>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE.
>>
>> THANK YOU.
I AM GOING TO MOVE TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES OF MARCH 21 WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING OR SEEING NO OBJECTION
THE MINUTES ARE BEING ADOPTED.
GOING DOWN THE AGENDA TO THE
PRESIDENTS REPORT, BEFORE I GO
THERE LET ME NOTE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ARE
EXCUSED.
WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS AND NO
PRESENTATIONS.
WE WILL HEAR REPORTS FROM EACH
COUNCIL MEMBER.
TOMORROW ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
THERE WILL BE 12 APPOINTMENTS,
11 WILL BE COMING OUT OF
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
COMMITTEE AND ONE OUT OF
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S
COMMITTEE.
WE WILL VOTE ON ALL 12 AT ONCE
IN THE CONSENT VOTE UNLESS ANY
COUNCILMEMBER REQUESTS THAT AN
ITEM BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA.
THERE ARE 12 APPOINTMENTS AND
11 ARE COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S.
YOU CAN LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT
TO PULL ANY OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALLY OUT TO YOU CAN
SPEAK TO THEM SEPARATELY.
THAT IS THE PROCESS WE ARE NOW
DOING WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MOVING ON TO THE PART OF THE
AGENDA WHERE WE TALK ABOUT
LETTERS AND PROCLAMATIONS.
THERE ARE NO LETTERS
PROCLAMATIONS COMING FORWARD
TODAY FOR SIGNATURE.
LET'S MOVE TO COUNCIL ACTIONS.
THIS WEEK IT STARTS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND THEN
MYSELF.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DO YOU
WANT TO KICK US OFF?
>> THANK YOU.
GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL, HAPPY
MONDAY TO YOU.
IN DISTRICT 6 WE ARE HAVING A
TOWNHALL THURSDAY AT 5:30 PM,
RESIDENTS PLEASE RS PV RSVP AND
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS.
WE REOPENED OUR DISTRICT OFFICE
TWO WEEKS AGO AND WE HAVE
ALREADY BEGUN MEETING WITH OTHER
TENANTS INCLUDING THE BALLARD
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
WE ARE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH
PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES IN
TERMS OF HOW THE OFFICE IS USED
AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE
BACK AND HAVE A PRESENCE IN
BALLARD.
IN LINE WITH THE MAYOR'S
REOPENING OF HAVING CITY
EMPLOYEES RETURN TO OFFICE.
LAST WEEK ON TUESDAY I ATTENDED
THE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION
MEETING.
AND ALSO ON TUESDAY HAD MY
REGULAR MEETING WITH POLICE
CHIEF DIAZ.
ON WEDNESDAY MORNING MY STAFF
AND I ATTENDED THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE MEETING.
BALLARD FC.
LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK I
CONTINUE TO HOLD MIGHT WEEKLY
OPERATIONS MEETINGS,
COORDINATING WITH MEETINGS,
ENTITIES GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-
TWO MAKE MEANINGFUL
INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS IN SPECIFIC PLACES
IN DISTRICT 6. IF YOU WANT TO
MEET WITH ME FOR MORE
INFORMATION OR HAVE SOMETHING
YOU THINK I NEED TO KNOW, TO
SIGN UP FOR OFFICE HOURS.
THIS COMING WEEK, ON THURSDAY,
MARCH 31, I WILL HOST A
TOWNHALL MEETING SO PLEASE RSVP
ON MY WEBSITE.
IN PAST TOWN HALLS WE HAVE HAD
PRESENTATIONS FROM SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS AND THEN A TOPIC
WHETHER IT'S HOMELESSNESS,
MENTAL HEALTH, ANY OF THESE
TYPES OF -- THE BUDGET HAS BEEN
A TOPIC OF THE PAST -- THIS
TIME I AM NOT HAVING ANY
PRESENTATIONS.
I'M JUST GOING TO BE ANSWERED
QUESTIONS.
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS ON OUR
WEBSITE AND I WILL ANSWER THEM.
THIS IS GOING TO BE SCHEDULED
DURING MY REGULAR OFFICE HOURS.
SO WE WILL RESUME OFFICE HOURS
NEXT WEEK.
FRIDAY I MEET WITH RESIDENTS OF
SUNRISE MATTER MANOR, TO HEAR
CONCERNS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION
NOISE.
I WILL MEET WITH THE SEATTLE
NEIGHBORHOODS GREENWAYS
REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN.
IN THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE THERE
ARE THREE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
COUNCIL AGENDA.
120207 SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
MYSELF WILL REQUIRE
REGISTRATION FOR TREE SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
WE HAVE 120265 WHICH WOULD
EXTEND BUSINESS HOME BILLED FOR
ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS WHILE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS ARE
FINALIZED.
AND FINALLY RESOLUTION 32048
WHICH RATIFIES THE COUNTYWIDE
DINING POLICIES.
THERE IS ONE ITEM FROM THE LAND-
USE COMMITTEE ON TODAY'S
INTRODUCTION, AND THAT IS 120287
WHICH MODIFIES ROOFTOP FEATURES
THAT ARE ALLOWED ON CERTAIN
BUILDINGS.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE APRIL
13 MEETING FOR THIS COMMITTEE
WILL BE CANCELED.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 AT 2:00.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS MY REPORT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
I AM SEEING THEM.
WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COMING UP THIS WEEK FOR THE
FULL COUNCIL MEETING WE DO HAVE
12 02080 WHICH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE VOTED OUT OF
COMMITTEE LAST TUESDAY.
THE LEGISLATION ITSELF INCLUDES
$3 MILLION IN URBAN AREA -- YOU
MAY RECALL THAT THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE GRANTS.
THOUGH THE FUNDS THEMSELVES GO
TO MANY DIFFERENT LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTIONS.
AS THE STAFF MEMO NOTES PROJECT
FUNDING DECISIONS ARE MADE
THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS
INVOLVING MULTIPLE PUBLIC
SAFETY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
AGENCIES LOCATED THROUGHOUT
SNOHOMISH, KING AND PIERCE
COUNTY.
THE COMMITTEE IN ADDITION TO
RECOMMENDING PASSAGE
UNANIMOUSLY THEY ALSO ADOPTED
AN AMENDMENT NOTING THAT ANY
EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH THESE
FUNDS BY THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS SUBJECT TO SMC
1418 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS --.
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE WILL NOT BE MEETING
THIS WEEK.
I HAVE NO COMMITTEE UPDATES TO
PROVIDE.
BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE
OF DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC UPDATES.
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, WE KNOW THAT THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS
SEEKING APPLICATIONS FROM
ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN
FOOD EQUITY FOR ITS SEATTLE
SCHOOL PROGRAM SERVING LOW
INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
THIS IS THE FARM TO TABLE
PROPOSAL, IT WILL INVEST ABOUT
$840,000 IN HEALTHY, LOCAL,
SUSTAINABLE CULTURALLY RELEVANT
FOOD AND EDUCATION AND
APPROXIMATELY 50 PRESCHOOL
PROGRAMS LOCATED ACROSS THE
CITY.
WHO SERVE ABOUT 2000 CHILDREN
AGES 3-5. IT HAS TWO
COMPONENTS, NUTRITION EDUCATION,
AND FARM TO FAMILY FOOD BANKS
FOR SEATTLE FAMILIES AND STAFF.
THE RFP FOCUSES ON SOURCING
FROM WASHINGTON STATE FARMERS
OPERATED AND OWNED BY BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
FAMILIES WHO ARE FARMERS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS, IMMIGRANTS,
REFUGEES AND WOMEN.
THERE IS AN INFORMATION SESSION
COMING UP FOR THE RFP ON
FRIDAY.
APPLICATION DUE MAY 3. FOR MORE
INFORMATION GO TO THE WEBSITE
AND CLICK ON THE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES BUT IN.
AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY
UPDATE, I THINK WE HAVE ALL
SEEN HERE ON COUNCIL , BUT FOR
YOU IN PUBLIC, WE'VE BEEN
TALKING A LOT ABOUT HER
INTEREST IN RECEIVING A REPORT
FROM THE EXECUTIVE WE REQUEST,
THE COUNCIL REQUESTED DURING
THE BUDGET PROCESS.
REPORT ON CITYWIDE HIRING
INCENTIVES MANY OF US RAISED
THIS ISSUE DURING THE 2022
BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.
THE REPORT DOES NOTE THAT A
NUMBER OF POSITIONS ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS, THAT ARE CRITICAL
TO CITY BUSINESS NEEDS ARE IN
FACT CHALLENGING TO FILL.
AND THESE POSITIONS ARE NOT
LIMITED TO POLICE OFFICERS AND
911 DISPATCHERS.
THIS IS WHAT WE SUSPECTED WHEN
WE REQUESTED THE REPORT.
THE RESPONSE ALSO NOTES THAT
THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH THE
CITY'S CLASSIFICATION TITLE AND
OF NOTE, THE NEED TO UPDATE THE
CITIES 38-YEAR-OLD
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION
SYSTEM.
AND THAT THAT WOULD HELP ATTRACT
EMPLOYEES, THOUGH IT WOULD BE A
LARGE -- A LARGE PART OF IT
WOULD TAKE SIGNIFICANT TIME.
REGARDING HIRING INCENTIVES
GENERALLY, THE REPORT IDENTIFIES
BOTH BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS.
AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO
SPD AND THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
COMMUNICATION CENTER, IT STATES
THAT SPD DID NOT EXPERIENCE AN
INCREASE IN HIRING SINCE
IMPLEMENTING A HIRING INCENTIVE
PROGRAM -- A HIRING INCENTIVE
INTO THEIR PROCESS IN OCTOBER
2021.
AND THEY NOTE THAT THE CSCC DID
SEE AN INCREASE IN CANDIDATES
ENTERING THE HIRING PROCESS
SINCE THE PLANTATION OF THE
INCENTIVE OVER THE SAME PERIOD
OF TIME.
SO, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY
DIDN'T HAVE VERY MUCH TIME TO
ANALYZE THE INCENTIVE PERIOD.
BUT THEY DID NOTE THAT THEY
COULD DEFINITELY SEE AN UPTICK
DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME FOR
CSCC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE
FACT THAT THERE DIDN'T APPEAR
TO BE MUCH OF AN UPTAKE FOR
SPD, THAT WAS AN INCONCLUSIVE
FINDING AS IT RELATES
SPECIFICALLY.
WHETHER OR NOT SPD HAS SEEN
BENEFITS FROM INCENTIVES AND
THEY NOTE AGAIN IT'S INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT TO CONCLUDE BECAUSE
INCENTIVES HAVE BEEN OFFERED
AND REMOVED SEVERAL TIMES, AS A
REMINDER, IN 2019, THE COUNCIL
ENACTED AND SPD HIRING
INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT I THINK
WENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR THERE IS
SOME LIMITED DATA AVAILABLE
ABOUT THAT.
AS WELL, I THINK GENERALLY THAT
PARTICULAR STUDY ON THE 2019
INCENTIVE PROGRAM SHOWED THAT
ABOUT 20% OF APPLICANTS, NOT
NECESSARILY PEOPLE WHO WERE
HIRED, BUT APPLICANTS, POINT TO
THE BONUS PROGRAM IS PLAYING
INTO THEIR DECISION TO APPLY TO
BECOME A POLICE OFFICER.
SO, SINCE RECEIVING THIS ON
FRIDAY, I SUBMITTED A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS AND WILL DEFINITELY
APPRECIATE GETTING INTO MORE
DETAIL WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
ONCE I DIG MORE INTO THE REPORT
AND GET SOME ANSWERS TO THESE
QUESTIONS.
AND I AM SURE THERE IS PLENTY
MORE TO SAY ABOUT THIS IN THE
COMING WEEKS.
MOVING ON TO UPDATES.
AS FAR AS THIS WEEK I WILL BE
ATTENDING THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM EVENT
THIS WEEK.
I WILL ALSO BE CHAIRING THE
MEETING OF THE POLICE PENSION
BOARD ON TUESDAY.
ALSO, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC
EVENT, VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING
FROM SOUND TRANSIT FOCUSED ON
THE WEST SEATTLE PORTION. AND
THE FOCUS WILL BE ON THE THE
EIS, THIS IS ON THE 30th,
WEDNESDAY, THERE IS INFORMATION
ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE AND
COMMENT ON THE SOUND TRANSIT
EIS PAGE AND YOU CAN FIND IT AT
MY BLOG. THURSDAY I WILL BE
ATTENDING AN EVENT OF THE BIG
BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF
PUGET SOUND.
ON WEDNESDAY, AS FAR AS
REGIONAL COMMITTEES, I WILL BE
ATTENDING AS AN ALTERNATE TO
THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE.
JUST A QUICK RECAP OF MY OFFICE
HOURS LAST WEEK.
I HELD OFFICE HOURS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON LAST WEEK MEETING
WITH CONSTITUENTS FROM ALL OVER
DISTRICT 1. ON TOPICS RANGING
FROM CRIME, PROJECTS, GARBAGE
PROJECTS, THE PAY UP MINIMUM
COMPENSATION POLICY, AND THE
FUTURE OF THE IRVING STREET.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR MY
REMARKS TODAY.
TO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD . YOU MENTIONED THE
REPORT, SO I WANTED TO FOLLOW
UP ON THAT.
IS MY COLLEAGUES NO, I DID SEND
AN EMAIL OUT WITH SOME COMMENTS
IN CONTEXT FOR SOME OF THE
INCONCLUSIVE FINDINGS OF THE
TWO PAGE MEMO WHICH HAS BEEN
DELAYED TWICE.
SO ANYWAY, PER THE DISCUSSION
ABOUT HIRING INCENTIVES FOR SPD
AND THEIR SUCCESS, THEY DO NOTE
IT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR A
SHORT TIME, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AT
THE END OF LAST YEAR.
SO I MENTIONED IN MY EMAIL, THE
MOST SALIENT POINT WAS THAT I
DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HIRING
NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE A GOOD
INDICATION OF WHETHER OR NOT
THAT PROGRAM WAS A SUCCESS.
BECAUSE THE SPD HIRING PROCESS
IS AT MINIMUM SIX MONTHS LONG
FOR BOTH LATERAL AND BASIC LAW
ENFORCEMENT HIRES.
IT'S ACTUALLY, AS I SAID, BY MY
LOGIC, IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO
HAVE BEEN HIRED AS A RESULT OF
THAT HIRING INCENTIVE PROCESS.
BECAUSE, WE HAVEN'T COME TO SIX
MONTHS YET.
ALSO, PERHAPS A BETTER MEASURE
OF THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM
IS LEVEL OF INTEREST.
IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
LAST WEEK WE DID HEAR FROM
CHIEF DIAZ WHO MENTIONED THERE
WAS A SHARP, THAT THERE WAS AN
INCREASE IN INTEREST THAT, WHEN
THEY WERE IN THE PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTED, THERE WERE MORE --
LET ME READ THE QUOTE.
THERE WERE, IN JANUARY WE HAD
OUR HIGHEST SIGN-UP IN TESTING
SINCE 2020.
THERE ARE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF
TESTS IN THE HIRING PROCESS.
IN MARCH WE DROPPED DRASTICALLY
DOWN TO SIX PEOPLE SIGNING UP
FOR TESTING AND THAT WAS WHEN
THE PROGRAM HAD ENDED.
I SENT THIS EMAIL SIMPLY TO SAY
I THINK THAT HIRING IS NOT A
GOOD INDICATOR OF THE SUCCESS
OF THE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR NOTING
THE INCONCLUSIVE NATURE OF THAT
REPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, . I WAS JUST
ABOUT TO SAY I THOUGHT I SAID
-- I APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZING
THAT I DID QUOTE FROM THE
REPORT THAT IT DETERMINES THAT
IT IS INCONCLUSIVE BASED ON THAT
DATA FOR THE SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME.
I DID REFER AS WELL, AND I'M
HAPPY TO SHARE WITH FOLKS, IT
IS ALSO, I WOULD SAY PRETTY
INCONCLUSIVE BECAUSE WERE
SUPPOSED TO REPORT OUT ON A
LONGER TIMEFRAME.
BUT WE DO HAVE A, I THINK IT'S
ABOUT A SIX MONTH REPORT, AND
THAT'S WHAT I REFERRED FROM THE
2019 BONUS PROGRAM THAT I
REFERRED TO EARLIER WHERE THEY
IDENTIFIED THAT ABOUT 20% OF
APPLICANTS MENTION THAT THE
REASON WHY THEY APPLIED IS
BECAUSE OF THE INCENTIVES OR
THAT THE INCENTIVES PLAYED A
LARGE PART IN THE REASON WHY
THEY APPLIED.
THAT WAS SORT OF A PARTIAL
SNAPSHOT OF A LARGER REPORT
THAT WAS DUE IN 2020 THAT THE
DEPARTMENT NEVER COMPLETED FOR
US.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHARE AND
SEND IT AROUND AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
LET'S SEE, I'M GOING TO START
WITH THE APPOINTMENTS THAT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT MENTIONED.
I HAVE 11 FOR MY COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL AGENDA.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
REPLACING THE CONSENT AGENDA, I
THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE GOING ON
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS BECAUSE I
ENDED UP HAVING TO CANCEL MY
COMMITTEE FOR LACK OF QUORUM ON
FRIDAY.
SO AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES TO THOSE
11 APPOINTEES WHO WERE WAITING
TO BE HEARD AND TO THE INTERIM
DIRECTORS, OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT
ENERGY AFFAIRS AND OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE WHO WERE
PREPARED TO PRESENT AND DID NOT.
MY COMMITTEE HAPPENS TO BE
WHERE WE ENGAGE MOST CLOSELY
WITH NEIGHBORS WHO ARE
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN
SERVING THE CITY ON A BOARD OR
COMMISSION.
THEY VOLUNTEER HOURS OF THEIR
TIME TO CONDUCT RESEARCH,
PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS,
PROVIDE THEIR EXPERTISE AND
LIVED EXPERIENCE TO US,
COUNCIL, AS WE DELIBERATE ON
POLICY DECISIONS.
THE APPOINTMENTS ARE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF CONDUCTING
THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS, WHICH IS
WHAT WE ALL SIGNED UP TO DO,
WHETHER IT'S HIGH-PROFILE
POLICY WORK OR THE MORE ROUTINE
WORK THAT REALLY KEEPS THE
GEARS OF GOVERNMENT MOVING.
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SHOW
UP AND DO THE WORK AND SO, I
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
FOR BEING THERE AND THERE WERE
A COUPLE OF EXCUSED ABSENCES,
BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
WE MAKE SURE OUR COMMITTEES ARE
ABLE TO MEET. I JUST WANT TO
LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT MY
STAFF WILL BE HOPING TO
BRAINSTORM WITH THE L.A.
AT THE MEETING THIS WEEK ABOUT
HOW TO PROVIDE BETTER NOTICE
WHEN FOLKS AREN'T GOING TO BE
AROUND. I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN
RESOLVE THIS SO THE COMMITTEE
WORK CAN PROCEED AS SCHEDULED.
I DO HAVE A LOT OF APPOINTMENTS
IN MY COMMITTEE.
SOME ARE COUPLE YEARS OLD.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THROUGH
THEM.
WE DO HAVE LOTS OF LEGISLATION
COMING THROUGH AS WELL SO IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE HOLD THESE
MEETINGS AND BE ABLE TO VOTE.
MY COMMITTEE REPORT TOMORROW
WILL HAVE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS TO
THE ARTS.
THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
COMMISSION.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE THREE
PEOPLE WHO WILL BE APPOINTED TO
SERVE OUT THE REMAINDER OF A
TERM THEY SHOULD'VE STARTED TWO
YEARS AGO. AS IT HAPPENS THERE
IS ONLY TWO MONTHS LEFT ON THIS
TERM.
AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED
IMMEDIATELY BY A REAPPOINTMENT
OF THOSE THREE PEOPLE TO A FULL
SECOND TERM.
IF IT SEEMS A LITTLE CONFUSING,
WHEN WE GET THERE TOMORROW, I'M
HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH IT AGAIN.
BUT THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING.
THEY ARE BEING APPOINTED FOR
THE END OF AN EXISTING TERM AND
THEN IMMEDIATELY FOR THE NEXT
TERM.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
COMMITTEE IS APRIL 22 AT 9:30
AM.
WE WILL HEAR FROM INTERIM
DIRECTORS WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO
PRESENT THEIR WORK PLANS.
AND THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
ITEMS WHICH I'M HAPPY TO
DISCUSS.
LAST WEEK I MET WITH
CONSTITUENTS DURING OFFICE
HOURS.
I HEARD FROM SEVERAL PARENTS OF
YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT WHY SO FEW
PLAYGROUNDS ARE FENCED OR
OFFERED SECURE SPACE,
PARTICULARLY FOR PARENTS OF
TODDLERS.
THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES, I
GUESS, WITH PARENTS WHO ARE
HAVING TO CHASE AFTER MULTIPLE
KIDS. THERE'S A FEAR OF THEM
RUNNING INTO THE PARKING LOT OR
WORSE, RUNNING INTO THE STREET.
SO WE ARE REACHING OUT TO THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW THOSE DECISIONS ARE
MADE, ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF
PROTECTIONS TO PUT IN PLACE.
I ALSO MET WITH FRIENDS OF THE
MARKET AND PIKE PLACE MARKET
HISTORICAL COMMISSIONERS.
WHO WANTED TO DISCUSS
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.
BUT ALSO ARE INTERESTED IN
UNDERSTANDING BETTER THE
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DECISIONS
THAT WE MADE WHEN COVID FIRST
HIT. AND ARE INTERESTED IN
UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE PLANS
ARE MOVING FORWARD.
MY STAFF WAS PRESENT AT AN
ENCAMPMENT REMOVAL AND CAD ON
FRIDAY.
I SOUGHT DISTURBING VIDEO THAT
APPEARED TO INDICATE THERE WERE
NO INTERPRETERS PRESENT IN THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
. AND IN PARTICULAR THERE WERE
A FEW ELDERS WHO SPEAK ENEMIES,
DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, AND WERE
UNAWARE OF EXACTLY WHAT WAS
HAPPENING.
I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP TO
UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WERE NO
VIETNAMESE INTERPRETERS PRESENT.
AND I JUST WANT TO STATE AGAIN,
THIS IS A PRACTICE THAT I FEEL
IS INCREDIBLY INHUMANE.
AND I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD'VE
BEEN AVOIDED IF WE HAD INVESTED
MORE APPROPRIATELY IN JUST CARE
, HOPING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY AND
MAKE SURE WE ARE INVESTING TO
SOLVE PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS INSTEAD
OF CREATING ONES FOR THEM PER.
MY STAFF MET WITH CELSO WAIT TO
HEAR ABOUT THEIR VISION FOR THE
WEST SEATTLE BALLARD LIGHT RAIL
EXTENSION THAT WILL ALL BE
RUNNING THROUGH DISTRICT TWO.
AND SO, I ALSO MET WITH SDOT TO
DISCUSS THE DRAFT DIS. I'M
ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN WHAT IS
SUPPOSED FOR THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THERE
WILL BE SOME HARD TRADE-OFFS TO
BE MADE BETWEEN THE OPTIONS.
THERE IS A COUPLE OF FOURTH
AVENUE AND A COUPLE OF 5th
AVENUE OPTIONS THAT ARE BEING
PROPOSED.
BOTH ARE GOING TO HAVE IMPACTS,
A HARD IMPACT ON A COMMUNITY.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT YEARS OF
CONSTRUCTION, POTENTIAL
BUSINESSES BEING DISPLACED.
AND THE CHALLENGE IS THAT
AGAIN, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE
LANGUAGE CHALLENGES, THERE IS
NOT CLARITY ABOUT WHAT
MITIGATION STRATEGIES ARE BEING
OFFERED IN ANY OF THE OPTIONS
BEING PRESENTED.
AND SO THERE IS A REAL INTEREST
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AND
BEHALF OF SDOT TO MAKE SURE
THAT SOUND TRANSIT IS PROVIDING
CLARITY ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE
WILLING TO COMMIT TO IN TERMS
OF MITIGATION STRATEGIES, NOT
WHAT THEY MIGHT DO OR WHAT
POSSIBILITIES ARE, BUT WHAT CAN
THE COMMUNITY EXPECT ARE THE
MITIGATION STRATEGIES THAT WILL
BE PUT IN PLACE.
SO, I AM HOPEFUL THAT THAT CAN
BE MADE CLEAR TO SOUND TRANSIT
BECAUSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN'T
MAKE A CHOICE AT THIS POINT
ABOUT WHAT THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE IS WITHOUT SOME
CLARITY ON MITIGATION
STRATEGIES.
MY STAFF ALSO MET WITH LEHIGH
TO DISCUSS THE SOUTH AND
VILLAGE THAT WILL SOON BE
OPENING NEAR THE RAINIER BEACH
LINK STATION.
THE HOUSES ARE ALREADY UP.
I THINK THEY'RE PUTTING UP THE
KITCHEN TENT AS WELL.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE
IS SOME UNANTICIPATED DELAYS TO
OPENING THE VILLAGE.
AND LEHIGH IS LOOKING FOR
ADVOCACY AND FUNDING ON THEIR
BEHALF.
COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW I HAVE
BEEN MEETING WITH FOLKS IN THE
MOUNT BAKER AREA FOR ALMOST 2
YEARS NOW.
PART OF WHAT WE ARE HEARING
FROM THEM AND PART OF WHAT WE
COMMITTED TO THEM AS WE COULD
HELP SOME FOLKS LIVING IN THE
ENCAMPMENT MOVE INTO THIS
LEHIGH VILLAGE WHEN IT WAS
COMPLETED. WE CAN'T DO THAT
UNTIL THEY GET THE FUNDING THEY
NEED TO ACTUALLY WORK ON
OPERATIONS.
THESE CHALLENGES ARE SORT OF
CASCADING IF WE CAN TO MAKE
SURE THE LOCATION OF THESE
STRATEGIES IS WORKING.
FINALLY, WITH REGARD TO LAST
WEEK, MY STAFF MET WITH THE
COMMUNITY GROUP LOOKING TO
PURCHASE THE MULTIFAMILY
APARTMENT BUILDING IN DISTRICT
2 TO TAKE IT OFF THE SPECULATOR
MARKET AND MOVE IT INTO
COMMUNITY CONTROL.
I WILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT IN
FUTURE BRIEFINGS.
QUICKLY, FOR THIS WEEK, THIS
MORNING I MET WITH -- I KEEP
THINKING I HAVE TURNED THAT OFF
BUT I HAVEN'T -- THIS MORNING I
MET WITH SISTER CITY
ASSOCIATION TO TALK ABOUT
UPGRADES TO THE PARK.
AND POSSIBLE COMMUNITY
COLLABORATIONS TO CELEBRATE THE
SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP.
MY STAFF AND I WILL MEET WITH
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES LATER TO
HEAR THEIR FEEDBACK ON THE WEST
SEATTLE/BALLARD PROJECT.
AGAIN WITH A FOCUS ON THE CID.
WE HAVE OUR REGULAR LITTLE
MEETING TO TALK ABOUT, WITH
BUSINESS OWNERS, MUTUAL AID,
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.
AND THEN COLLEAGUES, THIS WEEK
I WILL BE LAUNCHING A SERIES OF
DISTRICT TO TOWN HALL
DISCUSSIONS CALLING IT SEATTLE
WITHIN REACH.
THIS IS REALLY GOING TO CENTER
AROUND WHAT MAKES A VIBRANT
CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WILL BRING IN EXPERTS
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR THROUGH
THE SERIES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
THAT MIGHT BE.
SO THIS THURSDAY WE KICK OFF
THE SERIES.
WE WILL BE HEARING FROM MEMBERS
OF THE SEATTLE PLANNING
COMMISSION, THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, AND
PUGET SOUND SAGE, TO TALK ABOUT
SIMPLE STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO
MAKE SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS MORE
INCLUSIVE, CONNECTED AND MORE
HUMAN SCALE.
FOLLOWING ON THAT, A SECOND
PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC
OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SORT
OF BUILDING ON THE 15 MINUTE
CITIES, 15 MINUTE NEIGHBORHOOD
IDEAS AND SOCIAL HOUSING.
WE WILL BE HEARING FROM CITIES
THAT ARE ACTIVELY DOING THIS
WORK TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR
APPROACHES AND HOW THEY MIGHT
WORK IN SEATTLE.
O, THAT WEEK WE WILL BE JOI
BY MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION
FROM OUR SISTER CITY, IF YOU
DON'T KNOW THEY ARE COMING HERE
, I THINK THEY'RE LIKE 50
PEOPLE COMING.
BUT FOR OUR PANEL WE WILL HAVE
DEPUTY MAYOR, ALONG WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM CITIES WE
ARE TALKING TO FROM LOCAL
PROGRESS.
THAT SECOND DISCUSSION IS GOING
TO BE APRIL 14 AT 9:30 AM.
WE HAVE SEVERAL DISCUSSION IN
THE WORKS AS WE PUT SOME MEAT
ON THE BONES FOR THOSE
CONVERSATIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY
TO SHARE THOSE.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND MORE
INFORMATION ON THE COUNCIL
WEBSITE.
AND WE WILL BE POSTING
INFORMATION ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA
AND NEWSLETTER.
AND FINALLY, THIS SATURDAY IS
THE NEW YEAR VILLAGE FESTIVAL
HOSTED BY THE COMMUNITY IN
SEATTLE, KING COUNTY.
MY FORMER AIDE IS NOW THE
ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIST FOR
THE ORGANIZATION.
CONGRATULATIONS, FORGETTING
THIS KICKED OFF.
THEY WILL BE SHOWCASING
PERFORMANCES BY THE PERFORMING
ARTS GROUP WHICH IS A YOUTH LED
TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE
PROGRAM AND THE EVENT IS FROM
NOON TO 4:00 ON SATURDAY AT THE
RANIER PARK CENTER.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT AND
ENJOY THE SHOW.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.
AND, DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, AM
REALLY SORRY WE WERE UNABLE,
AND UNDERSTAND WE SPOKE ABOUT
THE ISSUE, I WANT TO REMIND MY
COLLEAGUES THAT AS SOON AS YOU
KNOW YOU CANNOT MAKE A COUNCIL
MEETING, LET THE COUNCILMEMBER
KNOW.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AS YOU
ALL KNOW, NOW THAT WE ARE DOWN
TO A QUORUM OF THREE, WE DON'T
HAVE ALTERNATES, IT'S MORE
CRITICAL TO GIVE PEOPLE A HEADS
UP THAT YOU CAN'T BE THERE OR
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE.
BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
HAD ALL THESE PEOPLE UP TO
SPEAK AND UNFORTUNATELY SHE WAS
UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT
IS WHY IT'S ON TOMORROW'S
CALENDAR.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, FOR WORKING WITH OUR
OFFICE . AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT
TO REITERATE AND EMPHASIZE WHAT
YOU SAID, THAT A LOT OF THOSE
FOLKS ON THESE COMMISSIONS AND
BOARDS ARE VOLUNTEERS AND THEY
ARE PROFESSIONALS AND THEY
LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THEY GIVE
UP THEIR TIME TO DO THE WORK
AND SHOW UP AND THE LEAST WE
CAN DO IS SHOW UP AND BE THERE
AND LISTEN.
SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> SO I WILL HAND IT OVER NOW
TO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, THE FINANCE IT
HAS A COMMITTEE, HAS ITS
MEETING ABREU APRIL 6,
INCLUDING ON THE AGENDA WILL BE
THE HOUSING LEVY OVERSIGHT
APPOINTMENTS WITH FIVE NEW
APPOINTMENTS AND SIX REAPPOINT
ITS.
THIS WEEKEND BEVERAGE TAX
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD WHICH
HAS TWO APPOINTMENTS AND TWO
REAPPOINTMENTS.
A VOTE ON THE CAPITAL PROJECTS
WATCHLIST, THANK YOU TO OUR
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT
IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
POSSIBLE CAPITAL PROJECTS
WATCHLIST OVER THE LAST MONTH
AND OF COURSE FOR SUBMITTING
POSSIBLE ADDITIONS AND BEING
CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE LIMITED WORK
CAPACITY THAT THE DEPARTMENTS
HAVE TO ADD MORE, BUT WE WILL
AND A FEW MORE BASE THAN YOUR
SUGGESTED IDEAS.
THAT WILL BE APRIL 6 AT 9:30
AM.
WE ARE ALSO IN CONVERSATION
CURRENTLY WITH FOLKS WHO ARE
OPERATING THE EQUITY FUND
ALREADY IN PLACE RELATED TO
CAMPUS EQUITY FUNDS AND OTHER
JURISDICTIONS.
WE WILL BE HAVING A SMALL PANEL
OF POSSIBLE BUSINESS OWNERS WHO
ARE OPERATING WITHIN STRUCTURES
THAT HAVE ALLOWED FOR GREATER
EQUITY TO BE DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT NOT JUST THE
INDUSTRY BUT THE JURISDICTIONS
THEY ARE WORKING IN.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
HOLDING NOT.
AND HAVING YOUR PARTICIPATION
THERE.
AND WE WILL BE HAVING A
POSSIBLE UPDATE ON THE CLAIMS
RESOLUTION AND TEMPLATE.
YOU HAD A BRIEFING FROM CENTRAL
STAFF, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR
PRESENTING A PRESENTATION ON
HOW WE CAN UPDATE OUR CLAIMS
PROCESS.
THING WE TAKE ON AS PART OF OUR
WEEKLY DELIBERATIONS AT CITY
COUNCIL AND WANTING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
RESOLUTION TEMPLATE IS UPDATED.
I THINK IT'S THE 90s SINCE WE
UPDATED THAT DOCUMENT.
LOOKING FOR TO INTEGRATING SOME
OF THE SUGGESTIONS.
FROM BOTH CENTRAL STAFF AND
ALSO THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR
PARTICIPATING AS WELL.
FOR FULL COUNCIL THERE ARE NO
ITEMS FROM THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE ON THIS
WEEK'S HOUSING COUNCIL AGENDA.
JUST A QUICK REPORT OUT, I WILL
BE ATTENDING -- LET'S SEE, I
WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN A
PRESENTATION AT ETHAN STOLE
WITH THE MARSHALL FELLOWS PANEL
THAT WILL PULL TOGETHER A GROUP
OF FOLKS LOOKING AT THE IMPACT
AND IMPORTANCE OF MICRO SEE
VOUCHERS IN A REGION.
I WILL ALSO BE MEETING WITH
FOLKS AT THE BICYCLE CLUB IN
DISTRICT 5. CHECKING OUT THE
NEW BRIDGE.
WE WILL BE UP THERE TOMORROW.
AND AT 1:00, THERE IS AN
ONGOING CONVERSATION AT THE
SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD OF
ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE
INVESTMENT KITTY COMMITTEE
ABOUT POSSIBLE UPDATES TO OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE POLICIES THAT GUIDE
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE
CITY.
AND THOSE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS ARE OPEN AND I, AS THE
CHAIR OF THE INVESTMENT --
EXCUSE ME AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD
DON'T ALWAYS PARTICIPATE IN THE
DISCUSSIONS BUT I WILL BE
MAKING A SPECIAL EFFORT TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT 2-3
MONTHS AS THE POLICIES ARE
REVIEWED AND POSSIBLY UPDATED.
THIS FOLLOWS A YEARS WORTH OF
CONVERSATIONS I LEAD IN THE
BOARD MEETINGS BY BRINGING IN
FOLKS FROM PITTSBURGH, LOS
ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW
YORK CITY, IN ADDITION TO
ADVISORS WHO ARE LOOKING AT THE
WAYS IN WHICH VARIOUS
JURISDICTIONS, WEARING THE
FINANCIAL FIDUCIARY DUTY HAVE
ENGAGED IN STRATEGIES TO UPDATE
THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE POLICY.
SPECIFICALLY INVESTMENTS FOR
PENSION FUNDS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING UP
THE YEARS WORTH OF DISCUSSION
THAT WE HAD IN THE BOARD
MEETINGS LAST YEAR TO SEE IF
THERE ARE UPDATES THAT WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO OUR ESD
POLICY THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, FOLKS, I
WANT TO FLAG FOR YOU THAT YOU
SHOULD'VE RECEIVED INFORMATION
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THEIR
NOMINATION FOR THE PERMANENT
APPOINTMENT TO THE DIRECTOR OF
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
POSITION AND PUTTING FORWARD
FOR OUR CONSIDERATION THE
CONFIRMATION OF GAIL, FORMER
PRESENTED OF CHARLTON HAD BEEN
ACTING AS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR
SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
AS YOU KNOW FROM THE
PRESENTATIONS WE RECEIVE ON A
WEEKLY BASIS DURING SESSION.
THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE
MAYOR AND ADMINISTRATION FOR
THE ROBUST ENGAGEMENT WITH US,
THEY HAVE FOLLOWED THE REQUIRED
CONFIRMATION PROCESS AND PACKET
THAT IS IN YOUR EMAIL. IF YOU
HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT PLEASE
LOOK FOR IT THE CAME DOWN
THURSDAY LAST WEEK.
FINALLY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES THEY WANTED TO REPORT
OUT ALL THEY HAVE WORKING ON,
FAS, LOGISTICS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS BEEN
DISTRIBUTED, OVER 255,000
MASKS, THEY ARE CONTINUING TO
HELP PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANCE ACROSS OUR CITY IN
TERMS OF GETTING BACK TO WORK
úAND INTO OUR FACILITIES.
FAS WAREHOUSES AND REAL ESTATE
SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS
SEARCHING FOR A NEW
CONSOLIDATED WAREHOUSE
LOCATION.
FAS HAS CONTACTED THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND POLICE
DEPARTMENT ALERTING THEM FAS
MAY VACATE THE WAREHOUSE
PROVIDING THEM TIME TO ASSESS
THEIR SPACE NEEDS AND COMPLETE
THE SPACE USED REQUEST FORM FOR
THE SURF PROCESS.
FINALLY, THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT AT FAS IS CONTINUING
TO MONITOR THE FENCE
CONSTRUCTION AREA, AT THE
FOURTH AVENUE ENTRANCE TO CITY
HALL.
THE CONCRETE STRIKE IS HAVING
AN IMPACT ON THE PROCESS THERE.
FAS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO
VERIFY THE SITE CONDITION WITH
THE CONTRACTOR IS ON PAR EVERY
WEEK.
THE PROJECT AT A LITTLE LAKE
RELATED TO ELECTRICAL VEHICLE
CHARGING IS ALSO IMPACTED.
I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH OUR
FRIENDS FROM SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION ABOUT THE
CONCERNING REPORTS WE CONTINUED
TO RECEIVE THROUGHOUT THE LAST
FEW MONTHS ABOUT NONUNION
TRUCKS DELIVERING CONCRETE AND
FLATBED VEHICLES AND NOT HAVING
BOTH THE APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT
BUT ALSO USING NONUNION MEMBERS
TO DELIVER THOSE.
WE WILL HAVE MORE CONVERSATION
ABOUT THAT.
MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, I
HAVE AN UPDATE FROM OUR
COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> AHEAD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S
UPDATE IS THAT THEIR OFFICE IS
PLANNING TO HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION WITH COUNTY IN
AFFECTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON
THE PROPOSED TRANSFER CITY HALL
PARK TO THE COUNTY DURING THE
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE MEETING
AND THAT WILL OCCUR NEXT WEEK
ON MONDAY, APRIL 6. THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS'S REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
IT MAY BE A BIT PREMATURE BUT I
KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME OFF-LINE
DISCUSSIONS IN YOUR COMMITTEE
MEETING ON APRIL 6 FOR YOUR
PANEL, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
TALKING OFF-LINE, ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT, I KNOW THE HOUSE HAS
PASSED IT A FEW TIMES, THEY SAY
BANKING ACT AND HOW THAT WORKS
-- BECAUSE CANNABIS IS
SCHEDULED -- ANYONE FEDERALLY
INSURED CAN'T USE LOANS WERE
PARTICULARLY COMMUNITY'S FOR
EQUITY CAPITAL TO OPEN UP A
CANNABIS BUSINESS.
THE EQUITIES IN THE CANNABIS
BUSINESS.
I WANT TO ASK YOU, WHEN YOU DO
YOUR PANEL, YOU SAID YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE SOME SMALL
BUSINESSES, I WASN'T SURE --
ONE OF MY STAFF WILL BE
ATTENDING.
BUT I WANT TO KNOW, SHOULD WE
BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING MORE
THAN WE'RE GOING TO HERE FROM
SOME OF THESE BANKING ISSUES?
OR IS IT JUST GOING TO BE THE
-- PEACE.
>> WE WERE LOOKING TO DO
OUTREACH TO SMALL BUSINESSES
WHO'VE BEEN OPERATING WITHIN
EIGHT SIMILAR EQUITY FRAMEWORK
WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT IS
THAT IS POTENTIALLY NEEDED OUR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
FOR EXAMPLE DEVELOPMENT HAS
DONE SOME WORK OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS AS WELL.
WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM SOME
BUSINESSES WORKING UNDER THAT
SIMILAR FRAMEWORK.
BUT YOU ARE BRINGING UP A
TIMELY ISSUE.
I KNOW THERE WAS AN OP-ED BY A
STATE LEGISLATURE MEMBER ABOUT
THE NEED FOR A FORM RELATING TO
THE BAKING INDUSTRY.
LET ME SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN
TERMS OF THE TIMING ON A
COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT WEEK.
AND IF WE CAN'T WORK IT INTO
THAT PANEL, I'D LOVE TO TALK
MORE ABOUT BEING ABLE TO MAKE
SURE THAT BROADER CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE FEDERAL CHANGES THAT
ARE NEEDED IN THE BANKING
INDUSTRY IS CONTINUING TO BE
HIGHLIGHTED.
AT THIS POINT OUR PANEL IS
FOCUSED ON JUST HEARING FROM A
FEW OF THE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS.
BUT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO
COMMENT ON THAT.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
HAS DONE SOME WORK ON THAT IN
THE PAST.
>> THE REASON -- I WASN'T
TRYING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT,
I KNOW THAT IS NOT FOR YOU TO
TRY TO PUT TOGETHER, BUT I KNOW
YOU AND I HAVE TALKED A LOT OFF-
LINE ABOUT THIS RANKING ISSUE
AND ACCESS TO EQUITY BANKING.
AND FOLLOWING THE FEDERAL LAW
FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS NOW.
IF OUR OFFICE CAN WORK WITH YOU
MAYBE WE CAN PULL IN OIR, OUR
LOBBYIST IN BC, LESLIE, TO SEE
WHAT IS GOING ON.
I UNDERSTAND WITH THE FAIR
BANKING ACT IT'S PAST THE HOUSE
THREE TIMES, IT GETS HELD UP IN
THE SENATE.
I WANT TO KEEP PUSHING THAT
BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE SOME
ALTERNATIVES THERE.
SO, I'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
YOU ON THAT IF YOU DO A SECOND
OR THIRD COMMITTEE HEARING
ABOUT THE CANNABIS ISSUE, I'D
LOVE TO PARTNER AND BE
COLLABORATIVE WITH YOU AND YOUR
STAFF.
SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , I
KNOW YOU HAVE DONE WORK IN THIS
ARENA.
PLEASE CHIME IN.
>> WE ARE BACK AND FORTH ABOUT
WHETHER I WAS GOING TO MENTION
IT.
BUT THEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT
CONFIRMED I PROBABLY SHOULD USE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LET FOLKS
KNOW THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
ACCURATELY REFLECTS WHAT THE
STATUS IS, THE CURRENT STATUS
OF THE BANKING ACT.
I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH BOTH
OUR -- AT OIR AROUND THIS
ISSUE.
AND HOW WE COULD BE MOST
IMPACTFUL.
I HAVE ALSO BEEN IN TOUCH WITH
CANNABIS EMBASSY GROUPS WHO
BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MANY OF'S,
WE ARE JUST SORT OF TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT A
COUNCIL LETTER ASKING FOR THE
MAYOR SUPPORT IS THE BEST WAY
TO GO.
REALLY, WE HAVE THE STRONG
SUPPORT, OUR ENTIRE WASHINGTON
STATE HOUSE DELEGATION VOTED IN
FAVOR OF IT.
THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT ANYBODY IN THE SEATTLE
SENATE DELEGATION WOULD NOT BE
SUPPORTIVE OF IT.
IN FACT, I THINK IT MIGHT BE
SENATOR IS IN A LEADERSHIP
POSITION.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW WE CAN BE MOST IMPACTFUL ON
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE
THAT HAS COME UP A NUMBER OF
TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS AND IT'S REALLY TIME NOW
TO GET IT OVER THE FINISH LINE.
LOOKING FOR TO HEARING FROM THE
REST OF YOU WHAT WE CAN LEARN.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M HANDING IT OFF TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS FROM THE
ECONOMIC ELEMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY LIKE COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
ONE IS THE APPOINTMENT TO THE
LOW INCOME REPRESENTATIVE
POSITION FOR THE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT REVIEW PANEL.
THAT HIS APPOINTMENT 02122.
THAT WAS UNANIMOUS COMING OUT
OF MY COMMITTEE.
THERE'S ALSO BILL 120273
EFFECTUATING A RATE CHANGE FOR
THE SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA, ALSO UNANIMOUS.
LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
-- BEFORE I GET TO THAT THAT ME
START WITH MONDAY.
I ATTENDED THE NORTH SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION MONTHLY
MEETING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND WE HEARD FROM WE
THE INTERIM DIRECTOR AND JOHN
WHO IS THE LIAISON FOR THE
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL SECTOR.
AND TALKED MOSTLY ABOUT, AS YOU
CAN IMAGINE, THE INDUSTRIAL LAND
DIS, FREIGHT MOBILITY AND
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS
ISSUES IN THE AREA.
AND THEN, FROM WEDNESDAY TO
FRIDAY, I ATTENDED THE REGIONAL
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, THIS IS
AN ANNUAL GATHERING OF REGIONAL
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS
AND NONPROFIT LEADERS AND THIS
YEAR'S THEME WAS REGIONAL RESET.
THE MAYOR, KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE CONSTANTINE AND THE
GOVERNOR ALL HAD KEYNOTE
ADDRESSES.
IT WAS A LITTLE EXECUTIVE
HEAVY, BUT ANYWAY, THE TOPICS
WERE ORGANIZED UNDER BROAD
POLICY ISSUE CATEGORIES LIKE
TRANSPORTATION AND ARTS AND
CULTURE, HOMELESSNESS, CURRENT
INITIATIVES ON HOMELESSNESS, ET
CETERA.
BUT AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THE
MOST INTERESTING PART TO ME WAS
ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
AND WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON
ECONOMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
THE PANEL THAT WAS MOST
STRIKING WAS A FOCUS ON SMALL
BUSINESS AND THE PANDEMIC
IMPACT.
BUT ALSO THE UNEVEN NATURE OF
OUR RECOVERY.
IT FEATURED JOE WHO IS THE
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF AND
ALSO MARGIE OF THE WORKING CLAY
LOUNGE AND WHO OWNS THE REBECCA
ONASSIS BOUTIQUE.
HAVE TO SAY, MARGIE HAYWOOD TOLD
YRUMA HAD A LOT OF BANKERS IN
IT THAT SHE IS BEEN IN BUSINESS
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND HAS
BEEN UNABLE TO SECURE A LOAN,
SHE WAS ALMOST APPROVED AND THEN
WASN'T AT THE LAST MINUTE WHEN
SHE SHOULD'VE, AS A BLACK
WOMAN, TO HAVE ONE OF THE IN
STAGE MEETINGS.
AND THEN FREELANCE TOLD US HOW
HER BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS HAS
BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET A
COMMERCIAL LEASE.
SHE HAS BEEN OPERATING OUT OF
HER HOME AND HAS HAD TO
MONETIZE SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET
THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.
THESE WERE POWERFUL EXAMPLES OF
THE PROBLEM OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL
FOR BIPOC BUSINESS OWNERS.
AGAIN, A FOCUS OF MINE AND ONE
OF THE SIDEBAR CONVERSATIONS I
HAD WAS WITH JOE WHO IS THE
PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS IMPACTS
NORTHWEST WHICH IS EIGHT CDFI
AND IT LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM
WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY
INTERESTING, CALLED ENDEAVOR
NORTHWEST.
AND ACCELERATOR PROGRAM THAT IS
FOCUSED ON DRIVING INVESTMENT
TO THE BIPOC BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT
AND ALSO HELPS GENERATE AND
STEER PEOPLE TOWARD SUPPLIER
AND PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
WHICH OF COURSE GOT ME THINKING
THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE COULD
BE A PARTNER HERE BECAUSE WE
HAVE A VENDOR LIST AND WE BUY A
LOT OF GOODS AND SERVICES.
AND SO, WORKING WITH THIS
ORGANIZATION AND PERHAPS OTHER
ENTITIES TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE
CAN SUPPORT MORE LOCAL AND BIPOC
BUSINESSES TO BE ON THAT LIST.
FOR WHEN WE ARE MAKING OUR
PROCURER DECISIONS.
I ALSO MET WITH DAVE McFADDEN
WHO LEADS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AT THE COURT.
HE TOLD ME ABOUT A PLAN FOR A
SEATTLE N-PORT PARTNERSHIP FOR
EQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
IN THE SNOHOMISH VALLEY WHICH
GOT SIDETRACKED DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND WITH LEADERSHIP
CHANGES.
I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK ABOUT
EXPLORING AND REVIVING.
RECENTLY THE COURT RECENTLY
RELEASED A COMMUNITY HUB IN THE
VALLEY WHICH IS A SPACE THAT
COULD PROVIDE A VENUE FOR A LOT
OF THESE PARTNERSHIP
INITIATIVES.
MORE ON THAT LATER.
AND, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME
TALKING ABOUT RLC BECAUSE I
LEARNED A LOT.
IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH COLLEAGUES AND LEARN
ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE, INTEREST.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ATTEND IF
THEY CAN NEXT YEAR AND THE
FOLLOWING YEARS.
WHILE I WAS GONE, MY CHIEF OF
STAFF, JEREMY, ATTENDED THE
QUARTERLY BOARD MEETING WHICH
IS WHAT MY EXTERNAL COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS.
HE WENT IN MY STEAD.
THE MEETING WAS THE LAST FOR
THE CHAIR, TOM NORWALK.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I WISH HIM A
HAPPY RETIREMENT.
HE'S DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB AT
THE AGENCY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, TOM.
VISIT SEATTLE AND SEATTLE BANK
ANNOUNCED AT THIS BOARD MEETING
, A PARTNERSHIP TO BRING
TOURISM REVENUE TO SEATTLE
SMALL BUSINESSES IN DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES.
A FIRST COLLABORATION BETWEEN
THE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH IS
CALLED THE COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, WILL
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 20 VOCALLY
OWNED BUSINESSES INCLUDING
RESTAURANTS, CAFCS AND SHOPS
WITHIN SEATTLE'S VIBRANT
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND
CENTRAL DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOODS.
PERHAPS NOT THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY
WEEK, BUT A BIG ONE, ON
SATURDAY NIGHT I ATTENDED THE
GALA TO RAISE MONEY FOR
SCHOLARSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF
OTHER PROGRAMS OF HISTORICALLY
BLACK COLLEGES.
IT WAS DEFINITELY -- WELL, I
SHOULD SAY, I WAS GONNA SAY
MOST FUN BUT ALSO VERY
SUCCESSFUL, OVER $1.6 MILLION
RAISED.
ALSO, THEY HAD A BAND AND A DJ
IN THE EVENING ENDED WITH A
PACKED DANCE FLOOR.
DEFINITELY I WILL BE SURE TO
RETURN AGAIN THERE IN COMING
YEARS.
AND THIS WEEK, I WILL GO ON A
RIDE ALONG IN THE WEST PRECINCT
ON TUESDAY, I WILL ATTEND THE
LAUNCH OF THE KING COUNTY METRO
BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS CHARGING
STATION ON WEDNESDAY AND ATTEND
VISIT SEATTLE'S OUTLOOK 2022
WHICH IS THE STATE OF DOWNTOWN
EVENT.
I WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
STATE OF OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY
AT THAT EVENT.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE GOT.
THANKS.
ANY QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT, SEEING THEN I WILL
PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA THERE ARE NO
ITEMS RELATED TO HER COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES WILL BE TUESDAY,
APRIL 5 AT 9:30 AM.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER, ON
TOMORROW AFTERNOON FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA AND COSPONSORING
12027 WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
THE CITY AND COUNCIL LAND USE
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDED WE ADOPT THIS
LEGISLATION TOMORROW.
FOR THOSE NOT ON THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE, THIS LEGISLATION
WILL INCREASE THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY
NEEDED TO PROTECT SEATTLE'S
TREES BY REQUIRING ANYONE
SEEKING TO CUT DOWN ARE HEAVILY
PRUNED MATURE TREES TO REGISTER
BEFORE HAND WITH THE CITY
GOVERNMENT.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
SUPPORTERS OF THE LEGISLATION
THAT TOOK THE TIME TO:, AND WE
ARE STILL SENDING EMAILS OF
SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL 120207.
IN DISTRICT FOR I MET WITH THE
PRINCIPLE OF NEW RIDGE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SEVERAL
PARENTS CONCERNED ABOUT
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ALONG THE
BUSY NORTHEAST 70 HISTORY.
THAT IMPORTANT EAST-WEST
ARTERIAL CONNECTS THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON TO THE
PARK.
OUR CITIES NEW TRAFFIC ENGINEER
ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY STAFF TO
VISIT THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING
PROJECT MERCY MAGNUS.
SEVERAL RESIDENTS THERE ARE
SEEKING A CROSSWALK SO THEY ARE
MORE SAFELY CONNECTED TO THE
CITY'S COMMUNITY CENTER.
MAGNUS PARK COMMUNITY CENTER IS
UNDERGOING A LIGHT REHAB AND
EXPECTED TO REOPEN THIS YEAR.
SO WE WANT THE CROSSWALK READY
FOR THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN
PEDESTRIANS SEEKING THE
RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS THERE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I TURNED
BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> THANK YOU.
THAT WAS NICE AND QUICK AND
TIDY.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
SO, LET ME WRAP US UP.
STARTING WITH THE NATIVE
GOVERNANCE, NO ITEMS FOR THE
NATIVE GOVERNMENTS AND TRIBAL
COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S COUNCIL
AGENDA.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE
THURSDAY, APRIL 21 AT 9:30 AM.
SATURDAY I ATTENDED THE 20 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIVE
ACTION NETWORK WHICH HAS BEEN
-- WAS PUT TOGETHER AND IRIS
FRIDAY AND I ATTENDED THE FIRST
ONE MY DAUGHTERS WERE 10 AND
SEVEN AND NOW THEY ARE 30 AND
27.
I CAN'T BELIEVE 20 YEARS OF
GONE BY.
WE HAVE ON HER JUST ABOUT EVERY
TRIBAL WOMAN LEADER I HAVE
THOUGHT OF AND THEN S█OME.
THE NATIVE ACTION NETWORK IS
THERE TO PREPARE AND PROVIDE
MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TO
OUR YOUNG NATIVE WOMEN AS THEY
GO INTO THE WORLD, IN COLLEGE,
AFTER COLLEGE, ENCOURAGING THEM
TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL, BUT
SCHOOL, GET THEIR MBA, AND FOR
TRIBAL COUNCIL, RUN FOR CITY
COUNCIL.
THEY HAVE HAD A SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT FORMER
SENATOR CLAUDIA AND IRIS
FRIDAY, LEADERS THEMSELVES.
IT'S A REAL EXAMPLE OF
MENTORING AND BEING THERE TO
MAKE SURE YOU SHEPHERD THOSE
YOUNG WOMEN IN BEHIND YOU TO
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS BECAUSE IT
DOES MATTER, REPRESENTATION
DOES MATTER.
AS FAR AS OTHER ISSUES IN
NATIVE COMMUNITIES, THE CITY
RECEIVED 29 COMPLETED
APPLICATIONS FOR THE INAUGURAL
INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
FROM THE CITY'S LEGISLATIVE AND
EXECUTIVE BRANCHES -- I'M
SORRY, THE CITY'S EXECUTIVE
SLITTED BRANCHES WILL WORK IN
THE COMING WEEKS TO SELECT
FINALISTS TO BE INTERVIEWED.
CANDIDATES WILL THEN BE
CONFIRMED BY CITY COUNCIL TO
FORM THE NINE-MEMBER PANEL, AS
YOU KNOW THIS IS VERY HISTORIC.
THE SECOND CITY TO DO THIS.
IN REGARDS TO SOUND TRANSIT, I
KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES
REGARDING SOUND TRANSIT ARE
GOING TO STAND TOP OF.
BESIDES THE DEIS IN THE
ALIGNMENT AND OTHER ISSUES
THAT COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
BROUGHT UP.
ON MARCH 16th SOUND TRANSIT
ANNOUNCED IT WILL RECEIVE $50.9
MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
BUS AND RABBIT RAPID TRANSIT
THAT WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE
SERVICES TO OUR REGION.
THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO
CONSTRUCT NEW STATIONS AND
SECURE NEW VEHICLES. THE STRIDE
SYSTEM SERVES EIGHT 37 MILE
CORRIDOR BETWEEN LINWOOD AND
BURIEN AND A NINE MILE CORRIDOR
BETWEEN SHORELINE AND BASEL.
THESE ARE INVESTMENTS THAT WILL
OFFER WRITERS AWAY THROUGH
CONGESTION WITH FASTER AND MORE
RELIABLE SERVICE ON THE EAST,
WASHINGTON. RTH SIDES OF LAKE
THE GRANT WAS SECURED WITH
SUPPORT OF THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION AND OUR
CONGRESSIONAL LEGATION.
SOUND TRANSIT IS SEEKING
VOLUNTEERS FROM THE PIERCE
COUNTY, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, NORTH
KING COUNTY AND EAST KING
COUNTY AND SOUTH KING COUNTY
SUB AREAS TO JOIN THE COMMUNITY
OVERSIGHT PANEL.
COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT PANEL.
THE COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT PANEL
CURRENTLY HAS EIGHT OPENINGS,
ONE FOR PIERCE COUNTY, TWO FOR
SNOHOMISH, TWO FOR NORTH KING,
AND ONE FOR EAST KING COUNTY.
AND TWO FOR SOUTH KING COUNTY.
SOUND TRANSIT RELIES ON THE
OVERSIGHT AND EXPERTISE OF THIS
DEDICATED AND INDEPENDENT GROUP
OF VOLUNTEERS AND ENCOURAGES
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO APPLY.
THE MEMBERS SERVE THREE-YEAR
TERMS.
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION YOU
CAN DO SO ONLINE AT THE SOUND
TRANSIT WEBSITE OR EMAIL.
APPLICATIONS ARE CONSIDERED ON
A ROLLING BASIS.
MORE SPECIFICALLY IN D5 WE HAVE
GOOD NEWS WITH HER CHILDREN'S
HOME SOCIETY.
AND DAVE NEWELL, GOOD FRIEND OF
MINE.
AS YOU KNOW THE CHILDREN'S HOME
SOCIETY, THEIR HEADQUARTERS IS
IN LAKE CITY AND WE WORK
CLOSELY WITH THEM AND HAVE
SINCE BEFORE I WAS ELECTED.
ANYWAY, WE RECEIVED, THEY
RECEIVED, AND $8 MILLION GIFT
FROM KINSEY SCOTT, THE
PHILANTHROPIST McKINSEY SCOTT
FOR GIVING US $8 MILLION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY IS ONE
OF THE STATES LEADING CHILDREN
AND FAMILY ORGANIZATIONS AND
THIS CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP THE
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF
WASHINGTON CARRYOUT ITS
TRANSFORMATIVE WORK TO SHIFT
GOVERNMENT AND BUILD
PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES TO KEEP
FAMILIES TOGETHER AND COME AT
THE INEQUITIES FROM THE PANDEMIC
-- THAT THE PANDEMIC
COMPOUNDED.
BASICALLY LET ME SAY THIS, WE
REACHED OUT TO THEM, WE HAVE
WORKED WITH A LOT OF GROUPS AND
McKENZIE SCOTT CAME BACK AND
WORKED WITH DAVE NEWELL, THE
CEO OF CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
AND A GIFT OF $8 MILLION IS
HONESTLY GOING TO BE USED
STATEWIDE.
BUT IT'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLE
WORKING WITH OUR ON THE GROUND
SOCIAL SERVICE FOLKS AND HAVING
THESE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS AND INSTITUTIONS
AND FOLKS REACH OUT AND GIVE
BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
I CANNOT EMPHASIZE HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT BUSINESSES
SHOULD BE GOOD CIVIC NEIGHBORS.
AND IF THAT MEANS WRITING A
CHECK, THEN I THINK THAT IS
WHAT THEY CAN DO.
THAT IS JUST ME.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
SO THANK YOU, McKENZIE SCOTT,
CONGRATULATIONS CHILDREN'S HOME
SOCIETY AND THINK YOU DAVE
NEWELL FOR WORKING WITH OUR
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES, WE SAW
IT ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE LITTLE
RED HOUSE.
THAT HAS BEEN A PIECE OF
PROPERTY WE ADVOCATED TO BUY
FOR OVER $1 MILLION TO THREE
YEARS AGO.
LNG STORY SHORT, IN LATE
FEBRUARY, ACTUALLY WILL BEFORE
THAT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS STARTED
REACHING OUT TO US ABOUT
CONCERNS ABOUT THE LAKE CITY
FLOODPLAIN PARK LOCATION.
IT IS REFERRED TO AS A LITTLE
RED HOUSE.
A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF HOUSE
WHERE FERN CREEK RUNS RIGHT
THROUGH IT.
LAST WEEK IN RESPONSE TO
EVIDENCE OF FOLKS LIVING IN THE
HOUSE AND ON THE PROPERTY AND
IN THE GARAGE, SEATTLE CITY
STAFF WERE ON SITE TO REMOVE
TENTS, REMOVE TRASH AND OFFER
SHELTER RESOURCES TO CURRENTLY
THOSE LIVING AT THE SITE.
SEATTLE PARKS FACILITY
INSTALLED OFFENSE AND BOARDED
UP THE PROPERTY TO DISCOURAGE
FUTURE AND CABINETS IN THE
AREA.
I WENT UP THERE, I'VE BEEN
THERE HALF A DOZEN TIMES, IT'S
COMPLETELY CLEANED UP AND
BOARDED UP AND OFFENSES UP.
THERE WERE FIVE INDIVIDUALS
LIVING AT THAT SITE, ALL WERE
OFFERED SHELTER, THREE ACCEPTED
REFERRALS.
I WANT TO HAVE A BIG SHOUT OUT
TO SEATTLE PARKS, SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OUR
STAFF, IN PARTICULAR JEAN ELLE
SAP FOR WORKING MANY WEEKS
COLLABORATIVELY TO RESOLVE THIS
EMERGENT SITUATION.
AGAIN, NO ONE SHOULD LIVE
OUTSIDE LIKE THAT, IT IS
INHUMANE.
I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO WORK
WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT CITY
DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE.
IT CERTAINLY WAS ON OUR RADAR.
THERE OTHER ISSUES GOING ON
ABOUT ALLEGED DRUG ACTIVITY AND
OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.
BUT, AS IT WAS IT WAS ALL
ALLEGED.
THERE WAS INDEED NOT A METH LAB
THERE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT DID
GET CLEANED UP AND WE HOPE TO
CONTINUE TO WORK TO KEEP FORTIN
CREEK WATERSHED CLEAN. AND ALSO
HAVE OUR FOLKS OUT THERE TO
PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE
PEOPLE THAT FIND THEMSELVES
UNSHELTERED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
LET'S SEE, UPCOMING THIS WEEK,
TOMORROW I WILL BE JOINING THE
MAYOR AND OTHER COMMUNITY
NUMBERS TO CELEBRATE THE 60th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MONORAIL.
I WILL BE JOINING COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND CELEBRATING WITH THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME, I
UNDERSTAND SHE IS THE NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
CONGRATULATIONS, PATIENTS, I
KNOW WE HAD GREAT DISCUSSIONS
OFF-LINE.
I WILL BE THERE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AT THE
CONVENTION CENTER.
I THINK THAT WRAPS IT UP FOR
ME.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE
I ADJOURN US?
NOT SEEING ANY.
COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, ARE YOU WITH US?
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONCLUDES THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT COUNCIL BRIEFING IS
SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 4, BUT WE
WILL BE -- WILL HAVE A REGULAR
COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW AT
2:00.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.