GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE
FREE 2025 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:TWO -- WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN PRESENT .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE
NOTE COUNCIL MEMBERS SILLIMAN
AND STRAUSS ARE EXCUSED. THERE
ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. AT
THIS TIME, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT LIMITED TO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA. ITEMS ONE
AND TWO , EVERYONE LISTEN,
PLEASE, THREE 3145 -- ARE
QUASIJUDICIAL MATTERS AND THE
COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. IF IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE GOING IN
THAT DIRECTION, I AM GOING TO
HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STOP. HOW
MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP?
>> WE HAVE FIVE REMOTE AND TWO
IN PERSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
GIVE EVERYBODY TWO MINUTES AND
START WITH THE IN PERSON
COMMENTERS.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP
TO 20 MINUTES. SPEAKERS ARE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL
HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE
LEFT, AND SPEAKERS MICROPHONES
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER.
>> DIRTY GESTAPO FASCIST. I
SUPPORT TRUMP MAGA MEMBER. YOU
FIVE TIMES PROSECUTE ME. NO
ANALOGY IN HUMAN HISTORY. I WANT
TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA. ELECTION
COMMISSION. THIS IDIOT A FEW
YEARS AGO STOPPED PUBLIC
COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
MAYBE BECAUSE I WAS THE ONLY ONE
TALKING. ZIMMERMAN, PROBABLY A
BROTHER OF TRUMP. COMRADE.
PROBLEM WE HAVE, IT IS NOT ABOUT
, TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS, AND NOTHING CHANGED.
DIFFERENT NOW. I UNDERSTAND
SOMEBODY WHO VERY OPTIMISTIC
IDIOT IS BETTER THAN NOT
OPTIMISTIC IDIOT. THIS IS
EXACTLY WHAT . ANOTHER. ,
ABSOLUTELY SICK. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND . IT IS A NIGHTMARE.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE. CHILDREN
CAN BELONG TO 700,000 IDIOTS. IT
IS A NIGHTMARE. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING? IT IS ABSOLUTELY STUPID
AND HAS NOT CHANGED FOR 30
YEARS. WHAT I HEAR EVERY DAY.
YOU CANNOT BE FOR SO LONG
THINKING. COMMON SENSE. VIVA
TRUMP. VIVA AMERICA. VIVA NEW
AMERICAN RESOLUTION. --
REVOLUTION. STANDUP AMERICAN
IDIOT.
>>
IT IS A LITTLE LATE NOW, BUT I
WANTED TO OFFER A REBUTTAL TO
SOME OF THE ARGUMENTS PEOPLE
MADE ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER
PROPOSAL FOR SPD USING A BLAST
BALL IN VIOLATION OF THEIR
POLICY. AT THE TIME,
COUNCILMEMBER KETELSEN TWO
THINGS. THERE ARE ALREADY
PROCESSES AVAILABLE TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO FELT THEY HAVE
BEEN INJURED. SEVERAL PEOPLE
SAID SIMILAR THINGS. HE ALSO
SAID, AND TO BE FRANK, WHAT IS
THE IMPACT OF THIS IN TERMS OF
THE ACTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS? I
THINK OBVIOUSLY IMPLYING THAT
THE RIGHT OF ACTION MIGHT MAKE
PEOPLE THROW THEMSELVES IN THE
PATH OF A BLAST BALL. IT IS A
LITTLE LATE NOW, PREFER THE
RECORD, THESE ARE CONTRADICTORY
POSITIONS. IF THE RIGHT OF
ACTION WOULD MAKE THEM FOR
THEMSELVES TO GET PAID, IF YOU
ALSO THINK THE EXISTING SYSTEM
MAKES IT EASY ENOUGH TO GET
PAID, THE EXISTING SYSTEM SHOULD
ALSO MAKE PEOPLE BE THROWING
THEMSELVES IN THE PATH OF BLAST
BALLS HOPING TO GET PAID. THAT
IS NOT HAPPENING. WITHOUT A
RIGHT OF ACTION, IT IS LIKELY
FAIRLY DIFFICULT TO GET JUSTICE.
LIKE I TOLD YOU BEFORE, I WAS
ARRESTED AND HELD IN JAIL FOR
TWO DAYS. I CAN'T REMEMBER --
HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT
BEFORE? I DON'T REMEMBER. I
DIDN'T GET ANYTHING. THERE WAS
NO RIGHT OF ACTION FOR THAT. A
COUPLE YEARS BEFORE, I WAS
INVOLVED IN SUING SPAMMERS AND
TELEMARKETERS UNDER THE
WASHINGTON ANTI-JUNK MAIL
STATUTE. I WAS ABLE TO GET A
LAWYER TO TAKE IT ON
CONTINGENCY, AND WE GOT SOME
SETTLEMENTS. THE REASON IS
HAVING A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION
, AGAIN, IT IS TOO LATE NOW, BUT
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, HAVING A
PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION MAKES IT
MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR PEOPLE
TO GET JUSTICE IF YOU THINK A
PERSON DESERVES JUSTICE. BUT
INSTEAD, WE JUST HAVE A RULE
THAT SPD HAS TO THROW BLAST
BALLS AT A MOTION SO THEY COULD
DO ONE MORE THING UNDERHANDEDLY.
TOUGH ROOM.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST IN PERSON
SPEAKER.
>> A REMINDER TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
AFTER YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. THE FIRST
SPEAKER IS HOWARD, FOLLOWED BY
YVETTE. GO AHEAD, HOWARD .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. DISTRICT 7.
THREE WEEKS AGO THE SPD KILLED
THE 19th PERSON IN A PERIOD OF
LESS THAN 14 YEARS WITH
BRANDISHING WEAPON AT
ALL WHEN KILLED. 14 OF THESE
PEOPLE WERE CLEARLY EXPERIENCING
A SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS,
AS WAS THE PERSON KILLED
RECENTLY. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THESE PRIOR KILLINGS WAS
DECLARED OR ACCEPTED AS LAWFUL
AND PROPER BY ALL PARTS OF THE
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. AS
I EXPLAINED IN DETAIL LAST WEEK,
WHEN KILLINGS BY POLICE IN
SEATTLE ARE COMPARED TO THOSE
OCCURRING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
REGARDING PEOPLE BRANDISHING
WEAPONS, THE PER CAPITA RATE IS
OVER 450 TIMES HIGHER IN
SEATTLE. 450 TIMES . THE UK IS
NOT ALONE IN MANAGING NOT TO
KILL PEOPLE WITH KNIVES. IN
JAPAN, DESPITE MOST OFFICERS
CARING DOES, PEOPLE WITH EDGE
WEAPONS ARE ALMOST NEVER SHOT OR
KILLED. COUNCILMEMBER CAROL, YOU
STATED AT THE LAST TOWN HALL
THAT POLICE OFFICERS MUST DO
WHAT IS NECESSARY TO GET HOME
ALIVE. WHAT A SHAMEFUL STANDARD
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
IMAGINE IF I WERE MEN AND WOMEN
ADOPTED THAT PHILOSOPHY. WITH A
RUSH INTO A BURNING BUILDING?
UNITED KINGDOM POLICE SAY OUR
DUTY IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
GETS HOME ALIVE. WE SHOULD HAVE
NO LOWER STANDARD. WE NEED A
FULL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADDRESS
THIS CRUEL AND UNRELENTING
PATTERN, AND WE NEED A RADICALLY
ALTERED PROCESS FOR
INVESTIGATING POLICE ABUSE. THIS
IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL AS WE ARE
NOW STARTING A SEARCH FOR THE
NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE OPA WITH
BOTH OF THE PRIOR DIRECTORS
HAVING LEFT THAT ROLE IN
DISGRACE AMIDST UNSUBSTANTIATED
CLAIMS OF BIAS AND CORRUPTION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS RINCK AND
SOLOMON COMMITTED TO HOLDING A
TOWN HALL TO CONFRONT THIS
ISSUE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE YOU
WILLING TO PURSUE REAL ANSWERS,
OR SIMPLY PERPETUATE INHUMANE
PRACTICES? TO READ MORE ABOUT
THIS, GO TO TINYURL.COM/KILLED
IN CRISIS . THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS EVETTE ,
FOLLOWED BY DAVID. GO AHEAD .
>>
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WANT TO THANK DSPS THE FOR
TAKING ACTION AGAINST THE HOOKAH
LOUNGE. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET,
I WAS A MEMBER OF THAT
COMMUNITY. MUCH TO MY DISMAY,
GUY CAMPING THERE FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS. EVIDENTLY, IN
ORDER FOR SPD TO DO ANYTHING
ABOUT IT, THERE HAS TO BE A NO
TRESPASSING SIGN , WHICH IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF SDOT. MY
QUESTION IS HOW WE GET THAT DONE
. GET THE NO TRESPASSING SIGN.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST PRESENT
REMOTE SPEAKER IS DAVID. GO
AHEAD, DAVID.
>> THE COUNCILMEMBER FIXED THE
LAWS THAT SABOTAGED PUBLIC
SAFETY CRISIS, THE HOMELESS
CRISIS AND HOUSING CRISIS AND
ECONOMIC CRISIS, BUT YOU ALL
HAVE IMPROVED YOUR VIRTUE
SIGNALING. PUBLIC SAFETY
REQUIRES NOBLE CRIME-FIGHTING
SKILLS THE COME FROM THE RULES
OF ENGAGEMENT THAT HAVE BEEN
SABOTAGED BY THE NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE
FEDERAL CONSENT. YOU KNOW HOW
COUNCIL WANTED TO DESCRIBE THE
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS AND THE
OPERATIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEGALIZE AND
JUSTIFY HOOKAH LOUNGE IS? THAT
WAS AN ISSUE FROM AN ORIGINAL
COUNCILMEMBER WHO DID NOT WIN
ELECTION, BUT WAS APPOINTED. WE
NEED TO DESCRIBE THE ENFORCEMENT
MECHANISMS AND OPERATIONAL
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WHEN ALL OF
THE SO-CALLED CRIME-FIGHTING
COPS NEED TO COME BACK -- COMBAT
THE EVIL SCOURGE CONDUCTING
UNCIVIL WAR IN THE COMMUNITY.
WHY IS THE CITY COUNCIL
CONTINUOUSLY DEFERRING TO THE
EXECUTIVE , THE MAYOR, WHEN IT
COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY? HE IS ON
RECORD AS BEING THE ORIGINAL
VOTE AND PULLEY ON THE COUNCIL
THAT VOTED FOR ON CONSTITUTIONAL
POLICE REFORM THAT EXEMPTED
LOW-LEVEL DRUG PRESSURES UNDER
3.5 GRAMS, AND THEN HE HAD A SAY
IN EVERY SINGLE POLICE CHIEF
THAT HAS BEEN TAINTED BY RACIST
, WOKE PROFESSORS IN THIS
COUNTRY WHAT CONSTITUTES A
CRIMINAL , AND IS PURPOSELY
FOLLOWING ALONG ON BAD TACTICAL
TRAININGS THAT ALLOW FOR THE
EVIL PREDATORS TO OUTSMART AND
GET AWAY WITH IT, WHILE THE ONLY
PEOPLE THE COPS CATCH UP WITH
ARE THE JUNKY THIEVES THEY CLAIM
QUALIFIED TO GO TO JAIL OR EVEN
BOTHERED TO QUESTION TO FIND OUT
WHERE THEY KEEP GETTING IT AND
SHUT IT DOWN. TRY TO ACTIVATE
THE DOWNTOWN CORE ECONOMY THAT
IMPLODED WITH DRUG PRESSURES
THAT ARE DESTROYING LIVES IS AN
IMPOSSIBILITY, AND WATERING DOWN
THE --
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE
REACHED THE END OF THE LIST OF
REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSE.
THEY COULD, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY. MOVING ON. IF
THERE'S NO INDEX -- OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION. IT IS
ADOPTED. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE NOW
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ARE THE
MINUTES OF APRIL 1, 2025 ,
COUNCIL BILL 120964, PAYMENT OF
BILLS , ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE
GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
AND FIVE APPOINTMENT FROM THE
LAND USED COMMITTEE. ANYTHING
COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
REMOVED? ALL RIGHT. HEARING
NONE. I MOVED WITHOUT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN IN FAVOR .
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES IN LEGISLATION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
ALL RIGHT. PRISONS -- BUSINESS
ITEM 1 FROM THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE. PLEASE READ THE TITLE
INTO THE RECORD .
>> APPLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON TO PREPARE A NEW
MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST CAMPUS
LOCATED AT 1515 NORTH 115th
STREET. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THAT CITY COUNCIL GRANT THE
CLERK FILE AS CONDITIONS .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
. HAPPY TO SHARE THE REPORT
TODAY ON BEHALF OF CHAIR
SOLOMON. THESE AGENDA ITEMS
ADDRESSED THE PROPOSED NEW MAJOR
INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN SOUGHT
BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST
HOSPITAL CAMPUS. THE PROPOSED
WOULD INCREASE THE SQUARE
FOOTAGE OF ALLOWABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE CAMPUS TO APPROXIMATELY
1.6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF
INSTITUTIONAL SPACE. THE
EXPANSION WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED
WITHIN THE EXISTING MAJOR
INSTITUTION BOUNDARIES,
PRIMARILY BY INCREASING
ALLOWABLE HEIGHT VIA REZONE. THE
INCREASED HEIGHT, BALKAN SCALE
OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WOULD BE
PRIMARILY MITIGATED BY FEATURES,
SUCH AS HEIGHT LIMITS FOR FUTURE
STRUCTURES, AS CONDITIONED BY
THE CITY, LANDSCAPE TO
GROUND-LEVEL SETBACKS, AND OTHER
TRAN60 FIVE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS. TRAFFIC IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE MITIGATED
BY A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
PLAN WITH A NEW LOWER SINGLE
OCCUPANCY VEHICLE. AS
BACKGROUND, THE MIMP PROCESS
BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2022 . IN
MARCH 2023 THAT COUNCIL APPROVED
A DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TO ADVISE ON MIMP DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH RESOLUTION 32088.
BETWEEN APRIL 2023 AND MAY 2024
, THE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE CONVENED 16 PUBLIC
MEETINGS ON THE PROPOSED MIMP.
IN JANUARY, PARDON ME, JULY 2024
THE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE PUBLISHED A FINAL
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION . IN
SEPTEMBER 2024, THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS PUBLISHED A
RECOMMENDATION TO CONDITIONALLY
APPROVED THE MIMP. IN OCTOBER
2024, THE HEARING EXAMINER
CONVENED AN OPEN RECORD HEARING
ON THE MIMP, RESULTING IN THE
HEARING EXAMINER ISSUING A
RECOMMENDATION FOR CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL OF THE MIMP AND REZONE.
LAST WEEK, ON APRIL 2, THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE HEARD AND
DISCUSSED THE TRAN60 FIVE AND
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED CITY
COUNCIL APPROVED THE MIMP AS
CONDITIONED. THAT CONCLUDES MY
REPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AT THIS TIME, I MOVED
TO A MAN CLERK FILE 314511 ,
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A
CIRCULATED VIA EMAIL TO COUNCIL
MEMBERS AT 2:33 P.M. YESTERDAY.
IT IS AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY
HERE IN CHAMBERS.
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> I DID NOTE IN COMMITTEE THAT
I WOULD BE BRINGING THIS
AMENDMENT BECAUSE I HAD NOT HAVE
ENOUGH TIME IN COMMITTEE. I
WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS
AMENDMENT AS THE URBAN FOREST
MANAGEMENT PLAN AS AN APPENDIX.
THE MIMP REFERS TO THE URBAN
FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SAYS
ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS SHALL
ADHERE TO THE URBAN FOREST PLAN
. I DO THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO
INCLUDE IT AS AN ACTUAL
ATTACHMENT. IT ALSO REINFORCES A
PROPOSED CONDITION ABOUT
PRESERVATION OF EXISTING MATURE
TREES , AS IS CONSISTENT WITH
THE EXISTING TREE PROTECTION
PROVISIONS IN THE CODE, WHICH IS
REFERENCED HERE . THE LANGUAGE
IS TAKEN FROM THE DEVELOPMENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS DESCRIBED
BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, IN THE
FINAL REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE
ATTACHED TO THE LEGISLATION .
WITH THOSE SIMPLE AMENDMENTS, I
AM REQUESTING YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT AMENDMENT
A? OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY
QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS MYSELF. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT A?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN IN FAVOR .
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES. THE FIREFIGHTERS,
CONCLUSIONS THE DECISION OF THE
COUNCIL IS AMENDED. ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE CLERK FILE? ALL
RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON GRANTING THE
CLERK FILE AS CONDITIONED?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN IN FAVOR .
>> THE CLERK FILE IS GRANTED AS
CONDITIONED, AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS
AND DECISION OF THE COUNCIL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE FINDINGS,
CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION OF THE
COUNCIL ON MY BEHALF? OKAY. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2
INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 1209 63 RELATING
TO LAND USE AND ZONING ADOPTED A
NEW MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER
PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK , AS A
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED TO THE REPORT.
>> I BELIEVE I ALREADY SPOKE TO
HIM. ONE OF THE TALKING POINTS
PASSED ALONG FROM COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON'S OFFICE. I ALREADY
SPOKE TO, AND PROVIDE A, THE
SUMMARY. THESE ARE CONNECTED
PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
>> OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL
RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY
TO VOTE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
ENTERED INTO ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN IN FAVOR .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MEDICAL CENTER, FOR ALL YOU DO
FOR THE COMMUNITY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> -- I HAVE TO SAY THIS ON TO
BE. THE BILL PASSES, AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN A. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION MY BEHALF?
PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 120771 RELATING
TO LAND USE AND ZONING ADOPTED
INTERIM POSITIONS TO FACILITATE
OCCUPANCY OF STREET-LEVEL SPACES
IN THE DOWNTOWN, SOUTH LAKE
UNION, AN UPTOWN URBAN CENTERS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IS THAT
THE BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THIS LEGISLATION AIMS TO HELP
FILL VACANT STREET-LEVEL SPACES
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE BY
TEMPORARILY ADDING MORE
FLEXIBILITY AND VARIETY TO THE
USES REQUIRED TO OCCUPY
STREET-LEVEL SPACES. FOLLOWING
THE PANDEMIC, COUNCIL AND HE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAVE WORKS TO
BOLSTER ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN
RE-ENERGIZE THE CITY, ESPECIALLY
DOWNTOWN. RESPONSIVE TO THIS
WORK, THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS COLLABORATED ON
THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH INTENDS
TO ENCOURAGE NEW INVESTMENTS IN
SEATTLE'S CORE TO SUPPORT
ECONOMIC RECOVERY OVER THE NEXT
THREE YEARS. IT ALSO AIMS TO
BETTER ACTIVATE STREET
ENVIRONMENTS BY ENCOURAGING
GREATER CONTINUITY OF OCCUPIED
STREET-LEVEL USES AND EYES ON
THE STREET. THIS LEGISLATION IS
SIMILAR TO INTERIM ORDINANCE
126421, WHICH WAS PASSED IN
SEPTEMBER 2022 TO ACHIEVE
SIMILAR GOALS IN THE WAKE OF THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
GEOGRAPHICALLY, THIS LEGISLATION
WOULD APPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN
THE DOWNTOWN URBAN CENTER, SOUTH
LAKE UNION, AND UPTOWN URBAN
CENTER THAT HAVE STREET-LEVEL
USE RESTRICTIONS. AT A HIGH
LEVEL, THE LEGISLATION WOULD
ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING THREE
THINGS. FIRST, ALLOWING GREATER
FLEXIBILITY IN TYPES OF
PERMITTED USES AT THE STREET
LEVEL, INCLUDING OFFICES,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
LABORATORIES, ART INSTALLATIONS,
CO-WORKING SPACES, AND A VARIETY
OF OTHER INSTITUTIONAL USES,
INCLUDING MEDICAL OFFICES, FOOD
PROCESSING, CRAFTWORK,
HORTICULTURAL USES, AND
NON-HOUSEHOLD SALES AND
SERVICES. SECOND, IT WOULD
REDUCE MINIMUM DEPTH OF USE TO
ALLOW STREET-LEVEL USES IN
SPACES WITH AS LITTLE AS EIGHT
FEET OF DEPTH AND CONTRAST TO
THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT OF 15
FEET IN DOWNTOWN AND 30 FEET IN
SOUTH LAKE UNION AND UPTOWN. AND
THIRD, IT WOULD ALLOW GREATER
FLEXIBILITY IN FLOOR AREA
DENSITY LIMIT EXCEPTIONS, WHICH
AIMS TO ENCOURAGE DESIGN
FLEXIBILITY AND MORE OCCUPANCY
OF SPACES ON THE FIRST TWO
FLOORS OF BUILDINGS. THIS
LEGISLATION IS TIME-LIMITED AND
WILL AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE 36
MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE,
HOWEVER, USES PERMITTED UNDER
THIS LEGISLATION COULD REMAIN AS
NONCONFORMING USES. WE
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK TO
BRING FORWARD LEGISLATION THAT
CAN HELP BRING NEW ENERGY TO THE
COMMERCIAL CORE. THAT CONCLUDES
MY REPORT. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH AND
OTHERS ON THIS BILL. ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES WE HAD DOWNTOWN IS
ACTIVATION. PARTICULARLY,
GROUND-FLOOR ACTIVATION OF
BUSINESSES . THIS BILL WITHIN
DOWNTOWN , CAPITAL D , SOUTH
LAKE UNION AND UPTOWN, IS RIGHT
IN THE CORE OF DISTRICT 7. AS
THE REPRESENTATIVE, I WANTED TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT AND SHOW
SUPPORT TO THOSE COMMUNITIES,
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS , THAT ARE
FEELING THE EFFECTS OF NOT
HAVING THIS FULL ACTIVATION. IT
DOES PLAY OUT IN MANY WAYS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I
SUPPORT THIS BILL .
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PERSPECTIVE
OF THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE.
THAT IS IMPORTANT. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? I WOULD LIKE TO JUST
NOTE THAT THIS LEGISLATION HAS
BEEN BEFORE COUNCIL FOR A WHILE
NOW. I BELIEVE IT CAME -- I
DON'T REMEMBER WHEN IT CAME TO
LAND USE, OR WHETHER OR NOT --
WHEN THE FIRST DISCUSSIONS WERE.
WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT IT OR
LEARNED ABOUT IT, I DID HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT STREET-LEVEL USES,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY
UNIQUE ABOUT THE SEATTLE
DOWNTOWN IS -- AND MAKES IT SUCH
A VIBRANT PLACE TO WALK AROUND
AND STROLL AND ATTRACT VISITORS,
ARE THE SMALL BUSINESSES AT THE
STREET LEVEL. THOSE SMALL
BUSINESSES, HOWEVER, -- YOU
KNOW, IT IS DIFFICULT -- THE
WHOLE BUILDING, ACTUALLY, ENDS
UP PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZING THAT
BUSINESS BEING THERE, BECAUSE
THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE SPACE BUT
THE POINT IS THAT I WAS
CONCERNED, IF WE ALLOW FOR
DIFFERENT USES AT STREET LEVEL,
WILL THERE BE ENOUGH SPACE FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES TO OCCUPY THAT
ARE THINKING ABOUT BRINGING
BUSINESS DOWNTOWN? I DID TALK
WITH -- I DID ASKED THE
COMMITTEE BACK THEN, AND I THINK
SDCI, I BELIEVE, WHETHER OR NOT
THERE HAD BEEN OUTREACH TO SMALL
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS , LIKE
CHAMBERS , ET CETERA. I
UNDERSTAND THAT, IN THE INTERIM
TIME -- WELL, PRIOR TO
TRANSMITTING THAT LEGISLATION,
THERE HAD BEEN OUTREACH TO SMALL
BUSINESSES , SMALL BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS, AND THERE WASN'T
LOUD OPPOSITION, OR EVEN FIGHT
OPPOSITION. SINCE THEN, THERE
HAS BEEN CONTINUED CONVERSATION.
MY INITIAL CONCERNS HAD BEEN
ALLAYED . ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE
HAVE TO DO IN DOWNTOWN IS ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE -- THAT WE CREATE
THE CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE
WANTING TO COME DOWNTOWN. THAT
MEANS PUBLIC SAFETY , AND ALSO
AN ATTRACTIVE STREETSCAPE.
BOTTOMLINE, IF WE DO NOTHING, WE
HAVE THE STATUS QUO. WHAT IS
MOST IMPORTANT, ULTIMATELY, IS
BRINGING MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.
THIS CHANGE IN STREET YOU SPACE,
IF IT IS -- IF IT IS THE THING
THAT ATTRACT MORE BUSINESSES TO
A WHOLE BUILDING, OR MORE -- OR
NONPROFITS, WHATEVER, IF IT
ATTRACT MORE LIFE TO DOWNTOWN,
I'M ALL FOR IT. I AM GLAD WE
ARE PROCEEDING WITH THE VOTE
TODAY AND GETTING SOME CERTAINTY
TO EXISTING AND POTENTIAL
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS FOR
WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR STREETS
DOWNTOWN. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NOT
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS , --
NEEDLESS TO SAY, I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THAT I AM FULLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. ALL RIGHT.
WILL THE CHAIR PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL -- OKAY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN IN FAVOR.
>> THE VOTE PASSES , AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
4 INTO THE RECORD?
>> TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION 3216 IS GRANTING
CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO INSTALL,
MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A
PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGE OVER AND
ACROSS EIGHTH AVENUE, NORTH OF
CHERRY STREET, AS PROPOSED BY FH
LLC SKYLINE IN THE FIRST HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED.
>> YOUR RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES,
RESOLUTION 32166 WOULD GRANT
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR SKY
BRIDGE ACROSS EIGHTH AVENUE
BETWEEN COLUMBIA AND CHERRY
STREETS. THE WEST SIDE OF THE
BRIDGE WILL BE IN COUNCIL
DISTRICT 7, AND THE EASTSIDE
WOULD BE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4.
UNIQUE BREACHES THAT CROSSES TWO
DISTRESS. THE SKY BRIDGE
WOODBRIDGE EIGHTH AVENUE TO
CONNECT THE TWO HOURS OF THE
SKYLINE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
THE SKY BRIDGE REGULATIONS
GENERALLY DISCOURAGE AND
DISFAVOR SKY BRIDGES, HOWEVER,
EXCEPTIONS ARE SOMETIMES MADE IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR HEIGHTENED
ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY,
AND CERTAINLY DIFFERENTLY ABLED
COMMUNITIES. THIS SKY BRIDGE IS
NEEDED FOR RESIDENCE OF SKYLINE
TO VISIT EACH OTHER AND USE THE
COMMUNITY FACILITIES SAFELY ,
TRAVEL EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY TO THEIR NEIGHBORS
AND HAVE APPOINTMENTS AND ALL
THOSE THINGS, AND MORE. PUBLIC
BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SKYBRIDGE INCLUDE OPEN-SPACE
IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC ART, AND
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. IF THE
COUNCIL APPROVES RESOLUTION
32166, THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US
TODAY, SDOT WOULD WORK WITH
SKYLINE ON FINAL DOCUMENTS
GRANTING THE SKYBRIDGE, WHICH
WOULD ULTIMATELY BOOMERANG BACK
TO US , COME BACK TO COUNCIL, AS
A COUNCIL BILL. AGAIN, THIS IS A
RESOLUTION. THAT PROCESS
INCLUDES FINAL PERMITTING FROM
SDCI AND OTHER CITY AGENCIES
NEGOTIATING TERMS OF APPROVAL,
INCLUDING INSURANCE AND
INDEMNIFICATION REQUIREMENTS,
AND RECORDING OF PROPERTY USE
AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
COMMITTING TO MAINTAINING THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT ELEMENTS
INDEFINITELY , AND MAY TAKE
BETWEEN SIX AND 12 MONTHS. MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU ASKED
ABOUT THE TYPICAL TIMEFRAME, I
GAVE YOU A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF A
FEW MONTHS TO A FEW YEARS,
POTENTIALLY, DEPENDING ON THE
PROJECT. FOR THIS, THE
ESTIMATION IS BETWEEN SIX AND 12
MONTHS. NOW, THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION BEFORE US TODAY . I
WILL JUST ADD SOME ADDITIONAL
COLOR COMMENTARY , MY TWO SONS,
IF YOU WILL, ONTO THE SPECIFIC
PROPOSAL IN THE LIMITED TIME I
HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE AND
PRIVILEGE AS SERVING
TRANSPORTATION CHAIR. WE
ROUTINELY GO THROUGH AND
CONSIDER ANY NUMBER OF THINGS
LIKE THIS, PERMITS, VACANCY --
THIS IS THE NUTS AND BOLTS,
BREAD-AND-BUTTER, IF YOU WILL,
OF OUR COMMITTEE, OUTSIDE OF
SOME OF THOSE EXCITING SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN OR LEVY OR
VISION ZERO OR TRAFFIC SAFETY
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT THINGS THAT
WE CONSIDER FROM TIME TO TIME.
THIS KIND OF THING IS A ROUTINE
COURSE OF BUSINESS IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. OUT OF
THE YEAR PLUS I HAVE BEEN
SERVING AS CHAIR, I HAVE NOT
SEEN THE AMOUNT OF STRONG AND
OVERWHELMING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
AND SUPPORT FOR US TO TAKE
ACTION AND APPROVE AT THIS STAGE
COMPARED TO ANY OF THE OTHER
SIMILAR REQUESTS THAT HAVE COME
UP. THE COMMUNITY MEMBER SHOWED
UP AND ORGANIZED. IT WAS VERY
CLEAR. IT WAS GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZING. IT WAS A GRASSROOTS
EFFORT BECAUSE THEY CARE AND
NEED THIS. AND SO, AGAIN, THE
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS
THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THIS
RESOLUTION. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT
AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU , TRANSPORTATION CHAIR
SAKA. I DO WANT TO SECOND YOUR
POINT ABOUT THE GREAT SKYLINE
COMMUNITY, WHO ARE A BOISTEROUS
CROWD . WELL ORGANIZED AND WELL
REASONED FOR THEIR REQUEST TO
HAVE A SKY BRIDGE . I DID WANT
TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD NOT
GENERALLY BE ENCOURAGING SKY
BRIDGES FOR DIFFERENT REASONS,
BUT FOR ME, WHEN THERE IS A
HEALTHCARE PIECE, KIND OF LIKE
WHAT WE SEE ON FIRST HILL
GENERALLY, AND THIS IS LOCATED
IN FIRST HILL, THAT WE MAKE THAT
ALLOWANCE. BECAUSE OF THE
MEDICAL HEALTHCARE ASPECT. THAT
IS RESIDENT HERE IN THE SKYLINE
COMMUNITY BETWEEN THE CASCADE
BUILDING IN THE OLYMPIC
BUILDING. BECAUSE THE FACILITIES
ARE ON ONE SIDE, OFTENTIMES YOU
HAVE SPOUSES WHO ARE LIVING
THERE, BUT THEN HAVE TO GO OVER
TO A MEMORY CARE TREATMENT CARE
ON ONE SIDE, AND THEN THEY ARE
SPLIT. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT
SITUATION . IT IS ONE WE SHOULD
NOT BE SEPARATING. WE SHOULD BE
JOINING THEM BACK TOGETHER. THAT
IS MY PRIMARY REASON FOR
SUPPORTING THIS. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK AND APPRECIATE THE
INTERACTION BY SDOT, AND THEIR
WORK ON THIS, BECAUSE WE STARTED
OFF AT THE VERY BEGINNING WITH
THIS REQUEST, BUT THEY HAVE
JOINED IN . THIS IS WHERE THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT COMES. THERE WILL
BE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS IN
FIRST HILL IN TERMS OF
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS,
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG A , AND THE
WALKING LUBE . THAT IS A NEW
THING. I TO FULLY SUPPORT THAT
PIECE. THAT IS A DEFINITE PUBLIC
BENEFIT. SIMILAR TO MARKET TO
MOW HIGH. FROM THAT LOCATION AND
BACK. AGAIN, GREAT PUBLIC
BENEFIT, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY,
IT IS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY,
PARTICULARLY WHEN IT RELATES TO
MEDICAL HEALTHCARE PROVISIONS .
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT -- I AM
NOT BEING -- BUT THE OLYMPIC
BUILDING IS DEFINITELY THE BEST
PART OF THE SKYLINE COMMUNITY .
THE FACT THAT IT RESIDES IN THE
T 7 PART HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
IT. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> AM I RECOGNIZED?
>> YES, YOU ARE.
>> AFTER THAT REMARK, I HAD TO
SAY SOMETHING. I WAS JUST GOING
TO LET IT GO. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
SAID HIS PEACE AND COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE SAID HIS. BUT BEING THE
COMPETITIVE PERSON I AM, PEOPLE
EAT IN DISTRICT 3 TOWER. I JUST
WANTED TO THROW THAT . IF HE
DIDN'T HAVE OUR BRIDGE, YOU
ALWAYS GO HUNGRY IN THE OLYMPIC
TOWER. ANYWAY, THANK YOU,
OBVIOUSLY. THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. JUST
ATTACK ON TO WHAT EVERYONE SAID,
I KNOW WE WOULD LOVE EVERYONE
SUPPORT, BUT ALSO, THANKING THE
CHAIR OF THE TRAN60 SEE --
SKYBRIDGE COMMITTEE. LOOKING
FORWARD TO EVERYONE SUPPORT.
THINKING TO THE CHAIR THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR
ADDING IT ON THE AGENDA. THANK
YOU, CHAIR SAKA. OBVIOUSLY, FOR
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK YOU
.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD. I
VOICED SUPPORT AND BRIEFINGS
YESTERDAY. IF YOU SAY SKYBRIDGE,
IT BRINGS UP -- IT CAN GET
CONTROVERSIAL, JUST LIKE ET
CETERA . BUT WHEN ONE THINKS OF
A LONG PROCESS FOR APPROVAL, A
LOT OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES,
ET CETERA. BUT THIS IS NOT THE
CASE. WHEN PRESENTED WITH THE
RATIONALE FOR THE NEED, OF
COURSE, I WAS FULLY SUPPORTIVE,
AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD
TO OUR STEPS TO MOVE THE PROJECT
FORWARD. I HAVE TO SAY THAT,
YES, YOU ARE RIGHT, WHAT I
REMEMBER FROM THAT BRIEFING IS
THAT IT IS NOT JUST THAT YOU
MIGHT -- THAT A COUPLE CAN BE
SEPARATED BY PROGRESSING NEEDS,
BUT CLEARLY, THERE ARE DIFFERENT
FUNCTIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
FACILITY. THEREFORE, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE -- WE HAVE TO
FACILITATE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE
BEING TOGETHER. I WAS
CONCEPTUALLY ALL IN, AND THEN I
GAVE -- I WAS INVITED TO GIVE A
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING AND MEET
FOLKS AT SKYLINE. I WENT THERE,
AND WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE THE
SPEED WITH WHICH CARS DRIVE UP
AND DOWN THAT STREET, YOU
RECOGNIZE HOW HAZARDOUS IT
REALLY IS FOR ANYONE, NO MATTER
HOW A BOLD, TO GET ACROSS THAT
STREET SAFELY. THIS MAKES
PERFECT SENSE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR SHEPHERDING THIS TO US
TODAY, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. YOU
HAVE MY SUPPORT.
>> -- AND LESTER OTHER COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK -- OKAY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN IN FAVOR.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED,
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN AND.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? OKAY. THERE WERE NO
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
FRAN EIGHT .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMETHING
GIVEN THAT WE VOTED ON SOME
LEGISLATION IN THE CLERK FILE
TODAY RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON. I WANTED TO TAKE
A MOMENT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE
SOME OF THE NEWS ALSO COMING OUT
OF TODAY RELATED TO THE STUDENTS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
NINE UDUB STUDENTS HAD THEIR
VISAS REVOKED WITHOUT PRIOR
NOTICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OR THE
STUDENTS. NOW WE SEE NATIONWIDE
150 STUDENTS HAVE LOST THEIR
LEGAL STATUS. THIS IS A DEEPLY
TROUBLING PIECE OF NEWS FOR
COMMUNITY. I KNOW THE UNIVERSITY
IS A STATE AGENCY , A DISTINCT
ENTITY DIFFERENT, NOT UNDER THE
PURVIEW OF THE CITY. I USED TO
WORK FOR THE UNIVERSITY. BUT THE
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY IS A PART
OF OUR CITY. IT HAS A LOT OF
SPACE WITH THE DISTRICT FOR
CHICKEN HAS SPACE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE CITY. IT IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN OUR STATE.
MANY UDUB EMPLOYEES ARE
RESEARCHERS WHOSE RESEARCH IS
FUNDED BY FEDERAL GRANTS, WHICH
ARE ALSO NOW ON THE LINE.
MEANING, MORE RESIDENTS ARE
LOOKING AT BECOMING NEWLY
UNEMPLOYED POTENTIALLY. THIS
PAIRED WITH THE TRADE WAR, ALL
MARKET INDICATORS SEEM TO POINT
TOWARDS THE RECESSION. PEOPLE
ARE WORRIED FOR THEIR JOBS, PAY
THEIR BILLS AND WHETHER OR NOT
THEY CAN RETIRE. WE CANNOT
NORMALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING.
THAT IS WHY I WILL KEEP SPEAKING
OUT AND RECOGNIZING WHAT IS
GOING ON, BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE
THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THIS
BODY TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE
ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING. WE
NEED TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE SAKE
OF OUR RESIDENTS . THE CITY
REVENUE FORECAST IS COMING OUT
ON THURSDAY. THAT WILL CERTAINLY
BE INSTRUCTIVE ABOUT WHAT WE
WILL BE DEALING WITH THIS YEAR.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
NAME SOME OF THESE THINGS .
AGAIN, WHAT IS HAPPENING IS NOT
NORMAL FOR US, AND A LOT OF
FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE
CERTAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT
IS GOING ON , AND RIGHTFULLY SO.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE A
LOT OF HARD WORK AHEAD OF US,
BUT WE WANT TO WORK IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERYONE AS
PART OF THIS BODY AND ALL HER
PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY AS WE
WEATHER THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO ADD SOME COMMENTS
ON THAT .
>> THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I ACTUALLY WANTED TO THANK SOME
WORKERS . PROBABLY, MANY OF US
DIDN'T KNOW THIS WEEK WAS
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. TODAY IS
ACTUALLY NATIONAL LIBRARY
WORKERS DAY. I KNOW THIS BODY
VERY MUCH APPRECIATES OUR
LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS
AND ALL THE HARD WORK THE TEAM
ARE DOING AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, AND ALL THE LIBRARIES
ACROSS THE CITY. I REALLY WANTED
TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE
OUR LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY
WORKERS AND THANK THEM FOR ALL
THEIR HARD WORK, PARTICULARLY IN
THE MIDST OF ALL THE CHAOS AND
STRESS THAT EVERYONE IS FEELING
AT THE MOMENT. OF COURSE, THERE
ARE A LOT OF VISITORS WHO ARE
GOING THERE FOR RESPITE.
LIBRARIANS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB
AT HELPING ANYONE FROM OUR KIDS
ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH
GROWN-UPS, AND ALSO , THOUGH
THEY ARE NOT SOCIAL WORKERS, ARE
OFTEN PUT IN SITUATIONS WHERE
THEY ARE PROVIDING REFERRALS TO
SERVICES TO FOLKS. I REALLY JUST
WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO THANK THE LIBRARIANS AND THE
LIBRARY WORKERS AND OUR
LIBRARIES, AND TO REALLY GIVE
THAT RECOGNITION TO ALL HIS
GREAT FOLKS AT SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE
COMMENTS. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY.
SEEING AS I AM NOT HEARING ANY
OTHER BUSINESS, WE HAVE REACHED
THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS ON APRIL 15
AT 2:00 P.M. GEARING UP FOR THE
BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT
IS 2:46 P.M. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY.