>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 9:33 A.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS?
>> HERE.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO THE MINUTES.
OF NO OBJECTIONS, THE MINUTES
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
I DO NOT HAVE A PRESIDENTS
REPORT THIS MORNING SO WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO OUR THIRD
AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS A PREVIEW
OF TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES.
AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, THE
ROTATION FOR TODAY'S REPORT
OUTS WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND THEN
WE WILL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, STRAUSS, HERBOLD,
JUAREZ , LEWIS, MORALES,
MOSQUEDA AND I WILL CONCLUDE
THE DISCUSSION.
WE DO HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS TODAY. PLEASE BE
MINDFUL OF THAT AS YOU ARE
GIVING YOUR REPORT OUTS THIS
MORNING.
AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE
TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AT THE
END OF COUNCIL BRIEFING TODAY.
THAT BEING SAID, I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
AND AFTER COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THE MORNING
COLLEAGUES.
OUR TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE MEETS ON
THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS
OF EACH MONTH AT 9:30 AM EXCEPT
DURING OUR FALL BUDGET SEASON.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
BE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 AND WE
WILL ALSO HAVE A MEETING ON
DECEMBER 15. THERE ARE TWO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA THAT I WANTED TO
SPEAK TO.
THE FIRST ITEM IS A VOTE ON AN
ALLEE VACATION FOR THE MIXED-USE
, MIXED INCOME TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT CALLED GRAND STREET
COMMONS LOCATED IN DISTRICT 3
NEAR THE BOUNDARY OF DISTRICT 2.
THIS IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AS
CLERK FILE 314459. AS YOU
RECALL, WE HELD THE REQUIRED
PUBLIC HEARING LAST MONDAY.
TODAY IS THE ACTUAL VOTE TO
APPROVE IT.
I SUPPORT APPROVAL OF THIS
ALLEY VACATION.
THERE ARE COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT WOULD WAIVE
THE FEE. THE PROJECT WOULD PAY
THE CITY FOR THE CITY GIVING UP
THE ALLEY.
THAT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I WILL SPEAK TO A MEMO NUMBER
TWO WHICH CENTRAL STAFF
CIRCULATED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
AMENDMENT TWO AS REQUESTED LAST
WEEK BY THE NONPROFIT HOUSING
ASSOCIATION AND I SUPPORT THAT
AMENDMENT AS WELL. AS DESCRIBED
WELL BY CENTRAL STAFF, AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE AMENDMENT
PUBLISHED ONLINE, A CONDITION
OF VACATING AN ALLEY TO
FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
MT. BAKER HOUSING ASSOCIATION
IS TO PROVIDE 1500 SQUARE FEET
OF SPACE, RENT FREE, TO THE
CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY FOR
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
THE CONDITIONS IMPLIED THAT THE
SPACE BE A CONDOMINIUM.
HOWEVER, MT. BAKER HOUSING
ASSOCIATION AND CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY ARE STILL DISCUSSING THE
BEST WAY TO TRANSFER THAT SPACE
. IN ADDITION TO CREATING A
CONDOMINIUM, THEY ARE ALSO
EXPLORING USING A STRUCTURE
SUCH AS A 99 YEAR LEASE THAT
WOULD ENSURE THE SPACE BE
AVAILABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE
BUILDING.
THIS AMENDMENT TODAY, A MEMO
NUMBER TWO, PROVIDES THAT?
ABILITY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE AMENDMENT OR THE UNDERLYING
CLERK FILE OR THE ALLEY
LOCATION, YOU CAN REACH OUT
FOR TODAY'S MEETING.
ALSO ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS
COUNCIL BILL 120128,
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA AND ME TO FACILITATE
THE PRODUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL
LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECT IN
DISTRICT 4 SPECIFICALLY ON THE
WESTERN EDGE OF MAGNESS PARK.
THIS EXPLAINS WHAT IS GOING ON.
I WANT TO SUMMARIZE THAT HERE
SINCE WE AGREED THIS COUNCIL
BILL FOR AN EASEMENT WOULD GO
STRAIGHT TO CANCELED TODAY.
IN 2019, THE COUNCIL APPROVED A
LEASE OF PARCEL 9 BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE, OR ITS AFFILIATE TO
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF UP
TO 25 COTTAGES FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS.
THAT PARCEL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY
LEASED, WHICH IS PROCEEDING
WITH THE PROJECT.
SP COTTAGES LLC'S DEVELOPMENT
CAN BE FACILITATED IF THE
COTTAGES CAN CONNECT TO THE
ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS
MAINLINE.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
OWNS THE PROPERTY AND HAS
AGREED TO PROVIDING EASEMENT TO
ALLOW THE CONNECTION. THAT IS
WHAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL
FACILITATE, ENABLING THE
DIRECTOR OF HOUSING TO ENTER
INTO THE EASEMENT AGREEMENT.
IN DISTRICT 4, YOU PROBABLY SAW
IN THE MEDIA A KEY BRIDGE
CONNECTING SEATTLE, THE
UNIVERSITY BRIDGE MALFUNCTION
AND WAS UNUSABLE BY ALL MODES
OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 24 HOURS.
THIS 90-YEAR-OLD BRIDGE, WHICH
SDOT HOPES TO RELY UPON FOR THE
FUTURE J LINE BUS RAPID RIDE
SUFFERED A FAILURE OF KEY
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
I AM GRATEFUL THAT OUR BUDGET
CHAIR'S BALANCING PACKAGE
INCLUDES THE PROPOSAL TO
AUTHORIZE A BOOST OF FUNDS
NEEDED TO FIX OUR AGING BRIDGES
AND I WANT TO THANK THE WORKERS
WHO WORKED HARD TO REPAIR AND
REOPEN ANOTHER BROKEN BRIDGE
AND TO ENSURE THEM THAT
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT
SHOULD BE ON THE WAY AS EARLY
AS NEXT YEAR TO HELP THE CITY
KEEP ALL SEATTLE BRIDGES SAFE
AND SECURE.
AND ARTS AT MAGNUSON PARK, IN
ADDITION TO THE 33rd ANNUAL
BEST OF THE NORTHWEST ART SHOW
HELD AT MAGNUSON PARK THIS PAST
WEEKEND, I ATTENDED THE TRENDS
OF MAGNUSON PARK CELEBRATION
THT UNVEILED SEVERAL
HISTORICAL MURALS PAINTED BY
CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT THE PARK.
IF YOU ENTER THE PARK AT ITS
MAIN ENTRANCE ONTO NORTH EAST
74th STREET, THE MURALS ARE ON
YOUR RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE
HISTORICAL BUILDING 41.
THESE BRIGHT MURALS HIGHLIGHT
THE EXTENSIVE AVIATION HISTORY
OF THE FORMAL NAVAL AIR STATION
INCLUDING THE FIRST FLIGHT
AROUND THE WORLD IN 1924.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND CONTINUE ON DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
THAT MORNING.
AFTER SAWANT , COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED
FOR NOVEMBER 30 AT 2:00 P.M.
I HOPE TO DISCUSS THE RENT
CONTROL LEGISLATION THAT MY
OFFICE UNVEILED OVER THE SUMMER
AND LEGISLATION FROM MY OFFICE
GIVING THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO STOP THE PIPELINE MOVEMENT
BY WAVING FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS BIDDING ON CITY
CONTRACTS TO URGE THE CITY NOT
TO CONTRACT WITH BANKS AND
INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ALSO
BACK THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE CLIMATE CONFERENCE ENDED
WITH TOTAL INACTION FROM THE
LEADERS OF THE CAPITALIST WORLD
LAST WEEK.
NOT ONLY DID THEY FAIL TO TAKE
ANY ACTION OF ANY KIND, EVEN
THEIR PLEDGES ARE ONLY ONE
FOURTH OF WHAT SCIENTISTS SAY
WOULD BE NEEDED TO HOLD GLOBAL
WARMING TO KNOW MORE THAN THE
CRITICAL 1.5 DEGREES ABOVE
PREINDUSTRIAL LEVELS. A LAST-
MINUTE AMENDMENT FROM INDIA'S
FARRIGHT REGIME EVEN REMOVED
LANGUAGE THAT ADVOCATED FOR
PHASING OUT OR REPLACING IT
WITH PHASING DOWN.
TO BE CLEAR, EVEN IF THE
AGREEMENT HAD HAD HIGH TARGET
AND STRONG LANGUAGE, IT WOULD
STILL BE NOTHING BUT A
SMOKESCREEN FOR THE FACT THAT
IT CONTAINS NO ACTION.
IT IS NOT SIMPLY POLITICAL
INACTION OR INCOMPETENCE.
CAPITALIST WORLD LEADERS ARE
DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED TO ANY
MEASURE THAT DISTRACTS THE
PROFITS OF MAJOR CORPORATIONS.
UNDERSTANDING THIS VERY SIMPLE
FACT WILL BE A CRUCIAL LESSON
FOR THE STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST 60 BANKS
HAVE PROVIDED NEARLY $4
TRILLION OF FINANCING FOR
FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES JUST
SINCE THE PARIS CLIMATE DEAL IN
2015.
DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC,
CUTTING ENERGY USE OVERALL
FOSSIL FUEL FUNDING REMAINED ON
AN UPWARD TREND IN THE FINANCE
PROVIDED IN 2020 WAS
SCANDALOUSLY HIGHER THAN IN
2016 OR 2017.
THE STOP THE MONEY PIPELINE
MOVEMENT WHICH IS WHAT THE
LEGISLATION RELATED TO AROUND
THE WORLD DEMANDS THAT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS LIKE
BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES
AND THEIR BACKING OF FOSSIL
FUEL INDUSTRY PROJECTS LIKE OIL
PIPELINES AND NATURAL GAS
FRACKING, AND THEY URGE PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO REFUSE TO DO
BUSINESS WITH FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS WITH TIES TO THE
FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY TO PUT
PRESSURE ON THEM TO CUT THOSE
TIES.
THE ORDINANCE FROM MY OFFICE
DRAFTED BY ERIC McCONAUGHEY
FROM CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STOP
WITH THE HELP OF CLIMATE
ACTIVISTS WILL SUPPORT THE STOP
THE MONEY PIPELINE MOVEMENT BY
GIVING THE GREEN NEW DEAL
OVERSIGHT BOARD THE EQUALITY TO
RATE BANKS AND INSURANCE
COMPANIES THAT BID ON CITY
PROJECTS AND RATE THOSE RATINGS
AS 20% OF THE CRITERIA THAT THE
FINANCIALS WILL USE TO SELECT
WINNING BIDS. MY HOPE IS THAT
THIS BILL WILL BE READY FOR A
VOTE AT THE MEETING ON NOVEMBER
THE 30th. IF IT IS NOT READY
FOR A VOTE BY THAT MEETING, WE
WILL DISCUSS IT IN DRAFT FORM
BUT I DO HOPE THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO VOTE AT THE MEETING.
MY OFFICE HAS SUBMITTED TO CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STUFF A BUDGET
AMENDMENT TO BE INTRODUCED
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET VOTE AT
THE END OF THIS MEETING.
THIS AMENDMENT, ON BEHALF OF
THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET, WOULD
INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO $635
MILLION IN 2022 AND THE FUNDING
FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL BUILDING
DECARBONIZATION, $85 MILLION
PER YEAR.
IF THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT
PASSES, IT WILL FULLY FUND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOUSING AND
THE GREEN NEW DEAL IN THE
PEOPLE'S BUDGET AND THE
SOLIDARITY BUDGET AND WILL FUND
THE HOUSING AND GREEN NEW DEAL
NEEDS THAT WORKING PEOPLE MUCH
MORE TOWARDS THE SCALE THAT THE
CRISIS DEMANDS.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS SELF
BALANCING, RAISING THE FUNDS BY
INCREASING THE RATE OF THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX ON LARGE
CORPORATIONS OR THE AMAZON TAX.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT ALSO
INCLUDES OUR PGO BOND
AUTHORIZATION TO FUND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FUNDS
THE YEARLY GREEN NEW DEAL WORTH
AND THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS
WOULD BE INCREASED IN THE TAX.
MANY COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
APPLIED ABOUT THE NEED FOR NEW
POSSESSIVE REVENUES BUT WE KNOW
THAT POSSESSIVE REVENUE IS NOT
A MYSTERY.
IT IS SIMPLY A QUESTION OF
POLITICAL WILL.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HAVE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO FULLY FUND
HOUSING AND GREEN NEW DEALS TO
THE SCALE THAT IS NECESSARY AND
THAT IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE
DEMANDS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE'S
BUDGET AND THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET BUT WILL NEED THE
POLITICAL REAL TO INCREASE
TAXES FROM BUSINESSES IN
SEATTLE WHICH IS WHAT THIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT GOES TO END I
PLEASE URGE COUNCILMEMBERS OR
THEIR STAFF, THEIR BUDGET
LEADS, TO DISCUSS WITH MY
OFFICE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT
DETAILS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO TALK WITH YOU
ALL OFF-LINE.
LASTLY, THE FINANCIAL RADIO
CODE IN MT. BAKER IS A MAJOR
TENANT STRUGGLE THAT I HAVE
BEEN SHARING REPORTS FROM WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS AT PREVIOUS
BRIEFINGS.
THE TENANTS HAD ANOTHER
SUCCESSFUL TENANT MEETING
ALONGSIDE MY OFFICE AND OTHER
COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS ON FRIDAY
NIGHT.
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT BECAUSE OF
THE TENANTS ORGANIZED, NOT ONLY
HAS THE STRUGGLE FOREST THE
LANDLORD TO RESCIND THE RENT
INCREASES FOR 2021 WHICH IS A
MAJOR VICTORY BUT IT HAS NOT
FORCE THEM TO VERBALLY TELL
TENANTS THAT THEY CAN PAY
PRORATED OR REDUCED RENT FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO
GET COMPENSATED FOR THE RENT
INCREASES THEY ALREADY PAID
BEFORE THE FIGHT BACK FOREST
THEM TO RESEND IT.
THEY TOLD MY OFFICE THAT THEY
WANT TO SEND A MEMO ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE ASSURED
THAT THEY WILL NOT BE PENALIZED
FOR PRORATING THE RENT AND MY
OFFICE WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT
THAT HAPPENS.
WE ALSO FOLLOWED UP WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT'S TO MAKE
SURE THAT ALL THE RESIDENTS
WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM ARE SIGNED UP
FOR IT AND WE HAVE ALSO BEEN IN
TOUCH WITH THE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF THE
CITY TO GET THE BALL ROLLING TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS
HAVE ACCESS TO LOW-COST
BROADBAND ACCESS THAT THEY HAVE
LOST SINCE 2017.
FRIDAY NIGHT, WE WILL BE DOING
A RALLY OF ORGANIZING THIS WITH
THE TENANTS, MY OFFICE, AND
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES INCLUDING
FAITH LEADERS, A RALLY TO PUSH
FOR THE CONTINUING DEMANDS AND
FOR RENT CONTROL HEADING INTO
THE NOVEMBER 30 MEETING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
THANK YOU.
NEXT UP WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YOUR DISTRICT 6 LAST WEEK I
HOSTED A TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 9 WHERE I PROVIDED
UPDATES ABOUT MY BUDGET WORK,
OUR COUNCIL'S BUDGET WORK AND
HOSTED THREE PRESENTATIONS, ONE
FROM CITY BUDGET DIRECTOR FOR
THE GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
WE HAD KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES
AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND
RECOVERY DIVISION DIRECTOR WHO
DISCUSSED HOW SEATTLE FITS INTO
OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPACE IN
KING COUNTY AND WASHINGTON
STATE.
WE ALSO HAD DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY
SERVICES CENTER EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR DANIEL MALONE. DSC IS
THE PARENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE
MOBILE CRISIS TEAM WE HAVE
DISCUSSED QUITE A BIT HERE
DURING THIS BUDGET CRISIS.
WE FINISHED THE TOWN HALL WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
WHILE THE TOWNHALL TOOK LONGER
THAN EXPECTED, WE EXTENDED THE
TOWN HALL BY ONE HOUR SO THAT I
CAN ANSWER AS MANY QUESTIONS
FROM DISTRICT 6 RESIDENCE AS
POSSIBLE.
ON WEDNESDAY WE HELD A FIVE
HOUR BUDGET HEARING.
DUE TO THE BUDGET HEARING AND
MY TOWNHALL, OFFICE HOURS WERE
SHORTENED LAST WEEK.
I DID GET TO SPEAK TO THREE
FOLKS FROM GREEN LAKE,
RESIDENTS FROM ROYAL HEIGHTS,
SUNSET HILL AND BALLARD WE
DISCUSSED THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY CENTER ZONING AT LARGE
, CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS
AND THE SOLUTIONS, HOMELESSNESS
AND WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS.
LAST WEEK I CONTINUE TO HOST
MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
TO IMPLEMENT COORDINATION PLAN
TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC
HOMELESSNESS ENCAMPMENTS IN
DISTRICT 6. I WANTED TO -- LET
ME STOP THERE.
I WANT TO SEE EVERYONE
CURRENTLY LIVING IN BALLARD
COMMONS PARK AND MANY OTHER
PARKS BROUGHT INSIDE AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE AND WE ARE ACTIVELY
WORKING TO THAT END. THAT IS
WHAT THESE COORDINATION
MEETINGS ARE ABOUT.
THURSDAY I OBSERVED VETERANS
DAY AND ATTENDED AN ANNUAL
VETERANS DAY DINNER TO HONOR
OUR VETERANS AND THEIR SERVICE
TO OUR NATION.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH PHINNEY
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WHERE
WE DISCUSSED HOW TO BETTER
COORDINATE WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ON
EFFORTS TO BEST SERVE PEOPLE
LIVING UNSHELTERED.
MY STAFF ALSO ATTENDED THE
GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
AND BALLARD DISTRICT COUNCIL
MEETINGS.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW
MEMBERS OF THE GREEN LAKE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL BOARD AS WELL
AS THINGS TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC'S DAVID GRAY WHO POTENTIAL
HENSCHEL WORK. THERE IS AN IN-
DEPTH PRESENTATION REGARDING
GREEN LAKE OUTER LOOP AND THE
PARK ZOO OPERATING.
LAST WEEK I SPENT IN COUNCIL
MEETINGS AND BUDGET MEETINGS.
THIS COMING WEEK, DISTRICT
OFFICE HOURS WILL BE TOMORROW,
TUESDAY FROM 2:00 UNTIL 6:00
P.M.
WEDNESDAY I WILL MEET WITH
WOODLAND PARK ZOO OPERATORS AND
I WILL HAVE MY AMENDMENTS IN
NOVEMBER 30.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON I WILL
ATTEND THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WHERE
WE ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE FINAL
VOTE TO ADOPT UPDATES TO THE
KING COUNTY METRO STRATEGIC PLAN
FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
THE KING COUNTY METRO SERVICE
GUIDELINES AND METRO CONNECT'S
KING COUNTY'S METRO'S LONG-
RANGE PLAN.
FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK, WE
WILL BE IN BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETINGS.
THE LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE, THERE ARE TWO ITEMS
ON TODAY'S COUNCIL FULL AGENDA.
WORK FILE 314367 AND COUNCIL
BILL 120216 WHICH ARE
CORRESPONDING CLERK FILE AND
COUNCIL BILL APPROVING A
CONTRACT REZONE APPLICATION FOR
41302 30th AVENUE NORTHEAST
FROM SINGLE-FAMILY ZONE TO A
LOW RISE THREE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
INTERJECTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND THERE WILL BE A
SPECIAL MEETING GOING ON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 STARTING AT
9:30 AM FOLLOWED BY OUR REGULAR
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
8 ALSO AT 9:30 AM. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES,
THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL CONTINUE
DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
AFTER THAT WILL BE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I WOULD LIKE TO START MY REPORT
WITH AN OFFER OF CONDOLENCES TO
THE FAMILY OF DEPUTY CHIEF JAY
AND TO ALL OF THOSE AT THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE WITH ALL OF THE FOLKS
WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
PARTICIPATING IN A SEARCH
INCLUDING MORE THAN 60
AGENCIES, 160 MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALL
OVER THE LAST 12 DAYS.
I WANTED TO SHARE SOME WORDS
FROM THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT THAT I KNOW WE
DASHED PARTS THAT ARE
REPRESENTATIVE OF SENTIMENTS
THAT I KNOW WE ALL SHARE AS
WELL.
WE ARE VERY SADDENED BY THIS
NEWS AND WE ARE ALL GRIEVING
FOR THE LOSS OF ONE OF OUR OWN.
DEPUTY CHIEF JAY SCHRECKENGOST
WAS A HUSBAND, A FATHER, AND A
FRIEND TO ALL. OUR HEARTS ARE
WITH HIS FAMILY RIGHT NOW WHO
HAVE BEEN AT THE FIGHT EVERY
DAY SEARCHING ALONGSIDE SEARCH
AND RESCUE, FIRE, AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
AGAIN, MANY, MANY THINGS TO
EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN THIS SEARCH OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS AND OUR THANKS
AND SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO
EVERYBODY IN THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT FAMILY AS WELL AS THE
FAMILY OF DEPUTY CHIEF JAY
SCHRECKENGOST.
THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO DEPARTMENTAL
UPDATES. FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, I JUST
WANT TO CIRCLE BACK AROUND
ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE SEATTLE
RELIEF FUND. THEY ARE STILL
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS BUT ONLY
UNTIL NOON TODAY.
YOU CAN SUBMIT ONLINE. SO FAR,
THEY HAVE RECEIVED 34,000
APPLICATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 8.
THE FUND HAS $16 MILLION TO
AWARD DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE TO
HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIALLY AFFECTED
BY THE PANDEMIC.
AGAIN, THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT SOURCE OF ASSISTANCE
TO FAMILIES IN SEATTLE. JUST
REMINDING FOLKS THAT NOON TODAY
IS THE END OF APPLICATIONS.
FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH, I JUST
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF HOUSEHOLDS
LOSING POWER, PUBLIC HEALTH OF
SEATTLE KING COUNTY IS
REMINDING US OF THE DANGER OF
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THIS
IS A RESULT OF POISONOUS AND
ODORLESS GAS THAT CAN'T BE SEEN
OR SMELLED AND I CAN KILL A
PERSON VERY QUICKLY, IN
MINUTES.
IF YOU LOSE POWER, BE CAREFUL
ABOUT ANY ALTERNATIVE HEAT OR
COOKING SOURCES.
ONLY AS A GENERATOR OUTDOORS
AND FAR FROM OPEN WINDOWS AND
VENTS.
NEVER COOK INSIDE ON EIGHT
CHARCOAL OR GAS GRILL.
IF YOU SUSPECT SOMEBODY HAS
BEEN POISONED BY CARBON MONOXIDE
, MOVE THE PERSON TO A PLACE
WITH FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY,
TAKE THE PERSON TO AN EMERGENCY
ROOM AND TELL THEM THAT YOU
SUSPECT CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING.
MOVING ON, JUST A QUICK MENTION
OF AN ITEM THAT INTERSECTS
BETWEEN OUR DELIBERATIONS ON
THE 2022 BUDGET AND SOME
MISLEADING STATEMENTS IN A
SEATTLE TIMES EDITORIAL OVER
THE WEEKEND RELATED TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET AS
PROPOSED UNDER THE CHAIR'S
BALANCING PACKAGE.
THE CHAIR'S BUDGET THAT WE
HEARD LAST WEEK, FIRST MADE
PUBLIC ON NOVEMBER 9, REFLECTS
THE INPUT FROM THE MONITORS
LETTER, DATED NOVEMBER 8. THE
ITEMS THAT THE MONITOR
REFERENCED IN HIS LETTER THAT
HE RECOMMENDED SHOULDN'T BE
SUBJECT TO CUTS ARE ACTUALLY
NOT CUT IN THE BUDGET. YOU
WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND THAT, I
DON'T THINK THAT, IF YOU HAD
READ THE REFERENCES IN THE
TIMES TODAY.
THE TIMES ARTICLE MAKES IT
SOUND LIKE THE CHAIR'S BUDGET
CUTS THE ITEMS THAT THE MONITOR
'S LETTER REQUESTS THAT WE
CONSIDER NOT CUTTING.
IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE
CHAIRS BUDGET ACTUALLY TOOK THE
INPUT FROM THE MONITOR AND
INCORPORATED IT INTO HER
PROPOSED BALANCED-BUDGET.
REGARDING THE MONITOR'S
STATEMENT -- I SHOULDN'T SAY
THAT, THE CHARACTERIZATION OF
THE STATEMENT IN THE TIMES THAT
NO COUNCILMEMBERS MET WITH HIM,
THE MONITOR IS WELL AWARE THAT
GREG DOSS WAS REPRESENTING
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF WHEN
GREG MET WITH THE MONITOR. WE
ARE MORE THAN CERTAIN THAT THE
MONITOR LET THE SEATTLE TIMES
KNOW THAT. THAT IS WHY I SAY IT
SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS MIGHT BE
A CHARACTERIZATION OF THE
CONVERSATION WITH THE MONITOR.
IT IS TRUE THAT NO INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBER MET WITH THE
MONITOR BUT, AGAIN, GREG DOSS
DID MEET WITH THE MONITOR ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL TO GO
OVER THE BUDGET PROPOSALS
BEFORE THE MONITOR SENT THE
COUNCIL HIS LETTER REFLECTING
THE INPUT OF THE MONITOR.
THE VERY PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
THAT GREG HAD, AS REQUESTED BY
COUNCIL, WAS TO REPRESENT THE
COUNCIL TO SEE IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS
AND TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE
BUDGET PROPOSALS IN DETAIL.
THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO A
PROCESS THAT WE USED WITH A
RECENT SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
ACTION. GREG DOSS AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICER MET WITH THE
MONITOR.
IN THAT INSTANCE, THERE WAS NOT
INPUT WE NEEDED TO RECEIVE AND
REFLECT IN OUR BUDGET AND
CONSIDER REFLECTING IN OUR
BUDGET.
IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS.
TO THE BUDGET CHAIR'S CREDIT,
SHE DID SO.
>>> MOVING ON TO EVENTS LAST
WEEKEND COMING UP THIS WEEK,
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AT THE WEST
SEATTLE BRIDGE COMMUNITY TASK
FORCE MEETING LAST WEEK.
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE SDOT NOTED
THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS OR WHAT
THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, ARE
COMPLETE.
THE FINAL NEGOTIATED COST IS IN
LINE WITH THE ESTIMATED COST
AND BUDGET AND, DRUMROLL, SDOT
EXPECTS TO ISSUE THE NOTICE TO
PROCEED FOR FULL CONSTRUCTION
THIS WEEK.
ALSO, I JUST WANT TO REFERENCE
THE FACT THAT I HAD THREE
REGIONAL MEETINGS LAST WEEK
THAT I ATTENDED.
THE FIRST WAS THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION
LEADERSHIP GROUP.
THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING OF
THAT GROUP CONVENED BY KING
COUNTY EXECUTIVE. WE ALSO HAD A
REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE
MEETING WHERE WE HEARD AN
UPDATE FROM KING COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT ON THEIR A THIRD
TO ADDRESS THE BACKLOG
ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 AT THE
SUPERIOR COURT. WE ALSO VOTED
OUT THE INITIAL HOUSING PLAN
THAT WILL EARN THE EXPENDITURE
OF SALES AND TAX WHICH WAS
AUTHORIZED BY KING COUNTY.
THEN, LASTLY, HAD A COMMITTEE
MEETING AS WELL.
ALL THREE MEETINGS OVERLAPPING
BUT SOMEHOW WITH THE HELP OF A
LOT OF FOLKS SUPPORTING ME, I
WAS ABLE TO ATTEND ALL THREE
MEETINGS.
LASTLY, I WANT TO NOTE, AS FAR
AS WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, THE
SEATTLE KING COUNTY ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON AGING AND DISABILITY
SERVICES RECEIVED THE COUNCIL
AND MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION THAT
WE DEALT WITH A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO DECLARING NOVEMBER TO BE
NATIONAL CAREGIVER SUPPORT
MONTH.
THERE WAS A LOT OF APPRECIATION
FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S
SUPPORT IN THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER FOR THEIR WORK. I THANK
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT
JOINED IN THE PROCLAMATION A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
COMING UP THIS WEEK, I AM
EXCITED TO TAKE A NEXT STEP WITH
THE BOG RESTORATION PROJECT.
I WILL BE ATTENDING A COMMUNITY
MEETING AND HELPING TO KICKOFF
THE NEXT PHASE OF THAT PROJECT.
ON THURSDAY, JUST REALLY
EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SNOHOMISH RIVER CLEANUP
COALITION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING OUT IN
THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE ITEMS
THIS WEEK.
WITH THAT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR THAT
REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED SO
WE WILL KEEP GOING DOWN THE
LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
MORNING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I HAVE FIVE ISSUES TO SPEAK TO
THIS MORNING AND THEY WILL BE
BRIEF.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS OF THE
PUBLIC ASSET AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOONS COUNCIL AGENDA.
AS I HAVE SHARED, THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON
DECEMBER 7 AT 2:00.
THE COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER
LEGISLATION TO RENEW THE
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.
WEEKLY REMINDER AGAIN TO GET IN
YOUR AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SOME
DRAFT LANGUAGE FROM MY
COLLEAGUES AND INFORMATION FROM
THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO REGARDING
SOME POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS.
PARKS. BETWEEN NOVEMBER 3 AND
NOVEMBER 9, THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT SERVED 120 PEOPLE
THROUGH THE SHOWER PROGRAM.
THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRING
PROOF OF VACCINATION OR A
NEGATIVE COVID TEST FOR ALL OF
THEIR PROGRAMMING.
THIS IS SOME GOOD NEWS WE LIKE
TO SHARE.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT RECENTLY
SIGNED A TRANSITION AGREEMENT
WITH THE BULLET FAMILY ESTATE
REGARDING A 1.5 ACRE PROPERTY
ON CAPITOL HILL. THE PROPERTY
WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WHEN CABLE IT PASSED
AWAY ON AUGUST 22, 2021.
PARKS IS NOW PREPARING TO TAKE
THIS GENEROUS GIFT INTO ITS
PUBLIC INVENTORY.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A
GRACIOUS AND VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED THANK YOU FOR THIS
GIFT THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN TO
THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
IN EARLY NOVEMBER, SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION CREWS
FOCUSED ON DEEP CLEANING
MERIDIAN PARK. SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARY, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE
CLOSURE OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12,
THE LIBRARY INSURED FULL
STAFFING IN THE AFTERNOON
PROGRAMMING TO RESPOND TO THE
PREDICATED ABOVE AVERAGE NUMBER
OF PARTICIPANTS. THANK YOU
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND
STAFF FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
ANTICIPATING THE NEED AND BEING
THERE TO HELP OUT WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MAKING SURE
THAT YOUNG FOLKS HAVE SOMEWHERE
TO GO AND THINGS TO DO.
THE LIBRARY CONTINUES TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH PLANNING
INTERVIEWS FOR THE CANDIDATES
FOR THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN SET TO
START THE BEGINNING OF 2022.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE.
THIS IS EXCITING TOO.
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE COMPLETE
OF THE RENOVATIONS TO THEIR
VETERANS CENTER RECENTLY.
THE UPGRADES ARE DESIGNED TO
HELP DURING THE TRANSITION FOR
VETERANS FROM SERVING IN THE
ARMED FORCES TO BECOMING A
STUDENT. NEWLY RENOVATED
VETERAN CENTER FEATURES NEW
COMPUTERS, MORE DESK SPACE,
TELEVISIONS. THE LOUNGE WILL
ALSO HOST OFFICE HOURS TO
CONNECT STUDENTS TO A VARIETY
OF RESOURCES INCLUDING
ACCESSING THEIR G.I.
BILL BENEFITS AND CHILDCARE
SERVICES.
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE IS
WORKING ON EXPANDING THEIR
CHILDCARE SERVICES AND
CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH
THE PROMISE PROGRAM WHICH, AS
YOU WILL REMEMBER, WAS INITIATED
IN 2018 WITH THE FAMILY
EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL. THAT HAS
PROVED A SUCCESS.
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE, IN
ADDITION, ALSO INSTALLED A
PANTRY, A KITCHENETTE FOR
VETERANS WHO ARE STRUGGLING
WITH FOOD INSECURITY.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS.
YOU CAN WATCH CHANNEL 13.
THEY FEATURED A SEGMENT
HIGHLIGHTING THIS NEW ADDITION
ON NOVEMBER 10.
I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT
CRAWFORD WHO WE WORKED CLOSELY
WITH OF NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
AND THE VETERAN CORE NAVIGATOR
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS PROJECT
AND TAKING CARE OF OUR VETERANS.
LASTLY, SOUND TRANSIT BOARD HAS
ASKED ME TO SERVE ON THE SEARCH
COMMITTEE TO SELECT A NEW CEO
FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
WE BEGIN THAT PROCESS THIS
WEEK.
WE RECEIVED MATERIALS LAST WEEK
AND OUR FIRST SCHEDULED MEETING
WILL BE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
AT 1:00.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL KEEP
GOING DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> GOOD MORNING, MADAM
PRESIDENT.
I SIMILARLY WILL BE BRIEF
FOLLOWING IN THE MOLD OF
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ . A COUPLE
OF THINGS TO REPORT. LAST WEEK
I HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE TO
JOIN A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS
FROM OUR PUBLIC SERVICE OUTREACH
PROVIDER COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
SMALL BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE
PIONEER SQUARE AND DOWNTOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD TO CELEBRATE THE
GREAT PERSON CENTERED OUTREACH
WORK OF JUST CARE AT THE SITE
WHERE, OVER THE COURSE OF THE
LAST TWO WEEKS, THEY
SUCCESSFULLY MEDICATED SEVERAL
DOZEN PEOPLE LIVING AT THAT
SITE INTO ENHANCED SHELTER
SPACES WITH WRAPAROUND
SERVICES, MINIMIZING OR
ELIMINATING ENTIRELY
DISPLACEMENT FROM THAT OUTREACH
OPERATION, CENTERING THE NEEDS
OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT
ENCAMPMENT AS WELL AS THE NEEDS
OF THE BROADER NEIGHBORHOOD AND
HAVING THE PERGOLA PARK
RESTORED TO ITS PURPOSE AS A
RECREATION AND GATHERING SITE
INSTEAD OF A PLACE TO LIVE IN.
THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF
HOW THIS INITIATIVE JOINTLY
FUNDED BY THE COUNCIL AND KING
COUNTY AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS LED TO
BUILDING THESE KINDS OF
PARTNERSHIPS AND BRINGING
PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE
MOST PRESSING CHALLENGE THE
CITY IS FACING, OUR
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. I WANT TO
GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO NICOLE
ALEXANDER WITH THE PUBLIC
DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION AS WELL
AS MELISSA DO GUARD AND LISA
HOWARD WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR
PIONEER SQUARE FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP IN BRINGING THIS
COALITION TOGETHER AND
MAINTAINING THIS KIND OF PERSON
CENTERED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING
MOVING PEOPLE INTO SHELTERS IN
THE PIONEER SQUARE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO BE ABLE
TO JOIN THEM AND CELEBRATE THAT
WORK AND LIFT UP THE WORK OF
THE OUTREACH WORKERS WHO HAVE
BEEN OUT THERE IN INCREDIBLY
CHALLENGING CONDITIONS WITH THE
WIND AND THE RAIN, DOING WORK
THAT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
EVER.
I WAS ALSO VERY HUMBLED TO JOIN
ON THE EVENING OF VETERANS DAY,
PARISHIONERS OF THE CATHOLIC
ARCHDIOCESE OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON AT ST. JAMES
CATHEDRAL, FOR A MASS MOURNING
AND RECOGNIZING THE PASSING OF
220 OF OUR HOMELESS NEIGHBORS
WHO HAVE PERISHED ON THE
STREETS OF SEATTLE OVER THE
COURSE OF 2021. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE MASS, THE
NAMES OF ALL 220 INDIVIDUALS
WERE READ AS THE BELLS OF ST.
JAMES TOLD.
IT WAS A VERY, VERY MOVING
EVENT REALLY CENTERING THE WORK
THAT WE DO AS A COUNCIL IN
TRYING TO MITIGATE THE ENTIRE
CHALLENGES OUR NEIGHBORS LIVE
THROUGH EVERYDAY ON THE STREETS
OF THE CITY AND REALLY
REDOUBLED MY PERSONAL EFFORTS
AND THE EFFORTS OF EVERYONE ON
THE COUNCIL WHO SHARE THIS
SENSE OF URGENCY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE CENTERING THIS WORK
AND CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD
AND A PLAN TO GET OUR NEIGHBORS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
INSIDE AND SCALE UP OUR
INVESTMENTS WITH HOUSING AND
SHELTER TO MAKE SURE THAT IN
úTHE FUTURE, FAR FEWER AND
EVENTUALLY NONE OF OUR
NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS PARISH OR LACK OF
A PLACE TO LIVE. I WANT TO
THINK WAS THE ARCHDIOCESE FOR
THE APPRECIATION AND APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN IN THAT
OBSERVANCE FOR THE PEOPLE MOST
VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
FINALLY, I WILL BE TAKING A
TOUR THIS WEEK OF THE 911 CALL
CENTER ORIGINALLY THAT TOUR WAS
SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER AND WAS
RESCHEDULED DUE TO OTHER
COMMITMENTS RELATED TO OUR
BUDGET LIBERATIONS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
THE 911 CALL CENTER LEADERSHIP
TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES AROUND STAFFING AS
WELL AS THE PLANS TO TRANSITION
TO A FUTURE WHERE THE 911 CALL
CENTER IS DISPATCHING AN
INCREASED NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSES. I LOOK FORWARD TO
TALKING ABOUT WHAT I LEARNED
THERE WHEN WE CONVENE FOR
COUNCIL BRIEFING NEXT WEEK.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE, WE WILL KEEP
GOING DOWN THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES . AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
I HAVE NO ITEMS IN THE
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AGENDA ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH BOOKS FROM
FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON, THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY LIAISON AS
WELL AS THE SPD LIAISON AND THE
CRIME PREVENTION COORDINATOR AND
SEVERAL STAFF TO DISCUSS SOME
OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE
FACING AT 12th AND JACKSON. WE
KNOW THAT -- THERE IS A
CONFLUENCE OF LOTS OF DIFFERENT
THINGS HAPPENING BUT IT WAS
REALLY CLEAR THAT WE COULD, AS
A CITY, DO BETTER COORDINATING
BETWEEN SDOT AND SPD FIRST
STREET VENDOR LICENSING. SPU,
WITH MORE FREQUENT SIDEWALK
TRASH CLEANUP. WE WILL ALSO BE
DOING MORE STREET OUTREACH. I
THINK WE HAVE ALL HEARD THERE
HAS BEEN A LOT HAPPENING THERE
AND REALLY WANTED A CHANCE TO
MEET DIRECTLY WITH THE
NEIGHBORS AND THE BUSINESS
OWNERS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY FOLKS THERE.
MY OFFICE HAS ENGAGED WITH SPU
TO REQUEST MUCH-NEEDED GARBAGE
PICKUP AT 12th AND JACKSON AND
FOR THEM TO ADD THE AREA AS AN
EMPHASIS ROUTE ON THEIR CLEAN
CITIES WORK.
WE HAVE ALSO MET WITH LEAD AND
HAVE PROVIDED COMMUNITY
REFERRAL FORMS TO THESE
ORGANIZATIONS. STAFF HAVE ALSO
COMMITTED TO MEETING WITH SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE AREA TO
COORDINATE THEIR ENGAGEMENT WORK
PARTICULARLY WITH REGARDS TO
CRIMES OF POVERTY AND THE
CRIMES RELATED TO SUBSTANCE
ABUSE DISORDER.
WE WILL SOON REACH OUT TO SDOT
TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO
BATTLE STREET VENDORS IN THE
AREA.
I KNOW FOLKS ARE UNDERSTANDABLY
REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT RETAIL
VACANCY IN LITTLE SAIGON AND I
WOULD WELCOME CONVERSATIONS
WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS OR
OUTSIDE STATIONS THAT ARE
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ACTIVATE
THE SPACES THERE AS WE TRY TO
NAVIGATE THIS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON BY THE
PANDEMIC.
THE ONLY OTHER ISSUE I WANT TO
MENTION IS, AS YOU KNOW, FOR A
LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW, MY
OFFICE HAS BEEN MEETING WITH
PAPERS IN THE MT. BAKER
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THEM
AROUND THEIR CONCERNS REGARDING
SAFETY AT THE LIGHT-RAIL
STATION.
THERE IS AN ELEVATED TRACK AND
A LOT OF ISSUES THAT ARE
HAPPENING UNDERNEATH AND AROUND
. THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT
LAST NIGHT. THE APARTMENT
BUILDING THERE WAS BROKEN INTO
LAST NIGHT.
THERE IS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION
THERE.
MY STAFF DID MEET LAST WEEK
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOUND
TRANSIT AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.
OUT OF THAT MEETING CAME SOME
IDEAS AROUND PERHAPS EMULATING
THE CORNER GREETER PROGRAM THAT
WE HAVE IN THE RANIER BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
WORK WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND
THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO
SEE HOW TO ACTIVATE SOME OF THE
SPACE AROUND THAT BUILDING. IT
IS NOT JUST THE SPACE UNDER THE
PLATFORM BUT THE LAUNDRY SITE
BEHIND IT AND THE VACANT
PARKING LOT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS THAT
ARE CONTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THERE. I HOPE TO
HAVE ADDITIONAL ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NEXT
MAYOR ABOUT THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS CAN STIMULATE
ACTIVATION IN THAT SPACE AS WE
WAIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO
START. NEIGHBORS ARE REALLY
FRUSTRATED BY THE SLOW
MOVEMENTS WITH THE CITY.
I SHARE THEIR FRUSTRATION.
IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS.
IN THE MEANTIME, NEIGHBORS FEEL
VERY SAFE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AS A COUNCIL OFFICE, I ADMIT I
WISH I HAD MORE POWER TO MOVE
DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE THINGS
HAPPEN AND ADDRESS THOSE
CONCERNS MORE IMMEDIATELY.
IN THE COMING MONTHS, I WOULD
LOVE TO ENGAGE WITH MY CITYWIDE
COLLEAGUES AND WITH THE NEXT
MAYOR TO SEE HOW TOGETHER WE
CAN START TO ADVOCATE -- NOT
ADVOCATE, IMPLEMENT AND ACT ON
THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES THAT
ARE NEEDED IN THAT AREA SO THAT
FOLKS ARE SAFER AND SO THAT
THEIR BUILDING STOPS GETTING
BROKEN INTO.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS
MORNING, COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
>> NOT A COMMENT OR QUESTION TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ' REPORT
BUT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
REMINDED ME OF SOMETHING I
SHOULD HAVE REPORTED OUT . MY
STAFF AND I DID HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER LAST WEEK
. HE HAD MENTIONED HE HAD AN
UPCOMING VISIT AND SPENT A GOOD
AMOUNT OF TIME TOURING THE
CENTER AND SITTING WITH CALL
TAKERS AND DISPATCHERS,
UNDERSTANDING THEIR WORK,
UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR
COUNCIL SUPPORT AS THEY ARE
GRAPPLING WITH STAFF TURNOVER
AND AGENCIES.
I SHARED WITH THEM AND THEY
WERE WELL INFORMED. THE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S
EFFORTS SUPPORTED BY BUDGET
CHAIR MOSQUEDA IN HER PROPOSED
BALANCED BUDGET, WORKING ON
INCREASING THE STAFFING AND
SPECIFICALLY THE RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE REPORT BACK IN 2016
THAT SHOWED THAT THE CALL
CENTER SHOULD HAVE 169 BASED ON
A WORKPLACE ANALYSIS.
THE WORKERS THERE WERE REALLY,
REALLY GRATEFUL THAT COUNCIL IS
WORKING TO FUND UP TO 140
POSITIONS OF WHICH 20 ARE
VACANT AND AN ADDITIONAL 17
CURRENTLY HAVE PART-TIME
ABSENCES DUE TO SITUATIONS SUCH
AS MEDICAL AND MILITARY LEAVE.
THEY CAN'T WAIT FOR THE HELP. I
JUST WANTED TO LET
COUNCILMEMBERS KNOW THAT THERE
IS A LOT OF GRATITUDE AND
RECOGNITION THAT THE COUNCIL
SUPPORTS THEIR WORK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY --
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES --
EXPRESS MY PROFOUND
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGES
YOU ARE FACING WITH MT. BAKER
LIGHT-RAIL STATION AND SOME OF
THE ONGOING ISSUES.
IT IS SIMILAR TO A LOT OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES MY
OFFICE HAS ALSO TRIED TO
TROUBLESHOOT AROUND THROUGHOUT
THE DOWNTOWN CORE AND PIONEER
SQUARE.
I KNOW YOU INDICATED AN
INTEREST IN BUILDING COALITION
WITH COLLEAGUES AND THEY WANTED
TO EXTEND MY OFFER TO
COMMISERATE ON THINGS THAT WE
HAVE FOUND HELPFUL TO GET ACTION
IN SOME OF THESE PLACES.
WITH GREAT FRUSTRATION AND OVER
LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THERE IS
NO MAGIC SOLUTION TO IT.
TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN
ASSIST, WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE
OUR EXPERIENCE AS WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT.
FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO
CONNECT.
>> THANK YOU.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED SO LET'S KEEP GOING DOWN
THE LINE HERE.
THE NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
AFTER MOSQUEDA, I WILL GIVE MY
VERY, VERY BRIEF REPORT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
I NOTE THE CLARIFICATION
BUILDING OFF OF THE VICE
CHAIR'S COMMENTS AS WELL.
I WANT TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE
COMMENT THAT CAME FROM THE
SEATTLE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD
OVER THE WEEKEND. I WILL NOT
ONLY BE DOING THIS VERBALLY BUT
WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH EACH
ONE OF YOU SO THAT YOU RECEIVE
A CENTRAL STAFF MEMO THAT WILL
BE IN THE INBOX SHORTLY AND
WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT IS
AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE
PRESS.
WE WANT TO CLARIFY THAT,
INDEED, THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL, COUNCILMEMBERS VIA
CENTRAL STAFF, REACHED OUT AND
DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH THE COURT
MONITOR ON THE PROPOSED ITEMS
RELATED TO SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN OUR 2022 BUDGET.
DIRECTLY COUNSELED WITH THE
SEATTLE TIMES EDITORIAL IS
TRYING TO LEAD READERS TO
BELIEVE, WE ARE TELLING THE
TRUTH AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
IN A TRANSPARENT AND HONEST
WAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO STATE FOR THE
RECORD, THE ACTUAL TIMELINE OF
COUNCIL IN CENTRAL STAFF'S
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL
COURT MONITOR DURING THE
CREATION OF THIS INITIAL
BALANCING PACKAGE SO THERE ARE
NOT ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
ESPECIALLY FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
YOU HAVE HEARD ME DIRECTLY TELL
YOU THAT WE ENGAGE WITH THE
COURT MONITOR SO IT IS
IMPORTANT TO ME THAT YOU HAVE A
DIRECT ANSWER FROM ME.
WE ENGAGE AND YOU WILL HAVE
THAT TIMELINE IN FRONT OF YOU
AND TO CONFIRM WITH WHAT THE
VICE CHAIR SHARED EARLIER, THIS
WAS A CONVERSATION THAT IS NOT
ACCURATELY BEING REPORTED BY
THE SEATTLE TIMES EDITORIAL
BOARD.
FOR THE REQUEST OF ME, THE
BUDGET CHAIR, THE REQUEST OF
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE
PUBLIC SAFETY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE CHAIR, SEATTLE CITY
CENTRAL STAFF REACHED OUT TO
THE LAW DEPARTMENT TO REQUEST A
MEETING TO BRIEF THE COURT
MONITOR ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET
AS WE HAVE DONE IN BUDGET
ACTIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND
A HALF. CENTRAL STAFF, AT THE
REQUEST OF ME, THE VICE CHAIR
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MET WITH
THE COURT MONITOR.
THE COURT MONITOR WAS BRIEFED
BY THE CITY CENTRAL STAFF AND
CENTRAL STAFF LEAD ON POLICE
ITEMS. THIS MEETING OCCURRED ON
NOVEMBER 1, 2021.
ON BEHALF OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT
AND ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, SET THE
APPOINTMENT A WEEK BEFORE OUR
SCHEDULED RELIEF TO ENSURE THAT
THERE WAS SUFFICIENT TIME TO
RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COURT
MONITOR.
COLLEAGUES ON THE RELEASED
BUDGET WAS SAID TO OCCUR NO
LATER THAN NOVEMBER 10 AND WE
WANTED TO TRY TO RELEASE THAT
TO YOU ON NOVEMBER 9. THE
MEETING WAS SET FOR NOVEMBER 1.
THE MEETING DID OCCUR AND THIS
WAS A CRITICAL CONVERSATION
ALLOWING FOR THE CENTRAL STAFF
TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBERS TO PROVIDE A
BRIEFING ON WHAT WAS SOME OF
THE PROPOSED ITEMS IN MY DRAFT
BUDGET AT THE TIME THAT BUILT
UPON THE COUNCILMEMBERS.
CENTRAL STAFF, ON BEHALF OF
CITY COUNCIL PRESENTED A SUMMARY
OF THE PROPOSED INCLUSION IN A
NEUTRAL, NONPARTISAN MANNER.
GREG ASK QUESTIONS OF THE COURT
MANAGER TO GAIN A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE POTENTIAL
BUDGET CHANGES FROM THE COURT
MONITOR'S PERSPECTIVE.
THE COURT MONITOR IS VERY AWARE
THAT GREG WORKS ON BEHALF OF
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS AND AS
CENTRAL STAFF, WORKS DIRECTLY
WITH US, WITH ME, AS THE BUDGET
CHAIR IN DRAFTING THE PROPOSED
BUDGET. CENTRAL STAFF IS THE
OFFER AND THE BEST PERSON TO
PROVIDE TECHNICAL FEEDBACK ON
ALL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
THAT WE WERE CONSIDERING.
THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND CENTRAL
STAFF BRIEFED THE MONITOR ON
ALL OF THE CBA'S THAT WERE
PUBLIC AND THAT WOULD AFFECT
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THOSE ITEMS WERE ALSO PROVIDED
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING ON OCTOBER
27.
THE COURT MONITOR RECEIVED THIS
FULL BRIEFING ALONG WITH ALL OF
THE MATERIALS PROVIDED FROM OUR
OCTOBER 29 MEETING IN THEIR
NOVEMBER 1 MEETING.
DURING THE MEETING, GREG TOLD
THE COURT MONITOR THAT CENTRAL
STAFF WOULD BE WORKING WITH ME,
THE BUDGET CHAIR, TO HELP
ANALYZE THE BUDGET OVER THE
PHONE AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK
THAT WAS NOVEMBER 2 TO NOVEMBER
15.
CENTRAL STAFF SAID THAT ANY
FEEDBACK THE COURT MONITOR
WISHED TO PROVIDE WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED AND THE
SOONER THE COURT MONITOR COULD
PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK, THE
BETTER.
DURING THE MEETING, THEY ASKED
FOR ANY INITIAL FEEDBACK THAT
THE COURT MONITOR COULD PROVIDE
. FOR CONTEXT, CENTRAL STAFF
MENTIONED THAT THE CHAIR'S
BUDGET IS TYPICALLY REVIEWED IN
THE SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER AND
THAT THE BUDGET IS TYPICALLY
ADOPTED THE WEEK BEFORE
THANKSGIVING. THE COURT MONITOR
SAID HE DID NOT HAVE ANY
IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK DURING THE
MEETING BUT WE LEFT THE DOOR
OPEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
COURT MONITOR KNEW THAT IF THEY
HAD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT
THEY PLEASE IDENTIFY ANY OF
THOSE CONCERNS AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE
NOVEMBER 1 MEETING, THE COURT
MONITOR SAID THEY WOULD THINK
ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL CONCERNS
THEY HAD AND SEND THAT OVER AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW, ON
NOVEMBER 8, I RECEIVED A MEMO
FROM THE COURT MONITOR NOTING
SOME CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL
CBAS . THAT WAS NOVEMBER 8. OUR
BUDGET WAS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER
9. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
RECEIPT OF THE MEMO, I WORKED
WITH CENTRAL STAFF TO ADDRESS
THE COURT MONITOR'S CONCERNS
WHEN DECIDING WHICH OF THE
FINAL PROPOSED BUDGETS WE WOULD
INCLUDE IN THE PROPOSED
PACKAGE.
COLLEAGUES, IT IS A DRAFT
DELIBERATIVE PROCESS.
THOSE CBA'S ARE INTENDED TO
IDENTIFY SPECIFIC IDEAS AND GET
POLICY STRATEGIES AND
DEVELOPMENT.
WE WORKED VERY QUICKLY TO MAKE
SURE WE ADDRESSED ANY OF THE
CONCERNS WITH THE COURT MONITOR
AND WE ENSURE THAT ISSUES WITH
THE COURT MONITOR FLAGGED, AS
IMPORTANT TO COMPLYING WITH THE
CONSENT DECREE, WERE ADDRESSED
BEFORE THE BUDGET WAS RELEASED.
THOSE ARE THE FACTS. I
UNDERSTAND THAT I MUST CONTINUE
TO BE AN INCONVENIENCE FOR THE
SEATTLE TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD
TO KNOWLEDGE THAT WE DID,
INDEED, AND WILL CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE WITH THE COURT MONITOR
DIRECTLY AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE
PAST BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
I STARTED MY COMMENTS WITH
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
WE WILL CONTINUE, HAVE DONE,
AND WILL MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE
ANY TECHNICAL FEEDBACK THAT
DRIVES ANY CONCERNS.
THAT IS HOW WE ENGAGE IN A
TRANSPARENT PROCESS WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC.
WITH THAT CLARIFICATION OUT OF
THE WAY, I DO WANT TO FIND A
FEW ITEMS ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
TODAY WE HAVE THE LEGISLATION
RELATED TO THE 2022 BUDGET THAT
WE WILL BE REVIEWING AND TAKING
A BOAT ON LATER THIS WEEK AND
COMMITTEE.
THIS INCLUDES COUNCIL BILLS 120-
0400 , 120221, 120223. WE ALSO
HAVE THE STREET VACATION FEES
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE
CONVERSATION THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN BROUGHT UP THIS
MORNING.
I AM EXCITED THIS LEGISLATION
IS A FOLLOW-UP I AM BRINGING
LATER TODAY TO THE GRAND STREET
COMMONS STREET VACATION TO
WAIVE THE FEE FOR THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
THIS WOULD CODIFY AN EXEMPTION
FOR ALL PUBLICLY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR HAVING TO PAY
STREET VACATION FEES.
THIS WOULD ENABLE OUR PUBLIC
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS TO
BE PUT TO USE RATHER THAN BEING
PAID BACK TO THE CITY.
WE HAVE AN INITIAL BRIEFING
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER
1. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WITH JOINT EFFORTS
THAT WE BOTH CHAIR TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE PROVIDING CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THIS AS WE SEEK TO ROUND
OUT THIS YEAR'S COMMITTEE
MEETING AFTER WE GET THROUGH
THE BUDGET.
AFTER COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION IN THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, WE
WILL THEN HAVE THE BILL ON
FINANCE AND HOUSING TO BRIEFING
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
HAVING THIS DISCUSSION ALLOWS
FOR US TO HAVE FULL COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WHILE MAKING SURE
THAT THE BRIEFING AND VOTE
OCCURS ON DECEMBER 7 AND MY
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND
HOUSING.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT, I DO HOPE
THAT THE FINAL VOTE WILL TAKE
PLACE ON DECEMBER 13 ON THE
MONDAY.
ADDITIONALLY, ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR,
WE HAVE RESOLUTION 32028.
THIS IS THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
PAID TIME OFF BENEFITS
LEGISLATION.
THIS COLLABORATES WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING
THE DOMESTIC BOARD AND THE
BENEFITS COALITION TO DEVELOP
POLICY RELATED TO ESTABLISHING
AFFORDABLE BENEFITS, PAID TIME
OFF AND DOMESTIC WORKERS.
YOU WILL NOTE THAT MANY OF THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD MEMBERS HAVE CALLED IN
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO
TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS WORK.
WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THE BUDGET
INCLUDED SOME FUNDING TO
ADVANCE THE CONVERSATION THROUGH
THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
AND WITH COMMUNITY TO HELP
DEVELOP A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE
OF LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES A
LOT OF TIME AND EXPERTISE. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS BEING
DONE DIRECTLY WITH ISSUE
EXPERTS AND WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS.
I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS BOARD
, THE OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
TO HELP US IDENTIFY A PATH
FORWARD TO GETTING THOSE POLICY
DETAILS.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD
TO FINALIZE THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD
GO HAND-IN-HAND TO MAKE SURE WE
CAN IDENTIFY HOW THE POLICY
WILL COME TOGETHER AND JUST FOR
REFERENCE, THIS RESOLUTION WAS
VERY MUCH WORKED ON WITH THOSE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS FROM
AFFORDABLE BENEFITS COALITIONS.
THANK YOU TO THEIR WORK IN
HELPING TO FINALIZE THE DRAFT.
THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE THE
STANDPOINT EASEMENT LEGISLATION
UP FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE AND
COUNCIL.
THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING TO
AUTHORIZE SANITARY SEWER
MAINLINES WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF COTTAGES FOR
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ON CITY OWNED
PROPERTIES.
WHILE THIS IS TECHNICAL
EDUCATION, IT BRINGS US A STEP
CLOSER TO REALIZING A WONDERFUL
PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE 25
COTTAGES FOR INDIVIDUALS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE
LIVING AND SLEEPING IN AREAS
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY OR PERHAPS
ON COUCHES ACROSS OUR CITY,
HAVE A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE
PLACE TO GO.
THIS WILL INCLUDE LIVING ROOMS,
KITCHENS,BATHROOMS, AND A LOFT
AREA.
THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY
TO CREATE A COMMUNITY GARDEN AS
WELL AS OUTDOOR RECREATION
SPACE AND WALKING PATHS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING
FORWARD THIS LEGISLATION TO
BRING THE COTTAGES TOGETHER
ONLINE.
A BRIEFING FROM WHAT TO EXPECT
FROM THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING.
COLLEAGUES, WE ARE IN THE FINAL
WEEK OF OUR BUDGET DELIBERATION
. NEXT MONDAY AT THIS TIME, WE
HOPE TO BE ON THE CUSP OF
WRAPPING UP OUR BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS TO SEND TO THE
MAYOR, THE 2022 BALANCED-
BUDGET.
LAST TUESDAY, I RELEASED THE
2022 BUDGET PACKAGE.
CENTRAL STAFF AND I PROVIDED AN
OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC ON
WEDNESDAY AS WELL AND THEN ON
FRIDAY WE USED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVIDE CLARIFYING
INFORMATION.
FRIDAY MORNING, MANY OF THE
DETAILS ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET,
INCLUDING THE INCREASED
INVESTMENTS IN THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE WAYS IN
WHICH UNUSED AND AVAILABLE
DOLLARS IN 2022 WITHIN THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE
SEEKING TO BE REPURPOSED.
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE LARGE
INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, $124 MILLION AND THE
DEEP INVESTMENTS WE ARE MAKING
WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING
CRISIS IN ADDITION TO THE
PANDEMIC AND THAT IS THE PUBLIC
HEALTH CRISIS OF OAK CITY
SHELTER AND SERVICES WHO ARE
LIVING ON HOUSED IN SEATTLE.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
FEEDBACK THAT YOU PROVIDED ON
THE AMENDMENTS YOU HAVE
FRIDAY AT 2:00 P.M. TRAL STAFF.
WAS OUR DEADLINE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE
WHO SUBMITTED AMENDMENTS.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND WITH CENTRAL STAFF
TO REVIEW THOSE AMENDMENTS AND
WE ARE WORKING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT ON
THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK YOU WILL
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ALL
OF THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN SUBMITTED. THOSE WILL BE
PUBLISHED THE DAY BEFORE WITH
THE AGENDA.
IF, FOR ANY REASON, THERE IS A
LAST-MINUTE WALK ON AMENDMENT,
WHICH I AM HOPING THERE WILL
NOT BE, BUT IF THERE ARE ANY,
YOU NEED TO CIRCULATE THOSE TWO
CENTRAL STAFF, THE DEPUTY CLERK
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE
5:000 ON THE PRECEDING BUSINESS
DAY, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PLEASE CIRCULATE THOSE BEFORE
5:00 P.M.
ON WEDNESDAY. THE AGENDA MUST
BE AMENDED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE
VOTE OF THE MAJORITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS PRESENT.
THE FINAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
VOTES ON THE COUNCIL ADOPTION
OF THE BUDGET WILL BE NEXT
MONDAY NOVEMBER 22.
CENTRAL STAFF WILL COMPLETE ANY
NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE
CORRECTIONS OVER THE WEEKEND.
I DID ASK IF WE WERE ABLE TO
GET THROUGH EVERYTHING ON
THURSDAY IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
VOTE ON FRIDAY AND THEY DO NEED
THOSE EXTRA TWO TO THREE DAYS
TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET AND MAKE
SURE ANY TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
ARE MADE.
PLEASE DO NOTE WE WILL STILL
KEEP THAT NOVEMBER 22 MEETING
IN THE MORNING SO WE CAN THEN
PASS ON THE LEGISLATION TO OUR
FULL COUNCIL IN THE AFTERNOON
FOR THE FINAL VOTE. LASTLY, I
WANT TO THANK EMILY ALVARADO.
IT IS A VERY EXCITING
OPPORTUNITY FOR HER TO GO WANT
TO CONTINUE HER WORK AND MAKING
SURE WE ARE BUILDING MORE
AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE
HOUSING THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.
WE WANT TO THANK HER FOR OUR
SEVEN YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
HER LAST DAY WAS ON FRIDAY OF
LAST WEEK AND THANK HER FOR THE
INCREDIBLE WORK SHE HAS DONE AS
THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
UNDER EMILY'S DIRECTION, THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING HASN'T
LIMITED INNOVATIVE POLICIES
TAKE COMMUNITY PREFERENCE, WE
HAVE SCALED UP OUR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND HAS WORKED WITH US
TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAVE
PREFERENCE AND PRIORITY FOR
THOSE WHO ARE BUILDING HOUSING
TO SERVE THOSE WHO ARE AT THE
HIGHEST RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
EMILY'S LEADERSHIP HAS INCREASED
INVESTMENTS IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BY NEARLY
50%.
EMILY IS HEADED TO ENTERPRISE
COMMITTEE PARTNERS TO SERVE AS
VICE PRESIDENT AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH HER.
ALSO, WELCOME BACK ROBIN WHO
WAS SERVING AS INTERIM DIRECTOR
OF LOSS OF HIS OF HOUSING
STARTING TODAY.
I WANT TO THANK FAS FOR THEIR
CONTINUED WORK ON A NUMBER OF
ISSUES, NOTABLY ON THE
JUMPSTART REGRESSIVE TAX
LEGISLATION. FAS LICENSE AND
TAX ADMINISTRATION HAVE
CONDUCTED ANOTHER JUMPSTART TAX
WEBINAR ON NOVEMBER THIRD.
76 ATTENDEES WERE PRESENT AND
THE NEXT WEBINAR IS SCHEDULED
FOR DECEMBER 1. I WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY
CONTINUE TO DO TO GET
INFORMATION OUT TO THOSE WHO
ARE PAY YOURS INTO THE
JUMPSTART PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
WHICH IS MAKING OUR BUDGET
SOUND AND STABLE THIS YEAR.
>> FINALLY, I WANT TO ADD TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD 'S
CONDOLENCES AND SINCERELY SEND
OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO ALL OF
THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR
FAMILY AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS
AT SFD WHO, IN THIS MOMENT, ARE
GRIEVING THE LOSS OF THE CHIEF
FOR THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO EXTEND
MY GRATITUDE FOR THE 60
DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND THE 160
FIREFIGHTER MEMBERS WHO
RESPONDED TO THE SITE AND ARE
WORKING EXTREMELY HARD AS THEY
SOUGHT TO SECURE THE LOCATION
OF DEPUTY CHIEF AND THANK YOU
ALL FOR THIS WORK YOU HAVE DONE
AND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES IN
THIS TIME OF GRIEF.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I WILL GO AHEAD
AND CONCLUDE THIS SECTION OF
OUR AGENDA WITH MY OWN REPORT
BEFORE I MOVE US INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
I HAVE NOTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR FINAL ACTION BUT I DO HAVE
ONE ITEM ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
ITEM 5 ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS RESOLUTION
32029, THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING
GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
THE RESOLUTION IS BEING
REFERRED TO MY COMMITTEE, WHICH
IS THE GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, FOR CONSIDERATION
DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
MY COMMITTEE WILL HOLD TWO
SPECIAL MEETINGS TO CONSIDER
AND ULTIMATELY VOTE ON THIS
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COUNCIL
RULES CONSISTENT WITH OUR
BIANNUAL PRACTICE.
THE TWO SPECIAL COMMITTEE DATES
TO DISCUSS THE COUNCIL RULES
ARE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 AT
2:00 P.M.
AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT
2:00 P.M.
THIS YEAR THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
CHANGES TO THE RULES BEING
PROPOSED BY VARIOUS COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND IN ORDER TO ENSURE
THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER AND
PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THESE
PROPOSALS BEFORE WE TAKE FINAL
ACTION AT THE CITY COUNCIL, THE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK WILL BE
REACHING OUT TO ALL OF YOUR
OFFICES TO OFFER BRIEFINGS ON
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
RULES DURING THE WEEK OF
NOVEMBER 29.
AGAIN, I HAVE ASKED FOR THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK TO
REACH OUT WHICH OF YOUR OFFICES
AND SCHEDULE A ONE-ON-ONE
BRIEFING, SHOULD YOU WISH TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
DURING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29,
PLEASE COMMUNICATE TO OUR
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK IF
THAT DOES NOT WORK AND WE WILL
WORK HARD TO ACCOMMODATE A TIME
THAT DOES WORK FOR YOUR
SCHEDULE.
MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN HAVE
SOME KIND OF BRIEFING BEFORE
THE FIRST MEETING WHICH OCCURS
ON DECEMBER 1 IN MY COMMITTEE.
IN ADDITION, I AM INVITING ALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE
TWO SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
I JUST DESCRIBED SO THAT WE CAN
DISCUSS COLLECTIVELY THE
RESOLUTION AND THAT YOU ALL
HAVE A DIRECT OPPORTUNITY TO
ENGAGE IN DELIBERATIONS AND
CONVERSATIONS EVEN IF YOU ARE
NOT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE
GOVERNANCE AND EDUCATION
COMMITTEE.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THOSE
THAT ARE INVITED, BUT NOT
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
CANNOT VOTE OR SPONSOR
AMENDMENTS BUT YOU CAN BE
CONSIDERED AUTHORS OF AMENDMENTS
SO LONG AS YOU FIND A COMMITTEE
MEMBER TO SPONSOR YOUR
AMENDMENT.
NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS CAN AND
WILL ALSO BE RECOGNIZED TO
SPEAK AT THE COMMITTEE HEARING
AND OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN
THE DEBATE. ALL OF YOU GUYS ARE
WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
TWO SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS,
WHICH, AGAIN, WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 AT 2:00
P.M.
AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8 AT
2:00 P.M.
YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR MORE
FROM MY STAFF AND FROM THE
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK ON THIS
TOPIC IN THE COMING DAYS AND
WEEKS AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS IMPORTANT
MANNER.
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR
THE WEEK. I AM HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS OR HEAR ANY
COMMENTS FROM THAT REPORT.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> I'M SORRY.
I DID NOT GET THE TIMES.
I HAVE THE DATES OF YOUR
COMMITTEE.
I THINK I AM ON THAT.
WHAT WERE YOUR TIMES ON YOUR
COMMITTEE MEETINGS?
>> 2:00 P.M.
BOTH DAYS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
HEARING NONE, AS I MENTIONED AT
THE TOP OF TODAY'S AGENDA, WE
DO HAVE TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
SO I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE US INTO THOSE EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS. AS PRESIDING OFFICER,
I AM ANNOUNCING THAT THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
CONVENE TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
THE PURPOSE ARE TO DISCUSS ANY
POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION.
THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL
LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTIONS AND POLICY
THROUGH OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY
11:15 A.M.
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
BE EXTENDED BEYOND 11:15 A.M.
, I WILL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
AND ANNOUNCED THE EXTENSION AND
THE EXPECTED DURATION.