>>> GOOD AFTERNOON TO DECEMBER
16, 2025 MEETING OF SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER AT
1:12 LEAD I AM COUNCIL PRESIDENT
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
>> PRESENT A
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
>> PRESENT
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HERE
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> HERE
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
>> HERE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> 8 PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST ONE
MOMENT HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO, THE
, WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD , THAT IS
REGULARLY SCHEDULED AND ALSO
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING
ON A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT,
THAT PUBLIC HEARING MUST OCCUR
AFTER 2:00 PER THE NOTICE WE PUT
OUT ALREADY. WE ARE HAVING AN
EARLIER MEETING THIS WEEK
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT ON THE
AGENDA, IT IS A 27 PAGE AGENDA
MORE OR LESS AND MOST OF THE
ITEMS ARE APPOINTMENTS,
NEVERTHELESS WE HAVE A LOT TO
GET THE INCLUDING OUR COMP PLAN
LEGISLATION. SO WHAT WE WILL DO
NOW IS GO TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT BUT WERE
INTENDING TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC
HEARING INSTEAD ABOUT THE
GROCERY STORE LEGISLATION, THEN
BE MINDFUL AND SKIP THIS GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, BY
THE WAY I SHOULD NOTE THIS IS MY
LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND I
WILL HAVE EXTREMELY BRIEF
REMARKS AT THE END OF THE
MEETING. I WILL SPARE US ALL OF
THOSE NOW AND GET INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND YOU
MAY READ INSTRUCTIONS.
>> WE HAVE 20 IN PERSON AND 8
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
WHICH THE ORDER THEY WERE
REGISTERED, SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
FOR THEIR TIME, MICROPHONES WILL
BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
IN PERSON COMMENTERS.
>> WE WILL ALLOW FOR 1 MINUTE
EACH, THANK YOU.
>> STARTING WITH OUR 1st
SPEAKERS. WE HAVE --
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS, GOOD TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. AS USUAL I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS
ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I
CAME HERE FOR A THANK YOU. AT
BEHALF OF THE WETLANDS EACH OF
YOU GET A BAG OF FRESH ORGANIC
PRODUCE. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
YOU DO BECAUSE LAST WEEK WAS
BRUTAL I HAVE TO ADMIT. WE WILL
SEE THE 2:00 MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE TREATS.
MY NAME IS ANN I AM A RESIDENT
DOWN IN SOUTH PARK. WE NEED MORE
SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND ONE WAY TO
DO THAT WOULD BE TAXING THE
WEALTHY. AND WE NEED THESE
PROGRAMS SUCH AS GARDENS AND
SHARED PRIVATE PLACES ON THE
PROPERTY TO PUT THEM. MAKING THE
CITY MORE WELL FED AND HAPPIER
IS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE A
MORE DESPERATE POPULACE IS A
MORE VIOLENT POPULACE. AS SHOWN
IN CASES WITH THE FORT BRAGG
CARTEL AND THE NUMEROUS POLICE
GANGS IN LOS ANGELES WHICH ARE
ESSENTIALLY OPERATING AS THEIR
OWN CARTELS.
>> MARTHA? AFTER MARTHA WILL BE
DAVID AND THEN SANDY , THANK
YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
MARTHA AND I AM A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 4. I AM HERE TODAY TO
SAY I AM SUPPORTIVE OF
AFFORDABILITY DENSITY AND ALSO
PRESERVING THE EXISTING TREE
CANOPY AND INCREASING GREEN
SPACE IN A EQUITABLE AND
THOUGHTFUL MANNER. I AM
CONCERNED SEATTLE IS POISED TO
HAND THE FUTURE OF THE CITY OVER
TO DEVELOPERS TO EXPLOIT OUR
BEAUTY ENTRIES AND GREEN SPACE
FOR THEIR MONETARY GAIN. IF YOU
WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW AVERAGES
REMOVAL OF HEALTHY AND MATURE
TREES AT THE CURRENT RATE NOT
ONLY WILL BE NOT MEET CLIMATE
GOALS BUT RISK LOSING THE
NATURAL BEAUTY THAT MAKES
SEATTLE SO SPECIAL TO MANY OF
US. WITHOUT SOLID PLANS TO
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
ESPECIALLY TREE CANOPY
MAINTAINING STORM WATER RUNOFF
AND DRAINAGE AND STOP BUILDING
LUXURY HOUSING THE GOALS OF THE
RESOLUTION ARE NOT POSSIBLE, SO
THANK YOU.
>> DAVID.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMAN A
MS. DAVE AND I AM A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 5. I ASSUME YOU'RE
SEEING THE NEWS ABOUT FLOODING
IN AND AROUND SEATTLE. IT IS
TRULY HEARTBREAKING TO SEE
HOUSES WASHED AWAY AND ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDED BY
WATER. WHEN I LOOK AT THE
LEGISLATION BEING PASSED BY THIS
COUNCIL I WOULD GUESS YOU ARE
NOT PAYING ATTENTION. THE COMP
PLAN WILL INCREASE HARD SCAPE
AND DECREASE GREEN CANOPY, THIS
WILL LEAD TO MORE RUNOFF AND
MORE FLOODING. WHEN ARE WE GOING
TO LEARN YOU CANNOT KEEP CUTTING
DOWN TREES AND PAVING OVER 95%
OF PROPERTIES AND ACT SURPRISED
WHEN THERE IS FLOODING. ON THE
KING COUNTY WEBSITE THAT SHOWS
SEWER OVERFLOWS THAT HAVE BEEN
13 OVERFLOWS IN SEATTLE IN THE
PAST 48 HOURS WHICH MEANS RAW
SEWAGE IS FLOWING INTO STREAMS,
WATERWAYS AND PUGET SOUND
IMPACTING. IT LOOKS LIKE
SOMEBODY LIKE DONALD TRUMP IS IN
CHARGE YELLING BUILD BABY BUILD.
WE ARE A PROGRESSIVE CITY AND WE
CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. THANK
YOU.
>> WE HAVE SANDY AND THEN WE
WILL HAVE JOSH FRIEDMAN AND EVE
. YES. SORRY. PLEASE MOVE
FORWARD.
>> OKAY GREAT HI I AM SANDY
COMMENTING ON CV 120993.
YESTERDAY THE UNITED NATIONS
SAID NATURE IS NOT A GUEST IN
THE CITY, NATURE IS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND MUST BE
TREATED AS ESSENTIAL LIKE ROADS
AND ELECTRICITY. OUR PLAN MOVES
SEATTLE IN THE OPPOSITE
DIRECTION BY REDUCING GREEN
SPACE AND ENCOURAGING PAVEMENT
ON A 5000 SQUARE-FOOT LOT JUST
36 FT.÷ IS REQUIRED FOR TREES.
LESS THAN 1% UNLESS A HE ALREADY
EXISTS. WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL
TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
AMENDMENT 102 AND THOSE WHO
SUPPORTED, 102 PROTECTS TREES WE
HAVE BUT THE PLAN STILL MEANS
MORE PAVEMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS
WITHOUT TREES AND LESS CLIMATE
RESILIENCE OVERALL. AS YOU VOTE
TODAY PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT YOU
CAN DO IN 2026 TO REDUCE THIS
HARM AND BUILD A CITY THAT TRULY
CARES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS
JOSH FRIEDMAN A LAND-USE
ATTORNEY IN SEATTLE. I
SPECIALIZE IN HELPING HOUSING,
HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES
AT ALL INCOME LEVELS TO GET
PERMITTED AND BILLED AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. SO MANY
STAKEHOLDERS, PROFESSIONAL STAFF
AND ELECTED TO PUT SO MUCH WORK
INTO THE 1st PHASE OF THE COMP
PLAN BEFORE YOU TODAY. NOBODY IS
PROBABLY COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH
IT WHICH MEANS THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS IS WORKING THE WAY IT IS
SUPPOSED TO. WE ARE A CITY THAT
CONTAINS MULTITUDES SO IF
ANYBODY WERE COMPLETELY HAPPY
WITH THE COMP PLAN THAT WOULD
MEAN NOT EVERYBODY WAS BEING
LISTENED TO EQUALLY. THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND
ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN THIS 1st
PHASE OF THE GROUNDWORK TO
ENABLE HOUSING THAT OUR CITY
DESPERATELY NEEDS. PLEASE PASS
THE 1st PHASE DECISIVELY WITHOUT
FURTHER DELAY SO WE CAN START
WORKING IN EARNEST ON THE NEXT
PHASE OF ADDRESSING THE HOUSING
EMERGENCY, THANK YOU.
>> AND THEN RYAN AND LOGAN.
>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
MY NAME IS EVAN A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 4. I WANT TO START BY
EXPRESSING MY GRATITUDE FOR THE
WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THE PLAN
BY COUNCILMEMBERS, STAFF AND THE
MAYOR, THE WORK HAS COME THROUGH
IN THE PLAN. I STILL HAVE MY
GRIPES BUT AT THE RISK OF
SOUNDING TOO POSITIVE I WANT TO
COMMEND YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO
ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, EVEN
ONES YOU MAY DISAGREE WITH AND I
CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS BALANCED
AND MEETS WHAT RESIDENTS ARE
ASKING FOR. ON THAT NOTE I ASKED
THE PLAN BE PASSED AS IS. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON,
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS THANK YOU
FOR THE TIME TODAY I AM THE
EFFICACY AND POLICY MANAGER FOR
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THANK YOU.
REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE
WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS, I
KNOW IT HAS BEEN YEARS, THE WORK
OF CITY COUNCIL COME THE STAFF
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS GOT
US HERE. I WISH THIS WAS A
PANACEA IT IS NOT BUT IT IS A
GREAT START, WE HAVE 204
HOMEOWNER PROPERTIES AND THIS IS
TO START TO ADD TO THAT. MY TEAM
IS LOOKING AT NEW POSSIBILITIES
IN THE COMING YEAR BASED ON
CHANGES YOU GUYS HAVE MADE SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON FOR YOUR HELP
ON THESE PROJECTS.
>> WE NOW HAVE RYAN? LOGAN.
LOGAN AND THEN LILY HAYWARD AND
WE WILL GO TO REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
LOGAN SCHMIDT WITH THE MASTER
BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. ON BEHALF
OF OUR MEMBERS I WANT TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT FOR ADOPTION
ACCOUNTABILITY 12 085 AND 993
ALONG WITH THE CONTINUING
RESOLUTION. TOGETHER THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION WILL
MEANINGFULLY PROVIDE SEATTLE
WITH MORE DIVERSE MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE
APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF
COMMITTEE CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH
THE PROCESS AND COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON FOR ADVANCING AMENDMENTS
THAT IMPROVE FEASIBILITY AND
EFFICIENCY EXEMPTING, INCREASING
SIZE, INCENTIVIZING COTTAGE
HOUSING AND EXPANDING STACK 5
BONUSES TIED TO GREEN FACTOR
METRICS. THEY ARE SMART TARGETED
POLICIES THAT WILL SUPPORT
HOMEOWNERSHIP, MIDDLE HOUSING
AND INFILL PRODUCTION. OTHER
BERRIES REMAIN IMPACTS WILL
REMAIN A PARTNER TO COUNCIL IN
PHASE 2 AND BEYOND. THANK YOU
AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS, LILY HAYWARD ON BEHALF
OF THE METRO CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. THIS COMP PLAN UPDATE
WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO START A
BUSINESS, HIRE AND RETAIN
WORKERS AND GROW FAMILIES IN ALL
AREAS OF THE CITY. TOOK A STRONG
PLAN AND MADE IT STRONGER WITH
COMMITMENT TO HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AT THE FOREFRONT
OF THIS PROCESS WE WOULD LIKE TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK AND NELSON FOR COALITION
AND TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU
FOR PUTTING FORWARD AMENDMENTS
AND TAKING THOSE TO INCREASE THE
HOUSING SUPPLY TO MAKE SEATTLE A
MORE VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU IN THE NEXT
PHASE AND PARTNERSHIP AND
BEYOND. WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
DURING YOUR TIME ON COUNCIL, YOU
HAVE BEEN A ADVOCATE FOR
HOUSING, PUBLIC SAFETY,
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND
HOMELESSNESS INCREASING
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
THE AMENDED COMP PLAN AND ETHICS
LEGISLATION TODAY ARE EXCELLENT
EXAMPLES OF THAT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> REMINDER TO REMOTE SPEAKERS
PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 AFTER YOU
HAVE HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU
BEEN UNMUTED, 1st REMOTE SPEAKER
IS JUNE BLUE SPRUCE FOLLOWED BY
LOIS MARTIN. GO AHEAD, JUNE.
>> HELLO RESIDENT [ INAUDIBLE ]
POSITIVE GOALS I SUPPORT THANK
YOU. A LAUNDRY LIST OF DEVELOPER
FROM THE PROVISIONS. WITH MANY
LOOPHOLES FOR SEATTLE
AFFORDABILITY TREE CANOPY
NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE RESOLUTION
OPENS DOORS FOR DEVELOPERS TO
INCREASE DEVELOPMENT ON
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES AFTER THE
PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED WITH MOST
POSITIVE LANGUAGE VAGUE AND NOT
ENFORCEABLE. THE NOTION THAT
INCREASED HOUSING SUPPLY WILL
AUTOMATICALLY APPROVE
AFFORDABILITY WITHOUT ADDRESSING
THE FACT THAT DEVELOPERS
PRIORITIZE PROCESS OVER
AFFORDABILITY , THE RESOLUTION
MENTIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS TO
SEVERAL PLACES HOWEVER THE
COUNCIL RAISES THRESHOLD FOR
MOST PROJECTS WILL NOT REQUIRE
THIS. PLEASE CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE
TO THIS RESOLUTION AND PASS
AMENDMENT A TO PROTECT THE
CENTRAL AREA FROM FURTHER UP
ZONING AND DISPLACEMENT, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I DO WANT TO
THANK
>> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER IS
LOIS MARTIN FOLLOWED BY GREG
SMITH. GO AHEAD, LOIS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL I
AM A LEGACY RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
3. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON
AMENDMENT A AND FIXED THE
LOOPHOLES AND RESOLUTIONS
AMENDMENT A VERSION 2 AMENDMENT
A CREATES POSITIVE ENGAGED IN
COMMUNITY BEFORE EXPANDING
CENTER BOUNDARIES TIED TO THE
CENTRAL AREA. AT THE SAME TIME
RESOLUTION 321 VERSION 2 RELIES
ON ENVIRONMENT IMPACT THAT
UNDERSTATES TREE LOSS ON
SERVICES THAT DRIVES -- THESE
ARE CONNECTED IMPACTS , LAND-USE
DECISIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
AND DISPLACEMENT SUPPORT
AMENDMENT A AND CLOSE THE
LOOPHOLE BEFORE THESE HARM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
GREG SMITH FOLLOWED BY DAVID
HAYNES, GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS GREG SMITH.
1st I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT WAS NOT
EASY AND IT WAS NOT ALWAYS
COMFORTABLE SO AGAIN THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK. ASK YOU TO PASS
THE 1st PART OF THE COMPANY INTO
PLAN AS IT IS TODAY. NO MORE
DELAYS PLEASE IT'S NOT YOUR
FAULT THE COMP PLAN IS OVER ONE
YEAR LATE. MORE PEOPLE HAVE
BECOME HOMELESS, OTHERS HAVE
BECOME BRAND BURDENED AND OTHERS
HAVE HAD TO LEAVE SEATTLE. IN
2026 PASSING THE NEXT PHASE OF
THE COMPANY INTO PLANT AS
RAPIDLY AS YOU CAN. PEOPLE ARE
COUNTING ON THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAYNES FOLLOWED BY SUZANNE
GRANT. GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> HI THANK YOU THE COMP PLAN
HAS BEEN SABOTAGED BY LANDLORDS
ON THE COUNCIL WITH CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST WEAPON ISAAC THE TREE
ORDINANCE, THEY HAVE WEAPON ICED
REAPPOINTMENTS AND THEY DISTRACT
FROM THE INFRACTIONS CHANGING
LAWS THAT DENIED AND PUT
RESTRICTIONS ON DEVELOPERS THAT
SHE DID A BUNCH OF PEOPLE OUT OF
ALREADY BUILT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND THEN CREATED WHAT AMOUNTS TO
POLITICALLY CONNECTED NONPROFITS
THAT ARE ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE
MONEY. FOR THE EFFORTS TO BUILD
21ST-CENTURY QUALITY HOMES THE
LANDLORDS HAVE NO PROBLEMS
PUTTING EVERYBODY ON THE SIDE OF
THE LOUD OBNOXIOUSLY NOISE
POLLUTED TRANSIT ORIENTED SIDE
OF THE HIGHWAY. REPEATING
HISTORY ACTING LIKE THEY DO BY
CREATING MODERN THIRD WORLD SLUM
PIECES OF REAL ESTATE ON THE
SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY THAT'S TOO
LOW TO THE GROUND WITHOUT THE
NOISE WITH LIMITED INVESTIGATION
OF THE ABUSE TO FIX THE COMPANY
INTO PLAN.
>> THANK YOU. SUZANNE GRANT
FOLLOWED BY PATRICK CHRISTIE GO
AHEAD, SUZANNE.
>> THANK YOU. TREES ARE NOT WELL
DEPICTED THE LANGUAGE IN THIS
RESOLUTION NEEDS TO SAY PROTECT
TREES ESPECIALLY ON DEVELOPMENT
SITES AND WE NEED PROTECTION FOR
PIER 2 AND 3 TREES TO MAINTAIN
AND GROW THE CANOPY, RETAIN
WATER WHICH SAVES AQUATIC LIFE
INCLUDING ENDANGERED IT TAKES
ONE HEAVY RAIN TO SEE WASTEWATER
CAPACITY RESULT IN SEWAGE GOING
INTO THE SEA. A TANK WILL NOT
FIX THE MOST TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE
NOT MOVED BY THE WASTEWATER
SYSTEM WE NEED TREES TO FILTER
AND FLOW STORM WATER RUNOFF AND
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON
SIDEWALK STRIPS TO REPLACE THE
MANY TREES REMOVED, CUTDOWN OR
PRIVATE PROPERTY ON NEW
DEVELOPMENT SO REMOVING FROM
CALCULATION AND MAXIMUM DENSITY
REGULATIONS WILL INCREASE
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES AGAIN
CONTRIBUTE INTO THE STORM WATER
RUNOFF INCREASINGLY KILLING
ENDANGERED ORGANIST THIS IS YOUR
LAST CHANCE TO KEEP SEATTLE
GREEN AND NOT COMPLETELY LOSE
THE EMERALD CANOPY.
>> THANK YOU OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
PATRICK CHRISTIE. [ INAUDIBLE ]
IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO SPEAK
PLEASE CALL NOW AND MOVING ON TO
PATRICK CHRISTIE, GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO THIS IS PATRICK
CHRISTIE. A UNIVERSITY [
INAUDIBLE ] ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
HAVE CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON THE
PROPERTY AND WORK [ INAUDIBLE ]
WE KNOW FROM DECADES OF WORK [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> ACKNOWLEDGE THE POLICY AND WE
ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE [ INAUDIBLE ]
AND IMPACTS ON WATER : A CASE
STUDY WITH A CLASS 150 STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE
COMING WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS [ NAME ] GO AHEAD AND THERE
YOU GO.! HI , MY APOLOGIES
EVERYONE. FOR THE TECHNICAL
GLITCH I AM ON THE ROAD BUT THIS
IS SO IMPORTANT I WANTED TO
COMMENT MY NAME IS , FROM
DISTRICT 4 AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. I'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN PERSON
AND AN I ASK YOU TO PLEASE
CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION SPEAKING
ABOUT 120993 AND AND WANTED TO
DISPEL THE FALSE NARRATIVE IT IS
NATURE OR DENSITY AT THIS MOMENT
WE HAVE OVERFLOWING SEWERS WITH
A NEWBORN BABY ORCA IN OUR SOUND
AND YOUNG CAFS THAT HAVE PASSED
AWAY AND BEFORE THEN, WE HAVE
WILDFIRES THAT ARE CROWDING
SKIES AND THE UNITED NATIONS
HABITAT PROGRAM STOP TREATING
TREES AS A DECORATION.
>> THANK YOU OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER SIGN-UP IS AIDAN
THORNSBERRY, GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS AIDAN
THORNSBERRY I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR WORK
IN IMPROVING THE CONFERENCE A
PLAN FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS ALLOWING MORE HOUSING FOR
ALL SEATTLE. ENABLING BETTER
QUALITY OF LIFE, MORE AFFORDABLE
CITY FOR EVERYONE. ADDITIONALLY
PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE ANY AREAS
LIKE THE CENTRAL DISTRICT DONOR
HOLE OR FUTURE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS FROM FUTURE UP ZONES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU THAT WAS OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER SIGNED UP.
>> GOING BACK TO IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTS STARTING WITH
CARTER NELSON, JASMINE SMITH,
AND THEN BENNETT HOLSTEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBERS HERE IN BEHALF OF
WASHINGTON STATE THE COMMERCIAL
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING MORE
THAN 400 MEMBERS WHO CREATE OWN
AND MANAGE COMMERCIAL REAL
ESTATE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
REFLECTS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
WORK FROM YOU ALL, YOUR STAFF
AND SO MANY STAKEHOLDERS, A TRUE
GROUP EFFORT AND WE ARE HONORED
TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR WORK AS
PART OF THE COMPLETE COMMUNITY
COALITION. THE PLAN SET SEATTLE
ON A PATH MORE ABUNDANT HOUSING
AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH AFTER
ACTION TODAY THE NEXT STEP IS
CRITICAL FOCUSING ON HIGH
DENSITY AREAS WHERE WE CAN
DELIVER MORE HOUSING THAT OUR
CITY NEEDS REQUIRING THE MARKET
TO PLAY ITS PART FOR THE CITY TO
CONTINUE REMOVING BARRIERS
MAKING IT EASIER TO BUILD OUR
MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO BEING
PART OF THE SOLUTION AND WE ARE
GRATEFUL, FOR THE THOUGHTFUL AND
COLLABORATIVE WORK THAT WENT
INTO THIS PLAN. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS
PARTNERSHIP AS SEATTLE MOVES
FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> HI COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS
JASMINE SMITH THE DIRECTOR OF
LOCAL ADVOCACY FOR FUTURE WIVES
AND COCHAIR OF THE COMPLETE
COMMUNITY COALITION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH TO COUNCILMEMBERS,
CENTRAL STAFF, THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCATES, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, SOMEBODY
EVERYONE HAS COME TOGETHER OVER
THE PAST 3 YEARS TO PUT TOGETHER
A PLAN THAT INCORPORATES ALL OF
OUR VOICES. THAT HAS BEEN
THOUGHTFUL AND HOLD. AS WE LOOK
AT HOW TO PREVENT SOME OF THE
TRAGEDIES SURROUNDING US ,
THINGS WE CAN DO THAT PROTECT
WETLANDS AND RURAL SPACES AND TO
PREVENT WITH ALL VOICES BEING
INCLUDED IN PUTTING TOGETHER A
COMP PLAN THAT INCLUDES ALL OF
US . HAS REALLY BUILT SOMETHING
THAT WILL BE INCREDIBLE AND I
CANNOT WAIT TO CONTINUE ITS
WORK. WE HAVE A PLAN THAT
INCLUDES ALL OF US FROM VIEW
RIDGE TO DELL RIDGE FROM
COLUMBIA CITY TO LAKE CITY.
>> WE HAVE DAVID AND FOLLOWING
DAVID WILL BE IN IT.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID MORNING
DISTRICT NUMBER 7, 2 QUICK
THINGS, I WANT TO SUPPORT
PASSING AMENDMENT A ESPECIALLY
AFTER SEPTEMBER 18 AND 19th
DISCUSSIONS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP
BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AND SECONDED BY , WE HAVE TO
PRESERVE THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THE 2nd ITEM I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IS THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION
FOR THE MANATEE AREAS ITEM J ON
PAGE 5 THAT SAYS TO DEVELOP A
PROPOSAL TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE
AMENITY AREAS NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES TO PROVIDE
FLEXIBILITY ENTRY PROTECTION. A
SICKLY IF THERE IS ANY MESSAGE
ABOUT EXTERIOR AMENITY AREAS
TAKING AWAY TREES THERE'S A LOT
OF EXAMPLES WHERE THEY ARE
PRESERVED. SO NOT HAVING TREES
BY TAKING THAT AWAY AND YOU'RE
NOT HAVING COMMUNITIES SUCH AS
3728 SOUTH ANGELES STREET.
>> WE HAVE BEEN AND THEN JUST
YOUNG.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. I
FREQUENTLY SUGGESTED HERE I
THOUGHT YOU SHOULD DO A Q&A
ESPECIALLY FOR CONTROVERSIAL
THINGS LIKE THE SURVEILLANCE
BILL. I WANTED TO RESPOND TO
SOMETHING THAT MARK SOLOMON SAID
TO ME ABOUT THE SUGGESTION
BEFORE HIS TERM ENDED AND HE
SAID IT WAS OKAY TO REPEAT THIS,
HE FELT IT MEANT MORE TO THE
CONSTITUENT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
REPLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL EMAIL OR
MEET THEM IN PERSON AT A TOWN
HALL SO LET ME SAY I GET THAT,
OF COURSE IT IS TRUE THAT IT
WOULD MEAN MORE TO THE PERSON,
THE PROBLEM IS IT DOES NOT SCALE
UP TO THE OTHER 800,000 PEOPLE
IN THE CITY. THINK ABOUT Q&A ONE
PERSON CAN ASK A QUESTION MANY
PEOPLE CAN VOTE IT UP.
UNDERSTAND IT FEELS GOOD TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE SOMEBODY'S DAY
LIKE THAT BY ANSWERING THE
QUESTION . THIS MAY BE A CASE
WHERE , WHERE YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN DOING WHAT FEELS GOOD
AND WHAT IS BEST FOR THE MOST
NUMBER OF CONSTITUENTS BECAUSE
IT HELPS MORE PEOPLE IF YOU
ANSWER A QUESTION ON A --
>> WE NOW HAVE JUST YOUNG AND
TARA CAMP AND THEN KYLER.
>> HI COUNCIL, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOMEOWNER AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER SPEAKING WITH COMPLETE
COMMUNITY COALITION FINALLY HERE
THE END OF THE BEGINNING
EXPRESSING MY APPRECIATION FOR
YOUR HARD WORK PASSING THE
OVERALL PRO HOUSING AMENDMENTS
AND I KNOW IT HAS NOT BEEN AN
EASY PROCESS BUT THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THE OPINIONS OF YOUR
CONSTITUENTS INTO ACCOUNT. I ASK
YOU TO PASS BOTH BILLS AS THEY
STAND, THINK ABOUT ON HOUSE
NEIGHBORS AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS
WHO KEEP COMMUNITIES STRONG,
THEY NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
NOW. WITH A FORWARD TO CONTINUED
COLLABORATION AS THE PROCESS
CONTINUES. THANK YOU AND HAPPY
HOLIDAYS.
>> THAT ONE IS BETTER I LIKE
THIS ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU COUNCIL MY NAME IS TARA, AN
ORGANIZER WITH FUTURE VICE AND A
RESIDENT AS WELL AS A SURVIVOR
FROM LOS ANGELES. I WILL BE
SHARING COMMUNITY MEMBER
STORIES, BUT HAVE BEEN TELLING
US ABOUT HOUSING STRUGGLES AND
WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN
SEATTLE. WHAT STRUGGLES HAVE
BEEN FACING FROM THE DISTRICT I
CANNOT AFFORD TO EAT I CAN
BARELY MANAGE RENT AND I WAS IN
THE SHELTER AND I'M FEARFUL OF
BEING BACK THERE FROM CROWN HILL
IN A RECENT SEARCH FOR HOUSING I
STRUGGLED WITH FINDING A SPACE
WITHIN 250 FT.÷ LESS THAN 1500 A
MONTH, PREVIOUS APARTMENT WAS
DEMANDING RENT 35% OF MY NET
INCOME. WHAT THEY WANT FOR
FUTURE IN SEATTLE FROM THE
INTERBAY WE NEED HOUSING OF MORE
KINDS WHICH MUST MEAN DENSITY
SINCE SEATTLE CANNOT GROW
GEOGRAPHICALLY WE HAVE TO END
THE NOTION THAT SEATTLE IS A
CITY OF DETACHED HOMES OF ARTS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SEATTLE
BREAKOUT OF SUBURBAN MENTALITY
WITH SO MANY CITIZENS CAPTIVATED
AND SOME OF OUR LEADERS. WE NEED
HOUSING, DO THEY ALL NEEDED OR
CAN AFFORD THE SAME STYLE I
THINK NOT, THANK YOU COUNCIL.
>> KYLER AND THEN JEFF AND THEN
JESSE SIMPSON.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO COUNCIL MY
NAME IS KYLER PEARS 8 D3
RESIDENT. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES
ON THE CONFERENCE A PLAN BEFORE
YOU. WE RARELY GET THE
OPPORTUNITY IN GOVERNMENT TO
CELEBRATE UNEQUIVOCAL WINS. I
HOPE YOU TAKE THIS MOMENT TODAY
TO CELEBRATE WHAT HAS BEEN A
REALLY LONG AND ARDUOUS PROCESS.
MAYBE A LITTLE PAT ON THE BACK
TO YOURSELF OR A DRINK. ALSO I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE MINI
ADVOCATES AND RESIDENTS OF
SEATTLE WHO HAVE FOUGHT FOR
YEARS, WHO HAVE SHOWN UP AT TOWN
HALLS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS, THIS
IS A LONG PROCESS FOR THEM AND
CITY STAFF, PRETTY INCREDIBLE WE
CAN NOW BUILD A LOT MORE HOMES
IN SEATTLE , INCREASING
AFFORDABILITY AND MAYBE AT SOME
POINT ALSO MAKE THIS A PLACE
WHERE EVERYONE HAS A HOME. THANK
YOU.
>> GOOD TO GO.
>> HI EVERYBODY SO GREAT TO SEE
YOU TODAY SHOUT OUT TO
COUNCILMEMBER , COUNCILMEMBER
LIN THE DIOCESE YOU TO WELL.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS
FOR FINALLY GETTING TO THE 1st
PHASE I'M SURE YOU ARE ARE VERY
TIRED AND EXCITED TO BE HERE
TODAY EXCITED BUT WE ARE ABOUT
TO VOTE FOR A CONFERENCE A PLAN
WAS AND FOR EVERYBODY ELSE
FOR SUPPORTING IT AND THANK YOU
FOR PUTTING SOCIAL HOUSING IN
THE LEGISLATIVE STATE ADVOCACY
PLATFORM , REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT, THANK YOU FOR PUSHING FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS TO HAVE
MORE NEIGHBORS IN THE CITY AND
THANK YOU FOR PRIORITIZING
FAMILIES WITH THE DENSITY BONUS
. WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH YOU ALL AS WE MOVE TO
THE NEXT COMP PLAN TO INCREASE
AND MAKE THE CITY A PLACE
EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE AND
THRIVE.
>> NOW I HAVE JESSE SIMPSON AND
JENNIFER GODFREY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM AND
CULTURE OF THE COMPLETE
COMMUNITY COALITION. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENT
AND LEADERSHIP ON THIS PLAN AND
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONING
TODAY. I URGE YOU TO PASS THEM
QUICKLY. SEATTLE HAS A HOUSING
SHORTAGE THE RESULT OF DECADES
OF RESTRICTED POLICIES. THAT IT
MADE SO MUCH OF THE CITY
OFF-LIMITS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
CONSEQUENCES OF THIS SHORTAGE
ARE REAL WITH SPIRALING COST,
DISPLACEMENT, LONG COMMUTES AND
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
STRUGGLING TO STAY HOUSED,
FUNDAMENTALLY WE WANT SEATTLE TO
BE MORE WELCOMING AND AFFORDABLE
WE NEED TO BUILD MORE HOMES AND
THAT STARTS WITH MAKING IT LEGAL
TO BUILD DENSE HOMES ACROSS THE
CITY. TODAY'S VOTE IS A
HISTORIC STEP FORWARD FOR
SEATTLE BY PRIORITIZING HOUSING
AND AMENDMENTS INCLUDING STRONG
STACKED FLAT AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BONUSES , OPENING THE
DOOR TO MEANINGFUL PROCESS. LOOK
FORWARD TO CLIMBING WITH PHASE 2
ZONING IMPLEMENTATION
MULTIFAMILY MIXED-USE AREAS TO
FULLY IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN.
THANKS.
>> HI, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK. I WOULD 1st ASK THAT YOU
ADDRESS THE SERIOUS TYPOS IN THE
RESOLUTION BEFORE GOING FORWARD
WITH THEM. OTHERWISE I SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF OF ENDANGERED SPECIES
AND HUMANITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO
A CITY THAT EMBRACES THE SCIENCE
OF HOW EVERGREENS REDUCE, FILTER
COOL STORM WATER CREATING
CONDITIONS INCOMPATIBLE WITH
AQUATIC LIFE INCLUDING BABY OR
CAUSE. HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE
UNTREATED CSO SEWAGE OVERFLOW.
MANY TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE NOT
REMOVED BY THE WASTEWATER
SYSTEMS IN SEATTLE. I LOOK
FORWARD TO A CITY THAT KNOWS
INSPECTING TRIBES MEANS
RESPECTING TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE OF
ECOSYSTEM AND ACTING ON
GUIDANCE, THEIR GUIDANCE WAS
LARGELY IGNORED. BUILDING MORE
EXPENSIVE HOMES CREATES MORE
EXPENSIVE HOMES. FAILING THE
ENVIRONMENT AFFORDABILITY
DISPLACEMENT RACIAL EQUITY THAT
IS WHAT IS IN THIS PLAN BUILDERS
WHICH IS MAXIMUM PROFIT WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT PLEASE
PROTECT GOOD REGULATIONS TO FIND
A MIDDLE GROUND, NOT 6 SEPARATE
LUXURY HOMES ON A LOT.
>> WE HAVE SUSAN , DONALD AND
THEN MIKE.
>> 1st THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA ABSOLUTE CHAMPION FOR
DISTRICT 1 WE APPRECIATE YOUR.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG AND
DRAWNOUT THING BUT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
COLONIZATION OF THE LAND
REOCCUPY WITH CORPORATIONS
PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS AND FOREIGN
INVESTORS TO FURTHER ENRICH THE
WEALTHY. 85% OF PROJECTS IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD ARE DEMOLISHING
AFFORDABLE HOMES TO BE REPLACED
WITH ANOTHER SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
3 TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE AND TWICE
THE SIZE. HIDDEN BEHIND
PROVISIONS OUTLINED IN
RESOLUTION IS THE ERASURE OF
GREEN SPACE AND, RESILIENCE
PRIORITIZING REAL ESTATE
INTEREST WITH THE ANALYSIS IN
THE NAME OF EQUITY TO JUSTIFY
FRACTURING OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
STILL GREEN SPACE, DRAINAGE AND
ENVIRONMENT OF RESILIENCE. WITH
REMOVAL OF TREES AND SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACES
WE LACK PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE TO
MANAGE INCREASE OF WASTE AND
STORM WATER FLOW OVER THE PAST
WEEK THERE BEEN DOZENS OF SEWAGE
OVERFLOWS IN THE PUGET SOUND
THREATENING SALMON. --
>> WE HAVE DONNA AND THEN MIKE.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS DONNA I'M A
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
MY AREA OF PRACTICE IS WATER
SYSTEM DESIGN AND POLICY
ANALYSIS. THE 2025 SEATTLE ONE
COMPANY HAS A PLAN DOES NOT
DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH
CONCURRENCY REQUIREMENT TO
ENSURE TREATED WATER SYSTEM
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO
SUPPORT THE PROJECTED GROWTH.
WASHINGTON STATE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT REQUIRES LAND
ELEMENT AND CAPITAL FACILITIES
PLAN ARE COORDINATED AND
CONSISTENT, THE REVISED CODE OF
WASHINGTON 36.7 A REQUIRES
PUBLIC FUNDING SOURCES ,
IDENTIFIED FOR WATER SYSTEM
UTILITY STRUCTURE UPGRADES.
SEATTLE'S GEO DATA MAP DEPICTS
MILES AND MILES OF WATER WAYS
LISTED UNSUITABLE FOR WATER
SERVICE. IS NOTHING IN THE 2019
SPU BUSINESS PLAN .
>> MIKE ?
>> HELLO MY NAME IS MIKE, A
SEATTLE HOMEMAKER. MATTER FACT
MAKING HOMES IN THE SEATTLE AREA
SINCE THE 60s, THAT WOULD BE THE
1860S. I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO
DEVELOP A CONFERENCE A PLAN LIKE
THIS. I CO-AUTHORED THE CITY OF
KIRKWOOD COMP PLAN IN 1995
CALLING IT THE 2020 PLAN. THAT
CAME AND LEFT IN THE HOMES I'M
ABLE TO BUILD NOW UNDERNEATH THE
COMP PLAN WE HAVE BEEN DOING SO
BELOW THE MEDIAN PRICE POINT OF
THREE-BEDROOM, SIMPLE PROPERTIES
FOR PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN LAND
GARAGE OFF STREET RAISE A FAMILY
DOING IT WITH THE PRECURSOR THE
COMP PLAN CAN CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THE COMP PLAN, HELP BUILDERS
LIKE ME WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND
MORE THAN A FEW YEARS, A FEW
DECADES EXCUSE ME A CENTURY AND
A HALF AND HELP CONTINUE TO
BUILD SEATTLE'S FUTURE. BY THE
WAY, GO DOGS.
>> LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER.
>> OKAY, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED FOR TODAY
AND WE WILL MOVE ON . HOW MANY
PEOPLE CAN YOU TELL ME KNOW HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARING?
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE 2 REMOTE
SPEAKERS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> OKAY JUST ONE MOMENT PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. WE CANNOT LEGALLY
START UNTIL 2:00 SO LET'S GO
AHEAD AND SWITCH THE ORDER.
INSTEAD OF MAKING PEOPLE WAIT 9
MINUTES WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
CHANGE THE ORDER HERE, TO GET
THROUGH SOME OF THE APPROVALS OF
THINGS 1st. DOES THAT PASS
PARLIAMENTARY MUSTER? OKAY. SO
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM F WHICH
IS THE ADOPTION OF THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT.
NOW, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE
COUNCIL BILL 1214 FOR PAYMENT OF
BILLS, 29 APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE . 20 APPOINTMENT FROM
THE LIBRARY EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, 12
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PARKS
TOPIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE. ONE APPOINTMENT FROM
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, 18
APPOINTMENTS FROM SUSTAINABILITY
CITY LIGHT ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE. ANY ITEMS THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU I WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE ITEM 80 FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR PLEASE.
>> COULD YOU PLEASE READ WHAT
THAT ITEM IS?
>> OH, APPOINTMENT NUMBER 03382.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
OTHER ITEMS PEOPLE WOULD LIKE
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
HEARING ON I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEM A/D
APPOINTMENT 3382 REMOVED AND
WILL BE ADDRESSED SEPARATELY I
MOVED TO ADOPT CONSENT CALENDAR
EXCLUDING ITEM 80 AND IS THERE A
2nd?
>> 2nd.
>> THANK YOU MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN
>> YES
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
>> YES
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
>> AYE
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
>> AYE
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
>> AYE
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
>> AYE.
>> 8 IN FAVOR, KNOWN OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH CONSENT
CALENDAR ITEMS EXCLUDING ITEM 80
ARE ADOPTED WITH THE COURT
PLEASE FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? ALL
RIGHT. WILL THE CLICK PLEASE
READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1 COUNCIL BILL
1211 26 AMENDING ORDINANCE
ADOPTING THE 2025 BUDGET MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FROM GENERAL FUND
FOOD PROGRAMS AND RESERVES.
>> ALL RIGHT I MOVED TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 121126. IS THERE A
2nd?
>> 2nd.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
THE BILL AS SPONSOR OF THE BILL
I WILL ADDRESS IT AND THEN GO
AHEAD AND OPEN THE , THE FLOOR
TO COMMENTS. OCTOBER 30, THE
MAYOR PROCLAIMED CIVIL EMERGENCY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WHICH
IMPACTED THE FEDERAL
DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL SNAP
BENEFITS, ON NOVEMBER 3 CITY
COUNCIL ADOPTED RESOLUTION 32186
WHICH MODIFIED THE MAYOR
EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION. NOVEMBER
12 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENDED
THE SHUTDOWN RESTORING SNAP
BENEFITS AND ON 21 NOVEMBER 2025
THE MAYOR PROCLAIMED THE END OF
THE CIVIL EMERGENCY. SO THIS
BILL WOULD IDENTIFY THE GENERAL
FUND AS THE SOURCE OF PUBLIC
FUND TO ADDRESS THE FOOD
SECURITY USES INCLUDING
APPROPRIATIONS OF 2.7 MILLION
HST AND 300,000 OSCE THESE
AMOUNTS COVER 3 WEEKS OF FOOD
ASSISTANCE TOTALLY 1 MILLION PER
WEEK AUTHORIZED BY THE OFFICE OF
THE MAYOR DURING THE CIVIL
EMERGENCY. ACCORDING TO THE CITY
BUDGET OFFICE THESE REPRESENT
THE APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY TO
COVER INVOICES RECEIVED BY EACH
DEPARTMENT. NO ADDITIONAL
EMERGENCY FOOD SPENDING IS
PLANNED. THE 2026 ADOPTED BUDGET
APPROVED BY COUNCIL LAST MONTH
INCLUDED 4 MILLION IN RESERVES
IN THE GENERAL FUND TO COVER
PARTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE ONGOING
FOOD EMERGENCY WHICH HAD BEEN
ESTIMATED AT 8 MILLION. OF THIS
RESERVE, 3 MILLION IS AVAILABLE
TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY
APPROPRIATIONS HERE IN COUNCIL
BILL 121126. THIS BILL WOULD
APPROPRIATE THE REMAINING 1
MILLION, TO FINANCE GENERAL AS A
RESERVE AGAINST FUTURE
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FEDERAL POLICY
CHANGES AFFECTING CITY AND
COMMUNITY PROVIDED PROGRAMS. SO
BASICALLY, WE, WE ARE LOCATED $4
MILLION, 3 MILLION WAS USED, 1
MILLION IS LEFT OVER AND THIS
PUTS IT IN ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE.
SO ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? ALL
RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND I ASSUMED AS THIS IS BUDGET
LEGISLATION I WOULD BE THE
SPONSOR, I WILL BE ASKING TO BE
ADDED AS A COSPONSOR. I ASSUME
THIS WAS A MISTAKE CORRECT?
>> THAT IS FINE. GO AHEAD, SURE.
THAT WAS A MISTAKE. OKAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS IS BUDGET LEGISLATION AND I
WON'T RATTLE OFF HOW MANY
PIECES OF BUDGET LEGISLATION WE
HAVE PASSED THIS YEAR BUT IT IS
A HIGH NUMBER, THIS LEGISLATION
FOR US IS ABOUT A CITY STEPPING
FORWARD TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER
WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DECIDES NOT TO FULFILL ITS MOST
BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES.
COLLEAGUES WHILE WE WERE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE BUDGET SESSION,
THE FOOD EMERGENCY BECAME EVER
PRESENT. WITH THE SNAP BENEFITS
ENDING AND AS THE MAYOR PROVIDED
ACCESS TO EMERGENCY FUNDING , TO
PROVIDE FOOD TO EVERYDAY SEATTLE
RESIDENTS , WE AS A COUNCIL MADE
THE DECISION THAT USING
EMERGENCY FUND WAS NOT THE RIGHT
WAY TO DO IT SO THAT'S WHY WE
SET ASIDE $4 MILLION , FOR THE
EFFORT DURING THE BUDGET
SESSION. THIS LEGISLATION CLOSES
THE LOOP ON THAT EFFORT, PAYING
FOR THE SURGE IN FOOD SUPPORT,
CHECKING RECEIPTS TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE NOT OVERPAYING WHAT THE
MAYOR PROMISED AND MAKING SURE
WE HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE
NEED . SO WHAT AMOUNTED IS WE
SPENT $3 MILLION AS A CITY IN 3
SHORT WEEKS TO PAY FOR FOOD
WHICH LEFT $1 MILLION REMAINING
WHICH WE ARE PUTTING TO THE
RESERVE FUND WHICH SETS US UP TO
RESPOND TO THE FEDERAL CRISIS,
THE NEXT EFFECTIVE CRISIS FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING
BECAUSE IF THE FOOD CRISIS IF
SNAP AND IF IT'S HAVE NOT BEEN
RESTORED WHEN THEY HAD WE
WOULD'VE SPENT $8 MILLION
BETWEEN 1 NOVEMBER AND
CHRISTMAS. SO THIS IS PRUDENT
LEGISLATION TO PUT THE $1
MILLION BACK INTO RESERVES AND
TO PAY FOR THE FOOD WITHOUT
TAPPING OUR EMERGENCY FUND. THIS
IS THE TYPE OF COORDINATION THAT
IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NEXT
, WE ARE UPHOLDING
RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE LAST
LINE OF DEFENSE FOR WORKING
FAMILIES IN SEATTLE. THIS
STRATEGY STREAMLINES THE PROCESS
PREVENTING US FROM HAVING TO
DEPLETE THE EMERGENCY FUND, FOR
A DIFFERENT RAINY DAY. SO
COLLEAGUES BECAUSE THIS IS
BUDGET LEGISLATION IT DOES
REQUIRE 3/4 VOTE.
>> [ CAPTIONERS
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTION? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE ON THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LYNN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? IT IS NOW 2:00 SO WE
WILL GO BACK TO THAT OTHER ITEM,
WHICH IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. GETTING BACK
TO THE SCRIPT. AND PLEASE, IF
YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP YET, NOW IS
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AS
PRESIDING OFFICER, I WILL OPEN
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL
BILL 121094 OR ORDINANCE 127329
RELATING TO NEGATIVE USE
RESTRICTIONS THAT LIMIT A
PROPERTY'S USE AS A GROCERY
STORE OR PHARMACY. HOW MANY
BEAKERS HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
TODAY, PLEASE?
>> EXCUSE ME, TWO IN PERSON AND
TWO REMOTE SO FAR.
>> OKAY. LET'S GIVE EACH
SPEAKER TWO MINUTES AND START
WITH THE TWO IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> WE'LL START WITH DONNA AND
THEN CAROLYN. DONNA. DONNA
FIRST.
>> SINCE IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING,
I ASSUME I CAN TALK ABOUT
WHATEVER I WANT. IF NOT, PLEASE
HAVE SOMEBODY ESCORT ME AWAY AND
I WILL WILLFULLY BE ESCORTED BY
SECURITY. THE --
>> THIS IS [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> I SUSPECT THAT I AM JUDGED BY
ME, THE MESSENGER, AS OPPOSED TO
THE MESSAGE I HAVE TO GIVE.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOUR
NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION TO ME AS
YOU SPOKE YOU HAD YOUR HANDS --
>> YOU MUST BE SPEAKING ON THE
--
>> I WILL IF AN OFFICER COMES TO
ME UNDERSCORES ME AWAY, SECURITY
OFFICER, I WILL WALK AWAY WITH
THEM WITHOUT ANY CONFRONTATION.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION FROM
MY COLLEAGUES, I WILL COMMIT THE
COMMENTS AND THAT IS BEFORE US
RIGHT NOW --
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] LONGTIME TODAY.
>> THERE IS A LAWSUIT FROM SPU.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT. IT HAS TO
DO WITH RCW 82, DIRECT NEXUS AND
PROPORTIONALITY. THE SECTION OF
THE RCW THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT
IS RCW 3670. THERE IS NO LAWSUIT
ON THAT. THIS IS THE DISCONNECT
IN YOUR GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT.
THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN AT LEAST
6000 UNBUILT HOMES IN THE PAST
10 YEARS, BECAUSE THE WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT AVAILABLE
TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH. I
SUPPOSEDLY HAVE CLIENTS THAT PUT
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
INTO SURVEY WITH THE HOPE OF THE
ADU AND TAD YOU THAT JUST HAVE
TO BE ABANDONED AFTER 50,
$100,000, THERE'S OVER 20
MILES. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
HAS THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
BUSINESS PLAN IN IT FROM 2019.
THIS IN ITSELF SHOULD BE A RED
FLAG. IN 2020, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES RELEASED WTR 440
DESIGNATING MILES AND MILES OF
PIPE AS OBSOLETE AND NO NEW
TAPS. HOW COULD A 2019 REPORT BE
YOUR CURRENT PREHENSILE PLAN
POSSIBLY HAVE FUNDING FOR
SOMETHING THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN
2020? PLEASE READ THIS. THANK
YOU FOR THE TIME.
>> CAROLYN?
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, I'M HERE TO
ADDRESS YOU ON THE LIBRARY'S
EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE, ITEM NUMBER THREE SEE
BE ONE 1239, LAND MARKING THE
STEWART HOUSE. WHEN I APPEARED
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE,
COUNCILMEMBER CHIN HAD A
QUESTION, WHICH I DID WANT TO
ANSWER NOW IN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT. IF YOU'VE LOOKED AT
THE PICTURES OF THIS RESIDENCE,
THERE IS A GARAGE. UNDERNEATH
THAT GARAGE WAS ALWAYS AN
APARTMENT. THE GARAGE ITSELF HAS
BEEN MADE INTO A SECOND
APARTMENT AND THEN A THIRD
APARTMENT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE
TOP SO THIS IS NOT A PROPERTY
THAT HOUSES A SINGLE HOUSEHOLD,
IT'S A PROPERTY THAT HOUSES
FOUR HOUSEHOLDS. I ALSO WANT TO
TOUCH ON ANOTHER REASON WHY I
THINK LAND MARKING THE LAND WILL
INCREASE PROPERTY IS IMPORTANT
AND I BROUGHT THE BOOK WRITTEN
BY PROFESSOR JEFFREY OCHSNER AS
A PROP TO SHOW YOU.
>> PLEASE PAUSE AND JUST LET THE
RECORD SHOW THAT THIS IS NOT
GERMANE TO THE TOPIC OF THE
PUBLIC HEARING. BUT YOU MAY
FINISH YOUR COMMENTS. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IS
THAT HONORING AND RECOGNIZING
LIONEL KREIS IS RESTORING AN
IMPORTANT ARCHITECT TO A
POSITION THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER
BEEN TAKEN FROM HIM. I'M NOT
SURE IF THE COUNCILMEMBERS READ
THIS IN THE REPORT, BUT ONE
THING THAT HAPPENED WAS LIONEL
KREIS WAS A TALENTED,
WELL-RECOGNIZED, AND BELOVED
PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. HE WAS
DISCOVERED BY THE DEAN, THAT HE
WAS A GAY MAN, AND HE WAS CALLED
INTO THE DEAN'S OFFICE ON A
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FIRED, TOLD
HAVE YOUR THINGS OUT BY MONDAY
MORNING. AFTER THAT, IN THE '50S
AND '60S, THIS ARCHITECT REALLY
WASN'T RECOGNIZED AND HONORED
AND DISCUSSED FOR HIS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARCHITECTURE
AND BUILDINGS IN OUR CITY. LAND
MARKING THIS HOUSE, WHICH IS [
INAUDIBLE ] HOUSE HE DESIGNED,
IS A WAY TO RESTORE HIM TO WHAT
HE DESERVES. THANKS FOR HEARING
ME.
>> WE'LL GO TO OUR ONLY REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENTER THAT IS PRESENT
FOR THIS TOPIC.
>> OUR PRESENT REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENTER FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING
IS DAVID HAYNE. DAVID HAYNE, GO
AHEAD. ACTUALLY HAVE ONE MORE
PUBLIC COMMENTS OR VEST JUST
SIGNED UP FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING, WHO WILL FOLLOW, AND
THAT IS LEO PICKLE. FOLLOWING
DAVID HAYNES WILL BE NEIL
KITCHELL. GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> DAVID HAYNES, WE NEED TO GET
RID OF THAT LAW THAT RESTRICTS
THE USE OF THE PROPERTY BECAUSE
IT BENEFITS THE ANTITRUST
MONOPOLIZED SHELL SPACE THAT
KROGER ARGUABLY ALREADY TAKES
ADVANTAGE OF. AND I THINK WE
NEED TO REALIZE THAT WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT THE FARMERS MARKET
BEING MORE PERMANENT, HAS TO BE
PERMANENT SHELF SPACE IN A
NORMAL LOCATION, NOT IN THE
PARKING LOT. GETTING RID OF THAT
LAW THAT PUTS RESTRICTIONS, THAT
SHOULD'VE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO
BEGIN WITH AND IT'S A TELLTALE
SIGN THAT SEATTLE HAS A BACKSTAB
THAT'S BUILT INTO SOME OF THEIR
CITY CHAPTERS, THEY CHEAT THE
PEOPLE AND RIP OFF THE WORKERS
AND THE CONSUMERS. SO I JUST
HOPE THAT WE EXPEDITE GETTING
RID OF THAT ORDINANCE AND
PROLIFERATE THE CELEBRATION OF
ROBUST FLOORPLANS AND
21ST-CENTURY [ INAUDIBLE ]
REDEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE
PEDESTRIAN CENTRIC AND RESIDENT
FRIENDLY, THAT DOESN'T PROVIDE
THE [ INAUDIBLE ] INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT MAKES EVERYBODY LIVING ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DEALING
WITH ROAD RAGE, JUST GET RID OF
THE ORDINANCE AND ANYTHING ELSE
THAT RESTRICTS USE OF FIRST
WORLD QUALITY, ROBUST WORK
PLANS. BUT I SWEAR THE FARMERS
MARKET NEEDS TO HAVE PERMANENT
SHELF SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH REAL REAL ESTATE, NOT IN
THE PARKING LOT AND NOT LIKE ONE
DAY A WEEK, LIKE THE MAYOR ASK
LIKE HE'S DOING THE PEOPLE A
FAVOR AND MAKING THE FARMERS SET
UP UNTIL DECEMBER TO SELL THEIR
STUFF FOR LIKE SIX HOURS AND
THEY'VE GOT TO PACK UP. ALL
RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR PUBLIC HEARING
SPEAKER LEO KITCHELL IS SIGNED
UP AND HE IS NOT PRESENT. LEO,
IF YOU ARE THERE, YOU NEED TO
CALL IN NOW, OTHERWISE WE ARE
FINISHED WITH THE PUBLIC
HEARING. I'M NOT SEEING LEO
PRESENT. I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR
LAST PUBLIC HEARING SPEAKER.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW
CLOSED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, AGENDA NUMBER TWO,
APPOINTMENT 3294, THE
APPOINTMENT OF DEWAYNE CHAPELLE
AS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING FOR TERM TO
AUGUST 1st 2029. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE COUNCIL CONFIRMED
THE APPOINTMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE, RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY AND THE HONOR,
REALLY, TO PRESENT THE
REAPPOINTMENTS OF DR. DIRECTOR
DEWAYNE CHAPELLE TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING. DR. CHAPELLE HAS
BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR A
NUMBER OF MAYORAL
ADMINISTRATIONS, SO QUITE
SOMETIME. WE AT THE COMMITTEE
LEVEL PAST IT OUT OF COMMITTEE
ON THIS PAST FRIDAY WITH A 4-0
VOTE AND RESOUNDING SUPPORT FROM
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH DIRECTOR
CHAPELLE, WITH DWANE NOW FOR
EIGHT YEARS, AND WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH THICK AND THIN TOGETHER
, COLLEAGUES. SOME OF YOU HEARD
ME SAY AT COMMITTEE, DWANE IS
ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HOW TO
BETTER SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND OUR
STUDENTS. HE IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST ADVOCATES FOR KIDS AND
I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM WITHOUT A
SMILE ON HIS FACE AND A POSITIVE
ATTITUDE. THAT IS WHY MANY OF US
LOVE DIRECTOR CHAPELLE. IN FACT,
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO
DOESN'T AND I AM REALLY JUST
PROUD TO CALL HIM MY COLLEAGUE
AND MY FRIEND. HE'S DONE GREAT
WORK AT THE DEPARTMENT, AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU JOIN
ME IN REAPPOINTING HIM AS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT I HAD THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET WITH DR. DIRECT HER
CHAPELLE YESTERDAY AND TALKING
ABOUT THE [ INAUDIBLE ] LETTY
IMPLEMENTATION. IT WAS GREAT
DISCUSSION AND TALK ABOUT
PRIORITIES THAT HAVE THE
IMPORTANT PIECES LIKE EARLY
EDUCATION. SO IMPORTANT. BUT
ALSO ON THE OTHER END, SEATTLE
PROMISE PROGRAM. THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT AS WE LOOK TO GIVE
THAT LIFT UP FOR THOSE YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND AS
CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY I WOULD
NOTE, TOO, BUT THAT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO GET
EDUCATION FOR SERVING IN PUBLIC
SAFETY, WHATEVER DEPARTMENT THAT
THAT MAY BE. AND ALSO -- AND I
ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA FOR THE INCLUSION OF K-12
AND BEYOND, INCLUDING THE
PROMISE PROGRAM, OF SUPPORTING
THE TRADES. I THINK THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT, SO I WANT TO THANK
BOTH FOR THEIR INCLUSION OF
DIFFERENT PIECES AND PUTTING THE
EMPHASIS ON THAT VERY IMPORTANT
AREA. SO -- BUT THANK YOU AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE VOTING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU MADAME COUNCILLOR.
MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO BE
ABLE TO SAY THAT I'M PROUD TO
SUPPORT DIRECTOR DR. DWANE
CHAPPELLE , REFERRING TO HIM IN
HIS OFFICIAL CITY CAPACITY. YES,
HIS FANCY TITLE IS WELL-EARNED
AND IMPORTANT BUT HE IS ONE OF
OUR ESTEEMED LEADERS AS WELL SO
PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT HIM
TODAY. HE SHARES -- I THINK
HE'S THE RIGHT LEADER IN THE
RIGHT MOMENT, RIGHT TIME, IN OUR
CITY'S HISTORY, TO HELP USHER
IN AND IMPLEMENT THIS GENEROUS
$1.3 BILLION VOTER APPROVED
LEVY, BUT ALSO POSITION OUR CITY
TO IMPLEMENT, ONCE AND FOR ALL,
UNIVERSAL FREE PRESCHOOL FOR ALL
PROGRAM IN SEATTLE, WHICH IS,
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW, A HUGE
PRIORITY OF MINE, AND I THINK
OUR MAYOR ELECT AS WELL, AND I
THINK A NUMBER OF YOU. SO PROUD
TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR
ESTEEMED DIRECTORS REAPPOINTMENT
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
PARTNERING WITH HIM AND HIS TEAM
TO HELP BRING TO LIFE SO MANY OF
THESE GREAT INVESTMENTS. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER --
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED. I'LL SIMPLY NOTE, FIRST
OF ALL, THAT NOW IS A GOOD TIME
TO REAPPOINT MR. CHAPPELLE
BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG BODY OF
WORK THAT'S INCOMING TO FULFILL
THE [ INAUDIBLE ] LEVY, WHICH IS
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND
BEFORE I JUST NOTE THAT, I WANT
TO THANK, SINCE I HAVE MENTIONED
THE EDUCATION PLAN, I MEAN THE [
INAUDIBLE ] LEVY, I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT PROCESS
AND FOR REALLY MAKING THIS FOCUS
ON THE TASK AT HAND, WHICH IS TO
GET THAT TO THE BALLOT AND NOW
THAT IT HAS PASSED, THE BIG BODY
OF WORK IS GOING TO BE THIS
COMING YEAR, FIGURING OUT WHAT
ARE THOSE INVESTMENTS IN THE
K-12 BUCKET THAT REMAIN TO BE
DECIDED, AND IT IS -- AND SO I
MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE IT'S
GOOD TO HAVE THAT CONTINUITY OF
LEADERSHIP AT THE TABLE AS THOSE
DECISIONS ARE MADE AND AS THAT
LEVY FULFILLS ITS PROMISE. SO
THAT'S ONE THING I'LL SAY. AND
THEN IN GENERAL, I -- YOU ARE A
VERY -- FIRST OF ALL I WILL NOTE
THAT USUALLY WE DO HAVE
DIRECTORS PRESENT WHEN THEY
REAFFIRM -- THE DEPARTMENT HEADS
PRESENT. SO SINCE HE IS NOT
HERE, I WILL SPEAK OF HIM IN THE
THIRD PERSON AND JUST SAY THAT
HE IS A WARM AND CARING
INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN
OPEN TO THE COMMENTS, QUESTIONS,
AND PROPOSALS OF COUNCILMEMBERS,
EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE HE
HAS BEEN VERY ACCESSIBLE AND
VERY RESPONSIVE, AND I'M JUST
VERY THANKFUL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP
GOING FORWARD AS THE LEVY IS
IMPLEMENTED AND FOR ALL OTHER
WORK THAT DEAL IS DOING TO
IMPROVE THE LIVES IN THE
EDUCATION OF VERY YOUNG PEOPLE
AND IN TOWN SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING HIS VIEWPOINT WITH
FULL CONFIDENCE AND GRATITUDE
FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY. ALL
RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
COMMENTS, NOT SEEING ANY, OKAY.
I WILL THEN CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL, THE
REAPPOINTMENT, PLEASE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER ETHEL.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED. CONGRATULATIONS ,
DIRECTOR CHAPPELLE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL HILL
121 139, HISTORIC PRESERVATION
UPON THE STEWART HOUSE,
LANDMARKED PRESERVATION BOARD,
COMMUNITY RECOMMENDS THE BILL
POUNCE , COUNCILMEMBERS RIVERA,
RINCK HALL INGWERSON FAVOR AND
UNOPPOSED AND ONE ABSTENTION
FROM COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMITTEE
REPORT .
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A PROPERTY
THAT WAS LANDMARKED BY THE
CITY'S LANDMARK BOARD. THIS
LEGISLATION IMPOSES THE
NEGOTIATOR CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT FOR THAT
LANDMARK DESIGNATION, WHICH IS
IN THIS CASE, THE STEWART HOUSE,
WHICH THE OWNER HAS AGREED TO.
THE HISTORIC PROPERTY WAS BUILT
IN 1931 IN THE ENDERLIN AREA
HEIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD OF WEST
SEATTLE AND THE COMMITTEE IS
RECOMMENDING THE PASSAGE OF
THESE NEGOTIATED CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? OKAY. HEARING NONE,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL AND THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BILL 121140 RELATING
TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION,
IMPOSING CONTROLS UPON LIFTON
SPRINGS PARK DESIGNATED BY
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU'RE
AGONIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AGAIN, THIS IS A PARK THAT WAS
LANDMARKED BY THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD. THIS
LEGISLATION WOULD IMPOSE THE
NEGOTIATED CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT FOR THE
LIFTON SPRINGS PARK. THE PARK
WAS CREATED IN 1974 BUT THE IRON
OXIDE AND MAGNESIUM SULFITE
SPRINGS PRESENT IN THE PARK HAVE
LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TRADITIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE OF
OUR REGION, AND AS SUCH, IS WHAT
SOME CONSIDER TO BE THE FIRST
INDIGENOUS LANDMARK OF SEATTLE,
AS PER THE LANDMARK PRESERVATION
BOARD'S PRESERVATION LAST WEEK.
OUR UNDERSTANDING ON THE
COMMITTEE, FROM THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD, IS THAT THEY
WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
NOMINATED THE PARK, INCLUDING
SOME MEMBERS FROM OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS. THE DESIGNATION IS TO
LANDMARK THE PARK, NOT THE PLAY
STRUCTURE OR THE STRUCTURE ON
THE PARK. IN THIS WAY, IN CASE
THINGS NEED UPDATING, ET CETERA,
PARKS CAN DO THAT WORK, THAT THE
PARK ITSELF IS BEING DESIGNATED
AS A LANDMARK AND THE LANDMARK
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ITS
PASSAGE. THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. SUPER EXCITED TO VOTE IN
FAVOR OF THIS AND I DO JUST WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT AS POTENTIALLY THE
FIRST INDIGENOUS LANDMARK, I
THINK THIS IS PRETTY SPECIAL AND
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE, AS WE LOOK AT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND
LANDMARKS, THAT WE NEED TO
RECOGNIZE THAT AS PART OF OUR
HISTORY, MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY,
MANY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, MANY
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WERE
DRIVEN OUT OF THE CITY AND AS WE
THINK ABOUT PRESERVING
BUILDINGS, WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE
THAT MANY COMMUNITIES WERE NOT
ALLOWED TO OWN LAND AND WERE NOT
ALLOWED TO OWN BUILDINGS. SO I
THINK WE JUST NEED TO BE MINDFUL
OF THAT AND I JUST LOOK FORWARD
TO FINDING ADDITIONAL WAYS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PRESERVING
THE FULL BREADTH OF OUR HISTORY,
AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M EXCITED
TO VOTE FOR THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. NO FURTHER COMMENTS? WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 5
INTO THE RECORD?
>> ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
NUMBER 512-1073 RELATED TO THE
ESSO D.O. PARKING AND BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA CHANGING
ASSESSMENT RATE AND EXEMPTIONS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS AS REGIMENTED.
>> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
I'LL PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT. THIS BILL IS STEP ONE IN
A TWO STEP PROCESS TO HELP THE
ESSO D.O. BIA TO SURVIVE AND
THRIVE AND MAKE DRAMATIC CHANGES
TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE
THREE MEGAPROJECTS SLATED TO
BEGIN WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE BIA AND FOR THE PUBLIC WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA IN SODO. MOST
NOTABLY THE WEST SEATTLE LINK
EXTENSION WHICH WILL INCLUDE
SOUND TRANSIT PURCHASING A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PROPERTIES
WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
BIA. AND UNDER THE CURRENT
ASSESSMENT IS, THIS WOULD
DECIMATE THE BIA FINANCES SINCE
PUBLIC ENTITIES DO NOT PAY INTO
THE SYSTEM. THE FIRST STEP
MODIFIES THE ASSESSMENT TO BE
BASED ON APPRAISED PROPERTY
VALUE INSTEAD OF TAXABLE
PROPERTY VALUE, WHICH WILL SET
THE STAGE TO EVENTUALLY COLLECT
DUES FROM PUBLIC PROPERTY WHILE
ALSO ALIGNING THE ASSESSMENT TO
COME MORE CLOSELY -- TO MORE
CLOSELY MATCH WHAT OTHER BIAS IN
SEATTLE HAVING THEIR CODE.
SECONDLY, THIS WILL ESTABLISH A
STAKEHOLDER IN OED, THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOP, DEVELOP AND
PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
COUNCIL ON HOW TO ASSESS PUBLIC
PROPERTIES LIKE THE SEATTLE
SCHOOLS HEADQUARTERS OR THE
METRO BUS BASE. THIS BILL BEFORE
US WOULD NOT FORCE ANY PUBLIC
ENTITIES TO PAY WHEN THEY DO NOT
CURRENTLY. ANY OF THOSE CHANGES
WOULD BE MADE WITH SUBSEQUENT
COUNCIL ACTION. SO THIS IS --
AND THIS BILL WAS REQUESTED BY
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
BIA AND ERIN GOODMAN, SO WE HAVE
DEVELOPED THIS LEGISLATION IN
CONSULTATION WITH HER, ALSO
WORKING WITH OUR CENTRAL STAFF
AND WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. SO ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION? WELL THEN I WILL
SIMPLY SAY, THANK YOU ERIN
GOODMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR, FIRST OF ALL, PREVAILING
UPON US TO MAKE THE NECESSARY
CHANGES FOR THE SODO BIA TO
THRIVE. I KNOW HOW VALUABLE THE
BIA IS TO THE BUSINESSES IN
SODO, WHICH ARE CHALLENGED BY
MANY THINGS IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN SUCH A TREMENDOUS STEWARD
OF SMALL BUSINESS IN GENERAL IN
THIS CITY AND YOU HAVE BEEN
ESPECIALLY HELPFUL TO ME IN MY
ROLE AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAIR, NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT
CONCERNS THE DISMISSES IN SODO,
BUT ALSO, WHAT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO SMALL BUSINESSES CITYWIDE.
YOU'VE BEEN A VERY ACTIVE AND
LUCID STAKEHOLDER IN A LOT OF
DECISIONS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE
COUNCIL THAT DIDN'T DIRECTLY
INVOLVE BIAS BUT I'VE ALWAYS
DEPENDED ON YOU FOR ADVICE AND
COUNCIL WHEN IT CAME TO SMALL
BUSINESSES IN GENERAL, AND YOU
WERE AT THE TABLE IN MY SECOND
COMMITTEE MEETING, TALKING ABOUT
WHAT SMALL BUSINESSES NEED RIGHT
NOW. SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY AND
TO THE BUSINESSES WITHIN THE
BIA. SO IT'S WITH MY PLEASURE
THAT I AM STEWARDING THIS
LEGISLATION, THAT IS REALLY
YOURS TO HELP YOUR GOOD WORK.
ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER HANDS RAISED, OR ANY HANDS
RAISED, SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> EXCUSE ME.
>> COUNCIL IN BERLIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THE BILL
PASSES. WILL THE CHAIR SIGN IT
AND PLEASE FIX MY SIGNATURE ON
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 6 INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 6, COUNCIL BILL 121130
RELATED TO ETHICS CODE
PROHIBITING POLITICAL SULTANS
FROM PERFORMING CONSULTING WORK
WITH THE CITY ESTABLISHING A
COOL OFF PERIOD FOR POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS AS
AMENDED, COUNCILMEMBERS NELSON,
CATALAN RIVERA IN FAVOR,
COUNCILLOR HOLLINGSWORTH OPPOSED
AND WITH AN ABSTENTION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER LIN .
>> OKAY. AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE I'LL PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT. THIS IS A GOOD
GOVERNANCE BILL, COLLEAGUES. THE
LEGISLATION WAS INTENDED TO
ADDRESS A PROBLEM, WHICH IS THE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT CAN
ARISE WHEN CONSULTANTS CONTRACT
WITH THE CITY TO PROVIDE
CONSULTING SERVICES OF OTHER
KINDS, POLICY RELATED OR OTHER
SERVICES. AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN
CONFER UPON THEIR CANDIDATES A
TAXPAYER-FUNDED POLITICAL
ADVANTAGE AND ALLOW FOR THE
INSIDER-TRADING OF NONPUBLIC
INFORMATION THAT CAN BENEFIT ONE
CANDIDATE OVER ANOTHER. BUT
MOSTLY IT WAS ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT OUR BALLOT MEASURES THAT
ARE PUT FORWARD OUR REALLY DONE
IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST,
AND THAT THEY ARE FORMED WITH
POLICY INTEREST IN MIND AND THEN
THEY ARE RUN BY A CAMPAIGN AND
THEN VOTED ON SUBSEQUENTLY. WE
ARE REALLY TRYING TO CLOSE A
LOOPHOLE THAT BLURS THE LINE
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT WORK AND
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE OF
CONSULTING. AND SO I APPRECIATE
-- THIS CAME OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE WITH THREE VOTES IN
FAVOR, ONE VOTE OPPOSED AND ONE
ABSTENTION, AND I HAVE
RECOGNIZED OVER THE PAST COUPLE
DAYS THAT THE ACTUAL
LEGISLATION, FIRST OF ALL, WOULD
HAVE REQUIRED POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS TO REGISTER
THEMSELVES AND THE CAMPAIGNS
THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, FOR
CITY CANDIDATES OF OFFICE OR
CITY BALLOT MEASURES. IT WOULD
HAVE PROHIBITED THE CONCURRENT
-- IT WOULD'VE PROHIBITED
POLITICAL CONSULTANTS FROM
WORKING ON A CAMPAIGN AND ALSO
AT THE SAME TIME DOING POLICY
ORIENTED WORK OR PROVIDING OTHER
SERVICES THAT A CONSULTANT
MIGHT. AND IT WOULD'VE
ESTABLISHED A COOLING-OFF PERIOD
BETWEEN DOING POLITICAL
CONSULTING AND PROVIDING OTHER
CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE CITY.
AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE MY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILLINGNESS TO
ENTERTAIN THIS LEGISLATION. I
UNDERSTAND, HOWEVER, THAT SOME
OF THE PROHIBITORY LANGUAGE GOES
TOO FAR AND -- AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT, AND SO WE HAVE THREE
AMENDMENTS BEFORE US TODAY AND I
DO APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE BRINGING FORWARD THE
AMENDMENTS FOR REALLY ENGAGING
WITH THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC TODAY.
WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO
IS STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRUST IN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND THAT
DEPENDS ON OUR CONSTITUENTS
HAVING CONFIDENCE THAT WHAT WE
ARE DOING, THE DECISIONS THAT WE
MAKE ARE IN THEIR BEST INTEREST.
AND SO I WELCOME THE DISCUSSION
OF THE AMENDMENTS TODAY AND I
ALSO JUST THINK THANK THE WHOLE
COUNCIL FOR ENGAGING IN THIS
CONVERSATION. IT'S UNFORTUNATE
THAT IT HAD TO COME AT THE VERY
END, BUT I DID WANT TO WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION SEASON,
AND OF COURSE AFTER THE BUDGET
DISCUSSIONS AND OTHER COUNCIL
MEETINGS AND HEAVY LEGISLATION
IS REALLY NOT ALLOWED. SO FOR
THIS REASON, THIS IS COMING UP
AT THE VERY END OF MY TERM. IS
NOT MEANT TO BE A RUSHED
PROCESS, HOWEVER. ANYWAY, I WILL
CALL ON THE SPONSORS OF THE
AMENDMENTS AS THEY APPEAR ON THE
AGENDA. LET'S SEE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I MOVED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
121130 AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT
ONE ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO GO FORWARD WITH AMENDMENT
LETTER A AND -- AMENDMENT ONE,
EXCUSE ME, ON MY SCRIPT IT SAYS
LETTER A. OKAY. ARE THERE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SPONSORING
THE AMENDMENT, AND I RECOGNIZED?
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME AS
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT.
COLLEAGUES AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO SPEAK
JUST TO MY AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW.
I WILL RAISE MY HAND LATER IN
THIS PROCESS TO SPEAK TO THE
UNDERLYING BILL. MY FINAL
COMMENTS TODAY WOULD BE BASED ON
THE PASSAGE OR APPROVAL OR
DISAPPROVAL OF THESE AMENDMENTS.
FROM THE BEGINNING THIS
LEGISLATION HAS BEEN PITCHED AS
A WAY TO IMPROVE OUR ETHICS LAWS
REGARDING CONSULTANTS IN THE
SAME WAY SAN FRANCISCO AND
PORTLAND HAS. I'VE HEARD
COLLEAGUES SHARE THAT SEATTLE
SHOULD NO LONGER BE IN THE
BUSINESS OF PASSING FIRST IN THE
NATION LEGISLATION. THAT'S WHY
I WAS SURPRISED THAT A NEW
VERSION OF THE LEGISLATION
UNVEILED LAST THURSDAY, THE
LEGISLATION STRIP OUT ALL OF THE
REVIEW REQUIREMENTS AND FOCUSED
ON [ INAUDIBLE ], NOT ETHICS.
THE AMENDMENTS THAT I HAVE JUST
MOVED WOULD ADD THOSE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS BACK IN, SO SAID
ANOTHER WAY, SAN FRANCISCO AND
PORTLAND ARE REPORTING BASED.
THEY ARE NOT COOLING-OFF BASED
PIECES OF LEGISLATION. IF WE
PASS THE LEGISLATION AS IT CAME
OUT OF COMMITTEE, WE WOULD BE
PASSING THE FIRST IN THE NATION
LEGISLATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN
TESTED. IF THE COUNCIL ADOPTS MY
AMENDMENT, WE WOULD BE BACK IN
PLACE ALONGSIDE SAN FRANCISCO
AND PORTLAND REGARDING THIS
CONSULTANTS LEGISLATION. SO MY
AMENDMENT WOULD ADD THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BACK IN
AND IT WOULD BRING US INTO THE
ALIGNMENT WITH SAN FRANCISCO AND
PORTLAND, THAT HAVE BEEN HELD UP
AS EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE
AMENDMENT WOULD REMOVE THE
PROVISIONS IN THE LEGISLATION
THAT ARE COUNTER TO THE SAN
FRANCISCO AND PORTLAND LAWS,
LIKE THE PROHIBITED CONDUCT
PROVISIONS. IT HAS OFTEN BEEN
SAID SUNSHINE IS THE BEST IS
INFECTED AND IN GOVERNMENT. I
AGREE. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
CREATE THAT SUNSHINE. ADDING
THESE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
WOULD CREATE A MORE FAIR AND
TRANSPARENT PROCESS FOR EVERYONE
INVOLVED AND TO ME, DAYLIGHTING
THIS REQUIREMENT IS CENTRAL IN
THIS BILL. REMOVING IT IS
UNACCEPTABLE. I HOPE THAT YOU
JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THIS, TO
REINSTATE THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AND BRING THIS BILL
IN LINE WITH OUR PEER CITIES,
INSTEAD OF GOING FURTHER THAN
ANYONE HAS BEEN TESTED BEFORE.
AND I SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE
WE'VE GOT THREE AMENDMENTS
TODAY. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY
SHORT PROCESS THAT I THINK WE
NEED MORE TIME, BUT I THINK WE
CAN GET THERE IF THIS AMENDMENT
IS PASSED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE FURTHER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? I DO WANT TO NOTE
THAT THE LEGISLATION IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND PORTLAND DO MORE
THAN -- THE REGULATIONS THAT CAN
FIND THE ACTIONS OF POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS IN THOSE CITIES IS
DESIGNED TO PREVENT CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST. THAT IS MENTIONED OVER
AND OVER AGAIN IN THE SAN
FRANCISCO ETHICS CODE. SAN
FRANCISCO'S ETHICS CODE
EXPLICITLY APPLIES TO
CONSULTANTS AND LIMITS THEM FROM
PARTICIPATING IN DECISIONS WHERE
THEY HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
PAGE ONE STATES, IF YOU ARE A
CITY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE,
INCLUDING CONSULTANTS, BUT ARE
NOT A BOARD MEMBER OR
COMMISSIONER, YOU SHOULD
DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT OF
INTEREST ON THE PUBLIC RECORD
AND ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSING OR
PARTICIPATING IN THE DECISION IN
ANY WAY. AND ON PAGE TWO IT SAYS
ALL CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS,
COMMISSIONERS, OR EMPLOYEES ARE
PUBLIC OFFICIALS AS OUR
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS WORKING
FOR THEM. AND IT GOES ON TO TALK
ABOUT THE ETHICS CODE THAT IS
DESIGNED TO PREVENT CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST, WHICH MEANS BASICALLY
IT'S TERMED IN SAN FRANCISCO'S
CODE AS ADVANCING A FINANCIAL
SELF-INTEREST, AND SO THAT IS
WHY IT EXPLICITLY MENTIONS
CONSULTANTS. SO IT'S ALL IN
BASICALLY -- I APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THAT THE REPORTING IS
IMPORTANT. I ABSOLUTELY DO
AGREE. HOWEVER, I WOULD DISAGREE
THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS
COMPLETELY GROUNDBREAKING OR
NEW. IT IS THE PROHIBITION OF
BEING -- OF DOING TWO THINGS AT
THE SAME TIME. THE ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION, AS PRESENTED BEFORE
US, PREVENTS A POLITICAL
CONSULTANT FROM PROVIDING
POLITICAL CONSULTING SERVICES TO
A CITY CANDIDATE OR TO A BALLOT
MEASURE AT THE SAME TIME AS
PROVIDING OTHER CONSULTING
SERVICES, AND IT'S THAT
CONCURRENCE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED
AS A PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT
PROVIDES FOR A CONFLICT OF
INTEREST IN TERMS OF THE ONGOING
FINANCIAL INTEREST OF THAT
CONSULTANT'S BODY OF WORK, AND
THE UNEQUAL ACCESS TO
INFORMATION THAT THEIR POLITICAL
CLIENTS MIGHT RECEIVE. AND THEN
THE LEGISLATION WOULD NOT SAY
YOU CAN'T BE A POLITICAL
CONSULTANT OR WE ARE NOT TRYING
TO LIMIT ONE'S WORK WITH THE
CITY. WE ARE SIMPLY SAYING THAT
WHEN YOU FINISH ONE BODY OF
WORK, THERE MUST BE A PASSAGE OF
TIME, AND THAT WAS THE
COOLING-OFF PERIOD THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR THAT SAME CONSULTANT
TO PROVIDE A BODY OF WORK TO THE
CITY. AND SO THAT IS THE INTENT
OF THE ORIGINAL BODY,
PROHIBITING CONCURRENT WORK,
ESTABLISHING A COOLING-OFF
PERIOD AND THEN REQUIRING THE
REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS. AND SO, I'M TRYING
TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE
SIMILARITIES WITH WHAT IS
CURRENTLY BEING PRACTICED IN
THOSE OTHER CITIES, AND WHAT I
WAS TRYING TO DO HERE. WE
REQUIRE LOBBYISTS TO REGISTER
AND NOT JUST GET ON THE LIST,
BUT ALSO DISCLOSE THEIR WORK,
AND WE ALSO REQUIRE CITY
EMPLOYEES FROM WORKING ON -- IN
A CONSULTING FIRM, FOR EXAMPLE,
ESPECIALLY ON PROJECTS OR WITH
FIRMS THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING
CONSULTING SERVICES THAT
DIRECTLY RELATE TO TOPICS THAT
THEY WERE WORKING ON AS A CITY
EMPLOYEE. SO THERE ARE
SIMILARITIES. THIS IS FILLING A
GAP BY ENSURING THE CONSULTANTS
DO NOT CONDUCT THAT SAME WORK
CONCURRENTLY. SO IT IS -- IN ANY
CASE, I AM SIMPLY SAYING THAT
THIS IS NOT BRAND NEW WORK AND
THE IMPULSE THAT DROVE IT WAS
THE SAME PRINCIPLES THAT THE
OTHER CITIES THAT THIS
LEGISLATION WAS MODELED ON, WAS
BASED ON. SO, HOWEVER, I DO
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING BACK THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENT. SO THANK
YOU FOR THAT, AND COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
SO IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY,
THIS REPORTING REQUIREMENT IS SO
THAT POLITICAL -- WELL LET ME
BACK UP AND JUST SAY, MY SPOUSE
IS A POLITICAL CONSULTANT IN
TOWN. HE DOESN'T, NOR HAS HE
EVER HAD CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, WHICH I THINK WAS A
BIG PIECE AND ACTUALLY THE MAIN
PIECE OF YOUR ORIGINAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
TO MY UNDERSTANDING IT WAS
TRYING TO GET AT POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS THAT HAVE CONTRACTS
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WOULD
BE PROHIBITED FROM ALSO HAVING
ENGAGING CONTRACTS WITH
CAMPAIGNS OR POLITICAL
CANDIDATES BECAUSE OF THAT
INSIDE INFORMATION, FROM HAVING
THE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY TO
BEGIN WITH. SO MY UNDERSTANDING,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, IS THAT
YOU ARE TAKING OUT THE
PROHIBITION AND THEN PUTTING
BACK IN THE DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENT WITH THE SPEC FOR
POLITICAL CONSULTANT ENGAGING IN
POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN THE CITY
THAT IS CAMPAIGN WORK OR BALLOT
MEASURE WORK. UNDERSTANDING,
HOWEVER, IS THAT POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS ENGAGING IN CAMPAIGN
OR REPRESENTING CANDIDATES IN
RACES --
>> OH, YOU FROZE. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA? CAN YOU REFRESH? WE
CANNOT HEAR YOU. I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU CAN -- YOU CAN LIKELY
HEAR US. LET'S -- ARE THERE
OTHER HANDS UP THAT -- WHAT DID
YOU SAY, AMELIA?
>> I WAS JUST NOTING THAT WE CAN
GET BACK TO HER BUT IF THERE'S
NO FURTHER COMMENTS, IF WE WANT
TO BE AT EASE OR IF WE WANT TO
CONTINUE WITH A VOTE ON
AMENDMENT ONE. AND SHE'S OFF.
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY?
>> SHE'S OFF THE CALL NOW.
>> OKAY. WELL HOLD, PLEASE.
LET'S BE AT EASE UNTIL 2:45 AND
WE'LL TAKE A SHORT RECESS.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, PLEASE LOG
BACK ON. WE'RE GOING TO NEED
YOU FOR --
>> IF YOU'D ALLOW
COUNCILMEMBERS TO LEAVE THE
DAIS, WOULD YOU LIKE NETTLE
RECESS?
>> YES, WE WILL RECESS UNTIL
2:45.
>> [ MUSIC ]
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE
DISCUSSING COUNCIL BILL 121130
AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU
HAD THE FLOOR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT .
APOLOGIES, COLLEAGUES. MY WIFE I
WENT OUT IN MY HOME, PROBABLY
DUE TO THE WEATHER, AND I
COULDN'T JOIN YOU IN PERSON
TODAY BECAUSE I'M FEELING UNDER
THE WEATHER. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AS I WAS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO JOIN BACK IN.
HOPEFULLY YOU ARE HEARING ME
OKAY NOW. THANK YOU. I WAS
MAKING THE COMMENT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
REPORTING REQUIREMENT SEEKS TO
GET INFORMATION THAT IS ALREADY
BEING REPORTED TO THE PDC AND
SCV OF THE CAMPAIGNS WHO HAVE TO
REPORT TO THEIR CONSULTANTS SO
I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S ADDING
ANYTHING THAT ISN'T ALREADY
DISCLOSED VIA ALL THE CAMPAIGNS
IN THE CITY. SO I'M NOT SURE IT
GETS TO THE ISSUE AT HAND, WHICH
IS FOLKS THAT HAVE BOTH
CONSULTING CONTRACTS WITH THE
CITY AND OUTSIDE CAMPAIGN WORK,
IN ESSENCE SIMULTANEOUSLY. AND
WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE COMMENTS
ABOUT BEING FIRST AT THE CITY, I
DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF
THOSE OTHER TWO CITIES BUT I
WILL SAY THE INFORMATION BEING
SOUGHT AFTER BY THIS AMENDMENT
IS INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN
ALREADY GET FROM THE PDC AND THE
SDC THE OF THOSE DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS FROM ALL THE
CAMPAIGNS, INCLUDING BALLOT
MEASURES. STILL, I'M NOT SURE,
IT SEEMED A DUPLICATION OF THAT
INFORMATION. UNLESS I'M READING
YOUR AMENDMENT -- NOT IN THE
RIGHT WAY. SO I COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND THAT AND THAT IS
PARTLY WHY THE SUBSTITUTE THAT
YOU ARE DISCUSSING DID OMIT THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, BECAUSE
ONE COULD FIND THAT INFORMATION,
BUT THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION
INCLUDED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
SO THAT IT WAS ALL IN ONE PLACE
SO I WILL LET COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ADDRESS. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
YES, AS YOU JUST STATED , IT'S
DEMONSTRATION OF HOW QUICKLY
THIS PROCESS IS MOVING, THERE'S
NO FINGER-POINTING IN THAT
STATEMENT, JUST A FACT OF THE
MATTER THAT THE SUBSTITUTE WILL
CAME TO COMMITTEE LAST WEEK
STRIPPED OUT THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE, AS THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED, THEY
ARE REPORTED IN OTHER PLACES
THAT TOOK IT OUT OF BEING IN
LINE WITH SAN FRANCISCO AND
PORTLAND AND CREATED
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN SAN FRANCISCO AND
PORTLAND. SO THE AMENDMENT
BEFORE US RIGHT NOW BRINGS US
BACK IN LINE WITH SAN FRANCISCO
AND PORTLAND'S CONSULTANT BY
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. I WILL
JUST BE REALLY TRANSPARENT IN
SAYING I WILL VOTE FOR THIS BILL
EVEN THOUGH I THINK IT NEEDS
MORE TIME, IF THIS AMENDMENT
PASSES, AND IF THIS AMENDMENT
DOES NOT PASS AND THE UNDERLYING
BUILDERS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT
OUR PEERS CITIES ARE DOING, I
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE
DEAL AT THIS TIME, EVEN THOUGH I
DO THINK THAT, AS YOU SAID, THE
IMPULSE THAT DROVE YOU TO DO
THIS WORK IS THE SAME AS IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND PORTLAND. THAT'S
WHY I NEED OUR LEGISLATION TO
MIRROR THOSE OTHER BODIES AND SO
I WOULD LOVE -- I DON'T KNOW IF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF YOU'VE
GOT A TAKE ON THIS AMENDMENT BUT
I'D LOVE TO TAKE A VOTE ON IT.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA , THAT'S A
NEW HAND.
>> THAT'S A NEW HAND. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THIS
AMENDMENT IS NOT -- IT STRIPS
THE ORIGINAL -- YOUR ORIGINAL --
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
ORIGINAL BILL FROM THE
PROHIBITIONS AND REALLY IN
ESSENCE IS REPLACING THE BILL
WITH THIS REPORTING REQUIREMENT
THAT I GUESS I FEEL LIKE IS
ALREADY INFORMATION WE ARE ABLE
TO GET. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
PORTLAND OR SAN FRANCISCO
REQUIRE CAMPAIGNS TO DISCLOSE
THAT INFORMATION. SO PERHAPS
THEIR BILLS ARE BECAUSE THAT
INFORMATION ISN'T OTHERWISE
AVAILABLE. I DO NOT KNOW THAT
BUT THAT IS A CONSIDERATION HERE
AND PERHAPS, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, YOU CAN TELL ME WHETHER
PORTLAND OR SAN FRANCISCO DO NOT
HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS
THE PDC AND SPEC FOR CAMPAIGN
STAFF TO DISCLOSE THEIR
CONSULTANTS, IN WHICH CASE I'M
COMPELLED THAT THE WAY THEY SET
UP THERE'S WAS BECAUSE THAT
INFORMATION WAS NOT READILY
AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. OTHERWISE I
FEEL LIKE YOUR AMENDMENT IS
REPLACING THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT
WITH JUSTICE INFORMATION THAT
CAN BE OBTAINED ELSEWHERE, IN
ESSENCE. SO I'M JUST GETTING TO
THE HEART OF THE MATTER HERE AND
WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS ACTUALLY
DOING, BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAY YOU
CAN'T VOTE FOR THE UNDERLYING
BILL ON THIS AMENDMENT UNLESS
THIS AMENDMENT PASSES, YOUR
AMENDMENT IS IN ESSENCE NOW THE
NEW UNDERLYING BILL.
>> WELL IF -- I'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHERE I'M COMING FROM. I WOULD
STILL PREFER A BILL WITH BOTH
REPORTING AND RULES AND SOME
PROHIBITIONS ABOUT CONCURRENT
WORK AND COOLING-OFF PERIODS BUT
THE REALITY IS THAT WE HAVE TO
START SOMEWHERE AND WE MUST HAVE
CHANGE OVER THE STATUS QUO. AND
ORIGINALLY IN HAVING THE
ORIGINAL IMPULSE OF HAVING A
REPORTING REQUIREMENT WAS SO
THAT DIRECTORS OR PEOPLE IN
OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WHEN THEY ARE
NEEDING TO HIRE A CONSULTANT FOR
ANY KIND OF WORK, WOULD HAVE A
PLACE TO GO SO THAT THEY KNOW
WHO ARE THE POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS AND THEN MAYBE BE
ABLE TO NARROW THEIR FIELD FOR
THEIR SPECIFIC WORK IF THEY
DIDN'T REQUIRE THOSE SERVICES.
SO BELIEVE ME, I AGREE WITH YOU
THAT THIS IS STRIPPING TWO OF
THE SECTIONS -- OR TWO OF THE
ACTIONS THIS BILL WOULD TAKE,
AND LIKE I SAID, I PREFER DOING
IT ALL BUT I STAND WHY . THIS
BILL DOES REPLACE THE ORIGINAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENT, SO I'M
GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY -- OKAY. ALL
RIGHT. SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT A?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> NO .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED .
>> OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
-- WE HAVE ONE MORE. LET'S SEE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 121130 AS
SPECIFICALLY PRESENTED IN
AMENDMENT B ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT B.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PRESENT
IT.
>> THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I COULDN'T AGREE
MORE WITH THE STATED GOAL AND
INTENT OF THE UNDERLYING BILL IS
TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE IN THEIR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, IN THIS CASE CITY OF
SEATTLE GOVERNMENT. I ALSO AGREE
WITH THE NOTION THAT THIS IS
FUNDAMENTALLY A GOOD GOVERNANCE
BILL AND WHAT MY AMENDMENT WOULD
DO IS TO
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING
]STRENGTHEN THAT EVEN FURTHER,
PARTICULARLY ON A GOING FORWARD
BASIS.
>> IT WOULD FIRST REQUIRE A
CONSULTATION WITH OUR SEATTLE
ETHICS AND ELECTION COMMISSION
ON NATIONAL BUT BEST PRACTICES
AND DELEGATE RULEMAKING
AUTHORITY, WHICH IN MY VIEW
WOULD STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRUST
AND CONFIDENCE AND PROMOTE
ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THE
GOVERNMENT, AS WELL. IF YOU
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT, THIS
ENSHRINES A COMMITMENT FOR ALL
OF US THAT ANY FUTURE CHANGES TO
THE ETHICS CODE MUST BE MADE IN
DIRECT CONSULTATION WITH S EC --
S.E.C. AND RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
DIRECTLY TO THEM. THAT CAN LOOK
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS AS FAR AS I
CAN TELL. ONE, IT CAN COMPLETELY
AND TOTALLY DELEGATE ROLE MAKING
AUTHORITY TO THE INDEPENDENT
COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS. IN MY
MIND, THAT IS ACCEPTABLE. THE
BALANCE OF POWER ISSUES AND HOW
MUCH OF OUR AUTHORITY AS
POLICYMAKERS DO WANT TO DELEGATE
TO OTHERS. THIS IS ONE AREA
WHERE I GIVE THE WHOLE FARM. I
THINK THERE ARE MANY VALID AND
IMPORTANT POLICY JUSTIFICATIONS
AND GOALS UNDERLYING --
UNDERLYING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE
THE ETHICS CODE, BUT ULTIMATELY
AND I'M NOT AT ALL CONCERNED
WITH IMPROPRIETY IN THIS CASE.
THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM RESTS
WITH THE APPEARANCE OF
IMPROPRIETY, SO FOR ME
PERSONALLY, I WOULD BE PERFECTLY
SATISFIED IF WE JUST COMPLETELY
100% DELEGATED THAT RULEMAKING
AUTHORITY TO THE INDEPENDENT
COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS AND LET
THEM LIVE UP TO WHATEVER ROLES
THEY COME UP WITH ON A GOING
FORWARD BASIS. ANOTHER WAY TO DO
IT IS TO -- ANY CHANGES TO THE
CODE HAVE TO ORIGINATE FROM
THEM, S.E.C. S.E.C.. WE CAN
EITHER ADOPT OR REJECT. THE
UNDERLYING THING THAT WE ARE
ULTIMATELY DEFERRING TO AN
INDEPENDENT PANEL OF ETHICS
EXPERTS AND IT IS PROBABLY A
MATTER OF PERSONAL COMFORT WITH
WHAT YOU ARE WILLING TO DO IN
TERMS OF ACCEPTING OR REJECT
RECOMMENDATIONS OR COMPLETELY
HANDOFF AND I'M IN THE CAMP OF
COMPLETELY HAND OFF, BECAUSE
HOWEVER VALID AND PURE MOTIVE
AND INTENT ANY CHANGES THAT
DIRECTLY ORIGINATE FROM
INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS ARE --
OR MAYOR IF IT CAME UP IF IT
ORIGINATED OUT OF THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE. THE APPEARANCE OF
IMPROPRIETY IS NOT WHERE IT
COULD OR SHOULD BE. FOR THOSE
REASONS ON A GOING FORWARD
BASIS, WE NEED TO BE MORE
HANDS-OFF WITH THIS AND LIVE UP
TO AND COLLECTIVELY AGREE TO
LIVE UP TO WHATEVER INDEPENDENT
EXPERT THINKS. THEY ARE MORE
INCLINED, I SUPPOSE, TO CLOSELY
TRACK OR MONITOR ALL OF THESE
PRACTICES AND WHAT MARKET OR
EMERGING BEST PRACTICES ET
CETERA BUT OUR PROBLEMS WITHIN
THE CITY AND CHALLENGES THAT WE
NEED TO BE MOST FOCUSED ON IN MY
OPINION ARE HOMELESSNESS, FOR
ABILITY, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND
ETHICS IS IMPORTANT, BUT ONE
TOPIC THAT I THINK WE CAN CARVE
OFF AND HANDOFF TO INDEPENDENT
EXPERTS TO SET THE STANDARDS.
THIS IS A COMMON SENSE AMENDMENT
AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR YOUR
AMENDMENT. I AGREE WITH THE
UNDERLYING THOUGHT BEHIND IT
AND THE INTENT BEHIND IT. ONE
THING IS THAT THERE IS A
QUESTION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
VERSUS THE COMMISSION AND WE DID
HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
COMMITTEE AND THE WAY IT IS
WRITTEN. THE COMMISSIONERS
VERSUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR
COMBINATION AND I THINK CLARITY
ON THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I
DO BELIEVE IN GRANTING A ROLE
AND BEING PART OF IT. IT IS NOT
CLEARLY DEFINED, BUT IT SAYS
DELEGATE RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY WE
HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO
OURSELVES AND APPROVE
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WE ARE
DOING, SO I DO AGREE WITH
DELEGATING PART OF THE PROCESS
TO THEM IN TERMS OF RULEMAKING
AUTHORITY TO HAVE THEM HAVE A
GREATER ROLE TO PARTICIPATE AND
TO CONTRIBUTE, BUT AS WRITTEN,
YOU CAN GO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
WAYS. I'M NOT SURE ON THAT POINT
. MORE IN TERMS OF HOW IT WAS
WRITTEN, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE A
GREATER ROLE THEY ALSO THINK
THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE
RESPONSIBILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES TO
OURSELVES. THE LAST POINT, TOO,
THAT I WANT TO MAKE. THE LAST
SENTENCE SAYS THAT THIS WORK
SHOULD PRODUCE AND SO FORTH.
THIS SENTENCE STRIKES ME AS AN
EFFECT AS OPPOSED TO SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE. THOSE ARE THREE POINTS
AND OBSERVATIONS OF QUESTION OF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VERSUS FULL
COMMISSION. GIVING THEM A
GREATER ROLE AND WE CANNOT
DELEGATE EVERYTHING, BUT I DO
BELIEVE IN HAVING A STRONG ROLE.
IN MY BELIEF, THE LAST SENTENCE
IS REALLY AN EFFECTIVE SENTENCE
AS OPPOSED TO COUNSEL THE
LEGISLATION SENTENCE PRETTY
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND I WANT TO THANK KETTLE FOR
HIS COMMENTS. I BELIEVE THAT WE
SHOULDN'T BE DELEGATING OUR
AUTHORITY TO OUR ADVISORY IN
NATURE TO THE COUNCIL. I VERY
MUCH THINK WE SHOULD BE
CONSULTING WITH THE SEATTLE
ETHICS COMMISSION AND ELECTION
COMMISSION, BUT ULTIMATELY
RESPONSIBILITY IS WITH US,
BECAUSE THE VOTERS HAVE VOTED
AND ELECTED COUNCILMEMBERS TO DO
THIS WORK AND IT'S PART OF THE
WORK THAT WE ARE TO BE DOING.
WHILE I AGREE THAT WE DEFINITELY
SHOULD BE CONSULTING WITH THE
S.E.C. ON ANY CHANGES WE ARE
MAKING TO THE ETHICS SECTIONS OF
THE SMC. FOR THAT REASON, I WILL
NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS
AMENDMENT, BUT I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
BRINGING IT FORWARD AND THE
POINTS THAT YOU JUST MADE .
THANK YOU.
>> I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY I
AGREE IN THE PRINCIPLE THAT IS
DRIVING AT THAT OUR ETHICS
COMMISSION MUST BE ALL THINGS
ETHICAL THAT CAN COME BEFORE US
EITHER DIRECTLY TO US COMING --
BROUGHT TO US BY CONSTITUENT
CONCERNS OR TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS
THAT WE SEE THAT WE WANT TO
ADVANCE AND HAVE A REMEDY FOR. I
WANT THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT I
DID SEND AN EARLIER VERSION OF
MY LEGISLATION TO WAYNE BARNETT
AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS
ANYBODY ON THE ETHICS
COMMISSION, BUT I SEND IT TO THE
DIRECTOR ON NOVEMBER 18th, SO I
WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD WEIGH
IN ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
AT YOUR DECEMBER 3rd MEETING. I
DID NOT HEAR ANY RESPONSE,
CITING THEM AGAIN ON THE 24th,
SO SIX DAYS HAVE GONE BY, SO
JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE
DRAFT HAD CHANGED A LITTLE BIT,
BUT I WOULD LIKE IT IF YOU
WEIGHED IN ON YOUR MEETING ON
THE THIRD AND I HEARD FROM THE
CHAIR THAT THERE WASN'T GOING
TO BE ENOUGH TIME TO THINK ABOUT
IT IN THE WEEK PRECEDING THE
MEETING ON THE THIRD. LONG STORY
SHORT, I DID TRY TO GET SOME
OPINIONS, PLANS AND ADVICE, ET
CETERA FROM THE ETHICS
COMMISSION. LONG BEFORE THAT
WHEN IT FIRST BECAME PUBLICLY
AWARE THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN
THIS REALM OF POLITICAL
CONSULTING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, I
DID REACH OUT TO DIRECTOR
BARNETT AND ASKED IF THERE COULD
BE ANYTHING DONE ABOUT THIS OR
THE OPINION OF THE COMMISSION .
I DO AGREE THAT WE NEED TO STAY
IN OUR LANE SOMETIMES WHEN IT
COMES TO THESE ISSUES, BECAUSE
WE DON'T WANT IT TO APPEAR THAT
WE ARE STACKING THE DECK FOR US
AS ELECTEDS AND FUTURE POTENTIAL
CANDIDATES. THAT IS THE
SITUATION WE FIND OURSELVES IN.
WHAT REALLY HAS TO HAPPEN IS I
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN
EXTREMELY WELL ENGAGED
COMMISSION AND THAT THEY ARE
TRACKING WHAT'S GOING ON AND IT
HAS BEEN MY IMPRESSION THAT
SOMETIMES THE COMMISSION IS VERY
INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL CAMPAIGNS
AND THEY ARE THERE TO ADJUDICATE
ON WHETHER OR NOT A CAMPAIGN HAS
FILED FINANCIAL REPORTS LATER OR
WHATEVER. WHEN IT COMES TO THE
BIGGER PICTURE ITEMS, LET ME
JUST SAY THAT WE CAN USE THEIR
GUIDANCE -- MORE RIGOROUS
GUIDANCE. WHEN WE TRY TO CHANGE
SOME ETHICS RULES, THAT SHOWS
YOU THAT SEATTLE REALLY DOES
CARE ABOUT ETHICS. I BELIEVE
THAT THE OPENINGS ON THE ETHICS
COMMISSION SHOULD BE PUBLICLY
POSTED, SO I WILL BE ENCOURAGING
THAT THE POSITIONS ARE PUBLICLY
POSTED, SO WHETHER OR NOT THE
OCEANS ARE NOT MANY SLOTS THAT
WE GET THE WHOLE POSSIBLE ARRAY
OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN ENGAGING
ISSUES WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE
NO QUESTIONS, GO AHEAD.
>> CLOSE IT OUT AND APPRECIATE
COMMENTS FROM ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
COUNCILMEMBERS CATTELL AND
RIVERA, I THINK THE SESSION ON
RIVERA IS PRETTY CLEAR, BUT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I HAVE
HEARD SOME MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT
THIS, WHICH I APPRECIATE. I
THINK THIS AMENDMENT, FIRST OFF
I WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR
STAFF AND LEGAL TEAM TO
CONSTRUCT. I DO THINK IT ALLOWS
US MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY ON A
GOING FORWARD BASIS TO INVOLVE
THE SEEC DIRECTOR ONLY OR
DIRECTOR AND COMMISSION OR JUST
THE COMMISSION OR ANY
COMBINATION THEREOF AND I THINK
FLEXIBILITY IS A GOOD THING. I
DON'T THINK THIS REPORTS THE
BLINDNESS IN ONE POSITION PATH
OR ANOTHER . YOU DELEGATE AND WE
CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE COLOR
AROUND THE EDGES LOOKS LIKE.
THEY WERE TRANSPARENT. WHAT THAT
DELEGATION WOULD LOOK LIKE AND
HOW IT COULD OPERATE. THANK YOU.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
AMENDMENT TWO?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LYNN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNSEL NUMBER SAKA?
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? SEVEN IN
FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
AMENDMENT PASSES AND WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT THREE. ALL
RIGHT, SO ARE WE GOING --.
>> AMENDMENT ONE AND --.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. C. THANK
YOU. AMENDMENT C IS ACTUALLY A
PARTNERSHIP EFFORT BETWEEN
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND MYSELF.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE AND
IT WAS PAST AROUND TO MY
COLLEAGUES HERE. THE EFFECT OF
THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE TO
REQUIRE DISCLOSURE TO THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION BY ANY POLITICAL
CONSULTANT THAT ACCEPTS THE CITY
CONSULTING CONTRACT REQUIRING
THIS DISCLOSURE BY A POLITICAL
CONSULTANT WILL DELIGHT TO THE
S.E.C. AND CONCURRENT ROLES OF
ELECTION CAMPAIGNING AND CITY
CONSULTING WORK. LET ME EXPLAIN
THE PURPOSE OF THIS. THE PURPOSE
IS THAT I AM PUTTING THIS
FORWARD, BECAUSE I AM STILL AND
I WILL ALLOW FOR COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA TO SPEAK, AS WELL, BUT IT
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE IF WE
ARE NOT GOING TO PROHIBIT
CURRENT WORK BY POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS. IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHICH
POLITICAL CONSULTANTS ARE ALSO
DOING CONTRACTING WITH THE CITY
TO DO OTHER WORK. THIS PRESERVES
TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS THAT
WERE IN THE ORIGINAL BILL. IF
ONE IS A POLITICAL CONSULTANT
AND CITY BALLOT MEASURE OR FOR A
CAMPAIGN FOR CITY OFFICE, THEN
IF YOU HAVE A CONSULTING
CONTRACT WITH ANY DEPARTMENTS OR
OFFICES WITHIN THE CITY, YOU
MUST DISCLOSE THAT, SO THAT IS
THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION,
SO WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE RANGE OF
WORK THAT OUR POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS ARE TAKING ON.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WHEN YOU BROUGHT UP THE ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION, MY COMMENT THAT WAS
WANTING TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS
TAILORED AND I SAID THAT IN THE
CONTEXT OF THIS CONVERSATION IN
THE LAST WEEK OR HOWEVER LONG IT
HAS BEEN SINCE WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT IT. THE POINT WAS
TO ADDRESS THE PROHIBITED
BEHAVIOR WAS JUST TO HAVE AN
EXTERNAL CONTRACT WITH EITHER A
CAMPAIGN OF WHICHEVER VARIETY,
BECAUSE HAVING THIS CONTRACT
MIGHT GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION
YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THAT YOU CAN
USE IN YOUR EXTERNAL CONTRACTS.
THAT WAS THE LEGISLATION THAT
YOU ARE BRINGING TO MY
UNDERSTANDING. THAT IS WHAT WE
VOTED ON OUT OF COMMITTEE. THIS
THAT YOU ARE BRINGING TODAY IS
KEEPING THAT SPIRIT OF THE
ORIGINAL , WHICH IS JUST
ENSURING THAT THE CONSTITUENTS,
THE PUBLIC AT LARGE HAS INSIGHT
AND TRANSPARENCY ABOUT POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS CONTRACTS DIRECTLY
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO
DISCLOSE THAT RIGHT NOW. THAT IS
NOT INFORMATION YOU CAN GET
ANYWHERE. I LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S AMENDMENT, WHICH YOU
CAN GET THE INFORMATION RIGHT
NOW, BECAUSE THEY REQUIRED
CAMPAIGNS TO DISCLOSE THEIR
POLITICAL CONSULTANTS AND I FELT
LIKE YOU COULD GET THAT
INFORMATION. YOU CANNOT
CURRENTLY GET INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT POLITICAL CONSULTANTS HAVE
CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS
THAT THE AMENDMENT WOULD DO
THAT. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,
BECAUSE I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY --
THAT WAS THE POINT OF WHICH,
THIS IS HOW I'M READING THIS
NEW LEGISLATION AMENDMENT THAT
YOU BRING FORWARD, SO IF I GOT
THAT WRONG, PLEASE CORRECT ME.
IT IS TO A POLITICAL CONSULTANT
THAT HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE DIRECTLY BE IT A
DEPARTMENT OR ANY CITY
DEPARTMENT OR MAYOR'S OFFICE
FOR THAT.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS HOW
THIS IS IN MY YEARS OF
CONVERSATION, SO IT SIMPLY DOES
ALLOW THAT INFORMATION TO BE
PRESENT TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS
THAT ARE ALSO THINKING ABOUT
HIRING A CONSULTANT, AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
IT IS HELPFUL TO KNOW AND IT
DOES NOT PROHIBIT DOING BOTH OR
HAVING A CONTRACT FOR CONSULTING
SERVICES AND ALSO ENGAGE IN KEY
KIND OF CAMPAIGN RELATED
ACTIVITY FOR A BALLOT MEASURE OR
CANDIDATE. IT IS SIMPLY
DAYLIGHTS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I'M JUST DIGESTING THIS AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT WE RECEIVED THIS
AMENDMENT WHILE WE WERE UP HERE
AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AT THIS
TIME, RAMIFICATIONS AND AND
IMPACT OF THIS, SO I KNOW WE HAD
A FAIR AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION
ABOUT HOW WE ARE TRYING TO
MIRROR THE POLICIES THAT CAME TO
PORTLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO. DO
THEY HAVE THIS REQUIREMENT OR DO
WE KNOW CITIES THAT HAVE
SPECIFICALLY THIS 15 DAY
TIMELINE ASSOCIATED? WHAT CAN
YOU SPEAK TO ABOUT OTHER CITIES
THAT HAVE THIS REPORTING IN
PLACE?
>> THE 15 DAYS IS TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT I KNEW THAT
COUNSEL NUMBER STRAUSS'S
AMENDMENT WOULD REPLACE INTO THE
BILL. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE 15
DAYS. HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I
DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A TIME
LIMIT BY WHICH CONSULTANTS IN
SAN FRANCISCO OR PORTLAND HAVE
TO REGISTER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
RESPECTFULLY, I WILL BE
ABSTAINING FROM VOTING ON THE
AMENDMENT JUST GIVEN THAT THIS
IS NEW AND IDEAL, I WOULD HAVE
LIKED AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
MORE TIME WITH THIS AND CONFER
WITH OTHERS, BUT I'M NOT IN A
PLACE WHERE I CAN VOTE ON IT
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> I UNDERSTAND. WHILE YOU
MENTIONED THAT, THIS IS
CONSIDERED A WALK ON, SO THIS IS
AN ATTEMPT TO MARRY AND INTENT
WITH THE AMENDMENT, SO IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL
WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR
DELIBERATION ON AN AMENDMENT
THAT WAS NOT DISTRIBUTED BY THE
COUNCIL DEADLINE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR GRACE. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE RULE IS SUSPENDED
AND WILL PROCEED WITH
CONSIDERATION AND DELIBERATION.
IN ESSENCE, I UNDERSTAND YOUR
VIEWPOINT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? OKAY. I MOVE
AMENDMENT -- I MOVE TO AMEND
COUNSEL BILL 121-1130 AS
PRESENTED ON THE RECENTLY JUST
DEBATED AMENDMENT C. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU PRETTY MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL.
MOVED ON AMENDMENT C. THIS
ENSURES THAT THERE WILL BE A
PUBLIC RECORD FROM NOW ON TO
ABOUT WHICH CONSULTANTS ARE OR
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGE IN CITY
ACTIVITIES, THEN LEAVE IT UP
BECAUSE OF THE PASSAGE OF
AMENDMENT B AND LEAVE IT UP TO
IF THE LEGISLATION PASSES, THE
COMMISSION TO WEIGH IN ON
WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS AN ISSUE
AND HOW TO REMEDY IT. OKAY. IF
THERE AREN'T ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT C, WILL
THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT C?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I HAVE MY
HAND UP.
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT CLEAR
NOW, SO WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SOCCER -- SAKA. ARE USING THIS
IS ALL GOING TO S.E.C. TO WEIGH
IN ON AND MAKE A DETERMINATION
ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD?
>> THAT IS NOT WHAT I INTENDED
TO COMMUNICATE.
>> CAN YOU RESTATE? I MAY HAVE
MISUNDERSTOOD. CAN YOU RESTATE
WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THAT
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT AND THE
ROLE? I WILL BE HONEST, WITH THE
LATEST BREAKING AMENDMENTS, IT
HAS BECOME A BIT CONFUSING TO
TRY, SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON
WHAT WE ARE REALLY DOING.
>> I DO AGREE WITH THE LATEST.
WE DISCUSSED THIS TWICE AND I
WAS RESPONDING TO AN AMENDMENT
DISTRIBUTIVE LATE AND I WANT TO
MAINTAIN AS MUCH OF THE
TRANSPARENCY AS POSSIBLE. THIS
AMENDMENT ALLOWS -- IF POLITICAL
CONSULTANTS WHO ALSO HAVE
CONTRACTING WORK WITH THE CITY
MUST DISCLOSE THAT. THAT'S THE
SHORTEST WAY I CAN PUT IT.
>> THANK YOU, BUT I WAS ASKING
ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
AMENDMENT. YOU MADE A COMMENT
ABOUT NEXT STEPS AND I DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND IT.
>> I WAS JUST SAYING THAT WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO DO SIMPLY GETS
IT PART OF THE ISSUE AND THAT
WAS A COMMON SAYING IN THE
FUTURE THAT IF THERE IS ANYTHING
THAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT WITH OUR
CONSULTING ROLES WHENEVER.
>> THAT WAS A GENERAL OFFHAND
COMMENT
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO NOT
GIVING COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
REMARKS AND IT IS ONE REASON WHY
I DID VOTE FOR AMENDMENT B. THE
CITY COUNCIL COMMITS THAT IF IT
TAKES UP AGAIN AMENDMENTS TO THE
CODE OF ETHICS THAT IT WILL
CONSULT ON THE NATIONAL BEST
PRACTICES. THE CONSOLE WORD IS
KEY AND IT'S INDEPENDENT OF
THIS AMENDMENT C AND IT GOES
BACK TO MOVING TO THE FUTURE, SO
I THINK IT'S INDEPENDENT. I
RECOGNIZE IT, BUT THE KEYWORD
AND THE AMENDMENT IS ACTUALLY
CONSULT AN AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL SAY
THAT I WILL VOTE NO ALL THE WAY
ACROSS THE BOARD, BECAUSE IT HAS
COME IN A WAY WHERE IT WON'T BE
FAIR FOR ME TO VOTE WITH ALL OF
THE VARIOUS POINTS THAT NOW HAVE
COME EVEN AS EARLY AS YESTERDAY
AND TODAY AND IF WE ARE GOING TO
CONSULT WITH THE S.E.C. TO GIVE
US FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS, THEN
I'M FINE WITH THAT, BUT I
DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD
TODAY WITHOUT HAVING THESE
PIECES COMING TOGETHER TO REALLY
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE. THANK
YOU.
>> I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WILL THE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
AMENDMENT? WILL YOU CALL THE
ROLL ON ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT C?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> I WILL VOTE NO.
>> BEFORE YOU SEE THE FINAL
NUMBER, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO
ABSTAIN ON AMENDMENTS IN FULL
COUNSEL AT THE FINAL VOTE.
>> I THOUGHT THAT ROLL WAS ON
UNDERLYING BILLS RATHER THAN
AMENDMENTS? THEY WILL PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ABSTAIN ON ONLY
RESOLUTIONS.
>> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR
CLARIFYING. IN THAT CASE TO
REFLECT MY EARLIER COMMENTS, NO.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE US THE
FINAL VOTE?
>> FIVE IN FAVOR AND THREE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT C
AS ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FINAL
COMMENTS ON THIS BILL FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? I WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR COLLABORATING WITH ME
TODAY SO CLOSELY AS WE
DEMONSTRATE THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS AND THE VALUE OF COUNCIL
ACTION THROUGH ROBUST DEBATE,
CONVERSATION AND AMENDMENTS. WE
HAVE A BILL WE CAN BE PROUD OF
KNOWING HOW SIGNIFICANT A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IT IS AND
WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE.
WILL THIS FIX ALL FORMS OF UNDUE
INFLUENCE ON POLICY AT CITY
HALL? NO. IT IS A MEANINGFUL
STATUS START AND SHINES AREAS ON
POLITICS AND POLICY ARE BLURRED
IN WAYS THAT ERODE PUBLIC TRUST.
PASSING THE BILL TODAY WILL MAKE
OUR GOVERNMENT BETTER FOR THE
PEOPLE. AGAIN, IT IS INTENDED TO
STRENGTHEN PUBLIC TRUST IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE
IS NO ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT, CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL AS AMENDED.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL AMENDED PASSES AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WHILE
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM SEVEN
INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNTABLE 1211 41 RELATED TO
CITY EMPLOYMENT EXEMPTING
POSITIONS FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM, RETURNING POSITIONS TO
THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM AND
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I
WILL ADDRESS THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. CITY POSITIONS ARE
EXEMPT FROM CIVIL SERVICE OR
NONEXEMPT. AN EXEMPT EMPLOYEE
MEANS ONE WHO SERVES AT THE
DISCRETION OF THE APPOINTING
AUTHORITY IN A POSITION TO
EXEMPT FROM CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
FROM CIVIL SERVICE RULE ONE. THE
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES CERTAIN CITY
PERSONNEL ACTIONS THROUGH
ORDINANCES AND THIS WOULD
AUTHORIZE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTED TO
IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING
PERSONNEL ACTIONS. ONE POSITION
FROM CIVIL SERVICE AND RETURN
FOUR POSITIONS TO CIVIL SERVICE.
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATURE ON
MY BEHALF. PLEASE READ ITEM
EIGHT INTO THE RECORD.
>> 121 142, RELATED TO CITY
IMPLEMENT AND ESTABLISHING
DEFERRED COMPENSATION ANALYST
CLASSIFICATION TITLE SERIES AND
CORRESPONDING RATES OF PAY IN
SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
>> OKAY . THE LEGISLATION WOULD
CREATE A NEW CLASSIFICATION
SERIES FOR EMPLOYEES PROVIDING
DEFERRED COMPENSATION BENEFITS
SERVICES IN THE RESTRUCTURED
SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM DEPARTMENT.
THE CURRENT CLASSIFICATION OF
SERIES AND PERSONNEL IS
RESTRICTED TO S D.A.S STAFF AND
STAFF WORKING ON DEFERRED
COMPENSATION IN THAT
CLASSIFICATION HAVE BEEN
TRANSFERRED TO SCERS. THE
SEATTLE EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT
SYSTEM IS REFERRED TO. THE NEW
CLASSIFICATION OFFERS A DEFINED
SCOPE LIMITED TO DEFERRED
COMPENSATION WORKING WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT RATHER THAN REFERENCE
TO CITYWIDE HUMAN RESOURCE
SERVICES. THIS IS EXECUTIVE
REQUESTED A LEGISLATION AND I
OPEN THE FLOOR TO ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM NINE INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AGENDA NINE
RELATED TO THE LAND USE AND
ZONING REPEALING AND REPLACING
THE SEATTLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PURSUANT TO A MAJOR UPDATE WITH
NEW GOALS, POLICIES AND ELEMENTS
AND A NEW FUTURE LAND USE MAP,
AMENDING SECTIONS AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
IS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE COMMITTEE
SUPPORT REPORT.
>> EVERYONE, WAKE UP. ARE YOU
READY? IT STARTS GETTING DARK AT
3:02 AND IT HAS BEEN DREADFUL
LOOKING OUTSIDE AND I WILL JUST
THROW THAT OUT THERE. WE ARE
HERE AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE ALL
OF THE SMILING FACES HERE IN OUR
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. COLLEAGUES, I
WILL KEEP MY REMARKS SHORT,
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DIDN'T COME
TO THE COUNCIL MEETING TO HEAR
ME TALK ALONE, BUT I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE HOW CRITICAL THE
LEGISLATION PROCESS WAS FOR THE
FUTURE OF OUR CITY. THE COUNCIL
HAS LEGACY -- THIS COUNSEL HAS
THE LEGACY OF 20 YEAR PLAN WITH
A WONDERFUL HONOR AND
RESPONSIBILITY OF AMENDING PLANS
FOR TRANSPORTATION, PARKS,
HOUSING, ART, CULTURE AND MORE.
AS A CHILD OF THE COMMITTEE, I
HAVE LED WITH A CLEAR SET OF
VALUES AND I'VE EXPRESSED EACH
AND ONE OF YOU. YOU HAVE ALL
EXPRESSED TO ME HOW WE ARE
STRIVING FOR A WELCOMING
AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, LIVABLE
AND SAFE CITY. WE HAVE A SEATED
JUDGMENT ON HOW OUR COMMITTEE
WANTS TO FEEL AND ADAPT. WE HAVE
A TON MORE WORK TO DO. THERE ARE
SEVERAL PHASES OF LEGISLATION TO
GET THROUGH THE COMING YEARS. WE
STILL NEED TO STRENGTHEN IT WITH
OUR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLAN, TREE
CANOPY, WALK ABILITY, SIDEWALKS,
TRANSPORTATIONS. BEST INTEREST
POLICIES AND EVERYTHING IN
SUPPORT AND PROMOTE GROWTH. I'M
PROUD OF WHERE THIS PLAN HAS
LANDED AND IT'S A GREAT
STARTING POINT AND I CANNOT WAIT
TO WORK ON PHASE TWO. I MEAN
THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFUL AMENDMENTS AND THANK
YOU, RESIDENTS, FOR BRINGING
WONDERFUL IDEAS AND FOR HOLDING
US ACCOUNTABLE. THE THINGS WE
WILL APPROVE ON AND I WAS IT IS
ON THE DAIS, BECAUSE I MEAN IT.
NEXT YEAR, WE WILL HAVE BETTER
OUTREACH TO BETTER PEOPLE FROM
OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR OFFICE,
AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE'S VOICES ARE HEARD AND
WE GET EVERYONE'S VOICES ACROSS
THE CITY THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND ALSO, I HAVE
ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS
AND ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND
CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WORKING IN
YOUR OFFICE LATE NIGHTS.
EVERYTHING FROM START TO FINISH
I HAVE ENJOYED AND WE HAVE HAD
HARD CONVERSATION AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO US PASSING
THIS TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
INTRODUCTION. JUST A SECOND,
PLEASE. IS THERE ANYTHING? ALL
RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS GOING FORWARD?
>> I NEED TO MOVE MY AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE
IT. I WILL MOVE -- THOSE
COMMENTS WERE THE FINAL
COMMENTS, BUT I HAVE SOME
AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE. THAT
WAS A GREAT INTRODUCTION . I
WILL MOVE TO AMEND COUNTABLE
120985 AS PRESENTED AMENDMENT A
ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A.
RECOGNIZED IF YOU WANT TO SAY
ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT.
>> I DO. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
REALLY QUICK. WE HAD A
CONVERSATION YESTERDAY AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DOING A
DEEP DIVE IN THIS AMENDMENT AND
DURING COUNSELED BRIEFING. THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR ENGAGE
IN CONVERSATIONS. WE HAD ROBUST
CONVERSATION IN OUR BRIEFING AND
THIS AMENDMENT, OBVIOUSLY IS TO
PROTECT THE HISTORIC CENTRAL
DISTRICT LINES THAT YOU ALL KNOW
IS A NEW HILL AND WILLING TO DIE
ON NO MATTER HOW I PUT MY FLAG
ON THE GROUND AND I RESPECT
EVERYONE'S OPINIONS AND VOTE
AND WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
IT. THANK YOU ALL. TO PUT IT IN
PERSPECTIVE AND SOME PEOPLE
ASKED THE ENTIRE CITY, 52,000
ACRES AND THIS IS 99 ACRES, .2%
OF THE CITY, WHICH COMES OUT TO
10% OF THE REGIONAL CENTER. THIS
IS THE FIRST STEP IN WHICH I AM
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
ZONE TURNS INTO AN URBAN CENTER.
EVERYONE KNOWS MY INTENTIONS AND
THEY PUT THIS IN THE RESOLUTION
TO MAKE SURE THAT BESIDES
PROTECTING THE HISTORIC CENTRAL
DISTRICT THAT WE MAKE SURE WE
HAVE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLANS,
AND ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN REDLINED IN CERTAIN AREAS,
IT MEANS A LOT TO THEM OF HAVING
CERTAIN BOUNDARIES IN PLACE. I
HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH AREAS BEING
UP SELLING IN THE CITY AS LONG
AS WE ARE DESIGNATING CERTAIN
LINES AND HAVING THE CORRECT
NAMES ON STUFF. NAMES AND LINES
MEAN A LOT TO PEOPLE AND I THINK
THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AS
WELL. I HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY
TRANSPARENT AND BRINGING THE
AMENDMENT BACK AND I TOLD PEOPLE
MONTHS AGO THAT I WOULD BRING IT
BACK, SO EVERYONE KNOWS I
BROUGHT IT BACK, AS WELL. LAST
BUT NOT LEAST, I WILL POST THESE
FULL COMMENTS ON MY SOCIAL
MEDIA, PARTICULARLY THE COMMENTS
I MADE IN SEPTEMBER AND THE
COMMENTS, AS WELL, SO PEOPLE
AREN'T PICKING AND CHOOSING
WHAT I'M SAYING HERE ON THE
DAIS, AS WELL, THAT THERE IS A
COMPLETE RECORD OF WHAT I'M
SAYING FULLY, SO PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND MY INTENTIONS AND MY
GOALS AND OUTCOMES TO THIS
AMENDMENT, SO NO ONE IS ACCUSING
ME OF ANYTHING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THE
AMENDMENT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL MAKE AN
IMPORTANT CHANGE POSSIBLE, SO I
KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU LISTEN TO
YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND DISTRICT
AND I KNOW YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT
TRULY REPRESENTING THEM, SO I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
MODELING WHAT COUNSEL DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE IS SUPPOSED TO
DO. GET IN THERE AND WORK
THROUGH THESE THINGS. ALSO, YOUR
WORK ON THE COMP PLAN IN GENERAL
WAS -- THAT WAS CLASS A AND THEY
ALSO KNOW IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF
THAT PROCESS, YOU REALLY DID
ALSO HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO
WHAT WAS GOING ON IN YOUR OWN
DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH . IT'S IMPORTANT
TO NOTE THAT I RECOGNIZE ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT PIECES THAT I
NOTICED WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN WITH ACTIONS TAKEN BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH TO
FURTHER THE COMMUNITY CENTRAL
DISTRICT, DISTRICT THREE AND
MOVING IT FORWARD. I HAVE SEEN
IT IN THE BUDGET, AS WELL, WITH
OTHER LITTLE PIECES THAT I SEE
THE WORK SHE IS DOING AND MOVING
FORWARD ON ACCOMPLISHING GOALS.
I DO SUPPORT THIS AS A
RESOLUTION AND THAT THE ONLY
REASON HESITANCY IN TERMS OF
EXPLAINING MY VOTE IS THE LEGAL
RISK AS I WAS ADVISED, SO I
TOTALLY SUPPORT THE EFFORT AND
ALL DIFFERENT PIECES WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH YOU ARE
TAKING AND I WILL SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION. NOT HERE, BUT ONLY
BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL RISK
CONSIDERATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
PRESENTED, SO THANK YOU, AGAIN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS THROUGH RESOLUTION INTO THE
FUTURE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT. CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE
WITH US THAT IF THIS AMENDMENT
PASSES, HOW WILL WE APPROACH THE
ZONING IN THIS AREA?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. MAY I,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT? AWESOME.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOR
THAT QUESTION. LET ME BACK UP.
MY ORIGINAL AMENDMENT WAS TO
RESTORE AN AREA THAT WAS
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL FURTHER
TALKING TO PEOPLE AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WITHDREW
THAT AND OUR ORIGINAL INTENT WAS
TO MAKE THE AREA BE AN URBAN
CENTER AND WE RECEIVED
INFORMATION THAT BECAUSE WE DID
NOT POST A 30 DAY NOTICE TO THE
COMMUNITY THAT IT WOULD PUT THE
ENTIRE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN
JEOPARDY, SO WE WITHDREW THAT
AND THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT END
THERE IS LEGAL RISK AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT DOESN'T
JEOPARDIZE THE ENTIRE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE
INTENTION BEHIND THIS AND THE
SECOND PHASE TO THIS DURING THE
PHASE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
IS TO THEN POST A 30 DAY NOTICE
FOR US TO UP ZONE THAT AREA
PARTICULARLY FOR THAT TO BE THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT URBAN CENTER,
SO THAT IS 10% OF THE REGIONAL
CENTER THAT WOULD BE RETURNED TO
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT URBAN
CENTER, WHICH WOULD NOT REMAIN A
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. IT WOULD BE
AN URBAN CENTER, SO THIS WOULD
BE THE FIRST STEP TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT. THANK YOU. HOPEFULLY
THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
>> YES, IT DOES. JUST TO SAY
THAT THIS IS ONE STEP IN A TWO
STEP PROCESS AND THERE WILL BE
INCREASED ZONING FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE BROUGHT FORWARD NEXT
YEAR IN THIS AREA. IS THAT A
CORRECT SUMMARY?
>> THERE IS NO INTENTION FOR ME
TO HAVE THE URBAN CENTER WITH A
NEIGHBORHOOD AREA NEXT TO A
REGIONAL CENTER. OUR GOAL IS TO
HAVE A REGIONAL CENTER NEXT TO
THE URBAN CENTER CENTRAL
DISTRICT, SO WE COULD DO A 30
DAY NOTICE.
>> I WILL JUST AUTHENTICATE THAT
I BELIEVE THE ERROR WAS MADE BY
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN NORTH SEATTLE
WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
THAT IS PERSONAL OPINION. WITH
THAT, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE
ALL OF IT IS WRAPPED UP, BUT IT
IS MORE IMPORTANT TO SERVE THE
PEOPLE OF OUR CITY THAN IT IS TO
RUSH LEGISLATION. I WILL BE
SUPPORTING OR AMENDMENT TODAY,
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE WILL BE
TAKING THIS UP NEXT YEAR. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TRENT EIGHT?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT AND
CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. IN THE INTEREST OF
TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC, I
USED TO LIVE IN THIS AREA THAT
WE ARE CONSIDERING RIGHT NOW AND
IT IS A WONDERFUL SPOT. TO
PREFACE MY COMMENTS, I WOULD SAY
THAT IN THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I VOTED
NO ON ALL AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD
REDUCE NEIGHBORHOOD OR URBAN
CENTER REGIONAL BORDERS, BECAUSE
I BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT STATE
WE ARE IN WITH THE HOUSING
CRISIS NECESSITATES US TO TAKE
BOLD ACTION TO ENSURE THAT WE
ARE ABLE TO BUILD HOUSING THAT
WE DESPERATELY NEED, SO IN THAT
SAME SPIRIT, I WILL VOTE NO ON
THIS AMENDMENT AND I APPRECIATE
THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE,
HOLLINGSWORTH, WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU AND ENACTING
THE DOCKET RESOLUTION FOR THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT THAT IS
APPROPRIATELY ZONED WITH THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT URBAN CENTER.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT EIGHT IS ADOPTED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE TO
AMEND -- I WILL MOVE TO AMEND
CONSTABLE 120985 AS PRESENTED ON
RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT
VERSION 2.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT B VERSION 2. YOU HAVE
THE FLOOR.
>> I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA FOR HIS WORK AND ENGAGEMENT
AND AM ACTUALLY GOING TO DEFER
TO HIM, IF THAT'S OKAY, ON THIS
AMENDMENT AND I KNOW I'M THE
SPONSOR, BUT WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH HIS OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
CORRECT ON THIS AMENDMENT. WE
WERE KEEPING THE INTENT WITH THE
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE, AS WELL WITH
TRANSPORTATION, SO IF IT'S OKAY,
I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER MY TIME.
>> FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
HER LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP
IN DEVELOPING THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THE SUBSTANTIVE
TRANSPORTATION RELATED COMP PLAN
AMENDMENTS AND THE ORIGINAL
AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED BY LAW --
IT WAS PROPOSED BY LAW AND I
INTENTIONALLY REJECTED THAT. IT
COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED AND
RENDERED OBSOLETE AND COMPELLING
POLICY GOALS AND JUSTIFICATIONS
FOR PUTTING FORTH THE UNDERLYING
AMENDMENT AND GUTTED IT TO A
POINT WHERE IT WAS TOTALLY
UNATTAINABLE, BUT AS A FELLOW
LAWYER, I UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY
ARE COMING FROM AND LEGAL RISK
AND POTENTIAL LEGAL RISK. I
SHOULD KNOW. THE UNDERLYING
ISSUE IS 100% A POLICY DECISION
THAT WE AS COUNSEL ARE EMPOWERED
TO MAKE. I THINK THERE IS A WAY
FOR THEM TO ADDRESS ALL
DESPERATE NEEDS AND
CONSIDERATIONS AND BY PUTTING A
FIRM TARGET DATE, THAT GETS US
THERE. FOR US TO LIVE UP TO
THESE STANDARDS, I THINK
COMPOSITE CONDITION INDEX CAN'T
REMEMBER I THINK IT WAS ASSET
SUSTAINABILITY RATIO WITH MANY
WAYS TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE, BUT
IN ANY EVENT, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
HER PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION AND HEAR MY
PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE I ALWAYS
WANT TO DO THE SAME WITH HER
TERRIFIC TEAM .
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT B VERSION
2 .
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
MOTION CARRIES AND VERSION 2 IS
ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
AMENDMENTS -- I MEAN ARE THERE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL
AS AMENDED?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND HOLLINGSWORTH FOR LEADING US
THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS
ON THE FIRST PHASE OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I'M SPEAKING
WITH A LITTLE ENTHUSIASM,
BECAUSE LIKE YOU, WE HAVE BEEN
HERE FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS AND
IT'S DARK. IT'S A MOMENT FOR
US TO LIVEN UP A LITTLE BIT. LET
THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THE
STREETS CAME ON BEFORE 3:30 P.M.
AND IT IS STORMY AND DARK.
LET'S LIVEN THIS UP A LITTLE
BIT, SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE
WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE
ENTHUSIASM. SERIOUSLY,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU
STEWARD A VERY GOOD PROCESS AND
IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO BRING
EVERYONE'S WORK TOGETHER INTO A
COLLABORATIVE MANNER AND YOU ARE
SUCCESSFUL. I LEARNED A LOT FROM
YOU WATCHING THIS PROCESS, WHICH
IS WHY THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS
BETTER BECAUSE I GOT TO USE SOME
TRICKS AND TIPS AND TOOLS THAT
YOU USED TO IMPROVE OUR OWN
PROCESS, SO THANK YOU. I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP AND THIS YEAR-LONG
PROCESS . THIS GOES TO THE
LAWYERS WHO DID NOT LIKE THE
QUESTIONS I ASKED COUNCILMEMBER
PUT FORWARD, THANK YOU FOR ALL
OF YOUR WORK. THE HIGH LEVEL
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS CAME,
BECAUSE I WORKED WITH HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE AND THOUSANDS TO THE
ENGAGEMENT OF MY OFFICE, BUT
MANY PEOPLE ONE ON ONE, WHETHER
IT WAS GOING TO MEETINGS AT MY
DISTRICT OFFICE WALK AROUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMING BACK
TOGETHER AROUND THE CONFERENCE
TABLE WITH MAPS AND HIGHLIGHTERS
AND PENS, THAN HAVING THE
AMENDMENTS PUBLISHED AND HAVING
A SURVEY TO GET PEOPLE'S
FEEDBACK ON THAT, THEN ONLY
BRINGING A FEW MORE AMENDMENTS.
WHILE OBESITY WAS NOT ABLE TO
ENGAGE THOSE RESIDENTS AS
DIRECTLY AS I WAS THIS IS NOT --
IT IS A REPEATED PARTNERSHIP
CONTINUES. I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO WALKED WITH
ME IN THE RAIN AND CAME TO THE
MEETINGS LATE AT NIGHT AT THE
DISTRICT OFFICE OR FILLED OUT
THE SURVEY, BECAUSE OF ALL OF
THIS COLLABORATION WE HAVE
BEFORE US TODAY, LEGISLATION
WILL IMMENSELY EXPAND OUR
ABILITY TO BUILD HOUSING AND
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND CREATE
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES . LET'S BE CLEAR
THAT I WORK ON THE CONFERENCE OF
PLAN ISN'T DONE AND WE HAVE
MORE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING
PHASE TWO TO COME AND BECAUSE OF
THE LIMITATIONS AND
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,
WE ARE PASSING A THAT WILL
CONDUCT STUDIES TO LET US LOOK
AT EXPANDING HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES EVEN MORE IN THE
FUTURE. I LOOK FORWARD TO
MEETING WITH THE RESIDENTS ON
THAT SIMILAR CADENCE AS WE DID
IN PHASE ONE AND I WANT TO SHOW
MY GRATITUDE ACROSS THE BOARD
AND NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
TREES, SO I WILL SHIFT GEARS A
LITTLE BIT. IN 2019, I WAS PROUD
TO HELP CRAFT THE RESOLUTION
THAT'S AT THE PATHWAY FOR
PASSING THE TREE ORDINANCE. FROM
2020 TO 2022, I PUSHED OUR CITY
TO PUT FORWARD THE TREE
ORDINANCE AND TRANSMIT IT TO
COUNSEL. IN 2023, THE TRUE
PROTECTION ORDINANCE WAS
TRANSMITTED TO COUNSEL.
APOLOGIES. I'M PICKING UP SOME
OTHER NOTES RIGHT HERE. MAKING
SURE I HAVE SOME ACCURACY. FROM
2020 TO 2022, I PUSHED THE CITY
TO TRANSMIT THE ORDINANCE AND
2022 FINALLY RECEIVED THE
ORDINANCE. WE THEN HAD IT IN
COMMITTEE AND AFTER EIGHT
COMMITTEES, SO FOR THE RECORD,
IT WAS SENT TO CITY COUNCIL ON
MARCH 21, 2023 AND I MADE A
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT AHEAD OF
THAT OUTLINING THE SCHEDULE IN
WHICH WE WOULD TAKE UP THE TREE
ORDINANCE. WE HAD COMMITTEES ON
SUBJECT MATTERS, SO ON TUESDAY
MARCH 21, WE HAD THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL TO THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE. ON
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, A POLICY
DISCUSSION AND AN OVERVIEW OF
THE ENTIRE BILL. ON WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 29, WE HAD A POLICY
DISCUSSION ON TRUE PROTECTIONS
AND PROTECT TRUE PROTECTION
STANDARDS. FRIDAY, APRIL 7,
POLICY DISCUSSION ON THE TRUE
PROTECTIONS, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
AND CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSIS. WE
WAITED UNTIL FRIDAY, APRIL 31 TO
BUILD ON A SUBSTITUTE THAT
ENACTED COLLABORATIVE CHANGES.
ON MONDAY, APRIL 21, WE HAD A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CHANGES.
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 -- APRIL
26, VOTE ON AMENDMENTS AND
THURSDAY, MAY 4, WE VOTED ON
MORE AMENDMENTS. MY APOLOGIES.
WE VOTED THE BILL OUT OF
LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND I WILL
DOUBLE CHECK. WE VOTED THE BILL
OUT OF THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE ON
MARCH 4th, THEN WE WAITED 19
DAYS AND HAD TO VOTE CITY
COUNCIL ON MARCH 23. THAT WAS
AFTER EIGHT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
INTENT TO MEETINGS AND WAITING
19 DAYS BETWEEN COMMITTEE
PASSAGE AND FULL COUNSEL
CONSIDERATION. WE RECEIVED
OPPOSITION FROM THE URBAN
FORESTRY IN THE LAST 48 HOURS
BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE. DESPITE
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
BEING INVITED TO ALL COMMITTEE
MEETINGS AS PARTICIPANTS AT THE
COMMITTEE TABLE AND HAVING THE
COMMISSION PARTICIPATING AT THE
COMMITTEE TABLE FOR MOST OF
THOSE MEETINGS. DURING THE TRUE
PROTECTION ORDINANCE, I STATED
THAT I WOULD BRING FIXES THAT
NEEDED TO BE DONE TO THE
ORDINANCE. AS PASSING THE
ORDINANCE, SOME FOLKS HAVE
WAITED 20 YEARS. IT WAS MORE
IMPORTANT TO PASS THE ORDINANCE.
WE COULDN'T LET IT BE. IN 2023,
I SAW FIXES THAT NEEDED TO BE
MADE AND I STATED I WOULD BRING
THEM. I HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WITH THE
LACK OF COLLABORATION, WHICH IS
WHY I PUT FORWARD THE AMENDMENTS
DURING A CONFERENCE PLAN
PROCESS. THIS REPRESENTS MY
PACKAGE OF FIXES TO THE 2023
TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE. AS I
STATED, TREE PROTECTION SHOULD
BE STRICKEN TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION AND NOT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WITHOUT THE
OPTION OF COLLABORATION, I
CREATED MY AMENDMENT PACKAGE,
INCLUDING TRUE PROTECTIONS.
AMENDMENT 92 WAS SIMILAR TO
AMENDMENT 91, WHICH PAST AND IT
WOULD GIVE BONUSES FOR HOUSING
IF THEY WERE STACKED FLAT AND
PROTECTED IT TIER ONE OR TIER
TWO. AMENDED REQUIRED MINIMUM
PLANTING OF TREES AND PARCELS
DEVELOPED WITH NO EXCUSES.
AMENDMENT 103 DID NOT PASS,
WHICH WOULD PROTECT LARGE TREES
OUT RIGHT LOCATED WITHIN FIVE
FEET. AMENDMENT 104, LARGE TREES
BY REDUCING OTHER CITY
REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE MAKE REMOVING THE TREE
INEVITABLE. I DID DRAW AMENDMENT
106 SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT DID
PASS . IT WOULD HAVE AVERTED THE
TRUE PROTECTION AREA TO WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IN THE 2023
ORDINANCE. THIS REPRESENTS THE
PACKAGE OF FIXES TO THE 2020
TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE. IF WE
HAD A STANDALONE PROCESS, WE
COULD HAVE A MORE PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATION. ALAS, THAT DID NOT
OCCUR AND I WILL PASS THE BATON
TO SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE UP TREE
POLICY FROM HERE. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THIS BILL AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
PLACES THE CITY ON OUR TOES TO
ACHIEVE OUR GOALS IN HOUSING
PRODUCTION AND BUILDING HOMES. I
BELIEVE THE BILL WILL HELP THE
CITY BECOME THE CITY IT CAN BE
IN THE CITY I NEED IT TO BE. I
RECOGNIZE DIFFERING OPINIONS.
TRUST ME, I HEARD THEM ALL. ON
THE BILL, AND AMENDMENTS AND ON
THE PROCESS. IT IS VERY COMPLEX.
I RECOGNIZE THIS HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGE AND IT HAS BEEN
DIFFICULT. I WANT TO THANK THE
NUMBER OF FOLKS OR GROUPS IN MY
DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL THAT STOOD UP AND
PARTICIPATED IN REACHED OUT INTO
COMMUNITIES. VARIOUS OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT STOOD UP TO
COMMENT ON THIS LEGISLATION AND
TO DO A NEIGHBORHOOD WALK.
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE HAS BEEN
DIFFERING OPINIONS AND I HAVE
FRUITFUL AND POSITIVE MEETINGS
WITH OPIE CD . I WANT TO THANK
THEM, AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK
MY TEAM. MY CHIEF OF STAFF DEAN
SMITH POLICY DIRECTOR BRENT AND
MY DISTRICT ENGAGING WITH THESE
INDIVIDUALS, REBECCA AND SIR
HANNEMANN WHO HAS COME UP WITH
SENIOR POLICY AND THAT HAS BEEN
A POINT PERSON ON THE CONFERENCE
OF PLAN. I WANT TO THANK HER AND
HER TEAM WHO I SEE OUT IN
CHAMBERS, AS WELL. THEIR WORK,
BECAUSE IT IS NOT EASY. IT IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU STOOD UP AND
TOOK ON. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR GETTING THE JOB
DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S SEE
WHO'S NEXT.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE BRIEF.
YOU ARE LOOKING AT ME LIKE, I
WILL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT. I
DON'T NEED TO VIGOROUSLY
DISAGREE AND I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING WE CAN ALL BE PROUD. I
WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND
APPRECIATION. FIRST AND
FOREMOST, TO THE COMMUNITY AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND
PUBLIC WHO CAME IN THE. THEY
CAME OFTENTIMES COMING IN PERSON
AND TESTIFYING AND SHOWING UP
AND SHARING YOUR EMAILS,
LETTERS, DOCUMENTATION, HARD
COPIES OF WHICH WERE PLACED.
THEY WERE LATER SENT TO ALL OF
US AND MEETING WITH OUR OFFICES.
ALL OF THE ADVOCACY AND ALL OF
THE ADVOCATES BEHIND THIS WHOLE
EFFORT. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND I THINK
THE PACKAGE FOR THIS PHASE IS
ULTIMATELY A BETTER PACKAGE,
BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS ADVOCATES
INVOLVED. THANK YOU. SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP, STEWARDSHIP FOR
THIS WHOLE PROCESS. YOU PUT ON A
CLINIC FOR ALL OF US TO LEARN
FROM AND INCORPORATE LESSONS
LEARNED AND OUR OWN AS WE LEAD
VARIOUS COMMITTEE WORK OR SELECT
COMMITTEE WORK ON A GOING
FORWARD BASIS. YOU ARE
COLLABORATIVE, EXCEPTIONALLY
COLLABORATIVE. ENSURING THAT AS
MANY COMMUNITY VOICES AS
POSSIBLE WERE HEARD AND
REFLECTED IN OUR PROCESS. A BANG
UP JOB AND EXCEPTIONAL WORK.
I'M THANKFUL FOR YOU AND YOUR
OFFICE. I WANT TO THANK YOUR
ENTIRE OFFICE STAFF STARTING
WITH ALEX, NINA, CAMERON. ALEX
IN PARTICULAR, KUDOS. MY OFFICE
APPRECIATED WORKING WITH YOU IN
PARTICULAR, BUT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOUR WHOLE OFFICE
DID AN AMAZING JOB AND CAN'T
EXPRESS THANKS WITHOUT SHOUTING
OUT MY OWN OFFICE TEAM, CHIEF OF
STAFF, DISTRICT AFFAIRS AND
OFFICE SCHEDULER EXTRAORDINAIRE
LOGAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS
PLAN AND SUCCESS OF THIS PLAN
AND SPECIAL SHOUT OUT PARTICULAR
TO LAND TO SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS
ON A VERY COMPLEX TECHNICAL SET
OF STREAMS. THANK YOU AND
THAT'S MY COMMENTS JUST ONE.
AGAIN, KUDOS TO CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR ALL OF YOUR
HARD WORK AND SUCCESSES. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? I WILL
TRY TO KEEP THE ENERGY UP AND
THE DARK IS GETTING TO ME. HI,
EVERYBODY. THIS IS AN EXCITING
DAY. THANKS TO CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR SHEPHERDING
THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU TO YOU
AND YOUR TEAM FOR SHEPHERDING A
FAIR AND INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING
PROCESS, BUT WHEN YOU HANDLED
WITH A LOT OF GRACE THROUGH A
LOT OF ADS AND FLOW. THANK YOU
TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND OUR
STAFF. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I
WOULD BE WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU
FOR SHEPHERDING THE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU TO EVERY NEIGHBOR WHO
INVITED MY OFFICE TO WALK THERE
BLOCK. TO EVERY NEIGHBOR WHO
CAME OUT AND PROVIDED PUBLIC
COMMENT, TOOK TIME TO SEND AN
EMAIL, THANK YOU TO EVERY
ORGANIZATION WHO TOOK THE TIME
TO DEVELOP A POSITION AND THANK
YOU TO THE COALITIONS WHO ALSO
SPEND TIME DEVELOPING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US TO TAKE
UP. WHEN I TALK TO NEIGHBORS
ABOUT THE COMP PLAN I OFTEN SAY
THAT IT IS THE ONE THEIST 1000
PAGE DOCUMENT THAT HAS A DEEP
IMPACT ON OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES.
AT THE HEART OF THIS, THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ABOUT HOW
WE WILL LIVE OUR LIVES AND WHERE
PEOPLE CAN LIVE ACROSS OUR CITY
AND HOW WE WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR
CITY. IT REPRESENTS OUR SHARED
FUTURE. THIS UPDATE TO OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REPRESENTS AN
IMPORTANT START IN OUR WORK TO
MAKE SEATTLE A MORE AFFORDABLE
PLACE TO LIVE WHILE ALSO
RECONCILING WITH OUR RACIST
HISTORY OF LAND-USE POLICY IN
THE CITY. AND, WE HAVE SO MUCH
MORE WORK TO DO FROM THIS POINT.
THE RESOLUTION, WHICH WE WILL
TAKE UP NEXT, IS EVIDENCE TO
CONTINUE MOVING WORK FORWARD IN
OUR HOUSING OPPORTUNITY GOALS
AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING THROUGH PHASE TWO AND
PHASE THREE, IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS ORIENTATED DEVELOPMENT LAW
AND SO MUCH MORE. ALL IN ALL,
THIS COMP PLAN UPDATE IS
CERTAINLY A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION AND REPRESENTS A LOT
OF PEOPLE POWER, WORK AND HARD
CONVERSATIONS AND I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN PART
OF THIS. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER? I DON'T KNOW
WHO HAD THEIR HAND UP FIRST.
COUNCILMEMBER LYNN?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NELSON.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. PRIOR TO
TESTIFYING ALONG WITH MANY
OTHERS. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE
ADVOCATES HERE. THIS IS A
MOMENTOUS DAY. I DO THINK THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY. THE REASON WE
ARE IN THE POSITION WE ARE IN
TODAY IS BECAUSE AROUND
AFFORDABILITY AROUND
HOMELESSNESS AND AROUND UNSAFE
STREETS AND BECAUSE OF MISTAKES
WE MADE IN THE PAST. I THINK
THIS PUTS US ON A BETTER PATH
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I
DON'T MEAN TO SOMBER THE MOOD
TOO MUCH, BUT WE LOST THE LIFE
OF A BICYCLIST ON BEACON HILL
AND THAT IS PRETTY DEVASTATING
FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IF WE WANT TO
MAKE REAL PROGRESS, WE HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE ARE
ADDRESSING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND
HOW WE ARE BUILDING DENSE
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH GOOD
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDESTRIANS
AND BICYCLISTS AND WE ARE
TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM
OVERRELIANCE ON VEHICLES AS A
PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
AGAIN, NOT PERFECT, BUT THIS
STARTS TO GET US ON THE RIGHT
PATH AND WE HAVE MORE WORK TO
DO. WE WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS PUT IN THE
INCREDIBLY HARD WORK FOR THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I MADE MOST OF MY REMARKS
BACK. I WILL JUST SAY THAT I
WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
HER PARTNERSHIP AND STEWARDSHIP
OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO GET
US TO THIS POINT. IT WAS NOT A
SMALL FEET. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU REALLY ARE A
JOY, PUN INTENDED, TO WORK WITH
AND THE TEAM, AS WELL. I REALLY
THINK THIS PROCESS WENT AS
SMOOTHLY AS IT POSSIBLY COULD
HAVE, BECAUSE OF YOUR
STEWARDSHIP. I REALLY WANT TO
RECOGNIZE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR
THAT. I WANT TO THANK YOUR TEAM,
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY MY STAFF ALL
AROUND FOR ALL OF THE WORK WE DO
EVERY DAY. NICK, JACOB, WENDY
AND A PARTICULAR WINDY, BECAUSE
SHE WAS TASKED WITH THE COMP
PLAN AND WORKING WITH ALL
CONSTITUENTS. I WANT TO THANK
ALL OF THE CONSTITUENTS WE HEARD
FROM AND PARTNERED ON THIS AND
WHO WE HEARD FROM IN GENERAL AND
WHO CAME OUT TO GIVE TESTIMONY.
IT IS PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO LISTEN TO ALL CONSTITUENTS AS
WE ARE DOING THIS WORK AS
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES. OF
COURSE, WHEN YOU TO LISTEN TO
THE POPULACE AT LARGE. THAT IS
OUR JOB AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, SO
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO
ENGAGED. OBVIOUSLY, OUR CENTRAL
STAFF, BECAUSE THE MARRYING OF
ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS INTO THIS
DOCUMENT BEFORE US TODAY WAS NO
SMALL FEAT, SO I REALLY WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THAT HARD
WORK. THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
IT GETTING CERTIFIED BY THE
ORIGINAL COUNSEL, SO WE CAN GET
TO THE NEXT STEPS AND WE ARE
ABLE TO MEET THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT REQUIREMENTS. I
THINK TODAY'S VOTE WILL GET US
THERE NEXT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU. I WAS REMISS NOT
TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION FOR ONE
PERSON THAT GOT ALL THE WORK
DONE IN MY OFFICE, ANTHONY
RODRIGUEZ WALKED EVERY RAINY
STEP WITH ME AND EVERY EVENING
WITH RESIDENTS MAKING SURE THAT
WE HAD A DIFFERENT COLORED
MARKERS, SO WE DIDN'T GET
CONFUSED. MOST IMPORTANTLY,
WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF TO
GET ALL OF MY NEARLY 30
AMENDMENTS ACROSS THE FINISH
LINE.
>> I WILL JUST SAY BRIEFLY THAT
THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING AND
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS
PRETTY MUCH ALL YEAR AND OUR
MEETING WAS MAY BE FEBRUARY OR
END OF JANUARY. WE ARE ABOUT TO
MAKE THE LARGEST CHANGE IN
SEATTLE ZONING MAPS, SO WE ARE
MEETING THE MOMENT OF OUR
GROWING CITY AND HOPEFULLY BY
EXTENSION, AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.
ONE CANNOT SAY THAT ZONING
RESULTS IN MORE AFFORDABILITY,
BUT I WILL FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT
THE MORE HOUSING WE HAVE, THE
MORE CHOICE PEOPLE HAVE AND THAT
IS GOOD FOR OUR CITY AND WILL
HOPEFULLY GIVE PEOPLE OF ALL
INCOMES MORE CHOICE, SO WHAT WE
ARE DOING IS ADDRESSING THE
HOUSING CRISIS HERE AND WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE HERE LET ALONE, THE
PEOPLE WHO PLAN TO COME TO OUR
CITY, SO YOU MUST OF COURSE
EXPAND OUR DEVELOP AND CAPACITY.
JUST SAYING THAT THE BOTTOM-LINE
PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION AND
WE WILL GET INTO, OBVIOUSLY, THE
HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS WHERE THE
REAL FUN STARTS AND DECIDING HOW
HIGH BUILDINGS ARE AND WHAT IT
MIGHT BE OR WHAT IT MIGHT CUT
OFF AND LEAVE THAT WORK TO YOU
ALL. I WANT TO NOTE THAT SINCE I
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOTE
THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO BETTER
ALIGN OUR GOAL FOR MORE HOUSING
WITH REGULATIONS AND WE DO NOT
WANT TO INHIBIT ONCE WE ALLOW
FOR THE CAPACITY, THE ACTUAL
CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION COSTS
ARE EXTREMELY HIGH. SEATTLE HAS
GONE FAR OVER THE STATE AND
THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT
THERE HAS TO BE A COST BENEFIT.
WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
AFFORDABILITY IN THE END. AFTER
THE BUT ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS,
CONDO LIABILITY LAWS, HIGH TAXES
ACROSS THE BOARD FOR DEVELOPING
ABOVE THE PRESCRIBED ZONING AND
NOT JUST CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE ARE REALLY
TRYING TO MEET OUR POLICY GOALS
WITH WHAT WE WRITE DOWN ON PAPER
AND WHAT WE GET IN FOR THIS
PLAN. I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL
OF THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO
THIS AND NOTE THAT EVEN WHEN IT
COMES TO AS SHARON WOULD SAY ONE
OF OUR PARTNERS IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WE DO HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE
MAKING IT EASY FOR LANDLORDS TO
OPERATE APARTMENT BUILDINGS OR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS.
KEEP THOSE THINGS IN MIND, AS
WELL, BECAUSE PROVIDING FOR
CAPACITY OF HOUSING DOESN'T GET
BUILT IS A PROBLEM. I JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT OF COURSE I AM
EXCITED TO BE TAKING THIS MAJOR
STEP FORWARD WITH YOU AND THANK
YOU VERY MUCH CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR LEAVING US ALL
ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU. I
DON'T SEE ANY OTHER --. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO HAVE THE LAST WORD?
>> IF I MAY? I WANT TO THANK OUR
STAFF AND TEAM, ALEX AND NINA
FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK. I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH I CARE ABOUT YOU AND AM
THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOUR
ENGAGEMENT AND CENTRAL STAFF,
THANK YOU.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND IN
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE AMENDMENT PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WITH A QUICK
FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? WITH
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 10
INTO THE RECORD?
>> 120993 LAND USE AND ZONING
IMPLEMENTING A MAJOR UPDATE OF
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AND
MODIFYING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
AND OTHER ZONES TO COMPLY WITH
VARIOUS STATE LAWS AND COMMUNITY
RECOMMENDS THAT THE BILL PASSES
AS AMENDMENT.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE TO
AMEND CONSTABLE 120993 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT ON THE
AGENDA. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
AMENDED ON AMENDMENT A.
HOLLINGSWORTH, GO AHEAD.
>> IT'S ALMOST DARK, SO WAKE
UP, EVERYONE. WE ARE STILL HERE.
HOUSE BILL 1110, WE ARE ALMOST
ON THE FINISH LINE. THIS IS A
BILL OF TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
THAT CENTRAL STAFF AND WE HAVE
DISCUSSED HOW YOU ALL RECEIVED
THOSE VERSIONS AND IT IS
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE CLEANING UP
HOUSE BILL 1110 AND WE WOULD
URGE YOUR VOTE ON THIS AND IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M MORE
THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AND I
BELIEVE WE HAVE CENTRAL STAFF IN
THE AUDIENCE, SO WE HAD A
PRESENTATION YESTERDAY TO
ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS, SO
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT?
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT A?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT A ADOPTED. ARE THERE
FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS
AMENDED? NO?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
FINAL COMMENTS?
>> WE ARE NOW GOING FOR THE
FINAL VOTE. THIS IS A LONG TIME
COMING AND I TOOK THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AND FORCING HER HAND
HERE TO GET US REALLY FOCUSED ON
FACILITATING MORE GENTLE INFILL
IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT FOR MANY REASONS. IT
IS FOR MANY REASONS, BUT I WILL
MENTION FIRST OF ALL THAT IT
UNLOCKS NEW HOMEOWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES IN
SEATTLE AND I'M GLAD THAT THE
COUNCIL TOOK THE CARROT APPROACH
AND WORKED IT WITH ACCESSIBLE
UNITS PROTECTING THE EXISTING
TREES AND PLANTING NEW TREES AND
MAXIMIZING GREEN SPACE ARE
IMPORTANT. THEY RESPOND TO THE
PRIORITIES OF OUR CONSTITUENCIES
THEY WILL ALL HAPPEN IN THESE
NEW HOME PROJECTS BECAUSE OF THE
LEVERAGE. BETWEEN NOW AND OUR
NEXT CONFERENCE OF PLAN,
HOMEBUILDERS WILL HAVE HUNDREDS
OR THOUSANDS OF NEW UNITS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS KEEPING HOMES
AFFORDABLE WITHOUT CHANGING WHAT
MAKES SEATTLE A DESIRABLE PLACE
TO LIVE AND I SAY KEEPING HOMES
AFFORDABLE. THAT IS A STRETCH.
BY CREATING THE CAPACITY FOR
MORE, IT IS A STEP IN TRYING TO
KEEP PRICES FROM GOING UP AS
FAST AS THEY COULD WITH LEVELS
OF SCARCITY THAT WERE GREATER
THEN EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL AMENDED PASSES IN
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
THEN, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 11 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 11, 321 83,
BATTLE PLAN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE CALLING FOR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS VISITED DEFERMENTS TO
FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE ONE
SEATTLE PLAN AND REQUESTING THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS
AND DEVELOP ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE TIME IN 26 AND
THEY COMMEND THE RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE PROVIDE THE
COMMUNITY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO MOVE
TO MN RESOLUTION 321 183 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A ON THE
AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT A. GO AHEAD AND BE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
RESOLUTION TIME. RESOLUTION HAS
A LOT OF GOOD STUFF IN IT. THIS
AMENDMENT SPECIFICALLY ASKS AND
REQUEST OUR OFFICE OF PLANNING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
OTHERWISE AS OBESITY TO
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL
AND ONE OF THEM IS FOR OUTREACH
TO CENTRAL DISTRICT RESIDENTS
AND THE GOAL FOR COMMUNITY
HEALTH GROWTH DISPLACEMENT AND
IT'S ALSO IN THE RESOLUTION FOR
14th TO 18th AVENUE FOR CENTRAL
DISTRICT URBAN CENTER AND THAT
IS IN THE RESOLUTION RIGHT THERE
TO MAKE IT TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE
NEXT STEPS AND OUR PROCESS AND
ALSO OBESITY SHOULD SUGGEST WAYS
TO REDUCE DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES
AMONGST ENTIRE RESIDENTS IN THE
CITY AND ALSO PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REDLINED, AS
WELL. THIS IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE
IT TALKS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
REDLINING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND CULTURAL
ANCHORS AS WE ARE BUILDING A
CITY AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO
HAVE CULTURAL ANCHORS IN PLACE
TO CREATE COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND
HAVE REALLY INCREDIBLE PLACES IN
HISTORICAL PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO
ENJOY, AS WELL. COLLEAGUES,
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION ON THIS AMENDMENT.
I KNOW TALKING TO YOU ALL AND
HOW MUCH YOU ALL SUPPORT A LOT
OF THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
MEASURES AND I JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT
DURING THE PROCESS. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. NOT SEEING ANY HANDS. I
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT FOR THE
SAME REASONS. WHILE THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED TO
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. ARE
THERE FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION AS AMENDED?
CONSUMMATE RETURN EIGHT?
>> JUST OFFERING FINAL REMARKS
ON THE ACTION. AS I STATED, THIS
PLAN IS AN IMPORTANT START AND
THERE IS WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE ON THE COMING YEARS AND WE
HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM OUR
CONSTITUENTS THAT WE NEED TO GO
FURTHER BY EXPENDING OPPORTUNITY
AND HIGH OPPORTUNITY LOW
DISPLACEMENT RISK NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT IS WHY I INTRODUCED
AMENDMENT 34 FOR EIGHT
PREVIOUSLY, DAWSON, ROANOKE PART
PARK, LAW REVIEW, LAUREL HEIGHTS
AND NICKERSON SOUTH CANAL. ALL
OF THESE EIGHT CENTERS ARE IN
THE DOCKET RESOLUTION MEETING
THAT WE WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THEM TO THE
COMP PLAN AFTER ADDITIONAL
ENVIRONMENT TO REVIEW IN NEXT
YEAR OR SO AND WE WILL TAKE UP
CHANGES TO PARKING MINIMUMS
ALLOWING HOUSING ON TRANSIT
CORRIDOR'S AND ANTI-DISPLACEMEN
T MEASURES AND I'M EXCITED TO
WORK WITH ALL OF YOU ON THESE
POLICY ISSUES IN THE NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> I WILL SIMPLY STATE THE
OBVIOUS THAT A RESOLUTION
INCIDENT ISN'T THE PREFERRED
PATH FOR MAKING THE ADDITIONAL
CHANGES THAT THE COUNCIL WANTED
TO SEE IN THE MAYOR'S
CONFERENCE OF PLAN, BUT WE ARE
BOUND BY REQUIREMENTS THAT
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDY WHEN WE WANT ADDITIONAL
GROWTH AND STUDIED ORIGINALLY.
ADOPTING THESE ITEMS WOULDN'T
JEOPARDIZE THE WHOLE THING, SO
THAT IS WHY WE ARE GOING FORWARD
WITH THIS RESOLUTION. WE HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW AS MANDATED
BY THE STATE AND I WOULD LOVE TO
SEE SOME OF THOSE LIMITATIONS
LOOSENED ACROSS THE STATE, SO
COUNCILS CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
PROSPECTIVELY STUDIED IN
PREVIOUS ACTIONS THAT THEY ARE
TRYING TO INSTITUTE TO MAKE THE
MOMENTS OF THE CITIES. WE HAVE
CLEARLY INDICATED TO PCD AND THE
FUTURE MAYOR OF WHAT THE COUNCIL
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE NEXT
YEARS UPDATE TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THIS IS
ALWAYS AN ONGOING PROCESS. OUR
NEEDS TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE
WHEN IT COMES TO THE GROWTH OF
THE CITY. YOU ARE WELCOME TO
HAVE THE LAST WORD IF YOU WOULD
LIKE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH,
ESPECIALLY ON A RESOLUTION. A
LOT OF STUFF IN THERE AND A LOT
OF IDEAS. LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THE PROCESS IN PHASE
TWO FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTERS AND TRANSPORTATION AND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT. WE CAN GO ON
AND ON AND IT'S A GREAT
RESOLUTION AND I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO TAKING A LOT OF THE
INFORMATION UP IN PHASE TWO OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION AS AMENDED?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED BRIDGE
>> RESOLUTION AS AMENDMENT IS
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? GOOD JOB. ONE REALLY
DOES HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE
MAGNITUDE OF THAT PROJECT COMING
TO THIS POINT, SO OFF SCRIPT A
LITTLE BIT AND THAT WAS LONG AND
HARD AND WORTH IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 12 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> PARK UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE ON POSSIBLE 1211,
LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM FUNDING
PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN AS ADOPTED BY
127 252 AMENDED ORDINANCE 127156
ADOPTED THE 2025 BUDGET,
INCLUDING 2025-2030 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED.
>> CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> WHERE IS EVERYONE GOING? YOU
HAVE BEEN HERE FOR 3.5 HOURS AND
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GIVE UP ON
US LIKE THAT? I'M JUST PLAYING.
OKAY, LAST TWO ITEMS AND WE WILL
POWER THROUGH THESE. AGENDA ITEM
121137, THIS COUNSEL BILL IS AN
AMENDED VERSION, LANDSCAPE
CONSERVATION AND LOCAL
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM ALSO
KNOWN WAS PASSED COMMITTEE AND
FULL COUNSEL LAST JULY. THE
COUNSEL BILL MODIFIES THAT IT
APPROPRIATES THE FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THE WEST LAKE PARK
IMPROVEMENT AND THE ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS WOULD FUND
REMOVAL AND STORAGE ART
INSTALLATION AND ADDRESS
EXPENSES TO KEEP PROJECT ON
TRACK FOR COMPLETION BY SUMMER
2026. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. I
HOPE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU.
>> THIS IS ALSO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE'S DISTRICT, AS WELL,
JUST FOR THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME
THAT TIME. ANY COMMENTS ON THE
LEGISLATION? SEEMED UNPRINTABLE
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM 13 INTO THE RECORD?
>> 121 138, UTILITIES
AUTHORIZING GENERAL MANAGER CEO
PUBLIC UTILITIES ORDINATE TO
REQUIRE BY DESIGNATION OR
INTIMATE PARCEL IN SEATTLE FOR
UTILITY PURPOSES IDENTIFIED AS
KING COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 152
504-9010 LOCATED AT 4000 NORTH
EAST 41st STREET AND COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS IT WILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER. AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. 12113 IT
AUTHORIZES TO REQUIRE A PARCEL
IN NEIGHBORHOOD APPROPRIATING
912 TO AUGMENT 55 MILLION IN
2026 ADOPTED BUDGET IN THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THIS WOULD BE BUYING THE
PROPERTY THAT NOW PROTECTS
RATEPAYERS FROM PAYING TO REMOVE
THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISPLACED
HOMEOWNERS WHEN A PIPE FAILS.
THE CITY MUST COMPLY WITH STATE
REQUIREMENTS FOR REPLACING IT
WITH AN OPEN CREEK CHANNEL. IF
WE PASS, BE ABLE TO START THE
PROCESS OF PLANNING FOR THIS
PROJECT AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ESPECIALLY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR ALL HER
HARD WORK AND TO THIS DISTRICT
AND I BELIEVE SHE BROUGHT AN
AMENDMENT TO INCORPORATE, OR
THEY DID, TO MAKE SURE WE
INCORPORATED COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS INTO
LEGISLATION, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS
COMMUNITY AND I KNOW THEY WILL
DO A GREAT JOB. AS I SAY, THERE
IS -- I APOLOGIZE. I FORGOT WHAT
I WAS GOING TO SAY. THAT IS THE
END OF MY QUOTE. THANK YOU.
>> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR ANY
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. I'M
SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU. SORRY. I'M ONLINE,
SO IT'S -- JUST WANT TO SAY,
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR THEIR DUE
DILIGENCE AND ADDING LANGUAGE
INTO THE LEGISLATION TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ARE COMMUNICATING
WITH CONSTITUENTS WHO CARE ABOUT
THIS AND THE DISTRICT I
REPRESENT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY
THAT I APPRECIATE THAT IT IS
STATE LAW THAT NECESSITATES WHEN
YOU ARE REPLACING TO ACTUALLY DO
THE FISH PASSAGE THE DAYLIGHTING
OF THE CREEK, SO I MADE SOME
COMMENTS LAST COMMITTEE ABOUT
THIS, SO THAT IS WHAT THE DATA
IS REQUIRING OF US FOR THE FISH
PASSAGE IN DAYLIGHTING AND WHAT
WE SHOULD BE DOING AS WE ARE
UPDATING THESE AND WE HAVE DONE
IT IN VARIOUS PLACES ACROSS THE
CITY, INCLUDING CREEK AND ALSO
THORTON CREEK. IT IS SOMETHING
THE STATE IS TELLING US TO DO IN
TERMS OF DOING THE FISH PASSAGE
AND DAYLIGHTING. LIKE I SAID, IT
IS IMPORTANT TO DO SO, BECAUSE
WE NEED TO PROMOTE AND YOU KNOW
I SAID ON MY RECOVERY, SO WE
NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO REALLY
PROMOTE FISH PASSAGE AND
DAYLIGHTING THESE CREEKS, WHICH
BRINGS BACK WILDLIFE INTO THE
AREA, LIKE WE HAVE SEEN, SO I
WANT TO ADD THAT AND CLARIFY
THAT. SOME COMMENTS I MADE LAST
COMMITTEE , SO THAT IT WAS
CLEAR. MY INTEREST IN MAKING
SURE THAT CONSTITUENTS ARE PART
OF THE CONVERSATION AND THAT WE
ARE SUPPORTING FISH PASSAGE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
AND COUNCILMEMBER FOR YOUR CLOSE
LOOK AT THE LEGISLATION AND
ADVOCATE FOR THE DISTRICT.
SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS. WHILE
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. NOW, ITEM J IS
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT
CALENDAR. RINCK, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE REPORT ON APPOINTMENT
3382.
>> CERTAINLY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. DO I NEED TO MOVE?
NO? WE COULD JUST ADDRESS.
>> I WILL SIMPLY READ THE
APPOINTMENT AS A MEMBER OF
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY PUBLIC TO
THE LIVING AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL FOR A TERM TO DECEMBER
31, 2027. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
CONFIRMED THE APPOINTMENT AND
MOVE FOUR IN FAVOR. THAT WAS
ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
WAIT A MINUTE. EXCUSE ME. I'M
BEING TOLD -- GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A FIRST
FOR ME. THIS NOMINATION PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF MY COMMITTEE
ON DECEMBER 5th MEETING. I'M
INTERESTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
THE REASON BEHIND IT BEING
PULLED FROM CONSENT , BUT BY WAY
OF INSTRUCTION, THE CULTURAL
SPACE AGENCY IS A PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY THAT
EMERGED FROM A DECADE OF WORK
LED BY THE OFFICE OF ART CULTURE
AND SEATTLE ART COMMISSION AND
IT WAS ENVISIONED AS A COMMUNITY
LED PARTNER WITH WHOM WE COULD
PRESERVE AND EXPAND SPACE IN OUR
CITY. THIS CONCERNS IS SIMPLY
THE APPOINTMENT AND I WILL PAUSE
THERE TO HEAR ANY RATIONAL BEING
PULLED FOR TODAY AND WILL
RESPOND. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
LET ME GET TO MY NOTES. I KNOW I
AM HAVING TECH ISSUES BUT MY
WI-FI IS OUT AND I'M TRYING TO
MAKE SURE -- ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR MARKS AND I WANT TO
REACH OUT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I
WILL BE PULLING THIS FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE PLAYING
COMMUNICATION TAG AND NOT ABLE
TO CONNECT AND THERE WERE SO
MANY ITEMS THAT MADE IT HARD TO
CATCH SOONER. COLLEAGUES, I
PULLED OUT THIS ITEM FOR
INDIVIDUAL, BECAUSE I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT CITY DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS PARTICIPATING ON
ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. SAY WHETHER
IT'S LEGAL LEGAL OR NOT OR EVEN
TECHNICALLY ETHICAL FOR THEM TO
DO SO, I KNOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO
RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM BUSINESS
INVOLVING THE CITY AND THAT
WOULD BE A LARGE PORTION OF THE
ENTITY WORK AND THERE IS ALSO
THE APPEARANCE THAT THEY WOULD
UNDULY GIVE AN ADVANTAGE OR
UPPERHAND TO THE ENTITY OR
ORGANIZATIONS THAT THE ENTITY
REPRESENTS . OF COURSE, IT COULD
BE SEEN THAT WAY BY OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE ENTITY OR
PARTNERSHIP. WE UNDERSTAND THIS
OURSELVES WHEN WE HAVE TO NOT
SIT ON BOARDS OR ACCUSE
OURSELVES, SO I HAVE NOT HEARD
BEFORE OF A DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
SITTING ON A ORGANIZATIONS BOARD
IN THIS MANNER AND THIS THIS
DOESN'T MEAN AS HAVING
HAPPENED. I CAN SPEAK TO WHAT I
HAD OR WHAT THE PRACTICE WAS,
BUT WHEN I SAW THE DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR, IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHICH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, SO
THAT IS NOT MY CONCERN, BUT ANY
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS SITTING AS
A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
DECISION-MAKING BODY THAT GETS
FUNDING FROM THE CITY, IT DOES
RAISE ETHICAL CONCERNS FOR ME,
SO I DON'T THINK IT IS A GOOD
PRACTICE FOR THE CITY, BECAUSE
WHETHER OR NOT, LIKE I SAID IS
EARLIER OR TRUE IT CAN BE SEEN
BY THE PUBLIC OR OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SOMEHOW THEY
WILL GIVE FAVORITISM TO THIS
ENTITY OR ENTITIES INVOLVED WITH
THIS ORGANIZATION INVOLVED WITH
THIS ENTITY. THIS IS THE REASON
WHY I POURED THIS ITEM FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL VOTE. I DON'T WANT
TO START HAVING DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS FOR THEIR PROTECTION
AND THE CITIES PROTECTION OF
HAVING THE ABILITY TO SIT ON
THESE BOARDS THAT OFTENTIMES YOU
HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF, BECAUSE
OF THE FUNDING PIECE WITH THE
CITY AND BECAUSE OF THE
APPEARANCE THAT SOMETHING
NEFARIOUS IS GOING ON. I DON'T
BELIEVE THEY ARE TO BE, SO THIS
ISN'T SOMETHING THAT THERE IS
SOMETHING GOING ON. IN ANY
EVENT, THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER
-- THIS APPOINTMENT CAN BE
FILLED BY MANY FOLKS IN THE ART
COMMUNITY THAT ARE SUPER ENGAGED
AND AND FOR THAT REASON, I
PULLED THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL VOTE AND I DON'T WANT
TO VOTE FOR A DIRECTOR TO SIT ON
A GOVERNING BOARD OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER ENTITY. I DO WANT TO SAY
THAT I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
DIRECTORS WORK AND THE WORK OF
HER STAFF IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY.
I SUPPORT THE ART COMMUNITY AND
APPRECIATE THAT OUR CITY GIVES A
STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS.
NEVERTHELESS, I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR ON
OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND
INVOLVEMENTS WITH SEPARATE
ENTITIES. LIKE I SAID ON THIS
CASE, IT HAPPENED TO BE ARTS,
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER AND ITS
ANY DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR. THANK
YOU FOR LETTING ME EXPLAIN WHY I
PULLED IT OUT. THESE ARE MY
FEELINGS ON DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
IN GENERAL AND THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING AS I A LITTLE BUT
STUMBLED THROUGH MY REMARK'S,
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MY REMARKS
PREPARED, BECAUSE MY WI-FI IS
OUT AND I THINK YOU GET FROM
WHAT I'M SAYING OF THE CONCERN
ON THIS PARTICULAR --
APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR
CLARIFY ANYTHING I JUST SAID.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS AND I WILL PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCILMEMBER TO
RESPOND. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I KNOW I SWUNG BY YOUR OFFICE A
FEW TIMES TO CATCH YOU AND I
ALWAYS INVITE YOU TO SEND AN
EMAIL OR AT LEAST ALLOWED TO
SPEAK YOUR MIND AND AVOID
MISUNDERSTANDINGS IN THE FUTURE.
IN CASE THERE ARE ANY CONFUSION,
PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND
CAUSE I AGENCY. THIS IS MORE TO
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS
TRANSIT BOARD OR REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
SEATTLE HAVING A SEAT ON THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL IS ENSURING
THAT OUR COMMUNITIES INTERESTS
ARE BEING SERVED IN A
COORDINATED AND EFFICIENT MANNER
AND THAT WE AS A CITY HAVE
CLOSER OVERSIGHT AND CAN ENSURE
GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN THE
PDA WAS CHARTERED WITH ARTS AND
CULTURE WHEN THE PDA WAS
CHARTERED, THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE HAD A DEDICATED
CULTURAL SPACE AND LIAISON. AND
ENSURE THAT BOTH ARTS AND PDA
WERE RESPONSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE
TO THE COMMUNITY WE ALL SERVE.
LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT ARTS AT
THE END OF THE ADMINISTRATION
LED TO THE ARTS OFFICE LARGELY
WALKING AWAY FROM CULTURAL SPACE
WORK ALTOGETHER AND IN MY
OPINION THAT WAS A HUGE MISTAKE.
IN 2023 WHEN THEY APPOINTED
DIRECTOR AND NATIONAL GREATER
ECONOMY AND CULTURAL PLACE
MAKING, IT WAS A CLEAR SIGNAL
THAT THE CITY IS RE-ENGAGING IN
CULTURAL SPACE WORK. APPOINTMENT
TO CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY PDA
GOVERNING COUNCIL IS DELIVERING
ON THIS PROMISE. APPOINTING TO
THIS PDA GOVERNING COUNCIL THAT
WE ARE IN CLOSE COLLABORATION
WITH A COMMUNITY LED ENTITY
FOCUSED ON BUILDING AND
PRESERVING SPACES THAT FUEL OUR
ECONOMY AND HELP CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES REMAIN IN THE CITY.
THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK AND IT'S
GOOD GOVERNANCE TO HAVE OUR
DIRECTOR OF ARTS AND CULTURES
ENGAGED IN THIS WORK. THIS ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THIS
APPOINTMENT AND I STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPROVE THIS IN
SERVICE OF SUPPORTING OUR
CULTURAL SECTOR. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY -- OKAY. I WILL
ALLOW FOR COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
TO RESPOND IF IT WAS A DIRECT
RESPONSE TO SOMETHING JUST SAID.
OTHERWISE, I BELIEVE LIN HAD HIS
HAND UP FIRST.
>> YES. I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS
-- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR YOUR
COMMENTS ABOUT ENGAGEMENT. I
WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT IT WAS
ALWAYS THAT I DID REACH OUT AND
THAT WAS MY INTENTION. I DON'T
WANT TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THERE
WAS ANYTHING NEFARIOUS ON MY
PART. THERE WASN'T. THAT'S WHY
I REACHED OUT EARLIER. I DON'T
SIT ON THE ARTS COMMITTEE, SO I
COULDN'T ADDRESS THIS EARLIER
AND THERE WAS A LIST OF MANY
PAGES WORTH OF APPOINTMENTS, SO
WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE
APPOINTMENTS, IT WAS A
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND IT
CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. THERE IS NO
WAY THAT I CARE ABOUT THE
CULTURAL SECTOR OF OUR CITY.
THIS IS NOT THAT I -- WE AS A
CITY ARE VERY INVOLVED IN THE
ART SPACE AND THIS IS IN NO WAY
UNDERMINING THAT OR TAKING AWAY
FROM THAT. I SUPPORT THAT AND
I'M VERY ACTIVE. THIS IS JUST
MORE AT THE VERY BASIC LEVEL, I
DON'T THINK DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS SHOULD BE SITTING ON
ENTITIES THAT GET FUNDING FROM
THE CITY FOR THE ENGAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT GET FUNDING
FROM THE CITY, BECAUSE OF THAT
POINT OF CONFUSION. IT IS NOT IN
ANY WAY TO INSULT -- IT TO
DIRECT THE DIRECTOR,
ORGANIZATION OR ARE ARTS
COMMUNITY OR WE SHOULD BE
ROBUSTLY ENGAGING IN THE ARTS
COMMUNITY. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO
ME, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE
KEPT IN THAT WAY. THIS HAPPENED
TO BE ARTS, BUT THIS COULD BE
ANY DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, SO THIS
IS MORE ABOUT THE SPACES AND
BOARD POSITIONS, IF YOU WILL,
THE DIRECTORS AND DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ARE ENGAGED WITH AS IT
RELATES TO FUNDING THAT WE MAY
PROVIDE THAT ENTITY. THAT IS ALL
THIS IS AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE
IT VERY CLEAR AND IT WAS
UNFORTUNATE THAT WE DIDN'T GET
TO CHAT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD
INTERVIEW WELL TO EACH OTHER AND
WE HAVE UNTIL THIS POINT, SO I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS VERY
CLEAR. AGAIN, NOT FEELING WELL
TODAY, SO MAYBE I DIDN'T
ARTICULATE IT SEPARATELY, BUT I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS
VERY CLEAR FOR THE RECORD, SO
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> I DO THINK THERE IS AN
IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
ORGANIZATIONS VERSUS NONPROFITS
AND PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES AND THE CITY STOOD
UP FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND
THEY ARE INDEPENDENT AND WE DO
HAVE AN OVERSIGHT ROLE FOR THEM
AND WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL
RELATIONSHIP AS WE OFTEN FIND
WITH UNIQUE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
THEM. I HEAR YOUR CONCERN. I
WOULD BE CURIOUS. I'M
COMFORTABLE APPROVING THIS
APPOINTMENT TODAY IN THE FUTURE
AND ENGAGE WITH PERHAPS OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
ON FUTURE APPOINTMENTS. IF THIS
NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE
ADDRESS, I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE UNIQUE NATURE OF
THE RELATIONSHIP AND IT IS
DIFFERENT THAN NONPROFITS OR
OTHER GROUPS WE FUND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?, THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTS. I WILL COME THAT
CONVERSATION. I KNOW THAT SERVES
AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT GET FUNDING
FROM THE CITY, SO IT IS A LITTLE
BIT OF A WEIRD AND UNIQUE
POSITION THAT THIS SITS ON , SO
THAT IS WHY HAVING DIRECTOR FROM
DEPARTMENTS THAT MIGHT PROVIDE
FUNDING OR ANY OTHER
DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE AT THE END
OF THE DAY WHEN THE DIRECTOR
SITS ON A BOARD, THEY ARE
REPRESENTED OF THE CITY. I GUESS
I'M OVERLY CAUTIOUS, SO I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY
DOESN'T APPEAR AND THAT WE ARE
PLAYING FAVORITISM, BUT THAT IS
WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM AND I
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
AND THEY WELCOME THE
CONVERSATION IN THIS REGARD, BUT
BECAUSE OF THIS, IT IS UNIQUE
WHERE THEY SERVE AS FISCAL
SPONSOR FOR ORGANIZATIONS.
ORGANIZATIONS WILL COME TO THE
CITY AND SAY, WE FEEL LIKE THE
WAY THAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARE
IMPLEMENTING FUNDING AND
PROVIDING ADVANTAGE OF SOME
ORGANIZATIONS VERSUS OTHERS.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT IS THE CASE
AT ALL, BUT IT'S THE APPEARANCE
PIECE THAT IS THAT OF CONCERN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THEM.
>> I SEE NO OTHER HANDS RAISED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR AND TWO OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED. THERE
IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION
TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN
MY VOTE BASED ON THE PREVIOUS
ITEM IF I MAY. I HOPE THAT GOING
FORWARD IS SOME CONVERSATION
ABOUT PEOPLE OR JUST IN GENERAL,
THE PEOPLE WHO OVERSEE THE
COMMITTEES THAT -- HOUSING LEVY,
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND
PRIMARILY LEVEES THAT WE DO HAVE
TO NOTE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST IN ALL AREAS AND
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S ATTENTION TO THAT.
DON'T WORRY. LIKE I SAID, I
WILL BE BRIEF AND I MEAN THAT. I
JUST WANT TO NOTE AS I SAID
BEFORE ON TODAY'S THE LAST DAY
IN THE LEGISLATION AND PROUD OF
ET CETERA. IS THAT A NEW HAND?
>> I WAS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL YOU
ARE DONE, BUT I WILL TALK NOW,
IF YOU WANT.
>> ARE YOU SPEAKING TO AN ITEM?
WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER TO SPEAK
ON?
>> I WILL JUST GET THE WORDS OUT
OF MY MOUTH, WHICH IS THAT YOU
AND I AGREED AND DISAGREED ON
MANY DIFFERENT ISSUES OF THE
COURSE OF THE LAST FEW YEARS AND
WHAT I KNOW TO BE A FACT IS THAT
YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLY DEDICATED
PUBLIC SERVANT, SO I WANT TO
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. YOU HAVE MADE THE
CITY A BETTER PLACE AND WE AGREE
AND DISAGREE. I HAVE JUST SEEN
IMMENSE DEDICATION TO OUR CITY
AND AS MUCH AS I HATE TO WALK ON
AMENDMENTS, IT WAS APPROVED WITH
BRINGING THE WALK ON AMENDMENT
ON YOUR LAST DAY ON COUNSEL,
BECAUSE OF YOUR DESIRE TO MAKE
THIS A BETTER PLACE. ON THE
POLICY AGREE OR DISAGREE, IT
DOESN'T MATTER. THE FACT OF THE
MATTER IS THAT YOU ARE AN
INCREDIBLY DEDICATED PUBLIC
SERVANT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THAT BUT I WANT TO THANK THE
ENTIRE TEAM, JEREMY FOR
EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE AND
SERVICE TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU,
PRESIDENT PRINT
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
I WILL TAKE IT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. YOU ARE
RIGHT. I DO GET INTO THE WEEDS
AND THE FLOW FROM -- WE HAVE TO
BE FLEXIBLE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
?
>> I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
CELEBRATE AND EXPRESS MY SINCERE
APPRECIATION FOR YOU AND YOUR
SELFLESS SERVICE TO OUR CITY
OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE
DECADES, BUT THESE LAST FOUR
YEARS . OUR CITY NO DOUBT IS
BETTER OFF, BECAUSE OF YOU AND
YOUR WORK AND LEADERSHIP. I
APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS BEING A
SOUNDING BOARD FOR ME, WHICH IS
ONE OF THE MORE SENIOR MEMBERS
AND IT IS BODY OF KIND OF
SHOWING ME THE ROPES AND GIVING
ME CUES AND PRACTICE POINTERS OF
WHERE TO LOOK AND HOW YOU WOULD
APPROACH A PARTICULAR ISSUE IN
RESOLVING A PARTICULAR ISSUE OR
GETTING SMARTER ABOUT A
PARTICULAR POLICY ISSUE. YOU
HAVE BEEN A GREAT THOUGHT
PARTNER AND WE HAVE AGREED AND
DISAGREED SOME. THROUGH IT ALL,
YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS
HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE AND
COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR
ANYTHING BETTER AND A COLLEAGUE.
I APPRECIATE YOU. WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT YOUR TIME WITH COUNSEL,
WHICH OVERLAPS HALF MY TIME, I
THINK THREE LEVEL POLICY
ACHIEVEMENTS THAT YOU ARE ABLE
TO WIN, YOU WERE ABLE TO DELIVER
AND HELP EXPAND TREATMENT
SERVICES IN OUR CITY. NO OTHER
INDIVIDUAL ELECTED OFFICIAL IN
OUR CITY'S HISTORY AS FAR AS I
CAN TELL WAS ABLE TO EXPAND
TREATMENT SERVICES TO THE LEVEL
AND SCOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO
DELIVER IN MY TWO YEARS AND YOUR
FOUR YEARS ON THIS COUNSEL. I
THINK A LOT OF THAT COMES FROM
THE PERSONAL FIRST-HAND LIVED
EXPERIENCES AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
OVERCOME ADDICTION AND SOMEONE
WHO HAS BEEN VERY CANDID IN
FORTHRIGHT STRUGGLES. USING
THOSE EXPERIENCES TO EMPOWER AND
DO BETTER FOR COMMUNITY
SUFFERING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CRISES, SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE SHOULD BE
FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXPANDING
TREATMENT SERVICES ACROSS OUR
CITY. ANOTHER THING EPIC ABOUT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND YOUR
POLICY ACHIEVEMENTS. TO
SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORTS THAT YOU
WERE ABLE TO DELIVER TO BETTER
SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES,
WHICH ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR
ECONOMY AND I THINK PART OF THAT
MIGHT COME FROM YOUR PERSONAL
FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE AS IN THAT
SPACE, AS WELL. BEYOND THAT,
VERY IMPACTFUL. YOUR ARCHITECT,
IN MY EYES, THE STOREFRONT
REPAIR FUND. RECOGNIZING THAT
OUR CITY FAILED TO DELIVER ON
OUR HIGHEST RESPONSIBILITY --
CHARTER RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP
PEOPLE IN COMMUNITIES AND SMALL
BUSINESS IS SAFE. COOL NEW FUND
TO HELP RESPOND AND HELP OUR
CITY BETTER RESPOND TO CRIME,
VANDALISM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
LATE LAST YEAR OR WHATEVER IT
WAS, I WORKED HARD AND WORKED
WITH OED AND IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE
SOME BUDGET IDEAS IN MIND TO
EXPAND THAT PROGRAM AND TO MAKE
IT MORE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE,
MORE PROACTIVE IN NATURE TO
COVER PREVENTATIVE TYPE WORK AND
YOU ARE ALREADY LEADING THE
CHARGE IN THAT WORK. ULTIMATELY,
WHEN YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
DOING YOURSELF, BUILD UPON YOUR
OWN WORK. I WAS TRYING TO BUILD
UPON YOUR OWN WORK AND YOU ARE
ALREADY ITERATING BUILDING AND
MAKING IT BETTER BY NOW CALL TO
BUSINESS PROGRAM. HUGELY
IMPACTFUL. I'M WORKING WITH
CONSTITUENTS RIGHT NOW. WANT TO
THANK OED, WHILE I'M AT IT, FOR
DEVELOPING -- DELIVERING THIS
PROGRAM. I'M WORKING WITH
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE BENEFITING
WITH THE PREVENTATIVE NATURE OF
THE PROGRAM AND RESPONSE, BROKEN
WINDOWS AND STOREFRONT REPAIR
FUND ASPECTS OF IT, AS WELL. YOU
LET THAT EFFORT. THE THIRD AND
FINAL, ALL OF YOUR TIRELESS
EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT A
THRIVING ARTS AND CULTURAL SCENE
HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
INCLUDING THROUGH THE CREATION
OF THE SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO --
THOSE THINGS AND SO MUCH MORE, I
KNOW IN MY MIND AND HEART THAT
OUR CITY IS WAY BETTER OFF.
CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.
APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP,
FRIENDSHIP AND FEEDBACK .
WHENEVER WE DISAGREE AND HOW WE
DID IT IN A MUTUALLY RESPECTFUL
MANNER AND HOLDING FIRM TO OUR
PRINCIPAL POSITIONS AND THE
FINAL THING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I THINK YOU ARE UNFAIRLY
TARGETED AT TIMES AND THIS JOB
REQUIRES US TO HAVE THICK SKIN
AND NOT TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY,
BUT I DO AT THE SAME TIME THINK
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY
TARGETED AND LAST WEEK I RECALL
I HEARD PEOPLE SAYING
INSENSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT YOU
AND YOUR PRIOR LIVED EXPERIENCES
IN HOPES. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.
WE NEED TO BE CIVIL AND DISAGREE
ON POLICY, MERITS AND AVOID
BULLYING AND HARASSING
INTIMIDATION TYPE OF BEHAVIOR.
YOU HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY TARGETED
AND I THINK YOU HANDLED YOURSELF
WITH TREMENDOUS GRACE AND
DIGNITY AND SET AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW WE SHOULD EMULATE WHEN FACED
WITH THAT UNFORTUNATE STUFF THAT
SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN WITH A SENSE
OF MORAL MAGNANIMITY THAT WE CAN
ALL ASPIRE TO AND I APPLAUD YOUR
BRAVERY, COURAGE, WILLINGNESS TO
STICK THROUGH IT ALL . YOUR
PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION AND
FRIENDSHIP AND YOUR TREMENDOUS
CONTRIBUTION TO THE SHORT AND
LONG-TERM SUCCESS. THANK YOU.
>> THOSE COMMENTS. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. DIDN'T
MEAN TO UNDERMINE THE SPIRIT OF
YOUR COMMENTS. WHEN YOU WERE
TALKING COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
WHICH TIME WAS HE REFERRING TO X
HERE IS WHAT I WANT TO SAY
BEFORE ANYTHING. THANK YOU. YOU
SHORTENED MY SPEECH. WHAT I WANT
PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC TO
RECOGNIZE IS THAT EVERYONE WHO
SITS UP HERE, WE ARE DOING -- WE
ARE WORKING OUR HARDEST AND
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME OR POLICY.
HAVING LIVED THIS JOB FOR FOUR
YEARS, I RECOGNIZE IT IS
CHALLENGING AND I WILL ASK THE
PUBLIC OF THE FUTURE TO TREAT
GOING FORWARD WHOEVER WE ARE UP
HERE WITH RESPECT. YOU DON'T
KNOW THE WORK THAT GOES ON
BEHIND THE SCENES AND I BELIEVE
THAT WE ARE ALL TRYING THE
HARDEST WE CAN. IT IS A
DIFFERENT CITY THAN IT WAS WHEN
I TOOK OFFICE. WHEN I TOOK
OFFICE AND STARTED THE CHILD AND
I CAN'T MEMBER WHAT IT WAS
PRETTY SECOND FLOOR WAS DARK. I
AM TOO ON PUBLIC SAFETY ON
EXPANDING ACCESS TO ON-DEMAND
TREATMENT. THIS IS DRIVING
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS
PROBLEMS. I HAVE SAID THAT SO
MANY TIMES THAT PEOPLE CAN SAY
IT FOR ME. WE HAVE CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUTTING PUBLIC
SAFETY BACK AT THE TOP OF OUR
PRIORITIES. I WAS THE FIRST OF
ALL BUSINESS OWNER TO SERVE ON
CITY COUNCIL TO SERVE ON 2009
AND I THINK HELOISE, I CAN'T
REMEMBER OTHER BUSINESSES, BUT A
LOT OF MY WORK WAS FOCUSED ON
REALLY TRYING TO HELP SMALL
BUSINESSES WERE IMPACTED BY ALL
OTHER ISSUES. PUTTING IT ON THE
TABLE TO OWN SMALL BUSINESS AND
THAT IS WHAT MAKES THE CITY --
THE WONDERFUL CITY AND WE ARE
NOT A CITY FULL OF CHANGE, BUT
QUIRKY INDIVIDUAL
BRICK-AND-MORTAR'S AND ALSO
BUSINESSES THAT DRIVE OUR
ECONOMY, SO THAT WAS MOTIVATING
ME IN MY LIVED EXPERIENCE AS A
BUSINESS OWNER, BUT IT REALLY IS
THE BACKING OF OUR ECONOMY.
CERTAIN THINGS THAT HAVE DRIVEN
MY WORK OVER THE YEARS, BUT I
JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT REALLY
MATTERS WAS JUST EVERYDAY
THINKING WAS THE RIGHT THING TO
DO AND SOME THINGS BEING FROZEN
BY INDECISION AND DEPENDING ON
WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO AND
THINGS ARE REALLY COMPLICATED. I
TOOK ON ISSUES THAT I THOUGHT
WERE IMPORTANT AND I ALSO
LISTENED TO CONSTITUENTS AND TRY
TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THIS IS
JUST MY LAST MEETING AND IT IS
THE END OF THE TERM FOR YOU ALL.
WHAT IS REALLY REMARKABLE,
COLLEAGUES, MOST OF YOU WHEN YOU
WERE ELECTED IN 2023, YOU
DIDN'T HAVE THE TYPICAL
BACKGROUND AS SOMEONE IN
POLITICS. YOU DIDN'T FOR SERVE
AS L.A.'S OR ANYTHING ELSE, YOU
CAME FROM MANY DIFFERENT KINDS
OF PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND. THE
NAVY. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
FOUR YEARS AGO THAT WE WOULD
HAVE CONTESTS OR BE BRAGGING
ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE
ARMED SERVICES OR VETERANS WE
HAVE UP HERE. THIS IS THE END OF
YOUR FIRST TERM . WHO IS TO SAY
WHAT'S GOING WELL AND WHAT'S
NOT? THE POINT IS DOWNTOWN IS NO
LONGER DEAD. NET POSITIVE
OFFICERS. OUR CITY IS GOING BACK
AND THAT IS WHAT GIVES ME HOPE.
WE ALL DID THAT WILL TAKE
OWNERSHIP OF LEGISLATION AND IT
DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHO DID
WHAT, ET CETERA, BUT WE ACT AS A
BODY. THE CITY IS BETTER THAN IT
WAS FOUR YEARS AGO AND THAT IS
WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND I
TALKED ABOUT ALIGNING OUR POLICY
GOALS WITH OUR REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT. THAT IS A WAY OF
JUST SAYING, REMOVE THE BARRIERS
THAT EXIST IN OUR LAWS AND
SOMETIMES THE WAY WE DO THINGS
THAT PREVENT US FROM REALLY
GETTING IMPORTANT WORK DONE AND
MAKING THIS A BETTER CITY? I'M
JUST SAYING THAT WE ARE SEEING
CHANGES IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS
AND I PLAYED A SMALL PART IN
THAT. YOU WILL TAKE HIM SOME
HARD THINGS NEXT YEAR AND I JUST
HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE
DONE. IT'S BEEN A BLAST WORKING
WITH YOU. I SEE -- LOOK AT THIS.
MAYBE SOMETIME WE WILL SEE THE
FIRST NAME ON THE DAIS, BUT I
WON'T PUSH IT. MY POINT IS THAT
I SEE YOUR HAND UP. I JUST WANT
TO NOTE THAT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM
RIGHT HERE THAT I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE AND MY STAFF. YOU
MENTIONED IN OUR LITTLE PARTY
TELL ME WHAT TO DO. THAT IS THE
CASE AND I AM DEDICATED SMART
AND COMMITTED STAFF THEY HAVE MY
BACK AND WAS WHO I LISTEN FOR
ADVICE AND POLICY AND OTHERWISE.
THEY'RE OUT THERE FLOATING
THEIR OTHER JOBS. I HAVE A TO DO
LIST AND IT'S SIMPLE. I WOULD
LIKE THAT YOU CONTINUE WORKING
ON PERMITTING. OUR PERMITTING
NUMBER PROBLEMS ARE SLOWLY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY THAT ARE
CREATING HASSLES FOR SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND A BIG
DETRIMENT, SO I HOPE COUNSEL
CONTINUES TO WORK ON THAT. KEEP
WORKING ON DOWNTOWN AND KEEP
ALWAYS -- YOU GOT TO PICK UP THE
PHONE WITH THE CONSTITUENTS
CALL. SOMETIMES WE FORGET WHAT
OUR JOB IS IS SERVING THE PUBLIC
AND WHEN THEY CALL WITH A
PROBLEM, YOU'VE GOT TO PICK UP
YOUR PHONE AND ANSWER THAT EMAIL
AND SOLVE IT. IT'S NOT JUST
ABOUT THE POLICY. IT'S ABOUT
HELPING THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN
SEATTLE. IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM,
TRY TO SOLVE IT. THAT'S ALL I
WILL SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR WORK GOING FORWARD AND
I HOPE FOR THE ABSOLUTE VERY
BEST FOR THE INCOMING MAYOR WITH
GREAT STAFF OUT THERE IN THE
DEPARTMENTS AND I HAVE TO
BELIEVE AND I HEARD YOU ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL, MAYOR ELECT
WILSON, WE HAVE THE SAME HOPES
FOR THE CITY AND I THINK WE ALL
DO HERE AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE
TO GET THE ON POLITICS AND GET
DOWN TO THE BUSINESS OF HELPING
PEOPLE. RIVERA? DO YOU WANT THE
LAST WORD?
>> NO, I JUST WANT TO JOIN MY
COLLEAGUES IN GRATITUDE. I KNOW
THAT I SAID SOME THINGS
YESTERDAY AT THE PARTY, BUT I
WANT TO THANK YOU PUBLICLY FOR
ALL THE WORK THAT LASTS TWO
YEARS THAT WE'VE HAD AND I'VE
HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH
YOU. AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU
LEAD US THROUGH A LOT OF
PROCESSES. YOU ABSOLUTELY ARE
RIGHT. AS A BODY, I THINK WE
WILL SINK OR SWIM TOGETHER. THAT
IS WHAT I TOLD MY TEAM IN THE
OFFICE AND ANYBODY IS COMING
TOGETHER TO DO THE WORK. I THINK
YOU DID A LOT AND AND YOU ALSO
DID SO MUCH TO PARTNER WITH ME
IN DISTRICT 4 TO SUPPORT SO MANY
OF THE THINGS THAT DISTRICT 4
REALLY CARED ABOUT. THEY SAW YOU
OUT THERE AND THEY KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU PARTNERED WITH ME ON THEIR
BEHALF. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THAT, BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF
SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE
DISTRICT. YOU ALSO HAVE THE
DISTRICT TO WORK ON ALL OF THE
THINGS FROM COMP PLAN TO PARKS
TO S CCI . I JUST STARTED WITH
THAT. I WILL MENTION IT TWICE.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS. OF
COURSE, THROUGH THE BUDGET
PROCESSES AND GIVING A LOT OF
FOCUS. LIKE I SAID, YESTERDAY,
YOUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO
ADDICTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES
IN THE CITY SUPPORT OF THAT
CANNOT BE UNDERSCORED. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU VERY MUCH
CARE ABOUT WITH A LOT OF FOCUS
AND I AGREE. WE WANT TO SEE
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY SUCCEED. THEY
ARE NOT GOING TO SUCCEED IF THEY
ARE SETTLED BY ADDICTION AND I
WOULD ADD MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES, WHICH YOU AND I TALKED
A LOT ABOUT, SO I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. YOU
ARE A CARING INDIVIDUAL. YOU ARE
PASSIONATE. BECAUSE YOU CARE SO
MUCH AND I FOR ONE APPRECIATED
-- APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY ON
BEHALF OF EVERYBODY IN THE CITY.
AS RECURRED, ALL OF THE WORK WE
DO AS ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THIS
COUNCIL BODY, SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR COMMITMENT TO ALL OF THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND WORKING SO
HARD TO PUSH US TO DO THE RIGHT
THING AND TO PUSH US IN THE
DIRECTION THAT HAS BEEN
ADVANTAGEOUS IN THIS COUNCIL HAS
ACCOMPLISHED A LOT TOGETHER AND
WE ALL HAD A PIECE OF THE
PUDDLE, AS YOU SAY. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
SHEPHERDING US THROUGH ALL OF
THE VARIOUS PROCESSES AND
LEGISLATION TO GET TO THE CITY
IN A BETTER PLACE THAN YOU
PROBABLY ENTERED AT THE TIME
THAT YOU ENTERED IT. I JUST
WANTED TO ADD THAT TO MY
COMMENTS FROM YESTERDAY. YOU
WILL BE MISSED.
>> THANK YOU.
CHEST AND YOU RAN WITH IT ALL
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE BUT ALSO
SMALL BUSINESSES OF COLOR AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S A
DRIVER
OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR A
LOT OF THEM, IMMIGRANT
FAMILY, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FOR
SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND THAT TO
ME WAS EVERYTHING FOR YOU TO PUT
THAT FLAG ON YOUR CHEST AND
RUN AROUND AND TALK ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL
BUSINESS,
SO REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT.
AND ALSO FOR YOU JUST BEING
AUTHENTIC IN WHO YOU ARE.
AND I SAID THIS YESTERDAY AT THE
PARTY, YOU KNOW, NOT
CARING HONESTLY WHAT PEOPLE
THOUGHT
ABOUT YOU.
AND JUST SAYING HOW IT WAS NO
MATTER HOW IT LANDED.
THANK YOU. I HOPE YOU HAVE
ENOUGH REST,
RELAXATION, AND ALSO A GOOD
RECHARGE AS WELL. SO THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.
JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT
YOU JUST SAID ABOUT NOT
TAKING MYSELF SO SERIOUSLY.
YEAH, I'M A MIDDLE- AGED
WHITE LADY WHO'S IN RECOVERY,
SO I HAVE NO SHAME.
BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, I HOPE
THAT I HAVE HELPED TO LOWER
THE STANDARDS OF PERFECTION
AROUND
HERE. AND NOT TAKING YOURSELF
TOO
SERIOUSLY IS A WAY TO
CONNECT BETTER WITH PEOPLE AND
ALSO
HAVE A BETTER TIME AT
THIS JOB. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I JUST WANT TO SAY AND FROM MY
PAST LIFE, SIMPLY SAY FAIR WINDS
AND
FOLLOWING SEAS TO YOU, TO YOUR
FAMILY, AND BEST WISHES FOR
WHATEVER THE NEXT CHAPTER IN
YOUR LIFE BRINGS.
AS A FELLOW GEN- Xer, CLASS OF
'84 AND
ALL THE LIKE, ISH WITHING YOU
ALL THE BEST MOVING
FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I
APPRECIATE THAT. AND TO
THE VOTERS OUT THERE, THANK YOU
FOR THE PRIVILEGE
OF -- OF GIVING ME
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW
THIS
CITY, TO SERVE
YOU. IT WAS -- IT WAS PURE JOY
TO BE
IN THIS
POSITION, AND I
APPRECIATE THE TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE YOU PUT IN
ME TO GET ME INTO THIS JOB, AND
JUST
STAY ENGAGED IN POLITICS BECAUSE
WE
ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER,
SO IT'S BEEN TREMENDOUS
LEARNING
EXPERIENCE, A LOT OF FUN,
AND I -- I WILL MISS IT.
BUT WITH THAT, I'LL BE
WATCHING.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYONE. OH, ONE LAST THING.
OH, OKAY. SEE, I'M NOT TAKING
MYSELF
TOO SERIOUSLY THAT I
FORGOT TO DO THIS ONE REALLY
IMPORTANTIMPORTANT
THAT OUR CLERK IS TELLING ME TO
DO.
OH, YES, MY TERM AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT ENDS ON DECEMBER 31,
2025. AND THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY
FOR
THE COUNCIL TO ELECT
A NEW COUNCIL
PRESIDENT IS ON JANUARY 6, 2026.
THIS TIME GAP CREATES A
PRESIDENT VACANCY FROM
JANUARY 1st THROUGH THE 6th OR
UNTIL A COUNCIL PRESIDENT A
ELECTED,
SO THE VACANCY NEEDS TO
BE TEMPORARILY FILLED TO
ENSURE THAT THERE'S A
SUCCESSION
IN PLACE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY
TO HANDLE URGENT CITY BUSINESS,
AND TO DO THIS THE
COUNCIL WILL APPOINT A 2026
COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM IN SUCCESSION
BASED ON
SENIORITY AND IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER STARTING
JANUARY 1,
2026, AND ENDING WHEN
THE COUNCIL ADOPTS A 2026 AND
2027
COUNCIL PRO TEM RESOLUTION.
THIS IS ALL A WAY OF SAYING
THAT THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN WHEN
--
WHEN MY TERM ENDS AND THE -- THE
VOTE FOR THE NEW, YOU
KNOW, PRESIDENT HAPPENS.
SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL BE
APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT PRO TEM,
AND IN ABSENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THE FOLLOWING
WILL SERVE AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM IN THE ORDER
OF SUCCESSION
FOLLOWING.
OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER LYNN, AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
THIS APPOINTMENT WILL BE
IN EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2026,
AND EXPIRE WHEN THE COUNCIL
ADOPTS A
2026 AND 2027 COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM RESOLUTION,
WHICH BASICALLY SAYS WHO'S PRO
TEM WHEN IN THE FOLLOWING TWO
YEARS.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN
THE
CASE OF EMERGENCY. WE HAVE
LEADERS.
ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE PRO TEM IN THE
ORDER OF
SUCCESSION WILL BE IN
EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2026, AND
EXPIRE WHEN
THE COUNCIL ADOPTS A 2026
AND 2027 COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU
ALL. THAT MAKES ME
FEEL BETTER. OKAY, IS THERE
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
SIGNING OFF.
ALL RIGHT, WE
ARE ADJOURNED. IT'S 5:20.