>>> GOOD AFTERNOON TODAY IS
JANUARY 26, 2026. THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:01 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, COUNCIL
MEMBER RIV ERA. COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA. COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> HERE.
>> ONLY FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT.
>> AND OUR FIRST ITEM IS THE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE
APPROVED. FOR THE PRESIDENT'S
REPORT, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
MINNEAPOLIS IN MY OPINION IS
UN-AMERICAN. AND THERE MUST BE
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS TO
WHAT HAS OCCURRED. THIS IS A
TIMELY REMINDER THAT ULTIMATELY
IT'S UP TO EACH OF US AS
CITIZENS, OUR CITIES TO SPEAK
OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE PROTECT
BASIC FREEDOM AND PROTECT OUR
DEMOCRACY. I JUST WANT TO STATE
WHAT I'M WITNESSING IS
UN-AMERICAN. WITH THAT WE WILL
MOVE TO THE STATE OF BUSINESS
WHICH IS THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
IN MY REPORT LATER, I WILL SHARE
SOME OF MY REFLECTIONS FROM
GOING DOWN TO ASSOCIATION IN
WASHINGTON CITY'S ACTION DAYS.
I DO WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE
OIR TEAM FOR SETTING ME UP. I
SEE COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA IS NOW
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
IS NOW PRESENT. JUST FOR THE
RECORD THAT THEY ARE HERE. OVER
TO YOU OIR FOR YOUR UPDATES.
COLLEAGUES I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT WE HAVE OUR REGIONAL
REPORTS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO CURRENTLY WE'RE SCHEDULED TO
BE HERE UNTIL 5:00 OR 6:00 P.M.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU
HAVE STATEMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE ABOUT POLICIES, FEEL
FREE TO MAKE THEM BUT IF YOU
NEED TO GET INTO IN-DEPTH
CONVERSATION, I'VE ASKED THAT
YOU CONNECT WITH OIR AFTER THE
MEETING SO THAT WE'RE NOT HERE
UNTIL 8:00 P.M. WITH THAT OVER
TO YOU DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WELCOME
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. IT'S
WONDERFUL TO BE HERE WITH YOU
FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'M MINA
HASHAMI. I'M JOINED BY ANNA
JOHNSON AND SHAMIR. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. WE ARE NOW IN
WEEK THREE OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION AND THERE ARE JUST 45
DAYS LEFT. THE FIRST TWO WEEKS
OF SESSION WERE MARKED BY
INTENSE ACTIVITY AS LAWMAKERS
WORKED WITHIN A HIGHLY
COMPRESSED TIME LINE. IN A SHORT
SESSION, BILLS HAVE ONLY 24 DAYS
TO BE INTRODUCED, HEARD IN
COMMITTEE, POTENTIALLY AMENDED
AND VOTED ON BEFORE THEY CAN BE
ADVANCED TO COMMITTEE AND THEN
THE FLOOR. MOST SENATE
COMMITTEES MEET APPROXIMATELY A
DOZEN TIMES DURING THIS WINDOW
WHICH MAKES TIME THE CONSTANT
CHALLENGE FOR LEGISLATOR, STAFF
AND ADVOCATES. IN ADDITION TO
POLICY, LEGISLATORS MUST GRAPPLE
WITH THE OPERATING BUDGET. AS A
REMINDER WASHINGTON LAW REQUIRES
THE GOVERNOR TO SUBMIT A
BALANCED BUDGET MEASURED WITHIN
A FOUR YEAR OUTLOOK. MEANING
THAT PROJECTED EXPENDITURES MAY
NOT EXCEED REVENUES ACROSS THAT
PERIOD. AS SUCH, THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET THAT WAS
PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR IN
DECEMBER SEEKS TO CLOSE A
SHORTFALL BY COMBINING SPENDING
-- WITH ONE TIME FIXING. BROADER
LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSIONS ARE
UNDER WAY ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS
BUDGET PRESSURES . PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION IS THE MUCH
ANTICIPATED MILLIONAIRE TAX
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PROPOSE A
9.9% TAX ON WASHINGTON TAXABLE
INCOME ABOVE 1 MILLION.
EFFECTIVE IN 2029. THE REVENUE
CONVERSATION IS ONGOING AS
LAWMAKERS WORK NOT ONLY TO TO
MANAGE THE BUDGET IN THE LONG
TERM. YOU WILL HEAR FROM THE
TEAM ABOUT MORE OF THOSE REVENUE
PROPOSALS TODAY AND OVER THE
COMING WEEKS. SO WITH THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUES TO GET INTO THE
DETAILS. BUT AGAIN WANT TO THANK
YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE,
WE'LL GOING OVER SOME BUT NOT
ALL OF THE BILLS THAT WE'RE
TACKLING. INCLUDING THE BUDGET
HOUSE BILL 1717. WHICH CREATES A
SALES AND USE TAX FOR BUSINESS
PROGRAM FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION. 50% OF THE SALES
AND TAX WILL BE REMITTED BACK TO
THE DEVELOPER. AND 50% WILL BE
REMITTED BACK TO THE CITY IN THE
CITY SIGNED IN PROON THAT BILL.
ALSO SPEAKING OF REVENUE, HOUSE
BILL 2100 BY REPRESENTATIVE
SCOTT WHICH CREATES A STATEWIDE
PAYROLL EXTENSE TAX. INCLUDING A
CREDIT FOR EMPLOYERS WHO ARE
PAYING FOR THE CITY SALES TAX
AND PRO.
>> A FEW CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
BILLS WERE HEARD IN THE FIRST
TWO WEEKS. STARTING WITH SENATE
BILL 6965 AND HOUSE BILL 2233.
THESE BILLS PROHIBIT THE SALE
AND DISTRIBUTION OF SINGLE USE
PLASTIC CARRY OUT BAGS AND ALSO
INCREASE THE FEE FOR PAPER BAGS.
SO WE BOTH SIGNED IN PROFOR THE
HOUSE AND SENATE VERSION. HOUSE
BILL 2421 AND SENATE BILL 6119
IS PHASING OUT THE TOXIC
CHEMICAL 6PPQ OVER TIRES OVER
THE NEXT 10 YEAR PERIOD SO THAT
A MORE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY
ALTERNATIVE CAN PHASE IN. THIS
AFFECTS OUR STORM WATER AND
SALMON. HOUSE BILL 2369 CREATES
A LOCAL FOODS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PROGRAM. INKHRAOEZING THE LOCAL
SHARE OF FARMED FOOD IN OUR
REGION TO FUNNEL TO PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. AND THE CITY SIGNED IT
IN PROAND SENT IT TO THE
COMMITTEE IN THIS THIS BILL.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GENERAL
GOVERNMENT, 6037 AND HOUSE BILL
2224. THE COMPANION WHICH
CONCERNS FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICTS. THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW
THE CITY IF WE WERE TO CREATE A
MUNICIPAL FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT. IT WOULD REDUCE THE
REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY REDUCE
ITS PROPERTY TAX LEVY BY THE
AMOUNT THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD
LEVY. THERE BY MAKING THAT A
MORE ATTRACTIVE OPTION FOR THE
CITY AND THE CITY TESTIFIED
PROON THAT BILL. MOVE MOVING ON
TO HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS.
PROHIBITS CITIES FROM TAKING
ENFORCEMENT WHO ARE LIVING ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY UNLESS THERE'S
AVAILABLE -- FOR RESIDENTIAL
USES AND THAT PART OF THE BILL
THE CITY EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN
WITH HOUSE BILL 2304 INCREASES
THE PLANNED CONDOMINIUMS FOR
EXPRESSED WARRANTY OF COVERAGE.
ESSENTIALLY MAKING IT EASIER TO
BUILD STACK FLATS ON THE CITY
LASTLY BILL 2266 WHICH REQUIRES
CITIES TO ALLOW PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, EMERGENCY
HOUSING AND INDOOR EMERGENCY
SHELTERS IN ALL AREAS OF THE
CITY WITH EXEMPT FOR INDUSTRIAL
ZONES. THE CITY SIGNED IN PROON
THAT BILL. MOVING ON TO LABOR
AND COMMERCE. WHICH PROHIBITS
NEGATIVE USE RESTRICTIONS ON
PROPERTY THAT HAS THE E EFFECT
OF LIMITING FOOD. THIS BILL WAS
MODELED AS THE RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT. LASTLY, SENATE BILL
6053 HOUSE BILL 2355.
ESTABLISHES LABOR PROTECTIONS
FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS AND IS
TAKES INSPIRATION FROM THE
CITY'S.
>> FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
CRIMINAL JUSTICE I'LL START
WITH SENATE BILL 5855. THIS BILL
PROHIBITS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
FROM WEARING FACE COVERINGS WITH
LIMITED EXCEPTIONS AND REQUIRES
THAT ALL OFFICERS BE
IDENTIFIABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE
CITY SIGNED IN PROON THIS BILL.
AND SENATE BILL 5880 AND HOUSE
BILL 1228 DEAL WITH THE
TOXICOLOGY TESTING REGIME IN THE
STATE AND ALLOWING FOR DUI
SAMPLES TO BE SENT TO
ALTERNATIVE TOXICOLOGY LABS IN
ADDITION TO THE CITY LAB. AND
THE CITY ATTORNEY, TESTIFIED
PROON BOTH OF THOSE BILLS.
SENATE BILL 6002 IS A BILL THAT
REGULATES AUTOMATED LICENSE
PLATE READING TECHNOLOGY AND
ENSURES DRIVER PROTECTION. THE
CITY IS CLOSELY MONITORING THIS
BILL AS IT IMPACTS OUR CITY
POLICY. AND A BILL UPDATING THE
3D PRINTING REGULATION FOR
FIREARMS AS WELL AS REGULATING
THE CAD OR THE SOFTWARE MACHINES
THAT ALLOW SOFTWARE TO BE
INPUTTED TO THESE 3D PRINTERS
AND MAKING MORE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE FIRE -- MAKING MORE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 3D PRINTING
AND CAD COMPANIES AROUND FIREARM
MANUFACTURING. AND THE CITY
SIGNED IN PROON THAT ONE. IN
TERMS OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND
EDUCATION, SENATE BILL 5872 A
GOVERNOR REQUEST BILL -- IN
ORDER TO ACCEPT EL I BELIEVE
DONATIONS, GRANTS AND GIFTS TO
SUPPORT ECAD OR EARLY CHILDHOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE
STATE. THE CITY SIGNED IN PROON
THAT BILL. AND ALSO SENATE BILL
5940 ESTABLISHES A FOSTER CARE
VOUCHER. AND THE CITY SIGNED IN
PROON THAT BILL AS WELL.
>> FLOW TO TRANSPORTATION.
SENATE BILL 58 IS A BILL THAT
ALLOWS SOUND TRANSIT TO ISSUE
BONDS UP TO 75 YEARS. WHERE
CURRENTLY THEY CAN ONLY ISSUE
BONDS FOR 40 YEARS. THE CITY
SIGNED IN PRO. UPDATES THE
PRODUCTION LAW BY ELIMINATING
DEFINITION THAT ELIGIBILITY FOR
THE PROGRAM FOR COMMUTERS WHO
COMMUTE BETWEEN THE TIMES OF
6:00 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M. SO
REMOVES 6:00 TO 9:00 A.M. AND
THE CITY SIGNED IN PRO. THE
NUMBER OF BILLS YET TO WATCH OUT
FOR BUT IF YOU WILL HIGHLIGHT ON
MONDAY IS THE TOXICOLOGY TESTING
BILL. THIS IS A SENATE BILL
BEING HEARD IN WAYS AND MEANS ON
THURSDAY. A BILL PROHIBITING
WASHINGTON LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM
HIRING ANYONE FOR A SWORN
OFFICER OF I.C.E. HAS A HEARING.
AND HOUSE BILL 287 WHICH IS
INCENTIVIZES GROCERY STORES IN
UNDER SERVED AREAS. AND POLT --
POLICY CUT OFF SO ALL BILLS WILL
HAVE TO BE HEARD. UNLESS TAX AND
REVENUE BILL WHICH IS IN THAT
CASE -- DO NOT APPLY FOR THOSE
BILLS. THAT WILL BE OUR
PRESENTATION.
>> GREAT WORK DOWN THERE. I SEE
COUNCIL FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ACTING PROTEM
CHAIR. VERY QUICKLY TOO. ON PAGE
10 YOU WERE GOING PRETTY QUICK
THERE ON SOUND TRANSIT IN THE
TERMS OF BONDS. ARE YOU SAYING
75 YEARS DOWN TO 40 OR 40 UP TO
75?
>> YES, FROM 40 TO 75. EXTENDING
THE TIME PERIOD.
>> OKAY SO WE'RE GOING TO
EXTEND ON THE BONDS. OKAY. THEN
ON PAGE EIGHT REAL FAST. NOT
REAL FAST. ON SENATE BILL 6002
IS SENATOR TRUDEAU, THE LICENSE
READING. YOU SAID THAT MAY
CONFLICT WITH OUR CITY POLICY.
>> YEAH, AS THE BILL WAS
INTRODUCED AND MOVED OUT OF
COMMITTEE, THE BILL HAS SOME
REGULATIONS THAT WOULD COUNTER
ACT WHAT OUR CITY POLICY IS. OR
ESSENTIALLY RUN IN CONFLICT WITH
WHAT OUR CURRENT PRACTICE IS.
THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS IN
THIS BILL SO THERE'S A NUMBER
OF AREAS THAT THAT TAKES PLACE
AND I'M HAPPY TO FILL YOU IN
NOW OR OFF THE RECORD OUTSIDE OF
THIS -- IF YOU WANT.
>> I HAVE THE BILL NUMBER
BECAUSE IT CHANGED BUT WE WERE
TRACKING THE PROSTITUTION, SEX
TRAFFICKING UNDER REPRESENTATIVE
STERN. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS AN
ISSUE IF IT WAS A MISDEMEANOR OR
FELONY. I WANTED TO KNOW IF
THAT'S STILL ON YOUR RADAR. ARE
WE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT. I
DON'T SEE IT ON HERE.
>> YEAH, THAT BILL DID HAVE A
HEARING WITHIN THE FIRST TWO
WEEKS. IT WOULD BE IN YOUR VERY
LONG COUNCIL BULLETIN. I FORGET
THE BILL NUMBER RIGHT NOW. I
ESSENTIALLY.
>> I HAVE TWO HUGE ONES. TWO
PACKETS. I HAVE A 48 PACKAGE
AND.
>> IT IS SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE
SESSION THIS WEEK. LATER THIS
WEEK. SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO
MONITOR.
>> CAN YOU GIVE ME THE NEW BILL
NUMBER. BECAUSE I HAD IT THIS
MORNING.
>> I CAN, AND SHOOT IT OVER TO
YOU VIA E-MAIL OR TEAM, JUST
GIVE ME ONE MOMENT.
>> WHILE SHE'S DOING THAT. I
ASKED ABOUT BILL NUMBER BEFORE
COMMITTEE STARTED AND THANK YOU
ANNA NOR GETTING -- FOR GETTING
THAT TO ME QUICKLY. AND I SEE MY
EYES TRICKED ME. BUT I SEE
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. THANK YOU
FOR STATING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER HAS BEEN HERE FROM THE
GO.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK
YOU GUYS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE OVER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PROTEM STRAUSS. I WANTED TO
START FOR COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ
SENATOR BILL 6002. AS WRITTEN
IT'S VERY PROBLEMATIC. THE CITY
SHOULD BE AGAINST THE BILL AS
WRITTEN. BUT I HAVE HAD
PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS WITH SENATOR
TRUDEAU AND THERE'S BEEN,
ENGAGEMENT, POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S A LOT
ABOUT SEATTLE AUTOMATIC LICENSE
PLATE READING PROGRAM THAT
OLYMPIA JUST DID NOT KNOW ABOUT.
AND, OR AT LEAST SENATOR TRUDEAU
AND THIS BILL DID NOT TAKE
ACCOUNT OF. AND SO, AS WRITTEN
NOW. THERE'S MAJOR ISSUES WITH
THE BILL. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE
WORKING WITH THEM. WE'VE
HIGHLIGHTED A NUMBER OF PIECES
THAT WERE OUR BILL. VERY MUCH IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE FLOCK ALPR
PROGRAMS THAT A LOT OF
JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE USE.
AND SO, WE ARE WORKING WITH HER
OFFICE AND WITH OTHERS TO
HIGHLIGHT THOSE PIECE AND TO GET
LANGUAGE, BASICALLY LANGUAGE
FIXES IN THERE. AND BECAUSE AT
THIS POINT RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD
ESSENTIALLY DECIMATE OUR
PROGRAM. AND WE NEED TO AVOID
THAT. AGAIN DIRECTOR, WE'LL BE,
WING WITH THE TEAM AND PRETTY
MUCH EVERYBODY ON THIS. ALSO IN
PUBLIC SAFETY SINCE, I STARTED
IN PUBLIC SAFETY. THE HOUSE BILL
2320 I MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE
BARRY AND OTHERS LAST WEEK. I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE
HOSPITALITY AND SUPPORT THAT WE
RECEIVED WHILE DOWN IN OLYMPIA.
I WAS WITH THE OIR TEAM AND MY
AWC COLLEAGUES HERE ON COUNCIL
VERY IMPORTANT BILL. TOP OUR OUR
LIST WAS THE TOXICOLOGY LAB. SO
I'M HAPPY TO SEE ALL THE
PROGRESS WITH SENATE BILL 5808
AND HOUSE BILL 1228 OBVIOUSLY
SENATE BILL 2825 WITH THE FACE
COVERINGS. THIS IS A VERY LONG
TOPIC TODAY. THERE'S DIFFERENT
PIECES TO THE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT MORE BROADLY THAT
WE'LL BE WORKING SEPARATELY. I
DID ALSO WANT TO NOTE, A LOT OF
THESE BILLS ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT. HB2324 FOR CONDOS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR DISTRICT 7
AND FOR OUR CITY. DO WE NEED TO
BASICALLY GET THE CONDOMINIUM
FIXED. AND I UNDERSTAND THE BILL
ON PUBLIC SPACES AND LOCAL
ENFORCEMENTS. THERE'S A LOT OF
CONSIDERATION THERE. THE DEVIL
IS IN THE DETAILS WITH THAT
BILL. SO HOPEFULLY THERE'S
NOTHING THAT REALLY IMPEDES THE
ABILITY. ADA CONSIDERATION FOR
EXAMPLE. THIS IS A CONVERSATION
THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR
YEARS NOW AND WE HAVE TO BE ON
BALANCE. WE'RE PROON HOUSE BILL
2100 AS WRITTEN. I KNOW THERE'S
DIFFERENT EFFORTS UNDER WAY DOWN
IN OLYMPIA THAT MAY WANT TO
CHANGE THAT PARTICULARLY RELATED
TO CITIES. SO WE HAVE TO WATCH
THAT SO IT'S NOT NEGATIVE TO
CITIES. AND HOUSE BILL 23 THE
PLASTIC BAG BAN. THAT'S LIKE A
LESSON. WE HAD A PLASTIC BAG
BAN, AND IT WORKED PRETTY WELL.
BUT THEN OLYMPIA CAME IN AND
THEN WE HAD BAGS EVERYWHERE.
THICKER, STRONGER, YEAH. IT JUST
HIGHLIGHTS HOW WE DO SOMETHING
LIKE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
READERS THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
OLYMPIA DOES SOMETHING AND
THINGS ARE HICCUPPED AND THEN WE
HAVE TO FIND FOR FIXES. I'VE
BEEN FOLLOWING THE PLASTIC BAG
BAN, BECAUSE I SEE PARALLELS. I
THINK IT'S A CASE STUDY THAT WE
NEED TO BE IN SYNC. -- SO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PROTEM THAT'S
ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE, SAKA MEMBER
RIVERA FOR ALL ATTENDING ACTION
DAYS. I CAN TELL YOU WC NOTICED.
WE HAD A LARGER DELEGATION LAST
YEAR AND THEY NOTICED WHEN WE
WERE THERE, ONE PERSON REMARKED
THEY HAD NEVER SEEN SEATTLE
BEFORE. I POINTED TO THE FACT
THAT MAYBE THEY WEREN'T LOOKING
HARD ENOUGH. BUT IT'S ALWAYS
GREAT TO HAVE SEATTLE COUNCIL
MEMBERS DOWN THERE. COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA.
>> GOOD MORNING. I JUST WANTED
TO REITERATE SOMETHING YOU JUST
SAID. THANK YOU FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING THOSE OF US THAT
WERE IN OLYMPIA. YOU AND I HAVE
THE PLEASURE AND HONOR OF
SITTING ON THE AWC TOGETHER ON
THE BOARD. I VERY MUCH ENJOY OUR
PARTICIPATION. SEATTLE'S
PARTICIPATION ON THE WASHINGTON
CITIES. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
DIRECTOR HASHEMI AND HER STAFF
FOR BEING THERE. ANNA AND SAMIR.
I ALSO MET WITH SOME OF THE
PROGRESS THAT D4 VERY MUCH CARES
ABOUT. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT
I ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF
TESTIFYING FOR A BILL THAT
LEGISLATOR REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS
IS MOVING FORWARD. THAT'S
GOTTEN WHAT I THINK TO BE PRETTY
GOOD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. AND
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND
THAT IS THAT, IT IS, INCREASING
SOME OF THE LICENSE FEES FOR
GUNS IN ORDER TO USE FOREIGN
INTERVENTION PROGRAMS SO THAT
WHEN KIDS GET CAUGHT, YOUNG
PEOPLE GET CAUGHT WITH
POSSESSION OF A GUN THAT
THERE'S AN ACTUAL INTERVENTION
SO THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE AT THAT
POINT IN TIME SERVICES IN ORDER
TO GET THEM TREATMENT AND OTHER
SERVICES AND THAT IT IS, THEY
ARE MONITORED. SO THAT THEY HAVE
THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED NOT TO
GET IN TROUBLE AGAIN. AND MANY
OF US HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT
THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO
PROVIDE INTERVENTION RIGHT AWAY
AND NOT WAIT. IN MY OPINION FIVE
TIMES TILL A CHILD IS CAUGHT
WITH A WEAPON IN ORDER TO MAKE A
ROBUST INTERVENTION. SO THIS
GOES TOWARD THAT AND ENSURING
THAT EVEN THE FIRST TIME THEY
GET CAUGHT WITH A GUN, THAT THEY
HAVE INTERVENTION. AND TO GO
WITH IT ROBUST SERVICES. AS A D4
COUNCIL MEMBERS, -- BUT WANTED
TO LET YOU KNOW THAT BILL IS OUT
THERE AND NOT ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE BUT IN MY OWN
CAPACITY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND SUPPORT VERY STRONGLY IN
THAT AND THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF
PUTTING YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR
MOUTH IS TO SUPPORT KIDS. AS YOU
ALL KNOW, GUNS AND KIDS IS
SOMETHING I VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT
AND BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING
TO AVOID KIDS HAVING GUNS AND
WHEN THEY DO, THAT WE'RE DOING
AN IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION SO
THEY GET BACK ON THE RIGHT PATH.
SO I COULD SPEAK MORE ABOUT
OLYMPIA BUT I'LL LEAVE IT THERE
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES
HAS A HOT SHEET WHICH I WILL
SHARE WITH YOU ALL COUNCIL
MEMBERS VIA E-MAIL. WHICH TALKS
ABOUT THE BILLS THAT THE AWC
COLLECTIVELY SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES
OR SIGNS UP AS OTHER BECAUSE
THERE ARE PARTS OF THE BILL THAT
HAVE ISSUES, ALPR IS ONE OF
THOSE THAT AWC SIGNED IN AS
OTHERS BECAUSE THERE WERE OTHER
ISSUES INCLUDING THE RETENTION
TIME PERIOD. HAPPY COLLEAGUES AS
IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
ANYTHING AWC RELATED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES ANY
ADDITIONALLAL CONVERSATION FOR
OUR STATE TEAM? ANNA, I SEE YOU
HAVE YOUR HAND.
>> I JUST WANTED TO GET BACK TO
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ ABOUT THE
BILL SHE WAS LOOKING FOR. IT'S
HOUSE BILL 2526.
>> NO, I DON'T THINK IT IS. I
HAVE HOUSE BILL 1265 ON PAGE 33.
>> THAT MAY BE LAST YEAR'S BILL.
THERE IS A NEW BILL INTRODUCED
THIS -- THAT'S VERY SIMILAR.
THE ONE UNDER CONSIDERATION NOW
IS 2526.
>> WELL IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW
IF THAT WAS IN YOUR DOCUMENT YOU
PROVIDED ME. WHICH IS FINE. OKAY
SO THAT'S, GLAD IF I CAN FOLLOW
UP COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> PLEASE.
>> SO, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT
BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THIS
DOCUMENT AND IT SAYS 1265 I'M
THINKING THAT'S LAST YEAR'S
NUMBER BUT ANY WAY. 2526, SO
THAT'S STILL, IS THAT'S STILL
PENDING, CORRECT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. IT'S
SCHEDULED AS OF RIGHT NOW FOR
EXECUTIVE SESSION OUT OF THE
POLICY COMMITTEE ON THE 29th.
>> MAYBE THIS IS JUST DATED. IT
SAYS JANUARY 26 THOUGH, PAGE 41
OF 48. I'M LOOKING AT PAGE 41
WHERE YOU HAVE LISTED OUR
SEATTLE PRIORITIES WHICH MAYBE
SHOULD PUT IT IN THE FRONT. ONLY
BECAUSE SOME OF THESE THINGS I
REMEMBER WE PUT IN A RESOLUTION
AND I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT
OF ME ABOUT WHAT WE HIGHLIGHTED
AS TO BE PRIORITIES. SO HOW DO
WE DETERMINE WHAT ARE PRIORITIES
BECAUSE SOME OF THIS STUFF I
HIGHLIGHTED I SEE THE JUVENILE
RECALIBRATION IS BACK IN HERE. I
DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAME TO THIS.
CAN WE, IS THERE AN ANSWER FOR
THAT?
>> YES, THERE IS AN ANSWER TO
THAT. I NEED TO GET IN THE
DOCUMENT AND LOOK AT IT TO
FIGURE OUT. WHY THERE WAS THE
DISCREPANCY ON THOSE NUMBERS.
BUT IF IT'S OKAY I WILL FOLLOW
UP WITH YOU AFTERWARD. IF YOU'RE
FINDING A PRIORITY FROM THE
AGENDA. THERE COULD BE SOME
OTHER REASON. THAT SOMETHING
HAPPENED WITH THE BILL OR
SOMETHING. SO LET ME CHECK ON
THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU.
>> SO, MAYBE I CAN JUST GIVE YOU
A LITTLE HELP HERE. IF YOU CAN
GET TO ALL OF US BECAUSE THIS IS
DATED 26 SO LET'S GET THE
CORRECT BILL NUMBERS. CAN WE PUT
THE SEATTLE PRIORITIES FIRST
THEN HAVE THE RESOLUTION WHICH
WE LISTED BECAUSE WE ALL LABELED
IT ON WHAT WAS PRIORITIES. I WAS
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEX
TRAFFICKING ONE. AND I WAS ALSO
CONCERNED ABOUT, NOW I CAN'T
FIND IT IN HERE. THE
RECALIBRATION OF THE JUVENILE
POINTS CENTER THAT WE RAN TWO
YEARS IN A ROW. AND I THINK
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES TO
THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAS
A NEW BILL NUMBER AS WELL. BUT
IF WE CAN HAVE THAT IN
COMPARISON TO WHAT WE PASS IN A
RESOLUTION TO WHAT OUR
PRIORITIES ARE. EVEN IF YOU'RE
NOT SURE AT LEAST I KNOW, FROM
THE RESOLUTION WE PASSED WHAT
MADE IT TO THIS DOCUMENT TO SAY
WHERE IT'S AT. BECAUSE I'M
PREPARING TO GO DOWN AND GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT EITHER IN OLYMPIA
OR VIA ZOOM. IN WORKING WITH TWO
OR THREE STATE LEGISLATORS AND
SENATORS AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON SOME
PARTICULAR LANGUAGE ON THE
CRIMINAL SIDE. SO IF THIS COULD
BE UPDATED THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> SURE, SURE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND ONE OTHER THING WE MIGHT
DO FOR CLARIFY. NOT HAVING THE
DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF ME. SOME OF
THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE ON THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA DON'T ALL
CORRELATE EXACTLY TO A BILL
NUMBER SO WE CAN GO THROUGH AND
TRY TO TRACK THAT. WHERE IF IT
WAS A BROADER PRIORITY THAT WAS
IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNCIL. WE
CAN TRY TO TIE IT BACK TO A BILL
IF IT'S NOT CLEAR.
>> SO WHAT THEY USED TO DO AND
YOU CAN DO THIS OR NOT. IS WE
WOULD GET A DOCUMENT THAT WAS
LIKE A SCORE CARD. AND IT WAS
OUR RESOLUTION IN THE THINGS WE
THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT. IT WOULD
SAY IN COMMITTEE, PASS, PENDING,
DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE. HAS A NEW BILL
NUMBER. AND IT WAS JUST LIKE A
CHEAT SHEET. SO I DON'T HAVE TO
GO THROUGH 48 PAGES TO FIND
STUFF AND ALSO HAVE THE WRONG
NUMBER. SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING COUNCIL
SPECIFIC FOR YOU. I THINK WE
HAVE THE TRACKER IN FRONT OF YOU
THAT WE'RE USING FOR BROADER
FOR OUR DEPARTMENTS TOO. SO IF
THERE'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION ON
THAT WE CAN SCALE THAT BACK.
>> CAN WE HAVE A SECTION TOO FOR
THE TRIBAL STUFF. THERE'S A
BUNCH OF TRIBAL STUFF I TEED D
UP NEXT TO THE CRIMINAL STUFF.
ON THE WARRANT, -- THERE'S
OTHERS I CAN'T REMEMBER. WE'LL
ATTACH THAT TO THE PRIORITIES
TOO. THANK YOU MR. ACTING
CHAIRPERSON.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET BRIEFED ON
WHICH OF THOSE BILLS I CAN HELP
ADVOCATE FOR AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY CLOSING COMMENTS TO OUR
STATE TEAM OR DIRECTOR OR OIR.
>> WE HAVE A QUESTION. A FOLLOW
UP. THANK YOU, MUCH LIKE MY
COLLEAGUE MUCH LIKE MY COLLEAGUE
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ. I'M
HOPING THAT, THANK YOU FOR
PUTTING THIS SLIDE DECK
TOGETHER. IT WOULD BE REALLY
HELPFUL TO HAVE A CHEAT SHEET
THAT SAYS WHERE THESE ARE IN
PROCESS. AND WHETHER THERE'S
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR THESE THINGS AS THEY MOVE
FORWARD BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF TIME ON MONDAYS, AND I
APPRECIATE ANA AND SAMIR HAVING
THE FULL INFORMATION AND RUNNING
THROUGH IT QUICKLY. BUT IT IS SO
QUICKLY. AND IT WOULD REALLY BE
HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT CHEAT SHEET
BECAUSE THEN WE CAN DO FOLLOW UP
DURING THE WEEK. BECAUSE I KNOW
THIS IS RUNNING VERY QUICKLY IN
THE SESSION. IF WE COULD
REQUEST, I REALLY WOULD
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> SURE, SURE. AND OUR AGENDA
WAS, DID GET QUITE A BIT LONGER
IN DECEMBER SO WE ARE PLAYING
SOME CATCH UP ON HOW TO BEST GET
YOU ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS
MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU. I WOULD
LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE
WHO'S NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
OUR ONE ON ONES THAT WE DO WITH
YOUR OFFICES TO PLEASE DO SO.
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD TIME FOR
US TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THE
BILLS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL
OF YOU. I THINK WE HAVE THOSE
SET UP WITH MOST COUNCIL MEMBERS
BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF THOSE THAT IS A
REALLY, THAT'S A GOOD TIME FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH
THINGS. WHEN WE HAVE OUR
COMPUTERS OPEN FOR US.
>> AMEN, WELL I WILL TAKE THAT
AS THE CLOSING COMMENTS FOR
TODAY. BECAUSE I AGREE I FIND
OIR CAN BE VERY EFFECTIVE AND
HELPFUL WHEN I REACH OUT AND
HAVE THOSE STANDINGS MEETINGS.
YOU PROVIDE ME WITH THE
INFORMATION I'VE NEEDED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. ANYTHING ELSE FROM
ANNA OR SAMIR?
>> SEEING NONE, THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR WORK. I KNOW THAT,
THESE TYPE OF WORK OCCURS IN ONE
DAY. JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
WONDERFUL, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO ITEM FOUR. SIGNING OF
LETTERS AND PROCLAMATIONS. I
HEARD WE HAD SOME LETTERS BUT WE
DON'T SEE THEM. I WANT TO -- IF
WE HAVE LETTERS TO BE SIGNED.
>> I HAD A LETTER BUT I WAS TOLD
I WOULD BE INTRODUCING THEM
TOGETHER FOR SIGNATURES. HAPPY
TO TALK ABOUT IT TODAY BUT I WAS
PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT IT
TOMORROW.
>> LET'S DO THAT TOMORROW.
THAT'S THE SOURCE OF MY
CONFUSION. THANK YOU. WE'LL
MOVE RIGHT ON IN THE PREVIEW OF
COUNCIL ACTIONS. COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES. I'M GOING
TO START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
LIN. I LIKE HOW COUNCIL MEMBER
MADE IT MORE CASUAL AND JUST
PASSING THE BATON. WE'RE GOING
TO START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LIN
AND GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
THEN RIVERA, SAKA. SO COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN. OVER TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JUST MEETINGS THAT
WERE ATTENDED THIS MORNING.
MAYOR WILSON SPOKE THERE. AND
NOT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS TO
REPORT OTHER THAN JUST
ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED BY WHAT
WE'RE SEEING IN MINNESOTA. IT
FEELS LIKE WE ARE LIVING IN A
DISTOPIAN MIGHT MARE NOT JUST
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED
BUT THE LIES THAT ARE BEING
SHARED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. SO I'M SURE ALL OF
YOU, LIKE OUR OFFICE ARE LASER
FOCUSED ON DOING EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO PREPARE, IT FEELS SOME
WHAT AKIN TO LIKE A NATURAL
DISASTER AND I FEEL LIKE WE NEED
TO TREAT IT THAT WAY BUT INSTEAD
IT'S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THAT IS CAUSING THIS. BUT I
JUST, AS I THINK ABOUT OUR
COMMITTEE WORK AND OUR COUNCIL
ACTION PLAN, TO ME PREPARING FOR
I.C.E. IS ABSOLUTELY URGENT IN
OUR NUMBER. WHAT I BELIEVE NEEDS
TO BE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED
ON AND MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS
CAN LEGALLY OBSERVE IN A SAFE
MATTER. BECAUSE WE SEE -- TO
HOLDING OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE LIVES
THEY'RE SHARING WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY. THAT'S ONE THING
THAT I THINK WE CERTAINLY NEED
TO FOCUS ON. AND TWO MAKING SURE
THERE'S ACCURATE INFORMATION
ABOUT I.C.E. ACTIVITY BECAUSE
WE'VE SEEN JUST OUR COMMUNITY
ON SUPER HIGH ALERT. WITH
SCHOOLS SHELTERING IN PLACE LAST
WEEK AND JUST EVERYBODY IS SUPER
WORRIED AND SCARED AND SO.
WANTED TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO
TO BETTER SHARE INFORMATION WITH
OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S GOING
TO BE ANOTHER TOP PRIORITY THAT
WE WANT TO FOCUS ON. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LIN.
WE'RE GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER. AND
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER IF YOU CAN
PASS THE BATON DOWN THE LINE.
>> THANK YOU, I'M GOING TO BE
VERY BRIEF. I LOST MY VOICE AND
I'M JUST GETTING IT BACK. SO
I'LL SAY THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I
SHARE THE WAY YOU'RE FEELING.
I'M SURE ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES
DO AND MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS
HERE DO. I KNOW WE'RE RECEIVING
A LOT OF COMMUNICATIONS FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THEIR
CONCERNS AND THAT WE'RE WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
BEING RESPONSIVE HERE LOCALLY IN
SEATTLE. AGAIN KEEPING IT BRIEF.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING
ARTS JOIN US IN THE HOUSING ARTS
AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE FOR A
BRIEFING ON WEDNESDAY. ABOUT
THEIR WORK PLAN AND SOME OF THE
PINPOINTS THAT THEY'RE FACING
IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY. AND
TONIGHT I'M EXCITED TO BE
ATTENDING INDIA'S 77th
RECEPTION. I KNOW THERE'S GOING
TO BE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO CANCEL
SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS BECAUSE
I COULDN'T TALK OVER THE WEEK
WEEKEND. WITH THAT I WILL SEND
IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> THANK YOU, I HOPE YOU REGAIN
YOUR VOICE. FOR ME SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING IS PRIORITY.
AND THAT'S TOMORROW. WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE THE KING COUNTY
OFFICE JOINING US AND DISCUSSING
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. AND GIVING AN
OVERVIEW OF THE DISASTER WE HAVE
HERE. SOME OF THE CASES THAT WE
HAVE IN THIS SAD CIRCUMSTANCE.
AND THIS KIND OF FOSSIL PLAYS
INTO A SUMMIT ON THURSDAY. A
SUMMIT ON CRIME SURVIVORS AND
PARTICULARLY COMMERCIAL SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION. SO THESE TWO,
EVENTS THIS WEEK KIND OF GO HAND
IN HAND. WHERE GENERALLY TODAY
AND TO THE TOPIC OF MINNESOTA,
OBVIOUSLY I'VE BEEN ENGAGED
WITH THE MAYOR, THE DEPUTY
MAYOR, OUR NEW OPERATIONS
MANAGER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE
PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISOR. NEW
PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISOR AND OTHERS
ON THE EXECUTIVE TEAM PLUS
OTHERS IN TERMS OF WORKING
THROUGH THE VARIOUS PIECES AS IT
RELATES TO SEATTLE AND THEN WHAT
WE CAN DO AS A CITY TO PROTECT
OURSELVES BETTER. PARTICULARLY
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PERIOD OF
TRANSITION. AND THIS BUILDS ON
MEETINGS I'VE HAD WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY AND OTHERS. SO WORKING
WITH THEM, DEVELOPING PIECES AND
SEPARATELY TOO, THIS IS
IMPORTANT. I CALLED -- HAD A
DISCUSSION WITH MY COUNTER PART
ON THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL
BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR
THE CITY AND COUNTY TO BE
WORKING TOGETHER. YES WHAT
HAPPENED IN MINNESOTA,
MINNEAPOLIS THIS WEEKEND BUILDS
ON THE TRAGIC AND
UNPROFESSIONAL, DISGUSTING IN
TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
TERMS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND THE PEOPLE ON OUR STREETS. I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AGAIN FOR
US. I DO HAVE AN UPDATED
STATEMENT. WORKING FOR
TOMORROW'S MEETING. WE'RE
WALKING ON THIS AND WHAT WE NEED
TO DO MOVING FORWARD. YES I ECHO
THE COMMENTS MADE ALREADY AS
WELL. SEPARATELY, IN TERMS OF
TOPICS. HAD A MEETING WITH OUR
FIFA WORLD CUP, LLC THE LOCAL
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AS WE GET
CLOSER. AS IT'S GETTING CLOSER
AND CLOSER AND VERY IMPORTANT.
AND THEN SEPARATELY MET WITH
HISTORY LINK AND DENSHO, SOME OF
THESE IMPORTANT FEATURES. THESE
GEMS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY TO
REALLY CHRONICLE OUR CITY. AND
THE DENSHO PIECE IS REALLY
INTERESTING AND -- WHEN OUR
GOVERNMENT GENERALLY HAS WORKED
AGAINST OUR CITIZENS IN THAT
CASE, OUR JAPANESE DECENT,
MEETING WITH THE SUMMIT OF
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. ON FRIDAY
WE'LL BE MEETING WITH POST3063.
WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM
THE DISTRICT SIX. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS. THEN FOR NEXT WEEK, YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS
HAPPENING RELATED TO EVERGREEN
MEDICAL RESPRITE CARE FOR THOSE
THAT ARE ON OUR STREETS. ALSO
SEPARATELY, THE HISTORIC THEATER
DISTRICT, THE SEATTLE THEATER
GROUP VERY IMPORTANT. MEETING
WITH OIR INTERNATIONAL NEXT WEEK
ON THURSDAY. BUT ALSO THE GBSA
IN TERMS OF ISSUES THAT
PARTICULAR AS PUBLIC SAFETY. AND
THE CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB AT THE
END OF THE WEEK. AND JUST ONE
LAST, I RECOGNIZE IT'S
DIFFICULT DAYS IN TERMS OF WHAT
WE'RE SEEING ACROSS OUR COUNTRY
BUT ON A MORE LIGHTER POSITIVE
NOTE, COLLEAGUES, I'M HAPPY TO
ANNOUNCE THAT I'VE BEEN NAMED
THE GRAND MARSHAL FOR THIS
YEAR'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY
PARADE. SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO
BE THE GRAND MARSHAL AND TO WORK
THROUGH THE IRISH WEEK
CELEBRATION THAT WE HAVE
UPCOMING.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> AND WITH THAT, HAPPY NOTE, I
PASS IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON
THAT HONOR RIFFIC. LAST WEEK I
ATTENDED THE BOARD MEETING DAYS
IN OLYMPIA. I'VE ALREADY
REPORTED ON SOME OF THE WORK
THERE AND THE MEETINGS I HAD.
LAST WEEK I ALSO, WE HAD A DAY
LONG ON FRIDAY STAFF RETREAT IN
MY OFFICE WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT
PRIORITIES FOR THE D4 AND WORK
PLANS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
INCLUDING COMMITTEE WORK. I HAD
ON SATURDAY THE HONOR AND
PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE 50th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BROAD VIEW
LIBRARY. IT WAS SO GREAT TO SEE
THE PASSION AND SUPPORT FOR OUR
LIBRARIES. HERE IN OUR D5. MY
FRIEND DOWN THE WAY HERE, THERE
WAS REALLY GREAT REPRESENTATION
FROM CONSTITUENTS IN THE
DISTRICT AT THIS LIBRARY. IT WAS
A LIBRARY THAT 50 YEARS AGO
CONSTITUENTS VERY MUCH ADVOCATED
FOR. IN A VERY ROBUST WAY. THERE
WAS A SIT IN EVEN. BECAUSE
FUNDING WAS NOT, WAS ALLOCATED
AND THEN IT WAS GOING TO GET
TAKEN AWAY THEN THEY ORGANIZED
AND THEN THEY ADVOCATED. THEY
GOT THE FUNDING. THEY SITUATED
THE -- THEY EXTENDED OR THEY
SITUATED THE LIBRARY. WHICH THEN
WAS EXPANDED ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BRANCH. LIKE I
SAID A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SHOWED UP AND IT WAS JUST, IT
WAS REALLY GREAT. AND AS YOU'VE
HEARD ME SAY. I AM SO SUPPORTIVE
OF OUR LIBRARIES. IT IS A THIRD
PLACE FOR SO MANY OF OUR
RESIDENTS FROM KIDS GOING FOR
STORY TIME ALL THE WAY UP TO OUR
SENIORS WHO SPEND TIME THERE.
AND SO, IT REALLY WAS A PLEASURE
TO BE THERE. AND THERE WERE SO
MANY LIBRARY STAFFERS THERE WHO
WERE SO EXCITED TO BE THERE ON A
SATURDAY. WE KNOW LIBRARY STAFF
LOVE THEIR JOBS, IT'S SO CLEAR.
AND IT WAS REALLY SO GREAT TO
SEE. SO ANY WAY, I'M GOING ON
AND ON ABOUT THAT. OF -- OBVIOUS
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LIBRARIES
LEVY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
LATER THIS YEAR. SO HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO BROAD VIEW BRANCH.
YOU DON'T LOOK A DAY OVER 35.
>> NONE OF US DO.
>> THIS WEEK WE'RE GOING TO BE
HOLDING A SECOND LAND COMMITTEE
OF THE YEAR. THAT'S THE
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. THE
OFFER OF REFUGEE AFFAIRS WILL BE
PRESENTING. I AM HAPPY TO BE
COMING AND GIVING THEM AN UPDATE
ON THEIR WORK. MANY OF YOU HAVE
MENTIONED, AFTER A HORRIFIC
KILLING OF A MAN IN THE CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS. WE ALL ARE
WONDERING WHAT WE AS A CITY CAN
DO IF CONFRONTED WITH I.C.E.
AGENTS POURING OUT INTO OUR
STREETS. I DO WANT TO SAY,
COLLEAGUES THAT AS WE'RE ALL
GRAPPLING WITH WHAT TO DO. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE AS I KNOW YOU
ALL DO AS WELL, THAT WE'RE
GIVING RESIDENTS GOOD
INFORMATION AND TELLING
RESIDENTS WHAT WE ACTUALLY CAN
DO. VERSUS WHAT MAYBE WE WOULD
LIKE TO DO BUT ARE UNABLE TO DO.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE
FALSE HOPE OR CONFUSION, A FALSE
SENSE OF SECURITY. THAT SAID, I
ALSO WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER AS
I KNOW YOU ALL WANT TO WORK
TOGETHER. WE CANNOT LET THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PIT US ONE
AGAINST ANOTHER DURING THIS
TIME. AND I'M GOING TO, BY WAY
OF AN EXAMPLE, WHAT DO I MEAN BY
THAT? WHEN I WAS IN OLYMPIA I
HAD A LEGISLATOR TELL ME THAT,
HER PEOPLE WERE GETTING PICKED
UP. AS IF SOMEHOW I DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE MEANT. IN
THE SENSE OF OWNERSHIP TO WHICH
I RESPONDED YES, AS A LATINA
WOMAN I TRULY UNDERSTAND, MY
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GETTING PICKED
UP FOR DECADES. LET'S NOT LET
THEM PIT US AGAINST EACH OTHER.
WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER. YOU
HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO WORK FOR
YOU. AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN
DO IN THESE VERY DIFFICULT TIMES
AND HOW WE'RE ABLE TO PROTECT
RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY FROM THIS
HORRIFIC OVERREACH BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT LET US
NOT ATTACK EACH OTHER. ALL THAT
HAPPENS IS WE'RE LETTING THEM
WIN WHEN WE DO THAT. I'LL SAY
ALSO LASTLY, WE HAVE A QUARTERLY
MEETING IN THE DISTRICT OF OUR
COMMUNITY COUNCILS THIS WEEK.
WHICH I REALLY ENJOY. I GET TO
HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY CARE ABOUT,
THE CHALLENGES AND THEIR
THOUGHTS AND THINGS THAT FEED
BACK ON THINGS THAT THEY'RE
ENJOYING THAT WE'RE GETTING
RIGHT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT ENGAGEMENT. I ALWAYS SAY
I'M NOT HERE FOR MYSELF, I'M
HERE FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT I
HELP REPRESENT AND MEETING WITH
THEM IS A VERY IMPORTANT WAY
THAT WE ALL DO THAT. SO. UNLESS
ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA. FIRST OFF I WANT TO
START OFF BY ACKNOWLEDGING WHAT
HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND IN
MINNESOTA. WHICH IS MY HOME
STATE. IT'S WHERE I WAS BORN.
IT'S WHERE I GREW UP FOR THE
FIRST HALF OF MY CHILDHOOD UNTIL
I WAS ABOUT SIXTH GRADE THEN WE
MOVED OUT WEST. ME AND MY DAD.
OUR COMMUNITY THIS PAST WEEKEND
WAS SHAKEN BY ANOTHER HORRIFIC
EXECUTION STYLE. THE VIDEO SHOWS
TO ME MURDER OF ANOTHER CITIZEN.
ANOTHER RESIDENT. ANOTHER
COMMUNITY MEMBER. THIS PERSON
WAS AN ICU NURSE, WHO ACCORDING
TO VIDEO AND EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS
WAS ATTEMPTING TO SIMPLY PROTECT
A WOMAN AND HELP KEEP TRAFFIC
MOVING WHEN HE WAS VICIOUSLY
KILLED BY FEDERAL AGENTS. 10
SHOTS WERE FIRED IN HIS BACK. IS
AND EVEN MORE OUTRAGEOUS, AND
APPALLING THAN THAT IS,
LISTENING TO THE OFFICIAL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
VERBAL ACCOUNT OF WHAT
TRANSPIRED AND CONTRASTING THAT
WITH, THE UNREFUTED VIDEO
EVIDENCE OF THE INCIDENT. SHOCKS
THE CONSCIOUS. VIDEOS OF
MULTIPLE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS
DIRECTLY CONTRADICT THE OFFICIAL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NARRATIVE.
OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
INSERTING PEOPLE INTO COMMUNE
TIPS ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND
RUNNING AMUCK AND THEY'RE
KILLING PEOPLE INDISCRIMINATELY
FOR NO REASON. AND THIS COMES IN
THE HEELS OF KILLING MURDER OF
RENE GOOD UNDER SIMILAR
CIRCUMSTANCES IN MINNEAPOLIS. SO
I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES
COMMENTS ON ALL THIS THAT I'VE
HEARD SO FAR IN OUR MORE
IMPORTANT THAN PUBLIC WORDS. MY
DIRECT ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS
I'VE HAD WITH MANY OF YOU AS
WELL. BULL IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT
MEANINGFUL STEPS MUST BE TAKEN
TO PROTECT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE
EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO
PROTEST. OR SIMPLY GOING ABOUT
THEIR DAILY LIVES. NO ONE SHOULD
FEAR FOR THEIR LIFE OR PERSONAL
SAFETY WHILE EXERCISING THEIR
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. OR TRYING
TO DO WHAT THEY VIEW IS THE
RIGHT THING. A LITTLE GOOD
TROUBLE NEVER HURT ANYONE. WHAT
HAPPENED WAS COMPLETELY
UNJUSTIFIED. WE NEED TO DO
BETTER. VIDEO DOESN'T LIE. ALL
RIGHT. WHILE ON A VERY MUCH
LIGHTER NOTE. COMMITTEE REPORTS.
SO LAST WEEK MAYBE THE WEEK
BEFORE, SORRY. WE HELD OUR WEEK
BEFORE, THURSDAY BEFORE WE HELD
OUR FIRST STEPS COMMITTEE
MEETING, FORMAL NAME OF THE
COMMITTEE, COLLEAGUES USE KNOW
IS THE TRANSPORTATION,
WATERFRONT AND Z SEATTLE CENTER
COMMITTEE, AND REFERRING TO IT
AS STEPS. SAFETY,
TRANSPORTATION, ENGINEERS,
PROJECTS SPORTS AND EXPERIENCES
COMMITTEE. AND IN LINE WITH
THAT, WITH SAFE TRAFFIC SAFETY
BEING AT THE FOREGROUND, BEING
FIRST. WE HAD A GREAT
PRESENTATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT. SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION ON THEIR
VISION ZERO PROGRESS GOALS. I
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION AND
DISCUSSION WE HAD IN COMMITTEE
ABOUT THAT IMPORTANT TOPIC. MORE
TO COME. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 5th, THE AGENDA IS, AND
IS BEING FINALIZED NOW BUT THAT
IS THE DATE. IT'S WHAT WE KNOW
NOW. WITH RESPECT TO OLYMPIA
ACTION DAYS, I WAS DOWN THERE I
THINK IT WAS A TWO DAY SESSION.
I WAS DOWN THERE FOR THE SECOND
DAY ON LAST THURSDAY. I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCIL
MEMBERS STRAUSS, KETTLE, RIVERA,
THAT'S WHO I SAW THAT DAY AND
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE. MY
APOLOGIES IF I MISS ANYONE.
APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATIVE
DIALOGUE AND DISCUSSION THAT WE
HAD INDIVIDUALLY. AND THEN, MOST
IMPORTANTLY WITH OUR COUNTER
PARTS AND ELECTED PEER COUNTER
PARTS AT OTHER JURISDICTIONS. I
WAS ABLE TO HAVE SOME.
CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME ELECTED
OFFICIALS TO ADVOCATE AROUND A
NUMBER OF PRIORITIES. INCLUDING
ON THE TRANSPORTATION FRONT,
TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY. VISION
ZERO. REVIVE I5. THERE'S SOME
PENDING FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE JOINTLY WITH KING COUNTY
METRO TO PROVIDE, REVIVE I5,
ADDITIONAL REVIVE I5
MITIGATIONS. ALSO SUPPORTING
THAT SOME WHAT, POTENTIALLY
BORING BUT VERY IMPORTANT
BONDING AUTHORITY INCREASE THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ MENTIONED
EARLIER DURING THE DISCUSSION
WITH OIR. AND AMONGST OTHER
THINGS ALSO SUPPORTING THE
UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL FOR ALL.
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE ITEMS LIKE
THE MILLIONAIRE TAX AND VOUCHER.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN IN ALONG COUPLE OTHER
COMMUNITY THINGS. WAS GOING
MENTION BUT WITH THE INTEREST OF
TIME, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT GOING
ON. I WILL JUST MENTION ONE OF
THE THINGS IS, I HAD A FUN DAY
WITH SCOUTS. AND LAST WEEK, IN
CITY HALL I WAS PLEASED TO HOST
WEST SEATTLE SCOUT TROOP 284 AT
CITY HALL. SO THIS TROOP IS OVER
110 YEARS OLD. IT INCLUDES ALL
GENDERS, RACES, WITH KIDS
RANGING FROM 6 THROUGH 12. SO SO
FUN AND COOL TO HOST THESE,
THESE BRIGHT YOUTH AT CITY HALL.
GIVE THEM A TOUR. ANSWER
QUESTIONS, AND HAVE THEM SHARE A
SPACE THEY OWN AND CO-OWN AS
WELL ALONG WITH OUR OTHER
CONSTITUENTS. SO, THAT IS ALL I
HAVE. WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS FROM ALL YOU COLLEAGUES
IF NOT I WILL PASS THE LITERAL
OR FIGURATIVE BATON ON TO
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK
YOU. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR, I
WASN'T HERE LAST WEEK. AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
KINDNESS AND SUPPORT. YOU KNOW
THAT I EXPERIENCED A PERSONAL
LOSS IN MY FAMILY AND I HAD TO
LEAVE TOWN FOR A WEEK. SO ANY
WAY, IT MEANT A LOT TO ME TO
HAVE MY COLLEAGUES BEING SO KIND
AND PATIENT WHILE I WAS GONE FOR
A WEEK. AND A LOT HAPPENED.
APPARENTLY I CAN'T GO AWAY
WITHOUT ALL HELL BREAKING LOSE.
BUT ANY WHO, THE NEXT PARKS AND
CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE IS
SCHEDULED ON FEBRUARY 18th. AND
JUST A BRIEF UPDATE QUICKLY, WE
WILL BE AND ARE PREPARED FOR THE
VETTING AND CONFIRMATION PACKET
WHEN IT COMES TO THE SECOND
FLOOR. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS
PROCESS FOR THE LAST THREE CEO
OF SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. SO I KIND
OF HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW IT WORKS.
OUR POLICY DIRECTOR PAUL IS
WORKING WITH ERIC FROM CENTRAL
STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER A PACKET
RELATING SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
YOU WILL HAVE IT IN YOUR BOX BY
CLOSE OF BUSINESS AS WELL OTHER
STAKE HOLDERS. SO THERE'S NO
NEED TO PDR. WE WILL SEND IT TO
YOU IF YOU WANT IT. THE PACKET
INCLUDES THE CHRONOLOGY, THE
BACKGROUND. AND THE LAST THREE
MAYORAL APPOINTEES WITH THE TIME
LINE AND THEIR CVs. SO FULL
COUNCIL CAN PUT IN CONTEXT THIS
POSITION AS THE CEO OF SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AS I SHARED I WAS ON
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST THREE
CEO CONFIRMATIONS IN SEARCH.
INCLUDING IN THE PACKET YOU WILL
FIND INFORMATIONAL PACKET, THE
NUMBER OF STEs SEATTLE LIGHT.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS THE SECOND
LARGEST CITY DEPARTMENT. SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT PRODUCES, GENERATES
THE MOST REVENUE OF ANY CITY
ASSET. AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
HAS EXACTLY I BELIEVE 1,869
UNION STRONG EMPLOYEES. OF
COURSE THE RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE
AS RATE PAYERS ARE ALSO
SHAREHOLDERS. SO WE WILL HAVE A
MINIMUM OF TWO, A MINIMUM OF TWO
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS PART OF
THE VETTING PROCESS. THERE WILL
BE PUBLIC AND WRITTEN COMMENT
DEDICATED TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THE ANTICIPATED MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT. THAT BEING SAID, IT
IS COMMON PRACTICE THAT WE WILL
AS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WILL TOO,
SHEPHERDING THEIR APPOINTMENT,
WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SUBMIT COMMITTEES TO THE
APPOINTEE. WE WILL HEAR MORE
FROM THE PUBLIC. WE'VE RECEIVED
A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM THE
PUBLIC ABOUT THE APPOINTEE. AND
SO WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING TO
SEE THE CONFIRMATION PACKET OF
THE ANTICIPATED MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT. I WOULD LIKE
EVERYBODY TO JUST CALM DOWN AND
TAKE A DEEP BREATH. WE'VE DONE
THIS BEFORE. WE CAN DO HARD
THINGS AND YOU WILL ALL BE
HEARD. OKAY. THIS THURSDAY BOARD
OF HEALTH IT LOOKS LIKE I AM ON
THAT BOARD WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER AND RINCK. I'M EXCITED
TO SHARE, SAT ON THIS BOARD
BEFORE. FORMER CITY COUNCIL
MOSQUEDA SAT ON THAT BOARD WITH
ME. AS YOU KNOW SHE IS AT KING
COUNTY NOW AND SHE IS ON THAT
BOARD AND CHAIR. LOOKING FORWARD
TO COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER AND
RINCK DOING MOST OF THE WORK.
YEAH. BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DOING
IT FOR NINE YEARS. SO GOD BLESS
AND GOOD LUCK. COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER. THIS IS GREAT. ACTUALLY
IT IS A FUN BOARD. I'LL HAVE TO
SAYS THE. THE BOARD OF HEALTH
ACTUALLY DOES MORE THAN YOU
WOULD REALIZE. IT'S NICE TO
HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA AS
A CHAIR. SHE'S A GOOD LEADER.
OKAY SO WE WILL BE DOING THAT
THURSDAY. AND THE MEETING CLOSED
A BRIEFING ON THE BOARD OF
HEALTH AUTHORITY THE 2026 WORK
PLAN. AND THE POLICY TO CODESIGN
THE FOOD ACCESS PILOT PROGRAM.
AND WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH REPRESENTATIVE FARVAR ON
THE COVENANCE FOR FOOD DESERT.
WE GOT A COPY OF THE TITLE.
THERE WAS NO BANNING, ANYONE
SAYING THEY COULD ONLY USE THE
PROPERTY FOR A GROCERY STORE.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, MAYOR PASSED
AND THOSE -- WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T
HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD BECAUSE THE
COVENA IN, -- COVENANCE WILL
ONLY LET THEM PUT A GROCERY
STORE AND NOTHING ELSE. I WILL
BE WORKING WITH FARVA WITH THE
LEGISLATE SHE HAS PENDING IN
OLYMPIA. I'M HOPING WHEN WE
HEAR BACK FROM OIR WE'LL HAVE
AN UPDATE WHERE THEY ARE AT ON
HER TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION. I
UNDERSTOOD ONE MADE IT OUT OF
COMMITTEE AND ONE DIDN'T. I
GUESS WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT IT
WHEN THEY COME BACK. THAT BEING
SAID, I THINK THAT'S IT. THANK
YOU. COUNCIL PROTEM, PRESIDENT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT STRAUSS
PERSON.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
AMERITAS PROTE PHERBGS. --
PROTEM. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME
TAKE THIS MEETING REMOTELY. I
FELT I HAD A HEAD COLD AND DID
NOT WANT TO PASS IT AROUND. WE
WILL MEET ON FEBRUARY 3rd AT
9:30 A.M. TWO ITEMS ARE ON THE
AGENDA AT THIS TIME. ONE IS THE
FIRST OF TWO MEETINGS FOR THE
APPOINTMENT WITH ALEX PENUTI. I
HAVE EXTENDED THE DEADLINE TO
8:00 A.M. TOMORROW. SO IF YOU
HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS PLEASE
GET THEM TO ME ASAP. SECOND ITEM
WILL BE A VOTE ON THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT ORDNANCE FOR THE SCOUT
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER. WE HAD
A, CONVERSATION IN COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK. IN THE FLAVORS OF
YOUR LOCAL AGREEMENTS, THERE ARE
MANY DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF THEM.
IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE IT IS A
PASSING TAX REVENUE THAT IS
COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE
AS THE COLLECTOR ON TO THE VOTER
APPROVED DESIGNE. THERE'S NOT A
LOT OF THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
FLAVORS TO THIS TYPE OF
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS. FROM MY
COMMITTEE THERE ARE NO ITEMS
COMING TO FULL COUNCIL. AND MY
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE SOUND
TRANSIT, I'M TOO HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED CROSS LAKE
CONNECTION BETWEEN JUDKINS PARK,
MUSTER ISLAND AND SOUTH WILL
BEGIN ON SATURDAY MARCH 28th. I
CAN TELL YOU COLLEAGUES OF THE
POTENTIAL -- THAT HAS BEEN
PERFORMING ON TIME. AS
CONTRACTED. SO THIS IS GREAT. WE
DO HAVE THE NEW JUDKINS PARK.
THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK FOR ATTENDING THIS LAST
WEEK FOR THAT EXCITING
ANNOUNCEMENT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER
PRESIDENT AMERITUS, COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ. FOR THE
ASSOCIATIONS OF WASHINGTON CITY
AS YOU HEARD ALONG WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA AND RIVERA
ATTENDED THESE ACTION DAYS.
SEATTLE WAS NOTICED FOR BEING
THERE. I THINK EVERYBODY HAD
GOTTEN EXCITED FOR HOW MANY OF
US ATTENDED LAST YEAR. SO I WILL
PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR A LITTLE
SOONER FOR NEXT YEAR. WE WOULD
LOVE TO HAVE AS MANY SEATTLITES
ATTEND. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO
SEE, THE FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK
THAT JUST BEING ABLE TO SHARE
NOTES ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR
CITIES BIG OR SMALL. THERE ARE
ALSO, ADDITION TO OUR
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
TEAM, THE ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON CITIES HAS FRIDAY
LEGISLATIVE CALLS THAT ALL OF
YOU AS MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO
ATTEND. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED ON
JOINING THE FRIDAY CALL UPDATES
PLEASE LET ME TEAM KNOW AND
WE'LL GET YOU PLUGGED IN.
DURING OUR TIME IN OLYMPIA IT
WAS GREAT TO MEET WITH CITY
LEADERSHIPS FROM ACROSS THE CITY
AND ACROSS THE STATE. IT WAS
GREAT TO MEET WITH SECRETARY OF
STATE STEVE HOBBS. IT WAS
WONDERFUL TO GET TO MEET WITH
SEATTLE DELEGATION
REPRESENTATIVE ALVARADO, THOMAS.
SAID HI TO SENATOR VALDEZ AND
MEET WITH SENATORS FRAME AND
SOLOMON. KEY TO OUR WORK. THE
MOST IMPORTANT BILL ON THEIR
LIST TO ME RIGHT NOW IS SENATE
5940 OR HOUSE BILL 2455 WHICH IS
THE EXTENDED FOSTER CARE HOUSING
PILOT PROGRAM. WHICH WOULD ALLOW
FOR TWO YEARS UP TO 50 YOUTH
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
PROGRAM. IF THEY ARE RECEIVING
FOSTER CARE SERVICES AND
EXPERIENCING OR ARE AT RISK AT
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS
IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE CANNOT
JUST LEAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
THIS GROUP AND THEIR GRADUATION
FROM FOSTER CARE. WITH THAT IN
DISTRICT SIX, I WILL BE HOSTING
A TOWN HALL. THIS COMING
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2:85:30 P. 28,
5:30 P.M. AND EVERY WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY FROM HERE ON OUT.
COLLEAGUES THAT IS MY REPORT.
THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, WE'LL
GET TO THREE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
UNLESS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH HAS SURPRISED US
WITH HER EARLY ATTENTION. AND
COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
STILL EXCUSED. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS?
>> YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS?
>> OH THAT'S RIGHT. THAT WAS
THE TRIVIA QUESTION. SO, WELL I
GUESS I GAVE IT AWAY. SO IF THE
LIBRARY IS 50 YEARS. WHAT ELSE
IS SEA.
>> HAWKS.
>> SEA.
>> HAWKS.
>> IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS I WILL MOVE INTO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. PURPOSE OF
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO
DISCUSS PENDING, POTENTIAL OR
ACTUAL LITIGATION. IT'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO
DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTERS TO CITY ATTORNEYS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW. A LEGAL
MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS ALWAYS
PRESENT. I'M SURE COUNCIL
RESERVES QUESTION FOR POLICY OF
OPEN SESSION. I EXPECT THE TIME
FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END
AT 5:07 P.M. IF THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND
THAT TIME I WILL ANNOUNCE THAT
THE EXTENSION AND THE EXPECTED
DURATION CONCLUSION OF THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION, THIS COUNCIL
BRIEFING WILL AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURN. JUST TO MAKE THINGS A
LITTLE MORE SIMPLE, I'M GOING TO
STATE THAT IT WILL RUN UNTIL
5:15 P.M. AT THE LATEST. NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING IS FEBRUARY 7,
2026, 2:00 P.M. COUNCIL IS NOW
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COUNCILLORS PLEASE LOG ON TO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING. THANK
YOU.