>>> TODAY IS MONDAY, JANUARY
23rd. THIS IS THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING. THE TIME IS
2:00 AND CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> AND PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU. IF NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT, I HAVE A FEW ITEMS I
WANT TO READ AND THEN WE'LL GO
ONTO PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS. WE'LL CONSIDER A
PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE
PROCLAIMING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
FOR FEBRUARY, SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. WE HAVE
INDIVIDUAL REPORTS BY EACH
COUNCILMEMBER. YOU SHOULD HAVE
RECEIVED A COPY OF THE ROLL
CALL. WE'LL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TODAY AND
FOLLOWING THE INDIVIDUAL
REPORTS WE'LL HAVE TWO
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TODAY ON
LEGAL MATTERS, EACH SESSION
EXPECTED TO LAST 20 MINUTES. WE
DO NOT TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AT
COUNCIL BRIEFINGS. TOMORROW THE
CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE THE
MINUTES AND PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS AND WE'LL TAKE ONE VOTE
ON ALL ITEMS UNLESS A
COUNCILMEMBER ASKED AN ITEM TO
BE REMOVED. YOU'LL SEE THREE
ITEMS RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC
ASSETS AND HOMELESS COMMITTEE
REGARDING THE WATERFRONT AND
THE HALL. THERE'S AN ITEM
RECOMMENDED BY THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE,
INFORMATION ON ALL THESE ITEMS
AVAILABLE ONLINE. COMING UP,
WE'LL HOST OUR OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FOR
REGULAR PRESENTATIONS ON
MONDAY. ON MONDAY'S BRIEFINGS,
THE WEEKLY PRESENTATIONS BEGIN
FEBRUARY 6th. THE NEXT COUNCIL
SESSION WILL BE 2:00 ON MONDAY
JANUARY 30th. THAT'S THE
BRIEFING. WITH THAT I'LL TWO TO
SIGNING OF THE LETTERS IN THE
PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD FOR
PROVIDING US WITH A PROPOSED
PROCLAMATION FOR BLACK HISTORY
MONTH. AS YOU STATED, BLACK
HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY,
PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF WHAT
WE ARE SEEING NOW IN THE STATE
OF FLORIDA. WITH THAT, I'LL
HAPPENED IT OVER TO YOU AND
DISCUSS WHICH COLLEGES WOULD
LIKE THEIR NAME AFFIXED TO THE
BILL.
>> I WOULD HIGHLIGHT THIS IS A
JOINT PROCLAMATION WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND I WANT TO
THANK OUR FRIENDS AT THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR TAKING
THE LEAD ON THIS. IT PROCLAIMS
FEBRUARY 2023 IS BLACK HISTORY
MONTH IN SEATTLE. I'M GLAD
WE'LL GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY. AND BLACK
HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY,
AND IT'S SEATTLE HISTORY AS
WELL. THE PROCLAMATION ITSELF
IS A CELEBRATION OF THE
CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
OF BLACK AMERICANS AND SLAVE
DESCENDANTS. IT WAS ESTABLISHED
IN 1976 BY CARTER WOODSON, A
SCHOLAR WHO FERVENTLY BELIEVED
THAT BLACK AMERICANS SHOULD BE
PROUD IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS.
AND IT GOES ON TO SAY WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE LONG HISTORY
OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONALIZED
RACISM FOR BLACK PEOPLE AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. WE
HAVE COMMITTED OURSELVES TO
COMBATING ONGOING BASIS AND
RACISM. WE WITH MADE THAT
COMMITMENT IN 2005 AND CONTINUE
TO WORK AND IDENTIFY
MANIFESTATIONS OF RACISM AND
WORK TO DEVELOP SHARED CULTURE
AND LEADERSHIP IN OUR CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING THE PROCLAMATION THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD JUST
EXPLAINED TO US? I KNOW WE ALL
GOT IT FRIDAY. OKAY. I JUST
WANT TO ADD, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD. YOU HAVE
BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. HAVE WE
DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS FIRST
PROCLAIMED BLACK HISTORY MONTH
IN SEATTLE?
>> WE TYPICALLY DO ONE. I CAN'T
SAY WE HAVE DONE ONE EVERY
SINGLE YEAR, BUT WE TYPICALLY
DO GET TO IT. I REMEMBER A FEW
TIMES NOT GETTING TO IT UNTIL
MID-FEBRUARY, SO THAT'S WHY I
MADE A POINT OF SAYING I'M GLAD
WE'LL HAVE IT DONE BEFORE
MID-FEBRUARY.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HOPE
MY COLLEAGUES HAD A CHANCE TO
LOOK AT THAT, PARTICULARLY
ABOUT THE FLAG HISTORY MONTH
REMINDING THAT BLACK CULTURE IS
SEATTLE CULTURE AND BLACK
STORIES ARE A COMPONENT TO OUR
CITY AND NATIONWIDE. THANK YOU
FOR GETTING THIS TO US EARLY. I
DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE RAISING
THEIR HAND. CLERK CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
CELEBRATE FEBRUARY 2023 AS
BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN SEATTLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S EIGHT IN
FAVOR.
>> GREAT. LET'S MOVE TO
STARTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, LEWIS, NELSON,
PEDERSEN, SAWANT, STRAUSS, THEN
MYSELF.
>> THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON THE
FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW FROM THE
PUBLIC HUMAN SAFETY AND
SERVICES COMMITTEE. THEY ARE
MEETING TOMORROW MORNING AT
9:30 A.M. A. WE HAVE A NOT SO
PACKED AGENDA THIS TIME.
>> WE ARE INTERESTED IN
ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES AND AS IT
RELATES TO OUR EFFORTS TO
RECRUIT THE HIGHER NEW STAFF
AND DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE
ROLE OF THE PUBLIC CIVIL SAFETY
SERVANT. ALSO AS FAR AS THINGS
WITHIN THE COMMITTEE, LAST WEEK
I MET WITH FIRE CHIEF SCOGGINS
AND THE COMMUNIY LEADERSHIP AS
WELL AS OPA DIRECTOR BETS AND
CHIEF DIAZ. I'LL MEET WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICES ACTING DIRECTOR
LATER THIS WEEK. AS RELATES TO
THE MEETING WITH CHIEF DIAZ,
JUST A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS FROM
THAT MEETING. MANY OF YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD THERE'S BEEN NEWS
ABOUT THE PERSON ATTACKED WITH
A HAMMER DOWNTOWN.
UNFORTUNATELY THAT INDIVIDUAL
DIED AND THAT MEANS THAT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE
WORKING WITH THE KING COUNTY
PROSECUTOR TO CHANGE THE
CHARGES FROM ASSAULT TO
HOMICIDE. WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE
RECENT SHOOTINGS NEAR A
GEORGETOWN ENCAMPMENT THIS
WEEKEND. WE DISCUSSED THE REND
OF STOLEN VEHICLES USED IN
ROBBERIES TO GAIN ENTRANCE TO
STORES AND OTHER SMALL
BUSINESSES. WE DISCUSSED THE
STATUS OF IMPUTATION OF THE NEW
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
POLICY AND TRYING TO GET A
SENSE OF WHAT THE TIMELINE IS
FOR THAT IMPUTATION. FORD
AND THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE
NOMINATION OF REBECCA GONZ÷LEZ
AS THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE
COMMUNICATION AND SAFETY
CENTER. ACTING DIRECTOR LOMBARD
HAS BEEN REALLY INCREDIBLY
HELPFUL IN STANDING UP THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, AND I
THANK YOU HIM FOR HIS SERVICE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
INCOMING DIRECTOR GONZ÷LEZ.
THIS APPOINTMENT IS SUBJECT TO
CONFIRMATION BY THE COUNCIL AND
WE'LL WORK ON THE TIMELINE FOR
THIS AS WELL AS WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU AND DEVELOPING SOME
QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW
APPOINTMENT. THE BOARD OF
HEALTH MET LAST AND DISCUSSED
THE 2023 WORK PLAN AND ELECTED
A NEW BOARD COMMISSION.
COUNCILMEMBER ENCODER NOT NICK
DEFER NOT WILL CONTINUE TO
SHARE AND THERE ARE NEW
COCHAIRS AS WELL. AND THERE ARE
COMMUNITY TYPE EVENTS GOING ON.
LAST WEEK I WENT ON TUESDAY ON
A TOUR OF PREPARATION FOR THE
NEXT KING TIDE THAT BEGAN THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUES FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. REALLY WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE FOLKS WHO
ATTENDED ON THIS TOUR TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT. REALLY
APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE FOLKS FROM ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT JOINING US TO TALK
ABOUT NEXT STEPS AND HOW WE CAN
PLAN TO MAKE THIS PART OF OUR
CITY MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE
CHANGE. AND COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN ATTENDED A SEPARATE
FORUM AND I APPRECIATE THAT
INTEREST AND CONCERN IN DRIVING
SOME INVESTMENTS FROM THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO ADDRESS
THE STRUCTURAL WORK THAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE. WE ARE DOING A LOT
IN THE AREA. MOST OF THAT HAS
TO DO WITH FLOODING, STORM
WATER FLOODING, WASTEWATER
FLOODING . THE KING TIDIED
OCCUR THIS MORNING AND THERE
WAS NO FLOODING. 90,000 SAND
BANKS WERE PUT OUT AND TWO
DOZEN OPERATIONAL AND SUPPORT
STAFF DEDICATED TO THAT. THAT'S
ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY. QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS?
>> IF ANYONE IS PLAYING CITY
COUNCIL BINGO, THANK YOU. I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS IS
NEXT.
>> SEEING NO QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY, OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS . GOOD TO
SEE YOU AND HAPPY MONDAY. FIRST
ITEM IS COUNCIL BILL 120484,
WHICH AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TO
EXECUTE A FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH
BEN ROYAL HALL. MY CHIEF OF
STAFF DISTRIBUTED SOME MATERIAL
EARLIER TODAY TO COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES WITH ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED
FOR BENAROYA HALL. AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE SEATTLE
CENTER DOES A GREAT MANAGING
THE CAMPUS AND HALTER OF OUR
CITY, AND THIS AUTHORIZES AND
EXTENDS AN EXISTING AGREEMENT
WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT, WHICH IS A CLOSE
PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND HOW
WE ACTIVATE AND MANAGE THIS
SPACE. THIS PASSED WITH A
UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THAT ON
TUESDAY. 120496 AUTHORIZES THE
ACCEPTANCE OF NONCITY FUNDS,
RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS BILL,
FROM THAT FREE STANDING
AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT TO CREATE FREE
STANDING POSITIONS TO PROVIDE
STEWARDSHIP OF THE WATERFRONT.
THAT ALSO PASSED WITH A IN A
MINUTE, PLEASE RECOMMENDATION .
WE ALSO RECEIVED A BRIEFING
ABOUT THE OPENING OF THE
CONVENTION CENTER. THIS WAS
DELAYED TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS
BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO SEE IT COME
TO PRECIPITATION AND ATTRACT
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. THE PUBLIC
CAN VISIT THIS FRIDAY 1:00 TO
6:00 P.M. WITH A SELF-GUIDED
TOUR AND FOOD PROVIDED. GO TO
SEATTLECONVENTIONCENTER.ORG TO
REGISTER. STARTING WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 18th, THE CENTRAL
LIBRARY WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL
8:00 P.M. THAT IS A QUICK
UPDATE FOR THE PUBLIC ON
TESTING THE HOURS OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE 4th ANNUAL
BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS EXCELLENT
SYMPOSIUM WILL BE ON FEBRUARY
1st, 9:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
TECH CAMPUS AS WELL AS ONLINE.
IS THIS EVENT PROVIDES TOOLS,
RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO
EMPOWER ENTREPRENEURS AND
RESOURCE OWNERS READY TO EXPAND
THEIR BUSINESSES IN PREPARATION
FOR LEGACY BUILDING AND
GENERATIONAL WEALTH. THE THEME
IS BLACK IN BUSINESS, BUILDING
THE LEGACY FOR OUR CHILDREN.
THE KING COUNTY HOMELESS
AUTHORITY RELEASED ITS
FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND IS ACCEPTING
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PLAN.
HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND EXPERTS VIEWED THE PLAN TO
PROVIDE COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC CAN GO TO KCRHA.ORG. YOU
CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE
FIVE-YEAR PLAN, SO THANK YOU TO
THE KCRHA AND WAIT ON COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO WEIGH IN ON THAT.
DATA FOR JANUARY 9th TO JANUARY
13th, THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE
RECOVERED 1,078 NEEDLES BETWEEN
THE 9th AND 13th AND RECOVERED
75-POUND OF GARBAGE FROM
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE
CITY. THERE WAS SERVICE TO 73
LOCATIONS, RECOVERING 65,000
POUNDS OF GARBAGE. VERY GREAT
FOR THAT CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE.
I WILL NOW PASS IT ON UNLESS
THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS. I WILL PASS IT
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. THE NEXT COMMITTEE
OF EDUCATION AND ARTS RIGHTS
WILL BE FRIDAY AND 9:30 A.M.
WE'LL CONTINUE DISCUSSION OF
COUNCIL BILL 120456, WHICH IS
UPDATING THE REVIEW PROCEDURES.
I'M HOPING TO HAVE A VOTE THIS
WEEK. I ALSO HAVE RECEIVED AN
AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, SO WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT
IN COMMITTEE. WE ALSO HAVE ONE
APPOINTMENT TO TO THE HUMAN
RIGHTS AMENDMENT. THE SHARED
TRANSIT STOP LEGISLATION, THE
AMENDMENT WOULD SET A SUNSET
DATE OF JUNE 1st, 2026 FOR THE
COLLECTION OF FEES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LEGISLATION. I'M
SUBMITTING THIS BECAUSE I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT OUR GROWING USE
OF PUBLIC SPACE FOR PRIVATE
USE, AND S-DOT'S REPRIORITIZING
OF THIS SPACE THAT WE HAVE
ALREADY SET ASIDE. INTERESTED
IN THE DATA THAT WILL BE
COLLECTED OVER THE NEXT THREE
HERE. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING.
WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH
DIRECTOR ABOUT THE KEY ISSUES
THAT WE ARE FACING IN THE
COMMUNITY REGARDING PUBLIC
HEALTH THIS YEAR. I'M SURE IT'S
NO SURPRISE THAT THE CONDITIONS
INCLUDED OPIOID OVERDOSE
PREVENTION, ISSUES AROUND
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING, GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CLIMATE
JUSTICE. THESE WERE SORT OF THE
BIG ISSUES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT
AND THAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LAST WEEK
MY OFFICE MET WITH THE OFFICE
OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO HISTORY
ABOUT THEIR 2023 WORK PLAN .
I'LL HAVE AN UPDATE THIS WEEK
ON THE FUNDING FOR THE MARITIME
ACADEMY. I HAVE A MEETING TO
DISCUSS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU'LL RECALL
IN 2021, HOUSE BILL 1220
ESTABLISHED COUNTY WIDE HOUSING
NEEDS BY INCOME . SO THE COUNTY
HAS TO DETERMINE HOW TO MEET
THE CITY'S ALLOCATION
REQUIREMENTS. I BELIEVE NEXT
MEETING WE'LL ALSO VOTE ON IT.
I'LL HAVE A QUARTER MEETING
WITH SOUTH TRANSIT TO HEAR
ABOUT THEIR SAFETY
IMPLEMENTATIONS ALONG THE I-5
CORRIDOR, AND TALK ABOUT
SEATTLE'S BUILDING PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS . WE TOURED THE
NEARBY PROJECTS AND THIS IS
EXCITING. YOU CAN SEE THE
INTENTION TO SERVE 156
HOUSEHOLDS BETWEEN 30% AND 60%.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. WE
GOT TO TOUR THE APARTMENT ROOMS
THEMSELVES, AND THERE WILL BE
SIX CLASSROOMS FOR THE
EDUCATION CENTER ON THE GROUND
FLOOR AND THEN THERE WILL BE
MOSTLY THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM
APARTMENTS IN THIS BUILDING,
WHICH IS EXCITING BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE NEARLY LARGE ENOUGH
UNITS IN THE CITY. APPLICATIONS
FOR THIS WILL OPEN FEBRUARY
1st. WE ALSO WENT OUT INTO THE
CID LAST WEEK . THEY
DISTRIBUTED OVER 500 COPIES OF
THE RESOURCE GUIDE. AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE, WE DID MANAGE
TO HAVE THAT TRANSLATED INTO
SEVERAL LANGUAGES. THOSE WERE
DISTRIBUTED TO BUSINESS OWNERS,
RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN
THE COMMUNITY. SINCE THEN WE
HAVE HAD LOTS OF FOLKS REACHING
OUT FOR MORE COPIES. THIS
WEEKEND THERE WERE A COUPLE FUN
THINGS IN THE SOUTH END. THE
FRIEND OF DEAD HORSE CANYON IS
UP ALONG TAYLOR CREEK, AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU SPU FOR
REALLY PARTNERING WITH THE
CANYON. THE WORK CONTINUES BUT
I WAS GLAD TO SEE WHAT THE
CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY
ARE. REALLY WANT TO COMMEND
THEM FOR BEING SUCH
NEIGHBORHOOD STEWARDS FOR THAT.
AND WE DID PLANTING WITH BEACH
RESTORATION WORK. I'LL BE
HAVING IN-DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS
FEBRUARY 9th AT RAINIER BEACH
LIBRARY 10:00 TO 3:00. MANY OF
US HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO
OFFICE HOURS VIRTUALLY AND I'M
EXCITED TO DO THIS IN PERSON.
STILL FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BUT
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THIS
WEEKEND THE VIETNAMESE LUNAR
CELEBRATIONS. I WANT TO OFFER
CONDOLENCES TO THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN MONTEREY PARK AFTER
THE SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED THIS
WEEKEND. WE ALL AGREE THESE
ACTS OF GUN VIOLENCE ARE
HEARTBREAKING NO MATTER WHERE
THEY OCCUR WE REALLY HAVE TO
PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AND
CULTURAL SPACES, AND I HOPE TO
SEE CONGRESS ACTING SWIFTLY TO
ADDRESS WHAT WE ALL KNOW IS
MASS HORRIFIC GUN VIOLENCE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THAT IS ALL
I HAVE TODAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU. I DID JUST WANT
TO BRIEFLY SPEAK TO THE
AMENDMENT FOR BILL 120567 THAT
YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR BRIEFING
T AMENDMENT TO THE BILL
GOVERNING HISTORIC REFORMS IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS. AS I ALLUDED TO
IN DECEMBER, I'LL BE BRINGING
AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD REMOVE
THE PIKE PLACE HISTORICAL
DISTRICT FROM THE LEGISLATION
AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE ANY IMPACT
ON THE OVER HISTORIC DISTRICTS
IN OTHER PORTIONS OF THE CITY.
THE COMMISSION INDICATED THEY
ARE FINE WITH CONSIDERING THOSE
REQUESTS FOR IMPROVEMENT
UPDATER THE CURRENT WORKLOAD,
AND IT'S CLEAR THE COMMUNITY
WOULD LIKE THEM TO. FOR THOSE
REASONS I'M BRINGING THE
AMENDMENT FOR CONSIDERATION ON
FRIDAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
HANDS SO I'LL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
WASN'T THE FIRST DISCUSSION I
HAD, BUT GOOD TO HEAR
PERSONALLY THEIR STORIES AND
EXPERIENCES. I ATTENDED A
MEETING OF THE BEFORE THE BADGE
COHORT AT VICTORIA BEACH, AND
IF DOESN'T KNOW, THAT'S A NEW
PROGRAM THAT ATTEMPTS TO
EDUCATE NEW SPD RECRUITS ABOUT
THE CONSTITUENCIES AND SPECIFIC
ISSUES OF VARIOUS
CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS THE CITY.
THIS WAS HOSTED BY PASTOR
HARVEY DRAKE AT EMERALD CITY
BIBLE FELLOWSHIP IN DISTRICT
TWO. . ALL OF THEM RECOULD BED
NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES WITH SPD
IN THE STAFF. BEFORE THE BADGE
IS JUST ONE OF THE INITIATIVES
IN THAT DIRECTION . AND MOST OF
THEM HAD FAMILY TIES OR DO LIVE
IN SEATTLE, SO IT'S EXCITING TO
SEE THEM LAUNCHING THE
BEGINNING OF THEIR NEW CAREERS.
LATER THAT WEEK, I ATTENDED THE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COUNCIL AT GARFIELD
COMMUNITY CENTER IN DISTRICT
III. WE HEARD FROM A PROGRAM
ASSISTANT WITH THE IF PROJECT,
AND THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS
BASICALLY HOUSED IN SPD BUT IS
ONE IN WHICH THAT WORKS WITH
WOMEN WHO ARE INCARCERATED
BEFORE THEY ARE RELEASED.
MIRIAM HAD BEEN INCARCERATED 20
YEARS AS A YOUTH AND THEN AS AN
ADULT. SHE WAS RELEASED A YEAR
AND A HALF AGO AND TALKED ABOUT
HOW THE PROJECT HENA DOBAED HER
REINCORPORATE AND SEE HER ROLE
AND VALUE IN SOCIETY, AND
WORKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY TO PREVENT THE
TRAJECTORY SHE EXPERIENCED AS A
YOUNG PERSON. IT WAS THE FIRST
TIME I'D HEARD MUCH ABOUT THAT
PROGRAM, AND I WILL LOOK
FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE.
TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK, I
TOURED MARY'S PLACE IN THE
HEART OF DISTRICT 7 . AND THEY
ARE TRYING TO EDUCATE POLICY
MAKERS TO CARVE OUT RESOURCES
FOR FAMILIES. AS I SAW AND
LEARNED MORE DURING THE VISIT,
THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF KEEPING
FAMILIES TOGETHER AND PROVIDING
SERVICES AIMED AT A WHOLE
FAMILY WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
REALLY IMPRESSIVE WORK THAT
THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET DONE
IN THE HEART OF OUR CITY
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU FOR REMINDING US, AND ALSO
IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR THE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THAT
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
IS EXCITED.
>> YES. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. THERE IS ONE ITEM
FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WE RECEIVED
A REPORT LAST YEAR ABOUT
S-DOT'S SHARED PILOT TRANSIT
STOP PROGRAM, WHICH WORKED WITH
LARGE EMPLOYERS THAT DEPLOY
THEIR OWN SHUTTLE SYSTEMS
INCLUDING UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THIS
ENCOURAGES MORE PEOPLE TO LEAVE
BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE AT HOME.
IT WAS A SUCCESS AND COUNCIL
BILL 120493 WILL EXPAND THE
PROGRAM, DESIGNATE APPROPRIATE
LOCATIONS FOR STOPS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY THAT WILL BE SHARED
AND SOLIDIFIES THE INITIAL FEE
WE WOULD COLLECT AS THE REVENUE
REVENUE. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
IS PUTTING FORWARD AND
AMENDMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, CONTACT HER OFFICE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPEN
AND EARLY COMMUNICATION FROM
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND HER
TEAM. OUR NEXT MEETING TO THIS
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WILL
BE FEBRUARY 7th AT 9:00 A.M. WE
ARE STILL FINALIZING THE AGENDA
AS WE WORK WITH AVAILABILITY ON
ITEMS. WE ARE HOPING TO HEAR
FROM THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ON THEIR
ANALYSIS. WE RECEIVED A REPORT
ON THE WEST SEATTLE LOW BRIDGE,
ALSO KNOWN AS THE SPOKANE
STREET SWING BRING. WE WERE
IMPRESSED BY THE QUICK AND
DIFFICULT WORK PERFORMED BY THE
S-DOT CREW. THE CURRENT WAIT
TIME IS TWICE AS LONG WHEN THIS
HAS TO BE OPENED FOR BOATS.
THIS REPEATEDLY OPENS AND
CLOSES, AND OFTEN GETS STUCK.
IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR THE
AUDITOR WILL COME CITY TO
DISCUSS THE UPDATE OF BRIDGES
AND WHAT'S CONSIDERED AN AUDIT
OF THE BRIDGES. I WANT TO THANK
EMPLOYEES FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR HELPING RESIDENTS
AND SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG THE
DUWAMISH RIVER . ANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE WE PASS IT ON?
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY MEETING
WILL BE CANCELED AND THE NEXT
SCHEDULED MEETING IS FEBRUARY
17th. THE COMMITTEE MET LAST
FRIDAY TO DISCUSS UPCOMING
LEGISLATION FROM MY OFFICE
GAPPING THE LATE FEES LANDLORDS
CAN CHARGE FOR RENTS. I SUBMIT
CAPPING $10 A MONTHS AND WE
ALSO DISCUSSED CLOSING ANY
LOOPHOLES LANDLORDS USE SUCH AS
CHARGING THE FEE FOR THE
NOTICE, ANNOUNCING THE LATE
FEE, WHICH IS SHOCKING WHEN IT
ACTUALLY HAPPENS. WE HAVE HEARD
FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND
EXPECT LEGISLATION TO BE
DRAFTED AND RENEWED BY MID- TO
LATE FEBRUARY. WE WOULD LIKE
TO GAP RENT INCREASES AT NO
MORE THAN REGULAR INFLATION.
LANDLORDS CAN RAISE RENT AS
MUCH AS THEM AS SOON AS THEY
FIND A WAY TO FORCE OUT THE
EXIST TENANT. WE ARE WORKENING
ON LEGISLATION FOR PUTTING
RENTAL HISTORIES IN AND THE
DEVELOPMENT ON THESE
LEGISLATIONS AS THEY ARE
AVAILABLE. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
I WAS OFF A WEEK AND I CAN'T BE
THERE THAT WEEK FOR YOUR
COMMITTEE.
>> DO YOU MEAN THE 1st?
>> YEAH. I WAS A WEEK OFF. I'M
GOING TO BE GONE THE WEEK OF
THE 20th, THAT'S THE WEEK THAT
I'M GONE. AND I'M GUESSING
YOU'LL BE GETTING TO US AS YOU
SHARED THE OTHER TWO
ORDINANCES?
>> YES, WE WILL PUT ALL THAT
TOGETHER AND GET IT TO MEMBERS
WELL IN TIME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> TEN MINUTES? LET'S SEE IF I
CAN DO IT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE IS CANCELED THIS WEEK
AS WE WILL BE HAVING A SPECIAL
LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING OR
MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY. THE AT A
TIME IS DETERMINED UPON WHEN WE
RECEIVE THE TREE ORDINANCE FROM
THE EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE. THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS FEBRUARY 8th. WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING CENTRAL STAFF
TO FINALIZE OUR PROGRAM FOR THE
YEAR. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF MAJOR
PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE
GOING TO COME THROUGH HERE,
INCLUDING THE TREE ORDINANCE,
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME UPDATES,
DESIGN REVIEW AND MAJOR UPDATES
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN QUARTER
TWO OF THIS YEAR. OUR COMMITTEE
SCHEDULE FOR THE YEAR IS NEARLY
FULL, AS EACH OF THESE AREAS
HAVE MULTIPLE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU
HAVE A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
INTENDED FOR THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE, LET ME OR MY CLERK
KNOW BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK SO
WE CAN SURE THAT WE HAVE ROOM
FOR YOU. THAT IS MY REPORT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
THAT'S A MINUTE 34. THAT MIGHT
BE BEST RECORD.
>> WELL DONE.
>> THANKS.
>> I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S EVER
DONE THAT, NOT EVEN ME. GOOD
JOB.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WE ARE AT THE END OF
THE WEEK. TAKE IT AWAY, BOSS.
>> I WILL. I HAVE A FEW ITEMS.
I WILL BE BRIEF BUT NOT AS
BRIEF AS YOU, D6. NO ITEMS FROM
THE GOVERNOR NATIVES AND TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES TOMORROW. THE NEXT
MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 16th.
GOING INTO LAST WEEK, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS TO SERVE AS
COUNCILMEMBER PRO TEM IN MY
ABSENCE. LAST WEEK WE MET WITH
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINTS ABOUT
CODE VIOLATIONS NOT ONLY CITY
WIDE BUT ALSO IN D5. WE MET
WITH THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING
HOMELESSNESS AND UPDATES TO
THEIR 2023 WORK PLAN. WE SHARED
COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS ABOUT
INAPPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES
OCCURRING NOT ONLY CITY WIDE
BUT ALSO ON AURORA. I ATTENDED
THE SOUND RIDERSHIP MEETINGS,
WHICH CONSIDERED THE $1 ORCA
FARE, WHICH WILL BE $1. THERE
WAS A PANEL OF ADVOCATES ON
LATE FEES CHARGED BY LANDLORDS.
THERE'S A TON OF HOUSING
LEGISLATION GOING ON IN OLYMPIA
AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION
IN FEBRUARY. NO LEGISLATION HAS
BEEN PROPOSED YET. ON FRIDAY WE
JOINED THE ALL-DAY NATIVE
ACTION NETWORK MEETING AT CITY
HALL. THE NATIVE ACTION NETWORK
GROUP STARTED 22 YEARS AGO AND
IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE
WE HAVE MANY CLASSES OF NATIVE
AMERICAN WOMEN LOOKING TO RUN
FOR OFFICE, AND TWICE A YEAR WE
TAKE A TOUR OF CITY HALL AND
MEET WITH THEM. WE HAVE HAD
GREAT GRADUATING CLASSES. NOW
SENATOR CLAUDIA KAUFMAN WAS
ONE OF THE FOUNDERS. I'LL JOIN
THE NORTH KING SOUNDED TRANSIT
BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY. THE
WEST SEATTLE BALLARD LINK LIGHT
RAIN EXTENSION REMAINS THE
PRIMARY ISSUE AFFECTING SEATTLE
AND SPECIFICALLY THE IMPACTS ON
THE NEW LINE WITH THE CHINA
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THAT
INCLUDES MY REPORT FOR ME. THAT
WILL CLOSE OUT THIS PORTION OF
THE AGENDA. ANY QUESTIONS
BEFORE I MOVE US TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION? ALL RIGHT. I DO NOT
SEE ANY HANDS OR HEAR ANYONE,
SO I'M GOING TO -- WE HAVE TWO
MATTERS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'LL READ THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
TO MOVE US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
AND THE CLERK WILL ADVISE US
THAT EACH SESSION IS 20 MINUTE,
SO THAT WILL BE 40 MINUTES
TOTAL. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE'LL MOVE TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, NOW MOVE TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M
ANNOUNCING THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE INTO
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
DISCUSS PENDING, POTENTIAL OR
ACTUAL LITIGATION AND DISCUSS
MATTERS WITH THE CITY'S
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS REQUIRED
BY LAW. A MONITOR IS PRESENT TO
BE SURE COUNCIL RESERVES
QUESTIONS OF OPEN POLICY FOR
OPEN SESSION. I'LL FINISH OUT
THE LANGUAGE HERE AND YOU TELL
ME WHAT THE TIME WILL BE AFTER
40 MINUTES. THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED
BEYOND THAT TIME, 40 MINUTES
FROM NOW. I'LL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION AND EXPENDED
DURATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THE SESSION, THE BRIEFING WILL
AUTOMATICALLY BE ADJOURNED AND
THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS
JANUARY 30th AT 2:00. THE
COUNCIL A NOW IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION. WHAT TIME IS THAT,
CLERK? 3:40, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY. WELL, THAT'S IT.