IT IS MARCH 21, 2022.
THE TIME IS IT CAN P.M.
I AM SITTING IN FOR OUR GOOD
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ WHO IS
OUT TODAY.
IT IS MY HONOR THE DO SO.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM
MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COLLEAGUES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF THE MARCH 14, 2022
COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEAR NOTHING OBJECTION THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
ON OUR AGENDA WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
PROCLAMATION OR PRESENTATIONS.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
HEAR FROM EACH COUNCIL MEMBER AS
OUR WEEKLY AGENDA SET.
EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WILL REPORT
OUT.
I WILL ASK BEFORE I ASK YOU TO
APPROVE TODAY'S DANGER FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND AN OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
GO LAST IN THE LINEUP.
HE HAS ASKED TO GO LAST TODAY.
TOMORROW ON THE DANGER WE WILL
HAVE FOUR APPOINTMENTS ALONG
WITH THE MINUTES FROM THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
WE WILL VOTE ON ALL OF THOSE
UNLESS ANY COUNCIL MEMBER
REQUEST ANY IT ITEM BE MOVED.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO HAVING
THE DANGER ADOPTED?
>> HEARING NONE, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COLLEAGUES.
WE WILL GO IN THE ORDER OF THAT
ROLE CALL WAS PRESENTED IN.
THAT WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN, COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
THEN WE WILL GO TO HERBOLD,
MORALES, MOSQUEDA AND NELSON.
COUNCIL MEMBER -- EXCUSE ME, I
WILL GO LAST ON TODAY'S LIST AND
THEN COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS WILL
GO BEFORE ME.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS IS ACCUSED
FOR TODAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ OUT FOR
TODAY.
WONDERFUL, COLLEAGUES.
THANKS SO MUCH.
WE WILL GET US STARTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
THANKS FOR GETTING US STARTED
TODAY.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO TEM
MOSQUEDA.
GOOD AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES.
ON TOMORROW AFTERNOON'S FULL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA THERE IS ONE
ITEM.
IT FINALIZES THE VARIOUS
AGREEMENTS AND EASEMENT BETWEEN
OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE AND SOUND TRANSIT FOR
THE MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW
BRIDGE.
THAT ENABLES BIKES AND
PEDESTRIANS TO SAFELY CROSS OVER
I-5 TO CONNECT WITH THE NORTH
GATE TRANSIT HUB.
OUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
APPROVAL OF THAT COUNCIL BILL.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITY'S COMMITTEE WILL
BE TUESDAY APRIL 5 AT 9:30 A.M.
I MET WITH LEADERS AND WE
DISCUSSED THE SERIOUS CONCERNS
ABOUT RISING CRIME IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS ECHOES CONCERNS I'VE HEARD
IMPACTING EAST LAKE AND SOME
AREAS NORTHEAST SEATTLE.
JUST YESTERDAY THERE WAS A
TRAGIC MURDER ON THE WEST EARN
EDGE OF THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
IN THE GREEN WAY ADJACENT TO
INTERSTATE 5.
SEATTLE HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARE
INVESTIGATING AFTER A MAN WAS
SHOT AND KILLED IN A LONG
STANDING UNAUTHORIZED ENCAMPMENT
ALONG I-5 NORTHBOUND'S EXIT
TOWARDS NORTHEAST 45TH STREET.
PEOPLE BEGAN TO CALL 911 AROUND
12:30 P.M.
YESTERDAY TO REPORT
SHOTS FIRED NEAR THIS LOCATION.
OFFICERS ARRIVED AND FOUND A MAN
ALREADY SHOT.
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MEDICS
ATTEMPTED TO PROVIDE AID BUT THE
VICTIM DIED AT THE SCENE.
OUR OFFICE HAVE REPEATEDLY
REPORTED CONCERNS.
HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARE
INVESTIGATING AND ASK ANYONE
WITH INFORMATION TO CALL THE
TYPE LINE 206-233-5000.
WHILE I APPRECIATE THE
ADMINISTRATION INCREASING ITS
RESPONSE VISIBLE CRIME DOWNTOWN,
I AM CONFIDENT THEY WILL ALSO
ENSURE THAT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS
CONTINUE TO GET ATTENTION.
NEIGHBORS IN DISTRICT FOUR
COMMUNITY TO LOOK COMMUNITY
POLICE OFFICER'S USE TO MEET
WITH NEIGHBORS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES, IDENTIFY CRIME
TRENDS AND BUILD TRUST IN THE
COMMUNITIES TO WHICH THEY WERE
ASSIGNED.
AS SPD'S HIRING PLAN STRIVES TO
REPLACE SOME OF THE 300 OFFICERS
LOST OTHER -- OVER THE PAST TWO
YEARS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE DAY WHEN COMMUNITY POLICE
OFFICERS CAN GET OUT OF THEIR
PATROL CARS AND WALK THE
NEIGHBOR HOODS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
?
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT WE HAVE A
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE HAND OFF.
YOU WILL BE HANDING IT OFF TO
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME
ABOUT THAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S
úCITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTER'S
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
AS WE KNOW UNFORTUNATELY
SEATTLE'S ESTABLISHMENT DECIDED
TO END THE PANDEMIC EVICTION
MORATORIUM.
WHEN MY OFFICE BROUGHT FORWARD
THE LEGISLATION TO EXTEND
MORATORIUM TILL THE END OF THE
DECLARATION OF THE EMERGENCY,
ONLY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERBOLD,
MOSQUEDA AND MYSELF VOTED THIS
FAVOR OF IT.
TODAY SEATTLE'S ORDINANCE
CREATING A DEFENSE AGAINST
EVICTION FOR THE SIX MONTHS
FOLLOWING THE END OF THE COVID
EMERGENCY WAS UNFORTUNATELY
STRUCK DOWN IN COURT BECAUSE THE
LAW IS REQUIRING RENTERS TO
CERTIFY THEY SUPPORT FINANCIAL
HARDSHIP AND EMERGENCY AND THE
JUDGE SAID THAT THE LANDLORD DID
NOT HAVE A WAY TO CHALLENGE
THOSE CERTIFICATIONS.
IN MY MIND AND AS I HAVE SAID
REPEATEDLY THESE RENTER RIGHTS
SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN TESTED AT
ALL.
I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO
DISCUSS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE YET BECAUSE THIS JUST
HAPPENED TODAY.
MAYBE THEY ARE PLANNING TO
APPEAL.
HOWEVER IF THAT IS NOT CASE THEN
MY OFFICE HAS ASKED CITY COUNCIL
STAFF TO PREPARE LEGISLATION TO
CORRECT ANY LEGAL CHALLENGE
PREFERABLY BY REMOVING THE
TESTING FROM THIS LAW.
LAST FRIDAY COMMITTEE CONTINUED
TO DISCUSS SITUATIONS WHEN
LANDLORDS HAVE VIOLATED HOUSING
CODES AND RENTER RIGHTS AND THE
DIFFICULTIES RENTERS AND RENTER
ADVOCATES HAD GETTING JUSTICE.
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS
COMMONLY REFERRED TO BY IT'S
INITIALS PRESENTED AT THE COMEDY
ABOUT ABOUT HOW THEY
INVESTIGATED AND ENFORCE
RENTER'S RIGHTS AND WHAT POWERS
THEY HAVE AND DO NOT HAVE TO
INTERVENE WHEN A RENTER CALLS
THEIR HOT LINE.
THEN WE HEARD FROM A PANEL OF
RENTERS AND RENTER ADVOCATES
ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES WHEN
THEIR RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED AND
THEIR ATTEMPTS TO GET JUSTICE.
MY OFFICE IS REGULARLY CONTACTED
BY RENTERS WHO HAVE HAVING THEIR
RIGHTS VIOLATED.
SOMETIMES THE LANDLORD HAS
BROKEN THE LAW AND OTHER TIMES
THEY ARE SUBJECTED TO CONDITIONS
AOUT UNACCEPTABLE BUT NOT
ILLEGAL SUCH AS OUTRAGEOUS LIE
HIGH RATE INCREASES.
HOWEVER WE HAVE FOUND THAT FAR
TOO OFTEN RENTERS CANNOT GET
JUSTICE EVEN WHEN THEIR
LANDLORDS HAVE BROKEN THE LAW.
BY WORKING WITH RENTERS OVER THE
YEARS AND DISCUSSING THE CITY'S
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES WITH
EXPERTS AT THE PROJECT, MY
OFFICE IS GATHERING EXAMPLES
WHERE THEY NEED IMPROVE.
WE NEED TO DEVELOP LEGISLATION
OUT OF THESE MEETINGS TO HOW --
OVERHAUL HOW RENTER'S RIGHTS ARE
ENFORCED IN OUR CITY.
THAT IS ALL FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AND
FROM MY OFFICE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, I WILL HAND IT OFF
TO COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
THANK YOU.
>> GREETINGS.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
HELLO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HAVE NO ITEM ON THES ON THE
FULL COUNCIL DANGER TOMORROW
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICE COMMITTEE.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS MEETING
THIS WEEK.
WE MEET TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:30
A.M.
THE DANGER ITEMS FOR THE
COMMITTEE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.
WE WILL BE ADOPTING THE OFFICE
OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
DIRECTOR SEARCH PROCESS UPDATE.
WE WILL BE MOVING THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ADOPT THE PROCESS AS
OUTLINED IN THE MEMO AND THAT
SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR SHARED AT
THE MEETING ON THE 8TH.
THE SCHEDULE ITSELF HAS BEEN
UPDATED TO INCLUDE A PUBLIC
FORUM IS REQUESTED DURING THE
DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
ALSO ON THE AGENDA WE WILL BE
HEARING FROM THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ON THEIR
2021 RACE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE REPORT.
WE WILL ALSO BE HEARING FROM
XHEEF DIAZ ON THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT'S STRATEGIC PLAN.
THEN SECONDLY WE WILL BE HAVING
A SECOND BRIEFING AND VOTE ON A
COUNCIL BILL.
I HAVE ONE AMENDMENT TO THE
LEGISLATION THAT IS NOW LINKED
TO THE AGENDA.
THE AMENDMENT CLARIFIES THAT
EXPENDITURES MADE BY THE
ORDINANCE WE SPENT ON EQUIPMENT
FOR USE BY SPD AND IS SUBJECT TO
SMC1418 REGARDING ACQUISITION OF
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY, THAT
TERMINATION IN THOSE CASES WHERE
A DETERMINATION IS MADE THAT THE
EQUIPMENT IS SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY T SPENDING WILL NOT
INCUR TILL AFTER THE NEW IS
ACTED ON BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
AS FAR AS UPDATES FROM IN MY
ISSUE AREAS, FIRST UPDATE WANT
TO SHARE FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT THAT THE SENIOR FARM
MARKET NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM
ENROLL ELEMENT BE OPENING ON
APRIL 11TH.
IT PROVIDES $40 WORTH OF
VOUCHERS OR CHECKS TO PURCHASE
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT
PARTICIPATING FARMER'S MARKETS
ALL OVER THE CITY.
AND SO THIS IS FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
60 YEARS OR OLDER.
55 FOR AMERICAN INDIAN AND
ALASKA NATIVE.
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ONLINE.
ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY REALM I
KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE
EXPRESSED THEIR INTEREST IN THE
CONTENT OF RESPONSE TO OUR
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE ENTENTE
REQUIRING HIRING INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS.
AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF FOR PROVIDING AN
UPDATE ON THE TIMING OF THAT
REPORT.
THAT IS A REPORT REQUESTED IN
RESPONSE TO LEGISLATIVE INTENT
13AEOOO2.
THE LATEST UPDATE IS THAT THE
REPORT -- IT HAS INFORMED US IT
WILL BE FURTHER DELAYED.
WE ARE EXPECTING A RESPONSE WEEK
OF MARCH 28TH.
I WANT TO ADD TO COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN'S REMARKS ABOUT THE
LATEST GUN VIOLENCE.
THERE WERE HOMICIDES LAST
THURSDAY AND TWO OVER THE
WEEKEND AS MENTIONED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
THE SHOOTING DEATH IN THE
UNIVERSE.
IT WAS IN AN ENCAMPMENT.
FEN THERE WAS A SUNDAY HOMICIDE
IN SOTO WHERE OFFICERS NOTED
THEY WERE CALLED TO AN
ENCAMPMENT.
IN ADDITION A SUSPECT WAS SHOT
IN SEATTLE BY OFFICERS A
REPORTED ROBBERY AND A CANNABIS
STORE IN BELL VIEW.
SPD HAS BEEN PROVIDING A WEEKLY
SHOTS FIRED IN SHOOTING INJURIES
AND DEBTS REPORT.
AS OF LAST WEEK HOMICIDES
OVERALL ARE AT NINE AS COMPARED
TO LAST YEAR AS I JUST MENTIONED
THOSE NUMBERS WILL BE INCREASING
WITH THIS WEEK'S HOMICIDES.
IF YOU ARE JUST LOOKING AT THE
SHOOTINGS AND SHOTS FIRED
EVENTS, THEY ARE UP 95% WITH 148
SHOOTINGS AND SHOTS FIRED EVENTS
AS OF NOW COMPARED TO 76 EVENTS
LAST YEAR.
WHATEVER TOMTY RESOURCES ARE
AVAILABLE TO TRY TO HELP FOLKS
FROM BEING SHOT AGAIN OR PICKING
UP A GUN AND SHOOTING SOMEONE
ELSE.
SO JUST LIKE WE ARE GETTING
WEEKLY DATA ON GUN VIOLENCE, I
THINK WE NEED TO REALLY BE
ENSURING THAT WE ARE SEEKING TO
CONNECT THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES
FOR EACH ONE OF THESE SHOOTINGS
TO THIS PROGRAM.
IF WE REALLY BELIEVE THE
INTERVENTION THROUGH THE PROGRAM
WILL DELIVER OUTCOMES THAT SAVE
LIVES AND I DO, I THINK THE CITY
HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE
TRACKING THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM
AND THE CITY'S INVESTMENTS IN
THIS PROGRAM IN REALTIME.
I JUST WANT TO FLAG THAT FOR
FOLKS.
WE KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE
SHOOTINGS INCIDENTS ARE
HAPPENING EVERY WEEK BECAUSE OF
THE REPORTING WE ARE RECEIVING.
I WANT TO ALSO GET CONFIRMATION
IN REALTIME HOW MANY OF THESE
VICTIMS AND FAMILIES ARE BEING
CONNECTED TO THE GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION PROGRAM IN REALTIME.
I DON'T THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE
TO WAIT TILL A YEAR'S FUNDING IS
OVER OR EVEN A QUARTER'S FUNDING
IS OVER.
THIS IS MONITORING AN OVER SIGHT
THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT
AGAIN IN REALTIME.
ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT OVER THE
LAST FEW DAYS I'VE HAD MY WEEKLY
SCHEDULED MEETINGS WITH CITY
ATTORNEY DAVIDSON AND PUBLIC
SAFETY DIRECTOR ANDREW.
IT HAS COST A VARIETY OF
EFFORTS, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE
CITY ATTORNEY DISCUSSING HOW
THEY UTILIZE THE INITIATIVE AND
TRY TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE
INFORMATION THAT WE HAVEN'T
RECEIVED.
I THINK WE RECEIVED THE GRAPHIC
BUT NO AT LOVE NOT A LOT OF
INFORMATION AROUND HOW THEY ARE
IMPLEMENTING IT.
I HAVE REQUESTED SORT OF A
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DOCK
FOR A MOMENT HOW THEY ARE
IMPLEMENTING IT.
I THINK THERE WAS SOME REPORTING
THAT MADE IT SOUND LIKE
EVERYBODY ON THE 113 BY NAME
LIST WILL BE ARRESTED IF FOUND
THAT THEY ARE SUSPECTED OF A
CRIME.
I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE IS TAKING A MORE PERSON
TO PERSON ANALYSIS IN TRYING TO
MATCH PEOPLE AS THEY CONTINUE TO
BECOME INVOLVED WITH THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM.
ALSO DISCUSSED A WIDE VARIETY OF
TOPICS WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AS WELL AS THE WORK AROUND 3RD A
NEW AND OPERATION NEW DAY.
LAST WEEK I ALSO HAD A GREAT
MEETING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LESS --
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AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT THAT FOLKS
MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THAT WORK THAT
STILL HAS YET TO BE COMPLETED.
ON THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE UPDATE
LAST WEEK THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COMMITTEE MET AND WE
KNOW THAT THE GOVERNING
COMMITTEE WILL BE REVIEWING THE
REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY'S
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY'S
PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET NEXT MONTH
WITH THEIR GOAL THAT WE HAVE ON
APPROVAL BY THE END OF APRIL.
I HAVE ASKED THEM TO SCHEDULE
ADDITIONAL MEETINGS SO THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE TIME TO REVIEW AND
UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSAL.
AND AT THAT MEETING THEY ALSO
PRESENTED ON IT'S UNIQUE
APPROACH TO THIS YEAR'S POINT IN
TIME COUNT AND JUST WANT TO MAKE
PEOPLE AWARE IF THEY ARE NOT
ALREADY AWARE THAT THEY ARE
ACTUALLY COLLECTING FROM STAKE
HOLDERS WHO HAVE AWARENESS OF
LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE
LIVING UNSHELTERED.
THEY ARE SORT OF COLLECTING
THOSE LOCATIONS SO THAT THE
RESEARCHERS CAN GO TO THOSE
LOCATIONS AND ASK RESIDENTS WHAT
THEY NEED TO FIND HOUSING AN
THAT WILL INFORM THE POINT IN
TIME REPORT.
SO I HAVE THAT PORTAL FOR FOLKS
TO SUBMIT THOSE LOCATION.
LASTLY, THE THURSDAY BOARD OF
HEALTH MEETING, WE DISCUSSED THE
UPCOMING RESTRUCTURING OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH.
THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT BY
STATE LAW THAT THERE WILL BE
SOME CHANGES TO THE COMPOSITION
OF THE BOARD ITSELF.
SHOULDN'T AFFECT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TOO MUCH EXCEPT IN THE
FACT THAT SOME OF THE OTHER
AREAS WHERE THERE ARE
APPOINTMENTS ARE HAVING SOME
CHANGES.
THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN
IMPACT ON THE RELATIVE POWER IF
YOU WILL OF EACH OF THE
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.
OTHER MEETINGS COMING UP THIS
WEEK, I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE
ACTION COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY TO
DISCUSS THEIR IDEAS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT IS
ALL I GOT FOR FOLKS TODAY.
IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
ME?
NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
I WILL PASS IT TON COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
JUST A REMINDER FOR YOU AS WELL
WE WILL HAVE YOU HAND IT OFF TO
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON AFTERWARDS
AND THEN NELSON WILL BE
REFERRING TO COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS AND THEN I WILL CLEAN IT
UP.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
A LITTLE BIT OF MUSICAL CHAIRS
TODAY.
THAT IS GREAT.
I FIRST WANT TO START BY JUST
THANKING COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
FOR THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK.
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU THAT
THAT IS A CRITICAL BODY OF WORK
THAT WE HAVE SUCH PORTED --
SUPPORTED AND NEED TO
DON'T SUPPORT.
THAT WORK IS THE WORK OF MEETING
VICTIMS OF THE HOSPITAL,
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THEM AND
THEIR FAMILIES IS RESOURCE
INTENSIVE.
IT IS EXPENSIVE.
THE FOLKS WHO ENGAGE ATTEND THE
FAMILY INSIDE THE HOSPITAL.
THEY GO OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL.
THEY TRY TO KEEP TWO SIDES
SEPARATED IF THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT THE NEEDED.
IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME
SORT OF GANG ACTIVITY, THEY ALSO
WORK TO GET THE FAMILY MEMBER TO
A SAFE HOUSE THAT OFTEN INVOLVES
LEAVING TOWN.
THEY PAY FOR TRANSPORTATION, FOR
HOUSING, FOR FOOD AND THEY
SUPPORT THE FAMILY THAT REMAINS
BEHIND.
THEN THEY SUPPORT WITH EVENT I
ARE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WHEN
IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.
THERE IS A LOT OF INVOLVED IN
THAT WORK AND IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK IN ORDER TO BE
ABLE TO PREVENT THE NEXT
INCIDENT FROM HAPPENING.
IT IS UNDERFUNDED RIGHT NOW.
SO I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD FOR -- OKAY.
SO.
MY NEXT COMMITTEE OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION, ARTS AND
RIGHTS COMMITTEE IS THIS FRIDAY
AT 9:30.
WE WILL HEAR 2022 WORK PLANS
FROM THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
LOTS TO TALK ABOUT THERE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES
COMING INTO THE AREA.
WE KNOW WE WILL VERY LIKELY BE
HAVING UKRAINIAN REFUGEES COMING
AS WELL.
WE WILL ALSO HEAR THE WORK PLAN
FROM THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE.
WE HAVE 11 APPOINTMENTS SO
BUCKLE UP.
WE HAVE GOT THE PIKE MARKET
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS WELL AS
THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION.
SO LOT OVER COMMISSION
APPOINTMENTS COMING THROUGH SO
THESE COMMISSIONS CAN REALLY GET
STARTED ON THEIR WORK WHICH WE
KNOW IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITY AS
WELL.
LAST WEEK I ALSO ATTENDED THE
BOARD OF HEALTH COMMITTEE
MEETING WHERE WE HEARD FROM OUR
DIRECTOR DENNIS ABOUT THE
TRANSITION BACK INTO THE
WORKPLACE.
I KNOW WE ARE ALL POSSIBLY A
DIFFERENT PLACES IN OUR COMFORT
WITH THAT AND SO PART OF
REMINDER WAS THAT AS WE ARE
EASING UP ON MASKING
RESTRICTIONS HE JUST WANTED TO
REMIND FOLKS THAT THERE ARE SOME
SETTINGS WHERE MASKS WILL DON'T
BE REQUIRED.
THAT INCLUDES PUBLIC TRANSIT,
JAILS, HEALTH CARE SETTINGS AND
LONG TERM CARE SETTINGS.
WE JUST HEARD FROM OUR OWN
COUNCIL PRESIDENT THIS MORNING
ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK WE WILL
BE NEEDING TO DO AT COUNCIL.
THEY ALSO MENTIONED SEVERAL
NON-COVID RELATED ISSUES THE
DEPARTMENT IS TRACKING RIGHT
NOW.
I JUST WANT TO MENTION ONE WHICH
IS TB.
IT IS RARE BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN
ERADICATED IN THE U.S.
ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAD A CHILD
IN ONE OF THEIR SCHOOLS JUST
RECENTLY WHO HAD TB.
THEY ARE RAMPING UP PUBLIC
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.
THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH CDC
AND JUST TO REMIND FOLKS TB AS
AN INFECTION IS A CONTAGIOUS
AIRBORNE DISEASE.
THERE IS ALSO LATENT TB WHICH IS
SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN INFECTED
BUT ISN'T NECESSARILY
CONTAGIOUS.
PART OF THE CHALLENGE, WE HAVE
ABOUT 100,000 CASES BUT ABOUT 1%
OF THOSE DO MOVE INTO ACTIVE
CONTAGIOUS DISEASE AND SO IT IS
PART OF WHY THE CDC WILL BE
LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN IN MANY
LANGUAGES TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE KNOW THEIR STATUS AND TO
HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT
OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT ARE IF
THEY DO FIND THEY ARE POSITIVE.
OKAY.
MOVING TON DISTRICT ISSUES.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SEATTLE
RIGHT SHARE ASSOCIATION.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE FOR WITH
OLS AS IT RELATES TO THE
DEACTIVATION PROTECTION AND THE
FAIR SHARE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT
DRIVERS.
SO WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH
OLS ON SEVERAL QUESTIONS THEY
HAVE.
MY STAFF AND I MET WITH THE
ADVISORY BOARD TO DISCUSS
VISIONS FOR THE BEACON.
LAST WEEK THE SDOT MET IN OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND
RELEASED A PLAN FOR THE INITIAL
THIRD OF THE ROOT.
ONCE COMPLETED, THAT WILL BE THE
SOUTH END'S FIRST AND ONLY
PROTECTED DIRECT BIKE ROUTE TO
THE CENTER CITY.
SO FOR THAT REASON IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT NOT JUST FOR THE FOLKS
LIVING ON BEACON HILL BUT FOR
ANYBODY THROUGH THE VALLEY THAT
WILL BE THE ONE PROTECTED LANE
YOU HAVE TO GET INTO DOWNTOWN.
RIGHT NOW THERE AREN'T ANY
CONCRETE PLAN PLANS FOR MOVING
THAT FURTHER DOWN INTO THE
CORRIDOR.
AS IDENTIFY SAID BEFORE WE
REALLY NEED MORE LANE PROTECTED
BIKE LANES SO PEOPLE CAN GET
AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
SAFELY AND FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO
GET DOWNTOWN, THEY ALSO NEED A
SAFE AND DIRECT ROUTE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
PLAN AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH SDOT TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS
IMPLEMENTED.
MY STAFF AND I TOOK PART IN OUR
BIWEEKLY MEETING.
FOLKS ARE PARTICULARLY
INTERESTED RIGHT NOW IN AN ISSUE
THAT HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR QUITE
SOME TIME AS IT RELATES TO
ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFERS.
SO FOLKS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO
TRY TO BRAINSTORM HOW TO MAKE
SURE THAT ANY FRAUD THAT IS
HAPPENING IS NOT IMPACTING EBT
HOLDERS OR THE STORE OWNERS
THEMSELVES SO THEY ARE JUST
ASKING -- THE COMMUNITY IS
ASKING FOR SEMISUPPORT IN MAKING
SURE THAT THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE
MONITORED AND HOPEFULLY ENDED.
WE ALSO ATTENDED A COMMUNITY
MEETING.
THEY HAVE A NEW HOUSING COMPLEX
THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT
COMING INTO COLUMBIA CITY.
WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH THE
CHURCH OF HOPE.
THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE 87
AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR FAMILIES.
OVER 50% OF THE UNITS WILL BE
TWO OR THREE BEDROOMS.
THIS WILL BE -- WE WILL ALSO
INCLUDE A MULTICULTURAL
BILINGUAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CENTER.
SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
PROJECT COMING IN.
THE COMMISSION WORK PLAN
INCLUDES SUPPORTING THE CULTURAL
SPACE AGENCY WHICH MY COLLEAGUES
WILL RECALL WE STOOD UP IN THE
LAST YEAR.
THEY ARE STAFFING UP NOW AS THEY
MOVE IN TO THE GRAND STREET
COMMONS SPACE IN MOUNT BAKER.
PART OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF
THAT IS THEY CAN PROVIDE SPACE
FOR THE CULTURAL SPACE AGENCIES.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET THAT
PROJECT GOING AS WELL AND I
THINK FOR US AS A COUNCIL OUR
NEXT STEP WILL BE MAKING SURE
THAT THAT CULTURAL SPACE AGENCY
IS RESOURCED IN SUCH A WAY TO BE
ABLE TO DELIVER ON WHAT WE HAVE
ASKED THEM TO DO.
LET'S SEE, THIS WEEK MY STAFF
AND I WILL TAKE PART THIS OUR
BIWEEKLY MEETING WITH THE MOUNT
BAKER COMMUNITY.
THEN FINALLY BE ATTENDING A
BUILDING TENANT POWER WORKSHOP
THAT WILL BE HOSTED BY B
SEATTLE.
THIS WILL BE ON THE TOPIC OF
SOCIAL HOUSING.
YOU WILL RECALL THIS SOMETHING
STARTED WORKING ON LAST YEAR AND
CONTINUE TO EXPLORE.
I WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL OF ADDING THAT TO OUR
OVERALL URBAN LANDSCAPE IN
SEATTLE AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE TO BUILD A
PORTFOLIO OR PUBLICLY OWNED
HOUSING.
SPOILER, THIS IS NOT JUST
LOW-INCOME.
I AM HAPPY TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT
THAT WITH YOU ALL MORE.
IT REALLY IS ABOUT HOW WE CAN
TREAT HOUSING LIKE WE TREAT SOME
OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS LIKE
EDUCATION FOR EXAMPLE.
WE WILL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT
SOME OF THE INNOVATIONS THAT I
SAW AND THAT I LEARNED ABOUT
FROM SOCIAL HOUSING LEADERS IN
OUR SISTER CITY WHEN I ATTENDED
SEVERAL MEETINGS THERE LAST
YEAR.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
IF COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.
I AM NOT SEEING ANYTHING.
WHETHER I PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
THERE IS NOTHING FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE ON THE
DANGER TOMORROW.
OUR MEETING IS THIS WEEK ON
WEDNESDAY AT 9:30, MARCH 23rd.
WE HAVE GOT TWO ITEMS ON THE
DANGER.
THE FIRST IS A VOTE ON THE
APPOINTMENT OF MICHELLE MITCHELL
TO THE CITY LIGHT REVIEW PANEL
FOR POSITION 7 WHICH IS THE
LOW-INCOME ADVOCATE
REPRESENTATIVE.
THIS IS APPOINTMENT NUMBER
02122.
SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF YOUTH AND
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AT THE
ATLANTIC STREET CENTER.
SHE HAS BEEN SERVING ON THE
PANEL FOR A LITTLE BIT AND WE
ARE FINALLY BRINGING FORWARD
THIS APPOINTMENT.
SO THAT IS EXCITING.
THEN FINALLY WE WILL HEAR A --
WE WILL HAVE A PUB LIB HEARING
ON COUNCIL BILL 127203 TO RAISE
THE IMPROVEMENT AREA'S RATE FROM
$2 TO $4.
UNLESS THERE ARE NO CONCERNS, I
WILL AND FOR THE RULES TO BE
SUSPENDED IN A VOTE ON THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION IN
COMMITTEE.
LAST WEEK WAS A BUSY ONE AND
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A
MEETING WITH ANGELA WHO IS THE
DIRECTOR OF FAIR START.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND
I LEARNED A LOT OF THINGS.
FOR EXAMPLE DID YOU KNOW THAT
FAIR START PRODUCES ABOUT
130,000 MEALS A MONTH AND DURING
COVID IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF
COVID IT WAS ABOUT 160,000 MEALS
A MONTH.
75,000 OF THOSE MEALS GO TO
RESIDENTS IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RESIDENCES
THIS SEATTLE.
SO, THAT IS A LOT OF WORK.
THEY ARE BE BRINGING PEOPLE BACK
TO THE KITCHENS COMING UP I
THINK THIS MONTH OR NEXT MONTH.
I GOT A BRIEFING FROM DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS TON
SEATTLE PARK DISTRICT CYCLE 2
PLANNING PROCESS AND ALSO ON THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC SURVEY AND
WHILE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
PLANNING PROCESS I HAPPENED TO
MENTION THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRE
FOR TURFING OF THE PLAY FIELDS.
WHEN I GO TO CITY PANTHERS
GAMES, THIS IS THE FIRST THING
PEOPLE SAY.
I LET THAT BE SDMOEN KNOWN AND
RECOGNIZE THERE IS A
PROCESS.
I ATTENDED THE COMMISSION'S
MEETING.
I CHECKED IN WITH THE CITY
RECTORS OF THE SODO UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT PIONEER SQUARE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
JUST ABOUT WHAT IS GOING
NONTHEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND
PROVIDED THE UPDATE THAT I HAD
ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY
FORWARDED DURING MY COMMITTEE
HEARING ON MY ROUNDTABLE
DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACTS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS.
SO, ALSO MET WITH THE NORTHWEST
ENERGY COALITION'S DIRECTOR
NANCY AND AMY ON SOME OF THEIR
ON GOING WORK AND THEY HAD
REALLY GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT
THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT LEADERSHIP SO THAT
WAS GOOD TO HEAR.
I MET WITH GORDON OF UNITED WAY
SEATTLE KING COUNTY AND WE
TALKED MOSTLY ABOUT THEIR WORK
ON SYSTEMS CHANGE WHICH I HAD
NOT VERY MUCH FAMILIARITY WITH.
I HAD A GREAT PANEL DISCUSSION
WITH RHA CEO MARK AND CITY
ATTORNEY ANN DAVIDSON AT THE
ANNUAL STATE OF DOWNTOWN EVENT.
THEN FINALLY MET WITH THE
LEADERSHIP OF CASCADE BICYCLE
CLUB AND SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREEN WAYS.
THAT WAS ALL DURING THE DAY AND
I ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT OUR
EVENING COMMUNITY WORK.
MY EYE AND MY STAFF ATTENDED
A -- AN APPRECIATION DINNER FOR
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT
WAS HOSTED BY THE ASIAN
COMMUNITY.
WE ATTENDED SEATTLE SUBWAY
CELEBRATION OF THE PASSAGE OF
THE ROBUST TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE AND ATTENDED THE GOLDEN
CIRCLE AWARDS AND LUNAR NEW YEAR
CELEBRATION HOSTED BY THE
ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE
AMERICANS.
AND SO THIS WEEK I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE REGIONAL
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
IT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT.
IT IS -- THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
IT WILL BE TAKING PLACE FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I WILL BE THERE FROM WEDNESDAY
TO FRIDAY.
THAT IS IT FOR ME.
ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
I BELIEVE THAT I NOW PASS IT ON
TO COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM, COLLEAGUES.
THIS WEEK, OR LAST WEEK IN
DISTRICT SIX I WAS VERY EXCITED
TO FINALLY REOPEN OUR DISTRICT
SIX OFFICE COINCIDING WITH MAYOR
HERALD'S RETURN TO OFFICE
PROTOCOLS.
AS YOU MAY KNOW I OPENED MY
DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SECOND
DAY ON THE JOB AND ON MY NINTH
WEEK IN OFFICE WE TEMPORARILY
CLOSED I DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND
FOLLOWED HEALTH GUIDELINES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND
ADJUST OUR PROTOCOLS BASED ON
DATA AND INFORMATION TO ASSESS
THE USE OF OFFICE.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THE
OFFICE REOPENED.
LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT SIX ON
WEDNESDAY I WELCOMED THE PRINCE
OF SWEDEN AND 50 SWEDISH
BUSINESS LEADERS AND
ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE VISITING
THE UNITED STATES THIS MONTH.
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THIS IS BECAUSE ERIC NELSON
RECEIVED THIS RECOGNITION IN
2020 AND IT WAS PRESENTED THIS
LAST WEEK DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
HE RECEIVED THIS HONOR FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
LEADING THE FUNDING AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING
THAT THE MUSEUM NOW CALLS HOME.
HIS EFFORTS CREATE A WORLD CLASS
BUILDING MEETING MUSEUM
STANDARDS AND THAT ALLOWED HIM
TO CONTINUE LEADING GANG EVEN
MORE RECOGNITION AS IT IS NOW
THE NATIONAL NORTH MUSEUM.
IT IS A NATIONAL MUSEUM WHICH IS
INCREDIBLE.
AND FROM BEING IN AN OLD SCHOOL
TO BEING IN A STATE OF THE ARK
BUILDING.
CONGRATULATIONS ERIC.
IT WAS AN AMAZING HONOR TO BE
PRESENT WITH YOU.
LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT 6 I ALSO
MET WITH PARKS DIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS TO DISCUSS
THE UPCOMING METROPOLITAN PARKS
DISTRICT SPENDING PLAN.
IF YOU HAVE PROJECTS YOU WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE INCLUDED, PLEASE DO
LET US KNOW.
MY STAFF AND I ALSO ATTENDED A
WALKING TOUR DISCUSSING THE
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE
BEING PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED
THIS SPRING TO INCREASE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ON THAT
STREET.
I ALSO HOSTED MY WEEKLY OFFICE
HOURS ON THURSDAY FROM 2:00 P.M.
TO 6:00 P.M.
I MET WITH THREE PEOPLE FROM
GREEN LAKE, TWO FROM WEST
WOODLAND, ONE FROM WHITTIER
HEIGHTS AND TWO FROM BALLARD.
I HAD A NICE CONVERSATION WITH A
WOMAN FROM BALLARD.
WE DON'T AGREE ON EVERYTHING AND
EVEN THE WHEN WE DON'T AGREE, WE
SPEAK CANDIDLY AND WITH RESPECT.
SHE WANTED ME TO SHARE SHE
APPRECIATES WHEN WE LEAD BY
EXAMPLE.
IT WAS A VERY FUN CONVERSATION
WITH A LOT OF -- I WILL LEAVE IT
AT THAT.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SPEAK
WITH YOU.
I CONTINUE TO HOLD MY MONTHLY
OPERATIONS MEETINGS COORDINATING
WITH LEADERS TO MAKE MEANINGFUL
INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MEET WITH ME
FOR A STATUS UPDATE OR MORE
INFORMATION PLEASE SIGN UP WITH
ME FOR OFFICE HOURS.
THIS COMING WEEK I WILL BE
ATTENDING NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION MEETING.
ON TUESDAY I WILL HAVE MY
REGULAR MEETING.
THEN ON THURSDAY I HOLD MY
WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS WITH D6
RESIDENTS FROM 2:00 P.M.
TO 6:00
P.M.
HERE AT THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
THERE ARE NO ITEMS.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE IS THIS WEDNESDAY
MARCH 23rd STARTING AT 2:00 P.M.
A DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON COUNCIL
BILL 120217.
AND A BRIEFING AND VOTE TON
RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE COUNTY
WIDE PLANNING POLICIES.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING FOR
ANYONE WHO WANTS MORE -- WANTS
TO
WEIGH IN.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS' UPDATE.
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS IS EXCUSED
FOR TODAY.
HE HAS A WEEKLY REPORT OUT.
THESE ARE STATISTICS FROM THE
WEEK OF MARCH 7TH THROUGH THE
13TH.
THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE
REPORTS THERE WAS OVER 103,000
POUNDS OF TRASH COLLECTED FROM
46 SITES.
OVER 2,430 NEEDLES COLLECTED AND
THAT KLINE FOCUS SITES INCLUDE
THE PLAYGROUND AND MEADOW BROOK
COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE LIBRARY REPORTS PICK UP
LOCKERS HAVE OPENED AT HIGH
POINT AND RAINIER BEACH.
THE NUMBER OF LOCKERS WILL BE
EXPANDED.
THE SPIRAL AND READING ROOM WILL
ALSO REOPEN AS THE LIBRARY
BEGINS TO EXPAND IT'S HOURS OF
OPERATION.
THE LIBRARY WILL RETURN TO
PRE-OMICRON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY
MARCH 30TH.
TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF HOURS
PLEASE VISIT SPD.ORG.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS' REPORT OUT?
HEARING NONE I WILL MOVE OUT TO
MY REPORT OUT.
I HOPE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO
CELEBRATE ON FRIDAY AND HAD A
COLORFUL WEEKEND.
THE NEXT FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON APRIL
6TH AT 9:30 A.M.
WE ARE FINALIZING OUR DANGER
STILL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS THAT
WILL AFFECT THE CAPITAL
PROJECT'S WATCH LIST WHICH WAS
PRESENTED LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING, PLEASE BE SURE YOU HAVE
YOU BEEN MISSING THOSE TO BRIAN
BY TOMORROW.
THIS IS THE ON GOING LIST OF
LARGE CAPTAIN PROJECTS THAT ARE
BEING PROVIDED TO CITY COUNCIL
FOR A REQUEST THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD SPEARHEADED
WITH --
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TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
ITEMS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY.
THE WATCH LIST WAS REVIEWED IN
OUR COMMITTEE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE
REACH OUT.
THE MATERIALS ARE ALSO ONLINE
FR OUR LAST COMMITTEE MEETING.
YOU WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE
IF YOU HAVE AN ITEM OR TWO YOU
WOULD LIKE TO AMEND INTO THAT
LIST.
YOU ARE WELCOMED TO.
WE WANT TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL
ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ITEMS ON
THAT LIST.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND FINAL VOTE IN OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING AS WELL AS
ITEMS STILL BEING FINALIZED.
THAT IS NOT TILL THE FIRST WEEK
OF APRIL.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
FINANCING HOUSING COMMITTEE ON
THIS WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS CHANCE
TO REPORT OUT ON A FEW ITEMS
THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.
NUMBER ONE, AS YOU HEARD I AM A
NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER OF
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
AND DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TRAVEL
BACK TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD
MEETINGS AND ALSO IN THE GENERAL
SESSIONS.
COLLEAGUES, I DID GET AN
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A
FORUM OR A PANEL IN FRONT OF THE
FULL AUDIENCE FOR THE OPENING
DAY AND WAS ABLE TO REPRESENT
ALL THAT SEATTLE DID.
I WAS REALLY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO
REPORT BACK ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE ALONG WITH
MAYORS WHO IN FRONT OF THE PANEL
AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE USED OUR
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS TO
FIGHT TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS TO
PUT DOLLARS DIRECTLY INTO THE
HANDS OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
AND INTO THE HANDS OF ARTISTS
AND CULTURAL WORKERS AND INTO
THE HANDS OF OUR SMALLEST
BUSINESSES AND LOWEST INCOME
WORKERS.
I TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE MONEY
WE GOT OUT THE DOOR.
$23 MILLION FOR SMALL BUSINESS
SUPPORT AND NEARLY $50 MILLION
FOR OUR HOUSING EFFORTS.
PROUD OF THE $25 MILLION WE GOT
INTO THE HANDS FOR FOLKS FROM
DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT
CONVERSATION.
COULDN'T MISS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY WE NEED MORE.
AND TO THANK THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
OF CITIES FOR ALL THE WORK THEY
DID TO MAKE SURE THAT CITIES
WERE DIRECTLY RECEIVING FUNDS AT
NOT ONLY THROUGH THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN BUT THE FOLLOW UP
WORK DONE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL T BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL THAT WE WILL BE IN A GOOD
POSITION TO WORK THROUGH OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS TO BID ON SOME
INCREDIBLY POOR WANT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN OUR
REGION.
I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF
INTEREST IN USING THESE
INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS TO
RECONNECT COMMUNITIES AND THINK
ABOUT HOW WE GET FOLKS OUT OF
CARS AS WELL.
I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THAT PANEL
PRESENTATION.
THE MAIN SPEAKER THAT DAY WAS
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND ALSO GOT THE
CHANCE TO MEET HIM AS WELL.
SO GREAT ATTENTION ON THE CITY
OF SEATTLE.
THANKS TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF
CITIES FOR ALL OF THE WORK THEY
DID TO SET US UP SO SEATTLE
COULD BE FEATURED THAT DAY IN
D.C. LAST MONDAY.
WHILE THERE I HAD THE CHANCE TO
MEET WITH MEMBERS.
ALONG WITH THEIR D.C. COUNCIL
CHAIR.
UPON RETURNING BACK TO SEATTLE I
PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRESSIVE
CAUCUS ACTION DISCUSSION ON
TRAINING FOR FOLKS ABOUT
THOUSAND ENGAGE IN LOCAL AND
STATE ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES
LOOKING AT MOVEMENT TOOLS AND
TRAINING STRATEGIES TO TALK
ABOUT HOW WE UTILIZE A FEDERAL
DOLLARS SPECIFIC THINK AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS AGAIN TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE DIRECTLY
INVESTING IN OPPORTUNITIES TO
LIFT UP LOW WAGE WORKERS.
I WAS JOINED IN THAT
PRESENTATION WITH THE STATE
INNOVATION EXCHANGE DIRECTOR ON
FRIDAY I HAD THE CHANCE TO CHEER
ON LL RAIN.
IT WAS THE FIRST GAME THAT THEY
PLAYED IN THEIR NEW FASHION
ILLTY AND VENUE AND THAT BEING
LUMIN FIELD.
WE HAVE AWARD WINNING NATIONAL,
INTERNATIONAL RENOWNED PLAYERS
ON THE TEAM.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK LL RAIN'S
CEO VINCENT AND ALSO BETH KNOX
WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF SEATTLE
SPORTS COMMISSION ALONG WITH THE
WHOLE CREW WAS THERE THAT WAS
THERE AS WELL.
I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THE
STAFF AS WELL AS MANY MEMBERS
FROM THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL AND
OUR OWN GOVERNOR INSLEE.
THIS WEEKLY BE ATTENDING A
BRIEFING WITH SENATOR MURRAY AND
K CANTWELL.
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LIKE I DID LAST WEEK IN
D.C. I KNOW THAT OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IS VERY
MUCH SUPPORTIVE OF NOT THE ONLY
BUILD BACK BETTER ACT BUT TRYING
TO BREAK IT UP INTO A NUMBER OF
COMPONENTS TO GET CHILD CARE FOR
ALL AND CONTINUING OUR CALL FOR
STUDENT LOAN RELIEF, MEDICARE
FOR ALL AND MAKING SURE THAT
MORE ASSISTANCE COMES TO CITIES
TO REALLY MAKE SURE WE NEVER GO
BACK TO THE OLD NORM.
ALSO WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO
THANK OUR SISTER CITY.
THERE WAS A SEATTLE SISTER CITY
ASSOCIATION EVENT TO CELEBRATE
THE ANNUAL CELEBRATION ON
SATURDAY AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT.
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GENEROUS
WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE
WITH OUR STAFF.
GLAD THEY HAD THEIR FIRST IN
PERSON CELEBRATION IN TWO YEARS.
LASTLY I WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR THEIR WORK ON
RESPONDING TO COVID.
FOLKS HAVE BEEN BEGINNING TO
COME BACK INTO THEIR OFFICES
THEY HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO WORK FROM HOME.
FAS HAS CONTINUED TO THIS WORK
ON THE FRONT LINE.
THEY HAVE DISTRIBUTED OVER
263,000 MASKS.
THEY ARE WORKING QUICKLY TO MAKE
SURE THAT FOLKS WHO ARE AT THE
MASS VACCINATION SITE ARE
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR
FROM THEIR EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK TO FAS HUMAN
RESOURCES ON HOW THEIR
EXPERIENCE HAS GONE WANTING TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN THE VACCINATION
EFFORTS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS
HAVE MADE SURE WE ARE GIVING
THEM A CHANCE TO BE CALLED OUT
FOR THEIR GREAT WORK AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT
HOW THAT WORK HAS RESULTED IN AN
IMPACT ON THEIR CAREER AND
CAREER PATHS.
ONE OF THE FOLKS THAT WE HEARD
ABOUT WAS THAT KATHY, DEVIN AND
BECKY ARE ALL FOLKS WHO WERE
SUPERVISORS AND LEADS AT THE
SITE AND THEIR WORK HAS INSPIRED
SO MANY OTHERS AND LOOKING AT
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT THE
FOLKS HAVE RECEIVED.
MANY OF THE PEOPLE ARE BEING
CREDITED FOR THE VOLUNTEERS
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CHANGE THEIR
CAREERS AND CAREER PATH WAYS SO
THEY WILL DON'T BE IN VOL --
WILL CONTINUE TO BE
INVOLVED.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT.
THE FAS DIRECTOR'S OFFICE IS
ALSO DEVELOPING A NEW RETURN TO
WORK SIGNAGE.
THAT CAN BE FOUND AT THE LINKS
ON THE F ARK S SITE UNDER -- FAS
SITE ON KNOW
BEFORE YOU GO.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AT KNOW
BEFORE YOU GO.
THERE IS ALSO CONSTRUCTION GOING
ON AT CITY HALL ON 4TH AVENUE.
FAS WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW
THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS
CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE FENCE
CONSTRUCTION AREA ON 4TH AVENUE
AND THE CONCRETE SITUATION
CONTINUES TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON
THAT PROJECT.
WE WANT TO THANK THE CONCRETE
WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE
STRIKE PLAN FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS
AND WHILE SOME OF THE WORK WILL
GO ON BECAUSE OF THEIR GOOD
FAITH EFFORTS TO TRY TO RESPOND
TO SOME OF THEIR CONCERNING
CONSEQUENCES, THEY DON'T BE
WITHOUT A CONTRACT THAT HONORS
THEIR WORK.
AGAIN A SHOUT OUT TO THE WORKERS
FOR ALL THEY ARE DOING GIVE THAN
SOME OF THEM HAVE HAD TO RETURN
TO WORK.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS KNOW
OUR SOLIDARITY IS STILL WITH
THEM.
LASTLY FAS IS PURCHASING AND
CONTRACTING FOR THEIR PRIORITY
HIRE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
IT IS LOOKING FOR A -- IT IS
REVIEWING DRAFTS FOR THEIR 2021
ANNUAL RECOMMENDATION REPORT TO
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE COMMITTEE PLANS TO FINALIZE
THEIR DRAFT IN THE NEXT MONTH
AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU ALL
CHANCE TO SEE WHAT GREAT WORK
THEY ARE UP TO AND HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO PROMOTE PRIORITY
HIRE WITHIN THE CITY.
THAT IS IT FOR ME AS WELL.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
WE ARE UNDER AN HOUR.
I WILL TAKE HAS A A SIGN OF
EFFICIENCY.
THIS DOES CONCLUDE THE
DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS,
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES
AND ITEMS OF BUSINESS.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR NEXT MONDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
WITHOUT HEARING ANY ADDITIONAL
ITEMS WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
TAKE CARE EVERYONE.
HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON.