>> THANK YOU , THANK YOU MADAM
CLERK. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE
AND TODAY IS OCTOBER 24, THIS
IS THE MEETING OF THIS SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL , I'M DEBORA
JUAREZ I'M I KNOW CALLING THE
MEETING TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT PRESENCE.
>> AND THERE'S NO OBJECTION
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING .
NOT SEEING OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS
EXCUSED. THERE NO PRESENTATION
FOR TODAY WILL ONTO PUBLIC
COMMENT. UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TWO
REMOTE SPEAKERS AND SEVEN
FOLKS IN CHAMBERS. SO, WE'LL
START WITH THE REMOTE SPEAKERS,
EIGHT YOU WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES BUT I DON'T THINK WE
NEED TO RUN THE RECORDING, I
THINK THE RULES ARE ALWAYS
SELF-EXPLANATORY WITHOUT GOING
THROUGH THE WHOLE PRESENTATION
INSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE SPEAK TO
THE MATTERS ON THE AGENDA,
WHICH IS ALSO OUR WORKPLAN. I
ALSO ASK THAT YOU BE
CONSIDERATE AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO
SPEAK AND WITH THAT MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU GO AHEAD AND
START WITH THE NAMES OF THE
REMOTE FOLKS.
>> THANK YOU. THE FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS DESIREE HUNTER.
DESIREE?
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DESIREE
HUNTER. I'M A LIFELONG SEATTLE
. I LIVE ON BEACON HILL AND
DISTRICT TO WHAT I'VE BEEN
EMPLOYED FOR 25 YEARS. SINCE
2000 EIGHT I HAVE WORKED IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO
HARTMAN MAINTAINING SEATTLE
STRAIGHT NETWORK DATA SYSTEMS
. OR GIS. I'M RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTING AN AUDIENCE WITH
MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE REGARDING TWO TOPICS
THAT HAVE A DIRECT BEARING ON
THE CITY AND STRAIGHT DATA.
ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF
EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PUBLIC
SAFETY. THESE TOPICS REQUIRE
MORE TIME THAN IS ALLOTTED HERE
TODAY. THE STREET DATA THAT I
MAINTAIN IS REGARDING POLICE
AND FIRE EMERGENCY SYSTEMS.
AND MY POSITION IS PARTIALLY
FUNDED BY THE REGIONAL
EMERGENCY 91183. SO THIS
REQUEST IS NOT MADE LIGHTLY ,
OR FRIVOLOUSLY. I'VE REACHED
OUT TO TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS BEFORE BUT, AND I WILL
EMAIL THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN SO
YOU HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION
FOR THE AGENDA ITEMS IS SD LT
, 302 8001 2023 FOR THE
OTHER TOPIC HAS TO DO WITH THE
LEGAL NAMING THE STREET LIGHT
RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER IS LEE LAMBERT.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS LEE
LAMBERT AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF -- I'M JUST CALLING
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED
TODAY REGARDING RENAMING THE
BALLARD RAY TERMINAL TO -- THE
RAILWAY. AS IT WILL ALLOW THE
CITY TO PAVE OVER WHAT WAS ONE
OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PARTS --
ATTRACTS UNDER THE BRIDGE
WHICH HAVE CAUSED COUNTLESS
INJURIES AND HARM TO MANY
CYCLISTS . WE ARE APPRECIATIVE
ON YOUR MOVE TO GET THIS ,
THESE RAILROAD TRACKS AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IS A FIRST
STEP TO MAKING IT SAFER FOR ALL
CYCLISTS . THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO OUR
IN PERSON SPEAKERS ENTER FIRST
SPEAKER IS KRISTI ROBERTSON.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS KRISTI
ROBERTSON. I SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF THOSE IN MY EAST BALLARD
NEIGHBORHOOD, MANY OF WHOM MET
WITH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
NOT LONG AGO THAT BUILDING
TOWNHOMES WITH LIMITED OR ZERO
OFFSTREET PARKING IS CAUSING
SERIOUS PROBLEMS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS
EMPATHETIC TO CONCERNS , BUT
STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING
HE COULD DO ABOUT IT OR IT I
NEIGHBORS KEEP ASKING ME, HAVE
YOU SPOKEN TO DAN AGAIN, SO
HERE I AM. 100 YEARS AGO MY
NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDED PASTURE
FOR CALVERT OVERTIME PERIODS,
CITY COUNCILS CHANGE THE
ZONING TO 5000 SQUARE LOTS FOR
SINGLE HOMES, LATER THE ZONING
WAS CHANGED TO DUPLEXES. NOW
WE ARE ZONED WITH TOWNHOMES
FOR LOT WITH ZERO 75%
OFFSTREET PARKING. OF ZONING
IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE MORE
HOUSING, CARS NOW SOMETIMES
APPROACH EACH OTHER WITH NO
PLACE TO GO. TWICE, I HAVE HAD
TO BACK UP INTO AN INTERSECTION
TO ALLOW A CAR TO PASS. THIS
IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON MY
STREET, WHICH IS A DESIGNATED
BIKE PATH. IN THEORY, THAT BUS
ROUTES AND FUTURE LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS WILL ELIMINATE THE
NEED FOR CARS, . THESE
TOWNHOMES ARE THE FAMILY HOMES
OF THE 21st CENTURY. FAMILIES
WITH CHILDREN REQUIRE A CAR TO
GET TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TREATMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
NIGHT AND TO SOCCER PRACTICE.
I APPEAL TO THE COUNCIL TO
RETURN TO PRIOR UP ZONED
BUILDING CODE, WHICH REQUIRED
ONE OFFSTREET PARKING SPACE PER
TOWNHOME. PLEASE KEEP FAMILY
NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE. I WILL
SEND EACH OF YOU A REQUEST ,
COPY OF THIS RECAST,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I ASK
THAT YOU INITIATE A KOZAL TO
REQUIRE OFFSTREET PARKING SPACE
, ONE PER TOWNHOME. THANK YOU.
>> Q, OUR NEXT PERSON UP IS
NATE MOXLEY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
NATE MOXLEY, I'M A DISTRICT FOR
RESIDENT, LIFELONG SEATTLE
RESIDENT AS WELL. I WANT TO
SAY I'M HERE ON MY PERSONAL
TIME. I'M A PROTECT 17 UNION
MEMBER IN TOTAL I'VE BEEN UP TO
THE GARDEN COMMUNITY
COORDINATOR FOR SEVEN YEARS .
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME
THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS REGARDING
THE GENERAL INCREASE FIRST
STATE WORKERS AND ADVOCATE FOR
INCREASING THE PAY RANGE FOR
THE COMMUNITY GARDEN
COORDINATOR POSITION SO OUR
WAGERS ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH
OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES WITH
SIMILAR JOB OR FIREMAN'S.
THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE TAKEN A
TOLL ON OUR FAMILIES ABILITY TO
KEEP UP WITH RISING COSTS. IT
IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE RECOGNIZE THAT CITY
WORK ROLES PAY THE CRITICAL
ROLE IN MAKING SEATTLE A PLACE
WHERE WE EMBRACE DIFFERENCE IN
SALARY COMMONALITY. FROM
FRONT-LINE WORKERS AND FIRST
RESPONDERS TO PARKS EMPLOYEES
AND IT SECURITY SPECIALIST ,
ALL OF US PLAY A PART IN MAKING
SEATTLE WORLD-CLASS CITY.
OFFING AFFAIR FOR CITY
WORKERS, THE MORRIS SEATTLE
RESIDENT IMPACTS THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE LIVE IN ,
THE LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES THAT
WE SUSTAIN, AND HER INDIVIDUAL
FAMILIES' WELL-BEING. THE
PANDEMIC HIGHLIGHTED THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PEA PATCH
PROGRAM . FOR PERIOD OF TIME IN
2020, SEATTLE'S COMMUNITY
GARDENS BECAME ONE OF THE TWO
PLACES FOR CITY RESIDENTS TO
SAFELY INTERACT. MANY PEOPLE ¿
GARDENERS SHARE THEIR GARDENS ,
THAT THEIR GARDENS BECAME A
REAL LIFELINE FOR HUMAN
CONNECTION. ACROSS THE CITY'S
90 ¿ GARDENERS WE HEARD ABOUT
NEIGHBORS TAKING ON NEIGHBORS,
SHARING FOOD AND SUPPORTING
EACH OTHER THROUGH HEALTH AND
EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES. THE
GARDENS WERE AND ARE PLACES OF
RESPITE , WHERE GARDENS ARE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN EMOTIONAL
WELL-BEING OR HEEL FOR MENTAL
HEALTH TRAUMA. THE WORK OF A
GARDEN COORDINATOR REQUIRES A
WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL FROM COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT TO MAINTAINING A
DATABASE AND STUDENT
RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY
PARTNERS. OUR ABILITY TO
RECRUIT AND RETAIN --
>> I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SAID
AT THE OUT THAT AGAIN, TWO
MINUTES AND THEN YOU GET A 10
SECOND MORNING. SO, I APOLOGIZE
THAT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
ABRUPT PROMISE I PROBABLY
SHOULD'VE SAID THAT AT THE
BEGINNING. SO 10 MINUTES WITH
-- TWO MINUTES WITH A 10 SECOND
WARNING.. THANK YOU.
[ SILENCE ]
>> THIS ONE IS WORKING , CLERK
, IS YOURS WORKING?
>> YET.
>> HELLO.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> I CAN HEAR EVERYONE.
>> OKAY. JUST TELL US WHEN.
>> 04.
>> ALL RIGHT, MY NAME IS
JESSICA RAY. I'M IN ADMIN
SPECIALIST WITH SEATTLE FIRE
AND I AM THE UNION STEWARD FOR
PROTECT 17. AND SPEAKING WITH
YOU TODAY ABOUT OUR CONTRACT
AND COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.
IN OFFICE ASSESSMENT FOR THE
FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE DOING
CRITICAL WORK TO KEEP OUR CITY
AND PEOPLE SAY. EVERY SINGLE
FIRE CODE COMPLAINT GOES
THROUGH ME AND ENDS WITH ME.
ALL CALLS FOR THE FIRE MARSHALS
OFFICE IN ADDITION TO 40 HOURS
PER WEEK I SPENT IN THE OFFICE
I SPENT TIME WORKING ON UNION
ITEMS OFF OF THE CLOCK, LIKE
TODAY ON MY OWN TIME. RALLY
STEWARD MEETINGS ET CETERA. I
GET A LOT TO THE CITY KNOWING
THAT I'M ONE OF THE LOWEST PAID
WORKERS IN THE CITY. I CANNOT
AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY I
SERVE. I CAN NO LONGER EVEN
AFFORD TO PARK IN THE CITY I
WORK IN AS IT WAS COSTING ME A
MINIMUM OF $3000 A YEAR OR 7%
OF MY YEARLY INCOME WITH A 2.5%
: THE CITIES OFFER I COULDN'T
EVEN REQUIRE DESPERATE AND THE
ONLY REASON I CAN AFFORD TO
TAKE THE BUS IN HIS I WOULD
LITERALLY BE UNABLE TO WORK.
I'M NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
TELECOMMUTING. BETWEEN COMMUTE
AND THE WORK I DO ON THE CLOCK
IN THE WORK I DO OFF OF THE
CLOCK I GIVE NEARLY 60 HOURS A
WEEK TO THE CITY NEARLY HALF
OF EACH HOURS OF EACH DAY WORK
WEEK. OUR OFFICE IS
UNDERSTAFFED AND BEHIND. WITH
MULTIPLE JOB CLASSIFICATIONS
WITH THE MAJORITY OF US ARE
ASPECTS THAT ACCORDING TO
RECENT WASTE OF EITHER THE CITY
IS NOT HONORING IN FULL WE ARE
20% BEHIND THE INFLATION RATE
WERE NEARLY 30% BELOW WHERE WE
SHOULD BE IN PAY. WE CANNOT
RETAIN GOOD WORKERS AT THE RATE
BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO
STAY. DOROTHY TUESDAY , WE
DROWN THEM IN SO MUCH WORK IT
BECOMES UNBEARABLE. THE UNION
HANDLES ALL THE HIGH-RISE
INSPECTIONS IN THE CITY, WHEN
ADMITS THAT, ONE INSPECTOR, AND
THEY ARE MONTHS BEHIND. SYSTEMS
HANDLING'S WITH 70,000 SYSTEMS
DEFICIENT IN NEED OF ATTENTION
WITH ONE ADMIN SPEC AND ONE
LIEUTENANT. EMAILS ARE
EXPIRING BEFORE WE ARE ABLE TO
GET TO THEM. AND THAT IS JUST
TWO OF OUR UNITS FOR THE CITY
NEEDS TO STEP UP AND BACK ITS
CLAIM OF ONE SEATTLE. ONCE
SEATTLE SHOULD NOT BE IN ONE
PERSON FOR SEATTLE WORKERS AND
2.5% DOES NOT MAKE A PROBLEM,
EITHER. WE WORK HARD, WE
COMMUTE LONG HOURS AND WAS
SERVE THE CITY WITH EVERYTHING
WE HAVE, AND THEN SOME. WE
DESERVE TO HAVE A THAT MATCHES
AND KEEPS QUALITY BOOKS
KEEPING THE CITY RUNNING. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU . OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ASHLEY CLAYTON. AND I LIKE
TO MENTION THAT USUALLY THERE
IS A 10-2ND WARNING, SO IF YOU
COULD PLEASE BE MINDFUL WHEN
YOU ARE YOUR TIME IS EXPIRING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
ASHLEY CLAYTON I'M A 25-YEAR
PLUS HISTORY BY RESIDENT. I'M
A PROTECT 17 MEMBER HERE IN MY
PERSONAL TIME. I'M ALSO HUMAN
SERVICE DEPARTMENT CASE MANAGER
WORKING ON THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT HELP ONE MOBILE
INTEGRATED TEAM. OUR TEAMS OF
CASE MANAGERS PAIRED WITH
SPECIALLY TRAINED SEATTLE
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ACTIVATED
THE 911 SYSTEM. TYPICALLY, FOR
SOME KIND OF CRISIS. THE
CRISIS CAN INCLUDE PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS,
PEOPLE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS,
WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER,
PEOPLE WHO ARE AGING IN PLACE,
HAVE POORLY MANAGED CHRONIC
ILLNESS , MAYBE EXPERIENCING
ABUSE AND NEGLECT . MAYBE FOOD
INSECURITY , LIVING IN HOARDING
CONDITIONS OR ANY COMBINATION
OF THE ABOVE. WE WORK TO
ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE CRISIS IN
FOLLOW-UP WITH INDIVIDUAL TO
CONNECT THEM WITH ONGOING
SUPPORT. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THE VITAL MISSION OF CITY
WORKERS. WE NEED A FAIR
CONTRACT AND A LIVING WAGE.
MANY CITY WORKERS DESCRIBING
FINANCIALLY PUSHED OUT OF THE
CITY THEY LOVE AND SERVE. WE
ALSO NEED TO REMAIN A
COMPETITIVE EMPLOYER IN THIS
REGION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
HEALTH WHEN CASE MANAGERS
LOOKED AT THE WAGES FOR OTHER
MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH TEAMS
IN THE AREA , AND WE AT THE
LOWER END OF COMPENSATION FOR
KING COUNTY. I'M PROUD TO WORK
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND I
LOVE THE WORK I DO . PLEASE
SUPPORT A FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE
CONTRACT AND WAGE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JAMIE FACKLER.
>> AFTERNOON. JAMIE FACKLER IN
THE SHOP STEWARD FOR PROTECT
17, MULTIPLE STRUCTURAL
BUILDING INSPECTOR. I'M HER IN
MY OWN TIME. SO, THIS IS WHERE
I'M SPENDING MY VACATION TIME
IS TO CHOOSE TO TALK TO
COUNCILMEMBERS ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO PAY FAIR
WAGES IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
THERE IS CERTAINLY A LOT OF
THINGS ON THE AGENDA EVERY WEEK
, ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO
DELIVER BETTER SERVICES AND
IMPROVE ON SERVICES AND MEET
THE NEEDS FIRST COMMUNITY.
BUT WE DON'T GET THERE BY NOT
GIVING PEOPLE RACES, OR JUST
KEEPING WAGES UP WITH THE PACE
OF INFLATION. WE CAN LOOK TO
TWO DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE REALLY
STRUGGLING IN THE CITY
CURRENTLY,'S FIRE , THAT'S TWO
AND HALF YEARS OUT OF CONTRACT
IN THE SADDLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
THAT'S TWO HAVE YEARS OUT OF
CONTRACT WE ARE APPROACHING A
YOUR OUT OF CONTRACT WITH
RECORD INFLATION. SO THE CITY'S
PROPOSAL FOR TWO TO 2 1/2% IS
INSULTING IS INCREDIBLY
INSULTING AS A CITY WORKER HAS
SHOWN UP DURING THE PANDEMIC .
ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE TO REPORT
IN COMMUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE
PANDEMIC. I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE AS AN
EMPLOYEE TO BE THIS
UNDERVALUED BY A COMMUNITY THAT
PURPORTS TO HAVE VALUES OF
SUPPORTING PEOPLE , AND BEING
ONE SEATTLE. IT'S REALLY
DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY ON THE
OTHER END. I LOVE THE CITY ,
DEDICATED MY LIFE TO SERVING
THE CITY AND ADVOCATING FOR MY
COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. SO, I URGE YOU TO
DIG DEEP , AND LET'S LIVE OUR
VALUES AS A CITY AND HONOR THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING IT BY
PAYING THEM THEIR WAGES AND
KEEPING THEIR JOBS UP WITH THE
CURRENT MARKET. YOU KNOW,
RECOGNIZING THE SALARY-WAGE
ANALYSIS AND THE RECORD IN
ADDITION WE HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING. AND AGAIN, I
THANK ALL OF YOU COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR YOUR SERVICE . THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALICIA GREGORY DAVIS.
>> WILL EVERYONE, ALICIA
GREGORY DAVIS I'M A UNION REP
FOR TECH 17. I AM HERE ON
BEHALF OF WORKERS I REPRESENT
AND SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
SPECIFICALLY THOSE WORKING IN
THE WATER QUALITY LAB.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WEREN'T
ABLE TO COME TODAY BECAUSE THEY
HAVE LIMITED STAFFING AND THAT
IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THEY
WANTED ME TO COME AND SPEAK ON
THEIR BEHALF. AS I STATED,
FOLKS WORKING OVER IN THE WATER
QUALITY LAB, SUCH AS ANALYSTS,
TECHNICIANS, THEY HAVE BEEN
UNDERSTAFFED FOR MANY YEARS .
THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING
TIRELESSLY TO SEE ABOUT
GETTING THEIR CLASS SPEC
REASSESSED, AND THEY HAVE BEEN
DENIED MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY
ARE PART OF THE THEME ABOUT
WHAT WE SHOULD PLEASE LOOKS
LIKE FOR THEIR GROUP. THEY HAVE
A SEVERE RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION ISSUE, AND THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT EVEN THEIR
MANAGEMENT IS AWARE OF. THEY
PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES FOR
THE CITY BY GOING OUT, TESTING
WATER, MAKING SURE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE HAS CLEAN DRINKING
WATER. CHECKING MICROORGANISMS
SUCH AS IN THE FOLKS THAT
WORK IN CHEMISTRY AND LUMA
KNOWLEDGE HE AND MICROBIOLOGY.
SO, THEY PROVIDE A CRITICAL
SERVICE TO THE CITY. THEIR ASK
IS THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE
CITY TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
THE WORK THEY DO IN THAT THEY
ARE ABLE TO GET A FAIR WAGE
FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND
THEY CAN KEEP UP WITH THE
SKILL SET THAT THEY HAVEN'T BE
ABLE TO RECRUIT QUALITY WORKERS
. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE HAVING A
VERY HARD TIME KEEPING ENOUGH
STAFF SO THAT THEY CAN EVEN
TAKE VACATIONS , BECAUSE THEY
HAVE SUCH HIGH TURNOVER
BECAUSE THE PAY THEY ARE
RECEIVING IS NOT ADEQUATE.
WITH THAT, THAT PUTS THEM AT A
DISADVANTAGE INCREASE BURNOUT
FOR THE WORKERS AND THEY DON'T
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
VACATIONS OR COME TO MEETINGS
SUCH AS THIS SO THEY CAN
EXPRESS THE CONCERNS THEY ARE
HAVING IN THE WORKPLACE. SO,
AS I SAID, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR
GOOD CONTRACT . WE NEED YOUR
HELP IN THIS PARTICULAR GROUP
THERE DESPERATE FOR SOME
CHANGE, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
IS JOHN OTTO.
>> HELLO, THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. MY NAME
IS JOHN OTTO, I'VE BEEN A
SEATTLE RESIDENT SINCE 1976,
WHICH IS ALL MY ADULT LIFE I
HAVE BEEN A SEATTLE CITY
EMPLOYEE FOR THE LAST 11 1/2
YEARS. AND, I'M ALSO UNION
MEMBER. I'M SPEAKING FOR
MYSELF TODAY . I WORK AT THE
LIBRARY, JUST DOWN THE STREET A
FEW BLOCKS. I PROVIDE
INFORMATION AND REFERENCE
SERVICES TO ALL PEOPLE THAT
COME INTO THE LIBRARY, NO
MATTER WHAT WHAT THEIR
BACKGROUND , WHO THEY ARE ,
THEIR NEEDS , NO MATTER HOW
INTENSE . AND I'VE GOT TO TELL
YOU, IT IS INTENSE. IT IS NOT
A RELAXING JOB WORKING IN A
LIBRARY, CONTRARY TO PUBLIC
PERCEPTION.
I INCREASINGLY FIND IT HARD TO
AFFORD TO LIVE IN SEATTLE,
EVEN FROM BACK WHEN I WAS 22 ,
21 YEARS OLD WHEN I FIRST
STARTED LIVING THERE. I'VE GOT
A MASTERS DEGREE IN LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SCIENCE, I'VE GOT
THE STUDENT LOANS TO GO WITH
IT. AND, I FIND IT EXTREMELY
HARD TO BE ABLE TO GET BY,
LET ALONE PREPARE FOR MY
RETIREMENT. I'M TURNING 70 IN
TWO YEARS. PLEASE SUPPORT A
FAIR CONTRACT FOR CITY WORKERS
. WE WORK HARD , AND IT IS HARD
TO GET BY AND LIVE IN THIS
CITY. I LOVE THE CITY. BUT I
WANT TO CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE ,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AFTER I
STOP WORKING. PLEASE, GIVE US
A FAIR CONTRACT. [ BELL
RINGING ]
>> THANK YOU , AND THAT'S THE
END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK AND
THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT CALLED
IN , AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE
THAT SHOWED UP TODAY IN
CHAMBERSBURG WITHOUT, PUBLIC
COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. MOVING
ON TO THE CALENDAR ADOPTION OF
THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTIONS, THE IRC WILL BE
ADOPTED . NOT SEEING OR HEARING
AN OBJECTION THE IRC IS
ADOPTED. MOVING TO TODAY'S
AGENDA, THERE'S NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. NOT
SEEING ANY OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED. LET'S GO TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE
MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 10. AND A
COUNCIL BILL WE HAVE PAYROLL
BILL, COUNCIL BILL 120676
AND COUNCIL BILL 120678. ARE
THERE ANY COUNCILMEMBERS ITEMS
THAT ANY COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD
LIKE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT, NOT SEEING
ANY I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL DECLARE PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE CONSENT
OF THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED. CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. SO, WITH THAT , BEFORE
WE MOVE ON TO COMMUNITY
REPORTS MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE
HAVE SEVEN MATTERS AND NONE OF
US. THE FIRST FIVE ,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS GOING
TO LEAD US THROUGH AND THAT'S
OUR NIEKRO PAYROLL TAX
COMMITTEE. SO WHAT THAT , MADAM
CLERK I THINK WE ARE GOING TO
READ FROM MY UNDERSTANDING WE
ARE GOING TO READ ALL ITEMS 1
TO 5 INTO THE RECORD AND LET
COUNCILMEMBER --
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA SPEAK TO
EACH AND THEN TAKE ONE VOTE IS
THAT CORRECT? ? THAT'S CORRECT.
WITH THAT WHEN WE GO AHEAD AND
READ ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE.
>> APPOINTMENT OF GABRIEL
NEUMAN AS MEMBER, PAYROLL TAX
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, FOR A TERM
TO OCTOBER 31, 2026.
APPOINTMENT OF ALY PENNUCCI AS
MEMBER, PAYROLL TAX OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE, FOR A TERM TO
OCTOBER 31, 2026.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO
SPONSOR THESE FIVE AMENDMENTS,
THIS IS OUR INAUGURAL
APPOINTMENTS TO THE JUMPSTART
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AREA VERY
EXCITED TO HAVE FIVE VERY WELL
QUALIFIED PEOPLE WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN SERVING IN THIS
ROLE. AND, THESE FIVE ALLOTTED
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS ARE GOING
TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS AS
NOTED IN THE JUMPSTART
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AS
ESTABLISHED THROUGH ORDINANCE
AND ORDINANCE 120 609. AGAIN,
THIS IS JUST PART OF THE
APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS THE OF THE PATH OF
THE OVERSIGHT OR THAT THEY
WILL BE WORKING ON AND
APPOINTING VERY SOON. THE
PURPOSE OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD
IS PROVIDING OVERSIGHT ON THIS
SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED
BY JUMPSTART AND THE IMPACTS
OF THE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
PAYROLL TAX THE LOCAL ECONOMY
IN CONSULTATION WITH OVERSIGHT
BODIES MONITORING INVESTMENT
AREAS WITHIN THE SPENDING PLAN
AND PROVIDING AN ANNUAL REPORT
ON THIS INFORMATION BOTH TO THE
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. I HAVE
INCLUDED IN THE CHAIRS PACKAGE
THAT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK
FOR THE 2024 BUDGET $100,000
IN GENERAL FUND TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
SUPPORT THE PAYROLL TAX
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE EVALUATION
WORK, AND AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS. I'M EXCITED THAT
THERE IS STAFFING CURRENTLY AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THAT WE HAVE
ADDED TO THEIR 2023 BUDGET TO
SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE
JUMPSTART OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
CREATION SO THANK YOU TO THE
EXISTING CITY FAMILY MEMBERS
WHO ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THE
APPOINTMENTS IN FRONT OF US
TODAY. AND, THEY HAVE EXPRESSED
SUPPORT FOR THESE INDIVIDUAL
APPOINTEES FOR THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE IS WORKING ON THEIR LIST
OF APPOINTEES AND WILL BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH WITH US AS WE
MOVE FORWARD. AS A NOTE FOR ALL
OF US THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT
TO THE COMMITTEE DO NOT REQUIRE
COUNCIL APPROVAL. MY OFFICE DID
CIRCULATE DISAPPOINTMENTS TO
COUNCILMEMBERS AND LEGISLATIVE
ASSISTANCE ON OCTOBER 13 ,
THANKS TO AARON HOUSE THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT , AND HER
CHIEF OF STAFF. TODAY, ALONG
WITH DEPUTY MAYOR WONG WITH
HER ONGOING CONVERSATIONS.
MADAM PRESIDENT IS IT OKAY IF I
PROVIDED A SHORT SENTENCE ON
EACH OF HER APPOINTEES IN FRONT
OF US?
>> LET ME DO SOMETHING FIRST
BECAUSE I KIND OF JUMPED THE
GUN. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET A
SECOND, CAN I DO THAT FIRST
PROCEDURALLY? I APOLOGIZE. I
REALIZE WHEN I LOOKED AT IT
THAT HAD JUMPED THE GUN ON
THAT, SO LET ME DO THIS. I
MOVED TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS
TWO, 682 THROUGH 2686, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> NOW IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO CONFIRM AND NOW,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA YOU CAN
ADDRESS THOSE FIVE ITEMS.
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH ,
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES AS I NOTED WE HAVE
FIVE HIGHLY WHILE THE FIGHT
CANDIDATES IN FRONT OF US FOR
THESE APPOINTMENT SLOTS FOR THE
JUMPSTART OVERSIGHT BOARD.
THIS INCLUDES . WHICH INCLUDES
THE OVERSEAS THE 200 MEMBER
ASSOCIATION WHICH IS NATIONALLY
ACCLAIMED AND INCLUSIVE
DIVERSE NETWORK OF ATTORNEYS,
ACCOUNT SERVICE PROVIDERS,
HOUSING AUTHORITIES, GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES THAT ARE COMMITTED TO
PRODUCING , PRESERVING AND
INCREASING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE HOMES AND PATIENTS
WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 2023 PUGET
SOUND BUSINESS JOURNALS TOP 40
UNDER 40. AND WAS THE 2020
BULLET FOUNDATION ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARD WINNER FOR HER LEADERSHIP
IN ADDRESSING THE INTERSECTING
CRISIS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ,
RACIAL EQUITY AND CLIMATE
CHANGE FOR THE COMMITMENT TO
ECONOMIC JUSTICE IS HER PASSION
AND I THINK IT SHALL BE A
FANTASTIC MEMBER OF THE SPORT.
WE ALSO HAVE GABRIEL NEWMAN ,
WHO IS THE G SBA'S POLICY
COUNSEL IN GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS, GREATER SEATTLE
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER
BEGAN THEIR WORK AS THE OFFICE
MANAGER IN 2019. HE WAS
ATTENDING CLASSES AT THE
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
AND HAS BEEN THRILLED TO
CONTINUE SURF AT GSP AFTER LAW
SCHOOL IN THE PUBLIC-POLICY
WORLD. HIS CURRENT WORK
INCLUDES A COLLABORATION WITH
GSP MEMBERS AND LOCAL
LEADERSHIP TO UNDERSTAND
COMMUNITY NEEDS AND TRANSFORM
THOSE PERSPECTIVES AND ADVOCACY
. PRIOR TO JOINING US, HE
WORKED IN THE LEGAL FIELD AND
STUDY POLITICAL SCIENCE AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ALSO
UNIVERSITY.
VERY EXCITED THAT THE NEXT
APPOINTEE IS OUR VERY OWN
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALY PENNUCCI
FROM CENTRAL STAFF WHO'S BEEN A
PILLAR OF THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH'S ABILITY TO DEVELOP AND
MOVE FORWARD POLICY OVER THE
LAST DECADE ALMOST. ELLIE
JOINTS IT'LL CANCEL IN 2015
WHERE SHE PROVIDES INDEPENDENT
POLICY AND FISCAL ANALYSIS .
AND I'M VERY THOROUGH THAT
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ENERGY IS
EXCITED TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE
AND WE WANT CONTINUITY AS
DIRECTORS BEEN THERE SINCE THE
INCEPTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE
INTENT ON JUMPSTART. AS YOU ALL
KNOW, DEPUTY DIRECTOR PETRUCCI
EXUDES THE COUNCILS COMMITMENT
TO REVIEW AND DECISION MAKING
FOR THE CITIES , SORRY EXECUTE
THE CITY COUNCIL'S REVIEW AND
DECISION MAKING FOR THE CITIES
BUDGET GURGI LISA FISCAL
POLICY TEAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
AND PRIOR TO JOINING CENTRAL
STAFF, DIRECTORY DEPUTY
DIRECTOR PENNUCCI RAN AN
OFFICE WITHIN THE CITY WITH
REGULATION. VERY THRILLED THAT
SHE HAS JOINED US PREVIOUSLY
FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.
SHAUNIE WHEELER JAMES SERVES AS
THE SECRETARY-TREASURER AT
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING LABOR
DEPARTMENT ONE OF THE LARGEST
COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL IN THE
COUNTRY WITH OVER 100,000
MEMBERS SPANNING 150 UNITS.
HER WORK FOCUSES HEAVILY ON
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
UNION, MODERNIZING DEVELOPING
OUR LOCAL LABOR MOVEMENT , TO
SERVE THE NEXT GENERATION, AND
ALSO ENGAGES IN COMMUNITY
RELATIONSHIPS AND ACTION OF THE
LAST 18 YEARS. SHAWNEE HAS
SERVED AS BOTH OF POLITICAL
AND LEGISLATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE. AND SHE IS
HEALTH AND ADVOCATE OF WEB OF
VARIOUS POLICIES THAT SPAN
WASHINGTON , IDAHO AND ALASKA.
VERY EXCITED THAT SHE CONTINUES
THIS PATH ENSURING THAT
LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO SERVE
THOSE POLICIES. AND FINALLY,
KATIE WILSON , KATIE WILSON IS
THE COFOUNDER AND GENERAL
SECRETARY OF THE TRANSIT
WRITERS UNION. AND THE KING
COUNTY ORGANIZATION ON A RANGE
OF ISSUES INCLUDING PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, AND TAX POLICY.
SHE HAS OVER 10 YEARS
EXPERIENCE IN COORDINATING AND
DEEP PUBLIC-POLICY EXPERIENCE,
ESPECIALLY ON TAX RELATED
MATTERS. KATIE IS SERVED ON A
NUMBER BOARDS, INCLUDING THE
SEATTLE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD,
THE REVENUE TASK FORCE, THE
HOMELESSNESS BOARD TASK
FORCE, THE REVENUE AND HAS
BEEN A RESIDENT OF SEATTLE FOR
ALMOST 20 YEARS. AND SHE'S AN
INCREDIBLE ASSET AS WE THINK
ABOUT LONG-RANGE PUBLIC POLICY
CHANGES TO TAX SYSTEMS AND OUR
CODE. THERE'S ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF THESE
APPOINTEES IN THE PACKETS THAT
YOU RECEIVED IN THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, EXCUSE ME FROM THE
DEPARTMENT WAS THAT WAS
CIRCULATED BY OUR OFFICE IS OUR
HONOR TO BRING THE INDIVIDUALS
FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND THANKS AGAIN TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR WORKING WITH
AARON HOUSE IN OUR OFFICE AND
DANIEL IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. AND IF IT THANKS
TO ALY PENNUCCI FOR SERVING.
LET ME OPEN UP THE FLOOR,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? ? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. IF ANYBODY HAS BEEN
LISTENING AT THESE BUDGET
MEETINGS IS CLEAR WE ARE EAGER
TO HAVE THIS OVERSIGHT BOARD
IMPANELED AND THEY GOT A FULL
PLATE OFF THE BAT TALKING ABOUT
WHAT QUALIFIES FOR WHAT KINDS
OF SPENDING. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND I WANTED TO GIVE A
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO GABRIEL
NEUMAN BECAUSE GSA HAS A
SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART
BECAUSE I BELIEVE IS THE
LARGEST REPRESENTING
ORGANIZATION IN SEATTLE. THEIR
WONDERFUL ADVOCATE AND HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN IN REALLY CENTRAL
TO CITY POLICY AS WELL. SO I'M
REALLY GLAD TO SEE SOMEBODY
REPRESENTED FROM THE G SBA ON
THIS BOARD AND I THINK THAT'S A
GREAT CHOICE. DO YOU KNOW WHEN
COUNCILMEMBER --
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA DINO ,
WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR HAVING
EVERYBODY ON BOARD IS WHAT I
AM TRYING TO ASK?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH . THE
CONVERSATION IS ONGOING WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THEY ARE
INITIATING THEIR OUTREACH TO
MEMBERS TO SERVE . AND SO I
BELIEVE WE WILL KNOW MORE IN
THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO ABOUT
WHAT THEIR SELECTION . I HOPE
TO HAVE THIS STOOD UP IN THE
FIRST QUARTER NEXT YEAR. WE
HAVE , WE HAVE ALLOCATED
$100,000 SO THAN THE FUNDING
TO GO RIGHT OVER IN JANUARY.
AND THEIR STAFF MEMBERS ARE
READY AND ARE EMPLOYED HELPING
TO GET THEM OFF THE GROUND. SO
I THINK IT GO AS EARLY AS
JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. IS THAT
$100,000 YOU MENTIONED
DIFFERENT FROM THE UP TO 5% OF
THE ACTUAL JUMPSTART REVENUE
THAT IS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
AND EVALUATION OF THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JUMPSTART
EXCISE TAX?
>> CORRECT. CENTRAL STAFF CAN
PROVIDE OVERVIEW COMMENTS
INCLUDED IN OUR MEMOS FROM LAST
WEEK IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING AS
WELL. I% IS THE ALLOCATED
AMOUNT FOR ADMINISTRATION
ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES, SO
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, , IT
ALLOWS FOR 5% FOR VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS, SO THIS IS AN
ALLOCATION OF $100,000 IS
MOVING FORWARD FOR NEXT YEAR.
BUT EACH OF THE CATEGORIES
STILL RETAIN 5% ALLOWANCE , AND
WE CAN GET YOU ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
>> OKAY, I WAS JUST READING
HERE IT SAYS ADMINISTER AND
EVALUATE, AND THAT'S WHAT I
THOUGHT WERE TALKING ABOUT. I
THOUGHT THAT EXTRA 5% WAS FOR
EVALUATION. WE CAN TALK LATER.
>> OKAY, THANKS.
>> WITH THAT, I WANT TO GIVE
THE SHOUT OUT TO PATIENTS
FRIEND WHO I'VE BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH FOR AT LEAST
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, EIGHT
YEARS AND WATCHED HER CAREER
GROW. PLUS , SHE IS -- SO
YEAH, AND I'M NOT BUSY IN
JANUARY , SO I MAY NEED A JOB
SO IF YOU WANT ME ON THERE, LET
ME KNOW. LEFT
IF THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE GO
TO VOTE?
>> NO, THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR
SUPPORT TO GET THESE THROUGH
TODAY SO WE CAN GET THE PANEL
UP AND RUNNING EARLY NEXT YEAR.
>> GREAT. WITH THAT WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE AND
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENTS?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO
AND ITEM NUMBER SIX LOOKS LIKE
THIS COMES OUT OF
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
COMMITTEE.
>> COUNSEL 120677. AUTHORIZED
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO APPROVE THE
TRANSFER OF THE RAILWAY FAN
CHOICE RUNNING LATE ON
CONSTRUCT MAINTAIN, OWN AND
OPERATE STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY
TRACKS.
>> ALL RIGHT. I MADE A
MISTAKE, THIS DID NOT COME OUT
OF COMMITTEE SO I NEED TO MOVE
IT BECAUSE IT CAME STRAIGHT TO
COMMITTEE AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WATCHES ON LESLIE. I
MOVED TO PASS 120677, IS THERE
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOUR
RECOGNIZE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO WALK IS ON. THIS
IS AN URGENT BILL BECAUSE THE
WORK NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE
THE WEATHER CHANGES. AND WHAT
THIS WOULD DO, IT WOULD ALLOW
ESTOPPED TO PAVE OVER THE
SECTION OF RAILROAD UNDERNEATH
THE BALLARD BRIDGE THAT IS
PART OF THE MISSING LINK . I'M
REALLY EXCITED THAT WE CAN
FINALLY MAKE ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN
OUR CITY SITE. -- SAY FOR
PEOPLE RIDING OUR BIKES. WHEN I
WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL, I WATCHED
SOMEBODY CRASH THEIR BIKES ON
THE TRACK AND THEY HAD TO CALL
911 AND WERE TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL. THIS WAS BEFORE FRED
MEYER WAS EVER BUILT , BACK
WHEN BALLARD WAS A VERY
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND
I'M REALLY EXCITED AND GLAD
THAT WE CAN FINALLY PUT A STOP
TO THIS. THIS BILL SETS US UP
TO BE ABLE TO PAVE OVER THIS
DANGEROUS SECTION OF TRAIN
TRACKS, ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS SECTIONS OF TRAIN
TRACKS IN THE CITY WHICH IS
UNDER THE BALLARD BRIDGE
WITHIN THE MISSING LINK OF THE
BIKE TRAIL. THIS IS IS
ALLOWING US TO PAY THAT SOON
AS THIS LEGISLATION IS PASSED
WE BE ABLE TO PAVE OVER THAT
SECTION OF THE TRACKS.
HOPEFULLY, THIS WEEK. IF NOT,
VERY SOON, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS
WORK MUST HAPPEN BEFORE THE
WEATHER CHANGES WITH RAIN AND
COLDER TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL
MAKE BIKING IN DISTRICT 6 AND
OUR CITY SAFER. I URGE YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY. I'M PROUD TO
DELIVER THIS OUTCOME FOR
DISTRICT 6 IN OUR CITY BY
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO
FIND COMMON GROUND. THIS
DEMONSTRATES THAT EVEN AFTER 30
YEARS OF FIGHTING, WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD TOGETHER , AND EVERYONE
CAN WIN. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I
BELIEVE YOU HAD AMENDMENT OR
ME?
>> DID I? I DID , I DO, IT IS
A SUBSTITUTE TYPE AMENDMENT WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH WARREN
HENRY.
>> SO I NEED YOU TO MOVE IT
AND THEN WE WILL GO FROM THERE.
IF YOU MOVE TO AMEND COUNSEL
BILL AS PRESENTED AS AMENDMENT
EIGHT.
>> THANK YOU I MOVED TO AMEND
120677 AS DEMONSTRATED.
>> THANK YOU IT IS BEEN MOVED,
IS THERE SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT IS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
AMENDMENT A IS PRESENTED ON THE
AGENDA. SO, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE
AMENDMENT AND THEN WE CAN GO
BACK TO THE BASE ?
>> I'M HAPPY TO. I'M JUST
PULLING UP THE AMENDMENT RIGHT
NOW. THESE WERE NUMBER OF
TECHNICAL CHANGES , SO FOR
BACKGROUND, COLLEAGUES, THE
LAWYERS BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE RAILROAD HAD BEEN WORKING
TO MAKE THIS FIX , THESE ARE
ALL -- AND I LOOKED THEM IN
THE EYES AND THEN LOOKING EYES
AND THEY HAD TO GIVE ME VERBAL
CONFIRMATION THAT THEY BOTH
ACCEPTED THESE AGREEMENTS. AND
SO, ALL OF THIS IS BEEN AGREED
UPON BY BOTH THE CITY, BY ALL
LAWYERS WHO TYPICALLY DISAGREE
-- SO THERE ARE A FEW WHEREAS
PARAGRAPHS, JUST ABOUT RAIL AND
TRAIL PURPOSES, MODIFICATIONS,
THEIR CURRENT OPERATING
AGREEMENT AND ASSIGNMENT
OPERATING AGREEMENT TO MAKE
SOUTHERN RAILROAD TO THE
PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE.
CHANGING THE WORD USE AND
OCCUPY FROM OPERATE , AND
ASSIGN SOME TECHNICAL CHANGES
WITH CAPITALIZATION, AND
ENSURING THAT SUBSTANTIALLY THE
FORM WE ATTACH THIS FORM AND
ASSIGN IT TO THE RAILROAD
SATISFIED BY THE ENACTMENT OF
THIS ORDINANCE. ALL THAT TO
SAY, WITH THIS THERE IS ALSO A
SIGNED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
RAILROAD NRS DOCTOR RECTOR THAT
IS ATTACHED TO THIS RECORD.
>> GREAT. THEY JUST HAD IT
ENDED IN FRONT OF ME. SO YOU
SPOKE TO THE AMENDMENT, THERE
ANY COMMENTS REGARDING
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
AMENDMENT EIGHT? OKAY, I'M NOT
SEEING ANY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ON THE ADOPTION
AMENDMENT A?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. SO MOTION
CARRIES, AMENDMENT A IS CARRIED
, IS THERE ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSIONS ON THE AMENDED
BILL? NOT SEEING ANY,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOU HAVE
ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO
VOTE ON THE AMENDED ?
>> I'M JUST HAPPY WE CAN MAKE
THIS A SAFER INTERSECTION THE
PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER WHEN
WE PUT OUR DIFFERENCES ASIDE
AND IS ON OUR COMMON GROUND.
>> THANK YOU . WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
AMENDMENT?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES
THAT AS AMENDED. MADAM CLERK
WILL YOU PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. SO, LET'S MOVE ON
TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN OUT OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE WHERE IT
CAN YOU PLEASE READ ITEM 7 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> REPORTED THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. AGENDA ITEM 7.
COUNSEL BILL 120 668.
RELATING TO FUNDING FOR HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS, ADOPTING THE
2024-2028 CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZING ITS
SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT . THE COUNSELOR
WAS THAT THE COMMITTEE APPROVED
THE ORDINANCE.
>> IT ALSO ADOPTS THE 2024
DRAFT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR
IT AUTHORIZES THE SUBMITTAL TO
HUD , HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE
CONSOLIDATED PLAN ITSELF BRINGS
TOGETHER THE PRINCIPAL HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING DOCUMENTS , INFORMS
HUD ABOUT SEATTLE STRATEGIES
USING OUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF
FUNDS FROM OUR FOUR HUD
PROGRAMS OVER THE 5-YOUR
PERIOD COVERED BY THE PLAN AND
PROVIDES A DRAFT ALLOCATION
PLAN FOR 2024'S ANTICIPATED
HUD ENTITLEMENT FUNDS. FUNDS
ARE USED TO PROVIDE SERVICES,
HOUSING, AND FACILITIES TO
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, LOW AND MODERATE
INCOME PERSONS BUSINESSES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THE
LEGISLATION ITSELF AUTHORIZES
THE ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE FUNDS.
JUST WANT TO ALSO FLAG THAT
-- NO, I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION
THAT ACTUALLY. THAT IS NOT
RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR BILL
[ LAUGHTER ]. THERE WERE TWO
PIECES OF LEGISLATION RELATED
HERE , AND THIS IS THE SECOND
ONE. SO, DON'T WANT TO MIX
THINGS UP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU , ALBERT E. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING
OUR CASE SUBMISSION? AND I'M
GUESSING YOU'RE GOOD TO GO ON A
VOTE?
>> THANK YOU, THIS IS THE
SECOND IN TWO BILLS, THE OTHER
ONE WE PASSED IN WILL COUNSEL
THE OTHER WEEK AND WITH THIS
WE CAN PUT TO BED THE CHANGES
TO OUR FEDERAL CONSOLIDATED
PLAN. INKY.
>> FOR STAYING ON TOP OF THIS,
TOO. WITH THAT, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE AGAIN TO THE
LEGISLATION. WE HAD NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND I'M NOT AWARE OF
ANY RESOLUTIONS FOR THE
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
TODAY. SO, WITH THAT LET'S
MOVE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBAL AS A
RESOLUTION. THE FLOOR SHORES.
>> COLLEAGUES THIS AFTERNOON
I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SIGNATURES
ON A PROCLAMATION DECLARING
NOVEMBER TO THE FAMILY
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT HERE IN
SEATTLE. THIS PROCLAMATION WAS
DRAFTED BY THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, THE MAYOR IS
CONCURRING. MY OFFICE
CIRCULATED THIS PROCLAMATION
TO ALL COUNSEL OFFICES LAST
TUESDAY. JUST AS A LITTLE BIT
OF BACKGROUND ON THE NEED FOR
PROCLAMATION AND THE
RECOGNITION . IN WASHINGTON
STATE, THEY ARE AN ESTIMATED
850,000 UNPAID CAREGIVERS AT
THE HEART OF OUR LONG-TERM CARE
SYSTEM. THESE PEOPLE DEDICATE
THEMSELVES TO THE PHYSICAL,
EMOTIONAL, AND PRACTICAL NEEDS
OF INDIVIDUALS AGED 18 OR
OLDER. CAREGIVERS OFTEN FACE
MANY CHALLENGES , INCLUDING
MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND
FINANCIAL CHALLENGES . UNPAID
CAREGIVERS FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTER
FINANCIAL STRAINS DUE TO LOST
WAGES AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF
FINDING DEPENDABLE , RESPITE
CARE AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT
SERVICES FOR THIS PROCLAMATION
COMMENDS THE FAMILY CAREGIVERS
FOR THEIR RESILIENCE AND THEIR
DEDICATION . AND IT RECOGNIZES
THE WORK OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS
AND ALLOWS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY
TO BE INCLUDED WITH MEMBERS
WHO ARE ABLE TO LIVE WITH
DIGNITY AND COMPASSION.
WERE NOT DOING A PRESENTATION
DURING THE FULL COUNCIL
MEETING, THIS PROCLAMATION WILL
BE SHARED IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT AGE WISE THIS LETTER
AND AT THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN
CAREGIVERS FORUM NEXT SATURDAY.
I WILL, MY COLLEAGUES TO SHARE
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS .
OTHERWISE, THANK YOU FOR
INCLUDING HER SIGNATURE.
>> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBERT. I KNOW
KNOW THIS IS MUCH BUT IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE
FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT MONTH,
BECAUSE JUST THIS MONTH, THE
NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOL
ISSUES, THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES , THE
FEDERAL BRANCH IS FINALLY
RECOGNIZED WITH A CALLED
KINSHIP GIVERS AND STATUTORILY
ACCEPTABLE NOT ONLY TO BE AS
KINSHIP , BUT ALSO CAN BE
COMPENSATED FOR TAKING CARE
OF THEIR FAMILY. EXTENDED
FAMILY, AND THEN SOME. SOME OF
YOU TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER THIS,
BUT IT TOOK AN ACT OF CONGRESS
IN 1978 FOR THIS COUNTRY TO
RECOGNIZE EXTENT FAMILY. SO,
FAST-FORWARD , I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY YEARS FROM 1978, BUT NOW,
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ACT
OF CONGRESS WE CAN HAVE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZING
KINSHIP. AND IT ISN'T JUST
KINSHIP FOR BLOOD RELATIONS,
OR WHO WE DEEM AS OUR FAMILY.
ALSO, IT REALLY HELPS OUT THE
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND THE
TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY, ALL
THOSE PEOPLE CAN BE RECOGNIZED
AS KINSHIP OTHERS AND NOW BE
RECOGNIZED AND COMPENSATED AND
GIVEN THE SERVICES FOR YOU
THAT THEY BRING INTO THE FAMILY
OR ELDERS THAT THEY BRING INTO
THEIR FAMILY. I KNOW IT TOOK
WARTY FIVE YEARS, BUT IS NICE
TO KNOW SOME THINGS ARE
CHANGING WITHOUT HAVING AN ACT
OF CONGRESS. SO THIS DOES TIE
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AS
WELL, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT ARE THERE ANY OF
THE PROCLAMATIONS FOR WE ASK
FOR SIGNATURES? I AM NOT
SEEING ANY. SO WITH THAT AND NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM CLERK
, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROAD
TO DETERMINE WHICH
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
THERE'S SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO
THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER TO BE
FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT MONTH
IN SEATTLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIX.
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT I THINK
WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR IS AND IS
FOR THE DAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER
IS NENSI FOR MAKE A COMMENT
BEFORE WE ADJOURN? I DO NOT
SEE ANY. SO, COLLEAGUES, THIS
CONCLUDES OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS FOR THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 31 ,
BUT THAT MEETING WILL BE
CANCELED. SO THERE'S NO MEETING
ON OCTOBER 31. HOWEVER, THE
CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AGAIN ON
NOVEMBER 7 , 2023. DID I GET
THAT RIGHT? YES. OKAY. SO, WE
WILL SEE YOU ALL AGAIN ON
NOVEMBER 7 . AND WITH THAT, WE
ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, AND
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO CALLED
IN AND CAME TO CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU.
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