>>> GOOD MORNING.
LET'S GET STARTED FOR OUR
MONDAYS THING.
WE HAVE A FEW EXCUSED ABSENCES
SO WE ARE LOW ON NUMBERS.
IT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY BRIEF.
WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT
THE END OF THE BRIEFING.
LET ME START BY SAYING NO ITEMS
FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF TECHNOLOGY
WILL BE MEETING AT A REGULAR
TIME NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY.
I WANT TO MENTION ONE ITEM ON
THE CALENDAR TODAY, A RESOLUTION
FOR A VOTE IN A WEEK.
IT IS GRANTING CONCEPTUAL
APPROVAL FOR A STRUCTURE TERM
PERMIT FOR THE SEATTLE ARENA TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE
ITS TUNNEL UNDER AND ACROSS
THOMAS STREET WHICH IS
BASICALLY EAST OF FIRST AVENUE,
NORTH AND WEST OF WARREN AVENUE.
AND IT'S BASICALLY ALLOWING THE
RENOVATION OF KEY ARENA.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION GIVING
CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL.
WOULD BE FORTHCOMING IS AN
ORDINANCE AFTER THE CONCEPTUAL
DRAWINGS AND PERMITS ARE
TRIGGERED.
IT GIVES CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL
AND IT ACTUAL ORDINANCE WILL BE
FORTHCOMING DOWN THE ROAD.
ON THAT TOPIC OF THE ARENA,
ORDINARILY I WOULD HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ
INTRODUCE THIS MATTER AND
DESCRIBE IT BUT IN HER ABSENCE
I AM HELPING OUT THERE.
WHAT WE MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT
SINCE WE HAVE US -- A SELECT
COMMITTEE ON THE ARENA, AS
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS UNFOLD WE
MAY WANT TO HAVE THE ACTUAL
COMMITTEES INVOLVED WITH THAT
WORK.
I MAY WANT TO REFERRED TO THOSE
PARTICULAR COMMITTEES AND IN
THIS SITUATION IT MIGHT HAVE
GONE TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE DONE STRATEGICALLY IS
MAKE SURE OF THE COMPONENTS OF
THE PROJECT ON THE SELECT
COMMITTEE LIGHT OF US COULD
TAKE A LOOK AND ASK THE
APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS.
NOW THAT THE AGREEMENTS ARE IN
PLACE AND WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD, AS WE LOOK AT THE
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WE MAY
WANT TO GO BACK TO A COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE.
I WILL TALK TO OUR DIRECTOR OF
CENTRAL STAFF IN DIFFERENT
COMMITTEE CHAIRS THAT APPROACH
AND CERTAINLY IS A MEMBER
DEBORA JUAREZ , SHE HAS SHOWN
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP LOOKING
AT THE UNIVERSAL CONCERN OF THE
PROJECT.
>> SPEAKING AS VICE CHAIR, I
CAN TELL YOU THAT SHE WILL BE
VERY INTERESTED IN CONTINUING
TO CONDUCT WHATEVER NEEDS TO
COME BACK TO FULL COUNCIL FOR
HER COMMITTEE.
SHE IS VERY STRONG AND IS VERY
INTERESTED.
>> OKAY.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
YOU ARE UP.
>> THANK YOU AND WELCOME.
NICE TO SEE THE TWO OF YOU DOWN
THERE.
THE MEETING WE WOULD NORMALLY
HAVE FOR FINANCE A NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE FOR THIS WEEK, WHICH
IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, IS
CANCELED.
NO ONE IS READY FOR ANYTHING TO
COME THROUGH THE COMMITTEE.
YOU WILL HAVE A MAJOR MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12, WITH
A LOT OF YEAR END WRAP-UPS.
AGAIN, DECEMBER 12 BE THE NEXT
FINANCE AND THEY WERE HAD --
AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO A FEW AN OPPORTUNITY
TO JOIN MEET WEDNESDAY AND
OTHERS IN CHAMBERS. 11:30 AM
NOVEMBER 28.
YOU WILL HAVE A LUNCH AND LEARN
AS PART OF OUR AGE FRIENDLY
SEATTLE EFFORTS.
THIS IS ON CAREGIVER SUPPORT,
BOTH FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO
LEARN MORE AND ALSO FOR THOSE
WHO ARE PROVIDING CARE. THIS
WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
MORE ABOUT WHAT THE CITY OFFERS
AND HOW CONNECTIONS CAN BE
MADE, WHETHER IT'S DEMENTIA
CARE OR RESPITE CARE OR SIMPLY
EXPANDED SERVICES FOR YOUR
FAMILY.
ALSO THERE WILL BE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMING
UP.
THAT IS THIS WEDNESDAY, DOORS
OPEN AT 11:30 AM.
NOON TO 1:30 PM.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT BEING PART OF
THAT AND I WANT TO SAY THANKS
TO CATHY NIGHT, IRENE STEWART
AND OTHERS IN OUR HUMAN
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THERE IS AN OPEN HOUSE, THE
COUNTY'S HARBORVIEW HALL.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT A NUMBER OF US
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG
TIME WITH OUR KING COUNTY
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND
HARBORVIEW HALL, THEY ARE GOING
TO BE OPENING UP A 100 BED
SHELTER. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU
TO THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ROD AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN SO
INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT.
TARGET DATE IS IN DECEMBER.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO DO IS GET MORE
SHELTERS OPEN.
THIS ONE ULTIMATELY WILL BE
OPEN 24 SEVEN.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
INTEREST IN OUR INVOLVEMENT IN
THAT.
DONE FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU IT WAS JUST
SPEAKING UP FOR YOU IN THE WORK
THE HAVE BEEN DOING, DEBORA
JUAREZ , AROUND THE ARENA
CONTRACT.
IF YOU WANTED TO RESET.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU WANT A FEW SECONDS TO
SETTLE IN?
>> WHY DO YOU ALWAYS DO THAT?
I AM READY TO GO.
I HAVE MY NOTES.
>> WE WILL WAIT FOR YOU.
DEBORA JUAREZ YOU'RE UP.
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE.
I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CIVIC
DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC ASSETS AND
NATIVE COMMITTEE WILL BE
TUESDAY AT 2 PM IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.
WE WILL HEAR FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION FOR CAPITAL PROJECT
UPDATES ON BAY PARK, BRYANT
SITE IN THE ARBORETUM LOOP
TRAIL.
I JUST WROTE THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN THINK THE
COUNCILMEMBER FOR HER LEADER ON
THE BUDGET.
I ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORT.
I THINK THE CITY DID WELL WITH
THIS BUDGET AND IN PARTICULAR
I'M HAPPY THE PEOPLE SUPPORTED
THE PROJECTS WE HAD IN SOCIAL
SERVICES AND FOOD BANKS IN
DISTRICT 5. SINCE WE VOTED ON
THE BUDGET AFTER SEVERAL HARD
WORKING ORGANIZATIONS SERVING
DISTRICT 5 WILL BEGIN TO
CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE WORK
THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM THIS
COUNCIL.
I WILL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE
DECEMBER 3, 10th AND 17th.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.
>> JUST BRIEF, THERE IS NOTHING
ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA,
FULL COUNCIL FROM THE PLANNING
AND ZONING LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS NEXT WEEK.
MONDAY WILL BE THE CONTINUATION
OF WHAT WE HAD BEFORE THE
BUDGET PROCESS, MHA MONDAYS,
WHERE WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
THE OUTCOME OF THE HEARINGS
EXAMINERS APPEAL THE CAME OUT
ON WEDNESDAY AT 4:15 PM.
AND TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT THE TIMELINE OF
CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY WIDE
RE-ZONES AS WELL AS A
PRESENTATION I BELIEVE ON THE
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE THAT THE CITY AND ARE
CONSULTANTS HAVE DONE.
A LOT MORE OXYGEN ON MHA NEXT
MONDAY.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
HARD-WORKING EMPLOYEES OF THE
PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
CENTRAL STAFF AND OUR
DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEARS OF
WORK THEY DID LEADING UP TO
LAST WEDNESDAY'S DECISION, I AM
SURE YOU HAVE ALL SEEN, WE HAD
A FAVORABLE RULING ON ONE MINOR
ISSUE THAT WILL NEED ADDITIONAL
ANALYSIS GIVES US A CLEAR
PATHWAY TO ADOPT THE CITYWIDE
ZONING CHANGES SOMETIME EARLY
NEXT YEAR.
AS I MENTIONED, WHEN WE GOT
TOGETHER COUPLE WEEKS AGO HAD
WE ADOPTED IT A LITTLE EARLIER
WE WOULD'VE HAD NEARLY $100
MILLION WITHIN THE BUDGET CYCLE
TO CONTRIBUTE TO A PORTABLE
HOUSING AS OPPOSED TO THE
EXCELLENT $13 MILLION WERE
GOING TO HAVE.
SO MHA MONDAY, 1030.
TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS.
WE WILL HAVE OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED PLANNING MEETING THE
FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY.
THE FIFTH, 930 -- 9:30 AM.
A COUPLE SMALL POINTS TO THE
PLANNING COMMISSION.
VOTES ON ADDITIONAL IMPRINTS OF
PLAN AMENDMENTS AND DISCUSSION
OF POSSIBLE VOTE OF THE
CONTINUATION OF OUR MASTER PLAN.
THAT CALL IN RESPONSE PROCESS
IS COMPLETED AND GIVES US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FINAL
ACTION ON THE WORK WE DID
BEFORE COMMITTEE WORK WAS
SUSPENDED. THAT IS IT FOR ME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LORENA
GONZALEZ .
>> GOOD MORNING.
THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA AND THAT
GENERAL EQUITY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE AND THAT HIS
RESOLUTION 31854 REGARDING THE
PROPOSED FEDERAL RULE CHANGE
AROUND WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS
PUBLIC CHARGE.
YOU MAY BE SEEING -- YOU MAY
HAVE SEEN SOME WRITEUPS OF THE
PUBLIC CHARGE RULE, BOTH IN
MAINSTREAM MEDIA AND ALSO ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, EFFECTIVELY A
RULE BEING PROPOSED BY THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THAT WOULD
DISQUALIFY SOMEBODY FROM
BECOMING A LEGAL PERMANENT
RESIDENT EVEN THOUGH THEY
QUALIFY TO BECOME A LEGAL
PERMANENT RESIDENT OR FROM
BECOMING A CITIZEN IF THEY ARE
DEEMED BY THE FEDERAL
MINISTRATION TO HAVE EITHER
UTILIZED SOCIAL PUBLIC BENEFIT
SERVICES LIKE MEDICAID OR
MEDICARE FOR EXAMPLE, MEDICAID
IN PARTICULAR AT STATE LEVEL,
OR IF THEY ARE DEEMED LIKELY TO
RELY ON PUBLIC BENEFITS IN THE
FUTURE THAN THEY WOULD NOT BE
PERMITTED TO APPLY TO ADJUST
THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS TO
CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN THE
COUNTRY.
INCREDIBLY PUNITIVE AND
REGRESSIVE RULE, IT IS PROPOSED
TO BE CHANGED TO THE EXISTING
POLICY.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY
WITH OUR OFFICE OF REFUGEE
AFFAIRS AND WITH FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY TO TRY TO GIVE THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE, WHICH IS
QUITE WONKY, A LITTLE MORE
DAYLIGHT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR PEOPLE TO SUBMIT PUBLIC
COMMENT.
THE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAVE
THE MORE LIKELY WE CAN BUILD A
RECORD SO WHEN THE RULE WAS
CHANGED AS WE SUSPECT IT WILL
BE, THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT
EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD TO BE
ABLE TO DRAW A LEGAL CHALLENGE
TO PUSH BACK ON YET ANOTHER
MISGUIDED POLICY IN OUR
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL.
THAT IS THE ONLY ITEM ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA AND IT IS
MINE AND WE ARE EXPECTING SOME
OF THE ADVOCATES OF THE
COALITION MEMBERS WHO ARE
REPRESENTING WASHINGTON'S
INTEREST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
TO BE PRESENT.
THESE ARE FOLKS IMPACTED WITHIN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE WHO RELY ON
SERVICES THAT A CRS, OR PUBLIC
HEALTH CLINIC, HARBORVIEW, YOU
NAME IT, IF IT'S ANY MENTORING
TO ACCESS THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
OR FOOD BANKS OR OTHER TYPES OF
SERVICES THAT ARE FUNDED
THROUGH FEDERAL DOLLARS, AND
THEY STAND AT RISK OF NOT BEING
ABLE -- OF BEING PENALIZED IN
SUCH A HEARSE -- HARSH WEIGHT
THEY COULDN'T ADJUST THEIR
STATUS.
WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION
WITH SEVERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
AND THEY HAVE TOLD US EVEN
THOUGH THE RULE HASN'T BEEN
EFFECTIVELY CHANGED AND JUST
PROPOSED, THEY RECEIVED A
NUMBER OF CALLS ASKING FOR
THEIR NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM
THE ROLLS AS A REACTION TO THE
PROPOSED RULE.
IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND WE HAVE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
WITHDRAWING FROM SERVICES EVEN
THOUGH THEY NEED THE SERVICES
IN THEIR ESTIMATION OF BEING
ABLE TO BE SAFE.
THAT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA THIS
AFTERNOON AT 2 PM.
WE WILL HAVE OUR REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COMMITTEE HEARING
THIS WEDNESDAY MEMBER 28 THE
9:30 AM.
WE WILL HAVE 10 APPOINTMENTS
AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION.
WE WILL ALSO CONSIDER AND HAVE
A DISCUSSION ONLY OF A DRAFT
RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REALIGNMENT
WORK WE TALKED ABOUT A QUITE
SOME LENGTH DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS.
THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN AND I TO
BRING FORTH A DRAFT VERSION OF
THE RESOLUTION THAT WILL LAY
FORWARD THE WORKPLAN MOVING
THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR THAT
ALLOWS US TO DO THAT TERMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM REALIGNMENT THAT
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SO
MUCH.
AND THEN, LASTLY I WANT TO SAY
THAT NEXT WEEK I WILL BE GONE
ON MONDAY AND I WILL BE LEAVING
ON THURSDAY TO BE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ATTEND THE
NEW AMERICAN LEADERS ANNUAL
CONFERENCE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
ATTENDING THE RECEPTION ON
THURSDAY NIGHT WHERE A COUPLE
OF MY GOOD FRIENDS WILL BE
GETTING RECOGNIZED BY THE NEW
AMERICAN LEADERS ORGANIZATION
WHICH PROMOTES AND RECRUITS
FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS OR
IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES TO RUN
FOR PUBLIC OFFICE AT ALL LEVELS.
OUR VERY OWN CONGRESSWOMAN WITH
THEIR INAUGURAL HERO AWARD WILL
BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL AS MY
GOOD FRIEND HELEN FROM
PHILADELPHIA.
I WILL BE AT A PANEL ON THE
CONFERENCE AND THAT I WILL BE
GONE MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 AND
DECEMBER 11 AND 12th AS I WILL
BE IN BARCELONA SPAIN AT THE
INVITATION OF BARCELONA CITY
COUNCIL TO JOIN THEM AT THEIR
INTERNATIONAL CITIES HUMAN
RIGHTS CONFERENCE TO TALK ABOUT
ALL THE HUMAN RIGHTS WORK THAT
THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN
DOING HERE IN THIS COUNTRY AND
I AM HONORED TO TO SIT ON A
PANEL OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL
LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS IN
BARCELONA AT THEIR INVITATION
TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHY
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS A HUMAN
RIGHT CITY AND WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN DOING TO PROTECT
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN SPITE
OF A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
THAT IS IT.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> I AM VERY IMPRESSED AND
PROUD OF YOU FOR THAT,
CONGRATULATIONS.
AND IN MARKED CONTRAST TO THE
EXCITING THINGS YOU ARE DOING
I'VE BEEN CALLED ON JURY DUTY.
SO I GO TO KING COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT TOMORROW CHANCES THEY WILL
IMPANEL ME ARE SLIM NOT ALERT --
AFTER BEING A PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY I DOUBT THEY'RE GOING
TO SAY YES BUT I'M DOING MY
DUTY AND GOING THERE.
>> THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
ANNOUNCING WE WILL CONVENIENT
CONSECUTIVE -- EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
THE SESSIONS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH
CITY ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY
LAW AND LEGAL MONITORS THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
PRESENT TO ASSURE WE RESERVE
QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR OPEN
PUBLIC SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THE SESSION TO END IN
30 MINUTES.
WHICH IS ROUGHLY 10:18 PM.
-- 10:18 AM.
IF IT GOES BEYOND THAT TIME I
WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
ITS EXPECTED DURATION.
WITH THAT LET'S MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.