-- GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES.
TODAY IS AUGUST 10th, 2026. THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS 203 SHARP.
CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
-- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. HERE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- AYE.
-- HERE. SIX PRESENT.
-- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. EXCUSE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ARE
EXCUSED UNTIL THEY GET HERE. SO
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF JULY 27th, 2026 WILL
BE ADOPTED. FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS HERE.
WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. THE
REFERRAL. EXCUSE ME. THERE ARE
26 ITEMS OF THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR. THERE ARE
FIVE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, THREE FROM PARKS AND
CITY LIGHT MINUTES AND BILLS. WE
HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY, BUT
WE DO HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS.
COLLEAGUES. SO WE'LL START WITH.
I'M GOING TO ASK EACH
COUNCILMEMBER TO INTRODUCE THE
PROCLAMATION AND SEEK THEIR
FINAL FEEDBACK. BEFORE I REQUEST
THE ROLL CALL FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
TO AFFIX THEIR SIGNATURE TO EACH
PROCLAMATION. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
YOU HAVE A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING AUGUST 11th AS WEST
SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL
DAY.
-- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SURE.
THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SO COLLEAGUES, WE WE
HAVE A HISTORY IN THIS CHAMBER
OF HONORING VARIOUS SPORTS TEAMS
AND LEGENDS FROM THE SEATTLE
STORM TO THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
SEAHAWKS TO MOST RECENTLY,
SALMON BAY FC AND THEIR THEIR
CHAMPIONSHIP RAINIER BEACH BOYS
EARLIER THIS YEAR, AS WELL.
PROUD TO BE INTRODUCING ONE TO
HONOR THE WEST SEATTLE LITTLE
LEAGUE. 11 NEW SOFTBALL
CHAMPIONS AS WELL. I'LL READ A
FEW SELECT PASSAGES FROM A FEW
WEST SEATTLE MEDIA OUTLETS. THIS
FIRST ONE FROM THE JULY 26th OF
THE WEST SEATTLE BLOG WEST
SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE IS PROUD
TO CELEBRATE AN INCREDIBLE
MILESTONE AS OUR 11 NEW ALL STAR
SOFTBALL TEAM CAPTURED THE 2026
WEST WASHINGTON STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE ON SATURDAY.
AFTER LOSING ITS OPENING GAME,
WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE
BATTLED THROUGH THE
CONSOLIDATION BRACKET, EARNING A
SPOT BACK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME. THE TEAM DEFEATED
OPPONENTS BY A COMBINED SCORE OF
55 TO 10, GOING SIX AND ONE IN
THE STATE TOURNAMENT, PLAYING
SEVEN GAMES IN SEVEN DAYS. THEY
DEFEATED THE SAME TEAM THAT
HANDED THEM THEIR VERY FIRST
LOSS NOT NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE TO
CLAIM THE STATE TITLE. THE
CHAMPIONSHIP MARKS A HISTORIC
ACHIEVEMENT FOR WEST SEATTLE
LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL. THE
LEAGUE LAUNCHED ITS SOFTBALL
PROGRAM IN 2022, MAKING THIS THE
FIRST THE PROGRAM'S FIRST EVER
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. IT IS ALSO
JUST THE THIRD STATE TITLE IN
WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE
HISTORY, JOINING THE 20 1711. U.
BOYS BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN
THE 20 1812. YOU BOYS BASEBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP AND SOME SOME FOLKS
HAVE ASKED, WELL, YOU KNOW, DOES
THIS MEAN THEY GET TO PLAY IN
THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES?
BECAUSE IF IF IF YOU ARE LIKE MY
HOUSEHOLD. YESTERDAY WE WATCHED
THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
ON TV, ON NATIONAL TV, AT ABC,
AT NOON, WE WATCH NORTH CAROLINA
WIN THE WHOLE DANG THING. SO
I'LL READ A PASSAGE ABOUT THIS
FROM WEST SIDE SEATTLE FROM
THEIR REPORTING ON JULY 25th,
THE STATE CHAMPION DOES NOT
ADVANCE TO A REGIONAL PLAY IN
THIS GROUP, BUT DOES NOT HAVE
REGIONAL ACTION AND EVENTUAL
WORLD SERIES IN GREENVILLE,
SOUTH NORTH CAROLINA FOR THIS
AGE. BUT IT DOES AT THE NEXT
AGE, SO THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
IF THEY WON AGAIN, POTENTIALLY,
YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR. SO REALLY
EXCITED TO BRING THIS FORTH AND
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND
JOINING ME HONORING OUR GIRLS IN
WEST SEATTLE.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. FOR THE
RECORD, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
HERE. WELCOME. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS REGARDING THE
PROCLAMATION BEFORE US BEFORE I
TAKE THE ROLE FOR US TO AFFIX
OUR SIGNATURES? OKAY, AWESOME.
HEY, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SIGN
THIS. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING AUGUST
11th AS WEST SEATTLE LITTLE
LEAGUE SOFTBALL DAY
-- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. HI
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. HI,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. HI
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH. YES.
EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER. SAKA. AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TO THE
THE 11 IT'S 1111U11U11 AND U IS
UNDER IS IT. YES. OKAY OKAY.
11111111 AND UNDER SOFTBALL TEAM
WE'RE GOING TO NOW MOVE ON TO
OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION. AND
THAT IS FROM COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
RECOGNIZING AUGUST 11th, EXCUSE
ME, 15th AS ALKI BEACH PRIDE
DAY.
-- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES, REALLY
EXCITED TO BRING FORTH ANOTHER
PROCLAMATION HONORING
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF
SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND
GROUPS WITHIN WEST SEATTLE THAT
HAVE REALLY HAVE CITYWIDE
IMPACT. SO THIS ONE IS ALKI
BEACH PRIDE, WHICH RETURNS FOR
THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 15th FOR
ITS 12th YEAR. REALLY EXCITING.
CO-FOUNDED BY STACY AND JOLIE
BASS WALDEN TO BLACK WOMEN, THIS
FESTIVAL IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND BLACK AND
BROWN LEADERSHIP. BY CONTINUING
PRIDE EVENTS INTO LATE SUMMER,
NOT JUST JUNE, LATE SUMMER, ALKI
BEACH PRIDE HELPS SUSTAIN LGBTQ
COMMUNITY VISIBILITY AND HELP
AMPLIFY EXISTING SUPPORT. AS THE
ONLY BEACH BASED PRIDE
CELEBRATION IN WASHINGTON STATE
AND ONE FOR, YOU KNOW,
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO
CELEBRATE STARTING WITH AS WELL,
ALKI BEACH PRIDE OFFERS AN OPEN
AIR, AIRY AND WELCOMING
ENVIRONMENT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION
IN PERSON WITH COMMUNITY ON
SATURDAY AND JOINING COMMUNITY
IN THIS UPLIFTING JOY INCLUSION
AND PRIDE DAY CELEBRATION ON THE
BEACH. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
-- AWESOME COLLEAGUES. ARE THERE
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT
AUGUST 15th AS ALKI BEACH PRIDE
DAY? I WILL SAY THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. IT'S REALLY
MEANINGFUL BECAUSE THE WORK THAT
STACY DOES AND HER TEAM AND ALKI
BEACH PRIDE IS A TRUE GEM OF THE
CITY, SO YOU'D BE RECOGNIZING IT
JUST AS REALLY MEANINGFUL AS
WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. GOOD JOB. ALL
RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO FIND OUT
WHO WOULD LIKE TO FIX THEIR
SIGNATURE TO THE PROCLAMATION?
-- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. HI.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.
-- YES.
-- EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
FIXED.
-- THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
OUR THIRD AND FINAL
PROCLAMATION. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. AND I'M JUST PLAYING. I
JUST GOTCHA. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK HAS A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING AUGUST 11th AS SUSAN
HAHN, APPRECIATION DAY
COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK, PLEASE
LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE
PROCLAMATION.
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, TOMORROW
WILL BE PRESENTING OUR
PROCLAMATION TO HONOR THE WORK
OF SUSAN HAHN OF SEATTLE
CHANNEL, THE AWARD WINNING
SEATTLE CHANNEL, AT FULL
COUNCIL. NOW, SUSAN SERVED AS A
SENIOR PRODUCER AT SEATTLE
CHANNEL SINCE 20. SORRY. YEAH,
2007, AND HER WORK AS A
JOURNALIST IS ACTUALLY SPANNED
MORE THAN 40 YEARS IN SEATTLE.
AND SHE IS NOW RETIRED NOW. I
WAS SHOCKED WITH THAT NEWS WHEN
I SAT DOWN TO DO A CITY INSIDE
EPISODE WITH BRIAN CALLANAN AND
NATURALLY, I WAS LIKE, WE HAVE
TO FIND A WAY TO HONOR SUSAN AND
THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT SHE'S
DONE. SHARING OUR CITY'S
HISTORY, HIGHLIGHTING PEOPLE'S
STORIES, AND I WAS REALLY
THANKFUL FOR BRIAN CALLAHAN'S
WORK, WORKING WITH MY OFFICE TO
PUT TOGETHER THIS REALLY
BEAUTIFUL PROCLAMATION THAT
CELEBRATES AND HIGHLIGHTS MANY
PARTS OF SUSAN'S CAREER. AND I
KNOW WE'LL BE TALKING MORE
ABOUT THIS IN FULL CHAMBERS
TOMORROW. BUT JUST TO HIGHLIGHT
A COUPLE OF HIGH NOTES, I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT SUSAN SPOKE
FOUR LANGUAGES, IMMENSELY
TALENTED, BUT SHE ALSO, THE BULK
OF HER WORK AT SEATTLE CHANNEL
HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO PRODUCING
MORE THAN 250 EPISODES OF CITY
INSIDE OUT, AND PAIRED WITH THAT
UNDER HER WORK, SHE HAS WON
EIGHT REGIONAL EMMY AWARDS AND
CONTRIBUTED TO SEATTLE CHANNEL
STATION EXCELLENCE AWARD IN
2025. SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE
SNIPPET. I'M SURE WE WILL ALL
BE READY TO SING. SUSAN'S
INCREDIBLE PRAISES TOMORROW WHEN
WE PRESENT THIS AT FULL COUNCIL.
THIS DRAFT PROCLAMATION WAS
SHARED WITH COUNCIL OFFICES ON
JULY 29th, AND WE SET A DEADLINE
FOR AUGUST 4th FOR FEEDBACK. WE
DIDN'T GET ANY FEEDBACK FROM
COUNCIL OFFICES ON THE DRAFT, SO
WE SENT THE PROCLAMATION TO THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. MAYOR WILSON
HAS ADDED HER SIGNATURE FOR
TOMORROW. WE'RE EXPECTING THREE
SPEAKERS, INCLUDING BRIAN
CALLANAN, HOST AND PRODUCER OF
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL, THAT WE ALL
KNOW, AS WELL AS SHANNON G,
GENERAL MANAGER AT SEATTLE
CHANNEL, AND SUSAN, OF COURSE.
SO I'D APPRECIATE YOUR
SIGNATURES AND OPEN TO ANY
QUESTIONS.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE
PROCLAMATION AWESOME. SEEING
NONE. EASY MONEY. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
CELEBRATION TOMORROW IN
CHAMBERS. SO WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES TO
BE AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.?
-- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. I
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AYE.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. AYE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. EIGHT
SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED.
-- AWESOME. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM. SO WE GOT THOSE
THREE PROCLAMATIONS ALL SET.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO BEGIN OUR
DISCUSSION AND PREVIEW OF CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES. THIS IS A
REMINDER FOR THE PUBLIC THAT
COUNCIL WILL BE ON RECESS FROM
AUGUST. OUR LAST IN DAY IS
AUGUST THE 21st, AND THEN WE
RETURN ON AUGUST THE OR EXCUSE
ME, SEPTEMBER. EVERYONE LOOKED
AT ME CRAZY. AUGUST THE 21st
WILL BE OUR LAST DAY IN CHAMBERS
WHERE MEETINGS AND THEN THOSE.
PAUSE ALL THE WAY UNTIL
SEPTEMBER THE 8th. AND THAT'S
WHEN COUNCIL RETURNS. SO THE DAY
AFTER LABOR DAY. SO THERE'S A
LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE
THAT IS COMING TO COMMITTEE
BEFORE THE RECESS. AND I GUESS
WE'LL JUST JUMP TO THE RIGHT,
IF THAT'S COOL. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA YOU ARE FIRST, MY FRIEND.
-- THANK YOU MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SO FIRST, ON THE
SUBSTANTIVE COMMITTEE, BUSINESS
COLLEAGUES, OUR NEXT
TRANSPORTATION, WATERFRONT AND
SEATTLE CENTER COMMITTEE FORMAL
NAME AND FORMALLY KNOWN AS STEPS
THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD NEXT
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20th. I THINK
IT'S THE 20th AT 9:30 A.M. THE
AGENDA ON THAT ONE IS STILL
BEING FINALIZED, SO STAY TUNED.
IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY EVENTS,
I'LL HIGHLIGHT A FEW COOL
EVENTS. AND FOR THE REST, CHECK
OUT MY SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT IF YOU
I'LL HIGHLIGHT HERE TODAY
INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT
LAST TUESDAY, I HAD THE PLEASURE
OF JOINING THE. AS PART OF OUR
SEATTLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT NIGHT OUT
EVENT, I WAS ABLE TO PERSONALLY
JOIN 5 OR 6 OF THEM MYSELF AND
CONCLUDING WITH MY OWN
NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT EVENT IN
NORTH DELRIDGE BUT SUCH A
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT
WITH CONSTITUENTS, NEIGHBORS
ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND HEARING
DIRECTLY FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
INCLUDING ABOUT KIND OF
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES THAT THEY
CARE ABOUT THE MOST AND WHO
BROUGHT WHAT POTATO SALAD AND
WHAT COOKIES TO AVOID, AND STEER
CLEAR OF ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD
STUFF TOO. THAT WAS A FUN
CONVERSATION. ALSO HONORED LAST
WEEK TO JOIN OUR LEADERS AT THE
CITY'S OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AT THE GEORGETOWN FARMER'S
MARKET. LAST WEEK. SO OSE HAS
PARTNERED WITH THE GEORGETOWN
FARMERS MARKET, WHICH IS ONE OF
23 FARMERS MARKETS IN THE
SEATTLE AREA OR IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THAT ACCEPTS FRESH AND
HELPING ENSURE EVERYONE HAS
ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY PRODUCE
AND, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE THE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND LEADERSHIP OF
OF FOLKS IN THIS OFFICE OR IN
THIS IN THIS BODY, INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT MYSELF LAST YEAR LED
LED A FEW BUDGET INITIATIVES TO
HELP DRIVE AND IMPROVE ACCESS,
ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AT A
CRITICAL TIME DURING THE FEDERAL
SNAP CUTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
AND SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME
OF THIS WORK FIRSTHAND. ON TOP
OF THAT, GOT TO PURCHASE A FEW
GREAT ITEMS MYSELF. AND YEAH,
IT'S GREAT TO, TO, TO SHARE THE
JOYS OF EVENTS LIKE FARMER'S
MARKETS LIKE THAT DIRECTLY WITH
COMMUNITY. SO LOVE THAT ON
SATURDAY, ANOTHER COOL EVENT WAS
THE DUWAMISH RIVER FEST, WHICH
WAS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF
HISTORY OF CULTURE, FRANKLY, THE
THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE
CELEBRATING THE FUTURE OF WHAT
THAT COMMUNITY IS AND CAN BE AS
WELL. SO THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL
INCLUDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOPA
AND CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK,
BRINGING EVEN MORE COMMUNITY
ENERGY, CREATIVITY AND VITALITY
TO THE EVENT. I'M HONORED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT
ALONGSIDE COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
THANK YOU FOR FOR JOINING US,
AND IT'S GREAT TO SHARE THAT
SPACE WITH YOU. BUT SUCH A GREAT
EVENT AND MORE TO COME. SOUTH
PARK IS ALIVE AND THRIVING AS
WELL AND THRIVING. SO IN ANY
EVENT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE, I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FEEDBACK.
IF NOT, I WILL PASS IT OFF TO MY
MY GOING RIGHT TO MY TO MY RIGHT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
-- THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO NEXT UP
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IS TOMORROW.
TOMORROW MORNING. AND WE HAVE
THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. IT'S
GOING TO BE VERY BUSY. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH
THEM, BUT ALSO GIVE THE EACH THE
ATTENTION THEY DESERVE, ALTHOUGH
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LESS FOR THE
RVS. THAT'S GOING TO BE AN
INTRODUCTION. BUT IMPORTANTLY,
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BITE OF
SEATTLE SECURITY RESPONSE. QUICK
LOOK WITH INTERIM CHIEF SALES.
AND ALSO DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY, HOQUIAM AND OTHERS. SO
THAT'S GOING TO BE TOMORROW.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF A SETUP TOO,
BECAUSE WE HAVE WANT TO HAVE ON
OUR CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 22nd,
A HEARING REVIEW OF THE MASS
SHOOTING AND TO SEE, YOU KNOW,
WHAT, AFTER WHAT LESSONS LEARNED
AND HOW CAN WE MOVE FORWARD AND
MULTIPLE AREAS TO INCLUDE MAJOR
VENUE, MAJOR EVENT SECURITY. BUT
IMPORTANTLY AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THE GUN VIOLENCE
THAT WE'RE SEEING, PARTICULARLY
AMONGST OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. SO
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BITE OF
SEATTLE SECURITY RESPONSE. QUICK
LOOK, TOMORROW. AND THEN
FOLLOWED LATER BY A MORE FULLER
FULL MEETING AGENDA ON THAT
ITEM. RIGHT AFTER THAT WILL BE
HARBORVIEW. LOOKING AT THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH
MEDICAL DECLINES AT KCJ. AND
THAT WILL BE HARBORVIEW ITSELF
PARTICIPATING ALONG WITH SPD.
TALKING TO SOME OF THE STATS.
AND AS I KIND OF ALLUDED TO, WE
HAVE RVS PARTNERING WITH MY
COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT SIX
REGARDING THE ISSUES RELATED TO
RVS. I'LL LET HIM SPEAK TO THAT
IF YOU'D LIKE. AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I'M WELL AWARE
OF, BEEN WORKING ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. IT'S IT
DOES HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL AREA
PREDOMINANTLY, ALTHOUGH IT'S AN
ISSUE ACROSS THE CITY. SO THOSE
ARE THREE FOR TOMORROW FOR THIS
WEEK. YOU KNOW, TODAY I MET WITH
PIONEER SQUARE ALLIANCE AND SOTO
BE TALKING TO SOME OF THE ISSUES
RELATED TO, IN SOME RESPECTS,
THE WEST PRECINCT ISSUE. I ALSO
MET WITH INTERIM CHIEF SALES FOR
SPD, AGAIN, ALONG WITH DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC SAFETY HOLCOMB FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. YOU KNOW,
DIFFERENT CONSTITUENT MEETINGS.
OPA ON THURSDAY, ANOTHER
IMPORTANT AREA, AND I'LL BE AT
THE SEATTLE METRO CHAMBER EVENT
ON THURSDAY AND TO AND THEN
FRIDAY, SEAHAWKS TRAINING CAMP.
SO THAT SHOULD BE INTERESTING.
AND RIGHT NOW I SHOULD ADD TO
TYING INTO OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY
SCHEDULING FOR A MEETING WITH
THE NYU GROUP THAT'S LOOKING AT
OUR TECH PROGRAM. SO THAT SHOULD
HAPPEN ON FRIDAY NEXT WEEK. A
BUNCH OF DIFFERENT VISITS, YOU
KNOW, LIKE UPLIFT NORTHWEST,
WHICH IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION,
BUT AND ALSO GOING IN TERMS OF
PARKS DOWN TO SMITH COVE PARK,
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK ON
GETTING A SITE VISIT OF THAT.
VERY EXCITED FOR THAT. AND THE
OTHER DISTRICT SEVEN PARKS THAT
ARE IN WORK RIGHT NOW OR WILL
HAVE LIKE SHOVELS IN THE DIRT
NEXT SUMMER, FOR EXAMPLE,
THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. AND
LAST WEEK, COLLEAGUES, I WAS IN
WESTERN NEW YORK, ALTHOUGH I WAS
AT COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL ON
TUESDAY, PLUS HAD A MEETING WITH
PORT OF SEATTLE ON WEDNESDAY. I
AM STILL THE BLOCK WATCH KENT
FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND EVERYONE.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS YEAR
BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN DRIVEN
MORE BY FAMILY SCHEDULING
DYNAMICS THAN ANYTHING ELSE I
HAD TO MISS, EVEN THOUGH I
SCHEDULED IT, REGISTERED AND
EVERYTHING, I COULD NOT MAKE MY
OWN NIGHT OUT, BUT MY NEIGHBORS
GAVE ME THE DEBRIEF AND IT WAS,
AS USUAL, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR EVERYONE TO GET TOGETHER,
WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT IF WE
START TALKING ABOUT SAFETY OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU KNOW, PART OF
IT IS YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOUR
NEIGHBORS. SO I REALLY APPLAUD
THE NIGHT OUT PROGRAM AND THANK
FOR EVERYONE THAT WAS THERE. I
SHOULD ALSO NOTE TO MY STAFF,
MADE A VISIT OUT TO JACOBS AGRO,
WHICH IS A BLACK OWNED FARM. SO
THERE WAS A TOUR THAT WAS
SPONSORED BY PIKE PLACE MARKET.
IT'S THERE A PRODUCE VENDOR AT
PIKE PLACE MARKET, AND I WAS NOT
THERE, BUT MY TEAM WAS MY SOME
OF MY STAFF WERE. SO THAT IS IT.
COUNCILMEMBER, PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
OTHERWISE I'LL BE PASSING OFF
TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
-- I GOT NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. IT'S VERY THOROUGH. HE
TAUGHT ME HOW TO SALUTE. SO TRY
AND DO THAT BETTER NOW. OH, IT
WAS A RIGHT HAND WRONG ANSWER
MAN, THAT'S ON TV FOREVER TOO.
OKAY.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- ALL RIGHT. APPARENTLY IT
WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION. SORRY
ABOUT THAT. RIGHT HAND. THANK
YOU. YOU JUST HAD TO POINT THAT
OUT, DIDN'T YOU? APPRECIATE
THAT? THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS MY RIDE OR DIE. OKAY,
SO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, LET ME
GIVE YOU A LITTLE BRIEF OVERVIEW
AND I WILL BE BRIEF. PARKS AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE MET ON
AUGUST 5th. WE PASSED THREE
ITEMS OUT OF COMMITTEE. I
BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR TOMORROW,
BUT VERY QUICKLY. COUNCIL BILL
12161 REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO
UPDATE THE VOLUNTARY GREEN POWER
SOLAR PROGRAM COUNCIL BILL
121269 SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
ORDINANCE TO EXECUTE THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE BOUNDARY
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT AND A
RESOLUTION OF SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC FOR STATE RECREATION AND
CONSERVATION OFFICE 2026 GRANT
APPLICATION. THESE ARE ACTUALLY
PRETTY NORMAL. IT'S BASICALLY
GIVING THEM PERMISSION TO ACCEPT
MONEY FROM THE COUNTY AND THE
STATE. FIRST, I WANT TO NOTE
THAT SOFIA SUAREZ DID HER FIRST
TIME CLERKING AND SHE DID A
GREAT JOB. I WANT HER TO HEAR
THAT. LET'S SEE. I WANT TO
REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 19th, THE PARKS AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE IS CANCELED. OUR
FINAL COMMITTEE WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th, WHERE
WE'LL DISCUSS THE LAKE CITY
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN PART TWO. AND
I SHOULD NOTE FOR THE RECORD,
THAT IS NOW GOING ON 11 YEARS
AND REAL QUICKLY WE GOT NOTICE
THIS MORNING FROM THE NISQUALLY
TRIBE. WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO PAUSE AND RECOGNIZE THE
PASSING OF THE NISQUALLY TRIBAL
CHAIRMAN, ELLERY CAN CHOKE. HE
PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 4th, AND
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THE ANNUAL
INTERTRIBAL CANOE JOURNEY WAS
BEING HOSTED THIS YEAR BY THE
NISQUALLY TRIBE. THAT'S WHERE
EVERYBODY GOT THE IDEA ABOUT
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, WHICH I'LL
EXPLAIN LATER. A STATEMENT WAS
RELEASED BY THE NISQUALLY VICE
CHAIR, FRAZIER, SAYING THAT,
QUOTE, KEN WAS HAPPY TO KNOW
THAT ALL OF THE CANOE FAMILIES
HAD ARRIVED SAFELY AND THAT
PROTOCOL HAD BEGUN AND HAS BEEN
PROGRESSING AS WE WORKED SO HARD
TO PLAN. ALTHOUGH WE MISS HIM
DEARLY AND REMAIN COMMITTED TO
HONORING THE LOSS OF OUR LOVED
ONES, WE ARE WORKING TO FINISH
THE WORK OF THE CANOE JOURNEY AS
HOSTS FOR THE 2026 PADDLE. THIS
HAS ONLY BEEN POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE GENEROUS HELP OF ALL OF YOU
IN ATTENDANCE. HE'S TALKING
ABOUT TRIBAL COMMUNITY, TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP, INDIGENOUS FOLKS
HOLDING US UP AND CARRYING US
THROUGH. THIS WAS KEN'S WAY TO
PUT THE COMMUNITY FIRST, AND HAS
BEEN AN HONOR TO HELP HIM
COMPLETE HIS WORK, END QUOTE.
AND WITH THAT, WE WANT TO KEEP
HIS WIFE, ROSE, AND THEIR
CHILDREN, LAURA LEE, JOSEPHINE,
SAMANTHA, MARLENE, MILAN, ROBERT
JOSEPH AND CHEYENNE AND SEVEN
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN IN OUR
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. AND
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF, BUT WE
HAVE SIX PIECES OF LEGISLATION
COMING TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
COMMITTEE TOMORROW, SO I'LL
ATTEMPT MY BEST IN THE FINANCE,
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A
FEW BILLS COMING TO FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW. FIVE APPOINTMENTS ARE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE INDIGENOUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND WE HAVE
TWO BILLS, ONE BEING THE MID
YEAR GRANT ACCEPTANCE, WHICH IS
CHARTER AUTHORIZED AND REQUIRED
THAT WE APPROVE THE GRANTS AS
WELL AS THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL. I'M HEARING THAT
THERE MIGHT STILL BE A COUPLE
AMENDMENTS OUT THERE FOR THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL. I
APPRECIATE ALL MY COLLEAGUES
WORKING ON WORKING ON YOUR
CHANGES. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE
THAT. AND SO OUR NEXT FINANCE,
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE WILL BE ON
SEPTEMBER 15th BECAUSE NEXT NEXT
WEEK'S COMMITTEE WILL BE
CANCELED. SO JUST FOR YOUR
AWARENESS AND THAT SEPTEMBER
15th MEETING WILL BE THE FINAL
COMMITTEE MEETING BEFORE WE GET
INTO BUDGET, WHICH WILL JUST BE
BUDGET ALL THE TIME MOVING ON
TO, YES, IT'S TRUE. AND SO THEN
MOVING INTO PUBLIC SAFETY
TOMORROW, THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE WILL HEAR MY PACKAGE
OF SIX BILLS CALLED THE VEHICLE
RESIDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WE
ALL WE WE KNOW THAT AROUND 1 IN
4, ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR REGION IS
LIVING IN A VEHICLE. THAT DATA
COMES FROM THE 2024 POINT IN
TIME COUNT. I THINK THAT THAT
COUNT UNDERCOUNTS AND DOESN'T
DO A COMPLETELY ACCURATE
READING, BUT IT IS WHAT WE HAVE,
AND THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT PART OF
OUR POPULATION. WE KNOW THAT
THEIR NEEDS ARE DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN OTHER
TYPES OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESS
SITUATIONS. YET THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE
ZERO SHELTERS SET UP FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY SAFE SLOTS OPEN.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY TEAMS BUILT
OTHER THAN A PILOT TEAM AT SPU
FOR VEHICLE ASSISTANCE. AND THEN
WE HAVE THE WASTEWATER PUMP
TEAM. WE RELY ON CONTRACTED
OUTREACH FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR
SERVICES. TWO THIRDS OF THOSE
CONTRACTS ARE RUN BY AN
ORGANIZATION THAT IS FISCALLY
SPONSORED BY ANOTHER ONE. I JUST
SAY ALL OF THIS BECAUSE IT IS A
GAPING HOLE IN HOW WE ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS TO NOT BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO PEOPLE
WHO HAVE VERY UNIQUE NEEDS
COMPARED TO COUCH SURFING,
COMPARED TO YOUTH HOMELESSNESS,
COMPARED TO STREET HOMELESSNESS.
WE HAVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE FOR
ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT FOLKS. I
TOTALLY WENT OFF SCRIPT. WE ALSO
TURN IN THE PAGE, TURN THE PAGE.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE CITY'S
CURRENT APPROACH TO RVS TO
MOTORHOMES IS NOT WORKING, AND
WE NEED TOOLS TO HELP PEOPLE
LIVING IN THESE VEHICLES TO GET
INSIDE, WE NEED TO WE NEED TOOLS
TO ADDRESS THE RVS THAT ARE
SMALL MINORITY OF RVS THAT ARE
NOT BEING GREAT PARTNERS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT WE SEE WITH
THIS PERMITTING THAT I'M PUTTING
FORWARD, WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN
JUST A MINUTE. IS WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO SAY, BECAUSE AGAIN, RVS
HAVE BEEN BUILT OVER THE COURSE
OF TIME WITH A WHOLE COURSE OF
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIALS. I
SHARE WITH EVERYONE HERE. WE ALL
THREW AWAY OUR NALGENE BOTTLES
THAT ARE 15 YEARS OLD, AND WE
GOT NEW NALGENE BOTTLES BECAUSE
WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE BPA
IN THE PLASTICS, RIGHT? SO IF
YOU THINK BACK TO AN RV THAT WAS
BUILT TEN YEARS AGO, 15 YEARS
AGO, 20 YEARS AGO, THAT 19, THAT
1983 SUBARU STATION WAGON THAT
WAS MADE OUT OF STEEL CLOTH AND
SOME PLASTIC IS VERY DIFFERENT
FROM THE RV THAT WAS BUILT IN
1983. SO THESE ARE UNIQUE TYPES
OF VEHICLES THAT ARE ON OUR
STREETS. WHAT WE ARE SAYING
TODAY IS THAT WHAT I'M SAYING
TODAY IS THAT IN A YEAR FROM
NOW, RVS AND FIFTH WHEELS NEED
TO BE PARKED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
AND NOT ON THE CITY STREETS. AND
BETWEEN HERE AND THERE, WE HAVE
TO TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN THEIR
RVS AND THEIR MOTORHOMES. SO ALL
OF THE. WE'LL GET INTO SOME OF
THE. I'M SPENDING MORE TIME ON
THIS RIGHT NOW. I KNOW THAT I
EMAILED ALL OF YOU THIS LAST
WEEK, BUT SPENDING A LITTLE BIT
MORE TIME RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I
KNOW COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS
REQUESTED JUST. WE'VE GOT A LOT
GOING ON. PUBLIC SAFETY
TOMORROW. AND SO THE RESOURCES.
THE CITY SIDE RESOURCES, THE
CONTRACTED OUTREACH RESOURCES,
THE SHELTER RESOURCES, THE CASE
MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, THOSE
WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE
LIVING IN ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE.
THE REGULATIONS AND THE PERMITS
ARE ONLY SPECIFIED FOR MOTOR
HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS,
COMMONLY CALLED RVS AND FIFTH
WHEELS, AND THAT THOSE PORTIONS
OF THE LEGISLATION DON'T GO
INTO EFFECT UNTIL APRIL 30th.
AND MY REQUEST IS THAT THE FIRST
90 DAYS IS JUST LIKE A RED LIGHT
CAMERA, WHERE YOU GET WARNINGS
FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS THAT WE DO
THAT. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
IS FULL IMPLEMENTATION IS A YEAR
FROM NOW, AND THAT'S ENOUGH TIME
TO SAY WE ARE CHANGING THE
REGULATIONS ON THIS ONE TYPE OF
VEHICLE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF
EVERYONE THAT IS RESIDING IN
THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE. JUST REAL
QUICKLY. IT DOES THREE THINGS AT
A HIGH LEVEL. IT INCREASES
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE BEEN
PUTTING IN THE BUDGET. SO THIS
DOES NOT CHANGE THE STRUCTURAL
BUDGET DEFICIT. THIS DOES NOT
CUT ANYTHING FROM ANYWHERE ELSE.
WE HAVE $3.5 MILLION ONGOING
FUNDING AND $1.5 MILLION ONE
TIME FUNDS. SO THERE'S THAT. IT
ALSO MAKES ADMINISTRATIVE
CHANGES TO LEASING SHELTER
LOCATIONS, LAND USE CODE CHANGES
TO CREATE SHELTER STORAGE AND
CLARIFICATIONS OF THE JUNK
VEHICLE ORDINANCE TO ADDRESS
VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT LIVED IN.
AND THEN FROM THERE, IT CREATES
THE VEHICLE RESIDENT ASSISTANCE
PERMIT TO GIVE THAT STABILITY
AND PATHWAYS INTO SHELTER AND
HOUSING, AND TO HELP BETTER
CONNECT OUTREACH WORKERS TO THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN RVS AND FIFTH
WHEELS. THEY HAVE TO REMAIN
ENGAGED IN CITY SERVICES. THEY
HAVE TO FOLLOW EXISTING TRAFFIC
RULES, PARKING, 72 HOUR RULES,
ALL THAT, AND JUST KIND OF BE A
DECENT NEIGHBOR. I MEAN, IT'S
NOT THERE. AND SO THAT'S ALL
SPELLED OUT IN THAT IT IS
ACCOMPLISHED BY CREATING A CITY
VEHICLE TEAM TO WORK DIRECTLY
WITH CONTRACTED OUTREACH,
EXPANDING OUTREACH CONTRACTS TO
BETTER ASSIST THEM. IF WE HAVE A
FISCALLY SPONSORED NONPROFIT
DOING TWO THIRDS OF THIS WORK,
WE NEED TO CREATE SOME CHANGES
THERE. WE NEED TO HAVE THEM TO
BE BETTER SUPPORTED SO THAT THEY
CAN INTERACT WITH OUR CITY.
WE'RE GOING TO FUND ADDITIONAL
SAFE LOTS AND AND SHELTER,
CREATE VEHICLE, CREATE SHELTER
STORAGE SO THAT FOLKS THAT ARE
LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES CAN
STORE THEIR VEHICLES WHILE THEY
MOVE INTO SHELTER. AND THEN ALSO
INTO CITY. IF WE HAVE CITY
SUPPORTED HOUSING THAT THEY WANT
TO MOVE INTO, AND THEY NEED THAT
TRANSITION SPACE, WE CAN WE CAN
STORE THEIR VEHICLE FOR THEM
THERE AS WELL. WE'RE ALSO GOING
TO CREATE THAT VEHICLE RESIDENT
ASSISTANCE PERMIT FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN MOTOR HOMES AND TRAVEL
TRAILERS. AND WE'RE GOING TO
CREATE NEW REGULATIONS ONLY
APPLIED TO UNPERMITTED MOTOR
HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS,
ALLOWING THEM TO STAY ON OUR
CITY STREETS FOR TWO HOURS AT A
TIME. AGAIN, NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL
APRIL 30th OF NEXT YEAR. AND
THEN LASTLY, WE CLARIFY THE JUNK
VEHICLE CODE FOR NOT LIVED IN
VEHICLES. THE SIX PIECES OF
LEGISLATION ARE THE RESOLUTION
TYING EVERYTHING TOGETHER. THE
APPROPRIATIONS LAND USE CODE
CHANGE THE VEHICLE. RESIDENT
ASSISTANT PERMIT, JUNK VEHICLE
CODE, AND THEN THE SIGNING
AUTHORITY FOR FAS AND. THAT IS
WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. WE
ARE GOING TO UPLOAD THIS INTO
LEGISTAR TOMORROW. AND SO IF YOU
DO HAVE FEEDBACK, I WILL HAPPILY
TAKE FEEDBACK TO DO
PRE-INTRODUCTION CHANGES. THIS
IS A. GO FAST, THEN GO SLOW
MOMENT WHERE WE ARE GOING FAST
RIGHT NOW, WHERE WE SHARED THIS
WITH EVERYONE. I'VE SHARED THIS
WITH FOLKS FOR MANY FOR QUITE
SOME TIME, BUT WE PUBLICLY
POSTED THIS ON FRIDAY. WE'LL
HAVE THE COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT
WEEK, BUT THEN WE WON'T TAKE
FINAL ACTION IN COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE COMMITTEE UNTIL
SEPTEMBER, AND THEN WE LIKELY
WON'T TAKE FINAL ACTION IN FULL
COUNCIL UNTIL EARLY OCTOBER. AND
THEN THIS BILL DOES NOT COME
INTO EFFECT. THE PERMITTING PART
DOES NOT COME INTO EFFECT UNTIL
APRIL, AND THEN. SO THAT'S WHAT
I MEAN BY IT'S GOING TO GO FAST
AND THEN IT'S GOING TO GO SLOW.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE HERE AND SO IF YOU DO
HAVE FEEDBACK, I APPRECIATE ALL
OF YOU AND YOUR HELP. IF YOU DO
HAVE FEEDBACK BETWEEN NOW AND
THEN, I AM MORE THAN OPEN, YOU
KNOW, WE'RE MEETING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS. I HAVE BEEN BACK
TO BACK ALL DAY. I KNOW SOME OF
YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY
ATTENTION, BUT WE'VE JUST BEEN
BACK TO BACK BECAUSE WE DON'T
WANT TO HAVE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES. WE DON'T WANT TO
LEAVE PEOPLE WORSE OFF THAN THEY
WERE BEFORE. WE AND I DON'T,
AND I WANT TO GET EVERYONE'S
FEEDBACK INTO THIS LEGISLATION.
SO JUST STATING WE'VE GOT TIME.
WE'RE IN A GO FAST MOMENT. BUT
THEN THE REST OF THIS PROCESS IS
GO SLOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET
IT RIGHT. I HAVE OTHER STUFF IN
MY REPORT, WHICH IS SOUND
TRANSIT. SOUND TRANSIT AS PART
OF MY REGIONAL COMMITTEE,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SHOULD BE
EXCITED TO KNOW WE'RE GOING TO
START INITIATING THE PURCHASES
OF PROPERTY IN WEST SEATTLE FOR
THE WEST SEATTLE EXTENSION LINE,
AND SOUND TRANSIT HAS NOT QUITE
GOTTEN ME. THEIR VACANT BUILDING
POLICIES. I HAVE SAID TO THEM
THAT THEY NEED TO UPDATE THEIR
VACANT BUILDING POLICIES BEFORE
WE START PURCHASING LAND IN WEST
SEATTLE, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
SOUND TRANSIT TO OWN SOME
DILAPIDATED PROPERTIES IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND LEAVE THEM
UNATTENDED. THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN
THAT POLICY FINISHED RIGHT NOW,
BUT THEY DO REMAIN ON TRACK. SO
THAT'S IT'S BOTH GOOD NEWS. SO
WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH
THAT. LIKE SOME OF YOU OTHERS, I
CANCELED OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK
SO THAT I COULD GO TO
NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT. IT WAS A
TON OF FUN. WE GOT I GOT AROUND
TO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUTS. IT WAS
JUST SUCH AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE
TO GET TO TALK TO PEOPLE
LITERALLY ON THEIR OWN BLOCK AND
HAVE SOME REALLY CANDID
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING ON IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW.
I DO HAVE OFFICE HOURS THIS
WEEK, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS
-- NO.
-- WELL, WITH THAT, OH, AND IF
YOU DO WANT TO SIGN UP, YOU CAN
HIT THE REQUEST A MEETING ON MY
WEBSITE. OVER TO YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
-- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WAY TO,
WAY TO STAY FOCUSED. UNDER UNDER
PRESSURE WITH THAT SPILL. THAT
WAS GREAT. AND I'LL JUST SAY NO
QUESTIONS FOR YOU ON THE SOUND
TRANSIT PIECE, BUT I'LL FOLLOW
UP WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, OUR
OFFICE HAS HAD SOME EARLY
CONVERSATIONS WITH SOUND TRANSIT
AROUND PROPERTIES THAT'S
CURRENTLY THAT ARE CURRENTLY
USED FOR STORAGE NEAR SOME OF
THE LIGHT RAIL STATIONS. AND WE
WANT TO BE A GOOD PARTNER IN
MAKING SURE THOSE ARE SPACES
THAT ARE WELCOMING FOR THE
COMMUNITY. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR INTENT AND THE
LONG BODY OF WORK THAT YOU'VE
DONE TO, TO GET TO THIS UPCOMING
POLICY. OKAY. I WILL WORK FOR
BREVITY HERE. SO COLLEAGUES, WE
WILL HAVE IN MY COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE
BEGINNING OF THE APPOINTMENT
PROCESS FOR THE MAYOR'S
SELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING DIRECTOR. SO WE'LL HAVE
THAT PROCESS WILL START THIS
WEDNESDAY. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO
ENGAGING WITH YOU ALL ON
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE
APPOINTEE, FOR KELLY, FOR KELLY
LARSON. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO
HAVE AN DISCUSSION AND A REPORT
FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING ON
THEIR 2025 ANNUAL REPORTS AND
STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT. THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY
EXCITING. SO THAT WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
THE HOUSING LEVY INVESTMENTS AND
GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE
ARE WITH THOSE. I THINK WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME GOOD
NEWS. WE'LL ALSO GET AN
OVERVIEW OF THE 2025 MH AYE
ANNUAL REPORT. SO THOSE ARE IN
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. TOMORROW,
WE WILL BE VOTING AT FULL
COUNCIL ON THE LEGISLATION THAT
OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN SPONSORING.
WE HAVE HAD THAT IN COMMITTEE
THREE TIMES, AND WE JUST VOTED
IT OUT IN A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
MEETING. AND I KNOW THERE ARE
SOME AMENDMENTS COMING TO FULL
COUNCIL. I WANT TO APPRECIATE,
FOLKS, FOR THE ENGAGEMENT WITH
OUR OFFICE AND THE LEADERSHIP
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND
SENDING THAT LEGISLATION DOWN,
AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A
FULL VOTE ON THAT OR A FULL VOTE
IN COUNCIL ON THAT TOMORROW. AND
THEN LASTLY, I'LL SAY I WANT TO
APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, FOR YOUR WORK ON THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, AND
I'M REALLY EXCITED AND WANT TO
THANK THE FOLKS IN COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
OUR AMENDMENT ON THE THE FUND
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CREATING
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHILANTHROPY
THAT'S GOING TO INVEST $400,000
A YEAR, $400,000 STARTING THIS
YEAR IN HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. I'M JUST
REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THAT
WORK. AND WE KNOW THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS ARE TWO
AND A HALF TIMES MORE LIKELY TO
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AS
ADULTS. SO WHILE I DON'T SIT ON
THAT COMMITTEE, I WANTED TO TAKE
THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THAT AMENDMENT. LAST
WEEK, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
IT CHURNING UNTIL WE GET INTO
RECESS. SO THAT'S MY UPDATE AND
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. ALL
RIGHT.
-- ALL RIGHT.
-- GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
IT'S FUN TO HEAR WHAT
EVERYBODY'S BEEN UP TO.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. YOU KNOW,
JUST HEARING ABOUT THE RV
LEGISLATION AND ALL THE WORK.
IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE SORT OF
AMOUNT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO
THAT. AND SO LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT DISCUSSION TOMORROW
MORNING. ON FRIDAY, I WENT AND
TOURED AN AREA DOWN IN RAINIER
BEACH THAT HAS BEEN KIND OF A
HOT SPOT DOWN THERE. IT'S
PRIVATE PROPERTY AND SOME
UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY, BUT IT
HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY BOTH
UNINHABITED AND SOME INHABITED
RVS. IT IS DEFINITELY NOT SORT
OF. THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME
PUBLIC SAFETY, SOME SANITATION
ISSUES, AND I'LL BE CURIOUS TO
CHAT WITH YOU ABOUT HOW IT YOUR
LEGISLATION MIGHT WORK ON. I
THINK A LOT OF TIMES THE
ENCAMPMENTS CAN BE PARTICULARLY
DIFFICULT WHEN THEY'RE ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY BECAUSE OF JUST
JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES WITH OUR
DEPARTMENTS. AND SO CURIOUS TO
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT. AND,
AND THEN JUST WHEN IT COMES TO,
TO SOUND TRANSIT WOULD ALSO BE
EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS,
PARTICULARLY AROUND THE STATION
AREAS. IF THOSE ARE PART OF
WHAT'S BEING LOOKED AT IN WEST
SEATTLE, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,
SOUND TRANSIT TRIES TO MINIMIZE
THE SIZE OF THEIR ACQUISITIONS
BECAUSE IT COSTS, WHICH IS
TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE. BUT THAT
CAN LEAVE SOME WEIRD SIZED
REMNANTS, WHICH ARE NOT VERY
HELPFUL. WE HAD A BUNCH OF THOSE
ON MLK THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTY FOR
OVER A DECADE. NOW THAT WE ARE
FINALLY CONVERTING INTO
AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP, WHICH
IS GREAT, BUT YOU KNOW, WITH A
LITTLE BIT MORE, WITH A LARGER
ACQUISITION, YOU CAN JUST DO A
LOT MORE TO, TO CONVERT THAT TO
SOME PERMANENT USE. SO ANYWAY,
WONDERING IF THERE MIGHT BE SOME
OPPORTUNITIES HERE. I'D BE HAPPY
TO CHAT LATER THIS MORNING. HAD
A DELEGATION FROM TAIWAN SISTER
CITY. IT'S A PORT CITY ON THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF TAIWAN. IT IS
ALSO SORT OF BECOMING A LITTLE
BIT MORE OF A TECH CITY. AND SO
THEY WERE DOING A TOUR UP AND
DOWN THE WEST COAST, TOURING
BOEING. AND SO IT WAS REALLY
WONDERFUL TO TO MEET WITH THEM
IN TERMS OF TOMORROW, I DO HAVE
TWO AMENDMENTS. ONE IS THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AMENDMENT
FOR TWO DEDICATED OUTREACH
WORKERS FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF
DISTRICT TWO, AS WELL AS SOME
OVERLAP WITH THE TIP OF DISTRICT
THREE AND THE NORTH RAINIER
CORRIDOR. JUST GIVEN THE ONGOING
VERY SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS THAT THAT CONTINUE TO
REACH CRISIS LEVEL IN THAT AREA.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NEWS
REPORTING LAST WEEK OF OF
ANOTHER BODY ON THE WEST
NORTHWEST PART OF BEACON HILL IN
THAT GREEN BELT. NOT SURE WHAT
THE CAUSE IS. ANOTHER SHOOTING
IN SOME OF THE TENTS OFF OF
NORTH RAINIER AND JUST CONTINUES
TO BE VERY SIGNIFICANT CONCERN.
VERY CLOSE TO BUSINESSES,
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS,
OBVIOUSLY WOULD LOVE YOUR
SUPPORT TOMORROW. HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE WE HAD AN AMENDMENT
TO THE JUNK FEES LEGISLATION. WE
UPDATED IT SLIGHTLY, THE SORT OF
GENERAL OVERVIEW WAS WE WERE
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE NON
BASICALLY ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE
KIND OF RESOLUTION TO WHEN A
LANDLORD BASICALLY CHARGES FEES
THAT ARE BANNED, YOU KNOW, AS
ESPECIALLY AS THE, IF THE LAW IS
NEW, IF THEY DO SO
INADVERTENTLY, ALTHOUGH THAT'S
NOT A REQUIREMENT. BUT THE IDEA
IS LIKE LANDLORDS MIGHT MAKE A
MISTAKE. THERE'S A UNDER OUR
AMENDMENT LAST WEEK, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S A PROVISION THAT ALLOWS
TENANTS TO SORT OF DEMAND THAT
THOSE BE REFUNDED. PLUS DOUBLE
DAMAGES. AND IF THE LANDLORD
PROMPTLY CURES WITHIN 30 DAYS,
THEN YOU'RE DONE. YOU DON'T
HAVE TO RELY UPON, YOU KNOW,
GOING TO COURT. YOU DON'T HAVE
ATTORNEY'S FEES. YOU DON'T HAVE
ADDITIONAL PENALTIES. SO IT'S A
QUICK RESOLUTION FOR TENANTS,
SORT OF EMPOWERS THEM TO DO
SOMETHING WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY.
BUT ALSO THERE'S INCENTIVES
THERE FOR THE LANDLORD TO
PROMPTLY CURE WHAT WE HEARD
FROM, FROM SOME TENANT
ADVOCATES. AND I THINK IT'S
REASONABLE IS, IS THAT IF
LANDLORD IS PUT ON NOTICE THAT
THEY'VE CHARGED THAT FEE AND
THAT IS BANNED, THAT THEY SHOULD
BE REFUNDED TO ALL SIMILARLY
SITUATED TENANTS IN THAT
BUILDING WITHIN THAT SAME 30 DAY
CURE PERIOD. AND AGAIN, IF THEY
DO SO, THEN, YOU KNOW, THEN THEN
THEY'RE DONE. NO, THEY DON'T
HAVE TO GO TO COURT. BUT IF THEY
DON'T, THEN ANY TENANTS WHO
HAVEN'T SORT OF HAD THOSE FEES
REFUNDED AND THOSE DAMAGES ARE
PAID WOULD HAVE THAT ABILITY TO
TAKE THEM TO COURT. SO THAT'S
THE GIST OF THE THE AMENDMENT TO
THE AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE
BRINGING FORWARD TO TOMORROW.
WOULD LOVE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THAT
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK
YOU.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
JUST A QUICK LOOK BACK. ON
FRIDAY, THE HUMAN SERVICES,
LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE MET AND WE HEARD THREE
ITEMS A BRIEFING FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT REGARDING A
PLAN TO REVIEW REVERT HUMAN
SERVICES CONTRACTS FROM KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY BACK INTO CITY OF
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. WE ALSO
HAD A BRIEFING ON AMENDMENTS TO
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS ORDINANCE.
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
HAS BEEN WORKING ON UPDATES TO
ALIGN CITY LAW WITH THE
STATEWIDE DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL
OF RIGHTS, LEGISLATION THAT
PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR,
SHEPHERDED BY STATE
REPRESENTATIVE BRIANNA THOMAS
FROM THE 34th LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT, HAVE TO HONOR WEST
SEATTLE. THE AMENDED ORDINANCE
WOULD ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR
WRITTEN AGREEMENTS AND RECORDS
RETENTION, USE OF ENTITLED, PAID
AND UNPAID LEAVE AND ADVANCE
NOTICE OF TERMINATION. IT WOULD
ALSO PROHIBIT RETALIATION FOR
TAKING PERMISSIBLE TIME OFF. AND
THEN WE RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON
THE FAIR PRICING AND
TRANSPARENCY ORDINANCE. AND
COLLEAGUES, I JUST WANT TO
QUICKLY REITERATE SOME OF THE
PROCESS POINTS THAT I ADDRESSED
IN COMMITTEE FOR EVERYONE'S
AWARENESS. SO THE DRAFT
LEGISLATION WILL BE ON THE IRC
TOMORROW, AT WHICH POINT CENTRAL
STAFF WILL FINISH THEIR WORK ON
THE BILL MEMO AMENDMENT CONCEPTS
WILL BE DUE A FEW DAYS AFTER THE
RELEASE OF THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO, AND CENTRAL STAFF WILL
INCLUDE A SPECIFIC DUE DATE WITH
THEIR MEMO EMAIL AT THE AUGUST
21st MEETING OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WE WILL
BE BRIEFED BY CENTRAL STAFF ON
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS
BILL AND, IMPORTANTLY, ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS WITH AMENDMENT
CONCEPTS WILL BE ASKED TO SPEAK
TO THEM DURING THIS COMMITTEE
AND IN OUR FIRST COMMITTEE
MEETING FOLLOWING RECESS, WE
WILL VOTE ON AMENDMENTS AND THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION. SO MY
TEAM AND OUR CENTRAL STAFFERS,
JASMINE AND TOMASSO, ARE
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU
HAVE ON THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. OUR NEXT HUMAN
SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE
HELD NEXT WEEK. SO FRIDAY,
AUGUST 21st, THE AGENDA IS
ROBUST AND INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING
TO HAVE A BRIEFING, PUBLIC
HEARING AND POTENTIAL VOTE ON AN
AMENDMENT TO THE BALLARD BIA AND
THE ASSESSMENT FORMULA WILL THEN
HAVE A BRIEFING, PUBLIC HEARING
AND POTENTIAL VOTE ON AN
AMENDMENT TO THE BROADWAY BIA
AND CAPITOL HILL. I'LL JUST NOTE
THAT THIS BIA LEGISLATION
REQUIRED A NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING. THIS HEARING WILL BE TO
SOLICIT INPUT ON THE FIVE
PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
BROADWAY BIA ORDINANCE INTENDED
TO STABILIZE THE CAPITOL HILL
AND BROADWAY BIA BUDGET TO
BETTER ALIGN THE DISTRICT
BOUNDARY WITH CURRENT COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND OUR PARTNERS IN
CAPITOL HILL HAVE BEEN WORKING
HARD TO GET CONSENSUS ON THESE
CHANGES THAT WILL ULTIMATELY
BENEFIT THE ENTIRE CAPITOL HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO DOING OUR PART IN COMMITTEE
TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE THAT CENTRAL
STAFF BRIEFING ON THE FAIR
PRICING AND TRANSPARENCY
ORDINANCE AND A DISCUSSION FROM
ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON
AMENDMENT CONCEPTS. WE'LL HAVE A
VOTE ON THE AMENDED DOMESTIC
WORKERS ORDINANCE AND THEN A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO COMMERCIAL
LEASE TRANSPARENCY. SO A
CONTINUATION ON OUR DISCUSSION
OF HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
I'LL CLOSE ON A VERY FUN NOTE,
BECAUSE LAST MONTH WE HAD A
COMMUNITY ART COMPETITION OUT IN
DISTRICT SIX AND BALLARD. THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON THAT VERY
FUN EVENT WHERE WE ALSO ISSUED
OUR PROCLAMATION FOR EVERYONE'S
FAVORITE RACCOON JIMOTHY. NOW
THE TWO WINNERS, WE HAVE A
STAINED GLASS MOSAIC CALLED
SAINT JIMOTHY BY VIRGINIA
MCFADDEN. AND WE ALSO HAVE AN
OIL PAINTING CALLED JIMOTHY.
TAKE SEATTLE. AND THIS WAS DONE
BY KAYLA JULIANA CAROBS. THESE
ARE NOW IN DISPLAY IN THE CITY
HALL LOBBY. SO WOULD ENCOURAGE
FOLKS TO TAKE BUY WHEN YOU'RE
BUYING A CUP OF COFFEE OR A
LATTE OR WHATEVER IS YOUR
CHOICE. OVER AT CITY GRIND, TAKE
A MOMENT AND TAKE A LOOK AT
THESE INCREDIBLE ART PIECES. WE
HAVE SO MUCH TALENT IN THIS
CITY. WE ACTUALLY HAD OVER 100
PEOPLE SHOW UP WITH ART PIECES
FOR EVERYTHING FROM TATTOOS TO
PINATAS TO EMBROIDERY. I MEAN,
WE REALLY SAW IT ALL. AND SO IT
WAS TOUGH CHOOSING SOME WINNERS,
BUT THOSE TWO WERE THE ONES THAT
ROSE TO THE TOP, AND IT'S BEEN
EXCITING TO SEE THEM HAVE A
PLACE IN CITY HALL, AT LEAST
THROUGH THE END OF THE SUMMER.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR
TODAY. HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS
-- ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
AWESOME. LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THE
ARTWORK. I SAW IT, IT LOOKS
REALLY DOPE. SO GOOD JOB ON THAT
COLLEAGUES. I'LL BE SHORT ON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13th. THE
GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CANCELED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
THAT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE I'M SO
SERIOUS. I GOT YOU. SO WE WILL
BE DISCUSSING THE CONFIRMATION
OF CTO SMITH IN OUR SEPTEMBER
MEETING, SEPTEMBER 17th. THAT
WILL COME TO THAT MEETING. BUT
THIS WEEK HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR
OUR MEETING. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? I DON'T HAVE ANY
UPDATES, BUT SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE
BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT
THE HECK I'M DOING. AND SOME
NEWSLETTERS, ALL THAT GOOD
STUFF. I WILL SAY. LAST BUT NOT
LEAST. OKAY, I WANT TO GIVE A
CAPITOL HILL A BIG SHOUT OUT
ABOUT THE CAPITOL HILL BLOCK
PARTY WAS A SUCCESS. IT IS THE
ECONOMIC ENGINE, NOT THE BLOCK
PARTY. IT IS ONE OF THE. BUT THE
JUST THE PIKE PINE CORRIDOR,
JUST NEEDS A LOT MORE ATTENTION.
SO THANK YOU ALL. SOME HELP IS
COMING, OBVIOUSLY WITH SOME OF
OUR AMBASSADORS THAT WILL GET
PICKED UP VERY QUICKLY HERE. YOU
ALL. AND SO THAT BALL HAS BEEN
ROLLING AND HAS STARTED. SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT
UP AND RUNNING VERY QUICKLY HERE
WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. I CAN
CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT. SO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
-- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR YOUR
PROPOSED RV LEGISLATION. I AM
STILL WORKING MY WAY THROUGH IT.
IT IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE,
EXTENSIVE, AND I THINK
THOUGHTFUL. SIX BILLS, A PACKAGE
OF SIX BILLS TO ADDRESS A REALLY
IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS
PREVIOUSLY LED ON THROUGH THE
BUDGET. I'VE LED ON THROUGH THE
BUDGET PROCESS AND SPONSOR
COSPONSORED, YOU KNOW,
ADDITIONAL EXPANSION, RV SAFE,
LOTS THINGS TO ADDRESS IT. BUT
WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SO I'M STILL
WORKING MY WAY THROUGH IT, BUT
WHAT I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY IS
LIKE, I THINK WHAT I LIKE ABOUT
YOUR PROPOSAL, AT LEAST AT A
HIGH LEVEL, IS THAT IT
RECOGNIZES THAT SOME OF THE
EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN TO DATE HAVE
BEEN KIND OF FRAGMENTED
DISJOINTED A BIT, AND THAT, YOU
KNOW, THEY'RE NOT WORKING AND
WE NEED A WE NEED A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH. AND, AND
I SO THAT'S WHY I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR LEADING THIS, PUTTING
THIS TOGETHER. AND, AND SO I
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. LOOK
FORWARD TO REVIEWING IT IN MORE
DETAIL PERSONALLY AND THEN IN
COMMITTEE TOMORROW AND DURING
THE COMMITTEE AND THEN OFFLINE
ONE ON ONE WITH YOU AS WELL. BUT
I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN PUTTING THIS
TOGETHER. THANK YOU.
-- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. AYE. COULDN'T HAVE ALL OF
THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS. SINCE
YOU'VE BEEN IN OFFICE, YOU'VE
BEEN A CO-SPONSOR OF. AND SO I
GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
OVER THE COURSE OF THESE YEARS.
-- YEAH. AWESOME. GOOD JOB.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, BECAUSE I
WILL SAY IT'S A COMPLICATED
ISSUE. AND SO OF COURSE, IT
NEEDS A COMPLICATED APPROACH AND
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT
YOU'VE PUT. AND I LIKE THE
EFFORT OF TRYING TO FIGURE IT
OUT, YOU KNOW, SO I WILL SAY
THAT HE DIDN'T HEAR A WORD I
SAID. I WAS GIVING HIM ALL THE
LOVE, ALL THE LOVE. AND HE WAS
OVER THERE TALKING TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. DID YOU
ALL HEAR ME? ALL THE LOVE I GAVE
TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. OKAY.
I JUST JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.
COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE.
NO, I WAS SAYING, AND THEN MY
ENDING IS THAT A COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH TO A VERY COMPLEX
PROBLEM ON THE STREET RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'VE WE'VE DONE THIS
DANCE BEFORE AT THE CITY. AND I
THINK AT LEAST YOU'RE TRYING AND
I'M SUPPORTING THAT 1,000% AND
WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE
LEGISLATION. GOOD JOB. AND WE'RE
GOING TO ROCK IT TOGETHER,
BROTHER. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
-- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST VERY QUICKLY WANTED TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
THE DISTRICT. AND I SAY THAT NOT
JUST AS A CITY WIDE, BUT AS
SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE PIKE
PINE CORRIDOR AND SEES THE
TREMENDOUS NEED OF A FOCUSED
APPROACH AND BRINGING RESOURCES.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. AS
A RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT, TOO,
FOR TAKING THE STEP TO GET THOSE
RESOURCES OUT AND GET MORE EYES
ON THE STREET. I'VE REALLY
APPRECIATED PARTNERING WITH YOU,
ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF WHAT
HAVE BEEN SOME REALLY
CHALLENGING MOMENT, PUBLIC
SAFETY MOMENTS IN THE DISTRICT
AND SHOOTINGS THAT DEFINITELY
ROCKED OUR NEIGHBORS. AND SO I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
TAKING THAT LEADERSHIP AND FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
-- THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I'D
BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, I
APPRECIATE YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, I
GOT MAD LOVE FOR YOU, OKAY? AND
I KNOW WE WANT THE SAME THING.
AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT
APPROACHES. HOWEVER, I
APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERSHIP.
OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.
THE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION THAT YOU
CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
PUBLIC SAFETY. OKAY, SO WE'RE
FRIENDS NOW, CORRECT?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE YOU'RE
GOING TO SAY IN THAT MICROPHONE,
ARE WE FRIENDS OR NOT?
-- I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. ALWAYS
WILL.
-- AND YOU'RE GOING TO AND
YOU'RE GOING TO LET THE PUBLIC
KNOW THAT YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU
LOVE ME.
-- [LAUGHTER]
-- OF COURSE.
-- THANK YOU.
-- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL.
-- OKAY. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR THOSE
COMMENTS. SEE HOW YOU BRING
EVERYBODY TOGETHER. THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES. THAT'S ALL I NEED TO
KNOW. ALL RIGHT. NO FURTHER