WE'RE RECORDING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THIS IS SESSION TWO OF OUR
COUPE SILL BUDGET ACTION AND
AMENDMENT DISCUSSIONS.
TODAY IS OCTOBER 26th 2021 AND
THE TIME IS 2:00 P.M.
MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU CALL
THE ROLE FOR THE RECORD.
>> LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> MORRALL LESS.
>> PEDERSEN.
SAWANT.
PRESENT.
>> STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> HERBOLD,
>> HERE.
>> GONZALES.
>> PRESENT.
>> JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> AND CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES LET ME
KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO NEED TO
STEP ASIDE FOR A MOMENT.
SO SHE'S EXCUSED FROM THE
AFTERNOON SESSION OF OUR SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.
I WILL BE ABLE TO READ FOR HER
HER ITEM SO THAT WE CAN ORIENT
THE COMMITTEE HERE AS TO THE
ITEMS THAT SHE'S BRINGING
FORWARD BOTH IN THIS COUNCIL
BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND THE WALK-
ON AMENDMENT THAT WE'LL ALSO
DISCUSS HERE IN A MOMENT UNDER
ARTS.
I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN IS PRESENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
WE NOW HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS
PRESENT WITH ONE EXCUSED.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING
BACK.
WE HAD JUST FINISHED OUR
CONVERSATION ON DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO
INTO ITEM 12 ON OUR AGENDA TO
CONTINUE WITH ARTS, CULTURE,
AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ARTS
3001.
MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU READ
ITEM 12 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 12.
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
ASHA.
GOOD TO SEE YOU ASHA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS AND CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
THIS IS ARTS 1A1.
BEFORE I START THIS SECTION.
I WOULD NOTE THERE IS A WALK-ON
AMENDMENT THAT WE'LL DISCUSS AT
THE END OF THE SECTION.
AFTER WE DISCUSS ARTS FOR A1.
WE'RE DISCUSSING ARTS 1A1.
$250,000 OF GENERAL FUND TO THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO
SUPPORT A PUBLIC LIGHT ART
FESTIVAL IN SOUTH LAKE UNION.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, COSPONSORED BY MORALES
AND STRAUSS.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU ASHA.
SO THE BOREALIS FESTIVAL OF
LIGHT FESTIVAL LAST OCCURRED IN
SOUTH LAKE UNION IN 2018.
THIS IS BEEN TENTATIVELY
PLANNED TO OCCUR AGAIN ON TWO
OCCASIONS.
BOTH OF WHICH WERE DELAYED DUE
TO COVID CONSIDERATIONS.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR,
IT'S A TYPE OF ARTISTIC LIGHT
SHOW THAT'S PROJECTED ON THE
SIDE OF THE MOJI BUILDING.
DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH MOJI
MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY AND HISTORY.
AS WELL AS SOUTH UNION
STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
SO THIS ARTS FESTIVAL IN 2018
WAS A REALLY BIG, UNEXPECTED
HIT IN TERMS OF ITS MAGNITUDE,
OF COURSE.
IT WAS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE
WOULD BE LARGE COMMUNITY
INTEREST AS THERE HAVE BEEN FOR
SIMILAR LIGHT FESTIVALS AROUND
THE WORLD.
BUT IT REALLY BROUGHT A LOT OF
PEOPLE INTO THE SOUTH LAKE
UNION NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY
HELPED TO BUILD A -- AN
ARTISTIC IDENTITY FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S MORE
ASSOCIATED WITH BEING A WORK
SPACE FOR THE TECH ECONOMY.
AND WAS REALLY A FRUITFUL
COLLABORATION WITH MOJI.
THEY'RE SEEKING SUPPORTING
MONEY HERE FROM US AS WELL AS
FROM KING COUNTY IN ORDER TO
MAKE SURE THIS FESTIVAL CAN
COME BACK IN A REALLY BIG WAY
IN 2022 AT THIS POINT.
AND THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT
TO THIS EFFORT WHICH DOES HAVE
A FAIR AMOUNT OF NONPROFIT AND
PRIVATE SUPPORT AS WELL TO
LEVERAGE IT AND MAKE SURE THAT
THIS CAN OCCUR AGAIN AS A FREE
AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FESTIVAL
IN THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
NEIGHBORHOOD IN 2022.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ON THIS?
>> OKAY, THANKS SO MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER TWO
FROM ARTS.
THIS IS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
ARTS 2A 1. IT WOULD ADD THREE
TEMPORARY POSITIONS TO THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO
SUPPORT PUBLIC ARTS AND
CULTURAL OR CREATIVE INDUSTRY
PROGRAMMING.
IT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES I WANT TO ADD
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT.
THE CBA WOULD ALLOW FOR
PROGRAMMING PRODUCTION AND
CULTURAL EVENTS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.
SIMILAR TO THE WELCOME BACK
WEEKS WE HAD IN DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE.
I WANT TO THANK THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO COSPONSORED.
LEWIS AND SAWANT.
AND THE GOAL OF THIS CBA IS TO
EMPLOYEE AS MANY ARTISTS AND
CREATIVE INDUSTRY WORKERS AS
POSSIBLE.
CENTERED AROUND BIPOC WORKERS
AND TO DRAW IN MORE PEOPLE AS
PATRONS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES
PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OUTSIDE
OF THE DOWNTOWN CORE THAT HAVE
MORE BIPOC RESIDENTS AND BIPOC
OWNED BUSINESSES THAT CONTINUE
TO STRUGGLE DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME CHAIR, I
REALLY APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO
COME IN HERE AND SUPPORT
MORALES IN THIS INITIATIVE.
WE SAW OVER LAST SUMMER, THE
INCREDIBLE IMPACT OF OUR
WELCOME BACK WEEK EVENTS THAT
BROUGHT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
INTO THE CITY CORE TO ENGAGE IN
COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS, TO
SEE LIVE CONCERTS, TO JUST
GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, HANG OUT
AND REALLY BRING SOME ENERGY
BACK TO PARTS OF THE CITY THAT
REALLY HAD NOT SEEN VERY MANY
PEOPLE FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL
MONTHS.
AND THIBLE TO REALLY LEAN INTO
THAT AND SORT OF TREAT THAT
EXPERIENCE ALMOST AS A PILOT
AND BE ABLE TO CARVE OUT A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO
CONTINUE THOSE KINDS OF
ACTIVATIONS AND SPREAD THEM TO
ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND
THE CITY IS REALLY APPEALING
AND WILL BE LIKE A CORNER STONE
OF OUR RECOVERY IN TERMS OF
GETTING PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND
DO THESE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
AGAIN AFTER US ALL BEING PENT
UP IN OUR HOMES FOR SUCH A LONG
TIME.
SO NYTHING THAT WE'RE PUTTING
TOWARDS THAT IS NOT JUST FOR
REINVIGORATING THE CULTURAL
IDENTITY OF THE CITY BUT REALLY
ALSO TO REINVIGORATE OUR
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS AND SMALL
BUSINESS DISTRICTS AS WELL.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
SUPPORTING THIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA.
I JUST WANT TO INDICATE MY
INTEREST IN BEING ADDED AS A
COSPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES IS ADDING
HER NAME TO ARTS 002.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ? OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 003.
>> 3A 1 WOULD ADD $2 MILLION TO
THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT DID NOT
QUALIFY FOR VENUE OPERATORS
GRANT FUNDING THIS PAST YEAR.
IT'S SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
LEWIS.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
THIS AMENDMENT ADDS 2 MILLION
TO THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO THOSE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL AID DURING
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IT'S A
STILL OCCURRING.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONS
SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS
GRANTS WAS PRIMARY EMERGENCY
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR MUSEUMS
DURING COVID-19.
MANY MUSEUMS DID NOT MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR SHUTTERED IN
OPERATORS GRANT.
INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS THAT
MUSEUMS INCLUDE FIXED SEATING
SUCH AS THEATERS DO TO RECEIVE
THIS FUNDING.
AN EXAMPLE IN MY DISTRICT IS
THE NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM, AND
NATIONAL MUSEUM.
EXPECTED TO RECEIVE ABOUT A
MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING
BEFORE REALIZING THAT THEY'RE
NOT E LEGIBLE BECAUSE THE
MUSEUM HAS A BALLROOM WITH
ADJUSTABLE SEATING RATHER THAN
A FIXED THEATER.
FOR MANY OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN
THERE THERE ARE CHAIRS IN THE
ROOM.
THEY ARE JUST NOT ATTACHED TO
THE GROUND AND THAT CRITERIA
MAKES THEM INELIGIBLE.
UPON REALIZING THIS.
I ALSO DID AN ADDITIONAL
INVESTIGATION TO UNDERSTAND
THAT NORTHWESTERN AFRICAN
AMERICAN MUSEUM BOTH DID NOT
RECEIVE FUNDING.
AND I CAN SHARE A FULL LIST OF
RECIPIENTS WITH ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE CURIOUS.
IF THEIR DISTRICT WAS LEFT OUT.
THIS $2 MILLION WOULD ALLOW US
AS AN ENTIRE CITY TO SUPPORT
OUR MUSEUMS THAT WERE LEFT OUT
OF FEDERAL AID DUE TO THESE
ARBITRARY ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.
NOT HERE ADVOCATING FOR ONE
MUSEUM OVER THE OTHER.
JUST NOTING THAT THESE ARE THE
EXAMPLES OF THIS ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING
THAT.
I THINK GRASPING THE CONCEPT OF
HAVING OUR MUSEUMS NOT BE
INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY DON'T
HAVE FIXED SEATING WAS
SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT
TOO WHEN I VISITED THE NORDIC
MUSEUM.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING
TO THE VIEWING AUDIENCE AS WELL
WHAT THAT DIFFERENCE IS.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> I ALSO WANTED TO SIGNAL MY
INTEREST IN BEING ADDED AS A
COSPONSOR.
I DO SEE THIS AS COMPLIMENTARY,
CERTAINLY, TO THE SEATTLE
RESCUE PLAN.
AND OUR RECOGNITION IN THOSE
EFFORTS TO ALLOCATE SPECIFIC
FUNDING FOR OUR LOCAL ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE UNABLE
TO FOR EXAMPLE ACCESS SOME OF
THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS.
AND SO I DO THINK THIS IS A
VERY COMPLIMENTARY FUNDING
PROPOSAL TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE
AND PRIORITIZED AS A CITY
COUNCIL IN THE PAST AND
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES
ADDING HER NAME TO ARTS 003.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO ARTS
004.
>> 4A 1 WOULD ADD $50,000 OF
GENERAL FUND TO THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE TO FUND
RESTORATION AND PAINTING O OF A
COMMUNITY MURAL AT NORTH 63rd
STREET UNDER AURORA AVENUE.
THE PRIMARY SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THIS
ACTION IS COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, I'LL BE
BRIEF.
ON 63rd STREET.
BETWEEN GREEN LAKE UNDER AURORA
AVENUE.
THERE'S AN UNDERPASS THAT HAD A
MURAL PUT ON IT TO STOP GRAS
FIT IF I FROM HAPPENING.
IT'S -- IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL
COMMUNITY LED MURAL.
PAINTED ORIGINALLY IN 1997.
IT HAS BEEN UPDATED.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE COME
AROUND TO COALESCE AROUND THIS.
AND THE PUBLIC ART HAS BEEN
VERY BADLY DEFACED OVER THE
PAST YEAR.
WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY PAINFUL
FOR A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO MADE IT A REALITY.
THIS IS A HUMBLE REQUEST IN
FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE TO
RESTORE AND LIKELY REPAIN THE
MURAL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
I WILL ADD ONE, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I DID HAVE THE CHANCE TO VISIT
WITH FOLKS AT URBAN ART WORKS
RECENTLY.
FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE HAD THE
CHANCE TO SEE THE YOUTH FOCUSED
ART PROGRAMS THAT ARE RUN OUT
OF THAT FACILITY, THEY REALLY
EMPHASIZE HOW GRAFFITI AND ART
THAT WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE
STREETS IN SEATTLE COULD BE
CHANNELED IN HEALTHY AND
PRODUCTIVE WAYS TO SUPPORT
YOUNG BUDDING ARTISTS IF WE HAD
SOMETHING LIKE A FREE WALL.
I WOULD LOVE TO TALK MORE WITH
YOU ABOUT HOW WE MAYBE
COMPLIMENT RESTORATION OF THE
ART YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN
THIS LOCATION WITH MAYBE A FREE
WALL SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN PRACTICING ART
WITH USING SPRAY PAINT, THAT
THEY HAVE A SAFE PLACE, A LEGAL
PLACE TO GO TO USE THAT.
AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO
FOSTER SUPPORT FOR YOUTH TO
HAVE CREATIVE OUTLETS THAT ARE
SAFE AND LEGAL AND YOU NEVER
KNOW.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THE NEXT
BANKSY OR KAPLAN.
MY FRIEND NAME IS KAPLAN FROM
HAWAII WHO IS A WONDERFUL
ARTIST NOW AS WELL.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHO WE WILL GET
OUT OF THESE EFFORTS ?
>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK
INTO A FREE WALL CONCEPT TO
PAIR WITH THIS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT LET'S MOVE ON TO
THE WALK-ON AMENDMENT.
>> SO THIS IS ARTS WALK ON ONE.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
ADDING 5 MILLION FOR THE YOU
WILL CHURCH SPACE AGENCY PUBLIC
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LAND
ACQUISITION FUND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES I'M OFFERING THESE
COMMENTS.
LAST YEAR WE CREATED THE PUBLIC
SPACE AGENCY DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY.
THIS IS A REAL GAME CHANGE TORE
HAVE A MISSION DRIVEN
ORGANIZATION THAT CAN
SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE WORLD
OF COMMERCIAL REALESTATE ON --
AND -- EXCUSE ME.
COMMERCIAL REALESTATE ON BEHALF
OF OUR CULTURAL ART SECTOR.
WE KNOW CULTURAL ART SPACES ARE
THE HEART OF NEIGHBORHOODS, AND
THIS PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY CAN PRESERVE SPACES
AND KEEP PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE
IN THE CITY.
WE CREATED THE AGENCY BUT WE
HAVE NOT YET RESOURCED IT.
IT'S NOT ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON
CITY FUNDS.
THEY'VE RAISED 2 MILLION SO FAR
THROUGH A PRIVATE INVESTOR.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
WITH A RECENT ROUND OF
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FUNDS OF
WORDS OVER 20 ORGANIZATIONS WHO
APPLIED FOR THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY AS POTENTIAL PARTNERS
FOR THE PROJECT.
OF THOSE 20, ONLY FOUR
ORGANIZATIONS WERE AWARDED THE
GRANT.
WITH THE PDA AS A PARTNER
TOTALING 11.5 MILLION IN FUNDS
TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
NOT PDA ITSELF.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE A
5 MILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT FOR
SEED FUNDING TO THE PDA TO
BUILD ART SPACE EQUITABLY.
IT WOULD ALLOW THE PDA TO HOLD
AND PRESERVE AFFORDABLE
CULTURAL SPACE.
ENSURING INVESTMENTS ARE MADE
UNDER SIF BUT ALSO FURTHER THE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTION AND OPENING UP OF
SOME OF THE PROJECTS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
WALKING THIS ON TODAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT FOLLOW
UP INFORMATION THAT YOU
PROVIDED THE COMMITTEE TODAY.
WITHOUT SEEING ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, THAT WAS THE LAST
WALK ON.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM
13.
>> OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS FOR BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM HERE.
THIS IS THE LAST ONE IN THIS
SUB CATEGORY.
I SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN, AMY,
GO AHEAD.
>> AMY, COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S ONE
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION IN ITEM
13.
THIS ACTION WOULD ADD $661,000
OF GENERAL FUND TO THE OFFICE
OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS FOR THE EXPANDED LEGAL
DEFENSE NETWORK.
THIS ACTION WOULD INCREASE CITY
FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM FROM A
PROPOSED 827,000 IN 2022 TO 1.5
MILLION.
THE PRIME SPONSOR, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS MOSQUEDA AND
MORALES AS COSPONSORS.
AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU, AMY.
>> JUST REALLY QUICKLY, THIS
ADDITION IS ONE OF MY TOP
PRIORITIES IN THIS BUDGET
PROCESS.
IT WOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO
REQUESTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED
FROM LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
WHO ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH
OUR LEGAL DEFENSE FUND.
INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT AND
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE.
I'M ASKING THAT THE COUNCIL
SUPPORT AN INCREASE FOR FUNDING
AVAILABLE TO THE LEGAL DEFENSE
FUND FOR THREE PRIMARY REASONS.
THE FIRST IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE
IN THE COST OF SERVICE DELIVERY
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT
ACTUALLY INCREASED THE BASE
FUNDING FOR THE LEGAL DEFENSE
NETWORK SINCE WE FIRST
IMPLEMENTED IT IN 2016.
AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THERE HAS BEEN INCREASE TO COST
OF SERVICE DELIVERY, AND THAT
WE SHOULD SCALE UP THE
INVESTMENT ACCORDINGLY.
THE SECOND REASON IS THAT IN
ORDER FOR US TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF INCREASED UNACCOMPANIED
IMMIGRANT CHILDREN ARRIVING TO
OUR REGION, WE NEED TO PROVIDE
THEM WITH URGENT IMMIGRATION
LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
SO JUST ABOUT HALF OF
UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN WHO
ARRIVE TO WASHINGTON STATE
ARRIVE HERE IN THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY AREA.
AND THESE KIDS ARE
UNACCOMPANIED.
MEANING THAT THEY'RE HERE BY
THEMSELVES AND MOST OF THEM
CANNOT AFFORD ATTORNEYS.
AND WE KNOW THAT UNREPRESENTED
CHILDREN, IN OTHER WORDS,
CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE LEGAL
REPRESENTATION IN IMMIGRATION
COURT ARE 97 TIMES.
THAT'S 97 TIMES LESS LIKELY TO
BE GRANTED RELIEF BY AN
IMMIGRATION JUDGE COMPARED TO
THOSE WITH AN ATTORNEY.
SO IN ORDER, THERE ARE 97 TIMES
MORE LIKELY TO BE DEPORTED FROM
OUR COUNTRY BY VIRTUE OF NOT
THE MERITS OF THEIR CASE, BUT
BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT THEY
ARE UNREPRESENTED IN
IMMIGRATION COURT.
THE THIRD REASON IS THAT THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS
SELECTED SEATTLE AS ONE OF
ELEVEN CITIES TO EXPEDITE
ASYLUM SEEKING FAMILIES THROUGH
IMMIGRATION COURT.
HOWEVER, THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT YET
PROVIDED THE RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES.
AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION IS ONE
OF THE AREAS THAT HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR AREA OF
NEED FOR OUR ASYLUM SEEKING
FAMILIES THAT WE EXPECT TO
WELCOME HERE INTO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
SO I HOPE OTHERS WILL CONSIDER
SUPPORTING THIS REQUEST.
AND I DO WANT TO EXTEND BY
DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND
MORALES FOR YOUR COSPONSORSHIP
OF THIS IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY
TO EXPAND THE LEGAL DEFENSE
NETWORK.
THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ? COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT
THIS FORWARD.
AND ALSO THE FLAG THAT YOU
RAISED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR
FEDERAL SUPPORT AT SOME POINT
NEEDING TO STEP IN HERE AS A
CITY TO INVEST EARLY AND ENSURE
THERE'S CONTINUITY IN OUR
SERVICES AND WE'RE CONTINUING
TO PRIORITIZE THE MOST
VULNERABLE.
THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THOSE
VALUES.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
LET'S WRAP THIS SECTION.
I THINK THAT CONCLUDES THAT
SECTION.
IS THAT RIGHT?
ARE WE READY TO MOVE TO THE
FINAL SUB CATEGORY FOR THE DAY?
>> YES, WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS.
MADAME CHAIR, EXCUSE ME, THAT'D
BE ME.
MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU READ
THE NEXT ITEM IN THE RECORD.
>> SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>>> OKAY COLLEAGUES.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK TIME
CHECK.
WE'RE STILL DOING WELL ON TIME.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU HAVE
LIMITED YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN PRIORITIZING FOR
THE BUDGET.
THANK YOU AS WELL FOR BEING
JUDICIOUS IN YOUR COSPONSORSHIP
AND IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS,
IF YOU'D LIKE TO OFFER
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, OF COURSE,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO THAT,
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
THOSE QUESTIONS TO GET AIRED.
SO WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
AMENDMENTS IN FRONT OF US.
IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION GIVEN YOUR PER VIEW
OR PARTICIPATION ON COMMITTEES
OR IN COMMUNITY, FEEL FREE TO
SHARE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO KEEP
US ON TIME TODAY.
TOMORROW AND THURSDAY, WE'LL
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL
TIME.
BUT I DO THINK THIS HAS BEEN
VERY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF OUR
DISCUSSION SO FAR.
IN THIS FINAL SECTION HERE,
PLANNING COMMUNITY AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S
A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT I THINK
HAVE IMPORTANT INTERSECTIONS.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR
DISCUSSION THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON.
AND WE'RE ON TRACK TO END BY
5:00 P.M.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK
TODAY.
I'LL HAND IT OVER TO CENTRAL
STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH
US.
>> SURE, THANK YOU.
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF, I'LL BE WALKING THROUGH
THE MAYOR PRO
AMENDMENTS.
THERE ARE ELEVEN PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS.
AND THREE BRAD CATEGORIES.
PERMIT PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS.
TREE PROTECTION.
AND AMENDMENTS RELATED TO STCS
FUNCTION AS A REGULATOR.
LANDLORDS AND ALSO PROVIDER OF
SERVICES TO TENANTS.
THE FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS
ISDDI 1A 1. IT WOULD ADD
$150,000 IN GENERAL FUND TO THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS TO
CONTRACT WITH A CONSULTANT TO
CONDUCT A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF
PERMIT REVIEW TIMES AND
PROCESSES FOR JURISDICTIONS
REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY.
THE SPONSOR, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES ARE COSPONSORED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> YES, THANK YOU CHAIR, THANK
YOU KEETLE.
THE NEXT THREE AMENDMENTS I'M
SPEAKING TO.
THERE'S ANOTHER AMENDMENT
BEFORE WE GET TO THE LAST OF MY
THREE.
THESE ARE ALL FOCUSED AROUND
PERMIT REVIEW TIMES.
WHETHER YOU OR SOMEBODY YOU
KNOW HAS APPLIED FOR A PERMIT
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, YOU
MAY KNOW THAT THERE'S A LONGER
TURN AROUND TIME THAN IS
DESIRED.
AND SO WE'RE TAKING A
MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO
ADDRESSING PERMIT REVIEW TIMES.
THE FIRST AND ONE OF THE MORE
IMPORTANT ONES IS HAVING THAT
EXTERNAL CONSULTANT CERTIFIED
TO REPORT ON SUCH THINGS
PROVIDE US A REPORT ON OUTCOMES
FROM OUR PERMITTING PROCESS.
INCLUDING HOW OUR PERMIT REVIEW
TIMES COMPARE JURISDICTIONS FOR
VARIOUS TYPES AND SIZES OF
PROJECTS.
WE HEAR FROM NEIGHBORS LOOKING
TO REMODEL THAT OUR PERMIT
PROCESS CAN BE A BURDEN THAT
PREVENTS HOUSING UNITS FROM
COMING ONLINE IN A TIMELY
MANNER OR IF A PERSON IS A
SINGLE, ONE-TIME CUSTOMER FOR A
PERMIT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
THEIR EXPECTATIONS MET WITH THE
TURN AROUND TIME.
SO THIS CONSUL TAN REPORT WILL
PROVIDE US A ROAD MAP FOR
MAKING ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
TO OUR PERMITTING REVIEW TIME.
THE NEXT TWO I WILL SPEAK ABOUT
A COUPLE MORE SPECIFIC ITEMS
ABOUT PERMITTING.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM?
OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER, I AM NOT SEEING
ANY.
THIS IS A SLY, CORRECT?
>> THIS IS $150,000 FOR THE
THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT REPORT.
WE HAVE THE SLY AS THE THIRD
ITEM.
DESIGNED REVIEW REPORT SLY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
CORRECTION.
I'LL CORRECT MY NOTES OVER
HERE.
LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO SDCI 102.
>> WOULD ADD POSITION AUTHORITY
FOR PERMIT REVIEWERS OR PERMIT
REVIEW LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS.
SPECIFICALLY TO ADD POSSESSION
AUTHORITY TO SPU SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS AND THE FIRE MARSHAL'S
OFFICE IT WOULD MAKE A GENERAL
FUND APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE
POSITION AT THE FIRE MARSHALS
OFFICE.
AND IT WOULD REQUEST THAT THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE PROPOSE FEE
ADJUSTMENTS AND THE CREATION OF
ENTERPRISE FUNDS TO MAKE THOSE
POSITIONS AT THE FIRE MARSHAL'S
OFFICE FULLY FEE SUPPORTED.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
THESE THREE AMENDMENTS ARE ALL
PART OF TRYING TO MAKE OUR
GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER FOR
EVERYDAY PEOPLE.
ONE THING I'D LIKE TO NOTE.
I APPRECIATE KEETLE FOR WALKING
BACK MY INITIAL REQUEST.
WHICH WAS GOING TO BE A MUCH
LARGER DOLLAR FIGURE AND WOULD
HAVE PUT DIFFERENT POSITION
AUTHORITY AT DIFFERENT REVIEW
DESKS.
WE HAVE NARROWED THAT REQUEST
DOWN TO JUST THIS.
AND AS WE DISCUSSED JUST
EARLIER.
WE CONTINUE TO HEAR CONCERNS
ABOUT HOW BOTTLENECKS IN OUR
PERMITTING SYSTEM ARE CAUSING
COSTLY DELAYS TO MUCH NEEDED
HOUSING, MAKING IT CHALLENGING
TO GET PERMITS FOR ANYTHING
FROM AN ADU TO A REMODEL.
AFTER HAVING A SERIES OF
MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES
IN OUR PERMITTING SYSTEM WITH
STAKEHOLDERS, THE DEPARTMENT
STAFF AND THE LAND USE ENABLE
COMMITTEE.
IT'S CLEAR IT'S DUE TO STAFFING
SHORTAGES.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PERMITTING
SYSTEM FROM AN OUTSIDE
PERSPECTIVE.
WE THINK IT'S ALL SDCI.
IN REALITY, THEY HAVE TO ALSO
GET REVIEW DESKS TO RETURN
PERMITS FROM OUTSIDE OF THEIR
DEPARTMENT.
INCLUDING THE FIRE MARSHAL'S
OFFICE.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
ONE CHALLENGE THAT FACES ALL
THREE DEPARTMENTS IS THE LACK
OF CONTINGENT BUDGET AUTHORITY.
MEANING THAT IF THEY SEE
INCREASED PERMITS, PERMIT
LEVELS THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE
TO HIGHER MORE STAFF ON A
CONTINGENT BASIS.
WHEN MORE PER MISS APPLICATIONS
COME IN, SDCI HAS CONTINGENT
BUDGET AUTHORITY AND POSITION
AUTHORITY TO USED INCREASED FEE
REVENUE TO BRING ON MORE STAFF
SCALING UP ALONGSIDE PERMIT
VALUES.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT REVIEW
PERMITS HAVE THE SAME
CONTINGENT BUDGET AUTHORITY
MANY DON'T LEADING TO STAFFING
SHORTAGES AND PERMIT BACKLOGS
TODAY.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT DOES
SEVERAL THINGS.
FIRST IT ADDS POSITION
AUTHORITY TO ADD PERMIT
REVIEWERS IN THE FIRE MARSHAL'S
OFFICE.
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT.
SECOND IT REQUESTS THE CBO MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY
ADJUSTMENTS TO FEE SCHEDULES OR
FUNG STRUCTURES THAT WOULD BE
NEEDED TO FILL THE POSITIONS IN
FUTURE YEARS.
AND FINALLY BECAUSE THE FIRE
MARSHAL'S OFFICE HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE
BOTTLENECKS THAT CURRENTLY
EXISTS.
IT WAS HARD TO NECESSARILY
DETERMINE OF ALL OF THE REVIEW
DESKS, IF WE WERE TO ADD ONE
STAFF MEMBER, WHICH WOULD IT
BE?
THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE HAS
RISEN TO THAT LEVEL.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE
SHOULD BE WAITING FOR FUTURE
YEARS TO INCREASE STAFFING
CAPACITY AT THE FIRE MARSHAL'S
OFFICE.
BECAUSE THEY DO SO MUCH FROM
INVESTIGATING, YOU KNOW,
SUSPICIOUS FIRES TO PROVIDING
CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR
BUILDINGS TO OPEN.
AND THIS ONE-TIME FUNDING WILL
ALLOW THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE
TO FILL THE NEW POSITION THIS
YEAR WHILE WE WORK TO ESTABLISH
THE NECESSARY ENTERPRISE FUND
FEE SCHEDULES AND ROAD MAP TO
FASTER PERMIT TURN AROUND TIMES
AS PART OF THE PACKAGE OF ALL
THREE AMENDMENTS.
THAT WAS A LOT, CHAIR, I WILL
ENDEAVOR TO BE SHORTER IN MY
FUTURE REMARKS.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S OKAY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
002 SDCI.
OKAY COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOU NOTING THE
DELAYS FOLKS HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING ARE ALSO NOT JUST
JERMAINE TO THE STAFFING NEEDS
AT SDCI.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING
TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS
HERE IN THE WAYS THESE
DEPARTMENTS INTERSECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO SDCI 003.
>> SDCI 3A 1 WOULD ADD $164,000
IN GENERAL FUND SUPPORT.
STRATEGIC ADVISER TWO TO THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS TO
FACILITATE PERMITTING FOR CHILD
CARE FACILITIES.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO A SMALL
BUSINESS FACILITATOR POSITION
PROPOSED TO BE ADDED IN THE
2022 BUDGET.
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS
POSITION WOULD WORK NOT ONLY
WITH PRIVATE APPLICANTS BUT
ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH A DEAL
AND THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
THIS AMENDMENT IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS PEDERSEN AND
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> SURE, THANKS SO MUCH.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, DURING A
MEETING OF MY GOVERNANCE AND
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, WE HEARD
FROM A LARGE PANEL OF CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS WHO SHARED THEIR
EXPERIENCES OF THE DIFFICULTIES
IN NAVIGATING THE CITY'S
PERMITTING PROCESS.
FOR ONE PROVIDER, THEY SHARED
THAT IT -- THEY HAD BEEN
WAITING 295 DAYS BEFORE SEEING
ANY SORT OF PROGRESS ON THEIR
PERMIT.
DURING THOSE 295 DAYS, THEY
WERE PAYING RENT ON A SPACE
THEY WERE WAITING TO BUILD OUT
DUE TO THE NEED TO RELOCATE
THEIR CHILD CARE CENTER.
AND WE JUST HEARD LAST WEEK
ACTUALLY THAT THEY FINALLY
RECEIVED THEIR PERMIT AND WILL
BE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION
ON UPDATING THE SPACE TO MAKE
IT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILD CARE.
THIS IS A PROVIDER THAT SERVES
600 FAMILIES IN NORTHEAST
SEATTLE.
INCLUDING HEALTH CARE WORKERS
AT SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
AND WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THIS
ONE STORY FROM THIS ONE
PROVIDER IS NOT UNIQUE.
THESE LONG DELAYS SEEM TO BE A
CHRONIC ISSUE WITHIN OUR
PERMITTING SYSTEMS AND REALLY
DO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS LIFTING UP THE NEED TO
DO MORE HOLL HOLISTIC CHANGES.
BUT IN THE INTERIM.
OUR PROVIDERS NEED THIS TO HELP
THEM THROUGH THE BUREAUCRACY
AND RED TAPE THAT EXISTS.
AND THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR
THEM TO GET THROUGH THE
PERMITTING PROCESS TO STAND UP
THE MUCH NEEDED CHILD CARE
FACILITIES THAT OUR FAMILIES,
OUR WORKING FAMILIES NEED.
SO AS A RESULT OF ALL OF THIS
WORK, IT'S BECOME CLEAR TO ME
THAT THERE'S A NEED TO HELP
THESE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WITH
THIS PART OF THEIR OPERATIONS.
AND ADVANCING THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT IN THE HOPES THAT
THIS WILL SUPPORT THE EFFORTS
TO SPEED UP ACCESS DEVELOPMENT
AND THE OPENING OF NEW CHILD
CARE FACILITIES IN
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS.
SO YOU SEE, YOU SEE THIS ITEM
DUCK TAILING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS' AMENDMENT THAT LOOKS
MORE BROADLY.
THE CHANGES YOU'RE SEEING IN
THE MEANTIME, CAN WE IDENTIFY A
FEW FOLKS SPECIFIC TO CHILD
CARE?
RIGHT.
SO THIS WOULD HAVE TO BE FOLKS
WHO UNDERSTAND THE CHILD CARE
PERMITTING PROCESS.
WHICH IS ITS OWN BODY OF
COMPLEXITY.
AND I THINK THAT THIS IS AGAIN
SORT OF AN INTERIM MEET THE
NEEDS KIND OF A PROPOSAL WHILE
THE WORK THAT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IS PROPOSING, WHICH I
AM SUPPORTIVE OF THAT LOOKS AT
SORT OF THE BROADER REFORMS
THAT COULD BE NECESSARY IN OUR
PERMITTING REVIEW TIMES, YOU
KNOW, SORT OF TAKES PLACE.
I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE
STUDY IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
OVER NIGHT AND IT'S GOING TO
TAKE SOME TIME.
SO WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR
THAT WORK TO BE DONE, OUR CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS ARE STILL BEING
REQUIRED TO GO IT AMEEN.
ON THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
AND THAT'S REALLY SLOWING DOWN
THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN UP
THESE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
PARTS OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT IS SO ESSENTIAL FOR OUR
WORKING FAMILIES.
SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CHILD
CARE PROVIDER THAT I JUST GAVE
AN EXAMPLE, THEY WAITED
BASICALLY THE ENTIRETY OF A
YEAR, ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE
BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY GET TO
THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
AND THAT'S JUST TOO LONG.
AND WE HEARD CLEARLY FROM THEM,
AND FROM THE AGENCY THAT IF
THEY HAD SOMEONE IN PLACE WHO
COULD ACTUALLY BE THAT
CONNECTOR AND THAT FACILITATOR
THAT THAT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP
THOSE PROCESSES ALONG.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, LET'S
MOVE ON TO SCCI NUMBER FOUR.
>> SCCI FOUR A1 IS THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
REQUESTING THE CEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS CONVENE A
STAKEHOLDER GROUP TO PROVIDE A
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON DESIGN
REPORT OUTCOMES THE STAKEHOLDER
GROUP WOULD CONDUCT A RACIAL
EQUITY TOOL KIT ANALYSIS OF THE
PROGRAM.
AND PROVIDE FINDINGS ON A
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FACTORS
THAT ARE SPECIFIED IN THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT.
THE REPORT WILL BE DUE TO THE
COMMITTEE BY THE END OF THE
SECOND QUARTER IN 2022.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THIS IS THE THIRD PIECE OF THAT
HOLISTIC LOOK AT PERMITTING.
AND I WAS HONORED TO GET TO
SIGN OFF ON THE PRESIDENT'S
STORY ABOUT CHILD CARE.
IT'S A STORY BEING EXPERIENCED
BY MANY PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE
CITY.
THIS STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
DESIGN REVIEW.
AND CREATING A REPORT ABOUT THE
PROCESS.
IT REQUESTS SDCI CONVENE A
STAKEHOLDER GROUP AND PREPARE A
REPORT ON OUTCOMES FROM THE
DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM.
WE HEAR FROM MANY CONSTITUENTS
THAT THE CURRENT DESIGN REVIEW
PROGRAM IS OFTEN WEAPONIZED TO
SLOW DEVELOPMENT OR LACKS THE
TEETH TO MAKE REAL IMPACT IT IS
INTENDED TO HAVE.
SO ON ONE SIDE, IT'S MOVING TOO
SLOW.
ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT DOESN'T
HAVE THE TOOLS IT NEEDS TO MAKE
THE IMPACT IT WAS DESIGNED FOR.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THIS SLY
REQUEST FOR AN INCLUSIVE
STAKEHOLDER GROUP OF COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS,
HOUSING ADVOCATES AND MORE, IT
ALSO REQUESTS RACIAL EQUITY
TOOL KIT TO BE COMPLETED TO
ANALYZE THE EQUITY IMPACTS OF
DESIGN REVIEW.
AND FINALLY THE REPORT SHOULD
INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
CITY TO MAKE LEGISLATIVE AND
PROCESS CHANGES TO IMPROVE
DESIGN REVIEW OUTCOMES.
THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE
PROCESS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO FIND OUT THROUGH THIS
REPORT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
HEARING NONE, LET'S GO ON TO
NUMBER FIVE.
>> SO MOVING ON HERE TO
PROTECTION AMENDMENTS.
SDCI 5A1.
APPROXIMATELY $271,000.
AND TWO FDE ENVIRONMENTALIST
ANALYSTS TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS TO IMPLEMENT AN
ENFORCED TREE PROTECTION
REGULATION.
ONE POSITION WOULD BE ADDED TO
THE COMPLIANCE SIDE.
ANOTHER ADDED TO THE REVIEW
SIDE OF STCI.
IF THE AMENDMENT IS SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
PEDERSEN AND LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, THANK YOU
KEETLE.
AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR
INDULGING ME IN THIS
CONVERSATION.
I HAVE SO MANY AMENDMENTS.
SO THIS AMENDMENT WILL ADD
FUNDING FOR TWO ADDITIONAL
ARBORISTS AT SDCI WHO WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH ENFORCING
THE CURRENT TREE REGULATIONS
AND REVIEWING PERMIT
APPLICATIONS TO ENSURE TREE
PRESERVATION AND COMPLIANCE
WITH THE TREE CODE.
DOUBLING THE CURRENT NUMBER OF
ARBORISTS ALLOWING THEM TO
REVIEW PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND
PROACTIVELY PROTECT OUR TREES.
AS WE GET CLOSER TO SEEING THE
LONG AWAITED TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE PROPOSAL BY THE END
OF THE YEAR, PROVIDING SDCI
WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES UP
FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR
ENFORCEMENT WHILE WE IMPLEMENT
THE LONG-TERM PROTECTIONS AND
WILL ENSURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT
HAS THE CAPACITY THEY NEED TO
ENFORCE NEW TREE PROTECTIONS
WHEN THEIR ADOPTED.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, JUST A QUICK
QUESTION FOR ME, CAN YOU REMIND
ME WHAT THE ANTICIPATED DATE OF
PASSAGE IS OR TIMEFRAME FOR
PASSAGE OF THAT TREE ORDINANCE
AND GIVEN THAT THE TREE
ORDINANCE HAS -- STILL NEEDS TO
PASS OUR COUNCIL, IS IT THAT
THESE POSITIONS WILL BE NEEDED
FOR THE TIMEFRAME AFTER THE
PASSAGE OR FOR THE FULL YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, DO YOU
WANT TO ANSWER THE TIMELINE
QUESTION?
I JOKE TO A CERTAIN DEGREE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND I
HAVE BEEN BANGING ON THE DOOR
TO GET THE TREE ORDINANCE THAT
WE DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE FOR
QUITE FRANKLY.
AND SO THE TREE ORDINANCE AT
BEST WILL GO OUT FOR CIPA BY
THE END OF THE YEAR IN WHICH
WE'LL HAVE A DRAFT TO BE ABLE
TO REVIEW.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,
FRANKLY, ABOUT WHEN IS THE TREE
ORDINANCE PASSING, IT'S A
QUESTION THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE
ANSWER TO.
AND IT'S FRUSTRATED MYSELF AND
I I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
AS WELL.
WORKED WITH THE COUNCILMEMBER
ON THIS AMENDMENT AS WELL.
BECAUSE THE ARBORISTS ARE
NEEDED WITH OR WITHOUT THE TREE
ORDINANCE.
THE ARBORISTS HAVE THE JOB OF
APPROVING OR DENYING PERMITS
FOR REMOVING EXCEPTIONAL TREES
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT WILL
BE DEVELOPED.
AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE THE
DUTY OF ENFORCING AND SENDING
TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT THEIR
ANALYSIS WHEN TREES ARE
ILLEGALLY CUT WHERE THE LAW
DEPARTMENT THEN ESTABLISHES A
FINE THAT THAT PROPERTY OWNER
HAS TO PAY.
SO THE ARBORIST PLAYS A REALLY
IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR CITY.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM.
AND JUST BY ADDING TO, WE
DOUBLE THE SIZE OF OUR SDCI
ARBORISTS.
HAPPY TO SAY MORE IF YOU'D
LIKE.
IT'S A MY GENERAL PITCH ON THE
ARBORISTS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT?
>> NOTHING TO ADD, CHAIR
MOSQUEDA, THE TIMING IS
UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE TREE
PROTECTION REGULATIONS WILL
COME.
IT COULD BE -- IF CIPA IS
PUBLISHED, BEFORE THE END OF
THE YEAR, IT COULD BE AT
COUNCIL BY THE END OF THE FIRST
QUARTER.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS ON THIS.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
IF YOU'D LIKE.
>> FDCI 6A ONE WOULD IMPOSE A
PROVISO ON $865,000 WORTH OF
APPROPRIATIONS IN SDCI FOR
UPDATED TREE PROTECTION
REGULATIONS THE PROVISO WOULD
BE ON THE GOVERNMENT POLICY
SAFETY AND SUPPORT BUDGET
SUMMARY LEVEL WHICH IS WHERE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CODE
DEVELOPMENT WORK ARE MADE.
THIS IS A PROVISO ON
APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS AT THE BUDGET
SUMMARY LEVEL.
THE PROVISO WOULD BE LIFTED
AUTOMATICALLY WITH TRANSMIT
TALL OF PROTECTION REGULATIONS
TO THE COUNCIL.
>> EXCUSE ME, PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, PICKING UP
ON THE THEME DISCUSSED EARLIER,
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS REALLY A
CONDITIONAL PROVISO JUST TO
ENSURE THAT THE EXECUTIVE
COMPLIES WITH RESOLUTION 31902
BY DELIVER DELIVERING AN
UPDATED TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE, WE'RE HOPEFUL WE'LL
RECEIVE THIS TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE THIS YEAR.
IN WHICH CASE THE PROVISO WOULD
NOT GO INTO EFFECT.
JUST IN CASE WE DON'T RECEIVE
IT BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR
YEAR, WE KNOW THE EXECUTIVE
ADMINISTRATIONS ARE CHANGING.
THIS WOULD BE A BACK-UP PROVISO
TO ENSURE THAT WE ULTIMATELY
RECEIVE IT WITH THE CHANGE
THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION.
THANK YOU, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS ? WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO SDCI
007.
THE NEXT SET OF AMENDMENTS HAVE
TO DO WITH SDCI'S FUNCTION AS A
REGULATE TAR OF RESIDENTIAL
LANDLORDS AND A PROVIDER OF
TENANT SERVICES, SDCI 751 WOULD
ADD $200,000 OF DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
FOR CONSULTANT REPORT FOR A
RENTAL MARKET STUDY THAT
ANALYZES THE CURRENT MARKET AND
HOW IT'S CHANGED OVER TIME.
AND ALSO LOOKS AT HOW OWNERSHIP
OF RENTAL UNITS HAS CHANGED
OVER TIME.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
LEWIS.
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, THIS
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION WOULD ADD
$200,000 TO SDCI FOR CONSULTANT
SUPPORT FOR RENTAL MARKET STUDY
THAT ANALYZES THE CURRENT
MARKET AND HOW IT'S CHANGED
OVER TIME INCLUDING AN ANALYSIS
OF HOW OWNERSHIP OF RENTAL
UNITS HAS CHANGED.
OUR HOUSING MARKET IS EVER
EVOLVING WITH THE AMOUNT OF
DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS OCCURRED
OVER THE LAST DECADE, THE
INFLUX OF PEOPLE MOVING TO THE
CITY, AND THE HOUSING
REGULATIONS WE PASSED OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE NEED TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE
MARKET HAS CHANGED.
WE'VE ALSO HEARD FROM SMALL
LANDLORDS THAT THEY'RE LEAVING
THE MARKET DUE TO REGULATIONS.
WE NEED THE DATA TO SEE IF THE
DATA IS TRUE AND TO INFORM
DECISIONS AROUND DEVELOPMENT
AND REGULATIONS.
WE RELY ON THE SURVEYS TO KEEP
TRACK OF THIS RENTAL HOUSING
INFORMATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY SHUT DOWN
IN 2018.
SO THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
IS -- IT'S THE WAY TO REPLACE
THAT DATA SOURCE AND PROVIDE US
WITH BETTER INFORMATION TO
INFORM OUR DECISIONS HERE AT
COUNCIL AND CREATE GOOD POLICY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, I WANT TO WELCOME
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR BEING
HERE.
WE'RE ON SDCI 107.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION AS THIS
RELATES -- DOES THIS RELATE TO
THE EARLIER CONVERSATION WE HAD
ABOUT ANALYZING THE SHORT-TERM
RENTAL UNITS THAT MIGHT BE
AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET, CAN
YOU REMIND ME HOW THESE TWO MAY
INTERSECT?
>> THEY INTERSECT BY PROXIMITY.
I WOULD SAY THAT WE DID NOT
BRING THEM TOGETHER AS A
PACKAGE RATHER IT IS BOTH
SEPARATE AND IMPORTANT PIECES
OF INFORMATION.
OKAY.
THANKS, KEETLE, ANYTHING ELSE
TO ADD.
>> THEY'RE SOMEWHAT DI STINK
BODIES OF WORK.
SOMETHING THAT'S A SHORT-TERM
RENTAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE A
RENTAL UNIT THAT'S OUT THERE ON
THE MARKET MORE BROADLY.
SO IT MAY NOT BE SUBJECT TO
REGULATION.
SO I THINK THAT THEY ACTUALLY
GET TO SORT OF TWO DIFFERENT
QUESTIONS.
AND ARE POTENTIALLY
COMPLIMENTARY.
DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOMES OF
THESE BUDGET ACTIONS NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> I'D LIKE TO SIGN ON AS A
COSPONSOR TO THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, SDCI
007.
THANKS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 008.
SDCI WOULD ADD $152,000 IN
GENERAL FUND AND ONE STRATEGIC
ADVISER.
ONE FOR MONITORING ASSESSMENT
AND PREVENTION.
DATA COLLECTION, IT'S
ENVISIONED THAT THIS POSITION
WOULD DO DATA COLLECTION.
IN HOUSE.
AT SDCI.
POTENTIALLY THROUGH A SURVEY OF
PARTICIPANTS IN THE CITY'S
RENTAL REGISTRATION INSPECTION
-- PROVIDED BY PARTICIPANTS IN
THAT PROGRAM.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COSPONSORED BY
MORALES AND GONZALES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
WE DID A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT LAST YEAR
WHICH IS LEADING TO THIS
REQUEST FOR ONE FTE WHICH WOULD
ENABLE US TO IMPLEMENT AN IN
HOUSE DATA GATHERING AND
MONITORING SYSTEM TO TRACK
ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL
DISPLACEMENT OF LOWER INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S A PROBLEMATIC
LACK OF GRANULARITY AT CENSUS
TRACK DATA.
AND THERE'S AN ABSENT OF
DETAILED -- OR A SHORTAGE OF
DETAILED RENTAL SURVEY FIRMS IN
THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
THIS IS CONFIRMED BY THE SLIDE
WE DID LAST YEAR.
THIS WOULD ENABLE IN HOUSE
DATA, WHICH A CITY OF THIS SIZE
SHOULD HAVE I BELIEVE.
DATA GATHERING WOULD LIKELY
NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY
ASKING APARTMENT OWNERS TO
PROVIDE RENT SUMMARIES SO THAT
WE KNOW NOTHING PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE.
BUT WE KNOW THE UNIT SIZE.
WHETHER IT'S -- HOW MANY
BATHROOMS, HOW MANY BED ROOMS,
THE RENT THAT'S BEING CHARGED.
AND THEN OVER TIME, WE CAN
TRACK WHETHER THERE'S BEEN
DISPLACEMENT, WHETHER RENT'S
BEEN GOING UP OR DOWN.
THE NATURALLY OCCURRING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ONE OF
THE TOUGHER THINGS TO TRACK.
AND THIS WOULD ENABLE US TO DO
THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I'D LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO
THIS PROPOSAL AS WELL.
THIS WAS A NEED THAT WAS ALSO
IDENTIFIED IN A RECENT CITY
AUDIT BY THE OFFICE OF -- WELL,
THE AUDIT WAS DONE BY THE CITY
AUDITOR BUT THE NEED WAS
IDENTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
THE AUDIT ITSELF WAS ON THE
CITY'S NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL
ORDINANCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WONDERFUL, LET'S KEEP MOVING.
>> FDCI 9A 1 A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT WOULD
REQUEST THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
CONVENE A STAFF AND STAKEHOLDER
GROUP TO ADVISE THE CITY ON
REGULATORY AND RENTAL MARKET
CHALLENGES FOR SMALL LANDLORDS.
IDEALLY THE GROUP WOULD
IDENTIFY WHETHER CHANGES TO
CITY REGULATION MARKET TRENDS
HAVE DISPARATE IMPACTS ON SMALL
LANDLORD AS REPORT FROM THE
STAKEHOLDER GROUP WOULD BE DUE
TO THE FINANCE AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE BY JULY 5th 2022.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND
COSPONSORED BY, PEDERSEN AND
STRAUSS.
>> WONDER.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
AND THANK YOU FOR CUEING THAT
UP.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL
RIGHTLY SO OVER THE COURSE OF
THE PANDEMIC HAS PASSED A VERY
LARGE AMOUNT OF TENANT
PROTECTION LEGISLATION CREATING
ONE OF THE MORE EQUITABLE
ENVIRONMENTS IN THE COUNTRY TO
BE A RENTER.
AND THIS IS CRITICAL IN A
RENNER DOMINATED CITY THAT WE
BE CENTERING POLICIES THAT
PROTECT AND EXPAND THE RIGHTS
OF
RENTERS.
BUT ONE THING THAT WE HAVE
HEARD QUITE CONSISTENTLY
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF
CREATING THOSE LAWS IS THE
AGGREGATING IMPACT OF CREATING
NEW CONDITIONS THAT SMALL
LANDLORDS NEED TO OPERATE IN.
I DON'T SEE THIS AS AN EXERCISE
OF REVISING OR CHANGING THOSE
REGULATIONS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL
OR THOSE RIGHTS THAT ARE
FUNDAMENTAL TO BEING A TENANT.
BUT I DO SEE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FIGURE OUT WAYS
THAT WE CAN CREATE SUPPORT AND
ASSISTANCE FOR COMPLIANCE.
WE KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, AS
MENTIONED IN -- THERE'S A
RECENT PAPER FROM HARVARD'S
JOINT CENTER FOR STUDIES THAT
LOOKED AT THE IMPACT
PARTICULARLY OF THE PANDEMIC ON
SMALL LANDLORDS AND FOUND THE
PANDEMIC HAS HAD AN ILL PACK ON
THE SUPPLY OF NATURALLY
AFFORDABLE RENTALS AND IT
NOTICED THAT SMALL LANDLORDS IN
PARTICULAR HAVE CERTAIN
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT DON'T
HAVE THE BENEFIT THAT CORPORATE
LANDLORDS HAVE OF MASSIVE
COMPLIANCE BUREAUCRACIES THAT
CAN HELP TO STREAMLINE AND
ABSORB THE IMPACT OF SOME OF
THESE REGULATIONS.
THIS HAS PARTICULARLY BEEN
PHOTOED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON
THE ABILITY TO ACCESS EMERGENCY
RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
WE'VE SEEN THAT EVEN IN OUR
REGION OF HAVING A DIFFICULTY
OF GETTING A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF
RENT ASSISTANCE OUT THE DOOR
AND INTO THE HANDS OF TENANTS
AND LANDLORDS DESPERATELY IN
NEED OF THAT KIND OF SUPPORT.
SO THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE SOME SPACE TO CONVENE
AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN WORK
THROUGH SOME OF THESE
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES WITH SDCI
AND WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT THE CITY MIGHT BE IN A
POSITION TO PROVIDE TO ASSIST
WITH COMPLIANCE.
I WOULD ADD WE DO SIMILAR ACTS
WHEN EMPLOYERS ARE NOT
COMPLIANCE WITH CITY LABOR
STANDARDS SEEKING COMPLIANCE IS
THE FIRST STEP BEFORE SEEKING
SANCTION.
THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY LOOK INTO WAYS WE CAN DO
THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF
THESE VALID CONCERNS THAT HAVE
BEEN RAISED BY SMALL LANDLORDS
ARE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE
ADDRESSED BY SDCI.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS ? PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
I'M SORRY.
WE'RE ON MUTE STILL.
>> SORRY.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT IF THE --
IF THE IDEA IS TO ALLOW SMALL
LANDLORDS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND
THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OR ALSO
OPPORTUNITIES, RENTAL
ASSISTANCE COMPLIANCE WITH
CURRENT LAW, ALL OF THAT OF
COURSE IS -- BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR
TO ME, ESPECIALLY FROM THE
PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE HAD
TODAY OR FROM THE LANGUAGE OF
THE STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE
INTENT IS THAT IS WHAT IT WILL
BE LIMITED TO.
AND I WOULD BE EXTREMELY
CONCERNED IF THERE IS ANY OTHER
-- IF IT'S NOT STATED VERY
CLEARLY WHAT THE GOAL OF THIS
SO-CALLED STAKEHOLDER GROUP IS.
AND I'LL BE VERY HONEST, I
DON'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT
THAT WILL BE THE GOAL.
WHAT THE ACTUAL STAKEHOLDER
GROUP, IF IT WAS SET UP WOULD
DO.
OTHER THAN PROVIDE A PLATFORM
TO LANDLORDS FOR OPPOSING ANY
PROGRESS ON RENTER'S RIGHTS.
I MEAN, IN TRUTH, IF A
LANDLORD, SMALL OR BIG, DOES
NOT GOUGE THEIR TENANTS, IF
THEY SUPPORT RENTER'S RIGHTS,
WHICH INCLUDES RENT CONTROL,
MEANING RENT INCREASE BEING
LEGAL BUT NO MORE THAN THE
INFLATION RATE, THEN WHY DO
LANDLORDS NEED SUCH A PLATFORM?
BECAUSE THE STATUS QUO -- AND I
SHOULD REPEAT, IT'S THE
OVERWHELMING STATUS QUO IN
EVERY CITY AROUND THE NATION.
INCLUDING SEATTLE.
THE HOUSING MARKET IS DEEPLY
SKEWED AGAINST RENTERS.
MY OFFICE IS CONTACTED BY
TENANTS FROM ACROSS THE CITY
ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS WHO ARE
EXPLOITED BY MOSTLY BIG
LANDLORD CORPORATIONS.
SO JUST IN TERMS OF WHERE THE
OVERWHELMING PRIORITY OF THE
CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE, I JUST
DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD
DO THIS.
IT WOULD AMPLIFY THE POWER OF
LANDLORDS.
WE HEARD TODAY IN PUBLIC
COMMENT, CORY BREWER, WHO IS A
WIND MERE REPRESENTATIVE,OUSING
RENTAL UNITS IN SEATTLE,
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THIS SO-
CALLED SMALL LANDLORD
STAKEHOLDER GROUP AND ASKING TO
BE PART OF IT.
MY OFFICE MET WITH CORY BREWER.
HE WILL IMPLY WE HAVEN'T.
WE HAVE.
TWICE.
ONCE THIS YEAR AND ONCE A
COUPLE YEARS AGO.
THE PROBLEM IS NOT WE DON'T
MEET WITH THEM.
THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T AGREE
WITH THEIR POSITION.
IT'S UNSTATE BUD IT'S A
POSITION THAT THEY SHOULD GET
TO GOUGE RENTERS AND THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL AND SPECIFICALLY
MY OFFICE SHOULD NOT FIGHT FOR
RENTER'S RIGHTS.
REMEMBER THAT OVER THE SUMMER
WHEN RENTERS WERE FIGHTING FOR
THEIR RIGHTS THE SEATTLE TIMES
PUBLISHED AND MY OFFICE HAS
BROUGHT OVER MULTIPLE
LEGISLATION THAT I'M GLAD THAT
THE COUNCIL HAS PASSED, YOU
KNOW, EITHER UNANIMOUSLY OR
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY THAT HAS
BEEN VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT DURING THAT TIME, THE
SEATTLE TIMES PUBLISHED TWO OP-
EDS FROM CORY BREWER.
HE'S AN EXAMPLE.
HE'S JUST A MORE VOCAL
OPPONENT.
BUT HE REPRESENTS THE VOICE OF
CORPORATE LANDLORDS.
THE SEATTLE TIMES PUBLISHED TWO
OP-EDS BY HIM IN OPPOSITION TO
RENTERS RIGHTS AND PUBLISHED AN
EDITORIAL THAT QUOTED HIM
AGAINST THE RENTERS RIGHTS.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE
SEATTLE TIMES PUBLISHED OP-EDS
FROM RENTERS, THAT'S THE
PLATFORM THEY HAVE.
RENTERS NEED TO GET ORGANIZED
TO GET ANY MEASURE OF JUSTICE
IN THE FOR PROFIT HOUSING
MARKET.
AND RENTERS HAVE WON CRUCIAL
VICTORIES THIS YEAR AND ALSO
SINCE 2016 ONLY BECAUSE OF THAT
KIND OF ORGANIZING.
WITH THOUSANDS OF RENTERS
PRICED OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY
RENT INCREASES ON TRACK TO
EXCEED 40% ON AVERAGE.
I MEAN, THIS IS JUST MIND
BOGGLING.
40% RENT INCREASES ON TRACK FOR
THIS YEAR.
AND IT'S STILL ILLEGAL BECAUSE
OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO
PASS ANY FORM OF RENT CONTROL
ANY WHERE IN WASHINGTON STATE.
IT'S JUST SO CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT
LANDLORDS DO NOT NEED EVEN MORE
INFLUENCE AND POWER.
RENTERS FEED MORE POWER.
AND IF SMALL LANDLORDS ARE NOT
GOWNING THEIR TENANTS, AS I
SAID BEFORE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT
THE PURPOSE OF THE STAKEHOLDER
GROUP WOULD BE.
IF IT'S MERELY TO ADVISE ON
COMPLIANCE ON EXISTING -- ON
CURNE LAW, THEN WE SHOULD SAY
IT AND LIMIT IT TO THAT.
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT
THE GOAL IS.
AT LEAST OF THE SMALL
LANDLORDS.
OR THE LANDLORDS WHO ARE
SUPPORTING THIS.
LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN VOCALLY
OPPOSING EVICTION MORATORIUMS.
AND SOME WHO CALL THEMSELVES
SMALL LANDLORDS HAVE ALSO
OPPOSED IT.
I DON'T AGREE.
JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE SMALL
DOESN'T MEAN THEY GET TO
EXPLOIT TENANTS.
WE'RE IN A MASSIVE CRISIS.
WORKING CLASS RENTERS ARE SOME
OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE PEOPLE IN
SOCIETY.
AMONG THE WORKING CLASS RENTERS
WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY MOST
AFFECTED.
IT'S BLACK FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY
BLACK SINGLE WOMAN LED
HOUSEHOLDS . WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE MOST VULNERABLE
PEOPLE WHO GET CAUGHT UP IN
THIS RACKET OF EVICTIONS AND
OTHER KINDS OF EXPLOITATION OF
RENTERS.
AND THE OP-EDS IN THE SETTLE
TIMES DEMONSTRATE THAT EVEN IF
LANDLORDS WERE TO BE MADE OF
SMALL LANDLORDS, IT WILL STILL
BE WEAPONIZED BY BIG LANDLORDS
AND BIG BUSINESS TO GIVE TO THE
LEGITIMACY OF THE OPPOSITION.
NO LISTENED LORD HAS THE RIGHT
TO GOUGE OR EXPLOIT WORKING
CLASS RENTERS.
I WANTED TO SHARE THE CITY'S
ACTION FUND.
THANK THEM FOR EMAIL THEY SENT
THIS MORNING WHICH QUESTIONS
SPENDING SCARCE RESOURCES AND
STAFF TIME ON SMALL LANDLORDS
IN A NEW ROUND TABLE.
AND WE SUPPORT THEM.
THEY SAY WE QUESTION WHEN WHAT
WE NEED IS A TRANSPARENT RENTAL
REGISTRY SO EVERYONE KNOWS IF
WHO THEY WRITE THEIR CHECK TO
IS PART OF A LARGER COMPANY OR
NOT.
AND I SUPPORT THAT.
>> OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
LET'S MOVE ON.
>> SDCI 0 SOH A1 WOULD ADD $1.5
MILLION TO SDCI.
AND 1.5 TO CODE COMPLIANCE
ANALYSTS FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY START UP COSTS,
OUTREACH, ONGOING STAFFING TO
IMPLEMENT ORDINANCE 126541.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ORDINANCE
THAT PASSED IN SEPTEMBER.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
PEDERSEN AND LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND I ALSO THANK THE
COSPONSORS, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
AND PEDERSEN FOR THEIR SUPPORT
ON SEPTEMBER 27th , THE COUNCIL
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED ECONOMIC
DISPLACEMENT RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE ORDINANCE TO PROTECT
RENTERS FACING ECONOMIC
EVICTIONS THE LEGISLATION PASS
RICHMOND THE SAME DAY THE MAYOR
RELEASED HER BUDGETS.
THE ADMINISTRATION COULD NOT BE
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
BUT AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE
TIMING DID NOT WORK.
THE SDCI THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS HAS
INDICATED THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE
OTHER A MILLION OR $200,000 IN
ONE-TIME FUNDS TO DO THE
INITIAL SET UP OF THE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADMINISTER
THIS PROGRAM, PARTICULARLY, A
USER-FRIENDLY CELL PHONE AND
COMPUTER ONLINE PORTAL WHERE
RENTERS CAN APPLY FOR
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE
LAW.
THE LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY.
IS GOOD BECAUSE -- AND THIS WAS
DONE ACTUALLY ON THE ADVISEMENT
OF THE SDCI WHICH WAS REALLY
APPRECIATED WHERE THE RENTERS
CAN GET THEIR -- THEIR
COMPENSATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE
WITH THEIR LANDLORD.
AND THE LANDLORD HAVES TO PAY
THE DCI.
SO THE DCI HAS TO DO THAT KIND
OF ADMINISTRATION.
THEY HAVE ALSO INDICATED THE
THEY WOULD REQUIRE ALMOST
$200,000 IN ONGOING FUNDING FOR
STAFFING TO ACTUALLY PROCESS
THOSE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
APPLICATIONS.
THIS IS CONSISTENT AS I SAID
WITH THE FISCAL NOTE OF THE
LEGISLATION WHEN IT WAS PASSED.
I BELIEVE THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION FUNDS ARE
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR THE
PROGRAM BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION
AS I SAID WAS WRITTEN FOR SDCI
SO THEY'RE AN INTERMEDIARY IN
ALL RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
PAYMENTS.
AS THEY COLLECT THE RELOCATION
FEE AND PAY THE RENTER IT
AVOIDS THE RENTER BEING DENIED
THEIR RIGHT BY TERRIBLE POWER
IMBALANCE.
AND ANYONE WHO TRIED TO GET
THEIR SECURITY DEPOSIT BACK
FROM THE LANDLORD KNOWS ABOUT
THE POWER I BALANCE.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU.
LET'S MOVE TO THE LAST ITEM,
SDCI 011.
>> SDCI 11A1 WOULD ADD HALF A
MILLION TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS FOR OUTREACH,
EDUCATION, AND OTHER SERVICES
IN THE PAST AND AS ANTICIPATED
IN THE FUTURE, FUNDS ARE
DISTRIBUTED THROUGH GRANTS AND
CONTRACTS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
PEDERSEN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE
COSPONSORED.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND
MORALES, THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT
ADDS $500,000 TO THE FUNDS USED
TO CONTRACT WITH THE TEN NANOS
OF WASHINGTON STATE.
LGBT.
AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
THAT OVER ALL CARRY OUT RENTER
EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND
ORGANIZING.
THE UNIN IS AN INGRAM PART OF
THE CITY'S ENFORCEMENT OF
RENTER RIGHT LAWS.
MANY COUNCIL OFFICES RECOMMEND
-- THEY CALL THE FINANCE UNION
WHEN THEY CALL COUNCIL OFFICES
FOR HELP.
TO EDUCATION RENTERS THROUGH
THEIR HOTLINE THE HOUSING
JUSTICE PROJECT PROVIDES LEGAL
SUPPORT AND IT'S COUNTLESS THE
NUMBER OF TIMES MY OFFICE HAS
BEEN CONTACTED BY RENTERS WHO
WE HAVE REFERRED TO HOUSING
PROJECTS OFFICE HOURS AND AGAIN
AND AGAIN THEY WERE ABLE TO
SOLVE PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS.
JUST HAVING THE ABILITY TO
CONNECT WITH SOMEBODY WHO IS AN
EXPERIENCED RENTER'S RIGHTS
ORGANIZER.
AND ULTIMATELY A TRAINED
ATTORNEY MAKES ALL THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE HOUSING
STABILITY FOR A WORKING CLASS
FAMILY.
ESPECIALLY FAMILIES OF COLOR.
AS I MENTIONED YESTERDAY, MY
OFFICE JOINED THE TENANTS LAST
WEEK.
THIS IS A SET OF THREE
BUILDINGS WHERE NEARLY 10
TENANTS LIVE.
WHERE MANY OF THEM ARE SENIORS.
MANY OF THEM ARE IMMIGRANTS IN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
AND THAT -- THE BEGINNING OF
THAT STRUGGLE HAS ONLY BEEN
POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD ALSO
THE TENANTS UNION IN SEATTLE
THERE WITH US TO ORGANIZE WITH
THE LOW INCOME SENIORS.
AND HONESTLY, THIS IS IN
RESPONSE TO A QUESTION
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ASKED
ME, RIGHT NOW MOST OF THE
EFFORTS THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE FUNDING ARE ABOUT
EXISTING LAW.
CURRENT LAW IN HELPING TENANTS
MAKE SURE THAT LANDLORDS COMPLY
WITH CURRENT LAW.
AND THAT'S -- SO THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF THAT KIND OF THING.
WHERE CURRENT LAW NEEDS TO BE
ENFORCED.
THE MAYOR'S BUDGET ALLOCATED
605,000 TO FUND THE RIGHT TO
DONE SILL FOR RENTERS FACING
EVICTION.
BUT THE HOUSING PROJECT
BELIEVES THAT MAYBE AS MUCH AS
$400,000 TOO LITTLE, WHICH
MEANS THAT EITHER THE SDCI WILL
END UP HAVING TO UNDER FUND THE
RIGHT TO DONE SILL OR WILL HAVE
TO CUT FUNDING TO OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORTING
RENTER EDUCATION, WHICH WOULD
THEN NOT WORK OUT BECAUSE
RENTERS ALSO NEED THAT KIND OF
HELP IN ORDER TO NAVIGATE THE
SYSTEM.
IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THE
PROBLEMS THAT COME UP.
SO THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL
ENSURE THAT RENTERS EDUCATION
WOULD NOT FACE CUTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO
ADD?
NO.
OKAY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO
THIS ONE AS A SPONSOR.
A COSPONSOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES
ADDING HER NAME TO STCI 11.
THANK YOU.
WONDERFUL.
I THINK THAT ROUNDS OUT OUR
SDCI PRESENTATIONS.
CAN YOU READ ITEM 15 INTO THE
RECORD.
>>> OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> SO SORRY.
>> WAS THAT -- I THOUGHT WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT SDCI 10.
WAS IT 11?
>> LET ME DOUBLE CHECK WITH
STEPH HERE.
I BELIEVE WE WERE JUST ON
ELEVEN.
BUT WE CAN ADD YOUR NAME TO TEN
IF YOU'D PREFER.
>> NO I WANTED TO ADD MY NAME
TO BOTH.
FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT WE
WERE STILL ON TEN BASED ON THE
CONVERSATION.
I APOLOGIZE.
I WOULD LIKE MY NAME ADDED TO
THE SDCI 10 AND 11.
THANK YOU.
LET'S DO THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALES ADDING
HER NAME TO 10 AND 11.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK.
>> ON SDCI 10.
I HAD LET COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT'S OFFICE KNOW THAT I
WANTED TO SPONSOR EARLY ON.
BUT SHE ALL READY COLLECTED HER
NUMBER OF SPONSORS.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE
ADDED NOW.
THANKS.
>> TO SDCI 10.
>> CORRECT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ADDING
HER NAME TO SDCI 10.
APPRECIATE IT.
SORRY TO MOVE FAST THROUGH THE
END OF SDCI THERE.
WONDERFUL.
KEEPING US ON TRACK THERE.
OBCD HAS BEEN READ INTO THE
RECORD.
OBCD NUMBER ONE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
ADD 620,000-DOLLAR OF GENERAL
FUND TO THE OFFICE OF FUNDING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND $125,000 TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
AND PROVISO.
THE PRIMARY SPONSOR IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORS ARE CHAIR MOSQUEDA
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES.
THIS WOULD PROVIDE A TOTAL OF
$750,000 BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT FOR THE NEXT MAJOR
UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
$300,000 FOR OUTREACH.
AND STAY STAPH THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
STUDIES AND IMPOSE A PROVISO
THAT REQUIRES THEM TO STUDY
ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS CHANGES TO
RESIDENTIAL OR SINGLE FAMILY
AREAS.
STUDYING 15 MINUTE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND STUDYING
OTHER DISPLACEMENT TOO MANYS AS
ALTERNATIVES IN -- FOR THE CITY
STRATEGY FOR ACCOMMODATING
GROWTH.
OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
AND IT REQUIRES OPCD TO RETURN
TO COUNCIL AFTER THE PROCESS TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE DECIDED
TO STUDY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS A LITTLE
BIT MORE LENGTHY TOO.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CARE.
MOSQUEDA.
AND LUCKILY I'VE ONLY GOT THREE
MORE AMENDMENTS TO TALK THROUGH
TODAY.
I'LL ENDEAVOR TO BE SHORT.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF LONGER.
I'M MAKING SURE I'M AT THE
RIGHT ONE.
YEP.
SO THIS AMENDMENT ADDS THE
$745,000 TO OPCD TO INCREASE
RESOURCES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN MAJOR UPDATE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH PROCESS AND FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND I
JOINED BRIAN CALLAHAN AT THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL FOR INSIDE OUT.
THE QUESTION WAS ASKED ABOUT
CHANGES TO THE MAJOR UPDATE AND
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LARGE
AMOUNT OF OUTREACH, RESEARCH,
AND ANALYSIS FOR US TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS FOR
THIS MAJOR UPDATE.
AND THIS AMENDMENT IS WHAT IS
GOING TO GET US THERE.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER -- SO
200,000 WILL GO TO EXPANDING
THE OUTREACH EFFORT FOR A TOTAL
BUDGET OF $350,000.
WHICH IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN
THE BUDGET FOR THIS LAST MAJOR
UPDATE.
$125,000 WOULD FUND WORK
UPDATING THE HISTORIC RESOURCES
INVENTORY.
A NECESSARY PIECE OF THE WORK
THAT'S CURRENTLY NOT FUNDED.
AND $420,000 WOULD INCREASE THE
TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
TO $750,000.
WHICH WAS THE COST FOR THE CITY
WIDE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY.
WHICH IS THE CLOSEST COMPARISON
THAT WE HAVE.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALSO
REIMPOSE AN EXISTING PROVISO ON
A PORTION OF THE FUNDS TO
REQUIRE OPCD, THE STEADY GROWTH
ALTERNATIVES THAT ALLOWS FOR
GREATER DENSITY IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND STUDY
ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING STRATEGY
TO MINIMIZE DISPLACEMENT OF LOW
INCOME AND BIPOC COMMUNITIES.
THIS MAJOR UPDATE WHICH WILL
CONCLUDE IN SPRING OF 2024 IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY
WE'VE HAD IN A DECADE TO SHAPE
THE FUTURE GROWTH OF SEATTLE.
IT WILL BE OUR CHANCE TO HAVE
-- TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE OUR
CURRENT MODEL OF CONCENTRATING
GROWTH IN URBAN VILLAGES AND TO
CONSIDER WHAT LEVEL OF GROWTH
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
AREAS SHOULD TAKE ON.
IT IS CRUCIAL THAT WE PROVIDE
OPCD WITH THE ADEQUATE
ENGAGE WITH ALL COMMUNITIES
ACROSS SEATTLE TO INFORM THE
MAJOR UPDATES AND TO RIGOROUSLY
STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF
THE CHANGES WE CONSIDER.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS FUNDING WILL
MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT
MISINFORMATION IN OUR
COMMUNITIES.
I SPOKE TO SOMEBODY JUST THIS
WEEK WHO WAS CONCERNED THAT
CHANGING THE NAME TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL WOULD
MEAN THAT THERE WOULD BE HIGHER
HEIGHTS AND LARGER DENSITY
ALLOWED IN NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
AND I HAD TO REAFFIRM THEM THAT
MY PERSPECTIVE AT MOST WOULD BE
TO HAVE DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES,
MICRO STORES AND GARAGES AND
COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, SHOPS.
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT WE
CAN HAVE A 15-MINUTE WALKABLE
COMMUNITY AND GET EVERYTHING WE
NEED.
AND WITHOUT FUNDING THAT'S
CONTAINED WITHIN THIS
AMENDMENT, I FEAR THAT WE WON'T
HAVE THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TO US TO RESEARCH, ANALYZE, AND
ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO
BEST UNDERSTAND HOW WE SHOULD
-- AND TO BEST INFORM OUR
DECISIONS DURING THIS MAJOR
UPDATE.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
THAT IS OUR REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ON THE SIDE?
OKAY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE ON
THIS AMENDMENT HERE TODAY.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NEXT STEP
IN EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE
UPCOMING MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN TRULY ADDRESSES
DISPLACEMENT AND EXCLUSIONARY
ZONING.
WE NEED ACTIONABLE POLICIES
THAT ARE ROOTED IN COMMUNITY
IDENTIFIED STRATEGIES.
AND WE CAN ONLY GET THAT IF WE
HAVE EQUITABLE AND AUTHENTIC
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
AS YOU NOTED IN THE 2019 -- THE
2020 ADOPTED BUDGET THAT THE
COUNCIL PASSED HELPED LAY THE
GROUND WORK FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES THAT
CAN LEAD TO UNDOING THESE
EXCLUSIONARY ZONING LEGACIES
THAT ARE STILL PLAGUING OUR
SYSTEM AND ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT
BY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
REQUIRING THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOL KIT ANALYSIS THAT WE
RECEIVED IN YOUR COMMITTEE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO BE
APPLIED IN OUR DEVELOPMENT OF
POLICIES FOR THE 2023
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT COULD
PASS IN 2024.
BUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS NOTED
NEED TO BE GROUNDED IN THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE BEGAN
THIS YEAR THROUGH THE RACIAL
EQUITY TOOL KIT SO THAT WE'RE
BRINGING COMMUNITY EXPERTISE
AND EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE SO
THAT WE ARE CONTINUING
AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT AND
LOOKING AT THE DATA ANALYSIS
THAT HAS ALL READY BEGUN TO BE
ANALYZED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND PAIRING THOSE QUANTITATIVE
REPORTS WITH QUALITATIVE
SUMMARIES FROM COMMUNITY ABOUT
HOW WE CAN IMPROVE HOUSING
DIVERSITY AND ADDRESS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF
ADDITIONAL GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY
THROUGH A RACIAL EQUITY LENSE.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
INCLUSION HERE.
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A
SITUATION WHERE WE'VE GONE
THROUGH THIS RACIAL EQUITY TOOL
KIT, HAVE IN DEPTH
CONVERSATIONS AND FOCUS GROUPS
THAT HAVE, BY THE WAY, BEEN
REALLY MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE IMPORTANT WORK OF OPCD,
THROUGH PUGET SOUND SAGE,
THROUGH POLICY LINK, THEY HAVE
BEGUN A WONDERFUL ENGAGEMENT
THAT HAS HELPED LEAD TO THAT
RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT
ANALYSIS.
AND WE CANNOT DROP THE BALL ON
OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NOW.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO
DOUBLE DOWN IN TERMS OF
VICTIMS.
IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENTS IN
THE BUDGET ALONE, WE WOULD
ACTUALLY BE REDUCING, IN REAL
DOLLARS, IN TODAY'S DOLLARS,
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE
PUTTING INTO CONVERSATIONS WITH
COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S WHERE IT DOES NOT
ALIGN WITH OUR VALUES TO HAVE
POLICY CHANGES INFORMED BY
THOSE MOST AFFECTED BY THE
CHANGES.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING
WITH YOU ON THIS LARGER BODY OF
WORK IN 2022 FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT TO DEVELOP THE
POLICIES IN 2023 SO WE CAN HAVE
A TRUE COMPREHENSIVE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE IN
2024.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ? THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
STRAUSS, LET'S CONTINUE.
NUMBER TWO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
OPCD 2A1 WOULD ADD $162,000 AND
ONE FTE STRATEGIC ADVISER ONE
TO OPCD FOR THE CONFERENCE OF
PLANNED PUBLIC EDUCATION
EFFORT.
THE SPONSOR IS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT GONZALES.
WITH COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
STRAUSS AS COSPONSORS.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS ONE
AND THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION IS THAT THIS WOULD ADD
STAFF TO OPCD.
THE OTHER IS FOR CONSULTANT
SUPPORT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN EFFORT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I I ADDRESS
BOTH ITEMS 2 AND 3 TOGETHER.
IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU
MADAME CHAIR.
I CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF
THEM BOTH AT ONE TIME.
>> SOUNDS GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> AND KEETLE WAS THE SPONSOR.
>> I SEE YOU ON THE LINE.
>> THAT COMPLETES OPCD 3A 1.
WOULD ADD $130,000 IN GENERAL
FUND AND ONE TERM LIMITED
STRATEGIC ADVISER ONE POSITION
TO OPCD FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION.
IT COULD BE CONSIDERED COB
CURRENTLY WITH COMPREHENSIVE
AMENDMENT ADOPTION IN 2024.
THE POSITION WOULD SUNSET IN
2024.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
MORALES AND STRAUSS.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
INDULGING MY REQUEST TO TAKE
CARE OF THESE AT ONE TIME.
SO AS WE KNOW, AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS JUST DESCRIBED, THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT WORK THAT IS
UNDERWAY FOR OUR NEXT MAJOR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, IT
WILL BE A RATHER LARGE LIFT FOR
US AS A COLLECTIVE CITY FAMILY
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS
AS OUTLINED IN THE 2024 UPDATE
TO IS IT CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN THAT WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIVE THE CITY'S POLICYMAKING
AROUND HOW AND WHERE WE WILL
SEE GROWTH ACROSS THE CITY.
SO THESE TWO ITEMS ARE DIRECTLY
RELATED TO THAT COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNED BODY OF WORK THAT WILL
BE UNDER TAKEN BY OPCD.
AMENDMENT OPCD 002 WOULD
PROVIDE OPCD ADDITIONAL TERM
LIMITED SUPPORT TO HELP MORE
COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE WORK
THAT IS UNDERWAY.
A RECENT SURVEY BY THE SEATTLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDICATED
APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF
RESPONDENTS SUPPORT GREATER
DENSITY ACROSS THE CITY.
BUT WE KNOW WE STILL HAVE MUCH
ENGAGEMENT TO DO TO HELP MORE
COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORS
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REALLY MEANS
TO THEM.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT INDIVIDUALS
ENGAGE WITH THE CITY ON THESE
ISSUES IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS.
WHILE SOME FOLKS HAVE TIME TO
GO TO STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS OR
TO CALL IN FOR STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS, THERE ARE OTHERS WHO
SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO
DO THAT.
AND SO THIS PUBLIC EDUCATION
STRATEGIC ADVISER POSITION
WOULD BE FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE TARGETING
INFORMATION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WORK TOWARDS THOSE POPULATIONS
WHO ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE ORDINARY WAYS THROUGH
THE ORDINARY GEORGE ZIMMERMANS
THAT THE CITY USUALLY DEPLOYS
IN THIS AREA.
SINCE PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO REACH
A MORE ROBUST SET OF NEIGHBORS
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WE
WORK TOWARDS EDUCATING FOLKS
ABOUT THIS COMPLEX, DENSE SET
OF LAND USE POLICY THAT IMPACTS
ALL OF US.
AMENDMENT PPC 3003 SUP PORES
GOOD GOVERNANCE IN OUR
ENVIRONMENT.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN HEARING FROM
MANY DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS THAT
OUR LAND USE AND BUILDING CODES
CONTINUE TO BE CUMBERSOME AND
CAUSE DELAYS IN MEETING HOUSING
AND CHILD CARE NEEDS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN A
PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM.
THIS WOULD ADD CAPACITY TO
OPCD.
FOR LAND USE RULES.
DIFFERENT THAN OUR DESIGN CODES
TO ALLOW US TO IDENTIFY
RECOMMENDATIONS TO STREAMLINE,
UPDATE, AND MODERNIZE OUR LAND
USE AND BUILDING CODES FOR
CONCURRENT ACTION WITH OUR NEXT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR YOUR DESCRIPTION OF 002 AND
003.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THESE TWO?
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU, I ACTUALLY DON'T
HAVE COMMENTS.
I'M COSPONSORING BOTH OF THESE.
BUT I MISSED MY OPPORTUNITY TO
ASK TO BE A COSPONSOR ON NUMBER
ONE.
SO I'D LIKE TO DO THAT IF
POSSIBLE.
>> NO PROBLEM, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
HER NAME AS A COSPONSOR TO OPCD
001.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
AND I APPRECIATE THE SPECIFIC
SCOPE THAT YOU'VE OUTLINED FOR
THESE TWO ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS.
I DO ALSO SEE A LOT OF
SIMILARITY WITH 001 WHICH I
KNOW YOU'RE A COSPONSOR OF AS
WELL.
AND I'M WONDERING THROUGHOUT
THE NEXT WEEK OR SO HERE IF WE
CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT HOW
THESE THREE INTERSECT, I THINK
WHAT YOU'VE OUTLINED IS WHAT
SHOULD BE SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH
AND ENGAGEMENT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT TARGETS
THOSE WHO ARE MOST OFTEN LEFT
OUT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING
ABOUT THESE ITEMS AND HOW THEY
INTERSECT.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE
ATTENTION ON THE NEED FOR
AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
AND THE ACTUAL STAFFING TO GO
WITH IT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THESE TWO?
OKAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO
004.
OPCD.
>> OPCD 4A1 ADDS $301,000 OF
GENERAL FUND TO OPCD FOR
REGIONAL GROWTH CENTERS
PLANNING.
IT'S SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES AS COSPONSORS.
TOGETHER WITH MONEY IN THE 2022
PROPOSED BUDGET, THERE WOULD BE
A TOTAL OF $450,000 FOR THIS
PLANNING EFFORT FOR SIX CENTERS
ACROSS THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THE CITY IS REQUIRED BY 2025 TO
UPDATE OUR SUB AREA PLANS FOR
SIX REGIONALLY DESIGNATED URBAN
GROWTH CENTERS.
WHICH INCLUDE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
FIRST HILL AND CAPITOL HILL.
SOUTH LAKE UNION, NORTH GATE.
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT.
AND UPTOWN.
FORMERLY KNOWN AS LOWER QUEEN
ANNE.
THESE AREAS ARE DESIGNATED TO
RECEIVE A DISPROPORTIONATE
SHARE OF GROWTH IN OUR REGION.
AND OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS,
50% OF SEATTLE'S HOUSING
GROWTH.
AND 75% OF JOB GROWTH OCCURS IN
THESE AREAS, THIS AMENDMENT
INCREASES THE BUDGET FOR OUR
SUB AREA PLANNING AND OUR
REGIONAL GROWTH CENTERS BY
$300,000, BRINGING IT TO A
TOTAL OF $450,000.
AS WAS IDENTIFIED IN CENTRAL
STAFF'S ISSUE IDENTIFICATION.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON 004?
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 005.
REQUESTS THAT OPCD REPORT ON
OPTIONS BETWEEN NORTH 115th
STREET AND NORTH 125th STREET.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
WITH COUNCILMEMBERS PEDERSEN
AND STRAUSS AS COSPONSORS.
COUNCILMAN JUAREZ, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
A SO LET'S SEE HERE.
SO STONE AVENUE NORTH IS
LOCATED ADJACENT TO AURORA AND
IS ALSO CLOSE TO BOTH THE
HELCION AND BELLA VEIN NOBLE
HEALTH PARK.
WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
HELP WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
SINCE WINTER OF 2018.
THE FOLKS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR
INTEREST, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORS
IN TRANSFORMING THE PLOT OF
LAND CURRENTLY OWNED BY SPU AND
S DOT INTO AN AMENITY OF THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITY SUCH AS A
PARK, PLAYGROUND, BIKE TRAIL OR
PEDESTRIAN WALKING TRAIL WE
WANT TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO
BEAUTIFY, PROTECT, MANUFACTURED
MOBILE HOME PARKS WITHIN OUR
CITY.
SDOT WAS A WARRED $1.5 MILLION
THE GRANT FROM WSDOT'S
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE PROGRAM IN
2021.
TO COMPLETE THE AURORA AVENUE
NORTH PLANNING AND DESIGN STUDY
FOR THE CORRIDOR.
BETWEEN ROY STREET AND NORTH
145th.
SO THAT'S A PRETTY LONG STRETCH
THERE.
THIS FUNDING SUPPLEMENTS
500,000 IN LOCAL MATCH FOR A
TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF 2
MILLION.
AND THE STUDY WILL BE FINISHED
IN 2023.
AS I'M SURE COUNCILMEMBER --
UHM -- I FORGOT -- I WAS GOING
TO SAY LEWIS.
BUT I WAS THINKING DAN.
[ LAUGHTER ] -- DAN LEWIS IS A
PERSON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
BECOME AN ELDER.
ANY WAY.
YOU ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN
AURORA.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON A LONG TIME.
WE FINALLY GOT MONEY FROM THE
STATE.
IF THE CITY, THE STUDY WILL GET
DONE.
WE HAVE ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND WE GOT THE RAPID RIGHT ON
THERE.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE
DOWN AURORA.
IN OTHER MODES BESIDES CARS.
SO THIS SLY ASKS TO INCORPORATE
THIS PLOT OF LAND INTO THE
STUDY OF AURORA TO IDENTIFY
POTENTIAL PUBLIC USES OF THIS
LAND THAT COULD ACTIVATE THE
SPACE AND PROVIDE AN AMENITY
FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS.
OUR OFFICE RECEIVED ASSURANCES
FROM OPCD THAT THIS WOULD BE A
WELCOME ADDITION TO THEIR WORK.
I DON'T -- WHO ARE THE TWO
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT SUPPORTED
ME ON THIS ONE?
>> YOU HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> SO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
SORRY I FORGOT YOUR NAME.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
AURORA PROJECT.
AND IT'S JUST BEEN GOING ON FOR
SO LONG.
SO ANY WAY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
DOING FOLKS, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER,
JUAREZ.
WORK YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN
TO THIS YEAR OVER YEAR.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, LET'S MOVE ON TO
OPCD 006.
OPCD 6A 1 WOULD ADD $380,000 OF
GENERAL FUND TO OPCD FOR A
SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT.
THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD
AND SAWANT ARE COSPONSORS.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES
FTE AND OPCD TO SUPPORT THE
DAWAMISH VALLEY PROGRAM AND
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE MANAGED
BY THAT NEW STAFF PERSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS.
AS LISH SAID, THIS WOULD
SUPPORT INDIGENOUS LED PROJECTS
THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE
PLAN.
TO HELP MEET THE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR THE
DAWAMISH VALLEY.
GOALS THAT ARE PART OF THE
CITY'S EQUITABLE ENVIRONMENT
AGENDA.
SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE
SUPPORTING ROOFTOP SOLAR
INSTALLATION WATER FILTRATION
SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THOSE IN THE
INDUSTRIALIZED RIVER VALLEY TO
ACCESS CLEAN WATER.
AND AS LISH MENTIONED THE
FUNDING COULD BE SUPPORTED IN
PART BY THE NEW DAWAMISH VALLEY
COORDINATOR POSITION.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
THE COUNCIL BUDGET AMENDMENT
DOCUMENT SAYS THE LONG HOUSE
PROJECT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE
DAWAMISH VALLEY ACTION PLAN BUT
IT WOULD SERVE THE SAME GOALS.
DO YOU KNOW ANY MORE HISTORY
ABOUT WHY THE LONG HOUSE WASN'T
INCLUDED TO BEGIN WITH?
AND IF THAT'S A QUESTION FOR
CENTRAL STAFF.
>> I THINK IT'S TIMING.
THE DAWAMISH VALLEY ACTION PLAN
WAS PUBLISHED IN I THINK 2018.
SO WE'RE THREE YEARS LATER.
AND NEW IDEAS HAVE ARISEN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY I'M NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU, LET'S
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
OPCD NUMBER SEVEN.
OPCD 7A 1 ADDS $11 MILLION OF
GENERAL FUND.
ONE FTE STRATEGIC ADVISER.
ONE FTE PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST.
SENIOR POSITION TO OPCD FOR THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS HERBOLD AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES AS
COSPONSORS.
THE EFFECT OF THIS AMENDMENT
WOULD BE TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF
$30 MILLION FOR EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS IN 2022.
WITH ALL STAFF PAID FOR THROUGH
THE GENERAL FUND.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
LISH.
SO EDI, I LOVE ME SOME EDI.
HAS BEEN PROVE TO BE A POWERFUL
TOOL FOR THE CITY TO INVEST IN
COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE RACIAL
DISPARITIES.
LAST YEAR THE EDI TEAM MANAGED
TO GET $10 MILLION OUT THE DOOR
TO 21 ORGANIZATIONS FOR
DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN THE CITY.
BUT THEY RECEIVED APPLICATIONS
THAT TOTALED $50 MILLION.
THIS WOULD EXPAND EDI TO 30
MILLION TO ALLOW THE PROGRAM TO
HAVE MORE SUCCESS ON THE CITY'S
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES.
RESPONDING TO NEW ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES.
IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN
TARGETED BY SYSTEMIC AND
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM.
AND AS LISH MENTIONED, IT ALSO
ADDS -- THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
ADD TWO FTEs TO THE TEAM TO
SUPPORT THE GROWING WORK OF
THAT DIVISION.
WE KNOW THEY HAVE A NEW
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
BOARD.
AND HAVE HUGE DEMAND FOR THE
WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO THIS HELPS EXPAND THEIR
CAPACITY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> WELL, I'M A COSPONSOR ON
THIS ONE.
BUT I ACTUALLY MISSED MY
OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST TO BE
ADDED AS A SPONSOR TO OPCD 006.
AND I'D LIKE TO REQUEST FOR
THAT TO OCCUR.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES
ADDING HER NAME TO OPCD 006.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A
COSPONSOR TO OPCD 007 THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT ADDING HER
NAME TO OPCD 007.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES OR ALSO
FOR CENTRAL STAFF A QUESTION ON
OPCD 007 RELATED TO EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
INVESTMENTS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE
OVERLAP OR MAYBE THE CONNECTION
TO ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE WANT
TO DO WITH INVESTMENTS FROM
JUMP START SPECIFIC TO --
SPECIFIC TO EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD DUCK TAIL
OR WHAT THE INTERSECT IS THERE
WITH THE UPCOMING INVESTMENTS
THAT WE WOULD THEN BE MAKING IN
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE.
I BELIEVE, ESPECIALLY ASSUMING
IF WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE FIRST
AMENDMENT WE ASKS DISCUSSED AS
PART OF FOUNDATIONAL CHANGES TO
OUR BUDGET.
>> YEAH, THIS IS -- WELL THIS
WOULD BE ADDED TO THE 14
MILLION TO GET US TO 30
MILLION.
AND AS I SAID, IT'S REALLY A
QUESTION AFTER BEING ABLE TO
EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF THE
STAFF THERE.
AS WELL AS BE ABLE TO MAKE
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS BECAUSE
WE HAVE SO MANY PROJECTS WHERE
FOLKS ARE, YOU KNOW, MISSING
THE ACCESS TO CAPITAL THAT THEY
NEED RIGHT NOW TO MAKE A
PROJECT PENCIL OR TO BE ABLE TO
PRESERVE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY
SPACE TO SMALL BUSINESS SPACE,
YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE NUMBER OF
THINGS THAT WE HEAR FROM OUR
CONSTITUENTS THAT GROUND FLOOR
CONSTRUCTION IS REALLY KIND OF
THE MISSING PIECE, THE
FINANCING FOR THAT.
AND SO THIS IS REALLY JUST AN
EFFORT TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY
OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ORANIZATIONS.
THE COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING
THESE SORTS OF DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS TO GET THE CAPITAL FOR
THE GROUND FLOOR CONSTRUCTION.
OR TO GET THE PREDEVELOPMENT
FUNDS OR THE CAPACITY BUILDING
FUNDS THAT THEY NEED TO GET
THEIR PROJECT TO THAT LEVEL.
TO THAT PLACE WHERE IT'S READY
FOR FINANCING.
.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, ALLIE,
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WERE
HOPING TO ADD?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO NOTE
THAT IF GENERAL FUND REVENUES
REBOUND IN FUTURE YEARS, THE
TOTAL SIZE OF THE INVESTMENT
FROM JUMP START AND EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE WOULD BE
IN THE RANGE OF 22 MILLION.
SO THIS IS A LITTLE -- IF YOU
ADD THIS TO WHAT'S ALLOCATED IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET, THIS WOULD
BE MORE LIKE A JUMP START ON
THOSE VICTIMS FOR --
INVESTMENTS FOR LACK OF A
BETTER WORD.
BUT THIS WOULD BE PUSHING IT
TOWARD THE ULTIMATE GOAL
ASSUMING OUR ECONOMY RECOVERS
AND GENERAL FUND REVENUES COME
BACK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
REMINDER.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M NOT SEEING ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS.
SDCI 008.
>> YEAH.
SO THIS IS THE FINAL OPCD ITEM.
OPCD 8A1 WOULD ADD $2 MILLION
OF GENERAL FUND FOR NORTH
SEATTLE COLLEGE LONG HOUSE
PROJECT.
IT'S A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
TWO SEATTLE CLUBS.
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE.
AND THE PROJECT HAS RECEIVED
$750,000 THROUGH THE EDI
PROGRAM.
THIS WOULD BRING THEM CLOSER TO
THEIR TOTAL GOALS.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS A
SPONSOR WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT AND LEWIS AS COSPONSORS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT AND LEWIS FOR BEING
COSPONSORS.
AS LISH SHARED THE SEATTLE CLUB
AND BELLWETHER HOUSING, WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT
FOR A YEAR.
WE'VE FORMED A PARTNERSHIP THE
DEVELOP 200 UNITS OF LOW INCOME
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A LONG
HOUSE ON THE NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE CAMPUS SERVING AS A
CENTER OF CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL
AND EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES FOR
THE RESIDENTS, NORTH SEATTLE
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THE
BROADER NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMUNITY.
NOT JUST IN THE SOUTH BUT ALSO
IN THE NORTH.
IT WOULD BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO
THE 200 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF
THE NEW NORTH GATE LIGHT RAIL
STATION AND EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES AT NORTH GATE AND
THE NEW KRAKEN COMMUNITY ICE
PLEX.
BUILDING THE LONG HOUSE IS
GOING TO ENHANCE AND CONTINUE
OUR MARCH TOWARDS BUILDING AN
INDIGENOUS FOOTPRINT IN NORTH
SEATTLE.
AS LISH SHARED THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
ALLOCATED 700,000 TOWARD THE
PROJECT IN ITS 2021 FUNDING
CYCLE.
THESE FUNDS WOULD INCREASE THE
SUPPORT TO A TOTAL OF 2.7.
I WANT TO ADD A COUPLE SIDE
NOTES.
AND I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES TOUCHED ON THIS AS
WELL.
THE ISSUE OF THE LONG HOUSE, I
THINK IT'S ONE THING WHEN WE DO
THESE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
BUT FOR ME, THIS IS REALLY
WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD.
WHEN YOU ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING.
LONG HOUSES ARE DIFFERENT THAN
COMMUNITY CENTERS.
THEY STARTED WITH EVERGREEN
STATE COLLEGE.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HAS A
LONG HOUSE.
THE DAWAMISH LONG HOUSE.
A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR FORMER
DIRECTOR SAM SOPA WHO I MET
WITH MANY TIMES IN THE OPCD
PLANNING WORKING TOWARDS AND
USING INDIGENOUS ARCHITECTURAL
AND LAND USE PLANNING MODELS TO
ACTIVATE AREAS.
PROVIDE COMMON CULTURAL SPACE
AND A FOOTPRINT THAT HONORS AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THE PEOPLE OF THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO WERE
HERE.
AND A LONG HOUSE IS DIFFERENT
THAN A COMMUNITY CENTER.
IT ISN'T JUST A PLACE FOR
GATHERING BUT IT'S A HOUSE AND
A PLACE FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY
AND FOR TEACHING, FOR HEALING.
AND IT'S THAT CULTURAL
COMPONENT THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT
I CAN PROBABLY NOT REALLY
ACTUALLY EXPRESS.
BUT, IT CAN'T BE A PART OF
ANOTHER PHYSICAL BUILDING.
BECAUSE ON ITS OWN TERMS, IT
WOULD BE A SEPARATE BUILDING.
FOR A LONG HOUSE.
SO IT'S MORE THAN AN AMENITY TO
THOSE 200 UNITS THAT WE'RE
HOPING TO BUILD ON THE CAMPUS.
AND MORE THAN AN AMENITY TO THE
OTHER 244 UNITS THAT WE HOPE TO
BUILD ACROSS THE BRIDGE WHEN
THE MAYOR WORKED WITH MYSELF IN
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO
BUY THE EIGHT ACRES, THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING THERE, TO DOUBLE
THE CAPACITY AND THEN THE
PEOPLE LIVING THERE CAN COME
BACK SO THE BOTTOM FLOOR WOULD
BE FOR HOPEFULLY, AND I'LL TALK
ABOUT THIS LATER, THE
INDIGENOUS FOOTPRINT, HOPEFULLY
A PERFORMING ART CENTER, CHILD
CARE.
AND THEN DEDICATE A THIRD TO
LOW INCOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND THE OTHER 3/4 TO MARKET
RATES.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE THIS
PETRI DISH.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR ME, TO
HAVE THAT INDIGENOUS FOOTPRINT
FRONT AND CENTER THAT'S
VISIBLE.
SO WHEN YOU COME ON THE NORTH
SEATTLE CAMPUS, WHEN YOU COME
UP IN THE NORTH END, YOU CAN
ACTUALLY SAY, THERE IS AN
INDIGENOUS PRESENCE HERE IN
BRICK AND MORTAR AND COMMUNITY
AND LANGUAGE AND TO ME, THAT
IS, HOPEFULLY ONE OF MY
LEGACIES, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> IT'S JUAREZ.
>>
>> I'M PAYING THINGS BACK FOR
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS THERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]. YEAH.
HOW'S THAT FOR COVER?
>> I'M PROBABLY 20 YEARS OLDER
THAN HER.
SO THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
AND MY APOLOGIES AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR
EVERYTHING THAN SILL MEMBER
JUAREZ JUST SAID, I WOULD LIKE
TO ADD MY NAME AS COSPONSOR TO
THIS AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
ADDING HIS NAME TO LPCD 008.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE DOING GOOD HERE.
I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION.
AND I BELIEVE THAT BRINGS US TO
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO BEFORE WE'LL READ THAT INTO
THE RECORD, JUST CONFIRMING
LISH, ANYTHING ELSE FROM YOU ON
THIS?
>> NO.
THANKS.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
AND COLLEAGUES, WE ARE PRETTY
MUCH ON TIME.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.
WE'RE GOING TO GET DONE BY
5:00.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
CONVERSATION AND ALSO YOUR WORK
TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT IN OUR
LONGEVITY.
IN SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS
TODAY.
WE'RE GETTING THE GIST OF WHAT
YOU'RE PROPOSING AND THERE'S
BEEN SOME GOOD DIALOGUE.
SO THANKS FOR THE QUESTIONS AND
THE BACK AND FORTH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS.
MADAME CLARK.
WILL YOU READ ITEM 16 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENT THAT ITEM 16.
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S GO AHEAD WITH 001.
>> DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
1A 1 WOULD ADD A MILLION
DOLLARS OF GENERAL FUND TO
SUPPORT PLANNING FOR THE CHINA
TOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT.
SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WITH STRAUSS AND
PRESIDENT GONZALES AS
COSPONSORS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> COLLEAGUES, I THINK I NEED
TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND FOR CONTEXT HERE.
FOR A YEAR OR TWO NOW, A GROUP
CALLING ITSELF THE CHINA TOWN
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
VISION GROUP HAS BEEN MEETING.
IT INCLUDES SKIPTA, INTERIM,
THE WINGLICK MUSEUM.
THE CIA, BIA.
AND SEVERAL OTHER GROUPS WHO AS
YOU MAY KNOW DON'T ALWAYS AGREE
ON HOW THINGS SHOULD GO DOWN IN
THE CID.
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING
TOGETHER WITH A NEUTRAL THIRD
PARTY WHO IS ACTUALLY THE
DENISE LOUIS CHILD CARE CENTER
SERVING AS A NEUTRAL FISCAL
AGENT FOR THEM AS THEY WORK
THROUGH TOGETHER ON HOW TO
DEVELOP A FRAME WORK FOR WHAT
KIND OF PLANNING SHOULD HAPPEN
IN THE CID.
HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE
DECISIONS.
AND WORK TOGETHER ESPECIALLY
GIVEN THAT THERE ARE SO MANY
DIFFERENT PLANNING PROCESSES
UNDERWAY OR ABOUT TO BE
UNDERWAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LAND, THE
SOUND TRANSIT STATION.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.
SO ALL THAT TO SAY, THEY'VE
BEEN WORKING TOGETHER.
THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A FRAME
WORK FOR DECISION MAKING AND
COMMUNITY BUILDING TO DEVELOP A
FULL FLEDGED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
THAT THEY WANT TO PRESENT TO
OPCD FOR INCORPORATION --
INCLUSION IN THE CITY'S
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING.
SO THEY'VE BEEN MEETING BUT
THEY WANT TO COMPLETE THIS WORK
OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.
AND SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR
FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE PLAN.
THE IDEA IS FOR DON TO CONTRACT
WITH A CONSULTANT OR
CONSULTANTS TO GET COMMUNITY
INPUT OVER SEVEN ISSUE AREAS
THAT THIS GROUP HAS IDENTIFIED.
FOR EXAMPLE, BUSINESS AND
ECONOMIC STRENGTH, HOUSING,
HUMAN SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION,
THE FUNDING ITSELF WOULD COVER
CONSULTANT EXPENSES LIKE
COORDINATING MEETINGS, MEETING
WITH EACH OF THESE AREA LEADS.
DATA COLLECTION, TRAINING THE
STAFF ON DECISION MAKING.
WRITING, EDITING, ET CETERA.
IT WOULD ALSO COVER DIRECT
EXPENSES FOR ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT YOU CAN
IMAGINE WOULD BE INVOLVED IN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
AND THOSE EXPENSES WOULD
INCLUDE TRANSLATION SUPPORT FOR
FOCUS GROUPS, CHILD CARE, FOOD,
ADVERTISING, MEETING SUPPLIES,
ET CETERA.
SO THAT IS THE -- I SHOULD SAY
THAT THE IDEA IS TO FUND THIS
OVER 15 OR 18 MONTHS.
AND SO THE ASK WOULD BE FOR
800,000 IN 2022 AND 200,000 FOR
THE NEXT YEAR.
SO AS WE'RE HAVING THIS
CONVERSATION, WE CAN JUST KEEP
THAT IN MIND, THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE CAN SPLIT THIS UP A LITTLE
BIT.
AND STILL MEET THE NEEDS THAT
THE COMMUNITY'S ASKING FOR.
THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 002.
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
DON 2A1 WOULD REQUEST THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
OPPORTUNITIES FOR A MORE
EQUITABLE ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY
WEALTH BUILDING.
THIS IS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES AS COSPONSORS.
>> WONDERFUL, WELCOME BACK.
KARINA.
I'M REALIZING I'M GETTING
TIRED.
I PROBABLY NEED COFFEE.
WELCOME BACK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
SO THE PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET
INCLUDES I THINK IT'S ABOUT
$600,000 TO DON FOR EDUCATION
AROUND COMMUNITY WEALTH
BUILDING.
AND SO THIS STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT REALLY JUST
REQUESTS THAT THE DEPARTMENT
USE SOME OF THAT FUNDING TO
COORDINATE WITH OTHER
DEPARTMENTS ON THE VARIOUS
COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING
EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE
CITY.
AND THE IDEA WOULD BE HERE TO
DIRECT DON TO WORK WITH A
CONSULTANT OR AN EXPERT IN
INCLUSIVE ECONOMIES AND
INCLUSIVE GROWTH.
AND ALSO IN CROSS SECTOR
STRATEGIC PLANNING TO REALLY
LOOK AT HOW THE CITY -- HOW THE
PROGRAMS WE HAVE ALL READY CAN
BEST SUPPORT STRATEGIES THAT
REDUCE THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP
AND THAT INCREASE GENERATIONAL
WEALTH.
TO USE FUNDING TO GET AN
OUTSIDE EXPERT TO COORDINATE
AND ASSESS THE WORK THE CITY IS
DOING ALL READY.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
SO THERE'S ALL READY A NUMBER
OF WEALTH BUILDING PROJECTS AND
PROGRAMS IN OUR CITY
DEPARTMENTS.
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
COORDINATING THAT THROUGH ONE
SINGLE ENTITY AND HAVING
GREATER COHESION ACROSS
DEPARTMENTS SO WE HAVE A
BLUEPRINT FOR HOW WE MAKE THIS?
THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO DON 003.
>> KARINA WITH CENTRAL STAFF.
DON 3A 1 AT THIS COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION WOULD PROVISO 750,000
GENERAL FUND IN DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO DEVELOP A
GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PROGRAM
WITH A GOAL OF IMPLEMENTING THE
PROGRAM IN 2022.
THE BUDGET AMENDMENT IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALES.
AND IS ALSO SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS MORALES AND
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> WELL, MAYBE I CAN OFFER YOU,
CHAIR MOSQUEDA, A DOSE OF
ENERGY THROUGH THIS ZOOM
SCREEN.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT DON
003, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE US THE
FIRST STEPS IN BEING ABLE TO
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A
GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PROGRAM
AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY INSPIRED
BY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DO.
SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE CHILD
TAX CREDIT.
WHICH IS A FORM OF A BASIC
INCOME PROGRAM.
AND SOME OF THE EARLY RESEARCH
FINDINGS BY THE BROOKINGS
INSTITUTE SHOWS THAT MONTHLY
INCOME PROGRAMS LIKE THESE CAN
REALLY MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE
IN DECREASING THINGS LIKE CHILD
POVERTY.
AND CAN ALSO BE A TOOL FOR
INCREASING FAMILY SOCIAL
MOBILITY IN THE LONG-TERM.
AND SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO HEAR AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WHERE WE HAVE ALSO UTILIZED OUR
ONE-TIME FEDERAL DOLLARS BY
IMPLEMENTING DIRECT CASH
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY WAYS
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THAT --
THOSE KINDS OF INVESTMENTS THAT
WILL WORK TOWARDS CREATING
GREATER FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR
THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST AND
COMBAT DEEP SEEDED SYSTEMIC
ISSUES LIKE POVERTY THAT IMPACT
MANY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
SO I AM EXCITED TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THIS
PARTICULAR EFFORT SO THAT WE
CAN LOOK AT THE LONG-TERM
PLANNING THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO
IMPLEMENT A BASIC INCOME
PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD.
AGAIN, BUILDING ON OUR ALL
READY PROVEN SUCCESS I THINK
THROUGH OUR DIRECT CASH
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN
THE SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN AND
ALSO WHAT WE ARE SEEING AS
SUCCESS STORIES THROUGH BIDEN'S
CHILD TAX CREDIT PROGRAM AND
ALSO WHAT WE ARE SEEING AS
SUCCESS TO THE SOUTH OF US WITH
OUR NEIGHBORS IN SAN FRANCISCO
WHO HAVE IMPLEMENTED A
GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME PROGRAM
SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE UNHOUSED AT ABOUT I
THINK $500 A MONTH.
AND THAT PROGRAM IS ALL READY
SHOWING MUCH PROMISE IN TERMS
OF CREATING ECONOMIC STABILITY
WITHIN THE UNHOUSED POPULATION
AND CREATING AN ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE
INDIVIDUALS TO STABILIZE.
SO I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO EARN
YOUR SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT OF MY COSPONSORS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR THE
ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS
AMENDMENT.
AND I'M NOT SEEING ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THANKS FOR THE MOTIVATION.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADD
MY NAME AS A COSPONSOR TO THIS
ITEM.
AND WE'RE GOING TO PLOW THROUGH
TO THE NEXT ONE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI.
YOLANDA, IS THAT YOU?
OR EXCUSE M, WE ARE ALL DONE
WITH THAT SECTION, THANK YOU
KARINA IS THAT ALL?
>> THAT'S ALL FROM THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY, YES.
>> WONDERFUL.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I'M
ADDING MYSELF TO DON 003.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM
OF BUSINESS IN TODAY'S AGENDA,
MADAME CLERK, CAN YOU READ ITEM
NUMBER 17 INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM 17, OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> NOW WE CAN SAY HELLO
YOLANDA, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE, LET'S GET STARTED WITH
OSC 001.
>> OSC 1A 1 SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALES AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
JUAREZ AND MORALES, THIS WOULD
ADD $100,000 OF GENERAL FUND
ONE TIME TO THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF A
PLAN TO ESTABLISH RESILIENCE
HUBS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE.
THE HUBS ARE DESIGNED TO
PROVIDE AIR CONDITIONING AND
CLEAN AIR DURING EXTREME HEAT
AND WILDFIRE SMOKE EVENTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GO AHEAD COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO COLLEAGUES FOR THE LOW PRICE
OF $100,000.
WE CAN BEGIN ADVANCING
MEANINGFUL CHANGE FOR BUILDING
COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILIENCE
THROUGH ADOPTION OF THIS
PARTICULAR AMENDMENT.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT IS
PRIORITIZED IN THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING
ABOUT AND I AM REALLY HONORED
TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPONSOR THIS ON BEHALF OF
COMMUNITY.
WE ARE AS YOLANDA MENTIONED IN
HER REMARKS SEEING THE IMPACT
OF CLIMATE CHARGED WEATHER VIA
EXTREME HEAT OR WILDFIRE SMOKE.
AND SO THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS
OUTREACH TO CONDUCT A
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF
VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GET
TO A COOLING CENTER OR SMOKE
SHELTER WHEN THESE EXTREME
WEATHER INCIDENTS OCCUR.
THE SECOND PART OF THIS ITEM
WOULD CONDUCT A SURVEY OF
EXISTINGCITY FACILITIES THAT
COULD BE ACTIVATED SO THAT NO
RESIDENT ANY WHERE IN THE CITY
WOULD BE MORE THAN 15 MINUTES
AWAY FROM AN EXTREME WEATHER
SHELTER.
AND IT WOULD ALSO ASSESS WHAT
ENERGY NEEDS THESE FACILITIES
HAVE.
AND IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO
RETROFIT THOSE PUBLICLY OWNED
FACILITIES FOR GREEN ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK YOU MADAME CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON 001?
WONDERFUL, COUNCILMEMBER HER
BOLT, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT WE
HAVE RECENTLY IN THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT'S ALL
HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN, THE
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ALL
HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN
REQUESTED THAT THEY TAKE ON A
DIFFERENT BUT SIMILAR ACTION
HERE.
SO I THINK THEY ARE IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT ALL
HAZARDS MITIGATION PLAN LOOKING
AT DOING SOME OF THIS WORK AS
IT RELATES TO CLIMATE
SPECIFICALLY AROUND, EXTREME
HEAT EVENTS.
SO JUST FLAGGING THAT THIS
MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD
BENEFIT FROM SOME COLLABORATION
WITH THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY ADDITIONAL
HANDS.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO ON TO OSC
NUMBER TWO.
>> OSC 2A 1 SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
COSPONSORED BY MORALES AND
STRAUSS.
PROPOSING DESIGNATED FOR
CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE VALLEY
TO ENSURE $200,000 OF THE
500,000-DOLLAR TOTAL WOULD BE
FOR A CONTRACT WITH AN
ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES A
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
FOCUSING ON ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND JOB SKILLS SUCH AS
THE DAWAMISH VALLEY YOUTH CORE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO AS DESCRIBED, THE PROPOSAL
FOR THIS FUNDING IS INTENDED TO
BE ONGOING.
THE PROVISO ITSELF IS ONE TIME.
AS FUNDING FOR PROGRAM
TRANSFERS FROM HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO OSC THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT PREVIOUSLY
HAD FUNDED THE DAWAMISH VALLEY
YOUTH CORE FOR A NUMBER OF
YOU'LL I GAUGE . PROGRAMS
FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND JOB SKILLS.
IT'S BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE
2014.
AGAIN THE FUNDING HAS
HISTORICALLY BEEN THROUGH HSD.
THAT WAS FROM BACK -- DATING
BACK TO 2018.
THIS PROVISO IS TO ENSURE THAT
THE YOUTH CORE CONTINUES TO BE
FUNDED BY THE CITY.
IN THIS SORT OF LARGER BUCKET
OF FUNDS THAT OSC PROPOSES TO
FOCUS AROUND THE PROGRAMS
WITHIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WITHIN THE DAWAMISH VALLEY.
THERE'S A LARGE NUMBER OF
DOLLARS THEY TOLD US THEY
INTENDED TO SPEND.
THEY TOLD US THEY DO INTEND TO
FUND THE YOUTH CORE.
THIS IS JUST TO ENSURE THAT
THEY RECEIVE AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT
OF FUNDING WHEN THE EXECUTIVE
IS READY TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
THE OTHER PIECE I THINK THAT'S
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IS THAT
THE DAWAMISH VALLEY IS HOME TO
1600 PEOPLE OF WHICH 42% ARE
IMMIGRANTS.
37% ARE LATIN X. AND 63% ARE
PEOPLE OF COLOR.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I DID WANT TO ASK FROM CENTRAL
STAFF WHEN REVIEWING THIS, I
HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE TITLE
HERE.
LET ME MAKE SURE THAT I FULLY
UNDERSTOOD STOOD THAT WHEN WE
-- IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN
APPLYING AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
FROM THE FINANCE GENERAL
DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD THIS
MORNING, AND WE CORRECT THE
REVENUE SOURCES, IS THIS
REVENUE SOURCE ALSO MOVEABLE?
RIGHT?
I THINK THAT WAS THE INTENT
THAT I HAD UNDERSTOOD FROM THE
SPONSOR THAT IT WAS NOT.
THAT THIS ITEM SPECIFICALLY
SHOULD BE TIED TO JUMP START.
BUT IT WAS AMENDING THE MAYOR'S
POPOSED BUDGET THAT CAME DOWN.
SO PERHAPS A CLARIFYING
QUESTION IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE
SPONSOR HERE.
YOUR INTENT IS TO REALLY MAKE
SURE THAT THE FUNDS GO INTO
THIS INVESTMENT VERSES WHERE
THE DOLLARS COME FROM.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> WONDERFUL.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM CENTRAL
STAFF?
OKAY.
GREAT.
WELL, WE WILL WORK WITH YOU
THEN COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M
CLEAR ON THAT AS WELL.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WAS CLEAR FOR THE RECORD.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON
THIS AMENDMENT.
LET'S GO ON TO 003.
OKAY.
003A 1. SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PIERSON.
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
JUAREZ AND STRAUSS.
THIS IS A STATEMENT OF INTENT
THAT WOULD REQUEST THAT OSC AND
THE SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEVELOP A PLAN TO
PHASE OUT THE USE OF ALL GAS
POWERED LEAF BLOWERS IN SEATTLE
WITHIN TWO YEARS.
THE RESPONSE WOULD BE DUE TO
THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTER'S
RIGHTS COMMITTEE OR ITS
SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE BY JUNE
3rd 2022.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
WITH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND
STRAUSS, I APPRECIATE YOUR
SPONSORSHIP WITH US, PLEASE GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE DOZEN OF
CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE SENT
EMAILS TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN
SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT TO
STROKE GAS ENGINES OR TERRIBLE
NOISE IN PARTICULAR.
POLLUTERS AND THE TREND ACROSS
THE COUNTRY IS TO START TO
PHASE THOSE OUT OR BAN THEM
COMPLETELY OVER TIME.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA JUST
PASSED A LAW ON THIS.
THE TECHNOLOGY FOR QUIETER,
CLEANER, ELECTRIC POWERED LEAF
BLOWERS HAS IMPROVED A LOT
SINCE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERED THIS IDEA YEARS AGO.
SO THIS IS JUST A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO HAVE THE
EXECUTIVE COME BACK TO US WITH
A PLAN TO PHASE THEM OUT.
THIS COULD INCLUDE A BUY BACK
OR EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO HELP
THOSE WHO NEED TO HAVE THOSE
FOR THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE.
BUT THEY WOULD BE ELECTRIC.
THEY WOULD BE REPLACING
THEY WOULD HAVE TO WORK OUT A
PLAN TO PHASE OUT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF
EXCITEMENT AND A LOT OF
QUESTIONS MOVING INTO THIS ONE.
BUT I KNOW THERE'S MOVEMENT
INTO LOWERING POLLUTION IN ALL
SENSES OF THE WORD.
BOTH IN THE AIR WE BREATHE AND
THE NOISE.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SIGNAL
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO NOT JUST
SIGNAL BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED
AS A SPONSOR TO OSE 003.
I DO APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN BRINGING THIS ISSUE
FORWARD.
I REMEMBER YOU KNOW TWO OR
THREE YEARS AGO WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF DOING
THIS BODY OF WORK AND
AND I KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
THE CITY TO TO LOOK AT HOW WE
PHASE OUT GAS POWER AND LEAF
BLOWERS ACROSS THE CITY.
AS PART AND PARCEL OF OUR
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND TO
REDUCE OUR CARBON EMISSIONS
PRODUCED BY FOSSIL FUELS IT
WOULD BE CRITICAL TO PHASE OUT
OUR RELIANCE ON GAS POWERED
LEAF BLOWERS.
SO I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON'S INITIATIVE.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO, WE REACHED
THE END OF THAT CATEGORY.
OKAY WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
WORK ON THAT.
SECOND TO LAST ITEM FOLKS.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT ON TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE ENERGY YOU'RE
GIVING ME.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH
THIS.
>> OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT>> THIS
IS THE LARGEST LIST OF
DEVELOPMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
WALK US THROUGH THIS.
YOLANDA YOU ARE STILL WITH US.
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
ZERO ZERO ONE.
>> DO YOU WANT TO SWITCH TO
OED.
SO WE'RE ALL ON ALIGNMENT HERE.
SO OED 151 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES COSPONSORED
BYHERBOLD AND LEWIS.
THIS WOULD ADD $150,000 TO
GENERAL FUND ONE TIME TO OED
FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT
PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE IN THE
CREATIVE SECTOR SUCH AS THE
NORTHWEST FOLK LIFE.
AND WE JUST NOTE THAT THE CITY
MAY BE FUNDING THIS
ORGANIZATION FOR A TOTAL UP TO
$150,000 NEXT YEAR BUT THAT IS
NOT GUARANTEED AT THIS POINT.
>> SO SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND THAT LAST LINE THAT
YOU SAID.
YOLANDA CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU
SAID.
>> I WILL JUST NOTE, IT'S
JOINTLY FUNDED BETWEEN THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE
HAS CONFIRMED $50,000 FROM
THEIR BUDGET WILL GO TO THIS
ORGANIZATION AND OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS STILL
KIND OF DECIDING THEY DECIDED
TO FUND THIS ORGANIZATION AT
$100,000 IN 2021 AND HAVE
INDICATED THAT THEY MAY FUND
THEM AGAIN NEXT YEAR AT THAT
SAME LEVEL.
BUT IT'S YOU KNOW THEY'RE STILL
KIND OF IN THE DECISION MAKING
PROCESS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT
FOR Y'ALL.
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I
UNDERSTAND THAT LAST LINE.
HOW IS IT AT THIS POINT IN
DEVELOPING THE DRAFT BUDGET
THAT THE DEFENDANT IS STILL IN
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING WHAT
THE 2022 DEPLOYMENT LOOKS LIKE?
WE RECEIVED THE PROPOSED BUDGET
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHICH
THEY HAVE BELIEVED SIX TO EIGHT
MONTHS THAT THEY DRAFT
TOGETHER.
SO REMIND ME HOW THAT HAPPENS.
>> WELL.
>> IF YOU CAN.
>> I CAN GO THROUGH THIS
DETAILED OPERATION.
AND WE TALKED SPECIFICALLY
REGARDING THIS CONTRACT THEY
HAD INITIALLY INDICATED THEY
HAD FUNDED THEM AT $60,000 IN
2021.
AND RECENTLY DECIDED TO
INCREASE THAT AMOUNT TO
$100,000 IN 2021.
SO THAT IS THE INFORMATION I
WAS GIVEN AND THAT THEY WILL
FUNDS THIS AT $100,000.
BUT YOU DO RAISE A GOOD POINT
THAT THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE
SOME FLUIDITY IN WHAT IS
HAPPENING CURRENTLY.
>> OKAY, WELL I APPRECIATE YOU
OFFERING CLARIFICATION THANK
YOU.
WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THE
PROCESS CONCERNS THAT ARE
RAISED FOR ME AT THIS TIME IN
THE BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
PROCESS.
BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND TURN IT
TO COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES TO
GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT
INTO WHAT THESE DOLLARS DO
PROVIDE.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL AS YOLANDA MENTIONED THIS
WOULD SUPPLY SUPPORT FOR
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE FOLK LIFE.
KEBGTDINGCONNECTING PEOPLE WITH
PAID INTERNSHIPS IN THE
CONNECTIVE COMMUNITY.
EXPOSE YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEDIA,
MARKETING, PEC, FILM, MUSIC,
AND WELL IT'S PERFORMING ARTS
RELATED WORK.
THE SAME WAY WE HAVE WORKED
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
YOUTH IN MARITIME INDUSTRIAL
AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES.
WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AS PART OF
OUR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES.
SO I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION
CHAIRMAN MOSQUEDA AND
DEFINITELY WANT TO FOLLOW UP
THE PICTURE THAT WE ARE, THAT
WE KNOW HOW WE WILL BE FUNDING
AND AT WHAT LEVEL.
FOR THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS
ALREADY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION I THINK
FOR YOU AS THE SPONSOR.
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HOW THIS ITEM, HAD ANY
INFLUENCE FROM OR INPUT FROM
OUR FRIENDS AT THE ARTS
COMMISSION.
>> YEAH, SO THIS IS PART OF THE
WORK WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH
THE ARTS COMMISSION.
WE WOULD BE BACK ON TRACK.
AND SUPPORTING THE CONNECTIONS
IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
PROVIDING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE AS PART OF THEIR
WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY.
SO THIS IS PART OF THE STRATEGY
TO REALLY SORT OF ADD BACK IN
TO THE WORK OED IS DOING.
THE CONNECTIONS ALONG THE WAY
IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY
SECTOR.
>> GREAT, OKAY, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS ONE?
OKAY.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS TO COME.
THANK YOU FOR THE CONTEXT ON
THIS.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OED ZERO ZERO
TWO.
>> OED 0021.
AND THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON.
THIS WOULD CREATE A STRATEGIC
PLAN IN COLLABORATION WITH WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS.
THIS WOULD ALSO IMPOSE THE
DIVISION DIRECTOR AND CREATIVE
INDUSTRY MANAGER POSITIONS
UNTIL THE PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO
THE COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
SO COLLEAGUES I'VE MENTIONED A
FEW TIMES THROUGHOUT IN BUDGET
PROCESS THAT THERE'S MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH THE
CITY IS ENGAGING IN WORK FORCE
DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT GIVEN THE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTAN THAT WE TAKE SOME
TIME TO EVALUATE HOW AS A CITY
WE'RE REALLY ENGAGING IN THIS
WORK.
SO THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO DO
SORT OF ASSESS THE LANDSCAPE.
LOOK AT HOW THE CITY IS, AT OUR
CURRENT WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENTS TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN
COORDINATE THOSE EFFORTS BETTER
INTO A HOLISTIC STRATEGY.
AND I WILL SAY YOU KNOW
SUPPORTING THAT STRATEGIC
PLANNING PROCESS IS INTENDED TO
HELP US WORK WITH OUR RENALLAL
REGIONAL PARTNER WHICH IS
DIFFERENT FOLKS HAVE INDICATED
THERE'S A SENSE OF FRUSTRATION
THAT THE CITY ISN'T WORKING
WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS AS
WELL AS WE COULD.
ONE EXAMPLE OF THE WAYS IN
WHICH WE ARE DOING THAT IS THE
FACT THAT AS WE MENTIONED, AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS THE LINE OF
BUSINESS IN OED AROUND FILM AND
MUSIC AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES A
LOT OF THAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE
BY THE ARTS COMMISSION BY YOU
KNOW THE FOLKS HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE PBA
FOR EXAMPLE.
THIS WORK IS ALL ALIGNED.
THE FACT THAT THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF SHUFFLING OF POSITIONS
HAS CREATED A LOT OF CONCERN.
AND SO, UNTIL WE HAVE THIS
STRATEGY IN PLACE, UNTIL WE
HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THE
BEST WAY IS TO MOVE FORWARD.
I AM REQUESTING THAT WE PROVIDE
THE TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE IN
THAT LINE OF BUSINESS RIGHT
NOW.
AND THEN, WHEN THE NEXT
DIRECTOR IS HIRED IN THE
DEPARTMENT YOU KNOW, THERE WILL
BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT
DIRECTOR TO MAKE A DECISION
ABOUT HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THOSE POSITIONS.
AND WITH THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN
DONE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS.
AROUND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
IN THE DEPARTMENT.
>> THAT'S ALL, THANK YOU.
THIS DEFINITELY ECHOES SOME OF
THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN HEARING
AS WELL FROM OUR FRIENDS IN
LABOR ABOUT NEEDING TO HAVE
MORE ALIGNMENT ABOUT THE WORK
THAT WE DO AND THE STATE'S WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
OUR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL SO THANK YOU.
>>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD MY
NAME AS A SPONSOR.
THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL, THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD ADDING
HER NAME TO OED 002.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON.
>> OKAY OED 3 A 1. SPONSORED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS COSPONSORED
BY JUAREZ AND SAWANT.
THESE EFFORTS WOULD BE LED BY
AN ORGANIZATION THAT ATTRACTS
LEE LEISURE LIKE VISIT SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH MORE FOR
GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
JUMP ON THIS PRIORITY.
SO WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A BIG
NEW CONVENTION CENTER HERE IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND A BIG
COMPONENT OF THAT IS MAKING
SURE WE GET THE WORD OUT TO
ATTRACT BIG CONVENTIONS TO COME
AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS NEW
AMENITY IN THE CITY.
THE VISIT SEATTLE BIA I'M NOT
SURE HOW FAMILIAR MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE BUT VISIT
SEATTLE IS A TYPE OF BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA WHICH CAN ONLY
USE THE MONEY THEY COLLECT ON
TRAVEL.
THERE'S A LOOPHOLE WHERE
THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO USE THE
MONEY THAT IS TAKEN FROM HOTEL
REVENUE TO ATTRACT
CONVENTIONEERS WHICH IS A
DIFFERENT TYPE OF EVENT.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE
GOING TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE
THE TIME LINE FOR ATTRACTING
CONVENTIONS IS GOING TO BE
GETTING MORE REAL AND THERE
WILL BE A NEED FOR SOME
POTENTIAL RESOURCE TO COME IN
AND AUGMENT THOSE EFFORTS.
SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY HERE
AS A COUNCIL TO MAKE A BIG
INVESTMENT UP FRONT TO MAKE
SURE THE CITY AND REGION ARE
RECOVERING BY FILLING THE NEW
CONVENTION CENTER.
CONVENTIONS AS ALL OF US KNOW
HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE
VITALITY OF THE CITY FROM
ATTRACTING A LARGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE INTO THE CITY FOR THE
CONVENTION.
WHO IN TURN ARE EATING OUT, ARE
GOING TO RESTAURANTS ARE GOING
OUT TO BARS.
ARE YOU KNOW USING CABS AND
RIDE SHARES AND JUST GENERALLY
SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY IN OUR
CITY.
SO THIS IS A WAY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE A STEADY PIPELINE
OF ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO VISIT
AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
USING MAKING THE BEST USE OF
OUR GREAT NEW MASSIVE
CONVENTION CENTER THAT WILL BE
OPENING DOWNTOWN IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER LEWIS.
THANKS FOR FLAGGING THIS ISSUE
AND I LOOK FORWARD AS YOU NOTED
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE LONGER
TERM WAYS WE CAN CREATE LONGER
STABILITY FOR THE INVESTMENTS
IN THE WAYS WE ATTRACT FOLKS TO
COME INTO OUR NEW CONVENTION
CENTER.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ I
WILL TURN TO YOU AND THEN I
HAVE ONE QUESTION.
>> I APPRECIATE HEARING A
LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT
THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I'M MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT
THIS CONVENTION CENTER, THE
EXPANSION OF WHICH IS, IS
RECEIVING PUBLIC FUNDS IS YOU
KNOW THIS PROJECT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO THE VITALITY OF
DOWNTOWN.
IN SORT OF A BROAD SENSE.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE NUMBER OF JOBS
ESPECIALLY A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF
CONVENTIONS COMING TO THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND I CAN TELL FROM
VISIT SEATTLE'S WEBSITE THAT
THERE'S ALREADY AN UP TICK IN
THE NUMBER OF CONVENTIONS
STARTING TO COME TO SEATTLE AND
IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN
DO TO BOLSTER AND SUPPORT THAT,
I WOULD CERTAINLY BE INTERESTED
IN ANY SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
THAT ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO
SORT OF GIVE THE CONVENTION
THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GET OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
THIS IS A GOOD ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY AND ALSO A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO GET MANY OF OUR
HOSPITALITY WORKERS BACK TO
WORK.
IF THERE ARE MORE CONVENTIONS,
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE WORK
AND MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE
TO GO BACK TO WORK IN A SAFE
MANNER.
I SEE THIS A WIN-WIN
OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH THE WORKER
SIDE AND THE CONVENTION SIDE OF
THE EQUATION.
AND WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND
ADD MY NAME TO OED 003.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.
ADDING HER NAME TO OED 003.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M REMINDED
ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS
NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.
INCLUDING FOLKS THAT ARE
WORKERS WHEN WE THOUGHT ABOUT
THE IMPACT THAT COVID WOULD
HAVE DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE CUT JUMP START AND INCLUDING
WAS FUNDING FOR RESILIENCE.
WHICH WE WROTE FROM INPUT WITH
FOLKS WHO WERE THINKING ABOUT
THIS.
HOW CAN WE RECRUIT MORE
CONVENTIONS AND CONFERENCES AND
WORKER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND INCUBATOR DISCUSSIONS FOR
OUR NEXT ENTREPRENEURS.
HOW CAN WE RECRUIT THEM TO COME
TO SEATTLE AND ENJOY OUR CITY
AND ALSO BE PART OF THE
ECONOMIC ENGINE AS WE SEEK TO
BUILD OUR WAY OUT OF THIS
RECESSION.
SO ALI I SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN.
I'M HOPING YOU CAN REMIND ME
WHAT THE LANGUAGE WAS FROM JUMP
START RESILIENT SESSION.
BECAUSE WE HAD ANTICIPATED WE
WROTE INTO LAW THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND US
AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND A
ROAD MAP FOR UTILIZING THE
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE COMPONENT
OF JUMP START FUNDS.
THAT REPORT WAS NOT GUILTY
SUBMITTED BY JULY AS WE NOW
ANTICIPATED BUT I THINK THERE'S
A LOT OF OVERLAP AND SOME OF
THE ITEMS THE COUNCIL HAS NOTED
TODAY.
SOME OF THE ITEMS WE'VE SEEN ON
THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT CAN
BE IN THIS INVESTMENT.
>> IT CALLS FOR 15% OF THE
PROCEEDS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT
LOCAL BUSINESS AND TOURISM TO
SPUR THE LOCAL ECONOMIC
RECOVERY AND TO PROVIDE
ECONOMIC RECOVERY FOR THE
CITY'S WORK FORCE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE DETAIL IN
THE SPEND PLAN THAT GOES INTO
THOSE TYPE OF INVESTMENTS AND
SUPPORTING THE WORK FORCE AND
THAT TYPE OF THING.
ONE OF THE SPECIFIC ASKS IS
THERE'S AT LEAST $150,000 SET
ASIDE TO WORK WITH AN
ORGANIZATION WITH EXPERTISE IN
DEVELOPING A PLAN SPECIFICALLY
TO ACT AS THE CATALYST TO
LAUNCH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
THAT WILL HELP LAUNCH THESE
TYPE OF SERVICES AND SO THAT
FUNDING AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN
THE ZERO ZERO ONE THAT WE
DISCUSSED JUST THIS MORNING BUT
IT FEELS LIKE A WHILE AGO TO DO
THAT WORK IN 2022.
I ALSO NOTE THAT, THAT
AMENDMENT IN SORT OF
REALLOCATING FUNDS AND MAKING
SOME ADJUSTMENTS DOES LEAVE
SOME OF THAT, SOME FUNDING IN
THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
CATEGORY FOR YOU AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES TO MAKE DECISIONS ON
HOW TO, HOW TO ALLOCATE AS ONE
TIME INVESTMENTS IN 2022 AND
SO, OVER THE COMING WEEKS WE'LL
BE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
WHICH OF THESE IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE SPENDING PLAN AND
WHERE THERE FUNDS AVAILABLE
BECAUSE IT ADDS UP.
ALL OF THESE ADDS WOULD ADD TO
MORE THAN WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN
THE JUMP START FUND BUT THERE
ARE SOME RESOURCES AVAILABLE
AND LIKE I SAID THAT $650,000
TO DEVELOP THE PLAN WOULD BE
SPENT AND HAPPEN IN 2022.
>>
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT REMINDER
ALLIE AND COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I UNDERSTAND SPONSOR TO SAY
THAT THE BIA CHARTER PROHIBITS
THE BIA REVENUES TO BE USED FOR
MARKETING AND PROMOTING
CONVENTIONS.
AND THAT THAT CHARTER COULD BE
CHANGED IF THE MEMBERS, THE
RATE PAYERS OF THE BIA
INITIATED IT.
AND SO I'M JUST, I GUESS THE
QUESTION I HAVE IS, HAS THAT
PROCESS BEGUN AND IS THE REASON
WHY WE'RE PROPOSING TO FUND IT
INSTEAD BECAUSE THE PROCESS HAS
BEGUN AND WE'VE SOMEHOW, WE'VE
SOMEHOW SLOWED IT DOWN.
I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT, IF WE
PROVIDE THE FUNDING THEN
THERE'S, NO INCENTIVE FOR THE
BIA TO CHANGE THE ORDNANCE, BUT
IF ON THE OTHER HAND, WE ARE
SOMEHOW BLOCKING OR SLOWING
DOWN THE CHANGING OF THE
ORDNANCE I CAN SEE WHY WE WOULD
WANT TO CONSIDER THIS.
>> YEAH THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER HERBOLD THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, YOU
KNOW AND WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND
TALK TO VISIT SEATTLE MORE
SPECIFICALLY.
BUT MY RECOLLECTION FROM
TALKING TO THEM IS THAT, THEY
WERE NOT INITIALLY AWARE HOW
RESTRICTIVE THE ORIGINAL
CHARTER OF THE BIA WAS IN TERMS
OF WHAT IT COULD BE SPENT ON.
I DON'T THINK THE ORIGINAL
CHARTER VISION HAVING A
CONVENTION CENTER OF THE SIZE
AND SCOPE THAT WE'RE
ANTICIPATED TO HAVE.
SORT OF THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF
CONVENTION WE WOULD BE
COMPETITIVE FOR ATTRACTING.
YOU KNOW I KNOW THERE ARE ALSO
SOME CONVERSATIONS OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE BIA BEING
RECHARTERED AND ADDRESSIN A
BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS.
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BIA IN
TERMS OF THE FEE STRUCTURE AND
OTHER THINGS.
SO THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE
ENVISIONED IN THAT.
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S A 2021
TIME LINE.
THIS IS A ONE TIME ASK BECAUSE
BY THE TIME THE BIA IS CHANGED
AND FIXED AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I MEAN AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, AS
A FORMER CHAIR OF THE RELATIVE
COMMITTEE.
THESE PROCESSES TAKE A WHILE.
IT'S MORE ABOUT THE TIME
SENSITIVITY OF HAVING THE
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO PLAN
OUT AND ATTRACT CONVENTIONS
PROJECTING WELL INTO THE
FUTURE.
AND HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO
THAT NOW.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS GOING
TO SYNCH UP WITH THE CURRENT
VISIT SEATTLE RECHARTERING
CONVERSATIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES WILL NOW
MORE ABOUT IT.
BEING IN CHARTER ANY
LEGISLATION LIKE THAT IS PUT
OFF.
SO THIS BEING A ONE TIME ADD
DOES NOT GET ME CONCERNS THAT
IT'S GOING TO TURN INTO A THING
WHERE WE ARE EXPECTED TO BAIL
THIS OUT EVERY YEAR.
I GUESS THAT WOULD BE MY WHERE
I WOULD KIND OF REST IT.
>> AND I CAN ADD THAT I HAVE
BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF CHANGES AROUND
VISIT SEATTLE'S SOME
LEGISLATION POTENTIALLY COMING
TO THE COUNCIL NEXT YEAR.
SO WE WILL TBD.
BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT VISIT
SEATTLE HAS BEEN ENGAGING WITH
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I THINK EVEN A FEW YEARS AGO I
RECALL COMING AROUND AND
ENGAGING WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
ON.
ESSENTIALLY INCREASING THEIR
RATE.
SO I THINK THAT THAT ISN'T
SOMETHING THEY'RE TALKING WITH
THE RIGHT PEERS ABOUT.
AND PREPARING TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
BUT AS COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS
NOTED, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN THIS
YEAR.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.
APPRECIATE THE ANSWERS.
AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON.
LET'S GO ON TO OED 004.
ALL RIGHT 0 OED 481, SPONSORED
BY J,
JUAREZ.
THIS WOULD ADD BUSINESS
DISTRICT COHESION AND
RESILIENCE IN RESPONSE TO
DIFFERENT CHANGES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING THE
OPENING OF THE NEW LIGHT RAIL
STATION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES AND
STRAUSS FOR HELPING ME
COSPONSORTHIS.
THE INVESTMENTS IN THE WILL
CREATE GREAT ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES BUT ALSO
CHANNELS.
FOR EXAMPLE THE KRAKEN ICE PLEX
IS EXPECTED TO BRING IN ABOUT
800,000 NEW ANNUAL VISITORS TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I WOULD LIKE OED TO HIRE A
CONSULTANT TO APPROACH
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES AND
STAKE HOLDERS TO BUILD COHESION
AND CONSIDER SOLUTIONS FOR THE
CHANNELS AS WELL AS WAYS TO
LEVERAGE THE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY.
SO WE HAVE DONE THIS IN THE
PAST WITH OED AND OPCD IN
PARTICULAR IN THE LAST SIX OR
SEVEN YEARS WE'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH OPCD IN PLANNING FOR OUR
SECOND LIGHT RAIL STATION ON
130th THAT SOUND TRANSIT
RECENTLY APPROVEDSO THIS ONE
TIME INVESTMENT WOULD PROVIDE
OUR OFFICE WITH A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY STANDS AND
HOW THE CITY CAN BEST ASSIST
THE NORTH GATE NORTH AREA,
THANK YOU.
>> IS THERE ANY ADDITION
QUESTIONS OR COMMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES I DON'T
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS
EITHER SO WE'RE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ONE.
>> 581, THIS IS ALSO SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES AND STRAUSS.
THIS WOULD ADD $50,000 TO
GENERAL FUND ONE TIME TO OED TO
SUPPORT EFFORTS TO CONNECT NEW
AND EMERGING BUSINESSES WITH A
VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE IN LAKE
CITY.
WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON MOM
AND POP OWNED BUSINESSES.
AND WILL HELP ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE BUILD LAKE CITY TOGETHER.
>> UP IN DISTRICT FIVE.
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NORTH
GATE AND GATE CITY.
I'LL GO THROUGH MY PREPARED
NOTES BUT I WANT TO MAKE A
SHORT BRIEF COMMENTS.
WE ALREADY KNOW.
WE'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS ALREADY
LIGHT CITY HAS A HIGH AREA OF
DISPLACEMENT.
THE PANDEMIC ACCELERATED THE
NUMBER OF BUSINESSES LEAVING
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
LEAVING EMPTY STORE FRONTS IN
THE MAIN COMMERCIAL STRIP.
AND THERE'S BUSINESSES LOOKING
FOR LOCATIONS.
CHRIS LEVERSON HAS BEEN A GREAT
PARTNER SHRáEUP.
SHIP.
LAKE CITY IS HIGHWAY 522.
SO WE'VE HAD SUCCESS IN SLOWING
DOWN THE TRAFFIC TO GET MORE
BUSINESSES IN THERE AND AS WE
ARE JUST STARTING TO KIND OF
LIFT OFF THE PANDEMIC OCCURRED
OF COURSE WHICH HURT EVERYBODY.
SO I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY SUNDAY
TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE BUILD
LAKE CITY TOGETHER FOLKS.
AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY OUT THERE
TALKING TO BUSINESS OWNERS.
STORE FRONT OWNERS, PRIVATE AND
TO HOW WE FILL THESE STORE
FRONTS.
NOW THAT WE'VE GOT TRAFFIC
SLOWED DOWN.
NOW THAT WE HAVE THE
RESTAURANTS THAT CAN DO THE
STREETERIES.
NOW THAT WE HAVE THE TENTS UP.
THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ENOUGH.
WE NEED TO BUILD LAKE CITY BACK
TOGETHER AND SO WITH THAT I'M
HOPING THAT THIS ONE TIME
$50,000 TO OUR FRIENDS AT BUILD
LAKE CITY TOGETHER AND OTHER
GROUPS LIKE IT CAN BRING THAT
VITALITY BACK TO LAKE CITY.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE IT.
AND ARE THERE ANY ADDITION
COMMITTEES OR COMMENTS?
OKAY COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES I'M
GOING TO FLAG FOR YOU.
I'M GOING TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL
WORK WITH YOUR OFFICE AND I
WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO CENTRAL
STAFF AS WELL ABOUT THAT
ECONOMIC RESILIENT COMPLIMENT
AND HOW IT COULD DOVE TAIL TO
INVESTMENTS IN NORTH CITY AND
NORTH GATE.
I ALSO KNOW THAT AS FOLKS SAW
FROM OUR EARLIER CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE OMNIBUS BILL WE'RE
VERY INTERESTED IN THE ECONOMIC
RESILIENT SECTION HAS THE
BLUEPRINT WE HAD COMMITTED TO
IN STATUTE.
FOR LACK OF A BLUEPRINT BEING
SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL THIS YEAR
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ONE TIME
INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE
CONSIDERING FOR USE FOR JUMP
START SEATTLE FUNDING THAT
WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO MAKE SOME
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE ALONG THE
SAME VALUES AND PRIORITIES AS
OUR SPEND PLAN.
AND THEN THOSE ONE TIME
INVESTMENTS WOULD HELP TO SORT
OF SUSTAIN THIS CRISIS AS THE
CONSULTANT AND THE PROCESS WITH
THE EXECUTIVE AND THE COUNCIL
AND COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO
IDENTIFY THAT SPEND PLAN FOR
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE IN 2023 AND
BEYOND.
SO YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE I
THINK AS WE TRY TO IDENTIFY
WHICH CATEGORIES OF ONE TIME
INVESTMENTS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR
ECONOMIC RESILIENCE CATEGORIES
COULD POTENTIALLY BE FUNDED
THIS YEAR AND I'M INTERESTED IN
LEARNING ABOUT THESE TWO TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S A NICE NEXUS.
EXCELLENT.
>> GOING BACK TO OUR
CONVERSATIONS AROUND BRING
BUSINESS HOME BUILD WILL WE
HAVE A BRICK AND MORTAR IN LAKE
CITY?
>> OH YEAH.
>> I MIGHT BE GETTING AHEAD OF
MYSELF TWO AMENDMENTS FROM NOW
.
>> THAT'S MY NEXT MOVE.
LOOK FOR LITTLE DEBBIE FRIED
FOR IT.
>> NOW I'M HUNGRY.
>> THIS WOULD ADD $300,000 OF
GENERAL FUND ONE TIME TO OED TO
SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT
HELPS REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT
WOMEN USE AN EXPAND ON THEIR
ARTIS, ANALANAL SKILLS
INITIATIVE.
>> THESE ARE WONDERFUL, THIS IS
A WONDERFUL PROGRAM
ORGANIZATION.
I KNOW COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ HAS BEEN OUT HERE TO
SEE THIS.
THESE ARE MORE THAN ANCHOR
TENANTS.
VALUABLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN
SINCE 2017 THE REFUGEE ARTISAN
INITIATIVE HAS ENVISIONED
CREATING A WELCOMING GLOBAL
COMMUNITY THAT VALUES AND
INVESTS IN REFUGEE AND
IMMIGRANT WOMEN.
LOCATED IN LAKE CITY.
RAI HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL
NONPROFIT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN
THEM RECENTLY THE OTHER DAY.
THEY ARE ON KING FIVE AND
THEY'RE NOW READY TO EXPAND.
THEY HAVE JUST DONE PHENOMENAL.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT THEY'VE BEEN
MAKING MASK.
THEY'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LEVERAGE TO ACTUALLY EMPLOY
MORE WOMEN TO COME IN.
I THINK THEY STARTED WITH LESS
THAN SIX PEOPLE USING SEWING
MACHINES AND THEY'VE DONE
REALLY WELL.
THIS ONE TIME FUNDING WILL
ALLOW FOR THE RAI TO EXPAND AND
HIRE FOUR ADDITIONAL WOMEN TO
BRING THEIR TOTAL TO 58
ARTISANS BY THE ENDS OF 2022.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO
PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT AND MORE
SPACE.
AND BASICALLY THAT MEANS, MORE
SEWING MACHINES AND MORE SPACE
BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE INCREDIBLY
CROWDED BUT THEY'RE STILL
TURNING OUT PHENOMENAL
PRODUCTS.
IT'S JUST BEEN AMAZING.
ANY WAY.
WASHINGTON HAS ACCEPTED OVER
1,700 AFGHAN REFUGEES RECENTLY
AND ITS ORGANIZATIONS THAT RAI
THAT ARE INTEGRAL HELPING TO
EASE THE TRANSITION AND HELP
THESE WOMEN BUILD COMMUNITY AND
SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES WITH
LIVABLE WAGES.
EVERY ONE OF THESE WOMEN I
WOULD SAY 99% OF THEM ENGLISH
IS NOT THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE BUT
THEY DO COME WITH SKILLS AND
MORE THAN SEWING SKILLS.
THE FACT WE CAN GO FROM SIX TO
34 TO 58 IS EXCITING AND WE OWE
A BIG THANK YOU TO LAKE CITY
BUILD LAKE CITY TOGETHER THAT
HAS WORKED WITH RAI AND THOSE
FOLKS.
I'M HOPING I WILL HAVE SUPPORT
ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> EXCELLENT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ
FOR THE CONVERSATION WE HAD
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE.
>> THIS IS SLIGHTLY REVISEED
FROM THE PRIOR VERSION.
IT WOULD CALL FOR OED TO LOOK
FOR SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT WILL
BE TAKEN TO INDIGENOUS PHARMACY
OR MARKET IN THE NORTH END OF
SEATTLE NOT A FARMERS MARKET
WHICH WHAT WAS IN THE MATERIAL.
THE RESPONSE IS DUE TO THE
PUBLIC ASSETS IN NATIVE
COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE OR ITS
SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE ON
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022.
>>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS INTERESTING AND IF YOU
CAN JUST GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES
TO JUST KIND OF CON TECH
CONTRACTUALIZE.
IN ANY COUNT COUNTRY IN TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES, GOOD FOOD IS GOOD
MEDICINE SO WE BELIEVE MEDICINE
IS GOOD FOOD AND HEALTHY FOOD.
WITH THE SEATTLE BOARD IN OUR
OFFICE WE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
TRIBE FOR HEALING PRODUCTS,
TEXTILES AND MORE.
THIS WOULD ALSO INCLUDE
TRADITIONAL MEDICINES AND ALSO
TRIBAL FOODS AND ALL THE OTHER
THINGS THAT COME FROM THE
TRIBES AND THEIR MARKETS.
THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR CROSS
OVER WITH THE PILOT PROGRAM
THAT'S ALREADY TAKING PLACE AT
THE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD.
AND IT'S ALSO TAKING PLACE IN
THE CITY'S OF PORTLAND,
SPOKANE,OAKLAND, SCOTSDALE AND
PHOENIX.
ALL HAVE EXAMPLES OF INDIGENOUS
MARKETS.
I USE THE WORD PHARMACY BECAUSE
THAT'S WESTERN.
AND TRADITIONALLY I'M NOT SURE
WHAT OTHER WORD I CAN USE
BESIDES PHARMACY BUT IT'S ABOUT
FOOD AND HEALTHY FOOD.
MY OFFICE WILL PROVIDE THEM
WITH AN ACTION TO MOVE FORWARD
OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS
FINDING THE CORRECT SPACE AND
RIGHT PARTNERS TO CARRY OUT AND
FACILITY THE MARKETS.
THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO HAVE,
THIS IS BASED ON THE HISTORY
AND WHAT I'VE KNOWN WORKING IN
ANY COUNTRY MY WHOLE LIFE.
I REALLY WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON
A MOVEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN A
LONG TIME COMING AND GAINING
MOMENTUM.
OF TRIBAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES
CLINIC THAT HAVE BEEN TO FOSTER
COMMUNITY RESILIENCY.
AND SALINA HEALTH BOARD AND
OTHER NATIVE TRADITIONAL BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ARE CURRENTLY
HAVE A NATIVE PHARMACY SO WHAT
THAT MEANS FOR TODAY WHAT I'M
ASKING IS THAT I HOPE SEATTLE
LIKE THE OTHER SIX CITIES AND
ALSO THE MINNEAPOLIS NATIVE
AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC THAT
WE CAN EXPAND ON OUR WITH OUR
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ON THIS
TYPE OF INDIGENOUS BASED
HEALING.
WE ALSO SAW THE SUCCESS OF THE
SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
WITH THEIR VACCINATIONS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL
TO EXPAND THE INDIGENOUS
FOOTPRINT IN SEATTLE AND BY
LIGHT RAIL NEXT TO HOUSING.
AND IT'S NEEDED BECAUSE IT'S
NATIVE LED.
IT'S NATIVE LED WELLNESS,
ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING TO
CREATE OPTIONS FOR INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE IN SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES OTHER THAN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND INDIAN
HEALTH SERVICES WHICH I'VE
KNOWN MY WHOLE LIFE HAS
HISTORICALLY BEEN CHRONICALLY
UNDER FUNDED DUE TO FLUCTUATING
ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS
BEEN.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN IT TO BE ANY
DIFFERENT MY WHOLE LIFE.
MY HOPE IS TO BUILD A CLINIC IN
COLLABORATIONS WITH UNITED
INDIANS, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS
WITH FLEET AND MARKET INCLUDING
THE MACAW AND SNOQUALMIE AND WE
CAN CAPITALIZE WITH THAT.
AND THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE CRITICAL.
THERE'S AN IMPORTANT
DISTINCTION OF THESE INDIGENOUS
MARKETS THAN WE HAVE NOW IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
THEY'RE NOT THE SAME.
AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE
CURRENT FARMERS MARKET MEETS
THE NEEDS OF ALL COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
AND NOT JUST INDIGENOUS FOLKS
ETHNIC BACKGROUND THAT HAVE
DIFFERENT FOOD AND DIET ISSUES
AND NEEDS THAT I THINK WE NEED
TO ADDRESS.
I KNOW THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING I
DON'T MEAN TO BE CRITICAL OF
ALL THE FARMERS MARKET.
I AM JUST SAYING IT WOULD BE
NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S
MORE TAILORED TO WHAT'S
INDIGENOUS, FEASIBLE AND WHAT
WE HAVE HERE IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT WE HAVE A
MARKET, AN INDIGENOUS PHARMACY
AND TO BRING IN AND INVITE
OTHERS TO BRING THEIR FOOD TO
THIS PARTICULAR MARKET.
SO IN THE END I'M HOPING THAT I
HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT WE
SUPPORT NATIVE LED NATIVE
SPECIFIC HEALTH CARE
ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORTS
TO OFFER TRADITIONAL HEALING
ALONGSIDE WESTERN MEDICINE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MA'AM
CHAIR.
I WAS JUST RAISING MY HAND WITH
THE REQUEST TO BE ADDED TO THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM.
OF COURSE MY COSPONSORSHIP OF
THIS ITEM IS CONTINGENT ON
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ TO MAKE
SURE THIS NEW MARKET CARRIES
TONKA BARS.
>> OF COURSE.
THOSE ARE BUFFALO BARS YOU GUYS
FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT IN THE
KNOW.
>> NOW WE KNOW.
IN CASE WE GET HUNGRY.
>> IF YOU DON'T KNOW NOW YOU
KNOW.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ FOR THE SUMMARY AND WE
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
ADDING HER NAME TO ZERO ZERO
SEVEN.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD GO
AHEAD.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY
SPONSORSHIP TO THIS ITEM IN
DISTRICT ONE IN SOUTH DEL
RIDGE.
WE HAVE SOME NEW FARMERS MARKET
REPRESENTING THE DIETARY NEEDS
OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
AND EVERYBODY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS FLOCKING TO
THEM AND IT'S A REAL GREAT
ADDITION AND REALLY APPRECIATE
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M SEEING THUMBS UP FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COLLEAGUES.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
MOVE ON.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD JUST
NOTING AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD ADDING
HER NAME TO ZERO ZERO SEVEN.
>> OED881.
THIS WOULD ADD $164,000 OF
GENERAL FUND AND 1 FTE STRA
STRATEGIC ADVISOR THAT WOULD
HELP SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS LAST
AMENDMENT.
I THINK THIS FITS WELL
TOGETHER.
THIS WOULD FUND A STRA WORKERS
WOULD WORKS AS A LIAISON FOR
LICENSING ISSUES THAT FARMERS
MARKETS MAY FACE WITH THIS
CITY.
AS WE ALL KNOW, WHEN FARMERS
MARKETS ARE SPECIAL EVENTS AND
ARE OFTEN TIMES SUBJECT TO MANY
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS,
GUIDELINES, PARAMETERS AND
RESTRICTIONS SO THERE HAS BEEN
A, THERE HAS BEEN DIFFICULTY IN
GETTING THE APPROPRIATE
RESPONSE AND GUIDANCE FOR A,
FOR THE FARMERS MARKETS ACROSS
THE CITY.
AND THEN I WOULD AGAIN I WOULD
ADD TO THIS AMENDMENT IF I
COULD THAT THIS POSITION SHOULD
INCLUDE AND IMPLEMENT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ RECOMMENDATIONS
TO ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
INDIGENOUS FARMERS MARKET.
THIS FTE IS NOT DESIGNED TO DO
ONE THING OR DO ANOTHER THING.
IT IS SO THAT THERE'S A ONE, SO
THAT THERE'S ONE PERSON IN THE
CITY IN OUR CITY FAMILY THAT
WHEN THE FARMERS MARKETS NEED
HELP NAVIGATING OUR CITY
BUREAUCRACY THAT THERE'S ONE
PERSON DEDICATED TO THEM SO
THAT THEY DON'T GET PAST AROUND
OUR CITY, FAMILY.
THIS POSITION WOULD ALSO HELP
INFORM THE LONG TERM
IMPROVEMENTS AND CITY PROCESSES
TO STREAMLINE FARMER MARKET AS
A PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE
INTENT THAT WE PASSED LAST
YEAR.
THANK YOU CHAIR.
>> EXCELLENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS.
YOU KNOW I MEANT TO BRING THIS
UP WITH YOU AS THE COSPONSOR OF
THE WORK WE DID LAST YEAR WITH
FARMERS MARKET OR TALK TO
CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT IT BUT I
HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO
RAISE THIS.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN I
HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND I SAW
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON THERE.
DID THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR SOME
TRANSIT NEW STATIONS.
THERE WERE A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS
FROM THE FARMER MARKET WHO WERE
IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.
THEY HAD MENTIONED TO ME, THEIR
FRUSTRATION BUT THE FUNDING
THAT WE HAD PROVIDED LAST YEAR
WASN'T FULLY IMPLEMENTED.
AND CONCERNS ABOUT HOW WE HAD
SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR FARMERS
MARKETS BUT THEY NEVER RECEIVED
IT.
I WONDER IF YOU HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IF YOU
WANT TO REMIND US WHAT THAT WAS
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEL ON
WHY THOSE DOLLARS DIDN'T GET
PLACED THE WAY INTENDED.
>> YOLANDA DO YOU WANT TO JUMP
IN.
>> I WANT TO SAY FOR THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET
REFERRING THE IMPROVEMENT
PROCESS AND THAT WAS NOT
EXECUTED BECAUSE OED SITED
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS SO
FOCUSING ON GETTING THE VARIOUS
ECONOMIC RECOVERY DOLLARS AT
THE DOOR AND SO THEY EARLIER
THIS YEAR HAD INFORMED THE
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS THEY
WERE NOT MOVING FORWARD ON THAT
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT WORK.
THE POSITION ITSELF HAD NOT
BEEN FUNDED IN THE ADOPTED
BUDGET.
BECAUSE IT WAS PROPOSED DURING
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
DELIBERATIONS BUT ELECTED TO
NOT INCLUDE THAT THIS POSITION
SO THAT'S WHY IT IS BEING
BROUGHT FORTH AGAIN THIS YEAR
FOR THE COUNCILS CONSIDERATION.
>> TO SHED A LITTLE BIT MORE
LIGHT ON THAT.
LAST YEAR WHEN WE PASSED THE
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
IT WAS THIS POSITION WAS ALSO
PUT FORWARD AS A WAY TO
IMPLEMENT THAT WORK IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH OEDs
PREVIOUS DIRECTOR IT WAS MADE
KNOWN THAT A SPECIAL EVENTS
COORDINATOR WAS WHAT OED NEEDED
AND A FARMERS MARKET LIAISON
WAS A SECONDARY NEED.
I DID MAKE IT THAT TIME A
PROMISE, YOU KNOW AN AGREEMENT
WITH IF WE HAD TO FUND ONE
PROGRAM OR ANOTHER THAT FUNDING
WITH SPECIAL EVENTS
COORDINATOR.
AS LONG AS THEY COMPLETED THIS
WORK.
SO THAT WORK DID NOT GET
COMPLETED WHICH AGAIN JUST, IT
DEMONSTRATES THE ISSUE THAT
FARMERS MARKETS ARE EXPERIENCES
WITH THIS WORK THAT I AS A
COUNCIL MEMBER AM EXPERIENCES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
BACKGROUND.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION
THAT THE CHAIR IS ASKING AND
WOULD APPRECIATE GETTING MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW SORT OF NONETHELESS
THIS AREA IS STILL AN AREA OF
NEED AND SO, JUST IN THE SPIRIT
OF BEING SUPPORTIVE HERE AND
HOPING THAT THIS ITEM CONTINUES
TO RECEIVE SOME ATTENTION I
WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME AS A
COSPONSOR.
THANK YOU MA'AM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
ADDING HER NAME.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON GO
AHEAD.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME
AS A COSPONSOR TOO.
I SUPPORT CUTTING TO THE CHASE
AND IMPLEMENTING THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, WONDERFUL.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON,
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON ADDING
HIS NAME TO OED 008.
I'M GOING TO LET CENTRAL STAFF
KNOW I WOULD LIKE TO GET
THROUGH THIS NEXT ITEM 0 ED 009
AND BEFORE WE MOVE OFF OF THE
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IF WE COULD DO A QUICK SUMMARY
OF HOW MUCH OF THE ARCA FUNDS.
HOW MUCH OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE
FUNDS HAS ALREADY ALLOCATED
HAVE ACTUALLY GONE OUT THE
DOOR.
I WAS JUST IN WEST SEATTLE IN A
WONDERFUL SMALL BUSINESS THAT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I KNOW
WELL.
A SMALL CONSIGNMENT STORE UP ON
CALIFORNIA AVENUE.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE MERGING
WITH ANOTHER BUSINESS AND IT
REALLY JUST, BREAKS MY HEART
WHEN WE HAVE FUNDING THAT COULD
BE OUT THE DOOR RIGHT NOW IF IT
IS STILL SITTING ON A DESK
WAITING TO BE DEPLOYED.
SO BEFORE WE MOVE OFF OF OED
AND ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM WHICH
WOULD BE MINE I WOULD LIKE TO
HAVE A QUICK SUMMARY OF HOW
MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT IF WE HAVE
AN UPDATE ON THOSE FUNDS ON THE
REPORT THAT WE RECEIVED ABOUT
TEN DAYS OR SO.
WITH THAT YOLANDA CAN I ASK YOU
TO READ IN OED 009 AND WE'LL
COME BACK TO THAT MORE MACRO
QUESTION.
>> SURE.
OED 9 A 1 SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSON COSPONSORED BY
HERBOLD AND STRAUSS.
THIS WOULD REQUEST THAT OED
WORK WITH THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR FUNDING
AND DISTRIBUTING FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES
ADVERSELY IMPACT BY CITY LED
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
WOULD NOTE THAT JUST TO COUNCIL
MEMBER PEDERSON'S PREVIOUS
POINT THIS WAS A STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WAS
ADOPTED AS PART OF THIS 2021
BUDGET THAT OED AGAIN INDICATED
LACK OF CAPACITY TO ADDRESS.
SO THIS IS BEING BROUGHT BACK
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THE
RESPONSE WOULD BE DUE TO THE
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE OR ITS SUCCESSOR
COMMITTEE ON APRIL 1, 2022.
>>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON PLEASE
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU CHAIRMAN MOSQUE
DA.
YES THIS IS JUST BRINGING BACK
A SLIDE THAT WAS NOT
IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR.
WE HEARD FROM LOTS OF SMALL
BUSINESSES WHO CAN BE IMPACTED
BY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT UPDATING
OUR STREETS AND SOMETIMES THOSE
PROJECTS THOUGH DO CREATE
ISSUES WITH ACCESSIBILITY AND
THE PERCEPTION THE STORE MIGHT
BE CLOSED AND CAUSING FINANCIAL
IMPACTS.
THIS IS TO HAVE OED AND SDOT
BRING TOGETHER A PROGRAM THAT
CAN HELP US ASSIST THOSE SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT BE
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY CITY
LEDPROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THOSE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON.
WE KNOW WE ALL WANTED TO LEARN
THE LESSONS FROM WHERE THERE
WERE TRAFFIC IMPACT AND
MITIGATION NEEDS ESPECIALLY ON
THE SOUTH END AROUND THE
CREATION OF LIGHT RAIL SO WE
WANT TO HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES ESPECIALLY IN THAT
EXAMPLE THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO
RECEIVE I THINK, LET ME
REPHRASE THAT.
ESPECIALLY WANT TO SUPPORT
BUSINESSES WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED BY
COVID IN THIS MOMENT, OUR
SMALLEST BUSINESSES
DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED.
WITH THAT BEFORE WE MOVE OFF
THIS AGENDA ITEM WE'RE STILL ON
AGENDA ITEM 15.
IF I COULD ASK CENTRAL IF, IF
YOU DO HAVE ANY UPDATES FOR US
ON HOW OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ARE DOING.
HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE
RECEIVED FROM US FROM THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS
THROUGH SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN
FUNDS AND HOW MUCH OF THAT HAS
ACTUALLY GONE OUT THE DOOR.
I KNOW THIS WAS A QUESTION THAT
WE HAD RECEIVED A WEEK OR SO
AGO AND APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT DIRECTOR NOBLE IS TRYING
TO GET INFORMATION FROM ALL OF
THE DEPARTMENTS FROM THAT
QUESTION TO GET GREATER
CLARIFICATION AND SPECIFICALLY
IN OED.
THAT AREA REALLY STOOD OUT TO
ME WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW
MUCH MONEY HAD BEEN ALLOCATED
TO HOW MUCH MONEY HAD BEEN
SPENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES THAT
WILL BE WELCOME.
>> I WILL START US OFF AND
ALLIE WILL JUMP IN AS NEEDED.
YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THE
COUNCIL'S REPORT WAS IT EARLIER
THIS MONTH FEELS LIKE A LONG
TIME AGO.
DID NOT SEEM SATISFYING IN
TERMS OF GETTING THE DOLLARS
OUT THE DOOR.
I WILL JUST NOTE THAT OED
RECENTLY ANNOUNCED APPLICATIONS
FOR THE $4 MILLION IN SMALL
BUSINESS GRANTS IS NOW OPEN.
SO AND THE AMOUNTS WILL BE
RANGING NOT JUST THE $10,000
BUT THERE COULD BE LARGER OR
SMALLER AMOUNTS KIND OF MORE
TAILORED TOWARD BUSINESS NEEDS.
THEY HAVE FINALLY DECIDED ON AN
ALLOCATION THE DIRECT
ALLOCATIONS TO NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS FOR A
TOTAL OF 3.9 MILLION.
AND THEY RECENTLY CLOSED THE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
GRANT THAT WAS 1.2 MILLION.
THEY WILL BE MAKING A DECISION
ON THOSE APPLICATIONS AS WELL.
SO THOSE ARE KIND OF SOME
THINGS THAT ARE BEGINNING TO
MOVE APPLICATIONS ARE OBVIOUSLY
OPEN SO THOSE WILL NOT BE GOING
OUT THE DOOR RIGHT AWAY.
OF COURSE.
BUT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE
FUNDING HAS BEEN ALLOCATED OR
WILL SHORTLY BE OUT THE DOOR TO
THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DID YOU HAVE OTHER?
>> I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT,
YOLANDA SORT OF DESCRIBES THE
THINGS THAT ARE IN PROCESS AND
THEN THE SPECIFIC AMOUNT IN
TERMS OF WHAT HAS BEEN REPORTED
TO COUNCIL IS WHAT'S ACTUALLY
BEEN SPENT.
IT'S ABOUT $500,000 AND THAT'S
IN THE DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION
CATEGORY.
THERE WERE SEVERAL SPECIFIC
ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS THAT
SEATTLE ALLOCATED.
AS YOLANDA NOTED THEY HAVE
REPORTED ON A NUMBER OF
PROCESSES THAT ARE ONGOING AND
MONEY SHOULD BE GOING OUT THE
DOOR.
SOME WHAT SOON AND THEY'VE ALSO
BROUGHT ON SOME TEMPORARY STAFF
TO HELP WITH THE GRANTS AND
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND
ACCOUNTING ISSUES AND SO
HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP
ACCELERATE EXPEDITE LIKE
GETTING THOSE DOLLARS OUT THE
DOOR.
>> SO EXCUSE ME, $500,000 OUT
OF A TOTAL ALLOCATION OF HOW
MUCH?
>> EXCUSE ME, SORRY.
$20.3 MILLION.
>> $20.3 MILLION HAS BEEN
ALLOCATED YET ONLY $500 IS OUT
THE DOOR.
OF THAT ANOTHER FEW MILLION ARE
POTENTIALLY GOING TO GO OUT
SOON BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE ARE
PIECE THAT COME IN.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE
FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF
HOW WE CAN EXPEDITE THESE,
THESE AWARDS TO OUR SMALLEST
BUSINESSES AND THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID SO THAT
WE DON'T SEE ADDITIONAL
BUSINESSES SITTING THERE
SHUTTERING OR MERGING WHEN
THERE'S DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR
THEM IN OUR CITY DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW OUR CONGRESSIONAL
PARTNERS DO AS WELL.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU AND THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE
GREATERTRANSPARENCY AND ARE
TRACKING THOSE DOLLARS THAT WE
HAVE ALLOCATE SOD THAT THEY'RE
MAKING MEANINGFUL IMPACTS.
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE AT OUR LAST
ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY.
LET'S GO AHEAD MA'AM CLERK
LET'SREAD ITEM NUMBER 19 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> OFFICER OF WAIVER STANDARD
FOR BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, THIS COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION IS LOS 800-01.
IT IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
IT WOULD REQUEST THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS TO CREATE A
QUOTE UNQUOTE PROPOSED STAFF.
INCLUDES $500,000 ONE TIME TO
DEVELOP THESE TYPE OF POLICIES
AND WORK ON IMPLEMENTING
OTHERRECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE
WORKING CONDITIONS.
THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION IS STILL
IN DRAFT MODE AND WILL BE
INTRODUCED IN EARLY TO MID-
NOVEMBER.
>> THANK YOU CORINA I'M THE
SPONSOR OF THIS SO I WILL SPEAK
BRIEFLY TO IT.
I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF
THEDOMESTIC BOARD AND MEMBERS
OF THE COALITION WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH
CORINA, THE OFFICE OF STANDARDS
AND LORI MAHEW WHO'S A LEAD IN
THE DOMESTIC WORKERS
IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS AS
CORINA NOTED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
DID INCLUDE INVESTMENT OF
$500,000 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
PORTABLE BENEFITS POLICY,
IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER
DOMESTIC WORKERS, STANDARD
BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS
SPECIFICALLY AROUND OUTREACH
AND INVESTMENT.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION IN OUR
COMMITTEE MEETING I BELIEVE AT
LEAST TWICE.
I WAS GOING SAY THREE TIMES BUT
AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON THOSE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE AS A COUNCIL SUBMITTED A
LETTER BACK TO THE DOMESTIC
BOARD APPRECIATING AND
ACKNOWLEDGING MANY OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE WANT TO THANK THE BOARD WHO
MAKE THEIR OWN WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE WORK OF
JASMINE MORAJA WHO HAS BEEN
LEADING THE EFFORT WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT TO DO FOLLOW UP AND
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COALITION
AND THE STANDARDS BOARD.
PART OF THE RESOLUTION MOVEMENT
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS TO
COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITY
COALITION TO DEVELOP POLICY AND
TO SUBMIT POSSIBLE LEGISLATION
TO THE COUNCIL SPECIFIC TO
PORTABLE BENEFITS AS CORINA
NOTED.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE AREAS
COLLEAGUES IF YOU REMEMBER AS
WE PASSED THE DOMESTIC BILL OF
RIGHTS THAT MANY IN THE
COMMUNITY HAD ASKED FOR
INCLUSION.
GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF
STANDING UP BASICALLY ANOTHER
INSURANCE SYSTEM AND AN
INSURANCE SYSTEM AT A HYPER
LOCAL LEVEL IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A LOT MORE
TIME AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A
LITTLE MORE COMPLEX TO TRY TO
PASS THAT AS THE DOMESTIC BILL
OF RIGHTS.
TO COUNCIL ON THE POLICY
IMPROVEMENTS AND TWEAKS AND
ENHANCEMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO
SEE.
THIS ITEM IS CLEARLY A PRIORITY
FOR THE DOMESTIC BOARDS AND
THEPORTABLE COALITION AND
SIMILAR TO THE CONVERSATION
THAT MANY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
ARE HAVING AT THE NATIONAL
LEVEL.
THE RESOLUTION ENVISIONS THE
DOMESTIC WORKERS.
AS THIS COUNCIL KNOWS WE HAVE
TAKEN LEADERSHIP STANCE TO
IMPROVE ACCESS TO PROTECTIVE
LEAVE AND OFFER PAID LEAVE FOR
OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED
FOR FEDERAL PROTECTION OF
STARTING WITH THE COUNCIL THAT I
. THAT ARE ASKING FOR PAID LEAVE
IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC AND
LYFT AND UBER DRIVERS ABLE TO
ACCESS SICK LEAVE IS SOMETHING
I'M REALLY PROUD OF.
THIS IS A WORKERS THAT ARE
OFTEN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
THAT HAVE MANY HIRING ENTITIES
THAT THEY WORK WITH AND HAVING
A PORTABLE SYSTEM THAT WOULD
ALLOW AHIRING. MAKES A LOT OF
SENSE WE DON'T WANT FOLKS TO BE
CARING FOR OUR ELDERS, CARING
FOR KIDDOS.
ENTERING HOMES WHEN THEY SHOULD
STAY HOME IF THEY'RE SICK
THAT'S IF THE PANDEMIC HAS
TAUGHTS ANYTHING IT'S THE
RESPECT OF SICK LEAVE.
WE KNOW DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL
OF RIGHTS WAS JUST THE
BEGINNING IN TERMS OF THOSE
TYPE OF PROTECTIONS WE WANT TO
SEE EXPANDED TO WORKERS WHO
HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY LEFT OUT
OF FEDERAL AND STATE
PROTECTIONS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE COALITION.
THE AFFORDABLE BENEFITS
COALITION ALONG WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT WORKING STANDARDS
BOARD AND THANK THE OFFICE OF
LEADERSHIP IN COORDINATING
THESE EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THIS
NEXT YEAR AS THEY DEVELOP
POLICY TO MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE
AND ACTIONABLE SO PEOPLE CAN
HAVE ACCESS TO LEAD.
I CANNOT COMMIT A FUTURE
COUNCIL TO ANY SPECIFIC ACTION
BUT THAT IS REALLY INTENSIVE
POLICY WORK THAT REQUIRES US TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS AN
ENTITY, AN ENTITY STAFFED AT
OLS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT THERE AND OLS HAS BEEN
A GREAT PARTNER IN IDENTIFYING
THE WAY TO MAKE SURE THIS IS
FULLY STAFFED AND WANTS TO WORK
WITH THE COMMUNITY.
MEMBERS WHO WANT TO BE PART OF
THAT TABLE AND I HAVE ALL OF
THE FAITH THAT THEY WILL BE
ABLE TO COME UP WITH CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS TO THIS REALLY
INTRICATE CHANNEL OF PROVIDING
PORTABLE BENEFITS FOR OUR
DOMESTIC WORKERS.
MUCH MORE TO COME AS WE CRAFT
THE FINAL PIECES FOR THAT
RESOLUTION.
THAT WITH THE COMPANY THE
BUDGET HERE TODAY AND WANTED TO
JUST NOTE MY APPRECIATE FOR THE
MAYORS OFFICE AND OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS FOR THEIR WORK
TO INCLUDE THE HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS SPECIFIC FOR THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO MOVE FORWARD
ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS PORTABLE
BENEFIT POLICY DEVELOPMENT
BEING JUST ONE OF THOSE.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO
THAT OR CORRECT BEFORE I STOP.
>> NO I SEE A QUESTION BUT I
HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
>> WONDERFUL.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> NO QUESTIONS HERE.
JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME AS A
SPONSOR TO OLS 500 A. AND JUST
THANKS TO CHAIR MOSQUEDA FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND
ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE TO MOVE
THIS IMPORTANT BODY OF WORK
FORWARD ON BEHALF OF DOMESTIC
WORKERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
ADDING HER NAME TO OLS 500.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES.
>> I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN
ADDING MY NAME ON THIS AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.
I HAVE ALSO BEEN THINKING ABOUT
THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND
STRUGGLING HOW TO BASICALLY SET
UP A NEW SYSTEM AS YOU'RE
INDICATING CHAIR.
SO APPRECIATE THAT THIS WORK IS
UNDER WAY AND WANT TO SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER MORALES.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES ADDING
HER NAME TO OLS 500.
OKAY COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU CORINA FOR GETTING US
TO THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION
HERE IT HAS BEEN A MARATHON.
IT IS TWO MINUTES AFTER 5:00
A.M.
AND I PROMISED YOU I WOULD GET
DONE BY 5:00.
ALLIE IS CHEERING US ON.
I WILL TAKE THAT AS AN ON TIME
DEPARTURE FROM OUR MEETING
HERE.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION TODAY'S
MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED AS
WE.
LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I GET THE
DATES HERE.
WE WILL RECONVENE TOMORROW
OCTOBER 27th AT 9:30 A.M.
WE WILL START WITH 30 MINUTES
OF PUBLIC SYSTEM.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SERVICES.
LIVABLE AND HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES.
AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN EACH
OF THOSE THREE CATEGORIES ARE
LISTED AND ALREADY PUBLISHED ON
TOMORROW'S AGENDA.
THANKS TO PATTY FOR GETTING
THAT INFORMATION OUT AND FOR
ALL ESSENTIAL STAFF FOR YOUR
WORK IN ADVANCE.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS.
TODAY'S MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
PARTICIPATION.
SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING AT