I JUST NEED ONE MOMENT HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
WE ARE HERE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW, JUAREZ, AND GONZALEZ.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING
WILL BE APPROVED.
WITH NO OBJECTION, THEY ARE
APPROVED.
WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
AFTER THIS, AND OF COURSE WE
WILL BE HEARING FROM THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS,
DELIVERED THIS MORNING AND
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WOULD BE EFFICIENT IF WE CAN
GET THROUGH OUR AGENDA.
FROM THE GOVERNANCE, EQUITY,
AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, I
HAVE THREE ITEMS UP FOR VOTE
THIS AFTERNOON.
TWO OF THEM WE HAVE TALKED A
LITTLE ABOUT.
THE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN SOME
STATE LAW CHANGES WE WILL
CERTAINLY RECONCILE WITH OUR
CITY LAW.
THE FIRST ONE HAS TO DO WITH
THE SALE AND USE OF TOBACCO
MARIJUANA PRODUCTS BY MINORS, SO
WE WILL AMEND THE SECTION OF
OUR CODE TO MAKE THAT
CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW.
SIMILARLY, THERE ARE CRIMES AND
OFFENSES CONCERNING ANIMALS,
AND SO WE WILL AMEND OUR CODE
TO REFLECT THE STATE CHANGE.
THE SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR MANY
MONTHS WILL BE UP FOR VOTE THIS
AFTERNOON.
THANKED ALL OF YOU FOR ENGAGING
IN THAT.
I THINK THERE MAY BE SOME
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED AND WE WILL
WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE IF
THEY ARE PROPOSED, AND ARE
SUCCESSFUL.
I WANT TO THANKED COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR THAT.
COUNTS MEMBER BAGSHAW, YOU ARE
UP.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE
REST OF OUR LIVES FOR BUDGET.
WE HAVE NOTHING THIS AFTERNOON
FROM THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ON OUR
AGENDA.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING
TOMORROW AFTER THE SPECIAL
MEETING COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
HAS, AS OURS WILL START AND
DISCUSS, AND VOTE ON THEIR
PREDATORY VEHICLE LANDLORD
LEGISLATION.
WE VOTED ON A GROUP OF
AMENDMENTS LAST WEEK, AND IT
WAS COMPLETELY CHANGED FROM
WHAT YOU ALL SAW ORIGINALLY.
THE REDLINING WAS VERY
SIGNIFICANT, BUT THE FOCUS NOW
IS REALLY ON THE PUBLIC-HEALTH
ELEMENTS OF THE PREDATORY
VEHICLE LANDLORD LEGISLATION,
AND FINDING OPTIONS FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT BE MOVED.
I THINK WE HAVE DONE A LOT
WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
I WANT TO THANKED ANTHONY AND
KRISTIN GROVE, ALLISON IN MY
OFFICE, DOING A LOT OF GOOD
WORK ON THAT.
IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN WHAT CAME
OUT OF THE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK,
I WOULD ASK YOU TO TAKE A LOOK
AT IT.
I KNOW ALLISON HAS GONE DOOR-TO-
DOOR WITH YOUR STAFF TO SAY,
THIS IS WHAT WE'VE GOT NOW,
PROVIDING AMENDMENTS WITH JEFF
SIMMS.
THANK YOU, JEFF SIMMS FROM
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, AS WELL.
MY INTENTION IS TO MOVE THAT
OUT OF COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
ALSO, AT THIS LAST COMMITTEE,
WE DID HEAR AND REVIEW ONCE
AGAIN, THE ORDINANCE AND
RESOLUTION AROUND THE CANNERY
BUILDING.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL
OF YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP ON THE.
IT'S MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE,
BUT I'M HOLDING IT UNTIL
DECEMBER 7. I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO THE LAND OVER WHO CAME
TO MY OFFICE LAST WEEK.
HE BROUGHT HIS ARCHITECT.
MOVING FORWARD, LOOKING AT
HOUSING ON SECOND AND MAINE.
SO, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT
AREA.
WE'VE DONE A LOT.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY
STAFF FROM MOVING THAT FORWARD.
IN PARTICULAR, ARE REALLY
HELPING US IDENTIFY
OPPORTUNITIES, AND WE HAVE NOW
ALMOST DONE IT WITH THE
METROPOLE BUILDING THANKS TO
SATTERBERG FOUNDATION, AND
TARA.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE TAKING
OVER THE METROPOLE BUILDING TO
GET THAT RESURRECTED.
WE ALL KNOW ABOUT PETER AND HIS
WIFE, LISA, WHO ARE OPENING AT
ANOTHER BUILDING,
GROUNDBREAKING RADON SECOND AND
MAINE.
IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE THE WORK
THAT'S GONE ON, AND PEOPLE
SAYING YES, AND STANDING UP TO
FIX THESE BUILDINGS, AND GET
HOUSING IN THEM.
IT'S GOING TO TRANSFORM THAT
AREA.
>> MAY I SAY SOMETHING?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK.
WE NEED TO PUT EVERY PARCEL OF
UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTY INTO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HANDS OR
PUBLIC USE.
I WANTED TO NOTE FOR THE
RECORD, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
THAT YOU ARE MOVING THIS
FORWARD, AND THE TIE INTO THE
WORKER STRUGGLES AT SANTA
DOMINGO AND OTHERS WHEN THE
CANNERY WAS THE POINT OF
CONTENTION, WHEN LABOR
ORGANIZING WAS MET WITH VIOLENCE
FOR CINDY DOMINGO'S BROTHER,
AND HER COLLEAGUES.
I REACHED OUT TO CINDY, AND LET
HER KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING YOU
ARE WORKING ON.
SHE'S REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS
OTHERWISE DILAPIDATED BUILDING,
AND PUT IT INTO PUBLIC USE.
JUST IN CASE I'M NOT HERE IN
DECEMBER WHEN YOU TAKE THIS
ISSUE UP AGAIN, I WOULD LOVE TO
CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE STORY.
AS WE THINK ABOUT THE NEXT
ITERATION FOR THAT BUILDING.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
UP.
EVERY TIME IT HAS COME IN FRONT
OF US, WE HAVE DISCUSSED THAT.
WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE
LEADERS OF THE FILIPINO
COMMUNITY.
THERE IS SOME NEW VOICES, SO
NINA IN MY OFFICE, IS REACHING
OUT.
WE WILL HAVE A PRELIMINARY
CONFERENCE ABOUT WHO THEY WANT
AT THE TABLE BECAUSE CLEARLY,
WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE
COLLEEN HAS DONE, TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORIES OF
THE PEOPLE IN HER BUILDING, BUT
I WANT TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR
ON THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF
THE BUILDING, POTENTIALLY,
ASKING THE COMMUNITY, WHAT
WOULD HONOR THE CULTURE, THE
HISTORY, AND WHAT WENT ON WITH
THE CANNERY WORKERS.
I AM ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO
DOING THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE
DOING BUDGET.
THAT'S HAPPENING BEHIND THE
SCENES.
THE LANDOWNER HAS ALSO AGREED
TO COME, WHICH IS A BIG STEP
FORWARD.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR THAT.
SHE IS SPEAKING AT 11:45.
SHE IS PRESENTING AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON TO US.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> BEFORE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
GOES, THE DOORS WILL OPEN AT
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY
QUAKERS AT THE TABLE, BUT 11:15.
THE PROGRAM STARTS AT 11:45.
MANY OF US ARE ATTENDING THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> KUNSMILLER JUAREZ.
>> I AM A QUAKER, JUST SO YOU
KNOW.
>> REALLY?
>> NO, I JUST WANTED TO THROW
HAT IN THERE.
LET'S START WITH THERE ARE NO
RELATED ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
TODAY.
AT FULL COUNCIL, THERE ARE
THREE RELATED ITEMS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
KOREC FILE 314549, AND COUNCIL
BILL 119651 ARE THE ASSOCIATED
KOREC FILE, FOR A CONTRACT
REZONING APPLICATION FOR 4070
NORTHEAST AVENUE TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL 2 WITH
A 65-FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT AND MHA
SUFFIX.
SECOND ONE IS COUNCIL BILL
119649 KOREC FILE 314378.
THE ASSOCIATED KOREC FILE AND
COUNCIL BILLS FOR FINAL
APPROVAL OF THE TREMONT PLACE
PLAT AT 5936 70 SOUTH.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
TOMORROW TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
AT NOON.
THERE ARE FOUR ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
NUMBER ONE, A VOTE ON THE
RESOLUTION UPDATING THE
COUNCIL'S POSITION ON THE
SECOND VASCULAR DID I SAY THAT
RIGHT?
YEAH, VASCULAR BRIDGE PROJECT.
NUMBER TWO, A BRIEFING AND VOTE
ON A CONTRACT REZONING OF 5256
RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO WITH
THE 40 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TWO
WITH THE 65-FOOT LIMIT.
THIRD ITEM, A BRIEFING FROM THE
SEATTLE GREEN PARTNERSHIP ON
THEIR WORK TO ESTABLISH
NEIGHBORHOOD FORESTED PARKS,
AND LAST A BRIEFING ON E-
SCOOTERS AND MICRO MOBILITY.
FINALLY, WE ARE CIRCULATING FOR
OUR SIGNATURE, A PROCLAMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO HAS A
ACCLAMATION FOR SANDY
ARCHIBALD, WHO IS RETIRING
AFTER THE 16 YEARS AS THE DEAN
OF THE EVANS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC
POLICY AND GOVERNANCE.
THIS WAS EMAILED TO EVERYONE
LAST WEEK.
I HOPE YOU GET A CHANCE TO LOOK
AT IT AND SIGN IT.
NOW WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
DISTRICT THAT REALLY MATTERS.
D5.
JUST GETTING.
LAST WEEK, WE HAD A CIVIC
DEVELOPMENT, AND MADE OF
COMMITTEES COMMITTEE.
FOUR ITEMS THAT PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
NUMBER ONE IS THE APPOINTMENT OF
ANDREA FROM DISTRICT 2. AND A
COMMITTED PARKS ON TIER TWO THE
PARKS DISTRICT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
SECOND, A PARKS ORDINANCE THAT
AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT
TO EXTEND THE 10 YEAR LEASE
WITH SEATTLE CHILDREN'S
PLAYGROUND.
NUMBER THREE, AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING SPU TO EXECUTE AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEATTLE AND
THE MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE
FOR THE TRANSFER AND DURATION
OF THE CHESTER MORRIS
COLLECTION.
THESE ARE TRIBAL ARTIFACTS BEING
TURNED BACK TO THE DRIVE, AND
LASTLY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
SEATTLE CENTER TO NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THE MONORAIL SERVICES.
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD ESTABLISH
THE TERMS UNDER WHICH THE
MONORAIL SEVERANCES WILL
OPERATE THE O.R.C.A.
SMARTCARD, A LONG WAY OF SAYING
IN OCTOBER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
USE YOUR O.R.C.A.
CARD ON THE MONORAIL.
THE MONORAIL WILL FINALLY BE
ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
O.R.C.A.
PROGRAM.
GOCHMAN A LONG TIME COMING
SINCE THE MEDIATION ISSUES IN
2014.
THE NEXT CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE USE
COMMITTEE WILL BE WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 4. MISTER ELMS WILL
RETURN, AND GIVE US AN UPDATE
ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACT.
SO, THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW, WE
ARE AT D5 FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IT WIND,
RAIN, OR SHINE.
WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT WE
PROMISED LAST TIME, FREE FOOD,
PETTING ZOO, LIVE MUSIC, BOOSTS
FROM LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD OVER 40
NEIGHBORHOOD BOOTHS AT HEBARD
OLMSTED PARK NORTH OF TARGET AT
NORTHGATE.
I HOPE I SEE SOME OF YOU THERE.
I AM REALLY HAPPY FOR THE NEXT
EVENT IN D5.
ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, THE NHL
WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE AT
NORTHGATE MALL FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO VIEW THEIR LATEST
PLANS AND HEAR ABOUT THE
COLLECTIVE VISION FOR THE
FUTURE OF THE AREA.
AS YOU KNOW, NHL IS GOING TO
HAVE THEIR TRAINING FACILITY AT
NORTHGATE, AND BESIDES THE
THREE SHEET SIZE, THE TWO
HOTELS KINDS OF 1500 UNITS OF
MARKET-RATE HOUSING, WE HAVE
OTHER THINGS GOING ON.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NHL
AND SIMON TO HIGHLIGHT THE
GROWTH, THE DENSITY, WHAT WE
ARE GOING TO DO WITH LIGHT RAIL
COMING ONLINE.
AS YOU KNOW, NORTHGATE LIGHT
RAIL IS LOOKING AT,
ANTICIPATING RIDERSHIP BETWEEN
40,000 AND 50,000 PEOPLE ALONE
AT NORTHGATE, AND WE ARE
WORKING ON THE SECOND STOP ON
130th.
THIS OPEN HOUSE WILL BE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 FROM 5:00 TO
7:00 P.M.
THIS IS THE LAST PROGRAM OR
POINT I WANT TO MAKE.
I WANT TO THANKED MY
COLLEAGUES.
THIS IS THE ACTUAL SUCCESS WHEN
WE FIND FEASIBILITY STUDIES,
WHEN YOU HAVE AN IDEA AND YOU
WATCH IT COME TO FRUITION.
LAST YEAR, MAYOR DURKAN AND
THIS COUNCIL ADDED MONEY TO THE
BUDGET FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY
CURRENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR A
UNION AND APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM AT NORTH SALEM COLLEGE.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THE
PILOT PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY WITH
IRONWORKERS LOCAL 86.
I MET WITH THE APPRENTICES LAST
WEEK.
EVERY GROUP HAS BEEN FILLED FOR
ONE YEAR VISITING THE OUTDOOR
CLASSROOMAND CONSTRUCTION
SITE.
IT IS PHENOMENAL.
IT WAS WONDERFUL READING FOR
THIS COHORT GROUP.
A THANK YOU TO SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL, MAYOR DURKAN, DOCTOR
WARREN BROWN, CHRIS McLEAN AND
DALE BRIGHT FOR HELPING MAKE
THIS PROGRAM A REALITY.
WE MET WITH AND WILL BE WORKING
WITH OIR TO EXPLORE OTHER
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
STATE BUDGET TO MAKE THIS A
PERMANENT APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM LIKE THE SUCCESSFUL
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN SOUTH
SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND
FOR THE NORTH END, THIS IS THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND.
>> THANK YOU, DEBORAH JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, BEFORE
YOU PROCEED, COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW WILL YOU PASS YOUR CUP
TO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
SHE'S PASSING OUT COFFEE THIS
MORNING.
>> DON'T LOOK OVER HERE.
>> THANK YOU, MISTER PRESIDENT.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED.
WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS ON THE
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
HOUSING, HEALTH, AND WORKER'S
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
THE FIRST IS THE APPOINTMENT
AND POTENTIAL CONFIRMATION OF
EMILY ALVARADO AS THE DIRECTOR
OF THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
THANKS TO OUR COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES FOR FILLING OUT THE
QUESTIONNAIRE, QUESTIONS YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SEE HER COMPLETE.
SHE SENT THOSE EARLY LAST WEEK.
WE HAD A ROBUST CONVERSATION
WITH COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AT
THE TABLE.
I THINK WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE
THE PRINCIPLES OF THIS COUNCIL
BE LIFTED IN THIS INDIVIDUAL,
AND HER LEADERSHIP AT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO BOTH
ADVANCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
CREATE MORE EQUITABLE HOUSING,
AS WELL, BOTH IN TERMS OF
RENTAL OPTIONS, AND FIRST-TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPTIONS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE
TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH HER, I
KNOW WE WILL BE VERY IMPRESSED
BY HER ANSWERS IN THE
QUESTIONNAIRE.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO LISTEN
TO HER OPENING STATEMENT, IT
WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
THE SECOND ITEM WE HAVE IS A
COMBINATION OF FIVE
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY, ANDREW LOFTON,
DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY CAME LAST THURSDAY TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE
APPOINTEES.
WE HAD A DELAY IN PROCESSING
THE APPOINTMENT PACKET, SO WE
WERE NOT ABLE TO VOTE IN
COMMITTEE.
I WILL BE INCLUDING LANGUAGE IN
MY COMMENTS AT FULL COUNCIL FOR
YOUR APPROVAL TO SEE IF WE CAN
GET THOSE FIVE APPOINTMENTS OR
I'M SORRY TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS
ND THREE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA TODAY, AS
WELL.
THE THIRD THING WE HAVE IS A
TECHNICAL ITEM.
WHILE IT'S TECHNICAL, WE CAN
CONTINUE THE CELEBRATION OF THE
WORK THAT WE DID TO
COLLABORATIVELY WORK WITH
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO PASS
THE HOTEL WORKER PROTECTION
LEGISLATION.
WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US
TODAY IS A TECHNICAL ITEM,
COUNCIL BILL 115694, WHICH
RECOGNIZES THAT WE HAVE
INITIATIVE 124 CURRENTLY ON THE
BOOKS.
RELATED TO HOTEL WORKER
PROTECTIONS, AND IN SOME CASES,
THERE ARE CONFLICTING SETS OF
POLICIES.
WE KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
TO CLARIFY THE RECORD.
THE PROTECTIONS AND 124 ARE
STILL HELD UP DUE TO A
TECHNICALITY, BUT I THINK
MOVING FORWARD STRIKING THE
PROVISIONS OF 124 CLEARS THE
SLATE SO OUR LEGISLATION ONCE
SIGNED INTO LAW HAS NO
CONFLICT.
THE LAST ITEM IS THE
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROPERTY
TAX EXEMPTION AND FTE.
COUNCIL BILL 119-6195.
WE DID HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION
IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
I WANT TO THANKED COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW FOR HER ENGAGEMENT ON
THIS ISSUE.
WE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO OUR
COMMITTEE THREE TIMES.
ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO,
WE DID SHARE AMENDMENTS ON SOME
OF THE BIGGER PIECES OF POLICY
WITH STAKEHOLDERS, AND IT WAS
PUBLISHED PUBLICLY, BUT I WANT
TO MAKE SURE FOLKS HAVE A SENSE
OF WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE
LEGISLATION IN CASE YOU HAVE
RECEIVED ANY COMMENTS.
NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE INCLUDED
ADJUSTMENT TO THE AFFORDABILITY
LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT SIZE UNITS
TO BETTER CALIBRATE WHAT WE SEE
IN THE MARKET.
WE'VE HEARD FROM BUILDERS OF
SMALL ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
THAT THE MFT REQUIREMENTS MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO CREATE
STANDALONE BUILDINGS WITH THESE
UNITS.
BASED ON THEIR FEEDBACK, WE ARE
PROPOSING AN ADJUSTMENT FOR
BUILDINGS THAT ARE 100% SMALL
ACCESSORY UNITS TO BUILD THESE
HOUSING TYPES.
THIS WILL CREATE AFFORDABILITY
FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.
AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOWER THE UNIT
SIZE AFFORDABILITY SUCH AS
STUDIOS AND ONE-BEDROOM
BUILDINGS.
WE LOOKED AT DATA THANKS TO
TRACY, AND ALLIE FROM CENTRAL
STAFF WHO DID A ROBUST DATA
ANALYSIS.
THE ANALYSIS INDICATES IT WOULD
NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
IN THE MFT PROGRAM IF WE
CHANGED THIS AFFORDABILITY
THRESHOLDS SLIGHTLY.
THE SECOND THING WE DID IS WE
WORKED WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS
ON WAYS TO ADVANCE LABOR
STANDARDS THROUGH THE PROGRAM
AND REALLY SUPPORT OUR ONGOING
EFFORT TO TRY TO INFUSE HIGHER
LABOR STANDARDS EVERY TIME THE
PUBLIC DOLLAR IS BEING USED,
AND IN THIS CASE, WHERE WE ARE
FORGOING PUBLIC DOLLARS BECAUSE
OF THE TAX INCENTIVE.
WE HAVE INCLUDED LABOR STANDARDS
TRYING TO REPLICATE WHAT WE
HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, REQUESTED IN
TERMS OF REPORTING BACK, A
REQUIREMENTS AT THE CASE SITE.
WE ARE ALSO INDICATING THERE IS
A LOT MORE WORK TO BE DONE AT
THE STATE LEVELS.
SPECIFICALLY AROUND LIVABLE
WAGE, BUT THAT'S STATE-LEVEL
POLICY WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL
OVER.
WE HAVE ALSO DIRECTED THE
EXECUTIVE TO COLLECT DATA
RELATED TO EQUITY GOES FROM THE
VARIOUS PARTICIPATING PROJECTS.
AND FOR ANY FUTURE POLICIES
THANKS AGAIN TO OUR LONG LIST
OF LABOR PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY
THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADES TO HELP PROVIDE FEEDBACK
ON THAT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW
THOSE CONVERSATIONS GO.
WE'VE UPDATED OUR ANNUAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO
INCLUDE INFORMATION TO HELP THE
CITY BETTER RESPOND TO MARKET
CHANGES AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
THAT NECESSITATE QUICKER ACTION
ON THE MFT.
WE DO THIS EVERY FOUR YEARS.
WE COME BACK AND RENEW AT
COUNCIL, BUT WE NOW HAVE AN
ANNUAL REQUIRING REPORT THAT
WILL PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OF
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY
CHANGE WHEN THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURN OR UPTURN
IN THE MARKET.
ANY STATE POLICY CHANGES THAT
RELATE TO LABOR STANDARDS, AND
ALSO GETTING A BETTER SENSE OF
THE DEMOGRAPHICS, WHO IS
RESIDING IN THE MFT, UNITS, AND
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE
INCENTIVES OF DOLLARS REALLY
ALIGNS WITH ANY RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE EQUITY GOALS THE CITY
CONTINUES TO HAVE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A
NEXUS THERE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND I
WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
IT FORWARD, AND HAVE A VOTE
TODAY.
>> KENITZER SOMETHING IN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW.
>> I APPRECIATE HOW THOUGHTFUL
YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS.
I ALSO DID GET AN EMAIL FROM
JACK McCULLOUGH, WHO HAS BEEN
REALLY TIED INTO THIS PROGRAM
SINCE ITS INCEPTION.
I KNOW HE HAS CONCERNS THAT IT
HAS WORKED REALLY WELL.
I REACHED OUT TO HIM TO LET HIM
KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE.
BUT ALSO TO ACKNOWLEDGE, IF
IT'S NOT WORKING AS WE HOPED,
IT CAN BE CHANGED.
YOU HAVE WRITTEN LANGUAGE TO
MAKE IT VERY CLEAR.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THINGS
AFFORDABLE, KEEP THE NUMBER OF
UNITS COMING, AND I JUST WANT
YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH I
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK AND
FLEXIBILITY HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE DID PUT OUT A CALL FOR
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK.
WE DID HEAR FROM A FEW FOLKS,
PLEASE GO FORWARD.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CHECKS
AND BALANCES IN PLACE.
IF WE NEED TO, WE WILL BE
AROUND TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS,
BUT THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT,
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW.
JUST WRAPPING UP HERE, WE WILL
HAVE OUR FINAL HOUSING, HEALTH,
ENERGY AND WORKER'S RIGHTS
COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
NO MORE.
I PROMISE.
IT WILL BE FROM 2:00 TO 4:00
P.M.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.
IT WILL BE EVERYTHING RELATED
TO CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL FROM
NORTHWEST SEATTLE PROPERTY, AND
BPA FOR THE NORTHERN GRID,
EMERGENCY LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, AND A CONVERSATION
WITH OUR FRIENDS AT SEATTLE
úCITY LIGHT ABOUT HOW WE CHANGE
SOME OF THE NARRATIVE AND
DIALOGUE AROUND SHUTOFF
NOTICES, AND SHUT OFF POLICIES.
I THINK YOU WILL ALL BE PLEASED
WITH SOME OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AND HOW THEY'VE
EVOLVED.
TOMORROW, I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN
JOIN.
IF YOU NEED TICKETS, LET US
KNOW.
THERE IS A SOLD-OUT TOWN HALL
EVENT WITH NAOMI KLEIN,
RENOWNED AUTHOR OF -- AND
ENVIRONMENTAL LABOR ACTIVIST.
HER MOST RECENT BOOK IS CALLED
"ON FIRE."
IT PRESENTS THE BURNING CASE
FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON
THE GREEN NEW DEAL.
I SAID, DOES IT SOUND OKAY IF I
DO THIS?
HE SAID, GO FOR IT.
>> I AM NOT GOING TO BE A
GATEKEEPER.
>> I'VE BEEN HONORED TO WORK
WITH ALL OF YOU AS WE ADVANCE
THE GREEN NEW DEAL PRINCIPLES
HERE AT SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HER
AND NAOMI KLEIN, IN OUR
COMMUNITY AGAIN.
IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO MEET
HER A FEW YEARS AGO AT THE
WASHINGTON STATE LABOR COUNCIL.
JUST BEFORE INITIATIVE 1631 WAS
BEING ROLLED OUT.
I THINK A LOT HAS HAPPENED, AND
AT THE SAME TIME, A LOT HASN'T
HAPPENED.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO GET A
STATUS UPDATE ON HOW WE ARE
DOING, AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO SEE MORE OF, ESPECIALLY FROM
LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.
IT'S ALSO AT 7:00 P.M.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO BE THERE.
THE LAST THING WE HAVE IS A
PROCLAMATION.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION TODAY
THAT PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER 22
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29 AS SEATTLE
NANNY RECOGNITION WEEK.
WE ARE WORKING WITH NANNIES
ACROSS THE CITY.
THIS IS A PROCLAMATION THAT
ORIGINATED WITH THE EXECUTIVE,
WE THINK NEAR DERKI AND KELSEY
NELLEN FOR THEIR WORK.
WE WANT TO THANKED THE FOLKS AT
WORKING WASHINGTON, AND OTHER
WORKER ADVOCATES WHO WORKED
WITH US ON THE DOMESTIC WORKER
BILL OF RIGHTS.
WE HAVE PUT INTO PLACE SOME
BASIC RIGHTS FOR DOMESTIC
WORKERS, INCLUDING NANNIES, AND
THIS WEEK OF RECOGNITION IS
REALLY ABOUT MAKING SURE WE
CONTINUE THE TRADITION STARTED
20 YEARS AGO HONORING THE HARD
WORK OF NANNIES, AND THOSE WHO
ARE CARING FOR OUR MOST PRECIOUS
ITEMS.
THERE IS A BUNCH OF EVENTS
HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD.
IN THE U.S., AUSTRALIA, EUROPE,
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE
PART OF THIS GLOBAL EFFORT TO
RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO CARE FOR
OUR KIDDOS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> SHE PAUSED FOR A MINUTE.
I CAN APPRECIATE THAT AND
EMPATHIZE, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
OKAY.
I HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA RELATED TO THE
SAFE COMMUNITIES AND NEW
AMERICANS SAFETY COMMITTEE.
THAT IS LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
ITEM NUMBER 30 ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S VERY FULL AGENDA.
IT IS COUNCIL BILL 119560.
THIS IS A COUNCIL BILL THAT
WOULD AUTHORIZE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WITHIN THE
FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE TO ISSUE
CIVIL CITATIONS FOR
NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SEATTLE FIRE
CODE.
THIS IS RELEVANT TO FIRES
HAPPENING IN OUR HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS.
FIRE ALARMS GO OFF WITH THE
FALSE FIRE ALARMS.
KNOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE OR IN
NEED OF MAINTENANCE.
OR THAT FIRE PART FIRE
DEPARTMENTS AREN'T FULFILLING
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT
THOSE FALSE ALARMS.
THIS IS PRIMARILY AND
EXCLUSIVELY IMPACTING OUR
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING BUILDINGS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COMMERCIAL
SPACES, PLACES WHERE THERE ARE
LOTS OF PEOPLE GATHERING.
WAS SLEEPING, AND LIVING.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
GIVE THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT ALTERNATIVE TOOLS TO
HONOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SEATTLE FIRE CODE FOR PURPOSES
OF SAVING LIVES AND PRESERVING
PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE FIRE CODE CURRENTLY ALLOWS
A FINE OF $1000 A DAY, AND
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
THAT'S A PRETTY PUNITIVE TOOL
AVAILABLE TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE MORE
GENTLE THAT SORT OF EMPHASIZES
COMPLIANCE, SO THAT WILL BE A
$373 PER VIOLATION CIVIL
PENALTY.
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WENT
THROUGH A PROCESS DURING
COMMITTEE TO EXPLAIN THAT THEY
DID A RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT
ANALYSIS ON THIS PARTICULAR
BILL.
THEY DID ROBUST COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND FEEL THAT THE
$373, ALTHOUGH I THINK SECOND
TO THE BOTTOM IN TERMS OF
COMPARATIVE TO OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, IN TERMS OF
AMOUNT OF THE VIOLATIONS, OF
THE CIVIL PENALTY, THEY FEEL
CONFIDENT $373 PER VIOLATION
WILL BE ENOUGH TO CREATE A
DISINCENTIVE AND INCENTIVE TO
COMPLY WITH ORDERS TO FIX THIS
FALSE ALARMS IN THESE
BUILDINGS.
WE WILL CONSIDER THIS BILL THIS
AFTERNOON.
I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE
NOT CREATING A REGRESSIVE
SYSTEM HERE, AND CHIEF SCOGGINS
HAS ASSURED ME THEY WILL TRACK
THE DATA, MONITOR THE DATA, AND
MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT
WOULD CREATE CONCERNS AROUND
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE ISSUES.
THAT IS THE ONLY ITEM I HAVE TO
REPORT ON TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> I HAVE A FEW ITEMS ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
LET'S SEE THE ORDER OF THEM.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE ORDINANCE
AROUND HOME HEATING OIL, AND
I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO THAT
AT THE END.
I WILL MOVE ON TO THE REST.
AS AN ORDINANCE UPDATING THE
CITY TRAFFIC CODE TO MAKE IT
CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW.
AS AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
UPDATING OUR CITATIONS FOR
STREET AND SIDEWALK CODE USE.
THIS IS BOTH FOR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE RIGHT-
OF-WAY, OR SIDEWALK CAFCS FOR
FOLKS IN VIOLATION OF THAT,
TRYING TO HAVE A MORE SCALABLE
AND ALSO TO ADJUST THE
PENALTIES ON SOME OF THE LARGER
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR THIS
PENALTY IS SMALL ENOUGH THAT WE
ARE RUNNING INTO PROBLEMS WHERE
PEOPLE FIND NONCOMPLIANCE IS
LESS EXPENSIVE THAN COMPLIANCE.
TRYING TO ADJUST THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ORDINANCE
RELATED TO REGULATIONS AROUND
SIDEWALK CAFCS AND OTHER THINGS
AROUND THE SIDEWALKS, TRYING TO
CONFORM OUR STANDARDS TO HOW
MUCH RIGHT-OF-WAY SPACE
CLEARANCE NEEDS TO BE LEFT TO
ALLOW FOR SIDEWALK CAFCS TO BE
PUT IN.
THERE IS ALSO A CHANGE.
CURRENT LAW SAYS COMMERCIAL
USES ARE ADJACENT TO
RESIDENTIAL USES SUCH AS
LOWRISE, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO
HAVE A SIDEWALK CAFC.
THIS WOULD ALLOW MORE
FLEXIBILITY, SO THEY COULD GO
AHEAD AND HAVE THOSE IN THOSE
PLACES.
WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
CHANGING THE STREET NAME, SO
FOLKS ARE FAMILIAR WITH MARKET
STREET.
IT STARTS AT THE WALKS, WANDERS
NORTH, THEN HANDLING THE
STRAIGHT PATH.
WHEN IT GETS TO THE FOOT OF
PHINNEY RIDGE, IT HEADS SOUTH
AGAIN.
THERE'S AN INTERSECTION OF
MARKETING 54th AT TWO DIFFERENT
PLACES ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF
AWAY.
ONE NALOXONE 140 W. THAT'S A
POINT OF CONFUSION IF SOMEONE
HOPS ON THE PHONE, CALLED 911
AND SAYS I'M AT THE CORNER OF
MARKET AND 54th.
WHICH ONE?
BECAUSE OF THAT, FIRST
RESPONDERS HAVE REQUESTED A
NAME CHANGE.
ON THE WEST END NEAR THE LOCKS
WHERE MARKET TURNS SOUTH AGAIN,
THIS WOULD CHANGE THE NAME FROM
NORTHWEST MARCUS MARKET TO
NORTHWEST LOCKS.
I BELIEVE THERE'S ONLY ONE
BUSINESS WITH AN ADDRESS THERE,
WHICH IS THE LOCKS.
THEY WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR
BUSINESS CARDS, AND THOSE TYPE
OF THINGS, BUT I THINK WE ARE
OKAY THERE.
WE HAVE A FEW APPOINTMENTS.
ONE TO THE SEATTLE SCHOOL
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
A COUPLE TO THE LEVEE TO MOVE
SEATTLE OVERSIGHT, AND
APPOINTMENT TO THE SWEETENED
BEVERAGE TAX.
BACK TO THE OIL ORDINANCE, THIS
IS WORK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS
BEEN DOING FOR A NUMBER OF
MONTHS NOW, SPONSORING THE
LEGISLATION HERE ON THE COUNCIL.
WE TOOK AN EXTRA WEEK AT
COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOME
CONVERSATIONS, PASS IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, HAVE
CONTINUED TO HAVE SOME ROBUST
CONVERSATIONS.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED TO VARIOUS LEVELS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS BEEN
WORKING, AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND I HAVE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH OF THE
TEAMSTERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE 350 SEATTLE.
WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT OR SET OF
AMENDMENTS WE WILL BE BRINGING
FORWARD.
WE ARE STILL REFINING THE
LANGUAGE ON IT.
I WILL SAY THAT ALL OF YOU ARE
AWARE OF THE ROBUST CROWD
OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL LAST
FRIDAY.
YOUTH AND OTHERS WERE
ORGANIZING AROUND CLIMATE
CHANGE, AND THE MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE AROUND THE PLANET THAT
WERE DOING THAT WORK.
AD WERE PLANNING TO HOLD FIRM
ON THE TIMELINE FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEATING
OIL RESOLUTION AS FAR AS WHEN
THE TAX TAKES PLACE, AND THE 10
YEARS FOLKS HAVE TO PHASE OUT
THE OIL TANKS, THE EXISTING OIL
THANKS.
THE HOPE WOULD BE THAT THEY
WOULD CONVERT TO ELECTRIC HEAT,
WHICH IS CARBON POLLUTION FREE.
SOME OF THE CHANGES WE ARE
PROPOSING ARE AROUND ONE
COMMITTEE WE'VE ALREADY
EXPANDED THE ELIGIBILITY AT
INCOME LEVEL FROM 70% OF STATE
MEDIAN INCOME TO 70% OF AREA
MEDIAN INCOME, WHICH WILL ALLOW
MORE HOUSEHOLDS TO HAVE ACCESS
TO SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOR
CONVERSION.
YOU KNOW, TO HOUSE AN EXTREMELY
ROBUST CONVERSION FOR ALL OF
THOSE PEOPLE, WE WILL LIKELY
NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
BEYOND WHAT THE TAX PROVIDES,
BUT PART OF THE GREEN NEW DEAL
RESOLUTION THIS COUNCIL PASSED,
AND SOME OF THE ONGOING WORK
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE DOING IS
TRYING TO FIND RESOURCES TO FUND
THE TRANSITION.
IT WILL INCREASE THE
ELIGIBILITY ALLOWING MORE
DISCOUNTS IF WE WANT TO
INCREASE THAT.
WE WILL PROBABLY NEED TO FIND
OTHER RESOURCES IN THE FUTURE,
BUT PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF LANGUAGE THAT
SPEAKS SPECIFICALLY TO HOW WE
TRACK BOTH LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS
WHO ARE USING OIL, AND ALSO
TALKING ABOUT THE WORKERS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THE DIRECTION WE ARE
GOING THERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN, AND COLLEAGUES, I AM
HANDING OUT A DRAFT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN AND I
HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK
ABOUT, AND APPRECIATE YOLANDA'S
QUICK WORK ON THIS, AND THE
ANALYSIS FROM LAW.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO TRY TO
UNDERSCORE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN HAS BEEN TRYING TO
INFUSE SINCE THE BEGINNING,
SINCE RECEIVING THE
LEGISLATION, MAKING SURE OF THE
RIGHT BALANCE TO TRANSITION
FOLKS OFF OF OIL TANKS, WHICH
WE KNOW TO BE HARMFUL TO THE
INDIVIDUALS, AND THE RESIDENTS,
AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND YET WE
ALSO RECOGNIZE THERE IS A LOT
OF RENTERS, AND LOW INCOME
WORKERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY THE
RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OIL TANKS,
SO THERE'S AN EQUITY ISSUE WHEN
WE THINK OF TRANSITION OFF OF
THESE OIL TANKS, AND AN EQUITY
ISSUE WITH WHO THE WORKERS ARE
WHO ARE CURRENTLY FILLING THE
TANKS.
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE
TEAMSTERS TO HIGHLIGHT SOME
WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN INFUSE
EVEN MORE LANGUAGE, RELATED TO
TRANSITIONS FOR WORKERS,
RECOGNIZING WE HAVE TO GET THE
DATA, DO A SORT OF ASSESSMENT
OF HOW SOME OF THESE OIL TANKS
MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO
ADDITIONAL POLLUTION IN THE
GROUND, GROUNDWATER, AND HOW WE
CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF
TRANSITIONING SOME OF THE
WORKERS INTO GREENER ENERGY
JOBS.
THIS IS HOT OFF THE PRESIDENT.
I ALSO RECOGNIZE ONGOING WORK
THAT THE CITY HAS DONE IN THE
PAST TO DO A RACIAL EQUITY
ANALYSIS ON EFFORTS, SO THIS
ISN'T BRAND-NEW.
WE WOULD BE BUILDING ON THE
PAST WORK.
I JUST THINK SOME OF THE
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS HELP
úUNDERSCORE THAT RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MOVING TOWARDS GREEN
ENERGY ECONOMY AND CENTERING
WORKERS, AS WELL AS THOSE MOST
IMPACTED BY POLICY CHANGES AT
THE CORE OF THIS.
THAT'S MY HOPE THAT WE'VE
INFUSED A LITTLE BIT MORE OF
THAT IN THIS LANGUAGE, AND THAT
OUR FRIENDS BOTH FROM TEAMSTERS
AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY
SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THIS
AMENDMENT, AS WELL.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
FEEDBACK.
>> HOPEFULLY, MOMENTARILY, I
WILL HAVE A COPY OF THE RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT DONE ON THIS
POLICY BY THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
TO SHARE WITH YOU.
SO FOLKS HAVE THAT INFORMATION
THAT WAS COLLECTED OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WARREN IS.
>> WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH
LABOR AND CONSTITUENTS.
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
COST.
HAVE YOU HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ABOUT IF WE
GO FROM OIL AND TRANSITION TO
ELECTRICITY, HOW THEY ARE GOING
TO HANDLE THAT LOAD?
THAT KEEPS COMING UP, AS WELL.
>> YEAH.
I'VE TALKED TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
THEY'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS
WITH SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, AND
HAVE MULTIPLE CONFIRMATIONS
THAT SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS
ENOUGH CAPACITY IN THE
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.
WHAT I WILL SAY IS EVEN TODAY,
AS PROJECTS HAPPEN ON CERTAIN
STREETS, AND A HOUSE IS TORN
DOWN, AND A MULTIPLEX GOES UP,
THERE ARE SPOTS WHERE THEY NEED
TO ADD A NEW TRANSFORMER AS
THEY EXPAND THE GRID, SO THAT'S
HAPPENING AND THAT MAY STILL
HAPPEN HERE, BUT THERE IS NO
SYSTEMIC PROBLEM LIKE, OH MY
GOSH, IF WE CAN DO THIS, WE
NEED TO BUILD A NEW DOWN.
THE GRID IS ROBUST ENOUGH.
THEY SHOULD BE GOOD.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT
QUESTION.
>> IT MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTING
TO ASK FOR AN ANALYSIS FROM
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT ON MOST
RECENT REPORTS THAT SAID ENERGY
CONSUMPTION HAD BEEN LOWER THAN
EXPECTED, INCLUDING AMONG SOME
OF OUR LARGER FACTORIES LIKE
NUCOR, SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE
SURPLUS ENERGY CURRENTLY ON THE
MARKET.
IF WE COULD DO PROJECTIONS FOR
HOW THIS TYPE OF CONVERSION
COULD SUPPORT AND STABILIZE
FUTURE FINANCE PROJECTIONS,
THAT COULD BE INTERESTING, AS
WELL.
>> I THINK THERE'S GREAT LONG-
TERM WORK THERE.
AMAZING JOB FOR DECADES ON AN
CONSERVATION.
BACK IN THE 70s, THE CITY, WHEN
THE COMMUNITY REALLY PUSHED
CITY LIGHT TO SAY, INSTEAD OF
INVESTING IN THE NUCLEAR
PLANTS, WE WANT TO GET THERE BY
CONSERVATION, THEY STOOD UP AN
AMAZING INTERVENTION PROGRAM
THAT HAS BEEN GROWING SINCE THE
70s.
WE CONTINUE TO MEET ELECTRIC
NEEDS, LARGELY BY OUR EXISTING
RESOURCES.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR CITY
LIGHT AS WE PUT A LOT OF
PRESSURE, THE COUNCIL PUTS A
LOT OF PRESSURE ON THEM TO DO
CONSERVATION WORK.
THEY ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
THEIR LOAD GOES DOWN, AND THEY
ARE ALSO RUNNING A BUSINESS
THAT NEEDS TO BE SELF
SUSTAINING.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW,
WHEN THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
HAVING ME IN MY HOME USING A
TON MORE ELECTRICITY, SO THEY
HAVE A CUSTOMER VERSUS
CONSERVING THAT ELECTRICITY, I
WANT PEOPLE TO CONSERVE.
THAT CREATES A FINANCIAL
CHALLENGE, BUT IF WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SERVE
AND SWITCH OFF FOSSIL FUELS SO
THEY ARE 100% CLEAN ELECTRICITY,
WHETHER THAT'S MOVING YOUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FROM
GASOLINE OR DIESEL TO ELECTRIC,
REMOVING YOUR HEATING SOURCE,
OR YOUR WATER HEATING SOURCE TO
ELECTRIC, THOSE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITY LIGHT
CAN CONTINUE TO EXPAND OR
BACKFILL SOME OF THE REVENUES
THEY NEED TO RUN THEIR SYSTEM
IN A WAY THAT'S ACTUALLY
POSITIVE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND NOT BEING WASTEFUL, SO THE
CONSERVATION WORK TO DATE HAS
LARGELY ALLOWED THEM TO HAVE
EXCESS CAPACITY TO MEET THE
NEEDS AS WE MAKE THIS
TRANSITION.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JUST ANOTHER THING TO NOTE.
THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION DIDN'T
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BIODIESEL,
OR BIOFUELS, AND HOME HEATING
FUEL.
BIOFUELS WERE GENERATED FROM
SOME SORT OF PLANT SOURCE, AS
OPPOSED TO A FOSSIL FUEL.
RE-AMENDED IN COMMITTEE, AN
EXEMPTION FOR BIOFUELS, SO SOME
PEOPLE WILL HAVE A 5% MIX OF
BIOFUELS IN THEIR TANK.
THAT WOULD MEAN 5% OF THE OIL
IT GOES IN THERE WOULD NOT BE
TAXED.
THE OTHER 95 WOULD.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 99, WHICH
IS ALMOST 100% BIOFUELS.
THOSE WOULD BE ALMOST 100%
EXEMPT FROM THIS TAX.
BIOFUELS ARE MORE FOCUSED, BUT
THOSE WHO WANT TO STAND OIL
HEAT, THAT'S A PATH THAT WON'T
BE TAXED.
THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOLKS HAVE
ABOUT BIOFUEL IS A SOURCE OF
THAT, SO IF YOU GET YOURS FROM
THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE GREASE,
THAT'S VERY ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY.
IF YOU ARE CLEARCUTTING FORESTS
IN INDONESIA TO CREATE PALM OIL
AND SHIP IT OVER HERE, THAT'S
VERY ENVIRONMENTALLY
DESTRUCTIVE, SO THERE IS
LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SAYS
ESSENTIALLY THINGS LIKE PALM
OIL DO NOT COUNT AS BIOFUELS.
IT HAS TO BE MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, SO
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THOSE IN
THE SYSTEM, BUT TO THE EXTENT
THAT SOME FOLKS WANT TO USE
THAT, THAT CAN BE A TRANSITION
AS A PATH FOR THAT WHERE IT'S
NOT TAXED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I HAVE A
STACK OF AMENDMENTS ON THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE WE HAVE
CIRCULATED AN EMAIL AND FOLKS
WHO'VE SEEN THOSE.
I'M NOT SURE IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL, AT THIS POINT, FOR ME
TO WALK THROUGH 20 DIFFERENT
THINGS, AND RATHER JUST BRING
THOSE FORWARD THIS AFTERNOON,
IF THAT'S OKAY.
IF YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK TO
THEM, I CAN FOR NOW.
>> LET ME TALK HIGH LEVEL.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I'M
GOING TO A TO THE END TO SAY I
WILL MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE
THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA. AT
3:00, I HAVE A CONFLICT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ISN'T
HERE, SO I MAY NEED HER TO
CHAIR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
MEETING.
YOUR ITEMS ARE TWO, THREE AND
FOUR.
MINE IS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN.
I MAY SWITCH THEM.
I HOPE THAT IS LOOKED AT
FAVORABLY, SO I CAN MEET MY
3:00 OBLIGATION.
TO COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN'S
POINT, YOU HAVE SIX AMENDMENTS,
CORRECT?
AS OF MY LAST TALLY, THEY ARE
NUMBERED FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT, NINE, 10.
I WAS GOING TO ASK WHY WE
STARTED AT FIVE, BUT THOSE ARE
THE ONES I'M AWARE OF.
IF THE PLAN IS TO START HEARING
THIS LEGISLATION MAY OF THIS
YEAR, AND WE WON'T VOTE ON THE
AMENDED LEGISLATION BECAUSE
CENTRAL STAFF WILL NEED TIME TO
HARMONIZE THE ATTACHMENTS FOR
SOME ATTACHMENTS TO THE OTHER
ATTACHMENTS.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THERE IS
THE BASE LEGISLATION, TWO
ATTACHMENTS CALLED SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT.
THERE IS TWO OF THOSE, AND TWO
COMMENCED SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORT SURVEILLANCES, AND I
THINK ALMOST ALL OF
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN'S AROUND
THE CONDENSED REPORTS.
SHOULD THEY PASS, WE WILL NOT
HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO RECONCILE
THEM, AND SO WE WOULD HOLD IT
FOR A WEEK SHOULD THEY PASS.
TO GO TO YOUR POINT DIRECTLY,
AS A MEMBER O'BRIEN, HAS WORKED
WITH CENTRAL STAFF TO DEVELOP A
SUITE OF AMENDMENTS, AND
CANDIDLY, COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN, I AM PREPARED TO TALK
ABOUT THIS THIS AFTERNOON, AND
GIVE AN OVERVIEW, AND TALK TO
THE ISSUES.
I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
JUST TO BE TOTALLY TRANSPARENT,
I AM LOOKING AT FOUR FAVORABLY,
AND TWO PERHAPS NOT, BUT EVEN
THE FOUR I WAS LOOKING AT
POSSIBLY FAVORABLY, ONE OF THE
REASONS I AM NOT FULLY
COMMITTING TO THEM AT THIS
POINT IS I JUST THINK WE STILL
GET THERE A DIFFERENT WAY.
I DON'T THINK THEY ARE
NECESSARY.
I THINK THERE'S REDUNDANCY, BUT
IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION,
I MAY LOOK AT THOSE FAVORABLY,
AND WE COULD TALK MORE, SO
THAT'S WHERE WE COULD HAVE A
WORKING SESSION AND SEE WHERE
WE FALL.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT
APPROACH?
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> I TALKED ABOUT THE SWITCH OF
ORDER.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS
SESSION.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S STAFF,
SHE MAY BE POUNDING THE GAVEL
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
MEETING.
SHE SHOULD PREPARE FOR THAT.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I'M
ANNOUNCING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE
PURPOSE TO DISCUSS PENDING
POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION.
THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS, BUT WE
ALWAYS HAVE A MONITOR IN THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE
SURE WE RESERVE QUESTIONS OF
POLICY, PUBLIC POLISH FOR OUR
PUBLIC OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THIS SESSION TO LAST
FOR 40 MINUTES.
THAT WILL BE 10:57, 10:58 A.M.,
AND HOPEFULLY, BEFORE THAT
BECAUSE WE HAVE AN 11:15 DOOR
OPEN EVENT WE ARE TRYING TO
ATTEND.
IF IT GOES BEYOND THAT, I WILL
ANNOUNCE ITS DURATION AND THE
NEW TIME.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.