ROW?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NOTED
THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS
EXCUSED TODAY AND IS A MEMBER --
COUNCILMEMBER IS JOINING US
REMOTELY. COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE
ONE PUBLIC HEARING AND FIVE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS . THERE ARE NO
PRESENTATIONS TODAY BUT I WANT
TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND WELCOME OUR NEW
COLIC AND DISTRICT TWO NEW
REPRESENTATIVE, COUNCILMEMBER
MARK SOLOMON. JAZZ HANDS. I WILL
HAVE MORE REMARKS AT HIS WELCOME
RECEPTION TODAY IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THIS COUNCIL MEETING ,
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, I WANT TO WELCOME YOU
PERSONALLY AS A I AM EXCITED TO
HAVE YOU HERE. WELCOME TO YOUR
FIRST DAY AT THE DAIS. THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
HONOR.
>> ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME WE
WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD , IT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, AND THAT COUNCIL WORK
PROGRAM . IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT
ON THE ITEM THAT IS REGARDING
FLOODPLAINS, PLEASE DO SO DURING
THE PUBLIC HEARING. INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR AT WORK
PROGRAM, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE TO IN PERSON, ONE
REMOTE.
>> LET'S GIVE EVERYBODY TWO
MINUTES AND START WITH THAT TWO
IN PERSON COMMENTERS, PLEASE.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WENT 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
AND SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
OUR IN PERSON SPEAKERS. BENNETT
HOUSTON AND THEN FOLLOWING ALEX
.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND
CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON ON WHAT IS SOON TO BE
YOUR FIRST EVER ALEX TSIMERMAN
HECKEL. I HAVE SENT A PROPOSED
PROPOSITION TO SEATTLE.GOV
CALLING ON THE CITY ATTORNEY TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR
STATEMENT ABOUT THE JUDGE.
EVERYBODY HEARD THIS 1 MILLION
TIMES. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE
CITY ATTORNEY MADE ESTIMATE
DISQUALIFYING HIM HERE IN
CRIMINAL CASES, THEY CLAIM THAT
SHE FOUND A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT
WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
TREATMENT, DISMISS THE CASE EVEN
THOUGH THE DEFENDANT NEVER GOT
ON A TRANSPORT TO GO TO
TREATMENT. THEY NEVER SAID ABOUT
THE CASE WAS SO THE JUDGE WERE
NOT TO BE SAID, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT CASE IS OTHER THAN WHAT YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT FILED A
DISCLOSURE REQUEST AND PULLED
THE AUDIO FROM THE COURTHOUSE
FILE. YOU CAN HEAR THE
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER SAID THEY
TRIED TO GO TO TREATMENT BUT
THEY WOULD NOT LET HER ON THE
VAN. PLAY THE AUDIO HERE. I'M
NOT SURE IF IT'S GOING TO GET
THROUGH. JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR
IT. OKAY, THAT'S THE
DEFENDANT'S LAWYER EXPLAINING
THAT AND THEN THE JUDGE SAYING
SHE IS DISMISSING THE CASE [
INAUDIBLE ] . SO, THIS STATEMENT
THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY PUT OUT
IS SAYING THAT SHE IS TRYING TO
MAKE HER LOOK INCOMPETENT. EVERY
PART OF THE STATEMENT WAS IN
FACT INCORRECT. I HAVE DRAFTED A
PROPOSED RESOLUTION THAT SAYS
THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN
WHAT THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE AT AND THE FACTS OF THE
CASE. THEY SHOULD EITHER BE
RETRACTING THE FALSE STATEMENTS
ABOUT THE JUDGE OR EXPLAIN WHY
THEY THINK THE FACTS DO SUPPORT
THE STATEMENTS THEY MADE. I
CONSIDER THIS TO BE A
NONCONTROVERSIAL , NONPOLITICAL
THING . ANYBODY CAN INTRODUCE IT
DURING A MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON I KNOW YOU GET A
PUNCHLIST HE WANTED TO DEAL
WITH. I DO LEGITIMATELY THINK
THIS IS IMPORTANT AND A SIGN
THAT COULD BE DONE IN A COUPLE
OF MINUTES AT A COUNCIL MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMERMAN
PRESIDENT OF --.
>> THIS IS ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
WHICH CONSTITUTES A DISRUPTION,
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM BREAKING THE
COUNCIL RULES.
>> EXACTLY , FREEDOM OF SPEECH
ORDER HERE. I KNOW. I KNOW.
IT'S VERY GOOD . I'M VERY
SURPRISED YOU WILL LET ME , MR.
SOLOMON. I'M TOTALLY WITH YOU
GUYS. RIGHT NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE
A 33% , SO YOU RIGHT NOW CAN
SUPPORT 250,000 AND SEATTLE.
NOBODY SUPPORTS US, 250,000 AND
SEATTLE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I
HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT ELECTION
BECAUSE TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE
AGENDA. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
CONFUSION BECAUSE LAST WEEK I
SEE SIX VANS GO FOR ELECTION AND
NO ONE -- IT TOTALLY CONFUSES
ME. WHAT IS GOING ON? 30 YEARS I
COME HERE . EACH TIME BECAUSE I
COME, YOU ARE SO GOOD . YOU ARE
SO NICE. YOU ARE SUPER AND MAKE
ME ALWAYS HAPPY. RIGHT NOW I'M
HAPPY BECAUSE I NEVER FEEL LIKE
THIS BEFORE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
WHY NO ONE WOMAN WITH CHOICE ,
POSSIBILITY FOR ELECTION. CAN
THE COUNCIL EXPAND THIS TO ME?
WHAT IS GOING ON?
>> THAT IS ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.
THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE
RULES. YOU ARE BEING WARNED. IF
YOU CHOOSE TO CONTINUE WITH
THIS, YOU WILL BE --. NOPE.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR SEAT . STOP.
PLEASE STOP THE -- . PLEASE,
TAKE YOUR SEAT, MR. TSIMERMAN .
NO, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT. NO.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST IN PERSON
SPEAKER. WE DO HAVE ONE REMOTE
SPEAKER REPORT GENERAL COMMENT
AND THAT IS DAVID HAYNES.
REMINDER TO THE REMOTE COMMENTOR
TO PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN
YOU HEAR THAT CHIRP. GO AHEAD,
DAVID HAYNES.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES, THE
CITY COUNCIL REALLY PUTS 60
HOURS A WEEK INTO THEIR COUNCIL
JOB , I ASK BECAUSE SINCE THE
NEW YEAR YOU HAVE HAD A RECORD
AMOUNT OF COUNCIL COMMITTEE
MEETINGS . IT MAKES ONE WONDER,
AND YOUR IDEA OF WORKING, IS IT
GOING OUT AND ENJOYING THE
ACCOUTERMENTS OF POWER AS OUR
SOCIETY CONTINUES TO IMPLODE? WE
NEED LEGISLATION FROM YOU TO
ENCOURAGE AND DEMAND THAT THE
BANKS PRIORITIZE FINANCING 21st
CENTURY , FIRST WORLD QUALITY
NEW HOMES AND NEW BUILDINGS WITH
ROBUST FLOORPLANS THAT GO HIGHER
INTO LEVELS FOR MULTITUDES OF
YOUNGER GENERATIONS EATING
BETTER CHOICES OF HOMES AND REAL
EQUITY WITHOUT THE RESTRICTIONS
THAT SOME PEOPLE THINK ARE
JUSTIFIED AS SOME SORT OF RED
LINE WHERE THEY DON'T WANT
PEOPLE MOVING INTO THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD UNLESS THEY WANT TO
BUY THEIR DOUBLE TRIPLE
QUADRUPLE REMORTGAGE TOMES.
SOMEONE ON COUNCIL THINKS
FOR-PROFIT DEVELOPERS ARE THE
WORST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD YET
THEY GIVE CARTE BLANCHE BENEFIT
OF THE DOUBT TO UNQUALIFIED
NONPROFIT , POLITICALLY
CONNECTED TO THE RE-ELECTION
APPARATUS WHO ALWAYS GET A PASS
ON CREATING THE MOST EGREGIOUS
MODERN THIRD WORLD INTERCITY
WAREHOUSE ECHOES SLUM REAL
ESTATE AND HORRIBLE LOCATIONS
THAT ONLY CERTAIN SKIN COLORS
GET ACCESS TO AS IF YOU ARE
DOING BLACK PEOPLE A FAVOR. THAT
IS YOUR SOLE MOTIVATION TO GO
THROUGH THE MOTIONS AS IF THAT
SOLVES THE PROBLEM WHILE MAKING
SURE YOU RESTRICT THE HIGHER
LEVELS NEEDED TO CREATE A BETTER
LIVABLE SPACE FORCING PEOPLE TO
LIVE CLOSER TO LOUD STREETS AND
NOISE , APPEASING SELLOUT
HOMEOWNERS WHO SABOTAGED AND
TAKEN EVERY EFFORT TO BUILD BACK
BETTER HOUSING WHILE OTHERS
IT'S OKAY TO FORCE PEOPLE TO
LIVE IN LOW-LEVEL, LOW-QUALITY,
HORRIBLE LOCATIONS GRADING
MODERN THIRD WORLD INTERCITY
HOUSING , REPEATING HISTORICAL
DISCRIMINATION AND OPPRESSION,
WHILE VIRTUE SIGNALING RACE
BRACED -- BASED PRIORITIES.
WHILE SOMEONE ON COUNCIL DO THE
BIDDING OF GREEDY LANDLORDS
OFFERING DILAPIDATED RENTAL THAT
ARE MAKING PEOPLE MENTAL BECAUSE
THEY LIVE IN CRAPPY BUILDINGS
EATING NEGOTIATION ON THE RATE.
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST FOR
THE PUBLIC COMMENT READ, AND IT
IS NOW CLOSE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. SEEING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING ON, THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED. NORMALLY, WE WOULD
GO INTO THE CONSENT CALENDAR BUT
WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ,
ITEM G, WHILE THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE TITLE OF THIS ITEM INTO
THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL 120927 , RELATING TO
FLOODPLAINS, EIGHTH EXTENSION OF
INTERIM REGULATION ESTABLISHED
BY ORDINANCE 126113, AS AMENDED
BY ORDINANCE 126536 FOR
ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO ALLOW
INDIVIDUALS RELY ON NATIONAL
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS TO
OBTAIN FLOOD INSURANCE THROUGH
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY'S FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. THIS MIGHT SEEM
FAMILIAR, BUT IN ANY CASE,
NORMALLY THE LAND-USE CHAIR
WOULD BE THE SPONSOR OF THIS
LEGISLATION. WE DIDN'T KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON WOULD HAVE HAD THE TIME
TO BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TODAY,
BRING HIMSELF UP TO SPEED ON
THIS, SO I SIGNED ON AS THE
SPONSOR AND WE ASKED
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S OFFICE
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS VICE
CHAIR, TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT FOR THIS ITEM. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED AND WELCOME TO SPEAK,
AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON, WELCOME. I WILL STEP UP
TO BAT FOR YOU TODAY. THIS HAS
BEEN A PERENNIAL ISSUE THAT WE
HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH.
>> A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY HERE
IN FEBRUARY 2020, FEMA REQUIRED
AN UPDATE TO SEATTLE'S
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS TO
REFLECT FEMA'S NEW FLOOD
INSURANCE RATE MAP , MAPPED
AREAS INCLUDE PUGET SOUND, AREAS
ADJACENT TO GREEKS . IN JULY
2021 I WAS LAND-USE CHAIR, WE
PASSED THIS AND THE MAYOR SIGNED
AN ORDINANCE 126113 ESTABLISHING
INTERIM FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS INCLUDING UPDATED
FLOODPLAIN MAPS . I WILL STATE ,
AND THE TIME BETWEEN JULY 2020
TO TODAY, THERE WERE SOME PRETTY
INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
PORT OF SEATTLE REGARDING THE
DEFINITIONS WITHIN THESE
REGULATIONS. I GOT TO THE POINT
WHERE I WAS PRETTY FRUSTRATED
THAT WE WERE CONTINUING TO HAVE
TO EXTEND THE INTERIM
REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS THESE
ISSUES AND IN JULY 2020 -- 2021,
SDC I ISSUED THAT DECISION ON
PROPOSED PERMIT REGULATIONS ,
THE DECISION WAS APPEALED BY THE
PORT, SDC I REDREW THE 2021
DECISION AND WE WORKED WITH PORT
STAFF TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES, AND
THEN THIS IS WHAT IS NEW ,
AUGUST OF 2024 , SDC I ISSUED A
NEW DECISION ON UPDATED PROPOSED
FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS . THAT DECISION WAS
NOT APPEALED AND THE REASON FOR
THE EXTENSIONS IS THAT AFTER THE
AUGUST SEPA, THEY CAME FORWARD
WITH ADDITIONAL CONCERNS. SO, WE
HAVE DONE THE WORK TO ADDRESS
THE CONCERNS OF THE PORT OF
SEATTLE AND NOW WE ARE TAKING
SOME TIME TO ADDRESS THESE NEW
CONCERNS SO THAT WE CAN ALL MOVE
FORWARD TOGETHER AS A REGION.
SDCI AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ARE
WORKING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND
MOVE MORE WITH PROPOSE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION OF THE INTERIM
REGULATIONS IN AUGUST OF 2025 .
I'M LOOKING AT THE CAMERA FOR
ALL OF THE VIEWING, LOOK --
PUBLIC THAT WE DON'T HAVE
ANOTHER INTERIM EXTENSION.
COLLEGE, I THINK WE SHOULD
SUPPORT THIS , AT THIS TIME AND
TODAY'S WORK IS TO HAVE THAT 30
DAY PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SO AS
RESIDING OFFICER I AM NOW
OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL BOAT 120927 . HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE ONE REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> LET'S GIVE THEM TWO MINUTES.
GO AHEAD.
>> A REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
EVERMORE SPEAKER IS SABRINA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
SABRINA I'M THE REGIONAL
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND I WANT
TO OFFER A NOTE OF
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY
ELECTED COUNCILMEMBER, MARK
SOLOMON . WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR
YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB
LAYING OUT THE CONFIDENCE OF
SUMMARY OF WHY THIS ORDINANCE
HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND I DO
INDEED HOPE THAT THIS IS THE
FINAL EXTENSION AND IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT WE HAVE ADEQUATE AND
PROPER REGULATION IMPLEMENTED BY
THE CITY , AND THE PORT IS ONE
OF THE LARGEST LAND OWNERS OF
PUBLIC SHORELINE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT
WE CAN GET TO A FINAL RESOLUTION
AND SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS
AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE
WATERFRONT CAN FIND RESOLUTION
AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD
WORK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
GETTING THIS DONE. I WILL LEAVE
IT AT THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS OUR ONLY REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
COMMENT. COLLEAGUES, THAT WAS
OUR LAST SPEAKER TO PRESENT AT
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, SO THE
PUBLIC ON 120927 IS NOW CLOSE.
WE WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR IN THE ITEMS
ARE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 17th,
21st AND 23rd, 2025. COUNCIL
BILL PAYMENT OF BILLS AND FOR
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE . ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
HEARING NONE, I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK
IS CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL
THE CLERK TO FIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF? MOVING ONTO COMMITTEE
REPORTS. OUR FIRST ITEM, WILL
THE CLERK'S ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD PICS FROM RESOLUTION TO
CITY STREETS CHANGE IN THE NAME
OF DESIGNATED PORTION OF SECOND
AVENUE X -- THAT IS INCORRECT.
LET ME GET TWO OF THE AGENDA .
LET ME DO THAT AGAIN. RESOLUTION
32160, RELATING TO THE CITY
LIGHT DEPARTMENT ADOPTING AN
UPDATED TRANSPORTATION
ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY
LIKE THE PERMIT THAT WILL GATHER
THE MOMENT OF THE UTILITIES
INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY AND
INVESTMENT PARTIES RELATED TO
THE ELECTRA FASHION OF
TRANSPORTATION. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS ADOPTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WAS THIS
IN TRANSPORTATION OR IN ARTS?
SUSTAINABILITY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> FABULOUS. THANK YOU. THIS IS
VERY EXCITING . THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEGY VACATION
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN IS A
CRITICAL STEP TOWARD A CLEANER,
GREENER GREENER THAT IS MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE FOR
OUR CITY AND REGION. WE NEED TO
CONTINUE OUR MOVE AWAY FROM
RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS. TO
PROVIDE A BIT OF BACKGROUND, IN
2019, THE WASHINGTON STATE
LEGISLATURE PASSED HOUSE BILL
1512 WHICH PROVIDES ELECTRIC
UTILITY GOVERNING AUTHORITIES
WITH THE ABILITY TO ADOPT
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
PLANS AND ALLOWS UTILITIES TO
OFFER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR
CUSTOMERS. THIS INCLUDES
PROMOTION OF EV'S AND
ADVERTISING PROGRAMS FOR UTILITY
SERVICES INITIATIVES AND
INCENTIVES AND REBATES. AS A
RESULT IN 2020, THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL ADOPT FIRST ADOPTED THE
INITIAL -- OUR ACRONYM FOR
TRANSPORTATION ELEVATION PATIENT
INVESTMENT PLAN FIRST ADOPTED
THIS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND THE
UPDATED RESOLUTION 321 60 WAS
PASSED OUT OF SUSTAINABILITY
CITY LIGHT ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY JANUARY 17th
. IF ADOPTED BY FULL COUNCIL
TODAY, THE RESOLUTION WOULD
ENSURE THAT CITY LIGHTS CAN
CONTINUE THIS VITAL
ELECTRIFICATION WORK BY FIRST
ADOPTING CITY LIGHTS UPDATED
PLAN FOR 2025 TO 2030 . SECOND
REQUESTING THAT CITY LIGHTS
CONTINUE TO CONSULT WITH OTHER
CITY OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENTS,
STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERS AS WELL AS WIDE ARRAY
OF CUSTOMERS ON SPECIFIC
PROGRAMS, SERVICES, INITIATIVES
AND INCENTIVES AND THEN STATING
THAT CITY LIGHT WILL UPHOLD
VALUES OF EQUITY , THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND ELECTRICAL GRID
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. COLLEAGUES,
I URGE YOU TO VOTE YESTERDAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
CONSUL MEMBER RINCK FOR LEADING
THIS EFFORT TO HER COMMITTEE. IT
IS AN IMPORTANT BODY OF WORK .
IS A MEMBER THAT SITS ON HER
COMMITTEE AND AS CHAIR OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THIS
IS A PARTY OF MINE IT'S CLEARLY
A SHARED PRIORITY BETWEEN MYSELF
AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND I'M
GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS
LEGISLATION TODAY AND I WAS
PROUD TO SUPPORT IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE. AT THE COMMITTEE
LEVEL HAD SOME INITIAL CONCERNS
AROUND ADOPTING A NEW STRATEGIC
PLAN, IF YOU WILL FOR
ELECTRIFICATION . THAT IS GOING
TO GOVERN THE NEXT 5+ YEARS OF
HOW WE OPERATE IN THE CITY , IN
THE FACE OF CERTAIN NOTABLE
DELAYS AND PAUSES ON KEY
PROJECTS THAT WERE PROMISED TO
COMMUNITIES, AND I'M THINKING
ABOUT IS THE INJUNCTION EV
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS
LONG COMMITTED TO AND PROMISED ,
SO I HAD A GREAT PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATION WITH OUR PARTNERS
AT CITY LIGHT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE UNDERLYING CHALLENGES
AND UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES
THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED UNDER THE
YEARS , FINALLY ONCE AND FOR ALL
DELIVERING ON THIS PROJECT, AND
INCLUDING THIRD-PARTY
DEPENDENCIES, SUPPLIER
CHALLENGES, PEOPLE EXITING THE
LINES OF BUSINESS AND
IMPLICATIONS OF CONTRACTING AND
ALL THAT STUFF. IS COMPLICATED
AND I DON'T ENVY THEIR WORK,
BUT I WAS ASSURED THAT THEY ARE
ON A STRONG PATH TO FINALLY
DELIVER THAT AND ACCELERATING
THEIR WORK , AND MAKING IT A
STRETCH ASSIGNMENT FOR THEM AND
I SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR EFFORTS
TO DO EXACTLY THAT, BUT ALL THAT
TO SAY, THIS IS -- WE WILL
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION WITH
OUR CITY LIGHT PARTNERS ON THAT
PROJECT IN PARTICULAR THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO MY
CONSTITUENTS AND THEREFORE
MYSELF, AND ALSO PROUD TO
SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
PERSPECTIVE. YOU MENTIONED
ADVERTISING, CAN YOU SAY MORE
ABOUT THAT, PLEASE? I THINK YOU
SAID THAT.
>> THERE IS DISCUSSION IN THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATED --
LEGISLATIVE INCENTIVES AND
REBATES. THAT WAS PASSED BY THE
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE.
>> I THOUGHT YOU WERE REFERRING
TO ADS ON ELECTRIC CHARGING
STATIONS, WHICH HAS BEEN A TOPIC
WHEN IT NEVER ENDED UP IN
LEGISLATION, BUT I DO BELIEVE WE
HAVE TO PRIORITIZE OUR ELECTRIC
CHARGING NETWORK . I APPRECIATE
THE EFFORTS HERE. SOMETIMES WE
REALLY DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
IF OUR POLICY GOAL TO GET MORE
PEOPLE INTO ELECTRIC CARS --
ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS TO BE
REALIZED, WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT
WE HAVE TO EXTEND THE GRID SO
THAT MORE PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE. THANK YOU FOR
ANSWERING THAT QUESTION. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE , AT THIS TIME WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THANK
YOU. AND WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120924 ,
GRANTING TRITON WEST LLC
PERMISSION TO MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE A PIPELINE SYSTEM IN,
UNDER, ALONG, AND ACROSS 13th
AVENUE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA STREET, FOR A
TWENTY-YEAR TERM; REPEALING
SECTION 8 OF --.
>> IF SOMEONE IN OUR CITY WANTS
TO PUT A STRUCTURE IN A PUBLIC
RIGHT AWAY FOR A LONG PERIOD ,
THEY NEED SPECIFIC PERMISSION
FROM THE SALE THE PAYMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND THEREFORE THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO DO SO.
PERMISSION IS GRANTED FOR 15
YEARS AND CAN BE RENEWED ONCE
WITHOUT GOING THROUGH A SEPARATE
STANDALONE RE-PERMITTING PROCESS
AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS,
THAT COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER A NEW
PERMIT APPLICATION. I SET THE
TABLE AS ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
FOR A FEW OF THE ITEMS BEFORE US
TODAY. I WILL TALK ABOUT THE
FIRST ONE THAT WAS WRITTEN INTO
THE RECORD. THIS LEGISLATION IN
FRONT OF COUNCIL TODAY REFLECTS
THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF
APPROVAL. THIS PIPELINE , WHICH
IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRITON
WEST HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE
1947. IT CARRIES PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS BETWEEN A DUCK ON
HARBOR ISLAND AND AN OIL STORAGE
PLANT ON THE ISLAND AS WELL.
IT'S A CRITICAL ENABLEMENT
STRUCTURE, IF YOU WILL. THE
COUNCIL BILL 120846 WOULD RENEW
APPROVAL OF THE TERM PERMIT FOR
20 YEARS WITH ENHANCED
MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS AND AM
GOING TO MEDICATION AND
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120846 UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. LISA FIX MIGHT
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. WHILE YOU'RE AT IT,
PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE
RECORD. COUNCIL BILL 120924
RENTING PIKE PLACE MARKET
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY PERMISSION TO CONTINUE
MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A
PEDESTRIAN SKYBRIDGE OVER AND
ACROSS WESTERN AVENUE, COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. THE SECOND PERMIT
IS A NEW PERMIT, THAT NEW PERMIT
FOR AN EXISTING SKY BRIDGE ,
BECAUSE OF THEIR IMPACT ON THE
STREET ENVIRONMENT, THEY HAVE
SPECIAL RULES. THIS SKY BRIDGE
IS ONE THAT MOST PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE WILL KNOW AND RECOGNIZE.
IT CONNECTS THE MAIN PIKE PLACE
MARKET TO THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
PARKING GARAGE ACROSS FROM
WESTERN AVENUE. AND OUR
COLLEAGUE DISTRICT. IT ALSO
PROVIDES A.D.A. ACCESS BETWEEN
THE MARKET AND THE CENTRAL
WATERFRONT . BECAUSE THIS IS
CONSIDERED A NEW PERMIT FOR A
SKY BRIDGE, THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY WAS REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC BENEFITS IN
EXCHANGE FOR POSSIBLE GRANTING
OF THIS PERMIT. THE BENEFITS
PROVIDED INCLUDE AN UPGRADE TO
THEIR ELEVATORS , WHICH ARE OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC, NEW BIKE RACKS
AND ENHANCED FIRE ESCAPE STAIRS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
COUNCIL BILL , THEY PASS 120924
UNANIMOUSLY. I ASKED FOR YOUR
SUPPORT, THANK YOU.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS
HAS BEEN -- THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR A WHILE. I SEEM TO
REMEMBER THAT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THE PIKE PLACE HAS BEEN
TRYING TO DO FOR A WHILE,
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> I WANT TO LEND LEGITIMACY TO
THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN
ONGOING EFFORT. IF THERE ARE NOT
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, WILL THE
CLERK IS CALLED THE ROLL ON THE
BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WHILE THE CLERK
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? WOULD
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR INTO
THE RECORD?
>> RESOLUTION 32158, GRANTING
CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO INSTALL,
MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A
BELOW-GRADE PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL
UNDER AND ACROSS BOREN AVENUE
NORTH. COUNCIL RECOMMENDS
ADOPTION.
>> FIRST OF THE COUNCIL
CONSIDERS A RESOLUTION FOR ITEM
SUCH AS THIS THAT LAYS OUT THE
CONDITIONS THE COUNCIL WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IN THE TERM PERMIT
REQUEST , AND THEN THE COUNCIL
CONSIDERS AN ORDINANCE THAT HAS
THE PERMIT. GENERALLY, THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED . HERE WE
HAVE TWO BEFORE HAS , THAT
COUNCIL WILL PASS THE ORDINANCE,
ASSUMING IT IS CONSISTENT WITH
THE TERMS AND UNDERLYING
RESOLUTION. THESE RESOLUTIONS
ARE THE KEY DECISION POINT FOR
THESE TERM PERMITS . EVERYONE
TRACKING? IT'S A TEST. BANG
YOUR HEAD AGAINST THE DESK LATER
IF YOU WANT. SO, RESOLUTION ON
OMNI BOREN AVENUE IS BUILDING A
RESIDENTIAL TOWER AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BOREN AVENUE
NORTH AND JOHN STREET , A BLOCK
NORTH OF DENNY WAY AND THE SOUTH
LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS
DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT
THEY HAVE ALREADY BUILT ON THE
BLOCK BETWEEN BOREN AND FAIRVIEW
AVENUE NORTH AND CATTY CORNER
FROM AN OFFICE RESIDENTIAL
COMPLEX , THEY ARE BUILDING ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF JOHN STREET
THERE IS ALSO A TEST YOU HAVE TO
MAP OUT AND SKETCH -- NO, THERE
IS NO TEST. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON IS LIKE, OH MY GOSH.
THEY HAVE APPLIED FOR TWO
PERMITS TO ALLOW THEM TO BUILD
TUNNELS UNDERNEATH JOHNSON
STREET AND RESOLUTION 32158 WHAT
SPECIFICALLY GRANT APPROVAL FOR
PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL TO ALLOW FOR
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE NEW TOWER
AND THE PARKING FACILITY UNDER
THE EXISTING BUILDINGS. WOULD
ALLOW FOR SHARED , SHARING OF
PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
BETWEEN THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS.
AND SOME OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
OTHER ONE, OTHER RESOLUTIONS
ONCE IT IS WRITTEN INTO THE
RECORD. THAT IS THAT WHEN.
>> THIS SEEMS TO BE THE OVER
UNDER DATE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK IS CALLED
THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION AS ADOPTED IN
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN UP IT WILL
THE CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND READ ITEM
FIVE.
>> RESOLUTION 32159 A RESOLUTION
GRANTING CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO
INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A
BELOW-GRADE PRIVATE THERMAL
ENERGY EXCHANGE SYSTEM UNDER AND
ACROSS BOREN AVENUE NORTH,
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS RESOLUTION
BE ADOPTED.
>> THIS ONE GOES HAND-IN-HAND.
IT IS RELATED TO THE LAST ITEM
THAT WE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED ,
BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY,
RESOLUTION 32159 WOULD GRANT
APPROVAL FOR A UTILITY TUNNEL ,
UTILITY TUNNEL , THAT'S THE
DISTINCTION. IT IS BETWEEN THE
BUILDINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR HEAT TO BE
EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS,
REDUCING ENERGY DEMAND . THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
COUNCIL ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION AS
WELL, 32159 , UNANIMOUSLY SO.
THANK YOU.
>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. THE
MENTION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY DID
PIQUE MY INTEREST. IS THIS A
PARTICULARLY -- IS THIS AN
EMPHASIS IN SUSTAINABILITY IN
THIS BUILDING? DO --. IS THIS
SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE DOING
ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THEY
NORMALLY DO FOR THESE PROJECTS?
>> THANK YOU, GREAT QUESTION. IT
IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
SUSTAINABILITY IS ABSOLUTELY A
FACTOR THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO
THE NEED AND REQUEST FOR THIS
SPECIFIC PERMIT IT IS ALSO A
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
ENABLEMENT TOOL THAT ALLOWS ALL
THE COOL THINGS TO GO ON
UNDERGROUND THE LOW OUR FEET AND
KEEP OUR CITY HUMMING ALONG, SO
TO SPEAK IN MANY WAYS.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THAT . ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? THERE
WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE IS
NOT A RESOLUTION FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? I SEE
ANOTHER , I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
-- I THOUGHT THERE WERE TWO CANS
OF NOPE . GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> YESTERDAY WAS AN EXCITING DAY
HERE IN COUNCIL IN THE PROCESS I
DID POST A TRIVIA QUESTION. THE
QUESTION BEING, SALSBERRY HAD A
PICTURE ON AN AUNTIE.COM WHICH
IS ONE OF THE PICTURES WAS IN
DISTRICT 6, WHICH BANNED FILMED
WHICH MUSIC VIDEO AT THAT
LOCATION? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HUNGER STRIKE.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PLACES IN THE CITY AND
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL
TIME AND A FURTHER DEMONSTRATION
THAT IS EVERYWHERE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I
JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
RECOGNIZE THE NEWS COMING OUT OF
D.C. TODAY . THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
OF PAUSING FEDERAL GRANTS AND
LOANS, AND WE KNOW THIS WILL
HAVE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES ON
UNIVERSITIES, CITIES LIKE OUR
OWN, SCHOOLS AND OTHER
INSTITUTIONS. SENATOR MURRAY
SPOKE OUT AGAINST THIS TODAY
NOTING THAT WE COULD SEE A
SCREECHING HALT TO OUR RESOURCES
FOR HOUSING, TREATMENT, FOOD
ACCESS, CANCER RESEARCH,
VETERANS SERVICES, CHILD CARE ,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND DISASTER
RELIEF EFFORTS. EVEN SEEING IN
OUR OWN COMMITTEE BRIEFING, JUST
A FEW WEEKS AGO, CITY LIGHT
BRIEFED US ABOUT THE BOMB
CYCLONE RESPONSE AND THAT IT
COST THE CITY $1.3 MILLION FOR
THE 11 DAYS OF ACTIVATION TO
RESTORE POWER TO OUR RESIDENTS
ACROSS THE CITY. IT IS NOW
UNCLEAR IF WE WILL BE REIMBURSED
BY FEMA. COMING INTO THIS
MEETING, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A
FEDERAL JUDGE HAS NOW
TEMPORARILY BLOCKED THIS MOVE
AND THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER COMES
ON THE HEELS OF A LOT OF
EXECUTIVE ORDERS FROM THE PAST
WEEK . IT SEEMS LIKE CHAOS IS
THE POINT AND CRUELTY IS THE
POINT. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS
JUNCTURE IT IS TIME FOR US TO
STEP UP . AS THE ELECTED LEADERS
OF THIS CITY, WE NEED TO START
PREPARING AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY
STATE MY INTENT TO BEGIN WORKING
AS A BODY TO PREPARE FOR WHAT
LOSSES AND FEDERAL FUNDING MAY
DO FOR OUR LOCAL PROJECTS AND
WHAT POLICY CHANGES MAY IMPACT
OUR RESIDENTS. THESE EXECUTIVE
ORDERS ARE CAUSING A LOT OF FEAR
AND UNCERTAINTY , FOR MANY IN
OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY OUR
IMMIGRANT AND TRANSGENDER
NEIGHBORS. WE NEED TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS BUT ALSO AFFIRM THAT
ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE WELCOME
HERE AND THAT WE STAND BY THEM.
COLLEAGUES, I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS. THANK
YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA AND OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 4th AT
2:00 P.M.. ONE THING I WILL SAY
BEFORE I SAY THAT THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, I WOULD LIKE
TO JUST REMIND FOLKS THAT THERE
IS A RECEPTION DOWNSTAIRS IN THE
LANDIS ROOM TO WELCOME OUR NEW
MEMBER, MARK SOLOMON. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE
ADJOURNED, THANK YOU.