>>> GOOD AFTERNOON TODAY'S MAY
4th, COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL COME
TO ORDER. THE TIME IS TO:03 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK CALL ROLE.
>> LIN COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SACKA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> CALIFORNIA KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF APRIL 27th WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. TODAY,
THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS OR
PROCLAMATIONS. THERE ARE SEVEN
ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CAL ENDER AND TWO HE
CAN SEK HE TIVE SENG.
CANCELLATION NOTICE HAS BEEN
ISSUED. I TALKED TO YOU ALL AND
I WILL GO AROUND BUT US TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT A CADENCE FOR
COUNCIL BRIEFING AND TRYING TO
FIT IT INTO A LOT OF THE
INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE COMING
DOWN OF THE PIPELINE. SO, I WILL
BE TALKING TO YOU ALL
INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT SCHEDULING
YOUR COUNCIL BRIEFINGS THAT ARE
APPROPRIATE TO SOME OF THE
COUNCIL ACTIONS AS WELL. SO,
JUST A HEADS UP WE HAVE THAT
CANCELED NEXT MONDAY. ALSO, THE
FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY,
MAY 26th IS CANCELED AS WELL. SO
THAT IS MAY 26th. THAT'S THE
DAY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, AND SO
THAT TUESDAY WE WILL HAVE IT
CANCELED AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK
WE WILL RESUME ALL OF OUR --
WELL WE WILL HAVE BUSINESS THAT
WEEK, BUT WE WILL TAKE ON THE
FULL COUNCIL MEETING THE
FOLLOWING WEEK. THERE ARE NO
SIGNING PROCLAMATION SIGNED
TODAY. WE WILL BEGIN OUR
DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS COUNCIL
REGIONAL COMMITTEES, I GUESS WE
WILL START, HE THINK LAST TIME
WE STARTED WITH OUR LEFT. SO IS
IT OKAY IF WE START ON THE RIGHT
TODAY? AWESOME. COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA. I KNOW SURPRISE,.
>> SURPRISE. I SAT HERE SO I
SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT
SURPRISED.
>> I DON'T WANT TO SCARE ANYONE
FROM NOT SITTING HERE BECAUSE
YOU NEVER KNOW. COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA.
>> YOU ARE KEEPING US ON OUR
TOES I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, LAST
WEEK, I WILL GO WITH WHAT I
WORKED ON LAST WEEK. AS YOU ALL
KNOW, LAST WEDNESDAY, THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN WAS TRANSMIT BY
THE MAYOR TO THE COUNCIL. I KNOW
YOU ALL RECEIVED THAT
LEGISLATION. I WILL BE REVIEWING
THAT LEGISLATION AND WORKING
WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND MY OFFICE
WILL LET YOU KNOW NEXT STEPS FOR
THE COMMITTEE SCHEDULE. SADLY, I
DO WANT TO SAY THE MAYOR HAD A
PRESS CONFERENCE LAST WEEK TO
ANNOUNCE TRANSMITTAL OF THE INE.
AND I WOULD BE REMISSED IF I
DIDN'T MENTION IT WAS IMPACTED
BY GUN VIOLENCE, WHICH OCCURRED
YET AGAIN IN OUR CITY. LUCKILY,
NO ONE WAS INJURED. AS YOU ALL
KNOW, COLLEAGUES PUBLIC SAFETY
IS SOMETHING I DEEPLY CARE ABOUT
AS I KNOW WE ALL DEEPLY CARE
ABOUT. AND AS I SAID IN A
STATEMENT LAST WEEK, IT WAS
JARRING TO REALIZE THAT THE
LOCAL CHILDREN IDENTIFIED THE
GUNFIRE INSTANTLY. AS YOU KNOW,
LAST YEAR I PUT FORWARD IN THE
2026 BUDGET, SOME FUNDING FOR
GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION,
EITHER SUMMIT OR SYMPOSIUM AS
PART OF THAT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING
ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH --
BLESS YOU -- WITH A NATIONAL
LEADER IN THE GUN VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION EFFORTS DAVID
KENNEDY. HIS ORGANIZATION THE
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE
COMMUNITIES, WHICH I IDENTIFIED
IN THAT CBA, HAS WORKED WITH
MANY CITIES INCLUDING BALTIMORE
AND PHILADELPHIA TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE GUN
VIOLENCE. STILL WORKING WITH TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.
AS WE TACKLE GUN VIOLENCE HERE
IN OUR CITY, I WILL SAY IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION NOT IN SILOS.
BUT TOGETHER. AND THIS IS REALLY
THE CRUX OF WHAT I AM TRYING TO
DO IS REALLY MAKE SURE WE ARE
ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND HAVING
A UNIFIED VOICE AND THE UNIFIED
CONVERSATION ON WHAT THIS LOOKS
LIKE. I REACHED OUT TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THIS, AND
CITY ATTORNEY, AND THE
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, SO, MORE
TO COME ON ALL THAT WE WILL
YIELD BUT I KNOW THIS IS
SOMETHING WE ALL CARE ABOUT AND
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL
HAVING THIS CONVERSATION
TOGETHER AT SOME POINT IN THE
NEAR FUTURE. LAST WEDNESDAY WAS
DENIM DAY AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND I HAD A TOUR AT THE -- AT
MAGNESSSON PARK BUT WE MISSED
THE PHOTO AND I WAS WEARING
DENIM AND I ALSO HAD THE GREAT
PLEASURE AND OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
WITH THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION. I SO APPRECIATE WHAT
THEY DO, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATED LEARNING ABOUT THEIR
PRIORITIES AND GOALS AND SO,
THAT WAS PART OF WHAT I DID ON
DENIM DAY AND THAT WAS REALLY
GREAT. THEY ARE WORK ON REALLY
IMPORTANT THINGS, AND I AM SO --
I FEEL PLUM LUCKY AND FORTUNATE
WE HAVE A KYM WOMEN'S
COMMISSION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THEM AS WE, YOU
KNOW, IN THE FUTURE HERE. ALSO,
LAST FRIDAY, I ATTENDED THE
ASSOCIATED WASHINGTON CITY
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
COMMITTEE. I SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
LEGISLATIVE WORK TO ALL THE
CITIES. AND WE REALLY HAD SORT
OF A RECAP OF THE LAST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SORT OF
JUST AND OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT WE MIGHT CARE ABOUT
MOVING FORWARD. WE DID NOT SET A
LEGISLATIVE PARTY'S AGENDA
COMING UP, BUT WE STARTED THE
CONVERSATION. SO, THAT WAS
REALLY GREAT. RILEY ENJOY MY
PARTICIPATION ON THE ASSOCIATION
OF WASHINGTON CITY. MANY OF THE
CITIES ARE REALLY ALL OF THEM,
WE ALL HAVE SIMILAR CHALLENGES
THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. AND IT
FEELS VERY MUCH LIKE A A
UNIFYING PIECE TO SERVE ON THAT
ASSOCIATION. NO MATTER HOW BIG
OR SMALL, THE ISSUES SEEM TO BE
VERY SIMILAR. REALLY APPRECIATE
HAVING THE CONVERSATION TOGETHER
WHETHER WE AGREE ON SOME ASPECTS
OR DISAGREE ON OTHERS, WE COME
TO A COMPROMISE PIECE ON WHAT
THE AGENDA WILL LOOK LIKE FOR
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AND I
REALLY LIKE, I SAID, APPRECIATE
BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND
REPRESENTING OUR CITY. LAST WEEK
I ALSO MET WITH A SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT ARE MEMBERS OF
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS OUR BIA IN
THE U DISTRICT. I APPRECIATE ALL
THE WORK THE BIA DOES. I WANT TO
GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR FRIEND,
WHO RUNS THE B IA THERE, AND I
AM HAVING ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS
WHERE I CANNOT THINK -- WHAT HE
A HIS NAME IT DON, DON BLAKENEY.
DON BLAKENEY. GOODNESS. DON,
APOLOGIES. AND, I AM LIKE
THINKING OF FIVE THINGS ALL AT
ONCE IN MY HEAD, BUT, DON DOES
REALLY GREAT WORK, AND HE IS A
REALLY GREAT PARTNER IN THE
DISTRICT. AND ALL THE SMALL
BUSINESSES HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE OUT WHAT THEIR CHALLENGES
AND THEIR CONCERNS ARE, AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING THAT,
BECAUSE AS I AM -- AS I
REPRESENT THE DISTRICT, THE
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ALSO
CONSTITUENTS THAT REALLY MUCH
CARE ABOUT AND THERE ARE A LOT
OF CHALLENGES THAT RUN THE
GAMUT, AND I WILL SAY I HEARD A
LOT FROM NOT JUST BUSINESSES IN
THE U DISTRICT, BUT THROUGHOUT
THE DISTRICT ABOUT THE
BREAK-INS, AND REPEATED
BREAK-INS THEY HAVE HAD TO
WEATHER. , WHICH IS NOT OKAY AND
IT IS SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES
TO BE JUST SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
HAVING, I WILL BE HONEST, A HARD
TIME MANAGING FOR. WE ARE
WORKING WITH SPD OF COURSE, AND
THEIR GREAT PARTNERS AT SPD. AND
I KNOW THAT SPD WANTS TO BE ABLE
TO SOLVE ALL OF THESE BREAK-INS.
AND IT HAS BEEN, AS YOU ALL
KNOW, CHALLENGING, BECAUSE IT'S
NOT UNIQUE TO THE DISTRICT I
REPRESENT. IT'S ACROSS THE
GAMET SO I APPRECIATE THE SMALL
BUSINESS AND ALL THEY DO, AND I
FEEL FOR THEM. A LOT OF THEM ARE
MOM AND POPS TRYING TO MAKE A
LIVING, AND SO WE REALLY NEED TO
GIVE AND CONTINUE TO FOCUS TO
THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR
CITY. AND THEN I WILL SAY I ALSO
ATTENDED THE ALLIANCE FOR
EDUCATION GALA ON SATURDAY. IT
WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY LEADERS
IN EDUCATION AND PHILANTHROPY
INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN DIRECTOR
DR. DUANE SHAPELL. THE MAYOR WAS
THERE AS WELL. AND OUR FRIENDS
FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE
THERE AS WELL. SO, THAT WAS
REALLY A GREAT EVENT IN SUPPORT
OF EDUCATION ACROSS OUR CITY.
THIS WEEK, I HAD MY REGULAR
CHECK IN WITH CHIEF BARNS WHERE
WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THOSE
SMALL BUSINESS BREAK-INS. I SO
APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY ARE
DOING, AND A SPECIAL NOTE OF
GRATITUDE AND SHOUT OUT BECAUSE
OF THEIR EFFORTS AT MAGNUSON
PARK AND I WILL SAY THIS IS THE
FIRST WEEKEND, EVEN THOUGH THE
WEATHER WAS AMAZING, THAT I DID
NOT GET ANY EMAILS OR CALLS OVER
THE WEEKEND OR TODAY RELATED TO
MAGNUSON PARK AND THAT GOES TO
THE CHIEF'S COMMUNITY POLICING
EFFORTS THERE AT THE PARK. SO I
REALLY WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL
SHOUT OUT TO CHIEF BARNS AND THE
COMMUNITY OFFICERS THAT ARE
DOING THE WORK THERE OUR POLICE
OFFICERS WERE DOING IN THE
COMMUNITY AND POLICING WORK AT
THE PARK FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS.
THAT HAS BEEN REALLY -- HAS MADE
A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE
DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU TO THEM.
AND THEN LASTLY, I WILL SAY THIS
THURSDAY I WILL BE TOURING THE
EVER GREEN GOOD WILLOWCATION.
THEY INVITED ME TO COME TOUR.
THEY HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR THE
CITING OF 1,000 TO 2000 UNITS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THEY WANT
TO SHARE THEIR PLANS TO ME AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO TOURING THE
SPACE. EVEN THOUGH THIS MAY NOT
BE DISTRICT I REPRESENT, WE ALL
VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND I APPRECIATE ALL
OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING
ACROSS THE CITY TOWARDS THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING EFFORTS. SO,
UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS,
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
I HAD TO THINK ABOUT YOUR NAME,
BOB. JUST KIDDING.
>> NO QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
TO BRIDGE THAT MOMENT, I DO --
ALWAYS START OUT WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND I WANT TO
THANK DON BLAKENEY FOR HIS WORK
ON PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. I KNOW
FROM A BI BUSINESS PIECES, BUT,
BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGE HE DOES A LOT OF WORK
THERE, AND IT'S LIKE AARON
GOODMAN IN DISTRICT ONE, OR, YOU
KNOW, AND ALL THE DISTRICTS HAS
THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR
EQUIVALENCE TO INCLUDE LIKE
JOHNS SCHOOL AND DSA DOWNTOWN
GREATER DOWNTOWN PIECES THAT ARE
DONE. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF
THEM, BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY
VALUE ADDED IN TERMS OF THE
EFFORTS WE ARE DOING ON PUBLIC
SAFETY. NOW WITH THAT SAID, WE
HAVE TWO MEETINGS FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING COMING
UP THIS MONTH. WE ARE BREAKING
AWAY FROM THE WORK WE ARE DOING
TO TO FIRST ON THE 12Th SO A
WEEK TOMORROW, IT'S GOING TO BE
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER DAYS TWO
PARTS. FIRST IS GOING TO BE OIG
WITH SPD TO TALK ABOUT CAL
ANDERSON PROTEST. THIS YEAR THAT
WAS DOING CENTENNIAL REVIEW AND
DEBRIEF THAT A BIT. AND THEN THE
SECOND PIECE WILL HAVE THE THREE
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS SITTING
SIDE BY SIDE HERE AT THE TABLE
TO BASICALLY GIVE A STATE OF
PLAY WHERE THEY ARE AND THE
ISSUES, BUDGETS, WHATEVER IT MAY
BE FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVES.
THAT'S FOR THE 12Th. AND THEN
TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT, IT'S
GOING TO BE PRIMARILY OEM BUT
OTHERS TOO, IN TERMS OF SPEAKING
TO PREPAREDNESS FOR THE WORLD
CUP. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ALL
THOSE ASPECTS TO ENSURE THAT
BASICALLY GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOW AND HIGHLIGHT THE
DIFFERENT ASPECTS. I JUST GOT A
BRIEFING TODAY AS IT RELATES TO
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RELATED TO
THE WORLD CUP AND FINANCES PIECE
BUT THEY RELATE TO PUBLIC SAFETY
PRIMARILY. AND SO, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT, YOU
KNOW, KIND OF BROUGHT TO THE
SURFACE TO A DEGREE SO THAT THE
PUBLIC CAN HEAR WHAT'S GOING
ON, HOW THE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS PLAY IN THIS. AND SO
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. OKAY.
FOR THIS WEEK, A THE LOVE
MEETINGS WITH VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS. THAT STARTED TODAY.
I AM HAVING A MEETING WITH A
COMMUNITY LEADER AND RELATED TO
AN HONORARY STREET DESIGNATION
FOR KEVIN SHEA WHO WAS KILLED IN
ACTION BACK IN 2006 MILITARY.
SO, THERE'S THOSE PIECES. SOUND
FOUNDATIONS, WITH THE HOPE
FACTORY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY,
OUR DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL QUARTERLY MEETING WITH
THE COUNCILS FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS COMING TOGETHER
FOR THE D7, NC WHICH IS CREATED
AN OFFSHOOT BY THE WAY, THE
URBAN COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY
COUNCIL WHICH BRINGS IN CAP HILL
INTO THE GREATER DOWNTOWN PIECE
OF THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S
GREAT, BECAUSE IT'S A WAY FOR
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS TO COME
TOGETHER. THAT WILL BE HELD IN
QUEEN ANNEAN AFTER THAT A
DISCUSSION WITH QUEEN ANNE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND QUEEN ANNE
POOL. IF YOU HAVE DON'T KNOW
THERE'S A MASSIVE LEAGUE AND
IT'S A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
LOCATION AND THERE'S CHALLENGES.
IT'S OLD AND WORK HAD TO BE
DONE TO REALLY ASCERTAIN WHAT
THE ISSUE OF THE POOL IS. AND
THE POOL IS QUEEN ANNE POOL BUT.
>> IT'S AT QUEEN ANNE POOL
ASSET. IT'S BROAD IN THE TERMS
OF PEOPLE INDOOR YEAR-ROUND. AND
UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS A MAJOR
LEAK. IT'S LIKE DROPPING FOUR
LOADS OF EACH MONTH OF WATER. I
MEAN, WE JUST CAN'T HAVE IT. SO
WE ARE GOING TO STEP FORWARD ON
THAT. AND BETTER PART OF A YEAR
AND HALF TO FIX. IT'S GOING TO
BE PAINFUL. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
KIDS PARTICULARLY SWIM TEAMS THE
RIPPLE EFFECTS, DYNAMIC, IN
TERMS OF SCHEDULES, YOU KNOW,
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO HAVE TO
GET UP AT 3:00 A.M. IN ORDER TO
GET TO PRACTICE. AND THEN
SATURDAY, QUEEN ANNE FARMER'S
MARKET IS STARTING UP. YOU KNOW,
IT HAS SOFT START. AND SO, JUST
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FARMERS
MARKETS. IN THIS CASE, QUEEN
ANNE'S FARMERS MARKET, VERY
GOOD. NEXT WEEK, YOU KNOW, I
WILL BE DOING MORE SITE VISITS.
I AM GOING TO SPEAK TO THIS
LATER, BUT I WILL BE DOWN AT
McDONALD'S ON THIRD, AND YOU
KNOW, TALKING IT'S GOING TO BE
A DIFFERENT ANGLE WITH THIRD
PIKE AND PINE TALKING ABOUT
THAT. LATER THAT DAY, VERY
IMPORTANT I AM NOT GOING TO SAY
ANYTHING MORE, BUT EXCEPT TO SAY
I AM GOING TO BE ATTENDING A
CERTAIN TOWN HALL THAT'S
BASICALLY GOING TO BE HOSTED BY
MY COLLEAGUE HERE, SENATOR --
SENATOR COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
JUST PROMOTED YOU FOR A
DIFFERENT VERSION OF THE DAN AND
BOB SHOW. BUT THIS IS BROADER.
AS IT RELATES TO TRANSIT. I AM
NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING MORE.
INSPIRE WASHINGTON NEXT TUESDAY,
CULTURAL FUTURES. WILL BE DOING
SOMETHING WITH MLK LABOR AND
PUBLIC SAFETY ON WEDNESDAY. AND
THEN, I WANT TO NOTE ON FRIDAY
THE CIVIC SCIENCE CENTER IGNITE
LUNCHEON AND IABLY IT UP BECAUSE
WILL DOUGHTERY WHO HAS BEEN CEO
OF PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER, HE
WILL BE STEPPING DOWN. AND IT'S
A BIG MOMENT IN TERMS OF
STABILIZATION OF THE CIVIC
SCIENCE CENTER AND IT'S A TRAP
SIGNIFICANCE WHERE THE PACIFIC
SIGH INNOCENTER IS REINTEGRATED
INTO THE SEATTLE CENTER
EXPERIENCE. AND SO, THAT'S
GOING TO BE A BIG MOMENT. SO,
FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK. I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE FROM LAST WEEK,
GREAT MEETING AT LAKE UNION DRY
DOCK ON WEDNESDAY, MSC CRUISING.
I MEET WITH THE VARIOUS CRUISE
LINES AND THE WORK THAT COMES
IN, BECAUSE IT'S INCREDIBLE THE
-- WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT IN OUR
CITY. PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE
ARE OFF -- WE SHALL LOGISTICAL
HUB, TOO, IT'S FANTASTIC. BUT
ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE MARITIME
PIECE. GOING TO BE WORKING THIS
AND WORKING WITH THE PORT OF
SEATTLE ON SOMETHING WHICH I
WILL UPDATE LATER BUT TRYING TO
KEEP PUSHING THE MARITIME
ASPECTS WHETHER LICKING AND DRY
DOCK ON BORDER BETWEEN D7 AND
D3, I THINK MOST OF IT IS
ACTUALLY IN D3 AND THAT'S, YOU
KNOW, I JUST HAVE A SLIVER
PIECES OF IT. BUT ANYWAYS
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND
THEN, LAST THURSDAY, WENT INTO
D6 TO KATHERINE BLAIN AND I HAD
AN HOUR AND HALF WITH 8th
GRADERS. TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF FRAMING IT AS IT WAS
INTERESTING. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE BUT COMMANDER KETTLE AND
FIRST GENERATION LITTLE BOY IN
THE '70s, KETTLE, BECAUSE OF
THE CHANGES. AND I HIGHLIGHTED
TO THEM AND I DON'T THINK A LOT
OF PEOPLE APPRECIATE THIS, 9/11
HAD SUCH A DRAMATIC IMPACT IN
TERMS OF WHERE WE WERE BEFORE IN
THE '70s WITH INS LIKE ME
TAKING THE GREEN CARD DOWN TO
THE POST OFFICE AND WHERE WE ARE
TODAY. AND IT IMPACTS WHAT'S
HAPPENING AS RYE LATE TO FEDERAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY. SO IT WAS
AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH
THE 8th GRADERS. THEY HAD GREAT
QUESTIONS. AND THEN THE LAST
THING I WANT TO END IS IN
COUNCILMEMBER LIN IS NOT HERE,
BUT ON FRIDAY, LAST WEEK, WE HAD
THE RERAINIER BEACH SAFETY WALK
A GREAT EVENT WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNTY,
SCHOOL DISTRICT, FROM THE
COMMUNITY, VARIOUS COMMUNITY
GROUPS. MYSELF AND OBVIOUSLY,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S TEAM. WE
WERE THE HOSTS. AND JUST TO GO
AND INTO THE VARIOUS STOPPING
POINTS, AND TALK ABOUT THE
ISSUES AND TALK ABOUT WHO'S WHO,
HOW WE CAN BE WORKING BETTER
TOGETHER, WHAT THINGS NEED TO BE
HAPPENING. IT WAS A -- YOU KNOW,
THREE PRINCIPLES FROM --
PRINCIPALS IN THE SCHOOL FROM
THE SMALL GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND
IT'S GOOD TO, YOU KNOW, TO SEE
THE PARENTS, BECAUSE THE PARENTS
WERE INVOLVED AS WELL. AND TO
HEAR THEIR VIEWPOINTS AND THEIR
PERSPECTIVES. AND IN ADDITION TO
MORE BROADLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND, IT IS A TEAM EFFORT.
THAT'S A TAKE AWAY YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A TEAM EFFORT. ON THE
GOVERNMENT SIDE WE REALLY NEED
TO WORK WITH OUR COUNTY
COUNTERPARTS ON THINGS LIKE GUN
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION,
PREVENTION, AND YOU KNOW
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THAT, TOO,
IS A REGIONAL PROBLEM THAT WE
HAVE, AND SO, I JUST WANTED TO
THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR THAT
AND PARTICULARCALLY FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN'S TEAM WHO WAS
BASICALLY THE COORDINATOR OF
THAT PUBLIC SAFETY WALK. BY THE
WAY THIS IS THE SECOND BECAUSE I
DIDN'T ONE IN NORTH BEACON HILL
AND LITTLE SAIGON AND CID MORE
BROADLY. IT'S NOT JUST THE BOB
AND DAN SHOW. IT'S BECOMING THE
BOB AND EDDIE OR EDDIE AND BOB
SHOW AS WELL. MULTIPLE TIMES IN
COMMUNITY BUT IT WON'T MATCH
MAGNOLIA, THOUGH. ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT. OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE
FROM DISTRICT 6.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. YOU
DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE
ESPECIALLY AS DISTRICT ELECTED
ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE IN OUR
DISTRICT AND YET WE ALL STILL
REPRESENT THE ENTIRE CITY OF
SEATTLE. NOTING THAT YOU
OFTENTIMES HAVE DISTRICT OFFICE
HOURS IN DISTRICT 6 AND I
ACTUALLY FUNDAMENTALLY
APPRECIATE THAT, BECAUSE IT IS
ALL OF OUR JOB TO WORK TOGETHER
TOSERVE SIGHTITES. THE TRAVEL
GOVERNMENTS GOVERNS COMMITTEE
WILL MEET TOMORROW. THOUGH ITEMS
ARE ON THE AGENERALLA. FIRST A
BRIEFING ON CENTENNIAL ACCORD
WITH GORDON JAMES. THIS IS A
VERY SPECIAL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE
GORDON COMES FROM THE WASHINGTON
STATE GOVERNOR OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRSP. GORDON WILL WALK US
THROUGH A TRAINING ON CENTENNIAL
ACCORD. THIS IS A VERY BIG DEAL
AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.
THE SECOND ITEM IS A BRIEFING IN
POTENTIAL VOTE ON A BILL THAT
ALLOWS US TO ACCEPT GRANTS FOR
PUTTING ON THE FIFA WORLD CUP
AND ENTERS INTO A LOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE WORLD CUP
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS ONE TEEM I
WILL -- I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN
EXCEPTION TO THE TWO MEETING
RULE BECAUSE WIRE IN A TIGHT
TIMELINE FOR FIFA WORLD CUP SO
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
FOR RECEIVING YOUR BRIEFING. I
DID ASK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
BRIEF ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS
ESPECIALLY ON THE COMMITTEE. AND
SO, IF EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE,
I WILL BRING IT FOR A VOTE
TOMORROW AND THAT GOES TO FULL
COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. THIS BILL
DOES HAVE ONE TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT THAT CLEANS UP A SMALL
TYPO IN THE NUMBER AMOUNTS OF
THOSE GRANTS. AND SO WE WILL BE
PUTTING FORWARD THAT TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT. THE THIRD ITEM IS THE
FIRST OF TWO HEARINGS ON DWIGHT
DIALY'S NOMINATION TO BE
DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF CITY
FINANCE. AS YOU MAY RECALL, FROM
MY -- WAY I RUN IT IS THE FIRST
MEET SOMETHING BACKGROUND AND
RESUME, WHO ARE YOU, HOW DID YOU
COME HERE FOR MANY OF US WE KNOW
DIRECTOR DIVELY VERY WELL. I
ALMOST REMIND THIS IS FOR THOSE
-- THOSE PEOPLE WATCHING ON
SEATTLE CHANNEL THAT DON'T
NECESSARILY KNOW US FROM SAM.
SO, THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE
FOCUS ON RESUME, THE SECOND
MEETING WE WILL HAVE HIM WILL BE
ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN WHICH WE
SUBMITTED. WE HAVE PASSED THAT
DEADLINE AND WE HAVE SUBMITTED
THE QUESTIONS IF FOLKS HAVE
QUESTIONS THEY WANT DIRECTOR
DIVELY TO ANSWER, TALK TO ME AND
MY TEAM. MOVING ONTO MY EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES SOUND TRANSIT. AS YOU
HAVE HEARD, THERE'S A LOT GOING
ON. AND SO, ANYONE THAT WANTS TO
RECEIVE MORE IN-DEPTH BRIEFING
FROM ME, I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE
IT AT KNIT TIME. SOUND TRANSIT
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS THE
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR
PUTTING FORWARD THE DIFFERENT
APPROACHES THAT THEY HAVE
STARTED WITH. AS YOU HEARD NOT
HAVING BALLARD ON THE MAP IS
UNACCEPTABLE TO ME THAT. THAT'S
WHAT THE APPROACHING DEMONSTRATE
AND WE WILL SEE THIS THURSDAY,
MAY 7th, WHAT WE EXPECT TO
RECEIVE FROM THE EGGS -- FROM
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FROM THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE WHAT THE
UPCOMING APPROACH WILL BE. I
WILL BE ATTENDING THAT MEETING
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T SIT ON THE
COMMITTEE. IT BRINGS UM UP
COUNCILMEMBER SACKA THANKS FOR
SCHEDULE MY SAFE STREETS BILL
FOR 9:30 I WILL BE WITH YOU FROM
9:30 TO 10 AND WILL ADVOCATE FOR
WEST SEATTLE AND BALLARD IN
SOUND TRANSIT. THANK YOU FOR LET
MOWING DO BOTH. HELPING EACH
OTHER OUT HERE. SO THAT WILL BE
THIS THURSDAY MAY 7th AT 10:00
A.M. FROM THERE AND BEFORE
THERE, TOMORROW, TRANSPORTATION
KRIS CHOICE COALITION IS HOLDING
A TOWN HALL HERE AT CITY HALL.
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF LIGHT RAIL.
IT WILL BE IN BERTHA LANDIS
KNIGHT ROOM MAY 5th DOORS AT
5:30 PROGRAM STARTS AT 6:00.
THIS IS, AGAIN, HOST BY TCC AND
HELD HERE AT CITY HALL. THEN
COMES THE THURSDAY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE, NEXT MONDAY I SHOULD
SAY IS WHAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
REFERENCED AND I WANT TO BE
THANKFUL FOR 36th DELEGATION
PARTNERS. IT'S NOT JUST THE
STATE DELEGATION BUT COUNCIL
MEMBER JORGE BARONE AND COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE WE WORK TOGETHER
AS GOOD TEAM. WE WILL BE JOINED
BY SOUND TRANSIT FOR WHAT I TOLD
THEM A 15-MINUTE 7-SLIDE MAXIMUM
PRESENTATION BECAUSE WE ARE HERE
TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND
WE WILL BE LOCATED MONDAY MAY
11th AT 6:HUNDRED HAD NATIONAL
NORDIC MUSEUM. YOU HEARD MY VERY
CLEAR STANCE LEAVING BALLARD OFF
THE TAME IS COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE. AND SO THIS IS A
CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO LET
SOUND TRANSIT KNOW WHAT THEY
THINK THROUGH QUESTION FORM. I
AM HOPING THIS WE DON'T HAVE
TOO MANY STATEMENT QUESTIONS AND
WE WILL BE JOINED BY COUNT HEDGE
KELE KET A NOEL FRAMES AND
REPRESENTATIVE BERRY AND
REPRESENTATIVE REED AND JORGE
BARONE AND WE INVITED ALL NORTH
KING REPRESENTATIVES TO SOUND
TRANSIT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
CAN GO ON MY WEBSITE TO FIND OUT
MORE INFORMATION AND RSVP. IN
DISTRICT 6, IN PLACE OF MY
NORMAL WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS THIS
WEEK, I AM CHANGING IT TO MEET
ABOUT COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS AND I
WILL GO OVER COMP PLAN ZONING
MAPS WITH RESIDENTS, AND WE WILL
GET BACK TO OUR REGULAR CADENCE
NEXT WEEK AS WELL AS I WILL BE
ADDING A WEEKEND OFFICE HOURS
BLOCK SOMETIME THIS MONTH. SO
WITH THAT, THANK YOU COLLEAGUE,
THAT'S MY REPORT. I WILL TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS. SEEING NO
QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS ONTO
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST AND FOREMOST
I HAVE HAD A GOOD WEEKEND. IT
WAS A GORGEOUS AND I HOPE
EVERYONE GOT OUT IN THE SUN AND
ENJOYED THEMSELVES. IT WAS GOOD
TO SEE SO MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS
OUT ENJOYING THEMSELVES. SO,
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER.
JUST TO DIVE INTO BRIEF
COMMITTEE UPDATE, THIS WEEK THE
RESOLUTION SPONSORED BY MYSELF
AND COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER
ADDRESSING FORENSIC EVALUATION
NEXT STEPS TRANSMITTED TO THE
IRC THIS RESOLUTION IS SCHEDULED
TO BE HEARD AND SCHEDULED FOR A
VOTE OF THE HUMAN SERVICES LABOR
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY MAY
15TH BEFORE FULL COUNCIL.
CENTRAL STAFF WILL HAND OFF
COPIES OF THE RESOLUTION AND
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
AHEAD OF THE MAY 15th COMMITTEE
MEETING. ADDITIONALLY, DURING
THE MAY 15th COMMITTEE MEETING,
WE WILL HEAR AND VOTE ON THE
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION FOR
BAIT YES AS THE DIRECTOR OF
OFFICE MECK DEVELOPMENT. AND
ENCOURAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR NOT, PLEASE
ATTEND. WITHOUT WALKING THROUGH
EVERYTHING I WAS UP TO LAST WEEK
I WANT TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THREE
MAJOR COMMUNITY EVENTS I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT FOR TODAY'S
BRIEFING. THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS
LAST MONDAY. I JOINED THE LONG
AILING SIDE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND I THINK FOLKS SAW THE MAYOR
HAD ADMINISTERED AND PUT OUT A
RENTER'S SURVEY AND GOT
THOUSANDS OF RESPONSES. SINCE
THEN, THEY HAVE BEEN SCHEDULING
THESE KIND OF JUNK FEE TOWN
HALLS TO TAKE A FOCUS APPROACH
OF ENGAGING FOLKS ON JUNK FEES.
HE JOINT FOR ONE HOSTED AT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO
ENGAGE OUR STUDENT POPULATION.
AND JUST UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE JUNK FEES THEY MIGHT
BE EXPERIENCING OR HAVING TO PAY
THAT WAS PUT ON IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH YDSA AND UADA4121 JUST A
GREAT DISCUSSION WITH SOME OF
OUR STUDENTS. AND RESIDENTS. THE
SECOND EVENT I WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT WAS LAST THURSDAY WITH
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
ACTUALLY IN DISTRICT 2 AT THE
CHINESE INFORMATION SERVICES
CENTER. THIS IS THE MAY DAY BIG
OUTREACH EVENT. THIS IS AN EVENT
THAT OLS DOES ANNUALLY TO DO
OUTREACH TO SMALL BUSINESSES
ABOUT THE WORK THAT OLS DOES.
WAS REALLY GREAT TO BE JOINED
ALONGSIDE COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER
AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER TO DO
THAT LIN TO DO THAT WORK AND WE
HAVE LABOR PARTNERS AND CONTRACT
PROSTRIDORS THAT WORK ALONGSIDE
BUSINESSES THERE AS WELL. AND
LASTLY, I WANTED TO HIGH LIED A
VISIT THAT I HAD ON FRIDAY TO
THE RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL RAN
RIDGES PROGRAM IN DISTRICT 7.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE THIS
PROGRAM IT'S TREMENDOUSLY
IMPORTANT. IT'S FUNDED THROUGH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PRIMARILY. BUT WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT AN AFTER SCHOOL THIRD
SPACE FOR TEENS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
IN RECOVERY, CAN'T UNDERSCORE
THE RESPONSE OF IMPORTANCE OF
THAT SO BEING ABLE TO SIT DOWN
WITH THE THOSE PART OF THE
PROGRAM AND SEEING THE COMMUNITY
SPACE AND CONNECTION THROUGHOUT
RECOVERY IS IMPORTANT. I WANT TO
UPLIFT THAT IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD
A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH THE
PROGRAM, I ENCOURAGE IT AND
THOSE ARE MY UPDATES FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. WHERE TO START.
LAST WEEK WAS REALLY A BUSY
WEEK. I WILL SHARE OVER THE
WEEKEND, I HAD A FANTASTIC TIME.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE MOUNT
BAKER NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP
SATURDAY MORNING. AND DO SOME
TRASH PICKUP. I ALSO GOT MY
13-YEAR-OLD OUT THERE WITH ME,
WHO IS BIG ON THE MICROTRASH. SO
THAT WAS LOT OF FUN. BUT YOU
KNOW, COLLEAGUES, WE HEARD A LOT
A FEW WEEKS AGO, FROM BUSINESS
OWNERS, IN MOUNT BAKER, IN
REGARDS TO THE CHALLENGES THEY
HAVE BEEN HAVING IN THEIR
COMMUNITY. AND IT WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO BE OUT WITH FOLKS
MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO WERE HERE
IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS TESTIFYING
WERE ALSO THERE ON SATURDAY AT
THE TRASH PICKUP AND REALLY I
THINK APPRECIATED THE
ENGANGMENT. AND MANY OF THEM ARE
OUT THERE EVERY WEEK OR AT LEAST
EVERY FIRST SATURDAY, AND SO I
JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE TO THEM FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP. IT WAS ALSO NEIGHBOR
DAY SO THAT WAS A GREAT MOMENT.
THERE WAS LOTS MORE FOLKS OUT
THERE VOLUNTEERING, BUT JUST
VERY CLEAR THE LEADERSHIP
THAT'S COMING FROM THE
COMMUNITY. AND HELPING MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR STREETS
SAFE AND CLEAN. SO SHOUT OUT TO
THOSE FOLKS. STAYING IN SOUTH
SEATTLE FOR A SECOND ME TEAM
ATENDED SAFETY WALK ON FRIDAY.
AWAS NOT ABLE TO BE THERE
MYSELF. BUT, I WAS GLAD MY CHIEF
OF STAFF WAS ABLE TO ATTEND. I
BELIEVE AT THE TIME WAS BUSY. I
HAD MY MEETING WITH AMAZON AND
THEIR LEADERSHIP LOBBYING TEAM
TO START BUILDING THAT
RELATIONSHIP. SO, APPRECIATE
THEM FOR COMING IN. OVER TO D2,
SORRY D3, GOT A MEET FANTASTIC
TIME WITH THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
PRESERVATION AUTHORITY. AND GOT
A CHANCE TO VISIT THEIR SPACE
WHERE THEY ARE WORKING HARD TO
BRING IN ENTREPRENEURS AND DO
FANTASTIC COMMUNITY
REVITALIZATION ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND REALLY ENJOYED,
THERE'S BEEN OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS OUT TO THEIR LOCATION
AND AS YOU HEAR FROM ANY SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO MAYBE LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES, AND SPACES TO
RENT, REALLY, REALLY FANTASTIC
OPPORTUNITY THERE. MOVING UP, I
HAD A CHANCE TO BE WITH THE
REFUGEE ARTSONS INITIATIVE IN
D5. I KNOW SOME COLLEAGUES WENT
TO AND COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS
NOT HERE TODAY, THEIR GRAND
REOPENING. AND WILL PUT IN
ANOTHER PLUG TO SAY A REALLY
SPECIAL PLACE WHERE THEY ARE
EMPLOYING REFUGEE WOMEN, AND
REALLY FOCUSING ON SKILLS
TRAINING, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
AND LIKE MAKING REALLY BEAUTIFUL
THINGS. AND YOU KNOW, THEY
SHARED WITH ME THERE IS OVER 300
WOMEN ON THEIR WAIT LIST TO GET
INTO THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW. SO,
WITH THAT, IT'S SOMETHING I
WANTED TO COME AND BRING BACK.
AND NOT ONLY ARE THEY DOING THAT
WORK, THEY ARE ACTIVATING THIS
FANTASTIC STORE FRONT SPACE
RIGHT IN LAKE CITY. AND BRINGING
FOOT TRAFFIC INTO THAT
COMMUNITY. SO, I WILL SHARE THAT
SO WE ALL HAVE IT ON OUR RADAR
IF WE KNOW OF EMPLOYERS WHERE
THERE ARE SKILLS TRAINING
PROGRAM, THAT'S SOMETHING THEY
ASKED FOR SUPPORT WITH SO THEY
CAN CONTINUE TO GRADUATE WOMEN
FROM THAT PROGRAM AND BRING
FOLKS OFF THAT WAIT LIST. SO,
WANTED TO SHARE THAT BACK WITH
YOU COLLEAGUES. AND I WILL BE
BRIEF WITH MY LAST THINGS. GOT A
CHANCE TO LAUNCH SEATTLE CIVIC
MAGAZINE THIS SATURDAY. WHICH IS
REALLY EXCITING. A NONPROFIT
GROUP THAT'S BRINGING BACK
ANOTHER ARTS AND CULTURE PRINT
PIECE WHICH JOY HAVE TO LOVE
TODAY WHEN SO MANY THINGS HAVE
GONE ONLINE TO GET TO WALK IN
AND GET THIS HARD COPY PIECE OF
ART. AND AS ARTS CHAIR IT WAS
FANTASTIC TO SEE THE WORK THEY
WERE HIGHLIGHTING OF LOCAL
ARTISTS ALL AROUND SEATTLE. AND
WE JUST LOVED THAT. ALL RIGHT,
OVER TO BUSINESS THINGS. I JUST
WANT TO SHARE COLLEAGUES AS YOU
KNOW THERE'S VOTE ON SHELTER
CENSUS LEGISLATION THIS
WEDNESDAY. WE HEARD PUBLIC
COMMENT LAST WEEK. AND WE ALSO
GOT A CHANCE TO DELAY AMENDMENT
I WANTED TO SHARE COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ AND I ARE WORK ON CHANGES
ON AMENDMENT THAT SHE AUTHORED
THAT I AM SPONSORING. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE CLARIFYING THE
LANGUAGE IN THAT AMENDMENT SO WE
LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE
COLLEAGUES, AND I ENCOURAGE ALL
OF YOU IF YOU ARE WORKING ON
AMENDMENTS TO YOUR AMENDMENTS,
TO SHARE THAT AS YOU ARE ABLE.
SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE AS WE
GO TO VOTE ON TUESDAY, THE WHOLE
COMMITTEE UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT AND VOTING ON.
AND LASTLY I WILL CLOSE OUT BY
SAYING OUR SERVICE WORKING HARD
AND MEETING WITH FOLKS FROM THE
SEATTLE ROUND TABLE, SEATTLE
ROUND TABLE AS WELL AS HDC
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM
AND OTHERS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
GETTING IT RIGHT ON MHA AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING MORE
WITH THOSE CONSTITUENCIES, AND
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT POLICY
REFORM TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
ACCELERATING HOUSING PRODUCTION
IN OUR CITY.
>> ALL RIGHT UNLESS THERE'S NO
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER I WILL TAKE
THE BATAN. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES ON THE
STEPS COMMITTEE FRONT THIS
COMING THURSDAY, MAY 7th, AT
9:30 IN THE MORNING, WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE OUR STEPS
COMMITTEE. WE ARE GOING TO BE
HAVING THREE AGENDA ITEMS IN
STEPS. ONE COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS NOTICED SHARED STREETS
LEGISLATION. THE SECOND ITEM IS
DISTRICT PROJECT FUND
IMPLEMENTATION BRIEFING STRATUS
BRIEFING FROM THE DEPARTMENT. WE
ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE DISTRICT
PROJECT FUND. AND THEN, THIRD
AND FINALLY THE U ALLEY
VACATION. SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT MEETING. ON THURSDAY.
MOVING ONTO A FEW SELECT
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS OR
INVOLVEMENT. LAST TUESDAY, I
ORGANIZED CONVENED AND
PARTICIPATED IN A ROUND TABLE
CONVERSATION TO DISCUSS SEATTLE
CENTER. THE FUTURE OF SEATTLE
CENTER. IT INCLUDED LEADERS FROM
LABOR AND PRIVATE ANTHILL
PHILANTHROPIC INVESTORS AS WELL
INCLUDING ROB JOHNSON FROM THE
SEATTLE CENTER FOUNDATION,
PARTNERS FROM MLK LABOR, THE
SEATTLE BUILDING TRADES, AND THE
CARPENTER'S UNION AS WELL.
AMONG OTHERS AND A FEW
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE
DISCUSSED THE FUTURE OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER. AND INCLUDING A
POTENTIAL FUNDING PACKAGE, AND
HOW WE CAN BEST RENOVATE THE
CENTER. AND SO GREAT
CONVERSATION REALLY APPRECIATE
MEETING WITH THOSE STAKE HOLDERS
LAST WEEK. I ALSO ATTENDED THE
SEATTLE FIRE AWARDS ANNUAL
CEREMONY. SUCH A TERRIFIC EVENT.
COLLEAGUES, WE KNOW FIREFIGHTER
HEROES THEY GO ON THOUSANDS OF
RUNS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR
TO SERVE US AND KEEP US SAFE.
MANY OF THOSE -- THOSE RUNS GO
UNNOTICED BY THE REST OF US. AND
SO, IT WAS GOOD TO -- FOR OUR
CITY TO HONOR AND OUR FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO HONOR THE HEROES
THAT SERVE IN OUR FIRE
DEPARTMENT. AMONG OTHER THINGS I
GOT TO WITNESS THE PERSON WHO
WAS NAMED FIREFIGHTER OF THE
YEAR GET -- RECEIVE THEIR AWARD
AND RECEIVE THEIR FIGURATIVE
FLOWERS SO TO SPEAK. OUR
FIREFIGHTERS, AGAIN, DO SO MUCH
FOR US. PEOPLE WERE AND THEY ARE
ALWAYS ON, AND IT WAS GREAT TO
SEE RECOGNITION OF OUR
FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL WHO, WHEN
THEY ARE OUT IN THE PERSONAL
FAMILY VACATIONS, IN UTAH OR
WHEREVER IT IS, THEY INTERVENED
AND HELPED SAVE LIVES AND
RECOGNIZE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR
THAT GREAT WORK, IT WAS
EXCELLENT TO SEE. SO, HONOR TO
ATTEND THAT. LAST WEEK I ALSO
ATTENDED THE WEST SEATTLE HIGH
SCHOOL VERSUS SHE SOUTH
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. BIG
ANNUAL RIVALRY SOFTBALL GAME.
AND THAT WAS LAST THURSDAY
EVENING TO BE EXACT. THE BATTLE
OF WEST SEATTLE. THE BIGGEST
RIVALRY SOFTBALL GAME ON THE
WEST SEATTLE PENINSULA.
CONNECTED WITH THE ATHLETIC
DIRECTORS, SCHOOL LEADERSHIP,
SOME PLAYERS, WEST SEATTLE HIGH
SCHOOL WILDCATS WON. I BROUGHT
WAS ABLE TO BRING MY TWO YOUNG
BOYS TO THAT AND THEY REALLY
ENJOYED WATCHING THE GIRLS GO
OUT THERE AND GET AFTER IT. THEY
ARE DOING GREAT THINGS ON THE
FIELD ON THE DIAMOND. AND MY
YOUNGEST OR MY OLDEST, RATHER,
MY DAUGHTER, SHE WAS
DISAPPOINTED SHE COULDN'T
PERSONALLY ATTEND BECAUSE OF A
CONFLICT, BUT, LOVE BEING ABLE
TO SHOW UP AND SUPPORT SOFTBALL
YOUTH SOFTBALL AND THE BIGGEST
RIVALRY GAME WE HAVE IN TERMS OF
YOUTH SOFTBALL ON THE WEST
SEATTLE PENINSULA LAST WEEK. I
AM HEARING A FEW OF MY
COLLEAGUES WENT TO SCHOOLS
RECENTLY I WENT TO A COOL PATH
SCHOOLP PATHFINDER A K THROUGH 8
SCHOOL? WEST CEMENTE SEATTLE. I
SPOKE AT AN ASSEMBLY OF 6th
THROUGH 8th GRADERS AT
PATHFINDER. AND IT'S GREAT TO
SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY
BACKGROUND, MY JOURNEY, YOU KNOW
THE INS AND OUTS OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. WHAT WE ARE WORKING
ON HERE AT CITY HALL. WHAT MY
OFFICE HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON, AND
THEN ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS
DIRECTLY FROM THE STUDENTS. ONE
BOY ASKED ME WHICH CITY
DEPARTMENT HAS THE HIGHEST
BUDGET ALLOCATION. AND MY OFFICE
CONFIRMED AND LOOKED INTO IT AND
LEARNED THAT SDOT HAS SINGLE
HIGHEST BUDGET ALLOCATION.
THOUGH CITY LIGHT AND SPU HAVE
LARGER BUDGET BUT MUCH FUNDING
IS FROM RATEPAYERS AND SO, SDOT.
BUT, GREAT TO CONNECT WITH OUR
YOUTH. AMONG OTHER THINGS. ONE
OF THEIR ENGAGING QUESTIONS WAS
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE COLOR ROB,
AND I TOLD THEM PURPLE OR
LAVENDER. SOME OFF SHOOTS THERE
OFF. I WAS ALSO ASKED IF I LIKED
BLUEY THE SHOW BLUEY AND IF YOU
HAVE YOUNG KIDS YOU WILL KNOW
ALL ABOUT BLUEY. AND MY RESPONSE
WAS ABSOLUTELY YES, I LOVE
BLUEY. AND IN FACT, ME AND MY
KIDS STILL PLAY THERE'S A
LITTLE GAME CALLED KEEPY UPY
INVOLVING A BALLOON THAT ME AND
MY KIDS STILL PLAY. SO, YES, I
LOVE BLUEY BUT VERY INSPIRED BY
THE YOUTH AND IT WAS GREAT TO
GET OUT THERE AND STAY ENGAGED
WITH YOUTH AT PATHFINDER.
FINALLY, I WILL SHARE IN
COMMUNITY ATTENDED AND VISITED
NEW CORE STEEL COLLEAGUES I KNOW
MANY OF YOU HAVE AS WELL OVER
THE YEARS. I TRIED TO GET OUT
THERE EVERY NOW AND AGAIN
PERSONALLY. I ALWAYS CHECK IN
WITH THEM REGULARLY BECAUSE THEY
ARE SUCH A, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT
PART OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. AND
SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
MANUFACTURING ECONOMY AS WELL.
SO, GREAT TO GET OUT THERE AND
VISIT. CHECK IN WITH THEIR
LEADERS, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT
WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON AND HOW
THE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY HELP
THEIR MANY OTHER WORKERS AND
LEADERS HAPPEN TO SIT ON A
NUMBER OF BOARDS. NONPROFIT
BOARDS THAT SERVE WEST SEATTLE
AND BEYOND INCLUDING THE CENTER
FOR ACTIVE LIVING AND THE
JUNCTION IN WEST SEATTLE AND THE
WEST SEATTLE CHAMBER AMONG OTHER
NONPROFIT BOARDS. SO, LOVE ALL
THE CROSS POLLINATION THAT
HAPPENS EVERY DAY WITH TERRIFIC
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE NEW CORE THAT
ARE A VALUED PART OF THE
COMMUNITY. AND COLLEAGUES YOU
KNOW NEW CORE IS THE SECOND
LARGEST NEW CORE STEEL IS THE
SECOND LARGEST CUSTOMER OF
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. SO, THAT IS
ALL I HAVE IN WAY OF UPDATES
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I DO
WELCOME COMMENTS, QUESTIONS. IF
NOT, I WILL PASS THE BATON ONTO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. GO AHEAD.
>> I SHOULD BE HONEST WITH YOU,
IT'S NOT A QUESTION IT'S JUST
THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT GOING TO A
SPORTS GAME AND IT REMINDED ME I
NEEDED TO SAY SOMETHING REALLY
IMPORTANT. WHICH IS STORM
OPENING GAME NIGHT IS THIS
FRIDAY. IF YOU WEREN'T THERE
FLAUJA DROP 20 I SUGGEST YOU BE
THERE. WE ARE EXCITED TO WARMTH
WINNINGEST TEAM IN SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> LOVE OUR STORM.
>> GO STORM.
>> I WILL START THERE. I WAS
GOING TO NOTE ON THE DISTRICT ON
THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDS THAT
YOU KNOW DISTRICT 7 NESTLY
ENGAGED VISION ZERO IS GUIDING
FORCE WITH PROJECTS ACROSS
UPTOWN QUEEN ANNE MAGNOLIA, D7
PART. AND TO ENSURE YOU KNOW WE
CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF
THESE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE.
SO, WITH A LITTLE BIT LEFTOVERS
FROM ALSO LOOKING AT ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN OUR
SAFER STREETS IF YOU WILL.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA APPRECIATE
THE DISTRICT FUND. WE GOT A LOT
OF INPUT FROM MY DISTRICT ON A
LOT OF PROJECTS, ACTUALLY, THE
PROJECTS TOTAL MORE THAN WHAT IS
AVAILABLE IN THE FUND JUST TO
SHOW HOW POPULAR THIS IS AND HOW
MUCH THERE IS THAT WORK THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE ACROSS THE
DISTRICT, NOT JUST MINE, ALL OUR
DISTRICT, BUT ALL THIS TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT TO INCLUDE TO
DISTRICT FUND AS PART OF THEIR
-- THE LEVY BULLET BECAUSE AS
YOU CAN SEE, THE CONSTITUENTS
VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THE
ABILITY TO PUT THEIR PROJECTS IN
THIS DISTRICT FUND AS A PROPOSAL
FOR UPCOMING WORK. SO THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. OKAY. AWESOME. THANK
YOU. I WILL BE QUICK AND BRIEF
BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO EARNINGS
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AFTER THIS
MEETING. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA DISTRICT FUND HAS
BEEN GREAT. AKNOW WE HAVE A TON
OF FEEDBACK THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA AND SDOT FOR THEIR WORK AND
MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE WITH
THE CITY WIDE POSITIONS SOME OF
THE PROJECTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE
PUSHED FORWARD JUST SO TO GET
YOUR INPUT AS WELL. MORE THAN
HAPPY TO DO THAT AS WELL. WHERE
AM I AT WITH MY LIFE? SORRY.
OKAY. SO, GOVERNANCE UTILITIES
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE ON MAY
14th. WE HAVE REAPPOINTMENT OF
GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANDREW LEE
APPOINTMENTS TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL,
COLLEAGUES. KING COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL DISTRICT IN A LOCAL
AGREEMENT. WE HAVE OUR STORM
WATER CODE UPDATES. AND THERE'S
ALSO A SLIDE FROM QUARTER ONE
A.I. REPORT FROM INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE A NICE PACKED AGENDA
FROM OUR REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE, I, MYSELF AND COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN IS WORKING WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO SEND
A LETTER TO CYNICAL COUNTY.
THEIR PROPOSAL IS 12.75% FOR
RATES. WE ARE ASKING THAT BE
NUDGED DOWN TO 10.75 FOR THIS
YEAR. IT'S SMALL AMOUNT,
HOWEVER, IT HAS A BIG IMPACT 20%
OF THE WATER BILL COMES BECAUSE
OF KING COUNTY. THE WASTE WATER.
SO, JUST WANT THEM TO BE A
LITTLE MORE FLEXIBLE ON RATES. I
KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE --
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION WITH SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AS WELL. THAT'S WHY
ON JUNE 1ST, AND I WILL CONNECT
WITH YOU ALL, WE ARE GOING TO
PROPOSE TO HAVE CENTRAL STAFF TO
DO AFFORDABILITY MEETING TO TALK
ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT PASSED
REGARDING THE LIBRARY LEVY,
PROPERTY TAXES, WE HAVE A
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE THAT'S
COMING AS WELL. A LOT OF THESE
FEEL LIKE ONE OFFS BUT THEY ADD
UP AND I THINK WE NEED TO SEE
HOW THEY IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY
AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. JUST
SO WE CAN HAVE A TABLE SETTING
BEFORE WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP
SOME OF THE LEGISLATION THAT'S
COMING THIS SUMMER AS WELL
BEFORE. SO, THAT'S WHAT OUR --
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE PLANNING ON
AS WELL. THIS IS ALSO A FRIENDLY
REMINDER WE ARE TRYING TO FIX
ALSO TO THE MONDAY BRIEFINGS AS
WELL. I WILL TALK TO YOU ALL
INDIVIDUALLY HOW TO MAKE IT
BETTER SUIT OUR SCHEDULING
EFFORTS. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE I
KNOW YOU ALL ARE VERY, VERY
BUSY. AND IT'S A LOT AND WE
HAVE A LOT COMING DOWN JUNE AND
JULY. THAT'S PUTTING IT VERY
NICELY. AND THEN I KNOW THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS HAS YOUR
HANDFUL FULL WITH BUDGET AND
HARD WORK YOU DO AND YOUR TEAM
AND STAFF. SO IT'S GOING TO BE
A LOT AND I KNOW WE HAVE
DIFFERENT PEAS PEOPLE THAT HAVE
DIFFERENT MIGHTEES SEATTLE
TRANSIT YOU FINISHED PUBLIC
SAFETY, HOUSING YOU KNOW. HUMAN
SERVICES. KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY. THERE'S A
LOT GOING ON. OKAY. SO, ANYWAYS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. GOD BLESS
EDDIE LIN COUNCIL MEMBER EDDIE
LIN SERIOUSLY. HE HAD A LOT ON
HIS PLATE FOR THE -- LAND USE.
AWESOME ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER FOLLOWED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER -- THERE'S
EVERYONE. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
>> OKAY. I AM NOT ON THANKS SO
MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I
APPRECIATED THE UPDATE ABOUT THE
LETTER THAT YOU AND COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN ARE GOING TO SEND
OVER TO THE COUNTY. I WANTED TO
ASK IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SIGN ONTO THAT LETTER AND I KNOW
YOU ALL DO A MORE THAN FANTASTIC
JOB REPRESENTING US ON THOSE
REGIONAL COMMITTEES. BUT JUST
WANTED TO ASK IF THERE WOULD BE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT NILE
LOOK INTO IT BUT I AM PRETTY
SURE WE WILL BRING IT TO COUNCIL
TO BE ABLE TO GET SUPPORT AS
LONG AS IT IS AN OPEN SESSION I
AM ASSUMING. YEAH, SURE.
>> I UNDERSTAND IT'S TEEMLY SO,
YOU KNOW, IF TIME PERMITS.
>> OKAY. AWESOME. I WILL LOOK.
GREAT THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION
TOO BECAUSE I KNOW WE CARE ABOUT
RATES. YEAH. AWESOME. COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE THANK YOU FOR THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY ONE THING
TO ADD TO THAT, WE NEED TO BE
MINDFUL BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST
THE RACE BECAUSE I SERVED IN THE
COMMITTEE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WITH
THE TRANSIT MEASURE WITH SALES
TAX BETWEEN SALES TAX PROPERTY
TAX, ACROSS THE BOARD, THE
CUMULATIVE EFFECTS IS JUST GOING
TO BE SUBSTANTIAL. AND BECAUSE
IT'S SUCH A CHALLENGE, I JUST
WANTED TO SAY TO THE CP
HOLLINGSWORTH, MAY THE FORCE BE
WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THE WATER RATE IS TAKING
PLACE AT STATE LEVEL RATEPAYER
IN GENERAL IS A HUGE ISSUE
ACROSS THE STATE AS THOSE RATES
CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND IT
REALLY GOES TO THE AFFORDABILITY
PIECE OF SEATTLE, AND ALL THE
CITIES ACROSS STATE. SO IT'S
SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT AS
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEW
OF ALL THE AFFORDABILITY PIECES
YOU ARE GOING HAVE CENTRAL STAFF
DO, BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO TAKE A
HOLISTIC APPROACH WHEN WE MAKE
THE DECISIONS, WHAT IMPACTS IT
HAS COLLECTIVELY, BECAUSE THE
IMPACTS ARE NOT SMALL. AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE BEING
RESPONSIVE TO CONSTITUENTS
RECOGNIZING THAT AFFORDABILITY
AND CONVERSATION ISSUES THEY ARE
SADDLED WITH.
>> ABSOLUTELY. JUNE 1ST. MONDAY.
2:00 P.M. IT'S OUR TARGET DATE.
>> COOL.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE FURTHER YES?
THANK YOU FOR THAT. COLLEAGUES.
ALL RIGHT GUESS WHAT? WE ARE
GOING TO GO AND CALL THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO IF
THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE
MOVE WE WILL MOVE INTO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS WE WILL NOW
MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
AS PRESLIDE PRESIDING OFFICE I
AM ADDING SEATTLE COUNCIL WILL
CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO DISCUSS PENDING LEDGESE
LITIGATION. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL CITY
ATTORNEYS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A
LEGAL MONITOR FOR THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES ACTIONS FOR POLICY OR
QUESTIONS FOR POLICY FOR OPEN
SESSION. I EXPECT THE TIME OF
THIS SESSION TO END BY 4:00 P.M.
WHAT TIME -- YEAH, ABOUT ONE
HOUR OR SO ABOUT 4:00 P.M. AND
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
BE EXTEND UPON TIME I WILL
ANNOUNCE EXTENSION AND THE
EXPECTED DURATION. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS EXECUTIVE
SESSION, THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEET WILL GO AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURN AND THE NEXT REGULAR
SCHEDULED COUNCIL BRIEFING IS
MAY 18th AT 2:00 P.M. SO NEXT
WEEK IS NONE. AND WE WILL
RECONVENE HERE MAY 18th AT 2:00
P.M. THE COUNCIL IS NOW IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND REMINDER,
WE LOVE OUR SECURITY TEAM. THANK
YOU. .