MARCH 30, 2026, THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO
ORDER.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN.
>> HERE.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> IF I HEAR NO OBJECTIONS, THE
MEETING MINUTES WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROB
SAKA IS EXCUSED TODAY. TOMORROW
AT FULL COUNCIL WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE THE PROTECTING SURVEILLANCE
DATA ORDNANCE. THAT IS COMING TO
FULL COUNCIL AND ALSO THE
IMMIGRATION STATUS INQUIRIES AS
WELL FOR TWO VOTES. WE HAVE A
TON OF SIGNING PROCLAMATIONS
TODAY. SO, THREE PROCLAMATIONS
FOR DISCUSSION, THE FIRST ONE
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH,
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK PROCLAIMING
MARCH 31, 2026 TO BE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER
VISIBILITY. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK
PLEASE LEAD THE DISCUSSION.
>> ANNUALLY MARCH 31st MARKS
INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY
VISIBILITY WHERE WE CELEBRATE
NONGENDER AND TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE
BY ACCOMPLISHING THEIR SOCIETAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THIS YEAR FEELS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE TRANSVISIBILITY AS
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE ARE FACING
ATTACKS TO THEIR LIVES FOR THE
FREEDOM OF LIVING FREE. RECENTLY
OUR NEIGHBORS STATE OHIO JUST
PASSED SOME OF THE MOST
DISCRIMINATORY ANTITRANS
LEGISLATION REGARDING TO
BATHROOM USE. AND HUMAN SECURITY
RELEASED A THIRD RED FLAG ALERT
FOR THE UNITED STATES WARNING
THAT THE NATION IS IN THE EARLY
STAGE EARLY TO MIDDLE STAGES OF
A GENOCIDE PROCESS AGAINST
TRANSGENDER AMERICANS. THIS IS
DIRECTLY RELATED TO HOSTILE
FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION
AIMED AT BY RESTRICTING AND
ELIMINATING GENDER AFFIRMING
HEALTH CARE, LEGAL
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, PUBLIC
BATHROOM ACCESS AND
PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS. DUE TO THIS WE'RE
SEEING AN INFLUX OF PEOPLE
COMING HERE TO SEATTLE SEEKING
ASYLUM. THIS PROCLAMATION WHICH
WE'LL SUBMIT TOMORROW THIS IS A
REMINDER TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
TO *F THAT WE SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENING AND WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE THE BACK OF OUR TRANSGENDER
COMMUNITY. TOMORROW WE WILL ALSO
HAVE SOME NOTABLE COMMUNITY
SPEAKERS TO ACCEPT THE
PROCLAMATION. WITH THAT THAT
CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I HOPE
YOU WILL SIGN ON. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER RINCK. COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> I DO HAVE A COMMENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> NORMALLY WHEN WE DO
PROCLAMATIONS WE'RE REALLY
HIGHLIGHTING SOME VOICES IN OUR
COMMUNITY WHO ARE DOING GREAT
WORK IN THE VARIOUS YOU KNOW
TOPICS AND AREAS THAT WE'RE
DOING. I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT
HERE, SEEMED VERY MORE LESS KIND
OF NOTING THE GREAT VOICES IN
THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE DOING
WORK. AND I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT
OF FOLKS IN OUR TRANS COMMUNITY
DOING THAT TYPE OF WORK IN OUR
COMMUNITY. WILL YOU BE AMENDING
THE PROCLAMATION TO INCLUDE THAT
OR WAS THERE A REASON NOT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT IN THIS
PROCLAMATION. IT JUST SEEMED A
LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE USUAL
PROCLAMATION THAT WE SEE AROUND
HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. I
DON'T NEED TO RECOGNIZE Y'ALL.
GO AHEAD.
>> LARGELY RESEMBLING THE
PROCLAMATION WE DID LAST YEAR AS
A BASELINE. THIS WAS ALSO
REVIEWED BY OUR LGBQ. THIS IS
DISTRIBUTED TO OFFICES AND
COMMUNITY INPUT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, I JUST SAW IT ON
FRIDAY AND I DIDN'T GET A
CHANCE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU
DIRECTLY. BUT AGAIN WANTING TO
NOTE WE HAVE REALLY GREAT VOICES
IN THE SPACE IN OUR CITY AND
ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE DOING
REALLY GREAT WORK AT THE CITY
INCLUDING IN OUR TRANSCOMMUNITY.
SO WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE SEEN
SOME OF THOSE VOICES HIGHLIGHTED
BUT JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT.
>> YES, CERTAINLY. WE'LL BE
HEARING FROM THEM TOMORROW.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ALL. AND ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THIS?
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. NOW WILL
THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL TO SEE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SIGN THE
PROCLAMATION.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNT SIMILAR MEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> AND NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT PROCLAMATION. FOR LOISE
MORGINSON.
>> WELL OF COURSE LOISE
MORGINSON HAS A BIRTHDAY EVERY
YEAR. AND SHE WAS GETTING CLOSER
TO 100. HER 100th WAS ABSOLUTELY
THE BIGGEST. HER 101st IT WAS
JUST MYSELF THAT SIGNED. SHE'S
TURNING 102 THIS YEAR. WE WOULD
LIKE EVERYONE TO SIGN. I WOULD
LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO HER
BIRTHDAY PARTY IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO STOP IN FOR A COUPLE OF
MINUTES. I THINK IT WOULD BE
GREAT TO PUT A POTENTIAL QUORUM
OF WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE WANT TO
COME BECAUSE SHE'S NOT JUST
102-YEAR-OLD PERSON. SHE WAS THE
MATRIORCH OF THE ELK LODGE FOR
MANY YEARS. SHE WAS A SECRETARY,
SHE WAS A ROSIE THE RIVETER. SHE
IS SOMEONE WHO WORKED FOR THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR MANY MANY
YEARS. SHE'S JUST A BALL OF
ENERGY. EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A MAY
17th PARADE FOR CONSTITUTION DAY
AND SHE RIDES IN ONE OF THE
CARS. THE STREETS OF BALLARD
CHEER, LOISE, LOISE, LOISE.
THAT'S WHY I'M BRINGING IT
FORWARD FOR EVERYONE'S
SIGNATURES TODAY. YEAH FOR
TODAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
US FOR HER BIRTHDAY PARTY I
WOULD LIKE TO QUORUM THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY ON
THE TABLE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL TO SEE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SIGN THE PROCLAMATION
FOR LOISE MORGINSON DAY.
>> COUNCIL MIGHT BE RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> MOVING ALONG, THE LAST
PROCLAMATION WILL BE FOR COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF PREPARED A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL
1st TO BE BEN NOBLE DAY.
COLLEAGUES, I WON'T TALK ABOUT
BEN NOBLE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
WAIT UNTIL WE RECOGNIZE HIM THIS
WEEK. SO, JUST WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE. AND WE'RE
ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE TO WHERE
I ASK YOU ALL FOR SIGNATURES
TOMORROW BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA IS NOT PRESENT. AND SO I
THINK ALL OF US HAVING THAT
SIGNATURE ON THERE TOMORROW,
THAT'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY.
AWESOME. JUST LOOKING LEFT AND
RIGHT. EYEBALLS. YES, THANK YOU.
ANY WAY, THAT WILL COME
TOMORROW. WE'RE GOING TO NOW
MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA ITEMS.
WE'RE GOING TO START OUR
DISCUSSION OF CIVIL COUNCIL
ACTIONS AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES.
. COLLEAGUES, WE DO HAVE A
MEETING AND SOME OF OUR
COLLEAGUES HAVE A HARD STOP.
>> FOR BREAKFAST THIS MORNING. I
SKIPPED BREAKFAST ACTUALLY. IN
ALL SERIOUSLY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAD A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION
IN THE HOUSING ARTS AND CIVIL
RIGHTS COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. WE
WERE PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY THE
WASHINGTON STATE HOUSING FINANCE
COMMISSION AND THEIR PARTNERS
FOR DISCUSSIONS ON HOW THEY
STRUCTURED THE WASHINGTON STATE
COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM.
THE TIMING NOT ON PURPOSE CAME
THE DAY AFTER HUD ANNOUNCED AN
INVESTIGATION INTO THAT PROGRAM.
COLLEAGUES IT'S AN IMPORTANT
PROGRAM THE WAY THAT IT IS
STRUCTURED IS TO HAVE A, RACE,
AN APPROACH THAT TAKES RACE INTO
ACCOUNT AND INTO LENDING FOR
HOMEOWNERSHIP AS A WAY TO MAKE
UP FOR PREVIOUS HARMS DONE BY
THE WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNANCE.
WE WERE EXCITED TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW THEY STRUCTURED THE
PROGRAM AND HOW THERE'S CRITICAL
TAKE AWAYS FOR US IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. WE WERE ALSO JOINED BY
THE THREE COMMISSIONS THAT SIT
IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS. THE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION, THE LGBTQ
AND THE DISABILITY COMMISSION IN
THEIR WORKPLACE. EACH OF THEM
ARE LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ENGAGE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
SOS YOU MAY RECEIVE INVITES FROM
THOSE COMMISSIONS TO JOIN THEM
AT UPCOMING MEETINGS AND JUST A
REMINDER THAT THEY ARE ALL HERE
AS A RESOURCE FOR US AS I KNOW
THOSE ARE ALL COMMUNITIES THAT
WE ALL CARE ABOUT. I WILL JUST
SHARE MY ONE UPDATE WHICH IS
THAT I HAD A GREAT TIME HOSTING
STUDENTS FROM SUMMIT SIERRA HIGH
SCHOOL. I KNOW THEY GOT TO MEET
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA IN THE
HALLWAY. THANK YOU FOR STOPPING
TO CHAT WITH THEM. THAT WAS
REALLY KIND. FOLKS KNOW THAT
THEY ARE HERE ON A FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
AND I WAS JUST SO PLEASED TO
CHAT WITH THEM AND TAKE
QUESTIONS AND I REALLY, AND THEY
WERE IN COUNCIL WITH US AGAIN
LAST TUESDAY SO THAT WAS REALLY
FANTASTIC. SO THAT IS MY BRIEF
UPDATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JUST BRIEFLY
COMING UP THIS WEEK FOR IN THE
LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY
COMMITTEE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE STADIUM
DISTRICT REPEAL ORDNANCE. AND
THEN WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A
PRESENTATION BY SOME OF OUR
SHELTER PROVIDERS. SO IT'S, NOT
DIRECTLY THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL.
IT'S NOT DIRECTLY ON THE
LEGISLATION BUT ESSENTIALLY
IT'S LAYING THE GROUND WORK FOR
THAT. SO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO JOIN
IF YOU HAVE TIME AND IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS. IT SHOULD BE A NICE
ROBUST DISCUSSIONS. IT'LL BE
BOTH MAYORS OFFICE AND A NUMBER
OF THE PROVIDERS THAT WILL BE
ABLE TO PRESENT AND RESPOND TO
QUESTIONS. AND YEAH AND THEN
JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO
CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITIES ON
THE UPCOMING CENTERS AND
CORRIDORS JUST A REMINDER APRIL
6th. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
MORNING SESSION, VERSION SESSION
AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON WE'LL
HAVE THE INPERSON. CERTAINLY
STARTING TO GET SOME INTEREST
AND I KNOW THE OPCD IS READY TO
SUPPORT IF YOU WANT TO DO A
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I THINK
THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN
VARIOUS COMMUNITIES. BUT JUST
ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO
SO. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
>> WE SHOULD BE, LIKE TIMING
EVERYBODY. OKAY. THE PRESSURE IS
ON. OKAY. COLLEAGUES, TOMORROW
AT FULL COUNCIL WE'LL BE VOTING
ON COUNCIL BILL 121179
SURVEILLANCE LEGISLATION THAT
PASSED OUT OF SAFETY COMMITTEE.
UNANIMOUSLY, THIS WOULD CHANGE
SPECIFICATIONS STILL A 60 DAY
PAUSE IN COLLECTION FOR CCAT AND
LAPR SYSTEMS. LOOKING FORWARD TO
VOTING ON THIS AS WELL AS
COUNCIL MEMBER LIN'S. NOW I
HAVE MY LIST HANDY IN FRONT OF
ME FOR TOMORROW'S PROCLAMATION.
WE WILL BE JOINED BY THE
FOLLOWING FOLKS FROM
ORGANIZATIONS. JESSA DAVIS FROM
THE SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION.
JAYLEN SCOTT FROM LAVENDER
RIGHTS PROJECT. ROSE WHO IS A
LOCAL TRANSADVOCATE. JUSTICE
LEAGUE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
DANIEL ESKIMIE. UTOPIA
WASHINGTON. VIOLET KAWAGUCHI
FROM THE KAWAGUCHI INSTITUTION.
AS KNOWN AS MANTIS WILL BE
JOINED BY MORGAN MAY. AND C
MICHAEL WOOD FROM TRACTION. I
JUST WANTED TO READ THOSE
ORGANIZATION INTO THE RECORD
BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN DOING
INCREDIBLE WORK: IF YOU HAVEN'T
HAD THE CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH
THEM CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE THAT.
ON FRIDAY APRIL 3rd, THE
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL HEAR
TWO ITEMS. WE'LL HAVE POINTS TO
THE ADVISORY BOARD AND A
BRIEFING FROM THE DOMESTIC
WORKERS BOARD JUST DISCUSSING
THEIR BODY OF WORK. LASTLY I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO BRIEFLY
HIGHLIGHT TWO COMMUNITY EVENTS
PRIMARILY THE LOCAL PROGRESS
CONVENING OVER THE WEEKEND AND A
BIT OF LAST WEEK. I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COHOST A NATIONAL
HOUSING CONVENING ALONGSIDE
LOCAL PROGRESS. THIS WAS A THREE
DAY CONVENING IN SEATTLE WITH
OVER 80 LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO
DISCUSS ISSUES THAT WE'RE
FACING IN HOUSING FROM UNDER
UTILIZED LAND, AFFORDABILITY,
RENTER PROTECTIONS AND MORE. WE
HAD REPRESENTATION FROM
BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA,
BERKELEY, DENVER, OKLAHOMA CITY,
PORTLAND, AND A N█UMBER OF OTHE
CITIES AND SOME OF OUR LOCAL
WASHINGTON ELECTIVES JOINED AS
WELL SUCH AS FOLKS FROM BURIEN.
WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW OFF THE
AMAZING WORK WE'RE DOING HERE
IN SEATTLE. A SITE VISIT TO EL
CENTRO AND ALONG CID WITH
SKIPTA. IT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC
CONVENING AS WELL AS HAVE
INSPIRING DISCUSSIONS WITH
FELLOW ELECTIVES AND LASTLY,
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ONE OF
WHAT FELT LIKE TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE TO RIDE THE CROSS LAKE
CONNECTION OVER THE WEEKEND.
JUST AN INCREDIBLE, INCREDIBLE
ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR REGION. AND
JUST COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED.
I KNOW I PROBABLY WENT OVER. I
KNOW YOU'RE TIMING ME, COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ BUT I WILL
CONCLUDE MY COMMENTS THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> NO ONE NEEDS TO RUSH BY THE
WAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
FOR COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK HELD THE
RECORD FOR MOST WOMEN'S SPEAKER
DAYS. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
SMASH THE RECORD TOMORROW. I
JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT,
WHICH IS GOOD. COUNT -- COUNCIL
MEMBER, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
FOR COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. OKAY.
>> LAST WEEK MARCH 18 WE HAD THE
BIG CITY LIGHT MEETING. AND
THANK COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE I
KNOW HE'S PAYING ATTENTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS. WE'RE GOING TO
VOTE ON A SKAGIT BILL. THERE'S
BEEN A LOT OF STUFF ON THE PRESS
AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE
STARTED WITH THE FACTS. ONE
LOCAL COUNTY AND FOUR PRY VAT
PARTY NATURAL RESOURCE
ORGANIZATIONS. THE RELICENSING
STARTED IN 2018. HOPEFULLY WE'LL
VOTE IT OUT OF KPHEFPLT AND
AFTER FULL COUNCIL IT WILL GO TO
THE MAYOR'S DESK. $4 BILLION
OVER 50 YEARS. WE ALSO WERE VERY
HONORED TO HAVE. WE HAD OUR
TRIBAL LEADERS HERE FROM SOUTH
SEATTLE, AS WELL AS JACK
FIANDER. THAT'S A BIG MEETING
WE HAVE. THOSE OF YOU ON OUR
COMMITTEE BE PREPARED APRIL 4th
AT 2:00 TO DO THE FINAL
PRESENTATION AND VOTE OF THE
SKAGIT HYDROELECTRIC SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT TO THE TUNE OF 4
MILLION BILLION DOLLARS. I'M
HAVING THE FEDERAL ENERGY
REGULATORY COMMISSION. SO
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT.
OKAY. MOVE ON HERE. LAST WEEK,
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, KNOWN HER
FOR YEARS. SHE'S DOING A GREAT
JOB. MICHELLE FINNEGAN AT
SEATTLE PARKS AND REC. WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT MEDICINE PARK
BEACH AND OPERATION IN
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS. THE
AQUARIUM, OCEAN PAVILION
ORDNANCE AND THE OPERATION AND
ORDNANCE AMENDMENT THAT'S GOING
TO COME. THE LANDS AND
NEGOTIATIONS WE'RE DOING WITH
DNR. THAT'S DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE
UPDATES RELATED TO QUEEN ANNE
POOL AND THE PARK RENAMING
PROCESS. SO THAT'S I'VE GOT
THERE. LET'S SEE. BIG THING FOR
ME. ON TUESDAY, ME AND PAUL FROM
MY OFFICE. YOU ALL KNOW HIM. WE
ATTENDED THE AGENTS OF
TRANSFORMATION CHANGE INSIDE THE
AI SHIFT HOSTED BY GEEK WIRE. I
KNOW YOU GUYS ARE SHOCKED TO
HEAR THIS. ME BEING A BOOMER.
BUT I'M REALLY INTRIGUED WITH
AI. SO WE WENT TO GO TO THE GEEK
WIRE GIG. GEEK WIRE, THOSE ARE
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE. HEARD
FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS ON THE
GROWTH OF AI WITHIN
ORGANIZATIONS. EXPERTS EXPECT AI
TO GROW MORE SO IN THE NEXT SIX
MONTHS THAN IN THE LAST THREE
YEARS. THEY WERE ALL CONCERNED
ABOUT SOME RESPONSIBLE AI. AI IS
EVOLVING AT SUCH A FAST RATE
THAT OUR CORE IS NOT KEEPING UP.
WE PASSED MANY AI BILLS AND ONLY
TWO PASSED. I HOPE WHOEVER GETS
MY COMMITTEE BEFORE I GO, I HOPE
PAYS ATTENTION BECAUSE THIS IS
MOVING SO FAST. IT IS GOING TO
BE A LAND GRAB FOR THE 21st
CENTURY. I HOPE YOU ALL ARE
PAYING ATTENTION. IF NOT YOU
HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER. GIVE AUNTI
A CALL. WE'RE WORKING WITH DR.
SHAPEL AND DR. FAJARO TO DISCUSS
THE LEVY. THAT IS THE READY TO
LAUNCH PROGRAM. WE'RE WORKING
ON, WE STARTED CALLING IT THE
PRIDE THEN WE DECIDED IT WOULD
CAUSE SOME CONFUSION. NOW IT'S
THE BLACK BRILLIANCE PRIDE. OUR
PREDOMINANTLY BLACK INSTITUTION,
INSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES, REMEDIES
REMEMBER THAT. ON A COMMITMENT
TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN
THIS COMMUNITY BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE'RE EXCITED
ABOUT IS MEETING WITH IN OUR
COMMUNICATION WITH, THE MAYOR OF
OAKLAND BECAUSE HOWARD
UNIVERSITY IS GOING TO PUT AN
HBCU IN OAKLAND. IT'LL BE THE
FIRST OF ITS KIND. THEY BEAT US
TO THE PUNCH BUT WE'RE RIGHT
BEHIND THEM. WE'RE EXCITED TO
DISCUSS WITH THEM AS WE'VE BEEN
WORKING IN THE PAST TWO, THREE,
YEARS WITH THEM. MAYBE SOME DAY
SOON WE WILL HAVE AN HBCU IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST OR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I THINK IT'S A LONG
TIME COMING. TOMORROW, I CANNOT
BE AT YOUR COMMITTEE. WHO'S
COMMITTEE AM I MISSING TOMORROW.
>> LIBRARY.
>> I THINK I'M COSPONSORING AN
AMENDMENT. I CAN'T BE THERE I
APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO
THE 18th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I'M GOING
TO BE SITTING WITH ALABA. IT'S
BEEN WONDERFUL WATCHING HER GO
UP THE RANKS AND DO HER THING.
I'LL BE WITH PATIENCE TOMORROW
SO I WILL MISS YOUR LIBRARY
THING. YOU'VE BEEN DOING A
GREAT JOB. I WAS THERE FOR THE
FIRST ONE AND IT'S NICE TO SEE
HOW THIS STUFF MOVING ALONG. ANY
WAY AFTER THAT WE HAVE MY
COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY. THEN WE
HAVE THE BIG PARTY FOR BEN.
THAT'S IT. AND THEN WE HAVE YOU
GUYS I NEED TO SEE YOUR
BRACKETS.
>> I THINK THERE'S QUESTIONS.
YOU WANTED EVERYBODY TO GO FAST.
SO YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME.
>> I WANT TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE'S
BRACKETS ARE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER
FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
RINCK.
>> I WAS JUST MISSING WITH AUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I GET A FEW EXTRA MINUTES.
>> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE
GEEK WIRE EVENT. WAS REALLY
CURIOUS BECAUSE DURING PSRC
EXECUTIVE BOARD LAST WEEK AS
WELL, WE HAD GOVERNOR GREGOIRE
PRESENTING FOR THE STATE. WE HAD
A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT AI. I
WAS WONDER IF AT ALL IN THE GEEK
WIRE EVENT HAD ANY ABOUT ENERGY.
WE NEED TO HAVE A GOVERNMENT TO
GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP IN
CONVERSATION WITH OUR TRIBAL
PARTNERS THAT'S SOMETHING I
RAISED AND WAS A PART OF THE
DISCUSSION. WAS ENERGY DEMAND AT
ALL DISCUSSED AT THIS GEEK WIRE
EVENT.
>> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT
UP. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE
CRITICAL BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO WATCH THIS AND SAY
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ SAID A, B
OR C. BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
THE TRUTH. I WAS A BIT
DISAPOINTED THAT THEY DIDN'T
FOCUS MORE ON -- WHICH I'M NOT
SURPRISED BECAUSE IT IS GREEK
WIRE BUT ON ETHICS AND
GUARDRAILS THAT WE HAVE
UNLEASHED WITH AI. SOMETHING
THAT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN. IT IS
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, THE
CAR, THE COMPUTER AND ALL. I HAD
A CONVERSATION WITH, I CAN'T
SAY THE NAME BECAUSE THEY'RE UP
THERE WITH AMAZON AND -- I
DON'T WANT ADVICE FROM A BOT.
AND I DON'T THINK CONSTITUENTS
ELECTED A BOT. THEY DON'T WANT
CHAT GPT, THEY WANT SOMEBODY TO
PICK UP THE PHONE. WHEN I GO TO
A GROCERY STORE I GO TO A HUMAN
BEING. I KNOW. I KNOW THAT
SOUNDS OLD FASHION. BUT I DON'T
WANT THESE PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR
JOBS. INTERESTING DISCUSSION
BECAUSE THAT PLACE WAS PACKED.
AND THESE ARE ALL THE INDUSTRY
PEOPLE THIS IS WHAT THEY ALL
TALKED ABOUT. RETURN ON
INVESTMENT, CUTTING YOUR E-MAILS
DOWN FROM 200 TO 10. HOW MANY
TOKENS THEY CAN SPEND. IT'S
GOOD TO UNDERSTAND IT FROM THAT
PERSPECTIVE. THESE ARE PEOPLE
FROM, FROM YOU KNOW, FROM
SILICON VALLEY, FROM NEW YORK.
FROM NEW MEXICO, FROM SEATTLE --
AND JUST. IT'S GOING TO BE UP
TO YOU FOLKS YOUR GENERATION AND
MY CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING
TO LEGISLATE IN REAL AND THE
POWER OF AI AND WHAT IT'S GOING
TO DO WITH THE ETHICS BUT DATA
CENTERS. HOW THAT'S GOING TO
LOOK. BECAUSE THAT IS THE PART
THAT SCARES ME. AND OF COURSE
THE WHOLE CONFIDENTIALITY. ARE
YOU GOING TO TIME STAMP IT AND
SAY THIS IS AI CREATED. WE'RE
ALREADY SEEING ONE SIDE WHERE
THEY'RE USING IT FOR
PORNOGRAPHY, AND CHILDREN. AND
ALL THESE KIND OF ISSUES. I
CAN'T EXPECT THEM TO HAVE THAT
BUT I EXPECTED SOME OF THAT. BUT
AGAIN IT'S GEEK WIRE. IT'S A
BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE. SO IT WAS
VERY, IT'S GOOD TO UNDERSTAND
HOW, HOW IT WORKS BEFORE YOU
START SAYING WHAT KIND OF
POLICIES DO YOU WANT TO CRAFT.
BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, IT ALWAYS
TAKES SOCIETY A BIT TO CATCH UP
WITH TECHNOLOGY. THAT'S JUST
HOW THE WORLD WORKS. AND I HAVE
THE MATERIAL IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THEM.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY
SAY. I KNOW YOU'RE OUT TOMORROW
DURING LIBRARY LEVY. I WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP ON THE AMENDMENT FOR
EXPANDING RESOURCES THAT ARE
GOING TO GO TOWARD PLAY AND
LEARN AND SOME OF THE ESOL
PROGRAMS. I KNOW WE REALLY WANT
TO MAKE SURE THERE'S MONEY IN
THERE TO GET THOSE PROGRAMS UP
NORTH. SO YOU WON'T BE HERE TO
SAY THANK YOU TOMORROW. THANK
YOU COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I WANTED TO PREPARE SOME
SPEAKING NOTES. BUT I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR SPOTTING THAT
AND GETTING IT BACK TO ME. THIS
IS WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS
COUNCIL, AND I LIKE EVERY
COUNCIL. IS THAT WE'RE TALKING
AND SAYING THIS IS GOING ON IN
YOUR DISTRICT. WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE TIME YOU TOOK TO COME INTO
MY OFFICE AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE SEEING. NOT JUST IN MY
DISTRICT BUT CITY WIDE AND
REALLY FOCUSSINGS ON THE PREK
STUFF. THAT IS SO DETRIMENTAL
AND POSTSECONDARY. EDUCATION IS
THE EQUALIZER. THAT'S WHAT'S
GOING TO MAKE OUR DAY AND MAKE
OUR WORLD BETTER. CAN I GET AN
AMEN DOWN THERE. AMEN AND A
WITNESS. THAT'S WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. EYED CLOSED.
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> THAT WAS A FULL ON. WELL
EDUCATION IS THE KEY OUT OF
POVERTY. PERIOD. FULL STOP.
THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO MAKE
THE COMMENT IN ADDITION TO ALL
THE THINGS YOU RAISED COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ, THERE'S THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THESE
DATA CENTERS THAT FOLKS ARE YOU
KNOW, IT IS PART OF THE
CONVERSATION. AND SO WANTED TO
ADD THAT TO THE BEVY OF OTHER
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU FOR
ATTENDING THAT AND LENDING YOUR
VOICE TO THAT. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, AS
AN OLDER HUMAN IT'S UP TO THE
YOUNGER HUMANS TO REALLY YOU
KNOW WORK ON ALL THESE ISSUES.
AS ALL THESE, ADVANCEMENTS ARE
MADE. SO, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
GUESS I'LL GO NEXT. LET'S SEE
HOW QUICKLY I CAN GET THROUGH
THIS. I'LL LIMIT MINE TO, WE
HAVE OBVIOUSLY OUR, WE HAD OUR
SELECT LIBRARY LEVY COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK. WE HEARD FROM THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CENTRAL
STAFF ABOUT THE LEVY. WE ALSO
HEARD ABOUT LEVY CAPACITY AND
HOW PROPERTY TAXES ARE
DETERMINED. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
OUR SECOND SELECT COMMITTEE
TOMORROW. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE ABLE TO
ATTEND. WE'RE GOING TO BE
REVIEWING AND LOOKING AT
AMENDMENTS AND LEVY BUT NOT
TAKING VOTES. WE'RE JUST GOING
TO BE HAVING CONVERSATION. AND
THEN THURSDAY, WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE
LEVY. SO ALL THINGS LEVY THIS
WEEK. AS WE NEED TO PUT PLACES,
WE NEED TO VOTE TO PLACE THIS ON
THE BALLOT IN AUGUST. THEN, I
ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ON
SATURDAY I MET WITH THE SEATTLE
YOUTH COMMISSION AT THE REGULAR
MEETING. IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE
TO MEET THESE STUDENTS AND HEAR
ABOUT THEIR PRIORITIES AND GOALS
FOR THE CITY. I SPOKE TO THE
AMAZING DEPARTMENT AND
NEIGHBORHOOD STAFF AND TO OUR
OWN MAXON WHO'S OR COORDINATOR
FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AT
THE CITY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE CITY IS ENSURING THAT
THESE KIDS ARE GETTING THE
GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR ROLES.
THIS IS UNLIKE AN ADULT
COMMISSION. IT TAKES MORE OF A
HANDS ON APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT
THESE YOUTH ARE UNDERSTANDING OF
CITY PROCESSES AND HOW DOES
GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
WORK. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE
MAYOR'S ROLE. WHAT'S THE CITY
COUNCIL'S ROLE. AND SO FORTH.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE ROLE OF THE
EXTERNAL PARTNERS FOR INSTANCE
AND HOW WE CREATE LEGISLATION
AND ALSO MANAGE FOR THE BUDGET.
SO I'LL BE CONTINUING TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH TAO AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS TO
ENSURE THIS IS A COMMISSION THAT
WAS ON HIATUS AND RESTARTED AND
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
A GOOD PROGRAM FOR THESE YOUTHS
SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT
THEIR ROLE AS A COMMISSION ARE
AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A
PROJECT THAT THEY ALL WORK ON
TOGETHER TO CULMINATE AT THE END
OF THEIR TWO YEAR APPOINTMENTS.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO ANY WAY.
WORKING, I'M WORKING THROUGH
THAT. AND THE REASON WHY I'M
TAKING AN INTEREST IS BECAUSE
THIS COMMISSION SITS IN THE --
COMMITTEE AND THAT'S SOMETHING
I REALLY CARE ABOUT. I JUST WANT
TO RAISE AN ISSUE WE'VE ALL
BEEN HEARING ABOUT COLLEAGUES
FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND I
KNOW, OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE
DAYS WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IN THE
NEWS AS WELL, AND THAT IS THE
COUNTY'S VERY SERIOUS AND
UNFORTUNATE ISSUES WITH THEIR
HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTS. I KNOW
THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
CONTRACTS WITH SIMILAR
ORGANIZATIONS. WE NEED TO DO OUR
DUE DILIGENCE AS WELL. I KNOW
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK YOU WERE
CHAIR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR LETTING
ME KNOW TODAY. I HAD A
CONVERSATION WITH THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR WHICH IS THE INTERIM
AUDITOR. SHE SAID THAT THE
COUNTY AS OF TODAY HAS A NEW
DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT AND
AS YOU HAVE PROBABLY HAVE HEARD,
THEY'RE ALSO DISCUSSING ON
CREATING A DIRECTOR. I'M GLAD
TO HEAR THAT ROB DOMBOWSKI WHO
IS MY COUNTER PART TO OUR
DISTRICT FOLKS ON THE COUNTY, I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEIR WORK
AND ATTENTION ON THIS. I KNOW
THAT A LOT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS
ARE DOING AMAZING WORK. AND WE
NOW HAVE THESE ISSUES THAT WE
NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT AND IT
WOULD BE REMISED IF WE DIDN'T
DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND LOOK AT
OUR CITY PROCESSES AS THE COUNTY
IS DOING THEIRS. I THINK THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. IT'S NOT JUST
A COUNTY THING FOR THE COUNTY TO
LOOK AT. SO, I WILL BE LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL
AND THE AUDITOR AND THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN
TERMS OF OUR CITY CONTRACTS AND
DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON OUR
END TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THESE
DOLLARS ARE GOING TO ALL THE
FOLKS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP
IN THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. SO. AND THAT IS IT.
AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
THERE'S MORE I DID BUT I FEEL
LIKE I'VE GONE OVER MY TIME.
>> NO WORRIES. COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA. I'M SO GLAD TO
HEAR ABOUT THE YOUTH COMMISSION.
I KNOW THEY CAME IN AND
TESTIFIED AT FULL COUNCIL IT'S
ON MY LIST TO GET TO MEET WITH
THEM. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
THAT. MY QUESTION WAS ABOUT
LIBRARIES. I KNOW WE'RE DOING
AMENDMENT INTRODUCTION TOMORROW.
I WAS TRYING TO CHECK MY E-MAIL.
DO WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE
ANTICIPATED TO VOTE ON
AMENDMENTS?
>> I DON'T HAVE THE DATE HERE
BUT I BELIEVE IT'S THE
FOLLOWING WEEK. OR COULD BE THE
FOLLOWING TWO. I'LL GET YOU THE
DATE. SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE
FULL SCHEDULE. BUT I KNOW I SENT
IT TO YOU ALL THE WEEK BEFORE
LAST.
>> OKAY, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK MY
E-MAIL.
>> IT'S IN YOUR E-MAIL. I SENT
TWO WITH THE CALENDAR.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. OF COURSE.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS AND WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF. BUT I
HAVE A LOT TO SAY, I'M SORRY. I
KNOW. COMING FROM THE FINANCE
GOVERNMENT ECONOMY. WE HAD A
NICE 3:00 A.M. MEETING THIS
MORNING. REMINDER IF YOU'RE NOT
ON THE COMMITTEE AND YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SPONSOR AN AMENDMENT
I'M HAPPY TO CARRY IT OVER FOR
YOU. THE DEADLINE IS TOMORROW
WITH A LAST ON THURSDAY. IT WILL
CASCADE SOME THINGS THAT ARE
GOING ON IN THE COMMITTEE. WE'RE
MOVING QUICKLY AND IF IT'S TOO
FAST FOR SOMEBODY, JUST SAY SO.
WE'LL HAVE VOTES ON APRIL 7th.
REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY ON THE
COMMITTEE WE ALREADY HAVE ONE
ABSENCE. IF THERE'S ANOTHER
ABSENCE WE WILL BE AT QUORUM. SO
IF WE DON'T HAVE QUORUM, WE
CAN'T VOTE. JUST, TALKING SOME
OF THIS THROUGH. WE WILL BE
VOTING ON AMENDMENTS. WE ALSO
HAVE THE GRANTS ORDNANCE AS WELL
AS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE NAY T
*EU -- NATIVE COMMITTEES. IT
WILL BE A PACKED AGENDA. THERE
IS A QUESTION BEING ASKED, DO WE
SPEND MONEY ON NUMBER OF SHELTER
BEDS OR MONEY ON FEWER BEDS
HIGHER QUALITY OF SERVICE? AND
FOR ME, FROM THAT CONVERSATION
TODAY, IT IS FEWER BEDS THAT ARE
HIGHER QUALITY AND HIGHER
INTENSITY OF SERVICE. HAPPY TO
TALK TO ALL OF YOU MORE ABOUT
THE RECOLLECTIONS I'VE HAD FROM
COMMITTEE. AND IT'S ACTUALLY
REALLY GREAT THAT THIS
LEGISLATION IS GOING THROUGH SO
MANY OF OUR COMMITTEES BECAUSE
IT'S GIVING US ALL AWARENESS OF
THE REAL COMPREHENSIVE ISSUE.
AMENDMENTS DEADLINES TOMORROW
AND ON THURSDAY, NEXT WEEK IS
GOING TO BE A VERY TIGHT
MEETING. AND WE NEED TO HAVE
QUORUM. FOR THE LIBRARIES LEVY,
MY APOLOGIES AGAIN FOR NOT BEING
ABLE TO ATTEND LAST WEEK. IT WAS
AT AN AWC EXECUTIVE MEETING. I
DID WATCH EVERYTHING AND MY
ATTEST HERE IS THAT I KNOW THAT
BOB KETTLES FATHER WAS COMING TO
THE U.S. FOR WHAT? EDUCATION,
EDUCATION, EDUCATION. LINING UP
THERE BOB. I DO HAVE FOUR
AMENDMENTS THAT I'VE PUT
FORWARD. I'VE NOT PUT A DOLLAR
FIGURE TO ANY OF THEM. BECAUSE,
THIS PROCESS ALSO MOVING
QUICKLY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
WE STILL HAD THE ABILITY TO
DISCUSS THESE FOUR ISSUES. I
DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU WERE
RUNNING THEM. APOLOGIES IF I'M
LIKE OVERLAPPING. BUT I JUST
WANTED TO KIND THIS CONVERSATION
ALIVE. THE FOUR THAT I HAVE ARE
ABOUT ADA AND ELEVATOR ACCESS. I
ALWAYS GET THIS WRONG IF IT'S
CIRCULATION OR COLLECTIONS.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE TWO WORDS.
AND THEN CONTRACTED OUTREACH OR
AMBASSADORS AND I KNOW COUNCIL
MEMBER FOSTER WE'VE HAD SOME
REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION ON THIS.
AND SEATTLE COVERAGE OF CURRENT
COVERAGE FOR THE LIBRARY.
INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE AWARD
WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL INTO THE
LIBRARY SYSTEM. WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THE EXISTING PROGRAMMING
THAT THE LIBRARY DOES IS
CAPTURED AND DISTRIBUTED SO THAT
EACH OF THEIR PROGRAMS IS A,
WIDER REACH. AND SO THOSE ARE MY
FOUR AMENDMENTS. I WOULD LOVE TO
CHAT WITH ANY AND ALL OF YOU AND
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN AMENDMENT
LIKE MINE I DON'T NEED MINE TO
GO FORWARD. JUST KIND OF SAYING
IT OUT THERE. IN AWC, WE DID
HAVE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEETING LAST WEEK. WE DID HAVE A
SHORT LEGISLATIVE SESSION AFTER
ACTION REVIEW. WE HAVE IN THE
PAST FEW YEARS BEEN AT ODDS WITH
AWC'S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
THE CITY OF SEATTLE VERSUS AWC.
WE SPENT A FAIR NUMBER OF YEARS
TRYING TO, IRON THIS RINK --
WRINKLE OUT. THIS YEAR IT REARED
ITS HEAD AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO
WAY FORWARD WHERE WE COULD BE ON
THE SAME PAGE. IT WAS QUITE
UNFORTUNATE. I NOTED THAT FOR
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. WE DID NOT
HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT IT
BUT IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT HOW THINGS HAVE GONE WELL
AND HOW THINGS HAVE NOT GONE
WELL. I WOULD LOVE TO FILL YOU
IN. AS ALWAYS, DON'T FORGET
ABOUT OUR JUNE CONFERENCE IN
SPOKANE. IT IS THE ONE PLACE
WHERE YOU WILL GET TO SEE YOUR
PEERS OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN
THE SAME PLACE, LEARNING ABOUT
THE GOOD TIPS, TRICKS, TOOLS AND
FUTURE. I'VE LEARNED QUITE A
BIT AT THESE CONFERENCES. I
DEFINITELY RECOMMEND COMING.
I'M GETTING THERE COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ. I'M JUST TEASING
YOU RIGHT BACK, THAT'S ALL.
SOUND TRANSIT WE HAD CROSS LAKE
CONNECTION THIS WEEK. IT'S YOU
KNOW, IT'S NOT CONNECTING
BELLVIEW AND SEATTLE. IT'S
CONNECTING REDMOND AND SNOW
SNOHOMISH COUNTY. THIS IS A BIG
REGIONAL DEAL. IT HAS THE BEST
VIEWS BOTH ACROSS THE LAKE BUT
IF YOU TAKE IT ALL THE WAY UP TO
LYNNWOOD YOU WILL SEE A SNEAK
PEAK VIEW OF THE OLYMPIC
MOUNTAINS. AFTER THIS RIDE, I,
WE GOT OFF IN BELLVIEW. WE
SWITCHED TRAINS TO COME BACK IN
AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MEET
UP WITH MY FOLKS TO GO WALK AT
THE NO KINGS RALLY. IT ENDED AT
THE SEATTLE -- AND SOUND TRANSIT
IF YOU'RE LISTENING, I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT. IF YOUR LISTENING
I'M HERE TO SAY THAT SEATTLE
CENTER IS A REGIONAL ASSET. IT
DESERVES REGIONAL, THE
CONNECTION TO IT IS A REGIONAL
CONNECTION. IT'S NOT JUST A
SEATTLE CONNECTION. WE ALREADY
HAVE THE BUS. I DID HEAR A
DESIRE FOR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
TO SHARE OUR PERSPECTIVES WITH
SOUND TRANSIT. I WOULD LOVE TO
TALK WITH ALL OF YOU ABOUT HOW
WE DO THAT IN A GOOD WAY THAT WE
ARE PUTTING EVERYTHING FORWARD.
SO JUST GRAB ME IF YOU WOULD
LIKE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
DISTRICT SIX AND MORE, OFFICE
HOUR. WE DID NOT HAVE OFFICE
HOURS LAST WEEK BUT WE HAD
OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK. WE HAD A
TOWN HALL LAST WEEK WHICH WAS
REALLY GREAT, WELL ATTENDED.
STEMMING FROM THE YOUTH
COMMISSION, ONE OF THE
COMMISSIONERS CAME IN AND WE'RE
ALREADY CONNECTING HER WITH WHAT
WE'RE DOING IN THE DISTRICT.
THE INTERACTIONS I'VE HAD IN
THOSE SITUATIONS, HAVE TURNED
INTO ACTIONABLE OUTCOMES AND
LEGISLATION. THESE ARE REALLY
MEANINGFUL WAYS FOR ME TO
CONNECT WITH MY CONSTITUENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I'M HAVING SOME CONFUSION. I
THINK I TALKED TO COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER ABOUT THIS. LAST WEEK, I
MET WITH TRACY WOODEN, ALYSSON
HOLCUMB, CAPTAIN GREGERSON.
COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER HAS HER
COMMITTEE.
>> I'M THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL
THAT'S GOING THROUGH THAT
COMMITTEE, YES.
>> SO, BUT MY AMENDMENTS AND
THEN YOU HAVE YOURS ON APRIL
7th. BUT OF THE THREE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION, TWO ARE IN YOUR
COMMITTEE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> AND ONE IS IN YOURS. SO MY
AMENDMENTS GO TO YOU. OR YOU AND
THE DEADLINE FOR THAT IS, I
THOUGHT, I MEAN I GAVE YOU MY
ANSWER FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.
>> SO AT THIS POINT, THE THANK
YOU FOR THAT QUESTION COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ. SO, ON WEDNESDAY
OF THIS WEEK WE ARE HAVING THE
MAYOR OFFICE. WE'RE HAVING
SEVERAL PROVIDERS IN FOR A
CONVERSATION ON MANAGING
SHELTERS PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON
SHELTERS THAT ARE SERVING MORE
PEOPLE. THE REASON THAT I'M NOT
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION WITH A
DEADLINE IS BECAUSE, WE DO NOT
HAVE THIS LEGISLATION ON THE IRC
YET. SO, ONCE WE HAVE THAT I
WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU TO
PROVIDE YOU A DEADLINE FOR
AMENDMENTS. ONE THING I WOULD
ALSO JUST CLARIFY IS, DEPENDING
ON THE NATURE OF YOUR AMENDMENT,
IT MAY BE ON THE, LEGISLATION
THAT I AM SHEPHERDING OR MAYBE
ON THE LEGISLATION THAT COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS HAS. SO, AS YOU
KNOW HE'S GOT THE BUDGET AND
COMPONENTS IN HIS COMMITTEE.
>> RIGHT. I THINK THAT WE CAME
TO A DISCUSSION NOT THREE OF US
TOGETHER IN SMOKE FILLED BACK
ROOM. BUT BASICALLY THAT, THE
PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE THAT I WAS
LOOKING AT I FELT BASED ON
DISCUSSIONS, AND WATCHING THE
HEARINGS IS THAT IT WOULD LAND
BETTER WITH YOU FOLKS RATHER
THAN COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSSS IN
THE PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE WHICH
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING. THANK
YOU MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
EXPANDING THE MATRIX FROM SEVEN
FACTORS TO ONE. I WILL STILL
STAND ON THE POSITION THAT
TRAINING YOUR STAFF AT
DEESCALATION IS NOT A PLAN. I DO
HAVE SOME WORDS THAT MAKE IT A
LITTLE MORE DEFINITIVE SO I KNOW
IT'S LANDING IN THE RIGHT
PLACE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS IT'S
STILL YOUR FLOOR.
>> NOTHING ELSE TO SHARE.
>> WE WILL JUMP TO COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE.
>> HELLO, YES, I JUST BEFORE
JUMPING IN MINE, I WILL SAY,
WE'RE ENGAGED ON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY FRONT FOR SURE. AND THIS
GOES TO COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ'
NOTE AND REMARKS JUST HERE. AND
IT ALSO GOES BEHIND OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD MITIGATION PLAN
PROCESS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE
DEPARTMENT. AND IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT, I WAS SPEAKING TO IT
THIS MORNING. SO YES,
SUPERIMPORTANT. WITH THAT
TRANSITION, PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING OR NEXT ONE
WON'T BE UNTIL THE 21st OF
APRIL. SINCE I WILL BE OUT OF
POCKET ON THE 14th. IN APRIL WE
HAVE 24-28 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
IT'LL BE IN -- ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE. SECONDLY I JUST WANTED
TO NOTE FOR EVERYBODY AS I SAID.
IN MAY WE WILL HAVE A REVIEW,
SENTINEL REVIEW ON THE PROTEST
AND SECOND PART TWO WOULD BE
HAVING A ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS. THE CAL ANDERSON, AND
THEN SECONDLY ALTERNATIVE WITH
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS.
REALLY QUICKLY THIS WEEK IN AN
HOUR AND 15 MINUTES, BELL STREET
PROJECT RIBBON CUTTING IS GOING
TO HAPPEN. VERY IMPORTANT FOR
BELL TOWN AND REALLY THE EAST
WEST CONNECTIONS IN OUR CITY. AS
EVERYBODY KNOWS WE'RE VERY MUCH
A NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED CITY. SO
THE EAST WEST CONNECTIONS ARE
SUPERIMPORTANT. TOMORROW I'M
MEETING WITH SDOT, BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY NOT MOST IMPORTANTLY
BUT THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY
COUNCIL TOMORROW NIGHT. AND
COMMUNITY ALSO IN COMMUNITY AT
KXP. I DON'T HAVE AN OFFICER,
SO I BOUNCE AROUND EVERYWHERE TO
INCLUDE LAST WEEK IN MAGNOLIA.
AT THE MAGNOLIA LIBRARY. AND
THURSDAY SEATTLE SPORTS
COMMISSION. WHICH WILL BE REALLY
IMPORTANT, I'LL FOLLOW UP ON
THAT REALLY QUICKLY. AND FRIDAY,
SEATTLE SISTER CITY TRIP COMING
UP AND REALLY PROMOTING WHAT IS
NOW THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF OUR
CENTER CITY. OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH TPW-RBGS ALWAY.
PARTICULARLY IN TECH, MARITIME,
TECH AND ACADEMICS, AND COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE YOU'RE RIGHT,
EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION.
AND NOT JUST ON THE MARINERS AND
EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON IN
TERMS OF, TOURIST ECONOMY,
HOSPITALITY, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS
ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT ALSO
RELATED TO FIFA WORLD CUP. A LOT
OF WORK BEING DONE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE BUSINESS SEATTLE
WORKING WITH THE OVERLAP IN
ENGLAND INCLUDING THE STICK TO
FUTBOL GROUP WHO REALLY HAD A
GREAT SEGMENT ON SEATTLE.
CONVENIENTLY SENT TO ME BY ONE
OF MY COUSINS. SO THAT'S WHAT'S
GOING ON. I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT
SHORT. I DON'T WANT TO GO AS
LONG AS COUNCIL MEMBER, STRAUSS.
THAT'S ALL. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
YOU HAVE A WHOLE CITY HALL IN
YOUR DISTRICT. OKAY.
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> BY THE WAY CAN I GET A
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> AND QUEEN ANNE COMPLAINED THE
MOST. GO AHEAD.
>> I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
ARIZONA ON WINNING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AND CAN I
CONGRATULATE UCONN FOR TAKING
EVERYBODY'S BRACKET BY BEATING
DUKE.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> I WANT TO SEE PEOPLE'S
BRACKETS.
>> I WAS ONLY PLAYING WITH YOU
ABOUT QUEEN ANNE. WE LOVE QUEEN
ANNE. OKAY. MY GRANDFATHER WAS A
TEACHER AT QUEEN ANNE HIGH
SCHOOL. WAS THE FIRST BLACK
TEACHER AT QUEEN ANNE HIGH
SCHOOL, HE TAUGHT MATHEMATICS.
>> I HAVE A LAND MANAGEMENT FOR
QUEEN ANNE. JUST KIDDING.
>> THE NEXT GOVENANCE ECONOMY
WILL BE AT APRIL 9. SPU HAS A
PROGRAM WHERE THEY CONTRACT TO
PEOPLE TO COME PICK UP FOOD AT
DIFFERENT GROCERY STORES. WE'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT
WAYS WE CAN CONTINUE TO EXTEND
THE LIFE OF FOOD. WE HAVE ETHICS
AND COMMISSION MEETING. WE HAVE
SPU WATER. SO JUST THE LIGHTNING
LIGHT, Y'ALL. WE HAD A POLICE
PENSION BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK
WHICH WAS OUR QUARTERLY MEETING.
AND TWO THINGS I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE
STUDENTS AT TOPS AND STEWART. WE
HOSTED THE GROUPS AND WE SPLIT
IT IN TWO DAYS. COUNCIL MIGHT BE
STRAUSS AND COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA FOR BEING SO GRACIOUS
WITH YOUR TIME. I STOPPED AT
OTHER OFFICES SO I'M THANKING
THEM. I KNOW WE CAUGHT THEM.
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING GRACIOUS HOSTS WITH OUR
KIDS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
I'M INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO WEAR
MY COLLEGE JERSEY TODAY. I JUST
WANT YOU TO NOTICE I STILL FIT
IN IT. ARIZONA IS GOING TO THE
FINAL FOUR. BARE DOWN. LAST TIME
WE WENT AND WON A CHAMPIONSHIP
WAS IN 1997 WITH THE GREAT LUKE
OLSEN, GREAT COACH. THAT'S WHY
I'M WEARING THIS JERSEY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH Y'ALL FOR DEALING
WITH ME. JUST EXCITING. YOU ONLY
GO TO THE FINAL FOUR EVERY 20
YEARS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO
COME BEFORE COUNCIL.
>> APRIL 8th IS WHEN WE'RE
TAKING VOTES ON AMENDS AND THE
LEGISLATION. SO WANTED TO GET
BACK TO YOU ON THAT. BUT YOU DO
HAVE THE SCHEDULE SO YOU CAN
LOOK FOR THE OTHER STUFF.
>> AWESOME. AND IF YOU'RE IN
TUCSON AND LISTENING, EVERYONE
ON COUNCIL IS ROOTING FOR
ARIZONA, EXCEPT FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ IS GOING FOR
MICHIGAN.
>> YES, MICHIGAN.
>> THAT'S FINE. ARE YOU GOING
FOR MICHIGAN COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> NO, IN MY TIME AT AMERICOR I
GOT A CHANCE TO WORK FOR THE
TOLEDO WORKS DEPARTMENT.
>> IF THERE'S NO FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> I THINK I DID THIS BEFORE BUT
JUST TO MAKE SURE I WILL BE
MISSED, I WOULD LIKE TO BE
EXCUSED FROM THE NEXT TWO
COUNCIL BRIEFINGS.
>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE BE EXCUSED
FOR THE NEXT TWO COUNCIL
BRIEFINGS. YES.
>> SEEING NONE YOU'RE EXCUSED.
THANK YOU MY FRIEND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, AWESOME. AND I
KNOW YOU HAVE THE ARIZONA
HOUSEHOLD THERE. ALL RIGHT. IF
THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE'RE MOVING
INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE
PURPOSE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION IS
TO DISCUSS LEGISLATION. THE
COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION. TO
DISCUSS MATTERS WITH CITY
ATTORNEY TO AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
IF YOU'RE LISTENING DO TWO HAND
CLAPS. A LEGAL MONITOR FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
ALWAYS PRESENT TO ENSURE THE
COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS FOR
POLICY AND OPEN SESSION. I
EXPECT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
BE DONE BY 3:00. -- EXCUSE ME,
4:00 P.M. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.