>>> OKAY, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE FOR
OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED BRIEFING
ON JULY 15.
A FEW THINGS JUST TO MENTION
BEFORE WE GO AROUND THE TABLE.
WE WERE JOINED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW, PACHECO,
JUAREZ, AND GONZALEZ.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO THE
MINUTES OF THE JULY 8, 2019
MEETING, IT'LL BE APPROVED.
SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, THOSE
MINUTES ARE BEING APPROVED.
I JUST WANT TO MENTION -- I'M
SORRY?
>> I MAY HAVE AN OBJECTION.
>> SILENCE IS IT IN MY RULE.
AFTER THIS MEETING, I DO NEED
ALL OF YOU TO KNOW WE HAVE A
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CIVIC
ARENAS.
IT'LL START AT 10:30.
I'LL BE CO-CHAIRING THE
MEETING, OF COURSE, COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ IS A CO-COUNCIL
AS WELL.
WE HAVE THREE ITEMS TO TALK
ABOUT AND WE DO NEED A QUORUM.
THE FIRST MATTER WILL BE THE
SEATTLE OVERLAY DISTRICT
LEGISLATION FOLLOWED BY THE
SEATTLE STORM KEY ARENA
FACILITY USE AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT.
IN OTHER WORDS AMENDING THE
AGREEMENT WITH THE STORM.
THEN THE OTHER ONE IS A
PROPERTY TRANSFER RELATIVE TO
SKATE PLAZA SITE.
AND SO LET'S TRY TO GET FIVE
MEMBERS THERE, SO WE CAN START
THAT ONE ON TIME.
I HAVE A PROCLAMATION I WANT TO
PASS AROUND FOR SIGNATURE FOR
CAROLYN RILEY PAYNE.
MANY OF YOU KNOW MISS PAYNE.
SHE'S BEEN ACTIVE IN THE
COMMUNITY FOR 40 YEARS, MOST
NOTABLY ACTIVE OF THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL
OF THE NAACP.
AND EXTREMELY INSTRUMENTAL IN
THIS.
I THINK IT'S CALLED THE SO
PROGRAM, THE ACT, WHICH STANDS
FOR AFRO, ACADEMIC
TECHNOLOGICAL AND SIGN TIFF CAL
OLYMPIC PROGRAM.
AND IN OUR AREAS AS THIS
PROGRAM WAS JUST MAGNIFICENT.
SHE'LL BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
SO THERE'S A HUGE CELEBRATION
OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AT FIRST IT WAS ON SATURDAY,
WHICH WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
I'LL PASS IT AROUND FOR A
SIGNATURE.
AND ALTHOUGH COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ MAY TALK ABOUT HER
PROCLAMATION -- WHY DON'T WE
JUST TAKE THAT NOW WHERE WE'RE
IN THE HABIT OF TALKING ABOUT
PROCLAMATIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ HAS A
PROCLAMATION SHE HAS CIRCLED
AROUND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
I'M PLEASED TO PASS AROUND A
PROCLAMATION TO RECOGNIZE
LATINX PRIDE, WHICH WILL OCCUR
THIS SATURDAY, JULY 20, FROM
5:00 TO 10:00 P.M.
IN THE BEACON HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO NOT ONLY HAVE A JOINT
PROCLAMATION FROM THIS CITY TO
DECLARE JULY LGBT NEXT PRIDE
MONTH AS A FOLLOW UP TO JUNE'S
PRIDE MONTH.
BUT THIS IS REALLY AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECOGNIZE
THE CONTRIBUTIONS IN AN
INTERSECTIONAL MATTER.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE
LATINX LGBT COMMUNITY HAS MADE
TO THE BROADER LGBT MOVEMENT.
ALSO REALLY WANT TO EXTEND MY
GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE FOR WORKING
WITH US ON IDENTIFYING A MANNER
WITHIN THE COUNCIL RULES THAT
WOULD ALLOW THE CITY COUNCIL TO
BE A SPONSOR OF THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT EVENT.
IT'S A SMALL EVENT, AND THEY
NEED A LOT OF RESOURCES TO BE
ABLE TO PULL IT OFF, AND IT IS
REALLY AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE
VALUES OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WE'LL BE A SPONSOR IN THIS
EVENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000.
REALLY WELCOME EVERYBODY TO
JOIN THIS SATURDAY IF YOU ARE
AVAILABLE.
IT'LL BE A GREAT CELEBRATION OF
THE LATINX COMMUNITY WHO
IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER,
BISEXUAL, LESBIAN, GAY, OR
QUEER.
SO I'M PASSING AROUND THE
PROCLAMATION NOW, AND WOULD
APPRECIATE YOUR SIGNATURE AND
YOUR SUPPORT AND AGAIN IF
YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTEND AND JOIN
US THIS SATURDAY, THAT'S JULY
20, FROM 5:00 TO 10:00 P.M.
I AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO
ATTEND MYSELF PERSONALLY.
WILL BE PRESENTING THE
PROCLAMATION TO THE ORGANIZERS
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ON
SATURDAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ FOR SORT OF
SPEARHEADING OUR SUPPORT FOR
THIS GREAT EVENT.
LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
WE'LL TRY TO GET AS MANY BODIES
AS POSSIBLE FROM THE COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THIS AFTERNOON FROM FINANCE
AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE
WE'VE GOT TWO ITEMS.
ONE IS THE APPOINTMENT OF BOBBY
HUMES AS DIRECTOR OF OUR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
MANY OF YOU KNOW HE HAS, WHEN
HE FIRST CAME TO PARKS, HE HAS
COME OVER HERE AT THE MAYOR'S
REQUEST.
I'VE HAD MANY CHANCES TO TALK
AND INTERVIEW WITH HIM, SO
THAT'LL BE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
CALENDAR THANKS TO PRESIDENT
HARRELL AND COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ FOR JOINING ME IN
SUPPORTING HIM AT OUR
COMMITTEE.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE
APPROVING THE 2019 ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DURING
OUR BUDGET LAST YEAR.
WE HAD ROUGHLY $19 MILLION IN
THE POT.
IT TURNED OUT WE WOULD HAVE $2
MILLION MORE TOTALING NOW $21
MILLION.
SO THAT GOES INTO OUR BLOCK
GRANT AND HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIPS, SO WE'LL BE
APPROVING THAT THIS AFTERNOON.
THOSE ARE THE TWO ITEMS I HAVE.
AND SCHEDULING, WE'RE GOING TO
CANCEL THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD'S COMMITTEE FOR
THE 24th, WHICH IS A WEEK FROM
WEDNESDAY.
I'M GOING TO BE RESCHEDULING A
SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 31st.
THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN
MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND PUTTING
THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS.
JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS
THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK THAT I
AM VERY PROUD OF.
THANK YOU TO BRIAN CHEW AND MY
OFFICE FOR ORGANIZING SOME WORK
THAT WE DID IN THE PUBLIC LIFE
STUDY AT PIONEER SQUARE.
WORKING WITH SDOT.
THE FIRST TIME WE HAD ABOUT 45
VOLUNTEERS.
WE'VE HAD AT LEAST THAT FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
WHAT WE DO, WE ACTUALLY COUNT
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THERE THAT
ARE COMING OR GOING, SITTING,
WHAT KIND OF BEHAVIOR IS GOING
ON.
THEN THAT BECOMES A PART OF
SDOT'S BASIC INFORMATION FOR
EITHER INVESTMENTS OR DECIDING
WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT A
SAFER PLACE.
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FACT
IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT HAS BEEN
DONE IN OUR CITY HALL PARK
AREA, AND I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT
JOINED ON THAT.
IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING.
I WAS -- AND COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO JOINED ME, WE WERE
STANDING OVER BY THE FOUNTAIN.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW THERE IS
OFTENTIMES LESS THAN WHAT YOU
CONSIDER TO BE POSITIVE
BEHAVIORS.
THIS ONE WOMAN CAME UP TO ME.
SHE SAID HOW COME THERE'S NO
GARBAGE CANS DOWN HERE?
WE'VE CLEANED IT UP IF THERE
WERE GARBAGE CANS.
I JUST ACKNOWLEDGED THE FACT
THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IS REALLY
TRUE IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
GARBAGE CANS HANDY AND THEY ARE
DWELLING IN A PARTICULAR PLACE.
THEY'RE GOING TO THROW THE
GARBAGE ON THE GROUND, WHICH IS
WHAT HAPPENS AND WE CONTINUE TO
CLEAN IT UP.
WE'LL BE WORKING WITH PARKS AND
WITH SPU JUST TO SEE IF WE
COULD DO SOMETHING TEMPORARILY
THIS SUMMER TO HELP CLEAN THAT
UP.
TO EMPOWER THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
THERE TO ACTUALLY CLEAN UP WITH
THEM AND FOR THEMSELVES.
AND ALSO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE GREAT WORK THAT WAS DONE,
DAN STRAUS, TO HELP ORGANIZE
FOR UPTOWN, SOUTH LAKE UNION,
BELLTOWN LAST FRIDAY.
WE SPENT SOME OF THE ENTIRE DAY
WITH SOME OF THE BEST
ARCHITECTS AND THE DESIGNERS OF
SDOT.
WE HAD 45 PEOPLE THERE THAT
REALLY KNOW THEIR STUFF.
AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE COULD DO
TO MAKE THOMAS STREET EAST OF
THE ARENA AND WEST OF THE ARENA
A PLACE THAT PEOPLE FEEL SAFE
AND EXCITED ABOUT WITH ART AND
BETTER LIGHTING.
AS A PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING
THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS MORNING
LATER WITH OUR CIVIC
DEVELOPMENT AND AROUND THE
ARENA.
I WILL BRING THIS UP AGAIN
ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO.
BUT THE REAL KEY THING FOR SDOT
AND OTHERS, THESE CHANGES NEED
TO BE DONE BY OCTOBER 2021.
AND SO WHEN THE PUCK HAS
DROPPED THAT WE'VE GOT THESE
DESIGNS IN PLAY AND THAT THEY
ARE SAFER, MORE ENCOURAGING FOR
PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES AND
EVERYBODY TO GET THERE.
JUST WANT TO BRING THAT UP.
AND FOR A NOTICE AND AGAIN
THANK YOU SDOT FOR ALL YOUR
WORK AND AGAIN, OCTOBER 21,
THESE THINGS WILL HAVE TO BE IN
PLACE AND SNOT LIKE DELAYED AND
DELAYED.
IF WE NEED BUDGET ITEMS, WE'LL
DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER PACHECO.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> SO THERE ARE NO RELATED
ITEMS ON THE FULL COUNCIL
AGENDA TODAY.
THE NEXT MEETING IS THIS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17.
THERE WILL BE THREE ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA ON OUR ANNUAL
COMPOUND RESOLUTION.
A RESOLUTION THAT SETS THE
DOCKETS AMENDMENTS THAT THE
COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER NEXT
YEAR.
TWO AN AMENDMENT FROM DIRECTOR
NATHAN ON THE PERMIT BACKLOG.
AND A BRIEFING FROM OPCD ON
THEIR INDUSTRIAL LANDS WORK
PLAN.
AND FOR THE EVENTS FOR THIS
WEEK, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO
PARTNER UP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ ON OUR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE LUNCH AND LEARN ON
SERVICES AND GAPS.
WE'LL BE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY
THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS, GAPS,
CHALLENGES THAT WE CURRENTLY
HAVE IN OUR EXISTING SYSTEMS.
I REALLY WANT TO SEND AN
APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BE
JOINING US, THE COALITION AND
THE GENDER BASE VIOLENCE.
NEW BEGINNINGS, ENDING DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, THE WASHINGTON STATE
COALITION AGAINST THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S SUPPORT TEAM AND
THE SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AND I WANT TO SEND AN
APPRECIATION AS WELL TO THE TWO
STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN
LEADING THE CHARGE FOR US.
ROXANA GOMEZ.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO
BEGIN.
SO I'M GOING TO DO THE REGULAR
STUFF FIRST.
THEN I HAVE A FEW OTHER WORDS.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD FOR OUR
LUNCH AND LEARN THAT WE DID FOR
THE AIDS MEMORIAL PATHWAY LAST
WEEK.
AND IT WAS A SUCCESS.
WE LEARNED ALL ABOUT HOW THE
MEMORIAL PATHWAY IS GOING TO BE
BUILT AND HOW THE PROGRAM WITH
THE ARTWORK AND WHAT IT WILL
LOOK LIKE.
IT WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL AND
BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION WHERE
PEOPLE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ENSHRINE THE HISTORIC EFFORTS
OF ADVOCATES, FIGHTING TO END
HIV AIDS DISCRIMINATION.
SO MANY YOUNG LIVES WERE LOST
IN THE 80s AND THE 90s TO THIS
DISEASE AND FOR US IN THIS CITY
FOR THE FIRST TIME TO HAVE A
MEMORIAL AND ART TO COMMEMORATE
AND HONOR THEIR LIVES WAS
AMAZING.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD.
A BIG THANK YOU TO COUNCIL
MEMBER RASMUSEN.
RANDY FROM OUR ARTS DIRECTOR.
JASON PLOURD AND MICHELLE
HASSEN.
THAT'S THE AIDS MEMORIAL
PATHWAY.
AND CHRISTIAN RAMIREZ FOR THEIR
CREATIVITY.
WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED, WE GOT
MONEY IN THE BUDGET AND THIS
COUNCIL APPROVED IT AND MOVED
IT FORWARD.
IT'S NICE TO SEE THESE TYPES OF
MEMORIALS, THINGS FINALLY
COMING TRUE.
CIVIC ARENAS AT 10:30, WE'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE OVERLAY
DISTRICT FOR SEATTLE CENTER,
THE KEY ARENA USE AGREEMENT
WITH SEATTLE STORM, AND THE
PUBLIC SKATE PLAZA NEAR THOMAS
STREET.
AS YOU KNOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE THREE
PRIOR AGREEMENTS OR ORDINANCES
THAT THIS COUNCIL PASSED, THE
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE
LEASE AGREEMENT, AND THE
INTEGRATION AGREEMENT.
WE NEVER DO THIS FOR OURSELVES,
ALL OF US WHO ARE HERE AND
CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE BIG
PAT ON THE BACKS BECAUSE WE
PASSED THIS $1.6 BILLION
PROJECT FOR A NEW SEATTLE
CENTER AND WE ARE ON OR WAY AT
NO TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.
THAT'S NO EASY FEE.
WE'RE THE ONLY CITY IN THE
COUNTRY THAT HAS DONE THAT, OWN
THE PROPERTY, N TAXES, AND
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
LIKE WE DID WITH SODO AND BLEW
IT OFF AFTER PAYING THE BONDS.
THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, I HAVE
MY COMMITTEE, CIVIC
COMMUNITIES.
AND THEY WILL PRESENT THEIR
RACIAL SHOW OF JUSTICE
INITIATIVE REPORT.
A REAPPOINTMENT FOR THE LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
JAY HAS BEEN GREAT.
HE LED US THROUGH THE LIBRARY
LEVY.
AS YOU KNOW IT'S ON THE BALLOT.
FOLLOWING THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
REC I HAVE TWO ORDINANCES FOR
BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
THE FIRST VOTE IN PRESENTATION
WILL BE THE DISCOVERY PARK KING
COUNTY OUTFALL LEGISLATION.
THIS ORDINANCE IS YOUR BASIC
TECHNICAL ESSENTIAL
GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE FUNCTION,
WHERE WE MAINTAIN AN OVAL
PIPELINE AND CHANNEL.
THE SECOND ONE, WHICH IS NEAR
AND DEAR TO MY HEART UP IN D5,
THE THORNTON CREEK ACQUISITION
ON 125th.
THIS ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR PARKS
TO REQUIRE THE D FOR OPEN
SPACE, PARK AND RECREATION
PURPOSES.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR NATURAL LANDS AND GREEN
SPACE.
I'VE BEEN DRIVING BY THIS
PROPERTY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
IT'S ON THE NORTH FORK OF
THORNTON CREEK.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S FOR SALE.
WE'RE HOPING WE CAN BUY IT AND
PRESERVE IT, AND WE CAN CREATE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE GREEN
SPACE.
NOT ONLY UP IN D5, BUT
OBVIOUSLY FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE
COMMITTEE IN THE BRIEFING AND
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LEARN ON
HOW WE CAN PURCHASE THIS
PROPERTY.
A BIG THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY,
WHO ALL WORKED HARD ON THIS TO
BRING THIS FORWARD AND, OF
COURSE, THE D5 COMMUNITY, WHICH
HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN
WORKING WITH US IN BRINGING
THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.
IT'S LITERALLY SIX BLOCKS FROM
MY HOUSE, SO I FEEL LIKE I'M
GOING TO BENEFIT A LITTLE BIT
MORE THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.
THE LAST MEETING BEFORE AUGUST
COUNCIL RECESS SCHEDULED FOR A
SPECIAL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY,
JULY 31, AT 12:00 TO 1:30.
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I MAY TAKE
A PAGE OUT OF COUNCIL MEMBER
GONZALEZ'S NETWORK, SINCE I'LL
BE TURNING THE BIG 6-0 ON
MONDAY, I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE
THE DAY OFF.
OKAY, THE BOSS SAYS DO IT.
I'M GOING TO DO IT.
JUST ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT
TO SEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ,
MOSQUEDA, AND PACHECO.
WE ARE ALL TEXTING THIS
WEEKEND.
WE ALL FELT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
FAMILY ABOUT THE NEW POLITICS,
NOT NEW POLITICS, GO BACK TO
WHERE YOU COME FROM.
WHAT THAT KIND OF PARANOID AND
FORM OF POLITICS DOES TO OUR
PEOPLE IS VIOLENCE.
I GUESS I'M AT A POINT IN MY
LIFE ANY TIME I THINK SOMETHING
CAN'T GET WORSE, IT HASN'T.
IT COMES BACK LIKE WORSE THAN A
BAD RASH EXCEPT FOR THIS POINT
IT'S PEOPLE WHO ARE LITERALLY
LIVING IN FEAR IN TENT CITIES.
I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO REMIND
PEOPLE THAT HUMAN VALUES,
PROGRESSIVE VALUES OR
DEMOCRATIC VALUES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO
TELL MY CHILDREN, WHEN THEY SAY
MOM, WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN ALL
OF THIS WAS GOING ON.
I JUST FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ
AND MOSQUEDA.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU DO AND
PACHECO.
I RETCHED OUT TO THOSE THREE
BECAUSE OF OUR HISTORY AND OUR
BACKGROUND.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE
THAT WHEN YOU SAY GO BACK TO
WHERE YOU COME FROM, WE ARE
WHERE WE COME FROM AND NORTH
AMERICA IS OUR LAND.
I JUST WANT TO END ON THAT NOTE
I HOPE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD AND PEOPLE ARE NOT
GOING TO GIVE UP AND ALLOW THIS
TYPE OF HATE AND RACISM TO
DIVIDE US.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> CAN I JUST SAY THANK YOU?
AS ALWAYS ONE OF THE THINGS I
LOVE ABOUT THIS COUNCIL IS THE
FACT WE REALLY ARE COMING FROM
LOTS OF DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP.
ONE OF THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS
THINGS WHEN I HEARD THOSE
TWEETS WAS NOT ONLY THE
STUPIDITY, THE ANGER, THE
HATRED THAT THAT CONTINUES TO
FOAM IT, BUT ALSO THAT
ABSOLUTELY IRRESPONSIBLE NATURE
OF THOSE COMMENTS BECAUSE AT
LEAST THREE OUT OF THE FOUR
WOMEN WERE BORN HERE IN THIS
COUNTRY, PLEASE.
I THINK IT WAS BRONX,
CINCINNATI, DETROIT, AND AS BAD
OF AN OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT I
COULD HAVE EVER HEARD, BUT THEN
IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE, WE
ARE ALL AMERICANS HERE.
WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTING EACH
OTHER.
THANKS FOR REACHING OUT.
LET'S JUST CONTINUE THIS SENSE
OF WHERE WE ARE ALL TOGETHER IN
THIS AND FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT
WE COULD CONTINUE TO LEAD IN
OUR CITY AND BE AS STRONG AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT
THAT I RECOGNIZE HOW MUCH
ADDITIONAL PAIN THAT YOU HAVE
GONE THROUGH AND THANKS FOR
BRINGING IT UP.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> SO IN THE INTEREST AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HERBOLD SAID.
>> IS YOUR MICROPHONE ON?
>> IN THE INTEREST OF SHOWING
LEADERSHIP AS COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD SAID, I HAVE A VERY
SHORT REPORT TODAY.
I HAVE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
UPDATES, ATTENDING PUGET SOUND,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD LAST
WEEK.
ATTENDING THE FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT BOARD THIS WEEK.
AND THEN ON SUNDAY, I JUST WANT
TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE
FACT THAT THE SOUTH PARK
LIBRARY IS HAVING A REOPENING
CELEBRATION FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO DON'T KNOW RECENTLY THERE
HAVE BEEN SOME DONE FOR THE
LAST TWO MONTHS AND THE
IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE ARE TO SUPPORT THE
CHANGING WAYS THAT THEY ARE
USING THE LIBRARIES AND TO MAKE
THE BRANCH MORE ENJOYABLE
USEFUL PLACE TO COLLABORATE.
AND THE EVENT WILL BE HAPPENING
ON SUNDAY BETWEEN 2:00 AND 5:00
P.M.
AND THERE WILL BE A VARIETY OF
THE FESTIVITIES.
I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> I WILL ANNOUNCE THERE WILL
BE TWO ITEMS ON TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA FROM THE HOUSING
HEALTH ENERGY AND WORKERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
THE FIRST IS A BILL THAT I'M
VERY EXCITED ABOUT AND I
BELIEVE ALL OF YOU ARE AS WELL.
THAT'S AMENDED COUNCIL BILL
119542, THIS ORDINANCE RELATES
TO PROVIDER INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENTS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
CONTRACTS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
A HANDFUL OF YOU FOR ENGAGING
WITH US IN WRITING AMENDMENTS
AND TO ALL OF YOU FOR BEING AT
VARIOUS HEARINGS OVER THE LAST
SIX MONTHS AND FOR PROVIDING
YOUR INPUT AS WE TRY TO
IDENTIFY WAYS TO LIFT UP OUR
SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO
ESPECIALLY ARE PROVIDING
SERVICES TO OUR MOST
VULNERABLE.
AS YOU'LL REMEMBER LAST YEAR IN
THE BUDGET WE ALLOCATED A 2%
INCREASE TO BOTH NON-GENERAL
FUND AND GENERAL FUND CONTRACTS
IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE.
WE ALSO COMMITTED TO FIND A WAY
TO STABILIZE THAT TYPE OF
ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT EVERY YEAR
WHERE THERE IS AN ADJUSTMENT,
THEY DON'T FEED TO WORRY ABOUT
MAKING UP THE ADJUSTMENTS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SERVICES
FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, SENIOR
CENTERS, COMMUNITY CLINICS,
FOLKS WHO ARE SERVING, THOSE
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, ALSO HELPING TO
PREVENT THAT TYPE OF SITUATION.
THOSE WHO ARE WORKING IN FOOD
BANKS AND MEAL PROGRAMS AND
HOMELESS SHELTERS AS WELL AS
PREVENTION FROM FALLING INTO
HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING
HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
WE TALK ABOUT THIS BEING THE
BACKBONE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE
NETWORK IN OUR CITY.
THE CONSEQUENCE OF US NOT
HAVING THE ABILITY TO GIVE
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS
AUTOMATICALLY HAVE RESULTED IN
ORGANIZATIONS HAVING 40 TO 50%
TURNOVER AND VACANCY RATES IN
THESE VERY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'M
EXCITED ABOUT, THE WORK THEY
HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS TO HELP US IDENTIFY THE
AMENDMENT.
AND THAT I WILL BE FULLY
SUPPORTING THAT RECOGNIZES OUR
INTENT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
STABILIZING THESE WORKERS.
WE HAVE ADJUSTMENTS AND NEEDS
THAT ARE AFFECTING THE COST OF
RENT AND UTILITIES AND OTHER
OPERATIONAL COSTS.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THOSE THAT
ARE FIXED COSTS, WHERE WE HAVE
VARIABLE COSTS, WE SEE A
REDUCTION IN STAFF.
WHEN THE POSITION VACATES, THE
POSITION TURNS OVER, IT'S NOT
FILLED.
SOMETIMES WE RECOGNIZE THAT
PEOPLE ARE TAKING OTHER JOBS
BECAUSE IT'S MUCH MORE
AFFORDABLE OR FOR THEM TO BE
ABLE TO STABILIZE THEIR
FAMILIES.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU
DID, COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS TO
INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE AND THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THAT AMENDMENT
FORWARD TODAY.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER BAGSHAW FOR HER WORK
WITH US AS WE WORK ON HOW TO
EVALUATE THESE DOLLARS GOING TO
ACTUALLY HELP US STABILIZE
THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
ARE THEY PROVIDING A DIRECT
IMPACT TO THE WORKERS, ARE THEY
PROVIDING A DIRECT IMPACT TO
THE CLIENTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE ESPECIALLY ON THE
LOOKBACK PERIOD AS WE DO THE
EVALUATION.
AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVALUATION DOESN'T JUST SIT ON
A SHELF, THAT THERE WILL BE
ACTION ON IT.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN AND HERBOLD, YOU HAD A
CHANCE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE
FOLKS LAST WEEK.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS ISSUE.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN
THE MAKING, AND EXCITED TO SEE
US GET THIS OVER THE HURDLE
TODAY.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> WELL COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA, I APPRECIATE ALL OF
THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE AS
WELL.
AND SO I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE
A THANK YOU-A-THON, BUT
SERIOUSLY YOUR HEART AND THE
WAY YOU APPROACHED THIS IS VERY
MEANINGFUL.
TO ALL OF YOU WHO WERE AT
MEETING OR NOT AT THE MEETING
LAST WEEK, I HAD PROPOSED AN
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD MAKE SURE
THAT 2020 BUDGET AND THE 2021
BUDGET WERE COVERED, BUT IT WAS
QUITE CLEAR THAT THE AMENDMENT
WAS NOT GOING TO PASS, BUT ALSO
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
SUPPORTING THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS WE CAN DO.
YOU THREADED THE NEEDLE VERY
WELL.
I'M DELIGHTED WITH THE
RESOLUTION THAT YOU'RE BRINGING
FORWARD, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THAT YOU TWO DRAFTED OVER THE
WEEKEND.
THAT'LL ACKNOWLEDGE OUR
INTENTION THAT WE WOULD LIKE
THIS MONEY TO GO INTO WORKERS
SALARIES.
WE ALSO KNOW WE CAN'T DICTATE
THAT.
BUT IT'S A GOOD FIRST START,
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DOING AND
I'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR BUDGET
OFFICE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S
INCORPORATED IN WHATEVER BUDGET
ACTION THAT THE MAYOR BRINGS
DOWN, SO WE CANNOT GET
DISTRACTED DURING OUR ACTUAL
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS.
HOPEFULLY WE COULD JUST MOVE
FORWARD AND NOT CONTINUE TO
HAVE TO DEBATE WHETHER IT'S A
GOOD IDEA OR NOT.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER
BAGSHAW.
I DO HAVE A FEW MORE ITEMS,
THENLY BE REALLY QUICK.
WE ALSO HAVE FOR TODAY'S FULL
COUNCIL AGENDA, THE APPOINTMENT
OF VICTOR LOSATA SERVING ON THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS' STANDARD
BOARD.
WITH HIS APPOINTMENT, THE BOARD
WILL NOW BE COMPLETE.
HIS APPOINTMENT SEAT WAS CHOSEN
BY THE BOARD AS WE OUTLINED IN
THE LEGISLATION.
REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE THE FULL
DOMESTIC WORKERS STANDARDS
BOARD UP AND RUNNING, THE VERY
MONTH WE WENT LIVE WITH THESE
NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
THE NEXT HOUSING HEALTH ENERGY
AND WORKERS' RIGHTS EXIT TEE
WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 17.
THIS WAS A CARRY OVER FROM OUR
LAST MEETING.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING
AND A DISCUSSION ON THE HOTEL
WORKERS LEGISLATION, FOCUSING
ON RETENTION AND WORKLOAD.
THESE ARE TWO OF THE ITEMS WE
WERE GOING TO DISCUSS LAST
WEEK, BUT MOVING IT TO THIS
WEEK'S AGENDA.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A POSSIBLE
VOTE ON NOTICE OF INTENT TO
úSELL LEGISLATION AND
DISCUSSION.
I WANT TO QUICKLY FLAG THANKS
TO COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ'S
OFFICE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AS
WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING
TO YOUR AMAZING PACKET OF HOTEL
WORKER LEGISLATION MATERIALS.
A REVISED COPY OF OUR SCHEDULE
WILL BE ADDING BASICALLY
ANOTHER MONTH TO THE
DISCUSSION, SO WE CAN HAVE MORE
IN DEPTH DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE
FOUR COMPONENTS OF THE
LEGISLATION AND APPRECIATE YOUR
STAFF BRINGING US THE IDEAS FOR
ROLLING OUT ADDITIONAL TIMES.
THOSE WORK REALLY WELL FOR US.
I THINK MY COLLEAGUES ON THE
COMMITTEE WILL AGREE, WE WILL
TRY TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
OUTLINING WHAT COULD BE
EXPECTED AT THE COMMITTEE
MEETINGS, SO WE'RE NOT PACKING
IN A MILLION THINGS LIKE YOU
SAW LAST WEEK.
SO MUCH TO DO THOUGH AT A
TIMELINE HERE.
WE WILL GET IT DONE BY OCTOBER
THEN.
BY SEPTEMBER THEN.
WEEKLY, LET'S SEE, ON
WEDNESDAY, I'LL BE DOING A SITE
VISIT OF THE TACOMA STABILITY
SITE.
PEOPLE MIGHT KNOW THIS IS WHERE
WE HAVE THE LARGE TENT IN
TACOMA AND WE ALSO HAVE THE
WELD OR PALETTE SHELTERS THAT
ARE OUTSIDE.
VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING
MORE ABOUT THE PALETTE SHELTERS
TO HOUSE FOLKS THAT ARE
INSULATED.
YOU CAN PAINT THE OUTSIDE, TWO
OF THE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE
ASK.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THERE
AND TAKE A VISIT OF THAT ON
TUESDAY MORNING.
I WILL BE SPEAKING AT THE
SUMMER HEALTH EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM, PUT TOGETHER BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE.
AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAGSHAW?
>> AND ANOTHER THING THAT YOU
AND I ARE WORKING ON AND WE
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS WEEK
IS THE CHILDCARE EFFORT HERE IN
CITY HALL.
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE NORTHWEST CENTER WHO IS
JOINING US THIS WEEK AND I
BELIEVE IT'S THURSDAY.
WE ARE MEETING WITH THEM.
OUR DEAL OFFICE DEPARTMENT
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
HAS BEEN TAKING THE LEAD AND IN
REGARDS TO SOME THINGS THANKS
TO THE EXECUTIVE FOR MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT CONTRACT
MOVING FORWARD.
WE HAVE THE ARCHITECTS COMING
AROUND, LOOKING AT MULTIPLE
SITES.
WE CAN DO WHAT THEY HAVE
ACTUALLY DONE AT KING COUNTY IN
THE CHINOOK BUILDING.
SO JUST APPRECIATING THE FACT
THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THIS AS A
TEAM AND I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL
SEE SOMETHING RESEMBLING THE
WORK PLAN BY THE TIME BUDGET
WILL GET HERE IN OCTOBER.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ?
>> THANK YOU.
NOTHING ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
AGENDA FROM MY COMMITTEE.
HE ALREADY SIGNED THE
PROCLAMATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO SPOKE ABOUT MY SPECIAL
COMMITTEE THIS TUESDAY.
THAT IS ALL.
>> THAT'S STRONG LEADERSHIP
RIGHT THERE.
YOU SEE THAT?
OKAY, SO THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR
PREVIEW OF TODAY'S ACTIONS.
WE WANT A FULL QUORUM HERE AT
10:30 FOR OUR SELECT COMMITTEE
ON CIVIC ARENAS.
HUGE PROJECT FOR THE CITY.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE
AT 10:30.
THAT'LL STAND ADJOURNED.