>>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO
THE COUPLE BRIEFING MEETING OF
JANUARY 27th.
THE TIME IS NOW 9:33 A.M.
I'M COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
LISA HERBOLD.
JOINING ME THIS MORNING ARE
COUNCILMEMBERS STRAUSS, LEWIS,
AND PEDERSEN.
BEFORE PROCEEDINGS, I WANT TO
SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS ABOUT THE
SHOOTING DOWNTOWN.
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY HEART FELT
CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF
TANYA JACKSON, THE SHOOTING
VICTIM WHO DIED, A RESIDENT OF
PLYMOUTH HOUSING AT THE
LOCATION OF THE SHOOTING.
AS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND I
NOTICED IN A STATEMENT SENT OUR
HEARTS ARE FILLED WITH GRIEF
WITH THE LOSS OF LIFE THAT
OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE
SHOOTING.
WE ARE DEEPLY SADDENED FOR ALL
THE PEOPLE AFFECTED AND THE
RECENT SPATE OF GUN VIOLENCE
AND DOWNTOWN AND OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY, AND I WANT TO THANK
THE POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT AT THE SCENE, EACH
RESPONDED WITHIN A MINUTE.
THE FORMER BECAUSE THE PATROLS
WERE ALREADY WORKING IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF
CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THIS AND THE
CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND I
ATTENDED THE PRESS CONFERENCE
LAST WEEK WITH THE MAYOR,
POLICE CHIEF, AND FIRE CHIEF AT
THE HEADQUARTERS AND AT THE
PRESS CONFERENCE ITSELF, THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED
THEY ARE PLACING A MOBILE
PRECINCT NEAR THE LOCATION
WHERE THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE.
THEY ARE BRINGING IN EXTRA
OFFICERS TO THE AREA, EXTRA
GANG DETECTIVES AND WORKING
WITH BUSINESS OWNERS TO
DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF PHYSICAL
CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TO MAKE
THE AREA SAFER.
ONE OF THE THINGS AS PUBLIC
SAFETY CHAIR I WILL BE LOOKING
AT IS TO WORK TO ENSURE THE
DECISIONS AROUND EXTRA POLICE
TO HAVE IMPACT TO PRECINCTS
OTHER THAN THE WEST PRESCINCT
ARE DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS SO WE
ARE NOT SACRIFICING NECESSARY
POLICE FORCES IN NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT ALSO HAVE HOTSPOTS THAT
ARE WELL DRESSED BY THE
VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH
THESE EXTRA PATROLS.
WE WILL, YOU KNOW, I THINK BE
WELL SERVED IF WE RECOGNIZE
THAT THERE IS NO SINGLE ACTION
THAT ENDS VIOLENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER, AND
WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM FOLKS
ABOUT OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA, AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
ITEMS ON OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA.
THE LANGUAGE STATES WE SUPPORT
COMMON SENSE RESPONSIBLE
SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE GUN
VIOLENCE INCLUDING EFFORTS TO
LIMIT HIGH CAPACITY MAGAZINES
AND EXPANDING GUN FREE ZONES.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT
SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO
REGULATE FIREARMS AND WEAPONS
TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR
COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT
BILLS BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
THIS YEAR THAT A LINE WITH THE
GOALS, AND FINALLY, THE COUNCIL
HAS AUTHORIZED A NUMBER OF
PUBLIC SAFETY RELATIONS
INCLUDING THE SEATTLE COURT
RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND HIGH
USERS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COURTS
TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY WILL BE REPORTING BACK TO
THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE ON
THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN ADDITION
TO THE YOUTH VIOLENCE
PREVENTION FUND THAT ARE --
BASED INTO OUR BUDGET FOR THE
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING FOR A LONG TIME.
THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL 1.3
MILLION IN FUNDS THAT THE
COUNCIL ALLOCATED IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET TO REALLY FOCUS
ON SPECIFICALLY YOUTH DIVERSION
PROGRAMS LIKE 180, LIKE TEENAGE
PASSAGEWAY.
SO THOSE ARE NEW INVESTMENTS
THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS
IDENTIFIED AS IMPORTANT
UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE I CHAIR WILL
HEAR FROM THE CHIEF ON TUESDAY
MORNING NEXT MONTH AND HOLD A
BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF
STAFFING GOALS AND MEETING THE
HIRING POTENTIAL GOALS.
WE WILL HAVE A HEARING NEXT
MONTH BUT THIS UPCOMING
MEETING, MEANING TUESDAY, WE
WILL HEAR FROM THE CHIEF A BIT
ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT
AND TRAGEDY DOWNTOWN AND THE
POLICE ACTION AND RESPONSE TO
THAT.
I DON'T HAVE -- LET'S SEE HERE.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
WITH NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES
OF JANUARY 21 WILL BE ADOPTED.
NO OBJECTIONS, THEY ARE
ADOPTED.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ANY ADDITIONAL
ITEMS AS THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT.
THIS IS THE LAST COUNCIL
BRIEFING FOR JANUARY.
NEXT MONTH WE WILL HAVE A NEW
COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AS ADOPTED
BEE THE COUNCIL EARLIER THIS
MONTH.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO GET, AS
I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND WITH
THAT, I AM GOING TO MOVE INTO
PREVIEW THE COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEE.
THE AGENDA TODAY IS PRETTY
PROFORMA, ADOPTION OF REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND A PROVAL OF THE
AGENDA AND PAYMENT OF BILLS.
WE HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT IS
BEFORE US.
I WILL ALLOW, DEFER TO TALK
ABOUT THAT, AND THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE HAS NO ITEMS ON THE
FULL COUNCIL A JEOPARDY A THE
MEETING IS TUESDAY AT 9. 30
WITH A BRIEFING WITH SPD'S
CHIEF ON THE RECEIPT DOWNTOWN
SHOOTINGS, AND I APPRECIATE THE
CHIEF'S WILLINGNESS TO BE HERE
FOR THE ITEM AND ANY COUPLE
MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT ON THE
COMMITTEE, I AM NOW OBLIGATED
TO INVITE TO YOU JOIN ME IF YOU
WISH TO JOIN.
ANY COUNCILMEMBERS NOT ON THE
COMMITTEE YOU ARE INVITED TO
JOIN.
AND WE HAVE FIVE MAYORAL
APPOINTMENTS TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT CODE ADVISORY BOARD
AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION THAT
I INTRODUCED FOLLOWING THE
POLICE OFFICER'S GUILD HEARING
ON THE BARGAINING PROCESS AND
SPECIFICALLY THE RESOLUTION
TITLE IS AFFIRMING THE CITY'S
GOOD FAITH INTENT TO CONSIDER
RAISING THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS FOR THE 2021
CONTRACT RENEWAL AND THE CITY'S
POLICE OVERSIGHT AGENCY.
AND THIS IS ALONG THE LINES OF
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE
COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE PREVIOUS
BARGAINING PROCESS IN 2014.
THE MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CITY'S
POLICE ACCOUNTABLITY SYSTEM FOR
90 DAYS BEFORE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ'S HELD
THIS MEETING IN DECEMBER AND TO
CONSIDER IN GOOD FAITH HOW TO
CARRY FORWARD THE INTEREST
EXPRESSED AT THAT HEARING.
SO THIS RESOLUTION IS DESIGNED
TO REPRESENT THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND THE POSITIONS OF
THE THREE ACCOUNTABILITY
BODIES, THE POLICE COMMISSION,
INSPECTOR JUDGMENT, AND OFFICER
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE LAST ITEM
ON OUR AGENDA FOR TOMORROW'S
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE A
REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS SUCH AS
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
HAS MADE ON FUNDING THAT THE
COUPLE ADDED TO THEIR BUDGET IN
2020.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ITEMS THAT
ARE NOT -- ARE NOT TRUE
THROUGH THE HUMAN SERVICES
DIVISION, SO NONHUMAN SERVICES
THAT COUNCIL MADE WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S SELECT
COMMITTEE WILL BE WATCHDOGGING
AND SHEPHERDING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COUPLES
AS NHSD THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY
HOMELESSNESS INVESTMENTS.
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE
COUPLE ADDED ALMOST $7 MILLION
TO THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR NON-HOMELESSNESS
ITEMS TO ACCOMPLISH A VARIETY
OF GOALS AND EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS TARGETED TO THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ON HIV-AIDS
AND CHRONIC DISEASE.
IT ALSO INCLUDES $3.5 MILLION
TO EXPAND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIVERSION PROGRAM.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
HAS PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE
PROGRESS TOWARDS EXPENDING THE
FUNDING AND WILL REVIEW THE
UPDATE WITH STAFF.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU.
THE COMMUNITY ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, THE COMMITTEE ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MET LAST
WEEK AND HAD BRIEFING FROM
DEPARTMENTS, OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS, EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE, OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE AND OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
WE HEARD ABOUT SOME OF THEIR
2020 PRIORITIES.
WE WILL BE HAVING A SPECIAL
MEETING ON FEBRUARY 6 AT 5:00
P.M.
IN CHAMBERS, AND AT THAT TIME,
WE WILL BE INVITING COMMUNICATE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TALK
ABOUT STAYING IN THE CITY AND
THRIVING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES,
AND THE THEME FOR OUR COMMITTEE
THIS YEAR WILL BE HOW WE BUILD
COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATING
WEALTH AND MAKING SURE WE MAKE
POLICY DECISIONS TO SUPPORT
THRIVING COMMERCIAL DIRECTS AND
FOLKS STOP GETTING DISPLACED
OUT OF THE CITY.
PLEASE JOIN US ON FEBRUARY 6.
THEN OUR REGULAR FEBRUARY
MEETING WILL BE MOVED AGAIN
BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY.
SO WE WILL BE HAVING OUR NORMAL
COMMITTEE MEETING ON FEBRUARY
20th, AND THAT WILL BE AT 9:30
IN CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
EXPECTED TO THANK COUPLE MEMBER
MORALES FOR A VERY INFORMATIVE
COMMITTEE AND FOR FRAMING IT
AROUND BUILDING COMMUNICATE
WEALTH.
THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL.
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF COMMON
GROUND IN ALL OF DISTRICTS WITH
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING A LEAD ON
THAT.
WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRIEF FOR
THE EIGHT VICTIMS OF LAST
WEDNESDAY'S SHOOTING IN
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
MY HEART IS WITH THE SEVEN
VICTIMS AS THEY BEGIN THEIR
DIFFICULT ROAD TO RECOVERY.
THE VICTIM WHO LOST HER LIFE,
TANYA JACKSON, I HAD HEARTACHES
FOR HER AND HER FAMILY.
I AM SICK OF THIS TRAGEDY.
IT MUST NOT REMAIN THE NEW
NORMAL IN OUR CITY.
THESE STREET CORNERS IN THE
HEART OF THE CITY HAVE BEEN
DANGEROUS FOR TOO LONG.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN TOLERATE
THIS DISREGARD FOR THE INNOCENT
COMMUTERS, WORKERS, SHOPPERS,
CHILDREN, AND TOURISTS IN THE
AREA.
ONE OF MY STAFF WAS ON THIRD
AND PINE WHEN THE SHOTS WERE
FIRED AND FLED IN THE CHAOS.
SO IT'S AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE.
COPPIST -- CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT I AM SAYING OVER THE PAST
YEAR, SAFETY IS A PRIORITY.
I KNOW WE SHARE THAT, AND WE
NEED MORE POLICE OFFICERS AND
MORE PROBATION OFFICERS.
I DON'T THINK THE CITY HAS KEPT
PACE WITH THE NUMBER OF POLICE
OFFICERS CALLED FOR IN THE 2016
BERKSHIRE STUDY.
MEANWHILE, OUR CITY CONTINUES
TO GROW RAPIDLY.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING
ABOUT STAFFING AT A PUBLIC
SAFETY MEETING COMING UP AND
LOOK FORWARD TO THE MEETING
TOMORROW.
AS CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE, THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES THAT
CAME UP DURING THIS TRAGEDY.
THERE WERE REPORTS OF UBER AND
LYFT OVERCHARGING CUSTOMERS
WITH SURGE PRICING.
THE REPORTS WERE SORT OF MIXED.
I AM SENDING A LETTER TO LYFT
AND UBER TODAY INQUIRING ABOUT
THE SO-CALLED SURGE PRICING
THAT OCCURRED IN THIS TIME OF
CRISIS.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE
WEALTHY TO ESCAPE VIOLENCE IN A
TIME OF CRISIS.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING
BACK FROM UBER AND LYFT TO SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO TO REMEDY THE
SITUATION IF THERE IS ONE.
REGARDING A TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE, THERE ARE
NO ITEMS ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
SCHEDULED ON WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 5 AT 9:30 IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN THE
MORNING.
LAST WEEK, I CIRCULATED A
RESOLUTION ON THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE HAVE A NEW CITY COUPLE AND A
LOT OF US ARE NEW HERE.
IT REAFFIRMS SEATTLE AS A
WELCOMING CITY AND RECOGNIZES
THE GOOD WORK OF PRIOR COUPLES
AND STATES EMPHATICALLY THAT WE
OPPOSE ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION.
HAPPY TO NOTE IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OR WANT TO
TALK WITH MY STAFF BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE MEETING, WOULD BE
HAPPY TO FINE TUNE THE LANGUAGE
IN THAT RESOLUTION.
LET'S SEE.
IN DISTRICT 4 THIS THURSDAY,
WE'RE HAVING A TOWN HALL IN
EAST LAKE AT THE SWORD SCHOOL
OR TAUPE AS TOPS SCHOOL.
IT'S HOSTED BY THE EAST LAKE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
IT'S OPEN TO EVERYONE IT
DISTRICT 4. WE HEARD IT WILL
HAVE A LOT ON TRANSPORTATION
AND OFFICIALS FROM S DOT WILL
BE THERE IN CASE DETAILED
QUESTIONS COME UP.
EVERY WEEK WE CONTINUE OUR
OFFICE HOURS.
WE CALL THEM FRIDAYS IN 4,
DISTRICT 4, FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FROM 3:00 P.M.
TO 4::00 P.M.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU.
AND GOOD MORNING TO ALL MY
COLLEAGUES.
I WILL SPEAK TO THE TRAGIC
EVENTS LATER IN MY REMARKS AND
INCLUDING THE STATEMENT I
CIRCULATED TO YOUR OFFICES.
I HAVE A FRY OTHER UPDATES FOR
THE COUNCIL.
FIRST, WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING
OF THE HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE HAS NO ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA BUT I APPRECIATED
THE GREAT CONVERSAION LAST
WEEK AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING
WHERE WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON
THE EFFORTS TOWARDS THE NEW CO-
LOCATING REGIONAL AUTHORITY
BETWEEN KING COUNTY AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE ALSO HAD A ROBUST
CONVERSATION ON THE ENCAMPMENT
ORDINANCE.
I DO WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE TO
THE COUPLE COUNCIL IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE NOT SEEN IT
ALREADY.
I HAVE A SELECT COMMITTEE OF
HOMELESSNESS TRAGEDIES IN
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THAT WILL
MEET WITH THE FULL COUNCIL AND
WE WILL GO INTO THE SPECIAL
COMMITTEE MEETING SINCE IT'S A
COMMITTEE OF ALL MEMBERS.
IT SEEMED LIKE THE MOST
EFFICIENT WAY TO DO THAT.
THE AGENDA FOR THAT COMMITTEE
IS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY GOING TO
BE DISCUSSION OF THE
TRANSITIONAL AMENDMENTS, AND I
WOULD LIKE TO CUE THAT UP FOR A
VOTE POTENTIALLY AT THAT
MEETING SO THAT EVERYONE IS
AWARE THAT IT'S A VERY REAL
POSSIBILITY OF A VOTE.
I WOULD AGAIN, REQUEST IF FOLKS
HAVE AMENDMENTS THEY WANT TO
PURSUE OR IDEAS ON THAT
ORDINANCE TO COORDINATE WITH
FREEMAN ON THE CENTRAL STAFF TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THAT CUED
UP IN TIME, AND THAT WE WILL
HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT AND
CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS SO THAT THE
DISCUSSION CAN BE INFORMED AT
THAT COMMITTEE MEETING, AND
THAT IS THE UPDATE FOR THAT
COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO ECHO THE STATEMENTS
FROM COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ABOUT
THE ECONOMIC COMMITTEE MEETING
I WAS IN AND COMMEND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR A
GREAT MEETING.
IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE CHAIR HOLDERS AND
DISCUSS THE ISSUES IN SEATTLE
INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF
DISTRICT 7. MOVING ON TO OTHER
ISSUES IN MY DISTRICT, I
ATTENDED THE MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY
COUNCIL ON TUESDAY AND GAVE
THEM A BRIEF UPDATE.
IT WAS GOOD TO GET OUT TO
ANOTHER COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO
GET FEEDBACK ON WHAT FOLKS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT AND BE IT
PRESENT AS A REPRESENT FOR
THEM.
I HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH A
GROUP OF FOLKS IN WEST QUEEN ANN
ABOUT WEST 10 AVENUE WEST AND A
LOT OF THAT TRAFFIC IS
DIVERTED, AND THE ISSUES THAT
IS CREATING AROUND PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AND SAFETY FOR
BICYCLISTS AND COMMUTERS AND
RESIDENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I THINK
I WILL CIRCLE BACK AND TALK
WITH YOU ABOUT THAT AS WELL
GIVEN THAT IT'S A
TRANSPORTATION ISSUE.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE A LOT OF
FOLKS EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS AT
THAT MEETING AND IT'S SOMETHING
THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKE
SOME PROGRESS ON.
ONE LAST NOTE ON DISTRICT
OFFICE HOURS, MY OFFICE THIS
WEEK WILL ROLL OUT A SCHEDULE
FOR OFFICE HOURS.
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE COME UP
WITH A TIME THAT WILL I
LITERATE AS FRIDAYS AS 4. THIS
IS A TOUGHER NUMBER TO COME UP
WITH SOMETHING FOR BUT WE WILL
BE ROLLING THAT OUT AND I'LL
LET MY CONSTITUENTS KNOW ABOUT
THAT LATER THIS WEEK.
I WANT TO NOW MOVE TO SOME OF
MY COMMENTS ON THIRD AND PINE.
I APOLOGIZE TO MY COLLEAGUES
THIS MIGHT TAKE LONGER BUT I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS
REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 7 --
DISTRICT 7 SAW THREE SHOOTINGS
WITH 48 HOURS, ONE THAT LEFT A
MAP DEAD AT WESTLAKE CENTER ON
TUESDAY AND, OF COURSE, THE
TRAGIC MASS SHOOTING AT THIRD
AND PINE THAT LEFT ONE WOMAN
DEAD AND
SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE SERIOUSLY
INJURED AND I WANT TO JOIN MY
COLLEAGUES AND THANK THEM FOR
THEIR REMARKS IN EXPRESSING THE
GREATEST REMORSE AND HEART FELT
LOSS OF TANYA JACKSON AT THAT
INTERSECTION.
I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH FOLKS IN THE
PLYMOUTH HOUSING COMMUNITY AND
THAT, AND THAT TRAGEDY STRUCK
THEM VERY ACUTELY.
AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM
THAT SUCH A TRAGIC ACT OCCURRED
IN DISTRICT 7. AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW ON THIS COUPLE, I WALK ON
ALMOST A DAILY BASIS FROM MY
APARTMENT IN UPTOWN TO SEATTLE
CITY HALL THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN
CORE.
I WALK BACK HOME MOST EVENINGS.
I PERSONALLY HAVE A PO BOX AT
THE POST OFFICE AT 3rd AND
UNION, AND I ROUTINELY CHECK
THE PO BOX ON A REGULAR BASIS.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT ON ANY
GIVEN DAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN AT
THIRD AND PINE AT 5:00 P.M.
THAT'S A ROUTINE THAT I
TYPICALLY TAKE ON ANY GIVEN
DAY.
AND THE TRAGEDY THAT STRUCK,
NOT JUST A PERSONAL LEVEL AS A
REPRESENTATIVE BUT A PERSONAL
LEVEL AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES,
WORKS, AND INTERACTS AROUND THE
CORRIDOR IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE
OF OUR CITY.
I WENT TO THE SCENE OF THE
SHOOTING FOR A BRIEFING FROM
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING AND HAD A
CONVERSATION THEN WITH THE
CHIEF AND OTHER OFFICIALS FROM
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
AS THE SITUATION WAS DEVELOPING
AND I RECEIVED A FURTHER
BRIEFING WITH COUPLE MEMBER
HERBOLD AND A PRESS CONFERENCE
FOLLOWED AFTER THAT.
AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I AM
GRATEFUL FOR THE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
ON THURSDAY IN WHICH WAS A VERY
DIFFICULT DAY FOR DISTRICT 7
AND FOR ME PERSONALLY GIVEN THE
SCALE OF THE TRAGEDY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE AND BREANNA THOMAS.
I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT
AT A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME.
I WANT TO FURTHER THANK ALL
THE FIRST RESPONDERS,
FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE, EMTs,
NURSES WHO DID HEROIC WORK TO
APPLY LIFE-SAVING OPERATIONS
AND IT HAS RESULTED IN 1
SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WORKED TO
MAKE EVERYONE PROUD IN THE FACE
OF A TRAGEDY.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR
OBJECTIONS.
I'M ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE
IMMEDIATE SUPPORT THAT THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT HAS GIVEN TO
THE CORRIDOR IN THE WAKE OF THE
TRAGEDY.
THE MOBILE PRECINCT THAT IS IN
THE AREA, THE INCREASED
INTERVENTION PATROLS IN A TIME
OF HEIGHTENED ANXIETY FOR OUR
BUSINESSES AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
NOT JUST MYSELF BUT TALKING
WITH FOLKS AT HOUSING AND OTHER
PROVIDERS IN THE DOWNTOWN
CORRIDOR, THERE IS A LOT OF
GRATITUDE FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S ACTIONS FOR
MITIGATION DOWNTOWN.
BUT TRANSITIONING, IT'S
APPARENT TO ME THAT LAW
ENFORCEMENT, COMMUNITY LEADERS,
MY COLLEAGUES AT THE COUNCIL,
AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, IT'S
A NECESSARY PART OF OUR
STRATEGY BUT IT ALONE WILL NOT
BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE LASTING
CHANGE IN THE CORRIDOR.
I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE SEEN A
THIRD AND PINE THAT IS
DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS THERE
NOW.
AND BEFORE COMING TO THE
MEETING THIS MORNING, I AM NOT
SURE IF FOLKS HAVE HAD A
CHANCE TO READ THIS ABOUT
POLICE STAFFING ON THIRD
AVENUE.
THE STATISTICS EYE-OPENING.
2019 SAW 27'ADDITIONAL OFFICER
HOURS IN THE CORRIDOR.
THAT'S 67 FULL-TIME WEEKS IN
THE AREA.
THIS PRESENCE IS WHY, I WANT TO
BE CLEAR, WHY OFFICERS WERE
ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE SHOOTING
ON WEDNESDAY WITHIN 15 SECONDS
AND WHY WITHOUT A DOUBT LIVES
WERE SAVED, AND MANY VICTIMS
WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE CARE AND
RESPONSE.
AND ON A DAILY BASIS, THOSE
POLICE HOURS ARE A RESOURCE TO
THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF
DOWNTOWN BUT A RESPONSE BASED
SOLELY IN THE PRESENCE OF
POLICE OFFICERS IS NOT GOING TO
LEAD TO REDUCING THE TRAUMA,
THE PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTMENTS
AND THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
THAT IS NECESSARY FOR LASTING
CHANGE IN THE CORRIDOR.
WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CLEAR
ABOUT THAT.
TODAY, I ISSUED A STATEMENT,
AND EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE
RECEIVED IT.
ISSUED A STATEMENT CALLING FOR
A BRICK AND MORTAR COMMUNICATE
STOREFRONT IN THE PINE
CORRIDOR, STAFFED BY THE
SERVICE OFFICER PROGRAM.
THE FIRST RESPONSIBILITY IS
HELPING RESIDENTS NAVIGATE
SERVICES.
THE COMMUNICATE SERVICE
OFFICERS ARE UNARMED AND
TRAINED WITH HELPING PEOPLE
WITH THEIR NEEDS AND CONNECT
PEOPLE WITH CITY SERVICES.
INCLUDING FOLKS STRUGYING WITH
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE AND MEDIATION.
THAT'S THEIR FIRST FUNCTION.
THE SECOND IS ENGAGING WITH
COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS
AND MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION AND
BUILD TRUST TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE ENGAGING IN BRINGING
FOLKS TOGETHER AND THAT WE HAVE
OFFICIALS THAT ARE TRAINED TO
DO THAT.
AND THEIR THIRD ROLE WHICH I
THINK IS IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY
GIVEN MY PREVIOUS JOB AS A
PROSECUTOR AND HAS SEEN THE
IMPACT OF THE PROGRAMS IS
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS HELP
TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS.
COMMUNICATE SERVICE OFFICERS AS
THEIR MISSION IS CURRENTLY
CONSTITUTED WILL BUILD YOUTH
FOCUS PROGRAMMING, MAINTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-
BASED YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
INCLUDING REFERRALS AND
COMMUNITY HOSTED EVENTS.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
MENTIONED PROGRAMS THAT I
WORKED WITH WHEN I WAS AN
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AND SAW
FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT AND PEOPLE
MAKING CHOICES IN THEIR LIVES
AND GETTING RESOURCES IN A
SENSE OF SELF HAVE BEEN
EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL DUE TO LONG-
TERM TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE WE
HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST COUPLE
WEEKS.
ANY WAY TO FURTHER HELP WORK
AND ELEVATE THE WORK OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PIKE PINE
CORRIDOR IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
THESE COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICERS CAN HELP.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR HAVING
DISCUSSED THE COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICER PROGRAM I AM CALLING ON
THIS TO COMPLEMENT NOT TO
REPLACE THE SWORN OFFICER
PATROLS IN THE CORRIDOR BUT THE
COMMUNITY OFFICERS THAT FORM A
PUBLIC AND OPEN COMMUNITY ARE A
NEW INTER INTERVENTION, A NEW
APPROACH OVER THE LAST CIVIL
YEARS IN THIS CORRIDOR.
IT CAN MAKE A SERIOUS AND
SUSTAINED DIFFERENCE.
I HOPE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU
HERE IN THIS ROOM IN THE
FOLLOWING WEEKS AND MONTHS ON
THE ISSUES, AND APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD THAT WE
WILL HAVE A MEETING ON THIS
TOMORROW AND, AGAIN, I WANT TO
THANK YOUR LEADERSHIP AS CHAIR
OF PUBLIC SAFETY LAST WEEK.
IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HAVE YOU
WITH ME AS WE WENT THROUGH AND
NAVIGATED THE CRISIS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
COMMENTS EARLIER AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
FURTHER.
>> THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON, SEVERAL
RESPONSES, IF I MAY, AS IT
RELATES TO STOREFRONTS FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY
PURPOSES.
I KNOW THEY ARE AN EFFECTIVE
INTERVENTION.
I APPRECIATE YOUR CALL FOR A
STOREFRONT IN DOWNTOWN.
I AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT
THE DEPARTMENT'S APPROACH IS
FOR MAKING THOSE DECISIONS
ABOUT WHERE TO LOCATE THEM.
AFTER THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A
FOURTH OF 4 IN SOUTH PARK AT
THE END OF 2019, SOUTH PARK
RESIDENTS ALSO MADE A CALL FOR
A COMMUNITY STOREFRONT.
WE WERE INFORMED BY SPD THAT
THEY WERE CONSIDERING A
STOREFRONT IN SOUTH PARK.
SO I THINK AN APPROPRIATE
APPROACH IS REALLY TO ASK THE
DEPARTMENT WHAT THEIR -- WHAT
THEIR FORMULA IS AGAIN FOR
MAKING DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS
ABOUT HOW TO CREATE THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR
MORE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, AND
INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES AND
VISIBILITY ACTIVITIES FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO
TEM.
I WILL SAVE MY REMARKS ABOUT
THIS WEEK'S EVENT FOR A MOMENT
AND THERE ARE ZERO ITEMS FOR
THE COMMUNITY AGENDA OR
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
NEXT WEEK -- YEAH.
THE NEXT LAND USE COMMITTEE IS
ON THE 12th.
WITH MASON TORTLESON, AND WE
WILL IDENTIFY QUESTIONS THAT
WOULD BE ASKED AND ANSWERED.
AND WE WILL HAVE A REVIEW OF
THE TREE RESOLUTION AND A VOTE
ON THE CLERK FILE CONTRACT
REVISION OF THE REZONE NEAR
YESTERDAY VILLAGE AND 55-FOOT
HEIGHT TO COMMERCIAL 2, 65-FOOT
HEIGHT MATCHING THE ALLOWED
HEIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND
IMPOSE AN MHA ABILITY WITH 98
DRAWINGS, 2000 SQUARE FEET OF
RETAIL SPACE, A PUBLIC
COURTYARD AND PARKING FOR 63
CARS AND 92 BIKES.
THE UNITS WILL BE AFFORDABLE
BETWEEN 65 AND 85% OF THE AREA.
I REALLY THINK THAT OUR CITY
AND ALL OF OUR POLICIES NEED TO
FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
BEING 30 TO 60% OF THE MEDIAN
INCOME BECAUSE WE KNOW THOSE
ARE THE FOLKS THAT REALLY NEED
IT MOST.
THAT'S MY OFFICIAL BUSINESS,
AND I WANT TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS
AND PRAYERS WITH ALL THE
FAMILIES AND VICTIMS OF THE
SHOOTING LAST WEEK ON THIRD AND
PINE.
YOU KNOW, THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND AN
ISSUE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
JUST A MONTH AGO, I WAS STAFFED
FOR DISTRICT 7, AND THIS WAS
SOMETHING THAT WE HAD WORKED ON
AND HEARD QUITE A LOT ABOUT.
WE WORKED ON SIMILAR ISSUES IN
PIONEER SQUARE WHERE THE
CANNERY BUILDING WAS ALSO
CREATING BLIGHT, AND WE
CURRENTLY HAVE CONDEMNATION
LEGISLATION IN OUR RECORDS
CURRENTLY IF THIS PROPERTY IS
NOT REDEVELOPED.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY TO HAVE
THE PROPERTY REDEVELOPED SO IT
BECOMES A BENEFIT TO THE
COMMUNITY, AND WE NEED BOLD
ACTIONS LIKE THIS.
I APPLAUD THE IDEA OF A BRICK
AND MORTAR SENSOR AS LONG AS --
WELL, AS LONG AS THE COST
BENEFITS DOESN'T NEGATIVELY
IMPACT THE CITY'S FAMILIES.
AND ALSO HAVING A VISITOR'S
WELCOMING CENTER.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY
VISITORS PASSING THROUGH THE
AREA.
IT WOULD BE NICE.
I LIKE YOUR CALL FOR THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS.
THIS IS A CALL I HAVE REQUESTED
TO HAVE IN BALLARD FOR QUITE
SOMETIME.
UNRELATED, I WILL BE GOING THIS
FRIDAY ON A RIDE ALONG IN THE
NORTH PRECINCT WITH POLICE
OFFICER SERGIO GARCIA.
THIS WAS PLANNED WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE ACTIONS LAST
WEEK.
THIS IS MY SECOND RIDE ALONG.
THE FIRST TIME WAS NOT
PUBLICIZED IN ANY WAY.
MY DESIRE IS TO LEARN WHAT ARE
THE TOOLS AND GAPS AND THINGS
THAT WE MADE IT TO BE DOING
THAT INCREASES SAFETY FOR
EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, NOT
JUST ONE SUBSET OF THE
POPULATION.
ALSO, TOMORROW, TUESDAY, WILL
BE ATTENDING WITH THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY
THE TRIP TO OLYMPIA.
I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE OFFICE
OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HERE.
I SEE GREAT BILLS, THE RED
LIGHT CAMERA BILL AND MANY GOOD
GUN RESPONSIBILITY PIECES OF
LEGISLATION, AND THE BALLARD
INTERBAY REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION STUDY OPEN HOUSE
AT THE BALLARD LIBRARY AT 6:00
P.M.
THE INTERESTING ASPECT OF BOTH
EVENTS OCCURRING ON THE SAME
DAY, AS STAFF I WORKED TO SET
UP THE INTERBAY REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION WORK GROUP,
ADVOCATED FOR $1 MILLION TO
CREATE ADDITIONAL STUDY FUNDS
SO THAT WE COULD PACKAGE THE
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS TO MAKE
EACH OF THE PROJECTS MORE
COMPETITIVE.
THIS STUDY IS A PRODUCT OF THE
STATE DOLLARS.
I WILL BE EXCITED TO ADVOCATE
TOMORROW FOR ADDITIONAL
RESEARCH FOR THE INTERBAY
BECAUSE THIS IS THE THIRD MOST-
USED ROUTE.
OTHER OCCURRENCES IN BALLARD,
BALLARD'S SWEDISH HAS CLOSED
THEIR LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT.
THEY ARE PLANNING TO CLOSE
THEIR EMERGENCY ROOM 3 DAYS
THIS WEEK DUE TO THE 11 INSPECT
NORTHWEST STRIKE.
THIS IS VERY PROBLEMATIC AND
TROUBLING.
THIS REDUCES OUR EMERGENCY
SERVICES IN BALLARD.
HAVING BEEN A LONG TIME USER OF
THE HEALTH AND EMERGENCY 70s AT
BALLARD SWEDISH, THE
RELATIONSHIP THIS IS SO
TROUBLING IS IF AN INDIVIDUAL
WAS TO ARRIVE AT THE EMERGENCY
ROOM EXPECTING EMERGENCY
SERVICES, THEY WOULD NOT BABLY
TO HAVE THE SERVICES PROVIDED
WHETHER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO
TRAVEL THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT OR HARBORVIEW UNLESS
YOU ARE IN AN AIDE CAR, GETTING
TO HARBORVIEW WAS DIFFICULT.
WHEN I WAS HIT BY A DRIVER
RIDING MY BIKE IN BALLARD, I
THOUGHT I WOULD BE TRANSPORT TO
BALLARD SWEDISH, LESS THAN A 5-
MINUTE RIDE FROM THE
INTERSECTION OF THE COLLISION.
THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION IS
I WAS TAKEN TO HARBORVIEW, AND
IT TOOK 10 TO 15 MINUTES.
AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT HOW FAST
IT TAKES TO GET ACROSS OUR CITY
IF YOU ARE IN A PRIVATE
VEHICLE.
THIS IS SO TROUBLING.
THE COST OF USING AN AID CAR IS
SO HIGH JUST TO GET THE
SERVICES YOU NEED.
WE NEED THE EMERGENCY ROOM OPEN
IN BALLARD FOR THE RESIDENTS OF
OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
STRIKE IS BASED CHIEFLY ON
PATIENT SAFELY AND SAFE
STAFFING WILL LEVELS.
HAVING BEEN A RECIPIENT OF
IMPORTANT HEALTH CARE FROM
NURSES AND DOCTORS ALIKE, I
KNOW WE HAVE TO HAVE SAFE
STAFFING LEVELS.
OTHERWISE, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
HELP TODAY.
AND ALSO HAPPENINGS IN BALLARD
THIS WEEK, THURSDAYS IN
BALLARD, I DON'T HAVE AS GOOD
OF A SAYING AS THE TWO OF YOU.
WE WILL BE MEETING IN OTHER
PARTS OF THE DISTRICT
THROUGHOUT THE COMING MONTHS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL INVITE
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS TO JOIN US AND GIVE
US A BRIEFING ON THE 2020 STATE
LEGISLATURIVE BULLETIN, AND
WHILE THEY ARE JOINING US AT
THE TABLE, I FAILED TO MENTION
MY IN-DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS
THIS WEEK, THURSDAY BETWEEN
NOON AND 5:00 P.M.
AT THE SOUTHWEST CUSTOMER SERVE
CENTER.
CENTER, AND DROP INS ARE
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
LILY WILSON.
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS,
AND I WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE
ARE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO
CONTINUE TO PLAY A ROLE AT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING AND SDOT, AND
WE ARE VERY GLAD TO HAVE THEM ON
BOARD THIS SESSION.
>> STATE RELATIONS ASSOCIATE
AND POLICY ANALYST AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
>> I AM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
OIR.
>> NOT JUST A DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
SO WE ARE ENTERING OUR THIRD
WEEK OF THE SHORT 60-DAY
LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHICH IS
ALREADY MOVING VERY QUICKLY AND
WILL HOPEFULLY END ON MARCH 12.
WE APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION
WITH DEVELOPING THE 2020
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TAKE THE
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AND
ADVOCATE THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE FOR YOU AND THE CITY.
WHILE THE LEGISLATURE MAKES
MORE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
BI-ANNUAL BUDGET IN THE FORM OF
A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET MUCH IS
FOCUSED ON TRANSPORTATION WITH
THE PASSAGE OF I-976,
CONTINUING THE GOOD WORK AROUND
GUN RESPONSIBILITY, HOUSING,
SHELTER, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
THE GOVERNOR'S BOTTOM AS MANY
OF YOU KNOW INCLUDED OVER $300
00 MILLION WITH REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS BY 50% IN THE NEXT
TWO YEARS AND HOUSING
ASSISTANCE AND SHELTER
CAPACITIES.
WHILE MANY LEGISLATORS ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE AISLE THINK IS A
PRIORITY ISSUE, MANY AGREE WITH
THE GOVERNOR THIS IS REQUIRING
EMERGENCY ACTION.
AND THERE ARE STILL STRONG
OPINIONS ON THE RAINY DAY FUNS.
WHERE THE FUNDS SHOULD BE
FOCUSED IS A DISCUSSION THAT WE
WILL CONTINUE ON.
SOME FOLKS ARE SAYING THAT A
ONE-TIME BOOST WON'T SOLVE THE
PROBLEMS.
THIS IS ONGOING.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND REPORT
BACK.
Y WILL TURN IT OVER TO PAGE ONE
IN THE COUPLE BULLETIN AND GO
SECTION BY SECTION AND GO OVER
ANY POINTS.
WE'LL START WITH THE EDUCATION
SECTION.
>> GOOD MORNING.
FOR THE EDUCATION SECTION WE
HAVE TWO BILLS, NOT RELATED TO
THE SERVICES THAT THE CITY
PROVIDES HAVE BEEN OF
INTERESTING IN PAST SESSIONS.
THE COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH
BILL.
>> IS YOUR MIC ON?
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
THANKS.
>> BUT IT WAS CANCELED.
THE BILL CAME OUT AND WAS
PASSED AGAIN AND NOW IS IN THE
HANDS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THERE WAS A SIMILAR BILL LAST
YEAR THAT STALLED DUE TO LACK
OF BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT BUT IT'S
WIDELY BELIEVED THERE WILL BE A
BILL.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK AND
REPORT ON THE PROGRESS.
THE NEXT IS FOR MENSTRUAL
PRODUCTS TO BE PROCEEDED IN
SCHOOL AND JOIN ILLINOIS AND
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW YORK WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN
THE BILL, AND IT HAS GOTTEN A
FAIR AMOUNT OF PUBLICITY.
WHILE EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE IN
SUPPORT, IT'S AN UPFUNDED
MANDATE IN THE SCHOOLS, AND
THERE WAS SOME CONCERN
EXPRESSED ABOUT THAT.
>> AND MOVING ON TO THE
ENVIRONMENT, I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO QUINN.
>> IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENT,
THERE ARE A FEW PIECES OF
LEGISLATION WE ARE TRACKING.
THE FIRST IS HOUSE BILL 1110,
CONCERNING GREENHOUSE GASES AND
TRANSPORTATION FUELS, MORE
COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE LOW
CARBON FUEL STANDARD.
THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR THE
GOVERNOR, AND IT WOULD DIRECT
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
TO ADOPT RULES TO REDUCE THE
INTENSITY OF THE CARBON
EMISSIONS OF 10% 2028 AND 30%
BY 2035, AND IT WOULD CREATE
CREDITS FOR LOW CARBON
INTENSITY AND BENEFIT OUR FUELS
HERE IN SEATTLE.
THIS PASSED THROUGH THE HOUSE
AND MADE IT THROUGH THE SENATE
COMMITTEE BUT DID NOT MAKE IT
THROUGHTHE FULL HOUSE.
IT'S BACK IN THE AGENDA, AND IT
COULD POTENTIALLY MOVE AS EARLY
AS THIS WEEK BUT IT CAN BE
SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO PREDICT
THE SCHEDULE IN THE HOUSE BUT
IT COULD BE NEXT WEEK.
NEXT UP IS HOUSE BILL 23-10,
ANOTHER GOVERNOR PRIORITY.
THIS REGARDS THE REDUCTION OF
EMISSIONS FROM ON-DEMAND
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
SPECIFICALLY COMPANIES AS WELL
AS IN THE INITIAL FORM OF THE
FOOD SERVICE DELIVERIES THAT
OPERATE THROUGH OUT-BASED
SERVICES AND DELIVERY OF FOOD.
THERE WILL BE A COMMITTEE VOTE
TOMORROW, AND THAT PROPOSED
WILL REMOVE GOODS DELIVERY
WHICH WAS AN A.A MBITIOUS PART
OF THE PROPOSAL.
IT WOULD INCLUDE SEVERAL
CHANGES INCLUDING REQUIRING
COMPANIES TO SUBMIT PLANS TO
INCLUDE AN ACTION PLAN TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE REDUCTIONS DON'T
HURT LOW-INCOME OPERATORS OF
THE VEHICLES AND ALLOW FOR
COMPANIES TO SUBMIT PLANS
THROUGH ECOLOGY TO RECEIVE
CREDIT FOR ELECTRICIFICATION
INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS BILL
IS LIKELY TO BE FOCUSED ON THE
TRANSPORTATION OF PEOPLE AND
NOT DELIVERY SERVICES
ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD AND GOODS?
>> IT STILL INCLUDES THE
DELIVERY OF FOOD.
SO THINGS LIKE GRUB HUB BUT NO
LONGER INCLUDES GOODS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
AND MOVING ON TO HOUSE BILL 24-
5 THIS IS THE COMMUNITY
PROPERTY/CLEAN ENERGY, A FULL
TITLE OF THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM,
THE COMMUNITY POVERTY
ASSESSMENT AND CLEAN ENERGY
PROGRAM, AND THIS WOULD
CREATE'S NEW PROGRAM FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
IT'S SIMILAR TO AN LID BUT
SMALLER ON THE PROPERTY SCALE
ALLOWING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BE
MADE TO BUILDINGS THAT INVEST
IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
RESILIENCE TO BE FUNDED THROUGH
A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BY THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR INTERESTED
PRIVATE PARTY.
SO THIS WOULD BE A PERMISSIVE
AUTHORIZING PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
IT'S A PRIORITY FOR THE OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
SEVERAL OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
IT WAS MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK AND CONTINUES TO
LARGELY DRAW A POSITIVE
RECEPTION.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THIS BILL
IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WITHIN
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WE HAVE
UPREINFORCED MASONRY, AND SO
MANY BUILDINGS ARE
UPREINFORCED.
LITTLE KNOWN FACT WE ARE IN A
SEISMIC ZONE AND DOWNTOWN
BALLARD ALSO HAS UNREINFORCED
BUILDINGS.
MAKING THEM RESILLIENT AND
ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE IS A FINE
LINE TO WALK.
I THINK THIS HELP IN THE AREA.
>> ABSOLUTELY, AND IN HER FINAL
TIME BEFORE RETIRING, SHE SPENT
TIME THERE.
>> A HURDLE LAST YEAR WHEN THIS
CAME UP DURING THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION WAS THE STATE
ASSOCIATION OF TREASURERS.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THEIR
CONCERNS?
I THINK IT'S -- AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SAID,
THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 20 STATES
NATIONALLY THAT HAVE THESE
KINDS OF PROGRAMS.
NOT ONLY IS A PROGRAM LIKE THIS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO BEING ABLE
TO -- FOR OUR CITY TO ROLL OUT
UNREINFORCED MASONRY PROGRAM
BUT INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS TO BE
COM COMPLIANT WITH THE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE TO DEVELOP THE RULES TO
ENSURE THAT THE STAKEHOLDERS IN
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, PROPER
OWNERSHIP, AND PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES ARE ON
BOARD WITH US.
I WILL BE REALLY INTERESTED TO
KNOW IF THERE ARE BARRIERS OR
HURDLES OR OPPOSITIONS LIKE WE
EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR ME
AS WELL AND HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH SBCI AND OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ON
PLANNING -- AND ON SOME MUCH-
NEEDED CHANGES TO OUR
DEPARTMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM, AND
THOSE CHANGES ARE ANOTHER --
ANOTHER FINANCING OPTION.
BUT AGAIN, THE COSTS OF THE
PROGRAM ARE ENORMOUS.
WE WILL NOT BABLY BE BE ABLE
TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE HAVE
THE LEADINGESTS FOR THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICERS
AND FIRE CHIEFS AND OTHERS TO
MAKE CONTACTS AND HAVE
DISCUSSIONS TO TRY AND WORK ON
THEIR CONCERNS.
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND IT'S AN
ISSUE AT THIS POINT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE HURDLES THAT
STILL NEED TO COME OVER.
>> I WOULD WELCOME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OFF LINE
AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING
THAT WE CAN DO IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE FINAL BILL IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY INCLUDES
INSURANCE.
THIS BILL WOULD ADDRESS THE
POLLUTION LIABILITY INSURANCE
AGENCY TO CLOSE OUT THEIR
EXISTING PROGRAM FOR HEATING
OIL POLLUTION LIABILITY.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS
HOMEOWNERS WHO OR PROPERTY
OWNERS WHO HAVE HOMES THAT USE
HEATING OIL TRANSITION TO MORE
SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE HEATING
METHODS IN THE EVENT THEY HAVE
A LEAK OR THEIR TANK BECOMES
BROKEN WHICH COULD BE A HAZARD
FOR THE PROPERTY.
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
HAS HAD CONCERNED OVER THIS
LEGISLATION.
THERE ARE BETWEEN 16,000 AND
18,000 HOMES THAT USE EATING
OIL CURRENTLY, AND IT CAN BE A
MAJOR COST BURDEN FOR
HOMEOWNERS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT
REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR TO THEIR
HOME.
THE BILL WAS MOVED OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE AND
INCLUDED AN AMEND TO INCLUDE
THE INSURANCE LIABILITY AGENCY
WITH RULE MAKING FOR THE
SECONDARY PROGRAM WHICH WOULD
BE THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK
LOANER AND GRANT PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT OF LOANS AND
SUPPORT OF GRANT PROGRAMS AND
ADDITIONALS WITH FINANCIAL
NEEDS.
I THINK THERE ARE CONCERNS ON
OUR PART ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS
FOR THE CITY.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE THERE YET.
WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON THE
BILL, BUT OUR FRIENDS AT THE
STATE HAVE SHOWN AN INTEREST IN
MAKING SURE THAT THE IMPACTS
FOR LONG-TERM INDIVIDUALS ARE
MITIGATED.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THAT.
>> THANK YOU, QUINN, AND MOVING
OVER TO PAGE 2, WE WILL GO OVER
TO CHERYL WITH THE GENERAL
HIGHLIGHTS.
>> WE HAVE CIVIL BILLS RELATED
TO TRACKING ISSUES.
AND PLEASE THE US KNOW IF
THERE ARE OTHERS THAT YOU ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT.
THE FIRST BILL CREATES A GRANT
FOR JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE
GREATER ACCESS TO RESIDENTS.
SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTH CARE
AND CIVIC ACTIVITY OCCUR ONLINE
AND NOT ALL RESIDENTS HAVE
EQUAL ACCESS.
A MEETING IS GOING TO BE HELD
FOR THE ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON
WEDNESDAY.
TWO BILLS ADDRESS DATA PRIVACY
AND FACIAL RECOGNITION.
IT REQUIRES NEW RIGHTS TO
ACCESS, DELETE, CORRECT, AND
MOVE THEIR DATE OR OPT OUT OF
DATA.
THE BILL APPLIES TO ANY
BUSINESS LOCATED IN WASHINGTON.
THE CONTROLS ARE PERSONAL DATA
OF 100,000 CAN ASSUMERS AND
MORE AND KNOWS THAT CONTROL
DATA OF 25,000 CONSUMERS OR
MORE THAN 50% OF THE REVENUE
FROM THE SALE OF PERSONAL DATA.
A MEASURE PASSED THE SENATE
LAST YEAR BEFORE DYING IN THE
HOUSE.
IT REQUIRES JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT
AND WHILE BOTH BILLS ARE
SUPPORTED BY MICROSOFT, THE
LEGAL COMMUNITIES HAVE LEGAL
CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILLS AND
ARE OPPOSED.
SO WE'RE MONITORING THESE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AND MOVING ON TO THE HEALTHCARE
AND HOUSING SECTION.
ROBIN?
>> I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME, AM NOT GOING ON A BILL BY
BILL BASIS BUT I WILL SAY IN
THE HEALTHCARE AREA IS A BILL
THAT WOULD REQUIRE PRESCRIPTION
OF OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL OR
NALOXONE.
WE EXPECT THAT THE HEARING WILL
BE SCHEDULED, AND THE GOVERNOR
HAS A COMPREHENSIVE BILL ON
VAPING, AND THAT INCLUDES HOUSE
BILL 24-54 AND IS SCHEDULED FOR
EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS WEEK ON
THE 27th AT 1:30, AND IT'S
QUITE A COMPREHENSIVE WAY TO
ADDRESS CONCERNS AROUND VAPING
IN OUR STATE.
IF ANYONE DOESN'T HAVE
QUESTIONS ON HEALTHCARE, I'LL
MOVE ON TO HOUSING.
THERE ARE CERTAINLY MANY BILLS
IN THE HOUSING FIELD.
I THINK MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE
NOTED THAT THE GOVERNOR
PROPOSED A $300 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN HOMELESSNESS IN
HIS BUDGET.
THAT MONEY WOULD HAVE COME OUT
OF THE RAINY DAY FUND.
I THINK THAT THERE IS A PRETTY
UNIVERSAL FEELING THAT IT WON'T
BE POSSIBLE TO GET THE MAJORITY
THAT IS NEEDED TO USE THOSE
FUNDS BUT I THINK LEGISLATORS
ARE INTERESTED IN DOING
SOMETHING, I THINK IT WILL BE
MUCH LESS OF A SCALE THAN THE
GOVERNOR WAS TALKING ABOUT.
WE WILL WATCH THE BUDGET FOR
THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU ON
THAT.
THE HOUSING ALLIANCE IN TERMS
OF BUDGET THIS YEAR HAS A
RATHER MODEST TRUST FUND.
LAST YEAR, THERE WAS $175
MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE
HOUSING TRUST FUND WHICH WAS
NOT THE MOST BUT CERTAINLY THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT
THAT WE'VE SEEN IN RECEIPT
YEARS . AND WE HAVE A CRISIS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEED TO
PROVIDE FUNDING.
THIS YEAR, THE TRUST FUND, $10
MILLION, IS FOCUSED ON
PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS THAT
WILL EXPIRE WHERE THE RENT OR
INCOME RESTRICTIONS WILL
EXPIRE.
WE WILL BE FACING CERTAINLY,
MANY EXPIRING BUILDINGS.
SO STARTING TO HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER BILLS THAT
ARE SORT OF CONNECTED TO THE
PRESERVATION IDEA.
ONE IS A REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX
EXEMPTION THAT WOULD BE
PROVIDED IF THE SALE OF A
PROPERTY GOES TO NON-PROFIT
DEVELOPER AND PROMISE TO KEEP
IT AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO
THOSE TWO THINGS GO HAND IN
HAND.
I HAVE PROMISED COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD A LIST OF ALL OF THOSE
AND WILL PROVIDE THAT AS WELL.
EVEN THOUGH WITH THE SHORT
SESSION THERE ARE MANY THINGS
OUT THERE.
ONE OF THOSE IS HOUSE BILL 1694
WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH TENNANT
INSTALLMENTS LIKE SEATTLE, AND
ANOTHER BILL IS THE JUST CAUSE
EVICTION BILL WHICH HAD A
SUCCESSFUL HEARING ON FRIDAY
MORNING, I UNDERSTAND, AND IS
SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
ON THE HELP TOst.
THAT'S HOUSE BILL 2453.
IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO SEATTLE'S
JUST CAUSE EVICTION REQUIREMENT
BUT IT ALSO EXTENDS TO MONTH TO
MONTH.
>> THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT
AMENDMENT IN THE PROPOSED BILL
THAT WOULD HELP CLOSE A
LOOPHOLE IN SEATTLE'S JUST
CAUSE EVICTION ORDINANCE.
ALTHOUGH INTENDED TO COVER NOT
ONLY MONTH TO MONTH 10 ANTS
DURING EVERY MONTH WAS
ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO COVER
TENANTS AT THE END OF THEIR
FIXED -TERM LEASES.
BECAUSE OF A LAWSUIT IN 2000,
THE OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTION
BEGAN ENFORCING THE LAW
DIFFERENTLY AND IS REVERTING TO
LANGUAGE IN STATE LAW THAT
BASICALLYS FIXED-TERM CONTRACTS
ARE OVER WHEN THY'RE OVER AND
THE TENANT DOESN'T HAVE A HOLD
OVER RIGHT.
THE POINT WAS TO END ARBITRARY
EVICTIONS ARE REGARDLESS OF
WHAT YOUR TENANCY WAS BASED ,
MONTH TO MONTH OR CONTRACT.
AND THE JUST CAUSE EVICTION
BILL WOULD NOT ONLY EX10 THE
JUST CAUSE WE HAD FOR 40 YEARS
BUT IT WOULD HELP US TO CLOSE
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT LOOPHOLE
THAT IF NOT CLOSED HAS
CONTINUED AND WILL CONTINUE TO
ALLOW FOR ARBITRARY EVICTION OF
TENNANTS AT THE END OF THEIR
FIXED TERM LEASES.
>> THANK YOU, AND IF THERE ARE
NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS --
>> MORE OF A STATEMENT THAN A
QUESTION WITH THIS WITH HOUSING
AND HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH
HOUSING.
WE HAVE A CHRONIC UNDER FUNDING
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND
FOLLOWING THE STATE LEVEL, AND
THAT'S PUTTING A LOT OF THE
PROBLEMS WE ARE EXPERIENCING ON
THE MUNICIPALITY BACK.
WE WILL GET SOLUTIONS IF THE
STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS
DO NOT ACT, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR WORK IN
ADVOCATING FOR THESE SOLUTIONS.
>> ABSOLUTELY, AND WE ARE
LOOKING TO PRIORITIZE.
>> 1 THING TO ADD TO HOUSING,
THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED CHANGES
WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A 12-YEAR
EXTENSION WHICH WOULD ADDRESS
EXPIRING UNITS.
WE HAVE 850 UNITS IN THE NEXT 5
YEARS THAT WILL EXPIRE IN
SEATTLE.
THAT'S SEPTEMBER BILL 6411 AND
HOUSE BILL 2620 WHICH HAS NOT
BEEN SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING
YET.
THERE IS ROBUST DISCUSSIONS IN
OLYMPIA ABOUT THE BILLS, AND WE
WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT OF
THE THANK YOU.
>> AND BEGINNING ON PAGE 5 YOU
WERE PUBLIC SAFETY WE ARE
SEEING MENTIONS OF SEVERAL GUN
RESPONSIBILITY BILLS INCLUDING
A GENERAL REQUEST, LEGISLATION
TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS, HIGH-
CAPACITY MAGAZINES, AND ALSO AN
EFFORT RESULTING FROM LAST
YEAR'S STUDY BILL TO CENTRALIZE
WASHINGTON'S BACK GROUND CHECK
SYSTEM AS WELL AS A BELL TO
REPEAL THE LOCAL JURISDICTION
FROM REGULATING FIREARMS, SO
LOCAL AUTHORITY THERE, AND THEN
MOVING TO SAFETY AND CIVIL
RIGHTS AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 6,
THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR OPEN
COURT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN
INTRODUCED PIGGYBACKING ON WHAT
WAS SO IMPORTANT TO MANY
COUNCILMEMBERS LAST YEAR,
LIMITING DATA SHARING WITH ICE
AND DISWRU ADDITIONAL WARRANTS
IN THE WORKPLACE.
HOUSE BILL 25 SKETCH WILL
PROHIBIT WARRANTLESS CIVIL
ARRESTS BETWEEN A MILE OF THE
COURTHOUSE AS THE SPIKE IN
COURTHOUSE ARRESTS AS I
UNDERSTAND IT HAS HAD A
CHILLING EFFECT ON THE MOST
VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE
SOCIETY, SPECIFICALLY VICTIMS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AND CIVIL ARRESTS WOULD BE
PROHIBITED WITHOUT A COURT
ORDER UNDER THIS BILL.
THIS IS A MAJOR PRIORITY FOR
MANY OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE
IMGRANT COMMUNITY AND WORKING
DOWN PAGE 6, A PROPOSAL AIMED
AT REDUCING HARASSMENT AND
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION FOR
ISOLATED WORKERS.
THE PROPOSAL THAT WILL WORK TO
DECRIMINALIZE DRIVING WITH A
SUSPENDED LICENSE DUE TO UNPAID
TYPES.
THIS IS SOMETIMES KNOWN AS
DRIVING WHILE POOR.
AND SENATE BILL 6313 TOWARDS
THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 6, A BILL
THAT WOULD MAKE VOTER
REGISTRATION OPT OUT VERSUS OPT
IN AS WELL AS GIVE 17 I DON'T
RECALLS THE ABILITY TO VOTE IN
THE PRIMARY IF THEY TURN'BY
TURN -- 18 BY THE JUDGMENT --
GENERAL ELECTION.
>> AND ONE OF THE GUN CONTROL
BILLS, ONE OF THEM IS A GUN
CONTROL BILL THAT ALLOWS FOR
THE CONFISCATION OF GUNS.
THERE IS AN INTERSECTION
BETWEEN GUN OWNERSHIP AND DUIs.
FOLKS WHO HAVE MORE THAN TWO
DUIs, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN
TAKE THEIR GUNS BECAUSE THERE
IS A NEXUS BETWEEN GUN VIOLENCE
BETWEEN SUICIDE AND DUIs.
IT'S SIMILAR TO OUR PROGRAM AS
IT RELATES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AND EXPANDS THAT ANALYSIS OF
THE NEXUS BETWEEN GUN OWNERSHIP
AND CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT
MAKES SOMEONE MORE LIKELY TO
ENGAGE IN GUN VIOLENCE.
>> THERE IS A PROPOSAL FOR
FOLKS IMPACTING TRIAL OR
SENTENCING.
SO IF FOLKS ARE CHARGED WITH
THAT CONNECTION WITH, THOSE
PROTECTIONS ARE IN PLACE.
BUT THIS IS FOR PEOPLE PENDING
TRIAL, CONVICTED VERY --
VEHICULAR HOMICIDE OR A DUI, 3D
UI OFFENSE.
I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF
MOMENTUM FOR THIS WITH CONCERN
AROUND THE NEXUS DEVELOP
VIOLENCE AND DUI CONVICTIONS.
WE WILL ADDRESS THAT IN THE
NEXT REPORT.
IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE IN THE
SECTION, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
QUINN TO END WITH THE
TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES.
>>> FINISHING IN
TRANSPORTATION, THERE ARE TWO
MAJOR PIECES OF LEGISLATION WE
ARE TRACKING.
THE FIRST IS A BILL THAT WOULD
EXPAND THE OFFICE FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FOR FINANCING
TRANSPORTATION.
IT WOULD PROVIDE NEW AUTHORITY
FOR SALES TAX AND UTILITY TAX
AND A LOCAL GAS TAX.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY
IS AND INTERESTED IN.
I WILL SAY IT DOES HAVE A BIT
OF AN UPHILL STRUGGLE THIS
SESSION.
A LOT OF LEGISLATORS SEE THIS
AS TIED TO A BROADER STATE WIDE
REVENUE PACKAGE.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
BUT IT'S LIKELY THAT WE WILL
NEED TO MAKE THIS A MULTI-YEAR
EFFORT IN A BROADER
CONVERSATION.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, QUINN.
I WELCOME OTHER REVENUE OPTIONS
FROM THE STATE, SO JUST TO
ASSURE MY COLLEAGUES WE WON'T
BE WAITING AROUND AT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE TO ENACT THIS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT.
IT EXPIRE THIS YEAR IN
SEATTLE, AND WE WANT TO HAVE
THE BEST OPTION TO RENEW THAT
AND HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU OFF
LINE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT AND TALK ABOUT IT IN THE
COMMITTEE AS WELL.
WE ARE NOT TAKING OUR CHANCES.
WE WILL MAKE IT A PRIORITY.
THANK YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY, AND MOVING ON TO
EXPANDING THE AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO
BLOCKING THE BOX.
THIS REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY FOR
THE CITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FROM LAST YEAR.
LAST SESSION, WE WERE ABLE TO
MOVE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE AND OUT
OF SENATE COMMITTEE BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, THE SENTE RAN
OUT OF TIME.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK THE
BILL THIS YEAR, AND THERE IS A
HEARING TOMORROW.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES
AND STAKEHOLDERS TO WORK
THROUGH A HANDFUL OF ISSUES
RELATED TO THE GEOGRAPHIC
SCOPE.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT ANY CITY
COULD DO, SORT OF THROUGHOUT
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS GOT
PARED DOWN TO THE GREATER
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
WE ARE WORKING TO PRESERVE THE
MOST HIGH PRIORITY AREAS EXPECT
CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH
ISSUES AROUND CITATION AMOUNTS
AND BLOCKING THE BOX AND
TRANSIT OPERATIONS.
WE REMAIN HOPEFUL AND WE ARE
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS.
IT'S A POSITIVE SIGN WE ARE
GETTING A HEARING IN THE SENATE
WHERE WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY
STRUGGLED.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK THE
ISSUE.
STAY TUNED.
>> JUST REAL QUICK.
THE BLOCK THE BOX PORTION, IS
THAT THE PORTION THAT IS
DOWNTOWN OR DOES IT INCLUDE THE
BUS ONLY LANES?
>> SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT --
WITHOUT GETTING TOO DEEP INTO
IT, A LITTLE TECHNICAL, IT
WOULD BE AUTOMATED ENFORCEMNT
FOR BLOCK THE BOX AND AREAS
ZONED DOWNTOWN, .50 OF A MILE
OUTSIDE OF THAT, NON-INTERSTATE
HIGHWAYS FOR 3 MILES OUTSIDE OF
THAT AREA AND ARTERIALS
EXTENDING UP TO ONE MILE
OUTSIDE OF THE NONINTERSTATE
NOTICES.
SO, YES.
THE LEGISLATURE LIKES TO MAKE
THINGS SLIGHTLY COMPLICATED AT
TIMES.
BUT IT'S NOT BEING PERMITTED TO
NAME THE SPECIFIC STREETS.
>> HAVE WE MAPPED IT?
>> WE HAVE MAPPED IT.
PROVIDE THAT TO YOU.
>> I WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE THAT
WITH THE LANES IN WEST SEATTLE,
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST
IN HAVING MORE ENFORCEMENT.
>> I WILL SAY SPECIFICALLY TO
WEST SEATTLE, THE
REPRESENTATIVE GIVEIN IS THE
SPONSOR IN OUR HOUSE.
>> SHE IS NOT GOING TO LET THAT
GO.
>> WHAT?
>> SHE IS NOT GOING TO LET
THAT.
>> IT INCLUDES THE SEATTLE
BRIDGE AND WEST AVENUE LOP.
>> IN 1907, BOTH SEATTLE AND
BALLARD WERE ANNEXED.
MAYBE WE CAN USE THE DOWNTOWN
CENTERS TO -- YES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ADVOCACY ON THE BILL.
I WAS EXCITED TO SEE HOW FAR
THEY MADE IT LAST YEAR.
MY FIRST YEAR WAS IN 2014.
WE HAVE COME A REALLY LONG WAY,
AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
IMPORTANCE OF NOT ONLY BLOCKING
THE BOX BUT WHAT COUPLE MEMBER
HER BOWL HAS SHARED.
THE IMPORTANCE OF AUTOMATED
IMPORTANCE OF THE BUS ONLY
LANES.
WE HAVE SAN FRANCISCO, THEIR
ABILITY TO HAVE A CAMERA ON THE
FRONT OF THE BUS TO ALLOW FOR
THE ENFORCEMENT OF BUS ONLY
LANES WHERE WE HAVE TO REQUIRE
UNIFORMED OFFICERS TO DO SO,
AND WE HAVE HIGHER PRESSING
NEEDS OF THE PERIOD AS COUPLE
MEMBER LEWIS STATED EARLIER
THAN ENFORCING THE PUS BUS
ONLY LANES.
WE NEED TO MOVE PEOPLE WITHOUT
GETTING STUCK IN TRAFFIC.
IT WILL HELP WITH OUR QUALITY
OF LIFE AND CARBON EMISSIONS
AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
WE WOULD LOVE TO CHECK IN WITH
YOU AFTER THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
TO TALK ABOUT TOMORROW.
I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS
TEAM.
YOU HAVE AMAZING PEOPLE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT
TIME.
WE ARE WORKING ON ORGANIZING A
LOBBY DAY, AND THANK YOU FOR
THE COUNCILMEMBERS WAITING FOR
THE COUPLE LOBBY DAY, AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, IT'S 10:44, AND WE
ARE ADJOURNED.