1 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:26,826 ORDER, 2:02 P.M., PLEASE CALL 2 00:00:26,826 --> 00:00:27,727 THE ROLL. 3 00:00:27,727 --> 00:00:28,962 >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. 4 00:00:28,962 --> 00:00:29,362 >> HERE. 5 00:00:29,362 --> 00:00:30,330 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. 6 00:00:30,330 --> 00:00:30,730 >> HERE. 7 00:00:30,730 --> 00:00:32,665 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. 8 00:00:32,665 --> 00:00:33,500 >> HERE. 9 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:35,368 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 10 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:35,869 COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. 11 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:36,202 >> HERE. 12 00:00:36,202 --> 00:00:37,670 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN. 13 00:00:37,670 --> 00:00:38,204 >> HERE. 14 00:00:38,204 --> 00:00:39,205 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 15 00:00:39,205 --> 00:00:40,140 >> PRESENT. 16 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:43,643 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. 17 00:00:43,643 --> 00:00:46,713 >> PRESENT. 18 00:00:46,713 --> 00:00:48,715 >> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. 19 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:49,883 >> HERE. 20 00:00:49,883 --> 00:00:52,685 >> THE MINUTES OF MAY 18th, 2026 21 00:00:52,685 --> 00:00:55,755 WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO 22 00:00:55,755 --> 00:00:58,558 OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE 23 00:00:58,558 --> 00:00:59,559 ADOPTED. AND THEN, ALSO, TOO, 24 00:00:59,559 --> 00:01:01,428 COLLEAGUES, I WILL AMEND THE 25 00:01:01,428 --> 00:01:02,896 AGENDA, IF THERE IS NO 26 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:03,563 OBJECTIONS MOVE PROCLAMATIONS TO 27 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:05,331 THE FRONT OF THE MEETING AND 28 00:01:05,331 --> 00:01:06,800 THEN PRESENTATIONS RIGHT AFTER, 29 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:07,734 BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE 30 00:01:07,734 --> 00:01:09,836 HAD A HARD STOP AND WANT TO MAKE 31 00:01:09,836 --> 00:01:12,272 SURE EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO 32 00:01:12,272 --> 00:01:13,306 SIGN THE PROCLAMATIONS. AWESOME. 33 00:01:13,306 --> 00:01:15,608 NO OBJECTIONS, WE WILL MOVE THE 34 00:01:15,608 --> 00:01:20,246 PROCLAMATIONS BEFORE THE 35 00:01:20,246 --> 00:01:21,014 PRESENTATION ON AFFORDABILITY. 36 00:01:21,014 --> 00:01:23,016 THANK YOU. WE WILL JUMP INTO THE 37 00:01:23,016 --> 00:01:25,084 PRESIDENT'S REPORT, 18 ITEMS ON 38 00:01:25,084 --> 00:01:26,219 THE CONSENT CALENDAR, NO 39 00:01:26,219 --> 00:01:27,687 EXECUTIVE SESSIONS FOR 40 00:01:27,687 --> 00:01:31,858 TODAY&THEN WE HAVE TWO 41 00:01:31,858 --> 00:01:33,059 PROCLAMATIONS FOR DISCUSSION. SO 42 00:01:33,059 --> 00:01:35,328 THE FIRST PROCLAMATION WILL 43 00:01:35,328 --> 00:01:37,330 BEGIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA 44 00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:39,632 RECOGNIZING JUNE 2026 AS GUN 45 00:01:39,632 --> 00:01:40,200 VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. 46 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:41,534 COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, PLEASE 47 00:01:41,534 --> 00:01:43,303 LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE 48 00:01:43,303 --> 00:01:47,841 PROCLAMATION FOR ADDITIONAL 49 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:48,775 FEEDBACK BEFORE I REQUEST 50 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:49,108 SIGNATURESISM 51 00:01:49,108 --> 00:01:50,343 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 52 00:01:50,343 --> 00:01:51,845 AND GOOD AFTERNOON, CALLESIANISM 53 00:01:51,845 --> 00:01:53,880 I AM SO HONORED TO BE BRINGING 54 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,383 THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD, IT 55 00:01:57,383 --> 00:01:59,052 WILL BE SIGNED BY MAYOR KATIE 56 00:01:59,052 --> 00:02:00,887 WILSON, IT IS TO HIGHLIGHT GUN 57 00:02:00,887 --> 00:02:03,490 VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. AS YOU 58 00:02:03,490 --> 00:02:04,958 ALL KNOW, THIS TOPIC IS DEEPLY 59 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:06,059 IMPORTANT TO ME AND PERSONAL TO 60 00:02:06,059 --> 00:02:08,561 ME AND MY FAMILY, AND I KNOW IT 61 00:02:08,561 --> 00:02:11,464 IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO ALL 62 00:02:11,464 --> 00:02:13,099 OF YOU AS WELL. WE WANT SEATTLE 63 00:02:13,099 --> 00:02:19,305 TO BE A SAFE AND THRIVING CITY 64 00:02:19,305 --> 00:02:21,307 FOR ALL OUR COMMUNITIES, THIS 65 00:02:21,307 --> 00:02:24,210 PROCLAMATION IS TO BRING 66 00:02:24,210 --> 00:02:25,645 AWARENESS FOR THE MONTH AND I AM 67 00:02:25,645 --> 00:02:26,713 SO PLEASED TO BE BRINGING IT 68 00:02:26,713 --> 00:02:29,616 FORWARD AND I AM GLAD THE MAYOR 69 00:02:29,616 --> 00:02:31,017 ALSO-- I KNOW THIS IS A TOPIC 70 00:02:31,017 --> 00:02:32,785 THAT IS IMPORTANT TO HER AS 71 00:02:32,785 --> 00:02:35,021 WELL, SO PLEASED TO HAVE HER 72 00:02:35,021 --> 00:02:36,523 SIGNING ON AS WELL. LATER ON IN 73 00:02:36,523 --> 00:02:39,859 MY REPORT I WILL TALK ABOUT THE 74 00:02:39,859 --> 00:02:40,927 GUN VIOLENCE SYMPOSIUM THAT WILL 75 00:02:40,927 --> 00:02:44,297 HAPPEN THIS MONTH AS WELL. FOR 76 00:02:44,297 --> 00:02:47,600 NOW I WILL LEAVE IT AT THE 77 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:48,468 PROCLAMATION AND HOPE YOU WILL 78 00:02:48,468 --> 00:02:51,037 JOIN ME BY SIGNING ON. 79 00:02:51,037 --> 00:02:53,873 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 80 00:02:53,873 --> 00:02:55,441 MEMBER RIVERA. ARE THERE ANY 81 00:02:55,441 --> 00:02:59,546 COMMENTS ABOUT THE GUN VIOLENCE 82 00:02:59,546 --> 00:03:00,380 AWARENESS PROCLAMATION FOR JUNE 83 00:03:00,380 --> 00:03:01,181 2026? COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? 84 00:03:01,181 --> 00:03:03,049 >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT, 85 00:03:03,049 --> 00:03:04,083 TAKING A MOMENT TO, I BELIEVE 86 00:03:04,083 --> 00:03:05,084 COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS WALKING 87 00:03:05,084 --> 00:03:07,253 IN THE DOOR RIGHT NOW, SO I HAVE 88 00:03:07,253 --> 00:03:08,421 NOTHING FURTHER TO SAY. THANK 89 00:03:08,421 --> 00:03:08,621 YOU. 90 00:03:08,621 --> 00:03:12,258 >> AWESOME FOR THE RECORD, 91 00:03:12,258 --> 00:03:14,494 COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS HERE. 92 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:16,462 THANK YOU. GREAT JOB, COUNCIL 93 00:03:16,462 --> 00:03:17,697 MEMBER STRAUSS. OKAY. IF THERE 94 00:03:17,697 --> 00:03:18,932 IS NO OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS, 95 00:03:18,932 --> 00:03:20,900 WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL TO 96 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:23,303 FIND WHO WANTS TO AFFIX THEIR 97 00:03:23,303 --> 00:03:24,737 SIGNATURE TO THE PROCLAMATION? 98 00:03:24,737 --> 00:03:25,505 >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA? 99 00:03:25,505 --> 00:03:26,539 >> AYEMENT 100 00:03:26,539 --> 00:03:27,106 >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS? 101 00:03:27,106 --> 00:03:27,407 >> AYE. 102 00:03:27,407 --> 00:03:28,575 >> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. 103 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:29,108 >> YES. 104 00:03:29,108 --> 00:03:30,043 >> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. 105 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:30,577 >> AYE. 106 00:03:30,577 --> 00:03:31,778 >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. 107 00:03:31,778 --> 00:03:32,278 >> AYE. 108 00:03:32,278 --> 00:03:34,948 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN. 109 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:35,381 >> YES. 110 00:03:35,381 --> 00:03:36,349 >> YES. 111 00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:37,317 >> SORRY. 112 00:03:37,317 --> 00:03:38,618 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 113 00:03:38,618 --> 00:03:39,652 >> YES. 114 00:03:39,652 --> 00:03:39,886 >> YES. 115 00:03:39,886 --> 00:03:41,020 >> THANK YOU. 116 00:03:41,020 --> 00:03:43,356 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. 117 00:03:43,356 --> 00:03:44,390 >> AYE. 118 00:03:44,390 --> 00:03:46,492 >> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT 119 00:03:46,492 --> 00:03:46,859 HOLLINGSWORTH. 120 00:03:46,859 --> 00:03:47,126 >> YES. 121 00:03:47,126 --> 00:03:47,894 >> NINE. 122 00:03:47,894 --> 00:03:49,896 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD JOB, 123 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:51,130 COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA FOR ALL 124 00:03:51,130 --> 00:03:52,932 YOUR WORK ON THAT. WE ARE GOING 125 00:03:52,932 --> 00:03:56,135 TO MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND 126 00:03:56,135 --> 00:03:58,237 PROCLAMATION, COLLEAGUES, I HAVE 127 00:03:58,237 --> 00:04:01,007 A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 128 00:04:01,007 --> 00:04:03,943 6th AS AMAR ASHAUN MURPHY PANE 129 00:04:03,943 --> 00:04:07,013 DAY, I WILL SHARE COMMENTS ABOUT 130 00:04:07,013 --> 00:04:08,948 THIS. IT IS TRULY FITTING THAT 131 00:04:08,948 --> 00:04:11,584 THIS PROCLAMATION IS COINCIDING 132 00:04:11,584 --> 00:04:14,654 WITH GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS 133 00:04:14,654 --> 00:04:18,458 PROCLAMATION MONTH, AS HE WAS, 134 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:20,226 UNFORTUNATELY, KILLED AT 135 00:04:20,226 --> 00:04:21,928 GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS 136 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:22,829 COUPLE, TWO YEARS AGO. TO 137 00:04:22,829 --> 00:04:25,465 THIS-DAY OBVIOUSLY, IT IS ONE OF 138 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:27,066 THE HARDEST DAYS FOR ANYONE, 139 00:04:27,066 --> 00:04:28,468 ESPECIALLY FOR HIS FAMILY, AND 140 00:04:28,468 --> 00:04:31,371 HE WAS TRULY A LIGHT IN GARFIELD 141 00:04:31,371 --> 00:04:33,406 AND THE DISTRICT THREE 142 00:04:33,406 --> 00:04:34,274 COMMUNITY. THIS PROCLAMATION 143 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:36,075 HONORS HIS LEGACY, AND HIS LIFE. 144 00:04:36,075 --> 00:04:37,176 TOMORROW, AFTER THE PRESENTATION 145 00:04:37,176 --> 00:04:38,778 OF THE PROCLAMATION, BECAUSE WE 146 00:04:38,778 --> 00:04:43,549 WILL BE JOINED WITH HIS FAMILY, 147 00:04:43,549 --> 00:04:45,285 INVITING FOLKS DOWNSTAIRS, WE 148 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:48,021 WILL BE DOING A CELEBRATION OF 149 00:04:48,021 --> 00:04:51,224 HIS LIFE AT THE BIRTH AND NIGHT 150 00:04:51,224 --> 00:04:52,759 LANDIS ROOM DURING COUNCIL 151 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:54,727 MEETINGS BUT THE FAMILY AND 152 00:04:54,727 --> 00:04:55,628 COMMUNITY WILL BE DOWNSTAIRS. 153 00:04:55,628 --> 00:04:58,331 SO, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT 154 00:04:58,331 --> 00:04:59,899 AS WELL, TO CELEBRATING HIS LIFE 155 00:04:59,899 --> 00:05:01,834 WITH HIS FATHER AND HIS MOM AND 156 00:05:01,834 --> 00:05:02,835 ALL OF HIS UNCLES AND COUSINS 157 00:05:02,835 --> 00:05:07,840 AND EVERYBODY WHO IS GOING TO BE 158 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:12,045 HERE. THEN SOME STUDENTS FROM 159 00:05:12,045 --> 00:05:13,546 GARFIELD. THAT WILL BE TOMORROW. 160 00:05:13,546 --> 00:05:15,548 COLLEAGUES, WOULD LOVE YOUR 161 00:05:15,548 --> 00:05:18,985 SUPPORT ON THIS AS WELL. SO, ANY 162 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:20,386 OTHER FINAL COMMENTS? I WILL 163 00:05:20,386 --> 00:05:22,055 OPEN THE FLOOR. COUNCIL MEMBER 164 00:05:22,055 --> 00:05:23,956 KETTLE, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL 165 00:05:23,956 --> 00:05:24,624 MEMBER RIVERA. 166 00:05:24,624 --> 00:05:25,858 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WANTED 167 00:05:25,858 --> 00:05:27,627 TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS 168 00:05:27,627 --> 00:05:29,462 FORWARD AND I AM REMINDED OF 169 00:05:29,462 --> 00:05:32,565 BEING WITH YOU THAT DAY WHEN WE 170 00:05:32,565 --> 00:05:34,701 WENT INTO COMMUNITY WITH THE 171 00:05:34,701 --> 00:05:39,072 PASTOR, WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE 172 00:05:39,072 --> 00:05:40,940 COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT WERE THERE 173 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:46,312 COMING TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF 174 00:05:46,312 --> 00:05:47,847 THE FAMILY. I WANTED TO THANK 175 00:05:47,847 --> 00:05:50,183 YOU AND TO REFLECT ON THAT DAY, 176 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:51,484 BECAUSE IT BRINGS HOME WHY WE 177 00:05:51,484 --> 00:05:51,851 ARE DOING THIS. 178 00:05:51,851 --> 00:05:52,251 >> YEP. 179 00:05:52,251 --> 00:05:54,620 >> AND TIE IT TO THE MONTH AND, 180 00:05:54,620 --> 00:05:56,322 YOU KNOW, WHEN WHAT WE NEED TO 181 00:05:56,322 --> 00:05:57,690 DO RELATED TO GUN VIOLENCE. 182 00:05:57,690 --> 00:05:58,524 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 183 00:05:58,524 --> 00:06:00,593 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 184 00:06:00,593 --> 00:06:01,961 KETTLE, AND ALL YOUR WORK, GREAT 185 00:06:01,961 --> 00:06:07,567 HAVING YOU THERE AS WELL. 186 00:06:07,567 --> 00:06:08,067 COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. 187 00:06:08,067 --> 00:06:10,236 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 188 00:06:10,236 --> 00:06:11,604 PRESIDENT, I, TOO, WANT TO THANK 189 00:06:11,604 --> 00:06:16,776 YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD 190 00:06:16,776 --> 00:06:18,511 AND FOR HONORING AMAR. IT IS A 191 00:06:18,511 --> 00:06:20,680 TRAGEDY, OF COURSE, AND MY HEART 192 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:21,881 GOES OUT TO THE MURPHY PANE 193 00:06:21,881 --> 00:06:23,449 FAMILY AND I REMEMBER BEING WITH 194 00:06:23,449 --> 00:06:26,786 YOU AT THE WALKOUT WITH THE 195 00:06:26,786 --> 00:06:30,256 STUDENTS, AND AMAR'S FAMILY, I 196 00:06:30,256 --> 00:06:33,726 THINK LAST YEAR, AND IT REALLY-- 197 00:06:33,726 --> 00:06:37,196 I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOU FOR 198 00:06:37,196 --> 00:06:39,699 BRINGING FORWARD THE 199 00:06:39,699 --> 00:06:41,334 PROCLAMATION AND THE FAMILY 200 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:41,801 TOMORROW. THANK YOU. 201 00:06:41,801 --> 00:06:44,203 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, I KNOW A 202 00:06:44,203 --> 00:06:46,339 BUNCH OF EVERYONE HAS BEEN 203 00:06:46,339 --> 00:06:47,940 INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT WAYS WHEN 204 00:06:47,940 --> 00:06:50,476 GUN VIOLENCE HITS OUR COMMUNITY, 205 00:06:50,476 --> 00:06:51,844 AND OUR PEOPLE, AND 206 00:06:51,844 --> 00:06:53,880 NEIGHBORHOODS, SHOWING UP, BEING 207 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,249 THERE WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENS, 208 00:06:56,249 --> 00:06:57,416 CONSOLING FAMILY MEMBERS, 209 00:06:57,416 --> 00:06:58,117 CONNECTING COMMUNITY TO 210 00:06:58,117 --> 00:07:01,654 RESOURCES, ALL OF US HAVE PLAYED 211 00:07:01,654 --> 00:07:02,755 AN EQUAL PART IN THAT, 212 00:07:02,755 --> 00:07:03,923 UNFORTUNATELY I HATE TO SAY 213 00:07:03,923 --> 00:07:06,292 THAT, THAT WE HAVE PLAYED A PART 214 00:07:06,292 --> 00:07:07,627 IN CONSOLING FOLKS WHEN THEY 215 00:07:07,627 --> 00:07:08,728 PASS AWAY WITH GUN VIOLENCE, 216 00:07:08,728 --> 00:07:09,796 ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS AND OUR 217 00:07:09,796 --> 00:07:11,164 BABIES AND JUST WANT TO THANK 218 00:07:11,164 --> 00:07:12,298 EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, 219 00:07:12,298 --> 00:07:14,567 BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL PLAYED A 220 00:07:14,567 --> 00:07:16,636 DIFFERENT ROLE IN SHOWING UP, 221 00:07:16,636 --> 00:07:19,305 YOU KNOW, IN OUR OWN WAYS TO 222 00:07:19,305 --> 00:07:20,940 HELP COMBAT THIS. REALLY 223 00:07:20,940 --> 00:07:21,808 APPRECIATE EVERYONE PS 224 00:07:21,808 --> 00:07:24,710 PARTNERSHIP ON THIS. IF THERE IS 225 00:07:24,710 --> 00:07:25,912 NO FURTHER COMMENTS, CLERK, 226 00:07:25,912 --> 00:07:28,314 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO FIND WHO 227 00:07:28,314 --> 00:07:34,020 WANTS TO AFFIX THEIR SIGNATURE. 228 00:07:34,020 --> 00:07:34,487 >> SAKA. 229 00:07:34,487 --> 00:07:35,288 >> AYE. 230 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:36,489 >> STRAUSS. 231 00:07:36,489 --> 00:07:37,390 >> AYE. 232 00:07:37,390 --> 00:07:37,890 >> FOSTER. 233 00:07:37,890 --> 00:07:38,724 >> YES. 234 00:07:38,724 --> 00:07:39,025 >> KETTLE. 235 00:07:39,025 --> 00:07:39,292 >> AYE. 236 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:40,560 >> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN. 237 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:40,927 >> YES. 238 00:07:40,927 --> 00:07:42,128 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 239 00:07:42,128 --> 00:07:43,596 >> YES. 240 00:07:43,596 --> 00:07:47,400 >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. 241 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:47,733 >> AYE. 242 00:07:47,733 --> 00:07:50,203 >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT 243 00:07:50,203 --> 00:07:50,570 HOLLINGSWORTH. 244 00:07:50,570 --> 00:07:50,837 >> YES. 245 00:07:50,837 --> 00:07:51,671 >> NINE SIGNATURES. 246 00:07:51,671 --> 00:07:53,873 >> THAT WILL BE PRESENTED 247 00:07:53,873 --> 00:07:55,007 TOMORROW, AGAIN, ATOP OF THE 248 00:07:55,007 --> 00:07:57,944 MEETING TO THE FAMILY AND THEN 249 00:07:57,944 --> 00:07:58,644 WE WILL MOVE EVERYBODY 250 00:07:58,644 --> 00:07:59,879 TRANSITIONED TO DOWNSTAIR WHERES 251 00:07:59,879 --> 00:08:01,380 THEY WILL START THEIR 252 00:08:01,380 --> 00:08:02,215 CELEBRATION. THANK YOU, 253 00:08:02,215 --> 00:08:03,149 COLLEAGUES, FOR THAT. NOW I WILL 254 00:08:03,149 --> 00:08:05,485 INVITE OUR CENTRAL STAFF TO THE 255 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:09,488 TABLE, WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR 256 00:08:09,488 --> 00:08:10,456 PRESENTATION ON AFFORDABILITY IN 257 00:08:10,456 --> 00:08:16,729 SEATTLE, I AM GRATEFUL WE HAVE 258 00:08:16,729 --> 00:08:21,667 CAL CENTRAL STRAF. WANT THOO TO 259 00:08:21,667 --> 00:08:22,969 THANK COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, 260 00:08:22,969 --> 00:08:24,337 HIM BEING BUDGET CHAIR, 261 00:08:24,337 --> 00:08:26,339 UNDERSTANDING THE HEALTH AND 262 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:28,241 FINANCE OF OUR CITY, AND THIS IS 263 00:08:28,241 --> 00:08:29,909 THE LESS WONKY VERSION OF WHAT 264 00:08:29,909 --> 00:08:33,212 YOU WOULD PROBABLY SEE IN ONE OF 265 00:08:33,212 --> 00:08:36,916 COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS'S 266 00:08:36,916 --> 00:08:37,783 COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC 267 00:08:37,783 --> 00:08:39,585 CONSUMPTION; COUNCIL MEMBERS AS 268 00:08:39,585 --> 00:08:42,655 WELL, WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT 269 00:08:42,655 --> 00:08:45,691 AFFORDABILITY AND CITY REVENUES, 270 00:08:45,691 --> 00:08:46,626 AND I KNOW FROM SOME 271 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:48,995 SEATTLEITES, WE HAVE HURT ABOUT 272 00:08:48,995 --> 00:08:50,496 THE INCREASING PRESSURES THAT 273 00:08:50,496 --> 00:08:53,499 THEY FEEL FROM COST OF LIVING IN 274 00:08:53,499 --> 00:08:54,367 SEATTLE. THIS PRESENTATION IS 275 00:08:54,367 --> 00:08:58,604 FOR US TO LOOK AT WHAT THE CITY 276 00:08:58,604 --> 00:09:01,641 HAS, WHAT WE CONTROL, HOW WE ARE 277 00:09:01,641 --> 00:09:04,343 POTENTIALLY ADDING TO, YOU KNOW, 278 00:09:04,343 --> 00:09:06,345 SOME OF THE AFFORDABILITY, WHAT 279 00:09:06,345 --> 00:09:12,852 IS IN OUR CONTROL AS A CITY. 280 00:09:12,852 --> 00:09:14,387 APPRECIATE TOM AND CAL FOR 281 00:09:14,387 --> 00:09:17,290 TAKING THIS ON AND DOING THIS 282 00:09:17,290 --> 00:09:17,890 PRESENTATION. COLLEAGUES, WE 283 00:09:17,890 --> 00:09:20,393 HAVE-- HOW MANY SLIDES DO WE 284 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:21,160 HAVE? I CAN'T REMEMBER. LIKE 285 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:21,360 TEN? 286 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:22,328 >> ABOUT TEN. 287 00:09:22,328 --> 00:09:24,297 >> WE HAVE TEN SLIDES, SO, 288 00:09:24,297 --> 00:09:26,532 COLLEAGUES, IF WE COULD HOLD OUR 289 00:09:26,532 --> 00:09:27,833 QUESTIONS TO THE END, WOULD BE 290 00:09:27,833 --> 00:09:30,503 SUPER-- SO WE CAN KIND OF GO 291 00:09:30,503 --> 00:09:33,205 THROUGH IT, AND THEN WE CAN 292 00:09:33,205 --> 00:09:35,775 CIRCLE BACK WITH QUESTIONS. 293 00:09:35,775 --> 00:09:36,809 SOUNDS GOOD? ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. 294 00:09:36,809 --> 00:09:37,710 THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. ALL 295 00:09:37,710 --> 00:09:42,448 RIGHT. CAL AND TOM, OFF TO YOU. 296 00:09:42,448 --> 00:09:44,550 >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU, 297 00:09:44,550 --> 00:09:48,654 WERE I WANTED TO GIVE A FEW 298 00:09:48,654 --> 00:09:49,655 ADDITIONAL CONTEXTUAL COMMENTS, 299 00:09:49,655 --> 00:09:52,224 OBVIOUSLY WE PREPARED THIS IN 300 00:09:52,224 --> 00:09:53,693 RESPONSE TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S 301 00:09:53,693 --> 00:09:55,561 REQUEST AND WE KNOW THAT THE 302 00:09:55,561 --> 00:09:57,029 COUNCIL, THAT SEATTLE VOTERS 303 00:09:57,029 --> 00:09:58,864 APPROVED A NUMBER OF LEVEES 304 00:09:58,864 --> 00:10:00,499 LATELY AND WILL BE CONSIDERING 305 00:10:00,499 --> 00:10:02,134 THE LIBRARY LEVEE THIS SUMMER, 306 00:10:02,134 --> 00:10:04,070 WE KNOW THAT LATER ON THIS WEEK 307 00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:06,439 THE COUNCIL WILL GET ITS FIRST 308 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:08,808 DISCUSSION ON THE MAYOR'S 309 00:10:08,808 --> 00:10:10,009 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE SALES 310 00:10:10,009 --> 00:10:12,311 TAX PROPOSAL THAT KING COUNTY 311 00:10:12,311 --> 00:10:14,213 DOWN THE ROAD IS CONSIDERING 312 00:10:14,213 --> 00:10:16,282 0.1% SALES TAX FROEDS. THERE ARE 313 00:10:16,282 --> 00:10:17,316 A NUMBER OF REVENUE PROPOSALS 314 00:10:17,316 --> 00:10:18,851 AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, 315 00:10:18,851 --> 00:10:20,319 NOT LOOK AT THE FUTURE, BUT TO 316 00:10:20,319 --> 00:10:22,555 LOOK AT TODAY AND TO LOOK AT 317 00:10:22,555 --> 00:10:24,590 WHAT THE SALES TAX AND WHAT THE 318 00:10:24,590 --> 00:10:25,925 PROPERTY TAX LOOK LIKE ON BILLS 319 00:10:25,925 --> 00:10:27,860 TODAY AND IN THE CONTEXT OF 320 00:10:27,860 --> 00:10:28,828 AFFORDABILITY. THAT IS WHAT TOM 321 00:10:28,828 --> 00:10:31,497 HAS SPENT LOT OF TIME PUTTING A 322 00:10:31,497 --> 00:10:33,432 PRESENTATION IN FRONT FOR YOU. I 323 00:10:33,432 --> 00:10:35,134 THINK OUR INTENT HERE IS TO HAVE 324 00:10:35,134 --> 00:10:39,705 A LITTLE BIT OF A BASELINE 325 00:10:39,705 --> 00:10:41,774 CONTEXT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE 326 00:10:41,774 --> 00:10:44,276 OTHER PROPOSALS DOWN THE ROAD, 327 00:10:44,276 --> 00:10:45,277 HAVE GENERAL, BROADER CONTEXT SO 328 00:10:45,277 --> 00:10:47,079 IT IS NOT JUST LOOKING AT THE 329 00:10:47,079 --> 00:10:50,416 INCREMENTAL CHANGES WHEN REVENUE 330 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:54,553 COMES TO YOU, BUT REMEMBERING 331 00:10:54,553 --> 00:10:56,255 THIS ALL FITS INTO THE BROADER 332 00:10:56,255 --> 00:10:57,123 CONCEPT OF AFFORDABILITY. I WILL 333 00:10:57,123 --> 00:11:04,697 TURN IT OVER TO TOM MIKESELL TO 334 00:11:04,697 --> 00:11:09,869 LEAD THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU 335 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:11,003 VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON, WE 336 00:11:11,003 --> 00:11:13,439 ARE GOING TO TALK AFFORDABILITY 337 00:11:13,439 --> 00:11:15,708 AND THE CONTEXT OF CITY 338 00:11:15,708 --> 00:11:16,742 REVENUES, AND I HAD OUTLINE 339 00:11:16,742 --> 00:11:19,612 SLIDE BUT I WILL GIVE A HIGH 340 00:11:19,612 --> 00:11:21,147 LEVEL OF ECONOMIC CONTEXT AND 341 00:11:21,147 --> 00:11:23,783 THEN LOOK AT PROPERTY TACKS AND 342 00:11:23,783 --> 00:11:28,320 SALES TAXES IN TERMS OF THE 343 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:29,922 AMOUNTS THAT RESIDENTS PAY. THEN 344 00:11:29,922 --> 00:11:34,727 CONCLUDE WITH AFFORDABILITY 345 00:11:34,727 --> 00:11:35,461 PROGRAMS BUILT INTO THOSE TAXES. 346 00:11:35,461 --> 00:11:38,864 SO, NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE GOING TO 347 00:11:38,864 --> 00:11:40,032 COVER THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT. WHEN 348 00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:41,167 YOU HEAR AFFORDABILITY, IT HAS 349 00:11:41,167 --> 00:11:43,102 TWO VARIABLES, THERE IS THE COST 350 00:11:43,102 --> 00:11:45,671 OF SOMETHING AND THEN WHAT YOU 351 00:11:45,671 --> 00:11:48,174 HAVE IN TERMS OF RESOURCES TO 352 00:11:48,174 --> 00:11:51,143 PAY THOSE COSTS. SO, IT IS BOTH 353 00:11:51,143 --> 00:11:53,212 THE PRICE AND THE INCOME LEVELS. 354 00:11:53,212 --> 00:11:55,047 SO ONE THING THAT AFFECTS 355 00:11:55,047 --> 00:11:55,648 EVERYTHING IS INFLATION, AND 356 00:11:55,648 --> 00:11:59,985 THAT HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC FOR A 357 00:11:59,985 --> 00:12:02,555 NUMBER OF YEARS, UNFORTUNATELY. 358 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:03,355 SINCE THE GREAT RECESSION, PRIOR 359 00:12:03,355 --> 00:12:04,390 TO-- AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION 360 00:12:04,390 --> 00:12:06,358 AND BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THE 361 00:12:06,358 --> 00:12:09,195 INFLATION RATE WAS GENERALLY LOW 362 00:12:09,195 --> 00:12:10,863 AND IN THE 2-3% RANGE. HOWEVER, 363 00:12:10,863 --> 00:12:12,431 SINCE THE PANDEMIC, THE 364 00:12:12,431 --> 00:12:13,499 INFLATION HAS TRENDED MUCH 365 00:12:13,499 --> 00:12:15,301 HIGHER THAN THAT, AND, IN FACT, 366 00:12:15,301 --> 00:12:17,236 THE LATEST YEAR OVER YEAR 367 00:12:17,236 --> 00:12:20,439 READING IN APRIL WAS FOR THE 368 00:12:20,439 --> 00:12:23,442 SEATTLE AREA PRICE INDEX WAS 369 00:12:23,442 --> 00:12:24,343 4.9%, WHICH IS HISTORICALLY 370 00:12:24,343 --> 00:12:26,579 HIGH. AND THEN WHEN YOU KIND OF 371 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:28,848 DIAL INTO SOME MORE DETAIL ABOUT 372 00:12:28,848 --> 00:12:30,983 WHAT THAT IS MEANING FOR THE 373 00:12:30,983 --> 00:12:36,822 PRICES THAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING 374 00:12:36,822 --> 00:12:38,491 FOR ESSENTIAL ITEMS, COMPARISON 375 00:12:38,491 --> 00:12:42,194 APRIL 2019 TO THE APRIL READING 376 00:12:42,194 --> 00:12:46,265 FOR 2026 FOR FOOD, WHICH WAS 40% 377 00:12:46,265 --> 00:12:53,706 HIGHER OR 5.7% ON AVERAGE 378 00:12:53,706 --> 00:12:58,277 ANNUALLY, HOUSING, 39% INCREASE, 379 00:12:58,277 --> 00:12:59,011 5.6% ANNUALLY. TRANSPORTATION, 380 00:12:59,011 --> 00:13:02,414 46%, 6.5% ANNUAL BASIS AND 381 00:13:02,414 --> 00:13:04,984 TUITION, FEES, AND CHILDCARE, 3% 382 00:13:04,984 --> 00:13:06,986 ANNUAL INCREASE, SO THOSE ARE 383 00:13:06,986 --> 00:13:07,920 ALL, AGAIN, HISTORICALLY HIGH 384 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:08,821 ANNUAL AVERAGES AND THEY HAVE 385 00:13:08,821 --> 00:13:10,189 BEEN BUILDING FOR A NUMBER OF 386 00:13:10,189 --> 00:13:10,890 YEARS SINCE THE PANDEMIC. SO 387 00:13:10,890 --> 00:13:13,893 THAT IS KIND OF WHERE WE ARE 388 00:13:13,893 --> 00:13:18,063 WITH REGARDS TO THESE KIND OF 389 00:13:18,063 --> 00:13:19,231 ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS. REASONS 390 00:13:19,231 --> 00:13:21,400 FOR THOSE, SO THERE ARE MANY 391 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:22,001 FOLD. OF COURSE, THE TARIFFS 392 00:13:22,001 --> 00:13:24,136 THAT WERE INSTITUTED LAST YEAR 393 00:13:24,136 --> 00:13:27,173 AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL HAVE 394 00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:28,607 INCREASED TAXES ON IMPORTS. 395 00:13:28,607 --> 00:13:29,875 THOSE CAN BE, OF COURSE, PASSED 396 00:13:29,875 --> 00:13:32,311 THROUGH ONE OF THE WAYS THAT THE 397 00:13:32,311 --> 00:13:37,883 IMPORTERS CAN DEAL WITH THE 398 00:13:37,883 --> 00:13:40,152 PRICES ARE PASS TO CONSUMERS. 399 00:13:40,152 --> 00:13:41,787 THERE ARE SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS 400 00:13:41,787 --> 00:13:43,556 WITH REGARDS TO HOUSING, NOT 401 00:13:43,556 --> 00:13:44,423 ENOUGH HOUSING, THEREFORE, AND 402 00:13:44,423 --> 00:13:47,293 THE DEMAND FOR THAT HOUSING IS 403 00:13:47,293 --> 00:13:48,694 HIGH, WHICH KEEPS THE PRICES 404 00:13:48,694 --> 00:13:51,063 HIGH. THEN MORE RECENTLY THE WAR 405 00:13:51,063 --> 00:13:53,966 IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS ELEVATED 406 00:13:53,966 --> 00:13:55,935 GAS PRICES AND THAT CONTINUES TO 407 00:13:55,935 --> 00:14:00,406 BE A STICKING POINT FOR THE 408 00:14:00,406 --> 00:14:01,640 EXTENT OF THAT WAR CONTINUING. 409 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,142 THESE ARE NATIONAL TRENDS 410 00:14:03,142 --> 00:14:04,210 OUTSIDE OF LOCAL POLICY CONTROL, 411 00:14:04,210 --> 00:14:07,446 BUT THEY, OF COURSE, IMPACT THE 412 00:14:07,446 --> 00:14:10,249 PRICES THAT WE ALL PAY. THEN 413 00:14:10,249 --> 00:14:14,286 TAXES AND FEES ARE BOTH A 414 00:14:14,286 --> 00:14:16,388 FUNCTION OF THE PRICE INCREASES 415 00:14:16,388 --> 00:14:17,823 AND ADDED TO THOSE PRICE 416 00:14:17,823 --> 00:14:19,391 INCREASES. SO THEN WHEN YOU KIND 417 00:14:19,391 --> 00:14:22,027 OF THINK ABOUT, SO KIND OF THE 418 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:23,128 CONVERSATION ABOUT, WELL PRICES 419 00:14:23,128 --> 00:14:24,096 ARE HIGH, WHAT ARE THE INCOMES 420 00:14:24,096 --> 00:14:26,031 THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY THOSE 421 00:14:26,031 --> 00:14:28,567 PRICES? WHAT DO THOSE LOOK LIKE? 422 00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:31,203 THIS GRAPH HERE BASICALLY BREAKS 423 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:33,939 DOWN FOR 2024 THE DISTRIBUTION 424 00:14:33,939 --> 00:14:38,110 OF INCOMES IN THE SEATTLE AREA. 425 00:14:38,110 --> 00:14:39,945 THIS IS JUST TAKEN FROM AMERICAN 426 00:14:39,945 --> 00:14:41,580 COMMUNITY SURVEY TABLES FROM THE 427 00:14:41,580 --> 00:14:43,682 UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AS 428 00:14:43,682 --> 00:14:47,319 YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS, THIS 429 00:14:47,319 --> 00:14:50,256 DISPLAY, THERE IS ABUNDANCE OF 430 00:14:50,256 --> 00:14:51,690 HIGH INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN 431 00:14:51,690 --> 00:14:52,658 SEATTLE, ABOUT 30% OF HOUSEHOLDS 432 00:14:52,658 --> 00:14:57,529 IN SEATTLE HAVE AN INCOME OF 433 00:14:57,529 --> 00:14:58,998 HIGHER THAN $200,000 PER YEAR. 434 00:14:58,998 --> 00:15:00,266 SO IN TERMS OF AFFORDABILITY, 435 00:15:00,266 --> 00:15:04,603 WHAT CAN BE AFFORDABLE FOR THOSE 436 00:15:04,603 --> 00:15:06,472 HOUSEHOLD S IS DIFFERENT THAN 437 00:15:06,472 --> 00:15:07,539 WHAT MAY BE AFFORDABLE TO FOLK 438 00:15:07,539 --> 00:15:13,245 WHOSE HAVE INCOMES ON THE LEFT 439 00:15:13,245 --> 00:15:15,314 SIDE OF THIS SCALE. PARTICULARLY 440 00:15:15,314 --> 00:15:16,682 INCOME $59,000 AND BELOW. THIS 441 00:15:16,682 --> 00:15:18,584 IS SORT OF DEPICTION OF WHAT YOU 442 00:15:18,584 --> 00:15:20,319 HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE K-SHAPED 443 00:15:20,319 --> 00:15:22,454 ECONOMY, SO THERE ARE, KIND OF 444 00:15:22,454 --> 00:15:23,789 DIVERGENCE IN THE ECONOMIC 445 00:15:23,789 --> 00:15:25,124 SITUATION WHERE, AS OPPOSED TO 446 00:15:25,124 --> 00:15:26,825 WHAT YOU ARE PROBABLY FAMILIAR 447 00:15:26,825 --> 00:15:28,794 FROM STATISTICS CLASS IN SCHOOL, 448 00:15:28,794 --> 00:15:29,795 THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION, WHERE 449 00:15:29,795 --> 00:15:33,632 YOU HAVE KIND OF A HUMP IN THE 450 00:15:33,632 --> 00:15:35,801 MIDDLE AND THE TAILS ON THE 451 00:15:35,801 --> 00:15:37,903 EDGES ARE THINNER. SO, KIND OF 452 00:15:37,903 --> 00:15:40,739 HAVE A VERY ROBUST MIDDLE, THAT 453 00:15:40,739 --> 00:15:48,180 IS NOT THE CASE WITH OURS, IT IS 454 00:15:48,180 --> 00:15:49,415 SKEWED TO THE HIGHER INCOME. 455 00:15:49,415 --> 00:15:53,152 THEN SINCE I HAVE BEEN TALKING 456 00:15:53,152 --> 00:15:54,353 INCOMES AND MEDIAN INCOMES WHICH 457 00:15:54,353 --> 00:15:56,488 I WILL TOUCH ON LATE, I WANTED 458 00:15:56,488 --> 00:15:57,890 TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT 459 00:15:57,890 --> 00:15:58,691 COMPARATIVE INCOMES WITH REGARDS 460 00:15:58,691 --> 00:16:02,027 TO THE STATE AND WITH REGARDS TO 461 00:16:02,027 --> 00:16:04,129 THE SEATTLE AREA, BECAUSE THESE 462 00:16:04,129 --> 00:16:09,802 ARE THE, KIND OF METRICS USED 463 00:16:09,802 --> 00:16:10,636 FOR DETERMINING, FOR DIFFERENT 464 00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:15,240 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE 465 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,776 AND CITY. AS HOUSEHOLDS GET 466 00:16:17,776 --> 00:16:19,878 LARGER, GENERALLY MEDIAN INCOMES 467 00:16:19,878 --> 00:16:22,348 GET HIGHER FOR THE AREA OR 468 00:16:22,348 --> 00:16:25,718 SEATTLE MEDIAN INCOME, AND IN 469 00:16:25,718 --> 00:16:27,486 GENERAL, OR IN ALL CASES, THE 470 00:16:27,486 --> 00:16:31,123 SEATTLE AREA MEDIAN INCOME IS 471 00:16:31,123 --> 00:16:32,257 HIGHER THAN THE STATE MEDIAN 472 00:16:32,257 --> 00:16:36,495 INCOME. NOW I AM GOING TO DIG 473 00:16:36,495 --> 00:16:40,432 INTO SOME OF OUR CITY TAXES IN 474 00:16:40,432 --> 00:16:44,103 THE CONTEXT OF THE-- WHAT THOSE 475 00:16:44,103 --> 00:16:45,671 BILLS ARE FOR TYPICAL 476 00:16:45,671 --> 00:16:46,805 HOUSEHOLDS. SO THIS CHART KIND 477 00:16:46,805 --> 00:16:48,507 OF DRAWS ON SOME INFORMATION 478 00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:52,578 FROM THE KING COUNTY ASSESSOR 479 00:16:52,578 --> 00:16:54,646 THAT SHOWS THE 2026 ANNUAL, SO 480 00:16:54,646 --> 00:16:57,549 THIS IS THE TOTAL FULL YEAR TAX 481 00:16:57,549 --> 00:16:59,551 BILL FOR PROPERTY TAXES FOR BOTH 482 00:16:59,551 --> 00:17:00,719 A MEDIAN ASSESSED VALUE HOME ON 483 00:17:00,719 --> 00:17:03,255 THE LEFT, SO THIS IS KIND OF 484 00:17:03,255 --> 00:17:05,624 LIKE THE MIDDLE HOME OF ALL 485 00:17:05,624 --> 00:17:07,459 OWNED PROPERTY, AND THEN THE 486 00:17:07,459 --> 00:17:12,664 AVERAGE RENTAL, WHICH IS ABOUT 487 00:17:12,664 --> 00:17:14,299 ON A MONTHLY BASIS, $2,098, I 488 00:17:14,299 --> 00:17:17,002 GOT THAT OFF THE WEB, TO 489 00:17:17,002 --> 00:17:18,137 GENERATE THIS GRAPH. AGAIN, 490 00:17:18,137 --> 00:17:21,306 THESE ARE BOTH FULL YEAR ANNUAL 491 00:17:21,306 --> 00:17:22,007 AMOUNTS. FOR THE MEDIAN HOUSE, 492 00:17:22,007 --> 00:17:25,377 THE ANNUAL TAX BILL ACROSS ALL 493 00:17:25,377 --> 00:17:29,915 OF THE JURISDICTIONS, SO, CITY, 494 00:17:29,915 --> 00:17:33,752 STATE, COUNTY, SPECIAL DISTRICS, 495 00:17:33,752 --> 00:17:38,123 IS $8,254 IN 2026. THE CITY'S 496 00:17:38,123 --> 00:17:40,058 SHARE IS 35%, OR $2,871. THE BOX 497 00:17:40,058 --> 00:17:42,928 IN THE ORANGE. THEN WHEN YOU 498 00:17:42,928 --> 00:17:45,564 LOOK TO THE RIGHT SIDE, THE TAX 499 00:17:45,564 --> 00:17:49,835 BILL FOR THE AVERAGE RENTAL IS 500 00:17:49,835 --> 00:17:53,038 $3,821. THE CITY'S SHARE BEING 501 00:17:53,038 --> 00:17:54,940 LITTLE OVER $1,000 A YEAR. THAT, 502 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:57,743 AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST KIND OF 503 00:17:57,743 --> 00:17:59,678 MIDDLE OF THE PACK, AVERAGES, 504 00:17:59,678 --> 00:18:00,879 MEDIAN VALUES, BUT IT GIVES YOU 505 00:18:00,879 --> 00:18:04,249 A SENSE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE 506 00:18:04,249 --> 00:18:09,988 TYPICAL BILL IS FOR EITHER AN 507 00:18:09,988 --> 00:18:10,823 OWNED PROPERTY OR RENTAL 508 00:18:10,823 --> 00:18:12,624 PROPERTY. SO SINCE I SHOWED YOU 509 00:18:12,624 --> 00:18:14,460 THE GRAPH SHOWING DISTRIBUTION, 510 00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:17,296 PARTICULARLY WITH THE SKEWED TO 511 00:18:17,296 --> 00:18:18,063 HIGHER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, I 512 00:18:18,063 --> 00:18:22,901 WANTED TO KIND OF PUT THAT 513 00:18:22,901 --> 00:18:24,603 RENTAL HOUSE, RENTAL HOUSING IN 514 00:18:24,603 --> 00:18:26,538 CONTEXT. THIS IS INFORMATION I 515 00:18:26,538 --> 00:18:28,707 TOOK FROM HOUSING AND URBAN 516 00:18:28,707 --> 00:18:30,108 DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE THAT SHOWS 517 00:18:30,108 --> 00:18:32,878 KIND OF THE LEVEL OF COST BURDEN 518 00:18:32,878 --> 00:18:34,446 FOR HOUSEHOLDS AT DIFFERENT 519 00:18:34,446 --> 00:18:35,581 INCOME LEVELS. SO THERE IS-- I 520 00:18:35,581 --> 00:18:38,350 HAVE DRAWN TWO LINES HERE 521 00:18:38,350 --> 00:18:40,385 SHOWING COST BURDEN, WHICH IS 522 00:18:40,385 --> 00:18:43,322 THE HOUSING COST IS 30% OR MORE 523 00:18:43,322 --> 00:18:49,361 OF YOUR INCOME, OR IN THE RED, 524 00:18:49,361 --> 00:18:51,730 ABOVE IT AT 50%, WHAT DENOTES 525 00:18:51,730 --> 00:18:55,767 SEVERELY COST BURDEN, THAT MEANS 526 00:18:55,767 --> 00:18:56,902 RENTAL PAYMENT IS 50% OF YOUR 527 00:18:56,902 --> 00:18:59,071 ANNUAL INCOME. AS YOU CAN SEE, 528 00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:04,309 THERE IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT 529 00:19:04,309 --> 00:19:10,916 PORTION, OVER 70% IN THE 530 00:19:10,916 --> 00:19:13,452 SEVERELY COST BURDENED CATEGORY. 531 00:19:13,452 --> 00:19:15,754 MOST RENTER HOUSEHOLDS WITH 532 00:19:15,754 --> 00:19:17,289 INCOMES BELOW $75,000 ARE AT 533 00:19:17,289 --> 00:19:19,124 MINIMUM COST BURDENED, IF NOT 534 00:19:19,124 --> 00:19:21,093 ALSO SEVERELY COST BURDENED. SO, 535 00:19:21,093 --> 00:19:25,731 AGAIN, THIS GIVES A CONTEXT OF 536 00:19:25,731 --> 00:19:32,204 HOW THAT RENTAL PROPERTY TAX 537 00:19:32,204 --> 00:19:33,805 BILL HITS ALONG THE SPECTRUM. 538 00:19:33,805 --> 00:19:34,973 SIMILAR INFORMATION FOR THE 539 00:19:34,973 --> 00:19:36,275 RETAIL SALES TAX, ONE OF OUR 540 00:19:36,275 --> 00:19:38,377 OTHER MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES HERE 541 00:19:38,377 --> 00:19:41,547 AT THE CITY, THIS IS JUST FOR 542 00:19:41,547 --> 00:19:44,650 KIND OF A MEDIAN INCOME 543 00:19:44,650 --> 00:19:45,617 HOUSEHOLD, WHICH IS $123,000, IT 544 00:19:45,617 --> 00:19:46,752 DOESN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY 545 00:19:46,752 --> 00:19:49,288 PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOUSEHOLD, IT 546 00:19:49,288 --> 00:19:51,490 IS JUST THE MIDDLE, THE MIDDLE 547 00:19:51,490 --> 00:19:55,160 TAXPAYER, AND IT SHOWS THAT THE 548 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,429 ESTIMATED SALES TAX BILL IS 549 00:19:57,429 --> 00:20:02,234 $2,414, OF WHICH THE CITY SHARES 550 00:20:02,234 --> 00:20:05,637 $286. THE LARGEST SHARE IS FROM 551 00:20:05,637 --> 00:20:06,905 THE STATE, $1,500, LITTLE SHY OF 552 00:20:06,905 --> 00:20:13,712 THAT IN TERMS OF THEIR ANNUAL 553 00:20:13,712 --> 00:20:15,814 CUT OF THE SALES TAX BILL. 554 00:20:15,814 --> 00:20:18,717 SOMEWHAT SIMILARLY, SO THIS IS 555 00:20:18,717 --> 00:20:20,052 INFORMATION I PULLED FROM GROUP 556 00:20:20,052 --> 00:20:21,820 CALLED THE INSTITUTE ON TAXATION 557 00:20:21,820 --> 00:20:24,189 AND ECONOMIC POLICY, THEY DO 558 00:20:24,189 --> 00:20:26,525 THIS KIND OF REGULAR ANALYSIS OF 559 00:20:26,525 --> 00:20:30,362 THE TAXES FOR ALL THE 50 STATES, 560 00:20:30,362 --> 00:20:32,064 AND HOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT TAX 561 00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:33,365 STRUCTURES, RELATE TO THE INCOME 562 00:20:33,365 --> 00:20:35,267 OF THE FOLKS THAT PAY THOSE 563 00:20:35,267 --> 00:20:37,436 TAXES. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY THE 564 00:20:37,436 --> 00:20:39,571 SALES TAX AND IT IS A WASHINGTON 565 00:20:39,571 --> 00:20:41,773 CHART, BUT YOU CAN GENERALLY, 566 00:20:41,773 --> 00:20:43,342 YOU KNOW, GENERALLY IT WILL BE 567 00:20:43,342 --> 00:20:44,977 CONSISTENT AS YOU GO DOWN TO 568 00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:48,280 KIND OF THE SEATTLE LEVEL, AND 569 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,215 IT SHOWS THAT AS YOU GET A 570 00:20:50,215 --> 00:20:53,652 HIGHER INCOME, THE AMOUNT OF 571 00:20:53,652 --> 00:20:54,753 SALES TAXES YOU PAY PER YEAR 572 00:20:54,753 --> 00:20:57,823 DECLINES AS A PERCENT OF THE 573 00:20:57,823 --> 00:21:04,262 INCOME. JUST TO LOOK AT THE ENDS 574 00:21:04,262 --> 00:21:09,001 OF CHART , THE SALES TAX IS 575 00:21:09,001 --> 00:21:11,570 4.5%, SO TOTAL SALES TAX IS 4.5% 576 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:14,339 OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME. WHEN YOU 577 00:21:14,339 --> 00:21:16,241 ARE AT THE $878,000 AND ABOVE, 578 00:21:16,241 --> 00:21:20,612 IT DECLINES TO LESS THAN HALF A 579 00:21:20,612 --> 00:21:22,114 PERCENT. SO, THIS IS THE 580 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:24,783 EFFECTIVE TAX RATE IN TAX POLICY 581 00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:26,251 TERMS, AND ALSO IT JEN REL 582 00:21:26,251 --> 00:21:29,288 SHOWS, I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD 583 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:35,294 THE CONCEPT THAT SEATTLE HAS, OR 584 00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:41,266 SALES TAX IS REGRESSIVE TAX. YOU 585 00:21:41,266 --> 00:21:44,803 HAVE NOMINAL, TOTAL IS 10.5% 586 00:21:44,803 --> 00:21:45,570 INCLUDING ALL JURISDICTIONS BUT 587 00:21:45,570 --> 00:21:47,039 WHEN YOU BREAK THAT DOWN IN 588 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:48,440 TERMS OF WHAT PEOPLE BUY AND HOW 589 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,276 THAT IS IS A PERCENTAGE OF THE 590 00:21:51,276 --> 00:21:52,244 INCOME, IT IS ESSENTIALLY A 591 00:21:52,244 --> 00:21:55,847 HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF INCOME THE 592 00:21:55,847 --> 00:21:58,083 LOWER YOU GET IN INCOME. IN THE 593 00:21:58,083 --> 00:21:59,251 INCOME BRACKET. THE EFFECTIVE 594 00:21:59,251 --> 00:22:02,287 TAX RATE ON A HOUSEHOLD INCOME 595 00:22:02,287 --> 00:22:08,460 BELOW $33,000 IS NINE TIMES THAT 596 00:22:08,460 --> 00:22:11,830 THE HOUSEHOLD AT $878,000 AND 597 00:22:11,830 --> 00:22:14,800 ABOVE. SO I WANT TO WRAP UP WITH 598 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,435 SOME RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT ARE 599 00:22:16,435 --> 00:22:18,937 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, GIVEN THIS 600 00:22:18,937 --> 00:22:20,772 INFORMATION I HAVE SHARED. ONE, 601 00:22:20,772 --> 00:22:23,275 FOR PROPERTY TAXES THERE ARE 602 00:22:23,275 --> 00:22:24,910 EXEMPTTIONS FOR SENIORS, PEOPLE 603 00:22:24,910 --> 00:22:27,713 WITH DISABILITIES, THEY ALL HAVE 604 00:22:27,713 --> 00:22:32,217 AN INCOME BASIS APPLIED AS WELL. 605 00:22:32,217 --> 00:22:33,051 ASSISTANCE FOR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, 606 00:22:33,051 --> 00:22:34,386 WIDOWERS OF VETERANS AND 607 00:22:34,386 --> 00:22:36,822 DEFERRALS BASED ON INCOME, AGE, 608 00:22:36,822 --> 00:22:37,723 OR DISABLED STATUS. THE 609 00:22:37,723 --> 00:22:41,126 DIFFERENCES, THE PROGRAMS ON THE 610 00:22:41,126 --> 00:22:43,662 TOP ARE MORE KIND OF GRANTS, 611 00:22:43,662 --> 00:22:46,064 DON'T NEED TO BE PAID BACK. THE 612 00:22:46,064 --> 00:22:46,998 DEFERRAL PROGRAM, ON THE OTHER 613 00:22:46,998 --> 00:22:48,967 HAND, IS SOMETHING WHERE IT IS 614 00:22:48,967 --> 00:22:54,406 DEFERRED UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS 615 00:22:54,406 --> 00:22:55,674 SOLD OR THE RESIDENT DIES. FOR 616 00:22:55,674 --> 00:22:57,442 SALES TAXES THERE AREN'T 617 00:22:57,442 --> 00:22:58,276 SPECIFIC RELIEF PROGRAMS, 618 00:22:58,276 --> 00:23:01,580 HOWEVER, THE WAY THAT THE TAX IS 619 00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:03,448 STRUCTURED PROVIDES SOME KIND OF 620 00:23:03,448 --> 00:23:05,584 BUILT-IN RELIEF, THINGS LIKE 621 00:23:05,584 --> 00:23:07,819 RENT, MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, FOOD 622 00:23:07,819 --> 00:23:09,988 FOR AT-HOME CONSUMPTION, BOUGHT 623 00:23:09,988 --> 00:23:13,959 AT THE GROCERY STORE, 624 00:23:13,959 --> 00:23:15,327 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, UTILITIES, 625 00:23:15,327 --> 00:23:17,829 NONE OF THESE ARE CONSIDERED. 626 00:23:17,829 --> 00:23:19,231 FOR THE ESSENTIAL ITEMS 627 00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:23,668 HOUSEHOLDS AREN'T PAYING SALES 628 00:23:23,668 --> 00:23:25,303 TAX ON THOSE PURCHASES. AS 629 00:23:25,303 --> 00:23:26,805 PROMISED, BRIEF PRESENTATION, 630 00:23:26,805 --> 00:23:28,840 JUST COVERED SOME REAL HIGHLIFE 631 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,109 LEVEL PIECES OF DATA, AND HAPPY 632 00:23:31,109 --> 00:23:33,145 TO HELPWER ANY QUESTIONS. 633 00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:37,549 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, TOM. I 634 00:23:37,549 --> 00:23:39,451 KNOW THAT I WILL-- I APOLOGIZE 635 00:23:39,451 --> 00:23:40,385 TO COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, I 636 00:23:40,385 --> 00:23:41,820 DIDN'T TURN TO YOU FOR ANY 637 00:23:41,820 --> 00:23:42,754 OPENING COMMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE, 638 00:23:42,754 --> 00:23:44,856 SO I WILL GO TO YOU FIRST, IF 639 00:23:44,856 --> 00:23:47,292 THAT IS-- I DON'T WANT TO PUT 640 00:23:47,292 --> 00:23:50,362 YOU ON THE SPOT, THOUGH. I 641 00:23:50,362 --> 00:23:50,962 APOLOGIZE. OKAY. NEVER MIND. 642 00:23:50,962 --> 00:23:53,031 >> I APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCIL 643 00:23:53,031 --> 00:23:54,966 PRESIDENT, AND, TOM, AND CALVIN, 644 00:23:54,966 --> 00:23:56,802 I REALLY APPRECIATE THE 645 00:23:56,802 --> 00:23:57,469 PRESENTATION TODAY. IT EXPLAINS 646 00:23:57,469 --> 00:23:59,271 WITH DATA THE EXPERIENCE THAT I 647 00:23:59,271 --> 00:24:03,675 HAVE HAD HERE IN OUR CITY WITH 648 00:24:03,675 --> 00:24:05,043 EVERYTHING IS GETTING MORE 649 00:24:05,043 --> 00:24:07,479 EXPENSIVE, AND AND EVERYONE IS 650 00:24:07,479 --> 00:24:09,181 MORE BURDENED BY COST. I WAS 651 00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:15,453 WONDERING IF WE COULD TICK BACK 652 00:24:15,453 --> 00:24:20,158 TO JUST SLIDE ONE, JUST IN A 653 00:24:20,158 --> 00:24:20,992 CONVERSATION HERE, CPI IS 654 00:24:20,992 --> 00:24:26,698 GENERALLY INFLATION, IS THERE A 655 00:24:26,698 --> 00:24:28,967 BETTER WAY TO UNDERSTAND CPI? 656 00:24:28,967 --> 00:24:31,870 >> DIDN'T HAVE MY SOUND ON. IT 657 00:24:31,870 --> 00:24:32,938 IS ESSENTIALLY JUST INCREASES IN 658 00:24:32,938 --> 00:24:35,807 PRICES, SO THIS IS KIND OF THE 659 00:24:35,807 --> 00:24:37,342 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, SO THE 660 00:24:37,342 --> 00:24:39,444 PRICES PAID BY YOU AND ME AS WE 661 00:24:39,444 --> 00:24:41,780 GO TO REGIONAL STORES TO BUY 662 00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:44,282 THINGS, SO IT IS JUST A MEASURE 663 00:24:44,282 --> 00:24:48,620 OF YEAR OVER YEAR, MONTH OVER 664 00:24:48,620 --> 00:24:49,521 MONTH, HOW THOSE PRICES HAVE 665 00:24:49,521 --> 00:24:49,788 CHANGED. 666 00:24:49,788 --> 00:24:51,890 >> IT IS THE PRICES, SO YOU CAN 667 00:24:51,890 --> 00:24:52,924 CONSIDER IT THE COST OF 668 00:24:52,924 --> 00:24:54,793 INFLATION, YOU CAN LOOK AT IT IS 669 00:24:54,793 --> 00:24:55,660 HERE IS WHY THIS COSTS 670 00:24:55,660 --> 00:24:59,631 DIFFERENTLY THAN IT DID IN THE 671 00:24:59,631 --> 00:25:01,733 PAST. SO ALL OF THE INDEX TERMS, 672 00:25:01,733 --> 00:25:03,935 THEY-- IT IS THE RATIO THAT 673 00:25:03,935 --> 00:25:05,604 MATTERS, NOT THE NUMBER ITSELF. 674 00:25:05,604 --> 00:25:09,107 >> YEP. THANK YOU. THAT IS VERY 675 00:25:09,107 --> 00:25:10,842 HELPFUL. I WOULD ASSUME THAT 676 00:25:10,842 --> 00:25:12,244 THESE ANNUAL AVERAGES ALSO APPLY 677 00:25:12,244 --> 00:25:13,745 TO THE GOODS THAT GOVERNMENT IS 678 00:25:13,745 --> 00:25:15,313 BUYING ON BEHALF OF OUR 679 00:25:15,313 --> 00:25:16,181 RESIDENTS, IS THAT A FAIR-- I 680 00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:18,483 KNOW THAT IS NOT THE SCOPE OF 681 00:25:18,483 --> 00:25:19,584 YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY, BUT-- 682 00:25:19,584 --> 00:25:21,686 >> YEAH, THERE WOULD BE A 683 00:25:21,686 --> 00:25:23,555 DIFFERENT NUMBER FOR DIFFERENT 684 00:25:23,555 --> 00:25:24,856 CATEGORIES OF SPENDING, YOU 685 00:25:24,856 --> 00:25:26,725 KNOW, BLENDED WITH ALL THE SAME 686 00:25:26,725 --> 00:25:27,792 YIR, THEY DO THEM BY 687 00:25:27,792 --> 00:25:30,528 METROPOLITAN AREAS, SO I BELIEVE 688 00:25:30,528 --> 00:25:32,530 IT IS SEATTLE, TACOMA, 689 00:25:32,530 --> 00:25:33,965 BREMERTON, SORT OF LARGER SMA, 690 00:25:33,965 --> 00:25:34,366 BUT, YEAH. 691 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:35,433 >> I CAN'T MISS AN OPPORTUNITY 692 00:25:35,433 --> 00:25:41,339 TO SAY THAT WHEN WE ARE ONLY 693 00:25:41,339 --> 00:25:44,576 ALLOWED TO INCREASE OUR PROPERTY 694 00:25:44,576 --> 00:25:47,846 TAX INCOME BY 1% PLUS NEW 695 00:25:47,846 --> 00:25:49,481 GROWTH, THIS PLUS NEW 696 00:25:49,481 --> 00:25:50,548 CONSTRUCTION, THIS DEMONSTRATES 697 00:25:50,548 --> 00:25:52,884 TO US WHY AND HOW EVERY ONE OF 698 00:25:52,884 --> 00:25:55,554 OUR DOLLARS DOES NOT GO AS FAR 699 00:25:55,554 --> 00:26:01,393 AS NEXT YEAR AS IT DID LAST 700 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:02,394 YEAR. THIS IS DEMONSTRATING HOW 701 00:26:02,394 --> 00:26:04,529 MUCH COST OF LIVING HAS 702 00:26:04,529 --> 00:26:07,465 INCREASED HERE IN OUR CITY. IF 703 00:26:07,465 --> 00:26:09,367 YOU COULD MOVE TO SLIDE THREE, 704 00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:13,204 AND I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF, 705 00:26:13,204 --> 00:26:14,739 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THIS IS 706 00:26:14,739 --> 00:26:15,473 REALLY IMPORTANT DATA FOR US TO 707 00:26:15,473 --> 00:26:17,943 RECKON WITH, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT 708 00:26:17,943 --> 00:26:20,211 THE DATA OF THE CITY THAT I GREW 709 00:26:20,211 --> 00:26:23,248 UP IN. IT IS OKAY FOR THINGS TO 710 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:27,252 NOT STAY THE SAME, CHANGE IS THE 711 00:26:27,252 --> 00:26:28,987 ONLY CONSTANT THAT WE HAVE IN 712 00:26:28,987 --> 00:26:32,490 THE WORLD, BUT WHEN THE CHANGE 713 00:26:32,490 --> 00:26:34,559 IS WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE 714 00:26:34,559 --> 00:26:36,061 MAKING SO MUCH MORE THAN 715 00:26:36,061 --> 00:26:38,463 EVERYBODY ELSE, THAT IS WHERE WE 716 00:26:38,463 --> 00:26:40,165 HAVE STRIFE AND STRIATION AND 717 00:26:40,165 --> 00:26:41,166 PROBLEMS. DO YOU HAVE-- AND I 718 00:26:41,166 --> 00:26:43,568 SHOULD HAVE ASKED YOU THIS 719 00:26:43,568 --> 00:26:45,070 BEFORE WE CAME TO COMMITTEE-- DO 720 00:26:45,070 --> 00:26:48,940 YOU HAVE THE SAME DATA FOR, SAY, 721 00:26:48,940 --> 00:26:52,510 2004? NOT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR 722 00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:55,046 HEAD, NOT RIGHT HERE FOR 723 00:26:55,046 --> 00:26:55,347 COMMITTEE. 724 00:26:55,347 --> 00:26:56,615 >> I IMAGINE, YES, I WOULD FIND 725 00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:56,815 THAT. 726 00:26:56,815 --> 00:26:57,549 >> I THINK IT WOULD BE 727 00:26:57,549 --> 00:26:59,084 INTERESTING FOR US TO GO BACK 728 00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:03,521 AND LOOK AT HOW THE LAST 20 729 00:27:03,521 --> 00:27:04,589 YEARS HAS SHAPED OUR CITY, SORRY 730 00:27:04,589 --> 00:27:07,425 I AM GOING TO KEEP BRINGING IT 731 00:27:07,425 --> 00:27:08,893 BACK TO THE BUDGET CONVERSATION 732 00:27:08,893 --> 00:27:10,729 BUT BETWEEN 2010 AND 2019 733 00:27:10,729 --> 00:27:11,563 SEATTLE WAS THE FASTEST GROWING 734 00:27:11,563 --> 00:27:13,665 CITY IN THE NATION, WHICH IS HOW 735 00:27:13,665 --> 00:27:15,867 WE STARTED USING ONE-TIME FUNDS 736 00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:17,502 TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING FOR 737 00:27:17,502 --> 00:27:19,804 ONGOING PROGRAMS IN OUR CITY, WE 738 00:27:19,804 --> 00:27:21,906 HAVE HAD A GROWING POPULATION, 739 00:27:21,906 --> 00:27:23,842 WE HAD GROWING AND CHANGING 740 00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:25,310 NEEDS. WE, AS YOU JUST HEARD, 741 00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:27,278 ARE NOT ABLE TO USE EVERY DOLLAR 742 00:27:27,278 --> 00:27:30,949 THIS YEAR AS FAR AS-- NEXT YEAR, 743 00:27:30,949 --> 00:27:32,417 AS WE DID THIS YEAR. WE HAVE TO 744 00:27:32,417 --> 00:27:35,353 BE ABLE TO ADDRESS OUR GROWING 745 00:27:35,353 --> 00:27:36,321 POPULATION, OUR GROWING NEEDS, 746 00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:37,655 AND THEN, ALSO, WE NEED TO 747 00:27:37,655 --> 00:27:40,392 RECKON WITH THE FACT WE WERE 748 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:42,227 USING ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR ONGOING 749 00:27:42,227 --> 00:27:43,895 PROGRAMS. BUT IT WOULD BE 750 00:27:43,895 --> 00:27:46,831 INTERESTING FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT 751 00:27:46,831 --> 00:27:50,168 THE CHANGE HAS BEEN FOR INCOME 752 00:27:50,168 --> 00:27:51,636 LEVELS OVER 20 YEARS, BECAUSE I 753 00:27:51,636 --> 00:27:53,104 THINK, COLLEAGUES, IT WILL PAINT 754 00:27:53,104 --> 00:27:54,506 THE PICTURE A LITTLE BIT MORE 755 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:58,443 CLEARLY ON WHOM WE NEED TO SERVE 756 00:27:58,443 --> 00:27:59,811 THE MOST IN OUR CITY BECAUSE 757 00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:01,012 THIS WAS NOT NECESSARILY THE 758 00:28:01,012 --> 00:28:03,114 CITY THAT I GREW UP IN. AND THAT 759 00:28:03,114 --> 00:28:06,684 IS, AGAIN, IT IS OKAY, AND WE 760 00:28:06,684 --> 00:28:08,787 HAVE TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE WHO 761 00:28:08,787 --> 00:28:09,888 HAVE NOT NECESSARILY CHANGED 762 00:28:09,888 --> 00:28:10,855 WITH THE CHANGING CITY, BECAUSE 763 00:28:10,855 --> 00:28:14,859 IT IS NOT OKAY FOR US JUST TO 764 00:28:14,859 --> 00:28:18,596 PUSH THEM OUT. FOR SLIDE NUMBER 765 00:28:18,596 --> 00:28:22,167 FOUR, I KNOW THIS IS-- CAN YOU 766 00:28:22,167 --> 00:28:23,501 PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT, IS THIS 767 00:28:23,501 --> 00:28:26,171 JUST MEDIAN INCOME AND THAT IS 768 00:28:26,171 --> 00:28:29,307 IT? SO WHEN WE ARE TALKING 80% 769 00:28:29,307 --> 00:28:30,041 MEDIAN INCOME, 70% MEDIAN 770 00:28:30,041 --> 00:28:31,376 INCOME, THAT IS JUST DROPPING 771 00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:32,410 DOWN FROM HERE, IS THAT CORRECT? 772 00:28:32,410 --> 00:28:34,379 >> YEAH, THAT IS CORRECT. THIS 773 00:28:34,379 --> 00:28:36,214 IS JUST BASICALLY SHOWING HOW 774 00:28:36,214 --> 00:28:37,782 THE MEDIAN INCOMES COMPARE THE 775 00:28:37,782 --> 00:28:39,250 MEASURES FOR THE STATE VERSES 776 00:28:39,250 --> 00:28:41,753 LOCAL AND THEN, AS YOU INCREASE 777 00:28:41,753 --> 00:28:44,456 THE SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD, AND THEN 778 00:28:44,456 --> 00:28:46,391 AS YOU INDICATED, THE 779 00:28:46,391 --> 00:28:48,660 PERCENTAGES WOULD BE OF THESE 780 00:28:48,660 --> 00:28:51,196 VALUES, LARGELY THAT IS USED FOR 781 00:28:51,196 --> 00:28:51,830 DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR 782 00:28:51,830 --> 00:28:53,131 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND THAT 783 00:28:53,131 --> 00:28:55,200 TYPE OF THING. IT CAN DEPEND ON 784 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:56,701 YOUR HOUSEHOLD SIZE, OFTEN TIMES 785 00:28:56,701 --> 00:29:00,705 THEY ARE PEGGED TO THE STATE AND 786 00:29:00,705 --> 00:29:02,607 OUR RESIDENTS ARE MAYBE NOT ABLE 787 00:29:02,607 --> 00:29:05,643 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM, IF WE 788 00:29:05,643 --> 00:29:07,178 AREN'T ABLE TO USE AREA MEDIAN. 789 00:29:07,178 --> 00:29:09,547 >> I WILL TAKE THIS MOMENT TO 790 00:29:09,547 --> 00:29:10,715 HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING I HAVE 791 00:29:10,715 --> 00:29:12,350 TALKED TO MANY OF YOU ABOUT, 792 00:29:12,350 --> 00:29:17,222 WHICH IS THAT WHEN WE ARE 793 00:29:17,222 --> 00:29:18,923 TALKING ABOUT HOUSING, USING 794 00:29:18,923 --> 00:29:21,593 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS, THAT 795 00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:22,927 SOMETIMES WE NEED TO BE, I WILL 796 00:29:22,927 --> 00:29:24,629 SAY IT IN ANOTHER WAY, WE HAVE 797 00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:28,633 SPENT A LOT OF MONEY PROVIDING 798 00:29:28,633 --> 00:29:31,035 ONE BEDROOM UNITS THAT WHEN WE 799 00:29:31,035 --> 00:29:33,438 USE THESE MEDIAN INCOME METRICS, 800 00:29:33,438 --> 00:29:35,907 THESE ONE BEDROOM UNITS ARE NOT 801 00:29:35,907 --> 00:29:38,409 FAR ENOUGH DIFFERENT FROM MARKET 802 00:29:38,409 --> 00:29:40,411 RATE COSTS OF APARTMENTS THAT, I 803 00:29:40,411 --> 00:29:41,646 BELIEVE, IS MAKING A MEANINGFUL 804 00:29:41,646 --> 00:29:42,981 ENOUGH DIFFERENCE IN OUR RENTAL 805 00:29:42,981 --> 00:29:45,750 MARKET AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE 806 00:29:45,750 --> 00:29:47,819 SPENT A DECADE CATCHING UP TO 807 00:29:47,819 --> 00:29:49,654 WHERE WE WERE IN THAT 808 00:29:49,654 --> 00:29:50,455 HIGH-GROWTH PERIOD THAT 809 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:51,623 DISPLACED A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND 810 00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:53,758 WE HAVE DONE LOT OF REALLY GOOD 811 00:29:53,758 --> 00:29:56,227 WORK, BUT AS I TALKED TO COUNCIL 812 00:29:56,227 --> 00:29:57,629 MEMBER FOSTER AND OTHERS, THERE 813 00:29:57,629 --> 00:29:59,931 IS-- I HAVE SEEN MANY DIFFERENT 814 00:29:59,931 --> 00:30:00,498 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOUSING 815 00:30:00,498 --> 00:30:01,699 DOLLARS ALL NIPPING AROUND THE 816 00:30:01,699 --> 00:30:03,568 EDGES AND IT SEEMS WE JUST NEED 817 00:30:03,568 --> 00:30:04,869 TO HAVE ONE LARGE CONVERSATION 818 00:30:04,869 --> 00:30:08,373 BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE 819 00:30:08,373 --> 00:30:09,574 CHANGED, RATHER THAN DOING 820 00:30:09,574 --> 00:30:11,276 THINGS PEACE MEAL. BUT I USE THE 821 00:30:11,276 --> 00:30:13,545 SLIDE TO DEMONSTRATION THAT EVEN 822 00:30:13,545 --> 00:30:17,515 WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 80% 823 00:30:17,515 --> 00:30:19,684 AREA MEDIAN INCOME, IT IS NOT 824 00:30:19,684 --> 00:30:22,387 ENOUGH FOR HOUSING, BUT I WILL 825 00:30:22,387 --> 00:30:25,056 SWITCH IN THAT, USING THE SAME 826 00:30:25,056 --> 00:30:26,691 NARRATIVE THERE ON SLIDE SIX, 827 00:30:26,691 --> 00:30:31,496 WHICH IS WHEN WE PROVIDE RELIEF 828 00:30:31,496 --> 00:30:32,397 PROGRAMS, SOMETIMES 80% MEDIAN 829 00:30:32,397 --> 00:30:33,364 INCOME ISN'T ENOUGH. COUNCIL 830 00:30:33,364 --> 00:30:35,433 PRESIDENT AND I HAVE BEEN 831 00:30:35,433 --> 00:30:38,436 WORKING ON IMPORTANT FIXES TO 832 00:30:38,436 --> 00:30:39,971 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM, WHERE 833 00:30:39,971 --> 00:30:43,241 IN THE PAST AND UP UNTIL NOW THE 834 00:30:43,241 --> 00:30:44,742 UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM HAS 835 00:30:44,742 --> 00:30:47,312 ONLY BEEN AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE 836 00:30:47,312 --> 00:30:50,448 WHO ARE ABOUT 52% AREA MEDIAN 837 00:30:50,448 --> 00:30:52,851 INCOME. BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN 838 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:55,520 USING THE STATE MEDIAN INCOME TO 839 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:56,154 DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY. LAST TIME 840 00:30:56,154 --> 00:30:58,089 I CHECKED THE STATE HAD A VERY 841 00:30:58,089 --> 00:31:01,292 DIFFERENT MEDIAN INCOME THAN THE 842 00:31:01,292 --> 00:31:03,027 CITY OF SEATTLE, RIGHT? THIS 843 00:31:03,027 --> 00:31:03,695 PRESENTATION DEMONSTRATES THAT. 844 00:31:03,695 --> 00:31:06,865 SO I WILL JUST END MY COMMENTS 845 00:31:06,865 --> 00:31:11,035 HERE TO SAY THIS SLIDE RIGHT 846 00:31:11,035 --> 00:31:11,703 NOW, RIGHT HERE, IS PRECISELY 847 00:31:11,703 --> 00:31:13,905 WHY COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I HAVE 848 00:31:13,905 --> 00:31:15,540 BEEN TAKING UP THIS IMPORTANT 849 00:31:15,540 --> 00:31:17,909 WORK, AND WHY WE NEED TO DO MORE 850 00:31:17,909 --> 00:31:21,112 TO HELP ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO 851 00:31:21,112 --> 00:31:22,914 ARE SEVERELY COST BURDENED OR 852 00:31:22,914 --> 00:31:24,616 EVEN JUST MINIMALLY COST 853 00:31:24,616 --> 00:31:25,550 BURDENED, BECAUSE IN MY SHORT 854 00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:27,218 LIFE, LIVING HERE IN THIS CITY, 855 00:31:27,218 --> 00:31:29,020 I HAVE BEEN IN THIS POSITION AND 856 00:31:29,020 --> 00:31:30,722 IF I HAVE BEEN THERE, THEN SO 857 00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:31,856 MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 858 00:31:31,856 --> 00:31:33,892 THERE, AND WE NEED TO DO AS MUCH 859 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,894 AS WE CAN DO SERVE THOSE PEOPLE 860 00:31:35,894 --> 00:31:38,730 WHO ARE SEVERELY, OR JUST 861 00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:39,597 BASELINE COST BURDENED. THANK 862 00:31:39,597 --> 00:31:40,965 YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 863 00:31:40,965 --> 00:31:44,569 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 864 00:31:44,569 --> 00:31:45,770 STRAUSS, FOR WALKING US THROUGH 865 00:31:45,770 --> 00:31:48,306 THAT. ARE THERE ANY-- I KNOW IT 866 00:31:48,306 --> 00:31:50,108 IS A LOT TO DIGEST WHEN COUNCIL 867 00:31:50,108 --> 00:31:51,976 STRAESZ AND I WERE WORKING ON 868 00:31:51,976 --> 00:31:52,677 THIS PRESENTATION WITH CENTRAL 869 00:31:52,677 --> 00:31:54,512 STAFF, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THIS 870 00:31:54,512 --> 00:31:56,447 COULD BE BROKEN UP INTO FOUR 871 00:31:56,447 --> 00:31:58,283 DIFFERENT COMMITTEE, AND DOING A 872 00:31:58,283 --> 00:32:00,151 DEEPER DIVE INTO STUFF, BUT 873 00:32:00,151 --> 00:32:01,286 WANTED TO GET EVERYBODY AN 874 00:32:01,286 --> 00:32:04,155 OVERVIEW OF KIND OF SETTING THE 875 00:32:04,155 --> 00:32:08,526 TABLE OF WHERE WE ARE AT. I WILL 876 00:32:08,526 --> 00:32:11,162 PAUSE TO SEE IF THERE ARE MORE 877 00:32:11,162 --> 00:32:11,829 QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER 878 00:32:11,829 --> 00:32:13,698 FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL KETTLE. 879 00:32:13,698 --> 00:32:16,200 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK I 880 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:19,704 HAVE MORE OF A COMMENT THAN A 881 00:32:19,704 --> 00:32:21,239 QUESTION, FOLLOWING UP ON 882 00:32:21,239 --> 00:32:23,908 COUNCIL STRAUSS'S LEAD IN 883 00:32:23,908 --> 00:32:24,676 THERE, PARTICULARLY AROUND AMI. 884 00:32:24,676 --> 00:32:25,510 I CAN'T BY-PASS THE OPPORTUNITY 885 00:32:25,510 --> 00:32:31,582 TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I 886 00:32:31,582 --> 00:32:32,317 THINK IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, 887 00:32:32,317 --> 00:32:34,519 HOW GOOD OF A JOB THESE MEASURES 888 00:32:34,519 --> 00:32:36,587 DO THAT UNDERSTANDING WHETHER OR 889 00:32:36,587 --> 00:32:37,822 NOT SOMEONE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE 890 00:32:37,822 --> 00:32:40,391 IN THE CITY THAT THEY LIVE IN. 891 00:32:40,391 --> 00:32:41,726 AMI, I KNOW WE ALL KNOW THIS BUT 892 00:32:41,726 --> 00:32:43,361 I NEED OO SAY OUT LOUD, AMI IS 893 00:32:43,361 --> 00:32:45,363 NOT A MEASURE OF WHETHER OR NOT 894 00:32:45,363 --> 00:32:47,598 YOU CAN AFFORD THE COST OF 895 00:32:47,598 --> 00:32:49,600 GOODS, IT IS SIMPLY WHERE YOU 896 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:53,471 SIT RELATIVE TO THE REST OF THE 897 00:32:53,471 --> 00:32:55,273 INCOME IN YOUR AREA, RIGHT? WHEN 898 00:32:55,273 --> 00:32:58,643 WE THINK ABOUT AMI, JUST BECAUSE 899 00:32:58,643 --> 00:33:00,745 SOMEBODY IS AT 50, 60, 100% AMI, 900 00:33:00,745 --> 00:33:02,080 THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN 901 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,315 THEY ARE ABLE TO AFFORD THE COST 902 00:33:04,315 --> 00:33:06,818 OF GOODS. I THINK SOMETIMES THEY 903 00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:07,485 GET USED AS INTERCHANGEABLE, 904 00:33:07,485 --> 00:33:09,087 BUT, COLLEAGUES, I WILL SAY A 905 00:33:09,087 --> 00:33:10,088 RESOURCE I REALLY LIKE AND I 906 00:33:10,088 --> 00:33:13,024 APPRECIATE AND USED IT WHEN I 907 00:33:13,024 --> 00:33:14,759 WAS TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY 908 00:33:14,759 --> 00:33:16,194 OF WASHINGTON, IS THE SELF 909 00:33:16,194 --> 00:33:17,261 SUFFICIENCY STANDARD THE 910 00:33:17,261 --> 00:33:18,096 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HAS, 911 00:33:18,096 --> 00:33:20,064 WHICH IS A MEASURE THAT IS 912 00:33:20,064 --> 00:33:21,632 DESIGNED TO HELP US UNDERSTAND 913 00:33:21,632 --> 00:33:23,434 HOW MUCH AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD 914 00:33:23,434 --> 00:33:25,503 NEED TO MAKE, NOT JUST ON BASED 915 00:33:25,503 --> 00:33:27,405 ON THEIR FAMILY SIZE, BUT 916 00:33:27,405 --> 00:33:28,106 UNDERSTANDING THE COMPOSITION OF 917 00:33:28,106 --> 00:33:29,674 THEIR FAMILY, BECAUSE THE COST 918 00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:30,675 OF LIVING IS SIGNIFICANTLY 919 00:33:30,675 --> 00:33:32,210 HIGHER IF YOU ARE A PARENT WITH 920 00:33:32,210 --> 00:33:35,346 AN INFANT, AND YOU ARE PAYING 921 00:33:35,346 --> 00:33:38,049 FOR CHILDCARE, THAT IS STILL 922 00:33:38,049 --> 00:33:39,017 TWO-FAMILY, ONE PARENT, ONE 923 00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:40,084 FAMILY HOUSEHOLD THAN A PARENT 924 00:33:40,084 --> 00:33:42,954 AND 15-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS AGED OUT 925 00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:44,322 OF CHILDCARE. THOSE COSTS REALLY 926 00:33:44,322 --> 00:33:45,690 MATTER WHEN IT COMES INTO 927 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:46,724 UNDERSTANDING WHAT FAMILIES ARE 928 00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:48,626 PAYING FOR. SO, I WANT TO TAKE 929 00:33:48,626 --> 00:33:51,629 THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT 930 00:33:51,629 --> 00:33:54,265 UP THAT RESOURCE, AND, ALSO, TO 931 00:33:54,265 --> 00:33:55,032 HIGHLIGHT IN THIS AMI 932 00:33:55,032 --> 00:33:56,334 CONVERSATION, IT IS WORTH WHILE 933 00:33:56,334 --> 00:33:58,269 TO NOTE THERE ARE PROGRAMS THAT 934 00:33:58,269 --> 00:34:05,309 USE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL OR 935 00:34:05,309 --> 00:34:06,110 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY 936 00:34:06,110 --> 00:34:08,746 LEVEL, THAT IS OUT OF DATE. WHEN 937 00:34:08,746 --> 00:34:11,449 WE TALK CPI, A PROGRAM BASED ON 938 00:34:11,449 --> 00:34:15,052 THE PRICE, I GOT IT, PRICE OF 939 00:34:15,052 --> 00:34:16,654 GROCERIES IN THE 1960s. AND HAS 940 00:34:16,654 --> 00:34:18,356 NOT BEEN UPDATED AT ITS 941 00:34:18,356 --> 00:34:19,357 FOUNDATIONAL LEVEL SINCE. IT HAS 942 00:34:19,357 --> 00:34:20,124 BEEN ADJUSTED WITH INFLATION 943 00:34:20,124 --> 00:34:21,759 OVER TIME T. IS REALLY 944 00:34:21,759 --> 00:34:22,860 IMPORTANT, I THINK, TO TALK 945 00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:24,996 ABOUT HOW GOOD OF A JOB THE 946 00:34:24,996 --> 00:34:27,198 TOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO EVEN 947 00:34:27,198 --> 00:34:29,333 QUALIFY PEOPLE FOR PROGRAMS ARE 948 00:34:29,333 --> 00:34:31,169 AT QUALIFYING FOLKS FOR 949 00:34:31,169 --> 00:34:32,170 PROGRAMS. OKAY. THAT IS MY LEAD 950 00:34:32,170 --> 00:34:34,405 IN. NOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 951 00:34:34,405 --> 00:34:35,540 THE FANTASTIC PREZEN THAGZ. I 952 00:34:35,540 --> 00:34:37,341 REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND 953 00:34:37,341 --> 00:34:38,176 APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCIL 954 00:34:38,176 --> 00:34:38,776 PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER 955 00:34:38,776 --> 00:34:40,111 STRAUSS FOR DOING THE WORK TO 956 00:34:40,111 --> 00:34:41,779 BRING US HERE. CAN I ASK YOU, 957 00:34:41,779 --> 00:34:44,148 CENTRAL STAFF, ON FOLLOWING UP 958 00:34:44,148 --> 00:34:45,450 ON THE OPENING REMARKS, TO TALK 959 00:34:45,450 --> 00:34:47,752 ABOUT WHERE SOME OF THE CITY'S 960 00:34:47,752 --> 00:34:51,122 CONSTRAINTS COME IN WHEN IT 961 00:34:51,122 --> 00:34:53,057 COMES TO PROVIDING FOR 962 00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:54,025 SUBSIDIZED PROGRAMS FOR FOLKS, 963 00:34:54,025 --> 00:34:55,393 IN PARTICULAR, I WANT TO ASK IF 964 00:34:55,393 --> 00:34:58,763 YOU CAN SORT OF MENTION OR SPEAK 965 00:34:58,763 --> 00:35:01,332 BRIEFLY TO THE WERE LANGUAGE IN 966 00:35:01,332 --> 00:35:03,434 THE STATE STATUTE AND HOW THAT, 967 00:35:03,434 --> 00:35:05,136 WELL, NOW I AM ANSWERING MY 968 00:35:05,136 --> 00:35:07,638 QUESTION, HOW IT CONSTRAINS OUR 969 00:35:07,638 --> 00:35:09,207 ABILITY TO DELIVER PROGRAMS, IN 970 00:35:09,207 --> 00:35:11,542 FORMS, EXCUSE ME, IN FORMS. 971 00:35:11,542 --> 00:35:13,244 >> YEAH, SO, NOT KNOWING EXACTLY 972 00:35:13,244 --> 00:35:16,581 WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO HEAR, I 973 00:35:16,581 --> 00:35:18,082 MEAN, IN GENERAL THERE IS A 974 00:35:18,082 --> 00:35:20,351 PROVISION IN THE STATE THAT 975 00:35:20,351 --> 00:35:22,487 ALLOWS US TO SPEND PUBLIC 976 00:35:22,487 --> 00:35:24,088 DOLLARS IN SUPPORT OF THE FIRM, 977 00:35:24,088 --> 00:35:26,924 I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT 978 00:35:26,924 --> 00:35:29,026 TERMINOLOGY BUT ALONG THOSE 979 00:35:29,026 --> 00:35:29,961 LINES, OTHERWISE OTHER SPENDING 980 00:35:29,961 --> 00:35:31,896 WOULD BE CONSIDERED A GIFT OF 981 00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:33,397 PUBLIC FUNDS IF THE PUBLIC 982 00:35:33,397 --> 00:35:37,668 ENTITY DOES NOT GET A SERVICE 983 00:35:37,668 --> 00:35:46,410 BACK OR A VALUE BACK. SO WE CAN 984 00:35:46,410 --> 00:35:47,545 PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INCOME 985 00:35:47,545 --> 00:35:48,045 QUALIFIED PEOPLE. YEAH. 986 00:35:48,045 --> 00:35:49,380 >> THAT IS OKAY. I THINK IT IS 987 00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:52,483 GOOD FOR FOLLOW UP AS WE HAVE 988 00:35:52,483 --> 00:35:53,017 THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT 989 00:35:53,017 --> 00:35:55,386 AFFORDABILITY, BECAUSE WHERE I 990 00:35:55,386 --> 00:35:57,288 HAVE EXPERIENCED IT IN THE PAST, 991 00:35:57,288 --> 00:35:59,257 ANONYMOUS RECENT RUN AS COUNCIL 992 00:35:59,257 --> 00:36:01,826 MEMBER MEMBER IN THE PAST, IS 993 00:36:01,826 --> 00:36:02,693 THAT LANGUAGE INTERPRETED TOO 994 00:36:02,693 --> 00:36:04,595 NARROWLY TO ALLOW US TO PROVIDE 995 00:36:04,595 --> 00:36:06,230 FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE 996 00:36:06,230 --> 00:36:07,532 SUBSIDY FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED 997 00:36:07,532 --> 00:36:10,801 SUBSIDY, GIVEN THE HIGH COST OF 998 00:36:10,801 --> 00:36:11,402 LIVING IN OUR AREA. 999 00:36:11,402 --> 00:36:13,371 >> WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS THEY 1000 00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:14,672 ARE SUBJECT TO LEGAL 1001 00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:15,773 INTERPRETATION SO IT BECOMES A 1002 00:36:15,773 --> 00:36:17,275 BIT OF CASE LAW, BIT OF HOW MUCH 1003 00:36:17,275 --> 00:36:19,677 PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO TAKE RISK, 1004 00:36:19,677 --> 00:36:21,245 AND YOU KNOW, THAT IS-- THAT CAN 1005 00:36:21,245 --> 00:36:22,914 CHANGE OVER TIME AS WELL. 1006 00:36:22,914 --> 00:36:28,186 >> THANK YOU. AND THEN I WANT TO 1007 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:30,288 TAKE US TO SLIDE EIGHT, PLEASE. 1008 00:36:30,288 --> 00:36:32,356 I THINK THIS IS WORTH LOOKING 1009 00:36:32,356 --> 00:36:34,025 AT, JUST A SECOND TIME, AND I 1010 00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:35,259 KNOW THAT OFTEN TIMES IN THE 1011 00:36:35,259 --> 00:36:38,429 PUBLIC THERE IS A PHRASE USED 1012 00:36:38,429 --> 00:36:39,630 AROUND OUR UPSIDE DOWN TAX CODE, 1013 00:36:39,630 --> 00:36:42,767 AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS AN 1014 00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:43,935 EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THAT, WHEN 1015 00:36:43,935 --> 00:36:45,937 WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE 1016 00:36:45,937 --> 00:36:48,739 PERCENTAGE OF INCOME AND HOW 1017 00:36:48,739 --> 00:36:50,841 THIS HITS FROM SALES TAX AND ITS 1018 00:36:50,841 --> 00:36:53,077 REGRESSIVETY. I WANTED TO 1019 00:36:53,077 --> 00:36:54,111 REVISIT THAT FOR THE HIGHLIGHT. 1020 00:36:54,111 --> 00:36:55,746 THEN I DON'T HAVE THE SLIDE 1021 00:36:55,746 --> 00:37:02,053 NUMBER HERE BUT THERE WAS A 1022 00:37:02,053 --> 00:37:03,054 SLIDE, SLIDE FIVE. THANK YOU. 1023 00:37:03,054 --> 00:37:04,922 ONE THING I AM CURIOUS ABOUT IS 1024 00:37:04,922 --> 00:37:06,457 WHEN WE ARE OFTEN TALKING 1025 00:37:06,457 --> 00:37:09,093 POTENTIAL NEW TAXES THAT WE ARE 1026 00:37:09,093 --> 00:37:10,661 BRINGING FORWARD, THE TENDENCY 1027 00:37:10,661 --> 00:37:11,829 IS TO TALK ABOUT THEM, I NOTICED 1028 00:37:11,829 --> 00:37:13,931 THIS AT COUNCIL OR IN THE 1029 00:37:13,931 --> 00:37:19,637 PUBLIC, AND WE PROVIDE A 1030 00:37:19,637 --> 00:37:21,405 PRICETAG BASED ON THE AVERAGE 1031 00:37:21,405 --> 00:37:22,139 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD. WHAT WOULD IT 1032 00:37:22,139 --> 00:37:26,110 TAKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO 1033 00:37:26,110 --> 00:37:27,278 UNDERSTAND BETTER ANY OF THE 1034 00:37:27,278 --> 00:37:29,580 ACTIONS COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING 1035 00:37:29,580 --> 00:37:34,485 MIGHT IMPACT A LOWER THAN MEDIAN 1036 00:37:34,485 --> 00:37:34,852 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD? 1037 00:37:37,088 --> 00:37:40,124 >> SO, THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. 1038 00:37:40,124 --> 00:37:42,126 IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF TIME TRYING 1039 00:37:42,126 --> 00:37:46,330 TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, AS A 1040 00:37:46,330 --> 00:37:48,299 MATTER OF FACT, THE CHALLENGE IS 1041 00:37:48,299 --> 00:37:52,803 THIS DATA IS NOT, PARTICULARLY 1042 00:37:52,803 --> 00:37:56,741 FOR RENTERS, BUT EVEN FOR OWNED 1043 00:37:56,741 --> 00:37:59,310 HOUSES, IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE 1044 00:37:59,310 --> 00:38:01,245 COUNTY ASSESSOR IN THAT FORMAT. 1045 00:38:01,245 --> 00:38:04,749 THERE IS NOT LIKE THE QUINTILES 1046 00:38:04,749 --> 00:38:06,817 WE ARE USED TO WHERE IT BREAKS 1047 00:38:06,817 --> 00:38:09,854 DOWN THE VALUES BECAUSE IT 1048 00:38:09,854 --> 00:38:10,921 DOESN'T REALLY TRACK THAT WAY. 1049 00:38:10,921 --> 00:38:13,090 FOR EXAMPLE, THE RENTAL VALUE 1050 00:38:13,090 --> 00:38:16,293 HERE IS SOMETHING THAT I 1051 00:38:16,293 --> 00:38:19,297 ESTIMATED USING RENT AND USING 1052 00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:20,731 CAPITALIZATION RATE INFORMATION, 1053 00:38:20,731 --> 00:38:21,966 AND SALES DATA FROM CO-STAR. 1054 00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:26,637 EVEN THAT IS SOMETHING I HAD TO 1055 00:38:26,637 --> 00:38:28,606 SYNTHESIZE MYSELF. SO, ALL THAT 1056 00:38:28,606 --> 00:38:30,374 TO SAY, A NUMBER COULD COME UP 1057 00:38:30,374 --> 00:38:34,845 WITH, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A 1058 00:38:34,845 --> 00:38:35,713 HEAVILY SYNTHESIZED NUMBER THAT 1059 00:38:35,713 --> 00:38:37,381 STAFF GENERATES USING KIND OF A 1060 00:38:37,381 --> 00:38:40,351 SET OF ASSUMPTION AND NOT A REAL 1061 00:38:40,351 --> 00:38:41,118 PERFECT KIND OF CLEAN 1062 00:38:41,118 --> 00:38:42,353 ASSESSMENT, LIKE THE MEDIAN 1063 00:38:42,353 --> 00:38:43,988 VALUE IS THE MEDIAN VALUE, IS 1064 00:38:43,988 --> 00:38:46,891 THE MEDIAN VALUE, ALL DAY LONG. 1065 00:38:46,891 --> 00:38:49,360 BUT WHEN WE START CREATING A 1066 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:51,095 REALTY ABOUT THAT PUTS THE 1067 00:38:51,095 --> 00:38:52,296 VALUES IN A CONTEXT OF 1068 00:38:52,296 --> 00:38:53,931 DISTRIBUTION, THERE IS LOT MORE 1069 00:38:53,931 --> 00:38:56,434 ART BEHIND IT. SO I GOT TO THE 1070 00:38:56,434 --> 00:38:59,603 POINT WHERE I WASN'T 1071 00:38:59,603 --> 00:39:00,104 COMFORTABLE DOING THAT. 1072 00:39:00,104 --> 00:39:01,939 >> I THINK ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING 1073 00:39:01,939 --> 00:39:04,508 THE SAME THING IS WE DON'T 1074 00:39:04,508 --> 00:39:06,344 HAVE-- WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT THIS 1075 00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:08,813 BILL IS FOR THE VALUE OF YOUR 1076 00:39:08,813 --> 00:39:10,548 HOUSE, BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY 1077 00:39:10,548 --> 00:39:11,449 KNOW THE INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF 1078 00:39:11,449 --> 00:39:13,050 THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THOSE. IT 1079 00:39:13,050 --> 00:39:16,854 IS A SHOT IN THE DARK, YOU KNOW, 1080 00:39:16,854 --> 00:39:18,923 HOW DO WE ARTICULATE THAT? IF 1081 00:39:18,923 --> 00:39:23,260 YOU ARE LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME 1082 00:39:23,260 --> 00:39:24,261 IN A WEALTHIER, HIGH-VALUED 1083 00:39:24,261 --> 00:39:26,831 HOUSE, YOU ARE GOING TO BE 1084 00:39:26,831 --> 00:39:27,898 AFFECTED MORE THAN THE REVERSE. 1085 00:39:27,898 --> 00:39:29,567 WE DON'T HAVE GREAT DATA ON IT, 1086 00:39:29,567 --> 00:39:33,237 WE CAN PROBABLY COME UP WITH 1087 00:39:33,237 --> 00:39:35,473 SOME ASSUMPTIONS TO FIGURE OUT 1088 00:39:35,473 --> 00:39:38,175 ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES AND THAT 1089 00:39:38,175 --> 00:39:40,077 COULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE 1090 00:39:40,077 --> 00:39:41,112 DONE FOR PROPOSALS THAT COME 1091 00:39:41,112 --> 00:39:42,480 FORWARD BUT NOT BASED ON DATA 1092 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,949 COLLECTED, IT WILL BE BASED ON 1093 00:39:44,949 --> 00:39:46,450 INFERENCE AND SOME STAFF 1094 00:39:46,450 --> 00:39:46,717 JUDGMENT. 1095 00:39:46,717 --> 00:39:48,919 >> YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, 1096 00:39:48,919 --> 00:39:50,287 BOTH. REALLY HELPFUL. THIS IS MY 1097 00:39:50,287 --> 00:39:50,988 LAST QUESTION, COUNCIL 1098 00:39:50,988 --> 00:39:51,655 PRESIDENT. ACTUALLY, YOU DON'T 1099 00:39:51,655 --> 00:39:52,990 NEED TO RESPOND, IT IS A 1100 00:39:52,990 --> 00:39:53,891 STATEMENT AND THEN WE WILL 1101 00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:56,627 FOLLOW UP, WHICH IS TO SAY I 1102 00:39:56,627 --> 00:39:58,028 BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO ISSUES 1103 00:39:58,028 --> 00:40:02,533 HERE. ONE THAT EACH OF YOU 1104 00:40:02,533 --> 00:40:03,834 RAISED. THE LATTER ISSUE BEING 1105 00:40:03,834 --> 00:40:05,636 YOUR HOUSEHOLD VALUE IS NOT 1106 00:40:05,636 --> 00:40:07,238 ALWAYS THE SAME AS YOUR INCOME, 1107 00:40:07,238 --> 00:40:09,540 I SHOULDN'T SAY IS ALWAYS, IT 1108 00:40:09,540 --> 00:40:11,075 IS NOT THE GREATEST PREDICTOR OF 1109 00:40:11,075 --> 00:40:12,209 THAT. RIGHT? YOU COULD HAVE 1110 00:40:12,209 --> 00:40:13,544 BOUGHT YOUR HOUSE 35 YEARS AGO, 1111 00:40:13,544 --> 00:40:14,945 YOU CAN BE LIVING IN A HOME WITH 1112 00:40:14,945 --> 00:40:16,881 FIXED INCOME AND HAVE A HIGHER 1113 00:40:16,881 --> 00:40:18,048 THAN MEDIAN VALUE ASSESSED HOME. 1114 00:40:18,048 --> 00:40:20,217 SO THAT IS, I THINK, THE SECOND 1115 00:40:20,217 --> 00:40:22,987 ISSUE. THE FIRST ONE THAT I WAS 1116 00:40:22,987 --> 00:40:24,655 INTENDING TO RAISE WAS MORE A 1117 00:40:24,655 --> 00:40:27,191 QUESTION OF, IN THE SAME WAY WE 1118 00:40:27,191 --> 00:40:30,027 PRODUCED NUMBER WHERES WE SAY 1119 00:40:30,027 --> 00:40:33,864 THIS LEVY WILL HAVE X DOLLAR 1120 00:40:33,864 --> 00:40:35,399 IMPACT ON A MEDIAN ASSESSED 1121 00:40:35,399 --> 00:40:40,037 VALUE HOME, I WOULD LOVE TO BE 1122 00:40:40,037 --> 00:40:42,139 ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF 1123 00:40:42,139 --> 00:40:47,278 THOSE LEVYS ON HOMES WITH A 1124 00:40:47,278 --> 00:40:48,279 LOWER ASSESSED VALUE. I THINK AS 1125 00:40:48,279 --> 00:40:51,215 WE ARE SEEKING TO DO A BETTER 1126 00:40:51,215 --> 00:40:52,249 JOB TALKING AFFORDABILITY AND 1127 00:40:52,249 --> 00:40:58,355 TAX IMPACT IT WOULD BE WORTH 1128 00:40:58,355 --> 00:41:01,792 WHILE TO CONTINUE THAT 1129 00:41:01,792 --> 00:41:02,126 CONVERSATION. 1130 00:41:02,126 --> 00:41:02,827 >> GREAT QUESTION. 1131 00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:07,264 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1132 00:41:07,264 --> 00:41:08,833 THANK YOU, MR. CHOW FOR BEING 1133 00:41:08,833 --> 00:41:10,301 HERE AND YOUR PRESENTATION. IT 1134 00:41:10,301 --> 00:41:13,671 IS INTERESTING TO GO THROUGH 1135 00:41:13,671 --> 00:41:15,206 WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTEXT. 1136 00:41:15,206 --> 00:41:18,576 I NOTE, IN TERMS OF 1137 00:41:18,576 --> 00:41:19,176 AFFORDABILITY, YOU MENTIONED 1138 00:41:19,176 --> 00:41:20,377 INFLATION, I REMEMBER BEING A 1139 00:41:20,377 --> 00:41:24,982 BOY IN THE DAYS OF THE 1970s 1140 00:41:24,982 --> 00:41:26,217 WITH HIGH INFLATION, STACKED 1141 00:41:26,217 --> 00:41:27,451 INFLATION, PAUL VULKER COMING 1142 00:41:27,451 --> 00:41:29,653 IN, THESE ARE ISSUES WE HAVE 1143 00:41:29,653 --> 00:41:33,691 DEALT WITH BEFORE. SO WE DO HAVE 1144 00:41:33,691 --> 00:41:37,461 SOMETHING TO LEAN ON THERE. 1145 00:41:37,461 --> 00:41:39,663 TARIFFS, QUITE CLEAR ON THAT, 1146 00:41:39,663 --> 00:41:40,431 AND EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING, 1147 00:41:40,431 --> 00:41:41,799 ALTHOUGH THE SUPREME COURT 1148 00:41:41,799 --> 00:41:42,733 DECISION, HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL 1149 00:41:42,733 --> 00:41:44,068 SETTLE OUT BUT THE COST OF THAT 1150 00:41:44,068 --> 00:41:45,803 IS HUGE, ESPECIALLY FOR A 1151 00:41:45,803 --> 00:41:48,639 MARITIME CITY THAT WE ARE, AND 1152 00:41:48,639 --> 00:41:50,674 MARITIME REGION. IT IS EXTREMELY 1153 00:41:50,674 --> 00:41:52,109 UNFORTUNATE AND BAD POLICY. YOU 1154 00:41:52,109 --> 00:41:53,410 MENTIONED THE BASIC ECONOMICS, 1155 00:41:53,410 --> 00:41:55,746 THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND PIECES, I 1156 00:41:55,746 --> 00:41:58,682 THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT 1157 00:41:58,682 --> 00:42:00,117 TO UNDERSTAND, AS YOU MENTIONED, 1158 00:42:00,117 --> 00:42:02,686 OPERATION EPIC FURY, THE WAR IN 1159 00:42:02,686 --> 00:42:05,890 IRAN AND ITS IMPACT, AND THAT IS 1160 00:42:05,890 --> 00:42:07,992 HUGE GOING, SLIDING BACK TO, 1161 00:42:07,992 --> 00:42:08,959 CIRCLING BACK TO INFLATION 1162 00:42:08,959 --> 00:42:10,160 ITSELF. I WOULD ADD, YOU DON'T 1163 00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:14,865 REALLY HAVE IT IN HERE, BUT I 1164 00:42:14,865 --> 00:42:17,668 WOULD ADD ANOTHER IMPACT ON 1165 00:42:17,668 --> 00:42:19,270 AFFORDABILITY IS THE COMBINATION 1166 00:42:19,270 --> 00:42:21,105 OF PROPERTY TAXES, SALES TAXES, 1167 00:42:21,105 --> 00:42:22,740 THE LEVYS, THE BONDS, AND ALL OF 1168 00:42:22,740 --> 00:42:25,376 THE ABOVE, AND INCREASES WE HAVE 1169 00:42:25,376 --> 00:42:26,610 BEEN DOING, PARTICULARLY SINCE 1170 00:42:26,610 --> 00:42:29,914 SOME HAVE BEEN MAJOR INCREASES 1171 00:42:29,914 --> 00:42:31,548 THAT THEY, THEMSELVES, HAVE AN 1172 00:42:31,548 --> 00:42:33,584 IMPACT ON AFFORDABILITY. WOULD 1173 00:42:33,584 --> 00:42:36,554 YOU CHARACTERIZE IT THAT WAY? IS 1174 00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:37,588 THAT SOMETHING, PARTICULARLY 1175 00:42:37,588 --> 00:42:39,356 WHEN YOU LOOK FROM COLLECTIVE. 1176 00:42:39,356 --> 00:42:43,260 EACH INDIVIDUALLY COULD SAY YES, 1177 00:42:43,260 --> 00:42:45,129 BUT HOW OFTEN DO WE SIT BACK AND 1178 00:42:45,129 --> 00:42:46,664 TAKE COLLECTIVE AND ASSESS FROM 1179 00:42:46,664 --> 00:42:47,097 THAT PERSPECTIVE? 1180 00:42:47,097 --> 00:42:49,700 >> THE LIBRARY LEVY IS OUR LAST 1181 00:42:49,700 --> 00:42:51,735 OF THIS RENEWALS GOING TO VOTERS 1182 00:42:51,735 --> 00:42:54,071 FOR THIS CYCLE, AND AS PART OF 1183 00:42:54,071 --> 00:42:55,806 THE RENEWALS, THERE HAS BEEN 1184 00:42:55,806 --> 00:42:57,508 INTEREST IN EXPANDING THE 1185 00:42:57,508 --> 00:42:58,475 SERVICES PROVIDED FROM THEM. 1186 00:42:58,475 --> 00:43:00,878 SOME OF THE LEVYS HAVE GROWN 1187 00:43:00,878 --> 00:43:03,914 MORE THAN A PURE RENEWAL AND 1188 00:43:03,914 --> 00:43:06,050 THAT IS PART OF, OR, EITHER IN 1189 00:43:06,050 --> 00:43:08,686 LINE WITH OR PART OF THE COST 1190 00:43:08,686 --> 00:43:09,386 CHANGES THAT WE SEE. 1191 00:43:09,386 --> 00:43:15,626 >> BY THE WAY, THAT GOES TO, AND 1192 00:43:15,626 --> 00:43:17,328 THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 1193 00:43:17,328 --> 00:43:18,696 FOSTER, FOR YOUR POINTS, I 1194 00:43:18,696 --> 00:43:20,064 ALWAYS SAY CONSTRAINTS AND 1195 00:43:20,064 --> 00:43:21,599 RESTRAINTS, IT IS EITHER 1196 00:43:21,599 --> 00:43:22,533 EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL. AND THEN 1197 00:43:22,533 --> 00:43:23,834 HOUSE POOR. THAT GOES TO THIS 1198 00:43:23,834 --> 00:43:26,637 POINT. I KNOW SO MEN PEOPLE, YOU 1199 00:43:26,637 --> 00:43:28,138 KNOW, THEY MAY LIVE IN AN 1200 00:43:28,138 --> 00:43:30,708 AFFLUENT-ISH AREA AND THEY MAY 1201 00:43:30,708 --> 00:43:33,010 HAVE A HOME, BUT GOD KNOWS WHEN 1202 00:43:33,010 --> 00:43:34,244 THEY ACQUIRED IT AND THE 1203 00:43:34,244 --> 00:43:35,279 CIRCUMSTANCES HAD. BUT IF YOU 1204 00:43:35,279 --> 00:43:36,847 TRY TO GET YOUR HOUSE PAYMENT, 1205 00:43:36,847 --> 00:43:39,583 OR TRY TO CHANGE THAT ROOF, FIX 1206 00:43:39,583 --> 00:43:43,921 THAT ROOF, GET A NEW ROOF, IT IS 1207 00:43:43,921 --> 00:43:46,690 PROHIBITATIVE, AND THAT JUST 1208 00:43:46,690 --> 00:43:48,258 CASCADES. SO THOSE ARE REALLY 1209 00:43:48,258 --> 00:43:48,926 IMPORTANT PIECES. I SHOULD SAY, 1210 00:43:48,926 --> 00:43:51,595 IN ADDITION TO BEING A CHILD OF 1211 00:43:51,595 --> 00:43:54,732 THE 1970s, I ALSO CAME INTO THE 1212 00:43:54,732 --> 00:43:57,034 JOB BEING A STAY-AT-HOME DAD, 1213 00:43:57,034 --> 00:44:00,137 WHICH GIVES ME GREAT INSIGHT, 1214 00:44:00,137 --> 00:44:02,840 PREPANDEMIC HALF GALLON OF MILK 1215 00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:04,174 $2.69, NOW $4.49, IT VARIES, BUT 1216 00:44:04,174 --> 00:44:08,879 YOU ARE IN THAT, ALL THOSE 1217 00:44:08,879 --> 00:44:10,848 LITTLE PIECES REALLY HURT, YOU 1218 00:44:10,848 --> 00:44:12,783 KNOW, THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY. 1219 00:44:12,783 --> 00:44:15,219 MORE BROADLY, THOUGH, I THINK OF 1220 00:44:15,219 --> 00:44:15,919 AFFORDABILITY IN THREE POCKETS, 1221 00:44:15,919 --> 00:44:20,591 I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MAKES 1222 00:44:20,591 --> 00:44:22,059 SENSE, AFFORDABILITY FOR 1223 00:44:22,059 --> 00:44:23,994 RESIDENTS, AFFORDABILITY FOR 1224 00:44:23,994 --> 00:44:25,062 BUSINESSES, AND AFFORDABILITY 1225 00:44:25,062 --> 00:44:27,664 FOR CITY GOVERNMENT. I AM NOT 1226 00:44:27,664 --> 00:44:29,500 SURE IF THAT MAKES SENSE, LOT OF 1227 00:44:29,500 --> 00:44:31,602 THIS IS SPOKEN TO THE RESIDENTS, 1228 00:44:31,602 --> 00:44:35,105 CAN YOU SPEAK A BIT TO THE 1229 00:44:35,105 --> 00:44:37,074 BUSINESS SIDE OF THIS, AND MAYBE 1230 00:44:37,074 --> 00:44:39,209 CITY GOVERNMENT IN TERMS OF 1231 00:44:39,209 --> 00:44:43,213 REVENUE AND SPENDING, DEFICITS, 1232 00:44:43,213 --> 00:44:44,248 YOU KNOW, OUR FISCAL SITUATION. 1233 00:44:44,248 --> 00:44:48,519 >> THERE IS A LOT THERE. I THINK 1234 00:44:48,519 --> 00:44:49,753 WE, KNOWING YOUR INTEREST IN THE 1235 00:44:49,753 --> 00:44:51,155 BUSINESS ECONOMY SIDE OF THINGS 1236 00:44:51,155 --> 00:44:52,356 AS WELL, I MEAN, IN LARGE PART 1237 00:44:52,356 --> 00:44:53,657 THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COVER 1238 00:44:53,657 --> 00:44:55,359 THOSE COSTS ONE WAY OR THE 1239 00:44:55,359 --> 00:44:56,460 OTHER, AND LARGELY THAT IS 1240 00:44:56,460 --> 00:44:58,395 EXPECTED TO BE THROUGH PASS 1241 00:44:58,395 --> 00:45:00,431 THROUGH TO THE PRICES THAT OTHER 1242 00:45:00,431 --> 00:45:02,399 PEOPLE DO TO PURCHASE THOSE 1243 00:45:02,399 --> 00:45:06,136 THINGS. IT CAN BE A LITTLE HARD 1244 00:45:06,136 --> 00:45:08,405 TO DESCRIBE THAT IN A VERY 1245 00:45:08,405 --> 00:45:09,139 ILLUSTRATIVE WAY, BECAUSE AN 1246 00:45:09,139 --> 00:45:11,408 AVERAGE BUSINESS IS A LOT HARDER 1247 00:45:11,408 --> 00:45:13,277 TO EXPLAIN. I THINK THAT MAY BE 1248 00:45:13,277 --> 00:45:15,946 ONE WHERE IF THERE ARE SOME 1249 00:45:15,946 --> 00:45:17,514 SPECIFIC, EITHER INDUSTRIES OR 1250 00:45:17,514 --> 00:45:19,183 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BUSINESS 1251 00:45:19,183 --> 00:45:23,353 THAT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WANT TO-- 1252 00:45:23,353 --> 00:45:25,055 THAT RESONATE WITH PEOPLE, THAT 1253 00:45:25,055 --> 00:45:26,323 IS SOMETHING WE COULD 1254 00:45:26,323 --> 00:45:27,658 POTENTIALLY FIND SOME, YOU KNOW, 1255 00:45:27,658 --> 00:45:31,361 IDENTIFY WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD 1256 00:45:31,361 --> 00:45:32,930 BE AN ILLUSTRATIVE BUSINESS. IT 1257 00:45:32,930 --> 00:45:35,499 IS HARD TO DO THE SORT OF, WHAT 1258 00:45:35,499 --> 00:45:37,801 IS A MEDIAN BUSINESS IS NOT, IN 1259 00:45:37,801 --> 00:45:40,304 MY MIND, A PARTICULARLY 1260 00:45:40,304 --> 00:45:41,872 MEANINGFUL CONSTRUCT, BUT I 1261 00:45:41,872 --> 00:45:45,008 THINK WE DO-- IF YOU CAN GO BACK 1262 00:45:45,008 --> 00:45:49,880 TO THE RENTAL PIECE, FOR 1263 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:51,915 INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, NO, THE 1264 00:45:51,915 --> 00:45:54,451 PROPERTY TAX BILL. YEAH. SO, I 1265 00:45:54,451 --> 00:45:56,053 MEAN, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, THE 1266 00:45:56,053 --> 00:45:58,422 RENTERS DO NOT PAY PROPERTY TAX 1267 00:45:58,422 --> 00:45:59,656 DIRECTLY. THAT IS GOING TO 1268 00:45:59,656 --> 00:46:00,724 FIGURE INTO THEIR BILLS, THAT IS 1269 00:46:00,724 --> 00:46:03,026 GOING TO BE ON THE LAND OWNER TO 1270 00:46:03,026 --> 00:46:04,928 PAY AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO EITHER 1271 00:46:04,928 --> 00:46:06,797 RECOOP THE COSTS OR ABSORB THE 1272 00:46:06,797 --> 00:46:08,999 COSTS, AS PART OF THEIR 1273 00:46:08,999 --> 00:46:11,201 BUSINESS. I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN 1274 00:46:11,201 --> 00:46:12,870 SOME WAYS DIFFERENT PEOPLE WILL 1275 00:46:12,870 --> 00:46:13,537 EXPERIENCE IT DIFFERENTLY. YOU 1276 00:46:13,537 --> 00:46:14,271 HAVE CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES 1277 00:46:14,271 --> 00:46:16,006 THAT DO HAVE TO PAY TAXES AND DO 1278 00:46:16,006 --> 00:46:18,108 HAVE TO FIGURE HOW THEY WILL 1279 00:46:18,108 --> 00:46:19,543 FIGURE THAT LINE ON THEIR BILL 1280 00:46:19,543 --> 00:46:21,778 AND OFTEN TIMES WE CAN SEE THAT 1281 00:46:21,778 --> 00:46:25,916 IMPACT ON THE PRICES THAT THEY 1282 00:46:25,916 --> 00:46:27,351 CHARGE PEOPLE FOR THEIR 1283 00:46:27,351 --> 00:46:27,618 SERVICES. 1284 00:46:27,618 --> 00:46:29,887 >> THANK YOU. I DO THINK WE 1285 00:46:29,887 --> 00:46:32,055 SHOULD HAVE THIS FOCUS. I LOOK 1286 00:46:32,055 --> 00:46:33,323 AT THREE BUCKETS, RESIDENTS AND 1287 00:46:33,323 --> 00:46:34,858 THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT I 1288 00:46:34,858 --> 00:46:37,027 THINK WE CANNOT FORGET THE 1289 00:46:37,027 --> 00:46:40,330 BUSINESS SIDE AND CITY 1290 00:46:40,330 --> 00:46:40,797 GOVERNMENT PIECE. FOR 1291 00:46:40,797 --> 00:46:41,532 BUSINESSES, FOR EXAMPLE, I SWEAR 1292 00:46:41,532 --> 00:46:44,501 TO GOD, I BELIEVE I AM TALKING 1293 00:46:44,501 --> 00:46:48,639 TO ALL OF THE SAME PEOPLE, 1294 00:46:48,639 --> 00:46:51,041 DEPUTY MAYOR IS TALKING TO, I AM 1295 00:46:51,041 --> 00:46:53,811 SURE THE DEPUTY MAYOR IS HEARING 1296 00:46:53,811 --> 00:46:56,013 FROM PEOPLE I SPOKE TO COUNCIL 1297 00:46:56,013 --> 00:46:56,847 MEMBER KETTLE. I REPRESENT 1298 00:46:56,847 --> 00:46:57,648 DISTRICT 7. IN THESE 1299 00:46:57,648 --> 00:46:59,316 CONVERSATIONS I HAVE, FOR 1300 00:46:59,316 --> 00:47:01,185 EXAMPLE, THERE IS A BUSINESSMAN 1301 00:47:01,185 --> 00:47:03,187 IN A FINANCIAL SERVICES WORLD, 1302 00:47:03,187 --> 00:47:04,555 LETS SAY GENERALLY, AND HE IS 1303 00:47:04,555 --> 00:47:06,290 LIKE, HEY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS 1304 00:47:06,290 --> 00:47:08,292 HARD, YOU KNOW WHAT I DID, BOB? 1305 00:47:08,292 --> 00:47:13,263 I MOVED MY BUSINESS ON THE OTHER 1306 00:47:13,263 --> 00:47:15,566 SIDE OF 520. GUESS WHAT? I SAVED 1307 00:47:15,566 --> 00:47:18,368 $26,000 BETWEEN PAYING BELLEVUE 1308 00:47:18,368 --> 00:47:22,806 TAXES AND SEATTLE TAXES. NOW HE 1309 00:47:22,806 --> 00:47:27,244 HE IS IN BELLEVUE . PRETTY 1310 00:47:27,244 --> 00:47:27,945 STARK. I KNOW SOMEBODY IN THE 1311 00:47:27,945 --> 00:47:31,048 LEGAL FEALT LIKE I WANT TO COME 1312 00:47:31,048 --> 00:47:32,182 INTO SEATTLE, BRING THE BUSINESS 1313 00:47:32,182 --> 00:47:34,585 INTO SEATTLE, BUT HE CAN'T 1314 00:47:34,585 --> 00:47:36,086 BECAUSE THE INSTABILITY AND THE 1315 00:47:36,086 --> 00:47:40,023 UNCERTAINTY. AS ANYBODY KNOWS IN 1316 00:47:40,023 --> 00:47:41,758 THE BUSINESS WORLD, THAT IS A 1317 00:47:41,758 --> 00:47:44,628 NOT A GOOD COMBINATION. HE IS 1318 00:47:44,628 --> 00:47:46,496 HOLDING BACK. I WORRY ABOUT, YOU 1319 00:47:46,496 --> 00:47:50,300 KNOW, THE VARYING TYPES OF QUIET 1320 00:47:50,300 --> 00:47:51,902 QUITTING OR OPPORTUNITY LOSS, 1321 00:47:51,902 --> 00:47:55,038 OPPORTUNITY COSTS, AND THOSE 1322 00:47:55,038 --> 00:47:58,041 FACTORS WITH BUSINESS, AND, YOU 1323 00:47:58,041 --> 00:48:00,310 KNOW, I REPRESENT DOWNTOWN. THE 1324 00:48:00,310 --> 00:48:01,445 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE WORLD, 1325 00:48:01,445 --> 00:48:02,279 MASSIVE DOWN HERE. YOU KNOW, 1326 00:48:02,279 --> 00:48:05,082 TRUST ME, I HAVE HAD A LOT OF 1327 00:48:05,082 --> 00:48:06,116 CONVERSATIONS IN THAT AREA TOO. 1328 00:48:06,116 --> 00:48:08,051 YOU KNOW, MY UNDERSTANDING IS 1329 00:48:08,051 --> 00:48:10,754 THERE HAS BEEN A $15 BILLION 1330 00:48:10,754 --> 00:48:11,955 DECLINE IN THE COMMERCIAL 1331 00:48:11,955 --> 00:48:12,789 BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN, WHICH IS 1332 00:48:12,789 --> 00:48:14,157 HELPING IN-- THAT IS WHY THAT 1333 00:48:14,157 --> 00:48:17,594 ONE PERSON ON THE LEGAL SIDE IS 1334 00:48:17,594 --> 00:48:18,595 INTERESTED BECAUSE OF THE 1335 00:48:18,595 --> 00:48:22,232 PRESSED COMMERCIAL, BUT WHAT IS 1336 00:48:22,232 --> 00:48:24,935 THE MORE MACRO IMPACT OF HAVING 1337 00:48:24,935 --> 00:48:25,602 $15 BILLION DECLINE AND 1338 00:48:25,602 --> 00:48:28,305 EVALUATION? HOW DOES THAT IMPACT 1339 00:48:28,305 --> 00:48:29,873 THE PROPERTY TAX BURDEN? BECAUSE 1340 00:48:29,873 --> 00:48:34,811 OBVIOUSLY SHIFTING TO AREA 1341 00:48:34,811 --> 00:48:35,512 NUMBER THREE, AFFORDABILITY WITH 1342 00:48:35,512 --> 00:48:36,380 CITY GOVERNMENT, YOU HAVE TO 1343 00:48:36,380 --> 00:48:37,648 MAKE IT UP SOMEWHERE, RIGHT? 1344 00:48:37,648 --> 00:48:47,224 >> CAN YOU GO TO FIRST SLIDE FOR 1345 00:48:47,224 --> 00:48:48,825 A MOMENT? MAYBE-- WELL, THE 1346 00:48:48,825 --> 00:48:51,395 FIRST WILL WORK. I THING ONE 1347 00:48:51,395 --> 00:48:52,763 CONCEPT I THINK IS IMPORTANT IS 1348 00:48:52,763 --> 00:48:55,632 WE ARE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WE 1349 00:48:55,632 --> 00:48:56,934 HAVE CONTROL OVER VERY SPECIFIC 1350 00:48:56,934 --> 00:48:58,702 REVENUE TASKS, BUT A LOT OF 1351 00:48:58,702 --> 00:49:02,673 THINGS DRIVING THESE COSTS ARE 1352 00:49:02,673 --> 00:49:04,875 NOT UNDER OUR CONTROL, AND THAT 1353 00:49:04,875 --> 00:49:06,610 IS AFFECTING EVERYBODY, THAT IS 1354 00:49:06,610 --> 00:49:08,912 PART OF THE FABRIC OF WHAT WE 1355 00:49:08,912 --> 00:49:12,983 ARE ALL DEALING WITH, I, LIKE 1356 00:49:12,983 --> 00:49:14,151 YOU, REMEMBER A TIME WHEN 1357 00:49:14,151 --> 00:49:14,985 FEDERAL POLICY CHANGED TO 1358 00:49:14,985 --> 00:49:16,853 ADDRESS THINGS AND THE ISSUE IS 1359 00:49:16,853 --> 00:49:17,854 WE DON'T CONTROL MONETARY 1360 00:49:17,854 --> 00:49:19,656 POLICY OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, 1361 00:49:19,656 --> 00:49:25,796 WE DON'T HAVE THESE TOOLS 1362 00:49:25,796 --> 00:49:29,766 AVAILABLE TO US. THERE IS 1363 00:49:29,766 --> 00:49:31,735 LIMITATION TO WHAT WE CAN 1364 00:49:31,735 --> 00:49:33,236 RESPOND TO. IN MY EXPERIENCE, 1365 00:49:33,236 --> 00:49:35,972 WHEN I HAVE SEEN SORT OF HIGH 1366 00:49:35,972 --> 00:49:37,874 INFLATION, IT IS TYPICALLY 1367 00:49:37,874 --> 00:49:40,944 SPIKED, I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN A 1368 00:49:40,944 --> 00:49:41,712 SIX-YEAR PERIOD OF CONTINUED 1369 00:49:41,712 --> 00:49:42,446 COMPOUNDED INFLATION IS NOT 1370 00:49:42,446 --> 00:49:46,183 SOMETHING I AM USED TO, AND I 1371 00:49:46,183 --> 00:49:47,384 THINK THAT IS PUTTING A 1372 00:49:47,384 --> 00:49:49,519 PARTICULAR PRESSURE ON ALL OF 1373 00:49:49,519 --> 00:49:50,087 US, ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES, 1374 00:49:50,087 --> 00:49:51,421 PARTICULARLY, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO 1375 00:49:51,421 --> 00:49:55,092 PAY IN THAT SAME MARKET AS 1376 00:49:55,092 --> 00:49:57,027 EVERYBODY ELSE, AND AS COUNCIL 1377 00:49:57,027 --> 00:49:58,528 STRAUSS SAID, LOT OF OUR 1378 00:49:58,528 --> 00:49:59,930 REVENUES ARE CAPPED, PROPERTY 1379 00:49:59,930 --> 00:50:02,866 TAX IS CAPPED AT 1% GROWTH, NOT 1380 00:50:02,866 --> 00:50:04,001 ON-- JUST BECAUSE THE EVALUATION 1381 00:50:04,001 --> 00:50:06,370 OF THE PROPERTY GOES UP OR DOWN, 1382 00:50:06,370 --> 00:50:07,504 DOES NOT AFFECT US IN WASHINGTON 1383 00:50:07,504 --> 00:50:09,906 STATE, IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF 1384 00:50:09,906 --> 00:50:11,274 REVENUE WE COLLECT, CAN ONLY 1385 00:50:11,274 --> 00:50:15,479 COLLECT 1% PLUS THE VALUE OF NEW 1386 00:50:15,479 --> 00:50:16,380 PROPERTY. THAT IS BEHIND 1387 00:50:16,380 --> 00:50:18,248 INFLATION, AT THESE RATES FOR 1388 00:50:18,248 --> 00:50:20,317 SIX YEARS, THAT IS MUCH 1389 00:50:20,317 --> 00:50:21,651 DIFFERENT PROPOSAL THAN IF IT 1390 00:50:21,651 --> 00:50:24,321 WAS EVEN ONE HIGH NUMBER AND 1391 00:50:24,321 --> 00:50:27,190 THEN A MORE REASONABLE INFLATION 1392 00:50:27,190 --> 00:50:30,060 OVER TIME. ALL OF WHICH, I 1393 00:50:30,060 --> 00:50:32,763 THINK, IS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOUR 1394 00:50:32,763 --> 00:50:36,833 POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN, I THINK 1395 00:50:36,833 --> 00:50:40,070 THE ISSUE IS HOW MUCH OF THIS IS 1396 00:50:40,070 --> 00:50:41,571 A LEVER THAT THIS COUNCIL CAN 1397 00:50:41,571 --> 00:50:42,939 CONTROL, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY 1398 00:50:42,939 --> 00:50:45,075 COMES DOWN TO THE REVENUE FORCES 1399 00:50:45,075 --> 00:50:47,244 WE PUT IN FRONT, IT COMES DOWN 1400 00:50:47,244 --> 00:50:50,714 TO, ON OUR CASE, SOME SPENDING 1401 00:50:50,714 --> 00:50:53,283 OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE, AND SORT 1402 00:50:53,283 --> 00:50:56,686 OF THE EFFECT OF HOW DOES THAT 1403 00:50:56,686 --> 00:50:57,621 AFFECT PRIVATE DECISIONS ABOUT 1404 00:50:57,621 --> 00:50:59,990 WHERE PEOPLE DECIDE TO LOCATE, 1405 00:50:59,990 --> 00:51:01,458 HOW THAT DRIVES THE BROADER 1406 00:51:01,458 --> 00:51:03,560 ECONOMY, BUT WE DON'T DIRECTLY 1407 00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:06,229 DETERMINE THOSE THINGS, WE JUST 1408 00:51:06,229 --> 00:51:07,297 MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, WE SET THE 1409 00:51:07,297 --> 00:51:12,969 TABLE FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO MAKE 1410 00:51:12,969 --> 00:51:14,938 THEIR OWN DECISIONSISM . 1411 00:51:14,938 --> 00:51:16,306 >> I UNDERSTAND, IT HIGHLIGHTS 1412 00:51:16,306 --> 00:51:18,775 OLYMPIA IS NOT GETTING THE JOB 1413 00:51:18,775 --> 00:51:22,546 DONE. WE ARE LIVING WITH THE 1414 00:51:22,546 --> 00:51:24,347 LEGACY OF TIM, ARE WE MAKING 1415 00:51:24,347 --> 00:51:27,317 THOSE HARD STEPS TO FIX OUR 1416 00:51:27,317 --> 00:51:30,320 CONSTITUTION, OR FIX OUR LAWS TO 1417 00:51:30,320 --> 00:51:30,954 ADDRESS THAT? YOU ARE RIGHT. 1418 00:51:30,954 --> 00:51:32,422 BECAUSE OF THAT, FOR EVERY 1419 00:51:32,422 --> 00:51:33,757 ACTION THERE IS A REACTION, THAT 1420 00:51:33,757 --> 00:51:35,892 IS WHY WE HAVE GONE HEAVY ON 1421 00:51:35,892 --> 00:51:39,129 LEVYS, WHICH NOW WE ARE ABOUT TO 1422 00:51:39,129 --> 00:51:40,864 BASICALLY HIT THE CEILING ON 1423 00:51:40,864 --> 00:51:41,865 THAT. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT 1424 00:51:41,865 --> 00:51:43,767 WE CAN CONTROL IN TERMS OF THE 1425 00:51:43,767 --> 00:51:45,936 VARIOUS LEVYS WE HAVE HAD, ALONG 1426 00:51:45,936 --> 00:51:47,604 WITH SALES TAX, WE DID PUBLIC 1427 00:51:47,604 --> 00:51:49,606 SAFETY SALES TAX, I WOULD LIKE 1428 00:51:49,606 --> 00:51:50,674 TO LOOK INTO THAT, IN TERMS OF 1429 00:51:50,674 --> 00:51:52,375 HOW WE ARE SPENDING THAT. WE 1430 00:51:52,375 --> 00:51:54,778 HAVE THE TRANSIT PIECE COMING UP 1431 00:51:54,778 --> 00:51:59,316 SOON, AND BONDS AS WELL. SO 1432 00:51:59,316 --> 00:52:00,984 THOSE ARE WITHIN OUR, YOU KNOW, 1433 00:52:00,984 --> 00:52:02,953 BAILEY WICK AS THE SAYING GOES. 1434 00:52:02,953 --> 00:52:04,921 I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT 1435 00:52:04,921 --> 00:52:08,492 FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS IN TERMS 1436 00:52:08,492 --> 00:52:11,161 OF OUR BUDGET REVENUE SPENDING, 1437 00:52:11,161 --> 00:52:14,064 AND HOW WE ARE IMPACTING IT AS 1438 00:52:14,064 --> 00:52:15,565 WELL. COLLEAGUES, I WOULD CLOSE 1439 00:52:15,565 --> 00:52:16,733 BY SAYING, THANK YOU COUNCIL 1440 00:52:16,733 --> 00:52:18,668 PRESIDENT, IS THAT WE REALLY 1441 00:52:18,668 --> 00:52:20,704 SHOULD BE LOOKING AT 1442 00:52:20,704 --> 00:52:22,772 AFFORDABILITY FIRST FOR THE 1443 00:52:22,772 --> 00:52:23,840 RESIDENTS, THAT IS UNDERSTOOD. 1444 00:52:23,840 --> 00:52:26,676 BUT WE SHOULD ALSO BE MINDFUL 1445 00:52:26,676 --> 00:52:29,045 AND SAY IT OUT LOUD IN TERMS OF 1446 00:52:29,045 --> 00:52:29,779 AFFORDABILITY FOR BUSINESSES, 1447 00:52:29,779 --> 00:52:31,748 AND LASTLY, WHAT IS THE TRUE 1448 00:52:31,748 --> 00:52:33,550 AFFORDABILITY OF OUR CITY 1449 00:52:33,550 --> 00:52:35,051 GOVERNMENT? CAN WE-- WE CANNOT 1450 00:52:35,051 --> 00:52:36,920 BE, BY LAW, WE CAN'T, BUT THIS 1451 00:52:36,920 --> 00:52:38,021 GOES TO THE SPENDING VERSES 1452 00:52:38,021 --> 00:52:39,389 REVENUE, THERE IS LOT OF FOCUS 1453 00:52:39,389 --> 00:52:41,591 ON REVENUE BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO 1454 00:52:41,591 --> 00:52:42,726 LOOK AT THE SPENDING PIECE 1455 00:52:42,726 --> 00:52:45,662 BECAUSE, BECAUSE OF THAT FIRST 1456 00:52:45,662 --> 00:52:48,031 ONE, RESIDENTS, ALL THESE 1457 00:52:48,031 --> 00:52:48,999 HOUSEHOLDS HAVE TO DO THEIR 1458 00:52:48,999 --> 00:52:52,369 BUDGET AND WE HAVE TO MAKE HARD 1459 00:52:52,369 --> 00:52:55,272 CHOICES OURSELVES AND I THINK, 1460 00:52:55,272 --> 00:52:56,540 YOU KNOW, FRAMING THAT WAY, 1461 00:52:56,540 --> 00:52:57,707 AFFORDABILITY FOR RESIDENTS AND 1462 00:52:57,707 --> 00:52:59,309 CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE IMPACTS 1463 00:52:59,309 --> 00:52:59,843 IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. 1464 00:52:59,843 --> 00:53:01,845 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 1465 00:53:01,845 --> 00:53:02,412 KETTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER LIN 1466 00:53:02,412 --> 00:53:04,414 FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER 1467 00:53:04,414 --> 00:53:08,418 JUAREZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER 1468 00:53:08,418 --> 00:53:08,652 RIVERA. 1469 00:53:08,652 --> 00:53:13,223 >> THANK YOU. JUST LOOKING AT 1470 00:53:13,223 --> 00:53:15,992 SLIDE THREE, AND KIND OF GOING 1471 00:53:15,992 --> 00:53:17,127 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBER 1472 00:53:17,127 --> 00:53:18,595 STRAUSS'S POINT, YOU KNOW, HOW 1473 00:53:18,595 --> 00:53:20,096 MUCH THIS HAS CHANGED PROBABLY 1474 00:53:20,096 --> 00:53:22,432 IN THE PAST 10, 20, 30 YEARS, 1475 00:53:22,432 --> 00:53:26,736 BUT ALSO I WOULD BE VERY CURIOUS 1476 00:53:26,736 --> 00:53:29,906 TO SEE HOW THIS COMPARES TO 1477 00:53:29,906 --> 00:53:31,942 OTHER CITIES, MAYBE OF SIMILAR 1478 00:53:31,942 --> 00:53:35,946 SIZE, I SUSPECT WE ARE A BIT OF 1479 00:53:35,946 --> 00:53:37,280 AN OUTLIER HERE, CERTAINLY THINK 1480 00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:41,518 IN TERMS OF WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 1481 00:53:41,518 --> 00:53:46,089 INFLATION AND HIGH DEMAND, I 1482 00:53:46,089 --> 00:53:47,791 THINK THAT GROWING HIGH INCOME 1483 00:53:47,791 --> 00:53:50,126 NUMBER THERE, DRIVING UP THE 1484 00:53:50,126 --> 00:53:51,695 DEMAND FOR HOUSING AND OTHER 1485 00:53:51,695 --> 00:53:55,231 COSTS IS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION 1486 00:53:55,231 --> 00:53:57,701 OF THAT INFLATIONARY PRESSURE, 1487 00:53:57,701 --> 00:54:01,271 WHICH IS NOT ONLY IMPACTING 1488 00:54:01,271 --> 00:54:03,273 OTHER RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO, YOU 1489 00:54:03,273 --> 00:54:05,141 KNOW, WE SEE THIS INFLATIONARY 1490 00:54:05,141 --> 00:54:05,809 PRESSURE FROM BIG BUSINESS THAT 1491 00:54:05,809 --> 00:54:08,545 IS MAYBE IMPACTING SOME OF OUR 1492 00:54:08,545 --> 00:54:10,146 SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE HAVING 1493 00:54:10,146 --> 00:54:11,147 STRUGGLING TO COMPETE, TO OFFER 1494 00:54:11,147 --> 00:54:17,187 THE SAME WAGES OR THE HIGH COST 1495 00:54:17,187 --> 00:54:21,791 OF HOUSING IMPACTING OUR SMALLER 1496 00:54:21,791 --> 00:54:22,692 BUSINESSES. AND GOING TO, 1497 00:54:22,692 --> 00:54:24,995 STAYING ON THIS SLIDE FOR A 1498 00:54:24,995 --> 00:54:28,098 MOMENT, I WANTED TO DISTINGUISH 1499 00:54:28,098 --> 00:54:30,000 THERE ARE VERY DIFFERENT INCOME 1500 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:32,369 CHARTS FOR HOME OWNERS VERSES 1501 00:54:32,369 --> 00:54:36,106 RENTERS, OFFICE OF HOUSING HAS 1502 00:54:36,106 --> 00:54:37,440 HIGHLIGHTED THAT AND HOW THAT 1503 00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:40,110 THIS HIGH END IS REALLY SKEWING 1504 00:54:40,110 --> 00:54:43,413 OUR AREA MEDIAN INCOME IN A WAY 1505 00:54:43,413 --> 00:54:45,315 THAT IS LEADING TO WEIRD RESULTS 1506 00:54:45,315 --> 00:54:47,017 IN SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS IN TERMS 1507 00:54:47,017 --> 00:54:50,453 OF HOW WE ARE DETERMINING RENTS 1508 00:54:50,453 --> 00:54:53,990 AND SO ON FOR OUR AFFORDABLE 1509 00:54:53,990 --> 00:54:55,392 HOUSING. SO KIND OF SAID IN THE 1510 00:54:55,392 --> 00:54:58,428 DISCUSSION EARLIER, YOU KNOW, WE 1511 00:54:58,428 --> 00:55:02,565 HAVE A STATE DEFINITION, BUT ARE 1512 00:55:02,565 --> 00:55:05,035 THERE WAYS WE COULD DISTINGUISH 1513 00:55:05,035 --> 00:55:06,503 BETWEEN HOME OWNERS AND RENTERS, 1514 00:55:06,503 --> 00:55:10,306 OR WHAT WOULD IT DO IF WE TOOK 1515 00:55:10,306 --> 00:55:16,012 OUT SOME OF THE HIGH-END EARNERS 1516 00:55:16,012 --> 00:55:19,249 FROM OUR INCOME CHART? AND THEN 1517 00:55:19,249 --> 00:55:21,685 JUST GOING BACK TO SLIDE FIVE, 1518 00:55:21,685 --> 00:55:25,255 AS YOU POINTED OUT, IT IS NOT 1519 00:55:25,255 --> 00:55:28,124 EASY TO TALK ABOUT THE TAX 1520 00:55:28,124 --> 00:55:29,759 IMPACT, PROPERTY TAX IMPACT ON 1521 00:55:29,759 --> 00:55:30,393 RENTERS, THAT IS REALLY A 1522 00:55:30,393 --> 00:55:31,428 DIFFICULT EXERCISE TO DO BUT I 1523 00:55:31,428 --> 00:55:35,298 WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF 1524 00:55:35,298 --> 00:55:41,705 THINGS, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF 1525 00:55:41,705 --> 00:55:43,740 APARTMENTS, RENTAL PROPERTIES 1526 00:55:43,740 --> 00:55:45,675 THAT DON'T PAY PROPERTY TAXES 1527 00:55:45,675 --> 00:55:47,110 EITHER, BECAUSE THEY ARE 1528 00:55:47,110 --> 00:55:50,714 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OR SOME OF 1529 00:55:50,714 --> 00:55:54,951 OUR MULTIFAMILY TAX EXEMPTION 1530 00:55:54,951 --> 00:55:59,122 PROGRAMS, FTE ARE EXEMPT FROM 1531 00:55:59,122 --> 00:56:00,623 PROPERTY TAXES, AND ALSO 1532 00:56:00,623 --> 00:56:02,992 RECOGNIZING THAT HOME OWNERS, 1533 00:56:02,992 --> 00:56:07,230 LOW INCOME HOME OWNERS, SENIORS, 1534 00:56:07,230 --> 00:56:12,235 CAN GET A TAX DEDUCTION, BUT OUR 1535 00:56:12,235 --> 00:56:16,706 LOW INCOME SENIOR RENTERS CANNOT 1536 00:56:16,706 --> 00:56:18,041 GET THAT SIMILAR TAX RELIEF, AND 1537 00:56:18,041 --> 00:56:19,676 NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO ADDRESS 1538 00:56:19,676 --> 00:56:21,010 THAT, BECAUSE THEY AREN'T 1539 00:56:21,010 --> 00:56:23,246 DIRECTLY TAXED, BUT IF THERE IS 1540 00:56:23,246 --> 00:56:26,583 ANY CREATIVE WAYS TO PROVIDE OUR 1541 00:56:26,583 --> 00:56:28,318 LOW INCOME SENIOR RENTERS 1542 00:56:28,318 --> 00:56:29,319 SIMILAR RELIEF, I DON'T KNOW. 1543 00:56:29,319 --> 00:56:32,555 >> JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS, A 1544 00:56:32,555 --> 00:56:36,092 LOT OF THE PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL 1545 00:56:36,092 --> 00:56:37,927 PROGRAMS ARE, YOU KNOW, THE TAX 1546 00:56:37,927 --> 00:56:39,062 IS DEFERRED. IT WILL STILL BE ON 1547 00:56:39,062 --> 00:56:40,930 THE BILL AT SOME POINT WHEN THE 1548 00:56:40,930 --> 00:56:43,400 PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS IN THE 1549 00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:45,335 FUTURE, SO IT ISN'T 1550 00:56:45,335 --> 00:56:46,035 NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, 1551 00:56:46,035 --> 00:56:48,772 FORGIVENESS OR ASSISTANCE IN A 1552 00:56:48,772 --> 00:56:50,473 TRADITIONAL WAY WE HAVE WITH, 1553 00:56:50,473 --> 00:56:51,574 SAY, THE UTILITY PROGRAM. I DID 1554 00:56:51,574 --> 00:56:54,310 WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING I 1555 00:56:54,310 --> 00:56:56,646 THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING, BUT IT 1556 00:56:56,646 --> 00:56:58,748 IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A 1557 00:56:58,748 --> 00:57:01,518 MEDIAN RENTAL IS, BUT IN THIS 1558 00:57:01,518 --> 00:57:04,554 CONTEXT, THIS PROPERTY, IF IT 1559 00:57:04,554 --> 00:57:07,924 WAS RENTED TO AN AVERAGE PERSON, 1560 00:57:07,924 --> 00:57:10,693 $3, 101 BILL IS SIX WEEKS OF 1561 00:57:10,693 --> 00:57:13,062 RENT COMING INTO THAT PROPERTY. 1562 00:57:13,062 --> 00:57:14,597 I KNOW THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY 1563 00:57:14,597 --> 00:57:16,132 ANY ONE SPEERNED IT BUT IN TERMS 1564 00:57:16,132 --> 00:57:22,305 OF CONTEXT, THAT IS WHAT THAT 1565 00:57:22,305 --> 00:57:24,040 TABLE IS SAYING. 1566 00:57:24,040 --> 00:57:25,942 >> UM, THANK YOU. I GUESS-MOVING 1567 00:57:25,942 --> 00:57:29,045 ON TO SLIDE SIX, AS WE ALL KNOW, 1568 00:57:29,045 --> 00:57:31,881 THAT COST BURDEN, YOU KNOW, JUST 1569 00:57:31,881 --> 00:57:33,616 AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR TAX 1570 00:57:33,616 --> 00:57:35,985 STRUCTURE AND WHO CAN BARE THE 1571 00:57:35,985 --> 00:57:37,153 BURDEN OF ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS, 1572 00:57:37,153 --> 00:57:39,923 IT IS, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY OUR 1573 00:57:39,923 --> 00:57:41,157 HIGHEST INCOME HOUSEHOLD WHOSE 1574 00:57:41,157 --> 00:57:46,029 ARE MOST EQUIPPED TO HANDLE ANY 1575 00:57:46,029 --> 00:57:51,701 ADDITIONAL COST BURDEN, WHATEVER 1576 00:57:51,701 --> 00:57:53,503 THAT IS, TAXES, OTHER COSTS. 1577 00:57:53,503 --> 00:57:56,306 GIVEN OUR UPSIDE DOWN TAX CODE, 1578 00:57:56,306 --> 00:57:59,309 ANY CREATIVE WAYS WE CAN SHIFT 1579 00:57:59,309 --> 00:58:01,578 IT TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY 1580 00:58:01,578 --> 00:58:05,315 WHO REALLY ARE NOT STRUGGLING 1581 00:58:05,315 --> 00:58:05,982 WITH HIGH TAXES, OR COSTS, THAT 1582 00:58:05,982 --> 00:58:09,919 IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE REST OF 1583 00:58:09,919 --> 00:58:10,887 OUR RESIDENTS ARE. 1584 00:58:10,887 --> 00:58:12,822 >> THANK YOU. MORE OF A COMMENT 1585 00:58:12,822 --> 00:58:14,257 THAN A QUESTION THERE. 1586 00:58:14,257 --> 00:58:15,692 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 1587 00:58:15,692 --> 00:58:17,694 MEMBER LIN. WE HAVE COUNCIL 1588 00:58:17,694 --> 00:58:20,230 MEMBER JUAREZ FOLLOWED BY 1589 00:58:20,230 --> 00:58:23,433 COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. 1590 00:58:23,433 --> 00:58:25,401 >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 1591 00:58:25,401 --> 00:58:26,002 CALVIN, THANK YOU FOR PULLING 1592 00:58:26,002 --> 00:58:28,171 THIS ALL TOGETHER FOR US. I WANT 1593 00:58:28,171 --> 00:58:30,874 TO FOCUS ON THE ELEPHANT IN THE 1594 00:58:30,874 --> 00:58:32,809 ROOM, I KNOW THAT WE, I WILL USE 1595 00:58:32,809 --> 00:58:34,577 COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE, I AM 1596 00:58:34,577 --> 00:58:38,481 LAUGHING WE ARE BACK TO OLD 1597 00:58:38,481 --> 00:58:39,682 ENGLISH WITH BALLY WICK, BUT, 1598 00:58:39,682 --> 00:58:40,583 CALVIN, YOU SAID SOMETHING I 1599 00:58:40,583 --> 00:58:41,985 HAVE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO 1600 00:58:41,985 --> 00:58:43,386 KNOW WHAT I AM HEARING, WHAT IS 1601 00:58:43,386 --> 00:58:48,558 IN OUR CONTROL, AND WHAT IS NOT 1602 00:58:48,558 --> 00:58:50,126 IN OUR CONTROL. AND WE PUT 1603 00:58:50,126 --> 00:58:51,194 TOGETHER-- MY UNDERSTANDING OF 1604 00:58:51,194 --> 00:58:54,130 THE PURPOSE OF TODAY, TO GO OVER 1605 00:58:54,130 --> 00:58:54,998 AFFORDABILITY, WHICH IS 1606 00:58:54,998 --> 00:58:57,133 IMPORTANT, OBVIOUSLY IN THESE 1607 00:58:57,133 --> 00:58:59,669 FOUR AREAS OF FOOD, HOUSING, 1608 00:58:59,669 --> 00:59:06,843 TRANSPORTATION, AND CHILDCARE. 1609 00:59:06,843 --> 00:59:07,844 AGAIN, NO OFFENSE TO YOU, 1610 00:59:07,844 --> 00:59:10,880 COUNCIL MEMBER LIN, BUT WHEN I 1611 00:59:10,880 --> 00:59:12,382 HEAR CREATIVE WAYS, I HEAR 1612 00:59:12,382 --> 00:59:14,117 PROGRESSIVE THANKS, AND NOT A 1613 00:59:14,117 --> 00:59:16,286 BAD WORD, BUT I WANT TO BE UP 1614 00:59:16,286 --> 00:59:20,089 FRONT AS IF I AM HEARING THAT 1615 00:59:20,089 --> 00:59:21,157 WRONG, THEN, PLEASE CORRECT ME. 1616 00:59:21,157 --> 00:59:27,563 THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS WHAT WE 1617 00:59:27,563 --> 00:59:33,169 CALL LEGACY LEVYS, WE HAVE FOUR, 1618 00:59:33,169 --> 00:59:34,370 PROBABLY MORE, RECENT LIBRARY 1619 00:59:34,370 --> 00:59:35,171 LEVY, TRANSPORTATION LEVY COMING 1620 00:59:35,171 --> 00:59:38,308 UP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA, THE 1621 00:59:38,308 --> 00:59:40,376 HOUSING LEVY, WE JUST HAD THE 1622 00:59:40,376 --> 00:59:42,245 THE LEVY THE VOTERS AGREED UPON, 1623 00:59:42,245 --> 00:59:45,081 AND THEN OTHER ONES COMING UP, 1624 00:59:45,081 --> 00:59:47,417 THE DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS, BUT THAT 1625 00:59:47,417 --> 00:59:49,786 IS NOT UP UNTIL 2035. THERE ARE 1626 00:59:49,786 --> 00:59:51,087 FOUR TAXES RIGHT THERE, OR LEVYS 1627 00:59:51,087 --> 00:59:54,157 PUT ON OUR HOME OWNERS AND 1628 00:59:54,157 --> 00:59:54,991 RENTERS. THEN THE CITY OF 1629 00:59:54,991 --> 00:59:56,025 SEATTLE ITSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER 1630 00:59:56,025 --> 00:59:57,493 MADIC, THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE 1631 00:59:57,493 --> 00:59:58,661 CONTROL OVER, THAT WHEN WE 1632 00:59:58,661 --> 01:00:01,764 DECIDE THE NINE MEMBERS MAKE A 1633 01:00:01,764 --> 01:00:03,967 DECISION ABOUT A TAX, YOU HAVE 1634 01:00:03,967 --> 01:00:06,002 BEEN AROUND, SO HAVE I, WHEN WE 1635 01:00:06,002 --> 01:00:07,337 DID THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX 1636 01:00:07,337 --> 01:00:12,075 IN 2017, WHEN WE DID THE JUMP 1637 01:00:12,075 --> 01:00:13,343 START TAX IN 2020, SOCIAL 1638 01:00:13,343 --> 01:00:17,447 HOUSING, AS YOU KNOW, WENT TO 1639 01:00:17,447 --> 01:00:21,784 THE VOTERS, B&O TAX, WENT TO THE 1640 01:00:21,784 --> 01:00:25,388 VOTERS. THEN WE PASSED VIA THE 1641 01:00:25,388 --> 01:00:26,990 BUDGET THE PUBLIC SAFETY TAX. 1642 01:00:26,990 --> 01:00:30,026 SO, RIGHT THERE WE HAVE COUNTED 1643 01:00:30,026 --> 01:00:33,563 UP SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 11, 1644 01:00:33,563 --> 01:00:35,398 AND THEN WE HAVE THE COUNTY 1645 01:00:35,398 --> 01:00:37,033 TAXES, WHICH IS FINE. WE ARE 1646 01:00:37,033 --> 01:00:39,535 LOOKING AT BEST STARTS FOR KIDS, 1647 01:00:39,535 --> 01:00:40,570 WE HAVE VETERAN'S SERVICE IN 1648 01:00:40,570 --> 01:00:41,738 HUMAN SERVICES LEVY THAT COMES 1649 01:00:41,738 --> 01:00:45,341 UP. WE HAVE THE CRISIS CARE ONE 1650 01:00:45,341 --> 01:00:46,743 THAT COMES UP. SAFE AND STABLE 1651 01:00:46,743 --> 01:00:49,612 COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND 1652 01:00:49,612 --> 01:00:52,448 THEN, OF COR, THE PENDING 1653 01:00:52,448 --> 01:00:53,216 MILLIONAIRE TAX NOW BEING 1654 01:00:53,216 --> 01:00:54,751 CHALLENGED. SO, I AM NOT DOING 1655 01:00:54,751 --> 01:00:56,252 THIS TO HUMILIATE OR ACT LIKE I 1656 01:00:56,252 --> 01:00:58,221 AM THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE 1657 01:00:58,221 --> 01:01:00,857 ROOM, BUT I THINK WHAT PEOPLE 1658 01:01:00,857 --> 01:01:02,425 WANT TO HEAR IS HOW MANY CITY 1659 01:01:02,425 --> 01:01:05,028 TAXES THAT WE ARE IN CONTROL OF, 1660 01:01:05,028 --> 01:01:05,928 WE HAVE OUR LEGACY LEVYS THAT 1661 01:01:05,928 --> 01:01:08,765 COME UP AND GET PASSED AND WE 1662 01:01:08,765 --> 01:01:11,768 GET IT, I THINK ADDRESS THE 1663 01:01:11,768 --> 01:01:12,468 STANDARD FOOD, HOUSING, 1664 01:01:12,468 --> 01:01:13,102 TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, AND 1665 01:01:13,102 --> 01:01:14,871 THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER TAXES WE 1666 01:01:14,871 --> 01:01:17,607 HAVE BEEN CREATIVE, IF YOU WILL, 1667 01:01:17,607 --> 01:01:20,977 YOU KNOW, BEVERAGE, JUMP START, 1668 01:01:20,977 --> 01:01:22,945 SOCIAL, OTHER TACKS, SO I GUESS 1669 01:01:22,945 --> 01:01:24,981 MY POINT IS I APPRECIATE THE PIE 1670 01:01:24,981 --> 01:01:26,682 CHART, BUT I THINK WHAT WE ARE 1671 01:01:26,682 --> 01:01:29,118 FEELING AND WHAT I AM HEARING 1672 01:01:29,118 --> 01:01:34,223 AND WE ARE ALL ADULTS AND CAN 1673 01:01:34,223 --> 01:01:37,293 AGREE TO DISAGREE IS TAX 1674 01:01:37,293 --> 01:01:38,261 EXHAUSTION. AT LEAST FOR 2026. I 1675 01:01:38,261 --> 01:01:40,329 AM NOT SURE WHERE THIS LANDS US, 1676 01:01:40,329 --> 01:01:42,932 BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE FAIR 1677 01:01:42,932 --> 01:01:47,136 AND SPEAK IN PLAIN TERMS FOR THE 1678 01:01:47,136 --> 01:01:48,104 PUBLIC WATCHING AND CERTAINLY I 1679 01:01:48,104 --> 01:01:49,639 WANT TO BE STRAIGHT FORWARD THAT 1680 01:01:49,639 --> 01:01:53,910 I AM MINDFUL OF THE TAXES THAT 1681 01:01:53,910 --> 01:01:55,445 COME FROM THIS NINE MEMBER WHEN 1682 01:01:55,445 --> 01:01:58,047 WE DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING WHEN 1683 01:01:58,047 --> 01:01:59,282 THAT AFFECTS PEOPLES' LIVES. I 1684 01:01:59,282 --> 01:02:03,052 AM ALSO MINDFUL OF WHEN WE VOTE 1685 01:02:03,052 --> 01:02:06,522 TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT, 1686 01:02:06,522 --> 01:02:09,225 IF IT PASSES OR NOT. AND IT 1687 01:02:09,225 --> 01:02:11,027 ISN'T JUST PASSED TO HOME 1688 01:02:11,027 --> 01:02:12,395 OWNERS, AND I DON'T THINK IT IS 1689 01:02:12,395 --> 01:02:14,163 FAIR TO SAY THAT SOME OF US, 1690 01:02:14,163 --> 01:02:15,264 BECAUSE WE ARE HOME OWNERS, AND 1691 01:02:15,264 --> 01:02:18,935 I AM A HOME OWNER, AND I WAS A 1692 01:02:18,935 --> 01:02:20,103 RENTER, THAT WE CAN KEEP 1693 01:02:20,103 --> 01:02:22,505 AFFORDABLE ALL OF THESE TAXES, 1694 01:02:22,505 --> 01:02:23,773 ESPECIALLY FOR ELDERS THAT WANT 1695 01:02:23,773 --> 01:02:29,178 TO AGE IN PLACE, IN HOME, EVEN 1696 01:02:29,178 --> 01:02:30,680 THOUGH THERE ARE SOME STATE 1697 01:02:30,680 --> 01:02:33,149 BREAKS FOR LOW INCOME ELDERS AND 1698 01:02:33,149 --> 01:02:34,517 GETS PASSED ON TO RENTERS. I 1699 01:02:34,517 --> 01:02:35,985 THINK WE SHOULD BE HONEST THAT 1700 01:02:35,985 --> 01:02:39,122 WE HAVE TO HAVE, AS COUNCIL 1701 01:02:39,122 --> 01:02:41,023 MEMBER KETTLE WAS SAYING, I 1702 01:02:41,023 --> 01:02:42,125 MEAN, WE CAN HAVE POLITICAL 1703 01:02:42,125 --> 01:02:43,459 IDEOLOGY BUT AT THE END OF THE 1704 01:02:43,459 --> 01:02:45,061 DAY PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE JOBS SO 1705 01:02:45,061 --> 01:02:48,297 THEY CAN PAY THEIR RENT AND 1706 01:02:48,297 --> 01:02:49,932 MORTGAGE, THEY WANT TO BE SAFE, 1707 01:02:49,932 --> 01:02:52,135 WANT KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL 1708 01:02:52,135 --> 01:02:53,369 WITHOUT FENTANYL AND GUNSHOT, 1709 01:02:53,369 --> 01:02:55,071 CHILDCARE SO THEY CAN WORK, 1710 01:02:55,071 --> 01:02:55,905 TRANSPORTATION AND RICH 1711 01:02:55,905 --> 01:02:57,773 TRANSPORTATION SPINE, THAT IS 1712 01:02:57,773 --> 01:02:59,542 AFFORDABLE THAT THEY CAN GET 1713 01:02:59,542 --> 01:03:00,877 THERE, AND SO MY CONCERN, I WILL 1714 01:03:00,877 --> 01:03:02,078 BE GONE IN NOVEMBER, AND YOU 1715 01:03:02,078 --> 01:03:04,413 WON'T HAVE TO HEAR FROM ME, 1716 01:03:04,413 --> 01:03:05,815 WELL, I WON'T LEAVE SEATTLE, I 1717 01:03:05,815 --> 01:03:07,283 AM NOT DEAD BUT I WON'T BE UP 1718 01:03:07,283 --> 01:03:10,887 HERE, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE 1719 01:03:10,887 --> 01:03:13,789 MINDFUL OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY 1720 01:03:13,789 --> 01:03:15,525 AND SOME BIGGEST CIVIC PARTNERS, 1721 01:03:15,525 --> 01:03:16,759 WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYBODY BE-- I 1722 01:03:16,759 --> 01:03:21,998 DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER Y AM 1723 01:03:21,998 --> 01:03:23,266 SURE MR. KETTLE DOES, LAST ONE 1724 01:03:23,266 --> 01:03:25,001 OUT OF SEATTLE, TURN THE LIGHTS 1725 01:03:25,001 --> 01:03:27,303 OFF. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU 1726 01:03:27,303 --> 01:03:31,007 REMEMBER THAT SAYING. I THINK WE 1727 01:03:31,007 --> 01:03:35,011 HAVE TO BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT 1728 01:03:35,011 --> 01:03:35,745 LANDSCAPE LOOKS LIKE FOR THE 1729 01:03:35,745 --> 01:03:38,648 CITY OF SEATTLE BEFORE WE TALK 1730 01:03:38,648 --> 01:03:39,615 PROGRESSIVE OR CREATIVE TAXES 1731 01:03:39,615 --> 01:03:41,617 MORE THAN COME FROM THIS BODY 1732 01:03:41,617 --> 01:03:42,852 ELECT Y. AM A PROPONENT FOR, 1733 01:03:42,852 --> 01:03:44,921 OKAY, PUT IT ON THE BALLOT AND 1734 01:03:44,921 --> 01:03:46,255 LET THE VOTERS DECIDE IF, 1735 01:03:46,255 --> 01:03:48,558 INDEED, THEY WANT TO BE TAXED 1736 01:03:48,558 --> 01:03:50,860 FOR X. I AM NOT SO BIG ON THE 1737 01:03:50,860 --> 01:03:51,661 IVORY TOWER NINE MEMBERS SAYING 1738 01:03:51,661 --> 01:03:56,465 I THINK THIS IS WHAT IS BEST FOR 1739 01:03:56,465 --> 01:03:57,567 YOU. THEN HAVING THE MONEY THAT 1740 01:03:57,567 --> 01:04:01,003 IS SUPPOSED TO GO TO NOT GO 1741 01:04:01,003 --> 01:04:05,041 THERE. WE HAVE SEEN THAT. WE ARE 1742 01:04:05,041 --> 01:04:05,975 PASSING THIS AS NINE-MEMBER 1743 01:04:05,975 --> 01:04:07,810 COUNCIL AND WANT TO GO TO X AND 1744 01:04:07,810 --> 01:04:09,312 SLOWLY IT STARTS PEALING AWAY, 1745 01:04:09,312 --> 01:04:11,414 WELL MAYBE WE CAN PUT, YOU KNOW, 1746 01:04:11,414 --> 01:04:15,151 10% OVER HERE AND 20% OVER HERE, 1747 01:04:15,151 --> 01:04:17,687 AND ANOTHER 30 OVER HERE AND THE 1748 01:04:17,687 --> 01:04:19,755 ORIGINAL REASON WE PASSED THE 1749 01:04:19,755 --> 01:04:24,160 TAX AS NINE-MEMBER ELECTED 1750 01:04:24,160 --> 01:04:27,830 BOARD, DOESN'T GO TO THE 1751 01:04:27,830 --> 01:04:29,832 INTENDED PURPOSE. SO I DO 1752 01:04:29,832 --> 01:04:31,734 APPRECIATE, AS YOU KNOW, I AM 1753 01:04:31,734 --> 01:04:37,006 NOT QUITE A BIG AS A WONK AS YOU 1754 01:04:37,006 --> 01:04:38,674 BUT I APPRECIATE THE PIE CHART 1755 01:04:38,674 --> 01:04:41,010 AND LINING UP THE BASICS 1756 01:04:41,010 --> 01:04:42,311 INCREASES IN THE FOOD, HOUSING, 1757 01:04:42,311 --> 01:04:42,979 TRANSPORTATION, TUITION, AND WE 1758 01:04:42,979 --> 01:04:45,748 ARE MINDFUL OF THE GLOBAL AND 1759 01:04:45,748 --> 01:04:47,016 NATIONAL THINGS HAPPENING TO OUR 1760 01:04:47,016 --> 01:04:49,719 ECONOMY. WE KNOW THE STOCK 1761 01:04:49,719 --> 01:04:51,921 MARKET IS NOT THE ONLY INDICATOR 1762 01:04:51,921 --> 01:04:52,989 OF OUR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, AND 1763 01:04:52,989 --> 01:04:55,458 I DON'T SEE IT GETTING ANY 1764 01:04:55,458 --> 01:04:58,160 BETTER IN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS. I 1765 01:04:58,160 --> 01:05:01,764 COULD BE WRONG. BUT I DON'T SEE 1766 01:05:01,764 --> 01:05:02,632 THAT HAPPENING. WITH THAT, 1767 01:05:02,632 --> 01:05:04,967 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WANT TO 1768 01:05:04,967 --> 01:05:07,236 THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE 1769 01:05:07,236 --> 01:05:08,070 AFFORDABILITY PIECE IN 1770 01:05:08,070 --> 01:05:09,372 CONVERSATION TO BE CANDID FRONT 1771 01:05:09,372 --> 01:05:11,941 AND CENTER, SO WE COULD TALK 1772 01:05:11,941 --> 01:05:12,708 ABOUT THOSE THINGS. AND, AGAIN, 1773 01:05:12,708 --> 01:05:16,045 I DON'T MEAN TO BE THE, YOU 1774 01:05:16,045 --> 01:05:18,147 KNOW, THE, RUIN THE PARTY HERE, 1775 01:05:18,147 --> 01:05:22,752 BUT I WANTED TO JUST LET PEOPLE 1776 01:05:22,752 --> 01:05:25,488 KNOW WE HAVE LOT OF CITY OF 1777 01:05:25,488 --> 01:05:27,189 SEATTLE LEVYS AND TAXES THE 1778 01:05:27,189 --> 01:05:31,227 VOTER PASSED AND LOT OF CITY OF 1779 01:05:31,227 --> 01:05:34,196 SEATTLE TAXES THIS NINE-MEMBER 1780 01:05:34,196 --> 01:05:34,730 ELECTED BOARD PASSED. 1781 01:05:34,730 --> 01:05:36,766 >> COUNCIL MEMBER, THANK YOU, I 1782 01:05:36,766 --> 01:05:38,267 THINK THE ONE THING THAT YOU 1783 01:05:38,267 --> 01:05:40,102 REALLY DID HIGHLIGHT IS WE ARE 1784 01:05:40,102 --> 01:05:41,003 ONLY TALKING ABOUT ABOUT 1785 01:05:41,003 --> 01:05:44,674 PROPERTY TAX AND SALES TAX AND 1786 01:05:44,674 --> 01:05:46,542 THERE ARE ANY NUMBER OF OTHER 1787 01:05:46,542 --> 01:05:48,444 CITY TAXES, GOVERNMENT TAXES, 1788 01:05:48,444 --> 01:05:50,146 THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY. THAT 1789 01:05:50,146 --> 01:05:50,780 SHOULD BE PART OF YOUR 1790 01:05:50,780 --> 01:05:55,418 CONSIDERATION HAS THE YOU THINK 1791 01:05:55,418 --> 01:05:57,586 ABOUT THESE THINGS GOING 1792 01:05:57,586 --> 01:05:58,854 FORWARD. YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY 1793 01:05:58,854 --> 01:05:59,989 PROPERTY TAX HAS BEEN LARGELY 1794 01:05:59,989 --> 01:06:01,490 STABLE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE DO 1795 01:06:01,490 --> 01:06:05,594 HAVE PEOPLE MOVING IN AND OUT, 1796 01:06:05,594 --> 01:06:07,596 THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS LARGELY-- 1797 01:06:07,596 --> 01:06:09,899 WE HAVE BEEN ATTRACTIVE ENOUGH 1798 01:06:09,899 --> 01:06:12,268 AREA SO FAR THAT THAT SORT OF 1799 01:06:12,268 --> 01:06:14,937 PROPERTY TAX BASE HAS CONTINUED 1800 01:06:14,937 --> 01:06:17,139 TO BE THERE. SOME OF OUR OTHER 1801 01:06:17,139 --> 01:06:21,177 TAXES HAD DIFFERENT B&O TAX OR 1802 01:06:21,177 --> 01:06:22,812 OTHER TAXES AND GOVERNMENTS OR 1803 01:06:22,812 --> 01:06:24,814 OTHER ENTITIES MIGHT HAVE 1804 01:06:24,814 --> 01:06:26,282 DIFFERENT OPTIONS WITHIN THE 1805 01:06:26,282 --> 01:06:29,685 REGION TO RELOCATE AND NOT PAY 1806 01:06:29,685 --> 01:06:31,954 THOSE TAXES SO THERE ARE 1807 01:06:31,954 --> 01:06:33,155 DEFINITELY THE POTENTIAL TO 1808 01:06:33,155 --> 01:06:34,790 CHANGE WHAT DECISIONS ARE IN 1809 01:06:34,790 --> 01:06:36,726 FRONT OF PEOPLE BASED ON WHAT 1810 01:06:36,726 --> 01:06:38,394 OUR TAX STRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE. IT 1811 01:06:38,394 --> 01:06:41,964 IS HARD TO KIND OF DO A GLOBAL 1812 01:06:41,964 --> 01:06:43,466 SORT OF TAX ASSESSMENT, OFTEN 1813 01:06:43,466 --> 01:06:45,134 TIMES WHAT HAPPENS, I THINK, IS 1814 01:06:45,134 --> 01:06:47,136 THE PROPOSAL COMES FORWARD AND 1815 01:06:47,136 --> 01:06:48,437 WE, FOR INSTANCE, THE SEATTLE 1816 01:06:48,437 --> 01:06:50,072 TRANSIT MEASURE, WHICH IS THE 1817 01:06:50,072 --> 01:06:50,740 SALES TAX PROPOSAL, WILL BE 1818 01:06:50,740 --> 01:06:52,775 DISCUSSED THIS WEEK AND YOU WILL 1819 01:06:52,775 --> 01:06:53,642 GET THE MAYOR'S PRESENTATION ON 1820 01:06:53,642 --> 01:06:55,511 IT, OFTEN TIMES WE WILL LOOK AT 1821 01:06:55,511 --> 01:06:56,912 THE INCREMENT, WHAT CHANGED IN 1822 01:06:56,912 --> 01:07:01,350 THE PROPOSAL. OUR INTENT WAS 1823 01:07:01,350 --> 01:07:04,787 GLOBAL CONTEXT BACKGROUND TO PUT 1824 01:07:04,787 --> 01:07:05,688 IN A BROADER PERSPECTIVE. NOT 1825 01:07:05,688 --> 01:07:06,956 SAYING IT NECESSARILY DOES THAT 1826 01:07:06,956 --> 01:07:07,990 THE BEST WAY, BUT HOPEFULLY THAT 1827 01:07:07,990 --> 01:07:09,492 IS INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN USE 1828 01:07:09,492 --> 01:07:14,764 AS YOU LOOK AT THESE OTHER 1829 01:07:14,764 --> 01:07:15,364 PROPOSALS THAT COME FORTH. 1830 01:07:15,364 --> 01:07:20,469 >> I WANT TO THANK YOU, THEY PUT 1831 01:07:20,469 --> 01:07:21,804 TOGETHER MY CHEAT SHEET AND 1832 01:07:21,804 --> 01:07:22,738 ADDING TO ALL THE TAXES, I 1833 01:07:22,738 --> 01:07:25,007 DON'T SAY THAT TO, LIKE I AM 1834 01:07:25,007 --> 01:07:26,876 AGAINST A PROGRESSIVE TAX, I AM 1835 01:07:26,876 --> 01:07:28,077 JUST SAYING, THE WHOLE LANDSCAPE 1836 01:07:28,077 --> 01:07:31,213 NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT IN THE 1837 01:07:31,213 --> 01:07:32,415 BURDEN, OTHER SIDE WHICH WE 1838 01:07:32,415 --> 01:07:33,883 HAVEN'T TOUCHED ON, YOU KNOW, 1839 01:07:33,883 --> 01:07:36,052 WE ARE-- I THINK THE WORST WAY 1840 01:07:36,052 --> 01:07:37,987 TO FIND OUT WHEN YOU TAX AND WE 1841 01:07:37,987 --> 01:07:38,921 SEE WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING IS 1842 01:07:38,921 --> 01:07:40,689 TO FIND OUT IT IS NOT GO TLG AND 1843 01:07:40,689 --> 01:07:42,858 READ ABOUT IT THAT THERE IS AN 1844 01:07:42,858 --> 01:07:45,461 AUDIT AND FRAUD AND, YOU KNOW, 1845 01:07:45,461 --> 01:07:46,429 MISMANAGEMENT AND MISHANDLING. 1846 01:07:46,429 --> 01:07:52,435 THAT IS THE WORSE WAY TO FIND 1847 01:07:52,435 --> 01:07:53,702 OUT. WE HAVE CITY AUDITOR BUT I 1848 01:07:53,702 --> 01:07:55,905 DON'T THINK THEY ARE TRULY 1849 01:07:55,905 --> 01:07:57,406 INDEPENDENT. WE DON'T HAVE LIKE 1850 01:07:57,406 --> 01:08:02,645 A THIRD-PARTY AUDITOR OUT THERE, 1851 01:08:02,645 --> 01:08:05,314 LIKE KING COUNTY. I DON'T WANT 1852 01:08:05,314 --> 01:08:06,315 TO SAY ANY TAX BECAUSE PEOPLE 1853 01:08:06,315 --> 01:08:07,917 SAY COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS 1854 01:08:07,917 --> 01:08:09,552 AGAINST THIS TAX. BUT TO SAY WE 1855 01:08:09,552 --> 01:08:11,287 PASSED THE TAX IN 2021 AND THIS 1856 01:08:11,287 --> 01:08:12,621 IS WHAT IT WAS FOR, NOW LETS 1857 01:08:12,621 --> 01:08:16,058 LOOK WHETHER OR NOT WE RAISED 1858 01:08:16,058 --> 01:08:17,193 ALL THE MONEY, HERE IS PIE 1859 01:08:17,193 --> 01:08:20,129 CHART, DID IT GO TO WHAT WE SAID 1860 01:08:20,129 --> 01:08:22,264 IT WOULD? WE NEVER HAVE THOSE 1861 01:08:22,264 --> 01:08:24,834 BLUNT CONVERSATIONS UNTIL WE GET 1862 01:08:24,834 --> 01:08:27,837 AUDITED OR SOMETHING BAD 1863 01:08:27,837 --> 01:08:28,704 HAPPENS. I WANT TO, AS I SAID 1864 01:08:28,704 --> 01:08:31,740 BEFORE, I WANT TO PUT A MARKER 1865 01:08:31,740 --> 01:08:33,509 DOWN THERE AND KEEP OUR NORTH 1866 01:08:33,509 --> 01:08:35,544 STAR ABOUT WHAT OUR JOB IS, I 1867 01:08:35,544 --> 01:08:36,812 DON'T THINK ALL TAXES ARE GOOD 1868 01:08:36,812 --> 01:08:38,714 AND I DON'T THINK ALL TAXES ARE 1869 01:08:38,714 --> 01:08:42,485 BAD, BUT I THINK IF WE MAKE A 1870 01:08:42,485 --> 01:08:44,019 DECISION TO TAX WHATEVER THAT 1871 01:08:44,019 --> 01:08:45,154 IS, THAT WHERVE WE INTEND TO USE 1872 01:08:45,154 --> 01:08:47,389 IT FOR SHOULD BE USED FOR THAT, 1873 01:08:47,389 --> 01:08:50,659 AND ALSO, PEOPLE SHOULD BE HELD 1874 01:08:50,659 --> 01:08:56,765 ACCOUNTABLE AND WE SHOULD SEE 1875 01:08:56,765 --> 01:08:58,767 WHAT THE DELIVER IS. I HAVE MY 1876 01:08:58,767 --> 01:09:00,002 ISSUES WITH GROUPS THAT MAKE 1877 01:09:00,002 --> 01:09:00,970 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THIS 1878 01:09:00,970 --> 01:09:02,905 BODY AND TAXES AND I STILL 1879 01:09:02,905 --> 01:09:04,940 DON'T KNOW, QUITE FRANKLY, WHAT 1880 01:09:04,940 --> 01:09:05,841 THEY HAVE COMPLETELY DELIVERED. 1881 01:09:05,841 --> 01:09:07,476 I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK 1882 01:09:07,476 --> 01:09:08,511 YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 1883 01:09:08,511 --> 01:09:10,513 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 1884 01:09:10,513 --> 01:09:11,280 JUAREZ. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA 1885 01:09:11,280 --> 01:09:12,715 AND I THINK WE ARE GOING BACK TO 1886 01:09:12,715 --> 01:09:16,619 COUNCIL MEMBER LIN, IS THAT A 1887 01:09:16,619 --> 01:09:17,419 NEW HAND? YEAH? AWESOME. COUNCIL 1888 01:09:17,419 --> 01:09:19,221 MEMBER JUAREZ, EXCUSE ME, 1889 01:09:19,221 --> 01:09:19,989 COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. 1890 01:09:19,989 --> 01:09:22,825 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 1891 01:09:22,825 --> 01:09:25,594 THANK YOU, CALVIN, AND TOM FOR 1892 01:09:25,594 --> 01:09:26,328 BEING HERE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1893 01:09:26,328 --> 01:09:29,598 THANK YOU FOR, THIS IS REALLY 1894 01:09:29,598 --> 01:09:30,599 IMPORTANT PRESENTATION. ALSO, I 1895 01:09:30,599 --> 01:09:36,138 WANT TO SAY, PLUS ONE TO ALL OF 1896 01:09:36,138 --> 01:09:38,040 MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL JUAREZ 1897 01:09:38,040 --> 01:09:39,875 COMMENTS, I AM-- I AM GOING TO 1898 01:09:39,875 --> 01:09:41,544 BE UNDERSCORING SOME OF THE 1899 01:09:41,544 --> 01:09:43,345 COMMENTS SHE SAID, BUT I WHOLE 1900 01:09:43,345 --> 01:09:45,581 HEARTEDLY AGREE WITH ALL OF THE 1901 01:09:45,581 --> 01:09:48,851 THINGS THAT SHE MENTIONED, WHAT 1902 01:09:48,851 --> 01:09:52,221 I WAS GOING TO SAY, MANY OF THE 1903 01:09:52,221 --> 01:09:55,558 POINTS SHE DID HIT, BUT I DO 1904 01:09:55,558 --> 01:09:58,194 WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE NEED TO 1905 01:09:58,194 --> 01:10:01,530 LOOK AT THE FULL LANDSCAPE, NOT 1906 01:10:01,530 --> 01:10:03,866 JUST PROPERTY AND SALES IS THE 1907 01:10:03,866 --> 01:10:06,335 POINT OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT 1908 01:10:06,335 --> 01:10:07,903 THE FULL LANDSCAPE BEFORE WE 1909 01:10:07,903 --> 01:10:09,004 MAKE DECISIONS AND ALSO LOOKING 1910 01:10:09,004 --> 01:10:11,840 AT WHERE THE SPENDING IS GOING 1911 01:10:11,840 --> 01:10:14,343 AND ARE WE GETTING THE OUTCOMES 1912 01:10:14,343 --> 01:10:17,913 THAT WE WANT FOR OUR CITY THAT 1913 01:10:17,913 --> 01:10:20,049 IS, WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING. 1914 01:10:20,049 --> 01:10:20,716 THOSE THINGS ARE REALLY 1915 01:10:20,716 --> 01:10:22,851 IMPORTANT, AND I WILL JUST SAY 1916 01:10:22,851 --> 01:10:25,688 BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, WHEN WE DID 1917 01:10:25,688 --> 01:10:28,457 THE FEP LEVY, I REALLY DUG INTO 1918 01:10:28,457 --> 01:10:30,593 I WANTED TO SEE WHERE MONEY WAS 1919 01:10:30,593 --> 01:10:33,696 GOING, HOW WELL IT WAS WORKING, 1920 01:10:33,696 --> 01:10:35,531 SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE A GOOD 1921 01:10:35,531 --> 01:10:39,835 BASIS BY WHICH WE WERE MAKING 1922 01:10:39,835 --> 01:10:42,204 DECISIONS ABOUT A FUTURE 1923 01:10:42,204 --> 01:10:44,607 FAMILIES AND LEVY FEP LEVY. SAME 1924 01:10:44,607 --> 01:10:45,908 WITH THE LIBRARIES LEVY, NOW, 1925 01:10:45,908 --> 01:10:46,775 CALVIN, THANK YOU FOR POINTING 1926 01:10:46,775 --> 01:10:49,311 OUT, AND IT IS TRUE, THAT ALL 1927 01:10:49,311 --> 01:10:52,181 OUR LEVYS, INSTEAD OF INCREASING 1928 01:10:52,181 --> 01:10:53,649 JUST BY THE INFLATIONARY PIECE, 1929 01:10:53,649 --> 01:10:56,919 WE HAVE PUT MORE INTO THE LEVYS, 1930 01:10:56,919 --> 01:11:02,958 AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, AN 1931 01:11:02,958 --> 01:11:04,727 IMPORTANT ASPECT IS THE FACT WE 1932 01:11:04,727 --> 01:11:06,662 REACHED PRETTY MUCH OR LEVY TAX. 1933 01:11:06,662 --> 01:11:09,465 THEN IT IS NOW HAMPERING OUR 1934 01:11:09,465 --> 01:11:10,966 ABILITY TO DO OTHER THINGS, 1935 01:11:10,966 --> 01:11:14,069 BECAUSE WE ARE HITTING THAT LEVY 1936 01:11:14,069 --> 01:11:16,438 CAP. I DON'T THINK JUST LOOKING 1937 01:11:16,438 --> 01:11:17,806 TO OLYMPIA SAYING INCREASE OUR 1938 01:11:17,806 --> 01:11:21,610 LEVY CAP IS WHAT WE ONLY SHOULD 1939 01:11:21,610 --> 01:11:24,847 BE LOOKING AT BECAUSE THAT MEANS 1940 01:11:24,847 --> 01:11:25,948 WE WOULD BE INCREASING PROPERTY 1941 01:11:25,948 --> 01:11:27,850 TAXES EVEN MORE, AND WE KNOW 1942 01:11:27,850 --> 01:11:30,686 PROPERTY TAXES HAVE A HUGE 1943 01:11:30,686 --> 01:11:32,655 IMPACT ON OUR RENTERS. SO, I 1944 01:11:32,655 --> 01:11:35,557 THINK WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT 1945 01:11:35,557 --> 01:11:37,760 WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING AS WELL 1946 01:11:37,760 --> 01:11:45,534 AS HOW MUCH WE ARE ASKING OF OUR 1947 01:11:45,534 --> 01:11:48,370 RESIDENTS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 1948 01:11:48,370 --> 01:11:50,939 AFFORDABILITY IS A HUGE ISSUE, 1949 01:11:50,939 --> 01:11:52,241 AND WE ARE SEEING, SADLY, NOT 1950 01:11:52,241 --> 01:11:58,347 JUST IN OUR CITY, BUT ACROSS THE 1951 01:11:58,347 --> 01:12:00,749 COUNTRY THAT IT IS EVER MORE 1952 01:12:00,749 --> 01:12:02,885 BECOMING THE HAVES ON ONE END 1953 01:12:02,885 --> 01:12:07,723 AND THE HAVE NOTS, AND THAT IS A 1954 01:12:07,723 --> 01:12:10,726 REALLY-- IT IS A SAD STATE FOR 1955 01:12:10,726 --> 01:12:12,528 OUR COUNTRY AND OUR CITY. SO I 1956 01:12:12,528 --> 01:12:14,897 REALLY JUST WANTED TO UNDERSCORE 1957 01:12:14,897 --> 01:12:17,466 THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF 1958 01:12:17,466 --> 01:12:18,500 THE LEVYS THAT ARE UNDER OUR 1959 01:12:18,500 --> 01:12:20,269 CONTROL, BECAUSE IT IS TRUE, 1960 01:12:20,269 --> 01:12:24,173 SOME THINGS ARE NOT IN OUR 1961 01:12:24,173 --> 01:12:25,441 CONTROL, BUT OTHERS ARE, HOW 1962 01:12:25,441 --> 01:12:27,042 MUCH WE PUT IN A LEVY IS UNDER 1963 01:12:27,042 --> 01:12:32,681 OUR CONTROL, WHAT WE DECIDED TO 1964 01:12:32,681 --> 01:12:34,917 DO FOR LIBERARY LEVY WAS UNDER 1965 01:12:34,917 --> 01:12:35,718 OUR CONTROL. KNOWING WE HAD 1966 01:12:35,718 --> 01:12:37,386 OTHER THINGS WE NEEDED TO FUND 1967 01:12:37,386 --> 01:12:39,621 WE MADE A DECISION ABOUT THE 1968 01:12:39,621 --> 01:12:41,056 LIBRARY LEVY WHICH GOT US CLOSER 1969 01:12:41,056 --> 01:12:42,658 TO OUR LEVY CAP. NOW WE ARE IN A 1970 01:12:42,658 --> 01:12:43,759 SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE OTHER 1971 01:12:43,759 --> 01:12:45,461 NEEDS AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO 1972 01:12:45,461 --> 01:12:48,997 PAY FOR THOSE NEEDS? THAT IS 1973 01:12:48,997 --> 01:12:50,332 UNDER OUR CONTROL. WE CANNOT 1974 01:12:50,332 --> 01:12:57,806 BLAME THE STATE FOR THAT, OR ANY 1975 01:12:57,806 --> 01:13:00,242 OTHER ENTITIES. WE ARE MAKING 1976 01:13:00,242 --> 01:13:01,410 THE DECISIONS HOW MUCH THOSE 1977 01:13:01,410 --> 01:13:02,111 LEVYERIZE, THOSE ARE OUR 1978 01:13:02,111 --> 01:13:03,946 DECISIONS TO MAKE AND WE CAN'T 1979 01:13:03,946 --> 01:13:07,716 BLAME OTHERS FOR THAT. WHETHER 1980 01:13:07,716 --> 01:13:10,085 OR NOT WE ARE LOOKING DEEP, IN A 1981 01:13:10,085 --> 01:13:12,154 DEEP-DIVE WAY AS TO WHAT THAT 1982 01:13:12,154 --> 01:13:14,289 MONEY IS GOING AND WHETHER WE 1983 01:13:14,289 --> 01:13:15,557 ARE GETTING OUR OUTCOME, WHETHER 1984 01:13:15,557 --> 01:13:18,193 WE REALLY HELPING PEOPLE, WHICH 1985 01:13:18,193 --> 01:13:21,330 IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ALL OF 1986 01:13:21,330 --> 01:13:23,499 THESE, ALL THIS REVENUE, THAT IS 1987 01:13:23,499 --> 01:13:26,101 WITHIN OUR CONTROL, HOW WELL WE 1988 01:13:26,101 --> 01:13:27,770 ARE LOOKING AT THAT AND WHETHER 1989 01:13:27,770 --> 01:13:29,104 WE ARE DOING THINGS LIKE 1990 01:13:29,104 --> 01:13:31,840 SUPPORTING AUDITS TO HELP INFORM 1991 01:13:31,840 --> 01:13:32,941 THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, 1992 01:13:32,941 --> 01:13:35,844 BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE IN NEED, AND 1993 01:13:35,844 --> 01:13:38,347 WE ARE TRYING TO COLLECTIVELY 1994 01:13:38,347 --> 01:13:42,951 MEET FOLKS' NEEDS IN OUR SITE. 1995 01:13:42,951 --> 01:13:44,553 THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO, 1996 01:13:44,553 --> 01:13:46,755 AGAIN, I JUST, PLUS ONE TO ALL 1997 01:13:46,755 --> 01:13:48,323 OF COUNCIL JUAREZ' COMMENTS AND 1998 01:13:48,323 --> 01:13:49,458 BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE RUNNING 1999 01:13:49,458 --> 01:13:52,661 OUT O OF TIME, I WILL THANK YOU 2000 01:13:52,661 --> 01:13:54,163 FOR FOR THIS IMPORTANT 2001 01:13:54,163 --> 01:13:56,532 PRESENTATION AND WANT TO FOLLOW 2002 01:13:56,532 --> 01:13:58,634 UP WITH BOTH CALVIN AND TOM TO 2003 01:13:58,634 --> 01:14:05,140 GET, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF 2004 01:14:05,140 --> 01:14:10,112 THE TAXES AND THE LEVYS THAT WE 2005 01:14:10,112 --> 01:14:13,749 HAVE SENT TO OUR-- THAT OUR 2006 01:14:13,749 --> 01:14:15,984 RESIDENTS SPEND SPEND MONEY ON, 2007 01:14:15,984 --> 01:14:17,019 WHATEVER STATE TAXES OR COUNTY 2008 01:14:17,019 --> 01:14:18,687 TAXES THEY ARE PAY FOR THAT 2009 01:14:18,687 --> 01:14:20,823 SHOULD BE ON HERE TOO, THAT IS 2010 01:14:20,823 --> 01:14:23,859 EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO ANY CITY 2011 01:14:23,859 --> 01:14:25,527 TAXES THAT WE ARE MAKING 2012 01:14:25,527 --> 01:14:26,595 DECISIONS ABOUT. THEY PAID ALL 2013 01:14:26,595 --> 01:14:27,830 OF THOSE OTHER TACKS AND THAT 2014 01:14:27,830 --> 01:14:30,899 NEEDS TO BE PART OF THIS 2015 01:14:30,899 --> 01:14:34,203 CONVERSATION AS WELL. SO, THANK 2016 01:14:34,203 --> 01:14:35,504 YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL 2017 01:14:35,504 --> 01:14:37,773 PRESIDENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE 2018 01:14:37,773 --> 01:14:41,476 CONTINUATION OF THIS 2019 01:14:41,476 --> 01:14:41,810 CONVERSATION. 2020 01:14:41,810 --> 01:14:42,711 >> YEP. THANK YOU. HEADS UP, 2021 01:14:42,711 --> 01:14:46,248 COLLEAGUES, THERE COULD BE SO 2022 01:14:46,248 --> 01:14:49,618 MANY MORE SLIDES TO THIS 2023 01:14:49,618 --> 01:14:56,191 PRESENTATION, AND I AM GLAD 2024 01:14:56,191 --> 01:14:58,594 COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ POINTED 2025 01:14:58,594 --> 01:15:00,929 OUT THE LEVYS. THERE IS THE 2026 01:15:00,929 --> 01:15:02,064 LIBRARY, HOUSING LEVY, SWEET AND 2027 01:15:02,064 --> 01:15:03,832 LEVERAGE, ALL THESE THINGS 2028 01:15:03,832 --> 01:15:06,201 CONTINUE TO ADD UP ON FOLKS, AND 2029 01:15:06,201 --> 01:15:08,136 SO THAT PIECE THAT YOU SEE 2030 01:15:08,136 --> 01:15:10,239 THERE, THAT IS JUST THE PROPERTY 2031 01:15:10,239 --> 01:15:13,909 TAXES, SOME OF THE TAXES THAT I 2032 01:15:13,909 --> 01:15:16,111 SAID ARE NOT PROPERTY TAXES, BUT 2033 01:15:16,111 --> 01:15:17,212 THE PIECE, PARDON ME. 2034 01:15:17,212 --> 01:15:19,548 >> THE LEVYS ARE ON THERE, ALL 2035 01:15:19,548 --> 01:15:20,515 OF THOSE ARE PROPERTY TAXES. 2036 01:15:20,515 --> 01:15:22,384 >> PERFECT, BUT NOT THE SWEET 2037 01:15:22,384 --> 01:15:23,252 AND LEVERAGE TAX. THAT IS 2038 01:15:23,252 --> 01:15:25,053 SOMETHING ELSE, THAT IS WHERE 2039 01:15:25,053 --> 01:15:26,855 MOST OF, AND ALSO, IT CHANGES 2040 01:15:26,855 --> 01:15:28,090 PATTERNS. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN 2041 01:15:28,090 --> 01:15:29,491 SOUTH SEATTLE GO TO RENTON TO 2042 01:15:29,491 --> 01:15:31,360 BUY GROCERIES AND BECAUSE OF THE 2043 01:15:31,360 --> 01:15:33,562 COST OF THINGS, I HAVE SEEN IT. 2044 01:15:33,562 --> 01:15:35,197 I HAVE-- I KNOW A BUNCH OF 2045 01:15:35,197 --> 01:15:36,698 PEOPLE THAT DO THAT BECAUSE OF 2046 01:15:36,698 --> 01:15:41,036 THE COST OF THINGS ARE A LOT 2047 01:15:41,036 --> 01:15:42,604 DIFFERENT AT DIFFERENT STORES OR 2048 01:15:42,604 --> 01:15:43,839 PLACES OR THINGS, BECAUSE OF 2049 01:15:43,839 --> 01:15:47,309 SOME OF THE TAXES THAT WE HAVE 2050 01:15:47,309 --> 01:15:48,710 CREATED HERE IN SEATTLE. THE 2051 01:15:48,710 --> 01:15:52,547 PROPERTY TAXES ARE THE GREEN ON 2052 01:15:52,547 --> 01:15:54,316 THIS SLIDE, AND THE-- I THOUGHT 2053 01:15:54,316 --> 01:15:55,951 IT WAS IMPORTANT, WHAT I HEAR 2054 01:15:55,951 --> 01:15:57,286 FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL 2055 01:15:57,286 --> 01:15:58,854 MEMBER JUAREZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER 2056 01:15:58,854 --> 01:16:01,023 RIVERA, WE WANT TO ZOOM IN TO 2057 01:16:01,023 --> 01:16:03,659 THE GREEN PIECE, AND SEE HOW 2058 01:16:03,659 --> 01:16:05,294 MUCH THAT WE ARE SENDING TO 2059 01:16:05,294 --> 01:16:07,229 VOTERS AND FOLKS, BUT I THINK IT 2060 01:16:07,229 --> 01:16:09,598 IS ALSO IMPORTANT WHEN YOU HEAR, 2061 01:16:09,598 --> 01:16:11,500 YOU KNOW, WE SENT TO VOTERS, YOU 2062 01:16:11,500 --> 01:16:13,936 KNOW, A HOUSING LEVY TAX THAT 2063 01:16:13,936 --> 01:16:16,672 WAS $1 BILLION, HOW DOES THAT 2064 01:16:16,672 --> 01:16:17,406 BREAK DOWN FOR EVERYBODY? WHEN 2065 01:16:17,406 --> 01:16:19,107 PEOPLE HEAR A BILLION DOLLARS, 2066 01:16:19,107 --> 01:16:21,777 IT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT ALSO WANT 2067 01:16:21,777 --> 01:16:22,611 IT TO BE BROKEN DOWN 2068 01:16:22,611 --> 01:16:24,346 INDIVIDUALLY HOW MUCH PEOPLE ARE 2069 01:16:24,346 --> 01:16:26,214 PAYING, BECAUSE I THING IT IS 2070 01:16:26,214 --> 01:16:28,784 ALSO FOR PEOPLE TO CONSUME AS 2071 01:16:28,784 --> 01:16:31,887 WELL, TO HOW MUCH THEY ARE 2072 01:16:31,887 --> 01:16:32,554 PAYING. I BELIEVE, COUNCIL 2073 01:16:32,554 --> 01:16:33,989 MEMBER LIN, THEN WE WILL CLOSE 2074 01:16:33,989 --> 01:16:35,223 IT OUT AND LOOK AT COUNCIL 2075 01:16:35,223 --> 01:16:38,026 MEMBER SAKA TO SEE IF HE HAS 2076 01:16:38,026 --> 01:16:39,294 COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. COUNCIL 2077 01:16:39,294 --> 01:16:40,028 MEMBER LIN. 2078 01:16:40,028 --> 01:16:44,132 >> THANK YOU. WANTED TO FOLLOW 2079 01:16:44,132 --> 01:16:45,968 UP ON THE CREATIVE AND 2080 01:16:45,968 --> 01:16:47,970 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE IDEA. I DO 2081 01:16:47,970 --> 01:16:52,374 THINK THERE IS HOW WE TAX, HOW 2082 01:16:52,374 --> 01:16:54,242 MUCH WE TAX, WHO BENEFITS FROM 2083 01:16:54,242 --> 01:16:55,344 THOSE PROGRAMS, SO, FOR EXAMPLE 2084 01:16:55,344 --> 01:16:56,645 THE HOUSING LEVY, YOU KNOW, THAT 2085 01:16:56,645 --> 01:16:59,514 IS A PROPERTY TAX, AND THEN WHO 2086 01:16:59,514 --> 01:17:02,284 BENEFITS IS PRIMARILY LOW INCOME 2087 01:17:02,284 --> 01:17:03,952 FOLKS. SO, YOU KNOW, ARE WE 2088 01:17:03,952 --> 01:17:06,054 MEASURING, IS THERE A REAL 2089 01:17:06,054 --> 01:17:08,123 BENEFIT? I WILL SAY, AT LEAST IN 2090 01:17:08,123 --> 01:17:11,460 MY OPINION, YOU COULD HAVE A 2091 01:17:11,460 --> 01:17:15,897 REVENUE NEUTRAL TAX, ONE THAT 2092 01:17:15,897 --> 01:17:17,599 TAXES HIGH INCOME FOLKS BUT 2093 01:17:17,599 --> 01:17:18,433 REDUCES FOR LOW INCOME FOLKS. 2094 01:17:18,433 --> 01:17:20,702 THAD WOULD BE A GREAT THING IF 2095 01:17:20,702 --> 01:17:22,371 WE HAD A REVENUE NEUTRAL 2096 01:17:22,371 --> 01:17:25,273 APPROACH BUT IT HELPED TO 2097 01:17:25,273 --> 01:17:28,777 CORRECT OUR UPSIDE DOWN TAX 2098 01:17:28,777 --> 01:17:30,412 CODE, AND FINALLY, YOU KNOW, AS 2099 01:17:30,412 --> 01:17:33,048 WE SEND STUFF TO VOTERS IT IS AN 2100 01:17:33,048 --> 01:17:34,016 IMPORTANT CHECK BUT IT ALSO 2101 01:17:34,016 --> 01:17:34,916 DOESN'T RELIEVE US OF THE 2102 01:17:34,916 --> 01:17:37,219 RESPONSIBILITY TO TRY TO GET 2103 01:17:37,219 --> 01:17:38,453 THIS RIGHT, BECAUSE THE VOTERS 2104 01:17:38,453 --> 01:17:40,188 ONLY GET UP AND DOWN VOTE, THEY 2105 01:17:40,188 --> 01:17:42,391 DON'T GET TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE 2106 01:17:42,391 --> 01:17:45,560 WANT THIS PIECE, NOT THIS PIECE, 2107 01:17:45,560 --> 01:17:48,096 AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT IS MORE 2108 01:17:48,096 --> 01:17:50,332 LIKELY THAT OUR HIGH INCOME 2109 01:17:50,332 --> 01:17:51,266 RESIDENTS ARE THE ONES VOTING. 2110 01:17:51,266 --> 01:17:55,337 SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO 2111 01:17:55,337 --> 01:17:57,639 ACCOUNT AS WELL. THANK YOU. 2112 01:17:57,639 --> 01:18:02,411 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2113 01:18:02,411 --> 01:18:07,716 LIN. AND ALSO, TOO, COLLEAGUES, 2114 01:18:07,716 --> 01:18:08,550 I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE 2115 01:18:08,550 --> 01:18:10,986 ARE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, OUR CITY 2116 01:18:10,986 --> 01:18:12,654 IS VERY EXPENSIVE. LETS NAME THE 2117 01:18:12,654 --> 01:18:14,623 ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. IT IS VERY 2118 01:18:14,623 --> 01:18:16,058 EXPENSIVE COMPARED TO OTHER 2119 01:18:16,058 --> 01:18:19,561 CITIES. I HAVE LOST FRIENDS WHO 2120 01:18:19,561 --> 01:18:23,765 HAVE MOVED TO EITHER DETROIT, 2121 01:18:23,765 --> 01:18:25,500 ATLANTA, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, 2122 01:18:25,500 --> 01:18:27,369 WHERE THE HEADQUARTERS OF 2123 01:18:27,369 --> 01:18:29,304 WALMART IS, NORTH CAROLINA, 2124 01:18:29,304 --> 01:18:30,906 ATLANTA, TEXAS, THEY HAVE LEFT 2125 01:18:30,906 --> 01:18:33,675 SEATTLE, NOT BECAUSE THEY WANTED 2126 01:18:33,675 --> 01:18:35,577 TO, BUT BECAUSE OF HOW 2127 01:18:35,577 --> 01:18:36,678 UNAFFORDABLE THE CITY IS, AND 2128 01:18:36,678 --> 01:18:38,947 THEIR DOLLARS WILL GO LONGER AS 2129 01:18:38,947 --> 01:18:40,482 THEY ARE RAISING THEIR KIDS AND 2130 01:18:40,482 --> 01:18:42,350 THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY CAN BUY 2131 01:18:42,350 --> 01:18:44,853 A HOUSE FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED 2132 01:18:44,853 --> 01:18:48,123 THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND HAVE, YOU 2133 01:18:48,123 --> 01:18:51,126 KNOW, THESE THINGS THAT ARE 2134 01:18:51,126 --> 01:18:52,627 REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM. SO 2135 01:18:52,627 --> 01:18:54,696 THERE IS ALSO, WANT TO HIGHLIGHT 2136 01:18:54,696 --> 01:18:56,264 THERE IS A HIDDEN TAX, TOO, WHEN 2137 01:18:56,264 --> 01:18:58,400 WE DON'T GET THE OUTCOME THAT 2138 01:18:58,400 --> 01:19:01,203 WE WANT. SO IF WE HAVE A 2139 01:19:01,203 --> 01:19:02,270 TRANSPORTATION LEVY&THANK YOU, 2140 01:19:02,270 --> 01:19:07,909 COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA , FOR 2141 01:19:07,909 --> 01:19:08,577 RUNNING THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. 2142 01:19:08,577 --> 01:19:10,612 IF WE DO NOT HAVE CLEAN BIKE 2143 01:19:10,612 --> 01:19:12,848 LANES AND YOU POP YOUR BIKE AND 2144 01:19:12,848 --> 01:19:14,750 YOU HAVE TO REPAIR YOUR WHEEL, 2145 01:19:14,750 --> 01:19:18,787 THAT IS A HIDDEN TAX ON YOU. OR 2146 01:19:18,787 --> 01:19:22,023 IF IT IS A LIBRARY TAX, AND 2147 01:19:22,023 --> 01:19:23,125 LIBRARY LEVY, AND THAT LIBRARY 2148 01:19:23,125 --> 01:19:24,559 MIGHT NOT OFFER SOME OF THE 2149 01:19:24,559 --> 01:19:27,229 THING S THAT YOU NEED OR, YOU 2150 01:19:27,229 --> 01:19:28,697 KNOW, THAT IS A TAX ON YOU 2151 01:19:28,697 --> 01:19:31,600 BECAUSE YOU ARE PAYING INTO THAT 2152 01:19:31,600 --> 01:19:33,769 AND YOU WANT CERTAIN SERVICES 2153 01:19:33,769 --> 01:19:36,271 AND OUTCOMES OR THE PARKS LEVY 2154 01:19:36,271 --> 01:19:38,340 AND YOUR PARK MIGHT NOT BE CLEAN 2155 01:19:38,340 --> 01:19:39,040 ASK PAYING INTO THE PARKS 2156 01:19:39,040 --> 01:19:40,275 DISTRICT, HIDDEN TAX ON YOU 2157 01:19:40,275 --> 01:19:41,676 BECAUSE YOU ARE PAYING EXTRA 2158 01:19:41,676 --> 01:19:44,513 MONEY TO GO TO THE GYM TO 2159 01:19:44,513 --> 01:19:46,314 EXERCISE BECAUSE YOUR PARK IS 2160 01:19:46,314 --> 01:19:47,516 INACCESSIBLE FOR YOU TO 2161 01:19:47,516 --> 01:19:48,116 EXERCISE. THESE ARE DIFFERENT 2162 01:19:48,116 --> 01:19:50,051 THINGS WHERE WHEN I AM TALKING 2163 01:19:50,051 --> 01:19:52,287 TO PEOPLE AND THEY ARE LIKE, 2164 01:19:52,287 --> 01:19:53,522 HEY, I AM PAYING ALL THESE 2165 01:19:53,522 --> 01:19:55,524 TAXES, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IT IS 2166 01:19:55,524 --> 01:19:56,992 THE AFFORDABLE PIECE, BUT ALSO 2167 01:19:56,992 --> 01:19:58,426 THE OUTCOME, WHAT PEOPLE ARE NOT 2168 01:19:58,426 --> 01:20:00,762 GETTING, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT 2169 01:20:00,762 --> 01:20:02,631 OF WEALTHY PEOPLE THAT SAID IF I 2170 01:20:02,631 --> 01:20:03,632 SAW POSITIVE OUTCOMES, I WOULD 2171 01:20:03,632 --> 01:20:06,334 BE MORE WILLING TO PAY EVEN MORE 2172 01:20:06,334 --> 01:20:07,435 BECAUSE I COULD SEE POSITIVE 2173 01:20:07,435 --> 01:20:08,236 OUTCOMES. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT 2174 01:20:08,236 --> 01:20:10,005 WE ARE SAYING RIGHT NOW, WE ARE 2175 01:20:10,005 --> 01:20:12,541 NOT GETTING-- SO THE FIRST PART 2176 01:20:12,541 --> 01:20:14,476 IS, THIS PROPERTY TAX PIECE, THE 2177 01:20:14,476 --> 01:20:16,811 SALES TAX PIECE, AND THEN WE 2178 01:20:16,811 --> 01:20:18,013 HAVE THE OUTCOME PIECE THAT 2179 01:20:18,013 --> 01:20:21,249 COULD BE A WHOLE OTHER MEETING 2180 01:20:21,249 --> 01:20:23,118 ON THE IMPACT AS WELL. SO, ARE 2181 01:20:23,118 --> 01:20:26,955 THOSE OLD HANDS, COUNCIL MEMBER 2182 01:20:26,955 --> 01:20:27,689 LIN? COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? 2183 01:20:27,689 --> 01:20:28,657 >> NEW HAND FOR ME. 2184 01:20:28,657 --> 01:20:31,126 >> OLD HAND FOR COUNCIL MEMBER 2185 01:20:31,126 --> 01:20:32,360 LIN. AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER 2186 01:20:32,360 --> 01:20:34,729 RIVERA AND THEN WE WILL WRAP UP. 2187 01:20:34,729 --> 01:20:35,730 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2188 01:20:35,730 --> 01:20:38,700 I DO WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE SALES 2189 01:20:38,700 --> 01:20:43,138 TAX PIECE, I MEAN, YOU JUST SAID 2190 01:20:43,138 --> 01:20:45,307 IT AS WELL, BUT FOLKS, LOW 2191 01:20:45,307 --> 01:20:50,011 INCOME FOLKS ARE PAYING SALES 2192 01:20:50,011 --> 01:20:52,080 TAX FOR THINGS OTHER THAN FOOD, 2193 01:20:52,080 --> 01:20:54,182 IF YOU ARE PARENT, YOU KNOW YOU 2194 01:20:54,182 --> 01:20:56,484 HAVE TO BUY FOR YOUR KIDS, I 2195 01:20:56,484 --> 01:20:57,352 SWEAR EVERY FEW MONTHS THEIR 2196 01:20:57,352 --> 01:21:00,188 FEET GROW AND I AM NOT TRYING TO 2197 01:21:00,188 --> 01:21:01,456 BE CHEEKY HERE, LIKE IT IS 2198 01:21:01,456 --> 01:21:04,259 EXPENSIVE AND CLOTHING AND ALL 2199 01:21:04,259 --> 01:21:05,860 OF THOSE THINGS DO GET TAXED. I 2200 01:21:05,860 --> 01:21:08,396 WILL SAY THAT IN TERMS OF, YOU 2201 01:21:08,396 --> 01:21:09,864 KNOW, OLYMPIA PASSED A 2202 01:21:09,864 --> 01:21:12,200 MILLIONAIRE'S TAX, IT WAS NOT 2203 01:21:12,200 --> 01:21:15,070 USED TO OFFSET SOME OF THE TAXES 2204 01:21:15,070 --> 01:21:16,771 THAT LOW INCOME FOLKS ARE PAYING 2205 01:21:16,771 --> 01:21:20,208 OFTEN TIMES, I MEAN, NEW THINGS 2206 01:21:20,208 --> 01:21:21,576 ARE GETTING FUNDED WITH THAT 2207 01:21:21,576 --> 01:21:23,645 TYPE OF A TAX. I WOULD LOVE TO 2208 01:21:23,645 --> 01:21:25,647 SEE SOME TAX RELIEF FOR OUR 2209 01:21:25,647 --> 01:21:28,617 LOW-INCOME FOLKS WHEN WE DO 2210 01:21:28,617 --> 01:21:30,418 THINGS LIKE A MILLIONAIRE'S TAX. 2211 01:21:30,418 --> 01:21:33,455 SO, ALL OF THAT IS TRUE AND TO 2212 01:21:33,455 --> 01:21:34,456 YOUR POINT, COUNCIL MEMBER, 2213 01:21:34,456 --> 01:21:35,290 ABOUT, OR COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 2214 01:21:35,290 --> 01:21:39,461 ABOUT THE SERVICES PIECE, YOU 2215 01:21:39,461 --> 01:21:41,363 KNOW, IF FOLKS AREN'T SINGING 2216 01:21:41,363 --> 01:21:44,833 WHERE, YOU KNOW, IF FOLKS 2217 01:21:44,833 --> 01:21:47,569 AREN'T SEEING IMPROVEMENTS TO 2218 01:21:47,569 --> 01:21:49,271 SERVICES THEN IT MAKES IT 2219 01:21:49,271 --> 01:21:50,338 DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED 2220 01:21:50,338 --> 01:21:54,342 BECAUSE WE WANT A CITY THAT IS 2221 01:21:54,342 --> 01:21:55,777 GOING TO PROVIDE IF WE HAVE 2222 01:21:55,777 --> 01:21:58,213 CHARTERED RESPONSIBILITIES THAT 2223 01:21:58,213 --> 01:22:01,416 WE NEED TO PROVIDE, AND IF WE 2224 01:22:01,416 --> 01:22:03,985 ARE NOT PROVIDING THOSE IN A 2225 01:22:03,985 --> 01:22:05,220 ROBUST MANNER, IF PEOPLE DON'T 2226 01:22:05,220 --> 01:22:07,589 FEEL SAFE, IF PEOPLE DON'T FEEL 2227 01:22:07,589 --> 01:22:08,690 LIKE THEY CAN ACCESS THEIR 2228 01:22:08,690 --> 01:22:15,397 PARKS, IF PEOPLE DON'T FEEL 2229 01:22:15,397 --> 01:22:17,432 LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ACCESS 2230 01:22:17,432 --> 01:22:20,302 TO ALL THE THINGS, ALL THE 2231 01:22:20,302 --> 01:22:24,172 SERVICES THAT THAT MONEY IS 2232 01:22:24,172 --> 01:22:26,374 SUPPOSED TO GO TO, THEN, YOU 2233 01:22:26,374 --> 01:22:30,345 KNOW, IT HAS AN IMPACT ON 2234 01:22:30,345 --> 01:22:32,914 WHETHER THEY STAY IN THE CITY OR 2235 01:22:32,914 --> 01:22:33,948 SOME DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. THAT 2236 01:22:33,948 --> 01:22:36,117 MEANS THE FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE 2237 01:22:36,117 --> 01:22:38,086 A CHOICE TO LEAVE THE CITY ARE 2238 01:22:38,086 --> 01:22:41,389 STUCK AND FEELING LIKE THEY ARE 2239 01:22:41,389 --> 01:22:43,058 NOT GETTING THE SERVICES THAT 2240 01:22:43,058 --> 01:22:45,293 THEY NEED, AND THAT IS NOT GOOD 2241 01:22:45,293 --> 01:22:50,031 FOR OUR CITY. IT IS NOT GOOD FOR 2242 01:22:50,031 --> 01:22:51,700 THE HEALTH OF OUR CITY. SO, ALL 2243 01:22:51,700 --> 01:22:54,602 OF THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO 2244 01:22:54,602 --> 01:22:55,337 ACCOUNT AS WELL. THANK YOU, 2245 01:22:55,337 --> 01:22:56,104 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2246 01:22:56,104 --> 01:22:58,073 >> THANK YOU, WE WILL HAVE 2247 01:22:58,073 --> 01:23:00,141 COUNCIL FOSTER AND THEN WRAP UP. 2248 01:23:00,141 --> 01:23:01,509 COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. 2249 01:23:01,509 --> 01:23:03,645 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. REALLY 2250 01:23:03,645 --> 01:23:04,346 APPRECIATE THAT. I WANTED TO 2251 01:23:04,346 --> 01:23:07,082 COMMENT AND QUICKLY SAY I AM 2252 01:23:07,082 --> 01:23:09,718 REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, I 2253 01:23:09,718 --> 01:23:11,453 KNOW TODAY'S CONVERSATION WAS 2254 01:23:11,453 --> 01:23:13,254 FOCUSED AROUND AFFORDABILITY AND 2255 01:23:13,254 --> 01:23:15,523 WE LOOKED, TOOK A LOOK AT TAXES 2256 01:23:15,523 --> 01:23:16,925 AND THAT IMPACT BUT I WANT TO 2257 01:23:16,925 --> 01:23:18,560 UPLIFT AND SAY I AM LOOKING 2258 01:23:18,560 --> 01:23:20,562 FORWARD TO AS WE CONTINUE TO 2259 01:23:20,562 --> 01:23:22,163 WORK ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2260 01:23:22,163 --> 01:23:23,631 AND ITEMS COMING THROUGH THE 2261 01:23:23,631 --> 01:23:24,966 HOUSING COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE 2262 01:23:24,966 --> 01:23:26,434 THAT WE ARE TAKING OTHER ACTIONS 2263 01:23:26,434 --> 01:23:27,435 THAT I THINK WILL HAVE A 2264 01:23:27,435 --> 01:23:29,270 POSITIVE IMPACT ON ONE OF THE 2265 01:23:29,270 --> 01:23:31,906 MOST EXPENSIVE THINGS IN OUR 2266 01:23:31,906 --> 01:23:33,708 CITY, WHICH IS HOUSING. 2267 01:23:33,708 --> 01:23:34,309 INCLUDING WORKING TO GET 2268 01:23:34,309 --> 01:23:35,143 ABUNDANT HOUSING AROUND THE 2269 01:23:35,143 --> 01:23:37,712 CITY, WHICH WE KNOW, FOR SOME OF 2270 01:23:37,712 --> 01:23:39,080 THE CITIES WE HAVE MENTIONED 2271 01:23:39,080 --> 01:23:40,749 THAT FOLKS MOVED TO, WE KNOW 2272 01:23:40,749 --> 01:23:43,051 WHEN WE HAVE SEEN THE CITIES 2273 01:23:43,051 --> 01:23:44,419 INCREASE THEIR HOUSING SUPPLY 2274 01:23:44,419 --> 01:23:46,154 RELATIVE TO THE MARKET AND THAT 2275 01:23:46,154 --> 01:23:48,590 WE START TO SEE RENTS AND COST 2276 01:23:48,590 --> 01:23:50,058 OF LIVING STABILIZE AND COME 2277 01:23:50,058 --> 01:23:51,326 DOWN IN SOME PLACES. I KNOW WE 2278 01:23:51,326 --> 01:23:54,195 ARE TALKING THINGS THE CITY HAS 2279 01:23:54,195 --> 01:23:56,030 CONTROL OF, AND OBVIOUSLY 2280 01:23:56,030 --> 01:23:57,499 ZONING, PLANNING, AND OUR 2281 01:23:57,499 --> 01:23:58,366 APPROACH TO SUPPORTING AND 2282 01:23:58,366 --> 01:23:59,067 INCENTIVEIZING HOUSING IS PART 2283 01:23:59,067 --> 01:24:03,605 OF THAT Y. AM LOOKING FORWARD TO 2284 01:24:03,605 --> 01:24:04,239 THAT CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. 2285 01:24:04,239 --> 01:24:09,778 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2286 01:24:09,778 --> 01:24:10,512 FOSTER. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY 2287 01:24:10,512 --> 01:24:12,080 RIGHT. AND THANK YOU, I DON'T 2288 01:24:12,080 --> 01:24:14,315 KNOW IF THERE ARE CLOSING 2289 01:24:14,315 --> 01:24:15,283 COMMENTS, TOM AND CAL, GRATEFUL 2290 01:24:15,283 --> 01:24:17,419 OF THE TIME AND ATTENTION YOU 2291 01:24:17,419 --> 01:24:18,286 PUT INTO THIS. COLLEAGUES, WE 2292 01:24:18,286 --> 01:24:21,156 COULD DO A BUNCH OF SERIES OF 2293 01:24:21,156 --> 01:24:23,057 THIS, BUT THOUGHT THE FIRST ONE 2294 01:24:23,057 --> 01:24:24,459 SHOULD BE JUST ABOUT TAXES, 2295 01:24:24,459 --> 01:24:27,128 RETAIL, AND PROPERTY TAXES, AND 2296 01:24:27,128 --> 01:24:28,396 THE LEVYS, JUST BECAUSE OF EVER 2297 01:24:28,396 --> 01:24:29,597 SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, EVERY 2298 01:24:29,597 --> 01:24:33,968 YEAR, WE HAVE VOTED ON A LEVY. 2299 01:24:33,968 --> 01:24:34,936 EVERY YEAR. SOME OF THOSE LEGACY 2300 01:24:34,936 --> 01:24:36,638 LEVYS AND I THINK IT IS 2301 01:24:36,638 --> 01:24:38,139 IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT CONTEXT 2302 01:24:38,139 --> 01:24:39,774 AND THAT TABLE SETTING. THANK 2303 01:24:39,774 --> 01:24:42,777 YOU FOR MAKING IT PALATABLE FOR 2304 01:24:42,777 --> 01:24:43,078 FOLKS AS WELL. 2305 01:24:45,947 --> 01:24:46,781 THANK YOU. SO, COLLEAGUES, I 2306 01:24:46,781 --> 01:24:49,150 KNOW WE ARE AN HOUR AND A HALF 2307 01:24:49,150 --> 01:24:51,886 IN, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO 2308 01:24:51,886 --> 01:24:53,855 TALK ABOUT YOUR COMMITTEES OR 2309 01:24:53,855 --> 01:24:54,989 ANYTHING PRESSING THAT IS 2310 01:24:54,989 --> 01:24:57,792 IMPORTANT, POSSIBLY, THAT YOU 2311 01:24:57,792 --> 01:24:59,127 WANT TO BRING FORTH? COUNCIL 2312 01:24:59,127 --> 01:24:59,494 MEMBER SAKA. 2313 01:24:59,494 --> 01:25:01,830 >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 2314 01:25:01,830 --> 01:25:04,165 PRESIDENT, AND USE THIS AS A 2315 01:25:04,165 --> 01:25:05,767 BRIEF, YOU KNOW, TO COMMENT ON 2316 01:25:05,767 --> 01:25:07,502 THE VERY LIVELY AND RICH 2317 01:25:07,502 --> 01:25:09,838 DISCUSSION WE JUST HAD AS WELL, 2318 01:25:09,838 --> 01:25:13,341 BUT JUST WORTH NOTING, WE ARE, 2319 01:25:13,341 --> 01:25:15,176 COLLEAGUES, HAVING OUR VERY 2320 01:25:15,176 --> 01:25:17,278 FIRST MEETING OF THE SELECT 2321 01:25:17,278 --> 01:25:18,279 MITTEE ON THE SEATTLE 2322 01:25:18,279 --> 01:25:19,481 TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT DISTRICT 2323 01:25:19,481 --> 01:25:22,217 THIS THURSDAY, WHERE WE WILL 2324 01:25:22,217 --> 01:25:24,986 HEAR THE EXECUTIVE PROPOSAL ON 2325 01:25:24,986 --> 01:25:27,956 POTENTIAL RENEWAL OF THE SEATTLE 2326 01:25:27,956 --> 01:25:29,457 TRANSIT MEASURE, OTHERWISE MORE 2327 01:25:29,457 --> 01:25:33,094 FORMALLY KNOWN AS, I KNOW A LOT 2328 01:25:33,094 --> 01:25:34,796 OF STICKLER FOR FORMALITY, 2329 01:25:34,796 --> 01:25:35,530 SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT 2330 01:25:35,530 --> 01:25:38,800 RENEWAL THERE, AND SO THAT IS 2331 01:25:38,800 --> 01:25:41,703 COMING UP ON THIS THURSDAY, AND 2332 01:25:41,703 --> 01:25:45,507 JUST TO ADD ON MY OWN TWO CENTS 2333 01:25:45,507 --> 01:25:46,808 FROM THE CHEAP SEATS, I AGREE 2334 01:25:46,808 --> 01:25:48,610 WITH A LOT, WELL, EVERYTHING I 2335 01:25:48,610 --> 01:25:50,645 JUST HEARD FROM YOU ALL, 2336 01:25:50,645 --> 01:25:55,283 COLLEAGUES, THERE IS AT LEAST 2337 01:25:55,283 --> 01:25:57,252 SOMETHING THAT I FOUND VERY 2338 01:25:57,252 --> 01:26:00,455 IMPORTANT, AND MOVING, AND AGREE 2339 01:26:00,455 --> 01:26:02,123 SUBSTANTIALLY WITH IT. AND THIS 2340 01:26:02,123 --> 01:26:04,459 IS ALSO, AGAIN, A GOOD SEGUE TO 2341 01:26:04,459 --> 01:26:06,361 THE CONVERSATION WE WILL HAVE ON 2342 01:26:06,361 --> 01:26:08,930 THURSDAY, ON AN EXECUTIVE 2343 01:26:08,930 --> 01:26:11,599 PROPOSAL THAT WILL IMPACT SALES 2344 01:26:11,599 --> 01:26:13,868 TAX. AND ALL OF THESE NEW 2345 01:26:13,868 --> 01:26:15,203 SOURCES OF REVENUE AND WHETHER 2346 01:26:15,203 --> 01:26:18,740 IT IS PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX, 2347 01:26:18,740 --> 01:26:22,510 OTHER SORT OF TAX INITIATIVE, 2348 01:26:22,510 --> 01:26:25,713 THEY ALL HAVE A COMPOUNDING 2349 01:26:25,713 --> 01:26:26,681 IMPACT. WHEN TALKING POTENTIAL 2350 01:26:26,681 --> 01:26:29,617 PROPERTY TAXES IT IMPACTS HOME 2351 01:26:29,617 --> 01:26:32,720 OWNERS AND RENTERS ALIKE. YES, 2352 01:26:32,720 --> 01:26:33,555 THERE IS ABSOLUTELY LIMITATIONS 2353 01:26:33,555 --> 01:26:37,058 ON-- THERE IS A TON OF 2354 01:26:37,058 --> 01:26:39,561 LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY STATE LAW 2355 01:26:39,561 --> 01:26:42,130 AND THE SYSTEM OF OUR UPSIDE 2356 01:26:42,130 --> 01:26:44,232 DOWN TAX CODE, WE ARE LIVING 2357 01:26:44,232 --> 01:26:48,236 THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW, SO OUR 2358 01:26:48,236 --> 01:26:53,341 TOOLS ARE FAIRLY LIMITED. ALL OF 2359 01:26:53,341 --> 01:26:55,043 WHICH IMPACTS AFFORDABILITY, AND 2360 01:26:55,043 --> 01:26:59,847 TALKED ABOUT HOW THAT RELATES TO 2361 01:26:59,847 --> 01:27:00,782 OUTCOMES AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS 2362 01:27:00,782 --> 01:27:03,484 WELL, SO, BUT I WILL EMPHASIZE 2363 01:27:03,484 --> 01:27:05,420 THE NEED HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY 2364 01:27:05,420 --> 01:27:07,989 AS WELL, AND A LOT OF IT, IN 2365 01:27:07,989 --> 01:27:12,293 RECENT YEARS, IS BECAUSE OF THE 2366 01:27:12,293 --> 01:27:13,995 CURRENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION, 2367 01:27:13,995 --> 01:27:19,534 BUT THE NEEDS HAVE GROWN GREATLY 2368 01:27:19,534 --> 01:27:22,804 AND RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR 2369 01:27:22,804 --> 01:27:29,644 CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE, HAS 2370 01:27:29,644 --> 01:27:30,945 GROWN EXPONENTIALLY AS WELL. 2371 01:27:30,945 --> 01:27:31,813 FRIENDLY REMINDER, COLLEAGUES, 2372 01:27:31,813 --> 01:27:36,985 OUR FIRST SELECT COMMITTEE ON 2373 01:27:36,985 --> 01:27:40,255 WILL BE ON THURSDAY. THANK YOU. 2374 01:27:40,388 --> 01:27:42,957 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2375 01:27:42,957 --> 01:27:46,361 SAKA, FOR THAT. AS LONG AS YOU 2376 01:27:46,361 --> 01:27:48,863 ONLY DO 2 CENTS, IF MORE, WE 2377 01:27:48,863 --> 01:27:50,832 CAN'T AFFORD IT. CAN'T THROW 2378 01:27:50,832 --> 01:27:52,266 IN BILLIONS. GO AHEAD. 2379 01:27:52,266 --> 01:27:56,437 >> CAN I JUST SAY, I APPRECIATE 2380 01:27:56,437 --> 01:27:58,439 THE FRIENDLY BANTER BUT I 2381 01:27:58,439 --> 01:28:00,475 APPRECIATE YOU FOR BRINGING THIS 2382 01:28:00,475 --> 01:28:04,912 TOPIC FORWARD FOR US TO ALL 2383 01:28:04,912 --> 01:28:06,247 COLLECTIVELY DISCUSS, DEBATE, 2384 01:28:06,247 --> 01:28:09,117 AND BECAUSE IT DOES IMPACT, 2385 01:28:09,117 --> 01:28:11,586 REALLY, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, 2386 01:28:11,586 --> 01:28:12,687 INCLUDING SOME NEAR-TERM POLICY 2387 01:28:12,687 --> 01:28:14,756 DECISIONS, SO, JUST WANT TO SAY 2388 01:28:14,756 --> 01:28:16,824 THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. 2389 01:28:16,824 --> 01:28:19,227 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2390 01:28:19,227 --> 01:28:21,462 SAKA. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 2391 01:28:21,462 --> 01:28:24,232 SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE BENEFIT 2392 01:28:24,232 --> 01:28:25,566 DISTRICT. SORRY, THE BENEFIT 2393 01:28:25,566 --> 01:28:26,501 DISTRICT. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA 2394 01:28:26,501 --> 01:28:28,002 FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER 2395 01:28:28,002 --> 01:28:28,236 RINCK. 2396 01:28:28,236 --> 01:28:30,204 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2397 01:28:30,204 --> 01:28:31,739 PRESIDENT, I HAVE TWO QUICK 2398 01:28:31,739 --> 01:28:35,209 THINGS AND I WILL INVITE YOU TO 2399 01:28:35,209 --> 01:28:36,978 FOLLOW UP WITH ME AFTER, I KNOW 2400 01:28:36,978 --> 01:28:39,247 WE ARE SHORT ON TIME, ON EITHER. 2401 01:28:39,247 --> 01:28:42,884 ONE, I WANT TO START WITH THE 2402 01:28:42,884 --> 01:28:43,618 FAMILY POSITIVE LEVY 2403 01:28:43,618 --> 01:28:44,252 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION 2404 01:28:44,252 --> 01:28:46,721 PLAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL 2405 01:28:46,721 --> 01:28:50,692 FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE ARE 2406 01:28:50,692 --> 01:28:54,328 WORKING THROUGH THE INE PLAN. WE 2407 01:28:54,328 --> 01:28:56,764 WILL BE REPURPOSING OUR LIBRARY 2408 01:28:56,764 --> 01:28:58,032 EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING INTO 2409 01:28:58,032 --> 01:28:59,701 SELECT COMMITTEES, COMMITTEE 2410 01:28:59,701 --> 01:29:01,302 MEETINGS TO GO THROUGH THE INE 2411 01:29:01,302 --> 01:29:03,438 PLAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU, 2412 01:29:03,438 --> 01:29:05,606 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR WORKING 2413 01:29:05,606 --> 01:29:07,175 WITH ME TO TO MAKE SURE THAT 2414 01:29:07,175 --> 01:29:10,345 HAPPENS, I WANTED TO BE SURE 2415 01:29:10,345 --> 01:29:11,646 THAT, COLLEAGUES, YOU ALL HAD AN 2416 01:29:11,646 --> 01:29:13,648 OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN, NOT 2417 01:29:13,648 --> 01:29:14,949 JUST THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I 2418 01:29:14,949 --> 01:29:18,186 THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO 2419 01:29:18,186 --> 01:29:20,588 SELECT COMMITTEE. WE WILL HAVE 2420 01:29:20,588 --> 01:29:23,825 NEXT WEEK, JUNE 10, THE FIRST 2421 01:29:23,825 --> 01:29:26,194 COMMITTEE MEETING ON THIS, IT 2422 01:29:26,194 --> 01:29:29,030 WILL BE A PRESENTATION ON THEIR 2423 01:29:29,030 --> 01:29:34,669 PROPOSAL, AND THEN KEEP GOING 2424 01:29:34,669 --> 01:29:39,140 JUNE 30, JULY 8 AMENDMENT AND 2425 01:29:39,140 --> 01:29:41,476 POSSIBLE VOTE, JULY 24, FINAL 2426 01:29:41,476 --> 01:29:42,143 VOTE, IN SELECT COMMITTEE, AND 2427 01:29:42,143 --> 01:29:44,212 THEN COUNCIL VOTE SHOULD GIVE US 2428 01:29:44,212 --> 01:29:46,781 PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THROUGH 2429 01:29:46,781 --> 01:29:48,015 THE INE PLAN, INCLUDING ANY 2430 01:29:48,015 --> 01:29:49,550 AMENDMENTS YOU MAY HAVE. I WANT 2431 01:29:49,550 --> 01:29:53,888 TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE LET 2432 01:29:53,888 --> 01:30:02,196 ME KNOW, OR TELL CENTRAL STAFF 2433 01:30:02,196 --> 01:30:03,464 TO RELIEVE CONFIDENTIAL AND LET 2434 01:30:03,464 --> 01:30:07,935 ME KNOW SO WE ARE GETTING THE 2435 01:30:07,935 --> 01:30:09,437 INE PLAN THROUGH AS EFFICIENTLY 2436 01:30:09,437 --> 01:30:11,205 AND TRANSPARENTLY AS POSSIBLE, 2437 01:30:11,205 --> 01:30:15,376 AND I WANT TO THANK CENTRAL 2438 01:30:15,376 --> 01:30:17,645 STAFF, BOTH JASMINE AND TRACY 2439 01:30:17,645 --> 01:30:20,381 FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THE INE 2440 01:30:20,381 --> 01:30:21,449 PLAN. I ALSO KNOW, COLLEAGUES, 2441 01:30:21,449 --> 01:30:22,717 THE DEPARTMENT REACHED OUT TO 2442 01:30:22,717 --> 01:30:24,385 YOU AS THEY WERE DEVELOPING THE 2443 01:30:24,385 --> 01:30:26,587 INE PLAN, AND YOU MET WITH THE 2444 01:30:26,587 --> 01:30:30,291 DEPARTMENT AND CENTRAL STAFF, SO 2445 01:30:30,291 --> 01:30:31,659 HOPEFULLY THAT MEANS THAT YOU 2446 01:30:31,659 --> 01:30:34,429 ARE AWARE ALREADY OF THETHIS 2447 01:30:34,429 --> 01:30:36,798 THAT ARE IN THE PLAN, SOME OF 2448 01:30:36,798 --> 01:30:39,834 YOUR THINGS WERE THOUGHT OF, AS 2449 01:30:39,834 --> 01:30:43,738 THE PLAN WAS COMING TOGETHER. 2450 01:30:43,738 --> 01:30:46,474 SO, MORE ON THAT TO COME. IF YOU 2451 01:30:46,474 --> 01:30:48,543 QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO 2452 01:30:48,543 --> 01:30:50,812 ME, AND THEN THE, AS YOU KNOW, I 2453 01:30:50,812 --> 01:30:57,151 AM SO PLEASED TO BE HOSTING THE 2454 01:30:57,151 --> 01:30:58,953 VILE, THE GUN VIOLENCE 2455 01:30:58,953 --> 01:30:59,587 INTERVENTION SYMPOSIUM IN 2456 01:30:59,587 --> 01:31:00,154 PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCIL 2457 01:31:00,154 --> 01:31:01,289 PRESIDENT NEXT WEEK ON THE 2458 01:31:01,289 --> 01:31:04,325 EIGHTth, IT WILL BE LED BY THE 2459 01:31:04,325 --> 01:31:06,360 NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE 2460 01:31:06,360 --> 01:31:07,395 COMMUNITIES, THE GROUP STARTED 2461 01:31:07,395 --> 01:31:08,729 BY DAVID KENNEDY WHO HAS BEEN 2462 01:31:08,729 --> 01:31:09,764 WORKING ON THE ISSUE FOR 2463 01:31:09,764 --> 01:31:14,535 DECADES, SO WE CAN LEARN ABOUT 2464 01:31:14,535 --> 01:31:15,736 GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION, 2465 01:31:15,736 --> 01:31:16,637 SIGNIFICANTLY SUCCESSFUL IN 2466 01:31:16,637 --> 01:31:19,373 OTHER CITIES LIKE BALTIMORE AND 2467 01:31:19,373 --> 01:31:20,541 PHILADELPHIA, I KNOW I HAVE 2468 01:31:20,541 --> 01:31:22,777 MENTIONED THIS AT FULL COUNCIL 2469 01:31:22,777 --> 01:31:24,679 MEETINGS WE HAVE HAD, I HAVE 2470 01:31:24,679 --> 01:31:26,380 BEEN WORKING WITH COUNCIL 2471 01:31:26,380 --> 01:31:28,549 PRESIDENT AND THE MAYOR'S 2472 01:31:28,549 --> 01:31:29,784 OFFICE TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL 2473 01:31:29,784 --> 01:31:31,352 STRATEGIES AND REDUCING GUN 2474 01:31:31,352 --> 01:31:36,691 VIOLENCE HERE IN OUR CITY, AND, 2475 01:31:36,691 --> 01:31:39,060 OF COURSE KEEPING CHAIR KETTLE 2476 01:31:39,060 --> 01:31:40,494 IN THESE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL. 2477 01:31:40,494 --> 01:31:41,963 AS YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO THE 2478 01:31:41,963 --> 01:31:43,431 POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY 2479 01:31:43,431 --> 01:31:46,334 INVESTS IN GUN VIOLENCE 2480 01:31:46,334 --> 01:31:46,934 PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION 2481 01:31:46,934 --> 01:31:48,069 PROGRAMS AND PLACED APPROACHS TO 2482 01:31:48,069 --> 01:31:50,872 ADDRESS THE ISSUE SO WE ARE NOW 2483 01:31:50,872 --> 01:31:53,975 INTERESTED IN LOOKING AS AN 2484 01:31:53,975 --> 01:31:56,177 ADDITIVE PIECE AT FOCUSED 2485 01:31:56,177 --> 01:31:56,911 DETERRENTS, AN ADDITIONAL 2486 01:31:56,911 --> 01:31:59,313 EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY TO HELP 2487 01:31:59,313 --> 01:32:00,414 IN THESE EFFORTS. THIS SYMPOSIUM 2488 01:32:00,414 --> 01:32:02,350 WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN 2489 01:32:02,350 --> 01:32:04,051 ABOUT THIS APPROACH, AND, AS YOU 2490 01:32:04,051 --> 01:32:06,888 OFTEN HEARD ME SAY WHEN WE WORK 2491 01:32:06,888 --> 01:32:07,455 TOGETHER WE HAVE BETTER 2492 01:32:07,455 --> 01:32:09,257 OUTCOMES, WHICH IS WHY I HAVE 2493 01:32:09,257 --> 01:32:11,559 BEEN WORKING WITH EMIR'S OFFICE 2494 01:32:11,559 --> 01:32:15,563 AND HSD TO INSURE THE COMMUNITY 2495 01:32:15,563 --> 01:32:16,497 GROUPS HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED. 2496 01:32:16,497 --> 01:32:18,232 IT AN APPROACH THE CITY WOULD 2497 01:32:18,232 --> 01:32:20,134 TAKE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF 2498 01:32:20,134 --> 01:32:22,670 OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND 2499 01:32:22,670 --> 01:32:26,040 ALSO INCLUDING THE PROSECUTOR'S 2500 01:32:26,040 --> 01:32:30,444 OFFICE, THE CITY ATTORNEY, SPD, 2501 01:32:30,444 --> 01:32:33,180 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO&FIREARM AGENCY, 2502 01:32:33,180 --> 01:32:36,551 WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPLORE THE 2503 01:32:36,551 --> 01:32:39,687 EFFORT. COLLEAGUES, YOWL WILL BE 2504 01:32:39,687 --> 01:32:41,923 SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE RELATED TO 2505 01:32:41,923 --> 01:32:45,626 THE SYMPOSIUM, I ENCOURAGE YOU 2506 01:32:45,626 --> 01:32:47,695 TO REACH OUT TO ME AS MY OFFICE 2507 01:32:47,695 --> 01:32:49,297 HAS DONE THE ORGANIZING OF THE 2508 01:32:49,297 --> 01:32:50,731 SYMPOSIUM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO 2509 01:32:50,731 --> 01:32:52,366 WORKING WITH YOU ALL, THE 2510 01:32:52,366 --> 01:32:54,235 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND EMIR'S 2511 01:32:54,235 --> 01:32:55,937 OFFICE TO CONTINUE THE 2512 01:32:55,937 --> 01:32:56,871 CONVERSATIONS AFTER THE 2513 01:32:56,871 --> 01:32:59,106 SYMPOSIUM AND TO CONTINUE TO 2514 01:32:59,106 --> 01:33:02,510 EXPLORE WAYS WE ARE GOING TO 2515 01:33:02,510 --> 01:33:04,512 ADDRESS NONVIOLENCE IN OUR CITY, 2516 01:33:04,512 --> 01:33:07,548 AND APPEAR MORE ABOUT NEXT STEPS 2517 01:33:07,548 --> 01:33:08,316 FROM OUR PARTNERS. THANK YOU, 2518 01:33:08,316 --> 01:33:09,050 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2519 01:33:09,050 --> 01:33:12,486 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER 2520 01:33:12,486 --> 01:33:13,788 RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. 2521 01:33:13,788 --> 01:33:16,257 >> THANK YOU, I WILL BE BRIEF, 2522 01:33:16,257 --> 01:33:20,061 BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, HAPPY 2523 01:33:20,061 --> 01:33:21,562 PRIDE. GREAT SEEING EVERYBODY AT 2524 01:33:21,562 --> 01:33:23,097 THE CEREMONY EARLIER TODAY. I 2525 01:33:23,097 --> 01:33:24,832 WANTED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE 2526 01:33:24,832 --> 01:33:27,668 SINCE THE HUMAN SERVICES LABOR 2527 01:33:27,668 --> 01:33:28,769 AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING 2528 01:33:28,769 --> 01:33:33,341 WILL MEET AGAIN THIS FRIDAY, WE 2529 01:33:33,341 --> 01:33:35,443 ARE MEETING TO DISCUSS DIA 2530 01:33:35,443 --> 01:33:36,577 LEGISLATION AND BRIEFING FROM 2531 01:33:36,577 --> 01:33:38,446 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND 2532 01:33:38,446 --> 01:33:39,513 SEATTLE KING COUNTY PUBLIC 2533 01:33:39,513 --> 01:33:40,348 HEALTH ON APPROACHES SUBSTANCE 2534 01:33:40,348 --> 01:33:43,384 USE DISORDER BUT I WANTED TO 2535 01:33:43,384 --> 01:33:45,953 FLAG WE WILL BECEIVING AN UPDATE 2536 01:33:45,953 --> 01:33:47,254 REGARDING CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN 2537 01:33:47,254 --> 01:33:48,089 RECENTLY SUBMITTED TO THE 2538 01:33:48,089 --> 01:33:49,190 MAYOR'S OFFICE IN AND KING 2539 01:33:49,190 --> 01:33:52,560 COUNTY EXECUTIVE IN RESPONSE TO 2540 01:33:52,560 --> 01:33:53,561 THE FORENSIC EVALUATION. THAT 2541 01:33:53,561 --> 01:33:55,630 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN HAS NOW 2542 01:33:55,630 --> 01:33:56,597 DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COUNCIL 2543 01:33:56,597 --> 01:33:58,065 OFFICES FROM MY STAFF SO 2544 01:33:58,065 --> 01:33:59,767 EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS BUT 2545 01:33:59,767 --> 01:34:01,569 I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR 2546 01:34:01,569 --> 01:34:04,338 ANYONE WHO WANTED TO ATTEND 2547 01:34:04,338 --> 01:34:05,940 COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY, CCHRA WILL 2548 01:34:05,940 --> 01:34:08,275 BE AT THE TABLE FOR THAT 2549 01:34:08,275 --> 01:34:08,776 DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. 2550 01:34:08,776 --> 01:34:11,312 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL 2551 01:34:11,312 --> 01:34:15,049 MEMBER RINCK, FOR ALL YOUR WORK 2552 01:34:15,049 --> 01:34:16,817 ON THAT. AND THEN COLLEAGUES, IS 2553 01:34:16,817 --> 01:34:18,619 THERE-- COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, 2554 01:34:18,619 --> 01:34:19,754 IS YOUR HAND UP? 2555 01:34:19,754 --> 01:34:20,688 >> NO. 2556 01:34:20,688 --> 01:34:22,723 >> YOURS IS UP. COUNCIL MEMBER 2557 01:34:22,723 --> 01:34:22,957 JUAREZ. 2558 01:34:22,957 --> 01:34:24,358 >> SO BRIEF, YOU WON'T EVEN-- 2559 01:34:24,358 --> 01:34:26,160 >> WHO DID YOU MEET WITH? WE ALL 2560 01:34:26,160 --> 01:34:26,661 WANT TO HEAR. 2561 01:34:26,661 --> 01:34:28,062 >> I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL 2562 01:34:28,062 --> 01:34:29,063 MEMBER RINCK FOR DOING A REALLY 2563 01:34:29,063 --> 01:34:31,532 GOOD JOB ON STAYING ON TOP OF 2564 01:34:31,532 --> 01:34:33,834 THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN AND 2565 01:34:33,834 --> 01:34:35,936 KING COUNTY STUFF BECAUSE, AND 2566 01:34:35,936 --> 01:34:37,004 COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER, BECAUSE, 2567 01:34:37,004 --> 01:34:38,539 YOU KNOW, THESE YOUNG WOMEN, 2568 01:34:38,539 --> 01:34:39,907 THEY ARE MAKING IT WORK. GOD 2569 01:34:39,907 --> 01:34:42,410 BLESS THEM, SO THEY HAVE BEEN 2570 01:34:42,410 --> 01:34:43,644 GOING THROUGH THE MATERIAL, 2571 01:34:43,644 --> 01:34:45,179 TALKING TO US, LETTING US KNOW 2572 01:34:45,179 --> 01:34:47,248 WHAT IS GOING ON, THE CORRECTIVE 2573 01:34:47,248 --> 01:34:51,852 ACTION PLAN IS LIKE 150 PAGES 2574 01:34:51,852 --> 01:34:58,592 AND THEN SOME. GOD BLESS YOU, 2575 01:34:58,592 --> 01:35:01,595 GOOD LUCK. DON'T DIE. I WANT TO 2576 01:35:01,595 --> 01:35:03,631 THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK FOR 2577 01:35:03,631 --> 01:35:05,733 UPDATING DIA, THERE IS ONLY TWO, 2578 01:35:05,733 --> 01:35:07,568 MAYBE THREE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO 2579 01:35:07,568 --> 01:35:09,003 PLUCK AWAY AT THAT, BUT I WANT 2580 01:35:09,003 --> 01:35:10,371 TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK 2581 01:35:10,371 --> 01:35:11,939 FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN THAT AREA, 2582 01:35:11,939 --> 01:35:13,941 IT IS SO IMPORTANT THOSE BIAs 2583 01:35:13,941 --> 01:35:15,743 AND GETTING THEM UPDATED, HAVING 2584 01:35:15,743 --> 01:35:17,311 A NEW POWER POINT, WONDERFUL IN 2585 01:35:17,311 --> 01:35:18,813 GOING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 2586 01:35:18,813 --> 01:35:20,281 THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK 2587 01:35:20,281 --> 01:35:20,881 FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU AND 2588 01:35:20,881 --> 01:35:22,183 COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER ARE DOING 2589 01:35:22,183 --> 01:35:23,551 A GREAT JOB ON THE HOUSING 2590 01:35:23,551 --> 01:35:23,784 PIECE. 2591 01:35:23,784 --> 01:35:25,052 >> GOOD JOB. 2592 01:35:25,052 --> 01:35:26,554 >> THANK YOU. 2593 01:35:26,554 --> 01:35:27,655 >> DONE. 2594 01:35:27,655 --> 01:35:29,356 >> BOOM. 2595 01:35:29,356 --> 01:35:31,659 >> AWESOME. COUNCIL MEMBER 2596 01:35:31,659 --> 01:35:34,462 JUAREZ, I KNOW THAT THE NEXT, 2597 01:35:34,462 --> 01:35:35,930 THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF YOU BEING 2598 01:35:35,930 --> 01:35:39,967 WITH US IS GOING TO BE SUCH A 2599 01:35:39,967 --> 01:35:43,804 TREAT. I AM GOING TO SAY THAT. 2600 01:35:43,804 --> 01:35:44,472 READY FOR IT ALL. COLLEAGUES, I 2601 01:35:44,472 --> 01:35:47,842 BELIEVE WE HIT THE END OF OUR 2602 01:35:47,842 --> 01:35:49,710 MEETING, AND WANT TO THANK YOU 2603 01:35:49,710 --> 01:35:51,946 ALL FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THE 2604 01:35:51,946 --> 01:35:54,582 AFFORDABILITY MEETING, AGAIN, IT 2605 01:35:54,582 --> 01:35:56,450 WAS A QUICK OVERVIEW CERTAIN 2606 01:35:56,450 --> 01:35:57,451 THINGS AND I KNOW THAT WE WILL 2607 01:35:57,451 --> 01:36:00,621 BE BACK HERE WITH MORE AS WE ARE 2608 01:36:00,621 --> 01:36:03,090 WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF JUST 2609 01:36:03,090 --> 01:36:03,991 TO UNDERSTAND A DEEPER DIVE. 2610 01:36:03,991 --> 01:36:05,025 REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR 2611 01:36:05,025 --> 01:36:07,661 ATTENTION AND HARD WORK DURING 2612 01:36:07,661 --> 01:36:08,796 THE PROCESS. IT IS 3:38, 2613 01:36:08,796 --> 01:36:10,064 COLLEAGUES, WE ARE ADJOURNED. 2614 01:36:10,064 --> 01:36:11,765 THANK YOU SO MUCH.