>>> GOOD MORNING.
DECEMBER 6, 2021 COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
IT IS 9:30 2 AM. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ IS EXCUSED
FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
I AM SERVING AS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
COUNCIL MEMBERS MORALES AND
SAWANT ARE EXCUSED FOR THIS
MEETING.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WILL
BE JOINING US BUT A LITTLE BIT
LATER IN THE AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> JUAREZ?
>> YEAR.
>> LEWIS?
MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
HERBOLD?
>> PRESENT.
>> BY PRESENT.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 29,
2021 WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO THE SECOND ITEM IN
THE AGENDA IS THE PRESIDENTS
REPORT.
I WILL HOLD MY COMMENTS AND
DELIVER THEM WITH MY REPORT
LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.
MOVING INTO PREVIEW OF TODAY'S
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS, REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. THE DISCUSSION WILL
BE A PREVIEW OF TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS.
THE COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES ARE COMING UP THIS
WEEK.
I WILL CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBERS
AS ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED
ROLL CALL. THIS IS DESIGNATED
ALPHABETICALLY BY NAME AND WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
CALLED LAST. THIS WEEK'S ROLL
CALL ROTATION BEGINS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOLLOWED
BY COUNCIL NUMBER LEWIS ,
MOSQUEDA, PEDERSEN, STRAUSS
AND THEN I WILL CONCLUDE THE
AGENDA DISCUSSION.
AS MENTIONED, I RECEIVED A
NOTE FROM COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
HE IS SECOND IN THE ROLL CALL
ROTATION.
IF WE GET TO THE END OF
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 'S
PRESENTATION, WE WILL MOVE
DIRECTLY INTO COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA 'S PRESENTATION.
IF COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IS NOT
BACK IN TIME . WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ , YOU ARE
INVITED TO PLEASE GIVE YOUR
REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM AND
COLLEAGUES.
I DON'T SEE MR. STRAUSS ON
HERE WITH HIS NEW TYPE.
I HAVE A VERY SHORT -- THERE
YOU ARE.
I HAVE A VERY SHORT UPDATE TODAY
. I THINK I HAVE THREE ITEMS.
THERE IS ONE ITEM OF THE PUBLIC
ASSET AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES
COMMITTEE ON THIS AFTERNOON'S
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
THE ITEM IS A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS TO ACCEPT GRANT
FUNDING FROM THE RECREATION
CONSERVATION OFFICE.
THIS ITEM WILL ALSO BE ON THE
PUBLIC ASSETS COMMITTEE AGENDA
FOR TUESDAY, WHICH IS TOMORROW.
OUR NEXT PUBLIC ASSET MEETING
IS TOMORROW AT 2:00. WE WILL
CONSIDER THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
THE FIRST ONE WHICH YOU HAVE
ALL BEEN HEARING ME TALK ABOUT
FOR A WHILE IS THE WOODLAND
PARK ZOO.
THAT IS THE OPERATIONS
AGREEMENT RENEWAL THAT IS
SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE. BRIAN GOOD NIGHT
RECEIVED AMENDMENTS FROM
MEMBERS WHICH WERE DUE NOVEMBER
30.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THIS IS A STANDARD PROCESS FOR
CREATING CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE
CITY AND MAJOR PUBLIC ASSETS
LIKE THE AQUARIUM, THE
WATERFRONT AND NOW THE ZOO.
AMENDMENT NEED TO BE AGREED
UPON BY BOTH PARTIES FOR TO BE
MEANINGFULLY FORWARD SO I WANT
TO THINK POSITIVE STAFF WHO
WORKED AND COORDINATED IN THIS
MATTER BECAUSE I THINK WE GOT
15 AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SECOND ITEM IS A RESOLUTION I
JUST REFERRED TO REGARDING THE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE GRANT APPLICATION.
THE THIRD AND LAST ITEM IS A
BILL THAT WOULD CREATE THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL
THAT WE PASSED ALMOST TWO YEARS
AGO.
WE WILL HAVE A SHORT BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS IN THE
WORKING.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY
CLOSELY WITH TRIBES, URBAN
INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND
CENTRAL STAFF.
GOOD JOB WITH THE CENTRAL STAFF.
THEY REALLY CAME THROUGH ON
THIS ONE.
I BELIEVE ONCE THIS COUNCIL
GETS SEATED, THEN WE CAN TALK
ABOUT IT AND REFER MORE
INDIGENOUS ISSUES WITH OTHER
INDIGENOUS GROUPS. THAT WAS THE
WHOLE REASON WHY WE CREATED THE
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL SO
WE WOULD HAVE SOME SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS WHO WOULD ADVISE
NOT ONLY THE EXECUTIVE BUT THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND CENTRAL
STAFF ON THE THINGS WE NEED TO
GET DONE.
FOR PARKS, I DON'T KNOW IF SOME
OF YOU KNOW THIS.
SOME OF YOU WERE BORN AND
RAISED HERE BUT THE ARGOSY
CHRISTMAS SHIPS ARE COMING
BACK.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL SEATTLE
TRADITION.
THE HOLIDAY CRUISES WERE
CANCELED LAST YEAR DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC.
THIS YEAR, THE FESTIVITIES
RETURN.
THERE WILL BE A PARADE OF
BRIGHTLY LIGHTED BOATS THAT
WILL CRUISE FROM PUGET SOUND TO
LAKE UNION AND OUT TO LAKE
WASHINGTON.
SECOND, CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON
A NEW LAKE CITY PARK.
CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN FOR THE
NEW LAKE CITY PARK AT 12510
33rd AVENUE NORTHEAST. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROBABLY
SINCE I HAVE BEEN ELECTED.
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
RECENTLY HIRED A 10 CONSTRUCTION
TO DO THE WORK.
CONSTRUCTION BEGAN LAST WEEK.
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC
ANTICIPATES THE PARK TO OPEN
NEXT SUMMER.
THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND A COMMUNITY
THAT HAS BEEN WANTING THIS
GREEN SPACE AREA TO BE
ACTIVATED.
THANK YOU, PARKS.
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL
RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS OF
OPERATION IN 20 OF THE 27
BRANCHES STARTING TODAY,
DECEMBER 6. SEATTLE PARKS --
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES IS
REINTRODUCING THE RESERVE A
COMPUTER SERVICE. NOW PATRONS
CAN RESERVE A COMPUTER ON OR AT
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY'S
WEBSITE.
ON JANUARY 1, 2022, SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARIES WILL RETIRE
THE FREE PRINTING AND COPYING
SERVICES, WHICH WE USED TO DO
BUT CAN NO LONGER DO.
GOOD NEWS ON THE HOUSING FRONT.
GOOD JOB FOR ALL YOU FOLKS WHO
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON HOUSING.
THE FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE, LAST MONDAY, THE
NEW VILLAGE OFFICIALLY OPENED.
IT IS IN DISTRICT 5 ON AURORA
WRITE OFF 125th. THIS IS A
TREMENDOUS STEP FORWARD TO MOVE
FOLKS INTO SAFE AND WELCOMING
ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY CAN GET
THE SERVICES THEY NEED. THE
FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS VILLAGE HAS
AN EMPHASIS ON THE RESIDENCE
ALREADY IN THE AREA AND THIS
WILL TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF
THOSE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
AT THE SAME TIME, HELP RESTORE
THE NEIGHBORHOODS PUBLIC PARKS.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE FOLKS
WHO DID ALL OF THAT HARD WORK.
I'M GLAD IT IS DONE.
IT IS OPEN.
HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE MOVING OUR
NEIGHBORS AND SOON.
SOUND TRANSIT.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED A SOUND
TRANSIT MEETING WHERE WE
LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE SECURITY
MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO THE
RECENT EVENTS NEAR THE U
DISTRICT AND THE MT. BAKER
STATIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES HAS
BROUGHT THIS UP A FEW TIMES,
WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE ADDRESSED IT.
I KNOW THAT SHE IS WORKING
HARD, AS ARE WE, TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE MT. BAKER AND RANIER
VALLEY IS SAFE WHILE USING
LIGHT RAIL.
WE HAVE MADE IT A PRIORITY TO
SHARE SOUND TRANSIT UPDATES
WITH HER OFFICE AND WOULD BE
HAPPY TO DO THE SAME FOR ANYONE
ELSE INTERESTED.
LET ME JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE
PRESENTATION AND BRIEFING FROM
KEN CUMMINS WHO DOES THE
SECURITY.
HE DID A SECURITY UPDATE ABOUT
MT. BAKER.
THE FOCUS WAS ON MT. BAKER AND
RANIER VALLEY.
THERE WAS A POWERPOINT ABOUT
SOUND TRANSIT STATIONS AND
CRIME SO WE COULD SEE CRIME IN
RELATION TO OTHER SOUND TRANSIT
STATIONS.
FOR MT. BAKER, THEY HAVE
INCREASED THE SECURITY
CONTROLS.
THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY.
THEY ARE WORKING WITH COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND SPD AND KING COUNTY
METRO.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL AWARE
OF THIS BUT LET ME -- FOR THIS
MORNING'S DISCUSSION, IT IS
IMPORTANT.
WE HAD THREE SHOOTINGS IN THAT
AREA.
ONE ON JUNE 22, ONE ON OCTOBER
22 AND ONE ON NOVEMBER 21.
IN TWO OF THOSE INCIDENTS, THEY
RESULTED IN DEATH WITH FIREARMS.
THESE INCIDENTS DID NOT INVOLVE
THOSE USING THE LIGHT RAIL.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE THAT IS
WHERE SOUND TRANSIT HAS TO WORK
WITH SPD ABOUT THE OUTLYING
AREAS IN THE LANDSCAPING AND
THE LIGHTING.
WHERE THEY ARE INCREASING THE
LIGHTING AS I SAID IN THE
LANDSCAPING, THE LIGHTING WILL
TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
RIGHT NOW THEY ARE EXPERIENCING
SOME SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES BUT
MT. BAKER IS THE NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY.
OUR OFFICE DID SHARE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MIRELES'S OFFICE
A MEMO UPDATING WHAT HAPPENED
IN THE MEETING, THE POWERPOINT
THAT SHOWED WHERE OUR INCIDENTS
OF CRIME ARE IN RELATION TO
OTHER SOUND TRANSIT STATIONS. I
THINK WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT
WITH THE SOUND TRANSIT STATIONS
-- WE DID IT COUNTYWIDE.
MOUNT BAKER DOES HAVE THE
LOWEST CRIME RATE, ACTUALLY THE
HIGHEST CRIME RATE. THEY HAVE
BEEN IN EXISTENCE 51 DAYS AND
WE HAVE HAD OVER 160 INCIDENTS
ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF LIKE
CRIME.
WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO AND WHAT
WE HAVE REQUESTED FROM SOUND
TRANSIT IS TO FOCUS ON WHERE WE
ACTUALLY HAVE SHOOTINGS AND
DEATHS, NOT JUST A MISDEMEANOR
OR SOMEBODY WHO DID NOT PAY THE
FEE OR THEY WENT IN THE
BATHROOM AND BROKE SOMETHING.
THAT IS WHAT WE WILL GET BACK
FROM SOUND TRANSIT AND WE WILL
BE SHARING THAT WITH YOU FOLKS.
THEN I HAD A REALLY GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO. HE IS AT
SOUND TRANSIT NOW.
WORKING WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS SO
WE CAN REALLY NARROW DOWN THE
SAFETY ISSUES NOT ONLY AT THE
STATION BUT AREAS SURROUNDING
THE STATION.
THAT IS IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT
BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
NOT SEEING ANY RAISED HANDS.
THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS IS BACK.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, YOU ARE UP
NEXT BUT SEEING THAT YOU ARE
JUST BACK, DO YOU WANT US TO
MOVE FORWARD OR ARE YOU READY
TO TAKE THE BALL AND RUN?
>> IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE ONE
REPORT IN THE MIDDLE.
THANK YOU.
>> VERY GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA . CAN WE
MOVE OVER TO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO
WANT TO WARN COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS THAT I HAVE THREE
REPORTS, REPORTING ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ .
THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE LINEUP
HERE.
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAMERA?
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT PRO
TEM, I WILL GET STARTED IF YOU
PREFER.
>> OKAY.
>> I HAVE THREE REPORTS HERE
TODAY.
I WILL DO MY FIRST AND THEN I
WILL DO COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
IN THE NEXT FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING, WE HAVE A
DISCUSSION ON THE APPOINTMENTS
TO SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY,
WORKERS STANDARD BOARD AND
APPOINTMENT SEND REAPPOINTMENTS
OF THE COMMUNITY HOUSING.
WE ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING
ON NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN WHICH IS RELATED TO OFFICE
OF HOUSING.
2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN REPORT.
THE STREET VACATION LEGISLATION
AND THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
PRESENTATION FROM FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
FROM UPDATES FROM FAS, I DO
HAVE FIVE UPDATES.
I WANT TO KNOW FAS AND ALL OF
THE DEPARTMENTS I REPORT TO OUR
COMMITTEE.
FROM FAS, THEY REPORTING FIRST
THERE IS A STRIKE.
TEAM 174 IS STRIKING.
THE TEAMSTERS NOTIFIED MARINO
THAT THEY WOULD DISPATCH
WORKERS TO THE WATERFRONT
PROJECT.
FAS PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING
STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE PROJECT AND PROVIDE
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
WE DO WISH EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD
OUTCOME FROM THE STRIKE.
WE KNOW THAT STRIKES ARE NOT
THE FIRST LINE OF ACTION.
APPRECIATE THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN
THIS DECISION TO STRIKE AND
RESPECT THAT VERY MUCH.
NUMBER TWO, SENATOR CANTWELL
HAS PROVIDED A REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION TO FAS ON THE
POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF HAVING
THE NEWLY PASSED LOCAL HIRE
POLICY INSTITUTED IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT JOBS
ACT WHICH ALLOWS FAS TO USE
PRIORITY HIGHER FOR FUTURE YOU
SDOT FUNDED PROJECTS.
FAS PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING
DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH SDOT
TO GATHER INFORMATION TO
RESPOND TO SENATOR CANTWELL'S
REQUEST.
PAYROLL ITEMS INCLUDE FAS
CITYWIDE ACCOUNTING AND
PAYROLL.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED WITH
SDH ARTICULATE NEW LEADTIMES
FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES
INCLUDNG CONSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTIONS TO DEPARTMENTS FOR
EARNED CODE SET UP FOR NEW
LEADS.
FAS DEVELOPED ADDITIONAL
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
DOCUMENT FOR LONG-TERM CARE
INSURANCE.
THE EXEMPTION PROCESS WITH
DISSOLVING PAYROLL AND MANUAL
CHECKS ISSUED TO ENSURE TIMELY
PROCESSING DURING THE REDUCED
PAYROLL TIMELINE DUE TO THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
REGARDING JUMPSTART, FAS
LICENSE AND TAX IT MINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT HELD THE NEXT
JUMPSTART TAX TRAINING WEBINAR
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. 125
CUSTOMERS REGISTERED FOR THE
WEBINAR TRAINING.
WE WENT TO THANK THEM FOR THE
WORK THEY ARE DOING TO GET
INFORMATION OUT TO THOSE WHO
ARE PAYERS FOR JUMPSTART AND
REALLY HELP TO NAVIGATE THESE
LAST FEW MONTHS SO THAT FOLKS
ARE READY TO PAY NEXT YEAR AS
THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES AND
ALSO FAS'S ONGOING FEEDBACK
FROM THE RULEMAKING HAS HELPED
US MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
POLICY EARLIER THIS YEAR.
LASTLY, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED
TO AUTHORIZE FAS'S DIRECTOR TO
SIGN THE RENEWED LEASE WITH THE
U.S. ARMY FOR THE FORT LUPTON
PROPERTY.
OUR NEXT STEPS IS TO HAVE THE
MAYOR SIGN THE LEGISLATION AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THE WORK TO TURN THAT PROPERTY
INTO THE PUBLIC ASSET AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE ALL
ARE ENVISIONING.
NEXT IN THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA.
THIS INCLUDES COUNCIL BILL
120231 WHICH RELATES TO LABOR
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE FIRE
CHIEFS ASSOCIATION,
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FIREFIGHTERS.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL PAY FOR
ELIGIBLE FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES
TO REPRESENT LOCAL 2098. THIS
BENEFIT IS CONSISTENT WITH
ADDITIONAL PAY FOR OTHER CITY
WORKERS INCLUDING THOSE THAT
WAS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE IN
OCTOBER BY THIS COUNCIL.
COUNCIL BILL 120237 IS THE
FOURTH QUARTER 2021 EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE.
THIS IS ROUTINE EMPLOYMENT
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
DESIGNATE CERTAIN POSITIONS OF
EXEMPT FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM AND RETURN SOME
POSITIONS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM.
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES WOULD RETURN TWO
POSITIONS TO CIVIL SERVICE AND
EXEMPT 12 POSITIONS FROM CIVIL
SERVICE.
THERE ARE ALSO FOUR ITEMS ON
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR FROM THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE.
THIS INCLUDES COUNCIL BILL'S
120242 ON THE 120243 AND 120244
. MAIL STEM FROM THE LABOR
RELATIONS POLICY COMMITTEE AND
RELATE TO THE 2022 WAGES
REPRESENTED AND NON-REPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES.
THIS INCLUDES 120242 WHICH
WOULD AUTHORIZE THE EXCLUSION OF
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
CERTAIN CITY UNIONS INCLUDING
THE COALITION OF CITY UNIONS
RELATED TO ADJUSTED WAGE
INCREASE OF 4%, ADJUSTED WAGE
INCREASE FOR ELIGIBLE
REPRESENTED WORKERS.
THIS INCLUDES 120243 WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE AN ADJUSTED WAGE
INCREASE OF 4% FOR MOST NON-
REPRESENTED JOB TITLES.
FINALLY, 120244 WOULD ADJUST
THE PAPER DISCRETIONARY PAID
JOB TITLES TO REFLECT A 4%
INCREASE WHICH WOULD MAKE WAGE
INCREASES POSSIBLE FOR
EMPLOYEES IN THOSE POSITIONS.
ALL THREE OF THESE COUNCIL
BILLS ARE BEING REFERRED
DIRECTLY TO CITY COUNCIL , AS
IS TYPICAL FOR LABOR RELATIONS
LEGISLATION.
THEY WILL BE ON THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR FINAL
ACTION ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13.
VINYL IT ON THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, RESOLUTION 32032
WOULD ADOPT THE 2022 STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WHICH WE GOT
A BRIEFING ON LAST WEEK FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
OFFICE BRIEFED US ON THE
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
ON NOVEMBER 29.
THIS RESOLUTION IS ALSO BEING
REFERRED DIRECTLY TO SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE UP FOR
FINAL ACTION ON DECEMBER 13.
ONE MORE REPORT OUT FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
IN TERMS OF COMMITTEE UPDATES,
THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ELEMENT
COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 AT 9:30
A.M.
THERE WILL BE 12 APPOINTMENT
SEND ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
IN TERMS OF REGIONAL COMMITTEE
UPDATES, THE CENTRAL PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED THE 2022
-2027 REGIONAL ECONOMIC
STRATEGY WITH THE RECOMMENDED
CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. THE OFFICIAL
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY AND WILL
SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE U.S.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATION FOR APPROVAL.
THE STRATEGY IS USED AS A
FRAMEWORK FOR ESTABLISHING THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKPLAN
AND INCLUDES A BACKGROUND OF
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE
REGION.
IT BUILDS UPON OTHER LOCAL
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
AND IT IS AND LAMENTED BY MANY
PARTNERS.
THE STRATEGY QUALIFIES REGIONAL
ASSISTANCE.
IN TERMS OF THE 2022 ECONOMIC
FOCUS AREAS, THEY ALSO ADOPTED
19 FOCUS AREAS FOR 2022 THAT
WERE CENTERED ON THE ANALYSIS
AND DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES
FOR EMERGING INDUSTRIES SUCH AS
SPACE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,
CLOUD COMPUTING, THE FOCUS
AREAS ARE DIRECTED THE BOARD
AND STAFF TO ANALYZE THE
REGIONAL IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON
WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE AS WELL
AS SUPPORT THE ROLLOUT OF THE
TOGETHER FRAMEWORK FOR BUILDING
MORE EQUITABLE ECONOMY.
THE BOARD IDENTIFIED A NEED TO
AMPLIFY REGIONAL EFFORTS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO PROMOTE
TOURISM EFFORTS TO EXPAND
BROADBAND AND CHILDCARE
APACITY IN THE REGION.
FINALLY, IN TERMS OF DISTRICT
UPDATES, LAST WEEK AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ' OFFICE,
THEY MET WITH CONSTITUENTS IN
THE MOUNT BAKER NEIGHBORED TO
ORGANIZE AROUND SOME OF THE
ACTION STEPS.
THESE INCLUDE INTRODUCTIONS
WITH THE UNION AND TRANSIT
RIDERS UNION, A MEETING WITH
TRANSIT BOARD MEMBERS, AND
CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS WITH
NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS
ABOUT ALLOWING FOR TEMPORARY
COMMUNITY USE THAT CAN ACTIVATE
THE SPACE.
FINALLY, COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
' STAFF AND HER MET WITH SPU.
TOGETHER, THEY VISITED THE
PEARL STREET DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN BEACON
HILL.
THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT
THAT WILL RETURN STORM RELATED
BACKUPS AND FLOODING IN THE AREA
-- EXCEEDS ME.
IT WILL REDUCE STORM RELATED
BACKUPS AND FLOODING IN THE
AREA, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND
THE ENVIRONMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES WANTS TO
THINK WAS MEMBERS OF SPU FOR
HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND SOME OF
THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF HOW
THESE SYSTEMS WORK TOGETHER TO
PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR DELIVERING NOT
ONE, NOT TWO BUT THREE REPORTS.
DO OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA ABOUT HER REPORT?
OKAY.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS, WE WILL
MOVE BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
I INVITE YOU TO GIVE YOUR
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO TEM
HERBOLD.
JUST A COUPLE OF MATTERS HERE
THIS MORNING.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS TO REPORT
FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND
INVESTMENTS.
MY OFFICE DOES HAVE AN ITEM
THAT IS ON INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL TODAY, WHICH I BELIEVE
WILL BE HEARD IN COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD 'S PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING LATER THIS
WEEK. THAT IS COUNCIL BILL
120247. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO CERTAIN REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE
SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE DATA
THAT WE TYPICALLY COLLECT
REGARDING FILINGS AND
DISPOSITION OF CASES BUT ALSO
EXTENDING TO FORMALLY HAVING A
STANDING FOR INFORMATION
RELATED TO THE DIVERSION
PROGRAMS THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS
FUNDED AND SUPPORTED OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF
BUDGET CYCLES.
IN THIS LAST BUDGET CYCLE, MADE
A PARTICULARLY LARGE INVESTMENT
TO EXPAND DIVERSION
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
25 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
WHEREAS, TO DATE, THE DIVERSION
PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAVE BEEN
LIMITED TO 18 TO 24-YEAR-OLDS.
THE CHOOSE 180 PROGRAM, WHICH
IS THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM, HAS
BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN
PREVENTING RECIDIVISM FROM
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AS
DEMONSTRATED IN THE DATA AND
INFORMATION WE HAVE COLLECTED
FROM THE SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OVER THE LAST
THREE YEARS.
IT IS DATA THAT I MYSELF HAVE
EXPERIENCE IN COMPILING ON THE
RESPONDING END WHEN I WAS AN
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL HELP TO
CODIFY SOME OF THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AS WE GO FORWARD
WITH THESE INCREASED INVESTMENTS
IN SOME OF THESE DIVERSION
ASSETS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
CONTINUOUS THE COUNCIL TO TWEAK
AND ADJUST AS NEEDED BASED ON
THE EFFICACY OF THOSE PROGRAMS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO A BROADER
DISCUSSION OF THIS LEGISLATION.
I BELIEVE IT WILL BE TOMORROW.
EVERYONE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT.
I DO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ FOR
COSPONSORING THIS LEGISLATION
WITH MY OFFICE.
ADDITIONALLY, I HAD A REALLY
GOOD DISCUSSION LAST WEEK IN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 'S
COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS COUNCIL
BILL 120239, AN ORDINANCE
MAKING CHANGES TO THE SEATTLE
CONSTRUCTION CODE TO APPLY
CERTAIN WATERPUMP REGULATIONS
TO COMMERCIAL NEW BUILD. AS
FOLKS WILL REMEMBER, THIS IS AN
EXTENSION OF SIMILAR
LEGISLATION AFFECTING HOTELS AND
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION THAT
THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED AND
PASSED IN THE SPRING.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS AND MY
OFFICE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN
THE INTERIM TO PUT THIS
PROPOSAL TOGETHER TO FILL A GAP
LEFT FROM THAT CONVERSATION
WHICH WAS APPLYING SIMILAR
REGULATIONS TO COMMERCIAL BUILD
. WE KNOW THIS WILL HAVE A BIG
IMPACT IN MITIGATING THE ROLE
OF FOSSIL FUELS IN THE HEATING
OF NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO A VOTE ON THIS
LEGISLATION IN THE COMMITTEE
LATER THIS WEEK.
I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO HAVE
A LONG, IN-DEPTH BRIEFING ON
THIS LEGISLATION LAST FRIDAY.
I WILL FLAG THAT OUT OF THAT
CONVERSATION, THERE WAS AN
INTEREST IN PUTTING A DATE
CERTAIN FOR THIS ORDINANCE,
TAKING FULL EFFECT AND FOR THAT
DATE START TO BE IN EARLY
APRIL.
MY OFFICE IS IN SUPPORT OF SUCH
AN AMENDMENT AND WILL BE
TALKING TO THE STRAUSS OFFICE
ABOUT THE BEST WAY TO BRING
THAT FORWARD AND INCORPORATE
THAT INTO THE LEGISLATION.
OTHERWISE, LOOKING FORWARD TO
OTHER POTENTIAL QUESTIONS OR
AREAS FOR POTENTIAL AMENDMENT
AND HAPPY TO MAKE MYSELF
AVAILABLE THIS WEEK IF
COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS
REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
GOAL FOR THIS WOULD BE A FINAL
VOTE AT FULL COUNCIL ON
DECEMBER 13.
WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT PRO
TEM, I DO NOT HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
DO ANY COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ' REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE -- I JUST WANT TO
MENTION THE COMMITTEE MEETING
THAT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
MENTIONED . IT IS ESPECIALLY
SCHEDULED COMMITTEE.
I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN
MY REPORT BUT IT IS NOT
TOMORROW, IT IS ON THURSDAY.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN?
I INVITE YOU TO GIVE YOUR
REPORT , PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM HERBOLD.
OUR TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES
COMMITTEE MEETS ON THE FIRST
AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS OF EACH
MONTH AT 9:30 A.M.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
BE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15.
ON THIS AFTERNOON'S A FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE ARE SEVEN
ITEMS THAT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
OUT OF OUR TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES COMMITTEE.
THEY WILL BE ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THIS INCLUDES COUNCIL BILL
120233 WHICH IS SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT'S PROACTIVE POLICY TO
PROTECT RATE PAYERS FROM
INCREASED CHARGES BY ADJUSTING
THE RATE STABILIZATION ACCOUNT.
WE WILL ALSO VOTE ON RESOLUTION
32031 TO RATIFY THE CITY'S
SALMON HABITAT PLAN THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD FOR YOUR
WORK ON THAT IMPORTED
ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN.
WE WILL ALSO VOTE ON RESOLUTION
ú32030 TO APPROVE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT'S BIANNUAL ENERGY
CONSERVATION TARGETS. WE WILL
ALSO PROVE FOUR MAYORAL
APPOINTMENTS TO OUR
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD,
SPECIFICALLY FOR TRANSIT,
BIKES, AND SCHOOL TRAFFIC
SAFETY.
ALL OF THIS LEGISLATION WAS
APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE
COMMITTEE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
LEGISLATION, PLEASE CONTACT
CITY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
TODAY WE WILL ALSO VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 120326 WHICH
FOLLOWS UP ON THE RESOLUTION
320129 THAT WE RECENTLY ADOPTED
UNANIMOUSLY TO CHANGE A PORTION
OF THOMAS STREET TO LENNY
WILKINS WAY AFTER THE LEGENDARY
BASKETBALL STAR, COACH, AND
PHILANTHROPIST.
FOLLOWING UP WITH AN ORDINANCE
RATHER THAN JUST KEEPING THE
RESOLUTION ALLOWS FOR A FULL
LEGAL NAME CHANGE OF THE STREET
RATHER THAN JUST AN HONORARY
DESTINATION.
DISTRICT 4 THIS PAST WEEK, MY
STAFF ATTENDED THE NORTH
PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL
MONTHLY MEETING WHICH IS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AND COMPRISED OF
COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO DISCUSS PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES IMPACTING
SEATTLE'S NORTH PRECINCT WHICH
IS BY FAR THE LARGEST OF THE
FIVE POLICE PRECINCTS AND
COMPRISES 40% OF OUR CITY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN 'S REPORT?
SEEING NONE, I DO WANT TO NOTE
FOR FULL COUNCIL TODAY , ON THE
WATERSHED RESOLUTION,
RECOGNIZING THE PLAN, I DO HAVE
ONE A SMALL AMENDMENT THAT WILL
BE AN AMENDMENT TO ONE OF THE
RECITALS.
THE PLAN ITSELF RECOGNIZES THE
INTEREST IN FUNDING AN AREA
NINE STEWARD.
THAT DECISION HAS BEEN MADE.
RATHER THAN GOING INTO THE PLAN
AND UPDATING THE PLAN WHICH
WOULD THEN REQUIRE US GOING TO
ALL THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS
THAT ARE UPDATING THE PLAN AS
WELL, WE DID NOT WANT TO GO
THAT ROUTE.
THAT WOULD BE FAR TOO COMPLEX
AND WOULD RESULT IN DELAYS.
INSTEAD IT IS JUST A RECITAL TO
REFLECT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS
WHICH ARE -- GOOD NEWS.
PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH FUNDING THE
STEWARDSHIP POSITION FOR AREA
NINE. JUST WANTING FOLKS TO GET
A QUICK REVIEW OF THAT
AMENDMENT FOR TODAY AT 2:00.
THANK YOU.
MOVING ON.
WE WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT
REPORT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE
INVITED TO GIVE YOUR REPORT ,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
OVER HERE IN DISTRICT 6 THIS
LAST WEEK, I DID HAVE SHORTENED
OFFICE HOURS DUE TO THE WORK
THAT WE NEEDED TO DO ON THE
WOODLAND PARK ZOO AMENDMENTS
AND DEADLINE.
WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD A
NUMBER OF DISTRICT 6 AMENDMENT
REQUESTS.
NOT ONLY MEETING WITH THE ZOO,
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, I ALSO
MET WITH RESIDENT GROUPS
INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM
LONGFORD, GREEN LAKE AND
FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY
COUNCILS.
WITH THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO AND
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ITSELF.
DURING OFFICE HOURS, I WAS ABLE
TO SPEAK WITH A FEW FOLKS, ONE
FROM EAST BALLARD AND ONE FROM
COWN HILL ABOUT HOMELESSNESS
AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
OVER HERE IN DISTRICT 6, LAST
WEEK I RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON
THE CROWN HILL ACTION PLAN AND
HAD THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT IN THE CROWN HILL
ASSOCIATION TO JOIN THE
COMMITTEE TO PRESENT ABOUT THE
CROWN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ACTION
PLAN RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE
COMING TO FULL COUNCIL NEXT
WEEK . VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
THIS WORK. AS DEVELOPMENT
OCCURS IN CROWN HILL, WE ARE
ABLE TO MEET IT WITH NEW
PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND
OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS
NEEDED TO ACCOMPANY THAT
GROWTH.
ALSO, ON WEDNESDAY, MY STAFF
ATTEMPTED THE NORTH PRECINCT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU TO CAPTAIN ERIC
MITCHELL AND THE CITY'S
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THEIR
PRESENTATIONS ON THE
INVESTIGATIONS.
THURSDAY, I WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE
A BRIEFING ON ROUTE 40, ROUTE
44, AND THE GREEN LAKE OUTER
LOOP PROJECT BY SDOT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH SDOT TO IMPROVE THESE
PROJECTS FOR DISTRICT 6
RESIDENTS. AS ALWAYS, I
CONTINUE TO HOLD OPERATIONAL
COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH
COMMUNITY LEADERS, GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES, AND NONGOVERNMENTAL
ENTITIES TO MAKE MEANINGFUL
INTERVENTIONS AND IMPASSES TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC PLACES IN DISTRICT 6.
THESE MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE
MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK UNTIL THE
TRANSFER TO REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY IS
COMPLETE. COLLEAGUES, AS MANY
OF YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY HEARD,
THE BALLARD COMMONS PARK WILL
BE CLOSED THIS WEEK AND AN
ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL HAS BEEN
ONGOING AND IN PROGRESS FOR THE
LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS IS A
CULMINATION OF MONTHS OF WORK,
OF COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH
CITY DEPARTMENTS, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, OUTREACH PROVIDERS AND
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE IT AND
HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE INTENSIFIED
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS
AND GET EVERYONE WHO IS ON THE
REGIONAL CENSUS AND RESIDING ON
SITE MOVED TO LONG-TERM SHELTER
OPTIONS AND PATHWAYS TOWARD
PERMANENT HOUSING.
IN AUGUST, WE CREATED A CENSUS
OF EVERYONE LIVING IN THE PARK.
IN SEPTEMBER WE CREATED A NEW
ASSESSMENT AND MATCHED PEOPLE
WITH THE SHELTER THAT WAS THE
RIGHT FIT FOR THEM.
IN OCTOBER, WE BEGAN MOVING
PEOPLE INSIDE. WE CONTINUED
MOVING PEOPLE INSIDE IN
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
THIS IS HOW WE CAN REMOVE AN
ENCHANTMENT WITHOUT PUSHING
PEOPLE DOWN THE STREETS OR INTO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS
DISPLACEMENT MAKES THESE ISSUES
WORSE.
OTHER NEWS IN DISTRICT 6. ON
TUESDAY, I AM ATTENDING A
MEETING OF THE WHITTIER HEIGHTS
COMMUNITY COUNCIL MY STAFF WILL
BE JOINING THE PHINNEY RIDGE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND THE KING
COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
REGISTRY TO FORUM, ALL
OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME.
ON WEDNESDAY, I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE BALLARD DISTRICT
COUNCIL WHERE THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY CEO WILL
BE PRESENTING.
I WILL BE JOINING NEIGHBORS IN
GREEN LAKE FOR A WALK TO LOOK
AT A FEW INTERSECTIONS TO
ADDRESS CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE
MADE. ON THURSDAY, I AM EXCITED
TO JOIN THE LAUNCH OF BALLARD FC
, A PART OF THE USL 2, THE
REGION'S FIRST SEMI
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER OR FOOTBALL
TEAM.
BALLARD FC WAS STARTED BY TWO
BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
AND FORMER SEATTLE SOUNDER. THE
SEASON BEGINS IN THE SUMMER OF
2022 AND WILL BE PLAYING AT
INTERBASE STADIUM.
TRYOUTS ARE STARTING IN MARCH
2022.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE AND
PRIVILEGE TO GET TO JOIN THEM
ON THIS JOURNEY.
MY ROLE HAS BEEN TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE GRINDING GEARS OF
BUREAUCRACY ARE WORKING TO MAKE
SURE WE CAN GET THIS TEAM
LAUNCHED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. I
WANT TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AS I KNOW
STAFF CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED
REGARDING THIS PROJECT.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
AN AMAZING PARTNER TO WORK
WITH.
OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT 6, LAST
WEEK I ATTENDED THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
COUNCIL.
THIS WEEK, I AM PLANNING TO
ATTEND THE MEETING OF THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE AS A
GUEST IF I AM INVITED.
I WILL BE PRESENTING FIVE
AMENDMENTS THAT I AM BRINGING
TO THE WOODLAND PARK ZOO
OPERATING AGREEMENT, AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER DURING THIS
BRIEFING.
ON FRIDAY, I WILL BE ATTENDING
AN ALL DAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES AS WE PREPARE
FOR THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION.
IN THE LAND USE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE, THERE
ARE NO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM THE LAND-
USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
ON TODAY'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
AND THAT IS A PUBLIC HEARING
AND VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL 120213
WHICH EXTENDS FOR SIX
ADDITIONAL MONTHS THE
MORATORIUM ON THE REDEVELOPMENT
OF HOME PARKS IN SEATTLE.
AS I HAVE SHARED BEFORE, THIS
SHOULD BE THE FINAL MORATORIUM
EXTENSION BEFORE WE ADOPT THE
LONG-TERM PROTECTIONS.
LAST FRIDAY, THERE WAS A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON
PERMANENT LEGISLATION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND I THAT
WOULD IMPLEMENT A MANUFACTURED
HOME PARK OVERLAID DISTRICT IN
THE LAND-USE CODE.
THESE LONG-TERM PROTECTIONS ARE
SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING
THIS COMING WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER, IF WE DO NOT ADOPT --
WE ARE GOING TO ADOPT THE LONG-
TERM CHANGES AND ON THE TIME
SCHEDULE THAT THEY ARE ON, WE
NEED TO -- THERE IS A ONE-WEEK
GAP BETWEEN THE EXPIRATION OF
CURRENT MORATORIUM IN THE
LIMITATION OF THE LONG-TERM
PROTECTIONS WHICH IS WHY THIS
FINAL MORATORIUM EXTENSION
CLOSES THAT GAP AND WHY WE WILL
BE BRINGING IT FORWARD.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND-
USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
IS THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8
AT 9:30 A.M.
AND THERE ARE SIX ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
A PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 120206, THE LONG-
TERM PROTECTIONS FOR
MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, A
PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 120215 WHICH
WAIVES CERTAIN DEVELOPING
STANDARDS FOR THE WEST POINT
TREATMENT FACILITY, A PUBLIC
HEARING AND VOTE ON COUNCIL THE
120214 WHICH OPPONENTS OUR
EARLIER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT BY CHANGING SINGLE
FAMILY TO NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL IN THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING NAMES
FOR ZONING.
AGAIN, NO CHANGES WAS ALLOWED
IN THOSE ZONED AREAS, JUST THE
NAME OF THE ZONE.
A BRIEFING AND VOTE ON COUNCIL
BILL 210135 WHICH ENACTS
LANDMARK PROTECTIONS FOR
PROPERTY AT 802 16th AVENUE, A
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON COUNCIL
120239 WHICH AMENDS THE ENERGY
CODE TO EXTEND HEAT PUMP
REQUIREMENTS TO WATER HEATING
AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND A
BRIEFING FROM SDC I AND OSD ON
THEIR QUARTERLY TREE REPORT.
WITH THAT, THAT IS MY REPORT.
THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH ME
ON THAT LONGER ONE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS ON COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ' REPORT?
SEEING NO HANDS, THANK YOU AGAIN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
I WILL MOVE ON TO MY REPORT.
THE FINAL REPORT OF THE MORNING.
FIRST OFF, ON THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR TODAY, WE
WILL HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THAT
BILL THAT WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, FOLLOWING THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR.
THE FIRST IS A PERMIT AND
SERVICE CLEANUP BILL FOR THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE SECOND BILL IS ONE THAT
WILL CREATE A NEW COMPENSATION
PROGRAM FOR THE FIRE CHIEF.
IT IS RETROACTIVELY EFFECTIVE
TO JULY 2020.
THEN, A THIRD IS A RESOLUTION
OF QUARTERLY REPORTING ON A
PERSPECTIVE, DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MASONRY RETROFIT PROGRAM AND A
PRESENTATION BY THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ON THEIR
COORDINATION OF THAT EFFORT AND
THE OFFICE OF SEATTLE
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS.
ITEMS ON FULL COUNCIL AGENDA ,
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
I MENTIONED THE AMENDMENT TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN'S
RESOLUTION ALREADY AS IT
RELATES TO OUR UPCOMING MEETING.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE IS HAVING A
SPECIAL MEETING ON THURSDAY,
THE NINTH OF DECEMBER AT 9:30
A.M.
THERE ARE THREE ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. THE FIRST IS A
PRESENTATION FROM THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THEIR
EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL
REPORTING MEASURES AND INTERNAL
ACCOUNTING PRACTICES AND
POLICIES.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE
DISCUSSION OF THE RESOLUTION
THAT CREATES QUARTERLY
REPORTING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE MASONRY RETROFIT PROGRAM.
THE THIRD WILL BE THE BILL THAT
ADDS DATA COLLECTION WITH
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON
PREFILING AND PRE-BOOKING
PROGRAMS FROM THE SEATTLE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS
RECOMMENDED BY COUNCILMEMBER
úLEWIS EARLIER IN THIS MEETING
THERE ARE ITEMS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT THAT I REPORT OUT ON
, THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU AND
THE VIEWING PUBLIC THE GOOD
NEWS THAT THE COMMUNITY HOME IS
GOING TO BE -- OR, IT HAS
OPENED IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
THIS IS A NEW SHELTER OPERATED
BY THE TOWN COMMUNITY LAND
TRUST.
IT IS LOCATED IN THE FORMER
REHABILITATION CARE CENTER.
IT WILL SERVE UP TO 150 MALE
IDENTIFYING ADULTS WHEN IT IS
AT FULL CAPACITY.
THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO
ADDRESS THE OVERREPRESENTATION
OF PEOPLE IDENTIFYING AS BLACK
OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN IN THE
HOMELESSNESS SERVICE SYSTEM.
AGAIN, THAT IS OPENING IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT.
ALSO, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A 2022
NOFA.
THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IS NOTICE OF FUNDING
AVAILABILITY. THE INVESTMENTS
ARE FARM TO TABLE SERVICES,
YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE SERVICES, BATTERED
INTERVENTION SERVICES AND
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE LEGAL
SERVICES.
THIS NOTICE OF FUNDING
AVAILABILITY PROVIDES THE
OVERVIEW OF THE IMPENDING
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2022.
THE ANTICIPATED FUNDING AMOUNTS
FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, REAL
ESTATES AND CONTRACT START
DATES.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT
SEATTLE.GOV. ON THE PUBLIC
HEALTH FRONT, I KNOW FOLKS HAVE
ALL HEARD THAT THE OMICRON
VARIANT WAS FOUND IN KING
COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND AS WELL
AS CASES IN THURSTON COUNTY AND
PIERCE COUNTY AS WELL.
HERE IN KING COUNTY, THE CASE
OF NOTE IS A WOMAN IN HER 20s.
SHE WAS VACCINATED.
SHE LIKELY RECEIVED A BOOSTER
SHOT AFTER HER EXPOSURE.
THE INVESTIGATION IS IN THE
EARLY STAGES.
NO INFORMATION IS KNOWN ABOUT
HER HEALTH STATUS, TRAVEL
HISTORY, OR HER CONTACTS.
PUBLIC HEALTH DOES EXPECT TO
SEE MORE CASES CONFIRMED
LOCALLY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS
AND WEEKS AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION
ABOUT THIS VARIANT AND LOCAL
TRENDS.
KING COUNTY'S HEALTH OFFICER
DID SHARE THIS. WE ARE NOT
GOING BACK TO SQUARE ONE OF THE
PANDEMIC.
OMICRON MAY POSE NEW CHALLENGES
BUT COMPARED TO THE EARLY DAYS
OF THE PANDEMIC, WE ARE MUCH
BETTER PREPARED FOR IT.
HE ALSO REMINDED US THAT WE
KNOW WHAT WORKS AGAINST THESE
VIRUSES.
WEARING HIGH-QUALITY MASKS,
IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY
THROUGH VENTILATION, AVOIDING
CROWDED INDOOR SPACES,
DISTANCING, TESTING, AND
STAYING HOME. FOR US NOW TODAY
IN THIS MOMENT, ANOTHER
IMPORTANT FACTOR TO ADD IS THE
NEED TO GET VACCINATED OR
BOOSTED. WE ARE EXPERIENCING
SOME BOOSTER SCARCITY RIGHT NOW
SO THE BEST ADVICE IS TO BE
PERSISTENT, KEEP CHECKING BACK
AT LOCAL DRUG STORES, GROCERIES
WITH PHARMACIES, AND THE CITY
AND COUNTY RUN VACCINATION
SITES.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ONLINE.
AS FAR AS REGIONAL COMMITTEES I
HAVE COMING UP THIS WEEK, ON
THURSDAY I DO HAVE THE LEAD
POLICY COORDINATING GROUP THAT
I WILL BE ATTENDING. ON
THURSDAY AT 4:00 P.M.
, WE WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE COMMUNITY
TASK FORCE MEETING. I WILL BE
HOLDING OFFICE HOURS ON FRIDAY
FROM 2:00 P.M.
UNTIL 6:00 P.M.
THIS WEEK.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
MY REPORT?
ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS, AND IF
THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER, WE
WILL CONCLUDE UNTIL THIS
AFTERNOON'S MEETING.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL MEETING IS THIS
AFTERNOON AT 2:00 P.M.
WE WILL SEE YOU THEN.
IT IS 10:16 A.M.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.