>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS MONDAY, JANUARY 9,
2023. AND THIS IS OUR SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING. THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 12 WILL
BE ADOPTED. NOT HEARING OR
SEEING ANY OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. MOVING ON
TO THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT,
LET'S SEE. ON TODAY'S AGENDA,
WE DO NOT HAVE PROCLAMATIONS OR
LETTERS FOR SIGNATURES. WE WILL
GO AROUND AND EVERYONE WILL
HAVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL INPUT BUT
EACH COUNCILMEMBER, YOU SHOULD
HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE
ROLL CALL. THE LINEUP, WE'LL
START WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
AND LET ME FINISH WHAT I HAVE
TO SAY AND THEN HAND IT OVER TO
YOU GUYS. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE
CALENDAR FOLLOWING THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA,
YOU WILL SEE A RESOLUTION WHICH
WAS ON THE CALENDAR LAST WEEK
CONFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE
IRANIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS WAS
POSTPONED FROM THE COUNCIL
MEETING, AND BELIEVE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL
SPEAK TO THAT. AND WE HAD AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOR THE
SEATTLE NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
AND WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CIVIL RIGHTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE. IT IS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA AS PROMISED. I
BELIEVE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WILL SPREEK TO THAT AND
THE PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESS
SCHMIDTEE WITH TWO ITEMS ON THE
A -- ONE REGARDING THE
JAPANESE GARDEN AND OPEN SPACE
IN KING COUNTY AND I BELIEVE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WILL
SPEAK TO THAT. INFORMATION ON
ALL THE ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.
COMING UP, WE'LL HOST OUR
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
REALIZATIONS, OIR, FOR REGULAR
PRESENTATIONS ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON COUNCIL BRIEFING
THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. THE WEEKLY
PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6. A FINAL
REMINDER NO COUNCIL MEETING ON
JANUARY 16th DUE TO IT BEING
MARTIN LUTHER KING'S HOLIDAY
AND THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS
AT 2:00 JANUARY 23rd. GOT THAT
RIGHT. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THERE ARE NO LETTERS OR
PROCLAMATIONS FOR TODAY SO I
WILL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL
BRIEFING. TODAY'S LINEUP OF
ROLL CALL ROTATION FOR THIS
WEEK WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, HERBOLD,
LEWIS, MORALES, MOSQUEDA,
NELSON, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
AND THENMYSELF.
>> I WILL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU. THERE ARE TWO
ITEMS ON THE FOLLOWING CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA WITH TWO
APPOINTMENTS WHICH THE
COMMITTEE JUST APPROVED LAST
FRIDAY. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE
JANUARY 20th, JANUARY 20th. AS
I SAID IN THE COMMITTEE IN THE
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING LAST WEEK
AND THE COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY, MY
OFFICE INTENDS FOR THE
COMMITTEE TO PASS COMPREHENSIVE
RULES, LEGISLATION ON RENT
INCREASE AT NO MORE THAN THE
RATE OF INFLATION. MY OFFICE
WILL BE PASSING LEGISLATION
COMING BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF
RIGHTS AND PROHIBITING CREDIT
CHECKS. THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE
ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> NO. I DON'T SEE ANY BUT
BEFORE WE GO TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS CAN I ADD SOMETHING? I
FORGOT TO SAY THIS. WE HAVE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR 20
MINUTES WHEN DONE WITH OUR
ROUND ROBIN. THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS,
SO I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AS YOU HAVE
BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO ME SHARING
MY DAILY AND WEEKLY AND
DISTRICT AND CITYWIDE
ACTIVITIES, I AM GOING -- AS I
SAID AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, I
AM CHANGING THE PRACTICE TO
REVERT TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC USE
OF BRIEFINGS TO FOCUS ON THE
COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL AS WELL. SO I WILL
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON
MY WORK THE DISTRICT IN ANOTHER
FORM TO CONTINUE TO RESPECT MY
COLLEAGUES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I WILL DO MUCH BETTER AT
KEEPING IT UNDER 10 MINUTES. SO
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, THE
FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED LAND
USE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE
YEAR IS JANUARY 11 THIS,
WEDNESDAY. WE ARE CONSIDERING
IT TO BE SHORT BECAUSE THERE IS
ONE AGENDA ITEM, THE MAYOR'S
APPOINTMENT TO FILL POSITION
EIGHT ON THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION, AND WE WILL HAVE
THAT AND BE THE ONLY AGENDA
ITEM FOR THIS COMING MEETING.
WE WILL SPEND MORE TIME THIS
FEBRUARY ON TREE ISSUES AND
TREE POLICIES. WE ARE LOOKING
AT TWO REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETINGS AND ADDING A SPECIAL
MEETING. WE MAY ADD A FOURTH
MEETING IF NECESSARY. THE
SHORTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR TO
TAKE THE TREELINE ENTIRELY AND
THAT SAID WE WILL CANCEL THE
JANUARY 25th MEETING TO PREPARE
FOR THE WORK IN FEBRUARY. ON
FULL COUNCIL, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP AND WORK ON THE
RESOLUTION STANDING WITH THE
WOMEN OF IRAN. AT THIS TIME,
THE RESOLUTION ISN'T READY FOR
TOMORROW, AND I WILL REQUEST
THAT WE POSTPONE IT UNTIL IT'S
READY FOR COUNCIL REVIEW. I CAN
MAKE THE FORMAL REQUEST FOR
TOMORROW. COLLEAGUES, IT STILL
NEEDS A BIT OF WORK.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT
HERE. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES,
THAT IS MY REPORT.
COUNCILMEMBERS, COLLEAGUES DO,
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> OH, WOW. I THINK THAT WAS
THE SHORTEST REPORT YOU HAVE
EVER DONE, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> WHEN YOU MAKE SYSTEMIC
CHANGES, YOU CAN WRAP IT UP
QUICKLY. I'LL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD OR --
>> I THINK THAT WAS ME TRYING
TO UNMUTE MYSELF VERY SLOWLY.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE HERE WITH EVERYBODY TODAY.
LET'S SEE HERE. SO AS FAR AS
ITEMS COMING UP ON TOMORROW'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA, I HAVE NO
ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
TOMORROW, I DO HAVE AN
AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL
120392 THAT IS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA. MY STAFF
SPECULATED WITH COUNCILMEMBERS
EARLIER TODAY. AS MENTIONED,
IT'S INTENDED TO ADDRESS A
MASTER GOAL OF MAXIMIZING THE
POTENTIAL FOR HOUSING WHILE
SUPPORTING LANDMARKING. I WILL
AT THIS POINT DEFER MY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
AMENDMENT UNTIL AFTER
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES PRESENTS
IN COUNCIL BRIEFING. AS FAR AS
THE COMMITEE AGENDA ON TUESDAY,
WE WILL BE MEETING TOMORROW AT
9:30 TOMORROW A.M. AND IT WILL
BE THE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS,
AND I'M SORRY, THREE
APPOINTMENTS, AND TWO OF THEM
ARE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
COMMISSION AND ONE A COUNCIL
APPOINTMENT, AND WE WILL HEAR
THE 2023 WORK PLAN, THE OFFICE
OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND WE
WILL BE RECEIVING AN UPDATE ON
THE CITY'S RESPONSE ON FLOODING
IN SOUTH PARK. THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS LEADING
THE UPDATE BECAUSE THEY ARE
PLAYING A COORDINATING ROLE
INCLUDE WIDTH SERVICE
DEPARTMENT WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES WHICH IS REALLY DOING
CRITICAL WORK IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS THE
SCAD DEPARTMENT TO DEAL WITH
THE CLEAN UP AND THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT AND AGAIN, IT'S BEEN
VERY MUCH AN
ALL-HANDS-ON-DECKNESS DECK
RESPONSE AND WE WILL BE HEARING
MORE ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS AND
THE FUTURE OF HIGH TIDE
INCLUDING ON THE 23rd OF
JANUARY. ON PUBLIC
SAFETY-RELATED UPDATES, I WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ON THURSDAY,
MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WILL BE VISITING
STATIONS 37 AND 26. AS
EVERYBODY REMEMBERS, COUNCIL
APPROVED A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR
LADDER TRUCK AT STATION 37 AND
MEDIC UNIT 26. WE DECREASED
RESPONSE TIMES AND WE WILL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE OF
THAT WORK IN. APPRECIATE THE
CHIEF'S WILLINGNESS TO HELP US
ORGANIZE THIS VISIT AS WELL AS
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA -- IT
WAS HER IDEA TO WORK TOGETHER.
SO, THANK YOU. SIPPET TO TALK
ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY REGARDING
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE KNOW
THAT WE HAVE SEEN SOME POSITIVE
ENDS FROM THE DATA COMING OUT
OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THE FOURTH QUARTER
IS 2022 WITH AN 18% DROP IN
VIOLENT CRIME COMPARED TO THE
2021 FOURTH QUARTER, DECEMBER.
SO THE FEWEST ACTS OF VIOLENCE
SINCE MARCH 2020 WHERE WE SAW A
SPIKE IN CRIME, BUT I WANT TO
REMEMBER THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF
THE YEAR, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
REPORTED MORE THAN 100 MORE
FIRES IN 2022 THAN IN 2021. WE
ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
THE POSITIVE TRENDS, BUT STILL
REMAIN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
SPOT FIRES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND
LOOK FORWARD TO ADDRESS THOSE
TRENDS AND DEALING WITH THE
STATE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT
THE EFFORT TO BAN MILITARY
ASSAULT-STYLE WEAPONS, AND I
DIDN'T HAVE ANY COUNCIL
MEETINGS LAST WEEK BUT THIS
WEEK BEING I AM CONSIDERING
ATTENDING. I AM AN ALTERNATE
COMMITTEE AND THE FOLKS WHO ARE
THE REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO SEE IF IT MIGHT BE
OKAY TO ATTEND. I AM VERY
INTERESTED IN THE COUNTY'S
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEVY. THIS IS
ON THE AGENDA AND AS FAR AS
OTHER MAJOR EVENTS THAT ARE
NOT REGIONAL EVENTS, I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT LAST WEEK, ON THE
WEEKEND, SATURDAY, I ATTENDED A
JOINTEDLY ORGANIZED EVENT BY
THE CITY AND THE COALITION AND
REALLY ON THE RESOURCE THAT IS
THE CITY IS MAKING AVAILABLE
AND TURNING INTO A HELPFUL
ACCOUNTABILITY SESSION ABOUT
WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING
WHAT MOVING FORWARD. ANOTHER
EVENT THIS WEEK, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE
COUNCIL THERE AND THE MAIN
EVENTS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IF
ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, I AM HAPPY TO TAKE
THEM NOW. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. PRESIDENT JUAREZ. I'M
SORRY.
>> SO YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN
ABOUT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
LEVY.
>> YES. I'M AN ALTERNATE AND
THE CITY COUNCIL USUALLY ONLY
ATTENDS IF THE REGULAR MEMBERS
DON'T ATTEND, AND MY SESSIONS
WITH KING COUNTY STAFF WORKING
WITH KING COUNTY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH LEVY, THE REGIONAL
POLICY CULTURE IS DIFFERENT AND
ALTERNATES CAN ATTEND
REGARDLESS IF THE REGULAR
MEMBERS ARE NOT.
>> I'M AN ALTERNATE, TOO. SO I
KNOW WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
ON THAT SO IF THEY ARE NOT
ATTENDING, YOU AND I WOULD.
>> YEAH.
>> AND THEN THE OTHER THING WAS
ON THE FLOODING THING, ARE YOU
COMING BACK TO FULL COUNCIL ON
HOW YOU ARE HANDLING THE
FLOODING IN SOUTH PARK?
>> TOMORROW MORNING WE WILL
HAVE COPIES TO FACILITATE ANY
INFORMATION SHARING THAT MIGHT
COME OUT OF THAT AND IF THERE
IS INTEREST IN HAVING TIME TO
ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
>> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> AND SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, I AM PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. I THINK
I WILL START MY REMARKS
ADDRESSING THE REGIONAL POLICY
COMMITTEE ECONOMY THAT YOU
RAISED. I WILL BE ATTENDING
REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK. I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS MEETING WHERE
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OUR FIRST
STEP MOVING THIS REGIONAL
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MEASURE
FORWARD. IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT
TO WORK WITH CAN KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBERS TO CREATE A
CRISIS CENTER FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SITUATIONS AND I REALLY LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT PRESENTATION
AND CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR
INTEREST IN IT. SO I AM SURE
THAT THE CHAIR OF THE REGIONAL
POLICY COMMITTEE, THE KING
COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER WILL BE
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU THERE AS AN
ALTERNATE. I AM LETTING YOU
KNOW IF YOU ARE THERE, I WILL
BE THERE WITH YOU. SO DO PLEASE
COME. I THINK IT WILL BE A GOOD
MEETING. MOVING ON TO OTHER
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, AN UPDATE
FROM THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE
FOR DECEMBER 26th TO DECEMBER
30th, SO THE WEEK BETWEEN
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR, THE
QUEEN CITY INITIATIVE RECOVERED
556 NEEDLES. THEY ALSO REMOVED
23880 POUNDS OF GARBAGE FROM 73
PICKUP LOCATIONS. THERE WAS NO
FOCUSED PART DURING THAT CYCLE.
BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEE
FIGURE THERE WILL BE FOCUSED
PARTS IN THE FUTURE AND
APPRECIATE THE UPDATES FROM THE
CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE. AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALLUDED TO,
THERE ARE TWO BILLS THAT WE
APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED AT
LAST WEEK'S MEETING, LAST
WEDNESDAY. COUNCIL BILL 120083
NEW TAXATION AND APPROVED
APPLICATIONS IN PRESENTATIONS
THAT WE HEARD FOR TWO
PROPERTIES TO BENEFIT FROM THE
KING COUNTY PUBLIC BENEFIT
RATING SYSTEM. THE COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED
APPROVAL. AND WE COULD HAVE A
LONG DISCUSSION VETTING THE
APPROPRIATE NOTES OF THE TAX
AUTHORITY AND DECIDING THIS IS
APPROPRIATE USE IN THE
APPLICATION THAT WERE IS YOU
SUFFICIENT TO FORWARD ON. AND
THE COUNCIL BILL TO ENTER INTO
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARBORETUM
IN SUPPORT OF THE JAPANESE
GARDENS, A RENEWAL OF THE
LONG-STANDING AGREE. , AND
THEN WE GOT A REVIEW FROM PARKS
AND RECREATION COMPARING AND
CONTRASTING THE NEW AGREEMENT
RELATIVE TO THE OLD ONE TO THE
EXTENT THERE WERE DIFFERENCES
THAT APPEARED TO BENEFIT THE
CITY AND A RECOMMENDATION FROM
BOTH PARTYS THAT WE RATIFY THIS
AGREEMENT, AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND AND WILL BE ON THE
AGENDA. I HAVE REMARKS SIMILAR
TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
STATEMENT EARLIER, BUT I THINK
I WILL WAIT UNTIL COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S PRESENTATION TO
COMMENT ON THAT, I GUESS, THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL COME
ON DECK WHEN I END MY COMMENTS,
AND JUST KNOW I WILL BE RAISING
MY HAND ON THAT PORTION FOR
SOME OF YOUR PRESENTATION,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. WITH
THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL THINGS TO REPORT.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES.
SEEING NONE, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. WELL, WELL, I BETTER GET
TO IT. THE NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE IS CANCELED. OUR NEXT
MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 27. AS
ALLUDED TO, TOMORROW'S FULL
COUNCIL MEETING WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING THE BILL REGARDING
THE INCENTIVE ON THE LANDMARK
SEATTLE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
BUILDING. SO THE COMMITTEE WITH
A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION THAT
IT DO NOT PASS. AND I WANT TO
BE CLEAR THAT WE HAD A LOT OF
FOLKS CALLING IN LAST WEEK,
AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT
THEY HAVE A PROCESS IN THE
LANDMARKING PROCESS BUT IT'S
NOT TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO
APPROVE THE LANDMARK
DESIGNATION. THE BOARD APPROVES
THAT AND HAS A MOVE WITH THIS
BUILDING. BUT WHAT WE DO AS
CITY COUNCIL IS ACCEPT THE
CONTROL AND INCENTIVE
AGREEMENT. WE HAVE THREE
OPTIONS, ADOPT IT, MODIFY IT,
OR WE CAN REJECT IT. AND WHAT
HAPPENS -- WHEN WE HEARD THIS
IN COMMITTEE, WE HEARD THAT THE
COMMITTEE VOTED TO REJECT THE
CONTROLS AND INCENTIVE AND
WOULD HAVE GRANTED DEVELOPMENT
RIGHTS AND REQUIRED APPROVAL
BEFORE MAKING CHANGES TO THE
BUILDING. THE DISCUSSION THAT
WE HAD WAS THE STATEMENT OF
SIGNIFICANCE BY THE BOARD WHEN
GRANTED THIS IN 2006 WAS -- I
THINK WE FELT WE STRAINED TO
EXPLAIN WHY THIS BUILDING
WARRANTED PROTECTION, AND THAT
SAID, I WILL SAY IN COMMITTEE,
THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE
PROPERTY OWNER, NOW WALGREENS,
AND THE OWNER DID NOT ATTEND,
DID NOT OPPOSE THE VOTE BUT
THAT'S HOW WE LEFT THE
COMMITEE. LAST WEEK, I FILED A
SUBSTITUTE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
LANDMARK STATUS BUT WOULD HAVE
REMOVED THECONSENTMENT
AGREEMENT. COUNCILMEMBER HER
BELLED, AS SHE MENTIONED, HAS
CIRCULATED A DIFFERENT
SUBSTITUTE THAT WOULD REMOVE
THE SURFACE AREA ON THE
PROPERTY FROM DESIGNATED
FEATURES OF THE LAND MARK. WE
SENT AN EMAIL EARLIER
EXPLAINING MORE ABOUT THIS
PROCESS AND I AM HAPPY TO THAT
TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT
JUST A BIT MORE. BUT THE IDEA
IS BECAUSE THE PROJECT IS IN
THE SEATTLE MIXED-USE UPTOWN
ZONE, IT DOES ALLOW FOR AN
INCENTIVE OF AN ADDITIONAL
FLOOR AND WE COULD POTENTIALLY
GET AN EXTRA 300 -- OR
POTENTIALLY DEVELOP 310 UNITS
ON THAT SITE PARTICULARLY IF
THERE ARE AT LEAST 10 LARGE
UNITS THAT ARE -- THAT WOULD
ALLOW ANOTHER HALF FLOOR. ALL
THAT TO SAY COMPARED TO WHAT IS
POSSIBLE IF WE COMPLETELY
REMOVE THE CONTROL INCENTIVE OR
LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS, THERE ARE
AN ADDITIONAL 30 TO 60 UNITS
POSSIBLE IF WE MOVE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S
SUBSTITUTE. I WANT TO LET MY
COLLEAGUES KNOW I CONSIDER THAT
A FRIENDLY SUBSTITUTE AND WILL
BE SUPPORTING THAT TOMORROW. I
HAVE MORE BUT I DON'T KNOW IF
THIS IS COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
AND LEWIS WANT TO CHIME IN ON
THIS ISSUE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE?
>> I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GET
THROUGH YOUR WHOLE BRIEFING AND
THEN COME BACK.
>> OKAY GOOD. SO A COUPLE MORE
THINGS, MY DEPARTMENT UPDATES,
I MET WITH OFFICERS FROM THE
REFUGEE AFFAIRS, AND A NEW
PROGRAM COMING ONLINE WITH THE
IMMIGRANT FAMILY PROGRAM THAT
WILL FOCUS ON VICTIM SUPPORT,
ON IN-LANGUAGE SUPPORT, AND
REALLY RESPOND TO REQUESTS THAT
WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY IN
THE LAST YEAR ABOUT THEIR NEED,
PARTICULARLY FOR FOLKS WHO
DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. THERE IS A
DEEP NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW OUR
MEDICAL SYSTEMS WORK, HOW OUR
PROSECUTING SYSTEMS WORK AND
ESPECIALLY FOR THINGS LIKE
UNEXPLAINED DEATHS, HOMICIDE,
AND THERE IS A LACK OF
UNDERSTANDING OF THE COUNTY
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE ON
WHAT THE PROCESS IS TO BE
REUNITED WITH THEIR LOVED ONES'
BODIES, AND WHEN WE HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE
COMMUNITY WHO HAS A RELIGIOUS
POPULATION THAT REQUIRES THEY
BURY THEIR BODIES WITHIN 24
HOURS, THERE WERE A LOT OF
CHALLENGES WITH UNDERSTANDING
HOW TO GET ACCESS TO THEIR
LOVED ONES IN A TIME LEEWAY,
AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON -- SO
THIS IS THE POINT OF THIS NEW
PROGRAM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
START TO PUT THOSE SYSTEMS IN
PLACE SO PEOPLE REALLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO IN THE
EVENT OF A TRAGEDY IN THE
FAMILY, AND WE ARE WORKING ON
AN ORDINANCE TO ENSURE THAT ALL
OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE
PROVIDING THE KIND OF CRITICAL
INFORMATION THAT FAMILIES NEED
TO NAVIGATE THE NEEDS THAT WE
HAVE, AND I MET LAST WEEK WITH
DEAL AND PRIORITIES IN 2023
WHICH INCLUDE ALIGNING AND
IMPROVING ACCESS TO CHILD CARE
AND SUPPORTING THE WORKFORCE
THERE, ISSUES AROUND HIRING
QUALIFIED WORKERS. WE ALL KNOW
THAT'S A STATE WIDE, AND THEY
ARE WORKING ON THE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM FOR CONTINUOUS QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT AND EXPECT A REPORT
SHORTLY FOR ALL OF US TO
REVIEW. AND THEN THEY ARE
FOCUSING ON THEIR CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE FRAMEWORK ACROSS THE
PROGRAMMING INVESTMENT. I DO
WANT TO NOTE THAT AS PART OF
THE BUDGET PROCESS LAST WEEK WE
ALSO -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT ADDED
A SLIDE ON MENTAL HEALTH
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
SO THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT AND
THAT WILL BE OUT. NEXT WEEK, I
WILL BE MEETING WITH MY OTHER
DEPARTMENTS. WE'LL BE WORKING
ON THEM THEN. ONE EXTERNAL
COMMITTEE UPDATE, THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICY BOARD IN THE
WITH THE PUGET SOUND
PARTNERSHIP ON STRATEGIES OR
PUGET SOUND RECOVERY AND
PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE PUGET
SOUND RECOVERY AND LOCAL WORK
WHETHER REMOVING THE FISH
PASSAGE BARRIERS OR HOW WE
PROTECT THE WATERSHED THERE.
THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING WITH
THE REGIONAL ENTITIES. AND WE
GOT UPDATED ON THEIR EQUITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR REGIONAL
EQUITY STRATEGY. THAT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE CONCLUDED THE FIRST
YEAR AND WAS REALLY
INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING
SUPPORT AND INPUT TO SHAPE THE
READINGSAL HOUSING STRATEGY AND
HELPED SHAPE THE REGIONAL
HOUSING PLAN. DISTRICT UPDATES,
QUICKLY, I WANT TO START THAT
ACKNOWLEDGING OVER THE LAST
THREE DAYS, THERE HAVE BEEN AT
LEAST THREE PEDESTRIANS
CRITICALLY INJURED IN MY
DISTRICT. ON FRIDAY, A
PEDESTRIAN WAS HIT BY A SOUND
TRANSIT TRAIN AT MLK GRAND AND
THE SAME DAY A CYCLIST WAS HIT,
A HIT AND RUN. YESTERDAY, TWO
CRASHES ON MLK AND ANOTHER WAS
HIT BY A CAR AT RAINIER FOREST.
COLLEAGUES, I AM REALLY HOPEFUL
BY THE END OF THIS YEAR CAN I
STOP REPORTING TO YOU HOW MANY
PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN CAR
ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.
I DO WANT TO ANNOUNCE AND I'M
EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE
CID OFFICE GUIDE THAT WE WORKED
WITH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS IS BEING
FINALIZED AND WE WILL
DISTRIBUTE IT NEXT WEEK IN
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT WILL BE
AVAILABLE IN TRADITIONAL AND
SIMPLIFIED MANDARIN,
VIETNAMESE, SPANISH, KOREAN,
AND JAPANESE AND AVAILABLE
ONLINE, AND IT WILL BE
REGULARLY UPDATED. THIS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MY TEAM
WILL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE FOR
PLANNING. SO BE AWARE OF THAT.
THURSDAY EVENING, I'LL BE
ATTENDING A SCHOOL SAFETY
TOWNHALL. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT
I WAS CONTACTED BY FOLKS THERE
WHO WERE REALLY FRUSTRATED
UNDERSTANDING THAT VIOLENCE IN
ANY SITUATION, PARTICULARLY
WHEN A STUDENT IS SHOT AT
SCHOOL IS TRAUMATIC AND TRAGIC
FOR THE WHOLE CITY. THERE IS
FRUSTRATION THAT SEVERAL
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SHOT IN THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THERE
WAS NO QUICK RESPONSE TO MAKE
SURE THERE WAS MILLIONS OF
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR THEM.
I KNOW IT'S NOT QUITE THAT
SIMPLE, BUT THERE IS DISFL A
PERCEPTION FOR THE SOUTH END
THAT WHEN TRAGEDY HAPPENS IN
THAT COMMUNITY, THE RESPONSE
ISN'T SO QUICK. SO I'LL MENTION
THAT. AND I DO WANT TO PLUG
THAT OCR WILL HOLD THEIR ANNUAL
MLK UNITY EVENT ONLINE, A
VIRTUAL FREE CELEBRATION AND I
AM HONORED TO BE A TEACHER
THERE, ALONG WITH MAYOR HARRELL
AND LIVE AT 10:00 ON MONDAY AND
I HOPE YOU TUNE IN. I MIGHT
HAVE GONE OVER AND I APOLOGIZE
BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ON SEEING MY PROPOSED
SUBSTITUTE AS A FRIENDLY
SUBSTITUTE. THAT IS GREAT NEWS.
IT WAS INTEND TO BE A
COMPROMISE. I MENTIONED THAT
THE OBJECTIONS WOULD BE
MAXIMIZED POTENTIAL FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT WHILE ALSO
RECOGNIZING THE LANDMARK
PROCESS. AND -- OR RECOGNIZING
-- I SHOULD SAY THE
RECOMMENDATION COMING OUT OF
THE PROCESS TO BE MORE PRECISE.
WHAT THE AMENDMENT WOULD DO IS
MAINTAIN THE CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS ON THE
BENDING. THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS
OF THE AMENDMENT. WE WOULD
ASSUME THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S SUBSTITUTE IS BEFORE
US AND THEN THE OTHER THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S IS GONE
AND WORK ON THE BASE. AND THERE
IS MATERIAL THAT THE CITY
DISTRIBUTED THAT IDENTIFIED THE
POTENTIAL OPTIONS AT POTENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT AT THIS LOCATION
THAT WAS MENTIONED TO
COUNCILMEMBERS EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON AND IF GIVES YOU THE
IDEA OF WHAT ADDITIONAL
ALTERNATIVES THERE ARE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I DID,
TOO, WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HAVING
REVIEWED THE AMENDMENT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS
PROPOSING AS THE PERSON WHO
REPRESENTS THIS PARTICULAR SITE
IN DISTRICT SEVEN THAT I AM
ALSO INCLINED TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. MY INTEREST IN THIS
PROCESS HAS BEEN MAXIMIZING THE
AMOUNT OF HOUSING THAT COULD BE
PRODUCED AT THIS SITE WITHIN
THE CONSTRAINTS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN PRESENTED AND AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ALLUDED
TO, THIS PATH WOULD PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE UNITS FOR AN
ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 310 UNITS ON
THIS SITE AND POTENTIALLY MORE
OR IF THE DEVELOPER COULD
INCORPORATE SCHOOL FACILITIES
ON THE SITE TO GIVE FURTHER
INCENTIVE. MOST OF IT IS THE
PARKING LOT. SO THAT IN AND OF
ITSELF TAKES CARE OF A MAJORITY
OF THE ISSUE OF UNLOCKING THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE SITE THAT IS
JOINED BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF HOUSING TO ACCOMMODATE A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HOUSING
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR THOSE
REASONS, I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE CREATIVITY OF COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD OF PUTTING ALL THE
INCENTIVES TOGETHER TO SHOW
WHAT IT COULD BE AND QUICK
NOTICE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER AS
WELL. I WANTED TO GO ON THE
RECORD AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS
APPROACH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I
RECOGNIZE SOME OF THIS
CONVERSATION WILL PROBABLY TAKE
PLACE TOMORROW BUT I AM HAPPY
TO WEIGH IN. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR THE
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CULTURE AND
YOUR COMMITTEE FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFUL DELIVERY AND
DISCUSSION IN THE PROCESS FOR
CONSIDERING THIS LEGISLATION. I
AGREE WITH THE COMMITTEE THAT
THE WAY IT WAS TRANSMITTED DOES
NOT SERVE THE CITY'S BEST NEEDS
TO CONTROL THE SITES IN
SEATTLE. THIS IS ONE OF
SEATTLE'S DENSEST NEIGHBORHOODS
ESPECIALLY WITH LIGHTRAIL
COMING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FOR VOTING NO TO NOT ADVANCE
THE POLICY OR RECOMMEND A NO
VOTE IN FULL COUNCIL. AND ALSO,
DID NOT GET THE CHANCE TO REACH
OUT TO COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ON
THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS
SUBMITTED. I APOLOGIZE. I
DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE HAVING
THIS DISCUSSION TODAY BUT HAPPY
TO CHAT AT ANY TIME AS WELL. TO
BE FULLY TRANSPARENT, I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMENDMENT
BROUGHT FOR WORK. I THINK
SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE SHARED
GOALS FOR BUILDING AS MUCH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS POSSIBLE
AND PRESERVE THE LANDMARK BUT
WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH AND
SIGNAGE THIS WOULD REDUCE THE
SITE THAT WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLE
TO BUILD MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ON
THAT SITE, AND THAT WOULD
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING
THAT COULD BE BUILT HERE. I
WOULD LIKE LOOK FORWARD TO
FURTHER DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE
COULD NOT USE THE AIRSPACE TO
CREATE AN APARTMENT TO FULLY
CAPTURE THE CAPACITY FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I LOOK
FORWARD TO SHARING MORE
TOMORROW, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALSO
HAPPY TO CHAT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AS THE
SPONSOR AND CHAIR OF THE
ORIGINAL LEGISLATION AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT. I
THINK MY PREFERENCE IS THAT WE
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
SUBSTITUTE AS SUGGESTED IN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. I DON'T
WANT TO SACRIFICE THE
ADDITIONAL AIRSPACE THAT OUR
CITY NEEDS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND WORRY ABOUT THAT
GIVEN THE SIGNAGE AND DRIVE
THROUGH LANGUAGE IN CONTROLS
AND INCENTIVE.
>> OKAY I AM HAPPY TO KEEP
TALKING WITH YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I AM WONDERING IF
THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO
ASK LISH TO COME IN ON THAT?
>> NO. COUNCIL BRIEFING. THAT
WOULD BE NEXT.
>> OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE COMMITTEE MEETING IS GOING
TO BE SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR
ON JANUARY 18th, NEXT WEDNESDAY
AT 9:30 A.M. WE ARE FINALIZING
THE DETAILS FOR THE AGENDA FOR
THAT MEETING BUT WE WILL HAVE
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT GIVE AN UPDATE ON
THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE PLAN
AND HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE
FACILITATE YOUR'S WORK AND HAVE
A REPORT OUT ON THE RESEARCH
AND PROPOSAL THAT THEY HAD PUT
TOGETHER FOR LAST YEAR FOR OUR
CONSIDERATION AS WE THINK ABOUT
THE DEPLOYMENT OF JUMPSTART,
THE PAYROLL TAX AND THE
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE SESSION AND
APPRECIATE ON DIRECTOR McINTYRE
FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT HE AND
HIS TEAM HAS DONE AND THIS WILL
FORM THE FULL BLUEPRINT F YOU
WILL, FOR THE PROGRESSIVE
PAYROLL TAX SPENDING FOR 2024
AND BEYOND, AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THE LEAD
UP OF THE PLANNING DETAIL AS
CODIFIED, AND WE WILL HAVE AN
UPDATE FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE
HOUSING CONNECTING COMMITTEE
AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO TUNE
IN. IF YOU ARE NOT
PART, YOU CAN LEARN HOW THEY
ARE CONNECT WIDTH REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY AS PART OF
THE DAILY BRIEFINGS WITH THE
COMMUNITY THAT IS WORKING ON
FINDING EMERGENCY HOUSING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FOLKS
WHO ARE IN NEED OF HOUSING
STABILITY. THE HOUSING SECTOR
HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK AND SOME
LEGISLATION THAT WE MAY
CONSIDER LATER THIS YEAR
INCLUDING PEOPLE USING THEIR
IDENTIFICATION TO GET INTO
HOUSING. I -- WE MAY HAVE ONE
ADDITIONAL ITEM AS PART OF OUR
AGENDA BUT I'LL MAKE SURE TO
LET YOU ALL KNOW AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE IF IT GETS ADDED. IN
TERMS OF UPDATES, AGAIN, I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR WHAT SHE ALREADY SHARE BODY
THE RIDE-ALONG THAT THE CHAIR
OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND MYSELF
WILL BE DOING IN SOUTH PARK
FIRE STATIONS 27 AND 36, AND
REALLY EXCITE BODY BEING ABLE
TO HIGHLIGHT THIS WORK AND
PROUD OF THE INVESTMENT WE
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING
WITH 27 AS WELL AND THE THE
SUPPORT THAT THEIR MEMBERS
ASKED FOR AND LOOK FORWARD TO
SHARING THE INFORMATION WITH
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND
COUNCIL AS WELL. ON THURSDAY
THIS WEEK, I WILL BE GOING TO
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND
SPEAKING AT THE SIERRA CLUB
HOUSING FORUM AND LOOK FORWARD
TO HAVING MORE DETAILS ABOUT
THE UPCOMING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AND ALL THE WORK THAT THE
COMMUNITY IS DOING TO PUSH FOR
A ROBUST AND COMPREHENSIVE AND
INCLUSIVE SEATTLE MOVING
FORWARD PLAN. TWO EXCITEMENTING
EXCITEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WASHINGTON STATE HAS THE
HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGE IN THE
COUNTRY AT $16.74, AND POINT
HIGHLIGHT THIS AS A PROUD
MOMENT FOR WASHINGTON STATE AND
I WAS PROUD TO WORK ON AN
INITIATIVE THAT HELPS TO ADD TO
THE INCREASE TO THE STATE'S
MINIMUM WIDE AND PROVIDE FOR
WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
VERY PROUD OF THAT, AND ALSO,
VERY PROUD THAT WASHINGTON
STATE IS NOW AMONG THE STATE TO
REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE
SALARY AND BENEFIT INFORMATION
ON ALL JOB POSTINGS TO ENSURE
GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND
GREATER PAY EQUITY, AND THAT
HAS GONE INTO AFFECT STATEWIDE
AND WE ARE PART OF THE STATES
OFFERING INFORMATION FOR THE
WORKERS, AND LASTLY, I WANT TO
EXPRESS MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES
AND SUPPORT FOR MR. ROLAND'S
FAMILY AND LOVED ONES. IF YOU
HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT MR.
ROLAND'S UNTIMELY DEATH, THIS
IS THE DEATH OF MICHAEL ROLAND,
A 63-YEAR-OLD MAN TAKEN INTO
COST DIE AT THE KING COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. HE HAS
HAD ACTIVE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
THAT HE WAS ENDURING AT THE
TIME TIME AND AFTER POLICE AND
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS BOTH AT
DIFFERENT TIMES PLACED HIM
UNDER ARREST, THEY PUT HIM IN
THE PRONE POSITION TO SUBDUE
HIM AND THIS LED TO GEORGE
FLOYD'S MURDER IN MINNEAPOLIS.
WE POSTED INFORMATION ON
INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER LAST WEEK TO HIGHLIGHT
THE ONGOING CONCERNS THAT WE
HAVE REGARDING USE OF
INCARCERATION FOR PEOPLE WITH
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND THE
TRAINING OF WORKERS IN THE JAIL
FACILITIES AND LINKED TO THE
NATIONAL AND LOCAL COVERAGE OF
SYSTEMIC ISSUES IN PRISONS
ACROSS OUR NATION. I THINK THE
CASE AND THE SITUATION THAT
SURROUNDS HIS DEATH HIGHLIGHTS
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOME OF THE
BUDGETARY INVESTMENTS THAT WE
MADE IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
REGARDING SPECIFICALLY
INCREASED INVESTMENTS FOR REACH
AND INTO THE AFFECTED PERSONS
PROGRAM WORK GROUP THAT WOULD
BE IN THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE PROVISIO
FOR KING COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO
REINVEST IN PUTTING THE
SURPLUS, KING COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FUNDING
INTO SOLUTIONS TO HELP PREVENT
CRIME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH MY COMMUNITY AND
THE CONSTITUENTS HERE FOR
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY
INCARCERATION AND OUR DEEPEST
SYMPATHY GO OUT TO MR. ROLAND'S
LOVED ONES AND HIS FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY AND HOPE THAT IS
ANOTHER CAUSE FOR US TO LOOK AT
HOW WE RESPOND TO HARM.
TH ANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I
WILL TURN OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> GREETINGS, EVERYONE, IN THE
FIRST BRIEFING OF THE YEAR. THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CITY
LIGHT WILL MEET FOR THE FIRST
TIME THIS YEAR ON WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 11 AT 1:30 A.M. WITH
ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA WITH A
LOOK AT THE WESTERN
INTERCONNECTED POWER GRID THAT
INCLUDES ALL OR PART OF 14
STATES INCLUDING COLUMBIA AND
NORTHERN BAJA, CALIFORNIA AND
THE WESTERN ENERGY BALANCE
MARKET WHICH IS AN ADVANCED
SYSTEM THAT AUTOMATICALLY
ADJUSTS FOR ENERGY IMBALANCES
TO IMPROVE THE INTEGRATION OF
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CONCLUDE
WITH A LOOK AT THE WESTERN
RESOURCE ADEQUACY PROGRAM, A
REGION WIDE APPROACH FOR
DISCUSSING RESOURCE ADEQUACIY
AND RELIABILITY, AND THAT IS
HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES
IN COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AND
LAST WEEK, I WAS ASKED TO
ATTEND THE SMALL BUSINESS
ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS THE
IMPACTS OF CRIME WITH
REPRESENTATIVES AND THIS IS
PART OF THE CPC'S EFFORT TO
ZERO IN ON IS SPECIFIC ISSUES
THAT ARE -- THAT ARE DIVERSE
SITUATIONS THAT SEATTLE IS
FACING. SMALL BUSINESSES WITH
BREAK INS OR OTHER PUBLIC
SAFETY THREATS. THEY WERE FIRST
ON THE LIST. I BELIEVE THAT
THEY WILL BE DOWN THE LINE N MY
ROLE, I WENT TO LISTEN AND
OFFER MY PARTNERSHIP TO THE CPC
AND OUR NEIGHBORS IN ANY
CAPACITY THAT I CAN AS CHAIR OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO MANY
THANKS FOR HAPPENING THERE. ALL
RIGHT. ON SATURDAY, WHICH IS
TWO DAYS AGO, I ATTENDED THE --
WE WERE ALL INVITED, I BELIEVE,
THAT WAS HOSTED BY WE HEART
SEATTLE AND THE CALIFORNIA
PEACE COALITION, CONVENED A
THREE-DAY CONFERENCE OF
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND CANADA THAT ARE
FOCUSED ON BEST PRACTICES TO
ADDRESS ADDICTION AND ALSO IN
ATTENDANCE WAS THE CITY
ATTORNEY AND THE PUBLIC
PRESENTER ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR
AND LOTS OF FOLKS THAT ARE
INTERESTED IN ADDICTION AND THE
INTERSECTION WITH HOMELESSNESS.
SO LET'S SEE. THE CPC
ENGAGEMENT MEETING IS TOMORROW
EVENING, AND ON THURSDAY, WE
WILL BOTHING ATTENDING THE --
@WE'LL BE HEADING DOWN TO
DISTRICT TWO TO JOIN THE
ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE
AMERICANS ELDERS DINNER THAT IS
A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AND
BECOMING A TRADITION, AND
FINALLY, TODAY IS LAW
ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY. I
WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO
EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION
FOR THE OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT
THERE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES
AND INVESTIGATING SERIOUS
CRIMES TO HELP MAKE SEATTLE A
SAFER CITY TO LIVE, WORK, AND
PLAY. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. ANY
QUESTIONS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I
UNFORTUNATELY WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO ATTEND THE ENTIRE MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, AND I HAVE MET WITH
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL BE
VOTING THIS WEEK, AND THEY
WILL GIVE A DETAILED
PRESENTATION, AND I WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR THAT AND THAT'S
EXCITING WORK AND I WILL BE
ABLE TO JOIN YOU BUT JUST FOR
THE FIRST 30 MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
LETTING ME KNOW. ANYBODY CAN
WATCH THE WHOLE MEETING ON THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL. I WILL FAST TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. NO ITEMS
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION AND
SEATTLE PUBLIC FACILITIES. OUR
NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 AT 9:30
A.M. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING
WITH DEPARTMENTS ON THEIR
AVAILABILITY FOR A FEW ITEMS.
WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED THE EXACT
DATES ON WHICH THE ITEMS WILL
BE HEARD BUT WE EXPECT A REPORT
FROM THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ON THEIR
ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC-RELATED
FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES
AND HOW TO IMPROVE VISION ZERO
SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS YEARS. IN
2022, THERE WERE
TRAFFIC-RELATED FATALITIES,
AND IT WAS 15 OR 15% AND 10%
CYCLISTS, 4% ON SCOOTERS, AND
EACH OF THESE FATALITIES BEING
A TRAGEDY ON OUR CITY STREETS.
SO WE WERE EXPECTING A TOP TO
BOTTOM ANALYSIS OF THE PROGRAM
TO COME DOWN IN THE NEXT MONTH,
AND WE'LL CONSIDER A COUNCIL
BILL HOW EMPLOYER
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS CAN
SHARE TRANSIT STOPS TO
ENCOURAGE COMMUTERS TO LEAVE
THEIR SINGLE-PERSON VEHICLES AT
HOME, AND WITHIN THE NEXT
MONTH OR SO WE PLAN TO RECEIVE
ONE OR MORE REPORTS FROM SDOT
ON UPGRADING OUR CITY'S BRIDGES
AND AUDITS ON BRIDGES FROM TWO
YEARS AGO AND RECENTLY IN LIGHT
OF LOSING ACCESS TO THE WEST
SEATTLE LOW BRIDGE. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD HELPING THE PEOPLE
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE
FLOODING IN PARTS OF THE SOUTH
PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. I LOOK
FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TO
PREVENT FUTURE FLOODING WITH AN
EARMARK OF FEDERAL FUNDING FROM
A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION. I
WAS INVITED TO PROVIDE A CITY
HALL UPDATE TO THE WALFORD
COMMUNITY COUNCIL WITH
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS,
LOW INCOME HOUSING AND TREE
PROTECTION AND OTHER
PRIORITIES, AND THAT CONCLUDES
MY REPORT. ANY QUESTION BEFORE
WE GO TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> I DON'T SEE ANY.
>> CAN I GO NOW?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> SORRY. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU
TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE. ALL
RIGHT. SO. THE TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FROM OUR
COMMITTEE, AND OUR COMMITTEE
MEETING THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR
JANUARY 19th IS CANCELED. THE
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE ON
FEBRUARY 16th. SO THIS WEEK I
AM REAL EXCITED ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON
A LONG TIME ABOUT THE SECOND
LIGHTRAIL STATION AT 130th. AT
MEADOWBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER, A
MEETING BETWEEN 6:00 P.M.,
THAT'S TOMORROW, JANUARY TENTH,
TUESDAY, REGARDING GROWTH
STRATEGIES INCLUDING AROUND
130th LIGHT AND -- LIGHTRAIL
STATION. SO JUST A QUICK BACK
GROUND. THIS SECOND STOP HAS
BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT
ELECTED, SO AT LEAST FIVE YEARS
AND NOW WE ARE DOWN TO THE
DIFFERENT PLANS ABOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT ALL THE
PIECES WILL LOOK LIKE AND GIVE
THE PUBLIC A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE, AND WE ARE
GOING TO FIND OUT HOW WE ARE
GOING TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS
ABOUT TRANSIENT-ORIENTED
EVERYTHING. AND I HOPE TO HAVE
MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU NEXT
WEEK. WE POSTED THE MEETING
NOTICE ON FRIDAY IN THE NEWS
STAR, AND THIS COMING FRIDAY
WE WILL POST WHAT HAPPENS
TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE COMMUNITY
MEMBER MEETING THAT. BEING
SAID, LAST WEEK -- WHEN I SAY
WE, IT'S THE COLLECTIVE WE,
SOMETIMES ME AND SOMETIMES MY
STAFF. WE MET WITH A COUNSELING
TEAM AT INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL TOO
PROVIDE COUNSELING AND TO
REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE WITH
STUDENTS AND ATTENDED THE
CHINATOWN TRANSIT COMMUNITY
WORKSHOP FOR THE LIGHTRAIL
EXTENSION, PARTICULARLY TO
FLOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL OF LIGHTRAIL
EXTENSION AND CONCERNS OF
POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE
COMMUNITY. ALSO, WE DISCUSSED
PREFERED OPTIONS FOR ACTIVATING
THE STATIONS. AS YOU REMEMBER,
THERE IS A LOT MORE COMMUNITY
WORK IN THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS FOR SIX MORE
MONTHS AND WE HAVE MUCH MORE,
AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT OTHER
OPTIONS FOR LIGHTRAIL THE
DISTRICT AND CID AND EVERYONE
IS COGNIZANT OF THE HISTORY OF
DISRUPTING THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY. WE KIND OF DON'T
WANT TO SEE THAT AGAIN, AND THE
COMMUNITY IS VERY CLEAR ABOUT
THAT.
>> AND WE MET WITH THE DIRECTOR
REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FOR GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND
AGAIN WE ARE GOING TO BE
FOCUSING ON THE AREAS AT THE
130th LINK LIGHTRAIL STOP UNDER
CONSTRUCTION. IF YOU DRIVE UP
NORTH, YOU CAN SEE THE PLATFORM
IS BEING BUILT AS WE SPEAK IF
NOT ALREADY BUILT. COMING UP
NEXT WEEK, MY OFFICE WILL MEET
REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF
ENCAMPMENTS IN DISTRICT FIVE
AND CONTINUE TO RECEIVE REPORTS
FROM NEIGHBORS ABOUT HEALTH AND
SAFETY IN AND AROUND ENCAMP. S.
AND WE WILL MEET WIFE SOUND
TRANSIT INCLUDING THE WEST
SEATTLE AND BALLARD LIGHTRAIL
EXTENSION, AND YOU KNOW THAT
IS AN ONGOING DISCUSSION. WE,
YOU, TOO, WILL BE DEVELOPING
THE 2023 WORK PROGRAM, AND I
WILL BE DOING MINE FOR TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, AND AS
YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL'S ANNUAL
WORK PLAN PROGRAM IS A PUBLIC
REPORT ON WHAT COMMITTEES PLAN
TO DO IN 2023. I AM SURE YOU
WILL BE MEETING WITH CENTRAL
STAFF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE.
CENTRAL STAFF WILL WORK WITH
EACH COMMITTEE CHAIR TO DEVELOP
THE 2023 WORK PROGRAM.
PLEASE MAKE TIME AVAILABLE TO
FULLY PARTICIPATE. OUR GOAL IS
TO HAVE THE WORK PLAN ON THE
AGENDA FULLY VOTED BY FEBRUARY
28. THE CENTRAL STAFF IS
SPHRAIBL YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. LET'S SEE. AND WITH
THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE I MOVE US INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION? OKAY. I DO NOT SEE ANY
QUESTIONS. THAT WRAPS UP THE
COUNCIL BRIEFINGS TODAY AND
COUNCILMEMBERS PLEASE STAY ON
THE LINE. AND LET ME READ WHAT
I NEED TO READ. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL MOVE
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. HEARING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL
NOW MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS
PENDING OR ACTUAL LITIGATION.
COUNCIL, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTER WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEY AS AUTHORIZED
BY LAW. A LEGAL MONITOR FROM
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
ALWAYS PRESENT TO ENSURE THAT
THE COUNCIL RESERVE UNLESS OPEN
SESSION. I EXPECT THE TIME TO
END BY AND -- MADAM CLERK, DO
YOU WANT TO HELP ME ON THIS? I
WANT TO SAY 3:20.
>> YES.
>> OKAY. 20 MINUTES. OKAY. IF
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION GOES
BEYOND THAT TIME I WILL
ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND
EXPECTED DURATION. AT THE
CONCLUSION, THE COUNCIL MEETING
WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURNED. MARTIN LUTHER KING
IS JANUARY 16th, SO THE NEXT
MEETING THE BE JANUARY 23rd AT
2:00. THE COUNCIL IS NOW IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU.