>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THE MAIN
19th MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER, IT
IS 2:02, MY NAME IS JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, YOUR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] SEVEN
PRESENT.
>> WILL YOU CALL COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA ONE MORE TIME DURING THE
ROLL CALL?
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT. THAT'S AWESOME,
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMEMBER LIN
AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION TODAY
TO PRESENT, RECOGNIZING MAY 19th
AS STATE CHAMPION RAINIER BEACH
BOYS BASKETBALL DAY. AND WE ARE
SO EXCITED TO HAVE COACH MIKE
BETHEA HERE AND HIS WIFE,
VIRGINIA. FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS HERE.
COLLEAGUES, SEATTLE HAS A VERY
RICH BASKETBALL CULTURE HERE IN
OUR CITY, AND PEOPLE MIGHT THINK
IT'S -- OBVIOUSLY WITH THE C
ONYX , THE HUSKIES, SEATTLE
STORM, WE KNOW THAT BEING FROM
SEATTLE, THAT HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL IS, FOR ME, THE
PINNACLE OF THE CULTURE AND THE
HEART HERE IN SEATTLE. IT IS THE
CENTER, IT'S THE TRADITIONS,
THE GYMS PACKED WITH LEGENDARY
COACHES, A MACHINE THAT HAS
CULTIVATED AND HAS ELEVATED
BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO NATIONAL
ATTENTION. AND IT HAS BEEN A
BREEDING GROUND OF EXCELLENCE.
AT ONE OF THOSE REASONS IS FOR
THE INCREDIBLE CULTURE AND
HISTORY HERE IN SEATTLE, IS
BECAUSE OF COACH MIKE BETHEA.
AND I WANT TO -- I KNOW THIS IS
FURTHER RAINIER BEACH BOYS
BASKETBALL TEAM, BUT COACH MIKE
IS THE RAINIER BEACH BOYS
BASKETBALL TEAM, HE IS THE
CULTURE, HE IS THE HEART. I WANT
TO FIRST THANK THE COACH AND HIS
WIFE VIRGINIA FOR MAKING IT DOWN
TO CITY HALL POINT COLLEAGUES,
I'VE HAD THE WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW COACH MIKE
FOR OVER 25 YEARS, SINCE I WAS
IN HIGH SCHOOL. WHAT I CAN SAY
IS YOU HAVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS,
YES COACH TO THE BEST OF THE
BEST, NBA PLAYERS, DIVISION I
ATHLETES, EVERYDAY KIDS, HAS WON
10 TITLES FOR THE STATE CHAMPION
-- 10 TITLES, AND ASKED HIM IN
MY OFFICE, I SAID WHO COMES
CLOSE? THE CLOSEST PERSON IS
FIVE, OKAY? SO, WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT AMAZINGNESS HERE. HE HAS
COACHED NBA PLAYERS, DIVISION I
ATHLETES EVERY DAY, WHAT I CAN
TELL YOU IS COACH BETHEA IS A
REALLY GREAT MAN. THE WAY HE
LEAVES WITH LOVE, HOW HE IS
CONNECTED TO PEOPLE, NOT JUST AS
PLAYERS, BUT JUST THE RAINIER
BEACH COMMUNITY. HE UNDERSTANDS
THAT LEADERSHIP IS SHARED, AND
YOU SAW THAT WITH HIS COACHING
MENTOR SHIP, SOME OF HIS FORMER
PLAYERS ON THE BENCH, WITH JAMAL
CRAWFORD AND DAVID KING AND ALL
THESE PLAYERS, BUT SOMEONE WHO
IS VERY [ INAUDIBLE ] IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND WILL LITERALLY
TAKE THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK TO
GIVE SOMEONE. HE HAS FED PLAYERS
KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME AND OFF
THE COURT SKILLS IN AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE
HAVE OFTENTIMES RIDDEN OFF THE
COMMUNITY. BUT HE KNOWS HOW
SPECIAL RAINIER BEACHES, AND WE
ARE SO HONORED TODAY AS
COUNCILMEMBERS TO PRESENT A
PROCLAMATION FOR THE BOYS
BASKETBALL TEAM , FOR THE 12th
-- NO, 11th STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
UNDER THAT, COACH MIKE BETHEA
HAS 10 OF THOSE, OKAY? AND SO,
YOU ONLY GET ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
TO EXPERIENCE PEOPLE AS GREAT AS
THIS COACH, AND SO, WE ARE SO
HONORED TO PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION. I'M GOING TO PASS
IT OFF TO COACH EDDIE LIN, THEN
I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE WORDS.
COACH LIN, CAN I SAY COACH LIN?
I'M SORRY POINT
>> I AM ONLY A COUNCILMEMBER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I'M SORRY.
>> I AM NOWHERE CLOSE TO A COACH
LIKE COACH BETHEA, WHO HAS JUST
PROVIDED SO MUCH GUIDANCE TO OUR
YOUNG MEN. REALLY THE PRIDE OF
RAINIER BEACH. YOU KNOW, YOU
DON'T GET 10 TITLES WITHOUT
INCREDIBLE MENTORING AND HARD
WORK AND THE DEDICATION OF THE
TEAM AND THE VALUES OF TEAMWORK,
AND JUST COUNTLESS LIVES BE
INFORMED, SO I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU TO VIRGINIA AS WELL,
FOR ALL YOUR LEADERSHIP IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND SO, AND THANK YOU
TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR HELPING
TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, COACH LIN. I'M
JUST KIDDING, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, FOR THOSE
COMMENTS. AND COLLEAGUES, I KNOW
YESTERDAY WE HAD COMMENTS, I
WILL OPEN IT UP TO SEE IF ANYONE
ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING
ELSE BEFORE WE INVITE COACH
BETHEA UP TO THE PODIUM TO SAY A
FEW WORDS. OKAY, AWESOME, SO, WE
ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD, SO
HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS, THE
RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED, SO WE
CAN PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO
OUR GUEST. I WON'T READ THE
PROCLAMATION IN FULL, IT IS FULL
OF ALL GOODNESS, DECLARING THAT
THIS DAY, MAY 19th, AS STATE
CHAMPION OF RAINIER BEACH BOYS
BASKETBALL DAVID HEARING NO
OBJECTION, COACH MIKE, I WOULD
LOVE FOR YOU TO COME UP TO SAY A
FEW WORDS, AND WE WILL PRESENT A
PROCLAMATION FOR COACH MIKE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU, AN EXTENDED THANK
YOU [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> COACH MIKE, TALK RIGHT IN THE
MICROPHONE. PERFECT. YOU CAN
PULL IT UP, TOO.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY, JUST ON
BEHALF OF THE RAINIER BEACH
COMMUNITY, JUST THANK YOU FOR
INVITING US DOWN HERE. YOU KNOW,
ONE THING, IT'S WANTING TO
COACH BASKETBALL, BUT IT'S ONE
THING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES, AND YOU
KNOW, THAT IS THE REASON I DO
WHAT I DO. AND WINNING THE
CHAMPIONSHIPS IS JUST A
BYPRODUCT OF THAT. MY WIFE AND I
MADE A SOLID COMMITMENT TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE IN THE SOUTH AND
SEATTLE. THE THING THAT PLEASES
ME MOST AND THE THING THAT I'M
REALLY HONORED BY HIS I KNOW
THAT EVERYBODY HERE [ INAUDIBLE
], THE LIST GOES ON AND ON, BUT
WHEN I SEE PEOPLE LIKE THIS
YOUNG MAN SITTING RIGHT HERE TO
MY RIGHT, WHO ALSO CAME UP IN
THE RAINIER BEACH SYSTEM, PLAYED
UNDER ME, [ LAUGHTER ], I HAVE
BEEN KNOWING HIM EVER SINCE HE
WAS A SIX-YEAR-OLD SPENDING THE
NIGHT AT MY HOUSE. YEAH. JUST A
PHENOMENAL PERSON. AGAIN, LIST
GOES ON AND ON, AND IT'S ALL
ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN
THESE YOUNG MEN'S LIVES. IT'S
ALL ABOUT USING BASKETBALL AS A
VEHICLE TO TAKE THEM WHERE THEY
WANT TO GO. NBA ISN'T FOR
EVERYBODY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU CAN USE BASKETBALL TO
ACHIEVE WHAT IT IS YOU WANT IN
LIFE, AND SO, THAT IS -- THAT'S
MY PASSION, UNTIL I STEP DOWN
FROM THIS THING, WHICH IS, YOU
KNOW, [ LAUGHTER ] BUT AGAIN,
JUST THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
DOWN HERE, AND WE ARE TRULY
HONORED AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> COACH MIKE, WE WILL HAVE YOU
COME UP HERE, COLLEAGUES, WE
WILL TAKE A COUNCIL PHOTO REAL
QUICK. AND I THINK 12 WOULD BE A
GOOD NUMBER TO START -- STOP AT.
YOU'VE GOT TWO MORE
CHAMPIONSHIPS YOU'VE GOT TO --
I'M JUST PLAYING. , UP HERE,
COACH MIKE, AND WE WILL ALL GET
UP AND TAKE THE COUNCIL PHOTO
AND WE WILL JUMP RIGHT INTO OUR
COUNCIL BUSINESS. THANK YOU.
VIRGINIA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN
US, TOO, PLEASE? HIS WIFE, COME
ON.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO THE
BETHEA 'S, VIRGINIA AND COACH
MIKE, THANK YOU. BAKER'S DOZEN
WOULD BE 13, I JUST SAID 12, SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST SAYING.
AND THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
KNOW THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT
PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
OFTENTIMES, THEY DON'T GET THE
ACCOLADES, WE DON'T SEE THEM AS
OFTEN BECAUSE THEY MIGHT NOT BE
ON THE NEWS, BUT THERE ARE A LOT
OF GREAT MENTORS AND PEOPLE IN
THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE SEEN
IT HERE TODAY. THAT IS OUT HERE,
DOING THE WORK, MAKING SURE THAT
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE STAY SAFE AND
HAVE LIFE SKILLS AND BASKETBALL
AND PERSEVERANCE AND ALL THE
GREAT THINGS, SO WE ARE JUST SO,
SO FOREVER GREAT WILL, SO THANK
YOU, COACH MIKE BETHEA AND
VIRGINIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW, WHAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN
WAITING FOR, PUBLIC COMMENT. SO,
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE ARE
GOING TO OPEN UP THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC
COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE COUNCIL'S
WORK PROGRAM, THE COUNCIL CANNOT
ACCEPT COMMENTS ABOUT QUASI
JUDICIAL ITEMS ARE CAMPING
RELATED MATTERS BUT I SEE THAT
WE HAVE 10 IN PERSON -- NO, WE
HAVE MORE.
>> A TOTAL OF 32 SPEAKERS POINT
25 IN PERSON AND SEVEN REMOTE.
>> SO, WE HAVE 32 SPEAKERS.
BECAUSE IT IS BETWEEN 30 AND 60,
EVERY SPEAKER IS GOING TO HAVE
ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK TODAY, UNDER
COUNCIL RULES. OR, I WILL HAND
IT OVER TO YOU TO PRESENT THE
INSTRUCTIONS.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER, SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED, THEY WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF
THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS WILL BE
MUTED. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN
WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE
LIST BUT
>> AWESOME, WE WILL CALL
SPEAKERS FIRST THAT ARE IN
PERSON, AND THEN WE WILL GO
ONLINE. FIRST, WE HAVE ASHLEY,
FOLLOWED BY IVAN, ANITRA, GREG.
THOSE ARE OUR FIRST FEW
SPEAKERS. WELCOME, ASHLEY.
>> MY NAME IS ASHLEY BAKER,
REPRESENTING [ INAUDIBLE ].
FIRST OF ALL, I JUST REALLY WANT
TO THANK EVERY MEMBER OF THE
COUNCIL WHO HAS WORKED ON THESE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION. I KNOW A
LOT HAS COME AT US VERY, VERY
FAST, AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN VERY
RESPONSIVE AND INCREDIBLE
COLLABORATORS AND I'M SO
GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE ON THE
COUNCIL FOR THAT ONE THING I DO
WANT TO FLAG IS THE PROPOSED
REQUIREMENT FOR SHELTER SITES TO
REQUIRE TRAIN SECURITY [
INAUDIBLE ]. HAVE PROVIDED
DE-ESCALATION, THREAT
IDENTIFICATION, AND THREAT
IDENTIFICATION , AND RAPID
IDENTIFICATION OF THE CAUSE OF
CONFLICTS WITHIN I SUPPORT
SHELTER MODELS, AND WHEN FUNDED,
THE SAFETY TEAMS HAVE PLAYED A
REALLY INVALUABLE ROLE IN
REAL-TIME MONITORING AND
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORKS, ALL
OF WHICH [ INAUDIBLE ] TO BE
GOOD NEIGHBORS. WE HAVE SOMEONE
FROM WE DELIVER CARE WHO CAN
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THEIR WORK, BUT WE JUST REALLY
WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD BE
INCLUDED AS WELL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU, ASHLEY.
NEXT, WE HAVE -- IS IT IVAN?
YES, IVAN. I SAID IVANKA LAST
TIME POINT IVAN, ANITRA, GREG,
WELCOME.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS IVAN AND I
AM WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] AND I STAY
AT THE BRICKHOUSE, WHICH IS [
INAUDIBLE ]. WE HAVE OPERATED
500 SPOTS IN SEATTLE , INDOOR
SHELTERS IN 10 STATES. WE DO
OPPOSE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
APPROVED THROUGH LAND-USE
COMMITTEE. AMENDMENT A IN
PARTICULAR FEELS LIKE IT IS A
BIT OF PARANOIA THAT REALLY
DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN THE CODE.
WE OPERATE OUR COMMUNITIES
WITHOUT PRIVATE PAID SECURITY
AND [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR 36 YEARS.
THESE THINGS AREN'T NEEDED. WE
DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPERATE A
NEW CAMP, ALL WE NEED IS THE
LANDS AND FUNDS TO DO IT. TENT
CITIES MOVING NEXT TUESDAY ,
5/26 TO A CHURCH IN THE U
DISTRICT. STOP BY AND SEE US.
WITHOUT SHELTER [ INAUDIBLE ], A
VIGIL FOR 15 PEOPLE TOMORROW AT
NOON ON THE STEPS OF CITY HALL.
TWO OF THOSE WERE SHOT.
>> THANK YOU, IVAN. NEXT, WE
HAVE ANY TRUCK, LULLABY GREG,
AND THEN TARA.
>> HELLO, ANITRA FREEMAN WITH [
INAUDIBLE ]. CHAIR AND WHEEL
HAVE BEEN FOR 36 YEARS ,
OPERATING SHELTERS IN TENT
CITIES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
SAFELY. WITHOUT PAID SECURITY ,
WITHOUT SMALLER INTERNAL
NEIGHBORHOODS . EVEN BESIDES
SCHOOLS. WE DEFINITELY SUPPORT
EXPANDING THE SIZE OF
ENCAMPMENTS BECAUSE WE ARE
DESPERATE -- SEATTLE IS
DESPERATE FOR SHELTER , WOMEN IN
BLACK STAND AGAIN TOMORROW,
BECAUSE IT'S WITHOUT SHELTER,
PEOPLE DIE. I APPRECIATE YOU
TAKING THE FENCES OUT, BUT SELF
SUSTAINED -- HAVING THREE
KITCHENS IN ONE CAMP IS TOO MUCH
OF AN EXPENSE.
>> THANK YOU, ANITRA. NEXT, WE
HAVE GREG, FOLLOWED BY TARA,
JULIA, CHARLES, [ INAUDIBLE ],
RUTH, AND DENISE.
>> MY NAME IS GREG GREER. I AM A
SHARE WHEEL, AND I STAY AT THE
BUNKHOUSE HOMELESS SHELTER.
SHARE AND WHEEL TOGETHER OPERATE
NEARLY 500 SPOTS ALL OVER
SEATTLE, INDOOR SHELTERS AND
TENT CITIES. WE OPPOSE
AMENDMENTS A, B, AND C, WHICH
WEREN'T VETTED AND APPROVED
THROUGH THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE.
THESE AMENDMENTS WOULD LIMIT OUR
ABILITY TO CREATE NEW SHELTERS
IN A TIME OF DESPERATE NEED. AND
WITHOUT SHELTER, PEOPLE DIE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GREG. NEXT WE HAVE
TARA, FOLLOWED BY JULIA, AND
THEN CHARLES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
TARA MILLER, ONE OF THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE
CHURCH COUNCIL OF GREATER
SEATTLE. [ INAUDIBLE ] WE
ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR
OF THE ORIGINAL [ INAUDIBLE ].
MANY OF THE CONGREGATIONS AND
OUR NETWORK FOR SHELTERS AND
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT
HOUSING. OUR CONGREGATION
PARTNERS FEEL DEEPLY THE
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF HOUSING
SECURITY IN OUR CITY, AND THE
DISAPPOINTMENT [ INAUDIBLE ]. WE
SUPPORT MAYOR WILSON'S VISION
OF EXPANDING SHELTER
OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY. PLEASE PASS THE
LEGISLATION AS IS AND REJECT THE
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS. MOVING
FORWARD, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO
CONTINUE THIS VITAL WORK OF
EXPANDING SHELTER ACCESS BY
DIVERTING FUNDS FROM SUITES TO
FUND ADDITIONAL SHELTER. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TARA. NEXT WE HAVE
JULIA, FOLLOWED BY CHARLES AND
EVE THAT
>> YES, HELLO, MY NAME IS JULIA.
I'M LIVING A THIRD PIPELINE,
AND I AM ASKING YOU TO PASS THE
SHELTER EXPANSION BILL. LACK OF
FIRST STEP HOUSING IS OUR
BIGGEST OPS EQUAL AND BOTTLENECK
TO HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED
ON THE STREET. THE PROPOSED BILL
MAKES EXCELLENT USE OF EXISTING
FUNDS AND HAS REQUEST GOOD
NEIGHBOR GUARDRAILS IN PLACE,
HOWEVER I WOULD [ INAUDIBLE ]
DELETE THE AMENDMENT FOR HAVING
LICENSE SECURITY. WE HAVE WDC,
WE DELIVER CARE AT THIRD PIKE
PINE, THEY ARE LITERALLY THE
THING THAT IS KEEPING OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABLE, SO, THEIR
SKILL, THEIR TALENTS ARE
IMMENSE. SO, HOWEVER, AS I
MENTIONED, PASSING THIS BILL
TODAY IS JUST THE FIRST STEP.
TWO OFFING, HOUSING FIRST HAS
BEEN HOUSING ONLY, AND [
INAUDIBLE ] AT THESE EXPANDED
SITES, THEY WILL SIMPLY BE
MOVING THE PROBLEM INDOORS. SO,
WE ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT
TODAY, YOU ARE NOT JUST VOTING
FOR THIS, YOU ARE COMMITTING TO
VOTING FOR ROBUST SOCIAL
SERVICES [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU, JULIA. NEXT, WE
HAVE CHARLES, FOLLOWED BY MISS
YVETTE, RUTH, AND THEN DENISE.
>> YES, GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME
IS CHARLES. I'D LIKE TO THANK
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS FOR HAVING US HERE. [
INAUDIBLE ] AND I AM HERE
BECAUSE --
>> CAN WE PAUSE YOUR TIME AND WE
ARE GOING TO RESTART IT, AND
THEN JUST SPEAK RIGHT INTO THE
MICROPHONE, SO WE CAN HEAR YOU,
ESTHER CHARLES POINT
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME HERE, MY NAME IS CHARLES FROM
THE SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF
DISASTER ASSISTANCE. I AM HERE
BECAUSE OF THE STORMS TO LET THE
PUBLIC KNOW THAT THERE ARE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. [ INAUDIBLE
] UP TO $2 MILLION SUBSTANTIATED
BY THEIR LAWSUITS, AND AN
INTEREST RATE OF 4% FOR
HOMEOWNERS, UP TO $500,000 OF
PHYSICAL DAMAGE. AT AN INTEREST
RATE OF 2.75. 12 MONTH PERMIT,
NO PAYMENTS FOR 12 MONTHS. AND
WE ALSO HAVE ASSISTANCE WITH
MITIGATION, REFINANCE, AND
RELOCATION AS WELL, THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU, MR.
CHARLES POINT NEXT, WE HAVE MISS
YVETTE, FOLLOWED BY RUTH, AND
THEN DENISE POINT I THINK IT'S
DENISE.
>> [ COUGHING ]
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION,
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
EARLIER TODAY, I READ
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S FULL
NEWSLETTER, AND YOU ALL DO A LOT
MORE THAN I THOUGHT YOU DID,
THERE IS A LOT MORE GOING ON
THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMITTEE,
AND THAT SHOWED YOUR COMMITMENT
TO SERVE OUR COMMITTEE. GOD
BLESS YOU FOR THAT. AND I AM
TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. AS
A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION, I
GOT EACH OF YOU SOME [ INAUDIBLE
] COOKIES, BECAUSE DUE TO
ANONYMOUS BENEFACTOR , MY
ORGANIZATION GIVES THEM FOR
FREE, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU
DO AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. [
INAUDIBLE ] .
>> THANK YOU, MISS YVETTE. NEXT,
WE HAVE MISS RUTH, FOLLOWED BY
DENISE. THANK YOU FOR THE
COOKIES AS WELL, REALLY KIND OF
YOU.
>> THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE
INSTITUTE FOUND ZONING REFORMS
AT 1.25% A YEAR. AT 2.5% UP
ZONING , IT WOULD GENERATE ONLY
318 MORE HOMES ABOVE WHAT WE
BUILT IN 2024, AND 325 ABOVE
WHAT WE BUILT IN 2025. WE DO
BETTER AT LIMITING SHORT-TERM
RENTALS. WE HAVE THREE TO 4000
OF THOSE. WHY ARE WE RUSHING TO
UP SOON SO MUCH, SO FAST, WHEN
IT DELIVERS SO LITTLE? I POINT
AGAIN TO THE TWO HIGH-LEVEL
ECONOMIC STUDIES THAT FOUND WEAK
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN ZONING AND
HOME PRICES. THE CITY CAN'T
AFFORD TO AVOID INFORMATION THAT
SUGGESTS WHAT IT IS DOING ISN'T
GOING TO WORK. WE NEED TO
RETHINK WHAT WE ARE DOING, SPEND
LESS FROM UP ZONING, AND FOCUS
ON SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING SHELTER
HOUSING, SOCIAL HOUSING,
PRESERVING NORMALLY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND REDUCING LAND
SPECULATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RUTH. NEXT, WE
HAVE THE DENISE. WELCOME.
>> I AM DENISE PETTIS AND I LIVE
AND WORK IN DISTRICT 20. FIRST,
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR
CONTINUING TO MOVE LEGISLATION
FORWARD CONNECTED TO SHELTER
EXPANSION. EXPANDING SHELTER IS
A NECESSARY RESPONSE TO BOTH
SEATTLE'S HOMELESS CRISIS AND
THE VERY REAL PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS IMPACTING NEIGHBORHOODS
ACROSS OUR CITY. OVER 2400
PEOPLE LIVED UNHOUSED IN SEATTLE
LAST YEAR, AND MORE THAN 60%
SURVEYED HAD COMPLEX NEEDS. AND
SO FAR, ONLY 75 SHELTER UNITS
FOR HIGH SUPPORT HAVE BEEN
DESIGNATED IN THE CURRENT
EXPANSION. WE MUST BE HONEST
ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES FOR SHELTER
TO TRULY WORK. I SUPPORT SHELTER
MODELS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR
PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIGH END
COMPLEX NEEDS. WITHOUT DEEPER
INVESTMENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] IN
HIGH SUPPORT SHELTERS,
SEATTLE'S SHELTER SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF BOTH UNSHELTERED
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. I
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
FOR HER PROPOSED --
>> I KNOW, THANK YOU. I KNOW A
MINUTE GOES BY REALLY QUICK.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT, WE
HAVE MARTA OR MARTHA, FOLLOWED
BY KARA, SCOTT, AND KENNETH.
WELCOME. KARA IS UP NEXT,
FOLLOWED BY SCOTT.
>> MY NAME IS MARTA AND I AM THE
COMMUNITY MANAGER AT THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING COMMITTEE. FIRST,
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK LAND-USE
COMMITTEE CHAIR LIN AND COUNCIL
BUILT [ INAUDIBLE ],
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, IN
ADDITION TO THE FULL COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND
SUPPORT OF SHELTER EXPANSION FOR
THE BENEFIT OF OUR UNHOUSED
NEIGHBORS AND OVERALL COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR ELEVATING SHELTER
AND SUPPORT SERVICE RESOURCES
WITH SUCH DEDICATION AND
INTENTION. AT THIS TIME, WE ASK
THAT YOU DO NOT PASS AMENDMENT
A. ALTHOUGH THIS AMENDMENT SEEKS
TO ENSURE COMMUNICATION WITH
SCHOOLS WITHIN 500 FEET FROM NEW
OR EXPANDED SHELTER, THIS LEVEL
OF INFORMATION SHARING ALREADY
TAKES PLACE , CONCURRENTLY
REQUIRED IN SHELTER COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE
AMENDMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] OR HOW
CHANGES WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR.
WE ASK THAT YOU PASS COUNCIL
BILL 121195 WITH THE REMAINING
AMENDMENTS, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE KARA
FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, AND THEN
KENNETH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS CAROL
WILLIAMS, I WORK AT [ INAUDIBLE
] HOUSING INSTITUTE. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU,
ESPECIALLY LAND-USE CHAIR LIN,
AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
FOR SPONSORING CB 121195. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL MAKE A REAL
DIFFERENCE IN HOW SEATTLE CAN
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, BY
EXPANDING REMODELS, YOU ARE
GIVING PROVIDERS THE ABILITY TO
DO MORE OF WHAT WORKS, AND [
INAUDIBLE ] WITH DIGNITY AND
RESPECT. WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT
PASS A, [ INAUDIBLE ] THAT ARE
WRITTEN INTO THE BILL, AND TO
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT AND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS TYPE OF
SHELTER. WE SUPPORT THE REST OF
THE PROPOSED AND PASSED
AMENDMENTS AND APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH
PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
TO GET TO THE FINAL VERSIONS
BEFORE YOU TODAY. THANK YOU ALL
FOR TREATING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR
CITY LIKE THE EMERGENCY IT IS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
SCOTT, FOLLOWED BY KENNETH, AND
THEN MARGARET.
>> I'M SCOTT BUZZARD WITH THE
AMERICAN PARTY OF LABOR. WHERE
WERE YOUR CAMERAS, CITY COUNCIL?
WHERE WERE YOUR CAMERAS WHEN ONE
OF MY PEERS WAS KILLED AND A
BLATANT HATE CRIME AGAINST TRANS
LIVES, AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. BY
MEMBERS LIKE KETTLE, YET THEY
HAVE DONE NOTHING TO BRING
JUSTICE OR STOP MURDER. YOUR
MILITARIZED POLICE FORCE AND
ABORTION CLINIC FOCUSED CAMERAS
DID NOTHING TO FIND A CRIMINAL
AND DID NOTHING TO STOP THE HATE
CRIME FROM HAPPENING. YOUR
CAMERA IS SET UP ON POLES,
WATCHING CITIZENS' EVERY MOVE,
THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING IN
TANDEM WITH THE POLICE FORCE TO
STOP A 90-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM
BEING MURDERED. WHAT DO THESE
CAMERAS DO BESIDES LINE YOUR
POCKETS WITH PRIVATE CONTRACT
MONEY? WHAT DO THEY DO BESIDES
SPIKE ON [ INAUDIBLE ]? THESE
CAMERAS HAVE DONE NOTHING FOR
THE PEOPLE OR SAFETY. THIS PAST
WEEKEND, ANOTHER SHOOTING CALL
ON YOUR CITY CAMERAS HAPPENED IN
CAPITOL HILL. AGAIN, WHERE WAS
THE POLICE FORCE THAT YOU HAVE
SPENT NEARLY $500 MILLION ON?
WHAT DO THESE CAMERAS DO TO
ALERT THE COMMUNITY? WHAT DO
THEY DO BESIDES CAPTURE THE
VIOLENCE [ INAUDIBLE ] .
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SCOTT.
NEXT, WE HAVE KENNETH, FOLLOWED
BY MARGARET, AND THEN SCOTT.
ANOTHER SCOTT. SCOTT, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON , COUNCIL, MY
NAME IS KEN, WE HAVE MET BEFORE,
AND I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
STARLIKE CONTRACT THAT SPD JUST
ANNOUNCED, SO IT IS $100 MILLION
THAT SPD IS SPENDING ON STARLIKE
TRASH. IT WAS ANNOUNCED UNDER
THE GUISE OF SECURITY PER THE
FIFA WORLD CUP, BUT THE CONTRACT
LASTS FOR FIVE MONTHS. LET'S
ASSUME THE CONTRACT DOES START
IN JUNE, THAT WOULD MEAN IT
WOULD END IN NOVEMBER. YOU KNOW
WHAT ELSE STARTS IN NOVEMBER?
THE OPENING OF THE FACTORY OF
THE DRONE MANUFACTURER, [
INAUDIBLE ]. SO, MY QUESTION IS
ARE YOU GOING TO ENSURE THAT SPD
[ INAUDIBLE ] ? I DON'T THINK
SO. YOU ALL ARE TRULY SOME OF
THE BIGGEST BOZOS IN THE CITY,
THAT IS RIDICULOUS. WE HAVE
LITERAL NAZIS HERE AND YOU ARE
MORE EMBARRASSING THAN THAT. YOU
SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED, YOU
SHOULD BE HUMILIATED. IF I CAN
FEEL THAT EVERY SINGLE WEEK I
PEOPLE WHO HIRED ME, I WOULD BE
HUMILIATED. F YOU GUYS, I WILL
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> NEXT, WE HAVE MARGARET,
FOLLOWED BY SCOTT, FOLLOWED BY
BRIAN AND PATRICK, AND THEN MR.
GILL. NEXT, WE HAVE MARGARET,
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM MARGARET
FROM D5 WHERE I AM ON A TINY
HOUSE VILLAGE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. PLEASE PASS 121195
TODAY WITH THE FOUR AMENDMENTS
THOUGHTFULLY DEVELOPED IN THE
COMMITTEE. THIS WILL ALLOW THEM
TO SERVE MORE UNHOUSED PEOPLE
WITH SAFETY FOR ALL. A PILOT
FLIGHT OF UP TO 250 IS ALSO
SMART, THIS WORKS IN OTHER
CITIES. I URGE YOU NOT TO ADOPT
AMENDMENT A. IT IS NOT NEEDED
GIVEN ALL THE SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS IN THIS LEGISLATION
AND THE AMENDMENTS SUCH AS THE
PUBLIC SAFETY PLANS AND GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS. WELL
SUPPORTED [ INAUDIBLE ] ARE NOT
A THREAT, THEY OFFER SOLUTIONS.
[ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU, BUT
STILL HAVE CONCERNS. AND C, I
STILL WORRY THAT SELF-CONTAINED
WILL BE INTERPRETED IN WAYS THE
SPONSOR DOESN'T INTEND, TO MEAN
RIGID BARRIERS, [ INAUDIBLE ],
AND BLOCKING RESIDENTS FROM GOOD
INTERACTIONS. BUT THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR TIME
WHEN WORKING WITH SHELTER
PROVIDERS, HOMELESSNESS GROUPS,
AND COMMUNITY PROVIDERS --
>> THANK YOU, MARGARET, THANK
YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE SCOTT,
FOLLOWED BY BRIAN, PATRICK, AND
HOWARD, THOSE ARE THE LAST IN
PERSON SPEAKERS, UNLESS THERE
ARE SOME MORE THAT SIGNED UP,
BUT WE WILL SWITCH AND GO TO
ONLINE AFTER WE FINISH THIS LIST
OF SPEAKERS. SCOTT, WELCOME.
>> I'M SCOTT BOONE, THE
GRANDFATHER AND GRANDSON OF DR.
[ INAUDIBLE ] HISTORICAL MARKER
FOR THE HOME. A QUICK
BACKGROUND, THE DOCTOR WAS BORN
IN FEBRUARY, 1865, TWO MONTHS
BEFORE THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR,
GRADUATED FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL IN
THE 1890S, CAME OUT HERE TO THE
WEST AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND
SERVED ON A SHIP GOING TO ALASKA
AS A SURGEON IN 1898. CAME BACK
HERE AND JOINED THE STAFF OF THE
KING COUNTY HOSPITAL IN THE
GEORGETOWN AREA WHERE HE MET A
NURSE, BUILD A HOUSE, AND THEY
GOT MARRIED AND LO AND BEHOLD, [
INAUDIBLE ]. AS TIME MOVED BY,
THE LITTLE GIRL HAD A LITTLE BOY
AND THAT WAS ME. WE HAVE NOW
THREE GENERATIONS OF FAMILY
LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE, AND WE
HAVE MAINTAINED [ INAUDIBLE ]
KEEPING THE HOUSE IN ITS
ORIGINAL CONDITION AS WE CAN. WE
ARE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU SO VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, SCOTT. NEXT, WE
HAVE BRIAN, FOLLOWED BY PATRICK,
HOWARD, GIL, THEN WE WILL GO TO
ONLINE SPEAKERS, THEN WE WILL
COME BACK TO YOU IN PERSON
SPEAKERS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, MY
NAME IS BRIAN PORTER. I'M THE
SAFETY AMBASSADOR SUPERVISOR OF
[ INAUDIBLE ] .5 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN STREET OUTREACH
AND THREE YEARS WORKING IN THE
SHELTER FACILITIES. I WITNESSED
A CRITICAL ROLE THAT SAFETY AND
SUPPORT PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
TODAY, I AM HERE TO DISCUSS A
VITAL CAUSE. THE IMPORTANCE OF
SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS THAT
PRIORITIZE CARE SUPPORT RATHER
THAN TRADITIONAL SECURITY
MEASURES. WDC HAS A PROVEN TRACK
RECORD SPANNING OVER SIX YEARS,
DEMONSTRATING OUR ABILITY TO
EMPOWER SHELTER OPERATORS AND
RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO VARIOUS
CHALLENGES, HOWEVER WE ARE NOT A
SECURE COMPANY. OUR MISSION IS
REALLY COMPASSION AND
UNDERSTANDING. AND THE CARE IS
ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF OUR
MISSION, BY ENSURING THAT
INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE SUB WHICH
CAN HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE
COMPLEX NEEDS THAT PROMOTE
LONG-TERM STABILITY. THANK YOU
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, BRIAN.
NEXT, WE HAVE PATRICK FOLLOWED
BY HOWARD GILL, AND THEN WE WILL
GO ONLINE.
>> YEAH, HI, MY NAME IS PATRICK
McGEE, I LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE. I
AM READING THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT HAS PAID MORE THAN
$100,000 FOR STARLINK BACKUP
SERVICES DURING THE WORLD CUP. [
INAUDIBLE ] HE FUNDS AND
PLATFORMS NAZIS AND RACISTS IN
OUR COUNTRY. HE BRAGGED ABOUT
DESTROYING USAID AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY. HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS [ INAUDIBLE ], MOSTLY
KIDS, DOING BUSINESS WITH NAZIS,
SALUTING RACISTS DOESN'T
NECESSARILY MAKE YOU A NAZIS
SALUTING RACISTS, BUT IT CLAIMS
THAT IT'S NOT A DEALBREAKER FOR
SOME STAFF. IN A LARGER SENSE,
THESE FOLKS ARE EMPLOYED BY OUR
CITY, WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT
US. THE NAZIS SALUTING RACISM A
DEALBREAKER FOR US AS CITIZENS
OR CITY COUNCIL? I RECOGNIZE --
IT'S JUST A LITTLE FRACTION OF
MUSK'S DEMOCRACY THREATENING
WEALTH, AND IT'S NOT EVEN PAID
BY OUR TAXES.
>> THANK YOU, PATRICK. THANK
YOU, PATRICK. THANK YOU,
PATRICK. THANK YOU, PATRICK.
NEXT, WE HAVE MR. GILL , HOWARD
GILL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM ASKING
THE COUNCIL -- I'M SORRY, IN
THE LAST TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS CALLED ME
OUT WITH OBVIOUSLY FALSE CLAIMS,
WHICH I HAVE DOCUMENTED AN EMAIL
TO ALL COUNCILMEMBERS FIVE DAYS
AGO BUT I WILL POINT OUT THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S CLAIM
THAT I HAVE A PATTERN OF
BEHAVIOR TARGETING A CERTAIN
INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL, WHEN THE
RECORD CLEARLY SHOWS THAT IN THE
LAST 14 MONTHS, I HAVE ALL THAT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 10 TIMES, I
HAVE CALLED OUT OTHER MEMBERS
NUMEROUS TIMES, INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IN LAST
TUESDAY'S ATTACK ON ME, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS ALSO FALSELY
CLAIMED THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] . MY
PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THEY IMPLY
NOTHING ABOUT ANYONE'S MOTIVE,
SIMPLY I STATED FACTS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S
COMMENTS WERE AN ATTEMPT TO
SUPPRESS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
[ INAUDIBLE ]. IT IS GROSSLY
INAPPROPRIATE FOR A PAID AN
ELECTED OFFICIAL TO IN ANY WAY
MAKE MORE DIFFICULT OR COSTLY AN
UNPAID MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC'S
TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. FOR THESE
REASONS, IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE
COUNCIL TO CENSURE --
>> THANK YOU, MR. GILL. THANK
YOU, MR. GILL. NEXT, WE WILL GO
ONLINE, AND SO, AIDAN, PLEASE
PRESS*6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF,
FOLLOWED BY [ INAUDIBLE ], AND
THEN HANNAH.*6 TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
>> HELLO. I'M SPEAKING TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF THE SHELTER EXPANSION
, ALLOWING 450 OCCUPANTS AND [
INAUDIBLE ]. I WANT TO OPPOSE
THE AMENDMENTS FROM -- ANY
AMENDMENTS, EXCEPT THE FOUR THAT
WERE DEVELOPED IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE. WE DO NOT NEED
SHELTERS AND SERVICES AND
HOUSING THAT OUGHT TO BE IN
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE
SURVEYED AWAY FROM PARTS,
PLAYGROUNDS, DAY CARES . THERE
ARE LOTS OF KIDS WHO ARE IN
HOMELESS FAMILIES. THERE ARE NOT
SAFETY PROBLEMS FOR HOMELESS
PEOPLE THAT ARE REQUIRED
DIFFERENT THAN ANYBODY ELSE. [
INAUDIBLE ] WHAT I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE IS THAT WE NEED TO BE
INCLUDING AN RV PARK. I SPOKE TO
[ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU, AIDAN. NEXT, WE
HAVE TO LAUNA, FOLLOWED BY
HANNAH, AND THEN CONCRETE ROADS.
YOU WILL PRESS*6 TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
>> HI, MY NAME IS JILL LENA,
I'M READING THIS COMMENT ON [
INAUDIBLE ] THIS COMMENT IS ON
BEHALF OF [ INAUDIBLE ]. I
MENTIONED LAST MONTH THAT WHEN
THEY TESTIFIED IN FAVOR OF
COUNCIL BILL [ INAUDIBLE ] ,
THEY ALSO [ INAUDIBLE ] ONGOING
THEN AND ONGOING NOW. [
INAUDIBLE ] I ALSO WANT TO
ITERATE THE SUPPORT OF [
INAUDIBLE ] PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN [
INAUDIBLE ]. CITY LIAISON TO
RESPOND TO [ INAUDIBLE ]. THEIR
ROAD TO STABILITY WAS HINDERED
BY [ INAUDIBLE ]. THEY DO OPPOSE
THE AMENDMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] I
ALSO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE
MORE WORK DONE [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE
HANNAH, FOLLOWED BY CONCRETE,
AND THEN ROSE.*6 TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS HANNAH AND
I'M THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HOUSING MANAGER AT THE COALITION
OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. I WORK
AT THE COALITION TO CONNECT WITH
AND MOBILIZE OVER 35 PROGRAMS
WERE ALL WORKING TO [ INAUDIBLE
]. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUR
APPRECIATION FOR THE AMENDMENT
LETTER A THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT
THE FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS AND
THE REMOVAL OF ACCESS [
INAUDIBLE ]. FINALLY, WE WANTED
TO SHARE SOME CONCERNS [
INAUDIBLE ] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DESIGNATED SHELTERS . CURRENTLY,
THERE ARE ONLY 10 EMERGENCY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [ INAUDIBLE ]
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THIS
RESULTS IN [ INAUDIBLE ]. WITH
THIS IN MIND, [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
ADDITIONAL OPERATING
REQUIREMENTS WILL [ INAUDIBLE ]
. RATHER, REDIRECTING THOSE [
INAUDIBLE ] TO ENSURE THEY HAVE
THE STAFF AND RESOURCES TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR EXPANDING THE
SHELTER PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU, HANNAH. NEXT, WE
HAVE CONCRETE, FOLLOWED BY ROSE.
PRESS*6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WE
SEE YOU, JUST*6.
>> BLESSED DAY, MY NAME IS
CONCRETE ROSE, I AM A FOUNDER
AND ADVOCATE OF TRIPLE H. TODAY,
I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF BILL
121195 AND EXPANDING SHELTER AND
TRANSITIONAL CAPACITY. BEFORE I
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS MYSELF,
I BELIEVE THAT IF SOMEONE WAS
STRUGGLING BADLY ENOUGH,
EVENTUALLY THE SYSTEM WOULD HELP
THEM BEFORE THEY HIT THE GROUND,
THAT IS NOT WHAT I EXPERIENCED.
I EXPANDS INSTABILITY, TRAUMA,
AND THE REALITY OF TRYING TO
SURVIVE WITHOUT ENOUGH SAFE
SPACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO.
HOMELESSNESS IS A VIRAL ISSUE,
PEOPLE CANNOT STABILIZE OR HEAL
BY FIGHTING EVERY DAY JUST TO
EXIST SAFELY. THIS IS WHY
EXPANDING ACCESS MATTERS. NOT
EVERYONE CAN MOVE IMMEDIATELY
INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. SOME
PEOPLE NEED TINY HOME VILLAGES
AND SANCTIONED ENCAMPMENTS
INSTEAD OF DANGEROUS
HOMELESSNESS. I SUPPORT STRONGER
STOPPING AND CASE MANAGEMENT,
BUT [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND WHEN
PEOPLE SAY SHELTERS DO NOT EXIST
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PARKS,
SCHOOLS, I THINK WE NEED TO
HONESTLY ASK WHERE ARE HOMELESS
PEOPLE PROPOSED TO GO BECAUSE
HOMELESS PEOPLE --
>> THANK YOU, CONCRETE. NEXT, WE
HAVE ROSE, FOLLOWED BY HILLARY,
DAVID, ALBERTO, AND KYLER.
WELCOME, ROSE,*6 TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
>> HELLO. THIS LAST WEEK, THE
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION
RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAYOR [
INAUDIBLE ] DECLARE A CIVIL
EMERGENCY FOR THE ONGOING [
INAUDIBLE ] MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF
REFUGEES HEADING TO SEATTLE. ONE
OF THESE PEOPLE THAT WAS GOING
TO SEATTLE [ INAUDIBLE ], HE WAS
MURDERED. WE NEED TO REALIZE
THAT THESE ARE NOT JUST NUMBERS
AND NOT JUST NAMES, WE HAVE
INDIVIDUALS ALL OVER THAT ARE
FLEEING TO OUR CITY AND IT IS
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT WE
PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR
INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY,
BECAUSE EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE
SAFE AND WE ARE NOT RIGHT NOW,
AND WE NEED INDIVIDUALS TO FEEL
THAT WAY. IT IS ABSOLUTE MINIMUM
OF WHAT WE SHOULD REQUIRE OF
INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I
URGE THE COUNCIL TO PUSH FOR THE
MAYOR TO PUSH FOR [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU, ROSE, NEXT WE HAVE
HILLARY, FOLLOWED BY DAVID,
ALBERTO, AND THEN KYLER, THEN WE
WILL GO BACK TO IN PERSON. ROSE,
EXCUSE ME, HILLARY, WELCOME.
>> I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
FOR TRYING TO MAKE LEGISLATION
HAPPEN [ INAUDIBLE ]. THIS IS A
NECESSARY STEP IN RESPONDING TO
THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS, AS WELL
AS [ INAUDIBLE ] THROUGHOUT OUR
CITY. AGAIN, THANK YOU POINT
SEATTLE SHELTER SYSTEM [
INAUDIBLE ]. A GROUP THAT
COMPRISES MORE THAN 60% OF
UNSHELTERED POPULATION. [
INAUDIBLE ] THAT DOES LEAVE 55%
NOT PROVIDING NEEDS, AND WE DO
HAVE A POPULATION THAT NEEDS
THAT SUPPORT. SO, I PLEASE URGE
YOU TO INCREASE THE INVESTMENT
IN THE MODEL AND MAKING SURE
THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ARE ALL
PROVIDING TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY
ARE AT. 'S
>> THANK YOU, HILLARY, NEXT WE
HAVE DAVID HAYNES, FOLLOWED BY
ALBERTO ALVAREZ, AND THEN KYLER.
>> HI, THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES,
ARE THEY ALLOWING CIGARETTE
SMOKING INSIDE THE ENCAMPMENTS?
I THINK ABOUT THIS, I THINK IT
WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU HAD THE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS
DEPLOYED AROUND AND INSIDE THE
ENCAMPMENTS AT NIGHTTIME INSTEAD
OF MAKING THE NONPROFITS HAVING
TO PAY FOR PROFIT PRIVATE
SECURITY, MANY OF WHOM ARE SO
UNTRUSTWORTHY AND DISHONEST THAT
[ INAUDIBLE ] QUALIFIED TO BE AN
HONEST COP, AND WE SEE THAT
WITHIN TRANSIT SECURITY THAT
LOOKS THE OTHER WAY ON ALL THE
THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND
THE CORNER AT THE WESTLAKE
TUNNEL. EXCUSE ME. LET'S SEE
HERE. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT OUR SOCIETY IS STILL
ACCEPTING DRUG PUSHERS FROM JAIL
AND PRIORITIZING REPEAT
OFFENDERS, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE
BEEN QUESTIONED TO FIND OUT
WHERE THEY KEEP GETTING DRUGS,
NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN REQUIRED
TO BREAK THEIR ADDICTION. WE
NEED ENCAMPMENTS THAT FORCE
PEOPLE TO BREAK THEIR ADDICTION
INSTEAD OF CHARGING THEM. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. NEXT, WE
HAVE ALBERTO, FOLLOWED BY KYLER.
ALBERTO, WELCOME
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL HAS A
LEGAL OBLIGATION TO UPHOLD THE
FIRST AMENDMENT [ INAUDIBLE ]
FREEDOM OF SPEECH. CIVIL
DISOBEDIENCE AND NONVIOLENT
RESISTANCE ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO
OUR FREEDOMS. CRITICIZING
POLITICIANS , INCLUDING ALL OF
YOU , IS LEGALLY PROTECTED IN
OUR SOCIETY. COUNCIL MUST STOP
THE POLICY THAT ALLOWS
VINDICTIVE COUNCILMEMBERS TO BAN
PEOPLE FOR STATEMENTS THEY
DON'T LIKE. YOU WANT ME NOT
LIKE IT, BUT THAT IS THE TRUTH
AND NEEDED TO MAINTAIN OUR
PERSONAL FREEDOMS AND THE POWER
TO HOLD GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE.
THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD
DAY.
>> THANK YOU, ALBERTO. NEXT, WE
HAVE KYLER, THEN WE WILL GO JUMP
RIGHT IN PERSON WITH NATHAN
WALL, LYNN, ALEX, SAM, HALLIE,
AND THAT I BELIEVE ANOTHER
PERSON SIGNED UP IN PERSON.
>> HI, COUNCIL, THIS IS KYLER. I
JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU ALL ON
RALLYING OUR CITY AROUND
SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY
AND TEMPORARY SHELTER OPTIONS [
INAUDIBLE ] . ALONGSIDE
INVESTMENT IN [ INAUDIBLE ].
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TIME TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE BOTH SHELTER
AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE IN NEED
IN THE CITY, AND I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT AS THE INCREASED
SHELTER CAPACITY [ INAUDIBLE ]
INCREASING CAPACITY FOR HIGH
SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, PEOPLE WITH
COMPLEX NEEDS, [ INAUDIBLE ]
TINY VILLAGES DO NOT SUPPORT
EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO IS IN
THE CURRENTLY HOMELESS , AND
ACTUALLY MOST PEOPLE DO NEED
SOME LEVEL OF CONTINUED SUPPORT
[ INAUDIBLE ]. AS WE BUILD A
BETTER SYSTEM, WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, WE WILL
GO BACK TO IN PERSON. WE HAVE
NATHAN WALL, FOLLOWED BY MS.
LYNN. WELCOME, NATHAN.
>> I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY
DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE WAY HOWARD
DELL WAS TREATED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ON MAY 12.
ON MAY 12, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
ENGAGED IN VIEWPOINT
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MR. GAIL
AND ATTEMPTED TO [ INAUDIBLE
]'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S DOUBLE
STANDARD IS BAFFLING BECAUSE HE
DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK UP WHEN
PEOPLE ACTUALLY PERSONALLY
ATTACKED SARAH NELSON, PUTTING
SAYING THINGS ABOUT HER PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE, WHICH WERE NOT NICE.
I THINK WE CAN AGREE WENT TOO
FAR, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIKE
SARAH NELSON. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS DID NOT SPEAK OUT ABOUT
SARAH NELSON'S POLICIES, BUT
RATHER SPOKE OUT WHEN SHE
STARTED BEING MEAN TO HIM
PERSONALLY. [ INAUDIBLE ] TO THE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COULD
CONSTITUTE HARASSMENT. I DON'T
THINK ROB SAKA AGREES WITH THAT.
I WILL BEAT THE DEAD HORSE,
DURING TAMMY MORALES'S SECOND
TERM, SHE WAS TREATED
DISRESPECTFULLY BY EVERYONE ON
THIS COUNCIL, EXCEPT FOR BOB
KETTLE. AND THEN DAN ACCUSED HER
OF MAKING STATEMENTS DURING THE
LAST BUDGET HEARING OF 2024, SO
I'M JUST NOT REALLY INTERESTED
IN [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU, NATHAN. NEXT, WE
HAVE LYNN. IS SHE HERE? I DID
SEE HER. SHE LEFT? OKAY,
UNDERSTOOD. NEXT, WE HAVE ALEX ,
FOLLOWED BY SAM AND THEN HALLIE.
WELCOME, ALEX LOFT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY
NAME IS ALEX LOFTON, A RESIDENT
OF THE CD AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
PROJECT, AND I AM HERE TO URGE
Y'ALL TO BACK THE SHELTER
EXPANSION AND DESIGN IT FOR THE
PEOPLE IT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO
SERVE. HOMELESSNESS IS THE ISSUE
I AM HEARING MOST FROM OUR
NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE LIVING
UNSHELTERED [ INAUDIBLE ], BOTH
ARE COUNTING ON THIS COUNCIL TO
FOLLOW THROUGH. THAT MEANS
DESIGNING FOR THE 60% WITH
COMPLEX NEEDS, HIGH SUPPORT
SHELTERS, 24/7 CASE MANAGEMENT,
SAFETY TEAMS LIKE WE DELIVER
CARE, [ INAUDIBLE ]. IT MEANS
TRACKING OUTCOMES OPENLY, DOUBLE
DOWN ON WHAT WORKS, CHANGE
COURSE WHEN IT ISN'T WORKING.
DON'T THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM IF
THE FIRST VERSION MISSES, THIS
IS HOW [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX PRETTI NEXT,
WE HAVE SAM, FOLLOWED BY HALLIE.
SAM WOLF, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS SAM WOLF AND I WOKE --
WORK FOR [ INAUDIBLE ] BUT I
WANT TO START BY THINKING
COUNCIL FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK IN ENABLING THIS MUCH
NEEDED CELTICS TENSION, AND I
WANT TO SAY THAT APPROPRIATELY
RESOURCING SHELTERS IS THE
SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE
CAN DO TO ENSURE RECOVERY
PATHWAYS, BUT ALSO SAFE AND
ORDERLY SHELTER OPERATIONS. IN
PDAS CO-LEAD PROGRAM, WE WORKED
WITH WE DELIVER CARE FOR YEARS.
THEY PROVIDE DE-ESCALATION,
MANAGEMENT, AND WORK EFFECTIVELY
LONG OUR STAFF IN HIGH SUPPORT
SHELTERS SETTINGS. SAFETY TEAMS
LIKE WDC ARE NOT SECURITY TEAMS,
BUT HAVE BEEN KEY IN OBTAINING
THE OUTCOMES WE ALL WANT
REGARDING SAFE AND ORDERLY
SHELTER OPERATIONS. PLEASE
ENSURE THAT ANY ADDED SAFETY
CAPACITY ALLOWS FOR [ INAUDIBLE
] LIKE WDC AND IS NOT LIMITED TO
JUST TRADITIONAL SECURITY TEAMS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SAM, NEXT WE HAVE
HALLIE WILLIS, WELCOME. I KNOW
WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE PEOPLE
SIGNED UP AS WELL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS
HALLIE WILLIS, I'M THE POLICY
MANAGER FOR THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY COALITION ON
HOMELESSNESS, WHICH HAS OVER 50
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SHELTER, HOUSE, AND CARE FOR
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY EVERY
DAY. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO
VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT'S LETTER A
AND B TO THE SHELTER ALLEGES
PATIENT BEFORE YOU TODAY. WE
DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE
IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO THESE
AMENDMENTS, BUT BASED ON OUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH SHELTER
PROVIDERS, WE DON'T BELIEVE
THEY WILL PRODUCE GREATER SAFETY
OR WELL-BEING FOR SHELTER GUESTS
WERE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
REQUIRING SECURITY STAFF IS NOT
THE SAME AS CREATING THE ROBUST
STAFF SUPPORT SHELTERS NEED, AND
ADDING REQUIREMENTS NEAR SCHOOLS
CREATES UNNECESSARY BARRIERS.
THE AMENDMENTS BEFORE YOU TODAY
RAISE AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. IF
THE CITY MOVES FORWARD WITH
LARGE MICRO MODULAR SHELTERS,
HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT WE DO
THAT WELL? WE URGE YOU TO TAKE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS SERIOUSLY.
THEY SHOULD TAKE PLACE WITH
DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS IN
COLLABORATION WITH HST.
>> THANK YOU, HALLIE. NEXT, WE
HAVE JONATHAN TOLEDO, FOLLOWED
BY BENNETT. WELCOME, JONATHAN.
>> I WANTED TO START OFF BY JUST
CALLING INTO FOCUS THAT THIS IS
THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
MURDER BY SPD OF TERRY, AND HE
WAS YET ANOTHER BLACK MAN
EXPERIENCING A SEVERE MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS, MUCH THE SAME TO
THE WAY THAT CHRISTIAN NELSON
WAS , BEFORE HE WAS GUNNED DOWN
AND THE ENTIRE BLOCK WAS SHUT
DOWN FOR 12 HOURS. SO, THIS
MEANS A LOT TO ME PERSONALLY
BECAUSE I WAS THERE AND I SAW
HIS BODY LAY ON THE FLOOR. SO,
YOU KNOW, WHEN I SAY THAT ME AND
MY ORGANIZATION ARE GOING [
INAUDIBLE ] THAT IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THESE MURDERS OF OUR
CIVILIANS, THEN I SAY WITH A LOT
OF HAPPINESS, BECAUSE THESE PIGS
ARE RUNNING RAMPANT. WHEN YOU
SEE [ INAUDIBLE ], YOU DON'T
LET WALK, YOU PUT IT DOWN, YOU
TAKE IT OFF THE STREET, SO I'M
REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT. IT
SHOULD BE A REALLY GREAT MARCH.
>> THANK YOU, JONATHAN. NEXT, WE
HAVE BENNETT, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT I
AGREE, I THINK IT WOULD BE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO PENALIZE DR.
HOWARD DELL FOR THE COMMENTS
THAT HE MADE DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT LAST WEEK BUT I DID MAKE
A PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT YOU
SAID. AGAIN, I'M NOT AND I
AGREE, THIS IS A TRANCE TO WHAT
YOU SAID BUT IT'S APPROPRIATE
FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE DECISIONS
THAT WE DON'T LIKE, IT NOT
APPROPRIATE FOR YOU GUYS TO
COUNT THE -- GASLIGHT US. [
INAUDIBLE ] WOULD YOU SAY THAT
TO THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK OVER
DISCOVERY PARK IN 1970 WHICH LED
TO THE CREATION OF THE STAR
CENTER THAT THEY WERE BEING
DISRUPTIVE? AGAIN, I'M NOT
TAKING SIDES IN THE BACK AND
FORTH, IT IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT I AGREE THAT THIS IS
ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS'S
STATEMENTS IN HER OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS A CITY
COUNCILMEMBER, AND CRITICIZING
THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE BOUNDS
OF WHAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO DO
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS WAS
WITHIN THE TWO MINUTES THAT HE
WAS ALLOWED. THAT IS WITHIN THE
RULES. I WOULD INVITE THE
COUNCIL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY THAT HE IS NOT GOING TO BE
PUNISHED FOR THAT NOW OR IN THE
FUTURE, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BENNETT. ARE THERE
ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENTERS THAT
HAVE SIGNED UP? AWESOME. AND --
SORRY, AND FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WAS AT THE
STAR CENTER WITH THOSE FOLKS, SO
I WONDER WHAT SHE WOULD ASK
HERSELF. SO -- SO NOW, I JUST
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU ALL
FOR COMING DOWN , WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE MEETING TODAY.
AND ALWAYS APPRECIATE PEOPLE'S
-- ALWAYS APPRECIATE PEOPLE
SENDING US IN PUBLIC COMMENT. I
KNOW ONE MINUTE GOES BY QUICK,
BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS SEND US
EMAILS. OFTENTIMES, THERE ARE
COUNCILMEMBERS HANGING OUT AFTER
MEETINGS, LIKE TRYING TO BE
ACCESSIBLE AND AVAILABLE AT ALL
TIMES SO I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY.
NOW WE ARE GOING TO TRANSITION.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. COLLEAGUES, WE ARE NOW
GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO THE
MEETING, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT
OF BUSINESS TO GO FORWARD. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED BUT
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW GOING TO [
INAUDIBLE ] THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF MAY
12, 2020 X, CB 121210, TWO
APPOINTMENTS FROM GOVERNANCE,
AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE. ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S
CONSENT ? HEARING ON, I MOVED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL
SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR -- OH,
ALREADY SAID THAT, MY APOLOGIES,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> AWESOME, CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF,
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF GOVERNANCE AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE, APPT 03495,
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ANDREW LEE
AS GENERAL MANAGER AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 31st, 2029.
>> I'M GOING TO PROVIDE THE
REPORT QUICKLY, AND I WILL
PROVIDE A QUICK COMMENT. I'VE
HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH
OUR GM CEO ANDREW LEE FOR THE
LAST 2 1/2 YEARS. AND WE HAVE
ALWAYS TACKLED VERY HARD, TOUGH
ISSUES. I HAVE KNOWN HIM TO BE
VERY INTELLIGENT . OBVIOUSLY, HE
WENT TO SANFORD, SO WE TALKED
ABOUT THAT. VERY INTELLIGENT ,
YES, STANFORD. VERY INTELLIGENT,
HAS ALWAYS -- I SAID IT IN OUR
MEETING, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A KIND
PERSON AS WELL, BUT VERY
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING AS A
CITY, THE CHALLENGES WE ARE
FACING WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES,
THE MENTAL IMPACT, ALSO
AFFORDABILITY , THAT IS COMING
DOWN THE LINE, AND I HAVE JUST
ALWAYS FELT LIKE I HAVE GOTTEN A
STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM GENERAL
MANAGER LEE TO UNDERSTAND JUST
LIKE THE COMPLEXITIES OF SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES FROM STORMWATER
CODE TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT TO
SOLID WASTE, ALL THESE DIFFERENT
PIECES, HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE
TO EXPLAIN THEM TO US AS
LEGISLATORS AS WE ARE MAKING
LAWS, AND A LOT OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE COMING TO COUNCIL FOR
US TO BETTER -- SO WE CAN MAKE
REALLY GREAT DECISIONS, AND SO,
I HAVE -- THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT
SPEAK VERY HIGHLY OF GENERAL
MANAGER LEE, AND I COULDN'T BE
MORE PLEASED THIS PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE WITH I BELIEVE FIVE IN
FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. AND I'M SO
EXCITED TO VOTE YES ON THIS
REAPPOINTMENT TODAY, AND I WILL
PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF THERE IS
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE --
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
MR. LEE OR GENERAL MANAGER LEE.
I THINK WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH AT
LEAST MAYBE THREE OR FOUR [
INAUDIBLE ] AND A DECADE OF
WORK, AND I HAVE ALWAYS
APPRECIATED WORKING WITH YOU,
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BRINGING UP
STANFORD IN COMMITTEE,
APPARENTLY THAT HAS STUCK THE
TREE, BUT YOUR CONFIRMATION
PACKET OF COURSE, YOUR RESUME,
YOUR EXPERIENCE IS A TESTAMENT
TO SEATTLE HIRING SOME OF THE
BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, AND I'M
GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK, AND AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT SHARED, IT WAS
A UNANIMOUS VOTE, SO AGAIN,
WELCOME, AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. X THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA CUSTOMER
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. GENERAL
MANAGER LEE HAS MY WHOLEHEARTED
SUPPORT . I WILL BE HAPPY TO
SUPPORT HIS REAPPOINTMENT TODAY.
I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH
GENERAL MANAGER LEE'S DEEP
KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FIELD, HE IS
ALWAYS ABLE TO THE ISSUES FROM A
HIGH-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE AND ON
THE GROUND DETAILS. AS WELL, I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT A GREAT
LEADER YOU ARE, AND MANAGER. YOU
CONSISTENTLY LEAD WITH KINDNESS.
IT SHOWS, AND IT SHOWS IN YOUR
STAFF AS WELL WHEN WE MEET WITH
THEM. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY HOW
MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT THE
RESIDENTS AS WELL, AND YOUR
AVAILABILITY AND WILLING TO MEET
WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS AS WE ARE
DOING THE WORK, AND THAT IS
NOTED AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, DID
I SEE YOUR HAND? COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA QUESTION MARK
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL BE BRIEF. THE
GENERAL MANAGER LEE, JUST WANT
TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOU IN
ADDITION TO BEING A HIGHLY
CAPABLE, INTELLIGENT, AND
COMPETENT LEADER, YOU HAVE JUST
BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH
OVER THESE LAST COUPLE YEARS FOR
ME AND MY OFFICE. YOU LEAD THE
DEPARTMENT WITH GREAT CARE ,
GREAT TACT, NAVIGATING SOME
CHALLENGING TIMES, AND I AM
CONFIDENT YOU ARE THE PERSON TO
TAKE THE DEPARTMENT AND HELP
LEAD INTO THE FUTURE. AND
APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP,
YOUR RESPONSIVENESS WITH ME AND
MY OFFICE, OUR CONSTITUENTS
ACROSS SEATTLE, AND YOUR
THOUGHTFUL ENGAGEMENTS AND
COLLABORATION DURING THE ANNUAL
KING TIDE EVENTS AND BEYOND AS
YOU, YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND MY
OFFICE WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO
NAVIGATE SOME OF THE VARIOUS
CLIMATE CHALLENGES IMPACTING THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY IN MY DISTRICT.
SO, THANK YOU, EXCITED TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU POINT COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP STANFORD, I
DO HAVE TO SAY [ INAUDIBLE ],
OTHERWISE MY WIFE WOULD BE MAD
AT ME [ LAUGHTER ] I JUST WANTED
YOU TO KNOW, THIS IS MY THIRD
YEAR BEING ON THE COMMITTEE FOR
PUBLIC UTILITIES, THEN I HAD TWO
YEARS WITH THE REGIONAL WATER
COMMITTEE, SO I HAVE HAD A LOT
OF INTERACTION, AND PLUS, MY
STRONG INTEREST IN ALL THINGS
MARITIME, SO I HAVE HAD A LOT OF
INTERACTION WITH VARIOUS
ELEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND
ONE THING I WILL SAY, THEY
REFLECT THEIR LEADER. THEY
REFLECT THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU
ARE SHOWING, THEY ARE ALSO
GETTING THE JOB DONE. AND THIS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT, THERE ARE
BIG PICTURE ISSUES OUT THERE IN
TERMS OF THE SODA WET WATER
TREATMENT FACILITY, YOU KNOW,
MANAGING THE WATER OUR DRINKING
WATER, BUT ALSO THE STORMWATER
RUNOFF, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THE CONSENT DECREE,
ENVIRONMENTAL PIECES, IT IS A
BIG PROJECT, A BIG UNDERTAKING,
AND AGAIN, THE TEAM REFLECTS YOU
AND GREAT CREDIT , AS THEY SAY,
UPON THE DEPARTMENT, SO THANK
YOU, AND OF COURSE, SUPPORT YOUR
NOMINATION. AND IF YOU'RE
WONDERING WHY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
IS GRINNING AT ME, THERE IS AN
ELEMENT OF A MILITARY TERM IN
THERE, SO HE PICKED UP ON IT
PRETTY WEAK. [ LAUGHTER ] THANK
YOU.
>> AWESOME, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE US FOR THE TAKE THE VOTE
TO CONFIRM GENERAL MANAGER LEE,
AND THEN WE WILL OFFER SOME TIME
FOR HIM TO PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS
AS WELL. AWESOME, WILL THE CLERK
-- OH, I'M SORRY. YEAH, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AND CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> MOTION CARRIES, THE
APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED,
CONGRATULATIONS, GENERAL MANAGER
LEE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE COMMENTS.
>> YES, I WILL BE BRIEF, JUST
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
RECONFIRMING ME TODAY, AND ALSO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR REALLY KIND
WORDS I AM HUMBLED AND HONORED
TO CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER
WITH 1500 AMAZING EMPLOYEES THAT
MAKE UP OUR DEPARTMENT OF SPU,
AND I DO BELIEVE WE PROVIDE THE
BEST DRINKING WATER IN THE
NATION, AND ALSO, EXCELLENT
SERVICES [ INAUDIBLE ]. I COUNT
IT A PRIVILEGE AND ALSO AN HONOR
TO HAVE YOUR TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE OF DELIVERING ON YOUR
PRIORITIES, WHETHER THEY BE
KEEPING OUR RATE AFFORDABLE,
PARTICULARLY [ INAUDIBLE ] FROM
SEA LEVEL RISE, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING IN OUR CITY, OR
RESTORING SALMON IN OUR CREEKS,
THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT
PRIORITIES, [ INAUDIBLE ]. THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO CONTINUE
IN THIS GENERAL MANAGER ROLE AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU
[ INAUDIBLE ].
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LEE, FEAR
THE TREE, WE HEARD YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 2
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, CB 121210, AN
ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEY TO
PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS [ INAUDIBLE ]
THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THE
KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE
DISTRICT FOR THE SOUTHPARK
INTERIM FLOODING PREPAREDNESS
AND RESPONSE PROGRAM. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CITY
COUNCIL PASS THE BILL.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU, SO AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I'M
GOING TO PROVIDE A REPORT.
COLLEAGUES, I CURRENTLY SERVE ON
THE KING COUNTY FLOOD DISTRICT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THIS
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WILL BE
ESSENTIAL TO HELP SOUTHPARK TO
PREPARE FOR FUTURE FLOODS LIKE
TEMPORARY FLOOD WALLS AND A PUMP
AND BYPASS SYSTEM, AND I ALSO
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
FOR HIS -- I DON'T THINK YOU
SIT ON THE COMMITTEE WITH ME,
HOWEVER, JUST YOUR PARTNERSHIP
AND YOUR ADVOCACY IN SOUTH PARK
AND WITH ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE
BEEN DOING WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, MAKING SURE THAT
COMMUNITY IS PROTECTED, JUST
WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT
THERE AND THANK YOU FOR THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA POINT ARE
THERE ANY -- COLLEAGUES, I URGE
YOUR VOTE. THIS IS FOUR IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS ON THE BILL? OKAY,
AWESOME, WILL THE CLERK LEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> BILL PASSES, CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
THE SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? WE USE READ ITEM
NUMBER 3 INTO THE RECORD
RESTAURANT
>> THE LIBRARIES, EDUCATION,
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE, APPT
03492, THE APPOINTMENT OF QUYNH
PHAM AS DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
A TERM TO DECEMBER 31st, 2029
POINT
>> I SEE THAT ACTING DIRECTOR
PHAM HAS JOINED US AT THE TABLE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO OFFER THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
WELCOME, IN INTERIM DIRECTOR
PHAM, SOON TO BE DIRECTOR PHAM.
THE APPOINTMENT WAS PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY AT A LIBRARIES,
EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 13th OF
THIS MONTH BUT AS YOU KNOW,
ACTING DIRECTOR PHAM WAS
PREVIOUSLY THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF FRIENDS OF LITTLE
SAIGON BEFORE COMING TO WORK FOR
THE CITY. DURING HER TIME THERE,
SHE CONDUCTED MEANINGFUL WORK TO
RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HER
COMMUNITY'S RICH CULTURAL
HISTORY, PRIORITIES, AND
CHALLENGES. WHILE GETTING TO
KNOW ACTING DIRECTOR PHAM, I
HAVE APPRECIATED THE THOUGHTFUL
AND KIND WAYS SHE APPROACHES HER
WORK. THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS IS SORT OF THE
FRONT PORCH OF THE CITY, AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW
ACTING DIRECTOR PHAM WILL USE
HER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER TO BUILD ON
AND IMPROVE THE WAY THAT DON
CONDUCTS HIS OUTREACH TO
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY
GROUPS. IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT
ALL GROUPS ACROSS THE CITY ARE
AWARE OF AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN
CITY PROGRAMS BUT I AM SO HAPPY
TO VOTE FOR HER CONFIRMATION
TODAY AND I WELCOME YOU JOINING
ME IN THAT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS ON THE FLOOR ABOUT
THE CONFIRMATION -- OH,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH, CHAIR RIVERA FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD, AND THANK YOU TO
ACTING DIRECTOR QUYNH FOR YOUR
SERVICE IN COMMUNITY AND ALSO
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AS YOU STEP INTO THIS
NEW ROLE. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO SAY I FEEL WE ARE SO
HONORED TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP, HAVING GOTTEN TO
WITNESS IT I THINK THE LAST
DECADE, IF THAT IS MY MATH
RIGHT. FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON,
AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE JUST
SOMEBODY WHO BRINGS THIS
DEDICATION, THIS CALMNESS, AND
YET, THIS FIERCENESS TO DOING
THE RIGHT THING. AND I JUST FEEL
LIKE I'M EXCITED TO WITNESS
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE COMING
YEARS, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH,
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, I WILL BE BRIEF, I
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THE YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP AND OUR
ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER BEFORE
YOU CAME TO THE CITY. YOU REALLY
ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT WE
WORKED ON SOME REALLY BIG, HARD
PROJECTS TOGETHER, WE HAVEN'T
TOTALLY RESOLVED THOSE ISSUES.
WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO
AND I'M JUST REALLY HARD AND
YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CITY
FAMILY, SO WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
FROM INSIDE AND MAYBE FIND SOME
NEW EXTERNAL PRESSURES TO HELP
US WITH THE INSIDE-OUTSIDE
STRATEGY. REALLY GLAD, REALLY
HONORED, REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE
YOU, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS ABOUT OUR ACTING
DIRECTOR THAT IS GOING TO BE
CONFIRMED TODAY AT ALL? JUST
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE MET FOUR YEARS
AGO. YOUR WORK AND LITTLE
SAIGON, AND JUST ALWAYS HAD
POSITIVE ENERGY FROM YOU AND
YOUR WORK, AND THAT REALLY MEANS
A LOT. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T KNOW
EVERYTHING ABOUT WHATEVER IF YOU
ARE NOT A NICE PERSON AND KIND,
YOU DO NOT GO FAR IN LIFE, SO
ANYWAYS, THANK YOU, OKAY? AND
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO CONFIRM DIRECTOR PHAM?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] NINE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME, MOTION CARRIES AND
THE APPOINTMENT IS CONFIRMED,
CONGRATULATIONS, DIRECTOR PHAM.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
SOME WORDS.
>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA FOR YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT, AND THANK YOU, ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP OVER THE YEARS, BUT
ALSO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH MANY OF YOU AS WELL
TO BUILD A FUTURE FOR THE
DEPARTMENT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
STAFF AT DON OVER THE PAST FEW
MONTHS, I HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE
AMOUNT OF CARE AND COMMITMENT
THEY BRING TO THIS WORK EVERY
DAY. THE DEPARTMENT CARRIES 34
YEARS OF RELATIONSHIPS AND
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND I
AM INCREDIBLY PROUD TO BE PART
OF THAT LEGACY. AS SOMEONE WHO
CAME FROM PACE, THE FIRST
COHORTS OVER A DECADE AGO, THIS
MOMENT IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL
FOR ME. I KNOW PERSONALLY WHAT
IT FEELS LIKE WHEN GOVERNMENT
CREATES SPACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME
TO PARTICIPATE AND TO LEAD AND
TO BELIEVE THAT THEIR VOICE
MATTERS. THAT EXPERIENCE REALLY
HELPED SHAPE MY POP AND IT
CONTINUES TO SHAPE HOW I SEE
PUBLIC SERVICE TODAY. AND MY
VISION FOR DON IS REALLY ROOTED
IN RELATIONSHIPS,
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND IMPACT. I
WANT US TO CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN TRUST BETWEEN
COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT. I
WANT US TO DEPARTMENTS ENGAGE
EARLIER AND MORE MEANINGFULLY
WITH THE RESIDENTS, AND I WANT
COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE
FURTHEST FROM GOVERNMENT, TO
FEEL LIKE THEY CAN SHAPE THE
FUTURE OF THE CITY AND NOT JUST
TO RESPOND TO IT I ALSO BELIEVE
THAT GOVERNMENT REQUIRES
HONESTY. OUR COMMUNITIES WANT
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT CONSTRAINTS.
THEY WANT US TO FOLLOW THROUGH
ON OUR COMMITMENTS, AND HAVE A
SEAT AT THE TABLE BEFORE
DECISIONS ARE FINALIZED. THAT IS
THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP AND
PARTNERSHIP I HOPE TO CONTINUE
BUILDING WITH THIS COUNCIL, WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WITH OUR
DEPARTMENTS, AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, WITH THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE THAT I NOW HELP TO
SERVE. AS DON CELEBRATES ITS
30th ANNIVERSARY, AND IS EXCITED
AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS WE
CHARTER THE NEXT 35 YEARS
TOGETHER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR,
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA FOR SHEPHERDING THAT
THREE-YEAR COMMITTEE AS WELL.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER 4 TO THE RECORD AS TO
MARK
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, CB 121197, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, IMPOSING CONTROLS
UPON THE WOODEN HOUSE , A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORIC LANDMARK CONTAINED IN
CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
THE FULL REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
POINT YOU HAVE HEARD FROM SCOTT
THUNE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY, HE IS THE OWNER OF THE
WOODIN HOUSE. THIS LANDMARK
LEGISLATION CAME BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON THE 13th AND I
REALLY ENJOYED HEARING THE
HISTORY OF THE HOME AND THE MANY
GENERATIONS THAT HAVE STEWARDED
AND SAFEGUARDED THE HOME. I ALSO
APPRECIATED HEARING ABOUT
SCOTT'S GRANDMOTHER, WHO IS A
LONGTIME COMMUNITY BOOSTER, AND
HELPED TO BUILD A PLAYFIELD IN
GEORGETOWN, WHICH IS ACTUALLY
NAMED AFTER HER STILL TODAY, SO,
BRINGING THIS BEFORE YOU FOLKS
FOR A VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS REGARDING [ INAUDIBLE
]? SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE ?
>> CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE?
>> YES, CAN WE DO ANOTHER ROLL
CALL? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO
THAT? SEEING AND HEARING NONE,
WE WILL DO ANOTHER ROLL CALL. I
DIDN'T KNOW IF I NEEDED TO ASK.
>> WE CAN JUST ADD YOUR
SIGNATURE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] WE
CAN COVER OUR BASES, WE WILL
TAKE ANOTHER ROLL CALL.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE AYE, I
HAD TO SAY HI TO MY NEPHEW.
>> AWESOME .
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES,
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE
ON MY BEHALF? CONGRATULATIONS,
SCOTT. I DON'T SEE HIM, BUT --
[ INAUDIBLE ] REALLY NICE
SUSPENDERS, THAT WAS THE ONE
THING I SAW THAT WAS KIND OF
COOL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER 5 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE LAND-USE
AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE,
COUNCIL BILL 121195, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING, ADOPTING INTERIM
PROVISIONS TO EXPAND THE
CAPACITY OF TRANSITIONAL
ENCAMPMENTS, AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 23.4 2.054, AND 23.4
2.056 OF THE SEATTLE MINNESOTA
CODE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
COUNCIL PASS AS AMENDED THE
COUNCIL BILL.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. CLERK,
I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER TRENDS ONE -- LIN.
THERE ARE THREE AMENDMENTS
BEFORE US. I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, AND THEN I
BELIEVE SOME FOLKS WANT TO MAKE
COMMENTS ABOUT THE BILL AND
AMENDMENTS , WE WILL OPEN THAT
UP, AND THEN WE WILL START
MOVING THOSE. SO, I'M GOING TO
PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN,
AND THEN WE WILL GO FROM THERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND IF IT'S OKAY, I WOULD LIKE
TO PASS IT OFF TO THE PRIOR
SPONSOR, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
CHAIR, I THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES, I'M
REALLY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE TODAY ON
THIS BILL FOR SHELTER EXPANSION.
I BELIEVE WE HEARD THIS FIRST IN
COMMITTEE IN EARLY APRIL. WE
HAVE HAD A LOT OF FANTASTIC
ENGAGEMENT SINCE THEN, SO I WANT
TO FIRST START OFF WITH
APPRECIATING THE FOLKS WHO HAVE
BEEN THERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I
KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE
EVERY WEEK, IT SEEMS, AS WE HAVE
DISCUSSED THIS BILL CONSTANTLY,
NOT JUST HERE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT, BUT DOING REALLY DEEP
ENGAGEMENT WITH VARIOUS COUNCIL
OFFICES BEHIND THE SCENES. I
KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE ANSWERED
MY VARIOUS QUESTIONS SEVERAL
TIMES, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS BILL AND
NETWORK. WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUES AND LAND-USE FOR THE
WORK WE DID TOGETHER TO, I
BELIEVE, MAKE THIS BILL BETTER.
I KNOW ALL OF US SHARE A SENSE
OF URGENCY AROUND ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS, AND WE ALSO SHARE
A SENSE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE
GET THIS EXPANSION RIGHT. I
BELIEVE WE DID A LOT OF WORK TO
MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. I REALLY
WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR
ACTING WITH URGENCY AND
PRIORITIZING HOMELESSNESS. AS I
SAID BEFORE IN COMMITTEE, WE
HAVE BEEN IN A STATE OF
EMERGENCY FOR HOMELESSNESS FOR
QUITE A LONG TIME, AND IT MAKES
SENSE THAT WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO ACT WITH THAT
URGENCY, AS WELL AS TO BALANCE
THAT URGENCY THINGS THAT WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL WEEKS . THE APPROPRIATE
STAFFING, HOW TO MAKE SURE WE
HAVE CLEAR LINES OF
COMMUNICATION, AND I AM PROUD OF
THAT WORK. SO, COLLEAGUES, I
KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL
AMENDMENTS THAT WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING TODAY, I LOOK FORWARD
TO HAVING THAT DISCUSSION. AT
THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT THIS
BILL IS ABOUT IS ENSURING
SEVERAL THINGS. IT IS ABOUT
ENSURING THAT WE USE OUR PUBLIC
LAND EFFECTIVELY AND
EFFICIENTLY. WE ARE LOOKING AT
INCREASING THE CENSUS CAPACITY
ON THESE PROPERTIES FROM 100
FOLKS TO 150 FOLKS ON THESE
PROPERTIES. THAT WILL ALLOW US
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT
MORE PEOPLE CAN BE HOUSED. AND
THAT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT MORE
PEOPLE WILL HAVE THIS SHELTER,
BECAUSE WE KNOW IT IS THAT
SHELTER THAT PROVIDES PEOPLE THE
STABILITY, THE CONNECTION TO
SERVICES, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LIVES.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE ONE
LOCATION THAT WILL BE ABLE TO
HOUSE UP TO 250 RESIDENTS, AND
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
WITH THIS INTERIM LEGISLATION TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS EXPANSION IS
REALLY WELL-RUN AND REALLY WELL
DONE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE
ENGAGEMENT THAT WE HAVE HAD, THE
LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE HAD, AND
THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE ON
THIS BILL SETS US UP FOR SUCCESS
IN BOTH OF THOSE AREAS, SO I
LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING IN THE
CONVERSATION AROUND THE
AMENDMENTS AT COUNCIL TODAY, BUT
COLLEAGUES, I DO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON THE UNDERLYING BILL,
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, I WILL SAY
MY COMMENTS FOR THE END, BUT
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I WILL PAUSE HERE TO
SEE IF ANYONE HAS COMMENTS ABOUT
THE OVERALL BILL, AND THEN I'M
GOING TO LOOK TO THE COUNCIL
SPONSORED -- EXCUSE ME, THE
AMENDMENT SPONSORS TO MOVE THEIR
AMENDMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, BEFORE I GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> MADAM CHAIR, POINT OF ORDER,
MADAM CHAIR, SO SHOULD WE HOLD
OUR COMMENTS ON THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION AND PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS AT THE VERY END,
WITHOUT THE MORE HELP THAN
TRYING TO DO IT NOW?
>> SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME.
>> SHOULD WE HAVE OUR COMMENTS
ABOUT THE LEGISLATION AFTER THE
AMENDMENTS AS WE CLOSE IT OUT,
WOULD THAT BE BETTER?
>> IDEALLY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO
HAVE COMMENTS -- COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> I WILL WAIT UNTIL THE END
POINT
>> SO, WE WILL DO AMENDMENTS
FIRST, THEN WE WILL COMMENT
ABOUT THE OVERALL BILL AT THE
END, IS THAT OKAY? AWESOME. SO,
I'M GOING TO TURN TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TO MOVE
YOUR AMENDMENT
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I MOVED TO AMEND CB 121195 AS
REFLECTED ON AMENDMENT LETTER A.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO
SECOND EVERYONE'S AMENDMENTS,
SO WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION AND
SECOND. SO, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO PRESENT THE BILL
AS A MAN-MADE ON AMENDMENT
LETTER A.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
COLLEAGUES, I PUBLICLY STATED
STARTING WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR
OFFICE THAT I SUPPORT TINY
VILLAGES. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE
OF OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS ACROSS
THE CITY. I WANT TO ENSURE THAT
TINY HOME VILLAGES ARE CITED,
AND I WANT THEM TO SUCCEED.
BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU
COLLEAGUES AND FOR SHELTER
PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS LEARNING
ABOUT STATE BELL 2266, I PULLED
MY ORIGINAL AMENDMENT. THE
AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU IS A NEW
AMENDMENT THAT ALIGNS WITH
SENATE BILL 2266. ALLOWS HST TO
WORK WITH THE OPERATOR OF A
SHELTER [ INAUDIBLE ] TO ADDRESS
ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY IMPACTS THAT MIGHT BE
IDENTIFIED. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO
SHELTERS FOR FAMILIES AND
CHILDREN WERE RECOVERY SHELTERS.
THE IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL SAFETY
CONCERNS MAY BE NEGOTIATED. THIS
IS NOT A MUST REQUIREMENT, IT IS
A MATE, ALLOWING EVERYONE TO
WORK TOGETHER. AND TO CLARIFY
WHAT I HEARD FROM PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY, THIS AMENDMENT IS NOT A
REQUIREMENT, IT IS AN ALLOWANCE,
THAT IS WHY IT IS THE MAY
LANGUAGE. THIS MEANS AS HST ON
THE PROVIDER CAN INCLUDE
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY MEASURES IN THE CONTRACT
WITH THE PROVIDER, AS SUGGESTED
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. SO, I
WILL ALSO ADD, COLLEAGUES, THIS
IS JUST IN MY EXPERIENCE , IN
ENSURING THAT WE SET UP SHELTERS
FOR SUCCESS, WE REALLY OUGHT TO
BE ADDING ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS
IN THE LEGISLATION THAT BOTH
CODIFY STATE LAW AND THAT REALLY
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO WORK
TOGETHER TO MAKE ALL THE
SHELTERS WORK WELL IN OUR CITY,
AND SET UP EVERYBODY FOR
SUCCESS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON AMENDMENT A, VERSION 1 TO
COUNCIL BILL 121195?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, WHILE I APPRECIATE
THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
SINCE THE INITIAL INTRODUCTION
IN COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
NOT IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW, I
WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY FOR A COUPLE OF
REASONS. FIRST BEING WHAT I
REVIEW AS SOME REDUNDANCIES IN
SECTION D, 7A, ALREADY REQUIRES
A SEPTA ASSESSMENT. [ INAUDIBLE
] INTENDED TO MITIGATE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACTS.
ADDITIONALLY, IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT, THIS AMENDMENT,
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS
NOT CONSULTED, DESPITE BEING
NAMED AS A COLLABORATOR IN
SECTION 11 WITH THE PORTION THAT
STATES NEGOTIATING ADDITIONAL
OPERATING REQUIREMENTS TO
MITIGATE POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH
OR SAFETY IMPACTS. NOW, TO MY
KNOWLEDGE, THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT ALREADY NEGOTIATES
PROVIDER SERVICE AND SECURITY
NEEDS ON A SHELTER BY SHELTER
BASIS DIRECTLY WITH OPERATORS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS SET
UP FOR SUCCESS, AND THAT MEANS
ENSURING RESOURCES AND STOPPING
TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY AND GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE
INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS, SO I
WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER LIN
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I AM GOING TO SPEAK TO THE BILL
AFTER THESE AMENDMENTS ARE DONE
AND SPEAK TO VARIOUS PIECES
RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR
EXAMPLE. AND I DO WANT TO KNOW,
IF YOU READ THE LANGUAGE, THE
PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE IS LARGELY
PLACED IN THERE. IT'S FROM THE
LESSONS LEARNED AND SO FORTH
THAT WE HAVE DONE IN TERMS OF
OUR WORK OVER YEARS RELATED TO
SERVICE PROVIDERS , AND TO
INCLUDE DISTRICT 7, BUT
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND I AM
HAPPY THAT THOSE ARE IN, BECAUSE
THIS IS MORE COMPREHENSIVE, THIS
IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO
VERSUS LAND USE, SO I APPRECIATE
THESE PIECES THAT ARE IN HERE.
AND I ALSO APPRECIATE AND
UNDERSTAND THE POINTS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK IS SAYING
AND YOU ARE RIGHT BECAUSE THESE
PIECES ARE IN HERE. THAT SAID,
YOU KNOW, SCHOOLS ARE A VERY
SPECIAL CASE. I RECENTLY DID A
PUBLIC SAFETY WALK STARTING AT
THE REGNIER BEACH COMMUNITY
CENTER WHERE WE WENT TO DUNLOP
ELEMENTARY, THEN WE WENT TO
SOUTH SHORE, THE K-8 SCHOOL
THERE, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A
TINY HOME VILLAGE RIGHT ACROSS
THE STREET SO, I BELIEVE
EVERYTHING IS FINE WITH THAT
LOCATION AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD.
AND [ INAUDIBLE ]. IT WAS A
FANTASTIC PUBLIC SAFETY [
INAUDIBLE ]. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, KING
COUNTY , IT WAS FANTASTIC. AND
SO, THERE IS A CERTAIN
REDUNDANCY HERE. BECAUSE OF THE
MAY LANGUAGE AND THE NEED TO
ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE
SAFE, I WILL BE VOTING YES FOR
THIS, AND WITH THOSE POINTS
MADE, JUST DOUBLE CHECK, IF YOU
WILL, RELATED TO THE SCHOOL
SAFETY, WHICH IS A BIG ISSUE
THAT WE ARE WORKING. AND WHEN I
SAY THAT, I'M NOT SAYING THAT
IT'S AUTOMATIC, BUT IT'S WORTH
THE CHECK FOR THAT REASON . I
WILL SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER LIN,
FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES. THANKS AGAIN TO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR BEING
THE LEAD SPONSOR, AND YOU KNOW,
THE BALANCE IS A MOVE QUICKLY,
BUT ALSO THOUGHTFULLY. I'M
GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON ALL THE
AMENDMENTS TODAY. AND I THINK A
STRUGGLED WITH WHERE I WAS AT, I
THINK THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD
INTENTION BEHIND THESE
AMENDMENTS, AND I DO WANT TO
NOTE THAT THIS IS INTERIM
LEGISLATION. AS SOON AS WE --
ASSUMING WE DO PASS THIS, WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING WITHIN 60 DAYS TO TAKE
MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A
WORK PLAN TO DEVELOP PERMANENT
REGULATIONS IN COLLABORATION
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. SO YOU
KNOW, THESE AMENDMENTS, I JUST
THINK I WASN'T QUITE THERE. I
JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK
, BUT I DO JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO
THE NEED, WHAT I SEE AS
ALIGNMENT ACROSS THE FLOOR WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS THE NEED
FOR ROBUST SERVICES, FOR ROBUST
SECURITY, AND I THINK AS WE
ENGAGE WITH OUR PROVIDERS AND
MANY FOLKS WHO ARE UNANNOUNCED,
WHO HAVE HAD BAD EXPERIENCES
WITH SHELTER IN THE PAST, WHO,
YOU KNOW, I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE
LIVING IN AN RV LAST WEEK, AND I
WAS TALKING TO THEM ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, THE UPCOMING RV SAFE LOT,
AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS BECAUSE
THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT A SHOOTING
IN AN RV LOT IN RECENT HISTORY.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S NAMED RV
SAFE LOT FOR A REASON, IT IS
SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE MOST OF ALL,
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE
INVITE PEOPLE INTO A SHELTER,
WHEN WE INVITE PEOPLE INTO SAFE
LOTS, WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE
PROVIDING IS ROBUST SERVICES AND
SAFETY FOR THEM, FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THAT IS GOING
TO REQUIRE, AS WE HAVE HEARD,
HARD DISCUSSIONS FOR US, AND AS
WE APPROACH BUDGET SEASON. I DO
THINK MANY OF THESE REQUIREMENTS
WOULD BE BETTER HOUSED WITHIN
OUR HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTS
WITH PROVIDERS , AND AT THE END
OF THE DAY, I THINK IT IS GOING
TO REQUIRE COLLABORATION WITH
US, WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR LOCAL
NEIGHBORHOODS, WITH OUR FIRE
DEPARTMENT, SPD, CARE, AND
OTHERS. SO, THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE VOTING NO
ON THESE, BUT IT IS MY
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH YOU, ESPECIALLY AS WE
DEVELOP THE PERMANENT
REGULATIONS FOR THIS [ INAUDIBLE
].
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LAWRENCE. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I AM
GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY AND HERE'S WHY.
IT LEAVES ROOM FOR A LOT OF
DISCRETION AND FLEXIBILITY IN
HOW IT IS IMPLEMENTED. LETTER A.
AND B, IF IT IS EVEN IMPLEMENTED
AT ALL. I WILL READ THE TEXT OF
THE AMENDMENT, IT SAYS THE
DIRECTOR -- THE RELEVANT TEXT IN
THE EXCERPT PORTION, THE
DIRECTOR IN CONSULTATION WITH
THE DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT MAY
NEGOTIATE ADDITIONAL OPERATING
REQUIREMENTS TO MITIGATE
POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY IMPACTS. KEY OPERATIVE
WORD THERE IS MAY, IT DOES NOT
PROPOSE A DEFINITIVE OBLIGATION
ON ANYONE, IT LEAVES PLENTY OF
ROOM FOR DISCRETION AND
FLEXIBILITY. THE DIRECTOR AND/OR
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DIRECTOR MAY CHOOSE TO IMPLEMENT
IT, THEY MAY NOT. COMPLETELY
DISCRETIONARY. AND FOR THOSE
REASONS, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS TODAY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS
HERE TODAY VOTING YES ON THIS,
AND I WILL TELL YOU WHY. AS
SOMEBODY WHO WAS HERE IN 2021,
AND 2022, THE ACTUAL FACT
PATTERN DID PLAY OUT WITH
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IN
BROADVIEW AND BITTER LAKE, WHERE
WE WENT FROM 3/10 TO WELL OVER
60. AND WE HAD JURISDICTIONAL
DISPUTES BECAUSE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS , IT WAS THEIR PROPERTY,
IT WASN'T THE CITY OF
SEATTLE'S PROPERTY. WAS NO
MECHANISM IN PLACE FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE NOTIFIED OR
WORK WITH OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS,
BECAUSE IT WASN'T OUR LAND.
THEY TOOK A DIFFERENT POSITION
ABOUT NO SUITES, BUT IN THE
MEANTIME, BROADVIEW ELEMENTARY
AND THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORHOODS WERE NOT HAPPY,
AND SO, THOSE OF US -- NOTHING
AGAINST THOSE OF US THAT ARE
ELECTED CITYWIDE, THOSE OF US
THAT ARE DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES WORKED WITH AND
DEALT WITH CONSTITUENTS AND
PARENTS WHEN A FOLLOW-UP SCHOOL
OPENED THAT YOU CAN GO FROM FOUR
OR FIVE TENTHS UP TO 60 OR 70,
AND OUR HANDS WERE TIED, THERE
WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO. SO,
WHEN WE DISTINGUISH BETWEEN
OPERATORS AND PROVIDERS, I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HIT IT RIGHT
ON THE NOSE, I THINK IT IS A
MAY, IT IS NOT A SHALL, IT IS
NOT ANOTHER BURDEN, BUT THERE
HAS TO BE SOME DISCRETION AND
OPPORTUNITY, SO WE DON'T HAVE
THIS NO MAN'S LAND OR
JURISDICTION WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
-- OR SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CITY OF
SEATTLE, AND EVERYBODY POINTING
AT EACH OTHER, AND NOBODY TOLD
THE SCHOOL THAT THEY WERE GOING
TO ALLOW MORE TENTS. AGAIN, THIS
ISN'T ABOUT CRIMINALIZING THE
HOMELESS. THIS ISN'T THAT
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE EMPATHY. IT
IS ABOUT A MAY AT GIVEN AN
OPPORTUNITY AND A SPACE FOR THE
OPERATOR/PROVIDER TO MAYBE HAVE
DISCUSSIONS IF INDEED THERE WILL
BE A TINY HOUSE VILLAGE NEAR A
SCHOOL. AND THAT HAS BEEN AN
ONGOING PROBLEM, AND I KNOW
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS
POLITICALLY, IT'S KIND OF THE
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, BUT SOME
OF US WERE AROUND WHEN MAYOR
MURRAY DECLARED THE WAR ON
HOMELESSNESS IN 2015, AND I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS
AROUND DURING '21, '22 WHEN WE
WERE DEALING WITH OTHER
ENCAMPMENTS AT THREE OTHER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND IN HIGH
SCHOOL. AND IT WAS REALLY
DIFFICULT, AND US HAVING TALKED
TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SCHOOL
AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL AND
HEARING THEIR CONCERNS AND
COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHY DIDN'T
ANYONE TELL US THAT THIS WAS
GOING TO HAPPEN, WHO DO WE TALK
TO? AND SO, I DON'T THINK THAT
THIS IS LIKE A BAD THING. I
THINK IT IS GOOD GOVERNANCE, AND
AGAIN, IT IS NOT A SHALL, IT IS
A "MAY", AND I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH
SAYING, HEY, LET'S TALK TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LET'S
TALK ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS AND
SAFETY, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE
SAFETY ISSUES. WE DID HAVE
SHOOTINGS, WE DID HAVE
OVERDOSES, AND WE ALSO HAD THEM
NEXT TO OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS
AND OUR BATHROOMS, SO I'M JUST
GOING TO BE HONEST ABOUT THAT. I
KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT
TO HEAR THAT, BUT THAT IS WHAT
IT IS, AND I SPEAK FROM BEING A
DISTRICT 5 REPRESENTATIVE
ELECTED IN 2015, AND SO, I THINK
JUST A LITTLE INSTITUTIONAL
KNOWLEDGE AND JUST A LITTLE
COMMON SENSE ISN'T A BAD THING.
I DON'T THINK IT MAKES US BAD
PEOPLE IF WE SAY "MAY" INSTEAD
OF "SHALL" , SO FOR THAT REASON,
I WILL BE VOTING YES, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, AND THEN IF THERE ARE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS AFTER
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, IF NOT, WE
WILL GO BACK TO THE AMENDMENT
SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AND THANKS,
COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I
KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT
WORK ON THIS AMENDMENT SINCE THE
FIRST TIME IT WAS INTRODUCED AND
I APPRECIATE THOSE CHANGES. I
WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS FOR
SEVERAL REASONS AND I APPRECIATE
THE FOCUS ON TENTS INSTEAD OF
"SHALL" . ALL SIGNIFICANT
CONCERNS AROUND THE
DIFFERENTIATION, AROUND
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHELTERS THAT
WE ARE MAKING IN THIS AMENDMENT.
FURTHER, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE
THAT THE WORK THAT WE DID, AND
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH ME
AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE
AMENDMENT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY
PLAN, I BELIEVE THE WORK THAT WE
DID ON THAT AMENDMENT ALLOWS US
TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
UNIQUE NEEDS OF ANY OF THE
SHELTER LOCATIONS THAT WOULD BE
IDENTIFIED UNDER THIS LOCATION,
SO I BELIEVE THERE IS ALREADY A
PROVISION TO ALLOW FOR THAT IN
MY PERSPECTIVE, SO FOR THOSE
REASONS, COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE
VOTING NO ON THIS AMENDMENT,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WILL JUST CLOSE BY SAYING A
COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS IT DOES
NOT HURT TO COUNT -- CALL OUT
THIS PIECE ABOUT THE SCHOOLS,
BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL
OF US TO WORK TOGETHER TO
ENSURE, LIKE I SAID EARLIER THAT
WE HAVE SUCCESS AT THE SCHOOLS,
AND SOME OF US HAVE SEEN, TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ'S POINTS
EARLIER, ISSUES IN THE PAST, AND
SO, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
WE CARE AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO
WORK TOGETHER AND IF SOMETHING
ADDITIONAL IS IDENTIFIED TO MAKE
THE SHELTER SUCCESSFUL AT THAT
LOCATION, THEN WE MAY DO THAT. I
WILL SAY, IN TERMS OF THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
CONTRACTS, WE AS COUNCIL DON'T
HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEAN INTO
CONTRACTS AT THE DEPARTMENT
LEVEL. THAT IS REALLY A MAYOR'S
OFFICE FUNCTION, THEY OVERSEE
THE DEPARTMENTS, AND THEY CAN
TELL THEIR DEPARTMENTS, HEY,
WHEN YOU PUT THAT CONTRACT
TOGETHER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO
INCLUDE THESE PROVISIONS IN THE
CONTRACTS. COUNCIL DOESN'T
ALWAYS HAVE INSIGHT. WE DON'T
ALWAYS HAVE VISIBILITY . SO,
KOUNTZE HAS THE ABILITY TO SAY
TO A DEPARTMENT, HEY, WE CARE
ABOUT THIS, SO WHEN YOU INCLUDE
THAT, [ INAUDIBLE ]. VIA THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, WHICH IS
WHY THIS SAYS "MAY". THIS MAY
HAPPEN THAT YOU WORK TOGETHER
WITH ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY
MEASURES PUT IN PLACE, THEN YOU
CAN WORK TOGETHER AND IT CAN BE
INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT. IT
WOULD REQUIRE US TO STAY ON TOP
OF IT, WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
ENSURE THAT SOMETHING GOT IN,
AND IF THEY DON'T AGREE, MAKE
ITS WAY IN, SO EVERYONE LEVEL
SET THE CONVERSATION ABOUT
THINGS ARE BETTER PLACED IN
CONTRACTS, IT IS OKAY FOR US IN
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO
INDICATE SOME INTEREST IN
PARTICULAR AREAS THAT MIGHT BE
REFLECTED IN THE CONTRACT. IN
ANY EVENT, I JUST WANT TO
UNDERSCORE THAT I DON'T THINK
THERE IS A LOT OF ALIGNMENT HERE
ON SHELTERS AND TINY HOME
VILLAGES AND ENSURING WE ARE
SUPPORTING OUR UNHOUSED
POPULATIONS, AND THAT WE REALLY
SET UP FOR SUCCESS AND FOSTERING
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PEOPLE
WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THINGS
EVEN BETTER, IF THAT OPPORTUNITY
IS THERE AND THE PARTIES SO
CHOOSE. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY, IT
IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. I HOPE TO
HAVE YOUR SUPPORT , THIS SEEMS
LIKE COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION.
IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE ONEROUS,
AND THAT IS WHY IT IS THE "MAY"
LANGUAGE AND OPPORTUNITY
LANGUAGE VERSUS AN ACTUAL
REQUIREMENT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. AS WE MOVE
AND SECOND, ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS REGARDING
AMENDMENT A? COLLEAGUES, I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS. I BELIEVE IT
PROVIDES DISCRETION , AND MOST
IMPORTANT, WE HAVE TO BUILD
TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITY, SO I
WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL --
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON AMENDMENT A TWO CB
121195.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FIVE IN
FAVOR, FOUR OPPOSED.
>> AMENDMENT LETTER A PASSES.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE --
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. EXCUSE
ME. AND THEN I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TO HEAR
ABOUT AMENDMENT B.
>> I MOVED TO [ INAUDIBLE ] CB
121195 AS REFLECTED ON AMENDMENT
B POINT
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B POINT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> I MADE CHANGES TO AMENDMENT
B, AGAIN, AS I HAD CONVERSATIONS
. [ INAUDIBLE ] LOW INCOME
HOUSING, THE NEW VERSION OF THIS
AMENDMENT ONLY REQUIRES
OVERNIGHT SECURITY, NOT 24/7,
JUST OVERNIGHT, THAT IS
IDENTIFIABLE. IT DOES NOT
REQUIRE THIRD-PARTY SECURITY,
NOR DOES IT SET HOURS, THERE IS
FLEXIBILITY FOR THAT. THIS IS
FOR THE OPERATORS TO DETERMINE ,
THE PROVIDERS THAT HAVE
INSTITUTED OVERNIGHT SECURITY IN
MY DISTRICT HAVE SEEN FEWER 911
CALLS, FEWER INCIDENTS,
INCREASED RESIDENT
PARTICIPATION, AND AN INCREASE
IN STAFF MORALE. IN ESSENCE, IT
HAS PROVIDED SAFETY FOR THE
RESIDENTS AND THE STAFF WHO ARE
THE MOST IMPACTED BY PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES AT THE SITE, AND
THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS
AND NEIGHBORS. COLLEAGUES, I
BELIEVE AS I SAID EARLIER, IF WE
WORK TOGETHER, WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES AND AS THE
LAST AMENDMENT, THEY WERE
CRAFTED WITH THIS GOAL IN MIND.
WE ALL SUPPORT TINY HOMES, WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SET
UP AS A DESPERATE THIS SECURITY
PIECE IS NOT MEANT TO BE
ONEROUS, AND AS I SAID EARLIER
IN THE SITES THAT HAVE
INSTITUTED SOME TYPE OF
SECURITY, IT'S WORKED REALLY
WELL FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE
THERE AND FOR THE SURROUNDING
NEIGHBORS AS WELL, AND THAT IS
WHAT WE WANT, WE WANT FOLKS TO
LIVE IN SAFE ENVIRONMENTS. THE
FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING IN TINY
HOMES AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE
THEIR NEIGHBORS IN THE TINY
HOMES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING AMENDMENT B?
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER QUESTION
MARK
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AND I WANTED TO
SHARE, COLLEAGUES, I'M GOING TO
REFERENCE SOME OF THE WORK THAT
WE DID IN COMMITTEE AND
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
FOR HER AMENDMENT ON 24 HOUR
STAFFING, AS WELL AS AN
AMENDMENT THAT PROVIDES GOALS
FOR CASE MANAGEMENT RATIOS. I
BELIEVE THAT THOSE ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR MAKING SURE THAT
WE HAVE ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE
STAFFING ON-SITE AS WE SEEK TO
DO THE APPROPRIATE SHELTER
EXPANSION. FOR THOSE REASONS, I
WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS
AMENDMENT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS I'M SITTING HERE, LOOKING AT
THESE AMENDMENTS, AND YOU KNOW,
WHAT IS THE LANGUAGE , IT IS
STRIKING THAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC
SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY ON A
LAND-USE COMMITTEE BILL. THAT IS
SPONSORED BY THE HOUSING
COMMITTEE CHAIR. I JUST MAKE
THAT POINT BECAUSE THERE IS A
GOOD GOVERNANCE POINT HERE
GENERALLY THAT WE SHOULD BE
MINDFUL MOVING FORWARD, SO I
WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT.
ADDITIONALLY, BY THE WAY,
RELATED TO AMENDMENT A, I THINK
THE CITY WOULD BE HAPPY TO KNOW
THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
CITY GOVERNMENT, AT LEAST WITH
CITY COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT , I CAN'T SPEAK FOR
THE EXECUTIVE, IS MUCH BETTER.
SO, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING UP TO HIS TREE,
THE CHALLENGES WE WERE FACING A
DECADE AGO, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT
TO KNOW , SUPERINTENDENT, VERY
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
I MENTIONED THAT RAINIER BEACH
PUBLIC SAFETY WALK, WE HAD A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, THEIR SECURITY PERSON,
IN ADDITION TO THE PRINCIPLES
FROM THE THREE SCHOOLS, SO IT'S
VERY POSITIVE. SO, I THINK THE
CITY SHOULD KNOW THAT OFTEN IN
THE PAST, WHEN I WAS AT THE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL, BETWEEN THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE CITY,
IT'S A MUST LIKE THEY HAVE TO
EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS IN ORDER TO
HAVE SOME TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THIS TOPIC HERE.
NOW, AS NOTED, THERE ARE A LOT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY PIECES INTO
THIS AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, I HAVE
MET COUNTLESS -- INCLUDING THOSE
IN PUBLIC COMMENT, THOSE WHO
USED TO WORK FOR SERVICE
PROVIDERS WHO NOW WORK FOR THE
CITY, AND OTHERS ON THESE TINY
HOME VILLAGES, BUT ALL ACROSS
THE BOARD, AND FROM THAT
EXPERIENCE, I DO KNOW THE
CHALLENGES . LIKE THE SALMON BAY
VILLAGE THAT WE HAD, WHICH WAS
AN RV SAFE LOT AND IT WAS
ISSUED, BUT IT WAS DONE WELL.
AND THE SECURITY PIECES WERE
DESIGNED INTO IT AND THEY HAD 24
HOUR STAFFING THAT CAN MAKE THAT
911 CALL OR CONTROL WAS COMING
IN, CHECK COMING IN AND OUT, SO
THE STAFFING COULD DO THOSE
KINDS OF FUNCTIONS, AND I THINK
THEY DID THEM WELL. AND I SAY
THIS BECAUSE I ALSO KNOW FROM
ALL THIS ENGAGEMENT WITH SERVICE
PROVIDERS , AND CAN I ADD, TOO,
BY THE WAY, IN TERMS OF
SECURITY, PRIVATE SECURITY,
FIRST I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CITY THAT
BRING ON PRIVATE SECURITY OR
OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
GENERALLY THAT DO IT, BECAUSE
IT'S HARD I HAVE BEEN ENGAGING
WITH [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THEY
DON'T BRING IT BECAUSE OF THE
COST AND SO FORTH. AND I RAISE
THIS BECAUSE FOR THE SHELTERS,
THE MARGINS ARE NOT THAT GREAT,
AND THE COST OF HAVING A
DEDICATED SECURITY TEAM , GIVEN
THE FACT OF THE OTHER 24 HOUR
STAFFING THAT CAN MAKE THAT 911
CALL TO DO THESE DIFFERENT
PIECES THAT HAVE A SECURITY
ELEMENT TO IT, I DON'T WANT TO
CONFLATE THE TWO, THAT BASED ON
THIS AND THE FACTORS,
PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF THE
COST AND SO FORTH, ON THIS A
BIT, THIS AMENDMENT, I WILL VOTE
NO.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE
QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. THERE WAS A PRIOR
AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES 24 HOUR
STAFFING , JUST CURIOUS, WOULD
THIS BE -- COULD ONE OF THOSE
TWO STAFF BE THE TRAINED
SECURITY STAFF DURING OVERNIGHT,
SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE
THREE NECESSARILY IF THIS
PASSES? THAT ONE OF THEM COULD
BE THE 24/7 STAFFING, IS THAT
THE INTENT?
>> ABSOLUTELY, PLEASE, YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN, THIS
DOESN'T HAVE A NUMBER NOR DOES
IT SAY IT HAS TO BE A
THIRD-PARTY. IF SECURITY IS
PROVIDING THE SECURITY, THEY
JUST NEED TO BE TRAINED BECAUSE
THEY THINK IT IS IMPORTANT NOT
TO PUT STAFF IN A SITUATION .
PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW WHO IS
PROVIDING THAT SECURITY. SO,
THERE IS FLEXIBILITY WITHIN --
AND ALSO, IT DOESN'T SAY HOW
MANY OF THE HOURS OVERNIGHT,
BECAUSE IT WORKS DIFFERENTLY IN
DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFFERENT
PROVIDERS, SO, THERE IS
FLEXIBILITY BUILT IN. IT JUST
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SECURITY IS
NEEDED AT THESE LOCATIONS FOR
THE RESIDENTS AS MUCH AS FOR THE
NEIGHBORS, AND THIS SHOULD BE
IDENTIFIABLE AND TRAINED SO THAT
THEY ARE NOT PUT IN HARMS WAY,
BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, WE KNOW
THAT AT SOME OF THE SITES, WE
HAVE OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS THAT
SHOW UP THAT WE CAN'T ALWAYS
KNOW ABOUT AHEAD OF TIME
OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A PERSON WHO
IS DEDICATED OVERNIGHT WHO IS ON
DECK FOR PROVIDING THAT
SECURITY, SO THERE IS A LOT OF
>> ABILITY BUILT IN HERE, I HOPE
I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, AND IT
DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT A
NUMBER, IT'S JUST THAT SERVICES
BEING PROVIDED, THAT THE PERSON
PROVIDING THE SERVICE IS
TRAINED, SO THAT THEY ARE SET UP
FOR SUCCESS AND SAFETY, AND THAT
THEY ARE IDENTIFIABLE TO FOLKS,
SO YOU KNOW WHO TO CONTACT.
>> THE TERM OVERNIGHT, IT SOUNDS
LIKE THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY
THERE ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD
MEAN.
>> THE DEPENDS ON THE SITE. WE
HEARD FROM PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY,
SOME SITES DON'T HAVE ISSUES,
AND THEN OTHER SITES DO, SO IT
REALLY GIVES THAT FLEXIBILITY,
SO THAT THE PROVIDER CAN
DETERMINE HOW TO BEST SET IT UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD TODAY,
APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP. I KNOW SHE HAS THE
BEST OF INTENTIONS AND PUREST OF
MOTIVES AND CARES DEEPLY ABOUT
OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS, AND
GETTING THEM HOUSED, AND MAKING
SURE THAT WE PROVIDE SAFE ,
HABITABLE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO
LIVE AND THAT THE ARRANGEMENT
WORKS WELL FOR EVERYONE
INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE EXISTING
NEIGHBORS, AND SO, I KNOW THAT
TO BE TRUE AND I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT
WENT INTO THIS SPECIFIC
AMENDMENT. THIS IS ONE WHERE I
AM ACTUALLY GOING TO BE VOTING
NO. AND IT'S FOR SIMILAR REASONS
THAT WERE EXPRESSED, THE COST
FACTOR, THE UNSPECIFIED COST
FACTOR, I WOULD NOT AT ALL BE
SURPRISED AND I'M SURE THE
ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTS WHEN
THIS KIND OF PROVISION IS IN
PLACE. THE EMPLOYEE MORALE
BOOSTS AND LESS INCIDENCE, ET
CETERA, ET CETERA. IT IS ALSO
VERY COSTLY AND WE NEED TO GET
PEOPLE HOUSED QUICKLY. THAT'S
IT. AND THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES,
WHICH IS A FAIRLY COSTLY
ENDEAVOR AS IS. AND EVEN IN THE
ABSENCE OF THIS , I WOULD
ENCOURAGE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
WHEN THEY IMPLEMENT THE
DEPARTMENTS, WHEN THEY THINK
ABOUT BAKING IN GIVING THE
DEPARTMENT DISCRETION, BAKING IN
PROVISIONS INTO THE CONTRACTUAL
TERMS OF THOSE CONTRACTS, THAT
IF THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
PRODUCT -- PROBLEMS OR
INDICATORS THAT THINGS WILL BE A
PROBLEM, THEN WE CAN IMPOSE THIS
KIND OF REQUIREMENT. BUT AS A
STARTING PLACE, AS A BLANKET
RULE AT THIS STAGE, YOU KNOW,
GIVEN THE OVERRIDING -- ALL THE
CONSIDERATIONS AT PLAY, I AM NOT
GOING TO SUPPORT IT TODAY. I
ALSO THINK THERE IS OVERLAP IN
COVERAGE ELSEWHERE IN THIS SAME
BILL AS AMENDED, WHETHER WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT REVIEWS OR CENTRAL
POINTS OF CONTACT OR GOOD
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS, THE LIKE,
THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. AND
WITH THE OTHER BILLS -- THE
OTHER PACKAGE OR SUITE OF BILLS
THAT WE PASSED TO ADDRESS THIS
AND ENABLE THIS EFFORT MORE
BROADLY AND STRATEGICALLY ,
SIMILAR KIND OF OVERLAPPING
COVERAGE AND BECAUSE OF THE
COST, I THINK I WILL AGREE,
SECURITY -- IDENTIFIABLE
SECURITY IS NOT THE SAME AS
OTHER SERVICES , BUT BECAUSE OF
THE COST, I WANT TO GIVE THE
CHANCE FOR THESE OTHER
PROVISIONS TO BAKE AND AT WORK,
I AM NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING
THIS TODAY, BUT I DO APPRECIATE
THE INTENT AND I KNOW
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S MOTIVE
IS PURE IN QUEUE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ POINT
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M
GOING TO BE RESPONDING AND
VOTING YES ON THIS AND I WILL
TELL YOU WHY. AND SO, THAT
OVERLAPS WITH WHAT I HAD SHARED
EARLIER FIRST, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR BEING
REALLY, REALLY WONDERFUL AND
WORKING THROUGH THIS
LEGISLATION, THE DISCUSSIONS
THAT WE HAD, THE AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE DONE, DISCUSSING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENTS, THE
CRITICAL INCIDENT REPORTS, WHO
MAKES THAT 911 CALL, AND AGAIN,
I'M PROBABLY GOING TO SAY
SOMETHING THAT POLITICALLY,
PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO LIKE,
BUT WHAT I HAVE SEEN SINCE 2015
AN HOUR HOMELESS PUBLISHING AND
WHAT I SEE IN 2026, I'M JUST
GOING TO SAY THAT SOME OF OUR
RESIDENTS WHO ACTUALLY LIVE IN
THESE TINY HOUSES ARE SUBJECTED
TO MORE, I WOULD BELIEVE,
PREDATORY AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR.
I DON'T AGREE THAT -- I MEAN, I
APPRECIATE THAT OPERATORS AND
PROVIDERS HAVE TRAINED AND HAVE
STAFF THAT ARE TRAINED IN
DE-ESCALATION, BUT I WOULD
SUBMIT TO YOU THAT THAT IS NOT
PUBLIC SAFETY. AND I AM MORE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE FOLKS THAT
ARE LIVING IN THE ENCAMPMENTS
THAT ARE TRYING TO STAY SOBER ,
TRYING TO STAY SAFE, THEN SOME
OF THE PEOPLE THAT GET ATTRACTED
TO AND PRAY UPON TINY HOUSE
VILLAGES AND THE PEOPLE THAT
LIVE THERE THAT ARE JUST TRYING
TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE. WE DO AND
WE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THE
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS. THE
CRITICAL INCIDENT REPORTS WHEN A
FELONY DOES OCCUR WITHIN 24
HOURS OF CALLING 911 ARE
MISDEMEANORS, THAT IS ALL PART
OF THE OPERATOR CONTRACTS AND
IT'S NOTHING NEW, NOTHING
BURDENSOME, EVERYBODY KNOWS
THAT, WE'VE GONE THROUGH EVERY
ONE OF THOSE CONTRACTS, AND WHAT
THOSE OBLIGATIONS MEAN AS A
CONTRACT, NOT JUST FOR THE
SAFETY OF SURROUNDING [
INAUDIBLE ], BUT FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT ACTUALLY LIVE THERE. AND I
GUESS MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT
WHEN WE ARE DOING SHELTER
EXPANSION AND IT IS INTERIM, WE
ARE GOING TO SEE MORE ACTIVITY.
AND IF WE SEE MORE ACTIVITY, WE
ARE GOING TO SEE GOOD ACTIVITY
AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME NOT
SO GOOD ACTIVITY, AND THAT IS MY
CONCERN. AND I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG ABOUT --
OR I AM NOT TAKING ANY TYPE OF
POLITICAL PERFORMANCE HERE OF
SAYING THAT I AM AGAINST TINY
HOUSE VILLAGES OR I AM AGAINST
TINY HOUSE VILLAGES OR PDA, I AM
AGAINST PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING
THERE AND TRYING TO STAY SAFE,
AND IN MY LIVED EXPERIENCE AND
WITH MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY, THEY
HAVE STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION
AND TRYING TO STAY SOBER, IT IS
REALLY HARD TO BE IN AN
ENVIRONMENT IF YOU ARE STILL NOT
SAFE AND YOU CANNOT MAINTAIN
YOUR SOBRIETY OR HANDLE YOUR
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. AND SO,
FOR THAT REASON, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING, THOUGH I AM GUESSING
IT PROBABLY WILL NOT PASS, BUT
I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT, NOT
BECAUSE I NEED TO DO ANY TYPE OF
POLITICAL PERFORMANCE UP HERE,
BUT
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ASSOCIATED,
YOU'RE RIGHT. AND THE
COUNCILMEMBERS IN MY DISTRICT
WHO ARE HAVING SOME SERIOUSLY
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES OF PUBLIC
SAFETY , AND THEN PUT SECURITY
IN, THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS
WELL WORTH IT. IT IS BECAUSE
THINGS MUCH IMPROVED FOR THEIR
RESIDENCE AND THEIR STAFF. A LOT
OF TIMES, TO COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ'S POINT, MEMBERS ARE
LIVING IN HOUSING OR THERE ARE
OTHER FOLKS TRYING TO PREY UPON
PEOPLE . I WILL BE HONEST, I
GREW UP IN LOW INCOME HOUSING
AND WE DIDN'T HAVE SECURITY IN
MY BUILDING. YOU LET YOURSELF
IN. SOMETIMES SOMEONE WOULD
FOLLOW IN BEHIND YOU AND PEOPLE
DID GET MUGGED AND ROBBED AT
KNIFE POINT IN MY BUILDING .
THERE WAS NO SECURITY. PART OF
ME ALSO REMEMBERS THAT FROM WHEN
I WAS A KID. GETTING BACK TO
TODAY, WHICH IS MANY, MANY YEARS
LATER , I JUST KNOW FROM WORKING
WITH THE PROVIDERS. I'M SO
GRATEFUL FOR THE PROVIDERS IN MY
DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY INSTITUTED
SECURITY AND IT HAD SUCH A
POSITIVE EFFECT FOR EVERYBODY
INVOLVED , AND MOST OF WHICH
WHERE THE RESIDENCE. THERE IS A
LOT OF ACTIVITY HAPPENING IN
SOME OF THESE PLACES WHERE
RESIDENTS ARE, -- SOME OF THESE
RESIDENTS LEAD A GOOD LIFE. AND
WE WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS
SAFE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE. THAT IS
NOT A DISRESPECTFUL --
DISRESPECT TO ALL OF THE
PROVIDERS . THIS IS ACTUALLY TO
HELP THE SHELTERS SET UP FOR
SUCCESS, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE
THAT SECURITY ELEMENT . AND
IT'S DIFFERENT FROM HAVING A
PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN. YOU CAN HAVE
A PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN. BUT WHEN
SOMETHING IS HAPPENING ON THE
SPOT , YOU NEED A SECURITY
PERSON TO COME IN AND HELP THE
SITUATION. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS
IS FOR. AND I WROTE IT AFTER
SPEAKING WITH PROVIDERS WITH AS
MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE .
BUT TO ACCOMPLISH THAT WE DO
NEED SECURITY FOLKS THAT LIVE IN
TINY HOMES AND IN PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING , AND LOW
INCOME HOUSING, DESERVE TO LIVE
IN SAFE SPACES. AND WHEN
SOMETHING HAPPENS , THEY DESERVE
TO HAVE SOMEONE ON SITE WHO IS
TRAINED TO HELP THEM. AND THIS
IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY. AND , TO THE COST
ISSUE, I WILL SAY THAT WHEN I
STARTED HERE THE CITY , AND WHEN
I SPOKE TO PROVIDERS, THE CITY
WAS NOT ALLOWING CITY DAUGHTERS
TO BE USED FOR SECURITY. AND
WHEN WE CAME IN AND WE PASSED
THE AUTHORIZING STABILIZATION
FUNDS WE DID ALLOW SECURITY. IT
IS NOW AN ALLOWABLE USE OF THE
FUNDS. AND THAT WAS REALLY
IMPORT TO ME. BECAUSE I SAW THAT
THE PROVIDERS REALLY NEEDED THAT
. BUT THEY COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
SO MY HOPE IS , WHEN THE MAYOR
IS INSTITUTING THESE SHELTERS
AND HSD IS WORKING WITH
CONTRACTS, THAT THE COST OF
SECURITY IS BAKED INTO THAT
CONTRACT . AND I WILL SAY THAT,
IN TERMS OF WHAT IT COSTS RIGHT
NOW , A MEDIAN TINY HOUSE UNIT
COSTS ABOUT , FROM OUR CENTRAL
STAFF TELLING US, $35,000.
HAVING SECURITY ON SITE WOULD
BRING THAT COST FROM $35,000 TO
ABOUT $35,900. THIS IS ALL
APPROXIMATE. BUT I SAY THIS TO
SAY, THIS IS NOT A HUGE COST .
BUT IT IS A COST THAT HAS
YIELDED GREAT RESULTS TO THE
PROVIDERS THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH
WHO HAVE HIRED SECURITY BECAUSE
THEIR RESIDENCE NEEDED IT,
WANTED IT, AND THEIR STAFFING AS
WELL. I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR
THE POINT FURTHER . BUT I AM
MINDFUL OF THE COST AND I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE PROVIDERS BEING ABLE
TO USE CITY FUNDS TOWARDS THAT
PURPOSE BECAUSE IT IS TO ENSURE
THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE
RESIDENCE THERE, OF THE
NEIGHBORS, THE NEIGHBORHOODS .
AND IT'S PART OF SETTING UP
SAFE HOUSING FOR EVERYONE .
ANYWAY, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I KNOW YOU WORKED REALLY
HARD ON THE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT
SHOWED UP IN COMMITTEE. OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS HAD TALKED ABOUT
THAT . TO REFINE THEM AND GET
THEM TO WHERE THEY ARE. SO I
APPRECIATE YOUR INTENTION BEHIND
THAT AS WELL. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
AMENDMENT FOR COUNCIL HILL
12195?
>> COUNSEL RIVERA? COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA? COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> NOPE .
>> COUNCIL MEMBER FOSTER?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL IN BERLIN?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> NO.
>> THAT'S TWO IN FAVOR, SEVEN A
POST.
>> THE MOTION FAILS FOR
AMENDMENT BE. IT'S NOT ADOPTED.
COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE AMENDMENT A
ADOPTED TO COUNSEL BILL AND NOW
WE ARE GOING TO PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO MOVE
AMENDMENT SEE.
>> COMMITMENT SEE, COUNCIL HILL
12195.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED
ON THE AMENDMENT TO SEE. COUNSEL
STRAUSS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. I'M
BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT TO FULL
COUNSEL BECAUSE THE MEMBERS OF
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE REQUESTED
THAT THEY HAVE MORE TIME TO
REVIEW THE AMENDMENT, AS WELL AS
I HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO WORK
WITH MANY OTHER PROVIDERS TO
MAKE MANY OTHER CHANGES. I
UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY OF THIS
BILL , WE ARE MOVING AN
EMERGENCY BILL THAT IS NOT USING
THE TRADITIONAL PROCESSES . I
THINK THAT PROCESS IS CREATING
CONFUSION FOR MANY PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITY. FREEMAN, I AGREE WITH
YOU IN ALL OF YOUR POINTS. I
THINK THAT SOME OF THAT
CONFUSION THAT'S OCCURRING IN
THIS AMENDMENT ARE THE THINGS
THAT YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT ARE
NOT WITHIN THIS AMENDMENT. AND I
THINK THAT HAS BEEN A POINT OF
CONFUSION . HAD WE HAD MORE TIME
WITH THIS BILL, HAD WE NOT BEEN
RUSHED WITH THIS BILL, WE WOULD
HAVE MORE TIME TO FIND THAT
COMMON GROUND AND THE COMMON
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS AND
WHAT IS NOT. I ALSO HEARD FROM
GREATER CHURCH COUNSEL ABOUT
SOME ISSUES THAT YOU ARE
CONCERNED WITH IN THIS
AMENDMENT. WHEN YOU READ THE
LAND-USE TEXT OF THIS AMENDMENT,
THOSE CONCERNS DON'T EXIST. AND
I WAS REALLY CAREFUL TO CRAFT
THESE WORDS IN A WAY THAT WE ARE
NOT BEING OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE. I
HAVE THREE VERSIONS OF THIS
AMENDMENT THAT ARE ALL MORE
SPECIFIC, WHICH CAN BECOME MORE
DIFFICULT TO ATTEND TO AND I DID
NOT BRING THEM BECAUSE I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT, IN THIS MOMENT,
IF WE ARE HAVING CONFUSION WE
ARE ALSO HAVING THE MAXIMUM
FLEXIBILITY. I'M BRINGING THIS
AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE
HOUSED ON SITES THAT CAN FIT
MORE PEOPLE. BUT WHAT WE ARE
DOING RIGHT NOW IS WE ARE NOW
MOVING INTO A SIZE OF SHELTER
THAT WE HAVE NOT UTILIZED
BEFORE. WHAT I'M CONCERNED WITH
IS WHEN WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN
ONE PLACE THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE
THAT THEY HAVE INCREASED
PRIVACY, THEY HAVE INCREASED
ACCESS TO KITCHENS, LAUNDRY,
SHOWERS, TOILETS . BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC, WE RELIED ON
CONGREGANT SHELTER EXTENSIVELY
IN THE CITY . WITHOUT KITCHENS,
WITHOUT LAUNDRY , DO HAVE
RESTROOMS, SOME HAVE SHOWERS,
SOME DON'T. IF THERE WAS ONE
INDIVIDUAL IN THAT ROOM WITH
MATS ON THE FLOOR THERE WAS ONE
PERSON IN THERE THAT WAS
PREDATORY IN NATURE . NO ONE GOT
A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. PEOPLE WERE
NOT SAFE, PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE
PRIVACY. THAT IS WHY TINY HOMES
AND THE TYPE OF SHELTER LIKE
TINY HOMES IS BETTER BECAUSE
PEOPLE HAVE FOUR WALLS AND A
DOOR THAT THEY CAN WALK TO
REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM SOMEBODY
ELSE'S BEHAVIOR SO THEY CAN
FIND SOLACE AND PRIVACY IN THEIR
OWN SPACE. YET, STILL, THESE
TINY HOMES DO NOT HAVE SHOWERS.
HAVE KITCHENS. THEY HAVE
BATHROOMS. THEY DON'T HAVE THE
AMENITIES THAT PEOPLE NEED TO
LIVE THERE FULL LIFE, TO
STABILIZE AND THRIVE. WHAT
CONCERNS ME , WHEN WE INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING
SHELTERED IN ONE PLACE WITHOUT
INCREASING THE DISPERSED ACCESS
. THAT MEANS WE ARE NOT PUTTING
ALL OF THE KITCHEN SPACE IN ONE
PLACE. WE ARE NOT PUTTING ALL
THE TOILETS. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
A CONCERT AND HAVING ALL THE
PORT-A-POTTIES IN ONE PART OF
THE ARENA. WE NEED THESE PLACES,
THESE SHELTERS, TO FEEL AND SET
SOMEBODY UP AS IF IT WAS THEIR
OWN HOME. AND WHAT I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT , WITH THE DIALOGUE THAT
WE'VE HEARD, IS THERE IS A
POTENTIAL THAT WE WILL BE
WAREHOUSING PEOPLE. I HAVE NO
INTEREST IN WAREHOUSING PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH
CONGREGANT SHELTER. IN THE LAST
DECADE THERE WERE PROPOSALS
BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO
PUT A BIG , WHITE TENT AND DOWN
THE FACILITIES AND SEVERING --
EVERYONE WHO'S ALMOST THERE. I
STOOD AGAINST THE PROPOSAL
BECAUSE THAT'S -- WITH PEOPLE
IN THE SAME WAY I'M CONCERNED
THAT THIS BILL, WITHOUT PROPER
GUARDRAILS WILL WAREHOUSE
PEOPLE. WHEN RUDY GIULIANI SENT
MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE TO ONE
PLACE UPSTATE THAT WAS
WAREHOUSING PEOPLE, THAT WASN'T
STABILIZING. IT WASN'T HELPING
THEM THRIVE. I'M CONCERNED,
WITHOUT THE PROPER GUARDRAILS TO
THIS BILL, AND THE FUTURE
PERMANENT BILL , THAT WE ARE
GOING TO BE WAREHOUSING PEOPLE
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ENSURING THAT
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN,
INDIVIDUALIZED ACCESS TO
RESOURCES AND AMENITIES THAT
THEY NEED TO STABILIZE SO THEY
CAN ACTUALIZE INTO HAVING A
BETTER LIFE. BY INCREASING THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE, BUT NOT THE
AMENITIES , THERE IS HIGH
POTENTIALITY FOR US TO BE DOING
THEM A DISSERVICE. SO THIS IS
THE MOST FLEXIBLE VERSION OF
MAYBE EVEN FOUR, MAYBE THREE
AFTER THIS AMENDMENT , WE WOULD
GREATLY LOVE YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT C
TO COUNSEL BILL 121195? COUNCIL
MEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS. WE ARE ON
VERSION 4. I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE
LIKE FIVE OR SIX OF THIS. I
REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU. I
WILL BACK UP LITTLE BIT AND SAY,
WHEN THIS LEGISLATION WAS FIRST
SAT DOWN, SOME OF MY INITIAL
QUESTIONS WERE NOT SO MUCH
AROUND RAISING THE CENSUS FROM
100 TO 150 , BUT QUESTIONS LIKE,
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO DO THIS
WELL ? IN PARTICULAR, FOR
LOCATION WHERE WE MIGHT BE
SERVING UP TO 250 PEOPLE. AS YOU
CAN TELL, BY SOME MY PREVIOUS
COMMENTS AROUND THE WORK THAT WE
DID AROUND THE PUBLIC SAFETY
PLANS AND THE STAFFING, IT'S MY
PREFERRED APPROACH , AS WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT HOW WE DO THIS
WELL, TO THINK ABOUT IT FROM A
DESIGN PERSPECTIVE. WHAT DOES IT
LOOK LIKE TO CREATE
NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS GREAT SAFETY? SO
THAT THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS CREEK
COMMUNITY, AS OPPOSED TO A
DIFFERENT APPROACH. WE HEARD
FROM PROVIDERS AND COMMITTEE
AROUND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CONCEPT
. WE HEARD FROM FOLKS NOT JUST
HERE IN SEATTLE, BUT WE HEARD
FROM SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE
OPERATING LARGER SHELTER
COMMUNITIES IN OTHER LOCATIONS.
FOR ME, THIS IS WHEN I REALLY
STRUGGLED WITH. WHAT DOES IT
LOOK LIKE TO GET THIS RIGHT? I
WILL TELL YOU, THE PROVISION IN
THIS AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR
THE SDC I DIRECTOR TO GO UP TO
75 IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I
BELIEVE IT'S A PROVISION THAT
SHOULD BE USED LIBERALLY AND THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS, SHOULD
THIS AMENDMENT PASSED . THAT
ALLOWS US TO HAVE MULTIPLE
COMMUNITIES WHILE STILL
PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY TO
PROVIDERS. I WANT TO THANK THOSE
FOLKS WERE HERE FOR THAT WORK.
THAT ENGAGEMENT TO CREATE THOSE
IMPROVEMENT. FOR THOSE REASONS,
I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS
REGARDING AMENDMENT C THAT IS
BEFORE US? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND , AS
COUNSELOR NUMBER SAKA SAID
EARLIER, THE COST IMPLICATIONS
FOR DIVIDING . I'M NOT REALLY
SURE WHAT IT MEANS TO DIVIDE.
FOR THE 150% SHELTER YOU ARE
GOING TO HAVE EXTRA AMENITIES
THERE? IS IT MORE ABOUT
AMENITIES? I JUST DON'T
UNDERSTAND ABOUT THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS. IS IT GOING TO BE
ENCLOSE SEPARATELY?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WILL RESPOND TO THE QUESTION
HERE. I'M GOING TO READ FROM
THE TEXT BECAUSE THE OTHER
VERSIONS OF THIS CLEARLY
REQUIRED A RATIO OF AMENITIES TO
UNITS . IF I WAS TO PUT A CODE,
A RATIO OF AMENITIES TO UNITS
THAT IT IS REQUIRED AT A CERTAIN
RATE. WITH THE CONTROLLED ACCESS
, I HAD TO GO BACK AND FORTH. I
WASN'T HERE WHEN CATALAN
PRINTED -- PRESENTED IT THE
FIRST TIME. I WAS THINKING
FLOWER BOXES. EITHER WAY, WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT CONTROL ACCESS ,
THAT'S WHERE YOU ARE CREATING A
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE PEOPLE HAVE
TO ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH ONE
ENTRYWAY. CONTROL CAN BE AS
SIMPLE AS A SIGN TO SAY,
VISITING HOURS ARE FROM 9:00
A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. CONTROL CAN A
RESIDENT ADVISOR FROM SOMEBODY
WHO MAYBE GETS AN EXTRA PERK
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR BEING A
RESIDENT ADVISOR. CONTROL COULD
BE A STAFF MEMBER SITTING THERE.
CONTROL CAN BE MANY DIFFERENT
THINGS . WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
SELF-CONTAINED , THAT'S STILL
PRETTY BROAD. STILL PRETTY
VAGUE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT
THERE ARE AMENITIES THAT PEOPLE
CAN ACCESS . THERE'S NO
QUALIFICATION ON RATIO. THERE'S
A QUALIFICATION ON WHERE THOSE
AMENITIES ARE PLACED. THERE'S
NO QUALIFICATION IN THAT WAY.
BUT IT IS SAYING THAT WE NEED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE , MY ALMOST
DOUBLING, AT LEAST 1.5 TIMES
WHAT WE HAVE DONE BEFORE . WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
PEOPLE. WE NEED TO BE BUILDING
AND DESIGNING THESE SHELTERS IN
A WAY WHICH DOES INCREASE
PEOPLE'S CONNECTIVITY TO THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN THE SHELTER.
IT INCREASES THEIR ABILITY TO
PRIVACY AND GET AWAY FROM OTHER
PEOPLE. IT INCREASES THEIR
ABILITY TO HAVE SPACE. THAT IS,
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AS YOU CAN
SEE, THIS LANGUAGE THAT IS BEING
PUT INTO CODE IS VERY FLEXIBLE
IN COMPARISON TO HOW
PRESCRIPTIVE WE COULD BE.
BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE THINGS I
JUST SAID COULD BE PUT INTO CODE
. AND I THINK THAT THEY COULD BE
MET WITH THE PROPER FUNDING. BUT
WITHOUT MORE TIME TO WORK ON
THIS LEGISLATION AND COME TO A
BETTER PLACE OF CONSENSUS WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY, THERE'S STILL
ENOUGH CONCERN THAT I THINK THE
MOST FLEXIBLE VERSION IS THE
CURRENTLY FORWARD TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU. SO, WHAT ABOUT
COST? IF IT'S ABOUT AMENITIES .
DID YOU COST THIS OUT? I'M JUST
CURIOUS.
>> THERE'S NO COMMENT ABOUT
AMENITIES IN THIS AMENDMENT.
>> WILL YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
MEETING IN BATHROOMS AND THE
LIKE AND SEPARATING OUT SO WE
COULD HAVE EXTRA.
>> WE SHOULD DO THAT. WE SHOULD
DO THAT, ABSOLUTELY. IT IS NOT
CODIFIED IN THIS AMENDMENT.
>> OKAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN
STRAUSS, I AM NOT SURE I
UNDERSTAND . IF IT'S 100
PEOPLE, OR 150 , AND YOU ARE
JUST GOING TO HAVE IT AND PUT A
FLOWER BOX, NOT REALLY
UNDERSTANDING, IT STILL SHELTER
WITH 150 PEOPLE. APOLOGIES. I
GUESS I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE?
AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO THE
AMENDMENT SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN STRAUSS,
AND EVERYONE. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA FOR THE AMENDMENTS. I
WANT TO START LIKE IT DID LAST
TIME, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FOR BRINGING UP NEW --
GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS AND THE
LIKE. I WOULD SAY, GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS, WAS THERE AN
ORDINANCE THEY BECOME LAW. THE
DEPARTMENTS DO NEED TO FOLLOW
THE LAW AND THEY DO NEED TO HAVE
AGREEMENTS. I WOULD ADD, WE, AS
A DEPARTMENT, OR WORKING ON THE
FOLLOW-UP. NEXT GENERATION, IF
YOU WILL. GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENT, WHICH IS THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENT AND
MITIGATION PLAN. IT'S GOING TO
BE DIFFERENT. IMPROVE UPON THE
HISTORY OF GOOD NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS. IT'S A TWO-STEP
PROCESS . WE ARE IN STEP ONE
RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING
REVIEW AND REPORT. I ALSO WANTED
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
FOR TALKING ABOUT SOBER LIVING .
AS YOU KNOW, HOUSING FIRST IS A
LOW BARRIER APPROACH. I WOULD
SAY, HOUSING FIRST, YES. IF
IT'S A PHOTO FINISH WITH
WRAPAROUND SERVICES. WE DO NEED
TO HAVE THOSE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES. CAN WE SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGING THOSE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES. ENCOURAGING THE
DECISION TOWARDS TREATMENT,
KNOWING THERE CAN BE MANY ROUNDS
OF TREATMENT BEFORE ANY TYPE OF
SUCCESS. ALSO , ON SOBER LIVING,
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS I
THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME
DEDICATED SOBER LIVING OPTIONS
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SEEKING
THAT. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT
LIVING IN A PERFECT WORLD . SOME
OF THESE LOCATIONS WILL PROBABLY
NOT BE CONDUCIVE SOMETIMES TO
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
WANTING A SOBER LIVING OPTION.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, BRINGING
UP THE TERMS AND THE NEIGHBOR
AGREEMENTS. ON THIS AMENDMENT I
APPRECIATE WHAT WAS GOING ON
HERE. IN TERMS OF MY EXPERIENCE,
IN TERMS OF SHELTERS AND WHAT
I'VE HAD IN THIS GENERAL AREA ,
AND I THINK THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS ARE GOING TO BE GOING
INTO THIS KIND OF NEIGHBORHOOD
SECTIONS IF YOU WILL. THE HANGUP
IS THE SELF-CONTAINED PART
BECAUSE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN
THE SENSE WE HAVE
SELF-CONTAINED, MAYBE A CERTAIN
ASPECT OF THE SERVICES OR
AMENITIES . IF YOU HAVE THREE OR
FOUR DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS ,
BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHY, SHAPES AND
EVERYTHING YOU CAN NECESSARILY
FIT EACH OF THOSE PIECES IN,
WHATEVER IT MAY BE. I'M A
LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE
LANGUAGE IN THE SENSE OF
ENFORCING THE AMENITY TO BE
RECKONED -- REPLICATED WHERE IT
MAY MAKE SENSE FOR CERTAIN
AMENITY OR SERVICE, WHATEVER IT
MAY BE, TO BE IN ONE LOCATION ,
MAY BE INDEPENDENT OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS, OR MAYBE ONE
VERSUS THE OTHERS. WITH THAT
REASON , I APPRECIATE WHAT'S
HAPPENING HERE. BUT I HUNG UP ON
THE SELF-CONTAINED NEIGHBORHOODS
BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF A
COMBINATION OF THE HOUSING PLUS
THE SERVICES, THE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES THAT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT. OTHERWISE, I
ENCOURAGE THE SERVICE PROVIDERS
TO CREATE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS SO
IT'S NOT A BIG BLOCK. AGAIN,
BASED ON MY CONVERSATIONS WITH
BENNY, I THINK THAT'S THE
DIRECTION TO GO TO AS WELL.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> ALSO, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. ARE THERE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS REGARDING
AMENDMENT C? COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK?
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR THIS
AMENDMENT AND YOUR WORK ON IT,
PARTICULARLY FROM LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING AND BRINGING TO FULL
COUNCIL. AND THANK YOU FOR
SPEAKING TO YOUR TENT. I SHARE
IN YOUR DESIRE TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE THAT IS LIVING ON THESE
SITES WILL BE LIVING WITH
DIGNITY. JUST FOR TODAY, I'VE
SEEN SOME OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS
AND HEARING CONSTERNATION FROM
OUR PARTNERS. I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING IT TODAY BUT I HOPE,
AS WE ENGAGE IN PERMANENT
LEGISLATION, WE WILL THOROUGHLY
THINK THROUGH HOW WE TACKLE THIS
. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNSEL FOR RINCK.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
REGARDING AMENDMENT C FOR
COUNCIL HILL 121195? COUNCILMAN
STRAUSS, A SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR CLOSING COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, YOU
STEWARDED THIS IN THE BEST WAY I
COULD ASK FOR. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH ME
TO IMPROVE ANY IDEAS I'VE HAD.
I HAVE HAD EVEN MORE AMENDMENT
IDEAS THAT I DIDN'T BRING IT
BECAUSE OF HOW YOU STEWARDED
THIS PROCESS AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE HOW YOU'VE DONE THIS
WORK. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU KNOW,
I'VE PASSED THE TWO BILLS OUT
OF MY COMMITTEE ALMOST A MONTH
AGO TO SUPPORT ADDING NEW
SHELTER CAPACITY WITHIN OUR CITY
. AT THAT TIME, I STATED THAT I
WAS GREATLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I
WAS SEEING HOMELESSNESS AT A
LEVEL THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN MY
DISTRICT IN QUITE SOME TIME.
SINCE THEN, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE.
WHEN WE SPOKE A MONTH AGO WE HAD
A GENTLEMAN WITH AN ACTUAL STOVE
PIPE COMING OUT OF HIS TENT. HE
HAS SINCE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE
HIS FINAL DESTINATION HAS BEEN,
FOLKS WERE REMOVED AND EVEN NEW
FOLKS, WHO WE HAVE NEVER SEEN IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE , WE'VE
SEEN THESE OTHER FOLKS BEFORE.
WE HAD COMPLETELY NEW PEOPLE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THAT EXACT
SAME SPOT AND IT'S ONLY A MONTH
LATER. MARVIN'S GARDEN, WHICH
IS WHERE THE BELLTOWER IS, OLD
CITY HALL IN BALLARD, HAD AN A
CAM IN IT THIS WEEKEND. I'VE
ASKED YOU NOT SEEN THAT SINCE
THE PANDEMIC. I HAVE ATTENDED
KIMMITT OF OVER 30 TIMES IN ONE
LOCATION IN MY DISTRICT. THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD AN IN
KIMMITT THAT LARGE SINCE WE
RESOLVED WOODLAND PARK IN
KIMMITT WITHOUT A SWEEP . YOU
CAN HEAR THAT I HAVE GREAT
CONSTERNATION AT THIS MOMENT.
THAT WE HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES
REALLY COME TO THIS LEVEL OF
SERIOUSNESS IN THE LAST FEW
MONTHS. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO ADDRESS
THE SITUATION. BUT WE ALSO
CAN'T STOP MIDSTREAM. AND IT
FEELS AS IF THE CITY HAS TAKEN A
PAUSE IN ADDRESSING HOMELESS. IN
THE WAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS. THAT GOES BACK
TO, I DON'T NEED TO GO BACK TO
THE NAVIGATION TEAM VERSUS THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM BUT WE TOOK
POLICE OUT OF THE LEAD ROLE IN
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS FOR GOOD
REASON. AND WHEN WE DID THAT WE
HAVE SEEN A LOT MORE HUMAN
CENTERED SUCCESS , A LOT MORE
HUMAN CENTERED SERVICES. I'M
CONCERNED THAT WE ARE PAUSING IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM RIGHT
NOW AND I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS LEGISLATION NOW. AS YOU CAN
TELL, WE WILL HAVE A MUCH MORE
ROBUST CONVERSATION WHEN WE GET
TO THE PERMANENT LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER,
FOR STEWARDING A WONDERFUL
PROCESS PICK
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRESS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
AMENDMENT C?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> THAT IS FOUR IN FAVOR AND
FIVE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION FAILS. AMENDMENT C
IS NOT ADOPTED. ARE THERE ANY
FINAL COMMENTS ON THE BILL? THE
BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED .
AMENDMENT A HAS PASSED. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL AS AMENDED ?
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO
TALK OVERALL. I WILL PASS IT TO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR THE
END, FOR YOUR COMMENTS IS THE
BILL SPONSOR. IS THAT OKAY? I
KNOW YOU'RE THE COMMITTEE
CHAIR. ALSO. WE WILL GO TO
COUNCIL MEMBER LYNN, FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
FOSTER FOR SPONSORING THIS.
THANK YOU, TO ALL THE
COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
THANKS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
FOR ACTING WITH URGENCY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, TEAR
POINT, THINGS APPEAR TO ONLY BE
GETTING MORE DIFFICULT IN THE
PAST FEW MONTHS. I'VE HEARD THAT
FROM MY DISTRICT, SOUTH SEATTLE.
I'M SAD TO REPORT , JUST ABOUT
A WEEK AGO , WE HAD AN ON HOUSE
TO NEIGHBOR THAT WAS KILLED IN
THE MT. BAKER AREA . JUST EARLY
THIS MORNING WE HAD AN RV THAT
HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED.
I SPOKE WITH THE RESIDENT OF
THAT RV AND HE WAS THANKFULLY
OKAY BUT HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN ARSON. WE SEE, AND
MANY OF OUR ON HOUSE TO
NEIGHBORS, THE SERIOUS PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES THAT THEY FACE AND
WHY IT IS SO CRITICAL THAT WE
GIVE THEM A DOOR , SOME
SECURITY, SAFETY AND SERVICES.
IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE ACT WITH
URGENCY , AS NEIGHBORS CONTINUE
TO ASK, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO
SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOODS, TO
SUPPORT OUR ON HOUSE NEIGHBORS.
I KEEP SAYING, THIS IS WHY
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S SURGEON
SHELTER WITH SERVICES AND I JUST
CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE START TO
SEE SOME OF THESE COME ONLINE.
I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE OPEN UP
IN THE INTERBAY IN WEST SEATTLE
AND JUST ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO
CONTINUE TO GROW THAT SUPPORT
AND TO FIND THE RESOURCES TO DO
SO. SO THANK YOU. AS MY
COMMITMENT AGAIN TO WORK WITH
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ON THE
PERMANENT LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LYNN. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IN GENERAL, I JUST
WANT TO REITERATE MY SUPPORT FOR
TINY HOME VILLAGES AND ENSURING
THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD FOR OUR
ON HOUSE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE
CITY. WITH THE RESOURCES , IT IS
MY HOPE TO HELP THEM GET
TREATMENT. I'M HOPING THAT
TREATMENT WILL BE A PART OF THE
MAYOR'S PLAN FOR THESE. THAT IS
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. I WANT
TO SEE PEOPLE SET UP FOR
SUCCESS. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
ALL OF OUR PROVIDERS IN THE
CITY. I APPRECIATE THE PROVIDERS
IN MY DISTRICT TO WORK WITH ME
WHILE I WAS WORKING ON THIS
LEGISLATION. AND I APPRECIATE
HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE
COALITION ON HOMELESS . BECAUSE
I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH
THEM AS WELL. THERE IS SO MUCH
ALIGNMENT HERE. WE ALL CARE
ABOUT HOUSING OUR ON HOUSE
NEIGHBORS. IT'S MY HOPE WE CAN
SET UP THESE SHELTERS QUICKLY ,
IN A MANNER THAT PROVIDES
SERVICES TO THE FOLKS INSIDE THE
SHELTERS SO THEY GET THEIR NEEDS
MET , AND IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES
FOR SAFE , TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR
OUR FOLKS THERE . AND IN A WAY
THAT IS SAFE FOR THE NEIGHBORS.
AND THE COMMUNITIES AND
NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THEM, SO
THAT WE REALLY ARE FOSTERING
GREAT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE
FOLKS THAT ARE HOUSED AT THE
TINY HOMES , AND THEIR
NEIGHBORS. I REALLY APPRECIATE
BEING ABLE TO MOVE ON THIS
QUICKLY. WE WILL HAVE MORE
OPPORTUNITY IN THE FUTURE TO
HAVE MORE TIME TO THINK THROUGH
, AND ALSO SEE HOW THIS GETS SET
UP QUICKLY, HOPEFULLY. AND WE
WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION BY
WHICH TO MAKE FUTURE DECISIONS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ,
FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I THINK I SAID
THIS BEFORE IN COMMITTEE. BUT I
WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN. THIS IS
INTERIM LEGISLATION THAT WAS
TRANSMITTED FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND I KNOW THAT THERE
WERE A LOT OF HANDPRINTS
EVERYWHERE ON THIS LEGISLATION
WHEN IT WAS FIRST TRANSMITTED.
BUT I WANT TO REALLY, REALLY
STRESS, AND I WROTE DOWN MY
THOUGHTS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE
SURE I GOT THIS RIGHT, TO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. I THINK
THAT SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED SOME
OF THE FINEST SHARED LEADERSHIP
AND PRINCIPLES THAT I HAVE
WITNESSED SO FAR , A LOT OF.
IT'S FAMILIAR TO ME BECAUSE
IT'S I WAS RAISED . REAL
LEADERSHIP, COOPERATION,
RELATIONSHIPS AND HONESTY. AND
WE'VE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS THE LEGISLATION AS IT
WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED AND
WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION SAID A
REAL HONEST, CANDID, TRANSPARENT
WAY , DONE WITH KINDNESS AND
RESPECT. THERE ARE AREAS IN
WHICH WE DIDN'T AGREE, AND I
APPRECIATED THAT SHE COULD COME
IN MY OFFICE AND SAY, I DON'T
GOT YOU ON THIS. BUT I'M LIKE,
OKAY, LET'S TALK IT THROUGH.
SHE TURNED ME AROUND ON A FEW
THINGS AND I APPRECIATED THAT.
WE HAD REAL OPPORTUNITIES TO
DISCUSS ALL OPTIONS TO SUPPORT
SHELTER EXPANSION, PROVIDE
SERVICES, LOOK AT PUBLIC SAFETY
. AND TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR
GREAT CITY AND OUR GREAT NEED TO
SHELTER THOSE , OUR FRIENDS, OUR
NEIGHBORS, OUR RELATIONS WERE ON
HOUSED. AND , ON A PERSONAL
NOTE, I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING.
TWO THINGS. LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, LIKE SHE SHARED, IN A
MINUTE OF VULNERABILITY, I TOO
GREW UP IN LOW INCOME HOUSING. I
KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GROW UP
WITH LACK OF RESOURCES, HEAT,
FOOD OR LACK OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
BE SUBJECTED TO CRIME, DRUGS AND
PREDATORY BEHAVIOR , AND EVEN
TRANSPORTATION. SO I UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN PEOPLE
DISCUSS, AS COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ELOQUENTLY STATED,
PEOPLE BEING WAREHOUSED. SO WE
DON'T MAKE THESE DECISIONS
LIGHTLY. WE DON'T MAKE THEM IN
A VACUUM. CERTAINLY, EVERYONE OF
US COME TO THIS DAIS , AS WE
SAY, WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE,
COMMON SENSE , OUR OWN SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTISE AND HOW WE
BELIEVE LEGISLATION CAN MOVE
FORWARD. BUT WHEN YOU SEE REALLY
GOOD LEADERS , LIKE COUNSELOR
FOSTER UP AND COMING,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, EVERY ONE OF YOU. I
WANT TO LEAVE ANY OF YOU OUT.
I'M JUST SAYING, EACH ONE OF
YOU HAD YOUR STRENGTHS AND WHAT
I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS
COUNSEL AS WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND HAVE
DISCUSSIONS WITHOUT
POLITICIZING, HUMILIATING OR
BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO EACH
OTHER. WITH THAT, I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THIS
LEGISLATION TODAY, WHICH I WILL
BE SUPPORTING. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I SHOULD SAY, THANK YOU, TO
COUNCILMEMBER LYNN. FROM THE
HOUSING COMMITTEE CHAIR , AND
ALSO YOUR SERVICE ON THE
COMMITTEE, THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
, FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
LEGISLATION. I WANTED TO NOTE
1st THAT SHELTER MUST BE PART OF
THE RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES
THAT WE SEE IN OUR STREET AND
ELSEWHERE IN OUR CITY. IT MUST
BE AN ALL HANDS ON DECK EFFORT.
AND I KNOW THAT. THAT'S WHY, IN
MY MEETING WITH THE POLICY
DIRECTOR AND OUR SENIOR POLICY
ADVISOR IS HERE WITH US, MR.
GRANT, THAT I SAID YES ON THE
WEST ARMORY WAY. AND IT WAS THE
ONLY ONE LISTED IN THE ORIGINAL
ANNOUNCEMENT ON THIS. BECAUSE WE
DO HAVE TO SHOW THE LEADERSHIP
ON THIS. AND ALSO TO BUILD ON
THE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD IN
TERMS OF SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS
WHERE THE INTEGRATED ALL OF
THESE DIFFERENT PIECES. I DO
HAVE TO SAY , I THINK IT WAS
RELATED TO A BUDGET QUESTION
WHEN THE MAYOR SAID HER PRIORITY
IS HOMELESSNESS, HOMELESSNESS,
HOMELESSNESS. I WOULD ARGUE
THAT'S WRONG. I WOULD ARGUE
SHOULD BE PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC
HEALTH, AND HOMELESSNESS. YOU
HAVE TO HAVE THOSE ELEMENTS.
PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH,
THE RESPONSE PIECE. ALSO, THE
HUMAN SERVICES PIECE. AND
OBVIOUSLY HOMELESSNESS WITH THE
PEACE. WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS
CONFERENCE OF APPROACH. THE
REASON WHY, PARTICULARLY FOR
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES, THE
CITYWIDE'S ARE GETTING CONSTANT
CONTACT ON THIS. I HAVE A
CONSTITUENT NAMED MIKE. HE SAYS
IN AN EMAIL , IT'S NOT JUST
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE GET EMAILS
WHEN I'M WALKING MY DOGS, COULD
BE ANYTHING WHERE WE GET PUBLIC
COMMENT. HE SAID, I WANT TO BE
CLEAR ABOUT MY POSITION. I
SUPPORT -- I DO NOT SUPPORT
CRIMINALIZING PEOPLE FOR BEING
POOR OR IN CRISIS. BUT I
STRONGLY OBJECT TO THE CITY
CONCENTRATING ON OTHER
HIGH-IMPACT COUNTS ARE --
SHELTER SITES WITHOUT CLEAR
PROTECTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
ALREADY LIVE AND WORK NEARBY. HE
SPOKE FURTHER ON IT. HE HAD
QUESTIONS HE WANTED ANSWERS ON.
BUT ONE THAT I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT, NUMBER THREE, WHO WAS
NAMED CITY CONTACT RESPONSIBLE
FOR URGENT NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS
ONCE THE SITE IS ACTIVE? WE HAVE
TO WORK THROUGH THESE PIECES TO
ENSURE THAT THIS CONNECTION
BETWEEN CITY GOVERNMENT , THE
CONSTITUENTS, THE RESIDENTS,
NEIGHBORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
CAN BE HEARD. HE ALSO NOTED THAT
RECENT COUNSEL DISCUSSION HAS
INCLUDED PROMISES AROUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENTS, PUBLIC
SAFETY, PLANNING, STAFFING AND
BETTER COMMUNICATION. I'M
ASKING YOUR OFFICE TO HELP
ENSURE THOSE PROMISES ARE NOT
JUST TALKING POINTS, BUT REAL
OBLIGATIONS WITH REAL
FOLLOW-THROUGH. I THINK THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHT , AND
TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PUBLIC COMMENT
. MY OFFICE, MYSELF AND MY
OFFICE, WE WILL BE WORKING THESE
PIECES, AS WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN
DOING. BECAUSE WE NEED AN
APPROACH THAT LOOKS TO OUR
NEIGHBORS WERE IN CRISIS WITH
COMPASSION. WE HAVE TO LEAD WITH
THAT COMPASSION FOR NEIGHBORS
CRISIS. BUT TO HIS POINT, WE
ALSO HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE TO LOOK
AT THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
COMMUNITIES. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE LIKE A GEOGRAPHIC
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT CAN ALSO BE
COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO MUST
INCORPORATE LESSONS LEARNED. AND
I KEEP MENTIONING THE SAFE RV
LOT. THE RV AND TINY HOME
VILLAGES, AND THE PIECES THAT
WERE PUT IN THERE TO INCLUDE THE
SERVICES PIECE. BUT ALSO, THE
SECURITY PIECES. AND I WOULD
ARGUE THAT WAS A SUCCESSFUL
ENTERPRISE , WHICH THEN LEADS TO
THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT WEST
ARMORY WAY. NOTHING BREEDS
SUCCESS IN THE AREA LIKE
SUCCESS. WE NEED TO BE WORKING
ON THESE PIECES. AS I HAVE ARTIE
KIND OF NOTED EARLIER , BUT ALSO
IN HIS FINAL NOTE, THIS IS IT
LAND-USE COMMITTEE BUT THIS IS
MUCH BROADER. I HEARD SOME
COMMENTS AND PUBLIC COMMENT NOT
VETTED THROUGH LAND-USE. SOME OF
THESE ARE LAND-USE. BUT THIS
ALSO REPRESENTS A MISMATCH
BETWEEN THE LAND-USE ELEMENTS
AND WHAT WE ARE DOING. BUT ALSO
THE NON-LAND-USE ELEMENTS.
REALLY, ELEMENTS OF THIS COULD
HAVE GONE THROUGH PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. IT ALMOST FEELS
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. HUMAN SERVICES AND
HOUSING. AND THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO REFLECT. MOVING
FORWARD WITH COMPREHENSIVE
PEACE, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT
THESE ELEMENTS ARE ALL GETTING
ADDRESSED IN A WAY THAT IS ALSO
GOOD GOVERNANCE ASPECT.
SOMETHING NOT SPOKEN TO TODAY,
BUT I WANT TO SPEAK TO IT RIGHT
NOW, THIS EFFORT THAT WE ARE
DOING HERE WITH THE SHELTER PLAN
CANNOT SUPPLANT THE REGIONAL
APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS THAT WE
HAVE EMBARKED UPON BECAUSE WE
TRULY HAVE A REGIONAL PROBLEM ON
THE STREETS AND OTHER AREAS OF
OUR CITY IN SEATTLE. WE HAVE A
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM ON
THE STREETS OF SEATTLE. AND WE
HAVE TO MAINTAIN THIS REGIONAL
APPROACH. WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN
THE OVERSIGHT ROLE THAT WE HAVE
IS A CITY THROUGH THIS REGIONAL
APPROACH TO THIS REGIONAL
PROBLEM. AND IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. YES, I'M TALKING
ABOUT THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY. OR, 2.0,
PROBABLY SAME NAME. WE HAVE TO
HAVE THESE PIECES. WE HAVE TO
HAVE THE ORIGINAL APPROACH. WE
HAVE HAVE THE OVERSIGHT PIECES.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A VOICE AND THAT
REGIONAL OVERSIGHT. AGAIN, NOT
MENTIONED TODAY. BUT IT'S
IMPORTANT TO DO SO. TO CLOSE, I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE, PUBLIC
SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND
HOMELESSNESS. I INVITE EVERYONE
TO LOOK AT THE 24 APRIL PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING, THE
CHAIR, TO THE BEGINNING WHERE I
SPOKE TO A SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE
TALKING TO LITTLE SAIGON . I
TALKED TO THESE PIECES, BUT ALSO
TALKED TO OTHER PICTURES. WHY
ARE WE STILL HEREAFTER MAYOR
MURRAY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY
BACK IN 2015. I SPOKE TO BEING A
CITY OF TWO MINDS. WE ARE OF TWO
MINDS IN A LOT OF WAYS, THAT
PARALYZES US. THE FOLLOW-THROUGH
AND THE FOLLOW-UP HASN'T BEEN
THERE OVER THIS LAST DOZEN
YEARS, NEARLY DOZEN YEARS. I
SPEAK TO THESE PIECES AND I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RAISE
THIS AND MAKE IT PUBLIC.
OTHERWISE, WE CAN BE HERE A
DECADE FROM NOW AND WE WILL
STILL BE IN THE SAME POSITION. I
WANT TO GET TO THE PLACE WHERE I
HEAR ALL THE SERVICE PROVIDERS,
WHICH I HEAR ON A REGULAR BASIS,
ACROSS THE BOARD. AND GET TO A
POINT WHERE THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED
IN THEIR MISSION TO HELP THE
PEOPLE. AND WE'VE GOT TO THE
PLACE WHERE WE ARE BEYOND HAVING
THESE PIECES BECAUSE WE HAVE THE
LONG-TERM SET RESPONSE FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS, AND OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS IN CRISIS. THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LYNN AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR THE
MAIN LEAD.
>> ALSO, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I GIVE
IT TO THE COUNCIL SPONSOR? I
WILL SAY THIS SO YOU HAVE THE
LAST WORDS, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, I WANT TO THANK YOU , AS
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ SAID, FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND STEWARDING
THIS PROCESS. HAVING
CONVERSATIONS BEHIND THE SCENES.
LITERALLY, ALL OF THE WORK THAT
IT TAKES TO GO INTO EACH AND
EVERY COUNCILMEMBER'S OFFICE TO
STEWARD THIS LEGISLATION AND GET
INTO A REALLY GREAT PLACE. I
KNOW THIS IS INTERIM. WE WILL
TALK ABOUT THE WORK PLAN COMING
FORWARD. JUST REALLY, REALLY
WANT TO GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS ON
THE STEWARDSHIP OF THIS ON THE
SECOND FLOOR. SO THANK YOU. I
ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
LIN FOR GOING TO THE COMMITTEE.
I WILL TELL YOU THIS, YOU HAVE
BEEN A WORKHORSE SINCE WE
STARTED. ALL OF THE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT HAVE COME
THROUGH LAND-USE AND SOMETIMES
FELL INTO YOUR LAP. THAT HAS
BEEN A LOT. PEOPLE SEE US PASS
LEGISLATION THROUGH YOUR
COMMITTEE. ALL OF THE BACKWARD
THAT HAPPENS, THE MEETINGS . I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, AND HIGHLIGHT
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN AN ABSOLUTE
WORKHORSE ON THAT. SO THANK YOU.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO VOTE ON THIS
LEGISLATION TODAY. I DO WANT TO
SAY TOO THINGS. THE PERMANENT
WORK PLAN, NUMBER ONE,
PROVIDERS. THERE ARE PROVIDERS
THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED AT THE
TABLE IN THE BEGINNING THAT ARE
NOT IN THIS ROOM THAT HAVE HAD
TONS OF MEETINGS WITH THAT NEED
TO BE AT THE TABLE WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT PERMANENT
LEGISLATION . BECAUSE THEY HAVE
TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS TOO.
THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO,
THE WHOLE PIECE OF HUMAN
SERVICES. WHEN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT PLACEMENT OF SHELTERS
WE'VE GOT TO INCLUDE FOOD
BANKS, MEAL PROGRAMS, MENTAL
HEALTH PROVIDERS, HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS. FOLKS THAT ARE THE
WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO A LOT OF
THESE TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS THAT
HAVE WANTED TO BE INCLUDED IN
THESE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE IT
IMPACTS THEM AS WELL. AND AS WE
ARE PROVIDING MORE RESOURCES TO
THE FOLKS THAT ARE PROVIDING THE
SHELTER THAT WE ALSO NEED TO
PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE FOLKS
THAT ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICES
TO THE PEOPLE AS WELL. THAT IS
ONE THING THAT I HEARD AS WELL.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO SAY THIS, MY
PRIORITY FOR THE SHELTERS ,
FAMILY AND CHILDREN, THERE ARE A
TON OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
THAT WE WE DO NOT SEE ON THE
STREETS. THEY ARE SLEEPING ON
CARS, THEY ARE SLEEPING ON
SOFAS, THERE ARE 20 FAMILY
MEMBERS SLEEPING IN A HOME RIGHT
NOW, WE HAVE KIDS THAT ARE TAKEN
OUT OF SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY DO
NOT HAVE PLACES TO GO. WE HAVE
PARENTS ARRANGING RIDES FOR KIDS
THAT LIVE IN SEPARATE PLACES
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
BEDS FOR THEM. I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT MY GOAL IS FOR US
TO RE-CENTER OUR FOCUS ON OUR
FAMILIES AND OUR KIDS THAT ARE
IMPACTED. BECAUSE IT IS HARD FOR
KIDS TO SWITCH THREE OR FOUR
SCHOOLS IN ONE SCHOOL YEAR AND
WE EXPECT THEM TO GET GOOD
GRADES , AND WE EXPECT THEM TO
FUNCTION PROPERLY. THAT IS MY
PRIORITY IN THIS. AND I WILL BE
WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THAT AND
MAKING SURE THAT I BEAT THE DRUM
LOUD AND CLEAR ABOUT OUR
FAMILIES AND OUR BABIES AND OUR
CHILDREN. OTHER THAN THAT,
COLLEAGUES, I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE
TIRED OF HEARING US TALK. I SEE
PEOPLE SAY YES. COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, FOR THE LAST WORDS
BEFORE WE VOTE?
>> I'M SORRY, MISS EVENT. I
HAVE A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS
HERE. THINK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT . AND YOU MENTIONED
THE WORKHORSE THAT IS
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. THAT'S WHY
WE CALL YOU COACH LIN .
ALTHOUGH, THAT FEELS LIKE A
DIFFERENT MEETING AT THIS POINT.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE WITH
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ON MY
MIND THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS . I
KNOW THAT SOMETIMES ON THE DAIS,
AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WORK
THAT WE ARE DOING, THEY'RE SORT
OF AN INTER-'S PERSONAL OF
FOLKS THAT WE HAVE HAD. THE
LEGISLATION WE ARE ABOUT TO VOTE
ON IS FOCUSED ON EXPANSION FOR
OUR SANCTIONED NICK EMMONS FOR
TINY HOUSES AND RVs. I WANT TO
CONTINUE TO REITERATE THAT SO WE
HAVE THAT LEVEL OF CLARITY
AROUND WHAT THIS LEGISLATION
ALLOWS AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE
SITES THAT ARE OPERATED WITH
SKILLED PROVIDERS. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE ARE VERY CLEAR
ON THAT AS WE CLOSE OUT. AND
THEN WHEN I WANT TO SAY IS, I
LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M
WALKING DISTANCE FROM THREE
SHELTER LOCATIONS, ONE THAT IS
ACTUALLY GETTING READY TO OPEN
UP. THE ONE THAT'S GETTING
READY TO OPEN UP HAS BEEN
DELAYED FOR QUITE A WHILE. I
HAVE BEEN EXCITED TO SEE, IN
RECENT WEEKS, ACTION HAPPENING
AT THAT LOCATION WHERE THERE'S
UNITS THAT ARE GETTING BROUGHT
INTO THE SITE AND UNITS THAT ARE
GETTING BUILT ON THE SITE. HE
REMINDED ME THAT, OVER THE
SUMMER, I WENT TO A COMMUNITY
MEETING FOR THAT LOCATION AND
THERE WAS NEIGHBORS WHO CAME
FROM THE COMMUNITY WHERE THIS
SHELTER LOCATIONS OPENING UP.
AND THERE WAS ALSO NEIGHBORS WHO
CAME THAT LIVED NEARBY ANOTHER
TINY HOME VILLAGE AND ANOTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT WE HEARD SO
CLEARLY FROM THOSE NEIGHBORS WHO
LIVE BY THE EXISTING TINY HOME
VILLAGE WAS ABOUT THE BENEFITS
TO THEIR COMMUNITY. NEIGHBORS
TALKED ABOUT , SOMEBODY SAID,
WHEN SOMETHING IS BROKEN I GO
AND I CHECK. I TALKED TO
SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN THE TINY
HOME VILLAGE BECAUSE HE IS SUPER
HANDY AND KNOWS HOW TO FIX
EVERYTHING. SOMEBODY ELSE SAID,
WE HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED WHAT
THIS VILLAGE HAS MEANT TO OUR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE'S MORE
PEOPLE WALKING AROUND. SOME HE
SAID THEY HAD AN EXPERIENCE
WHERE THEIR HOME WAS BROKEN INTO
AND IT WAS THE PERSON WHO LIVED
IN THE TINY HOME VILLAGE WHO
ACTUALLY CALLED 911 BECAUSE THEY
WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
THEY HAD BUILT THIS RELATIONSHIP
AND THEY WERE SHOWING UP AND
TAKING CARE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND US OF
THOSE EXPERIENCES. AND THAT KIND
OF COMMUNITY. WHEN I THINK ABOUT
THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AND
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE
PASSED ON THIS LEGISLATION , I
HAVE SAID THIS WHOLE TIME, MY
UNDERLYING GOAL IS TO ENSURE WE
PASS THIS LEGISLATION AND WE
HAVE THIS FIRST YEAR OF
EXPANSION IN A WAY THAT IS SO
SUCCESSFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
CONTINUE THIS EXPANSION. BECAUSE
WE KNOW THE WORK THAT WILL
HAPPEN IN THIS FIRST YEAR IS
GOING TO BE CRITICAL AND WE ALSO
KNOW WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO
CONTINUE IN YEARS TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE TO CONTINUE THAT
EXPANSION. SO THAT IS MY HOPE
WITH THIS LEGISLATION.
COLLEAGUES, I APPRECIATE YOUR
DEEP, DEEP ENGAGEMENT THROUGH
THIS PROCESS AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO THE VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR
FOSTER. COLLEAGUES, IF THERE'S
NO FURTHER COMMENT WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE BILL BEFORE US AS AMENDED?
THANK YOU.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSE.
>> THE BILL PASSES . WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
THAT IS A CLAP FOR PEOPLE NOT
TALKING ANYMORE. THAT'S WHAT
EVERYONE CLAPPED ON. WE HAVE TWO
MORE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I WILL
HAVE THE CLERK READ BOTH SIX AND
SEVEN ON THE AGENDA AND I WILL
PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER
TO ADDRESS BOTH OF THEM. AND
THEN WE WILL GO ON THEM
SEPARATELY. COLLEAGUES, WE WILL
GET DONE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER .
JODI?
>> AGENDA ITEM 6, RESOLUTION
32200. A RESOLUTION CREATING AN
ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT IN
THE COLUMBIA HILLMAN CITY
NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE . AND
AGENDA ITEM 7, RESOLUTION 32201.
A RESOLUTION CREATING AN ARTS
AND CULTURAL DISTRICT IN THE
GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD OF
SEATTLE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS COUNCIL ADOPTED
RESOLUTIONS.
>> ALSO, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO READ , OR ADDRESS
ITEMS SIX AND SEVEN. WE WILL
VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY. THANK
YOU.
>> FANTASTIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. CALLINGS,
I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE GET AN
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT MAKES OUR CITY
SO SPECIAL, WHICH IS ARTS.
BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE TWO PIECES
OF LEGISLATION THAT PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF COMMITTEE TO
CREATE THE GEORGETOWN ARTS AND
CULTURAL DISTRICT , AND TO
RECONFIRM THE COLUMBIA HILLMAN
ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT. WE
HEARD , IN COMMITTEE, ABOUT HOW
GEORGETOWN HAS BEEN A
DISTINCTIVE CREATIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WASN'T JUST
BUILT FOR ARTISTS, BUT WAS BUILT
BY ARTISTS. AND IT'S A PLACE
WHERE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY AND
ACTIVE ARTS ALL COME TOGETHER IN
A WAY THAT IS REALLY UNIQUE. AND
I WILL JUST SAY, HAT AND BOOTS
IN HERE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
KNOWS WHAT TALKING ABOUT AS ONE
OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND FUN
LANDMARKS IN OUR CITY. WILL ALSO
BE VOTING ON THE COLUMBIA
HILLMAN CITY ARTS AND CULTURAL
DISTRICT. THIS IS A
RECONFIRMATION OF WORK THAT HAS
BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2016. I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK
THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING BY THE
SOUTHEAST SEATTLE COMMUNITY, AS
WELL AS THE GEORGETOWN
ASSOCIATION OF ARTS AND CULTURE,
AS WELL AS OUR OFFICE OF ARTS
AND CULTURE FOR BRINGING THIS
RESOLUTION FORWARD. I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO ENSURING THAT THIS
DESIGNATION HELPS SUPPORT OUR
ARTISTS AND CREATIVE CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES ALL AROUND SEATTLE.
AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING ITEMS SIX AND SEVEN?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU . I WILL BE BRIEF.
AS A COUNCILMEMBER WHO IS
HONORED AND LUCKY TO REPRESENT
ONE OF THESE TWO AREAS,
GEORGETOWN, I'VE GOT TO SPEAK
ON IT. FIRST OFF, THE
DESIGNATION AND GEORGETOWN
HONORS THE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
WORK THAT COMMUNITY HAS PUT IN ,
A COMMUNITY , AS COUNSELOR
FOSTER NOTED, A COMMUNITY OF
ARTISTS , ALSO INCLUDES
RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND LEADERS
THAT RECOGNIZES GEORGETOWN IS A
VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD . THAT IT
IS. AND A CRITICAL PART OF OUR
CITY'S CREATIVE ECONOMY. I ALSO
WANT TO NOTE AND HIGHLIGHT THE
FACT THAT GEORGETOWN HAS ,
HISTORICALLY, BEEN AN
UNDERSERVED, OVERBURDENED,
POLLUTED INDUSTRIAL AREA THAT
HAS BEEN FORCED TO ABSORB MANY
OF THE UNWANTED ASPECTS OF OUR
URBAN INDUSTRIALIZATION EFFORTS.
SO THIS ARTS AND CULTURAL
DESIGNATION IS ONE SMALL STEP .
BUT AN IMPORTANT ONE , TOWARDS
RIGHTING THE WRONGS. I'M
EXCITED BECAUSE I THINK THIS
DESIGNATION WILL UNLOCK NEW
INVESTMENT TO ENSURE THAT
ARTISTS AND CREATIVE'S WHO
HELPS BUILD THIS COMMUNITY
CONTINUE TO GET TO DO SO. AND
THRIVE. I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT BOTH OF THESE
RESOLUTIONS. A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT
TO MY GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU PICK
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
REGARDING SIX OR SEVEN BEFORE
US? ALSO. WE WILL THOUGH ON THE
SEPARATELY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON ITEM
NUMBER SIX? WHICH IS RESOLUTION
32200 , FOR AN ARTS AND CULTURAL
DISTRICT IN COLUMBIA HILLMAN
CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> NIGHT IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSE.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? COLLEAGUES, WE WILL
THOUGH ON [ ROLL CALL
]RESOLUTION 32201, WHICH IS
RESOLUTION CREATING AN ARTS AND
CULTURAL DISTRICT IN GEORGETOWN
NEIGHBORHOOD WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>>
>> NIGHT IN FAVOR, NOT A POST.
>> RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
COLLEAGUES, THERE WAS NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR AN INTRODUCTION
OR ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
MORE BUSINESS TO COME FOR THE
COUNCIL TODAY? LEFT AND RIGHT.
THIS IS A QUICK REMINDER THAT ON
THE MEETING ON MAY 26th IS
CANCELED. SO THE MEETING ON MAY
26th IS CANCELED. THAT IS NEXT
TUESDAY. IT IS CANCELED. WE ALSO
WILL NOT HAVE A COUNCIL BRIEFING
ON MONDAY, THE 25th, BECAUSE
THAT IS MEMORIAL DAY. NO MEETING
ON MONDAY AND NO MEETING ON
TUESDAY. WE WILL RESUME HERE ON
JUNE 2nd, WHICH IS TUESDAY AT
2:00 P.M. TUESDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
AT JUNE 2nd. WE SAID THIS IN
COUNCIL BRIEFING. BEFORE I GO ,
I'M VERY EXCITED FOR US TO
RECOGNIZE MEMORIAL DAY WITH THE
REST OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR
NATION. I KNOW IT'S NOT
VETERANS DAY. WE DO HAVE TWO
VETERANS THAT SERVED HERE ON
COUNSEL BUT WE KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE ALL PROBABLY LOST FRIENDS
AND PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVED WITH
WHO HAVE SACRIFICED AND GAVE
THEIR LIFE FOR THIS COUNTRY. WE
ARE JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. IT'S NOT JUST A
HOLIDAY. FOR US TO MEMORIALIZE
FOLKS THAT HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIFE
TO THIS COUNTRY. WE JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU. ANYWAYS, IF
THERE'S NOT FURTHER COMMENTS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA , THE NEXT
COUNCIL MEETING IS JUNE 2nd.
I'M HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS. WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT
IS 4:54 P.M. THANK YOU.
>>