COUNCIL PRESIDENT WORRIES IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
THE BRIEFING MEETING WILL NOW
COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS 2:00 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MUSCAT.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT GO
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
I THINK WE HAD A COUPLE MORE
JOINING.
>> I SEE THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, 4.7
PRESENT.
>> WONDERFUL, AND ONE LAST
JOINING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
HELLO, COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
PRESENT.
>> THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO THE
MEETING ON FEBRUARY 27, 2023,
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE HAVE NO
PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS TO
SIGN.
WE WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL REPORT
BY COUNCILMEMBERS. YOU SHOULD
HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE
ROLLCALL.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD TODAY.
PLEASE NOTE WE WILL HAVE ONE 30
MINUTE EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.
JASMINE MARWAN PROVIDED THE
INFORMATION PERTINENT TO EACH
COUNCILMEMBER LAST WEEK.
WE WILL NOT HAVE A BRIEFING BY
OIR TODAY.
THEY WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK.
ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL INCLUDE
THE MINUTES AND PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS INCLUDING 12
APPOINTMENTS, FOUR TO THE
SEATTLE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION, ONE TO THE SEATTLE
YOUTH COMMISSION, SIX TO THE
PIKE PLACE MARKET RESERVATION
AND IS ELEMENT AUTHORITY AND
WENT TO THE HISTORIC SEATTLE
PRESERVATION AUTHORITY
GOVERNING COUNCIL.
ALL WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE
NEIGHBORHOOD'S EDUCATION, CIVIL
RIGHTS AND COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
WE WILL TAKE ONE VOTE ON ALL
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
UNLESS ANY COUNCILMEMBER
REQUEST AN ITEM BE REMOVED FOR
CONSIDERATION SEPARATELY.
IF SO, THAT ITEM WILL BE TAKEN
UP AT THE END OF THE AGENDA.
THERE IS ONE ITEM UNDER
COMMITTEE REPORTS ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW.
IT IS THE FIRST QUARTER 2023
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE THAT MAKES
ADJUSTMENT TO POSITIONS ON THE
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.
KARINA BOLAN CENTRAL STAFF HAS
THE INFORMATION ON THIS.
INFORMATION ON ALL OF
TOMORROW'S AGENDA IS ONLINE.
NEXT COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL BE
AT 2:00 P.M., MARCH 13th.
THE AGENDA PROCLAMATIONS, I'M
NOT AWARE OF A LETTER NO
PROCLAMATIONS OR SIGNATURE
TODAY.
ITEM FOUR, PREVIEW CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS, COUNCIL, REGIONAL
COMMITTEES.
WE WILL BEGIN OUR NEXT
DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL
AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND THE
ORDER OF DISCUSSIONS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED
ROLLCALL FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS, WHICH IS DESIGNATED
ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME
WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
CALLED LAST.
THIS WEEK'S ROLLCALL ROTATION
WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND I WILL SUM IT UP
WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT WAR AS
NOTES AND FINALLY WITH MY OWN
COMMENTS ABOUT THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, WHEN YOU'RE READY,
PLEASE BEGIN AND FROM THERE
HEADED OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
SO THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, AND
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE DOES NOT MEET
THIS WEEK.
OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IS TUESDAY, MARCH
14th AT 9:30 A.M..
JUST A FEW UPDATES ON THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT SIDE OF
THINGS.
I'D LIKE TO MENTION LAST WEEK
THAT THE MAYOR HAD ANNOUNCED
HIS NOMINATION FOR PERMANENT
DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, AND THAT NOMINEE IS
CURRENT ACTING DIRECTOR TONYA
KEMP.
JUST LETTING FOLKS KNOW THAT
THE REQUIREMENTS OF RESOLUTION
231868 LAYS OUT A PROCESS FOR
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF SUCH
APPOINTMENTS.
AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL
CONSIDER THIS NOMINATION AT THE
APRIL 11th COMMITTEE MEETING.
MY OFFICE WILL BE WORKING TO
COMPILE QUESTIONS FOR ACT IN
DIRECT OR KIM'S WRITTEN
RESPONSE AND I EXPECT TO
CIRCULATE THOSE QUESTIONS TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT THE END OF
THE WEEK FOR YOUR REVIEW AND
POTENTIAL ADDITIONS TO THE
QUESTIONS.
ANOTHER ITEM THAT YOU MIGHT BE
SEEING IN THE NEWS AND SOME
BACKGROUND, AND SOME NEXT
STEPS.
LAST YEAR THE COUNCIL PROVIDED
FUNDS FOR A WAGE EQUITY STUDY
EXAMINING THE LOW WAGES OFFERED
TO HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS HERE
AND ELSEWHERE AND COMPARING
THOSE PAY LEVELS FOR HUMAN
SERVICES JOBS WITH JOBS IN
OTHER SECTORS THAT REQUIRE
SIMILAR LEVELS OF
RESPONSIBILITY, SKILL, AND
EXPERIENCE.
THE STUDY HAS RECENTLY BEEN
COMPLETED.
ITS RESEARCHERS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON WHO
HAVE BEEN DOING THE WORK, AND
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT READ
FOR ANYBODY WHO IS CONCERNED
WITH ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A
STRONG POOL OF WORKERS, A
WORKFORCE WHO IS WILLING AND
ABLE TO TAKE ON MISSION-
CRITICAL WORK SUCH AS OPERATING
SHELTERS AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND CARING FOR OUR
CHILDREN.
SO THE UPSHOT IS THAT HUMAN
SERVICES WORKERS IN THE
NONPROFIT SECTOR RECEIVE AN
ANNUAL -- MEDIAN ANNUAL PAY
THAT IS 37% LOWER THAN NON-CARE
INDUSTRIES, AND THERE ARE SOME
SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDED TO ADDRESS THIS CRISIS.
I APPRECIATE THE REPORTING ON
THE STUDY FROM COST CUT AND
PUBLIC: RECENTLY, AND JUST
WANTING FOLKS TO KNOW THAT NEXT
WEEK'S PUBLIC SERVICES AND
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL
INCLUDE AUTHORS JUST NOTING
THAT THE CROSSCUT ARTICLE THIS
MORNING INCLUDES I THINK AN
ASTONISHING FINDING AND THAT
HIS WORKERS ARE LEAVING FOR
HIGHER-PAYING CAREERS IN THE
FOR-PROFIT SECTOR, INCLUDING
FAST FOOD AND RETAIL, AND
ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUGGLING TO
HIRE NEW WORKERS TO FILL
POSITIONS.
>>> VERY SOBERING.
OTHER ITEMS JUST TO UPLIFT ON
THE PUBLIC HEALTH SIDE. FOLKS
MIGHT RECALL THAT THE BOARD OF
HEALTH LAST YEAR VOTED TO REPEAL
A LAW REQUIRING MANDATORY
HELMET USAGE FOR BICYCLISTS. I
AM NOW ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
I WAS THEN, WHEN WE VOTED ON
THIS.
WE -- WHEN WE VOTED ON A CHANGE
IN THE REGULATION AS PART OF
THE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, I
THINK ALL OF US WERE VERY, VERY
CLEAR THAT WE BELIEVE AND KNOW,
BUT FROM THE DATA, THAT HELMETS
SAVE LIVES AND THAT EVERYONE
WHO CYCLES SHOULD WEAR ONE
EVERY TIME.
BUT WE JUST RECEIVED A STUDY ON
-- FROM PUBLIC HEALTH THAT
DEMONSTRATES THAT THE LAW'S
REPEAL DID NOT CAUSE HELMET
USAGE TO DROP.
SO I'M REALLY PLEASED TO LEARN
THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS A REALLY
IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT WE
WANTED TO PUSH OUT THERE, THAT
THE CHANGE IN THE REGULATION IS
COMPLETELY UNRELATED TO THE
FACTS THAT HELMETS DO SAVE
LIVES.
THE STUDY OBSERVED THAT 2000
PEOPLE AT 50 DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS, AND FOUND THAT 91%
WORE A HELMET.
AND I THINK THE LAST THING I
WANTED TO JUST MENTION TODAY IS
I SERVE ON THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION COUNCIL AS
ONE OF THE COCHAIRS
REPRESENTING THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND AT A MEETING ON FRIDAY, WE
BOTH SAID OUR GOODBYES AND GAVE
OUR APPRECIATION TO LONG TERM
MEMBER OF THAT GROUP, JUDGE
EISENBERG, WHO IS DEPARTING.
BUT WE ALSO HEARD FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT THEIR
REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRESS ON
EXECUTIVE ORDER 2022-5, WHICH
AND PRACTICES RELATED TO LICIES
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
SO THERE WAS A PRESENTATION
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
SPECIFICALLY AND RE-MAYER BERG
GIVING THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION COUNCIL AN UPDATE ON
THEIR PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING
EXECUTIVE ORDER AND HAVING TO
GIVE FOLKS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION OFF-LINE ABOUT THAT
PROGRESS IF IT IS OF INTEREST.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TODAY.
AND IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS IT OFF
TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
NOT A WHOLE LOT OF UPDATES TODAY
, COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, SO I
WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO GET
THROUGH THEM BRIEFLY AS OUR
TIME THIS AFTERNOON IMPLIES.
AT THE MARCH 15th COMMITTEE
MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC ASSETS
AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE, WE
ARE HOSTING THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR QUARTERLY
HOPE TEAM REPORT, WHICH WILL
ALSO INCLUDE A REVIEW OF 2022
AS A WHOLE.
WE WILL ALSO BE HOPING TO
RECEIVE LEGISLATION FROM PARKS
RELATED TO THE RESTORATION OF
RAINIER PLAYFIELD, WHICH I
ALLUDED TO AT LAST WEEK'S
BRIEFING THAT WAS POSTPONED.
WE HAVEN'T CONFIRMED WHETHER
THAT WILL BE AN AGENDA ITEM
NEXT WEEK, BUT I'M HOPING TO BE
ABLE TO CONFIRM BY NEXT WEEK'S
BRIEFING IF WE ANTICIPATE
TAKING UP THAT LEGISLATION AT
THAT TIME.
CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE. FEBRUARY
21st TO SAVE YOUR 24th
INDICATES THAT 587 NEEDLES WERE
RECOVERED AND THAT THE 5400
POUNDS OF GARBAGE FROM 68 PARK
PICKUP LOCATIONS. ON SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE 10 RE:
SEATTLE BLACK SPATIAL HISTORIES
INSTITUTE WITH
>> Translator: COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, ORAL HISTORY AND BLACK
MEMORY WORK IS ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR ITS NEXT SIX
PERSON COHORT OF COMMUNITY ORAL
HISTORIANS.
THOSE INTERESTED CAN FIND OUT
MORE ABOUT THE INSTITUTE AND
APPLY AT WWW.1A LARI.ORG.
AND THAT'S SPELLED OUT AS ALL
ONE WORD. W A AND A WRI.ORG.
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS
FRIDAY, MARCH 10th, 2023 AT
11:59 P.M.
THE INSTITUTE RUNS FROM JUNE
2023 TO JUNE OF 2025.
OVER TWO YEARS, COHORT MEMBERS
WILL WORK WITH HISTORIANS,
ARCHIVISTS, GEOGRAPHERS,
LIBRARIANS, ARTISTS AND OTHERS,
TO LEARN AND EXPLORE THE
ETHICS, TECHNIQUES, BEST
PRACTICES, TENSIONS AND
DILEMMAS OF ORAL HISTORY AND
BLACK MEMORY WORK.
COHORT MEMBERS WILL ACQUIRE
SKILLS IN ARCHIVAL RESEARCH
METHODS, AUDIO RECORDING
TECHNIQUES, ORAL HISTORY
INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES,
TRANSCRIPT, STORY EDITING,
AUDIO EDITING AND PUBLIC ART
PROPOSAL AND ACTIVATION
PROCESSES.
ADDITIONALLY I WANT TO JUST
BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE
FULL COUNCIL.
I KNOW SEVERAL MEMBERS ARE
AWARE OF THIS AND HAVE BEEN
MADE AWARE BY BUSINESS
DISTRICT WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES.
THE MANY SMALL BUSINESSES
RECENTLY RECEIVED AWARD LETTERS
FROM BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR
VITALITY GREAT TO CREATE
STOREFRONTS, REPLACE BROKEN
WINDOWS, COMPLETE TENANT
IMPROVEMENTS, PRESERVE BUILDING
FACADES AND OTHER SUCH
IMPROVEMENTS AND PREPARES.
THESE ARE FEDERAL ARPA GRANTS
ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND HAVE
A STRICT DEADLINE FOR PROJECT
COMPLETION, WHICH IS MAY 31st
OF THIS YEAR.
MANY BUSINESSES ARE BEING TOLD
THEY NEED APPROVALS OR PERMITS
FROM THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
AND THAT IN MANY CASES THOSE
TIMELINES ARE RUNNING PAST THE
MAY 31st DEADLINE.
I WANT TO -- MY OFFICE HAS
REACHED OUT TO THE RELATIVE
DEPARTMENTS AND TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE TO REALLY DRIVE A
PRIORITY BEHIND THIS.
AND I JUST WANT TO RAISE THIS
FOR COLLEAGUES, AND I KNOW A
NUMBER OF COLLEAGUES ARE AWARE
OF THIS AND SIMILARLY WORKING
INDEPENDENTLY ON THIS TO WORK
WITH THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION'S
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
ENSURE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES
CAN RECEIVE THESE VITAL FUNDS
AND THAT WE AREN'T LEAVING
FEDERAL MONEY TO HELP OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES ON THE TABLE DUE TO
THE EXPIRATION OF THE DEADLINE.
SO I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE
BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH YOU IF THERE'S ANY HURDLE
ON OUR END TO PUSH THE CITY TO
HELP GET THOSE FUNDS OUT THE
DOOR BEFORE THEY EXPIRE.
FINALLY, I DID ATTEND LAST WEEK
A ROUNDTABLE WITH BUSINESSES IN
THE QUEEN ANNE NEIGHBORHOOD
REGARDING SEVERAL RECENT
INCIDENTS OF CRIME THAT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT
HAS EXPERIENCED, RANGING FROM
BURGLARIES TO VIOLENT ASSAULTS,
TO A NUMBER OF OTHER TRAGIC
OCCURRENCES THAT ARE NOT UNIQUE
TO THE QUEEN ANNE NEIGHBORHOOD
BUT ARE INDEED HAPPENING IN
PLACES ALL OVER THE CITY.
APPRECIATED THE LARGE TURNOUT
FOR THAT MEETING TO CANDIDLY
SHARE THOSE INCIDENTS AND TO
WORK WITH THE CITY ON HOW WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT
SUCH INCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING
IN THE FUTURE, AND HOW WE CAN
WORK WITH ALL OF OUR BUSINESS
DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE
SAFE AND VITAL PLACES FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON THERE AS
WELL AS HAS ATTENDANCE BOTH
FROM OUR WEST PRECINCT CAPTAIN,
CAPTAIN STEPHEN STRAND, AND OUR
WEST PRECINCT OFFICE LIEUTENANT
RANDY WARD IN ADDITION TO BART
BIONDO, OUR SAFETY CIVILIAN
COORDINATOR IN THE WEST
PRECINCT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
FOLLOWING UP WITH THOSE
BUSINESS OWNERS OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AS
WE WORK ON NEW ADDITIVE PUBLIC
SAFETY STRATEGIES TO HELP
PROTECT AND EXPAND OUR SMALL
BUSINESS DISTRICT.
AND WITH THAT, PRESIDENT PRO
TEM, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
TO ADD.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS IF
THERE ARE ANY. SEEING AND
HEARING NO QUESTIONS, I WILL
PASS IT ALONG TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORRELL THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
I WILL START WITH MY COMMITTEE,
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
STRAUSS INDICATED.
I DO HAVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR
TOMORROW'S MEETING, BUT NO
OTHER ITEMS FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION ARTS AND
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
BE THIS COMING FRIDAY, MARCH
10th, AT 9:30.
WE'VE GOT THREE AGENDA ITEMS
INCLUDING A RESOLUTION ON
APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT WITH THE UW MEDICAL
CENTER NORTHWEST CAMPUS.
THAT IS A MAJOR INSTITUTION
MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION, AND SO,
I WILL JUST REMIND COLLEAGUES,
THIS IS A QUASIJUDICIAL MATTER,
AND WHEN WE ARE DISCUSSING ITEMS
THAT ARE QUASIJUDICIAL, THAT
MEANS WE CANNOT ENGAGE IN EX
PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.
SO JUST A REMINDER AS THAT
COMES BEFORE US.
THE SECOND ITEM IS GOING TO BE
AN UPDATE ON THE PASSAGE OF
INITIATIVE 135, CREATING A
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER AND A PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
I WILL BE BRIEFING, THANKS TO
THE HELP OF OUR CENTRAL STAFF,
I THINK ESTHER GANDY MAY BE
THERE BUT TRACY IS NOT ABLE TO
BE THERE, SO SHE IS ASSISTING
ME IN GETTING A PRESENTATION
READY.
AND THEN THE THIRD AGENDA ITEM
IS COUNCIL BILL 120525, WHICH
WOULD CODIFY OUR RACE AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE FOR A
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND A
POSSIBLE VOTE.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK MAYOR
HARRELL INTERIM DIRECTOR DEREK
WHEELER SMITH, ASHOK THE CHRIS
CRON AND ON CENTRAL STAFF AND
MY CHIEF OF STAFF, ELECTRA
STERLING.
THEY HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING VERY
HARD ON THIS BILL FOR OVER A
YEAR, AND I THINK WE ARE
FINALLY THERE, SO I'M VERY
EXCITED TO THE BRINGING THAT TO
COMMITTEE AND DO HOPE TO BE
ABLE TO VOTE IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK, AS WELL.
OKAY.
THIS WEEK I MET WITH DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO GET BRIEFED
ON THE RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE
REGARDING THE U DUB MEDICAL
CENTER.
I ALSO HAVE MY MONTHLY CHECK IN
WITH OCR AND WE'LL BE GETTING
BRIEFED LATER THIS WEEK ON OP
CD'S 2023 WORK PLAN SO WE CAN
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
AND THEN SOME QUICK DISTRICT
UPDATES.
LAST WEEK I JOINED THE CASCADE
BICYCLE CLUB TO BIKE AROUND
DISTRICT 2. I WILL SAY IT WAS
LUNCH TIME AND WE SAW LOTS OF
FOLKS USING THEIR BIKES TO RUN
ERRANDS, TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO
PRESCHOOL, GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ON THEIR BIKES AND
IT WAS JUST A REMINDER ABOUT
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE
CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON MAKING
SURE PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING CAN
ALSO GET AROUND THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFELY.
MY STAFF ALSO HAD A MEETING
WITH THE SAVE ANDREWS DATE
GROUP.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THESE
FOLKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
AND A GROUP OF NEIGHBORS IN THE
SOUTH END, THEY WERE VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRESS THAT
WE ARE MAKING TO TRY TO DEAL
WITH SOME OF THE NOISE AND
OTHER ISSUES THAT WE SEE AT
ANDREWS BAY, PARTICULARLY IN
THE SUMMERTIME.
GLAD THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS.
THIS WEEK I'LL BE HAVING AN
DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS ON
THURSDAY.
I WILL BE MEETING WITH
CONSTITUENTS AT CAFE RED AT THE
OF FELLOW LIGHT RAIL STATION.
WE WILL BE TAKING A LUNCH
BREAK, I BELIEVE FROM 12:00 TO
1:00, BUT WILL OTHERWISE BE
DOWN AT THE A FELLOW STATION
AREA AT CAFE RED.
I INVITE FOLKS TO COME AND JOIN
US.
I'LL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE
FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR OF
THE BUILD A NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP.
THIS IS A COALITION OF
PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AND BROWN
DEVELOPERS, FINANCE FOLKS WHO
HAVE BEEN MEETING -- THIS IS A
MEETING CONVENED BY CURTIS
BROWN WITH CORE THAT REALLY
FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY LED
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BUT IS
REALLY SORT OF A GROUP THAT
COMES TOGETHER TO WORKSHOP AND
PROVIDE EACH OTHER SOME
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT THEY
FACE, PARTICULARLY AROUND
FINANCE AND ACQUISITION, AND
SOME OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES
FACED BY BLACK AND BROWN
DEVELOPERS.
WE WILL BE ATTENDING THAT
MEETING TO LISTEN AND TO TRY TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE COULD BE
DOING AS A CITY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE FOLKS ARE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS
BETTER.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS ALL I HAVE,
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY. I'LL PASS
IT TO COUNCILMEMBER MUSCAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE
LAST WEEK.
I WAS OUT DUE TO BEING SICK.
I WANTED TO FLAG TWO ITEMS FROM
LAST WEEK'S INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, THE TWO YOU
HAVE SEEN ALREADY.
ONE OF THOSE HIM LAST WEEK'S I
AND OUR CALENDAR IS THE MULTI
FAMILY TAX ABSTENTION
EXTENSION.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL ENSURE
THAT WE KEEP THE PROGRAM IN
PLACE AND THAT THE PROGRAM CAN
PLAY A VITAL AND PIVOTAL ROLE
IN ENSURING THAT WE ARE
AVOIDING ANY IMPACT OF EXPIRING
UNITS WHILE THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING WORKS WITH THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL AND STAKEHOLDERS
AT LARGE TO DEVELOP A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE MFT
PROGRAM IN 2024 NEXT YEAR.
OFFICE OF HOUSINGSTAFF MEMBERS
ALONG WITH TRACY RATS WITH FROM
CENTRAL STAFF HAVE REACHED OUT
TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE
BRIEFINGS AND UPDATES ON THE
LEGISLATION THAT WAS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
WE WILL HAVE THIS ITEM IN AN
UPCOMING HOUSING AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS MONTH.
BUT IF YOU WOULD STILL LIKE A
BRIEFING IN ADVANCE OF THAT
FINANCE AND HOUSING DISCUSSION,
PLEASE DO REACH OUT TO TRACY
RADCLIFFE AS WELL TO ARRANGE A
BRIEFING.
THE SECOND PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT,
THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, RELATES TO PAID SICK
LEAVE.
AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, MY
OFFICE SPECIFICALLY CHIEF OF
STAFF AND OUR OFFICE, SHE
WORKED WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE EARLY IN THE
PANDEMIC ON EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION IN 2020 TO AND SURE
PARTICULAR THAT DURING THE
COVID-19 EMERGENCY THE DECLARED
STATE OF EMERGENCY, THE FRONT-
LINE DELIVERY WORKERS HAD
ACCESS TO PAID SICK AND SAFE
LEAVE TO ENTER BOTH EQUITY AND
BROADER PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS.
THESE PROTECTIONS ARE SLATED TO
END AT THE END OF APRIL THIS
YEAR.
SO WE ARE ACTING WITH URGENCY
AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO ADVANCE THE
PAID SICK LEAVE LEGISLATION
THAT WAS ON THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR LAST
WEEK.
WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY OVER
THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO PARTNER
WITH'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT
OUR BROADER PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS
ARE CONTINUING TO BE MET, AND
THAT WE ARE MEETING THESE GOALS
BY OFFERING A PERMANENT
EXTENSION OF THESE POLICIES
WITH SOME ENHANCEMENTS BASED ON
THE EVER EVOLVING POLICY THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS ARE LEANING
ON, RELATED TO THE PAY UP
LEGISLATION.
SO WE WANTED TO HARMONIZE SOME
DEFINITIONS AND INCLUDE CHANGES
BASED ON THE ACTUAL
IMPLEMENTATION AND PRACTICES
THAT WE'VE OBSERVED OVER THE
LAST TWO YEARS AS WORKERS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS SOUGHT TO
ACCESS THEIR PAID SICK AND SAFE
LEAVE.
MUCH OF THAT HAS ALSO BEEN
INFORMED BY REAL-TIME FEEDBACK
WITH OUR OFFICE OF LABOR
STANDARDS OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO CODIFY
THESE PROTECTIONS, AND WE WILL
HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION NEXT
WEDNESDAY AND HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR A FOLLOW-UP
CONSERVATION AT OUR FOLLOW-UP
MEETINGS LATER THIS MONTH.
AS A REMINDER, TO AVOID ANY
GAPS IN COVERAGE FOR WORKERS,
AND TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
AVOIDING A
STOP/START/STOP/START SITUATION
FOR THE APPS, WE DO NEED TO
PASS THIS LEGISLATION AND GET
IT SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE END
OF MARCH TO AVOID GETTING OUR
DEADLINE THAT WE HAD TO PUT
INTO PLACE WHEN THE EMERGENCY
LEGISLATION WAS ORIGINALLY
PASSED PROGRESS OVER THE COURSE
OF THE UPCOMING FEW WEEKS WE
HAVE TWO MEETINGS TO DISCUSS
THOSE TWO ITEMS AND A HANDFUL
OF OTHERS.
OUR NEXT FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE THIS
UPCOMING WEDNESDAY.
SORRY, NEXT WEEK, ON WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 15th WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR
THAT.
THAT INCLUDES THE PAID SICK
LEAVE LEGISLATION I JUST
MENTIONED.
ALSO WILL INCLUDE THE CITY
BUDGETS OFFICE QUARTER ONE
GRANT ACCEPTANCE OFFICE.
IT WILL INCLUDE AN OVERVIEW OF
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN 2022
YEAR END REPORT.
THANKS AGAIN TO THE CREW LED BY
ADAM SCHAFFER IN THE OFFICE WHO
HAVE BEEN PROVIDING US REGULAR
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND
SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS,
MONTHLY, AND WE LIKE TO HAVE
THESE QUARTERLY REPORTS AT OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO GET A FULL YEAR END REPORT
IN THIS FIRST ORDER, AS WELL.
THE LAST ITEM THAT WILL BE UP
FOR DISCUSSION ON WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 15th, IS GOING TO BE THE
BROKEN BUILDING PROPERTY. FOLKS
PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT BUILDING
AS PART OF OUR DISCUSSIONS AND
DELIBERATIONS DURING THE
BUDGET, WHERE WE ARE PURCHASING
THAT BUILDING AND FAS IS
LEADING ON THAT EFFORT TOOK US
OF THIS IS FOLLOW-UP FROM THAT
BUDGET DELIBERATIONS AND THE
COMPANY ORDINANCE TO ENACT THE
DIRECTION THAT WE PUT IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET.
AS I KNOW WE HAVE ANOTHER
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR LATER
THIS MONTH, ON MARCH 20th, THIS
IS A MAKEUP MEETING FOR THE
MEETING THAT WAS CANCELED LAST
WEEK BECAUSE I WAS OUT TAKING
MY OWN PAID SICK LEAVE.
SO THE MAKEUP MEETING WILL BE
MARCH 20th AT 9:30 A.M.
I BELIEVE COLLEAGUES, YOU
SHOULD'VE RECEIVED A CALENDAR
COLD AND I BELIEVE THAT DATE WAS
VERIFIED WITH YOUR OFFICES
BEFORE WE SCHEDULED IT.
AT THIS MEETING ON MARCH 20th,
AT 9:30 A.M., WE INTEND TO HAVE
THE MFT LEGISLATION THAT I
MENTIONED AND THE FINAL
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND
VOTES ON THE PAID SICK LEAVE
LEGISLATION.
JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR ITEMS
THAT WE HAVE IN THE FINANCE AND
HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING.
AGAIN, MARCH 15th AND MARCH
20th.
MY APOLOGIES TO YOU ALL AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR
NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PRESENT IN
LAST WEEK'S FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE WILL WAKE UP FOR IT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM NOT HEARING OR SEEING ANY,
SO I BELIEVE I HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
ARE YOU READY?
LET'S MOVE ON TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND WE CAN COME BACK
TO COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IN A
MOMENT.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT PRO TEM
STRAUSS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING OF
THE TRANSPORTATION AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE WILL
BE TOMORROW, TUESDAY MARCH 7th
AT 9:30 A.M.
THIS PAST FRIDAY WE PUBLISHED
THE AGENDA ONLINE AND IT SHOWS
WE WILL TACKLE THREE ITEMS AT
COMMITTEE TOMORROW MORNING.
FIRST, OUR COMMITTEE WILL
DEVOTE MOST OF ITS TIMES ON OUR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION OF S.'S
RECENT REPORT ON ITS VISION
ZERO TRAFFIC SAFETY EFFORTS.
LAST MONTH THE CITY RECEIVED A
$25 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO
MAKE STREETS SAFER AND THE
EXECUTIVE WANTED THAT
ADDITIONAL TIME TO INCORPORATE
THE NEW FUNDING INTO ITS INITIAL
SOLUTIONS.
FDOT PUBLISHED THEIR VISION
ZERO REPORT ON THEIR BLOG ON
FEBRUARY 23rd.
IN ADDITION TO SGOT'S
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR
TOMORROW IS ATTACHED TO OUR
COMMITTEE AGENDAS.
NEXT HOUR COMMITTEE WILL VOTE ON
THE SOLID WASTE PLAN FROM
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES THAT
WE ALREADY DISCUSSED AT OUR
FEBRUARY 21st MEETING.
SINCE THEN, THE INITIAL
COMMITTEE MEETING, CENTRAL
STAFF HAS COMPLETED THEIR MEMO
WHICH IS AVAILABLE FROM THE
ONLINE COMMITTEE AGENDA.
ONE OF THE KEY GOALS OF THE
SOLID WASTE PLAN IS TO BETTER
ALIGN OUR PROGRESS METRICS WITH
MORE RELEVANT STANDARDS
SUPPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
SBU'S SOLID WASTE PLAN UPDATE,
PLEASE CONTACT RYAN GOOD NIGHT
FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF ,
AND FINALLY WE'LL HAVE A
PRELIMINARY BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION OF HIS REQUEST TO
HAVE THE CITY VACATE AN ALLEY
THAT RUNS NORTH/SOUTH DIRECTLY
WEST OF IDENTIFIED AND ORDERED
BY DENNY WAY, STORCH STREET AND
DISTRICT 7, WHICH IS PART OF
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION URBAN
CENTER.
A FOR-PROFIT DEVELOPER IS
REQUESTING THE CITY VACATE THE
PUBLIC ALLEY TO FACILITATE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PROPOSED
15 STORY RESEARCH FACILITY.
CURRENTLY ON THE PARCELS THAT
INCLUDE A TATTOO SHOP, A HOOKAH
LOUNGE, THE L CORAZON AND FUN
HOUSE MAGIC CLUBS, AND AN AUTO
REPAIR SHOP.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD
DISPLACE THOSE BUSINESSES AND
DEMOLISH THE EXISTING
BUILDINGS.
THIS IS VERY EARLY IN THE
PROCESS FOR THE A POTENTIAL
ALLEY VACATION AND IT WON'T BE
READY FOR APPROVAL UNTIL LATER
THIS YEAR.
A CENTRAL STAFF COMPLETED ITS
MEMO AND SO IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT LISH
WHITSON.
A KEY ISSUE WILL BE THE PUBLIC
BENEFITS OR BENEFITS WITH THE
PUBLIC AND IN EXCHANGE FOR
POTENTIALLY GRANTING THE
VACATION OF THE PUBLIC ALLEY,
SO IT'S A STANDARD PROCESS THAT
WE GO THROUGH USING AN
S.PROCESS.
THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND WE
CAN GO BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WITH QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY.
I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE.
I WAS TRYING TO FINISH
SOMETHING UP AND FIND MY
SCREEN.
ANYWAY.
HELLO, EVERYONE.
THIS WEEK THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE WILL MEET
ON WEDNESDAY AT 9:30, AND WE'VE
GOT THREE THINGS ON THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS THE DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL
120518, AN UPDATED SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT ON FORWARD-
LOOKING INFRARED REAL-TIME
VIDEO.
NOW THIS IS MOUNTED ON KING
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
HELICOPTERS AND USED FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, AND SEARCH AND
RESCUE PURPOSES.
COUNCIL WILL APPROVE THE
ORIGINAL SIR IN 2021. AND JUST
TO RECAP, PILOTS CAN SEE
INFRARED IMAGES ON A LIVE
STREAM VIDEO BUT NO ONE ON THE
GROUND RIGHT NOW CAN SEE IT.
THE PILOTS HAD TO DESCRIBE WHAT
THEY SEE IN THE VIDEO TO
OFFICERS ON THE GROUND VOCALLY.
LAST YEAR COUNCIL APPROVED
RECEIPT OF FEDERAL GRANTS THAT
SPD CAN PURCHASE DOWNLINK
TECHNOLOGY THAT WOULD LET
OFFICERS ON THE GROUND VIEW
THAT VIDEO IN REAL TIME AS WELL
AS HEAR THE VOICE.
SO WE NEED TO UPDATE THE SIR TO
REFLECT THAT THE DOWNLINK
CONSTITUTES A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT USE BUT THE UPDATE
DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING IN
TERMS OF WHAT INFORMATION THE
-- MAY BE COLLECTED BY SPD, OR
HOW SPD WILL HOLD ONTO OR USE
THAT INFORMATION, AND THEY WILL
NOT -- THE TECHNOLOGY, IF IT
DOES NOT GIVE SPD THE CAPACITY
TO RECORD THAT VIDEO.
SO THIS LEGISLATION IS TIME
SENSITIVE, WHICH IS WHY I'M
HOPING TO PRESENT IT AND VOTE
IT OUT IN THE SAME MEETING,
BECAUSE IN ORDER TO USE THIS
GRANT MONEY, THE -- THIS
LEGISLATION HAS TO BE VOTED OUT
OF COUNCIL ON MARCH 14th.
AND IF WE DON'T DO THAT, LEAVE
MONEY ON THE TABLE BY MISSING
THE DEADLINE.
SO CENTRAL STAFF MEMBER LISA K
HAS DISTRIBUTED A MEMO AND
SHE'S AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS IF YOU WANT TO GET
INTO SPECIFICS BEFORE THAT
MEETING.
ALL RIGHT.
THE SECOND ITEM ON OUR AGENDA
ON WEDNESDAY IS THE
PRESENTATION FROM SEATTLE I.T.
ON ITS WORK IN 2022, AND ITS
PRIORITIES FOR 2023.
AND LASTLY, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
WILL PRESENT THE CITY'S
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PLAN,
WHICH LAYS OUT THE PRINCIPLES
FOR THE CITY AND HOW THEY PLAN
TO IMPLEMENT THE RAPID --
HOPEFULLY THE RAPID
ELECTRIFICATION OF VEHICLES IN
THE CITY.
AND THEN IN RELATED NEWS FOR
THE COMMITTEE, IN MOVING INTO
WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, THE
NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
FOR THE FILM COMMISSION ARE NOW
OPEN, SO THAT WENT LIVE LAST
THURSDAY AND ANYONE WHO WANTS
TO NOMINATE SOMEONE OR APPLY
THEMSELVES NEEDS TO GET THEIR
MATERIALS IN BY MARCH 12th.
THERE IS A WEBSITE ON THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT'S HOMEPAGE, WHERE
YOU CAN SUBMIT MATERIALS.
THAT'S VERY EXCITING.
LAST WEEK ALSO, I ATTENDED THE
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL'S
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
MEETING AND I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS GETTING A
SUMMARY OF THE MEETING WITH
QUEEN ANNE SMALL BUSINESSES.
I WILL NOT GO INTO THE CONTENT
ITSELF, BUT I JUST KNOW THAT
LIKE I OFTEN SAY, THESE
BUSINESSES ARE READY TO SEE
SOME CHANGE. THEY HAVE
EXPERIENCED REPEATED THEFT,
PROPERTY DAMAGE, THREATS TO
EMPLOYEES, THREATS TO CONTINUE
WORKING ON SMALL BUSINESSES
GOING FORWARD.
THE, CON WAS LAST WEEKEND
DOWNTOWN.
I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO THIS YEAR
BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS A
SUCCESS, THAT IT WAS GREAT TO
SEE PEOPLE IN COSTUME, OLIVER
DOWNTOWN, AND I'M TOLD THAT THE
FESTIVAL GENERATED MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS FOR THE CITY, AND SO
IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT SPARK OF
LIFE DOWNTOWN THIS PAST WEEKEND.
ANYWAY, I HAVE MY NOTES, 75,000
PEOPLE CAME TO THE SOLD-OUT
EVENT.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE MEETING
WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF FINLAND TONIGHT AT
THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM'S
FIRESIDE CHAT, WITH HIM AND
ALSO SENATOR MIKE ELIAS.
I WILL BE JOINING THE BEACON
HILL COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING
ON TUESDAY, TOMORROW, TO
INTRODUCE MYSELF, WHAT I'VE
BEEN DOING, AND HEAR ABOUT
WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND ON WEDNESDAY I'LL BE
JOINING THE GREENLAKE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL TO HEAR ABOUT ISSUES
AND CONCERNS THAT THEY ARE
FACING.
AND THEN SATURDAY MY STAFF AND
I WILL ATTEND THE WINDLEY
MUSEUM ANNUAL DINNER AND
AUCTION.
THAT'S IT FOR ME.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I WILL NOW SEE --
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU.
>> THERE YOU ARE.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY AND
RENTERS RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE IS
FRIDAY, MARCH 17th AT 9:30 A.M.
THAT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS
LEGISLATION FROM MY OFFICE TO
CAP LATE FEES FOR RENTERS AT
$10 AND SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL LIKELY KNOW
THAT THIS WEDNESDAY IS THE
DEADLINE FOR LEGISLATION IN
OLYMPIA TO BE VOTED OUT OF THE
HOUSE, WHICH MEANS THE TIME
THAT MANY PROGRESSIVE BILLS ARE
KILLED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
WITHOUT EVER BEING BROUGHT TO A
VOTE.
AS OF JANUARY 2023, DEMOCRATS
CONTROLLED BOTH HOUSES OF THE
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE.
DEMOCRATS HOLD A 5840 MAJORITY
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND A 29-20 MAJORITY IN THE
SENATE.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THIS
YEAR.
DEMOCRATS HAVE CONTROLLED THE
WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR'S
MANSION FOR 30 OUT OF THE LAST
38 YEARS, THE SENATE FOR 20
YEARS, THE HOUSE FOR 23 YEARS.
DEMOCRATS HAVE CONTROLLED ALL
THREE CENTERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
FOR 15 OF THOSE 30 YEARS AND AT
LEAST TWO OF THE THREE CENTERS
OF GOVERNMENT POWER FOR 28 OUT
OF THE 30 YEARS.
THEY HAD A MAJORITY IN THE
SENATE SINCE 2018 AND IN THE
HOUSE SINCE 2002.
SO THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR IN A
ROW WITH A MAJORITY IN ALL
HOUSES, AND FOR ALL THAT TIME,
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS PLAYED
A GAME WITH PROGRESSIVE
ACTIVISTS WHERE THEY PROPOSE
BILLS FOR RENTERS RIGHTS AND
OTHER THINGS WORKING-CLASS
PEOPLE NEED, BUT THEY NEVER
CALL THEM TO A VOTE.
THE BILLS DIE WITHOUT ANY
POLITICIANS NEEDING TO GO ON
RECORD, HAVING VOTED NO.
RENTS KEEP GOING UP AND THEY
WANT US TO BELIEVE THAT NOBODY
IS TO BLAME.
RIGHT NOW HOUSE BILL 1839,
WHICH WOULD CREATE A FORM OF
RENT CONTROL, IS IN THIS LIMBO.
IT HAS MASSIVE CORPORATE
LOOPHOLES, WHICH IS BAD, BUT IT
WAS STILL LIMIT OUTRAGEOUS RENT
INCREASES FOR MANY RENTERS IF
IT WERE PASSED.
UNFORTUNATELY I WOULD BE
SHOCKED IF IT WERE ACTUALLY
CALLED TO A VOTE AS LEGISLATORS
PLAY THESE GAMES WITH WORKING
PEOPLE'S LIVES.
HOUSE BILL 1124 IS ANOTHER
RENTER WRIGHTSVILLE IN LIMBO
RIGHT NOW IN OLYMPIA.
IT WOULD CAP LATE FEES LIKE THE
LEGISLATION MY OFFICE HAS
PROPOSED FOR SEATTLE IN THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS
RIGHTS COMMITTEE.
HOUSE BILL 1124 WOULD ALSO
INCREASE THE NOTICE LANDLORDS
NEED TO GIVE RENTERS FOR RENT
INCREASES, LIKE THE LEGISLATION
FOR MY OFFICE THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL PASSED IN 2021.
THESE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT
LOOPHOLES AND I URGE
LEGISLATORS TO PREVENT ANY
PREEMPTION OF STRONGER RENTERS
RIGHTS IN CITIES LIKE SEATTLE,
AS I SAID, IT'S NOT REALLY
LIKELY THAT ANY OF THOSE WOULD
EVEN BE BROUGHT TO A VOTE.
BUT I WOULD URGE THE WASHINGTON
STATE LEGISLATURE TO ACTUALLY
GO AHEAD WITH THESE BILLS.
BETTER IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE
CORPORATE LOOPHOLES, BUT I KNOW
RENTERS WILL APPRECIATE ANY
KIND OF REPRIEVE STATEWIDE, SO
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN WIN
WHATEVER WE CAN.
BUT I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT
THERE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE HIGH
EXPECTATIONS.
BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS ON
THE ZOOM SO I SHOULD PASS IT TO
YOU COUNCILMEMBERS, PRESIDENT
PRO TEM STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
COLLEAGUES, I'M GOING TO FIRST
READ THE REPORT FROM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WARRIORS OF DISTRICT
5 AND THEN I WILL CONCLUDE WITH
MY REMARKS REGARDING THE LAND-
USE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS ONLY
GOING TO BE INCREASINGLY MORE
BUSY AS THE WEEKS GO ON.
FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ,
ON MONDAY WE WELCOMED A
DELEGATION OF 35 LITERS FROM
THE CITY OF DETROIT, INCLUDING
DETROIT CITY COUNCILMEMBER
SCOTT BENSON.
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO HAVE THEM
VISIT CITY HALL.
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT MET WITH
THE HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION
REGARDING OUTREACH TO HOMELESS
ENCAMPMENTS IN DISTRICT 5. THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT MET WITH ERIN
GOODMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
SOTO BIA TO DISCUSS PUBLIC
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOTO
NEIGHBORHOOD.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S TEAM
ATTENDED THE SOUND TRANSIT
RIDERSHIP EXPERIENCE IN
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS
THEIR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND AN
UPDATE ON THE SOUND TRANSIT
FARE STRATEGY.
SHE ALSO HEARD A PRESENTATION
úON THE PERFORMANCE METRICS AND
THE SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE
TRACKER.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ATTENDED A
SOUND TRANSIT TOUR OF THE WEST
SEATTLE BALLARD LINK EXTENSION
ALONG WITH MY COUNCILMEMBER DAN
STRAUSS'S TEAMMATE NAOMI LEWIS
IN PREPARATION FOR AN UPCOMING
VOTE BY THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD
ON THE PREFERRED ALIGNMENT ON
MARCH 20th.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
EXTENDING THAT INFORMATION TO
NAOMI.
SHE LOVED IT.
MANY GREAT STORIES.
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WOULD
LIKE TO REMIND COLLEAGUES THAT
SOUND TRANSIT SYSTEM EXPANSION
COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING THIS
THURSDAY, MARCH 9th AT 1:30
P.M.
TO CONSIDER OPTIONS FROM THE
WEST SEATTLE BALLARD LINK LIGHT
RAIL EXTENSION.
THIS IS THE COMMITTEE VOTE THAT
WILL PRECEDE THE FULL BOARD
VOTE ON MARCH 23rd.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY
COMMENTS ABOUT THE COMMITTEE
MEETING OR THE BOARD MEETING,
PLEASE LET THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE NO AS SHE
WOULD LIKE TO ASSIST YOU.
COMING UP THIS WEEK, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE WILL BE
MEETING WITH MULTIPLE
CONSTITUENCY GROUPS REGARDING
REMAINING OUTSTANDING ISSUES
RELATED TO THE WEST SEATTLE
SOUND TRANSIT WEST SEATTLE
BALLARD LINK RAIL EXTENSION
PROJECT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL BE
NORTH KING SUB AREA LEADERSHIP
GROUP INCLUDING KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER McDERMOTT ALONG
WITH SOUND TRANSIT CEO JULIE
CHIN AND SOUND TRANSIT STAFF,
THE NORTH SUBAREA IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH STAFF
ON ISSUES SPECIFIC TO SEATTLE
AND THE CITIES NORTH OF
SEATTLE.
JUST A MOMENT WHILE I LOST
WHERE I WAS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL ALSO BE
RECEIVING AN UPDATE ON THE
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT.
THAT INCLUDES COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ'S REPORT.
SOUNDS LIKE D5 IS IN GOOD
SHAPE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR
ALL YOUR WORK.
NOW TRANSITIONING TO MY
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS'S
COMMITTEE REPORT FROM THE LAND-
USE COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE ON
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL AGENDA.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
LAND-USE COMMITTEE MEETING IS
THIS WEEK ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH
8th AT 2:00 P.M.
WE ANTICIPATE HEARING THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS.
BOTH ARE INFORMATIONAL.
ONE IS A PRESENTATION ON
NONCONFORMING USES IN OUR CITY.
I MENTIONED THIS AT OUR LAST --
THE LAST TWO COUNCIL BRIEFINGS
WHERE MARCUS JOHNSON, A UDOT
GRADUATE STUDENT, CREATED A GIS
MAP OF DUPLEX IS, TRIPLEXES,
QUADS AND SMALL APARTMENT
BUILDINGS FOCUSED IN MY DISTRICT
BECAUSE HE COULDN'T DO THE
WHOLE CITY, AS WELL AS SMALL
COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS THAT
CURRENTLY ARE IN ZONES THAT DO
NOT ALLOW THESE TYPES OF
BUILDINGS.
THAT'S WHY THIS IS CALLED A
NONCONFORMING USES PRESENTATION.
WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT DUPLEXES,
TRIPLEXES, QUADS, SMALL
APARTMENTS AND STOREFRONTS ARE
ALREADY PART OF THE FABRIC OF
OUR CITY AND MAKE IT MORE
VIBRANT.
AND THIS IS SHOWING WHAT
DIFFERENT TYPES THERE ARE
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. DURING
THIS PRESENTATION MARCUS WILL
EXPLORE WITH THE COMMITTEE THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOW-DENSITY
DENSITY THAT ALREADY EXISTS
WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND
IN MANY CASES, FIT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER BETTER
THAN THE McMANSION BOOM THAT
WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE RECENT
PAST.
FOLLOWING MARCUS'S
PRESENTATION, WE WILL HAVE AN
82 ANNUAL REPORT BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
CITY COUNCIL PASSED A BILL IN
2019 BEFORE I OR MANY MEMBERS
OF THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE WERE
ELECTED TO ALLOW FOR DAB YOU
AND AV YOUS. WITH THAT
LEGISLATION REQUIRES A REPORT
TO BE PROVIDED EACH YEAR. THIS
IS THE REPORT WITH NO
LEGISLATIVE ACTION THIS TIME ON
HOW THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN
WORKING.
THE PRESENTATION IS LONGER THAN
I ANTICIPATED WHEN I DID THE
PRE-BRIEFING WITH THE PCB.
PLEASE DO REVIEW THE
PRESENTATION IN ADVANCE.
I'LL BE ASKING FOR QUESTIONS TO
BE HELD UNTIL THE END.
SO AS WE ARE GOING, MAKE SURE
TO TAKE NOTES ON PAGE NUMBERS
AND I WILL TRY TO MAKE MORE
TIME.
I DO THINK WE HAVE THE BENEFIT
THAT THERE IS JUST TWO
PRESENTATIONS, SO IF WE ARE
ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY, I
JUST DON'T WANT TO EXCEED THE
TWO HOUR MARK THAT IS SCHEDULED
FOR THE COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE AN
UPDATE ON THE TREE LEGISLATION.
THE LEGISLATION HAS NOT BEEN
TRANSMITTED.
WHEN IT IS TRANSMITTED I WILL
ALSO RELEASE THE SCHEDULE FOR
HEARING THE BILL.
AGAIN WE PLAN ON SEGMENTING
THIS LEGISLATION, FOCUSING ON
ONE SECTION AT A TIME FOR
AMENDMENTS AND DISCUSSION AND
MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SESSION.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH A PROCESS OF
THE OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE BILL
AND THEN MOVE SECTION BY
SECTION, BRIEF THE ENTIRETY OF
THE BILL AS AMENDED AND HAS TO
FULL COUNCIL.
THERE IS A 30 DAY PUBLIC
HEARING NOTICE REQUIREMENT, SO
ONCE THE BILL IS TRANSMITTED WE
WILL WORK QUICKLY TO GET THAT
INFORMATION POSTED FOR PUBLIC
REVIEW AND SCHEDULE PUBLIC
HEARING FOR 30 DAYS LATER.
THIS BILL HAS BEEN WORKED ON
FOR 20 YEARS BY SOME, 13 YEARS
BY OTHERS, AND FIVE YEARS FOR
ME, THAT IS.
SO WITH THIS MUCH ANTICIPATION
OF PROCESS OVER THE NEXT MONTH
OR MONTH AND A HALF, MAY FEEL
FASTER THAN EXPECTED BECAUSE OF
SO MANY YEARS OF INACTION.
I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC WE WILL TAKE
THE TIME NEEDED TO FULLY
EXAMINE AND AMEND THE BILL IF
NEEDED.
AND WE WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY
SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE TREE
PROTECTIONS ARE PUT IN PLACE AS
FAST AS POSSIBLE AND WE'VE BEEN
TAKING TIME NEEDED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE BILL IS WELL-ROUNDED.
SO WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS ON MY REPORT OR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S REPORT?
>> I AM SEEING NONE, SO IF
THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
WE WILL MOVE INTO THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
WILL NOW MOVE INTO AN EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I'M
ANNOUNCING THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE
INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING,
POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION.
COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
ILLEGAL MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT TO ENSURE THE CITY
COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS OF
POLICY.
I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY --
I'M GOING TO GIVE US A COUPLE
MINUTES TO GET ALL SITUATED.
I'M GOING TO SAY 3:30 P.M..
IF THESE -- IF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED
BEYOND THAT TIME, I WILL
ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND THE
EXPECTED DURATION AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
THIS COUNCIL BRIEFING WILL
AUTOMATICALLY BE ADJOURNED.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
COUNCIL BRIEFING IS ON MARCH
13th, 2023, AT 2:00 P.M.
THE COUNCIL IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION?
>> RECORDING STOPPED.
>> PROVIDED --