>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THE
DECEMBER 12, 25 SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE LIBRARIES , EDUCATION AND
-- COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE? [ ROLL CALL ]
>>
>> FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE
PRESENT PICK
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ IS EXCUSED FROM THE
MEETING. I WANT TO WELCOME OUR
RECENT ADDITION, EDDIE LIN. ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED . HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. HELLO.
GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES AND
GUESTS. WELCOME TO THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE
LIBRARIES , EDUCATION, AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. WE HAD
A BUSY YEAR FOR WHAT WE CALL THE
LIN COMMITTEE. MOST ARE
REPURPOSED FOR WORKING ON THE
FAMILY 'S EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
AND PROMISED LEVY. THAT LEVY WAS
PASSED BY ALMOST 80% OF SEATTLE
VOTERS IN NOVEMBER AND I AM SO
GRATEFUL TO SEATTLE VOTERS FOR
TAXING THEMSELVES IN SUPPORT OF
OUR KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN
THE CITY. IT GOES, AS YOU KNOW,
TO SUPPORT EARLY LEARNING , K-12
ACADEMIC INVESTMENTS TO MAKE
SURE OUR KIDS ARE COLLEGE READY
, AND PROMISE, WHICH ENSURES ALL
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS HAVE
ACCESS TO A TWO-YEAR DEGREE OR
PATH TO THE TRADES. SEATTLE
CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND VALUE
OUR KIDS ' EDUCATION BY
PROVIDING PROGRAMS FROM
CHILDHOOD, PRESCHOOL, K-12
INVESTMENTS . AS I SAID EARLIER,
INCLUDES THE TRADES. IT'S
REALLY FROM BEGINNING TO END . I
LOOK FORWARD TO LEVY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING WILL BE BRINGING
EARLY IN 2026. THIS YEAR IS
UNIQUE AS WELL. AND THE NEED TO
HEAR MULTIPLE TIMES FROM THE
OFFICE , SORRY, THE OFFICE OF
IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS
ABOUT HOW IT IS HELPING OUR
RESIDENTS PROTECT THEMSELVES
FROM HARMFUL ACTIONS OF THE
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. WE HEARD
FROM THE DEPARTMENT EARLIER THIS
YEAR AND ABOUT ALL OF THEIR HARD
WORK AS THEY HELP TO SUPPORT OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES
IN OUR CITY. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE WORK AND THE
DEPARTMENTS THAT FALL UNDER OUR
COMMITTEE, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES
THE LIBRARIES, WHICH NEXT YEAR
WILL HAVE ITS LEVY RENEWAL
COMING UP. THE COUNCIL WILL BE
WORKING ON THAT. AS WE ALL KNOW,
WE SUPPORT OUR LIBRARIES IN THE
CITY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO APPLY TO
THE LIBRARY SERVICE THAT WE
PROVIDE IN THE CITY WHO REALLY
LOVES HIS LIBRARIES FOR MANY,
MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. NOT JUST
TO READ BOOKS, BUT AS A
COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE AND A
PLACE WHERE FOLKS CAN GO , FROM
YOUNGSTERS TO OUR SENIOR FOLKS
IN TOWN. I ALSO WANT A SPECIAL
NOTE OF GRATITUDE TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT SERVE ON
THIS COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER
JOEY HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORAH JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER EDDIE LIN HERE IN
CHAMBERS AT ME, AND
COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS MERCEDES
RINCK. I VERY MUCH VALUE ALL OF
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE DONE GREAT
WORK THIS YEAR. LIKE I SAID
EARLIER, BETWEEN THE LEVY AND
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. I REALLY
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT , YOUR HARD WORK AND
YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THIS
COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
THE CLERKS THAT SUPPORT US AND I
WANT TO THANK, IN PARTICULAR,
ALSO MY STAFF. WENDY SYKES,
JACOB AND AND NICK, WHO HAVE
BEEN WORKING AND SUPPORTING THIS
COMMITTEE ALL YEAR ON ALL OF THE
WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE TOGETHER.
AND , OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS. SOME OF WHICH ARE
HERE. RACHEL, FROM THE MARKET.
AND OUR MEMBERS , DIRECTOR
CHAPELLE, WHOM YOU WILL HEAR
FROM LATER. AND ALL OF HIS TEAM
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
WE ARE ALL PARTNERING TOGETHER
AS COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THE BEST
SERVICE TO OUR SEATTLE RESIDENTS
AND THE BEST SUPPORT TO OUR
SEATTLE RESIDENTS. AND IN THIS
COMMITTEE , ESPECIALLY TO OUR
WORKING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. I
HAVE A LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR
THAT. I HAVE A LITTLE SADNESS
THIS MORNING AS WELL. I WANT TO
SAY THAT OUR ROOSEVELT HIGH
SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT LOST A
TEACHER THIS MORNING, OR RATHER
YESTERDAY I FOUND OUT. WE ARE
JUST SADDENED. ONE SECOND, I
WANT TO GET THE TEACHERS NAME.
CHRISTINE , SHE WAS THE
ORCHESTRA TEACHER. VERY, VERY
BELOVED IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THE
ROOSEVELT COMMUNITY IS SUFFERING
THE LOSS AND I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE LOSS
OF THIS REALLY IMPORTANT LIFE
HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF SO MANY
KIDS. CONSIDERING WE ARE GOING
TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE FAMILIES
AND EDUCATION LEVY TODAY, I
THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR US
TO TAKE A MINUTE THIS MORNING.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND GUESTS. TONIGHT WE HAVE 23
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. WE HAVE SEVERAL
APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS. I'M ALSO PLEASED
TO PRESENT DWANE CHAPELLE FOR
HIS SECOND REAPPOINTMENT HEARING
, APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING. WE HAVE TWO
LANDMARKS DESIGNATION. AS YOU
CAN SEE, WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA.
SO LET'S GET STARTED. I ALSO
WANT TO NOTE THAT LATER IN THIS
MEETING I WILL ASK IF THE
COMMITTEE AGREES TO SUSPEND THE
RULES SO WE CAN SEND ALL THESE
APPOINTMENTS AND BILLS TO FULL
COUNCIL NEXT WEEK ON THE 16th.
WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO THE PURVIEW OF
THIS COMMITTEE. CLAIRE, HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND TWO REMOTE
SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.
>> THANK YOU. GIVEN THAT, WE
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH.
CLAIRE, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
PUBLIC, INSTRUCTIONS AND WE WILL
GET TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. A PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE
20 MINS. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. WILL START WITH IN
PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST AND REMOTE
SPEAKERS UNTIL THE PUBLIC
COMMENT HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS WILL
HERE CHIME WITH 10 SECONDS LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE
WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. THE FIRST
IN PERSON SPEAKER IS CAROLYN,
FOLLOWED BY HEATHER.
>> GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO START
BY THANKING THE COMMITTEE FOR
HEARING THE MATTER ON WHICH
APPEARING, WHICH IS AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 23. THE LAND MARKING OF
THE STOREHOUSE. I WOULD ALSO BE
REMISS IF, IN ADDITION TO
THINKING THIS COMMITTEE, I DID
NOT THINK AARON DOHERTY, WHO HAS
SHEPHERDED US THROUGH THIS AND
IS EVERYTHING A CITY EMPLOYEE
SHOULD BE, AN ASSET TO THE CITY.
AND ALSO MISS SARAH , WHO IS
HERE TODAY. MY HUSBAND AND I OWN
AND LIVE IN THE STOREHOUSE . WE
PETITIONED THE CITY TO DESIGNATE
THIS HOUSE IS A LANDMARK. THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THROUGH THE
PHOTOGRAPHS. I THINK THEY CAN
SEE THAT THE ARCHITECTURE IS
UNIQUE AND, I DARESAY,
BEAUTIFUL. IT IS IMPORTANT, NOT
ONLY AS AN EXAMPLE OF SPANISH,
COLONIAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, BUT IT IS
THE SECOND HOUSE DESIGNED BY
LIONEL PREECE, WHO WAS A LOCAL,
NOTEWORTHY ARCHITECT. THE HOUSE
WAS DISCUSSED AND ANALYZED. THIS
BOOK I'M HOLDING UP, IT IS
LIONEL PREECE ARCHITECT, ARTIST
AND EDUCATOR, WHICH WAS WRITTEN
BY PROFESSOR JEFFREY OCHSNER OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WE
ARE GRATEFUL FOR HIS HELP TOO IN
PRESENTING THIS MATTER TO THE
CITY. THE REASON WHY WE CHOSE TO
ASK THE CITY TO LANDMARK OUR
HOME IS BECAUSE ARCHITECTURE IS
A PART OF ART HISTORY AND ART
HISTORY IS A PART OF OUR
HISTORY. HISTORY IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT SHOWS US WHERE WE
HAVE BEEN, PERHAPS WHERE WE ARE
NOW . AND HOPEFULLY, WHERE WE
ARE GOING. IF THESE THINGS ARE
NOT PROTECTED THEY WILL BE LOST.
SO WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE
ORDINANCE TO BE CONSIDERED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CAROLYN. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS HEATHER PEELE.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS , I AM HEATHER
PEELE, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE IN
THE MARKET. FRIENDS IN THE
MARKET LED THE INITIATIVE THAT
SAVED THE MARKET IN 1971. THE
1971 INITIATIVE CREATED THE ROLE
OF THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
HISTORICAL COMMISSION. I'M HERE
TODAY TO SUPPORT THE APPOINTMENT
OF RAS PEYNADO. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR
IS FOR THE RETURNED IN ABUNDANCE
AND PROFIT FOR FARMERS AT PIKE
PLACE MARKET. I COORDINATE A
WEEKLY ADVOCACY COMMITTEE FOR
THAT. WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT RAS
PEYNADO WAS INTERESTED IN TAKING
ON THE ROLE OF COMMISSIONER. THE
PIKE'S MARKET HISTORICAL
COMMISSION HAS A REALLY
IMPORTANT ROLE IN PRESERVING THE
CHARACTER OF THE MARKET. THERE
IS AN ENTIRE WEB OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT IS KEEPING
THE MARKET , THE SOUL OF SEATTLE
AS WE KNOW IT. IT IS THE MARKET
COMMISSION'S ROLE, EXCLUSIVELY,
TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT CHANGES
IN USE AND DESIGN, AND WHETHER
OR NOT THOSE A FIRM OR CONTINUE
THE CHARACTER OF THE MARKET. I
THINK YOU WILL BE VERY PROUD, AS
I AM, TO HAVE ROSS THERE. HE IS,
I MENTIONED, A FARMER. AND HE
HAS INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY. AND
ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO
QUESTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW THE
USES AND DESIGN CHANGES OF PIKE
PLACE, THE STREET, ARE TO BE
DECIDED . SOMEONE WITH
INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY IS REALLY
NEEDED RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. AND WE LOVE THE
MARKET HERE AT THE CITY. SO
THANKS TO THE FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO REMOTE SPEAKERS. WE HAVE
TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS. THE FIRST
REMOTE SPEAKER IS EUGENIA WU.
>> PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX. WHAT
IS IT?
>> EUGENIA, PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX TO THEM YOU.
>> HELLO? HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES. WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING ,
CHAIR RIVERA AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS EUGENIA
WU. I'M HERE WITH -- HISTORIC
SEATTLE. WE JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT
THE DESIGNATING ORDINANCES WITH
CONTROLS WITHIN -- PARK AND ALSO
FOR STOREHOUSE. WE ARE THRILLED
TO SEE THESE TWO LANDMARKS JOIN
THE LIST -- OVER 400 DESIGNATED
LANDMARKS . VERY FEW ARE RELATED
-- CULTURE AND HISTORY. --
REPRESENT THAT. FOR STOREHOUSE,
WE JUST WANT TO THANK THE OWNERS
FOR THEIR STEWARDSHIP OF THIS
HISTORIC PROPERTY . HISTORIC
SEATTLE OWNS A PROPERTY'S
OURSELVES AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT
IT MEANS TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN
THESE PLACES FOR THE FUTURE.
DESIGNATING ORDINANCES AND
PROTECTIONS. WE SEE MANY, MANY
DECADES OF THE FUTURE FOR THESE
TWO HISTORIC PLACES. I WANT TO
THANK THE OWNERS FOR THAT.
THAT'S ALL WE WANT TO SAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EUGENIA. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER WILL BE DAVID HAYNES.
DAVID, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE.
>> HI. THANK YOU. DAVID HAYNES.
THE LIBRARY STILL HAS NOT
IMPROVED WHATSOEVER. YOU STILL
CAN'T GET ANY PERSONAL SPACE
WHEN YOU USE THE COMPUTER AND
YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH OTHER
PEOPLE'S BEHAVIORAL CRISIS
PROBLEMS AND BAD HABITS , AND
THE FLAWED DESIGN OF THE
LIBRARY. THIS COACH METAL CHAIRS
ACROSS METAL FLOORS AS IF
DESIGNED TO KEEP YOU AWAKE BUT
IT ONLY IRRITATES YOU. THAT
SAID, IT'S REVOLTING THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS GETS
TO BE USED LIKE A LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, WHERE THE LANDLORD ON
THE DAIS, THE CHAIR, IS GOING TO
DO A FAVOR FOR THE PROPERTY
SPECULATORS WHO ARE GOING TO
PRESERVE ALL OF THESE HISTORICAL
SLUMS, ALL OF THESE BUILDING
CODE VIOLATING AREAS. YOU TAKE A
LOOK AT BALLARD. THEY DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH FLOOR SPACE FOR THE
GRACE OF OFFERING A BUSINESS A
SUSTAINABLE PLAN THAT GENERATES
ENOUGH REVENUE. SO WE HAVE TO
BUILD A WHOLE BUNCH OF FLOOR
SPACE IN THE GUTTER OF THE
STREET AND MAKE THEM SIT ON PARK
WHICH IS OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF
COVID'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THAT
THERE IS TOO MUCH -- IN ALL OF
THE REAL ESTATE THAT MAKES
SEATTLE'S SLUM DEVELOPERS
OBSOLETE. YOU KNOW, I THINK
BALLARD IS STUCK IN THE 1940s.
LIKE 1945. THEY JUST STOPPED ANY
IMPROVEMENT IN THE BALLARD
AVENUE AREA. WE COULD HAVE A
21ST-CENTURY FIRST WORLD PARTY
REDEVELOPMENT. BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
THE LANDLORDS ARE LISTING ALL OF
THESE . PIONEER SQUARE IS A
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF CRAP
BUILDINGS, FLOOD FLOORS AND --
UNSAFE TO USE. YOU CAN GENERATE
ENOUGH REVENUE FOR YOUR SMALL
BUSINESS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH FLOOR SPACE FOR
COMMENTING CUSTOMERS WITHOUT
FEELING RUSHED. THE LIBRARY
COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE DOING
THE LANDLORDS AND BUILDING
OWNERS WHO HAVE ALL OF THIS -- A
FAVOR SO THEY CAN GIVE WELFARE
-- ALL NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN AND
REBUILT .
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. CHAIR, THAT
WAS OUR LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU. SINCE THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REGISTERED SPEAKERS
THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS, THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS CLOSED. WE
WILL PROCEED TO OUR ITEM OF
BUSINESS. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF
APPOINTMENTS WE WILL BREAK UP
THE PRESENTATIONS BY INTRODUCING
THE APPOINTMENT IN GROUPS AND
THEN VOTE ON AGENDA ITEMS ONE
THROUGH 20, WHICH MEANS ALL OF
THE APPOINTMENTS WITH ONE JUST
TO AT THE END. MEMBERS WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AN
APPOINTMENT BE REMOVED FOR
SEPARATE VOTE BEFORE MOVING ALL
20 APPOINTMENTS. SHARE A BRIEF
BIO ON ALL OF THE NEW HIM
POINT'S. THE CLERK PRAYS --
PLEASE READ ITEM?
>> THE APPOINTMENT OF ALEX
RASMUSSEN AS A MEMBER, PLATE
PLACE -- GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR
A TWO OF JUNE 30th, 29. FOR
BRIEF DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE
VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, CLICK. THIS
APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD, RACHEL. WILL YOU
PLEASE JOIN US AT THE TABLE? AND
WHILE YOU ARE COMING UP HERE I
WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE
BEING JOINED BY RACHEL
LICHTENBERG, PIKE PLACE PDA
PRESENTING THE FIRST APPOINTED.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, ON A
PERSONAL NOTE, I JUST SO ENJOY
WORKING WITH YOU, RACHEL. THANK
YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR STEWARDSHIP
FOR THE MARKET. THE MARKET IS
LOOKING FANTASTIC. ESPECIALLY
WITH ITS NEW CONNECTION TO THE
WATERFRONT. IT IS JUST AMAZING
DOWN THERE. EVERY RESIDENT THAT
I KNOW IN THE CITY. THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOU DO . STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD AND YOU CAN
PRESENT THE OPPONENT.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HONORED TO
SERVE AS A STEWARD OF THE MARKET
. REALLY QUICKLY, ABOUT THIS
APPOINTED, LIKE PLACE MARKET PDA
IS LED BY A 12 PERSON COUNCIL.
IT'S MADE UP OF FOUR CLEAR
APPOINTMENTS. FOUR FROM THE
COUNCIL ITSELF, AS WELL AS FOUR
THAT ARE ELECTED TO THE
CONSTITUENCY. THE COUNCIL IS LED
BY THE CHARTER ESTABLISHED IN
1973, OR THE GOVERNING BODY.
THIS INDIVIDUAL COMES FROM AN
ELECTED POSITION OF THE
CONSTITUENCY AND HE REGRETS NOT
BEING HERE THIS MORNING. HE
WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN
HERE. HE'S HAPPY FOR ME TO
PRESENT HIM. BORN AND RAISED IN
WASHINGTON. HE'S HAD A LIFETIME
OF CONNECTION TO THE MARKET. IN
HIS 20s HE BEGAN BUSKING NEARLY
7 DAYS A WEEK AT THE MARKET.
BUSKING TURNED INTO SERVING AS
AN AGENT AND SALESPERSON IN THE
MARKET . RECENTLY, HE ACTUALLY
HAD A SECOND BOOK PUBLISHED
THROUGH CHIN MUSIC PRESS, A
PRINTING PRESS IN THE MARKET. SO
THAT LATEST BOOK CALLED, "INTO
THE VOID." IN 2023 HE WAS
ELECTED TO THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF THE PIKE PLACE
MARKET CONSTITUENCY. AND AFTER
BECOMING REALLY INTERESTED IN
THE GOVERNING , GOVERNANCE OF
THE MARKET, HE THREW HIS HAT IN
THE RING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A
PDA COUNSEL ROLE. ABSOLUTELY
THRILLED WITH HIS SERVICE TO THE
MARKET AND WITHIN THIS ROLE. SO
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RACHEL.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ON ALEX'S APPOINTMENT?
I'M SEEING A QUESTIONS. I WILL
JUST SAY THAT I AM SO
APPRECIATIVE. I ALWAYS
APPRECIATE FOLKS. THESE ARE
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS . FOLKS
VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND
COMMITMENT BECAUSE THEY CARE
VERY MUCH. AND I AM SO
APPRECIATIVE BECAUSE IT IS VERY
NECESSARY WE GET ADVICE FROM
THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
THAT IS INVALUABLE TO ME, AS I
DO MY WORK, AS I KNOW IT IS TO
MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL. I DO NOT
WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE
APPRECIATION OF ALL THE MEMBERS
THAT WE ARE APPOINTING TODAY ,
AND IN THIS CASE, ALEX. SO THANK
YOU, ALEX. SORRY YOU COULDN'T BE
WITH US BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU
AND ARE SO GRATEFUL NONETHELESS.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. CLERK,
WILL YOU PLEASE READ AGENDA
ITEMS TWO THROUGH EIGHT INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS TWO THROUGH
EIGHT. APPOINTMENTS 3426 33429 .
3432, 3434, AND 3436. THE
APPOINTMENTS OF SEAN BRIAN AND
CATHERINE WALKER AS PIONEER
PRESERVATION BOARD FROM THE TERM
OF MARCH 1st, 2026. THE PREMISE
OF MY A SPOTTED BEAR AND KATRINA
PLEWINSKI. FOR A TERM TO MARCH
1st, 28. JOE KRENTZ, FOR TWO --
TERM OF JUNE 30th, 26. PIKE
PLACE HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR
A TERM DECEMBER 21st, 2020. AND
THE APPOINTMENT OF MATTHEW
KACZYNSKI FOR A TERM TO AUGUST
14th, 28.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. THESE
PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN READ INTO THE
RECORD. YOU CAN SEE AARON AND
SARAH HAVE MADE THEIR WAY TO THE
TABLE. THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED
BY AARON DOHERTY AND SARAH FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THESE
POINTS. I ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE JOINED BY ONE
OF THE APPOINTING -- APPOINTEES
, MATTHEW, I WANT TO THANK HIM
FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. I
WILL SEE MORE LATER. PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORDS
AND THEN YOU MAY PRESENT THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> AARON DOHERTY, SALE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> SARAH, SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. WHICH WOULD YOU
LIKE US TO FOLLOW THE ORDER OF
THE AGENDA?
>> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
APPOINTMENT OF RAS PEYNADO. THIS
IS FOR THE PIKE PLACE MARKET
HISTORICAL COMMISSION. THIS IS
COORDINATED BY OUR COLLEAGUE WHO
IS HERE WITH US IN CHAMBERS.
THIS IS THE FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET POSITION. RAS PEYNADO IS
THE OWNER AND FOUNDER OF URBAN
FARM , A MARKET BUSINESS
SPECIALIZING IN LOCALLY GROWN
AND CRAFTED FOOD PRODUCTS. HE IS
A SECOND-GENERATION MARKET
MERCHANT AND FIFTH-GENERATION
FARMER. HE UPHOLDS THE MARKET
TREASURE -- TRADITION BY
EMPHASIZING HIGH INTERACTION
WITH CUSTOMERS IN THE BROADER
MARKET COMMUNITY. IN PUBLIC, AND
WE HAD SOME DETAILED COMMENTS
ABOUT WHAT THE COMMISSION DOES.
I WOULD JUST REITERATE THAT THEY
REVIEW ALTERATIONS, NEW DESIGN
AND CHANGES IN USE FOR PIKE
PLACE MARKET.
>> I HAVE THE NEXT. IT IS FOR MY
A SPOTTED BEAR FOR THE
PRESERVATION BOARD. THE POSITION
OF HUMAN SERVICES MEMBER. MY A
SPOTTED BEAR WORKED IN THE REAL
ESTATE OFFICE FOR THE CHIEF
SEATTLE CLUB, WHO HAS A MAJOR
PRESENCE IN PIONEER SQUARE. NOT
JUST THE OPERATION OF THREE
BUILDINGS, BUT BEING ACTIVE
NEIGHBORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SHE NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDS THE
MAINTENANCE OF HISTORICAL
BUILDINGS, BUT ALSO THE NEEDS
AND IMPACTS OF PEOPLE IN THE
DISTRICT. ESPECIALLY THE ON
HOUSE COMMUNITY AND URBAN
NATIVES AND THEIR PROGRAM
SERVICES. SHE WILL ADD TO THE
BOARD THE PERSPECTIVE OF
INDIGENOUS HISTORY AND THE VALUE
OF INCLUSIVITY AND
DECISION-MAKING. NEXT IS FOR
SEAN O'BRIEN. ALSO THE PIONEERS
WERE PRESERVATION BOARD AND THE
PROPERTY OWNER POSITION. SEAN
WORKS FOR URBAN VISIONS AND HAS
FAMILIARITY AND WORKING WITH THE
PIONEER SQUARE BOARD ON NEW
CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS IN
PIONEER SQUARE. HIS BACKGROUND
IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, HIS
APPRECIATION IN THE PRESERVATION
EFFORTS IN PIONEER SQUARE AND
HIS EFFORTS TO STEP UP FOR THE
COMMUNITY , AND HAS PROBLEM
SOLVING EXPANDS WILL BE
INVALUABLE PERSPECTIVES FOR THE
BOARD. THE NEXT, ALSO, PIONEER
SQUARE PRESERVATION BOARD,
KATRINA PLEWINSKI, AND AN
AT-LARGE POSITION. KATRINA LIVES
IN PIONEER SQUARE AND WILL BRING
THE PERSPECTIVE OF A RESIDENT TO
THE BOARD. SHE ALSO WORKS AT THE
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICE
CENTER IN PIONEER SQUARE.
KATRINA MAKES THE CONNECTION OF
HOW BOTH PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD MOVE FORWARD AND
ARE BOTH GROUNDED IN CONNECTIONS
TO PHYSICAL PLACE AND LEARNING
FROM THE PAST. THE NEXT IS ALSO
PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION
BOARD, CATHERINE WALKER, IN THE
ATTORNEY POSITION. CATHERINE IS
A RETIRED ATTORNEY . AS A FORMER
ATTORNEY FOR THE WEST AND SHE
UNDERSTOOD THAT ICONIC HOTEL
BILLINGS ATTRACT VISITORS. SHE
SEES VISITORS TO THE KLONDIKE
GOLD RUSH MUSEUM BY THE HISTORIC
BUILDINGS AND HISTORY OF PIONEER
SQUARE. SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF
THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION AND
A FORMER SEATTLE ETHIC AND
ELECTIONS COMMISSION CHAIR.
>> OKAY. NEXT, WE ARE SWITCHING
TO THE BALLARD AVENUE LANDMARK
STRICT BOARD. COORDINATOR BY OUR
COLLEAGUE WHO IS HERE WITH US
TODAY. THIS CANDIDATE IS JOE
KRENTZ, FOR THE ARCHITECT
POSITION. JOE IS ELITE
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT WITH A DEEP
APPRECIATION FOR THE LANDMARK
DISTRICT IS UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL
QUALITIES. THE DISTRICT IS PART
OF THE FABRIC OF HIS DAILY LIFE
WHERE HE LIVES, VOLUNTEERS AND
ENJOYS THE THRIVING SMALL
BUSINESS SCENE. HIS
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE HAS
SPANNED THE WEST COAST OF THE
U.S., SINGAPORE AND BEIJING. IN
2025 HE RECEIVED THE DISTINCTION
OF BEING SELECTED FOR THE
METROPOLIS SEATTLE ARCH 30
COHORT, WHICH RECOGNIZES
ARCHITECTURAL TALENTS, AMONG
PROFESSIONALS UNDER THE AGE OF
35. I WILL NOTE THAT , IN
BALLARD, THE BOARD REVIEWS BOTH
ALTERATIONS AND A NEW DESIGN FOR
THE DISTRICT. THE NEXT CANDIDATE
IS MATT. THIS IS FOR THE
LANDMARK PRESERVATION BOARD.
CONTEMPLATING NEW LANDMARKS FOR
THE CITY . THEY ALSO REVIEW
PROPOSED ALTERATIONS AND NEW
CONSTRUCTION AT LANDMARKS. THEY
ALSO REVIEW SIMILAR TYPES OF
APPLICATIONS OF FOUR OF THE
CITY'S EIGHT DISTRICTS. BECAUSE
THOSE FOUR DO NOT HAVE THEIR OWN
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. MATT IS,
PER APPOINTMENT , FOR THE
FINANCE POSITION. PAT IS A
REGISTERED ARCHITECT AND PARTNER
IN THE LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL FIRM
WITH OVER 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION, HISTORIC
PRESERVATION , REHABILITATION
AND ADAPTIVE REUSE. WITHIN
MULTIPLE MARKET SECTORS,
INCLUDING COMMERCIAL,
RESIDENTIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL
DESIGN. PART OF HIS ROLE IS
EVALUATING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
COSTS, PRODUCING FEASIBILITY
STUDIES AND ADVISING CLIENTS ON
DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS, ALL
FINANCIAL MATTERS. MATT HOLDS A
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND
MASTER'S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO,
IN ADDITION TO EXPERTISE AND
FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE. MATT IS
PASSIONATE ABOUT HISTORY AND
LOOKS TO BRING ALL OF THIS
EXPERIENCE TO THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. MATT, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY
SOMETHING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO. I
WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. BUT
I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOUR IN
THE AUDIENCE. GREAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ABOUT THIS SET OF APPOINTEES?
THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEMS NINE
THROUGH 17 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS NINE THROUGH 17.
APPOINTMENTS 3417 THROUGH 3425.
THE OPPONENTS OF CHELSEA
AFFLECK, ELISE HERWIG, NADA
RAMADAN , AND JAELYN SMITH FOR A
TERM OF MAY 31st, 27.
DEPLOYMENTS OF GABRIEL DE LOS
ANGELES AND TOO MANY TO -- TO
THE TURNER FROM MAY 31st, 2026.
IN THE OPPONENTS OF MAX
CHANDRASEKARAN , KOREB TADESSE
AND AUDREY MAI TRINEN AS MEMBERS
OF THE SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION
FOR A TERM AUGUST 31st, 26. FOR
BREATHING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. THESE
APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD. WE ARE JOINED BY MY
FRIEND LYDIA. LYDIA, DO YOU WANT
TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE
RECORD AND YOU CAN PRESENT OUR
APPOINTMENTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. GOOD MORNING,
CHAIR RIVERA AND ESTEEMED
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
LYDIA. I AM -- OCEANIA. I SERVE
AS THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
IN THE DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS,
WHICH IS LED BY DIRECTOR
JENNIFER CHILD, THE CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM AS PART OF
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
DIVISION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
DIRECTOR DANIEL -- OUR PROGRAMS
INCLUDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
COORDINATOR'S, PEEBLES ACADEMY
FOR ENGAGEMENT, SEAL MENTORS
COMMISSION, INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL, -- COMMISSION AND THE
SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION. I WILL
GO AHEAD AND START IF THAT'S
OKAY, CHAIR.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU, LYDIA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TODAY
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT SIX
APPOINTS TO THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION AND THREE
POINTS TO THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION FOR COUNSEL AND
PUBLIC AWARENESS. EDWARD SERVES
AS THE LIAISON FOR THE CIC,
WHILE ROSA GARCIA -- SERVED AS
LIAISON FOR THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION. SO I JUST WANT TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY TEAM FOR
ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK AND
DEDICATION IN CONNECTING SEATTLE
RESIDENTS TO CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND RESOURCES. THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION , CIC, IS
COMPRISED OF 16 COMMISSIONERS
AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING
THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS
ON EQUITABLE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
STRATEGIES WITH A FOCUS ON
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. IN
POSITION TWO WE ARE PLEASED TO
PRESENT THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF CHELSEA AFFLECK .
CHELSEA AFFLECK IS A COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE WHO BELIEVES THAT
STRONG, CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE THE FOUNDATION OF A HEALTHY,
THRIVING COMMUNITY. SHE IS
CURIOUS HOW COMMUNITIES DEFINE
HEALTH AND BELONGING CREATE
SPACE FOR WELL-BEING AND SHARED
POWER AND USE INCLUSIVE
ENGAGEMENTS TO SHAPE
NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC
SPACES , STRENGTHENING BOTH
HEALTH AND DEMOCRACY. IN SEATTLE
CHELSEA HAS COLLABORATED WITH
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, LOCAL
NONPROFITS, NETWORKS , ADVANCED
EQUITY AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION.
IN POSITION FIVE WE ARE PLEASED
TO PRESENT THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENTS OF GABRIEL DE LOS
ANGELES. GABRIEL DE LOS ANGELES
IS THE SON OF CHIEF ANDY OF THE
SNOQUALMIE TRIBE. CHIEF ANDY WAS
RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WITH -- ON FEBRUARY 15th
FOR COMMUNITY WORK AND , EXCUSE
ME, NATIVE COMMUNITY WORK AND
WORK ON ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT. A LAKE CITY
RESIDENT, GABRIEL IS ALSO THE
BOARD PRESIDENT OF THE --
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HE IS ALSO
EDUCATED AS A PHC AND EDUCATION
PSYCHOLOGY SPECIALIZING IN
LEARNING SCIENCE AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON'S COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION. HE HAS BEEN TOWARD IN
THAT WORK BY DR. MEGAN BANG.
GABRIEL IS ALSO STORYTELLER
TEACHER UNTOWARD BY FERNANDEZ
FROM THE TRIBE. YOU COULD FIND
HIM IN SEATTLE WORKING ON
INCREASING NATIVE AMERICAN
EDUCATION FOR ALL, AS WELL AS
SELLING TRADITIONAL NATIVE
STORIES IN CLASSROOMS AND OTHER
PLACES. IN POSITION 12 WE ARE
PLEASED TO PRESENT THE RECOMMEND
APPOINTMENT OF ELISE HERWIG.
ELISE HAS LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR
THE PAST SEVEN YEARS AND CALLS
SOUTH SEATTLE HOME . SHE IS
PASSIONATE ABOUT THE
TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF
COMMUNITY AND BELIEVES THAT
LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE WHERE
PEOPLE HAVE THE GREATEST POWER
TO ENGAGE AND CREATE CHANGE. SHE
HAS A MASTERS IN SOCIAL WORK
FROM THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
IN ST. LOUIS AND HAS A
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN
NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPY. HER
WORK WAS FOCUSED ON STAKEHOLDER
PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATIVE
SOLUTION DESIGN, CAPACITY
BUILDING, EVALUATION AND
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. SHE HAS
ADDITIONAL TRAINING, COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION
THROUGH THE TIMMRECK
INSTITUTION, AS WELL AS
KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM TRIAL,
ERROR, AND LEARNING AND
PRACTICE. IN POSITION EIGHT WE
ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THE
RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT OF NADA
RAMADAN. SHE MOVED TO WASHINGTON
STATE IN 2021 . HER LOVE FOR
OUTDOORS AND ADVENTURES MADE HER
FALL IN LOVE WITH THE REGION.
HER FAVORITE PART IS LIVING IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY AND
FEELING LIKE BEING IN A FOREST
CABIN THE WHOLE TIME. WHILE HER
BACKGROUND IS IN EDUCATION SHE
HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SHE IS
VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING
INCLUSIVE CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT
PEOPLE -- THAT BRING PEOPLE
TOGETHER FROM ACROSS THE WORLD
AND SHE HAS COORDINATED
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS, MANAGED
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SPOKEN AT
EVENTS ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE. SHE IS EXCITED TO SERVE
THE CITY WITH THE COMMUNITY
COMMISSION. IN POSITION 10 WE
ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THE
RECOMMEND APPOINTMENT OF JAELYN
SMITH. JOHN SMITH USES THE
PRONOUNS OF THEY, THEM, ANY AND
ALL. WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
KANSAS AND WILL TELL ANYONE THEY
MEET THEIR FAVORITE SOUL FOOD
DISH BEFORE THEY TELL THEIR
NAME. JAELYN LIVES IN SEATTLE
FROM US 10 YEARS, WHERE THEY
HAVE COMPLETED THEIR MASTERS OF
EDUCATION DEGREE FROM SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY AND HAVE WORKED AS A
HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
ACROSS MANY INTERCOLLEGIATE
AREAS. IN WORKING WITH AN
EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH JAELYN
TO CHARGE OF STUDENT
RECRUITMENT, AND COORDINATION TO
HEART. UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
COMMUNITY DIVERSITY BEGINS WITH
A KIND OF SMILE AND WARM HELLO.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FOR THE CIC
APPOINTMENT, IN POSITION THREE,
WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THE
RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT OF
TIMOTHY TURNER. TIMOTHY TURNER
HAS CALLED THE CAPITAL
NEIGHBORHOOD HOME FOR THE PAST
THREE YEARS. TIMOTHY IS A PROUD
ALUMNI OF THE OHIO STATE
UNIVERSITY. HE EARNED A
BACHELORS DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK
AND A MINOR IN SOCIOLOGY. HE HAS
CULTIVATED A DIVERSE COURIER
DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY
SERVICE ROLES AS A MENTAL HEALTH
CASEWORKER, AN ENGLISH TEACHER
AND A CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SERVICE
SPECIALIST SERVING THE DEAF
COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL OHIO.
TIMOTHY NOW SERVES AS A RESOURCE
COORDINATOR WORKING IN
SEATTLE'S LOW INCOME PUBLIC
HOUSING COMMUNITIES WHERE HE IS
PASSIONATE ABOUT CONNECTING
RESIDENTS TO VITAL COMMUNITY
SERVICES. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE CIC
APPOINTMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, LYDIA. THAT WAS A
LOT OF APPOINTMENTS. SO I REALLY
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RUNNING
THROUGH THEM AND RUNNING THROUGH
THEIR BIOS. BECAUSE IT'S REALLY
GREAT TO HEAR THE BACKGROUNDS OF
THE FOLKS THAT ARE VOLUNTEERING
AGAIN. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN FOR
THESE POSITIONS, WE ARE SO
GRATEFUL. COLLEAGUES, DO YOU
HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
AND ALSO, FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
NOW IN CHAMBERS WITH US. THAT
SHE WAS WITH US THE ENTIRE TIME.
SO THANK YOU. SEEING NO
QUESTIONS. LYDIA, I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU DO AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE LOVE OUR
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU
HAVE MORE?
>> SORRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
CHET.
>> NOW WE WILL MOVE. YOU HAVE
APPOINTMENTS 18 THROUGH 20? IS
THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING NEXT,
CLERK? THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION. GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE THREE OPPONENTS
TO THE SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION.
ASUAJE C IS COMPRISED OF 15 FROM
ALL OVER THE CITY WERE APPOINTED
BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO
CONNECT YOUTH TO LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS. ADVISE ON CITY
POLICIES AND DISCUSSION ISSUES
THAT SEATTLE ARE FACING. IN
POSITION SEVEN WE ARE PLEASED TO
PRESENT THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF MAX
CHANDRASEKARAN. A STUDENT AT
LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL , EXCUSE
ME, LAKESIDE SCHOOL, AND A
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION. HE IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT CIVIC INVOLVEMENT,
TRANSPORTATION, AND MAKING
SEATTLE'S NEIGHBORHOOD
SUCCESSFUL. ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN.
IN POSITION 11 WE ARE PLEASED TO
PRESENT THE RECOMMENDED
APPOINTMENT OF KOREB TADESSE. A
MEMBER OF WEST SEATTLE AND A
SENIOR AT LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT
UPLIFTING MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING A
PLATFORM FOR THEIR VOICES. AND
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IN POSITION
TWO, WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT
THE RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT OF
AUDREY MAI TRINEN. AUDREY MAI
TRINEN IS A SENIOR AT SEATTLE
PREPARATORY SCHOOL , HIGH
SCHOOL, WHERE SHE IS A PRESIDENT
OF THE SCHOOL 'S ASIAN-PACIFIC
ISLANDER CLUB AND AN ACTIVE
MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL JUSTICE
COALITION. AUDREY IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT -- GUN VIOLENCE, FOOD
INEQUALITY AND HOW CLIMATE
CHANGE DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
SHE LIVES IN DISTRICT TWO HER
ENTIRE LIFE AND HAD GROWN UP
WITNESSING THE MANY ISSUES WITH
COMMUNITY THAT SHE HOPES TO
ADDRESS. AUDREY IS HONORED TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE HER
COMMUNITY A VOICE ON ISSUES LIKE
MENTAL HEALTH, GUN VIOLENCE,
GANG VIOLENCE, FOOD INEQUALITY,
HOUSING AND EDUCATION. AS AN
INTERN WITH THE COMMUNITY PEACE
AND JUSTICE CENTER SHE HAS DONE
ADVOCACY WORK IN SOLIDARITY WITH
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. AUDREY
HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIS YOUTH
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM WITH
SEATTLE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
WHERE SHE LEARNED TECHNIQUES FOR
ADVOCACY, LEARNED THE CITY
GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. IT IS THROUGH THE CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM WHERE SHE HAD
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MARK SOLOMON TO
URGE HIM TO ACT ON GUN VIOLENCE
IN DISTRICT 2. AUDREY HAS ALSO
LOBBIED TO SUPPORT THE CLAIMANT
DISPLACE PERSONS ACT AND HAD
EXPERIENCE IN MEETING
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR.
AUDREY IS EXCITED TO BE PART OF
THE SMIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
CHAIR PICK
>> THANK YOU, LYDIA. WE LOVE OUR
SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSIONERS. SO
MAX, KOREB AND AUDREY, WE ARE
IMPRESSED WITH YOUR RESUMES FOR
SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE. I LOVE TO SEE
THAT. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, DO
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? WE ARE EXCITED TO VOTE
ON THESE LATER IN THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU, LYDIA. NOW I CAN
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK
THAT YOU DO AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE LOVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU AND
DIRECTOR CHILD FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT YOUR STAFF DO AT THE
DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU. NOW WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
APPOINTMENTS ON THE AGENDA. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA
ITEMS 18 THROUGH 20 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 18 THROUGH 20.
APPOINTMENT 3430 AND 3431 . THE
REAPPOINTMENTS OF MAUREEN ELENGA
AND SOHYUN KIM AS MEMBERS OF THE
PIONEER SQUARE EDUCATION BOARD
FOR A TERM TO MARCH 1st, 2128.
AND APPOINTMENT 3433, THE
APPOINTMENT OF ANTHONY SALAZAR
AS MEMBER OF THE BALLARD AVENUE
LANDMARK DISTRICT BOARD FOR A
TERM TO JUNE 30th, 27. FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE MAUREEN, SOHYUN AND
ANTHONY. THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE
BOARDS AND COMMISSION. NOW THEY
HAVE LOVED IT SO MUCH AND WE
LOVE IT THAT THEY LOVE IT
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DO IT
AGAIN. SO WE REALLY WANT TO
APPRECIATE THEM FOR WANTING TO
BE REAPPOINTED TO THESE
COMMISSIONS AND I'M HAPPY TO DO
THAT TODAY, AS I KNOW YOU JOINED
ME IN THAT, CALLINGS. IF THERE
ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
REAPPOINTMENTS AND LET'S NOW
MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. THE
COMMITTEE HAS HEARD ALL 20
APPOINTMENTS . WOULD A COMMITTEE
MEMBER LIKE TO REMOVE AN
APPOINTMENT FOR A SEPARATE VOTE?
I'M SEEING NONE. IF NOT, I WILL
MOVE ON ALL APPOINTMENTS . I
MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENTS 3417 23436. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO CONFIRM THE
APPOINTMENTS ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, ZERO POST.
>> ALL RIGHT. TERRIFIC. AND
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE
FOLKS THAT WANT TO SERVE ON
COMMITTEES THAT VOLUNTEER TIME
THAT ARE SO COMMITTED TO SERVING
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. WE VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE YOU , YOUR HARD
WORK, AND THE ADVICE YOU GIVE US
AS WE DO OUR WORK IN
REPRESENTING THE CITY. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEMS. WILL A CLERK PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 21 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 21. APPOINTMENT
3294. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DWANE
CHAPELLE'S DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING, FOR A TURN TO
AUGUST 1st, 22 NINE. FOR --
2029.
>> THIS IS A DIRECTOR .1. IN
THIS CASE, IT'S ACTUALLY A
REAPPOINTMENT. AND I'M SO HAPPY
TO HAVE MY FRIEND , DR. DIRECTOR
DWANE CHAPELLE HERE. AND ALSO,
ANDREW MEYER BERG FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, WHO WILL BE
PRESENTING DR. DIRECTOR
CHAPELLE. ANDREW, WOULD YOU
STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD
AND WE CAN GET STARTED.
>> I AM MAYOR HARRELL'S CHIEF OF
STAFF.
>> DR. DWANE CHAPELLE. PROUD
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
>> THANK YOU. ANDREW, YOU CAN
BEGIN.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING ,
CHAIR RIVERA AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO BE HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE
SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW REALLY
WELL. HAVE TO CALL YOUR DOCTOR
DIRECTOR EVERY TIME? OKAY.
DIRECTOR DWANE CHAPELLE. AS YOU
ALL KNOW, HE IS HERE FOR
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES TO
OUR CITY, SEATTLE YOUTH AND
FILLIES. UNDER DWANE'S
LEADERSHIP WE ARE SERVING MORE
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAN EVER.
DURING HIS TIME AS DIRECTOR
DWANE SHEPHERDED THE CITY
EDUCATION LEVY THROUGH THE
COUNSEL PROCESS, NOT ONCE, BUT
TWICE , AND HE HAS EXPANDED HIS
DEPARTMENT SERVICES TO BENEFIT
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FROM
CRADLE TO COLLEGE. SINCE
DWANE'S APPOINTMENT IN 2016 THE
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM HAS
SERVED MORE THAN 11,000 CHILDREN
AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE NATIONAL
AWARDS FOR QUALITY. HE ALSO
PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN
ESTABLISHING THE
TRANSFORMATIONAL SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM THAT ENROLLS 1500
STUDENTS AND LEAD EFFORTS TO
EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES FOR ALL SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOL STUDENTS. DWANE IS
RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMUNITY AS
AN ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE
LEADER, AS WELL AS A RESPONSIBLE
-- IN OUR CITY'S YOUTH.
TWAIN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH
COMMUNITY AND STRONG TIES TO
EDUCATION ARE AN AMAZING ASSET
AND HAVE LED TO TRANSFORMATIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS WITH 200 SCHOOLS
AND COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY TO
FOSTER MEANINGFUL, MEASURABLE
OUTCOMES ACROSS EARLY LEARNING ,
K-12 AND POSTSECONDARY LEARNING.
DWANE HAS ALSO HELPED OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE AND THE EDUCATORS AND
PROVIDERS WHO CARE THROUGH THEM
THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING TIMES, INCLUDING
DURING REMOTE LEARNING AND
STANDING UP FOR EMERGENCY
CHILDCARE DURING THE COVID
PANDEMIC. HE HAS CONTINUOUSLY
ADAPTED TO THE ONGOING AND
CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, INVESTMENT
SCHOOL SAFETY AND MORE. DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON HAS -- IN HER
PORTFOLIO. SHE VERY MUCH WANTED
TO BE HERE TODAY. SHE WANTED ME
TO SAY, FOR THE RECORD , THAT
SHE LOVES DWANE. SHE DOES.
DEEPLY LOVES DWANE. WHAT DRIVES
HER CRAZY ABOUT YOU, DWANE, IS
EVERY TIME YOU WALK SOMEWHERE
WITH HER EVERYONE STOPS TO SAY
HELLO. YOU CHICAGOANS HAND AND
EVERYONE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.
SO SHE SAYS IT TAKES FOREVER TO
GET FROM PLACE A TO PLACE BE.
THAT SAID, I THINK THAT SPEAKS
TO WHO YOU ARE AND HOW FRANKLY
BELOVED YOU ARE. WITH HIS
EXPENSE AS A FATHER, EDUCATOR
AND FORMER PRINCIPAL OF RAINIER
HIGH SCHOOL, AND HIS DEEP
EXPENSE LEADING D.E.A.L., DWANE
IS THE CLEAR CHOICE IN OUR
PERSPECTIVE FOR THIS POSITION
AND WE ARE THRILLED TO BE
SUPPORTING IS REAPPOINTED. SO
I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, ANDREW. THANK YOU
FOR PRESENTING DWANE AND DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON AND I HAVE
WORKED WITH DWANE FOR A LONG
TIME. I AGREE WITH HER. I WANT
TO THINK A MOMENT TO SAY A FEW
WORDS ABOUT MY FRIEND DWANE. WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR
EIGHT YEARS NOW AND WE HAVE BEEN
THROUGH THICK AND THIN TOGETHER.
DWANE AND I PARTNERED TOGETHER
DURING COVID TO DELIVER CRITICAL
SERVICES TO KIDS AND WORKING
FAMILIES. WE REALLY HAD TO SHIFT
SOME THINGS IN ORDER TO REALLY
MEET THE MOMENT. DWANE PROVIDED
SUCH STRONG AND GREAT LEADERSHIP
AT A TIME WHERE WE HAD TO SHIFT
TO MEET THE MOMENT. IT'S HARD
FOR ME TO EVEN SAY THAT BECAUSE
IT SOUNDS LIKE JUST A FACT. BUT
THE EMOTION DURING THAT TIME , I
CANNOT UNDERSCORE HOW IMPORTANT
IT WAS FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO
HAVE DWANE THERE, AND UNDER HIS
LEADERSHIP, WORKING WITH MYSELF
AND DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON, WHO
AT THE TIME WAS THE DEPUTY AT
D.E.A.L., WORKING TOGETHER TO
REALLY MEET THAT MOMENT. AND WE
DID . AND WE DID. I FEEL VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THAT TIME AND FOR
OUR WORK TOGETHER. TO SUPPORT
OUR WORKING FAMILIES AND OUR
KIDS IN THE CITY DURING A GLOBAL
PANDEMIC. DWANE AND I SHARE A
COMMITMENT TO CHILDREN AND
WORKING FAMILIES IN THE CITY. HE
IS ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT HOW TO
BETTER SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND
STUDENTS. HE IS REALLY ONE OF
THE BIGGEST ADVOCATES FOR
STUDENTS AND OUR KIDS IN THE
CITY. AND I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS
MAN WITHOUT A SMILE ON HIS FACE
AND A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. THAT IS
WHY EVERYONE LOVES DWANE
CHAPELLE. AND I JOKE THAT IN MY
NEXT LIFE I WANT TO COME BACK AS
DWANE CHAPELLE . IT IS REALLY
GOOD. ACTUALLY, IT IS REALLY
GREAT TO BE DWANE CHAPELLE. I
SAY THAT AND JUST. BUT ALSO,
I'M SO GRATEFUL TO HIM. HE
SPENT HIS CAREER IN THE SERVICE
OF KIDS . NOT JUST AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
EARLY LEARNING WHERE HE HAS
SERVED UNDER THREE MAYORS . BUT
ALSO AS THE PRINCIPLE OF RAINIER
HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE REALLY
TOUCHED THE LIVES OF SO WHAT ARE
YOUNGSTERS. I WAS WITH DWANE
LAST NIGHT AT DENNY MIDDLE
SCHOOL DURING ONE OF THE LEVY
COMMUNITY SESSIONS. IT IS REALLY
CLEAR THAT EVERYBODY REALLY DOES
LOVE DWANE. WHEN YOU TALK TO
DWANE HE IS FOCUSING ON YOU AND
HE IS LISTENING. HE IS BEING
POSITIVE. THE SMILE LETS YOU
KNOW THAT HE IS ENCOURAGING YOU
AND THAT HE IS AND THAT POSITIVE
SPACE WITH YOU . AND I HAVE THE
PLEASURE OF MEETING ONE OF HIS
KIDS WHO WAS EVERY BIT THE
CHARMER AS DWANE IS. IT WAS
REALLY, REALLY GREAT TO MEET
YOUR DAUGHTER . DWANE, I THINK
THE WORLD OF YOU, AS YOU KNOW.
YOUR WORK REALLY DOES SPEAK FOR
ITSELF. EVERYONE KNOWS DWANE
ACROSS THE CITY. AS I SAID
EARLIER, HE TAKES THE TIME TO
MEET EVERYONE , ESPECIALLY THE
KIDS. HOW THE KIDS RESPOND TO
HIM, YOU CAN TELL. THEY REALLY
APPRECIATE AND LOVE TALKING TO
HIM. THEY KNOW HE IS SUCH AN
ADVOCATE. I COULD GO ON AND ON
ABOUT MY FRIEND BUT I WILL NOW
LET HIM SPEAK ABOUT HIS WORK AT
THE DEPARTMENT AND AT THE CITY.
COLLEAGUES, I WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. I WILL SAY ALSO, WE
HAD REQUESTED QUESTIONS. WE HAD
SOME QUESTIONS COME IN AND
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE HAS RESPONDED.
THEY ARE SITTING AT YOUR DESK'S.
HE WILL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON SOME OF
THEM IN HIS REMARKS. BUT THIS IS
REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
ABOUT DIRECTOR CHAPELLE AND HIS
WORK AT D.E.A.L. AS WE ARE
LOOKING AT HIS REAPPOINTMENT . I
REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON THE.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
EVEN BEFORE I GET MY INTRO, I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR OUR FUN
EIGHT YEARS. I DIDN'T REALIZE
IT WAS EIGHT YEARS. WE ARE DOING
GREAT WORK AND PASSIONATE ABOUT
WHAT WE DO. TIME GOES BY QUICK .
WE ENJOY OUR LATE-NIGHT
CONVERSATIONS, EARLY-MORNING
CONVERSATIONS, WHICH REALLY HAS
BEEN ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO
HELP KIDS AND FAMILIES. I'VE
APPRECIATED THAT AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THE
. ONE OTHER THING I DO WANT TO
SAY AGAIN BEFORE I GO INTO MY
INTRO. IT NEVER SURPRISES ME
JUST HOW PASSIONATE YOU ARE
ABOUT EVERY CHILD AND EVERY
FAMILY MEMBER IN THE CITY. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, WE
JUST PASS THIS LEVY, LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD
THIS OUT IN SERVICE OF OUR
FAMILIES. I APPRECIATE YOU COME
YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND MOST
PORTLY, YOUR FRIENDSHIP. THANK
YOU, ANDREW, FOR THE WONDERFUL
INTRODUCTION . IT IS FUNNY WHAT
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON
MENTIONED . ALSO, IT'S GREAT TO
HEAR SOME OF THOSE THINGS ABOUT
HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE WORK
THAT I'VE DONE . BEFORE I JUMP
IN, I WANT TO SAY GOOD MORNING
TO THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS
APPEAR. COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, WELCOME. COUNCILMEMBER
LIN, CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD TO
SEE YOU AS WELL. I WILL START
TALKING AND JUST SHARE THAT I AM
DR. DWANE CHAPELLE. I'VE HAD
THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING IN THIS
AMAZING ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
SINCE 2016 . I'M SUPER HONORED
TO BE HERE SEEKING CONFIRMATION
TO CONTINUE THE CRITICAL WORK
ALONGSIDE THE EXECUTIVE AND
COUNSEL . I COME BEFORE YOU AS
SOMEONE WHO IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN
THIS COMMUNITY AT RAINIER BEACH
HIGH SCHOOL. WE ACHIEVED WHAT
SEATTLE TIMES CALLED A STUNNING
SURGING GRADUATION RATE AND
TRANSFORMING A SCHOOL ONCE
FACING CLOSURE INTO ONE WHERE
PEOPLE WALKED ACROSS THE STAGE
INTO FUTURES THAT WERE FILLED
WITH POSSIBILITY, WHICH IS THE
WORK THAT I'M CONTINUING TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMMUNITY
IS. THAT'S ALSO MAKING SURE
THAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE, AND
THAT I HAVE ENRICHING
ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE. OVER THE PAST NINE YEARS
WITH D.E.A.L. AND THE CITY WE
HAVE ACCOMPLISHED REMARKABLE
THINGS TOGETHER HIM AS YOU
MENTIONED. WE SECURED
OVERWHELMINGLY VOTER SUPPORT FOR
THE TRANSFORMATIVE $619 MILLION
LEVY BACK IN 2018 , WHICH WAS MY
FIRST LEVY AS STEALS DIRECTOR.
WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED ACCESS TO
OUR AWARD-WINNING SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, WHICH NOW
SERVES MORE THAN 2500 CHILDREN
ANNUALLY. YOU MENTIONED THIS A
MOMENT AGO , COUNCILMEMBER.
DURING COVID WE STEPPED UP WITH
EMERGENCY CHILDCARE FOR
ESSENTIAL WORKERS. RIGHT? AND WE
DID TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTION TO
K-12 STUDENTS, MEAL DISTRIBUTION
AND PROGRAMS , AND MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICE EXPANSION TO OUR SUMMER
PROGRAMS. WE ARE DEMONSTRATING
OUR DEPARTMENTS AGILITY AND
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EQUITY.
THEY ALSO LAUNCHED A BRAND-NEW
PROGRAM UNDER MY LEADERSHIP,
WHICH YOU LIGHTLY TOUCHED ON,
COUNCILMEMBER. WHICH WAS THE
SEATTLE PROMISE. WHICH NOW
SERVES MORE THAN 1400 HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES ANNUALLY WITH
FREE TUITION , COLLEGE, AND
COMPRESS OF SUPPORTS. I'M
EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR
INVESTMENTS AGAIN WITH A FOCUS
ON TRADES AND CAREER PATHWAYS
UNDER THE 25 LEVY. THROUGHOUT MY
TENURE, BUILDING MY AUTHENTIC
RELATIONSHIPS HAS BEEN THE
CORNERSTONE OF MY LEADERSHIP .
I'VE PERSONALLY VISITED
HUNDREDS OF PARTNER SITES,
PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS TO COLLEGE
LECTURE HALLS. FOR ME, THESE
RELATIONSHIPS SHAPE EVERY POLICY
DECISION THAT WE MAKE. THERE'S
NOTHING MORE POWERFUL THAN
WITNESSING A SHY PRESCHOOLER
BLOSSOM INTO A CONFIDENT
KINDERGARTNER OR WATCHING A
PROMISED SCHOLAR RETURN AS A
COLLEGE GRADUATE READY TO GIVE
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. LET'S
TALK ABOUT THE EVERY CHILD READY
2025 LEVY PICK WHICH IS
APPROVED, AS COUNCILMEMBER
MENTIONED, WITH 80% VOTER
SUPPORT. THE HIGHEST IN THE LEVY
'S 35 YEAR HISTORY. THIS WILL
SUSTAIN AND EXPAND TREMENDOUS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SEATTLE
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OUR VISION
IS POWERFUL YET SIMPLE. EVERY
CHILD IN SEATTLE WILL THRIVE,
WILL PROSPER AND WILL PURSUE THE
FUTURE THEY CHOOSE. FROM
PRESCHOOL , TO K-12, TO
POSTSECONDARY AND CAREER
PATHWAYS. WE ARE BUILDING A
CITYWIDE PROMISE THAT NO
CHILD'S FUTURE WILL BE
DETERMINED BY THE ZIP CODE,
THEIR RACE OR THEIR FAMILY'S
INCOME. I KNOW I SAID IT
EARLIER, BUT I AGAIN WANT TO
CONVEY MY GRATITUDE TO YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, THE CHAIR
OF THIS COMMITTEE. AND THE LEVY,
WHOSE LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING
DEDICATION SHAPE THE
TRANSFORMATIVE 25 -- LEVY.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, COUNCILMAN
JUAREZ, CATTLE, STRAUSS . I SEE
YOU DOWN THERE COUNCILMEMBER
LIN. AGAIN, WELCOME. BUT WORKING
WITH EACH OF YOU AND YOUR
DEDICATED STAFF REALLY HAS BEEN
, TRULY HAS BEEN AN HONOR. I
LOOK FORWARD TO STRENGTHENING
OUR SHARED PARTNERSHIP TO ENSURE
THAT WORKING FAMILIES HAVE
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE
-- TO SUCCEED. AND OUR COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION DELIVERS
RESULTS FOR EVERY CHILD . THE
CHALLENGES FACING OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE TODAY REQUIRE BOTH
LEADERSHIP AND PROVEN EXPERIENCE
. MY TWO DECADES OF EXPENSE
GROUNDED IN AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY
RELATIONSHIPS AND DIRECT
ENGAGEMENT WITH AND PHYLLIS HAS
PREPARED ME TO NAVIGATE THESE
COMPLEXITIES MAINTAINING A FOCUS
ON WHAT MATTERS THE MOST . THAT
IS ENSURING EVERY SEATTLE CHILD
HAS WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED .
SO WITH YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND
CONFIRMATION, I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS WORK AND
ENSURING THAT SEATTLE REMAINS A
NATIONAL LEADER IN EDUCATIONAL
EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE SEATTLE A
CITY WHERE EVERY CHILD'S
POTENTIAL IS REALIZED AND EVERY
FAMILIES DREAMS ARE WITHIN
REACH. THANK YOU AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH YOU.
I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CHAPELLE.
WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING ON TWO LEVIES TOGETHER
FROM THE START. IT IS REALLY
AMAZING THAT THE LEVEES HAVE
BEEN AROUND SINCE, OF COURSE,
THE 90s. BUT YOU AND I HAVE
WORKED ON THE LAST TWO TOGETHER.
IT HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF JOY FOR
ME. SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO
HAVE HAD YOUR PARTNERSHIP FOR
THE LAST TWO. THAT SHOWS
CONTINUITY. ALSO, WE'VE SEEN
THE PROGRESSION OF THE CHANGES
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE TWO
LEVY INVESTMENTS. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP .
AND IN YOUR CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP AS WE MOVE ON TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. SO THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES. QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> I JUST HAVE A COMMENT , IF
THIS THE APPROPRIATE TIME. DR.
DWANE CHAPELLE. I'M ALSO GLAD
TO HEAR DR. DWANE CHAPELLE,
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT
GETS EARLY MORNING PHONE CALLS
FROM THE CHAIR. IT'S ALWAYS
ABOUT WORK AND KIDS, WHICH IS
GOOD. IT ALWAYS CENTERS AROUND
THAT. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT. SO THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
DR. DWANE CHAPELLE , I BELIEVE
THAT YOU ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY
LEADER WHOSE IMPACT ON THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, ESPECIALLY OUR
YOUNGEST RESIDENT, IS
INCREDIBLE. IT ALSO SPEAKS
VOLUMES THAT YOU HAVE
TRANSITIONED THROUGH A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT AT DISTRACTIONS AS
WELL, WHICH SIMPLY SHOWS THAT
YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND
MEETING THE MEASURABLE GOALS.
ALSO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU CAN MEET WITH ANYONE AS
WELL. IS THE CURRENT DIRECTOR OF
EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION YOU
HAVE LEARNED IN THE EARLY IT'S
A VISION AND HEART TO ENSURE
EVERY CHILD HAS A STRONG START
IN LIFE. YOUR LEADERSHIP
REFLECTS AND UNWAVERING BELIEF
THAT EARLY EDUCATION IS NOT
OPTIONAL, BUT IT'S FOUNDATIONAL
FOR OUR KIDS. THREE YOUR
GUIDANCE, THE CITY HAS
STRENGTHENED ACCESS TO
HIGH-QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION,
EXPANDED CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR
FAMILIES, AND CENTERED CHILDREN,
NOT JUST AS STUDENTS, BUT AS
WHOLE HUMAN BEINGS . WITH MY
FAVORITE PART OF A KID,
LIMITLESS POTENTIAL. AS YOU SAY,
FROM CRADLE TO CAREER. SINCE YOU
STARTED YOUR ROLE AT D.E.A.L.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS CONSISTENTLY
EVOLVED TO MEET THE COMMUNITY
'S NEEDS. FROM THE SEATTLE
PROMISE LEVY, MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS, AND THE NEW LEVY , AND
ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS'S
PRIORITIES WITH THE PATHWAY TO
THE TRADES. DIRTY HANDS, CLEAN
HONEY. THAT WAS IN THE LEVY AND
I THINK THAT IS A COMPLETE GAME
CHANGER FOR OUR YOUTH AND KIDS
TO HAVE A FUTURE TO WORK WITH
THEIR HANDS. BUT I BELIEVE WHAT
TRULY SETS DR. CHAPELLE APART IS
YOUR PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO OUR
BABIES, AS WE LIKE TO CALL IT. I
KNOW SOME PEOPLE CALL THEM OUR
YOUTH, OUR KIDDOS. THEY ARE
BABIES. THE ECOSYSTEM THAT
SUPPORTS THEM , FAMILIES,
EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY. I THINK
YOU'LL NEED OF CARE,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND PURPOSE.
YOU'RE ALWAYS GROUNDED IN
POLICY AND REAL OUTCOMES FOR OUR
KIDS. Y█OU COME TO THESE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS PREPARED AND
ALWAYS WITH DATA AND INFORMATION
, AND WHY YOU ALL MADE THESE
DECISIONS SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND
THE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES AND
REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
THAT INFORMATION. I BELIEVE
SEATTLE IS VERY MUCH STRONGER
BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
OUR CHILDREN ARE BETTER OFF
BECAUSE YOU SHOW UP EVERY DAY
WITH INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION
AND DEDICATION . AND MOST
PORTLY, YOUR SMILE. I AM VERY
HAPPY AND CONFIDENT TO SUPPORT
THIS APPOINTMENT TODAY. THANK
YOU.
>> SEE? IT'S GOOD TO BE DWANE.
I'M JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ?
COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU,
DR. CHAPELLE, FOR COMING YOUR
FOR ALL OF YOUR YEARS OF
SERVICE, BOTH IN THIS ROLE AND
AS PRINCIPAL -- CROWN JEWEL
SEATTLE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A
FEW COMMENTS. THERE'S NOTHING
MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR KIDDOS,
OUR FAMILIES , TO THE FUTURE OF
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CITY. I THINK
THE RESOUNDING VOTE SPEAKS TO
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE. AND
PARTICULARLY FOR DISTRICT 2,
WHICH I THINK -- MORE
INVESTMENTS FROM THE LEVY THAN
ANY OTHER DISTRICT. I DO JUST
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS
THAT I THINK ARE PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT THAT I WAS THANKFUL TO
SEE IN THE LEVY. I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND MAKING SURE THAT THESE
INVESTMENTS WERE IN THERE.
SPEAKING TO A FRIEND RECENTLY
WHO IS PAYING $3000 A MONTH FOR
CHILD CARE FOR ONE KILO, $3000 A
MONTH. AND THAT IS
UNSUSTAINABLE. WE SEE THE HEAVY
BURDEN OF OUR FAMILIES. WE ARE
ONE OF THE CITIES WITH THE
FEWEST CHILDREN PER CAPITA.
BECAUSE IT IS SO EXPENSIVE TO
LIVE HERE. I'M THANKFUL FOR
THAT INVESTMENT. PARTICULARLY
THANKFUL FOR THE INVESTMENT IN
THE EMPLOYEES WAGES FOR CHILD
CARE WORKERS. BECAUSE THERE'S NO
WAY AROUND IT. WE HAVE TO PAY
THE WORKERS THAT DO THIS WORK.
YOU CAN'T A.I. YOUR WAY OUT OF
MAKING IT CHEAPER. LITTLE KIDS
NEED ADULTS AND GUIDANCE. SO
THAT COMES WITH AN EXPENSE AND
WE HAVE TO INVEST. I WAS
APPRECIATIVE TO SEE THE WAGES IN
THE INVESTMENT. ALSO EXCITED TO
SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME THE
PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENT . WE,
UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE SEEN TOO
MANY TRAGEDIES , AS WE ARE ALL
WELL AWARE. EXCITED TO SEE THE
FUTURE OF THOSE INVESTMENTS TO
SEE THE PLAN FOR HOW THOSE WILL
BE SPENT. AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT
OF NONPROFITS, INTERVENTION
WORK, MENTORSHIP WITH OUR YOUTH.
VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THOSE
DOLLARS ARE GOING TO BE SPENT.
SIMILARLY , WITH THE
APPRENTICESHIP. CRITICAL,
CRITICAL INVESTMENT. SO EXCITED
TO SEE THAT WITH OUR TRADES . --
WORKING WITH RAINIER BEACH HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS AND GRADUATES.
WE HAD A MEETING THE OTHER DAY
WITH CITY LIGHT TALKING ABOUT
THE NEED TO POTENTIALLY SPEND $2
BILLION ON UNDERGROUND CABLE IN
THE NEXT 10 YEARS. HUGE PUBLIC
WORKS PROJECT. WE SHOULD BE
LINING UP THAT WORK WITH OUR
TREATS AND OUR YOUTH BECAUSE
THOSE ARE GOOD PAYING JOBS AND
WHY NOT INVEST IN MULTIPLE WAYS
IN OUR COMMUNITY IF WE ARE GOING
TO BE DOING THIS WORK? SO
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ONE THING I
DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR SCHOOL-BASED
INVESTMENTS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH
PRINCIPLES AND ANOTHER'S
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW TO SPEND
THAT MONEY. I JUST WANT TO SAY
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS --
INTEGRATED INTO THE SYSTEM. WE
NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN CARING
ABOUT SPS STAFF AND NOT TO
SUPPLANT THE ROLE OF THE STATE.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THOSE ARE
CRITICAL INVESTMENTS -- TO HAVE
THOSE PEOPLE ON STAFF OR THEY
ARE PART OF THE SAME SYSTEM,
SAME SUPERVISION. I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF
THAT. FINALLY, I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE . SOME
OF THE UPCOMING COMMUNITY
MEETINGS . MAKING SURE WE ARE
ENGAGING WITH THE STUDENTS,
FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS WERE
DOING THIS WORK EVERYDAY. I KNOW
YOU WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL 'S
LEADERSHIP. BUT I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING THE
COMMUNITY WHO JUST VOTED TO
APPROVE TO MAKE SURE THEIR
VOICES ARE HEARD . IF YOU CAN
SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND HOW FOLKS
CAN GET INVOLVED AND MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE A SAY IN HOW THIS
CRITICAL DOLLARS ARE SPENT.
>> YEAH. ARE YOU GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING?
>> NO. I WAS GOING TO SAY THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
LISTENING TO PARENTS AND
COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL TO HOW
D.E.A.L. WORKS. DOING INCREASED
ENGAGEMENT, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH
SURVEYS OR EVENTS LIKE LAST
NIGHT, TO INFORM THE DESIGN OF
THE 2025 LEVY. WE ARE ALWAYS
LISTENING AND ENGAGING WITH OUR
PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY. I CAN
TELL YOU, SINCE 2018, WE'VE
ACTUALLY CONDUCTED 26 INVESTMENT
EVALUATIONS. WE'VE DONE 53
SURVEYS. THAT'S WITH OVER MORE
THAN 10,000 RESPONDENTS. ABOUT
80 FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS
WITH MORE THAN 2000 SITE VISITS
. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THESE
LEARNINGS FOR THE 2025 LEVY
PROPOSAL ARE THE BASIS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND
ENGAGEMENT. AS COUNCILMEMBER
MENTIONED, WE HAVE AN EVENT LAST
NIGHT. THIS MONTH WE ARE
ACTUALLY HOSTING FOUR COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS TO ENGAGE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF THE LEVY. LAST NIGHT
WAS OUR EVENT AT -- SCHOOL.
IT'S FANTASTIC IN WEST SEATTLE.
IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR DIRECTLY
FROM YOU. NOT ONLY YOUTH, BUT
USE PARENTS AND OTHER LEADERS
THAT WERE IN THE EVENT. WE ARE
CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A SECOND
ROUND OF ENGAGEMENT FROM JANUARY
TO FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR. IT
WILL BE CULTURAL AFFINITY BASED
CONVERSATIONS AS WELL AS
IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL
CONVERSATIONS FOCUS, LIKE ON
YOUTH AND PARENT PRIORITIES. AT
THE END ALL OF THE EVENTS ARE
FAMILY-FRIENDLY. PROVIDE A
HEALTHY MEAL AND OFFER
INTERPRETATION SERVICES. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCILMEMBER
LIN? OKAY. I WILL SAY THAT ,
DWANE, WHAT YOU DIDN'T MENTION
TOO IS YOU ALL WILL BE DOING ,
IN ORDER TO DO SOME OF THE
SESSIONS TO COMMUNITY WITH
LANGUAGE ACCESS NEEDS , AND
GIVEN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL, YOU WILL BE
DOING ONLINE SESSIONS AND
LANGUAGE TO ENSURE WE ARE
REACHING OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES AS WELL ACROSS THE
CITY, WHICH I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE . I ALSO APPRECIATE
-- DURING THIS TIME TO MAKE SURE
OUR FAMILIES IN SEATTLE,
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND THEIR
KIDS, ARE SUPPORTED. I WANT TO
FLAG THAT AND HIGHLIGHT THAT AS
WELL. COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, IT'S YOUR HAND. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR RIVERA. AND
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THAT
LAST POINT ON OUR IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE FAMILIES IN THE CITY. IT
IS CERTAINLY IN LINE WITH WHERE
MY HEAD IS AT NOW IN THIS
MOMENT. DR. DIRECTOR CHAPELLE ,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR NEARLY DECADE
OF SERVICE TO OUR CITY AS
DIRECTOR OF D.E.A.L.. IT HAS
CHANGED YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WE
HAVE SEEN EXPANDED INVESTMENTS
IN CRUCIAL AREAS. CALLINGS, I
KNOW I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN
COMMITTEE, BUT THE KINDS OF
INVESTMENTS THAT D.E.A.L. IS
MAKING INTO OUR KIDDOS AND YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE THE KIND OF
INVESTMENTS THAT SHAPED MY
UPBRINGING. THEY CHANGE THE
TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE AND I'M A
FIRM BELIEVER IN WORKING
FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR BEGINNINGS.
WE CAN CHANGE GENERATIONS.
THAT'S EXACTLY THE WORK THAT
D.E.A.L. IS DOING AND SEATTLE
VOTERS KEEP SAYING YES TO DOING
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT
BRING UP, IN THIS MOMENT AGAIN,
AS CHAIR RIVERA MENTIONED, THE
STATE OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS. WE ARE
AT A MOMENT OF DIVESTMENT ON THE
FEDERAL FRONT. WHILE WE ARE
DOING THINGS RIGHT HERE IN
SEATTLE SEATTLE VOTERS ARE
SAYING, YES, INVEST IN YOUNG
PEOPLE. THERE'S THIS BROADER
CONTEXT IN WHICH WE ARE SEEING
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STEP AWAY
, MORE THAN STEP AWAY, ACTIVELY
HARM WORKING FAMILIES AND OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR
ACTIONS. SPEAKING TO THIS POINT,
AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION AS WELL FOR YOUR
ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WE
PUT FORWARD . I WANTED TO HONE
IN ON THIS POINT . WITH SO MUCH
CHANGE IN THE FEDERAL FRONT HOW
IS THE DEPARTMENT TRACKING THESE
BROADER FEDERAL IMPACTS ? HOW IS
THE DEPARTMENT TAKING THIS
CONCERTED FOCUS ON STANDING BY
AND SUPPORTING OUR REFUGEE
FAMILIES?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. THE FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS,
INCLUDING THREATS TO WITHHOLDING
FUNDING FROM SCHOOLS WITH
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
PROGRAMS , AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS
AIMED AT ELIMINATING WHAT THEY
DETERMINE AS PEI, IT DOES CREATE
REAL CHALLENGES FOR OUR SEATTLE
KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES . WE
HERE AT D.E.A.L., AND THE CITY,
WE REMAIN STEADFAST IN OUR
COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION EQUITY
FOR ALL SEATTLE CHILDREN VIA OUR
LEVY. I SAID IT EARLIER. SEATTLE
HAS A PROUD HISTORY OF STANDING
WITH ITS VALUES. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ENSURE --
EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE, INCLUDING
STUDENTS OF COLOR , OUR
IMMIGRANT REFUGEE YOUTH, OUR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, OUR
LGBTQ STUDENTS, AND THOSE
STUDENTS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS . BECAUSE THAT IS
WHAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS AND
IT IS WHAT OUR CHILDREN DESERVE.
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THAT. I
JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY
COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR STATING THAT. I
FEEL LIKE I'M ASKING THIS ALL
THE TIME, BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO GET ON THE RECORD AND
REAFFIRM PUBLICLY OUR VALUES AND
HOW WE ARE MAKING THESE
INVESTMENTS. I KNOW A LOT OF THE
CONVERSATIONS IN MY OFFICE AND
COMMUNITY IS TALKING TO FAMILIES
WHO DON'T FEEL SAFE COMING TO
CITY HALL. THEY'LL SEE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT,
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT I THINK
, DURING THIS TIME, GIVEN THAT
WE ARE, IN MANY WAYS, OUT OF
STEP AND MOVING IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTION IN OUR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REASSERT OUR VALUES AND STAND
FIRM IN THEM. THANK YOU FOR
SPEAKING TO THAT QUESTION AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED
WORK TOGETHER. AND AGAIN, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS . FOLKS DO
SUCH A GREAT JOB , FAMILIES AND
KIDS. I WILL SAY, YOU CAN SEE
IT. YOU CAN SEE IT. AND I INVITE
YOU TO ATTEND SOME OF THESE
COMMUNITY SESSIONS AND PERSON OR
ONLINE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE
THE IMPACT OF THE WORK THE DEAL
IS HAVING ACROSS THE CITY
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES WE
CARE ABOUT, WHAT WE CARE ABOUT
ALL COMMITTEES. BUT ALSO,
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DISENFRANCHISED AND WHO ARE
UNDER ATTACK . I WILL JUST SAY
THAT. YOU AND I CAN TALK MORE
OFF LINE. I AM EVER MINDFUL OF
SAYING THINGS, EVERYONE CAN HEAR
WHAT WE ARE SAYING. I WILL SAY
THAT, I REALLY APPRECIATE
D.E.A.L.'S HARD WORK. I ALSO
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE
ARE SOME D.E.A.L. MEMBERS IN THE
AUDIENCE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN AT
THE DEPARTMENT FOR QUITE SOME
TIME. AND THAT ALSO SPEAKS TO
DR. CHAPELLE'S LEADERSHIP ,
THAT THERE'S CONTINUITY IN HIS
STAFF. PEOPLE LIKE WORKING WITH
DR. CHAPELLE AND IT'S EVIDENT .
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MARISSA
RUSSO, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE.
GEMINI DAVIS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE WORKING WITH ALL OF
THEM OVER THE YEARS . LIKE I
SAID, IT SPEAKS TO DR.
CHAPELLE'S LEADERSHIP AS WELL.
SO I FEEL LIKE WE ARE IN GREAT
HANDS WITH DIRECTOR CHAPELLE AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING
WITH HIM AND ALL OF YOU ON THIS
NEXT ITERATION OF THE LEVY.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. ALSO,
I WAS THINKING , IN THE FACE OF
EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED ,
WE HAVE ALMOST DOUBLED DOWN ON
OUR LEVY INVESTMENT. IT ALSO
SHOWS THE COMMITMENT OF OUR
TAXPAYERS ACROSS THE CITY THAT
THEY CARE AS WELL ABOUT OUR
FAMILIES , AND THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE BEEN VERY OPEN AND
TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE FACT THAT
WE DO PRIORITIZE COMMUNITIES
WITH THE MOST NEED I WILL SAY.
SO OUR PROMISE AND INVESTMENT IS
UNIVERSAL. MANY OF OUR
INVESTMENTS ARE PRIORITIZED AND
WE DO REACH A LOT OF FAMILIES
WITH THE GREATEST NEED AND THAT
FEELS REALLY GOOD. WHEN YOU
INTERFACE WITH FAMILIES AND YOU
SEE THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS, I'VE
GONE OUT TO TALK TO FAMILIES,
I'VE ATTENDED EVERY ONE OF
THESE COMMUNITY SESSIONS. OF
COURSE, WE'LL INTERFACE WITH
FAMILIES AND KIDS ACROSS THE
CITY AS WE DO OUR WORK. AND IT
IS SO IMPORTANT TO SPEAK TO THE
FAMILIES AND THE KIDS, MORE
IMPORTANTLY, OR IMPACTED BY
THESE INVESTMENTS. BECAUSE KIDS
DON'T NEED GROWNUPS TALKING
ABOUT THEM, THEY NEED TO BE PART
OF THE CONVERSATION. THAT IS
VERY MUCH A PRIORITY PIECE FOR
DR. CHAPELLE AND HIS TEAM. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE NEED
TO HEAR FROM THE KIDS THEMSELVES
WHAT THEY NEED, BECAUSE GROWNUPS
ALWAYS THINK WE KNOW OUR KIDS
NEED , AND ALSO, WE NEED TO
LISTEN. AND IT IS A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE KIDS , THE GROWN-UPS
AND THE EDUCATORS AND THE CITY
FOLKS. DR. CHAPELLE DID SUCH A
GREAT JOB FACILITATING BETWEEN
ALL THOSE GROUPS TO COME TO A
PLACE WHERE WE ARE HAVING THE
BEST OUTCOMES FOR OUR KIDS . AND
I JUST FEEL SO LUCKY THAT WE
LIVE IN A CITY WHERE WE SUPER
SUPPORT OUR KIDS AND OUR WORKING
FAMILIES. THAT IS A SOURCE OF
PRIDE. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT
HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. BUT I FEEL
REALLY GREAT TO BE IN SEATTLE. I
FEEL REALLY LUCKY AND I FEEL
LIKE WE ARE ALL ALIGNED IN OUR
VALUES . IN THAT WAY, I WILL SAY
AGAIN, WHAT MAYOR HARRELL ALWAYS
SAYS, THE ONE SEATTLE. I'M
GOING TO GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR
THAT TERM. BUT IT IS A REALLY
GREAT ONE BECAUSE WE ARE A GREAT
ONE , SEATTLE, AND WE ARE
WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP OUR
KIDS ACROSS THE CITY. ANYWAY, IF
THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS,
I'M GOING TO SAY, THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO CLOSE OUT.
>> CLOSING COMMENTS PICK
>> YES. MY CLOSING COMMENTS. YOU
TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF IT EARLIER.
I DO HAVE THE BEST STAFF IN THE
CITY. ANY DIRECTOR OR CITY
LEADER, DR. -- GEMINI AND MY
WHOLE EXECUTIVE TEAM TOOK I WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU
WILL HAVE DONE OVER THESE PAST
YEARS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN FUN.
BUT THE REAL, THE REAL REASON
THAT I BELIEVE FOLKS COMMITTED
WITH D.E.A.L., THEY LOVE THE
WORK AND THE IMPACT. AT THE END
OF THE DAY, I'VE NEVER WORKED
WITH MORE PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS
WHO CARE ABOUT MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE'S
LIVES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU,
GEMINI, AND EVERYONE IN THE
DEPARTMENT . FROM OUR COACHES
THAT ARE IN THE CLASSROOM, TO
OUR EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST, TO
FOLKS ON THE CONTRACT TEAM.
THERE'S NOT A SINGLE PERSON IN
OUR DEPARTMENT THAT DOESN'T
CARE ABOUT IMPACTING KIDS PICS
WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT
YOU DO SHOWING UP EVERY DAY. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK MY MENTOR WAS
HERE IN THE CROWD, DR. GERMAN .
HE HAS BEEN SOMEONE STANDING BY
MY SIDE SINCE DAY ONE AND I
APPRECIATE HIM AND HIS
LEADERSHIP . AND MY PARENTS.
SOMETIMES I SIT BACK AND REFLECT
. MY MOTHER AND DAD HAVE BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN MY LIFE. I
REALLY JUST THANK THEM FOR
SHOWING ME WHAT LEADERSHIP WAS
OR IS. I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING
IT AFTER THEM. LAST BUT NOT
LEAST, MY WIFE AND KIDS. I JUST
WANT TO THANK THEM FOR PUTTING
UP WITH ME. BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, FOR BEING THERE .
BECAUSE THEY KNOW, WHEN YOU LOVE
AND DO SOMETHING, WHEN YOU LOVE
WHAT YOU DO, IT DOESN'T FEEL
LIKE WORK. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
IT'S A LOT OR ANY STRESS. BUT
AT THE END OF THE DAY , IT DOES
TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR LIVES AND
I JUST APPRECIATE THEM FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING AND BEING THERE
WITH ME AS WE CONTINUE TO DO
THIS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT
AS MY CLOSING REMARKS . I DO
BELIEVE THAT THIS LEVY, WE ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A GAME
CHANGER, A TRENDSETTER TO SHOW
EVERY OTHER MAJOR CITY IN THE
STATES HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF KIDS
AND MAKE SURE THEY CAN THRIVE. I
JUST WANT TO CLOSE WITH THAT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BELIEVING IN
ME.
>> THANK YOU, DR. DIRECTOR DWANE
CHAPELLE. I WANT TO THANK ANDREW
FOR COMING TO PRESENT YOUR
REAPPOINTMENT. AND I ALSO WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEPUTY MAYOR
TIFFANY WASHINGTON, AS YOU SAID
EARLIER , WHO WAS ALSO AT
D.E.A.L. AS A DEPUTY FOR A TIME.
AND HER COMMITMENT TO SEATTLE'S
KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS
UNWAVERING . I WANT TO THANK HER
AND RECOGNIZE AS WELL. OKAY.
CALLINGS, WE'VE COME TO THE
MOMENT WHERE WE GET TO VOTE ON
THIS REAPPOINTMENT. I MOVE THAT
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
3294, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE . IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU , COUNSELOR RINCK,
FOR THE SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, I SO YOU TRY TO
GET IN THERE AS WELL. I KNOW WE
ARE ALL SUPER EXCITED AND THAT
MAKES ME SO GRATEFUL THAT WE
ARE ALL FIGHTING OUR SUPPORT OF
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
3294?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, ZERO POST.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE
APPOINTMENT BE CONFIRMED WILL BE
SENT TO DECEMBER 16th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU ,
DIRECTOR CHAPELLE, FOR BEING
HERE. THANK YOU, ANDREW, THANK
YOU D.E.A.L. STAFF.
CONGRATULATIONS . AT THIS STAGE
, DR. CHAPELLE, WE WILL SEE YOU
TUESDAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR
FINAL AGENDA ITEMS. I'M GOING
TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE ON TIME,
COLLEAGUES. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ AGENDA ITEMS 22 AND
23 AND THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 22 AND 23.
COUNSEL BILL 121140 , AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON -- SPRINGS PARK, A LANDMARK
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD. AND COUNSEL
BILL 121139. AND ORDINANCE
RELATED TO THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE STEWART HOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD.
BOTH ITEMS FOR BREATHING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. THESE ITEMS HAVE
BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD. I SEE
ERIN HAS MADE HER WAY TO THE
TABLE. PLEASE RESTATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD AND PRESENT THE
LANDMARKS WE WILL BE VOTING ON
TODAY. ALL RIGHT.
>> ONE OF THESE THAT WORKS.
GREAT. THANK YOU. ERIN DORITY,
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. OKAY. THANK YOU,
COMMITTEE, FOR HEARING TODAY.
TWO LANDMARKS DESIGNATING
ORDINANCES. I WILL DO JUST A
BRIEF INTRODUCTION. THE
LANDMARKS PROGRAM RESIDES WITHIN
THE LARGER HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROGRAM AT THE CITY AND WE ARE
WITH SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE MISSION IS TO
PROVIDE RESOURCES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO BUILD STRONG
COMMUNITIES, RECEIVE EQUITABLE
ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT, AND
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION WORKS IN
COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITIES
TO PRESERVE PLACES THAT ARE
IDENTIFIED AS IMPORTANT ,
KEEPING A TANGIBLE CONNECTION
WITH THE PAST HELPS FOSTER
COMMUNITY BELONGING IN THE
PRESENT AND FUTURE. THE HISTORIC
PRESERVATION PROGRAM INCLUDES
MORE THAN 450 INDIVIDUAL
LANDMARKS IN THE CITY AND WE
HAVE EIGHT LOCAL HISTORIC
DISTRICTS. WE HAD APPOINTMENTS
FOR A NUMBER OF THEM TODAY. WE
COORDINATE THE WORK OF THE BOARD
AND COMMISSION MEMBERS ALL LED
BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. WE
SUPPORT PEOPLE THROUGH THE
LANDMARK NOMINATION AND
DESIGNATION PROCESS, THE
APPLICANTS. WE ALSO MANAGE
WHAT'S CALLED THE CERTIFICATE
OF APPROVAL PROCESS, WHICH IS
THE WAY IN WHICH SOMEONE SEEKS
TO ALTER A LANDMARK OR MAKE A
CHANGE OF USE IN THE DISTRICTS
WHERE IT IS APPLICABLE. WE
CONDUCT SURVEYS AND INVENTORIES
OF HISTORIC RESOURCES , WE
COORDINATE MAJOR PROJECT REVIEW
AND ENTER DEPARTMENTAL
PERMITTING , AND ENGAGE
COMMUNITY IN OUTREACH AND
STORYTELLING. WHEN CONTEMPLATING
A NEW LANDMARK THE LANDMARKS
BOARD NEEDS TO EVALUATE ASPECTS
OF THE CODE. THEY NEED TO
DETERMINE THAT IN ORDER TO BE
DESIGNATED A BUILDING, OBJECT OR
SITE MUST BE AT LEAST 25 YEARS
OLD . AND THAT IS A CODE THAT IS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT NOW. BUT THIS
IS WHAT'S RELEVANT TO WHAT YOU
ARE SEEING TODAY. IT MUST MEET
AT LEAST ONE OF THE SIX
STANDARDS FOR DESIGNATION, AS
OUTLINED IN THE ORDINANCE.
STANDARDS A THROUGH F. WOULD YOU
LIKE ME TO READ THEM OR?
>> PLEASE.
>> STANDARD EIGHT, IT IS THE
LOCATION OF, OR ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SIGNIFICANT WAY , HISTORIC
EVENT WITH A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT
ON THE COMMUNITY, STATE OR
NATION. B, IS ASSOCIATED IN A
SIX IF YOU WAY IN A PERSON
IMPORTANT TO THE CITY, STATE OR
NATION. C, IT IS ASSOCIATED IN A
SIGNIFICANT WAY WITH A
SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF CULTURE,
POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC HERITAGE
OF THE COMMUNITY, CITY, STATE OR
NATION. STANDARD D, IT EMBODIES
THE DISTINCTIVE VISIBLE
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OR PERIOD,
OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. E, IT
IS AN OUTSTANDING WORK OR
BUILDING. F, BECAUSE OF ITS
PROMINENCE OF SPATIAL LOCATION,
CONTRAST, SITING, SKATE -- OR
SCALE. IT IS A FEATURE OF ITS
NEIGHBORHOOD -- DISTINCTIVE
QUALITY OR IDENTITY OF SUCH
NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE CITY. IN
ADDITION TO MEETING AT LEAST ONE
OF THE STANDARDS, THE OBJECTS
SITE IMPROVEMENT MUST ALSO
ADDRESS THE INTEGRITY OR
AVAILABILITY TO CONVEY THE
SIGNIFICANCE. OKAY. I HAVE
ADVANCED THE SLIDES BUT IT'S
NOT DOING THAT ON THE SCREEN.
HERE WE GO. THE FIRST WE HAVE
TODAY IS AN ORDINANCE TO CODIFY
THE SIGN CONTROLS AND INCENTIVES
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION , AND THE CITY
HISTORIC RESERVATION OFFICER.
AND THAT IS SARAH, WHO JOINED ME
EARLIER. SHE IS STILL HERE IN
CHAMBERS. THIS NOMINATION WAS
SUBMITTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBER
MATT REMLEY. MATT HOPED TO BE
HERE TODAY BUT HE COULD NOT. AND
DAVID GRAVES FROM SEATTLE PARKS
AND REC ALSO HOPED TO BE HERE
BUT HE HAD A SCHEDULED CONFLICT.
THIS LANDMARKS TRADITIONAL NAME
IS -- IT IS THE PRESENT DAY
LICTON SPRINGS PARK, THAT WE SEE
HERE , AND A MAP OF NORTH
SEATTLE. THIS WAS DESIGNATED AS
A LANDMARK IN OCTOBER 16th,
2019, BY THE LANDMARKS BOARD.
THE SELECTED STANDARDS LETTER A
AND C. RECOGNIZED AS A PLACE OF
HISTORIC EVENTS, BUT ALSO FOR
ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE
CONTROLLED FEATURES OF THE
LANDMARK INCLUDE THE ENTIRE PARK
SITE. THEY EXCLUDED THE SHELTER
AND PLAY QUITMAN ON THE WEST
SIDE THAT WERE PRESENT AT THE
TIME OF NOMINATION. THE PHYSICAL
PARK WAS DESIGNED BY LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT AND JONES AND JONES
AND WAS COMPLETED IN 1974. I
KNOW THAT THE NOMINATOR PROVIDED
A LETTER TO MANY OF THE
COUNCILMEMBERS, IF NOT ALL ,
OUTLINING THE MANY PEOPLE THAT
CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF
THE NOMINATION APPLICATION. SO I
WON'T REPEAT THEM ALL HERE
TODAY. WE ARE SORT OF LIMITED
FOR OUR TIME. IN ADDITION TO
THINKING THAT FOR HIS YEARS LONG
, MULTIPLE YEARS LONG COMMITMENT
TO THIS ENDEAVOR, I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE TOM SPEAR . TOM WAS
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE
WRITING THEY GOT INCLUDED IN THE
APPLICATION. AGAIN, HE HAD HOPED
TO JOIN US BUT COULD MATT TOLD
US HE WAS INSPIRED TO PURSUE
THIS LANDMARK AND BY ELDERS
CHIEF ANDY OF THE SNOQUALMIE
PEOPLE, JACKIE SWANSON OF THE --
PEOPLE AND CAN WORK OF THE
DUWAMISH PEOPLE. WHEN LICTON
SPRINGS PARK PARK WAS
CONSIDERED FOR DESIGNATION BY
THE LANDMARK PRESERVATION WORK
WE RECEIVED AN OVERWHELMING SHOW
OF SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS ,
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ,
INCLUDING ELDERS DOWN TO YOUTH.
OR YOUTH UP TO ELDERS. HOWEVER
YOU WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT
THAT. THE CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF
THIS PLACE WAS IDENTIFIED BY ALL
AS UNDENIABLY SIGNIFICANT AND
SACRED , AND THE COUNTLESS
GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE GATHERED
AT LINKEDIN SPRINGS FOR
CELEBRATION, CEREMONY, SPIRITUAL
RENEWAL AND HEALING. THE IRON
OXIDE LADEN MINERAL SPRINGS AND
THE OCHER COLORED MUD, FOR WHICH
THIS PLACE IS NAMED , ARE BOTH
FUNDAMENTAL TO THE PAST AND
LIVING HISTORY OF THIS PLACE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO THE QUESTIONS
REMOVED THE SECOND?
>> MOVED TO THE SECOND. THEN WE
WILL DO QUESTIONS AFTER. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY. THE SECOND ONE , THIS
ORDINANCE IS TO CODIFY THE
CONTROLS AND INCENTIVES
AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE PROPERTY
OWNER AND THE CITY HISTORIC
PRESERVATION OFFICER. OWNER
CAROLYN NOMINATED THIS PROPERTY
AND THE APPLICATION WAS OFFERED
BY HISTORIANS JACOB PETER AND --
OCHSNER. YOU HEARD FROM HER
TODAY AND PUBLIC COMMENT. SHE IS
ACCOMPANIED BY HER SPOUSE, RICK.
THIS IS THE STEWART HOUSE. 10455
MAPLEWOOD PLACE SOUTHWEST . WE
CAN SEE ON THE MAP, THIS IS THE
UNDERLINE OF ROYAL HEIGHTS WEST
SEATTLE. DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD ON
NOVEMBER 20th, 2024 UNDER
STANDARDS D AND E. THE BOARD ,
RECOGNIZING ARCHITECTURAL
CHARACTER OF THE HOME, AS WELL
AS AN OUTSTANDING WORK OF THE
ARCHITECTS. THE FEATURES
DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD INCLUDE
THE SITE , THE EXTERIOR OF THE
HOUSE , THE EXTERIOR OF THE
APARTMENT GARAGE, WHICH IS A
SEPARATE BUILDING, AND PORTIONS
OF THE INTERIOR, WHICH ARE
ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE FIRST
FLOOR. THIS RESIDENCE , REFERRED
TO BY THE HISTORIANS WRITING THE
NOMINATION, CALLED SPANISH
ECLECTIC STYLE, WAS BUILT IN
1931. AND IS THE PRODUCT OF A
FOUR YEAR ARCHITECTURAL
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LILA PREECE
AND -- BOTH INDIVIDUALS HAD A
LONG, PRODUCTIVE CAREERS IN
SEATTLE . THIS IS ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF THEIR DESIGN
COLLABORATION, WHICH IS ALSO A
CITY LANDMARK, THE DELRAY
APARTMENT TO CAPITOL HILL. SOME
OF YOU MAY KNOW. THIS WAS
ORIGINALLY COMMISSIONED BY RALPH
STEWART. HE OWNED -- AND STORE
LUMBER. STORE LUMBER MIGHT
RESONATE , AS IT EXISTS STILL
TODAY, IN RAINIER VALLEY. DOWN
IN RAINIER AVENUE. THERE HAVE
BEEN NUMEROUS SUBSEQUENT OWNERS
OF THIS PROPERTY. BUT THE
LONGEST OF THE OWNERS OR THE --
FAMILY. AND THEY PHONED AND
STORED IN THIS PROPERTY SO
BEAUTIFULLY . IN ADDITION TO THE
GORGEOUS SETTING OF THIS HOME
ALONG PUGET SOUND THE HOUSE IS
DISTINGUISHED BY HIGHLY INTACT ,
UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS
THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR AND
EXTERIOR . THE OWNERS HAVE
RECENTLY COMPLETED A BEAUTIFUL
RESTORATION OF MANY OF THE
ORIGINAL HISTORIC STEEL WINDOWS
AND CAREFULLY RE-CREATED NEW
METAL WINDOWS WHERE NEEDED TO
MATCH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. SO
THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU, ERIN. CALLINGS,
THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER
OF THESE PROPERTIES?
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT BOTH AT FIRST, I
WOULD LIKE TO START WITH LICTON
SPRINGS. THIS IS A CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY. IS THAT CORRECT? OWNED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.
COULD YOU JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT
IT MEANS , SORT OF LEGALLY, TO
DESIGNATE THIS SITE ? AND ALSO
MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS ? I
BELIEVE IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST
OF ITS KIND IN TERMS OF AN
INDIGENOUS CULTURAL SITE BEING
DESIGNATED.
>> SURE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE
REFERRED TO THIS IS THE FIRST
INDIGENOUS LANDMARK OF SEATTLE.
AND IN ANYWAYS IT IS. THERE IS A
SEPARATE LANDMARK THAT
RECOGNIZES THE STATUE OF CHIEF
SEATTLE, BUT IT'S A WORK OF A
WHITE SCULPTOR, AS I UNDERSTAND.
SO WE DON'T THINK OF IT AS A
TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PROPERTY.
SO WE WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS THE
FIRST. IT IS OWNED BY SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION CURRENTLY.
THEY ARE THE OWNERS OF SEVERAL
LANDMARKS ACROSS THE CITY. WHEN
WE NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH
THEM WHAT WE DO IS, THE ROLE OF
THE BOARD IS TO REVIEW MAKING
ALTERATIONS. WHAT WE TRY TO DO
IS COME UP WITH A WHOLE LIST OF
THINGS THAT CAN BE EXCLUDED FROM
REVIEW , WORK THEY CAN DO TO THE
PARK AND FUNCTION ON A
DAY-TO-DAY BASIS . WE HAVE A
WHOLE LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS
THEY CAN DO AND THEY DON'T
REQUIRE REVIEW. WE ALSO TRY TO
DISTINGUISH WHAT TYPES OF THINGS
THAT REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF
APPROVAL, THEY DON'T NEED TO GO
TO THE BOARD THEY CAN COME TO
THE STAFF. SO THAT ALWAYS SAVES
THE APPLICANT TIME BECAUSE THEY
ARE NOT HAVING TO GO TO PUBLIC
MEETINGS. IT TAKES A NUMBER OF
WEEKS OUT OF THE FOUR OF YOU .
IN FACT, JUST IN THE PAST FEW
YEARS, THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED
SOME LEGISLATION THAT CREATED AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW ACROSS
SEVEN OF THE EIGHT DISTRICTS AND
ACROSS THE WHOLE LANDMARKS
PROGRAM . LANDMARKS AGREEMENTS
ARE CREATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL
LEVEL. SO IF SOMEONE CREATED 40
YEARS AGO, 30 YEARS AGO, THEY
MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SAME TYPES
ARE OF REVIEW. THAT CREATED
EQUITY ACROSS ALL THIS LANDMARK
PROPERTIES THAT PEOPLE CAN
ACCESS TO ADMINISTER REVIEW. I
WOULD SAY, FOR THIS PROPERTY IN
PARTICULAR, THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING IS TRYING TO PRESERVE THE
CHARACTER OF THE OPEN SPACE. I
KNOW THE NOMINATORS WHO ARE MOST
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPRINGS AND
THE CLAY, SO THE LAND AND THE
WATER . I THINK THE TREES ARE
ALSO IMPORTANT. SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION HAS A VISITATION
PLAN THAT THEY ADOPTED LONG
BEFORE IT WAS LANDMARK SO THEY
ARTIE STARTED HAVING A WORKING
PLAN FOR HOW THEY DO THINGS
THERE. TWO DATE, THE ONLY THINGS
THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED FOR THE
NORTH OF THE PROPERTY , A FEW
YEARS BACK, THEY INSTALLED A
LARGE BOULDER THAT HAS
IDENTIFYING AND INTERPRETING
SIGNAGE FROM LICTON. THEY DID AN
APPLICATION FOR THAT. RECENTLY ,
THE COMPENSATION ON THE WEST
SIDE THAT HAD BURNED TO THE
GROUND, WE NEGOTIATED PART OF
THE AGREEMENT, THE ABILITY TO
REPLACE THE AND DO IT THROUGH
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. BECAUSE
WE KNEW THAT THE BUILDING ITSELF
WASN'T IN COURT TO WHAT WAS
IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS PLACE AND
ITS CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. WE
AGREED THAT IF IT WAS GENERALLY
THE SAME PLACE, ON THE SAME
SCALE, IT WOULD REALLY ALTER ANY
OF THE FEATURES OF THE PARK. I
DID THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH PARK
STAFF .
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ON THE
ONE HAND, I'M SUPER EXCITED TO
HAVE THIS COME BEFORE US AND TO
BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. I'M
ALSO, IN A SENSE, DEEPLY
TROUBLED THAT IT'S NOW 2025 AND
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE
ARE HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS
COME BEFORE US. I JUST WONDER IF
YOU COULD SPEAK TO IT A LITTLE
BIT WE KNOW ABOUT PART OF THE
DARK HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY IS
ERASING THE HISTORY OF
INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND
LANGUAGES. I KNOW THAT SO MUCH
OF YOUR WORK IS TIED TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION. WE ARE IN THIS
DARK TIME WHERE THERE IS AN
ATTEMPT TO ERASE A LOT OF
HISTORY . AND THERE'S REASONS
FOR THAT. I JUST WONDER, IF YOU
HAD ANY THOUGHTS OR REFLECTION
ON WHY. IS THERE SOMETHING IN
OUR PROCEDURES ABOUT HOW PLACES
ARE LAND WORKED THAT FOR SOME
REASON THIS HAS TAKEN SO LONG
FOR THIS TO BE THE FIRST? IS
THERE SOMETHING IN THE
REQUIREMENTS? ARE WE
PRIORITIZING ARCHITECTURE OVER
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE? I JUST
WONDER IF THERE'S ANYTHING ,
YOU KNOW, THAT WE COULD CHANGE ?
OR COULD WE ENCOURAGE MORE SITES
LIKE THIS ? WHY THIS HAS TAKEN
SO LONG TO GET HERE.
>> I WILL GIVE YOU SOME THOUGHTS
ON THAT. THERE IS HISTORY THAT I
DON'T KNOW. I HAVE BEEN WITH
THE CITY 13 YEARS AND THIS
PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 55.
I THINK VERY EARLY YEARS THE
CITY STAFF NOMINATED A LOT OF
THE PROPERTIES. BUT I DON'T KNOW
THAT LASTED FOR PARTICULARLY
LONG. I THINK THAT WAS A WAY TO
GET THE PROGRAM STARTED. THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE
APPLICATIONS COME FROM THE
PUBLIC . SO THEY ARE NOT
ORIGINATED BY THE STAFF. WE ARE
NOT DECIDING WHAT TO NOMINATE .
IT'S PEOPLE WHO COME FORWARD ,
LIKE CAROLYN, WHO DECIDED , I
WANT TO NOMINATE MY HOME.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LIKE THE
LICTON PROPERTY, THAT WAS
COMMUNITY LED . WE THINK THAT'S
A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO HAVE
BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN SAY THIS IS
IMPORTANT TO US AND THIS IS WHY
WE WANT TO DO THIS. THERE IS A
RECENT CHANGE FROM THE STATE
LEVEL THAT HAPPENED THIS SUMMER
THAT YOU MAY BE AWARE OF. THAT
HAS CHANGED WHAT THIS WILL LOOK
LIKE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE
BECAUSE OWNER CONSENT WILL BE
REQUIRED FOR EVERY NOMINATION
APPLICATION. GOING TO CHANGE
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. WE KNOW
THAT PEOPLE WILL STILL BE
INTERESTED IN HAVING LANDMARKS.
AND I THINK THERE'LL BE MORE
CONVERSATIONS TO SAY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS APPROACHING ORDER TO
SAY, WE REALLY THINK WHAT YOU
HAVE HERE IS IMPORTANT AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE IT. WOULD
YOU AGREE? IN THE PAST, WE'VE
HAD NOMINATIONS, MANY
NOMINATIONS THAT CAME FROM
COMMUNITY. AND, INITIALLY,
PROPERTY OWNERS WERE LIKE, I
DIDN'T WANT THIS TO BE A
LANDMARK. BUT THEN THEY DECIDED,
YOU KNOW, I'M OKAY WITH THIS.
SO THEY KIND OF FELT PROUD OF IT
. MAYBE NOT ALL, BUT SOME DO. WE
NEGOTIATE A CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT WITH THEM
THAT GETS CODIFIED IN
LEGISLATION. ANOTHER PART OF THE
WORK THAT CAME TO US WAS THROUGH
THE CODE. THE STATE ENVIRONMENT
POLICY ACT HAD REQUIREMENTS FOR
REFERRING PROJECTS OF A CERTAIN
AGE , OVER 50 YEARS, THAT WAS
WHAT THE POLICY LOOK LIKE UNTIL
A RECENT CODE CHANGE . AND THEN,
OF COURSE, THERE WERE OTHER
THRESHOLDS. IT WASN'T EVERY
SINGLE PROPERTY PROPOSED FOR
DEMOLITION . IT HAD TO DO WITH
ITS SIZE, IT HAD TO DO WITH WHAT
ZONE IT WAS WITHIN THE CITY. A
SMALL NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WERE
POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE
DEMOLISHED IN ANY GIVEN YEAR
CAME THROUGH A REFERRAL PROCESS
, OR DEVELOPER WAS PROACTIVE
BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT, OH, THIS
IS LANDMARKS MATERIAL AND THEY
WOULD BRING IT FORWARD TO US.
SOME NUMBER AT KING LANDMARKS
AND MANY OF THEM DID NOT BECOME
LANDMARKS. SO THAT WAS KIND OF
ANOTHER WAY IN WHICH THESE
THINGS HAPPEN AGAIN, THAT'S
GOING TO BE CHANGED BY THE CODE,
CHANGES THAT CAME OUT OF THE
STATE. I WILL SAY THAT WE ALSO
DO SURVEY AND HIM AND WORRY
WORK. LAST YEAR WE HAD OUR
SPECIAL PROJECT, A CONTEXT
STATEMENT THAT WAS WRITTEN ABOUT
DISABILITY ACTIVISM HISTORY .
THAT'S GOTTEN SOME PEOPLE
EXCITED ABOUT NOMINATING SOME
PROPERTIES . IN SOME CASES,
THESE ARE PROPERTIES OWNED BY
THE INDIVIDUAL . AND OTHERS ARE
OWNED BY AN ORGANIZATION. SOME
PEOPLE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO
SAY, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO WORK
WITH US AND NOMINATE THIS PLACE.
WE ARE HOPING TO DO OTHER
SPECIAL PROJECTS COMING UP FOR
HERITAGE IN THE CITY TO
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THAT AS
WELL. I CAN ALSO SAY, THERE WAS
A HISTORY. I'M GOING TO SAY,
MAYBE 10 TO 15, NOT 10, 15+
YEARS AGO , WHERE THE CITY
DECIDED THEY WERE GOING TO
NOMINATE PROPERTIES THEMSELVES.
THIS WAS THE DOWNTOWN COURT. IT
IS SURVEY INVENTORY SO THAT
PROPERTY OWNERS CAN HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE BUILDING AND I
THINK THEY WERE CATEGORIES ONE,
TWO, THREE AND FOUR AND THE
BOARD CONTEMPLATED SOME NUMBER
OF THEM AND THEN STOPPED DOING
IT BECAUSE MANY OF THEM WERE NOT
BECOMING LANDMARKS. SO THEY
DECIDED WE HAVE ALL THE
INFORMATION. SO IF ANYONE COMES
TO US AND SAYS, WE WOULD LIKE TO
NOMINATE OUR BUILDING IN WE HAVE
HISTORY TO SHARE WITH THEM. THE
CITY HAS PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE
IN FUNDING CERTAIN PROJECTS AND
DOING THINGS, SURVEY AND
INVENTORIES OR NOMINATIONS. BUT
THE MAJORITY OF IT COMES FROM
COMMUNITY . SORRY, THAT'S A LONG
ANSWER .
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. FOLLOW-UP
QUESTION OR COMMENT, I JUST
WONDER HOW MUCH THE TRIBES OR
ANY OF OUR OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN
ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOOKING TO
LANDMARK DESIGNATION AS
SOMETHING TO PARTICIPATE IN .
AND IF NOT, IF THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY THERE TO LEAN IN .
AGAIN, JUST RECOGNIZING THAT
THIS IS SO MANY YEARS LATER, THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND.
>> SURE. YOU MAY KNOW FRANCESCA
MYRNA AND. SHE IS A TRAVEL
RELATIONS OFFICER FOR THE CITY.
SHE WAS OUR COLLEAGUE AT
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
SOME TIME. SHE COORDINATED THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL. WE
HAD TALKED TO HER ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HER
GROUP AT THAT TIME. IT WASN'T
SEEN AS A PRIORITY BECAUSE THERE
WERE SO MANY OTHER IMPORTANT
THINGS THAT THEY WANTED TO WORK
ON. BUT WE DO SEE THE
OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE . LAND
MARKING IS THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAD SOME IN PIONEER SQUARE ,
IN PARTICULAR, THAT HAVE
IMPORTANT INDIGENOUS HISTORY
THAT RECOGNIZE AND CONTRIBUTE
THINGS. THAT MAY BE TRUE OF
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY
AS WELL. WE EMBRACE ANYONE THAT
WANTS TO APPROACH US AND HAVE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE WE
CERTAINLY WANT TO SEE AND IN
CREASE IN THAT. PEOPLE WERE SO
EXCITED WHEN LICTON SPRINGS CAME
TO US THAT WE WOULD SEE THAT
INCREASE . WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED
ANOTHER ONE YET. WE HOPE TO.
>> THAT'S ALL FOR THAT ONE. WE
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE
STOREHOUSE. JUST FOR THE
STOREHOUSE , I WAS JUST CURIOUS
ABOUT TWO PARTS. I THINK THERE
WAS, PERHAPS, A GARAGE THAT WAS
BUILT MORE RECENTLY THAT I
COULDN'T TELL IF THAT WAS
PROTECTED OR NOT. ALSO, WHAT
DOES IT MEAN FOR THE SITE TO BE
PROTECTED? COULD YOU CLARIFY
THAT?
>> SURE. THE EXTERIOR OF THE
GARAGE APARTMENT BUILDING. YOU
CAN SEE THIS IMAGE, IN 1931, YOU
CAN SEE THE GARAGE , TUCKED OVER
HERE. IN LATER YEARS, I WOULD
SAY 60s OR 70s , MULTIPLE UNITS
, MAYBE TWO OR THREE , RESIDE
THERE NOW . THE ARCHITECT MADE
IT SIMILAR TO THE HISTORIC CALL.
SO IT WAS A VERY SENSITIVE --
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ORIGINAL IT
WAS OLD ENOUGH TO BE CONSIDERED
TO BE INCLUDED . WE ASKED THE
OWNERS IF THEY WERE OKAY WITH
THAT AND THEY SAID YES. THE HOPE
IS THAT, SAY CAROLYN DECIDED TO
SELL HER PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE
AND SOMEONE ELSE CAME ALONG, THE
BOARD WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN MAKING REVIEWS TO
THAT. BECAUSE THEY ARE
ESSENTIALLY CONNECTED . IT
DOESN'T STAND ALONE. IT HAS
THIS COVERED WALKWAY THAT LINKS
THEM TOO. SO THEY REALLY ARE
SORT OF INTEGRAL TO ONE ANOTHER
AS IT STANDS ALONE. BUT IT'S IN
ADDITION. IN TERMS OF THE SITE,
IT'S VERY COMMON FOR THE BOARD
TO INCLUDE THE WHOLE SITE
BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE REVIEW OF NEW CONSTRUCTION
FOR THE SITE. BUT HERE, IT'S
PROBABLY NOT LIKELY THAT ANYONE
WOULD -- TO THE SOUND. IT'S
QUITE POSSIBLE. IT'S ALSO FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT. IT'S A VERY FORMAL
AND HAS SOME ELEMENTS TO IT. SO
IN THE FUTURE, I CAN CERTAINLY
SEE YOU MIGHT DESIGN COTTAGE OR
SOMETHING ALONG THE EDGES AND
STILL MAINTAIN THAT OPEN LANA
GOES TO THE WATER'S EDGE. THAT
JUST MEANS THAT THERE'S
OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE. IT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S
PRESENTED FROM BEING BUILT . THE
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
APPLICATION PROCESS IS LIKE --
REVIEW AND THE BOARD USUALLY
LOOKS AT DISCUSSES ALTERNATIVES,
HOW DOES THE CHARACTER REALLY TO
THE LANGUAGE OF LANDMARK ITSELF,
DOESN'T RESPECT THE LANDSCAPE,
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
COUNSELOR? THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? COUNSELOR
FOR LIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR
QUESTIONS. I WILL SAY THAT ,
SEPARATE FROM THE LANDMARKS,
I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY TO SEE ,
AS WATERFRONT WORK , AT LEAST AS
IT RELATES TO THE CITY, OUR
TRIBAL PARTNERS ARE CONSULTED
AND BROUGHT ALONG . LIKE THE
WATERFRONT PARK . SO IT'S NOT
NECESSARILY LANDMARKED, BUT IT
IS OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THESE
DECISIONS THAT OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF
THAT. I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THAT
AND I HOPE YOU DO TOO. FOR MY
PART, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE
THAT AS A COMMITMENT TO OUR
TRIBAL PARTNERS. SO THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTIONS. I KNOW
THAT'S PART OF WHERE IT'S
PROBABLY COMING FROM AND I
AGREE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THAT.
>> I WILL ADD TO THAT. THE STONE
AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE WAS
CREATED, PARKS AND RECREATION
DID CONSULTATION WITH TRIBES, AS
THEY WOULD , TO MAKE SURE THIS
WORKS FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE A POP
-- OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN
IT. AND TO AGREE ON THE
TRADITIONAL NAME OF THE PLACE .
WE ASK THAT QUESTION OF
FRANCESCA BEFORE WE INCLUDE IT
IN THE LEGISLATION BECAUSE WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS
APPROPRIATE AND SHE ACTUALLY
WENT BACK AND REVIEWED THE
CONSULTATION THAT HAPPENED ON
THE PARK SITE FOR THE STANDING
STONE SO THAT WE WERE BEING
CONSISTENT PICK
>> AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP
ARCS AND RECREATION. THAT'S
OBVIOUSLY SEPARATE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT
THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION , A PDD'S WORKS WITH
TRIBAL PARTNERS WHEN THEY ARE
WORKING ON PARKS PROPERTY THAT
WAY TOO. THAT IS REALLY A
COMMITMENT THAT ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS HAVE MADE. OF
COURSE, WE CAN DO BETTER AND
PART OF THAT CONVERSATION WAS
PART OF THE TRIBAL SUMMIT WE
JUST HAD. AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS
WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
NOT JUST HERE, BUT IN OTHER
DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY AND WE
ALL VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE CAN DO
BETTER, AND WANT TO DO BETTER.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS , LET'S MOVE FORWARD
THEN WITH TAKING A VOTE ON THESE
. I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE , WE
WILL TAKE VOTES SEPARATELY ON
THE TWO PROPERTIES. SO THE FIRST
ONE, I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL
BILL 121140 , WHICH IS THE
LICTON SPRINGS PARK. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. MOVED AND SECONDED TO
PASS THE BILL. OTHER FOR THE
COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF COUNSEL
BILL 121140?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, ZERO POST.
>> IT CARRIES THAT THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BILL BE
PASSED SENT TO THE THE SUMMER
16th COUNCIL MEETING. SEEING NO
FOR THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE
TWO PROPERTIES. LET'S GO TO THE
STOREHOUSE NOMINATION. IS MOVED
AND SECONDED TO PASS . SORRY.
BEFORE IT GOT SECONDED. SORRY,
COLLEAGUES. I WAS NOT IN THE
RIGHT PLACE ON MY SCRIPT. I MOVE
THAT THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNSEL
BILL 121139 , WHICH IS THE
STEWART HOUSE. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED
TO PASS. ARE THERE ANY FOR THE
COMMENTS? I'M SEEING NONE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE RULE
ON THE PASSAGE OF COUNSEL BILL
121139.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THREE IN FAVOR, ZERO POST,
ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
COUNSEL BILL WILL BE SENT TO THE
DECEMBER 16th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK
YOU, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
COLLEAGUES, DUE TO THE TIMING OF
TODAY'S VOTE, WHICH IS AFTER
THE THURSDAY 1:00 P.M. RULE
DEADLINE, I'M SUGGESTING WE
SUSPEND THE RULES TO SEND
TODAY'S LEGISLATION THAT WE
PASSED ALL THE PIECES TO THE
DECEMBER 16th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING . IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO SEND AGENDA ITEMS
ONE THROUGH 20 TO THE DECEMBER
16th CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I'M
HEARING NO OBJECTION. THE RULES
ARE SUSPENDED AND AGENDA ITEMS
ONE THROUGH 20 WILL BE SENT TO
THE DECEMBER 16th COUNCIL
MEETING. ONE SECOND. SORRY. A
CLARIFICATION, IT'S ONE THROUGH
23. ONE THROUGH 20 FOR THE
APPOINTMENTS , AND THEN WE HAVE
22 AND 23. SO IT IS SUSPENDING
THE RULES TO SEND ITEMS ONE
THROUGH 23 TO TUESDAY , DECEMBER
16th, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ANY
OBJECTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL
RIGHT. THEN WE WILL BE SENDING
THESE TO THE TUESDAY , DECEMBER
16th FULL COUNCIL MEETING FOR A
VOTE. COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TODAY?
GREAT. AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, I JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING
TOGETHER ON THE LAND COMMITTEE
ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN
PARTICULAR, I WANT TO SEND, SAY
A SPECIAL GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE
WORK AROUND THE FAMILY'S
EDUCATION PRESCHOOL PROMISE
LEVY. AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT I AM SO
PASSIONATE ABOUT. HEARD DIRECTOR
AND I TALK ABOUT IT EARLIER. SO
GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE HARD
WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT . AND A
LOT OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETING
WHAT TO DO THAT WORK! WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH ME
AND USING SOME OF THE COMMITTEE
TIME TO DO THAT WORK AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH YOU ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. SO I AM
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COLLABORATION
AND I VERY MUCH ENJOY SERVING
WITH YOU . THIS CONCLUDES THE
DECEMBER 12, 2025 MEETING OF THE
LIBRARIES, EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. I HOPE
YOU HAVE A PEACEFUL AND RESTFUL
HOLIDAY SEASON, WHATEVER YOU
CELEBRATE. AND, OF COURSE, HE
PEACEFUL AND NEW YEAR'S. IF
THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS
THIS MEETING WILL BE INJURED.
I'M HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS. IT IS 11:30 ON THE DOT
AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, PLUMMETS TO A
TIME, AND WE ARE. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES.