>
>> YOU CAN BEGIN NOW.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. TODAY IS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26th. WILL
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
COME TO ORDER? THE TIME IS
2:01. MADAM CLERK WILL YOU CALL
THE ROLL? [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES FROM THR
THE SEPTEMBER 19th COUNSEL
MEETING BRIEFING WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED.
>
>> SO LET ME GO THROUGH QUICKLYL
QUICKLY, WELL I HAVE MORE THAN
NORMAL, THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WE WILL HAVE
THREE PROCLAMATIONS OFFERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
DECLARING DIVERSE NEED AWARENES
WEEK. COUNCILMEMBER STROUSE
HONORING 100 YEARS OF MIKE'S
CHERRY PARLOR. YOU SHOULD HAVE
RECEIVED A COPY OF THESE LAST
WEEK. THERE WILL BE NO
INTRODUCTIONS OR EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS TODAY. AS A REMINDER,
WE WELCOME THE PUBLIC CHAMBERS
TODAY. COMMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED
TOMORROW IN PERSON AND ONLINE.N
ONLINE. ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA, WE
WILL BEGIN WITH THE DELIVERY OF
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2023
BUDGET BY DEPUTY MAYOR HARRELL,
SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR HARRELL. DD
HARRELL. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? .
SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR, NOT THE
MAYOR. OKAY. THIS WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A PRESENTATION OF
THE DIAPER NEED AWARENESS
PROCLAMATION BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND A PROCLAMATION BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. IT WILE
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS AND A CLERK
FILE SENT DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL
REGARDING EXTENDING THE DUE
DATE FOR A SURVEILLANCE REPORTF
REPORT. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
SURVEILLANCE REPORT,
LEGISLATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE
TO ASK LISA KAY ON CENTRAL
STAFF. ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
THERE WILL BE 24 APPOINTMENTS G
TWO APOUNTMENTES RECOMMENDED BY
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. 22
APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE
PUBLIC UTILIES COMMITTEE. WE
WILL TAKE ONE VOTE UNLESS A
COUNCILMEMBER REQUESTS THAT AN
ITEM BE REMOVED WHICH WE WILL R
WILL CONSIDER AT THE END OF THE.
FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
THERE WILL BE 8 ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM WAS
REFERRED TO FULL COUNCIL
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REVIEW. IT IS
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE
TRAFFIC CODE CONFORMING THE
MUNICIPAL CODE WITH CHANGES IN
STATE LAW. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CONTACT ASHA ON CENTRAL STAFF.E
STAFF. SHE ALSO PROVIDED A
WRITTEN SUMMARY TO EACH COUNCIL
OFFICE LAST WEEK. ITEM TWO ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA IS A CLERK'S
FILE SENT TO COUNCIL REGARDINGE
REGARDING THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
ADDRESS. MAYOR HARRELL WILL BE
DELIVERING THE BUDGET ADDRESS
TOMORROW AT NOON WHICH CAN BE
VIEWED ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.S
CHANNEL. ITEMS 3-6 WERE
RECOMMENDED BY THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE. ITEM 3 CHANGES
MUNICIPAL CODE TO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TOWN HOUSES AND
ROW HOUSES AND WAS RECOMMENDED
BY A VOTE OF 4-1. ITEMS 4-6
WERE RECOMMENDED U NASMOUSILY.M
NASMOUSILY. ITEM 4 IS TO IMPROVE
THE CROWN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGN GUIDELINES. ITEM 5
ALLOWS VIRTUAL MEETINGS OF THE
DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION. ITEM
6 MAKES MINOR CORRECTIONS TO
TLAND USE CODE. COUNCILMEMBER
STROUSE WILL SPEAK TO ITEMS 3-6
TOMORROW. LIZ SWITS AND LINDA
ARE AVAILABLE ON STAFF IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> ITEM 7 IS A RESOLUTION
ENDORSING THE THIRD VISION. ITM
VISION. ITEM 8 IS REGARDING THE
STATE ROUTE 520 BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. AND
SPECIFICALLY AMENDS THE GENERAE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE STATE OF WASHI.
IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE. COR
COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN WILL SPEAK TO THAT
ITEM. INFORMATION ON ALL OF THE
ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ONLE
AGENDA. MOVING ONTO OUR COUNCIL
BRIEFING AGENDA, WE WILL START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. THE
HERBOLD. THERE IS A
PROCLUINATION FOR SIGNATURE
DELAIRING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
24-OCTOBER 2 TO BE DIAPER
AWARENESS WEEK. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SO THIS AFTERNOON, I'M ASKING
FOR YOUR SIGNATURES ON A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING
SEPTEMBER 24-OCTOBER 2 AS
DIAPER NEED AWARENESS MONTH. MY
OFFICE CIRCULATED THE
PROCLAMATION TO ALL OFFICES
LAST FRIDAY. THIS IS TO SPEAK
TO THE NEED BEHIND THE ISSUANCE
OF THE PROCLAMATION. WE WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT NATIONALLY ONE
IN THREE FAMILIES STRUGGLES TO
AFFORD ENOUGH DIAPERS FOR THEIR
LITTLE ONES. AND 48% OF
FAMILIES REPORT DELAYING
CHANGING A DIAPER TO EXTEND THE
AVAILABLE SUPPLY. HERE IN
SEATTLE, DIAPER NEED IMPACTS
BIPOC POPULATIONS PARTICULARLY
HARD WITH 42% OF THE BIPOC
FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO AFFORD
ENOUGH DIAPERS TO KEEP THEIR
CHILDREN CLEAN AND HEALTHY. RES
HEALTHY. REPRESENTATIVES FROM
WEST SIDE BABY WILL JOIN
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL MEETING TO T
TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND
TOG ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS TO MEET
THE UNMET NEED FOR SEATTLE
RESIDENTS. IF ANYONE HAS ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR THEM.
>> ALL RIGHT. I DID NOT SEE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. WITH
THAT, MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU CALL
THE ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING
SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 2 DIAPER S
WEEK?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STROUSE?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK.
>
>> LET'S MOVE TO THE SECOND
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE
HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND IMPACT OF ELSEN
RODELARAZZA. THE FLOOR IS
YOURS.
>> THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED ABOUT
THE PROCLAMATION TO HONOR EL
CENTRO AND LARASA DA. THE
PROCLAMATION WAS CIRCULATED TO
HONOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 8th, 2022
TO BE EL CENTRO DELARASA DAY. E
DAY. WE HAVE SECURED
CONFIRMATION FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE THAT THE MAYOR WILL BE
CONCURRING WITH THE
PROCLAMATION. I HOPE FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY IN HONORING THE
WORK THE 50 YEARS THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN
THEIR HISTORY. ESTELLEA ORTAIGA
WILL BE JOINING US TOMORROW
DURING THE FULL COUNCIL
MEETING. THIS PROCLAMATION WILL
BE PRESENTED DURING THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY, BUILDING THE
BELOVED GALA THAT EL CENTRO IS
HOSTING ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER
8th. THIS EVENT WILL BE LIVE
FOR THOSE HOPING TO
PARTICIPATE. IN PERSON, IT WILL
BE AT THE WASHINGTON STATE CONN
CENTER. I'M VERY EXCITED THAT WE
WILL BE ABLE TO HONOR AND
REFLECT ON THE LEGENDARY
LEADER, LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS
LEADER ROBERTO MIESTA WHO
FORMED EL CENTRO, MAKING SURE
HE AND OTHER ADVOCATES,
WARRIORS TOOK OVER THE VACANT
BUILDING AND REALLY CREATED A
HUB FOR CREATING ADVOCACY AND
OPPORTUNITY FOR LITERACY,
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, HOUSINGE
HOUSING JUSTICE AND PROMOTING
CIVIL RIGHTS AS WELL. UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP IN RECENT YEARS,
ESTELLEA ORTEGA HAS CONTINUED
TO GROW THE MISSION AND ADVANCE
THE COMMITMENTS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, CHILD CARE, AND
COMMUNITY GATHERING AND
CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCLAMATION
AND TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE ALT
ALL THAT EL CENTRO HAS
ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST 50
YEARS. AND THANK YOU TO MY
STAFF FOR DRAFTING THIS, MAKINT
MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO HONOR THEM
AT THE OCTOBER 8th GALA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO A
VOTE? ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK,
WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THIS PROCLAMATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STROUSE?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFD
TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
PROCLAMATION FOR THIS BEING THE
100 YEARS DAY FOR MIKE'S CHILI
PARLOR DAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR SAYING IT WITH
A STRAIGHT FACE, TOO.
>> I TRIED REALLY HARD. WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA BROUGHT
FORWARD A VERY IMPORTANT CULTUL
IMPORTANT CULTURAL PROCLAMATION
BUT THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT T.
I WILL BE BRIEF AND I WILL
RESTATE THE WORDS IN MY COUNCIL
BRIEFING COMMENT. MIKE'S CHILI
PARLOR IS CELEBRATING THE 100
YEARS THEY HAVE HAD BEEN THERE
FOR FIVE GENERATIONS WHEN THEY
FIRST OPERATED OUT OF CHILI
CARTS, SERVING FISHERMEN AND
LUMBER WORKERS. MIKE'S CHILI
PARLOR IS JUST AROUND THE
CORNER ON THE SAME BLOCK AT THE
DEVELOPMENT. THEY HAD THE SAME
CONFLICT, DECIDING WHETHER TO
STAY OR SELL AND THEY DECIDED
TO STAY AND HOLD THIS SPACE FOR
WHAT BALLARD HAS BEEN. IN 1939,
MIKE BUILT AND LIVED IN THE
CURRENT BUILDING THAT HOUSES
MIKE'S CHILI PARLOR. THE
ORIGINAL SPACE WAS ADJACENT TOE
TO THE PARLOR WHERE THE BRIDGE
IS NOW. SO THE PARLOR PREDATES
THE BALLARD BRIDGE. WHAT YOU
MAY NOT KNOW -- I LOST MY LINE
OF THOUGHT. I'LL JUST END WITH
THIS. MIKE'S CHILI PARLOR
ATTRACTS CUSTOMERS FROM ALL
WALKS OF LIFE. IT IS BUILT ON
BLUE COLLAR WORKERS FROM
BALLARD. YOU WILL FIND OLD AND
NEW BEHIND THE SEATS THAT
GENERATIONS OCCUPIED WHICH ALL
HAVE A STORY TO TELL. WHILE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS CHANGED, THE
CHILI PARLOR HAS NOT. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATE
100 YEARS THIS FRIDAY AND
ANOTHER 100 IN 100 YEARS FROM
NOW.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. I'M SURE THAT CHILI IS
NOT INDIGENOUS TO BALLARD. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT
MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO SAY
IN REGARDS TO THIS
PROCLAMATION? NOT HEARING OR
SEEING ANY, MADAM CLERK WOULD U
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD
LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED
TO THIS PROCLAMATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>
>> LET'S MOVE TO THE PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES. THE
LINE UP TODAY STARTS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, PEDERSEN,
STRAUSS, HERBOLD, LEWIS, AND TN
MYSELF. MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GRAL
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR ELCENT ROW
DELARASA. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO WATCH IF YOU CAN. I'M
EXCITED TO WELCOME ESSTELLA
ORTEGA TO THE FULL COUNCIL. AND
STARTING TOMORROW, IT KICKS OFF
THE FALL BUDGET CYCLE. THIS
WILL BE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY R
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
SEE THE MATTERS PROPOSED BUDGET
THAT WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO
COUNCIL MIDDAY TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th. THE
COUNCIL DELIBERATIONS BEGIN ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th AT
9:30 A.M.. THIS IS PART OF THE
PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH
EVERY YEAR WITH COEQUAL
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT. THE
EXECUTIVE PROPOSES A BUDGET,
THE BRANCH FINALIZES THE BUDGET
AND SENDS IT BACK TO THE
EXECUTIVE. WE WILL HEAR ON
SEPTEMBER 28th, STARTING AT
9:30 A.M. PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO
COMMENT REMOTELY, IDEALLY. FOR
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME IN
PERSON, WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TR
TO WEAR MASKS IN PERSON. WE WILL
HAVE A CHANCE FOR INITIAL
FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. DG
COMMUNITY. DURING THE FULL DAY'H
DAY'S WORTH OF DELIBERATIONS, CL
DELIBERATIONS, COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES, YOU WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE
CITY'S BUDGET OFFICE. THE CITYT
CITY BUDGET OFFICE DIRECTOR
JULIE DINGLEY WILL BE WITH US
AND HER TEAM AS WELL
IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL GET AN OVER
VIEW, AN INTRODUCTION IF YOU
WILL BY DEPARTMENT OF THE
PROCESS THAT EACH DEPARTMENT
WENT THROUGH AND WHAT THE MAJOR
TAKE AWAYS ARE. OUR DAY WILL BE
SHAPED FROM ANOVER VIEW FROM
DIRECTOR HANDY AT CENTRAL
STAFF. DIRECTOR HANDY AND ALEX
MEN UCHY WILL PROVIDE AN OVER
VIEW OF WHAT TO PECT FOR THE LE
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. WE ARE
GOING BACK TO A TWO YEAR
PROPOSED BUDGET. WE DO A DOPTED
AND ENDORSED BUDGET IN NORMAL
TIMES. IN 2020 AND 2021, WE WET
WE WENT BACK TO JUST LOOKING AT
ONE YEAR. BUT THIS YEAR WE ARE
GOING BACK TO THE BIENNIAL
PROCESS WHICH IS AN ADOPTED
BUDGET FOR 2023 AND ENDORSED
BUDGET FOR 2024. THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGETS WILL DESCRIBE
ANY -- THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED
BUDGET DESCRIPTION FROM THE
CITY'S BUDGET OFFICE AND FROM
ANY DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WILL
BE REMOTE. THERE WILL BE NO
PEOPLE SITTING AT THE TABLE IF
YOU WILL IN CHAMBERS. ALL OF
THE PRESENTERS THROUGH OUR
ENTIRE BUDGET PROCESS WILL BE
REMOTE TO TRY TO REDUCE THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPOSED TO COVID AND IN PERSONH
PERSON. EACH OF THE PRESENTERS
WILL DESCRIBE ANY SIGNIFICANT
PROGRAMMING SHIFTS, ANY
SIGNIFICANT STAFFING SHIFTS,
CHANGES OR REDUCTIONS TO
PROGRAM STAFFING. WE WILL ALL
TALK ABOUT THIS IN RELATION OR
RELATIVE TO THE 2020 ADOPTIVE
BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR LIMITING
IN PERSON CONTACT AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE. FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, STAFF, COUNCILMEMBERS,
WE ARE GOING TO STRONGLY
CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
PARTICIPATE REMOTELY. AND ALSO
MEMBERS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPE
ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE
REMOTELY ESPECIALLY ON THE DAYS
WHEN WE ARE DOING BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS. IF YOU COME IN
PERSON, CONSIDER WEARING AN
N-95 MASK. WE WILL BE EXCITED
TO HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUC
FOR A FULL HOUR AND A HALF AT
THE BEGINNING OF ALL OF OUR
BUDGET MEETINGS THAT HAVE ORAL
PUBLIC COMMENT ACCEPTED. AGAIN,
I CAN'T SHARE A SCREEN WITH YOU
TODAY FOR MEMBERS OF THE
VIEWING PUBLIC BUT WE SHARED
THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES WHO PROMOTED THE
COMMUNICATIONS INFOGRAPHIC THAT
SHOWS WHICH DAYS WE ARE
ACCEPTING IN PERSON OR ORAL
PUBLIC COMMENT EITHER VIRTUALLY
OR AT THE PODIUM. AND AGAIN,
THAT STARTS ON OCTOBER --
EXCUSE ME. THAT STARTS ON
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th. AGA,
28th. AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT OCTOBER 11th AT 9:30
A.M. A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE
AFTERNOON STARTING AT 5:00 P.M.
ON OCTOBER 11th. AND THE REST
OF THE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT, EITHER
VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON WILL
CONTINUE TO BE SHARED OUT FOR
ME ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO COUNCIS
TO COUNCILMEMBERS AND PROMOTED
ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA. WITH THAT,
JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE
THINGS WE HAVE DONE IN THE LAST
WEEK AND WHAT IS COMING UP THIS
WEEK. LAST FRIDAY, I ATTENDED
THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
COMMITTEE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING. I DID VOTE NO ON THE
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
THAT WAS SUGGESTED TO THE AWC
BOARD MEMBERS. I'M CONCERNED
THAT SOME OF THE POSITIONS
AMONG THE VERY LONG LIST OF
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, A FEW
OF THOSE LOOKED LIKE THEY COULD
POTENTIALLY BE IN DIRECT
OPPOSITION TO SOME OF SEATTLE'S
ONGOING PRIORITIES. THESE ARE
POSITIONS THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE JOINTLY WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS WEIGHED IN
ON IN THE PAST SUCH AS
IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN AND
PASSENGER SAFETY BY RESTRICTING
HIGH SPEED OFFICER CHASES,
MAKING SURE WE HAVE MANDATORY
REFERRALS AND DEVERSION FOR IN
PREVENTING AGAINST LOCAL
CRIMINALIZATION EFFORTS. ONGOIG
EFFORTS. ONGOING WORKER
PROTECTIONS THAT ARE BEING
CONSIDERED EVERY YEAR AND THE
STATE LEGISLATURE. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE ON THE
PROACTIVE SIDE OF BEING
PRODUCTIVE PARTNERS WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AND IN PARTNERS
WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS. WHILE I
VOTED NO ON THAT AGENDA, I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS, OUR NEW CEO AND ALL
OF YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT AS DUE
PAYING MEMBERS OF AWC, THE PRIS
THE PRIORITIES ARE NOT BEING
CONTRADICTED IN THE HALLS OF
OUR STATE LEGISLATURE. MORE
INFORMATION TO COME ON THAT. I
WILL BE ATTENDING AWC'S LARGE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE THIS WEEK
AND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF
CITIES QUARTERLY MEETING. I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN EXECUTIVE
CONSTANTINE, MAYORS FROM AROUND
KING COUNTY, LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS, BOTH KING COUNTY
SHERIFF AND OUR SEATTLE POLICE
CHIEF ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF
WORKERS, LEADERS AT A CRISIS
REFERRAL CENTER TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE TOGETHER IN THIS REGION
ARE STANDING UP TO RESPOND TO
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS IN
OUR REGION. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING
A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS AMONG
CITY, COUNTY, STATE AROUND WAYS
THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THERE IS
A LAND IN PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO
GO, NOT JUST REFERRALS BUT A
PLACE TO REFER PEOPLE TO. WE HE
TO. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT
WHEN WE ASK FOR A REFERRAL, VEY
REFERRAL, VERY INFREQUENTLY
THERE IS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO
GO. WE ONLY HAVE ONE BEHAVIORAL
HOUSE FACILITY. NO WALK IN
URGENT CARE FACILITIES IN THE
COUNTY. OUR REGION DOES NOT
HAVE THE CLENNICS, CENTERS, OR
THE CARE TEAM WITH THE STAFF
NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS IN OUR
COMMUNITY. WORKERS, RESIDENTS,
FIRST RESPONDERS, BUSINESS
OWNERS AND EVERYONE OF US SEE S
SEE THIS CRISIS PLAYING OUT ON
OUR STREETS. I'M EXCITED THAT
KING COUNTY COUNCIL LED BY THE
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS ARE PULTING
FORWARD A PROPOSAL THAT LOCAL
VOTERS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
VOTE ON NEXT YEAR IN THE SPRING
TO ALLOW FOR MORE REVENUE TO
COME IN TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH
OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE HEALTH
OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO GET
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE KING
COUNTY PROPOSED BUDGET ALONG
WITH OUR CITY PROPOSED BUDGET
TOMORROW. THIS PROPOSAL THAT
CONSTNEEN ANNOUNCED TODAY
ALLOWS US TO HAVE A CHANCE TO
BUILD THE FACILITIES WE NEED,
INVEST IN WORKERS, AND GET
PEOPLE IN NEED FASTER INTO
ACTUAL CARE INSTEAD OF
REVOLVING DOORS AT HOSPITALS OR
JAILS. I BELIEVE EXECUTIVE
CONSTNINE HAS MORE INFORMATION
AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. IT
CREATES FIVE NEW REGIONAL CARE
CENTERS, PRESERVES AND RESTORES
THE DRAMATIC LOSS OF TREATMENT
BEDS, GROWS THE WORK FORCE PIPE
LINE AND PROVIDES IMMEDIATE
SERVICES WILE CENTERS ARE BEING
CONSTRUCTED BY MAKING SURE MORE
SERVICES CAN OPERATE IN THE
INTERIM. LASTLY, I WANT TO FLAG
FOR OUR COLLEAGUES, MY INTEREST
IN CIRCULATING AMENDMENT NUMBER
10 TO THE PARK'S LEVY FOR
TOMORROW. I WANT TO THANK THE
PARKS BOARD PRESIDENT,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND ALSO
PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR THE
ONGOING WORK TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT PARK RANGERS,
WHAT THEY CURRENTLY DO, SOME OF
THE RESTRICTIONS AND
LIMITATIONS ON THE ACTIVITIES,
BUT ALSO REALLY WORKING TO HONE
ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR HOWK
HOW PARK RANGERS HAVE BEEN DEPLD
BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE PAST AND
SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THEY
SECURED IN THE RESOLUTION AND
THE UNDERLYING BILL. AMENDMENT
NUMBER 10 WILL BE CIRCULATED
SOON FROM CENTRAL STAFF. IT
WOULD REQUEST THE SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON HIRING
STRATEGIES, SPECIFIC DUTIES OF
PARK RANGERS, SPECIFICS OF THE
TRAINING PROTOCOL AND REQUEST
QUARTERLY UPDATES ON WHAT
ACTIVITIES THE PARK RANGERS ARE
DOING SO WE CAN SHIFT FROM
TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE PARK
RANGERS WON'T BE DOING AND DO
AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT THEY ARE
DOING. THANKS AGAIN TO OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN
CONTINUING TO TRY TO RAISE THE
ISSUE OF WHAT THEY CURRENTLY
DO. THIS WILL HELP THEM HAVE A
BETTER PULSE ON HOW THE NEW
INDIVIDUALS ARE BEING UTILIZED
AND THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WHO
HAVE CONCERNS ALONG WITH
MEMBERS OF LOCAL 242. I THINK
THIS AMENDMENT WILL HELP SHED
GREATER LIGHT ON THE FUTURE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL
CONTINUE TO OCCUR AROUND PARK
RANGERS SO WE CAN HAVE A
BASELINE LEVEL OF INFORMATION.K
INFORMATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH 242
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MADAM
PRESIDENT, THAT IS MY SUMMARY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE
EVERYONE. THERE IS NOTHING ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
TECHNOLOGY, AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE EXCEPT THE
AFOREMENTIONED CLERK FILE. REPT
FILE. REPORT FROM LAST WEEK, WED
WE CREATED A FILM COMMISSION. AD
COMMISSION. AND WHEN I WAS GOING
THROUGH MY THANK YOUS, I
NEGLECTED TO THANK OUR AMAZING
COMS TEAM AND THE SUPPORT THEY
GAVE ME LEADING UP TO THE VOTE
AND ORGANIZING THE PRESS
CONFERENCE AND SECURING
COVERAGE. I JUST WANT TO
INCLUDE A HEARTY THANK YOU TO ,
TO JOSEPH, JESSE, AND JANIS. THK
JANIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. LAST WEEK IN PREPARATION
FOR THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, I MET WITH
REPRESENTATIVE JAVIER VALDEZ
AND SENATOR JAMIE PETERSON TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR
PRIORITIES ARE TO HELP INFORM
MY PRIORITIES IN ADVANCE OF
CONVERSATION WITH OIR DIRECTOR
TARLTEN AND HER STATE
LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES. TT
REPRESENTATIVES. THAT WAS GOOD
TO HEAR WHAT THEY ARE THINKING
GOING FORWARD FOR NEXT YEAR'S
SESSION. IT WAS ALSO OIR WEEK
AND I MET WITH THE FEDERAL
REPRESENTATIVES TO FIND OUT
WHAT IS ON OIR'S LIST OF MANY
THINGS THEY WILL BE ADVOCATING
FOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IN D.C. LET'S SEE. STAF
SEE. STAFF AND I MET WITH
T-MOBILE REPRESENTATIVE, GOVERT
REPRESENTATIVE, GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE TO TALK
ABOUT HOW OUR DIGITAL EQUITY
GOALS MAY BE ENHANCED WITH
ANYTHING THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE
TO OFFER AND JUST FOR THE
RECORD, I'M MEETING WITH ALL
BROADBAND PROVIDERS ON THAT
QUESTION. MY STAFF ATTENDED THE
SEATTLE METRIC CHAMBERS 140th
ANNUAL MEETING. AMONG MANY OF
THE 2021-2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS,
THEY DISTRIBUTED 24,000
COVID-19 TESTS AND 5,000N-95
MASKS TO BUSINESSES IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEVEN REGIONAL
CHANGES AND BUSINESS HEALTH
TRUSTS. THEY ALSO EXCEEDED
PROJECTIONS FOR THE NUMBER OF
MEMBERS AND INVESTMENTS AS THEY
CONTINUED TO BUILD A LARGER
BUSINESS COMMUNITY. ON SATURDAY
NIGHT, I ATTENDED TABLE 100'S
21st CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRYGLEA.T
INDUSTRYGLEA. IT IS XHIETED TO
EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IT WAS A
PACKED HOUSE AND MAYBE HALF OF
THOSE PEOPLE WERE THE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION. JUST KIDDING. T
KIDDING. IT WAS A VERY FULL ROOM
AND A GREAT SHOWING. KUDOS FORM
FOR THEM FOR THE TURNOUT. AND
FINALLY, I WANT TO MENTION THAT
SATURDAY WAS THE GRAND OPENING
CEREMONY OF THE DETECTIVE
COOKIE CHESS PARK AT 9201
RAINIER AVENUE SOUTH ON THE
CORNER OF SOUTH BARTON PLACE. I
MENTIONED DETECTIVE COOKIE
BEFORE. SINCE 2006, SHE HAS RUN
A CHESS CLUB FOR THE RAINIER
BEACH YOUTH BUT NOW IT IS CITY
WIDE. SINCE 2006, THE CHESS
CLUB HAS PROVIDED A SAFE HAVEN
AND CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
NEIGHBORS OF ALL AGES TO
INTERACT AND BUILD COMMUNITIESO
COMMUNITIES. SO CONGRATULATIONS
FOR THE OPENING OF THIS LONG
AWAITED SPACE. THIS WEEK I WILL
BE VISITING AND MEETING CAPTAIN
GROSSMAN OF SPD'S NORTH
PRECINCT, AND JOINING OFFICERST
OFFICERS AT THEIR ROLL CALL. ON
THURSDAY, I WILL ATTEND
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES
FIFTH ANNUAL ROOTS OF RECOVERY
LUNCHEON, EXCITED TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT THEY
PROVIDE. MY CHIEF OF STAFF AND
I WILL ATTEND THE 2022 GALA ON
THURSDAY NIGHT. AND MY STAFF
AND I WILL TOUR AND MEET WITH
THE DFC MAIN OFFICE DOWNTOWN. T
DOWNTOWN. THAT IS IT FOR ME. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY CO?
>> WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
THAT I HAVE BEEN TO THE TABOR
DINNER MANY TIMES AND IT IS
ALWAYS FUN. BUT ALSO GIVE THIS
COUNCIL LAST YEAR KUDOS BECAUSE
WE GOT IT IN THE BUDGET TO FUND
THE -- I'M GOING TO SAY IT
WRONG, THE CHESS PARK. WE MET
WITH ERIN AND I THINK DANITA. E
DANITA. WE WENT DOWN THERE AND A
BIG THANK YOU TO MURPHY BUSH IN
OUR OFFICE WHO SHEPHERDED THE
WHOLE FIELD TRIP. THE COUNCIL
VOTED YES AND IT GOT FUNDED. IM
FUNDED. I'M SORRY I MISSED THE
EVENT. IT WAS MY FIFTH EVENT AD
EVENT AND I WAS TIRED, I'M NOT
GOING TO LIE. I JUST HAD A LOT
OF STUFF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. M
FRIDAY. I'M SORRY I MISSED IT. I
HEARD THE GROUP DID GIVE ME A
SHOUTOUT AND I APPRECIATE THATT
THAT. IT WAS THIS COUNCIL THAT
FUNDED THE PARK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I WAS
READING THE LITERATURE ON IT
AND IT WAS ALSO PARKS FOUNDATIN
PARKS FOUNDATION AND FOR CULTURE
BUT I KNOW YOU AS SHARE
SHEPHERDED THE WHOLE EFFORT. SO
THANK YOU. REGARDING THE TABOR
EVENT, FIRST LADY HARRELL GAVE
KEY NOTE ADDRESS SO THAT WAS
GREAT. AND IT WAS THE FIRST
TIME FOR ME IN THAT REDONE
FACILITY ON THE INSIDE. THAT WS
INSIDE. THAT WAS GREAT AS WELL.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBR
YOU. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. N
COLLEAGUES. ON TOMORROW'S
AFTERNOON FULL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, THERE ARE 23 ITEMS FROM
THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. 2
UTILITIES. 22 OF THE 23 ARE
APPOINTMENTS TO THE VARIOUS
ADVISORY BOARDS. OUR COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED ALL OF THE
APOINLTSMENTES AND THEY APPEAR
ON TOMORROW'S CONSENT AGENDA. E
AGENDA. THE COMMITTEE ALSO
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED 120419
REGARDING THE WESTERN PORTION
OF STATE ROUTE 520 BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT AND HIGH OCCUPATION
VEHICLE PROJECT. THE BILL
UPDATES THE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE
GENERAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT N
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR
THAT PORTAGE BAY PORTION OF THE
BRIDGE THAT WE SOMETIMES CALL
THE REST OF THE WEST WHICH WILL
INCLUDE THE ROANOKE LID. THIS
PROJECT HAS UNDERGONE AN
EXTENSIVE DESIGN REVIEW AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN
THE PAST DECADE. WE ARE
GRATEFUL THAT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE PROVIDED FUNDS TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT ALONG WITE
WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF
ADDING OPEN SPACE. DUE TO OUR
FOCUS ON REVIEWING THE ENTIRE
BUDGET DURING THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS, THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC UTILITIES
IS SCHEDULED NEXT FOR TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 6th AT 9:30 A.M. THIS
PAST FRIDAY MY OFFICE RETURNED
TO IN PERSON OFFICE HOURS. WE
MET WITH CONSTITUENTS AT THE
COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE HEART
OF DISTRICT 4 WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE OF THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION. CONSTITUENTS BROUGHT
CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY. YOU CAN
SIGN UP FOR THESE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON OFFICE HOURS THROUGH
MY CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE
FORWARD TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> ARE YOU DONE?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T
CATCH THAT LAST PART.
>> I YIELD MY TIME TO MY
COLLEAGUES.
>> IT WAS VERY RIVETING SO I
LOST TIME.
>> I'M NOT AS CONCISE AS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN SO I
WILL TIME MYSELF AGAIN. STARTIG
AGAIN. STARTING THE TIMER. HERE
WE GO.
>> WHAT TIME IS IT? 2:33.
>> I'M RESTARTING THE TIMER NOWE
NOW. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT. HAPPY
NEW YEAR. LAST NIGHT WAS THE
START OF THE JEWISH HIGH HOLY
DAYS. YES, I AM STILL AT WORK
AND FOR BETTER FOR WORSE, HERE
WE ARE. LAST WEEK IN DISTRICT
6, I MET WITH DISTRICT 6
RESIDENTS AND I MEET WITH THEM
EVERY WEEK AS PART OF OFFICE
HOURS. USUALLY ON THURSDAYS I
HOLD THE OFFICE HOURS. LAST
WEEK, I HELD THEM ON
WEDNESDAYS. I MET WITH D6
RESIDENTS, TWO FROM BALLARD,
TWO FROM WEST WOODLAND, 5 FROM
WOODLAND, 1 FROM FINNEY. WE
DISCUSSED HOMELESSNESS,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY AND POLICING. I MET WITT
WITH DISTRICT 6 RESIDENT ON FRIY
RESIDENT ON FRIDAY TO PICK UP
TRASH IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA. I
PICK UP TRASH EVERY WEEK IN BAD
IN BALLARD AND THIS WAS NICE TO
DO IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THIS
WAS THE WEEK OF GREEN LAKE. I
ATTENDED THE BOATHOUSE GROUND
BREAKING AND SPOKE ABOUT HOW
MUCH IT MEANS TO THE COMMUNITYS
COMMUNITY. THIS IS A BIG DEAL
BECAUSE THE ATHLETES HAVE BEEN
WORKING OUT AND THE WORKOUT GYM
IS IN THE STRUCTURE UNDER THE
STAIRS OF THE AQUA THEATER. BUT
IT IS NOT EVEN THE NEW GYM THAT
IS MOST IMPORTANT. WHAT IS MOSG
MOST AMAZING ABOUT THE EXPANSION
IS WE WILL BE ABLE TO STORE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRAFTS SO
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIS
AND ABILITIES CAN PADDLE. THE
PROGRAM THEY ARE SETTING UP
WILL EXPAND THE SCHOLARSHIPS. A
THIRD OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE
SCHOLARSHIPS AND THAT WILL BE
EXPANDING. THE COMMUNITY
BOATHOUSE IS MORE ABOUT THE NEW
GYM. IT IS ABOUT EXPANDING
ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO THE
WATER.
>> AFTER THE GROUND BREAKING, ID
I WALKED THE SECTION OF THE
OUTER LOOP WHERE WE ARE PUTTING
IN A NEW BIKE TRAIL AND WALKING
PATH, MEETING WITH SDOT
CONSTRUCTION CREWS AND
NEIGHBORS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
PROJECT I SUPPORT. I HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD WITH NEIGHBORS TO
MAKE SURE THE DETAILS ARE DONE
RIGHT. WHILE THE PROJECT ISN'T
PERFECT AND THERE ARE STILL
ADJUSTMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE,
FULLY CONNECTING THE OUTER LOOP
AND CREATING A BARRIER BETWEEN
THE HIGHWAY AND PARK IS
IMPORTANT. I ASKED SDOT TO
ASSESS THE TRAVEL ON NORTH 76th
STREET AND ASHWORTH AVENUE
WHERE THE STREETS CONNECT. I
BELIEVE THESE STREETS SHOULD BE
ONE DIRECTIONAL IN NATURE FOR
THE 1 TO 2 MRAUKS ADJACENT TO
WINONA. THIS IS POSSIBLE ONCE
THE CURRENT CHANGES ARE MADE, T
MADE, AT LEAST ASSESSING THE
ABILITY TO DO THIS. I WILL KEEP
YOU UPDATED ON THE EFFORTS. ALO
EFFORTS. ALSO ON SATURDAY, I
ATTENDED THE GREEN LAKE ILLUME
NADA PARADE. IT WAS AN AMAZING
EVENT WELCOMING IN AUTUMN. THE
ARTS COUNCIL KEEPS THE CITY
VIBRANT AND WELCOMES IN SUMMER
AND AUTUMN WITH THE CELEBRATION
OF LIGHTS AND ADDING TO THE
CITY'S VIBRANCY IN SO MANY WAYS
WITH POP UP ART. I'M SO
THAPGFUL FOR FREMONT ARTS
COUNCIL. AND GRATEFUL THEY
RECOMMENDED TO THE PARKS
COMMISSIONER TO REALLOW WHEELS
ON THE GREEN LAKE PATH. I HAD
CONCERNS ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF
WHEELS BECAUSE IT IS A PLACE
WHERE KIDS LEARN TO RIDE. PEOPE
RIDE. PEOPLE LIKE TO ROLLER
SKATE AND ROLLER BLADE. YOU
HAVE HEARD ME SAY FOR MONTHS TT
MONTHS THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
ALLOW KIDS WITH PARENTS TO RIDE
ON THE INNER LOOP. AND SAID IT
THEN AND I SAY IT NOW. IF YOU E
YOU ARE AN ADULT RIDING A BIKE
AND TRYING TO GO FAST, PLEASE
DON'T USE THE INNER LOOP. THIS
IS A PLACE TO RECREATE AND NOT
SPEED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT THIS POLICY CHANGE WILL BE
MADE BY NOVEMBER 1st. UNFORTUN,
1st. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WHO ALERTD
WHO ALERTED ME TO THE CHANGES IN
THE FIRST PLACE, NOR TO THE
CHANGES LAST WEEK. IT WAS D6
RESIDENTS TO ALERTED ME TO THE
REMOVAL AND RETURN OF WHEELS TO
THE LAKE PATH. I WILL KEEP YOU
UPDATED. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A
RELATIONSHIP TO D6 RESIDENTS. K
RESIDENTS. THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE. TOMORROW IS THE FINAL
PARK DISTRICTS BOARD MEETING. I
WILL BE PUTTING FORWARD SOME
AMENDMENTS IN PARTICULAR ABOUT
GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER. WE
HAVE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
MORE FUNDING. WHAT I CAN SEE IS
THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED
MORE FUNDING AT THIS MOMENT. WT
MOMENT. WHAT WE NEED IS A FULL
ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS FOR AN
EXPANSION OR A REBUILD. SO
RATHER THAN GOING AROUND THE
BARREL ABOUT HOW MUCH FUNDS
THIS PROJECT REQUIRES, WHAT IS
IMPORTANT IS THAT WE PUT
FORWARD A STATEMENT OF INTENT
THAT A RENOVATION IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE DONE IT BEE
IT BEFORE AND AT THIS POINT, WE
WILL BE THROWING GOOD MONEY
AFTER BAD. MY AMENDMENT WILL BE
STATING THAT THERE WERE
RENOVATIONS COMPLETED DURING
CYCLE ONE THAT DID NOT MEET THE
NEEDS OF THE BUILDING AND INDIG
AND INDICATING THE INTENT THAT
FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR AN
EXANGZ OR REBUILD OF THE
COMMUNITY CENTER IN COMBINATION
WITH OTHER FUNDS, UNDERSTANDING
THAT FURTHER ANALYSIS IS NEEDED
TO ASSESS THE FULL COST OF THE
PROJECT. I WILL ALSO BRING
FORWARD AN AMENDMENT, MODIFYING
THE EXISTENCE OF INTENT,
RECOGNIZING THAT OTHER PROJECTS
SHOULD BE MEETING THE
DECARBONIZATION GOALS. I WILL
BRING AN AMENDMENT, ADDING A
FUNDING RESTRICTION, UP TO $2
MILLION FOR RENOVATIONS TO BE
USED FOR SAN JOSE BATHROOMS
BOTH OF WHICH WERE OLD WHEN I
WAS LITTLE. WE WILL PUT IT THAT
WAY. MOVING ON, I WAS
SUCCESSFUL LAST WEEK FOR A WEEK
WITHOUT DRIVING CHALLENGE. I
DIDN'T THINK I COULD MAKE IT
BUT I DID. I USED BUS, BIKE,
RAILS, AND WALKED. THE MOST
INTERESTING CHALLENGE WAS
GETTING TO MY KAYAK RACE. I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE JEAN DARCY
WHO PASSED AWAY IN AUGUST WHO D
WHO HELPED FORM THE TASK FORCE
ON HOMELESSNESS. SHE LOOKED OUT
FOR THE LEAST AMONG US AND WAS
CONSTANTLY ACTIVE IN HER WORK
TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER
PLACE. I WANT TO TAKE THIS
MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE HER, HER
WORK, DEDICATION AND LIFE. THAK
LIFE. THANK YOU JEAN AND
STEADFAST.
>> THIS COMING WEEK IN DISTRICT
6, WE CONTINUE TO HOST THE
PUBLIC SPACE MEETINGS WITH
SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS,
MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS, IMPLEMENTING THE
22nd AVENUE PLAN AND CASE
CONFERENCING. THE BIG UPDATES
FROM THIS ARE THAT WE HAVE THE
AUTUMN ACTIVATION EVENTS IN
FRONT OF THE LIBRARY THIS PAST
SATURDAY. WE HAD A WORKOUT
GROUP FROM 2:30 TO 3:30. ON
SUNDAY, 9th, WE WILL HAVE FREE
KIDS ACTIVITIES. YOU CAN CHECK
OUT MY NEWSLETTER FOR UP TO
DATE INFORMATION. THIS PROGRAM
IS INTENDED TO REESTABLISH THE
HABIT OF HAVING THE EVENTS IN N
IN DOWNTOWN BALLARD. IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED, YOU CAN EMAIL THE
DISTRICT 6 DIRECTOR. ON TUESDAY
I WILL BE JOINING THE NORTH
SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONY
ASSOCIATION. WEDNESDAY I WILL
JOIN THE GREEN LAKE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. I WILL BE MEETING
WITH MEMBERS OF AN EVOLVED
TRIBES YOUTH HOME, GETTING
READY FOR BUDGET THIS WEEK. ON
FRIDAY I WILL ATTEND THE
ANNIVERSARY TO HONOR 100 YEARS
OF MIKE'S CHILI PARLOR AS I
SHARED WITH YOU. THEY HAVE BEEN
STEWARDS FOR FIVE GENERATIONS
INITIALLY OPERATING OUT OF A
CHILI CART. THEIR ORIGINAL
LOCATION WAS WHERE THE BALLARD
GREAT GRANDFATHER THAT MOVED
INTO THE CURRENT LOCATION. WHIE
LOCATION. WHILE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
HAS CHANGED, THE CHILI PARLOR
HASN'T. STEADFAST, MIKE. WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING
100 YEARS THIS FRIDAY. MOVING
ONTO THE LAND USE COMMITTEE,
THERE ARE FOUR LAND USE BILLS
AND TWO APPOINTMENTS ON FULL
COUNCIL TOMORROW. WE HAVE THE
CROWN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES. WE HAVE VIRTUAL
MEETINGS BILL FOR ALLOWING FOR
A CERTAIN VIRTUAL MEETING TO BE
HELD WITH LAND USE DECISIONS. E
DECISIONS. WE HAVE THE BUILDING
CODE OMNIBUS BILL. WE HAVE TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE DESIGN
REVIEW BOARD. THE RULES WERE
SUSPENDED IN COMMITTEE TO BRING
THE ITEMS TO FULL COUNCIL SINCE
COMMITTEE HAPPENED AFTER NOON
ON THURSDAY. PRESIDENT, I WANT
TO ALERT YOU THERE WAS A
DIVIDED VOTE ON THE TOWN HOUSES
AND ROW HOUSES BILL. PEDERSEN,
LET'S CIRCLE BACK. IF THERE IS
CONSENSUS WE WILL HAVE IT AT CL
AT COUNCIL TOMORROW AND IF NOT,
WE WILL DELAY IT A WEEK. WE
WILL NOT HOLD LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING THE
BUDGET PROCESS. THE NEXT
MEETING IS IN DECEMBER. THANK
YOU. THAT IS MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS? 9:20. I'M UNDER THE
BAR.
>> NOT BY MY CLOCK BUT OKAY. COR
OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, HOW
DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE YOUR
BRIDGE BACK?
>> TANGIBLY WONDERFUL. EVERYWHEE
WONDERFUL. EVERYWHERE I GO,
PEOPLE HAVE A LIGHTNESS TO THEM
THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE. THANK
YOU FOR ASKING. WORD IS
FUNCTIONING AS IT SHOULD BE. 27
BE. 24/7 MONITORING AND REGULAR
VISUAL INSPECTIONS ARE PLANNED
MOVING FORWARD. SO JUST EASING
INTO MY UPDATE TODAY, WE WILL
HAVE ON FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TOMORROW, AS MENTIONED BY MADAM
PRESIDENT, WE WILL HAVE COUNCIL
BILL 120423 WHICH UPDATES THE
CITY'S TRAFFIC CODE TO BRING
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE IN
LINE WITH CHANGES TO STATE LAWA
LAW. ASHA IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS. SHE HAS A SUMMARY OF
THE BILL. THIS IS GOING
DIRECTLY TO FULL COUNCIL AND
NOT GOING TO THE PUBLIC AND
HUMAN SAFETY SERVICES COMMITTEE
BECAUSE IT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON
UPDATING SEATTLE LAW TO BE
CONSIST WANT WITH CHANGES MADE
IN STATE LAW. THERE WILL BE A
COMPANION BILL TO UPDATE THE CL
THE CRIMINAL CODE TO REFLECT
CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
UPDATES THAT ARE PROPOSED BY
THE CITY ATTORNEY. THAT BILL
WILL BE HELD AND HEARD IN
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE TOMORROW. A,
TOMORROW. AGAIN, THE TRAFFIC
CODE BILL, WE ARE SENDING TO
FULL COUNCIL FOR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. THIS IS JUST
BACKGROUND. STATE LAW REQUIRES
THAT THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CODE
MATCHES STATE LAW AS TRAFFIC
LAWS ARE A PART OF THE UNIFORM
STATEWIDE. AND LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS CAN'T HAVE
ORDINANCES CONFLICTING WITH
STATE TRAFFIC LAWS. WE HAVE A
DEAD LINE OF WRAPPING THIS WORK
UP BY THE END OF THE YEAR. MY
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE
YEAR AFTER BUDGET IN DECEMBER
FALLS ON THE SAME DAY AS OUR
LAST COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE
TO GET THIS IN. OTHER ITEMS
COMING UP, I DO HAVE MY PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW
MORNING AT 9:39 A.M. WE ARE STG
ARE STARTING A LITTLE EARLY SO
WE CAN HAVE A HARD STOP. YOU
HEARD IT, I SAID IT. HARD STOP
AT 11:30. SO COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
WISH TO ATTEND THE MAYOR'S
SPEECH AT NOON CAN DO SO. THE
ITEMS WE HAVE ARE FOUR
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PDA, PRESN
PDA, PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON THE UPDATE
TO THE CRIMINAL CODE,
HARMINEIZING WITH STATE
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, A
PRESENTATION FROM PRESIDING
JUDGIZENBURG ON SOME OF THE
MUNICIPAL COURT GRANTS. WE WILL
HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM
WORKERS FROM DRIVE FORWARD AND
WORKING WASHINGTON REGARDING
DEACTIVATION AND BACKGROUND
CHECKSES. THIS IS THE NEXT PART
OF THE PAY UP LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE. THIS IS REALLY OUR
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THEM
TO TELL THE STORY OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE WITH
THE WAY DEACTIVATIONS FROM THE
APPS HAVE IMPACTS ON THEM AND
HOW WE CAN MAKE SOME REFORMS
THAT WILL IMPROVE THE OUTCOMES
FOR BOTH WORKERS, CUSTOMERS,
AND EMPLOYERS. WE WILL BE
HEARING THE QUARTER 2 REPORT
FROM THE OFFICE. FINALLY, WE WL
WE WILL FOLLOW UP ON THE
CONVERSATION FROM LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE WILL
HEAR THE RISK MANAGE DEMAND
ANALYSIS THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN
WAITING FOR. SOME DEPARTMENTAL
RELATED UPDATES AS WIDELY
REPORTED. MAYOR HARRELL HAS
ANNOUNCED THE NOMINATION OF
ADRIAN DIAZ FOR THE POSITION OF
PERMANENT POLICE CHIEF. I WANT
TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SERVED ON
THE SEARCH COMMITTEE. WE KNOW
THAT THIS IS A VERY
CONSEQUENTIAL DECISION THAT THE
MAYOR CAN MAKE, ONE OF THE MOST
CONSEQUENTIAL DECISIONS A MAYOR
CAN MAKE. AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO MOVING INTO THE CONFIRMATION
PROCESS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICES
COMMITTEE GIVEN THE COUNCIL
WILL BE CONSIDERING THE
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT
FEW HUNTS WHEN THE REGULAR
MEETINGS ARE SUSPENDED. WE ARE
LOOKING AT PICKING UP THE
CONFIRMATION PROCESS DIRECTLY
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE
BUDGET, GIVEN THAT INTERIM
CHIEF DIAZ IS CONSERVING FOR
THE LAST 24 MONTHS. I THINK IT
IS A LITTLE EASIER TO DELAY THE
CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR A
COUPLE OF MONTHS IN THAT CASE
THAN IF IT WAS A NEW PERSON
COMING IN. I THINK WE WILL BE
ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW
PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE PRESS
ABOUT THE ASSAULTS AND SCENES
OF VIOLENCE AT SOME OF THE
CALLS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN GOING TO. AND HOW THE
DATA SHOWS AN INCREASE IN THAT
ACTIVITY DIRECTED -- ACTIVITY
THAT IS HARMFUL AND DIRECTED AT
FIREFIGHTERS. LAST MONTH I DID
ASK CHIEF SCOGGINS TO LOOK AT
THE DATA TO SEE HOW MANY
INITIAL DISPATCHES THAT DON'T
HAVE A FLAG FOR A POLICE
DEPARTMENT ESCORT MIGHT HAVE
HAD A FINAL DISPOSITION THAT
RESULTED IN A SCENE OF
VIOLENCE. I WANTED TO SEE IF
THERE WAS A TREND OF A
PARTICULAR CALL TIME THAT
SHOULD INCLUDE AN SPD ESCORT AT
THE BEGINNING. LAST WEEK,
MYSELF, CHIEF DIAZ, 911
DIRECTOR, LOCAL 27 PRESIDENT
PITTMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
WE MET AND CHIEF SCOGGINS
REPORTED BACK THAT HE HAD DONE
THE ANALYSIS THAT I REQUESTED
AND FOUND THAT BOTH OVERDOSE
CALLS AND SEIZURE CALLS MIGHT
BE GOOD TO CONSIDER FOR AN
AUTOMATIC JOINT RESPONSE WITH
SPD ESCORTING SFD. THIS IS
BECAUSE PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE
NARCAN OR WHO ARE COMING OUT OF
A SEIZURE FOR ANOTHER REASON
CAN BE UNAWARE OF THEIR
SURROUNDINGS AND HAVE AN
INITIAL VIOLENT REACTION. THIS
IS A NEARTERM CHANGE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
IS CONSIDERING IN CONJUNCTION
WITH 911 WHILE THE JOINT SAFETE
SAFETY COMMITTEE CONSIDERS OTHED
AZS FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR
FIREFIGHTERS, EMT'S AND
PARAMEDICS. WE WANT TO SHARE A
LATE BREAKING EDITION FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WE
WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th WAS
THE NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
FOR MURDER VICTIMS. THIS DAY IS
MEANT TO BRING ATTENTION AND
SUPPORT FOR SURVIVING FAMILY
MEMBERS WHO SUFFER AN
UNIMAGINABLE LOSS. THE MAYOR'S
ROUND TABLE FOR MOTHERS
IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE IS
HOSTING A MEETING THIS EVENING
TO HONOR THE OCCASION. THIS IS
A COLLECTIVE OF SIX MOTHERS WHO
BEGAN MEETING IN AUGUST, 2021.R
2021. THEIR WORK IS FUNDED
THROUGH THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. IT IS A SPACE TO
IDENTIFY GAPS IN SERVICES AND
RESOURCES, ENGAGE IN THE
PROCESS OF MAPPING AND
PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR HEALING.L
HEALING. REGIONAL COMMITTEE UPDS
COMMITTEE UPDATES COMING UP THIS
WEEK, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
POLICE PENSION BOARD NEATING
TOMORROW. I HAVE IN PERSON
OFFICE HOURS THIS FRIDAY
BETWEEN 3:00 AND 7:00. AS FAR
AS EVENTS IN THE MEDIA, I WILLE
WILL BE ATTENDING A PASSAGEWAY
EVENT ON THURSDAY. THE SIU735
CELEBRATION. AND ON THURSDAY, I
WILL TEND THE SEATTLE FIREFIGHR
SEATTLE FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL. AO
MEMORIAL. ALSO ON FRIDAY
MORNING, I WILL ATTEND THE PART
OF THE LINK CONFERENCE ON
FRIDAY, ATTENDING PARTIALLY IN
THE MORNING. THAT'S ALL I'VE
GOT. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, I
WILL PASS IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND VERY
MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RMD
PRESENTATION IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR
STAYING ON TOP OF THE
DEPARTMENT FOR THAT. OKAY. MOVG
THAT. OKAY. MOVING FORWARD TO MY
UPDATE, AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
INDICATED IN CUING UP THE
AGENDA, WE WILL CONSIDER A
RESOLUTION FROM THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESS COMMITTEE
REGARDING THIRD AVENUE. I
APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION IN
COMMITTEE REGARDING THAT
RESOLUTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO
FULLY CONSIDERING IT TOMORROW
AND HOPEFULLY PASSING IT. I DO
WANT TO GIVE A NOTE BECAUSE IT
WAS MENTIONED THAT THE
COMMITTEE WAS REQUESTING AN
UPDATED FISCAL NOTE IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE BUDGET
BEING INTRODUCED THIS WEEK FOR
THAT RESOLUTION. AND I'M HAPPY
TO REPORT THAT IF YOU GO INTO
LEDGE STAR THERE IS AN UPDATED
FISCAL NOTE. THAT FISCAL NOTE
DOES INDICATE THAT THE WORK
REQUESTED BY THE COUNCIL FOR
THE RESOLUTION CAN BE
ú ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE
PROPOSED 2023-2024 BUDGET. IT
WILL NOT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS OR
MOVING THINGS AROUND TO
ACCOMMODATE WHAT HAS BEEN
REQUESTED. IT HAS BEEN BAKED IN
TO THE BUDGET MAYOR HARRELL
ANTICIPATES TOMORROW. THAT NOTE
IS IN LEDGE STAR IF ANYONE
WANTS TO REVIEW IT. I WANT TO
MOVE FORWARD TO JUST GIVE A
BRIEF UPDATE ON METROPOLITAN
PARK DISTRICT. I WANT TO THANKS
THANK COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR WORK
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS D
WEEKS AND REALLY FORMALIZING THE
INVESTMENT IN THE PARK
DISTRICT, THE ACCOUNTABILITY
LANGUAGE, REQUEST FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT, AND DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT HOW THE INVESTMENTS THAT
WE MAKE IN THE PARK DISTRICT
SYNC UP TO THE BUDGET THAT WE
ANTICIPATE FROM MAYOR HARRELL
TOMORROW. I DO WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO AGAIN THANK THE
EXECUTIVE AND THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT FOR SUBMITTING WHAT
WAS LABELLED APPENDIX B AND THE
TRANSMITTAL OF THE INITIAL
MATERIALS FOR THE PARK DISTRICT
WHICH INFORMED US WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
INVESTMENTS TO THE BUDGET AND
HOW THOSE THINGS WOULD
INTERACT. THAT WAS NOT EXPECTED
INFORMATION. IT WAS INCREDIBLY
HELPFUL IN GIVING US THE
ABILITY TO DO THE BODY OF WORK
AND TURN IT AROUND WITH THE
DISCUSSION OF THE BUDGET THAT L
THAT WILL COMMENCE THIS WEEK. WH
WEEK. WITH THAT, I WANT TO GO
OVER A LITTLE BIT OF HOW THIS
IS GOING TO RUN TOMORROW AFTER
FULL COUNCIL WHEN WE CONVENE AT
THE METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICTL
DISTRICT. CENTRAL STAFF IS GOING
TO WALK US THROUGH EACH OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THIS HAS
BEEN INDICATED, DEPENDING ON
WHETHER COLLEAGUES DECIDE TO GO
THROUGH WITH THEM OR NOT. WE
ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 9 AND 11
TOTAL AMENDMETS THAT HAVE BEEN
PROPOSED. SOME OF WHICH HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSED HERE IN OPEN
SESSION. SO A COUPLE OF NEW
AMENDMENTS ARE LIKELY TO BE
ADDED TO THE FINAL PACKET. CENL
PACKET. CENTRAL STAFF IS GOING
TO DISTRIBUTE IN ADDITION TO
WHAT WAS DISTRIBUTED LAST
FRIDAY. SO FOLLOWING EACH WALK
THROUGH OF AN AMENDMENT, I WILL
MOVE THE AMENDMENT, AND I WILL
ASK FOR A SECOND. AFTER THE
AMENDMENT RECEIVES A SECOND,
THE AMENDMENT SPONSOR WILL BE
INVITED TO ADDRESS THE
AMEANTMENT. COUNCILMEMBERS WILL
BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS OF
CENTRAL STAFF OR THE SPONSOR
AND FINALLY, A VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN AFTER COMMENT. THESE
STEPS WILL BE REPEATED FOR ALL
AMEANTMENTS. AFTER CONSIDERING
EACH AMENDMENTS, WE WILL CALL
THE ROLL ON RESOLUTION 51 AS
AMENDED. AFTER PASSING
RESOLUTION 51, THE BOARD WILL
NEED TO AMEND AND PASS THE
CLERK FILE TO INCLUDE THE
ADOPTED FUNDING PLAN AT THE
INITIATIVE LEVEL AS AMENDED. I
KNOW WE ARE EAGER TO DIVE INTO
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGETS
AND THIS IS ONE OF OUR LAST
SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF WORK ON
THE WAY TO DOING THAT. I WANT
TO THANK EVERYONE HERE AS
FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF THESE
IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS AND THE
ENGAGEMENT BEING SHOWN IN THE
AMENDMENT PROCESS. PLEASE REACH
OUT TO ERIC, TRACEY, JACOB OR
MYSELF IF THERE ARE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON HOW THE RUN OF
SHOW WILL GETOMORROW. I LOOK
FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO
COMPLETE THE SIGNIFICANT BODY
OF WORK. CLEAN CITY UPDATES, SO
FOR SEPTEMBER 12 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 16, THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE RECOVERED 2102
NEEDLES AND 49,000 POUNDS OF
GARBAGE FROM 69 PICKUP
LOCATIONS N. THIS WEEK DID NOT
HAVE ANY FOCUS PARTS. WE
APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED REPORT
OF THAT DATA AND THE
ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THE CLEAN
CITY INITIATIVE. MOVING ONTO
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY UPDATEST
UPDATES. WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN
YOU COMBINE, POETRY, PROSE, AND
IMPROV? YOU WILL FIND OUT ON
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th. THERE
WILL BE A FOUR NIGHT FESTIVAL,
BIB LOPHELIA AT THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY. IT IS CRURATED BY A
SEATTLE WRITER, PRODUCER, AND
ACTOR AND FEATURES IMPROV
GROUPS, THE BIB LIO PLAYERS AND
UNEXPECTED PRODUCTIONS. EACH
NIGHT WILL HIGHLIGHT A
DIFFERENT THEME, HEATH CLIFF
LETTERS, BEST SELLERS AND THE
QUIZ SHOW. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE
COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER AND
ENGAGE IN MORE GREAT
PROGRAMMING AT THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO GET THE
UPDATES ON THE PROGRAMMING ANDL
AND EDUCATIONAL WORK. WITH THATM
THAT, MADAM PRESIDEN, I DON'T
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES. IE
UPDATES. I BELIEVE I HAND IT
OVER TO YOU AT THIS POINT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. TWO THINGS, I WOULD
GOING TO SAY WHAT DO YOU GET
WHEN YOU COMBINE BLAH BLAH
BLAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY
SEATTLE COUNCIL BUT I WOULD BE
WRONG. ON A MORE PROFESSIONAL
NOTE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
WORK YOU DID ON THIS CYCLE
WHICH WAS NOT EASY AND
EXTENDING THE DEAD LINES FOR US
TO GET AMENDMENTS AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DIG IN DEEPER ON
WHAT WAS SENT DOWN FROM THE
EXECUTIVE AND THEN YOUR
SPENDING PACKAGE. YOU
ACCOMMODATED US IN THE
DISTRICTS AND I APPRECIATE
THAT. I KNOW THAT WAS NO EASY
FEAT , PARTICULARLY SINCE YOU
WENT OUT TO PARTICULAR
COMMUNITIES TO GET FEEDBACK. TK
FEEDBACK. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I
CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW
IMPORTANT THAT WAS PARTICULARLY
FOR AS YOU KNOW, THE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY
CENTERS AND THE WATER FRONT,
AND OTHER ISSUES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ON THAT. AD
THAT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
TOMORROW AND THE AMENDMENTS. AL
THE AMENDMENTS. ALL RIGHT.
>
>> SO WITH THAT, YOU CAN START
THE TIMER. THERE WILL BE NO
ITEMS FROM THE GOVERNANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITY AND TRIBAL COS
TRIBAL COMMUNITIES ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA. LAST WEEK WE WERE
PLEASED TO ATTEND THE AFFILIATD
THE AFFILIATED TRIBES OF
NORTHWEST INDIANS WHICH
COMPRISES ALASKA, WASHINGTON,
IDAHO, AND OREGON. IT WAS
HOSTED BY THE TEW LAL P TRIBE.T
TRIBE. IT WAS A FOUR DAY
CONFERENCE. AND WE HAD THE
MISSING AND MURDERED WORK SHOP,
WORK SHOPS, CLIMATE CHANGE,
HOUSING, ALL OF THE OTHER
ISSUES THAT TRIBES FACE WHICH
IS THE SAME AS ANY OTHER
MUNICIPALITY AND GOVERNMENT. TS
GOVERNMENT. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE
WORKING ON. ATNI FEATURED A
PRESENTATION BY DEBORAH PARKER
AND TRICIA SHELTER OF THE
BOARDING SCHOOLS HEALING
CORDINATION AND WE WORK WITH
INTERIOR TO HOPEFULLY HAVE A
HEARING OUT HERE SO THOSE CAN
BE A PART OF THE HEELING TOUR.I
TOUR. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET THE NEW MEMBER OF THE WARM
SPRINGS TRIBE, THE NEW CEO OF
THE WASHINGTON CONSERVATION
VOTERS? I'M GOING TO SAY THIS
RIGHT. WASHINGTON CONSERVATION
VOTERS. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO MET
TO MEET AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN WHO
WILL BE THE CEO OF THAT
ORGANIZATION. AND ALSO I GOT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MISS LAVANA
MISS LAVANNA BUTLER, THE NEW
PRESIDENT OF EMILY'S LIST. SHE
WAS IN ATTENDANCE. I UNDERSTAND
SHE COMES FROM THE TEAMSTERS.
SO MEETING THOSE TWO WOMEN WITH
ALL OF THE TRIBAL LEADERSHIP,
AND WRAP THINGS UP, IT WAS A
FOUR DAY CONFERENCE. I THINK
THEY WRAPPED THINGS UP
THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY, WE TOURED
THE NEW LOCATION FOR AN R.A.I.
INITIATIVE THANKS TO FUNDING
APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL, THE
INITIATIVE WAS ABLE TO RELOCATE
TO PRIME SPACE IN THE LAKE CITY
BUSINESS DISTRICT, PROBABLY
TRIPLED THEIR SPACE. THEY ARE
UPCYCLING DONATED FABRIC
REMNANTS FROM DONATED FABRICS,
WORKING WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS
AND AMAZON. PRODUCTS INCLUDE
EVERYTHING FROM MEDICAL SCRUBS
TO REUSABLE LUNCH BAGS TO COVID
MASKS AND PET TOYS. THEY ARE
DOING AN AMAZING JOB. THIS
COUNCIL HAS BEEN GOOD TO THEM
AND THE HAS SHOWED UP IN BRICK
AND MORTAR AND THE WOMEN AND
COMMUNITIES THEY ARE SERVING. Y
SERVING. THEY ALSO MADE
ARRANGEMENTS TO DO THE COSTUMES
FOR SEATTLE OPERA. EIGHT
ETHIOPIAN WOMEN WHO WERE TAKING
A CLASS DURING OUR VISIT MADE
FOOD FOR US WHICH WAS AMAZING.R
AMAZING. AFTER GRADUATION, AND
WE GAVE THEM THEIR
CERTIFICATES, THEY WERE GIVEN A
SEEING MACHINE SO THEY CAN SEW
FROM HOME AND BE THERE FOR
THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILY. FOLG
FAMILY. FOLLOWING THE TOUR OF
THE REFUGEE ARTISAN INITIATIVE,
WE JOINED THE CELEBRATION OF
THE OPENING OF THE SAETAL
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD CLINIC IN
LAKE CITY, COLOCATED WITH NORTH
HELP LINE. THE NEW CLINIC IS
ALSO CENTRALLY LOCATED IN THE
BUSINESS DISTRICT ON 33rd
ACROSS OR OFF LAKE CITY WAY IN
THE McDERMOT HOUSE WHICH ALSO
HOUSES THE LOW INCOME AND
VETERANS HOUSING OF LEHI. FRIDY
LEHI. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE
CLINIC ALREADY SERVED 18
CLIENTS AS PART OF THE
PREOPENING WORK. THE
HEALTHBOARD CLINIC WILL BE
OPENED TO SERVE ALL PEOPLE AND
WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIZED AND
CULTURAL Y ATTENTIVE CARE FOR
INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS IN THE
NORTH END. WHEN THE HEALTH
BOARD CONDUCTED A MARKET
RESEARCH STUDY, THEY IDENTIFIED
800 OF THE INDIGENOUS RELATIVES
IN THE GREATER LAKE CITY AREA,
MAKING THE CASE FOR THEIR
EXPANSION TO LAKE CITY FROM
THEIR CURRENT LOCATION AT THE
BASE OF BEACON HILL. THIS IS MY
BIG PUSH TO HAVE AN INDIGENOUS
FOOT PRINT IN THE NORTH END AND
TO KEEP MOVING THE SPACE THERE,
BUILDING THE BRICK AND MORTAR
CENTERS FOR NOT JUST INDIGENOUS
FOLK BUT EVERYONE THEY CAN
SERVE. SO WE ARE PLEASED TO
INTRODUCE THE CEO OF SEATTLE
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD AND KELLY
BROWN WHO YOU KNOW, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NORTH
HELP LINE TO MAKE THIS
PARTNERSHIP HAPPEN. THE
LEADERSHIP OF ESTER AND KELLY
MADE THIS CLINIC A REALITY. WE
HAVE THEIR EXPERTISE AND
WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER FOR THE
SERVICE. WE HAD SPEAKERS,
DANCERS, A WONDERFUL OPEN
HOUSE. SEATTLE HEALTH BOARD
COMPLETELY REDID THE SPACE IN E
IN THE CLINIC. IT IS JUST GOING
TO BE A DPAM CHANGER IN LAKE
CITY. PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THEY
THE COUNTY CAN NOW -- PEOPLE INE
NORTH END DON'T HAVE TO GO TO
THE SOUTH END. THEY CAN TAKE
LIGHT RAIL AND GET TO OUR NEW
CLINIC. SOUND TRANSIT BOARD OF
DIRECTORS ALSO MET AND WE
RECEIVED A PRESENTATION FOR THE
SOTO AND THE WEST BALLARD LINK
RAIL EXTENSION. IN ADDITION TO
SOUND TRANSIT BOARD, WE WILL BE
MEETING MONTHLY IN A VIRTUAL
FORMAT AND IN AN IN PERSON ONCE
A QUARTER. ALL MEETINGS WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO
STREAM AND PARTICIPATE VIA
PUBLIC COMMENT. COMING UP THIS
WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, WE WILL BE
MEETING WITH THE SOUND TRANSIT
NORTH KING SUBAREA LEADERSHIP
AND SOUND TRANSIT STAFF. ON
THURSDAY, MYSELF AND OUR
AMAZING COMS DIRECTOR DANA
ROBEERTSON CLONE, AND I WILL BE
JOINING JOANIE BALTER TO SPEAK
TO A CLASS ON THE MEDIA AT
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY. SO ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I WP
THIS UP?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT, YOU
ASKED ME TO TIME YOU AND THAT
WAS 6:00.
>> AND THAT'S CALLED LEADERSHIP
BEFORE I DO ANYTHING ELSE, IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE PEOPLE WANT
TO SAY BEFORE WE ADJOURN? I DO
NOT SEE OR HEAR ANYONE. THAT WL
ANYONE. THAT WILL CONTLUD THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS TODAY. THE
NEXT COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY,
OCTOBER 3rd AT 2:00. HAVE A GRT
A GREAT AFTERNOON. AND WITH THA,
WE ARE ADJOURNED.