>> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
IT IS FEBRUARY 15th, THE
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL NOT COME TO ORDER,
THE TIME IS TO: 01.
I AM DEBORA JUAREZ, PRESIDENT,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> KSHAMA SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> DAN STRAUSS ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT .
>> NINE PRESENT.
MOVING ALONG ON THE AGENDA,
LET'S GO TO PRESENTATIONS.
TODAY WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS
ON THE CALENDAR AND THE FIRST
ONE WILL BE A PRESENTATION
REGARDING MAYOR HARRELL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS AN EXCITING DAY AS WE
WELCOME SEATTLE MAYOR BRUCE
HARRELL, OUR 57 MAYOR ELECTED
IN 2021 TO SERVE HIS FIRST TERM
UNTIL 2025, THE MAYOR WILL
SHARE WITH US TODAY THE
TRADITIONAL STATE OF THE CITY
ADDRESS, IN HIS VISION FOR THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, TRIBAL
NATIONS, AND THE REGION.
I AM HONORED TO WORK SIDE-BY-
SIDE WITH MY FRIEND AND FORMER
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL CALLING, A
CURRENT SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
MEMBER AND NOW MAYOR OF OUR
GREAT CITY TO TACKLE THE
CHALLENGES OF TODAY.
WE ARE INDEED MOVING FORWARD
TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY IN THE
POSITIVE.
WITH THAT, FRIENDS COME UP
PLEASE JOIN ME IN RAISING OUR
HANDS AND WELCOMING MAYOR BRUCE
HARRELL.
THE PROBLEMS THAT BOTH OF OUR
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT FACE.
I HOPE YOU WILL SHARE THIS
APPROACH AND I HAVE HEARD
LOUDLY AND CLEARLY THAT IS WHAT
THE PUBLIC WANTS.
OUR PRIORITIES DO NOT HAVE TO
CONTRADICT, INSTEAD OF LOOKING
AT DIFFERING OPINIONS AS
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE, WE CAN LOOK
TO THE POLITICS OF AND, THE
RIGHT NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND
THE RIGHT KIND OF OFFICERS,
MORE HOUSING AND VIBRANT, UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITIES, CLIMATE, NEW
JOBS, DIVERSITY, AND
COMMONALITY.
ALL OF US ON THIS CALL AND
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE HAVE MUCH
MORE IN COMMON THAN WE ARE
OFTEN TOLD.
LET'S BUILD ON THE SPIRIT OF
UNITY THAT THE CONCEPT SHOULD
BE OUR BASELINE, NOT THE
PROPOSITION WE ARE PERPETUALLY
DIVIDED.
THAT IS HOW WE BUILT THE SPACE
NEEDLE AND CLEAN UP WASHINGTON,
CREATED LIBRARIES AND PARKS AND
HOW SEATTLE BECAME ONE OF THE
MOST DESIRABLE AMERICAN CITIES
TO LIVE IN.
A RENEWED FOCUS ON GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND TANGIBLE
PROGRESS ON NUANCED
CONVERSATION.
I BELIEVE THIS GROUP RIGHT
HERE, US, WE CAN AND WILL SET A
NEW TONE AND A NEW EXAMPLE FOR
WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WHEN WE
HIT RESET AND HAVE A SHARED
AGENDA FOR OUR CITY TOGETHER.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT DEBORA
JUAREZ'S UNANIMOUS ELECTION TO
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENCY SHOWS
THAT YOU BELIEVE IN THE SPIRIT
OF UNITY IN THE SAME WAY I DO,
SHE IS THE CORRECT PERSON TO
LEAD THE COUNCIL, HER TRADEMARK
RESPONSIVENESS AND HER
COLLABORATIVE NATURE, EVEN HER
SENSE OF HUMOR ARE ALREADY
MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT SHE DOES NOT
ORDER THE CLERK TO HIT THE MUTE
BUTTON BECAUSE I HAVE SOME
PLANS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
WITH YOU.
WE NEED HER LEADERSHIP BECAUSE
THE CHALLENGES FACING SEATTLE
ARE DIFFICULT, SOME OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT THE CITY HAS EVER
FACED.
THE TRUTH IS THAT THE STATUS
QUO IS UNACCEPTABLE.
THAT IS ONE AREA WHERE WE MUST
ALL AGREE.
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY DAY I HEAR
STORIES OF LONGTIME SMALL
BUSINESSES CLOSING THEIR DOORS
FOR GOOD OR LEAVING OUR CITY.
FAMILIES FOREVER CHANGED
BECAUSE OF SENSELESS TRAGEDY OR
DRIVEN BY GUN VIOLENCE OR
OVERDOSE, RISING RENTS AND
INABILITY TO PAY BILLS OR FIND
HOUSING.
CLIMATE IMPACTS, DISSOLUTION
YOUTH OR RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT
FEEL SEEN OR HEARD.
AS WE COME OUT OF COVID
RECOVERY, SEATTLE CAN AND WILL
BE SO MUCH MORE.
THIS IS MY CORE BELIEF.
WILL BE THE DRIVING PRINCIPLE
BEHIND OUR ADMINISTRATION, THIS
ADMINISTRATION.
IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THE
PUBLIC DESERVES TO SEE CHANGE
AND TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ACTING
WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY
REQUIRED BY THIS MOMENT.
IN MY FIRST SIX WEEKS IN
OFFICE, YOU ARE SEEING US IN
REAL TIME BUILD SUSTAINABLE
SYSTEMS THAT MOVE OUR CITY
FORWARD.
QUITE CANDIDLY, PERHAPS BECAUSE
OF THE PANDEMIC, I DID NOT
INHERIT CLEAR DEPARTMENTAL
SYSTEMS TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS
THE CONDITIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY
OR HOMELESSNESS.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE CLEAR, I
BELIEVE IN GOING BACK TO THE
BASICS.
THAT IS WHERE GOOD GOVERNANCE
BEGINS, THE BASICS INCLUDE
EFFORTS LIKE OUR HOUSING FIRST
POLICY.
FIXING A POTHOLE, MAKING SURE
OUR SIDEWALKS AND PARKS ARE
SAFE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
TO USE, MAKING SURE WE ENFORCE
OUR CRIMINAL LAWS AGAINST THOSE
WHO ARE HARMING OTHERS.
WE LEAVE WITH AND ACKNOWLEDGE
THE FACT THAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS
HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM.
THAT THE EXPORTATION OF OUR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAS BEEN
WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF THIS
COUNTRY SINCE ITS INCEPTION.
THAT IN 2022, WE HAVE SEEN ANTI-
ASIAN HATE AND ANTI-SEMITISM AT
ALARMING LEVELS.
THOSE UNDERSTANDINGS SHOULD BE
A PART OF OUR BASICS AS WELL
AND JUST AS IMPORTANT.
GOING BACK TO THE BASICS MEAN
SERVING THE PUBLIC AND THE
ENTIRE PUBLIC, AND IT MEANS
SERVING THEM WELL.
THAT IS WHY YOU HEARD ME, TWO
WEEKS AGO, TALK ABOUT MY
COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN
THE FACE OF A REPORT SHOWING
INCREASES IN VIOLENT CRIME AND
IN OVER 40% INCREASE IN SHOTS
FIRED LAST YEAR.
I SHARED RESULTS OF IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO ADDRESS CRIME AND
LOOK AT THE DATA TO RECOGNIZE
WHICH NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES ARE MOST IMPACTED
BY PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.
THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.
WHAT IS CRITICAL AND NEW,
HOWEVER, IS WE REMAIN WHOLLY
COMMITTED TO AVOIDING THE
MISTAKES OF THE PAST.
MY ADMINISTRATION IS REACHING
OUT TO MEMBERS OF THE CRIMINAL
DEPARTMENT, MANY MY FRIENDS, TO
LET THEM KNOW THAT, WHEN WE
MAKE ARRESTS, WE WILL MAKE SURE
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE
PROTECTED, THAT ALTERNATIVE
ORMS OTHER THAN ARREST ARE
EXPLORED, THE TREATMENT PLANTS
ARE IN PLACE AND A MILITARIZED
OR RACIALIZED APPROACH WILL NOT
BE TOLERATED.
WE PROVIDED A SPECIFIC ARREST
NUMBERS AND THE AMOUNT OF
STOLEN GOODS RECOVERED, AND
DESCRIBE HOW DOZENS OF
VULNERABLE PEOPLE CAUGHT UP IN
A WEB OF ORGANIZED CRIMES WERE
ORGANIZED WITHOUT
INCARCERATION.
THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE
DEFINE PROGRESS, NOT JUST WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT ALSO WITH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUTREACH,
SUPPORT, SOCIAL SERVICES, IT
MEANS, NOT JUST ADDRESSING GUN
VIOLENCE, BUT PREVENTING IT
THROUGH INPUT AND SOLUTIONS
FROM THE COMMUNITIES MOST
IMPACTED ALONG WITH
GROUNDBREAKING LAWS, LOCAL AND
REGIONAL COLLABORATION, AND
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. WE
HAVE ALREADY BEGUN ROLLING OUT
ELEMENTS OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
PLAN AND YOU WILL SOON HEAR
MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW INTERVAL
THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH TO
PUBLIC SAFETY IS FOR EVERY
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PART OF THE PLAN REQUIRES MORE
OFFICERS.
THE DEPLETED STAFFING WE SEE
TODAY DOES NOT ALLOW US TO
REACT TO EMERGENCIES, AND CRIME
RESPONSE TIMES OUR RESIDENTS
DESERVE AND DOES NOT ALLOW US
TO STOP THE SPECIALTY TEAMS WE
NEED FOR ISSUES LIKE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OR DUI, OR FOR NATURAL
CRIMES.
THEY TARGET OUR ELDERLY.
IT DOES NOT ALLOW US TO CONDUCT
A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION WE
EXPECT TO SUSTAINABLE CHANGE.
I RECENTLY SPOKE WITH MIKE
ALEXANDER, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE TRAINING COMMITTEE
ABOUT WHAT IT WILL TAKE FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE A HEALTHY PIPELINE
OF SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS.
IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, 2022, WE
WILL HAVE A SPECIAL SEATTLE
ONLY FOCUSED CLASS AT THE
POLICE ACADEMY WHICH WILL MEAN
THE NEXT 36 NEW OFFICERS WE
NEED TO HELP US REACH OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY GOALS WILL COME
OUT OF THE EFFORT.
WE HAVE FUNDING TO HIRE 125 NEW
OFFICERS THIS YEAR.
IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL
TRAINING CLASS, WE ARE ROLLING
OUT A NEW CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT
THE NEXT GENERATION OF SEATTLE
POLICE.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS WILL
BE CONSISTENT WITH THE VALUES I
EXPECT TO SEE IN OUR OFFICES,
THE CULTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT,
THE ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY
AND THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
JUSTICE REQUIRES SERVING THE
PEOPLE.
EVEN IF YOU'RE WATCHING TODAY
AND INTERESTED IN HELPING MAKE
OUR CITY MORE SAFE AND JUST,
PLEASE REACH OUT, WE ARE
HIRING.
YOU RECENTLY HEARD FROM THE
CHIEF ABOUT REQUIRING NEW
RECRUITS AS PART OF THEIR
TRAINING TO DIVE INTO IT AND
KNOW THE COMMUNITIES THEY WILL
BE WORKING IN BEFORE THEY TAKE
OFFICE.
THE RIGHT NUMBER OF POLICE
OFFICERS IN THE RIGHT KIND OF
POLICE OFFICERS.
WE CAN HAVE SAFETY AND WE CAN
HAVE PERFORM.
THIS WILL BE THE ADMINISTRATION
THAT STOPS THE FEDERAL CONSENT
DECREE OVER THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
THE ADMINISTRATION WILL MAKE
SURE OUR POLICE ARE MORE
INNOVATIVE, REPRESENTATIVE, AND
FOCUSED.
I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH
THE EARLY PRIORITIES PUBLIC
SAFETY CHAIR LISA HERBOLD AND I
HAVE A LIE.AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH HER ON SWIFT
AND LONG-TERM ACTION, INCLUDING
HOW WE ASSIGN SAFETY RESOURCES
LIKE THE NURSE NAVIGATION 911
PROGRAM I ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK
WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WHO
WANTED TO MAKE POSSIBLE.
TO ME, PUBLIC SAFETY MEANS MORE
THAN JUST STOPPING CRIME, IT
MEANS ENJOYING PEOPLE GET THE
HELP THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED
IT, AND THAT OUR SYSTEMS WERE
BUILT FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL
PEOPLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE MY
DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU ABOUT THE
CREATION OF A THIRD KIND OF
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
STAFFED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WHO HAVE THE TRAINING TO BE
CULTURALLY COMPETENT MASTERS OF
DE-ESCALATION.
WE KNOW THAT EVERY PROBLEM
CANNOT BE SOLVED WITH A GUN AND
A BADGE RESPONSE.
I AM INTRIGUED BY THE CREATION
OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATION CENTER, THE CSCC,
WITCH WILL GO AWAY FROM MY
POLICE-CENTERED APPROACH TO
PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOCUS MORE ON
HARM REDUCTION.
ANOTHER WAY WE WILL DO IT IS
THROUGH THE UNIT THREE WHICH
EXPANDS BEYOND DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
TO -- CONNECTING ACCESS TO
SERVICES.
OUR WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO
CRISIS INTERVENTION IDEAS FROM
SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS THE LOCAL
27, TO IMPROVE AND HELP
RESPONSES TO THESE NONEMERGENCY
EVENTS.
THIS DEPARTMENT WILL ALLOW FIRE
AND POLICE TO ADDRESS
EMERGENCIES WHERE THEY ARE MOST
NEEDED.
WE HAVE EMBARKED UPON
PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH
THE SEATTLE COLLEGE IS ABOUT
BUILDING OUT THIS KIND OF
CURRICULUM AND HOW THEY CAN
ENCOURAGES OUR COMMUNITIES TO
CONSIDER A CAREER IN HELPING
PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THE TIME TO BUILD THIS
DEPARTMENT IS NOW.
AS WE GET INTO THE BUDGET
PROCESS, I WILL SHARE FURTHER
STEPS IN THIS REGARD.
WE WILL ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH
OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY ON THE
ISSUE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND
MAKING SURE THIS NEW APPROACH
TO PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALIGNED
WITH HER STRATEGIES, AND I'M
CONFIDENT THEY ARE.
TOGETHER WE RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING WE HOLD
THAT ACTORS ACCOUNTABLE AND
BUILD A CRIMINAL AND LEGAL
SYSTEM THAT LETS
COMPREHENSIVELY IN DELIVERING
FAIRNESS AND TRUE JUSTICE FOR
EVERYBODY.
THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS MUST BE
TREATED LIKE THE CRISIS THAT IT
IS.
LATER THIS WEEK I WILL SHARE A
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF OUR EFFORTS TO BRING
PEOPLE INSIDE WITH EXECUTIVE AT
THE COUNTY AND THE CEO, AND
OTHER PHILANTHROPIC BUSINESS
AND CIVIC LEADERS TO HELP THE
CITY COUNCIL YOU HAVE SUPPORTED
WHO WILL STRONGLY PURSUE A
REGIONAL SOLUTION TO
HOMELESSNESS.
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY IS NOW OPERATIONAL
AND ESTIMATES THAT MORE THAN
40,000 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ACROSS THIS REGION
ARE HERE.
IT IS TIME TO FINALLY IMPLEMENT
REAL AND OVERDUE REGIONAL
COORDINATION WITH THE URGENCY
OF TRUE CRISIS RESPONSE TO THIS
CHALLENGE AS PART OF THE
GOVERNING COMMITTEE I AM
WORKING WITH THE CEO TO ENSURE
THE RIGHT STRATEGY THAT IS IN
PLACE TO LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE
CHANGE.
I AM ADVOCATING THE STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVEL AND WORKING WITH
THE GOVERNOR BEFORE I EVEN TOOK
OFFICE TO ADVOCATE FOR HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO GO
TOWARDS HOUSING AND SERVICES
AND IMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY
COORDINATION.
WITH THE HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY TO SECURE
FEDERAL SUPPORT.
LET'S BE CLEAR, SEATTLE'S
EFFORTS WILL NOT PAUSE WHILE
REGIONAL ACTIONS RAMP UP.
IN OUR FIRST SIX WEEKS, WE HAVE
BEEN EVALUATING THE CITY'S
EXISTING SYSTEMS FOR ADDRESSING
THE IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS AND
WORKING TO IMMEDIATELY CREATE
MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
SOLUTIONS.
WHEN WE ENTERED OFFICE, THE
CITY HAS SIX DIFFERENT SYSTEMS
IN SIX DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
TRACKING OUTREACH AND SERVICES
TO HOMELESSNESS.
SOME TRACK THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE.
SOME TRACK THE NUMBER OF TENTS
WHILE INDIVIDUAL STAFF STRIVE
TO WORK TOGETHER, OVERALL
SYSTEMS WERE NOT COORDINATED.
FOR OUR ADMINISTRATION, THIS IS
NOT ACCEPTABLE.
WE HAVE SINCE COME BY THESE
EFFORTS INTO ONE SYSTEM WITH
CROSS DEPARTMENTAL EXPECTATIONS
AND COORDINATION THAT WILL FORM
THE BACKBONE OF, NOT ONLY A
TRANSPARENT DASHBOARD TO TRACK
PROGRESS, BUT ALSO AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY, TO BETTER HELP
PEOPLE OFF THE SIDEWALK AND
INTO SHELTER AND SERVICES.
FURTHER, IF A PERSON WANTED TO
REPORT THEIR CONCERN ABOUT AN
ENCAMPMENT WITH THE CITY, THE
CITY DID NOT HAVE A CENTRALIZED
SYSTEM TO LOCK THE REPORT AND
ACT, NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WE PUT THE NECESSARY PEOPLE AND
PROCESSES IN PLACE TO ADDRESS
THE MORE THAN 1500 REPORTS WE
HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC
JUST SINCE WE HAVE TAKEN
OFFICE.
OUR NEW SYSTEM WILL ALLOW US TO
TAKE ACTION AND SHARE UPDATES
AND PROVIDE A MORE COMPLETE
PICTURE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
SEATTLE.
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF SYSTEMS
ISSUES WE MUST DO BETTER.
ALONG WITH SYSTEMS REFORM, WE
NEED NEW UNITS OF HOUSING.
I AM AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING
ALTERNATIVE SHELTER OPTIONS AND
CONSIDERING A WIDE ARRAY OF
OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING THE
LEASING AND PURCHASING OF
EXISTING BUILDINGS.
BEYOND HOUSING, WE URGENTLY
NEED MORE AND BETTER MENTAL
HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT
SERVICES AND STAFFING FOR THE
PROVIDERS AND WORKERS WHO
DELIVER THE SERVICE INCLUDING
BETTER WAGES AND BENEFITS TO
THE PEOPLE IN THIS DEMANDING
PROFESSION.
THIS IS AN AREA WHERE ANDREW
LEWIS IS BRINGING LEADERSHIP AS
COMMITTEE CHAIR, WITH THE
DEDICATION TO DETAILS TO FIND
HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND TO GET
PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS
COLLABORATIVE WORK.
MY ADMINISTRATION'S EARLY WORK
HAS BEEN REDUCING SILOS LOCALLY
AND REGIONALLY AND COLLECTING
BETTER DATA AND ENSURING
DEPARTMENTS WORK TOGETHER.
OUR ADMINISTRATION IS
DEVELOPING A NEW
INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM, THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM, BE UCT WILL
COLLECT AND PROVIDE DATA TO THE
PUBLIC AND COORDINATE ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS WITH ONE VOICE AND
IT SURE OUR PLAN AND PROGRESS
ARE CLEAR FOR ALL.
BECAUSE WE CAN HELP PEOPLE
LIVING IN SHELTERS AND WE CAN
RESTORE PARKS AND SIDEWALKS.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS,
THE CITY HAS CLOSED SOME OF THE
LARGEST AND CAMAS SEATTLE HAS
SEEN, LIKE GREEN LAKE OR
BROADVIEW THOMPSON AND PROVIDED
OVER 400 PEOPLE WITH SHELTER
AND SUPPORT.
HOWEVER, NO ONE WHO LOOKS
AROUND OUR CITY TODAY WILL SAY
OUR WORK IS ANYWHERE NEAR
COMPLETE.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS
ON TOP PRIORITIES LIKE WOODLAND
PARK WHERE WE ARE WORKING
DIRECTLY ALONGSIDE
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS TO SUPPORT
NEIGHBORS IN CONNECTING THOSE
LIVING WITHOUT HOUSES WITH
APPROPRIATE SHELTER SERVICES.
WOODLAND PARK IS A GEM IN OUR
CITY AND TRASH AND FIRES AND
INHUMANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT
ACCEPTABLE.
PERIOD.
I WANT TO THANK DAN STRAUSS
FOR PROGRESS IN THIS REGARD AND
FOR NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE CITY.
PUBLIC SPACES ARE FOR EVERYONE
IN OUR CITY AND MANY WORKERS
ARE RETURNING TO THE OFFICE, SO
OUR FOCUS MUST ALSO ENSURE
SIDEWALKS RE ACCESSIBLE TO THE
PUBLIC AND CLEAR OF OBSTACLES
AND OBSTRUCTION.
THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL OBLIGATION
OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
JUST LIKE CONTINUED WORK TO
PROVIDE SHELTER, HOUSING,
SERVICES, AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WE
ARE NOT YET OUT OF THE WOODS
FROM THE PANDEMIC.
BUT THE STEADY DECLINE IN
POSITIVE CASES IS MUCH NEEDED
POSITIVE NEWS, SEATTLE WILL
KEEP UP THE BEST RESPONSE IN
THE MISSION AS WE LEARN TO LIVE
WITH THIS VIRUS GOING FORWARD.
AS THE OMICRON WEIGHT BEGINS TO
CREST AND WITH OVER 90% OF
SEATTLE RESIDENTS RECEIVING AT
LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE,
A RENEWED FOCUS ON RETURN AND
RECOVERY WILL BE MORE
ESSENTIAL.
THAT INCLUDES CITY EMPLOYEES.
OUR OWN RETURN TO THE OFFICE.
CITY WORKERS HAVE PERSEVERED
THEIR INCREDIBLE CHALLENGES
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
INCLUDING THE MORE THAN 65%.
THAT IS OVER 7000 EMPLOYEES WHO
HAVE CONTINUED TO BRAVELY WORK
IN THE FIELD AND IN PERSON OVER
THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THIS INCLUDES OUR STAFF TO
MAINTAIN OUR PARKS OR OUR CREWS
WHO KEEP THE POWER ON OR PEOPLE
WHO FIX THE ROAD OR CLEAR THEM
WHEN IT SNOWS AND POLICE AND
FIREFIGHTERS TO RESPOND TO
EMERGENCY CALLS.
SEATTLE FIRE WOULD ADMINISTER
VACCINES TO OUR MOST
VULNERABLE.
IN MID-MARCH WE WILL BRING BACK
THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING FROM HOME.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT IT HAS
BEEN INVIGORATING TO WORK
AROUND MY COLLEAGUES AND
FRIENDS IN PERSON.
I KNOW THAT THIS TRANSITION
WILL NOT BE EASY FOR EVERYONE
BUT I AM CONFIDENT THAT OUR
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND OUR
LABOR PARTNERS WILL BE THIS
RETURNED TO WORK EFFORT IN A
THOUGHTFUL, SAFE, AND
COMPASSIONATE MANNER.
I KNOW THEY ARE ALREADY DEEP IN
THE WORK OF ENSURING AN
EQUITABLE RECOVERY.
OUR COVID RECOVERY MUST FOCUS
ON THE MOST VULNERABLE AND
IMPACTED AND SUPPORTING SMALL
BUSINESSES, THE ARTS, OUR
NIGHTLIFE, CHILDCARE, YOUTH,
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, WE MUST
GET FEDERAL AND STATE RESOURCES
OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AS SOON AS
WE CAN.
CITY EMPLOYEES ARE UP TO THE
TASK AS AMBASSADORS FOR SEATTLE
AND COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE IN
SERVICE FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS AS
THEY INSPIRE ME EVERY DAY.
IN JUST A SHORT TIME ON THE
JOB, I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED BY
THE WORK OF OUR CITIES
DEPARTMENTS AND DIRECTORS, THE
TEAM WE HAVE BUILT IS STRONG.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SENDING YOU A
STEADY STREAM OF PERMANENT
DEPARTMENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS, STARTING WITH THESE
BUDGET DIRECTOR.
I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THE
LEADERS ANSWERED THE CALL FOR
PUBLIC SERVICE.
CRITICAL TO THE STATE OF THE
CITY, THE STATE OF OUR BUDGET.
I AM GRATEFUL THAT THE DIRECTOR
HAS DONE THE HARD WORK
NECESSARY OF ALERTING ALL OF US
TO THE REAL AND FORESEEABLE
ISSUES WE ARE FACING IN THE
2023 BUDGET.
AT THIS TIME, RELATIVE TO 2023
SPENDING, WE WILL FACE A
SIGNIFICANT $150 MILLION GAP
BETWEEN OUR EXPECTED GENERAL
FUND EXPENDITURES AND OUR
GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
THE RESULT OF A COMBINATION OF
FACTORS, SOME LONG-STANDING AS
WELL AS PANDEMIC UNCERTAINTY,
AND SOME CAUSED PERHAPS BY THE
USE OF ONE-TIME BUDGET FUNDING
SOURCES LIKE THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN, WHILE THE BUDGET
PROCESS MAY SEEK MONTHS AWAY,
WE KNOW THAT ENSURING A
BALANCED BUDGET IS ONE OF OUR
CORE CHARTER RESPONSIBILITIES.
YESTERDAY, WE RECEIVED SOME
GOOD NEWS.
WE LEARNED THAT REVENUE FROM
THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENSE
TAX HAS COME IN $31 MILLION
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
THAT ADDITIONAL REVENUE MUST GO
TOWARDS ALLEVIATING THE BUDGET
ISSES WE EXPECT IN 2023.
SO, WE WILL NEED TO LOOK AT ALL
OF OUR OPTIONS AND ASSIGNING
BETWEEN ONE TIME AND ONGOING
COMMITMENTS, ADJUSTING
EXPENDITURES, REVISITING
EXISTING FUNDING SOURCES, AND
LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR
DECREASING REVENUES.
THIS WILL BE HARD WORK.
WE MUST BEGIN NOW, WHICH IS WHY
HIRE ASKED DEPARTMENTS
IMMEDIATELY TO LOOK AT
OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE.
WHILE THIS IS NOT AS DRASTIC AS
THE GREAT RECESSION WHEN I WAS
ON THE COUNCIL IN 2008-2009,
BUT WE CAN DO THIS, WE HAVE
DONE THIS.
IT STARTS WITH TRANSPARENCY.
IT COMPLETES WITH A COMMITMENT
TO THE BASICS LIKE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CORE SERVICES. AS
COUNCIL PLEDGED DURING THE
BUDGET PROCESS LAST YEAR, I
COMMIT TO ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGE TOGETHER . I KNOW
WORKING ALONGSIDE THE STRONG
LEADERSHIP OF BUDGET CHAIR
TERESA MOSQUEDA , WE WILL GET
TO A BUDGET THAT IS FINANCIALLY
SOUND AND SUPPORTS OUR VALUES.
ANOTHER TOP PRIORITY I KNOW THE
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE FOLLOWING
CLOSE IS WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE.
THE BRIDGE REMAINS ONE OF THE
CITY'S MOST DEPRESSING
PRIORITIES, EVEN AS I ANNOUNCED
LAST WEEK THAT THE REOPENING
SCHEDULE IS THREATENED BY THE
ONGOING CONGRESS WORK STOPPAGE.
YOU MAY RECALL SO MANY OF OUR
PROJECTS WITH CONCRETE FROM THE
WATERFRONT, TO OUR SHIP CANAL,
WATER QUALITY, CONTROL
PROJECTS, ABOUT EVERY MAJOR
PRIORITY, INCLUDING THE MADISON
RAPID BYLINE AND THE SIDEWALK
INSTALLATION IMPROVEMENTS.
I HAVE BEEN CLEAR THAT THE
BUSINESS AND LABOR, THEY MUST
RETURN TO THE BARGAINING TABLE
AND REACH A FAIR AGREEMENT.
THIS CONFLICT CONTINUES TO
DANGEROUSLY ESCALATE IN A WAY
THAT HELPS NO ONE AND HURTS
EVERYONE.
TO MY COMMITMENT TO A JUST
RESOLUTION CLEAR, I OFFER THIS
ROOM TO THE WORKERS AND
BUSINESSES ANYTIME AS A PLACE
TO COME TOGETHER AND RESOLVE
THEIR DISAGREEMENTS.
WE CAN DO THIS WORK.
I WANT TO THANK ALEX PEDERSEN
FOR HIS CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE PROJECT AND
SO MANY OTHER CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE BRIDGE AND
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
HE HAS AN EYE FOR DETAIL AND
COMMITMENT TO EFFECTIVE
TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, THEY
ARE OUTSTANDING.
WITHIN OUR TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING WE MUST ADVANCE URGENT
NEEDED VISION ZERO ENHANCEMENTS
AND IMPROVEMENTS.
WORKING TO PREVENT DEATH AND
SERIOUS INJURIES ON STREETS
THAT PRIORITIZE PEOPLE.
PUBLIC SAFETY INCLUDES SAFE
STREETS.
I WANT TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE
IMPORTANCE OF NEW
GROUNDBREAKING FOR OUR
WATERFRONT PROGRAM AS PART OF
THE TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS
TO CREATE OVER 20 ACRES OF
PUBLIC SAFETY -- PUBLIC SPACE
THAT ALL OF THE PUBLIC CAN
ENJOY.
ACCESS TO TRANSIT, SAFE
STREETS, PARKS, SPORTS,
MENTORSHIP, THOSE MADE A
DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE.
THEY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE'S
AND THESE OTHER PROGRAMS AND
INFRASTRUCTURES THAT HELP MAKE
OUR CITY WELCOMING AND TO
FAMILIES WITH KIDS, AND
CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITIES TO
OUR SCHOOLS.
WE ARE FORGING A NEW
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SUPPORTING
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE 56,000
CHILDREN ENROLLED IN OUR
SEATTLE SCHOOLS HAS NEVER BEEN
MORE IMPORTANT.
WORKING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT
AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, WE ARE
GOING TO MAKE SURE SEATTLE
STUDENTS RECEIVED THE SUPPORT
THEY NEED OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.
AND THE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS THEY
NEED TO THRIVE IN A CHANGING
ECONOMY.
THIS SUPPORT MUST START EARLY.
THAT IS WHY I AM SO EXCITED
ABOUT OUR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THAT
WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN 2100
SATS FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS
THIS YEAR AND INCREASE OVER 125
FROM LAST YEAR.
MOST SEATTLE FAMILIES QUALIFY
FOR FREE TUITION AND OVER THREE
QUARTERS OF PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING
WITH THE EDUCATION CHAIR TAMMY
MORALES ON HOW WE CAN DO MORE
FOR SEATTLE KIDS AND STUDENTS,
INCLUDING INCREASING ACCESS TO
HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE
PRESCHOOL AND TO POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH THE
SEATTLE PROMISE.
HER PASSION AND HER COMMITMENT
TO DRIVE EQUITY THROUGH
EDUCATION IS A SHARED PRINCIPLE
OF HOURS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES TO
DISTRICT 2, WHICH IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT DISTRICT OF THE SEVEN
DISTRICTS OF THE CITY, WAIT, I
THOUGHT THAT WAS DELETED FROM
THE SPEECH, SORRY, WHAT I MEANT
TO SAY WAS, HER COMMITMENT TO
ALL DISTRICTS, IN EDUCATION,
WILL BE EVIDENCED BY WORKING
TOGETHER IN 2022.
I WANT SMALL AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES TO KNOW THAT I HEAR
THEM AND I'M WORKING TO ADDRESS
THEIR VERY REAL CONCERNS.
I AM OPEN TO YOUR IDEAS AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS.
THAT IS WHY ONE OF THE FIRST
BILLS I SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL
WOULD FUND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FOR TOURISM WITH A SMALL
INCREASE IN THE LODGING FEE, AN
EFFORT SUPPORTED BY THE
DOWNTOWN HOT HOTELS AND
HOSPITALITY.
COUNCILMEMBER SARA NELSON HELPS
MY PASSION IN HELPING SMALL
BUSINESSES AND SHE IS ALREADY
BRINGING HER DYNAMIC EXPERIENCE
IN THIS ARENA TO SUPPORT HER
NEW IDEAS, HER BACKGROUND AS A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND HER
PLATFORM HIGHLIGHTING THE
IMPORTANT THAT SMALL BUSINESSES
BRING TO ALL COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WILL BE
INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE OUR
COVID RECOVERY PLANS ARE
SUCCESSFUL . SUPPORTING SMALL
BUSINESSES IS A MEANS TO
READING EQUITY IN OUR CITY, OUR
WORK TOGETHER MUST SUPPORT
BUSINESSES OWNED AND OPERATED
BY WOMEN, VETERANS, LGBTQ PLUS
FOLKS, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
BY IMPROVING CONTRACTING AND
ACCESS TO CAPITAL, CUTTING RED
TAPE, AND SIMPLIFIED
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
$.20 OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR SPENT
BY THE CITY WITH TWO WOMEN AND
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES
FIRST.
I AM COMMITTING THE CITY TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER AND BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.
WE CAN ALSO DO MORE TO SUPPORT
WORKING PEOPLE, GIVING THEM THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES AND LIVING WAGES.
PUSHING INNOVATIVE AND NATION
LEADING PROTECTIONS.
MANY OF YOU HEARD ME MENTION
THE FORMATION OF A SEATTLE JOB
CENTER CONNECTING WORKERS AND
EMPLOYERS TO NEW OPPORTUNIIES.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
APPRENTICESHIPS AS SEATTLE CITY
LEADS ELECTRIFICATION IN GRID
MODERNIZATION EFFORTS TO
IMPROVE CLIMATE EFFECTS, I WANT
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE
BENEFIT FROM CLEAN ENERGY JOBS.
AS WE APPROACH THE BUDGET
CYCLE, I WILL PREPARE FOR THE
COUNCIL A WHITE PAPER ON WHAT
WOULD WE LIKE TO BUILD IN OUR
JOB CENTERS.
HOW CAN WE MAKE FOR THE SUPPORT
-- HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THE
WORKER PROTECTIONS WE HAVE BEEN
KNOWN FOR AND IMPROVE LABOR
STANDARDS?
WE CAN PLOT A COURSE TO NOT
ONLY PROTECT WORKERS RIGHTS TO
HELP THEM FIND NEW JOBS AND
CAREERS SHOULD THEY SO CHOOSE.
COUNCILMEMBER KSHAMA SAWANT
CARES DEEPLY ABOUT ADDRESSING
INEQUALITY AND IN ALL OF OUR
YEARS WORKING TOGETHER, I HAVE
NEVER ONCE DOUBTED HER
COMMITMENT TO THAT END AND THE
COMMITMENT OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE
IN HER MISSION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
HER OFFICE, INCLUDING
INVESTMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND GRANTS TO THE
COMMUNITY, ADVANCING JUSTICE
PRIORITIES AND CRITICAL CLIMATE
ACTION INITIATIVES.
HER OFFICE AND OUR OFFICE WILL
BE COMMITTED TO OPERATIONALLY
EQUITY FOR TRAINING AND
EDUCATION WITHIN OUR RIGHTS IS
IMPORTANT, I AM ASKING YOU TO
PROMISE TO GO OUT IN THE FIELD
AND ASK, HOW DOES OUR
COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND
FIGHTIN INEQUALITY EQUATE TO
THOSE OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL?
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIGHT TO BE
HEARD.
ARE WE VISITING THEIR
COMMUNITIES, THEIR CHURCHES,
THEIR MOSQUES, THEIR MEETING
PLACES?
WHEN WE -- WHAT HAVE WE LISTEN
TO COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE
WALLS OF CITY HALL?
THAT IS GOOD GOVERNMENT.
WE ARE BEGINNING OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE WITH
THAT VERY PRINCIPLE IN MIND AND
SHARING THAT WE ARE ONE SEATTLE
BY GIVING ALL COMMUNITIES,
ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, A VOICE IN SHAPING THE
FUTURE OF OUR CITY.
AS WE WORK TO BUILD A WALKABLE
TRANSIT ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH THE HOUSING SUPPLY THAT
MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE,
THIS WILL BE OUR APPROACH.
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND
WORKERS PROTECTIONS.
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND
DISPLACEMENT PROTECTION.
MORE HOUSING AND EXPANDED TREE
CANOPY, IMPROVING EQUITY CAN
TAKE MANY FORMS, THAT IS WHY WE
ARE ALSO IN THE BEGINNING
STAGES OF A CONFERENCE OF
SEARCH FOR A TRANSPORTATION OF
PARKS DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR WHO
WILL SHARE AND UNDERSTAND MY
VISION FOR HOW THESE TWO MAJOR
DEPARTMENTS CAN BE DRIVERS OF
EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN OUR
CITY.
AMONG THE MAJOR INEQUITY
EFFORTS, I AM EXCITED TO SHARE
MORE DETAILS IN MY HEALTHY
SEATTLE PROGRAM IN THE FIRST
QUARTER OF THIS YEAR SO THAT
HEALTH EQUITY IS AT THE CENTER
OF OUR WORK.
SIMILARLY, LET'S SUPPORT
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES BY GROWING
SEATTLE'S PROGRAM HELPING
10,000 RESIDENTS GET ACCESS TO
HEALTHY AND LOCAL FOODS.
FINALLY, WHILE WE MUST TAKE --
MUST MAKE ACCESSING OUR
RESOURCES MORE ACCESSIBLE, THAT
IS WHY I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE
NEW CITY FORM TOOL DEVELOPED
WITH SUPPORT FROM GOOGLE AND
CODESIGNED WITH RESIDENTS AND
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND CITY STAFF, THIS TOOL IS
DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE TIME AND
EFFORT NEEDED FOR OUR RESIDENTS
TO SEEK AND APPLY FOR CITY
AFFORDABILITY SERVICES.
BACK TO THE BASICS.
IMPROVING EQUITY WORK AND NEW
TECHNOLOGY CAN ALL GO TOGETHER.
TRUTHFULLY, IT IS THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE WE HAVE THAT INFORMS
HOW WE SEE THE WORLD AND HOW WE
APPROACH THE CHALLENGES WE
FACE.
THAT IS WHY I AM VERY PROUD OF
THE EXECUTIVE TEAM I HAVE
BUILT.
WHY I SOUGHT TO BUILD A DIVERSE
AND COMPETENT AND ENGAGED GROUP
OF CIVIC LEADERS.
THEY ARE SHOWING EARLY ON WHAT
WE CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN WE BUILT
A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
CLEARLY THE CHALLENGES FACING
SEATTLE ARE BIG, THE PATH
REQUIRES EMPOWERING EACH OTHER,
THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, OUR
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, AND YOU,
THE CITY COUNCIL, IT MEANS
ENGAGING OUR GREATEST
RESOURCES, PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.
ENGAGING THEM IN THE SOLUTIONS
WE WANT TO SEE.
NEXT YEAR I HOPE TO BE ABLE
TOGETHER IN PERSON WITH YOU TO
DELIVER A SPEECH TO YOU AT OUR
RESIDENCE TO CELEBRATE ONE YEAR
OF WORK TOGETHER IN MEANINGFUL
MILESTONES ON THE ISSUES I HAVE
LAID OUT.
TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE
NARRATIVE IN OUR CITY AND MAKE
SEATTLE A BETTER PLACE FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO CALL IT HOME.
I WILL NEED YOUR HELP, NOT
TOMORROW, TODAY.
LET'S GO TO WORK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ONE SEATTLE.
>> GREAT, SO, THAT CONCLUDES
OUR SPEECH FROM OUR STATE OF
THE CITY ADDRESS FROM THE
MAYOR.
I AM GUESSING WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS RIGHT
NOW.
WE WILL GO ON WITH THE AGENDA
AND MOVE ON TO WHAT IS NEXT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE
SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL REINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS PROCLAMATION.
WILL YOU PLEASE PRESENT -- MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU WILL
PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND I
WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR
COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS,
AFTER THEY COMMENT, WE WILL
SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW THE
GUEST TO ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION AND PROVIDE
COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
TO THANK YOU.
A TRADITION ON VALENTINE'S DAY,
NATIONAL HISTORICAL
CONSERVATION IN CITIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY WORKED TO SPREAD
LOVE FOR HISTORIC PLACES
THROUGH SOMETHING CALLED THE
HEART BOMB CAMPAIGN.
HEART BOMBING IS AN ACT OF
CHARRING AN OLDER OR HISTORIC
PIECE WITH TANGIBLE EXPRESSION
OF AFFECTION AND DEVOTION.
THE FULL LANGUAGE OF THE
PROCLAMATION CAN BE FOUND ON
OUR AGENDA.
IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO READ ALL
OF IT, HERE IS SOME IMPORTANT
POINTS TO PULL OUT.
THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES THE
SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL REINFORCED
MASONRY RULES, AND SOME OF
SEATTLE'S MOST COMMUNITY
GATHERS, THEY ARE THE
SWEETHEARTS IN MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS.
ON THIS VALENTINE'S DAY, OR THE
DAY AFTER, CITY COUNCIL IS
PLEDGING ITS ADMIRATION FOR OUR
HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL AND
CULTURAL PAST ALL REIMAGINING
FUTURE WITH UPGRADED MASONRY
BUILDINGS.
YESTERDAY, MY OFFICE FORWARDED
ON SOMEONE PAGES FROM HISTORIC
SEATTLE OF THE REINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS FOR EACH
DISTRICT.
AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE AS WELL
FOR THE TWO COUNCILMEMBERS.
TODAY, WE WILL HAVE A FEW OF
THE REINFORCED MASONRY
STAKEHOLDERS, STORK SEATTLE
WILL JOIN US, AND I CANNOT
REMEMBER WHAT THE ACRONYM FOR
MAC ASAP STANDS FOR, BUT YOU
WILL TELL US.
AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
AND WE WILL HEADED OVER TO
NAOMI WEST.
TO THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD
TO COUNCILMEMBER LISA HERBOLD ?
NOT SEEING ANY, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE COUNCILS WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW OUR GUEST TO
ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND
PROVIDE REMARKS.
THE RULES ARE NOW SUSPENDED.
WE HAVE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I
DO NOT SAY THESE NAMES
CORRECTLY, LISA STAGEN, WELCOME
TO SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, YOU
RECOGNIZE TO MAKE REMARKS TO
THE CITY COUNCIL AND GENERAL
PUBLIC.
LISA?
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON.
I AM ON THE BOARD OF HISTORIC
SEATTLE.
I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE
SUSTAINABILITY, AND BILITY,
PRESERVATION, A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP WITH OVER 100 THE
COLD IS INCLUDING THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL, KING COUNTY,
HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS,
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING GROUPS,
BUILDING OWNERS, DEVELOPERS,
ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS,
SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE ADVOCATES.
WE HAVE A WORKING TOGETHER
SINCE 2018 ON THE CRITICAL
ISSUE OF ADDRESSING THE NEED TO
SEISMICALLY UPGRADE SEATTLE'S
OVER 1100 AND REINFORCED
MASONRY BUILDINGS BEFORE THE
COLLAPSE IN THE NEXT MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE.
THREATENING LIVES, SAFETY,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK, AND
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CHARACTER AND
HISTORY.
WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE
MAJOR EARTHQUAKES WITHIN THE
NEXT 30 YEARS THAT WILL CAUSE
THESE BUILDINGS TO COLLAPSE OR
EXPERIENCE LIFE-THREATENING
DAMAGE.
THEY HOUSE SCHOOLS, 33,000
RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS
EMPLOYEES, 2300 AFFORDABLE
HOUSING UNITS, AND 15% OF
CONTAINED WOMEN ARE SMALL
COMPANIES AND 60% ARE DEEMED
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT TO OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHY HAVEN'T THEY BEEN
SEISMICALLY UPGRADED?
THE PRIMARY OBSTACLE HAS BEEN
COST TO OUR GROUP FOCUSED FIRST
ON THE NEED TO IDENTIFY FUNDING
SOURCES TO BACK UP RABIES TO
THESE URMS . A PROGRAM HAS NOW
BEEN PASSED IN WASHINGTON AND
KING COUNTY.
WE, TOGETHER, DEVELOP A
PROPOSED SEISMIC UPGRADE
RETROFIT CREDIT PROGRAM WITH
WIDE SUPPORT.
THE CITY AND CITY COUNCIL HAVE
FUNDED A CITY FULL-TIME STAFF
POSITION TO DEVELOP AND RUN THE
SEATTLE SEISMIC UPGRADE PROCESS
AND PROGRAM.
WE CREATED CROSS SECTOR WORKING
GROUPS THAT ADDRESS POTENTIAL
CHALLENGES THE PROGRAM MAY
FACE, AND TOGETHER DEVELOP
SOLUTIONS.
EXAMPLES ARE CRITICAL AND
ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT UPGRADES,
DEFINING SPECIFIC RETROFIT
TYPES AND COSTS, STREAMLINING
THE REGULATORY REVIEW PROCESS
TO FAST-TRACK RETROFITS,
FACILITATING COMMUNITY
EDUCATION AND ACCEPTANCE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION MOVING THE
FORWARD INITIATIVE, TO LISA
HERBOLD FOR LEADING THE CHARGE
AND BRINGING THIS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL, TO THE FULL COUNCIL
FOR ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO
MOVE THE INITIATIVE FORWARD IN
DECEMBER, AND TO THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, DEBORA JUAREZ, FOR
INVITING US HERE TODAY TO TALK
ABOUT THE WORK AND WHAT NEEDS
TO GET DONE.
WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON NOW MIKE
MAX SUPPORTING UPDATE FOR KING
COUNTY PROGRAMS, WORKING TO
DEVELOP AND LAUNCH THE SEISMIC
UPGRADE RETROFIT CREDIT PROGRAM
FOR FUNDING SEISMIC UPGRADES.
SUPPORTING THE CITY AS IT FILLS
THE POSITION THAT HAS BEEN
FUNDED TO LEAVE THE WORK MOVING
FORWARD.
SETTING UP AN ADVISORY GROUP
THAT CAN HELP THE
ADMINISTRATION DEVELOP AND
LAUNCH THE SEISMIC UP RATE
COORDINATES AND PROGRAM.
WE BELIEVE THE COLLABORATIVE
APPROACH OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP TO CRITICAL PROBLEM
SOLVING FOR SEATTLE IS THE BEST
WAY TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND
EXPERTISE FOR POSITIVE SOCIAL
AND ECONOMIC IMPACT.
ULTIMATELY, OUR HOPE IS THAT
THE RESULTS OF THIS WORK IN
SEATTLE WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL
SEISMIC UPGRADE MODEL THAT CAN
BE REPLICATED IN KING COUNTY,
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, AND OTHER STATES
FACING SIMILAR ISSUES ON THE
WEST COAST.
>> THANK YOU, LISA.
HELLO, EVERYONE, I AM WITH
HISTORIC SEATTLE AND I WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT URM BASICS AND
WHY RETROFITS ARE NEEDED.
IT IS REINFORCED MASONRY, AND
THEY ARE BUILT BEFORE 1945,
SEISMIC BUILDING CODES AND
CONSTRUCTION WAS DIFFERENT
BEFORE THE WAR.
THE STEEL REINFORCEMENT AND IS
LIKED AND BRICK WALLS THAT ARE
NOT SECURED TO FLOORS CAN BREAK
AWAY.
THE CITY SURVEYED SEATTLE AND
FOUND THAT THERE WERE OVER 1100
URM BUILDING SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
40% HAVE BEEN RETROFITTED TO
SOME DEGREE AND 10% ARE
SUBSTANTIALLY RETROFITTED AND
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT 10%
GO UP.
WHICH WOULD INCREASE SAFETY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WHY REQUIRE RETROFITS?
THREE MAIN REASONS, ESSENTIALLY
WE WANT TO MINIMIZE LOSS OF
LIFE AND MINIMIZE DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS, PARTICULARLY
HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
THIS WOULD SUPPORT SEATTLE'S
RESILIENCY AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE NOT DISPLACED FROM
THEIR HOMES OR BUSINESSES THUS
INCREASING THESE IS IMPORTANT.
THIS IS A GOOD GRAPHIC MANY OF
YOU HAVE SEEN FROM THE "SEATTLE
TIMES."
IT SHOWS THAT IF A BUILDING IS
RETROFITTED LIKE THE GRAPHIC ON
THE RIGHT, THE WALLS -- THE
FORCE ARE TIED TO THE WALLS AND
ROOFS AND THAT REALLY HELPS
STRENGTHEN THE BUILDING.
OTHERWISE, YOU MAY HAVE THE
BUILDING COLLAPSE AND A PARAPET
MAY BREAK OFF.
RETROFITTING IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO MINIMIZE THAT.
ONE MAIN THING OF CONCERN,
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN
EARTHQUAKE PROOF BUILDING.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
STRENGTHEN THEM AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE IN THE EVENT OF A
SEISMIC EVENT.
NEXT SLIDE.
WE WANT TO SEE THE LIFE AND
SAFETY OF URMS EXTENDED AND
HISTORIC SEATTLE OWNS A HOTEL,
WE WERE NOT THE OWNER DURING
THE EARTHQUAKE, WE PURCHASED
THE PROPERTY AFTERWARDS AND WE
SAVED IT AND WORK CLOSELY WITH
THE CITY AND THE NATIONAL TRUST
FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO SECURE IT AND
FIND -- AND TO RETROFIT IT.
IT BECAME THE POSTER CHILD FOR
URMS BECAUSE IT WAS SO HEAVILY
DAMAGED . YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW
DIFFERENT THE CORNER WOULD HAVE
BEEN IF THE BUILDING WAS TORN
DOWN.
EVERY COMMUNITY HAS ITS URM
BUILDINGS THAT PEOPLE LOVE AND
APPRECIATE, THEY HOUSE
APARTMENT BUILDINGS, THEY
PROVIDE PLACES FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND THEY ARE
CORNERSTONES FOR MANY
COMMUNITIES AND WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THEM SURVIVE IN THE
FUTURE.
BECAUSE IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF
IF BUT WHEN THE BIG ONE HITS.
WE WANT TO BE AS READY AS
POSSIBLE.
HISTORIC SEATTLE HAS BEEN
INVOLVED WITH THIS URM ISSUE,
I WAS ON THE POLICY COMMISSION
AND OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS
ON A COMMITTEE.
WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY AND I
WILL TURN IT OVER TO NAOMI WEST
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PLACES THAT
ARE SO IMPORTANT IN OUR VARIOUS
COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
HELLO, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS I
AM THE DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY
AND ENGAGEMENT FOR HISTORIC
SEATTLE.
I AM SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT THE
PUBLIC ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN WE
HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING OVER THE
PAST TWO WEEKS CALLED HEART
BALM.
AS WAS REFERENCED, A HEART BALM
IS A NATIONAL ADVOCACY TOOL
THAT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT
PLACES THAT ARE BELOVED IN ANY
PART OF OUR COUNTRY.
IN THE PAST, HISTORIC SEATTLE
HAS HAD INDIVIDUAL SITE PLACES
INCLUDING KEY ARENA, THE SHOW
BOX, BUSH GARDEN, AND OTHER
SITES, BUT THIS YEAR, WE HAVE
RECOGNIZED THAT UNREINFORCED
MASONRY IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT
TO 1100 PLACES IN SEATTLE AND,
RATHER THAN TARGET ONE SITE
WITH OUR AFFECTION, WE WANTED
PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
UNREINFORCED MASONRY AND THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY HAS
TO ADVANCE POLICY FOR SEISMIC
RETROFIT.
THIS YEAR'S HEARTBOMB FOCUSED
ON ALL REINFORCED --
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDINGS
AROUND SEATTLE.
AS WE CONDUCTED THIS CAMPAIGN,
WE RESTART ROTATIONAL PARTNERS
WHO HAVE SUPPORTED PAST
INITIATIVES THAT WE WORK ON IN
LAND MARKING.
THOSE INCLUDE THE BALLARD
HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHO
SUBMITTED THIS HEARTBOMB OF THE
GOLDEN GARDENS HOUSE , FRIENDS
OF HISTORY, THEY GAVE US
SEVERAL HEARTBOMBS, INCLUDING
THE GENERAL OFFICES BUILDING.
HISTORIC SOUTH DOWNTOWN, A NEW
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RUN BY
THE STATE, FOCUSING ON PIONEER
SQUARE AND THE INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT SUBMITTED THESE
HEARTBOMBS FOR THE HONG KONG
BUILDING AND HOTELS.
HISTORIC WALLINGFORD PROVIDED
THIS HEARTBOMB . AS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD SAYS, WE
PROVIDED THEM IN YOUR DISTRICT
AND WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS
REPRESENTATION OF YOUR
CONSTITUENT AND YOUR
STAKEHOLDERS REFLECTING LOVE
FOR PLACES THEY CARE ABOUT THAT
ARE THREATENED BY UNREINFORCED
MASONRY IN YOUR DISTRICTS.
THE SEBI MARKET ENTRANTS GROUP
HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR LAND
MARKING THE HAHN BUILDING.
GIVE ME ONE SECOND, I WILL HAVE
A VERY LOUD SIREN.
I AM DOWNTOWN AND AN
UNREINFORCED MASONRY BUILDING
MYSELF.
WE ALSO RECEIVED HEARTBOMBS FOR
THE CHARLES STATE APARTMENTS,
QUEEN AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DID ONE FOR THE LIBRARY, AND
PARTED WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR
THE QUEEN AND EXCHANGE
HEARTBOMB.
WE ALSO THEN STARTED TO RECEIVE
SOME FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE
PART OF THE HISTORIC SEATTLE
COMMUNITY OR WHO CARE ABOUT
THIS ISSUE, THE SEATTLE PEOPLE
NEEDED SOME AND PUT THEM AT THE
MARKET TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT
FOR RETROFITTING SOME OF THE
BUILDINGS IN THE MARKET WHICH
IS A SEATTLE ICON.
DANIELS REAL ESTATE SUBMITTED A
HEARTBOMB AND A FEATURE ON OUR
BLOG FOR THE GRIDIRON CONDOS
WHICH WAS FORMALLY THE
JOHNSON'S PLUMBING BUILDING.
THIS INSTAGRAM USER TO THE
RIGHT SUBMITTED A HEART BOMB
FOR THE QUEEN AND HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING, WHICH IS A
CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX NOW.
AND, AS WE WERE SEEING ALL OF
THIS LOVE FOR THESE URMS, WE
HEARD ABOUT THIS AS A WAY TO
TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE.
THIS PARTICULAR HEART IS
SHOWING YOU A COMMENT THAT WE
RECEIVED FROM A CONCERNED
RESIDENT ON CAPITOL HILL IN THE
HISTORIC BUILDING WHO IS
WORRIED WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HER
IN THE EVENT OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
HUMAN BEINGS UNDERSTAND AND CAN
EMPATHIZE WITH THE FEAR THAT
YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN AN
EARTHQUAKE WILL COME AND YOU DO
NOT KNOW HOW THE PLACE YOU LIVE
OR WORK OR TAKE YOUR KIDS TO
SCHOOL, OR SPEND TIME IN FOR MY
COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, WILL
SURVIVE AND YOU FEEL THE SENSE
OF ANXIETY.
THAT IS WHAT THIS PARTICULAR
RESIDENT WAS SHARING WITH US.
WE HAVE HEARD IN COMMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE CAMPAIGN SOME
ANXIETY ABOUT BUSINESSES AND
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO A SMALL
BUSINESS F IT IS DISPLACED
BECAUSE OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
SO, WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE
THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY
LEADERSHIP TO CONTINUE THEIR
WORK OF EMBRACING RETROFIT.
THESE POLICIES THEY ARE
CONSIDERING, THE PROGRAMS YOU
ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP TO HELP
CREATE SEISMIC RETROFIT POLICY
WILL SAVE LIVES AND SAVE ANY
FOR PLACES THAT FOSTER LIKELY
COMMUNITIES AND WE WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
THUS FAR AND ASK YOU TO
CONTINUE THE WORK THAT YOU ARE
DOING.
>> OKAY.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , IS THIS THE END OR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE CLOSING
COMMENTS BEFORE I CLOSE THIS
OUT?
>> MY ONLY CLOSING COMMENT IS
TO THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DEBORA
JUAREZ, FOR THE SPECIAL
DISPENSATION AND ALLOWING FOR
EXTRA TIME AS PART OF THIS
HESITATION, I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT.
>> A THANK YOU TO HISTORIC
SEATTLE, LISA AND NAOMI FOR THE
WONDERFUL PRESENTATION IN THE
BUILDINGS.
I DO REMEMBER THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD DOES THIS
EVERY YEAR, I JUST CANNOT
REMEMBER IT WAS A HEARTBOMB
BUT I WILL REMEMBER THAT NEXT
YEAR.
I NEED TO SEE SOME MORE D5
BUILDINGS BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH
I WILL CLOSE THIS OUT ON THE
PRESENTATIONS AND MOVE IT ALONG
ON THE AGENDA.
WE WILL GO TO THE APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
HEARING AND SEEING NO .
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED.
OKAY, LET'S SEE, WE GO TO
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
WITH THE CLOCK PLEASE READ THE
ITEMS THAT ARE INCLUDED ON
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> ITEM 1, THE FEBRUARY 15th,
2022 INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
>> THANK YOU.
WHAT IN THE COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE
TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I
MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
WITH THE CLOCK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD ?
>> YES
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> TERESA MOSQUEDA?
>> YES .
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT?
>> YES
>> DEBORA JUAREZ?
>> YES .
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AGAIN, PUBLIC COMMENT IS REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA,
INTRODUCTION OR REFERRAL
CALENDAR, THE COUNCIL WORK
PROGRAM.
IT REMAINS THE INTENT OF THE
CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED ON MEETING AGENDAS.
HOWEVER, AS A REMINDER, THE
CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ENTER OR ELIMINATE THESE
PUBLIC COMMENT AT ANY POINT IF
WE DEEM THAT THE SYSTEM IS
BEING ABUSED OR IS NO LONGER
SUITABLE FOR ALLOWING OUR
MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
WITH THAT, MADAME CLERK, OUR
CITY CLERK WILL MODERATE THE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE
HAVE THREE SPEAKERS AND THEY
WILL EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES.
CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND START AND
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE?
>> PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS
MEETING IS UP TO 20 MINUTES ANY
SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK, SPEAKERS ARE
CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER OF
WHICH THEY REGISTER TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE COUNCIL
WEBSITE.
EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN
REGISTERED AND USE THE I.D.
AND PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED
UPON CONFIRMATION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
MEETING WAS IN LINE I.D.
LISTED ON THE AGENDA BUT IF YOU
DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS.
ONCE A SPEAKER'S NAME IS
CALLED, STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
MICROPHONE AND AUTOMATIC PROMPT
OF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO SPEAK
WILL BE YOUR Q AND THE SPEAKER
MUST PRESS STAR SIX TO BEGIN
SPEAKING, PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME COME UP
AGAIN TO WRAP UP THE PUBLIC
COMMENT, IF SPEAKERS DO NOT
FINISH AT THE END OF THE TIME
PROVIDED, THE SPEAKERS
MICROPHONE WILL BE NEEDED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NECK
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE
PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND, IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING, PLEASE
DO SO VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL OR
THE LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS IS NOW OPEN
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS á6
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS HOWARD
GALE, THEN SAM JAMES WHO IS
SHOWN IS NOT PRESENT.
>> MR. GAIL?
YOU ARE SHOWING AS UNMUTED, YOU
MIGHT WANT TO UNMUTE YOUR
PHONE.
>> SORRY.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU.
>> DISTRICT 7, POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, TOMORROW
IS ONE YEAR SINCE THE SEATTLE
POLICE MURDERED A MAN IN CRISIS
WITH OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
DETERMINING JUST TWO WEEKS AGO
THAT THIS MURDER WAS "LAWFUL
AND PROPER."
41 DAYS AGO ANOTHER MAN WAS
MURDERED IN CRISIS, A MAN 21
DAYS LATER REMAINS UNNAMED AND
UNREMARKABLE BY A HEARTLESS
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
FEBRUARY MARKS NINE YEARS, NINE
YEARS, SINCE JACK WAS KILLED,
AND THREE YEARS SINCE THE
MURDER OF DANNY RODRIGUEZ.
NEXT WEEK IT WILL BE SIX YEARS
SINCE THE MURDER, EACH TIME A
HEARTLESS POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM THAT HAS POLICE POLICING
POLICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
THESE MURDERS, ALONG WITH ALL
OF THE 32 SEATTLE POLICE
KILLINGS, TO BE LAWFUL AND
PROPER.
STILL NO ACCOUNTABILITY AND
STILL NO JUSTICE.
WHAT DEEP DISRESPECT TO THE
MEMORY OF JOHN C WILLIAMS, A
PERSON WHOSE MURDER STARTED ON
THIS NEARLY 12 YEARS FILLED
JOURNEY PURSUING
ACCOUNTABILITY.
SYSTEMS OF INJUSTICE WERE
CREATED AND RUN BY PEOPLE WE
SEE AS ILL ATTENTION CAN ONLY
PERSIST IF WELL-MEANING
POSITIONS -- THIS COUNCIL AND
THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM YOU CREATED AND SUPPORT
HAS CREATED AND SUPPORTED A
SYSTEM THAT HAS DENIED THESE
PEOPLE ANY MEASURE OF JUSTICE
FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
YOU HAVE GUARANTEED MORE SUCH
MURDERS IN THE FUTURE WE NEED
TO BUILD, TO A CITY INITIATIVE,
A POLICE ACCOUNTABLE THE SYSTEM
WITH FULL CIVILIAN COMMUNITY
CONTROL OVER POLICE POLICY,
POLICE MISCONDUCT, AND POLICE
DISCIPLINE.
AS THE PEOPLE IN NEWARK,
ASHVILLE, PORTLAND, SAN DIEGO,
SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLAND, LOS
ANGELES, LONG BEACH, SAN JOSE,
PHOENIX, ATLANTA COMMENTS ON
THE OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE POST
GEORGE FLOYD.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT TWO SPEAKERS ARE
SAM JAMES FOLLOWED BY DAVID
HAYNES.
NONE OF THEM ARE PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE PRESENT.
WHAT WE WILL DO IS JUST GO
FORWARD.
WE HAVE NO MORE SPEAKERS WITH
THAT, I WILL NOW STATE THAT WE
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT
IS CLOSED AND WE WILL GO ONE
WITH THE AGENDA.
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS, ALWAYS
CONTROVERSIAL.
CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE,
CLERK?
MADAME CLERK?
LINDA, YOU ARE UNMUTE.
>> APOLOGIES.
APPROPRIATE MONEY TO PAY
CERTAIN AUDITED CLAIMS FOR THE
WEEK OF JANUARY 31st, 2022
THROUGH FEBRUARY 4th, 2022 AND
ORDERING THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
120269, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED THAT THE BILL HAS
PASSED, ANY COMMENTS?
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD ?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> TERESA MOSQUEDA?
YES.
>> NELSON?
SMITH YES.
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> DEBORA JUAREZ ?
>> YES.
>> NINE AFFIRMING, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> IT HAS PASSED NOW THE GREAT
LAND-USE COMMITTEE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS COMING
FROM THE GREAT DISTRICT 6. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE PUT THE ITEM
INTO THE RECORD AND THEN YOU
CAN HAVE BEFORE, MR. STRAUSS.
>> COMMITTEE REPORTS, REPORT
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, ITEM 1,
COUNCIL BILL 122 53 RELATED TO
FLOODPLAINS SECOND EXTENSION
ESTABLISHED IN 126113 TO ALLOW
INDIVIDUALS TO RELY ON
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE --
FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND
AMENDING SECTION 25.06.110 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE COUNCIL BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE
THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, IT
IS ALL YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCIL BILL 120253 RELATES TO
FLOODPLAINS AND THIS IS THE
SECOND EXTENSION INTO INTERIM
RELATIONS THAT WILL ALLOW FOR
SIX NUMBER MONTH, JULY 2020 WE
ADOPTED INTERIM FLOODPLAIN
REGULATIONS WHICH REFLECTED THE
THEME OF RATE MAPS IN KING
COUNTY.
THESE UPDATED REGULATIONS ARE
NECESSARY TO REMAIN IN
COMPLIANCE -- FOR US TO REMAIN
IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEMA
POLICIES AND THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM.
LAST YEAR WE DID EXTEND THESE
INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR AN
ADDITIONAL YEAR TO ALLOW US TO
CREATE PERMANENT REGULATIONS,
THOSE PERMANENT REGULATIONS
HAVE NOW BEEN DRAFTED BUT ARE
CURRENTLY BEING CHALLENGED WITH
AN APPEAL FROM THE PORT OF
SEATTLE AND WE ARE WORKING TO
ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND
MEDIATE THAT ISSUE WHICH IS
GOING TO THE HEARING EXAMINER
AND THERE IS A FORMAL PROCESS
FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL EXTEND
THE INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO ALLOW
US TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM'S WHILE THE PORTS
APPEAL IS BEING RESOLVED
THROUGH THE HEARING EXAMINER.
IT ALSO PROVIDES ONE TECHNICAL
CORRECTION TO A DRAFTING ERROR
IN THE PREVIOUS INTERIM
REGULATIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, THAT IS
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING THIS ORDINANCE?
NOT SEEING ANY, WILL BE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES ?
>> YES.
>> TERESA MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT?
>> YES .
>> DEBORA JUAREZ?
>> AYE
>> NINE AFFIRMATIVE, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL BE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF?
MOVING ON INTO THE AGENDA AND
TO ITEM NUMBER 2, WILL BE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 2 INTO
THE RECORD TO
>> ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS, ITEM 2, A
RESOLUTION THREE 2042, CALLING
FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL
A VACANCY IN THE CITY EMPLOYEE-
ELECTED POSITION ON THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION AND
DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
ADMINISTER THE ELECTION.
>> MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32042?
>> SECOND. SECOND?
>> AS PART OF THIS RESOLUTION,
I WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM AND
OPEN THE FOUR TO COMMENTS.
AS YOU HEARD THE CLERK SAY,
THIS IS REGARDING THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION AND A VACANT
SEAT.
RESOLUTION 32042 CALLS FOR A
SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A
VACANT CITY EMPLOYEE ELECTED
POSITION ON THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION AND VACANCIES IN THE
EMPLOYEE ELECTED POSITION MUST
BE FILLED BY SPECIAL ELECTION
CALLED BY CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT
TO SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE
4.04.150.
THIS RESOLUTION ALSO DIRECTS
THE CITY CLERK TO ADMINISTER
THE ELECTION.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CONSISTS OF THREE MEMBERS
INCLUDING ONE MEMBER OF
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, ONE
MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL, AND ONE MEMBER
ELECTED BY THE ELIGIBLE CITY
EMPLOYEES.
THIS RESOLUTION WAS SENT
STRAIGHT TO FULL COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION BECAUSE OF THE
TIME CONSTRAINTS OR TIME
SENSITIVITY.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION?
SEEING OR HEARING NONE, WILL BE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES .
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> TERESA MOSQUEDA?
>> YES
>> NELSON?
>> YES.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> KSHAMA SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> DEBORA JUAREZ ?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED,
CAN YOU PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE RESOLUTION?
IN REGARDING TO OTHER BUSINESS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, I THINK
THIS IS THE TIME, I FORGOT WHAT
DATES YOU WERE ASKING.
>> THANK YOU, YES, I AM ASKING
TO BE EXCUSED NEXT TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 21st.
>> OKAY --
>> NO, SORRY, TUESDAY, THE
22nd.
>> I WAS GOING ALONG WITH YOU
LIKE WE ALL HAVE THE DAY OFF.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, SHE
IS EXCUSED FROM SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd.
HEARING AND SEEING NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS EXCUSED FROM THE
CITY COUNCIL ON THAT DATE.
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, COLLEAGUES,
THIS DOES CONCLUDE ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S CALENDAR,
OUR NEXT MEETING IS TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 2nd AND WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WILL NOT
BE THERE AND I HOPE YOU ALL
HAVE A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU.