>> HELLO, EVERYONE. TODAY IS
DECEMBER 24th, 2023. I AM SARA
NELSON, PRESIDENT PRO TEM . THE
TIME IS TO: 01 . WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE, STARTING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN .
>> PRESENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> PRESENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT .
>> WE WILL BE ADOPTING THE
MINUTES . SEEING NO OBJECTION,
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ONTO
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT. TODAY,
WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS OR
PROCLAMATIONS. WE WILL BEGIN
WITH THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
BY THE -- A COPY OF THE
POWERPOINT WAS INCLUDED WITH
THE AGENDA THAT WAS PUBLISHED
LAST WEEK. WE WILL HAVE
INDIVIDUAL REPORTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS. WE WILL START
WITH COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON .
TOMORROW'S COUNCIL MEETING,
DECEMBER 5th, WILL BEGIN AN
APPOINTMENT ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND WILL ALSO
CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF
COLLEAGUE MORTENSEN ELLIS TO
BE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION.
THIS WAS RECOMMENDED
UNANIMOUSLY BY THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IN ADDITION, COUNCIL
BILL 120714 , LEGISLATION
TRANSFERRING THE FORMER
SUBSTATION TO THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL
SPEAK TO BOTH OF THOSE. WE
WILL THEN BE CONSIDERING
LEGISLATION THAT WAS SENT
DIRECTLY TO FULL COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION. THESE INCLUDE
THE FOURTH QUARTER 2023
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON WILL BE
SPEAKING TO THIS TOMORROW. WE
WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING AN
M.O. YOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IN THE SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS GUILD. COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WILL SPEAK TO THIS. IN
ADDITION TO THIS , THEY WILL
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION
CONTINUING THE 2023 LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THE
APPOINTMENTS OF HER TEAM
MEMBERS TO THE OVERSIGHT. THESE
RESOLUTIONS WERE REFERRING
DIRECTLY TO FULL COUNCIL AND
DID NOT RECEIVE FULL REVIEW.
FINALLY, THREE ITEMS
RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE
SELECTED BUDGET COMMITTEE,
INCLUDING A RESOLUTION UPDATING
THE BIANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS, A
BILL -- PROVIDER PAY. AS A
REMINDER, ON THURSDAY, SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE ACTION.
COUNCILMEMBER WILL BE THE
SECOND INTO MEETINGS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL BE
SPEAKING MORE TO THIS ON THIS
COMING AGENDA FINALLY, WE WILL
HAVE THE FINAL COUNCIL
BREEDING NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER
11th. OIR WILL BE PRESENTING
THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AT THAT
MEETING. OUR FINAL COUNCIL
MEETING OF THE YEAR WILL BE
TUESDAY DECEMBER 12th ALL
RIGHT. THERE ARE NO
PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS TO
SIGN TODAY SO WE WILL MOVE ON
TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS THE
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME
GAEL TARLETON, DIRECTOR OF THE
OFFICE OF INTER---. SHE IS
JOINED BY SIERRA HOWLETT BROWNE
AND MICHELLE NANCE, AS WELL AS
LESLIE POLLNER FROM HOLLAND AND
KNIGHT. THEY WILL BE PRESENTING
THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND
THAT WAS PUBLISHED LAST WEEK
WITH THIS AGENDA . OUR FEDERAL
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA GUIDES OUR
WORK WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL
LEGISLATION. DIRECTOR
TARLETON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. WELCOME AND I
WILL LET YOU TAKE AWAY FROM
HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM NELSON AND
ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. IT'S SO HARD TO
BELIEVE THAT WE ARE HERE AT THE
END OF 2023 PROVIDING A
PRESENTATION ON THE 2024
FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND
PROGRAMS AND ALSO AN UPDATE ON
ALL THINGS INTERESTING
HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
WITH OUR U.S. CONGRESS. I
JUST WANT TO HAVE A NOTE OF
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT . ALSO, TO OUR SUPPORT
FROM LESLIE POLLNER FROM
HOLLAND AND KNIGHT. IT'S BEEN
QUITE AN EXTRAORDINARY TIME AND
YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON SHORT NOTICE
WITH LONGER-TERM LEAD TIMES ,
HELPING US TO NAVIGATE THIS
SITUATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
HAS BEEN IMPERATIVE AND I KNOW
OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
REALLY APPRECIATES IT. WITH
THAT, I WILL INTRODUCE
MICHELLE NANCE, OUR FEDERAL
AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AND SHE WILL
KICK IT OFF AND DRIVE THE
TRAIN WITH LESLIE TO GIVE YOU
AN UPDATE ON WHAT COMES IN
2024. GO AHEAD, MICHELLE.
>> THANK YOU. HELLO, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE
TIME. I'M GOING TO BE GIVING A
FEDERAL UPDATE TODAY, ALONG
WITH OUR FEDERAL LESLIE --
THANK YOU, LESLIE POLLNER FOR
JOIN. WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A
FINAL LAY OF THE LAND AND ALSO,
AS DIRECTOR TARLETON MENTION,
WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO
MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE
AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND WITH
OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
YOU HAVE ALL BEEN VERY PRESENT
AND REALLY HELPED US ENGAGE
WITH THEM AND IT'S BEEN SO
HELPFUL FOR ALL OF US . I'M
GOING TO BE SHARING MY SCREEN
HERE. LET ME KNOW -- OKAY. LET
ME KNOW IF YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE
IT. DOES THAT WORK FOR
EVERYONE? ALSO, I CAN'T SEE
PEOPLE.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE IT. I'M GOING
THROUGH THIS WITHOUT SEEING
EVERYONE SO IF ANYONE IS
RAISING THEIR HAND, PLEASE JUST
INTERRUPT ME. FIRST OF ALL, I'M
JUST GOING TO START BY GOING TO
THE AGENDA REALLY QUICKLY SO
LESLIE IS GOING TO GIVE AN
UPDATE ON THE FEDERAL, THE 2024
APPROPRIATIONS PACKAGE AND ALSO
SOME OTHER KEY LEGISLATION IN
CONGRESS AND THEN I'M GOING TO
TALK ABOUT AT A HIGH LEVEL OUR
FEDERAL, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
DOING ON THE FEDERAL FUNDING
LEVEL, SPECIFICALLY TALKING
ABOUT THE BIPARTISAN LAW, AND
EARMARKS AND THEN ALSO FEDERAL
ENGAGEMENT AS WELL. THE TORIES
IN BRIEFINGS AND MEETINGS HAVE
US ORGANIZING AND LESLIE IS
GOING TO END WITH THE POLITICAL
LANDSCAPE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT
YEAR, THE 2024 ELECTIONS AND
THEN WE WILL AND WITH ANY
QUESTIONS AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT, FEEL FREE
TO INTERRUPT US -- NOT ABLE TO
SEE YOU BECAUSE OF THE SLIDE.
JUST SOMEONE INTERRUPT ME AND
WE CAN DEFINITELY STOP FOR IT
THEN OR TALK ABOUT IT AT THE
END. WE WERE NOT PLANNING ON
GOING THROUGH THE FEDERAL , THE
2024 FEDERAL GOALS. I KNOW WITH
MANY OF YOU ALREADY AND WE ARE
CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF
UPDATING THOSE FEDERAL GOALS .
WE HOPE TO HAVE THE FINAL
VERSION READY IN EARLY JANUARY
SO ONCE WE HAVE THAT FINALIZE,
WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU ALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
FEEDBACK ON THAT. WE ARE JUST
IN THE FINAL PHASES RIGHT NOW
OF GETTING IT ALREADY. BUT FOR
NOW, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
LESLIE.
>> THANKS SO MUCH, MICHELLE,
AND THANK YOU, DALE, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEM NELSON . WE
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK TOGETHER, WHETHER THAT'S
IT BEEN IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OR
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS. THERE'S A VERY
CHALLENGING TIMES AND I JUST
REALLY WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A TRUE
PRIVILEGE TO GET TO WORK SO
CLOSELY WITH MANY OF YOU AND
HOW MUCH I WILL MISS ALL OF YOU
THAT ARE LEAVING AND COMING OFF
THE COUNCIL. AGAIN, JUST
ECHOING MY DEEP APPRECIATION
AND THANKS. WITH THAT, LET ME
TURN TO THE MESS THAT IS
CONGRESS. IT NEVER FAILS TO
DISAPPOINT. SO FIRST AND
FOREMOST IS REALLY THE FEDERAL
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS. MANY
OF YOU WILL RECALL , THERE WAS
A DEBT CEILING DEAL THAT
CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT
AGREED TO IN JUNE THAT SET
HIGH-LEVEL SPENDING MARKS FOR
THE FY 24 APPROPRIATIONS. THE
SENATE CONTINUED TO MARK UP
THEIR BILLS TO THOSE
AGREED-UPON LEVELS. THE HOUSE
DID NOT. THE HOUSE DECIDED TO
GO LOWER AND, AS A RESULT, IT'S
BEEN VERY CHALLENGING TO REACH
ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT ON THE
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS AND SO YOU
HAVE SEEN SEVERAL DEADLINES
NOW, AND GO. THERE'S BEEN
THREATS OF SHUTDOWN BUT THERE
HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS EXTENSIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED. THE
MOST RECENT ONE WAS JUST
AGREED-UPON JUST A FEW WEEKS
AGO. -- THE 12 APPROPRIATION
BILLS INTO ONE SET OF BILLS
WILL EXPIRE ON JANUARY 19th.
THE SECOND SET OF BILLS WILL
EXPIRE ON FEBRUARY 2nd. THAT IS
A REALLY UNCONVENTIONAL
APPROACH. I CAN'T RECALL IT
EVER BEING DONE IN TWO TRANCHES
. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING NOW IS
THE HOUSING AND SENATE TRYING
TO COME TO SOME AGREED-UPON
LEVEL . SO THERE HAS BEEN A
TINY BIT OF PROGRESS HERE THAT
HAPPENED JUST THIS WEEKEND
WHERE YOU ACTUALLY SAW THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE FREEDOM
CAUCUS IN THE HOUSE, WHICH HAS
BEEN THE MOST CONSERVATIVE ARM
SAY THAT THEY ACTUALLY COULD
AGREE TO THE DEBT CEILING
LEVELS THAT HAVE BEEN AGREED TO
IN JUNE. AGAIN, THOSE LEVELS
ARE LOWER THAN ANY OF US WOULD
LIKE TO SEE BUT THEY ARE
HIGHER THAN WHAT THE HOUSE HAD
BEEN PROPOSING AND IF YOU CAN
AT LEAST GET SOME AGREEMENT ,
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT FIRST
STEP TO SOME FINAL RESOLUTION
BY THIS JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
DATE. NEXT SLIDE. SO WHAT YOU
HAVE BEEN SEEING THOUGH IS
EVEN WITHIN THE HOUSE, AND IT'S
PARTICULARLY NOTABLE HERE, EVEN
WITHIN THE HOUSE, THEY HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO PASS
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS SEPARATELY
BECAUSE EVEN WITHIN THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY, THERE HAS
BEEN DISAGREEMENT ABOUT WHAT
THE RIGHT SPENDING LEVELS ARE,
WHAT THE CUTS ARE, AND SO AS
YOU CAN SEE, THERE HAVE BEEN
VERY FEW BILLS THAT HAVE
ACTUALLY MADE IT THROUGH THE
HOUSE AND ONLY ONE BILL THAT
HAS PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS. SO WE
HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. I THINK
YOU WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT
THE COMING WEEKS TO HEAR ABOUT
THE POSSIBILITY OF A GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN. YOU KNOW? HOPEFULLY
THIS BID BY THE FREEDOM CAUCUS
IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP TO
NOT HAVING THAT , BUT IT
REMAINS VERY DYNAMIC AND
PRECARIOUS. NEXT SLIDE.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL
PENDING ITEMS AND OF COURSE
WITH THE APPROPRIATIONS TAKING
UP SO MUCH SPACE IT'S A LITTLE
TRICKY TO GET TO THIS. TOP OF
MIND IS THE PRESIDENT
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING REQUEST
WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
UKRAINE. OVER THE WEEKEND, THE
SENATE DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON TRYING TO WORK ON A
BIPARTISAN BASIS TO COME UP
WITH A BORDER PACKAGE THAT
WOULD ACCOMPANY UKRAINE AND
ISRAEL SPENDING BECAUSE THAT
WAS A DEMAND MADE BY HOUSE
REPUBLICANS. THOSE DISCUSSIONS
HAVE FAILED AND AT THIS POINT,
LEADER SCHUMER IS SAYING HE
MAY JUST GO AHEAD AND PUT THE
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING REQUEST ON
THE SENATE FLOOR TO TRY AND
MOVE THIS FORWARD AND NEGOTIATE
ON THAT AT A LATER POINT. THE
PRESIDENT ALSO MADE A REQUEST
FOR A NUMBER OF DOMESTIC
PRIORITIES, INCLUDING FUNDING
TO ADDRESS THE FENTANYL,
FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE
EXPIRING AFFORDABLE
CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM, WHICH HAS
BEEN VERY IMPORTANT SEATTLE.
NONE OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE
TAKEN OFF AT THIS TIME BECAUSE
THEY ARE VERY FOCUSED ON TRYING
TO GET UKRAINE AND ISRAEL
THROUGH AND OF COURSE, LARGER
APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING LOOMS
IN THE BACKGROUND, AS WELL, FOR
DOMESTIC PRIORITIES. ON THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
ACT, THAT'S AN ANNUAL BILL. IT
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO GET
TO AN AGREEMENT ON THAT AND
THEY MAY BE ABLE TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THAT BEFORE THE
HOLIDAYS. ON THE FARM BILL,
THEY'VE GIVEN THEMSELVES ALMOST
10 MONTHS TO GO SHE IT. I NOTED
DISH FROM PRO -- NUTRITION
PROGRAMS WHICH IS A NONSTARTER
FOR SENATE DEMOCRATS . THIS IS,
GIVEN THE CURRENT A TOUGH ONE
TO GET THROUGH AND SO THIS MAY
BE AN EXTENSION AND FINALLY,
ON THE FAA, THE FAA HAS
EXTENDED THIS. THIS IS FOR THE
FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION. THAT WAS
EXTENDED . THEY ARE NOWHERE
CLOSER TO HAVING A FINAL DEAL.
THEY ARE GOING TO DO ANOTHER
EXTENSION THROUGH MARCH 8th. A
LOT TO GET DONE BUT FRONT AND
CENTER OF COURSE IS
APPROPRIATIONS. NEXT SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU, LESLIE. WE ARE
WALKING THROUGH OUR EFFORTS
THROUGH A HIGH LEVEL TO
COORDINATE AND GO THROUGH AS
MUCH FEDERAL FUNDING AS
POSSIBLE. THERE ARE TWO MAIN
BUCKETS I'M GOING TO TALK
ABOUT. FIRST OF ALL, THE
BIPARTISAN IF A STRUCTURE LAW
AND INFLATION REDUCTION ACT.
SECONDLY, YOUR MARKS. ON THE
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, GOING
TO GO INTO THIS IN MORE DETAIL,
AND WHAT THE A TOTAL NUMBER OF
AWARDS THAT WE RECEIVED AT A
CITY SINCE MAY 2022 LAST YEAR
AND 21 AWARDS AND THEY HAVE
TOTALED ABOUT $95 MILLION .
THOSE, SOME OF THESE AWARDS ARE
SPREAD OUT OVER MULTIPLE YEARS
BUT IT'S A NEARLY $100 MILLION.
THEN, IN TERMS OF EARMARKS ,
YOU WILL HEAR THIS CALL
CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED
SPENDING AND ALSO COMMUNITY
PROJECT FUNDING IN THE HOUSE,
BUT JUST GOING TO COMBINE IT
AND CALL IT YOUR MARKS HERE TO
MAKE IT SIMPLER. FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 23 APPROPRIATIONS PACKAGE,
WILL RECEIVE $5 MILLION IN YOUR
MARKS AND THEN , FOR THIS
UPCOMING YEAR FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 2024, WE HAVE ABOUT $7.2
MILLION IN EARMARKS THAT HAVE
MOVE FORWARD SO FAR BUT THESE
ARE NOT FINAL YET AND IT'S PART
OF THE OVERALL 2024 PACK --
APPROPRIATIONS PACKAGE THAT
LESLIE WAS TALKING ABOUT. WE
WILL SEE WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING
WITH THEM BUT THIS IS THE
AMOUNT THAT SO FAR HAVE MOVED
FORWARD AND I AM GOING TO WALK
THROUGH THE PROJECTS, TO DOVE
IN A BIT ONCE WE GET TO THAT
SECTION. DRIVING IN A LITTLE
MORE INTO THE BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT. THE BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE LOSS, ALSO KNOW,
YOU MAY HERE CALLED THE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS ACT,
IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW A LITTLE
OVER TWO YEARS AGO. IT PROVIDES
$1.2 TRILLION IN OVER FIVE
YEARS AND THERE'S $550 BILLION
IN NEW SPENDING AS PART OF
THAT. THEN THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT, THIS IS
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S LANDMARK
CLIMATE RESOLUTION SIGNED INTO
LAW LAST AUGUST. IT AUTHORIZES
400 BILLION ON THE CLIMB
INVESTMENTS AND IT ALSO LOWERS
HEALTHCARE AND ENERGY COSTS.
JUST REALLY THESE TWO POINTS,
WE HAVE A GROUP THAT'S BEEN
COORDINATED BY DAVID KIM IN OUR
OFFICE AND ALSO WILLIAM SHAN IN
CBO. THEY CALL IT THE BILL
I.R.A. CORE GROUP AND THEY
HAVE BEEN WORKING TO COORDINATE
ALL THE FUNDING ALL THE GRANTS
THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING AFTER AT
THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
KNOW WHAT EVERYONE IS DOING AND
ALSO MAKE SURE THAT NONE OF THE
DEPARTMENTS ARE COMPETING AS
WELL IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.
THEY BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB AT
THAT. ONE INTERESTING THING
ABOUT THE INFLATION REDUCTION
ACT IS IT DOESN'T JUST GIVE
FUNDING THROUGH GRANT PROGRAMS.
IT ALSO GIVES FUNDING THROUGH
TAX CREDITS AND THERE ARE THESE
PRE-EXISTING CLEAN ENERGY TAX
CREDITS THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE
TO APPLY FOR IN THE PAST BUT
THROUGH THE INFLATION REDUCTION
ACT, IT EXPANDED THESE CREDITS
SO THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE
NET -- NOW ELIGIBLE . WE HAVE A
SMALL WORKING GROUP THAT WE
STARTED TO FIGURE ALL OF THIS
OUT WITH BOTH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, CBO, FINANCE
TEAM , ESSENTIALLY WE ARE
WAITING FOR A LOT MORE
INFORMATION RIGHT NOW FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT WE ARE
TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING IN
MOTION SO THAT AS SOON AS THE
REGISTRATION PORTAL OPENS UP,
WE ARE READY TO APPLY FOR THESE
TAX CREDITS AND THEY JUST IN
GENERAL COVER SOLAR, WIND, AND
BATTERIES. THEN, I AM GOING TO
WALK THROUGH THE NEXT FEW
SLIDES WHICH SHOW THE GRANTS
THAT HAVE BEEN AWARDED SO FAR.
I'M NOT GOING THROUGH EVERY
SINGLE GRANT BECAUSE THAT WOULD
TAKE A LONG TIME BUT I JUST
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
SPECIFIC ONES. YOU CAN SEE HERE
SAFE STREETS FOR ALL, THE THIRD
ROW DOWN, AND THAT WAS 25, OVER
$25 MILLION EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THAT IS FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS, MAINLY IN THE
RAINIER BEACH AREA, SOTO,
DOWNTOWN, AND ALSO UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT AREA. THIS INCLUDES
IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS ADDING
PROTECTED BIKE LANES, ADDING
A.D.A. ACCESSIBILITY TO THE
ROADS . THINGS THAT REALLY HELP
FURTHER OUR VISION ZERO,
OVERALL VISION ZERO PLAN.
THEN, THIS IS ANOTHER SLIDE.
GOING TO SKIP OVER TO THIS ONE
HERE ANOTHER ONE OF THE ONES
THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS
THE ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM.
THIS IS $15 MILLION FOR
RENOVATING THE SEATTLE CENTER
MONO RAIL STATION . THEN, THE
NEXT ONE HERE, I WANTED TO
POINT OUT THIS LAST ONE. IT'S
THE URBAN AND COMMUNITY FOREST
PROGRAM. THIS IS FUNDING FOR
COMMUNITY DRIVEN URBAN FORESTRY
AND JOB TRAINING AND ALSO TO
IMPROVE THE DELL RIDGE NATIVE
FOREST GARDEN AND THAT IS $12.9
MILLION AND I WANTED TO POINT
THAT ONE OUT BECAUSE THIS IS
ACTUALLY THE FIRST AWARD WE
HAVE RECEIVED THROUGH THE
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT SO THE
FUNDING IS JUST NOW STARTING TO
TRICKLE OUT THE THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT PROGRAMS. THIS IS
THE FIRST ONE THAT WE RECEIVE
SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT BUT IT'S REALLY EARLY ON
IN THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING
THROUGH THAT PIPELINE SO YOU
CAN STAY TUNED FOR MORE ON
THAT. I'M GOING TO JUST QUICKLY
GO THROUGH THE EARMARKS TO, I
THINK YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR BUT
JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS
ON THE SAME PAGE, EARMARKS ARE
ESSENTIALLY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR A
NONPROFIT TO CARRY OUT A
SPECIFIC COMMUNITY PROJECT. WE
REALLY LOVE THEM BECAUSE THEY
CAN BE MORE FLEXIBLE THAN A
GRANT PROGRAM. THEY ARE
REQUESTED BY MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS AND AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, THEY HAVE TWO
DIFFERENT NAMES. COMMUNITY
PROJECT FUNDING AND
CONGRESSIONAL SPENDING. SO OUR
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION HAS
MOVED FORWARD FOR DIFFERENT
EARMARK PROJECT REQUEST FOR US
THIS YEAR. WE ARE REALLY,
REALLY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF THEM
FOR THIS. I'M JUST GOING TO
WALK THROUGH AND A HIGH LEVEL
WHAT EACH OF THEM ARE SO THE
CARE DEPARTMENT PILOT PROGRAM,
FUNDING TO HELP BOTH
CONGRESSMAN SMITH AND BOTH --
PAUL MOVE THAT FORWARD. THEN
THE NEXT ONE IS SOUTH PARK
STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS TO
ESSENTIALLY ADD A FORMAL
DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN MUCH OF
SOUTH PARK BECAUSE MUCH OF
SOUTH PARK DOESN'T HAVE THAT
RIGHT NOW. THAT WAS MOVE
FORWARD BY BOTH SENATOR MURRAY
AND SENATOR CANTWELL . THE NEXT
ONE IS SOUTH PARK PASSIVE HOUSE
MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. YOU
MIGHT HEAR IT CALLED THE
HENDERSON STREET PROJECT. THAT
WAS MOVE FORWARD BY
CONGRESSWOMAN AND SHE ALSO MOVE
FORWARD SEISMIC UPGRADES TO
THE UNIVERSITY BRANCH LIBRARY.
AGAIN, WE WILL SEE IF THEY
END UP GETTING INCLUDED IN THE
OVERALL APPROPRIATIONS PACKAGE
IF CONGRESS ENDS UP PASSING IT
BUT THIS HAS WHAT HAS MOVED
FORWARD SO FAR THROUGH THE
PROCESS. THEN , JUST ONE MY
SLIDE HERE, WE DO A LOT OF
TOURISM BRIEFINGS AND MEETINGS
WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION AND WITH OUR STAFF
AND YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT WE
HAVE AN AMAZING CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION. WE ARE SO LUCKY
HERE IN SEATTLE AND YOU KNOW,
THE STAFF REALLY TAKES A LONG
TIME TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE
CITY OF SEATTLE'S PRIORITIES
ARE AND TO GO ON TORS AND YOU
KNOW, HERE BRIEFINGS ON
DIFFERENT THINGS SO IF THERE'S
EVER ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
SHOWCASE FOR OUR FEDERAL
DELEGATION, JUST LET ME KNOW.
OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY GOOD
PARTNERS IN ALL OF THIS, TOO.
THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF SOME
OF THEM NOT A COMPREHENSIVE
LIST. BUT NOW I'M GOING TO TURN
IT OVER TO LESLIE TO TALK
ABOUT THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE.
>> I WILL JUST SPEND A BRIEF
MOMENT HERE BUT NEEDLESS TO
SAY, NOVEMBER 2024 WILL BE A
VERY BIG ELECTION . WE HAVE ALL
THE HOUSE SEATS UP AND 34 OF
THE 100 SENATE SEATS WILL BE
UP. SO, YOU KNOW, IN
PARTICULAR, I THINK THE HOUSE
IS INTERESTING GIVEN HOW VERY
NARROW MAJORITY REPUBLICANS
CURRENTLY HAVE . I THINK THERE
IS A LOT OF FOCUS RIGHT NOW ON
THE SEATS IN NEW YORK AND IN
CALIFORNIA AS POSSIBLE PICKUPS
FOR DEMOCRATS. I THINK JUST TO
GIVE YOU A QUICK, THE MOOD HERE
IS THAT THE HOUSE IS VERY MUCH
WITHIN REACH FOR DEMOCRATS.
THE SENATE IS A MORE
COMPLICATED MAP AND I WANT TO
SHOW THAT IN A MOMENT BUT NEXT
SLIDE. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A
FLAVOR, NOT TO RUN THROUGH ANY
OF THIS IN GREAT DETAIL , BUT,
YOU KNOW, YOU ARE SEEING A
NUMBER OF COMPETITIVE RACES.
THERE HAVE BEEN AN
EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF
RETIREMENTS EVEN SINCE MICHELLE
AND I PUT THIS DECK TOGETHER.
THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW
ADDITIONAL VOTES THAT HAVE
ANNOUNCED THEY ARE DONE,
UNDERSTANDABLE. I THINK THERE
IS A REAL SOD THAT THE
DEMOCRATS MIGHT BE ABLE TO TAKE
OVER THE HOUSE IN NOVEMBER.
NEXT SLIDE. THEN THIS SENATE
IS A TRICKIER MAP. YOU HAVE FAR
MORE DEMOCRATIC SEATS THAT ARE
UP. YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY SEEN
MANSION -- I THINK THAT WILL
BE A VERY CHALLENGING -- WE
WILL SEE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
TOP OF THE TICKET THAT ENDS UP
WITH THE KEY SWING STATES, AS
WELL. NEXT SLIDE. I THINK WITH
THAT, WE WILL TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY, I AM NOT SEEING ANY
QUESTIONS HERE BUT FEEL FREE,
IF YOU THINK OF -- OH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, THANK
YOU.
>> HEY, I THOUGHT OF SOMETHING.
THE REQUEST FOR FEDERAL FUNDS
FOR RECONNECT SOUTH PARK. CAN
YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHERE THAT IS IN THE PROCESS ?
>> YEAH. THAT IS A PLANNING
GRANT. IT'S NOT FOR ANY
NATURAL CONSTRUCTION, BUT IT IS
FOR PLANNING. MY UNDERSTAND, I
DON'T THINK WE'VE ACTUALLY
RECEIVED THE FUNDS YET. WE WERE
GIVEN, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TOLD
THAT WE WERE AWARDED IT BUT I
KNOW IT'S IN THE PROCESS TO
ACTUALLY GET THE FUNDS BUT I
DON'T THINK WE'VE GOTTEN THOSE
FUNDS YET. I DO KNOW THAT THEY
WILL BE CONNECTING SOUTH PARK,
THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING
THROUGHOUT THIS TIME AND I KNOW
THEY PUT TOGETHER A VISION MAP
THAT IS ONLINE. MAYBE YOU HAVE
ALREADY SEEN IT, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. I KNOW THAT WAS THE
LATEST STEP THAT I HEARD FROM
THEM AND I THINK A MONTH OR TWO
AGO THEY HAD A COMMUNITY
GATHERING. A COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDER MEETING TO MEET
WITH PEOPLE BUT THAT IS REALLY
THE EXTENT THAT I KNOW. I'M
HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND
TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
>> I WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE
FUNDS ARE NOT AMONG THE FUNDS
THAT ARE BEING HELD UP. THEY
HAVE THAT APPROVED. THAT IS
WHAT I WAS WONDERING.
>> YES. IT'S BEEN APPROVED. I
DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE RECEIVED
THEM YET.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT. OKAY,
PERFECT.
>> THEY WERE PROVIDED.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, I HAVE ONE QUESTION
ABOUT PAGE SEVEN. THERE WAS
MENTION OF LOWERING HEALTHCARE
COSTS . WAS THAT REFERRING TO
INCREASING MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENTS OR WAS THAT
SOMETHING ELSE AND IF THAT IS A
BIG LONG CONVERSATION, WE CAN
TALK ABOUT IT LATER .
>> IT IS NOT. LESLIE, DO YOU
WANT TO GO FOR A?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY. IT'S NOT
RELATED TO ANY MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENTS. A LOT OF IT HAD
TO DO WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PRICING. WE CAN SUBTLY SEND YOU
A SUMMARY IF THAT'S HELPFUL.
>> OKAY. THANKS.
>> OKAY, IF THERE ARE NOT ANY
QUESTIONS, I'M NOT SEEING ANY,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR
TEAM, WE FEEL FOR YOU WITH WHAT
YOU ARE GOING THROUGH BACK
THERE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
HARD WORK AND WE WILL BE IN
TOUCH. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. HAVE A GREAT
HOLIDAY AND BE SAFE, EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOODBYE.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL BEGIN OUR
NEXT DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW
OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS,
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. THIS IS WHERE WE
GO AROUND. IT'S HARD TO
REMEMBER WHEN YOU HAD TO KIND
OF A REGULAR BRIEFING BEFORE
BUT THE ORDER OF DISCUSSION IS
ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED
ROLLCALL FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS WHICH IS DESIGNATED
ALPHABETICALLY. BY LAST NAME.
THIS WEEK'S ROLLCALL ROTATION
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON, PLEASE BEGIN AND THEN
HANDED OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM NELSON . GOOD AFTERNOON
, THERE ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON
THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA
TOMORROW AFTERNOON . ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THERE WILL
BE ONE ITEM RELATED TO THE
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. COUNCIL
BILL 120709 . SINCE OUR
ESTEEMED COMMITTEE CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I WILL BE
SPEAKING TO IT AS VICE CHAIR.
COUNCIL BILL 120709 IS THE
2023 EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE. OUR
CENTRAL STAFF HAS INDICATED
THAT THE COUNCIL BILL IS
RELATIVELY STANDARD . IF YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE
CONTACT KARINA BULL ON CENTRAL
STAFF. AGAIN, THAT IS COUNCIL
BILL 120709 . OUR FINAL
MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION
OF SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR
TOMORROW, AT 5:30 A.M. WE WILL
HAVE A PACKED AGENDA AS WE
STRIVE TO COMPLETE SEVERAL
ITEMS REQUESTED BY THE TWO
DEPARTMENTS, SDOT AND SPU.
BEFORE THE FINAL COUNCIL
MEETING ON DECEMBER 12th. WE
WILL ATTEMPT TO MOVE QUICKLY
THROUGH THE ITEMS TO BE ABLE TO
ADJOURN BY NOON. HOWEVER, I
ASKED THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
RESERVE TIME UP UNTIL 12:30
P.M. IN CASE THE MEETING RUNS
LONG. HE'S A PREVIOUS SOME OF
THESE ITEMS. -- HERE IS A
PREVIEW OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS.
WILL MOVE TO REAPPOINTMENTS TO
THE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE .
WHILE THAT LEVY IS EXPIRING
NEXT YEAR, ITS ORIGINAL
AUTHORIZATION ORDINANCE STILL
REQUIRES ONGOING OVERSIGHT. IN
ADDITION TO THOSE
REAPPOINTMENTS, WE WILL HEAR
FROM LEADERS OF OUR SEATTLE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL
PROVIDE A HIGH-LEVEL PREVIEW OF
THEIR FORTHCOMING
RECOMMENDATIONS ON A POTENTIAL
NEW CAPITAL SPENDING PACKAGE
FOR PRINT TRANSPORTATION.
FORMAL INPUT OF THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AS REQUIRED BY
SECTION 9 OF THE ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE, 124796, IMPROVED TO
2015 FOR THAT NINE YEAR, NONE
HER $30 MILLION PROPERTY TAX
LEVY. AS REQUIRED BY THAT WERE
DUDES, BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND
APRIL 30, 2024, THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE REQUEST AND THE CITY
COUNCIL REGARDING THE
ADVISABILITY OF PROPOSING TO
THE VOTERS OF SEATTLE ANOTHER
LEVY TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
PROPERTY TAXES FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED BY
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IN
MAKING ANY SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS
WILL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO THE CITY SUCCESS IN
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION,
INCLUDING ITS ABILITY TO MANAGE
AND CONTROL PROJECT COSTS. THE
ABILITY OF -- THE AVAILABILITY
TO A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE
TAX AND A FEE PAID AND THE USE
OF THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM AND THE UNDERLYING NEED
FOR FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE USES
IDENTIFIED IN SECTION 6. THE
MAYOR IN THE COUNCIL ANY --
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. SO THAT IS
IN THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE. SO
DURING OUR COMMITTEE TOMORROW,
WE WILL RECEIVE A HIGH-LEVEL
PREVIEW OF THE FORTHCOMING
RECOMMENDATIONS . OUR COMMITTEE
WILL ALSO CONSIDER A FEW OTHER
UPDATES FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
INCLUDING RAILROAD AGREEMENT
UPDATES, FINAL APPROVAL FOR AN
ALLEY VACATION, A BILL
CLARIFYING INDEMNIFICATION
PROVISIONS, TITLE 15 OF OUR
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND AN
EASEMENT ACCEPTANCE FROM THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. AN AGREEMENT
WITH A LOCAL TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
REGARDING THE COLUMNS OF THE
WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AND A
POTENTIAL BRIEFING -- WELL,
ACTUALLY, A BRIEF AND CONFIRM
ON THE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR CITY-OWNED BRIDGES. FOR
MORE INFORMATION, CALVIN CHOW
HAS WRITTEN THREE ITEMS. THESE
WERE CIRCULATED IN THE EMAIL I
BELIEVE ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 27
AND YOU CAN FIND THEM ATTACHED
TO THE AGENDA. THERE WILL ALSO
BE TWO TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
ONE FOR COUNCIL BILL 120713
AND THE OTHER ONE FOR 120715.
CALVIN WILL WALK US THROUGH
THAT. COUNCIL THE 120714 IS A
STREET BIG ASIAN THAT --
STREET VACATION THAT RETURNS
THEM FOR FINAL APPROVAL. SDOT
WILL BE AT THE COMMITTEE TO
ATTEST THAT THE -- IN THE
COUNCILS PUT CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL . FOR MORE
INFORMATION, WITHIN
CIRCULATED A -- A 28 FROM CITY
COUNCILS AND STAFF. YOU CAN
FIND THAT ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA, AS WELL. FROM OUR
SEATTLE UTILITIES, WE WILL HEAR
THEIR ANNUAL JUSTICE -- FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. WE
WILL ALSO LOAD VOTE ON
RESOLUTION 32119 , WHICH WILL
-- 31st AVENUE SOUTH AND 32nd
AVENUE SOUTH AS CHERYL CHOW
BOULEVARD. AS WE KNOW SHE IS
THE SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR AT A
SENT SEVERAL -- AND IS A
MENTOR AND COUNCILS -- THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MORALE US
SPONSORING THAT -- AND
FINALLY, WE WILL TAKE ACTION
ON -- ALSO SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. THE
SIDEWALK LEGISLATION IS A
PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE SIDEWALKS
BE FIXED OR INSTALLED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH MAJOR STREET
IMPROVEMENT CAPITAL PROJECTS.
THAT ARE LED BY SDOT. A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF
THAT LEGISLATION. WE FIRST
HEARD THAT ITEM BACK ON
SEPTEMBER 19th AND TOMORROW, WE
WILL VOTE ON IT AND INCLUDING A
CLARIFYING AMENDMENT THAT WAS
CIRCULATED TODAY AND IS ALSO
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. THIS
PAST SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, WE
CELEBRATED THE FIRST ANNUAL
MALIK -- DAY. AS YOU MAY RECALL
THE LARGER-THAN-LIFE
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT DAVIS
PASSED AWAY EARLIER THIS YEAR
ON FEBRUARY 21st. HIS FAMILY
AND I ARE VERY GROUP GRATEFUL
THAT THIS COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR
SIGNED A PROCLAMATION
CELEBRATING HIS LIFE AND
DESIGNATED HIS BIRTHDAY
DECEMBER 2nd AS MALIK DAVIS
DAY. THE PROCLAMATION WE
APPROVE DELIBERATELY HAD NO
YEAR ON IT SO IT CAN BE EASILY
CONTINUED TO BE CELEBRATED EACH
YEAR IN THE FUTURE. MALIK
DAVIS BEGAN HIS LEGENDARY WORK
FOR SEATTLE CITY GOVERNMENT
BACK IN 1998 BEFORE SERVING AS
A AID FOR MARGARET PAGE
LETTER. AFTER WORKING FOR HIS
NONPROFIT THAT HELPS. -- HE
RETURNED TO CITY COUNCIL WORK
WITH MY OFFICE AND I'M FOREVER
GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO
SPEND THAT TIME WITH HIM . HIS
ENTHUSIASTIC EXPERIENCE WAS ON
WITH HIS FAMILY, AS WELL AS
WITH HIS NEIGHBORS AND
COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS WHO
ALWAYS REMEMBER AND HOPEFULLY
PASS ALONG HIS LOVABLE LIFE
LESSONS. FINALLY, IN DISTRICT
4, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME
BRIGHT HOLIDAY CHEER DURING THE
REST OF DECEMBER, YOU CAN VISIT
THE WORLD-FAMOUS CANDY CANE
LANE. AS YOU MAY KNOW, THIS
ANNUAL BLAZE OF LIGHTS AND
DECORATION IS OPEN TO EVERYONE
AND LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF
NORTHEAST -- AND PARK ROAD
NORTHEAST. FOR DECADES, CANDY
CANE LANE HAS PROVIDED PEACE
AND GOOD TIDINGS AND GREAT JOY
THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON,
ESPECIALLY TO TINY TOTS WITH
THEIR EYES ALL AGLOW. THIS
CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ANY
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE
FORWARD TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS? YES? COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSON. JUST WANTED TO CHECK
IN WITH YOU REGARDING YOUR
CULTURALLY MODIFYING TREE BILL
FOR TOMORROW. HOW YOU WOULD
LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THAT. I
KNOW WE RECEIVED COMMUNICATION
FROM THE MUCKLESHOOT TRIBE TO
ENGAGE FURTHER BEFORE WE TAKE A
VOTE.
>> YES. WE RECEIVED AN
ENDORSEMENT FROM THE ADVISORY
COUNCIL AND THEN WE ALSO GOT A
LETTER THAT YOU REFERENCED AND
THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS IS ENGAGED WITH
MUCKLESHOOT AND IT WOULD BE ON
NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA IF WE WERE
HERE BUT NOT TOMORROW
>> SO WE ALREADY HAVE FROM THE
FIFTH TO NEXT WEEK, AT THE
EARLIEST.
>> YES. IT'S NOT ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA.
>> OKAY. GREAT. WELL I WILL
KEEP FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU
OFF-LINE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT,
LET'S PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
>> I DON'T THINK SHE'S HERE.
>> OKAY. YEP. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO
TEM NELSON . THERE ARE NO
ITEMS ON THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE
AS YOU WILL KNOW, I LIKE TO
BEFORE SO WE LOOK AT THIS SET
OF MEETINGS POST BUDGET , WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF SO WE HAVE
TWO BILLS. ONE IS -- WHICH
AND THEN THE SECOND IS A
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING
CHANGE FOR MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS.
SO THOSE TWO BILLS WERE HEARD
IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. THEY
WILL BE HEARD IN COMMITTEE THIS
FRIDAY AND WE WILL NEED TO
SUSPEND THE RULES FOR BOTH OF
THOSE BILLS TO ALLOW A VOTE ON
THE SAME DAY PUBLIC HEARING, AS
WELL AS VOTING ALL OF THE
BILLS THAT I'M GOING TO TALK
ABOUT, VOTING TO SUSPEND THE
BILLS TO ALLOW THEM TO BE VOTED
OUT OF COMMITTEE AND SENT TO
THE NEXT FULL COUNCIL BECAUSE
THE MEETINGS AFTER THURSDAY AT
NOON . THE OTHER ITEMS WE BEEN
WORKING ON ARE THE
TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION
REGARDING THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL ZONING CHANGES. MY
OFFICE HAS, WE ARE ALMOST DONE
DRAFTING A STAKEHOLDER
OUTREACH. WE SHOULD BE COMPLETE
BY TOMORROW. FOR THE MARITIME
TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION, WE
PLAN TO GET THIS INFORMATION
OUT TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THERE
IS NO CONFUSION. I KNOW LAST
TIME IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR FULL
COUNCIL HEARING FOCUSING THE
COMMUNITY DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE
THAT WE HAD A SUBSTITUTE BILL
AS A DRAFT, AS A CHANGE FOR
THAT RESOLUTION AND SO I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS
ACCESS TO THE FULL INFORMATION
BEFORE WE BRING IT TO FULL
COUNCIL. THIS WEEK'S LAND-USE
COMMITTEE WILL -- WE ALSO HAVE
A CONTRACT SET FOR THIS
UPCOMING MEETING. WE DO HAVE
SOME DESIGN REVIEW BOARD AND
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE REAPPOINTMENT SO
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
APPOINTMENTS AND THE EDI
REAPPOINTMENT , WE HAVEN'T
GOTTEN A FULL, WE HAVEN'T GONE
ALL THE APPOINTMENTS
TRANSMITTED TO US AND SO WE ARE
GOING TO MAKE A DETERMINATION
ON WHETHER TO SEND THEM ALL TO
CORE COUNCIL OR HOW TO PROCEED
BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO GET
EVERYONE THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
TO ENGAGE. WE ALSO HAD THE
PERMIT AUDIT REVIEW, THE SECOND
OF TWO MEETINGS. WE HAD THIS IN
COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 20th. WE
ALSO HAD IT LAST WEEK. WE'VE
HAD THE HIGH-LEVEL BROAD
STROKES ON OCTOBER 20th AND
THEN THIS LAST WEEK, WE HAD S
DCI AT COMMITTEE TO RESPOND.
THERE WERE MANY ISSUES RAISED.
S DCI HAS BEGUN TO ADDRESS
MANY OF THE ISSUES WITHIN OUR
PURVIEW AND THERE ARE MANY MORE
DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED. WE WILL
HAVE THE AUDIT TEAM AND THE
DEPARTMENTS RETURN NEXT YEAR TO
REVIEW THE AUDIT TOGETHER AND
OUTLINE THE NEXT STEPS BECAUSE
MANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS WERE
NOT ABLE TO JOIN US AT
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK AND SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE EVERY
SINGLE DEPARTMENT THAT TOUCHES
PERMITS. JUST FOR PEOPLE'S
GENERAL WARNINGS, THERE ARE
ALSO REVIEW DESKS THAT ARE
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S PURVIEW. WE WILL, IN
THE COMING YEAR REVIEW EACH
RECOMMENDATION SO WE ARE GOING
TO GO RECOMMENDATION BY
RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE IF YOU
GO BACK AND WATCH THE TAPE FROM
THE TWO COMMITTEE HEARINGS, YOU
CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A LARGE
DEPTH OF INFORMATION THAT I
FEEL LIKE WE'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE
TO GET THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
AND SO WE ARE GOING TO NEED
SOME TIME TO GO ONE BY ONE ON
THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS
WEEK'S MEETING WILL BE THE
SECOND TIME WE HEAR THE TWO
BILLS IN COMMITTEE AS THE
TYPICAL PROCEDURE AND AGAIN, WE
ARE ONLY HEARING THE
APPOINTMENTS, POSSIBLY HEARING
THE APPOINTMENTS AND THE
CONTRACT RE-ZONE ONCE IN
COMMITTEE AS A STANDARD
PROCEDURE SO NEEDING TO SUSPEND
THE RULES, TO VOTE THE
COMMITTEE OUT AND TO SEND
THOSE TO FULL COUNCIL ON
DECEMBER 12. THE NEXT FINAL
LAND-USE COMMITTEE WILL BE A
SPECIAL MEETING THIS FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 8th AT 2:00 P.M. WE
WILL HEAR FROM THE SECOND TIME
THE MASTER USE PERMIT
EXTENSION, WHICH THIS
LEGISLATION WILL EXTEND THE
LIFE OF MASTER USE PERMIT
APPROVED FROM ISSUANCE MARCH
2022 DECEMBER 31st 2026 FROM
THREE YEARS TO SIX YEARS .
COLLEGE, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS, THERE'S A VERY
GOOD GRAPHIC IN THIS
PRESENTATION THAT DEMONSTRATES
THE CONTINUITY OF PEOPLE BEING
ABLE TO APPLY FOR EXTENSIONS
VERSUS JUST HAVING ONE LONG
BLOCK OF THE LIFE OF THAT. I
AM LIKELY GOING TO BE PUTTING
FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE
THE START DATE FROM MARCH 1st
2022 SEPTEMBER 1st 2019. WHEN
WE KNOW THAT THE MASTER USE
PERMITS TAKE A LONG TIME TO
GET ISSUED AND THEN TAKE A
REALLY LONG TIME TO UTILIZE
ALONG WITH THE BUILDING PERMITS
THAT ALSO NEED TO BE ISSUED ,
WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THIS BILL
IS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID
PANDEMIC, WHERE A LOT OF
ASSUMPTIONS WERE PUT ON PAUSE
IN MARCH OF 2020 AND REGARDING
MASTER USE PERMITS, A LOT OF
THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE HAD A
CHANGE IN MARCH OF 2020 WERE
ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE MADE
POSSIBLE YEARS IN ADVANCE,
WHICH IS WHY I AM LOOKING TO
EXTEND THAT WINDOW BY SIX
MONTHS. THE SECOND BILL WE
WILL HAVE IN COMMITTEE THIS
WEEK IS REGARDING INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME MEDICAL USE SIZE
LIMITS. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD
CHANGE THE MAXIMUM SIZE OF USE
LIMITS FOR EXISTING MEDICAL
SERVICES WITHIN THE
MANUFACTURING MARITIME
LOGISTICS ZONE EAST OF AIRPORT
WAY SOUTH WITHIN THE --. ONE
OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE HAD
A TIGHT RESTRICTION AROUND
MEDICAL USES IN INDUSTRIAL
ZONES IS SO THAT WE DO NOT
DISPLACE MARITIME WAR
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR JOBS OR USES
MY LARGE MEDICAL FACILITIES
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A
NARROWLY TAILORED, SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT EXISTING MEDICAL USES .
AGAIN, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
APPOINTMENTS TO DESIGN REVIEW
BOARDS AND REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT MISSION.
AS I SAID A MOMENT AGO, BECAUSE
WE HAVE ONLY ABOUT HALF OF
THESE APPOINTMENTS THROUGH THE
IRC THIS WEEK, WE WILL BE
MAKING A JUDGMENT CALL WHETHER
TO SEND COUNCIL TO HOLD THE
COKE REPORT FOR NEXT YEAR.
LASTLY, -- COHORT FOR NEXT
YEAR. LASTLY, WE HAVE CLERK
FILE FOR 1620 16th AVENUE
FROM LOW RISE THREE TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL THREE
WITH A 65 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT AND
THIS WOULD ALSO COME WITH A
PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT. AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM, THAT IS THE
REPORT FROM THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S
SEE. , COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NEXT ON THE
ROLL CALL .
>> OKAY, SO WE HAVE A COUPLE
OF ITEMS COMING FROM THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE AND -- I WILL BE
SPEAKING TO, AS MENTIONED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
NELSON. AS FAR AS THE
LEGISLATION COMING FROM THE
ALEX SAFETY AND COMMITTEE, TWO
ITEMS THAT WE WILL BE HEARING
AT FULL COUNCIL INCLUDE THE
APPOINTMENT OF KELLY ELLIS AS
THE EXECUTIVE -- OF THE
COMMITMENT. ALICE HAS BEEN
OPERATING AS -- OR ABOUT A
YEAR NOW. AND SHE HAS BEEN
BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE
COMMITTEE ITSELF AND THEIR
DESIRED APPOINTMENT.
ULTIMATELY, WE WILL BE HEARING
IN FULL COUNCIL A FREE
TRANSFER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
FORMER DUMARS SEATTLE CITY
SUBSTATION IN THE HIGHLAND PARK
AREA. THE PROPERTY , THE
COMMUNITY HAS LONG BEEN
INTERESTED IN MAKING AVAILABLE
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SOME
SORT OF GROUND-FLOOR RETAIL
USE. IN ADDITION, THE ITEMS
THAT ARE NOT COMING FROM THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE BUT THAT ARE
ON FULL COUNCIL A DID AGENDA ,
ONE OF THOSE IS COUNCIL BILL
1207 0 , WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
REFERRING TO AS A -- WITH THE
GUILD. IT SERVES AS A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO
ADDRESS SEVERAL EMERGENT ISSUES
RELATED TO THE OLD CONTRACT
THAT WE PULLED OUT FROM THE
NEGOTIATIONS ON THE LARGER
CONTRACT IN ORDER TO JUST GET
SOME RESOLUTION ON THOSE THREE
ISSUES. THE THREE ISSUES ARE
ALLOWING -- RESPONSE TEAM TO
HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY, TO
RESPOND TO PEOPLE AND MENTAL
HEALTH CRISES. THE SECOND IS
ALLOWING THE PARKS RANGERS,
WHICH ARE CURRENTLY LIMITED TO
DOWNTOWN PARKS TO OPERATE
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THEN
LASTLY, IT ALSO ENHANCES
FLEXIBILITY FOR CIVILIANS FOR
SPECIAL EVENTS. THE USE OF A
FOREIGN OFFICER IS NOT REQUIRED
AND ULTIMATELY, IN EXCHANGE FOR
THAT ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY TO
SPD TO USE NON-SWORN OFFICERS,
IT ALSO ACCOMPANIES A PREMIUM
PAY BONUS . IN THOSE CASES
WHERE OFFICES MUST BE USED.
STAFF SENT THIS MMO TO ALL OF
US ABOUT THIS SIDE AGREEMENT ON
FRIDAY AND AGAIN, AS A
REMINDER, IS NOT THE OVERALL
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT. THE SEPTEMBER'S
CONSENT RULING BY JUDGE ROMARE
AT STATE -- THE CITY WILL BE
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT WITHIN 30
DAYS OF REACHING THAT TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT AND AN ANALYSIS OF
THE FACT OF THE AGREEMENT ON
SPD'S ACCOUNTABILITY AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY'S
2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE.
YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY ITEMS IN THIS
M.O. YOU, YOU WILL NOT FIND
THEM BUT THERE WILL BE, THERE
IS A PROCESS IN PROCESS WHERE
THE JUDGE IS GOING TO REVIEW
THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON THE
LARGER CONTRACT TO DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE
MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE. AND
MEETING SOME OBJECTIVES THAT
THE COURT HAS IDENTIFIED AS
IMPORTANT. LASTLY, THE LAST
ITEM THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE
HEARING TOMORROW, NOT COMING
FROM MY COMMITTEE BUT COMING
FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
INSTEAD IS A BILL RELATED TO
CONTRACT PROVIDER PAY,
REQUIRING THAT PROVIDER PAY
WOULD APPROPRIATED BY THE
COUNCIL OR MAYOR AND IDENTIFIED
AS WAGE EQUITY FUNDS THAT --
THE ONLY USED FOR INCREASES
FOR HUMAN PURPOSES, WORKERS ,
AND ADDITION TO THE
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS BUT
THE ORDINANCE ITSELF
ESTABLISHES SOME CONTRACTING
AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,
REGARDING THE USE OF SUCH
APPROPRIATE MONEY TO CONFIRM
THAT THE FUNDS ARE BEING USED
IN A WAY THAT IS CONSISTENT
WITH COUNCIL . AS FAR AS THE
NEXT AND LAST SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. THUS FAR,
WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
THAT'S COMING UP NEXT TUESDAY
ON DECEMBER 12th AND THAT WILL
INCLUDE A LEAD ON AN UPDATE ON
THE LEAD PROGRAM AND ITS THIRD
QUARTER METRICS. THERE'S A
POSSIBILITY THAT WE WILL HAVE
ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA BUT
THAT IS THE ONE THAT WE HAVE
CONFIRMED THUS FAR. NEXT,
COMMITTEE REPORT OUT WILL BE
ON THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
CLIMATE ACTION AND MANY OF US I
THINK MOST OF US WERE PRESENT
FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
CLIMATE ACTION MEETING LAST
WEEK TO HEAR A BRIEFING ON THE
PROPOSED MISSIONS PERFORMANCE
STANDARD LEGISLATION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BEING PRESENT. THE
COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN ON
THURSDAY AND IT'S SCHEDULED TO
VOTE AT THAT TIME AND JUST
REPORTING OUT THAT THUS FAR,
NO AMENDMENTS WERE RECEIVED BY
FROM COUNCILMEMBERS BY THE
DEADLINE OF NOON ON FRIDAY.
THERE WILL BE A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS AN ERROR
THAT STAFF IDENTIFY.
MEETINGS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS
COUNCIL MEETINGS ASIDE, JUST AN
UPDATE ON LAST WEEK'S REGIONAL
COMMITTEE. ON FRIDAY, I
ATTENDED IN CHAIR THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION COUNCIL.
THERE WERE TWO ISSUES CURBED
AT THAT MEETING. ONE WAS
RELATED TO A PRESENTATION OF
THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORKGROUP.
THESE WERE DERIVED FROM AN
ACTION THAT I SPONSORED IN 2021
TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
NONCRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO CAUSE HARM
AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
WE HEARD ABOUT IN THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PREVENTION COUNCIL ON
FRIDAY, JUST ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FROM THE PRESENTERS
FROM THE WORKGROUP TO
RECOGNIZE NOT ONLY THE FACT
THAT COUNCIL PASSED A BUDGET
ACTION TO GET THEM MOVING IN
THE DIRECTION THAT RESULTED IN
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, WITH
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
THEMSELVES WERE ACTED ON BY
THE COUNCIL IN THIS BUDGET
CYCLE. WE DID PROVIDE SOME
FUNDING TO PARTIALLY ADDRESS
THE RECOMMENDATION AND I
BELIEVE THERE IS GOING TO BE
SOME SOONER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
ANOTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THE REST OF THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT'S REALLY
EXCITING. GET THIS PROGRAM UP
AND RUNNING. THE SECOND ITEM ON
THE -- PREVENTION MEETING WAS
A PRESENTATION RELATED TO
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SEEK
THEN SPEAK PROGRAM. THIS IS AN
INNOVATIVE RESPONSE TO THE
MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER LAST
YEAR TO ADDRESS THE BACKLOG OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTS IN THE
CITY. THIS COMES OUT THIS
WEEK. HAVING MY REGULAR MEETING
WITH -- ON THURSDAY. THAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN LAST WEEK
BUT IT'S BEEN RESCHEDULED TO
THIS WEEK AND ALSO MEETING WITH
-- ON FRIDAY. THAT IS ALL I'VE
GOT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS , SEEING NONE I
WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT NEXT COMMITTEE FOR THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE
CHANGE TO CONSIDER THE
LEGISLATION AGAIN. SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT UPDATE. I WILL BE
HOPEFULLY BRIEF WITH MY UPDATE
THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL BE
HAVING OUR FIRST COMMITTEE
MEETING SINCE MID-SEPTEMBER ON
DECEMBER 6th AT 2:00 P.M. THE
ITEMS ON THE PACKED AGENDA HAVE
BEEN POSTED AND DEFINITELY WANT
TO FLAG THAT THIS MEETING IS
LIKELY TO GO ON FOR A WHILE, AS
THE LAST ONE OF THE YEAR WITH
SO MANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. WE
WILL BE CONSIDERING PERSONAL
GUARANTEE LEGISLATION THAT WAS
FIRST TRADUCED BY MY OFFICE IN
THE LATE SUMMER AND WE WILL
ALSO BE RECEIVING PRESENTATIONS
ON THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVE PROGRESS FROM THE
SEATTLE CENTER AND THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND PARKS AND
RECREATION SO WE LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING UPDATES FROM 2023 ON
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
INITIATIVES IN THESE
DEPARTMENTS. WE HAVE FIVE
REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION
WHICH WILL BE HANDLED AS A
CONSENT PACKAGE AND WE ARE ALSO
GOING TO BE HEARING AN
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING NEW
APPOINTMENT TERMS FOR THE
CENTRAL WATERFRONT OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE AND CREATING
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS ON THE
COMMITTEE. THERE'S GOING TO BE
AN ORDINANCE FINALLY RELATED
TO UTILITY EASEMENTS IN
MAGNOLIA TO KING COUNTY FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A
COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW
PIPELINE. SO LET'S STAY --
STAY FOCUSED HERE FOR THE LAST
MEETING OF THE YEAR AND LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THIS
WEDNESDAY ON THAT AGENDA.
FINALLY, OUR PARTNERS AT THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY HAVE
GIVEN ME A COUPLE OF UPDATES TO
SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES AND
GENERAL PUBLIC. THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS SELECTED ROB
GANNON AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. HE
COMES AFTER STINTS WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND KING
COUNTY PUBLIC METRO. THE
LIBRARY IS EXCITED FOR ROB TO
BEGIN WORK ON DECEMBER 11th AND
THANKS VALERIE , I WONDER FOR
FILLING IN AS AN INTERIM IN
THIS CRITICAL ROLL OF THE LAST
SEVERAL MONTHS. VALERIE WILL BE
RETURNING TO HER ROLL AS THE
DOWNTOWN REGIONAL MANAGER FOR
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
WITH THAT , COLLEAGUES, I DON'T
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND
I WILL PASS THIS ALONG TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. I DO HAVE A
COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS EDUCATION AND
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CULTURE
COMMITTEE SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY
AT 9:30. I AM STILL AWAITING
CONFIRMATION THAT I WILL HAVE
A FORM BUT ASSUMING THAT WE
HAVE THAT, THE MEETING WILL BE
AT 9:30 FRIDAY. WE DO HAVE 29
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THERE WILL
BE 26 APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS, AS WELL AS
TWO EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS FOR
THE MAYORS DIRECTOR CANDIDATES
AT THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE AND THE DEPARTMENT AND
NEIGHBORHOODS. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A VOTE ON LANDMARK
LEGISLATION TO LANDMARK THE
PINK ELEPHANT CAR WASH SIDE. --
SIGN. IF WE CANNOT CONFIRM
QUORUM , IT'S POSSIBLE WE WILL
CANCEL THE COMMITTEE MEETING
AND THOSE APPOINTMENTS WILL
NEED TO BE MOVED TO NEXT YEAR.
TOMORROW, IN THE
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE, I HAVE A RELATIVE
SOLUTION -- RESOLUTION AS
PEDERSON MENTIONED TO RENAME A
PORTION OF SOUTH MOUNT BAKER
BOULEVARD IN HONOR OF CHERYL
CHOW . WE ALSO HAVE A SIDEWALK
UPDATE TO THE COMPLETE STREETS
ORDINANCE . IT ALSO, IN
TOMORROW'S COMMITTEE MEETING,
WE WILL HAVE OUR SECOND
DISCUSSION AND HOPEFULLY A VOTE
TO UPDATE THE COMPLETE STREETS
ORDINANCE THAT MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN WORKING ON. THE UPDATE
WOULD INCLUDE SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR IN
MAJOR ROAD REPAVING PROJECTS.
THE LEGISLATION WAS DEVELOPED
ALONGSIDE THE DISABILITY RIGHTS
WASHINGTON DISABILITY MOBILITY
INITIATIVE, SMART GROWTH
AMERICA, COMMUTE SEATTLE,
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAYS,
FORMER SDOT AND AMERICA WALKS,
AND THE LEGISLATION IS
SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION. I DO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON FOR
INCLUDING IT ON THE AGENDA
TOMORROW AND I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION AND
TO THE LEGISLATION MOVING TO
FULL COUNCIL FOR THE END OF
THE YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, AS
CALLINGS ARE AWARE, MY OFFICE
HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE OP
CD AND THE SEATTLE WITHIN REACH
COALITION, A COHORT OF OVER 35
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON
PHASE TWO OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT ZONING LEGISLATION
THAT WE PASSED EARLIER THIS
YEAR. THIS PHASE IS KNOWN AS
THE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
DEVELOPMENT PILOT WAS PREVIEWED
IN MY COMMITTEE BEFORE THE
BUDGET PROCESS AND AS A
REMINDER, THE LEGISLATION WOULD
PROVIDE SEVERAL SUBSTANTIAL
INCENTIVES AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING . YOU WOULD SEE
DEVELOPMENTS OF EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT AND RESIDENTIAL
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMPONENTS.
SINCE DRAFTING BEGAN, MY OFFICE
HAS HEARD FROM AT LEAST A DOZEN
OF AT LEAST A DOZEN DIFFERENT
PROJECTS THAT COULD BENEFIT
FROM THIS PILOT, INCLUDING JUST
THIS MORNING, WE MET WITH AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER
ABOUT TWO PROJECTS IN DISTRICT
TWO THAT COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS PILOT AND ADD HUNDREDS
OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND
HOUSING UNITS TO THE DISTRICT
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
CONVERSATION. MY GOAL IS FOR
THE LEGISLATION TO BE
INTRODUCED INTO THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE EARLY IN 2024. THE
LAST PIECE THAT WE ARE WORKING
ON , AS CALLINGS MIGHT BE
AWARE, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN
WORKING ON LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD SET PARAMETERS FOR
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE DURING
SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS . THE
LEGISLATION IS BASED ON THE
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM IN EDMONTON,
ALBERTA THAT PRIORITIZES
CONNECTION TO SHELTER AND
SERVICES DURING EXTREME WEATHER
EVENTS. MY GOAL IS FOR THAT
DRAFT LEGISLATION TO BE READY
EARLY NEXT YEAR SO JUST WANTED
TO GET FOLKS A HEADS UP OF
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE
LOOKING TO GET DONE BEFORE THE
END OF THIS YEAR AND SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE
MOVING INTO 2024 WITH. ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BILL CAN
BE DIRECTED TO DEPUTY SILVER
NOW, AND FINALLY, SEVERAL
TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,
ABOUT A STRING OF FIRES THAT
HAVE BEEN OCCURRING AT VACANT
BUILDINGS, PARTICULARLY IN THE
LAST TWO YEARS THE BURGER
KING, AUTO DEPOT AND JUST LAST
TUESDAY NIGHT, THERE WAS
ANOTHER FIRE THIS TIME AT THE
JUMBO LOT WHICH IS AT -- I
RECEIVED A LOT OF INQUIRIES
ABOUT THAT SITE IN PARTICULAR
AND KIND OF THE CONSTITUENTS
AND REGARDING ANY
CONSTITUENTS. WE ARE IN TOUCH
WITH SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND WITH SDCI BECAUSE THESE
BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR
SOME TIME SO WE ARE JUST TRYING
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET
BRIEFED ON WHAT IS HAPPENING
WITH THOSE INVESTIGATIONS IS
THAT WE CAN PASS INFORMATION TO
CONSTITUENTS AND THOSE ARE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL
CONTINUE SO THAT WE CAN KEEP
EVERYONE INFORMED. COLLEAGUES,
THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. JUST CONFIRMING I
WILL BE ATTENDING YOUR FRIDAY
COMMITTEE. I'M PRETTY SURE WE
COMMUNICATED THAT BUT I JUST,
SINCE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IT
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. GOOD TO
KNOW. OKAY . ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? I AM NOT SEEING ANY
SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA .
>> THANK YOU MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
COUNCILMEMBER, AS YOU WILL
RECALL LAST WEEK, ON NOVEMBER
30th, WE HAVE OUR LAST SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING. WE
VOTE OUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS.
THIS IS RESOLUTION 32116, WHICH
IS A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY'S
ANNUAL PROJECT PROCESS UPDATING
AND MODIFYING OUR BIANNUAL
BUDGET PROCESS AND ESTABLISHING
GUIDELINES FOR THE MIDYEAR
CHANGES, AS WELL AS REPORTING
AND DATA SHARING REQUIREMENTS.
IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY COUNCIL
BILL 120716, WHICH IS AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A FISCAL
TRANSPARENCY PROGRAM.
BASICALLY, THESE ARE POLICY
GUIDELINES FOR THE CITY BUDGETS
OFFICE AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE
REQUIRING PERIODIC AND
CONSISTENT REPORTING AND
MONITORING OF CITY BUDGET,
FINANCIAL AND FISCAL POLICY
INFORMATION. THIS IS IN THE
SPIRIT OF PROVIDING TRANSPARENT
INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER
TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AS
WELL AS TWO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC AS WE CREATE THE FINAL
CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR
THE BALANCED BUDGET EVERY
YEAR. AND AS WE MOVE TO
BIANNUAL BUDGETING, WHETHER
IT'S A MIDYEAR ADJUSTMENT OR A
MID BIANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OR
CREATING THE FULL TWO YEAR
BUDGET CYCLE, HAVING ACCESS TO
THAT INFORMATION IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED. AGAIN, THOSE TWO
ITEMS ARE COUPLED TOGETHER,
THEY REFLECT A HANDFUL OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT I PASSED IN 2022
ASKING CBO AND CENTRAL STAFF TO
WORK TOGETHER ON UPDATED
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
BUDGETARY PROCESS. THANKS AGAIN
TO CBO AND CENTRAL STAFF FOR
THAT WORK GROUP THAT THEY
CREATED. IT LED TO VARIOUS
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE
NOW MOVE FORWARD. LASTLY, WE
WILL HAVE COUNCIL BILL 120717 ,
WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE RELATED
TO THE HUMAN SERVICE CONTRACTS.
WE HAVE THAT LISTED
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS THE
SPONSOR AND THIS IS AN ITEM
THAT COMPLEMENTS THE WORK WE
DID IN THE BUDGET PROCESS BUT
SETS FORWARD A DESIRE TO
ENSURE THAT THE HUMAN SERVICE
CONTRACTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED
FUNDING FROM THE CITY IN THE
PAST , THAT THOSE FUNDING THAT
GOES TO HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDER
PAY IS APPROPRIATED AND
INCREASED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
THE HUMAN SERVICE WORKERS HAVE
NOT JUST AN INFLATIONARY
ADJUSTMENT BUT ALSO HAVE THE
BASE PAY ADJUSTED FOR SO THAT
THERE IS TRULY A PARITY BEING
OFFERED IN THE WAGES THAT WE
ARE OFFERING AND THAT THERE IS
NO LONGER A PENALTY, MUCH MORE
WORK TO BE DONE ON THAT BUT
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD ON COUNCIL BILL 120717
WHICH WE ALSO PASSED LAST WEEK.
WE ARE NOW COMPLETE WITH OUR
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE PROCESS
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK WITH THIS FALLS
BUDGETARY ACTIONS, BOTH TRACK
ONE AND TRACK TWO. ONCE WE VOTE
ON THOSE ITEMS TOMORROW, THAT
WILL COMPLETE THE BUDGET
PROCESS FOR THIS YEAR. WE ARE
ALSO FINISHED WITH OUR FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MEETINGS FOR
DECEMBER 7 SO YOU CAN REST
ASSURE THAT ANY ITEMS THAT ARE
ON YOUR CALENDAR THAT RELATE TO
FINANCE AND HOUSING, THOSE ARE
NOT ACTIVE MEETINGS. WE HAVE
TRIED TO DELETE THOSE, WE JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION THAT
THOSE HAVE BEEN CANCELED IN
ADDITION TO THAT, TOMORROW, WE
WILL HAVE THE HOUSING LEVEE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND
RESOLUTIONS. THESE ITEMS WOULD
DIRECTLY TO FULL COUNCIL WITH
THE SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE
2023 HOUSING LEVEE. THE COUNCIL
NEEDS TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS OF
ESTABLISHING THE 2023 HOUSING
LEVEE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT
PROVIDES POLICY ADVICE AND
OVERSIGHT OF THE NEW LEVEE.
THESE PROPOSE COUNCIL AND
MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS INCLUDE
13 NEW HOUSING LEVEE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WILL BE
UP FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE AT
TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL
MEETING. THE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE PERFORMS A CRITICAL
RULE, NOT ONLY IN PROVIDING
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LEVEE
PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO PROVIDING
INPUT AND DESIGN FRAGMENTATION.
THE PROPOSED MEMBERS HAVE
EXPERTISE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
. FINANCE, DEVELOPMENT,
OPERATION, MANAGEMENT.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, RESIDENTIAL
SERVICES, AND HOMELESS
SERVICES, AS WELL AS POLICY,
ADVOCACY, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE EXTREMELY
DIVERSE IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND
AND BOTH REPRESENTING PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE FUNDERS,
DEVELOPERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS
AND ASSOCIATIONS JUST TO NAME A
FEW. ROUGHLY HALF OF THE
COMMITTEE SERVED ON THE
PREVIOUS HOUSING LEVEE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. BRINGING
WITH THEM VALUABLE EXPERIENCE
AND CONTINUITY TO COMPLEMENT
THE FRESH PERSPECTIVES SERVING
ON THE OVERSIGHT LEVEE
COMMITTEE GOING FORWARD. IN
ADDITION TO THE DECEMBER 12
MEETING THAT WE HAVE COMING UP
THE COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS AND
VOTE ON RESOLUTION 32117,
WHICH SETS THE TERMS OF THE
OFFICE OF THE NEW 2023 HOUSING
LEVEE OVERSIGHT POSITIONS. AS
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, THE HOUSING
LEVEE -- AND SETS OUT THE
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS
COMMITTEE AFTER APPROVAL OF THE
LEVY BY VOTERS. AGAIN, LAST
WEEK, WE CIRCULATED THE LIST OF
APPOINTEES AND THE RESOLUTION
TO THE FLOOR. IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE APPOINTEES
PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO REACH
OUT TO ME OR AARON HOUSE, MY
CHIEF OF STAFF AND THE LEAD ON
ALL THINGS HOUSING. IF YOU HAVE
A QUESTION ABOUT THE RESOLUTION
32117, PLEASE REACH OUT TO
JENNIFER ON CENTRAL STAFF.
AGAIN, THAT FULL LIST OF 13
MEMBERS HAS BEEN CIRCULATED TO
YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT
WE HAVE , ON DECEMBER 12, AN
ITEM THAT WILL BE COMING UP AND
MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM
NELSON, I WANT TO BRING THAT
UP SINCE IT WILL BE ON NEXT
WEEK'S DOCKET FOR A VOTE IN OUR
FINAL FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON
DECEMBER 12th, THERE WILL BE
THREE SUBSTITUTE BILLS THAT
THINK DENIES THE CITIES FOR
HIGHER LEGISLATION WITH THE
COUNTY'S COMPANION LEGISLATION
THAT HAS ALSO JUST BEEN PASSED
LAST WEEK. THESE WILL BE UP FOR
DISCUSSION AND VOTE BY THE FULL
COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 12th. FOLKS
MIGHT REMEMBER FROM OUR FINANCE
AND HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING,
PRIOR TO THE BUDGET PROCESS
STARTING, WE HELD THOSE AND DID
NOT ADVANCE THOSE TO FULL
COUNCIL . WAITING FOR THE
COUNTY TO ACT AND HARMONIZE
THEIR LEGISLATION. THE COUNTY
HAS ACTED AND PASSED THEIR FULL
COUNCIL PROCESS SO WHAT WE ARE
DOING NOW WITH CENTRAL STAFF IS
JUST MAKING FINAL TWEAKS TO
ADJUST TO WHAT THE COUNTY HAS
PASSED. REALLY, THE ULTIMATE
GOAL HERE IS TO PASS A
COMPLEMENT THREE PACKAGE THAT
DOES NOT DEVIATE IN POLICY.
THANK YOU TO KARINA FROM
CENTRAL STAFF ARE WORKING ON
THE POLICY. AGAIN, THESE ARE
THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT PROPOSE TO MODERNIZE AND
UPDATE THE CITY'S POLICY
RELATED TO FOR HIGHER TAX --
TAXICAB INDUSTRY TO ALLOW THEM
TO MORE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE
AND INCREASE EARNINGS AND THE
LEGISLATION WAS VOTED OUT OF
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOLLOWING
A ROBUST DISCUSSION AND
DELIBERATION AT TWO OF THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEES
PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 20th.
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY HAVE
BEEN WORKING FOR MORE THAN TWO
YEARS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH OUR PARTNERS AT KING
COUNTY TO STREAMLINE AND ALIGN
THE TAXING INDUSTRY REGULATIONS
AND THE LEGISLATION AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PACKAGE
THE KING COUNTY JUST PAST WILL
ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL.
COLLEAGUES AND LEGISLATION
ANTICIPATES THE IMPACT OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY
LEGISLATION ANTICIPATES
IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON TAXI
DISPATCH SERVICES AND PROVIDES
GUARDRAILS TO PROTECT CUSTOMERS
AND DRIVERS THROUGH THOSE
TRANSITIONS, INCLUDING
REGULATING AND CAPPING
EXCESSIVE FEES, FOLLOWING THE
FINANCE AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
MEETING, WE AGAIN HELD THE
LEGISLATION SO THAT THE KING
COUNTY COULD PASS IT. THE CITY
AND THE COUNTY LEGISLATION
PACKAGE MUST BE NEARLY
IDENTICAL. THE COUNTY FINALIZE
THE PROCESS ON NOVEMBER 8th AND
AGAIN, THANKS TO KARINA AND
LAUREN HENRY ON SEATTLE CENTRAL
STAFF, IN ADDITION TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND THE
KING COUNTY STAFF. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY
NEEDED NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES
ARE MADE TO THE CITY
LEGISLATION FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION ON DECEMBER 12. I
BELIEVE KARINA CIRCULATED THAT
INFORMATION. IF YOU DO HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO
KARINA AND SHE IS SENDING A
MEMO TO THE FULL FLOOR OF
SUMMARIZING THE HARMONIZATION
EFFECTS OF THE AMENDMENT THAT
WE WILL BE CONSIDERING NEXT
WEEK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM NELSON
, JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT FOR
FOLKS AS YOU WILL BE RECEIVING
A PRETTY DETAILED MEMO FROM
CENTRAL STAFF HERE SOON AND
VOTING ON THAT TOMORROW BUT
NEXT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12th FOR
OUR FINAL COMMITTEE ACTION.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT PRO
TEM NELSON . I BELIEVE I AM
DONE. I HANDED OFF TO YOU,
MADAM PRESIDENT?
>> YES. I THINK SO. NOT SEEING
ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. SO , THERE
ARE NO ITEMS FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY AND
CITY LIKE COMMITTEE. THE LAST
MEETING OF THE YEAR IS ON
DECEMBER 12th, IT'S BEEN
CANCELED FOR LACK OF
LEGISLATION TO PROCESS. LAST
WEEK, LAST THURSDAY, I ATTENDED
THE JAM-PACKED VIRTUAL URBAN
LEAGUE BREAKFAST AND
FUNDRAISER WHILE THE SPECIAL
GUEST WAS TREVOR NOAH, I HAVE
TO SAY THAT THE HIGHLIGHT FOR
ME WAS HEARING ALL THE GREAT
WORK THAT THE URBAN LEAGUE IS
DOING TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND
JOB -- JOBS AND JOB
PREPARATION AND ALSO TO MEET
AND LISTEN TO THE FOLKS THAT
WON THE AWARD THIS PAST YEAR
TALK ABOUT THEIR WORKS. THAT
WAS A GREAT EVENT. I ENCOURAGE
ANYBODY TO GO IN FUTURE YEARS.
THIS MORNING, I JOINED SEVERAL
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM AT&T AND
THE SEATTLE POLICE FOUNDATION
FOR A VOLUNTEER EVENT
ASSEMBLING COLD-WEATHER KITS
FOR SPD TO DISTRIBUTE
THROUGHOUT THE WINTER AND THE
CITY. THIS COMING WEEK ON
WEDNESDAY, MY STAFF AND I WILL
TOUR THE BASE OF SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
AND WILL VISIT THE ROSS LAKE
DAM IN OUR TOUR TO THE GEORGE
POWERHOUSE. THAT IS WAY UP
HIGHWAY 20. THIS IS A TRIP THAT
HAS BEEN TAKING ABOUT TWO
YEARS TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE SO
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
I WILL BE , THAT IS PARTIALLY
WHY I WILL BE MISSING THE
COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. IN
ADDITION TO GETTING BACK LATE
ON FRIDAY. LET'S SEE. THAT IS
ALL THE DETAIL I HAVE TO
DISCUSS. IF THERE , DOES ANYONE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY
REPORT? OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR
AGENDA FOR TODAY AND IF NOBODY
HAS ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE
WE WRAP UP? WE WILL ADJOURN FOR
THE DAY. THE TIME IS 3:12 AND
THIS CONCLUDES OUR COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING. SEE YOU ALL
TOMORROW AT THE FULL COUNCIL
MEETING AT 2:00 P.M. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY. GOODBYE.