>>> WELCOME BACK, I HOPE YOU
HAD A RESTFUL WEEKEND.
THE MAY 3rd, 2021 COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL NOW COME TO
ORDER.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD?
JUAREZ?
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
HERE.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
I AM GOING TO DISPENSE WITH THE
PRESIDENT'S REPORT THIS MORNING
SO WE CAN GET RIGHT INTO ITEMS
OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
NEXT UP IS THE PREVIEW OF
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS,
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES.
AS A REMINDER, TODAY'S ORDER
WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
WE WILL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, MOSQUEDA, PEDERSEN,
SAWANT, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
IS NOT GOING TO BE WITH US THIS
MORNING, SO I'LL GIVE A QUICK
REPORT FOR HER, AND THEN
JUAREZ, AND THEN I WILL
CONCLUDE THIS AGENDA ITEM.
SO, I'M GOING TO HEADED OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
I WILL BE BRIEF TODAY.
THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS FROM
THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE HAD PLANNED TO HEAR SEVERAL
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS IN OUR APRIL
COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT WE
CANCEL THAT MEETING BECAUSE OF
THE DEREK CHAUVIN VERDICT.
I ASKED THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
IF WE CAN MOVE THOSE
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS
TO FULL COUNCIL SO WE CAN GET
THOSE SEATS FILLED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ADDITIONALLY WE WILL BEHIND
COUNCIL BILL 120037.
AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE TO ACCEPT A LICENSE
AGREEMENT WITH CENTRAL PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT
AUTHORITY.
AGAIN, THIS IS ESTABLISHING AN
AGREEMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF THE AIDS MEMORIAL PATH ART
PROJECT.
SO, WE WILL HEAR THAT THIS
AFTERNOON.
I HAD HOPED TO SCHEDULE AN
ADDITIONAL MEETING OF THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE SO THAT WE CAN
ADDRESS PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING, BUT WE HAVE, COUNCIL
IS VERY FULL THIS MONTH BETWEEN
HOMELESSNESS AND FINANCE.
AND ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE
MEETINGS.
SO, WE ARE GOING TO STICK TO
OUR MAY 18th COMMITTEE MEETING.
WHERE WE WILL HOLD DISCUSSION
OF THE PARTICIPATORY BUDGET
IMPLEMENTATION, AS WELL AS
COUNCIL BILL 120000.
SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
CONVERSATION.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED A
LISTENING SESSION WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BLACK
AND BROWN COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN
THE SOUTH END WHO HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR PERMANENT
CLOSURE TO CARS OF LIKE
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD.
THEY ARE EAGLE TO WORK WITH
SDOT AND WITH THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT TO FIND A GOOD
OPTION FOR INCREASING
RECREATIONAL SPACE FOR FOLKS IN
THE COMMUNITY.
I'M SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS
SUMMER AND ALL THE PERIODIC
TIMES WHEN WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
IS OPEN TO PEDESTRIANS, THERE
ARE LOTS OF FAMILIES.
BABIES IN STROLLERS, KIDS
SKATING AND BIKING.
SO, PEOPLE ARE REALLY EAGER TO
HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE
RECREATIONAL SPACE DOWN THERE.
SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THEM, AND WITH THE
DEPARTMENTS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO FOR THEM.
JUST A REMINDER, THE
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR THE
STREET SINKS AND CREATIVE FOOD
ACCESS FUNDING THROUGH SPU'S
MAY 7th.
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT CAN
BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE.
THE SPU WASTEWATER AND
INNOVATION WEBSITE.
STARTING NEXT WEEK, I WILL BE
HOLDING OFFICE HOURS AT THE
FARMERS MARKET.
MY ORIGINAL INTENTION WAS TO DO
THAT FROM 3:00 TO 5:00.
AS I MENTIONED, I KNOW WE HAVE
SEVERAL MORE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
COMING RIGHT IN TIME FOR SUMMER,
AND SO I THINK RATHER THAN 3:00
TO 5:00, WE MIGHT BE MOVING NOT
TO 4:00 TO 6:00.
IN ADDITION, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT HAS AGREED TO HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND
RENTERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE MEETING
NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE 12th.
SO, JUST TO SAY WE WILL BE AT
THE COLUMBIA CITY FARMERS
MARKET, BUT THE EXACT HOURS ARE
YET TO BE DETERMINED.
WE WILL LET FOLKS KNOW AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
I AM GETTING A MESSAGE FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA THAT SHE
IS -- GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US.
THAT SHE IS -- COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA SAYS SHE IS REPORTING
THAT SHE IS NOT BEING ALLOWED
INTO THE MEETING., THERE SHE IS.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT HER IN
NOW.
GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY.
WELCOME IN COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
SORRY THERE WERE SOME TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES.
>> THAT'S OKAY, GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
DO YOU NEED A MINUTE TO SETTLE
IN?
OTHERWISE, IF YOU DON'T, YOUR
NEXT
>> I'LL TAKE A MINUTE.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
YOUR UP NEXT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
DO SO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING COLLEGE.
THE TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES COMMITTE HAS NO
ITEMS ON THIS AFTERNOON'S FULL
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
ARE TRANSFER TORSION AND
COMMUNICATION MEETS ON THE
FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS OF
EACH MONTH AT 9:30 IN THE
MORNING.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS THIS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5. WE HAVE
ANOTHER FULL AGENDA WITH NINE
ITEMS.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE
BELOW.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE
NOW.
SPU RATES.
AT OUR PREVIOUS TWO COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, WE DISCUSSED THE
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN AND
GREAT PATH FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES.
SO, WE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO VOTE
ON THE CORRESPONDING COUNCIL
RESOLUTION AT COMMITTEE THIS
WEDNESDAY.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
SPU'S STRATEGIC PLAN HAS BEEN
ENDORSED BY THE RIGOROUS
CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL.
AT THE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE
MEETING WE HEARD FROM BOTH THE
CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL AND OUR
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSTS.
FORTUNATELY, THE AVERAGE SPU
RATE INCREASES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE LOWER THAN WHAT WAS PROMISED
BACK IN 2017.
KEEPING RATES LOW IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE RATES ARE REGRESSIVE
WITH LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
PAYING A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF
THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR
UTILITY BILLS.
THERE IS A THOROUGH ARTICLE IN
TODAY'S SEATTLE TIMES ABOUT THE
STRATEGIC PLAN AND GREAT PATH,
WHICH EXPLORES ALL OF THE
VARIOUS COST DRIVERS, INCLUDING
INFLATION, PASS-THROUGH RATES
IMPOSED BY KING COUNTY FOR
WASTEWATER, ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION PROJECTS REQUIRED BY
THE STATE AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENTS, LABOR COSTS, AND
THE UTILITY TAXES CHARGED BY
OUR GENERAL FUND.
IT ALSO POINTS OUT THAT WE DO
NOT CURRENTLY MAXIMIZE THE USE
OF SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES.
THE COUNCIL EXAMINES AND VOTES
ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN EVERY
THREE YEARS.
SPEAKING OF SPU, WE WILL ALSO
DISCUSS IN COMMITTEE A REQUIRED
UPDATE TO THE CITY'S STORMWATER
CODE.
IF PASSED, IT WILL BE UPDATED TO
REFLECT CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY.
THAT IS OUR STORMWATER CODE.
OUR COMMITTEE WILL ALSO VOTE ON
THE $7 MILLION PROPOSAL FROM
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, WHICH IS
COUNCIL BILL 120042.
THAT SUGGESTS HOW TO SPEND THE
NEW $20 VEHICLE LICENSE FEE.
COMMITTEE ALREADY HEARD AND
DISCUSSED THIS ITEM, AS WELL AS
THE AMENDMENTS, SPONSORED BY
SEVERAL COUNCILMEMBERS, AT THAT
MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO.
THOSE INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
HAVE BEEN ONLINE SINCE THAT
TIME.
YOU CAN STILL CONFER WITH OUR
CENTRAL CAST ANALYST TO GET ANY
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE OUR
VOTE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE
MONEY THAT WE AUTHORIZED AS
SOON AS WE COULD, A FEW MONTHS
AGO, FOR OUR CITY'S
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
SDOT PROPOSES TO DIVIDE THE $7
MILLION EACH YEAR INTO SIX
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
THE AMENDMENT THAT WE DISCUSSED
TWO WEEKS AGO WOULD ACTUALLY
IMPLEMENT SDOT'S PLAN FOR AT
LEAST THE FIRST YEAR, AND
SIMPLY ASKS SDOT TO PROVIDE A
LIST OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM $100 IN
BOND FINANCING.
BLUETOOTH THE BOND AGAINST THE
VEHICLE LICENSE FEES TO
GENERATE MORE MONEY FASTER.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO
CALLED IN DURING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIODS.
THERE APPEARED TO BE SOME
CONFUSION AND MISINFORMATION
ABOUT THE THREE-PAGE AMENDMENT,
WHICH DOES NOT ACTUALLY ISSUE
BONDS, BUT ACTUALLY ASKS SDOT
TO COME BACK WITH A LIST OF
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
A LIST THEY SHOULD FRANKLY
ALREADY HAVE.
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO NICOLE
GRANT, THE HEAD OF MLK LABOR
COUNCIL TO CALLING INTO OUR
COMMITTEE TO SPEAK AND PROPOSAL
SUPPORT.
WE COULD HAVE VOTED THAT
PROPOSAL OUT OF COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK, BUT I HELD IT TO GIVE
CERTAIN INTEREST GROUPS MORE
TIMES TO READ THE AMENDMENT AND
CONSIDER IT.
WHILE THE FUNDS WOULD BENEFIT
ALMOST ALL MODES OF
TRANSPORTATION, THE AMENDMENT
DOES EMPHASIZE BRIDGE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS LONG
BEEN NEGLECTED, AS WE HAVE SEEN
WITH THE SUDDEN AND COSTLY
SHUTDOWN OF THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE NEGATIVELY IMPACTING
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY.
AS WELL AS THE AUDIT OF BRIDGES
SHOWING THE DETERIORATING
CONDITION OF OUR CITY'S AGENT
BRIDGES.
SDOT'S ORIGINAL PLAN WILL STILL
BE THE GUIDE, NOT ONLY FOR SDOT
TO CRAFT THEIR $700 MILLION
BUDGET, BUT ALSO FOR HOW TO
INVEST TENS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS THAT CAN BE GENERATED
BY THE BONDS, IF WE CHOOSE TO
DO THAT IN THE FALL BUDGET
PROCESS.
OUR STATE LEGISLATURE
ACCOMPLISHED A LOT DURING THE
PASSED FOUR MONTHS, BUT THEY
DID NOT PASS A TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE.
WE WERE HOPING TO GET $25
MILLION FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
BRIDGE.
I BELIEVE THIS IS FURTHER
EVIDENCE THAT SEATTLE MUST
CONSIDER SOMETHING BIGGER AND
BOLDER, AND MORE CREATIVE, SUCH
AS LEVERAGING THESE NEW DOLLARS.
OUR COMMITTEE ALSO INCLUDES
FREE TECHNOLOGY ITEMS.
COLLEAGUES, AS YOU MAY RECALL,
WE ARE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH
SEVERAL GROUPS OF SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORTS, AS REQUIRED BY
OUR CITY'S THOROUGH
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
WE RECENTLY AMENDED AND ADOPTED
THE SO-CALLED GROUP 2
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS FOR
SOME OF THE EXISTING
TECHNOLOGIES ALREADY IN USE BY
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, THE FIRE
úDEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OUR COMMITTEE THIS WEEK WILL
DISCUSS THE GROUP 3
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS.
WHICH ARE THREE MORE EXISTING
TECHNOLOGIES FROM SPD.
OR CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST POSTED
HER MEMOS ON THE COMMITTEE
AGENDA.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY ALSO WANT
TO REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
THAT WAS PROVIDED BY OUR
SEATTLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT.
THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE FORWARD-
LOOKING INFRARED REAL-TIME
VIDEO, USED BY KING COUNTY
HELICOPTERS.
THE NONRECORDING SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS CAMERAS, USED DURING
CRISIS EVENTS SUCH AS HOSTAGE
SITUATIONS.
AND THE VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEMS
USE THAT SPD FACILITIES.
OUR COMMITTEE SHOULD MEET ONLY
TWO MEETINGS TO CONSIDER AND
APPROVE THESE THREE
SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORTS.
AFTER HEARING THE ADAM THIS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, WE WILL
CONSIDER AMENDMENTS ON MAY 19,
AND VOTE THEM OUT OF COMMITTEE.
ON THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, TODAY, OUR
COMMITTEE, TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITIES, HAS TWO ITEMS
RELATED TO THE MADISON STREET
BUS RAPID TRANSIT, WHICH IS
RAPID RIDE G LINE.
COUNCIL BILL 120062 WILL
ACCEPT TWO SMALL EASEMENTS, AND
COUNCIL BILL 120063 WILL
ACCEPT TWO GRANTS TOTALING $65
MILLION, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN
EXPECTING FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO
THAT BUS QUARTER FOR CITY
COUNCIL DISTRICTS THREE AND
SEVEN INCLUDE OVER $26 MILLION
OF CITY GOVERNMENT DOLLARS THAT
HAVE ARE TO BEEN APPROVED.
INCLUDING $5 MILLION WE
APPROVED LAST FALL.
THE REVISED CONSTRUCTION START
DATE IS THIS FALL, OF 2021.
OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HOPES TO
COMPLETE THE CHANGES TO THE
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS IN 2024.
BECAUSE THOSE ITEMS COVER AN
EXISTING PROJECT, WE'VE ALREADY
APPROVED AND FUNDED, THESE
ITEMS WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK, AND WE
WILL VOTE THEM OUT THIS WEEK AS
WELL OF COMMITTEE.
BRIEFLY FROM DISTRICT 4, I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE PROFESSIONALS
FROM SDOT FOR MEETING WITH ME
IN THE DISTRICT TO CONSIDER WAY
TO CALM TRAFFIC TO IMPROVE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
THIS VERY PLEASANT TO BE OUT IN
THE DISTRICT ON A SUNNY DAY
WITH SDOT SEEING SEVERAL
CONSTITUENTS WHO CAME OUT TO
GREET US AND THINK OUR CITY
GOVERNMENT FOR DOING STUFF.
THAT THEY COULD SEE, WHICH WAS
NICE.
I ALSO HELP MY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS BY PHONE.
CONSTITUENTS CONVEY THE NEED
FOR ADEQUATE STREET PARKING FOR
SMALL BUSINESS CUSTOMERS, AS
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES
STRUGGLE TO STAY OPEN, OR
REOPEN.
I'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE
OFFICE HOURS BY PHONE, BUT I
LOOK FORWARD TO RESTARTING
OFFICE HOURS IN THE DISTRICT IN
PERSON THIS FALL.
SUBJECT TO ALLOWABLE HEALTH
GUIDELINES.
IN THE MEANTIME, CONSTITUENTS
CAN CONTINUE TO SIGN UP FOR
OFFICE HOURS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, WE WILL GO NEXT TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING
EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
OUR MEETING LAST WEEK HAD A
DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION ON
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE PATH
FORWARD TO HAVE -- TO MEET
SEATTLE'S GOALS TO ADDRESS THE
CLIMATE CRISIS AND ALSO A
SECOND DISCUSSION ON CLOSING
THE JUST CAUSE LOOPHOLE WITH A
REVIEW OF THE BILL FROM MY
OFFICE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE WILL BE AT A
SPECIALLY SCHEDULED TIME,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12th AT 2:00
P.M.
THAT MEETING WILL DISCUSS
CLOSING THE FIXED TERM LEASE
LOOPHOLE IN THE JUST CAUSE
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
AT THAT MEETING WE WILL REVIEW
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES' VERSION
OF THE LEGISLATION WHICH WAS
NOT READY LAST WEEK.
WE WILL CONTINUE THAT
DISCUSSION AND WE WILL HAVE
UPCOMING DISCUSSIONS ON
SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES IN THE
UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS,
BUT A LOT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS
ARE LONG, SO WE HAVE TO
SCHEDULE SPECIAL TIMES.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WEDNESDAY,
MAY 12th IS WORKING FOR I
BELIEVE, WE ARE ALMOST ALL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT.
THEN, I WANTED TO ADD THAT
FRIDAY EVENING, OUR MOVEMENT
ORGANIZED A PROTEST FOLLOWING
THE RESOLUTION FROM MY OFFICE
OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVED LAST
MONDAY TO ALLOW GENEROUS
VACCINE PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD.
THE PROTEST ACTION WAS ORGANIZED
JOINTLY BY VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
. IT WAS FITTING THAT OUR
PROTEST WAS OUTSIDE THE BILL
AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
BUILDING.
BILL GATES HAS BEEN ONE OF THE
BILLIONAIRES FIERCELY AND
VOCALLY OPPOSED TO ALLOWING
GENERIC VERSIONS OF THE
VACCINES TO BE PRODUCED IN
VARIOUS COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA.
SPEAKERS FROM THE VARIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS HIGHLIGHTED HOW
STUNNING IT WAS FOR
BILLIONAIRES TO PUT PROFITS
OVER HUMAN LIVES, EVEN IN THE
FACE OF WHAT CAN ONLY BE
DESCRIBED AS AN APOCALYPTIC
TRAGEDY UNFOLDING IN INDIA AND
SOME OTHER NATIONS.
ARE ORGANIZING IN SEATTLE AS
PART OF OUR NATIONWIDE
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT
DEMANDING THAT THE WTO WAIVE
THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
RESTRICTIONS ON THE COVID
VACCINE SO THAT IT CAN BE
PRODUCED AROUND THE WORLD TO
END THE PANDEMIC.
THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED
LAST WEEK IS JUST ONE PART OF
THIS MUCH WIDER MOVEMENT.
NATIONWIDE, OVER 2 MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE SENT PETITIONS TO
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION URGING
HIM TO STOP OPPOSING THE WAIVER.
IT'S A STAGGERING NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE ORGANIZING
AROUND THIS.
THIS ORGANIZING IS STARTING TO
HAVE AN IMPACT, BUT STILL
OUTRAGEOUSLY THE BIDEN REGIME
HAS NOT YET AGREED.
ON FRIDAY, THE OFFICE OF U.S.
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD THE
MEDIA THAT THEY ARE CONTINUING
TO EXAMINE THEIR WTO PROPOSAL.
REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT
SHE HAS MET WITH THE CEOs OF
PFIZER AND MODERNA, ALONG WITH
BILL GATES TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE.
I KNOW WE SHOULD KEEP IN MIND
THAT BILL GATES'S MEDICAL
POTENTIALS BEGIN AND END WITH
HIM BEING ONE OF THE RICHEST
PEOPLE ON THE PLANET.
AS I EXPLAINED THIS PASSED
MONDAY, THIS PASSED FRIDAY WAS
THE START OF A NEW ROUND OF WTO
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE
-RELATED ASPECTS OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
AS IN THE PASSED MONTH, A
COALITION OF OVER 100 COUNTRIES
HAVE PROPOSED ISSUING THE COVID
VACCINE WAIVER TO ALLOW GENERIC
VACCINE PRODUCTION.
WE KNOW THE UNITED STATES, SOME
PROMINENT COUNTRIES IN THE EU,
AND THE UK, ARE OPPOSING THIS.
WE HAVE HEARD THAT FRIDAYS WTO
MEETING HAS ENDED IN DEADLOCK.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW UP
ON THIS.
THE OVERALL SUMMARY OF THE
SITUATION IS THAT ON THE ONE
HAND, WE HAVE 2 MILLION REGULAR
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE IN THE
UNITED STATES, ALONG WITH THEIR
UNIONS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
NURSES UNITED, AND COUNTLESS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTING THE WAIVER.
ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE
PANDEMIC PROFITEERS. WE ARE SEE
MATT BIDEN'S REPRESENTATIVES
HAS PRIORITIZED MEETINGS WITH
THE BILLIONAIRES, NOT WITH THEM
UNIONS IN THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS.
THE FACT THAT THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION CLAIMS TO BE
UNDECIDED ABOUT THE WAIVER THIS
TIME AROUND CLEARLY SHOWS THE
POWER OF THE GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZING THAT GATHERED TO
MILLION SIGNATURES.
PREVIOUS TO THAT, THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
OPPOSING THE WAIVER.
THIS IS REALLY SHOWING THE
PRESSURE.
IT ALSO SHOWS THAT WE WILL NEED
TO CONTINUE ORGANIZING WITHOUT
WHICH WE WILL SEE THE STATUS
QUO OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
CONTINUING TO REPRESENT
BILLIONAIRES IF THEY CAN GET
AWAY WITH IT.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER, IN THE
GRASSROOTS, TO MAKE IT CLEAR
THAT THERE WILL BE POLITICAL
CONSEQUENCES IF THEY CONTINUE TO
DEFEND THE PROFITS OF BIG
PHARMA, OVER LITERALLY WHAT [
INDISCERNIBLE ] WHAT IS AT
STAKE IS THE LIVES OF MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE.
LAST WEEK A GROUP OF 17 CENTRAL
DISTRICT CONSTITUENTS WENT TO
MY OFFICE DEEPLY CONCERNED
ABOUT REPORTS THAT THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO SET
CONTROLLED FIRES AT A SOON TO
BE DEMOLISHED CHURCH BUILDING
AT 2001 SOUTH NORMAN STREET IN
THE HEART OF THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT.
ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
DISPARITIES MAP, THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ALREADY RANKS
AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE REGION
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
DISPARITIES, AIR POLLUTION, AND
EXPOSURE TO DIESEL EMISSIONS
AND OTHER TOXINS.
CONTROLLED BURNS AT ANY LEVEL
WILL ONLY INCREASE AREA
POLLUTION, AND WORSEN HEALTH
DISPARITIES.
AS THE NORMAN STREET NEIGHBORS
WROTE QUOTE, WE AS A COLLECTIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD DID NOT ASK TO BE
EXPOSED TO THESE TOXINS, END
QUOTE.
OVER THE WEEKEND, MY OFFICE
WROTE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND TO MAYOR DURKAN TO ASK IF
THESE REPORTS WERE TRUE, AND
SHARE THE CONCERNS FOR -- OF
THESE NEIGHBORS.
THE STATED PURPOSE OF A
CONTROLLED BURN IS FOR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TRAINING, WHICH IS
OBVIOUSLY TRAINING IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT, GIVEN HOW DANGEROUS
IT IS TO FIGHT FIRES.
WE KNOW THAT THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT WORKERS DO THIS
DANGEROUS WORK EVERY DAY OF
THEIR LIVES, AND THEY DO SO
COURAGEOUSLY.
HOWEVER, WE ALSO DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY IS IT NECESSARY
TO HOLD THIS TRAINING IN THE
MIDDLE OF A DENSE WORKING-CLASS
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD
ALREADY FACING DISPROPORTIONATE
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS?
THE QUESTION WE HAVE ASKED THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, IS WHAT FIRE DEPARTMENT
OFFICIALS CONSIDER SUCH AN
INTENTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
THREAT WITH AN UPPER-CLASS
PREDOMINATELY WHITE
NEIGHBORHOOD SUCH AS MADONNA.
I URGE MAYOR DURKAN AND THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO FIND A
LOCATION FOR TRAINING THAT HAS
A MUCH MORE MITIGATED RISK OF
AIR POLLUTION THAN IN THIS
DENSELY POPULATED,
PREDOMINANTLY PEOPLE OF COLOR
CENTRAL DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD
OVER THE WEEKEND, ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS WERE SENT A
VIDEO OF A SMALL BLACK LIVES
MATTER PROTEST.
IN THE SHOCKING VIDEO, A CAR
DRIVES INTO SEVERAL PROTESTERS,
KNOCKING ONE ONTO THE HOOD OF
THE CAR, AND THEN PROCEEDS TO
ACCELERATE AWAY EXTREMELY
QUICKLY WITH THE PROTESTER
DANGLING FROM THE HOOD.
ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUENT
WHO SENT THIS VIDEO TO THE
COUNCIL, THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT CHOSE TO ARREST THE
PROTESTER WHO SUFFERED THE
VEHICLE OR ASSAULT, NOT THE
DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS
OUTRAGEOUS.
IF TRUE, THIS IS ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TARGETING BLACK
LIVES MATTER AND OTHER
PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT PROTESTERS
FOR ARREST, WITHOUT EVEN
ATTEMPTING TO APPEAR TO HAVE --
TO UPHOLD THE SO-CALLED EQUAL
PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW.
IN THE PASSED, WHEN THE PROUD
BOYS, IN A VERY REACTION OH
FAR RIGHT PROUD BOYS WOULD
ATTACK PROGRESSIVE PROTESTS
WITH THE STATED GOALS OF
SPECIFICALLY STARTING A FIGHT,
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT WOULD
AGAIN AND AGAIN ADDRESS. WE
KNOW WHY, BECAUSE SPD OFFICERS
JOINED THE PROUD BOYS IN THE
VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE CAPITAL
IN JANUARY.
THIS CONTINUED BIAS IN
ARRESTING PROGRESSIVE PROTESTERS
IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND
SHOWS WHY WE NEED TO DEFUND THE
POLICE, AND WHY WE NEED ELECTED
COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT WITH FULL
POWERS OVER THE POLICE AND A
REAL FOCUS ON ENDING INEQUALITY
IN SOCIETY.
WHICH IS STATISTICALLY THE MAIN
SOURCE OF CRIME AND PROBLEMS IN
PUBLIC SAFETY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, WE ARE GOING TO
GO DOWN THE LINE HERE TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE 24 ITEMS FROM THE
LAND USE A NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION, AND 22 APPOINTMENTS
TO THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
LAND USE A NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE ON THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA TODAY.
OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND
USED AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE IS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY
12th STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.
JUST A REVIEW OF WHAT I DID
LAST WEEK.
I MET WITH THE GREEN LAKE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ATTENDED THE NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION MEETING
AND MET WITH THE PENNRIDGE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I WAS ALSO ABLE TO MEET WITH
CHIEF DIAZ TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
SAFETY IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA.
I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
WITH OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR TO
SPEAK ABOUT THE HANNAH SMITH
EIGHT DOLLARS AND SO MUCH MORE.
ADDITIONALLY, I WORKED WITH
SDOT LAST WEEK IN A PATHWAY
FORWARD FOR EXTENDING THE CAFE
STREET AND SIDEWALK CAFE PERMIT
PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN VERY
SUCCESSFUL.
PERSONALLY I WAS ABLE TO ENJOY
SEVERAL RESTAURANTS THAT ARE
OPERATING SIDEWALK CAFES. ALSO
HIGHLIGHTING THE BALLARD LOCKS
REOPENING LAST WEEK FOR
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ACROSS THE
LOCKS.
I ALSO TOOK A STROLL THERE TO
ENJOY THE GOOD WEATHER AND
CROSSING OVER ONLY BRIEFLY TO
DISTRICT 7. COMING BACK TO THE
BEST DISTRICT IN THE CITY
RATHER QUICKLY.
ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST
WEEK TO TOUR LUMEN FIELD'S
VACCINATION SITE WITH THE
DIRECTOR AND WAS JOINED BY A
CEO OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
HIGHLIGHTING THE FAS FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES IS
THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY.
THEY MAKE SURE WE HAVE
BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT, AND
THEY DO EVERYTHING BEHIND THE
SCENES TO KEEP OUR CITY RUNNING
, WHILE CITY LIGHT KEEPS OUR
POWER ON SO THAT WE HAVE
ELECTRICITY TO GET THE JOB DONE.
IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO GET TO
SPEND SOME TIME WITH BOTH OF
THOSE DIRECTORS.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE CITY
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WORKING DOWN
AT LUMEN FIELD.
THE ACCOUNTANTS, THE PURCHASERS,
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE OTHER JOBS
THAT HAVE STOPPED WHAT THEY ARE
DOING FOR THE MOMENT TO TAKE
PART IN THIS EXTREMELY LARGE
EFFORT.
SO, JUST THANK YOU TO ALL THE
CITY EMPLOYEES.
EVERYONE FROM SWEDISH, AND ALL
OF THE VOLUNTEERS.
LAST WEEK I ALSO WORKED WITH
SPECIFICALLY ON 48 AND EIGHT,
WHICH NEEDED MULTIPLE
DEPARTMENTS TO COME AND FIND
SOLUTIONS.
WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH SDOT,
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, WASTE
MANAGEMENT, AND ANOTHER
ORGANIZATION ABOUT SOME ONGOING
ISSUES.
I WAS VERY THANKFUL FOR
EVERYONE, SOME FOLKS EVEN BEING
ABLE TO MEET ON SITE TO
IDENTIFY WHAT THE SOLUTIONS ARE
MOVING FORWARD.
THIS COMING WEEK, MY PERSONAL
MEETINGS ARE LIKE BECAUSE WE
GET TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME
TOGETHER IN COMMITTEE.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE COMMITTEES
ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR ALMOST THE
ENTIRE DAY.
COLLEAGUES, LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING YOUR FACES.
OUTSIDE OF COMMITTEE, I'LL BE
ATTENDING THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY MEETING ON
THURSDAY, WHICH I BELIEVE THEY
HAVE MORE INFORMATION COMING
OUT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO CHEW
ON.
THERE IS A LIVE FIRE EVENT, THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
DOING A LIVE FIRE DRILL IN
DISTRICT 6. I'LL BE JOINING THE
CHIEF FOR THAT WHILE OFFICE
HOURS ARE TYPICALLY ON THURSDAY
FROM 2:00 TO 7:00 P.M., BECAUSE
OF COMMITTEE, WE WILL BE
PUTTING THEM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
SO THAT WE CAN STILL MEET WITH
DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS.
ALSO, STAFF WILL BE ATTENDING
THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY
COUNCIL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY,
AND THE PHINNEY RIDGE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6, HOLDING
DISTRICT 6 RESIDENT MEETING
LAST WEEK.
WE HAD A FEW CANCELLATIONS
BECAUSE OF THE GOOD WEATHER.
HOPE TO CATCH THOSE FOLKS LATER
ON.
WE HAD PEOPLE, SPOKE WITH
PEOPLE FROM SUNSET HILL.
EAST BALLARD.
BALLARD AND CROWN HILL.
KIND OF A HEAVY WESTSIDE FOCUS
THIS WEEK.
WE WERE ABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN PARK
DISTRICTS AND VOLUNTEERING TO
SUPPORT FRIENDS OF THEIR PARKS,
INCLUDING GOLDEN GARDENS.
SPOKE ABOUT THE SIDEWALK SAFETY
ON 85th AVENUE, 85th STREET, MY
APOLOGIES BIT WE ALSO DISCUSSED
BUILDING ZONING AND THE NEED TO
CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
OUR DISTRICT, AS WELL AS
DISCUSSED THE PLAN AND FUTURE
PROGRESS FOR THE GREEN LAKE
BOATHOUSE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I MIGHT
FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH
DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT
THIS WEEK, AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THAT IS MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I'M GOING TO JUST
QUICKLY ADDRESS A COUPLE OF
PROCLAMATIONS ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD THAT SHE
WOULD NORMALLY GO RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT AFTER COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
PRESENT THESE TWO PROCLAMATIONS.
COLLEAGUES, THERE WILL BE TWO
PROCLAMATIONS THAT ARE BEING
BROUGHT TO US BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
THESE ARE JUST FOR SIGNATURE
TODAY AT COUNCIL BRIEFING,
THERE WILL NOT BE PRESENTATIONS
DURING FULL COUNCIL ON EITHER
OF THESE TWO PROCLAMATIONS.
THE FIRST ACCLAMATION IS TO
ACKNOWLEDGE OLDER AMERICANS
MONTH.
OLDER AMERICANS MONTH DATES
BACK TO 1963, AND THE KENNEDY
ADMINISTRATION.
EACH ADMINISTRATION SINCE THEN,
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS PROCLAIMED
MAY AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH,
RECOGNIZING A LIFETIME OF
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR
COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY.
THIS YEAR'S THEME IS
COMMUNITIES OF STRENGTH.
OF COURSE, THAT RESONATES FOR
SEVERAL REASONS.
OLDER PEOPLE WERE HIT THE
HARDEST IN THE EARLY DAYS OF
THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND HAVE
BEEN AMONG THOSE MOST
VULNERABLE TO COVID
COMPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT ITS
COURSE.
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, HUMAN
SERVICES, AND SEATTLE KING
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH HAVE
REALLY STEPPED UP TO HELP KEEP
OUR OLDER RESIDENTS SAFE AND
ENSURE THAT THEIR BASIC NEEDS
WERE MET.
FAMILIES HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED
SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE FABRIC OF
KEEPING OUR OLDER AMERICANS
SAFE.
COMMUNITIES OF STRENGTH
RECOGNIZES THOSE WHO CARE FOR
OLDER LOVED ONES, AS WELL AS
CAREGIVING PROFESSIONALS FOR
THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PROVIDE
TO OUR FAMILIES AND TO THEIR
OWN FAMILIES.
OLDER PEOPLE THEMSELVES HAVE
SHOWN STRENGTH IN WEATHERING
THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING FOR
SOME, CONSIDERABLE SOCIAL
ISOLATION.
MANY OLDER PEOPLE WANT MOST OF
ALL THE ABILITY TO SAFELY SEE
AND GIVE AND GET HUGS FROM
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
THANKS TO BETTER HEALTHCARE,
AND ON AVERAGE, BETTER SOCIAL
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS THAN
PREVIOUS GENERATIONS, LONGEVITY
IS INCREASING FOR OLDER
AMERICANS.
COMMUNITIES OF STRENGTH SUPPORT
THIS INCREASING POPULATION SO
THOSE EXTRA YEARS ARE HEALTHY
YEARS FOR OUR OLDER RESIDENTS.
FINALLY, AGEISM AND ABLE-ISM
CONTINUES TO RUN RAMPANT IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.
THESE ARE BARRIERS TO RECEIVING
CONSISTENT HIGH-QUALITY
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND
SUPPORT TO NEARLY EVERY SINGLE
SECTOR.
BY SUPPORTING OLDER AMERICANS
MONTH AND BUILDING STRONG
COMMUNITIES THAT SUPPORT OLDER
PEOPLE MORE EFFECTIVELY, WHICH
WE DO THROUGH OUR AGE FRIENDLY
SEATTLE INITIATIVE, AS WELL AS
LONG-STANDING SERVICES AND
PROGRAMS FOR OLDER PEOPLE, WE
HELP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES
THRIVE, AND OF COURSE IN DOING
SO, ARE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS
BETTER FOR IT.
SO, THAT'S THE FIRST
PROCLAMATION THAT I AM
PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
THE SECOND ONE IS BETTER
HEARING MONTH.
THIS PROCLAMATION WOULD
RECOGNIZE A LARGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THAT
EXPERIENCED HEARING LOSS THAT
AFFECTS THEIR ABILITY TO GET
EFFECTIVELY IN SCHOOL, AT WORK,
AMONG FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND IN
THE COMMUNITY.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS OF
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE
EXPERIENCED HEARING LOSS BUT
DUE TO STIGMA DO NOT GET THEIR
HEARING TESTED.
SOME GET TESTED, GET HEARING
AIDS, PAY FOR HEARING AIDS BUT
DON'T WEAR THEM.
WE NEED TO NORMALIZE HEARING
LOSS.
IT'S LIKELY THAT WE WILL ALL
EXPERIENCE IT AT SOME POINT IN
OUR LIVES.
SOME FORM OF HEARING LOSS.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
MAKE HEARING HEALTHY A
PRIORITY.
EXCUSE ME, HEARING HEALTH A
PRIORITY.
A REMINDER THAT SHOULD HEARING
LOSS OCCUR, THE SOONER IT IS
ADDRESSED THE BETTER OFF YOU
AND EVERYONE ELSE YOU ENCOUNTER
WILL BE.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE THIS
PROCLAMATION IN FRONT OF US
THAT WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
HEARING HEALTH DOES SUPPORT
QUALITY-OF-LIFE AND WE WANT TO
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE NOTE
OF THAT.
SO, AGAIN COLLEAGUES, THESE ARE
SIGNATURES ARE GOING TO BE
NEEDED FOR BOTH OF THESE
PROCLAMATIONS.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I
WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE
ROLL TO CONFIRM WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS' SIGNATURES WILL
BE AFFIXED TO BOTH
PROCLAMATIONS AS DESCRIBED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURE AFFIXED TO BOTH OF
THE PROCLAMATIONS, ONE
RECOGNIZING NATIONAL OLDER
AMERICANS MONTH, AND THE SECOND
RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BETTER
HEARING MONTH?
>> SEVEN COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES.
I'M SURE COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR
INDULGENCE ON THOSE TWO
PROCLAMATIONS.
AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, THEY WILL
NOT BE PRESENTED AT FULL
COUNCIL.
THEY WILL BE PRESENTED IN OTHER
VENUES.
NEXT UP IS COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
SORRY ABOUT WEIGHING IN LATE, I
THOUGHT I WAS IN, BUT THANK
YOU.
SO, THERE ARE NO ITEMS OF THE
PUBLIC ASSET AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
TOMORROW, AT 2:00.
THERE ARE SIX ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
THERE ARE THREE APPOINTMENTS,
AND THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
LED BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE
LEGISLATION.
THE FIRST PIECE OF PARKS
LEGISLATION ELIMINATES A
RECREATIONAL COVENANT, SO THEY
SEATTLE PUBLIC PARKS CAN
DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL TRANSFER
OF THE PROPERTY OF THE RED BARN
RANCH.
LOCATED IN AUBURN, WASHINGTON.
THIS WILL REQUIRE A PUBLIC
HEARING FOLLOWED BY A BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
I RECEIVED EMAILS FROM A
HANDFUL OF FOLKS INTERESTED IN
HOW THIS PROPERTY CAN BE USED.
THIS BILL IS THE FIRST STEP OF
THE PROCESS TO HAVE THE
PROPERTY -- OR, HAVE THE
RECREATIONAL COVENANT
TRANSFERRED.
SO, WE WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY
OTHER DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE
ACTUAL USE OF THE PROPERTY AT
TOMORROW'S MEETING.
THE SECOND PIECE OF LEGISLATION
AUTHORIZES THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO
EXECUTE AND ACCEPT FROM SEATTLE
SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
A RECIPROCAL RIGHT OF ENTRY
LICENSE AGREEMENT CONCERNING
THE HELEN MEDICINE COOL, THAT
úIS BY INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL.
AND SOUTHWEST TEEN LIFE CENTER
IN POOL, THE LAST PIECE OF
LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDE FAMILY
SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THE
SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES.
AND UPDATE AGAIN ON THE CLEAN
CITIES INITIATIVE FROM APRIL
19th TO APRIL 25th.
PARKS PICKED UP 81,000 POUNDS
OF TRASH FROM 26 ENCAMPMENT
LOCATIONS.
ALSO REMOVED 2500 NEEDLES.
TWO PARKS RECEIVED EXTRA
MAINTENANCE.
MAKES CREEK AND MILLER
PLAYFIELD.
CUMULATIVELY, AS OF TODAY'S
DATE, THE PARKS ARM OF THE
QUEEN CITY INITIATIVE HAS
CLEANED UP 1.7 MILLION POUNDS OF
TRASH, AND 51,000, ALMOST
59,000, NEEDLES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY.
OUR SHOWER PROGRAM CONTINUES TO
SERVE FOLKS IN OUR GREAT CITY.
FROM APRIL 21st THROUGH THE
27th, PARKS SERVED 309 USERS.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT RANIER
BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER.
APRIL 28th WAS THE LAST DAY OF
FOOD DISTRIBUTION.
FOOD LIFELINE PROVIDED A
CRITICAL SUPPLY OF VEGETABLES
AND MEAT BOXES TO OVER 1500
FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.
WHAT A BIG SHOUT OUT TO RYAN
SCOTT AND HIS TEAM AT FOOD
LIFELINE FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP
WITH PARKS OVER THE PASSED
SEVERAL MONTHS.
THIS IS SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR
US.
THERE IS NOW THE MAY 5th
MISSING MURDERED INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES DAY.
THREE YEARS AGO THE URBAN
INDIAN HEALTH INSTITUTE
PUBLISHED A SERIES OF REPORTS
TITLED OUR BODIES, OUR STORIES,
WHICH DETAILS THE SCOPE OF
VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE WOMEN
AND GIRLS.
THIS HAS HELPED PUT MISSING
MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN ON
THE RADAR OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
NATIONWIDE.
MISSING MURDERED INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE, IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS AND WHERE NATIVE PEOPLE
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED.
CASES REMAIN UNSOLVED AND THE
CRIME THAT ARE INCONSISTENT AT
EVERY LEVL OF GOVERNMENT.
WE SPONSORED THE NATION'S FIRST
PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO COMBAT
THE EPIDEMIC WITH CULTURALLY
ATTUNED SERVICES AND WITH
NATIVE LEADERSHIP AT THE
FOREFRONT.
TOGETHER WE FUNDED THE CITY'S
FIRST POSITION TO ADDRESS THE
OUTSTANDING MISSING MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE CASEWORK.
OUR CITY HAS BEEN FIRST, OUR
STATE HAS ALSO BEEN FIRST.
RECENTLY, SECRETARY OF THE
INTERIOR JEFF HOLLAND CREATED A
MISSING MURDERED INDIGENOUS
WOMEN DIVISION AT THE BIA.
SO, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE
SEATTLE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY
HAVE DONE.
PLEASE JOIN ME ON WEDNESDAY,
MAY 4th, IN HONORING MISSING
MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.
SO, WITH THAT, LET'S GO TO THE
EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE TASK FORCE.
THIS IS SOME EXCITING NEWS, AS
YOU KNOW.
THIS TEST FOR WAS CREATED, THEY
HAVE BEEN MEETING FOR SIX
MONTHS.
HEY'VE HAD 20 MEETINGS.
IT IS A 24 MEMBER BOARD.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO, TO
MEET WITH THEM FOR WELL OVER AN
HOUR TO GO OVER THEIR REPORT
THAT WILL SOON BE OUT.
THE FOCUS FOR THE $30 MILLION
OF HOW THEY WOULD INVEST IN
BIPOD COMMUNITIES IN FOUR
AREAS.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, THAT IS
INVESTMENTS TARGETED AT
PROVIDING WORKING CAPITAL AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
BUSINESSES.
HOUSING AND LAND ACQUISITION,
THAT IS INVESTMENTS TARGETED AT
REDUCING GENTRIFICATION AND
DISPLACEMENT BY LOWERING
BARRIERS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP
DIVIDING EDUCATION ON HOW TO
BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
NUMBER THREE, ADDRESSING
ADDITIONAL, I'M SORRY,
ADDRESSING EDUCATIONAL
DISPARITIES.
THESE ARE INVESTMENTS TARGETED
YOUTH, AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT.
FOUR, OF COURSE ADDRESSING
HEALTH DISPARITIES.
INVESTMENTS TARGETED AT
SUPPORTING CURRENT EFFORTS IN
FOOD ACCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE IN THE SHORT TERM.
INVESTED IN INNOVATIVE
COMMUNITY HEALTH MODELS IN THE
NEAR TERM, AND EXPAND THE
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE PIPELINE
IN THE LONG TERM.
JUST BRIEFLY, I UNDERSTAND THAT
THE COUNCIL, THAT THE BOARD
WILL BE MEETING WITH THE
INDIVIDUAL CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
TO GO OVER WHAT THEY PLAN TO
SPEND THE $30 MILLION ON.
WHEN THEY WERE PUT TOGETHER THE
SPENDING PLAN, AND HOPEFULLY
LIFT THE PROVISO.
IN THE FOUR AREAS, BUSINESS,
EDUCATION, HOUSING AND HEALTH,
HERE'S A BRIEF BREAKDOWN OF
SOME OF THE -- WELL, ALL OF THE
MONEY WHEN IT ADDS UP TO ABOUT
$30 MILLION.
AGAIN, THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
CULTURAL EDUCATION FOR BIPOC
YOUTH.
PROGRAMS FOR FORMERLY
INCARCERATED.
THE EQUITY AND INNOVATION FUND.
LEADS TO PURCHASE HOME BY HER
PROGRAM.
GENERATIONAL WEALTH BUILDING,
AND INVESTMENT IN HEALTH CENTERS
, FOOD ACCESS, ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND FUNDING AGAIN THE
HEALTHCARE AND WORKFORCE
PIPELINE.
IT'S A WONDERFUL REPORT THAT
THEY PUT TOGETHER.
WE HAD OUR DISTRICT DIRECTOR
FROM OUR OFFICE WHO HAS
ATTENDED EVERY MEETING IN THE
LAST SIX MONTHS.
THEY PUT TOGETHER THE PRIORITY
AREAS.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION
TO FOLLOW.
AGAIN, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY
WILL BE MEETING WITH INDIVIDUAL
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THE PEOPLE THAT WERE PRESENTED
WERE AMAZING.
WE HAD SEVERAL.
SO, I THINK WE HAVE MORE GOOD
WORK TO COME.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO
THROUGH THEIR REPORT AND THE
BREAKDOWN OF HOW MUCH MONEY
THEY WANT TO APPORTION TO THE
FOUR AREAS.
I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW
THEY WANT TO PUT TOGETHER THE
SPENDING PLAN SO WE CAN LIFT
THIS PROVISO BY JULY.
AGAIN, IT'S A 24 MEMBER BOARD.
I WON'T READ OFF ALL THE NAMES.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY BROKE
UP INTO FOUR SUBGROUPS, AND
EACH GROUP CAME BACK, PUT
TOGETHER THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THEY HIRED A GROUP CALLED FOR-
PROFIT, NONPROFIT, I BELIEVE.
THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT, I'VE
LOOKED AT A LOT OF BUSINESS
PLANS AND A LOT OF FINANCING
PLANS IN RURAL AREAS, AND ALSO
WITHIN INDIAN COUNTRY, AND I
CAN HONESTLY SAY THIS IS A REAL
BEGINNING.
A REALLY FIRST STEP IN SELF-
DETERMINATION AND ECONOMIC
SOVEREIGNTY.
IT REALLY IS A CLAIM TO DIGNITY
ABOUT IF YOU POOL MONEY INTO A
COMMUNITY, THEY CAN TELL YOU
HOW IT NEEDS TO BE SPENT.
WITH THAT, LET'S SEE, THE LAST
THING I DID, WHICH WAS VERY
EXCITING AGAIN, WE, OUR WHOLE
OFFICE DID A TOUR OF THE
NORTHGATE LIGHT RAIL STATION.
WHICH YOU KNOW IS GOING TO OPEN
OCTOBER 2nd.
IT IS AMAZING.
IT IS HUGE, IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT IS GOING TO LOOK GREAT.
OF COURSE WE ARE STILL WORKING
ON THE 130th STOP AS YOU KNOW.
I'VE CHAIRED THIS BEFORE.
THE NORTH END, IN PARTICULAR,
THE NHL CENTER THAT WILL BE
OPENING TO THE NHL TRAINING
CENTER.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING ABOUT
800,000 PEOPLE THAT WILL CYCLE
THROUGH THE WHOLE NORTHGATE
AREA WITH NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE, THE NORTHGATE COMMONS
AREA, WE ARE GOING TO BE
BUILDING HOUSING.
OF COURSE THE TRAINING CENTER,
THE TWO HOTELS AND EVERYTHING
ELSE THAT IS GOING ON.
AGAIN, THIS IS ALL JUST ONE
PIECE OF HOW WE ARE MOVING
FORWARD.
SO, THAT'S IT THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT, I'M NOT HEARING ANY.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I JUST
WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND
ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR WORK THAT WAS
WRITTEN ABOUT IN THE SEATTLE
TIMES.
I THINK JUST YESTERDAY, RELATED
TO THE LAKE CITY WAY LIVING
MEMORIAL.
WHERE WE OF COURSE AS A FULL
COUNSELOR, SUPPORTING THE
FUNDING REQUEST OF THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD
THAT REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT
TO CREATE A BRIGHT SPOT IN AN
AREA WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF
DARKNESS EXPERIENCED IN
DISTRICT 5 AS A RESULT OF A
REALLY TRAGIC SHOOTING.
A FEW YEARS AGO.
IN 2019.
SO, JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
YOUR WORK AS A DISTRICT
REPESENTATIVE.
REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE TO
THANK ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS WHO
HAVE COME TOGETHER IN DISTRICT 5
IN THIS REALLY IMPORTANT EFFORT
TO COMMEMORATE WITH SOME LEVEL
OF POSITIVITY, HOW WE CAN MOVE
OUR COMMUNITIES FORWARD AFTER
SUCH A TRAGIC, TRAGIC
EXPERIENCE WITH PREVENTABLE GUN
VIOLENCE IN OUR CITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
IN THAT SPACE, AND THANKS TO
ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO PLAYED A
ROLE IN GETTING THIS OVER THE
FINISH LINE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'M GLAD
YOU, FIRST OF ALL, I'M HONORED
THAT YOU THANKED ME, AND I'M
HONORED THAT THIS COUNCIL
SUPPORTED WHAT WE DID IT WAS
THE COMMUNITY THAT DID IT.
A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE FORMER
DISTRICT DIRECTOR WHO WAS
ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY OUT THERE
PLANTING THE FLOWERS.
THE PEOPLE THAT WROTE THE POEM
AND THE MONEY THAT WE RAISED.
WE JUST HAD ANOTHER SHOOTING UP
HERE IN DISTRICT 5 AT THE
ALBERT DAVIS PARK.
ONE OF THE RVs, SOMEBODY
KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, AND SHOT
SOMEBODY.
OF COURSE, IT WASN'T A GOOD SEE
THEM AT ALL.
AGAIN, GUN VIOLENCE.
PEOPLE HAVE GUNS, PEOPLE COME
OUT, THEY DO THINGS.
THAT'S OUR THIRD SHOOTING I
BELIEVE.
WE ARE BUSY.
I ACTUALLY DO A SHOUT OUT TO
THE CHIEF, CHIEF ADRIAN DIAZ
CONTACTED ME IMMEDIATELY AND
HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR
OFFICE ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND
THE VICTIM.
WHO IS DOING OKAY.
WHO IS DOING FINE.
I SHOULDN'T SAY FINE, I DON'T
KNOW THAT.
THEY ARE OKAY FOR NOW.
SO, I THINK SOMETIMES JUST IN
THIS TIME WHERE THINGS HAVE
GOTTEN SO DIVISIVE, AND
SOMETIMES SO DESTRUCTIVE, AND
SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET THAT
WORDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE A
GREAT CITY.
I WILL CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT.
I DON'T BELIEVE SEATTLE IS
DYING.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO COME
BACK STRONGER AND DO GREAT
THINGS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR THAT
>> ABSOLUTELY.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES JUST
WROTE A PIECE ABOUT GUN
VIOLENCE AS WELL.
THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS OF
GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THIS CITY
COUNCIL, PRIOR CITY COUNCILS,
AND TO ALL OF US.
OF COURSE WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN ALL OF
OUR COMMUNITIES IN A WAY THAT
IS GOING TO ACTUALLY HELP BUILD
THEIR RESILIENCE AND TO PREVENT
THESE KINDS OF INCIDENTS FROM
HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.
COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
OKAY COLLEAGUES.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE, I'M
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CIRCLE
BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING, WELCOME BACK.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, SORRY FOR THE DELAY.
REPORTING OUT, WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY ITEMS FROM THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE ARE SOME ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THIS INCLUDES COUNCIL BILL
120058, WHICH IS A SOUND
TRANSIT PROPERTY TRANSFER
ORDINANCE.
COUNCIL BILL 120059, WHICH IS
THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN.
THERE ARE FIVE LABOR STANDARDS
ADVISORY COMMISSION APARTMENTS,
TWO DOMESTIC WORKER
APPOINTMENTS.
OUR NEXT MEETING FOR THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
WILL BE TOMORROW, MAY 4th, AT
9:30 A.M.
ON THE AGENDA, WE WILL INCLUDE
THE LABOR STANDARDS ADVISORY
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE THE DOMESTIC WORKER
STAND UP BOARD APPOINTMENTS
THAT I JUST MENTIONED AS WELL.
WE WILL HAVE DRAFT LEGISLATION
FOR THE TRANSPARENCY
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT
WORKERS.
THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR
ONGOING DISCUSSION THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS ASKED
TO INCLUDE IN THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE, AND HAPPY TO
ACCOMMODATE IT.
LASTLY, WE WILL ALSO HAVE A
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE SOUND
TRANSIT -- AS A REMINDER, AND
THIS IS PROBABLY WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS
REFERRING TO, WE DO HAVE A
NUMBER OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
THAT IS THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING, AGAIN ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO
JOIN.
WE WILL NOT INCLUDE THE BIPOC
DISCUSSION DURING OUR TUESDAY ,
MAY 4th MEETING.
IN THE AFTERNOON THOUGH,
STARTING AT 5:30 P.M., IN THE
EVENING, WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING RELATED TO THE FEDERAL
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
DOLLARS.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE IN THE
PUBLIC TO BEGIN SIGNING UP
STARTING TOMORROW AT 3:30 P.M.
WE WILL START THE PUBLIC
HEARING AT 5:30, AND WE WILL
TRY TO MAKE SURE WE HEAR FROM
EVERYONE ON THE AGENDA.
SO, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY
PEOPLE SIGN UP, WE WILL HAVE
BETWEEN ONE TO 2 MINUTES.
WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY GETS A FULL TIME TO
SPEAK SO WE WILL MAKE SURE TO
GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE LIST.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS
SIGNING UP OR NEED ASSISTANCE,
PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE.
AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, IF YOU'RE
ABLE TO JOIN US TOMORROW FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARING, I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE YOU.
5:30 AGAIN.
WE WILL GO INTO THE EVENING.
WE WILL THEN HAVE A SPECIAL
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th.
THAT ONE BEGINS AT 2:00 P.M.
WE WILL HAVE THE ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN AND THE CARRYFORWARD
ORDINANCE.
COUNCIL BILL 120039.
WE WILL HAVE THE 2020 BUDGET
EXCEPTIONS BILL WHICH IS
COUNCIL BILL 120040.
AGAIN, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE
ADJACENT TO, OR IN A SESSION
RELATED TO ARPA, BUT WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CONSIDERING
EVERYTHING IN THE SAME
TIMEFRAME.
SO, FOLKS KNOW WHAT THE
UNIVERSAL DOLLARS ARE AVAILABLE
TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS ARE.
INCLUDING ASSISTANCE FOR
RESPONDING TO ARPA, BUT ALSO
MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITY IS
READY TO OPEN BACK UP.
THAT CITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
ARE ABLE TO GET THE FUNDING
THAT THEY NEED.
NONMEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE ARE WELCOME
TO ATTEND, AND PLEASE DO LET
OUR OFFICE KNOW.
WE CAN GIVE YOU THE MATERIALS
IN ADVANCE SO YOU HAVE TIME TO
GET ORIENTED AND MAKE SURE THAT
YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION
FOR JOINING OUR MEETING.
AND OTHER UPDATES, AS FOLKS
KNOW, THIS LAST WEEKEND WE
CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL
WORKERS DAY ON MAY 1st
SATURDAY, OUR TEAM WANTS TO SEND
A HUGE NOTE OF APPRECIATION TO
ALL WORKERS.
ALL WORKERS DESERVE RESPECT.
IN THIS DAY AND AGE, ALL
WORKPLACES ARE IN DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS, INCLUDING DRIVERS
AND FOR FOLKS WORKING AT HOME,
AND IS CENTRAL WORKERS WHO ARE
GOING IN.
WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE LIFTING UP AND RESPECTING,
HONORING THE WORK OF EVERYONE.
LAST WEEK, OUR TEAM WAS INVITED
TO PRESENT IN THE MINNEAPOLIS
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING.
THEY HELD A BUDGET AND
DISCUSSION PROCESS SIMILAR TO
WHAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE DID
FOR DISCUSSION ON HOW THEIR
ARPA FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.
MY OFFICE REPRESENTED THE CITY
AND WE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
ALONG WITH A COUNCILMEMBER FROM
AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL, DENVER
CITY COUNCIL, AND THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM OTHER
CITIES WHO ARE THINK ABOUT HOW
THE USE OF THEIR ARPA FUNDS
WOULD BE ALLOCATED AS WELL.
WANT TO THANK AGAIN
COUNCILMEMBER, I'M SORRY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT LISA BENDER
FROM MINNEAPOLIS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER ALLISON FROM
MINNEAPOLIS FOR HAVING SUCH A
HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR
OFFICE AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
A CHANCE TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT
WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE IN
THE CITY.
WANT TO THANK OUR INTERIM LORI
FOR HER WORK IN GETTING THE
PRESENTATION READY ALONG WITH
CENTRAL STAFF AND READY -- THIS
WEDNESDAY I'LL BE ATTENDING BE
MARY'S PLACE VIRTUAL LUNCHEON.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
JOINING, I HOPE WE ALL HAVE A
CHANCE TO CELEBRATE MARY'S
PLACE, WHO HAS BEEN PROVIDING
SERVICES FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN,
AND FAMILIES ON THEIR JOURNEY
OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
EXCITED TO JOIN THAT VIRTUAL
LUNCHEON.
ON THURSDAY, I HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BLOOD FOR
BLOOD WORKS.
I'LL BE JOINING MY LONGTIME
FRIEND WHO HAS BEEN GIVING
BLOOD TO BLOOD WORKS.
SHE HAD THE BIRTH OF HER CHILD.
SHE SURVIVED MATERNAL
HEMORRHAGING WITH NEARLY COST
HER HER LIFE.
SHE WAS SAVED BY THE GENEROUS
DONATION OF BLOOD FROM OTHERS.
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO JOIN HER AND HONOR THE
WORK OF BLOOD WORKS DOES.
SHE IS A BOARD MEMBER.
IN THIS TIME ESPECIALLY, WE
WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THE
DISPARITIES IN TERMS OF WHO
NEEDS ACCESS TO BLOOD RIGHT NOW
IN THE WAKE OF COVID, AND ALL
OF THE COMPLICATIONS THAT IT
HAS PUT ON OUR HEALTH SYSTEMS.
IT IS FOLKS OF COLOR WHO ARE
PREDOMINANTLY IN NEED OF BLOOD
DONATIONS.
WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF
THOSE STATISTICS ON THURSDAY
THIS WEEKEND I LOOK FORWARD TO
JOINING BLOOD WORKS AND MOLLY
TO TALK MORE ABOUT HER PERSONAL
STORY ABOUT WHY SHE CONTINUE TO
GIVE.
WHAT RECEIVING BLOOD MEANT TO
HER AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT
TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW AS WE
CONTINUE TO SEE PUBLIC CASES
GROW AND DON'T KNOW THAT WE
HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO GET
THE VACCINE TO EVERYONE WHO
NEEDS IT.
FINALLY, I'LL BE SPEAKING AT
THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VIRTUAL
PANEL CALLED WOMEN BUILDS.
EXCITED TO BE PART OF THAT
ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW
WOMEN BUILD SERVES AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EMPOWER WOMEN TO
TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS IN
ADDRESSING THE CRITICAL NEEDS
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR
COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERING.
JUST A FEW UPDATES FOR YOU FROM
TWO OF THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN
OUR COMMITTEE.
FIRST FROM FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, THE
COMMUNITY VACCINATION SITE IS
STILL HIRING.
FAS CONTINUES TO RECRUIT, HIRE,
AND TRAIN INDIVIDUALS FOR THE
COMMUNITY VACCINATION SITE AT
LUMEN FIELD.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY
TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW, WHICH A
LOT OF PEOPLE ARE VOLUNTEERING
FOR, BUT TO GET PAID FOR IT.
FAS HAS REALLY UNDERSCORED THAT.
THEY WANT PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HONOR THEIR WORK AND THEY WILL
BE PAYING THEM.
PLEASE DO APPLY.
THEY HAVE NOW COMPLETED NEARLY
70,000 VACCINATIONS SINCE THE
SITE FIRST OPENED ON MARCH 17th
THEY HAVE OVER 200 EMPLOYEES ON
SITE.
53% OF THEM ARE BIPOC.
THEY CONTINUE TO ASK FOR
ANYBODY WHO DOES HAVE MEDICAL
EXPENSE AS WELL TO LET THEM
KNOW.
THEY WILL PUT YOU TO WORK IN
VARIOUS AREAS AT THE LUMEN
CENTER.
PRIORITY HIGHER, THERE ARE FAS
JOINT SDOT, OIR, AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO MEET WITH THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ENCOURAGE
THEM TO ALLOW LOCAL TIRE
PROGRAMS ON FEDERALLY FUNDED
PRODUCT.
FAS SENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AGAIN, THAT'S MAKING SURE THAT
FOLKS WHO MOVE IN OUR AREA GET
OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO
GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS ON
PUBLICLY FUNDED SITES.
JUST A FEW UPDATES.
OLS IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE
WORKER APPRECIATION MONTH.
THAT IS IN MAY.
THE CELEBRATION THIS WEEK
REALLY FOCUSED ON WORKERS AND
ENCOURAGED US TO CONTINUE TO
WORK AT BASED. AS WE CONTINUE
TO CELEBRATE APP BASED WORKERS
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AND WE SAY
HAPPY MAY DATE FROM EVERYONE.
OLS ALSO RECENTLY RELEASED AN
UPDATED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
MOTIVATED TO THE PAID SICK AND
SAFE TIME FLYER REMINDING
WORKERS THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE
TO USE THEIR PAID AND TIME TO
GET VACCINES AND ANY RECOVERY
TIME.
THIS INFORMATION AND MODEL IS
NOW ON THEIR WEBSITE.
IT INCLUDES A CHART ON THE
DIFFERENCES, OR HOW INDIVIDUAL
WORKERS CAN BE ABLE TO ACCESS
THEIR PAID AND SICK -- PAID AND
SICK LEAVE TIME.
HOPEFULLY EMPLOYERS ARE
OFFERING THIS AS TIME THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE TO DIP INTO THEIR
PAID AND SICK TIME, BUT IF
YOU'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE
YOUR EMPLOYER IS NOT DOING
THAT, YOU CAN ASK THEM.
IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL UPDATES,
JUST VERY BRIEFLY, THE TMC
REVOLUTION SENT A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL, APPLICATION PERIOD IS
CLOSED.
THIS WAS OVER $5 MILLION TO FUND
COMPANY DRIVERS WITH THE FIRST-
EVER DRIVER RESOLUTION CENTER.
THIS IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY
PROUD OF THAT OUR COUNCIL
PASSED, I THINK IT WAS LAST
YEAR.
TWO YEARS AGO NOW, I THINK
2019., 2020.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT ABLE TO TELL TIME IN A
POST-COVID WORLD.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
CONTINUE TO GET CALLS ABOUT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
PEOPLE VERY EXCITED, NOT ONLY
ABOUT THE PROTECTIONS WE ARE
OFFERING, BUT THE RESOLUTION
CENTER, WHICH IS REALLY
GROUNDBREAKING.
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR
INTEREST.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE RESOLUTION
CENTER WAS LAST MONDAY.
IN TERMS OF THE TMC DRIVER
DEACTIVATION RIGHTS ORDINANCE,
THE PROPOSED RULES ARE STILL
OPEN.
THE PUBLIC HAS UNTIL MAY 7th AT
5:00 P.M.
TO OFFER COMMENTS TO THOSE
RULES.
OLS WILL CONSIDER ANY COMMENTS
THAT AIM TO PROVIDE CLARITY,
AND FINALIZE THE CHAPTER IN THE
UPCOMING MONTHS.
IT MAKES THIS INFORMATION
AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS OLS
NEWSLETTER AND ON THE WEBSITE.
THAT IS IT FOR ME, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I WILL GO AHEAD
AND GIVE MY REPORT BEFORE WE
MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OKAY COLLEAGUES.
ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA, I
ACTUALLY HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS.
THE FIRST ONE IS RESOLUTION
32003.
THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT WILL
RETIRE INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
COUNCIL BILLS RESOLUTIONS,
CLERK FILED AND APPOINTMENTS
THAT HAVE RECEIVED NO FUTURE
ACTION.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED LAST
WEEK, THIS IS A ROUTINE
PARLIAMENTARY ACTION WHICH
OCCURS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR
GENERAL RULES.
THIS IS BEING DONE IN ORDER TO
EFFECTIVELY RETIRE LEGISLATION.
AGAIN THAT IS NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL ACTION.
IT COMMITTEE CHAIR WAS
CONSULTED ON THIS PROCESS IN
ORDER TO ENSURE ONLY
LEGISLATION APPROPRIATE FOR
RETIREMENT IS INCLUDED.
THE CONTENTS OF THE RESOLUTION
SHOULD ACCURATELY REFLECT YOUR
GUIDANCE AS CHAIRS OF YOUR
RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES ON THIS
COMPONENT.
I ALSO HAVE RESOLUTION 32005.
IT IS BOTH ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR AND
LISTED FOR ACTION AT TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL.
THIS RESOLUTION COMES TO US
TODAY INCOME ONE AMERICA AND
THE WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT
SOLIDARITY NETWORK.
THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTS THE
ROADMAP TO FREEDOM RESOLUTION.
TO DEMAND THAT CONGRESS FINALLY
REFORM OUR BROKEN IMMIGRATION
SYSTEM.
SO, THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION,
THIS COUNCIL ASKED CONGRESS TO
USE EVERY TOOL TO ACCOMPLISH
THE GOALS, INCLUDING BUDGET
RECONCILIATION, TO FINALLY MAKE
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM REAL FOR THE 11 MILLION
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS LIVING
AND WORKING AND ATTENDING
SCHOOL IN OUR COUNTRY.
INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE.
I'LL SPEAK MORE TO THIS
RESOLUTION AT FULL COUNCIL
LATER TODAY.
IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS, YOU ARE WELCOME
TO REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY OR
MY OFFICE.
LET'S SEE.
THE NEXT GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING IS
TUESDAY, MAY 8th AT 2:00 P.M.
THAT IS NEXT WEEK.
REALLY QUICKLY, COLLEAGUES,
WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON
THEDISTRICTING COMMISSION WORK
THAT IS BEING LED BY MY OFFICE.
WE DID RECEIVE A NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021
DISTRICTING COMMISSION, AND
CONTINUE TO REVIEW THOSE
CANDIDATES.
I HAVE DECIDED TO REOPEN THE
APPLICATION PROCESS AND ACCEPT
ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS FOR THE
NEXT 10 DAYS.
AGAIN, IF YOU KNOW OF ANY
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRUSTED
MESSENGERS WITHIN THEIR
COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY
WITHIN BIPOC COMMUNITIES, I
WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER TO
SUBMIT THEIR NAMES OR IDENTIFY
THEM TO MY OFFICE AS
INDIVIDUALS WHO MAYBE WORTH
PROACTIVELY REACHING OUT TO.
THE NEW DEADLINE FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO APPLY TO THE
COMMISSION IS THURSDAY, MAY
13th.
I DO HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE
TO HAVE NOMINEES COME BEFORE
THE GOVERNOR EDUCATION
COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8th.
FINAL CONSIDERATION OF
APPOINTMENTS COULD OCCUR AS
SOON AS MONDAY, JUNE 14th AT
OUR FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
NEXTEP, LAST WEEK, THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL HELD ITS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING TO
CONVENE HUNDREDS OF ELECTED
OFFICIALS FROM ABOUT 80
JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS
OF THE PSR SEE.
AT THIS MEETING, THEY ELECTED
OFFICERS.
AND ADOPTED FISCAL YEARS 2022
AND 2023 BUDGET AND WORK
PROGRAM.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE
CHAIRWOMAN FROM THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL WHO WAS ELECTED TO BE
THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL.
I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE
MAYOR FOR BEING ELECTED VICE
PRESIDENT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THEM FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
LASTLY, JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO
COME TOGETHER THIS LAST WEEKEND.
IT WAS INTERNATIONAL WORKERS
DAY ON SATURDAY MAY 1st.
WAS REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE
TO JOIN A SENATOR, MEMBERS OF
THE COALITION, AND A
CONGRESSWOMAN AND OTHER ONE
AMERICA YOUTH LEADERS FOR MAY
DAY.
I WAS SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO
STAND WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO REALLY
AMPLIFY THE NEED TO SUPPORT
REPRESENTATIVE BACK TO FREEDOM
RESOLUTION FOR COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION REFORM.
REALLY EXCITED THAT THIS
AFTERNOON WE WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR MANY IMMIGRATION
REFORMS.
HARD WORK IN CONGRESS TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN FOR US QUICKLY.
MUCH APPRECIATION TO THE
ORGANIZERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE WITH THEM IN COMMUNITY.
OVER THE WEEKEND.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS,
BUT IF THERE ARE NONE, I WOULD
MOVE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY QUESTIONS,
SO AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I'M
ANNOUNCING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING, POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LEGISLATION.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENIAL
LEGAL MATTERS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A LEGAL MONITOR IS ALWAYS
PRESENT.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY
12:00 P.M..
IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT TIME, I
WILL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND
ANNOUNCED THE EXTENSION AND THE
EXPECTED DURATION.