THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING
WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE THE CALL?
>> STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD.
>> MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> HERE!
SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> HERE.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE MINUTES
ARE ADOPTED.
PRESENCE REPORT, I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO REPORT THIS MORNING.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND HEAD INTO
TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND THEN
BEFORE WE DO THAT JUST FOR THE
RECORD COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
HAS JOINED THE MEETING.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD, WELCOME.
AS A REMINDER THE ROLE CALL
ORDER FOR THIS MORNING'S REPORT
OUT WILL START WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
I WILL CONCLUDE THIS AGENDA
DISCUSSION WITH MY OWN REPORT.
SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADIEU LET'S
GET STARTED.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ON
TODAY'S FULL AGENDA.
COUNCIL BILL 0127 WHICH WILL
APPROVE AND CONFIRM THE PLOT OF
THE QUOTE -- THE PINES AT NORTH
GATE END QUOTE SUBDIVISION.
THIS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO FULL
COUNCIL NEXT WEEK AND I WILL
HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE
WITH YOU AT THAT POINT.
THIS IS A ROUTINE TYPE OF
LEGISLATION WHERE THERE IS
LIMITED ACTION THAT COUNCIL CAN
TAKE.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND USE
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE IS NEXT
WEDNESDAY JULY 28TH AND WE HAVE
FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
A VOTE ON THE 2021-2022
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCUMENT
RESOLUTION A PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
TO CHANGE THE NAME FROM OF
SINGLE FAMILY ZONING TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL WHICH
BEST REFLECTS HOW ARE GROWING
AND OUR VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY MAKE OUR SINGLE FAMILY ZONE
AS MORE VIBRANT ZONE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING ON
COUNCIL BILL 12111.
LASTLY WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING AND VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL
AMENDING THE TERRACE TREE
PROTECTION PLAN TO ALLOW FOR
CANOPY.
WE HAD PLANNED TO HEAR A
BRIEFING FROM OPCD ON THE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE UPDATE
PROCESS AT THIS JULY 28TH
MEETING.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL LET US
KNOW THEY NEED TO DELAY THAT
REPORT.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE COUNCIL
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING.
IT WAS A SMALL TOWN HALLE WAS
ASKED DIRECT QUESTIONS BY PEOPLE
AND BOTH DID AN AMAZING JOB
FACILITATING.
MOSTLY WE TALKED ABOUT WEST
GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH.
IN THE PATH I THINK COLLEAGUES
IDENTIFY SAID THIS ALMOST EVERY
WEEK FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS
THAT I'M ADVOCATING FOR A TWO
WAY PROTECTIVE BIKE LANE.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
TRAFFIC BETWEEN 63RD AND EAST
GREEN LAKE NORTH BE ABLE TO
TRAVEL AT LEAST DURING COMMUTING
TIMES.
OPENED TO TEMPORARY CLOSURES.
WE NEED TO DO LONG TERM PLANNING
TO ADD SIDEWALKS TO THE STREET.
I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE MAYOR
ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK.
SHE SHARED WITH ME HER STRONG
DESIRE TO RE-CONNECT WOODLAND
PARK AND GREEN LAKE PARK.
I THINK WE HAD SOME DIFFERENCES
OF OPINION IN OUR CONVERSATION.
I'M SURE WE CAN WORK THEM OUT.
WE CAN ABSOLUTELY BE ABLE TO
RE-CONNECT THESE PARKS AND ALLOW
PEOPLE TO COMMUTE DURING
COMMUTING HOURS AND PROVIDE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BIKES.
ALSO THIS LAST WEEK WE HAD A
DISTURBING REPORT OF A DEATH IN
GREEN LAKE.
BEYOND MY TYPICAL CONVERSATION
ABOUT WATER SAFETY AND ENSURING
YOU -- THERE WERE SOME OTHER
DETAILS THAT WERE QUITE
DISTURBING ABOUT THIS.
MY OFFICE IS FOLLOWING UP TO
KNOW MORE AND REACHING OUT TO
THE FAMILIES.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY MEETING ON
THURSDAY WHERE WE DISCUSSED
TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SAFETY
AND BROADBAND AMONG OTHER
ISSUES.
I HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR MORE
FUNDING FOR RAPID ACQUISITION OF
HOUSING ACROSS THE STATE.
FOR REFERENCE THE LAST
LEGISLATIVE SESSION SEATTLE
ASKED FOR $400 MILLION.
THE FINAL BUDGET ONLY HAD $125
MILLION.
THERE IS MUCH MORE WORK TO DO.
WE WERE ABLE TO ADD RAPID
ACQUISITION OF HOUSING TO THE
PRIORITY LIST BECAUSE WE KNOW SO
MANY CITIES ACROSS OUR STATE
WILL BENEFIT.
SEATTLE IS NOT HERE TO HORDE
STATE RESOURCES.
ALL CITIES ACROSS THE STATE NEED
THESE RESOURCES.
LAST WEEK AND CONTINUING THIS
WEEK I HAVE BEEN HOLDING MANY
AND HOSTING MANY CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT THE DESIGN FOR BALLARD A
NEW'S CAFE STREET.
WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH
STAKE HOLDERS TERNL INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL FOR THE CITY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY SO SDOT
AND THE CITY CAN HAVE A FRAME
WORK TO REPLY THIS TO OTHER
PLACES ACROSS OUR CITY BECAUSE
THE CAFE STREET ON BALLARD
AVENUE IS A SUCCESS.
THERE ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS WE
NEED TO MAKE.
I HOPE TO SEE THIS AS A PROGRAM
ACROSS THE CITY.
I WILL BE MEETING WITH DIRECTOR
CAL SXRIN BUDGET DIRECTOR DR.
BEN BOEBL.
-- NOBLE.
ON THURSDAY I WILL ALSO BE
GETTING TO HAND OVER THE KEYS TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WHO
HAS OFFICIALLY PURCHASED THE
GREEN WOOD SENIOR CENTER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSAGE OF
THE LEGISLATION TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN AND I WILL BE FINISHING
UP MY WEEK MEETING WITH LOCAL
RESIDENTS ABOUT ROLLER DERBY AND
HOW WE CAN GET THE ROLLER DERBY
LEAGUES BACK GOING FASTER.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6 LAST WEEK I
GOT TO SPEAK TO NUMBER OF SMALL
BUSINESSES AND SDOT WAS ABLE TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ONE
BUSINESS THAT HAD A STREET TEETH
TREE THAT COLLAPSED DURING FROM
THE HEAT SO THANK YOU SDOT AND
DARREN MORGAN.
I ALSO SPOKE TO MANY RESIDENTS
ABOUT WEST GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH
AND I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO
TALKING TO RESIDENTS BEFORE MY
WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS ON THURSDAY
FROM 2 TO 6:00 P.M.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS MY REPORT.
LASTLY I DO A FAIR AMOUNT OF
WORK WITH THEM.
TODAY THE LIAISON FROM SDI,
HAPPY BIRTH DAY.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT?
WE WILL SHIFT ON OVER TO COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD
WEEKEND.
JUST STARTING OFF WITH ITEMS ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA TODAY.
I HAVE NO MEETING THIS WEEK.
MY MEETING WILL BE NEXT WEEK
FROM TUESDAY.
I WANT TO BRING UP ONE ITEM THAT
IS ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THIS IS REFERRING FACIAL
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY.
THIS CLERK FILE WOULD DESIGNATE
FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY AS
A SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT TO THE DOCUMENTATION AND
REVIEWS OUTLINED IN THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE.
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE 1418020.
LISA SENT OUT AN E-MAIL AND MEMO
TO THE FULL COUNCIL AS THIS
CLERK FILES BEING SENT TO FULL
COUNCIL ON JULY 26TH.
IT IS SPONSORED BY MYSELF AND
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND
ON THIS CLERK FILE.
IN A RECENT OPA INVESTIGATION
THE OPA CONCLUDED THAT CLEAR
VIEW AI DID NOT MEET THE
DEFINITION OF SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY.
BECAUSE -- THE OPA DIRECTOR
CONCLUDED THAT THEY DID NOT MEET
THE DEFINITION, THE OFFICER WHO
WAS FOUND TO BE USING THAT
TECHNOLOGY COULD NOT BE
DETERMINED TO BE ACTING OUTSIDE
OF POLICY OR LAW.
I -- DISAGREED THAT THE
PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY WAS NOT
COVERED BY THE ORDINANCE.
CHIEF DIAZ AS WELL WROTE TO THE
COUNCIL THAT -- SPD'S APPROVED
TECH GUESS UNDER THE
SURVEILLANCE ORDINANCE WE DO NOT
HAVE ANY PLANS.
THE CHIEF WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE
REITERATED THAT THE SPD DID NOT
USE CLEAR VIEW AI AND HAD NO
INTENTION OF USING CLEAR VIEW AI
AND HE WAS COMMITTED TO
UPHOLDING THE ORDINANCE AND THE
CIVIL LIBERTIES OF OUR
RESIDENCE.
THE BUSINESS PRODUCT IS AT ODDS
WITH THOSE TWO CENTRAL
PRIORITIES.
WITH CLERK FILE BEING INTRODUCED
TODAY AS A PRECAUTION TO ENSURE
FACIAL TECHNOLOGY -- FACIAL
RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY WILL BE
SUBJECT TO THE PROCESS OUTLINES,
AGAIN WE WILL BE CONSIDERING
THIS NEXT MONDAY ON JULY 26TH.
OTHER.
-- FOOD SECURITY HAS BAN
TOP CONCERN AS THE CRISIS
CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC
DRAMATICALLY INCREASED THE
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLING
TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLES.
THE CITY JOINED PARTNERS ACROSS
KING COUNTY TO INCREASE
INVESTMENTS AND PIVOT THE WORK
OF SOME EMPLOYEES TO FOCUS ON
INCREASING FOOD RELATED SERVICES
AND THEY FOCUS PARTICULARLY ON
RESIDENTS DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC AND
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN INCLUDING
OLDER ADULTS, LOW-INCOME
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR,
IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND
UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS.
THEY REDEPLOYED MORE THAN 60
APPLIES FROM H -- EMPLOYEES TO
WORK ON --
FROM HSD TO WORK ON MEAL
PROGRAMS.
IN THE FIRST YEAR MORE THAN ONE
MILLION MEALS WERE PROVIDED AT
OVER 40 SHELTERS THANKS TO
PARTNERSHIPS WITH OPERATION SACK
LUNCH.
OLDER ADULTS THROUGH KING COUNTY
RECEIVED ALMOST ONE MILLION
MEALS FOR MORE THAN 50 MEAL
SITES AND PROGRAMS THROUGH HOME
DELIVERY AND PICK UP AND I --
JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK HSD
EMPLOYEES AND THEIR MANY
COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE
HELPED FAMILIES PUT FOOD ON THE
TABLES DURING THIS PERIOD OF
TIME AND HAVING THIS SORT OF SUM
UP FROM A HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT ON ALL THE REALLY
CRITICAL WORK THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST YEAR ON
FOOD SECURITY ISSUES.
JUST SO COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE
NOT ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AWARE,
LAST WEEK THE COMMITTEE VOTED
4-1 TO MOVE LEGISLATION
RESTRICTING THE USE OF LESS
LETHAL WEAPONS TO THE FULL
COUNCIL.
JUDGE ROBERT WHO OVERSEES THE
DECREE HAS CALLED FOR A STATUS
CONFERENCE ON AUGUST 10TH.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SUBJECT
OF THAT STATUS CONFERENCE IS BUT
NEVER THE LESS I MOVED TO HOLD
OFF ON A FULL COUNCIL VOTE UNTIL
AFTER THAT DATE SO AUGUST 16TH
IS THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING
AFTER THAT DATE.
AGAIN THIS IS TO UP SURE IF THE
ORDINANCE IS DISCUSSED, WE WILL
HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THAT
DISCUSSION.
JUST WANT TO ALSO UPLIFT SOME
INFORMATION THAT SPD HAS PUSHED
OUT REGARDING THE -- FINDINGS
REPORT COVERING 2014 TO 2019
DATA.
WE HAVEN'T BEGAN REVIEW OF THE
REPORT YET BUT JUST WANT TO NOTE
THAT IT -- INCLUDES KEY FINDINGS
FROM STOPS AND USES OF FORCE
OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME.
IT ALSO INCLUDES RECOMMENDATION,
ACTIONS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS
TAKEN TO DATE TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THESE FINDINGS.
IT NOTES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS
ALSO LAUNCHED NEW -- A NEW
ARREST DASH BOARD THAT SHOWS
ARREST DATA.
THE IMPORT OF LIMITATION ON THE
DATA THAT THEY NOTE IS THAT THE
STOP DATA IS CONFINED TO TERRY
STOPS.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT -- THE
COUNCIL ADOPTED A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS LAST YEAR SEEKING
FULFILLMENT OF WHAT IS NOW A
FOUR YEAR LEGAL OBLIGATION FROM
THE BIAS FREE POLICING ORDINANCE
TO INCLUDE DATA FROM ALL TRAFFIC
STOPS.
THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE FOR THE
PAST FOUR YEARS SO THE COUNCIL
DID PASS THIS SLIDE.
I DID DISCUSS THIS ISSUE MOST
RECENTLY WITH THE CHIEFS OFFICE
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
AGAIN THIS CAT WE ARE GETTING
FROM THE SENATE FOR POLICE
EQUITY REPORT IS LIMITED,
CONFINED TO DATA ON TERRY STOPS.
JUST WANT TO NOTE A COUPLE OF --
BIG -- MEETINGS THAT ARE COMING
UP.
THURSDAY IS THE FIRST MEETING OF
THE FERRY TERMINAL PROJECT.
THE EXECUTIVE ADVISORY GROUP IS
A GROUP RUN BY THE WASHINGTON
STATE FERRIES DIVISION OF WASH
DOT.
THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY
GROUP AND THEY -- BECAUSE THEY
ARE PLANNING TO REPLACE THE
FERRY TERMINAL THEY HAVE BEGUN
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT TAKING PLACE THROUGH
2023 WITH DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION PLANNING SCHEDULED
FOR 2023 TO 2025 WITH
CONSTRUCTION FROM 2025 TO 2027
AND -- THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
OKAY I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
WE WILL GO DOWN LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GLADE COULD MAKE IT.
GLAD I COULD MAKE IT.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO
SHARE THIS MORNING.
I WILL BE BRIEF.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITY
COMMITTEE.
WE ALSO RECEIVED A 2020 LIBRARY
UPDATE ON THE LEVY REPORT.
OUR LEVY REPORT WAS REALLY
WONDERFUL TO HEAR ALL THREE
REPORTS ARE UPDATED ON THE LEVY.
YOU WILL NOTICE ON TODAY'S
CALENDAR AN ORDINANCE REGARDING
THE PLAY FIELD.
BECAUSE THIS IS TIME SENSITIVE
IT WILL BE INTRODUCED TODAY AND
VOTED ON BY FULL COUNCIL NEXT
MONDAY JULY 26TH.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZE
ADD PROPERTY TRADE OF TWO PIECES
OF LAND OF EQUAL VALUE AND SIZE.
MY LAW OFFICE BE SENDING OUT
MORE INFORMATION IN THE COMING
DAYS.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE WILL BE TUESDAY AUGUST
3RD AT 2:00.
REGARDING PARKS, SO SEATTLE
PARKS WORKED WITH COASTAL TRIBES
TO DESIGN AND PLAY SIGNAGE AT
SPRINGS WHICH IS LOCATED IN
DISTRICT 5.
THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE
CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SPRINGS.
THE NEW SIGN AGE WILL BE
INSTALLED THIS WEEK.
THE SUMMER LUNCH AND PLAYGROUND
RECREATION PROGRAM AS YOU KNOW.
THE UPDATE IS THEY DO PROVIDE A
MEAL AND A SNACK PLUS DROP IN
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AGES 5 FOR
18.
THE PROGRAM RUNS MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AT 10 LOCATIONS FROM
10:00 A.M.
TO 4:00 P.M.
IT WILL TAKE PLACE RAIN OR SHINE
TILL AUGUST 25TH.
THIS WEEK THE PROGRAM SERVES 619
LUNCHES, 510 SNACKS AND HAD 435
PARTICIPANTS AND ACTIVITIES.
SOUND TRANSIT, IF YOU RECALL
BACK IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF
THIS YEAR WE WERE LOOKING AT AN
AFFORDABILITY GAP AT SOUND
TRANSIT ABOUT $12 BILLION.
THEN IT WENT DOWN TO $7.9
BILLION.
NOW THE GAP HAS DECREASED FROM
$7.9 BILLION TO $6.5 BILLION.
HOPEFUL FULLY THAT NUMBER WILL
KEEP
GOING DOWN.
IF WE PASS THE LEGISLATION THAT
IS PENDING IN WASHINGTON D.C.,
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BRING THE
NUMBER EVEN FURTHER DOWN.
SO WE ARE NOW HOLDING AT A $6.5
BILLION AFFORDABILITY GAP.
THE BOARD WILL BE TAKING A VOTE
TO COVER THIS GAP ON AUGUST 5TH.
THE MAYOR AND I HAVE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO PRIORITIZE
PROJECTS.
THESE AMENDMENTS WILL BE
DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD MEETING
THIS THURSDAY JULY 22ND.
IN REGARDS TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT AND I WANT
TO THANK THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE
THIS WAS A BUDGET ACTION LAST
YEAR.
THE NEW INDIGENOUS ADVISORY
COUNCIL WILL BE POSTED ONLINE TO
THE PUBLIC ON JULY 22ND THANKS
TO -- I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
SEATTLE UNION HEALTH BOARD, ALL
THE FOLKS THAT STEPPED UP TO
GIVE US AN IDEA OF HOW AND WHAT
THIS INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
SHOULD LOOK WITH THE STAFF --
POSITION SHOULD LOOK LIKE AND
WHAT THE Y'ALLIFICATIONS SHOULD
BE.
THAT WILL BE EXCITING WHEN WE
CAN FILL THAT POSITION.
MY OFFICE IS WORKING WITH
COMMITTEE PARTNER FOR A FINAL
REVIEW OF THE ORDINANCE.
SO LETS -- MORE TO COME ON THAT
ONE.
SADLY LETS KIND OF -- THESE
UPDATES ARE JUST NOW COMING IN
FAST AND FURIOUS.
I'M KIND OF GLAD ACTUALLY WE
GETTING THE NATIONAL ATTENTION
IT DESERVES.
ANOTHER UNMARKED GRAVE SITE WAS
FOUND IN CANADA AND AS YOU KNOW
HERE WE ARE STILL WORKING ON --
WE FINISHED OUR DRAFT ON THE
BOARDING SCHOOL RESOLUTION.
IT IS NOW UNDER REVIEW BY LOCAL
TRIBES AND THE NATIONAL BOARDING
SCHOOL HEALING COALITION.
THERE IS MORE TO COME ON THAT
WHEN WE FINALLY FINISH IT WITH
ALL THE COMMENTS AND
INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
TRIBAL LEADERS.
WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY
REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
HEARING NONE.
WE WILL GO DOWN LINE.
NEXT IS UP COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
FROM MY OFFICE NOR ARE THERE ANY
ITEMS ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA
FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS.
AS ABOVE AT FROM THE COMMITTEE
WORK LAST WEEK I DID ATTEND
ALONG WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
THE MAYOR THE MEETING OF THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL GOVERNING
BOARD.
AT THIS MEETING WE AS A BOARD
APPROVED THE FRONT OFFICE
STAFFING PLAN FOR CEO MARK AND
THAT WORK CONTINUES TO GO AHEAD
UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP AND
INDIED DO APPRECIATE MARK'S
ENERGY AND MAKING UP FOR THE
LOST TIME IN THIS PROCESS.
WE ARE SEVERAL MONTHS BEHIND
WHAT THE INITIAL LINE WAS.
I DO APPRECIATE THE MARK HAS HIT
THE GROUND RUNNING AND IS
BUILDING OUT A REALLY GOOD TEAM
OVER THERE AT THE REGIONL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY.
THE BRIEFING THAT WAS
PROVIDED -- CALLS FOR A FAIRLY
INTENSIVE ON GOING PLANNING
PROCESS SO THERE WILL BE MORE
UPDATES AS THAT ENTITY GETS
STAFFED UP AND WE CONTINUE TO BE
INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS AS
REGIONAL PARTNERS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO
CONTINUE GUIDE THAT WORK AS A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND A MEMBER
OF THIS COUNCIL.
AT THE BOARD OF HEALTH LAST WEEK
A LOT OF REGIONAL MEETINGS LAST
WEEK, AT THE BOARD OF HEALTH WE
HAD A GREAT PANEL INCLUDING
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE OVERDOSE
EMERGENCY AND INNOVATION
RECOVERY TASK FORCE THAT THIS
COUNCIL IS ALSO PARTICIPATING
IN.
A BRIEFING ON THE CATASTROPHIC
DENSITY OF OVERDOSE DEATHS HERE
IN KING COUNTY AND AROUND THE
COUNTRY THAT HAVE OCCURRED
DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
THE CRISIS OF COUNTERFEIT
FENTANYL PILLS AND THE CRISIS --
WE ARE JUST SEEING OF THE
INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN THE ON
GOING PANDEMIC AND HOW THAT
REDUCE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH BEST PRACTICES
SURROUNDING THE PREVENTION OF
OVERDOSE DEATHS.
WE HAD A GREAT BRIEFING ON A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT HARM
REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AROUND
EDUCATION TO RECOGNIZE,
COUNTERFEIT FENTANYL PILLS,
MAKING SURE THE PEOPLE HAVE
ACCESS AND UNSTIGMATIZED ACCESS
TO CARE IN CASES WHERE THEY ARE
AT RISK OF AN OVERDOSE, MAKING
SURE MORE FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE
ACCESS TO NARCAN TO BE ABLE TO
EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTER NARCAN TO
PREVENT AN OVERDOSE.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WE HAD A BRIEF DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE ON GOING
REGIONAL EFFORT BETWEEN BOARD OF
HEALTH THIS COUNCIL AND KING
COUNTY TO ESTABLISH SUPERVISED
CONSUMPTION AS PART OF A HARM
REDUCTION STRATEGY TO REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF OVERDOSE DEATHS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS
CONVERSATION CONTINUING.
I'M GLAD THIS IS A VERY BIG PART
OF THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT HAS
BEEN CARVED OUT FOR THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
IT WAS GOOD PRESENTATION TO
ATTEND AND I APPRECIATE THE
ATTENTION OF THE CHAIR AND MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD OF
HEALTH IN PURSUING THIS REALLY
CRITICAL COMMUNITY CONCERN THAT
IS GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE GOING
INTO THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS,
EVEN COMING OUT OF COVID.
IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION AND A
GOOD PANEL THAT WAS ASSEMBLED.
FINALLY I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
MAGNOLIA FARMER'S MARKET THIS
SATURDAY MORNING STARTING AROUND
10:00 A.M.
WHEN THE MARKET
OPENS.
I REGRET TO SAY I WILL NOT BE
ATTENDING THAT FARMER'S MARKET
FOR TOO LONG.
I WILL PROBABLY BE LEAVING WELL
BEFORE NOON BECAUSE IT COINCIDES
WITH A WELCOME BACK WEEK EVENT
FOR THE PIONEER SQUARE
NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH WILL BE --
WHICH I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING
AND WE WILL BE RUNNING FROM
10:30 A.M.
TO PK 3:00 P.M.
THEY ARE A CRITICAL PART OF OUR
EFFORT TO GALVANIZE A RETURN TO
WORK AND A RETURN TO AN OPEN AND
ACTIVE DOWNTOWN AS WE CONTINUE
TO SEE A PHASED REOPENING OF OUR
ECONOMY HERE IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT FOLKS COME
DOWN THIS SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BE LIVE MUSIC.
THERE WILL BE A FOUND FASHION
EXPEDITION.
THERE WILL BE FREE SCREEN
PRINTING AND A PARTY HAT
GALLERY.
IF EVERYONE IS IN THE MOOD FOR A
GUESS TI PARK TIME DO PLEASE
COME DOWN AND JOIN ME THIS
SATURDAY IN PIONEER SQUARE.
I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE
SUNDAY WELCOME BACK EVENT IN
WEST LAKE PARK.
THAT OF COURSE BEING AT 401 PINE
STREET IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE
WHICH WILL BE A MORE -- MORE OF
A FAMILY FRIENDLY CELEBRATION,
WELCOME BACK OPPORTUNITY.
THERE WILL BE A HALLOWEEN IN
JULY EVENT.
SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT FOLKS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE WELCOME
BACK WEEKS.
IT REALLY IS PART OF CELEBRATING
AND RECOGNIZING WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN THROUGH TOGETHER AND WHAT
COMING OUT OF THIS CRISIS AS A
COMMUNITY WILL LOOK LIKE AND
WOULD APPRECIATE TO SEE
EVERYBODY THERE.
THIS SUNDAY JULY 25TH EVENT RUN
FROM NOON TO 8:00 P.M.
AND THAT
WILL BE DOWN AT WEST LAKE PARK.
WITH THAT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS' REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS RAISED.
WE WILL CONTINUE DOWN LINE.
NEXT IS UP COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES AND AS A REMINDER AFTER
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES WILL BE
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> I AM SO SORRY.
I FORGOT THAT ONE LAST THING
THAT WAS ON MY LIST THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT.
I WOULD NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF IF
I MISSED THIS.
I APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING.
I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
LOCAL AID ON WINNING A FAIR AND
EQUITABLE CONTRACT AFTER YEARS
AND YEARS OF BARGAINING AND
ORGANIZING THAT WENT FROM BEING
CONCERNING AND ROCKY TO
ULTIMATELY BEING INCREDIBLY
SUCCESSFUL AND STANDARD SETTING
IN THE INDUSTRY AT THE EDGE
WATER HOTEL DOWN ON THE WATER
FRONT OF DISTRICT 7.
I WANT TO GIVE THAT SHOUT OUT
AND CONGRATULATE THEM ON THAT
WORK.
IT IS CERTAINLY A GREAT
CELEBRATION OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE
WHEN THERE IS VERY INTENTIONAL
ORGANIZING AND VERY STRONG
MESSAGING ON THE PART OF DIGNITY
AND SAFE STANDARDS AND EQUITABLE
TREAT FOR A MOMENT WORKERS AND
JUST A GREAT VINDICATION OF THE
POWER OF ORGANIZERING AND THE
POWER OF OUR LOCAL LABOR
MOVEMENT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
GREAT WORK.
EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU AND VERY
HAPPY TO CONTINUE REPRESENTING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK WAS GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
NEXT IS UP COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
UM -- OH, BOY.
IT WAS A LONG WEEKEND.
UM, LETS SEE.
WE HAVE -- 13 APPOINTMENTS ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR THIS AFTERNOON.
I DO HAVE ONE ITEM TON FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA, COUNCIL BILL
120123 DELAYING THE DATE.
THERE IS NOTHING ELSE FROM THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON.
MY NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS
TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M.
WE WILL BE HEARING AN ANNUAL
REPORT PRESENTATION FROM THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE ON
THE PUBLIC ART PROGRAM.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
INTERIM DIRECTOR WHICH I --
WHICH IAY RECK --
CHILDERS IN FOR THAT.
I WON'T GO INTO TOO MUCH KALE
ABOUT
THAT.
PROVIDERS DID IT DID US --
DISCUSS HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE THAT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING INTO
THAT CONVERSATION MORE WITH THE
BOARD OF HEALTH AND SUPPORTING A
AS
AS A COUNCIL WHAT WE
CAN.
WHAT A LOT OF BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE ASKING FOR IS BASIC
INFORMATION ABOUT WHO BUSINESSES
SHOULD CALL IN THE ESTLAEPT
SOMEBODY IS IN CRISIS IN FRONT
OF THEIR ESTABLISHMENT.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN CALLING THE
POLICE.
MY OFFICE WILL BE WORKING TO
ORGANIZE AND MAKE SURE THERE IS
AN EASY WAY TO PROVIDING A SES
TO A COMPILED LIST OF
INFORMATION, RESOURCES AVAILABLE
WE CAN SHARE WITH BUSINESSES.
MY STAFF MET WITH OFFICE OF
HOUSING LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS
OPTIONS FOR TEMPORARY USES OF
THE U-DUB LAUPD I ARE PARKING
FACILITY.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE
MOUNT BAKER STATION AREA IN THE
LAST SIX, ZEN MONTHS.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED
IN ACTIVATING THE SPACE AROUND
THAT STATION AS MUCH AS POSE TO
INCREASE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SO
WE ARE WORKING WITH SOUND TRANCE
AND IT WITH OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO ACTIVATE
THE SPACE AROUND THERE A LITTLE
BIT MORE.
LAST WEEK I MET CONSTITUENTS AT
THE FARMER'S MARKET AND MOST OF
THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD THERE
WERE ABOUT THE CONCERN FOR
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT THE
COLUMBIA CITY LIGHT RAIL
STATION.
FOLKS ARE EAGER TO HEAR FROM
SDOT AND FROM SOUND TRANSIT
ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO
TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR FOLKS NOT
JUST CROSSING THROUGH THE
STATION WHICH IS AT GRADE AND
PEOPLE HAVE TO CROSS THE TRACKS
TO LEAVE THE STATION AND GET TO
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET BUT
ALSO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AT
THE ACTUAL STREET INTERSECTIONS
WITH REGARD TO PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL
TIMING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR
CAMERAS AT THOSE INTERSECTION
BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE
SPEEDING DOWN THE STREET AND AS
PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION TO TRY TO CROSS THE
STREET AS HAS HAPPENED FAR TOO
OFTEN PEOPLE ARE GETTING HIT
THROUGH THOSE INTERSECTIONS.
SO A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
QUESTIONS AND MY OFFICE HAS GOT
MEETINGS SCHEDULED WITH SDOT AND
SOUND TRANCE IT TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION AND TO LOOK FOR
SOME ANSWERS.
THIS IS WE WILL KEEP ASKING TILL
WE GET SOME ANSWERS.
I TOURED ON FRIDAY MY STAFF AND
I JOINED SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES WATER SHED MANAGEMENT
DIVISION TO TOUR THE WATER SHED
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS
INCREDIBLE RESOURCE THAT WE OWN.
AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
HYDROPOWER AND OUR WATER SUPPLY
HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
I WANT TO THANK SBU.
WE ALSO HAD SOME FOLKS COME
SPROUT CITY LIGHT TO PATIENTLY
ANSWER OUR VERY MANY QUESTIONS.
WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE FOLKS
WHO HELPED US UNDERSTAND WHAT A
UNIQUE ASSET THIS T CITY OF
SEATTLE OWNS AND STEWARDS FOR
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
AS COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
MENTIONED I WAS EXCITED TO JOIN
UNITE HERE LOCAL 8 HERE LAST
WEEK TO CELEBRATE A FANTASTIC
WIN.
WORKERS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING
THIS CONTRACT FOR ABOUT 18
MONTHS AND WANT SOME REALLY
IMPORTANT VICTORIES INCLUDING A
RAISE FOR NON-TIPPED WORKERS,
PAY FOR THE EXTRA HOUSEKEEPING
WORK THAT IS COMING ALONG WITH
TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE FROM
COVID AND PAY PARODY ACROSS
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
THEY WANT INCREASED ACCESS TO
HEALTH INSURANCE AND EXTENSIVE
COVID RELATED PROVISIONS THAT
REALLY KEEP WORKERS AND GUESTS
SAFE AND HEALTHY AS THEY ARE IN
THE HOTEL.
SO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE
WORKERS WHO REALLY DEMONSTRATED
A LOT OF GRIT AND COMMITMENT AND
REALLY AS COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
SAID IT DEMONSTRATES THE POWER
OF ORGANIZING AND USING THEIR
COLLECTIVE VOICE TO WIN SOME
IMPORTANT VICTORIES THERE.
YESTERDAY I ATTEND AS WELL COME
BACK EVENT IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND
THOROUGHLY ENJOYED PERFORMANCE
BY GRAY VIOLET AND YOUNG FUEGO
WHO BROUGHT HIS OWN MOSH PIT
WITH HIM.
I WAS AWESOME.
IT WAS GREAT TO BE BACK OUT IN
COMMUNITY AND SEE SO MANY FOLKS
ENJOYING A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON
IN THE DISTRICT.
I ALSO ATTEND ADD BLOCK PARTY TO
RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE EFFORTS
IN THE SOUTH
SOUTH END.
WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ AGAIN.
I THINK IT WILL HAPPEN.
IT REALLY DEMONSTRATES THE POWER
OF ORGANIZING.
THEY WANT A FACILITY THAT OFFERS
MENTORING AND JOB TRAINING AND
PROGRAMMING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND IT IS A
REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE KIND
OF COMMUNITY LED VISION,
COMMUNITY LED DEVELOPMENT THAT
WE HAVE REALLY BEEN WORKING TO
SUPPORT AS A COUNCIL.
I AM EXCITED THAT THAT PROJECT
IS OFF AND RUNNING.
THIS WEEKLY BE JOINING COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF
THE TYPE OF PROJECT FOLKS ARE
ASKING FOR CHLT.
-- FOR.
THAT SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING
CONVERSATION ON THURSDAY.
TOMORROW I WILL BE MEETING WITH
FOLKS IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND SOUND
TRANSIT TO DISCUSS THE
STATIONARY PLANNING THAT IS
UNDERWAY THERE.
FOLKS ARE EAGER TO BE HEARD
ABOUT WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE
FOR HOW THAT STATIONARY PLANNING
UNFOLDS.
LOTS OF DISTRICT RELATED WORK
AND I AM THROUGH WITH MY REPORT
FOR THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
THAT REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED.
WE WILL HEAR NEXT FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA AND AFTER
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA WILL BE
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
>> GOOD MORNING.
IT IS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
A FEW UPDATES FOR YOU TODAY.
THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS TODAY.
THESE ITEMS PASSED OUT OF THE
THE JULY FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT WAS -- JULY 9TH BECAUSE WE
MET ON A FRIDAY DUE TO THE
HOLIDAY.
THIS INCLUDES THE JUMP START
LEGISLATION THAT WE CONSIDERED
IN OUR COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL BILL 1200118.
THIS IS THE JUMP START SEATTLE
FUND LEGISLATION.
FIRST IT HEMS CREATE MORE
TRANSPARENCY AROUND JUMP STARTS
REVENUES BY CREATING A SPECIFIC
FOUND TRACK HOW MUCH THE
PROJECTED REVENUE ALIGNS WITH
THE ACTUAL REVENUE.
THESE DOLLARS START COME INTO
OUR AND BEGINNING OF 2022 BASED
ON 2021 PAYROLL EXPENSES.
WHEN WE START RECEIVING THESE
FUNDS IT IS A MUCH ANTICIPATED
FLOW OF REVENUE THAT WILL HELP
MAKE SURE WE ARE INVESTING IN
CORE GOVERNMENT SEARCH VISIONS
AND CRITICAL INVESTMENTS.
TRACKING EXACTLY HOW MUCH COMES
IN IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT AS
WE HAVE MADE PROJECTIONS OF
NORTH OF $214 MILLION.
IT WOULD BE HELP TO FEEL HAVE
EYES ON THAT FROM A BUDGING
PROCESS AND FROM TRANSPARENCY.
THE SECOND THING THIS ACCOMPLISH
SOCIAL SECURITY HEMS MAKE GOOD
ON THE COMMITMENTS WE MADE IN
THAT SPEND PLAN.
THE LARGE COALITION OF COMMUNITY
PARTNERS WHO STOOD WITH US AS WE
CREATED A DETAILED SPEND PLAN
WAS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE
PASSAGE OF THE JUMP START
PROPOSAL.
AGAIN COLLEAGUES THANK YOU FOR
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR VOTES.
THE PLAN PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY
OUR COUNCIL LAST JULY.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT COME ME
INNOCENT OF HOW WE MAKE SURE WE
ARE INVESTING IN HOUSING AND
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
SERVICES, HOW WE ARE INVESTING
IN GREEN NEW DEAL PRIORITIES.
SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
UPCOMING REVENUE.
ALL OF INVESTMENTS HEMMED
PUT SEATTLE ON THE MAP YET
AGAIN.
THE IMPORTANT COMPONENT IT GIVES
US THE ABILITY TO COME BACK TO
COMMUNITY AND SHOW HOW THESE
DOLLARS ARE BEING USED.
ALSO ENSURE THAT ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS ARE ADDITIVE.
THAT WE ARE TRULY ENVESTING IN
CREATING BROAD SYSTEMS CHANGES
AND THAT WE ARE INVESTING
UPSTREAM IS SOMETHING THIS
COUNCIL WILL DON'T DO AND I
THINK THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
MULTIPLE REPORTS COMING FORTH
ABOUT HOW THESE DOLLARS ARE
BEING USED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, THIS IS EXCITING
LEGISLATION THAT THE --
COMMITTEE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AND
THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT I
WANTED TO FLAG FOR YOU TO -- FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS
AFTERNOON.
YOU ALSO RECEIVED A MEMO FROM
CENTRAL STAFF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
DOES THE AMENDMENT -- THE
AMENDMENT WOULD TWO DO TO WITH
THINGS.
IT ADDS EXPRESSING THE CONTENT
TO RECONSIDER --
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WHICH IS OUR NOTICE FOR INTENT
TO APPLY FUNDS TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FUNDING ROUNDS.
IT DRAWS FROM DOLLARS
APPROPRIATED.
IT RECOGNIZES THAT THERE ARE
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO RAMP
UP OUR ACQUISITION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN THE CURRENT MARKET
AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
MORE LEGISLATION TO COME SO WE
CAN ACT NOW.
IT HAS $20 MILLION FOR
AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE FALL.
WE KNOW BASED ON PROJECTIONS
THAT EXPRESSED AN INFOENT THOSE
WHO EXPRESSED AN INTENT TO APPLY
THAT THERE IS 100-00-0000 FOR
PROJECTS THAT WILL BE APPLYING
FOR THESE FUNDS.
SO WITH THE JUMP START FUNDS
COMING ON LINE NEXT YEAR WE HAVE
THE ABILITY TO FORWARD COMMIT
DOLLARS FOR PROJECTS THIS YEAR.
WE WILL BE WORK WITH CENTRAL
STAFF AND OUR OTHER COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES LEADING UP TO THE
BUDGET TO CREATE AND APPROACH
THAT ALLOWS FOR US TO INVEST NOW
IN PROJECT BECAUSE WE NEED THESE
UNITS OF HOUSING TO REALLY
RESPOND TO THE CRISIS THAT WAS
PRESENT BEFORE COVID.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS
LEWIS, COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ FOR
ALL OF YOUR OFFICE'S EXPRESSED
INTEREST IN WORKING WITH US.
WE WILL HAVE MORE TO COME ON
THIS CONCEPT DURING THE BUDGET
AND BILLS TO FOLLOW.
THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ADDITION IN
THIS AFTERNOON'S BILL.
THE SECOND COMPONENT OF THE
AMENDMENT IS A REQUEST FROM FAS
AND THE CBO TO CLARIFY THE JUMP
START 2021 REVENUE WILL BE
DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL
SDPUND NOT INTO THE JUMP START
FUND BEING CREATED.
THIS IS VERY MUCH IN ALIGNMENT
WITH WHAT THE COUNCIL HAD
INTENDED.
FAS DID REQUEST THIS
CLARIFICATION TO ENSURE OUR
LEGISLATIVE INTENT WAS CLEAR AND
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT THE
COUNCIL ALSO INTENDED AND WE ARE
HAPPY TO MAKE THIS ADDITION
TODAY.
SO IF YOU WILL REMEMBER IN 2020
AND 2021 THE REVENUE WAS JUMP
STARTED --
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SO THOSE ARE THE TWO COME
--
COMPONENTS OF THE AMENDMENT IN
FRONT OF YOU.
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THE SECOND ITEM IS COUNCIL BILL
120113 AND THIS IS THE MFTE
COVID EXTENSE LEGISLATION THAT
RELATES TO PROJECTS WHOSE
TIMELINES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY
COVID.
MULTIFAMILY TAXES PROVIDES TAX
EXCEPTIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE
CREATION OF UNITS THAT ARE
AFFORDABLE.
THIS LAST LEDGE LATIVE SESSION T
LEGISLATOR MADE SEVERAL CHANGES
TO ADD DRESS RANGE OF PROGRAM
ISSUES.
THIS LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US
IS A NARROW COMPONENT OF THAT
LEGISLATION THAT PASSED TO
FOLLOW UP ON THE CHANGES THAT
TRY TO ADDRESS IF THERE IS ANY
IMMEDIATE IMPACTS AND HOW WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD ON A HANDFUL OF
SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THIS AFTERNOON.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FULL
PASSAGE AND CONSIDERATION.
WE WILL HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
DOMESTIC WORK STANDARDS BOARD
INCLUDING COOPER WHO SERVES AS
THE PRESIDENT WHO WAS A STRONG
PROPONENT OF THE WORK WE DID ON
JUMP START AND ALSO HAS BEEN
INVOLVED OVER THE YEARS IN OUR
CONVERSATION AROUND DOMESTIC
WORKER'S BILL OF RIGHTS FROM THE
BEGINNING.
SHE IS INTERESTED IN SERVING
ALONG WITH THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF
GONZALEZ AND HUNTER-KELLER.
LOOKING FORWARD TO CONSIDERING
THEIR REAPPOINTMENTS.
WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING FOR
MEMBERS OF THE EQUITABLE
COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE TASK
FORCE ON COUNCIL BILL 120131.
THIS LEGISLATION IS INTENDED TO
LIFT THE BUDGET PRO -- PLACED ON
THE FUNDS.
THIS WAS THE 2021 ADOPTED
BUDGET.
WE WILL HAVE OUR PRESENTATION
FROM THE DOMESTIC REFERS
STANDARD BOARD AS WELL.
WE WILL HAVE A HANDFUL OF
LEGISLATION.
FIRST IS COUNCIL BILL 120111.
THIS ORDINANCE PROPOSES THE
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND PRIVATE
FUNDS.
THE SECOND IS COUNCIL BILL
120112.
THIS IS THE QUARTERLY
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET.
LASTLY WE WILL GO OVER THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN TOO.
THIS IS PHASE TWO OF THREE ACTS
WE MENTIONED WOULD BE
CONSIDERED.
WE WILL GET AN UPDATE.
THAT IS JUST A PREVIEW OF WHAT
IS TO COME.
WE HAVE AN OVER VIEW OF THOSE
VARIOUS FUNDS THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS MADE AVAILABLE
FOR US.
ALSO LETS SEE -- YOU WILL ALSO
SEE THERE IS MANY ITEMS OF
IMPORTANCE TO US ON THE AGENDA
THAT.
EXCUSE ME, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
NOTE FOR ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES.
THERE IS MANY ITEMS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO ALL OF YOU AND JUST
LIKE WE DID IN THE PREVIOUS
MONTHS AS WE CONSIDER THE
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN, IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN
ANY ITEMS RELATED TO THE BUDGET
AND YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEELY
DON'T --
COMMITTEELY --
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-- COMMITTEE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WE CAN TAKE UP AMENDMENTS
BY ALLOWING YOU BE RECOGNIZED BY
A MEAN TO DESCRIBE THE
AMENDMENTS.
OBVIOUSLY NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CANNOT SECOND A MOTION OR VOTE
BUT I WILL BE HAPPY TO BRING
THOSE FORWARD FOR YOU AS THE
AUTHOR SO YOU CAN SPEAK TO
THOSE.
AND I CAN ALSO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE AMENDMENTS GET POSTED IN
ADVANCE SO OUR COLLEAGUES CAN BE
SURE TO ASK YOU AS NONVOTING
MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE IF THEY HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS IN ADD SXRANS WE
CAN GET ALL THE INFORMATION
POSTED AND SHARED WITH THE FULL
COUNCIL.
AGAIN, AS IT RELATES TO THE
UPCOMING SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN OR
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGETS OR EVEN
THE GRAND ACCEPTANCE.
PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN
HELP.
PLEASE LET HIM KNOW IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO PARTICIPATE SO WE CAN
MAKE SURE TO NOTE YOU ON THE
AGENDA AS WELL.
I WILL SUMMARIZE WITH A FEW
ITEMS HERE FROM THE UPCOMING
WEEK UNLESS THERE WAS A
QUESTION.
>> WE DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT, YOU HAVE
A QUESTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION.
IT IS IN REFERENCE TO WHAT
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA JUST
SAID.
I WAS GOING TO REQUEST TO ATTEND
TOMORROW'S FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING.
AS WAS EXPLAINED THAT
NON-MEMBERS CAN ATTEND AND
PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION BUT WE
CANNOT VOTE AND IN THE TEND
REASON I'M REQUESTING IS BECAUSE
MY OFFICE HAS ALREADY REQUESTED
AND IT IS -- THE DRAFT AMENDMENT
IS READY.
I REQUESTED STAFF AND ALY TO
PREPARE AN AMENDMENT.
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I WILL JUST RECALL THE
PROMISES MADE BY SEVEN OF THE
NINE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE LAST
YEAR TO REDUCE THE POLICE BUDGET
BY 50%.
YOU KNOW WHILE THAT DID NOT
HAPPEN, THERE WAS A PROMISE BY
THE COUNCIL TO REDUCE THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT BUDGET BY $5.4
MILLION A YEAR TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE $5.4 MILLION THEY OVER SPENT
IN THE BUDGET LAST DECEMBER AND
THIS $500,000 IS LESS THAN 10%
OF THAT PROMISE.
I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT THING.
THIS PROJECT IS VERY EXCITING.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE SUPER
BLOCK PARTY AND EVEN THAT OUR
OFFICE CO-SPONSORED WHERE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS GOT TO SEE THE
PLANS AND DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT
HISTORIC AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION.
WHEN COMPLETED THE AREA WILL BE
A GEM IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
IT IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW THE
CITY MUST SHIFT MONEY FROM THE
POLICE BUDGET TO YOU ARE SGENT
VITAL COMMUNITY NEEDS.
THE PROJECT ENJOYS BROAD PUBLIC
SUPPORT AND WORKING WITH OUR
OFFICE THE MEMBERS OF THE
GARFIELD SUPER BLOCK COALITION
HAVE GATHERED SIGNATURES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANT.
WE WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
WE WILL NOTE YOUR PARTICIPATION
AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE
INFORMATION AS WELL.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE KICK
OFF MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC
HEALTH DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
PROCESS.
WE WILL BE LOOK BEGIN
LOOKING FOR CANS DID A.
ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT PUBLIC
HEALTH HAS BEEN LONG UNDER
RESOURCED AND WE NEED A STRONG
CHAMPION IN THAT POSITION WHO
CAN HELP MAKE SURE WE ARE --
STARING --
STEERING THIS PUBLIC HEALTH SHIP
TOWARDS STABILITY.
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I ALSO ATTENDED THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
WHICH I AM A MEMBER OF AND IT IS
PART OF THE SUMMER BOARD AND
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
I SPOKE VERY BRIEFLY IN THE
SESSION ABOUT THE WORK THAT THIS
COUNCIL HAS DONE TO ALLOCATE $8
MILLION TOWARDS CHILD CARE AND
THE WAKE OF COVID.
$3 MILLION GOING TO PROVIDERS
THROUGH AN APPRECIATION
ALLOTMENT FOR EACH CHILD CARE
PROVIDER.
ALSO $5 MILLION GOING FOR
CAPITAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE RECEIVED A LOT OF NATIONAL
PRAISE.
WE ARE SHARING THE INFORMATION
OUT.
HOPEFULLY OTHER CITIES CAN
CONTINUE TO REPLICATE THAT TYPE
OF DIRECT ASSISTANCE.
IN --
THIS WEEK I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
ATTENDING A TOWN HALL.
I WILL BE EXCITED TO TALK
ABOUT HOW INNOVATION PLUS
HOUSING IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE
FOCUSED ON AND REALLY LIFTING UP
THE INFORMATION WE SAW IN OUR
RAIN CONTROL EQUITY TOOL KIT
THAT WAS SHARED IN COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK.
AND WE WILL ALSO BE TEAMING UP
AS COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES NOTED
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT IN AN
UPCOMING COMMITTEE FORTHUMB
THURSDAY WHERE WE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT THE BOTH END
APPROACH.
BOTH COMBATTING DISPLACEMENT AND
ADDRESSING EXCLUSIONARY
ZONING.
AND TO DO THESE EFFORTS JOINTLY
BOTH ADDRESSING DISPLACEMENT AND
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
SOMETHING I'M EXCITED ABOUT.
I KNOW WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE
CONVERSATIONS TO COME.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
COMMUNITY FORUM THAT REALLY
BUILD ON THAT RACIAL EQUITY TOOL
KIT AND THE ANALYSIS WE MUST
HAVE MORE AND WE CAN DO BOTH.
UPDATES WILL COME IN 2024.
FINALLY ON SUNDAY I WILL ALSO BE
ATTENDING THE FINAL WELCOME BACK
WEEK.
SUNDAY JULY 25TH FROM 12:00 TO
8:00 P.M.
AT WEST LAKE PARK WE
WILL -- IT WILL FEATURE A FAMILY
FRIENDLY PROGRAMMING.
I WILL BE DRESSING MY KID IN
SOMETHING THAT IS HOPEFULLY
NOT TOO WARM.
TRYING TO CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST
FOR A WARM DAY.
WE WILL ALSO BE PARTICIPATING IN
FACE PAINTING, DANCE WORKSHOPS
AND SIDEWALK SALES FOR DOWNTOWN
VENDORS.
AT 7:00 P.M.
THERE WILL BE A
SECRET CONCERT.
FINALLY LAST WEEK MY OFFICE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND WITH
THE IN SOLIDARITY WITH WINNING
THEIR CONTRACT.
JANITORIAL WORKERS AROUND THE
CITY WHO HAVE BEEN HARD WORKING
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND ON
SATURDAY JULY 10TH JANITORS
VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY TO APPROVE
THE TENANT AGREEMENT REACHED BY
THE TEAM AND REPRESENTED OTHER
NEW EMPLOYERS.
THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES WAGE
INCREASES OF UP TO $3 AN HOUR
OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT THAT
CONTRACT.
IT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT TILL
THE YEAR 2024.
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER
$37 MILLION.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND
THANK YOU TO THEM FOR
REPRESENTING OUR OFFICE THERE.
AND SDWLEN VERY BRIEFLY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TWO UPDATES FROM THE
FAS DEPARTMENT.
THEY DO HAVE FAS WANTED TO LET
FOLKS KNOW THEY CONTINU TO
ENGAGE IN PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
TRAINING SESSIONS VIA WEB EX.
THEY HAVE HAD OVER 133
PARTICIPANTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE
PARTICIPANTS AND FAS.
THEY AMENDED THE DIRECTOR'S
RULES WHICH WERE RECENTLY FILED.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
CONVERSATION THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
HAVING AND MAKING SURE THAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION IS WORKABLE SO WE
CAN SEE THE MUCH NEEDED AND
EXPECTED SEATTLE JUMP START
PAYROLL TAX REVENUE START TO
COME IN IN EARLY 2022.
AND ALSO THE HEATING TAX --
HEATING OIL TAX OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT HAS
NOTIFIED FAS OF THE POTENTIAL TO
DELAY DEFECTIVE DATE OF THE
HEATING OIL TAX.
THE ORIGINAL DATE WAS MOVED FROM
SEPTEMBER 1ST 2020 TO SEPTEMBER
1ST 2021.
THE PROPOSALS WOULD MOVE THE
DELAY EFFECTIVE DATE FOR ANOTHER
SIX MONTHS.
I THINK THAT -- COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES MAY HAVE NOTED THAT LAST
WEEK.
JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THEY
ARE CLOSELY TRACKING THAT AS
WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ALSO MENTIONED
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
OPIOID OVERDOSE ISSUES WE HEARD
ABOUT AT THE BOARD OF HEALTH
LAST WEEK AND APPRECIATE HOW
QUICKLY WE HAVE MOVED TO DEPLOY
THE $1.3 MILLION THAT THE
COUNCIL HAD SET ASIDE FOR THE
CREATION OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
ENGAGEMENT LOCATION.
WE HAVE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS
FACED SOME SERIOUS ROAD BLOCKS
BOTH AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND
LOCALLY BECAUSE OF A LOCAL LEGAL
CHALLENGES.
WE HAVE MOVED QUICKLY TO
ALLOCATE THE NOW $1.12 MILLION
TO DRUG USER HEALTH SERVICES.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE NOT ONLY WAS THE DATA A
QUITE STAGGERING TO SEE AND
HEARTBREAKING TO SEE THE NUMBER
OF LOST LIVES AND HOW MANY FOLKS
HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN -- UM --
ADDICTION AND -- UM -- OVERDOSE
ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF THE
STRESS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED
IN THE LAST YEAR DUE TO COVID.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE FALL BS
ALSO KNOW THAT THE $1.12 MILLION
THAT THE COUNCIL ALLOCATED IS ON
ITS WAY OUT THE DOOR VERY SOON.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
RECEIVED THE AUTHORITY TO SPEND
THOSE DOLLARS --
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I APPRECIATE PUBLIC HEALTH
SEATTLE KING COUNTY'S WORK TO
HELP MAKE SURE THAT PROCESS GOES
SMOOTHLY AND WE CAN HELP MAKE
SURE THAT FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO
HARM REDUCTION SERVICES TO
ADDRESS THE CRISIS WE HEARD
ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO DOWN
THE LINE.
NEXT UP IS COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN AND THEN AFTER COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN WILL BE COUNCIL
MEMBER SAWANT.
GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN
>> GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES.
OUR CITY'S TRANSPORTATION AND
UTILITY'S EAST COMMITTEE HAS NO
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
OUR COMMITTEE MEETS ON THE 1
FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS OF
EACH MONTH.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS THIS
WEDNESDAY JULY 21ST.
A QUICK PREVIEW OF THE 15 ITEMS
ON THE AGENDA FOR THE COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE FIVE APPOINTMENTS THAT
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT CUSTOMER
REVIEW PANEL.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE APPOINTMENTS
TO THE CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
THESE NEW APPOINTMENTS WILL
FOCUS ON FUTURE ISSUES.
WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC HEARING TO
VACATE A PORTION OF DIAGONAL
AVENUE SOUTH TO PROVIDE TO OTHER
CITY DEPARTMENTS THE LAND TO
FACILITATE.
WE WILL RECEIVE A BRIEFING
ON THE MOST RECENT INDEPENDENT
FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT FOR THE YEAR 2020.
IT IS GOOD NEWS AS EXPECTED.
THE AUD -- AUDIT IS CLEAN.
WE THEN HAVE OUR FIRST
DISCUSSION OF THREE ORDINANCES
TO IMPLEMENT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES RATES FOR 2022 WHICH
WE ALREADY APPROVED BY
RESOLUTION FOR THREE OF THE FOUR
LINES, BUSINESS, DRAINAGE, WASTE
WATER AND FRESH WATER.
THE RATE FOR SOLID WASTE IS
ALREADY APPROVED FOR 2022.
BOTH OUR CITY OWNED UTILITIES
RECEIVED KUDOS.
IT WRITES THE COLUMN.
THEY RAVED ABOUT SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES RESPONDING TO IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
AND FIXING IT.A WATER MAIN L%-K
ALSO A RAVE TO SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT WORKERS ON ONE OF THE
HOTTEST DAYS WE HAD A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO RESTORING ELECTRICITY
TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
GOOD NEWS LAST THURSDAY JULY
15@COURT REINSTATED SWEEPING
CHANGES MADE TO THE KING COUNTY
INQUEST FOR PROVE SIERD --
PROVIDERS IN 2018.
THE JUSTICES SIDED WITH THE
FAMILIES OF THREE PEOPLE KILLED
IN 2017 INCLUDES LYLES FROM
DISTRICT 4.
ONE OF THE KEY DEMANDS HAS
BEEN FOR THE INQUEST TO PROCEED.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE THANKFULLY
WITH DREW ITS CHALLENGE OF THE
INQUEST PROCESS.
OVER A YEAR AGO SENT A DEMAND
LETTER TO THE OTHER
JURISDICTIONS CALLING ON THEM TO
ALLOW THE PROCESS TO PROCEED.
THE DECISION BY THE WASHINGTON
STATE SUPREME COURT WAS NEEDED
TO BREAK THE LAW AND MOVE THINGS
IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.
THE LYLES TRAGEDY AND MANY
OTHERS --
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THIS PAST WEEKEND I JOINED
VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZE BY THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP
TO PAINT COLORFUL MURALS TO
BRIGHTEN OLDER BUILDINGS.
WHEN TOURISTS COME HERE WE LEN
WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE THE
LIGHT RAIL.
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT IS
ALREADY OPENED FOR BUSINESS AND
WILL BE BUSTLING WHEN SOUND
TRANSIT'S LIGHT RAIL STATION
OPENS THERE ON OCTOBER 2ND.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSEN.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTION ON THAT
REPORT?
HEARING NONE WE WILL GO TO
COUNCIL POLICEMEN BETTER SAWANT
AND THEN AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER
SAWANTLY CONCLUDE THIS PORTION
OF THE AGENDA.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
ON FRIDAY MY OFFICE ATTENDED A
VICTORY CELEBRATION HOSTED BY
MEMBERS TO CELEBRATE THEIR YEARS
LONG STRUGGLE TO WIN A GOOD
UNION CONTRACT.
MEMBERS HAVE BEEN CLOSELY
INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING THE HOTEL
WORKERS IN THEIR FIGHT FOR A
CONTRACT THAT PROTECTS GOOD
BENEFITS, ENSURES UNION
PROTECTIONS IN THE EVENT HOTEL
OWNERSHIP CHANGES AND PROVIDES
BASIC RIGHTS AND DIGNITY.
I HAVE BEEN PROUD TO PARTICIPATE
IN DELEGATIONS WITH THE HOTEL
WORKERS TO CONFRONT MANAGEMENT
INSIDE THE HOTEL.
IT WAS WONDERFUL FOR THE UNION
MEMBERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS
INCLUDING MY STAFF MEMBER
JONATHAN TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE ON FRIDAY OUTSIDE
THE HOTEL WITH ICE CREAM AND
CAKE.
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THEY WON BECAUSE THEY TOOK
A FIGHT APPROACH TO THEIR
BARGAINING.
THEY ONE -- UNIFIED AND TOOK
ACTION.
THEY WERE READY TO STRIKE AND
THEY DEMONSTRATED AN UNWAVERING
TENACITY IN THE FACE OF
MANAGEMENT.
THEIR EXAMPLE IS AN INSPIRATION
TO WORKERS EVERYWHERE AND AN
IMPORTANT LESSON ABOUT HOW
WORKING PEOPLE NEED TO WAGE
STRUGGLE.
THE EDGE WATER HOTEL WORKERS
ALONG WITH ALL HOSPITALITY
WORKERS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES
IN BATTLING THE CORPORATE
ASSAULT ON WORKERS.
MANY HOTEL OWNERS HAVE USED THE
PANDEMIC TO ACCELERATE THEIR
PUSH.
MY OFFICE REMAINS COMMITTED TO
WORK WITH MEMBERS AND WITH ALL
HOSPITALITY WORKERS TO FIGHT FOR
JOBS AND FOR PEOPLE BEFORE
PROFITS.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
AT LAST THURSDAY'S COMMITTEE
MEETING THERE WERE FOUR
APPOINTMENTS TO THE GREEN NEW
DEAL OVER SIGHT BOARD THAT THE
COMMITTEE VOTED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OFF.
HOWEVER BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE
WAS AFTER 12:00 NOON ON A
THURSDAY THOSE ITEMS WILL BONN
NEXT WEEK'S COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA.
THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE --
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR ITS REGULAR TIME TUESDAY
JULY 27TH AT 2:00 P.M.
THAT UPCOMING MEETING THE
COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE
DISCUSSING THE THREE BILLS FROM
MY OFFICE CONCERNING RENT
INCREASES.
I HOPE THAT -- AT THE NEXT
MEETING ON JULY 27TH THE
COMMITTEE CAN VOTE ON THE BILL
REQUIRING LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE
SIX MONTH NOTICE FOR RENT
INCREASES.
AS I HAVE INFORMED THE
COMMITTEE BEFORE THIS BILL WAS
ORIGINALLY REQUESTED BY THE CITY
OF SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION.
I WILL ALSO HOPE THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO VOTE AT THE NEXT MEETING
ON THE LEGISLATION REQUIRING
LANDLORDS TO PROVIDE RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE WHEN THEY REPLACE
THEIR TENANTS WITH OUTRAGEOUS --
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THE REALITY IS ITS A VERY
IMPORTANT BILL.
ACCORDING TO DATA COMPILED BY
THE REGIONAL COUNCIL'S
TRANSPORTATION SURVEY THERE ARE
SOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE
WHERE OVER 35% OF PEOPLE MOVE
FOR DISPLACEMENT RELATED REASONS
WHICH IS OVERWHELMINGLY BECAUSE
OF RENT INCREASES.
OVER THE PAST DECADE THERE HAS
BEEN MASSIVE DISPLACEMENT AND
GENTRIFICATION OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS PRIMARILY DRIVEN
BY SKYROCKETS RENTS FORCING
THOUSANDS FROM THEIR HOMES,
NEIGHBORHOODS AND OFTEN THE
CITY.
THIS POINT CAME UP IN A -- WE
DIDN'T HAVE THE STATISTIC
AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME.
IT WAS PRESENTED BY MY STAFF
MEMBER THIS LAST THURSDAY
MEETING.
THIS POINT CAME UP IN OTHER WAYS
WHERE WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING
THE -- FOR THE RIGHT OF ANY
TENANT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
THE LAWYER WHEN THEY FACE
EVICTIONS, THIS POINT CAME UP
REPEATEDLY ABOUT HOW MANY
TENANTS END UP CARRYING -- WHICH
HAS CALLED TO BE CALLED SELF
EFFECTING.
WHEN THE RENTS GO UP TO THE
POINT THEY DON'T DOCTOR THEY
KNOW THEY CAN SURVIVE, THEY END
UP MOVING.
THOSE KIND OF EVICTIONS WHICH
ARE ALSO THROWN AS ECONOMIC
EVICTIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
THIS DATA FROM THE REGIONAL
COUNCIL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
IT CONFORMS WHAT HOUSING
ADVOCATES AND RENTER RIGHTS
ADVOCATES INCLUDING THE
ATTORNEYS WHO DEFEND THE TENANTS
FROM EVICTIONS HAVE POINTED OUT
REPEATEDLY THIS IS WHAT IS
HAPPENING.
WE KNOW THAT MANY OF THESE END
UP ALSO BECOMING CASES OF
HOMELESSNESS ACCORDING TO
STUDIES.
IT SHOWS EVERY DOLLAR INCREASE
IN THE AVERAGE RENT IN THE CITY
RESULTS IN A 15% INCREASE IN
HOMELESSNESS.
AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL HERE THAT IN
THE COMMITTEE WE HAVE HAD MANY
DISCUSSIONS ON BOTH THESE BILLS.
I BELIEVE NOW UP TO THREE
COMMITY MEETINGS AND AT THE LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING I APPRECIATE
MEMBERS ASKING QUESTIONS TO MY
STAFF AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S
STAFF ON
THESE TWO BILLS.
I AM HOPING WE CAN VOTE ON THESE
TWO BILLS ON JULY 27TH.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO -- HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ARE BEING
RESPONDED TO.
WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE
DISCUSSION ACT -- ABOUT RENT
CONTROL
AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE SUPPORT WE ARE GETTING
IS REALLY REMARKABLE.
SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS SPOKE
TODAY.
I WANT TO REMIND SEVERAL YEARS
AGO THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOUGHT
FOR AND WON A BUDGET AMENDMENT
TO FUND ESTABLISHING A SAFE
CONSUMPTION SITE IN SEATTLE AND
THE MAYOR HAS REFUSED TO SPEND
THOSE FUNDS.
THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY
ALSO HAVE SEEN AN EXCELLENT
OFFER IN THE SEATTLE TIMES ON
JULY 16TH AUTHORED BY REVEREND
JEFFREY SENIOR PASTOR OF THE NEW
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, A
HISTORICALLY BLACK CHURCH.
HE NOTES IN 1969 THE CITY FORCED
THE NEW HOPE CHURCH AND BLACK
MIDDLE CLASS HOMEOWNERS IN THIS
VERY AREA TO SELL THEIR LAND
UNDER THE THREAT OF IMMINENT
DOMAIN.
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THIS CALLED RENEWED PROJECT
WAS REFERRED TO AS THE URBAN
RENEWAL PROJECT.
UNDER THAT PROGRAM THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT BLACK COMMUNITY WAS
LABELED AS QUOTE ON QUOTE HOME
TO THE COLOR, THE POOR T
IGNORANT T UNFORTUNATE, THE
UNDESIRABLE, THE WEAK T
UNDESERVING POOR END QUOTE.
AND CITY OFFICIALS AS I
MENTIONED USED THE THREAT OF
IMMINENT DOE -- FORCED THE
CHURCH
AND NEIGHBORING HOMEOWNERS TO
SELL THEIR PROPERTY.
IN OTHER WORDS THE CITIES
POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT
COMMITTED A STUNNING OUTRAGE AND
EGREGIOUS THEFT OF BLACK
RESOURCES AND LEGALIZED RACIST
OUTLINING AND GENTRIFICATION.
I APOLOGIZE FOR MY DOG BARKING.
AS I EXPLAINED MY OFFICE IS
WORKING WITH OTHER PASTORS OF
OTHER BLACK CHURCHES ON A
RESOLUTION CALLS OUT HOW THE
ATLANTIC URBAN RENEWAL --
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MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTS ABOUT
THAT RACIST PROGRAM WHICH IS ONE
OF THE MANY WAYS THE BLACK
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
SIMMSMATICALLY PUSHED OUT OF THE
THE CENTRAL AREA.
AT THE VERY LEAST THE CITY NEEDS
TO FUND NEW HOPE FAMILY HOUSING
PROJECT AS ONE STEP TOWARDS
PREVENTING CENTRAL AREA
DISPLACEMENT.
THE RESOLUTION WILL ALSO MAKE
CLEAR THE MOVEMENT ONE FUNDING
EXPLICITLY FOR ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE
CENTRAL AREA PARTICULARLY ONE BY
THE ACT ACTIVISM OF THE NEW HOPE
BAPTIST CHURCH.
THAT FUNDING WILL BE
AVAILABLE STARTING NEXT YEAR AND
THE OFFICE OF HOUSIN SHOULD
PREPARE FOR THAT FUNDING BUT
INCLUDING IT IN THE NOTICE OF
FUNDING AVAILABILITY PUBLISHED
THIS FALL THE RESOLUTION WILL
ALSO MAKE CLEAR THE CITY
COUNCIL'S INTENTION TO DO THAT.
THE CHARGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING -- AS
DEVELOPED A PLAN FOR THE NEW
HOPE FAMILY HOUSING PROJECT TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR 87
HOUSEHOLDS WITH COMMUNITY
PREFERENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN DISPLACED OR ARE THREATENED
WITH DISPLACEMENT.
MY OFFICE IS COMMITTED TO
SUPPORTING THAT PROJECT AND ALSO
ON SATURDAY JULY 24TH AT NOON WE
WILL BE HAVING COMMUNITY RALLY
AND A SOCIAL GATHERING NEAR THE
CHURCH TO TALK ABOUT THIS
PROJECT AND ALSO THE RESOLUTION.
LAST THURSDAY MY OFFICE
SUBMITTED OUR LEGISLATION TO BAN
POLICE TRAINING WITH THE
MILITARY OR POLICE FORCES OF ANY
COUNTRY THAT VIOLATES
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW.
RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO
RESTRICTIONS ON SEATTLE LAW ON
THE SEATTLE POLICE ENGAGING AND
TRAINING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS VIE
LARTS.
THE POLICE VIOLENCE OF THE LAST
YEAR STARTING WITH THE BLAST
BALLS, PEPPER SPRAY, RUBBER
BULLETS AND TEAR GAS LAST SUMMER
ALL UNDER SCORE HOW URGENTLY
NEEDED THIS BILL IS AND GIVE
THAN SEATTLE POLICE HAVE IN THE
PAST TRAINED WITH ISRAELI POLICE
AND MILITARY -- HAS RENEWED THE
COMMUNITY'S DEMAND FOR
LEGISLATION ENDING THE TRAINING
SESSIONS WITH COUNTRIES THAT
HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE REPEATEDLY
VIOLATED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN
RIGHTS LAWS AND AS I POINTED OUT
BEFORE THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED
BY MAINSTREAM INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE UNITED
NATIONS, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
AND SO ON.
AT THE --
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NOW OUR OFFICE HAS PUT
FORWARD A SPECIFIC BILL THEY
WILL HOPEFULLY INTRODUCE AND IT
SCHEDULE FOR A VOTE AS SOON AS
POSAL E POSSIBLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
PASSAGE OF THIS BILL.
ONCE AGAIN I APOLOGIZE FOR THE
DISRUPTION CAUSED BY MY DOG.
THANK YOU.
>> THOSE HUSKIES ARE SO VOCAL.
THEY LIKE TO TALK ALL THE TIME.
>> THEY DO.
THEY DO.
>> WELL YOU REVVED UP YOUR DOG
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT'S REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE I THINK THAT MEANS
IT IS MY TURN.
I WILL TRY TO MAKE MY REPORT AS
BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.
I HAVE NOTHING ON THIS
AFTERNOON'S THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
I HAVE TWO ITEMS SLATED FOR
FINAL ACTION.
I ALSO HAVE COUNCIL BILL 120124
WHICH WOULD CREATE AN ECONOMIC
REVENUE FORECAST OFFICE.
I HAVE DISCUSSED BOTH OF THESE
BILLS IN SEVERAL COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETINGS AND THEY WERE
THE SUBJECT OF A COMMITTEE
MEETING LAST WEEK.
THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE DID CONSIDER BOTH OF
THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION AND
RECOMMENDED THE CITY COUNCIL
ADOPT BOTH.
I WILL MAKE ADDITIONAL REMARKS
AND FURTHER EXPLANATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THESE BILLS, YOU ARE WELL COMED
TO REACH OUT TO ME OR TO MY
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF.
COMED TO
REACH OUT TO ME OR TO MY DEPUTY
CHIEF OF STAFF.
ON THURSDAY
JULY 2 TORNADO EXECUTIVE BOARD
WILL HAVE A SHORT BUSINESS
MEETING STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.
TO
ADOPT SEVERAL ACTION ITEMS ON A
CONSENT AGENDA BEFORE WE ADD
SCOMBROURN CONVENE JOINTLY AT
10:00 IN THE MORNING.
JOURN
AND CONVENE JOINTLY AT 10:00 IN
THE MORNING.
HE WILL
FACILITATE THE WORKSHOP WHICH
WILL FOCUS ON HOW RACIAL EQUITY
PLAYS A ROLE IN THE WORK OF
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL AND
DECISIONS RELATED TO
TRANSPORTATION, GROWTH
MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING MY
COLLEAGUES AT THAT EVENT.
LASTLY I WILL REPORT THAT ON
FRIDAY WE AS A COMMUNITY
RECEIVED A VERY HEARTBREAKING
DECISION OUT OF A TEXAS COURT ON
DACA WHICH IS THE PROTECTION
THAT IS AFFORDED TO MILLIONS OF
DREAMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
INCLUDING HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE THAT FLOWS FROM AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY FORMER
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT RULED
DACA IS UNLAWFUL AND THEREFORE
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY CAN NO LONGER APPROVE
NEW APPLICANTS OR ACCEPT NEW
APPLICANTS TO THE PROGRAM.
CURRENT PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO
RENEW THEIR STATUS BUT THIS DOES
DECISION OF COURSE IS
DEVASTATING FOR THE MILLIONS OF
UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
MANY OF WHOM HAD EXPECTED OR
HOPED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
QUALIFY AND APPLY FOR THE DACA
PROGRAM IN THE COMING YEAR AND
SO WE -- AGAIN ARE STANDING WITH
OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND
SIBLINGS AND IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEE COMMITTEE TO ONCE AGAIN
CALL UPON OUR CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS AND PRESIDENT BIDEN TO
ONCE AND FOR ALL PASS
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM.
I DO HOPE CONGRESS WILL ACT
WITH URGENCY TO PASS
LEGISLATION.
IT IS LONG OVER DUE IN THIS
AREA.
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY.
I KNOW SHE'S AS COMMITTED AS
EVER TO LEAD ON THIS EFFORT ON
BEHALF OF OUR COMMITTEE.
WE STAND ON THE READY TO BE
SUPPORTIVE AND LIFT UP THE MANY
VOICES OF OUR IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO
ARE DESPERATE FOR THIS FINAL FIX
TO OUR BROKEN IMMIGRATION
SYSTEM.
AND LASTLY -- HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO JOIN MANY OF THE MEMBERS FOR
LOCAL 6 AND UNITE HERE AT LOCAL
8 COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY TO
CELEBRATE THE GREEK CONTRACT
VICTORIES THAT MANY OF YOU
COLLEAGUES HAVE DESCRIBED.
I WILL NOT DESCRIBE THEM AGAIN.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE TWO
LABOR UNIONS AND THEIR MEMBERS
FOR A HARD FOUGHT, LONG FOUGHT
VICTORY AFFAIR CONTRACT FOR
THOUSANDS OF THEIR MEMBERS WHO
ARE WORKERS, FAMILIES, RESIDENTS
AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
HANDS RAISED.
THIS DOES CONCLUDE OUR AGENDA
FOR MORNING'S COUNCIL BRIEFING.
I WILL SEE ALL OF YOU AT 2:00.
GOOD -- HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR
MORNING.