MORNING, THE APRIL 9, 2026 OF
THE GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
PLEASE CALL THE
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ROLL.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT.
>> THERE ARE FOUR PRESENT , FOUR
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS EXCUSED.
WILL COME TO THE GOVERNANCE AND
UTILITIES COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A
PACKED AGENDA SO WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO ALL ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. THANK YOU ALL WHO SHOWED
UP. WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES WITH OUR ONLINE
SIGN-UP, LOOKING FORWARD TO
HEARING OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
WE ARE NOW CONSIDERING THE
AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. THE
ADOPTION. WE ARE NOW GOING TO
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD
BE RELATED TO THE ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA OR BE WITHIN THE
PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. CLERK,
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE.
>> CURRENTLY WE HAVE ZERO IN
PERSON SPEAKERS AND FOUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> EVERY SPEAKER WILL GET TWO
MINUTES. I WILL READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS. PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL BE MODERATED. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. STARTING WITH
THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS, WE HAVE
NONE SO WE WILL JUMPED TO
ONLINE. IF YOU HAVE NOT
REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD
LIKE TO YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE
THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. WHEN SPEAKING PLEASE
BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND
THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH
10 SECONDS OR LESS, EXCUSE ME,
10 SECONDS -- THANK YOU, THAT IS
THE SOUND , YOU MIGHT HEAR THAT
SOUND. AND THAT IS 10 SECONDS.
AND YOU STILL HAVE TIME. PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN. WE'RE
GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKERS. AND LOOKING ONLINE, IT
LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE
THAT HAVE SIGNED UP BUT THEY ARE
NOT PRESENT. CAN I.T. CONFIRM IF
ANY OF THE SPEAKERS ARE PRESENT?
>> WE ARE WORKING ON THE ISSUE
RIGHT NOW. THIS MIGHT TAKE A
WHILE.
>> THINK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE
GOING TO BE AT EASE UNTIL WE
KIND OF FIGURE OUT THE ONLINE
THING. JUST BEAR WITH US. I
DON'T HAVE ANY GOOD JOKES.
>> YOU MAY WANT TO RECESS FOR A
FEW MINUTES.
>> SO WE ARE GOING TO BE IN
RECESS. THANK YOU, WE ARE GOING
TO RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. I'M
DOING MATH IN MY HEAD. AT 9:41
AM WE WILL BE BACK HERE. WE ARE
JUST GOING TO TAKE A RECESS.
THANK YOU.
>> [ MUSIC ]
>> WE WILL ANSWER PUBLIC COMMENT
WHEN THAT COMES. SOUNDS GOOD.
AWESOME. OKAY. I.T., CAN YOU
CONFIRM IF THE PEOPLE I SEE ON
THIS DOCUMENT TO PRESENT ARE
ALLOWED TO SPEAK?
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 50%
OF THE REGISTRANTS ON LINE. SO
IF YOU WANT TO PROCEED I'M SURE
WE CAN GO FORWARD FROM HERE.
>> WE CAN START. OKAY. THANK
YOU. WE WILL DO THAT. DO WE HAVE
ANY SIGN-UPS IN PERSON? AWESOME.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH HER
ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. I DO
SEE JUNE BLUE SPRUCE, PRESS STAR
SIX. WE WILL PUT TWO MINUTES UP.
WE HAVE TO TAKE THE ROLE. MY
BAD. I'M JUMPING INTO STUFF.
ONCE I. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. WE'RE GOING TO RESTART
THE MEETING. THANK YOU.
>>>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE FOUR PRESENT.
>> THREE PRESENT AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS ON HER
WAY. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT. I SEE JUNE.
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> LOUD AND CLEAR.
>> OKAY. I WANT TO THANK THOSE
WHO RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO
PREVIOUS COMMENTS. MY MESSAGE TO
THE COUNCIL, DO NOT FURTHER
RELAX AND PERMIT THE
PROTECTIONS. SEATTLE USED TO BE
A WEST COAST LEADER IN
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. NOW WE
BEING PRESSURED TO DEREGULATE
INVAR MENTAL STANDARDS AND
DEVELOP MORE HOUSING. THE PR
CAMPAIGN TO MAKE TREES THE ENEMY
OF THE ELEMENT IN HOUSING IS
BASED ON LIES WE CAN NO LONGER
AFFORD TO ACT ON. CLIMATE
CHANGES HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT IN
ARE MUCH HOTTER SUMMERS AND
WINTERING STORMS. DROUGHT AND
FLOODING. IN WINTER SEATTLE HAVE
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] PUTTING A
HIGHER STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM WITH
STREAM CAPACITY. THE CITY AND
RATEPAYERS ARE SPENDING MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS NOW JUST TO PREVENT
THE WORST IMPACT. LARGE MATURE
TREES, ESPECIALLY CONIFERS, DO
THIS WORK FOR FREE AND HAVE
HUNDREDS OF OTHER HEALTH
BENEFITS. WHEN THEY ARE CUT FOR
DEVELOPMENT THE CITY CREATES
PROBLEMS IT CAN'T SOLVE AND
EXPENSES THAT RATEPAYERS CAN'T
AFFORD. PLEASE TAKE THESE
ACTIONS. IMPLEMENT NEW AND
RETAINED TREES AS STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT LIKE OTHER CITIES.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. OTHER
WASHINGTON CITIES HAVE DONE
THIS. ALL THE DATA REQUIRED TO
DO THE CALCULATION ARE AVAILABLE
IN THE ARBORIST REPORTS. PLEASE
REQUIRE NEW AND RETAINED TREES
IN ALL BMP APPLICATIONS AS IN
THE BOSTON CODE. REJECT A
PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE THRESHOLD
FROM 2000 TO 5000 ON FLOW
CONTROL REGULATIONS -- OPACITY
CONSTRAINED AREAS. AND CORRECT
THIS STATEMENT . "BECAUSE MUCH
OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY
DEVELOPED IN ITS ORIGINAL
HABITANTS -- SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER
OR ILLUMINATED THE POTENTIAL FOR
THREAT DURING -- TO BE PRESENT
SEATTLE IS LOW. SEVEN RESIDENTS,
KILLER WHALES THREATENED THE
SALMON CURRENTLY AND
HISTORICALLY DO NOT HAVE LOW
CHANCES OF BEING PRESENT
ALTHOUGH --
>> THANK YOU, JUNE. NEXT WE HAVE
SANDY. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO
MUTE YOURSELF -- UNMUTE
YOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS HERE.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR TAKING MY COMMENT. YOU
MAY KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE
COULDN'T GET THROUGH THIS
MORNING FOR SOME TECHNICAL
ISSUES. SO, WE THOUGHT ABOUT 30
PEOPLE WOULD BE COMMENTING, I
THINK IT WILL BE MUCH FEWER.
WHICH MIGHT BE NICE FOR YOU.
ANYWAY, AGAIN, SANDY WITH TREE
ACTION SEATTLE. ASKING THAT CB
121910 BE RECOGNIZE THAT TREES
MANAGE STORMWATER. I THINK
PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY KNOWS THE
TREES DO THIS, SO IT IS COMMON
SENSE TO HAVE OUR STORMWATER
CODE ACKNOWLEDGE IT. IN THE
MEETINGS LEADING UP TO THIS
BILL, STATE ECOLOGY WOULD
REQUIRE THIS. BUT ECOLOGY SAID
THE CITY WOULD AND NOW IT'S NOT
IN THE BILL YOU WILL DISCUSS
TODAY. OTHER WASHINGTON CITIES
GIVE CREDIT FOR BOTH RETAINED
TREES AND DO TREES IN STORMWATER
CALCULATIONS ON NEW PROJECTS.
AND THIS ISN'T HARD OR
EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THERE IS
ALREADY A SIMPLE FORMULA USED
NATIONWIDE. BASED ON THE TREES
SIZE AND CONDITION. BESIDES
OTHER WASHINGTON CITIES,
NATIONALLY, OTHER CITIES ALSO
ALREADY DO THIS INCLUDING
BOSTON. PLEASE AMEND THIS BILL
TO INCLUDE THIS BASIC PIECE OF
INFORMATION. SO CITY PLANNERS
HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE TOOLS
THEY NEED FOR DECISION-MAKING ON
PROJECTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, SANDY. AND ALL THE
PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO GET
THROUGH, YOU CAN SEND YOUR
COMMENTS TO COUNCIL, WE GET THAT
EMAIL. RUTH WILLIAMS, STAR 62
UNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS RUTH
WILLIAMS AND I AM SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF ALLIANCE WITH REGARD
TO COUNCIL BILL 21190. WE ARE
PLEASED STEPS BEING TAKEN TO
KEEP OUT OF OUR STREAMS, LAKES .
THANK YOU. WE ALSO APPRECIATE
YOUR BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE
DOCUMENT, THAT WAS A TREAT TO
SEE. AND YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THE
VALUE OF URBAN ECOSYSTEMS IN
MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE. SO I
WON'T DWELL ON THE VALUE OF
URBAN ECOSYSTEMS SO FAR AS
CLIMATE CHANGES CONCERNED. I
WILL TALK ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS
OF URBAN HABITAT. THE CHECKLIST
STATES OUR LANDSCAPE IS NOW SO
ALTERED AND DAMAGED THAT THE
LIKELIHOOD OF ENDANGERED OR
THREATENED SPECIES STILL BEING
HERE IS LOW. IN FACT, IT'S
COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE
STILL SOME SHENANIGANS OTHER
RESIDENT KILLER WHALES HANGING
ON. ARE WE TO JUST LOOK AWAY?
LET'S PROTECT THESE SMALL LAKE
BUFFER ZONES BY NOT RAISING 2000
TO 5000 SQUARE FEET THE
ALLOWANCE FOR UNTREATED RUNOFF.
LET'S BOOST THE HABITAT VALUE
OF STREAMS AND A SMALL LAKES
WITH LOTS OF NATIVE TREES AND
UNDERSTORY THAT PROVIDE CLEAN,
COOL STORMWATER. WE URGE YOU TO
PAY ATTENTION TO SENATE BILL 804
, SPONSORED BY SIX DEMOCRATS AND
ONE REPUBLICAN, THAT WOULD'VE
RAISED $5 MILLION IN BONDS BY
PUTTING TAX AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES. THE INCOME WOULD BE
TAKEN FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND
REDIRECTED TO RESTORING SALMON
PASSAGE FOR A PERIOD OF 15
YEARS. THIS ONE OR A SIMILAR ONE
IS LIKELY TO RETURN NEXT
SESSION. LET'S SUPPORT WITH THE
STATE IS TRYING TO DO FOR
SALMON. THE OUR CEO, STATES
RECREATION CONSERVATION OFFICE,
IS OFFERING GRANTS TO SUPPORT
SALMON RECOVERY. DO THIS RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, RUTH. DAVID
FOLLOWED BY LEAH AND JULIE.
DAVID, STAR SIX FOLLOWED BY LEAH
HALL. WE SEE YOU OFF OF MUTE.
NOW YOU ARE ON MUTE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> YES.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DAVE, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. HERE
WE GO AGAIN. ANOTHER REQUEST
FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
THAT WILL MAKE HOUSING MORE
AFFORDABLE. NOW IT IS THE STORM
WATER. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME
HISTORY. THREE YEARS AGO THEY
TOLD US IF THEY CUT DOWN ALL THE
TREES IN OUR PROPERTY
UNDERDEVELOPMENT HOUSING WOULD
BE MORE AFFORDABLE. A
LEGISLATION DIDN'T SAY THAT BUT
THAT IS THE EFFECT. LOOK AT THE
INTEL DEVELOPMENT AND YOU WILL
SEE PROPERTIES WITH NO TREES.
THAN THEY CONVINCED THE STATE TO
PASS HB 1110 IN SEATTLE WANT
EVEN FURTHER TO INCREASE DENSITY
WITH THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN.
ULTIMATELY THIS WAS TO MAKE
HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE . I'M
NOT SEEING MUCH MIDDLE HOUSING,
JUST ONE MILLION-DOLLAR TO TO
MIND OUR TOWNHOUSES AND 95% HARD
SKI. HARDLY A TREE OR SHRUB.
THEN THEY CONVINCE THE COUNCIL
TO LOWER THE STANDARDS THE
MANDATED. MAKING HOUSING MORE
AFFORDABLE. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT
HAPPENED. NOW THEY WANT TO
CHANGE THE STORMWATER CODE SO
THE HOUSING COULD BE MORE
AFFORDABLE. HOW MANY TIMES TO BE
GO THROUGH THIS CLAIM OF
PRODUCING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ?
WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IS
SEATTLE IS LOSING MATURE TREES
AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS BEING
DEGRADED. ONE OF THE MAIN
REASONS PEOPLE MOVE HERE IS
BECAUSE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL
ENVIRONMENT. BUT ALL OF THESE
REQUESTS TO CHANGE CITY CODE ARE
DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR
HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS IN OUR
CITY AND OUR WATERWAYS. I AM
ASKING COUNCIL TO DO ITS WORK
AND NOT REDUCE THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE STORMWATER CODE. PLEASE
PROTECT OUR TREES TO PROTECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT. AS THE SAYING GOES,
FULL ME ONCE, SHAME ON THE
DEVELOPERS. FOOL ME FOUR TIMES,
SHAME ON THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL
AND SDCI. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK.
>> NEXT WE HAVE LEAH HALL
FOLLOWED BY JULIE, STAR SIX TWO
UNMUTE.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
TAKING MY COMMENTS. MY NAME IS
LEAH HALL. I AM SPEAKING IN
REGARDS TO THE 2026 STORMWATER
CODE UPDATE. I CURRENTLY SERVE
ON THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
BUT I AM NOT SPEAKING AT ALL
TODAY ON BEHALF OF. I AM
SPEAKING AS A RESIDENT AND
PARENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN. WE
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
PEOPLE WHOSE TREATY PROTECTED
RIGHTS TO FISH PENS AND HEALTHY
SALMON RUN. THIS OBLIGATION IS
REINFORCED BY TREATY LAW AND THE
DECISION WHICH HAS BEEN
INTERPRETED TO REQUIRE NOT JUST
ACCESS TO SALMON BUT PROTECTION
OF THE HABITAT NECESSARY FOR THE
SALMON TO SURVIVE. THAT HABITAT
DEGRADATION CAN VIOLATE THOSE
TREATY RIGHTS. I APPRECIATE THAT
THIS ORDINANCE IDENTIFIES KNOWN
AS HARMFUL TO SALMON AND COMMITS
TO IMPROVE STORMWATER TREATMENT,
RIGHT NOW IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT
NOT OPERATIONALIZED IN CODE.
I'M ASKING FOR THREE THINGS.
THE FIRST, ESTABLISH A CLEAR
HIERARCHY OF PRESERVING EXISTING
MATURE TREES FOR ALL THE
BENEFITS WE KNOW THAT GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDES FOR
STORMWATER RUNOFF. MINIMIZE THE
DISTURBANCE OF EXISTING TREES
AND ONLY THEN RELY ON
REPLACEMENT. SECOND, REQUIRE TO
PUBLISH A BEST MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES AND PRIORITIZE
RETROFIT. THIRD, NARROW
EXEMPTIONS FOR ROADWAY UTILITY
AND MAINTENANCE WORK SO THAT
PROJECTS DON'T PERPETUATE
UNTREATED STORMWATER RUNOFF. SO
THAT PUBLIC WORKS DO NOT BYPASS
THE VERY STANDARDS THIS CODE IS
MEANT FOR. THIS BILL IDENTIFIES
A PROBLEM, SO WHY DON'T WE DO
EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ACT
ON IT? THE ARGUMENT THAT WE HAVE
ALREADY DEGRADED OUR ENVIRONMENT
PAST THE POINT WHERE WE CAN'T
HOPE FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES TO
COME BACK IS LIKE SAYING THAT WE
ARE GOING TO GIVE UP ON TRYING
TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN
DISENFRANCHISED AND THEN JUST
LET IT KEEP HAPPENING. PLEASE DO
EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, LEAH. NEXT WE HAVE
JULIE FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER.
DAVID, WE DID NOT SEE YOU
PRESENT YOUR NEXT AND THEN
SUSAN, OUR LAST SPEAKER. STAR
SIX, JULIE. WE STILL SEE YOU ON
MUTE. STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE. THERE
YOU GO.
>> SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.
>> YOUR GOOD. GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY, GREAT. GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR CALLING
THIS MEETING. ALTHOUGH I AM A
LITTLE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT IS
SO SHORT OF TIME FOR ALL OF US
TO GET ORGANIZED. AND WITH THE
TECHNICAL OBSTACLE. I'M GLAD TO
BE ON NOW. AND ALSO, AM REALLY
GLAD TO BE ON NOW BECAUSE I HAVE
A STORM ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING
PROBABLY 20 FEET FROM OUR
PROPERTY. THAT WE HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO GET THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO PAY ATTENTION TOO. WE
HAD THIS WATER ISSUE HAS BEEN
GOING DOWN OUR STREET FOR YEARS.
WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE CITY
TO LOOK AT IT. EVERY TIME THEY
COME AND LOOK AT IT THEY SAID,
IT'S JUST WATER, IT'S FINE.
WELL, THIS HAS BEEN BUILT ON
ALSO A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN
HAPPENING ACROSS THE STREET FROM
US. TWO 100-YEAR-OLD TREES WERE
TAKEN DOWN. AND WE ASKED AT THE
TIME, PLEASE DO A WATER STUDY
BECAUSE IF THESE TREES ARE TAKEN
DOWN, THEY ABSORB A LOT OF THE
WATER. A LOT OF WATER. AND LET
ME REMIND YOU, ONE OF THE TREES
TWO EAGLES WERE USING ACTIVELY
UP UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE
THEY WERE TAKEN DOWN. THIS MADE
NATIONAL NEWS. NOW WE ARE COUPLE
WEEKS OUT, I LOOK AT THAT
STORMWATER COMING DOWN AND NOW
IT IS STRONG AND IT'S
CONSISTENT. AGAIN, I WOULD LOVE
THE CITY TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT
THAT. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE AND
APPROVED WITHOUT A WATER STUDY.
WE ASKED FOR WATER STUDY. WE
ASKED FOR A STUDY BECAUSE THERE
ARE THREE ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL
AREAS ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. BUT
THE CITY PASSED IT AND GIVE THEM
A PERMIT TO BUILD. SO IT'S
DONE. BUT NOW, PLEASE, LOOK AT
THE WATER ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS A
CONCERN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH,
I WOULD JUST LIKE, PLEASE FOR
THE CITY TO BE AWARE ALSO, IF WE
MAKE A COMPLAINT -- NEVERMIND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JULIE. JUST A
REMINDER, THAT BUZZ, YOU STILL
HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT. THANK YOU,
JULIE. NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER
FOLLOWED BY DAVID AND THEN
SUSAN. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
>> HELLO?
>> WE HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY, GOOD. I'M NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO PROBABLY FINISH MY
COMMENTS BECAUSE OF THE
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I HAVE A
REHEARSAL THAT STARTS IT 10:00.
I WILL GET AND DO MY BEST. THANK
YOU FOR IMPROVING SOME OF THE
CONDITIONS FOR TREASON
STORMWATER CODE. YESTERDAY
ANNOUNCED THIS MEETING WITH LESS
THAN 24 HOURS, SEATTLE USED TO
BE LEADING THE PACK IN
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND NOW WE
ARE BEING PRESSURED ENDLESSLY TO
DEREGULATE. IMPERVIOUS CARD
SERVICES INCREASE WATER
POLLUTION. TREES AND GREEN SPACE
COOL IT FOR FREE. STUDIES SHOW
CAUSES DROUGHT WHICH WE ARE
LATEST SALMON STUDIES INCREASE
MORTALITY LAST YEAR. KEEP A
CHECKLIST ACCURACIES AND BASED
ON 11-YEAR-OLD INFO I WOULD
REALLY ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO READ
THE CODE AND PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO, WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR, IN THE
FIRST PUBLIC MEETINGS WE
IMPLEMENTED LIKE OTHER
WASHINGTON CITIES. SEATTLE
BASICALLY SAID ECOLOGY WOULD
HAVE TO DO THAT. IN THE FINAL
PUBLIC COMMENT SDCI SAID WE CAN
DO IT BUT IT WOULD BE HARD. SO
THEN IT'S TOO LATE. ALL THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO DO THE
CALCULATION IS ON THE REQUIRED
ARBORIST REPORT. PLEASE CONSIDER
REQUIRING TREES LIKE IN THE
WASHINGTON CODE -- BOSTON CODE,
LARGER TREES ARE BOUND TO HAVE
GREATER INTERCEPTION THEREFORE
LARGER TREES AND RETAINED TREES
ARE MORE VALUABLE TO STORM WATER
UP TRICK UPTICK. WE REJECT THE
THRESHOLD , BASICALLY ALLOWING
MORE POLLUTION, SMALL BASINS AND
CAPACITY CONSTRAINED AREAS. MAKE
IT MAKE SENSE. I HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TOO. I HAVE LOTS OF
STORMWATER PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS
AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY
EXPLANATION WHY THIS WOULD MAKE
SENSE. IT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH
WHAT WE ARE INCREASING. WATER
QUALITY FOR ANIMALS. AND THEIR
INACCURACIES IN THE THRESHOLD .
THE CHECKLIST SAYING THE CHANCE
OF ENDANGERED SPECIES IS LOW.
THAT IS NOT --
>> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. NEXT WE
HAVE, I DON'T SEE DAVID HAYNES,
LAST SPEAKER IS SUSAN. SUSAN,
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
>> GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR
ME?
>> WE CAN.
>> GREAT. I'D LIKE TO OFFER
COMMENTS , THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK ALREADY DONE ON SUCH AN
EXPENSIVE MANUAL. THE STATED
PURPOSE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
STORMWATER CODE IS TO PROTECT
LIFE , PROPERTY, PUBLIC HEALTH
AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE
ADVERSE IMPACTS OF STORMWATER
RUNOFF. SINCE THE ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER IN DECEMBER I'VE BEEN
TRACKING AND RECORDING THE
NUMBER OF COMBINED SEWER
OVERTHROWS OVERFLOWS DURING EACH
RAINSTORM. THERE HAVE BEEN
MULTIPLE EVENTS THAT HAVE DUMPED
OUTSIZED AMOUNTS OF HUMAN
GENERATED SEWAGE AND POLLUTION
INTO OUR WATERWAYS BECAUSE WE
NOW LACK THE PROPER
INFRASTRUCTURE AN ADEQUATE TREE
CANOPY TO HELP MITIGATE
STORMWATER FLOW. OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, ESPECIALLY
POLICY IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY
HAVE RESULTED IN A DIMINISHED
TREE CANOPY AND INCREASE WHICH
RESULTS IN A HIGHER LEVEL IN OUR
WATERWAYS. THE STUDY RELEASED
LAST MONTH BY THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF PUGET SOUND SHOWS PUGET SOUND
NOW HAS HIGH LEVELS OF NITROGEN.
A RESULT OF THE SEWAGE OVERFLOW
WHICH IS DEPLETING OXYGEN LEVELS
WHICH WILL ACCELERATE ADVERSE
IMPACTS ON MARINE LIFE. WITH
SEATTLE BEING A DOMINANT LOADER
THE SEATTLE CITY HAS AN
INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY TO
MITIGATE THESE CODES. I'D LIKE
TO ECHO THE EARLIER COMMENT THAT
WE ARE LOOKING TO HONOR
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TREATY
RIGHTS OF HER TRIBAL COMMITTEES
AND DO WHAT'S NECESSARY TO
RESTORE HEALTHY HABITAT FOR
SALMON. THEY ARE EXTREMELY
EXPENSIVE PROJECTS THAT ATTEMPT
TO OFFSET STORMWATER LEVELS AND
LEGGING STRUCTURE. INCLUDING THE
SYSTEMS BEING INSTALLED TO THE
TUNE OF $2 MILLION PER BLOCK AS
PER THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT. THAT WILL HELP MITIGATE
STORMWATER BUT WON'T REGAIN
LOST CARBON CAPTURE WHICH
CONTRIBUTES TO THE WARMING OF
THE ATMOSPHERE. NOT TO MENTION
HIGH LEVELS OF TRANSFER TO
BALANCE MARINE CYCLE. THERE IS A
$700 MILLION TO A PROJECT
UNDERWAY TO HELP MITIGATE SEWAGE
IN STORMWATER REPAIRS ARE THE
ONES WITH THE COSTS. HOW MUCH DO
DEVELOPERS PAY TO OFFSET THE
MASS BALANCE BEING CREATED?
PLEASE AMEND THE BILL SO WE CAN
START PREPARING THE EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE ALREADY DONE. THANK YOU.
>> THINK YOU, SUSAN. JUST TO
CLARIFY, WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES
SIGN UP. I.T., I DON'T SEE THEM
PRESENT. WE DO A CONFIRMATION
BEFORE WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> AFFIRMATIVE, WE DO NOT SEE
THE LAST COLOR.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW CLOSED. I APOLOGIZE FOR SOME
OF THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WE
HAVE. BUT YOU CAN STILL SEND US
COMMENTS AT COUNSEL@SEATTLE.GOV
TO SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS AS
WELL. IS IS ALSO THE FIRST
PRESENTATION. SO WE WILL HAVE
MORE TIME TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT
ABOUT THE STORM WATER AND ALL
THE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE COMING
ON THE COMMITTEE. NOW WE ARE
GOING TO JUMP INTO HER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS, CLERK, PLEASE CALL
AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE
INTO THE RECORD. AT THIS TIME
I'M GOING TO INVITE DIRECTOR
BARNETT TO THE TABLE. AND RCL
ETHICS FOLKS.
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO AND
THREE. APPOINTMENTS 3470, 2472,
AND 3473 , APPOINTMENTS OF EVAN
SMITH, ANDREA LINO AND ANITA
KHANDELWAL AS MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION. LEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF. YOU CAN JUMP IN YOUR
PRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING.
>> I AM WHEN BARNETT, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE ETHICS
AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT THREE APPOINTEES
TO YOU.
>> GOOD. MY NAME IS ANDREA LINO
AND I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE
COMMISSION , I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S A GOOD TIME TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF.
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY, I AM AN IMMIGRATION
LAWYER.
>> I AM SORRY, WE WILL HAVE
DIRECTOR BARNETT LEAD IN AND
THEN JUMPED YOU. I'M SORRY, YOU
ARE ALL GOOD.
>> DIRECTOR, WE WANT TO GO TO
ANITA.
>> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW,
HI, ANITA. INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>>
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
ANITA KHANDELWAL . THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME BE HERE. I'M SORRY
I'M NOT THERE IN PERSON. I'M
HAVING SOME MOBILITY ISSUES.
THINK YOU FOR LETTING ME APPEAR
BY ZOOM.
>> NO WORRIES, YOUR ALL GOOD.
>> ME ALSO INTRODUCE EVAN SMITH,
HE IS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US, HE
IS IN SAN FRANCISCO. IS THE
OTHER APPOINTED TO THE
COMMISSION. WE THANK YOU FOR HIM
VERY MUCH. YES. ALL RIGHT, IN
THE SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS
COMMISSION IT'S A SEVEN MEMBER
BOARD WHICH IS NOW BACK TO
SEVEN. WE WERE DOWN TO FIVE. WE
WERE CLOSE TO HAVING A QUORUM
ISSUE EVERY TIME WE GET
TOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR GETTING US BACK TO FULL
SPEED. MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AS WELL AS MAYOR. WE ENFORCE THE
ETHICS CODE, THE ELECTIONS CODE,
THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
CODE, THE POLITICAL CONSULTANT
CODE, SO, YES, WE HAVE A BIG
BRIEF. WE ARE A VERY SMALL
STAFF. SO YES. I THINK WE ARE
ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE THE
GOVERNMENT WORKS AS WELL AS IT
CAN. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE ANYBODY
THAT THERE -- WE JUST DO OUR
BEST TO ENSURE IT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
BARNETT. ANDREA, RIGHT? TELL US
ABOUT YOURSELF AND THEN ANITA,
WE WILL JUMP TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS
ANDREA LINO, AND I HAVE WORKED
IN SEATTLE AND USE THE BENEFITS
THE CITY HAS SINCE 2013. I AM AN
IMMIGRATION LAWYER. AND HAVE
WORKED WITH IMMIGRANT
POPULATIONS SINCE I GRADUATED
FROM LAW SCHOOL IN 2015. IS THAT
REGULAR CITIZEN OF SEATTLE, A
MOTHER, A DAILY USER OF PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, AND SOMEONE WHO
RELIES ON OUR EXCLUSIVE, I FEEL
DEEP RESPONSIBILITY TO BE
INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT
I CALL HOME. PARTICIPATING IN
THIS COMMISSION IS NOT JUST AN
OPPORTUNITY, IT'S A WAY TO
ACTIVELY EXERCISE MY CIVIC DUTY
AND GET BACK TO THE CITY THAT
SHAPES MY FAMILY EVERY DAY. AT A
TIME WHEN TRUSTING GOVERNMENT IS
NEEDED, THESE WORDS HELP REVEAL
THAT TRUST BY HOLDING LEADERS
ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKING SURE
RULES ARE NOT JUST WRITTEN BUT
ALSO ENFORCED. IT ALSO CREATES
SPACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME TO
ENGAGE DIRECTLY TO JUDY TO OUR
SYSTEM ABOUT EQUITY,
TRANSPARENCY. FOR ME, IT'S
ABOUT MORE THAN PARTICIPATION.
IT'S ABOUT HELPING SHAPE A
GOVERNMENT THAT WE CAN PRIDING
OURSELVES ON FURTHER -- I AM
VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THE
COMMISSION.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. ANITA, WE
WILL JUMP TO YOU BEFORE WE JUMP,
I ASKED MY COLLEAGUES IF ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANKS, I AM A LAWYER HERE IN
SEATTLE. A CONVERT TO LIVING , I
LOVE THE CITY. PRIOR TO WORKING
WHERE I HAVE BEEN FOR LITTLE
OVER A YEAR, I WAS THE KING
COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER. HAVE A
LOT OF FAMILIARITY WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND HAVE SORT OF A
DEEP TO MAKE SURE WE ARE -- THAT
THE GOVERNMENT IS SERVING THE
PEOPLE OF THE CITY WITH
INTEGRITY AND SORT OF THE
HIGHEST ETHICS. AM EXCITED TO
GET TO BE PART OF OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. I KNOW
THAT EVAN SMITH IS NOT HERE, HE
WAS MY PICK, MY NOMINATION FOR
THIS -- YOU AS WELL. AWESOME.
BOTH MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. GOOD MINDS THINK ALIKE.
JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS
PERSISTENCE OF WANTING TO BE ON
THIS COMMISSION. I KNOW WE HAVE
A LOT OF COMMISSIONS AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND THIS IS ONE
MY FAVORITES. ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT ONES AS WELL. MAKING
SURE WE ARE TRANSPARENT DURING
OUR ETHICS IN SEATTLE. WE KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, DO YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO QUESTIONS. I DID WANT TO
SAY EVAN SMITH SAT ON THE
FAMILY'S EDUCATION THOMAS LIBBY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THAT IS
WHERE I GOT TO MEET HIM. HIS
TIME IS OVER AT THE LIBBY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND I AM
GLAD THAT HE IS WILLING TO SERVE
ON THESE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND
THE HE IS WILLING TO DO NOW A
STINT AT THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
SO, WE ARE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE
HERE WANTING TO VOLUNTEER YOUR
TIME TO DO THIS WITH IMPORTANT
WORK. WANTED TO SAY THAT.
>> AWESOME. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL
FOR EVERYONE AS WELL. WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND
FOR VOLUNTEERING AS WELL. WE
NOTE A LOT OF TIME COMMITMENT.
OTHER ANY OF THE CLOSING
COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE?
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
3470, 3472, AND 3473. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> I WILL SECOND.
>> OTHER ANY OTHER FINAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR
IN ZERO POST. SPIKE IT PASSES
AND THIS WILL GO TO FULL
COUNCIL, LET ME READ MY NOTES ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, THANK YOU.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK. ANITA,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS
WELL. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE
YOU SERVICES WELL. LOOKING FOR
TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL. THANK
YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD.
EXCUSE ME, WE JUST VOTED ON
THAT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE
RECORD. ARE PRESENTERS, SARA AND
JEFF ARE COMING TO THE TABLE.
>> HOMEMADE FOOD WASTE. PROGRAM
PRESENTATION FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> AWESOME.
>> SO GRATEFUL. FOR SARA AND
JEFF, FIRST WERE GOING TO HAVE
US PUT ON THE PRESENTATION ,
COLLEAGUES, I INVITED THESE
GUESTS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, FOOD
WASTE IS BIG IN OUR CITY. ALWAYS
TALKING ABOUT FOOD ACCESS AND
WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER AS A
GOVERNMENT. AND SO, THIS GROUP
WITH SARA AND CHEF JOEL HAVE A
WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THIS
SPACE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO
HEARING ABOUT THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS. AND ALSO THEIR
PLAN AND IDEAS. WELCOME, GO
AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL AND
YOU CAN JUMP INTO THE
PRESENTATION.
>> I NAME IS SARA OSBORNE,
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, BUT
I'M NOT HERE IN OFFICIAL
CAPACITY PRESENTING SAFELY. AM
HERE WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC
PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS FOOD
INSECURITY. TO GIVE YOU A FEW OF
MY CREDENTIALS SO YOU KNOW THE
CONTEXT FROM WHICH I'M
SPEAKING. SO, I PARTNERED WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO
SECURE AND EXECUTE THE COUNTRIES
LARGEST INTO HUNDRED 20 STORES.
WORK WITH NORTHWEST HARVEST
TRANSITION IF YOU DRIVE MODEL
INTO A MODEL GETS ASSISTANCE TO
HOUSEHOLDS TO MAKE THEIR OWN
CHOICES AND PURCHASE FOOD. I
REVAMPED THE FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM
AT ALL OF OUR STORES, OVER THREE
YEARS, SO REALLY UNDERSTAND
EVERYWHERE IN THIS SYSTEM THERE
IS FOOD WASTE. I WORK WITH THE
CITY ON LIFTING UP FRESH BOX AND
EXECUTING IT AS BEST WE CAN AS
WELL AS REVAMPING OUR FOOD
RESCUE IN THE CITY STORES TO
INCREASE THE EFFICACY AND EQUITY
OF THE FOOD RESCUE AND DONATION
PROGRAM. IN ADDITION WE GIVE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GRANTS
FOR FOOD SECURITY EVERY YEAR SO
I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO THIS WORK.
I AM THE CHAIR OF THE WASHINGTON
FOOD COALITION WHICH IS AN
ASSOCIATION OF 330 FOOD BANKS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. A, SOME
KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAPS AND VOIDS
IN THE SYSTEM. BUT ALSO THE WAYS
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
CAN ADDRESS THOSE WHICH IS WHY
AM VERY EXCITED TO BE WORKING
AND ADVISING HOMEMADE IN THIS
NEW PROJECT. SO PLEASE, AND
PROUD TO INTRODUCE , NOT REALLY
INTRODUCING, BUT JOEL, TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU. HARD TO FOLLOW
THAT. I AM JOEL GAMORAN, BORN
AND RAISED HERE IN SEATTLE. I AM
A CHEF AND I AM WELL KNOWN
NATIONALLY FOR FOOD WASTE. I
WROTE A COOKBOOK CALLED COOKING
SCRAPPY. I HAVE A COOKING SHOW
ON A&E. ALL ABOUT SCRAPS. I GO
ON THE TODAY SHOW FOUR TO SIX
TIMES PER YEAR, GOOD MORNING
AMERICA, AND COMMENT NATIONALLY
ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE WASTE
ABOUT 40% OF THE FOOD THAT WE
CREATE HERE IN AMERICA.
TRILLIONS OF FOOD JUST DOWN THE
TUBES WHICH IS CRAZY. AND, I
LAUNCHED AND RUN THE LARGEST
COOKING SCHOOL , FREE COOKING
PLATFORM IN AMERICA CALLED
HOMEMADE, WHICH IS TWO BLOCKS
FROM HERE. I WAS BORN TWO BLOCKS
FROM HERE. RUN THIS COMPANY TWO
BLOCKS FROM HERE. COULDN'T BE
MORE PROUD TO BE HERE, SO
GRATEFUL FOR YOU INVITING US.
>> SO FIRST, BEFORE WE GET INTO
SOLUTIONS, WE WILL TALK ABOUT
THE ISSUES CURRENTLY IN THE FOOD
AND NUTRITION SECURITY PROGRAM.
THIS IS TRUE EVERYWHERE, NOT
JUST THE CITY ISSUE. STATEWIDE,
COUNTYWIDE, CITYWIDE, FOOD
SECURITY PROGRAMS WERE NOT
GRADED TO BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE
FOR THE PEOPLE TO USE THEM. THEY
ARE VERY FRACTURED BY THE
AGENCIES WHO RUN THEM.
MOTIVATIONS. ESSENTIALLY, IN AN
INDUSTRY, IN A PRIVATE INDUSTRY
THAT DOES EVERYTHING IT CAN TO
BE FRICTIONLESS, AND REALLY USER
OBSESS, THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
ARE. THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT,
THERE ARE SO MANY PROGRAMS.
THERE IS BASIC FOOD IN THE SNAP,
EBT, WIC, THERE IS NOW MEDICAID
WAIVERS, MEAL PROGRAMS, A LOT OF
DIFFERENT OPTIONS. BUT IF YOU
ARE A PERSON WHO NEEDS TO ACCESS
ALL OF THOSE, THEY ARE BEING
MANAGED BY DIFFERENT AGENCIES,
ON DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, IF YOU
HAVE A JOB AND ARE WORKING
PARENT AND A CARETAKER IT'S
DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THOSE
PROGRAMS. SO PART OF OUR
SOLUTION TODAY IS HAVING ONE
PLACE WHERE SOMEONE CAN LEARN
ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FOOD SYSTEMS
THAT CAN BE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
SECOND, AS I MENTIONED, THERE IS
WASTE IN THE SYSTEM THAT IS
GOING TO BE INHERENT IN A SYSTEM
WHERE PEOPLE DON'T CHOOSE THE
FOOD PROVIDED TO THEM. WE WILL
TALK ABOUT HOW THIS CAN ADDRESS
THAT. YOU CAN IMAGINE IF YOU'RE
RECEIVING FOOD BOXES WHERE YOU
DIDN'T CHOOSE THERE'S PROBABLY
SOME FOOD THAT GOES TO WASTE
THAT FAMILY MIGHT NOT PREFER TO
EAT. HAPPENS, WE'VE SEEN IT
HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. WHERE
PEOPLE ARE PROVIDED THE BOXES,
THEY TAKE FOOD OUT OF THE BOXES,
LEAVE IT THERE, OUTSIDE THE FOOD
BANK AND THEN GO. WE KNOW IT
EXISTS BUT THERE ARE SOLUTIONS
FOR THAT. THERE IS ALSO
UNFAMILIAR FOODS AND FOOD BANKS.
WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF
CULTURES IN SEATTLE. AND THEY
ARE GOING TO THE FOOD BANKS FOR
FOODS THAT THEY MAY NOT BE
FAMILIAR WITH. THE FOOD BANK,
EVEN THE PEOPLE ARE IN THE NEED,
IF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK
FOOD OR --
>> CAN I STOP YOU FOR ONE SECOND
YOU'RE GOING FAST. IF YOU'D
INDULGE ME, I HAVE A PRINTOUT OF
THE POWERPOINT AND IT'S NOT
LINING UP -- DO I HAVE THE RIGHT
ONE?
>> YOU DO. THERE ARE TWO
ADDITIONAL SLIDES. I GET YOU A
COPY OF THIS. I WILL SEND --
I'LL GET MY STAFF TO GIVE YOU
THE TWO ADDITIONAL SLIDES THAT
WERE ADDED.
>> SO THERE IN FRONT OF
HOMEMADE? I'M NOT SURE.
>> THERE ARE TWO SLIDES THAT ARE
THE BACKGROUND --
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M MISSING.
>> I WILL GET THOSE TOO. THEY
WERE ADDED, I APOLOGIZE FOR
THAT.
>> PAGE NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS
HELPFUL.
>> I KNOW. THAT WAS MY SLIP-UP.
I SHOULD'VE LET THEM KNOW.
>> SARA KNOWS HOW I FEEL ABOUT
THAT. PAGE NUMBERS. HOPEFULLY MY
STAFF IS WATCHING. I'M OVER
HERE FLIPPING, I CAN'T FIND
THIS. OKAY, GOT IT.
>>
>> I APOLOGIZE.
>> WE CAN MOVE ON. AND THEN,
THIS CURRENT PROGRAM WE ARE
PROVIDING FOOD. THE CITIES
INVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO
PROVIDE FOOD BUT THERE IS LITTLE
INSTRUCTION. AND WISECRACKING
IMPORTANT? COOKING IS SO
IMPORTANT. BECAUSE IT PROVES
HEALTH, REDUCES FOOD COSTS AND
REDUCES WASTE. PROVEN TIME AND
TIME AGAIN THAT THERE IS VERY
LITTLE CULINARY INSTRUCTION
INVOLVED IN OUR FOOD AND
NUTRITION SECURITY PROGRAMS.
THERE IS AN INCREASE OF ULTRA
PROCESSED FOOD CONSUMPTION AND
THERE ARE VARIETY OF REASONS FOR
THAT, PEOPLE COOKING MUCH LESS.
62% OF CALORIES CHILDREN
CONSUME, ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS.
DIET -RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES
ARE INCREASING. FOOD WASTE. WE
KNOW THAT'S A PROBLEM. 60% OF
FOOD WASTE HAPPENS AT HOME.
THERE IS DEFINITELY A SOLUTION
TO THAT. ALSO HOUSEHOLDER
COOKING THEY WILL BE SAVING A
LOT MORE MONEY, THEY CAN STRETCH
THEIR BENEFITS, STRETCH A
LIMITED BUDGET TO HAVE HEALTHIER
FOODS. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT
CULINARY CLASSES ARE EFFECTIVE.
TEACHING KITCHENS, WHEN DONE
PROPERLY, DULY TO PEOPLE SAVING
MONEY AND EATING HEALTHIER. THE
ISSUE IS THEY ARE NOT SCALABLE.
THESE ARE IN PERSON, LIMITED
CAPACITY, IT'S REALLY NOT
SCALABLE TO REACH EVERYBODY WHO
NEEDS TO BE REACHED WITH THESE
COOKING CLASSES. AND THE
INSTRUCTION HAS TO, HAS TO BE
TAILORED TO FOODS THAT PEOPLE
CAN AFFORD, THAT THEIR FAMILY
WILL ACTUALLY EAT, AND THAT FIT
INTO REAL SCHEDULE. AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THE INSTRUCTION
NEEDS TO BE FUN. IT NEEDS TO BE
JOYFUL AND INSPIRING. WE HAVE TO
FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT AND WANT TO
GO HOME AND WHIP IT UP. AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
>> GOOD ABOUT COOKING?
>> COOKING.
>> WE CAN EVEN INSPIRE YOU .
>> WE CAN GET YOU THERE.
>> COOKING IS LITERALLY
LIFE-CHANGING. IF YOU HAVE NOT
DONE IT BEFORE AND ARE INSPIRED
TO DO SO, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE
ACCESSIBLE.
>> THIS IS WHAT I GET UP IN THE
MORNING THINKING ABOUT EVERY
DAY. HOW DO I GET PEOPLE,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, TO COOK
MORE?
>> I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. I
DON'T HAVE TO. NOT GOING TO
START NOW.
>> I LAUNCHED HOMEMADE FIVE
YEARS AGO IN MY GARAGE IN WEST
SEATTLE WITH SOME CELL PHONES. I
USED TO BE THE HEAD CHEF FOR A
COMPANY BASED HERE. WHICH RUNS
COOKING CLASSES OUT OF THEIR
STORES. BUT SARA RECOGNIZED THAT
IS NOT SCALABLE. HOW I REACH
MORE PEOPLE? THAT'S FOR A
PRETTY AFFLUENT COMMITTEE. HAD
WE OPEN THAT UP TO THE MASSES? I
LAUNCHED HOMEMADE WITH THE
MISSION OF FREE COOKING CLASSES
BECAUSE I BELIEVE EVERYONE
DESERVES TO LEARN HOW TO COOK.
AND HOW DO WE REACH MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE? SO, SINCE THEN I'VE
LAUNCHED IT MY GARAGE, WE HAVE
DONE THAT. WE REACH ABOUT 20
MILLION STUDENTS EACH YEAR. WE
HAVE A CLASS COMPLETION RATE OF
ABOUT 80%. WE HAVE 2500 COOKING
VIDEOS IN OUR LIBRARY. WE WORK
WITH AMAZING PARTNERS LIKE
SAFEWAY, LIKE GE, LIKE SOME
AMAZING -- KITCHENAID.
INCREDIBLE FOODS THE LINEUP WITH
OUR ETHICS OF WHOLE FOODS,
MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS. WE
HAVE THE MOST FUN CHEFS IN THE
WORLD THAT MAKE COOKING FUN. WE
ARE THE FREE PALATINE OF
COOKING. THAT IS WHY WE ARE
RESONATING. AND WE ARE EFFECTIVE
AND IMPACTFUL. I HAVE NEVER SAT
IN A ROOM LIKE THIS, I'VE NEVER
SPOKEN TO PEOPLE LIKE
YOURSELVES, BUT IT MAKES SO MUCH
SENSE SITTING UP HERE, IT FEELS
RIGHT, IT FEELS ORGANIC. AND
I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR SARA
TAPPING ME TO BE PART OF THIS
JOURNEY. WE KNOW IS THAT TO
SCALE, WE NEED TO LEAN INTO TWO
BIG PIECES. ONE IS VIDEOS.
VIDEOS DRIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGE. IF
YOU WANT TO GET PEOPLE TO COOK
MORE YOU MAKE VIDEOS AND THEY
BETTER BE FUN AND QUICK AND
SNAPPY. EIGHT OUT OF 10 PEOPLE
SAY FOOD VIDEOS DRIVE THEM TO
COOK MORE. 80%. 72% SAY THEY
FEEL MORE CONFIDENT COOKING
HEALTHY MEALS AFTER WATCHING
VIDEOS. YOU CAN IMAGINE, SOCIAL
MEDIA, WE HAVE THIS DATA, IT'S
PROVEN, NOT NEW, COOKING VIDEOS,
IF YOU MASTER THAT CRAFT, WHICH
WE HAVE DONE AT HOMEMADE, CAN BE
INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL. AND THE
OTHER IS A I. THIS IS EMERGED
HUGELY IN THE RETAIL GROCERY
MARKET BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN
SHOW UP WHEN PEOPLE ARE MAKING
FOOD DECISIONS WHICH IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT TIME TO SHOW UP. SO
A.I. IS NOW NUMBER TWO MOST
INFLUENTIAL SHOPPING, 70% OF
CONSUMERS SAY A.I. INFLUENCES
THE FOOD THEY BUY AND 160
BILLION IS BEING ATTESTED TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN USE A.I.
TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S FOOD
DECISIONS. HERE'S WHY WE ARE
BRINGING IT UP TODAY. BOTTOM
LINE, VIDEO AND A.I. INFLUENCES
FOOD DECISIONS BUT THE CITY HAS
THE ABILITY TO ADOPT THOSE TOOLS
FOR GOOD AND HELP GIVE PEOPLE
GOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. AS WE WERE
DEVELOPING THIS PLAN WE DID
HAVE, WE DO HAVE SOME SEED
PARTNERS REALLY KIND OF DEVELOP
THE BENEFITS OF WHAT THIS COULD
BE. SO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CAN IMPROVE NUTRITION SECURITY,
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IS
OPTIMISTIC IT CAN IMPROVE FOOD
SECURITY. AND WE DO HAVE
PARTNERS AT THE WORLD RESOURCES
INSTITUTE THAT WANT TO HELP US
MEASURE , THAT THAT ACTUALLY
DOES CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND THEY
ARE PARTNERING WITH THE U.N. AND
EPA. MOSTLY FOCUSED ON FOOD
WASTE. ALL THREE OF THESE AREAS
WHERE WE THINK THIS CAN HAPPEN
HUGE IMPACT WE HAVE PARTNERS
THAT ARE READY TO SUPPORT US AND
HELP US GROW. I ALSO WANT TO
SAY, THIS IS PROVIDING THE
TOOLS, THE EXPERTISE, THE FUN
AND MEDIA, BUT WHEN WE HAVE A
PARTNER , YOU INFLUENCE THE
CONTENT. IT WOULD BE THE CITY
TELLING US WHAT TYPES OF
RECIPES, WHAT TYPES OF PARTNERS
WE SHOULD BRING IN, COMMUNITY
LEADERS, ET CETERA. AS WE ARE
PRESENTING THIS, KNOW THAT THE
CONTENT OF ANYTHING IN THE A.I.
SYSTEM OR VIDEO IS CREATED IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES AND
CITY.
>> AND WE KNOW SEATTLE HAS BEEN
A LEADER IN INVESTING MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS IN GETTING PEOPLE
FOOD. FOOD ASSISTANCE. WE ARE
THE ASSISTANCE SIDE. THAT'S
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
FOOD, YOU GUYS ROCK. SEATTLE IS
AMAZING. IF WE LAYER ON
ASSISTANCE, CAN WE STRETCH THE
FOOD FURTHER FOR PEOPLE? CAN WE
DO BETTER FOR THEM? SO HOW ARE
WE GOING TO DO THAT? THE FIRST
IS WE DEVELOPED TEXT SUPPORT.
IMAGINE THIS, LIKE A LITTLE CHEF
IN YOUR POCKET. THIS IS FREE,
REAL-TIME SMS . THIS IS FOR
DIGITAL EQUALITY. RIGHT, THIS IS
NOT A NAP YOU SIGN UP FOR WHERE
YOU MAKE A LOGIN OR PASSWORD.
YOU LITERALLY SEE A QR CODE AT
THE FOOD BANK, GROCERY STORE,
FARMERS MARKET, YOU SCAN IT WITH
YOUR PHONE AND YOUR TEXTING WITH
CULINARY GUIDANCE. IT HELPS YOU
GET DINNER ON THE TABLE. BASED
OFF OF WHAT IS CULTURALLY
RELEVANT, YOUR BUDGET, HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR FAMILY, WHAT
IS IN FRONT OF YOU. IT KNOWS
WHAT IS ON THE SHELVES, WHAT'S
AT THE FARMERS MARKET AND IT CAN
HELP YOU NAVIGATE THAT, WHICH IS
SO HARD FOR US AT 4:00 WHEN YOU
HAVE TWO KIDS SCREAMING OR
RUNNING FROM JOB TO JOB. TO HAVE
ASSISTANCE IN THAT IS IMPORTANT.
WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT TO GET
PEOPLE INTO THIS GUIDANCE, THE
FRONT DOOR IS A RECIPE. PEOPLE
LOVE RECIPES. SO YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO SEE A SIGN OF THE TOOL,
SIGN UP FOR THIS TOOL, THIS TOOL
COMES WITH YOUR FOOD
PRESCRIPTION BOX. YOU'LL NEVER
HEAR US USE THE WORD TOOL. WE'RE
GOING TO SEE IS GORGEOUS PHOTOS
THAT ARE MOUTHWATERING, THAT
MAKES SENSE, THAT MAKE YOU WANT
TO EAT THAT. AND THAT IS WHAT
LEADS TO A SCAN AND THEN
ULTIMATELY TO FURTHER GUIDANCE.
WE KNOW RECIPES ARE THE GATEWAY
BECAUSE WE HAVE PROVEN THAT. IT
IS A 17 TIMES ENGAGEMENT ON
SOCIAL VIDEOS. THREE TIMES IN
CLICK THROUGH RATES ON EMAILS
AND SIX TIMES MORE OPEN RATE ON
TEXT MESSAGE.
>> ONE IMPORTANT NOTE TOO IS
THAT THIS CAN BE IN ANY
LANGUAGE. IT CAN BE CHANGED TO
ANY LANGUAGE.
>> TOTALLY FREE FOR PEOPLE. IN
ADDITION TO THE TEXT TOOL, AND
THE GUIDANCE, WE KNOW THAT SOME
PEOPLE DON'T LIVE THEIR PHONES.
AND ARE MORE VISUAL, LEARN
DIFFERENT WAYS. SO WE WILL HAVE
A VIDEO AND RESOURCE HUB. SO
THIS IS A LIBRARY OF VIDEOS, YOU
MIGHT RECOGNIZE SOMEONE HERE
STEALING THE SHOW. ROCKING OUT
THE POTATOES. YOU DID SO GOOD.
BUT WORKING --
>> DID SHE JUGGLE POTATOES?
>> SHE JUGGLED THEM. BUT,
WORKING, LIKE WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS. FROM YOUR DISTRICTS.
FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SHOWING
AND HIGHLIGHTING THE CULTURAL
ABUNDANCE WE HAVE HERE IN
SEATTLE. AND HIGHLIGHTING THE
AMAZING LOCAL RESOURCES. THAT
COULD BE POINTING PEOPLE IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION OF WHERE THEY
CAN REALLY FIND THEIR FOOD BANK
OR WHAT KIND OF BENEFITS THEY
QUALIFY FOR. AND NOTHING
REPLACES BEING IN PERSON.
NOTHING. WHEN YOU'RE COOKING,
YOU'RE SMELLING AND TOUCHING
AND FEELING, YOU USE ALL OF YOUR
SENSES. WE JUST HELD A FIELD
TRIP THAT WAS SO IMPACTFUL. WE
JUST WENT TO WHICH IS IN BEACON
HILL, COMMUNITY CENTER. PART OF
OUR PROGRAM IS NOT JUST A.I.,
IT'S NOT JUST A WEBSITE, OR
TEXTING TOOL, WE TOTALLY LEAN
INTO THE IDEA THAT IN REAL LIFE
IT HAS TO HAPPEN. BUT IT NEEDS
TO BE COMMITTEE LED. WE NEED TO
BE TOLD BY THE COMMUNITY WHAT IS
APPROPRIATE, WHAT IS GOING TO
RESONATE WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
AND THEN WE WILL BRING IN THE
HOMEMADE ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT
THAT.
>> THE HOW IS A GOOD FOOD
GUIDANCE GOING TO HELP THE
SEATTLE FOOD PLAN? THERE ARE A
LOT OF GOALS IN THE SEATTLE FOOD
PLAN BUT WE IDENTIFIED FOUR THIS
CAN REALLY HELP ENHANCE. FIRST
IS COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY. SO
GENERALLY, ANYBODY CAN THINK
ABOUT THIS, IF YOU'RE GETTING
GUIDANCE AT HOME ABOUT HOW TO
STRETCH WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE,
WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED,
YOU ARE MORE INSECURE. THIS TOOL
IS AMAZING WITH THOSE SKILLS. SO
IT'S NOT IN THE SEATTLE FOOD
PLAN, BUT TEACHING THE SKILLS IS
PRICELESS. SECOND, IT REALLY CAN
STRENGTHEN MY FAVORITE PROGRAMS.
FIRST, I KNOW THAT ABOUT 70% OF
FRESH BUCKS ARE REDEEMED AT
SAFEWAY STORES. I KNOW THERE ARE
A LOT OF OTHER AND WITH ITS
STORES AND FARMERS MARKETS AND
WHATNOT THAT CAN REDEEM THOSE AS
WELL AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE
PROMPTED AND REMINDED OF THAT.
IF THEY ARE USING THE TOOL IT
CAN SAY, DO YOU KNOW IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD THE STORE ON THE
CORNER ACTUALLY ACCEPTS FRESH
BUCKS AND THEY HAVE THIS
PROGRESS PRODUCE YOU MIGHT BE
LOOKING FOR. SAME WITH FARMERS
MARKETS. THE FARMERS MARKETS IN
DELRIDGE HAS THESE GREENS ARE
THEY CAN ASK THE TEXTING TOOL,
WHERE CAN I FIND THIS GREEN THAT
MY FAMILY LIKES AND IT WILL TELL
WHICH FARMERS MARKET IS CARING
THAT OR WHICH CORNER STORE COULD
BE CARRYING THAT. IT HELPS
PROMOTE THE OTHER RETAILERS THAT
ARE PART OF THE FRESH BUCKS
PROGRAM. FOR DIVERSIFYING
RECIPES FOR MORE TYPES OF
PRODUCE, WE ALSO KNOW, WE SEE
WHAT PEOPLE PURCHASE WITH FRESH
BUCKS AND IT'S A LOT OF FRESH
CUT FRUIT. THAT IS PITIFUL AND
GREAT AND WE KNOW WHY, IT'S
CONVENIENT. CONVENIENCE IS
ALWAYS TOP PRIORITY. CONVENIENCE
AND COST. THE CITIES TAKING CARE
OF COST, YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE
CONVENIENCE. THIS TOOL CAN HELP
PEOPLE REALIZE, YOU CAN CUT THE
FRUIT AT HOME OR TRY DIFFERENT
TYPES OF FRUITS OR VEGETABLES.
HERE'S HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN
SAVE IF YOU DID SO AND HERE IS
HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE YOU. IF
THEY ARE INTERESTED. RE-INSPIRE
THEM TO DO IT. WHEN I BECAME
REINSPIRED TO MY OWN FRUIT, IT
IS MONEY-SAVING. ASSISTANCE IN
FOOD IS MEDICINE. THIS IS A HUGE
TOPIC RIGHT NOW. WE ARE HAVING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE MEDICAID
WAIVERS. FOR ANYBODY IN YOUR
CITY WAS USING MEDICAID WAIVERS
FOR FOOD BOXES OR PANTRY
STOCKING, THAT TYPE OF THING,
THIS IS WHERE THE TEXTING TOOL
WILL HELP THEM BE ABLE TO
TRANSFORM THE FOOD THEY RECEIVE
INTO ACTUAL MEALS THEY WANT TO
EAT. THIS COULD BE REALLY GREAT
ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD BANKS. FOOD
BANKS, AS YOU KNOW, THEY OPERATE
WITH VOLUNTEER LABOR. SOMETIMES
THE VOLUNTEERS AREN'T
NECESSARILY AS SKILLED OR
FAMILIAR WITH THE PEOPLE THEY
ARE SERVING TO SERVE THEM UP
RAPIDLY. THERE IS A LOT OF
TRANSLATION REQUIRED AND THIS
TOOL CAN HELP THEM DO SO. IF
THERE IS UNFAMILIAR FOODS OR
SOMETHING IS COMING IN FROM A
DIFFERENT CULTURE AND BEING
INTRODUCED TO A CERTAIN KIND OF
PRODUCE, IT CAN SUGGEST, IT CAN
SUGGEST RECIPES THAT ARE MORE
FAMILIAR. I KNOW SOMEBODY ON THE
CHAIRS STAFF TOLD US WHEN HER
GRANDMA CAME HERE FROM VIETNAM
SHE USED FOOD BANKS QUITE A BIT
AND HAD NEVER SEEN A POTATO IN
HER LIFE. BUT FAST FORWARD ONE
YEAR LATER AND SHE MADE THE BEST
VIETNAMESE POTATO DISH ANYONE
HAS EVER HAD. SOMETIMES IT'S
JUST ABOUT THE TRANSITION. WE
NEEDED TO BE CULTURALLY RELEVANT
BUT ALSO LOCALLY PRODUCED.
SOMETIMES THOSE THINGS CAN'T
COEXIST BUT A REALLY GOOD RECIPE
CAN HELP.
>> JUST WALKING THROUGH SOME
FOOD BANKS, YOU DON'T GET TO
CHOOSE WHAT'S ON THE SHELVES,
YOU CAN'T RELIABLY KNOW THEY
ARE GOING TO HAVE PEPPERS THAT
DAY OR CHICKEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE THAT COOKING SKILL
TO SAY, I CAN USE WHAT THEY HAVE
TODAY. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
COOKING SKILL. THIS INSTANTLY
GIVES THEM A CHEF IN THEIR
POCKET TO GUIDE THEM AND HELP
THEM MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT IS
RELEVANT.
>> AS WE ARE TRANSITIONING, I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAD A
QUESTION.
>> I WANT TO SLOW YOU DOWN. WE
WORK CLOSELY WITH , KELLY BROWN
AT NORTH HAVEN, UP IN D5, WE
WORK CLOSELY TO GET THE SEATTLE
INDIAN HILLS BOARD CLINIC, WHAT
PIQUED HER INTEREST IN WHAT WE
CONTINUE TO WORK ON IS THE
MEDICAID WAIVERS. CAN YOU
EXPLAIN A LOT OF THAT? I'M
GOING TO CUT TO THE CHASE. THIS
IS ALL NICE, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE
IS, FOR OUR FOLKS THAT ARE , WE
STATE FOOD INSECURE, BUT
BASICALLY HUNGRY, MAINLY
CHILDREN, HOW DOES THE MEDICAID
PIECE FIT INTO ALL OF THIS? I'M
GOING TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT
GOING TO GET THIS TEXT A NAP AND
DO THAT. BUT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT.
MY POINT IS, HOW DOES THE
MEDICAID PIECE FIT INTO THIS?
>> IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT
THEY ARE RECEIVING. ARE THEY
RECEIVING MEDICALLY TAILORED
MEALS, FOOD BOXES OR PRODUCE
VOUCHERS?
>> I DON'T. I KNOW THEY HAVE
GOT IT THROUGH THE CEILING
HEALTH BOARD AND FOOD IS
MEDICINE. THAT IS ONE OF THE
THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT. AT
NORTHGATE COMMENTS FOR THE
TRIBES TO HAVE A POSITION AND
PLACE. FOR EXCEEDED TOOK A
TABLE, NO MIDDLE PERSON.
INDIGENOUS FOOD, PLANTS, SALMON,
FRESH FOODS. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. I KNOW
ONE BIG PIECE WAS THE MEDICAID
PIECE THAT BECAUSE SEATTLE
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD AND TRIBES,
IT'S INTERESTING, BUT I WILL
GET WONKY FOR ONE MINUTE BECAUSE
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THIS BACKDROP, THE TRIBES AND
GROUPS LIKE THE SEATTLE INDIAN
HEALTH BOARD WHERE THE STATE CAN
BUILD -- BILL ONE DOLLAR TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TRIBES CAN
BUILT THREE DOLLARS. FOR THAT
REASON THAT THERE IS FOOD
INSECURITY. THAT IS WHY I WANTED
TO -- WHEN YOU SAID THE MEDICAID
PIECE, IF IT'S JUST A GENERAL
ANSWER, THAT'S FINE I FIND IT.
>> FOUR DOLLARS OF THE MEDICAID
PIECE OUR FOOD BOXES, PANTRY
STOCKING, PRODUCE VOUCHERS, AND
GENERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE. SO IT
WOULD HELP IN THE SAME IT HELPS
ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS WHERE IF
AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY IS
RECEIVING A FOOD BOX, TO BE ABLE
TO USE AND MAKE THE MOST USE OUT
OF ALL OF THAT FOOD, NOT ALLOW
ANY TO GO TO WASTE. BUT ALSO
GIVE IT REALLY EASY RECIPES THAT
THEY CAN ADAPT WITH THEIR OWN
CIRCUMSTANCES. SO WE CAN TELL, I
NEED TO MAKE SOMETHING IN LESS
THAN 20 MINUTES, HERE ARE MY
DIETARY RESTRICTIONS, HERE'S
WHERE MY KIDS WILL NOT EAT.
HERE'S WHERE CULTURAL
PREFERENCE IS. IT ADAPTS TO
THEM. THIS IS WHY I LIKE THE
PROGRAM SO MUCH. WE TALK A LOT
ABOUT BEING CULTURALLY RELEVANT
BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE
CULTURALLY RELEVANT. FOR ONE
PROGRAM TO BE FOR EVERYBODY. BUT
THIS TOOL CAN ADAPT AND ALLOW
THEM. WHEN YOU GIVE THEM EITHER
FOOD VOUCHERS OR FOOD ASSISTANCE
OR A BOX OF FOOD, IT JUST TAKES
THEM THE EXTRA STEPS TO BE ABLE
TO EAT THE FOOD THAT THEIR
FAMILY WILL LIKE, BUT ALSO NOT
WASTED THAT FOOD.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU.
>> THIS AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE
ARRAY OF DIFFERENT PLACES TO
LOOK FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT FOOD
PROGRAMS, WE KNOW WE CAN COMPILE
ALL THAT INFORMATION AN
INDIVIDUAL CAN BE USING THE
TEXTING TOOL TO ASK WHERE IS THE
NEAREST FOOD BANK OPEN, WHERE IS
THE MEAL PROGRAM, WHAT KIND OF
ASSISTANCE MIGHT I QUALIFY FOR
AND CONNECT THEM WITH PEOPLE.
EITHER PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP THEM
OR GIVE THEM THE INFO OF HOW YOU
CAN BECOME ELIGIBLE OR IF YOU
ARE ELIGIBLE.
>> EVEN PEOPLE WHO DON'T COOK
CAN USE THIS, JUST TO KIND OF
KNOW WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE.
>> NEXT, I LIGHTLY TOUCHED ON
THIS, BUT I KNOW IT'S ONE OF
THE PRIORITIES THE SEATTLE FOOD
BRAND PLAN TO UPLIFT LOCAL
SUPPLY CHAINS AS WELL AS
EQUITABLY PURCHASE FOODS. I AM
SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF HOW MUCH
MARKETING GOES INTO THE
MAINSTREAM FOOD SYSTEM AND LARGE
CHAINS. THIS IS TRYING TO LEVEL
THE PLAYING FIELD A LITTLE BIT
FOR PEOPLE USING THIS TEXTING
TOOL AND REALLY UPLIFT THE FARMS
AND THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHERE
THE FOOD ASSISTANCE IS ACCEPTED
OR GENERALLY FOR ANYBODY IF THEY
ARE UNAWARE OF THE STORES OR
WHAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FARMERS
MARKETS.
>> AND, WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH
THIS IS AMAZING. MOST OF THE
FOOD WASTE, LIKE SARA MENTIONED,
HAPPENS A HOME. WE ARE THROWING
FOOD DOWN THE DRAIN. YOU CAN
TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR FRIDGE,
OPEN IT UP AND WE CAN TELL YOU
RECIPES BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU
HAVE. YOU CAN SCAN YOUR RECEIPT
AND SEND US A TEXT PICTURE OF
YOUR RECEIPT AND WE CAN MAKE
RECIPES AND IDEAS OF HOW TO MEAL
PLAN FOR THE WEEK SO YOU CAN
STRETCH IT OUT. AND WE WILL HAVE
COOKING TIPS THROUGHOUT. AROUND
THROUGH SAFETY, LABELING. YOU
DON'T THROW FOOD AWAY AND MAKE
THE MOST OF IT. AND THEN,
LEANING INTO SCHOOLS. ABOUT A
WEEK AGO I HAD MY KIDS SCHOOL,
HE'S IN FIRST GRADE, SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL, WE HAD ABOUT 100
KIDS COME TO HER STUDIO AND YOU
CAN SEE ME UP THERE. WE ARE
FILMING ALL THE KIDS ARE OF
COURSE WATCHING THE SCREEN, NOT
WATCHING ME. BUT THEY ARE SEEING
WHAT IS INSIDE THE POT. SO HOW
DO WE MAKE, HAD WE GO INTO
SCHOOLS AND WHEN WE DO THAT
LIVE, WHICH IS NOT SCALABLE, HOW
DO WE MAKE IT SCALABLE? WE BRING
IN VIDEO AND HOW DO WE REPURPOSE
THE VIDEOS? WE MAKE THE
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS. DO WE
SCAN THE RECIPE AND ALL THE KIDS
AND FAMILIES HAVE THIS TOOL THAT
THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS? IT WAS
A REALLY IMPACTFUL MOMENT.
EVERYONE YOU CAN SEE KIND OF YOU
THINK YOU COVERED CARD AND WHAT
THEY LEARNED. WE NEED TO DO MORE
CULINARY FILTERS. HOME I SNAP IT
DOESN'T EXIST. WE FORGOT HOW TO
COOK. WE HAVE TO START AT AN
EARLY AGE. MY KIDS EAT ALL MOST
EVERYTHING, IT'S NOT BECAUSE I
SHOVE FOOD DOWN THE MOUTH, IT'S
BECAUSE I HAVE THEM IN THE
KITCHEN AND THEY CUT CUCUMBERS
AND TASTE BROCCOLI AND THAT IS
HOW KIDS GET COMFORTABLE AROUND
NEW COLORS AND TEXTURES AND
FLAVORS.
>> OF COURSE, WE KNOW WE NEED TO
PROVE THIS IS ACTUALLY WORKING
TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. SO THERE ARE
MEASUREMENT TACTICS. UNLIKE
GIVING PEOPLE RECIPES AT THE
BANKS OR CLINICS OR OTHERWISE,
WE ACTUALLY KNOW IF THAT PERSON
HAS ENGAGED WITH THE RECIPE, IS
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
RECIPE AND IS COOKING IT HOME.
JUST THE INFORMATION ALONE,
KNOWING THE INFORMATION WAS
PROVIDED AND NOW THEY ARE
COOKING, IS A HUGE. FOR A LOT OF
DIFFERENT RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR
CHANGE. WE CAN ASK THEM SURVEYS
ON THE TEXTING TOOL AS WELL.
GENERALLY WANTING TO KNOW, ARE
YOU SAVING MONEY, IS IS HELPING
YOU SAVE MONEY? ARE YOU EATING
HEALTHIER? EATING LESS? SO THERE
IS AN AWARENESS THERE IF THEY
EVEN FEEL LIKE IT'S HELPING
THEM. WE CAN ADJUST THE PROGRAM
IF THEY DON'T. WE CAN OF COURSE
MONITOR IF THE BUSINESSES WE ARE
PROMOTING ON THE TEXTING TOOL
NURSING WHERE TRAFFIC. AS I
MENTIONED WE HAVE RESOURCES WITH
THE EPA AND U.N. TO ANALYZE OUR
DATA TO SEE IF IT'S TRULY
CHANGING BEHAVIOR. AND OF COURSE
THERE IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT WAYS
TO MEASURE FOOD WASTE, DECLINE.
>> WE ARE BUILDING THIS TOOL
WITH THE UTMOST SECURITY. WE
UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
BE OPTING INTO THIS , SO WE WILL
HAVE THEIR PHONE NUMBER BUT WE
WON'T HAVE PERSONAL DATA. WE
WON'T KNOW YOUR AGE, YOUR
GENDER, WHERE YOU LIVE, THERE IS
NO LONG-TERM SURVEILLANCE, WE
ARE GOING TO COLLECT DATA SO WE
KNOW IT'S WORKING. WE KNOW
IT'S AGGREGATED, WE DON'T KNOW
WHO IT IS. WE CAN SEE THIS
POPULATION IS COOKING MORE. OR
EATING MORE FRESH FRUITS OR
VEGETABLES. ANY TIME PEOPLE CAN
OPT OUT OR DELETE, THERE IS NO
SECOND GUESSING. EVERYTHING WILL
BE ENCRYPTED AND SECURE AND WE
HAVE OUR ENTIRE SECURITY DATA
PRINCIPLES IF YOU WANT TO
DOUBLE-CLICK INTO THAT.
>> TO CLOSE OUT, JUST
REITERATING THE TIME IS NOW FOR
A PROGRAM LIKE THIS. TO GET MORE
ADVANCED IN HOW WE ARE PROVIDING
GOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. FRESH FOOD
COSTS ARE INCREASING. FOR A
VARIETY OF REASONS. BASIC FOOD
ASSISTANCE IS MORE VULNERABLE
AND A LOT MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO BE UTILIZING IT IN THE NEXT
SIX MONTHS. PROCESSED FOOD
CONSUMPTION IS INCREASING.
RETAIL IS SHIPPING DECISIONS AT
MASSIVE SCALE AND REALLY
QUICKLY. WHAT MOTIVATES THAT IS
GOING TO BE AT PLACEMENT AND
PRODUCT PLACEMENT. SO THERE
NEEDS TO BE A COUNTER FOR FOOD
GUIDANCE. THE PUBLIC SYSTEM
NEEDS TO MODERNIZE AND ADAPT TO
MEET THE MOMENT AND PROVIDE THAT
GUIDANCE WHEN MAKING FOOD
DECISIONS.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I'M SO
PROUD TO BE A SATELLITE AND FOOD
IS SUPPORT TO BEING IN SEATTLE.
IF YOU LIVE HERE YOU KNOW FOOD
IS A BIG PART OF HER CULTURE.
FOOD IS NOT A PRIVILEGE, FOOD IS
A NEED. EVERYONE DESERVES TO
LEARN HOW TO COOK. EVERYONE
DESERVES A FRESH FOOD, MINIMALLY
PROCESSED FOOD. WE WILL, WITH
YOUR PARTNERSHIP, LEAD THE WAY
IN GOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. THERE IS
NOTHING LIKE THIS. I PROMISE
YOU. NOTHING LIKE THIS. THIS
WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, CHEF, THANK YOU,
SARA. COLLEAGUES, I WILL OPEN IT
UP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I
WANTED US TO COME AND GET THIS
PRESENTATION. BY 2050 WE HAVE TO
GROW 50% MORE FOOD ON OUR PLANET
AND THE THING WE HAVE NOT LOOKED
AT IS THE AMOUNT OF WASTE WE
HAVE. IN EXTENDING THE LIFE OF
FOOD. THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE PLAN
. IS THE CITY WE THROW MORE
MONEY AT IT EVERY MONTH. WE ALSO
JUST SAY, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT
MORE FOOD ACCESS POINTS. WE
DON'T THINK ABOUT THE SYSTEM
ITSELF AND REDEFINING WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE. WE WANT TO SET THE
TABLE WITH THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE
BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT
THIS BUT I KNOW AS A CITY THERE
ARE THINGS WE CAN DO. THEIR
DIFFERENT FOOD PROGRAMS AND A
TON OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
THERE IS NOT ONE LOCALIZED
SOURCE. NOT ONE LOCALIZED
DEPARTMENT THE DOES A LOT OF
THIS. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD FOR
US TO FIGURE OUT PATHWAYS
FORWARD IN THE BILL BECAUSE WE
ARE WORKING A LOT IN SILOS. THAT
IS WHY WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING
ABOUT FOOD WASTE AS BEING ONE OF
THE PILLARS AND HOW WE CAN BE
ABLE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY
IN THIS WAY. I JUST WANTED TO
PUT THAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
DURING THE PANDEMIC I SAW HOW
PEOPLE WOULD GET FOOD FROM THE
YAKIMA VALLEY, WE PARTNERED WITH
-- WE WOULD GET FOOD FROM YAKIMA
VALLEY AND FOLKS, IT WAS THE
FIRST TIME THEY WOULD SEE AN
EGGPLANT, FIRST TIME THEY WOULD
SEE A SPAGHETTI SQUASH. DIDN'T
KNOW HOW TO COOK IT OR HOW TO
INC. INTO THEIR DIET. A LOT OF
THAT FOOD WENT TO WASTE BECAUSE
PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW. ANYWAY,
THAT IS WHY AND PASSIONATE ABOUT
THIS. OTHER ANY QUESTIONS, I
KNOW WE CAN FOLLOW UP --
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, FOR DOING THIS. I
KNOW THIS IS HOW YOU INTRODUCE
US TO SAFELY SARA. I KNOW THAT
HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US ACROSS
THE CITY. PARTICULARLY LIKE WHEN
KROGER LEFT, WE HAVE SEEN THESE
DIFFERENT ISSUES. AND NOT JUST
KROGER, I'VE BEEN HERE NINE OR
10 YEARS SO I WATCHED BIG STORES
LEAVE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. WE
PASSED LEGISLATION THIS YEAR TO
GET RID OF THE COVENANTS THAT
STORES HAVE WITH EACH OTHER FOR
COMPETITIVE PURPOSES AND SO YOU
CAN'T USE THOSE ANYMORE BECAUSE
FOOD IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND IT
SHOULDN'T BE A COMMERCIAL
DECISION. MAYOR HARRELL DID THAT
AND THE STATE DID IT. WE ARE
PROUD OF THOSE EFFORTS AS WELL.
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JOINING IN
AND BEING SUPPORTIVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT HAPPENED. BUT WE HAD
THREE OTHER BILLS THAT DID NOT
PASS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
ANOTHER RUN. I WILL BE HERE NEXT
YEAR BUT I'M SURE THIS
WONDERFUL COUNCIL WILL TAKE
ANOTHER RUN AT IT. I WANT TO GO
BACK TO SOMETHING THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SAID. FIRST OF ALL,
TWO THINGS, I WAS GOING TO ASK
YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TWO
QUESTIONS ABOUT, WHAT ARE YOUR
THOUGHTS OR WHAT ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT WHEN YOU STATE FOOD ACCESS
POINTS? YOU TALKING ABOUT
GROCERY STORES?
>> ANYTHING YOU CAN GET FOOD. A
GROCERY STORE, IT CAN BE A
BODEGA, A FOOD BANK, IT COULD BE
AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM THAT
SERVICES FOOD. THAT IS WHAT WE
CALL, WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT
FOOD ACCESS POINTS, NOT JUST
THINKING OUTSIDE THE SYSTEM OF
FOOD BANKS, IT CAN BE FOOD
PANTRIES, TAKING ABOUT FOOD
ACCESS POINTS IN THAT CAPACITY.
THAT IS WHAT I MEAN. IT COULD
HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS FOR
THE OTHER FOLKS.
>> MY FOLLOW-UP THEN TO THE
PANEL IS, AND I THINK THIS GOES
TO WHAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
ASTUTELY RECOGNIZED,
PARTICULARLY WHEN SHE WAS
ELECTED AND BECAME OUR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG, IN THE SILO PIECE YOU ARE
MENTIONING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
WE DON'T HAVE A CITY DEPARTMENT
DEDICATED TO FOOD INSECURITY. WE
HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE, WE HAVE 19
DEPARTMENTS DEDICATED TO
EVERYTHING RIGHT DOWN, YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE THE FOOD BANKS OVER
HERE, WE HAVE NEVER AS A
GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS SAD AND
I'M SURE THIS IS NATIONALLY, WE
HAVE NEVER HAD A CITY DEPARTMENT
OR STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY
DEDICATED TO THE ISSUES YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY. WE DON'T
HAVE A -- THE FOOD DEPARTMENT
THE GOES THAT IS IN THE BUDGET
THAT IS A LINE ITEM EVERY YEAR .
NOR DO WE HAVE, BECAUSE IT HAS
BEEN SO SILOED, WE'VE NEVER HAD
A MAP TO SAY, HERE ARE ALL THE
GROCERY STORES, HERE IS WHEN
THEIR LEASES ARE UP, HERE'S THE
BODEGAS, HERE'S THE FOOD BANKS.
WE HAVE NEVER -- IF WE HAD AN
ACTUAL CITY DEPARTMENT, THINK ,
WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, SPD, FIRE, WE CAN GO
ON. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RAISED
THAT FOOD IS AN ESSENTIAL
GOVERNMENT FUNCTION. AND I'M
GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE PRIVILEGE
HERE TO SHARE, I GREW UP IN A
FOOD DESERT. WHEN PEOPLE THROW
AROUND LIKE I HAVE TO WALK AN
EXTRA NINE BLOCKS TO THE STORE,
THAT IS NOT A FOOD DESERT. I
GREW UP ON THE RESERVATION,
THERE WERE NO GROCERY STORES.
UNTIL WE GOT CASINOS , BUT NOT
EVERY ONE IS THERE. KNOWING WHAT
TO PORTLAND AVENUE. WE HAD
TRANSPORTATION DESERTS. I THINK
WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR WHAT A FOOD
DESERT IS IN 2026. I THINK WE
HAVE TO SERIOUS, I KNOW THIS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS AND MAYOR
WILSON IS AS WELL, THAT IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT
MAYBE IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.
I KNOW WE ARE PASSING TONS OF
LEVIES BUT DON'T HAS PUT
FORWARD A FOOD LEVY. KNOWN HAS
SAID, LET'S PUT ON THE BALLOT,
CITY OF SEATTLE VOTERS, THAT WE
FUND, FOR SEVEN YEARS AND
INSTITUTION WITHIN CITY
GOVERNMENT WHERE THE ONLY JOB IS
TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE,
PARTICULARLY CHILDREN, HAVE
FOOD. WE PASSED THE SUGAR TAX
AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I
WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT BUT THAT WAS
A LONG TIME AGO IS I WASN'T
HAPPY WITH THEM HANDING OVER $1
MILLION TO AN INSTITUTION TO
STUDY HOW SUGAR AFFECTS
CHILDREN. WE KNOW. IT'S NOT
GOOD AND THEY WILL GAIN WEIGHT.
I DON'T NEED $1 MILLION STUDY
TO TELL ME THAT. AND ALSO, WE
DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP, A
GOOD STRONG PARTNERSHIP LEGALLY
OR CITYWIDE WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. IT IS THIS, YOU'RE THE
SCHOOL, YOU GUYS OF THE
GOVERNMENT, WE ARE NOT PICKING
UP THE TAB FOR FEEDING THESE
KIDS. THAT HAS BEEN THE
ATTENTION THERE. ABN JUST LAYING
, PARTING THE POND, PLANTING THE
SEEDS, FOR GOVERNMENT TO TAKE
FOOD INSECURITY OR PEOPLE THAT
ARE HUNGRY SERIOUSLY AND
ACTUALLY MAKE AN ESSENTIAL
GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION THEY
ACTUALLY FUND. THAT IS MY
SPEECH. THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> THERE ARE AT THE STATEWIDE
LEVEL.
>> I THINK WHEN WE FOCUS ON, I
WANT TO DO FRESH BUCKS OR WE
NEED ANOTHER FOOD BANK, I THINK
PEOPLE ARE MISSING THE REAL
HUMANITY THE PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AS A KID
THAT WENT TO SCHOOL HUNGRY EVERY
DAY OR GOT FREE LUNCH, YOU KNOW,
THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
HEART. PROBABLY WHY DON'T LIKE
TO COOK. I HAD TO COOK BUT
THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. I GUESS
MY POINT IS, IN A PERFECT WORLD,
THAT WOULD BE RECOGNIZED, THIS
IS ANALOGOUS TO WHEN WE FOUGHT
HARD TO HAVE DECAY. NO ONE
THOUGHT THAT GOVERNMENT MONEY
SHOULD GO TO DECAY. AND WE
PUSHED HARD THE NOW WE HAVE A
WHOLE SYSTEM, EVERY CHILD
DESERVES TO HAVE PRE-K AND THE
GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR THAT NOW. WE
NEVER HAD THAT KIND OF STUDY
THAT SAYS THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD
BE RESPONSIBLE TO SOME DEGREE IN
THE CITY OR STATE DEPARTMENT TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE FOOD.
PERIOD. FULL STOP.
>> THANK YOU. YOUR GOOD.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND THEN WE
WILL WRAP IT UP.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE A
CENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR FOOD
ACROSS THIS CITY. AND IT
DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE A
SEPARATE DEPARTMENT. BUT WE CAN
HAVE, WITHIN A DEPARTMENT IN
OFFICE OR, WE COULD CENTRALIZE
IT SOMEWHAT WE COULD DO IT, YOU
ARE RIGHT, FRESH BUCKS, AND THEN
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX MONEY ,
IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND
DON HAS IN THE FOOD BANK. IT IS
HST. I MEAN, LOOK, IT'S NOT
FUNNY, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT
WE REALLY SHOULD LOOK AT. THERE
IS SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT FOOD, I
WANT TO SAY TWO THINGS. I WILL
START, I'M GOING TO END WITH
THE HAPPY PIECE I WANT TO TOUT
INTERDISTRICT FROM THIS PAST
WEEKEND. BUT FIRST, I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR ALWAYS KEEPING THE
EYE ON FOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL OF YOUR
DOING ON FOOD WASTE AND ALSO THE
IMPORTANCE OF, YOU KNOW, COOKING
AND NOURISHING YOURSELF. I WILL
SAY WITHIN THAT, SINCE COVID, WE
HAVE SEEN AN UPRISE IN EATING
DISORDERS IN CHILDREN. SO, I
WANT TO BE REALLY MINDFUL THAT
WHEN WE ARE SAYING THAT SOME
FOODS ARE BAD, AND SOME FOODS
ARE BETTER, THE MESSAGE KIDS ARE
HEARING IS HAVING AN IMPACT .
AND SO I THINK , FOR A CHILD
THAT HAS AN EATING DISORDER, AND
HE FOOD IS GOOD. OR AN ADULT FOR
THAT MATTER. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT AFFECTS KIDS FROM THE AGE
OF NINE, GIRLS, PRIMARILY, BUT
BOYS AS WELL, AND INTO THE
GROWING UP YEARS, THIS IS NOT A
NEW DISEASE, IT'S BEEN AROUND
FOREVER, BUT SINCE COVID, I
THINK IT'S THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL
MEDIA, SO WHEN WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE USE OF A.I. HAVING
THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT FOOD AND
WHAT FOODS ARE BAD, WE NEED TO
BE MINDFUL THAT FOR SOMEONE WITH
THAT DISEASE, THERE IS NO SUCH
THING AS A BAD FOOD. BECAUSE
THEY ARE NOT EATING. SO WHETHER
YOU'RE EATING HEALTHY FOODS,
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OF
COURSE, VERSUS ULTRA PROCESS,
THERE IS NO BAD FOOD. AND IF
YOU'RE WORKING WITH KIDS AND
GIVEN THE UPTICK AND A.I. WE
NEED TO BE MINDFUL. BECAUSE A.I.
TOOLS TARGET KIDS AND THAT IS
WHY WE ARE SEEING THIS UPTICK ON
EATING DISORDERS. AND OTHER
THINGS. LIKE THE SUICIDAL
THOUGHTS. THERE IS A HOST OF
THINGS THE KIDS ARE DEALING WITH
IN THE ADVENT OF A.I. AND THE
INTERNET AND HOW MUCH TIME KIDS
ARE SPENDING ON THERE. I WANT TO
BE MINDFUL OF THAT WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT GOOD FOODS VERSUS
BAD FOODS. ALL FOOD IS GOOD FOR
ALL KIDS BECAUSE EATING IS
BETTER THAN NOT. SO SOMETIMES,
WE INADVERTENTLY SEND MESSAGES,
I CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF
THAT IN MY LIFE, BECAUSE WE ARE
BIG COOKS HOME. WE ALWAYS COOKED
WITH THE KIDS GROWING UP. BUT I
KNOW THAT IS OUT THERE. I HAVE
HEARD FROM MANY FAMILIES OF KIDS
WHO SINCE COVID -- I JUST WANT
TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT FOOD IN TERMS OF BAD
AND GOOD, SOMETIMES WE'RE
SENDING OUT MESSAGES THAT MIGHT
NOT BE GOOD FOR PARTICULAR
PROGRAM PERSON.
>> THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT,
THANK YOU.
>> BUT WE LOVE TO COOK IN OUR
HOUSE. I LOVE IT. I LOVE
TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO COOK.
WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP WE
DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY SO
WE ATE RICE AND BEANS EVERY DAY.
IT WAS REALLY CHEAP AND MY MOM
COOKED IT AT HOME. WE DIDN'T
HAVE MONEY TO EAT OUT. OR ANY
KIND OF FOOD. AND THAT WAS ARE
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FOOD BECAUSE
MY FAMILY IS FROM PUERTO RICO.
WHICH IS A PLACE THAT USED TO
GROW ALL ITS FOOD. THEN IT MOVED
AWAY FROM THAT . AND NOW IT IS
MOVING BACK TOWARD GROWING FOOD.
BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS FOOD
SHORTAGE AND BECAUSE IT'S
EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU LIVE ON AN
ISLAND AND YOU'RE NOT IMPORTING
FOOD WHEN YOU USED TO GROW IT.
THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM. NOW THE
YOUNGER GENERATION, I AM PLEASED
TO SEE, AND I WAS RECENTLY
VISITING MY FAMILY, THERE'S A
LOT MORE FARMING GOING ON AGAIN.
WHICH IS REALLY GREAT. SO, WE
NEED TO MAKE MORE FOOD, WE NEED
TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO FOOD, BUT
TO WE CHILDREN. , I APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. AND
MY DISTRICT 4 I AM EXCITED ABOUT
IS THE FAMILY WORKS HAS THE FOOD
BANK THEY HOST. THEY RECEIVED $1
MILLION FROM SEATTLE AND SOME
OTHER FUNDING TO REDO THE FOOD
BANK. AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT, I
WAS ABLE TO VISIT THE OPENING
THIS WEEKEND, THEY NEVER STOPPED
DELIVERING FOOD BUT THEY DID
REDO THE FOOD BANK AND IT LOOKS
SO GREAT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE A
GROCERY STORE AND ALSO
UNIVERSITY FOOD BANK ALSO LOOKS
LIKE A GROCERY STORE. BECAUSE,
WE HAVE REIMAGINED HOW TO DO
FOOD BANKS IN A WAY THAT WE
RECOGNIZE NOT EVERYBODY EATS ALL
THE DIFFERENT FOODS AND PEOPLE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK WHAT THEY
ARE GOING TO EAT. AND THERE
SHOULD BE NO SHAME IN GOING TO A
FOOD BANK. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP
THAT WAS A SOURCE OF SHAME. AND
SOME OF US WENT HUNGRY BECAUSE
WE ARE AFRAID TO GO TO THE FOOD
BANK BECAUSE PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU
AND THERE WAS JUDGMENT ATTACHED
TO THIS. THERE SHOULD BE NO
JUDGMENT ATTACHED TO PEOPLE THAT
NEED TO GO TO A FOOD BANK AND
OTHER FOOD PLACES TO GET, THE
FOOD PANTRIES AND EVEN, I HAVE
SEEN WHERE IT'S LIKE THE LITTLE
LIBRARIES FOR BOOKS, NOW HAVE
FOOD. NONPERISHABLE FOODS. THAT
SHOULD NOT BE A SOURCE OF SHAME.
AND WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE OF
THAT, NOT LESS, AND ENCOURAGING
FOLKS TO USE ALL THE ACCESS
POINTS FOR FOOD I AM PROUD OF
THE FAMILY WORKS. I'M GRATEFUL
THEY ARE IN THE DISTRICT. I WAS
HAPPY TO DISSIPATE, MARCIA IS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THERE AND
I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT
BECAUSE THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND
THEY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB IN THE
DISTRICT AND PEOPLE COME FROM
OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY TO ASK
THE CITY. AND THE UNIVERSITY
AVENUE FOOD BANK , UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT FOOD BANK AS WELL. I
WANT TO GIVE OUR FOOD BANKS
SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT
YOU'RE DOING TO HELP PEOPLE
COOK MORE. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, THAT'S OKAY, YOU'VE
COOKED A LOT, IN YOUR LIFE,
THAT'S OKAY. IF WE DON'T WANT
TO DO IT ANYMORE. JOKING ASIDE,
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS IMPORTANT
PROVIDING ACCESS TO FOOD,
TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO COOK
FOOD, YOU ARE HERE, YOU HAVE
ACCESS TO THE FOOD THAT IS HERE.
HOW DO YOU LEARN TO COOK THAT
TYPE OF FOOD. I KNOW IN PUERTO
RICO WE HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
FOODS. I CAN'T GET MY PUERTO
RICAN FOOD HERE ALWAYS. I HAVE
TO HAVE MY MOM MAIL IT TO ME.
WHEN I'M LOOKING FOR
INGREDIENTS TO LOOK FOR MY
PUERTO RICAN FOODS HERE. I GET
THAT AND I GET THE IMPORTANCE OF
PEOPLE NEEDING TO NOURISH
THEMSELVES. TEACHING THEM HOW TO
USE THE FOODS THEY MAY NOT HAVE
GROWN UP SEEING , KNOWING, AND
HOW TO COOK THEM SO THEY CAN
NOURISH THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES IS REALLY GREAT. THANK
YOU FOR DOING THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. APPRECIATE THOSE
COMMENTS FROM YOU AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. ANY OTHER
FINAL THOUGHTS BEFORE WE MOVE
ON. REALLY GRATEFUL TO CHEF JOEL
AND, I KNOW SHE IS NOT INTERVAL
CAPACITY AS SAFEWAY SARA, SHE IS
HERE AS SARA OSBORNE. JUST
THROWING THAT OUT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER
PERSONAL STORIES. FOOD DOES
THIS. RIGHT? IT IS CONNECTION.
ON THIS IS HOW WE GROW CLOSER.
WE JUST DID IT LIVE RIGHT HERE.
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOEL. THANK YOU.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO JUMP INTO
ITEM NUMBER FIVE WE WILL HAVE
OUR PRESENTERS COME TO THE
TABLE. I'M GOING TO READ IT TO
THE RECORD. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AUTHORIZING GENERAL
MANAGER CEO SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO ACCEPT SLOPE
STABILIZATION EASEMENTS WITH TWO
PARCELS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AT KING COUNTY
PARCEL, LOCATED AT LOCATED AT
3822 NE 91st STREET, AND KING
COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 6844703295
LOCATED AT 3832 NE 91st STREET;
PLACING THE PROPERTIES UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES; AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
SO GREAT TO SEE YOU, DIRECTOR
LEE, AND TEAM. LOOKING FORWARD
TO HEARING THE PRESENTATION.
JUMP RIGHT IN.
>> QUICK INTRODUCTIONS. I'M THE
GENERAL MANAGER FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
>> LEANA AGUILA, WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
>> SENIOR ENGINEER WITH SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, I'M
WARMING BRANDS SEE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU , AS YOU NOTED WE
HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR YOU THIS
MORNING. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SPU TO
ACCEPT TWO PERMANENT EASEMENTS
FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO
STABILIZE A SLOPE IN THE
WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IN
DISTRICT 4. WITH ME TODAY ARE
LEANA AGUILA AND . I WILL HAND
IT OFF TO -- BUT YOU CAN MOVE IT
FORWARD.
>> WE ARE PRESENTING A SLOPE
EASEMENT ACQUISITION ORDINANCE
RELATED TO THE NORTHEAST 91st
STREET COVERT AND SLOPE
STABILIZATION PROJECT. THIS
ACTION SUPPORTS CONSTRUCTION OF
PERMANENT COVERT AND SLOPE
STABILIZATION AND PREVENTS. THIS
LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ACCEPT TWO
PERMANENT SLOPE EASEMENTS ON
PRIVATE PROPERTY TO ENSURE
LONG-TERM ACCESS FOR DRAINAGE
AND SLOPE STABILIZATION. THE
PROJECT IS LOCATED AT NORTHEAST
91st STREET IN THE WEDGEWOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN COUNCIL
DISTRICT 4. THE MAP HIGHLIGHTS
THE SITE LOCATION IN NORTHEAST
SEATTLE. THE TWO PATIENT
PROPERTIES ARE DIRECTLY ABOVE
THE AREA WHERE THE SLOPE
STABILIZATION WORK WILL OCCUR.
NOW AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING
CONDITIONS THAT LED TO THIS
PROJECT.
>> YES, SO FOR A BIT OF
BACKGROUND, THE SITE IS LOCATED
AT THE DEAD END OF NORTHEAST
91st STREET SHOWN IN THE RED BOX
ON THE SCREEN. THE SITE MAP ALSO
SHOWS COVERTS IN LIGHT BLUE AND
MAPLE CREEK IN DARK BLUE. THIS
PROJECT ORIGINALLY CAME TO THE
ATTENTION OF SPU IN 2022 WHEN
AND SPU RESPIRATION PROJECT
NOTICED SIGNS OF SLOPE
INSTABILITY. THESE SIGNS
INCLUDED A VOID AT THE TOP OF
THE SLOPE AND VISIBLE DOWNWARD
MOVEMENT. SPU AT THE TIME
DETERMINED THAT THE COLBERT HAD
FAILED THE LOCATION OF THE VOID
AND WATER HAD ERODED THE SLOPE
AT THE COLBERT OUTLET. IN 2023
SPU INSTALLED A TEMPORARY COVERT
AROUND THE UNSTABLE SLOPE AREA
TO SAFELY CONVEY DRAINAGE TO THE
BASE OF THE SLOPE. A PERMANENT
SOLUTION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO
STABILIZE THE SLOPE , PROTECT
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND
MAINTAIN DRAINAGE FUNCTION. SPU
DETERMINED THAT THE REINFORCED
SOIL SLOPE WOULD STABILIZE THE
STEEP SLOPE. A REINFORCED SOIL
SLOPE IS AN ENGINEERED SLOPE
THAT IS CONSTRUCTED USING
COMPACTED SOIL AND GEOTEXTILE
REINFORCEMENT. THE FACE IS
VEGETATED SO IT WILL HAVE A
NATURAL APPEARANCE. THE
REINFORCED SOIL SLOPE WILL
PRIMARILY BE IN THE UNOPENED
RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT DUE TO SITE
CONSTRAINTS SOME OF IT NEEDS TO
BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO, HERE
ARE SOME PHOTOS. THE PHOTOS ON
THE LEFT SHOW THE UNSTABLE SLOPE
AND FAILING COVERT IN 2022. THE
LEFT PHOTO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE SLOPE LOOKING UP. WAS THE
HOUSE 3822 NORTHEAST 91st STREET
AT THE TOP. THE TOP RIGHT FOR
SHOWS THE VOID AND THE BOTTOM
RIGHT PHOTO SHOWS EROSION NEAR
THE COLBERT OUTLET. IN 2023 SPU
INSTALLED A TEMPORARY COVERT TO
SAFELY CONVEY STORM WATER AWAY
FROM THE UNSTABLE AREA TO THE
BASE OF THE SLOPE. THIS IS SHOWN
ON THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT. WHILE
THE TEMPORARY SOLUTION PREVENTED
FURTHER DESTABILIZATION OF THE
SLOPE, A PERMANENT SOLUTION IS
REQUIRED TO STABILIZE THE SLOPE
AND INSTALL A NEW DRAINAGE
OUTFALL TO THE BASE OF THE SLOPE
AND RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE PHOTO ON
THE RIGHT SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF
WHAT A VEGETATED REINFORCED SOIL
SLOPE IT LOOKS LIKE. THE PLAN ON
THE LEFT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF
THE SOIL SLOPE IN GRAY, IT IS
PRIMARILY WITHIN THE UNOPENED
RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT DUE TO SITE
CONSTRAINTS SOME WILL EXTEND
ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE OKAY WITH IT
AND ARE HAPPY THE SLOPE WILL BE
STABILIZE. THE LINES IN BLUE
SHOW THE NEW DRAINAGE
INFRASTRUCTURE. THE MAIN
DRAINAGE PIPES CONVEYING RUNOFF
ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE
RIGHT-OF-WAY, BUT SOME OF THE
REINFORCED SOIL SLOPE DRAINS
WILL BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY DUE
TO THE LOCATION OF THE
REINFORCED SOIL SLOPE.
>> THIS PROJECT REQUIRES TWO
PERMANENT SLOPE STABILIZATION
EASEMENTS ON ADJACENT PRIVATE
PROPERTY. EASEMENT VALUES WERE
DETERMINED THROUGH PROFESSIONAL
APPRAISALS AND ACQUIRED FOR A
COMBINED FAIR MARKET VALUE OF
$9900. FINAL SETTLEMENT OFFERS
WERE ACCEPTED THROUGH MUTUAL
AGREEMENT WITH BOTH PROPERTY
OWNERS. EASEMENTS ARE LIMITED TO
PORTIONS NEEDED FOR THE
REINFORCED SLOPE.
>> SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HAS
WORKED CLOSELY WITH BOTH
PROPERTY OWNERS TO EXPLAIN SOIL
SLOPE , TO EXPLAIN THE SLOPE
RISK , AND LONG-TERM BENEFITS.
WE HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT WITH
BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS FOLLOWING
APPRAISAL AND NEGOTIATION IN THE
PROCESS WAS SMOOTH.
COMMUNICATION WILL CONTINUE
DURING CONSTRUCTION TO ADDRESS
ACCESS NOISE AND TIMING. AND
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
PRESENTATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY
FOLLOW-UPS ?
>> JUST TO NOTE THAT PURCHASE OF
THE EASEMENT WILL COME FROM THE
WASTEWATER FUND. THERE IS
EXISTING PREPARATION AUTHORITY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
ASSUMED .
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. YOU'RE
DOING A GREAT JOB STANDING IN
FOR RYAN. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS,
COLLEAGUES? IS AN OLD HAND?
>> NEW.
>> JUST CONFIRMING WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING , THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE, GENERAL MANAGER. THIS IS
NOT GOING TO RESULT IN A RATE
INCREASE. WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO
DO THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE. I
THINK THAT IS TRUE. BUT JUST FOR
THE RECORD, SO PEOPLE KNOW.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT QUESTION. YES, THAT IS
GREAT BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO
KNOW THAT.
>> WE GET ASKED.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER FINAL
COMMENTS? I AM COMFORTABLE
VOTING ON THIS TODAY. DOING A
QUICK GLANCE. AWESOME. SO I'M
GOING TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 121192. IS THERE A SECOND?
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINAL
COMMENTS? SEEING AND HEARING
NONE WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THREE IN FAVOR.
>> OCEAN CARRIES COMMITTEE
RECOGNITION OF THE BILL WILL BE
SENT TO TUESDAY -- I ALMOST SAID
AUGUST 14, I WISH. APRIL 14. FOR
OUR NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU ALL
FOR THIS . I ALWAYS GET
BACKGROUND INFORMATION. SO SUPER
HELPFUL DURING THAT PROCESS.
THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO READ
ITEM NUMBER SIX INTO THE AGENDA
WHILE CAM HELPS -- AS WE DO A
SWITCH UP. I DENVER SIX IS
COUNCIL BILL 121193. AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES; AUTHORIZING
THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS BY NEGOTIATION
OR EMINENT DOMAIN (CONDEMNATION)
OF TWO PARCELS OF LAND
(PROPERTIES) IDENTIFIED AS KING
COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 4265700090
AND KING COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER
4265700085, FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> MY NAME IS BRIAN, [
INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ]
>> I AM CHRISTIAN JACOBSON.
MANAGER FOR PUMP STATION FOUR.
>> THE SECOND PROPOSED ORDINANCE
BEFORE YOU WOULD AUTHORIZE SPU
TO ACQUIRE TWO PROPERTIES IN THE
RAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
THE PUMP STATION NUMBER FOUR
REPLACEMENT PROJECT. THE
EXISTING PUMP STATION IN THIS
AREA DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE
CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE NEW
DEVELOPMENT AND THEREFORE NEW
SEWER FLOWS. FROM REDEVELOPMENT
WITHIN THE SEWER BASIN WHICH IS
IN THE URBAN VILLAGE. THIS
PROJECT WILL BUILD A NEW PUMP
STATION TO ACCOMMODATE THAT
CAPACITY NEEDED TO MAINTAIN
SERVICE LEVELS. I WILL HAND IT
OFF TO BRIAN TO WALK YOU THROUGH
OUR PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> SPEAK CLOSER TO THE
MICROPHONE. IN YOUR CLEAN WHITE
JACKET FOR SPRING.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THE DAY IS STILL YOUNG. THE
NAME OF THIS PROJECT IS THE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES PUMP
STATION FOUR REPLACEMENT
PROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
LEGISLATION IS TO AUTHORIZE
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
ACQUIRE BY NEGOTIATION OR
EMINENT DOMAIN TWO PROPERTIES
REQUIRED FOR THE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT. THIS MAP HIGHLIGHTS THE
LOCATION OF THE PROPERTIES. IS
LOCATED IN THE RAINIER BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN
SEATTLE. IS LOCATED IN COUNCIL
DISTRICT NUMBER TWO. THE RED
RECTANGLES , RECTANGLE,
HIGHLIGHTS THE TWO PROPERTIES
THAT ARE GOING TO BE ACQUIRED.
IT IS LOCATED OFF OF RAINIER
AVENUE SOUTH AND ALONG SOUTH
DIRECTORS STREET. ADJACENT TO
THE PROPERTIES AND IN THE
VICINITY ARE A NUMBER OF SMALL
BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
OWNERS. WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN
THE BLUE RECTANGLE AND THEY ARE
PARCELS THAT RELY ON PUMP
STATION FOUR FOR WASTEWATER
CONVEYANCE TO DOWNSTREAM
SYSTEMS. THESE MAPS PROVIDE OR
PICTURES PROVIDE DIFFERENT
ANGLES OF THE TWO PROPERTIES
THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ACQUIRE.
THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS IT
FACING NORTH AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS
A SHIPPING CONTAINER THAT WE
HAVE WORKED WITH THE PROPERTY
OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO
REMOVE PRIOR TO US ACQUIRING THE
PROPERTY. AND THE PHOTO ON THE
RIGHT SHOWS THE PROPERTIES
FACING NORTHEAST. I'M GOING TO
PASS IT OFF FOR FURTHER
EXPLANATION.
>> SO, SPEAKING OF JUST PROJECT
PURPOSE OR MAYBE THE IMPORTANCE
OF THIS PROJECT, A COUPLE OF
ITEMS TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THESE,
THE EXISTING PUMP STATION WAS
BUILT IN 1980. SO AS EXPECTED
FOR A PUMP STATION THAT IS 45
YEARS OLD, CREWS HAVE STARTED TO
NOTICE EVIDENCE OF OR SIGNS OF
AGING AND DETERIORATION OF THE
PUMP STATION. SO FROM A
CONDITION PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE
FLAGGED THIS AS BEING IMPORTANT
TO REPLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
THE OTHER ELEMENT IS THAT THIS
AREA IS LOCATED WITHIN THE
RANIER BEACH URBAN VILLAGE. THE
SOUTH DIRECTOR STREET AREA
CURRENTLY IS DEVELOPED AT A
CAPACITY MUCH LESS THAN WHAT IT
IS ZONE FOR. AND SO BASED ON THE
EXISTING CAPACITY OF THE PUMP
STATION WE KNOW THAT IT IS NOT
AS LARGE AS IT NEEDS TO BE TO
ACCOMMODATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
AND I WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE OF
NOTES, THE PICTURE ON YOUR RIGHT
SHOWS THE EXISTING PUMP STATION
LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
WHAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WITH
THESE TWO PARCELS IS FROM OUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH SDOT, SDOT
WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO BUILD THE
PUMP STATION AS IT IS. THEY
WOULD REQUIRE US TO BUILD
EVERYTHING BELOW GRADE. WHICH
IS, NOT AS IDEAL FOR CREWS TO
HAVE TO GO INTO BELOW GRADE
STRUCTURES THAT ARE PERHAPS
TIGHTER THAN THEY NEED TO BE.
BUT ALSO IT'S MUCH MORE
EXPENSIVE. SO THESE TWO PARCELS
OFFER THE ABILITY TO BUILD
FACILITIES ABOVE GRADE . WHICH
IS NICE FOR THE CREWS BUT ALSO
MUCH MORE COST-EFFECTIVE. WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT LOCATING TWO
PARCELS THAT ARE VACANT THAT ARE
ALSO LOCATED DIRECTLY ADJACENT
TO THE VERIZON CELL TOWER
LOCATED ALONG SELF DIRECTOR
STREET. IT ALLOWS US TO
CONGREGATE, IF YOU WILL, UTILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE TOGETHER ALONG
SOUTH DIRECTORS STREET.
>> WE HAVE REACHED A CONDITIONAL
PURCHASE OF SALE AGREEMENT WITH
BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS. FOR BOTH
PROPERTIES. THE PURCHASE PRICE
IS $760,000 FOR BOTH PROPERTIES.
THAT IS $380,000 FOR EACH. THE
FUNDING WILL COME FROM SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES DRAINAGE AND
WASTEWATER RATES FUND. SO IN
SUMMARY, BOTH OF THE PARCELS
PROVIDE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE
OPTION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING
PUMP STATION, BOTH OF THE PARCEL
OWNERS ARE WILLING SELLERS. AND
A NEW, LARGER PUMP STATION
PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. FOR
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE WE HOPE TO
HAVE THE DESIGN COMPLETED BY THE
SECOND QUARTER OF 2029, FOLLOWED
MOSTLY BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE NOTICE TO PROCEED IN THE
THIRD QUARTER OF 2029. WITH THE
HOPES OF COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION
BY THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2041.
2031. THAT CONCLUDES HER
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> DIRECTOR LEE.
>> WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME
QUESTION, THAT YOU ASKED
PREVIOUSLY, THIS PROJECT, THE
BUDGET IS INCLUDED IN OUR
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, SO
THESE, THE COSTS ARE FULLY
ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR EXISTING
RATES.
>> AWESOME, I KNEW THAT WAS THE
NEXT QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> AGAIN, AS DIRECTOR LEE
MENTIONED, THIS IS JUST AN
APPROPRIATION.
>> AWESOME. IS A MUCH. SUPER
HELPFUL ON THE PRESENTATION. AND
WALKING US THROUGH THE COST. AND
ALSO THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT
AS WELL. AND WHERE THE SOURCE OF
THE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM. AND
TO KNOW THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
WILLING TO SELL. WHAT IS THE
OPPOSITE, NOT WILLING? IS THAT
WHICH WOULD PUT?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY, I GOT YOU. COLLEAGUES,
AND COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS.
AWESOME. THE MOTION DOESN'T
CARRY UNTIL I MOVE IT." TO MOVE
THE COMMUNITY RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THE BILL. IS THERE A SECOND?
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL . ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINAL
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLERK,
CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TO
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THREE IN FAVOR.
>> IT WILL BE SENT TO APRIL 14.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I
HOPE YOU KEEP YOUR WHITE JACKET
SUPERCLEAN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT IS FRESH. CAME HERE FRESH
FOR SPRING. SPRING IS IN THE
BUILDING. WHITE JACKET.
WINTERTIME? NO.
>> THE LOVELY PICTURES THEY PUT
IN HERE.
>> ADDITIONAL PICTURES. I'M
GOING TO READ ANOTHER AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. COUNCIL BILL
121190. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE 2026 STORMWATER CODE UPDATE;
UPDATING STORMWATER CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT,
ROADWAYS, UTILITIES, AND
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES; FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. GENERAL
MANAGER, I ALWAYS SAY DIRECTOR,
I'M SORRY, ALL THE ABOVE,
DIRECTOR LEE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M
KEVIN BURRELL, SR. POLICY
MANAGER FOR SPU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> OUR FINAL PRESENTATION
RELATES TO OUR 2026 UPSTATE OF
THE STORM WATER CODE WHICH
RELATES DRAINAGE, EROSION
CONTROL AND WATER QUALITY TO
DEVELOPMENT'S. THE PURPOSE OF
THE STORM WATER CODE IS TO
PROTECT LIFE, PROPERTY, PUBLIC
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT FROM THE
ADVERSE IMPACTS OF URBAN
STORMWATER RUNOFF. ADVERSE
IMPACTS CAN INCLUDE FLOODING,
WATER POLLUTION, LANDSLIDES AND
EROSION. EVERY FIVE YEARS WE ARE
REQUIRED TO UPDATE THIS CODE TO
ENSURE THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY'S
REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. AT
THIS POINT KEVIN BURRELL IS HERE
TO BRIEF YOU ON THE CODE UPDATE
AND HOW IT AFFECTS DEVELOPMENT
IN SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.
AS I DIG AND I JUST WANTED TO
THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE
INTERDEPARTMENT TEAM WHO WORKED
TIRELESSLY FOR THE LAST COUPLE
OF YEARS TO GET US TO THIS
POINT. IT'S A BIG LIFT TOOK
THERE ARE MANY FOLKS TO THANK. I
WANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE
FOLKS IT TOOK TIME FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US,
WE TAKE THE COMMENTS SERIOUSLY.
WE ALSO WANT TO JUST NOTE, AS
I'M GOING THROUGH THE BRIEFING
THAT WE DID PROVIDE RESPONSE TO
COMMENTS AND WE CAN TOUCH ON
THAT IN A BIT. ALL RIGHT, ANDREW
TOUCHED ON SOME OF THIS. I WILL
TRY TO MOVE AS QUICKLY. AGAIN,
THE BACKGROUND, TALK ABOUT THE
PURPOSE OF THE CODE, WHO APPLIES
TO, WHY WE ARE UPDATING IT NOW,
I WILL GIVE YOU A THUMBNAIL OF
THE SCHEDULE, LOOKING BACKWARDS
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO
GET TO THIS POINT. I WILL GIVE
YOU A QUICK THUMBNAIL OF THE
SUMMARY OF THE CODE UPDATES,
DESCRIBE SOME OUTREACH AND
FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED SO FAR
AND TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS.
ANDREW TOUCHED ON THIS ALREADY.
WE HAVE A CODE BECAUSE WE ARE
REQUIRED . I JUST WANT TO MAYBE
STEP BACK AND SAY EFFECTIVELY,
AND HE DEVELOPED AREA IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON HAS MORE THAN 10,000
PEOPLE IN A DEVELOPED AREA HAS
TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE
STATE AS MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION
TO COLLECT RAINWATER, BE KIND TO
IT AND PUT IT BACK INTO
RECEIVING WATERS WHICH THEY ARE
IN CHARGE OF. SO, SEATTLE,
TACOMA, KING, PEARSON'S GNOMISH
COUNTIES HAVE THE EXACT SAME
PERMIT AND OBLIGATIONS. SEATTLE
IS NOT UNIQUE IN THIS WE. I WANT
TO GIVE YOU THAT ALTITUDE AND
CONTEXT. WE HAVE HAD THE STORM
WATER CODE SINCE 1979. WE HAD
THIS FRAMEWORK TOGETHER. IT'S
PRETTY EXCITING. OKAY. WHAT IS
IN THE STORM WATER CODE? THERE
ARE REALLY THREE MAJOR
COMPONENTS. FIRST IT'S ABOUT
CONTROLLING SOURCES OF POLLUTION
FROM EVERY DAY, GOING BACK TO
ACTIVITIES, SOCIETAL STUFF. IT
ALSO REGULATES CONSTRUCTION SITE
ACTIVITIES TO CONTROL SOURCES OF
POLLUTION . THE LAST THING IS
ABOUT NEW REDEVELOPMENT. IT'S
ABOUT MANAGING RAINWATER WHEN IT
LANDS ON-SITE, TO ON-SITE
STORMWATER BMPS. IT'S ABOUT
PUTTING FACILITIES IN PLACE TO
MANAGE THE VOLUME OF WATER THAT
LANDS ON A SITE. AND ALSO
MANAGES AND TREATS THE WATER SO
IT'S CLEAN WHEN IT LEAVES THE
SITE. THAT IS AGAIN, FOR NEW OR
REDEVELOPMENT WHICH APPLIES TO
CITY DYLAN'S AS WELL. I SAID IT
BEFORE I GOT TO IT. THE CODE
APPLIES TO PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT,
CITY PROJECTS, CURRENT BUSINESS
THIS IS AND ACTIVITIES. HAS A
SPILL OR SOMEONE IS DOING AUTO
CARE OR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
OF THE STREET OR SOMETHING, ALL
OF THESE CODES APPLY TO EVERYDAY
BEHAVIORS AND ACTIVITIES AND
ALSO RESIDENTIAL THINGS. ALSO
PET WASTE BAGS AND OTHER FUN
THINGS WE HAVE ALL COME TO BE A
CUSTOM TOO. SO THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING
THE CODE AND REGULATING PRIVATE
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT THEY DO
PERMITTING AND PLANNING. SPU, WE
LOOK AT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND
ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OFTEN WHAT IS
CONSTRUCTED IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
AND TO BEING DONATED TO THE
UTILITY AS A UTILITY DRAINAGE
ASSET. SDOT IS HELPFUL IN
ENFORCING CONSTRUCTION, EROSION
AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ACTIVITIES
WHEN ACTIVITIES ARE HAPPENING IN
SDOT RIGHT AWAY. WE ARE REQUIRED
TO HAVE THIS DONE AND COMPLETED
AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL SO CAN
BE AFFECTED BY JULY 1, 2026.
IT'S A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT
FROM THE STATE. WE WANT TO MEET
OUR STATE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE
OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THIS UPDATE
TO ADJUST POLICIES WITH CURRENT
CITY PRIORITIES, TAKING INTO
ACCOUNT A LOT OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENTS WE HAVE RECEIVED. AND
ALSO THE CODE AND MANUAL, THEY
ARE VOLUMINOUS AND WE TAKE TIME
EACH TIME TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND
USABILITY. SO ACTUALLY, IF THERE
ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN PAUSE AND
STOP ME . I SHOULD MENTION THAT
THE USERS TYPICALLY OF THESE
TOOLS ARE ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS
AND DEVELOPERS, PEOPLE DESIGNING
FACILITIES , OR DESIGNING FOR
FACILITIES TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY
PRIVATE PARCELS. SO LET'S LOOK
AT WHAT HAS GOTTEN US HERE
TODAY. AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY
FIVE YEARS. SUMMER OF 2024,
ECOLOGY GAVE WESTERN WASHINGTON
THIS NEW PERMIT AND IN IT CAME
NEW REQUIREMENTS. NEW
EXPECTATIONS FROM THE STATE THAT
WE HAD TO LOOK AT AND ADOPT. SO
SUMMER TO THE FALL OF 2024 , WE
CAME UP WITH THE CHANGES WE
THOUGHT MADE MOST SENSE. WE GAVE
THEM TO THE PUBLIC TO GIVE US
THEIR FEEDBACK. THAT WAS LAST
YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME, WITH
THEIR PUBLIC INPUT, WE HAD TO
GIVE OUR DRAFTS TO ECOLOGY SO
THEY CAN APPROVE THEM. WE ARE
NOT ALLOWED TO ADOPT THE CODE
WITHOUT THE CONSENT. THAT WAS
REALLY THE FIRST ITERATION
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE
TO HAVE THAT FIRST CONVERSATION.
LATER THAT FALL , LAST FALL THEY
GIVE US THE RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
AND APPROVED WILL BE PROPOSED IN
A PACKAGE. WE WENT BACK OUT FOR
A SECOND REVIEW WITH THE PUBLIC
AND GOT MORE COMMENTS AND INPUT.
AGAIN TODAY, THIS IS NOT THE
THIRD BUT ONE OF YET MANY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC,
INCLUDING DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
FIRMS, DEPARTMENT OF GROUPS AND
SO ON TO GIVE US FEEDBACK. I
WILL BE SHORT. THE JOY I BRING
TO THIS IS THAT THERE ARE VERY
FEW NEW REQUIREMENTS. OTHER
ITERATIONS OF THE STORMWATER
UPDATES HAVE BEEN REALLY
INTENSE, JUST BASED ON NEW
TECHNOLOGIES OR ADVANCES AND HOW
THE STATE WANTED US TO REGULATE
DEVELOPMENT. IN THIS CASE WE ARE
JUST A FEW NEW REQUIREMENTS FROM
ECOLOGY. AS I MENTIONED MANY OF
THE UPDATES ARE TECHNICAL AND
FOR USERS OF THE MANUAL, THE
CITIES STORMWATER MANUAL. I
WOULD SAY WAS SOME JOY AND
HOPEFULLY THERE ARE MINIMAL
PHYSICAL IMPACTS TO THE CITY
WITH CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THOSE
THAT ARE ACTUALLY A RESULT OF
WHAT HAS BEEN REQUIRED OF
ECOLOGY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT
SPECIFICS. THIS IS JUST A WAY OF
PROVIDING EVIDENCE AND HONORING
THE WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE
TO BE ACCESSIBLE, PRACTICAL AND
PURSUE PUBLIC COMMENT. SDCI SOME
OF OUR MAIN CHANNELS AND
THOROUGH FAIRS TO CAPTURE , WE
HAVE DONE SEVERAL PUBLIC
MEETINGS ONLINE. WE HAVE MET
SEPARATELY WITH DIFFERENT AGENCY
PARTNERS LIKE THE PORT OF
SEATTLE. WE HAVE MET SEPARATELY
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEETINGS
AS WELL. AND, THIS IS YET AGAIN
ANOTHER FORUM FOR US TO LISTEN
TO FEEDBACK AND TAKE COMMENTS.
SO, THROUGH THAT THERE ARE OVER
550 PUBLIC COMMENTS TO DATE. I
WILL SAY I THINK WE'VE
INCORPORATED MANY OF THOSE ,
MOST RESULTING IN NO CHANGES DUE
TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE
REQUIREMENTS OF ECOLOGY , WE
HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES
BECAUSE THEY WERE DRIVEN BY THE
CITIES PRIORITIES AND POLICY
DECISIONS. WE HEARD TODAY DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT THERE ARE SOME
OUTSTANDING CONCERNS I TRY TO
ADDRESS THOSE BEFORE WE LEAVE
TODAY. OR PERHAPS WE CAN TALK
ABOUT THAT AS PART OF OUR
WRITTEN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS WE
HAVE PROVIDED. OKAY, AS I SAID,
IF I WERE TO SUMMARIZE, WHAT DO
WE HEAR FROM ALL THIS FEEDBACK,
AGAIN, MOST OF THE USERS OF THE
CODE AND STORMWATER MANUAL WERE
ASKING CLARIFYING QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THIS
OR HOW DO WE PUT THIS INTO OUR
DESIGNS AND PLANS. THERE AGAIN
AS WE HEARD AGAIN, TO START THE
MEETING TODAY, VERY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR TREE PRESERVATION,
AND FOR MENTAL PROTECTION, WATER
QUALITY PROTECTION AND SO ON.
SEPARATELY WE HAVE HEARD FROM
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ABOUT THE
ECOLOGY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR
PROJECTS. I PUT A LITTLE BIT OF
FLAVOR ON THIS. I MENTIONED WE
HAVE HOSTED TWO MEETINGS. ISSUES
ESSENTIALLY AROUND ECOLOGY'S
REQUIREMENTS TO TREAT THE ENTIRE
AREA OF AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT IS ONE PERMITTED AREA.
IF AN APPLICANT WERE TO DESIGN
THE CONSTRUCTION AREA INTO
SMALLER BITE-SIZE PERMITTED
PARCELS, THEY MAY AVOID THE
ENTIRE MENTAL REQUIREMENTS THAT
WE REQUIRE . SO THAT IS NOT
ALLOWED AND WE PUT THAT IN OUR
PERMIT IS A REQUIREMENT. WE KNOW
THAT THAT HAS BEEN IN THERE
SINCE 2013. THEY ARE JUST MAKING
SURE IT IS CLEAR FOR ALL OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON. SO HERE IS A
WIREFRAME OF KIND OF WHERE WE
HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE HOPE TO.
TODAY WE ARE AT COMMITTEE
MEETING NUMBER ONE. AS WE ANSWER
QUESTIONS, WE WANT TO KEEP
MOVING FORWARD SO WE CAN GET TO
THE SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING AND
HOPEFULLY A VOTE. WE IDEALLY,
WHAT IS OUTLINED HERE IS THE
JULY 1 EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR
PEOPLE OF PROJECTS IN THE QUEUE
WE NEED TO GIVE THEM GRACE
PERIODS OF THE CAN CHANGE COURSE
IF THEY NEED TO UPDATE THE
PERMITS AND PROJECT PLANS. THAT
IS THE BAR BELOW. 30 DAYS PRIOR
TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE WE GIVE
FOLKS SAMPLE NOTICE THAT THEY
NEED TO CHANGE COURSE AND THE
PROJECT DECISIONS. IF THEY
DON'T HAVE A COMPLETED
APPLICATION WITH A TIMELY PERMIT
EFFECTIVENESS. I THINK THAT IS
ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE? I WILL PASS
IT OVER AS WELL.
>> BRIAN WILL BE WRITING A MEMO
AVAILABLE TO ALL AT THE 14th
MEETING. THERE WILL BE
ADDITIONAL CONTENT THERE TO
CONSIDER. I HAVE NOTHING TO
OFFER YOU BEYOND THAT
REASSURANCE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND I KNOW THIS
IS ONE OF THE TIMES WHERE I'M
GRATEFUL WHERE WE HAVE TIME IN
BETWEEN MEETINGS TODAY JUST A
LOT OF THE INFORMATION. BECAUSE
I KNOW THAT WE RECEIVED A LOT OF
COMMENTS ABOUT THAT OBVIOUSLY.
WE HAD COMMENTS TODAY. BUT JUST
RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK
REGARDING THIS POLICY. IT'S
GREAT JUST TO HAVE TIME TO
ABSORB IT, TO UNDERSTAND IT. AND
SO, THANK YOU, KEVIN, FOR THE
PRESENTATION. DIRECTOR LEE, DID
YOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS? I
WANT TO OPEN UP TO MY COLLEAGUES
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> SORRY, A LOT OF COMMENTS
TODAY. I GUESS, THANK YOU, FOR
PRESENTING THIS, THANK YOU , FOR
PINCH-HITTING FOR BRIAN. KEVIN,
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT, I
WILL ADMIT I WASN'T FAMILIAR
WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. CAN YOU
PLEASE ADDRESS THOSE , AND I
HEARD YOU SAY YOU INCORPORATED A
LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC
COMMENT IN GENERAL? NOT THIS
PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT IN GENERAL,
AS YOU ARE DOING THIS, CAN YOU
TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT?
>> THERE ARE TWO TOPICS I MIGHT
BE WILL TO HELP SUMMARIZE, A
COMMENT APPRECIATES SPU'S
DIRECTION AND WHERE WE ARE
HEADED WITH THIS PROPOSAL. MAYBE
JUST TO START BY SAYING, OF ALL
THE PROPOSED CHANGES WE HAVE
ASKED ECOLOGY TO CONSIDER AND
THEY HAVE ACCEPTED, WE HAVE
ADDED A TABLE FOR THE WHOLE
WORLD TO LOOK AT TO SEE WHY WE
HAVE MADE CHANGES, WHAT IS THE
DERIVATION FOR THE CHANGE OR
DRIVER , IN MANY CASES IT IS
ECOLOGY . ECOLOGY REQUIREMENT OR
OTHER CHANGES THAT WE ARE
CONSIDERING. THAT I HOPE THE
REPUBLICANS HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK
AT AND INGEST AND CERTAINLY
THERE WELCOME TO ASK QUESTIONS
OF US IN THE SCENE BETWEEN
PERIOD FOR CLARIFICATION. TWO
THINGS THAT CAME TO MIND AS I
WAS LISTENING TO THE HELPFUL
COMMENTS TODAY. THERE IS A LOT.
THIS IS A VOLUME IS AMOUNT OF
WORK. THE FIRST ARE ON TREE
PRESERVATION. WILL SAY KINDLY,
WE APPRECIATE THE POINTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE. AND THE HEALTHY
TENSION THAT IS THERE. SEATTLE
HAS A TREE ORDINANCE AND
LAND-USE CODES THE PROTECT
TREES. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT
TREES ARE INCLUDED AND AS ONE OF
MANY OF THE TOOLS THAT WE USE TO
MANAGE STORMWATER RUNOFF, I
THINK COMMENTERS SUGGESTIONS
THAT SEATTLE DOESN'T CONSIDER
THEM, WE DO IN FACT. MOREOVER WE
OFFER CREDIT AS DO OTHER CITIES
AND COUNTIES FOR TREES FOR NEW
TREES OR RETAINED TREES. THAT
HOPEFULLY WILL HELP SET THE
RECORD STRAIGHT THE WE ARE NOT
THAT DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THE
OTHER WESTERN WASHINGTON
JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
DOING THAT FOR SOME TIME. THAT
IS PART ONE. PART TWO, IT'S A
LITTLE TECHNICAL, BUT I THINK
MAYBE I WILL OPEN THE
CONVERSATION BY CLARIFYING THAT
SEATTLE IS REVISING ITS FLOW
CONTROL STANDARDS FOR SOME SMALL
AREAS OF THE CITY. THAT IS, HOW
MUCH WATER THE SMALL PROJECT HAS
TO COLLECT AND MANAGE AS PART OF
ITS NEW DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. IN
THE AREAS WE ARE FOCUSED ON OUR
AREAS SURROUNDING HALLER LAKE
AND GREEN LAKE. TYPICALLY AREAS
NORTH OF 85th WHERE IT IS SERVED
BY DITCHES AND CULVERTS ON THE
SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND WHAT WE
FOUND IN TALKING WITH OUR
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AND THE
ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO
HELP US THINK THROUGH THIS, IS
THE CURRENT FLOW CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE
AMOUNT OF BENEFIT WE HOPED.
MEANING, THE COST AND EXPENSE OF
PUTTING A SMALL TANK IN
SOMEONE'S DEVELOPMENT PROJECT,
LIKE A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY STYLE
PROJECT THAT NOW HAS A TANK
UNDERGROUND TO COLLECT WATER IS
MAYBE ONLY COLLECTING AND
MANAGING RAINWATER BUT NOT
NECESSARILY PICKING IT CLEANER
THAN IT WAS BEFORE. SO WE HAVE
INCREASED -- RELAXED THE
STANDARD IN THOSE AREAS IN
EXCHANGE FOR ASKING EVERY
PROJECT, SMALL AND LARGE, TO
EVALUATE USING DIFFERENT TOOLS
THAT WILL NOT ONLY COLLECT
RAINWATER BUT TREAT IT AS WELL.
I THINK WHAT IS MISSING BETWEEN
THE COMMENTERS AND THE SUBSTANCE
FOLLOWING THE ASSIGNMENTS
THERE'S A NEW FRAMEWORK THAT
WILL PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION
THAN THE OLD STANDARD. WE THINK
THEY WILL BE MORE VOLUME AND
QUALITY TREATED AS A RESULT OF
THIS NEW PACKAGE. I WANT TO MAKE
THAT CLEAR. BETTER AND FOR
MENTAL OUTCOMES . BECAUSE ALL
SITES WILL HAVE TO USE THIS
CONCEPT, NOT JUST A FEW.
>> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD
, GENERAL MANAGER LEE?
>> JUST BY SIMPLY SAYING, OUR
FOCUS OBVIOUSLY IS ON STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT. AND SO THE
ALTERNATIVES WE PROVIDE TO THE
DEVELOPERS TO MANAGE STORMWATER
INCLUDES TREES AS AN OPTION. BUT
NOT JUST TREES, THERE ARE OTHER
WAYS YOU CAN DO A RAIN GARDEN,
ET CETERA. WE HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO
BE PRESCRIPTIVE, THAT THEY MUST
USE TREES. OBVIOUSLY THEY NEED
TO COMPLY WITH THE TREE
ORDINANCE BUT THEY HAVE
FLEXIBILITY WHICH IS WHAT WE
HAVE GRANTED THROUGH THE
STORMWATER CODE. I THINK ONE OF
THE COMMENTERS WANTED I BELIEVE
US TO BE MORE PRESCRIPTIVE ABOUT
THAT. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO BE LESS
PERSPECTIVE AND PROVIDE OPTIONS.
OKAY. THAT IS HELPFUL. I WILL
ASK FOR A BRIEFING IN BETWEEN SO
I CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME OF
THIS THAT CAME UP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. AND FOR CLARITY, WE WILL
HAVE A MEMO FROM BRIAN HELPING
US UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE STUFF
AS WELL. IT IS A LOT. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING
THIS? AWESOME, I KNOW WE WILL
FOLLOW UP, WE WILL HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS AND GET MORE BRIEFINGS
AND MORE MEMOS. SO WE CAN
CONTINUE THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU
ALL FOR BEING HERE. LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
THIS AS WELL. AWESOME.
>> OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I AM PROUD
TO GET OUT ON TIME TODAY. WELL,
I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS. ALL
RIGHT. ANYWAY, THAT WILL
CONCLUDE -- BEFORE I END, ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL? TO COME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE? US THREE?
OKAY. WITH THAT, THERE ARE NO
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THERE
ARE NO FURTHER BUSINESS. AND SO
THIS IS GOING TO CONCLUDE OUR
APRIL 9 MEETING OF THE
GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES
COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANT TO SAY,
YESTERDAY WAS MY DAD'S
BIRTHDAY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WE
LOVE YOU.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
>> I WON'T TELL EVERYONE HOLD
YOUR. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 14, AT 9:30
AM. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,
IT IS 11:30 AM AND THIS MEETING
IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.