>>> TODAY IS JANUARY 22, 2024.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS
TO: 01.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR
FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. NOW I
WILL MAKE MY PRESIDENTS REPORT.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO ALL
MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS ON THE
EIGHT FINALISTS AT TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND I
ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY
MUCH TO ALL OF THE FINALISTS
WHO APPEARED AND PROVIDED GREAT
ANSWERS. AT TODAY'S BRIEFING
WE WILL AGAIN BE HEARING FROM
OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE TEAM FROM
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
REGULATIONS WILL PROVIDE US
WITH UPDATES ON UPDATES IN
OLYMPIA. I'D ALSO LIKE TO
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON
TOMORROW'S REGULAR COUNCIL
MEETING WHERE WE WILL BE VOTING
ON A CLERK FILE IN THE COUNCIL
BILL RELATED TO A CONTRACT
REASON THAT WAS POSTPONED FROM
LAST NIGHTS MEETING. AND WE
WILL BE HOLDING THE VOTE TO
SELECT A CANDIDATE FOR SENT
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL POSITION
8. FOR THAT, I WILL BE FIRST
MAKING A MOTION ON THE VOTING
PROCESS, AND WE WILL VOTE ON
THAT. AND ONCE WE VOTE ON
APPROVING WITHOUT ONE AND HOW
VOTING WILL GO, I WILL OPEN THE
FLOOR FOR COUNCILMEMBER, AND
THEN TURN TO THE BOAT.
SPECIFIC LANGUAGE WILL BE
FORTHCOMING A LITTLE BIT LATER
TODAY, BUT FOR HIGH-LEVEL
PURPOSES, HERE'S HOW IT'S
GOING TO WORK IF COUNCIL
APPROVES THE PROCEDURE.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL STATE THE
NAME OF THEIR PREFERRED
CANDIDATE IN ROLLCALL ORDER,
AND IF ANYONE FINALISTS GETS 5
BOTH IN THE FIRST ROUND, THEY
WILL BE APPOINTED TO FILL A
VACANCY. IF NO ONE GETS FIVE
VOTES, WE WILL VOTE AGAIN.
IMPORTANTLY COUNCILMEMBERS WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR
BOAT DURING A VOTING ROUND, BUT
THEY CAN DO SO AT THE NEXT
ROUND, AND COUNCILMEMBERS WILL
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
COMMENTS BEFORE THAT ROUND AS
WELL. AND WE WILL REPEAT THAT
PROCESS UNTIL A FINALIST HAS
SECURED FIVE VOTES. A REMINDER
-- IF THE COUNCIL CAN'T GET TO
FIVE VOTES TOMORROW, I CHARTER,
WE MUST MEET AND VOTE EVERY
BUSINESS DAY UNTIL THE
APPOINTMENT IS MADE. ONCE A
FINALIST HITS THE FIVE VOTE
THRESHOLD, THE FINALISTS WILL
BE ASKED TO ADMINISTER THE OATH
OF OFFICE. BEFORE WE GET THE
COUNCIL'S VOTE ON POSITION
EIGHT, WE WILL ALSO GO THROUGH
PUBLIC COMMENT AND OTHER ORDERS
OF BUSINESS. SO THAT PART OF
THE AGENDA WILL BE THE SAME.
AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ON
THAT NOTE THAT THERE ARE THREE
ITEMS THAT WILL APPEAR ON
TOMORROW'S INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THEY ARE
REFERRALS TO FULL COUNCIL OF
THREE APPOINTMENTS TO SEATTLE
CITY LIGHTS REVIEW PANEL. A
NINE-MEMBER BODY THAT EVALUATES
THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THESE
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS WERE
PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO THE
FORMER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE, WHICH I CHAIRED,
LATE LAST YEAR. THE COMMITTEE
HAD NO MEETINGS IN DECEMBER, SO
THEY REMAIN PENDING. THESE
APPOINTEES HAVE ALREADY BEEN
JOINING THE REVIEW PANEL
MEETINGS AS OBSERVERS, AND I'VE
OPTED TO RE-REFER THEM SO THEY
CAN OFFICIALLY TAKE PART IN
VOTES. AND FOR 2 REASONS.
FIRST, THE NEW COMMITTEE WITH
JURISDICTION OVER THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE WON'T
HAVE A CHAIR UNTIL WE FILLED
THE POSITION VACANCY, AND THAT
CHAIR MIGHT NEED SOME TIME TO
GET UP TO FEED. CITY LIGHT AND
MY OFFICE HAVE VETTED ALL THREE
APPOINTEES, ONE OF WHOM ALREADY
SERVES ON THE PANEL AND IS
MOVING LATERALLY TO A DIFFERENT
SEAT. WE AGREE THEY ARE HIGHLY
QUALIFIED AND WE DON'T WANT TO
DELAY THEM ANY FURTHER, AND I
WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT A
LATER TIME. THAT'S ONE ITEM
THAT I JUST WANTED TO SIGNAL
WOULD BE ON THE IRC TOMORROW. I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
HIGHLIGHT AT TOMORROW'S
COUNCIL MEETING OTHER THAN THE
FACT THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN
WORKING VERY HARD TOWARD THIS
GOAL OF VOTING ON THE POSITION
EIGHT CANDIDATE, AND I THINK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ORDER TO
THROUGH THE LAST. SO MOVING ON
TO THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION UP DATE, I WILL LET GO
AR COME UP TO THE TABLE HERE.
AND I BELIEVE, ALTHOUGH I ADMIT
THAT I HAVEN'T CHECKED EMAIL,
THAT STAFF HAVE DISTRIBUTED A
BULLETIN OF THE BILLS IT WILL
COVER TODAY. TODAY'S
PRESENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC AFTER THE
MEETING. THESE BRIEFINGS ARE
COUNCILMEMBERS OPPORTUNITY TO
WEIGH IN ON LIVE BILLS AND
BRING ATTENTION TO LEGISLATION
THAT THEY WOULD LIKE OA OUR
STAFF TO FOCUS ON, AND ALSO
LEARN ABOUT OTHER THINGS THAT
ARE GOING ON IN OLYMPIA. SO
DIRECTOR TARLETON, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. TAKE
IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON, AND MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. WE APPRECIATE THE TIME
YOU ARE GIVING US TODAY, GIVEN
YOU ARE VERY, VERY BUSY WITH A
CRITICAL SCHEDULE TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE OA OUR TEAM IS ON
THE SCREEN, AND THEY ARE IN
OLYMPIA. SO I AM GOING TO LET
THEM KICK IT OFF RIGHT AWAY ON
THE LEGISLATIVE OF DATE
STARTING WEEK THREE OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I THINK
SAMIR JUNIE JOE , IS GOING TO
START THE PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD EVENING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. STATE RELATIONS
DIRECTOR. IN WEEK THREE OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHAT WE
WILL DO TODAY IS GIVE YOU --
TALK ABOUT A FEW BILLS, JUST A
SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE BILLS
THAT WE ARE TRACKING AT THE
STATE THAT HAD SENT OVER IN THE
EMAIL IN OUR COUNCIL BULLETIN.
ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS OFF-LINE, AND WE CAN
GET STARTED WITH JUST A FEW OF
THE ONES THAT WE WANT TO CALL
ATTENTION TO. STARTING WITH A
COUPLE OF BUDGET AND REVENUE
BILLS. BOTH OF THE BILLS
HIGHLIGHTED ARE BILLS THAT KING
COUNTY IS REQUESTING. THE FIRST
BILL IS ONE REGARDING REMOVING
A RESTRICTION ON FUNDS
SUPPLANTING EXISTING FUNDS.
THIS IS A RESTRICTION THAT ONLY
APPLIES TO KING COUNTY AND THE
JURISDICTIONS WITHIN KING
COUNTY, AND IN ESSENCE WOULD
ALLOW THE CITY OR COUNTY TO USE
IT TO PAY FOR EXISTING
SERVICES. IN SENATE BILL 5770,
WHICH WE HIGHLIGHTED IN A
PREVIOUS BRIEFING, INCREASING
THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE LIMIT
FOR LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES FROM
1% TO 3%, AND BOTH THESE BILLS
I'VE MENTIONED ARE BILLS THAT
KING COUNTY HAS BEEN PROPOSING
AND IS PUSHING TO THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
>> HEY, EVERYONE. ANNA JOHNSON.
OF THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
LIAISON. SOME OF THE KLEIMAN
ENVIRONMENT BILLS IT RECEIVED
HEARINGS IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS
ARE LISTED HERE. SOME OF THEM
MAY SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU
BECAUSE WE HIGHLIGHTED THEM IN
OUR LAST BRIEFING, BUT STARTING
WITH HOUSE BILL 2490 AND 6065,
THIS BILL IS AN EXTENDED
RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR
PAPER AND PACKAGING PRODUCT,
AND THIS ESSENTIALLY HOLDS
PRODUCERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING FOR CURBSIDE RECYCLING
FOR ALL OF WASHINGTON
RESIDENTS. HOUSE BILL 2230 AND
SENATE BILL 6520 IS A GOVERNOR
REQUEST BILL THAT PERTAINS TO
TRANSPARENT THE AND SUPPLY
PRICING, TRANSPORTATION AND
OTHER FACT THERE'S RELATED TO
THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY IN
WASHINGTON. HOUSE BILL 2201 IN
SENATE BILL 656 EIGHT IS THE
CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT, CARBON
CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM LINKAGE
BILL. SO THIS BILL ESSENTIALLY
KICKSTART A PROCESS TO TRY AND
LINK WASHINGTON'S CARBON MARKET
WITH CALIFORNIA AND QUEBEC'S.
AND FINALLY, HOUSE BILL 1185,
WHICH IS FROM REPRESENTATIVE
HACKNEY, IS ESSENTIALLY
EXTENDING A CURRENT PROGRAM
THAT EXISTED THE STATE LEVEL TO
PAY FOR THE DISPOSAL OF MERCURY
CONTAINING LIGHT BULB.
>> MOVING ON TO A FEW BILLS IN
THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
CATEGORY, HOUSE BILL 1932 WOULD
PERMIT CITIES TO HOLD THEIR
ELECTIONS ON EVEN-NUMBERED
YEARS, SO ODD-NUMBERED YEARS,
THEY RECEIVED A HEARING AND A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IT WAS
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK AND IS NOW ON HOUSE RULES.
THE TWO FOLLOWING BILLS ARE
RELATED TO ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE. THE FIRST, SENATE
BILL 1538, CREATES AN
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT TASK
FORCE TO DEVELOP GUIDING
PRINCIPLES AND TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS UPON
RECOMMENDATION OF GENERATIVE
AI. THAT BILL RECEIVED A
HEARING AND WAS FUNDED OUT OF
COMMITTEE. HOUSE BILL 1951
RABBITS A DEPLOYER OF AUTOMATED
DECISION TOOLS THAT RESULTS IN
ALGORITHMIC TERMINATION, AND
ENCOURAGES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TOOK COME FORTH WITH A
PROTECTION ACT. THIS HAS
RECEIVED A HEARING, BUT IS NOT
BEEN VOTED YET. MOVING ON TO
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BILLS. WE
HAVE A COUPLE OF BILLS RELATED
TO OPIOID USE. THE FIRST, BILL
5953 IS A GOVERNOR REQUEST BILL
AND REQUIRES EDUCATION TO
PREVENT FENTANYL AND OPIATE USE
TO BE PROVIDED ONCE A YEAR TO
ALL STUDENTS IN SEVENTH AND
NINTH GRADE. IT ALSO DIRECTS OS
PI TO HELP TO INCLUDE KNOWLEDGE
ON FENTANYL AND OPIOID USE AND
DRUG USE. SENATE BILL 5804
SPONSORED BY SENATOR KRUGER
REQUIRES ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TO FIND AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST
ONE SET OF OPIOID REVERSAL
MEDICATION LIKE NARCAN IN EACH
OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THEN
LASTLY, SENATE BILL 5986
RELATES TO PRIVATE MEDICAL
BILLING FOR GROUND AMBULANCE
SERVICES THAT PROHIBIT SURPRISE
MEDICAL BILLING AND ESTABLISHES
PAYMENTS BETWEEN MAINLINE
SERVICE AND THE INSURANCE
COMPANY. ON HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING BILL 2160
SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE
JULIANNE REED REQUIRES CITIES
TO ALLOW THE FOLLOWING DENSITY
AROUND TRANSIT STOPS. 3.5 FLOOR
AREA RATIO WITHIN A HALF-MILE
OF THE RAILS, LIKE A LIGHT
RAIL. AND THEN A 2.5 FLOOR AREA
RATIO WITHIN A QUARTER-MILE. IT
WAS HEARD AND VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE. SENATE BILL 1998
REQUIRES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
ALLOW SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY IN
ANY ROOM THAT ALLOWS FROM
IMPOSING CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON
THE TYPE OF HOUSING. AND
LASTLY, HOUSE BILL 2114 BY
REPRESENTATIVE ALVARADO RESULTS
IN STABILITY FOR TENANT AND IS
A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS RELATED
TO LANDLORD-TENANT LAW. AMONG
THOSE, LIMITING FEE RENT
INCREASES TO 5% A YEAR, AND
ALSO INCLUDES VARIOUS RENT AND
FREE INCREASE NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS, LIMITS ON MOVING
FEES, SECURITY DEPOSITS, AND
LATE FEES, AND PARITY BETWEEN
LONG-TERM AND MONTH-TO-MONTH
RENTAL AGREEMENTS. SOME LABOR
AND COMMERCE HILLS, 1905. WE
MENTIONED THIS IN A PREVIOUS
PRESENTATION AS WELL, THE EQUAL
PAY ACT TO INCLUDE ALL
PROTECTED CLASSES. THAT WAS
VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE, AND
THEN SENATE BILL 5770 SEVEN,
ALSO RECEIVED A HEARING A█ND WAS
VOTED ON COMMITTEE. SENATE BILL
6040 RELATES TO PROMPT PAY OF
SUBCONTRACTORS THAT ARE STATE
CERTIFIED SMALL WOMEN AND
MINORITY OWNED TO BE PAID NO
LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE
WORK IS ACCEPTED BY A STATE OR
CITY, REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE
CONTRACTOR RECEIVED PAYMENT.
THIS BILL IS SIMILAR TO A CITY
OF SEATTLE POLICY THE, AND WAS
HEARD THIS PAST WEEK.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CATEGORY, THE FIRST WEEK OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY HEARD
HOUSE BILL 1060. THIS BILL
ESTABLISHES A PRESUMPTION OF
INADMISSIBILITY FOR A STATEMENT
MADE DURING AN INTERROGATION
WHERE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER INTENTIONALLY ENGAGED
IN DECEPTION. HOUSE BILL 27
REQUIRES A BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION FOR SHERIFFS,
MARSHALS, POLICE CHIEFS, AND
RESERVE OFFICERS IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN CERTIFICATION AND
MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION. THIS IS
SIMILAR TO THE OTHER
RANK-AND-FILE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS. HOUSE BILL 2245 FROM
REPRESENTATIVE JANOWSKI DOES A
NUMBER OF THINGS, BUT NAMELY
REQUIRES THAT THE UW SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL WORK TO ESTABLISH A
CO-RESPONSE TRAINING ACADEMY,
SO THIS WOULD IMPACT SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO THE
CARE DEPARTMENTS COVERS WANTS
TEAMS, AND IT WOULD ESTABLISH A
TRAINING THAT THEY COULD
UTILIZE. THERE WAS ALSO A
NUMBER OF GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION HEARINGS IN THE
FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I'VE
HIGHLIGHTED JUST 3 OF THEM HERE
BELOW. SENATE BILL 5444, THIS
BILL RESTRICTS FIREARMS IN
SENSITIVE PLACES, AND SOME OF
THE PLACES INCLUDED IN THE BILL
ARE PUBLIC PARKS AND TRANSIT
CENTERS, AREAS WHERE CHILDREN
ARE PRESENT, AS WELL AS SOME
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. HOUSE
BILL 1920 FROM REPRESENTATIVE
BARRY IS A BILL THAT REQUIRES A
PERMIT TO PURCHASE OR TRANSFER
A FIREARM, AND THEN HOUSE BILL
2021 FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE
AUTHORIZES LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DISPOSE OF
FORFEITED FIREARMS EITHER BY
DISPOSING THEM OR DONATING THEM
TO A MUSEUM OR HISTORICAL
ORGANIZATION. IN THE SOCIAL
PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION SPACE,
THIS YEAR, THEY TOOK UP FREE
SCHOOL MEALS AGAIN. THIS IS A
BILL THAT WAS CONSIDERED LAST
SESSION, SO IT PASSED SENATE
BILL 5964, ESTABLISHING THAT
EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD
HAVE FREE SCHOOL MEALS FOR
STUDENTS WHO WANT THEM, BOTH
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. SENATE
BILL 5870 -- ACTUALLY, THE
BULLETS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR
HERE HAVE TO DO A CHILD CARE,
SO SENATE BILL 5870 ESSENTIALLY
MAKE STREAMLINING FOR KNEECAP
AND WORKING CONNECTIONS
CHILDCARE SMOOTHER. SO IF YOU
ARE ALREADY ON FOOD BENEFITS
WITH THE STATE, THAT COUNTS
TOWARDS YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND
STREAMLINES YOUR QUALIFICATION
FOR WORKING CONNECTIONS
CHILDCARE. HOUSE BILL 2801 IS A
BILL THAT ELIMINATES THE CHILD
CARE LICENSING FEE, SO REMOVING
A BARRIER FOR CHILD CARE TO GET
LICENSED. AND THEN SENATE BILL
5774 HAS TO DO WITH EATING MORE
WORKFORCE INTO THE CHILDCARE'S
BASE BY IMPROVING, ESSENTIALLY,
THE STATES FINGERPRINTING AND
BACKGROUND SYSTEM, MAKING A
MORE TIMELY AND SMOOTH SO MORE
EMPLOYEES CAN JOIN. AND THEN
HOUSE BILL 2807 HAS TO DO A
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY
FAMILIES. IT ESSENTIALLY
EXTENDS A TIME LIMIT EXTENSION
THAT ALREADY EXISTS TO INCLUDE
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE, IF THEY
TERMINATED THE CASH ASSISTANCE
FROM 10 IF, IT WOULD RESULT IN
FINANCIAL DISTRESS FOR THE
RECIPIENTS FAMILY.
>> THE LAST CATEGORY IS
TRANSPORTATION. SENATE BILL
5859 AND HOUSE BILL 298 FOUR.
THIS IS A GOVERNOR REQUEST BILL
RELATED TO AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC
CAMERAS. WHAT IT DOES, IT DOES
A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS. IT'S
GOING TO ALLOW CITIES TO PLACE
TRAFFIC CAMERAS ON STATE ROUTES
WITHIN THE LIMITS. THEY EXPAND
THAT AUTHORITY INTO OTHER
CITIES AND ALLOWS ANY TRAINED
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE TO REVIEW THE
VIOLATIONS AND ISSUE NOTICES.
GENERATED BY THE TRAFFIC CAMERA
WHICH WILL NOW REMAINED BY THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUST BE USED
FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY PURPOSES AND
ALLOW CITIES TO REDUCE FINES
AND PENALTIES ON BOTH OF THESE
BILLS HEARD THIS PAST WEEK AND
HAVE NOT YET BEEN VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE. AND RELATEDLY, HOUSE
BILL 1963 REQUIRES THAT LICENSE
PLATES MUST BE UNCOVERED. PART
OF THAT REASON WOULD BE TO HELP
ENFORCEMENT THE TRAFFIC CAMERA
-- THE TRAFFIC CAMERAS. AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
NOW, AND THEN ALSO, I'M ALWAYS
AVAILABLE DURING THE WEEK FOR
QUESTIONS ON YOUR STAFF.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
PRESENTATION AND FOR MAKING
TIME FOR US, BECAUSE I'M SURE
THAT YOU ARE RUNNING ALL AROUND
AND IT'S A SHORT SESSION, SO I
HAVE VITIATE PRIORITIZING
TALKING TO US. SO I THINK THAT
THERE WAS SOME -- I WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW -- I LISTENING ABOUT
THIS MIDWAY THROUGH YOUR
PRESENTATION AND I DIDN'T WANT
TO INTERRUPT, BUT IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO KNOW IF THERE ANY OF
THE ILLS THAT YOU JUST
HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE CITY HAS
WEIGHED IN ON ON OTHER SIDE AND
WHAT WE HAVE POSITIONS ON,
BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS SOME
CONFUSION LAST TIME WHEN YOU
MENTIONED SOME BILLS. THERE WAS
MAYBE SOME THOUGHT THAT THERE
WAS ACTUALLY IN OUR LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA AS A PRIORITY, SO IT'S
HARD FOR US TO KNOW WHEN YOU
IDENTIFY CERTAIN BILLS IF YOU
ARE DOING THAT BECAUSE THEY'VE
GOT A LOT OF ENERGY BEHIND
THEM, OR IF YOU HAVE A
POSITION, OR WHATEVER. AND THEN
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ONE
PARTICULAR BILL, BUT I WILL LET
YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION FIRST.
>> SURE. PERHAPS YOU CAN
DESCRIBE TO THE COUNCIL THE
DIFFERENT OPTIONS WE HAVE FOR
WEIGHING IN OR NOT WEIGHING IN
DOWN IN OLYMPIA, AND A COUPLE
OF EXAMPLES OF BILLS WHERE WE
HAVE TAKEN VARIOUS POSITIONS.
>> YEAH. WE SOMETIMES -- WE
WILL SUPPORT A BILL AND
TESTIFY, SOMETIMES WE WILL
SUPPORT A BILL AND SIGN UP AND
NOT TESTIFY. OTHER TIMES, WE
ARE MONITORING BILLS BECAUSE OF
THEIR IMPACT ON THE CITY BUT
NOT TAKING A POSITION ONE WAY
OR ANOTHER. AND SOMETIMES WE
OFTEN JUST WANT TO TRAIN WITH
WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING,
AND ALSO, WE HAVE AN OPTION OF
ASSIGNING OTHERS IF WE HAVE
MORE NUANCED TAKES ON THE BILL.
SO SOME EXAMPLES WOULD BE THE
TRAFFIC CAMERA BILL, THE CITY
DID TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THAT
BILL. OTHER BILLS LIKE THE BILL
ON NUMBERED YEARS, WE ARE JUST
MONITORING -- THAT WOULD
CERTAINLY IMPACT THE CITY, BUT
WE HAVE NO POSITION ON IT. IF
THERE ARE SPECIFIC ONES, WE CAN
ALWAYS KIND OF LET YOU KNOW
WHAT PATH WE TOOK AND WHAT WENT
INTO THAT.
>> I WILL JUST SHARE THE BILLS
THAT I MENTIONED WE ARE
SUPPORTING. THEY SUPPORT THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAPER AND
PACKAGING, WHICH -- WE ARE
SUPPORTING THAT BILL, ALONG
WITH THE LIGHTBULB DISPOSAL
BILL, THE BILL THAT ALLOWS FREE
SCHOOL MEALS ACROSS THE STATE,
AND SOME OF THE CHILDCARE
BILLS, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE
CHILD PREVENTION BILLS WE ARE
SUPPORTING AS WELL.
>> OKAY. YOU TOUCHED ON ONE OF
THE BILLS -- WELL, THE BILL
THAT I WAS MORE INTERESTED IN
GETTING DETAIL ON. I DON'T
REMEMBER WHAT NUMBER YOU CALLED
IT, BUT IT'S WHAT NOT WHAT I
HAD IN THE NOTES. A PAIR OF
HOUSE BILLS 1882 AND ITS
COMPANION BILL, SENATE BILL
5723, WHICH WOULD ALLOW CITIES
AND TOWNS SWITCH THEIR
ELECTIONS FROM ODD TO EVEN
YEARS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE HOUSE
BILL WAS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE,
BUT OTHERWISE, NO HEARINGS HAVE
BEEN SCHEDULED FOR EITHER BILL.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE BILL THAT I HIGHLIGHTED
IS A DIFFERENT BILL THAT ENDED
UP -- INITIALLY WHAT IT IS WAS
MANDATE -- MANDATES GO TO
ODD-NUMBERED YEARS, BUT THEN
THAT WAS STRIPPED OUT OF THE
BILL TO REFLECT THE OPTIONAL
BILL THAT WAS INTRODUCED, AND
THAT BILL DID HAVE A HEARING
AND WAS VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE.
THE SENATE BILL IS STILL ALIVE.
SO IT IS IN RULES, AND STAYS IN
SENATE RULES.
>>'S WERE YOU SAYING THAT 1882
IS NO LONGER LIVE? IT'S BEEN
REPLACED BY THE ONE YOU LISTED
IN YOUR PRESENTATION? OKAY.
WELL, I WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY IN A PUBLIC FORUM
TO EXPRESS MY REAL STRONG
CONCERN ABOUT MOVING MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS TO EVEN-NUMBERED
YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT VOTER
TURNOUT IS THE REASON WHY
PEOPLE ARE ADVOCATING FOR THIS,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IN
EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS, WE HAVE
THE LEGISLATURE, CONGRESS, AND
SOMETIMES A PRESIDENT ON THE
BALLOT, AND TURNOUT IS GREATER.
FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CANDIDATE, I BELIEVE
THAT GREATER TURNOUT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY MEAN A BETTER
INFORMED PUBLIC WHEN IT COMES
TO THE ISSUES THAT IMPACT
PEOPLE'S DAILY LIVES MOST
DIRECTLY, WHICH IS THE STUFF
THAT COMES OUT OF CITY HALL
OFTEN TIMES. FROM PUBLIC SAFETY
TO POTHOLES, THOSE ARE ISSUES
THAT WE HERE AT THE DAIS DEAL
WITH, AND I WANT TO MAKE -- I
AM CONCERNED THAT THERE WILL
NOT BE TIME, OR THERE WILL NOT
BE INTEREST IN HOST ALL THE
FORUMS THAT MY COLLEAGUES, YOU
KNOW, ATTENDED LAST YEAR. WHAT
MEDIA WHAT WE WILL BE
INTERESTED IN WITH THE LOCAL
CANDIDATE, AND DOWN BALLOT
PARTICIPATION HASN'T REALLY
BEEN EXAMINED. AND SO FOR ALL
OF THESE REASONS, THAT IS WHY
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MOVING
LOCAL ELECTIONS TO EVEN YEARS,
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE BAD
FOR CITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING
THAT IS SPECIFIC TO SEATTLE.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO STATE
THAT AND ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE
TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THAT
PAIR OF BILLS GOING FORWARD.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT
PRESENTATION. I WOULD ECHO THE
SENTIMENTS OF THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IT WOULD BE VERY
HELP IF YOU COULD SOMEHOW
INDICATE THE BILLS THAT WE HAVE
ACTUALLY -- THAT YOU ARE
ACTUALLY TESTIFYING IN CIVIL OR
OF. SO IT'S EASIER FOR US TO
FOLLOW THAT. AND ADDITIONALLY,
I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT -- AND I
CANNOT FIND IT IN YOUR LIST,
BUT A DEVELOPER'S CHOICE BILL,
THAT AT THE CITY HAS NOT --
I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CITY
DOES NOT ADOPT ITS COMP PLAN,
THE DEVELOPERS ARE FREE TO
PROCEED AS THEY CHOOSE. IS
THERE SUCH A BILL? AND IF SO,
WHERE IS IT IN THE PROCESS ? IN
QUEUE.
>> YOU ARE AFRAID TO HOUSE BILL
2113. SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVE BATEMAN, WHICH
WOULD DO A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT
WOULD -- OUR COMP PLAN, THE
HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE COMP
PLAN HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND
THEN THE DEVELOPER'S CHOICE
ESSENTIALLY WOULD BE, IF A
DEVELOPER HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF AFFORDABILITY OF THE
PROJECT, THAT THEY COULD --
EVEN IF THE ZONING IS NOT
APPLICABLE, THAT THEY COULD
BUILD BUILD IN THAT AREA. THAT
BILL RECEIVED A HEARING, BUT I
DON'T GETS BEEN VOTED OUT OF
THE COMMITTEE YET, BUT IT IS
STILL ALIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR TARLETON FOR YOUR VERY
HELPFUL PRESENTATION. I --
FIRST OFF, I WANT TO ECHO, NOT
NECESSARILY MY CONCERN FOR
MOVING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
TO EVEN YEARS, BUT I DO THINK
-- IF THE WHOLE PURPOSE AND
GOAL OF THAT WOULD BE TO
ULTIMATELY DRIVE VOTER
ENGAGEMENT AND TURNOUT, WHICH,
THAT IS WHAT I AM HEARING, I
THINK THERE IS POTENTIALLY A
BETTER WAY TO GET THERE WITHOUT
ACTUALLY MOVING THEM TO EVEN
YEAR ELECTIONS, AND THAT IS --
LAST YEAR '23, AS I UNDERSTAND
IT, THERE WERE FOUR ELECTIONS.
ME AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
WERE JUST LOOKING IT UP RIGHT
NOW. AND IN AN OFF YEAR OR ODD
YEAR ELECTION, IF YOU WILL, I
THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE
CONFUSED. I THINK THAT HAVING
MULTIPLE ELECTIONS CONTRIBUTES
TO VOTER APATHY, AND I THINK IF
WE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF
ELECTIONS AND ENFORCED THESE
VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND LEVY
RENEWALS AND, YOU KNOW, INTO
ONE OF 2 ELECTIONS, THE AUGUST
PRIMARY OR THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION, I THINK THAT WOULD
HELP. ULTIMATELY, WE HAVE
PEOPLE MORE ENGAGED IN THE
ELECTIONS THAT THEY DO HAVE. IT
MIGHT BE A CREATIVE WAY TO
POTENTIALLY SPLIT THE BABY
RATHER THAN ACTUALLY ELIMINATE
EVEN YEAR ELECTIONS ENTIRELY AT
THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL. THANK YOU
FOR HELPING ME THINK OF THAT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WHAT
ACTUALLY REALLY WANTED TO ASK A
QUESTION ABOUT AND COMMENT ON
HIS HOUSE BILL 2058, WHICH IS
-- AND THE COMPANION BILL BY
STATE SENATOR NOBLES FOR FREE
SCHOOL MEALS. I WANT TO FIRST
EXPRESS MY VIEW, AND ASK A
QUESTION ABOUT IT. BUT I WILL
SAY, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
OVERCOME THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM, TO EVENTUALLY RISE IN
THE MILITARY RANKS AND ACHIEVE
SUCCESS NOW AND BE HONORED TO
SIT AT THIS VERY DAIS, AND AS
SOMEONE WHO IS THE PROUD SON OF
AN IMMIGRANT, SOMEONE WHO
RAISED ME AS A SINGLE PARENT,
SOMEONE WHO IS A FRONT-LINE
WAREHOUSE WORKER IN KENT WHO,
UNFORTUNATELY, WAS
UNREPRESENTED AND WASN'T A
PART OF THE UNION, SO WE
DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BREAK INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS.
AND ALSO AS SOMEONE WHO WENT TO
THIRD TEAM DIFFERENT K-12
SCHOOLS GROWING UP -- 13
DIFFERENT K-12 SCHOOLS -- ALL
OF THEM, AS FAR AS I CAN
REMEMBER, WERE TITLE I SCHOOLS
FOR KIDS LIKE MYSELF AT THE
TIME WERE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED
TITLE I SCHOOLS FOR KIDS LIKE
MYSELF OF THE TIME FOR FREE AND
REDUCED LUNCH. I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE STATE ADOPTING THAT
HOUSE BILL TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
FREE SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL. I
THINK THAT CHANGE WOULD NEED TO
COME AT THE STATE LEVEL.
IDEALLY, IT WOULD COME AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT -- AND WOULD
GET SOME SORT OF FUNDING FROM
THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO IMPLEMENT,
BUT I STRONGLY SUPPORT THAT,
AND MY HOPE IS THAT OUR
LAWMAKERS IN OLYMPIA CAN FIGURE
OUT A WAY TO PASS AND FUND
THAT, AS I THINK IT BENEFITS
ALL. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IS
THE LIKELIHOOD A PASSAGE OF
THAT PARTICULAR PROPOSED PIECE
OF LEGISLATION, AND WHERE ARE
WE AT?
>> THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER. THE
HOUSE BILL RECEIVED A HEARING
AND IT WAS VOTED OUT OF THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND
ACTUALLY IS NOW UNDER
CONSIDERATION OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. I
THINK THERE'S A BIG PUSH THIS
SESSION TO REVISIT THIS. I WILL
SAY THE BUDGET CONVERSATION IS
CERTAINLY THE MOST CONTENTIOUS
PART OF THE BILL, AND I THINK
THAT'S WHAT BUDGET WRITERS
WILL HAVE TO DECIDE THIS YEAR.
IT'S HARD TO SAY AT THIS POINT
SINCE IT IS STILL A LITTLE BIT
EARLY IN SESSION OF THE CHANCE
OF IT PASSING, BUT WE ARE
HOPING IT MAKES IT AS FAR AS IT
CAN, HOPEFULLY INTO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK. THAT'S MY
UPDATE I HAVE FOR YOU FOR NOW.
>> I MIGHT ADD TO WHAT ANNA
JUST SAID, COUNCILMEMBER, SINCE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, IT WOULD
BE TERRIFIC IF YOU WOULD WRITE
A LETTER TO EXPRESS YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS LEGISLATION
AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE
PRIME SPONSORS AND THE CHAIRS
OF THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES
GET YOUR INFORMATION. IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. DR. TARLETON, TEAM,
THANK YOU FOR COMING. I HAVE
GONE THROUGH THE ENTIRE LIST,
AND HIGHLIGHTING, PARTICULARLY
THOSE THAT PERTAIN TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND
ALSO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH ACCOMMODATION.
AND I WAS CURIOUS, BECAUSE
BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE IN MY
PREVIOUS LIFE, THERE HAVE BEEN
TIMES WERE LEGISLATIONS EITHER
-- YOU KNOW, MERGE AND/OR
PACKAGE TOGETHER. IS THERE ANY
MOVEMENT ALONG THOSE LINES? FOR
EXAMPLE, EITHER BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH OR ADDICTION, THERE'S A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT BILLS. WILL
THERE BE SOME TYPE OF MOVEMENT
TO COALESCE THOSE KINDS OF
BILLS?
>> I THINK BOTH OF THEM COULD
ADDRESS THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS
THE PROCESS THAT THEY WILL
PROBABLY START SEEING UNFOLD
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON
THOSE VERY ISSUES.
>> I WILL JUST ADD THAT A LOT
OF THAT USUALLY HAPPENS IN A
SESSION WHERE THEY -- YOU KNOW,
THEY SOMETIMES RUN OUT OF TIME
OR NEED FOR THE SAKE OF MOVING
THINGS ALONG WILL COALESCE AND
CREATE COMBINED BILLS,
ESPECIALLY IN A SHORT SESSION.
I DEFINITELY EXPECT TO SEE THAT
LATER ON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN I --
>> YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK. IS
THAT A STILL HAND, OR A NEW
HAND? OKAY, SURE. GO AHEAD, AND
WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS
BRIEFING. I WANT TO MAKE A
REQUEST OF POSSIBLE, AND THEN I
WANT SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A
COUPLE OF THESE BILLS. IN
GENERAL, I THINK IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO HAVE THE POWERPOINT
AHEAD OF TIME, BECAUSE IT HELPS
FOCUS ON THE BILLS THAT YOU ARE
LOOKING AT THAT YOU ARE
FLAGGING FOR US, AND SOMEHOW, I
DIDN'T GET THAT IF YOU DID
SEND THAT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THE POWER
POINT WAS SHARED IN ADVANCE OF
TODAY'S MEETING.
>> IT WAS NOT.
>> I THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT
HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT MIGHT NOT BE THE DAY
BEFORE, BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY
BE BEFORE.
>> IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE
BEFORE WE ENTER CHAMBERS TO BE
ABLE TO REVIEW. AND SO TO THAT
POINT, I'M NOT GOING TO GET
SOME NUMBERS FOR THE HOUSE BILL
THAT ARE RELATED TO GUN SAFETY,
BUT I AM VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT
OF THOSE, AND SO PLEASE KEEP ME
POSTED ON THOSE, PARTICULARLY
AS IT REGARDS STUDENTS AND
CHILDREN. AND THEN THE SCHOOLS.
SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> YES, THANK YOU. I JUST WANT
TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
REGARDING THE COMMENTS OF THE
BILL AND I TO WOULD BE HAPPY TO
JOIN ON THAT LETTER. AND ALSO
COMMENTS OF MY COUNCILMEMBER
COLLEAGUE RIVERA THAT I AM ALSO
VERY SICK WORD OF OF THE GUN
RIGHTS LEGISLATION, GUN
PROTECTION LEGISLATION, AND IF
YOU NEED A LETTER FROM US, WE
WOULD BE HAPPY -- I AM
VOLUNTEERING US TO WRITE A
LETTER ON BEHALF OF THOSE TWO
BILLS. THANK YOU.
>> AND IF IT'S HELPFUL TO
TESTIFY -- I'M HAPPY TO DO
THAT AS WELL.
>> THINK YOU BOTH SO MUCH, ALL
OF YOU FOR YOUR SOUP WORK. IT
HELPS US WORK WITH PRIME
SPONSORS AND ORGANIZERS OF THE
COMMITTEES.
>> SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG
THAT I AM PLEASED TO SEE SO
MANY BILLS HAVING TO DO A
SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND
OVERDOSE INVENTION, AND I JUST
WANT TO INDICATE SUPPORT AND
THEN ASK YOU TO LET ME KNOW
WHEN I CAN, I DON'T KNOW, IN
PERSON, PROBABLY NOT, BUT THE
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT I CAN
SUPPORT. OKAY, SO THERE IS --
HOUSE BILL 1956, COMPANION
SENATE BILL 5923, AND THERE'S
ANOTHER ONE FOR HIGH SCHOOL --
I MEAN, FOR POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION. THOSE ARE BOTH ABOUT
EDUCATION. AND THEN THERE IS
ALSO, I BELIEVE -- I WANTED TO
KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH
HOUSE BILL 2222, COMPANION
SENATE BILL 6109 HAVING TO DO
WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE
ENDANGERMENT. CAN YOU GIVE US
AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING
WITH THAT?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HOUSE BILL 2222 WAS
INTRODUCED BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED
A HEARING, AND IT ISN'T QUITE
AN EXACT COMPANION OF -- WHAT
WAS THE OTHER BILL NUMBER YOU
MENTIONED? 6109.
>> 6109, ANNA.
>> SO 6109 RECEIVED A PUBLIC
HEARING LAST WEEK, AND IT IS
SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION
OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK. I DON'T BELIEVE THE CITY
-- THE CITY IS JUST MONITORING
THIS BILL AT THIS POINT, BUT I
CAN KEEP YOU APPRISED AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE PROCESS.
>> I BELIEVE THAT CITY ATTORNEY
DAVISON AND KING COUNTY
PROSECUTOR DID SEND A LETTER
REGARDING WHAT HAPPENED LAST
SESSION, AND IT WAS DIRECTED TO
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW,
ASKING FOR ACTION. PLEASE KEEP
US INFORMED ON WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER
BILLS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS
AREA OF POLICY IS SENATE BILL
6134, PREVENTING OVERDOSE AND
USE OF OPIOIDS IN WASHINGTON
STATE. I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL
THAT'S ON MY LIST. SO THANKS.
>> I THINK 6134, WAS THAT ON
YOUR TRACKING -- WAS THAT ON
YOUR TRACKER? I THINK IT WAS.
>> WE ARE TRACKING THIS ONE. IT
DID RECEIVE A HEARING. I DON'T
RECALL IF WE TOOK A POSITION,
BUT WE MIGHT JUST MONITORING
IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS ONE IS FROM SENATOR
GUILD ON. I CAN'T RECALL WHAT
HIS DISTRICT IS, BUT A
REPUBLICAN SOMEWHERE IN THE
STATE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
ABOUT ANY OF THE -- ABOUT
ANYTHING GOING ON DOWN THERE?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU IN THE NEXT
WEEK AS THINGS START ROLLING
OUT OF COMMITTEES, OR DON'T.
>> RIGHT, YEAH. SO THINGS, WHEN
THINGS START GETTING GOING,
WHEN YOU COME TO US NEXT WEEK,
LET US KNOW IF AND WHAT THE
CITY'S POSITION MIGHT BE, AND
HOW WE CAN BE MOST HELPFUL.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK YOU DOWN THERE.
OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE
SIGNING OF LETTERS AND
PROCLAMATIONS, AND THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS TO
SIGN TODAY, SO MOVING ON TO THE
PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS
AND COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
OUR NEXT DISCUSSION, AND WE
WILL BE GOING IN ROLLCALL
ORDER, SO FEEL FREE TO SPEAK
ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU
PARTICIPATED IN LAST WEEK, OR
UPCOMING MEETINGS THAT YOU
THINK THAT FIT INTO YOUR
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT PORTFOLIO
, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU
THINK THAT WE SHOULD KNOW, AND
THIS WEEK'S ROLLCALL ROTATION
BEGINS OF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
PLEASE BEGIN AND HANDED ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. I WANTED TO SHARE A
LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION FIRST
ABOUT THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE IN
GENERAL. AFTER WORKING WITH THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR
ONGOING MONTHLY MEETINGS TO
PROVIDE UPDATE ON PROJECTS TO
GIVE EDUCATION ON TOPICS THAT
THE DEPARTMENT ENGAGES IN, AND
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
KEEPING GENERAL DEPARTMENT
UPDATES AS WELL. SO MY OFFICE
AND MICE, WE MEET MONTHLY WITH
THE DEPARTMENT. WE WILL
ANTICIPATE THAT THE DEPARTMENT
WILL BE IN FRONT OF THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE AT LEAST
ONCE A WEEK TO BRIEF ON THE
MANY DIFFERENT THINGS BUT THE
DEPARTMENT ENGAGES IN. AND THEY
ARE ALSO WORKING ON TWO
DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS FOR
COMMITTEE. ONE IS SORT OF A
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE
DEPARTMENT ITSELF, AND ONE IS A
SORT OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 101,
SO COMMITTEE MEMBERS CAN ACT TO
GET THOSE BRIEFINGS VERY SOON,
AND THEY ARE PROBABLY ALSO
ALREADY REACHING OUT TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY.
BUT IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS,
PLEASE REACH OUT. THE NEXT --
OR FIRST MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, AT 2:00
P.M.. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ZONING. I
URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO REACH OUT
TO MY STAFF TO GET BRIEFED,
EITHER BY OUR OFFICE OR BY THE
DEPARTMENT OR BY CENTRAL STAFF.
THIS IS LEGISLATION WE'VE BEEN
LOOKING ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO FINALLY
BEING ABLE TO INTRODUCE
RELIGIOUS NATION. WE HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
LEGISLATION SCHEDULED FOR
FEBRUARY 21st, SO WE WILL HAVE
THAT HEARING, AND THEN --
EXCUSE ME, MY HOPE IS THAT WE
CAN VOTE ON IT AT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FIRST
ONE IN MARCH. DISTRICT UPDATES
-- WELL, BEFORE I MOVE ON, I DO
WANT TO SAY I ATTENDED THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GROWTH
COMMITTEE LAST -- OH, THURSDAY,
I THINK IT WAS. THIS IS A
SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WAS
ESTABLISHED TO REALLY START TO
UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS BEHIND
WHAT IS NEEDED -- NOT IN
SEATTLE. THIS IS A CROSS COUNTY
COMMITTEE. SO JURISDICTIONS ARE
REPRESENTED FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTY, AND WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND SOME OF THE
THINGS WE MIGHT NEED TO WORK ON
TO ENSURE THAT CROSS KING
COUNTY, DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS
ARE GETTING THE KIND OF
INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE
THEIR HOUSING AND LAND-USE
DECISIONS, AND TO ACCOMMODATE
WHAT WE KNOW IS A HUGE NEED FOR
HOUSING ACROSS THE COUNTY. SO I
WAS GLAD TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT. LAST WEEK,
MY OFFICE ATTENDED THE FIRST
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING OF
THE YEAR, AS WELL AS A GRAND
OPENING OF CREATIVE CAFE ON
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY.
THIS IS A CAFE THAT WILL OFFER
JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF
WASHINGTON HALL. SO I DO WANT
TO CONGRATULATE FOLKS. THAT WAS
A REALLY EXCITING -- THAT'S AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY AND AN
EXCITING SPACE. TOMORROW, I
WILL BE ATTENDING A
CONVERSATION WITH THE U.S.
CENSUS EURO DIRECTOR ROBERT
SANTOS AT THE CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB, REGARDING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR IMPROVEMENT DURING THE 2030
CENSUS. AND WEDNESDAY, I WILL
BE SPEAKING AT THE
GROUNDBREAKING OF A NEW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX IN
OUR BELLOW. AND THEN MY TEAM
WILL BE WORKING ON DISTRIBUTING
THE NEW 2024 RESOURCE GUIDE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO DON'T KNOW. OUR OFFICE
WORKS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO PUT TOGETHER
RESOURCE GUIDES THAT REALLY
SHARE INFORMATION WITH
NEIGHBORS SO THAT THEY KNOW
WHERE TO GO FOR INFORMATION
ABOUT SERVICE PROVIDERS,
ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN REPORT
AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOLKS
THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, PROVIDE RESOURCES
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE
LOOKING FOR A HANDOFF, FOR
FOLKS WHO ARE MAYBE -- YOU
KNOW, SITTING IN THEIR
DOORSTEP, FOR EXAMPLE. IT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT GUY THAT
PROVIDES IN ONE PLACE A LIST OF
NUMBERS THAT ORGANIZATIONS AND
RESEARCHES FOR FOLKS WHO
REQUESTED THIS INFORMATION,
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO
CALL THE POLICE, NECESSARILY.
IT'S BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED.
WE TRANSLATED THE GUIDE INTO
SIX DIFFERENT ASIAN LANGUAGES,
AND I WANT TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
BECAUSE THEY DO WORK WITH MY
OFFICE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO
MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION IN
THAT GUIDE IS REGULARLY
UPDATED, AND WE ARE WORKING ON
THE 2024 VERSION. THAT IS ALL I
HAVE TODAY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS --
NOT SEEING ANY. I WILL HAND IT
OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALEZ. MY COMMITTEE MEETINGS,
THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE
FEBRUARY 8th. IT'S A
LIBRARY'S EDUCATION COMMITTEE,
AND I CURRENTLY MET WITH ALL
THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS FOR
THAT COMMITTEE, AND WE ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER
BRIEFINGS ON WORK PLANS FOR
EACH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS. AS
A REMINDER, THE FAMILY AND
EDUCATION PLAN IS UP FOR
RENEWAL NEXT YEAR, SO JUST AS A
PREVIEW, WE WILL BE WORKING ON
REVIEWING THE INFORMATION AND
DATA FOR THE OUTCOMES FOR THE
FUNDING THAT WAS PASSED WITH
THIS PAST LEVY IN PREPARATION
FOR LOOKING AT POSSIBLE -- FOR
RENEWAL NEXT YEAR. AND THAT IS
MY UPDATE. THANK YOU. I WILL
PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. AS CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, WE
ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH MY
OFFICE AND CENTRAL STAFF TO --
TO FINALIZE AN AGENDA FOR OUR
VERY FIRST MEETING, WHICH WILL
BE ON FEBRUARY'S EX, FIRST AND
THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. BUT
WE WILL LIKELY HAVE, YOU KNOW,
SOME OVERVIEW SESSIONS. A LOT
OF FOR US TO GET UP TO SPEED
ON, AND THERE IS A BIG BOLD
AMBITIOUS TYPE TRANSPORTATION
THINGS, AND THERE'S THE
ROUTINE, SOMEWHAT MUNDANE TASKS
THAT NEED TO GET DONE AS PART
OF THIS. SO WE WILL LEARN MORE
ABOUT ALL OF THAT. A MEETING
WITH ALL THE IMPORTANT
STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS S., DEPUTY
MAYOR EMERY AUDIO, AND OTHERS,
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A
STRONG PARTNERSHIP, AND
WHATEVER WE ARE DOING IS IN
COLLABORATION WITH, TO THE FULL
EXTENT POSSIBLE WITH, YOU KNOW,
THE EXECUTIVE. I ALSO
RECOGNIZE THE RESPONSIBILITY --
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SEPARATELY
ELECTED BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT,
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
OBLIGATION. IT MEANS A LOT TO
ME. BUT I'M ALSO LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER
TOGETHER, AND I THINK WE ARE
SITTING ON A GREAT PACE TO DO
EXACTLY THAT. STAY TUNED FOR
FURTHER DETAILS ON OUR FIRST
TRANSPORTATION MEETING. THANK
YOU.
>> THERE'S A QUESTION HERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I JUST ALSO WAS --
SHOULD HAVE POINTED OUT THAT
THE APPOINTEE, THE COUNCIL
APPOINTEE, WILL BE VICE CHAIR
OF MY COMMITTEE, AND SO WE WILL
BE WORKING WITH THAT PERSON ON
THE COMMITTEE AGENDA. AND I
REALLY WANT IT TO BE NOTED FOR
THE RECORD THAT IT'S MY
INTENTION TO WORK VERY CLOSELY
WITH THE VICE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE THAT I SIT ON TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE HAVING ROBUST
CONVERSATIONS AS A GOVERNING
BODY ON SETTING AGENDAS AND
DOING THE WORK MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I DID SET THAT IS
SORT OF A BASELINE FOR EVERY
COMMITTEE WHEN I WAS TALKING TO
YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU WANTED, AND
WHAT COULD BE A SECOND CHOICE.
IT'S MY HOPE THAT CHAIRS AND
VICE CHAIRS WORKED VERY CLOSELY
TOGETHER.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES,
I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT MY COMMAND TO FINANCE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE, AND THEN THE QUADS
I JUDICIAL REZONE, WHICH I KNOW
EVERYONE IS BITING AT. SO JUST
IN GENERAL, FOR ME, COUNCIL
BRIEFING IS A REALLY GREAT TIME
TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE
COMMITTEES WE SIT ON, WHETHER
INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY ON
REGIONALLY COMMITTEES. YOU
MIGHT HEAR IN THE DESCRIPTION
OF COUNCIL BRIEFING , FOR
UPDATES ON INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, RIGHT?
BECAUSE THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY
TO ALL SPEAK AS A GROUP ABOUT
THE BILLS THAT WE ARE WORKING
ON, AND THE BILLS THAT ARE
COMING THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE.
MAYBE NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE
OTHER UPDATES WITHIN OUR OWN
LIVES. I KNOW WE HAD SOME
EXCITING UPDATES THIS WEEKEND
FOR ROB. IT REALLY GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THE
LEGISLATION AND BE AWARE OF THE
LEGISLATION GOING THROUGH EACH
OTHER'S COMMITTEES. AND SO FOR
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, I AM
EXCITED TO SHARE THIS -- I
CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I AM
EXCITED. WE GOT SOME REAL BIG
ISSUES TO SOLVE THIS YEAR, AND
SO CHAIRING THE TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME. I BELIEVE
EVERYONE HERE KNOWS IT, BUT WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME BIG
DECISIONS TO MAKE IN THE NEXT
MONTHS, YEAR, AND TWO YEARS
REGARDING OUR BUDGET. I'VE
ALREADY BEEN GETTING DOWN TO
WORK ON THE DETAILS TO HELP
NAVIGATE US TO THESE
CHALLENGING TIMES, AND MAKE
DECISIONS THAT ALLOW OUR CITY
TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST
POTENTIAL. THERE ARE THREE
THINGS I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH
TODAY. I WILL PROBABLY ADD ON A
COUPLE MORE AS WE GO THROUGH
THIS. ONE, OUR BUDGET ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE BIANNUAL, AND
THIS WAS DISRUPTED IN THE
PANDEMIC. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT
IS EACH BUDGET IS SUPPOSED TO
BE FOR 2 YEARS. IN THE LAST
FOUR YEARS, IN 2020, WE HAD A
MIDDLEWARE BUDGETING PROCESS TO
DEAL WITH INCREASED FEDERAL
FUNDING, COMBATING COVID. IN
2020, WE WERE IN THE QUOTE
UNQUOTE BUDGET SEASON FROM JUNE
UNTIL DECEMBER. TYPICALLY, THIS
ONLY LASTS FROM SEPTEMBER TO
DECEMBER. THE SECOND YEAR OF
THE BIENNIUM IS TRADITIONALLY
SMALL CHANGES ONLY, THINKING OF
IT LIKE LONG AND SHORT SESSIONS
IN OLYMPIA. ONE YEAR IS WHERE
WE DO THE TWO YEAR BUDGET, THE
LONG SESSION, AND THEN THE
FOLLOWING YEAR IS THE SORT
SHORT SESSION, WE JUST MAKE
TWEAKS TO THE PLAN WE HAD MADE
THE YEAR BEFORE. AS WE CONTINUE
TO EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC, WE
GOT CLOSER AND CLOSER TO
RETURNING TO A BIANNUAL
BUDGETING, AND I'M REALLY --
IT'S MY DESIRE AND MY GOAL TO
GET US THERE. WE ARE ABLE TO
CREATE A TWO YEAR BUDGET ONE
YEAR AND THEN MAKE TWEAKS TO
NEXT. WE ARE GOING TO SEE HOW
THIS GOES. I JUST SHARE WITH
YOU THAT THAT CHANGED FOUR
YEARS AGO TO DEAL WITH THE
PANDEMIC AND CHANGING REVENUE
SOURCES. IT IS MY GOAL TO GET
US BACK TO THE BIANNUAL
BUDGETING. SECOND, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE. WELL, THE FINANCE,
NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE IS THE STANDING
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS DIFFERENT
THAN THE SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE, WHICH EVERY
COUNCILMEMBER IS A PART OF. SO
TRADITIONALLY, WE ONLY HAVE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEES
BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES
THAT ARE AHEAD, I AM GOING TO
START HAVING SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEES EARLIER. PROBABLY AT
THE END OF QUARTER ONE, OR AT
THE BEGINNING OF QUARTER TWO,
AND PLACE THEM THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN THIS
BUDGET WORK EARLIER, SO
THERE'S NOT AS MUCH OF A
LEARNING RAMP RIGHT IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE ARE ABLE
TO EASE INTO SOME PRETTY TOUGH
DECISIONS, RATHER THAN RUN HEAD
INTO THEM. FOR THIS REASON, IT
IS MY PRACTICE -- I DID THIS
WITH THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE FOR
THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND I WILL
DO THIS WITH THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE AS WELL. IF WE DO NOT
HAVE ACTION TO TAKE, I WILL NOT
BE HAVING COMMITTEE. SO IF WE
HAVE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, WE
WILL SAVE THOSE FOR THE DAYS
THAT WE HAVE COMMITTEE TO TAKE
ACTION. WORRY NOT. I AM GOING
TO HAVE YOU IN COMMITTEE MORE
THAN YOU WILL DESIRE BY THE END
OF THIS YEAR. FOR INSTANCE,
LAST YEAR, WE HIT ALMOST DOUBLE
THE NUMBER OF LAND-USE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS IS IN A
TYPICAL YEAR. BUT WE CANCELED A
NUMBER OF THEM BETWEEN JULY AND
SEPTEMBER, BECAUSE WE SET UP
OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO BE
RESPONDING TO THE WORK THAT WE
HAD TO DO, RATHER THAN JUST
HAVING THEM EVERY OTHER WEEK. I
WILL SHARE WITH YOU NOW, I AM
LIKELY GOING TO BE CANCER
LEADING THE FEBRUARY 7th
COMMITTEE MEETING, AND AGAIN,
WORRY NOT. I WILL BE OCCUPYING
ENOUGH OF YOUR TIME AND BE
GIVING YOU ENOUGH INFORMATION
AHEAD OF TIME THAT, IN THE
FUTURE, YOU WILL THANK ME FOR
IT. FOR THOSE ON THAT
COMMITTEE. THIRD, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNANCE -- THIS IS WORK THAT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT LARS STARTED
WHEN SHE BEGAN HER TIME HERE AT
CITY COUNCIL. IT TOOK YEARS TO
GET THE MOMENTUM ROLLING
REGARDING THE POSITIONS IN OA
ARE, THE INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL WILL, AND ALL OF THIS
WORK. THAT'S WHAT SHE MADE IT
A POINT TO ME THAT THIS WORK
NEEDS TO CONTINUE. I'M EXCITED
TO HAVE THIS WITHIN MY
COMMITTEE. ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT HAPPENED FOR THE FIRST
TIME LAST YEAR WAS THE TRIBAL
-- I DIDN'T WRITE IT IN MY
NOTES. THE TRIBAL GOVERNANCE
FORUM THAT WE HAD HERE, WHERE
WE HAD INTERTRIBAL GOVERNMENT
GOVERNING MEMBERS COME AND
PRESENT HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. I
LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT
AGAIN THIS YEAR. THAT IS THE
OVERVIEW OF MY COMMITTEE. I'M
GOING TO JUMP INTO THE
QUASIJUDICIAL AND THE THREE
ZONES NOW. SO --
>> POINT OF ORDER, AND I
ADDRESS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YOU CAN JUST ASK A
CONVERSATION QUESTION.
>> AS VICE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE
AND ALSO SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE, I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
BOTH OF THOSE COMMITTEES, AND I
STAND AT THE READY TO -- TO --
YOU KNOW, SIT AND SHARE ANY
COMMITTEE THAT YOU ARE NOT ABLE
TO BE AT, AND I ALSO FEEL
REALLY STRONGLY THAN RATHER
THAN CANCEL COMMITTEES, WE TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND ITEMS
THAT WE CAN BRING UP FOR REVIEW
AND TO GET BRIEFINGS ON AND
PREPARATION. IT IS GOING TO BE,
AS YOU KNOW AND AS YOU WELL
TED, A TOUGH YEAR, AND THOSE
COMMITTEES BECAUSE WE HAVE A
HUGE BUDGET SHORTFALL. SO I
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT MAKES
THE MOST SENSE MOVING FORWARD,
AND IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BRING SOME TYPE OF BRIEFING
ACTION, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE SO
MANY OF US ARE NEW ON THE
COUNCIL, THEN I THINK I WOULD
RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH A
COMMITTEE MEETING RATHER THAN
CANCELING IT. WE WOULD DISCUSS
THAT.
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I
WILL SAY, THOUGH, FOR THE
SEVENTH, WE WILL LIKELY BE
CANCELING IT, AND I AM MORE
THAN -- I TELL YOU THIS NOW A
LIP THIS YOU WILL BE THINKING
IN THE FUTURE. AND I KNOW THAT
WE WILL GET YOU SET UP WITH ALL
OF THE BRIEFINGS THAT NEED TO
BE HAD.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT --
WE ARE HEARING ABOUT A HIRING
FREEZE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO
-- SOMETIMES BRIEFINGS ARE
HELPFUL IN THEMSELVES,
ESPECIALLY AS WE BRING
EVERYBODY UP TO FEED, I HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE
SAYING ON THE STANDING OF THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
>> YES.
>> MORE OFTEN THAN JUST IN THE
FALL. ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE THE SELECT
COMMITTEE AT A DIFFERENT HOUR
AND DAY IN THE WEEK THAN THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOUR
OFFICE TO SCHEDULE THESE
MEETINGS. AND IT'S ALL -- AT
THAT POINT, IT'S JUST GOING TO
BE COMING DOWN TO SCHEDULING.
>> THE SELECT MEETING -- WE
USED TO CALL THEM COMMITTEES OF
THE HOLE, SO THAT EVERYBODY. SO
IT COULD BE DIFFICULT TO
SCHEDULE THOSE AT A TIME WHEN
EVERYBODY IS FREE. SO -- YES.
TO BE CONTINUED, THAT
DISCUSSION.
>> WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOUR OFFICE AND
THE CLERKS TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S ENOUGH TIME FOR
EVERYONE TO ATTEND.
>> ESPECIALLY WITH THE DEFICIT
WE ARE LOOKING AT. WE WILL BE
VERY INVOLVED.
>> WONDERFUL. I'M ACTUALLY
GOING TO GET INTO THE SUBSTANCE
--
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> NO PROBLEM. WE BEGAN THE
PROCESS OF PASSING A CONTRACT
REZONE IN THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE WHICH I CHAIRED. THIS
IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO HAVE
ACTION TAKEN WITHIN A CERTAIN
TIMEFRAME, AND THESE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION NEED TO BE VOTED ON
BY FEBRUARY 5th THAT THE
LATEST. INFORMATION FROM S TCI
ABOUT CONTRACT THREE ZONES.
JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS
FROM THEIR WEBSITE. REQUESTING
A REZONE DESIGNATION
ESTABLISHES THE REGULATION OF
LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT ON OUR
PROPERTY IN SEATTLE. AND A
PROPERTY OWNER THAT WANTS TO
HAVE A REZONE HAS TO GO THROUGH
A PROCESS, WHICH IS DETERMINED
TO BECAUSE I JUDICIAL, A
QUASIJUDICIAL REZONE
APPLICATION. THE DECISION ON
SUCH APPLICATIONS IS MADE BY
US, THE YELLOW CITY COUNCIL, AS
JUDGES IN THE SITUATION. THE
REVIEW AND DECISION PROCESS
RECORDS A REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION, AND THE HEARING
EXAMINER'S OFFICE. AND THEN
THE HEARING EXAMINER CONDUCT A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL, SO THEY ARE HOLDING
THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THE
RIGHT TO REPORT, WHICH INCLUDES
A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY
COUNCIL. IT IS AN HOUR JOB IS
THE CITY COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT
THAT RECOMMENDATION IS PUT IN
PLACE. THE CITY COUNCIL THEN
APPLIES A REZONE CRITERIA TO
THE RECORD ESTABLISHED THAT THE
PUBLIC HEARING IN MAKING A
DECISION ON THE APPLICATION. SO
WHEN AN APPLICANT PROPOSES A
SPECIFIC PROJECT OR USES A
CONTRACT REZONE, WHICHEVER IS
MOST APPROPRIATE. A CONTRACT
REZONE IS A REQUEST TO REZONE
LOTS OR A LOT, WHICH HAVE
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ZONING
WITHIN THE SAME PARCEL.
CONTRACT THREE ZONES ARE
SUBJECT TO A PROPERTY USE AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHEREBY
THE PROPERTY OWNERS AGREE TO
RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE AND/OR
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY,
COMPARED TO WHAT WOULD BE
ALLOWED BY THE PROPOSED ZONING
DESIGNATION ALONE. THAT IS THE
-- AS A COLLEGE. THEY ARE
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR
INCLUDING CONDITIONS DESIGNATED
TO MITIGATE OR ADDRESS
POTENTIAL ADVERSE IMPACT. AND
THIS IS ALL INCLUDED WITHIN THE
HEARING EXAMINER'S REPORT. AND
SO, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH
THE PROJECT OVERALL, EACH OF
THE STEPS, AND THEN TALK ABOUT
COMMUNICATION. THE PROJECT
OVERALL IS CURRENTLY A SPLIT
ONE WITH LITTLE RISE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THE
SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE
CAPITOL HILL URBAN VILLAGE --
URBAN CENTER VILLAGE. THIS
PROPOSED REZONE WOULD CHANGE
THE ZONING ON THE LOWRISE
PORTION OF THE SITE TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, IN
ORDER TO CREATE A CONSISTENT
ZONING CONDITION ACROSS THE
ENTIRE PROJECT TYPE. THE
PROJECT WILL PROVIDE 80 NEW
PRESIDENTIAL UNITS, 12 OF WHICH
WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT
THIS REZONE. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS
WE ARE VOTING ON TOMORROW --
THE CLERK FILE. THE CLERK FILE
IS TANGENTIAL TO THE COUNCIL
BILL. THE CLERK FILE ADOPTS THE
COUNCILS DECISION. WE ADDED THE
CONDITIONS AND DECISION TO AND
THE BILL WAS HEARD AND PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY ON DECEMBER 8th.
THEN, THE COUNCIL BILL IS VERY
SIMPLE. THE COUNCIL BILL JUST
IMPLEMENTS THE REZONE, CHANGING
THE LAND-USE MAC AND ACCEPTING
THE PROPERTY USE AGREEMENT,
WHICH INSURES THE COUNCILS
CONDITIONS ARE MET. NOW, I'M
GOING TO GO INTO WHAT HAPPENED
LAST WEEK. WE MUST ONLY MAKE
DETERMINATIONS ON CONTRACT
THREE ZONES BASED ON THE
INFORMATION WHICH WE HAVE
RECEIVED FROM THE HEARING
EXAMINER. BECAUSE THE HEARING
EXAMINER IS RUNNING THE PUBLIC
HEARING PROCESS. COMMUNICATIONS
OUTSIDE OF THAT ARE CALLED X
PARTAKE, AND IN THIS CASE, WE
RECEIVED X PARTAKE
COMMUNICATIONS LAST WEEK. AND
SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER
THE QUASIJUDICIAL RULES. WHILE
QUASIJUDICIAL ACTION WAS
PENDING, A MEMBER OF THE CITY
COUNCIL ENGAGE IN EX PARTE
COMMUNICATIONS. COUNCIL STAFF
CAN TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO ASSIST
COUNCILMEMBERS IN VOTING AND
AVOIDING EX PARTE
COMMUNICATIONS. AND IF AN X
PARTAKE COMMUNICATION DOES
OCCUR, THE COUNCILMEMBER SHALL
EITHER ORALLY OR BY WRITING
PLACE IN THE PROCEDURAL RECORD
THE SUBSTANCE OF ANY X PARTAKE
COMMUNICATION, AND THE
COUNCILMEMBER SHALL MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT AT EACH MEETING.
IN THIS CASE, -- LET'S SEE.
QUASIJUDICIAL'S -- DON'T NEED
TO DO THAT. LAST WEEK, WE
INADVERTENTLY RECEIVED EX PARTE
COMMUNICATIONS DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT ARE
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, AND IN THE
SIGN-UP SHEET, THEY HAD
ACTUALLY WRITTEN DOWN A
DIFFERENT BILL NUMBER, WHICH IS
WHY WE DIDN'T CATCH IT. AND
THEIR AUDIO WAS HARD TO HEAR.
ONCE IT BECAME APPARENT THAT
THEY WERE HERE -- WHAT THEY
WERE SPEAKING ON, THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DID HER BEST TO
REDIRECT THE PUBLIC COMMENT,
YET WE STILL RECEIVE SOME X
PARTAKE COMMUNICATION. BECAUSE
OF THIS, I ASKED TO DELAY THE
COUNCIL VOTE TO DELETE THE
COMMUNICATION. WE RECEIVED
COUNCIL GUIDANCE THAT WE WROTE
UP THE BACK AND FORTH, ALL OF
THE INFORMATION THAT WE
RECEIVED, WE HAVE ATTACHED INTO
THE CLERK FILE, SO IT IS NOW
PART OF THE RECORD. WE ARE ALSO
WENT TO GIVE THE APPLICANT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REBUT THAT EX
PARTE COMMUNICATION, AND SO
THEY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK FOR A MINUTE TOMORROW,
AND THEN I WILL SPEAK WITH
LAUREN HENRY AND CENTRAL STAFF
TO UNDERSTAND IF EACH OF US
HAVE TO GO UP AND SAY WE
RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION, OR
IF I CAN JUST SAY IT FOR ALL OF
US. AND THAT IS HOW WE WILL
CURE THAT COMMUNICATION. THANKS
FOR LISTENING.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR PROACTIVE
MISS LAST TIME IN REALIZING
THAT WE NEEDED TO DO THIS
FIRST, AND YOU BEEN REALLY
CAREFUL. THANKS.
>> NOTHING FURTHER, COLLEAGUES.
ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE A
QUESTION.
>> I DID NOT HEAR THE PERSON
LAST WEEK, BUT I WILL GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS AS DIRECTED
FROM YOURSELF, JUST TO MAKE
SURE EVERYTHING IS DONE RIGHT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
I WILL PASS IT OFF TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. SO
OUR FIRST MEETING, I AM
CHAIRING PARKS, PUBLIC
UTILITIES, AND ALSO I.T., WHICH
I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT. IT
WILL BE FILLED WITH A BUNCH OF
BRIEFINGS. I'VE ALREADY MET
WITH DIRECTOR LEE FOR PUBLIC
SEATTLE UTILITIES AND TOOK
LOCAL BRIEFINGS FROM THEM, AND
ALSO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS
WELL WITH DIRECTOR LEE AND ALL
HIS STAFF AND ALSO OUR CENTRAL
STAFF AS WELL TO GET A BRIEFING
ABOUT OUR UTILITIES, WHICH ARE
PHENOMENAL. WE ALSO HAVE A
MEETING COMING UP WITH SEATTLE
PARKS, AND WE WILL USE OUR 2:00
P.M. MEETING TO KIND OF GO OVER
SOME OF THE PRIORITIES FROM OUR
OFFICE. WE ARE TALKING WITH
CONSTITUENTS, AND OBVIOUSLY
PROTECTING PARKS IS VERY
IMPORTANT. SEATTLE PARKS ARE A
BIG PIECE OF OUR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES . SUPPORTING THE WORK
THAT THEY ARE DOING, A LOT OF
THE TECHNOLOGY, A LOT OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CITY IS
VERY OLD, AND SO THEY HAVE BEEN
AT THE FOREFRONT OF, YOU KNOW,
UPDATING A LOT OF OUR SYSTEMS
IN SEATTLE AS WELL. AND SO THAT
IS KIND OF A BIG PIECE FOR US,
AND I.T. INFRASTRUCTURE AS
WELL. WE HAD A BOARD OF HEALTH
MEETING LAST WEEK, WHICH I SAT
ON WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
ON, WHICH WAS VERY INFORMATIVE,
TO GET UPDATES ON OUR BOARD OF
HEALTH FROM A REGIONAL
PERSPECTIVE. AND ALSO DISTRICT
UP DATES. ON THURSDAY, WE WILL
BE VISITING THE EAST PRECINCT
IN BETWEEN THE ROLL CALL AT
11:00, I BELIEVE. AND SO VERY
EXCITED ABOUT MEETING -- I KNOW
A LOT OF THEM, BUT THE OFFICERS
FOR EAST PRECINCT INTRODUCTION
TO THE SAFETY CHAIR, AND ALSO
ANOTHER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
WHICH IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO
ME PERSONALLY. I'VE BEEN
ATTENDING A TON OF PUBLIC
SAFETY MEETINGS IN OUR DISTRICT
FROM CAPITOL HILL TO OUR
CENTRAL DISTRICT, TO -- YOU
KNOW, DOWN BY THE WATER. WE
HAVE A LOT OF SAFETY MEETINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN COMING UP, AND
WHAT WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING
ARE DOING DISTRICT UPDATES AND
MONTHLY MEETINGS, WHICH ARE
KIND OF HOPEFULLY ROLLING
EVERYTHING INTO ONE, WHICH
ROLLING AROUND IN TWO DIFFERENT
PLACES, I CAN SEE IN THE FUTURE
CAN KIND OF GET A LITTLE
TIME-CONSUMING AND WANT TO ROLL
EVERYTHING ALL INTO ONE SO THAT
PEOPLE CAN COME GET A SOURCE OF
INFORMATION FROM A DISTRICT
PERSPECTIVE, SO THOSE WILL BE
ROLLED OUT IN FEBRUARY, WHICH
THEY WILL BE IN PERSON AND WE
WILL ROTATE THOSE AROUND IN OUR
DISTRICT. WE ALSO HAVE THE
GARFIELD SUPERBLOCK. I'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THAT GROUP TO BE
ABLE TO SECURE FUNDS FROM OUR
STATE LEVEL, AND
REPRESENTATIVES STREET TO CLOSE
SOME OF THE BUDGET GAPS THAT
THEY HAVE, WHICH IS IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE THAT WILL READ IN THE
PARK. IT'S A CENTRAL LOCATION
FOR A LOT OF KIDS ALONG THE
23rd QUARTER TO CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, A
LOT OF THIS PARKS, THE GRASS,
THE DESIGN IS UPDATED, SO IT'S
INVITING FOR SOME OF OUR YOUTH
TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE. THOSE
PROJECTS ARE SPONSORED BY MR.
STEVENS A LONG TIME AGO, AND
NOW IT IS KIND OF IN THE WHEELS
AND MOVING FORWARD AS WELL. AND
THAT IS ALL OF MY UPDATES FROM
THE DISTRICT AND WHAT WE HAVE
GOING ON THIS WEEK. AND I WILL
PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. FOR OUR FIRST
MEETING OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WE
WILL BE MEETING ON FEBRUARY
13th AND WORKING WITH STAFF IN
THE CLERK OF THE COMMITTEE WITH
CENTRAL STAFF GETTING SOME
PIECES TOGETHER. AND ALSO,
OBVIOUSLY, SOME CONVERSATIONS
OF VICE CHAIR SAKA AND OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, AND I
WILL HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS --
SOME WORKING DOCUMENTS TO START
SOCIALIZING AHEAD OF EVER
FEBRUARY 13 COMMITTEE MEETING
THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO.
I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT LAST
WEEK THAT THURSDAY, I ATTENDED
THE ARTS AND CULTURE EVENT AT
THE SAM, THE SEATTLE ART
MUSEUM, WHICH REALLY
HIGHLIGHTED PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION, AND, YOU KNOW, IN
TERMS OF SUPPORTING THE ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMUNITY, THE ONE
PIECE THAT CAME THROUGH THAT
TIME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IS
HOW IMPORTANT PUBLIC SAFETY IS
TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMUNITY. AND AFTER THAT
MEETING, I WENT TO THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING WITH
SPD, WHICH WAS THE LAST MEETING
AS CHAIR FOR VICTORIA BEACH,
WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE COUNCIL
FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. AND I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER FOR HER
WORK, WHICH IS BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN TERMS OF
COMMUNITY RELATIONS WITH SPD,
AND EVEN BROADER. NOT JUST
PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF FROM, YOU
KNOW, OTHER COMMUNITIES IN
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO WE
REALLY WANT TO THANK HER FOR
THAT. IN ADDITION, AT THAT
MEETING, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET WITH OPIATE DIRECTOR,
WHICH WAS VERY GOOD, AND I ALSO
HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM HIS
TEAM. I SHOULD ADD THAT AT THE
PREVIOUS DAY, I ATTENDED THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
MEETING, AND INTRODUCED MYSELF
AND MY TEAM TO THE TEAM AND
ALSO GOT SOME INTRODUCTIONS
FROM THEM AS WELL. AND SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
OPPORTUNITY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THAT IS IT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. SO I
THINK I MENTIONED LAST TIME,
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE
HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE WILL BE FEBRUARY
14th. AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE
GOING TO BE STARTING WORK ON
CREATING A WORK PLAN FOR THE
COMMITTEE, AND I WILL BE
CIRCULATING THAT TO THE OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
FEEDBACK TO THAT WORKPLAN. IT
IS MY INTENT, AS MENTIONED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TO TRY TO
BE -- KEEP EVERYBODY APPRISED
AND ENGAGED AND ALLOW ISSUES TO
COME BEFORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
TO EACH BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR
PARTICULAR DESIRES AND
LEGISLATIVE IDEAS TO THE
WORKPLAN. SO I HAVE MET WITH
THE OFFICE OF CENTRAL STAFF,
WHO WILL BE STAFFING THAT
COMMITTEE. I'VE HAD SORT OF AN
ORIENTATION TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING, AS WELL AS HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND MY
PLAN FOR THE FIRST MEETING IS
TO BASICALLY REPEAT THOSE
ORIENTATIONS SO THAT ALL OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME
INFORMATION THAT I HAVE
RECEIVED. WE WILL BE MEETING
LATER ON IN THE MONTH WITH THE
DIRECTORS OF EACH OF THOSE
DEPARTMENTS. SO THAT IS WHERE
WE ARE AT ON THAT COMMITTEE. IN
TERMS OF WHAT MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN DOING ADDITIONALLY, I DID
ATTEND, WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON, THE GOVERNING BOARD,
THE FIRST GOVERNING BOARD
MEETING OF THE YEAR FOR THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, AND
THERE, WE DID ULTIMATELY
APPROVE THE BUDGET, AND THE
DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICES SET
FORTH IN THAT BUDGET SO THAT
ALL OF OUR PROVIDERS CAN
CONTINUE TO BE WORKING ON
RESOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND
KEEPING PEOPLE SHELTERED.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD THE COLD
WEATHER -- EXTREME COLD
WEATHER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
I DID THROUGH THAT WAS MET WITH
-- TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE
ADEQUATELY RESPONDING. I HAVE
TO SAY THAT I WAS SOMEWHAT
DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR
RESPONSE. I REACHED OUT TO THE
DEPUTY MAYOR, AND WE WERE ABLE
TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION,
WHICH ALLOWED RHA TO ACTUALLY
EXPAND THEIR SHELTER CAPACITY
DOWN AN EXHIBITION HALL, AND
DID HAVE THE PLEASURE OF
ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO
VOLUNTEER DOWN THERE ON -- LAST
SUNDAY. AND THEY RAN A
FANTASTIC OPERATION. PEOPLE
WERE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
THERE AND BE FED AND HAVE SOME
SENSE OF SECURITY. WE NEED TO
DO A BETTER JOB, BUT WE
CERTAINLY ARE DOING OUR VERY
BEST. SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN
DOING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
MENTIONING SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT -- THE MEMBERS OVER HERE
HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS
TOGETHER. SO FIRST OF ALL, I
JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE
GOVERNING -- THE REGIONAL --
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY AND THE BOARD OF
HEALTH MEETINGS, THOSE ARE
AVAILABLE ON THOSE
JURISDICTIONS WEBSITES. I CAN
MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE SO THAT
PEOPLE KNOW THAT WHAT WE ARE
DOING IN SOME OF THESE
REGIONAL COMMITTEES. SO AGAIN,
I DID PARTICIPATE IN THE
GOVERNING COMMITTEE OF THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY AND THE KING COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH. YOU CAN LEARN
MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, FOR
MENTIONING THE MEETING OF THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COUNCIL AT GARFIELD
COMMUNITY CENTER. I DID LEAVE
THE FORUM -- THE PUBLIC FORUM
FOR CANDIDATES EARLY TO ATTEND
THAT, BECAUSE IT WAS VICTORIA
BEACH'S LAST MEETING, AND I
WANT TO ECHO MY GRATITUDE FOR
HER SERVICE ON THAT BOARD. SO
MOVING FORWARD, THE FIRST
MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, AT 2:00
P.M. THE AGENDA IS CURRENTLY
UNDER DEVELOPMENT, BUT I'M
PRETTY SURE THAT WE WILL BE
HEARING FROM THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC ELEMENT ABOUT THEIR
FUTURE OF SEATTLE ECONOMY
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN. AND
THEN THERE COULD BE OTHER
ITEMS, AND I WILL, OF COURSE,
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW WHAT
IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING AT
THAT MEETING IN ADVANCE. UNLESS
THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT, I'D
LIKE TO CLOSE BY ACKNOWLEDGING
THE PASSING LAST THURSDAY OF
SUSIE TENANT. SUSIE, AS
DESCRIBED IN THE SEATTLE TIMES,
WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE MUSIC COMMUNITY WHO
HELPED BREAK NEAR BOHNE AND
MANY OTHER BRANDS. SHE'S ALSO
THE RIFE OF CHRIS SWENSON, A
LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE CITY
FAMILY WHO SERVES IN THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
LEAD ON ALL THINGS FILM, AND I
GOT TO KNOW HIM VERY WELL IN MY
WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION. I WANT
CHRIS AND HIS TWO CHILDREN TO
KNOW THAT -- THAT ALONG WITH
THE FILM AND MUSIC COMMUNITIES,
THE CITY AGREES WITH YOU, AND
YOUR LOSS, AND WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT YOU DURING THIS VERY
DIFFICULT TIME. SO, THAT IS
ALL I HAVE FOR MY COMMENTS. AND
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I
WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN US.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
THAT WAS A THUMBS UP. OKAY,
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. IT
IS 3:14. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY.