>> SORRY, MADAME CLERK. I DID
NOT HEAR YOU.
>> PRESENT.
>> MOVING ON THE CALENDAR AND
AGENDA, WE HAVE NO
PRESENTATIONS TODAY. SO WILL
MOVE ON TO PUBLIC, MADAME
CLERK, THE LAST I HEARD IS WE
HAVE TWO SPEAKERS
>> YES, TWO REMOTE SPEAKERS AND
I BELIEVE ONE IN PERSON
SPEAKER. I WILL DOUBLE CHECK
THE FRONT DESK.
>> OKAY. SO, WITH THAT, LET'S
START WITH THE IN PERSON PERSON
FIRST. EACH ONE WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES AND THEN WE WILL GO TO
THE VERMONT SPEAKERS FOR TWO
MINUTES AND THEN WE WILL GO
INTO THE REST OF OUR CALENDAR
OR AGENDA.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RUN THE
RECORDING TODAY BEFORE OR AFTER
THE IN PERSON SPEAKER?
>>
>> WE HAVE A BIG AGENDA.
>> YES. NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
RUN THE RECORDING. BUT I WANT
TO SHARE IT . AND IF I LEAVE
ANYTHING OUT, PLEASE CORRECT
ME. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO
REMOTES AND ONE IN PERSON
SPEAKER. TODAY'S AGENDA HAS 11
ITEMS ON IT. ONE IS THE
APPOINTMENT OF SHOVING THEM
INTO THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK.
AND WE HAVE AN ITEM FROM THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE. HAVE FOUR
ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND HOME COMMITTEE AND FIVE
ITEMS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
AND SALE OF PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMITTEES AND UNDER OTHER
BUSINESS WE HAVE THE
CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL. I
WILL ASK THOSE OF YOU CALLING
IN OR LISTENING TO PLEASE SPEAK
TO THE AGENDA. AGAIN, I HAVE TO
SHARE, PLEASE DO NOT USE
PROFANITY, ATTACK BIG PERSONAL
COMMENTS ON PEOPLE'S RACE,
ETHNICITY, OR ANY OF THAT.
BASICALLY, JUST GIVE US YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT AND BE KIND AND
POLITE AND LET US KNOW YOU ARE
THINKING. BECAUSE WE ARE
LISTENING. DID I MISS ANYTHING?
>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
>> OKAY, GREAT. THAT IS
WONDERFUL. WILL GO AHEAD WITH
THE IN PERSON SPEAKER FIRST.
MADAME CLERK, GO AHEAD.
>> JENNA EDLUND.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I
AM A 20 YEAR RESIDENT OF
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. I AM CURIOUS
WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. 600 IS
THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS
THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY DOWN. WHY
ARE WE NOT FOCUSING ON SOLVING
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIME
ISSUES AND FOR THIS TO BE THE
ONLY ISSUE UNTIL ASSAULT? THIS
AFFECTS EVERY ONE OF US IN THIS
ROOM. WHY IS ANYTHING ELSE NOT
BEING DISCUSSED WHEN PEOPLE ARE
DYING DAILY? WHETHER THEY BE
ARE BEING SHOT ON THE WAY TO
WORK OR ON THE WAY HOME, WE
CANNOT WALK THESE STREETS. ON
THE MILE WALK TODAY WE STEPPED
OVER THREE PEOPLE THAT LOOK
LIKE THEY NEEDED NARCAN. THAT
IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THEY'RE NOT
DOING THE JOB. WHEN WILL ENOUGH
BE ENOUGH? WHEN YOU DON'T MAKE
IT HOME FROM WORK? WHEN YOUR
SIGNIFICANT OTHER DOES NOT? WHO
ON THE COUNCIL ACTUALLY CARES
ENOUGH TO DO THE WORK THAT
NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
TODAY? NOT SOMETHING TO DO A
STUDIES AND LEVIES AND
ASSESSMENTS, BUT TO ACTUALLY
LIVE IN BE ALIVE AND WALK THE
STREETS OF THIS ONCE BEAUTIFUL
CITY. WE ATTENDED THE PRIDE
PARADE ON SUNDAY AND SPOKE
WITH SPD AND THEIR DOWN 300
OFFICERS. NOT THE 365 THE
PUBLICLY DECRY. THAT IS
UNACCEPTABLE. I AM ASKING YOU
TO FOCUS ON WHAT NEEDS THE MOST
ATTENTION FIRST AND FOREMOST
AND PUT THE REST OF THE SIDE
THAT IS NOT LIFE-THREATENING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
ANYTIME AND I HOPE YOU CONSIDER
THE SAFETY OF ALL.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS HOWARD GAIL.
FOLLOWED BY MARY JONES.
HOWARD, ARE YOU THERE?
>> YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> YES WE CAN.
>> I'M SEATTLE STOP AND
COMMENTING ON HER FILLED POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. TWO
WEEKS AGO, A GROUP OF US
PRESENTED PUBLIC COMMENT AND
PROVIDED REFUTABLE
DOCUMENTATION TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS CONCERNING THE
OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR OF THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION THE
WEEK PRIOR. IN MAY AND JUNE,
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND
COMMISSIONERS WITH THE CPC
ENGAGED IN SUPPRESSING FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND
THREATENING POLICE VIOLENCE.
KNOWING THAT ONE MEMBER OF OUR
GROUP HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED
THE WORST OF POLICE VIOLENCE.
THE MURDER OF A FAMILY MEMBER
BY THE SPD. YOU CAN VIEW THE
EVIDENCE ON TINYURL.COM
FLOWERED/ CPC ABUSE. YET NOT A
SINGLE MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL
HAS RAISED ANY MEMBER ISSUES TO
THE CAPS MEMBERS REGARDING THIS
ISSUE. SIX YEARS AGO, ON THIS
VERY DAY, JUNE 27th, THE
COUNCILMEMBERS LISA HERBOLD AND
HORAS RESPONDED AND TOLD THE
PUBLIC THAT THEY WERE ASHAMED
OF THAT THINGS WOULD BE
DIFFERENT. SIX YEARS LATER, IT
MORE PEOPLE WERE MURDERED BY
THE SPD UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES
SIMILAR TO CHARLENE AS. AND WE
FACE A POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM THAT SHUTS OUT AND
THREATENS THE COMMUNITY. WE
SEE THAT THINGS HAVE NOT
CHANGED AND THAT THERE IS NO
SHAME. THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION, WHICH HAS REMAINED
UNACCOUNTABLE AND UNAUDITED FOR
OVER A DECADE NOW SHOULD NOT BE
ALLOWED TO REWRITE THE CITY
RULES AND TO PAY THE VERY
COCHAIRS THAT IMPACT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS A TOTAL OF $54,000 PER
YEAR TO CONTINUE THIS ABUSIVE
AND UNACCOUNTABLE BEHAVIOR. THE
COUNCIL MUST AMEND AN
INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION
ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING
BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO
LEGISLATION OR PROVIDING ANY
INCREASE IN FUNDING. THERE
MUST BE AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF
THE CPC TO EVALUATE WHAT IT IS
THAT HAS GONE ON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARY JONES. MARY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAYNES. GO
AHEAD.
>> THEY ARE FORCED INTO AN
IMPROVED GEL SYSTEM THAT HAS
THE COMPASSIONATE OFFERING TO
HELP THEM BREAK THEIR HABIT OF
ADDICTION. OR DONATED DRUG
TREATMENT FACILITY THAT IS
PROTECTED FROM THE EVIL DRUG
PUSHERS THAT BRING THE SUPPLY
INTO THE FACILITY THAT MAKE IT
IMPOSSIBLE TO SHOW SOLVE THE
PROBLEMS THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE
USING AS AN EXCUSE FOR THE
CANNOT ALLEVIATE SOMEBODY
ELSE'S ADDICTION SUBSCRIPTION.
I THINK THAT IF I WAS ONE OF
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY LEADERS, I
CAN HELP TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE
GOVERNOR COULD HAVE THE
NATIONAL GUARD STAND UP THE
WHOLE BUNCH OF AUTHORIZED
ENCAMPMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE
ADDICTION, BEHAVIORAL CRISIS,
TRAUMA, AND THEN THE INNOCENCE.
WE COULD START PROCESSING
PEOPLE INTO A PATH AND NEED TO
GET TO WITH THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS THERE. AND THEN WE
CAN HEAD OFF THE COUNTY WITH
ALL OF THOSE EVIL MOTELS THAT
HAVE BEEN TRAFFICKING AND
VICTIMIZING AND MAKING MONEY.
AND WE BUILD ALL OF THOSE
MOTELS WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS AND ALL OF THE
PARKING SPACES TO HAVE A ROBUST
BUILDUP TO SOLVE THE HOMELESS
CRISIS TO RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS.
>> THANK YOU AND THAT CONCLUDES
OUR PRESENT SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE GONE TO
THE REMOTE AND THE IN PERSON.
WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE ARE GUESSING
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN
CHAMBERS.
>> THERE IS NOT.
>> MOVING INTO OUR AGENDA, WILL
GO TO THE ADOPTION WITH NO
OBJECTION THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
WITH NO OBJECTION, THE IRC IS
ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO TODAY'S
AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING ANY
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR TO THE MINUTES
FROM JUNE 20th, THE PAYROLL
BILL, CONSTABLE 120605. WE
HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE THE
APPOINTMENT TO THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA COUNSEL. TO THE
TERM OF JUNE OF 2026. THAT
COMES OUT OF COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS IS COMMITTEE. ARE THERE
ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT.
H
>> THIS OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF CITY COUNCIL. WINNER
LONG-TERM. RETIRED WE BEGAN THE
SEARCH FOR NEW CITY CLERK. THE
SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED OVER
SEVERAL MONTHS, WHICH INCLUDED
ADVERTISING WITH MUNICIPAL
CLERK ASSOCIATIONS, BOTH LOCAL
WORK INCLUDED SERVING AS SENIOR
DEPUTY CLERK AS WELL AS COUNTY
CLERK REGISTER AND RECORDER OF
VOTES, AND THE VOTERS CLERK OF
THE BOARD. THE TITLE ITSELF
SHOWS HE WOULD AND
RESPONSIBILITY THAT MISS
SCHEEREEN DEDMAN HAD IN HER
PRIOR POSITION. YOU RECEIVED
HER CONFIRMATIONI THINK
SHE REALLY FITS IN SEATTLE AND
THE SENSIBILITIES. I HOPE SOME
OF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK TO HER. I HAVE MORE THAN
ONCE AND SHE IS HERE TODAY.
WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN THE
FLOOR FOR ANY COMMENTS OR
ANYTHI
>> AND WITH THE MS. DEDMAN
APPOINTMENT, CLERK, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE APPOINTMENT OF
SCHEEREEN DEDMAN FOR SEATTLE
CITY CLERK.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND
UNOPPOSED. THE MOTION CARRIES
IN THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER AND
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR
THE POSITION OF CITY CLERK OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. AND THAT I
WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON. AND THE CHARTER
AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> AND THE CHARTER AND
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AND THAT I WILL
FAITHFULLY CONDUCT MYSELF AS
THE CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, SCHEEREEN
DEDMAN. THIS IS YOUR
OPPORTUNITY NOW IF YOU WANT TO
ADDRESS US. THANK YOU AND I'M
GLAD THAT YOU ARE HERE. WITH
THAT, I WILL HAND THE FLOOR TO
YOU , MS. DEDMAN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL. IT'S
SUCH A PLEASURE TO MEET ALL OF
YOU THAT I DID NOT MEET BEFORE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I DO
WANT TO SAY THAT YOU SET IT
CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME AND I
DO COME FROM THEIR. WILL IT
WILL BE KIND OF HARD TO FOLLOW
WHAT YOU ALREADY SAID. IS THAT
A LOT OF IT I WANTED TO SAY
MYSELF. I COME AS A CLERK, A
RECRUITER, REGISTRAR AND CLERK
OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
I'M USED TO WEARING MANY HATS
AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I
PUT MY HAT IN THE RING FOR THIS
POSITION IS BECAUSE THERE ARE A
LOT OF SIMILARITIES TO THAT.
AND I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH
LEARNING NEW STUFF. I LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT. WITH MY LONG
HISTORY OF PUBLIC SERVICE, I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE BIGGER
CHALLENGE OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO CONTINUE TO UPHOLD
THE VALUES OF THE CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE. WHICH INCLUDE TO THIS
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIC
EDUCATION. AND ALSO ONE REALLY
IMPORTANT PRIORITY IS
TRANSPARENCY IN EVERYTHING WE
DO. I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE
GROUP AND I CAN SAY THAT THE
WELCOME HAS BEEN SO WARM FROM
EVERYONE HERE. YOU ARE AN
AMAZING ORGANIZATION AND
SOMETIMES PEOPLE LOSE SIGHT OF
THAT. BUT I WANT TO REMIND YOU
THAT IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO MEET
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU THAT I
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
MEETING AND SERVING WITH YOU
ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU MS. DEDMAN. YOU
MAY NOT THINK WE ARE SO AMAZING
AFTER A WHILE. LET ME JUST ADD
THIS IF YOU DON'T MIND ME
CALLING YOU SCHEEREEN DEDMAN.
DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS ON
THE FINAL SELECTION, WHAT I
REALLY APPRECIATED ABOUT YOU,
AND I THINK WE NEED MORE IS
THAT YOU ARE A VERY KIND PERSON
AND I APPRECIATED THAT. AS WELL
AS BEING INCREDIBLY
INTELLIGENT. AND ALSO, YOU HAVE
A SENSE OF HUMOR. FOR ME, THAT
IS A SIGN OF EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLECTUAL
INTELLIGENCE THAT GOES BEYOND
JUST BEING BOOK SMART. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS
.
>> I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR
KIND WORDS. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE A NEW
CLERK. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S
GO TO ITEM NUMBER 2 OUT OF THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2. THAT INTO THE
LAND-USE REGULATION OF HOME
OCCUPATIONS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL
PASSED THE COUNCIL BILL IN
FAVOR .
>> WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER DAN
STRAUSS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> WE PASSED MY HOME-BASED
BUSINESSES BILL OUT OF
COMMITTEE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND I
WANTED SOME EXTRA TIME TO MAKE
SURE EVERYONE WAS OKAY WITH IT.
WE PASSED THIS ORIGINAL BILL
DURING THE PANDEMIC TO PROVIDE
EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR
ENTREPRENEURS IN PROVIDING THEM
THE FLEXIBILITY THAT THEY
NEEDED TO INCUBATE THE BUSINESS
DREAMS FROM THEIR GRUDGES AND
HOMES. YES, I TRIED TO NAME
THIS BILL THE GARAGE BUSINESS
BILL AND I WAS REMINDED THAT
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES ALSO
OPERATE INSIDE OF HOMES. WE
HAVE HAD SOME OTHER VERY
CREATIVE NAMES FOR THE BILL AND
THE SOUL DEMONSTRATES HOW MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ENTREPRENEURS CAN BENEFIT FROM
THIS TYPE OF FLEXIBILITY AND
THE STRENGTH OF ENTREPRENEURIAL
SPIRIT THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND
COUNTRY. THESE INTERIM
REGULATIONS FOR HOME-BASED
BUSINESSES WERE INITIALLY
ESTABLISHED IN MARCH OF 2021
DURING THE PANDEMIC. THESE
TEMPORARY MEASURES WERE
INTRODUCED TO GIVE THE
BUSINESSES FLEXIBILITY WHEN
EVERYONE HEATHER STAY-AT-HOME
ORDERS. AND YES, ALL BUSINESSES
MUST ADHERE TO SAFETY
REGULATIONS OF WHATEVER
INDUSTRY THEY ARE OPERATING
WITHIN. IF THERE IS FOOD
PREPARATION, THEY MUST BE
CERTIFIED WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH. IF THERE'S ALCOHOL,
WITH THAT DEPARTMENT. ALL OF
THESE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT
ENSURE THAT REGULATIONS ARE
BEING MET. WHAT THIS BILL DOES
IS AMEND THE LAND-USE CODE TO
ALLOW THE FLEXIBILITY FOR THESE
OTHER REGULATING JURISDICTIONS
TO ENSURE THAT THE PRODUCT ARE
UP TO THE STANDARDS THAT ARE
REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE
INDUSTRIES. I WANT TO MAKE
MENTION OF SOMETHING AS I WAS
LOOKING BACK IN THE ORIGINAL
COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WHERE IT
WAS BROUGHT UP AND I AGREE THAT
NOT ALL PANDEMIC CHANGES SHOULD
BE MADE PERMANENT. BUT ALSO, I
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THAT THE
PANDEMIC OFFERED US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON THE
TEMPORARY CHANGES AND TRYING
NEW THINGS. AND WE HAVE HAD
THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE
ARE IDEAS WHICH SHOULD BE MADE
PERMANENT. THE CHANGES
CONTAINED WITHIN THE BILL TODAY
ALLOW FOR VERY SMALL CHANGES.
THAT MAKE A REALLY BIG
DIFFERENCE TO ENTREPRENEURS,
INCUBATING THEIR BUSINESS
DREAMS AND TURNING THEM INTO
REALITY. AS WELL, THESE CHANGES
HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY
SEATTLEITES, BY AND LARGE. THE
BILL BEFORE US RIGHT NOW WILL
PERMANENTLY AMEND REGULATIONS
THAT WE HAVE HAD IN PLACE SINCE
MARCH OF 2021. AS THEY HAVE
PROVEN TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS WILL NOT DISRUPTING THE
NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY
EXIST. THIS CHANGES IN
REGULATION ALLOW SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS TO THRIVE IN A GIVE THEM
MORE LATITUDE TO EVENTUALLY
TRANSITION INTO BRICK-AND-MORTA
R STORES. IT IS THESE NEW
BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE
FILLING POTENTIALLY VACANT
STOREFRONTS BY GIVING THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INCUBATE IN THE
GARAGE AND IN THEIR HOME AND
EXPANDING INTO BEING IN THOSE
BRICK-AND-MORTAR STOREFRONTS.
WITH THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THOSE ARE MY REMARKS AND I URGE
YOU TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ALEX PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AS I MENTIONED
DURING THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON
THIS LEGISLATION, WE WILL STAY
CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS
VOTE ON THE TOPIC. THIS IS
UNDER THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE AND ESTABLISHING THE PAUL
CONCEPT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE
TEMPORARY RESPONSE DURING THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN MY
PREVIOUS COMMUNICATIONS AND ON
MY WEBSITE, I LISTED SEVERAL
REASONS FOR NOT EXPANDING
BUSINESSES THAT COULD BE
OPERATED OUT OF HOMES DURING
THE PANDEMIC. CHANGING THAT
EXPANSION FROM A TEMPORARY
POLICY DURING THE PANDEMIC TO A
PERMANENT CITY LAW IS THEREFORE
EVEN MORE PROBLEMATIC IN MY
OPINION. IN ADDITION, I REMAIN
CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS AND
RESIDENTIAL ERRORS AREAS.
EXISTING SMALL BUSINESSES OFTEN
HAVE LONG-TERM LEASES AND OTHER
SIGNIFICANT OVERHEAD COST THAT
CAN PUT THEM AT A DISADVANTAGE
WHEN WE RELAX REGULATIONS ON
HOME-BASED BUSINESSES. MOREOVER
WITH A RELATIVELY LOW LEVEL OF
REGULATION, SOME OCCUPATION
BUSINESSES CAN CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
NEIGHBORS. FOR EXAMPLE IN
DISTRICT 4 IT'S A CAR SHARING
OPERATION USING PUBLIC STREETS
FOR STORAGE FOR WHAT IS
ESSENTIALLY A CAR RENTAL
BUSINESS AND THAT IS CAUSING
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND IN
ADDITION, THE CITY DEPARTMENTS
COULD DO MORE TO MONITOR THE
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS AND TYPES
OF BUSINESSES TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF THIS RELATIVELY RELAXED
REGULATORY SCHEME OUTSIDE OF
THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS.
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE
LEGISLATION PASSES TODAY, I
PLAN TO WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENTS TO PREPARE THE
LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR
CONSIDERATION DURING THE FALL
BUDGET SEASON TO RESPOND TO
THESE CONCERNS. BUT FOR TODAY I
WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN. I WILL SUPPORT
THIS. THAT ORIGINALLY I WAS NOT
SURE AND COMMITTEE AND I THINK
WE HAD A COUPLE OF COMMITTEE
HEARINGS ABOUT IT. I WOULD TAKE
ISSUE WITH WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN SAID. ONLY ON THE
ISSUE OF BRINGING UP . THE
PANDEMIC, WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR
NOT, IT HAS FORCED US TO
IMPLEMENT SOCIAL POLICIES THAT
WE SOCIETY HAVE BEEN SLOW TO
IMPLEMENT. AND THAT IS BEING
COGNIZANT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
CAN'T GET DOWNTOWN TO DO
PUBLIC COMMENT. NOW WE DO
REMOTE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
TAKING CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN
AND THERE'S ELDER CARE AND
THEIR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE
CARS AND CAN'T PAY FOR PARKING
AND TENT THOSE GET PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION A TIME IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DAY. WITHOUT
GOING INTO A HUGE SPEECH AGAIN
WITH THE PANDEMIC THAT FORCED
US TO HIM LOOK AT THE THINGS WE
CAN DO. BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC
AND THE RECESSION AND OTHER
THINGS, WE REALLY HAD TO
RESTRUCTURE OUR THINKING. I
THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE GOOD
THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF IT. I
TOO WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE
LOCATION OF OTHER SMALLER
BUSINESSES AND COMPETITION AND
LICENSING AND SIGNAGE. AND
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS, TO
THE COMMITTEE, I THINK WE
REMEDIED ALL THOSE QUESTIONS.
AT LEAST FOR ME. WITH THAT
BEING SAID, I THINK THIS IS ONE
OF A FEW THAT AGAIN, THE
PANDEMIC FORCED US TO IMPLEMENT
SOCIAL POLICIES THAT WE HAVE
BEEN DRAGGING HER FEET ON FOR
DECADES. THIS IS JUST ONE OF
THEM AND SO FOR THIS REASON I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. IT'S A
GOOD BILL AND WE WILL SEE WHERE
IT GOES AND WILL SEE IF THIS
HELPS SMALL BUSINESSES START IN
THE GARAGE BUT PEOPLE HAVE TO
START SOMEWHERE AND I CANNOT
THINK OF A BETTER PLACE IF
INDEED THEY ARE ALL COMPLETELY
LICENSED AND WITHIN STATE LAW
AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MATTERS. BUT I THINK
THAT WE WILL BE OKAY. AND SO
WITH THAT, I WILL BE VOTING
YES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS BEFORE I HAND IT BACK
TO COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS
TO CLOSE US OUT?
>> OKAY I DO NOT SEE IN A. SO
DO YOU WANT TO CLOSE US OUT?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT. REMEMBER THE
COMMITTEE HEARING WERE YOU
PEPPERED WITH QUESTIONS SO
VIVIDLY BECAUSE IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME I GOT TO EXERCISE
THE RULE WHICH IS, IF YOU COME
TO COMMITTEE NOT PREPARED TO
ANSWER ALL OF THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S QUESTIONS, THEN YOU
SHOULD NOT COME TO COMMITTEE. I
DO THINK THAT ANYONE THAT WANTS
TO GO BACK AND WATCH THE
COMMITTEE, IT'S A REALLY GOOD
EXAMPLE OF THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. WERE CONCERNS ABOUT UP
AND CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE
COMMITTEE MEETING MAY BE A
STRONGER LEGISLATOR AND I
APPRECIATE THAT AND I THANK YOU
FOR THAT. COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN FROM THE CONCERNS YOU
RAISED ARE EXACTLY WHERE WE
TOOK OVER TWO YEARS FROM
PASSING THE INITIAL TEMPORARY
REGULATIONS BEFORE MAKING THE
DECISION TO MAKE THEM
PERMANENT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN
THE CONCERNS THAT YOU RAISED
MATERIALIZED AND I HONOR YOUR
ABILITY AS A SEPARATELY ELECTED
OFFICIAL TO VOTE YOUR
CONSCIENCE. I AM EXCITED ABOUT
THIS BILL BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE
THAT IT GIVES THE PEOPLE WHO
NEED THE FLEXIBILITY THE MOST,
TO TURN THEIR BUSINESS DREAMS
INTO REALITY AND TO FILL VACANT
STOREFRONTS WITH THE BUSINESSES
THAT MAKE OUR CITY SO VIBRANT.
I'M EXCITED FOR THE PASSAGE OF
THIS BILL AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER. AND WITH THAT,
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY
MORALES.
>> YES., COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
, COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN.
NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA
SAWANT. YES.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR AND ONE
OPPOSED. THANK YOU. THE MOTION
PASSES AND PLEASE FIX THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
THREE. ALEXEI COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS OUT OF THE PUBLIC AND
HOMELESS COMMITTEE AND IT LOOKS
LIKE THREE AND FOUR AND FIVE
AND SIX ARE ALL COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. WITH THAT, CAN YOU
PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE
RECORD? RELATING TO THE
WATERFRONT PARK AND THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THEY WILL
PASS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THIS RELATES TO THE
WATERFRONT PARK AND SPACES
AUTHORIZING THE SECRET INTENDED
AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE
CENTER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR
A LONG TIME AT THIS COUNSEL
BETWEEN FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT. AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF THE SEATTLE CENTER. FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY AND A BUNCH OF
OTHER OPERATING ARRANGEMENTS
THAT WE HAVE TO ACTIVATE THE
SPACE AND PROGRAM IT. ONTO FLAG
FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS IS
LEGISLATION THAT HAD HANGING
OVER IT PENDING NEGOTIATIONS
REGARDING THE LABOR HARMONY
AGREEMENT. THOSE AGREEMENTS
DID FINALLY GET NEGOTIATED IN
GOOD FAITH TO THE SATISFACTION
OF ALL PARTIES. AND WE
EXPEDIENTLY ACTED ON THE
INFORMATION TO PASS THE
ORDINANCE AND BRING IT FORWARD.
ONTO LIFT UP THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE FANS OF THE WATERFRONT AND
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING LABEL
COUNCIL AND THE SEATTLE CENTER
FOR REALLY MAKING SURE THAT
IMPORTANT COMPONENT WAS TAKEN
CARE OF IN RELATION TO THIS
ORDINANCE. THIS DID PASS
UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF COMMITTEE.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING
ON IT NOW HERE AT FULL COUNSEL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
ANDREW LEWIS. OTHER ANY
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES
REGARDING THIS? ALL RIGHT, NOT
SEEING ANY, COUNCILMEMBER
ANDREW LEWIS, DO YOU WANT TO
ADD ANYTHING BEFORE WE GO TO A
VOTE? SYSTEMIC NO.
>> ALL RIGHT. MADAME CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
YES., COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW
LEWIS. YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES.
YES. COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HORACE. EIGHT IN FAVOR AND
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE FIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. LET'S
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 4.
>> ITEM NUMBER 4 IS RELATED TO
THE SEATTLE CENTER DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZING THE SEATTLE CENTER
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
IN AGREEMENT WITH NEW RISING
SUN FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE
ANNUAL MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
AT THE SEATTLE CENTER. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE
BILL PASS.
>> THANKS SO MUCH, WE ARE VERY
EXCITED THAT THIS YEAR WE WILL
SEE A RETURN OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE CENTER.
THIS LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF
US, AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR
OF THE OFFICE OF SEATTLE CENTER
TO COME TO TERMS ON THE FINAL
AGREEMENT WITH THE OPERATOR
THAT WAS SELECTED , NEW RISING
SUN, TO TAKE OVER SEATTLE'S
BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL. WE ARE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW
PARTNERSHIP. IT'S A GREAT
SIGNAL TO REALLY HAVE THIS
COMING BACK AFTER COVID-19. A
GOOD SIGN OF CONTINUITY AND THE
RETURN OF OUR SUMMER TRADITIONS
HERE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SUIT
THE NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE
NEW OPERATOR CAN MAKE OF THIS
FESTIVAL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
ANDREW LEWIS AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK IN THIS IN COMMITTEE.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU ALL. I AM PROUD
TO SUPPORT THIS FESTIVAL
AGREEMENT. I HAD FIRST
ATTENDED BUMBERSHOOT IN 1990.
THAT WAS TWO WEEKS AFTER I
ARRIVED IN SEATTLE. IT IS SO
DIFFUSED IN MY MIND AS A GREAT
INTRODUCTION TO THE VIBE OF
THE SEATTLE MUSIC AND ART
SCENE. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT
NINE DOLLARS BACK THEN PER DAY.
I COULD BE WRONG. BUT IT GOT
MORE EXPENSIVE OVER THE YEARS
AND I GOT OLD AND SORT OF
STOPPED GOING. BUT THIS
FESTIVAL AGREEMENT I BELIEVE
WITH NEW RISING SUN IS A MATCH
MADE IN HEAVEN. THE THREE
PRINCIPLES HERE, THEY KNOW
ABOUT SEATTLE. THERE ARE
OLD-TIMERS IN THE MUSIC SCENE
AND THEIR SHREWD ENTREPRENEURS.
THE HAVE A VISION FOR NEW
PROGRAMMING AND THAT IS PARTLY
WHY I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BUDGET ITEM LAST
FALL. WHICH, IS A WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ITEM AND IT FOCUSED
ON TEACHING YOUTH, AGE 17 TO
25. PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES, YOUTH OF
COLOR AND YOUTH FROM THE
LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY. THE
TECHNICAL AND CREATIVE SKILLS
OF CONCERT AND EVENT PROMOTION.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THIS
GROUP IS BRINGING TO
BUMBERSHOOT. TO THE ENTITY AND
THE EXPERIENCE OF BUMBERSHOOT.
THAT WILL LAST THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR. THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF
MANY OF THE PROGRAMS AND IN
WAYS THAT BUMBERSHOOT WILL
RICH MORAN TO COMMUNITY AND TO
SUPPORT ARTISTS AND UPCOMING
ARTISTS AND SMALL BUSINESS
PEOPLE GOING FORWARD. THIS IS
GREAT FOR THE CITY AND GREAT
FOR BUMBERSHOOT. IS PUBLIC
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. BEFORE WE GO,
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DEBORA
JUAREZ. THIS PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP GIVES CONTROL OVER
BUMBERSHOOT. WITH ALL THE
PROFITEERING AND PRICE GOUGING
THAT ENTAILS. BUMBERSHOOT WAS
CREATED PUBLICLY BY THE CITY
AND USED TO BE FREE TO ATTEND.
AND THEN UNTIL COVID-19 IT WAS
RUN BY PRIVATE NONPROFIT. NOW
IT IS BEING HANDED OVER TO A
FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR A
DECADE OR MORE. PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS REPEATEDLY MEAN
THAT THE PUBLIC PAYS THE COSTS
AND THE PRIVATE CORPORATIONS
ENJOY THE PROFITS AND IN FACT,
THE SERVICES DETERIORATE. THIS
IS NOT A STATEMENT OF OPINION
BUT THIS HAS BEEN STATISTICALLY
DOCUMENTED NATIONWIDE OVER
DECADES. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN PUBLIC SERVICES ARE
PRIVATIZED. WE WILL BE VOTING
NO ON THIS AGREEMENT. THIS
SHOULD BE PUBLIC FUNDING FOR
BUMBERSHOOT AND I SHOULD ALSO
NOTE ALL OF THESE POINTS
ABOUT NEW RISING SUN. NEW
RISING SUN WAS INCORPORATED IN
2022 BASICALLY FOR THIS
CONTRACT. THEY CLAIM THEY WILL
DO A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS
BUT THE PROMISES SO FAR ARE
JUST MARKETING. THERE'S REAL
EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT. AS FAR
AS I UNDERSTAND, THERE IS A
DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONS. IT IS
NOT SURPRISING BUT IS VERY MUCH
ON CORE FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KSHAMA SAWANT. COUNCILMEMBER
DAN STRAUSS.
>> I MUST MUST HAVE RECEIVED A
VERY DIFFERENT BRIEFING THAN
OUR LAST COLLEGE SPEAKING.
BECAUSE I FIND THIS A WONDERFUL
WAY TO RE-ENERGIZE AT DOWNTOWN
AND BRING BACK BUMBERSHOOT RUN
BY SEATTLEITES AND FOR
SEATTLEITES. BECAUSE THIS IS
BEEN A LONG-STANDING PUBLIC
EVENT. WERE CANNOT TELL YOU HOW
MANY BANDS I HAVE SEEN FROM
MURDER CITY DEVILS TO THE
PIXIES TO TRY TRIBE CALLED
QUEST AND HAVING THIS
INSTITUTION IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE PROVIDE SEATTLEITES
OPPORTUNITIES THAT FEW OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE AROUND THIS
COUNTRY. WHEN I JOINED
AMERICORPS AND WENT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO BE WITH OTHER 18 TO
24-YEAR-OLD SERVING THE
COUNTRY, THEY HAD NOT HAD THE
ACCESS TO THIS NUMBER OF
CONCERTS. AND A LOT OF THAT
ACCESS IS BECAUSE OF THINGS
LIKE BUMBERSHOOT. I AM VERY
EXCITED TO SEE THIS COME BACK.
>> THANK YOU AND ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I ALLOWED
COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW LEWIS TO
CLOSE THIS OUT? I WANT TO ADD,
SINCE I'M PROBABLY THE OLDEST
ONE HERE. I STARTED GOING TO
BUMBERSHOOT WHEN IT WAS FREE IN
HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TELL YOU
WHAT YEAR THAT WAS. I THINK I
THOUGHT OF TO CONNOR. BUT
ANYWAYS. LET'S SEE IF THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS. DO YOU WANT TO
TAKE US OUT COUNCILMEMBER
ANDREW LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I DO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON FOR HER
SUPPORT IN THE BUDGET FOR SOME
OF THE ITEMS THAT HAS MADE THIS
PARTNERSHIP POSSIBLE. AND WE
REALLY APPRECIATE TO LIFTING
UP THE SUPPORT FOR THE RETURN
OF THIS TRADITION AND THE
CITY'S INVESTMENT. AND MAKING
THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP POSSIBLE.
IT IS A NEW FOCUS OF BRINGING
IT BACK TO BE MORE OF A SEATTLE
DRIVEN PROJECT AT A MORE LOCAL
PROJECT. ONE THAT IS GOING TO
BE, AS WAS INDICATED EARLIER,
DEFINED BY YEAR-ROUND
ACTIVATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE
FESTIVAL THAT WE ALL KNOW AND
LOVE ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND. AND
THAT INVOLVE ONGOING WORKFORCE
TRAINING AND ONGOING
ACTIVATIONS AND ONGOING
CONCERTS IN OUR DOWNTOWN CORE
OF THE SEATTLE CENTER AND
BEYOND. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE
WITH SOME OF THE REMARKS MADE
BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. IN REGARDS TO THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS. I THINK THAT THERE IS
GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT
BENEFIT. NOT JUST IN TERMS OF
THE ACTIVATION OF THE RETURN OF
THE FESTIVAL ITSELF BUT THE
ONGOING WORKFORCE TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WORK. AND
ALSO, THE MORE LOCAL FOCUS OF
THE OPERATOR. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO OUR NEXT STEPS.
AFTER THIS AGREEMENT AND
WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE SEATTLE
CENTER TO WORK TOWARD THE
RETURN OF THIS GREAT SEATTLE
TRADITION. AND WE JUST REMIND
THE COUNCIL THAT THIS DID PASS
UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. WE ARE GUESSING THAT YOU
ARE NOT DISAGREEING. SO WE WILL
LET THAT GO. WITH THAT, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
[ ROLL CALL ] EIGHT IN FAVOR
AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CLERK FILE IS
GRANTED AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
AND DECISION OF THE COUNCIL.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE FINDINGS AND
DECISION AND CLOSURE OF THE
COUNCIL ON MY BEHALF. NOW LET'S
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 6 INTO THE RECORD.
COUNSEL WAIVER OR MODIFICATION
OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS TO ALLOW
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER AND TO ALLOW
FIVE LIGHT POLES FOR AUTHENTIC
LIGHTS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS IT BE GRANTED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THIS CLERK FILE
REGARDS A COUPLE OF CHANGES
REQUESTED FOR THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER. AND
PARTICULARLY, ALLOWING FIVE
LIGHT POST TO ILLUMINATE THE
ATHLETIC FIELD. RECEIVED A
BRIEFING FROM THE SETTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTIONS
DETAILING THE MODIFICATIONS
THAT WERE BEING SOUGHT. FOR
THOSE PARTICULAR FEATURES. THE
COMMITTEE WAS SATISFIED BY A
VOTE OF FOUR IN FAVOR
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDING THAT
THESE CHANGES BE MADE GRANTED.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE?
COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW LEWIS, YOU
ARE OKAY AND WE CAN GO TO A
VOTE?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
GRANTING OF THE CLERK FILE.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]. EIGHT IN
FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CLERK FILE IS GRANTED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SEND THE
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND
DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL. ALL
OF THE COUNCIL ON MY BEHALF.
THANK YOU AND LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
READ ITEM 7 INTO THE RECORD?
THIS IS WILLING AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION WITH AGREEMENT WITH
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
TO PROJECT FUNDS PROVIDED TO
IMPLEMENT THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN
RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS IS
MITIGATED MEASURES FOR THE
RECREATIONAL IMPACTS OF THE
PORTAGE STATE BRIDGE PORTION
OF THE INTERSTATE 5 TO MEDINA
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND EACH OF
THE PROJECT. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THE BILL
PASSED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THESE ARE COUNSEL BILLS THAT
WILL FACILITATE THE COMPLETION
OF THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION
FOR STATE ROUTE 520. SOMETIMES
REFERRED TO AS THE REST OF THE
WEST PROJECT THAT THE CITY IS
COORDINATING WITH THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. THIS COUNSEL
AUTHORIZES AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
WASHINGTON D.O.T. IN ON PARKS
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE
OVER STATE ROUTE 520. THIS
COUNSEL WAS RECOMMENDED
UNANIMOUSLY BAR COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN, WE ARE GUESSING
THAT SINCE YOU SPOKE TO BOTH OF
THEM THAT WE CAN VOTE ON THEM
SEPARATELY. CORRECT?
>> YES, WE WILL VOTE ON THEM
SEPARATELY AND THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING THESE ITEMS?
>> I DO NOT SEE ANY. OKAY. WITH
THAT, I'M GUESSING AGAIN THAT
YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO ADD,
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL SPEAK BRIEFLY
AND I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO
KNOW THAT THERE IS SORT OF A
GROUP. BUT WE WILL SPEAK TO
AND VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY.
>> OKAY. SO WITH THAT, MADAME
CLERK. WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> YES. [ ROLL CALL ]. EIGHT
IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE FFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. WE WILL GO ON TO
ITEM NUMBER 8. PLEASE READ
NUMBER 8 INTO THE RECORD. THIS
IS WILLING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES. AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OR THE
DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE TO GRANT
LIMITED PROPERTY AND ACCESS
RIGHTS TO THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON OVER AND UNDER
PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN
AS FIRE STATION 22. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE CITY
COUNCIL PASS.
>> THIS BILL IS ALSO RELATED
TO THE STOUT STATE ROUTE 520
PROJECT. PART OF REGIONAL
COOPERATION WITH WASHINGTON
D.O.T. THIS AUTHORIZES THE
AGREEMENT WITH OUR CITY'S
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO GRANT
LIMITED ACCESS RIGHTS TO THE
STATE OVER AND UNDER PORTION OF
FIRE STATION 22. WITH SITS
ADJACENT TO WERE 520 MEETS
INTERSTATE 5. THE COUNCIL WAS
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BAR
COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
ALEX PEDERSEN. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? NOT
SEEING ANY, I'M GUESSING THE
COUNCILMEMBERS GET ON COMMENTS
AND SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO A
VOTE. ALL RIGHT AND GREAT. WITH
THAT, MADAME CLERK, PLEASE CALL
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS
BILL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] . EIGHT IN
FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN AND
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. LET'S MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER 9, WHICH IS ALSO
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN.
PLEASE READ ITEM BANDAGE INTO
THE RECORD. THIS IS EXTENDING
THE DURATION OF THE BLOCK THE
BOX AND TRANSIT ONLY LAYING
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. WE
MENTION DURING THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING THAT THIS COUNSEL IS
TIME SENSITIVE LEGISLATION THAT
EXTENDS OUR AUTHORIZATION FROM
THE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
OFTEN REFERRED TO AS BLOCK THE
BOX. WHICH IS DESIGNED TO
PROTECT PROTECT PEDESTRIANS.
WITHOUT THIS LEGISLATION, OUR
EXISTING AUTHORIZATION EXPIRES
AT THE END OF THE MONTH. THIS
IS APPROVED BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE DO WANT
TO THANK THE COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF FOR THEIR PRESENT WORK ON
THIS. HE CIRCULATED COUNSEL
BILL ON JUNE 12th TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS AND INFORMED US
OF THE TIME SENSITIVE NATURE.
ARE COMMITTEE ADOPTED IT
UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEEK ON JUNE
20th. CRAFTING IT AS EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION ENABLES IT TO TAKE
EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON THE
MAYOR SIGNATURE AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE IS STANDING BY AFTER
COUNSEL HOPEFULLY VOTES ON IT
TODAY. AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE
CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE
ORIGINAL ADOPTION IN 2020 AND
WHEN THE STATE GRANTED NEW
AUTHORITY RECENTLY FOR
ADDITIONAL TYPES OF AUTOMATED
ENFORCEMENT, SUCH AS ALLOWING
ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS AND
DESIGNATED DRAGRACING ZONES,
SEATTLE D.O.T. IT ATTEMPTED TO
COORDINATE ALL THE NEW
AUTHORITY INTO A SINGLE COUNSEL
BILL THAT BECAME CHALLENGING.
WE SPLIT IT INTO TWO CONCEPTS.
THE BILL WHICH NEEDS TO BE
APPROVED TODAY, AND ANOTHER
BILL WE ARE WORKING ON THREE
COMMITTEE. TODAY WE ASK THAT
YOU ADOPT THIS COUNSEL TO KEEP
OUR EXISTING AUTHORITY FOR
CAMERA ENFORCEMENT AND LOCK THE
BOX INTERSECTIONS AND TRANSIT
ONLY LANES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT WE NEEDED THREE
QUARTERS FOOT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
FLOOR BEFORE WE MOVE TO A VOTE?
OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER LISA
HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
UNDERSCORE THE VERY CLEAR
COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBER ALEX
PEDERSEN. AND THIS IS EXISTING
AUTHORITY THAT THIS COUNSEL HAS
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF.
BUT THAT STATE LAW REQUIRES AN
EXTENSION OF THE TIME PERIOD
BEYOND THE INITIAL TIME PERIOD
THAT WE ALL SUPPORTED. AGAIN,
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. THERE ARE
NUMBER OF DELIVERABLES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPANSION
OF THE PROGRAM. THAT THIS
COUNSEL ALSO VOTED FOR DURING
THE BUDGET PROCESS. THAT IS
UNRELATED TO CONTINUING THE
EXISTING AUTHORITY FOR THE
NON-EXPANDED PROGRAM.
>> THIS LEGISLATION THIS
LEGISLATION WAS RECOMMENDED
WITHOUT SINGING IT, ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
HAVE TO ASK THAT. THAT'S WHY DO
THAT. I DON'T REPETITIVE FOR
SOME OF YOU. SOMETIMES YOU
HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AT THE
END AND WITH THAT, WITH THE
COUNCIL PLEASE CALL ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] . EIGHT IN
FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
ON THE CHAIR WAS I DON'T AND
MADAME CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT CONCLUDES
ALL 11 MATTERS IN COMMITTEE
REPORT SO WITH THAT, WE
CONTINUE ON OUR AGENDA. FIRST
OF ALL, THERE ARE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AND SECOND, I DO NOT
SEE ANY ADOPTION OF ANY OF THE
RESOLUTIONS. AND FOR OTHER
BUSINESS, WE HAVE IN FRONT OF
US THE CONSIDERATION OF AN
APPEAL. LET ME MAKE THE RECORD
HERE. CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW
CONSIDER AN ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEAL TO AN EXCLUSION ISSUED
AVRUM ALEX TSIMERMAN ON JUNE
13th OF 2023. THE QUESTION IS,
SHALL THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE
THIS INDIVIDUAL FROM ATTENDING
CITY COUNCIL AND STANDING
COMMITTEE MEETINGS THROUGH JULY
11th BE SUSTAINED? WHAT YOU
ARE BASICALLY SAYING IS, THERE
WERE DECISION TO EXCLUDE AND
MR. AVRUM ALEX TSIMERMAN
APPEALED THE DECISION. IT THE
DECISION TODAY IS WHETHER TO
UPHOLD THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE
ON JUNE 13th. OTHER ANOTHER
COMMENT FROM MY COLLEAGUES
BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD? I AM NOT
SEEING ANY. AND AGAIN, DURING
ROLL CALL, THE COUNCILMEMBERS
WILL EITHER VOTE AYE TO
SUSTAIN THE EXCLUSION THROUGH
JULY 11th OF 2023 OR TO VOTE NO
TO GRANT THE APPEAL AND REMOVE
THE EXCLUSION. ALL RIGHT. A
SIMPLE MAJORITY IS NEEDED O
THIS VOTE. NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS, THE FLOOR IS
OPEN. OKAY. MADAME CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN THE
DECISION TO EXCLUDE THIS
INDIVIDUAL FROM ATTENDING
COUNSEL AND STANDING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS TO JULY 11th OF 2023
AND WHETHER IT SHOULD BE
SUSTAINED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT DEBORA
JUAREZ. EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE MOTION
CARRIES AN EXCLUSION REMAINS IN
EFFECT. OKAY. BEFORE WE MOVE
ON, IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE COUNSEL? ALL
RIGHT. WE DO NOT SEE ANYONE
RAISING THEIR HAND FOR ANY
OTHER BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT
COLLEAGUES, THIS DOES CONCLUDE
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5th. DUE TO
THE JULY 4th HOLIDAY. THANK YOU
ALL AND WE ARE CHANGE.
ADJOURNED.
>> RECORDING STOPPED.