS
AND TO REMIND US OF YOUR
PRIORITIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK
AND TO MAKE THIS PACKAGE EVEN
STRONGER. I DON'T NORMALLY OPEN
WITH COMMENTS IN THESE MEETINGS.
I DID SO TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS
THE BALANCING PACKAGE THAT WILL
BE PRESENTED. IT'S A BALANCING
PACKAGE THAT I'M NOW ON DAY TEN
OF A 12-DAY WORK CYCLE. CENTRAL
STAFF, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'VE
PROBABLY STOPPED COUNTING, SO
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK OVER
THE WEEKEND TO COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF. FOR TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE
CHANGED THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS
YEAR FROM LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR
AT THIS TIME WAS THE FIRST TIME
THE PUBLIC WAS SEEN
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS IN A
REAL WAY. SO EACH COUNCILMEMBER
WAS ASKED TO SPEAK ON THEIR
ITEM. TODAY, THIS IS THE SECOND
TIME -- I BELIEVE IT WAS THREE
BUCKETS WITHIN ONE OF THOSE
BUCKETS, A FEW DISCREET ITEMS.
DIRECTOR NOBLE WILL DESCRIBE TO
THE PUBLIC THE ONLY THREE ITEMS
THAT WERE NOT PRESENTED ON
BEFORE THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN
THIS BUDGET, WITHIN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. OTHER THAN
THAT, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED. AS WE MOVE THROUGH,
WE'LL SEE ITEMS IN A LIGHT
GRAY. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT
HAVE CHANGED. IF THEY'RE IN
WHITE, NOTHING HAS CHANGED. IF
THEY'RE IN GRAY, IT SIGNIFIES
THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE. IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE
ITEMS, WHETHER THEY ARE IN WHITE
OR GRAY, TODAY IS A GOOD TIME TO
ASK THOSE QUESTIONS ON THE
RECORD. I'M NOT GOING TO LIMIT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR COLLEAGUES, YOU
AND THE PUBLIC TO FULLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ITEM, WHAT
THE COUNCIL BUDGET ACTIONS
WITHIN THIS BALANCING PACKAGE
ARE AND DO. THAT SAID, I'LL
REQUEST GENERAL COMMENTS BE HELD
TO THE END. THEN WE'LL MOVE
FORWARD FROM THERE. SO AGAIN, AS
WE MOVE THROUGH THIS, PLEASE,
THERE WILL BE TWO PRESENTATIONS.
ONE IS THE OVERVIEW. FEEL FREE
TO ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS
POSSIBLE OR AS YOU FEEL YOU NEED
TO. THEN AS WE MOVE THROUGH EACH
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION, UNLESS
YOU ONLY ASK QUESTIONS, WE'LL
RESERVE TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK
ABOUT THE ENTIRE PACKAGE AT THE
END. WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT TODAY'S PROCESS
BEFORE WE BEGIN? SEEING NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME,
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
ONE AND TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ONE, INTRODUCTION AND
OVERVIEW FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION. AND AGENDA ITEM TWO,
THE CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKAGE
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR NOBLE,
CALVIN CHOW, PLEASE, OVER TO
YOU. TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR
STRAUSS. SO AS CLERK WAS JUST
READING INTO THE AGENDA. THE
FIRST ITEM WE'RE GOING TO
PROVIDE FOR YOU IS AN OVERVIEW
OF PLACING THE BALANCING PACKAGE
IN SOME CONTEXT. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING THROUGH, YOU HAVE BEEN
WORKING THROUGH. AND ALSO, JUST
IN TERMS OF THE CITY'S FINANCES
AS WELL. THEN WE'LL SHIFT TO
ACTUALLY REVIEWING EACH OF THE
MANY ITEMS THAT IS IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE, BUT AGAIN AS
CHAIR STRAUSS DESCRIBED, WILL
ONLY PROVIDE DETAILS ON THOSE
THAT HAVE CHANGED AND TO THE
EXTENT YOU WANT TO ADDRESS
QUESTIONS AND FACILITATE THAT AS
APPROPRIATE. SO WITH THAT, I'M
GOING TO DIVE IN. REMINDING YOU
THAT WE ARE NOW AT THE GREEN
CIRCLE HERE IN OUR CALENDAR, AS
WE HAVE A DISCUSSION OF YOUR
BASIC PROPOSALS LAST WEEK TO
REVIEW THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE
TODAY. THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING
SET FOR TOMORROW. AND THEN AS
OUTLINED HERE, SORRY, LET ME GO
BACK TO THE CALENDAR. THE
DEADLINE FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE
BALANCING PACKAGE,
SELF-BALANCING AMENDMENTS WILL
BE THIS FRIDAY AT NOON. AND THEN
WE WILL BE, AS STAFF WORKING TO
DEVELOP ANY SUCH AMENDMENTS OVER
THE COURSE OF NEXT WEEK, AND
THEN THE COMMITTEE VOTES PLANNED
FOR FRIDAY, NEXT WEEK, AND THEN
POTENTIALLY MONDAY FOLLOWING AS
WELL. TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO
REVIEW THE BALANCING APPROACH,
THEN TALK ABOUT THE PACKAGE
SPECIFICALLY. AGAIN, WE'RE
GOING TO SUMMARIZE THOSE THAT
HAVE CHANGED AND THEN AS WE GO
THROUGH PARTICULARLY FOR THE NEW
ITEMS, THE CHANGED ITEMS, THERE
WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD OR
MODIFY SPONSORSHIPS AS
APPROPRIATE. IN GENERAL, WE HAVE
-- EVEN FOR ITEMS CHANGED
SLIGHTLY, WE'VE MAINTAINED THE
SET OF SPONSORSHIPS THAT WERE
ENUNCIATED IN THE PREVIOUS
ROUND. IF THERE IS ANY REASON
FOR THEM TO CHANGE TO SPEAK UP
AND LET US KNOW. SO IN ADDITION
BEFORE DIVING IN, THE CHAIR
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE
ARE SEVERAL NEW COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. FOR A
VARIETY OF REASONS WHY THOSE
HAVE COME FORWARD. BUT JUST TO
HIGHLIGHT, AGAIN, WE'LL GO
THROUGH THESE IN GREATER DETAILS
AS WE COMPLETE THE WHOLE
PACKAGE. THERE IS A NEW ITEM TO
PROVIDE ONE-TIME CAPITAL SUPPORT
FOR THE BLUE INNOVATION CENTER.
THERE IS A NEW ITEM TO PROVIDE
$250,000 TO THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
PROGRAM, ADDRESSING ISSUES ON
NORTH AURORA. AND THEN THERE ARE
SEVERAL BUDGET ACTIONS RELATED
TO INVESTMENTS IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND SOUTHEAST SEATTLE.
THESE ARE SIMPLY RESTRUCTURING
SOME IDEAS THAT BEEN IN THE
PREVIOUS SET OF PROPOSALS, BUT
HAVE NOT BEEN REFINED. AGAIN,
WE'LL GET TO THAT DETAIL AS WE
WORK THROUGH THE PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
I'LL TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK TO
THESE ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE US
RIGHT NOW. COLLEAGUES, I ASKED
TO HAVE THIS SLIDE MADE BECAUSE
I WANT THIS PROCESS TO BE AS
TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF AND
PATTY FOR PUBLISHING THIS
AGENDA. 48 HOURS BEFORE THE
PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS A
PROCESS CHANGE WE'VE MADE THIS
YEAR, AND I THINK IT REALLY
HELPS FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE
TO READ, DIGEST THE INFORMATION
WITH ENOUGH TIME TO DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO
COME TO PUBLIC -- TO A PUBLIC
HEARING. THESE THREE ITEMS,
MARITIME BLUE INNOVATION CENTER.
COLLEAGUES, ALL OF US RECEIVED
THIS REQUEST AFTER THE AMENDMENT
DEADLINE. THE REQUEST WAS FOR
$800,000. THE PORT IS PUTTING IN
$33 MILLION, AND THEY HAVE A $4
MILLION HOLD TO FILL AT THIS
POINT. SO THIS DOES NOT MEET
THEIR FULL REQUEST. REGARDING
NORTHERN LIGHTS FOR NORTH
AURORA, THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL
QUICK INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE
NEEDED WITH A FENCE, AS WELL AS
WE NEED TO BE THINKING FOR THE
LONG RANGE, MUCH LIKE WE DO
LONG-RANGE PLANNING AROUND LIGHT
RAIL STATION AREAS AND OTHER
PARTS OF OUR CITY, NORTH AURORA
NEEDS MORE OF OUR HELP. AS WELL
AS DIRECTOR NOBLE DESCRIBED IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE FOCUSED
INVESTMENTS, THESE WERE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HAD LAST
WEEK. FOR THE SMOOTHNESS OF
EVERYONE, THESE ARE JUST
INCLUDED, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
KIND OF HASH IT OUT THIS WEEK
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS GOOD
CONSENSUS AROUND THESE ITEMS. IT
IF THERE IS NOT CONSENSUS,
PLEASE LET ME KNOW, SINCE I HAVE
NOT ASKED EVERYONE DIRECTLY.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ON THIS? COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST
CURIOUS, THANK YOU FOR THE
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT ON THESE NEW
PROPOSALS. JUST CURIOUS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND. WHERE,
EXACTLY, WOULD THE PORT'S NEW
MARITIME BLUE INNOVATION CENTER
BE LOCATED?
>> IT IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT
AT FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS? PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> DO YOU KNOW -- SO THEY
REQUESTED $4, BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT THEY NEED TO COMPLETE THE
PROJECT. AND SO WILL THE
$400,000 BE ABLE TO DO, GIVEN
THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE?
>> YES. SO WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS AND SOMETHING I'M
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR IS THAT THERE
IS, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE
FUNDRAISING, OTHER JURISDICTIONS
ADDING FUNDING FOR PROJECTS LIKE
THIS. SO AGAIN, THE PORT IS
PUTTING IN $33 MILLION. THEY ARE
CLOSING A $4 MILLION GAP WITH
PRIVATE FUNDRAISING. THEY MADE
AN $800,000 REQUEST TO US. WE'VE
PROVIDED $4.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. DO YOU KNOW
IF THAT INCLUDES, I KNOW I'VE
SPOKEN TO THE MARITIME FOLKS A
WHILE BACK ABOUT THIS. THEY HAVE
A TRAINING FACILITY, A SCHOOL.
IS THIS A PART OF THE PROJECT?
>> THIS IS AN INNOVATION CENTER.
BUT EVERYTHING THE PORT DOES IS
INHERENTLY CONNECTED. I'M HAPPY
TO CHAT WITH YOU FURTHER
OFFLINE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. OVER TO
YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING FORWARD,
NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE A STEP
BACK. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR
YOU, WE'RE SPENDING A FAIR
AMOUNT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THE
NEW INVESTMENTS YOUR COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTIONS WILL BE MADE, AND
SPEND LESS TIME ABOUT WHERE THE
FUNDING IS COMING FROM TO
SUPPORT THOSE INVESTMENTS. AND I
DID WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT
OF TIME HIGHLIGHTING THOSE. IN
SOME OF THESE, WILL REQUIRE
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION AS WELL.
SOME OF THOSE ARE THE NEW ONES
YOU'LL SEE AS WELL AS WE MOVE
THROUGH THE BROADER LIST IN JUST
A FEW MINUTES. BUT AT A HIGH
LEVEL, THIS IS REALLY
FUNDAMENTALLY THE SOURCES OF THE
REVENUES THAT ARE BEING USED TO
BALANCE YOUR PROPOSED ADDITIONS
TO THE BUDGET. IN PARTICULAR,
THE OCTOBER REVENUE FORECAST
BETWEEN GENERAL FUND IS
JUMPSTART ADDED JUST OVER $30
MILLION OF NEW REVENUE. WE WILL
TALK A MINUTE ABOUT ONGOING
VERSES ONE TIME. THERE WERE SOME
EXISTING FUND BALANCE IN CSRU,
WHICH IS THE RESERVE FUND TO
UNRESTRICTED. IT'S A FUND WHERE
ACTUALLY THE PAYMENTS GO THAT
THE RESOURCE IS FLEXIBLE IN
TERMS OF THE POTENTIAL USE.
GENERALLY USED FOR CAPITAL, BUT
YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF CAPITAL
ADDS, SO THAT IS CONSISTENT.
WORKING WITH THE BUDGET'S
OFFICE, WE WERE ABLE TO REVIEW
THE PLANNING RESERVE THAT WERE
DESIGNED TO ADDRESS OUTSTANDING
LEGAL ISSUES AND UNRESOLVED
LABOR CONTRACTS. THERE WAS AN
ADDITIONAL THERE THAT WE DON'T
THINK IS NECESSARY, GIVEN
CURRENT PROJECTIONS AND THE
UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE
LIABILITIES AND OUTSTANDING
LABOR CONTRACTS. WE ALSO
IDENTIFIED THE INTEREST
EARNINGS. WE'LL GET TO THE
BUDGET ACTION THAT WILL TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE EARNINGS AND
USES THEM ESSENTIALLY TO FREE UP
GENERAL FUND RESOURCE. THERE
WERE OTHER RESTRICTED RESOURCES
THAT WERE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM
BOTH THE REVENUE FORECAST AND
SOME PARKS, FUND BALANCES. SO
THE FORECAST INCREASED REVENUE
THERE BY $1.8 MILLION, WHICH IS
THE REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX,
WHICH IS GENERALLY USED FOR
CAPITAL PROJECTS. IT WAS
INCREASED AGAIN IN THE FORECAST,
AND THERE WAS SOME FUND BALANCE
OF THE TOTAL OF ABOUT $11.9
MILLION. PARKS FUND BALANCE AND
ALSO SOME RESOURCE AT SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS. AT A HIGH LEVEL,
THOSE ARE THE RESOURCES THAT ARE
DEPLOYED FOR THE FUNDING YOU
PROPOSED. LOOKING AT
SUSTAINABILITY AGAIN, JUST AT A
HIGH LEVEL, WITHIN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE, THE ONGOING REVENUES
FROM THE REVENUE FORECAST AND
THE OTHER INCREMENTS I WAS
HIGHLIGHTING REPRESENTS $4.3
MILLION. AND COUNCIL'S ONGOING
SPENDING INCREASES. YOU RECALL
WE WORKED THROUGH THE COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION, THERE IS SPECIFIC
IDENTIFICATION OF WHICH OF THOSE
ARE ONGOING, AND WHICH OF THEM
ARE ONE TIME. IF YOU COMPARE THE
ONGOING TO THE ONGOING REVENUES,
THERE IS ACTUALLY A NET
IMPROVEMENT IN THE LONG-TERM
SUSTAINABILITY, A SMALL ONE,
$1.3 MILLION, BUT NONETHELESS
CERTAINLY HAVE NOT MADE THE
LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
WORSE. AND THERE IS ALSO SOME
ADDITIONAL GOOD NEWS ON THE
SUSTAINABILITY FRONT IN THAT THE
CURRENT FINANCIAL PLAN DID NOT
FULLY INCORPORATE THE POTENTIAL
GROWTH IN B&O, GIVEN THE MARGIN
LAST NIGHT. SO WE DON'T YET
HAVE THE FULL LONG-TERM MODEL
FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE TO
REFLECT THE NEW UNDERSTANDING OF
THOSE B&O REVENUES, BUT WE DO
THINK IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT OF
$10, $20, $30 MILLION PER YEAR.
NON-TRIVIAL IMPACT IN TERMS OF
THE DEFICIT. REMIND YOU, IT'S
STILL GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT.
BUT BOTTOM LINE, HAVE NOT MADE
THE PROPOSED BALANCING PACKAGE
THAT DOES NOT MAKE IT WORSE.
BECAUSE OF THE REVENUE FORECAST,
THE REASON TO MAKE IT THINK
THERE IS SOME KIND OF REAL
IMPROVEMENT TO BE SEEN AS WELL.
THAT WOULD BE DELIVERED SHORTLY,
WELL, IN THE MONTHS AHEAD AS
THEY FINISH OUT. UNDERSTANDING
WHAT THE YEAR END IS LIKE FOR 25
AND HOW COUNCIL'S FINAL BUDGET
ACTION WILL FIT INTO THE BUDGET.
SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> SO JUST TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND. THE $14.3 MILLION IN
ONGOING EXPENSES IS -- THAT WAS
-- THOSE AREN'T ADDITIONAL
COUNCIL ADDED EXPENSES? THOSE
WERE ALREADY IN THE PROPOSED
BUDGET? AND OURS IS DIFFERENT BY
$1 MILLION?
>> LET ME EXPLAIN BETTER. HERE,
WE ARE DISCUSSING THE REVENUES.
IN PARTICULAR, THERE'S $30
MILLION IN THE REVENUE FORECAST
FOR THE GENERAL FUND. OF THAT,
OF THE THINGS ON THIS PAGE,
APPROXIMATELY $14.3 MILLION ARE
ONGOING. SO THE REVENUE FORECAST
AND CERTAINLY THE FUND BALANCE
WE INHERENTLY ONE TIME. BUT OF
THE TOTAL REVENUES AVAILABLE TO
YOU IN TERMS OF BALANCING
OPPORTUNITIES, $14.3 OF THAT NEW
MONEY IS ONGOING. AND OF YOUR
ADDS, $13 MILLION IS ONGOING. SO
THERE IS MORE ONGOING REVENUE
THAN YOU HAVE INVESTED IN
ONGOING EXPENDITURES. YOU USED
SOME FOR ONE-TIME STUFF. SO THE
SUSTAINABILITY IN TERMS OF
LOOKING AT ONGOING REVENUE
VERSES ONGOING SPENDING HAS
MARGINALLY IMPROVED, WOULD BE
MARGINALLY IMPROVED BY THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. THEN THERE'S
OTHER FACTORS, AGAIN, THIS B&O
MARGIN. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DESCRIBE.
>> FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> YEAH.
>> GREAT.
>> I -- THANK YOU FOR THAT
EXPLANATION, AND I DON'T THINK
WE DESERVE A BROWNIE POINT FOR
NOT SPENDING ALL OF THE
ADDITIONAL CASH THAT APPEARED IN
THE LATEST FORECAST. SO ONE OF
MY QUESTIONS IS -- IS THERE ANY
WAY OR HOW CAN WE -- WHAT IS THE
ESTIMATE OF JUMPSTART FUND
LOSSES DUE TO THE REDUCTION IN
AMAZON? CAN THAT BE EXTRAPOLATED
FOR FUTURE REVENUE FORECAST FOR
OTHER TECH SECTOR EMPLOYERS?
>> THAT'S THE QUESTION. WE
DON'T HAVE IT IN A PRECISE
LEVEL. SO THE REDUCTION, OF
COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
OF THAT IS FOCUSED IN SEATTLE
AND HOW MUCH WILL AFFECT OUR
REVENUE. IT CLEARLY WILL NOT BE
TO THE POSITIVE. BUT HOW FAR TO
THE NEGATIVE? NOT KNOWN. SO I
THINK IT IS AN APPROPRIATE WAY
TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THIS NEW
SPENDING IN CAUTION RELATIVE TO
WHERE THE REVENUE MAY END UP.
THE NEXT FORMAL UPDATE YOU'LL
GET IS WITH THE REVENUE FORECAST
IN APRIL. BUT A KEY ISSUE ON THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX IS THE
PAYMENTS FOR 20 FIVE O'CLOCK
THE LIABILITIES IN 2025 WILL BE
DUE -- WILL BE COUNTED FOR IN
THE CITY BY MIDDLE TO LATE
FEBRUARY. AND UNTIL THEN, WE
WON'T ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT WE'VE
TAKEN IN FOR 2025. THAT WILL
INFORM OBVIOUSLY BOTH OUR 2025
REVENUES, BUT WE'LL HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OBVIOUSLY ON
THE PROJECTIONS FOR 26, 27 AND
BEYOND. THAT'S THE NEXT KEY
DATA POINT ON THE P.E.T., THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX JUMPSTART
REVENUES. SO AGAIN, MID TO LATE
FEBRUARY, TECHNICALLY DUE AT THE
END OF JANUARY, AND THEN THEY
HAVE TO BE PAID IN AND ACCOUNTED
FOR IN THE LIKES. SO I'M
CERTAINLY GOING TO BE WATCHING
FOR THAT REVENUE UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> NOPE.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL CONTINUE
ON.
>> AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD, I
COVERED SOME OF THIS BEFORE. BUT
AGAIN, THURSDAY, SO TOMORROW,
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN
EVENING PUBLIC COMMENT.
SELF-BALANCING AMENDMENTS DUE AT
NOON ON FRIDAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE
WE BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL AMENDMENT,
WHICH IS GREAT. THE LAST TIME TO
BRING IT TO US. NOT THE FIRST
TIME. THE TEAM IS READY, AND WE
WERE WAITING AND READY IF YOU
WILL. AGAIN, COMMITTEE VOTES
SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY AND MONDAY
AS NEEDED.
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE? MAY I?
COLLEAGUES, I FORGOT TO SPEAK
ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING, WHICH
IS NOTING WE WILL HAVE THE 1:00
P.M. REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE
WILL HAVE THE 5:00 P.M. IN
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL
GO AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO GET
THROUGH ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRANTS. WE'VE SET IT UP A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE
LAST ONE. EVERYONE WILL HAVE ONE
MINUTE, 30 SECONDS TO SPEAK. IF
YOU HAVE A GROUP OF THREE OR
MORE, YOU CAN SPEAK FOR FOUR
MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS. AND SO
IF YOU TIMES ONE PERSON SPEECH
BY THREE, THAT'S HOW YOU GET TO
FOUR MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS. YOU
CAN EITHER SPEAK AT THE VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT OR THE IN-PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT, REGISTERING FOR
BOTH WILL NOT WORK. AS WELL IF
YOU STAND UP WITH A GROUP, YOU
CAN'T THEN SPEAK ON ANOTHER
TIME. SO THIS IS MEANT TO BE
FAIR. IT IS NOT MEANT TO CREATE
LOOPHOLES. AND THIS CHAMBER WILL
BEGIN TO OPEN AT 4:30 FOR PUBLIC
SIGN UP FOR THE IN-PERSON
SIGN-UPS. ANY QUESTIONS ON
PUBLIC HEARING THIS WEEK? WE'LL
GO AS LATE AS IT TAKES. BACK TO
YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. SO
I'M NOW GOING TO MOVE TO
DISCUSS THE BALANCING PACKAGE
AND TO WALK YOU THROUGH IT IN
DETAIL. I WOULD NOTE CAL AND I
ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND
PROVIDE SOME SUMMARIES. STAFF
HERE IN THE ROOM TO HELP SUPPORT
AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE MORE
DETAILED QUESTIONS WE CAN'T
ANSWER, THEY MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO
HELP. WE HAVE ORGANIZED THIS BY
DEPARTMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE.
AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS FOCUS ON THE ONES THAT ARE
SHADED IT IN GRAY, BUT OBVIOUSLY
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
OTHERS, WE CAN ANSWER OR
POTENTIALLY ANSWER THOSE AS
WELL. AGAIN, THOSE ARE ITEMS
THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED.
AND YOU'LL SEE WITH RESPECT TO
THESE ONES THAT HAVE CHANGED,
SOME OF THESE CHANGES ARE
SIGNIFICANT AND SOME OF THEM ARE
LESS SO IF YOU WILL. SO THIS
FIRST ITEM WOULD INCREASE ARTS
BUDGET BY $300,000 OF GENERAL
FUND FOR THEATER UPGRADES. THIS
IS A MODIFICATION OF AN ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL THAT WAS REQUESTED AND
MADE AT $500,000, SO THIS IS A
LOWER DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THE
SAME FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE. SORRY,
CBA3B1, THAT'S THE FIRST GRAYED
ONE. THANK YOU, CAL. IF THERE
AREN'T QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO
MOVE ON. SO THE NEXT ONE I'M
GOING TO DISCUSS IS ARTS 7C1.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE $500,000 OF
GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT THE
INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT,
IF YOU WILL, OF THE STATUE.
AGAIN, THIS IS ACTUALLY AN
INCREASE. THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL
WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR $200,000 IF
I WOULD RECALL. THIS WOULD
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR
THE STATUE AND SOME OF ITS
ONGOING MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS A
KEY ASPECT OF FULLY FUNDING A
PROJECT SUCH AS THIS. THAT'S
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT ONE.
AGAIN, I'M GOING TO KEEP MOVING
UNTIL I GET QUESTIONS, SO HERE
WE GO. THE NEXT ONE IS A LITTLE
BIT COMPLICATED. IT'S A
MODIFICATION OF A PREVIOUS CBA.
THIS IS ARTS 9B11. SO THE ISSUE
AT HAND HERE IS THE USE OF ARTS,
THE ADMISSION TAX REVENUE TO
SUPPORT ARTS AND RELATED
ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY,
WITHIN THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AS
OPPOSED TO OUTSIDE ENTITIES. FOR
THE BIENNIUM PER YEAR IN 25 AND
26, $2 MILLION OF ARTSFUND
REVENUE HAS BEEN DIRECTED IN
COMBINATION TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION AND SEATTLE CENTER.
THAT WAS IN THE -- THE LANGUAGE
THAT'S IN THE CURRENT PROPOSED
BUDGET INDICATES THAT $2 MILLION
FOR CITY ACTIVITIES WOULD BE
ONGOING PAST 2026. SO IF YOU
WILL RESPECT OUR LITTLE BOXES,
IT'S MARKED AS AN ONGOING
ISSUE. IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT WAS
THE INTENT WHEN COUNCIL TOOK
THIS UP LAST YEAR. SO WHAT THIS
DOES IS OPEN UP THE QUESTION
AGAIN BY SAYING THE BIENNIUM,
AND I'LL GET BACK TO WHY IT'S
NOT BECAUSE THAT MONEY TO BE
SPENT ON CITY FUNCTIONS IS
REGARDED AS ONE TIME. I CANDIDLY
ANTICIPATE THE ISSUE TO BE
REVISITED IN 27. IF THESE
ACTIVITIES AREN'T TO BE FUNDED
BY TAX REVENUE, THE OTHER
PROBABLE PLACE TO GO WOULD BE
THE GENERAL FUND, AND THAT'LL
CREATE CHALLENGES, GIVEN THE
CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION. BUT
IT IS AN IMPORTANT POLICY
QUESTION THEN, AND THIS IS
PROPOSING TO SAY THAT IS WORTHY
OF DISCUSSION NEXT YEAR, AS YOU
CONSIDER THE BUDGET OVERALL. IT
HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM $2 TO $1.5
MILLION. THE STORIES ARE
COMPLICATED ABOUT $500,000 OF
THE ARTS, THE ADD TAX REVENUE
HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE CENTER
HAVE BEEN GOING THERE TO SUPPORT
THE FESTAL PROGRAM. IT PAYS FOR
A SERIES OF -- I DON'T HAVE A
BETTER WORD FOR IT, ETHNIC
FESTIVALS OVER THE COURSE OF THE
YEAR AT SEATTLE CENTER. ALMOST
EVERY WEEKEND THERE IS
SOMETHING. AND THE DECISION TO
USE ARTS REVENUE TO FUND THAT
PROGRAM ACTUALLY PROCEEDED 2025.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE.
BUT THAT WAS PRETTY CLEAR IT IS
CLEAR THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A
PERMANENT SHIFT OF ARTS TAX, THE
AD TAX REVENUE TO BE DEDICATED
TO THIS PURPOSE. SO THIS NEW CBA
ASSUMES THE $500,000 IS ONGOING.
BUT WOULD LEAVE THE QUESTION
ABOUT WHAT THE REMAINING $1.5
MILLION IS ONE TO BE MINIMALLY
REVISITED IN '27.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. EXCUSE ME.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE. CAN I
CONFIRM WHAT THIS MONEY IS
CURRENTLY GOING TO FUND IS ARTS
AND PARKS, DOWNTOWN BUS, PARKS
TEAM, PERFORMING ARTS, SEATTLE
FOLK LIFE FESTIVAL, AND THE
SEATTLE CENTER WINTER FEST. AM I
MISSING ANYTHING?
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. I'M
GOING TO TRY TO, AS WE SPEAK,
AND I CAN DO THIS IN GENERAL. SO
I CAN GET THE RIGHT LANGUAGE,
BUT PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, DO YOU
HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, IF
THAT IS OKAY, CHAIR. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. SO IF I'M
UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, IN
ORDER TO CONTINUE THESE
PROGRAMS, WE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE
A GENERAL FUND NEXT YEAR OR USE
THE TAX AGAIN? IS THAT CORRECT?
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> ESSENTIALLY, YES. THOSE ARE
THE OBVIOUS ONES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION HERE? SEEING NONE.
PLEASE?
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT
ARTS ITEM IS 11A1. AGAIN, THIS
IS A NEW ITEM. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY
-- ACTUALLY I SHOULD READ 10A1
SHOULD ALSO BE HIGHLIGHTED. I
APOLOGIZE. I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT'S IN AS WELL, BUT THESE
ARE ESSENTIALLY RELATED. THERE
WAS PREVIOUSLY A CBA THAT
IDENTIFIED FUNDING FOR ARTS AND
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL.
THIS IS NOW BROKEN OUT TO CALL
OUT SEVERAL SPECIFIC ONES. SO
$57,000 FOR A PROCUREMENT IN
BLACK ARTIFACTS. AND $100,000,
PARTICULARLY TOWARDS STORE
FRONTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE
THEATER, IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE
A UNIFIED SPACE THERE, IF YOU
WILL. SO THOSE ARE TWO NEW ITEMS
IN ARTS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO CARE. THESE ARE
ALPHABETICAL, SO WE'LL JUMP
HERE. ONE CHANGE HERE, AND THE
CHANGE IS NOT SIGNIFICANT.
SOMEWHAT REGARDED AS
SIGNIFICANT. SO PREVIOUSLY THE
-- THERE WAS A CBA TO SHIFT
OVERSIGHT OF CONTRACTS RELATED
TO WC LEAD AND COLEAD FROM HSD
TO CARE. THIS CBA CONTINUES THAT
EXACT THING. THE ONLY THING
THAT'S DIFFERENT IS THE
ADDITION OF ONE FTE SENIOR
PLANNER BEING TRANSFERRED FROM
HSD TO CARE TO ASSIST IN THE
OVERSIGHT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
OBVIOUSLY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF CONTRACT DOLLARS.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
IS THAT AN OLD HAND?
>> OH, SORRY.
>> GREAT, NO PROBLEM.
>> NEXT ITEM, CBS 1A1, PURELY
TECHNICAL. THE BUDGET OFFICE
FUNDS IN THE DOCUMENT ITSELF.
THEY SENT US -- THEY HAVE NO
FINANCIAL POLICY IMPACTS. SO
CLEAN UP IF YOU WILL. NOTHING
NEW IN DEAL, THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING. IN
DEEL, NOTE 9B1, THIS IS JUST
SIMPLY A MODIFICATION.
PREVIOUSLY THERE HAD BEEN A CBA
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THREE
FTE. GIVING AN OVERALL FINANCIAL
PICTURE. THIS IS REPLACED BY CBA
TO ADD ONE FTE. THEY WOULD BE
TARGETING THE NORTH END FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
OUTREACH. CURRENTLY THERE IS
ONLY ONE POSITION DEDICATED AS I
UNDERSTAND IT TO ALL OF THE
NORTH END. SO THAT'S A
MODIFICATION, BUT STILL A
PROPOSED STAFF ADDITION. MOVING
ON, FINANCE GENERAL, THIS IS
GOING TO BE A BIT OF A GRAB BAG
AS I DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY,
FINANCE GENERAL, THE FINANCIAL
PARKING LOT OR CHECKBOOK FROM
WHICH THE CITY CAN RELEASE FUNDS
PARTICULARLY TO OUTSIDE
ENTITIES. IT IS NOT THE ONLY WAY
TO DO THIS. YOU'LL SEE THERE
ARE OTHER REASONS TO PUT MONEY
INTO FINANCE GENERAL. SO THE
FIRST OF THESE ITEMS, NEW ITEMS,
FG3B1 WOULD PROVIDE $900,000 TO
THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC
SITES RELATED TO THE SEATTLE
CHAPTER OF THE BLACK PANTHER
PARTY. ORIGINAL REQUEST HAD BEEN
FOR $2 MILLION. THIS IS, AGAIN,
FUNDING AT $900,000. NEXT ITEM,
FG5G1. THIS IS RELATED TO
FUNDING FOR THE HIGHLAND PARK
IMPROVEMENT CLUB, ORIGINAL
REQUEST, JUST NORTH OF $2.5
MILLION FUNDED AT $500,000 HERE.
SO IT'S NOT TO CONFUSE OR
COMPLICATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND ALLOCATION
PROCESS. NEXT ITEM, FG-6-A-1,
COMBINES TWO ITEMS. ONE RELATED
TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT, AND THE
OTHER TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
THEY WERE BOTH ASKING FOR
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP
PROCESS TICKETS. THE EIGHT
CAMERA, SPEED CAMERA TICKETS. SO
THE ATSC FUND IS THE AUTOMATIC
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA FUND.
ALLOCATING THE REQUESTED SUM OF
MONEY, AS I RECALL, $400,000 AND
$500,000 RESPECTFULLY FOR MUNI
COURT IN LAW, THE LARGER AMOUNT
OF LAW. AND INTO FINANCE
GENERAL, THE TWO REASONS NOT TO
APPROPRIATE THESE DIRECTLY TO
THE TWO RESPECTED DEPARTMENTS.
ONE, WE DON'T KNOW THE TICKET
VOLUME IS GOING TO JUSTIFY WHAT
LEVEL OF ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT
ALL PARTIES ARE INVOLVED OR
SOMEWHAT FRUSTRATED BY THE PACE
OF INSTALLATION FOR THE CAMERAS
AND THAT WILL AFFECT THE VOLUME
OF TICKETS. THE OTHER IS A MORE
TECHNICAL ISSUE. THE STATE LAW
REGARDING AUTHORIZING THESE
CAMERAS LIMITS THE USE OF
REVENUES IN PARTICULAR WAYS. AND
WE NEED TO IDENTIFY WHETHER
ADMINISTRATION OF THE CAMERA IS
ONE OF THEM, BUT THEY NEED TO BE
SURE WHAT'S PROPOSED IS, IN
FACT, ELIGIBLE. SO THE FINANCE
GENERAL, THE FINANCIAL PARKING
LOT IS A GOOD PLACE TO
APPROPRIATE THE MONEY FOR NOW
AND WHILE THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER EVALUATE
THOSE NEEDS. THAT WAS A
MOUTHFUL. NO QUESTIONS? THIS
NEXT ITEM, THE WORDS DON'T FULLY
EXPLAIN THE INTENT, SO LET ME
TRY. FGA-7-A-1, THIS IS A
TECHNICAL STEP. SO TO PROVIDE
$1.35 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY
INVESTMENTS. WHAT'S UNDERLINING
HERE IS A PROPOSAL TO CREATE A
NEW FUND, THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
AND SOUTHEAST SEATTLE
REINVESTMENT FUND. THERE IS
LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN
DRAFTED WILL BE REFERRED SHORTLY
TO THIS COMMITTEE TO CREATE THAT
FUND, AND THIS MONEY WILL GO TO
FINANCE GENERAL, AND THEN BE
SHIFTED INTO THAT FUND. AGAIN,
WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING
INVESTMENTS, COMMUNITY NEW
DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS IN BOTH
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE MORE
GENERALLY.
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING,
PLEASE DO. I'LL JUST NOTE THIS
FUND REQUIRES TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. ONE IS THE ENABLING
LEGISLATION THAT CREATES THE
FUND, WHICH BEN JUST DESCRIBED.
THE SECOND IS AN AUTHORIZING OR
PARAMETERS OF THE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION DESCRIBING WHAT THE
RULES ARE REGARDING THIS FUND.
I'VE REQUESTED COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH HOLD THE SECOND
PIECE OF LEGISLATION FOR
COMMITTEE NEXT YEAR. THE REASON
FOR THAT IS THIS ALLOWS US WITH
THE ENABLING LEGISLATION TO SET
UP THE FUND AND BEGIN THE
BUDGETARY PROCESS THAT HOLDS THE
POLICY CONVERSATION TO A TIME
WHEN WE HAVE JUST MORE TIME TO
DISCUSS THAT. SO I WANT TO PUT
THAT ON THE RECORD FOR EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, ANYTHING HERE?
>> NO, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, BACK
TO YOU, MR. NOBLE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT NEW ITEM,
902-A-1, AGAIN, TECHNICAL PIECE.
THE NEW REVENUES THAT WERE IN
THE OVERALL FORECAST.
ESSENTIALLY TRANSFER THE
ESSENTIAL P.E.T. INTO THE
GENERAL FUND. IN THE PAST WHEN
THEY DROPPED, THE GENERAL FUND
HELPED OUT. NOW THE P.E.T. HAS
GONE UP A LITTLE BIT, SHIFTING
PACK TO THE FUND. THIS WILL MAKE
IT A LOT CLEANER AND A LOT
EASIER TO FUND YOUR VARIOUS
ADDS. THE FLEXIBILITY IN THE
GENERAL USE AND THE JUMPSTART
FUND MEANS THERE IS NOT AN
IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THERE.
AGAIN, IT'S A TECHNICAL PIECE
THAT WILL MAKE THINGS WORK FOR
US ON THE STAFF SIDE. HSD,
MULTIPLE PAGES HERE. SO NOTHING
NEW HERE. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. YOU'VE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EACH ONE.
STARTING HERE, THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF NEW ITEMS. HSD51-B-1.
THIS IS A MODIFICATION,
PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION PROPOSING $300,000
TO SUPPORT THE FOOD BANK
DELIVERY SERVICES. THIS IS NOW
AT 250, AGAIN, REFLECTIVE OF
OVERALL RESOURCES IN HOW TO
BALANCE IF YOU WILL. THAT'S
CONSISTENT THEME ON THIS PAGE.
HSD62B1, PROVIDES $500,000 FOR
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE SURVIVOR
SERVICES. THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A
BUDGET ACTION FOR THE SAME ITEM
AT $1 MILLION. AGAIN, OVERALL
RESOURCES, ACCORDING LEADING TO
A LESSER AMOUNT, SORRY.
HSD-64-C-1, SAME FLAVOR. THERE
HAD BEEN A PROPOSAL FOR THE SAME
ITEM, SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS,
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION,
PREVIOUSLY AT $1.2 BILLION, IT
IS NOW AT $400,000. AND THEN
HERE WITH THREE NEW ITEMS. HSD.
SO 78 IS A NEW DOLLAR AMOUNT.
PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN SOMEWHAT
HIGHER. SO THIS WOULD INCREASE
BY $150,000 FOR STIPENDS TO PAY
FOR RENT AND PRIVATELY RUN
RECOVERY HOUSING. NEXT ITEM IS
HIGHLIGHTED PREVIOUSLY, ACTUALLY
FROM OUR END, THE TECHNICAL
PIECE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE THAT WE
WOULD USE COLOR MONEY. WE WOULD
IDENTIFY THROUGH OUR ANALYSIS
THAT THERE IS WHERE THEY WOULD
GIVE CREDIT IS DUE AND THE
ADDITIONAL $2.9 MILLION IN
INTEREST EARNINGS TO THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING FUND. CITY POLICY
DICTATES THOSE REVENUES BE USED
FOR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTIONS FOR
THOSE IN IMMINENT RISK OF LOSING
HOME, THEIR HOMES. THE MAYOR AND
HIS BUDGET ADDED $8 MILLION FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE. WHAT WE HAVE
DONE HERE IS USE THE ADDITIONAL
REVENUE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING
SOURCE FOR THE MAYOR'S $8
MILLION OF ADDITIONAL RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, SO THAT IS THE MONEY
THE ADDITIONAL ADDS REMAIN, BUT
THEY WERE ABLE TO ADD THE $2.9
MILLION THAT'S FREED UP FOR THE
RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO USE FOR THE
GENERAL FUND AND TO SUPPORT
VARIOUS OTHER ADDS. SO CLASSIC
FUND SWAP, HAVING IDENTIFIED
INTEREST EARNINGS THAT WERE
RESTRICTED IN THEIR USE, BUT IN
A PLACE WHERE THERE WAS
SIGNIFICANT GENERAL FUND FLOWING
IN.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> AS I'M LISTENING, DIRECTOR
NOBLE, TO THESE CHANGES. I'M
WONDERING IF THERE IS -- IT'S
HARD TO KNOW IF I WERE A MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC OR IF I WERE
SITTING UP HERE AND NOT JUST
READING THESE. IT'S DIFFICULT
TO KNOW WHAT THE ORIGINAL CBA
WAS. AND SO FOR EXAMPLE WITH
HSD-78-B-1, INCREASE HSD BY
$150,000. PEOPLE WON'T KNOW IF
THE ASK WAS, I CAN'T REMEMBER,
$350.
>> IT WAS $350, IF I RECALL.
>> IS THERE A WAY TO TRACK WITH
THE ORIGINAL WAS INSTEAD OF, SO
WE KNOW? I MEAN, BECAUSE I'M
ALSO READING THE NEW VERSIONS OF
THE CBAs, AND THEY'RE NOT RED
LINED, SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO
UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YEAH.
>> UNDERSTOOD. SO IS THAT ALL
THE PREVIOUS ONES THAT ARE ALSO
AVAILABLE AS AGENDA ITEMS? AND
THE NUMBERING IS VERY
INTENTIONAL. SO IF YOU LOOK UP
THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF 78, IT
WOULD BE THE SAME SUBJECT
MATTER, AND WE HAVE NOT SHOWN
RED LINE DIFFERENCES TO THE
EXTENT THEY ARE VERSION NUMBERS
HERE. THEY WILL TEND TO BE SMALL
TECHNICAL ISSUES THAT THEY WOULD
BRING TO US. SO WE REALLY ONLY
IDENTIFY THOSE WHERE THERE IS
SIGNIFICANT AND IMPORTANT POLICY
CHANGES OR DOLLAR AMOUNTS. BUT
THE ENTIRE RECORD OF THE
PREVIOUS ROUND OF BUDGET ACTION
IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. I HAVE
GIVEN YOU A FEEL FOR THAT
AVAILABLE TODAY AND A DOCUMENT,
AND THIS IS ONLINE AS WELL, THAT
WILL LIST ALL THE CBAs THAT
WE'RE DESCRIBING TODAY AND WHEN
THEY ARE ACTUALLY INDEXED IN A
WAY AND A VERSION OF THIS FROM
THE PREVIOUS ROUND AS WELL. SO A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PAPER
SHUFFLING OR ELECTRONIC
SHUFFLING IF YOU WILL, BUT THE
INFORMATION IS ALL AVAILABLE. IT
IS BY NECESSITY, VOLUMINOUS, AND
IT IS 2200 PLUS PAGES LONG GIVE
OR TAKE BOTH TIMES AROUND. A BIT
OF A CHALLENGE, BUT THE RECORD
IS ALL THERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? WHAT ARE
THE QUESTIONS?
>> AND ONE THING THAT IS NOT
APPARENT. IN OUR DISCUSSION
TODAY AND IN THAT DOCUMENT, WILL
CBAs THAT WERE COMPLETELY NOT
FUNDED LIKE THE $10 MILLION FOR
RENTAL ASSISTANCE BE ON RECORD
ANYWHERE? IS THAT GOING AWAY?
AND THIS ONE DOES NOT NOTE. WE
DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT WAS
ALLOCATED. I THINK IT WAS H?
>> YES, SO ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON
THE BALANCING PACKAGE, WE HAVE
IT LIST TODAY. WE COULD GENERATE
THAT FOR SURE. AND YOU'RE ONLY
HEARING THE HESITANCY IN MY
VOICE, BUT WE COULD GET BACK TO
ITEMS THAT WERE EXCLUDED IN
TOTAL AND HAPPY TO DO, YEAH.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
IDEA BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS
A BIG MEET, WHERE IT WAS
UNANIMOUSLY CO-SPONSORED. AND
THE WILL OF THE BODY TO HELP TO
PROVIDE FOR DIRECT RENTAL
ASSISTANCE IS NOT REFLECTED IN
HSD -79-A-1.
>> IN GENERAL, THIS IS A
BALANCING PACKAGE, AND ANY
SELF-FUNDED PROPOSALS COULD BE
BROUGHT FORWARD. AND THE ONE
ITEM YOU'RE DESCRIBING, IF I
RECALL, REDIRECTED $10 MILLION
OF OH RESOURCES FROM ONE PURPOSE
TO ANOTHER. IT IS SELF-BALANCED.
THAT COULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD
FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT
ROUND OF COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS AND
DELIBERATIONS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. I'LL JUST SAY IF
WE HAD $10 MILLION TO PROVIDE
FOR ADDITIONAL RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY
DO THAT. OVER TO YOU, DIRECTOR
NOBLE?
>> THANK YOU. NEXT NEW ITEM IS
HSD-80-A-1 THAT WOULDED ADD
$175,000 ONE TIME FOR FOOD AND
HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS,
AND IT IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC SET
OF ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHICH THAT
FUNDING WOULD BE DIRECTED. THAT
INCLUDES EAGLE NEST COMMUNITY
KITCHEN, THE COOKING FOOD POT
FOOD BANK, CURRY TEMPLE, DIGNITY
FOR DIVAS, UPPER ROOM CHURCH,
DESCRIBED FOR FOOD AND
HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. BEN, I WANT
TOEN COFIRM. SO THERE ARE NOT
JUST IN THIS CBA, BUT IN THE
CITY, WE FUND PROGRAMS TO
SUPPORT SEATTLE RESIDENTS. IF
THE PROGRAM IS INCORPORATED IN A
DIFFERENT CITY, DO WE ADD TO
ENSURE THOSE SERVICES ARE GOING
TO SEATTLE RESIDENTS?
>> IT IS NOT NECESSARY, BUT
BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED IF THE
CITY IS PURCHASING SERVICES,
THAT THOSE MUST BE PROVIDING
PUBLIC BENEFIT IN A PARTICULAR
BENEFIT TO SEATTLE RESIDENTS OR
FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING IN THE
CITY, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING TO
BENEFIT THE CITY SPECIFICALLY.
THAT'S A GENERALIZED
REQUIREMENT. I WOULD SAY ALSO
FOR ALL THE COUNCIL ADDS THAT
ARE RELATED, FOR INSTANCE, TO
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR
OTHER PROGRAMS. IT'S IMPORTANT
TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE THOSE
DOLLARS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO
ANY ENTITY, THERE NEEDS TO BE AN
AGREEMENT ABOUT THE PUBLIC
BENEFIT THAT THE CITY WILL
RECEIVE IN RETURN. WE HAVEN'T
WRITTEN THAT IN EVERY COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION. WE HAVE NOT
PROVIDED FOR THAT BECAUSE AGAIN,
IT'S INHERENT TO THE CITY BEING
ABLE TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO
OUTSIDE ENTITIES. WE'RE
ESSENTIALLY DESCRIBED AS
PURCHASING PUBLIC BENEFIT, BUT
WE'RE RECEIVING PUBLIC BENEFIT
IN AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL,
CONSISTENT WITH THE FUNDING
THAT'S BEING PROVIDED. SO
AGAIN, IF THERE IS AN ENTITY
THAT IS BASED OUTSIDE THE CITY,
THE KEY WILL BE THEY ARE
PROVIDING SERVICES INTO THE CITY
IN SOME FORM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> JUST TO CLARIFY. SO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE I'M HEARING YOU
CORRECTLY, DIRECTOR NOBLE. IT'S
BACK TO THE SEATTLE RESIDENT OR
THE PERSON WORKING IN SEATTLE,
AS YOU DESCRIBED?
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> CORRECT.
>> OKAY.
>> I DO HAVE ONE MORE. DO YOU
KNOW HOW THIS IS TRACKED AT THE
DEPARTMENT LEVEL BECAUSE I'M
NOT SURE ALL CITY EMPLOYEES WHO
ARE WORKING ON THESE CONTRACTS
ALWAYS UNDERSTAND THE
LEGALITIES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT. DO WE TRACK OR MAYBE THE
EXECUTIVE TRACK TO ENSURE
THAT'S THE CASE? THAT THAT IS
BEING INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACTS
THAT WE ARE TRACKING, YOU KNOW,
WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING TO
WHOM, I GUESS, IS WHAT I'M
TRYING TO SAY?
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> I DON'T HAVE THE
PERSONALIZED KNOWLEDGE. I'M NOT
GOING TO -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> I THINK WHAT I WOULD ADHERE,
FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW THERE'S A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
ORGANIZATIONS ON THIS LIST THAT
ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, BUT THEIR SERVICES ARE
THEY PROVIDE FOOD DELIVERY TO
SPOTS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, I
COULD IMAGINE A CONTRACT WOULD
LIKELY SAY THESE ARE THE
LOCATIONS OR A LIST OF LOCATIONS
WHERE THEY WOULD BE PROVIDING
SERVICES. THAT'S HOW THAT WOULD
SORT OF BE CAPTURED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> YES, THANK YOU, JEN. I'M NOT
TRYING TO PICK ON THESE PROGRAMS
IN PARTICULAR. JUST SPARKED ME
TO REMEMBER THAT PUBLIC BENEFIT
ALWAYS HAS TO COME BACK TO
SEATTLE. I THINK THERE ARE OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED CITY
PLANNING, SO THIS IS IN NO WAY
TO PICK ON THESE. IN PARTICULAR,
IT WAS JUST WHAT JOGGED MY
MEMORY. WE HAVE OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALSO ARE
OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE, BUT
PROVIDING BENEFITS TO SEATTLE
RESIDENTS OR FOLKS THAT WORK
HERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE CLEAR ON HOW THIS GETS
TRACKED, IF YOU WILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. CENTRAL STAFF, ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THAT? IF
NOT, IT IS STILL BACK TO YOU TO
CONTINUE ON.
>> THANK YOU. NEW ITEM,
HSD-81-A-1, $225,000 ONE TIME
FOR PROGRAMS SERVING FAMILIES,
YOUTH, AND SENIORS, AND
IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC
ORGANIZATIONS. THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE THE
NORTHWEST BLACK PIONEERS, THE
CHURCH, MARTIN LUTHER KING
SEATTLE COMMITTEE. NOT HEARING
ANY QUESTIONS. MOVING ON.
HEARING EXAMINE, NO CHANGE
THERE. SEATTLE I.T., NO CHANGES
THERE. ALLEGED DEPARTMENT, NO
CHANGES THERE. OFFICE OF THE
MAYOR, NO CHANGES. ON A ROLL.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, NO
CHANGES. HERE WE GO, OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. A COUPLE
OF NEW ITEMS HERE. OED-7-B-1
WOULD PROVIDE $250,000 IN OED
FOR NORTH DELRIDGE AND
GEORGETOWN. IN SOME WAYS, THIS
REPRESENTS THE MERGING OF TWO
PREVIOUS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION.
ONE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT DELRIDGE,
AND ONE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
GEORGETOWN, COVERING COMPARABLE
ISSUES. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS
SOMEWHAT REDUCED. I THINK IN
RECOGNITION OF CONSTRAINTS AND
FUNDING AT OED OVERALL. SO
THAT'S 7-B-1. ANOTHER NEW ONE
ON THIS PAGE IS 10-A-1, THE
$400,000 FOR THE MARITIME
INNOVATION CENTER THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, SO I
WON'T ADD TO THAT. MOVING
AHEAD, THIS IS A MODIFICATION OF
THE PREVIOUS ITEM. FOR $400,000,
THIS ONE IS FOR $200,000. OFFICE
OF HOUSING, A CHANGE TO THE
PROVISO. OH-7-A-1, THIS ITEM
WOULD PROVISO $5 MILLION OF THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX IN OH UNTIL
OCR AND OPCD COMPLETE STUDIES
THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO
LOOK AT ISSUES AROUND RESTORING,
WELL, RUN REPARATIONS. WHAT THIS
DOES, IT DOESN'T SHIFT FUNDING.
IT DOESN'T DEDICATE THAT
PARTICULAR $5 MILLION TO A
FUTURE PURPOSE, BUT MEANS OH
CANNOT SPEND THOSE DOLLARS UNTIL
COUNCIL ACTS BY AN ORDINANCE IN
THE FUTURE, AND THE WORDING IS
CLEAR THAT YOU WOULDN'T ACT ON
SUCH AN ORDINANCE UNTIL THE WORK
AT OCR OR OPCD IS COMPLETE. NO
QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO KEEP
MOVING. NOTHING FOR THE OIG.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT POLICY ISSUE
SET OUT HERE AND A NEW ITEM FOR
THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS. THE ISSUE AT
HAND HERE, THERE IS $27 MILLION
OVERALL OF FUNDING FROM THE B&O
TO RESTRUCTURING THAT IS
DEDICATED TO FEDERAL BACKFILL.
$4 MILLION OF THAT IS DIRECTED
TOWARDS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
SUPPORTS. THE EXECUTIVE MARKED,
IF YOU WILL, USING OUR LITTLE
BOXES, ALL OF THOSE ITEMS AS ONE
TIME. ALL FEDERAL ITEMS, ALL $27
MILLION WORTH. THEIR GOAL THERE
IS NOT TO SUBJECT THERE
WOULDN'T BE FEDERAL BACKFILL IN
2027. THEIR FINANCIAL PLAN
SPECIFICALLY SHOWS THE
ANTICIPATION OF CONTINUING THAT
WORK. BUT WHAT THEY WERE
INTENDING TO INDICATE IS THEY
DIDN'T KNOW AND THEY DON'T
KNOW WHAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT WAY
TO DIRECT THAT FEDERAL FUNDING
IN 2027? WITH THIS ITEM, WHAT IT
DOES, TO SAY WELL, FOR SURE, $4
MILLION OF IT ON AN ONGOING
BASIS WILL BE USED FOR IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS, REFUGEE
SUPPORTS. SO THEY'RE GETTING AN
ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION THIS YEAR.
THEY'LL BE GETTING $4 MILLION
ONGOING. WHAT'S DISTINCT ABOUT
THIS VERSION, IT DOES NOT -- TO
SAY, WELL, FOR SURE, $4 MILLION
OF IT -- AS A RESULT, THE NEW
POSITIONS ARE NOW SET TO SUNSET,
POTENTIALLY AT THE END OF 26.
AGAIN, IF THAT BODY OF WORK
DOESN'T CONTINUE, YOU WOULDN'T
NEED THOSE DECISIONS IF THAT
DECISION IS MADE TO CONTINUE
THAT BODY OF WORK THAT SUNSET
COULD BE EXTENDED OR REMOVED.
>> WILL DIRECTOR NOBLE, I'LL
ADD A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY AND
COLLEAGUES, THE REASON I'M
SPEAKING ON THIS IS BECAUSE IT
IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAD
PROPOSED. AS DIRECTOR NOBLE
STATED, THE $4 MILLION IS
ONGOING. WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME
IS WE REMAIN FLEXIBLE IN THE
FACE OF UNCERTAIN TIMES. IT'S
ALSO IMPORTANT FOR ME THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS
HAS INPUT INTO HOW THESE DOLLARS
ARE SPENT. SO WHAT WE KNOW IS
THESE DOLLARS SHOULD BE ONGOING.
WHAT I DID NOT WANT TO WALK THEM
INTO ARE THE FOUR BUCKETS THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR 2026 TO
BE PRESCRIBED BEYOND 2026. SO IT
IS INCUMBENT ON THE DIRECTOR AND
THE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO
DECIDE HOW THEY BELIEVE THESE
DOLLARS SHOULD BE BEST SPENT TO
SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN OUR
COMMUNITY. AND FROM THERE, WE
WILL THEN TAKE AX. FOR INSTANCE,
IF THEY BELIEVE THE THREE
POSITION SHOULD BE ONGOING AND
THAT IS ONE WAY TO USE THE $4
MILLION FUNDS, THEN THEY SHOULD
HAVE THAT PREROGATIVE. IT IF
THEY BELIEVE ALL $4 MILLION
SHOULD BE CONTRACTED OUT TO ONE
IMPORTANT SUBJECT MATTER, THEY
HAVE THAT PREROGATIVE. THIS IS
WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING TO
SUPPORT OUR DEPARTMENTS AS WE
FACE MANUFACTURED CRISIS BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR
HAND?
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT
CAN BE CONTRACTED OUT TO A --
FOR EXAMPLE, AN ORGANIZATION
THAT PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. HOW IT
COULD BE USED FOR THAT, IF WE
ARE MAKING IT ONGOING THAT IT
PAYS FOR THREE FTEs?
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> THAT IS PRECISELY WHY WE'RE
SUNSETTING THE FTE. THAT'S A
NEW CHANGE IN THE CBA, SO THE
POSITIONS POTENTIALLY WOULD END
AT THE END OF 2026.
>> OKAY. I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT.
>> THAT IS EXACTLY WHY IT WAS
DONE. THAT LANGUAGE IS NEW.
>> DEAR FRIENDS, I'M GOING TO
REQUEST ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? I SUMMARIZE
THE CHANGES THAT I MADE TO YOUR
CBS.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
CHAIR, NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING RIGHT
ALONG, DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> NOTHING NEW IN THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS. OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. COUPLE ITEMS HERE.
TWO CHANGING DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND
ONE NEW ITEM. OPCD-7-C-1 WOULD
PROVIDE $2 MILLION FOR A
COMMUNITY CLINIC IN RAINIER
BEACH. IT THIS IS AT THE TODDMAN
CENTER. ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS $6
MILLION. THIS IS FUNDING AT $2
MILLION. AND THEN OPCD-8B-1 $1
MILLION FOR THE PUBLIC MARKET
PROJECT. THIS IS IN WEST
SEATTLE, ORIGINAL REQUEST IS FOR
$3 MILLION, IF I RECALL, THIS IS
FUNDING AT $1 MILLION. AND THEN
OPCD-11-A-1, THIS IS, AGAIN, ARI
DESCRIBED IN SOME DETAIL,
$250,000 FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
INITIATIVE. MOVING ON. NOTHING
NEW IN OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT. TWO ITEMS IF
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS.
ONE, SDCI-1-B-1, AGAIN, THE
CHANGING IN FUNDING LEVEL. THIS
WOULD PARTIALLY RESTORE FUNDING
FOR REDUCTIONS IN TENANT
SERVICES. ORIGINAL REQUEST HAD
BEEN FOR $1 MILLION. THIS IS AT
$500,000. AND THEN SDCI-5-A-1 A
TECHNICAL, IT'S A FUND SWAP.
THERE WAS THE MAYOR PROPOSED TO
USE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT A.I.
AND TECHNOLOGY ISSUES, SORRY, AT
SDCI. THERE'S SUFFICIENT FUND
BALANCE THERE TO COVER THAT
EXPENSE WITH APPROPRIATE SDCI
REVENUES, SO AGAIN, FREEING UP
GENERAL FUND RESOURCES. MOVING
AHEAD. NOTHING NEW IN SDHR,
HUMAN RESOURCES. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. A COUPLE
MODIFICATIONS. SO SDOT-1-B-1
WOULD PROVIDE $150,000 FOR NEW
FUNDING FOR DESIGN OF PEDESTRIAN
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ADMIRAL
JUNCTION. THIS WAS A PROVISO AT
$250,000, BUT IT IS NOW NEW
FUNDING, NEW TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING, SO RESTRICTED USE
FUNDING. BUT ADDS RESOURCES FOR
SDOT TO EXPEND THE PURPOSE. AND
THEN SDOT-12S-B-1, HISTORIC
STREET NAMES AND NOW
SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT THE CITY
ARCHIVIST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
WORK, SO A MINOR CHANGE.
>> THIS IS A GOOD ONE. I LIKE
THIS ONE. SORRY, I'M ON MUTE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'LL GO BACK.
SENIOR MOMENT.
>> A POINT OF ORDER. MEMBERS
MUST BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK.
DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS ITEM,
NOW SDOT, 14-B-1, SLIGHT
MODIFICATION. ORIGINAL REQUEST
IS FOR $10,000. THIS IS FOR
$15,000. AND THIS IS DESIGNED TO
PROVIDE SIGNAGE TO MAKE THIS
HIDDEN BEACH A LITTLE LESS
HIDDEN. MOVING ON, NOTHING --
OH, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HERE
FOR THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THERE WERE COMPETING PROPOSALS
REGARDING AN ADDITIONAL AID CAR.
ONE HERE THAT'S IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE, THE SECOND
ITEM, SFD-102-A-2 WOULD ADD THE
12-HOUR AID CAR AND EXPAND THE
FIRE FIGHTING STAFF TO HELP MEET
THAT NEED. RESEARCH BY CENTRAL
STAFF DID IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY
TIME -- THERE'S A PEAK IN THE
DEMAND FOR THESE SORTS OF
SERVICES IN A 12-HOUR RESOURCE
COULD WELL MEET THAT NEED. ANY
WAY, BETTER MEET THAT NEED,
BETTER WAY TO SAY IT. NOTHING
NEW IN SPD. IN PARKS AND
RECREATION, ITEM 7-B-1, ORIGINAL
REQUEST FOR $1 MILLION. THIS IS
$800,000 INSTEAD. TWO
ADDITIONAL, TWO MORE ITEMS IN
PARKS. 12-B-1, ASSISTED CHANGE
IN FUNDING SOURCES HERE. SO THIS
PROVIDES A TOTAL OF $150,000 TO
DO SOME INITIAL ANALYSIS AROUND
THE SCHMITZ PRESERVE PARK. THE
WORK INCLUDES STUDIES AND IN
RESPECT TO THE DRAINAGE AS
PROVIDED BY THE CREEK. SO WE
WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SPU COULD
PAY FOR A SIGNIFICANT -- HALF OF
THIS. SO SPLIT 50-50 BETWEEN
PARKS AND SPU. AND 13-B-1, A
MODIFICATION OF A PREVIOUS ONE,
REQUEST FOR FULL CAPITAL FUNDING
FOR ROGERS PLAYGROUND AND SOME
PLANNING WORK FOR ANOTHER PLAY
FIELD, PARTICULARLY TURF
CONVERSION. THIS PROVIDES
$500,000 FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN
FOR A FUTURE CONVERSION OF THE
ROGERS PLAY FIELD, FIELD TO BE
REDUNDANT. NOTHING NEW IN SPU.
AND THEN THIS LAST ITEM, I JUST
WANT TO EXPLAIN. THE CHAIR HAS
ALREADY IDENTIFIED THAT THE
BALANCING PACKAGE INCLUDES $4
MILLION TO HELP ADDRESS THE
CURRENT FEDERAL FOOD EMERGENCY.
SO AGAIN, PER THE DISCUSSION YOU
ALL COLLECTIVELY HAD OR THIS
WEEK ABOUT THE MAYOR'S
PROCLAMATION. IT APPEARS THEY'RE
HEADED TO SPENDING AS MUCH AS $8
MILLION IN THE EMERGENCY FUND ON
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE. WHAT
THIS DOES IS PROVIDE HALF THAT
FUNDING. DIRECTLY FUNDING THAT
OR REPLENISHING HALF OF THE
EMERGENCY FUND DRAWDOWN, THE
LADDER BEING LARGELY CONSISTENT
WITH THE POLICIES THAT -- FOR
HOW THAT FUND SHOULD BE USED AND
THEN REPLENISHED. SO WE HAVEN'T
DEVELOPED THE ACTUAL HERE. WE
WERE WAITING TO SEE HOW THEY
WERE PROPOSING TO FUND THIS,
ACTUALLY AS I HAVE BEEN SITTING
HERE, IT ARRIVED. SO WE WILL
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO SEE
HOW IT DOES, AND HOW THIS BEST
BE FOLDED INTO THAT FROM A
LEGISLATIVE STANDPOINT.
>> THANK YOU HAD. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION, GO
BACK TO THE PARKS, PLEASE, THANK
YOU. DOES THE CHANGE MEAN FOR
PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR TURF
CONVERSION IS UNIQUE TO ROGERS
OR IS THIS AN ADDITION? CAN YOU
PLEASE EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES?
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IT IS
SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED FOR THE
PLANNING DESIGN AT ROGERS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FURTHER
DISCUSSION?
>> SO IS THE OTHER PARKS?
>> CORRECT. SO THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSALS IN TOTAL OF ALMOST
$3.8 MILLION. THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN SUFFICIENT TO BUILD NOT
ONLY DESIGN, BUT BUILD OUT
ROGERS, THEN DO SOME DESIGN WORK
AT MAGNOLIA OR ADVANCE THAT
PROJECT AS WELL. THIS WOULD
FOCUS ON PLANNING AND DESIGN.
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR NOBLE,
AND I WILL ALSO NOTE THIS IS
ANOTHER CASE OF IF WE HAD
ADDITIONAL FUNDS, WE WOULD HAVE
FUNDED THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED
IN THE CBAs LAST WEEK.
UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE
CONSTRAINED BY THE AMOUNT OF
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE, AND, YOU
KNOW, I DID THE BEST OF MY
ABILITY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
GOT A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION
INTO THIS BUDGET. AS YOU KNOW,
MAGNOLIA PLAY FIELD IS IN MY
DISTRICT. IT'S IN THE AREA OF
MY DISTRICT THAT THEY KEEP
TRYING TO TAKE OVER, WHICH I
APPRECIATE VERY MUCH. AND IF WE
COULD, I WOULD, AND I THINK THE
OTHER CONVERSATION THAT WE WOULD
HAVE DURING THE BALANCING
PACKAGE WAS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DESIGN OR FULL TURFING
OF ROGERS. WE KNEW ROGERS WAS
THE PRIMARY PRIORITY IN THE CBA.
EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT ABLE TO
GET THAT TURFING, WE HAVE SET
THE BALL IN MOTION. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> CHAIR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
I -- IT APPEARS, IT FEELS LIKE
YOU ARE INSERTING SOME EDITORIAL
COMMENTS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE IN
MY QUESTIONS. JUST TO BE CLEAR,
I WAS WANTING TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTOOD THIS, AND I WAS NOT
COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING
BEING LEFT OUT OR THE REASONING
BEHIND IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE I UNDERSTOOD. AND YOU KNOW,
FOR THE RECORD, I SAID MANY
TIMES THAT MY BIG PRIORITY IS
THE PLAY FIELD. I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THIS
TURF WAS NOT SOMEHOW ALSO
TOUCHING UP AGAINST, YOU KNOW,
MY PRIORITY AREAS. I WAS GOING
TO FIGURE THAT OUT OFFLINE ANY
WAY, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, REGARDING MAGNOLIA?
>> YES, I COULDN'T HELP, BUT
JUMP IN. AND AS YOU KNOW, I LOOK
OUT FOR ALL MAGNOLIA AS YOU LOOK
OUT FOR ALL OF MAGNOLIA, AND AS
RELATED TO ROGERS, I'M
SURPRISED MY NAME IS NOT LISTED,
BUT WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT
SEPARATELY.
>> THANK YOU, IT SHOULD BE
LISTED. WE'LL MAKE THAT CHANGE.
>>
>> YES, WITH THAT, WE'LL ADD
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AS A
SPONSOR ON IT THIS ITEM.
>> AND BEFORE WE GO WAC TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION, WE
HAD BEEN ON THE FEDERAL FOOD
RESERVE?
>> CORRECT, BACK THERE AGAIN.
>> I WILL JUST MAKE THIS MOMENT
TO NOTE, AND MY EARLIER COMMENT
ABOUT THE PLAY FIELD IS NOTHING
OTHER THAN JUST DESCRIBING IN
WHICH WE WENT THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND. IN THE SAME WAY,
REGARDING THE FEDERAL FOOD
EMERGENCY FUND, WE HAVE BEEN
AUTHORIZED TO SPEND $8 MILLION.
THIS IS $4 MILLION. I MENTIONED
EARLIER, THE $4 MILLION OF
FUNDING THAT WILL NEED TO BE
RETURNED TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
MANUFACTURED CRISIS IS ON OUR
HORIZON THAT WE WILL HAVE TO
ATTEND TO. I SAY ALL OF THAT TO
SAY $4 MILLION FOR A FEDERAL
RESPONSE RESERVE IS NOT ENOUGH,
AND THAT IS WHY I WILL BE
LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL WAYS TO
FUND THIS PROGRAM. AND BY THE
END OF THIS OR NEXT WEEK, WE
SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
ACTUAL FIGURES ARE REGARDING THE
FOOD EMERGENCY THAT WE ARE
EXPERIENCING ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON FEDERAL FOOD
EMERGENCY FUNDS? SEEING NONE,
BACK TO YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
>> THAT CONCLUDES THE SUMMARY OF
THE BALANCING PACKAGE.
>> OH, OKAY, BACK TO YOU.
>> AND WITH THAT, I HAVE, WE
HAVE TICKED THROUGH ALL OF THESE
ITEMS AS DIRECTOR NOBLE
DESCRIBED. THERE IS THE PACKET
FROM LAST WEEK COMPARED TO THE
PACKET OF THIS WEEK. WE HAVE
HIGHLIGHTED THE CBAs THAT HAVE
CHANGED, SO IT IS EASIER TO
NAVIGATE BETWEEN THE NEXT
DEADLINE HERE IS THE AMENDMENT
DEADLINE FRIDAY AT NOON TO
CO-SPONSORS AND THE BUDGET
PROPOSAL MUST BE SELF-BALANCED.
BUT I DO WANT TO RESERVE TIME
NOW FOR COLLEAGUES TO MAKE
STATEMENTS ABOUT THEIR
PRIORITIES. AND I SEE VICE CHAIR
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. I
DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD YOU SAY
$4 MILLION FOR THE FEDERAL
TIMELINE FOR WHEN WE WOULD SEE A
PROPOSAL, SORRY, IF YOU SET IT
AND I MISSED IT.
>> NO, THANKS. THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE. YEAH, NO, THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF A CRISIS THAT CAME TO
OUR DESK ON FRIDAY, RIGHT? AND
MAYBE IT WAS THURSDAY NIGHT,
FRIDAY MORNING, AND WE BALANCE
THIS PACKAGE OVER THE COURSE OF
THE WEEKEND. IT IS YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY, TWO DAYS AGO.
>> MONDAY.
>> ANYHOW, THIS DESCRIBES HOW
MUCH WORK WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN
THE LAST FIVE CALENDAR DAYS. ALL
OF THAT TO SAY WHEN WE WERE
PUTTING TOGETHER THE PACKAGE
BEFORE PASSING THE RESOLUTION
ABOUT THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, IT
HAS BEEN UNCLEAR TO US HOW MUCH
FUNDING WILL BE REQUIRED BECAUSE
IT IS A WEEK-BY-WEEK BASIS. THIS
FUNDING THAT IS IN THE FEDERAL
RESERVE ACCOUNT FOR FOOD COULD
BE EXPENDED BY THANKSGIVING. AND
THEN THERE ARE FOUR MORE WEEKS
OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD
GET BACK TO FEEDING PEOPLE AND
AMERICA AND THE RESOLUTION WOULD
COME MORE QUICKLY, RIGHT? AND SO
WE WILL HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING AND THAT IS A PART
OF WHY I DID NOT PUT THAT
STRAIGHT INTO THE FEDERAL
RESERVE ACCOUNT, WHY WE HELD IT
INTO THE SIDE TO HAVE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THIS ACTION.
ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> COLLEAGUE, FURTHER
DISCUSSION, COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> I WANT TO FOLLOW ON THE SAME
LINES AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
WHEN I LOOK UNDER THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE THREE THAT
WE WOULD HAVE THERE. ON THE
CO-SPONSORS. SO JUST ON PAGE 29,
MY NOTES REFLECT I WAS A
CO-SPONSOR ON SFD1, REGARDING
THE $1.4 MILLION IN THE GENERAL
FUND AND THE FIREFIGHTERS FOR
ONE PEAK HOUR CAR TIME. YEAH,
THE MIDDLE ONE. YOU SEE HOW I
COSPONSORED THE FIRST ONE AND
THE THIRD ONE? MY NOTES REFLECT
THIS. I DID THE SECOND ONE AS
WELL, JUST WANTED TO GET THAT
OUT THERE NOW. SO I DON'T KNOW,
I APOLOGIZE IF I'M OUT OF LINE,
BUT I'M MATCHING UP MY NOTES
WITH WHAT I'M SEEING HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, WE'LL
MAKE THOSE CHANGES, AND YOU ARE
NOT OUT OF LINE. THIS IS THE
PROCESS. THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS
PROCESS IN OPEN SESSION, SO WE
COULD MAKE SURE WE GET
EVERYTHING RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON? ACTUALLY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> I'M GOING TO MUTE MYSELF
NOW. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> YEAH, I WILL JUST NOTE ON
SUSTAINABILITY THAT IS AN
ONGOING CONCERN OF MINE AND THE
ONGOING EXPENSES THAT WE ARE
ASSUMING IN THIS BUDGET IS
BARELY IMPROVED BY $1 MILLION.
AND I DO WANT TO CAUTION US AND
A NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
THE TECH SECTOR, WHICH IS WHERE
WE DEPEND ON SO MUCH OF OUR
JUMPSTART FUNDS TO COME FROM. SO
THE RECENT AMAZON LAYOFFS ARE AN
INDICATION OF WHERE THINGS COULD
BE GOING, ALTHOUGH THAT IS
STATED FOR CULTURE AND NOT
NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, REVENUES,
ETC.. BUT I WILL ASK CENTRAL
STAFF FOR DIRECTION OFFLINE,
INDICATED TO ME ON WHAT WAS
CHANGED FROM ONGOING TO ONE TIME
AND VICE VERSA, JUST SO WE HAVE
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS WE
HAVE TWO DAYS LEFT, A DAY AND A
HALF, THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, I
MEAN, THE CHAIR BALANCING
AMENDMENTS.
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> SORRY. PLEASE.
>> AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE
HAVEN'T CHANGED ANYTHING FROM
ONE TIME ONGOING THAT WASN'T
DIRECTED TO US BY A SPONSOR OR
WE HAVE CALLED OUT. BUT THE
BOTTOM LINE, WE COULD GIVE YOU
MORE DETAIL ON WHICH ITEMS WE
ARE ONGOING, WHICH IS ONE TIME.
ALL THE CBAs WILL INCLUDE THAT
INFORMATION, SOMETIMES THERE IS
A LITTLE BOX AND A NARRATIVE OR
SOME SITUATIONS WHERE PARTS OF
IT ARE ONGOING OR ONE TIME. THAT
IS NOT NECESSARILY UNUSUAL.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NOPE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE MADE
IT HAD CHANGE OR IF THE CBA MADE
THE CHANGE, BUT WE DID MAKE THE
PANTHER FUNDING ONGOING, SO WE
DON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK
TO IT EVERY YEAR.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THAT COULD
ALSO HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FROM
MONEY THAT ALREADY EXISTS IN THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVES. SO
YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS -- WHEN I
DIRECTED STAFF TO MAKE KNOWN TO
YOUR OFFICE THAT I HAVE MONEY, I
MEAN, I HAVE POTS OF MONEY THAT
MY ONGOING EXPENSES COULD BE
TAKEN FROM. SO TO BE REVENUE
NEUTRAL AND NOT GO INTO THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WOULD
COME FROM THE OCTOBER FORECAST.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I SHOULD
HAVE SAID ALSO, ADDING ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, HIS NOTES.
I HAVE THAT THERE ARE TWO ITEMS
THAT I ACTUALLY ALSO REQUESTED
TO BE COSPONSOR ON, HSD065-A-1.
THE FAMILY BASE YOUTH PROVIDER
AND MENTORING. WHICH I THINK IS
THE PANTHER ONE. IT DIDN'T MAKE
IT ONTO THE SHEET. THANK YOU.
THANKS.
>> YEP.
>> IT IS NO PROBLEM. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE FOR THE RECORD.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M HAPPY TO CORRECT. IT
DOES NEED TO BE AN OPEN SESSION.
JUST APPROPRIATE FOR THEM.
>> AND I HAD, BUT RATHER THAN
HAVE YOU GO BACK AND ROLL THE
TAPE, I'LL SEE IT AGAIN. THANK
YOU. ON THOSE TWO AND THEN
CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR
YOU, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN
ANSWER, WE COULD TAKE IT
OFFLINE. BUT JUST HAVE YOU -- SO
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER
THE BALANCING PACKAGE. I KNOW
THIS AND THANK YOU TO CENTRAL
STAFF. DIRECTOR NOBLE AND YOUR
TEAM, I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU
ENOUGH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK
OVER THE WEEKEND TO HELP CHAIR
PUT THIS TOGETHER AND YOUR TEAM
AS WELL OBVIOUSLY, CHAIR. I WANT
TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT NEXT
STEPS IN TERMS OF I KNOW WE
HAVE, IF WE WANT TO OFFER AN
AMENDMENT, IT HAS TO BE
SELF-BALANCED AND DONE BY FRIDAY
AT NOON. AND THEN ALSO WITH THE
BALANCING PACKAGE, IF THERE IS
ANYTHING, I KNOW LAST YEAR, WE
WERE ABLE TO PULL THINGS OUT FOR
INDIVIDUAL NOTES, IF THERE ARE
THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO
DO THAT WITH. HAVE YOU MADE A
DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT
YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT THIS
YEAR? I JUST WANT SOME CLARITY.
BASING ON LAST YEARS.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL ALLOW
CENTRAL STAFF TO DESCRIBE THE
PROCESS. IF YOU WANT TO BRING
THE FIRST POWER POINT BACK UP,
MAYBE WE JUST RAN THROUGH IT TOO
QUICKLY. BUT THERE WILL BE IN
SHORT ORDER WHEN WE GET TO THE
AMENDMENT VOTING AND A FEW STEPS
FROM NOW, THERE WILL BE A
CONSENT PACKAGE OF THINGS WE ALL
VOTE ON THAT YOU COULD PULL OUT
OF. THERE CAN BE A GROUP OF
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GENERALLY
SUPPORTED THAT WE WILL VOTE ON
INDIVIDUALLY, AND THEN THERE
WILL BE A GROUP OF AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE EITHER IN CONFLICT OR
WILL TAKE LONGER TO HAVE
DISCUSSION ON. AND SO SET IN
ANOTHER WAY, WE ARE TRYING TO GO
FROM EASIEST TO MOST DIFFICULT,
SO THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH,
AGAIN, WE HAVE 25 PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT HAVE BEEN
TRANSMITTED TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT HAVE BEEN
ADDED. ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PASSED. SO
FOR A TOTAL OF 28 PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. IN ADDITION TO ALL
OF THE CBAs. SO WE ARE JUST
GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS
PROCESS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE. BUT
WITH THAT, OVER TO YOU, CAL.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST
WANTED TO ADD THAT FOR THE
DEADLINE THIS WEEKEND, IT IS
MOSTLY IMPORTANT JUST TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONCEPT IS
AND THEN WE CAN HELP FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE APPROPRIATE PART OF THE
PROCEDURE IS WHEN WE WOULD GET
TO THE PIECE LATER ON. CENTRAL
STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
CLERK TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
SCRIPTS OF EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN
DO BECAUSE SOME OF IT MIGHT BE
SUBSTITUTING THE ITEM IN THE
CHAIRS PACKAGE OR COMPLETELY
SEPARATE ITEM. AND IT WILL
DEPEND ON WHAT YOU PROPOSE. SO
WE WILL BE INFORMED BY THAT, BY
WHAT YOU ALL PROPOSED BY FRIDAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> YES. SO DOES THAT MEAN
COUNCIL, FRIDAY BY NOON, WE PUT
IN OUR REQUESTS, AND THEN OVER
THE WEEKEND, YOU WILL ALL,
BEGIN, WORK THROUGH? AND SO
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, CENTRAL
STAFF AND DIRECTOR NOBLE, FOR
ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'RE GOING
TO BE PUTTING IN THIS WEEKEND.
AND CHAIR, YOU AND YOUR TEAM. SO
THEN AT SOME POINT OVER THE
WEEKEND, WILL YOU REACH OUT TO
US? HOW WILL THIS WORK? THANK
YOU?
>> PLEASE, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
NOBLE.
>> NEXT FRIDAY AND POTENTIALLY
THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, SO ONCE WE
SEE HOW THEY ARE AND HOW THEY
RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER, THE LIKES
THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE
APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE, WITHIN
THE COMBINES OF THE PUBLIC
MEETING ACT, WE MIGHT TRY TO
COMMUNICATE TO YOU, WHERE THEY
ARE LOOKING AT THE SAME RESOURCE
TO FUND THE DIFFERENT THINGS AND
WHETHER THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE THAT RESOURCE
APPROPRIATELY. THAT'S A PART OF
OUR NORMAL WORK, BUT NOTHING
UNUSUAL THERE. AGAIN, IN TERMS
OF WHAT TO EXPECT OVER THE
COMING DAYS. THAT IS ANOTHER
AREA, POTENTIAL DISCUSSION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THANK YOU
FOR CLARIFYING. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE PLENTY OF
ADVANCED NOTICE TO KNOW IF WE
OFFER AN AMENDMENT, THE STATUS
OF IT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND CHAIR,
YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE PRESENT IT,
THE FINAL PIECE AT THE END OF
NEXT WEEK. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE, ANYTHING ELSE
TO ADD?
>> JUST TO SAY, YEAH, IN SOME
WAYS, PREPARATION OF THE
AMENDMENTS WILL BE THE EASY PART
FOR US. THE LOGISTICS OF
FIGURING OUT THE PARLIAMENTARY
PROCEDURE. IN SOME WAY IT WILL
BE A HARDER PART. BUT ANY WAY,
JUST AGAIN, REITERATE WE ARE
AVAILABLE NOW, SO IF YOU HAVE
IDEAS, PLEASE BRING THEM. FOLKS
WILL DO THE WORK THAT'S
REQUIRED, BUT EASIER DURING THE
WEEK THAN THE WEEKEND, IF WE
CAN.
>> SURE. WELL SAID. IN THE
ORIGINAL CALENDAR THAT WE HAD
CREATED, WE REQUESTED A THURSDAY
DEADLINE FOR THESE AMENDMENTS TO
PROVIDE CENTRAL STAFF ADDITIONAL
TIME. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
REQUESTED FRIDAY, SO THAT
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD MORE TIME.
ALL OF THAT TO SAY THERE IS
LIMITED TIME. SO THE EARLIER YOU
WOULD GET IT SUBMITTED, THE
BETTER FOR EVERYONE. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND STRAUSS.
FIRST OFF, THIS IS THE TIME FOR
IT TO BE ADDED TO STUFF. COULD I
REQUEST, MR. CHAIR, TO BE ADDED
TO THAT IS, I BELIEVE THAT IS
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT?
>> YEAH.
>> JUST WANTED THAT FOR THE
RECORD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
THEN SHOULD I REPEAT IT? YEAH.
>> I THINK WE GOT IT.
>> AWESOME.
>> I'M SEEING CONFIRMATION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
THEN THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
SAY. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING
TOGETHER THIS PACKAGE. I FEEL
THE PROCESS WAS
SUPERTRANSPARENT, VERY OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC, BEING ABLE TO SEE
PEOPLE'S AMENDMENTS, AND THE
ALLOTTED TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
AS WELL. SO I JUST WANTED TO
COMMENT ON THAT, THAT I THOUGHT
THAT WENT REALLY WELL, SO THANK
YOU. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
MENTION, AND THIS IS FOR JUST
THE RECORD, SO PEOPLE COULD
UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS THAT WE
WENT THROUGH IN TERMS OF BUDGET
ITEMS. IN DISTRICT THREE, THE
PRIORITIES OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
SAFETY WERE THE COMMON THEMES
THAT WE HAD IN OUR DISTRICT.
THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE. THE
SECOND ONE, WE ALSO HAD PEOPLE
THAT WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
COMMUNITY AND SERVICES THAT THE
PEOPLE ARE ON THE FRONT LINES
THAT ARE PROVIDING SOME OF THIS
IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH WAS
HUGE. SO I THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE
SOME INVESTMENTS IN THERE. AND
THEN THIRD, ADDING TO THE
LIVABILITY OF PEOPLE IN SEATTLE,
NO MATTER WHICH DISTRICT. AND
THAT IS WHY I WAS VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF A LOT OF MY
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEIR
AMENDMENTS BECAUSE THEIR
LIVABILITY, EVEN THOUGH SOME OF
THEM WERE DISTRICT SPECIFIC IN
THEIR PLACES, THAT CONTRIBUTES
TO THE OVERALL LIVABILITY IN OUR
CITY, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE SOME
OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO
THOUGHT ABOUT DIFFERENT PLACES,
FOR ONE, LIKE THE POD, AND THEIR
ASK, THINKING ABOUT CAPITAL
HILL, AS THE DISTRICT. CERTAIN
PLACES WHERE I THOUGHT WE DID
GREAT COLLABORATION FOR FOLKS,
THEY THOUGHT ABOUT HOW THEY
CROSSED OVER INTO DIFFERENT
DISTRICTS. THERE WERE A NUMBER
OF THOSE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE POWER WASHING THAT YOU HAD
TO MR. CHAIR, AND YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT CAPITAL HILL, AND I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK JOINED ON
THAT. SO THANK YOU. I THOUGHT WE
DID A GOOD JOB OF COLLABORATION.
LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, I KNOW
THERE WERE LAST-MINUTE CBAs THAT
WERE BROUGHT. THOSE WERE A
DIRECT REFLECTION AS YOU ALL SAW
FROM OUR COMMUNITY BUDGET DAY
AND COMMUNITY FOLKS FROM THE
SOUTH END AND CENTRAL DISTRICT
IN THEIR COMMUNITY. I REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYONE SUPPORTED,
MAKING THAT FUND, SO WE COULD
REALLY MAKE INVESTMENTS ON THE
FIVE-POINT PROGRESS FOR CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
UNDERRESOURCED. THOSE ARE
HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, EDUCATION IN
THE ARTS, SMALL BUSINESS AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. NUMBER
FOUR IS HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND
NUMBER FIVE IS WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S HOW WE,
WHEN WE ARE UNDERSTANDING HOW
WE'RE MOVING THE NEEDLE WITH
OUR INVESTMENTS, WE ARE TRACKING
THOSE BY THE COMMUNITY TO
UNDERSTAND THE INVESTMENTS WE
ARE MAKING AS A COUNCIL, AS A
CITY ARE MOVING THE NEEDLE FOR
PEOPLE. AND IF I SEE THE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF A CERTAIN
FAMILY HASN'T MOVED FOR TEN
YEARS FOR THAT CERTAIN
DEMOGRAPHIC, I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHY. AND WHAT DO WE
NEED TO BE DOING A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY, SO WE COULD MOVE
THE NEEDLE? IF A CERTAIN
COMMUNITY ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR 1%
OF THE OVERALL BUSINESSES IN
SEATTLE, AND LESS THAN 1% OF THE
NET WORTH OF THOSE BUSINESSES,
I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT, OKAY,
WHAT TYPE OF CERTAIN INVESTMENTS
CAN WE MAKE, SO WE COULD MOVE
THAT NEEDLE L? OR HEALTH AND
WELLNESS AS WELL. WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT IS KEY. AND ALSO
EDUCATION IN THE ARTS,
UNDERSTANDING OUR PEOPLE READING
AT CERTAIN GRADE LEVELS, WHAT
INVESTMENTS CAN WE MAKE, OKAY,
TO MOVE THAT NEEDLE. SO THERE IS
A SCIENCE BEHIND ALL THIS. THIS
IS NOT JUST RANDOM PICKING AND
CHOOSING. WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD
OFF THE INVESTMENTS AS WE ALSO
LOOKED AT WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR
AND WHAT NEIGHBORHOODS THOSE
WENT INTO AND WHAT COMMUNITIES
AND WHO GOT WHAT AND THINKING
ABOUT OKAY, HOW DO WE BUILD ON
THAT AND WHAT IS PART B? THERE
IS A SCIENCE TO ALL OF THIS, AND
I WANT TO THANK WORKING WITH YOU
ALL, THE PROCESS, CREATE YOU,
MR. CHAIR, AS WELL, DOING THIS,
JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE'LL HAVE
A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
SELF-BALANCING AS WE WERE GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND SAW
LIKE HEY, SOME OTHER THINGS CAME
UP, THAT WOULD BE SELF-BALANCING
TO THIS AND SOME AMENDMENTS I
WOULD LOVE THEIR SUPPORT ON,
WHERE I THINK THEY WILL BE GOOD.
SO THANK YOU, THAT'S ALL I HAVE
TO SAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> OH, THANK YOU. AM I ON?
>> YES.
>> OKAY, GOOD. I ACTUALLY --
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH KIND
OF STOLE MY THUNDER THERE. I WAS
READY TO SAY A LOT OF THAT. I
WAS KEYED UP AND READY TO GO
WITH MY NOTES, SO I WILL BE VERY
BRIEF. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO
SHARE WITH WHAT JUDGE -- WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH JUST
SAID. YOU KNOW, WE DID MOVE TO A
DISTRICT SYSTEM. AND I THINK
SOMETIMES THERE IS A MISNUMBER
OUT THERE THAT EVERYONE IS --
HAS A LENS THAT IS SO SPECIFIC
TO THE DISTRICT. AND WE DO, I
SAID THIS IN THE PERSONAL VIEW,
REPEAT WHAT I KIND OF SAID. YES,
WE REPRESENT ALL OF SEATTLE. BUT
WE WANT TO HONOR THE NEEDS OF
OUR DISTRICT, WHETHER IT IS A
SIDEWALK, A CROSSWALK, A
COMMUNITY CENTER. AND ALSO HEAR
FROM OTHER DISTRICTS, LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS GREAT.
TELLING ME WHAT WAS GOING ON IN
WEST SEATTLE. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE ABOUT PARKS AND OTHER
ISSUES. ANY WAY, I'LL LEAVE IT
AT THAT. SO MY FOCUS, OUR FOCUS,
WHEN I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU,
CHAIR, WHERE YOU DID A
PHENOMENAL JOB OF TRANSPARENCY,
THANK YOU. SUCH A CALM,
CONFIDENT PROCESS FOR ME ANY
WAY. AS I WANTED TO FOCUS ON NOT
ONLY THE CITY WIDE ISSUES, THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOUSING AND
THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN DEALING
WITH. ALSO HONORING THE NEEDS OF
OUR DISTRICT AND THE OTHER
DISTRICTS, WHETHER IT IS BRICK
AND MORTAR PROGRAMS, TURF F, YOU
NAME IT, PARKS, BUT ALSO THE
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO,
REWARDING AND WORKING WITH THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS, BRICK AND MORTAR
BUILDINGS, WHERE THEY WERE
SHOVEL READY. PROJECTS THAT
SERVE ALL OF OUR RELATIVES, ALL
OF OUR COMMUNITIES, ALL OF OUR
NON-PROFITS. AND PARTICULARLY
OUR FOOD BANKS. WHAT IS THE
FRONT DOOR WHEN PEOPLE COME FOR
TREATMENT, FOOD, MEDICAID? THAT
IS MY EMPHASIS. THOSE BRICK AND
MORTAR BUILDINGS IN COMMUNITY IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE ARE THE
FRONT DOOR TO ALL OF THOSE TYPES
OF SERVICES, TREATMENT,
ADDICTION, YOU NAME IT. MY FOCUS
IS ON THE ECONOMIC VITALITY, ON
HOUSING, PUBLIC SAFETY, ASKING
MY COLLEAGUES WHAT IT IS THEY
NEEDED ME. WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE
NEEDED THREE SPONSORS TO MOVE
FORWARD. AND SOME OF THEM I
DIDN'T. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
EVERYONE WAS REALLY GOOD ABOUT
LIKE OKAY, I GET IT. WE'VE GOT
ANOTHER, WE HAVE ANOTHER ROUND
NEXT YEAR. LET'S SEE HOW FAR WE
GET ON THIS PROJECT, SO WE COULD
MOVE FORWARD ON THE NEXT
PROJECT. AND AGAIN, BECAUSE I'VE
BEEN DOING THIS MAYBE TOO LONG,
THERE IS SOME SMOKE FILLED BACK
ROOM WHERE WE ARE DOING ALL THIS
SELFISH HORSE TRADING, YOU KNOW,
ONE FOR ONE. IT JUST ISN'T LIKE
THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WERE
PORTRAYED IN THE PRESS. ON THE
FLOOR FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS,
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WALK IN OTHER
FOLKS OFFICE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO COME TO MIND TO TALK TO
ME ABOUT THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS,
AND WHETHER OR NOT I COULD
SUPPORT THEM, AND I APPRECIATE
THAT. CHAIR, I WANT TO THANK
YOU. YOU HAVE DONE THIS
INCREDIBLE TRANSPARENT PROCESS.
A LOT OF LEADERSHIP. I KNOW IT
TAKES A LOT OF PATIENCE. THE
WORLD JUST DOESN'T WORK THAT
WAY. BUT WE DO MOVE FORWARD. AND
SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'M
DONE. I WILL GO TO MUTE NOW.
BYE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE CHAIR.
AND I TOO WANTED TO JOIN THE
CHORUS IN SHARING A FEW INITIAL
SELF-REFLECTIONS. AND PILING ON
IN MY SUPPORT AND EXPRESSION OF
GRATITUDE FOR THE CHAIR'S
LEADERSHIP IN GETTING US TO THIS
POINT. IT IS AN IMPORTANT
MILESTONE. A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO
GET US ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
BUT I CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE
THE CHAIR'S LEADERSHIP AND WORK
IN COLLABORATION WITH ME AND MY
OFFICE. AND THE DELICATELY
BALANCING VARIOUS COMPETING
NEEDS, BOTH FROM A CITY WIDE
PERSPECTIVE. AND, YOU KNOW,
AGAINST THE OVERALL CONTEXT OF A
VERY TIGHTLY RESOURCE
CONSTRAINED RESOURCE LIMITED
ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN. AT A
HIGH LEVEL, I'M STILL WORKING
MY WAY THROUGH THE, YOU KNOW,
THE DEEP DIVE OF EACH ELEMENT IN
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE. BUT I'M
SURE WE ALL ARE, BUT AT A VERY
HIGH LEVEL. I THINK, MR. CHAIR,
YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF BALANCING
THOSE NEEDS. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THAT. AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU, VICE CHAIR, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS PROCESS AS
WELL AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
YOU'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF THIS COMMITTEE SO
FAR, AND IT IS MORE THAN JUST
BEING THE CEREMONIAL TOKEN
FACILITATOR OF THE MEETING, YOU
KNOW, AS NEEDED. SO I APPRECIATE
YOU. IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, GREAT
JOB WITH THIS BALANCING PACKAGE
PROPOSAL THAT WE WOULD HAVE
BEFORE US. EVERYTHING ROUGHLY,
THERE'S NO MAJOR SURPRISES FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE, GIVEN THE
COMPETING NEEDS SOMETIMES AND
THE LIMITED RESOURCE AND THE
CITY WIDE LENS THAT WE NEED TO
APPROACH THIS WORK FROM, BUT
THAT SAID, THERE ARE FEW ITEMS
THAT KIND OF LEFT A LITTLE MORE
TO BE DESIRED FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES WITHIN MY DISTRICT.
AND THEREFORE I DO INTEND TO
OFFER A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO
ADDRESS THOSE GAPS. COLLEAGUES,
I WOULD LOVE TO EARN YOUR
SUPPORT ON THESE, SO WE WILL BE
IN TOUCH INDIVIDUALLY WITH YOU
ALL, STARTING THIS AFTERNOON ON
THE ONE-ON-ONE BASIS AND LATER
IT HAD WEEK AND NEXT WEEK AS
WELL. AND AGAIN, KUDOS, CHAIR,
AND ALSO I DO PRACTICE AN
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE THAT WE
MOVE FAST AROUND HERE. BUT I DO
TRY TO FIND MOMENTS TO PAUSE,
REFLECT, AND CELEBRATE AND
EXPRESS AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
IN NOVEMBER MORE THAN EVER. I
ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT AND THANK
OUR CENTRAL STAFF EXPERT,
DIRECTOR NOBLE, MR. CHOW. I SEE
CENTRAL STAFF IN THE AUDIENCE AS
WELL. THERE WERE OTHERS IN THE
AUDIENCE THAT WERE REPRESENTED
HERE. KARINA AND OTHERS. AND SO
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE
INVOLVED IN SACRIFICING THEIR
TIME AND THEIR TALENTS, THEIR
WEEKENDS DOING ANY NUMBER OF
OTHER THINGS THEY COULD HAVE
DONE TO GET US TO THIS POINT. I
KNOW THERE'S PLENTY MORE OF
THAT SACRIFICE AHEAD. THAT IS
JUST THE NATURE OF OUR WORK. BUT
IT'S NOT UNNOTICED, AND IT'S
CERTAINLY GREATLY APPRECIATED
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. CHAIR, THAT
EXTENDS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND
YOUR OFFICE. I CAN'T NAME DROP
EVERYBODY WITHOUT NAME DROPPING
MY OWN TEAM, SO SHOUT OUT TO
ELAINE, ERIC, LOGAN FROM MY
OFFICE. I APPRECIATE THE HARD
WORK AND THE EFFORTS TO YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY'S
OVERALL SUCCESS. SO LET'S KEEP
IT UP. LET'S KEEP GOING.
COLLEAGUES, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL
BE ON TOUCH ON A ONE-ON-ONE
BASIS, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
COLLABORATION SO FAR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. I SEE WE HAVE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. DO YOU WANT TO CHECK ON
ANY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE NOT YET
SPOKEN FOR THE FIRST TIME? AND
THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THE TWO
OF YOU. I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE
ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
WITH THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO NOTE FOR
THE RECORD LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE,
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AT THE END OF
THE WEEK PRIOR, BUT I DID
RECEIVE A BUDGET REQUEST FROM
THEM FOR $1 MILLION TO SUSTAIN
AND ASSIST ABOUT 75 OR SO SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT THEY REPRESENT
THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY IN
SEATTLE. HOWEVER, BASICALLY IT
WAS FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT, SO
THEY COULD ASSIST THEM IN
SECURING CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. I EXPLAINED THAT THE
DEADLINE FOR BUDGET REQUEST HAD
LONG PASSED AND I WOULD NEED TO,
GO FORWARD WITH THE REQUEST, I
WOULD NEED TO SUBMIT AN AMEND TO
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE. I DID NOT
KNOW THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL
BUDGET ACTIONS THAT WERE
PRESENTED JUST THIS MORNING, THE
THREE WE WOULD TALK ABOUT. THE
MARITIME BLUE, THE NORTHERN
LIGHTS, AND THE SOUTHEAST
SEATTLE REINVESTMENT FUND, ALL
OF WHICH I SUPPORT. I ALSO
SUPPORT THIS REQUEST I RECEIVED
FROM TABER, WHERE THEY ALSO
ASKED YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS, FOR A
BUDGET PROVISO, AND THEY
PROVIDED SOME LANGUAGE. OF THE
FUNDS PROPOSED IN THE 2025
ADOPTED BUDGET FOR THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, $1 MILLION
IS INTENDED TO BE USED TO
SUSTAIN AND EXPAND BUSINESS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
ADMINISTERED BY TABER 100 FOR
BLACK OWNED, IMMIGRANT OWNED,
WOMEN OWNED, AND SMALL
BUSINESSES IN SEATTLE. THIS WILL
SUPPORT A MINIMUM OF 500
BUSINESS OWNERS OVER TWO YEARS,
PROVIDE CERTIFICATION AND
PROCUREMENT READINESS ASSISTANCE
TO AT LEAST 100 FIRMS, ASSIST NO
FEWER THAN 75 BUSINESSES IN
SECURING CONTRACT OR REVENUE
OPPORTUNITIES AND MAINTAIN AT
LEAST A 90% BUSINESS CONTINUITY
RATE. THIS INVESTMENT IS
EXPECTED TO LEVERAGE
APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION IN
CONTRACTING AND CAPITAL ACCESS
AND IT IS INTENDED AS A STRATEGY
TO MITIGATE BUSINESS LOSS AND
DISPLACEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH
RECENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE
CHANGES AFFECTING THE EQUITABLE
ACCESS TO PUBLIC CONTRACTING. I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT WAS
SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIR
YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE, AND WILL
PROBABLY BE FOLLOWING UP ON THIS
BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT WE SUPPORT OUR BLACK
OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE
CITY AND IN THE REGION, BUT FOR
THE CITY, THIS HAS PROVED
THEMSELVES TO BE EFFECTIVE IN
SUPPORTING NOT JUST THE SMALL
BUSINESSES DIRECTLY, BUT
ENHANCING ALREADY EXISTING
FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD, LET'S JUST SAY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I'LL NOTE EVERY YEAR, THE
BUDGET CHAIR ADDS ITEMS INTO THE
PACKAGE THAT WERE NOTTEST PROLY
DISCUSSED. THIS YEAR MIGHT BE AN
ACTUAL MINIMUM, AND IT
OFTENTIMES ADDED INTO THE
MINIMUM. THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO
PULL IT OUT. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST
WANTED TO BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THE
PARTIES AT THIS STAGE. THIS
ISN'T THE END, SO I KNOW WE ALL
WAIT UNTIL THE END TO SAY ALL OF
OUR ACTUAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE
BUDGET. BUT AT THIS STAGE, I DID
WANT TO SAY IN ADDITION TO
THINKING CHAIR AND OUR DIRECTOR
STAFF, DIRECTOR NOBLE AS WELL.
MY OWN TEAM, WENDY AND JACOB,
WHO HAVE GOTTEN ME TO THIS PART.
AND THEN ALSO ALL OF YOU. I'VE
HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU ABOUT THE
BUDGET. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HAD. THESE
ARE REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS THAT
WERE ALL TASKED WITH DOING, AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
OPPORTUNITY. FOLKS DON'T GET TO
SEE THAT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AS
MANY OF YOU MENTIONED PRIOR TO
ME MENTIONING IT THIS NOW, SO I
WANTED TO SAY THAT. AND THEN FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC, JUST HIGH
LEVEL, GOING INTO THE PROCESS,
KEEPING MY DISTRICT IN MINE AND
TRUE. I KNOW THOSE OF US THAT
ARE DISTRICT SPECIFIC HAVE OUR
DISTRICTS TO KEEP IN MIND, AND
WE ARE ALSO MINDFUL THAT WE ARE
TO BORROW MAYOR HARRELL'S
PHRASE ONE SEATTLE, SO WE DO
CARE WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS
THE DISTRICT. YOU'VE HEARD ME
SAY MANY TIMES, YOU KNOW, THE
I.D. NEEDS A LOT OF HELP. THE
CID, AND I REALLY CARE ABOUT
WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, EVEN
THOUGH I DON'T REPRESENT THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. ANY WAY IN
GENERAL, THE THINGS I WAS
KEEPING IN MIND FOR THE DISTRICT
AND FOLKS ACROSS THE CITY,
OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC SAFETY HAS BEEN
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY BEEN
IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS I REPRESENT.
AND FOR FOLKS THAT I SPEAK TO
OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT. THE
ABILITY TO ANSWER THE
NON-EMERGENCY LINE, WHICH IS
REALLY IMPORTANT AT THE 911 CALL
CENTER. SO THAT WAS A PRIORITY
LAST YEAR FOR ME, IT WAS A
PRIORITY THIS YEAR AS WELL. THE
NORTH SEATTLE YOUTH SAFETY HUB
BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE THE MOST
YOUTH VIOLENCE INCIDENTS ON THE
NORTH END. THINGS LIKE THE 30 BY
30 EFFORTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
TO ME AS WELL. THEN, YOU KNOW, I
PUT IN SOME PUBLIC SAFETY
RELATED THINGS LIKE HOMELESS
OUTREACH IN THE DISTRICT. AND
THEN SERVICES TO HELP THE FOLKS
WHO ARE UNHOUSED FOLKS IN THE
DISTRICT WITH SERVICES. TO TRY
TO HELP THEM. AND THEN I'LL
JUST -- I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE
OFF EVERYTHING. I'LL LEAVE WITH
EVEN IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE
SPACE BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT.
IT IS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
IN REPLACING THAT STATUE. YOU
KNOW, IT IS IMPORTANT. IT IS
MORALE BUILDING TOO, YOU KNOW,
HAVING THAT STATUE STOLEN WAS
REALLY A HIT TO JAPANESE
COMMUNITY AND TO OUR DISTRICT AS
A WHOLE. SO SOME OF THIS IS ALSO
DONE BECAUSE WE NEED, YOU KNOW,
THE ARTS AND CULTURE PIECE IS
VERY MUCH A UNIFYING COMMUNITY
BUILDING, MORE L ARE BUILDING,
THE IMPORTANT PIECE THAT IS
RESTORATIVE. IT PROVIDES ARTS
AND CULTURE AND MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS
THAT I PUT FORWARD WERE TOWARDS
ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS. THEN MY
CO-SPONSORSHIPS, I WON'T TAKE
OFF HERE. TO THE DISTRICT AND
SPECIFIC, YOU KNOW, WHAT I HAD,
I WOULD HAVE YOU ALL IN MIND, I
KNOW THEY CONTINUE TO BE AN
ISSUE IN THE DISTRICT. AND FOR
INSTANCE, IT'S A HUGE ISSUE
BECAUSE OF THE FOOD DISTRICT
OVER THERE. I'LL WAIT TO SAY
MORE AT THE END OF THE PROCESS,
BUT I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND
ALL OF US COMING TOGETHER TO
BUILD A PACKAGE AND TO BUILD A
BUDGET THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF THE
NEEDS OF COMMUNITY. SO THANK
YOU, CHAIR, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO STATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. AGAIN, I SAID IT BEFORE.
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. IT IS
IMPORTANT WE WOULD HAVE IT
REPLACED AND IMPROVED.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME?
I'M GOING TO RETURN MY
GRATITUDE TO EACH OF YOU. YOU
BROUGHT FORWARD IMPORTANT, SMART
INVESTMENTS FOR OUR CITY.
INCORPORATING ALL OF OUR IDEAS.
TO CREATE A BETTER AND SAFER
TOMORROW FOR SEATTLE. WE ARE ALL
TOGETHER. IT IS AS CORNY AS IT
IS, BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE
SEATTLE IN THE WORLD. WHEN YOU
WORK TOGETHER, THEY WILL
DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE TOGETHER
AS ONE SEATTLE. AND WITH THAT,
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, WE
WILL RECONVENE TOMORROW AT 1:00
P.M. FOR THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC
HEARING. WE WILL RECONVENE AT
5:00 P.M. FOR THE IN-PERSON
PUBLIC HEARING. FOR THE VIRTUAL
PUBLIC HEARING, IF WE HAVE
FOLKS, IF WE GET THROUGH
EVERYONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS
STILL OPEN FOR REGISTRATION, WE
WILL JUST RECONVENE EVERY 30
MINUTES UNTIL WE HAVE EXHAUSTED
ALL SIGN UPS, THEN WE WILL COME
BACK HERE AT 5:00 P.M. AND BE
HERE UNTIL ALL PUBLIC COMMENTERS
HAVE HAD THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE
THEIR REMARKS. SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT, AND THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. SEEING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE