>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
IT IS NOVEMBER 16th, 2020.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:32 A.M.
BEFORE THE CLERK CALLS THE
ROLL, I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS JUAREZ AND
MORALES ARE FEELING UNDER THE
WEATHER THIS MORNING AND WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN US DURING
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
I DO HOPE THAT THEY FEEL BETTER
IN TIME FOR FULL COUNCIL.
IF THEY DO NOT THEN WE WILL BE
PREPARED TO REQUEST THAT THEY
BOTH BE EXCUSED FROM THIS
AFTERNOON'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING AS WELL.
WITH THAT BEING SAID WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
OVER THE LAST WEEK WE HAD A
PROCLAMATION RELATED TO THE
OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS REISSUED
BY GOVERNOR INSLEE AND THE
STATE LEGISLATURE THAT ALLOWS
US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
ELECTRONIC MEETINGS.
IN FACT IS NOW MANDATED THAT WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE REMOTE
MEETINGS.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO
THROUGH THE STEPS OF SUSPENDING
OUR COUNCIL RULES TO ALLOW US
TO ELECTRONICALLY PARTICIPATE
DURING COUNCIL BRIEFING
MEETINGS IN ORDER TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THAT
PROCLAMATION THAT WAS JUST
RECENTLY EXTENDED BY GOVERNOR
INSLEE.
TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING
REMOTELY.
I AM GOING TO MOVE TO SUSPEND
THE COUNCIL RULES THROUGH
DECEMBER 7, 2020 TO ALLOW THIS
MEETING TO OCCUR WHILE
PARTICIPATING THROUGH
ELECTRONIC MEANS.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW ELECTRONIC
PARTICIPATION THROUGH DECEMBER
7, 2020.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND
COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETINGS WILL
BE HELD WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
PARTICIPATING ELECTRONICALLY
THROUGH AT LEAST DECEMBER 7,
2020.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES?
IF IT THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 9, 2020
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
I'M GOING TO DISPENSE WITH MY
PRESIDENT'S REPORT THIS
MORNINGS AND JUST HAVE US DIVE
RIGHT ON IN TO A PREVIEW OF
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS.
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES
AND I'M GOING TO CALL ON
COUNCIL MEMBERS AS ESTABLISHED
BY THIS WEEK'S ROTATING ROLL
CALL.
THAT ORDER, AGAIN, IS COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS AND THEN IF IF
SOMEBODY HAS COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES' REPORT THEY'RE WELCOME
TO GIVE IT AT THE TIME THAT I
CALL ON THAT COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS, SAME IS
TRUE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ'
REPORT AS WELL.
LEWIS, MOSQUEDA, PEDERSEN,
SAWANT, STRAUSS, HERBOLD AND I
WILL CONCLUDE THIS PORTION OF
THE AGENDA FOR THIS MORNING.
FIRST UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
I DON'T HAVE VERY MANY UPDATES
THIS MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ACTIONS OR NO
LEGISLATION FROM THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS THIS
AFTERNOON.
I WAS PROUD TO JOIN WITH
COUNCIL MEMBERS PEDERSEN AND
HERBOLD IN PUTTING FORWARD A
$20 INCREASE IN THE VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE UNDER THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION BENEFITDISTRICT
IN ORDER TO MAKE A ENLARGED
COMMITMENT FOR MUCH NEEDED
BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AS LAID OUT
IN A RECENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
INDICATING THE STATE AND
CONDITION OF SEATTLE'S BRIDGES
AND OUR HISTORIC
UNDERINVESTMENT IN THE
MAINTENANCE OF THIS CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS A CITY
OF HILLS AND WATERWAYS STITCHED
TOGETHER BY NETWORKS OF
BRIDGES.
DISTRICT 7 IS NO EXCEPTION TO
THAT AND HAS ITS OWN SHARE OF
BRIDGES, INCLUDING TWO THAT ARE
GOING TO NEED SUSTAINED
MAINTENANCE IN THE FUTURE.
THE BALLARD BRIDGE AND THE
MAGNOLIA BRIDGE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
EVERYONE HERE IN THIS LAST WEEK
AND A HALF OF THE BUDGET
PROCESS TO SEE IF WE CAN
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THAT
COMMITMENT AS OUTLINED IN THE
AUDITOR REPORT FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE AND WOULD KNOW THAT
IT'S ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR
OUR MULTIMODAL BRIDGES THAT ARE
GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL FOR THE
FUTURE OF BUS TRANSPORTATION IN
THE CITY TO MAKE SURE ALL
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE ACCESS TO
BUS TRIPS OF A FREQUENCY OF 15
MINUTES OR FASTER.
WITH THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING
THE FORM C'S THAT MY OFFICE
SUBMITTED AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIMES THIS COMING BUDGET
MEETING LATER IN THE WEEK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
HEAR NOW FROM COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND THEN WE HEAR FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEW
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT CAME FROM
GOVERNOR INSLEE OVER THE
WEEKEND.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK
AND THE HEADLINES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
NEED TO STAY HOME, TO STAY
HEALTHY.
PLEASE DO TAKE THAT TO HEART AS
YOU CANCEL ANY HOLIDAY PLANS
FOR THE UPCOMING 2 TO 4 WEEKS.
I KNOW IT'S HARD.
I WANT OUR BABY TO BE ABLE TO
SEE THEIR GRANDPARENTS AND, YOU
KNOW, THESE ARE THE TIMES WE'RE
LIVING IN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS ANOTHER TIME FOR FOLKS
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR LOVED
ONES.
IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE ALL
STAY HOME SO WE CAN SLOW THE
TRANSMISSION OF THIS DISEASE.
GOVERNOR INSLEE YESTERDAY
POSTED AN ALERT THAT SAID
YESTERDAY WAS THE MOST
DANGEROUS DAY IN WASHINGTON'S
100 YEAR HISTORY AS IT RELATES
TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
AND I APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR
ISSUING THE PROCLAMATION AND
THE DEMAND FOR US TO TAKE THESE
NUMBERS TO HEART.
NOT ONLY TO WEAR OUR MASKS AND
SOCIALLY DISTANCE AS WE'VE
HEARD BUT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE
PLACES WHERE TRANSMISSION IS
HAPPENING IS WITHIN OUR HOMES
AND THEN WHEN WE GO TO PLACES
LIKE RESTAURANTS OR OUT TO EAT
AND INTERACT WITH THE GENERAL
COMMUNITY OR RISKING SPREADING
TRANSMISSION TO THE GENERAL
POPULATION.
SO I KNOW THIS IS A HARD TIME.
MY SISTER HAS TALKED ABOUT HOW
GOING TO THE GYM IS HER ONLY
OUTLET FOR MENTAL HEALTH RIGHT
NOW AND THIS IS A REALLY
CHALLENGING TIME AND I'M HOPING
THAT EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES THAT
WE'RE IN THE SAME BOAT AND DOES
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO
MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH.
WE HAVE DONE THAT AS A COUNCIL.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE
COMPLICATIONS OF COVID AND THE
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN WERE GOING TO
HAVE A DRAMATIC IMPACT NOT JUST
ON OUR HEALTH AS INDIVIDUALS
BUT THE FINANCIAL HEALTH FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY
RESTAURANTS.
ESPECIALLY OUR SMALL BUSINESSES
AND BARS AND RESTAURANTS.
RETAIL FOLKS.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY
HARD TIME.
WE STEPPED UP AND WE HELPED TO
ENSURE THERE WAS ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT THROUGH THE JUMP START
COVID RELIEF PLAN EARLIER THIS
SUMMER.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS WAS
GOING TO HIT RENTERS THE
HARDEST.
RENTERS MOST LIKELY TO BE
PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, MEMBERS
OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
GIVEN THAT OVER HALF OF OUR
POPULATION IS RENTERS IN THIS
CITY, WANTING TO NOT ONLY
ENSURE THAT THERE WAS RENTAL
ASSISTANCE BUT THERE WAS
EVICTION PREVENTION DOLLARS AND
TO HELP THE SMALL LANDLORDS
ACROSS OUR CITY AS WELL WHO WE
KNOW IN SOME CASES ARE ALSO
RELIANT ON THOSE RENTAL
PAYMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEIR OWN MORTGAGE IS PAID.
WE DID THAT THROUGH THE JUMP
START COVID RELIEF PACKAGE THIS
SUMMER.
WE STEPPED UP BY PROVIDING
ASSISTANCE IN FOOD ASSISTANCE
AND ADDITIONAL SECURITY SO THAT
FOLKS WOULD HAVE LESS OF A
LIKELIHOOD OF GOING HUNGRY AND
WE KNOW PRIOR TO COVID ONE OUT
OF EVERY FOUR KIDDOS WAS FOOD
INSECURE IN THIS AREA AND WE
STEPPED UP TO PROVIDE FOOD
ASSISTANCE.
AS YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT $86
MILLION PACKAGE WAS INITIALLY
VETOED.
WE CAME BACK WITH A $58 MILLION
PIECE THAT WE NEGOTIATED DOWN
BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT SOMETHING AT LEAST GOT
MASSED AND WAS NOT VETOED AND
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE CALLS
THAT WE'VE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE
FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES, FOR RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, FOR FOLKS WHO NEED
FOOD ASSISTANCE AND A LOT OF
THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED IN THIS
BUDGET.
I THINK BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND WITH
THE SUCCESS OF ALL OF YOUR
THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO THIS
BUDGET WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
SECURE ALMOST AROUND $40
MILLION, ABOUT $38 MILLION IN
OUR EMERGENCY RESERVE FUNDS AND
WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF
INDICATION THAT THERE'S GOING
TO BE SWIFT ACTION FROM A
DIVIDED CONGRESS AT THIS POINT.
I'M JUST FLAGGING FOR YOU ALL
AS THIS RECESSION WORSENS AND
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH NUMBERS
CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET THIS
COMPOUNDED WITH THE HIGHEST
RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT THAT OUR
CITY AND STATE HAVE SEEN IN
HISTORY WE WILL PROBABLY NEED
TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THERE
IS ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE AND THAT
IS WHY WE HAVE STEPPED UP TO
PROVIDE ABOUT $40 MILLION WORTH
OF RESERVES IN CASE THOSE
FEDERAL DOLLARS DON'T COME
THROUGH AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO
SEE WORSENING ECONOMIC AND
HEALTH CONCERNS.
U.S. JO WANT TO PROVIDE THAT
CONTEXT.
YOUR CITY HAS BEEN WORKING TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
THOSE WHO ARE FACING
UNEMPLOYMENT.
FACING POTENTIAL EVICTION AND
NOT ABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT.
PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING
FOOD ON THEIR TABLE.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WORK TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
STEPPING UP IF THE DIVIDED
CONGRESS DOES NOT AND WE'RE
LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT
ADMINISTRATION AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL TO SUPPORT THE CITY.
THROUGH MAYOR DURKAN'S
ADMINISTRATION AND WE OFFER
THIS SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT MUCH MORE IS NEEDED.
AS WE THINK ABOUT THE UPCOMING
BUDGET, WANT TO NOTE THERE IS
TWO MEETINGS THIS WEEK FOR THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
THE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
MEETINGS START AT 9:30 A.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS GOING TO BE
ACCEPTED FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST
HOUR OF THOSE MEETINGS.
THAT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL, SIGNUPS WILL START AT
7:30 IN THE MORNING.
WE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO
OVER THE FORM C'S.
THE AMENDMENTS THAT EACH
COUNCIL MEMBER HAS SUBMITTED.
LAST TUESDAY WE WENT OVER THE
BALANCING PACKAGE THAT WAS
DEVELOPED BY ALL OF YOUR INPUT
AND LIFTING UP COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES.
WE OFFERED THE DRAFT COUNCIL'S
BALANCING PACKAGE FOR YOUR
REVIEW AND WE'D REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE FEEDBACK
WE'VE RECEIVED AND ALL OF THE
FORM C'S YOU HAVE SUBMITTED.
COLLEAGUES WE RECEIVED OVER 50
FORM C'S AND IN OUR EFFORT TO
TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT AS MANY
AMENDMENTS WERE TO BE INCLUDED
AS POSSIBLE AND A STREAMLINED
DISCUSSION WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO COMPILING A SERIES
OF THOSE AMENDMENTS IN A
CONSENT AMENDMENT PACKAGE FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION ON
WEDNESDAY.
IF THERE'S ANY ITEM YOU WOULD
WISH TO PULL OUT FOR FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION,
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME TO
DO THAT.
THIS IS OUR ATTEMPT TO HELP TO
MAKE SURE A NUMBER OF
PRIORITIES THAT WERE LISTED ARE
ABLE TO BALANCE IF THEY WERE
ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH YOUR
APPROVAL.
THAT IS IN ADDITION TO ANY
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT
FOLKS WOULD WANT TO CONSIDER
FOR THE FULL COMMITTEE'S
CONSIDERATION.
IF THEY ARE NOT IN THE CONSENT
PACKAGE WE WILL DO THAT IN
ADDITION TO THE CONSENT
AMENDMENT PACKAGE WE ARE
PUTTING TOGETHER FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
A FINAL VOTE ON NOVEMBER 23rd.
AS A REMINDER WE HAVE A MEETING
THAT MORNING AND THEN FULL
COUNCIL IN THE AFTERNOON.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A
CONVERSATION IN THE NEXT TWO
DAYS HERE ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS PART
OF THE CONSENT AMENDMENT
PACKAGE AND ALL OF THE OTHER
ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH
TO BRING FORWARD.
WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS
FROM THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE SOME
NEWS.
YOU JUST RECEIVED AN E-MAIL
FROM ME.
THIS IS BIG NEWS THAT WE WANT
TO SHARE WITH YOU.
WE ARE EXCITED FOR ERIN HOUSE.
THIS IS HER LAST WEEK BEFORE
SHE HEADS ON PARENTAL LEAVE.
WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR
HER TO WELCOME A NEW BABY IN
THE NEXT WEEK OR SO HERE AND
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU
FROM THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
TO POP IN TO DROP IN OPEN HOUSE
FOR ERIN HOUSE.
WE'LL HAVE THAT AROUND 1:30
TODAY.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME AND WISH
HER WELL.
ANY BITS OF ADVICE YOU MIGHT
HAVE FOR ENTERING INTO THIS NEW
ADVENTURE OF PARENTHOOD.
THOSE ARE WELCOME.
SHE'S GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS
BETWEEN OUR CITY LEAVE AND THE
STATE'S FAMILY AND MEDICAL
LEAVE AND I THINK IT'S JUST A
TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO BOTH APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT SHE DID AND WISH HER LUCK
ON HER NEXT ADVENTURE.
WANT TO NOTE THAT WE WILL BE
WELCOMING INTO OUR TEAM A NEW
PERSON TO BE THE INTERIM POLICY
MANAGER AS ERIN TAKES HER SIX
MONTH LEAVE.
THIS IS ANDREW GRANT HOUSTON.
HE IS A STRONG URBANIST POLICY
GURU AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ANDREW AS
PART OF OUR TEAM.
CURRENTLY HE WORKS AS AN
ARCHITECT.
HE'S THE HEAD OF DESIGN AND
FOUNDER OF THE ARCHITECT FIRM
HOUSE COSMOPOLITAN.
HAS EXTENSIVE WORK IN LAND USE,
HOUSING, ZONING AND EVERYTHING
URBANIST RELATED.
REALLY, I THINK IS GOING TO BE
A TREMENDOUS ADDITION TO OUR
TEAM AND I WANT TO THANK ANDREW
FOR THEIR TIME IN ADVANCE.
WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WELCOME ANDREW AND OUR NEW
INTERN AS WELL.
WE'LL SET UP SOME TIME FOR THAT
AFTER THE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
ARE DONE.
TODAY IF YOU'RE ABLE TO POP IN
1:30 IS OUR TIME FOR AN OPEN
HOUSE FOR ERIN HOUSE AS WE SEND
HER AN ORE WAY.
I DO HAVE AN UPDATE FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ AS WELL
IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO READ THAT
AT THIS MOMENT.
>> SURE.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM IT THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE IS A REMINDER FROM THE
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PARK
BOARD MEETINGS.
THE FINAL METROPOLITAN PARK
BOARD MEETING WILL OCCUR NEXT
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd
IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
WE WILL BE ADOPTING THE
METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
BUDGET CONCURRENT WITH THE CITY
BUDGET.
PLEASE DIRECT YOUR METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT QUESTIONS TO
CENTRAL STAFF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS MORNING WE ALSO HAVE AN
UPDATE FROM PARKS, THIS MORNING
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ'S OFFICE
WILL BE SENDING OUT A PARKS
WEEKLY COVID UPDATE AS THEY DO
EVERY WEEK.
AND AS IT RELATE TO THE OFFICE
OF THE WATER FRONT AND THE PIER
58 ON GOING ISSUES, HERE IS THE
QUICK UPDATE.
LAST WEEK THE OFFICE OF THE
WATER FRONT COMPLETED REMOVAL
OF THE CONCRETE WALKWAY NORTH
OF BEST SOUTHERN TERRACE AND
REMOVED APPROXIMATELY 10,000
SQUARE FEET OF TIMBER DECKING
IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE
PARK.
NEXT WEEK THE CONTRACTOR WILL
MOBILIZE EQUIPMENT TO COMPLETE
THE PILE EXA TRACTION AND WILL
CONTINUE WITH REMOVING THE
SOUTHERN CONCRETE RAMP WITH SAW
CUTTING FROM THE SEAWALL SIDE.
IN NATIVE COMMITTEES AN UPDATE
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
LAST WEEK THE NATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN INDIANS
NCAI PASSED THE TRIBAL
CITIZENSHIP PROTECTION
RESOLUTION AND A POLICE TASK
FORCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING
THE INDIGENOUS HUMAN AND CIVIL
RIGHTS TO BELONG FREE,
RECOGNIZING THE INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES HAVE A RIGHT TO HUMAN
AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND THAT THEY
SHOULD BE FREE OF
DISCRIMINATION AFFIRMING THE
INHERENT TRIBAL SOVEREIGN RIGHT
TO DECIDE WHO BELONGS AND
CREATING AN NCAI TASK FORCE TO
MONITOR EXTERNAL ATTACKS ON
TRIBAL CITIZENSHIP.
THESE ARE EACH FIRST IN THE NCA
Is 6:00 YEAR EXISTENCE.
THIS WEEK NOVEMBER 20th AND
21st.
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR
ANNIVERSARY.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS
HONORED TO BE INTERVIEWED THIS
YEAR AT THE EVENT ALONG WITH
ESTHER LUCERO, ABIGAIL ECHO
HAWK.
TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF
PRESENTS AND PERFORMERS VISIT
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
WEBSITE.
FINALLY IN THE WEEK AHEAD ON
NOVEMBER 19th, THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 19th THERE IS A SOUND
TRANSIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE
AFTERNOON.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS ON
STAND BY TO ATTEND DEPENDING ON
HOW LONG THE BUDGET MEETINGS
RUN THAT DAY.
SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO
PARTICIPATING IN THE REMAINING
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETINGS THIS
WEEK AND NEXT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT?
BOTH OF THOSE REPORTS.
HEARING NONE WE'LL HEAR FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN AND
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> MORNING.
THANK YOU.
HELLO, COLLEAGUES.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR BUDGET
CHAIR FOR LEADERSHIP AND
CENTRAL STAFF ON THIS COMPLEX
AND RAPID PROCESS THAT IS OUR
BUDGET PROCESS.
JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
WHO HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD ON
THIS AND THE FORM C'S.
IT WAS HARD TO SCRAMBLE AND
CRAFT THOSE.
IT'S EVEN HARDER TO DIGEST THEM
AND ORGANIZE THEM AND MAKE
SENSE AND DEAL WITH THE RUBIX
CUBE THAT IS OUR BUDGET.
THANKS COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
AND CENTRAL STAFF HOPEFULLY
ISTENING IN.
AFTER THE 2021 BUDGET IS
ADOPTED OUR TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE WILL RESUME
ITS MEETINGS STARTING ON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.
WE'RE PLANNING FOR OUR FINAL
MEETING OF THE YEAR ON
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16th.
WE'LL DO DECEMBER 2ND AND 16.
THE TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE HAS NO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
MENTIONED, COUNCIL MEMBERS
HERBOLD, LEWIS AND I HAVE A
TRANSPORTATION-RELATED ITEM ON
TODAY'S INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR FOR
CONSIDERATION BY THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.
THAT'S 119951 REGARDING VEHICLE
LICENSE FEES.
IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE A
COMPANION BUDGET FORM C THAT
WOULD GOVERN HOW TO PRIORITIZE
THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS.
AND THE BUDGET FORM C WOULD
APPLY JUST TO NEXT YEAR.
COUNCIL BILL 119951, YOU CAN
FIND MORE INFORMATION ON MY
WEBSITE, MY BLOG, CENTRAL STAFF
IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
I'LL QUICKLY PIECE TOGETHER THE
PAST DISCUSSIONS AND URGENT
NEEDS THAT CULMINATED IN THIS
LEGISLATION.
WE'VE BE DISCUSSING FOR MONTHS
THE NEED FOR MORE BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE EVER SINCE THE HIGH
BRIDGE HAD TO BE CLOSED DUE TO
CRACKING.
AND OUR CITY AUDITOR STARTED
WORK ON THE CITYWIDE BRIDGE
ASSESSMENT, WHICH WE ALL
RECEIVED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
WE HAVE ALSO BEEN DISCUSSING
FOR MONTHS THE NEED TO OVERTURN
INITIATIVE 976 BECAUSE THE
VEHICLE LICENSE FEES ARE VITAL
TO FUND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
AND PROGRAMS AS AUTHORIZED BY
STATE LAW, SPECIFICALLY RCW
36.73.015.
WHILE SEATTLE RESIDENTS
CURRENTLY PAY AN ANNUAL VEHICLE
LICENSE FEE OF $80, IT COULD
DROP TO ONLY $20 NEXT YEAR.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE IT
ESSENTIALLY DROP FROM $80 TO 40
SO THAT WE CAN DO ALL WE CAN
FOR TRANSPORTATION NEXT YEAR.
THE STATE LAW PERMITS THE
COUNCIL TO ENACT THAT
ADDITIONAL $20 VLF.
AS WE AWAIT A VACCINE FOR COVID
AND TRANSIT RIDERSHIP TO
RECOVER AFTER PLUMMETING THIS
YEAR DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE
HAVE THE URGENT NEED ALSO TO
INCREASE THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR
BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE BUDGET FORM C THAT
ACCOMPANIES THE COUNCIL BILL
WILL ENABLE US TO MAKE A LARGER
DOWN PAYMENT TOWARD THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITY AND TO
DO SO IN A WAY THAT SERVES
MULTIPLE MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION AND SUPPORTS OUR
FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK.
THIS WOULD ADD TO WHAT THE
CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKAGE WAS
ABLE TO ACHIEVE.
DESPITE THE SHARP INCREASE IN
IT TRANSIT RIDERSHIP INCLUDING
BUS RIDERSHIP, I AM OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT THE FUTURE AND WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE OUR ECONOMY RECOVERS
AND TRANSIT RIDERSHIP ALONG
WITH IT.
WHILE THIS BILL AND THE BUDGET
FORM C ARE FOCUSED ON
GENERATING AN ADDITIONAL 3.6
MILLION MORE FOR BRIDGE
MAINTENANCE IN 2021, THERE ARE
MANY MORE DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR
TRANSIT SERVICE HOURS FOR 2021
DUE TO THE AMPLE RESERVES LEFT
OVER FROM THE EXPIRING STBD
FUNDING.
AS PART OF FUTURE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE MEETINGS WE WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH SDOT,
THE TRANSIT ADVISE ILLEGITIMACY
BOARD, OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
OTHER STAKE HOLDERS TO DISCUSS
HOW TO PROGRAM THOSE REMAINING
STBD FUNDS THAT ARE FOCUSED AND
AUTHORIZED FOR TRANSIT.
SPEAKING OF BRIDGES, THIS WEEK
I WILL VENTURE INSIDE THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE TO SEE THE MOST
RECENT STABILIZATION SOLUTIONS
INSTALLED BY ENGINEERS AND
CONTRACTORS.
TONIGHT THE MAYOR IS HAVING A,
ATTENDING ANOTHER TOWN HALL FOR
THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AS
WELL.
WANT TO THANK SDOT FOR VISITING
OUR COUNCIL BRIEFING LAST WEEK.
AS WELL AS OPTIONS TO REPAIR OR
REPLACE THE HIGH BRIDGE SO WE
CAN RESTORE IT IN A TIMELY AND
COST EFFECTIVE MANNER THAT
PRIORITIZES SAFETY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, THANKS AGAIN FOR
THAT REPORT.
AND NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
THERE'S A REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
TUESDAY THE 24th WHICH IS ONE
WEEK FROM TOMORROW WHICH WOULD
BE THE LAST REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE IN
2020.
IT IS THE INTENTION OF MY
OFFICE TO HOLD A QUICK
COMMITTEE MEETING ON THAT DATE
TO HEAR AND APPROVE RENTERS
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS AND
THIS IS A DATE THAT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS ARE OFTEN CANCELED
BECAUSE IT'S DURING
THANKSGIVING WEEK.
AND IT'S THE DAY AFTER THE
FINAL BUDGET VOTE.
IF IT COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE NOT
GOING TO BE AVAILABLE I WOULD
REALLY APPEAL TO YOU TO LET MY
OFFICE KNOW SO WE CAN MAKE
ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS IF THAT
DATE DOES NOT WORK FOR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
JUST ON THE QUESTION OF CAR
TABS REVENUES I WOULD JUST SAY
ONE THING.
OF COURSE NEEDLESS TO SAY I'M
REALLY HAPPY THAT VOTERS
DEFEATED TIM EYMON'S YET
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO DELUDE THE
CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OF MUCH
NEEDED REVENUES AS HAS BEEN
DONE BY THE RIGHT WING FOR
DECADES.
I ALSO HOPE THE COUNCIL RATHER
THAN CITY COUNCIL RATHER THAN
PUSHING FOR DEEPLY PROGRESSIVE
TAXES FROM CAR TABS THAT WILL
INSTEAD SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL
FROM MY OFFICE AND THE PEOPLES
BUDGET MOVEMENT TO INCREASE THE
AMAZON TAX SO THAT WE CAN FUND
ALL $93.6 MILLION THAT HAVE
BEEN REDUCED FROM THE 2020
PROPOSED BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE WE'LL HEAR FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS AND THEN
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THERE'S ONE ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA WHICH IS HEARING ON CB
191. THE COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED OR
EXTENDED THIS MORATORIUM THREE
TIMES BEFORE TO PROTECT THE TWO
REMAINING MOBILE HOME PARKS IN
THE CITY.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD AGAIN
EXTEND THAT MORATORIUM FOR SIX
MONTHS.
WE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING IS
OCCURRING AT FULL COUNCIL
BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET
PROCEEDINGS AS THIS WOULD
TYPICALLY OCCUR IN COMMITTEE.
THE VOTE IS SCHEDULED FOR
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30th AFTER THE
BUDGET IS COMPLETE DUE TO
TIMING OF THE EXPIRATION OF
THIS MORATORIUM AND ENSURING
THAT THERE IS, THAT WE DON'T
HAVE A LAPSE.
I AM OPTIMISTIC THIS WILL BE
THE FINAL TIME WE HAVE TO ADOPT
A TEMPORARY EXPENSION TENSION
AS MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO DEVELOP A
PERMANENT REGULATION TO BE
CONSIDERED NEXT YEAR.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ HAS BEEN
DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS
AND WE ALL AS A CITY WILL
BENEFIT FROM HER PERSPECTIVE AS
A LAWYER AND HER DEDICATION TO
THIS LEGISLATION, AND ALL
DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS.
I CAN'T THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ ENOUGH.
THIS NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND
USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
WILL BE ON DECEMBER 9th AS THE
NOVEMBER 25th MEETING WILL BE
CANCELED.
LAST WEEK I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND
THE KING COUNTY AFFORDABE
HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE WHICH WE
WERE ABLE TO PASS SHARED GOALS
ON, SHARED FRAMEWORK ON NEW
REVENUE ON HOW WE CAN BUILD
MORE HOUSING THROUGHOUT KING
COUNTY.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6 I SPENT MY
RESIDENT MEETINGS SPEAKING WITH
LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND SPOKE
TO SEVERAL BUSINESS OWNERS IN
BALLARD AND OTHER PARTS OF
DISTRICT 6. ON THURSDAY I
JOINED THE BALLARD DISTRICT
COUNCIL'S VIRTUAL MEETING TO
DISCUSS PUBLIC SAFETY AND
ANSWERED QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY
RESIDENTS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO VIEW THAT
DISCUSSION, IT IS STILL ON THE
BALLARD DISTRICT COUNCIL'S
YOUTUBE WEBSITE.
MY STAFF CONTINUES TO HELP
DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS FIND
SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUES THEY
ARE EXPERIENCING AND I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF
DISTRICT 6 WHO HAVE TAKEN THE
TIME TO DISCUSS WITH ME AND MY
STAFF THE ISSUES AND HAVING US
HELP THEM GET TO THE SOLUTIONS
THEY NEED.
EVERY WEEK I HOST DISTRICT
MEETINGS WITH DISTRICT 6
RESIDENTS BY PHONE AND THIS
WEEK'S CALLS WILL TAKE PLACE ON
TUESDAY FROM 2:00 P.M.
TO 7:00 P.M.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH ME,
PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME VIA THE
WEB FORM ON MY WEBSITE.
THANK YOU, THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS FOR THAT REPORT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
GO DOWN THE LINE AND HEAR NOW
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD AND
THEN I WILL CONCLUDE THIS
PORTION OF THE AGENDA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO GO
THROUGH THE ITEMS THIS WEEK.
I HAVE NO ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE ON EITHER THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA NOR ON THE
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
BUT I DO HAVE, I AM A COSPONSOR
TO COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN'S
LEGISLATION THAT STATES THE
COUNCIL'S INTENTION TO DIRECT
ADDITIONAL VEHICLE LICENSE
PROCEEDS FOR AT LEAST 2021 TO
FUND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON
SEATTLE BRIDGES THAT SUPPORT
HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT.
OR MULTIPLE MODES OF TRAVEL.
JUST WANT TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT
TO MY INTEREST IF IT'S NOT
COMPLETELY OBVIOUS
WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED
WITH THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
AND WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE
ISSUES THAT SDOT HAS RAISED AS
IT RELATES TO THE QUESTION OF A
REPAIR OR A REPLACEMENT OF THE
BRIDGE AS ONE OF THE FACTORS
THAT IS WEIGHING INTO THEIR
THINKING ABOUT THOSE TWO
CHOICES IS THEIR RECOGNITION
THAT A REPAIR FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE ALTHOUGH IT'S
ONLY ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $47
MILLION, THE COST OF THE ANNUAL
MAINTENANCE IS $500,000.
THAT'S ABOUT DOUBLE THE
ANTICIPATED MAINTENANCE COST OF
A BRAND NEW BRIDGE WHICH WOULD
COST ABOUT $400 MILLION.
SO FOR ME THAT'S A BIT OF A
CHALLENGE TO REALLY LOOK AT THE
ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COST
IN MAINTAINING OUR EXISTING
STRUCTURES.
I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN GO
OUT AND BUY NEW THINGS BECAUSE
WE ARE TRYING TO AVOID HIGHER
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS OF THE
THINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY OWN.
SO IT'S REALLY FOR ME, MADE ME
REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT OUR
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND ASSET
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND
REALLY ASK OURSELVES HOW WE
WANT TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUS
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY
AUDITOR.
I THINK WE DO AUDITS BECAUSE WE
WANT THE CITY AUDITOR'S EXPERT
ADVICE.
IN THIS CASE WE'VE RECEIVED IT.
AND I THINK WE WOULD BE REMISS
IN NOT STRIVING TO IMPLEMENT
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY
AUDITOR.
AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AT
INSURING THAT THE FUNDING FROM
THE VLF IN THIS INSTANCE IS
VERY FOCUSED ON THE KINDS OF
BRIDGES THAT DON'T JUST MOVE
CARS BUT THAT ARE PART OF A
FREQUENT TRANSIT NETWORK OF
BUSES THAT ARE USING OUR
BRIDGES IN A WAY THAT THEY
WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT NEW
FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE IF
WE ARE NOT DOING MORE TO
MAINTAIN THOSE BRIDGES.
I REALLY THINK AS A BIG
ADVOCATE FOR ADDING SERVICE TO
OUR BUSES OR ADDING FUNDS FOR
SERVICE TO OUR NEW BUSES THAT
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY RELY
ON.
WE CAN'T JUST LOOK AT ONE SIDE
OF THE EQUATION.
AS IT RELATES TO UPCOMING ITEMS
FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE, I DO NOT
HAVE A MEETING THIS WEEK, NOR
NEXT WEEK.
MY FIRST MEETING IN SOME TIME
WILL BE DECEMBER 8th.
JUST AS IT RELATES TO SOME OF
THE, SOME OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT RELATED TO THE GOVERNOR'S
ANNOUNCEMENT AND NEW
RESTRICTIONS.
I KNOW WE ARE ALL VERY AWARE OF
THESE NEW RESTRICTIONS.
TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS AND
THERE ARE STATEWIDE
RESTRICTIONS.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
KING COUNTY, THE NUMBERS HAVE
DOUBLED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
CASES NOW THAN WE DID DURING
EITHER OF THE EARLIER WAVES.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN SEATTLE
CURRENTLY IN HOSPITAL WITH
COVID-19 HAS INCREASED QUICKLY
OVER THE LAST WEEK AND IS THE
HIGHEST IT'S BEEN SINCE APRIL
2020.
AGAIN, WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR
BEHAVIOR.
KEEP OURSELVES AND KEEP ONE
ANOTHER SAFE.
INDOOR GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE
OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSEHOLD ARE
PROHIBITED UNLESS EVERYONE
INVOLVED MEETS STRICT
QUARANTINE AND TESTING
REQUIREMENTS.
I KNOW THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT.
PARTICULARLY OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A WAY WE CAN
SHOW OUR LOVE AND OUR CARE FOR
THOSE AROUND US.
ONLY OUTDOOR VISITS ARE ALLOWED
AT LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES.
AGAIN, IT'S VERY HEART BREAKING
TO THINK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO
VISIT OUR ELDERLY FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, BUT,
AGAIN, THESE ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE
SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
IT'S HEART BREAKING AND
DIFFICULT TO THINK WE'RE
RETURNING TO THE TIME WE WERE
IN OVER THE SPRING BUT THIS IS
REALLY SOMETHING THAT COVID
FATIGUE OR NOT WE REALLY NEED
TO TAKE SERIOUSLY.
BARS AND RESTAURANTS ARE CLOSED
FOR INDOOR SERVICE AND OUTDOOR
SERVICE IS LIMITED TO GROUPS OF
5. TAKEOUT CAN CONTINUE.
AGAIN, I RECOGNIZE HOW
DIFFICULT THIS IS FOR OUR SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE WORKERS
IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.
PARTICULARLY AT THIS TIME WHEN
IT FELT LIKE WE WERE, COULD SEE
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
DOUBLE OF BEING ABLE TO GET
BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL AND
THEN OF COURSE THE RETAIL AND
GROCERY STORES RESTRICTION OF
25% CAPACITY.
THESE RESTRICTIONS BEGIN
TONIGHT AND LAST UNTIL DECEMBER
14th.
THE EXCEPTION IS THE OF COURSE
THE RESTAURANT AND BAR
RESTRICTIONS.
THEY BEGIN I BELIEVE ON
WEDNESDAY.
THEY'VE BEEN, THE RESTRICTIONS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED WIDELY IN
THE MEDIA AND GIVEN THAT THEY
SOMETIMES CHANGE, I ENCOURAGE
FOLKS TO CHECK YOUR USUAL MEDIA
OUTLETS TO LEARN MORE.
THESE ALL HAVE REAL IMPACTS ON
THANKSGIVING PLANS.
I REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY
WHO CELEBRATES THANKSGIVING TO
PLAN A SMALL CELEBRATION WITH
THE PEOPLE YOU LIVE WITH.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE WITH
PEOPLE AND FOR THOSE OF YOU ON
YOUR OWN, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
REACH OUT TO FAMILY FRIENDS AND
TRY TO ORGANIZE A VIRTUAL
CELEBRATION.
WE SAW IN THE SEATTLE TIMES
TODAY THERE WAS A LETTER SIGNED
BY 500 KING COUNTY NURSES
URGING US ALL TO TAKE THESE
STEPS TO KEEP THEM, THEIR
PATIENTS AND ALL OF OUR
NEIGHBORS SAFE.
AGAIN, WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU'RE
IN PUBLIC.
PARTICULARLY INDOORS.
STAY SIX FEET FROM OTHERS
OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
AVOID GATHERING, ESPECIALLY
INSIDE.
REDUCE TRAVEL AND GET TESTED
RIGHT AWAY IF YOU HAVE COVID-19
SYMPTOMS OR WERE IN IT CLOSE
CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS.
MY WEEKLY SHOUTOUT TO THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE
NUMBER OF COVID TESTS
ADMINISTERED AT THEIR FOUR
SITES IS NOW NEARLY 364,000
COVID-19 TESTS ADMINISTERED AT
FOUR SIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
DATING BACK TO JUNE 5th.
QUICK UPDATE FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
IS HOSTING TWO COMMUNITY FORUMS
FOR THE NEW SAFE AND THRIVING
COMMUNITIES DIVISION THIS WEEK.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT WE LEARNED
DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS WHEN
WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM HSD
THAT THEY ARE CREATING A NEW
SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES
DIVISION THAT WILL HOUSE MANY
OF THE, HOUSE THE FUNDS IN
ORDER TO SUPPORT THE
INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
COMMUNITY SAFETY.
THIS NEW DIVISION IS INTENDED
TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY
REQUESTS FOR THE CITY TO REDUCE
FUNDING FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND REINVEST IN
COMMUNITY BUILDING EFFORTS
USING NEARLY $22 MILLION IN
ANNUAL INVESTMENTS.
THE NEW SAFE AND THRIVING
COMMUNITIES DIVISION
CONSOLIDATES HUMAN SERVICES
EXISTING FUNDING FOR THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY, FOR COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND PREPARES HSD TO
ADMINISTER NEW COMMUNITY SAFETY
FUNDING.
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FORUMS,
PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN ABOUT
OPTIONS TO DIRECT THE WORK OF
THE NEW DIVISION AND PROVIDE
FEEDBACK ON HIRING PROCESS FOR
NEW DIVISION DIRECTOR AND A
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE THAT SHARES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DECISIONS
AND OUTCOMES.
GOAL OF THE DIVISION IS THAT
HSD WILL FUND COMMUNITY SO THAT
ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN SEATTLE
ARE FREE FROM VIOLENCE.
FOR FOLKS INTERESTED IN
PARTICIPATING IN THESE FORUMS,
I THINK THEY HAD THEIR FIRST
ONE LAST FRIDAY.
YOU CAN CONTACT TERRI CROFT.
ITEMS COMING UP THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE COMMUNITY TASK FORCE
WILL BE MEETING ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WITH THE MAYOR AND
JUST HAD A REALLY, WANT TO GIVE
A SHOUTOUT TO SDOT ON THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAD ON
FRIDAY, I'M SORRY, YEAH,
FRIDAY.
TO TOUR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
NOT JUST THE TOP OF IT BUT
INSIDE OF IT.
WAS VERY, VERY HELPFUL FOR ME
TO BE ABLE TO VISUALIZE THE
WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING DURING
THE STABILIZATION PERIOD.
AS WELL AS WHAT WHAT A FULL
REPAIR MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS WELL
SHOULD THE MAYOR CHOOSE THAT
DIRECTION OR THAT PATHWAY.
THE TASK FORCE IS MEETING ON
THURSDAY.
I THINK THERE'S A TOWN HALL THE
MAYOR IS DOING TONIGHT.
JUST ANTICIPATING US MOVING
CLOSER TO A DECISION, PATHWAY
FROM THE MAYOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, JUST REALLY
QUICKLY I'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE
MY REPORT.
THERE IS NOTHING FROM THE
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEES ON TODAY'S REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND NO ITEMS ON FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM MY
COMMITTEE EITHER.
THERE IS NO COMMITTEE MEETING
FOR THE GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE FOR THE
MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
WE DO HOPE TO HAVE OUR MONTHLY
MEETING IN DECEMBER.
REALLY QUICKLY IN TERMS OF
REGIONAL COMMITTEE WORK THERE
IS A MEETING OF THE KING COUNTY
GOVERNING COMMITTEE THIS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19th AT
10:00 A.M.
THAT DOES UNFORTUNATELY
CONFLICT WITH THE SCHEDULED
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE THAT IS
SLATED TO BEGIN AT 9:30 ON THE
SAME DAY.
I WILL BE ASKING TO BE EXCUSED
FROM THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE
MEETING IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE NO ACTION ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA FOR THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE AT THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY.
THERE BE HOWEVER BE A
PRESENTATION PROVIDING AN
UPDATE TO THE SEARCH PROCESS
FOR THE CEO THAT WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE
WORK OF THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
REALLY IMPORTANT UPDATE.
HOPE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
ABLE TO SIGN IN TO THAT.
LY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS
WEEK'S MEETING BUT LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING A REPORT
BACK FROM MY STAFF ON THE
PRESENTATION AND ANY ISSUES
THAT MIGHT COME UP THERE.
ALSO DO WANT TO CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
JUST SAID, ACKNOWLEDGE THE
DIFFICULTIES OF ANOTHER SET OF
RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO
BE ROLLED OUT THIS WEEK.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE
SCIENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH-BASED
REASONS FOR WHY THESE
RESTRICTIONS NEED TO BE IN
PLACE.
THOSE REASONS HOWEVER DON'T
MITIGATE THE REAL IMPACT THAT
THIS WILL HAVE ON OUR ECONOMY
AND ON OUR WORKERS AND OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES.
PARTICULARLY IN THE RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
FOR ME IT CONTINUES TO BE
RATHER PERSONAL.
MY HUSBAND IS A SERVICE WORKER
IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AS
ARE MOST OF OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS
AND HIS RESTAURANT WILL BE
CLOSING DOWN EFFECTIVE TUESDAY
CONSISTENT WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
MANDATE SO WE WILL ONCE AGAIN
BE FACING UNEMPLOYMENT IF IN
OUR OWN HOUSEHOLD.
SO I UNDERSTAND FROM A VERY
PERSONAL PLACE HOW IMPACTFUL
THIS DECISION IS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE
KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE BY
FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR'S NEW
RESTRICTIONS.
WE WILL BE JOINING MY OFFICE
ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES' OFFICE AND COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA'S OFFICE WAS
INVITED WE WILL BE JOINING A
SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING
THIS AFTERNOON.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
CONCLUSION OF OUR FULL COUNCIL
MEETING TO TALK TO MEMBERS OF
OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
ABOUT WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
DO TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES, SPECIFICALLY
RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WHO ARE CONTINUING
TO FACE THE DIFFICULTIES, THE
REAL DIFFICULTIES IN IMPACT OF
THE ON GOING NEED FOR THESE
RESTRICTIONS
THERE WILL ALSO BE STAFF FROM
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AVAILABLE
DURING THAT MEETING THIS
AFTERNOON TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE ECONOMIC PACKAGES AND
PROGRAMS THEY ANNOUNCED
YESTERDAY.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO JOIN THAT EMERGENCY
MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AND TO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN
AND LEARN AND IDENTIFY WAYS
THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO AS A
CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT THE NEEDS
OF, THE ON GOING NEEDS OF SMALL
BUSINESSES AS IT RELATES TO THE
IMPACT OF THESE RESTRICTIONS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO ENGAGING IN
THAT WORK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES AS WELL WHO DOES PLAN
ON I BELIEVE ATTENDING THAT
PARTICULAR MEETING.
SHE WANTED ME TO MENTION SHE
DISCUSS NOT HAVE ANYTHING FROM
HER COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S AGENDA.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
GOVERNOR'S MEETING AT 2:30 P.M.
TO DISCUSS SMALL BUSINESS
IMPACTS SHE HAS NOTHING ELSE TO
REPORT OUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE PUBLIC AND FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR
HEAR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER.
HEARING NONE, THAT DOES
CONCLUDE OUR AGENDA FOR THIS
MORNING'S COUNCIL BRIEFING.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
SLATED FOR THIS MORNING.
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON'S 2:00
P.M.
FULL COUNCIL MEETING IS A VERY
SHORT ONE.
WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
20 MINUTES UP TO 20 MINUTES.
WE WILL THEN HAVE THE PUBLIC
HEARING AS MENTIONED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS AND THEN WE WILL
CLOSE OUT OUR FULL COUNCIL SO I
EXPECT THAT OUR FULL COUNCIL
MEETING WILL NOT BE VERY LONG
THIS AFTERNOON.
THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE
ADJOURNED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING ALL OF YOU AT 2:00.
THANK YOU.