>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY'S TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
12th. THIS IS A MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I AM
CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER.
ADAM CLAIRE, WE PLEASE CALL
ROLE?
>> ON SOME OF THE PEDERSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> HERE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CLERK. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
PRESENTATIONS FOR TODAY, SO
LET'S MOVE ON THE PUBLIC
COMMENT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE
HAVE 10 FOLKS IN CHAMBERS AND 6
PEOPLE ONLINE, SO LET'S GO
AHEAD WITH OUR 6 PEOPLE THAT --
I'M SORRY, I HAVE IT REVERSED.
10 ONLINE, 6 IN PERSON.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> LET'S DO THE 6 FOLKS THAT
ARE IN CHAMBERS AND GIVE
EVERYONE TWO MINUTES. BEFORE WE
START WITH THE SIX PEOPLE IN
CHAMBERS AND OF COURSE MOVED TO
THE 10 PEOPLE ONLINE, YOU KNOW
WHAT THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE.
PLEASE SPEAK TO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. THERE'S ONE ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. I ASK THAT YOU
BE RESPECTFUL. YOU WILL HEAR A
CHIME AND THAT WILL LET YOU
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS
TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE
CHIME. LET'S START OFF WITH OUR
SIX REMOTE PEOPLE WITH TWO
MINUTES EACH.
>> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DR.
RUTH, AND SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY ANDREA SUAREZ.
>> HI. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4,
THE WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD OF
NORTHEAST SEATTLE. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN
WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD PASS
RESOLUTION 32107 SUPPORTING THE
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK,
KNOWN IN CONGRESS IS HB 4050.
THIS IS THE 24th CENTURY
VERSION OF FOUR PREVIOUS
NATIONAL BANKS, THE MOST RECENT
ONE BEING THE RECONSTRUCTION
FINANCE CORPORATION ESTABLISHED
BY HERBERT HOOVER IN 1932. IT
WAS CONTINUED BY FRANKLIN
ROOSEVELT TO PUT AMERICANS TO
WORK ON USEFUL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECT. WE HAVE GRAND COULEE
DAM BECAUSE OF THEIR COURAGE
AND FORESIGHT. FAST FORWARD
TODAY'S FIRES AND FLOODS.
AREN'T WE GLAD? HOW CAN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IMPROVE
SEATTLE? FIRST OF ALL, IT'S BIG
ENOUGH TO MEET ALL OF OUR
NEEDS. ACCORDING TO THE CIVIL
ENGINEER SO STUDY THIS PROBLEM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN
WASHINGTON'S DATE, WE NEED
ENOUGH CREDIT -- WHICH IS WHAT
THIS BANK WILL PROVIDE -- TO
INVEST IN OUR CITY, WHICH
PRIVATE BANKS JUST DON'T. LET'S
FACE IT. WHAT I WANT TO SPEAK
TO IS CLIMATE DISASTER
PREPAREDNESS, IN PARTICULAR.
THIS PAST SUMMER, WE BREATHE
UNHEALTHY MOCHA FROM FIRES
EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
CALIFORNIA. WE NEED TO
ESTABLISH THE INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR PEOPLE TO STAY SAFE DURING
CATASTROPHIC HEAT EVENTS TO
PREVENT AS WELL AS FIGHT FIRES,
SAFE AND ABUNDANT WATER FOR
PEOPLE, ECOSYSTEMS, AND
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. OUR
FOOD SYSTEM EMPLOYED IN A
REGENERATIVE WAY ACTUALLY
BECOMES A CARBON SINK AND KEEPS
THE CARBON IN THE SOIL WHERE IT
CAN DO SOME GOOD. I SEE A
BRIGHT FUTURE. WHAT DO YOU SEE?
PLEASE PASS RESOLUTION 3207 IN
SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANDREA
SUAREZ, AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
TIMOTHY EMERSON.
>> CONTINUING MY COMMENT THIS
MORNING ABOUT THE OPEN AIR USE
OF DRUGS AND POSSESSION OF
DRUGS HERE IN OUR CITY, AND I
URGE THE COUNCIL TO PASS THE
ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS OUR
POLICE OFFICERS TO HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL TOOL THAT CAN
COMPASSIONATELY PIVOTS PEOPLE
OFF THE STREET AND INTO
TREATMENT AND A VARIETY OF
OTHER CHOICES AVAILABLE TO
THEM. WE HAVE A DRUG RESOURCE
GUIDE THAT WE HAVE CREATED THAT
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO USE AND
ADOPT. THERE ARE PLACES FOR
PEOPLE TO GO. REALIZING IT'S A
CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT, WE WOULD
URGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT AN
INTERVENTION FORWARD MODEL OF
OUTREACH, WHICH EMBOLDENS OUR
OUTREACH AGENCIES TO BRING
TREATMENT AS A FORM OF HARM
REDUCTION. RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALL
HARM, NO REDUCTION. IT'S MORE
LIKE HARM ACCELERATION, GIVEN
THE CURRENT DEATH TOLL IN THE
NUMBER OF OVERDOSE -- OVERDOSES
THAT ARE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE
RESPONDING TO, INCLUDING
OUTREACH WORKERS. THE DSA
AMBASSADORS TALKED ABOUT THIS
THIS MORNING. IT'S AFFECTING
ALL OF US TO DEAL WITH A NUMBER
OF OVERDOSES ON OUR STREET. SO
ARREST JUST MEANS STOP. IT
DOESN'T MEAN INCARCERATE
FOREVER, IT DOESN'T CONVICT YOU
FOR THE CRIME, IT JUST MEANS --
JUST STOP. STOP HARMING
YOURSELF OR OTHERS. IF YOU WERE
TO WALK BY A PERSON WEARING A
GUN WITH RUSSIAN ROULETTE, WE
WOULD WALK BY AND SAY, BODILY
AUTONOMY -- YOU KNOW, MEET YOU
WHERE YOU ARE AT. WE WOULD TAKE
THE GUN. WE WOULD BE
HYSTERICAL. THESE FENTANYL
PILLS ARE JUST THAT. IT'S
PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH
OUR NEIGHBORS SUFFERING FROM
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER,
DISEASE, AND ANYBODY IN
RECOVERY THAT I HAVE KNOWN THAT
IN THREE YEARS, HUNDREDS IF NOT
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S SAID IT
WAS ARREST, AND THEY CAN NAME
THE OFFICER THAT SAVE THEIR
LIFE.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT BEAKER
IS TIMOTHY EMERSON. TIMOTHY
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MARTIN
TALARICO. OKAY, THANK YOU.
MARTIN TALARICO IS NEXT, AND
MARTIN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY --.
>> THANK YOU. I'M FROM WEST
SEATTLE, AND I'M HERE TO ASK
THAT YOU PASS RESOLUTION 31027
IN SUPPORT OF HR 4052, THE
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
SOME SAY THAT THE $5 TRILLION
BUYS OF THIS BANK IS QUITE
LARGE, AND I BELIEVE THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE ARE EVEN
LARGER. THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IS LEARNED
ENOUGH TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE
LONG-TERM LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO
COMMUNITY THAT CAN AFFORD THEM,
BUT ALSO LARGE ENOUGH TO ISSUE
GRANTS TO THE MANY COMMUNITIES
ACROSS OUR STATE AND NATION
THAT CAN'T EVEN AFFORD THAT.
THE NIB WILL ALSO BE LARGE
ENOUGH TO FIGHT HIGH-SPEED RAIL
THROUGHOUT THE HIGHEST THE
CASCADIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE
IS PLANNED AND PRACTICALLY
SHUTTLE READY FROM EUGENE
OREGON TO VANCOUVER, BC THE,
AND THEY WILL GET PEOPLE OUT OF
THEIR CARS AND TRUCKS, HELPING
CLEAN OUR AIR. WE WILL ALSO BE
BIG ENOUGH TO PROVIDE 25
MILLION UNION WAGE, EARN AS YOU
GO JOBS AND JUMPSTART OUR
ECONOMY. PREVIOUS NATIONAL
BANKS HAVE DONE THIS FOUR TIMES
WITHOUT ADDING TO DEBT FOR
INCREASING TAXES. AND AGAIN,
IT'S BEEN DONE FOUR OTHER TIMES
IN OUR NATIONS HISTORY. AND
EACH TIME, IT HAS ADDED TO THE
NATIONAL TREASURY AND INCREASED
OUR GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT.
PLEASE VOTE YES ON RESOLUTION
3210. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT BEAKER IS -- AND
SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
KATHLEEN BROUGH.
>> IN AFTERNOON. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? I AM HERE TO SPEAK TODAY ON
THE LEGISLATION AS FAR AS
MAKING DRUGS ILLEGAL. THE RISE
IN DRUGS ON THE STREETS HAS
DIRECTLY IMPACTED THE PUBLIC
SAFETY IN SEATTLE. CRIME, DRUG
USE, AS WELL AS HOMELESS
DISTANCE SEATTLE IS AT AN
ALL-TIME HIGH. SEATTLE HAS
PASSED A GRAND MILESTONE -- 57
HOMICIDES SO FAR THIS YEAR IN
2023. IT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL
OF HOMICIDE THAT THE CITY HAS
BEEN IN NEARLY THREE DECADES.
IN MARCH OF 2002 -- I'M SORRY,
2022, WASHINGTON REPORTED 2351
DRUG OVERDOSE THAT'S. IN MARCH
OF 2023, WASHINGTON REPORTED
2200 -- I'M SORRY, 2948 DEATHS.
I DON'T THINK THAT I NEED TO
POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS, BUT BE
FULLY FEEL THE OBVIOUS IS
GREATLY IGNORED FOR CLIMATE
CHANGE, I WILL SAY THIS. THIS
COUNCIL IS COMPLETELY MISSED
THE MARK WITH ADDRESSING THE
DRUGS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. IF
THIS CURRENT COUNCIL IS NOT
ABLE TO ADDRESS THE REAL ISSUE
OF THE CITY WITH REAL
LEGISLATION, WITH REAL TEETH
THAT IT MATTERS, YOU WILL NEED
TO BE REPLACED WITH SOMEONE WHO
WILL AND WORSE THE CURRENT
STATE LATE BILL AND PROTECTS
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND MAKE
DRUGS ILLEGAL. YOU ARE TYING
OUR HANDS. YOU ARE MAKING IT
DIFFICULT FOR US AS WOMEN. WE
ARE NOT SAFE. WE ARE BEING
ATTACKED ON THE STREETS. WE
JUST HAD SOMEONE LAST MONTH
HAVE 18 TIMES ON THE LIGHT
RAIL. IF WE DO NOT ADDRESS THE
REAL, TRUE ISSUES OF FENTANYL
ON OUR STREETS, JUGS ON OUR
STREETS, THE CRIME IN OUR
STREETS, THE RECKLESSNESS OF
EVERYONE AND ANYONE IN OUR
CURRENT ECONOMY, WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE ONGOING
PROBLEM THAT IS NOT RESOLVING
IT SO. I HATE TO BE THE BEARER
OF BAD NEWS, BUT IGNORING IT
DOESN'T MAKE IT GO AWAY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT BEAKER
IS KATHLEEN. KATHLEEN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY --, AND THAT IS OUR
LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A
LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SEATTLE,
AND CURRENTLY LIVE IN DISTRICTS
SIX, BUT I CARE ABOUT MY
ENTIRE'S DITTY. REGARDING
ARRESTING THE OPEN DRUG USERS
IN PUBLIC PLACES IN SEATTLE, I
SUPPORT THE BLAKE LAW. I
LISTENED TO YOUR MEETING THIS
MORNING. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND
IN PERSON, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE VOTE
ON SEPTEMBER 20 SIX. LET ME
KNOW IF I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT.
AND THERE WERE A LOT OF CHANGES
TALKING ABOUT THE AMENDMENT,
AND I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT THE
FINAL WARNING IS GOING TO BE OF
THAT DECISION. ONCE YOU VOTE ON
IT. ANYHOW, I REALLY WANT YOU
TO SUPPORT THE BLAKE LAW. THE
SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
LEWIS PROPOSED DOES NOT HAVE
ENOUGH TEETH. WE NEED TO SAVE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND OTHER
AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAKE
THEM PLACES TO LIVE, SHOP, AND
FREQUENT ENTERTAINMENT
ESTABLISHMENTS. IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT WE ALLOW THE
SPV OR SOME OTHER ENTITY TO
REMOVE DRUG ADDICT AND THE
MENTALLY ILL FROM OUR STREET
AND PLACED THEM IN CARING
TREATMENT FACILITIES. WHETHER
THE BEHAVIOR OF THE ATTIC AND
THE MENTALLY ILL ARE
THREATENING OTHER PEOPLE, OR
THEY ARE JUST LYING ON THE
STREET BENCHES, PARKING STRIPS,
PARKS, AT R, SOME ENTITY NEEDS
TO PICK THESE PEOPLE UP AND
TAKE THEM TO A CARING TREATMENT
FACILITY, OR SOME FORM OF
INCARCERATION. I WOULD RATHER
NOT BE JAIL, BUT WE HAVE TO GO
SOMEWHERE TO KEEP THE REST OF
THE PUBLIC SAFE. ALLOWING A
TYRANNICAL MINORITY OF ATTIC,
OFTEN INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL
ACTIVITIES -- NOT ALWAYS, BUT
OFTEN, TO AFFECT PUBLIC POLICY
FOR THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IS
NEGLIGENT. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE
SOME OF YOU CARE MORE ABOUT
PROTECTING DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
THAN PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF
THEIR BUT THEM'S. PLEASE ADOPT
THE BLAKE LAW IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. THINK YOU.
>> ARE LAST IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTOR IS --.
>> A DAY, EVERYONE. I AM HERE
TODAY TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT.
IT'S NOT LIKE I DON'T HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE TO ADDRESS, BUT
I AM LIVING WITNESS TO WHATEVER
THEY TESTIFY. I WAS WALKING
DOWN JACKSON OVER THERE BY
SOUND TRANSIT, AND ICE A WHITE
PERSON -- THEY CALL THEM
CAUCASOID'S, AND OTHER FOLK,
MONGOLOID'S. HE WAS SCRATCHING
HIS FACE ON THE GROUND,
CRAWLING WITH HIS FACE ON THE
GROUND. ALL I COULD DO WAS JUST
STAND THERE AND PRAY FOR HIM,
BECAUSE I COULDN'T TELL HIM TO
GET UP, BECAUSE HE WAS OUT OF
HIS MIND, OBVIOUSLY. I JUST
CAME FROM ACROSS THE STREET
ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT WHEN
THE PERSON'S MIND MAY HAVE
ALREADY BEEN TROUBLED BY
SOMETHING YOU PEOPLE HAVE DONE,
LIKE YOU'VE DONE TO ME. HE DID
THE SAME THING THAT RUDY
GIULIANI DID TO THOSE TWO
WOMEN, THAT THE JUDGE SAID --
NO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CAULK
NO LIGHTS UP LIKE THIS WITHOUT
ME NOT HOLDING YOU RESPONSIBLE
FOR IT. AND IT'S THE SAME THING
HERE, AND YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT SOMEBODY'S BEHAVIOR. GET
OUT OF HERE. THAT IS WHY -- I
DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT, BUT
I DON'T BLAME HER FOR WANTING
TO TAKE CARE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE MY UNCLE HAD HIS OWN
RECORD STORE ON JACKSON STREET.
WE DIDN'T SEE THAT BACK IN THE
60s. HE BROUGHT JAZZ TO
SEATTLE, AND NOW I HAVE TO'S
SEE THIS CESSPOOL OF PEOPLE
DISORDERLY BECAUSE -- YOU ARE
GOING TO HELP ME IF YOU SEE ME
DRAGGING MY FACE ON THE GROUND
OUT THERE? MARK DON'T LIE. NO,
YOU ARE NOT. OH, I HEARD THE
BELL. BUT I'M STILL TICKING,
OKAY? I TOOK A LICKING, MS.
NELSON, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP
ON TAKING.
>> THANK YOU. OUR FIRST --
THANK YOU, OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS INGRID CLAIRE, AND
INGRID WILL BE FOLLOWED BY --
DON'T FORGET, YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE YOUR
PHONE. THANK YOU, INGRID.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S MY TURN?
>> YES, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS INGRID
CLAIRE. I LIVE IN SEATTLE. YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART
OF RESOLUTION 32107. THE
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK
AND BENEFITS SEATTLE BY
BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
THE CITY'S 35,000 HOMELESS
RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS A 22% OF
WASHINGTON STATE EXTREMELY LOW
INCOME RESIDENTS WHO CANNOT
AFFORD HOUSING AT TODAY'S RENT.
THEY SUPPORT SEATTLE HOUSING
TRUST, AND IMPLEMENT
AFFORDABILITY PROGRAMS TO BUILD
AND PROVIDE PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR THE
CITIZENS LESS FORTUNATE. IN
SEATTLE, THE NIV CAN FUND AND
UPDATE NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
PROVIDING TOP TECHNOLOGY. THEY
CAN FUND AIRPORTS AND SUPPLY
CHAIN ISSUES, AND NEED TO BE
COMPETITIVE WITH EUROPE AND
CHINA. THOSE COUNTRIES HAVE
USED THESE TYPES OF BANKS TO
CREATE HUGE INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS, WHICH
WILL CREATE OVER 100,000 JOBS
HERE, WILL ALSO BRING IN
RESIDENCE TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON CITY.
SPINOFF BUSINESSES AND OTHERS
WILL GROW. CONSUMERS WILL HAVE
THE MEANS TO MAKE THE PURCHASES
THEY NEED. HIGHER WAGES FOR
PEOPLE WHO NEED THE INCREASE.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE SERIOUSLY
BEHIND AND NEED TO -- NEED
SUPPORT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN
SUCCESSFULLY FOUR OTHER TIMES
IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY.
HAMILTON CREATED IT, LINCOLN
PAY FOR THE CIVIL WAR,
ROOSEVELT PAY FOR THE
DEPRESSION, AND WORLD WAR II.
WE NEED TO CATCH UP AND GO
BEYOND. THE SUPPORT RESOLUTION
32107. LET'S BE PART OF --
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS -- AND LINDA WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY MARILYN CHASE. AND
LINDA, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
>> LINDA? I DON'T SEE HER. OH,
I CAN NOW. GO AHEAD.
>> I'M A LEGISLATIVE COCOA
WAITER FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES, INCLUDING --.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. I'M
HERE TO ASK YOU TO PASS
RESOLUTION 32107 IN SUPPORT OF
THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BANK. MUCH OF OUR COUNTRIES
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS FALLEN INTO
DISREPAIR. AND FOOD PRODUCTION
NETWORKS. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY LOW
INCOME WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES
STRUGGLE TO FIND TRANSPORTATION
AND IT CAN AFFECT THEIR HEALTH,
RESULTING IN MISSED OF
OINTMENT, POOR ILLNESS
MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS ACCESS
TO RESOURCES. WE ARE LOSING
CRITICAL WORKERS AND TEACHERS
AND FIREFIGHTERS. INFLATION IS
HITTING ALL OF US IN THE
POCKETBOOKS. INDIVIDUALS,
FAMILIES, SMALL BUSINESS, AND
GOVERNMENT. A NEW BANK WITH
CREATE TENS OF MILLIONS OF
HIGH-PAYING JOBS AND LET'S MANY
OF OUR DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE OUT
OF POVERTY AND HELPING THE
ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONAL JOBS
BRING MORE TAX REVENUE FOR
CITIES, COUNTIES, AND DATE, AND
THE NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BANK IS A WIN WIN FOR OUR STATE
AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES,
PROVIDING REDUCED COST FOR
LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. AND A
BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL
RESIDENTS, INCLUDING WOMEN AND
CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU AGAIN
TO PASS RESOLUTION 3207
SUPPORTING THE U.S. HOUSE
RESOLUTION ON THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARILYN CHASE, AND MARILYN
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DIANE
FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR
PRESENTING RESOLUTION 32107 FOR
CONSIDERATION. MY NAME IS
MARILYN CHASE, AND I'M A FORMER
STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. I AM HERE
TODAY TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION 32107. AND BY THIS
RESOLUTION, WE ARE AGAIN
REQUESTING THE U.S. CONGRESS TO
PASS AND SIGN THE LEGISLATION
CREATING THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. OUR
EXPERIENCE IN THE LAST CENTURY
IS THAT AS A FINANCIAL
STRATEGY, IT WILL PROVIDE THE
FINANCING CAPABILITY TO
ADEQUATELY INVEST IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS REQUIRED
FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL. THERE IS A
POINT CALLED THE TIPPING POINT
AT WHICH THERE IS SUCH A HIGH
CONCENTRATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS
THAT THE TEMPERATURE CONSTANTLY
RISES. BEFORE THE TIPPING
POINT, THE SITUATION CAN NO
LONGER BE CORRECTED. WE ARE
DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THAT
CONCENTRATION OF IN-HOUSE GAS
IN THE ATMOSPHERE. IF WE DO NOT
RESPOND, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR
GRANDCHILDREN WILL RACE THIS
THREAT AGAIN. WE HAVE LESS THAN
10 YEARS TO CUT GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS BY 50% TO AVOID
PASSING THE POINT OF NO RETURN.
AFTER WHICH, THERE IS NO
RECOVERY FROM THE LONG ASKED
YOU SEATING TRIP DOWN A ROAD TO
AN UNINHABITABLE EARTH.
RESOLUTION 32 107 HALTS THE
SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC POLICY IN
WHICH THE GOVERNANCE DECISIONS
WE MAKE TODAY DO NOT DENY
FUTURE GENERATIONS THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MEET
THEIR NEEDS. YOU MUST INVEST
NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION AND FOR YOUR SERVICE
TO OUR COMMUNITY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANE
FOSTER, AND SHE WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY --.
>> HELLO, THANK YOU. I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO PIGGYBACK ON ALL
OF WHAT THE SPEAKER SAID IN
FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 32107. THE
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
WE ARE AT A TIPPING POINT, AND
I DON'T NEED TO REPEAT WHAT ALL
THE PREVIOUS BEAKERS HAVE SAID,
BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY,
DITTO TO ALL OF THEM. AND THEN
I WILL YIELD MY TIMES OF THE
NEXT PERSON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS --, AND SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY READY GRIME.
>> THIS IS --. I AM WITH THE
COALITION FOR NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. I MAY
MacROECONOMISTS, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO IN FAVOR OF YOUR CITY
RESOLUTION 32107, WHICH
SUPPORTS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
AND CALLS UPON MEMBERSOF
CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION,
ENACTING A $5 TRILLION NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. WE NEED
ONE OF THOSE BECAUSE WE SIMPLY
CANNOT FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
TO THE BUDGET. THE QUESTION HAS
BEEN ASKED ABOUT THIS BILL IN
CONGRESS. HOW DOES IT ENSURE
THAT WE GET INFRASTRUCTURE INTO
THE CITY OF BATTLE, BUILD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PUT
TREATMENT CENTERS AND DAY CARE
CENTERS IN THEM AND IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO TRANSPORTATION,
ENSURE THAT ALL THE BRIDGES ARE
REBUILT. THE CITY NEEDS 6
BILLION JUST FOR THAT. ALL OF
THESE PROJECTS -- THERE IS
ENOUGH MONEY IN THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK TO COVER
THEM, BECAUSE THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN
MONITORED BY THE AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS.
THEY COME UP WITH AN ESTIMATE
OF HOW MUCH MONEY IS NEEDED.
AND THEN THE BANK LENDS
DIRECTLY TO THE OWNER OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE -- THE CITY
WHERE THE COUNTY -- FOR ITS
ROAD OR BRIDGE OR SCHOOL, AND
IN THAT WAY, INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE TAILORED TO
THE EXACT EXPECTATIONS THAT YOU
NEED. SO OVERALL, WE WILL BE
REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND
REBUILDING THE ECONOMY AND
GIVING YOUR WORKFORCE INTO
BETTER PAYING JOBS. I HIGHLY
ASK YOU TO PASS THE RESOLUTION
32107, CALLING ON MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS TO ESTABLISH A
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS READY
GRIME, AND OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE --. GO AHEAD, RANDY.
YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR 6.
>> I DON'T SEE HIS TILE UP
THERE.
>> I SEE HIS TILE, BUT IT SHOWS
HIM IS MUTED.
>> OH, I SEE IT.
>> WE CAN COME BACK TO HIM. IS
-- AVAILABLE? AND YOU MAY NEED
TO PRESS -- THERE YOU GO.
THINK.
>> IN AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M CALLING TO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE SUPPORT
RESOLUTION 32107 TWO
ESTABLISHING NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
WASHINGTONIANS BANKING, AND WE
HAVE ALSO ENDORSED AN I.V.
PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF
PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES FIRST
THE MAXIMIZING PROFITS FOR
SHAREHOLDERS. MULTIPLE EVENTS
IN 2023 ALONE HAVE DEMONSTRATED
HOW PEOPLE PRIORITIZE PROFITS
OVER PEOPLE. IN PART DUE TO
RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS. THIS
LEFT US UNCERTAIN FOR SEVERAL
DAYS WHERE WOULD BE PAYCHECK TO
PAYCHECK. BANK OF AMERICA WAS
FINED $250 MILLION FOR CREATING
MODULE ACCOUNTS AND ILLEGALLY
CHARGING PEOPLE FEES. THE NIB
WOULD FUND MANY NEEDED
PROJECTS AT LOW INTEREST RATES.
WE WISH TO PUSH THIS SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL
HOUSING AND I'M DELIGHTED TO
SEE THEY WILL FUND PUBLIC
HOUSING AND ENERGY EFFICIENT
BUILDING. PLEASE JOIN THE MANY
ENDORSED THIS RESOLUTION TO
CREATE ONE MORE TOOL THAT WE
HAVE TO SIT TOWARD THE PEOPLE
OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I NOW SEE RANDY.
AND FOLLOWING RANDY WILL BE
DAVID HINES, WHO IS OUR LAST
REGISTERED SPEAKER. GO AHEAD,
RANDY.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE
WITH MY CELL PHONE. I AM A
BELLE VIEW RESIDENCE, BUT I'VE
LIVED IN BATTLE FOR 10 YEARS.
I'VE GOT TO SAY, JUST A COUPLE
OF THINGS -- ALTHOUGH IT IS TO
TOUGH TO FOLLOW. THIS IS NOT
POLITICS. I'VE TALKED WITH OUR
REPUBLICAN FRIENDS, AND THEY
SHOWN CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT
THIS WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN FRONT
OF A CROWD. WE NEED TO GET THIS
GOING. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT
THIS, ALEXANDER HAMILTON
CREATED THIS CONCEPT AND
WORLDWIDE, THIS CREATES NO NEW
TAXES, AND WILL PROVIDE MONEY
THAT WILL ENHANCE US EVERY TIME
WE'VE USED IT, A VAST INCREASE
IN THE ECONOMY, AND BENEFITS
FOR EVERYONE WHO IS PART OF
THAT ECONOMY. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD
THAT IT'S GOING TO SUPPORT
BROADBAND, HIGH-SPEED RAIL,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. REALLY
NICE JOBS AND TRAINING FOR
THOSE PERMANENT JOBS. WHAT WE
HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD IS THAT THIS
IS A PERMANENT PLAN. THIS TIME,
IT WILL NOT SUNSET IN 20 YEARS,
AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
THOSE AND IF IT FOR EVER. THIS
IS AS AMERICAN AS IT GETS, AND
WHILE THIS IS DULL ECONOMICS,
THIS IS IMPORTANT IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE SHOULD GET BEHIND
IT. AND I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING
MORE. VOTE FOR THIS RESOLUTION
SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR CONGRESS
PEOPLE TO SIGN ON AND PASS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
IS -- DID YOU NEED TO SAY
SOMETHING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> NO. YES, MR. HAYNES, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DAVID
HAYNES AND I'M TALKING ABOUT
THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. YOU
HAVE TO HAVE A LAW THAT
TRESPASSES DRUG ADDICTS WHO
HAVE TAKEN OVER THE BUS STOP
THAT THE BUS DRIVERS NEVER CALL
METRO POLICE ABOUT. AND WHEN
YOU TRESPASS THEM WITH TRAINED
COPS, YOU HAVE TO STRATEGICALLY
ROOT QUESTION THEM TO FIND OUT
WHERE THEY GOT THE DRUGS AND GO
SHUT IT DOWN. AND AT THE SAME
TIME, YOU HAVE TO LEAD THESE
PEOPLE TOWARD A LOW SECURITY
CONSCRIPTION FOR THEIR
ADDICTION TREATMENT. YOU CAN'T
VOLUNTARILY LET THEM RUN AROUND
DECIDING WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO
STOP DOING DRUGS WHILE THE
WHOLE TIME, THEY ARE STILL
CONNECTED TO THE DRUG PUSHERS.
I HATE TO SAY THIS. THE MAYOR
HAS BRAGGED THAT HE HAS
CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD FRIENDS,
AND THE POLICE CHIEF IS ON
RECORD AS SAYING, HE IS MAKING
IT UP TO THE BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITY FOR PAST WRONGS. THE
RESULT IS, THEY'RE RUNNING
INTERFERENCE -- ALONG WITH
PEOPLE FROM GEORGE SOROS IS
JUDICIAL SYSTEM, FOR LOW-LEVEL
DRUG PUSHERS. THEY ARE JUST
UNDER 3.5 GRAMS OF CRACK, METH,
HEROIN, FENTANYL, THAT THE COPS
ARE REFUSING TO TRAIN TO GO
AFTER. THEY ARE TRYING TO
PROPAGANDIZE BY BLAMING THE
HOMELESS WHILE THEY GET
OVERTIME AT LAW-ABIDING EVENTS,
BUT THEY NEVER PAY OVERTIME TO
SWEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GRAB
20 JUNKIE THIEVES AND TRESPASS
THEM AND QUESTION THEM TO FIND
OUT THEIR SUPPLIER AND SHUT IT
DOWN. THESE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
SEE THE WAR ON DRUGS FAILED
NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WE ONLY
LEGALIZED PROPER GROWN
MARIJUANA. PROPER GROWN, NOT
ANY WEED. YET, THEY STAB LET
SABOTAGED WITH THE BUDGET
REDIRECTION THE INTEGRITY OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE SAFETY
EFFECTIVENESS OF IT. AND NOW,
YOU ARE ALLOWING A WAR ON THE
HOMELESS WITH NO CAPACITY, AND
YOU DESPERATELY NEED THE
NATIONAL GUARD TO STEP UP AND
CREATE AUTHORIZING ENCAMPMENTS
FOR ALL THE LEVELS OF MENTAL
ADDICTION CONSTRICTION AND
TRAUMA AND IN-SERVICE OUTREACH
SHOW UP INSTEAD OF WORKING
BANKERS HOURS.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. THAT
CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AND
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE
SHOWED UP IN CHAMBERS. AND THE
PUBLIC COMMENT THAT YOU
PROVIDED FOR US TODAY. SO
PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.
LET'S MOVE ON ON OUR CALENDAR.
WE WILL GO ON TO ADOPTION OF
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING OR HEARING
OBJECTION, IT IS ADOPTED. LET'S
MOVE ON TO THE ADOPTION OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. I DON'T HEAR OR SEE
ANY OBJECTION. IT IS ADOPTED.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ADOPTION OF
THE CAN AND CALENDAR. THE ITEMS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE
THE MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 5th.
COUNCIL BILL, PAYROLL BILL,
COUNCIL BILL 12651. IS THERE
ANY ITEMS THAT A COUNCILMEMBER
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TODAY? NOT
SEEING ANY, I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE
A SECOND? THANK YOU. IT HAS
BEEN SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE OF
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER'S STRAUSS?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ? THE
MAC YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? THE
MAC YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> ALL IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. PLEASE FIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF. MOVING ONTO COMMITTEE
REPORTS, WE HAVE ONE COMMITTEE
REPORT TODAY WITH RESOLUTION
FROM COUNSELOR MOSQUEDA, SO
LET'S BEGIN. MADAM CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM WHAT IN
THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32107, A
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE
PRESIDENT PASS ENZYME
LEGISLATION CREATING A NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32107. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. COUNSELOR MOSQUEDA,
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
PEOPLE WHO DIALED IN AND ALSO
PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT IN
PERSON TODAY. THIS IS A REALLY
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM THAT WAS
CREATED BY THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK COALITION.
AND HERE LOCALLY FROM THE
WASHINGTONIANS FOR PUBLIC
BANKING BEEN ADVOCATING FOR
THIS RESOLUTION TO PASS AT ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND THEY
HAVE ASKED US TO SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE
GREATER PUSH FOR APPROVAL AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL FOR THE
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. I
AM VERY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF
SENATOR BOB HASEGAWA, WHO EVERY
YEAR THAT I HAVE KNOWN HIM HAS
BEEN WORKING ON A's STATE OR
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK
CONCEPT. IT IS MY HONOR THAT HE
HAS SUPPORTED THIS RESOLUTION
WITH A LETTER THAT HE SENT TO
COUNCIL THAT WE CIRCULATED FOR
OUR COLLEAGUES CONSIDERATION
YESTERDAY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
SENATOR MARILYN CHASE WHO
DIALED IN TODAY TO EXPRESS HER
SUPPORT AND HER LONGTIME
ADVOCATE AS WELL FROM BOTH THE
STATE AND A NATIONAL BANK. IN
PART, SENATOR HASEGAWA'S LETTER
STATES THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK WILL CREATE
$5 TRILLION IN LENDING CAPACITY
TO MAINTAIN AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILD NEW
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
WILL CREATE 25 MILLION GOOD
FAMILY JOBS AND WILL DO THIS
ALL WITHOUT RAISING THE FEDERAL
DEBT OR NEW TAXES. IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK
HAS EQUITY REQUIREMENTS IN IT
TO ENSURE THAT IT CONTINUES
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. JOB-TRAINING
SKILLS AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE
DAVIS-BACON REQUIREMENTS ON ALL
PROJECT. THIS IS WHERE THE
NATIONAL ASIAN-PACIFIC CAUCUS
OF STATE LEGISLATORS, AS WELL
AS THE NATIONAL STATE BLACK
CAUCUS OF LEGISLATORS AND THE
NATIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS OF
STATE LEGISLATORS, LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS, AND SO MANY
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE ENDORSED THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. I
APPRECIATE THAT HE SENT THAT
LETTER AND CONTINUES TO LEAD
THE STATE AND CALLING FOR BOTH
STATE AND NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. WE ARE
CURRENTLY IN AN UNTENABLE
SITUATION, AND SENATOR HASEGAWA
KNOWS. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS
CRUMBLING, AND WE HAVE NO WAY
TO FINANCE MAINTENANCE WITHOUT
RESORTING TO REGRESSIVE
SCHEMES, LET ALONE FUNDING NEW
PROJECT TO PREPARE FOR THE
FUTURE. WE ARE IN THIS POSITION
BECAUSE IT WAS INTENTIONALLY
DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
PAID MORE FOR ROUTINE NEEDS.
THAT IS WHY WE NEED ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT, TO HELP OURSELVES BE
ABLE TO INVEST IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR
COMMUNITY, OUR BUSINESS, AND
OUR FAMILIES SO DESPERATELY
NEED. THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK WORKS IN
THE FOLLOWING WAYS. IT LENDS $5
TRILLION TO A PUBLIC BANK FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT ONLY. IT
COVERS 16 PROJECT CATEGORIES
MONITORED BY THE AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. IT
COVERS ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES
SUCH AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS
YOU HEARD IN COMMENT TODAY.
HIGH-SPEED RAIL, WATER PROJECT,
AND CREATES 25 MILLION NEW JOBS
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING BY
AMERICA REQUIREMENTS. IT
SUPPORTS MINORITY AND
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE AND SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS IN LOW INCOME AND
RULE COMMUNITIES. IT LENDS JUST
LIKE A COMMERCIAL BANK,
DIVIDING LOW INTEREST LOANS AT
TREASURY BOND RATES, FLEXIBLE
TURNS, LOAN MATURITY OVER THE
LIFE OF THE PROJECT AND ENSURES
THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE. IT PROVIDES A
TRUST FUND THAT PROVIDES GRANTS
FOR POORLY RESOURCED
COMMUNITIES. AND FINALLY, WHAT
ARE THE BENEFITS TO SEATTLE ?
WE ARE VOTING ON RESOLUTIONS
THAT EITHER HAVE NATIONAL OR
INTERNATIONAL IMPACT THAT WE
LIFT UP WHAT THE IMPACT IS IN
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE
COALITION POINTS TO THE FACT
THAT THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROVIDES
DIRECT BENEFITS TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, SUCH AS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR THE CITY'S 35,000
HOMELESS RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS
THE 22% OF WASHINGTON'S DATES
EXTREMELY WELCOME RESIDENCE
NEED ASSISTANCE WITH ATTAINING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT REPLACES
SEATTLE'S AGING BRIDGES,
INCLUDING THE SECOND AVENUE
TENSION BRIDGE BUILT IN 1928.
AND THEN MAGNOLIA BRIDGE, BUILT
IN 1929. AT THE UNIVERSITY
BRIDGE, 19 30, ALL RATED IN
POOR CONDITION. I WILL NOTE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON, I'M SURE, THAT THE
CALL FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR THESE IS NOT IN LIEU OF US
DOING SOMETHING LOCALLY OR
WITHIN OUR OWN DATE, THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO THAT IS A CALL FOR
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT
THESE LOCAL AND STATE OF
INVESTMENTS IN OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE. FINALLY, IT
REPAIR SEATTLE'S POTHOLE ROADS.
WASHINGTON STATES ARE RATED
AMONGST THE WORST IN THE
NATION, AND IT HELPS TO BUILD
HIGH-SPEED RAIL AND EXTEND MASS
TRANSIT THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND
IMPROVEMENT. INCLUDING
DRINKING WATER, WASTEWATER, AND
STORMWATER, AND LET SERVICE
LINES. IT ADDRESSES THE ENTIRE
BACKLOG OF PROJECT IN THE CITY
TO BRING THE INFRASTRUCTURE UP
TO SCALE AND IN GOOD REPAIR. IT
BUNDLES THESE PROJECTS TO SAVE
ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS. I WILL
SAVE ON MY COMMENTS OF NOTING
OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND STATES
AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK FOR
ANY CLOSING COMMENTS THAT I AM
ALLOWED TO MAKE, AND I JUST
WANT TO SAY HOW EXCITING IT IS
THAT THIS HAS BEEN SO FULLY
DETAILED AND FLESHED OUT THAT
WE HAVE CIVIC PROJECT THAT WE
CAN .2 WITHIN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE WERE IN THE RECREATION
OF A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL COULD HAVE SOME IMMEDIATE
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE
ADD OUR NAME HOPEFULLY WITH THE
PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION TO A
NATIONAL CALL FOR A NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK TO PASS
CONGRESS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. WE THANK YOU FOR THE
INFORMATION. I'M GOING TO OPEN
THE FLOOR, AND I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS HER
HAND UP.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M
VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. I
THINK THE COUNCIL HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF WORKING TO PROMOTE A
STATE OWNED BANK. IN 2017, MANY
COUNCILMEMBERS SUPPORTED A
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION TO STUDY
THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING
A CITY-OWNED PUBLIC BANK. I
STAFF AND I HAD MET SEVERAL
TIMES GOING BACK TO EARLY 2021
WITH DISTRICT ONE CONSTITUENTS
AND ADVOCATES FOR THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. I ADVISED
THE GROUP ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
GAINING SUPPORT FROM OUR
FEDERAL DELEGATION, FOR A
COUNCIL RESOLUTION BEFORE
MOVING AHEAD. OUR OFFICE BUT
ADVOCATES IN TOUCH WITH THE
REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE LAST
DECEMBER. I ALSO HELP
FACILITATE AND PARTICIPATE IN
MEETINGS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S OFFICE EARLIER THIS
YEAR, GIVEN THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS OUR BUDGET CHAIR.
REALLY DEEPLY APPRECIATE HER
WILLINGNESS TO MEET WITH THE
GROUP, ENGAGE WITH THE CONCEPT,
AND SPONSOR THIS RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
VERY EXCITING TO BE EXCITING
SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION
TODAY. I APPRECIATE THE SPONSOR
SPECIFICALLY CALLING OUT THE
MAGNOLIA BRIDGE AND DISTRICT
SEVEN AS A PROJECT THAT COULD
ULTIMATELY BEEN A BENEFICIARY
OF THE RESOURCE AND PARTNERSHIP
THAT IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
AND PROJECTS ALL OVER THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, WERE INCREASINGLY
WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAPITAL FOR
OWNERSHIP AND FOR KEEPING UP ON
OUR OBLIGATIONS TO NOT JUST
BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT
PRIORITIZE THE LIFETIME
REPLACEMENT OF THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN IT IS
WARRANTED. SO THIS IS A REALLY
CRITICAL TOOL. LIKE A LOT OF
THINGS, IT IS SORT OF AN
EXERCISE IN GOING BACK TO THE
FUTURE TO WHEN THIS COUNTRY DID
EMPHASIZE A GOVERNMENT POLICY
OF BUILDING THINGS FOR THE
PEOPLE, BE IT THROUGH NATIONAL
PARKS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE,
OR RAILWAY SYSTEMS. SO REALLY,
I WOULD SUPPORT THIS AND HOPE
THAT WE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN
GETTING THIS LEGISLATION PASSED
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, AND
PARTNERING TO ADVANCE A LOT OF
OUR LONG, DIFFERENT CAPITAL
PROJECT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
BEFORE I HAND BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA TO CLOSE
US OUT? COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
THANK YOU NOT ONLY FOR THE
ORDINANCE, BUT THE LOVELY
FLOWCHART AND THE FISCAL NOTE.
I KEEP HOLDING UP THE
FLOWCHART. APPRECIATE THAT. AND
I'M GLAD THAT SENATOR CHASE
CALLED IN, TOO. I THINK IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM HER AS
WELL. YOU WANT TO CLOSE US OUT
ON THIS BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE?
>> THANK YOU FOR HOLDING UP THE
FLOWCHART. THANKS AGAIN FOR THE
COALITION, WHO HAS BEEN SO
HELPFUL WITH PROVIDING DATA AND
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE
FOLLOW-UP CONCERT IS
CONVERSATIONS WITH HER
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO
ENSURE THERE WAS CONTINUITY
BETWEEN HOURS OF WORK AND ARE
STATE DELEGATIONS, AS WELL, AS
WE CALL ON THEM TO SUPPORT THIS
NATIONAL EFFORT TO HAVE AN
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. WE WOULD
NOT HAVE ALL OF THIS IN FRONT
OF US, INCLUDING THE FISCAL
NOTE, SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING
TO FACILITATE GETTING THIS IN
FRONT OF US. I REALLY WANT TO
LIFT UP WITH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NOTED YESTERDAY.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF JURORS
ACTIONS IN STATE THAT HAS
SUPPORTED THE CALL FOR A
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK,
WASHINGTON STATE BEING ONE OF
THE MORE RECENT ONES, SIMILAR
TO THE COALITION AND LEADERSHIP
FROM SENATOR HASEGAWA. WE ARE
NOW AMONGST 24 STATES THAT HAVE
CALLED FOR THE NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK LEGISLATION
TO PASS THROUGH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON STATE, AGAIN,
JOINING HALF OF THE OTHERS
DATES WERE ASKING FOR A
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK,
HOPING THAT WE CONTINUE TO TIP
THE SCALE AND HAVE ACTION ON
THE CALL FOR NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. LOCALLY,
GROUPS OF THE PAST WERE
ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDE THE 34th
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS, SEATTLE
INDIVISIBLE, BUT KING COUNTY
DEMOCRATS, FIRST DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS, THE CHAPTER OF THE
WASHINGTON SAFE ITERATION FOR
THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN, THE
45th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS, AND THE 49th. IT WAS
ALSO NOTED THAT THERE'S A
NUMBER OF COUNTIES AND CITIES
THAT HAVE PASSED SIMILAR
RESOLUTIONS. I COUNT 38 AMONG
THOSE, AND I WILL JUST READ THE
TOP FIVE. NEW YORK, LOS
ANGELES, PITTS, CLEVELAND. ALSO
NOTING THAT THIS IS NOT JUST
BLUE STATES OR BLUE CITIES, IT
IS RED STATES AND RED CITIES AS
WELL. I THINK THAT SOMEBODY
SPOKE TO THAT IN A PUBLIC
COMMENTS. THIS IS A BIPARTISAN
EFFORT TO TRY TO REALLY CREATE
A PORT FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE,
WHICH SHOULD BE A BIPARTISAN
INVESTMENT. NATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE THE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, LaTINA
FARMERS AND RANCHERS TRADE
ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL CONGRESS
OF BLACK WOMEN, ASSOCIATION OF
MINORITY CONTRACTORS. U.S.
HIGH-SPEED WHALE, AMERICAN
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COALITION,
AND THE LIST GOES ON. IN
ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS AT
LEAST 20 LABOR UNION
ASSOCIATIONS THAT HAVE
SUPPORTED THIS, ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE THIS IS A WAY TO NOT
ONLY INVEST IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR COUNTRY,
BUT TO INVEST IN THE WORKERS OF
OUR COUNTRY. THIS COULD BE OUR
NEW DEAL -LIKE INVESTMENT IF WE
CREATED A NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. AND GIVEN
THE CALL FOR A GREEN NEW DEAL
TO GIVE FOLKS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK ON INFRASTRUCTURE WILL
HELP US ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.
IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN
TRANSITION TO GOOD UNION GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS. SO THANKS
TO THE SUPPORT FROM THE
FEDERATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
FOR THEIR ASSOCIATION. THE
PLUMBERS FROM OHIO, THE AFL-CIO
CENTRAL LABOR BODY, AND IN --
IN GEORGIA AND IN WESTCHESTER,
THERE IS -- THERE ARE SO MANY.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE HOW
BROAD THE SUPPORT IS HERE FROM
VIRGINIA AND OHIO TO CALIFORNIA
AND NEW YORK AND NEW MEXICO,
WASHINGTON DATE. IT IS UNION
MEMBERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
BROUGHT SOME WORD FROM
COMMUNITY CALLING FOR A
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.
TRY TO HAVE OUR CITY ADDED TO
THE LONG LIST OF FOLKS WERE
CALLING HER A NATIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. THANKS FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY. I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TENACITY AND
CONTINUING TO PUSH THE
DISCUSSION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S IT?
>> I COULD READ THEM ALL.
>> I BELIEVE YOU. IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE GO TO A
VOTE?
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE.
>> WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32107?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALEZ.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON? BE
MET ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NO OPPOSED,
AND TWO ABSTENTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, YOU
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION. LET'S MOVE ON
TO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SECOND IS ADOPTION OF
OTHER RESOLUTIONS. THERE ARE NO
OTHER RESOLUTIONS FOR THE
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
TODAY. MOVING ON IN OUR AGENDA
TO OTHER BUSINESS. THERE ARE
TWO ITEMS, THEY ARE BOTH MINE,
SO I WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND
START. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE TO ALLOW THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO APPOINT A
NEW MEMBER TO THE SELECT LABOR
COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY
OBJECTION? NOT HEARING
OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE SIS
ENDED, AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
WILL ISSUE A MEMO ESTABLISHING
THE UPDATED SELECT LABOR
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. ALL
RIGHT. ENQUEUE FOR THAT. SECOND
ITEM, THIS HAS TO DO WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IN
AUGUST, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
IS EXCUSED ON THE SEPTEMBER 5th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS DID ATTEND THE
SEPTEMBER CITY COUNCIL MEETING,
THEREFORE WE WILL RESEND HIS
EXCUSE WILL FROM THAT MEETING.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M GOING TO OBJECT. I'M
JUST KIDDING. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, EXCUSED ABSENCE FROM
SEPTEMBER 5th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL BE RESCINDED. AND
HEARING NO OBJECTION, IT IS
RESCINDED. WE RESCINDED YOUR
RECUSAL EXCUSABLE FOR SEPTEMBER
5th. OKAY. ARE YOU GOOD,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. LET'S SEE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE I
MOVED TO ADJOURN FOR MY
COLLEAGUES ? ALL RIGHT. NOT
SEEING ANY. THIS DOES CONCLUDE
OUR ITEMS OF BUSINESS,
COLLEAGUES. OUR NEXT MEETING IS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th. THANK
YOU ALL, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.