>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
A REGULAR SCHEDULE COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AND
COUNCILMEMEBER SAWANT AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE
ABSENT FROM THIS BRIEFING AND
THIS AFTERNOON.
SO, I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO
KNOW THAT.
AND, WE ARE GOING TO, WE ARE
GOING TO DO A PREVIEW OF
TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL ACTIONS
FIRST AND THEN WE WILL MOVE
INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND YOU SHOULD HAVE OUR STATE
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN OLYMPIA.
WE HAVE SUSPENDED A
PRESENTATION THIS MORNING AND I
THINK OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE THEM
BACK NEXT WEEK.
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
LET ME START OFF BY TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL ACTIONS BY
ANNOUNCING A FEW THINGS.
THIS AFTERNOON WE ARE DOING OUR
PERFUNCTORY LEGISLATION WHERE
WE DO RETIRE ALL LEGISLATION
THAT HAVE BEEN DORMANT FOR THE
LAST YEAR. IT IS CONSISTENT
WITH OUR RULES, WHETHER IT'S A
RESOLUTION, BILL, FILE OR
APPOINTMENT.
SO THAT WILL BE AT THE TOP OF
OUR AGENDA WHICH IS OUR ANNUAL
RETIREMENT BILL. WE ALSO HAVE
ON THE GOVERNANCE AND
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE I
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
TOMORROW AT 9:30 AM, WE HAVE
THE BEGINNING OF THE
CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR RYAN,
THE HEARING EXAMINER.
MANY YOU GOT AN EMAIL THAT IF
YOU'VE HAD EXPENSES WITH HIM OR
HIS WORK PRODUCT OR HIS OFFICE,
THAT YOU WANTED TO PLAY A ROLE
IN THE EVALUATION, WE JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY.
WE HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL
RESPONSES SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO
KICKING OFF THAT PROCESS.
YOU MAY RECALL HE WAS ACTUALLY
CONFIRMED FOR ONE YEAR.
SO HE HAS ONLY BEEN IN THIS
POSITION AS HEARING EXAMINER
FOR ONE YEAR ALTHOUGH HE WAS
DEPUTY PRIOR TO THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE A PRESENTATION OF
AN ORGANIZATION, OR AT LEAST A
TECHNOLOGY KNOWN AS THE
SAMARITAN APP.
MANY OF YOU MIGHT'VE SEEN A
GENTLEMAN, JONATHAN IS HIS
FIRST NAME I BELIEVE,
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PERSONAL
OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN, HIM
PERSONALLY, HE IS BEEN COMING
DOWN A FEW TIMES DURING FULL
COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE, HE DOES
WORK IN THE HELPING AND
SHELTERED INDIVIDUALS ON THIS
REALLY I THINK SORT OF COOL APP.
IT ALLOWS THE AND SHELTERED
PERSON, AND A PERSON WHO HAS A
HOUSE TO CONTACT THIS PERSON
AND KNOW THEIR STORY.
YOU MAY RECALL IN ONE HEARING
IF YOU GENTLEMEN TALKING ABOUT
THEIR EXPERIENCE IN
HOMELESSNESS.
ONE WAS SLIPPING DOWN HERE IN
CITY HALL.
AND HOW THE APPLICATION ALLOWED
THEM TO RECEIVE MENTORSHIP,
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, STRUCTURE
AROUND THEIR LIFE.
I THOUGHT IT VERY WISE TO FIRST
UNDERSTAND HOW THE TECHNOLOGY
WORKS AND THEN HAVING
REPRESENTATIVES FROM TECHNOLOGY
AND HST TO UNDERSTAND ANY
POLICY IMPLICATIONS.
BEFORE WE EXPLORE THIS
TECHNOLOGY LET'S UNDERSTAND IT.
FROM WHAT I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE
IT IS ONE OF MANY TOOLS THAT
MAY HELP OUT TREMENDOUSLY AND
CERTAINLY SOME OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE USED IT
SUCCESSFULLY WILL COME AND TALK
TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT IS TOMORROW AT 9:30 AM.
WELCOME ANYONE TO SEE IF THIS
COULD BE ANOTHER PART OF OUR
TOOLBOX.
AND, LET ME EXPLAIN, LET ME
CHANNEL IN COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
'S ENERGY, HER STAFF PREPARED
SOME NOTES FOR ME TO READ IN
HER ABSENCE.
I WANT MY STAFF TO KNOW THAT
HER STAFF IS ON HER A GAME.
YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE NOTES ON
THIS.
IT IS COLOR-CODED.
FROM COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ , A
FEW WORDS.
THE CIVIC DEVELOPMENT CLICK
ASSETS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 AT 2 PM.
THERE TWO APPOINTMENTS FOR THE
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONS UP
FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE NEXT CIVIC DEVELOPMENT
NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE
WILL ALSO MEET WEDNESDAY, APRIL
17 AT 2 PM AND THERE ARE --
THEY ARE PLANNING A SHORTER
AGENDA TO ACCOMMODATE THE
LIBRARY MEETING THE FOLLOWS THE
SAME DAY.
AND SPEAKING OF THE LIBRARIES,
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE
LIBRARY LEVY, THEY HELD THEIR
FIRST MEETING MEETING LAST
THURSDAY, A GREAT MEETING WITH
OUR CHIEF LIBRARIAN AND HIS
TEAM.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
WRITING A CONFERENCE A
PRESENTATION ON THE 2019
PROPOSED LIBRARY LEVY.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS
EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK
LIBRARIES HAVE PRODUCED IN THIS
POST LEVY CONTINUES A BASELINE
SERVICES AND EXPANDS ON THE
NEEDS OF A GROWING CITY.
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES HAS A
STRONG MISSION PLAN TO INCREASE
ACCESS TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
THIS IS THE HEART OF WHAT
LIBRARIES SHOULD BE, THE
PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY.
LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE EXCITED
ABOUT THIS AND ENCOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS
AND THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND
CONTACT ANY OF US AT THE TABLE
AND OUR STAFF.
YOU CAN DO THIS IN PERSON AT
THE SCHEDULED COMMITTEE PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 11
AT 5:30 PM.
OR EMAIL YOUR COUNCILMEMBER.
SHE WANTS TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL FOR
ATTENDING AND OUR NEXT MEETING
ON THAT AGAIN WILL BE MONDAY,
APRIL 8 FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING AND THAT WILL BE AN
ISSUE IDENTIFICATION MEETING.
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW WILL
SHARE THAT MEETING.
AND THE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFFER
WILL BE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS.
ON A MUCH HEAVIER NOTE, LAST
WEEK LAKE CITY, EXPERIENCED A
TRAGEDY THAT NO COMMUNITY
SHOULD EVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE.
THERE WERE FOUR VICTIMS TO A
SENSELESS ACT OF GUN VIOLENCE,
TWO DID NOT SURVIVE.
IN DISTRICT 5 AND OUR SEATTLE
COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER
SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE
TO THE SHOOTING TO HEAL AND
SHOW LOVE AND SUPPORT ONE
ANOTHER IN THE FAMILIES
IMPACTED BY THIS TRAGEDY.
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
TO THINK CHRIS AND ANNETTE FOR
ORGANIZING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
EVENT IN HONOR OF THE
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
IMPACTED BY LAST WEEK'S EVENT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE THERE
INCLUDING OUR OWN SEATTLE
PLEASE CHIEF, THANK YOU.
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE, MAYOR,
AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS
THERE.
THERE WERE OVERSIZED CARDS FOR
PEOPLE TO SIGN TO GO TO THE TWO
PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE
FAMILIES WHO LOST LOVED ONES.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WANTED TO
REALLY LET FOLKS KNOW OUR
HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILIES
IMPACTED BY THIS SENSELESS
TRAGEDY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
. COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL YOU
HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> THERE IS NO CIVIL RIGHTS
ARTS COMMITTEE MEETING THIS
WEEK.
AS FAR AS THE ITEMS THAT MY
COMMITTEE HAS ON THE FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA WE HAVE TWO
APPOINTMENTS.
THE MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT, THIS IS
AN APPOINTMENT BROUGHT FORWARD
BY THE GOVERNING COUNCIL.
THE OTHER IS AN LGBTQ
COMMISSION APPOINTMENT AND THAT
IS AN APPOINTMENT FOR WHOM THE
COUNCIL IS THE POINTING
AUTHORITY.
THE -- NO REGIONAL COMMITTEES
THIS WEEK HEAD OFFICE HOURS
LAST FRIDAY.'S OFFICE COMMUNITY
CENTER AND LAST WEEK I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF PARTICIPATING IN
THE NATIONAL MAINSTREAM
CONFERENCE WHICH WAS HERE IN
SEATTLE.
AND PRESENTED ON MY EFFORTS TO
CREATE A LEGACY BUSINESS
PROGRAM HERE IN SEATTLE.
I WAS PROUD TO HAVE A CHANCE TO
PRESENT WITH REPRESENTATIVE
FROM SAN FRANCISCO WHO HAS
SUCCESSFULLY PROPOSED AND
IMPLEMENTED A PROGRAM IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
ALSO, ON WEDNESDAY EVENING I
ATTENDED THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS VOICE OF DEMOCRACY AND A
NUMBER OF FOLKS IN OUR
COMMUNITY RECEIVED AWARDS, I
WANT TO GIVE A SHUTOUT TO KENNY
WILLIAMS 37th STREET ACTIVISTS
WHO RECEIVED A VOICES OF
DEMOCRACY AWARD AS WELL AS THE
ORGANIZATION, CIVIL SURVIVAL,
WHICH MANY OF YOU MAY BE AWARE
OF WHO DOES A LOT OF WORK WITH
THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED
COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE INVOLVED
INDIVIDUALS.
THEY ALSO RECEIVED AN AWARD
RECOGNIZING THE GREAT WORK.
THIS WEEK I ALSO WANT TO FLAG
THAT THE GOING AWAY PARTY IS
THIS WEEK AND KATE IS SOMEBODY
WHO HAS LED THE OFFICE OF FILM
AND MUSIC FOR NUMBER OF YEARS.
OUR LOSS IS KING COUNTY'S GAIN.
THERE GOING TO BE STARTING A
NEW ARTS OFFICE OVER THERE IN
THE OFFICE OF THE KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE.
SPOKE VERY GOOD.
AND BEFORE COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN GOES I WILL LET
EVERYONE KNOW THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON 'S LAST
BRIEFING.
YOU MAY HAVE TO TAKE FULL
ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN.
>> IT WASN'T LOST ON ME THAT
YOUR RETIRING LEGISLATION AND I
WAS JUST ADDED TO THE LIST OF
RETIRING LEGISLATION.
>> WILL PUT JOHN THERE IS
ACCOUNTABLE AND RETIRE YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE HAS
OUR REGULAR MEETING TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
FIRST WE ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ON AN UPDATE TO
THE BIKE MASTER PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
WE TRADITIONALLY GET OUR
LIMITATION PLANS IN THE FALL AT
THE BIKE MASTER PLAN WANTED TO
THROW MORE PROCESS WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO THAT WAS
DELAYED UNTIL MARCH.
WE GOT THAT LATE ON THE DAY ON
FRIDAY.
IT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA HOPEFULLY TODAY.
WE WILL HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION
ON THAT.
WE WILL THEN HAVE OUR FIRST
DISCUSSION ON A NEW PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, SOMETIMES REFERRED
TO AS THE EV READINESS
ORDINANCE.
EV BEING ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
THIS IS A BILL THAT THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT WORKED ON IN
CONNECTION WITH STSCI AND IF IT
GOES FORWARD IN THE SHAPE IT'S
IN IT WOULD BE A REQUIREMENT ON
NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR MAKING THE
BUILDINGS READY TO ACCOMMODATE
WHAT WE ANTICIPATE TO BE AN
INCREASING ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
SOME OF THAT WILL BE REQUIRING
A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CHARGING
STATIONS.
SOME WILL BE AROUND HAVING THE
ELECTRICITY IN PLACE SO WE CAN
FUTURE PROOF THAT AND
ACCOMMODATE FUTURE GROWTH.
WE WILL BE VOTING ON THAT
TUESDAY.
OUR FIRST GRIEVING AND
DISCUSSION WILL BE AN OVERVIEW.
WE HAVE TWO APARTMENTS TO THE
MOVE SEATTLE LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE.
ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA
THERE IS A SINGLE ITEM FROM
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND
THAT IS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING
THE UNIVERSITY TO START
MOBILITY PLAN.
I WILL LET COUNCILMEMBER
JOHNSON TALK TO THAT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING.
TODAY MARKS THE ONE-YEAR MARK
FROM OUR 2020 CENSUS COUNT.
WE ARE CIRCULATING A
PROCLAMATION FOR OUR COUNCIL TO
SEND OVER TO OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, TO OUR STATE PARTNERS
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WHO TODAY
WILL BE ENGAGING IN A SERIES OF
EVENTS ON APRIL 1 TO MARK THE
ONE YEAR FROM NOW THAT WE ARE
GOING TO BE MEETING OUR
EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS AND
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO
ENSURE NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A
FULL CENSUS COUNT BUT THAT WE
BUILT TRUST WITH THE
COMMUNITIES SO PEOPLE FEEL LIKE
THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION THEY
NEED TO FILL OUT AS MUCH OF THE
CENSUS AS THEY CAN.
TODAY IN FULL COUNCIL AND WITH
YOUR INDULGENCE AND SIGNATURE,
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION CALLING FOR CENSUS
AWARENESS DAY.
AS YOU AND I AND ALL OVER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR
INCLUDED WITH THE EXECUTIVE BE
HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 11
AM TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE
FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE YEAR, ONE
YEAR TO COME TOGETHER AS A
COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
WELL EQUIPPED TO BUILD TRUST
WITHIN OUR STATE WITH ALL
RESIDENTS TO ENSURE WE HAVE A
ROBUST ACCOUNT OF EVERYONE IN
THE REGION.
ESPECIALLY BUILDING TRUST WITH
THOSE WHO ARE HARDEST TO COUNT
COMMUNITIES WHO OFTEN GET LEFT
BEHIND.
I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH
COMMUNITY'S GROUPS, UNIONS,
ORGANIZATION, SMALL
BUSINESSES, THE MAYOR,
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ WAS
PART OF THE TASK FORCE, THE
COUNTY, PHILANTHROPIC
ORGANIZATIONS WERE READY TO DO
THE WORK COMBATING BIGOTRY AND
FEAR TO BE SURE EVERY RESIDENT
IS COUNTED AND NO ONE FEELS
THEY ARE FORCED TO FILL OUT AN
INFORMATION IT IS CONFUSING TO
THEM EVEN THIS ADMINISTRATION
IN OUR DISTRUST OF THEM AS WELL
IN TERMS OF HOW THEY MAY USE
THE INFORMATION.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS
FEEL COMFORTABLE FILLING OUT THE
RUSSIANS THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE
WITH.
WE ARE NOT HOLDING OUR BREATH
FOR INFORMATION OR GOOD RESULTS
TO COME FROM THE COURT
REGARDING THE CITIZENSHIP
QUESTION.
WE ARE GOING TO CHARGE THE PATH
FORWARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO
DOING THAT WITH ALL OF YOU.
THE NEXT COMMITTEE WE HAVE FOR
THE HOUSING HEALTH ENERGY AND
WORKERS RIGHTS IS APRIL 4. TWO
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
A BRIEFING ON INITIATIVE 124.
WE WILL DO INITIATIVE
IDENTIFICATION AND RE-REVIEW
THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO AND WE
WILL HEAR STORIES PRICKLY FROM
THE WORKERS.
MANY OF THE STORIES WE HEARD AT
THE FRIDAY EVENT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN AND
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ HAD A
CHANCE TO LISTEN TO VARIOUS
STORIES FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THE GOING TO COME AND TALK
ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE
INDUSTRY.
AS COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ASKED
AT A PREVIOUS MEETING YOU WILL
HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM
INDUSTRY FOLKS AT A FUTURE
MEETING.
THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA
IS TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION OR
CONSIDER THE TOPIC OF SICK
LEAVE BEING EXTENDED TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND PLEASE.
WE WILL NOT HAVE LEGISLATION AT
THE TIME.
BUT WE WANT TO HEAR A BRIEFING
FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE IU OE
LOCAL 609 WHICH IS THE OPERATOR
609 BOARD MEMBER FOR THE SEATTLE
SCHOOL BOARD WILL TALK ABOUT
THE NEED FOR MAKING SURE OUR
FOLKS WERE SERVING FOOD
INCLUDING THE GROUNDS ALSO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE SICK
LEAVE.
BECAUSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE
AROUND OUR KIDS AND WE WANT
THEM TO BE HEALTHY AND SAFE AS
WELL.
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US LATER THIS WEEK TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION AT THE CAMP REAL
GROWTH POLICY HEALTHCARE PANEL
I WILL BE SPEAKING AT.
I WILL MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS TASK FORCE TO
TALK ABOUT REST AND MEAL BREAKS
AND HOW THE CURRENT PROCESSES
WORKING.
AS WE GEAR UP FOR LIMITATION
THIS SUMMER OF OUR DOMESTIC
WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS.
ON FRIDAY I'M GOING TO BE IN
DISTRICT 4 AND WILL HAVE OFFICE
HOURS FROM 12 PM-2:30 PM AT A
CAFC IN MAPLE LEAF.
AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO DO A
TOUR OF THE PICHARDO FORM
PATCH.
I WILL ALSO ATTEND VARIOUS
CELEBRATIONS IN THE EVENING
WITH SOME OF OUR PARTNERS.
I DO WANT TO NOTE AS WELL FOR
THE FULL COUNCIL THAT ON
TUESDAY LAST WEEK, ON THE
COMMITTEE THERE WAS A CHANCE TO
HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO
WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE PUBLIC
HOSPITAL PRESERVATION AUTHORITY
TO COME AND PRESENT ON THEIR
VISION OF WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE
TO DO WITH BOARD MEMBERS.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ DID ASK
QUESTIONS ON MY BEHALF BECAUSE
I COULD NOT BE THERE.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES YOU
HEARD COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ
AND I TALK ABOUT WAS OUR DESIRE
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
PLANNED HOME HEALTH PROJECTS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MY
INTEREST SPECIFICALLY BEING
AROUND THE HOME AND HEALTH
PROJECT ON THE NORTH LOT OF THE
PH PDA.
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, SOME OF
THE QUESTIONS I ASKED WERE, DO
YOU HAVE ANY CONSIDERATIONS AND
CONCERNS ABOUT THE NORTH LOT,
NOT JUST SENIOR CENTER WITH
GREATER INTERACTION, FOR THE
RESIDENCE, WHAT IF ANYTHING IS
A CONCERN YOU WOULD LIKE TO
BRING FORWARD?
ONE RESPONDENT WHO IS IN THE
RUNNING TO GET ON THE BOARD
SAID THAT HE HOPES THAT THEY
WILL HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT HE
CAN SUPPORT WHEN THEY GET TO
THAT POINT.
SO I HAVE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL
CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THIS
MEANS.
I HOPE WE GET THAT INFORMATION
BEFORE THE 2 PM MEETING.
I'VE ASKED FOR THE INFORMATION
ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND
DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING.
WE ARE REACHING OUT AGAIN.
THIS IS REALLY BIG DECISION
POINT THAT THE PH PDA HAS TO
MAKE.
I THINK IT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH
OUR PRIORITIES.
IF I GET INFORMATION BACK I
WILL BE SURE TO PASS IT ON.
IT IS CRITICAL WE HAVE FOLKS ON
THAT BOARD AND WANT TO PARTNER
WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
OUR STATE PARTNERS AS WE
ADVANCE.
I ALSO WANTED TO CALL OUT TWO
MORE IMPORTANT ITEMS.
ONE, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
DOCTOR AMARA IS THE NEW
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
EMPLOYEE OMBUD.
SHE IS A OMBUD SITTING IN THAT
POSITION STARTING IN THE
SPRING.
WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE THIS
PROCESS OF COLLECTING THE
OMBUD CAME FROM A ROBUST
DISCUSSION THROUGH DIRECTORS,
TEAM MEMBERS, THE
INTERDEPARTMENT TILL TASK FORCE
AND SHE CERTAINLY CURRENTLY
SERVES IN THE RENTON SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
PRIOR TO THAT SHE WAS THE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL
DIVERSITY INITIATIVES AT THE
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY.
SHE HAS WORKED TO ADVANCE
CULTURAL COMPETENCE ON CAMPUSES
THROUGH SHARED LEARNING AND
TRAINING.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW
EXCITED WE ARE TO HAVE SOME OF
HER EXPERIENCE THERE AND HOW
MUCH TRUST I THINK SHE HAS
BUILT WITH SOME OF THE TEAM
MEMBERS.
THAT GIVES ME A LOT OF HOPE FOR
THE OMBUD OFFICE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
STEVE WALKER WHO ANNOUNCED HE
WILL NO LONGER BE SERVING AS
DIRECTOR.
HE WILL RETIRE SOON FROM THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP WE HAVE
SEEN A NUMBER OF NON-AFFORDABLE
-- AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS
CREATED AND TRULY HOUSING
GENERATED IN COMMUNITY CREATING
A SENSE OF PLACE COUPLING
HOUSING WITH SERVICES AND
DEVELOPMENT AND SO MUCH MORE.
WE WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO
RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE WORK
FROM THE LAST 5.5 YEARS.
AND LASTLY AS FOLKS NOTED AT
THE LAST MEETING, WE PASSED OUT
THE RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE
RESOLUTION THAT WAS ON MARCH 25
WE SENT IT OUT.
WE GAVE FOLKS TWO WEEKS TO GIVE
US FEEDBACK.
YOU HAVE ONE MORE WEEK.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE
FEEDBACK, THANKS TO THE HANDFUL
OF FOLKS WHO GAVE US SOME
EDITS.
WE LOOK FOR YOUR FEEDBACK BY
NEXT MONDAY SO WE CAN HAVE OUR
FIRST DRAFT OF THE RESOLUTION
READY FOR OUR COUNCIL
CONVERSATION ON APRIL 18.
THE DEADLINE FOR FEEDBACK IS
APRIL 8 ON THE RESPECTFUL
WORKPLACE RESOLUTION THE
PERTAINS SPECIFICALLY TO OUR
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL , WE
INCLUDED NOT JUST OUR SECOND
AND THIRD FLOOR COLLEAGUES, WE
HAVE THE CITY AUDITOR, HEARING
EXAMINER AND INSPECTOR GENERAL
WHO ALSO RECEIVED THAT.
LASTLY, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JOHNSON FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK.
HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH
YOU AS YOU PUSH THE ENVELOPE
AND CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ACROSS THE CITY.
>> BEFORE YOU START,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, CAN I
ASK A QUESTION, I WANT TO
FULLY UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES
WITH THE PDA.
I ATTENDED THAT MEETING AND
LISTENED WITH INTEREST ON THE
NORTH LOT DEVELOPING.
PRIOR TO THAT MEETING I HAD
BEEN MAKING CALLS TO OLYMPIA TO
SUPPORT THE NORTH LOT
DEVELOPMENT FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
I'M QUITE AWARE OF THE PROJECT.
I DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND, I
DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
READ YOUR LETTER, WHAT ARE YOUR
CONCERNS?
IF ONE AT THE TABLE SEEM TO BE
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY CONCERNS.
IN FACT THERE WAS A WRITEUP
ABOUT THE NORTH PROJECT CAN YOU
HELP ME UNDERSTAND YOUR
CONCERN?
>> WHAT I WAS HOPING TO HEAR
FROM THE RESPONDENTS IN THE
COMMITTEE PRESENTATION WAS A
ROBUST UNDERSTANDING OF WHY YOU
WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE
NORTH LOT.
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VOTES
COMING UP TO ENSURE, I
SHOULDN'T SAY VOTES, THE
ACTIONS COMING UP TO ENSURE
THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO MOVING
FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CHILDCARE
AND SENIOR HOUSING.
WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT ONE OF
THE RESPONDENTS SAID, I HOPE
THAT THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT
THAT I A SPORT WE GET TO THAT
POINT WHICH SOUNDED A LITTLE
BIT LIKE IT WAS BEING COUCHED
IN, THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE
INFORMATION WEATHER IS
SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN
DECIDED.
IN AN EFFORT TO SEEK
CLARIFICATION I SENT THESE
THREE QUESTIONS ON FRIDAY, IT
MIGHT'VE BEEN ON THURSDAY,
FRIDAY.
FRIDAY MORNING AS A FOLLOW-UP.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER
BUT I'M HOPING I CAN CIRCULATE
THAT TO ALL.
>> OKAY.
MY SENSE, ON A REAL-TIME BASIS
DURING THE INTERVIEW WAS THAT
THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR DOING A DEEPER
DIVE ON THAT ISSUE.
MY EXPECTATION, WE ALL HAVE OUR
OWN CONFIRMATIONS FOR PDAS AND
THE TYPES OF APPOINTMENTS IS
THAT ALL MEMBERS ASK HARD
QUESTIONS AND SEEK
CLARIFICATION.
ONE QUESTION I HAD WAS, THEY DO
A LOT OF SIMPLE GRANTS AND
MAJOR GRANTS AND WHETHER TAKING
ON SUCH A PROJECT SOMEHOW
AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO GET
GRANTS.
WHICH THEY WILL NOT BECAUSE
THEY ARE USING THEIR RENTS AND
LEASES TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY.
BUT OKAY.
THAT HELPS ME CLARIFY.
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS A
QUESTION.
>> A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING
HOUSING.
DO WE KNOW YET WHO THE ACTING
DIRECTOR IS GOING TO BE?
>> I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT
INFORMATION ON THE EXECUTIVE.
BUT I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY
NUMBERS DESIRING THE PROCESS IN
THE INDICATION WE SOFTEN
EXECUTIVE, IT DOES SOUND LIKE
THEY ARE INTENDING TO DO A
NATIONAL SEARCH.
I BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE A ROBUST
PROCESS AND WERE GOING TO HAVE
AN OUTLINE OF OUR EXPECTATIONS
THANKS TO THE COUNCIL.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE EXECUTIVE THEY DON'T
YET KNOW WHO THE INTERIM WILL BE
, IF WE GOT INFORMATION OVER
THE WEEKEND I'M SURE I WILL GET
FEEDBACK.
>> THANK YOU.
VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON . THE
LAST TIME I GET TO SAY THAT.
SHOOT.
>> HELLO, ANY LATEBREAKING
INFORMATION?
>> RIGHT OFF THE PRESS.
>> THANK YOU.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WILL READ
THIS OUT LOUD.
IT'S A FEW SENTENCES.
IN RESPONSE TO THE THREE
QUESTIONS, THANK YOU TO BOB FOR
RESPONDING IT 9:46 AM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
THIS INFORMATION.
YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THE
PROPOSED HOUSING BE DEVELOPED
ON THE NORTH LOT?
NO.
WILL YOU BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
HOUSING ON THE NORTH LOT IN
SUPPORT OF THE PLAN TO
CHILDCARE AND SENIOR LIVING
SERVICES?
YES PERIOD WILL YOU BE
SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO MOVE
THE NORTH LOT PROJECT FORWARD
WITHOUT ANY CONDITIONALITY'S,
LIMITATIONS OR MEDICATIONS.
>> I WILL SUPPORT MOVING IT
FORWARD.
WHILE NEGOTIATIONS WERE GROUND
LEASE ARE UNDERWAY IS NOT FINAL
AGREEMENT WITH CONCRETE TERMS
FOR THE GOVERNING COUNCIL'S
CONSIDERATION.
IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF
BOARD MEMBERS FIDUCIARY
RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESUPPOSE
ANY PARTICULAR ACTIONS ON A
HYPOTHETICAL PLAN.
WHEN A PROPOSAL COMES BEFORE
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL I WILL
CONSIDER AND EVALUATE THE
PROPOSAL IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
PURPOSE IN THE PACIFIC HOSPITAL
PRESERVATION DEVELOPED
AUTHORITIES CHARTER AND IT'S
VISION AND THEN EXERCISE MY BEST
JUDGMENT IN TAKING POSITION.
WE CHAMPION THE CREATION OF THE
NORTHWEST PROJECT AS A BOARD
MEMBER?
YES.
THANK YOU FOR THE LATEBREAKING
NEWS AND I APOLOGIZE FOR
INTERRUPTING YOUR LAST
PRESENTATION.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON .
>> GOOD TO KNOW FOLKS ARE
CIRCLING BACK AROUND.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING
FOR MORE RESOURCES FOR THAT
PROJECT AND I WAS HAPPY TO SEE
THE $9 MILLION WAS A GOOD START
IN THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS.
THIS AFTERNOON THERE ARE TWO
RESOLUTIONS THAT I HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THAT ARE UP FOR A
FULL COUNCIL VOTE.
ONE IS RESOLUTION 38 173 WHICH
WOULD RECOGNIZE THE WORK AROUND
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT LIGHT
RAIL STATION.
COMMUNITY FOLKS HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON A PROJECT THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS TO CREATE A
COMMUNITY VISION FOR WHAT KIND
OF CIVIC THE STRUCTURE THEY
WANT TO SEE AROUND THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION GIVEN THAT
MULTIPLE DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC
REPRESENTATIONS FROM SOUND
TRANSIT METRO, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND FRANKLY SOME OF THE
DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY,
RATHER THAN HAVING EACH OF
THOSE DIFFERENT ENTITIES COME
TO THE DISTRICT COMMUNITY AND
ASK TO PARTICIPATE IN A PUBLIC
OUTREACH PROCESS, THAT
COMMUNITY PROACTIVELY GET
TOGETHER WITH SOME SUPPORT AND
RESOURCES FROM US TO HIRE
MAKERS, THEY WENT THROUGH A
PROCESS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, WHERE THAT
LANDED WAS A VISION FOR BETTER
MOBILITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO
THAT WHEN EACH OF THOSE
DIFFERENT ENTITIES COME TO THEM
AND ASK FOR INPUT, THEY CAN
POINT THEM TO THIS PLAN.
IT IS A PLAN THAT I THINK WAS
WELL THOUGHT THROUGH, IT TOOK
SEVERAL YEARS TO COME TO
FRUITION AND TODAY'S RESOLUTION
NEARLY ADOPTS THE COUNCIL
SUPPORT FOR THAT PLAN.
THE SECOND IS, COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 31876 IT IS IN
SUPPORT OF A UNITED STATES
SENATE BILL 726 ALSO KNOWN AS
THE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
SAFETY ACT.
A BIPARTISAN BILL INTRODUCED BY
FEINSTEIN AND COLLINS TO
PROTECT CONSUMER HEALTH AND THE
FDA'S EFFORTS TO REGULATE
INGREDIENTS IN THE PERSONAL
CARE PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT AND
PERSONAL ISSUE FOR ME AS
SOMEONE WHO HAS WATCHED SO MANY
RELATIVES PASSED AWAY FROM
CANCER. AND IT MAY SURPRISE
FOLKS TO LEARN THAT THE LAST
MAJOR LEGISLATION THAT WAS
PASSED TO BAN CHEMICALS IN
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS WAS IN
THE LIGHT 1930S.
WE AS A COUNTRY HAVE BANNED
ABOUT 35 PRODUCTS FROM
SHAMPOOS, CONDITIONERS, SHAVING
CREAMS, LOTIONS, THE THINGS WE
PUT OUR BODIES EVERY DAY.
FOLKS, THE EU HAVE BANNED ABOUT
1100 OF THOSE CHEMICALS.
I BELIEVE IT IS OUR DUTY TO TRY
TO SUPPORT THESE KINDS OF
CHANGES TO NATIONAL LAW. I AM
DISMAYED IT'S BEEN 90 YEARS
SINCE WE'VE TAKEN A HARD LOOK
AT THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT GO
INTO THE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
WE USE EVERY DAY.
I SHOULD ALSO PROBABLY SAY
PUBLICLY THAT THIS IS A
PERSONAL ISSUE FOR ME AND FOR
THE MISSES, KATIE DOES THIS
KIND OF WORK ON IT DAILY BASIS
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THE KINDS OF THINGS THEY PUT ON
THEIR BODY.
DON'T WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE
WITHOUT HAVING SAID THAT I WIFE
DOES THIS WORK AS WELL.
SHE IS A BIG BELIEVER IN WHAT
WE CAN DO TO HELP MAKE SURE THE
THINGS WE PUT ON OUR BODIES
EVERY DAY ARE SAFE.
A COUPLE OF LAST FEW THINGS, WE
DON'T HAVE A PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMITTEE MEETING WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL THINGS
BUT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TO PULL
TOGETHER AN AGENDA.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN TO
SHEPPARD THROUGH A FEW LESS
THINGS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
SO I THINK THAT WILL WAIT
UNTIL THE NEXT DISTRICT FOR
REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN
APPOINTED.
I HAVE SUGGESTED TO BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SOME
CONCEPTS FOR YOU TO INCLUDE AS
YOU THINK OF THE LIBRARY LEVY
IN THE FAMILY'S EDUCATION LEVY.
NO JUDGMENT IF YOU CHOOSE NOT
TO TAKE ANY OF THOSE IDEAS.
I HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR THE LAST
3.5 YEARS AND I THOUGHT PEOPLE
MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN A FEW
FINAL THOUGHTS.
AND LASTLY WE HAD A REALLY GOOD
DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY MORNING AT
THE SOUND TRANSIT EXTENSION
LEADERSHIP GROUP MEETING.
WE HAVE ABOUT ONE MONTH LEFT OF
FINAL DISCUSSIONS THERE.
I WANT TO SAY I'M PROUD OF THE
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE.
I WOULDN'T BE DITCHING THIS JOB
EARLY IF I DIDN'T THINK YOU HAD
IT ALL UNDER CONTROL.
A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS ASKED
BY FOLKS.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE YOU
LAND.
I AM SAD THAT TODAY'S MY LAST
DAY BUT IN MANY WAYS I FEEL A
REALLY GREAT SENSE OF
ACCOMPLISHMENT ABOUT WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO TOGETHER
AND I'M PROUD TO WATCH THE
LEGACY CONTINUE WITH THE GREAT
REMAINDER OF THE YEAR FOR
WHOEVER IS GOING TO BE THE NINTH
PERSON SITTING IN MY CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JOHNSON .
>> COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON , AS
IT RELATES TO THE COMMITTEE DID
I HEAR YOU SAY IT IS YOUR
UNDERSTANDING IT WON'T BE
MEETING UNTIL THERE IS A NEW
PERSON IN YOUR POSITION, OR, I
HAD HAD SOME STAFF TO STAFF
CONVERSATIONS LAST WEEK AND I
WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE CO-
CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE WOULD BE HAVING AND
SCHEDULING SOME MEETINGS IN THE
INTERIM.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS THE
CASE.
>> THAT DEPENDS ON WHOSE
ABILITY TO CHAIR THE MEETINGS
IN MY ABSENCE, I DO KNOW THERE
IS ONE ISSUE THAT MAY REQUIRE
SOME TIMELY ACTION, A CONTRACT
REZONE ISSUE, WHERE WE HAVE TO
TAKE ACTION IN A PARTICULAR
PERIOD OF TIME.
I'M NOT AWARE OF THE SCHEDULE
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT BUT I
LEAVE THAT UP TO COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE
WANTS TO HAVE THE SECOND
COMMITTEE MEETING WE WOULD HAVE
AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS
UP TO HIM AND HE CAN MAKE THE
DECISION ALTHOUGH THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT I AM SURE IS THE ONE
WHO IS REALLY IN CHARGE OF ALL
OF THIS.
WE CAN ALWAYS REFER ANY
LEGISLATION TO ANOTHER
COMMITTEE AS WELL.
I WILL WORK ON THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE -- IT
REALLY WORKS ON EVERYONE'S
SCHEDULE.
>> I'M HAPPY TO BE FLEXIBLE.
I ASSUMED ALL ALONG WE WOULD DO
IT ON MY SCHEDULE.
>> WE WILL GET IT DONE.
THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ .
>> MORNING.
I DO NOT HAVE A MEETING OF MY
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.
I AM CHANNELING COUNCILMEMBER
BAGSHAW AT THIS POINT BECAUSE
IS OR VICE CHAIR I WILL BE
DISCUSSING AT THIS AFTERNOON'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 3 UNDER THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT.
THAT IS COUNCIL BILL 119485.
IT IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL
AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO
EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE COMPANY.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD
ALLOW THE PARKS AND REC OFFICE
TO MOVE THEIR EXISTING OFFICES
THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT TO A NEW
OFFICE SPACE AT 300 ELLIOTT
AVENUE WEST.
IS A 15 YEAR LEASE AND THE
LEASE CAN BE RENEWED FOR TWO
ADDITIONAL FIVE-YEAR TERMS FOR
A TOTAL OF 25 YEARS.
I WILL TALK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
THE DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION
AT FULL COUNCIL.
INEFFECTIVE MEANS 113 OF OUR
EXISTING STAFF AT SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION WILL MOVE FROM
THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
SPACE THEY ARE CURRENTLY
OCCUPYING TO A SPACE THAT IS
MUCH CLOSER TO SPR HEADQUARTERS
IN THE DENNY TRIANGLE AREA.
NEXT, I WANTED TO GIVE FOLKS A
QUICK REMINDER ABOUT TAKE YOUR
YOUNGSTERS TO WORK THEY.
MY OFFICE WILL TAKE OVER THE
HOSTING OF THIS REALLY FUN AND
AMAZING EVENT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
JOHNSON FOR HAVING IMPLEMENTED
THIS PROGRAM AT CITY HALL IN
THE FIRST PLACE A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO.
THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD YEAR
DOING THIS.
MY OFFICE WILL BE HOSTING IT.
IT WILL BE MONDAY, APRIL 8
WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE FIRST
DAY OF SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPRING BREAK.
WILL BE A FULL-DAY PROGRAMMING
AVAILABLE FOR KIDS INCLUDING
DROPPINGS FROM THE K-9 UNIT,
FIELD FIREFIGHTERS, AND FOLKS
IN THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND WE HAVE A TON OF
SWAG FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
THINGS THAT FLASH AND BLINK AND
JUMP ROPES AND WHATNOT.
I'M SURE THE KIDS WHO JOIN US
WILL LOVE THAT.
>> DON'T GIVE AWAY THOSE AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE DAY, GIVE AWAY
THE BELLS AT THE END OF THE DAY.
OTHERWISE IT'S BELLS ALL DAY
LONG.
>> I'M NOT OFFENDED BY THAT.
[LAUGHTER]
IF YOU HAVE YET TO SIGN UP YOUR
KIDS OR YOUR KID FOR TAKE YOUR
YOUNGSTER TO WORK DAY YOU CAN
DO SO.
IT IS NOT TOO LATE.
YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ROXANA
GOMEZ IN MY OFFICE AND SHE WILL
BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU MORE
INFORMATION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WANT TO
ENCOURAGE THOSE OF YOU WERE
HERE ON MONDAY, APRIL 8 TO MAKE
EFFORTS TO MEET WITH THE KIDS
WERE COMING IN.
I THINK IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART
OF WHAT WE DO HERE AT CITY
HALL.
I THINK IT MEANS A LOT TO THE
KIDS TO BE ABLE TO WALK INTO
COUNCILMEMBER OFFICES AND SEE
THE ACTUAL COUNCILMEMBER, WE
REPRESENT DIVERSE
CONSTITUENCIES.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
GIRLS TO SEAT WOMEN IN THESE
ROLES I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR KIDS OF COLOR TO SEE
MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS
PEOPLE OF COLOR.
I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE FULFILLING OUR
OBLIGATION TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST CUPS
NUMBER JOHNSON HAS SAID YOU CAN
CLOSE YOUR DOOR IF YOU ARE TOO
BUSY AND DON'T WANT TO SEE
THEM, I AM DISCOURAGING YOU
FROM DOING THAT.
AND WOULD REALLY INVITE YOU ALL
TO WELCOME THESE YOUNG FOLKS
INTO YOUR OFFICES AND ALLOW
THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
EXACTLY HOW REPRESENTATIVES AND
REPRESENTATIVE THE CITY COUNCIL
IS OF THEM AND THAT THEY TO
WORK AT CITY HALL AND BE A
LEGISLATIVE LEADER WHATEVER
THEY WANT TO BE.
I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO WELCOME
THEM INTO YOUR OFFICE.
>> THOSE KIDS REALLY LIKE THE
SINKS AND MINI FRIDGES BEHIND
THE DOORS.
>> OPEN UP YOUR CLOSETS,
EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.
IT'S JUST LIKE BEING AT HOME.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO CHECK
QUICKLY ABOUT SOME OF THE
THINGS I'M GOING TO BE DOING IN
COMMUNITY THIS WEEK.
FIRST I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEGE
TODAY'S APRIL 1 WHICH IS NOT
JUST APRIL FOOLS' DAY THE
KICKOFF OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW
THERE WILL BE A VARIETY OF
PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE MONTH
BY MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY DEDICATE THEIR WORK TO
PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
YOU CAN KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR
MANY OF THOSE EVENTS.
I WILL BE BRINGING AS MANY OF
THE EVENTS TO THE TABLE HERE TO
MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF
THEM AND ARE ABLE TO BOOST THEM
ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS
AND HOPEFULLY ATTEND SOME
EVENTS BROUGHT THE MONTH.
THERE ARE SOME EXCITING THINGS
PLANNED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
IS GOING TO LEAD THE EFFORT TO
PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS
WELL AND WE WILL HAVE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WITH US IN CHAMBER TO
CELEBRATE THAT.
I THINK THAT IS IN A WEEK OR
TWO.
NEXT MONDAY.
GREAT.
ALSO, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
HEADING BACK INTO COMMUNITY
TOMORROW APRIL 2. I WILL SPEND
THE ENTIRE DAY IN DISTRICT 1
WHICH SEEMS UNUSUAL TO SAY
SINCE I LIVED THERE AND SPEND
MOST OF MY TIME THERE.
I WILL BE THERE WEARING MY
OFFICIAL HEAD OF COUNCILMEMBER
STARTING OFF MY DATE TOURING
THE RIVER CITY SKATE PARK IN
SOUTHPARK.
I WILL THEN HEAD OVER TO THE
SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND
DO A TOUR THERE.
I WILL BE HOLDING DISTRICT 1
OFFICE HOURS ON CLOVERDALE ALSO
IN DISTRICT 1. AFTER THAT I HAD
TO CONCORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHICH IS ONE OF THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS THAT RECEIVES
INVESTMENTS FROM OUR FAMILY
EDUCATION LIBBY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
HEADING OUT THERE AND MEETING
KIDS THE BENEFIT FROM OUR
DIRECT INVESTMENT AND CITY OF
SEATTLE EDUCATION LIBBY.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
LASTLY WE WILL END THE DAY
MEETING WITH THE SNOHOMISH
VALLEY HOUSING COALITION GROUP
WHERE THEY WILL BE FEEDING US
OR CHINA.
IT IS A RICE MILK BASED DRINK
SERVED OFTEN IN LATINO FAMILIES
TO CELEBRATE SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
I'M HONORED TO BE FED AND TAKEN
CARE OF BY COMMUNITY IN
DISTRICT 1 ALL DAY APRIL 2.
IT'S A VERY SPECIAL PLACE TO ME
SINCE I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR
THREE YEARS INCLUDING TERRY --
DURING A PERIOD OF TIME
INCLUDING A PEAK OF PUBLIC
SAFETY CONCERNS INCLUDING GUN
VIOLENCE DURING OUR YOUTH.
I'M EXCITED TO GO BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE
SPANISH SPEAKERS ONLY I'M
EXCITED TO ALSO HOLD SOME OF
THESE DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS AND
COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN SPANISH
AND ENGLISH.
ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 I WILL BE
AT THE TREEHOUSE LUNCHEON.
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 4 I WILL BE
WELCOMING THE FRENCH-AMERICAN
SCHOOL OF PUGET SOUND IN MY
OFFICE. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
BEING ABLE TO AUCTION SOME OF
MY TIME OFF TO STUDENTS AT THAT
PARTICULAR SCHOOL AND I'M
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WELCOMING
A GROUP OF 12 AND 13-YEAR-OLDS
IN MY OFFICE THURSDAY, APRIL 4
TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE WORK
WE DO HERE AT CITY COUNCIL.
ON THAT EVENING, I WILL BE
JOINING FOLKS AT THE LEGAL VOICE
COCKTAILS FOR CAUSE.
ON THE FIFTH I AM EXCITED TO
HEAD OVER TO THE WEST WOODLAND
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO VISIT WITH
THE FOURTH GRADE CLASS TO TALK
THEM ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND
REFUGEE ISSUES.
THEY ARE DOING A SPECIAL
PROJECT TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT
DOES IMMIGRATION MEAN IN
AMERICA.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
HEADING OUT THERE AND SHARING
WITH THEM ABOUT MY STORY AND
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO
CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED IN THOSE
ISSUES.
PRETTY INSPIRING THAT A
CLASSROOM OF FOURTH-GRADERS IS
SO INTERESTED IN THAT ISSUE.
LASTLY, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE
ONE AMERICA DINNER ON APRIL 5
AT 5:30 PM.
I HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
WILL BE SITTING AT MY TABLE.
IF ANY OF YOU ARE EAGER TO
ATTEND THE ONE AMERICA DINNER I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THOUGH IT'S
THE FUNNEST PARTY OF THERE.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE
TO SIT I WELCOME YOU AT MY
TABLE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
THAT IS IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AWESOME.
OKAY, THANKS FOR GOING AROUND
THE TABLE AND SHARING THE GREAT
INFORMATION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER I AM
ANNOUNCING SEATTLE COUNCIL WILL
CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION.
THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNIT TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH OUR ATTORNEYS AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
THE CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE IS
ALWAYS PRESENT TO ASSURE WE
RESERVE QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR
A PUBLIC OPEN SESSIONS.
I EXPECT THIS TO LAST FOR 30
MINUTES.
WE WILL SAY IT WILL END IT
10:44 AM.
IF IT IS EXTENDED BEYOND THAT I
WILL ANNOUNCE ITS EXTENSION AND
EXPECTED DURATION.
AND WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION.