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>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
OUR JULY 18th, JULY 8 MEETING.
WE HAVE COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:00.
I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL.
MADE THE CLERK LEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW?
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL?
>> IF THERE ARE NO
INTERJECTIONS, THE CALENDAR
WILL BE ADOPTED.
ANY OBJECTIONS?
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
SIMILARLY, IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS, TODAY'S AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
NOTE MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
TODAY.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY
PRESENTATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE
INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR
THAT COMMENT.
WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON
ITEMS THAT APPEAR ON OUR
AGENDA.
THE INTRODUCTION OR REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
OR THE 2019 WORK GRAHAM.
WE WILL EXTEND IT FOR 20
MINUTES.
I WILL CALL THE ORDER WITH
WHICH I SEE THE SIGNATURES.
WE WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR
EACH SPEAKER.
MR. SCHWARTZ WILL BE THE FIRST
SPEAKER.
AND THEN IT SAYS BAILEY?
BAILEY WILL BE THE SECOND
SPEAKER.
>> THAT AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> BACK IN MARCH, --
>> I'M SORRY, MR. SCHWARTZ.
I DON'T THINK YOUR MICROPHONE
IS ON.
WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
CAN WE START THE TIME OVER
PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
>> BACK IN MARCH, I FOUND
MYSELF INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT
THAT GENERATED CONSIDERABLE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CITY'S
LACK OF RESPONSIVENESS TO
CITIZENS CONCERNS.
FOR THE PAST YEARS, THE
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN REST RATED
WITH THE RELUCTANCE TO RESPOND
TO THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
CONCERNS RELATED TO THE WEST
LAKE CYCLE TRACK.
GIVEN THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION, WE
THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME
TO TRY AGAIN.
ON APRIL 11, WE EMAILED THE
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, SALLY
BAGSHAW.
ON MARCH 24, WE EMAILED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON O'BRIEN.
ON MARCH 25, APRIL 16, AND JUNE
24 WE EMAILED COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HAROLD.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE
TO ANY OF THESE CONTACTS.
IN EARLY APRIL, WE SPOKE TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
SHE SAID SHE WOULD HAVE HER
STAFF CONTACT US.
WE NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
IN APRIL, COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
SUGGESTED WE CONTACT THE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD, WE
DID SO.
WE ASKED IF WE COULD HAVE SOME
TIME TO DISCUSS CONCERNS AND HE
SAID NO.
WE ASKED HIM FOR AN
EXPLANATION.
HE NEVER RESPONDED.
ON JUNE 24, WE CONTACTED
STEPHANIE AT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE.
SHE SAID SHE WOULD HAVE THE
MAYORS TRANSPORTATION ADVISOR
GET BACK TO US IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HER YET.
ON JUNE 19, WE RAISED THE ISSUE
WITH THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH THE
PLAN WAS BEING DISCUSSED.
WE DO RECEIVED NO RESPONSE.
ALL WE HAVE ASKED THE CITY IS
THAT THEY RESPONSIBLY MANAGE
THE FACILITY AT THE HEART OF
OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT IS AN EMINENTLY REASONABLE
REQUEST.
WE RAISE CONCERNS AND WE HAVE
BEEN POLITE AND GONE THROUGH A
CHANNEL.
DESPITE THIS, AS I HAVE
RECOUNTED TODAY, WE HAVE BEEN
IGNORED CONSISTENTLY.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHY.
>> I AM HERE TRYING TO, AS YOU
CAN SEE WE HAVE TRIED
CONTACTING PEOPLE AND GOTTEN NO
RESPONSE.
I AM HERE HOPING TO GET SOME
RESPONSE.
>> I DON'T KNOW THE SUBSTANCE.
THANK YOU, MR. SCHWARTZ, FOR
YOUR COMMENTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT RESPONSE YOU
ARE CALLING FOR SPECIFICALLY IN
YOUR EMAILS.
ARE YOU SENDING THE THING
EMAILS TO ALL OF THESE PARTIES?
>> NO.
>> THEY ARE ALL DIFFERENT
EMAILS.
>> I AM ASKING THEM TO ENGAGE
WITH US ON THE PROBLEM OF
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
>> ARE YOU REFERRING TO YOU AND
OTHERS?
>> MYSELF AND PREVIOUSLY I LEFT
IT PETITION FOR 350 PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT
EXPRESSED CONCERNS.
I LEFT A COPY FOR YOU.
>> GENERALLY, IT IS AN ENTIRE
COMMUNITY.
>> IN A NUTSHELL, IT IS A
TRANSPORTATION ISSUE IS WHAT I
AM SURMISING?
>> TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE MAINLY
AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE BECAUSE --
>> WOULD YOU SAY IT IS MORE OF
A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE TO SOME
EXTENT?
>> THAT IS WHY I SPOKE TO THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
>> SO WE THINK WE CAN GET
ESTHER SCHWARTZ A RESPONSE TO A
TRANSPORTATION ISSUE?
>> WE ARE AWARE OF THE
CONCERNS.
I FORWARDED THEM TO THEM.
THERE ARE TRANSPORTATION
CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THIS IS NOT ELEVATED TO A
PRIORITY.
THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE
SPENT YEARS WORKING ON.
MR. SCHWARTZ DISAGREES ON THE
POLICY WE HAVE TAKEN.
>> THERE IS NO POLICY, THAT IS
THE PROBLEM.
>> I HAVE HEARD YOUR OPINIONS
MULTIPLE TIMES.
>> WHERE DO WE HAVE THE BACK-
AND-FORTH?
>> I WILL TRY TO ASK MY STAFF
TO DO A SEARCH OF YOUR EMAILS
TO SEE WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE WE
CAN PULL TOGETHER.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
>> YOU, SIR.
>> IS IT BAILEY?
>> IF THERE IS ANOTHER SIGN UP
SHEET, WITH THE CLERK BE SO
KIND TO HAND ME ANOTHER SHEET
THE SPEAKERS IF THERE IS ONE?
THIS WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER
OTHERWISE.
>> WE ARE GOOD?
>> THERE IS NO ONE ELSE SIGNED
UP.
GOOD TO GO?
>> YES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
MY NAME IS BAILEY AND I'M HERE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF INVITE
SEATTLE.
AS A COLLEGE STUDENT LIVING IN
SEATTLE, I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH
THE WAY THE HOMELESS CRISIS IS
BEING TREATED, ESPECIALLY
WITHIN THE LOW BARRIER CHECK
ENCAMPMENTS IN SOUTH LAKE
UNION.
I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS HERE IN
OUR CITY AND I'M TIRED OF
SEEING THIS TREATMENT BEING
FALSELY INTERESTED, REPRESENTED
BY ONLY CITY OFFICIALS TO GET
THEM REELECTED VERSUS THE CARE
AND NEEDS.
IT IS DISCOURAGING TO SAY THE
LEAST.
YET THE WAY HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE
BEING GIVEN AID IS MORE
UPSETTING.
THE CITIES SOLUTION TO PUT
THESE PEOPLE INTO SMALL GARDEN
SHED LIKE ENCAMPMENTS,
SURROUNDED BY LIKE-MINDED DRUG
ADDICTS AND LEFT THE FOR USE OF
THEIR SUBSTANCE, THERE IS NO
REHABILITATION, NO MEDICAL AID,
NO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING OR
JOB-TRAINING.
ONLY DRUGS AND'S DESPAIR.
SEATTLE NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
THE OVERWHELMING UPTAKE IN DRUG
ADDICTION, LEADING THEM AWAY
FROM JOBS AND COMMUNITY.
PLACING SICK PEOPLE INTO SHACKS
AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO LIVE A
SLAVE TO THEIR ADDICTION WITH
NO HELP FOR THEIR FUTURE, HOPE
IS NOT HELPING THEM IN ANY WAY.
UNIFIED SEATTLE WANTS TO SEE
REAL CHANGE.
TO CREATE A STRONG PLAN TO HELP
THESE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN
OUR CITY.
UNIFIED SEATTLE WANTS TO HELP
THE HOMELESS BECOME ACTIVE
MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY BUT NOT
JUST PEOPLE HIDDEN IN SHACKS
FAR FROM THE PUBLIC EYE.
WE NEED REAL SOLUTIONS, NOT
SHACKS AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE
YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE
EFFORT.
INC.
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
>> OKAY, AT THIS POINT, I WILL
CLOSE THE, THAT THERE ARE NO
OTHER SPEAKERS.
DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK?
I DIDN'T SEE YOUR NAME ON THE
SIGN-UP SHEET.
GIVE US A SECOND, WE WILL START
OVER.
AHEAD AND HAVE HER SIGN THE
SHEET,
>> I WAS LISTENING TO THE
AIRWAVES YESTERDAY.
THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A
HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT THAT WAS
SELF GOVERNED AND WAS DOING
PRETTY WELL.
I THINK IT WAS UP BY BEACON
HILL OR ONE OF THE LIGHT RAILS.
ANYWAY, LAST WEEK I THINK IT
WAS YOU, TONIGHT HIS.
TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN HOMELESS
ENCHANTMENTS.
IT WAS DOING REALLY WELL ON
SELF-GOVERNING.
THERE WAS NO COMPLAINTS OF
DRUGS OR ANYTHING THAT I KNOW
OF.
IT WAS MYTHOLOGIZED TO MAKE A
POLITICAL ISSUE OF HELPING
HOMELESS PEOPLE AND SEPARATING
PEOPLE TO MAKE THEM RIGHT WITH
EACH OTHER ABOUT HOW TO TREAT
HOMELESS PEOPLE.
SO $100,000 WAS SPENT FOR
SURVEILLANCE ON THESE CAMPS
THAT WERE ALREADY RUNNING
THEMSELVES JUST FIND.
THESE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
ANYWHERE TO GO.
THERE WAITING TO GET SOMEWHERE
SAFE.
BUT THEY ARE DOING A GOOD JOB
ON THEIR OWN.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO
VISIT THEM, BUT THESE NEW
GROUPS ARE POPPING UP AROUND
SEATTLE TO CHANNEL ANGER TOWARDS
HOMELESS PEOPLE.
IT IS REALLY SAD.
BECAUSE THERE IS JUST NOT
ENOUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I JUST HOPE THAT AS A
COMMITTEE, WE CAN HELP THEM
SELF GOVERNED THEMSELVES AGO I
ALSO HEARD ON EAT THE AIRWAVES
THAT POLLUTION WAS FROM PEOPLE
REMODELING THEIR HOUSES.
THEY WOULD DUMP THE GARBAGE BY
THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AND
THEN BLAME THE HOMELESS PEOPLE
FOR IT.
TO GET ANGER.
THAT WAY THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO
PAY THE FEE WHEN THEY TOOK IT
TO THE DUMP.
I THINK IT IS REALLY SAD TO
POLITICIZE PEOPLE WHO ARE
PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY,
SPIRITUALLY SUFFERING.
YOU KNOW, USE THAT AS A LITTLE
TOOL FOR PEOPLE WITH ENOUGH
MONEY FOR HOUSING.
I MEAN, PEOPLE WHO MAYBE DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR A HOUSE
THAT BIG.
THEIR ANGER HAS TO GO TOWARDS
SOMEBODY.
THEY ARE ENCOURAGED, EVERYBODY
WHO IS NORMAL, OWNS A HOUSE.
ANYWAY, I AM JUST GLAD TO BE
HERE.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
COMMENTS.
I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT NOW
AND MOVE TOWARDS THE PAYMENT OF
THE BILLS SECTION.
>> I WILL MOVE TO PASS COUNSEL
BILL 119565.
ANY COMMENTS?
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW?
TONIGHT?
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES.
>> PLEASE READ THE REPORT OF
THE SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
>> CB 119560.
ACCEPTING THE GIFT OF FUNDS FOR
DESIGN AND PURCHASE OF
PLANTINGS FOR BUSINESSES NODES
ALONG DELRIDGE WAY AS PART OF
THE DELRIDGE WAY.
WE RECOMMEND THE BILL PASSED.
>> COLLEGE, THIS IS A MODEST
GIFT WE WOULD ACCEPT FROM THE
DELRIDGE WAY DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION.
IT IS A LITTLE OVER $6000.
IT IS ESSENTIALLY DONATIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN GATHERED TO
UPGRADE THE PLANTING ALONG THE
CORRIDOR OR.
COMMUNITY OR THE TYPICAL TYPES
OF PLANTINGS THE CITY WOULD DO,
THE COMMITTEE DECIDED THEY
WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING A
LITTLE BETTER.
THEY RAISED MONEY TO DO THAT.
WE ARE ACCEPTING THIS MONEY TO
CONTINUE WITH THAT.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU FOR LOOKING MY
WAY.
I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANKS TO
THE NDA AND THEIR WORK IS
SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON
IMPROVING AND ENHANCING THE
BUSINESS DISTRICTS IN THE NORTH
DELRIDGE NEIGHBOR HAS.
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO DO
SO.
THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY ACTION
IN THE NORTH DELRIDGE WAY
ACTION PLAN.
THIS COUNSEL RECOGNIZED A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO NOW.
AND THE FOR SPECIFIC
NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS IDENTIFIED
IN THE NORTH DELRIDGE ACTION
PLAN ARE ANDOVER JUNCTION,
DELRIDGE COMMITTEE CAMPUS, THE
BRANDON INJUNCTION AND THE SELF
INDUCTION.
I AM PLEASED THAT NOT ONLY IS
THE NDA DOING THIS, BUT AS.IS
DOING SOME WORK KEEPING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN IN MIND.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE
ACCEPT THIS GIFT?
>> RIGHT.
GOOD TO GO.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW?
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL?
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL SHALL PASS.
>> PLEASE READ THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
>> 125724, RELATING TO GRANT
FUNDS FROM NON-CITY SOURCES,
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ACCEPT A
SPECIFIED GRANT.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> I MENTIONED THIS IN BRIEFING
JUST A BIT.
IT A LITTLE LITTLE OVER
$600,000 AND WORKS ON THE PARK
BRIDGE.
THIS IS A BRIDGE THAT WE ARE
GETTING SOME SEISMIC UPGRADES
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER.
THIS WAS ON THE CONTINGENCY
LIST OF PROJECTS THE CITY HAD
SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR
THE GRANT APPROVAL PROCESS.
BECAUSE A COUPLE OF THE
PROJECTS I HAVE THAT WERE NOT
ABLE OR LIKELY TO BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY THE END
OF THE YEAR FOR THE FUNDING
REQUIREMENT.
THE CITY THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO
ACCELERATE THIS PROJECT TO USE
SOME OF THOSE GRANT FUNDS SO WE
WOULDN'T HAVE TO FORFEIT THE
FUNDS TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
THIS ALLOWS THE OTHER PROJECTS
WE WERE BEHIND ELSEWHERE IN THE
REGION TO SLIDE IN FOR THE NEXT
GRANT PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THE BILL?
IF NOT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW?
COUNCILMEMBER HARRELL?
>> THE BILL SHALL PASS.
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, 15.
THE APPOINTMENT OF TANIKA
THOMPSON BIRD.
TO THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR A
TERM OF AUGUST 31, 2023.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> TANIKA THOMPSON BIRD IS A
GREAT COMMUNITY MEMBER AND I
HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH
HER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
SHE WORKED WITH GREEN ON THE 40
HIGHER.
SHE HAS BEEN INCHING WORSE
RECENTLY A LOT BECAUSE SHE HAS
BEEN VERY ACTIVE ON THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD WORK.
SHE HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE
IN THAT.
THIS WOULD GIVE HER A FORMAL
ROLE ON THE TAB.
HER HISTORY IS WORKING WITH, AS
AN ORGANIZER.
SHE HAS BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY
LEADER.
SHE WILL BE AN EXCELLENT
COMMITTEE LEADER.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS?
>> OKAY.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTED PLEASE VOTE AYE?
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
>> SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.
THE APPOINTED OF STEVEN FRY FOR
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
FOR A TERM OF MARCH 31, 2022.
>> COUNCILMEMBER O'BRIEN?
>> HE IS A PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR
THE SEATTLE 2030 DISTRICT.
HE WORKS WITH DEVELOPERS AND
FACILITY MANAGERS TO OVERSEE
PROGRAMS BASED ON REDUCING
ENERGY USE.
HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION AT
COMMITTEE ABOUT HIS INTEREST IN
AN UPDATE TO SEATTLE'S TREE
ORDINANCE.
HE SEEMED TO BE FAIRLY WELL-
VERSED WITH WHAT DIRECTION THAT
IS GOING.
HE IS EXCITED TO JOIN THE
COMMITTEE AND HOPEFULLY WORK
WITH THIS COUNSEL IN THE COMING
MONTHS TO GET AN UPDATE TO
THAT.
>> VERY GOOD.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
>> THOSE IN FAVOR OF CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTED PLEASE VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR
THE DAY.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
OKAY, IF NOT, WE STAND
ADJOURNED.
EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT REST OF
THE DAY.
>> THANK YOU.