>> TODAY IS MARCH 14, THIS IS
THE SEATTLE COUNCIL BRIEFING.
THE TIME IS 2:00.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> HERE.
ú>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
THINK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIONS THE
MINUTES OF MARCH 7 WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS
THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
GOING TO THE PRESIDENTS REPORT,
SO TODAY, ON OUR AGENDA, WE
WILL BE CONSIDERING A
PROCLAMATION DECLARING AUGUST
20, THAT IS A SUNDAY, 2022,
NATIVE HIV AIDS AWARENESS DAY.
I AM SPONSORING THIS
PROCLAMATION AND YOUR OFFICE
HAS A COPY TO REVIEW IN ADVANCE
LAST WEEK.
YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE IT BY TODAY
SO WE CAN VOTE ON IT TOMORROW.
THE PRESENTATION TOMORROW.
ALSO, GOING FORWARD, AS YOU
KNOW THE STATE LEGISLATIVE
LESSON HAS ENDED AND YOU
SHOULD'VE RECEIVED A REPORT
FROM OIR, THE CITY GUIDE.
WE PLAN TO HERE A COMPREHENSIVE
WRAP UP OF THAT REPORT, I HAVE
IT SOMEWHERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO
GET A COMPREHENSIVE WRAP UP
REPORT FROM OUR OIR FRIENDS
OFFICE A PUBLIC RELATIONS THE
COUNCIL BRIEFING AT A FUTURE
DATE.
THEY WILL REPORT ON THE
OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET
AND OF COURSE WE ARE EXCITED
AND HAPPY ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION BUT IT BUDGET
THE CUP PASS.
THE MOVE AHEAD WASHINGTON WHICH
IS 816.9 BILLION REVENUE PACKAGE
-- $16.9 BILLION REVENUE
PACKAGE.
I WILL LIST SOME OF THOSE
PROJECTS IN THE NEXT MEETING.
WITH REGARDS TO THE
PROCLAMATION, TOMORROW WE WILL
OPEN OUR COUNCIL MEETING WITH A
PRESENTATION OF THE
PROCLAMATION TO THE SEATTLE
HEALTH BOARD PRESIDENT AND CEO.
AND AS I SHARE THAT WITH YOU, A
PROCLAMATION REGARDING THE
HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY.
OUR AGENDA WILL INCLUDE THREE
ITEMS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED
BY COMMITTEES, ONE FROM THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
CITY LIKE COMMITTEE, ONE FROM
THE LANDINGS COMMITTEE AND ONE
FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
WE WILL HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS
TOMORROW.
IN REGARDS TO THE PROCLAMATION,
I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOUR
SIGNATURE AND SUPPORT.
THIS PROCLAIMS SUNDAY, MARCH 20
TO BE NATIVE HIV/AIDS
AWARENESS DAY.
NATIVE HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY
INCREASES UNDERSTANDING,
INCREASES CONVERSATIONS AND
SPOTS LIKES SPOTLIGHTS THE
WORK BEING DONE TO REDUCE
HIV/AIDS . IT SHOWS SUPPORT OF
PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN THESE
COMMUNITIES.
TOMORROW WE WELCOME PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF THE SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD TO THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
IMPORTANT ISSUES.
ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS
THAT ALSO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS
PROCLAMATION BEFORE I REQUEST
YOUR SIGNATURE BE AFFIXED TO
THE PROCLAMATION?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, DID YOU
HAVE A QUESTION?
YOU ARE DOING A THUMBS-UP.
I AM GUESSING MOST OF YOU WILL
SAVE YOUR COMMENTS FOR TOMORROW
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE CEO
HERE AND WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY.
AS I SHARED EARLIER THIS IS A
NICE COMPLEMENT TO THE
PROCLAMATION THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES BROUGHT
TO US LAST WEEK REGARDING
PHYLLIS LITTLE WERE HER
GRANDDAUGHTER APPEARED FOR THE
RECLAMATION PROCLAIMING MARCH 8
PHYLLIS LITTLE DAY.
SEEING THERE IS NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS
POCLAMATION, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
I AM SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> AS SOON AS I SAID THAT I
DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY, I
REMEMBERED COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA SIGNED ONTO THE
PROCLAMATION DURING THE
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK.
>> SHE DID?
ONE FROM LAST WEEK, --
>> FOR YOUR PROCLAMATION TODAY
SINCE SHE IS AT NATIONAL LEAGUE
OF CITIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME.
OKAY, SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO
OTHER COMMENTS, AND THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE -- YOU ARE
RIGHT, IT IS IN MY SCRIPT.
YOU GOT AHEAD OF ME
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON SIGNATURE TO
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON . THE
PROCLAMATION?
>> AYE.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ .
>> AYE.
>> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND I
AM GUESSING YOU WILL FIX MINE
TO THE PROCLAMATION ALONG WITH
MY COLLEAGUES WHO VOTED YES.
MOVING ONTO THE AGENDA TO ITEM
NUMBER FOUR, THE PREVIEW OF
CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS.
COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES.
THE ROTATION, AS YOU KNOW
STARTS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON TODAY.
AFTER THAT, THIS IS THE ROLL
CALL, AFTER COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ME.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
IS ONE ITEM FROM THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE AND
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
COUNCIL BUILT 12078 AUTHORIZES
THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM
OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, THE NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE AND THE SKAGIT INDIAN
TRIBE FOR ALMOST 300 ARTIFACTS
TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO THE
UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE.
I CAN GO INTO MORE BACKGROUND.
THERE IS INTEREST IN THIS WHEN
IT WAS DISCUSSED LAST WEEK AND
I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY
BEFORE TOMORROW'S VOTE.
AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING, UNMARKED
-- ON MARCH 9, WE INTRODUCED
AND WELCOMED OED NEW INTERIM
DIRECTOR McINTYRE, WE ARE VERY
MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH HIM GOING FORWARD.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM OED
AND VISIT SEATTLE ON COUNCIL
BILL 120273 WHICH EFFECTUATES
A SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT
AREA RATE INCREASE FROM TWO
DOLLARS TO FOUR DOLLARS.
THIS WAS JUST A DISCUSSION.
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING
AT THE NEXT MEETING AT 21st AND
WE HOPE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
AND VOTE THAT OUT OF COMMITTEE
ON THAT DATE.
AND FINALLY LAST WEEK WE HAD A
BRIEFING FROM SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT ON THEIR ELECTRIFICATION
ASSESSMENT WHICH EXAMINES
CURRENT AND FUTURE CITY LIKE
CAPACITY FOR BRINGING
TRANSPORTATION AND BUILDING
ELECTRIFICATION TO SCALE.
THAT WAS OUR MEETING LAST WEEK.
ALSO LAST WEEK ON MONDAY I
ATTENDED AN EVENT AT THE
WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY CLUB THAT
FEATURED DR. CONSTANCE RICE AS
OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
I HAD NEVER MET HER BEFORE.
I WAS HONORED TO HAVE MET HER.
SHE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF
LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION,
HEALTHCARE AND IN THE ARTS AND
SHE IS CURRENTLY THE FIRST
BLACK WOMAN TO LEAD THE SEATTLE
ART MUSEUM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ALSO LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE
WELCOME CEREMONY OF GREATER
SEATTLE PARTNERS WHERE THEY
ANNOUNCED AND WELCOMED THEIR
NEW CEO, RYAN. SOME OF YOU
MIGHT KNOW HIM BECAUSE HE USED
TO WORK AT OED.
AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS
LEADERSHIP, BRINGING AN
EQUITABLE RECOVERY TO OUR WHOLE
REGION.
AND THEN, FINALLY, AM STILL
GETTING TO KNOW CEDAR
LEADERSHIP AND LAST WEEK I WAS
ABLE TO MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME
WITH THE CITY'S CHIEF
OPERATIONS OFFICER.
ALSO I MET WITH CITY ATTORNEY
ANNA DAVISON.
THIS COMING WEEK IS TAPPED WITH
SOME EVENING EVENTS. ON
THURSDAY I WILL BE SPEAKING ON
A PANEL WITH THE REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITIES CEO
MARK.
AND CITY ATTORNEY AND DAVISON
TO ADDRESS THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION ANNUAL STATE OF
DOWNTOWN.
AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE
RE-IMAGINATION OF DOWNTOWN.
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
THAT EVENT.
I WILL ALSO ATTEND THE
ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE
AMERICANS ANNUAL OLDEN CIRCLE
DINNER ON FRIDAY, MARCH 18.
AND THEN, MY CHIEF OF STAFF,
JEREMY, WILL BE ATTENDING AND
SPEAKING ON MY BEHALF AT THE SPD
APPRECIATION DINNER WHICH IS
HOSTED BY THE ASIAN COMMUNITY I
AM AT THE OTHER EVENT.
AND I MUST SAY I HAD TO TWIST
HIS ARM TO ATTEND THE OL HOME
OPENER AT LUMEN FILLED ON
FRIDAY IN MY STEAD AS WELL.
A BUSY WEEK AHEAD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
I PASS IT ON TO COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON FULL CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA THERE ARE NO
ITEMS RELATED TO HER COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES WILL BE TOMORROW,
TUESDAY, MARCH 15 AT 930 IN THE
MORNING.
OUR COMMITTEE TOMORROW HAS FOUR
SDOT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WHICH
WE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
THE PLAN IS TO VOTE OUT OF
COMMITTEE THE ITEM WE HEARD TWO
WEEKS AGO, COUNCIL BILL 120271
WHICH INCLUDES VARIOUS
EASEMENTS NEEDED FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS FOR SDOT TO
MAINTAIN THE NEW JOHN LEWIS
BRIDGE IN NORTHGATE D5.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING
AND DISCUSSION ABOUT AN ALLEY
VACATION DOWNTOWN AS WELL AS A
15 YEAR TERM PERMIT IN
EASTLAKE.
BOTH PROJECTS LEVERAGING THE
PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY ARE IN THEIR
SECOND STAGE OF APPROVAL WHEN
THE COUNCIL HAD TO STOP HER FIRM
THE ORIGINAL PUBLIC BENEFITS
HAVE BEEN MET. WE WILL ALSO
HEAR FROM SDOT ON THEIR INITIAL
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
STRATEGY BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT
DRAFTS A CONSOLIDATED
COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN FOR LATER CONSIDERATION.
DISTRICT FOR I WANTED TO GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO A ROAD REPAIR CREW
FROM OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
THIS PAST WEEKEND I NOTICED
THEY WERE REPLACING FAILED ROAD
PANELS USED HEAVILY BY BUSES BY
MADISON PARK.
I STOPPED WITH THEM TO CHAT
ABOUT THE WORK.
IS HOME TO 851 RESIDENTS AND
MANY LAND BUSES THAT RUN ALONG
SANDPOINT EAST.
THANK YOU SDOT FOR WORKING OVER
THE WEEKEND TO ALLEVIATE THE
DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE TURN
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
THERE ARE NO ITEMS ON
TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FROM COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS FRIDAY MARCH 18th.
AT FRIDAY'S MEETING WE WILL
LIKELY HEAR BRIEFING ON NEW
BILLS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN ADDING
INFORMATION ABOUT RENT CHARGE
INFORMATION COLLECTED UNDER THE
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL INSPECTION
ORDINANCE.
AND OF COURSE THAT WILL BE A
BRIEFING AND NOT FOR A VOTE IF
WE ADD THIS TO THE FRIDAY
AGENDA.
ALSO ON FRIDAY THE COMMITTEE
WILL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION
ABOUT HOW RENTERS RIGHTS ARE
ENCROACHED IN OUR CITY.
MY OFFICE CONTINUOUSLY HEARS
FROM RENTERS WHO ARE HAVING
THEIR RIGHTS VIOLATED AND FAR
TOO OFTEN THEY FIND THAT
DESPITE THE ILLEGAL ACTIONS BY
THEIR LANDLORDS, THEY ARE NOT
ABLE TO GET JUSTICE.
I WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES THE PROBLEMS IN
SEATTLE'S ENFORCEMENTS OF
RENTERS RIGHTS.
MY OFFICE AND SPOKE WITH
RENTERS WHO HAVE GONE FOR
MONTHS WITH NO HEAT, NO HOT
WATER, HOLES IN THE CEILINGS,
WALLS AND FLOORS.
MOLD OR PEST INFESTATION.
DOORS THAT ARE NOT SECURE AND
SO MANY OTHER UNACCEPTABLE
HOUSING CONDITIONS THAT ARE
VIOLATIONS OF SEATTLE'S HOUSING
CODE.
ME AND MY STAFF MENTIONED THESE
BEFORE BOTH IN THE BRIEFING AND
ALSO IN OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
SEATTLE'S RENTAL INSPECTION
ORDINANCE REQUIRES BUILDINGS TO
BE INSPECTED, BUT MOST
BUILDINGS ARE INSPECTED BY
PRIVATE INSPECTION COMPANIES
THAT ARE CLEARLY WILLING TO FILE
BASE OF THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE
SEEN.
IF A RENTER CALLS THE COMPLAINT
LINE A CITY INSPECTOR WILL
VISIT THE PROPERTY.
THE CITY INSPECTORS ARE
RESPONSIBLE AND THEY DO A
SERIOUS INSPECTION ONCE THEY
COME TO THE PROPERTY BUT THAT
ONLY HAPPENS AFTER RENTER CALLS
THE COMPLAINT LINE.
MOST RENTERS DON'T ORDINARILY
EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN CALL AND
THAT THERE IS A DEPARTMENT.
AND WHEN SOME OF THE RENTERS DO
CALL IT'S WHEN THEY ARE TRULY
AT THEIR WITS END AND THEY HAVE
SOMEONE LIKE THE TENANTS UNION
ACTUALLY LETTING THEM KNOW THEY
HAVE THIS OPTION OF MAKING A
COMPLAINT TO THE CITY.
WHEN A RENTER CANNOT TAKE THE
CONDITIONS ANYMORE AND DOES GET
THE INSPECTOR TO VISIT THE
PROPERTY, THEN THE LANDLORD IS
REQUIRED TO MAKE REPAIRS IN A
REASONABLE TIMELINE OR FACE
POSSIBLE FINES.
BUT THE CLOCK DOESN'T START
WHEN THE HEAT BROKE.
IT STARTS WHEN THEY COMPLETED
THE INSPECTION.
RENTERS WILL BE SUFFERING FOR
EXAMPLE, WITH NO HEAT FOR
MONTHS, PRIOR TO THE
INSPECTION, GET NO JUSTICE FOR
THE WHOLE DURATION.
EVEN WHEN A LANDLORD FAILS TO
COMPLETE THE REPAIRS IN THE
TIME REQUIRED BY THE
ASSOCIATION THEY ARE NOT
NECESSARILY FIND.
IN ORDER TO ISSUE A FINE THEY
HAVE TO FILL SEND IT TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEY
NEED TO TAKE THE LANDLORD TO
COURT TO WIN A JUDGMENT FOR THE
FINES.
IN PRACTICE THIS MEANS THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE GIVE A LOT OF
EXTRA CHANCES FOR LANDLORDS TO
COMPLETE THE REPAIRS BEFORE
COLLECTING FINES.
KEEPING IN MIND THIS HAPPENS IN
A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF
INSTANCES.
IN REALITY MOST INSTANCES OF
RENTERS DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY
CAN MAKE THE COMPLAINT.
SO WHAT WE SEE IS A STUNNING
STATISTIC THAT THE CITYWIDE,
THAT CITYWIDE STCI HAS ISSUED
AN LAST YEAR ONLY FIVE FINES TO
LANDLORDS.
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW
THE RICH AND POWERFUL IN OUR
SOCIETY ARE BEING HELD TO A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STANDARD
BY THE LEGAL SYSTEM.
IN MY EXPERIENCE THE STAFF WHO
WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT
INSTIGATED ABUSES BY LANDLORDS
AND THEY DO IT THOROUGHLY, THEY
ARE DEDICATED TO THEIR WORK.
BUT THE SYSTEM IS STACKED
AGAINST RENTERS.
IT IS ILLEGAL FOR LANDLORD FOR
EXAMPLE TO RENT AN APARTMENT
WITHOUT GIVING NOTICE UNLESS
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY.
HOWEVER, UNDER SEATTLE'S LAW IF
LANDLORD MAKES THE LAW THEY ARE
ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION
THAT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THEY HAVE
TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH IS
ACCOMPLISHED THE MINUTE THEY
LEAVE THE APARTMENT.
IF THEY DO IT AGAIN THEY GET
ANOTHER NOTICE.
IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY GET A
PENALTY LANDLORD WOULD NEED TO
ENTER YOUR APARTMENT WITHOUT
NOTICE, STAY IN THE APARTMENT
UNTIL THE RENTER CONTEXT STCI
AND THE DEPARTMENT ISSUES A
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND REMAINS
LONGER.
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE TO SHOW HOW
THE CURRENT LAW IN THE CITY
NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.
AND FUNDAMENTALLY WE KNOW ALL
OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE THE
RESULT OF A TERRIBLE POWER
IMBALANCE BETWEEN RENTERS AND
LANDLORDS.
JUST TO GIVE ONE MORE EXAMPLE,
AVERY RECENT ONE, MY OFFICE
SPOKE LAST WEEK TO A RENTER IN
AN APARTMENT BUILDING THAT WAS
GUTTED BY FIRE ON FEBRUARY 25.
I WANT TO QUOTE FROM THE
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THE
LANDLORD INTIMIDATED RENTERS
INTO SIGNING.
"THE PARTIES AGREE TO MUTUALLY
TERMINATE THE LEASE AGREEMENT
AS OF FEBRUARY 24, 2022, THAT
IS THE DATE FOR THE FIRE.
ALL PARTIES AGREE THAT THE
ABOVE ACTIONS BY MANAGEMENT
CONTRIBUTED A FULL AND COMPLETE
SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE OF ANY
LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL
CLAIMS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED THAT
RESIDENTS ARE ANY GUESTS OR
LICENSES OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR
ENTITY ACTING ON RESIDENT
BEHALF OR SUBROGATION OF RIGHTS
HAVE OR MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE
AGAINST ALL ENTITIES COMPRISING
THE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL
OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES,
ATTORNEYS, PARTNERS, MEMBERS,
SUCCESSORS, HEIRS, AND
SHAREHOLDERS INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ADDED UTILITY COSTS
INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF USE OF
THE APARTMENT, PROPERTY DAMAGE,
LOST WAGES AND TIME AND ANY
POSSIBLE HEALTH OR DISCRETION
CLAIM THAT MAY STEM FROM OR
RELATED IN ANY WAY TO RESIDENCY
IN THE PROPERTY."
THIS GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE
ABSURD LEVEL TO WHICH RENTALS
RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED.
AND TO BE CLEAR, THE SO-CALLED
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT DOES NOT
OFFER RENTERS ONE PENNY IN
COMPENSATION.
INSTEAD WE HEARD FROM THE
RENTERS THAT THE LANDLORD TOLD
THEM THEY WOULD NEED TO SIGN TO
GET THEIR SECURITY DEPOSIT BACK
WHICH FOR LOW-INCOME RENTERS,
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE WHO ARE
ESPECIALLY THE ONES SUDDENLY
DISPLACED AND SEARCHING FOR
SOMEWHERE TO LIVE, GETTING BACK
YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT IS AN
URGENT NECESSITY.
SO AT FRIDAY'S COMMITTEE
MEETING WE WILL HEAR FROM THE
STCI ABOUT THEIR ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURES WHEN RENTERS CONTACT
THEM.
AND I AM REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF
THE DEPARTMENT STAFF MAKING
THEIR TIME AVAILABLE.
AND THEN WE WILL HEAR FROM A
PANEL OF RENTERS AND RENTER
ADVOCATES ABOUT WHAT THE
EXPERIENCES ARE AND WHAT THEY
BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN
OUR CITY.
AND THE INTENTION OF MY OFFICE
IS TO USE THESE BRIEFINGS IN
THE COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP
LEGISLATION THIS YEAR TO MAKE
IT FAR EASIER FOR RENTERS TO
GET JUSTICE WHEN THEIR RIGHTS
ARE VIOLATED.
THAT IS IT FROM THE REPORTS OF
MY OFFICE AND COMMITTEE.
TO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE
AND THE REPORT AND HANDED OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ?
SEEING NONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THERE WE GO.
YOU THINK BY THE END OF THIS
YOU THINK I WOULD'VE FIGURED
THIS MUTE BUTTON OUT.
WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON HENSEL
PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES.
HERE IN DISTRICT 6 LAST WEEK I
HOSTED MY WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS
WITH RESIDENTS.
THURSDAY 2:00 TO 6:00, THAT WAS
SEVEN FOLKS, ONE FROM GREEN
LAKE, ONE FROM PREMADE VALLEY
AND ONE FROM WHITTIER HEIGHTS
WHERE WE DISCUSSED ZONING IN
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO LEARY
WAY.
BATHROOM QUALITY AND ACCESS IN
PARKS.
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN
INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THE GREEN LAKE OUTER LOOP.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE GREEN LAKE
ADVISORY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE
COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH WE ARE
HOPING TO HAVE PART OF THE
METROPOLITAN PARKS DISTRICT
FUNDING THAT IS FORTHCOMING.
I ALSO WAS ABLE TO JOIN THE
MAYOR ON BALLARD AVENUE AT THE
SIGNING OF THE CAFC STREET
LEGISLATION.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
RESTAURANTS THERE AND IT WAS
GREAT TO HAVE THE MAYOR THERE.
HAPPY TO BRING THE SPOTLIGHT TO
SOME OF THE SMALLEST BUSINESSES
MAKING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VIBRANT.
MY STAFF SEPARATELY CORRELATED
WITH SPD AND BOTH MY STAFF AND
SPD ATTENDED A MEETING HOSTED
BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
TO DISCUSS SAFETY MEASURES FOR
LOCAL BUSINESSES REGARDING
BURGLARIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WILL BE WORKING TO FACILITATE
THE FOLLOW-UP MEETING SHORTLY.
MY STAFF ALSO ATTENDED THE
BALLARD DISTRICT COUNCIL
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AND I WAS
ABLE TO MEET WITH THE ALLIANCE
ON THURSDAY.
I CONTINUE WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THE
MAYOR'S TEAM IN THE OUR
COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAD GREAT DEVELOPMENT LAST
WEEK AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
THIS BEING A SUCCESS FOR CITY,
OPENING UP THE SUMMER.
AS ALWAYS EACH WEEK, LAST WEEK
AND NEXT WEEK I HOLD
OPERATIONAL ORDINATION MEETINGS
WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS,
GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO
MAKE NEEDFUL INTERVENTIONS TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN
SPECIFIC PLACES IN THE SIX.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH
ME OR BRING A SITE TO MY
ATTENTION PLEASE SIGN UP FOR
OFFICE HOURS.
THIS COMING WEEK ON WEDNESDAY I
WILL WELCOME THE PRINCE OF
SWEDEN AND 50 SWEDISH BUSINESS
LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL
WERE VISITING THE U.S. THIS
MONTH.
I WILL ALSO BE HOSTING MY
WEEKLY OFFICE HOURS FOR D6
RESIDENTS THURSDAY FROM 2:00 TO
6:00.
MY STAFF AND I WILL ATTEND A
WALKING TOUR TO DISCUSS SAFETY
PEDESTRIAN.
IN THE LAND-USE COMMUNITY THERE
IS ONE USE IN THE LAND USE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE.
120266 WHICH EXPANDS A
TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
PROGRAM FROM A TRADITIONAL ZONE
ON FIRST HILL.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE LAND-
USE COMMITTEE IS WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 23 FROM 2:00, THERE ARE
FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
A PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE ON
10265 WHICH EXTENDS THE BRING
BUSINESS HOME BILLED FOR
ANOTHER SIX MONTHS WHILE
PERMANENT REGULATIONS ARE
FINALIZED.
WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION AND
VOTE ON 120207, LEGISLATION
COSPONSORED REQUIRING
REGISTRATION FOR TREE SERVICE
PROVIDERS.
THIS IS ONE OF FOUR STRATEGIES
IN THE NEW STRONGER TREE
PROTECTION BILLS.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING
FROM OPC ON THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY AND A VOTE
ON THE RECENTLY ADOPTED
COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES.
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS?
>> I DO.
>> DID YOU SAY YOU ARE SEEING
THE KING OF SWEDEN TOMORROW?
>> THE PRINCE.
WHICH IS WHY I CAN'T ATTEND THE
CELEBRATION FOR THE STATE BILL
REGARDING REGIONAL TRANSIT --
AND FORGETTING WHAT THE C
STANDS FOR.
>> DOESN'T MATTER.
WHAT I DO MY COMMENTS YOU WILL
SEE WHO ON MY GOING TO MEET
FROM SWEDEN.
WHEN WE GET THERE.
>> YOU ARE GOING TO SWEDEN?
>> NO, I AM NOT.
BUT I'M GOING TO THE SWEDISH
CLUB WHEN I GET TO MY TURN TO
SPEAK.
>> THEY HAVE AN AMAZING VIEW
AND DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN SIGN
UP AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
SWEDISH?
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
DID THEY DO A LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT THERE AS WELL?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
>> THE COUNCIL AGENDA TOMORROW
INCLUDES COUNCIL BILL 12 0277
WHICH IS TWO GRANTS FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
THE FIRST GRANT WILL ALLOW
CONTINUING THE WORK OF THE
NORTHWEST REGIONAL INTERNET
CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK
FORCE TO ADDRESS TECHNOLOGY
UNTIL IT HITTING CHILD
EXPLICATION.
THE SECOND GRANT IS TO CONTINUE
THE WORK OF THE HUMAN
TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE DOES NOT
MEET THIS WEEK.
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 22.
AT 9:30 A.M.
JUST A QUICK SET OF UPDATES, ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE, LAST
WEEK I MET WITH SOUTHWEST
PRECINCT CAPTAIN RIVERA AND
DISCUSSED WITH CAPTAIN RIVERA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CONSTITUENT
INQUIRIES RELATED TO PUBLIC
SAFETY.
I ALSO HAD MY REGULAR MEETING
WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL JUDGE.
I KNOW INSPECTOR GENERAL JUDGE
HAS BEEN WORKING TO MEET WITH
MANY OF YOU TO TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE ISSUES COMING OUT OF HER
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL, AS WELL AS THE WAVE
TWO REPORT ON THE SENTINEL
REVIEW WHICH WILL BE COMING OUT
THIS WEEK.
I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
NEWS THAT WE ALL HEARD LAST WEEK
THAT AMAZON IS PROVIDING SOME
ALTERNATE WORK OPTIONS FOR
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE 1800
EMPLOYEES WHO WORK AT 300 PINE
STREET.
SOME OF THEM ARE CHOOSING TO
WORK ELSEWHERE. SOME OF THEM
ALREADY HAVE BEEN WORKING
REMOTELY.
AND GIVEN THE RECENT INCIDENTS
IN THE AREA, AT LEAST THREE
SHOOTINGS, TWO STABBINGS AND
ONE CARJACKING IN THE AREA
SINCE FEBRUARY 21, THE
ALTERNATE WORK ARRANGEMENT HAS
BEEN MADE FOR THE SUBSET OF
THOSE 1800 EMPLOYEES THE DON'T
ALREADY WORK SOMEPLACE ELSE AND
WHO FEEL THAT THEY WOULD BE
SAFER WORKING ELSEWHERE.
AMAZON NOTES THEY ARE HOPEFUL
TAT THE CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE AND THAT THEY WILL BE
ABLE TO BRING EMPLOYEES BACK TO
THE LOCATION.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE
BUILDING IS NOT CLOSED.
AND, JUST WANT TO LET FOLKS
KNOW I WILL BE HAVING MY
REGULAR MEETING WITH THE POLICE
CHIEF THIS THURSDAY AND ONE OF
THE TOPICS OF THAT MEETING WILL
BE PROGRESS IN BOTH THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND NON-LAW
ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS ASSOCIATED
WITH OPERATION DUTY.
I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE MAYOR'S
EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO
SAFETY IN COLLABORATION WITH
POLICE AND COMMUNITY TO ACTIVATE
AND REVITALIZE AND RESTORE
DOWNTOWN.
THIS WEEK I WILL BE HAVING MY
REGULAR MEETING WITH THE POLICE
COMMISSION.
AGAIN, MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE
THAT BOTH THE STATEWIDE AND
KING COUNTY MASK MANDATES ENDED
OVER THE WEEKEND.
IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO GO
WITHOUT MASKS IN MANY INDOOR
LOCATIONS.
MASKS ARE STILL RECOMMENDED AND
ENCOURAGED, PARTICULARLY IN
CROWDED INDOOR SETTINGS WITH
POOR VENTILATION.
BY CONTINUING TO WEAR MASKS,
YOU CAN HELP KEEP FOLKS WHO ARE
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED SAFE, AND
VACCINATED OR OTHER WISE AT
HIGH RISK.
REMEMBER THAT MASKS ARE STILL
REQUIRED IN HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES, LONG-TERM CARE,
PUBLIC TRANSIT, RIDESHARE AND
IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
AND OF COURSE, BE SENSITIVE TO
THE FACT THAT INDIVIDUALS AND
BUSINESSES AND BUILDINGS ARE
CHOOSING TO STILL WEAR MASKS
AND WE SUPPORT THEIR DOING SO.
THE PANDEMIC ISN'T OVER YET.
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS HELP BY
GETTING VACCINATED IF YOU
HAVEN'T YET.
GET BOOSTED IF YOU HAVEN'T YET.
STAY HOME IF YOU'RE FEELING
SICK AND WEAR MASKS WHEN
REQUIRED.
ON THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FRONT
I WANT TO SHARE -- I KNOW I
REPORTED LAST WEEK I WAS
ATTENDING THE LEAD POLICY
COORDINATING GROUP, AND THIS IS
SORT OF A GOVERNING ENTITY FOR
EVERYONE ADVANCE WITH DIGNITY,
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION
PROGRAM, THIS IS A MEETING THAT
WAS ATTENDED BY ELECTED
OFFICIALS REPRESENTING THE CITY
AND COUNTY.
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE
COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, KING COUNTY
EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE.
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE.
AS WELL AS LEAD STAFF AND REACH
STAFF.
THIS COORDINATING BODY GIVES
DIRECTION TO LEAD FOR MANY OF
ITS POLICY DEVELOPMENTS FOR HOW
TO PRIORITIZE OPERATIONS AS
WELL AS INTERACTING AND ENGAGING
IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.
I WANT TO REPORT HOW HAPPY I AM
THAT SCOTT LINDSAY WAS THERE
REPRESENTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
AND EXPRESSING HIS SUPPORT FOR
LEAD.
ALSO, WE GOT SOME GREAT NEWS
FROM HST DIRECTOR, HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
WHO ANNOUNCED THE ADDITIONAL
$3.9 MILLION COUNCIL PROVIDED
FOR LEAD IN 2022 IS MOVING
FORWARD INTO CONTRACTING
IMMEDIATELY.
AS WE KNOW THIS FUNDING IS
ESSENTIAL TO STAVE OFF CUTS IN
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE AT THE
POLICY GRENADE IN GROUP WAS
ASSISTANT CHIEF AND A NUMBER OF
SPD REPRESENTATIVES.
THEY ATTENDED AND WERE ACTIVELY
ENGAGED IN PROBLEM SOLVING WITH
REACH AROUND COORDINATION
DURING THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS,
SPECIFICALLY THERE WAS A
CONVERSATION AROUND ACTIVATING
LEAD AND REACH AROUND THE
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS TARGETED BY
OPERATION NEW DAY.
ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
LEADS TRAINING BUREAU ANNOUNCED
EXPANSIONS INTO TWO
INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTIONS.
LEAD IS NOT JUST HERE IN
SEATTLE, IT IS IN DOZENS OF
JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AS WELL AS ACROSS OTHER
COUNTRIES.
ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDED SOUTH
AFRICA AND THE UK.
ALSO GOING TO BE STARTING A NEW
LEAD CHAPTER IN MINNEAPOLIS.
THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 72 OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE NATION.
WHERE LEAD HAS ALREADY EXPANDED
AND ARE RECEIVING TECHNICAL
SUPPORT FROM THE TRAINING
BUREAU.
AS FAR AS REGIONAL COMMITTEES
THAT I WILL BE ATTENDING, I
WILL BE ATTENDING THE BOARD OF
HEALTH AND THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL ALMOST A SORTIE --
AUTHORITY ON THURSDAY.
OTHER MAJOR EVENTS COMING OUT OF
LAST WEEKEND, COMING UP THIS
WEEK, ON FRIDAY AND MET WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FOR A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREAS TO DISCUSS THEIR IDEAS
FOR INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY
COMING OUT OF PANEL
DISCUSSIONS, HOSTED AND
ORGANIZED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON IN COLLABORATION WITH
THE PBIA DIRECTORS AND THOSE
WITH THE REPS AND.
I LOOK FOR TO SHARING MORE
ABOUT THE EFFORTS THAT THEY ARE
WORKING TO ADVOCATE AROUND,
THERE WAS A GREAT SEATTLE TIMES
EDITORIAL ASSIGNED BY MANY OF
THE SAME INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE
EFFORTS THAT THEY ARE PURSUING.
ALSO THIS WEEK I WILL BE JOINING
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ON THE
ADDITION OF COUNCIL ADDITION
FOR THE SEATTLE CHANNEL.
AND LASTLY, EVEN THOUGH SHE IS
NOT HERE, MAYBE SOMEONE IS
LISTENING IN, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
INCLUDING A PRESENTATION ON THE
PRIDE PLACE AT WEDNESDAY'S
FINANCE, HOUSING MEETING.
THIS WAS A REQUEST THAT CAME
INTO MY OFFICE AND SHE VERY
GENEROUSLY AND GRACIOUSLY
INCLUDED IT IN HER COMMITTEE
AGENDA.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. DO
ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
NOT SEEING ANY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL PASS IT ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , FOR THOSE UPDATES.
SO I WANT TO START HERE BY
RESPONDING TO SOME INQUIRIES
FROM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO NOW,
I THINK, THE STATE OF THE FREE
CLINIC AT SEATTLE CENTER AND
WHETHER THAT IS GOING TO BE
CLOSE TO THE CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA AND IF SO, WHEN?
JUST AS A LITTLE REMINDER FOR
COLLEAGUES, EVERY YEAR THERE IS
A FREE CLINIC THAT HISTORICALLY
HAD BEEN HOSTED IN THE KEY ARENA
PROVIDING A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT MEDICAL SERVICES
INCLUDING VISION, DENTAL, AND
OTHER THINGS THAT MANY MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY ARE ONLY ABLE
TO ACCESS AT THIS CLINIC.
MAKING SURE WE CAN CONTINUE TO
HOST THIS CRITICAL SERVICE IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND
UNDERSTANDABLY THAT IS WHY IT'S
THE FOCUS OF MANY QUESTIONS.
THERE HAS BEEN SOME REPORTING
SUBSEQUENTLY IN THE CHALLENGES
ABOUT GETTING THAT GOING THIS
YEAR.
SO I DID JUST WANT TO REPORT
FROM CHECKING IN WITH CLIMATE
PLEDGE AND CHECKING IN WITH
SOME OF OUR PARTNERS AT SEATTLE
CENTER, THAT MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA
CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE A NAILED
DOWN TIME TO HOST THE KING
COUNTY HEALTH CLINIC.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY
OFFICE IS GETTING MORE ENGAGED
IN NOW, EVEN SOME OF THE
LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES.
AS SOON AS WE LEARNED THE
CLINIC IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR
THIS YEAR, WE CONVENED A BUNCH
OF MEETINGS AT THE END OF LAST
WEEK TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF
THE SITUATION.
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD
START WORKING ON PUTTING
TOGETHER A PLAN.
I AM SATISFIED AT THIS POINT
FROM TALKING TO THE CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA THAT THEY DID
FULFILL THEIR INITIAL
RESPONSIBILITY PER THE
INTEGRATION AGREEMENT FOR
NAILING DOWN SOME SPECIFIC DATES
THAT THEY HAVE SENT ALONG TO
THE OPERATORS OF THE HEALTH
CLINIC.
BUT, NONE OF THOSE DAYS, AS
CURRENTLY PRESENTED, ARE
SUFFICIENT FOR THE OPERATOR.
THE GROUP ALSO OFFERED TO USE
THE CRACK IN COMMUNITY ICE PLEX
IS A POTENTIAL ENGAGEMENT SITE.
THAT APPARENTLY DID NOT MEET
ALL THE LOGISTICAL ISSUES THE
CLINIC HAS IN ORDER TO BE
OPERATIONAL.
THE SEATTLE CENTER IS STILL SET
TO HOST THE VISION PORTION OF
THE CLINIC AT THE VERY LEAST,
IN THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY SET
UP IN 2022.
AS WE KNOW, THAT IN AND OF
ITSELF IS NOT GOING TO BE
ENOUGH FOR THE 3000 PEOPLE WHO
DEPEND ON THE SERVICE EVERY
YEAR.
SO I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE CLINIC, SEATTLE
CENTER AND GROUP TO SEE IF
THERE IS A WAY FORWARD TO MAKE
SURE THAT THESE CRITICAL
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
I DO REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO
THAT WE MITIGATED DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION BY MAKING SOME OF
THE FACILITIES ON THE SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS AVAILABLE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TALKING
TO THE DIRECTOR AND OTHER FOLKS
ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT ABLE TO
EMULATE THAT PRACTICE FROM A
FEW YEARS AGO IF WE STILL NEED
TO PURSUE SOME CREATIVE
ALTERNATIVES.
GIVEN THE CURRENT CHALLENGE.
THAT IS THE QUICK UPDATE ON
THAT.
I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD AND OTHERS RAISING
THIS ISSUE WHEN IT WAS
PRESENTED TO COMMITTEE LAST
MONTH.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
IT AND PROVIDE UPDATES AT
COUNCIL BRIEFING.
JACOB IN MY OFFICE IS
MONITORING THIS FOR ME.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
INQUIRIES FEEL FREE TO REACH
OUT TO JACOB TO ASK QUESTIONS
ABOUT IT.
MOVING ONTO THE CLEAN CITY
INITIATIVE.
CLEAN CITIES AS PER USUAL HAS
SENT ALONG SINCE THE LAST
BRIEFING THE AMOUNT OF MEALS,
TRASH AND OTHER THINGS THEY
HAVE COLLECTED.
1343 NEEDLES SINCE LAST COUNCIL
BRIEFING.
102,940 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM 30
DIFFERENT TRASH PICKUP
LOCATIONS.
AGAIN THERE IS NO FOCUS ON THE
PARK PLAN UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
GOING FORWARD, I WILL PROVIDE
UPDATES ON THE PARKS WHERE
CLEAN CITIES IS PLANNING TO
FOCUS THEIR OPERATIONS FOR
MARCH ONWARD.
LIBRARIES.
THE MASK MANDATES HAVE ENDED AS
WAS ALLUDED TO EARLIER BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
PATRONS OF THE LIBRARY ARE NO
LONGER REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK
HOWEVER STAFF WILL REMAIN MASSED
ON LIBRARY PROPERTY.
THE LIBRARY WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH UNION INCENTIVES TO
ENSURE STAFF FEEL SAFE AND WILL
RETURN TO PRE-CON OMICRON
STAFFING LEVELS WE SHOULD SEE
FEWER OUR AND SERVICE
DISRUPTIONS BY THE END OF THIS
MONTH.
FOR THE COMMITTEE THIS WEEK THE
PUBLIC ASSETS AND HOMELESSNESS
COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY
. WE WILL HEAR A PRESENTATION
FROM KING COUNTY REGIONAL
ALMOST AUTHORITY REGARDING
PARTNERSHIP ZERO.
WE WILL ALSO HEAR A REPORT FROM
THE TEAM FOR THE 2021 Q3 AND Q4
DATA REPORTS.
SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
THE CLEAN CITIES INITIATIVE
RECENT TATIAN -- PRESENTATION
IS ALSO GOING TO BE PROVIDED AT
THE COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE AMOUNT OF
INFORMATION REGARDING CLEAN
CITIES, RATHER THAN JUST THE
WEEKLY STATUS UPDATES WE ARE
ABLE TO GET FOR BRIEFING.
IF FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE CLEAN CITY INITIATIVE, COME
PREPARED WITH THOSE AS WELL.
WE WILL ALSO CONSIDER TWO
APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION. IT WILL
BE A CROWDED AGENDA, BUT A LOT
OF GOOD INFORMATION.
IT WILL BE GOOD TO HEAR FROM
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY ABOUT THE
PARTNERSHIP IN PARTICULAR GIVEN
THAT THAT INITIATIVE IS
UNDERWAY.
MOVING FORWARD HERE TO REGIONAL
COMMITTEES, I WILL BE JOINING
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD KING
COUNTY HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD MEETING ON
THURSDAY.
I'M GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION
STATE OF DOWNTOWN MEETING ALONG
WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
OTHERWISE I DON'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL UPDATES.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS --
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD ?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO FOLLOW-UP ON THE
TOPIC OF THE CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA MOVEMENT IN THE MOU.
I APPRECIATE YOU REPORTING OUT
THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
FOLLOWING UP ON THIS ISSUE.
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE -- AS FOR
THIS YEAR BEYOND THE VISION
CLINIC, CONTINUATION, WHICH I
THINK --
>> I APOLOGIZE.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT?
THAT I SOMETHING, I AM SORRY?
BUT I INTERRUPTED YOU.
I DIDN'T MEAN TOO.
I THOUGHT I WAS UNMUTE.
>> I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I
APPRECIATE AGAIN YOU'RE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS.
AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA DID OFFER
SOME DATES.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THERE WAS A DATE OR A SET OF
DATES THAT WERE SCHEDULED.
AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT
THOSE DATES THAT WERE SCHEDULED
WERE CANCELED BECAUSE OF WHO IS
COMING TO TOWN.
I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT DIFFICULTY
IN FINDING DATES.
BUT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
THAT THE MOU THE COUNCIL PASSED
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF AURAS
REQUIRES THAT DATES BE
AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR, FOUR
DAYS, FOR THE SEATTLE/KING
COUNTY HEALTH OVER WEEKEND
INCLUDING TWO DAYS IN MEDIALLY
PRECEDING THE CLINIC AND UNTIL
11:50 9 PM ON THE SECOND DAY
FOR MOVE OUT.
THAT IS ACTUALLY IN THE MOU
ITSELF.
IS NOT SATISFIED BY SIMPLY
OFFERING DATES.
IT IS SATISFIED BY DATES BEING
IDENTIFIED AND SCHEDULED
SUCCESSFULLY.
AGAIN, THERE WAS SUCH A TIME
AND DATE THAT WAS CANCELED.
I DON'T FIND THAT ACCEPTABLE.
I THINK THE LANGUAGE IN THE MOU
IS REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE
EXPECTATIONS ARE.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , I
APPRECIATE THAT, AND I
APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION,
IT'S NOT JUST PROVIDING THE
DATES, BUT NAILING THEM DOWN
AND MAKING THE FACILITY
AVAILABLE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY
OFFICE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO
LOOK INTO.
IS ONE OF MY FIRST MEMORIES OF
BEING ON THE COUNCIL, TAKING A
TOUR OF THE CLINIC.
AND REALLY, IF WE'RE GOING TO
START REVERTING BACK TO THINGS,
SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS THAT
PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE OPERATING
IN THE CITY, THIS IS ONE THAT
WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE
HAPPENS.
SO, WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH
THEM OVER THIS ISSUE AND
EXPRESSED OUR STRONG DESIRE TO
SEE THIS GETS WORKED OUT IN A
WAY THAT GOES BEYOND JUST DOING
THE VISION CLINIC AND NOT DOING
THE DENTAL AS WELL.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE
COUNCIL UPDATED ON THAT.
>> IF I MAY JUST OFFER A LITTLE
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
WHEN WE NEGOTIATED THE MOU THE
OPERATION AGREEMENT AND THE
INTEGRATION AGREEMENT, YES, IT
WAS DEEMED THAT WE WOULD
CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED TO
THOSE CLINICS.
MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I HAVE
NOT LOOKED AT IT, I HAVEN'T HAD
A CHANCE TO HAVE A MEETING, WE
DO NOT OWN, WE DON'T OWN
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA ANYMORE
BUT WE DID NEGOTIATE SOME
THINGS WE WANTED.
MY UNDERSTANDING, AND AGAIN, I
BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE MOU IN
FRONT OF YOU, BUT MY
UNDERSTANDING, RECOGNITION WAS
THAT WE HAD TO DO IT AS IT
RELATED TO SCHEDULING PERMITTED
BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND
WHAT LIVE NATION WAS BECAUSE
IT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, FOR
US AS WELL.
I'M NOT SAYING ONE IS NOT AS
IMPORTANT AS THE OTHER.
BUT I DON'T HAVE THOSE, IN FACT
THEY PROBABLY GOT RID OF THEM,
DID NOT GET RID OF THEM, THEY
ARE SOMEWHERE, THOSE
AGREEMENTS.
AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WAS
PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS
WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
SO, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM
TALKING TO SOME OF THE FOLKS AT
CLIMATE PLEDGE AND OBG IS THAT
THEY ARE STILL COMMITTED TO
THAT OBVIOUSLY.
AND WANT THE SCHEDULES TO LINE
UP.
WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WHEN WE
TRY TO SCHEDULE STUFF IN THE
STADIUM DISTRICT.
WITH THE SEAHAWKS, MARINERS AND
FOUNDERS.
I DON'T THINK IT IS A LACK OF
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DO IT
BECAUSE IT'S A MEAN CORPORATION
THAT DOESN'T WANT TO PROVIDE
SERVICES, I THINK IT IS MORE
LIKELY TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE
FOR WHAT WE AGREED THE
SCHEDULES PERMIT.
THAT IS WHERE MY PUSH WAS AND I
WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD , I KNOW YOU BROUGHT
THIS UP TO COMMITTEE ,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , BUT I
WASN'T LOOKING AT THE MOU, I
WAS GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT
THE INTEGRATION AGREEMENT AND
THE OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT WHICH
IS WHERE I THINK THE REAL
LANGUAGES BUT I COULD BE WRONG.
WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE THAT OFF-
LINE.
>> I DO WANT TO ADD, IT IS 100%
TRUE THAT THINGS THAT ARE
IDENTIFIED AS COMMUNITY EVENTS
OTHER THAN THE FESTIVAL AND
SOUTH KING COUNTY CLINIC CAN
OCCUR ON DAYS THAT THE ARENA IS
AVAILABLE.
THE OTHER EVENTS ARE DEFINITELY
SUPPOSED TO WORK AROUND
AVAILABILITY.
BUT THE COMMITMENT FOR THE KING
COUNTY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AND
I'M HAPPY TO IN MY
UNDERSTANDING IN THE MOU ITSELF
BY THE LAW DEPARTMENT, TO
CONFIRM MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE
NATURE OF THIS COMMITMENT.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THOSE
ARE EVENTS, THE CLINIC AND ARE
NOT EVENTS THAT ARE NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE SCHEDULED AROUND
OTHER THINGS.
>> I'M NOT DISAGREEING AND
SAYING IT'S NOT TRUE.
WE DON'T NEED TO DRAG A BUNCH
OF LAWYERS.
I THINK EVERYONE IS COMMITTED
TO THAT WE ARE JUST TRYING TO
FIND THOSE DATES AND MAKE SURE
THE COMMITMENTS ARE UPHELD.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS, ALTHOUGH
SOME TENTATIVE DATES ARE
IDENTIFIED, THE NOTHING WAS
ACTUALLY FORMALLY RESERVED BY
THE SEATTLE CLINIC ON THEIR
SIDE EITHER.
IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE THERE HAS
BEEN A LOT OF HIS
COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ALL THE
PARTIES.
WHICH HAS RESULTED IN THE EVENT
KIND OF SLOGGING THROUGH THE
SEATTLE CENTER AND CLIMATE
PLEDGE CALENDAR.
THE FINGERS OF THE CALENDAR.
SO, WE ARE LOOKING INTO IT AND
I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE IS, CAN
WE IDENTIFY FOUR DAYS IN 2022
WHERE WE CAN DO THIS WORK
SOMEWHERE ON THE SEATTLE CENTER
CAMPUS, BE IT CLIMATE PLEDGE OR
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WE KNOW IN THE PAST WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO MITIGATE, I WENT
TO HIGH SCHOOL AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER, VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE
CAMPUS.
THERE'S PLENTY OF SPACE TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD JUST
COME TOGETHER AND SAY THIS IS
SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO IN
FIGURE WITH THE BOTTOM LINE IS.
I WILL SAY THIS, I DO WANT TO
SAY THAT ALL THE FOLKS WE HAVE
TALKED TO AT CLIMATE PLEDGE ARE
VERY COMMITTED TO TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS
WORK.
AS A GOOD PARTNER.
WE HAVEN'T HAD CONVERSATIONS
WHERE THEY ARE TRYING TO DUCK
THIS OBLIGATION OR NOT PUT
ELBOW GREASE INTO FIGURING IT
OUT.
THEY ARE OFFERING THINGS TO
MITIGATE.
LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE ICE
PLEX.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL
PARTNERSHIPS TO BRING IN
EXPERTISE OR EQUIPMENT FROM
SOME OTHER PLACES IF NECESSARY
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE
CLINIC.
SO, I DO JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR
THAT IT IS NOT LIKE WE ARE
TWISTING THEIR ARM TO DO THIS.
THEY ARE ACTIVELY, THEY ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. THAT
IS WHY TALKING ABOUT THIS
PUBLICLY IS ALSO HELPING.
I AM SURE THIS IS GOING TO
PROVIDE SOME MOTIVATION TO
EVERYBODY TO TRY TO WORK THIS
OUT NOW.
SO, ANYWAY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR AND PROVIDE UPDATES.
LIKE I SAID EARLIER, IF OTHER
OFFICES HAVE OR WANT MORE
INFORMATION OR WANT TO CHECK IN,
JACOB WILL BE SHEPHERDING THIS
IN MY OFFICE AND REACH OUT TO
HIM WITH INQUIRIES IF I'M NOT
AVAILABLE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
ON MY REPORT?
SEEING THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE,
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
I AM ALSO EAGER TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE THAT UPHELD I LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING THE
RESOLUTION OF THAT AS YOU WORK
ON IT.
WE HAVE NO ITEMS FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION ARTS AND
RIGHTS COMMITTEE ON TOMORROW'S
AGENDA.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE WILL BE
MARCH 25 WHERE WE WILL HEAR
2022 WORK PLANS AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS SHOULD EXPECT TO VOTE
ON SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS AND
REAPPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS.
LET'S SEE, LAST WEEK I TOURED
THE NEW CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB,
THEY JUST OPENED DOWN IN
PIONEER SQUARE.
IT IS, AS WE ALL KNOW, OF THE
12,000 OR SO HOMELESS PEOPLE WE
HAVE IN THE COUNTY, OR 15% ARE
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA
NATIVE.
AND SO IT'S DESIGNED TO BE A
PLACE WHERE URBAN NATIVE
AMERICANS CONNECT WITH ONE
ANOTHER AND PROVIDE STABILITY.
THE FACILITY IS 80 STUDIOS OVER
SEVEN FLOORS.
AND IT IS DESIGNED FOR FOLKS OR
IT IS FOR FOLKS AT OR BELOW 30%
AMI.
60 OF THE UNITS ARE DESIGNATED
FOR HOMELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND 10
UNITS ARE FOR VETERANS.
IT IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL
FACILITY.
JUST WALKING BY YOU CAN SEE
SOME OF THE ARTWORK THAT IS
INCORPORATED IN THE BRICKWORK
OUTSIDE.
IT IS LOVELY.
YOU HAVE TO VISIT THE ROOFTOP
TERRACE WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
THE SEATTLE INDIAN HEALTH BOARD
WILL BE OCCUPYING ONE FLOOR
WHERE THEY WILL PROVIDE SIX
EXAM ROOMS AND A PHARMACY, TO
SERVE ABOUT 1200 PATIENTS
ANNUALLY.
IT IS A REALLY EXCITING
FACILITY.
THERE IS A LOT GOING ON ON THE
CORNER SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
DEREK AND HIS TEAM, I
CONGRATULATE EVERYONE OVER A
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB.
THE CLINIC PORTION WILL
OFFICIALLY OPEN THIS YEAR.
VERY EXCITING.
LAST WEEK MY STAFF AND I MET
WITH HOMESITE TO DISCUSS THEIR
ONGOING WORK TO BUILD HOUSING
AND PROMOTE COOPERATIVE HOUSING,
VERY EXCITING PROJECTS HAPPENING
IN SOUTH BEND TO REALLY TRY TO
INCREASE OUR COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK
THEY ARE DOING.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
WILL TURN THE SOFT.
MY STAFF ATTENDED THE FIRST
MEETING OF THE NORTH RAINIER
PARTNERSHIP WHICH IS A GROUP OF
SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATES,
HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS,
NONPROFITS AND MARKET RATE
PROPERTY DEVELOPERS TO DISCUSS
HOW WE ENSURE THE NORTH RAINIER
IS SAFE, INCLUSIVE, AND A WELL
RESOURCED PLACE TO LIVE.
I MET WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS IN
SOME OF THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY
MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAVING
AND FOLKS ARE REALLY INTERESTED
IN -- AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE
WE HAVE ABOUT 2000 UNITS GOING
UP ALONG RANIER BETWEEN THE
MOUNT BAKER LIGHT RAIL STATION
AND THE NEW PARK STATION.
ALL OF THOSE DEVELOPERS ARE
ASKING THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW
WE KEEP RESTAURANTS SAFE, HOW
WE KEEP NEIGHBORS SAFE AS ALL
THAT ACTIVITY IS GOING ON.
THERE IS A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS
ALONG THE WAY.
AND SO, THE HAVE FORMED THIS
PARTNERSHIP TO REALLY START TO
TALK ABOUT HOW WE KEEP THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE AND HOW WE
MAKE SURE THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND
ELDERS AND THE FOLKS WHO WILL
BE MOVING INTO THESE NEW
APARTMENTS ARE ABLE TO GET
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAFELY.
THERE IS ALSO, IN ADDITION TO
THE TWO LIGHT RAIL STATIONS,
CULTURAL SPACE, GROCERY STORES,
CHILDCARE CENTERS, ALL THE
THINGS FOLKS NEED IN THEIR
COMMUNITY'S.
I'M EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH
THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
KEEPING ONE ANOTHER INFORMED AS
THINGS DEVELOP.
OVER THE WEEKEND I HAD THE
HONOR OF ATTENDING THE
PRODUCTION OF THE BBC ART OUR
PRGRAM.
THE BBC IS TOURING THE COUNTRY
RIGHT NOW WITH THIS PROGRAM AND
THEY RECORDED THEIR SEATTLE SHOW
IN RANIER ART CENTER AND
SATURDAY.
A DISCUSSION WITH ARTISTS,
SEVERAL ARTISTS FROM THE SOUTH
AND INCLUDING EMMY NOMINATED
MUSICIAN HOLLIS.
FILM MAKER TRACY RICHTER.
SETTLED PORT LAUREATE, WE HAD
MUSIC FROM THE MARSHALL LAW
BAND.
IT WAS AN EXCITING EVENING.
THE SHOW WILL AIR MARCH 23.
PLEASE LISTEN AND.
THIS MORNING I VISITED THE NEW
COVID TESTING SITE AT THE
HOMESITE OFFICES ON RAINIER
AVENUE AND DAWSON STREET.
REALLY GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE
WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE, THAT U-
DUB CONTINUE TO HAVE A TESTING
SITE IN THE SOUTH END AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SEED
AND HOMESITE AND U-DUB.
THIS WEEK I HAVE A BOARD OF
HEALTH MEETING.
I WILL MEET WITH THE ADVISORY
BOARD TO DISCUSS THEIR NEEDS
AND VISION FOR 2022 AS WELL AS
SDOT TRANS ROTATION PLAN.
MY STAFF WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATE
ON THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
TRUST WORK.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING BEHIND THE
SCENES FOR A YEAR OR MORE NOW
TO CREATE A PILOT PROGRAM FOR
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TRUSTS. I
THINK THAT IS ABOUT TO GET OFF
THE GROUND.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
PORTLAND CIT TEAM TO DISCUSS,
THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS HERE TO
RESEARCH THE FEASIBILITY OF
CREATING COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
TRUST HERE IN SEATTLE.
AND FINALLY, MY STAFF AND I
WILL TAKE OUR BIWEEKLY MEETING
WITH SAIGON BUSINESS OWNERS,
SERVICE PROVIDERS, MUTUAL AID
WORKERS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS AS
WELL AS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS
TO TALK ABOUT THE ONGOING WORK
TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY SAFETY IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND, UNLESS ANYBODY HAS
QUESTIONS I WILL HAND IT OFF TO
PRESIDENT WARRANTS.
-- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ . I
ACTUALLY HAVE MORE STUFF THAN I
NORMALLY HAVE.
THE GOVERNANCE NATIVE
COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE WILL HOLD
ITS FIRST MEETING THURSDAY
MORNING MARCH 17 AT 9:30.
THE OIR STAFF WILL BE THERE
INCLUDING SIERRA, LESLIE AND
TIM.
THE MAYOR'S NEWLY APPOINTED
TRIBAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AND
MEMBER OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBAL
COUNCIL.
ALSO FRIEND OF MINE.
THEY WILL PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON
RELEVANT FEDERAL FUNDING, IS
IGNITED FOR TRIBES AND ALSO THE
CITIES WORK WITH FEDERAL
AGENCIES AND TRIBAL MATTERS.
THE COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER TWO
APPOINTEES, THAT IS EVAN TO
SERVE ON THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION AND RICHARD FOR THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE.
I'M GOING TO BE AT THE SWEDISH
CLUB TOMORROW FOR DINNER ON THE
15th.
HONORING FORMER SEATTLE CHIEF
OF POLICE CARMEN REGARDING HER
PRESENTATION AND BEING HONORED
AT THE SWEDISH CLUB FOR HIS --
FOR HER BOOK BACK IN BLUE.
I'M GOING TO SAY THIS WRONG, IT
IS CALLED AND IT MEANS WOMEN
CAN DINNER.
I WILL BE THERE AT THE TABLE TO
HONOR CHIEF CARBON BEST.
IT IS COMMUNITIES.
ANNOUNCING THE PURCHASE OF A 54
UNIT ED BUILDING LOCATED IN THE
U DISTRICT.
D4 AT 42398 AVENUE NORTHEAST.
THE BUILDING STANDS SEVEN
STORIES TALL WITH A PURCHASE
PRICE OF ABOUT $16 MILLION.
THIS PURCHASE HELPS THE
CORPORATION DIVERSIFY ITS
PORTFOLIO AS THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS CONTINUES TO MOVE
FORWARD IN REAL ESTATE.
AS OTHER TRIBES DO AS WELL.
WE HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN SEATTLE.
WE WELCOME THE MOLD TO SHOOT
NATION TO THE NORTH AND IN THIS
DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTRIBUTE AN
INDIGENOUS FOOTPRINT CITYWIDE.
IN REGARDS TO TRANSIT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
THE MEETING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
WEST SEATTLE AND THE BALLARD
LINK EXTENSION PROJECT IN THE
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT.
EIS WHICH MOST OF YOU HAVE, THE
FIRST MEETING IS TOMORROW.
ALL MEETINGS WILL BE VIRTUAL
BUT WILL FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE LINE.
EACH VIRTUAL MEETING WILL
INCLUDE A BRIEF PRESENTATION
AND THEN A Q&A SESSION FOLLOWED
BY AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
ORAL COMMENT.
SO THERE ARE FOUR VIRTUAL
MEETINGS AND STARTING TUESDAY,
MARCH 15, 5:30 TO 7:30 IS
BALLARD FOCUSED.
TUESDAY, MARCH 22 5:30 TO 7:30
IS DOWNTOWN FOCUSED.
THURSDAY MARCH 24 5:30 TO 7:30
IS THE CID SOTO FOCUSED.
AND WEDNESDAY MARCH 30 5:30 TO
7:30 IS THE WEST SEATTLE
FOCUSED.
MORE AVAILABLE INFORMATION AT
SOUND TRANSIT WEBSITE.
LAST WEEK'S SUMMARY I MET WITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FELICIA TO
DISCUSS THE EFFORT TO REMEDIATE
DOWNTOWN HOMELESSNESS THROUGH
THE PARTNERSHIP 40 PROGRAM.
I MET WITH DEPUTY MAYOR
YAMAGUCHI WHO WILL LEAD THE
MAYORS EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TEAM.
THERE PROJECTS THAT WORK ON
FALLING AT HER PORTFOLIO.
INCLUDES ARTS AND CULTURE,
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS,
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS,
SEATTLE CENTER AND THE
WATERFRONT.
AND THEN I MET WITH
REPRESENTATIVES FROM VULCAN TO
HEAR ABOUT THEIR LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES, TOOK THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STRESS MY
INTEREST IN SEEING THEM INVEST
IN THE NORTH END, NOT JUST IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT ALSO ON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, VITALITY,
EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS CENTER.
AND FINALLY IN REGARDS TO SOUND
TRANSIT I MET WITH BOARD MEMBER
JOE McDERMOTT AND STAFF TO
DISCUSS ISSUES ELATED TO
EXPERIENCE WITH A FOCUS ON
PUBLIC RESTROOMS AT THE
FACILITIES, FORWARD-LOOKING AND
THOSE WE MAY HAVE TO GO BACK
AND RETROFIT.
I ALSO MET WITH KIM ROSCOE, AND
CEO PETER AND STAFF REGARDING
THE SOUND TRANSIT ALIGNMENT IN
PIERCE COUNTY.
FINALLY I ATTENDED THE MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE
DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT.
AT THE SWEDISH CLUB.
YOU SHOULD HAVE A FUN TIME.
WHEN YOU WALK IN THE DOORS IF
YOU TAKE A LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT
AT THE DISPLAY CABINET, THE
HORSES OF MY MOTHER,
GRANDMOTHER HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED
THERE.
THEY COME IN ALL SHAPES AND
SIZES IN MANY COLORS.
IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING
EXHIBIT TO SEE.
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE COLLECTED
THOSE OVER THE DECADES.
IT SOUND LIKE IT WILL BE A
GREAT EVENT.
>> I HAVE BEEN THERE A FEW
TIMES.
IT IS MY FIRST RODEO.
I GUESS THE SPECIAL COUNCIL
WILL BE THERE FROM SWEDEN?
>> NOT THE KING.
>>
>> WHEN THE KING CAME
GRANDMOTHER DID GET TO WALK
AROUND. THERE IS A WHOLE STORY
ABOUT IT.
WE WILL SAVE IT FOR ANOTHER
TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
OR COMMENTS ABOUT MY COMMENTS,
LET'S SEE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR
TODAY.
AND OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING OR BRIEFING
IS MARCH 21.
WHY DOES IT SAY MARCH 21?
WAS NOT.
OR IS IT?
I GUESS IT IS.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
BUT I WILL SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW
AT 2:00.
HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU.