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-- YEAH, WE COULD DO. THEY
DON'T HAVE THE RIGHTS FOR THAT
FINANCIALLY, SO THEY HAVE TO.
HEY GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY IS
JULY 27th, 2026. THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS 2:03 P.M.. CLERK WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. PRESENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
-- HOLLINGSWORTH HERE.
-- SEVEN. PRESENT.
-- AWESOME! AND COUNCILMEMBER.
STRAUSS IS EXCUSED AND SO IS
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AS WELL. IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, THE
MINUTES OF JUNE 29th, 2026 WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED TODAY. COLLEAGUES, WE
HAVE ONE PRESENTATION FROM THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS. THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS. THERE ARE TWO
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AT THE END OF
THIS MEETING, AND THERE ARE NINE
ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR. WE ARE GOING
TO BEGIN, AND I WANT TO THANK
DIRECTOR HASHEMI AND THEN ALSO
SAM REID FROM THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, AND
THEY WILL BEGIN THEIR BRIEFING.
COLLEAGUES, JUST TO SET THEM UP.
AND I'M APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T I
SHOULD INVITE YOU ALL TO THE
TABLE EARLIER. MY BAD. DIRECTOR
HASHEMI, BUT A LOT OF YOU HAVE
ALL ASKED FOR UPDATES FROM OUR
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU ALL,
ESPECIALLY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
SAID THAT WANTED MORE FREQUENCY
OF UPDATES. AND SO AS YOU ALL
KNOW, WE HAVE. AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS PRESENT. FOR THE
RECORD AGENDA. AS YOU ALL KNOW,
WE HAVE HAD OUR FIGURING OUT OUR
FLOW WITH COUNCIL BRIEFINGS, AND
THERE'S A TON OF LEGISLATION
THAT IS GETTING PASSED THROUGH.
AND SO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE UTILIZING OUR COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS ACCORDINGLY. AND THIS
IS ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS WHERE
WE HAVE OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS DEPARTMENT. SO
DIRECTOR HASHEMI SAM REID, THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US. YOU ALL CAN
GET STARTED WITH YOUR
PRESENTATION AND COLLEAGUES. IF
YOU COULD HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS TO
THE END SO WE CAN GET THROUGH
IT. AND THEN I WILL CALL ON YOU
FOR QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR.
-- WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US TODAY. I'M MINA
HASHEMI, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE
OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
-- AND I AM SAM REED, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.
-- SAM JOINED OIRA IN LATE APRIL
AFTER SERVING TEN YEARS AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
MOST RECENTLY AS DEPUTY
DIRECTOR. AND WE ARE VERY LUCKY
TO HAVE HIS EXPERTISE AND HIS
PASSION NOW AT OCR, AND WE'RE
EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO
BRIEF COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC ON
OUR WORK. THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, OR
IR, REPRESENTS AN ADVANCE
SEATTLE'S INTERESTS ACROSS
LOCAL, REGIONAL, TRIBAL, STATE,
FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL
GOVERNMENTS. WE LEAD THE CITY'S
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVOCACY,
OFFERING STRATEGIC GUIDANCE AND
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MAYOR,
CITY COUNCIL, CITY ATTORNEY, AND
ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS TO SHAPE
POLICY AND FUNDING STRATEGIES AT
EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT TO
ENSURE THE CITY'S INTERESTS ARE
REPRESENTED IN CRITICAL DECISION
MAKING VENUES. WE OVERSEE THE
DEVELOPMENT AND ALIGNMENT OF THE
CITY'S FEDERAL AND STATE
LOBBYING AGENDAS AND STRATEGIES
TO ENSURE COORDINATED, EFFECTIVE
LOBBYING, AND WE PARTNER WITH
GOVERNMENTS, AGENCIES AND
STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE SHARED
POLICY PRIORITIES AND SECURE
CRITICAL FUNDING. OCR MANAGES
KEY MEMBERSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN
SEATTLE'S INFLUENCE AND ACCESS
TO POLICY MAKERS AT THE REGIONAL
AND NATIONAL LEVELS, INCLUDING
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES, PUGET SOUND REGIONAL
COUNCIL, THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF
MAYORS, AND MORE. NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE. AS OF APRIL 2026, OCR IS
FULLY STAFFED. IN ADDITION TO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR REED, WE ARE
ALSO PLEASED TO WELCOME
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND
PROTOCOLS COORDINATOR PATTY
CAMACHO. OCR WORK IS ORGANIZED
INTO SIX LINES OF BUSINESS,
WHICH YOU HAVE ON THE SLIDE
HERE. LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION
AND PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES, AND THEN FEDERAL,
INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL, STATE
AND TRIBAL RELATIONS. AND WE'LL
SHARE A BIT ABOUT ALL OF THESE
AREAS IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
-- I'LL JUST GIVE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF EACH OF THOSE LINES
OF BUSINESS AS KIND OF A
REFRESHER. OIRA REPRESENTS THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S INTERESTS AT
THE NATIONAL LEVEL BY MANAGING
INTERNAL FEDERAL PRIORITIES AND
ENGAGING WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION, FEDERAL AGENCIES,
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND
OTHER U.S. CITIES AT THE STATE
LEVEL, OCR SUPPORTS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S INTERESTS WITH THE
STATE'S LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR
AND AGENCIES THROUGH INTERNAL
COORDINATION, DIRECT LOBBYING,
POLICY DEVELOPMENT, FUNDING
REQUESTS, AND STRATEGIC
ADVOCACY. WE ALSO FACILITATE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S STATE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL, AND PROVIDE
REQUIRED WRITTEN AND IN-PERSON
UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. ON THE
REGIONAL FRONT, OCR REPRESENTS
AN ADVANCE SEATTLE'S INTERESTS
WITH REGIONAL AGENCIES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING KING
COUNTY, PORT OF SEATTLE. SOUND
TRANSIT AND OTHER REGIONAL
ENTITIES. WE COORDINATE AND
PROVIDE STAFFING SUPPORT FOR
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
DEPARTMENTS, ENGAGING WITH
REGIONAL BODIES, AND WORK TO
ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S
POSITIONS ARE CLEARLY
COMMUNICATED, STRATEGICALLY
ADVANCED AND ALIGNED WITH CITY
POLICY IN ALL REGIONAL FORUMS.
OCR ALSO ADVANCES GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION AND
COORDINATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBES. WE WORK TO ENSURE TRIBAL
SOVEREIGNTY AND TREATY RIGHTS
ARE RECOGNIZED ACROSS CITY
PROJECTS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS
INVOLVING TRIBAL INTERESTS, AS
WELL AS PROVIDE STAFFING AND
SUPPORT TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
DEPARTMENTS ON ALL ISSUES
INVOLVING TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND
NATIVE COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO
ENGAGE WITH SEATTLE'S LARGE
URBAN AMERICAN, INDIAN AND
ALASKAN NATIVE POPULATION AND
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO
STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS TO CITY
RESOURCES AND DECISION MAKERS.
INTERNATIONALLY, OCR REPRESENTS
AND SUPPORTS SEATTLE'S INTERESTS
WITH FOREIGN CONSULATES,
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,
GLOBAL DELEGATIONS, AND VISITING
DIGNITARIES, AND WE PROVIDE
STAFFING AND SUPPORT TO ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENTS FOR
ALL INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES,
VISITS AND POLICY ISSUES, AS
WELL AS MANAGE SEATTLE'S SISTER
CITY PROGRAMS LASTLY, WE'RE ALSO
FACILITATES THE COORDINATION OF
THE CITY'S PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITIES BY WORKING TO
MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
PDA'S, BUILDING COLLABORATIVE
PARTNERSHIPS AND ALIGNING
STRATEGIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE OFFICE OF CITY FINANCE. WE
ALSO PROVIDE MONITORING AND
OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE FINANCIAL
TRANSPARENCY, COMPLIANCE, AND
STRONG GOVERNANCE. OUR PDA
COORDINATOR POSITION IS AN
INVESTMENT AIMED AT ENSURING THE
CITY HAS A STRONG CONNECTION TO
THESE HIGH PROFILE, TAX FUNDED
BODIES FOCUSED ON ISSUES AS
IMPORTANT AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
HISTORIC PRESERVATION, CULTURAL
SPACE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
COMMERCIAL SPACE MANAGEMENT AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
-- WELL, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT WE ARE ALREADY BACK THERE,
BUT OCR IS HARD AT WORK
PREPARING FOR THE 2027 STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, ENSURING
THAT SEATTLE'S PRIORITIES ARE
POSITIONED EARLY AND
EFFECTIVELY. WE ARE ACTIVELY
COLLECTING LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF MEETING
WITH COUNCILMEMBERS TO GATHER
YOUR POLICY AND FUNDING
PRIORITIES AS PART OF OUR AGENDA
BUILDING PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE
SUMMER AND FALL, WE WILL ALSO BE
MEETING WITH STATE LEGISLATORS,
PARTNERS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO
BEGIN SOCIALIZING POLICY
CONCEPTS AND STRENGTHENING
SUPPORT FOR SEATTLE'S
PRIORITIES. THIS EARLY INTERNAL
AND EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT HELPS US
BUILD MOMENTUM BEFORE THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS.
THEN, OIRA WILL FINALIZE A DRAFT
STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND
SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR YOUR REVIEW AND APPROVAL,
AND THIS AGENDA WILL SERVE AS
OUR UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR
ADVOCACY IN OLYMPIA. LOOKING
AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR, I'LL NOTE
THAT MANY STATE LEGISLATORS ARE
EITHER UP FOR REELECTION OR
RETIRING, WHICH MEANS THE MAKEUP
OF THE 2027 LEGISLATURE REMAINS
UNCERTAIN. OCR LOOKS FORWARD TO
KEEPING COUNCIL UPDATED AS THE
YEAR PROGRESSES. TURNING TO
REGIONAL. EARLIER THIS SPRING,
THE KING COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
DISTRICT APPROVED A 0.1% SALES
TAX FOR TRANSPORTATION.
INITIALLY, ALL FUNDS WOULD HAVE
GONE SOLELY TO UNINCORPORATED
KING COUNTY ROADS. SEATTLE.
WORKING ALONGSIDE THE SOUND
CITIES ASSOCIATION, PUSHED HARD
FOR CITIES TO RECEIVE A SHARE AT
THE JUNE 12th MEETING, AN
AMENDMENT WE PROPOSED WAS
PROPOSED TO PASS THROUGH 12.5%
OF THE REVENUES, BUT CAP
SEATTLE'S SHARE. THE CITY
SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR
REMOVING THAT CAP ENTIRELY.
WITHOUT THE CHANGE, SEATTLE
WOULD HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT 1.9
MILLION A YEAR. AND WITH IT, OUR
ANNUAL SHARE RISES TO ABOUT 4.7
MILLION. COUNCIL MEMBERS PLAYED
AN IMPACTFUL ROLE, LOBBYING THE
COUNTY, SENDING LETTERS, MAKING
CALLS AND SPEAKING AT THE FINAL
MEETING. THANK YOU. AT THE END
OF MAY, THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
ADOPTED AN UPDATED SYSTEM PLAN
AND WORK PLAN. SEATTLE'S TWO
REPRESENTATIVES TO SOUND TRANSIT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND MAYOR
WILSON PLAYED IMPORTANT ROLES IN
THE PROCESS. THE WORK PLAN
INCLUDES FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
ACROSS KEY AREAS, INCLUDING
POLICY PLANNING, TRANSIT
OPERATIONS, CAPITAL DELIVERY AND
FINANCE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
DEVELOPING COST SAVING
OPPORTUNITIES, UPDATING THE
REGIONAL LONG-RANGE TRANSIT
PLAN, AND ADVANCING HIGH
CAPACITY TRANSIT STUDIES. WORK
IS UNDERWAY ON KEY LEGISLATION
NEEDED IN OLYMPIA TO SUPPORT THE
STREET THREE PROGRAM, INCLUDING
EXPANDING BONDING AUTHORITY AND
FINALLY, KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
ZAHILAY HAS TRANSMITTED
LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE
0.1% BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SALES
TAX. THIS MEASURE RENAMES THE
EXISTING MID TAX AS THE KING
COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BRIDGE,
THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE
WILL REVIEW THIS PROPOSAL IN THE
COMING MONTHS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
HUMAN SERVICES PREPARING
BRIEFINGS FOR REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
-- AND ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE A
LIFETIME AGO, AT THIS POINT, WE
JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
OUR SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF WORLD CUP PLANNING HERE IN
SEATTLE. SO WE HELPED FIELD
REQUESTS AND MULTIPLE VISITS
FROM THE GOVERNMENTS OF
AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM AND BOSNIA
AND HERZEGOVINA, INCLUDING
ADVANCED VISITS. EARLIER IN THE
YEAR. WE MAINTAIN DIRECT
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE
COUNTRIES OF EGYPT AND QATAR,
ALTHOUGH VISITS DID NOT
MATERIALIZE, WE MAINTAINED
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THOSE
COUNTRIES. WE CONNECTED THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
INDIVIDUALLY WITH ALL THE
CONSULATES WHO WERE PLAYING IN
SEATTLE SO THEY COULD CONDUCT
THEIR OWN OUTREACH WITH THE
INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES. WE ALSO
CONNECTED THE AMERICAN MUSLIM
ADVANCEMENT COUNCIL AND THE
MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF PUGET
SOUND WITH VISIT SEATTLE TO
PURSUE SHARING OF CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE RESOURCES WITH
VISITORS FROM MUSLIM MAJORITY
COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION, OCR AND
THE OFFICE OF OIRA AND THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
WORKED WITH KING COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO HOLD
EMERGENCY PLANNING WORKSHOPS FOR
WEST COAST COUNCILS IN BOTH
JANUARY 2025 AND EARLIER THIS
YEAR, AND THESE WERE FOCUSED ON
MANAGING MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS
INVOLVING FOREIGN NATIONALS. AND
ON A SPECIAL NOTE OF KUDOS FOR
OUR INTERNATIONAL TEAM,
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTENT
THAT WE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AT
OAH FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS WAS
ACTUALLY USED BY THE US STATE
DEPARTMENT TO ENCOURAGE SAN
FRANCISCO AND SANTA CLARA TO
OFFER SIMILAR TRAININGS AHEAD OF
THEIR OWN 2026 WORLD CUP
PLANNING. OUR TRIBAL RELATIONS
STAFF ALSO HELPED FACILITATE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
OUTREACH TO TRIBAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS PART OF
THE MUTUAL AID STRATEGY FOR
WORLD CUP. AS A RESULT,
SUQUAMISH TRIBAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND NISQUALLY POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAD OFFICERS AT ALL
SEATTLE WORLD CUP GAMES. WE ALSO
HELPED FACILITATE TWO VIRTUAL
SESSIONS FOCUSED ON HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IN INDIAN COUNTRY,
ONE SESSION TAILORED TO
LEADERSHIP OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
AND ANOTHER TAILORED TO NATIVE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS. PRESENTING
PARTNERS INCLUDED THE WASHINGTON
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON STATE
PATROL, SPD, AND SEVERAL DIRECT
SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT WORK WITH
TRIBAL AND URBAN NATIVE
COMMUNITIES. THESE SESSIONS
REACHED 200 ATTENDEES
REPRESENTING TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS,
SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
TRIBAL ENTERPRISES
-- AND FINALLY, ON THE WORLD CUP
NOTE, WE WANTED TO END WITH A
COUPLE OF UPDATES THAT SHOW HOW
SOME OF OUR PAST WORK WE'VE TOLD
YOU ABOUT WAS ON DISPLAY DURING
THE WORLD CUP ACTIVATIONS IN
SEATTLE ON JUNE 25th, OCR
ORGANIZED A TOUR FOR
CONGRESSWOMAN JAYAPAL TO
HIGHLIGHT THE CITY'S WORK,
REVITALIZING THIRD AVENUE. WE
HIGHLIGHTED PROJECTS WITH THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE, CONGRESSWOMAN
JAYAPAL HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT
PARTNER, SECURING EARMARKS,
SUPPORTING WORLD CUP
APPROPRIATIONS, AND CHAMPIONING
DOWNTOWN WORKERS, AND THE TOUR
HELPED REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE
OF CONTINUED FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR
THIS WORK AND HIGHLIGHTING
CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL SUCCESSES
COUNCILMEMBERS MAY ALSO REMEMBER
THE CITY'S EFFORTS ON HOUSE
BILL 1515, WHICH WAS PASSED IN
2025, WHICH WAS ESSENTIAL FOR
OUR WORLD CUP FAN ZONE
ACTIVATIONS. THE CITY DEVELOPED
AND LED THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH
ALLOWS WALK AROUND ALCOHOL
SERVICE AND FAN ZONES AND SIP
AND STROLL SERVICE AT PIKE PLACE
MARKET. OCR WORKED CLOSELY WITH
SEATTLE CENTER DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PARTNERED
WITH REPRESENTATIVE JULIA REID,
AND BUILT A COALITION OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES
TO GET THE BILL PASSED IN 2025.
THE LEGISLATION EXPIRES IN 2027,
AND WE'RE ALREADY COORDINATING
NEXT STEPS WITH CITY
DEPARTMENTS. THANK YOU. CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH. THAT CONCLUDES
OUR PRESENTATION, AND WE'D BE
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
-- AWESOME. THANK THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR AND COLLEAGUES. WE'LL
CONTINUE. I KNOW I'LL PAUSE
HERE TO SEE IF PEOPLE HAVE
QUESTIONS, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE
TO GET FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL
ABOUT WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION
YOU WANT TO SEE. THIS WAS THE
FIRST ONE JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST
TRYING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING, BUT GETTING
INFORMATION FROM YOU COLLEAGUES
ABOUT WHAT INFORMATION I GOT
YOU, WHAT INFORMATION THAT YOU
WANT TO SEE FROM OUR THAT WILL
HELP YOU AS WE NAVIGATE THE
YEAR. SO WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE FIRST AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SHIMMY,
FOR BEING HERE AND FOR THE WORK
THAT OCR DOES. I WILL ADMIT, I
HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR A AT
LEAST QUARTERLY PRESENCE UPDATE
ON THE ISSUES THAT ARE FACING.
AND, YOU KNOW, PART OF THIS
COMES FROM FRUSTRATION. LIKE,
YOU KNOW, THE KING COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION PIECE, YOU KNOW,
READING IN THE SEATTLE TIMES AND
SOME OTHERS AS WELL, JUST SO WE
ARE AHEAD OF THE CURVE,
BASICALLY. AND, BUT I JUST, I DO
WANT TO START WITH, YOU KNOW,
FEDERAL RELATIONS, MARITIME, I
RECENTLY WENT TO DC WITH THE
PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION
PRESIDENT AND CEO AND OCR WAS
WORKING WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS
IN THE PORT IN SUPPORT OF THAT.
VERY IMPORTANT EFFORT AND
CONTINUES TO BE, BY THE WAY,
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE WORK
THERE. AND ALSO IN INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS, 40th ANNIVERSARY OF
GALWAY. BUT IT'S REALLY
EVERYTHING IRELAND AND AND IN
FACT, I NEED TO CONNECT WITH YOU
BECAUSE LOOKING TO BRING AN
AMBASSADOR TO SEATTLE, I
HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO EMAIL
YOU AND AND THE TEAM SOME PUBLIC
SAFETY STUFF GOING ON. AND ALSO
QUEBEC LITTLE EVENTS LIKE THAT
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND
HAVING CITY REPRESENTATION AT,
YOU KNOW, AT THE HIGHER LEVELS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I WAS
HAPPY TO BE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT
ELECTED THAT SENIOR PERSON AT
THAT EVENT, WHICH IS
PREDOMINANTLY A WASHINGTON
STATE. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS HELD
HERE IN SEATTLE. AND I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR SEATTLE
REPRESENTATION. SO I APPRECIATE
THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE WITH
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. AND AND
STATE RELATIONS, TOO. LIKE WE
REORDERED THE PUBLIC SAFETY
PIECES, THE LAB FORENSICS LAB
WORK AND SUPPORT OF WHAT THE
CITY ATTORNEY IS LOOKING TO DO
ON DUI. SO VERY IMPORTANT. AND
ACROSS THE BOARD, I DO I DO SAY,
THOUGH, I DO WANT TO SAY IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR ISSUES WHEN THEY
COME UP IN OLYMPIA, FOR EXAMPLE,
THAT THEY'RE BROUGHT TO THE
RELEVANT. AT THE VERY LEAST, THE
RELEVANT COMMITTEE CHAIR. SO,
FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR IN THE
FALL, THE A LPR BILL, THE
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE BILL WAS
BEING WORKED AND IT WAS
SOCIALIZED ON THE EXECUTIVE
SIDE, BUT IT DID NOT COME TO ME.
AND I DIDN'T LEARN ABOUT IT
UNTIL I READ IT IN THE SEATTLE
TIMES. AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATE
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SWAP
OUT OF ADMINISTRATIONS, I MEAN,
I COULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGING ON
THAT. AND THEN BY THE TIME I
WAS, IT WAS TOO LATE. AND
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE WHERE, YOU
KNOW, ANYTHING THAT GOES TO THE
EXECUTIVE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR
EXAMPLE, SHOULD BE COMING TO MY
COMMITTEE AND AS CHAIR TO ME. SO
THEN I CAN GAUGE, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S OTHER THINGS TOO, LIKE,
YOU KNOW, STAND BY. I SUSPECT
THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEW HB
1265 COMING FOR THE NEXT
SESSION. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE
TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES ON
AURORA. AND SO WE NEED TO DO
THAT. AND AND WE NEED YOUR
ENGAGEMENT, EVEN IF THERE'S A
LACK OF SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN
THE EXECUTIVE AND THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES, WE'RE NOT
GOING TO BE IN SYNC ON
EVERYTHING. I THINK THERE'S A
LOT OF STUFF THAT WE ARE IN
SYNC, BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY
GOING TO BE AREAS WHERE WE'RE
NOT. BUT THAT CAN NOT BE A
HURDLE. I MEAN, YOU JUST AT THE
END OF THE DAY NEED TO BE DUAL
TRACKED. AND SO, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S MY CONCERN SOMETIMES
BECAUSE THERE'S A THERE'S A
DESIRE AND I UNDERSTAND IT TO
HAVE LIKE ONE VOICE COMING OUT
OF SEATTLE, BUT I DON'T THINK
THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
POSSIBLE. AND SO AGAIN, TO
CLOSE, THOUGH, I DO REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT ACROSS
THE BOARD, PARTICULARLY STACEY
ON THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE,
BECAUSE THAT'S AN IMPORTANT AREA
AND AN AREA THAT THAT'S
DOESN'T GET AS MUCH ATTENTION
AND SUPPORT THAT IT'S DOING. SO
I'M TRYING TO DO MY PART THERE,
BUT THE THE OTHER AREAS ARE
REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE
REGIONAL, BUT THE STATE PIECE
FROM A PRACTICAL LIKE
LEGISLATION, THE STATE PIECE,
OLYMPIA AND THEN GETTING EARLY
HEADS UP IS SO KEY. SO I JUST
ASKED THAT. AND SO THANK YOU AND
WELCOME TO THE TEAM.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. THANK YOU.
-- WELCOME. IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU. DIRECTOR HASHIMI OR MINA
AND WELCOME MR. REID, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR, I HAVE I HAVE A COUPLE
QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, THANK
YOU FOR FOR PUTTING INTO CONTEXT
THE WORK THAT YOU DO ABOUT
POLICY AND FUNDING STRATEGIES,
BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES THE
PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW THAT
THERE'S THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
AND THAT'S OUR CONNECTION WITH
YOU, WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN
OLYMPIA AND THE COORDINATED,
EFFECTIVE LOBBYING STATE,
REGIONAL, INDIAN COUNTRY AND
WASHINGTON, D.C. SO MY QUESTION
TO YOU IS THIS. AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY AGAIN, TO BE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C., IN FEBRUARY
FOR THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
AMERICAN INDIANS. AND AS YOU
KNOW, THAT'S A REPRESENTATIVE
OF OVER 500 TRIBES, TOUCHING ON
EVERY ISSUE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL,
HOUSING, SOCIAL SERVICES, PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND NOT JUST STATE,
STATE TRIBAL RELATIONS OR
LITIGATION, BUT ALL THOSE BROAD
ISSUES THAT AFFECT INDIAN
COUNTRY AND MONEY. YOU KNOW,
WE'LL SEE IT IN SOME OF OUR
OTHER PRESENTATIONS REGARDING
WHEN FEDERAL MONEY COMES INTO
THE COUNTY OR THE STATE. AND
THEN IS, OF COURSE, CONTRACTED
AND WORKED WITH TRIBES. AND IT
AFFECTS THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS
WELL. SO I GUESS MY CONCERN OR
WHAT THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WHEN
WE'RE IN DC AND EVERY TIME I'M
IN DC, I MEET WITH LESLIE
BONNER, YOU KNOW, LESLIE AND I
HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE FROM OIRA
AS OF YET. GOING OUT TO
WASHINGTON, D.C.. THEY MEET FOUR
TIMES A YEAR. I ALWAYS GO INTO
FEBRUARY MEETING BECAUSE THAT'S
THE MEETING WHERE THE TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP ARE THERE WITH THEIR
LAWYERS, LOBBYISTS. THEY PUT OUT
A REALLY GOOD AGENDA AND NAIL
DOWN THE ISSUES, INCLUDING
LITIGATION. AND ALSO RIGHT NOW,
DEALING WITH DATA CENTERS,
TRIBAL JURISDICTION AND PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE FENTANYL CRISIS
THAT'S GOING ON EVERYWHERE AND
THE MONEY THAT THEY NEED FOR
HOUSING AND ADDICTION SERVICES.
SO HAVE WHAT IS YOUR UPDATE WITH
MEETING WITH LESLIE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.? WHAT'S GOING
ON THERE?
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, I
APPRECIATE IT AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR ADVOCACY AS WELL AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IN DC ON
OUR BEHALF TOO. YOU KNOW, TO BE
DIRECT. THIS IS JUST A PLACE
WHERE BUDGET CUTS HAVE HAVE KIND
OF HIT OCR. SO OUR TRAVEL BUDGET
IS PRETTY LIMITED. AND SO WE
WOULD LIKE TO BE IN DC MORE. AND
THAT WOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY
FOR US, WOULD BE AN EVENT OF
THAT NATURE. SO CURRENTLY OUR
TEAM HAS BEEN IN DC, I THINK
TWICE THIS YEAR. AND LESLIE
HERSELF COMES OUT HERE AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE WE HAVE LOTS OF
CONNECTIONS TO OUR LOBBYING TEAM
IN DC, BUT IT'S THOSE SORT OF ON
THE GROUND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH
OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION. WE WE
LOOK WE WOULD LOVE MORE OF
THOSE. AND WE TAKE ANY
OPPORTUNITY WE CAN.
-- OKAY. I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU
ON THE SPOT, BUT NCI HELD THEIR
ANNUAL MEETING IN SEATTLE LAST
FALL, AND I MODERATED A PANEL
WITH ALL NATIVE AMERICAN ELECTED
LEADERS IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE. SO IT WASN'T JUST
ISSUES THAT ARE RELEGATED TO
INDIAN COUNTRY OR NATIVE FOLK. I
DIDN'T SEE ANYONE FROM OCR
THERE, AND THAT WAS UNLESS YOU
WERE THERE. I APOLOGIZE IF YOU
WERE THERE, BECAUSE WE ALSO
HOSTED A COUPLE RECEPTIONS.
-- OUR TRIBAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR
WAS THERE.
-- VERNON WHO?
-- FRANCESCA.
-- OH, FRANCESCA WAS THERE.
YEAH. SHE MUST HAVE BEEN OKAY.
MAYBE WE WEREN'T ALL THE SAME.
WELL.
-- I'LL DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT,
BUT YES, WE WE WERE REGISTERED
FOR FOR THAT CONFERENCE.
-- SO WHAT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO
HAVE SEEN IS SOMETHING FROM IR
TO SAY THAT FRANCESCA WENT TO
NCI IN THE FALL. AND THESE ARE
BECAUSE WE ALL HAD THE BREAKOUT
ROOMS AND PANELS. WE'RE HAPPY
TO. SO WE CAN HAVE AN UPDATE AND
I KNOW TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND
INDIGENOUS LED ORGANIZATIONS,
NONPROFITS ARE IN COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS COMMITTEE. AND, YOU
KNOW, WE HAVE THE IAC, THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SO IF WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING
FROM IR. YEAH. LIKE WHAT? WHAT
FRANCESCA, WHATEVER HAPPENED,
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING BACK AND
I'M STILL PUSHING HARD TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE MAKE THE TRIBAL
PEACE PART OF REGULAR GOVERNING
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THAT
IT'S IN THERE WITH THE FEDS.
THE STATE, REGIONAL CITY,
COUNTY, YOU KNOW, ALL THE STUFF
WE DO. SO IF WE COULD HAVE
SOMETHING BACK AS A REPORT OR
WITHIN THE REPORT TO SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL, THAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL. I ACTUALLY GOT A LOT OF
WORK DONE ON THE SKAGIT
LICENSING STUFF WHILE I WAS AT
NC. I IN THE FALL AND MET WITH A
LOT OF LEADERSHIP ON ALL THOSE
ISSUES ABOUT ENERGY DATA
CENTERS. THAT'S HOW I LEARNED
SO MUCH MORE ON THE MORATORIUMS.
SO IF WE CAN HAVE LIKE THAT, BE
A REGULAR, WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE
IN DC OR THE NEXT TIME THEY
HOST, THAT WOULD BE REALLY
IMPORTANT. I'M GUESSING THAT
FRANCESCA ALSO ATTENDS A TEA,
AND I AFFILIATED TRIBES. OKAY,
GREAT. SO BUT WE'RE NOT GETTING
THOSE REPORTS. SO IF WE CAN HAVE
THIS IN YOUR POWERPOINT, THAT'D
BE GREAT. AND THEN THAT WAY I
SAY, OH, FRANCESCA WENT TO A TEA
AND I, SHE WENT TO NCI. SO NOW
WE KNOW HOW SEATTLE WAS
REPRESENTED AND WHAT OUR ISSUES
ARE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF
ISSUES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH IN
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND PARKS.
AND NOTWITHSTANDING LITIGATION,
A LOT OF THE ISSUES REGARDING
PUBLIC SAFETY. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
-- THANK YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOOD
FEEDBACK. WE'LL DEFINITELY
INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR
PRESENTATIONS.
-- THANK YOU.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, ARE THERE
ANY OTHER OH, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I'M NOT ACTUALLY A
QUESTION, JUST A COMMENT TO
FOLLOW UP ON COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ QUESTION, JUST TO SHARE
WITH COLLEAGUES, AS OF LAST
WEEK, I AM NOW A MEMBER OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES
FEDERAL PRIORITIES SUBCOMMITTEE.
SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT
NEWS. REALLY EXCITED TO SERVE IN
THAT CAPACITY. AND I KNOW WE'LL
BE MEETING TWICE THIS FALL AND
WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
I'M PARTNERING WITH ALL OF OUR
COUNCIL OFFICES AND OCR TO SERVE
WELL IN THAT ROLE AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE COLLABORATING TO
UPLIFT THOSE UPLIFT, TO ENSURE
THAT WE THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THE
PRIORITIES THAT MEMBERS HAVE
HERE AND ALSO WANTED TO SHARE.
WE'RE DOING SOME ONGOING WORK
AROUND TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AND
MAYBE JOINING A NATIONAL LEAGUE
OF CITIES IN THAT ROLE. THAT'S
TO BE DETERMINED AT THIS POINT,
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF
MY COLLEAGUES HAD THAT UPDATE.
THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING.
-- I WILL SAY.? COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, JUST TO SAY THAT I
SERVE ON THE LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE ASSOCIATION
OF WASHINGTON CITIES. WE MET
LAST WEEK TO DO OUR INTRODUCTORY
MEETING ON WHAT CITIES YOU KNOW,
WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE
TRACKING IN OLYMPIA THIS YEAR.
AND OF COURSE, LIKE US,
EVERYONE'S CONCERNED ABOUT
REVENUE AND HOW TO BE ABLE TO,
TO MEET OUR SERVICE NEEDS ACROSS
ALL OUR CITIES. SO THAT'S TOP
OF MIND FOR THEM, ALONG WITH A
LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE
CARE ABOUT. SO I WILL BE GIVING
YOU MORE INFORMATION AS THAT
MOVES FORWARD. AND WE FINALIZE
THE AGENDA. BUT JUST TO SHARE,
AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH
YOU, DIRECTOR HASHEMI, THIS PAST
WEEK. WE MET TO TALK BROADLY
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE IN OLYMPIA
LAST YEAR. REALLY APPRECIATE THE
DIALOG AND THE CONVERSATION
ABOUT THAT. AND JUST ONE THING,
THAT ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON
CITIES DOES THAT I THINK IS
REALLY HELPFUL IS THEY TRULY
PRIORITIZE. THEY TAKE THE TOP 3
OR 4 PRIORITIES. AND THAT'S
REALLY WHAT, AS AN ASSOCIATION,
THEY FOCUS ON. AND THEN, OF
COURSE, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT
DIFFERENT CITIES AREN'T
TRACKING DIFFERENT ISSUES OR
LEGISLATORS THEMSELVES, BUT
IT'S REALLY IF EVERYTHING'S A
PRIORITY, THEN NOTHING BECOMES A
PRIORITY. AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WAY THAT THEY
THEY DO THAT WORK, WHICH IS
TRULY PRIORITIZED BECAUSE IT
MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR
STAFF TO BE ABLE TO TRACK 500
BILLS IF WE'RE NOT REALLY
PRIORITIZING. SO I'M JUST GOING
TO SAY TO US HERE, WHICH, YOU
KNOW, I'VE BEEN GUILTY OF IN
THE PAST TO ADD MORE THINGS TO
THE AGENDA. BUT JUST FOR THIS
COMING YEAR, MY PLUG WOULD BE IN
MY EXPERIENCE WITH A WC IS IF WE
TRULY PRIORITIZE THINGS, IT
REALLY DOES HELP WHEN OUR STAFF
IS HELPING IN OLYMPIA TO TO DO
THAT ADVOCACY ON OUR BEHALF. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU BOTH. I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. I KNOW
I'LL BE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM
MY COLLEAGUES, UNDERSTANDING
LIKE INFORMATION THAT THEY WANT
UPDATES ON JUST SO WE HAVE A
CLEAN FORMAT. AND THIS WAS A
GREAT START AND JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I DON'T
KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS, SAM OR DIRECTOR
HASHIMI.
-- NO THANK YOU.
-- WE APPRECIATE THE INVITATION
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE.
-- HERE AND LOOK.
-- FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. NEXT
QUARTER. AND AS ALWAYS, HAPPY TO
FOLLOW UP ON QUESTIONS AND IDEAS
IN BETWEEN.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU AND
COLLEAGUES. JUST A REMINDER,
THEY WILL BE MEETING WITH YOU
ALL TO TALK ABOUT PRIORITIES FOR
2027 BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER AND WANT TO GET THOSE
IN THERE. AND THEN WE WILL
FIGURE OUT THE CADENCE FOR NEXT
YEAR REGARDING HOW MANY TIMES
THEY ARE COMING TO UPDATE US,
BECAUSE WE KNOW THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS MOVES VERY, VERY FAST.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AWESOME.
OKAY, SO NOW, COLLEAGUES,
THERE'S NO LETTERS OF
PROCLAMATIONS FOR SIGNATURE.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN OUR
OUR QUICK DISCUSSION. AND JUST A
REMINDER, WE DO HAVE TWO
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, BUT WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE BLUE SKY BECAUSE I
KNOW PEOPLE, THERE'S A LOT OF
STUFF THAT HAPPENED OVER THE
WEEKEND. I KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO,
YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THOSE
SITUATIONS AS WELL, BUT ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
KIND OF KNOW ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION THAT'S BEING
TRANSMITTED AND STUFF THAT'S
COMING UP. WHATEVER YOU HAVE IN
YOUR COMMITTEE, I THINK IT'S
GOOD THAT WE KIND OF UPDATE EACH
OTHER, BECAUSE A LOT OF
LEGISLATION HAS PASSED THROUGH
COUNCIL IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS. WE'VE BEEN JUST CHUGGING
ALONG, SO WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN
OUR NEXT DISCUSSIONS. PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS. AND I'M
JUST GOING TO JUMP TO MY LEFT IF
THAT'S OKAY. IF NOT, I'LL GO TO
MY RIGHT. IF YOU'RE NOT READY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I DON'T
WANT TO PUT YOU ON BLAST. NO,
NO. OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL JUST.
-- GO TO THE CHALLENGE.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU. THAT'S
WHAT I LOVE TO HEAR.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
-- THANK YOU.
-- CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
-- CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
ALL KNOW, LAST WEEK WE PASSED
OUT A SELECT COMMITTEE. THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL
PROMISE I ANY PLAN,
IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
PLAN. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT
INTO THE. YOUR REVIEW AND YOUR
THOUGHTS AROUND THAT PLAN, AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING ON THAT
OUT OF COUNCIL TOMORROW.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA I'M AWARE
YOU HAVE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
AN AMENDMENT, COLLEAGUES, IF
THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE
LET ME KNOW ASAP. TODAY, IT'S
HELPFUL NOT TO HAVE SURPRISES.
DAY OF. AND AS YOU KNOW, I'M
ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH
YOU ON ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU
CARE ABOUT AND THAT WE CARE
ABOUT COLLECTIVELY. I WILL SAY I
HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING TODAY
TOO, WITH SUPERINTENDENT
SCHULDINER AND OUR DIRECTOR, OUR
TRUSTEE, DIRECTOR DWANE
CHAPPELLE. JUST TO TOUCH BASE ON
ALL THE THINGS RELATED TO THE
FAT BY ANY. I ALSO LAST WEEK I
SIT ON THE WIRE EIGHT SALMON
RECOVERY COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAD
OUR MEETING LAST WEEK AND THEN I
JUST WANT TO QUICKLY MENTION
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S ON
EVERYBODY'S WEIGHING ON ALL OF
US THIS MORNING WERE THE TRAGIC
INCIDENTS OF THE WEEKEND,
INCLUDING YESTERDAY AT THE
SEATTLE CENTER, BUT ALSO ON
AURORA AND CAPITOL HILL OVER THE
WEEKEND. ALL OF THIS GUN
VIOLENCE HAS, OF COURSE, ME AND
ALL OF US. IT IS IT IS TRAGIC.
IT IS SENSELESS. IT IS
AVOIDABLE. AND SO YOU ALL KNOW
IT JUST HAS CONTINUES TO BOOSTER
MY RESOLVE TO DO. A STRATEGY
HERE IN SEATTLE. YOU'VE HEARD ME
TALK ABOUT IT. I'M GOING TO SAY
IT AGAIN. THE NATIONAL NETWORK
FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES AT JOHN JAY
COLLEGE HAS HAD AMAZING RESULTS
IN OTHER CITIES LIKE BALTIMORE
AND PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON, 40
TO 60% GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION.
WE NEED TO DO THAT HERE. I FEEL
REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT THAT. IF
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD
BE DOING HERE TO REDUCE GUN
VIOLENCE BY 40 TO 60%, WE SHOULD
BE DOING IT, PERIOD. FULL STOP.
SO I'M GOING TO KEEP CALLING ON
US TO WORK ON SOMETHING. I
INTEND TO BRING A RESOLUTION AND
SOMETHING THROUGH THE BUDGET IN
ORDER TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE
NATIONAL NETWORK. I'M GOING TO
SAY THAT THE NATIONAL NETWORK,
THIS IS THEIR EFFORT. WE CANNOT
DO THEIR EFFORT HERE BECAUSE
THEY OWN IT. THEY OWN THE RIGHTS
TO THAT. AND WE CAN'T BE DOING
THINGS HALFWAY HERE BECAUSE
UNLESS WE IMPLEMENT IT IN THE
WAY THAT THEY ARE RECOMMENDING,
IT WON'T BE A FULL FLEDGED
EFFORT AND IT WON'T HAVE THE
RESULTS THAT THEY HAVE HAD IN
OTHER CITIES. SO YOU'LL BE
HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE
DAYS TO COME. COLLEAGUES, AND I
APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE ALL
GRAPPLING WITH THIS, AND I DO
FEEL THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
IS WORTH US TRYING HERE IN
SEATTLE, ALL OF US TOGETHER.
IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE JUST THE
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, BUT IT'S
GOING TO TAKE COMMUNITY AND ALL
THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND
AGENCIES TO COME TOGETHER,
INCLUDING THE PROSECUTOR AND THE
CITY ATTORNEY, THE U.S.
ATTORNEY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND
OTHERS, TO REALLY DO A BOLD
EFFORT HERE TO REALLY ADDRESS
THIS IN SEATTLE. LIKE YOU, I AM
REALLY TIRED, AND IT'S WAY I'M
WEIGHING ON ME ALL THE LIVES
THAT ARE LOST AND THE LIVES THAT
ARE RUINED, WHO ARE COMMITTING
THESE CRIMES. SO IT HAS A HUGE
IMPACT ALL THE WAY AROUND. AND
IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE
CAN DO VERY ROBUSTLY, WE SHOULD
BE DOING IT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. NEXT IS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON
COLLEAGUES. I TOO WANT TO START
OFF BY SAYING EXTENDING MY
CONDOLENCES TO THE MANY VICTIMS
OF LAST NIGHT'S TRAGIC SHOOTING
AT SEATTLE CENTER. THREE PEOPLE
TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR LIVES. MY
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH
THE FAMILIES AND ALL THOSE THEIR
LOVED ONES AND ALL THOSE
IMPACTED FROM LAST NIGHT'S
TRAGEDY WE ARE CLEARLY AT A
POINT WHERE THOUGHTS, PRAYERS
AND CONDOLENCES ARE NOT ENOUGH.
WE NEED STRONGER ACTION WITH
HERE WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
WITHIN THE REGION, WITHIN THE
STATE, AND CERTAINLY AT THE
FEDS, THERE'S TOO MANY GUNS ON
OUR STREETS, TOO EASY TO HAVE A
GUN AND ACCESS A GUN AND
STRONGER COORDINATION AND ACTION
IS NEEDED. SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
SOME INITIAL EFFORTS AND ACTIONS
HAVE BEEN TAKEN, AND THERE
TRAGEDIES LIKE THIS REMIND US
THAT THERE ARE PLENTY MORE WORK
TO DO. AND JUST AS THE
COUNCILMEMBER WHO WHO OVERSEES
THE SEATTLE CENTER FROM A LEDGE
PERSPECTIVE IN MY COMMITTEE THAT
AYE. CHAIR, I REMAIN FIRMLY
COMMITTED TO TO DOING THAT WORK.
I WANT TO THANK MY COUNCILMEMBER
COLLEAGUES WHO WAS IN CLOSE
TOUCH WITH LAST NIGHT AS THE THE
INCIDENT, YOU KNOW, WAS RAPIDLY
EVOLVING. THE THE CIRCUMSTANCES
RAPIDLY EVOLVING, INCLUDING
COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND WHOSE
DISTRICT THIS HAPPENED TO BE IN.
I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION.
ALSO, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
WHO'S BASICALLY THE GATEKEEPER
OF THIS INFORMATION AND SHARING
AND BEING COLLABORATIVE AND
SHARING OUT WHAT THEY WHAT THEY
KNEW. PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO.
ALL RIGHT. ON THE SUBSTANTIVE
COMMITTEE FRONT, COLLEAGUES,
GIVEN THAT THE WE HAVE
OFFICIALLY CONCLUDED THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT,
OUR NORMAL STEPS COMMITTEE WORK
RESUMES AS WELL, OFFICIALLY
KNOWN AS THE TRANSPORTATION
WATERFRONT AND SEATTLE CENTER
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE. WE HELD A
SPECIAL MEETING THIS MORNING.
SPECIAL. A SUCCESSFUL SPECIAL
MEETING THIS MORNING WHERE WE
VOTED AND PASSED AN ORDINANCE
FOR PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT THE
SKYLINE BRIDGE SKY BRIDGE THAT
CONNECTS TWO COUNCIL DISTRICTS
AS WELL AS THE U. ALLEY STREET
VACATION AS WELL. OUR NEXT
REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th AT 9:30
A.M.. STILL FINALIZING THE
AGENDA THERE, BUT STAY TUNED.
NOW QUICKLY TALK ABOUT A
COMMUNITY EVENT OR TWO. LAST
FRIDAY WAS REALLY EXCITED TO
PARTICIPATE IN A CLEANER LCI
CLEANUP ON THE BORDER OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND
UNINCORPORATED KING COUNTY. BUT
WE STAYED EXCLUSIVELY ON THE
CITY OF SEATTLE SIDE, WHERE WE
HELP REMOVE. SO ME AND MY TEAM D
ONE OFFICE TEAM JOINED ERIC
BELL, THE LEADER FOUNDER OF
CLEANER LCI, THE COMMUNITY GROUP
THAT WE FUNDED LAST FALL. DURING
THE BUDGET PROCESS TO HELP
REMOVE THINGS LIKE OVERGROWN
PLANTS, WEEDS ALONG THE
SIDEWALKS AND THE PUBLIC RIGHT
OF WAY, SUPPORTING THE TREE
CANOPIES, PICKING UP GARBAGE
LITTER IN THE SOUTH DELRIDGE
BUSINESS DISTRICT NEAR FLUSH,
FRESH FLOWERS GREAT COFFEE AND
PASTRIES. BY THE WAY. BUT RIGHT
THERE ALONG THE SOUTH DELRIDGE
BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALONG OUR
CITY LIMITS, AGAIN AT ROXBURY
AND VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO
IN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT WITH MY
TEAMMATES AND AND COMMUNITY AND
GOT A LOT ACCOMPLISHED. SO COME
ON BY TO FRESH FLOWERS. THERE'S
A GREAT BARBERSHOP RIGHT AROUND
THAT SAME AREA. THERE'S OTHER
SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND, AND
ENJOY THE BUSINESSES THERE. THEY
NEED OUR SUPPORT. THAT IS ALL
I'LL SHARE FOR NOW. MINDFUL OF
TIME. AND BUT I DO WELCOME ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM ANY
OF YOU ALL COLLEAGUES. IF THERE
ARE ANY. IF NOT, WE'LL PASS THE
BATON.
-- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AND
WE'RE JUST GOING RIGHT TO THE
LEFT AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
YOU'LL BOUNCE IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
-- THANK YOU. LIKE MANY HAVE
SAID, THE TRAGEDY AT SEATTLE
CENTER LAST NIGHT WAS ABSOLUTELY
HEARTBREAKING. LIKE EVERYONE
ACROSS THE CITY RIGHT NOW, MY
THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE VICTIMS
AND THEIR LOVED ONES AND
EVERYONE WHO WAS IMPACTED, AND
WE KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH
BECAUSE ACTION HAS TO COME OUT
OF TRAGEDIES LIKE THIS.
YESTERDAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A JOY
FOR EVERYONE. AND INSTEAD, IT
WAS THE WORST DAY OF SO MANY
PEOPLE'S LIVES. THIS VIOLENCE,
ALONG WITH ALL GUN VIOLENCE, WAS
PREVENTABLE. AND WE NEED TO BE
MAKING MORE CONCRETE ACTIONS TO
GET THE GUNS OUT OF KIDS HANDS.
WE NEED TO GET THE GUNS OUT OF
THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO MAKE IMPULSIVE OR
PRE-MEDITATED DECISIONS THAT
HARM EACH OTHER AND HARM OUR
COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK OUR
FIRST RESPONDERS FOR GOING INTO
HARM'S WAY. THANK THE PEOPLE IN
THE VIDEOS THAT I'VE SEEN FROM
THE SCENE LAST NIGHT WHO RUSHED
TO HELP PEOPLE GET AWAY FROM THE
GUNFIRE. THIS IS A TRAGEDY THAT
WE CANNOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO
NORMALIZE. SEATTLE IS STRONG.
OUR COMMUNITY IS STRONG. I KNOW
WE WILL GRIEVE, WE WILL
REMEMBER, AND WE WILL RECOVER
TOGETHER AND THAT RECOVERY
REQUIRES ACTION BECAUSE WE MUST
TURN THIS TRAGIC MOMENT INTO
CHANGE. BECAUSE FOR TOO MANY
PEOPLE, LAST NIGHT WILL BE A
PART OF THEIR LIVES FOR THE REST
OF THEIR LIVES. AND WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO
PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN
MOVING INTO MY COMMITTEE REPORTS
FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE,
THE BIGGEST THING. SOMETHING
HAPPENED LAST WEEK IN COMMITTEE
THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR
THREE AND A HALF YEARS. I THINK
WE FINALLY GOT COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ IN COMMITTEE. I'M TRYING
TO BRING SOME LEVITY AS A
TRANSITION FROM SOME VERY
HEARTBREAKING, YOU KNOW,
COMMENTS. BUT COUNCIL PRESIDENT
EMERITUS JUAREZ WAS SURE TO LET
ME KNOW THAT I WAS TAKING NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS ONCE SHE LEFT. AND
IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE AND AN
HONOR TO GET TO STEWARD THIS
WORK. AND LAST WEEK, WE WERE
DOING THE FIRST OF TWO ROUNDS OF
OUR TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT RECAP,
AND WE GOT TO SEE A VIDEO WITH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IN THERE.
AND THAT WAS REALLY NICE. NEXT
WEEK WE WILL BE HAVING OUR
SECOND PRESENTATION ON OUR
COMMITMENT AREAS FROM THE TRIBAL
NATIONS SUMMIT, AND WE WILL BE
TAKING THE VOTES ON THE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE HAD THEM
PRESENTED THIS LAST COMMITTEE
AND WILL BE TAKING THE VOTES
NEXT WEEK. I WANT TO MOVE US
INTO THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET, WHICH WAS BRIEFED LAST
WEEK. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
SUBMITTED AMENDMENTS BY THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL DEADLINE,
WHICH WAS LAST FRIDAY. SO IF
YOU'VE NOT GOTTEN THEM IN.
IT'S NOT A GOOD SITUATION. BUT
COME TALK TO ME. THE DEADLINE
WAS LAST WEEK FOR GOOD REASON
AND WILL BE THAT GOOD REASON IS
WE WILL BE VOTING ON THOSE
AMENDMENTS NEXT TUESDAY AT OUR
9:30 A.M. MEETING. AND SO IF YOU
DO HAVE AMENDMENTS, PLEASE MAKE
SURE TO GET THEM DONE SO WE CAN
POST THEM ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL
ALSO BE OUTSIDE OF NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS,
FINANCE COMMITTEE. WE WILL BE
HAVING THE REVENUE FORECAST NEXT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7th. THIS IS NOT
A COMMITTEE THAT EVERYONE SITS
ON, BUT I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL JUST
AS EXCITED OR NERVOUS TO HEAR
THE NEWS THAT COMES OUT OF THAT
COMMITTEE, SO WE WILL BE SURE TO
SHARE THAT INFORMATION AS SOON
AS WE ARE ABLE TO. IN DISTRICT
SIX. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND HER TEAM
FOR ORGANIZING THE PROCLAMATION
THIS LAST SUNDAY, AND THE ARTS
FESTIVAL. THAT WAS A PRODUCT OF
IT. WE WERE ABLE TO DECLARE THIS
SUMMER TO BE THE SUMMER OF
JIMOTHY THE JIMOTHY SUMMER AND
BERGEN PLACE HAD WHAT I HEARD
300 PEOPLE WITH MANY DIFFERENT
PIECES OF ART, MANY DIFFERENT
LOCAL ARTISTS, AND A PIECE OF
STAINED GLASS WON THE PRIZE. SO
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
AND YOUR TEAM FOR ORGANIZING. I
HAD OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK. I'LL
HAVE OFFICE HOURS NEXT WEEK.
THIS WEEK IS A RARE WEEK WHERE
I'LL BE MEETING WITH RESIDENT
GROUPS OUTSIDE OF OFFICIAL
OFFICE HOURS, SO THAT WE CAN
HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO
TALK. I'LL AGAIN HAVE OFFICE
HOURS NEXT WEEK, SO IF YOU'D
EVER LIKE TO MEET WITH ME, JUST
GO TO MY WEBSITE AND CLICK
REQUEST A MEETING. THANKS,
COLLEAGUES. THAT IS MY REPORT.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,
HAPPY TO TAKE THEM. SEEING NO
QUESTIONS, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS LIKE MY COLLEAGUES HERE,
I THINK WE'RE ALL A BIT SOMBER
HERE TODAY ABOUT THESE CONTINUED
GUN VIOLENCE, AND WE SHOULD ALSO
NOTE THAT WE ALSO HAD A SHOOTING
IN CAPITOL HILL. OF COURSE,
SEATTLE CENTER, CAPITOL HILL,
AURORA. AND OF COURSE, WE HAD
OUR YOUTH DOWN AT RAINIER BEACH
AS WELL. I THINK WE KNOW THE
CLARION CALL THERE AND WHAT WE
HAVE TO DO, AND TO CONTINUE TO
BE VIGILANT AND PROTECTING OUR
COMMUNITY, OUR CHILDREN, OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR JUST ACROSS
THE BOARD. I CAN'T TELL YOU
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AREN'T
ENOUGH. SO I THINK WE ALL KNOW
THAT I'M MOVING ON. I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH OR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR KEEPING
US UPDATED LAST NIGHT IN REAL
TIME. THAT SHOWED REAL
LEADERSHIP IN LETTING US KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK CHIEF BARNES FOR REACHING
OUT AND SARAH SMITH AT SPD FOR
ALSO KEEPING MYSELF AND MY TEAM
UPDATED. WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN
THE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS WHEN
THERE WOULD BE A RELEASE, WHEN
THE MEETING WAS THE MEETING THIS
MORNING. AND OF COURSE, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, A FEW PHONE
CALLS THIS MORNING. AGAIN, I
KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
WILL HAVE MORE TO SAY, BUT IT
DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHEN
SOMEBODY LOSES A LIFE AND WE
HAVE THESE TYPE OF SHOOTINGS
WHOSE DISTRICT IT IS IN BECAUSE
WE ALL LIVE IN THIS CITY AND
BULLETS ARE BULLETS WHEREVER
THEY ARE. AND I JUST HOPE WE CAN
REMAIN IN SHOW THE CITY THE
CITIZENS AND THE RESIDENTS AND
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I HOPE THEY HAVE
CONFIDENCE IN THIS, IN THIS BODY
AND IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
HOW WE ADDRESS IT. THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO GO TO MY
COMMITTEE REAL QUICK HERE. WE
HAVE A MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 5th. WEIGHT IS O IS
MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
5th AT 2 P.M. IN COMMITTEE. WE
WILL CONSIDER THE THREE
FOLLOWING ITEMS. SCL SEATTLEITE
ORDINANCE TO UPDATE THE
VOLUNTARY GREEN POWER SOLAR
PROGRAM. THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
ORDINANCE TO EXECUTE THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE BOUNDARY
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT.
RELICENSING AGREEMENT RELATING
TO THE FERC BOUNDARY RESOLUTION
FOR STATE RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE, 2026 GRANT
APPLICATION AUTHORIZATION AND WE
WILL BE VOTING ON ALL THREE
ITEMS. WEDNESDAY THE 19th.
AUGUST 19th, THERE WILL BE A
MEETING OF THE PARKS AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY THAT
MEETING IS CANCELED. THE FINAL
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT I WILL
CHAIR WILL BE WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 16th. AND THAT'S JUST
TO CLEAN UP SOME MATTERS THAT
HAVE BEEN KIND OF STACKING UP
THAT WE CAN MANAGE DURING
BUDGET. AND I HOPE MY I HOPE MY
COLLEAGUES WILL BE THERE FOR ME
THIS WEEKEND. SATURDAY, AUGUST
1st IS THE LAKE CITY SUMMER
FESTIVAL AND PARADE. THE
FESTIVAL STARTS AT 1030 THIS
WEEKEND. RISE ABOVE, ALONG WITH
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNUS AND
FORMER NBA PLAYER BRANDON ROY
WILL BE HOSTING A NUMBER OF
EVENTS CENTERED AROUND NATIVE
YOUTH. THAT'S GOING TO BE
EXCITING. WE HAVE. THE EVENTS
INCLUDE FIVE MAJOR EVENTS. I'M
JUST GOING TO PICK UP THE FIRST
FIVE. WE HAVE HOOPS ON THE PIER.
FRIDAY, JULY 31st FROM 9 A.M. TO
ONE. THAT'S AT PIER 623 ON
THREE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st, STARTING
AT NINE PIER 62 AND PIER 58.
LITTLE DRIBBLERS CLINIC. AUGUST
1st, SAME TIME AUGUST 1st
STARTING AT TEN. PIER 62.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS SHOWCASE.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st STARTING AT
ONE. PIER 58 AND SATURDAY
EVENING WILL INCLUDE A PREMIERE
OF THE LENNY WILKINS DOCUMENTARY
CORNERSTONE, THE LENNY WILKENS
STORY, AND WITH THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. WE'LL TOSS
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
AND JUST GO RIGHT TO YOUR LEFT.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL JUST START BY
SAYING, AS OTHERS HAVE ALREADY
SAID, I THINK THE NOT JUST THE
SHOOTING LAST NIGHT, BUT THE
SEVERAL SHOOTINGS OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS, YOU KNOW, ON
AURORA AND CAPITOL HILL AND THEN
YESTERDAY AT SEATTLE CENTER ARE
HAVE ALL JUST BEEN DEVASTATING.
AND I THINK THAT IN PARTICULAR,
FOR THE FOLKS WHO WERE AT
SEATTLE CENTER LAST NIGHT, I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY OWN
APPRECIATION FOR THE THE FIRST
RESPONDERS WHO WERE THERE AND
WHO WENT. AND TO KEEP OUR
RESIDENTS SAFE. I ALSO WANT TO
SAY, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING RESOURCES
AVAILABLE AND APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING
AT THE CITY FOR FOR FOLKS WHO
WERE PRESENT LAST NIGHT AND WILL
BE EXPERIENCING THE IMPACTS OF,
OF THAT SHOOTING AND THE TRAUMA.
AND I THINK THAT IS ONGOING WORK
FOR US, AS WELL AS THE ONGOING
WORK ON THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AND GUN PREVENTION, AND
ESPECIALLY THE THE YOUTH
VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK THAT WE
NEED TO CONTINUE DOING AS A CITY
BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE TO WE HAVE
TO GET TO A DIFFERENT PLACE
TOGETHER THAN WHERE WE ARE RIGHT
NOW. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE
COMMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY
ALREADY BEEN MADE. THERE. SO
WITH THAT, I WILL I WILL GO INTO
A COUPLE OF UPDATES FROM MY
COMMITTEE AND I WILL START FIRST
WITH COLLEAGUES. TODAY IS THE
DAY THAT ANY AMENDMENTS ARE DUE.
IF YOU HAVE AMENDMENTS FOR THE
JUNK FEES LEGISLATION. SO AS A
REMINDER, WE'VE HEARD THIS IN
COMMITTEE SEVERAL TIMES NOW, AND
WE WILL BE HOLDING A SPECIAL
MEETING NEXT WEEK WHERE WE
INTEND TO VOTE ON AMENDMENTS AND
VOTE THE BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE.
I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS
GOING ON BETWEEN FAP AND THE
TRANSIT MEASURE AND ET CETERA.,
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO
GIVE THIS BILL THE TIME AND
ATTENTION THAT IT DESERVES. SO
HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO HB
ALREADY. IF YOU HAVE AMENDMENT
CONCEPT IDEAS. IF NOT, PLEASE DO
THAT AS SOON AS WE GET OFF THIS
DAIS, WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE
TIME TO DISCUSS THOSE. I WILL GO
OVER TO MY HOMEOWNER PROTECTIONS
BILL THAT OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN
WORKING ON. WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED THAT THAT PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. GIVEN THE
NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE ON
THE AGENDA TOMORROW, WE WILL BE
BRINGING THAT TO FULL COUNCIL
THE WEEK FOLLOWING. AND SO THIS
IS THE BILL CREATING THE DO NOT
SOLICIT LIST FOR HOMEOWNERS TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE BETTER
HOMEOWNER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION
HERE IN THE CITY, AND PART OF
THE WORK AROUND
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT WITH
HOMEOWNERS THAT WE ARE THAT I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON. AND THEN
LASTLY, I APPRECIATE YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, FOR THE
REMINDER IN TERMS OF MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL AMENDMENTS AND
COLLEAGUES, YOU WILL SEE AND
JUST DAYLIGHTING THIS. NOW, I'M
REALLY EXCITED AND REALLY PROUD,
AND I'LL SHARE MORE NEXT WEEK
VIA EMAIL COMMUNICATION WITH
YOUR OFFICES. BUT I JUST WANT TO
GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT YOU'LL
SEE AN AMENDMENT FOR ME IN THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL. OUR OFFICE
HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY
WITH THE RAIKES FOUNDATION OVER
THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO
DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM
FOR INVESTMENT INTO YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS, PREVENTION AND
DIVERSION. SO I'M REALLY, REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND YOU WILL
SEE A PROVISO TO THAT EFFECT. SO
JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL A
HEADS UP SO THAT YOU'RE HEARING
IT FROM ME FIRST. AND THOSE ARE
MY UPDATES. THANK YOU
-- OH, SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
SORRY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SORRY.
-- ALSO, JUST WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT THE THE GUN VIOLENCE,
ESPECIALLY THE IMPACTS TO OUR
YOUTH YOU KNOW, WE'VE IN
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE EXPERIENCED
GUN VIOLENCE, YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE
GREATER THAN ANY OTHER PART OF
THE CITY. IT'S BEEN DEVASTATING
FOR FOR RAINIER BEACH IN
PARTICULAR. AND THERE ARE
OBVIOUSLY MANY LEVELS OF FAILURE
FAILURES TO REGULATE WEAPONS OF
MASS DESTRUCTION THAT FOR SOME
REASON, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AT
THE SUPREME COURT LEVEL, SEEM TO
FALL ON DEAF EARS. MAYBE THAT'S
NOT THE RIGHT ANALOGY, BUT.
THEY. IT'S ENRAGING. IT'S
UNBELIEVABLE. AND. BUT WE CAN'T
GIVE UP HOPE. WE. YOU KNOW THAT
THAT IS THE ONE THING WE CANNOT
GIVE UP. WE HAVE TO KEEP
FIGHTING FOR COMMON SENSE GUN,
GUN LAW, REFORMS. WE CAN'T HAVE
AUTOMATIC WEAPONS JUST
EVERYWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE WHO.
DO AWFUL THINGS, BUT WE DON'T
NEED TO GIVE THEM AUTOMATIC
WEAPONS TO DO THOSE AWFUL
THINGS. WE CAN STOP THE
PREVALENCE OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
IN OUR IN OUR SOCIETY, WE HAD
AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BANS A COUPLE
DECADES AGO, AND SOMEHOW WE LOST
IT. BUT WE CAN GET THOSE BACK
AND. SO. BUT WE ALSO NEED TO DO
BETTER WITH OUR YOUTH. YOU KNOW,
WE WE DIDN'T JUST FAIL
EVERYBODY IN OUR IN OUR SORT OF
CITY AND REGION THAT WAS THERE
YESTERDAY. AND THOSE WHO WERE
KILLED AND INJURED. WE ALSO IF
IT WAS A YOUTH THAT DID THIS, WE
ALSO FAILED THAT YOUTH AND HIS
OR HER FAMILY WHO AGAIN, NOT
TRYING TO RUSH TO JUDGMENT, BUT
IF IT WAS A YOUTH, WE FAILED
THEM TOO. AND. I JUST YOU KNOW,
I DON'T WANT US TO, YOU KNOW, I
THINK WE NEED TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOR COMING
UP. THIS IS A PUBLIC WE HAVE TO
VIEW THIS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUE. YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S
ONE ACT OF GUN VIOLENCE, IT
SPREADS. IT IS CONTAGIOUS AND WE
HAVE TO PUT AN IMMEDIATE WE HAVE
TO TAKE ALL MEASURES TO PUT AN
END TO IT. AND THAT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE ALL OF US. THAT'S GOING
TO REQUIRE ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT, ALL OUR DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO TO
HELP US HERE. AND RAINIER BEACH
IS GROUND ZERO FOR THIS SO, YOU
KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK
TO DO, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF YOU TO MAKING THIS A
PRIORITY. REGARDING COMMITTEES,
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE OUR
SEPA BILL TOMORROW. LOTS OF
AMENDMENTS COMING. I HAVE A
COUPLE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS. I
THINK THERE ARE OTHER AMENDMENTS
THAT AND WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE
OR EXECUTIVE SESSION HERE COMING
UP. BUT LOOK FORWARD TO THE
ROBUST DISCUSSION TOMORROW AND
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE. I WILL
BE TRYING TO GET SOME LAST
MINUTE DISCUSSIONS. AND WITH
FOLKS ONE ON ONE, BUT PLEASE
DON'T HESITATE TO TO TALK TO ME
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILL. THANK
YOU.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
LIKE ALL MY COLLEAGUES, OUR
COLLEAGUES, I JOIN YOU IN
PASSING CONDOLENCES TO THE LOVED
ONES OF THOSE PASSED AND ALSO
THOUGHTS FOR THOSE THAT WERE
INJURED AND THOSE THAT WERE
RUNNING AND HAD NOT EXPERIENCED
ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.
EVERYONE. IT WAS A TRAUMATIC AND
TRAGIC SITUATION. BUT REALLY IT
WAS JUST THE NEXT CHAPTER, THE
NEXT TRAGIC CHAPTER OF A, YOU
KNOW, A BOOK OF GUN VIOLENCE,
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
YOUTH. AND IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR
US. IT'S A CHALLENGE TO PROVIDE
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, A
CHALLENGE TO PROVIDE HOPE WHEN
THERE'S NONE. AND AS
COUNCILMEMBER LIN SAID, THERE'S
A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, AND I
THINK WE NEED TO DO IT. AND WE
HAVE TO HAVE STRUCTURE. WE HAVE
TO HAVE A PLAN, WE HAVE TO
EXECUTE IT. AND SO I THANK MY
COLLEAGUES, HAVE BEEN WORKING IN
THIS SPACE. ON THE COMMITTEE TO
INCLUDE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
BUT OTHERS, MY CONVERSATIONS
WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
BASICALLY EVERYONE HERE ON THIS.
I DO WANT TO SAY I DID RECEIVE A
CALL FROM DEPUTY MAYOR LAST
NIGHT, AND I DID JOIN HIM AT
SEATTLE CENTER, AND I WAS THERE.
I WANTED TO NOTE THAT IN A LOT
OF WAYS, IT WAS STILL AN ACTIVE
OPERATION BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN
OF A. SUSPECT IN PERSON OF
INTEREST AT THE IMAX THEATER AT
THAT LOCATION. AND I SHOULD
NOTE, TOO, THAT, YOU KNOW,
SEATTLE CENTER ITSELF WAS
SECURED AND TO INCLUDE SOME
ADJOINING STREETS. BUT THEN
THERE WAS A SECOND LEVEL IN THE
AREA AROUND PACIFIC SCIENCE
CENTER AND THE IMAX THEATER. AND
SO I THANK SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK THAT
THEY DID IN ORDER TO DO THAT IN
TERMS OF THAT IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
TO, I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK
OF THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND HOW THEY RUSH TO AID THOSE
THAT WERE INJURED AND TO GET
THEM TO HARBORVIEW. ONE PERSON
DECIDED NOT TO GO TO HOSPITAL.
ANOTHER PERSON SELF-REPORTED TO
UW HOSPITAL, BUT THE THE WORK
THAT SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
MEDICS, YOU KNOW, THE
PARAMEDICS, THE WORK THAT THEY
DID WAS INCREDIBLE AND SO QUICK.
AND THE RESPONSE FOR BOTH
SEATTLE PD AND FIRE WAS
IMMEDIATE. I DO WANT TO SAY,
TOO, THAT I WAS THERE. I SPOKE
TO AN ASSISTANT CHIEF DAVIS. I
HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN HIM.
ALSO, CAPTAINS THAT I SPOKE TO.
AND GIVEN THAT THIS IS WEST
PRECINCT AND SEATTLE CENTER IS
THE BEAT, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE
WEST PRECINCT. I KNOW A LOT OF
OFFICERS THERE AND I SPOKE TO
THEM AND, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD A A
GOOD SECURITY PLAN FOR THIS,
WHICH IS AN ANNUAL EVENT. THEY
WERE IN POSITION, BUT SOMETIMES
EVENTS LIKE THIS WITH THE WITH
THE GUN VIOLENCE, IT IT SHOWS UP
OUT OF NOWHERE. AND BECAUSE OF
ALL THE REASONS WHERE WE HAVE
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO. TAKE THESE
ACTIONS AND TAKE THEM IN IN SUCH
A WAY THAT THEY SPRAY BULLETS
ACROSS. THAT CREATES ADDITIONAL
CASUALTIES BUT THE WORK THAT
-- THEY DID. SPD WAS GOOD. AND
AGAIN, THE THE ISSUE OF THE
POTENTIAL PERSON OF INTEREST
THAT THE IMAX THEATER CREATED A
SITUATION WHERE THEY WERE
LOOKING TO GET THAT SET. I THINK
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT TO
KNOW IN TERMS OF TIMELINES, AND
I SAY IT WITH THAT IN MIND AND
THE WORK THAT, AGAIN, ON SCENE
WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF DAVIS AND
THE ENTIRE TEAM WAS GOOD. AND
THEY HAVE MY CONFIDENCE, AS DOES
CHIEF BARNES. AND IN TERMS OF
WHAT HE'S DONE, THE TEAM HE'S
ASSEMBLED, THE WORK HE'S DONE,
SETTING UP THE WORK THAT WAS
CARRIED OUT BY HIS TEAM
YESTERDAY THAT SAID, ANOTHER
PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE, WE HAVE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
TOMORROW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE
LOOKING AT PUBLIC DRUG USE AND
POSSESSION. THE ORDINANCE
RELATED TO PUBLIC DRUG USE AND
POSSESSION. VERY IMPORTANT TO
THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, AND
WE WILL HAVE A FEW AMENDMENTS
TOMORROW FOR THE ORDINANCE, BUT
WE'LL ALSO HAVE PDA PUBLIC
PURPOSE, DIGNITY IN ACTION, PDA
AND THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ASSISTED DIVERSION PROGRAM, AND
THEN ALSO SPD TO SPEAK TO THE
ISSUES OF DRUG MARKETS THAT ARE
IMPACTING ALL SEVEN DISTRICTS.
SO THAT WILL BE TOMORROW. I'M
NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE
CALENDAR STUFF, EXCEPT TO JUST
HIGHLIGHT ONE ON WEDNESDAY. I'LL
BE AT A RECEPTION FOR THE
FREEDOM PLANE NATIONAL TOUR.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
US AS A CITY TO SEE WHAT IS, YOU
KNOW, OUR FOUNDING FATHERS, WHAT
MAKES AMERICA, AMERICA. AND AS
PART OF THIS FREEDOM PLANE AND
THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO BRING, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN
ORIGINAL ENGRAVING OF THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION FROM
1774, GEORGE WASHINGTON,
ALEXANDER HAMILTON AND AARON
BURR. OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, THE
TREATY OF PARIS FROM 1783.
SECRET PRINTING OF THE
CONSTITUTION AND DRAFT FORM FROM
1787. TALLY OF THE VOTES
APPROVING THE CONSTITUTION IN
1787, AND THE SENATE MARKUP OF
THE BILL OF RIGHTS IN THE 1789.
THESE ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW, PART OF OUR HISTORY.
AND THEY WILL BE HERE HERE IN
SEATTLE. SEATTLE IS THE LAST
STOP OF THE FREEDOM PLANE. AND
THAT'S OUR 250th. THAT KIND OF
MIMICS THE TRAIN, THE FREEDOM
TRAIN THAT TRAVERSED THE COUNTRY
BACK IN 1976. AND MOHAI WILL
HAVE THESE DOCUMENTS FROM
STARTING FROM FOR PUBLIC VIEWING
FROM 30th JULY UNTIL 16th
AUGUST. I WILL I'LL BE REMOTE
NEXT WEEK. COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY
IN A VERY POSITIVE FREEDOM PLANE
IS VERY POSITIVE. BUT I ALSO
WANTED TO CLOSE BY SAYING LAST
WEEK ON FRIDAY, I MET WITH JAY-Z
IN SOUTH LAKE UNION, A NONPROFIT
THAT IS LOOKING FOR MUSIC
EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE. AND IT WAS
BEAUTIFUL. THE WORK THAT THEY DO
IS FANTASTIC. AND AGAIN, TYING
IT BACK TO THE BEGINNING AND
TYING IT TO THE CHALLENGE OF
YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED IN GUN
VIOLENCE, IS THAT HOPE. AND, YOU
KNOW, AND HAVING SOMETHING TO
STRIVE FOR AND TO BE. AND I
THINK OF JAY-Z. I THINK OF MUSIC
EDUCATION. I THINK OF MUSIC, AND
I THINK OF THAT FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE. SO I JUST WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT. THAT NONPROFIT AND
THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND
SHOULD I ADD TO THE SUPPORT THAT
THEY RECEIVE FROM AMAZON, WHICH
IS SOMETHING I THINK MOST PEOPLE
DON'T REALIZE. A LOT OF
NON-PROFITS IN OUR CITY DO GET
GREAT SUPPORT FROM AMAZON. SO
WITH THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THAT'S MY UPDATE.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU FOR ALL
YOUR UPDATES. I'LL JUMP RIGHT
INTO THE GOVERNANCE REPORT,
GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL MEET FOR A
SPECIAL MEETING THIS WEEK, WHICH
IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 29th. WE WILL
VOTE ON SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE BILLS, AND THEN WE'LL
HAVE A POSSIBLE. THE SORRY
POSSIBLE VOTE ON SPU 2027, 2029.
RATE PATH. AND HEAR TWO
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM ITD AS
WELL, WHICH IS INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. OUR NEXT
GOVERNANCE MEETING WILL BE ON
AUGUST THE 13th, SO IT WILL BE
NEXT MONTH, AUGUST THE 13th. AND
FOR EVERYONE, OUR LAST DAY
BEFORE RECESS WILL BE AUGUST THE
21st. FRIDAY, AUGUST THE 21st ON
FRIDAY. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF
LEGISLATION COMING DOWN.
COLLEAGUES, I'M JUST COSIGNING
TO ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU SAID
ABOUT THE SEATTLE CENTER AND THE
SHOOTINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN
OUR CITY. IT'S NOT JUST THE
SEATTLE CENTER. CAPITOL THIS
WEEKEND, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
LAST WEEKEND, IT WAS ALSO IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT. WE ALSO HAD
24th IN JACKSON, 23rd IN
JACKSON. WE ALSO HAD LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND MADRONA
PARK. WE ALSO HAD STUFF GOING ON
IN THE SOUTH END AND
COUNCILMEMBER LIN DISTRICT AND
RAINIER BEACH, AND WE ALSO HAD
VIOLENCE GOING ON IN AURORA. AND
I BELIEVE THAT EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD. EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD WARRANTS THE
RESPONSE THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN
NOW TO THE SEATTLE CENTER, AND
THEN ALSO TO AURORA AND BIG
THANK YOU. AS MY COLLEAGUE SAID
TO SEATTLE PARKS, EXCUSE ME, TO
OUR SEATTLE CENTER FOLKS, THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
SEATTLE FIRE, THE EMTS WHO ARE
ON WHO ARE ON SITE IMMEDIATELY,
WHO WERE RIDING ON BIKES AROUND
IN THE VICINITY AND WHO WERE
ABLE TO TO DO AID QUICKLY TO A
LOT OF THE VICTIMS AS WELL. AND
ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT RESPONDED
ON THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY. SO
JUST REALLY BIG THANK YOU.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAW PEOPLE
RUNNING AWAY, YOU SAW POLICE AND
FIRE RUNNING TOWARDS THE GUNFIRE
AND THE SITUATION TO HELP
PEOPLE. SO BIG THANK YOU TO
THAT. OBVIOUSLY, I KNOW PEOPLE
WANT TO HEAR WHAT COUNCILMEMBER,
I THINK STRAUSS AND SAKA HAD
TALKED ABOUT, WHICH IS PEOPLE
WANT TO SEE ACTION. THEY WANT TO
SEE PEOPLE MOVE IN THEIR FEET
AND DOING THINGS AND
IMPLEMENTING. AND SO WE ARE HERE
READY TO WORK AND HELP. I THINK
PROBABLY THE MOST TRAGEDY,
TRAGIC THING OUT OF ALL THIS.
BEFORE WE GO INTO OUR EXECUTIVE
SESSION, IS THAT THESE ARE YOUNG
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S
LIKE THE ONE THING THAT I KNOW
WE ALL TAKE TO HEART IS WHEN OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DOING THINGS.
SO THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
THAT. WE ARE GOING TO NOW
TRANSITION INTO OUR EXECUTIVE
SESSION. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
INTO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
HEARING NO. OH, SORRY, I DO. MY
BAD. THERE WAS YOUR HAND RAISED.
I DIDN'T SEE IT. BEFORE WE MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THAT
AN OLD HAND? COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. I'M SORRY, OLD HAND.
OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST
NEED TO ASK TO BE EXCUSED FROM
THE AUGUST 18th COUNCIL MEETING.
-- IF THERE ARE NO. IS THERE ANY
OBJECTION TO TO COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER BEING EXCUSED? YOU ARE
EXCUSED. THANK YOU. OKAY.
AWESOME. SO HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE'RE NOW GOING TO
MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION,
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
WE'RE NOW MOVING TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION AS PRESIDING OFFICER.
I'M ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THIS
PURPOSE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
TO DISCUSS PENDING POTENTIAL AND
ACTUAL LITIGATION. THE
COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY
AND AUTHORIZED BY LAW A LEGAL
MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS FOR POLICY
FOR OPEN SESSIONS. I EXPECT THE
TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
END OH, IT SAYS FIVE. SO AT 5
P.M., IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT
TIME, I WILL ANNOUNCE AN
EXTENSION EXTENSION. AND
OBVIOUSLY IT CAN END EARLIER
THAN THAT AS WELL. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS EXECUTIVE
SESSION, THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
WILL AUTOMATICALLY ADJOURN THE
NEXT SCHEDULED BRIEFING WILL BE
AUGUST THE 10th. COLLEAGUES,
AUGUST THE 10th AT 2 P.M.. THE
COUNCIL IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. THANK YOU