>> THANK YOU, AND GOOD
AFTERNOON.
TODAY IS MONDAY, APRIL 18th I
AM DEBORA JUAREZ.
WILL THE MEETING PLEASE COME TO
ORDER?
IT IS 2:01.
AND CLERK, WE PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER MASCARA?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA AND
GO TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF APRIL 11th WILL BE
ADOPTED.
NOT HEARING OR SEEING ANY, THEY
ARE ADOPTED.
LET'S HAVE THAT REFLECTED.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AS WELL
AS COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I
THINK WE ARE ALL HERE,
EVERYBODY.
OKAY.
EVERYBODY, LET'S GO TO THE
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
SO BEFORE I GIVE MY PRESIDENTS
REPORT, I JUST WANT TO THANK
ALL OF YOU AS COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, SHE DOES OR PUBLIC
HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT I HAD
COVID.
SO RIGHT NOW, I AM DOING GOOD,
EVEN THOUGH I WAS FASCINATED
AND BOOSTED.
BACK, THAT IS NOT A SECRET.
MANY OF YOU KNOW I HAVE MS. IF
YOU'RE WATCHING, PLEASE GET
VACCINATED.
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
THIS COVID IS NO JOKE.
IT IS SERIOUS.
AND SINCE I HAVE A COMPROMISED
IMMUNE SYSTEM, IT WAS A BIT
HARDER ON ME THAN MOST.
I WANT TO THANK AND I WANT THE
PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT I REALLY
THINK MY STAFF THAT KEPT THE
OFFICE RUNNING, THANK YOU
PEDERSEN FOR STEPPING IN, AND
BEING COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES, ALL OF YOU WHO
REACHED OUT TO ME TO MAKE SURE
I WAS OKAY, THAT I WAS WELL,
AND YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT ME,
AND THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME, AND
I WANT TO THANK THOSE ALSO IN
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS THAT SENT THEIR
WELL WISHES AND WERE CONCERNED.
I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY,
PEOPLE FORGET WE REALLY ARE A
TEAM.
AND WE DO CARE ABOUT EACH
OTHER.
WE DISAGREE ON SOME THINGS, BUT
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE
ALL SEEING EACH OTHER'S
HUMANITY.
SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU,
A BIG SHOUT OUT TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
LEAVING A BIG AMOUNT OF CHICKEN
SOUP ON MY PORCH.
THAT WAS GREAT, AND PEDIALYTE,
SO THANK YOU.
SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO GO
AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT WHAT I'M
SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT.
REGARDING TOMORROW, THE
CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE THE
MINUTES, THE IRC AND THE
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AS WELL AS
ONE APPOINTMENT WHICH HAS BEEN
REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED BY
THAT PARTICULAR COMMITTEE, AND
AS A REMINDER, WE WILL TAKE ONE
VOTE ON ALL THE ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR UNLESS ANY
COUNCILMEMBER REQUESTS THE ITEM
BE REMOVED WHICH WE CAN VOTE ON
SEPARATELY.
NEXT, WE WILL GO TO ASSIGNING
LETTERS OF PROCLAMATION.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY LETTERS OR
PROCLAMATIONS FOR TODAY OR
TOMORROW, AND SO NOW WE WILL
JUST GO TO THE PREVIEW OF
COUNCIL ACTIONS, AND THE LINEUP
TODAY STARTS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, THEN COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, NELSON, PEDERSEN,
SAWANT, STRAUSS, HERBOLD,
LEWIS, THEN MYSELF.
SO WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> THERE YOU ARE.
>> I GOT A LOT HAPPENING IN MY
HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
HELLO.
OKAY.
LET'S SEE.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION ARTS
AND RIGHTS COMMITTEE WILL MEET
THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 22nd AT 9:30.
WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY
THE SAME LOTUS COMMISSION.
THREE MORE ORDINANCES,
INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR WOODED
VOTES, WAGNER FLOATING BOOM AND
SEATTLE NATIONAL BANK.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE SEATTLE ARTS COMMISSION,
THE THEFT LEVY OVERSIGHT BOARD,
AND THE IAS 30.
YEAH.
HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS.
OKAY.
THIS THURSDAY, I WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD OF
HEALTH MEETING.
SO MOVING ON TO DISTRICT
UPDATES, LAST WEEK, DETAILS ARE
BEING WORKED OUT IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
IM GLAD TO SAY MY OFFICE GOT
WORD THAT WE WILL BE EXPANDING
INTO THE SOUTH END.
THIS IS SOMETHING MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME TIME
WITH MEMBERS OF THE MT. BAKER
COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS
NOW.
IT REALLY IS A REMINDER TO
FOLKS THAT ORGANIZING IS VERY
IMPORTANT, AND YOU JUST HAVE TO
KEEP FIGHTING FOR WHAT YOUR
COMMUNITY NEEDS.
LAST WEEK I ALSO LED MEMBERS OF
THE DELEGATION ON A TOUR OF
DISTRICT TWO.
WE STOPPED AT THE VEGAN HILL
FOOD FOREST, THE RENO BEACH
URBAN FARM.
I ALSO JOINED THE MAYOR TO
WELCOME THE DELEGATION TO THE
CITY AND PARTICIPATED IN A
WELCOME RECEPTION AT THE PORT
OF SEATTLE TO CELEBRATE THE
42nd ANNIVERSARY OF OUR SISTER
CITY RELATIONSHIP.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS
OF THAT DELEGATION AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THAT
RECEPTION.
IT WAS LOVELY.
WE ALSO HELD OUR SECOND WITHIN
REACH PANEL DISCUSSION LAST
WEEK.
THIS TIME FOCUSED ON EQUITABLE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL
HOUSING, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO
BUILD A 15 MINUTE CITY.
IN ADDITION TO THE DEPUTY
MAYORS -- WE HEARD FROM
ALDERMAN, AND -- FROM CHICAGO,
WE HEARD FROM BOTH OF THEM BUT
THE WORD THAT THE CITY IS DOING
TO MAKE THEIR CITIES MORE
CONNECTED AND BETTER RESOURCED.
WE ALSO HEARD FROM McGOUGH
MURRAY ESTES FROM -- THAT IS
HAPPENING HERE IN OUR OWN
BACKYARD.
YOU COULD WATCH THAT DISCUSSION
ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL VIA MY
COUNCIL WEBSITE OR ON THE
TWITTER.
LET'S SEE.
MY STAFF AND I ALSO MET WITH
OUR SEATTLE WITHIN REACH
COALITION.
WE HAVE A POLICY COHORT OF
ABOUT 30 ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE
HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH FOR SOME
TIME NOW.
TO CONTINUE COLLABORATING ON
POLICY WORK FOR THE YEAR, THIS
AFTERNOON, I WILL BE TOURING
THE SOUTH END TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE WHICH COULD BE OFFERING
SHELTER FOR 40 INDIVIDUALS.
I'M SURE, AS YOU HAVE BEEN
READING, THERE HAS BEEN A
GLITCH IN THE OPERATING FUNDING
FOR THE TINY HOUSE VILLAGE.
I WILL BE MORE WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR FUNDING
FOR WHAT SHOULD BE AN OBVIOUS
OPPORTUNITY FOR FORGETTING 40
NEIGHBORS GETTING INTO HOUSING
STABILITY.
SO I WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT
AFTER I VISIT.
LET'S SEE.
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE MEETING
WITH THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS IN AMERICA,
AND THE PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW
AMERICANS.
THERE WILL BE A PRESS
CONFERENCE THROUGHOUT THE
NATURALIZATION SUPPORT THAT
THEY OFFER AND REALLY TO
HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE CITY,
THE COUNTY, AND NONPROFITS
DOING A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT
WORK TO ENSURE ELIGIBLE LEGAL
RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
NATURALIZATION SERVICES.
I WILL BE MEETING WITH KING
COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT MEDICI
TO DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION
ISSUES IN THE REGION,
PARTICULARLY HOW TO ENSURE THAT
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND
INVESTMENTS ARE MADE IN THE
RAINIER VALLEY, THAT THOSE
INVESTMENTS ARE PARTNERED WITH
BUDGET PLANNING FOR SOUTH
TRANSIT.
MY STAFF AND I WILL BE MEETING
TO GET AN UPDATE ON A SAFETY
STUDY THAT MY OFFICE CALLED FOR
VIA A SLIDE IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET.
MY STAFF WILL ALSO BE MEETING
WITH SDOT TO TALK ABOUT GOOD
NEWS REGARDING THE LAKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND THE
WORK THE OFFICE PUSHED FOR IN
THE BUDGET AS WELL.
I PLAN TO VISIT THE WILLOW
CROSSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THAT PROJECT AND TOUR ONE OF
THE NEWER ADDITIONS TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING LANDSCAPE
HERE IN D2.
AND FINALLY, I WILL BE MEETING
WITH RESIDENTS IN GEORGETOWN TO
HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LAND BIAS,
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS
ACTUALLY ALL THAT I HAVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY, SO I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THE NEXT FINANCE HOUSING
MEETING IS -- WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE A FEW ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
RELATED TO THE BUDGET AND
PURSUIT OF THE CITY.
THIS INCLUDES A PAYMENT OF
CLAIMS RESOLUTION AND A
TEMPLATE WHICH WE HAD ON OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING FROM THE LAST
DISCUSSION, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE
THE CHANCE TO GO OVER IT.
WE WILL HAVE THAT FOR
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
WE HAVE THE APRIL REVENUE
FORECAST UPDATE.
THIS WILL BE PRESENTED AS A
SUMMARY OF THE FORECAST COUNCIL
MEETING FOR WHICH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ AND I
CURRENTLY SIT ON AND HAD OUR
MEETING LAST FRIDAY.
WE WILL HAVE A ROUNDING OUT OF
THE REVENUE FORECAST PRESENTED
BY THE CITY'S BUDGET OFFICE.
THIS WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON
THE OTHER LINES OF REVENUE THAT
THE COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE UNDER
ITS PURVIEW BUT REMAIN AT THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
SO WITH A CONFIRMATION OF THE
INFORMATION THAT THE COUNCIL
BEING THE REVENUE FORECAST
RECEIVED LAST FRIDAY AND THE
UPDATE FROM THE CITY'S BUDGET
OFFICE ON OTHER LINES OF
REVENUE, WE WILL HAVE A FULLER
PICTURE OF THE REVENUE FORECAST
FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2022.
WE WILL HAVE THE PROJECTIONS
ALSO SHARED WITH YOU FROM THE
CITY'S BUDGET OFFICE VIA AN
EMAIL THAT WILL BE UPDATED,
EXCUSE ME, AN EMAIL THAT WE
WILL CIRCULATE VIA OUR DIRECTOR
FOR CENTER STAFF.
IT WILL HAVE ATTACHMENTS FOR
THE UPDATED FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE AGENDA THAT IS BEING
CIRCULATED THIS AFTERNOON.
IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF OUR
COMMITTEE, BUT YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PARTICIPATE AND GET AND
UPDATE, PLEASE LET OUR OFFICE
KNOW.
YOU SHOULD ALL BE RECEIVING THAT
INFORMATION IN REAL TIME WITH
ME THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE AS I
COMMITTED TO AT THE BEGINNING
OF THIS YEAR, WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE
SPENDING OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE
ACT FUNDING.
I WANT TO THANK THE CEO AND
EXECUTIVE TEAM FOR SENDING US
MONTHLY REPORTS.
WE JUST RECEIVED ONE AGAIN THIS
MORNING.
THESE ORDERLY REPORT OUTS ARE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US NOT ONLY
TO SEE THE FUNDING THAT HAS
BEEN ALLOCATED AND ENCUMBERED,
BUT ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
TIMELINE FOR THE ENCUMBERED
DOLLARS AND MAKING SURE ALL THE
FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT
SWIFTLY, GIVEN A HIGH AMOUNT OF
NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK OUR
CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS,
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION FOR
ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE.
WE CONTINUE IN SEATTLE HERE TO
SHOW IMPORTANT THESE DOLLARS
WERE AND HOW SWIFTLY THEY WERE
PUT INTO ACTION TO SUPPORT
WORKING FAMILIES VIA DIRECT
CASH ASSISTANCE, SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND ALSO FUNDING
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND THOSE WHO
ARE STILL DEALING WITH MUCH
HEALTH, TRAUMA, AND IMPACT OF
COVID.
AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ FOR --
I AM SO THANKFUL YOU ARE
FEELING BETTER, AND I
APPRECIATE THE REMINDER TO THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS TO GET VACCINATED AND
STAY SOCIALLY DISTANCE TO AND
WHERE THOSE MASKS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO THINK
THAT COVID IS OVER, AND SADLY,
IT IS NOT.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL
YOUR LOVELY TEXTS DAILY.
IT WAS MORE THAN SOME OF MY
FAMILY MEMBERS, CHECKING ON ME,
SO THANK YOU.
I KNOW, HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR
DOCTOR ABOUT THIS?
DID YOU CHECK ON THAT?
REALLY, THANK YOU.
THAT WAS VERY KIND OF YOU.
>> I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE FEELING
MUCH BETTER.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
FINANCE HOUSING COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
I DO HAVE A FEW UPDATES FROM
THIS WEEKEND LAST WEEK.
LAST THURSDAY I ATTENDED THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AND OUR DISCUSSION AND
DELIBERATIONS ABOUT THE NEXT CEO
FOR AWC, AND THAT ANNOUNCEMENT
WILL BE COMING SHORTLY.
THIS WEDNESDAY, I AM GOING TO
BE LOOKING FORWARD TO A
CONVERSATION THAT IS HOSTED BY
LOCAL PROGRESS, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH
NETWORK, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
EARN, DAVID COOPER IS GOING TO
BE PRESENTING ON THE IMPACT OF
INFLATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ON WEDNESDAY, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE NORTH END
COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE
HAPPENING TO SUPPORT CANADA'S
WORKERS ON 4/20.
WE WILL BE THANKING CANNABIS
WORKERS FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE
DONE, IN THESE ESPECIALLY
TRYING TIMES AS WE HAVE SEEN
BOTH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
WORKERS BE ON THE FRONT LINE
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT CANNABIS
WORKERS AND BARTENDERS FACE AN
ADDITIONAL POLICY CHANGE FROM
THEIR COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE
HEARD ABOUT MUCH OVER THE LAST
3 TO 4 MONTHS.
ALSO, I WILL BE SPEAKING AT A
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL WITH OUR
PARTNERS IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY,
MISSOURI.
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS AND HOW THE
EXPERIENCE OF SEATTLE'S
DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS IS SOMETHING
TO BE LOOKED AT IN THE PUBLIC
EDUCATION EVENT BY THE
COALITION WHICH ARE WORKING TO
BRING DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS TO
THEIR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
THIS TOWN HALL IS GOING TO
FEATURE SPEAKERS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT ST.
LOUIS WHO WILL SHARE INITIAL
FINDINGS FROM A STUDY THEY ARE
LOOKING AT ABOUT HOW TO CREATE
BETTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK OUR
ETHICS COLLISION WHO IS
FINALIZING THE REPORT OUT FROM
THE NOW THIRD ROUND OF THE USE
OF DEMOCRACY IN THE CITIES AND
JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE
COUNTRIES LOOKING AT SCC FOR
THE HELPFUL REPORT OUTS AND THE
EXPERIENCE HERE IN SEATTLE.
ON THURSDAY, I WILL BE SPEAKING
AT THE HILL TAX.
THIS IS AN EVENT BEING HOSTED
BY CAPITOL HILL BUSINESS
ALLIANCE, AND THIS IS FOCUSED
ON CAPITOL HILL SMALL
BUSINESSES AROUND THEM.
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT
EVERYTHING FROM WORKABILITY AND
LIVABILITY, AND A THRIVING
SEATTLE EVENT IN THE CAPITOL
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD AS WE THINK
ABOUT WHAT INVESTMENTS ARE
NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS
ARE GETTING OUT, WALKING ABOUT,
AND REALLY SHOPPING LOCAL.
>>> ALSO WANTED TO NOTE AS MANY
OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, SCOTT
MOREAU IS CURRENTLY
HOSPITALIZED.
WE SAW AN EMAIL GO AROUND TO
MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE
WORKED WITH HIM OVER THE YEARS.
I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR ALL THE
WORK HE HAS DONE ON BEHALF OF
AND WITH THE FOLKS AT SHARE,
THE SEATTLE HOUSING RESOURCE.
-- EFFORT.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
INCREDIBLE EFFICACY LIFE AS
WELL.
WE SEND OUR BEST WISHES AND
HOPE A SPEEDY RECOVERY AS HE IS
CURRENTLY BATTLING CANCER, AND
W WANT TO THANK HIM AND THE
LARGER COMMUNITY WHO CONTINUED
TO SHOW UP IN PERSON, I
REMEMBER FONDLY MANY OF THE
PRESENTATIONS THAT SCOTT MADE
TO OUR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL,
AND WE SEND HIM OUR WARMEST
WISHES AND ALSO WANT TO THANK
HIM FOR HIS INCREDIBLE ADVOCACY
AND HIS LIFELONG DEDICATION FOR
THOSE FIGHTING FOR ACCESS TO
HOUSING AND SHELTER.
>>> A QUICK UPDATE FROM FAS,
FAS CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN
DISTRIBUTION OF MASKS.
THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON LABOR
ISSUES THROUGH THE FAS CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
THEY ARE TRACKING ONGOING
ISSUES RELATED TO THE
EMPLOYER'S NOT ENGAGING IN
THEIR NEGOTIATIONS, AND WHILE
CONCRETE WORKERS HAVE RETURNED
TO WORK, THE DELAY IN COMING UP
WITH A FINALIZED CONTRACT IS
STILL SOMETHING THAT MANY OF
THE WORKERS ARE DEALING WITH
EVEN THOUGH THE CONTRACT HAS
YET TO BE FINALIZED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
SUPPORT THESE CONCRETE WORKERS
AS THEY CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN
NEGOTIATIONS.
WE KNOW THERE IS AN IMPACT ON
VARIOUS PROJECTS AROUND
SEATTLE, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
NOT ONLY STANDING WITH THEM AND
SUPPORTING THEM AS THEY
CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE, BUT WANT
TO SEND A HUGE NOTE OF
APPRECIATION TO THEM AS MANY OF
THEM HAVE GONE BACK TO WORK IN
THESE TIMES TO SUPPORT OUR
COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECTS
AROUND TRANSPORTATION AND
HOUSING.
SO THANKS TO THEM, AND YET, OUR
EYES ARE ON THE NEGOTIATION
PROCESS AND SOLIDARITY WITH
THOSE WORKERS.
>>> FINALLY, FAS HAS CONSUMER
PROTECTION DIVISIONS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY TRACKING HOUSE BILL
2076.
GOVERNOR INSLEE DID SIGN THAT
BILL INTO LAW WITH A SMALL
SECTION VETO RELATED TO
EXEMPTING TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES THAT WERE FROM THE
COMMON CARRIER STATUS.
DUE TO THE LACK OF OBLIGATIONS
TO PROTECT CONSUMERS, THEY HOPE
THE LEGISLATION WOULD ADDRESS
THIS ISSUE IN THE FUTURE.
THEY THINK THE FAS FOR THOSE
EITHER WRITING IN WITH HUBER,
TRANSPORTATION, OTHER
COMPANIES, DRIVING THOSE
VEHICLES, HAVING PRODUCTIONS
THEY NEED.
MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT IS ALL MY
COMMENTS.
>> NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS
ALTERNATIVE TO COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CITY
LIGHT AND TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DOES NOT
HAVE ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW.
I WILL JUST GO INTO THE BIG
NEWS, I THINK, IN CASE IF YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD, LAST WEEK
RESOLUTION 32050 REGARDING SPD
STAFFING AND SENTENCE WAS
INTRODUCED IN AND REFERRED TO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE FOR A FIRST
DISCUSSION ON APRIL 26th.
AND THIS RESOLUTION DOES THREE
THINGS.
SECTION 1 STATES COUNCILS FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN SPD
STAFFING INCENTIVE PROGRAM,
COUNCIL TO STATES LIFTING THE
BUDGET PROVISO LIMITING THE USE
OF SPD'S 2022 SALARY AND
BENEFITS SAVINGS FOR ANY OTHER
PURPOSE EXCEPT BY SUBSEQUENT
ORDINANCE, AND SO, ESSENTIALLY,
THE RESOLUTION SETS THE POLICY
DIRECTION FOR THE SEPARATE
ORDINANCE ALLOWING PART OF THE
REJECTED $1.4 MILLION IN UNDER
SPEND THIS YEAR FOR THESE
INCENTIVES.
AND THEN, SECTION 3 STATES
COUNCILS INTEND TO APPROVE THE
STAFFING INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT
IS DEVELOPED BY THE EXECUTIVE.
AND I PUT THIS FORWARD BECAUSE
OF THE RECITALS LAYOUT, WE ARE
EXPERIENCING A PUBLIC SAFETY
EMERGENCY.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS
ON THE STREET TO ADDRESS IT.
WE NEED TO ADDRESS EVERY TOOL
IN OUR TOOLBOX TO BRING ON MORE
OFFICERS, FAST.
SO MOST OF ALL, AS THE CHIEF
HAS SAID MANY TIMES, WE NEED TO
LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.
BECAUSE MOST IF NOT ALL OF OUR
JURISDICTIONS IN THE REGION
HAVE HAD SOME SORT OF STAFFING
INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
AND WE NEED TO DO THE SAME IN
ORDER TO COMPETE FOR A LIMITED
POOL OF APPLICANTS.
THAT IS IT.
AND THE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT IS
THAT HAVING A PROGRAM COULD
GIVE US MORE CHOICES.
IT COULD ALLOW US TO BE MORE
SELECTIVE AND OFFICERS WE DO
HIRE BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENSURE
WE HIRE GREAT OFFICERS, AND
THEY REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF
SEATTLE'S COMMUNITIES.
SO THE MONEY IS ALREADY THERE,
AND IN SPD'S BUDGET.
AND FRANKLY, I CAN'T THINK OF A
BETTER USE FOR IT.
PEOPLE ARE -- I DON'T KNOW, NOT
TO BE MELODRAMATIC, BUT PEOPLE
ARE DYING.
WE SAY WE WANT TO GET GUNS OFF
THE STREETS, AND WE ALSO NEED
TO INTERRUPT THE HIGH-LEVEL
DRUG DEALING THAT IS CAUSING A
SPIKE IN FENTANYL OVERDOSES,
AND ALSO ADDRESS ORGANIZED
RETAIL THEFT, AND I DON'T SEE
HOW WE DO THIS WITHOUT AN
ADEQUATELY STAFFED POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
SO BASICALLY, THIS RESOLUTION
BEGINS THE POLICY DEBATE THAT
SUBSEQUENT PIECES OF ENACTED IN
LEGISLATION.
NOW, I WANT TO KNOWLEDGE THAT
INCENTIVES ARE NOT A MAGIC
BULLET.
I KNOW THAT.
BECAUSE, WELL, AN INCENTIVE, A
HIRING INCENTIVE OR STIPEND
MIGHT HELP A RECRUIT DECIDE
AMONGST MANY EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES.
THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IS
WORK ENVIRONMENT.
AND BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO
WORK IN A HOSTILE WORKPLACE,
EVERYONE WANTS TO FEEL VALUED
AND APPRECIATED AT WORK.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, THE MAYOR AND
THE COUNCIL AS SPD'S EMPLOYERS
AND FUNDERS GET TO SET THE TONE
FOR THAT WORKPLACE.
AND SO TO RETAIN THE OFFICERS
WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND RECRUIT
NEW ONES, WE JUST HAVE TO
ENSURE THAT SPD IS WELCOMING.
-- AND THE CITY IS A WELCOMING
PLACE TO WORK.
FOR ME, THAT STARTS WITH
SAYING, SIMPLY, THANK YOU TO
THE FIRST RESPONDERS, AND TO
INVESTIGATORS FOR THE WORK THAT
THEY ARE DOING RIGHT NOW.
AN EXAMPLE OF A THANK YOU IS
THAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK
THAT SPECIAL UNIT DETECTIVES
HAVE PUT INTO THE FIVE JOINT
TASK FORCES THAT SPD
PARTICIPATES IN WITH DEA AND
FBI TO ADDRESS, INVESTIGATE
HIGH FEDERAL LEVEL CRIMES LIKE
DRUG WEAPONS AND HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, CYBER SECURITY
ISSUES, ET CETERA.
WE LEARNED IN LAST WEEK'S
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IN THE
DISCUSSION OF REPORTS, IT WAS
REPORTED BY ONCE BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, THAT
SPD ASSISTED IN THE SEIZURE OF
-- LET ME PULL IT UP, SEE IF I
DID THE MATH RIGHT, 14 KILOS OF
COCAINE, 105 KILOS OF METH, 55
KILOS OF HEROIN, 93 KILOS OF
POWDERED FENTANYL, AND 970,000
FENTANYL PILLS.
AND ALSO, 294 FIREARMS,
INCLUDING 163 THAT WERE SEIZED
IN ONE MONTH ALONE.
AND THESE INVESTIGATIONS
RESULTED IN A BUNCH OF ARRESTS
AND CONVICTIONS AS WELL.
THANK YOU TO DETECTIVES AND
OFFICERS WHOSE WORK PREVENTED
THE DEATHS THAT COULD'VE BEEN
CAUSED BY THE DRUGS AND WEAPONS
HITTING OUR STREETS.
SO IN THAT, I SHOULD NOTE, IT
WAS 2021.
THESE TASK FORCES HAVE BEEN
GOING ON FOR DECADES.
JUST FOR BACKGROUND, IF YOU
WERE LISTENING TO THE COMMITTEE
MEETING, THESE FEDERAL
AGENCIES, HOW IT WORKS IS THESE
FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE FBI AND
DEA WRITE A CHECK TO SEATTLE TO
PAY TO COVER THE OVERTIME
EXPENSES FOR SEATTLE PERSONNEL
AND IT IS DEPOSITED IN THE SUB
FUND AND ROUTINELY COUNCIL
APPROVES FUNDS TO THE
DEPARTMENT WITH THESE MONIES.
SO THAT SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER
TO ME.
THIS YEAR, I WANTED TO MAKE THE
POINT IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING.
BUT THIS YEAR, THIS DOES
REQUIRE SOME COMMUNITY INPUT
BEFORE THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE
REIMBURSEMENT.
AND THE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE
THAT WE WERE RUNNING OVERTIME
IN LAST WEEK'S MEETING AND WE
NEEDED TO GET ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM IN THE AGENDA, I WANTED TO
JUST STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT
I HOPE THE INPUT FROM PEOPLE
WHO HAD DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH
GUN VIOLENCE AND ADDICTION, AND
OVERDOSE DEATHS, AND IDENTITY
THEFTS, AND BASICALLY ALL THE
CRIMES THESE TASKS, TASK FORCES
INVESTIGATE, I HOPE THEY ARE
INCLUDED, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY I
AM TALKING ABOUT INCLUDING THE
PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF
THESE CRIMES.
AND FINALLY, I WAS GOING TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE PERSONNEL FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS.
SO THAT IS -- I AM BASICALLY
JUST FOLLOWING UP ON A QUESTION
I ASKED LAST WEEK.
AND I HAVE GOT TO SAY AS AN
ASIDE, I AM LOOKING FORWARD IN
PERSON COUNCIL MEETINGS BECAUSE
IT MAKES FOR JUST A MORE SMOOTH
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
IMPORTANT POLICY ISSUES THAT
ARE BROUGHT BEFORE US, YOU
KNOW?
AND THE PUBLIC CAN SEE OUR
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, RAISED
HANDS AND ALL OF THAT.
SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS.
ALL RIGHT?
SO I WAS NOT HERE LAST WEEK TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF MY STAFF,
SOME OF WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO
DO, SO I WILL MENTION A LITTLE
BIT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF LAST
WEEK.
MY WHOLE STAFF ATTENDED, AND MY
CHIEF OF STAFF SPOKE AT THE
LAUNCH OF SEATTLE RESTORE.
THIS IS AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
PROGRAM THAT MATCHES THE
DOWNTOWN STOREFRONTS WITH POP-
UP SHOPS AND ART INSTALLATIONS
FROM SMALL BUSINESSES AND
ARTISTS.
AND THEY FOCUS PARTICULARLY ON
ENTREPRENEURS AND ARTISTS OF
COLOR.
THIS HAS BEEN LONG ANTICIPATED.
IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE THIS
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OED AND SON
PIKE, AND THE SEATTLE GOOD
BUSINESS NETWORK COME TO
FRUITION.
SO I AM SORRY I COULDN'T MAKE
THAT.
LAST WEEK, MY STAFF AND I DID A
WALKING TOUR ON HARBOR ISLAND,
WHICH EMPLOYS 1500 EMPLOYEES,
MOSTLY INVOLVED IN THE REPAIR,
VERY LARGE COMMERCIAL AND
PUBLICLY OWNED SHIPS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WERE TWO
SHIPS THAT WERE DOCKED THAT
WERE UNDERGOING REPAIR.
THEY WERE ALL ALUMINUM HOLES, I
BELIEVE NAVY SHIPS.
EACH OF THEM WAS UNDER CONTRACT
FOR ABOUT 1.5 MILLION LABOR
HOURS.
SO THAT IS A LOT OF EMPLOYMENT
FOR A WORKFORCE.
AND THEY DO DRAW.
THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PROGRAM
THAT DRAWS PEOPLE WHO HAVE --
WHO ARE EMERGING FROM PRISON
AND TRAIN THEM ALL THE WAY UP
TO THE PROJECT LEVEL MANAGER.
SO FAR, THAT WAS EXCITING TO
SEE.
AND BIGGER PARTNERS WITH SOUTH
SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO
HOST AN INTENSIVE WELDING
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, SO IT IS
GREAT THAT THEY HAVE A
CLASSROOM RIGHT WHERE THEY HAVE
A WHOLE BUNCH OF, WELL, WELDING
TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT.
THIS PROGRAM GRADUATES ANYWHERE
FROM 15 TO 22 GRADUATES TRY SO
YEAR.
IT WAS GOOD TO LEARN ABOUT THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
RIGHT THERE AT THE SHIPYARD.
WE ALSO, MY STAFF AND I ALSO,
THEY, NOT ME, ATTENDED THE
FOURTH ANNUAL CLIMATE POLICY
FORUM WHERE THEY LEARNED ABOUT
ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY,
AND CAPITAL GOING INTO
SOLUTIONS TO FIGHT THE CLIMATE
CRISIS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL
LEVELS, AND THEY ATTENDED THE
OPENING OF THE SEATTLE FILM
FESTIVAL WHICH IS, I'M HAPPY TO
SAY, IS IN PERSON THIS YEAR AND
LIVE, AND LASTS THROUGH APRIL
24th.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, I ATTENDED
THE MARINERS OPENING DAY, AND
WE WON.
AND THAT WAS GREAT.
SO I AM HAPPY TO SEE BASEBALL
ALIVE AND WELL IN OUR CITY, AND
SO MANY PEOPLE TRAVELING TO THE
STADIUM AND STOPPING OFF AT THE
SMALL BUSINESSES EN ROUTE TO
SUPPORT THEM.
SO, HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK IF I
AM NOT OVERTIME, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL MEETINGS
THAT I WILL ATTEND, THE
FIREFIGHTERS SAFETY TRAINING
TOUR IS COMING UP ON TUESDAY AS
WELL AS THE MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETING THAT EVENING.
THE CITY LIGHT AND PARKS
DEPARTMENT WILL BE HAVING A
RIBBON-CUTTING EVENT TO MARK
THE COMPLETION OF A COMMUNITY
MICROBRIDGE PROJECT AT THE
MILLER COMMUNITY CENTER.
THAT IS REALLY EXCITING.
IT IS A BIG LEARNING
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
DEPARTMENTS, BUT IT CAN BE
REPLICATED.
SO THAT IS GOOD.
AND THEN FINALLY, I WILL BE
MEETING WITH THE CRESCENT
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS TO TALK
ALL THINGS COMMUNITY,
ECONOMICALLY, EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN THE
CITY AND HOW I CAN ASSIST.
SO THAT IS MY REPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I WOULD JUST SAY ONE THING
TO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON FOR THE RESOLUTION YOU
ARE PUTTING FORWARD.
I WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
PUTTING IT IN HER COMMITTEE AND
THANKING BOTH OF YOU FOR BEING
COLLABORATIVE AND WORKING
TOGETHER , AND COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, THANK YOU FOR WORKING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON TO
HAVE IT IN YOUR COMMITTEE SO WE
COULD HAVE A FULL POLICY, FULL-
BLOWN DISCUSSION ABOUT ALL
THESE ISSUES, SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, IT
LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I WANTED TO OFFER
CLARIFICATION.
IN REFERENCE TO THE SMALL
BUSINESSES AND THE ACTIVATION
OF STREET CREDITS, I WANT TO
CONGRATULATE THE OTHER 8
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WERE HERE.
THAT WAS MONEY YOU PUT FORWARD
IN THE APPROPRIATION OF THE
CORONAVIRUS LOCAL RELIEF FUNDS.
THAT IS $3 MILLION PUT FORWARD
IN THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN, AND
THAT IS ALSO INCLUDING $5
MILLION FROM THE EQUITABLE TASK
FORCE, PART OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS
ACTIVATING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
USING A COMBINATION OF GENERAL
FUND AND JUMPSTART FUNDINGS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HIGHLIGHTING THAT TO THE FOLKS
WHO WERE HERE LAST YEAR, BOTH
IN THE EXECUTIVE AND IN THE
COUNCIL, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WORK GETS HIGHLIGHTED.
SOMETIMES, USE OF JUMPSTART
FUNDS ARE IN PRESS RELEASES,
AND THEN WE FORGET WHAT LED TO
THOSE DOLLARS, SO I WANTED TO
REALLY EMPHASIZE THE ORIGIN OF
THOSE DOLLARS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BE MAC THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR KIND
WORDS, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE IT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HER
COMMITTEE.
WE DO HAVE THIS RESOLUTION
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SPD, I
THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO
HEAR THAT CYBER REPORT FROM THE
EXECUTIVE AS A WAY OF SORT OF
SETTING THE CONTEXT FOR THE
DISCUSSION, SO REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT, AND ALSO AS IT
RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE
FEDERAL TASK FORCE PRESENTATION
IN MY COMMITTEE LAST WEEK,
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE
FINDINGS OF THAT REPORT. I JUST
WANT FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC WHO
MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND HOW OUR
COMMITTEE AGENDAS ARE
DEVELOPED, THEY ARE DEVELOPED
BY THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
PRESENTER, SO IT WASN'T JUST BY
ACCIDENT THAT THAT PRESENTATION
WAS SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC
BRIEFING.
WE RECEIVED THE SLY REPORT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT
TO ALLOW SPD TO COME IN AND
PRESENT, PUBLICLY, THE FUNDINGS
OF THE SLY REPORT AND THE GOOD
REPORTS THAT TASK FORCE HAD
DONE.
SO THAT IS A REPORT THAT
COULD'VE ENDED UP ON A SHELF
SOMEWHERE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT
ON OUR AGENDA AND BY SPD TO
COME IN AND TELL THEIR STORY,
SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WAS UNDERSTOOD BY FOLKS
WHO MAY HAVE HEARD
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S
DESCRIPTION.
THANKS.
>> LET ME WRAP THIS UP BEFORE
WE GO TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW THANKFUL I
AM THAT WE ARE ALL WORKING
TOGETHER AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I AM HONORED TO MONITOR THESE
SITUATIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THANK
YOU FOR SHARING WITH THE
GENERAL PUBLIC HOW THINGS DON'T
GET ASSIGNED WILLY-NILLY.
WE WANT TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER
TO SAY HEY, IS THIS A GOOD
ISSUE IN YOUR COMMITTEE, MY
COMMITTEE, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY
WE HANDLE IT?
WE ALL TALK, STAFFS TALK TO
EACH OTHER.
WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHAT
WE ARE DOING, OBVIOUSLY, IN THE
SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY AND
DOING THE PEOPLE'S WORK.
SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, AND THANK
YOU , COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
AND WITH THAT, I THINK IT IS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S TURN.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE IS ONE
ITEM FOR THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THE RENEWAL OF THE TERM UNIT
FOR EXISTING PEDESTRIAN
TUNNEL'S NEAR OWEN FIELD, THIS
COUNCIL NUMBER 120290 WAS
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED BY OUR
COMMITTEE ON APRIL 5th.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
LEGISLATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE
TO REACH OUT TO THE CENTRAL
STAFF BEFORE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON'S VOTE.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC UTILITIES
IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW,
TUESDAY APRIL 19th AT 9:30 A.M.
THE PUBLISHED AGENDA INCLUDES A
VOTE ON TWO COUNCIL BILLS AS
WELL AS TO BRIEFINGS.
COUNCIL BILL 120303 IS FOR THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ACCEPT GRANT
FUNDS FROM MOUND CITY SOURCES
FOR 2 PROJECTS, MULTIMODAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO EAST MARGINAL
WAY, AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS
úALONG 4th AVENUE SOUTH NEAR I-
90.
COUNCIL BILL 120304 WOULD
GRANT FINAL APPROVAL, I AM
GETTING CHOKED UP ABOUT THIS
PROJECT, WOULD GRANT FINAL
APPROVAL OF THE VACATION OF THE
PORTION OF 39 AVENUE SOUTH NEAR
THE LIGHT RAIL STATION TO
FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE 211 UNIT APARTMENT PROJECT
CALLED WILLOW CROSSING.
I BELIEVE THAT IS IN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
DISTRICT.
SHE MIGHT'VE MENTIONED IT
EARLIER.
THIS WAS FOR APPROVAL BACK IN
2019.
OUR COMMITTEE AGENDA ALSO
INCLUDES TO BRIEFINGS BOTH
RELATED TO THE TRANSIT THREE
EXPANSION SEATTLE WHICH WE
REFER TO AS THE WEST SEATTLE
AND BALLARD LINK EXTENSIONS,
AND WHICH WILL ALSO IMPACT THE
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, SOUTH
LAKE UNION, INTERBAY, AND MUCH
OF DOWNTOWN COORDINATED BY THE
CITY'S DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE, MARSHALL
FOSTER, AS WELL AS A STOCK LEAD
FOR SARAH MASSON OH, WE WILL
RECEIVE A SUMMARY OF COMMENTS
FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS REGARDING
THE DRAFT IN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT. AS YOU
RECALL, WE RECEIVED AN
EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION.
ON FEBRUARY 15th MEETING, THIS
BRIEFING TOMORROW IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR MORE FROM
THE CITY GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS.
THE SECOND BRIEFING WILL BE
FROM KEY STAFF OF -- YOU WILL
FOCUS ON CONCEPTS TO SAVE COST
AND REFINE THE PROPOSED LINE
EXTENSIONS AS WE KNOW, THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IS REPRESENTED ON
SOUTH TRANSIT BY OUR OWN
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ AND
MAYOR HARRELL.
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVITED
TO ATTEND TOMORROW MORNING'S
COMMITTEE, AND OF COURSE,
MARSHALL FOSTER AND HIS TEAM
ARE AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME TO
EACH OF YOU, INDIVIDUALLY.
DISTRICT IV THIS PAST WEEK, I
ATTENDED THE MEETING OF THE
EMERGENCY COUNCIL.
THIS FOLLOWS MY PER DISSIPATION
EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH THE U
DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL, --
NORTHEAST DISTRICT COUNCIL AS
WELL AS THE ROOSEVELT
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
COMMUNITY CLEANUP.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE HEAR
FROM HEARING NO COMMENTS, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL??
>> I WOULD ONLY ADD THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WOULD
LIKE A GONDOLA IN HER DISTRICT.
SO WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT IS
NEXT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, PEDERSEN, GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA FOR THE --
COMMITTEE.
THERE WERE SEVERAL ITEMS VOTED
OUT OF COMMITTEE LAST FRIDAY
THAT WILL APPEAR ON NEXT WEEK'S
FULL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA.
THE ITEMS VOTED OUT OF THE
EXISTING COMMITTEE THAT WILL
APPEAR ON APRIL 26, CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA INCLUDE
FIVE APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
RENTERS COMMISSION, AND A BILL
FROM COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
OFFICE THAT ALIGNS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TIMELINES FOR RENTERS
WHO PAID BACK RENT ACCRUED
DURING THE PANDEMIC WITH THE
TIMELINE SET STATEWIDE ON BILL
5116.
IN FRIDAY'S COMMITTEE, WE ALSO
HEARD FROM RENTERS AT THE
MacKIN APARTMENTS ON APARTMENT
HELEN DISTRICT THREE.
WE ATTENDED A MEETING ORGANIZED
FROM -- WASHINGTON WITH MANY OF
THE RESIDENTS LAST THURSDAY AND
WE INVITED THE TENANTS TO TELL
US THEIR STORY FROM THE
COMMITTEE.
THE LONGTIME OWNER OF THEIR
BUILDING PASSED AWAY, AND THE
NEW OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT
THEY INTEND TO SELL THE
BUILDING.
THE RENTERS IN THIS BUILDING
HAVE REALLY MADE IT A HOME.
SEVERAL TENANTS HAVE LIVED
THERE FOR OVER A DECADE WHICH
IS AN INCREASINGLY RARE
OCCURRENCE.
THEY LIKE THE BUILDING.
THEY LIKE THEIR COMMUNITY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, EVEN AFTER A
DECADE, THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE
RENT.
THE EXPERIENCE REALLY SHOWS
THAT RENTERS CAN FORM A REAL
COMMUNITY WHEN THEY ARE NOT
CONTINUOUSLY DISPLACED BY RENT
HIKES.
THEY CAN RAISE THEIR FAMILIES
AND CHILDREN.
IN THE RENTAL APARTMENTS CAN
ALSO BE A PLACE WHERE SENIORS,
YOU KNOW, CAN SPEND THE LATER
YEARS OF THEIR LIVES.
WE HEARD SOME POIGNANT STORIES
FROM DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF
TENANTS.
THE TENANTS ARE EXTREMELY
WORRIED, UNDERSTANDABLY, THAT
THE BUILDING WILL BE SOLD TO A
DEVELOPER WHO WILL DEMOLISH IT
AND DISPLACE ANYONE, AND BE
HEARD FROM, AS I SAID FROM,
MANY OF THE SENIORS, AND ALL OF
THEM ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THEY ARE
GETTING ORGANIZED, FORMING A
TENANT ASSOCIATION SO THEY CAN
FIGHT TO SAVE THEIR HOMES.
LAST WEEK, THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT INTERVIEWED
FIGHTING ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY
ACTIVISTS AND MY COUNCIL OFFICE
AND PROGRESSIVE LABOR UNION
MEMBERS WON STATE AND CITY
FUNDING, TENANTS IN THE --
SQUARE PLAZA WHICH WAS
ADDRESSED WHEN IT WAS PUT UP
FOR SALE.
MY OFFICE OPPOSE THE CITY AND
STATE FUNDING FOR SIMILAR
NONPROFIT TO -- IF POSSIBLE.
THAT IS THE REPORT FROM THE
COMMITTEE IN MY OFFICE.
DO COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE I END THIS
REPORT?
I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, SO THAT ENDS THE
REPORT FROM MY OFFICE.
TOWNSEND AND STRAUSS IS NEXT.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES.
HERE IN DISTRICT VI SINCE MY
LAST BRIEFING, I ATTENDED THE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE.
I WAS HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
RAGING FROM WOODLAND PARK AND
THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL
THAT IS ONGOING THERE TO PUBLIC
SAFETY AND POLICING TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INNER AND
OUTER LOOPS OF GREEN LAKE.
AS ALWAYS, I CONTINUE TO HOLD
WEEKLY OPERATIONS MEETINGS IN
THE LAST WEEKS AND THE COMING
WEEKS COURT MEETING WITH
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC AREAS IN OUR DISTRICT.
I ALSO CONTINUE MY WEEKLY
PUBLIC SAFETY CONFERENCING
MEETING WITH SPD TO ADDRESS
SPECIFIC INCIDENCES, CASES AND
PLACES OF CRIME IN OUR
DISTRICT.
THESE MEETINGS ARE PRODUCT OF A
SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH D6
BUSINESSES TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
SAFETY.
SINCE MY LAST BRIEFING, I ALSO
HOSTED THE SMALL BUSINESS
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING IS A
FOLLOW-UP TO MY MEETING IN
FEBRUARY.
THE LARGER MEETINGS INCLUDE THE
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
SEATTLE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SPD
INVESTIGATIONS, SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, NORTH PRECINCT,
CRIME PREVENTION, SEATTLE
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, -- AND
WE EVEN HAD FOLKS FROM
GREENWOOD WITH US THIS LAST
TIME.
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE
RESOURCES ON RELEVANT EVIDENCE
AND KEEP INVESTIGATIONS ACTIVE.
I ALSO HOST MY WEEKLY OFFICE
HOURS WITH D6 RESIDENTS FROM
2:00 TO 6:00 P.M.
I MET WITH RESIDENTS, ONE FROM
GREEN LAKE, AND ONE FROM TINGLE
TOWN WHERE WE DISCUSSED SAFETY,
PUBLIC SAFETY, THE GREEN LAKE
OUTER AND INNER LOOPS AND LIGHT
RAIL STATION PLACEMENT.
WE HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF
INQUIRIES ABOUT THE INTERLUDE
THAT GREEN LAKE, AND I AM HAPPY
TO SIGN UP ONLINE NEWSLETTER.
WE ARE SENDING THE CORRECT
PLACE TO CONTACT THE PARTS
DEPARTMENT REGARDING THAT.
ALSO, MY STAFF ATTENDED THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING
AND THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY
COMMUNITY MEETING.
STAFF ALSO ATTENDED A COMMUNITY
MEETING REGARDING NOISE
ORDINANCE AT GOLDEN GARDENS
PARK, SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION.
WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST HIGHLY
USED PARKS AND DISTRICTS IN THE
WHOLE CITY WITH GREEN LAKE
WHICH IS THE HIGHEST GOLDEN
GARDENS AND -- ARE THE HIGHEST
STREAM IN THE SUMMER.
I SUGGESTED IS A GREAT PLACE.
WITH RICHES COME
RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE HAVE GOT SOME ISSUES TO IRON
OUT THERE.
MY STAFF AND I ALSO MET WITH
BALLARD FC TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS
FROM THE CITY TO DISCUSS THE
UPCOMING SEASON AND LONGEVITY
OF SEASONS.
THE HOME FIELD IS IN THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT FACILITY.
LASTLY, I WAS IN DISTRICT VI
AND I WAS ABLE TO TOUR THE SHIP
CANAL WATER PROJECT SITE IN
BALLARD AND FREMONT, JUST
ELEVATING THERE WAS A RECENT
INJURY THERE.
STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE
THAT THIS CAN'T AND WON'T
HAPPEN AGAIN.
SAFETY IS NUMBER 1 FOR THEIR
TEAM.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY
THOUGHTS WITH TRAVIS FOR A QUICK
RECOVERY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PULLING FOR
YOU.
SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
WE ARE WORKING ON THAT PROJECT.
IN DISTRICT VI TODAY, I MET
WITH CITY STAFF TO DISCUSS
EXPANSION AT THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION
FOR THE COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN TUNE INTO THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL TUESDAY AT 9:00 A.M.
I WILL HAVE QUESTIONS ASKED.
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE
DONE TO ENSURE SOUND TRANSIT
SERVICE SERVES THE CORE OF
BALLARD AND NOT JUST THE LARGER
GEOGRAPHIC ENTITY NOW KNOWN AS
BALLARD.
I WILL BE MEETING WITH PUBLIC
LIBRARIES TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY
IDEAS FOR USES FOR THE PUBLIC
SPACES IN AND AROUND THE
LIBRARY BOTH IN THE GARAGE AND
ON THE FRONT PATIO.
I WILL BE ATTENDING A MEETING
WITH SDOT REGARDING THE
TIMELINE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
STREET PILOT THAT IS ON BALLARD
AVENUE.
HOPEFULLY, WE GET THOSE IN
PLACE BEFORE THE SUMMER.
AS ALWAYS, I WILL HOPE MY
OFFICE HOURS WITH THESE SIX
RESIDENTS THURSDAY FROM 2:00 TO
6:00 P.M.
HERE AT CITY HALL SINCE THE
LAST BRIEFING I WAS ABLE TO
MEET WITH DEPUTY MAYOR KENNY
YAMAGUCHI REGARDING ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND DEFENSE.
WE MET WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS DIRECTOR GREG LONG
EMMA AND I ATTENDED THE GROWTH
POLICY BOARD MEETING.
I ALSO WAS ABLE TO JOIN THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE AS MY --
LEGISLATION COUNCIL BILL 120305
WAS BEING HEARD.
THANK YOU TO THE CHAIRMAN AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR HEARING
AND VOTING THIS BILL OUT OF
COMMITTEE.
COLLEAGUES, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SHARING MORE WITH YOU NEXT WEEK
AS WE ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO
FULL COUNCIL NOT TOMORROW, BUT
THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY.
THIS COMING WEEK AT CITY HALL I
WILL BE MEETING WITH OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC -- EVEN WORK PHONES
GET SPAM SOMETIMES.
I HAVE THIS COMING WEEK AND
CITY HALL WITH THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I WILL
ALSO BE HEARING THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT -- ON OP CDs 2022
WORKPLAN, AND I WILL HEAR FROM
THE SEATTLE CITY RESIDENTS
ABOUT SOLAR OPPORTUNITIES AND
EDUCATION.
HERE IN THE LAND USE COMMITTEE,
THERE WAS NO -- ON TOMORROW'S
COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM A LAND-
USE COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S
INTRODUCTION ON THE FOUR
CALENDAR.
LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS FOR
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS LIKE
COLLEGES TO BUILD SOME TYPE OF
HOUSING INCLUDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WITHOUT APPLYING FOR A
NEW MASTER PLAN.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND-
USE COMMITTEE IS NEXT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27th.
THERE WILL BE FOUR ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA, THE RSJI PRESENTATON
FROM BOTH AS THEY SAY I AND
OBESITY.
COUNTABLE 1208 ALLOWS CHANGE
WHICH CHANGES ALLOWANCES FOR
ROOFTOP FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT,
A BRIEFING FOR OP CD ON THE
OUTREACH FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
MAJOR UPDATE AND SEVERAL UPDATE
APPOINTMENTS WHICH ARE
CURRENTLY BEING IRONED OUT AT
THE MOMENT.
SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES, THAT IS
MY REPORT.
DO FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS?
SEEING NO QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME, I WILL NOW POUNCE PASS TO
COUNCILMEMBER TUTTLE.
GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THERE ARE
NO ITEMS ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA TOMORROW FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE IS
NOT MEETING THIS WEEK, AND WILL
MEET NEXT TUESDAY, THE 26th AT
9:30 A.M.
A FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
PARTICIPATING LAST WEEK AT A
PRESS CONFERENCE WITH MAYOR
HARRELL.
CHIEF COGGINS, AND OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHERE WE ANNOUNCED THAT THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS
BECOME THE FIRST DEPARTMENT IN
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO EVER
RECEIVE WHAT IS CALLED A CLASS
ONE READING FROM THE WASHINGTON
SURVEY AND RATING BUREAU.
THIS PUT THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT UP 1% IN THE FIRE
DISTRICT IN THE NATION, ONLY 1%
OF ALL THE FIRE DISTRICTS IN
THE NATIONS HAVE THIS CLASS ONE
PROTECTION RATING.
AND I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT THIS RATING IS THE RESULT
OF NOT JUST THE FIRE
DEPARTMENTS WORK BUT ALSO WORK
THAT THE POLICE AND FACILITIES
HAVE DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
FIRE TRUCKS AND OTHER
FACILITIES UNDER THEIR CONTROL
ARE AT THE LEVEL REQUIRED BY
THE PARTICULAR RATING AS WELL
AS SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR
INCURRING THAT WATER
AVAILABILITY THROUGH MONITORING
WHAT THEY DO WITH THE FIRE
HYDRANTS.
BUT AGAIN, MOST OF ALL, 27,
CHIEF COGGINS, AND THE ENTIRE
DEPARTMENT, THIS RATING WOULD
NOT BE FEASIBL WITHOUT ALL OF
EVERYONE'S HARD WORK AND
SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE.
AND THIS RATING DEPENDING ON
HOW YOUR PARTICULAR INSURANCE
COMPANY USES INFORMATION, THIS
RATING MIGHT RESULT IN REDUCED
TRANSPORT COST TO INDIVIDUAL
HOMEOWNERS AS WELL AS BUSINESSES
. WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN
FIND OUT ABOUT THAT LATER.
ALSO, I WANT TO ADDRESS ONE OF
THE HIGH PROFILE ISSUES IN THE
MEDIA RELATED TO THE MONITORS,
THE SYSTEM MONITORED TO THE
CONSENT DECREE, DOCTOR OFF
TOLLEY, HE IS PUTTING OFF WHAT
ARE CALLED PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENTS TO THE AREAS OF THE
CONSENT DECREE, AND HE ISSUES
THOSE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS,
AND RECEIVES PUBLIC INPUT ON
THOSE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS,
AND THAT PUBLIC INPUT WILL HELP
INFORM WITH THE FINAL
ASSESSMENTS, THEY WILL BE ON
EACH OF THE AREAS OF THE
CONSENT DECREE WHEN THOSE
ASSESSMENTS ARE SUBMITTED -- SO
THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT LAST
WEEK WAS SPECIFICALLY ON THE
ISSUE OF USE OF FORCE, AND THE
MONITOR AND THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION HOLD A JOINT
PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETING SO THEY
CAN SHARE THOSE PRELIMINARY
FINDINGS.
AND ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE
ASSESSMENT, USE OF FORCE DATA
FROM 2019 THROUGH 2021 SHOWED
THE USE OF FORCE IS DOWN
OVERALL.
IT SHOWS THERE IS STILL HIGH
DISPARITY, RACIAL DISPARITY IN
USE OF FORCE, BUT ONE OF THE
FINDINGS THAT REALLY IN
ADDITION TO THE RACIAL
DISPARITY THAT IS SHOWN BY THE
DATA THAT THEY DO HAVE, IT ALSO
SHOWS THERE IS A GAP IN
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, SO IT STATED
OFFICERS DID NOT REPORT SUBJECT
RATE FOR 30% OF USE OF FORCE
SUBJECTS BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021.
THEY IDENTIFIED THIS IS
CONCERNING AND COMPLICATED.
-- [ INAUDIBLE ] DEMOGRAPHIC
GROUPS.
WHEN I LEARNED THIS, I REACHED
OUT TO CHIEF DIAZ.
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, CHIEF DIAZ
REPLIED AND ALSO PROVIDED
INFORMATION ON THE SPD'S
BLOTTER THAT THE GAP IN
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON USE OF
FORCE REPORTS IS NOT AN OFFICER
REPORTING ISSUE, BUT IT IS
RELATED TO BASICALLY HAVE A
COUPLE SYSTEMS ARE TALKING TO
ONE ANOTHER.
IT IS A MAPPING ERROR BETWEEN
THE SOURCE SYSTEM FOR USE OF
FORCE REPORTING AND THE DATA
ANALYTICS PLATFORM WHICH WE
CALL THE DAP.
SO THEY ARE NOT TALKING TO EACH
OTHER CORRECTLY.
SO THE DAP IS REPORTING NON-
SPECIFIED IN ONE OF THE PUBLIC
DATA SETS.
SPD SAID THE SOURCE SYSTEM DATA
IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. THE
EXACT TRANSFER AND LOAD FAILED
ON THIS PARTICULAR DIMENSION OF
REPORTING.
THEY INTEND TO HAVE RESOLVED
THIS WEEK, AND WANT TO JUST
NOTE THIS USE OF REPORTING INTO
MARK 43, THIS IS THE
INTEGRATION PROJECT OF SPD INTO
MARK 43, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER
THIS IS THE ONE MILLION-DOLLAR
PROJECT THAT WAS FUNDED BY THE
COUNCIL LAST FALL IN THE 2022
BUDGET, AND THEY ARE
PARTICIPATING WITH THE NUMBER
OF UNKNOWNS,'S REDUCED WHEN THE
NUMBER IS DIRECT.
I'M LETTING FOLKS KNOW THAT WHO
MAY HAVE MISSED THE OUTER PART
OF THE REPORT OR WHO WEREN'T ON
THE EMAIL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
MYSELF AND CHIEF DIAZ LAST
WEEK.
I HAVE ALSO INCLUDED SOME
CLARIFICATION ON THE TIME
PERIOD INVOLVED [ INAUDIBLE ]
FROM PREVIOUS YEARS SHOWS LOWER
LEVELS LISTED AS UNKNOWN IN
PREVIOUS YEARS FOR UNKNOWN RACE
STARTING IN 2014 AND 2015, IT
IS ONLY 12% OF THE REPORTS HAVE
AN UNKNOWN CATEGORY FOR RACE.
IT IS INCREASINGLY INCREASED
SINCE 2015, SO WE REALLY WANT
TO -- FOR THE INCOMPLETE
REPORTS THAT ARE NOT LINKED TO
THIS DATA MIGRATION, BUT THAT
MIGHT TO PREDATE THE DATA
MIGRATION, WE STILL WANT TO GET
A SENSE OF WHAT THE DEPARTMENT
IS DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
THESE USE OF FORCE REPORTS ARE
COMPLETE.
ALSO, AS FAR AS COMING UP IN
THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK,
I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE NOT
SISTER CITY WELCOME RECEPTION
THAT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
REFERENCED EARLIER TODAY, I
ALSO JOINED THE RECEPTION AND
WANT TO NOTE BECAUSE I WASN'T
HERE AT BRIEFINGS LAST WEEK
THAT THE -- DELEGATION ALSO
VISITED NOT PARK IN DISTRICT I
SUNDAY BLAST TO UNVEIL SOME
ARTISTIC ARTWORK.
I WASN'T HERE LAST SUNDAY TO
RECOGNIZE MORE THAN 500
VOLUNTEER HOURS FROM THE --
SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION,
DISTRICT I ADMIRAL NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION, [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
OTHERS, I JUST WANT TO -- SO
NOW , ALSO LAST WEEK I JOINED
THE DOMESTIC [ INAUDIBLE ]
COUNCIL WITH CHIEF DIAZ,
SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS [
SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] --
[ INAUDIBLE ] ASSAULT.
I HAVE HEARD THAT CASES ARE NOT
BEING INVESTIGATED, AND THEY
ARE NOT RECEIVING ADVOCACY
SERVICES, SO I'D REALLY
APPRECIATE [ INAUDIBLE ]
GETTING SOME [ INAUDIBLE ] SO
WE CAN [ INAUDIBLE ]
SURVIVORS.
PASSING TO DIAZ FOR ADDITIONAL
DATA, THAT WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT
IS HAPPENING [ INAUDIBLE ] IS
REPORTED [ INAUDIBLE ] ADVOCACY
CASELOADS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE
ADVOCATES AT [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CASELOAD
AS WELL.
COMING UP THIS WEEK, WE WILL
HAVE A BOARD OF HEALTH AND
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
MEETINGS.
THEY ARE BOTH HAPPENING ON
THURSDAY AT 1:00 P.M.
AT THE SAME TIME.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO ATTEND THE
MOST IMPORTANT HEART OF EACH
MEETING.
I WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH [
INAUDIBLE ] ADVOCATES [
INAUDIBLE ] WATERWAY CLEANUP.
I HAVE A SEATTLE BRIDGE
COMMUNITY MEETING TASK FORCE
THIS WEEK AND LASTLY WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT I WILL BE [
INAUDIBLE ] AS A MEMBER OF [
INAUDIBLE ] ADVISORY BOARD
SUPPORTED WITH [ INAUDIBLE ]
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RUN
THROUGH THE CENTER FOR [
INAUDIBLE ] JUSTICE AND
SECRETARY EDUCATION CONNECTION
OF THE COUNSELING [ INAUDIBLE ]
AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS
ELL AS REDUCING GANGS/GROUP
EMPLOYMENT.
SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR
TODAY.
DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE [
INAUDIBLE ] OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
YOU ARE ON MUTE.
SORRY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU,
PERSONALLY, FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION ON THE MISSING
DATA.
I WAS HOPING WE COULD REVIEW.
THAT IS A BIG FOCUS OF THE
CONVERSATION.
AND WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE JUST ASK
WHOEVER MADE THE REPORT, WHAT
IS UP WITH THE MISSING DATA?
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE EXTRA
STEP TO LOOK AT INFORMATION AND
EXPLAIN THAT TO THE PUBLIC.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS, I WILL PASS THE
BATON TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK.
A COUPLE OF THINGS TO REPORT
ON, FIRST OF ALL, THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE IS NOT GOING TO BE
MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY THE
FOURTH.
OUR AGENDA ITEM ON GETTING A
SHELTER UPDATE FROM THE
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE
IS GOING TO BE CONSOLIDATED
INTO OUR MAY 4th MEETING COMING
UP IN TWO WEEKS.
SINCE THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY WILL ALREADY BE
PRESENTING TO RESPOND TO OUR
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE
PEER NAVIGATOR PROGRAM, SO IT
MADE SENSE TO CONSOLIDATE THOSE
TWO PRESENTATIONS INTO ONE
PRESENTATION.
THAT WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED ON
MAY THE FOURTH.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
ITEMS OR BUSINESS FOR THE
COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY.
SO WE ARE CANCELING THAT
COMMITTEE MEETING.
SO FOLKS HAVE THEIR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON BACK IF YOU ARE ON
THAT COMMITTEE.
I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I
ALSO TOOK THE TINY HOUSE
VILLAGE TOUR WITH COUNCILMAN
MORALES AND WAS SHOWN AROUND BY
THE LOW INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE
AT THIS LOCATION THAT IS OFF OF
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAY
SOUTH IN DISTRICT 2. I LOOK
FORWARD TO DISCUSSING NEXT
STEPS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AFTER TAKING A TOUR
NEXT WEEK.
I UNDERSTAND THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
IS WORKING WITH LEHIGH ON
SCHEDULING A TOUR FOR SOME OF
THEIR STAFF, AN INFORMATIONAL
TOUR, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER ON
FINDING A WAY TO USE THOSE 40
CURRENTLY VACANT TINY HOUSES TO
GET FOLKS OUT OF ENCAMPMENTS
AND INTO A PLACE THAT IS MORE
CONDUCIVE TO RECOVERY AND
GETTING BACK ON YOUR FEET.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
DEPARTMENT UPDATES, CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE FOR THE TAIL END OF
MARCH AND THE BEGINNING OF
APRIL, 1520 MEALS COLLECTED,
AND 105,320 POUNDS OF GARBAGE
FROM 41 ENCAMPMENT TRASH PICKUP
LOCATIONS DURING THIS CYCLE,
ROGERS PLAYGROUND GOT FOCUSED
TREATMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DEEP
CLEANING, SO APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO
SHARE OUR WEEKLY UPDATES FROM
THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE AND
THE GREAT WORK THEY ARE DOING
TO REMOVE TRASH FROM PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAYS IN PUBLIC ASSETS.
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
IN HONOR OF NATIONAL LIBRARY
WEEK, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
DECIDED TO MAKE THIS STAFF
APPRECIATION WEEK.
IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO SWING
BY ONE OF YOUR DISTRICT
BRANCHES OR SEND A MESSAGE OF
SUPPORT TO OUR HARD-WORKING
TEAM AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, PLEASE TAKE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO THIS WEEK.
I WILL PERSONALLY BE VISITING
MY NEIGHBORHOOD BRANCH LATER
THIS WEEK IN QUEEN ANNE TO
EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR OUR
LIBRARY LEADERSHIP TEAM AND ALL
THE PRESSURE THEY HAVE BEEN
UNDER, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS
COVID ERA THE PAST TWO YEARS TO
KEEP THIS A CENTRAL CITY
SERVICE ACCESSIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BY IN
PERSON AND EXTENDING MY THANKS
DURING THIS NATIONAL LIBRARY
WEEK.
MORE FROM THE LIBRARY, IN EARLY
MAY, THE NORTHEAST REGION WILL
RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC HOURS OF
OPERATION, NORTHEAST REGION OF
THE CITY, NEW STAFF ARE BEING
ONBOARD AND FULLY TRAINED IN
THE LIBRARY IS EAGERLY EXPANDING
HOURS AS ONBOARDING PEOPLE
ALLOWS.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT CONTINUED RECOVERY
ESPECIALLY FROM THE LAST BIG
VARIANT IN THE TAIL END OF
DECEMBER, BEGINNING OF JANUARY,
úWHICH LED TO A LIMITING OF
LIBRARY HOURS.
ON TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK, SORRY,
ON TUESDAY OF LAST WEEK,
RATHER, WE PUBLICIZED SOME OF
THE THINGS YOU CAN DO AT THE
LIBRARY THROUGH THE 50 FREE
THINGS TO DO IN SEATTLE LIBRARY
PROGRAM.
THIS INCLUDES WITHOUT A LIBRARY
CARD SO JUST PARTICIPATING IN
SEATTLE READS, THE CITYWIDE
READING PROGRAM, REQUESTING A
ONE-ON-ONE VIRTUAL APPOINTMENT
TO GET HELP WITH YOUR SMALL
BUSINESS, WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT
SEATTLE'S CULTURE AND HISTORY
FOR ONLINE COLLECTION.
THERE ARE MANY THINGS YOU CAN
DO WITH A LIBRARY CARD BESIDES
CHECK OUT BOOKS LIKE GET FREE
PERSONALIZED ONE-ON-ONE
TUTORING THROUGH TUTOR.COM,
LEARN TECHNICAL SKILLS LIKE
WORD OR EXCEL WITH NORTHSTAR
DIGITAL LITERACY LESSONS, AND
TAKE CITIZENSHIP OR ENGLISH AS
A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES.
WE HAVE ASSISTANCE WITH WRITING
A COVER LETTER, OR A RESUME.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A GREAT
PUBLIC RESOURCE AS ALL OF US
ARE AWARE, AND NOW THAT WE ARE
AT THE BEGINNING OF NATIONAL
LIBRARY WEEK, WE WILL TAKE
EVERY ADVANTAGE TO EXPAND ON
THOSE 50+ FREE THINGS AND LET
THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOW OF SOME
OF THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AT
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT IS ALL
THAT I HAVE.
SO I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR
FEEDBACK FROM COLLEAGUES OR
QUESTIONS.
SEEING NONE, I BELIEVE I DO
HAND IT OFF TO YOU AS I IN THE
LAST PRESENTER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
SO, LET'S SEE.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
GOVERNANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES
AN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
ON TOMORROW'S TRAVEL COUNCIL
AGENDA, HOWEVER, TOMORROW'S
AGENDA INCLUDES ONE ITEM FOR A
BOAT THAT WAS REFERRED DIRECTLY
TO COUNCIL.
THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 120298 .
IT IS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
LOCAL 77 -- I CAN NEVER GET
THIS RIGHT.
SIGNAL ELECTRICIANS TO BE
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 23rd, 2021
THROUGH JANUARY 22nd, 2023.
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST KARINA
PREPARED A MEMO IN THE AGENDA
FOR THE REVIEW.
KARINA IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS BEFORE TOMORROW'S
SCHEDULED VOTE.
NEXT, THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
GOVERNANCE STATE OF COMMUNITIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY
, APRIL 28th AT 9:30 INSTEAD OF
THIS TUESDAY AT 9:30, AND I
WANT TO THANK MY VICE CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND ALL
THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO
WERE SO GRACIOUS IN ALLOWING ME
TO RESCHEDULE IT.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO.
I INTERRUPT YOUR SCHEDULES AND
MOVE THIS OVER A WEEK.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
LAST WEEK'S SUMMARY, AGAIN, I
MET WITH ELLIS COUNTY OF SIMON
PROPERTY GROUP TO DISCUSS THE
PROGRESS MADE ON THE NORTH GATE
STATION REDEVELOPMENT FORMERLY
KNOWN AS YOU ALL KNOW,
NORTHGATE MALL, WHICH IS PRETTY
BIG.
WE WILL BE LEARNING MORE AND
MORE MEETINGS ARE LINED UP FOR
THE SIMON PROPERTY FOLKS TO
TALK AND DISCUSS INFORMATION I
SHARED WITH YOU LAST WEEK ABOUT
THE TWO HOTELS COMING IN AND
THE OVER 500 UNITS OF HOUSING,
BUT ALSO CHILDCARE, GROCERY
STORES, AND LOCAL FOOD, AND
WEAVING IN SOME SMALL
BUSINESSES, LOCAL BUSINESSES
THAT CAN HAVE A FOOTPRINT ON
THIS HUGE ECONOMIC ENGINE UP IN
THE NORTH END NEXT TO THE LIGHT
RAIL.
SO THAT IS EVERYTHING THAT WE
WANTED IN TRANSIT ORIENTED
HOUSING, TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT,
TRANSIT ORIENTED EMPLOYMENT,
ALL THAT GOOD STUFF WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR AT LEAST
A DECADE.
I MET WITH SOUND TRANSIT CEO
PETER ROGOFF AND THE SOUTH
TRANSIT STAFF REGARDING THE
1/30 STREET STATION AND THE
COST ESTIMATES WHICH, AS YOU
KNOW, NOT JUST COVID, BUT THE
CONCRETE STRIKE BACKED UP A FEW
PROJECTS, SO WE ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT ALL THREE COUNTY
LIES WHERE THOSE PROJECTS MAY
HAVE SOME DELAYS, AND WHAT WE
CAN DO TO OVERCOME THAT, SO WE
ARE NOT SO FAR OUT THAT WE MEET
THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE VOTERS.
I ALSO MET WITH CHIEF GS
REGARDING SPD'S PRESENTATION AT
THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING LAST
WEEK.
EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT IN THE
MEETING, I WATCHED IT, SO I HAD
A REALLY GOOD MEETING WITH
CHIEF DIAZ TALKING ABOUT SOME
OF THE SPECIFICS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD BROUGHT
UP AND COUNCIL MEMBERS BROUGHT
UP, ON THURSDAY, MY STAFF WILL
WELCOME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
TO CITY HALL TO PROVIDE THEM A
TOUR AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT
PUBLIC SERVICE.
IN ADDITION, THIS IS EXCITING,
WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR, THIS
YEAR IT IS A LAUNCH, THE TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP HAS GENEROUSLY
OFFERED TO HOST MAYOR HARRELL
AND MYSELF FOR A WORKING LUNCH
TO DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN IMAGINATION TRIP AND
THE [ INAUDIBLE ] I BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL BE
JOINING ME.
I WILL BE SPEAKING WITH THE
COHORT TO THE NATIVE ACTION
NETWORK, THE LEADERSHIP SERIES,
NATIVE ACTION NETWORK IS AN
AMAZING ORGANIZATION THAT HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 20 YEARS
EMPOWERING NATIVE WOMEN TO
SERVE AS LEADERS IN THEIR
COMMUNITY BOTH TRIBAL AND NON-
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.
AND WITH THAT, I HAVE NO OTHER
ITEMS TO OFFER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT?
GOT ONE FROM COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
AS A MEMBER NELSON?
YEAH.
>> I AM MUTED, BEFORE START
TALKING.
YOU GAVE ME A RUNDOWN OF WHAT
IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE SPACE
SIMON PROPERTIES ON THE PHONE.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE
BEING A LITTLE MODEST ABOUT
WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH IN PARTNERSHIP OR
WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS,
ESPECIALLY, I AM ESPECIALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE FISH STORE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR STEWARDSHIP ON THAT
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK, IT
HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THE SMALL
BUSINESSES GOING IN THERE AND
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
ADVOCACY.
THANKS.
>> YOU KNOW, JUST TO FOLLOW UP
ON THAT, COUNCILMEMBER, ALSO WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS THOMAS SOME
OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL,
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CONNECTING
ASSIGNMENT PROPERTIES WITH OBG,
NHL, CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA,
SOUND TRANSIT, 1/30, A LOT OF
THOSE ARE ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS,
YOU KNOW, WHAT IS GOOD FOR OUR
CITY?
ALSO AGREE TO DISAGREE WHEN WE
NEED TO AND COMING TO CONSENSUS
ALWAYS MARCHING FORWARD AND
THAT IS KIND OF MY STYLE OF
LEADERSHIP.
WE MAY NOT GET THERE TODAY BUT
WE WILL MARCH TOWARDS THERE AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL DO THAT
TOGETHER BECAUSE THIS IS A
GREAT CITY, AND WE WANT GOOD
THINGS TO HAPPEN FOR A GREAT
CITY.
WITH THAT, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> MY HAND IS UP.
IT MIGHT NOT BE UP AT THE RIGHT
TIME.
I DID NOT HAVE A QUESTION OR A
COMMENT ON YOUR WONDERFUL
REPORT.
I REALIZE I FORGOT SOMETHING
FROM MY REPORT.
>> IS IT A --
>> IT'S NOT AN OLD HAND.
IT IS A NEW HAND.
>> OKAY.
>> IT'S ABOUT SOMETHING I
FORGOT.
I WANTED TO, AT THE END OF
EVERYONE'S REPORTS --
>> WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD?
>> NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO I JUST WANT TO MENTION
THAT IN MY LAST PUBLIC SAFETY
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING WE HAD A GREAT OVERVIEW
FROM SOCIAL STAFF ON THE
INTRODUCED VERSION OF THE
PAMPHLET LEGISLATION COME AND I
JUST WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE
WORDS ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT AT
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING.
SOCIAL STAFF HIGHLIGHTED SOME
INITIAL ISSUE I.D.
AND THEY TOUCHED UPON ISSUES
RANGING FROM WHETHER OR NOT WE
WANT TO LOOK AT DOING A STUDY
ON THE IMPACTS OF THE
LEGISLATION, WHETHER OR NOT THE
COVERAGE IN THE LEGISLATION OF
BOTH ON-DEMAND AND WHAT WE
REFER TO AS MARKETPLACE
COMPANIES IS HOW WE WANT TO
MOVE FORWARD, OTHER ITEMS THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED
FOR ISSUE I.D.
INCLUDE SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENTS TO
THE INPUTS, TO THE MINIMUM
COMPENSATION INCLUDING THE COST
OF OUR COST FACTOR, AND THAT IS
HIGHLIGHTED AS A POTENTIAL
ISSUE I.D.
WITH SOME AUCTIONS, AND THEN
RULEMAKING, WHETHER OR NOT
THINGS THAT WE ARE IDENTIFYING
IN THE LEGISLATION SHOULD BE
DELEGATED TO RULEMAKING OR
WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD BE
ANSWERED IN THE LEGISLATION
ITSELF, AND SO THOSE -- THOSE
ARE THE HIGH LEVEL ISSUE IDS
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE.
WE WILL HAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH
ISSUE I.D.
DISCUSSION ON THE 26th.
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT
TODAY BECAUSE AS CENTRAL STAFF
IS DEVELOPING THE ISSUE I.D.
MEMO, THEY DO NOT ONLY INCLUDE
THE ITEMS THAT WE TOUCHED ON,
THEY INCLUDE NEW ISSUES THAT
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
I KNOW I AM MEETING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS, AND MEETING WITH
OWNERS AS WELL AND IDENTIFYING
NEW POTENTIAL ISSUES TO THE
EXTENT THAT MY COLLEAGUES ON
THE COUNSELOR DOING SO AS WELL
AND WANT THOSE ISSUES, THOSE
NEW ISSUES REFLECTED IN CENTRAL
STAFF'S MEMO.
IT WILL BE GREAT IF YOU COULD
PROVIDE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK BY
WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL NOT BE THE ONLY
OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS SORT OF AGAIN HIGH
LEVEL ISSUE I.D.
AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.
WE WILL BE DOING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AMENDMENTS.
BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY
COUNCILMEMBER WHETHER OR NOT
YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE OR NOT A MEMBER OF
THE COMMITTEE HAVE ISSUES YOU
WANT IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED
AND OPTIONS DEVELOPED, PLEASE
JUST SEND THEM OUR WAY.
THANK YOU.
THE MACK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
LET ME ASK YOU TWO QUESTIONS.
I WATCH THE COMMITTEE HEARING,
AND I READ THE MEMO.
DUE TO THE MEMO FOR YOU?
>> AMY GORE?
WORKING WITH KARINA BULL AND
JASMINE WERE HALF?
>> SO AMY WALKED US THROUGH THE
MEMO OF THE FISCAL DOLLAR.
IT IS A REALLY GOOD MEMO WITH
THE QUESTION POSED WITH THE
OPTIONS.
SOME PEOPLE HAVEN'T HAD A
CHANCE, I'M SURE, OBVIOUSLY, IT
WAS CONNECTED TO THE AGENDA.
I GUESS HE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE
OF THE MEMO AS WELL?
THAT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HAVING CENTRAL STAFF DID A
GREAT JOB, BIG SHOUT OUT TO AMY
FOR WALKING US THROUGH EVERY
SCENARIO AND WHAT THE OPTIONS
AND TRACES WERE, SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT.
AND THAT -- OH, YOU ALREADY
ANSWERED MY SECOND ONE.
YOU DID THE SECOND MEMO.
OKAY.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO HAS LESSONS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
REGARDING THE PAY UP THAT WAS
IN HER COMMITTEE LAST WEEK ?
NOPE.
I DON'T SEE ANY OLD HAND OR NEW
HANDS.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
SO BEFORE WE ADJOURN, LET ME
JUST SHARE THAT I WILL SEE YOU
ALL TOMORROW AT 2:00 FOR
COUNCIL.
BUT NEXT COUNCIL BRIEFING IS
NEXT MONDAY AT 2:00.
SO WITH THAT, WE STAND
ADJOURNED.
THANK