COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE: COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON .
SIX PRESENT: SIX PRESENT.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES OF JULY SEVEN, 2025,
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
ADOPTED. PRESIDENTS REPORT
TODAY. I WILL BE PROVIDING AN
UPDATE ON THE THEY CAN SEE
FILLING PROCESS. WE RECEIVED A
22 APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE
DISTRIBUTEE WILL ON FRIDAY.
ALSO PUBLISHED ON THE CLERK'S
WEBSITE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
WE ARE NOW ON DAY SEVEN OF THE
20 DAY TIMELINE. THIS PROCESS
WILL REPLICATE WHAT WE HAVE DONE
FOR THE TWO OTHER VACANCY
BILLING PROCESSES. TOMORROW
AFTER FULL COUNSEL, THERE WILL
BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR US
TO DISCUSS THE VACANCY . WEWILL
THEN HAVE A SPECIAL COUNCIL
MEETING AT 9:30 THIS THURSDAY ,
THE 17TH, TO IDENTIFY FINALISTS.
THERE WERE TWO COMMITTEE GROUPS
THAT APPLIED TO HOST THE
CANDIDATE FORUM WHICH IS PART OF
THE -- BY LAW, WE DO THAT. ONE
PROPOSED A ZOOM MEETING AND THE
OTHER PROPOSED A MEETING IN
DISTRICT 5. I SELECTED THEM TO
ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL AND
CONSISTENCY WITH PASSED
PRACTICE. THE CANDIDATE FORUM IS
SCHEDULED FOR 7:00 P.M. ON
MONDAY, JULY 21st. THAT WILL BE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE NORTH
SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OF
COURSE IT WILL BE BROADCAST BY
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL ONLINE AND
OVER THE YEAR . AND THEN, THE
NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING NEXT TUESDAY, THE 22nd,
WILL BEGIN ONE HOUR EARLIER THAN
NORMAL AT 1:00 P.M. TO PROVIDE
EXTRA TIME FOR US TO PUBLICLY
INTERVIEW THE FINALISTS PRIOR TO
THE NORMAL COUNSEL BUSINESS .
AND FINALLY, WE WILL HAVE THE
VOTE TO APPOINT SOMEONE TO THE
VACANCY IN TWO WEEKS ON MONDAY,
JULY 28TH. AND THAT WILL BE DAY
20, I BELIEVE. THIS WILL BE A
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING INSTEAD
OF THE COUNCIL WE THING ON THAT
DAY . AND THEN THE RULES
MAINTAINED THAT IF NO CANDIDATE
IS SELECTED TO FILL THE VACANCY
ON THAT DAY, OUR APPOINTMENT
WILL STIPULATE THAT WE MUST
CONTINUE TO MEET EVERY DAY UNTIL
SOMEONE IS SELECTED. THAT IS THE
PROCESS. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
YES.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
YOU MENTIONED THERE WERE TWO
GROUPS THAT APPLIED AND ONE WAS
SELECTED.
YES IT. WHO WAS THE GROUP
SELECTED?
THE GROUP SELECTED WAS: THE GROUP SELECTED WAS
UNIFIED OUTREACH.
SOUNDS GOOD: SOUNDS GOOD .
ARE YOU ABLE TO SHARE WHO THE: ARE YOU ABLE TO SHARE WHO THE
ZOOM GROUP WAS?
IT WAS A GROUP OF CITY: IT WAS A GROUP OF CITY
COMMISSIONS. I REMEMBER THE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION BUT I DON'T
REMEMBER THE OTHERS. THERE WAS A
HANDFUL OF COMMISSIONS.
THANKS. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE
AND PERSON OVER ZOOM EVERY DAY.
INDEED: INDEED.
THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS: THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS
FOR SIGNATURE TODAY SO WE WILL
GO RIGHT INTO BLUE SKY. THIS
WEEK'S ROLL CALL ROTATION
BEGINS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. PLEASE BEGIN AND THEN
HANDED OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
OKAY.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
YOUR MICROPHONE IS NOT ON: YOUR MICROPHONE IS NOT ON .
GO AHEAD . I HAD TO DO THE
ALPHABET AND MY HEAD TO MAKE
SURE THAT I WAS GOING IN THE
RIGHT ORDER. GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCIL: THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AS USUAL, STARTING
WITH PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
WE DO NOT HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. THE SLOTIS
TRANSPORTATION . NEXT WEEK, THE
FOCUS WILL BE ON THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM AND DISCUSSIONS.
AND PARTLY COMING OUT OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ARE TWO
BILLS THAT WILL BE BEFORE FULL
COUNSEL MEETING TOMORROW. ONE IS
THE GRAFFITI BILL , GRAFFITI
ABATEMENT. AND THEN CHRONIC
NUISANCE PROPERTIES BILL. AND
BOTH SEEN IN COMMITTEE AND OUT
COMING TO FULL COUNSEL. WE DO
HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS ON EACH
BILL . I WILL LET MY COLLEAGUES
SPEAK TO THOSE IF THEY LIKE. I
DO BASICALLY HAVE ONE TECHNICAL
FIX , PARTICULARLY WITH CHRONIC
NUISANCE PROPERTY. AND SIMILARLY
WITH THE GRAFFITI BILL TOO IN
TERMS OF MAKING SURE THE WORK
THAT HAS BEEN DONE THUS FAR IS
ALSO CAPTURED IN THE PROCESS.
RELATED TO GRAFFITI DOCUMENTING
AND ACCOUNTING FOR RECENT
GRAFFITI ACTIONS THAT HAVE
HAPPENED. PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. FOR THOSE TWO.
AND WE WILL HAVE CENTRAL STAFF
PRESENT TO ASSIST IF NEEDED.
TERMS OF SCHEDULES. THIS WEEK,
TODAY, I SHOULD NOTE THAT I HAD
AN INTERVIEW FOR THE OPA RECTOR.
OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
THAT IS THE THIRD I HAVE MET
WITH. THAT PROCESS IS ONGOING AS
YOU KNOW. WE HAVE AN INTERIM
DIRECTOR WITH MISSES GLENN . AND
SO NOW , THE PROCESS IS
UNFOLDING . IN TERMS OF
APPOINTING A FULL-TIME DIRECTOR
OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. TOMORROW, IT IS
BASICALLY THE , IF YOU WILL, A
GRAND OPENING, PRESS CONFERENCE
FOR THE REALTIME CRIME CENTER.
THAT IS HAPPENING AT 11:00 . WE
INFORMED COUNCILMEMBER CHAIR
SAKA THAT HIS TEAM, I WOULD
EXCUSE MYSELF FROM COMMITTEE A
LITTLE BIT EARLY TO RUN ACROSS
THE STREET TO THE POLICE
HEADQUARTERS FOR THAT PRESS
CONFERENCE RELATED TO THE
REALTIME CRIME CENTER. SPEAKING
OF THE SPD, I WILL BE GOING TO
THE NORTH PRECINCT ON WEDNESDAY
. AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF MY
GOING OUT AND ABOUT TO ALL
PRECINCTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THURSDAY, KING COUNTY BOARD OF
HEALTH WITH MY FELLOW COLLEAGUES
AROUND THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF
HEALTH. FRIDAY, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT , AND THIS HAS COME UP
IN DIFFERENT WAYS. IT CAME UP IN
A DISCUSSION REGARDING, DURING
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC ELEMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING WORKING WITH THE KING
COUNTY COUNTERPART. I HAVE A
MEETING WITH MY COUNTERPART .
BOTH IN TERMS OF AREA OF
COVERAGE BUT ALSO AS MY SISTER
COMMITTEE AND THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER PERRONE
AND TEAM WILL BE MEETING ON
FRIDAY TO TALK THE VARIOUS
ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY
DIRECT AND BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
MEETING . SOME OF THOSE PIECES
AS IT GOES TO THE BUDGET. FOR
NEXT WEEK, IT WILL BE CREATING A
SAFER SEATTLE COMMUNITY FORUM ON
MONDAY. THIS IS CHIEF BARNES.
AND THAT WILL BE AT THE QUEEN
ANNE COMMUNITY CENTER. I WILL
BE AT THE BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE
RIBBON-CUTTING. THEY HAVE A NEW
HEADQUARTERS ON OLIVE WAY ON
WEDNESDAY. SO BURGERS OUT
THERE. BIRDS CONNECT SEATTLE.
IN THE PUGET SOUND COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE BOARD IS THURSDAY.
THAT IS NEXT WEEK. SEPARATELY, I
WANTED TO KNOW THAT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMING . THE
FULL GROUP COMING TO THE SAM
SMITH TO TALK TO ISSUES RELATED
TO DOWNTOWN. NOT BELLTOWN. NOT
SELF TAKE -- SOUTHLAKE LENIENT
-- NOT SOUTHLAKE UNION. NOT FIRE
SQUARE. BUT THE AREA BETWEEN ALL
OF THEM. THE DISTINCT DOWNTOWN.
ALSO, I HAD A MEETING WITH THE
FIRST AVENUE TRANSIT ALLIANCE
TALKING ABOUT BUS SERVICE AND
THE NEED FOR IT AND IDEAS ABOUT
IT . AND THE GROUP HAS REACHED
OUT TO MANY OF YOU. MY
COLLEAGUES. ALSO ON THE COUNTY
SIDE. KING COUNTY METRO ENGAGING
COME REGARDING FIRST AVENUE BUS
SERVICE. AND I DID HAVE IT ON MY
LIST. SOMEBODY STUDIED IN
FRANCE AND I WANTED TO WISH A
HAPPY BEST DEAL DAY TO ALL OF
OUR FRENCH CONNECTED RESIDENTS
AND/OR FRANCOPHONES . HAPPY BEST
DEAL DAY. THANK YOU .
CORRECT: CORRECT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, I'M BACK
FROM CHICAGO. FOR THOSE WHO
DIDN'T KNOW, I HAVE BEEN IN
CHICAGO THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE LOCAL PROGRESS NATIONAL
CONVENING . JUST AN INCREDIBLE
EVENT BEING ALONGSIDE
REPRESENTING 38 STATES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY . TALKING THROUGH
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FEEL
EVERY DAY . AND IT IS A GOOD
REMINDER THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE
IN THESE CHALLENGES . SO MANY
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
FACING STRUCTURAL BUDGET
DEFICITS AND DEALING WITH THE
RAMIFICATIONS OF THE BIG
BETRAYAL BILL AND ALL THE
RESIDENTS AND COPING WITH THIS
NASTY DEPORTATION AGENDA WHICH
IS FUELING CRUELTY ACROSS OUR
COUNTRY. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS MEETING AND
CONNECTING WITH CITY LEADERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND TALKING
ABOUT THESE ISSUES. ALSO A
CAUCUS ON LEGISLATION. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH
ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM NINE
OTHER CITIES WHO ALSO HAVE
PASSED ALGORITHMIC RENT FIXING
AND COMPARING NOTES AND VERY HOW
CERTAIN CITIES TACKLE THAT ISSUE
AND ATTENDING WORKSHOPS RELATED
TO IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING AND
DISPLACEMENT , WORLD CUP AND
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY. IT WAS
REALLY AN INCREDIBLE PASSED
COUPLE OF DAYS. WE GOT TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM MR. CHICAGO
HIMSELF GIVING AN INCREDIBLE
SPEECH. EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD
AND CHAT WITH YOU ALL ABOUT SOME
OF THE IDEAS THAT HAVE COME OUT
OF THIS EVENT. AND I'M HAPPY TO
BE BACK AND CONTINUE THE WORK
AND ALSO, I WILL CLOSE ON THIS
NOTE BY SAYING THAT WE HAVE A
LOT OF FRIENDS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND THE MORE WE CAN FIND
WAYS TO WORK WITH OTHER CITIES
AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITIES
FACING MANY OF THE SAME
CHALLENGES WE ARE, I THINK THAT
WOULD BE A GOOD PATH FORWARD. ON
THAT NOTE, GOING TO SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY AT
THE UPCOMING WEDNESDAY SELECT
BUDGET MEETING, WE WILL BE
CONTINUING THE DISCUSSION ON THE
SEATTLE SHIELD INITIATIVE AND
BNO TAX REBALANCING PROPOSAL
THAT BEGAN AT THE JULY 2nd
FINANCE COMMITTEE. THIS WILL BE
A BIT OF THE REPRISE OF THAT
SECTION WITH AN ADDED BONUS THAT
ALL MEMBERS OF THE BODY WILL BE
ABLE TO GET THIS INFORMATION
BRIEFING AT THE SAME TIME . AS
A REMINDER, THE PROPOSAL WOULD
RAISE THE BNO TAX SOCIAL
EXEMPTION FROM $100,000, TO $2
MILLION IN GROSS RECEIPTS AND
CREATE A NEW BNO REDUCTION OF UP
TO $2 MILLION. ABOUT EVAN D6%
OF CURRENT BNO TAXPAYERS AND
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESSES
WOULD NO LONGER OWE TEXT TO THE
CITY AND 90% OF BUSINESSES WOULD
OWE LESS THAN THEY DO TODAY.
AND BNO TAX RELIEF HAS BEEN
HIGHLIGHTED BY SMALL BUSINESS
LEADERS TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMY
AND MAKE THE CITY MORE
COMPETITIVE WITH NEIGHBORING
JURISDICTIONS AND HELP MORE
JURISDICTIONS THRIVE. WE CRAFTED
THE LEGISLATION IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH
THREE SIMPLE GOALS IN MIND.
CRITICAL CITY INVESTMENTS FROM
CUTS AND A CHALLENGING BUDGET
ENVIRONMENT, SHIELD SMALL
BUSINESSES FROM THE IMPACT OF
RISING COST AND SHIELD OUR
COMMUNITY FROM THE MASSIVE CUTS
OF FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WE ALL
KNOW ARE COMING. MY OFFICE HAS
CONTINUED OUTREACH TO SMALL
BUSINESSES AROUND SEATTLE AND
THE RECEPTION CONTINUES TO BE
REALLY STRONG IN FAVOR. BOTH IN
TERMS OF TAX RELIEF BUT FOR
PROTECTING HUMAN SERVICES AND
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT. VERY
MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION AND
ENSURING THAT SEATTLE VOTERS GET
TO WEIGH AND ON THIS.
MOVING TO LAND USE COMMITTEE: MOVING TO LAND USE COMMITTEE.
TWO BILLS COMING FORWARD. WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON'S PARTNERSHIP
COSPONSORING THE LEGISLATION AND
INCENTIVIZING COMMUNITY AND THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
PICK LASTLY, I WILL TOUCH ON THE
SELECT COMMITTEE FOR FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY
CHANGES ON FRIDAY. WE WILL BE
RECEIVING A BRIEFING FROM THE
OFFICE OF EVER --
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ON
TRUMP'S BIG BETRAYAL BILL AND
WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE ON THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND ON
WASHINGTON STATE. WE WILL HAVE
A PANEL OF HUMAN SERVICES AND
SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
INCLUDING THE SEATTLE HUMAN
SERVICES COALITION, THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT FOOD BANK
AND THE COALITION ENDING SILENCE
WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
LOCAL CONTEXT AS TO WHAT FEDERAL
MEDICAID AND SNAP CUTS COULD
LOOK LIKE . WITH THAT, JUST IN
TIME, TO -- MY.
QUICK QUESTION. I'M
INTERESTED IN THE EVENT IN
CHICAGO. YOU MENTIONED
SURVEILLANCE. OBVIOUSLY, WE
HAVE VOTED MANY TIMES IN THE
LAST 18 MONTHS WITH REALTIME
CRIME CENTER AND CC-TV AND THE
VARIOUS BILLS WE HAVE DONE
KEEPING WITH THE SEATTLE VALUES
AND THE LIKE AND AND AND
COMMENDATION WITH THE OTHER
BILLS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN
TERMS OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
PLAN. I'M JUST CURIOUS, A, IF
THERE IS ANY INTEREST IN WHAT
SEATTLE IS DOING. I MORE THAN
HAPPY TO TALK TO ANY OF THEM. WE
DO HAVE A PLAN. WE ARE PUTTING
IT FORWARD. IT IS A DYNAMIC PLAN
. AND IT ALSO IS NOT KEEPING
WITH SEATTLE'S VALUES AS FAR AS
WORKING WITH ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS . I THINK IT IS A
MODEL FOR OTHER CITIES AROUND
THE COUNTRY AND IF THERE WAS ANY
INTEREST IN CHICAGO, I'M MORE
THAN HAPPY TO SPEAK WITH ANY OF
THOSE FOLKS .
CERTAINLY. THERE ARE A LOT OF
CITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN UP THIS
KIND OF TECHNOLOGY. WE DIDN'T
CAUCUS ON THIS. WE DID HAVE
WORKSHOP SESSIONS JUST TALKING
ABOUT SOME OF THE POTENTIAL
VULNERABILITIES THAT CAN COME UP
WITH THE USE OF THIS KIND OF
TECHNOLOGY THAT I KNOW HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED. I WILL BE SURE TO
SHARE THOSE MATERIALS AND I
WOULD LOVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT
HOW WE MAY BE DEPLOYING THIS IN
A WAY THAT SUPPORTS -- AS YOU
ARE SAYING, REALLY LIVES UP TO
SEATTLE VALUES.
AND THROUGH SOME GREAT: AND THROUGH SOME GREAT
AMENDMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU.
OKAY, COLLEAGUES. APOLOGIES
FOR SHOWING UP LATE. I WAS
MEETING WITH THE CONSTITUENT IN
THE DISTRICT WHO WAS A LITTLE
BIT UPSET ABOUT MAGNUSON PARK
AND SOME OF THE NOISE ISSUES
THERE. AND THIS MORNING, I DID
SMALL BUSINESS PUBLIC SAFETY
LOCK, THIS TIME IN THE ROOSEVELT
NEIGHBORHOOD. HEARING ABOUT A
LOT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
THAT THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE
HAVING . THEY ARE HAVING
BREAK-INS AND A LOT OF GRAFFITI
THAT IS HAPPENING AND ALSO,
THERE ARE FOLKS EXPERIENCING
MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
ISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
ARE SOMETIMES ENTERING SMALL
BUSINESSES. OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED
TO RESPOND TO MAKE SURE FOLKS
ARE GETTING THE SERVICES THEY
NEED AND BE RESPONSIVE TO THE
SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE JUST
TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. AND I
WOULD SAY THAT I HEARD FROM ONE
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WHO , WAS
THAT ROOSEVELT, WHO -- WHERE
PARKING -- SDOT HAD TAKEN OUT
SOME PARKING BECAUSE THEY ARE
DOING SOME BIKE LANES AND OTHER
CONSTRUCTION WORK BUT IT HAS
TRANSLATED INTO 50% WALK IN
BUSINESS DECREASE FOR THAT SMALL
BUSINESS. SO JUST TALKING ABOUT
SOME OF THE SERIOUS ISSUES SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES ARE FACING.
THAT IS A BIG HIT TO THE SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER REVENUE. AND SO
AS PART OF THE SMALL BUSINESS
PUBLIC SAFETY WALK, I BRING A
LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER
TO DO THESE WALKS. 70 WAS THERE
FROM SDOT SO THEY COULD HEAR
FIRSTHAND AND HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH THE BUSINESS
OWNER ABOUT, WHAT CAN WE DO TO
MITIGATE FOR THE LACK OF PARKING
AND THE IMPACT -- THE HUGE
IMPACT TO THE BUSINESS AND THERE
WERE SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS HAD
ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO TO HELP
IN TERMS OF EVEN DELIVERY
SERVICES THERE AND IS THERE A
WAY THAT WE CAN DO SOME BY
PARKING, FOOD DELIVERY SIGNS
FOLKS ARE ORDERING OUT AND HE IS
ABLE TO DO THE FOOD DELIVERY
PART. THAT CAN BE HELPED ALONG
SINCE WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING
CURRENTLY ABOUT THE PARKING.
THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF ISSUES
THAT SMALL BUSINESSES ARE
FACING. NOT JUST OBVIOUSLY IN
OUR DISTRICT BUT ACROSS THE
CITY. AND THIS IS REAL. AND I
HAD FOLKS FROM -- OBVIOUSLY,
SPD WAS THERE AND CHIEF SCOGGINS
WAS THERE WHICH WAS GREAT
BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME [ INAUDIBLE
] IN THE DISTRICT AND WHETHER
THEY WERE IN A CONDITION. WE
DON'T WANT TO ATTRACT FOLKS
THERE. IS IT SAFEGUARDED?
BECAUSE HE HAVE FIRE WORRIED --
FIRE WORRIES. IT WAS GOOD TO
HAVE CHIEF SCOGGINS THERE AND I
APPRECIATE HIS PARTNERSHIP AND
CHIEF BARNES PARTNERSHIP AND WE
HAVE THE CLEAN CITIES FOLKS
THERE TOO. LIKE I SAID EARLIER,
THERE IS A LOT OF GRAFFITI. A
LOT OF BUSINESS OWNERS DON'T
KNOW SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
HAS A TEAM WHERE IF THEY CAN
SIGN A WAIVER, THE SPU TEAM CAN
COME OUT AND HELP WITH CLEANUP
OF THE GRAFFITI. SO THINGS OF
THAT NATURE. JUST MORE TOUCH
POINTS SO SMALL BUSINESSES NO
THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO
THEM IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THEY
DON'T ALWAYS KNOW THAT. TO ME ,
FOR THE DISTRICT, IT IS EQUALLY
IMPORTANT. THE RESIDENTS ARE
OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES AND AM CONSTANTLY
WORKING WITH OUR FRIENDS IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND SPD BRINGING
ATTENTION TO AND THEN SMALL
BUSINESSES ALSO HAVE SOME PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES WE ARE BRINGING
ATTENTION TO AND SEEING WHERE WE
CAN PROVIDE SERVICES . IT WAS A
REALLY GREAT CONVERSATION THIS
MORNING. GREAT CONVERSATION. NOT
SO GREAT THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL
WITH ALL THESE PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND
THE DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE
CITY. THAT HAPPENED THIS
MORNING. LAST WEEK, WE TOOK A
WALK WITH RESIDENTS AT THE BRIAN
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. I HAD OPDC
JOINED ME ON THE WALK TO TALK
ABOUT THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE
PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
THERE. I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT FOR OP CD TO BE THERE.
BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT EXPLAINED
TO THE CONSTITUENTS THERE HOW
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER CAME TO
BE DESIGNATED. THERE IS LIKE ONE
GROCERY STORE THERE AND A FIRE
STATION. IT IS A VERY SMALL
AREA. AND CONSTITUENTS FELT
CONFUSED ABOUT HOW THAT
DETERMINATION CAME TO BE. SO IT
WAS GOOD FOR WIND SIX TO BE
THERE. AND YOU HEARD ME SAY IN
THE PAST THAT OPCD DO YOU --
NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF
DOING THE COMMITTEE OUTREACH AS
THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH
THESE TWO. AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU, CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR
ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING ON
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT IS A
HEAVY LIFT. I FOR ONE AM
GRATEFUL TO YOU AND FOR
LISTENING TO ALL OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS. NOT JUST THE ONES
YOU REPRESENT IN YOUR DISTRICT.
AND THERE IS A PHASE 2 THAT OPCD
WILL BE IN CONCERT WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE SENDING US
ZONING LEGISLATION. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE LISTENING TO
CONSTITUENTS AS THAT IS MOVING
FORWARD. BECAUSE I'M FEELING A
LITTLE BIT SOMETIMES LIKE THINGS
ARE MOVING FORWARD AROUND
CONSTITUENTS INSTEAD OF, YOU
REALLY NEED TO MEET WITH
CONSTITUENTS AND REALLY HEAR
WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND DO.
NOT JUST LISTEN BUT DO. ALL OF
THAT IS IMPORTANT. IN TERMS OF
COMPROMISE, WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED
WORKING TOGETHER, TO LISTEN TO
SOME OF THESE CONCERNS AND NOT
TALK PAST CONSTITUENTS. WE ARE
HERE TO SERVE CONSTITUENTS. NOT
THE OTHER WAY AROUND. SO THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND THAT
IS PART OF THE CONVERSATION WE
HAD AND I WILL BE CONTINUING TO
TALK WITH FOLKS IN THE DISTRICT.
TODAY AFTER THE PUBLIC SAFETY
WALK, I HAD THE MONTHLY MEETING
WITH CHIEF BARNES. NOW HE IS
OFFICIAL. SADLY, I WAS NOT ABLE
TO GO TO THE SWEARING IN LAST
WEEK. I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE IT
WAS INCOMING COMMUNITY . THAT
WAS REALLY GREAT. AND TOMORROW,
I WILL BE ALSO SEEING, LUCKILY,
CHIEF BARNES AGAIN AND SPD
BECAUSE THEY WILL BE HAVING A
SERIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNITY MEETINGS ACROSS THE
CITY AND OUR DISTRICT HAS THEIRS
TOMORROW. I WILL BE JOINING THEM
THERE AT THE MAGNUSON PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 6:00 UNTIL
7:30. AND HEAR FROM THE CHIEF
ABOUT HIS VIEWS ON COMMUNITY
POLICING. ONE THING I REALLY AM
SUPER APPRECIATIVE OF -- AND I
TALKED TO CHIEF BARNES ABOUT
THIS, IT IS HIS APPROACH TO
COMMUNITY POLICING. THAT REALLY
MEANS WORKING WITH DOING THE
OUTREACH AND WORKING WITH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HEAR THEM
AND TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO
SOLVE SOME OF THESE PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES THAT HAVE REALLY
TAKEN HOLD IN THE CITY. AND I
APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE WE NEED
TO, AS I SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO,
LISTEN TO COMMUNITIES AS WE ARE
DOING THIS WORK AND NOT TALKING
PAST COMMUNITY BUT WORKING
TOGETHER. IT IS THE ONLY WAY WE
WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN SEATTLE, BY
WORKING TOGETHER. ALL OF US. THE
MAYOR ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT " ONE
SEATTLE" AND I AGREE ON THAT
PART. WEARE ONE SEATTLE. WE ALL
MAKE UP SEATTLE. THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS ARE PART OF THAT ONE
SEATTLE AND WE ALL NEED TO WORK
TOGETHER TOWARD CURRENT AND
FUTURE SEATTLE THAT WILL WORK
FOR EVERYONE AND IT WILL BE SAFE
FOR EVERYONE THAT IS HERE . I
REALLY APPRECIATE HIS COMMITMENT
TO DO THAT COMMUNITY WORK. AND I
THINK PART OF HIS COMING OUT NEW
AND SPEAKING TO THAT -- THOSE
SERIES OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS
THEY ARE HAVING. I'M GRATEFUL TO
BE JOINING THEM TOMORROW. I
DIDN'T MEAN FOR ALL OF THIS TO
TRANSLATE INTO ALL THINGS PUBLIC
SAFETY, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
BUT IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT
TODAY AND THIS WEEK ARE ALL
THINGS PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE
DISTRICT. IT IS SOMETHING I --
IT IS STILL THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE
FOR FOLKS AND THE DISTRICT
FOLLOWED NOW BY THE COMP PLAN
AND THE LAND USE ZONING ISSUES
THAT HAVE COME WITH THE COMP
PLAN AND HB1110 ARE THE BIGGEST
THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN
THE DISTRICT. CERTAINLY, PUBLIC
SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE. SO THANK
YOU. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS COUNSEL MUST -- NAY
FOR.
THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC: THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC
SAFETY RUN DOWN. IT IS
IMPORTANT. THERE ARE REASONS TO
THE THINGS HE TALKED ABOUT. I
MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE MEETING, THE TWO BILLS
TOMORROW. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AS YOU KNOW , EVERY MEETING
BECOMES A PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
AT SOME POINT. I WAS GOING TO
ASK BEFORE THAT, BUT SAY THANK
YOU FOR RAISING THE MITIGATION
REQUIREMENT AND THE
COMMUNICATION RELATED TO IMPACT
ON BUSINESSES LIKE FROM SDOT
PROJECTS. NOT JUST WIND THREE
BUT I HAD ONE LAST WEEK AND I
HAD OTHERS. WE HAD SD 3. WE NEED
MITIGATION PLANNING ON STEROIDS
WITH RESPECT TO SD3 AND
ENGAGEMENT. ALL THESE THINGS
THAT HAVE COME UP , THE OPCD.
WE NEED THAT ON STEROIDS TO
RESPECT BECAUSE IT IS BIGGER AND
MORE IMPACTFUL. WE COULD LOSE
MAJOR BUSINESSES IF WE DON'T
GET IT RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
RAISING THIS . AND MY COLLEAGUE
TO THE LEFT, WE ARE HAPPY TO
WORK WITH CHAIR SAKA FROM
TRANSPORTATION AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WITH YOUR ROLE ON THE
BOARD. IT IS SO IMPORTANT.
PARTICULARLY AND D7, DOWNTOWN.
ALSO, WITH SOUTH LAKE UNION AND
UPTOWN, WE HAVE TWO GOING AT THE
SAME TIME. YOU ARE TRYING TO
MITIGATE ONE BUT YOU MIGHT BE
MAKING THE OTHER ONE WORSE.
IT'S LIKE DOUBLE TROUBLE. I'M
STAMPING MY BUT ON THAT POINT
RELATED TO SDOT AND SHIFTING IT
OVER TO SD3.
I APPRECIATE YOU RAISING: I APPRECIATE YOU RAISING
THAT, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I
COULD NOT BE MORE WHOLEHEARTED
-- I KEEP TALKING ABOUT OUTREACH
AND I BROUGHT IN A MEMO THAT
PASSED OUTREACH RELATED TO THE
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WHICH --
WAS WITH SOUND TRANSIT. I GOT A
LOT OF FLAK FOR THAT AS SOMEHOW
I WAS BEING AN OBSTRUCTIONIST
WHEN IN FACT, I'M NOT. AGAIN,
AND I HAVE SAID THIS MULTIPLE
TIMES. I DID NOT HAVE A
DRIVER'S LICENSE UNTIL I WAS
30. I HATE DRIVING. I WOULD MUCH
RATHER TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT.
THAT IS WHERE I HAVE ALWAYS FELT
MORE COMFORTABLE. OF COURSE I
DRIVE NOW AND I'M A MOM AND
SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T HELP WHEN
YOU ARE SHUTTLING KIDS AROUND.
THAT IS REAL FOR PARENTS IN THE
CITY. BUT IT WAS NOT TO BE AN
OBSTRUCTION. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY
SUPPORT . I WAS VERY
DISAPPOINTED WHEN I FIRST MOVED
TO THE CITY 25 YEARS AGO, THAT
THERE WASN'T A MORE ROBUST
PUBLIC TRANSIT AND THERE WAS NO
LIGHT RAIL. I HAVE BEEN VERY
HAPPY WE HAVE THAT NOW AND I'M
VERY LUCKY THAT THERE IS ONE IN
THE DISTRICTS THAT I REPRESENT
AND ONE I CAN WALK TO FROM MY
HOME . AND, WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE DOING THE PROPER
OUTREACH. WEWANT SUPPORT FOR
THESE PROJECTS AND WE WANT TO
HELP AS MESSES AND RESIDENTS
MITIGATE WHEN WE ARE DOING THESE
PROJECTS. WE NEED TO HELP THEM
WITH MITIGATION EFFORTS AS
DISPLACEMENT IS HAPPENING OR
OTHER ISSUES. AND IT'S NOT TO
BE OBSTRUCTIONISTS OR TO STOP
THE PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD .
NO. WE NEED TO MOVE THESE
PROJECTS FORWARD. WE NEED TO
HAVE A ROBUST TRANSIT SYSTEM IN
THE CITY, IF WE ARE GOING TO BE
THAT WORLD-CLASS CITY THAT WE
WANT TO BE . AND, THAT DOESN'T
MEAN -- ONE DOES NOT PRECLUDE
THE OTHER. YOU NEED TO HAVE
OUTREACH AS YOU ARE DOING THESE
PROJECTS. AND SO IT IS
UNFORTUNATE THAT SOMEHOW IT GOT
PORTRAYED THAT WAY BUT IT IS NOT
THAT AT ALL. WE CAN DO BOTH. THE
CONVERSATION THIS MORNING WITH
THE BUSINESS OWNER AND SDOT,
THERE ARE SOME LOADING DOCKS.
COULD WE PUT A SIGN THERE WHERE
IT COULD BE TEMPORARY PARKING
FOR THE DELIVERY CARS THAT ARE
PICKING UP FOOD FROM THAT
RESTAURANT. THE SMALL BUSINESSES
OR RESTAURANTS. FROM THEIR
RESTAURANT, TO BRING TO
CONSTITUENTS THAT ORDERED THE
FOOD. CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO
FIND THESE WORKABLE SOLUTIONS?
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE WILL SHUT
ANYTHING DOWN . IT IS IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR RAISING IT. DID
YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
WHEN YOU SAID IT DOESN'T MEAN
WE ARE SHUTTING ANYTHING DOWN,
IT MIGHT NOT BE THE INTENTION OF
THE CITY BUT DECREASED REVENUE
OR LOST REVENUE OVER A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF TIME CAN SHUT THE
BUSINESS DOWN. A SMALL BUSINESS
DOWN. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING
SUCH A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES IN D4. COUNCILMEMBER
, I NOTED YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT
LIGHT RAIL CONSTRUCTION
DOWNTOWN. THE FACT IS, WILL ONE
OF THE LIMITATIONS IS WASHINGTON
IS -- IT PROHIBITS THE GIFTING
OF PUBLIC FUNDS. UNLIKE OTHER
STATES, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR US
TO COMPENSATE FOR THE IMPACT OF
CITY PROJECTS AND OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. I DO BELIEVE THAT
SOME CITIES INTERPRET THE
LATITUDE , TO HELP SMALL
BUSINESSES TO BE MORE WIDE THAN
SEATTLE DOES . AND I KNOW
DIRECTOR MCINTYRE WAS LOOKING
INTO THAT LAST YEAR . I DO THINK
THAT AS WE GO FORWARD,
ESPECIALLY WITH LIGHT RAIL BUT
IN GENERAL, THINKING ABOUT HOW
WE COULD MINIMIZE IMPACT ON
SMALL BUSINESS WITH CITY
PROJECTS AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO HELP THEM THROUGH IT. IF
NOT FINANCIALLY, THEN WHAT MORE
THAN A SANDWICH BOARD SAYING
BUSINESSES ARE OPEN ON THIS
BLOCK. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT
BLOCKS ON ROOSEVELT FOR THE
PUBLIC SAFETY WALK ?
I WENT ON 65TH AND ROOSEVELT
. ON ROOSEVELT AND THEN ON 65TH.
WE WENT TO THREE BUSINESSES
ALONG THE WAY. THESE ARE VERY
WELCOME. I WILL SAY THAT WHEN I
SAID WE DON'T WANT TO SHUT
THINGS DOWN, I MET LIKE RAIL
PROJECTS WHICH IS WHAT I WAS
ACCUSED OF DOING WHICH IS NOT
THE CASE AT ALL. YES. THE IMPACT
TO BUSINESSES MEANS THAT SOME OF
THEM DO SHUT DOWN. AND AS WE ARE
DOING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF
ANY KIND , WHETHER THEY ARE WITH
A PARTNER ORGANIZATION OR
WHETHER THEY ARE OUR OWN , WHAT
CAN WE DO TO HELP MITIGATE THE
IMPACT ? I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN.
BUT WE NEED TO BE HONEST. WE
NEED TO DO THE OUTREACH AND WE
NEED TO -- WHEN SDOT IS OUT
THERE DOING THESE PROJECTS, THEY
NEED TO WORK WITH THESE SMALL
BUSINESSES AND MAKE SURE THEY
ARE AWARE OF THE FULL LANDSCAPE
OF WHAT IS GOING ON THERE AND
SOMETIMES -- I ALWAYS SAY
RIGHT-HAND LEFT-HAND NEED TO BE
WORKING IN CONCERT WORK IT
CAN'T JUST BE THAT WE ARE DOING
THE ROAD PROJECT BUT WE ARE NOT
THINKING ABOUT THE IMPACT TO THE
RESIDENTS AND THE SMALL
BUSINESSES THERE. AND BOTH CAN
BE ACHIEVED. YOU CAN DO THE
PROJECT AND THE MITIGATION
PIECES TO HELP THE BUSINESSES
ALONG. SO, THANK YOU .
THANK YOU: THANK YOU .
GO AHEAD: GO AHEAD .
THANK YOU MADAM, PRESIDENT.
JUMPING RIGHT IN, THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR
THIS [ INAUDIBLE ] -- A COUPLE
REASONS FOR THAT. LOOKING UP THE
SUBDIVISION THING, WE HAVE BEEN
BRIEFED ON OTHERS. NOTHING MORE
TO SAY ABOUT IT. THE [ INAUDIBLE
] -- THERE IS CENTRAL STAFF
DOES THINGS THEY ARE WORKING ON
SO THERE IS NOTHING TO UPDATE
PEOPLE ON. SO YOUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON IS FREE. THIS PAST
WEEK, I MET WITH THE TUBMAN
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND FREEDOM.
THEY ACTUALLY PROVIDE GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE, REPRODUCTIVE
CARE. THEY HAVE TWO LOCATIONS IN
D2 AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT
PUTTING UP A THIRD ONE AT THE
RAINIER BEACH LIGHT RAIL
STATION. THEY HAVESPECIFIC ASKS.
AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THEM IN
THEIR ASKS. IT IS INTERESTING
THE PERSON WHO HEADS UP THE
CLINIC, OR HEADS OF THE
ORGANIZATION IS SOMEONE I WORKED
WITH 30 YEARS AGO ON YOUTH
POLICE RELATIONS ISSUES. IT IS
INTERESTING TO SEE THINGS COME
FULL CIRCLE. I ALSO HAD A
MEETING WITH THE INDIAN SERVICES
COMMISSION. IT WAS
REPRESENTATIVE [ INAUDIBLE ]
ATTENDANT CHIEF BARNES
SWEARINGEN AT THE NORTHEAST SOFT
-- SOUTH AFRICAN AMERICAN
MUSEUM. FOLLOWING THAT, WENT TO
ELDER MASON'S 80TH BIRTHDAY
PARTY AND FISH FRY. THAT WAS A
GOOD TIME TO BE THERE. DIDN'T
GET ANY FISH THOUGH. I DID MEET
WITH SOME STUDENTS FROM THE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS YOUTH
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THIS
PAST THURSDAY. THOSE YOUNG
PEOPLE HAD GREAT PROPOSALS.
GREAT IDEAS. IN TERMS OF THINGS
THEY WANT TO PROPOSE FOR
CONSIDERATION . THEY DID THEIR
RESEARCH. REALLY GOOD TO SEE.
IT'S LIKE, I WISH EVERY BUDDY
THAT CAME TO TALK TO ME DID THE
SAME THING. GREAT KIDS. ONE OF
THEM IS THE SEATTLE PREP
STUDENTS. DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE
I'M TALKING ABOUT? I TOLD THEM
TO LOOK FOR YOUR PICTURE
DOWNSTAIRS ON THE WALL. ON
THURSDAY, I SAID, DON'T BE SHY.
EXCUSE ME, WHAT WALL?
THE WALL OF FAME: THE WALL OF FAME.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A WALL OF: THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A WALL OF
FAME WITH OUR COLLEAGUE POSTED
IN THE BASKETBALL GEAR. YOU
HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT.
OKAY.
YOU CAN KEEP GOING: YOU CAN KEEP GOING .
WE DID HAVE STAFF THAT: WE DID HAVE STAFF THAT
ATTENDED THE SALESFORCE
COMMISSION CELEBRATION OF
SEATTLE SPORTS THURSDAY. I WAS
ATTENDING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY
FORUM IN RAINIER BEACH WITH
CHIEF BARNES , CHIEF SCOGGINS
AND CHIEF BARTON. ALL OF THEM
WERE THERE AND YESTERDAY, WE HAD
DOES THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO --
EXCUSE ME, THIS PAST WEEKEND,
THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE ONE DAY OF SERVICE. DOING
LITTER PICKUP AT CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. COMING
UP THIS WEEK, WE WILL BE DOING
BASICALLY -- ATTENDING A
GROUNDBREAKING AT 4001 SOUTH
WEBSTER. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT
I HAD A CHANCE TO DO THE REVIEW
OF PRIOR TO THEM ACTUALLY
COMPLETING THE PROJECTS. ORDER
THE [ INAUDIBLE ] -- THE DESIGN
OF THE PROJECT. AND THEY SHE
REVISED WHAT IT IS THEY WOULD
BUILD. AND SO I WOULD BE
ATTENDING NOT. THIS THURSDAY.
TWO OF US WILL BE --
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND I WILL
BE DOING THE COUNCIL ADDITION.
FRIDAY, A SERIES OF MEETINGS
WITH FIRST TEE REGARDING ISSUES
AT THE GOLF COMPLEX. FATHERS AND
SONS TOGETHER . WE WILL HAVE --
I'MALSO MEETING WITH A GROUP OF
SMALL LANDLORDS ON FRIDAY TO
TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE HOUSING
ISSUES AND HOUSING CONCERNS AND
WE HAVE SOME EVENTS COMING UP.
MEETING WITH FRIENDS OF LITTLE
SAIGON ATTENDING THE CHINATOWN
SEAFAIR PARADE. SO KIND OF A
PACKED WEEK. AND I WILL CLOSE BY
SAYING THAT I DID HAVE THE HONOR
OF BEING IN PARIS ON BASTILLE
DAY . I WON'T SAY WHAT YEAR .
IT WAS SO [ INAUDIBLE ]
SOMETHING ABOUT DANCING ON THE
BANKS ON THE STEEL DAY. STILL
PRETTY COOL.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
AT THAT TIME, I WOULD NOT
EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT .
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON. COLLEAGUES, I HAVE A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CATEGORY
UPDATES TODAY OLD WITHIN MY
INTERNAL COMMITTEE AND MY
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES . I WILL
START WITH THE INTERNAL
COMMITTEES. I WILL FOCUS ON THE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
AVERMENT SECTION OF THE
COMMUNITY WHICH , I HAD A
WONDERFUL MEETING LAST WEEK WITH
THE SNOHOMISH TRIBAL COUNCIL.
THE ENTIRE TRIBAL COUNCIL WAS
THERE. OBOES ABLE TO DISCUSS
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS. A NUMBER OF LOCAL
ISSUES AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
I BROUGHT UP THE EMERGENCY
ACCESS IN MAGNOLIA THAT WE ARE
LOOKING TO CREATE BETWEEN MARINA
AND 32. WHILE THEY COULDN'T GET
APPROVAL IN THAT MEETING, IT WAS
A VERY FRUITFUL CONVERSATION AND
IT PROVED THAT WHEN WE SPEAK
WITH THE TRIBES FIRST ,
EVERYTHING IS EASIER BECAUSE
THEY ARE A SEPARATE GOVERNMENT
THAT WE HAVE TO CONSULT WITH .
AND WHAT I FOUND HIS TIME AND
TIME AGAIN, WHEN FOLKS DON'T
CONSULT WITH THEM UPFRONT, IT
CREATES MORE PROBLEMS ON THE
BACK END. ARE TAKING THE RIGHT
FIRST STEP RIGHT AWAY. IN
SEPTEMBER, THERE WILL BE THE
SECOND EVER TRIBAL SUMMIT .
ANDCOMMITTEE, WE PLANNED TO HAVE
IT IN COMMITTEE THIS MONTH. WE
WILL HAVE IT IN AUGUST DUE TO
THE UPDATES COMING NEXT. AN
UPDATE ABOUT THE PROGRESS SINCE
THE LAST TRIBAL SUMMIT. THAT IS
VERY EXCITING . AGAIN,THE LAST
TRIBAL SUMMIT WAS THE FIRST OF
ITS KIND EVER TO HAVE EVER MET
TO GOVERNMENT MEETINGS HERE AT
CITY HALL BETWEEN TRIBAL ELECTED
LEADERS AND ELECTED LEADERS
WITHIN THE CITY OF GOVERNMENT.
MOVING ON TO THE FINANCE SIDE OF
THE HOUSE , UTILIZING THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE IN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS
EQUAL ACCESS TO VOTING AND BRING
AMENDMENTS FORWARD. ANYONE AND
EVERYONE IS WELCOME AT ANY ONE
OF THE FINANCE MEETINGS. WITHIN
THE BODY OF WORK, WE'D HAVE TO
PASS THE SUPPLEMENTAL AND CARRY
IT FORWARD THE FIFA
APPRECIATIONS AND THE [
INAUDIBLE ] LOAN AND CONSIDER
THE SHIELD PROTECTION LAW. THIS
ALL HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE
RECESS. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF
WORK THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE WILL
START WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
UPDATE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO WORK WITH BOTH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S OFFICE
AND PROVIDING AS MUCH TIME WITH
THE LEGISLATION BEFORE THE
DEADLINE TO PASS IT AT FULL
COUNSEL WHICH IS AUGUST 4th. TO
BE ABLE TO SEND IT TO THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT AS REQUESTED. SO
HERE'S WHERE WE STAND. THIS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH, AND SELECT
BUDGET, WE WILL HAVE THE SECOND
BRIEFING ON THE LEGISLATION. IF
YOU HAVE ANY EARLY THOUGHTS,
ESPECIALLY ON WHAT YOU ARE
CONSIDERING FOR AMENDMENTS, I
ENCOURAGE EARLY DISCUSSION OF
THESE IDEAS AT THIS MEETING. WE
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A BRIEFING
ON THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION .
WE WILL HAVE THE BRIEFING AGAIN
. YOUCAN HAVE THE PIECES OF
PAPER IN FRONT OF YOU. THE
CORRECTED VERSION HAS BEEN
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA , ET
CETERA. OTHER THAN HAVING A
BRIEFING ON THE UNDERLINING
REGISTRATION WHICH WE HAVE
ALREADY HAD, THERE IS SNOW NEW
INFORMATION UNLESS YOU HAVE
AMENDMENTS TO DISCUSS. WE WILL
HAVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND THEN
REQUESTING THAT IF YOU DO HAVE
AMENDMENTS, WE WILL HAVE -- WE
WILL TALK ABOUT THEM. AMENDMENT
CONCEPTS WILL BE DUE TO THE
CENTRAL STAFF THE FOLLOWING WEEK
ON JULY 22nd. SO THIS IS LIKE
EVERY OTHER PROCESS WE USE. I
THINK WE ARE IN THE PROCESS WITH
THE COMP PLAN CURRENTLY. THERE
CONCEPTS IN THE FINAL .
CONCEPTS ARE DUE TO THE CENTRAL
STAFF BY JULY 22nd AND FINAL MEN
MENTALLY PUBLISH WITH THE AGENDA
BUDGET -- BY JULY 28TH . THEN
THE LONG SCHEDULE JULY 30TH
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE WHICH
HAD A MUCH DIFFERENT PURPOSE
THAN WHEN WE SCHEDULED IT MONTHS
AGO, WE WILL VOTE ON AMENDMENTS
AND THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION.
WE DISCUSSED ABOUT MOVING THIS
UP A WEEK TO EITHER JULY 25TH OR
THE 23rdTH. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON IS HOSTING THE HOUSING
MEETING ON THE 23rd WHICH DOES
NOT ALLOW US TO MEET AT THAT
TIME. AND AT THIS TIME, WE
SOLICITED FEEDBACK FROM
COLLEAGUES . WE CAN HAVE THE
MEETING ON THE 25th BUT I FOUND
TWO THINGS TO BE TRUE. ONE, MORE
TIME WITH THE BILLS SO EVERYBODY
CAN COME UP WITH BETTER SPEED SO
WE CAN REDUCE OR REMOVE THE NEED
TO BRING AMENDMENTS TO FULL
COUNSEL. SO YOU NEED MORE TIME
AND COMMITTEE TO HAVE THOSE
VOTES THERE. SO MORE TIME FOR
YOU AND THEN MAKING SURE
EVERYBODY HAD A SEAT AT THE
TABLE THAT DOES PUT US UP
AGAINST THE AUGUST 4th MEETING,
WHICH IS THE LAST DAY TO SEND IT
TO KING COUNTY FOR THE NOVEMBER
4th BALLOT WHICH HAS BEEN
REQUESTED WE WORKED WITH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK ON THE SCHEDULE TO GIVE US
THE MOST TIME POSSIBLE TO
CONSIDER THE LEGISLATION AND TO
ACCOMMODATE THE EXTRA TIME AS I
HAVE JUST DESCRIBED. IF THERE IS
A SPLIT VOTE ON THE JULY 30TH
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING,
WILL HAVE TO PASS LEGISLATION TO
BE DEFERRED TO AUGUST 4th FOR
THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING. UNDER
THE COUNCIL RULES, WE ARE ABLE
TO DEFER TO THE COUNCIL MEETING
WITH A VOTE FROM THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AN ANNOYING SEEN AN
E-MAIL FROM YOUR STAFF
INDICATING WE ARE MOVING FORWARD
ON JULY 4th. I JUST WANT TO
DOUBLE CHECK.
ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE NO
INTEREST -- I DON'T WANT TO
CREATE ANY PRESSURE TO ADD MORE
TIME TO THE SCHEDULE FOR A
DIVIDED REPORT. I'M ALL THERE.
ANDTHE LAST DAY OF ACTION, THE
DEADLINE IS THE FIFTH. BUT WE
DON'T WANT TO LEAVE IT TO THE
DEADLINE.
YES. IT IS DO IT JUST BY
4:30. MANY DON'T WORK FROM THE
OFFICE. IT IS HARDER. IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO MEET THAT
MONDAY DEADLINE. THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR BEING
THERE. MY GOAL HERE, AS YOU WILL
SEE FROM THE FULL BUDGET PROCESS
THIS YEAR, MY GOAL IS TO REDUCE
LAST-MINUTE AMENDMENTS AND GIVE
FOLKS TIME. JULY 22nd IS THE
CONCEPT DEADLINE. I WILL MOVE
ON TO THE OTHER ITEMS WITHIN THE
SELECT BUDGET OR FINANCE SPACE.
WE HAVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL . THE
CARRYFORWARD. WE RECEIVED A NEW
DRAFT OF THE CARRYFORWARD AFTER
LAST WEEK'S CONFUSION. THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE THE FIFA
WORLD CUP INITIAL
APPROPRIATIONS. WE ALREADY SET
THE MONEY ASIDE AND LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET. NOW IT IS TO
APPROPRIATED ON THE SPECIFIC
LINE ITEMS WHICH IS PUBLIC
SPACES . WE WILL BE TAKING THAT
UP AND WE HAVEN'T INTERFUND
REVOLVING LOAN SEALING CHANGE.
WE CAN GET INTO THAT . IT IS
VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT MAKES
GOOD SENSE. JUST WANT TO NOTE
THAT THOSE ARE FOUR PRETTY MEATY
ITEMS. AND SO, AFTER JENNA
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE, WILL
HAVE THE BNO LEGISLATION WE
DISCUSSED. BECAUSE THE
CARRYFORWARD HAS JUST BEEN SENT
DOWN TO US LATE LAST WEEK, I
BELIEVE , IT IS NOT READY TO BE
POSTED TO THIS WEEK'S
COMMITTEE. WEWILL HAVE IT
DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. FOR ME, IT
IS IMPORTANT THESE TWO THINGS GO
TOGETHER. THE MONEY WE ARE
CARRYING FORWARD FROM LAST YEAR
AND WHAT ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS WE ARE PUTTING
INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THOSE
CONVERSATIONS ARE NEEDED FROM
ME. AND SO THEN WE WILL FROM
THERE, DISCUSS THE FIFI WORLD
CUP APPROPRIATIONS AND THEN
FINALLY, THE INTERFUND LOAN
REGARDING THE HUMAN CAPITAL [
INAUDIBLE ] SYSTEM. I WILL PAUSE
THERE BEFORE GET TO THE FULL
COUNSEL SOUND TRANSIT IN
DISTRICT SIX. SEEING NO
QUESTIONS, I WILL KEEP TAKING.
IN FULL COUNSEL, THE COMMITTEE
HAS NO BILLS. WHY DO I STILL
HAVE BULLET POINTS ON THE PAGE?
BECAUSE I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S CHRONIC
NUISANCE BILL. I HAVE DISCUSSED
THIS. IT IS VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE BILL WOULD
ALLOW SOME PROPERTY NUISANCE
ACTIVITY TO COUNT TOWARD
DETERMINING IF THE PROPERTY IS A
CHRONIC NUISANCE. COLLEAGUES,
AS STAFF , AT COUNCIL, I WAS
EXCITED TO PUT FORWARD THE
CONDEMNATION LEGISLATION FOR
CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY. I'M
NOT AFRAID OF THIS . I HAVE
USED IT AS A TOOL TO MOTIVATE
GOOD CHANGE. MY AMENDMENT THIS
WEEK WOULD EXEMPT NONPROFIT
SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM
NEW PROVISIONS AND PROPERTY
ORDINANCE RELATED TO THOSE
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. CONCERN ARE
PLACES LIKE FOOD BANKS. I KNOW
IN OUR DISTRICT, THE BALLARD
FOOD BANK IN PARTICULAR, THERE
ARE A LOT OF ISSUES GOING ON IN
THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT THEIR
FAULT. AND REALLY ARE THE CITY
OF SEATTLE GOVERNMENT'S JOB TO
DEAL WITH. WHILE WE ARE WORKING,
WE DID A PUBLIC SAFETY WALK WITH
THE CHIEF'S OFFICE AND CAPTAIN
DAVISON 'S TEAM AND OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND NATALIE WALTON
ANDERSON. THOSE ARE NOT THE
RESPONSIBLE TO THE FOOD BANK AND
THEY ARE NOT CAUSED BY THE FOOD
BANK. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
NOT CONFUSING OR ADDING A LAYER
OF GRACE BASED ON THAT OR FOR
NEIGHBORS TO THINK THESE ISSUES
ARE CAUSED BY THE FOOD BANK. THE
AMENDMENT WOULD ENSURE THIS
DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE
AND AS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENT
OF THE BILL AND IT WOULD GIVE
PROVIDERS LIKE FOOD BANKS THE
CONFIDENCE THEY NEED. IF WE WANT
TO STOP THERE AND MAKE SURE
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON THE
MEMO . GOOD NEWS FROM SOUND
TRANSIT. LAST WEEK, THE FEDERAL
WEIGH STATION WAS NOTED TO BE
OPENING SOONER. WE ACTUALLY WILL
-- THE FEDERAL WEIGH STATION
WILL OPEN BEFORE WE GET ACROSS .
THE TRAINS GETTING ACROSS ARE
ENTERING IN SOME OF THE FINAL
SEGMENTS OF TESTING. THE TESTING
TAKES MANY MONTHS. BUT THEY ARE
GOOD THRESHOLDS TO MEET. IT IS
EXCITING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET
TO FEDERAL WAY SOONER THEN
ANTICIPATED AND NOT HAVE IMPACT
CROSSING THE LAKE. SOUND TRANSIT
IS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING
PROPERTIES IN WEST SEATTLE FOR
LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION. I WAS
HOPING COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS
HERE. I HAVE BEEN CARRYING HIS
PASSION OVER THERE TO MAKE SURE
ANY PROPERTY SOUND TRANSIT
PURCHASES IS MAINTAINED WELL AND
NOT LEFT VACANT OR DERELICT IN
ASSOCIATION WITH WASHINGTON
CITIES, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE
APPOINTED TO THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE AS A LARGE CITY. FOR
REFERENCE, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
SET ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ON THIS ROLE IN 2019 . THAT IS A
NICE STEP FORWARD FOR THE CITY.
MOVING ON TO DISTRICT SIX, LAST
WEEK, LAST WEEK I DID NOT HAVE
OFFICE HOURS. I SPENT THE ENTIRE
TIME WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS AND
DRAWING LINES ON MAPS REGARDING
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER BOUNDARIES.
WE DID AN OUTREACH. HALF AN HOUR
TO AN HOUR AND A HALF DEPENDING
ON THE GROUP PUTTING THE PEN TO
PAPER AND WORKING WITH
NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU FOR THE
TIME BACK, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
THIS TUESDAY BECAUSE I HAVE TO
RETURN BACK AND TALK MORE BEFORE
HE PUT FORWARD THE AMENDMENTS.
I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
ONE SEATTLE DAY. I HAD 2-1
SEATTLE DAY S. I DON'T KNOW IF
THAT IS TWO SEATTLES. WE
VOLUNTEERED AS PART OF ONE
SEATTLE DAY AT THE BALLARD
SEAFOOD FEST I WAS SERVING
SALMON FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AND I JUDGED THE EATING
CONTEST SUNDAY. YES, I LEARNED
MY LESSON AND SMART ENOUGH NOT
TO EAT IT MYSELF . BUTWE DID
HAVE A NEW CHAMPION FOR THAT
EATING CONTEST. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, THAT IS MY REPORT. I
WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE: COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR: I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
REFERENCING. I HAD TO WALK WITH
THE SAME GROUP ON THE D-7 PART
OF MAGNOLIA. VERY IMPORTANT TO
DO SO. AND VERY HELPFUL IN TERMS
OF MOVING FORWARD WITH
POSSIBILITIES AND COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. I FORGOT TO MENTION MY
WALK WITH MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE
REMINDER.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THEY
EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE
BOUNDARIES. BUT REALLY, IT IS ON
YOUR SIDE OF FREMONT. I'M HOPING
THAT SOMEONE CONNECTED WITH YOU
AND IF NOT, WE CAN CONNECT YOU
WITH THE PERSON AT FEMA THAT
REACHED OUT. I THINK YOU WALKED
IN THEY WERE PART OF THE WALK
YOU DID. A PLAY THAT IS ALL
SQUARED AND THEY ARE -- THOSE
WERE THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
BOUNDARIES. WE CAN FOLLOW UP
AFTER .
HAPPY TO FOLLOW-UP. WE HAVE
BOUNDARIES OF THE FREMONT URBAN
CENTER AND THE UPPER FREMONT
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. AND THEN
TANGLED TOWN IS UP AGAINST THE [
INAUDIBLE ] CENTER. WE HAVE A
LOT OF SHARED BOUNDARIES .
YES. I HEARD FROM BOTH
GROUPS. THEY ARE RELATED TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER BOTH IN
FREMONT AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
WONDERFUL. JUST LET US KNOW
THE NAME . ITSOUNDS LIKE THEY
WERE ON THE WALK ALREADY . WE
WERE NOT ABLE TO BRING EVERYONE
FROM THE WALKS TO THE CONFERENCE
TABLE MEETING BECAUSE WHAT I
FOUND IS THAT, IF YOU HAVE MORE
THAN 4-5 PEOPLE, THAT MEANS NOT
EVERYBODY'S VOICE GETS HURT IN
THESE COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE
FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE COME TO THE
MEETING WITHOUT HAVING THEIR
VOICE EXPRESSED AND THAT IS A
CHALLENGING EXPECTATION TO
MANAGE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER: OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. HALL OF FAMER .
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. I HAVE NO RESPONSE
BESIDES, THANK YOU. THE PARKS
UTILITY TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL
BE WEDNESDAY, JULY 23rd AT 2:00
P.M. THE AGENDA IS BEING
FORMULATED RIGHT NOW.
COLLEAGUES, I DON'T HAVE
UPDATES ABOUT THAT MEETING BUT I
APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT.
PEOPLE THAT SIT ON THE COMMITTEE
AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR PARKS,
UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU ALL FOR
THAT . WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF
LEGISLATION THAT HAVE COME
THROUGH THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
. WEAPPRECIATE YOU ALL ENGAGING
IN THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU.
UPCOMING MEETINGS, WE HAVE THE
SELECT COMMITTEE COPPERHEADS OF
PLAN. THAT WILL BE AUGUST --
MONDAY, AUGUST 4th AT 9:30 A.M.
WE CANCELED THE JULY 11TH
MEETING. NUMBER ONE, IT WAS A
FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT NUMBER TWO,
WE FELT LIKE COUNCILMEMBERS
NEEDED MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND THEIR PROCESS ON
THE COPPERHEADS A PLAN TO
FORMULATE YOUR AMENDMENTS AND
ALSO GET FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS.
ANDTHAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST
THING. MAKING SURE WE ARE
GETTING ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM
PEOPLE AND REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR ENGAGEMENT FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS TO ONE-ON-ONE
MEETINGS TO COMMUNITY MEETINGS
TO THE DRAWING ON THE MAP
EXERCISE . COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS OR ENGAGEMENT ON SOCIAL
MEDIA. WHATEVER WAY PEOPLE ARE
ACCESSING I THINK IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE TAKING
THESE CHANNELS AND GETTING THE
INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN IN
CLOSE CONTACT WITH CENTRAL STAFF
ABOUT THE CONCEPTS AND PEOPLE
WORKING ON . OR THAT WE ARE
WORKING ON. OBVIOUSLY, THOSE ARE
NOT SHARED . REALLY APPRECIATE
THE ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU ALL HAVE
WITH THE PROCESS AND HOW
IMPORTANT THIS IS TO THE CITY .
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN HYPERFOCUS
TO THE LAST -- I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY YEARS, ON BUILDING A CITY
AND NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY BUILD A HOME FOR
EVERYONE AND THAT IS WHAT IS
IMPORTANT. ALSO, WHERE ARE WE
AT? I CANNOT READ MY OWN
HANDWRITING. APOLOGIZE. THE
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING WE HAD
THIS LAST WEEK, JULY 17TH --
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. LOOKING
FORWARD TO THAT. I KNOW THAT WE
GET THOSE AGENDA ITEMS SENT
OVER. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING WORK ON THE BOARD OF
HEALTH AND WHAT WE ARE PUSHING
FOR. THE WHOLE BODY OF WORK.
THAT IS A BIG CHUNK . I DON'T
HAVE ANY OTHER REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. I GUESS WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT -- I DO HAVE AN
AMENDMENT LIT -- WITHTHE
GRAFFITI ORDINANCE I WILL BE
BRINGING TO FULL COUNCIL
TOMORROW. AND LET ME BACK UP. I
FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT I KNOW
THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO
DISTINGUISH WHAT IS THE [
INAUDIBLE ] VERSUS TAGGING OR
GRAFFITI. WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
SINCE LAST YEAR, I HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THE CAPITOL HILL
BEING THE WYNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
OF THE WEST COAST . COLLEAGUES
IN MIAMI. WYNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
IS A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD FULL
OF MURALS. AND I WANT TO THANK
THE BUDGET CHAIR, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ADDED INTO HIS PACKAGE,
MONEY FOR MURALS ON CAPITOL
HILL. THOSE ARE IN THE PROCESS
WITH THE ARTS DEPARTMENT OF
BEING FORMULATED JUST LIKE WE
HAVE IN BELLTOWN THAT WAS A BIG
THING FOR US TO IDENTIFY
COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE PROCESS
TO HAPPEN. REALLY HAPPY ABOUT
THAT BUT WE ALSO HAD IN THE
CHAIRS PACKAGE, SO THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, MONEY
THAT WENT TO PAINT THE BATHROOM
AT CAL ANDERSON. THAT PROCESS
WILL CONTINUE . WE -- WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH PARKS TO
FIGURE OUT THE NEXT STEPS TO
ENSURE WE HAVE A VIBRANT CAPITOL
HILL AND WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO
OUR EXECUTIVE AND DOES THE
EXECUTIVE AND PARKS DEPARTMENT
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO SAVE , HOT
RAT SUMMER. A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE
THE HOT RAT SUMMER AND THE
MOSAIC IS GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL
AT CAL ANDERSON ON THE LINCOLN
RESERVOIR , VIA THE GATE -- AND
THE HISTORICAL LANDMARK ON THE
SOUTH END OF CAL ANDERSON ON THE
RESERVOIR. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK LOVES HOT
RAT SUMMER. WE WANT TO SAY THAT.
AND PARTICULARLY, THE MURALS
THAT ARE ON CAPITOL HILL THAT
CREATE THE VIBRANCY AND COLOR
AND ARTWORK , IT IS IMPORTANT
FOR US TO DISTINGUISH THAT FROM
SOME OF THE TAGGING HAPPENING. I
DO BELIEVE THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE. A DELICATE BALANCE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR
THAT . AND I WANT TO THANK ONE
OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS FOR
ADVOCATING FOR THAT WHO HAS COME
TO THE PARKS MEETING AND HAS
BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THAT ON
CAPITOL HILL. AND IT HAS BECOME
A RITUAL THAT PEOPLE HAVE LEFT
CANDLES AND FLOWERS AND ALL
DIFFERENT THINGS BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO SAVE HOT RAT SUMMER .
HOT RAT. I DON'T KNOW. IT IS A
RAT. IT IS A RAT. THAT IS ALL IT
IS. AND IT IS FLUID AND WE LOVE
IT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH: WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
PARKS DEPARTMENT ON THAT . THANK
YOU TO THE COMMUNITY WHO BROUGHT
THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. LAST BUT
NOT LEAST, I WANT TO BRING UP --
I SENT REGARDS . I WAS GOING
INTO YOUR DISTRICT,
COUNCILMEMBER CLERK. HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE SOFT
OPENING OF PCC DOWNTOWN. JUST
WANTED TO THANK PCC FOR COMING
BACK DOWNTOWN. IT IS A NEW
MODEL. PCC CORNER MARKETS. IT IS
A NEW CONCEPT IN SOMETHING THEY
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND
BECAUSE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD MIGHT
NOT NEED A FULL-SERVICE GROCERY
STORE. THEY MIGHT NEED OTHER
TYPES OF GROCERY STORES AND
MODELS I THINK THIS ONE COULD BE
INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL. SO WE HAD
THE CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH THE
CEO AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING TO FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS A
CHAMPION OF GROCERY STORES. FROM
THE SAFEWAY IN THE TRADER JOE'S.
I COULD NAME ALL THE GROCERY
STORES IN THE DISTRICT. I DO
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, AND I WILL
BRING THIS UP. I CONTINUE TO BE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE TWO QFC'S ON
BROADWAY. I BROUGHT THAT UP
NUMEROUS TIMES ON SOCIAL MEDIA
AND IN MEETINGS. I DO CONTINUE
TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE TWO
GROCERY STORES AND THE IMPACT OF
WHAT THEY MEAN TO THE COMMUNITY
IF WE, THE CITY, DOES NOT
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SOME OF THE
SERVICES WE NEED WITH ENGAGEMENT
FOR THOSE GROCERY STORES. DURING
MY TENURE, WE LOST TWO GROCERY
STORES IN MY DISTRICT .
COLLEAGUES, I DON'T WANT TO
LOSE ANOTHER ONE. I TAKE IT
REALLY SERIOUSLY WHEN WE DON'T
HAVE A FOOD ACCESS POINT. IT'S
NOT JUST THE CONSUMERS. THING
ABOUT ALL THE MEAL PROGRAMS THAT
EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE FOOD --
FROM THE FOOD ACCESS POINT TO
PUT BACK INTO COMMUNITY. AND
THAT IS WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO
A LOT OF PEOPLE. ANOTHER DROP
OFF POINT OR PICKUP POINT THAT
THEY DON'T HAVE, TO RECEIVE
FOOD. THAT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO
THE COMMUNITY. I WILL END ON --
IS NOT A SOUR NOTE BUT HOT RAT
SUMMER. IT'S A GOOD NOTE .
I HAVE A QUESTION: I HAVE A QUESTION.
I WILL GO AHEAD: I WILL GO AHEAD .
I WAS SORRY TO MISS THE: I WAS SORRY TO MISS THE
OPENING OF THE PCC. I LOOK
FORWARD TO GOING THERE. THANK
YOU FOR REPRESENTING. AND I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU REPRESENTED.
MY QUESTION IS, HAS QFC TOLD YOU
WHAT THEY WANT? HAVE THEY PUT
ANY ASKS FORWARD THAT HAD A
LEGISLATIVE FIX?
A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH: A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH
PUBLIC SAFETY. ANDWE KNOW THAT.
I'M LOOKING AT COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. I SENT OUR WHOLE REGARDS
TO THE GROCERY STORE DOWNTOWN.
IT IS A LOT WITH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY . IT IS ALSO THE
SECURITY PIECE. IT IS THE
LIGHTING. ITIS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. IT IS A
LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN INVEST IN
IS A CITY THAT WILL MAKE THAT
EXPERIENCE BE BETTER FOR SOME OF
THE GROCERY STORES. AND IT IS
ALSO THEM HAVING A DIRECT LINE
TO FOLKS I CAN ADDRESS SOME OF
THE ISSUES IMMEDIATELY OR JUST
SAY, WE ARE LISTENING, OR THE
COMMUNICATION BACK AND FORTH
FROM THE DEPARTMENTS. PUMP --
SOME PEOPLE SAID, WHAT IS
LEGISLATIVE STUFF YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT? IT IS NOT
NECESSARILY LEGISLATIVE THINGS.
IT IS BETTER COMMUNICATION FROM
CITY DEPARTMENTS TO GROCERY
STORES AND IDENTIFYING ISSUES SO
THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE THE
SUPPORT. JUST LIKE SMALL
BUSINESSES. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY
HAVE THE SUPPORT TO NAVIGATE THE
ISSUES WE SEE ON THE STREETS .
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR: I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
RAISING IT. WE LOST A COUPLE
GROCERY STORES IN THE D4 AS
WELL. THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS
THE CITY AND IT IS A REAL ISSUE
FOR FOLKS. AND PARTICULARLY, WE
LOST A SAFEWAY. IT WAS THE ONE
CLOSEST TO FOLKS THAT LIVE AT
MAGNUSON PARK. IT IS A HUGE
DEAL. THANK YOU FOR RAISING
THAT. THIS IS VERY MUCH OF AN
IMPORTANT PIECE. AND I AGREE ,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE BETTER
COMMUNICATION SO FOLKS
UNDERSTAND, INCLUDING THE
GROCERY STORES AND WHAT THE
IMPACT IS TO COMMUNITY WHEN THEY
DO CLOSE. AND HOW TO BE BETTER
SUPPORT THEM SO THEY DON'T AND
FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD. SAME
WITH DRUGSTORES THAT IS ANOTHER
ISSUE. A LOT OF THE GROCERY
STORES DO HAVE DRUGSTORES IN
THEM AND SO THAT IS REALLY
HAVING AN IMPACT ON FOLKS
GETTING THEIR MEDICATION. AND SO
THE IMPACT IS BIG .
IT IS THE PHARMACY PIECE AND: IT IS THE PHARMACY PIECE AND
THOSE GROCERY STORES AND -- I
ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT EVERY --
RESTORER IS DIFFERENT. SOME
EXCEPT SNAP. SOME EXCEPT FRESH.
IT IS DIFFERENT. I KNOW PEOPLE
ARE LIKE, THERE'LL SO THESE
GROCERY STORES. I KNOW THE
SAFEWAY YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THERE MIGHT BE QFC AND THESE
OTHER ONES. THERE IS A DIFFERENT
AUDIENCE. DIFFERENT GROCERY
STORES SERVE. ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU ARE LOOKING AT SNAP AND FOOD
ACCESS AND THOSE TYPES OF
THINGS. THANK YOU.
ABSOLUTELY: ABSOLUTELY .
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK: COUNCILMEMBER RINCK .
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH: COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
THANK YOU FOR SAVING HOT RAT: THANK YOU FOR SAVING HOT RAT
SUMMER.
I SAID PLEASE DON'T PAINT
OVER IT. LET'S HAVE MORE OF HOT
RAT SUMMER.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. I WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE THE
PILGRIMAGE OUT TO VISIT IT. IT
MIGHT SEEM SILLY TO TALK ABOUT
THE MOSAIC OF A RAT WHICH IS
BEAUTIFULLY DONE BY THE WAY.
THESE ARE THE PLACE MAKING
THINGS. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT
KIND OF BRING CHARACTER TO THE
CITY. HOW WE MAY BE TALKING
ABOUT HOT RAT SUMMER RIGHT NOW.
MAYBE THE ORIGINS OF THE GUM
WALL OR SOME OTHER KEY
DESTINATIONS. THE LINEN STATUE
OR THE TROLL. THIS IS HOW
DESTINATIONS ARE MADE AND WHAT
MAKES THE CITY REALLY ALIVE. I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT HOT RAT
SUMMER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I
GOT A LOT OF OUTREACH AS WELL.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
I HAVE TO ASK. IS THIS AN
INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL NOD
TO FRANK ZAPPA ?
UNINTENTIONAL.SORRY. SHOWING MY
AGE .
WHO: WHO?
YOU ARE SHOWING YOUR AGE BUT: YOU ARE SHOWING YOUR AGE BUT
YET I'M OLDER THAN YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
YES. I THINK ART IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THE
WYNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IN MIAMI IS
ONE OF THE MOST GORGEOUS
NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE COUNTRY OR
PEOPLE GO THERE TO SEE THE
BEAUTIFUL MURALS THAT ARE
PAINTED ALL ACROSS. IT HAS BEEN
A MULTIPLE TIMES. THAT IS WHAT
CAPITOL HILL SHOULD BE AND WILL
BE.
IT IS A GENTRIFIED: IT IS A GENTRIFIED
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THEY PUT A LOT
INTO UPLIFTING THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
AND THE MURALS WERE A HUGE DRAW
TO IT. SO I HAVE BEEN THERE.
GORGEOUS.
THAT IS ALL I HAVE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. OFF TO YOU.
THANK YOU. YOU MENTIONED
GROCERY STORES. YOU ANSWERED MY
QUESTION ABOUT GROCERY STORES.
WHILE THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT
FEATURES . PHARMACIES, NOT
PHARMACIES. CATERING TO
DIFFERENT CLIENTELE. FOR THE
MOST PART, ACROSS THE BOARD.
THEY ARE ALL FAIRLY LOW MARGIN.
THIN MARGIN FOR WHAT THEY -- FOR
THE AMOUNT OF LOSS THEY CAN TAKE
IF SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COLUMNS KEEP PERSISTING. THEY DO
HAVE THAT IN COMMON. AND
ANYWAY, THAT LEADS A LITTLE BIT
INTO MY TOPIC. LAST WEEK AT THE
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING, WE HAD THE FIRST
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION OF
RESOLUTION 32174 , WHICH I'M
CALLING A PROGRESSIVE PUBLIC
SAFETY INITIATIVE WHICH WOULD
DISH AND CALLING IT PUBLIC
SAFETY BECAUSE IT WOULD USE A
PORTION OF THE PUBLIC -- OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX THAT WE
ANTICIPATE WILL BE COMING
FORWARD LATER ON THIS YEAR FROM
THE EXECUTIVE AND ALLOCATED TO A
SUITE OF PROMISING NEW TREATMENT
SERVICES AS WELL AS SHORING UP
EXISTING TREATMENT SERVICES THAT
WAS AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO LISTEN IN. WE
WERE JOINED BY DANIEL MALONE OF
DESC AND LEE SAID DOUG GERD AND
BRANDY MCNEIL OF PDA AND BRANDY
FLED FROM EVERGREEN TREATMENT
SERVICES REACH, WHICH ALL OF
WHOM ARE WANT A% SUPPORT PARTLY
BECAUSE THEY HELP CRAFT THE LIST
OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT SERVE AS
EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT COULD BE
USED TO -- THAT COULD BE FUNDED
THROUGH THIS REVENUE SOURCE
WHICH PROBABLY WOULDN'T
GENERATE MORE THAN ABOUT $10
MILLION A YEAR. NOT TO GET AHEAD
OF OURSELVES, THAT WAS THE FIRST
DISCUSSION OF THAT AND WE WILL
HAVE A SECOND DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE AT COMMITTEE JULY
24TH. WE ALSO COME AND
COMMITTEE LAST THURSDAY, HAD A
PRESENTATION TO THE CITY AUDITOR
ON A -- ON IMPLEMENTING
RECOMMENDATIONS. I DID FIND IT
IMPRESSIVE THAT SENSE 2007, 72%
OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
THEIR OFFICE HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED. THAT IS A PRETTY
GOOD AMOUNT . FROMTHE AUDIT IN
2024, ONLY 21, 123 TRACK
REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTING. IT KIND OF
DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT.
THE BIGGEST GROUP OF OUTSTANDING
REGULATIONS ARE FROM A SERIES OF
THREE REPORTS RELATED TO CRIME
AND PUBLIC SAFETY. AND SO THERE
WILL BE AS MENTIONED, -- DR.
CLAUDIA SHADE -- IN ADDITION,
-- WITH THE SMALL GROUP OF
AUDITS AT THE NEXT MEETING. WE
COULD NOT FIT THEM ALL INTO THE
CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE HAD
THREE THINGS ON THE AGENDA.
THOSE SPECIFIC AUDITS WILL BE
PRESENTED IN MORE DETAIL ON JULY
24TH. FINALLY, WE HAD THE FIRST
PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF
THE PROPOSED 15 CHANGES TO THE
COUNCIL RULES. IT SOUNDS LIKE A
LOT BUT IT IS PRETTY MUCH
STANDARD PRACTICE . THESE
CHANGES COME FROM A LONG LIST OF
SUGGESTIONS PROVIDED BY THE CITY
CLERK, CENTRAL STAFF AND CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHICH WE
NARROWED DOWN WITH YOUR
FEEDBACK. ALL OF YOU, WHEN THIS
WAS DISTRIBUTED A COUPLE MONTHS
AGO , A DRAFT. AND THEN ANOTHER
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND A
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE 24TH AS
WELL. I OPENED -- I INVITED
FOLKS TO JOIN LAST WEEKEND . OF
COURSE, YOU'RE WELCOME AGAIN
NEXT THURSDAY. A WEEK FROM THIS
THURSDAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG, I
WILL BE JOINING COUNCILMEMBER
KENDALL AT THE REALTIME CRIMES
CENTER OPENING TOMORROW. THAT IS
EXCITING. THE SEATTLE --
SEATTLE IS A TEXT TOWN AND IT IS
GREAT THAT SEATTLE WILL JOIN
OTHER LARGE PROGRESSIVE CITIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT DO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCES TO HELP ENSURE PUBLIC
SAFETY FOR CONSTITUENTS. AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO THAT . IT HAS
BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. AND I
THINK I WILL STOP THERE. WE DO
HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. YOU
DON'T NEED TO HEAR FROM THE. GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
THANK YOU. I WANTED TO NOTE
-- AND AS THE COURSE OF THE
MEETING WENT ALONG, IT GOT TO
THE POINT WHERE ONE TO SAY,
PROBABLY ALL OF US READ AN
ARTICLE IN THE SEATTLE TIMES
THIS WEEKEND. EXTREMELY
FRUSTRATING TO READ IT . YOU
COULD JUST LISTEN TO THIS
MEETING. WALK A MILE IN OUR
CHOOSE NOT JUST THE DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES BUT THE CITY IN
TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING. THE
EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT, WE HAVE
A LOT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES. WE ARE WORKING THEM
AND THEIR IS MORE TO DO . HERE
IS THE OTHER THING. WE HAVE A
STRATEGY. WE HAVE A PLAN. WE ARE
EXECUTING IT. WE ARE UP TO 20
PLUS OR MINUS BILLS RIGHT NOW IF
YOU INCLUDE CONFIRMATION OVER
20. IT IS ABOUT PUTTING THE
BILLS OUT THERE AND 25 IS ABOUT
AND LAMENTING AND OPERATION OF
THE BILLS. THIS IS WHAT IS
MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON PUBLIC
SAFETY. WE ARE IN A BRIDGING
FUNCTION RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF
GETTING TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE
ON PUBLIC SAFETY. TO BE BLUNT,
WHEN I READ THE ARTICLE IN THE
SEATTLE TIMES, I SCRATCH MY HEAD
AND SAY, WHAT IN THE WORLD !
WALK A MILE IN OUR CHOOSE. WE
DEAL WITH THIS DAY IN AND DAY
OUT. THERE YOU GO.
AND HIRING IS AT: AND HIRING IS AT
UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS THANKS
LARGELY TO SOME OF THOSE 20
BILLS YOUR REFERENCE SEEING.'S
I APPRECIATE THE COMMENT . GO
AHEAD .
AS I TALKED THIS MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WITH SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS, WE ARE FINALLY
AT THE POINT WHERE WE ARE NOT
LOSING MORE OFFICERS THEN WE ARE
HIRING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE
LAST HOWEVER MANY YEARS.
SINCE 2019 .
2019, WHICH IS A HUGE
PROGRESS POINT THAT WE -- SENSES
COUNSEL HAS BEEN HERE. SO THANK
YOU FOR SAYING THAT AND WE ARE
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS HERE EVEN
THOUGH I ACKNOWLEDGE -- AND LIKE
I SAID, I STARTED MY REPORT WITH
HAVING HAD A CONVERSATION WITH
THE CONSTITUENT. THERE WAS A LOT
OF FRUSTRATION. WE ARE PRESSING
TO USE YOUR WORK, COUNCILMEMBER.
WE CONTINUE TO PRESS ON PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES. AS I SAID
EARLIER, THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN
THE DISTRICT I REPRESENT AND I
WOULD SAY ACROSS THE CITY . WE
ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR EYE
ON THE PRIZE ON THE AND WORKING
WITH SPD AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
ON THESE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES.
THINGS DON'T CHANGE OVERNIGHT.
WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS
IN THIS SHORT YEAR AND A HALF I
HAVE BEEN HERE. I HAVE SEEN A
LOT OF PROGRESS. THAT IS NOT TO
PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK AT
ALL. THAT IS TO SAY, WE ARE
PRESSING ON IT AND WE ARE
GETTING RESULTS AND WE WILL KEEP
PRESSING ON IT BECAUSE THIS IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT. HAVING A
SAFE CITY FOR EVERYBODY THAT
LIVES HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
PIECE. AS A KID WHO GREW UP ON
SAFE, IN THE INNER CITY, I CAN
TELL YOU THAT THAT IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECE , FOR OUR KIDS
TO GROW UP IN A SAFE CITY AND
GROWN-UPS AS WELL AND SENIORS ,
IT IS CRITICAL. IT IS MISSION
CRITICAL. SO, THANK YOU .
I WILL NOTE THAT -- THERE IS
-- THERE IS THE LINK BETWEEN
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SMALL
BUSINESSES. SMALL BUSINESSES
HAVE BEEN TALKED A LOT ABOUT
TODAY TOO. IF NOT A DRIVER, A
VERY STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN
PEOPLE -- THE TERRIBLE TOLL THAT
ADDICTION TAKES ON A COMMUNITY
AND THEN THE IMPACT ON
COMMUNITIES. I APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS. IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR
GETTING READY TO GO,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. SO I WILL
HUSTLE UP HERE. SEEING NO
FURTHER IS THIS, FOR THE COUNCIL
, WE WILL NOW GO INTO AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION . AS PRESIDING
OFFICER, I ANNOUNCE THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE
PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING, POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. AND IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TALK ABOUT
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEY AND WE ARE
WATCHED OVER BY A MONITOR WHO
MAKES SURE WE ARE NOT GETTING
INTO POLICY . LET'S SEE. NOW I
HAVE TO ADD. 75 MINUTES TO THE
TIME. AND SO IT IS 3:15. LET'S
SAY ABOUT 4:30 .
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. I EXPECT THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION TO END BY 4:30. IF IT
GOES LONGER, I WILL SAY THAT IT
WILL GO LONGER. IF IT ENDS
EARLIER, THE MEETING WILL
ADJOURN AUTOMATICALLY. THANK
YOU EVERYBODY. .
[ COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION ].