>>> THIS MEETING WILL BE CALLED
TO ORDER. THIS IS THE AUGUST 2n
2023 CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
I AM ANDREW LEWIS ,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES IS HERE
FOR THE MEETING. WILL THE CLER
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HER BOLD?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WARRIORS?
CHAIR LOUIS? THERE ARE THREE
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA TO
ADOPT AND ENSURE THAT THE
HEARING IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NO
MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT . IF
YOU SIGNED UP FOR COMMENT
TODAY, I WILL SET THE COMMENT
ONE MINUTE PER SPEAKER. MR.
CHAIR , YOU MAY PROCEED WITH TH
COMMENT PERIOD.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER HE
BOLD HAS JOINED THE MEETING.
>> OUR FIRST IN-PERSON COMMENTO
IS SCOTT .
TO MAKE THE WASHINGTON
LEGISLATURE , AWARDING $200,000
TO SEATTLE. WE HAVE DETAILED
COMMENTS IN WRITING AND WE LOO
FORWARD TO HAVING THIS
RESOLUTION MOVE FORWARD.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE PETE DONAHUE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON OUR
PRIMARY RESULT. SOMETHING ELSE
COMING UP IN THE FALL IS THE
COLD-WEATHER AGENDA . I THINK
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO RECESS, IN
THE SUMMER. BEFORE IT GETS TOO
COLD , CAN WE PUT THE
LEGISLATURE UP ON THE BOARD?
>> I WAVE MY TIME.
>> NEXT IS PETER CONDIT.
>> IT COULD BE CONSIDERED CRUE
AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT. I'M
THINK IT'S A SHAME THAT THIS IS
NOT ON THE AGENDA. WE NEED TO
PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE
RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR
CITY. YOU CAN EXPAND THE
EXPANSIONS AND DURING EXTREME
WEATHER, ESPECIALLY HEAT WAVES,
HEAVY SMOKE, HEAVY RAIN, COLD
SNAPS. WE ARE READY TO WORK
WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WOULD BE
OPEN TO WORKING WITH US TO ALIG
SEATTLE'S HOMELESSNESS VALUES
WITH THE EXPRESSED VALUES OF TH
CITY UPHOLDING AND PROMOTING
HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL.
>>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR
IS LUCAS, FOLLOWED BY CLARA.
>> HELLO, I'M A RESIDENT OF TH
DISTRICT COURT AND I WOULD LIK
TO ENCOURAGE PASSING LEGISLATIO
BETWEEN WEATHER SWEEPS , THAT
THE KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
FOUND THAT THESE ARE CRUEL AND
UNUSUAL AND A DIRECT VIOLATION
OF OUR ON HOUSE NEIGHBORS RIGHT
TO PRIVACY AND IS NOT ON THE
AGENDA. I WOULD URGE THE COUNCI
TO CONSIDER THIS AT THE NEXT
AVAILABLE MEETING, OR AS SOON A
POSSIBLE. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THA
SWEEPS KILL AND IT'S ESTIMATED
THAT ONE IN 13 PEOPLE WHO DIED
IN 2021 WERE HUSTLERS AND
CONTINUE TO KILL EVERY DAY THAT
WE KEEP HAVING SWEEPS, EVERY
STAR GAME , SWEEPS CONTINUED TO
KILL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS CLARA
COYOTE, FOLLOWED BY WADE
PHILLIPS.
>> THANK YOU. THANKS TO THE CIT
OF SEATTLE STATUS , DURING
EXTREME EVENTS, WE ARE FORCED
TO FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL DURING
EXTREME HEAT, SMOKE AND STORMS
CAUSED BY OUR OWN ENVIRONMENTAL
INACTION. BANNING THESE SWEEPS
IS THE LEAST TO THE COUNCIL CAN
DO TO PREVENT THE DEATH OF
UNHOUSED SEATTLEITES. THE TRUT
IS THAT THE CURRENT STATUS QUO
GUARANTEES THE CITY SANCTIONED
DEATH OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
EVERYONE ON THIS COUNSEL IS
PASSIVELY OR ACTIVELY ALLOWED
-- ALLOWING THE SWEEPS AND HAS
BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS. THIS
STRIPS RESIDENTS OF THE FEW
BELONGINGS THEY HAVE THAT ALLOW
THEM TO SURVIVE, DISRUPT SOCIAL
NETWORKS AND COMMUNITIES . COUL
ANY OF YOU SURVIVE OUTSIDE IN
EXTREME HEAT , SMOKE, SNOW, OR
CONSTANT RAIN WHILE BEING
HARASSED AND ROBBED BY POLICE?
DID ANY OF YOU BEAR THAT
TORMENT? I DON'T THINK I COULD.
THE LEAST, AND I MEAN LEAST, W
COULD DO IS ALLOW THEM FREEDOM
OF SPEECH IN EXTREME WEATHER.
>> OUR NEXT COMMENTOR IS WADE
PHILLIPS, FOLLOWED BY ROSE KING
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS WADE
PHILLIPS. I AM A MEMBER OF
SEATTLE'S CHAPTER OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COALITION FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
AND I AM A PUBLIC SERVANT WITH
KING COUNTY WASTEWATER TREATMEN
AND I AM HERE ON MY DAY OFF TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. I THINK
IT IS A SEVERE TRAVESTY THAT I
LIGHT OF THIS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
RULING FROM THE ACLU , THIS IS
NOT ON THE AGENDA TO BAN SEVERE
WEATHER SWEEPS IN SEATTLE. I
THINK IT'S A TRAVESTY THAT WE
SPEND $800 BILLION ON
MILITARIZATION , EXTENDING DOWN
THROUGH OUR POLICE FORCES , TO
SPEND TIME AND MONEY SWEEPING
INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY. I
THINK THAT EVERYONE ON THIS
COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL HAS
RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THIS
AND I URGE THEM TO WORK WITH TH
SERVICES COALITION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENTOR IS ROSE KING.
>> MY NAME IS ROSE KING, I WORK
FULL-TIME IN A SHELTER FOR
UNHOUSED YOUNG ADULTS AND
PART-TIME AS A TEACHER AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. I
STRUGGLED TO PAY RENT AND
PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY. I AM HER
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE LAWSUIT THE
ACLU BROUGHT AGAINST THE CITY O
SEATTLE WHERE KING COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT RULED THAT NO
NOTICE SWEEPS WITHOUT
JUSTIFICATION ARE CRUEL AND
UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT. WITH THIS
IN MIND, I URGE THIS COMMITTEE
TO BAN WINTER SWEEPS. THEY ARE
CONSIDERED CRUEL AND UNUSUAL
AND SURELY SWEEPS DURING EXTREM
WEATHER WHEN THE RISK OF DEATH
IS HIGHER IS MORE CRUEL AND
UNUSUAL. I AM A MEMBER OF THE
SERVICES NOT LEADS COALITION
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
THE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION TO
BAN SWEEPS DURING EXTREME
WEATHER. THANK YOU. I SEE MY
TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENTOR , I'M SORRY, I THINK
THAT WAS ROSE. JULIA IS OUR NEX
.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JULIA AND I AM CONCERNED ABOU
LAWLESSNESS IN OUR CITY. FOR
YEARS SEATTLE HAS DISREGARDED
THIS DECISION, A FEDERAL
DECISION THAT SAYS NO SWEEPS
FROM PUBLIC LAND WITHOUT
HOUSING. KING COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT HELD THAT OUR CITIES
METHODOLOGY VIOLATED STATE
CONSTITUTION. OUR CITY ATTORNEY
HAS SAID THAT THIS WILL CONTINU
TO BREAK THE LAW. I WOULD LIK
OUR CITY TO STOP BREAKING THE
LAW AND I WOULD LIKE OUR CITY
TO STOP SWEEPING PEOPLE
TOGETHER. I WOULD LIKE OUR CIT
TO HOLD THESE CRIMINALS WHO
THREATEN PUBLIC SAFETY TO
ACCOUNT. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR I
ANITA FREEMAN , FOLLOWED BY
MURRAY'S WARNER.
>> THANK YOU. I AM HERE FROM
WHEEL WOMEN IN BLACK. THE WOMEN
OF WILL OPPOSE SWEEPS, PERIOD.
IT IS SIMPLE. IF YOU HAVE
ENOUGH AFFORDABLE, APPROPRIATE
HOUSING OR APPROPRIATE SHELTER
FOR EVERYONE, YOU DON'T NEED
SWEEPS. YOU JUST GO WHERE
PEOPLE ARE, TAKE THEM SOMEWHER
BETTER. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO
DO. IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEPLAC
BETTER FOR PEOPLE TO GO, SWEEPS
ARE UNCONSCIONABLE. THEY ARE A
CRUEL JOKE. A CRUEL JOKE ON
HOMELESS PEOPLE , AND ON
NEIGHBORS AND TAXPAYERS. THEY
ARE A CON ON THE NEIGHBORS. TH
HOMELESS PEOPLE DISAPPEARED !
NO. INSTEAD OF PAYING TAXES , W
ARE PAYING TAXES TO HURT PEOPLE
WE ARE SICK OF IT. STOP THE
SWEEPS AND AT LEAST , DURING
WINTER AND EXTREME WEATHER.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
MURRAY'S WARNER AND THEN LINDA
SORIANO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU
TODAY AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM'S
AMENDMENT . I AM HERE BECAUSE
RESPECTFUL USE OF THE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN PART OF M
LIFE FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS. I
AM A FORMER ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENTIST WHO CONDUCTED
RESEARCH FOR THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND HAVE A PHD IN
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. THE
AQUARIUMS HAVE AN INCREASINGLY
IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY WITH
EFFORTS TO PROTECT CRITICAL
MARINE ENVIRONMENTS. THE SEATTL
AQUARIUM IS NOT ONLY
PARTICIPATING IN BUT PROVIDING
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS FOR AN
INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF MORE THA
70 ORGANIZATIONS OF 15 NATIONS
WORKING TO RESTORE AND PROTECT
CORAL REEFS AROUND THE WORLD BY
RETURNING SPECIES TO THEIR
NATIVE HABITATS. SUCH PROJECTS
ARE IMPORTANT AND HAPPENING HER
ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE
FACILITIES AND STAFF. THANK YOU
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
LINDA SORIANO FOLLOWED BY
McKENZIE GUY.
>> MY NAME IS LINDA SORIANO, I
AM A 70-YEAR-OLD ELDER ENROLLED
, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
SWEEPS . STOP THE SWEEPS. FOR
GOD SAKES, STOP IT. HOW MANY
MORE YEARS DO WE HAVE TO ASK
COUNCIL AFTER COUNCIL ,
PRESIDENT AFTER PRESIDENT OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE? WE'VE BEEN
ASKING FOR MANY YEARS. HOW MANY
MORE HOMELESS HAVE TO DIE OUT
THERE? I'VE BEEN LIVING IN AN R
SINCE 2016 AND AT LEAST I HAVE
A TIN ROOF. OTHER PEOPLE DON'T.
WHEN YOU DO THE SWEEPS, WHAT I
IS SUPPOSED TO DO, MOVED TO
ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THAT WILL
EVENTUALLY ALSO BE SWEPT ? THE
SWEEPS ARE ILLEGAL . HAVE MERCY
ON THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE
OUTDOORS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
McKENZIE GUY FOLLOWED BY DAN
GUY.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS McKENZIE,
AND I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE
MUCH-NEEDED AMENDMENT TO THE
OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT. I AM A FORMER
ADVOCATE LEADER, THERE, AND I
HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE GIFTS
THIS OFFERS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT JUST A PLACE WHERE
FAMILIES COME TO ENJOY A SUNDAY
OUT, BUT SERVES AS AN
EDUCATIONAL HUB FOR ALL.
THROUGH AWE-INSPIRING EXHIBITS
AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING
EXPERIENCES, IT INSTILLS A
SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO
PROTECT AND CONSERVE OUR
PRECIOUS MARINE ECOSYSTEM. THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM STANDS AS OUR
LOCAL FOREFRONT IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE
CHALLENGES ALL MARINE LIFE FACE
MADE THEIR GROUNDBREAKING
RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND
ADVOCACY, THE AQUARIUM IS
COMMITTED TO PROTECTING ARYAN
SPECIES IN THEIR FRAGILE
HABITATS. THE PROPER FUNDING I
CRUCIAL. INVESTING IN A SEATTLE
AQUARIUM IS AN INVESTMENT IN
OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR FUTURE.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
DAN GUY, FOLLOWED BY CHARLES
WRIGHT JUNIOR.
>> EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. I AM
HERE, TODAY, TO SUPPORT THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM OPERATING
AGREEMENT, WITH CONSERVATION ,
THE MISSION WAS DEVELOPED MANY
YEARS AGO AND THRIVES TODAY WIT
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DREAM NIGHT
AND THE YOUTH OCEAN ADVOCATES
PROGRAM. AS A LONG SERVING BOAR
MEMBER I SEEN THE COLLABORATION
TO EVOLVE OUR SEATTLE
AQUARIUM. DREAM NIGHT IS A
LONG-STANDING EVENT OFFERED FO
DIFFERENTLY ABLED AND DISABLED
ADULTS AS WELL AS THEIR CHILDRE
AND FAMILIES. TO ACCESS THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM FOR A FULL
NIGHT OF PROGRAMMING, SO THEY
CAN EXPLORE THE WONDER OF WATE
AT OUR SEATTLE AQUARIUM. IT'S A
PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES YOUTH
TO THE ENGAGING MARINE
ENVIRONMENT , THE VISITORS WHO
PASS THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE
AQUARIUM, IT HAS LAUNCHED OUR
DAUGHTERS PATH OF A CAREER OF
CONSERVATION. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
CHARLES WRIGHT JUNIOR FOLLOWED
BY MS. SCHRADER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM HERE T
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM'S
AMENDED MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
THE AQUARIUM NEEDS TO EXPAND IT
WORK . AS AN AQUARIUM BOARD
MEMBER, CO-CHAIR OF THE
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE AND
FORMAL SEATTLE DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT I BELIEVE IN THE
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS ON THE COMMUNITY. I'VE
SEEN FIRSTHAND THE PROFOUND
IMPACT THAT SCIENCE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION HAS ON
CHILDREN AND YOUTH . THE
EXPANDED AQUARIUM WOULD SERVE A
A NEW EDUCATION PLATFORM FOR
OCEAN CONSERVATION THAT
INSPIRES AND ENGAGES THE
COMMUNITY . WE ARE ALREADY
PARTNERED AND THIS WILL
ATTRACT WATERFRONT VISITORS.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE AQUARIUM SO
THEY CAN RECEIVE THE FINANCING
AND DO THE IMPORTANT WORK AND
INSPIRE CHILDREN FOR GENERATION
TO COME . WE HAVE ONE OCEAN.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR I
SCHRADER, FOLLOWED BY LATONYA
SEVERE.
>> HELLO. I AM CURRENTLY
HOMELESS. I'M HERE AS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF SHARE, WHICH
OPPOSES ALL SWEEPS. I KNOW THAT
FOR WHATEVER CRAZY REASON THAT
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE POSSIBLE
RIGHT NOW SO PLEASE SUPPORT
STOPPING SWEEPS FOR WINTER AND
SEVERE WEATHER. THERE WERE 943
SWEEPS LAST YEAR AND THEY DID
NOT SOLVE HOMELESSNESS. IF THE
STOPPED HOMELESSNESS, WE WOULD
NO LONGER HAVE HOMELESS PEOPLE,
THIS IS INSANE AND INHUMANE.
STOP WASTING CITY MONEY, STOP
HURTING PEOPLE, STOP SWEEPS AND
IF NOTHING ELSE, AT LEAST START
BY BANNING THEM DURING EXTREME
WEATHER AND DURING THE WINTER.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR I
LATONYA SEVERE FOLLOWED BY KAY
>> I AM A BLACK, NON-BINARY
MENTOR. I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT
SWEEPS DON'T WORK, THAT THEY AR
CRUEL, THAT SWEEPS KILL , AND
THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY MAKING
THE HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM IN OUR
CITY WORSE. YOU ARE EITHER JUS
CRUEL PEOPLE, YOU ARE WILLFULLY
IGNORANT ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENES
OF SWEEPS, OR YOU JUST DON'T
CARE ABOUT OUR MOST VULNERABLE
NEIGHBORS. PERHAPS IT'S ALL OF
THE ABOVE. WE DEMAND CITY
COUNCIL STOP THE SWEEPS AND
CALLED EACH ONE OF YOU TO JOIN
THE FIGHT TO BAN SWEEPS DURING
THE WINTER AND EXTREME WEATHER
AS A SHORT-TERM GOAL , AS WE
WORK OUR WAY TO A FULL BAN ON
SWEEPS ALTOGETHER. SEATTLE IS
NOT ONLY ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL
AND INHUMANE BEHAVIOR, IT'S ALS
EXACERBATING THE HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS AND MAKING EVERYONE LESS
SAFE AS A RESULT. 943 SWEEPS
LAST YEAR AND WHAT DO WE HAVE T
SHOW FOR IT? RECORD NUMBERS OF
DEATHS OF UNHOUSED FOLKS LAST
YEAR. STOP THE SWEEPS AND
DEFUND THE POLICE.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
K, FOLLOWED BY LACK TRAN.
>> I APOLOGIZE IF I MISREADING
IT BEGINS WITH A K AND AND
HAVING TROUBLE READING THE REST
. IS THERE SOMEONE WITH THE
FIRST NAME K WHO SIGNED UP AFTE
LATONYA? I'M GOING TO MOVE TO
OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR AND I
YOUR NAME WAS NOT CALLED, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME UP AGAIN
AT THE END. LACK TRAN, ARE YOU
HERE?
>> HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM
HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEER AT THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM AND I'M
SPEAKING TODAY TO STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM'
AMENDED OPERATING AND MANAGEMEN
AGREEMENT SO THAT THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM CAN EXPAND ITS WORK ON
THE OCEAN PAVILION. IN THE SHOR
TIME AS A VOLUNTEER, I
WITNESSED THE SIGNIFICANT
BENEFITS THAT THE AQUARIUM HAS
IN MODERN SOCIETY. ON MY FIRST
DAY, I WAS CHALLENGED WITH THE
QUESTION THAT LAST MY ENTIRE
CAREER. CLIMATE CHANGE , AND S
MANY OTHER DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS
BID WE NEED AN AQUARIUM FOR
TOURISM BUT TO BRIDGE THE GAP
BETWEEN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
AND CIVILIANS AND THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES FACING YOUR
EXTENSION TO OFFSET CARBON
LEVELS AND INSPIRE CONCERT --
CONSERVATION FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS FOR LEADERS IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU AND I APOLOGIZE
FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
DURING YOUR COMMENT. NEXT WE
HAVE JEFFREY WIN.
>> HELLO. I AM FROM WHITE
CENTER AND I FEEL LIKE WE DON'
GET THE RECOGNITION WE DESERVE
WE ARE ALSO A VERY DIVERSE
COMMUNITY AND AT THE SAME TIME
WE DEAL WITH ISSUES LIKE
POVERTY, DRUG USE, AND
HOMELESSNESS PAID ALL HOMELESS
PEOPLE DESERVE A ROOF OVER THEI
HEADS AND SAFE HOUSING AND A BE
DELAY ON AND EVERYONE OVER
SEATTLE DESERVES THAT. I HOPE
THE COUNCIL CAN TRULY REPRESEN
US AND OUR VOICES IN THE
COMMUNITY. IT IS A GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT TO BE HERE .
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
MARLEE SUMMERS.
>> HELLO. I AM MARLEE SUMMERS,
AM A TEACHER . I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE LAST FEW
SPEAKERS WHO ARE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS FROM MY DISTRICT. I AM
VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR
EFFICACY AND CIVIC STATE I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT BANNING EXTREME
WEATHER AND WINTER SEASON
SEATTLE SWEEPS, WHICH WE ALL
KNOW OUR INHUMANE AND
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND I THINK A
GOOD FIRST STEP , OR NOT EVEN A
GOOD FIRST STEP, THE NEXT STEP
WE CAN TAKE IS BANNING THE
SWEEPS AND EXTREME WEATHER.
SWEEPS IN GENERAL CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT OF INSTABILITY FOR
MARGINALIZED MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND IT'S A TERRIBLE
AND INHUMANE PROCESS I HOPE THA
THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO WORK WIT
SERVICES NOT SWEEPS COALITION.
WE LIVE IN A PLACE OF ABUNDANCE
AND I THINK THAT SHOULD EXTEND
TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS
REGARDLESS OF THEIR HOUSING
STATUS. HOUSING IS A HUMAN
RIGHT. I YIELD MY TIME.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR
CHANEL WARNER FOLLOWED BY JOY R
>> MY NAME IS CHANEL AND I AM
AN ADVOCATE AND ACTIVIST AND I
WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S
BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT . WE ARE
HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE
THREE-DAY NO PARKING IN THE
THREE-DAY ORNAMENTS AND THE
SWEEPING IS TOO MUCH AND IT'S
OVERWHELMING AND IT'S HARD TO
FIND SOMEWHERE TO BE AND BE
OKAY. WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT
WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR A PARKIN
LOT AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN UNTIL OCTOBER NOW , AND
IT WILL NOT HELP THE PROBLEM
AND PEOPLE HAVE TO SIGN AWAY
THEIR RVS AND THERE'S A LOT
MORE THAN 30 RVS OUT THERE. IF
WE COULD BAN SWEEPS, THAT WOULD
BE NICE . WE JUST WANT SOMEWHER
TO BE. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE JOY R FOLLOWED
BY DAKOTA.
>> HELLO , MY NAME IS JOY, AND
PART OF THE SERVICES NOT SWEEPS
COALITION AND I TRY TO DO WHAT
I CAN TO HELP SUPPORT PEOPLE WH
ARE BEING DISPLACED , RATED, AN
SLEPT BY THE CITY. I HAVE
WATCHED TOO MANY PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE WHAT JUDGE DAVID
KEENAN RECENTLY RULED , THE
CURRENT ACLU CASE OF THE CITY
IMPOSING CRUEL PUNISHMENT AND
THE VIOLATION OF THEIR PRIVACY
RIGHTS. WITH THE CITY'S CURREN
SWEEP POLICIES. I AM AT A LOSS
AS TO WHY THE CITY SIMPLY DOES
NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT JUDGE KEENA
STATES AND CONTINUES THESE
VIOLENT SWEEPS. I AM ASKING THE
COUNCIL TO FULLY REALIZE THAT
THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY ARE DYING , WAITING
FOR RESOURCES, WAITING FOR
SERVICES, WAITING TO BE TREATED
AS HUMAN BEINGS WITH
COMPASSION, NOT SWEEPS . WITH
THE CLIMATE CATASTROPHE, WE
CANNOT DENY THAT WINTER AND
EXTREME WEATHER IS OUR SCARY
REALITY. I ASK YOU TO SERIOUSLY
SUPPORT THE WINTER AND EXTREME
SWEEP BANDS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE
TO CONVINCE YOU? I INVITE YOU T
JOIN ME AT THE MANY HORRIBLE
SWEEPS THAT ARE HAPPENING EACH
WEEK TO SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT
SWEEPS ARE SIMPLY NOT THE
SOLUTION. STOP FUNDING THESE
DEADLY SWEEPS AND PUT THOSE
MILLIONS TOWARD SAFE , SECURE,
DIGNIFIED HOUSING AND OUTREACH.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR FINAL PERSON SIGNED UP
FOR IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT IS
DAKOTA. DAKOTA, ARE YOU READY?
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS
DAKOTA JOSEPH, THE FOUNDER OF
AN ORGANIZATION HERE IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON KNOWN AS
SECOND CHANCE OUTREACH
SOLUTIONS. I SHARED MY IDEA WIT
THIS COUNCIL ONCE BEFORE. THIS
COUNCIL HAD MANY WEBSITE SHUT
DOWN. LET ME TELL YOU WHY.
BECAUSE MY WEBSITE GIVES THE
DATES, IT GIVES THE TIME , AN
OPPORTUNITY. NOT ONLY DID I TEL
THIS COUNCIL THAN FIVE YEARS I
COULD HAVE A BASIC INCOME
IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, AND SEVEN, I COULD
SAY WITH CERTAINTY, IT WAS 90%
EFFICIENCY RATE THAT I CAN DO
THIS AND THIS COUNCIL SHUT ME
DOWN. WHY? WHY? TODAY WE HAV
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT
SWEEPS THAT HAVE KILLED PEOPLE
AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. LAST I
CHECKED , YOU CAME AFTER MY
BUSINESS, MY PLACE OF
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE . YO
WENT AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION
YOU SWORE AN OATH TO. THOSE
PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THE STREET
DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE. DON'
THE PEOPLE HERE THINK SO?
>> THANK YOU.
>> I MIGHT BE BACK NEXT WEEK
BUT THIS COUNCIL HAS COMMITTED
TREASON BY ACTING IN A MANNER
THAT IT HAS . AGAINST HIS FORME
CITIZENS.
>> THERE IS NO ONE ELSE SIGN FO
IN PERSON , THAT DID NOT GIVE
CHANCE TO PROVIDE COMMENT IN
PERSON?
>> SORRY? WHY DON'T YOU, I
THINK THAT WOULD BE EASIEST. T
GIVE THE COMMENT IN PERSON.
>> PARTS OF IT ARE COMPLEX AND
PARTS ARE NOT. WE KNOW THAT
SWEEPS KILL PEOPLE. DESPITE
WHAT MAY COME TO MIND FOR SOME,
THIS IS NOT FULLY ABOUT DRUG
OVERDOSES. THERE IS AN ENORMOU
AMOUNT OF PREJUDICE , AND I
CAN'T GET INTO THAT WITH THE
TIME THAT WE HAVE BUT EXTREME
WEATHER IS A TIME WHEN PEOPLE ,
KNOW THAT, AND YOU ARE LIKELY
TO RELAX OR BE SEPARATED FROM
YOUR FRIENDS WHO WOULD NORMALL
REDUCE -- REVERSER OVERDOSES.
I MIXED UP BUT YOU KNOW WHAT W
HAVE SAID BEFORE, WE NEED SELF
MANAGED CAMPS . WHEN THE
HOUSING IS PRIORITIZE , THAT
SUCKS UP THE PRIORITY FOR
PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST WHO AR
IN A DIFFERENT DOORWAY EVERY
NIGHT AND NOT GETTING SHELTER
BECAUSE THE CITY DOESN'T CARE
ABOUT THEM. UNTIL WE GOT
HOUSING, IT NEEDS TO BE
PRIORITIZE BY THOSE WHO ARE MOS
VULNERABLE. TENT CITY WORKS.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL SWITCH T
FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP . WE
HAVE ROXANNE SMITH. YOU NEED T
PRESS STAR SIX TO UNMUTE AND YO
WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE.
ROXANNE SMITH ? WE ARE READY FO
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. WE
WILL COME BACK TO ROXANNE SMITH
OUR NEXT VIRTUAL PUBLIC
COMMENTOR IS STEPHEN PIKE.
STEPHEN? IT'S YOUR TURN FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT IF YOU COULD
PRESS STAR SIX, YOU WILL HAVE
ONE MINUTE.
>> MY NAME IS STEPHEN SMITH .
DESPITE THE SUBSTANTIAL INFLUX
OF FUNDING, MORE NEGOTIATION I
NEEDED WITH ALLEGATIONS THAT
THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM PROVIDED
FALSE INFORMATION REGARDING TH
INCREASED BUDGET OF $113
MILLION WITH THE REQUESTED $20
MILLION LOANS. SEATTLE AQUARIU
TO WITH ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT, TRANSPHOBIA ,
ADDITIONALLY, THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM FAILS TO MEET THE
TIMELINE FOR INCOMING MEASURES
SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED DURIN
THE PANDEMIC.
>> THE AQUARIUM --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENTOR IS CELINE RUSSO.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND THEN
YOU WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> I'M A RESIDENT OF THE
DISTRICT AND I AM FED UP WITH
$37 MILLION THIS YEAR . I AM
HERE TO VOICE MY FULL SUPPORT
FOR THE WINTER AND EXTREME
WEATHER SWEEP BAN. THIS VIOLENT
DISPLACEMENT TAKES PEOPLE'S
HOMES AND SHELTERS AND THROWS
THEM IN THE TRASH. IT BREAKS UP
COMMUNITIES AND MAKES IT HARD
FOR OUTREACH WORKERS AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS TO GIVE
CONTINUOUS SUPPORT. I SEE
FIRSTHAND HOW SWEEPS INCREASE
STRESS AND ANXIETY AS PEOPLE AR
AFRAID TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES IN
CASE THEY ARE THROWN OUT AND
HAVE TO SPEND HARD-EARNED MONEY
TO MOVE THEIR HOMES WEEK AFTER
WEEKS. STUDY SHOW THAT SWEEPS
INCREASE PASSIVENESS 15 TO 25%
BAND SWEEPS DURING AT LEAST TH
MOST DANGEROUS TIMES. THAT WILL
BE A START TO LIFE SAVING FOR
SO MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THE
RECENT COURT DECISION THAT NO
NOTICE OBSTRUCTION SWEEPS ARE
LEGAL IS SOMETHING I HOPE THE
MAYOR WILL ACTUALLY FIGHT .
SWEEPS ARE STILL ONGOING.
SHELTER SHOULD BE OFFERED TO
EVERYONE. WE CAN DO BETTER AND
WE MUST DO BETTER FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS AND FOR ALL OF US DID
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PUBLIC
COMMENTOR IS A LIEN FORT GANG.
IF YOU COULD PRESS STAR 6, YO
HAVE A MINUTE.
>> HELLO. WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF
MEMBERS IN THE LOCAL AREA. THE
SEATTLE AQUARIUM IS LOOKING FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL TO BAIL OUT IT
FINANCIALLY MISMANAGED OCEAN
PAVILION. THE STORES ATTRACTIO
FEATURES LIVE SHARKS AND
STINGRAYS THAT MAY BE WILD
CAUGHT . TAKING A SHARK AND
INCARCERATING HER IN A TINY
TANK IS INHUMANE AND THE CITY
GIVE ITS STAMP OF APPROVAL ON
THIS. WE ARE ASKING THIS
COMMITTEE NOT TO AMEND THE
OPERATIONS AGREEMENT . IF THE
AQUARIUM FAILS TO MEET A NUMBE
OF CONDITIONS, TAXPAYERS ARE O
THE HOOK FOR PAYMENT AND WE CA
COUNT ON THAT SINCE WE HAVE
CLEARLY SEEN AQUARIUMS
FINANCIALLY MISMANAGED THIS
PROJECT. WE WILL HELP THAT YOU
WILL CUT TO THE CITY'S LOSSES .
SIMPLY PUT , THIS IS AN ANIMAL
PRISON. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR I
LARS ERICKSON. WE ARE READY FO
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU WIL
HAVE ONE MINUTE WHEN YOU ARE
READY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PARIS
COMMUNICATIONS AT THE SEATTLE
METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. ON BEHALF OF OUR 2500
MEMBERS I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES
TO ALLOW THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM
TO SECURE THE FINAL FINANCING
FOR THE OCEAN PAVILION . THE
OCEAN PAVILION WILL UNITE THE
WATERFRONT AND PLAYS A VITAL
ROLE IN THE RESURGENCE OF OUR
DOWNTOWN ECONOMY. IT HAS
SURPASSED THE FUNDRAISING
REQUIREMENT AND WILL BRING THE
PROJECT FORWARD. ON BEHALF OF
THE REGIONAL BUSINESS COMMITTEE
PLEASE VOTE YES.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
ANDREW CHEN. PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX AND YOU WILL HAVE ONE MINUT
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ANDREW
CHEN WITH THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM
CONSERVATION EFFORT IN THE
CITY. AS A KID, MY MOM WOULD
TAKE ME TO THE AQUARIUM PRETTY
REGULARLY WHILE SHE DID ERRANDS
AND I WOULD SPEND TIME WITH MY
SIBLINGS AFTER SCHOOL. THE
PARENTS SAID THAT BEFORE THE
AQUARIUM, THE ONLY FISH WE COUL
SEE WERE THE ONES IN THE
AQUARIUM AT THE LOCAL MARKET. A
A TEENAGER, I HELPED TO
INSPIRE THE SAME LITTLE KIDS
THAT I ONCE WAS AND I'M PROUD T
SAY THAT I AM PART OF NOWHERE.
I'M SPEAKING TO YOU AS SOMEONE
WHOSE LIFE HAS CENTERED AROUND
THE AQUARIUM AND ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. WE ARE WORKING T
INSPIRE CONSERVATION OF OUR
MARINE ENVIRONMENT. WITH YOUR
SUPPORT, WE CAN INSPIRE FUTURE
CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
>> THE NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR I
MARISSA LAMBERT.
>> HELLO TO EVERYONE AT THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I'VE BEE
A FAN OF THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM
SINCE I WAS TWO, AND I SEE THAT
SAME PASSION FOR MARINE LIFE
FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES ,
WHETHER IN THE FORM OF , THAT
AMERICANS STRIVE FOR. BY
UPDATING THAT AGREEMENT YOU WIL
SUPPORT THE PAVILION ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE PACIFIC AND
UNLIKE WHAT ANOTHER COMMENTOR
WAS SAYING, IT'S NOT AN ANIMAL
PRISON AND IT'S ACTUALLY ENERGY
POSITIVE. THEY WILL INSPIRE TH
PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE AND
DONATE, YOUR TRESTLE HAVE
RIPPLE EFFECTS ACROSS SEATTLE
AND THE PACIFIC. THANK YOU.
>> IS YOUR TURN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
>> I URGE THE COUNCIL TO BAN
ALL SWEEPS, WHICH IS A
VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS FOR THE
UNHOUSED. IT'S A BARE MINIMUM
NECESSITY TO BAN AND EXTREME
WEATHER. SWEEPS DECREASE ACCES
TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES AND
DISTRACT THE RELATIONSHIPS THA
ARE UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS HAVE IN
COMMUNITIES , TO SUPPORT ONE
ANOTHER AND RELY ON ONE ANOTHER
. ARE UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS DESERV
EXTENDED OPPORTUNITIES TO
SHELTER DURING WEATHER
EMERGENCIES. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
KATIE GENTRY. PLEASE PRESS STA
SIX AND YOU WILL HAVE ONE
MINUTE.
>> MY NAME IS KATIE AND I AM AN
OUTREACH WORKER. THE POINT OF
SWEEPS IS TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF
SITES. IT DOES NOT MEANINGFULL
ADDRESS THE ROOT PROBLEM OF
PEOPLE HAVING NOWHERE TO GO. I
DISTRACTS THE RELATIONSHIP OUR
NEIGHBORS HAVE , AND ALLOWING
PEOPLE TO HAVE SHELTER, AND
DISBANDS IMMUNITIES AND RELY O
EACH OTHER FOR SURVIVAL. ARE
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS DESERVE
ETENDED OPPORTUNITIES TO
SHELTER IN PLACE, TO ENSURE THE
BEST CHANCES OF SURVIVAL.
EXPOSURE TO EXTREME HEAT AND
COLD SUCH AS HEATSTROKE,
HYPOTHERMIA, FROSTBITE, AND
OVERDOSE. THOSE FUNDS COULD BE
BETTER USED FOR SERVICES, WITH
TRASH COLLECTION AND LOWER
BARRIER MEDICATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTOR IS
ROXANNE SMITH. ROXANNE, IF YOU
WERE HERE, PRESS STAR SIX AND
YOU WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO
SPEAK.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> I'M SORRY FOR THE AUDIO
TROUBLES. MY NAME IS ROXANNE
SMITH I AM A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
AND AN ADVOCATE AT THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM. SUPPORT THE
EXTENSION OF OUR OCEAN
CONSERVATION EFFORTS . THIS WOR
HAS NEVER BEEN MORE URGENT . IN
THE FUTURE ARE GENERATIONS COUL
SEE AN OCEAN WITH MORE PLASTIC
THAN FISH. WORKING WITH THE
AQUARIUM HAS IGNITED A PASSION
FOR OCEAN SCIENCE THAT WILL
CARRY ME INTO COLLEGE AND
BEYOND. I CREDIT THE AQUARIUM
FOR GIVING ME THE PLATFORM TO
LEARN ABOUT THE OCEAN. I HAVE
WITNESSED HOW THE AQUARIUM
CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGE
TO DEVELOP STRONG MOTIVATIONS
AND THAT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE
IMPORTANT. IF YOU SUPPORT THE
AQUARIUM, IT CAN INSPIRE A NEW
GENERATION OF CONSERVATION AND
TOGETHER WE CAN TURN THE TIDE .
I AM ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT THE
AQUARIUMS EXPANSION AND
CONSERVATION WORK. THANK YOU.
>> MR. CHAIR, THERE ARE NO MORE
PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU BID WE WILL CLOSE
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION AND
MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. I DO
BELIEVE , TO ACCOMMODATE CENTRA
STAFF, WE ARE GOING TO
REORGANIZE A COUPLE ITEMS ON TH
AGENDA SO I AM GOING TO RUN
THAT BY MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
NOW. I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES
CONSENT TO MOVE AGENDA ITEM
FOUR BEFORE AGENDA ITEM THREE.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS ?
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS , THE
AGENDA ITEM WILL BE MOVED
BEFORE AGENDA ITEM THREE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ AGENDA
ITEM FOUR INTO THE RECORD? MY
APOLOGIES, WILL THE CLERK PLEAS
READ , AGENDA ITEM ONE INTO TH
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE . COUNCIL
120 66 , RELATING TO PARKS AN
RECREATION AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF THE
WATERFRONT STATE PROJECTS
AMENDMENT TO THE OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT WITH THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM SOCIETY IN RATIFYING
AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED
TODAY BY A PANEL FROM CENTRAL
STAFF AND THE OFFICE OF THE
MAYOR. WHO SHOULD I TURN IT
OVER TO FIRST? ALL RIGHT. TAKE
IT AWAY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND I
WILL BE SPEAKING BEFORE WE MOV
ON. FEMA DEPUTY DIRECTOR .
>> DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS
INFORMATION ON COUNCIL 120 66 ,
ABOUT THE OCEAN PAVILION AND
THE PROBLEM THAT IS BEFORE YOU
TODAY , WHICH IS THE FUNDING
SHORTFALLS OF THAT PROJECT.
TODAY I WILL FOCUS ON THE KEY
ASPECTS OF THAT PROBLEM
STATEMENT AND PROPOSE SOLUTIONS
AND LIST THE SOLUTIONS BEFORE
YOU AND WE WILL GO ON TO SLIDE
ONE. THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM HAS
A PROJECTED FUNDING GAP IN CASH
FLOW TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT
THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL A
FEW WEEKS AGO . MOST OF THOSE
MATERIALS ARE ONLINE AND
ATTACHED TO THIS AGENDA ARE A
FEW REVISED AND PROVIDED TO THE
COUNCIL . THIS WOULD INCREASE
TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR THE
CITY'S RELATED PROJECT BID
THESE ARE ARCHITECTURALLY
INTEGRATED AND HAVE BEEN
MANAGED FOR QUITE SOME TIME IN
TANDEM. THEY HAVE OFFERED A
SOLUTION IN THE ARRANGEMENT OF
PRIVATE LOANS FOR PNC BANK ,
FACILITATED BY THE WASHINGTON
STATE HOUSING COMMISSION . IN
ORDER FOR THIS TO WORK , THE
PROPOSED SECOND AMENDMENT WAS
CEASED. I MEAN THE SEATTLE
AQUARIUM SOCIETY , AND THIS
AMENDMENT , WHICH IS A
COLLECTION OF CHANGES TO THE
LMA ARE NECESSARY TO MEET THE
LENDING REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN STIPULATED. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. THIS HELPS TO OUTLINE
THE FUNDING SOURCES AND TIMING
WITH CASH FLOW . THE COMMITTEE
HAS SEEN THESE NUMBERS BEFORE
AND THEY MAY BE ARRANGED,
DIFFERENTLY. I WANT TO CITE A
FEW ITEMS, HERE. YOU CAN SEE
THE CAMPAIGN PLAN INCORPORATED
FUNDS FOR S.E.A.S. SHOWS A 50%
SPLIT $460 MILLION. THESE ARE
OUTSTANDING, AND THIS WOULD
SUMMARIZE THE AMOUNTS AVAILABLE
IN THE TIMEFRAME , IN THE SUMME
OF 2024 ACCORDING TO CURRENT
ESTIMATES. BEYOND 2023, WITH
FUTURE FUNDRAISING , IF THERE I
AN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS
OUTSIDE THE TIMEFRAME , THAT
HELPS TO TELL THE STORY OF CASH
FLOW, AND HOW THAT IS RELEVAN
TO THIS EXPRESSION. THIS IS A
EXPERIENCED SHORTFALL IN
FEDERAL GRANT WITH FIVE
DIFFERENT FEDERAL SOURCES
TOTALING $19.2 MILLION. NEXT
SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS THIS
LOAN, HERE ARE SOME DETAILS
ABOUT THAT PACKAGE. THE BASIC
THING IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TOTAL FINANCING
AVAILABLE AND THE EXPECTED
DRAW. WE SEE THAT AT THE BOTTOM
, IT WOULD BE 66.7 , WHICH MAY
BE A FAMILIAR NUMBER. THEY
EXPECT TO DRAW $53 MILLION ,
COMPOSED OF THE TOTAL PROJECT
NEEDS OUTSTANDING, 45.7 MILLION
PLUS THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE
WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT SO THAT
THERE IS ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY
OFF THE LOAN AS THEY GO FORWARD
IN THE FUTURE. IT SHOULD BE
NOTED IN THE MEMORANDUM THAT
THEY WOULD NEED TO DRAW MORE
THAN WHAT THEY EXPECT , WAS ,
CAUSING THAT INCREASE
ACCORDINGLY. WE DON'T KNOW IF
THAT WOULD HAPPEN OR WHEN THAT
WOULD BE, BUT THERE ARE DETAIL
FOR THE IDEA. NEXT SLIDE,
PLEASE. SO, WHAT WOULD THE
LEGISLATION ACTUALLY DO? IT
WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO EXECUTE
THIS AMENDMENT AND WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE CITY FOR RELATED
AGREEMENTS WITH TECHNICAL
ASPECTS AND WOULD RATIFY AND
CONFIRM THIS ORDINANCE , PRIOR
TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE .
TYPICALLY THAT'S 30 DAYS AFTER
PASSAGE. BECAUSE OF CONSTRAINT
TIME FRAMES , THIS IS PROPOSED
TO ALLOW FOR A MORE SPEEDY
RESPONSE . NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS BU
I WILL SPARE READING EACH BULLE
BUT FIRST OF ALL, THERE ARE A
LOT OF KEY ITEMS THAT ARE BEING
NEGOTIATED IN THIS O.M.A.. WE
CALL IT THE SECOND AMENDMENT ,
WHICH IS COMPOSED OF MANY
CHANGES, PRINCIPALLY, THE
DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT OF
JUNE, 2030 TO DECEMBER 2040 . I
WOULD PROHIBIT THE CITY FROM
TERMINATING THE AGREEMENT WITH
S.E.A.S. WHILE THE BANK LOAN I
OUTSTANDING. THIS IS SO THAT
THERE IS SOME ASSURANCE THAT
S.E.A.S. WILL HAVE THE ABILITY
TO OPERATE THE AQUARIUM AND
TIME TO PAY THE LOAN. THOSE
THINGS TOGETHER , BOTH THE
EXTENDED DURATION AND THE
TERMINATION WOULD HELP TO
ENSURE THAT STIPULATION BY THE
BANK BUT ALSO CONSENT TO THE
BONDS FACILITATED WITH THE
STATE COMMISSION THAT ARE PART
OF THE LOAN ONLY AFTER THE
ENHANCE FACILITY FEES THAT ARE
BEING PAID BACK TO THE CITY.
THESE ARE PROVISIONS OF THE
COUNCIL PASSED LAST YEAR TO TH
TUNE OF ABOUT $20 MILLION ,
WHICH HAS BEEN DRAWN UPON IN
THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED
LAST YEAR SET UP A SCHEDULE FO
ENHANCEMENT THAT WOULD HAVE
S.E.A.S. PAY THOSE IN
RECOGNITION OF HAVING A GREATE
AND MORE ENHANCED FACILITY. ONE
OF THE FIRST STEPS WOULD BE TO
PAY THOSE FEES BEFORE MOVING ON
THERE ARE NUMBER OF OTHER
THINGS THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS ABOUT BUT I THINK
THAT FROM HERE, WE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS
QUESTIONS. THERE YOU HAVE IT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THOS
QUESTIONS AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT FOLKS FROM S.E.A.S. ARE
HERE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME
UP.
>> THANK YOU. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS FOLLOW-UP FROM
THE QUESTIONS THAT COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAD TWO WEEKS AGO. I
WANT TO LEAVE A LITTLE SPACE TO
SEE IF ANY COUNCILEMBERS HAVE
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FROM THE
CENTRAL STAFF PRESENTATION . I
DON'T SEE ANY , AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE RUNDOWN.
GIVEN THAT UPDATE AND FOLLOW-U
FROM OUR LAST HEARING , I AM
GOING TO GO MOVE THE
LEGISLATION TO GET IN FRONT OF
US SO RECOMMENDED PASSAGE BILL
OF THIS. IS THERE A SECOND?
MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY COMMENT
OR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS
BILL?
>> YOU WOULD THINK THAT I WOULD
HAVE THAT DOWN BY NOW.
>> YOU THINK YOUR VOICE WOULD
CARRY TO THE SECOND FLOOR
REGARDING.
>> HEY, WATCH IT.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THROUGHOUT
THE PROCESS . DAVE BEEN VERY
RESPONSIVE TO MY QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS AND MY SIGNIFICANT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. BECAUS
OF SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT
THAT I HEARD AND SENT EMAILS
THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED RECENTLY
I REALLY WANT TO LIST SOME OF
THE ASSURANCES WE RECEIVED ABOU
THE LIMITATIONS AND THE
LIABILITIES AND THE ASSURANCES
AND SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE DEALT I
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS
GOODBYE THE VIEWING PUBLIC. TH
CITY WILL NOT BE A GUARANTOR ON
THE PERSONAL LOAN. OWNERSHIP O
THE OCEAN PAVILION WILL TRANSFE
TO THE CITY AFTER THE
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN
2024, BUT THE OCEAN PAVILION
ITSELF WILL NOT BE COLLATERAL
FOR THE LOAN. THE BUILDING THA
THE CITY WILL OWN WILL NOT BE
COLLATERAL FOR THE LOAN. WITH
THE FINANCING , THE CITY IS
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A $20
MILLION ENHANCED FACILITY FEE
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. I AM NOT
THRILLED THAT THE AGREEMENT WIL
ALLOW FEES TO REQUEST
ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE FUTUR
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS BUT I
AM ASSURED THAT A FUTURE ACCOUN
AND CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ABLE
TO USE THIS IN RESPONDING TO
THAT REQUEST. THE CITY WILL NO
BE A GUARANTOR. THERE WILL BE
DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITIES
WITH THIS NEXT COUNCIL. THE
CITY WILL RECEIVE QUARTERLY
REPORTING AND THIS IS A
REQUIREMENT DEALT INTO THE LOA
AGREEMENT. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
CITY TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE ON
ADMISSIONS AND REVENUE
PROJECTIONS WHICH IS INTEGRAL A
THEY PAY OFF THE COMMERCIAL
LOAN AND IT WILL ALLOW THE CITY
TO REQUIRE EARLY CORRECTIVE
ACTION IF THEY ARE NOT MEETING
THESE PROTECTIONS. I REALLY FEE
THAT WITH THESE PROTECTIONS AN
SAFEGUARDS, I FEEL COMFORTABLE
IN APPROVING THIS LEGISLATION
AND AGAIN , I THINK S.E.A.S.
FOR COLLABORATION AS WELL AS
THE EXECUTIVES WORK IN THIS
AGREEMENT .
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WISHING T
SPEAK ON THE ORDINANCE? OKAY.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
FROM COLLEAGUES, I JUST WANTED
TAKE A MOMENT TO ALSO THANK
EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN GETTING THIS COUNCIL BUILT
WHERE IT IS. IT WAS A VERY LON
AND THOROUGH UNDERTAKING AND I
WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK THE
EXECUTIVE TEAM FOR THEIR DUE
DILIGENCE IN WORKING WITH THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE AQUARIUM TO
GET THIS TOGETHER AND GEAR UP
THIS PROCESS . I WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF FOR VERY
DILIGENTLY MAKING GOOD USE OF
THESE HEARINGS THAT WE'VE HAD O
THIS , TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT
WE WERE VETTING THE QUESTIONS
ON THIS COMPLICATED BUT VERY
BENEFICIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE
AQUARIUM TO MAKE SURE THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS COULD VOTE ON
THIS WITH CONFIDENCE, HAVING
SOME OF THEIR QUESTIONS SUITABL
ANSWERED AND GO FORWARD TO THE
FINAL COUNCIL WITH A PRETTY
GOOD OUTCOME THAT HAS A LOT
RIDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. I THINK ALL AROUND
THAT IT WAS A VERY GREAT PROCES
. I WANT TO THANK THE AQUARIU
FOR THEIR ACTIVITY AND
PARTNERSHIP IN PAYING BACK THE
LOAN, AS PROMISED TO SUPPORT
THIS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PROJEC
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THIS PARTNERSHIP ,
WHICH IS ABOUT TO BE A LARGER
AND MORE PROMINENT CENTERPIECE
SO THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD AND I WIL
ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL
ON PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL BILL.
>> GREAT.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL IS RECOMMENDED TO
FULL COUNCIL , WE APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S LEADERSHIP IN
GETTING THIS OVER THE FINISH
LINE. MR. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEAS
READ ITEM TWO?
>> 301-8001 Q1 HST QUARTERLY
REPORT ON ACTIVITIES TO
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS.
>> WE HAVE CHRIS HEAR FROM THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND
CHRIS IS JOINING US REMOTELY.
WELCOME BACK. DO YOU HAVE
ANYBODY ELSE JOINING YOU AS PAR
OF THIS OR ARE YOU HERE ON YOUR
OWN ?
>> ON MY OWN AND I WILL START
THE PRESENTATION NOW. OKAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ALL. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HER
TODAY AND PROVIDED A DATE ON
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM. I SERVE
AS A STRATEGIC ADVISER IN THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT . ON
THE AGENDA TODAY I AM GOING TO
START OFF WITH A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM
NEIGHBORHOOD TEENS APPROACH AND
THEN I AM GOING TO TRANSITION
INTO THE RESPONSE THAT PROVIDE
DATA ON THESE OUTCOMES. AT TH
CONCLUSION OF THE PRESENTATION,
I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
ANSWERS , SORRY, QUESTIONS THE
COMMITTEE MAY HAVE. I'M GOING
TO TALK ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
APPROACH AND I WANTED TO TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINTRODUCE
THIS, THROUGHOUT THE
PRESENTATION. THE VISION OF TH
UNIFIED CARE TEAM IS TO ENSURE
THE PUBLIC SPACES, SIDEWALKS
REMAIN OPEN, SAFE, AND
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. WE BEGAN
ROLLING THIS OUT TO THAT FOCUSE
ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH
COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORS, AND
BUSINESSES IN EACH AREA OF THE
CITY AND COORDINATING CITY
RESOURCES TO MEET COMMUNITY
NEEDS. THEY WILL BE USING
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ROLLOU
OF THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM
ELSEWHERE. OTHER DETAILS WILL
BE SHARED, SIN. WITH ADDED
CAPACITY, WE CAN THOUGHTFULLY
ALLOCATE RESOURCES FOR PUBLI
SPACES REMAINING CLEAN TO ALL.
THIS IS CROSS DEPARTMENT WORK
FOR LEVERAGING RESOURCES ACROS
THE CITY, WHICH IS CRITICAL I
PRESENTING HIGH-QUALITY DATA
TRACK PERFORMANCE AND ALLOWS
THE CITY TO EMBED DATA TO GUID
THOSE OPERATIONS AS NEEDED. I
THE SLIDE DECK AND IN THE SLIDE
RESPONSE AS WELL, MORE DATA ON
THOSE EFFORTS CAN BE FOUND
ONLINE WITH THE SEATTLE
HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN DATA
AND QUARTER TO DATA IS
ANTICIPATED TO BECOME AVAILABLE
SOON. TURNING TO WHAT KEY
METRICS ARE CAPTURED AND WHAT
THE CT USES TO MEASURE RESULTS,
TODAY WE ARE LOOKING AT
RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY
COORDINATION , FINALLY RESOLVIN
PRIORITY ENCAMPMENTS. THE YOU
CT CONTINUES TO RECEIVE HIGH
NUMBERS OF SERVICE REQUEST
RELATED TO ENCAMPMENTS , OVER
9300 SUCH REQUESTS. THIS CAN
HAPPEN WHEN ASSIGN IS ADDED T
A TRASH ROUTE OR HAS BEEN
RESOLVED. MORE PEOPLE ARE
LEARNING HOW TO USE THE
CENTRALIZED REPORTING METHOD
AND PREPARING FOR MORE
CONSTITUENTS ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
WHICH IS GREAT AND TODAY WE
REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE SYSTEM
IS WORKING AS WELL. 98% OF
REQUEST ARE TRIAGED IN THREE
DAYS , WITH NEXT STEPS
DETERMINED , BEING ADDED FOR
INSPECTION , CONFIRMATION THAT
SITE IS BEING MONITORED OR
OTHER REQUESTS AS BEST SERVED B
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.
ADDITIONALLY WE ARE SEEING THAT
TEAMS IN THE FIELD ARE
CONSISTENTLY HAVING EYES ON
PUBLIC SPACES BUT ONLY 9% OF
REPORTS TRIAGE ACTUALLY
RESULTED IN THE NEW SITE BEING
ADDED TO THE DATABASE. ONE
FINAL NOTE , INSPECTING ACTIVE
ENCAMPMENTS REGULARLY TO
UNDERSTAND THE CHANGING
CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND AND TO
SHIFT APPROACHES FOR SPECIFIC
SITES. REINSPECTION HELPS TO
ENSURE THAT THE QUALITY IS
THERE TO IMPROVE SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS AND IMPROVE
MITIGATION. EXPANDING TOOLS AN
TRAINING TO MEET OUR GOAL
EVERY INSPECTING ALL ACTIVE
SITES. CORRELATING OUTREACH
SERVICES, WITH OFFERS OF
SHELTER. AN INCREASE OF 21% .
THIS WAS ALSO AN INCREASE OF
14% FROM A YEAR AGO.
ENROLLMENT CAN BE CHALLENGING
DUE TO OTHER DATA, IT'S AN
UNDER ACCOUNT OF ACTUAL
ENROLLMENTS AND SHELTER. DATA
ON RACE WAS COLLECTED . 37%
WERE MADE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WHO ARE BLACK,
INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND THIS IS SLIGHTLY LESS THEN
A QUARTER ONE.
>> CAN WE ASK A FEW QUESTIONS?
YOU APPLY THAT OFFERS IN HER
ACCEPTED INHERENTLY LIKELY
INCORPORATE SOME EXTRAPOLATION
AND OFFERS OF SHELTER , THOSE
ARE MORE OFFERS THAN THE UNIQU
INDIVIDUALS WITH.
>> THERE WILL BE DUPLICATION
LOOKING AT THESE CHARTS , THIS
IS ANOTHER PIECE OF DATA. THIS
IS THE IMPACT OF REFUSALS FOR
DECLINING ON THE FUTURE SLIDE?
>> THE OFFICE OF SHELTER, IS
ALSO POSSIBLE. COUNCILMEMBER?
>> SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE,
NOT THE YOU CT, GENERALLY WITH
AND URBAN LEAGUE OUTREACH WHO
ARE REGULARLY WORKING IN
DISTRICT ONE. WE SHARE WITH
THEM INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE
LEARNED WITH CONSTITUENTS. WE
ALSO HAVE LOCATION SPECIFICALLY
THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM
OUTREACH THAT ARE REALLY HELPFU
RELATIONSHIPS. STAFF HAVE
REGULAR MEETINGS AND IT HAS
ALSO ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE MOR
SATISFYING INFORMATION BECAUSE
WE LEARN FROM THE OUTREACH
WORKERS , WITH ABOUT MORE
USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR
EFFORTS. I WANT THE FLAG THAT
WHEN YOU SAY THAT, YOU ARE ALS
ENCOURAGING OUTREACH WORKERS T
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS , BENEFITING
EVERYONE INVOLVED. I HAVE TWO
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
SLIDE . THE FIRST IS PRETTY
EASY . ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM
UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE ONLY
LAUNCHED THE NORTHWEST . THE
ARDOR HOPING TO HAVE ALL THREE
LAUNCHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR
I WOULD LOVE THAT INFORMATION
SO I COULD SHARE THAT WITH MY
CONSTITUENTS. WHY ONLY THE
NORTHWEST TEAM LAUNCHED , WHY I
IT THAT THE OTHER TEAMS ARE
BEING LAUNCHED LATER?
>> OVERALL, I WOULD HAVE TO
DEFER TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR ,
GOING FORWARD. THE POINT ABOUT
WHY IS REALLY JUST ON BEING
INTENTIONAL ABOUT LEARNING ,
LESSONS LEARNED, AND LOOKING AT
THE DATA FROM THE LAUNCH OF THE
NORTHWEST TEAM AT THE END OF
QUARTER ONE. I THINK WE ARE
TRYING TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT
THAT AND REALLY HAVE THAT
EXPERIENCE AFFECT THE ROLLOUT
THE REST OF THE YEAR BUT I CAN
DEFINITELY SEND THAT QUESTION
BACK.
>> THANK YOU. A STRATEGY THAT
I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
OFTEN IN THIS SETTING , AS WEL
AS OTHER SETTINGS IS TO HAVE
OUTREACH WORKERS NOT JUST
COORDINATE THESE SERVICES , BU
ALSO IDENTIFY FOR ENCAMPMENT
RESIDENCE, THE ELEMENTS OF
THEIR PRESENCE. THAT WOULD
BENEFIT EVERYONE FROM THE
VOLUNTEER STANDPOINT, MOVING
ATTEND, MOVING IT AWAY FROM TH
PLAYGROUND, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT IN
THIS COMMITTEE. THERE WAS AN
INTEREST IN FACILITATING THOS
CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN YOU CT
MEMBERS. THAT WOULD GAIN THAT
MITIGATION WORK THAT IS
SUCCESSFUL AND WOULD REDUCE TH
NEED , THE RISK ASSESSMENT
ASSOCIATED WITH A ROOM
DECISION. WE ARE JUST WONDERIN
WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS HAVING A
PARTICULARLY , IN LIGHT OF THE
RECENT DECISION, THAT MANY
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
>> I WILL SAY THAT OUR TEAM IS
HAVING REGULAR INTERACTIONS WIT
REGIONAL COORDINATORS , HERE.
THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE
DEFINITELY HAPPENING , WITH
CASEWORKERS AND FOLKS ARE BEIN
CONNECTED WITH SERVICES TO
REDUCE TRASH. I THINK WE WILL
TALK ABOUT OTHER ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO MITIGATING
SITUATIONS ON THE GROUND, FOR
CERTAIN COORDINATOR , WORKING
CLOSELY WITH CONTRACTED
OUTREACH PROVIDERS TO UNDERSTAN
THE SITUATIONS.
>> TWO OTHER QUICK QUESTIONS?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> ONE OF THE SLIDES REFERRED
TO 90% OF REQUESTING TRIAGED IN
THREE DAYS. DOES THAT MEAN IN
THREE DAYS OF THE REPORT BEING
RECEIVED AND TRIAGED WITHIN
THREE DAYS, DOES THAT MEAN THE
CONSTITUENT HAS ACTUALLY
RECEIVED A RESPONSE DO THEY
RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
ENCAMPMENT THAT THEY REPORTED
AND HOW IT HAS BEEN ASSESSED, O
IS IT JUST AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT O
THE COMPLAINT?
>> YEAH. MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT IT'S WITHIN THREE DAYS O
THE MESSAGE BEING SENT OR
RECEIVED. THEY WILL GET AN
AUTOMATED RESPONSE WITH THE
SERVICE I.D. AND NOTIFICATIONS
SAYING THAT THE SITUATION IS
RESOLVED, AND I KNOW AGAIN THAT
THE RESPONSE IS REALLY
OPERATIONS ON THE GROUND.
AGAIN, I WANT TO ENSURE WE ARE
BRINGING IN THE MOST RECENT DAT
, FOR DEVELOPING FUTURE PLANS
AND WITH THAT SERVICE I.D.,
INDIVIDUALS CAN FOLLOW UP AND W
WILL ALSO RECEIVE FOLLOW-UP ON
WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND
>> LASTLY, LAST TIME WE HAD A
REPORT IN THIS COMMITTEE, WE
TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT SOM
CONSTITUENTS , NOT JUST THE
PUBLIC, WERE GETTING A
TECHNOLOGY GLITCH, THEY WERE
GETTING NOTIFICATIONS THAT
ENCAMPMENTS HAD BEEN RESOLVED
THAT HAD NOT BEEN. IT WAS
SUGGESTED THAT WE EXPLAIN THA
GLITCH TO CONSTITUENTS AND
ENCOURAGE THEM TO FOLLOW UP.
THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THAT
TECHNOLOGY .
>> I'M NOT AWARE OF THIS, IN
PARTICULAR, BUT I THINK THAT WE
CAN WORK ON GETTING A RESPONSE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU. IS THIS THE TIME
TO INTERJECT QUESTIONS? I THIN
WE WERE ON ITEM EIGHT.
>> YES. GREAT. I DO HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT SLIDE EIGHT.
JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND. THANK
YOU, AGAIN, FOR THIS UP DATE.
I APPRECIATE US WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HER BOLD ON THIS CARE TEAM
APPROACH. THROUGHOUT THE BUDGE
PROCESS AND EARLIER THIS YEAR,
WE'VE BEEN SEEKING ADDITIONAL
CLARIFICATION WITH THE INTENT
OF THAT STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT , AND MEETIN
THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
MAYORS OFFICE , SO WE COULD
ACCOMPLISH THAT VISION OF
SOLUTIONS BEYOND REMOVAL. I LOV
THAT PHRASE , I APPRECIATE THE
VISION , EMPHASIZING THAT THE
STABILIZATION OF THAT SITE AND
CLEANUP CARE SHOULD BE THE
FIRST FOCUS TO MEET PEOPLE'S
NEEDS . THEY ARE HELPING FIND
APPROPRIATE SHELTER WHEN IT
BECOMES AVAILABLE AND WE KNOW
THAT IT'S ABOUT REALLY NOT
MOVING PEOPLE. WE SHOULD NOT BE
MOVING PEOPLE UNTIL APPROPRIAT
SHELTER BECOMES AVAILABLE. IN
THE MEANTIME, IT WOULD BE A
SUPPORT. WE KNOW THAT OFFERIN
APPROPRIATE SHELTERS ARE
CRITICAL TO FOLKS INSIDE AND W
KNOW THAT THESE ARE PLACES
WHERE FAMILIES AND COUPLES CAN
BE TOGETHER, THE PEOPLE CAN KEE
THEIR JOBS CLOSE IS TO PLACES
WHERE THEY CAN BE SAFELY HOUSE
AND THIS WOULD DETERMINE WHETHE
SOMEONE IS ABLE TO TAKE SHELTER
NOT JUST RUSHING , BUT IT'S
ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE
CAN STAY WITH THEIR LOVED ONES
AND KEEP THEIR JOBS AND KEEP
THEIR PETS AND THEIR
POSSESSIONS. ALL OF THOSE
FACTORS DETERMINE IF AN
INDIVIDUAL CAN TAKE A SHELTER.
WITHOUT APPROPRIATE OFFERS OF
SHELTER , AS FOLKS HAVE
TESTIFIED AND WE'VE HEARD
NUMEROUS TIMES, IT MAKES IT
HARDER TO GET THE SERVICES
PEOPLE NEED . I WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE A BETTER BREAKDOWN OF SOM
OF THE INFORMATION , INCLUDING
WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS ANY
FOLLOW-UP ON THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY ACCESS THE
SHELTERS. WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OFFERED
SHELTERS, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL DETAILS THAT YOU CAN
PROVIDE US ? THE ACCEPTANCE ,
WERE THEY ABLE TO GET
STABILIZED?
>> I THINK THAT YOU WILL SEE
WHAT WE HAVE FOUND TO BE THE
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED ENROLLMENTS
WE HAVE ACCEPTED REFERRALS ,
ABLE TO CONFIRM 206 ENROLLMENT
AND WE DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S AN
UNDERCOUNT AGAIN WITH H MIS
AND THE ANONYMIZED DATA AS
WELL. I THINK IT'S CONTINUING
TO BE AN AREA THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT TRACKING, WE DO
BELIEVE THAT 206 IN THE SECOND
QUARTER IS AN UNDERCOUNT AND
THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE TO
IMPROVE ON HOW THAT IS CAPTURED
>> DID YOU SAY 202?
>> 206.
>> IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD
SEE THAT NUMBER IN A QUARTERLY
WAY LIKE WE ARE DOING RIGHT
HERE?
>> SURE. I CAN READ THAT BACK.
>> IF YOU COULD JUST REMIND ME
WHAT THE TIMEFRAME IS FOR
DETERMINING NOT ONLY TODAY
EXCEPT , BUT THEY STAYED, IS I
THREE DAYS, THREE WEEKS ?
>> WE BEGIN THAT PROCESS AS WE
PUT THIS SLIDE MATERIAL
TOGETHER AND WHAT IS TRANSMITTE
TO GET A SENSE OF THE FULL
SLATE. WE GET OUR ACCOUNT OF
WHEN WE LOOK FOR ENROLLMENT AND
I WOULD LOVE TO FOLLOW UP ON
THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK
YOU. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THA
WE HAVE HISTORICALLY TRACKED I
MY MEMORY IS CORRECT. HAVING
THAT INFORMATION IS A GOOD STAR
FOR THE BIGGER PICTURE OF NOT
JUST OFFER, NOT JUST ACCEPTANCE
BUT STABILIZING , SO MORE POLIC
AND RESOURCE CONVERSATIONS FRO
THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE
TRANSPARENCY.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER
QUESTION?
>> YOU ARE MUTED.
>> YES. THIS TABLE DOESN'T HAV
AN INDICATION OF THE TIME , IS
IT HERE TODAY?
>> THE ENTIRE DECK IS THE
SECOND QUARTER.
>> OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
A LOT OF VARIATION FROM OFFERS
OF SHELTER AND RATE OF OFFERS
ACCEPTED. FOR INSTANCE, WITH
646 OFFERS OF SHELTER MADE TO
UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS IN THE
NORTHWEST , WITH ONLY 41 IN TH
SOUTHWEST , SO I'M JUST
WONDERING IF YOU CAN TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THERE IS
SUCH A SIGNIFICANT VARIATION I
THE OFFICE OF SHELTER. THERE'S
ALSO A BIG VARIATION ON
ACCEPTANCE AS WELL, 52% , 24% ,
SO THANK YOU FOR DIGGING INTO
THOSE NUMBERS AND HELPING ME
UPLIFT THIS IMPORTANT QUESTION
>> YEAH, AGAIN, I THINK I WOUL
DEFER TO THE DEPUTY MAYOR THE
TALK ABOUT THOSE OPERATIONAL
IMPACTS ON HOW THAT INFLUENCES
THEIR RESPONSE AND WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE. I THINK IN TERMS OF
DATA, THIS IS THE SECOND
QUARTER THAT WE BROKEN DOWN THE
DATA BY REGION WITH THIS
APPROACH AND I THINK THAT WE
WILL WANT TO TAKE MORE TIME TO
ANALYZE AND UNDERSTAND EXACTLY
HOW THAT'S COMING ABOUT AS IT
SPEAKS TO THE CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT WE ARE LOOKING TO D
AND FOCUSING ON THE DATA. I CAN
TAKE THAT BACK TO THE UNIFIED
CARE TEAM BUT I DO THINK THAT
WE ARE COLLECTING MORE DATA AND
UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS IS
OPERATING .
>> YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
INFORMATION , PUT ASIDE THE
OFFERS ACCEPTED , I UNDERSTAND
WHY THAT MIGHT NEED SOME DATA
CRUNCHING, BUT IT JUST SEEMS
LIKE IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
MIGHT HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON
AS FAR AS WHY THESE ARE ONLY
41. IT IS MANY SCHOOL ,
COMPARED TO THE OTHER REGIONS.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO UNFORTUNATEL
BRING THAT BACK TO THE INSIDE
CARE TEAM TO UNDERSTAND NOT AN
HOW THAT HAS SHAPED OUT THIS
QUARTER.
>> WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND
LET YOU FINISH YOUR PRESENTATIO
AT THIS POINT AND THEN WE WILL
DO ANOTHER ROUND OF QUESTIONS?
>> JUST TO CONTINUE IN , IN
2022, WE BEGAN TRACKING THOSE
REASONS FOR DECLINED OFFERS OF
SHELTER . THEY SHARED A REASON
FOR DECLINING THE SHELTER,
WITH 16% WERE WANTED A TINY
HOME, 14% DID NOT WANT SHELTER
AND THIS IS THAT THEY DID NOT
WANT THE SPECIFIC SHELTER
OFFERED. THEY DON'T CALL OUT A
SPECIFIC REASON, BUT THERE ARE
MULTIPLE FACTORS FOR THAT
DECLINE , SHELTER LOCATION,
PROVIDER, PROGRAM MODEL . THIR
REASON IS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL
HAD PARTNER, FAMILY, OR FRIENDS
10% AND FINALLY, 9% WERE
REPORTS OF ARTIE HAVING HOUSING
OR SHELTER.
>> I WANT TO BREAK MY ROLE AND
ASK A QUICK QUESTION REALLY
QUICKLY. I APPRECIATE THAT
THIS DATA IS BEING TRACKED . I
THINK THAT BY TRACKING THIS,
IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN FOSTER
ENVIRONMENTS OF IMPROVEMENT IN
WORKING TO GET PEOPLE INSIDE.
THE PLACEMENT WITH PARTNER,
FAMILY, AND FRIENDS, IS THERE
OVERLAP BETWEEN THAT CATEGORY
AND WANTS A TINY HOUSE, IN THE
SENSE THAT TINY HOUSES I
UNDERSTAND, ARE A PRIMARY
ENHANCE SHELTER OFFERING THAT
CAN FACILITATE THOSE KINDS OF
MORE BROAD AND ACCEPTABLE
PLACEMENT . IT SEEMS LIKE THERE
WOULD BE SOME OVERLAP IN THESE
CATEGORIES. IS THERE A WAY THA
THAT IS FACTORED? IS ONE TINY
HOUSE DOUBLE COUNTED WITH HOW
THE DATA IS AGGREGATED, OR DO
PEOPLE HAVE ONE PREDOMINANT
REASON WHY THEY ARE DECLINING?
>> ONE PREDOMINANT REASON AS
CAPTURED BY OUR REGIONAL
COORDINATOR TEAM . I THINK IT'S
A GREAT QUESTION AND TO THAT
END AS WELL , WE'VE BEEN
COLLECTING THE DATA FOR ABOUT
YEAR, NOW, SO WHILE WE HAVEN'T
REALLY DIG INTO THOSE TO
IDENTIFY THAT, THAT IS SOMETHIN
WE ARE HOPING TO DO AS WELL.
>> JUST AN EDITORIAL
OBSERVATION, IT DOES APPEAR
THAT A QUARTER OF THE REASONS
ARE THINGS THAT COULD BE SOLVED
WITH MORE TINY HOMES AS POLICY
INTERVENTION, SO I DID JUST WAN
TO STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD.
IF YOU COMBINE THAT WITH THE
TINY HOUSE, IT JUST, THAT
CONTINUES TO BE, FOR ME, ONE O
THE BIGGEST POLICY INTERVENTION
THAT COULD MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE IN OUR
EFFORTS. I KNOW THAT IS A
GENERALLY SHARED VISION, SO I
WOULD JUST CITE THAT, FOR THE
RECORD, NOT TO PUT ANYONE ON TH
SPOT. OKAY. WHY DON'T WE
PROCEED TO THE NEXT SLIDE?
>> SO, MAKING SPACES CLEAN
AND ACCESSIBLE, WE KNOW THAT W
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE, --
PLACES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
UNSHELTERED TO GO. WE HAVE
REACHED OUT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE
MOVING INSIDE AND THE TEAM'S
CORE NEEDING TRASH AND TREE
REMOVAL ACROSS A COUPLE
LOCATIONS , FOR THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES. WE COMPLETED 2628
SITE AND MOVED OVER 1.6 MILLIO
POUNDS OF DEBRIS. 41 INCOMING
COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUESTS
RELATED TO TRASH WERE ADDED TO
OUR REGULAR TRASH ROUTE AND THI
IS A PROACTIVE REGULAR CLEANING
AND REMOVING THE NEED. IN
SUPPORT OF THAT, THIS IS A
PROCESS IN DATA INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR TRASH AND MITIGATION
EFFORTS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE WA
TO COORDINATE EFFORTS, TRACK
DATA, MINIMIZE DUPLICATION, AN
ADDRESS MISHAPS. THERE ARE 10
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY ,
WITH ALL OF THE SITES PROVIDING
COLLECTION AND SUPPORT EFFORTS
TO IMPROVE QUALITY HEALTH. IN
TERMS OF RESOLVING PRIORITY
ENCAMPMENTS, WE COMPLETED 62
PRIORITY SITE RESOLUTION AND 3
RV REMEDIATION WITH 100%
INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THOSE
SITES RECEIVING OFFERS OF
SHELTER. THE EASY TO USE AN
OBJECTIVE PRIORITIZATION MATRIX
TO IDENTIFY WHICH ENCAMPMENTS
WOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR
RESOLUTION. THAT INCLUDES DATA
ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS ,
INCLUDING IMPACTS ON PUBLIC
SPACES , PRODUCTION PEDESTRIAN
ACCESS, VERIFIED DATA , WHICH
IS THE START OF THE
CONVERSATION. IT'S A MULTISTEP
PROCESS THAT CONSIDERS A NEW
SCORE BUT ALSO BRINGS IN
INFORMATION FROM PARTNERS ON TH
GROUND AND CONSIDERS WHAT
SHELTER RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE
AGAIN, CONDITIONS ON THE GROUN
ARE DYNAMIC AND FREQUENTLY
CHANGING AND THIS PROCESS IS
THIS -- DESIGNED TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO THIS CHANGES.
WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE
BRIEF QUESTIONS. CAN WE INDICAT
THE 21% INCREASE IN OFFER
ACCEPTANCES? I DO OR MEMBER
WHICH SLIDE THIS WAS. HERE WE
GO. WHAT DOES THE TEAM
ATTRIBUTE THAT TO ? INCREASE IN
SHELTER SUPPLY , INCREASE IN
OUTREACH TECHNIQUE? WHAT DO WE
ATTRIBUTE THE 21%
YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE IN
ACCEPTED OFFERS TO?
>> I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
THAT WILL REQUIRE FURTHER
ANALYSIS, FOR SURE. I THINK
THAT IT IS THE CONTINUED
EVOLUTION OF THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM APPROACH AS WE ARE FURTHE
ALONG IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT
WORKED AND WHAT HASN'T.
SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF OFFERS
OF SHELTER , TALKING TO REGIONA
COORDINATORS , THERE'S A FEW
ISSUES WE FOUND , AN INFLUX OF
NEW SHELTER SPACES OVER THE PAS
FEW YEARS, OBVIOUSLY CREATING
MORE OPPORTUNITIES . I THINK
THAT LONGER LEAD TIMES, AS WELL
WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER , WIT
REGIONAL COORDINATOR'S DROUGHT
THE CITY WITH OUTREACH PROVIDER
, WITH MORE TIME FOR DEVELOPMEN
AND ENGAGEMENT WITH FOLKS WHO
ARE UNSHELTERED TO MAKE
MEANINGFUL REFERRALS AND NEW
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AN
LOW INCOME HOUSING THAT HAS
COME ABOUT IN RECENT YEARS . I
THINK ANOTHER IMPORTANT ONE ,
COVID RELATED DISRUPTIONS IN
2023 . OUR COORDINATOR TEAM
NOTED A YEAR AGO THERE WERE
STILL FREQUENT PAUSES AND
REFERRALS AND INTAKES DUE TO
OUTBREAKS WITHIN THE SHELTERS,
SO WE ARE SEEING REDUCTIONS OF
THAT. ANOTHER CRITICAL PIECE A
WELL OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS
IS THE INFLUX OF 1000 HOMELESS
HOUSEHOLDS HOUSED THROUGH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMERGENCY
HOUSING. I THINK THAT THOSE AR
SOME REASONS THAT OUR TEAM HAS
COME UP WITH FOR THAT DECREASE
IN ACCEPTANCE.
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT
NUMBER DECREASING, SO , THANK
YOU. LET'S GO TO SLIDE 10.
SLIDE 10, AM I MISSING THIS
SOMEWHERE? THE THING I AM
STRUGGLING WITH WITH SLIDE 10 I
WHAT PERCENT OF REMOVALS ARE
ADVANCED NOTICE REMOVALS?
OTHERWISE I DON'T SEE HOW THIS
IS A TERRIBLY USEFUL SLIDE IN
TERMS OF PROVIDING ME WITH
INFORMATION. I MEAN, I DO
APPRECIATE THE ADVANCED NOTICE
OF -- NOTICED REMOVALS ARE
STRONGLY ADHERING TO THE
PRACTICE THAT IS FORWARD.
UNLESS I MISSED IT ON A PREVIOU
SLIDE SOMEWHERE , I DON'T SEE
WHERE WE WOULD HAVE THAT
BREAKDOWN. WE HAVE EMERGENCY
REMOVALS.
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT BREAKDOWN
AND I THINK THAT I CAN PASS
THAT ON TO THE UNIFIED CARE TEA
AS WELL.
>> FOR FUTURE PRESENTATIONS I
THINK THAT A CRITICAL PIECE OF
PREFERENCE. I DON'T HAVE A
BASELINE TO COMPARE THE SLIDE
TWO. IT'S USEFUL IN THE SENSE
THAT WE HAVE THE DATA OF THE
ADVANCED NOTICE REMOVAL , WHIC
AM I READING CORRECTLY THAT IT
WAS BASICALLY 62 ENCAMPMENT
SITES AND 32 ARE REMEDIATION
FOR THE 100% OF ADVANCED NOTIC
REMOVALS ? I APPRECIATE IT
WOULD BE USEFUL TO TRACK
EMERGENCY AND EXIGENT INSTANCE
WHERE THERE HAS TO BE
REMEDIATION. IT WOULD ALSO BE
GOOD TO KNOW WHAT THE SITE
BASIS IS. WHY ADVANCED NOTICE
WAS NOT POSSIBLE. 62 ENCAMPMEN
MEDIATIONS. ARE THERE
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ?
>> I GUESS I'M STRUGGLING, HAL
OF THEM , ONE SECOND, LET ME GO
BACK. OKAY. HALF OF THEM WER
GIVEN AN OFFER AND THEY
ACCEPTED IT , BUT ONLY LESS
THAN A QUARTER OF THEM CONFIRME
THAT SHELTER. SO THERE MUST BE
A REASON, AND I GET THE CAVEAT
THE ARE STRICT ON CONFIRMED
SHELTER WITH THE LEGISLATIVE
INTENT , WITH VARIOUS REASONS
THAT THIS NUMBER IS DOWN, BUT
IF WE IDENTIFY OVER 1300 PEOPLE
RECEIVING AN OFFER OF SHELTER
JUST SAYING THAT 100% OF PEOPLE
RECEIVED OFFERS OF SHELTER WIT
LESS THAN 15, 20% CONFIRMING
THAT. THAT CONFORMS, THEY NEE
TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PETS WITH
THEM.
>> YEAH, AGAIN, I CAN CONFIRM
OUR REGIONAL COORDINATOR TEAM
DOES MAKE OFFERS TO SHELTER.
WITH PRIORITY ENCAMPMENTS DURIN
THOSE REMOVALS. WE NOTED THAT
ON THE NEEDED DOCUMENT THAT
THOSE WILL DEFINITELY BE TAKEN
BACK FOR THE TEAM TO LOOK INT
MORE.
>> I DON'T WANT TO DUPLICATE
WHAT OUR CHAIR MIGHT HAVE ASKED
OR BE ABLE TO STATISTICS AS
WELL? ARE THE SLIDES PROVIDIN
INFORMATION ON NOT EXITING
>> I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO
TAKE IT BACK , I DON'T HAVE THA
DATA AVAILABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU .
>> I HAVE MANY OF THOSE SAME
QUESTIONS THAT WE HEARD. RATHER
THAN ASK QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE
NOT ABLE TO GET ANSWERED THIS
TIME , I WILL ASK SOME
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT WILL
HELP ME, AT LEAST. WE ARE STIL
WORKING OFF THE SAME SLIDE AND
THE TITLE ITSELF RAISES
PRIORITY ENCAMPMENTS AND CONTEN
AND REFERS TO PRIORITY SITE
RESOLUTIONS , RV REMEDIATION,
AND ADVANCED NOTICE REMOVAL.
THE DEFINITION WOULD BE TO
INCLUDE THAT IN THE REPORT WITH
THAT, WHICH WOULD BE HELPFUL.
ARE THE PRIORITY ENCAMPMENTS
ADVANCED NOTICE REMOVAL ? ARE
THEY INTERCHANGEABLE? I HAVE A
FEELING THAT THEY ARE NOT BUT I
WANT TO BE SURE.
>> WOULD YOU SAY THAT THEY ARE
NOT INTERCHANGEABLE? THAT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING. MY PRIORITY
ENCAMPMENTS ARE ENCAMPMENTS
THAT HAVE THE ASSESSMENT DONE
AND ARE A PRIORITY FOR
REMEDIATION. IS THAT MORE OR
LESS CORRECT? THEY COULD
INCLUDE ADVANCED NOTICE REMOVAL
THEY COULD INCLUDE BOTH
ADVANCED NOTICE REMOVAL AS WELL
, IS THAT MORE OR LESS CORRECT?
>> WELL, I WOULD SAY SO, BUT I
COULD MORE WORK ON THOSE
SITES, EXTENDED WORK TO RESOLV
THE SITUATION AS WELL. THAT'S
WHY I WOULD SAY IT'S NOT A ONE
FOR ONE .
>> I'M SORRY, MY QUESTION IS, I
UNDERSTAND THAT AND YOU AGREED
THAT PRIORITY ENCAMPMENTS
INCLUDE ADVANCED NOTICE REMOVAL
I HAVE A FEELING IT DOES.
>> IT DOES GIVE THE ADVANCED
NOTICE. THAT WOULD BE MY
UNDERSTANDING.
>> WHAT I WOULD UNDERSTAND IS
THAT IT MIGHT BE AN INSTRUCTIO
SO YOU ARE SAYING THAT , I THIN
YOU HERE HE -- ARE SAYING THAT
THEY DON'T GET THAT AT ALL.
THAT REMEDIATION JUST HAPPENS.
>> THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN I
DEPENDS ON WHAT IS NEEDED AND
WILL HAVE TO REFER BACK
SPECIFICALLY ON THAT AND THE
PRIORITIZATION, AS WELL.
>>
>> I THINK IT MIGHT BE MOST
PRODUCTIVE. SO MANY NEED TO BE
REFERRED BACK TO THE TEAM , BUT
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I DID HAVE ONE OTHER
QUESTION. NOT RELATED, TO THES
DEFINITIONS .
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WE HEARD A LOT IN PUBLIC
COMMENT , FROM FOLKS WHO SPOKE
TO THE KING COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT RULING PARTS THAT THE
RULES UNDERLYING THE ENCAMPMENT
POLICY , WITH UNANNOUNCED
VISITING RESIDENCY RIGHTS WITH
ALTERNATIVE SHELTER AND GIVING
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT
PROPERTY AND SHELTERS , TO
SUBJECT THE UNHOUSED TO CRUEL
PUNISHMENT IN SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES. I KNOW THAT WE
HAVE OUR OWN LEGISLATIVE COUNCI
, AND I HAVE NOT YET HEARD HOW
THE EXECUTIVE INTENDS TO HAVE
THIS RULING INFORM ITS PRACTICE
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD
SOON REQUEST EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS TO FIND OUT BOTH WHAT
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ADVICE IS ,
OR WHAT WE ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED
TO DO DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE THIS
RULING AND THE PRACTICES THAT
THEY HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED AND
BEEN ENGAGED IN , ASSUMING THAT
YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO TALK
ABOUT THIS CHANGES, TODAY. I DO
WANT TO LET MY COLLEAGUES KNOW
THAT I DO FEEL A GREAT URGENCY
FOR FINDING OUT WHAT IT IS THAT
WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY TO BE
IN COMPLIANCE.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES? SEEING THEM, THAN
YOU, SO MUCH FOR THIS
PRESENTATION. I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE PROFESSIONALISM
AND RESPONSIVENESS OF THE
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE CARE
TEAM. I WILL SAY THAT IT HAS
BEEN, A CLEAR INCREASE IN
ACCESS UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATIO
AND COMMUNICATION WITH COUNCIL
OFFICES AND COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET A LOT
OF CREDIT TO THE MAYOR AND THEI
TEAM FOR REALLY PUTTING TOGETHE
A TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE
WHO ARE OUT THERE TRYING. TO
TRACK THOSE INCREASES, WE WOUL
WORK TO DO IN A TRANSPARENT WAY
I APPRECIATE THESE OPPORTUNITIE
TO CHECK IN ON A QUARTERLY
BASIS WITH THE DEPARTMENT , SO
THE COUNSELOR CAN PROVIDE
FEEDBACK AND OVERSIGHT . THERE
WERE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
RAISED IN THE SESSION AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE
DEPARTMENT REPORT BACK WITH
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO
COUNCILMEMBERS . WE APPRECIATE
YOU ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS AND
BEING A CONDUIT TO GET MORE
CLARITY IN PLACES WHERE WE NEED
TO CONSULT WITH ADDITIONAL
STAKEHOLDERS. THANK YOU . WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PRESENTATION.
>> ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU. HAVE
A WONDERFUL DAY.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW GOING
TO MOVE TO ITEM FOUR IN THE
REARRANGED AGENDA. FOR AMUSEME
DEVICE, WITH THE MUNICIPAL
CODE AND AMENDING VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED BY
OUR COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF .
JUST AS A LITTLE BIT OF AN
INTRODUCTION , THIS IS OUR
SECOND HEARING ON THIS TOPIC. W
DISCUSSED THIS IN A
PRESENTATION AT THE COMMITTEE
MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO. FROM
THAT DISCUSSION, I THINK
OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS WERE
RESOLVED AS RELATED TO WHAT
THE COUNCILMEMBER BROUGHT UP ,
WITH SOME CONCERNS RECONCILED
BETWEEN HEARINGS. TO COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES, FOR MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO ARE WATCHING , THIS
IS A LEGISLATIVE ACTION THAT MY
OFFICE HAS QUEUED UP, WHICH IS
ASSESSED , RAISING A VERY SMAL
TO MINIMAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE
AND ARGUABLY COST MORE TO
ENFORCE THIS POLICY THEN IT
BRINGS IN. WE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBERS OF IMPACTED BUSINESSES
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS BEEN
CIRCULATED , TO CIRCULATE THAT
LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THIS
REPEAL. IT WAS A GOOD
DISCUSSION, TWO WEEKS AGO, AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HEARING O
THIS. I DON'T KNOW, JASMINE, IF
YOU WANTED TO PROVIDE ANY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR
RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS
COLLEAGUES MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS
REARRANGEMENT OF THE AGENDA. I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MUCH TO ADD
. THIS WOULD REPEAL THAT , I
WONDER WHAT THAT IS. THIS IS
FOR ANY MACHINE , FOR USE OR
PLAY , SO YEAH, THIS WOULD
REPEAL THAT REQUIREMENT FOR
PROVIDING THIS GUIDANCE. I AM
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE
PASSES PASSAGE OF THAT
LEGISLATION. GIVEN THAT WE'VE
HAD A HEARING ON THIS, I DID
WANT TO MOVE THIS LEGISLATION
TO TODAY . I WOULD LIKE TO HEA
FROM COLLEAGUES, SO I HOPE THA
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. THE BILL
IS IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES
THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON
THIS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU. I HAD A FEW
QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR.
>> OF COURSE.
>> APOLOGIES , I JUST WANT TO
ASK CENTRAL STAFF IF WE COULD
HAVE A BETTER ASSESSMENT OF TH
POTENTIAL BUDGET IMPACT . I
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WILL BE
REVENUE NEUTRAL BUT I WANT TO
DOUBLE CHECK AFTER OUR
CONVERSATION WHICH WAS VERY
LONG, THIS MORNING . CAN WE
CONFIRM ANY POTENTIAL BUDGET
IMPACT IN THAT REQUIREMENT AN
THEN, CAN YOU REMIND ME HOW TH
REVENUES ARE CURRENTLY ASSESSED
THANK YOU DID
>> THANK YOU. SO THIS BILL
DOES REDUCE REVENUE BY ABOUT
$64,000 EACH YEAR, 2023 AND
2024, AND THERE'S NOT A PROPOSE
REPLACEMENT FOR THIS REVENUE.
>> ALMOST REVENUE NEUTRAL.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE ARE
LOOKING AT A PROJECTED
SHORTFALL, BUT THANK YOU FOR
YOUR FOCUS . CAN YOU REMIND ME
HOW THESE LICENSING FEE REVENUE
ARE CURRENTLY, THIS YEAR? WHA
DOES THAT USUALLY GO TO?
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT
INFORMATION, I DO BELIEVE IT
GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND. BUT
I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY .
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THERE IS A GENERAL STRATEGIC
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
COUNCIL AND FAS THAT THE REALL
SHOULD BE CAPTURING AN
ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF REVENUE TO
SUPPORT THEIR ENFORCEMENT, WHIC
IS NOT A POLICY THAT HAS EVER
BEEN EFFECTIVELY RECONCILED, IN
MY UNDERSTANDING. FROM
CONVERSATIONS WITH FAS, I
BELIEVE THE MONEY THAT THEY
BRING IN IN THAT SECTION ARE
GENERALLY TO SUPPORT THE
ACTIVITIES IN COLLECTING THE
FEE. BUT YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S
FAIR TO MINIMAL AMOUNT OF MONEY
SO I DON'T INK IT HAS REALLY
LOOKED UP , OR HOOKED UP TO A
SINGLE DISCRETIONARY PURPOSE.
COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANKS. I THINK IT'S A GOOD
TIME TO RECAP MY THINKING ON
THIS. WHEN I FIRST CAME TO
THIS, I DID HAVE SOME
SKEPTICISM , BRINGING IN $64,00
ANNUALLY AND IT'S HARD TO
IMAGINE THAT THAT WOULD BE MUCH
OF A HARDSHIP. WE KNOW THAT
THERE IS A RESPONSE ABILITY FOR
HALF OF THIS REVENUE , TO PAY A
AVERAGE OF $800, ANNUALLY. SOM
OF THESE REGULATORY FEES IN TH
PAST, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
SHORING UP THE COST OF
REGULATION WITH THE FEE, SO
THAT THE FEE IS SUFFICIENT TO
PERFORM THE REGULATION , AND
NORMALLY IF THAT'S NOT
HAPPENING , I THINK IT'S A GOOD
PRACTICE TO TALK ABOUT FULLY
CAPTURING THE COST OF THE
REGULATION. I BECAME CONVINCED
IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK , AND
WE ACTUALLY GOT A LETTER FROM
THE HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION
TODAY THAT REALLY UNDERSCORES
THIS ISSUE. IT'S NOT FULFILLIN
ANY POLICY PURPOSE. USUALLY
THERE IS A PURPOSE, SOMETHING
THAT YOU ARE INSPECTING. THERE
IS NO PURPOSE IN INSPECTING
THESE DEVICES, SO I BECAME
CONVINCED THAT IT MADE MORE
SENSE TO GET RID OF THE FEE ,
RATHER THAN MAKE SURE THAT THE
FEE TRULY REPRESENTS THE COST ,
WITH A FEW BUSINESSES THAT PA
THIS FEE, WHICH UNIQUELY
TARGETS OUR ESTABLISHMENT ,
REGULATORY LICENSES SHOULD HAVE
POLICY PURPOSE AND THESE HAVE
NO PURPOSE BEYOND COLLECTING
THE FEE AT SELF. I'VE COME
AROUND ON THIS , THAT IT MAKES
GOOD SENSE TO REMOVE A
REGULATION THAT FULFILLS NO
POLICY PURPOSE. THAT ALSO MEAN
REMOVING THE FEE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JUST TO
UNDERSCORE A COUPLE OF THESE
POINTS THAT YOU RAISED, I DO
THINK IT'S CRITICAL WHEN WE
LOOK AT THE LEGISLATIVE PART
WITH SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, THAT
WE REALLY WOULD BE FOCUSED ON
WELFARE REASONS BEHIND THE
REGULATIONS THAT WE ARE
IMPOSING. LOOKING AT THE
HISTORY OF THESE DEVICES IN TH
CITY OF SEATTLE IS EVIDENT THAT
AT ONE POINT , HISTORICALLY,
GIVEN THE ASSOCIATION WITH
GAMBLING, THERE WAS A REASON
FOR THE CITY TO REGULATE THESE
DEVICES BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY
HAZARD WE HAVE ANYMORE IN THE
CITY. ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS
THAT HAS COME UP SURROUNDING
THESE IS A DOUBLE TAXING OF
REVENUE FROM THESE DEVICES IN
THE SENSE THAT IT GOES INTO TH
BUSINESS, AND WHETHER THIS IS
AN OCCUPATIONS TAX. IF THIS IS
A FEE, THAT IS DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT A PARTICULAR WELFARE
REASON TO REGULATE THE
PRACTICE, GIVEN NO DISCERNIBLE
REASON HAS BEEN PRESENTED FOR
THIS, IT'S JUST A RELIC IN OUR
MUNICIPAL CODE. IT'S
INDEFENSIBLE FOR ME TO SUPPORT
THIS. I DO APPRECIATE YOU
MAKING THAT AND I'M GLAD OF
THAT LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED
AND WAS COMPELLING. YOU HAVE
ANOTHER COMMENT?
>> I ALSO WATCHED PINBALL, TH
MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME, WHICH I
A FUN MOVIE ABOUT THE HISTORY
OF HOW THIS BELIEF , THAT
PINBALL,
>>> THERE WAS A SERIES OF COURT
CASES IN NEW YORK CITY THAT WAS
BROUGHT TO LIGHT THE ISSUES
AROUND THIS ISSUE YOU ARE
RAISING.
>> TOO, IN OUR LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THERE WA
AN ARTICLE IN THE ECONOMIST IN
MAY OF THIS YEAR THAT INDICATED
THAT IN THE STATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, IT IS ILLEGAL TO PLAY
PINBALL UNLESS YOU ARE OVER 18
YEARS OLD. THERE ARE STILL
RELICS IN THIS COUNTRY OF THAT
ATTITUDE. GIVEN THAT, IF THERE
IS NO OTHER REMARKS, I WOULD
LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION ON
THIS BILL AND THEN WE CAN
CONSIDER OUR FINAL AGENDA ITEM
FOR THE AFTERNOON. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
RECOMMENDING THE PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120619?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> S.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE POST.
>> THANK YOU. THE RECOMMENDATIO
IS APPROVED AND THIS WILL GO T
THE NEXT FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
FINAL AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> RESOLUTION 32100, A
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF LIDS ACROSS
INTERSTATE 5.
>> THANK YOU. VERY EXCITED TO B
QUEUING UP THIS AGENDA ITEM. WE
HAVE LYLE FROM THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT WITH US AS WELL AS
LISH WHITSON FROM OUR COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF. WHO WANTS TO GO
FIRST TO CUE THIS UP?
>> I HAVE A VERY SHORT
PRESENTATION AND LYLE WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION.
>> TAKEN AWAY. THANK YOU.
>> SO, WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOU
THE RESOLUTION TO THE LID-5 . I
LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY WE HAVE
HAD LIDS OVER I-5 SINCE THE
1970s. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE
OPENING OF THE FREEWAY PARK IN
1976 THE SEATTLE CENTER, AS
PART OF THE PUBLIC PACKAGE FOR
THE ALLEE VACATION TO THE
CONVENTION SUMMIT PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO
THE CITY TO STUDY LIVING I HAVE
BEEN FIVE AND THEN DECEMBER
2020, THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AN
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RELEASED
THE RESULTS OF A PRELIMINARY
FEASIBILITY STUDY LOOKING AT
LIDS ACROSS I-5. WORK HAS BEEN
HAPPENING AT THE STATE AND
FEDERAL LEVEL, IMPROVING
CONNECTIONS ACROSS FREEWAYS ,
WHICH HAVE HISTORICALLY DIVIDED
COMMUNITIES AND THE 2023-2025
STATE BIANNUAL TRANSPORTATION
BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO BEGIN AN-5
MASTER PLAN FOR THIS SECTION OF
I-5 THAT RUNS THROUGH SEATTLE.
THIS IS A PICTURE THAT
DEMONSTRATES THE TYPES OF AREAS
WHERE LIDS MIGHT BE POSSIBLE.
THIS IS LOOKING OFF OF MADISON
STREET TO THEN NORTH WHERE WE
ATE FIVE RUNNING BELOW THE
NATURAL STREET GRADE. OF NOTE I
THE ON RAMP, WHICH WOULD
POTENTIALLY CREATE SOME ISSUES
WITH LEADING THE THIS AREA. ALS
OF NOTE IS THE FACT THAT THIS I
PART OF THE CITY AND THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR EITHER MORE
COMMUNITY AMENITIES OR
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IF WE CA
RECLAIM THE SPACE ABOVE THE
FREEWAY. I AM GOING TO ASK LYLE
TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
STUDY THAT HE LED FOR OP CD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, LYLE
BICKNELL, OFFICE OF PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT , URBAN DESIGN. WE
WRAPPED UP A FAIRLY EXTENSIVE
STUDY IN 2020. IT SHOULD BE
NOTED WAS QUITE PRELIMINARY,
QUITE HIGH-LEVEL AND IT FOCUSED
REALLY SPECIFICALLY ON
STRUCTURAL AND FINANCIAL
FEASIBILITY. WE DID NOT GET INT
DESIGN DETAILS . REALLY, JUST A
QUESTION. CAN WE DO IT? THE
QUESTION IS YES BUT IT WILL BE
COSTLY. AS LISH WHITSON POINTE
OUT, WE HAVE DONE THESE KINDS O
LIDS BEFORE AND IT IS VERY
LIKELY THAT WE CAN COMPLETE
THEM, IF NOT ALL AT ONCE, THEN
AT A PIECE . OTHER THINGS THAT
WE FOUND OUT FROM THE STUDY,
THE ON AND OFF RAMPS MAKE THIS
KIND OF LIDDING VERY COMPLICATE
AND COMPLICATED TO USE . WE ARE
HAPPY THAT WASHD.O.T. RECEIVED
GRANT RECENTLY TO LOOK AT
RECONFIGURING, MAYBE EVEN
REMOVING ONRAMP'S AND OFF RAMPS
AT LEAST IN SOME PORTIONS OF TH
STUDY AREA. OF COURSE, THE BIG
WIN IS TO THE CITY RECONNECTING
NEIGHBORHOODS. HUGE PEDESTRIAN,
HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. OF
COURSE, IT WOULD TAKE ENORMOUS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS BUT
AS WE POINTED OUT, THIS HAS BEE
DONE IN THE PAST AND IT SEEMS
LIKE THE TIMING IS RIGHT TO
CONTINUE THIS PROCESS. THE
FEASIBILITY STUDY WE COMPLETED
DID POINT TO A NUMBER OF NEXT
STEPS AND MANY OF THOSE NEXT
STEPS ARE DEFINED IN THE COUNCI
RESOLUTION. IN A WAY, THIS IS A
IMPORTANT NEXT STEP OF MOVING
THE PROCESS FORWARD.
>> JUST SPEAKING QUICKLY HERE,
THIS IS THE AREA COVERED. THE
DARKER GREEN WAS IN THE ORIGINA
FEASIBILITY STUDY BETWEEN DENN
AND MADISON. WE HAVE EXPANDED
THAT ANALYSIS TO GO ALL THE WAY
SOUTH TO DEARBORN, RECOGNIZING
THERE ARE SOME ENORMOUS GAPS IN
CONNECTIVITY WHEN YOU GET SOUTH
OF MADISON AND LIKEWISE, A
SIMILAR HISTORY AND SIMILAR
CHALLENGE WITH LACK OF COMMUNIT
CONNECTIVITY THERE.
>> THE RESOLUTION THAT IS IN
FRONT OF YOU, RESOLUTION 32100
SUPPORTS LIDDING EFFORTS ACROSS
I-5. THE COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY
INDICATED THAT SUPPORTS THROUGH
THE SAFE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I
SUPPORTS FURTHER WORK TO
INTEGRATE LIDDING INTO THE
CITY'S PLAN AND PLANNING EFFORT
, EXPLORE A PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY TO LEAD THIS WORK,
SEEK FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING TO
SUPPORT LIDDING EFFORTS AND WOR
WITH THE STATE AND STAKEHOLDER
TO IDENTIFY WHETHER ON AND OFF
RAMPS CAN BE REMOVED TO
FACILITATE LIDDING AND REDUCE
THE CONFLICTS, BOTH PEDESTRIAN
VEHICLE CONFLICTS AND VEHICLE T
VEHICLE CONFLICTS THAT WE SEE A
THOSE ON AND OFF RAMPS.
>> THAT IS IT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT ALMOST
SEEMS A LITTLE ANTICLIMACTIC,
HAVING THIS DISCUSSION HERE AT
THE END OF THE DAY, AT THE END
OF A PACKED COMMITTEE AGENDA BU
WE ARE REALLY DISCUSSING RIGHT
NOW THE FIRST FORMAL COUNCIL
ACTION THAT I AM AWARE OF TO
REALLY KICK OFF IN EARNEST THIS
DISCUSSION OF THE LID ZONE,
BROADLY DEFINED, AND THE
POTENTIAL IN THAT AREA IN
ANTICIPATION OF OUR
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING THAT IS
GOING TO BE OCCURRING NEXT YEAR
WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE LEGACY
BUILDING WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE
ON THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT. SOME
OF THAT WAS ELUTED TO EARLIER
TODAY IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM THAT
TOUCHED ON THE OVERLOOK WALK IN
THE OCEAN PAVILION. THE NEXT BI
THING FOR OUR PUBLIC ASSET
PLANNING IN THE CORE OF THE CIT
REALLY COULD BE THE POTENTIAL O
THIS LID ZONE. WHAT IS CURRENTL
THE AIR ABOVE THESE CONCRETE
CANYONS THAT ARE JUST USED FOR
VEHICLES TO PASS THROUGH THE
HEART OF OUR CITY? THIS COULD B
SPACE USED TO REUNITE THE
COMMITTEE. IT COULD BE A PLACE
FOR THE NEW SOCIAL HOUSING PDA
TO HAVE A PORTION OF THE REAL
ESTATE . THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF
POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT
COULD BE ENTERED INTO IN THIS
AREA THAT WE DON'T REALLY START
UNTIL WE KICK IT OFF WITH A
RESOLUTION. AS WE KNOW FROM
REVIEWING THE HISTORY IN THE
LEAD UP TO THE AQUARIUM
AGREEMENT, A LOT OF OUR ACTIVIT
ON THE WATERFRONT WAS KICKED OF
IN EARNEST WITH INITIAL COUNCIL
RESOLUTIONS TO FACILITATE THE
PLANNING GROUNDWORK WELL OVER A
DECADE AGO. IT IS VERY EXCITIN
TO GET THIS MOVING BECAUSE YOU
CAN NEVER COMPLETE WHAT YOU
NEVER START. EVEN THOUGH WE KNO
THESE WILL BE MASSIVE
ENGINEERING UNDERTAKINGS AND
PLANNING THAT IT WILL TAKE. IF
WE NEVER START THIS WORK, WE
WILL NEVER GET IT GOING. I DO
APPRECIATE THE WORK WITH THE LI
I-5 COALITION. LYLE MENTIONED
THE PRELIMINARY WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE IN TERMS OF
FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND
EVERYTHING ELSE TO BUILD A
FOUNDATION FOR THIS WORK AND IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I AM REALLY
GLAD WE ARE GOING TO BRING THIS
RESOLUTION FORWARD TO TAKE THAT
FIRST STEP AT LOOKING AT THE
POTENTIAL AND LOOKING AT HOW WE
ORGANIZE THE WORK TO BRING ABOU
LIDDING IN ALL OF THESE PARTS
OF OUR CITY WHERE WE CAN RECLAI
THAT SPACE AND RECLAIM IT FOR
THE COMMUNITY. COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
THIS ON THE AGENDA. I KNOW WE
ARE A LITTLE BIT OVER AND I
APOLOGIZE FOR KEEPING US AWARE
THIS MORNING. IT HAS BEEN A LON
DAY FOR EVERYONE. I AM EXCITED
ABOUT THIS ITEM. I CAN'T
REMEMBER IF I WAS A SPONSOR OR
COSPONSOR OF THE ASSESSMENT THA
WAS AFFECTED IN THE BUDGET
IMMEDIATELY BUT HAVE BEEN
ACTIVELY HEARING ABOUT THIS FOR
SEVEN YEARS AND REALLY HOPING W
CAN SEE MOMENTUM. I WANTED TO
FLAG THAT I SAW PETE BUTTIGIEG,
OUR TRANSPORTATION LEAD IN THE
FEED TALKING ABOUT THE FEDERAL
DOLLARS THAT THEY HAVE
PRIORITIZED RELATED EFFORTS. CA
YOU SPEAK TO THAT AND ANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCELERATE THE
BUILDING OF THE I-5 LID USING
FEDERAL FUNDS WITH THIS
ADMINISTRATION IN THE VERY NEAR
FUTURE?
>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEAK TO
THAT. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
STITCHING TOGETHER COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN DIVIDED
HISTORICALLY, ESPECIALLY BY
THESE KINDS OF FACILITIES IS A
HIGH PRIORITY TO THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION. INDEED, THERE
ARE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES AT TH
FEDERAL LEVEL FOR JUST THIS KIN
OF THING, JUST THIS KIND OF
STUDY. WE ARE ANTICIPATING
PURSUING A NUMBER OF FEDERAL
GRANTS TO BUILD ON THE STATE
MONEY THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED
WITH A DEADLINE AS SOON AS THE
END OF SEPTEMBER. THIS MAY OR
MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL BUT WE
WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THESE
KINDS OF GRANTS BECAUSE WE SEE
THEM AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF
COMPLEMENTING THE RESOURCES THA
WE HAVE ALREADY.
>> VERY EXCITING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING OUTSIDE
DOLLARS FROM OUR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WE SPOKE ABOUT
CONNECTING AS WELL. THAT IS A
PRIORITY OF THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. ARE THERE OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
>> SEEING NONE , I HAD NOT
LISTED THIS AS AN ITEM TO TAKE
ACTION ON BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE
THERE IS BROAD AGREEMENT FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT THIS
RESOLUTION WOULD BE READY TO
BRING FORWARD. IS THERE A REASO
THAT THAT IS NOT CORRECT?
>> YEAH. WE ARE STILL TALKING
WITH THE WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AN
SEEKING THEIR FEEDBACK BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
>> THERE MAY BE AMENDMENTS THAT
COME BACK BEFORE FINAL ACTION.
>> I APOLOGIZE. I KNEW THERE WA
ANOTHER REASON THAT WE WANTED T
WAIT FOR ONE MORE HEARING ON
THIS. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING M
OF THAT. THIS WAS INFORMATION
ONLY, THEN, FOR TODAY. WE WILL
BE BRINGING THIS BACK FOR
CONSIDERATION. MR. CLERK, DO WE
HAVE ANOTHER COMMITTEE IN
AUGUST? WE WILL BRING THIS BACK
FOR OUR FINAL COMMITTEE MEETING
BEFORE THE COUNCIL RECESS. WITH
THAT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU FOR
GETTING THROUGH THAT, COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I KNOW THAT WAS A
LONGER THAN TYPICAL MEETING.
ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER? SEEING NOTHING, IT IS
4:14 P.M. AND THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.