>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE
WELCOME TO FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
MY NAME IS DREW O'CONNELL I'M
THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF FRANKLIN
HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO A
GRADUATE.
WITH QUAKER PRIDE AND PLEASURE
I INTRODUCE MYSELF IN WELCOMING
YOU INTO OUR BEAUTIFUL
COMMUNITY TODAY AS YOU MAY KNOW
FRANKLIN IS ONE OF SEATTLE'S
OLDEST OPEN HIGH SCHOOLS WITH
THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS ON
1912, WE HAVE SIGNATURES ON THE
WALLS AND ATTIC DATING BACK
THAT FAR.
SO IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT
THE QUAKER SPIRIT IS A
CORNERSTONE OF THE SEATTLE
EXPERIENCE, FOR MANY STUDENTS
FAMILY AND STAFF.
THAT SAME SPIRIT IS ALIVE AND
WELL TODAY, WE ARE HONORED TO
CONTINUE IN HONOR FRANKLIN'S
LEGACY IN ALL THAT WE DO.
>>> AS IS USUALLY THE CASE,
WHEN WE HOLD EVENTS, THERE ARE
GRADUATES IN ATTENDANCE, DO WE
HAVE ANY QUAKER ALUMNI HERE
TODAY?
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
WELCOME HOME.
>> SO I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO
WELCOME, TO OPEN OUR DOORS AND
WELCOME THE COMMUNITY INTO OUR
SPACE AND APPRECIATE WHAT WE
APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF OUR
DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE THE BEST STUDENTS IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND WE ARE
SO THANKFUL TO MAYOR DURKIN FOR
INVESTING IN THE SEATTLE
PROMISE.
YOU ONLY NEED TO SPEND A SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME IN OUR HALLS
ANDCLASSROOMS TO APPRECIATE NOT
ONLY ON HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR
COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND
LEARNING, BUT THAT WE GROW AS A
COMMUNITY WE CENTER THAT GROWTH
ON FOSTERING LOVE FOR ONE
ANOTHER.
MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS
FORSTUDENTS AND FAMILIES, AND
BY USING THEIR VOICE,
ESPECIALLY THE VOICE OF OUR
SCHOLARS TO STAND UP FOR RACIAL
EQUITY AND THOSE FURTHEST FROM
EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE.
THANK YOU TO SUPERINTENDENT
JUNO FOR LEADING THIS EFFORT IN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THAT'S THE ESSENCE OF FRANKLIN.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LEAD BY
AMPLIFYING OUR VOICES, FOR
THESE IDEALS IN OUR 108th YEAR
AND BEYOND.
SO WITHOUT ANYTHING FURTHER,
PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING A WARM
FRANKLIN WELCOME TO OUR VERY
OWN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT DENISE JUNO.
>>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT
INTRODUCTION, PRINCIPAL
O'CONNELL, IT IS GREAT TO BE
HERE WITH THE HOME OF THE
QUAKERS AND MAYOR DURKIN TO
HELP ALL ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS.
THE DISTRICT ADOPTED A PLAN,
SEATTLE EXCELLENCE, SEEP ATEL
EXCELLENCE IS LASER FOCUS, FROM
CRADLE TO CAREER, THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS LOCK STEP WITH US IN
MAKING SURE OUR STUDENTS ARE
FULLY PREPARED FOR A BRIGHT
FUTURE.
THE CITY'S BUDGET
DEDICATESINVESTMENT AND
PRESCHOOL, WRAP AROUND CARE,
MAKES COLLEGE ATTAINABLE FOR
ALL OTHER SEATTLE SCHOOL
GRADUATES, ALL CRITICAL
SUPPORTS AND ACHIEVEMENT OF
SEATTLE EXCELLENCE.
I'M ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL OF SEATTLE
PROMISE AND THE GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ARISE
BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP.
WE NOW HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
MAKE A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND
CAREER CERTIFICATION REALITY
FOR EVERY PREPARED SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT GRADUATE.
MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING
SUPERINTENDENT IS SPENDING TIME
WITH OUR STUDENTS.
THEY ARE FIERCE, THEY ARE
BRAVE, AND THEY ARE FOCUSED ON
ALL THE RIGHT THINGS.
THEY GIVE ME GREAT HOPE FOR OUR
COLLECTIVE FUTURE.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE
ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL QUAKERS,
JADAN THOMAS, JADAN IS SEATTLE
EXCELLENCE.
HE IS A SENIOR THIS YEAR AT
FRANKLIN AND HAS ALREADY BEEN
ACCEPTED TO BENEDICT COLLEGE.
WHEN NOT LEADING THE QUAKER
DANCE TEAM OR CHEERING THE
PRINCIPAL'S CABINET, YOU CAN
FIND HIM REPRESENTING THE
SENIOR CLASS AS THE YEARBOOK
ADVISER RUNNING HIS OWN SMALL
BUSINESS CALLED WONDER OF CUP
CAKES BY JADAN.
PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME JADAN
THOMAS AND LEADER AND HUGE
BEYONCE FAN.
THANK YOU.
>>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
JADAN THOMAS, AND I AM A SENIOR
HERE AT FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL.
OVER THE COURSE OF MY FOUR
YEARS HERE AT FRANKLIN, I'VE
HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE
CHAIRMAN OF PRINCIPAL'S
CABINET, A LEAD IN THE DRAMA
DEPARTMENT, HELD OFFICER
POSITIONS IN VARIOUS TO HER
CLUBS OUTSIDE FRANKLIN I'M ALSO
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
SEATTLE NAACP AND I WAS
RECENTLY ACCEPTED TO BENEDICT
COLLEGE AND PLAN TO ATTEND HVCU
NEXT FALL.
ATTENDING COLLEGE HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A DREAM OF MINE, BUT A
BARRIER FOR ME ALONG WITH A FEW
OF MY PEERS HERE AT FRANKLIN IS
HOW WE PAY FOR COLLEGE.
MANY OF US HAVE ALWAYS HAD HAD
THE DESIRE AND THE GRADES TO
ATTEND A 4 YEAR UNIVERSITY, IT
ISN'T ALWAYS ATTAINABLE BECAUSE
OF THE TUITION AND BOARD
EXPENSES.
THE SEATTLE PROMISE IS A
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT WILL
FUND UP TO 90 CREDITS TO
RECEIVING AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE
AT ANY SEATTLE COLLEGE.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT NOW THE
SCHOLARSHIP IS OPEN TO FRANKLIN
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY NEW
AUNTI, MAYOR JENNY DURURKAN.
.
>>> ALL RIGHT, JADAN, THAT WAS
AMAZING.
I GOT TO MEET HIM LAST YEAR IN
THE TEEN SUMMER MUSICAL, HE IS
PHENOMENAL IN EVERYTHING HE
DOES, FOR THE REST OF THE
SENIORS, DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU
ARE SLACKING JUST BECAUSE YOU
HAVEN'T GOT INTO A COLLEGE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL,
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
SUPERINTENDENT JUNEEAU,
COMMUNITIES MEMBERS OF THE
CABINET.
THE AMAZING STUDENTS AT
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL GOOD
MORNING.
GOOD ALMOST-AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
TODAY AND COUNCIL MEMBER
HARRELL, THANK YOU FOR NOT
WEARING YOUR BULLDOG GEAR.
ONCE A YEAR I GET TO PRESENT MY
BUDGET TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND FROM
THE START OF THE SEATTLE
SQUEEZE TO OUR FEBRUARY FREEZE,
ITS BEEN A BIG YEAR IN SEATTLE.
IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE AT
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAH.
BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I WAS A
YOUNG LAWYER, I LOVED COMING TO
FRANKLIN TO HELP WITH A MOCK
TRIAL TEAM, TO BE IN THE
HISTORY CLASSES, AS A HIGH
SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER AND HIGH
SCHOOL IS WHERE ITS AT.
YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR FUTURE AHEAD
OF IT, IT IS GOING TO BE
AMAZING.
THIS MORNING I WANTED TO BE
HERE BECAUSE MY BUDGET SEIZES
ON OUR CHANCE TO MOVE AHEAD ON
ALL THINGS WE CARE ABOUT.
THE THINGS FOR WHICH STUDENTS
AT FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL ARE THE
EPICENTER IN ADVOCATING FOR
FREE COLLEGE, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
JUSTICE AND EQUITY, PROTECTING
WORKERS AND MORE TRANSIT BIKE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFER
STREETS.
SEATTLE IS CHANGING, WITH OUR
BUDGET WE CAN DECIDE WHAT KIND
OF CITY WE WANT TO BE.
OUR BUDGET REFLECTS THE PRESENT
AND THE FUTURE.
WE WANT, FOR THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE AND FOR OUR YOUTH LIKE
THE STUDENTS HERE TODAY.
LOOK, I ADMIT IT, I LOVE
SEATTLE.
FROM THE COFFEE SHOPS TO THE
GROCERY STORE TO TOWN HALLS, TO
ROUND TABLES, I LOVE MEETING
AND TALKING TO THE PEOPLE OF
THIS CITY.
I HEAR A LOT OF HOPE, BUT I
HEAR ANXIETY TOO.
MOSTLY, I HEAR SHARED VALUES,
SHARED PRIORITIES, AND A SHARED
VISION OF A BETTER FUTURE FOR
OUR CITY.
TOGETHER, COUNCIL, WE KNOW THAT
SEATTLE NEEDS A GOVERNMENT THAT
WORKS.
THAT DELIVERS BASIC CITY
SERVICES THAT RESIDENTS DEMAND
AND DESERVE.
BUT BASIC CITY SERVICES ARE
ONLY THE FLOR.
WE CAN'T AND MUST DO MUCH MORE
THAN THAT.
THE OTHER WASHINGTON IS ALL
ABOUT DIVISION HERE IN SEATTLE,
WE BELIEVE IN SOLUTIONS.
>>> WE KNOW SEATTLE MUST BE
OPEN TO EVERYONE THAT SAYS
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ARE
WELCOME HERE, WHERE A CHILD
CARE PROVIDER OR A TEACHER CAN
ACTUALLY AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE
SAME COMMUNITY AS THE CHILDREN
THEY CARE FOR AND WHERE OUR
UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS CAN
AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE SAME CITY
AS THE PEOPLE THEY DRIVE.
I SAT DOWN WITH SOME DRIVERS IN
THE LAST WEEK, THEY TOLD ME HOW
SOMETIMES THEY DRIVE 10, 12
HOURS PER DAY, HARD, EXHAUSTING
WORK AND EVERY KIND OF ISSUE
SHOWS UP IN THEIR CARS.
THEY ARE WORKING FULL TIME AND
THEN SOME, AND STILL, THEY
BARELY MAKE ENDS MEET.
WE CAN DO BETTER.
THEY DESERVE AT LEAST A MINIMUM
WAGE AND REASONABLE EXPENSES.
COUNCIL, CABINET ALL OF US
TOGETHER WE MUST CONTINUE TO
DISMANTLE SYSTEMIC RACISM AND
INJUSTICE WHEREVER WE SEE IT
STUDENTS AT FRANKLIN, THIS IS
YOUR TOWN, WE KNOW WE MUST GIVE
YOU THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE
SKILLS SO YOU CAN BUILD A CITY
OF THE FUTURE THAT'S WHY THIS
BUDGET WILL PROVIDE FREE
COLLEGE, FREE TRANSIT AND PATH
WAYS TO AMAZING JOBS.
IN THOSE TOUGH TIMES WE MUST
TAP INTO OUR COMMON HUMANITY,
REMEMBER, WE ARE ALL IN THIS
TOGETHER.
WE MUST DO MORE TO HELP OUR
NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, WE MUST BUILD
MORE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY
HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT SO THAT
NURSES ASSISTANCE, RESTAURANT
WORKERS AND TEACHERS WHO WORK
RIGHT HERE IN THIS BUILDINGCAN
ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE CITY THEY
HELP MAKE GREAT SPEAKING OF THE
TEACHERS AND THE STAFF AT
FRANKLIN, CAN WE GIVE THEM A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE?
ON FRIDAY STUDENTS OF THE ROUTE
SEATTLE LED THE CITY IN A
STRIKE FOR CLIMATE.
HOW MANY STUDENTS HERE
PARTICIPATED?
ALL RIGHT.
AND WITH THIS BUDGET, WE WILL
ACT URGENTLY ON CLIMATE.
WE MUST ENSURE THE FUTURE OF
OUR PLANET THIS BUDGET KEEPS
THE LIGHTS ON AND INVESTS IN
PROGRESS ON SOME OF SEATTLE'S
TOUGHEST PROBLEMS, BASIC CITY
SERVICES INCLUDE PICKING UP THE
GARBAGE, CLEAN ENERGY, FILLING
THE POT HOLES, KEEPING PEOPLE
IN GOODS, MOVING DURING THE
SQUEEZE.
TACKLING TOUGHER ISSUES IS
HARDER, MEANS DELIVERING ON
THAT PROMISE OF OPPORTUNITY
INCLUDING THE TWO YEARS FREE
COLLEGE FOR EVERY STUDENT HERE
IF YOU WANT IT BUT THAT MEANS
GETTING THE GREAT JOBS AND
CAREERS YOU DESERVE, IT MEANS A
MINIMUM WAGE AND EXPENSES FOR
UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS.
IT MEANS BUILDING MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN EVERY
PART OF THIS CITY WITH THIS
BUDGET WE WILL USHER IN A NEW
ERA WITH A FIGHT AGAINST
HOMELESSNESS, WE WILL DON'T OUR
OTHER BIG FIGHTS FOR CLIMATE,
JUSTICE, MAKING SURE THAT OUR
CITY STAYS A WELCOMING VIBRANT
CITY WHERE FOLKS CAN ACTUALLY
AFFORD TO LIVE THIS BUDGET IS
ABOUT OUR FUTURE.
AND I MEAN, OUR FUTURE.
STUDENTS, THE FIRST PRIORITY OF
MY BUDGET IS ABOUT BUILDING
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AND THE
YOUNG PEOPLE IN SEATTLE.
TOGETHER WE MUST BUILD A CITY
WHERE YOUR ZIP CODE, YOUR RACE,
YOUR PLACE OF BIRTH ALL THE
THINGS THAT MAKE YOU WHO YOU
ARE DO NOT DECIDE YOUR DESTINY
IF WE DO OUR JOB YOU GET TO
DECIDE YOUR DESTINY.
TOO FEW OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLEST
GRADUATE READY TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE ECONOMY OF SEATTLE.
IF WE DON'T CLOSE THE
OPPORTUNITY-GAP IN SCHOOL,
WEKNOW WE CANNOT BEAT THE
EQUITIES THAT EXIST IN SEATTLE
TODAY.
ARE THERE ANY SENIORS IN THE
HOUSE?
COME ON?
ALL RIGHT!
SENIORS THANKS FOR BEING HERE,
THERE YOU GO.
IF YOU DO YOUR JOB, I KNOW YOU
REALLY CAME TO SEE JADAN AND
NOT ME, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU DO YOUR JOB, IF YOU
GRADUATE WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR
YOU AND FOR EVERY STUDENT AT A
SEEP ATEL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAH EVEN YOUR RIVALS AT
GARFIELD AND BEACH.
THE SEATTLE PROMISE COLLEGE
TUITION PROGRAM WILL GIVE YOU
TWO YEARS FREE COLLEGE AT ANY
OF OUR THREE SEATTLE COLLEGES.
WILL HELP YOU WITH THOSE OTHER
OBSTACLES LIKE BOOKS, FEES,
CHILD CARE, TRANSPORTATION, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU
DO WHAT WE ASK YOU, WE'RE THERE
FOR YOU.
BUT WE KNOW THAT'S JUST A
START.
WE'RE TAKING OTHER STEPS TOO,
WE HAVE CREATED A NEW
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS
WHO ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM, THAT
GIVES THOSE STUDENTS THE CHANCE
TO HAVE PAID, AND I MEAN PAID
INTERNSHIPS, YEAH, WE'RE
TALKING.
IT IS SOME OF SEATTLE'S MOST
INNOVATIVE COMPANIES AND GAIN
EXPERIENCE.
PEOPLE LIKE KENNET BARA.
HE IS DOING AN OPPORTUNITY
PROMISE INTERSHIP AT EXPEDIA.
THIS FALL HE SHIPS OVER TO
SCIU775.
>> THOSE ARE THE STUDENTS YOU
DESERVE AND ALL OUR YOUTH
DESERVE, WE KNOW THEY WORK,
THEY MOVE FROM SCHOOL TO
TRAINING TO JOBS FROM THE BEST
APRINT SHIP, TO TECH, TO ANY
FIELD YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE WANT
TO OPEN THE DOORS, THIS IS YOUR
CITY, WHETHER YOU WANT TO BE AN
IRON WORKER WHO BUILDS THE NEW
BUILDING DOWNTOWN, THE BIO TECH
WORKER WHO INVITES THE CURE FOR
CANCER IN THOSE BUILDINGS, YOU
WANT TO BE THE PERSON WHO OWNS
THE BUILDINGS, WE ARE WITH YOU.
WE WANT YOU TO REACH FOR YOUR
DREAMS, INCLUDING DREAMS OF
MAKING IT IN THE CREATIVE
ECONOMY, FILM, MUSIC THE ARTS
AND CULTURE, OUR CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES ARE NOT JUST GOOD
FOR OUR ECONOMY, THEY MAKE OUR
CITY BETTER, THAT VIBRANT
SOULFUL CITY THAT WE WANT TO
BE, WE WANT THE AMAZING
TALENTED CHILDREN AND KIDS AND
YOUTH AND STUDENTS WHO PERFORM
IN THEATER TO HAVE A PLACE IN
SEATTLE'S CREATIVE ECONOMY FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME.
THIS WILL INVEST IN WORK TO
BUILD SEATTLE'S CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES AND MAKE IT AN
ECONOMIC PRIORITY.
OUR OFFICE OF MUSIC, WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR GREAT
ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY WILL
EXPAND AND LEAD OUR NEW
CREATIVE PROGRAM TO KEEP BUILD
ON THE FUTURE, WE WANT JADAN TO
BE ON THE STAGE AGAIN SHOWING
EVERYONE ELSE WE KNOW WE CAN'T
WAIT THAT'S WHY THEY MAKE
UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENTS IN
CHILD CARE.
I KNOW WHAT A BIG DEAL THIS IS.
AS A WORKING MOM, CHILD CARE
WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MY
PARTNER AND I. I WANT TO THANK
THEIR COMMITMENT FOR WORKING ON
EXPANDING ACCESS TO CHILD CARE
IN SEATTLE.
WE ALL KNOW IT IS HARD TO FIND
AND IT IS GETTING MORE
EXPENSIVE.
OUR BUDGET WILL NEARLY DOUBLE
OUR CHILD CARE PROGRAM WE WILL
ENSURE THE PARENTS OF UP TO 600
MORE CHILDREN CAN GET HELP THEY
NEED WHEN CHILD CARE BAILS.
WE WANT TO START EARLY IF WE
WANT OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE THE
BEST SEATTLE JOBS.
THE SECOND PRIORITY OF MY
BUDGET IS TO INVEST IN SAFER
AND MORE JUST COMMUNITIES
BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF
CHIEF CARMEN BEST AND OUR
OFFICERS, WE HAVE BECOME THE
NATIONAL MODEL FOR CRASIS
INTERVENTION AND DE-ESCALATION.
CRIME IS DOWN COMPARED TO THIS
TIME LAST YEAR, BUT AS A CITY
HAS GROWN, SO HAVE THE
CHALLENGES OF OUR URBAN
ENVIRONMENT, IT ADDS NEW
OFFICERS AND EXPANDS OUR
SERVICE PROGRAM, SUPPORTS
COMMUNITY-BASED EMPHASIS
PATROLS SO THERE IS MORE
OFFICERS WALKING AND BIKING IN
THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE IT
EXPANDS OUR CIVILIAN
SPECIALISTS THAT CAN HELP
PEOPLE WITH 911 CALLS THAT
AREN'T REALLY EMERGENCIES BUT
PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP, LIKE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR ACCESSING
SERVICES, JUST LIKE MEDIC 1
BECAME A NATIONAL MODEL, I
THINK HEALTH ONE CAN TOO.
AS WE ANNOUNCE TWO WEEKS AGO
THE BUDGET WILL HELP FUND FOUR
NEW PILOT PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS
THE COMPLEX INTERSECTION OF
HOMELESSNESS, THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER.
OUR SYSTEM SIMPLY IS NOT
WORKING.
TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE CYCLING
THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM IMPACTING THEM AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES, THEY ARE NOT
GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED.
THAT REQUIRES SEPARATE CITIES,
STATE, COUNTY AGENCIES COMING
TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET IT
DONE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE THE CITY
OF THE FUTURE.
PEOPLE MUST BE ABLE TO THRIVE
AND BE SAFE WHERE THEY LIVE,
WORK, AND PLAY.
BUT PUBLIC SAFETY IS ABOUT A
LOT MORE THAN POLICE AND
FIREFIGHTERS.
TRUE PUBLIC SAFETY MEANS THAT
EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE
THEY LIVE OR WHAT THEIR
BACKGROUND IS, HAS ACCESS TO
REAL OPPORTUNITY.
AND WE MEAN, REAL OPPORTUNITY.
THAT'S WHY THIS BUDGET, WE'RE
RENEWING OUR COMMITMENT TO NOT
JUST COMMUNITY-BASED POLICING,
BUT TO SHARE AN OPPORTUNITY
LIKE FREE TRANSIT, COLLEGE,
JOBS, ALSO BY INVESTING IN
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND YOUTH
SAFETY.
WE SHOULD NEVER GIVE UP ON ANY
YOUTH.
THIS BUDGET ALSO INVESTS IN ONE
OF THE MOST CHALLENGING MORAL
THINGS OF OUR TIMES.
OUR HOMELESS CRISIS.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE
MADE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE
HAVING AN IMPACT.
THE CITY IS DOING MORE THAN
EVER TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS WHO
NEED THEIR HELP IN OUR LIVING
UNSHELTERED.
WE'VE CREATED GREATER
ACCOUNTABILITY AND HELPED MORE
PEOPLE AND ENSURED WE DO THE
MOST GOOD WITH OUR RESOURCES,
JUST THIS YEAR WE'VE MADE
PROGRESS, WE'RE SERVING MORE
HOUSEHOLDS, MOVING MORE
HOUSEHOLDS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING, AND PREVENTING PEOPLE
FROM BECOMING HOMELESS IN THE
FIRST PLACE.
WHILE WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO
GO, WE'RE DOING BETTER TO
ADDRESS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE OF
COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED AND LAG BEHIND
SERVICES.
WE MUST CHANGE THAT.
BY MAKING OUR SHELTER SYSTEM
MORE HUMANE AND CENTER IT ON
WHAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY NEED, WE
ARE MOVING MORE PEOPLE OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS THAN BASIC
SHELTERS EVER HAVE.
THE EXPANSION OF OUR NAVIGATION
TEAM HAVE SAVED LIVES AND MOVED
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO SAFER
PLACES.
THIS SPRING, FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE 2012, UNLIKE THE OTHER
LARGE CITIES ON THE WEST COAST,
THE ANNUAL POINT AND TIME COUNT
SHOWS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN
KING COUNTY AND SEATTLE HAS
DECLINED.
THAT'S PROGRESS BUT STILL TOO
MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE
SUFFERING.
SO THIS BUDGET WE'LL MAKE
HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN A NEWER
ERA AND A NEW APPROACH THAT
WILL HELP PREVENT PEOPLE FROM
FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS IN
THE FIRST PLACE, AND HELP
CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THE HOUSING
AND THE SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED.
>> WE KNOW WHAT WORKS, WE JUST
HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AND
HOW WE DO IT MATTERS.
AFTER YEARS OF TALK, WE'RE
ACTUALLY CREATING WHAT OUR
REGION NEEDS, ENDING THE ERA OF
A SILO FRAGMENTED APPROACH TO
HOMELESSNESS.
IMAGINE ONE UNIFIED SYSTEM THAT
HAS THE AUTHORITY, THE
RESPONSIBILITY AND THE
RESOURCES UNDER ONE ROOF AND IT
CENTERS ITS WORK ON THE LIVES
AND THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE
BEING SERVED.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE DALE CONST A TINE AND
I TRANSFERRED LEGISLATION TO
OUR COUNCILS.
OUR 2020 BUDGET FOLLOWS THROUGH
ON THE PROMISE AND FUNDS THAT
NEW UNIFIED RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS.
WE MUST CONTINUE OUR PROGRESS,
SEATTLE CANNOT BE A CITY OF THE
FUTURE UNLESS IT LIFTS UP THOSE
WHO ARE LEFT BEHIND.
WE KNOW THAT OUR LACK OF
AFFORDING HOUSING IS HELPING
FUEL OUR HOMELESS CRISIS.
THE SCOPE OF HOUSING NEEDS IS
ENORMOUS IT IS GETTING HARDER
AND HARDER FOR LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME PEOPLE TO LIVE IN
SEATTLE.
WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
IN EVERY PART OF THIS CITY.
TOGETHER WE'VE MADE IMMENSE
PROGRESS, IN 2017 AND 2018 THE
CITY AND HIS PARTNERS INVESTED
$700 MILLION TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING FOR LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME NEIGHBORS.
YOUR DEDICATED WORK HAS BEEN SO
INSPIRING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF
HARD WORK.
>>> YOU HELPED BRING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS FOR THE
AFFORDABILITY LAW, MOVED AHEAD
AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT FORT
LAWTON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO MAKE SEATTLE A
MORE AFFORDABLE PLACE, THANK
YOU.
THIS SUMMER I ANNOUNCE THE
HOUSING NOW INITIATIVE A NEW
SURGE IN BOTH LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME HOUSING.
WE WANT IT IN EVERY COMMUNITY
ACROSS OUR CITY WITH MY BUDGET
WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO CONTINUE
THE MOMENTUM FOR MORE HOUSING.
WE CAN INVEST OVER $78 MILLION
FROM THE SALE OF THE PROPERTIES
TO BUILD AND SUPPORT MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREVENT
DISPLACEMENT.
TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
PUSHED OUT OF OUR CITY, TODAY I
AM ALSO PROPOSING TWO NEW
INVESTMENTS FOR HOUSING, FIRST,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF A NEW STATE LAW THAT LETS US
USE EXISTING REVENUES AND ADD
ANOTHER 25 MILLION THIS YEAR TO
AWARDS TO BUILD MORE HOUSING.
AND SECOND AS I SHARED LAST
WEEK, I AM PROPOSING MY FAIR
SHARE PLAN TO MAKE A MODEST TAX
ON UBER AND LYFT DRIVE SO THAT
THERE IS MINIMUM WAGE AND WE
CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE INVEST
ANOTHER $52 MILLION IN HOUSING
NEAR TRANSIT OVER THE NEXT 5
YEARS.
>>> LOOK.
WE GREW SO FAST, WE FELL FAR
BEHIND ON HOUSING AND SOCIAL
SERVICES, POLICY AND
TRANSPORTATION, WE NEED TO
CATCH UP.
AS WE BUILD MORE HOUSING, WE
ALSO MUST CONTINUE TO BUILD A
MORE CONNECTED CITY.
WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
TRANSIT AND WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH SAFE AFFORDABLE AND
RELIABLEOPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO
GET AROUND NO MATTER WHERE YOU
LIVE TAKING TRANSIT, BIKING,
WALKING, ROLLING, AND CAR-
POOLING MUST BE A REAL
ALTERNATIVE TO DRIVING ALONE IN
A CAR WE CAN'T MEET OUR CLIMATE
GOALS UNTIL WE DO THAT AND DO
THAT WITH URGENCY.
WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF,
DURING VIADUCT CLOSURE, WE
SHOWED PEOPLE CAN CHANGE AND
GOT OUT OF THEIR CARS, RECENTLY
SEATTLE WAS CALLED THE BEST
CITY IN OUR COUNTRY FOR PUBLIC
TRANSIT.
I WOULD STOP AT BEST CITY IN
THE COUNTRY.
OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE
INVESTED IN KING COUNTY METRO
BUS SERVICE BY 71%.
WE PUT A FREE ORCA CARD IN THE
HANDS OF EVERY SEATTLE PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
ALL RIGHT STUDENTS GIVE ME A
SHOUT OUT IF YOU ARE USING THAT
ORCA CARD, THERE WE GO AS WE
INCREASE ACCESS TO TRANSIT, WE
ARE ALSO BUILDING A MORE SAFER
AND CONNECTED BIKE NETWORK OVER
THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WE ARE
READY TO DELIVER ANOTHER 50-
MILES OF PROJECTS LIKE BIKE
LANES AND GREEN WAYS, BUT IT IS
NOT ENOUGH.
THAT IS WHY THIS BUDGET INVESTS
ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO FUND
PROJECTS THAT WERE NOT
PREVIOUSLY FUNDED THROUGH THE
BIKE MASTER PLAN.
THERE IS A BIKER OUT THERE.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT IF WE ARE
GOING TO STAY A WORLD CLASS
CITY, WE MUST HAVE A WORLD
CLASS TRANSIT SYSTEM.
AYE IDENTIFIED THE FUNDING WE
NEED TO FULLY FUND OUR DOWNTOWN
STREETCAR.
IT IS GOING TO BE VERY COOL.
WE WILL HAVE A CONNECTED
STREETCAR ROUTE FROM CAPITOL
HILL TO WING LUKE, TO THE NEW
WATERFRONT, TO SOUTH LAKE UNION
AND MOHI.
IMAGINE BEING IN THE WATERFRONT
AND YOU CAN GET TO MOHI OR WING
LUKE OR ANYWHERE BETWEEN,
SEATTLE DESERVES WORLD CLASS
TRANSIT.
WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE BUS SERVICE THROUGH
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION
BENEFIT DISTRICT.
KEEP EXPANDING ACCESS TO FREE
ORCA FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO PROMISE SCHOLARS TO OUR
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
RESIDENTS.
WE MUST MAKE TRANSIT AVAILABLE
FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
AT A ZERO OR LOW COST.
WE ALSO MUST RECOMMIT TO OUR
GOAL OF VISION ZERO.
OUR PLAN TO END TRAFFIC DEATHS
AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR
CITY STREETS BY 2030.
WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH AND THE
NUMBERS ARE GOING IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
WE MUST ACT WITH URGENCY SO
THAT ROADS LIKE RAINIER AVENUE
BECOME SAFER FOR ALL USERS.
AND THIS BUDGET FUNDS THAT
WORK.
SEATTLE LEADS THE NATION IN
TRANSIT USE AND WE STILL NEED
MORE AND BETTER TRANSIT, I CAN
ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT WE WILL
INVEST $31 MILLION IN NEW
SAFETY BIKE PEDESTRIAN AND
TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS.
INVEST 16.7 MILLION IN VISION
ZERO TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
PROJECTS IN EVERY CORNER OF OUR
CITY.
FROM NEW PROTECTIVE BIKE LANES
TO BETTER SIDEWALKS OR TO ANY
SIDEWALKS, IN SOME NEIGHBORS,
TO A NEW TRANSIT, PEDESTRIAN
AND BIKE-ONLY STREETS THAT
CONNECT WITH LIGHT RAIL,
EVERYONE MUST HAVE SAFE STREETS
AND A PLACE TO WALK IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THIS CITY.
THANKS TO ADDITIONAL, WE'LL BE
ABLE TO BUY -- INVEST ANOTHER
$4 MILLION IN FIRST AND LAST
MILE CONNECTIONS TO TRANSIT TO
WE CAN GET AS MANY PEOPLE AS
POSSIBLE TO SAFE, RELIABLE,
EFFICIENT TRANSIT AND, YES,
WE'LL INVEST IN BUST STOP
SHELTERS, BENCHES, RED BUS ONLY
LANES AND HEAD START SIGNALS
FOR BUSES FINALLY I CAN TELL
YOU, IT IS TRUE, WE'LL HAVE SET
A GOAL OF OVER 90 BLOCKS OF NEW
RED BUS ONLY LANES BY THE END OF
2020 AND STUDENTS, WE NEED YOU
IN OLYMPIA, WE WANT TO GET A
BLOCK THE FOX BILL FINALLY
PASSED.
IN THE CITY OF THE FUTURE YOU
HAVE TO HAVE SAFE AND RELIABLE
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES AND THIS
BUDGET INVESTS IN THAT FUTURE.
BUT NONE OF THIS PROGRESS, NONE
OF THESE INVESTMENTS WILL
DELIVER ON THIS BUDGET ARE
POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE
TEAM OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
YOU CAN CLAP FOR THEM NEARLY
EVERY DAY, 12,000 PUBLIC
SERVANTS GO TO WORK READY TO
DELIVER FOR THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MY
COLLEAGUES HERE AT THE CITY,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
I AM PROUD OF WHAT WE DO
TOGETHER I'M EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT'S AHEAD, I KNOW HOW HARD
YOUR JOBS ARE AND THE PRESSURE
YOU FACE, THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE. AND I
JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE
PITCH, SO STUDENTS AS YOU ARE
THINKING ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL, I HOPE YOU GIVE THE
CITY OF SEATTLE A CHANCE AND
LOOK AT JOBS THERE TOO.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU TO CEMENT THIS PLAN AS A
GUIDE FOR OUR WORK IN THE
COMING YEAR.
FOR SOME OF YOU, VOTING ON THIS
BUDGET WILL BE AMONG YOUR FINAL
VOTES AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRELL,
COUNCIL MEMBER BAKESHAW,
COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN, MIGHT
HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE, COUNCIL
MEMBER P A
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE CAN WE
GIVE THEM A HAND?
SERIOUSLY, THEY HAVE DONE SO
MUCH, YOU STUDENTS WILL REALIZE
AS YOU GO ON, WHEN YOU RUN FOR
CITY COUNCIL AND BECOME MAYOR,
HOW MUCH FUN IT CAN BE.
FOR ALL OF US HERE, I HOPE THAT
OUR STORY CAN BE THAT WE WORK
TOGETHER TO INVEST IN A SAFER,
MORE JUST SEATTLE THAT WE BUILT
MORE LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME
HOUSING THAT WE USHERED IN THAT
NEW ERA IN A FIGHT AGAINST
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR REGION.
THAT WE LEFT A CITY MORE
CONNECTED WITH SAFER CHOICES TO
GET AROUND, THAT WE BUILT MORE
PATH WAYS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WE
INVESTED IN SOLVING PROBLEMS
AND BUILDING A FUTURE, THAT
THESE STUDENTS IN A GENERATION
REALLY ARE RUNNING THE CITY.
WE HAVE THAT CHANCE AND I THINK
WE SHOULD SEIZE IT TOGETHER.
ONCE AGAIN, LET'S TAKE OUR
PROGRESSIVE SEATTLE VALUES AND
TURN THEM INTO ACTION.
ACTION THAT DOES THE MOST GOOD
FOR THE MOST PEOPLE.
LET'S MAKE THAT OUR STORY.
LET'S CARRY ON THAT WORK AND
NOW LET'S GO BACK TO WORK!
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE!
THANK YOU FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
HAVE A GREAT YEAR!
THANKS, VERY MUCH.