>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNT -- WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO FOLLOWING UP WITH YOU
ALL. THERE ARE NO EXECUTIVE
SESSIONS TODAY AND THERE ARE
NINE ITEMS ON THE IRC WHICH IS
THE CALLED THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR. WE HAVE FILES
AND MINUTES WE HAVE WE ALSO HAVE
TWO ORDNANCE FOR LEGISLATION. WE
ALSO HAVE A SEATTLE LIGHT
REGARDING SUR PHRAS PROPERTY.
AND THERE ARE TWO VOTES. ONE
BILL FROM GOVERNANCE, EXECUTING
CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH
COMCAST AND WE HAVE ONE BILL
FROM LAND USE ADOPTING PERMANENT
FEMA FLOODPLAINS REGULATION. SO,
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS,
WELL, NO OBJECTIONS BECAUSE WE
HAVE OIR HERE FOR THE
PRESENTATION. SO WOULD LIKE TO
INVITE YOU ALL TO THE TABLE. WE
HAVE DIRECTOR HASHIMI. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. WE HAVE ANNA AND
SAMIR FROM OFFICE OF
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND
THEY WILL BE GIVING US AN UPDATE
ABOUT SESSION. WE KNOW IT WAS A
SHORT SESSION. A LOT OF STUFF
WAS MOVING THROUGH. WE KNOW THAT
THERE WAS A TON OF INFORMATION
COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE AND WE
ALWAYS FEEL GRATEFUL THAT YOU
ALL ARE ABLE TO JUST REALLY
ORGANIZE IT AND MAKE IT
PALATABLE FOR PEOPLE. SO
DIRECTOR HASHIMI I WILL KICK IT
TO YOU TO MAKE YOUR
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I KNOW
THAT WE'RE DOING A PRESENTATION
TODAY UP HERE. DO WE NEED THIS
SCREEN TURNED ON TODAY?
>> I THINK FOR THE PRESENTERS, I
DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE ABLE, IS
IT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE
TURNED OFF?
>> IF POSSIBLE. THERE'S NO ONE
IN THE VIEWING PUBLIC TODAY.
THEY'VE GOT A SCREEN RIGHT IN
FRONT OF US. IN FRONT OF THEM
AND THEY DO AS WELL.
>> DO YOU ALL NEED THE SCREEN UP
FRONT.
>> OKAY AWESOME, CAN WE GO AHEAD
AND SHUT OFF THE SCREEN ABOVE
COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW, COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA. AWESOME. SCREEN IS OFF.
THANK YOU. NOW IF SOMEONE DOES
COME IN, WE WILL PUT THE SCREEN
BACK ON. IS THAT OKAY? AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLIGSWORTH. I'M NINA HASHIMI.
AND THIS IS --
>> --
>> AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE
JOINED IN PERSON BY THEM. THANK
YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY FOR THIS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION WRAP UP AND
FOR DEDICATING TIME ALL SESSION
TO ENGAGE WITH OUR STATE PROGRAM
IN THESE BRIEFINGS AS WELL AS IN
OUR REGULAR MEETINGS FOR YOUR
OFFICES AND PARTNERSHIP SETTING
AND ADVOCATING FOR THE CITY.
LAWMAKERS RETURNED FOR A
FAST-MOVING 60 DAY SHORT SESSION
SHAPED BY SEVERAL POWERFUL
VOICES. A DEEPLY CHALLENGING
BUDGET SITUATION, COMPLEX
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE
SHADOW OF THE 2026 ELECTION
CYCLE. TOGETHER THESE DYNAMICS
CREATED AN ATMOSPHERE OF
URGENCY, NARROW TIME LINES AND
STAKES. AGAINST THAT BACKDROP,
THE GOVERNOR SOUGHT TO CLOSE A
SHORTFALL THROUGH SPENDING
REDUCTIONS AND MAYOR ONE TIME
FIXES. THE REALITY OF THE
SHORTFALL QUICKLY CONSUMED
LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSION AND
ULTIMATELY THE STATE'S $71.4
MILLION BUDGET RELIES ON ONE
TIME FIXES RESERVED FUNDS AND
CUTS TO KEEP THE CURRENT
SPENDING PLAN BALANCED THROUGH
TEND OF THE DIANIUM. THE DEAL
STRUCK BY DEMOCRATS WITHDRAWALS
HUNDREDENS OF MILLIONS. SHIFTS
MONEY FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS AND
TRIMS SPENDING IN OTHER PROGRAMS
INCLUDING REDUCTIONS TIED TO
CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES AND DELAYS
OF OR CANCELLATIONS OF PLANNED
EXPANSIONS. LAWMAKERS ALSO SET
ASIDE ROUGHLY $1 BILLION TO
COVER RISING LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
FACING THE STATEMENT. ONE OF THE
FASTEST GROWING PRESSURES ON THE
BUDGET. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SAID
THIS APPROACH AVOIDS DEEPER
REDUCTIONS TO CORE SERVICES BUT
ACKNOWLEDGE IT DEPENDS ON
TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS RATHER THAN
LONG TERM REVENUE. THE
SUPPLEMENTAL CAPITAL IS A PLAN
FOCUSED ON TRANSFER WITH
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION, FLOOD RESPONSE AND
CLEAN ENERGY. THE LEGISLATURE
ALSO APPROVED A BIPARTISAN $16.6
BILLION SUPPLEMENTAL
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET FUNDING
PROJECTS THROUGH 2031 AND
FOCUSING ON PRESERVING AND
MAINTAINING TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE SUPPORTING
JOB CREATION. MORE ON THE BUDGET
SHORTLY. THE GAVEL FINALLY FELL
AT 8:24 P.M. ON SIGNING DAY
OFFICIALLY ENDING THE 2026
LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND SHIFTING
THE ATTENTION TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK. BILLS DELIVERED TO THE
GOVERNOR MORE THAN FIVE DAYS
BEFORE ADJOURNMENT MUST BE ACTED
ON WITHIN FIVE DAYS. OAR TRACKS
963 BILLS THIS YEAR. UP FROM 795
FROM LAST YEAR'S LONG SESSION.
SHORT SESSIONS ARE FAST PACED
AND HARD AND DESPITE ALL THESE
DYNAMICS OUR STATE PROGRAM
DELIVERED STRONG RESULTS IN THE
CITY'S PRIORITY AREAS. WITH THE
TWO IN-HOUSE STATE DIRECTORS
BESIDE ME. AND THE SMALLEST
CONTRACT LOBBYING TEAM THIS CITY
HAS HAD IN ANY SHORT SESSION IN
RECENT MEMORY. THEY DID AN
OUTSTANDING JOB AND I'M SUPER
PROUD TO WORK WITH THEM. COUNCIL
MEMBERS YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF
TEXT ON THESE SLIDES BUT THE
PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON THE
MOST IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
DETAILS. BUT WE WANT THESE
SLIDES TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE
FOR YOU TO COME BACK TO. SO BILL
DETAILS AND FUNDING BREAK DOWNS
ARE INCLUDED. AND WITH THAT I'LL
TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER,
THANK YOU.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO START BY
GOING OVER SOME OF THE SEATTLE
PRIORITIES LANDING. STARTING
WITH FEDERAL RESPONSE. HOUSE
BILL 525 MADE IT TO THE FINISH
LINE. THIS BILL REQUIRES AN
EMPLOYER TO -- HOUSE BILL 2165
DEALS WITH FALSE IDENTIFICATION
OF PEACE OFFICERS AND SENATE
BILL 5855 DEALS WITH THE USE OF
FACE COVERINGS BUT LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
>> WE HAVE A REVENUE. THE FIRST
BILL, SENATE BILL 26 IS THE
MILLIONAIRES TAX. AND YOU KNOW,
THE BILL IMPOSES A 9.9% TAX ON
INCOME OVER A MILLION DOLLARS
WHEN THE STATE RECEIVING REVENUE
STARTING IN 2029. A BIG PART OF
DISCUSSION THIS SESSION IS WHERE
THE REVENUE WOULD GO TO. AND SO
YOU'LL SEE A LIST THERE. 5% OF
THE FUNDS WILL GO TO THE FAIR
START FOR KIDS ACCOUNT WHICH IS
AN ACCOUNT THAT FUNDS CHILD CARE
AND EARLY LEARNING SERVICES. THE
BILL ALSO MAKES PLAN TO FUND
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS IN THE
NEXT BUDGET. AND PROVIDES
VARIOUS SALES TAX EXCEPTIONS.
INCLUDING REPEALING SALES TAX ON
SERVICES THAT WERE ENACTED IN
THE LAST SESSION IN 2025. THE
GRAND TOTAL OF THE SALES TAX
EXCEPTIONS WOULD IMPACT THE CITY
BUDGET AND COUNTY BUDGETS IN
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. SO THE
LEGISLATURE ALSO INTENDS TO
PROVIDE $200 MILLION TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO HELP THEIR FISCAL
HEALTH IN THE NEXT SESSION.
HOUSE BILL 2022, ALSO PASSED
THIS YEAR THE PORTION OF IT THAT
MOST IMPACTS SEATTLE IS ALLOWING
US TO CREATE A MUNICIPAL FIRE
PREVENTION. IN EFFECT ALLOWING
US TO HAVE A FIRE LEVY THAT
WOULD BE AND ALSO ALLOWING THE
COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO GOVERN
THAT NEW DISTRICT AS WELL.
SECOND THAT BILL ALSO AUTHORIZES
A NEW LOCAL .01% SALES TAX TO
FUND CHILDREN AND FAMILY THAT
WOULD BE -- AS WELL.
>> FOR AFFORDABILITY THE BUDGET
LEGISLATURE PASSED HOUSE BILL
1128 ESTABLISHING A CHILD CARE
WORK FORCE STANDARDS BOARD TO
ENSURE HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE
THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE. AS
WELL AS HOUSE BILL 2238 THIS
BILL IS CONCERNING THE STATEWIDE
FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM. THIS BILL
BREAKS DOWN SOME SILOS AND STATE
GOVERNMENT AS WE DELIVER FOOD
PROGRAMS TO OUR RESIDENCES AND
ALSO TASKS THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE FOR CREATING A
STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY PLAN.
>> MOVING ON TO HOUSING, HOUSE
BILL 1687 RELATES TO THE HOUSING
DEVELOPER. AND RETREATS THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY UNDER
THE HOUSE AND COOPERATION LAW.
-- AND ALLOWS THOSE LAWS TO ALSO
BE APPLIED TO A STACKED WHAT ARE
KNOWNED AS STACKED FLATS TO
INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT
TYPE OF HOUSING. AND SENATE BILL
ADOPTS STANDARDS FOR CITIES AND
COUNTIES TO ALLOW SMALLER
ELEVATORS IN CERTAIN BUILDINGS.
AND SENATE BILL 6027 MODIFIES
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FUNDING
RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS ALLOWING MORE
FLEXIBILITY FOR USE FOR
OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE.
>> FOR PUBLIC SAFETY WE'RE
EXCITED TO SEE SENATE BILL 6880
PASS. THIS BILL ALLOWS
TOXICOLOGY TESTING FOR DUI COURT
PROCEEDINGS AS WELL AS HOUSE
BILL 2320 THIS BILL IS
CONTINUING ON THE STATE'S
REGULATION OF 3D PRINTED
FIREARMS. THIS BILL PROHIBITS
THE MANUFACTURING THROUGH THE
USE OF 3D PRINTER AND NUMERIC
CONTROL MILLING MACHINES. THE
CITY RECEIVED $1.5 MILLION TO
IMPROVE FIELDS. WE'RE ALSO
RECEIVING A LITTLE OVER $2
MILLION FOR SEATTLE CENTER FOR A
DECARBONIZATION PLANNING. AS
WELL AS 6 MILLION TO ACQUIRE A
SITE IN THE MONT LAKE
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN WE ARE
ALSO THRILLED TO SEE THAT MERCI
HOUSING IS GOING TO RECEIVE A
LITTLE OVER 7 MILLION THAT ARE
IF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PORTION
FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
>> AND ON TRANSPORTATION, $12
MILLION WAS PROVIDED TO THE
COUNTY AND THE CITY FOR
ADDRESSING TRAFFIC IMPACTS OVER
I5. THE COUNTY HAD ASKED MONEY
FOR BUS SERVICE AND THE CITY HAD
REQUESTED SOME MONEY FOR
INCIDENT RESPONSE, TRAFFIC
SIGNALING AND OTHER ON DEMAND
MANAGEMENT AS WELL. HOUSE BILL
2495 PASSED WHICH ALLOWS THE
CITY TO REMOVE VEHICLES THAT ARE
EFFECTS STREETCAR WITHOUT HAVING
TO RESORT TO SIDING AND TOWING.
AND SENATE BILL 6309 ALLOWS FOR
MORE STREAMLINE PERMITTING. THE
MOST IMPACTFUL WOULD ALLOW THE
CITY TO ACCEPT REVIEW AND ISSUE
PERMITS WHILE SOUND TRANSITION
ATTAINS PROPERTY RIGHTS.
>> FOR CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT,
ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE THE IMPACT
OF VESSELS THAT ARE AN IMMINENT
SAFETY THREAT AND CONCERN FOR
OUR WATER WAYS. THEN THERE WAS
ALSO A FEW SEATTLE PRIORITY
BILLS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT
THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK ON
THESE. AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT
SESSION.
>> MOVING TOWARD BUDGET
HIGHLIGHTS I'LL START WITH THE
OPERATING BUDGET. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SPENDING INCREASES
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WERE
RESULTED FROM INCREASE PAYLOADS
AND LAWSUIT SETTLEMENTS THAT THE
STATE HAD TO SETTLE. THE BUDGET
WAS BALANCED BY A NUMBER OF
VARIOUS ACCOUNT TRANSFERS,
INCLUDING $375 MILLION FROM THE
PUBLIC WORKS ASSISTANTS ACCOUNT.
WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE RAINY
DAY FUND. AND $100 MILLION FROM
THE LEFT ONE PENSION FUND AS
WELL. SPEAKING OF THE LAWSUIT
SETTLEMENTS THERE WAS A MILLION
DOLLARS SET ASIDE FOR THAT IN
THE NEXT BUDGET. THIS IS FROM
THE INSURANCE DUE TO THOSE
LEGISLATIONS. SOME OF THE
FEDERAL IMPACTS INCLUDE FUNDING
OF LONG TERM CARE COVERAGE FOR
NONCITIZENS WHO ARE NOW LIVING
ACCESS AND ALSO IMPLEMENTATION
OF WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR
MEDICAID AND SNAP. ON THE
SPENDING SIDE, YOU CAN SEE I
LISTED A NUMBER OF THAT THE CITY
MAY BE INTERESTED IN. I WILL
HIGHLIGHT THE $15 MILLION OF
GRANTS TO HUD CONTINUUM.
>> THERE ARE OLS OPERATING
BUDGET REDUCTION THAT WE SAW ON
THE PWUPLGT. KIND OF ACROSS THE
BOARD. THERE IS REDUCTION TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION
GRANTS AS WELL AS RECOVERY
PROGRAM. SOME BEHAVIOR HEALTH
RELATED REDUCTIONS AS IT RELATES
TO HEALTH HUDS.AS WELL AS
MONOXOLON. IN THE BUDGET PROCESS
WE SAW ADDITIONAL SPENDING IN
TERMS OF THE TRUST FUND. KWROUF
-- YOU CAN SEE THE BREAK DOWN
THERE. HOMEOWNERSHIP AND ALSO AN
URGENT REPAIR GRANT. WE ALSO SAW
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
WEATHERIZATION PLUS GRANT. IN
THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET THE
LARGEST PART OF THAT WAS $1.3
MILLION FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE
PRESERVATION PAID FOR BY NEW
BONDS. THERE WAS ALSO $45
MILLION FOR FLOOD RELATED
HIGHWAY RECOVERY LOANS AND THEN
ALSO SOME FERRY INVESTMENTS
INCLUDING $31 MILLION FOR THE
ELECTRIFICATION FERRY PROGRAMS.
AND OTHER AREAS, OTHER BILLS
THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST
STARTING WITH BUDGET AND
REVENUE. HOUSE BILL, MANY OF
THESE YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY
HEARD ABOUT. BUT WE'LL STILL
KEEP IT QUICK. HOUSE BILL 1408
WHICH IS THE BILL THAT WOULD
HELP PRESERVATION BY DIVERTING
30% OF THE SALES TAX FROM THE
TWO STADIUMS PASSED ALSO HOUSE
BILL 2610 WHICH EXPANDS THE
NONPROFIT LOW INCOME
HOMEOWNERSHIP TAX EXEMPTION TO
INCLUDE RENT AND PROPERTY FOR
OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
INCLUDING HOUSING. HOUSE BILL
3024 RELATES TO THE TRANSFER OF
THE PENSION FUND DOLLARS THAT
WENT TO THE OPERATING BUDGET AND
SO, THAT FUNDING IS DEPOSITED
INTO THE PENSION, NEW PENSION
SURPLUS HOLDING ACCOUNT WHICH
WILL BE. HOUSE BILL 1170 WHICH
REQUIRES PROVIDERS OF AI SYSTEMS
TO INCLUDE WHAT IS KNOWN AS
PROVIDENCE DATA IN CONTENT
CREATED BY THEIR SYSTEMS. IT
ALSO REQUIRES GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS
WHEN THEY'RE INTERACTED WITH
CERTAIN AI SYSTEMS.
>> A COUPLE MORE BILLS RELATED
TO THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
HOUSE BILL 1903 ESTABLISHES A
STATEWIDE LOW ENERGY SYSTEM.
SENATE BILL 6355 ESTABLISHES A
NEW AGENCY THE WASHINGTON
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AUTHORITY
TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION AS AS
WELL AS UPGRADES TO THE
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND TO BE A
STATEWIDE RESOURCE FOR THE
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.
>> SENATE BILL 6981 PROHIBITS
TRUCK MANUFACTURERS FROM
PROHIBITS THE ACQUISITION OF A
330 DRUG WHICH IS DRUGS COVERED
BY THE DRUG RICING PROGRAM BY
SPECIFIC HEALTH PROVIDERS UNDER
CONTRACT BY THAT PROVIDER. HOUSE
BILL 2242 TO ISSUE IMMUNIZATION
RECOMMENDATION AND GUIDANCE
REPLACING THAT HEALTH FROM
PROVIDE. IN HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, PROHIBITS CITIES
AND COUNTIES, AND THEN ALSO,
PROHIBITS CITIES FROM REQUIRING
MIXED USE. WITH VARIOUS
EXCEPTIONS AND MORE
FLEXIBILITIES THAN ORIGINAL
BILL. ALSO HOUSE BILL 2226
PASSED FOR STEP HOUSING WHICH IS
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, PERMANENT
SUPPORTING HOUSING AND INDOOR
EMERGENCY HOUSING. CONTINUING ON
HOUSING HOMELESSNESS ANYTHING
THAT USES BIOMETRIC DATA. AND
SENATE BILL 6600 WHICH PROHIBITS
TENANTS FROM INSTALLING COOLING
DEVICES WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS.
ON LABOR AND COMMERCE, HOUSE
BILL 2294, WHICH ESSENTIALLY
TAKES THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANCE
ORDNANCE. AND HOUSE BILL 2655
INSPIRED BY THE CITY'S DOMESTIC
WORKERS STATEWIDE.
>> A NOTABLE BILL, IS MAKING
SURE THE OFFICE OF -- THEN
SENATE BILL 6002 ESTABLISHES A
REGULATORY STRUCTURE FOR
AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS
AND THE DATA CAPTURED BY THOSE
SYSTEMS. AND IT ALSO SETS
RETENTION PERIODS FOR THE DATA
COLLECTED AND LIMITS THE SHARING
OF THE DATA. FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS
AND EDUCATION, HOUSE BILL 2523
MAKES IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PROGRAM.
SENATE BILL 5872 ESTABLISHES THE
PREK ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
RECEIVING GIFTS FOR THE E CAP
PROGRAM. AND 2563 MODIFIES
FUNDING FOR THE PASSPORT TO
CAREER PATH WHICH IS MEANT TO
HELP UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH.
>>> HOUSE BILL 1980 WHICH
AUTHORIZES LOCAL AUTHORITIES
WITH APPROVAL FROM
TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES TO
PERMIT PRY VAT EMPLOYER SHUTTLES
TO USE BUSINESS ACCESS AND
TRANSIT ONLY LANES. THIS BILL
ONLY APPLIES IN KING COUNTY.
>> WITH THAT WE'LL BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS. I WILL ALSO
NOTE THAT A LOT OF THESE BILLS
HAVE YET TO BE SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR AND SO THE GOVERNOR
CERTAINLY HAS THE ABILITY TO
VETO SOME OF THESE BILLS SO WE
JUST WANT TO ADD THAT
DISCLAIMER.
>> AWESOME. DIRECTOR, ANY FOLLOW
UP AT ALL?
>> OKAY, AWESOME THANK YOU.
SAMIR, THANK YOU ANNA. I WILL
PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM.
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND THANK YOU FOR OUR STATE
RELATIONS TEAM FOR THE HARD WORK
DURING THIS SESSION. IT REALLY
DID FLY BY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND THANK YOU
FOR CONTINUING TO COME AND
PROVIDE COUNCIL THESE UPDATES. I
JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR
TODAY. ONE IS JUST IF YOU CAN
UNPACK A LITTLE BIT MORE THE
CHANGES TO SALES TAX AND
TRANSPORTATION REVENUES AND HOW
THRA* -- THERE WILL BE IMPACTS
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. HOW BIG
ARE THESE CHANGES, WHEN DO THEY
TAKE EFFECT?
>> I THINK THEY ARE IMPACTS FROM
THE REVERSAL OF SALES TAX ADDED
LAST YEAR. SO LAST SESSION, THE
LEGISLATURE PASS SENATE BILL
5813 WHICH ADMINISTERED SALES
TAX ON CERTAIN SERVICES LIKE
ADVERTISING SERVICES, TEMPORARY
STAFFING, DIGITAL SERVICES,
VARIOUS SERVICES THAT WERE
PREVIOUSLY TAXED UNDER BENO. AND
SO THOSE ARE, ARE GOING INTO
EFFECT THIS PAST YEAR. BUT UNDER
6346 WOULD BE REPEALED STARTING
ON JANUARY 12,029th. SO AT THAT
POINT, ANY ENTITY THAT GETS
REVENUE FROM SALES TAX WOULD
LOSE FUNDING. THE STATE INCLUDED
BUT THE STATE OBVIOUSLY IS
GETTING REVENUE FROM THE
BILLIONAIRE TAX AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ARE NOT. COUNTIES,
CITIES, TRANSIT AGENCIES LIKE
SOUND TRANSIT CERTAINLY ARE
STANDING TO LOSE SOME MONEY. YOU
KNOW, I DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY,
A SPECIFIC NUMBER FOR THE CITIES
ANTICIPATING A LOSS. BECAUSE
IT'S KIND OF IN FLUX RIGHT NOW
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING, JUST
STARTING TO BE IMPLEMENTED RIGHT
NOW. BUT CERTAINLY WE'VE HEARD,
A LARGE NUMBER FROM THE COUNTY
IN PARTICULAR IN SOUND TRANSIT
IN PARTICULAR. ON FOR THE CITY,
BECAUSE SOME OF THESE SERVICES
WILL BE RECLASSIFIED TO BE A NO.
WE WILL GET SOME FUNDING FROM
OUR LOCAL BNO. IT'LL STILL BE A
NET LOSS BUT CERTAINLY FOR
COUNTIES, SOUND TRANSIT THEY'RE
NOT GOING TO, THOSE SERVICES ARE
JUST A PURE LOSS FOR THEM. SO
IT'LL BE LARGER FOR THOSE
ENTITIES.
>> HEARING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
THE NUMBERS WITH US TODAY. WHAT
ARE THE NUMBERS FROM THE COUNTY
AT THIS TIME?
>> FOR KING COUNTY WE'VE SEEN A
NUMBER UPWARDS OF 175 MILLION
FOR OVER TWO YEARS. AND THEN FOR
SOUND TRANSIT, I'VE SEEN
NUMBERS UP TO 100 MILLION A YEAR
FOR SOUND TRANSIT.
>> CERTAINLY, VERY CURIOUS TO
SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR THE
CITY. AS WE, COPING WITH OUR OWN
BUDGET CHALLENGES. MY SECOND
QUESTION IS SPECIFIC,
TRANSPORTATION RE KNEW. IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE STATE DID
TAKE THE STEP TO ISSUE BONDS FOR
ROADS PROJECTS BUT THE EFFORTS
FOR SOUND TRANSIT BOUNDING DID
NOT GO THROUGH. CAN YOU UNPACK
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE OR
ANYTHING ELSE TO BE AWARE OF AS
IT RELATES TO TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING.
>> WELL, I THINK WITH RESPECT TO
THE SENATE BILL 6148 IS THE BILL
THAT SOUND TRANSIT BOND BILL
THAT DID NOT PASS. I DON'T
THINK WE HAVE NECESSARILY A
GREAT ANSWER, OR CLEAR ANSWER AS
TO WHY IT DIDN'T PASS.
CERTAINLY I THINK IT DIED IN THE
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO PUT IT INTO
THE BUDGET. THOUGH THAT WAS NOT
SUCCESSFUL. IT WAS IN THE
SENATE, SENATE HAD ADDED IT IN
BUT THE HOUSE DID NOT AGREE TO
THAT ADDITION. SO CERTAINLY THAT
WAS WHERE, WHERE THE DYNAMICS
PLAYED OUT WITHIN THE HOUSE.
WHICH IS WHERE IT CAME INTO SOME
CHALLENGES. AND THEN I ALSO KNOW
THAT INITIALLY IN THE HOUSE
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, DIDN'T
INCLUDE BONDS EVEN FOR ROAD AND
BRIDGE PRESERVATION. AND THOUGH
THE FINAL BUDGET DID INCLUDE
SOME BONDING FOR THOSE PROJECTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, SAMIR,
IT'S THANKFUL TO UNDERSTAND AND
OF COURSE I HAVE MY CONCERNS
ABOUT NOW SOUND TRANSIT'S
ABILITY TO DELIVER ON WEST
SEATTLE EXTENSION MOVING
FORWARD. SO I WOULD LIKE TO STAY
UPDATED. THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU ALL.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER RINCK. NEXT WE HAVE
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER FOLLOWED
BY COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YOU GUYS ARE VERY POPULAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU FOR A
FANTASTIC PRESENTATION. AND
WELCOME BACK FROM OLYMPIA. I
WANTED TO GO BACK SA MIR, YOU
HAD ONE OF THE EARLIER SLIDES. I
BELIEVE I HEARD AN $81.1 MILLION
REDUCTION FOR WORKING FAMILIES.
FOR WORKING CONNECTIONS, EXCUSE
ME FOR CHILD CARE. IS THAT
CORRECT? AND MAYBE THAT WAS ANNA
YOUR SLIDE. AND CAN YOU JUST
CONFIRM FOR ME, WAS THAT A
REDUCTION THAT'S A STATEWIDE
REDUCTION FOR ONE FISCAL YEAR,
FOR TWO.
>> THAT'S A STATEWIDE REDUCTION
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
BIANIUM SO ONE YEAR. AND THAT
ESSENTIALLY IS DRIVEN BY, THEY
MADE MODIFICATIONS TO THE
ATTENDANCE POLICY AND
REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PROVIDERS
AND REMOVE SOME PERSPECTIVE
ENROLLMENT BASED PAYMENT
STRUCTURE PLANS THEY HAD SO THAT
HELPED KIND OF DRIVE THAT.
REDUCTION AND BUDGET SAVINGS FOR
THE STATE.
>> DO YOU KNOW, I WAS AWARE OF
THIS SORT OF THE FUTURE FACING
CHANGE THAT THEY MADE IN THIS.
>> I CAN UPDATE ONCE WE GET --
TO REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW THAT
TRICKLES DOWN TO THE CITY SO I
CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> I WOULD REALLY VALUE THAT.
WAS IT SENATE BILL 6026. AND
THIS WAS THE I THINK CENTER
ALVARADO'S BILL. REGARDING
COMMERCIAL AND GROUND FLOOR
COMMERCIAL. THE LAST POINT
DURING SESSION I TRACKED, THERE
WAS EXEMPTIONS FOR HOUSING AND
DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSIT. CAN
YOU GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT
THE FINAL EXEMPTIONS AND
FLEXIBILITY WAS ON THAT BILL.
>> YEAH AND THERE'S A VARIOUS
EXEMPTIONS THAT I CAN SEND YOU
THE FULL LIST. I WOULD SAY THE
ONES THAT ARE PROBABLY MOST
RELEVANT TO US IS THE EXEMPTIONS
FOR STATION AREAS, SO TRANSIT
DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S EXEMPTIONS
FOR HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND THEN,
THERE ARE ALSO THERE'S ALSO A
BLANKET EXEMPTION FOR 40% OF
AREAS OUTSIDE OF THAT THE CITY
WOULD HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO CHOOSE
WHERE WE WOULD PLACE THAT 40% OF
THE AREA. THERE'S A FEW OTHERS
THAT ARE LESS IMPACTFUL TO THE
CITY BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SEND
YOU THESE.
>> THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN
MAKING SURE WE HAVE A BALANCE OF
COMMERCIAL AND MAKING SURE WE
HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY IF OUR
SYSTEM FOR HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU MEMBER FOSTER.
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> NO QUESTIONS. JUST WANTED TO
SAY AFTER AN ENTIRE SHORT
SESSION, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK AS THE PHRASE GOES.
THEY HAVE WEEKDAYS IN OLYMPIA
NOT BECAUSE IT'S MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY BUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE SO
MUCH WORK DONE IN A DAY. JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. GREAT
AFTER ACTION REPORT AND CAN'T
WAIT TO DO IT WITH YOU NEXT
YEAR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
JUST A HOUSEKEEPING MATTER. IS
THERE A REASON WHY WE DIDN'T
GET YOUR POWER POINT AHEAD OF
TIME.
>> I WILL SEND YOU THE POWER
POINT AND A FULL LIST OF BILLS
THAT PASSED TODAY.
>> WELL IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT AHEAD OF
TIME. I THINK WE ASKED. SO WE
DID OUR OWN PACKET BUT WHEN YOU
KIND OF WENT THROUGH SOME OF
THESE BILLS, WE'RE TRYING TO
HAVE WHAT YOU JUST PROVIDED SO
IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT. I CAN'T
TEE UP ANY QUESTIONS. I MEAN
IT'S KIND OF BASIC. I DON'T
KNOW WHAT GOOD THAT DOES ME TO
GET YOUR POWER POINT AFTER WE'RE
DONE. BUT, OKAY. SO BASICALLY WE
DID OUR OWN. SO WE WERE TRACKING
THE AI BILLS AND SINCE I DON'T
HAVE YOUR WHOLE THING HERE ABOUT
WHAT GOT PASSED AND WHAT DIDN'T
AND WHAT RELIED ON IN LOOKING AT
THE ONES FOR AI ON THE DATA
CENTERS. TWO QUESTIONS, ON SOME
OF THE OTHER BILLS CONCERNING
SOME OF THE TRAVEL ISSUES
MEDICAID COVERAGE, TRADITIONAL
HEALTH CARE PRACTICES. I KNOW
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WORKED
WITH REPRESENTATIVE WITH. AND
ESTER ON THE HEALTH BOARD AND
OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN PROVIDERS.
AND THIS WASN'T IN YOUR UP -- I
DIDN'T GET A COPY OF YOUR POWER
POINT SO I WOULDN'T KNOW. I'M
LOOKING AT HB2297, HB PROTECTION
OF TRAVEL DATA AS WELL. HB2685
ALSO BY REPRESENTATIVE
LAKENAUFF. THOSE CAME TO US AS
GOING TO THE HOUSE RULES AND THE
X FILE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.
>> YOU'RE REFERRING TO
REGISTRATION THAT WAS CONSIDERED
INITIALLY IN THE PROCESS BUT
UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT MOVE
FORWARD. SO I SPECIFICALLY AS IT
RELATES TO THE MEDICAID COVERAGE
AS YOU MENTIONED THEN THE NAME
OF THE DATA BILL THAT YOU
MENTIONED AS WELL AS
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THE
TRAVEL PRIORITIES THAT WE HAD
INCLUDED IN OUR LEGISLATURE BACK
IN DECEMBER THEY WERE UNDER
CONSIDERATION AGAIN THIS SESSION
BUT THEY DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD.
SO THEY'LL HAVE TO BE
REINTRODUCED.
>> SO WE HAD COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVE FARVIA ON THE ONE
THAT DID PASS ON THE GROCERY
STORES. AND THERE WERE TWO OTHER
ONES, THAT DID NOT MAKE IT. DO
YOU, IS THAT IN YOUR THING OR
CAN YOU PROVIDE ME AN UPDATE TO
WHAT HAPPENED BESIDES WHAT SHE
TELLS ME.
>> YEAH, THERE'S THREE TOTAL
BILLS FOR GROCERY STORES. THE
ONE THAT PASSED WAS THE
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ONE. HOUSE
BILL 2227 IS A BILL ON TAX
INCENTIVES FOR GROCERY STORES.
THAT BILL HAD A HEARING BUT THEN
DIDN'T MOVE OFF THE HOUSE
FLOOR. THEN SHE HAD A BILL
RELATED TO PUBLIC GROCERY STORES
WHICH HAD A HEARING BUT THEN
ALSO DIDN'T MOVE PAST THE
HEARING STAGE.
>> AND THEN, WE HAD ONE,
REGARDING HB2496 THAT
REPRESENTATIVE STERNS THAT WE
WORKED WITH MY ON A TRAVEL
CONSULTATION FOR THE ENERGY
FACILITY AND SIDE EVALUATION
BASICALLY DATA CENTERS. THAT
DID, IS WAITING FOR THE
GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE. SO WHAT
HAPPENS WITH THAT. YOU'LL TELL
US WHEN THE GOVERNOR WILL SIGN
OR HASN'T BEEN SIGNED.
>> TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT ONE
HASN'T BEEN SCHEDULED FOR
SIGNATURE YET. BUT HE DOES HAVE
20 DAYS SINCE IT WAS PASSED BY
THE LEGISLATURE. SO THERE'S
STILL A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. ON
OUR REPORT THAT WE WILL SEND, IT
WILL INCLUDE THE STATUS OF WHERE
THE BILLS ARE AND WHICH ONES
HAVE SIGNED INTO LAW AND WHICH
ARE STILL WAITING ACTION. IF
THERE'S ANYTHING, THAT GOES
AWRY WITH THAT, BUT I HAVE NOT
HEARD ANY CONCERN ON THAT FROM
MY STANDPOINT. IF I HEAR
SOMETHING NOTABLE I CAN
CERTAINLY SHARE.
>> THERE'S TWO OTHER BILLS THAT
WE PUT INTO THE TRAVEL CATEGORY.
AND SOME ON THE SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION BY REPRESENT I HAVE
STERNS. WE INTRODUCED AND RETAIN
STATUS. AND HOUSE BILL 25256
CONCERNING PROSTITUTION BY
REPRESENTATIVE STERNS ON
FEBRUARY 1st. CAN YOU GET BACK
TO ME OR WHAT.
>> I BELIEVE BOTH OF THOSE BILLS
DID NOT MOVE FORWARD.
>> OKAY. THESE WERE ALL ONES
THAT I LISTED NOT ONLY UNDER AI
BUT ALSO TRAVEL ISSUES SO IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IF I HAD
YOUR POWER POINT THEN I COULD
HAVE SAID, HEY GUYS LOOKED AT
YOUR POWER POINT. NOTICED
THERE'S SOME BILLS THAT FELL
OFF THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. MY
STAFF PUT TOGETHER WHAT THEY
COULD BUT THEY DON'T DO THIS
FOR A LIVING. IT WOULD BE GREAT
IF WE CAN GET THESE AHEAD OF
TIME. I THINK WE WOULD ALL
APPRECIATE IT.
>> I WILL TAKE A HIT ON THAT
ONE. I WILL FOLLOW UP AND MAKE
SURE PEOPLE HAVE THE CORRECT
INFORMATION FOR THESE MEETINGS
SO YOU ALL FEEL PREPARED ON THAT
ONE. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIV
ERA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND YES I BACK UP COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ ASK TOO. BUT I'M THE
VERY POSITIVE SIDE I WANT TO
KNOW THAT THE SLIDES ARE ALL
NUMBERED. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ,
A LEGACY, COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ
LEGACY ON THE COUNCIL WE ALWAYS
ASK FOR SLIDE NUMBERS. WHICH
HELPED BECAUSE, FIRST THANK YOU
AS COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS WAS
SAYING. TO ALL THE WORK THAT WAS
DONE. IT REALLY IS HELPFUL. AND
GETTING THE INSIDE ON THE
DIFFERENT PIECES SO THANK YOU.
NOW, GIVEN THE NUMBERS CAN YOU
GO TO SLIDE 15. OWE R YOU KNOW
ONE OF THE THINGS IS A QUESTION
THAT I HAVE. GENERAL QUESTION
IS, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENTS.
A LOT OF BILLS OF THINGS THAT
HAPPENED. IN TERMS OF THE
OPERATING BUDGET HERE. AND,
INDIVIDUALLY, THEY MAY SAY HEY
THIS IS OKAY. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT
THIS LIST. CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF
THIS AS ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC
SAFETY AND ALSO THE SCENE
BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES HAS AN IMPACT. I JUST
WANTED TO, TAKE A MOMENT TO
HIGHLIGHT YOU KNOW A MOMENT TO
LOOK AT THESE REDUCTIONS THAT
HAS AN IMPACT ON OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY POSTURE. ACROSS THE
BOARD. MAYBE HRETSZ SO FOR
ENERGY AUDITS BUT IN TERMS OF
THE TOP PART. THESE HAVE IMPACTS
AND SO I THINK A QUESTION I HAVE
IN THE GENERAL SENSE IS, IN
TERMS OF KEEPING THAT BIG
PICTURE. IN TERMS OF CUMULATIVE
EFFECTS OF THESE NUMEROUS PUBLIC
ACTIONS ON PUBLIC SAFETY. IS
THAT -- IN OLYMPIA WHEN THEY
VOTE YES OR NO OR MOVE FORWARD
ON A CERTAIN PIECE?
>> I CAN'T NECESSARILY SPEAK TO
MAYBE WHAT'S GOING ON TO THE
LEGISLATORS MINDS AS THEY
CONSIDER THE BUDGET THAT'S
BEFORE THEM OR THE TYPES OF
CHALLENGING DECISIONS THAT MAYBE
THE BUDGET WRITERS ARE THINKING
ABOUT AS THEY HAVE TO BALANCE
THE BUDGET. BUT I WILL NOTE THAT
WE WERE DEFINITELY EXPRESSIVE OF
OUR CONCERN AROUND THE CUTS LIKE
LEAD AND NAVIGATING PROGRAMS
BECAUSE THOSE ARE SOME OF THE
SOURCES THAT GO FOR DRUG
POSSESSION DIE -- DIVERSION AND
I THINK WE SIGNED UP FOR THE GUN
VIOLENCE AS WELL. I THINK IT'S
A CHALLENGING ANALYSIS THAT THE
LEGISLATORS HAVE TO DO AROUND
PUTTING TOGETHER A BALANCED
BUDGET ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH
CONSTRAINED TIMES.
>> THANK YOU VERY GOOD ANSWER.
ALTHOUGH, I THINK IT IS GOOD TO
LIKE STEP BACK AND SAY, WHAT IS
THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ALL
THOSE REDUCTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE
MAKING A PRESS ON GUN VIOLENCE
FOR EXAMPLE. OR YOU KNOW THESE
PIECES RELATED TO THE SCENE AND
THIS IS LIKE DIVERSION IS LIKE
RIGHT THERE. OBVIOUSLY WE'VE
TAKEN ACTION AT THE STATE LEVEL.
BUT WHAT THE STATE DOES REALLY
IMPACTS US ACROSS THE BOARD.
SOMETHING I'M LEARNING MORE AND
MORE AS EACH YEAR GOES BY. AND
REALLY THE NEED FOR THE STATE
AND THE CITY TO BE IN CONCERT
WITH EACH OTHER AND AT LEAST
WHERE. BECAUSE IT IMPACTS ON SO
MANY THINGS, ESPECIALLY THIS
YEAR WHEN WE'RE GOING INTO A
VERY DIFFICULT YEAR. I WANT TO
POINT OUT THE SCENE PIECE. SO
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTS THOSE
SPECIFIC DEALS THAT YOU WERE
ADVOCATING FOR. CAN YOU ALSO GO
TO SLIDE 27. I THINK THIS IS IT.
THANK YOU, OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE
SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH SENATOR
TRUDEAU. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE
THAT, I LOOKED FORWARD AND THIS
WILL BE PART OF COMMITTEE
MEETING TOMORROW IN TERMS OF
GETTING IN-SYNC, BETWEEN IRPR,
ONE OF THE FEW THAT ARE STILL
OPERATING BECAUSE IT'S VERY
DIFFERENT. FOOT STOMP AND TO
MAKE SURE IT'S IN SYNC WITH
STATE LAW. I JUST WANTED TO
NOTE, AND YES IT IS HERE. YOU
HIGHLIGHT TWO VERY IMPORTANT
POINTS. THE RETENTION PERIOD FOR
DATA COLLECTED. I THINK THIS IS
VERY IMPORTANT AND I SUPPORTED
IT BECAUSE IT HELPS GUARD, YOU
KNOW MITIGATE THE RISK AS WE SEE
IT. AND ALSO BECAUSE WITH OUR
REALTIME CRIME CENTER IT ALLOWS
THE CITY TO REALLY WORK THESE
ISSUES AS IT RELATES TO AOPR
DATA TO THE BETTERMENT OF OUR
CITY. SO BECAUSE OF ITS STAND
UP, THE 21 DAY CAN BE WORKED
AROUND I BELIEVE. ALSO THE PDR.
I THINK THE COMBINATION OF THOSE
PIECES AND OTHER PIECES WITH THE
BILL WITH THOSE PROTECTIONS THAT
WE BROUGHT INTO OUR BILL, YOU
COMBINED THOSE TWO. WE'VE
ADDRESSED THE ISSUES. THE
CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AND WE
HAVE A SITUATION WHERE, WE'VE
MITIGATED THE RISK BUT WE'RE
ALSO GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THE
PDR SYSTEM. THAT'S WHY I WAS
CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF
PIECES BECAUSE WE'RE IN
DISCUSSION. BUT IN TOTAL I THINK
THE COMBINATION OF THESE PIECES
THAT WE WORKED IN. WITH THE WORK
OF COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA AND
FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE AND
OTHER AUTHORS FROM THE INITIAL
APR BILL TIED TO THIS PIECE. AND
IT'S I THINK IT'S A GREAT
COMBINATION TO MOVE FORWARD ON,
SO THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND THANK YOU OIR TEAM AND FOR
ALL THE WORK YOU DID IN OLYMPIA.
I'M ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO
MAKE SOME FORMAL REQUESTS. I
KNOW THAT YOU ALL TRACK.
THERE'S A PLETHORA OF BILLS AND
ISSUES BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION STARTS THAT WE PASS AT
COUNCIL. HERE'S A LIST OF
THINGS WE CARE ABOUT BUT THAT'S
ALWAYS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
SESSION AND WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO GET TAKEN UP OR
NOT. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ON THE
LIST -- THIS IS A THIRD YEAR IN
A ROW WHERE I FEEL WE HAVE A
LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS. WE
DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS NOT
ON OUR LIST THAT WE SHOULD BE
REALLY TRACKING. SOME OF US ARE
TRACKING DIFFERENT THINGS
DEPENDING ON COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS. IT WOULD BE REALLY
HELPFUL TO ANY OF US THAT ARE
TRACKING SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE YOU ADD THAT TO YOUR LIST
OF YOU KNOW HERE'S WHAT WE'RE
TRACKING. HERE'S WHERE THINGS
STAND. BECAUSE I THINK THAT
WOULD BE HELPFUL AS A BODY TO
HAVE. AND THEN ALSO, WHEN THESE
THINGS YOU KNOW ONCE THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS OVER. IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE YOU
KNOW THESE SLIDES ARE HELPFUL
BUT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME
IN CHAMBERS SO I KNOW YOU'RE
RUNNING THROUGH THINGS VERY
QUICKLY. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO
HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH
OF THESE THINGS THAT DID PASS.
AND, HOW IT IMPACTS THE CITY.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE CENTRAL STAFF
THAT'S GOING TO BE TRACKING
SOME OF THESE THINGS. ESPECIALLY
THINGS THAT WE NEED TO COME IN
COMPLIANCE WITH. THAT TAKES
TIME. AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO
KNOW AT THIS STAGE, HERE'S THE
THING THAT PASSED, HERE'S THE
IMPACT IT'S GOING TO HAVE FOR
THE CITY AND THINGS THAT YOU
HAVE TO COMPLY WITH TIMING. YOU
KNOW SOME THINGS WHETHER THEY
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOWN AND
THIS HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR OR NOT YET. BECAUSE
THAT GOES TO TIMING. AND YOU
KNOW THERE'S SOME THINGS
PROBABLY WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE UP
AS A LEGISLATURE AND SOME THINGS
THAT WE DON'T. AND THAT WOULD
ALL BE HELPFUL TO ALSO INCLUDE
IN THIS IN A TRACKER FOR THIS
SLIDE DECK BUT WITH MORE
DETAILS. TO REALLY HELP. BECAUSE
WE HAVE LIMITED INTERSECTION
WITH YOUR OFFICE. AND BECAUSE I
KNOW YOU DON'T ONLY HELP US YOU
HELP THE MAYOR AS WELL. AND I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE NOT MISSING ANYTHING AND
THAT WE'RE BEING, EFFICIENT BUT
ALSO AS THOROUGH WITH OUR
COMMUNICATIONS TOGETHER AND WITH
THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE,
THAT'S COMING OUT OF OLYMPIA.
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT WORKING ON
THAT LIKE THE STATE IS AND
EVERYTHING THAT THE STATE DOES
IMPACTS US. AND WE ARE NOT
ALWAYS GETTING THE DAY-TO-DAY
AND THE MOST ACCURATE
INFORMATION THAT'S COMING OUT
OF OLYMPIA. AND I DON'T WANT TO
READ ABOUT THINGS IN THE SEATTLE
TIMES, I WANT YOU ALL TO TELL ME
THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE MORE OF A
DELAY THAN YOU HAVE ON HOW
THINGS ARE MOVING THROUGH. SO
FOR NEXT YEAR, I DON'T KNOW HOW
WE CAN, I'M HAPPY TO ENGAGE IN
CONVERSATION WITH YOU ON HOW TO
BETTER ENGAGE AS THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION IS MOVING FORWARD AND
THEN AT THE END. WHAT WOULD BE
HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE. I WOULD
LOVE TO BE ENGAGED IN
CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL ON
THAT. BUT I WANT TO GET TO A
PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING THAT IS
HAPPENING, WE HAVE KIND OF THE
LATEST AND MOST UPDATED AND MOST
ACCURATE INFORMATION AND THEN ON
THE COMPLIANCE SIDE, WHAT IS IT
THAT WE NEED TO COMPLY WITH AND
BY WHEN.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO RESPOND TO
THAT.
>> OKAY.
>> AS THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
EXPERT HERE, WE DO HAVE TO RELY
ON DEPARTMENTS AND OUR ATTORNEYS
AND LEGAL FOLKS OFTEN TIMES TO
HELP US UNDERSTAND THE FULL
IMPACTS OF LEGISLATION
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CITY
BUDGETS THAT WE DON'T MANAGE.
SO PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE WE
COULD EXPLORE NOT COMING SO
QUICKLY AFTER SESSION TO GIVE
MORE TIME TO TALK TO THE
DEPARTMENTS AND ACTUALLY
COMPLETE THAT REVIEW. BUT WE'RE
NOT USUALLY THE FOLKS THAT CAN
YOU KNOW LOOK AT CERTAIN PIECE
OF LEGISLATION AND APPLY IT TO
ALL OF THE PROGRAMS IN LIKE ONE
OF THE UTILITIES FOR EXAMPLE.
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE RESPONSE
RESPONSIVE TO GIVE YOU THE
SUMMARY. THE THINGS YOU'RE MOST
LIKELY TO READ IN THE NEWS. WE
WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU AHEAD OF
TIME. THAT SAID, WE CAN MAKE
SURE TO KEEP YOU MORE UPDATED
THROUGH THE INTERIM AS WE ARE
WORKING WITH DEPARTMENTS TO
UNDERSTAND THESE IMPACTS.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT DIRECTOR
HASHEMI BECAUSE UNDERSTAND
THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT
HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO WORK ON
AND DECIPHER HOW THE IMPACT IS
GOING TO HAVE IN THE CITY AND
THEN THE IMPACT TO US AS A
LEGISLATIVE BODY. THINGS WE NEED
TO PASS. AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN
A BILL PASSES OUT, WE KNOW, WELL
YOU ALL KNOW WHAT ARE THE POINTS
TO THAT BILL SPECIFICALLY.
THEY'RE NOT CONTAINED IN THIS
SLIDE DECK AND I GUESS I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IT ON A SLIDE DECK
OR A TRACKER WITH THE ACTUAL
BULLETS. YOU SAID SOME OF IT
HERE TODAY. BUT YOU HAVE LIMITED
TIME. AND I KNOW SOME OF THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION HAVE
VARIOUS POINTS LIKE THE ALPR FOR
INSTANCE. WHAT ARE ALL THE
BULLETS. WHAT ARE ALL THE THINGS
THAT GOT PASSED. UNDER THAT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. AND IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE YOU
GUYS DO IT RATHER THAN I HAVE TO
GO NOW, LOOK UP THE
WASHINGTON'S VERSION ALEGISTAR
TO SEE WHAT PASSED, AND ALL, YOU
KNOW WHAT -- THANK YOU, THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU MEMBER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THANK YOU DR. SAMIR.
THANK YOU FOR THIS LONG BUT
STILL SHORT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AND APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK
THAT YOU ALL DO TO ADVOCATE ON
BEHALF OF OUR CITY AND ADVANCE
OUR CITY'S POLICY PRIORITIES IN
OLYMPIA. QUESTION ABOUT THE
MILLIONAIRE'S TAX. I THINK THAT
WAS ONE OF THE EARLIER SLIDES. I
DON'T HAVE MY OWN SLIDE DECK.
BUT, SO PLUS ONE OF THAT EARLIER
COMMENT. BUT THE MILLIONAIRES
TAX FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WILL
JUST SHARE REALLY DELIGHTED TO
SEE THAT PASSED. AND REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE
IMPACT OF THAT AND I KNOW IT'S
GOING TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS
IMPACT. AND WE TALK ABOUT, SOME
OF THE SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS OF
REVENUE FOR THAT NEW REVENUE.
HERE YOU NOTE THAT 5% WILL GO TO
FAIR FOR KIDS PROGRAM. AND WHAT
I WAS CURIOUS TO LEARN ABOUT
FUNDAMENTAL SCHOOL MEALS FROM
27-29. QUESTION ONE IS WHAT IS
THE TOTAL ANTICIPATED ALLOCATION
FOR THAT FOR THOSE PROGRAM
YEARS. AND THEN, TWO, DOES THAT
FUND ALL SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
STATE WITH THAT REVENUE OR IS
THAT INTENDED TO BE SORT OF A,
YOU KNOW PILOT PROJECT OR
PROGRAM ONLY AT FIRST. YEAH. AS
YOU MENTIONED, THIS FUNDS THE
MEALS FOR 25-27 BUDGET YEAR. SO
WHAT THEY'VE DONE, SINCE THEY
HAVE TO WRITE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET
NEXT YEAR THEY PUT IN THE
OUTLOOK, SORT OF A PLACE HOLDER
FOR $140 MILLION TO FUND
UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS. YOU
KNOW I BELIEVE THE -- THE
INTENTION IS TO FUND IT
UNIVERSALLY. WE HAVE TO CHECK TO
SEE IF THAT IS INDEED THE CASE.
AND HOW YOU CAN FUND MEALS.
>> 140 MILLION FOR THE 27-28
SCHOOL YEAR OR FOR EACH OF THOSE
TWO, TWO YEARS REFLECTED 27-29.
>> I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE FOR THE
BIANIUM, SO 140 MILLION OVER TWO
YEARS. OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES. WELL
THANK YOU. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH
MY ONLY QUESTION SUPER QUICK AND
WE CAN TAKE IT OFFLINE. THE ONE
FROM REPRESENTATIVE SANTOS FOR
THE CPDA FOR THE STADIUM.
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S ONLY
TWO. THERE IS CID, SO
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND ONE
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT FOR
THOSE TWO. WILL THOSE TWO BE THE
ONLY ONES POTENTIALLY, AND IF
YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO
THIS, BUT THE FUNDS WOULD BE
DIRECTED TO THOSE PRESERVATION
DEVELOPMENT.
>> THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO IN THE
STATE.
>> OKAY. THAT'S PRETTY NICE FOR
THEM. AND THEN DO WE KNOW WHAT
THAT REVENUE POTENTIALLY IS, THE
30%?
>> IT'S AROUND 3 MILLION.
>> A YEAR.
>> YEAH. I THINK THAT'S THE
ONGOING FUNDING FOR THOSE TWO
GROUPS. AWESOME. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL. I DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ALL. BUT THAT'S GOOD TO
KNOW. I WILL STOP THERE. IS
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
AWESOME. SO WE KNOW POWER POINT
NEXT TIME IN ADVANCE FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES AND -- AND I'LL MAKE
SURE TO FOLLOW UP. AND YOU DID
REALLY GREAT ON THE PAGE
NUMBERS. -T SO -- SO THANK YOU.
AWESOME. GREAT WORK. THERE'S NO
SIGNING PROCLAMATIONS. UNLESS
THERE'S ONE I'M NOT AWARE OF.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP INTO
OUR COUNCIL AND REGIONAL
COMMITTEES OVERVIEW. WE WILL
START AT THE END WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ AND WE'LL WORK ON
OUR WAY TO THE RIGHT. COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ. YOU'RE ONLINE.
>> THANK YOU, I DIDN'T KNOW I
WAS GOING FIRST. THIS IS GREAT.
>> SURPRISE.
>> SURPRISE, SURPRISE. LET'S
SEE THE PARKS AND CITY LIGHT
COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED FOR
WEDNESDAY APRIL 1st. I WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE A VOTE. YOU SAW THE
PRESENTATION LAST WEDNESDAY ON
THE AGENDA IS SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS RELICENSING. I THINK
IT'S THE THIRD TIME THAT I'VE
SEEN TRIBAL LEADERS TO SIT AT
THE TABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S
GOING ON IN THEIR TRADITIONAL
LANDS. GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT,
TRIBAL CONSULTATION I THOUGHT
WAS AT ITS BEST. I WAS VERY
PROUD OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL AND MY COLLEAGUES THAT
WERE HERE AND WERE ABLE TO ASK
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR
PROVIDING QUESTIONS. I'M
GRATEFUL TO SUSAN LEE THE SENIOR
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. THEIR
EARLY LEARNING CENTERS LIKE THIS
PROJECT AND THEIR CENTER AT THE
TONY LEE HIGH BUILDING IN LAKE
CITY. I WAS JOINED OF COURSE BY
MAYOR WILSON AND OUR AMAZING
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA WHO DID A
GREAT STATEMENT. I'M SURE SHE
WILL TALK ALL ABOUT THAT AND DR.
CHAPELL. I ALSO HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LATER ON
WITH JOY SHAGAKI. CEO AND
PRESIDENT. I HOPE I GOT THAT
RIGHT. AND SOME FOLKS FROM
FRIENDS OF THE WATERFRONT. SHE
GIVES SOME UPDATES ON THE
WATERFRONT THAT'S THE
COMPLETION OF THE WATERFRONT
PROJECT. JUST SOME BASICS ABOUT
THE MAJORITY IS PRIVATELY FUNDED
AND CURRENT ISSUES. AGAIN I WAS
A GUEST WITH GUI CHAN AT THEIR
ANNUAL DINNER AUCTION AT THE
WING LOOP MUSEUM WAS FOUNDED IN
1967 IS THE ONLY PAN ASIAN
MUSEUM IN THE UNITED STATES
FOCUSING ON THE HISTORY,
STORIES, ART AND CULTURE OF
ASIAN-AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAII
AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS. I WAS
JOINED BY KING COUNTY EXEC GAMAR
HASALE, SAM CHO AND OF COURSE
LUSTER WAS THERE. AND I KNOW THE
MAYOR WAS THERE, I DIDN'T GET
TO SAY HI AND OF COURSE FRIENDS
AND FAMILY. I TRY TO GO EVERY
YEAR AND MY HUSBAND DONATES
GLASS ART. AND I MET WITH PARKS
RERECREATION DEPARTMENT FINNIGAN
RELATING NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENED
ON I5. THE POOLS, ALL THE THINGS
I HAVE TO GET CLEANED UP. I LET
MICHELLE KNOW THAT I'M HERE FOR
EIGHT MORE MONTHS. TOMORROW I'M
ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITED. I WILL
ATTEND A SEMINAR HOSTED BY GIKI
WIRE. AND BRYAN GOODNIGHT AND
MIKE SHMEL. I'M SORRY, I CAN
NEVER SAY MIKE'S NAME RIGHT.
SORRY MIKE. THAT'S TRACKING ALL
THE INFORMATION FROM THE DATA
CENTERS. I WILL ALSO BE MEETING
WITH DR. CHAPELL TO DISCUSS THE
LEVEL REPRESENTATION PLAN. I
WILL MEET UP WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA. SATURDAY I'LL BE
ATTENDING THE SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD AT THE ELANE GARCIA
AWARDS. COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA
AND SOMEONE ELSE WAS GETTING AN
AWARD. I FORGOT. ANY WAY THEY
WILL BE GETTING THE ADELINE
GARCIA COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS.
HERE THEY ARE. IT'S RIGHT IN
FRONT OF ME I'M SORRY. IT'LL
BE, ANA BEAN WHO I'VE KNOWN HER
SINCE SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
SHE'S ON THE TRIBAL COUNCIL.
AND ALSO, OUR OWN RON ALLEN
FROM. I HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE WE
WERE CHILDREN. ALL THREE OF THEM
WILL BE HONORED BY THE SEATTLE
BOARD. MY APOLOGIES TO KELLY.
SHE WROTE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF
ME AND I DIDN'T SEE IT. WITH
THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT'S
IT. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES I'LL
TRY TO BE BRIEF BUT WE HAVE SOME
PACKED INFORMATION HERE. FIRST
WE'RE GOING TO DO SHELTER
LEGISLATION. FINANCE TRIBAL
COMMITTEE, WE ARE ON A FAST
TRACK WITH THE BUDGET
LEGISLATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SHELTER EXTENSION. I'M GOING TO
WALK US THROUGH THIS PROCESS. IF
THERE ARE ANY DERAILMENTS
THROUGH THE FAST TRACK. I NEED
TO KNOW SOONER THAN LATER SO I
CAN ADJUST MY SCHEDULE SO WE ALL
WORK WELL TOGETHER. THIS COMING
MONDAY AT 9:30. WE WILL HAVE THE
SHELTER PRESENTATION SIMILAR TO
WHAT WE RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY. AND
THE REASON WHY WE'RE ON THIS
FAST TRACK IS SO WE CAN SPEND
THE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT ARE IN
THIS PROJECT THAT ARE REQUIRED
TO BE SPENT BY JUNE. THE TEST,
BALLOON THAT I'M TAKING TODAY
IS HOW, AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR
COLLEAGUES TO STAY ON THE RECORD
RIGHT NOW HOW MANY AMENDMENTS
FOLKS HAVE. I'M ASKING FOR
FOLKS TO SHARE WITH ME. THEY
DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT YEAR
THE AMENDMENTS ARE. I'M TRYING
TO TAKE A POLL OF HOW MANY
AMENDMENTS ARE OUT THERE.
BECAUSE IF THERE ARE MORE THAN
FIVE OR SIX WE WILL NEED TO
ADJUST THE SCHEDULE. HERE'S THE
SCHEDULE. MONDAY 30th IS OUR
FIRST PRESENTATION. AMENDMENTS
WILL BE DUE THE NEXT DAY,
TUESDAY. AMENDMENTS WILL HAVE TO
BE FINALIZED BY THURSDAY MORNING
FOR A FULL COMMITTEE ON APRIL
7th. THAT IS A SHORTER TIME LINE
THAN I'M USED TO. IT IS A SHORT
TIME LINE BECAUSE OF SCHEDULES
AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD QUICKLY.
SO AFTER BRIEFING TODAY IF
YOU'VE GOT AN AMENDMENT IDEA I
ASK THAT YOU SHARE IT WITH ME
JUST SO I CAN TRACK FOR HOW MUCH
WORK ARE WE GETTING DONE.
BECAUSE THEN ON APRIL 7th, WE
HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING
THE CENTENNIAL AACCORDING. WE
ALSO HAVE THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE
PROGRAM AND THESE VOTES ON THE
SHELTER LEGISLATION. THAT'S
WHAT I MEAN IF WE HAVE A LOT OF
AMENDMENTS I DON'T NEED TO KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE. I JUST NEED TO
KNOW HOW MANY THERE ARE SO I CAN
MANAGE THE FLOW. THAT WOULD THEN
TAKE THIS BILL TO THE FULL
COUNCIL ON APRIL 14th. SO
THAT'S MY REPORT OUT AND
REQUEST OUT FOR FINANCE NATIVE
COMMITTEES. THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING IS THIS
WEDNESDAY. SO COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
MISS YOUR LIBRARIES MEETING
BECAUSE THAT MEETING JUST SHOWED
UP ON MY CALENDAR. I HAD TO ADD
JUST SOME OFFICE HOURS BECAUSE
THERE'S AN EVENING PUBLIC
HEARING THAT WAS PUT ON THE
CALENDAR LAST MINUTE. COLLEAGUES
I WILL ALWAYS SAY THAT WE HAVE,
CERTIFICATE OF MUNICIPAL
LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE CITIES OF
WASHINGTON. I'VE CONTINUED TO
DO THESE TRAININGS AND I KNOW
THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL. WE HAVE
THE CONFERENCE IN JUNE IN
SPOKANE. STRONGLY WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE EVERYONE THERE. SOUND
TRANSIT. LAST WEEK BOARD MEMBERS
GATHERED IN TACOMA FOR A BOARD
RETREAT TO RECEIVE THE THREE
APPROACHES FROM SOUND TRANSIT.
STAFF THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE $30
MILLION GAP. THAT FINANCIAL GAP.
THAT FINANCIAL GAP IS NOT TODAY.
THAT FINANCIAL GAP EXISTS
BETWEEN 2035 AND 2045. WE NEED
TO GET LIGHT RAIL TO BALLARD AND
WEST SEATTLE FULL STOP. END OF
SENTENCE AND PERIOD. THE THREE
OPTIONS THAT SOUND TRANSIT
PROVIDED WERE FOCUSED ON THE
FIRST ONE KEEPING ACTIVE LIGHT
RAIL MOVING. THE SECOND ADVANCE
REGIONAL PRIORITIES AND THE
THIRD, PHASE ALL EXTENSIONS.
THERE WERE NO APPROACHES THAT
HAD RELATION TO RIDERSHIP AT
ALL. THIS LEFT THE BALLARD
EXTENSION ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.
SOUND TRANSIT CONFIRMED IF ANY
OF THESE WERE ADOPTED BALLARD
WOULD BE DEFERRED INDEFINITELY.
NO DATE, NO NOTHING. THIS IS
JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE
CONVERSATION NOT THE END. THESE
APPROACHES ARE TO HELP GUIDE THE
CONVERSATION OVER THE NEXT FEW
MONTHS. AND I SAID THEN AND I
WILL SAY AGAIN TODAY, IT'S
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO DEFER
BALLARD INDEFINITELY NOT BECAUSE
I HAVE LIVE THERE BUT BECAUSE
BALLARD HAS THE LARGEST RIDER,
THE MILE TO RIDER AND RIDER COST
RATIO IS THE BEST IN SOUND
TRANSIT'S PORTFOLIO. I'VE
ASKED SOUND TRANSIT TO BRING
FORTH AN APPROACH. IN THE SOUTH
SEATTLE OPTION WE RECEIVED AN
OPTION THAT GOT US TO WEST
SEATTLE JUNCTION, DEL RIDGE AND
AN OPTION THAT DEFERRED WEST
SEATTLE ENTIRELY. IT WAS ALL BUT
ASSUMED THAT THE AVALON STATION
IS OFF THE TABLE AND ALSO THE
SOUTH LAKE UNION STATION. EVERY
JURISDICTION IN THE SOUND
TRANSIT REGION RECEIVED HARD
CHOICES TO MAKE AND NO ONE WAS
SPARED. FOR US WE STILL HAVE THE
GRAND STREET INFILL STATION
UNBUILT. AND THIS STARTING POINT
IN DISCUSSIONS WERE ALREADY
LOSING AVALON. COLLEAGUES WE
HAVE MUCH MORE TO SHARE
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE IN
COLLECTIVE TIME. FEEL FREE TO
STOP BY. I WILL FILL IN, ANY
ADDITIONAL NUANCE. AND, THE LAST
THING I WILL SAY HERE IS THAT,
THE SEATTLE AREA IS PAYING FOR
THE SECOND DOWNTOWN TUNNEL. MORE
SO THAN OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS.
EVEN THOUGH, IT IS THE REGION
THAT NEEDS THAT DOWNTOWN TUNNEL
MORE THAN THE CITY DOES. ON A
POSITIVE NOTE, WE ARE
ACCOMPLISHING A VERY LARGE
ENGINEERING FEAT THIS WEEKEND BY
OPENING THE CROSS LAKE
CONNECTION. SO THIS IS THE FIRST
LIGHT RAIL EVER BUILT ON A
FLOATING BRIDGE. WHICH IS EASIER
THAN BUILDING LIGHT RAIL ON A
TRIBAL RESERVATION WHICH WE'RE
ALSO ENDEAVORING TO DO. THIS
CROSS LAKE CONNECTION IS THIS
SATURDAY AT SAM SMITH, YES OUR
VERY OWN SAM SMITH PARK AT 9:00
A.M. WITH SERVICE STARTING AT
10:00. SO FEEL FREE TO COME IN
AND JOIN. ON APRIL 5th, I THREW
THE FIRST PITCH AT MAGNOLIA
LEAGUE. I DID THROW A STRIKE.
THERE WAS AN HOURS WORTH OF
PARADE COMING DOWN THE HILL OF
ALL THE YOUNG FOLKS PLAYING
LITTLE LEAGUE UNTIL MAGNOLIA. IT
ALSO HOSTED OFFICE HOURS ON
THURSDAY THIS COMING THURSDAY I
WILL BE HOSTING A TOWN HALL AT
6:30 AT BALLARD.
>> DID YOU THROW A STRIKE,
COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> I DID THROW A STRIKE. FIRST
TIME EVER. I DON'T HAVE IT ON
MY PHONE, IT NEVER HAPPENED, I
KNOW.
>> WAS THAT PITCH FROM THE
MOUND?
>> IT WAS. AT THE SAME PLAY
FIELD THAT I GREW UP GOING TO
DURING PRESCHOOL. PEOPLE FORGOT
I WENT TO PRESCHOOL IN MAGNOLIA.
>> I DON'T THINK PEOPLE HAVE
FORGOTTEN.
>> COULD YOUR -- COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I HAVE THREE KIDDOES SICK AT
HOME. I AM WEARING THIS IN AN
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. SO I WILL
TRY TO SPEAK CLEARLY. ON THE
STEPS COMMITTEE FRONT WE HAD A
VERY ROBUST LIVELY SET OF
CONVERSATIONS DURING OUR
THURSDAY MORNING MEETING LAST
WEEK. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE
HEARD FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SDOT
ON THREE BRAND NEW LEVY PROGRAMS
BY THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. ONE
WAS NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED
SAFETY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. NEXT
WAS THE PEOPLE'S STREETS PUBLIC
SPACES, AND THEN THIRD AND
FINALLY OUR LOW POLLUTION
NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM. SO SUPER
GRATIFYING FOR ME PERSONALLY TO
BE ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK, A
GRANULAR LOOK AT SOME OF THESE
PROGRAMS WE CREATED DURING THE
FORMATION OF THE LEVY A FEW
YEARS AGO AND HOW THEY'RE
ALREADY STARTING TO BENEFIT THE
COMMUNITY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY
A COMMUNITY ROUND TABLE
DISCUSSION. PARTICULARLY ON OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES COMMITTEE.
STARTING FIRST WITH WEST SEATTLE
AND HAD GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS
AT THE TABLE. FROM A FEW SMALL
BUSINESSES, THAT ARE DIRECTLY
IMPACTED IN NORTH DEL RIDGE. TO
THE RAINIER COMMUNITY FUND.
SOUND TRANSIT WAS THERE ON
MITIGATION EFFORTS. AMONGST
OTHER THINGS AND YOU KNOW, ON
THAT I WILL JUST NOTE THAT WE
HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT
HOW WE AS A CITY, HOW WE AS A
REGION WITH SOUND TRANSIT AND
OTHERS CAN BETTER SUPPORT OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE
DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY FAST
TRANSIT AROUND OUR CITY. ONE OF
THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE LEARNED
FROM THAT CON VERY SAEUGS --
CONVERSATION IS SOME OF THE
LATEST PLANS OF SOUND TRANSIT
WOULD SPARE JEFFERSON SQUARE AND
WEST SEATTLE. AND THERE'S A
GROCERY STORE AT JEFFERSON
SQUARE. SAFEWAY, THERE'S A
NUMBER OF OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES
IN JEFFERSON SQUARE. THERE'S
SOME OF THE BEST TERIAKY AT NICO
TERIAKY AMONG SOME OTHER
BUSINESSES. SOME OF THE LATEST
PLANS WOULD SPARE CERTAIN AREAS
OF NORTH DEL RIDGE THAT WERE
PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED IMPACTED.
AND SO, I THINK THAT IS SOME
GOOD NEWS OVER ALL. THAT WAS,
THAT WAS POTENTIALLY LOST IN
SOME OF THE BROADER
CONVERSATION. SO I WANT TO
UPLIFT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND
CELEBRATE THAT. ALSO THE
OPPORTUNITY REMAINS FOR US TO
BETTER SUPPORT OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY
SOUND TRANSIT. THE NEXT STEPS
MEETING WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY
MORNING. THE AGENDA IS STILL
BEING FINALIZED SO STAY TUNED.
IN THE COMMUNITY I WILL JUST
HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS. OF NOTE,
FIRST AND FOREMOST HAD A
TERRIFIC MEETING LAST WEEK WITH,
THE CUB SCOUT PACK 282 IN WEST
SEATTLE. LAST TUESDAY I THINK IT
WAS. REALLY EXCITED TO SPEAK
WITH A GROUP OF FOURTH GRADERS
ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. I
BROUGHT MY OWN SON WHO'S IN
THIRD GRADE ALONG TAG ALONG WITH
ME. SO HE GOT TO BE AN HONORARY
MEMBER OF THE PACK. AND GOT TO
LEARN. WE TALKED ABOUT THE
PROCESS FOR VOTING. HOW IT
WORKED. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND
THERE WAS A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT
RANK CHOICE VOTING. WE STARTED
TALKING ABOUT THAT. I DIDN'T
HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS BUT, MORE
TO COME ON THAT. AND SO GREAT TO
ENGAGE WITH OUR LOCAL CUB SCOUT
PACK. AND REALLY HONORED TO BE
ABLE TO JOIN AND VISIT SOME OF
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN
GEORGETOWN. DID A WALKING TOUR
OF SOME OF THE BUSINESSES DOWN
THERE IN GEORGETOWN. VISITING
ALL TYPES INCLUDING ART
GALLERIES, A CHOCOLATE FACTORY,
VIETNAMESE COFFEE SHOP, HOME
FURNISHING STORES AND EVEN A
TATTOO PARLOR. NO I DIDN'T GET
INKED UP. AT LEAST ON THAT
FRIDAY WHEN I TOOK THAT TOUR. I
WAS HONORED TO BE ABLE TO GO
VISIT, CHECK IN, AND SUPPORT.
AND JOINED BY LEADERS IN THE
GEORGETOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
INCLUDING DEBRA BOSS AND OTHERS.
SO FINALLY I WILL NOTE HAD A
TERRIFIC SET OF MEETINGS LAST
WEEK WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS AT
USCW3000. GREAT TO CHECK IN WITH
THEM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF
THEIR PRIORITIES. YOU KNOW
AMONGST OTHER THINGS WE TALKED
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO
ADDRESS AFFORDABILITY, FOOD
ACCESS, SUPPORTING WORKERS AND
STRENGTHENING OUR CONSUMER
PROTECTIONS AND SO, IT WAS JUST
REALLY, REALLY HONORED TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
WITH THEM AND MORE TO COME. BUT,
BUT PROUD TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE
SO CLOSELY AND DIRECTLY WITH THE
MEMBERS OF UFCW3000. THAT IS ALL
I HAVE. I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS. IF ANY. AND IF NONE,
WE'LL PASS THE BATON TO WHOEVER
IS NEXT ON THE LIST. WE'RE GOING
RIGHT DOWN THE LINE. COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA.
>> NO QUESTIONS, ALL RIGHT. GOOD
AFTERNOON COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT,
A WEEK AGO TODAY, AS CHAIR OF
THE EDUCATION ECONOMY I ATTENDED
THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO
CELEBRATE THE EXPANSION OF THE
SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. WHICH
WAS PASSED BY VOTERS VIA THE
LEVY WE PLACE ON THE BALLOT THIS
PAST NOVEMBER. YOU MAY REMEMBER
THAT THE FEP LEVY ADDED 600 MORE
PRESCHOOL SPOTS TO OUR AWARD
WINNING PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT THE
CITY. I WAS THERE WITH THE
MAYOR, MY FRIENDS DEAL DIRECTOR
DWAYNE CHAPPELL. MY FRIEND
COUNCIL MEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ WHO
REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT WE WERE
IN AND MY FRIENDS WHO'S A
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AT
THE REFUGEE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS REWA. WHERE
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE AT
THEIR BRAND NEW PRESCHOOL
FACILITY IN THE D5 IN NORTH
GATE. IT WAS SUCH A GREAT EVENT.
AND YES THERE WERE LITTLES
THERE, I SO ENJOYED PLAYING WITH
CLAY WITH THEM. AND I'M EXCITED
TO HEAR MORE FROM DEAL ABOUT THE
OTHER AREAS OF WHERE OUR SPP
WILL BE EXPANDED TO ACROSS THE
CITY. OF COURSE MORE TO COME AS
ON THIS AS YOU KNOW AS WE
CONSIDER THE FEP IMPLEMENTATION
AND EVALUATION LEADER THIS
SPRING. I WAS HONORED TO ATTEND
THE KING COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT
RESOURCE CENTER ANNUAL BE LOUD
BREAKFAST TUESDAY MARCH 17th.
THE STORIES TOLD AT THIS EVENT
ARE SO HEART WRENCHING. BUT THE
WORK THAT KSARK DOES TO HELP
THESE VICTIMS IS AMAZING AND
TRANSFORMATIVE. EVERY YEAR
ATTENDEES ARE ASKED TO STAND IF
THEY OR SOMEONE THEY KNOW HAVE
BEEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
AND EVERY YEAR MOST OF THE
ATTENDEES STAND UP. THIS SHOWS
THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
IMPACTED BY SEXUAL ASSAULT
ACROSS OUR CITY, AND OBVIOUSLY
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS I KNOW
WE'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS
STRUGGLE. IT WAS REALLY HUMBLED
AND PROUD TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.
LAST THURSDAY, I HAD MY MEETING
WITH THE PSRC COMMITTEE WHERE WE
VOTED AS A COMMITTEE TO CERTIFY
SEATTLE'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AS PASSED BY THIS COUNCIL THIS
PAST DECEMBER. THIS WAS A BIG
MILESTONE FOR OUR CITY. OF
COURSE NOW WE'RE TAKING UP THE
ZONING RELATED TO WHAT WE PASSED
ON THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO
OBVIOUSLY MORE TO COME ON THAT.
I ATTENDED LAST WEEK A MEETING
AT THE AFFORDABLE CONSUL ON
THURSDAY EVENING. IT WAS REALLY
NICE TO GET TO MEET SOME OF THE
RESIDENTS AND HEAR SOME OF THEIR
CONCERNS. THEY ARE JUST AS
INTERESTED IN PUBLIC SAFETY AS I
AM. AND AS THEIR NEIGHBORS
LIVING AT MERCY HOUSING ARE.
THEY'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
WORK THAT SPD HAS DONE AT
MAGNUSON PARK. WHETHER THAT'S
STOPPING DISTURBANCES, MOVING
RVS FROM THE PARK. THERE'S A
LOT OF -- THEY RAISED WITH ME
AND THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
I'M GOING TO SHARE ONE STORY
BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT. THERE'S A RESIDENT
WHO'S CHILD, WHO IS A PRESCHOOL
PROMISE AGE WHO ODs ON FENTANYL,
SURVIVED THANKFULLY AND IS NOW
JOINED THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
THIS MOTHER IS A SINGLE MOM AND
SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HER
DAUGHTER. THIS YOUNG PERSON GOT
HER FENTANYL AT THE PARK. SO I
SAY THIS TO SAY, THIS IS HAVING
A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR FOLKS
LIVING AT THE PARK. AND IT IS
WHY I KEEP BEATING THE DRUM ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AT THE
PARK AND ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS
RELATED TO OUR LOW INCOME
HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY. THIS
HAS BEEN AN EXTENSIVE
CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD
WITH OUR PROVIDERS. AND I KNOW
THEY KNOW THEIR RESIDENTS ARE
EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THIS.
AND I'VE TALKED TO SOME OF THE
HOUSING PROVIDERS ABOUT THEIR
RESIDENT CONCERNS ABOUT THIS.
THE PROVIDERS ARE ALSO CONCERNED
AND WE'RE ALL FIGURING OUT HOW
TO BEST KEEP RESIDENTS SAFE. I
RAISE THIS BECAUSE THIS IS REAL.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE'RE JUST
TALKING ABOUT ALL THE TIME. IT
IS SOMETHING THAT IS REAL. IT
HAS REALLY BIG CONSEQUENCES FOR
OUR RESIDENTS AND SOMETHING THAT
I VERY MUCH CARE ABOUT.
ESPECIALLY THE RESIDENTS LIVING
AT THE PARK WHO ARE MOST
IMPACTED BY ANY OF THE NEGATIVE
ACTIVITY AT THE PARK BECAUSE
THEY ACTUAL LITTLE LIVE AT THE
PARK. AND WHERE AS PEOPLE WHO
VISIT THE PARK CAN COME AND GO
THEY CANNOT. THEY LIVE THERE. SO
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING
TO HEAR ME TO TALK ABOUT.
BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE THIS LOW
INCOME HOUSING SAFE. MORE ON
THAT BECAUSE I'M GOING TO KEEP
TALKING ABOUT IT. I DO WANT TO
THANKS SP D CHIEF BARNES AND
OTHERS AT SFD WHO HAVE REALLY
ENGAGED WITH RESIDENTS AT THE
PARK TO GIVE FOCUS TO THE PARK.
WE ARE DOING A LOT BETTER THAN
WE WERE WHEN I FIRST STARTED TWO
YEARS AGO. BUT WE DO NEED TO
KEEP, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO
WORK ON THIS. THIS WEEK I HAD MY
MONTHLY CHECK IN WITH CHIEF
BARNES TODAY. AND WE TALKED
ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES I'VE
MENTIONED. LIKE STREET RACING ON
SAND POINT WAY AS WELL AS ISSUES
WITH DRUG DEALING ALSO IN THE U
DISTRICT. NOT JUST AT MAGNUSEN
PARK. CHIEF BARNES SHARED THAT
THEY ARE ON TRACK TO HIRE ALMOST
AS MANY OFFICERS BY THIS TIME AS
THEY DID LAST TIME THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR AT THIS TIME RATHER.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THEIR
PARTNERSHIP AND THEIR EFFORTS
ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND ACROSS
THE CITY AND I KNOW COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE AS PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAIR I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS
AND I'M SURE YOU HAVE A LOT
MORE INFORMATION. TO PROVIDE ON
THAT SCORE. ALL RIGHT. THIS WEEK
YOU ALL KNOW, I'M SHARING THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE LEVY ON
WEDNESDAY THE 25th. THE MAYOR'S
EXECUTIVE TEAM WILL BE THERE TO
PRESENT THE 2026 LEVY PROPOSAL
AND ERIC McCONAHEY WILL BE
PRESENTING AT THE SAME MEETING.
ALONG WITH EDIN SISICK WHO WILL
BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE
FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF THE LEVY.
COLLEAGUES THE TIMING IS
CRITICAL AND SHORTER THAN WE HAD
FOR THE FEP LEVY FOR INSTANCE.
BECAUSE THAT LEVY WAS BEING
PROPOSED FOR THE NOVEMBER LEVEE.
GIVEN THIS I'M PROPOSING THAT
YOU ALL WORK WITH ERIC TO GET
AMENDMENTS TO HIM SO HE CAN WORK
ON CREATING THOSE AND GET TO
REVIEW. AND ALSO SHARE WITH ME
SO I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AS I'M
SHEPHERDING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYONE HAS THE INFORMATION AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE BY EVERYONE I
MEAN ALL OF YOU SO THAT WE IN
PARTNERSHIP ARE WORKING TOGETHER
TO WE DON'T DELAY THIS PROCESS.
I AM MEETING WITH ALL OF YOU AS
I DID A FEW WEEKS AGO TO TOUCH
BASE AGAIN ON THIS. I'VE MET
WITH A COUPLE OF PEOPLE TODAY
AND I'M MAKING MY WAY ONE ON
ONE WITH EACH OF YOU SO YOU ALL
WILL HEAR FROM ME IF YOU
HAVEN'T ALREADY. I LOOK FORWARD
TO HAVING THE SAME SMOOTH
PROCESS AS WE DID FOR THE FEP
LEVY OF COURSE THIS REQUIRES US
TO BE TRANSPARENT AND AS I SAID
EARLIER WORK TOGETHER.
COLLEAGUES, I DO NOT TAKE
LIGHTLY GOING TO VOTERS TO ASK
THEM TO TAX THEMSELVES TO FUND
LIBRARY SERVICES. AND I WANT TO
ENSURE THAT WE'RE BEING
RESPONSIBLE AND JUDICIOUS ON OUR
ASK. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT YOU'RE
MOVING QUICKLY AND RESPONSIBLY
TO GET THIS LEVY ON THE BALLOT.
YOU WILL SEE AND MAYBE YOU HAVE
SEEN BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION
PROPOSAL HAS BEEN OUT SINCE LAST
WEEK THAT, THE PROPOSAL IS TO
CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THAT SPL
HAS BEEN ENGAGING IN EACH OF
THESE DISTRICTS. AND IN SOME
INSTANCES EVEN ADD TO THAT WORK.
I DID SPEAK WITH ALL OF YOU
AHEAD OF TIME, I SHARED THAT
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. AND
FOR THE MOST PART. A LOT OF WHAT
WE CARED ABOUT WERE INCLUDED IN
THE PROPOSAL. BECAUSE I DID
SHARE WHAT YOU ALL SHARED WITH
ME FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DID
SHARE WITH ME, I THANK YOU IN
ADVANCE. AND WE WERE ABLE TO
MAKE SURE THAT IN PARTNERING
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THOSE
THINGS WERE INCLUDED. I WILL
SAY, I HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. THEY WERE GREAT
PARTNERS IN THIS AND THE LIBRARY
BOARD AS WELL FOR THAT MATTER.
WE ALL MET AND ALL PARTNERED
TOGETHER AS THEIR PUTTING
TOGETHER. I WANT TO THANK THE
MAYOR'S STAFF AND ALSO THE
LIBRARY BOARD IN ADVANCE FOR
THEIR WORK TO DATE IN PUTTING
THIS PROPOSAL TOGETHER. IT IS A
PROPOSAL THAT AGAIN, I'M NEVER
EXCITED TO HAVE TO GO TO VOTERS
AND ASK THEM TO TAX THEMSELVES.
IT IS ONE THAT WE CAN BE PROUD
OF BECAUSE WE SHOWED THROUGH
THIS PROCESS WHERE THE DOLLARS
ARE GOING. THEY'RE GOING TO
THINGS THAT CONSTITUENTS REALLY
CARE ABOUT. SO IT IS A PROPOSAL
THAT HAS BEEN FOR THE MOST PART
INFLUENCED BY ALL OF US.
INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THE LIBRARY BOARD. AND THE
LIBRARIES THEMSELVES. CHIEF BAY
WAS ALSO INCLUDED. IN THE
CONVERSATIONS. AND SO, VERY
EXCITED TO MOVE THIS PROCESS
FORWARD SO WE CAN GET THIS ON
AUGUST BALLOT IN AUGUST. AND I
WOULD REALLY CAUTION US BECAUSE
I DO NOT WANT TO CREATE ANY
DELAYS TO THIS PROCESS. IT WOULD
NOT BE ADVANTAGEOUS. SO THANK
YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP
WITH THAT I'LL BE ATTENDING
THIS WEEK. THE SEATTLE VISIT
SEATTLE'S ANNUAL MEETING ON
THURSDAY. AND FINALLY, I'LL BE
ATTENDING THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION THIS ONE IS MY
FAVORITE. SAVED THE BEST FOR
LAST. MEETING THIS WEEKEND TO
HEAR FROM STUDENTS AND YOUNG
PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR WORK AND THE
THINGS THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
AND IF NOT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE
AND WE WILL JUST KEEP ON MOVING
IT TO THE RIGHT. OKAY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES FIRST UP, PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL BE
TOMORROW. WE'LL BE WORKING OUR
BILL, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK ON
LAPR. IT'S ACTUALLY LAPR AND
CCTV. TO BE MORE COMPLETE WITH
THAT DESCRIPTION. COUNCIL MEMBER
LYNNE'S BILL AS IT RELATES TO
ALIGNMENT WITH KEEP WASHINGTON
WORKING. AND AS PART OF THE
PIECE AS MENTIONED IN THE IN OUR
UPDATE FROM LAR. THERE'LL BE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE OLYMPIA
BILL ON ALPR. THIS WEEK, TODAY
MET WITH DEAL. MET WITH PUBLIC
LIBRARIES AS WELL. ALSO THE
LOOKING AT THE ISSUES FACING
THOSE AREAS. TO INCLUDE THE
LEVIES AND IMPLEMENTATION AND
ALL THOSE PIECES. REALLY ENJOYED
THAT CONVERSATION. TOMORROW'
SEATTLE WOMEN'S. AND WE HAD THE
SEATTLE MEETING I'LL BE WORKING
ON THAT. AND SEPARATELY THAT DAY
WE'LL HAVE SOME EVENING COMP
PLAN OFFICE HOURS FOR THE D7
PART OF MAGNOLIA ALTHOUGH IT
WILL BE AT THE MAGNOLIA LIBRARY
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. FRIDAY
WE'LL HAVE A ROUND TABLE. NEXT
WEEK WE HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING,
BIKE LANES AND JUST GENERALLY
COMPLETING THE BELL STREET WORK
THAT WAS ALREADY STARTED.
TUESDAY DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY
COUNCIL. GREAT ORGANIZATION. AND
THEN FOLLOWING UP WITH
ADDITIONAL COMP AFTER HOURS AT
KXP GATHERING SPACE. ALWAYS
APPRECIATE KXP AND THEIR
GATHERING SPACE. IT'S A
FABULOUS LOCATION. THEN WE'LL BE
LEAVING FOR THE SISTER CITY 40th
ANNIVERSARY IN IRELAND. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THESE
UPDATES ON THE ATHLETIC FIELDS
ACROSS THE CITY BUT PARTICULARLY
IN DISTRICT 7. THE WORK GOING AT
SMITH CO, PENDING WORK, BETTER
KNOWN AS QUEEN ANNE PLAYING
FIELD. ALSO WORKING THOSE
PIECES. ALSO HAD A VERY GOOD
MEETING WITH VERIZON HOUSE. AND
MY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES
LOCATION. BUT IT'S RIGHT THERE
ON THE BORDER AREA IF YOU WILL.
FREEWAY PARK IS RIGHT THERE.
MAINTAINING THAT CONNECTION.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALSO AND QUEEN
ANNE PEOPLE COMING OUT ON THE
COMP PLAN, OFFICER HOURS THAT
ONE WAS HELD ON TOP OF THE HILL.
REALLY ENJOYED LAST WEEK THE
MEETING AT MOHI. I JUST WANTED
TO NOTE TO EVERYBODY THAT, THE
FREEDOM PLAIN IS COMING TO
SEATTLE IN JULY. THROUGH THE
BEGINNING PART OF AUGUST AND IN
CELEBRATION OF THE 250th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF OUR
NATION. AND THEY'RE BRINGING
THESE FOUNDING DOCUMENTS OR, NOT
THE CONSTITUTION ITSELF FOR
EXAMPLE BUT A HANDWRITTEN
VERSION. REALLY IMPORTANT TO
SEE, YOU KNOW, THOSE
FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS OR
RELATED DOCUMENTS AND YOU KNOW,
BASICALLY CIVICS 101. IT'S
FANTASTIC FOR EVERYBODY. SO
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT
PROGRAM OF THAT. AND LASTLY,
COLLEAGUES I JUST WANTED TO NOTE
TOO. I HAD A VISIT TO THE ORION
CENTER. ALMOST I5, IT'S A DROP
IN CENTER FOR YOUNG ADULTS USE
THROUGH OUR HOMELESSNESS.
DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS. AND I
ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO IF
THEY'VE NOT BEEN TO GO BECAUSE
IT'S IMPORTANT. AND YOU KNOW
THE INSIGHT GAINED FROM THAT. IN
TERMS OF OUR CONVERSATION WITH
SPL THIS MORNING. SO IT'S
REALLY A POSITIVE YOU KNOW
MEETING AND VISIT TO THE ORION
CENTER LAST FRIDAY. WITH THAT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WILL PASS
TO COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK TO MY
RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE AND THANK YOU FOR
MENTIONING THE LAPR BILL AND
THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT OUT.
I'LL BE PROVIDING MORE UPDATES
ON THE AGENDA DURING OUR NEXT
COUNCIL BRIEFING. JUST TO
HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS OVER THE
PAST WEEK THAT I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE ON. I MET
WITH SOME OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS
PARTNERS, SEATTLE RESTAURANTS
UNITED. HAD A VISIT TO RED BARN
RANCH. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT,
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO OUT. AND
OUR COUNTY PARTNERS. I KNOW A
NUMBER OF STAFF FROM VARIOUS
MEMBERS INVOLVED WITH THAT.
EFFORT. AND RECENT CHANGES MADE
BY THE HUD ADMINISTRATION.
PARDON ME THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION'S HUD HAVE
JEOPARDIZED PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES. SO WE RECONVENED
OUR STAKE HOLDERS LAST WEEK AND
JUST TO PROVIDE A FEW UPDATES
DESPITE CONGRESS' DIRECTIVE TO
RENEW. HUD HAS STILL NOT
ANNOUNCED THOSE RENEWALS.
ADDITIONALLY WE'RE WAITING ON A
MARCH 30th DECISION ON HUD'S
APPEAL OF THE RHODE ISLAND
COURTS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
WHICH RULED THAT CONTRACTS MUST
BE HONORED. KING COUNTY IS ONE
OF THE PLAINTIFFS IN THIS
LAWSUIT. THE BULK OF COC
CONTRACTS WILL LAPSE IN Q3 AND
Q4 OF THIS YEAR. THOUGH SOME
PROGRAM GAPS HAVE ALREADY
STARTED. AND NOTABLY, THE STATE
LEGISLATURE HAS ACTUALLY SET
ASIDE $15 MILLION IN ONE TIME
FUNDING FOR FY27 TO BACK FILL
FEDERAL CUTS. THIS WILL BE
MANAGED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. SO THOSE
ARE JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES ON
CONTINUUM OF FUNDING. I WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP PEOPLE UPDATED.
AND LASTLY TO CLOSE THIS OUT,
OVER THE WEEKEND I GOT TO VISIT
AU2197, THAT'S OUR BUS DRIVERS
UNION. THE FIRST EVER WOMEN'S
ROUND TABLE TO RECOGNIZE
WOMEN'S MONTH. COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER AS WELL AS CITY ATTORNEY
EVANS AND WE HAD A REALLY
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ABOUT
REPRESENTATION AND SUPPORT FOR
WOMEN IN THE WORK. SO IF YOU
HAVEN'T DONE IT RECENTLY JUST
MAKE SURE YOU THANK YOUR BUS
DRIVERS AND SUPPORT WOMEN IN THE
TRADES. WITH THAT, THAT
CONCLUDES MY UPDATES. THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I WILL
TURN IT OVER NEXT TO COUNCIL
MEMBER LIN.
>> THANK YOU. THIS WEEK WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SPEAKING ABOUT
UPDATING OUR CITY CODE TO BE
MORE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE KEY
WASHINGTON WORKING ACT AT THE
SAFETY ECONOMY. -- ECONOMY. --
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL
MEMBER FOR BRINGING THAT. IT IS
THE ONLY CREATIVE DISTRICTLY
CURRENTLY IN THE CITY. IT'S
CERTIFIED BY THE STATE AND THE
PURPOSE IS TO HIGHLIGHT YOU KNOW
BOTH THE ROLE OF THE ARTS, TO
OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND ALSO TO
ANTI DISPLACEMENT EFFORTS. AND
THERE MAY BE I HEARD THERE MAY
BE ANOTHER CREATIVE DISTRICT
COMING FOR PIONEER SQUARE I
BELIEVE THERE'S AN APPLICATION
PUT FORTH. THAT WOULD BE THE
SECOND ONE IN THE CITY. BUT IT
WAS A GREAT TOUR, OF RAINIER
BEACH. DUNLAP, BRIGHTON. BECAUSE
I WAS ON THAT TOUR, I MISSED
COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION
OF LAKE WATTS. SO I WAS BUMMED
TO MISS THAT. ALSO HAD A CHANCE
TO TALK TO THE RAINIER SCHOLARS
ON SATURDAY. THAT WAS A GREAT
EVENT TALKS TO PUBLIC SENIORS.
THEN ATTENDED THE WING MUSEUM
GALA WITH COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER
ALONG WITH THE MAYOR AND DEPUTY
MAYOR AND OTHER ELECTIVES. AND,
THAT IS ALL I HAVE NO LAND USE
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEEK.
WE'LL BE ON FOR NEXT WEEK APRIL
1st. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE,
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LET'S SEE I WILL START WITH
UPDATES FROM LAST WEEK. I HAD A
GREAT MEETING LAST WEEK WITH
SHAYNA DEICH WHO'S FIGURING OUT
OUR COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR
LOCAL AND OUR SENATE PARTNERS SO
I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER TIME
THERE. I ALSO GOT TO BE A GUEST
AT THE MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FOUNDERS
ALLIANCE. THIS COUNCIL LAST YEAR
YOU ALL ALLOCATED $4 MILLION
FROM THE CITY AND WE'RE ALSO
REACHING OUT TO OTHER FUNDERS
LOCALLY ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS. TO
INVEST NOT JUST IN SEATTLE BUT
STATEWIDE. SO HOPE TO HAVE MORE
NEWS TO SHARE THAT WAS A VERY
PRODUCTIVE EARLY CONNECTION AS
WELL AS MEETING WITH THE SEATTLE
EQUITABLE COMMISSION. AND I HAD
A FANTASTIC MEETING WITH COMMON
AREA MAINTENANCE. I SPOKE ABOUT
THEM BRIEFLY LAST WEEK BECAUSE I
GOT TO, SPEAK AT AN EVENT THEY
HOSTED RECENTLY. BUT LAST WEEK
THEY CAME IN AND TALKED ABOUT
THE WORK THEY'RE DOING IN THE
BELL TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. BOTH TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
PROVIDING A SPACE FOR ARTISTS
AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ALSO
THROUGH THE ACTIVATION THEY DO
AND THE BUILDING THAT THEY HAVE
THERE. AND FOLKS WILL RECOGNIZE
THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE THE
ORGANIZATION THAT PURCHASED THE
EL REY OVER THE SUMMER AND
THEY'RE WORKING ON GETTING
ENOUGH RESOURCES TO REVITALIZE
THAT BUILDING. SO REALLY EXCITED
TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON THAT. I
ENDED MY FRIDAY WITH A FANTASTIC
NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR. UP IN DJD5 IN
LAKE CITY. SO I WANT TO THANK
THE LAKE CITY COLLECTIVE FOR
HOSTING ME AND TAKING ME FOR A
WALK. IT WAS GREAT TO BE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD A LITTLE BIT OF
LITTLE BROOK AS WELL. THAT WAS
REALLY FANTASTIC. AND JUST THE
WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING TO
CREATE A COMMUNITY SPACE TO OWN
LAND THAT THEY WANT TO DEVELOP
THROUGH THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. AND
REALLY A LOT OF DOING IT
THEMSELVESS WITH THE PARK. THEY
HAVE A BASKETBALL HOOP OUT
THERE. THERE WERE KIDS PLAYING.
IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC TO SEE ALL
THE ELBOW GREASE THAT WENT ON.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOLKS FROM
THE FINANCE COMMISSION. DOESN'T
IT SOUND EXCITING FOR THE
DISCUSSION ON THEIR COVENANT
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM. SO IF
FOLKS DIDN'T TRACK THIS FROM
THE STATE. IT IS A FANTASTIC
PROGRAM. THEY'RE ABLE TO DIRECT
LENDING DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY NOT
JUST TO RESIDENTS BUT REALLY
ABLE TO FOCUS AND TARGET THOSE
DOLLARS. THE BULK OF THOSE FUNDS
GO FOR BLACK RESIDENTS WITH
HISTORICAL TIES WITH WASHINGTON
STATE AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO
BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT. SO
I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT HOW THEY
WERE ABLE TO DO THAT HERE
LOCALLY. AND WE HAVE A
COMMISSION FOR A BRIEFING ON
THEIR WORK. THAT'S WHAT I'VE
GOT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBERS. IT'S, IT'S REALLY
GOOD TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON IN
COMMITTEE. WHAT'S GOING ON IN
EVERY DAY LIVES AND SCHEDULES
AND EVERYTHING. AND I'LL BE
SUPER BRIEF. WHAT WE HAVE COMING
TO FULL COUNCIL, I TALKED ABOUT
THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ON THE
MEETING AGENDA WE HAVE A ZEKE
APPOINTMENT. WE ALSO HAVE A
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES STORM
WATER UPDATE. AND ALSO ONE OF MY
FAVORITES WE'RE PREPARING A
SAFE WAY FOOD WASTE PREVENTION
PROGRAM. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW SBU RUNS A FOOD PREVENTION
PROGRAM THROUGH PUBLIC UTILITIES
WHERE THEY GO AROUND TO THE
DIFFERENT GROCERY STORES AND
THEY PROVIDE A CONTRACT TO
PEOPLE AND THEY'RE ABLE TO RE,
THEY'RE ABLE TO EXTEND THE LIFE
OF FOOD. SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR
PRESENTATION FROM SAFE WAY
REGARDING THAT PROGRAM AND THEN,
SOME IDEAS AND NEW THINGS THAT
THEY HAVE COMING DOWN THE LINE
AS WELL. AND WE LOVE ALL OF
GROCERY STORES NOT JUST SAFEWAY.
THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE PROGRAMS
THAT SBU GOES WITH. NEXT,
REGIONAL WE HAVE A REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE AND
THAT'S 326. I HREFRB ON THAT
WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LIN AND ALSO
POLICE IF HE THINKS BOARD
MEETING COMING UP. THAT IS IT
FOR MY REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND
MY REGULAR COMMITTEES. I DO WANT
TO SAY, JUST A SHOT OUT AND JUST
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL TEAM WHO DID A GREAT
JOB IN MARCH MADNESS. THEY MADE
IT TO THE SECOND ROUND WHERE
THEY PLAYED TCU. LOST AT TCU AND
REALLY IN OVERTIME, IN OVERTIME.
IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO WATCH
THEM AND SEE THAT PROGRAM BOUNCE
BACK TO GREATNESS AND CONTINUE
TO PERFORM WELL. ALSO TO OUR
SEATTLE MEN'S BASKETBALL
PROGRAM. THEY MADE IT TO THE
SECOND ROUND AND PLAYED AND LOST
TO AUBURN. WELL FOUGHT BATTLE.
THEY TOOK THREE DIFFERENT
FLIGHTS TO GET TO AUBURN AND
THAT IS IN ARKANSAS. EXCUSE ME
ALABAMA. SO REALLY
CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO
TEAMS. MARCH MADNESS IS SUPER
FUN. MY BRACKET IS BUSTED AND
THAT IS GREAT. AND COLLEAGUES IS
THERE ANY MORE FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME BEFORE WE ADJOURN?
SEEING NONE, YOU ALL MUST HAVE
PERFECT BRACKETS. AWESOME. ALL
RIGHT HEARING, SEEING NONE THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO MUCH.