>>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON.
TODAY IS MARCH 9, 2026. THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 2:02 P.M., I'M
COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA SERVING
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM. I
NOTE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH
ARE EXCUSED. WILL THE COMMITTEE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> WILL AND PRESIDENT PRO TEM
SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> ALL RIGHT, IF THERE IS OX,
THE MINUTES OF MARCH 2, 2026
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING AND
SEEING NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES
ARE HEREBY ADOPTED. ONTO THE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT OR IN THIS
CASE, PRESIDENT PRO TEM. WE HAVE
OUR OIR PRESENTATION TODAY ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COWN ILL IS
MEETING AGENDA. WE HAVE SEVEN
ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTORY AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR. BILLS AND
MINUTES FOR REAPPOINTMENTS TO
THE ARTS COMMISSION, AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
SEATTLE LIGHT AND SKAGIT RIVER
HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PROJECT.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SDOT'S
SHARED STREETS, ADDING A NEW
CHAPTER TO THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE. THERE IS ONE EXECUTIVE
SESSION TOMORROW AS WELL. ALSO
ON TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA, WE HAVE EIGHT
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
BILLS AND MINUTES, TWO
ORDINANCES FROM THE PARKS AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE. ACCEPTING
EASEMENT FOR ELECTRICAL
DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS IN KING
COUNTY. FOUR REAPPOINTMENTS FROM
THE PARKS AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE TO THE JOINT
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
COMMITTEE. A WOMAN'S HISTORY
MONTH PROCLAMATION, PRESENTED
LAST WEEK. WE'LL HAVE ROLL CALL
UPDATES TO REFLECT A SMALL
TECHNICAL CHANGE. ALSO ON
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL AGENDA, WE
HAVE ONE ITEM FOR A VOTE. CB
121174, AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO LAND USE AND ZONING, ADOPTING
A MORATORIUM ON THE FILING,
ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, OR
APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT EXPANSION OR
CHANGE OF USE FOR DETENTION
CENTERS. SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK ON THAT PARTICULAR PIECE
OF LEGISLATION. THERE IS ANOTHER
EXECUTIVE SESSION, AGAIN, ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA. SO THAT
SAID, MOVING ONTO, I GUESS OUR
FIRST SUBSTANTIVE ITEM OF
BUSINESS, A PRESENTATION FROM
OIR.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. OUR
PARTNERS AT OIR HAVE JOINED US
REMOTELY, SO FEEL FREE TO GET
STARTED. WELCOME.
>> PERFECT, THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM SAKA AND COUNCILMEMBERS,
I'M MINA HASHEMI, DIRECTOR OF
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS, AND I'M JOINED BY MY
COLLEAGUES FROM OUR STATE
RELATIONS TEAM, ANNA JOHNSON,
AND SAMIR, WHO YOU'LL HEAR IN A
MOMENT. WE'RE IN THE FINAL WEEK
OF THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, AND THERE ARE JUST
THREE FULL DAYS LEFT. FRIDAY
MARKED THE LAST MAJOR POLICY
DEADLINE OF THE SESSION, THE
OPPOSITE HOUSE FLOOR CUTOFF. AND
TO REMAIN IN PLAY, BILLS NEEDED
TO PASS OUT OF THE OFFICE FROM
CHAMBER FROM WHERE THEY WERE
INTRODUCED. NOW IT'S A RUSH TO
THE FINISH LINE, THIS THURSDAY,
MARCH 12. AND LAWMAKERS ARE
FOCUSED ON PASSING BUDGET AND
REVENUE BILLS, AND ADDRESSING
CHANGES MADE TO LEGISLATION IN
THE OTHER CHAMBER. AS A
REMINDER, THE LEGISLATURE
ENTERED THIS SHORT 60-DAY
SESSION WITH A SIGNIFICANT
BUDGET SHORTFALL AND A
REQUIREMENT TO HAVE A BALANCED
BUDGET. BOTH PROPOSED
SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING BUDGETS
ARE ABOUT $1.5 BILLION LARGER
THAN WHAT WAS FORECAST LAST
SESSION. AND THE INCREASED COSTS
ARE MOSTLY RESULT OF HIGHER
CASE LOADS, LAWSUITS,
SETTLEMENTS, AND FEDERAL
IMPACTS. BOTH OF THE PROPOSED
BUDGETS ALSO USE MORE THAN $750
MILLION FROM THE STATE'S RAINY
DAY FUND, AND PROPOSE
ADMINISTRATIVE CUTS TO MOST
STATE AGENCIES TO BALANCE THE
BUDGET. THE FINAL BUDGETS ARE
BEING NEGOTIATED AND WILL BE
REVEALED SOME TIME THIS WEEK
BEFORE THE ADJOURNMENT. WITH
THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
SAMIR AND ANNA TO GET INTO MORE
DETAILS. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, EVERYONE. SO FIRST
WE'LL GO OVER AN UPDATE ON
WHERE VARIOUS SEATTLE PRIORITIES
ARE IN THE PROCESS. THESE ARE
BILLS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE
PAST. SO I'LL START WITH
HIGHLIGHTING A FEW BILLS. HOUSE
BILL 1687, REGARDING SOCIAL
HOUSING WAS JUST SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR TODAY. IT PASSED INTO
LAW. HOUSE BILL 2266 RELATED TO
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WAS
PASSED BY THE SENATE, AND NOW
HEADS TO THE HOUSE FOR A
CONCURRENT VOTE. HOUSE BILL 2294
RELATES TO RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
ON GROCERY STORES WAS PASSED BY
BOTH CHAMBERS, AND HEADING TO
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. HOUSE
BILL 2495, RELATED TO THE
REMOVAL OF VEHICLES OBSTRUCTING
THE STREETCAR TRACKS, ALSO HAS
PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS, AND NOW
HEADS TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
AND THEN 5156, WHICH RELATES TO
ALGORITHM STANDARDS HAS PASSED
THE HOUSE, AND NOW GOES TO THE
SENATE FOR A CONCURRENCE VOTE.
AND THEN SENATE BILL 6309,
RELATED TO HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT
PERMITTING FOR SOUND TRANSIT,
ALSO PASSED THE HOUSE WITH SOME
CHANGES. IT WILL MOVE TO THE
SENATE FOR A CONCURRENCE VOTE.
THEN LASTLY I'LL HIGHLIGHT
SENATE BILL 6346, WHICH IS THE
TAX LAW ON MILLIONAIRES. A NEW
VERSION PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE IS
GOING TO BE VOTED ON TODAY.
MAKES A FEW CHANGES. I'LL
HIGHLIGHT AND THEN REMOVE
FUNDING RELATED TO PUBLIC
DEFENSE FOR COUNTIES AND CITIES
FROM THE BILL, AND THEN ALSO
PROVIDES THAT 5% OF ALL REVENUES
WOULD GO TO THE KID'S ACCOUNT,
WHICH FUNDS EARLY LEARNING AND
CHILDCARE MOSTLY. ALSO IT
EXPANDS SOME ELIGIBILITY FOR
WORKING FAMILY TAX CREDIT. MORE
CHANGES MAY HAPPEN BEFORE THE
END OF SESSION. LIKE I SAID,
THAT BILL WILL BE VOTED ON BY
THE FULL HOUSE AND THEN LIKELY
BACK TO THE SENATE FOR A
CONCURRENCE VOTE.
>> I'LL HIGHLIGHT FROM THIS
LIST HOUSE BILL 1128. THIS BILL
ESTABLISHES CHILDCARE WORKFORCE
STANDARDS BOARD. THIS PASSED THE
SENATE LAST WEEK. SO IT SHOULD
BE HEADING TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK. ALSO HOUSE BILL 2165, THIS
DEALS WITH FALSELY
IDENTIFICATION OF A PEACE
OFFICER. THIS PASSED THE SENATE
ALSO LAST WEEK, 30-18. AND THEN
HOUSE BILL 2320 PROHIBITS THE
MANUFACTURING OF FIREARM AND
FIREARM COMPONENTS THROUGH 3-D
PRINTERS, AS WELL AS COMPUTER
NUMERICAL CONTROLLED MILLING
MACHINES. THIS PASSED THE SENATE
29-18. AND THEN FINALLY LAST
FRIDAY, SENATE BILL 5880,
CONCERNING TOXICOLOGY TESTING
THROUGH ACCREDITED LABS PASSED
THE HOUSE 96-0, AND WILL HEAD TO
THE GOVERNOR'S DESK AS WELL.
NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR RECAP
OF WEEKS SEVEN AND EIGHT,
STARTING WITH THE HOUSE AND
SENATE'S PROPOSED BUDGETS. AS
MINA MENTIONED, THIS YEAR THE
STATE WAS FACING A DEFICIT. SO
THIS YEAR THEY WILL BE PROPOSING
AND COMING TO A FINAL
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, WHICH MEANS
THEY'RE AMENDING AND ADDING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR REMOVING
FUNDING BASED ON THEIR BIANNUAL
BUDGET THEY PASSED LAST SESSION.
SO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
THE OPERATING BUDGET. HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE HOUSE AND SENATE HERE
ON THIS SLIDE. AS IT RELATES TO
SOME OF THE PRIORITIES WE HAD IN
OUR CITY'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
SO BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE
REINSTATE THE 25% LOCAL MATCH OR
LOCAL FUNDING FOR SENDING NEW
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO THE
BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY.
THE HOUSE INCLUDES A 20%
REDUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
ASSISTED DIVERSION OR LEAD. AND
A 10% REDUCTION TO A NAVIGATOR
PROGRAM, WHILE THE SENATE
INCLUDES JUST THE 10% REDUCTION
TO THE RECOVERY NAVIGATOR
PROGRAM. BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE
SENATE ADD $15 MILLION FOR
GRANTS FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROVIDERS FOR OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE. OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE, THIS IS DUE TO THE
HUD, COC FUNDING SITUATION THAT
THE STATE MAY FIND THEMSELVES
IN. BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE
INCLUDE $10.5 MILLION FOR 911
PROGRAM AND SUPPORT IN
TECHNOLOGY. THIS COULD HELP THE
SEATTLE C.A.R.E. DEPARTMENT.
BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE
REMOVES GOVERNOR FERGUSON'S CAP
ON WORKING CHILDCARE ENROLLMENT.
IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET, JUST SOME
SMALL ADDS HERE RELATED TO EV
CHARGING AND CLEAN ENERGY IN THE
HOUSE, FUNDED BY CCA, AS WELL AS
$164 MILLION IN ADDITION TO THE
HOUSING TRUST FUND. AND THEN IN
THE SENATE, THEY DID ADD $128
MILLION TO THE HOUSING TRUST
FUND FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES.
>> THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET,
BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE
PROVIDED FUNDING TO KING COUNTY.
HEALTH BUDGET OF THAT, $12
MILLION, ALSO INCLUDED $30
MILLION FOR EV CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. AND THEN
ALSO $1 MILLION TO THE GRANT
PROGRAM FOR ELIMINATING
CROSSWALKS. TYPICALLY FUNDING
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE, BOTH
THE HOUSE AND SENATE PROVIDED
$1.5 MILLION TO THE CITY FOR A
WOMAN'S SOFTBALL FIELD. BOTH
PROVIDING $7 MILLION FOR
COMMUNITY CENTER HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT. THE HOUSE ALSO
PROVIDED $2 MILLION FOR SEATTLE
CENTER'S PAVILION. AND $5.7
MILLION FOR FLEET HYDROGEN
FUELING PILOT PROGRAM. AND THE
SENATE PROVIDED $6 MILLION FOR
HOMES. MOVING ONTO SOME BILL
UPDATES, STARTING WITH BUDGET
AND REVENUE. HOUSE BILL 2610
PASSED IN THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH
ENSURES NON-PROFIT HOUSING
PROVIDERS QUALIFY FOR THE
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION, WHEN THE
PROPERTY IS TEMPORARILY USED FOR
PURPOSES OTHER THAN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND HOUSE BILL 1408,
WHICH ESTABLISHES FUNDING FOR
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BY WAY OF
DIVERGING SALES TAX FROM STATE
SALES TAX FROM -- [ INAUDIBLE ]
WHICH GOES TO THE HOUSE FOR
CONCURRENCE VOTE.
>> A FEW CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
BILLS, HOUSE BILL 2296 DEALS
WITH EXPANDING THE USE OF
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES,
SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS ENERGY
CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY
PROGRAMS IN RENTAL HOUSING AT
THE METER, AND IS ABLE TO HAVE
TENANTS RECOVER THOSE COSTS
THROUGH BILLING. THAT PASSED THE
SENATE 43, 45-3. AND THEN SENATE
BILL 6355 HAS A SIMILAR PURPOSE
OF THE BILL THAT YOU ALL MIGHT
HAVE SEEN EARLIER IN SESSION
THAT DID NOT MAKE IT PAST THE
ORIGINAL CHAMBER. A BILL WAS
INTRODUCED LATE IN SESSION AND
LABELED NTIB, SO THIS IS A NEW
BILL. IT ESTABLISHES THE
WASHINGTON ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
AUTHORITY AMONG OTHER COMPONENTS
IN THE BILL, AND EXECUTIVE
ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE HOUSE OF
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE THIS
MORNING, SO THIS BILL IS STILL
MOVING ALONG.
>> I'LL HIGHLIGHT HOUSE BILL
2034, WHICH TAKES SURPLUS
FUNDING FROM PLAN ONE OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND
FIREFIGHTERS PENSION ACCOUNT.
THIS IS AN ACCOUNT THAT HAS BEEN
CLOSED TO NEW MEMBERS SINCE THE
LATE 1970s, AND IT TAKES SOME
SURPLUS FUNDING FROM THAT
PENSION ACCOUNT AND MOVE IT TO
AN ACCOUNT THAT THE LEGISLATURE
WOULD BE ABLE TO USE FOR GENERAL
FUND PURPOSES NEXT SESSION.
HOMELESSNESS, SENATE BILL 6937,
WHICH REGULATES THE USE OF SMART
ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR TENANTS BY
WAY OF SUBJECTING THEM TO
PRIVACY POLICIES, AND REQUIRING
THEM TO OFFER ALTERNATIVE KEYS,
IF REQUESTED. AND SENATE BILL
6026, CONCERNING FINANCIAL
DEVELOPMENT IN COMMERCIAL AND
MIXED-USE ZONES, IN PARTICULAR
IT RELATES TO PROHIBITION ON
GROUND FLOOR REQUIREMENTS. THIS
BILL PASSED THE HOUSE. IT WOULD
EXEMPT STATION AREAS AND
HISTORIC DISTRICTS. SO CITIES
WOULD STILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE
GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL IN THOSE
AREAS. IN ADDITION, THE CITY
WOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE GROUND
FLOOR COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS IN
40% OF COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE
AREAS. MOVING INTO LABOR AND
COMMERCE. I'LL HIGHLIGHT HOUSE
BILL 3324, WHICH ADJUSTS THE
PRICE OF CASH TRANSACTIONS TO
ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR PENNIES,
ALLOWING SELLERS TO ROUND UP OR
ROUND DOWN THE PRICE OF A CASH
TRANSACTION TO THE NEAREST
FIVE-CENT INCREMENT. HOUSE BILL
2355 ESTABLISHES LABOR
PROTECTION FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS.
THIS BILL HAS PASSED BOTH THE
CHAMBERS AND NOW MOVES TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK WHERE IT WILL
BE SIGNED.
>> ONE BILL WITHIN THE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRAVEL
GOVERNMENT SECTION, I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT HOUSE BILL 2496. THIS
CONCERNS TRAVEL CONSULTATION
CONDUCTED BY THE ENERGY FACILITY
SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL OR ALSO
KNOWN AS FSEC. THIS BILL
PROVIDES A PRA EXEMPTION THROUGH
THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING PROCESS
FOR TRAVEL CONSULTATION, AS WELL
AS MAKES OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE PROCESS. AND THEN ONE BILL
UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
SENATE BILL 5925. THIS IS
CONCERNING THE GENERAL POWERS
AND DUTIES OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE. THIS BILL
ALLOWS THE AG'S OFFICE TO ISSUE
CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS FOR
POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF THE
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THE
WASHINGTON STATE CONSTITUTION,
AND ENFORCE THE KEY WASHINGTON
WORKING ACT. OUR WAGE AND
DISCRIMINATION LAWS, AS WELL AS
CITY AND COUNTY JAILS ACT. AND
THEN UNDER SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND
EDUCATION, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THIS BILL. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO SHARE THIS PROCESS, WHICH IS
5963. THIS BILL AUTOMATICALLY
QUALIFIES FORMER FOSTER YOUTH,
AND UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH
STUDENTS FOR THE WASHINGTON
COLLEGE GRANT. THIS REDUCES
PAPERWORK, AND HELPS PROVIDE
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS THAT ARE
MISSING OUT ON FINANCIAL LEGAL
OR FINANCIAL AID.
>> IN TRANSPORTATION, I'LL
HIGHLIGHT HOUSE BILL 1880,
ALLOWING PRIVATE EMPLOYER
TRANSPORTATION SHUTTLES TO USE
CERTAIN BUS LANES. THIS BILL
APPLIES ONLY TO KING COUNTY, AND
IT PASSED BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE
AND MOVED TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK. AND MINA MENTIONED
EARLIER, THIS WEEK WILL BE FINAL
BUDGET RELEASED AND VARIOUS
OTHER REVENUE DECISIONS,
INCLUDING THE TAX ON
MILLIONAIRES. AND THEN THURSDAY,
MARCH 12, IT'S THE LAST DAY OF
SESSION. AND WITH THAT, HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU TO OUR
OIR TEAM. I'LL TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM ANY OF
MY COLLEAGUES, IF YOU HAVE ANY?
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO
NOTE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAS
JOINED US IN PERSON. WELCOME.
PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT
SHE'S HERE. COLLEAGUES? ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? LOOK S LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, PRO TEM AND THANK
YOU OIR. I KNOW IT'S DOWN TO
THE WIRE FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, AND SO JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I
KNOW THIS IS CRUNCH TIME. SO I
WANTED TO TOUCH ON JUST A COUPLE
OF MEASURES JUST FOR THE
PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION, FIRST
ON THE MOSQUITO FLEET ACT. I WAS
CURIOUS BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION PASSED
THROUGH THE HOUSE PRETTY
RESOUNDINGLY ABOUT A STRIKER
ADOPTED IN THE SENATE. CURIOUS
ABOUT WHAT'S ENTAILED IN THAT
STRIKER, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
SPEAK TO?
>> YEAH, THERE'S A PRETTY LONG
LIST OF CHANGES THAT WERE MADE
THAT I COULD SEND TO YOU. BUT
ESSENTIALLY IT IS VARIOUS
REQUIREMENTS FOR A PARTICULAR
DISTRICT. SO I COULD SEND YOU A
LIST OF ALL THOSE CHANGES
BECAUSE THEY ARE QUITE NUMEROUS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, SAMIR. I
JUST CAUGHT THE HEADLINE THAT A
LOT OF CHANGES WERE MADE. IT'S
MY UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF
THOSE CHANGES WILL MAKE IT VERY
DIFFICULT TO LIVE UP TO THE
DESIRE TO GET PASSENGER, MORE
PASSENGER FERRIES IN OUR REGION,
SO I KNOW I'VE BEEN PRETTY
CLEAR ON THIS POINT THOUGH. IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO EXPAND THIS AS
AN OPTION, ESPECIALLY FURTHER
CONNECTING SEATTLE TO OTHER
CITIES ACROSS OUR REGION. SO I
WILL BE CURIOUS TO SEE THE
BREAKDOWN OF THE STRIKER, AND I
WONDER IF THERE IS ANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY TO REMEDY
THAT BECAUSE MORE PASSENGER-ONLY
FERRIES WOULD BE GREAT FOR OUR
ENTIRE REGION. AND I ALSO WANTED
TO LIFT UP THIS POINT ABOUT THE
MEASURE FOR SOUND TRANSIT
BONDING. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT THAT DID NOT GO FORWARD, SO
I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY
STATUS ABOUT THE SOUND TRANSIT
BONDING EFFORT?
>> SENATE BILL 1648, WHICH DID
NOT MOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER, THE LANGUAGE OF THAT
BILL WASN'T ADDED TO HOUSE BILL
2711, WHICH IS THE VARIOUS
TRANSPORTATION REVENUE MEASURES,
BUT THE LEGISLATURE HAS YET TO
VOTE ON THE SENATE. ADDING THAT
LANGUAGE INTO IT, AND SO NOW IT
IS SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION
BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE,
AND WHETHER THAT WILL BE IN THE
FINAL LANGUAGE. SO IT IS STILL
UP FOR CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE
BILL 2711, BUT CERTAINLY WE
WON'T KNOW UNTIL LATER THIS
WEEK.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD TO KNOW IT IS
STILL UP FOR CONSIDERATION, SO
WE WILL STAY TUNED. THAT
CONCLUDES MY QUESTION. THANK
YOU, PRO TEM.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS,
COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND THANK
YOU OIR FOR THE PRESENTATION.
FANTASTIC AS USUAL. I JUST
WANTED TO QUICKLY GO BACK TO THE
MILLIONAIRE'S TAX, AND MAKE
SURE I CAUGHT THE UPDATES ON THE
SPENDING THERE. IS IT CORRECT I
HEARD YOU SAY CITIES AND
COUNTIES ARE NO LONGER GOING TO
RECEIVE THE INVESTMENTS FOR
DEFENSE?
>> THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
>> IS THERE ANY LINE ITEMS IN
THERE CURRENTLY THAT ARE
DIRECTED TOWARDS CITY AND
COUNTIES IN ITS PRESENT FORM?
>> IN THE BILL ITSELF, THERE IS
SOME INTENT LANGUAGE IN THE BILL
THAT SAID THE LEGISLATURE IS
AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT IMPACTS FROM THE
SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS THAT ARE IN
THE BILL, BUT WE DON'T YET KNOW
IF, YOU KNOW -- AS OF RIGHT NOW,
THERE IS NOTHING IN THE BILL
THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDES DIRECT
FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
>> GOT IT. DO WE KNOW -- HAVE WE
QUANTIFIED, I SUPPOSE, THE
DIRECT SALES TAX IMPACT TO
SEATTLE OR TO KING COUNTY AT
THIS POINT IN TIME?
>> BECAUSE THE BILL ALSO MADE
SOME CHANGES TO THE SALES TAX
EXEMPTION BY ADDING DIAPERS AND
OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
EXEMPTIONS AS WELL, SO I DON'T
KNOW IF WE WILL QUITE HAVE
NUMBERS FOR THE BUDGETARY
IMPACTS TO THE CITY AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY
FINAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
COLLEAGUES? IF NONE, I HAVE A
FEW QUICK QUESTIONS OF MY OWN.
FIRST OFF ON THE MILLIONAIRES
TAX, GOOD TO SEE THAT.
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE PROPOSAL AT
THIS LATE STAGE OF THE GAME.
LIKELY PASSAGE IN SOME FORM,
WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE. I READ
PERSONALLY IN PUBLIC REPORTING,
I THINK FROM THE SEATTLE TIMES
ON FRIDAY THAT THERE WERE
APPROXIMATELY $4 BILLION A YEAR
THAT WERE ALLOCATED OF THAT NEW
REVENUE THAT WAS ALLOCATED
SPECIFICALLY FOR FREE SCHOOL
MEALS, BREAKFAST, LUNCH, K
THROUGH 12 ACROSS THE STATE. IF
TRUE, THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BRING
TO LIFE OUR CITIES, ONE OF THE
KEY CITY PRIORITIES AND
INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE
OF YEARS, SINCE I'VE BEEN
AROUND TO TRY TO PASS THAT FREE
UNIVERSAL LUNCH, BREAKFAST
PROGRAM FOR ALL STATEWIDE. SO
CAN YOU CLARIFY WHETHER THAT IS
IN THE LATEST PACKAGE THAT IS
GOING TO BE CONSIDERED THIS
WEEK? AND WOULD THAT $4 BILLION
BE FOR -- WOULD THAT PROVIDE ALL
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO FREE SCHOOL
MEALS? OR DOES THAT REMAIN TO BE
SEEN WITH THAT CURRENT LEVEL OF
INVESTMENT?
>> I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS
IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN EXPECT TO
SEE IN THE BUDGETS THAT ARE
RELEASED THIS WEEK. SO SINCE WE
HAVEN'T SEEN THE EXACT NUMBER,
IT IS HARD TO SAY WHETHER THAT
IS FULLY ENCOMPASSING THE NEED.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT IS THE
INTENT. AND SO WE WILL BE ABLE
TO SPEAK TO THAT ONCE WE SEE THE
NUMBERS IN THE BUDGET.
>> GOT IT, THANK YOU. AND ALSO
REPORTED WAS ROUGHLY IN THE
GOVERNOR'S ENDORSED
MILLIONAIRES TAX. IT WAS 5% OF
THE NEW REVENUE TO BE COLLECTED.
IT WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY
EARMARKED FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
CARE AND EARLY LEARNING
INVESTMENTS, WHICH I THINK IS AN
EXCELLENT THING. IF WE'RE EVER
GOING TO BRING TO LIFE A FREE
PRESCHOOL FOR ALL PROGRAM AND
SEATTLE, WE NEED HEAVY STATE
INVESTMENT AND OTHER GOVERNMENT
INVESTMENTS AS WELL. SIMILAR TO
HOW THEY DID IN NEW YORK CITY.
ALL OF THIS IS TO SAY THEY
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS DURING
THE FINAL DAY, AFTER THE FINAL
DAY. THERE'S A FEW ITEMS THAT
OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE KEPT CLOSE
TAB ON THROUGHOUT. IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO HAVE A SUMMARY AFTER,
INCLUDING THE MILLIONAIRES TAX,
WHERE WE FINALLY LAND. SO IF YOU
WOULDN'T MIND SENDING OUT AN
E-MAIL FOR ALL OF OUR BENEFIT,
IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
THAT IS ALL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,
UNLESS ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
ANYMORE. NO, ANNA, SAMIR, THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING YOUR
EXPERT INSIGHTS WITH US, AND
TRACKING ALL THIS LEGISLATION
FROM INCEPTION TO HERE WE ARE
TODAY AND ALL YOU DO, ALL THE
HARD WORK AND GREAT WORK YOU DO
IN BETWEEN. SO THANK YOU, AS
WELL, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> LET'S SEE, WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS. I DON'T THINK
THERE ARE ANY FOR TODAY. NO,
OKAY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE MOVING
ONTO OUR PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS. COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. THAT IS OUR NEXT
DISCUSSION ITEM. WE'RE GOING TO
DO IT IN ROLL CALL ORDER WITH
ONE MINOR EXCEPTION.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS A HARD
STOP. HE'S GOING TO GO FIRST.
AFTER THAT T WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBERS JUAREZ, KETTLE,
LIN, RINCK, FOSTER. ALL RIGHT.
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
PRO TEM SAKA. COLLEAGUES, LAST
WEEK WE SIGNED A PROCLAMATION
FOR THE GREEN, THE TAP ROOT
THEATER COMPANY THEATER, AND I
HAVE TO LEAVE IN THREE MINUTES
TO PRESENT IT. SO I'LL STILL BE
LISTENING TO THE MEETING FOR THE
NEXT HALF HOUR, AND I'LL BE
BRIEF NOW. THE FINANCE NATIVE
COMMUNITY AND TRAVEL GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK, LOOKING
AT SEATTLE'S LEVY CAPACITY, IF
YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT
BRIEFING. HIGHLY SUGGEST IT. OUR
NEXT FNC COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
BE TUESDAY, MARCH 17, AT 9:30
A.M. WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING ON
URBAN -- THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT
WORD TO USE BECAUSE WE STOPPED
USING THAT WORD. TRIBAL
ENGAGEMENT WORK THAT SPU IS
DOING. DON'T WORRY, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ, I WILL GET ON
THEM. WE DON'T USE THE WORDS
URBAN NATIVE ANY LONGER. WITH
THAT FOR FULL COUNCIL, I HAVE NO
LEGISLATION COMING TO FULL
COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU
MAY KNOW THE SHARED STREETS BILL
FROM A YEAR AGO GOT OUT OF THE
LEGISLATURE A YEAR AGO, AND
STILL, WE ARE WAITING FOR SDOT
TO STOP BEING THE ROADBLOCK AND
PROVIDE US THE NECESSARY
IMPLEMENTATION TO PASS THIS
BILL. I'VE GONE AHEAD AND
DRAFTED THAT BILL, AND I WOULD
LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, ON HOW WE
COULD MOVE THIS FORWARD BECAUSE,
YOU KNOW, WE HAD THAT STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT LAST YEAR.
BUT AT THIS POINT, WE NEED TO
MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW IT'S A
SHARED PRIORITY FOR MANY OF US
ON COUNCIL, AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU
ON HOW TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. ANY
QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? NOPE,
SEEING NONE. SOUND TRANSIT LAST
THURSDAY, I WENT ON A WEST
SEATTLE LINK EXTENSION IN
BALLARD LINK EXTENSION CORRIDOR
TOURS WITH FELLOW SOUND TRANSIT
BOARD MEMBERS TO HELP FACILITATE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND EACH
STATION. COLLEAGUES, REMINDER,
MARCH 28, THIS COMING SATURDAY,
MARCH 28, WE ARE OPENING THE
CROSS LAKE CONNECTION, AND
HAVING THE FESTIVITIES AT SAM
SMITH PARK. SO HERE IN THE CITY,
EVEN THOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THIS
PROJECT IS IN EAST KING COUNTY
SUB AREA. WE DO HAVE SYSTEM
EXPANSION COMMITTEE THIS WEEK,
WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
SOUTH. WE DO HAVE FINANCE AND
AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHERE WE ARE
LOOKING OVER THE INTERNAL AUDIT
AT SOUND TRANSIT. IN DISTRICT
SIX, I WAS HONORED TO ATTEND THE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE TAKEOVER THAT
LED TO THE CREATION OF DAYBREAK
STAR IN DISCOVERY PARK. IT WAS
AN AMAZING CELEBRATION. LARRY
GOSSIT WAS HONORED. AND I
LEARNED SOMETHING NEW. DAYBREAK
STAR IS NAMED BECAUSE THE FOLKS
WAITED UNTIL DAYBREAK TO COME UP
OVER THE BLUFFS, AND JUST BEFORE
WE HAVE FRIENDS THAT WENT ROLLER
SKATING THERE, AND JUST BEFORE
YOU GOT THERE TO GO ROLLER
SKATING. BUT I HAD A LOT OF
GREAT STORIES ABOUT SNEAKING IN
PEANUT BUT THER AND JELLY
SANDWICHES VIA THE METRO BUS
DRIVERS. AND OF ALL THREE PLACES
WHERE THERE WERE TAKEOVERS IN
THE 70s, ALCATRAZ, IT WAS THE
ONLY PLACE WHERE LAND WAS
ACTUALLY EARNED. SO IT WAS A
GREAT CELEBRATION. IN ADDITION,
I HOSTED OFFICE HOURS AT MY
DISTRICT OFFICE LAST THURSDAY.
I'LL BE DOING IT AGAIN THIS
WEDNESDAY. FOLKS CAN SIGN UP.
I'LL BE HAVING A TOWN HALL
LATER THIS MONTH. AND I DID IT
WITHIN THREE MINUTES. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, PRO TEM. ANY
QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THAT? NO.
FANTASTIC. THANKS. I'LL PASS IT
OVER TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ, AND I'LL REMAIN ONLINE.
THANKS, Y'ALL. BYE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND MR. PRO TEM,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. SO PARKS AND
CITY LIGHT, THE NEXT PARKS AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH
18. ON THE AGENDA IS THE FIRST
BRIEFING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS RELIANCING OF THE SKAGIT
RIVER HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT. WE
LEARNED THIS MORNING OR FRIDAY
INTO TODAY THAT WE WILL HAVE
LEADERSHIP FROM UPPER SKAGIT. SO
AFTER SEATTLE CITY LIGHT DOES
THEIR PRESENTATION, TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP WILL LINE UP AT THE
TABLE. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OF TRIBAL REGARDING RELIANCING.
THEN IN OUR SECOND MEETING,
APRIL FIRST, IF WE ARE READY TO
VOTE ON THE RE-LICENSING OF THE
RIVER PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE
FORWARDED TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY
REGULATORY COMMISSION. ALL
RIGHT, SO ITEMS PASSED OUT OF
PARKS AND CITY LIGHTS COMMITTEE.
LAST WEEK WILL BE ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA AT TOMORROW'S MEETING.
THERE ARE JUST TWO ROUTINE
EASING ORDINANCES, AND FOUR
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE JOINT
APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE. LAST
WEEK WE MET WITH SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT CHIEF, CHIEF
SCOGGINS. SO WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE OPENING OF THE
NEW FIRE STATION 31 IN QUARTER
TWO OF THIS YEAR. OUR OFFICE
ATTENDED THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION MEETING AND THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING. I ATTENDED THE ARTS
SPRING FUND EVENT. THANK YOU,
MICHAEL GREER. HE -- I WAS HIS
GUEST, AND IT WAS -- I THINK
I'VE BEEN THERE A COUPLE TIMES
BEFORE, BUT I COULDN'T
REMEMBER. ANY WAY THE SEATTLE
ART MUSEUM HOSTS THE SEATTLE
ARTSFUND SPRING EVENT. OUR
OFFICE ALSO ATTENDED, I'M SURE
WITH OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AS
WELL. THE AURORA COMMONS EVENT.
AURORA MEANS DAWN. AS YOU KNOW,
IT'S DEDICATED -- IT'S A
DEDICATED ORGANIZATION FOUNDED
IN 2008, SERVING HOMELESS AND
NEIGHBORS ON AURORA. AND WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH THEM SINCE
2015. SO THIS WEEK, LET'S SEE.
WHAT I GOT HERE? THIS MORNING I
MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM
THE SEATTLE TORRENT WOMEN'S
PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER CAME BY
BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING TO SEE IF
SHE COULD CATCH UP AS A FAN
GIRL, BUT THEY ALREADY LEFT. ANY
WAY WE GOT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET WITH MADDIE, THE TORRENT
BUSINESS DIRECTOR. THE TORRENT
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, AND
STEPH HIRSCH, THE TORRENT
COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER.
BASICALLY NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT
THE GAME ITSELF, BUT BUILDING
THE FAN BASE IN SEATTLE, WORKING
WITH COMMUNITY, INCLUDING
INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATIONS AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. ON THE
TRAVEL GOVERNMENT SIDE, SINCE
TRIBES, SNOQUALMIE AND, I FORGOT
WHO ELSE. THEY'RE BIG FANS AND
SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS OF
SEATTLE REIGN, THE KRAKEN,
MARINERS, AND THE SEAHAWKS. SO
WE WERE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT
INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT SIDE BEYOND
SPONSORSHIP OR FREE TICKETS, AND
CERTAINLY WELL BEYOND LAND
ACKNOWLEDGES, UNLESS YOU'RE
GOING TO GIVE THE LAND BACK,
WHICH THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO,
SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DO
THOSE. ANY WAY, FRIDAY, I WILL
BE ATTENDING, AGAIN, AND THIS IS
AN EVENT WE LIKE TO GO TO. THANK
YOU, BETH KNOX, AND FOLKS AT THE
SEATTLE SPORTS COMMISSION. WE
USUALLY ATTEND THEIR AWARDS
DINNER. THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING
TO HONOR OUR FRIEND WHO WALKED
ON OUR SPORTS LEGEND, LENNY
WILKINS. WE USUALLY SIT WITH
COACH, AND SADLY HE WILL NOT BE
WITH US THIS YEAR, AS YOU KNOW.
OUR COACH HAS WALKED ON, AND
WE'RE GOING TO HONOR HIM FRIDAY
NIGHT. AND THEN SATURDAY, I'M
REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE I GET TO
GO TO THE UNITED NEGRO FUND AS A
GUEST WITH DR. CHAPPELLE, THE
DIRECTOR OF DEAL. AS YOU ALL
KNOW, THIS IS A BIG EVENT. IT'S
WHAT THEY CALL SEEDS OF HOPE
GALA, AN EVENING DEDICATED TO
EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF LEADERS THROUGH EDUCATION. AS
YOU KNOW, AND I THINK I SHARED
WITH COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER,
CERTAINLY WORKING WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND DR. CHAPPELLE AND
SOME OTHER FOLKS ABOUT. WE
CERTAINLY SHARED THIS WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. IT'S A
PRIORITY FOR US THIS YEAR TO
LOOK INTO. WE'VE BEEN DOING THE
RESEARCH AND WORKING WITH DEAL
ON THE HBCU/PBI, THAT'S
PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTION.
HOPEFULLY IN DISCUSSIONS AROUND
THE BUDGET, IT'S A PRIORITY FOR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MYSELF AND
OTHER ELECTED LEADERS. WE LEARN
THAT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IS GOING
TO SET UP A SATELLITE CAMPUS IN
SAN FRANCISCO. AND WE'RE HOPING
WE CAN EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES
TO HAVE HBCU OR A PREDOMINANTLY
BLACK INSTITUTION SITUATED IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I THINK
THAT IS AS UPSTREAM AS YOU COULD
GET IN MAKING SURE OUR YOUNG
FOLKS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF
HOPE TO GO TO COLLEGE AND HAVE
FOLKS THERE THAT HAVE THE SAME
SENSIBILITIES, AND WE HAVE THE
SCHOLARS AND THE INTELLECTUALS
AND THE LEADERSHIP IN OUR CITY
FOR OUR CHILDREN, SO WE CANNOT
JUST FOCUS ON GUN VIOLENCE, BUT
WE CAN ACTUALLY FOCUS ON TAKING
CARE OF OUR BRADIES AND MAKING
SURE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, THEY
HAVE HOPE THEY COULD GO TO A
COLLEGE FOR PEOPLE AND WITH
PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME TYPE
OF LIVED EXPERIENCE AND CAN
SPEAK TO THEIR BRILLIANCE BEYOND
JUST GUN VIOLENCE. I THINK WE
ARE ALL TIRED OF BEING UPLIFTED,
AT LEAST I AM. ANY WAY, THAT'S
ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO TEM
SAKA. FIRST PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE OUR NEXT
MEETING TOMORROW, TOMORROW
MORNING, WITH TWO BILLS ON THE
DOCKET. THE ONE IS STAGING. AND
THEN RESPECT TO FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND SECOND, AN
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER,
60-DAY PAUSE PIECE. ALSO RELATED
TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO
THANK YOU EVERYONE INVOLVED IN
THAT. THIS WEEK, MY TEAM MET
WITH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM WITH THE LIN TEAM
THIS MORNING. SOME OTHER
MEETINGS AS WELL WITH
TRANSPORTATION AND SO FORTH.
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, THE DOWNTOWN
WILL BE RUNNING. BEFORE THAT ON
WEDNESDAY, I'LL BE DOING AN
ELLIOTT BAY CONNECTIONS TOUR,
SEEING THE WORK THAT'S BEING
DONE THERE, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
AND ALSO LATER THAT DAY, GETTING
CONVENTION CENTER UPDATE. AND
ALSO HAVING DISCUSSIONS RELATED
TO THE SHELTER PLANS THAT ARE
BEING MADE. THURSDAY, THE IRISH
HERITAGE WEEK, AND IT'S THE
40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEATTLE
SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION. SO THE
IRISH DELEGATION IN TOWN, SO I
WILL BE MEETING THE MAYOR ON
THURSDAY, AND THEN THE BROADER
TEAM TO INCLUDE SESSIONS AT
FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, RELATED
TO THE MARITIME CENTER, SO THAT
WILL BE GREAT. AND OF COURSE THE
LUNCHEON ON FRIDAY. NOT TO
FORGET THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY
PARADE ON SATURDAY. NEXT WEEK,
I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE
FRIENDS OF ATHLETIC FIELDS ON
MONDAY. HORIZON HOUSE. TUESDAY,
RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT, ALSO
FREEWAY PARK. SOUND TRANSIT
MEETING. AND THEN WEDNESDAY,
WE'LL HAVE OFFICE COMP PLAN
OFFICE HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.
THAT'LL BE AT THE QUEEN ANNE
COFFEE COMPANY. THURSDAY OF NEXT
WEEK, THE SEATTLE POLICE
FOUNDATION AWARD CEREMONY WILL
BE HELD, WHICH IS NOW BEING
OVERSEEN BY MR. GERMANY, WHO HAS
TAKEN UP THE ROLE WITH THE
FOUNDATION, AHEAD OF THE
FOUNDATION. THEN FRIDAY, THE
MOHI, AND THE ORION CENTER TOUR
YOUTH CARE, VERY IMPORTANT
LOCATION. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE
CENTER ITSELF YET, SO IT WILL BE
A GREAT TOUR. AND JUST AS, YOU
KNOW, A FOLLOW UP FROM LAST
WEEK, VERY GOOD MEETING WITH THE
SAFETY, AND ALSO THE LGBTQ+
COMMISSION, WHERE I DID SPEAK
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE
SENTINEL REVIEW, RELATED TO THE
CAL ANDERSON PROTEST FROM LAST
WEEK. WE'LL DO THAT IN
COMMITTEE. AND THEN WORK WITH
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS AS
PART OF THAT PROCESS. LAST WEEK
ALSO, WE HAD ADDITIONAL COMP
PLAN MEETINGS. LAST WEDNESDAY,
FIRST DOWNTOWN. AS YOU KNOW, THE
DOWNTOWN REGIONAL PLAN IS BEING
LOOKED AT, SO I MET WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND LATER THAT
NIGHT, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE
QUEEN ANNE COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE
INVOLVED WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
WALK THAT I DID WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LIN THAT WAS
GREAT. WE STARTED OFF IN BEACON
HILL. GREAT DISCUSSION, AND
GREAT, YOU KNOW, TO REVIEW AND
SEE THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE
BEING FACED. WE DID THE WALK,
CAME INTO THE CID. AND JUST
SEEING THE DIFFERENT PIECES
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE
OF OTHER PLACES, AND IT WAS GOOD
TO -- YOU HEAR FROM THE
REPRESENTATIVES. AND ALSO FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS
THEMSELVES, IT WAS REALLY
HELPFUL. FINALLY, SUPPORTING
LOCAL BUSINESS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND I GETTING
LUNCH DOWN THERE. SO THAT WAS
PRETTY MUCH THE HIGHLIGHTS
COMING UP THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK,
AND ALSO A QUICK LOOK BACK AT
LAST WEEK. AGAIN, PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW
MORNING. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
PRO TEM.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. YEAH, SO THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR THAT
PUBLIC SAFETY WALK. REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO
THAT MATTER. OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS IN LITTLE
SAIGON, NORTH BEACON, AND CID IN
GENERAL. AT THE SAME TIME,
THERE'S A LOT TO CELEBRATE.
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD WORK
GOING ON THERE. THERE'S A LOT
OF ATTENTION FROM SPD, FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND FROM
COMMUNITY, UPLIFTING THEIR
NEEDS. INCLUDING ON SATURDAY,
THERE IS A CID LUNAR NEW YEAR
CELEBRATION, AND THANKFULLY THE
RAIN HELD UP BRIEFLY. AND PEOPLE
WERE OUT IN FORCE, SHOPPING,
ENJOYING COMMUNITY TOGETHER. SO
DON'T WANT TO ALWAYS PAINT THE
PICTURE OF THE CID BECAUSE THERE
IS A LOT OF GOOD GOING ON THERE.
A FEW OTHER THINGS, MEETINGS
DOWN IN THE RAINIER BEACH AREA
INCLUDING THE RAINIER COALITION,
YOUTH LED DISCUSSION AROUND
PUBLIC SAFETY. ALWAYS GREAT TO
HEAR THE YOUTH PERSPECTIVE AND
TO SEE THEM STEPPING UP AND
LEADING COMMUNITY MEETINGS. ALSO
ATTENDED SOMALI INDEPENDENT
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY
FORUM, CONNECTING OUR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY OF SOMALI COMMUNITY
ARE RESOURCE INFORMATION AND
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER'S OFFICE
WAS THERE AS WELL. IT'S NOT
JUST THE SOMALI COMMUNITY THAT
THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO.
THERE'S OTHER IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES THERE, OTHER SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO REALLY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES THAT
THAT GROUP PROVIDES. REALLY
ENJOY THE DINNER ON SATURDAY
EVENING WITH A NUMBER OF
COLLEAGUES, AND JUST SO
IMPRESSED WITH WHAT THEY DO TO
WELCOME PEOPLE IN TO SEE PEOPLE
FOR WHO THEY ARE, AND I SAID
THIS BEFORE, THEY COULD REALLY
HAVE AN AURORA COMMONS IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. THEY DO SUCH
GREAT WORK, AND I WOULD LOVE TO
SEE THAT REPLICATED. NO LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS, BUT WE WILL
HAVE LAND USE BACK AND PROBABLY
BRING THE FEMA FLOODPLAINS BACK.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE REPEAL OF
THE SODO BILL, AND WE WILL HAVE
OUR FIRST SELECT COMMITTEE ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NEXT
THURSDAY, SO EXCITED TO MOVE
THAT FORWARD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE
FOR NOW.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. COLLEAGUES, I'LL BE
BRIEF TODAY AND JUST HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
BEFORE GOING INTO SOME OF THE
COMMITTEE WORK. I HAD THE HONOR
OF SPEAKING BOTH AT THE WOMEN'S
MARCH, AS WELL AS THE RALLY TO
TAKE BACK SCIENCE OVER THE
WEEKEND. I WANT TO APPLAUD OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAME OUT
IN THE RAIN. IT WAS COLD. I WAS
DRENCHED, BUT IT CAN BE EASY TO
SHOW UP WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE
AT THE PARK. IT'S HARD TO SHOW
UP IN THAT KIND OF WEATHER, SO I
WANT TO COMMEND FOLKS WHO TURNED
OUT FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S
DAY TO BE IN COMMUNITY, AND TO
HONOR WOMEN'S HISTORY. AND I
ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE
MANY RESEARCHERS AND FOLKS WHO
WORK IN STEM WHO CAME OUT TO
TAKE BACK SCIENCE RALLY AT
SEATTLE CENTER AREA AS WELL. IT
WAS INCREDIBLE TO CONNECT WITH A
NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO WORK IN A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES,
AND ALSO REALLY UNDERSTAND AND
GRAPPLE WITH SOME OF THE IMPACTS
THAT ARE HAPPENING TO OUR PUBLIC
HEALTH LANDSCAPE, OUR RESEARCH
LANDSCAPE, HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE,
AND SO ON. SO I WANTED TO
ELEVATE THOSE TWO THINGS. IT'S
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AND I WANT
TO THANK ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO CAME OUT TO LIFT UP
THEIR VOICES THIS WEEKEND. I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO VISIT
THE REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER
ALONGSIDE COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
THANK YOU TO SPD FOR
FACILITATING THIS VISIT. IT WAS
ILLUMINATING TO SEE. I'LL NOTE,
I STILL HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT
HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS IN
LINES OF INQUIRY, THAT I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE FOLLOW UP ON, WHICH
IS GRATEFUL TO SEE THE SYSTEM
WORKING IN REAL TIME.
ADDITIONALLY, I█ WAS ABLE TO
ATTEND AN EVENT WITH THE MUSLIM
ASSOCIATION OF PUGET SOUND MAPS
LAST TUESDAY, WHICH WAS REALLY
GREAT TO JUST BE IN THE
COMMUNITY AT THE MOSQUE IN
BELLTOWN, SO I WAS IN DISTRICT
SEVEN ON TUESDAY. AND THEN
MOVING TO SOME COMMITTEE WORK, I
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
ATTENDING LAST WEEK'S FEDERAL
SELECT COMMITTEE. WE HAD ALL
NINE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE FOR
CRITICAL COMMUNICATION ON HOW
THE CITY IS RESPONDING TO
ACTIONS BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. I WANT TO THANK
AGAIN COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR
BRINGING FORTH HER RESOLUTION,
REAFFIRMING DATA AND PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS, AS WELL AS A THANK
YOU TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS FOR THEIR
FEDERAL RESPONSE UPDATE AND FOR
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHO CAME TO THE TABLE TO DISCUSS
THEIR IMMIGRATION RESPONSE
POLICY. THESE ARE ALL TOPICS
THAT WE KNOW HAVE BEEN TOP OF
MIND FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE AGAIN FOR
ATTENDING THIS MEETING. I LOOK
FORWARD TO COUNCIL VOTING ON
THE RESOLUTION, AND GETTING THE
EXECUTIVE TO REPORT ON THESE
DATA AND PRIVACY PROTECTIONS, AS
WELL AS GETTING TO SHARE THE
COMMUNITY GRANTS AND INFORMATION
FROM OIR TO THE COMMUNITY. AND
THEN LASTLY, LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING THE SPECIFIC POLICY
MANUAL UPDATE TO 6.020 AS
MENTIONED IN COMMITTEE AS IT
RELATES TO SPD AND THEIR
INTERACTION WITH FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT. THE HUMAN SERVICES
LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MET ON FRIDAY, LAST
WEEK, SO WE HAD BACK-TO-BACK
COMMITTEES FOR MY TEAM. SO
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY TEAM FOR
HELPING MAKE THOSE TWO COMMITTEE
MEETINGS HAPPEN LAST WEEK.
DURING THAT MEETING, WE HEARD
DIRECTLY FROM KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY ON
THE CONTINUUM OF CARE SITUATION.
I KNOW I'LL BE EXPECTING
UPDATES COMING OUT OF THE COURTS
EARLY THIS WEEK, IF NOT TODAY,
HOPEFULLY TOMORROW. I KNOW WE
ARE ALL EAGERLY AWAITING TO SEE
WHERE WE WOULD GO WITH CONTINUUM
OF CARE. AND I'LL NOTE THERE IS
NO HUMAN SERVICES LABOR IN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING THIS WEEK. WE HAVE ONE
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT FRIDAY, WE
WILL BE SURE TO SHARE ONCE WE
HAVE THAT FINALIZED. AND WITH
THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. I APPRECIATE IT. I WILL
START WITH UPDATES. I HAD SOME
GREAT MEETINGS LAST WEEK, AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS OVER THE
WEEKEND. YESTERDAY, I GOT TO
JOIN THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT FOR AN
OUTREACH PACKING EVENT, WHERE WE
PUT TOGETHER SUPPLIES THAT THE
CHURCH USES TO DO OUTREACH, AND
THAT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC. THE
MEMBERS GAVE ME SUCH A WARM
WELCOME, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATED THE TIME I SPENT
WITH THEM. IT IS REALLY LOVELY.
I ALSO GOT TO BE AT THE AURORA
COMMONS DINNER, AND I SHARE WHAT
MY COLLEAGUE ALREADY SAID. IT IS
JUST AN INCREDIBLE EVENT AND A
REALLY BEAUTIFUL ORGANIZATION,
AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO HEAR THE
STORIES FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE
WHO BOTH WORK AND VISIT IN OUR
NEIGHBORS AND OF THE COMMONS
THAT WERE REALLY LOVELY. LAST
WEEK, WE HAD A TON OF GREAT
MEETINGS. I WAS REALLY PLEASED
TO HAVE SOME OF THE FOLKS FROM
SHARE IN THE OFFICE, TALKING
ABOUT THE WORK THEY DO TO
PROVIDE SHELTER, AND ESPECIALLY
THEIR LEADERSHIP MODEL AND THEIR
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND
COMMUNITY RUN APPROACH THEY TAKE
THERE. THAT'S REALLY FANTASTIC.
WE HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH SOME
OF THE LEADERS OF THE STANDARDS
BOARD TO HEAR ABOUT THEIR
PROGRESS OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS, AND WHAT THEY'VE SEEN
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
BILL OF RIGHTS AND OTHER
LEGISLATION. WE ALSO HAD A GREAT
MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
OF CITIES, AND I GOT TO GET AN
ONBOARDING BRIEFING FROM OIR,
THE FABULOUS TEAM THERE, FOCUSED
ON TRIBAL RELATIONS. AND LASTLY
WE MET WITH THE FOLKS FROM LIME
TO TALK ABOUT MICRO MOBILITY,
WHICH WAS FANTASTIC. TALKING A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WORK IN
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE HOUSING
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE TWO BRIEFINGS IN
COMMITTEE. ONE IS SDCI WILL BE
HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT THEIR
ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING RENTER
PROTECTION, LANDLORD TENANT AND
THE VARIOUS THINGS THEY DO
RELATED TO HOUSING. AND ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY NEAR
AND DEAR TO MY HEART, OH WILL BE
IN DOING A BRIEFING ON THEIR
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM. I OWE MY
HOME BECAUSE OF DOWN PAYMENT
ASSISTANCE, AND THERE'S A LOT
MORE TO HOMEOWNERSHIP
INVESTMENTS OUTSIDE OF THAT, SO
OH WILL BE IN TALKING ABOUT
THAT, WHICH I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO DO. OH, I FORGOT TO MENTION.
LAST WEEK, ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, SENT LETTERS
IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL RESOURCES
TO GET SOME MORE INVESTMENT FOR
PROVISIONS. FOCUSED ON SOME OF
OUR GRADE LIGHT RAIL TO MAKE
SURE THERE'S INVESTMENT AND
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY THERE. WE KNOW
THAT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE. AND
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON
MY DATA RESOLUTION. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT
TO FULL COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. I DO
HAVE AN AMENDMENT YOU ALL WOULD
HAVE RECEIVED TO THE STAGING
BILL THAT'S BEING HEARD IN
PUBLIC SAFETY TOMORROW. THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR
SPONSORING THAT, SO WE COULD
BRING THAT AMENDMENT FORWARD. IT
IS A SMALL, BUT MEANINGFUL
CHANGE THAT ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS
US TO MOVE FROM CITY-OWNED AND
CONTROL TO CITY-OWNED CONTROL
WITH A FEW OTHER CHANGES. AND
THAT CHANGE WILL ALLOW US TO
INCLUDE WE BELIEVE AROUND 40
ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES, AND
PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE SEEKING
CARE AND SERVICES FROM THE CITY.
SO A SMALL, BUT MEANINGFUL
CHANGE I'M EXCITED TO BRING
FORWARD. OUR OFFICE IS ALSO
CONTINUING TO COLLABORATE WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, YOU HEARD
THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF SPEAK
TO US BRIEFLY WHEN THEY WERE AT
THE TABLE LAST WEEK, REGARDING
AND ENSURING THE RESOURCES THAT
THE CITY IS PUTTING FORWARD THAT
WE CAN ALSO WORK WITH OUR OTHER
PARTNERS TO ENSURE WE ARE
DOUBLING DOWN ON THOSE RESOURCES
AND ENSURING THEY REACH THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE. SO
THOSE ARE MY UPDATES. THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. LAST, BUT
NOT LEAST, YOURS TRULY. ALL
RIGHT, COLLEAGUES. ON THE
SUBSTANTIVE COMMITTEE FRONT AND
OUR SAFETY TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING PROJECTS. SPORTS AND
EXPERIENCES COMMITTEE, WE HELD
OUR LAST MEETING LAST THURSDAY,
AND EXCITING MEETING, THE NAME
OF THE GAME OF THAT PARTICULAR
COMMITTEE MEETING WAS FIFA
READINESS AND FIFA PLANNING. BUT
FIRST, WE KICKED THINGS OFF WITH
A SUBSTANTIVE BRIEFING TO CHECK
IN ON THE STATUS OF THE BIG
MEMORIAL STADIUM RENOVATION
PROJECT AT SEATTLE CENTER. TLDR
THERE, WE ARE GENERALLY ON
TRACK, AND ON BUDGET, WHICH IS
GOOD. AFTER THAT, THE SECOND
ITEM OF BUSINESS WAS, AGAIN,
FIFA READINESS, THIS PARTICULAR
BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE CENTER,
OUR PARTNERS AT SEATTLE CENTER,
FOCUSING ON THE FAN EXPERIENCE
AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND
ALSO WITH FOLKS FROM THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, THIRD AND
FINALLY, WE WOULD TALK MORE
AGAIN ABOUT FIFA. THE FOCUS WAS
ON TRANSIT PLANNING AND WHAT THE
KIND OF THRESHOLD OF EXPANDED
TRANSIT SERVICES ARE GOING TO
LOOK LIKE. GREAT BRIEFING. I
WALKED AWAY FROM THAT BRIEFING
VERY CONFIDENT AND ENERGIZED
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
SUCCESSFUL EVENT, AND REALLY
SHOWCASE THE BEST THAT SEATTLE
HAS TO OFFER. ALSO LAST WEEK, I
HAD MY MONTHLY LEVY OVERSIGHT
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHERE
AMONGST OTHER THINGS, THE GROUP
DISCUSSED THE 2026 LEVY DELIVERY
PLAN. AND IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY
HAD SOME WONDERFUL MEETINGS AND
EVENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, MET WITH
DR. MONICA BROWN, WHO IS THE
PRESIDENT OF SOUTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE. DR. BROWN HAS BEEN
ENROLLED NOW FOR JUST OVER 18
MONTHS, BUT HAS ALREADY HAD A
HUGE IMPACT ON THE COLLEGE, AND
OUR COMMUNITY, WHERE HER COLLEGE
OPERATES, SPECIFICALLY WEST
SEATTLE AND GEORGETOWN. HIGHLY
REGARDED FOR THEIR HANDS-ON,
PROFESSIONAL, CAREER TRAINING,
PARTICULARLY IN ITS GEORGETOWN
CAMPUS. AND WAS PROUD TO SHARE
WITH HER THERE, AT THE TIME I'M
A PROUD GRADUATE OF OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM,
MYSELF, BEFORE GETTING A LAW
DEGREE IN MY UNDERGRAD DEGREE. I
STARTED MY EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY,
SORT TO SPEAK, IN OUR VIBRANT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. FIRST AT
GREEN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
ALSO GOT A BACHELOR'S OR AN
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE FROM
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR
FORCE. BEFORE GOING ONTO THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, AND
EVENTUALLY UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA HASTINGS COLLEGE OF
LAW. I'LL CALL SOMETHING ELSE.
I DON'T KNOW OFFHAND. BUT GREAT
MEETING WITH DR. BROWN. LAST
WEEK, I ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE IN
HONOR OF JOINING MAYOR WILSON AT
THE HOPE FACTORY FOR HER PRESSER
TO DISCUSS SOME BIG LEGISLATION
THAT SHE'S TRANSMITTED AS YOU
ALL KNOW AND ARE AWARE, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS TRANSMITTED
LEGISLATION LAST WEEK TO VASTLY
EXPAND TINY HOME VILLAGE
CAPACITY ACROSS OUR CITY WITH
THE INTENT OF BRINGING ONLINE
ROUGHLY 1,000 BEDS THIS YEAR.
AND SO THIS IS A BIT OF A FULL
CIRCLE MOMENT. BECAUSE LAST
YEAR, MAYBE THE YEAR BEFORE IN
ANY EVENT IN THE LAST YEAR AND A
HALF. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND
PERSONALLY AND TOUR THE HOPE
FACTORY, WHERE I SAW FIRSTHAND
THE IMPACT OF VOLUNTEERISM AND
THE VOLUME OF TINY HOMES THAT
THEY ARE ABLE TO BUILD AND
PRODUCE THERE. SO LOOK FORWARD
TO, WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO
JOIN THE MAYOR IN ANNOUNCING
THIS INITIATIVE. LOOK FORWARD TO
DIVING DEEPER ALONGSIDE YOU ALL
AND THE SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATION
TO ULTIMATELY HELP ENSURE WE
BUILD MORE CAPACITY AND MEET THE
NEEDS OF OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS.
FINALLY I'LL NOTE THAT I WAS
TRULY HONORED TO ATTEND THE
MEMORIAL ON SATURDAY FOR A
LEGENDARY WEST SEATTLE. I
ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL OF THE
LATE GOERGI CONKEL. HE WAS A
VERY PROMINENT WEST SEATTELITE,
WHO PASSED AWAY LAST FALL AT THE
AGE OF, THE IMPRESSIVE AGE OF
105. SO GEORGIE, ALONG WITH
OTHER TALENTS AND TREMENDOUS
CONTRIBUTIONS THAT SHE HAD TO
OUR COMMUNITY, SHE WAS OFTEN
KNOWN AND REFERRED TO AS THE
WEST SEATTLE BECAUSE SHE
LITERALLY HELPED WORK IN BOEING
FACTORIES DURING WORLD WAR II TO
PUT TOGETHER PLANES AND ASSEMBLE
PLANES. SHE DID SO MANY OTHER
TERRIFIC THINGS IN HER LIFE. SHE
WAS AN EDUCATOR, ACTIVIST, AN
ARTIST, AND SO MUCH MORE. SHE
WAS ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN THE WEST
SEATTLE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN, AND
WAS A PROLIFIC WRITER'S WELL,
INCLUDING A GUEST COLUMNIST, IN
WHAT USED TO BE KNOWN AS THE
WEST SEATTLE HERALD, AND WHAT IS
NOW IN A DIGITAL ONLY FORMAT
CALLED WESTSIDE SEATTLE. SO I
WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO
PRESENT HER FAMILY WITH AN
HONORARY PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF
OF ME, BUT GEORGIE WILL BE
SURELY MISSED. GOOD NEWS IS THE
LEGACY, THE LEGACY THAT OUR
ROSIE THE DERIVETER OF WEST
SEATTLE LIVES ON. SO IN ANY
EVENT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE,
COLLEAGUES. I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, IF ANY? IF
NONE, WE WILL CLOSE HER OUT. IS
THERE ANY FINAL BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE US FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER? HEARING AND SEEING NONE,
WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 2:58
P.M.