>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. TODAY IS MARCH 10, 2025. THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER AND THE TIME IS 2:02. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER SULLIVAN. >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER STROUSE? >> HERE COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RING? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON? . >> PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, FOR MINUTES OF MARCH 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROCLAMATION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY BUT WE HAVE THE UPDATE FROM THE OIR LEGISLATIVE TEAM ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS IN OLYMPIA. TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY BE ANOTHER SHORT ONE ON THE MEETING AGENDA, THERE ARE 16 ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WHICH ARE THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCES, 120950, ORDINANCE REAFFIRMING THE CITY AS A WELCOMING CITY SUPPORTING ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND GENDER AFFIRMING TREATMENT AND EXTENDING CITY EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE PROVISION OF THOSE SERVICES. I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN OUR ROUND ROBIN SECTION. AND THEN WE HAVE 11 APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING TWO TO THE SEATTLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, THREE TO THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION, ONE TO THE PACIFIC HOSPITAL PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL, TWO TO THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION, ONE TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD, TWO TO THE FAMILY EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS BILL 120948 ON THE CONSTRUCTION CODE ALLOWING AN EXTENSION FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS AND BUILDING PERMITS AND COUNCIL BILL 120949, AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO EASING BARRIERS TO CONSTRUCTING DWELLING UNITS. RESOLUTION 32166 APPROVING INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION OF A PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGE OVER EIGHTH AVENUE NORTH OF CHERRY STREET. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCES. THERE ARE ALSO TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION UNDER COMMITTEE REPORTS. THOSE ARE RESOLUTION 32165, REVISING THE STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WERE IN OUR 2025 BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND COUNCIL BILL 126, LIFTING A PROVIZO OF THE 2025 BUDGET IMPOSED ON TRANSPORTATION LEVY FUND. >> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, MOVING ON TO THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE. WE WILL WAIT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO JOIN US HERE. GREAT. WHEN YOU ARE READY, GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND YOU MAY BEGIN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M MINA HASHEMI, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. I'M JOINED BY COLLEAGUES ANNA JOHNSON AND SAMIR JUNEJO WHO YOU WILL HEAR FROM MOMENTARILY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE HAS REACHED THE MIDPOINT OF THE 2025 SESSION WITH MEMBERS WORKING LONG HOURS ON THE FLOOR AND IN CAUCUS AS THEY APPROACH THE MARCH 12 DEADLINE FOR BILLS TO PASS OUT OF CHAMBERS OF ORIGIN. AS OF THIS WEEK, THERE HAVE BEEN 1051 HOUSE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED AND 519 HAVE MADE IT TO THE RULES COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. THE HOUSE HAS BEEN WORKING ESPECIALLY LONG HOURS TRYING TO PASS AS MUCH LEGISLATION AS POSSIBLE STAYING ON THE FLOOR INTO THE WE HOURS OF THE MORNING THIS PAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN THE SENATE T805 BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. BILLS THAT DO NOT CLEAR THE STAGE OF RULES COMMITTEE UNLESS DEEMED NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET ARE CONSIDERED DEAD FOR THE SESSION. BUT IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT NO BILL IS ENTIRELY OFF THE TABLE UNTIL THE SESSION ENDS. THE FIRST HALF OF FLOOR ACTION TYPICALLY FEATURES BILLS THAT THE MAJORITY ANTICIPATES WILL INSPIRE LESS DEBATE. THOSE WITH TIME CONSUMING AMENDMENTS ARE SAVED UNTIL CLOSER TO THE MARCH 12 DEADLINE WHEN DEBATE CAN BE LIMITED. THAT'S WHAT WE SAW THIS WEEKEND WITH LONG HOURS. A NUMBER OF SEATTLE PRIORITIES HAVE CLEARED THIS HURDLE. WITH T THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ANNA AND SAMIR TO GIVE YOU AN UP TIDATE ON WHERE THINGS STAND TODAY, 150th DAY OF THE SESSION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I WILL START US OFF, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, ANNA JOHNSON. WE WILL START WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES UPDATE FOR OUR PRIORITIES AND WE WILL ALSO GIVE YOU SOME ISSUE BASED UPDATES OF BILLS THAT HAVE CLEARED THE FLOOR AND ARE ON THE WAY TO THE NEXT CHAMBER. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S TO EXPECT AFTER WEDNESDAY'S CUTOFF DEADLINE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE HEARINGS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK. THIS LIST SHOULD LOOK FAMILIAR FROM LAST WEEK. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE BILLS THAT HAVE HAD ACTION OR ARE READY FOR FLOOR ACTION. LAST WEEK WE SAW SENATE BILL 5098 DEALING WITH WEAPONS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS PASSED THE SENATE 28-21. WE ALSO SEE THAT SENATE BILL 5060 AND HOUSE BILL 2016 DEAL WITH PUBLIC SAFETY AND ARE ON THE FLOOR READY FOR ACTION, ONE IN THE SENATE, ONE IN THE HOUSE. WE SAW THAT HOUSE BILL 1423 VEHICLE NOISE CAMERAS PASSED THE HOUSE 57-40. ALSO ON THE LIST YOU CAN SEE TWO OF OUR PRIORITY BILLS ARE ARE SCHEDULED FOR HEARINGS IN THE SENATE ON THURSDAY. THAT WOULD BE HOUSE BILL 1112 RELATED TO PRO TEM JUDGES AND SENATE BILL 5595 RELATED TO SHARED STREETS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU WILL SEE HOUSE BILL 1515, UPDATING OUTDOOR SALE CENTER AND ALCOHOL REGULATIONS PASSED THE HOUSE THIS PAST WEEK BY A VOTE OF 83-13. AND THEN ALSO HOUSE BILL 1774, THE UNUSED HIGHWAY LAND PASSED AS WELL. TWO BILLS RELATED TO CONDO DEVELOPMENT, CONDO REFORM, 1402 AND 1516 ARE ON THE FLOOR AND AWAITING ACTION. I SHOULD POINT OUT HOUSE BILL 1733 RELATED TO THE ROLOCATION EXPENSES FOR BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY AGENCY DISPLACEMENT IN HOUSE RULES HAS UNTIL WEDNESDAY TO MOVE OFF THE FLOOR. >> LAST WEEK, WE ALSO SAW OUR BIG RECYCLING REFORM BILL PASS THE SENATE, 27-22. SENATE BILL 52-84. THE SENATE T LIGHT BILL RELATED TO POWER GENERATION, BATTERY STORAGE TRANSMISSION, THIS IS HOUSE BILL 1253 IS SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING IN THE SENATE ON FRIDAY. THE CLEAN FUELS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS BILL IS ON THE FLOOR CALENDAR, READY FOR FLOOR ACTION. A CHILD CARE CITING BILL, SENATE BILL 5509 PASSED THE SENATE, 42-7. TWO OTHER CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING RELATED BILLS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY THIS PAST WEEK. HOUSE BILL 1314 RELATED TO THE EARLY LEARNING FACILITIES GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM AS WELL AS 1648 RELATED TO IMPROVEMENTS TO CHILD CARE PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS CLEARED THIS CHECKPOINT HERE. THEN ONE OF OUR K-12 FUNDING PRIORITIES HAS PASSED SO FAR. SENATE BILL 5192 PASSED THE SENATE 47-2. I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT IT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. >> A RECAP OF SOME OTHER BILLS THAT HAD ACTION THIS PAST WEEK, HOUSE BILL 1791 CREATES OR DEALS WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX AND MAKES COVID ERA FLEXIBILITIES FOR HOW THE FUNDING CAN BE USED FOR CITY GOVERNMENT. THE CITY HAS BEEN PRO ON THE BILL AND THE BILL MOVED OFF THE HOUSE FLOOR. >> A FEW MORE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT BUILDS HAVE MADE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SENATE T. HOUSE BILL 1483, THIS IS KNOWN AS THE RIGHT TO REPAIR BILL. THIS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A FEW SESSIONS. THIS ESTABLISHES THAT MANUFACTURERS OF DIGITAL ELECTRONICS NEED TO MAKE AVAILABLE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO HAVE THOSE DEVICES BE ABLE TO STAY IN THE LIFE CYCLE AND NOT GO TO THE WEIGH STREAM. THIS ONE PASSED NEARLY UNANIMOUSLY. I THINK IT WAS 96-1 OFF OF THE HOUSE FLOOR. ALSO, HOUSE BILL 1497, THIS DEALS WITH IMPROVING OUR ORGANICS WASTE SYSTEM. WE WERE PRO ON THIS SYSTEM AS WELL AS PRO ON THE RIGHT TO REPAIR BILL. AND THEN SENATE BILL 5627, THIS IS KNOWN AS SAFE EXCAVATION LAW. THEY HAD CONCERN WITH LAW WITH THIS BILL BUT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SPONSOR AND COALITION TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SENATE FLOOR. WE ARE HAPPY TO SAY THE AMENDMENTS WERE ADOPTED AND IT IS GOING TO THE HOUSE NOW WITH A FEW MINOR CONCERNS AND WE WILL STAY ENGAGED AND MONITOR THAT BILL. >> BILL 1096 DEALING WITH LOT SPLITTING PASSED THE HOUSE THIS PAST WEEK. ALSO HOUSE BILL 1696 WHICH UPDATES THE CODE OWNERSHIP PROGRAM TO INCREASE AMI FOR. HOUSE BILL 53 IS AN OPTIONAL PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS SELF CERTIFICATION FOR CITIES TO OPT IN TO SELF CERTIFY ADUs AND THAT BILL PASSED AS WELL. 1491 WHICH I BROUGHT UP IN THE PAST WHICH CREATES NEW DENSITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT PASSED THE SENATE. 1621 RELATED TO HOUSING, COMMISSIONERS ALLOWING KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT TO APPOINT HOUSING COMMISSIONERS TO HELP WITH THE BACK LOG AND THE CITY HAS BEEN PRO ON THE BILL AND THE BILL HAS MOVED FROM THE HOUSE TO THE SENATE. THE LABOR AND COMMERCE BILL NOW, 5104 PROTECTS EMPLOYEES FROM COERCION IN THE WORK PLACE BASED ON IMMIGRATION STATUS. THIS ESSENTIALLY IS PREVENT TING SITUATIONS IN WHICH A PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NOT BEING USED AS LEVERAGE BY AN EMPLOYER TO CREATE, ESESSENTIALLY WORSE LABOR WORK PLACE CONDITIONS OR WAGE ISSUES. THAT BILL IS MOVING PAST THE SENATE T. AND THEN ANOTHER IMMIGRATION RELATED BILL, HOUSE BILL 18 # 75 ALLOWS THE USE OF PAID SICK LEAVE TO PREPARE FOR AND PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS PASSED THE HOUSE. SENATE BILL 5023 RELATES TO LABOR MARKET PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS. THE CITY IS PRO FOR THE MOST PART AND REFLECTS CITY MODEL, MODELED AFTER A SIMILAR CITY ORDINANCE. SENATE BILL 5101, STANDARD ACCESS TO LEAVE ACCOMMODATIONS TO INCLUDE WORKERS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF HATE CRIMES OR BIAS INCIDENTS. THE CITY IS PRO ON THAT BILL AS WELL AND IT MOVED OFF THE SENATE FLOOR. THIS PAST WEEK, THE SENATE ALSO PASSED A BILL THAT EXPANDED UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR STRIKING FOR LOCKOUT WORKERS. >> SOME PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILLS THAT HAVE HAD ACTION OVER THE LAST WEEK WAS HOUSE BILL 1163. THIS BILL IS THE PERMIT TO PURCHASE A FIREARM BILL. THIS CREATES ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS TO PURCHASE OR POSSESS A FIREARM BY CREATING A PERMIT TO PURCHASE AND CREATING STANDARDS FOR TRAINING PROTOCOLS WHEN WE ISSUE THE LICENSE FOR CONCEALED PISTOL AND CREATES SOME RECORD KEEPING FOR THE STATE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE LICENSES. ALSO, SENATE BILL 5268 PASSED THE SENATE. THIS BILL CREATES A REQUIREMENT FOR 12 MONTHS OF COMMUNITY CUSTODY FOR CONVICTIONS OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. OVER THE WEEKEND, HOUSE BILL 1113, WHICH CREATES A MISDEMEANOR DIVERSION PROGRAM OPTION FOR CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES PASSED THE HOUSE BY A SLIM MARGIN AND THERE WAS A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS ON THE FLOOR SO THE CITY WILL BE REVIEWING THIS BILL. AND THEN FINALLY, IN TERMS OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION, SENATE BILL 5192, THIS BILL WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING ALONG THE WAY. IT DEALS WITH MATERIALS, OPERATIONAL COSTS AND SUPPLIES. THE ACRONYM THAT IS DESCRIBED AS MSOC. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A BILL THAT HELPS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BE ABLE TO USE STATE FUNDING MORE FLEXIBLY AND BE ABLE TO DIRECT IT TOWARDS WHATEVER IS THE NEED OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THAT TIME. IT MAKES FLEXIBLE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THEY RECEIVE BASED ON ENROLLMENT. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF TIMES WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN A CHALLENGING POSITION WITH THE BUDGET, BECAUSE OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT, WHAT THE STATE IS ALLOWING IS AVERAGING OUT THE CALCULATIONS OF MSOC FUNDING THEY RECEIVE OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD IN CASE THERE IS CHANGES IN THE CITY ENROLLMENT. THE CITY IS PRO ON THAT AS WELL AS SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. >> TRANSPORTATION HOUSE BILL 1923 INCREASES AVAILABILITY OF PASSENGER ONLY FERRIES BY ESTABLISHING THE MOSQUITO FLEET ACT. THAT PASSED OFF OF THE HOUSE FLOOR AND ONTO THE SENATE. THIS WEEK HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUTOFF IS ON WEDNESDAY. THE BILLS HAVE UNTIL WEDNESDAY TO LEAVE THEIR RESPECTIVE CHAMBERS AND THEN BILL HEARINGS IN THE OPPOSITE CHAMBERS WILL START ON THURSDAY. YOU WILL HEAR TWO OF THE BILLS BEING HEARD ON THURSDAY, PRO TEM JUDGES AND SHARED STREETS. FRIDAY WE HAVE THE JOINT USE AGREEMENTS BILL BEING HEARD THAT'S OUR PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER XAE QUESTIONS. >> DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION BUT I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR HASHEMI AND ANNA AND SAMIR FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK IN OLYMPIA. I KNOW IT IS FAST AND FURIOUS. I KNOW IT IS A LOT OF HARD WORK THAT YOU ARE PUTTING IN. I WANT TO THANK YOU DIRECTOR HASHEMI FOR THE CONVERSATION WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE OTHER LEGISLATURE ON THE EAST COAST AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HONORING MY REQUEST TO HAVE A WEEKLY CALL WHERE WE CAN, OUR STAFFS CAN GET INFORMED, YOU KNOW WEEKLY ON WHAT IS GOING ON. IT IS THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN STAY UP TO DATE, UP TO THE MINUTE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN D.C.I ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOUR STAFF HAS NOT PARTICIPATED TO DO SO. DIRECTOR MASH HASHEMI IS WORKING WITH THE PERSON WHO IS TRACKING THE WORK, ANNIE, MAYOR, THE FEDERAL LOBBYISTS. I THINK YOU KNOW WE, THE CITY OF SEATTLE, HIRES FEDERAL LOBBYISTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD ONE AND THEY ARE WORKING REALLY HARD NOW WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING. IT IS THE BEST WAY YOU CAN GET YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND ALSO GET THE INFORMATION BY WHICH YOU CAN MAKE DECISIONS. SO REALLY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN OLYMPIA AND YOU ARE DOING THE FEDERAL AS WELL. SO I CAN'T THANYOU ENOUGH. AND LLEAG HAVE YOUR STAFF PARTICIPATE ON THE CALL IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY, SO THANK YOU. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. >> I WILL SAY TLAUNG AND SAY IT IS GOOD, TIMELY INFORMATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINK? >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO THE APPRECIATION MY COLLEAGUES HAVE VOICED FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING NOW IN OLYMPIA AND MONITORING THE FEDERAL WORK, THANK YOU. I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP BECAUSE MY OFFICE WAS SPENDING SOME TIME REVIEWING AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE ELEMENTS OF THE ALL CUTS BUDGE THAT HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC. $3.5 BILLION TABEN OUT OF HEALTHCARE, $1.3 BILLION OUT OF EARLY LEARNING, 1 .3 OUT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, $365 MILLION OUT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, $376 MILLION OUT OF CORRECTIONS. AND SO REALLY DEVASTATING CUTS THAT OUR STATE COULD BE FACING. SO IN LIGHT OF THAT, AND LOOKING AT I KNOW FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE STATE WAS CANCELED FOR THIS WEEK. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING ABOUT UPCOMING REVENUE PROPOSALS? WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO HEAR MORE DISCUSSIONS IN OLYMPIA ON HOW TO SOLVE THE BUDGET T DEFICIT THAT THE STATE IS EXPERIENCING? >> I WILL KICK US OFF AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO SAMIR WHO HAS BEEN MORE CLOSELY TRACKING THE CONVERSATION IN OLYMPIA. I THINK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE FOCUS ON THE HOUSE OF ORIGIN CUTOFF, WE HAVEN'T HEARD A TON OF CHATTER OR SEEN ANY POLICIES DIRECTLY RELATED TO REVENUE I THINK IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO SINCE WE LAST UPDATED YOU. IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET AND ALL CUTS BUDGET, WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THAT AND LOOKING THROUGH THE PROPOSED CUTS AND WORKING WITH OUR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO TRY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT THAT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE CITIES OPERATIONS. SAMIR, WHAT WOULD YOU ADD TO THAT? >> I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THE NEXT DATE TO LOOK FORWARD TO WOULD BE MARCH 20 WHICH IS WHEN THE REVENUE FORECAST WILL COME OUT FOR THE STATE. THAT WILL -- THAT'S INFORMATION THEY WILL USE TO WRITE THE BUDGET. THAT'S THE NEXT MILE STONE. WE WILL SEE THE BUDGETS SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WE HAVE HEARD FROM WRITERS THAT THE BILL WILL BE ALL CUTS BUDGET T AND SOME REVENUE THERE BUT HOW MUCH REVENUE AND HOW MUCH CUTS IS STILL IN THE AIR. WE WILL KNOW MORE WHEN THE REVENUE FORECAST COMES OUT. >> THANK YOU. WE WANT TO STAY APPRISED. COLLEAGUES IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS ON THE LINE, THERE ARE CRITICAL SERVICES OUR RESIDENTS DEPEND ON SO WE WANT TO LEND OUR VOICE TO OLYMPIA WHERE AND WHEN APPROPRIATE, SO THANK YOU. >> MORE TO COME. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> THANK YOU, I TOO FIRST OFF WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE OIR TEAM, DIRECTOR HASHEMI, ANNA, SAMIR FOR YOUR SAGE ADVICE AND KEEPING TRACK OF ALL OF THE THINGS. NOW IS AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR OUR CITY. JUST WANTED TO SAY SHOUTOUT, KUDOS, APPRECIATE IT, KEEP IT UP. WE NEED YOU. YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. MY QUESTION PERTAINS TO HOUSE BILL 1423, THE VEHICLE NOISE ENFORCEMENT CAMERA LEGISLATION. IT IS GOOD TO KNOW IT PASSED THE HOUSE. AND COLLEAGUES, AS YOU RECALL, BECAUSE WE ALL SIGNED A LETTER, I ORGANIZED A LETTER AND WE ALL SIGNED IT AND SO DID THE MAYOR IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO ENABLE ULTIMATELY THE CITY TO HAVE ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOL KIT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE PROBLEM, NOISE AREAS THAT IMPACT ALL OF THE DISTRICTS, MY DISTRICT FOR EXAMPLE, ET CETERA. BUT IT PASSED THE HOUSE. I PERSONALLY TESTIFIED IN THE SENATE VERSION BUT CURIOUS TO UNDERSTAND NEXT STEPS. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THAT BILL IN THE SENATE? AND WHAT IS THE HARMONIZATION PROCESS, RECONCILIATION PROCESS ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS FOR THIS SPECIFIC BILL? >> YEAH, THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION. SO WHAT WE WILL SEE NEXT IS THE VERSION THAT PASSED OFF OF THE HOUSE FLOOR GO TO THE SENATE, LIKELY THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WHICH LIKE YOU SAID HAD HEARD A VERY SIMILAR VERSION OF THE BILL IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SESSION. SO IT WILL BE THEIR CHOICE. THEY WILL LIKELY HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN. IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE SUPPORT. IT MIGHT BE MORE BRIEF THAN THE HEARING THEY HAD IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SESSION, AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK THROUGH THE CHALLENGES THAT THE COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE HAD BECAUSE THE HOUSE VERSION WAS ULTIMATELY THE VEHICLE, PUN INTENDED OF THE SESSION FOR THAT BILL. SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT CHAMBER IS STILL EXCITED. WE WILL ACROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE GET THERE. THE NEXT STEP IS JUST PUBLIC HEARING AND THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. >> IN THE SENATE? >> IN THE SENATE, CORRECT. >> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND ANNA, I PICKED UP ON YOUR PUN INTENDED, I APPRECIATE THAT. GOT TO GIVE YOU A SHOUTOUT WHEN IT IS DUE. I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP BASED ON A COUPLE OF POINTS MADE ON THE DIS AND A NUMBER OF MEETINGS THAT I HAVE HAD. HERE WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE STATE SIDE AND WITH THE BILLS AND SO FORTH AND AS NOTED WITH THE BUDGET CHALLENGES FACING THE STATE, AND WE ALSO, WITH COUNCILMEMBER RINK'S QUESTION AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S POINT REGARDING THE FEDERAL SIDE, I WILL TELL YOU TOO, THE COUNTY, AND I KNOW THIS MAY BE FINANCE AND SELECT BUDGETS SO NOT TO JUMP IN ON THAT AREA BUT ALL THREE LEVELS ARE PROBLEMATIC. IT'S OF CONCERN TO ME. I'M NOT SURE THAT MAY BE MORE OF A COMMITTEE MEETING BUT I JUST WANT TO RAISE IT FOR EVERYONE'S SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BECAUSE IT IS COMING UP AGAIN AND AGAIN IN THE MEETINGS WE ARE HAVING. WE SHOULDN'T JUST FOCUS ON THE STATE BUDGET CHALLENGES OR WHAT THE FEDERAL MAY OR MAY NOT DO FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. THERE IS THE COUNTY PIECE AS WELL. JUST FOR GENERAL AWARENESS, THANK YOU. >> AND THAT WAS -- THANK YOU FOR NOTING THAT. THAT WAS NOTED AT THE LAST KCHR MEETING THAT THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS GUV OVERNING BOARD, JUST A QUICK TOUCH ON THAT.ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. SO KEEP US IN MIND IF YOU NEED RAPID RESPONSE FROM COUNCILMEMBERS IN SUPPORT OF SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOTED THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TESTIFYING ABOUT OR WRITING IN ON. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS. >> OKAY. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PART OF OUR MEETING WHERE WE GO THROUGH THE -- I'M TRYING TO FIND MY -- EXCUSE ME. I'M LOOKING FOR THE ROLL CALL ORDER. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO THE ROUND ROBIN SECTION OF THE MEETING AND TODAY'S ROLL CALL STARTS WITH COUNCILMEMBER SULLIVAN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. JUST TO GIVE AN UPDATE, ON THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24, I WAS TEACHING A BASIC CRIME PREVENTION COURSE ON BEHALF OF THE PRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES TRAINING FOR PEOPLE GETTING INTO THE FIELD OF CRIME PREVENTION COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I WAS TEACHING THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF HOW TO DO THAT WORK. WE ALSO HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM JURISDICTIONS IN OREGON WHO CAME TO TAKE THAT TRAINING. LAST WEEK, I WAS PARTICIPATING IN A BOARD RETREAT FOR THE STATE CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION TO AGAIN CRAFT THE COURSE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AS TO WHERE THE TRAININGS ARE GOING, THE PROVIDING AND OTHER CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THAT IS WORK I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR A WHILE AND I FIND IT VERY REWARDING TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE DOING SIMILAR WORK AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS CANADA AND INTERNATIONALLY. THIS PAST SATURDAY, I WAS AT A SPECIAL MEETING AT THE BEACON HILL COUNCIL. IT WAS A HYBRID MEETING WHERE IT WAS LIKE COME MEET YOUR COUNCILMEMBER. HAD A GOOD TIME THERE, SPENT A COUPLE OF HOURS, FIELDED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND RESPONDED TO A LOT OF CONCERNS. HEARING A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, AIR NOISE POLLUTION, TREE CANOPY, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, ALL OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT LAND USAGE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ISSUES. WE HAVE DONE FOLLOW UPS ON SPECIFIC POINTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE ISSUES AS FOLKS BRING THOSE ISSUES FORWARD. IN TERMS OF WHAT I HAVE COMING UP THIS WEEK, I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE DENISE LOUIE EDUCATIONAL CENTER ON BEACON HILL. I THINK THEY WANT TO CONNECT REGARDING THE FAMILY EDUCATION LEVY. FOLLOWING THAT, I WILL GO TO THE REST PRECINCT TO MEET WITH THE WEST PRECINCT COMMAND STAFF TO TALK ABOUT THE LITTLE SAIGON AREA, WHAT THEY GOT GOING ON AND WHAT SUPPORTS DO THEY NEED. IN ADDITION TO TALKING WITH CAPTAIN BROWN AND LIEUTENANT CORILO, I WILL BE MEETING WITH MONICA LEE. AT THE SAME TIME, I'M CIRCLING BACK WITH FOLKS FRIENDS OF LITTLE SAIGON, SKIPPED DIBA, AND SEEING HOW WE CAN BRING FOLKS TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS WHAT IS GOING ON THERE INCLUDING PARTNERS WITH LEAD AND REACH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS BUT THE HUMAN SUFFERING OCCURRING IN THAT AREA. FOR OUR LAND USE COMMITTEE COMING UP, WE HAVE A MEETING NEXT MONDAY ON THE 17th AT 9:30. LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF APPOINTMENTS AND VOTES REGARDING THE FORESTRY COMMISSION. THERE ARE AN ADDITION AL AL FIVE APPLICANTS THAT NEED TO BE VOTED ON. WE ARE LOOKING TO DO THAT ON APRIL 2. WE ARE LOOKING AT APPLICATIONS FOR THE MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN FOR UW MEDICAL CENTER ON NORTHWEST CAMPUS. WE WILL BE BRIEFING AND DISCUSSING THE BUILDING PERMIT ORDINANCE TO EXPEDDITE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION. WE WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSING THE GROUND FLOOR USE ORDINANCE FOR SOME DOWNTOWN AREAS TO EXPAND THE OPTIONS FOR WHAT CAN BE IN THOSE SPACES, SO THAT WE DON'T JUST HAVE EMPTY STORE FRONTS BUT SOME KIND OF ACTIVATION IN THERE. WE ARE LOOKING TO SET UP OFFICE HOURS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS SO THAT WE CAN PUT THE INFORMATION OUT THERE, SO THAT THE FOLKS IN D2 HAVE AMPLE NOTICE ABOUT DATE, TIME AND LOCATION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS POINT. >> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE FOUR BILLS. IS IT IN YOUR LAND USE COMMITTEE, HOW MANY DID YOU SAY YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING? >> WE WILL BE DISCUSSING , TWO BILLS WILL BE DISCUSSED AND ONE BILL FOR A POSSIBLE VOTE. >> THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO NOTE I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON CRIME PREVENTION. I HAVE PEOPLE ASK IF ORDINARY RESIDENTS CAN ACCESS THAT INFORMATION OR WHAT DOES ONE DO IN ORDER TO GET THAT TRAINING FOR A RESIDENT. >> FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN THE CRIME PREVENTION ASSOCIATION OR FINDING OUT WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM, IT IS VERY EASY TO JUST GO TO THE WSPCA WEBSITE. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STROUSE? >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, LITERALLY TEACHING THE CLASS ON HOW TO DO THIS, THAT'S WHY WE ARE BENEFITTING FROM YOUR EXPERTISE HERE. COLLEAGUE FINANCE, NATIVE COMMUNITIES/BUDG ET COMMITTEES IS THE REPORT. AT THE SELECT BUDGET MEET LAST WEEK, WE PASSED THE LEGISLATION SPONSORED TO LIFT THE PROVIZO ON THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. THIS WILL COME TO A FINAL VOTE AT COUNCIL TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY TO MAKE SURE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF DELAY DID NOT OCCUR. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR YOUR WORK AND PARTNERSHIP IN ALL OF THIS. AS WELL, THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR SENDING MY OFFICE QUESTIONS FOR INTERIM DIRECTOR KIERSTON GROVES AS PERMANENT DIRECTOR OF ADMINUTE STRATIVE FINANCES AND SERVICES. QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN SENT TO HER AND WE EXPECT RESPONSES THIS FRIDAY. GROVE WILL ATTEND THE MARCH 19th MEETING FOR A FULL Q AND A AS WELL AS VOTE. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU WANT ANSWERS, THAT'S THE MEETING TO COME TO. IN EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, WE HAVE A BOARD ADMINISTRATION MEETING THIS THURSDAY. WE WILL BE RECEIVING INVESTMENT REPORTS, AN UPDATE ON THEIR SEARCH FOR A NEW OFFICE SPACE. THEIR OFFICE IS IN A BUILDING THAT IS NO LONGER MEETING THEIR NEEDS AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE WITH HIGHER QUALITY OPTION. AS WELL, WE WILL BE GETTING AN UPDATE ABOUT THE 2025 TRUSTEE ELECTIONS THAT ARE FORTHCOMING. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR SENDING OUT THE AWC BUDGET TRACKER. THERE IS ALSO A WEEKLY BUDGET OR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE MEETING EVERY FRIDAY AT NOON THAT ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN AS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY. IF YOU WANT THAT LOG IN INFO, CONTACT MY OFFICE OR COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S OFFICE AND WE WILL SET YOU UP. IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE. MUCH LIKE WHAT WE RECEIVE ON MONDAYS, JUST ON FRIDAYS. IN SOUND TRANSIT, THE CEO SEARCH CONTINUES. THIS WEEK THE GRAHAM STREET AND BOEING ACCESS INFILL STATIONS WILL COME UP. GRAHAM STREET FOR A BRIEFING AS WELL AS BOEING FOR A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE STUDY THAT THEY WILL DO. THERE IS NOT A VOTE TO PUT THESE FORWARD INTO BUILD AT THIS TIME. IT IS SIMPLY FOR DESIGN AND INFORMATION. IN DISTRICT 6I HAD OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK. I HAVE OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK WITH RESIDENTS. AND THIS LAST WEEKEND ALONG WITH PORT COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER JORGE BARON. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BLESS THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHING FLEET BEFORE THEY HEAD OUT TO SEA. COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO SPEAK TO SOMETHING ELSE THAT HAS HAPPENED THIS WEEK. I WAS TROUBLED TO LEARN I WAS REMOVED AS A VICE CHAIR OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE. I WAS TROUBLED LESS ABOUT THE DECISION BUT MORE SO ABOUT THE PROCESS. AS IIC MENTIONED LAST MONTH, CHANGES TO ROLES WITHIN A BIENNIAL IS UNUSUAL. AND MORE UNUSUAL TWICE IN TWO MONTHS. WHAT WAS TROUBLING WAS LES ABOUT THE DECISION BUT THE PROCESS. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS DOING A FANTISTIC JOB AND I HAVE BEEN HONORED TO HELP AND SUPPORT HER IN ANY WAY I CAN. NOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON HAS BEEN NAMED VICE CHAIR, I STAND READY TO SUPPORT HIM. I DO THINK IT IS NECESSARY TO FLAG THAT REMOVING THE VICE CHAIR FROM THE COMMITTEE IS NOT A NORMAL USE OF COUNCIL PRESIDENCY. THIS WAS TROUBLING BECAUSE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT DID NOT SPEAK TO ME DIRECTLY. SHE DIRECTLY INFORMED MY STAFF AS I WAS RETURNING FROM THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. THIS IS A TYPE OF DECISION I WOULD HAVE HOPED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT AND AT A MINIMUM TO HAVE A DIRECT COUNCILMEMBER TO COUNCILMEMBER CONVERSATION RATHER THAN OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT INFORMING MY STAFF. THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT COULD HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION BEFORE MAKING THE DECISION, WALKED ME THROUGH THE DECISION AND HOW SHE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT ABOUT LETTING THE RECORD REFLECT WHEN A COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS EXERCISED HER POWERS IN WAYS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE NORMS OF THE PRESIDENCY. THIS IS NOT TO AGREE OR DISAGREE TO THE FACTORS LEADING TO THE DECISION BUT LET THE RECORD REFLECT THE CHANGES AS WE HAVE RECENTLY NEW MEMBERS. I WAS SURPRISED BY THE DECISION AND I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE FURTHER DRAMA BUT I THINK IT IS NECESSARY TO POINT IT OUT FOR THE HEALTH OF THE INSTITUTION AND FOR THE RECORD TO REFLECT. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT FROM LAST WEEK. I THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST WEDNESDAY. WE WERE ABLE TO PASS LEGISLATION WHICH WILL COME TO FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW. AS YOU KNOW, LIFTING THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY FUNDING. WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST WEEK ALMOST NEVER HAPPENED. SINCE JANUARY AND REPEATEDLY THROUGH FEBRUARY, I REQUESTED TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO ALLOW US TO CONVENE THE MEETING OF THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. ON FEBRUARY 23rd, THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTIFIED ME THAT SHE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE COMMITTEE TO MEET. IF THE DISCUSSION STOOD, IT WOULD HAVE DELAYED THE LEGISLATION BY AT LEAST A MONTH. THAT COULD HAVE DELAYED FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROJECTS ACROSS THE EFFECTS OF THIS DECISION BUT STILL WOULD NOT ALLOW THE COMMITTEE TO MEET. THAT DECISION COULD HAVE CREATED THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF DELAY IN DELIVERING THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY. UNFORTUNATELY, JUST MINUTES AFTER THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE ENDED AND BEFORE I COULD REACH MY OFFICE, OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT WENT INTO MY OFFICE AND TOLD MY STAFF SHE WOULD REMOVE ME AS THE CHAIR ON THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMITTEE PLAN. I FEEL THE NEED TO DAYLIGHT THIS. I DON'T WANT TO STIR THE POT BUT I THINK THIS AFFECTS THE HEALTH OF THE INSTITUTION. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER THE DISAGREEMENT LAST WEEK ON WHETHER OR NOT COMMITTEE WOULD MEET WAS CONNECTED TO ME BEING REMOVED FROM THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE. ULTIMATELY, REMOVINGS AS VICE CHAIR OF A COMMITTEE WON'T CHANGE MUCH. I HAVE FAITH IN HOLLINGSWORTH AND I AM HERE TO SERVE YOU BOTH. I HAVE CONCERN FOR THE HEALTH OF THE INSTITUTION IN WHAT IS BECOMING A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR. WHAT I'M CONCERNED IS THAT THE JUNE AND JULY SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED. THIS LACK OF PREDICTABILITY AFTER LAST WEEK'S EVENTS MAKES PLANNING OUR BUDGET ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM WORK MORE DIFFICULT. WE HAVE MADE BIG REFORMS TO THE BUDGET LAST YEAR, THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE TO MAINTAIN IMPORTANT ACCOUNTABILITY WORK. WITH THE ECONOMY IN FLUX AT THE MOMENT, IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THE REVENUE FORECAST OR GRANT FUNDING, OUR WORK WILL BECOME MORE URGENT. I'M EAGER TO HAVE THE JUNE AND JULY SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO APPROVED TO FOLLOW UP UP ON LAST YEAR AND SETTING A COURSE FOR THIS FALL SO THAT WE ARE AS WELL PREPARED AS WE WERE LAST YEAR FOR THE DIFFICULT AND IMPORTANT BUDGET DECISIONS COMING THIS FALL. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THAT IS MY REPORT. HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> I DO HAVE A COMMENT. I HEAR YOU AND I CHOOSE -- I COULD ALSO SIT HERE AND EXPLAIN ALL OF MY REASONS THAT I HAD EXPLAINED IN EMAILS DIRECTLY TO YOU AND ALSO THROUGH OUR COLLEAGUES ABOUT MY DECISIONS AND I CHOOSE NOT TO GET INTO A BACK AND FORTH. WE ARE THE MOST SENIOR PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL. PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO SEE MOM AND DAD IN A SPAT. SO A NOTE ON THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMP PLAN. NORMALLY THE COMP PLAN IS CHAIRED BY THE LAND USE CHAIR. OUR LAND USE CHAIR LEFT HER POST EARLY. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COMP PLAN COMMITTEE, THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON COMP PLAN WAS MADE IN A VOID OF SOMEONE TO TAKE THAT PLACE. SO CLEARLY, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING IN AND OFFERING YOUR EXPERTISE, HAVING BEEN A PAST CHAIR OF LAND USE. NOW THAT WE DO HAVE A CHAIR OF LAND USE WHO HAS HIRED A SPECIALIST IN LAND USE AS STAFF IT ONLY SEEMED CORRECT TO GO BACK TO THE NORM WHICH HAS THE CHAIR OF LAND USE IN THE LEADERSHIP POSITION. THAT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE IS OTHER LEGISLATION THAT IS COMING DOWN FROM THE EXECUTIVE THAT HAVE TO BE MANAGED IN A LAND USE COMMITTEE. IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMP PLAN ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND MAKING SURE THAT WHEN MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR FUTURE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETINGS THEY DON'T INTERFERE WITH MISSION CRITICAL OR DEADLINES THAT HAVE TO BE MET IN LAND USE LEGISLATION. SO HAPPY TO GO INTO THE OTHER POINTS THAT YOU MADE BUT I REALLY DO WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THAT IS WHY I MADE THE DECISION. IT HAS BEEN LAND USE CHAIR AS CHAIR OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH STEPPING IN AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. SORRY THAT YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED FOR HAVING BEEN REMOVED. IT HAD BEEN TALKED ABOUT SORT OF IN BETWEEN OFFICES FOR A LONG TIME. I WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THAT WAS THE CHANGE AS WE PUT OUT THE NOTIFICATION FOR THE ADDITIONAL DEBATE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT. CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN GOING FOR SOME TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATIONS, THANK YOU. >> THERE WAS NO EFFORT TO EXCLUDE YOU FROM THE CONVERSATION. YOU SIMPLY WERE NOT IN YOUR OFFICE AFTER THE MEETING AND WE HAD TO GET THOSE DATES OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNEW WHAT THE NEXT COMMITTEE DATE WAS FOR THE NEXT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> THE PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL BE WEDNESDAY MARCH 26 AT 2:00 P.M. THE AGENDA IS STILL BEING FORMED. SO HOLD OFF ON YOUR EXCITEMENT. WE ARE STILL FORMING THAT AGENDA. THE NEXT THING IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETING IS GOING TO BE MARCH 19. WE SENT OUT THOSE DATES. WE CHECKED WITH EVERYONE'S OFFICE AND WE ALSO SENT OUT A PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPEALS THAT HAVE BEEN TOWARDS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THAT IS IN THE PROCESS WITH OUR ATTORNEYS, THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PROCESS AND FOCUS ON HOUSE BILL 1110 WHICH IS THE CURRENT LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US THAT WE CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS TO AND ACTUALLY HAS A DEADLINE TO AS WELL COMING DOWN THE PIPE LINE. SO THAT HAS BEEN SENT T OUT AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. LAST WEEK, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND I HAD A MEETING WHERE WE BOTH TALKED ABOUT THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE, JUST FLAGGING THIS, HEADS UP. WE WILL HAVE MORE MEETINGS ABOUT THIS. THE RATES FOR KING COUNTY HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO INCREASE. THAT HAS A DIRECT IMPLICATION TO OUR RATES WITH OUR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. THERE ARE VERY BIG CONCERNS REGARDING THAT AND THE MASSIVE SHORT LITTLE TIME AND THEN ALSO THOSE PROPOSALS AS WELL BECAUSE AFFORDABILITY IS KEY AND RIGHT NOW, I JUST THINK WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR FOLKS, AND HOW WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RATES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I JUST HAVE TO SAY THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOU AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS. OBVIOUSLY, I SUPPORT YOUR DECISION TO MAKE THE DECISION BUT AGREE WITH THE DECISION OR PROCESS. I WANTED HIM THERE FOR INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. I RESPECT THE DECISION AND I RESPECT THE RELATIONSHIP THAT I HAVE WITH EACH AND EVERY COUNCILMEMBER. AND BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF CERTAIN THINGS, YOU KNOW, IS JUST CAUSES TIP TOE FOR STUFF AND HLs, IT IS QUITE FRANKLY UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST. I DON'T WANT T TO GET DISTRACTED FROM THE WORK THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BUT I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT I WOULD APPRECIATED A BETTER PROCESS AND COMMUNICATION WITH FOLKS JUST SO THAT IT WOULDN'T PUT PEOPLE IN UNCOMFORTABLE POSITIONS. I KNOW THAT IS DULY NOTED BUT I DON'T WANT -- I DON'T WANT T THE PROCESS TO RUIN WHAT WE HAVE PUT FORWARD. I APPRECIATE R STRAUSS BEING AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AND COMMITTED TO THAT CONTINUED WORK. ALSO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON FOR JUMPING IN AS VICE CHAIR, BUT IF IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ISSUE, MORE THAN HAPPY TO JUMP OFF AS CHAIR OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR FOLKS. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE PROCESS. ANYWAYS, I WANTED TO SAY THAT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GO AHEAD? >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. FOR MY UPDATE, WE HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY MEETING TOMORROW, 11th MARCH, ALL ARE WELCOME. IT IS FOCUSED ON CARE, ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. THAT WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING. FOR THIS WEEK, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS, STARTING OFF WITH TODAY, MET WITH THE SEATTLE HOUSING HUMAN SERVICES COALITION, VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING. AND THEN THE KING COUNTY JAIL HEALTH. SO THAT WAS AN INTERESTING MEETING WHICH I WILL BE SHARING THE BRIEFING FROM WITH MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I WILL BE IN TALKS WITH THEM AS WELL POTENTIALLY BRINGING THEM TO COMMITTEE. I THINK IT WOULD BE QUITE INTERESTING. ALSO, TODAY, I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE BELLTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL AS PART OF THE OUT REACH WE HAVE BEEN DOING, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO IT WAS MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL, LAST WEEK QUEEN ANNE AND TONIGHT IS BELLTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING WHICH WILL INCLUDE WEST PRECINCT CAPTAIN BROWN. THIS WEDNESDAY, A MEETING WITH WITH CONDO CONSTITUENT MEETING, SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN MY DISTRICT. I HAVE A LOT OF CONDOS AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS. SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE SPECIFIC ADDRESS MEETINGS. LOOKING FORWARD TO THURSDAY'S MEETING ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD. AND ALSO, A MEETING AS YOU WILL KNOW, I HAVE BEEN QUITE ENGAGED ON THINGS INTERNATIONAL ON THE COUNCIL. AND THURSDAY, I WILL BE MEETING THE GALWAY DELEGATION BECAUSE A LITTLE HEADS UP, COMING UP ON SAINT PATRICK'S DAY WHICH IS A WEEK FROM TODAY. AND AS SOMEONE WHO IS A BIT IRISH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. HOPEFULLY I DON'T GET COVID LIKE I DID LAST YEAR. THAT WILL INCLUDE THE IRISH PROCLAMATION LUNCHEON SPONSORED BY THE IRISH HERITAGE CLUB ON FRIDAY, THE 54thEDITION OF THAT. NEXT WEEK I WILL MEET WITH PLYMOUTH HOUSING AND THE COMPLETE COMMUNITIES COALITION, RELATED TO THE COMP PLAN. THURSDAY A MEETING ON CYBERSECURITY FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS, SOMETHING IN THE LINE OF COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S WORK. AND THEN NEXT THURSDAY WILL BE OUR D7 TOWN HALL WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE LIBRARY. AND THEN FRIDAY, WORKING ON A MEETING WITH FIFA WORLD CUP FOLKS. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHTALIST LAST WEEK. LAST FRIDAY, IT WAS A JAM PACKED DAY THAT HAD BEEN BOUNCING AROUND. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TO EVERYONE THAT ON FRIDAY I WAS WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALONG WITH GOVERNOR FERGUSON AND MAYOR HARRELL AT THE NEW LOCATION ON SENECA. BEAUTIFULLY DONE. IF I REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, 114 RESIDENTS, STUDIO, SMALL ONE BEDROOMS WHICH IS LIKE THE NEXT STEP FOR HOUSING FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES WHO NEED THAT HELP AND THAT TRANSITION BACK. SO IT WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT. IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH GOVERNOR FERGUSON. AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FANTASTIC EVENT. STAY TUNED FOR PICTURES. THEY WILL BE IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER. I ALSO HAD A GREAT VISIT. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY WENT TO THE BUMPER SHOOT CANON BALL BUILDING. GREAT WORK. THAT EFFORT, MUCH LIKE BASE CAMP DOWN THE BLOCK IS REFLECTIVE OF THE GREAT WORK WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF INDIVIDUALS TAKING AN EFFORT AND TRANSFORMING THE DOWNTOWN. I WANTED TO THANK THE BUMPER SHOOT CANON BALL GROUP FOR ALL OF THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IN THAT PART OF OUR DOWNTOWN. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGS WORTH MENTIONED THE RWQC WHICH IS SOME SERIOUS PIECES OF THAT. I WENT TO GEORGETOWN WEATHER TREATMENT FACILITY WITH KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER VAL DUCHY AND OTHERS. A GREAT TOUR. AND MUCH LIKE IN OTHER AREAS, WE DO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES COMING BEFORE US IN TERMS OF RATES AND BUDGETS AND THE LIKE. KEEPING TO KING COUNTY THEME GOING, I MET WITH KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER JORGE BARON WHO IS MY COUNTERPART COMMITTEE CHAIR ON THE ISSUES WE ARE FACING. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DEBRIEF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. FINALLY, I WANTED TO NOTE THAT TODAY WE HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH MAYOR HARRELL, MYSELF AND A NUMBER OF GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF THE DEMOCRACY VOUCHER PROGRAM LEVY RENEWAL. THAT WAS KICKED OFF TODAY WITH MAYOR HARRELL. THAT WILL BE COMING INTO COMMITTEE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE WITH AN EYE, MORE THAN AN EYE TO GET IT ON THE BALLOT. IT SHOULD BE ON THE AWARD WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL. THAT'S ALL FROM ME. ANY QUESTIONS, PENDING QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE, NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE A HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE ON THIS WEDNESDAY BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE CANCELED BECAUSE THE MOMENT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS. SO EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THAT. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU WILL NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE AS AN HONOR MEMBER. ANYWAY. THIS WEEK, I'M SCHEDULED TO ATTEND THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE WITH COUNCILMEMBER RINK. I THINK THIS MEETING WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE KING COUNTY PARKS LEVY. SHE AND I HAVE MET TO COORDINATE OUR POSITION AS A SEATTLE REPRESENTATIVE. SO FAR IT IS LOOKING REALLY POSITIVE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR PARKS MONEY WITH THE CITY OF WOODLAND PARK AND THE WATERFRONT. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT SEATTLE IS WELL REPRESENTED IN THE LEVY. WE ALSO WILL BE ATTENDING THE AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES COUNCIL ON FRIDAY. I WANTED TO NOTE THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE WAR OF COMMONS FUNDRAISER ON SATURDAY. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED BY COUNCILMEMBERS, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WAS THERE, COUNCILMEMBER RINK WAS THERE AND MY FABULOUS PREDECESSOR DEBORA JUAREZ WAS THERE, JUST A FANTASTIC ORGANIZATION. IT PROVIDE A PLACE OF BELONGING FOR SOMANY WHO ARE ON THE STREETS AND STRUGGLING TO FIND THEIR WAY FORWARD. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I WAS HONORED AND PRIVILEGED TO BE THEREPLERLY WITH MY COLLEAGUES. THAT'S IT, SHORT AND SWEET. I'LL PASS IT ON, THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINK? >> THANK YOU. STARTING OFF FIRST WITH OUR COMMITTEE, THE SUSTAINABILITY OF CITY LIGHT AND ARTS CULTURAL COMMITTEE, WE WILL BE MEETING ON THE 21st AND WILL BE RECEIVING A REPORT FROM THE OFFICE SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT ON THE RECENT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR THE CITY. IT WILL BE AN EXCITING BRIEFING IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE REPORT EMAILED TO US, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU. WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN EMISSIONS IN THE CITY AND WE ARE GOING TO GET FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE REPORT FINDINGS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE ALSO FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR FIRST SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGES, THANK YOU FOR COMING. WE HAD TWO PANELS PRESENT, ONE PANEL FOCUSED ON LGBTQ AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND THE OTHER FOCUSED ON IMMIGRATION AND LABOR PROTECTIONS. I KNOW OUR PANELISTS BROUGHT FORWARD A LOT OF INFORMATION. THERE IS A LOT OF TAKE AWAYS FROM THE MEETING AND WE WANT TO TRANSLATE SOME OF WHAT THEY SHARED FOR ACTION FOR THE COUNCIL TO TAKE UP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. WE KNOW THE IMPACTS OF THE FEDERAL POLICY CHANGES ARE PROFOUND. THEY ARE HITTING EVERY CORNER OF THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT SINCE THE COMMITTEE MET ON FRIDAY MORNING, IT WAS SHARED THAT THE LOCAL SBA OFFICE IS CLOSING. I'M THINKING OF THE LOSS OF RESOURCES FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR CITY AS A RESULT OF THAT . I WANT TO SET A REMINDER THAT THE NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 3. AGENDA IS FORTHCOMING AND WE HAVE TRANSMITTED ADDITIONAL DATE FOR THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THOSE ON FOLKS' CALENDAR. I APPRECIATE PEOPLE MAKING TIME FOR THE MEETING. I'M SITTING ALONG SIDE COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR THIS WEEK'S REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE. WE WILL BE RECEIVING REPORT ON THE KING COUNTY PARKS LEVY WHICH IS GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FULL COUNTY TO BE MAKING INVESTMENTS IN THE GREEN SPACES. HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON SOME OF THOSE FINDINGS AND THE DISCUSSION WE HAVE IN COMMITTEE. AND THEN FOR SOME OF THE EVENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK, THAT THE OFFICE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN, WE WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE AMERICAN WATER WAYS OPERATORS RECEPTION WHICH WAS COOL, HEARING FROM FOLKS AND CONNECTING WITH PARTNERS IN MARITIME AND DISCUSSIONS ON THE IMPACT OF TARIFFS ON THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OUR PORT. ALSO HAD MEETINGS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSING DEVELOPER CEO AND NEXT STEPS THERE AND EXCITED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPER AS THEY ARE STANDING UP SO WE CAN DELIVER HOUSING FOR THE COMMUNITY. I SPENT THE DAY IN THE C.I.D., A GOOD CHUNK OF MY DAY INSIDE THE C.I.D. ALONG WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDERS, TALKING ABOUT ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO CELEBRATING THE AMAZING WORK THAT IS IN THE C.I.D. THIS INCLUDED INTERIM CA , HISTORIC SOUTH DOWNTOWN, AS WELL AS THE WING LUKE MUSEUM AND MORE. IT WAS A FANTASTIC MEETING. I CAN'T TORGET FRIENDS FOR LITTLE SAIGON, WALKING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TALK ABOUT TT NOT JUST THE CHALLENGES BUT WHERE THERE IS INCREDIBLE WORK HAPPENING. STAFF ATTENDED THE STAND FOR SCIENCE RALLY AT THE SCIENCE CENTER FREEDOM TRANSPORTATION. SATURDAY THERE WAS A LOT HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY BUT OF COURSE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN IN THE COMMONS, AN INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION REACHING THE MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS AND GIVING PEOPLE DIGNITY AND LEADING WITH DIGNITY AND HUMANITY WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT THESE DAYS. ALSO WORTH RECOGNIZING THAT THE WATER FRONT BIKE PATH OPENED ON SATURDAY, ANOTHER REALLY EXCITING DEVELOPMENT OF COURSE FOR THE INVESTMENTS IN THE WATER FRONT T. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOP ON MY BIKE AND GIVE IT A TEST RIDE WITH CASCADE BIKE CLUB, A VERY COOL OPPORTUNITY. IT IS CLEAR THAT CYCLISTS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THE GREATER CONNECTION AND FEEL SAFER WHILE RIDING THROUGH THE WATER FRONT AREA. I'LL CLOSE WITH A FINAL MEETING I WAS A PART OF YESTERDAY AT THE NORTH GATE LIBRARY. I WAS INVITED INTO A COMMUNITY MEETING THAT HAD BEEN PUT TOGETHER WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON HOW WE CAN BE RESPONDING AND PROTECTING COMMUNITIES IN THE WAKE OF THESE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION CHANGES. SO IT WAS A PACKED ROOM. THERE WAS OVERFLOW AND FOLKS WERE STANDING OUT IN THE HALLWAY. THIS WAS ORGANIZED ALONG SIDE A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE LOCAL DEMOCRATS. THEY INVITED IN THE ACLU AS WELL AS CARE WASHINGTON AND MYSELF TO TALK ABOUT LOCAL RESPONSES, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING AND WHAT EVERY DAY RESIDENTS CAN BE DOING TO STAND BY THEIR NEIGHBOR. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE FEDERAL POLICY IS FRONT OF MIND FOR A NUMBER OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND THEY ARE READY TO TAKE UP WHATEVER ACTION THEY CAN FOR THE SPEERD OF SAFEGUARDING OUR CITY. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. LET'S GO AHEAD WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT. LAST WEEK, JUST OUT OF THE GATE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AT MAGNUSON PARK. I MET WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE DEPUTY MAYOR OVERSEEING PARKS FOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND TALKED WITH HER ABOUT T THE ACTIVATION THAT I REQUESTED FOR MAGNUSON PARK, AN ACTIVATION SIMILAR TO ONES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IN PAST SUMMERS TO MANAGE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AT THE PARKS. I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SOME CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AKA SEPTUD FROM MY FRIEND AT THE END OF THE DIS, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. I TALKED TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT DOING SOMETHING WITH THE PARK AND WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO POSITIVE RESPONSES ON THE EFFORTS, HOPEFULLY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. I KNOW SPD AND PARKS IN GENERAL HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF DOING THIS ACTIVATION. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING BACK IN A POSITIVE WAY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. SEPARATELY, I WENT LAST WEEK TO THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS MEETING WHERE THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT COMP PLAN. IT IS ON EVERYONE'S MIND AND HAD A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT COMP PLAN AND THE NEEDS IN THAT AREA OF THE DISTRICT. ALSO PARTICIPATED ON THE PSRC, I'M ON THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. AND WE CERTIFIED SOME COMP PLANS FOR SOME OF THE CITIES IN THE REGION. I ALSO ATTENDED THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ADVOCACY ACTION DINNER, SAW MY FRIEND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE THERE. AND IN ADDITION TO LAST WEEK -- SORRY, I LOST MY POINT IN THE NOTES HERE. THIS WEEK, WE HAVE OUR LIBRARIES EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE THERE TO UPDATE US ON THE CHINA TOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING. THEY HAVE SOME PROGRESS TO SHARE FROM THE LAST TIME THEY PRESENTED ON THE PROJECT. THIS WEEK, I ALSO HAVE THE FIRST OF QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF DISTRICT 4 COMMUNITY COUNCIL GROUP LEADERS. WE HAVE ABOUT A DOZEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL GROUPS IN THE D4. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GREAT WAY TO SHOW OUR WORK AND SPREAD THE WORK ABOUT WHAT MY OFFICE IS DOING ON THEIR BEHALF. I HAVE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WHO GAVE ME THIS IDEA. I KNOW HE DOES THIS IN HIS DISTRICT AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATION THE COLLABORATION ON THE IDEA. I WANT TO GIVE MY FRIEND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE CREDIT THERE. THIS WEEK I WILL BE ATTENDING AS I'M SURE MANY OF YOU WILL BE THE APPRECIATION RECEPTION FOR FORMER INTERIM CHIEF SUE RAR. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR HER LEADERSHIP DURING THIS TIME BEFORE INTERIM CHIEF BARNES CAME ON. THIS WAS A LARGE COMMITMENT FOR HER. I APPRECIATE ALL O OF THE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP REGARDING MAGNUSON PARK, AND OTHER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT THAT ARE EXPERIENCING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. LASTLY, I GET TO PARTICIPATE THIS WEEK WITH A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING AND THE MAYOR TO CELEBRATE THE EXPANSION OF THE SEATTLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. THIS YEAR'S EXPANSION WILL BE IN THE D4 AT THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AT BERT GILMAN GARDENS. THE GOAL IS TO SERVE 2500 CHILDREN BY 2026. WE ARE SERVING 2180 KIDS. UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I WILL PASS IT ON TO MY FRIEND, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> ALL RIGHT. COOL. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR MEETING LAST WEEK WHICH ON TUESDAY WE HAD, HEARD AND DISCUSSED TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS INCLUDING THE 2025 LEVY DELIVERY PLAN AND VISION ZERO. WRRPT TO THE LEVY DELIVERY PLAN, I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST EVER SUCH DETAILED PLAN PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. IT REPRESENTS IMPORTANT ACCOUNTABILITIES FOR VOTERS. AND AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS POINTED OUT, THE NEXT DAY, AND OUR SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE, WE REVIEWED AND ULTIMATELY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PLAN AND WE ARE GOING TO BE VOTING ON THAT FINALLY, GET IT OUT OF OUR QUEUE HERE ON THE COUNCIL TOMORROW. OUR NEXT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY. THE AGENDA IS STILL BEING FINALIZED. I CAN SAY FAIRLY CONFIDENTLY THAT ONE OF THE ITEMS THERE WILL BE A BRIEFING AND PRESENTATION FROM SOUND TRANSIT, SDOT AND SDCI ON THE PROPOSED LIGHT RAIL . AND AS WE KNOW, TRANSPORTATION POLICY, INFRASTRUCTURE, CITY PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN TERMS OF OUR SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUT IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT REGIONAL CHALLENGE AND REGIONAL ISSUE. SO WE ARE GOING TO WITH RESPECT TO LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION, WE HAVE OUR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS PRESENTS OUR VOICE ON THE BOARD. SOUND TRANSIT IS THE DECISION MAKER OR PRIMARY DECISION MAKER ON THAT. BUT OUR CITY PLAYS A ROLE IN HELPING TO ENABLE AND IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE. WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING. MOVING ON FROM A REGIONAL COMMITTEE PERSPECTIVE, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT PSRC, TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY, I BELIEVE, ALWAYS LIVELY AND ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS. I WILL BE HAVING DISTRICT OFFICE HOURS LATER THIS WEEK I THINK ON FRIDAY, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THE FINAL THING I WILL NOTE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS KIND OF ROUND TABLE, ROUND NOTE, JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK COMMENT ON ONE OF THE BILLS THAT DID NOT PASS THIS YEAR. THE FREE SCHOOLS MEALS BILL, 1404 AS WE LEARNED EARLIER AND PREVIOUS UPDATES FROM THE OIR TEAM DID NOT ADVANCE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. WE KNOW THAT WAS A PRIORITY OF OUR CITY. AND I THINK THAT -- I DON'T ENVY THE DECISION MAKERS IN OLYMPIA. I KNOW IT IS A TIGHT RESOURCE CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT THERE. AND SO I DON'T ENVY THE DECISIONS TO -- AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS WERE KEY DRIVING FACTOR FOR THAT BILL NOT PASSING AND MOVING FORWARD THIS YEAR. SO TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE BROADER BUDGET CHALLENGES BUT I AM CONCERNED AND DISAPPOINTED AND I'M SADDENED THAT THAT BILL DID NOT PASS. ALL OF THE RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS NOT WITH STANDING, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF WHAT I STARTED TO READ ABOUT THIS MORNING IN THE PAPER IN THE SEATTLE TIMES ABOUT SOMEPENEDING CONGRESSIONAL ACTION THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY REDUCE, UNDER ANOTHER COST CUTTING RATIONALE THAT WOULD PROPORT TO REDUCE THE THRESHOLD FOR QUALIFYING SCHOOLS AND THEREFORE STUDENTS TO RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED SCHOOL LUNCH UNDER THE TITLE 1 PROGRAM. INITIAL STATE ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN OUR STATE WOULD BE IMPACTED. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH. THAT IN PARALLEL WITH THE FACT THAT THAT FREE SCHOOL MEALS LUNCH BILL AT THE STATE DID NOT PASS AND I'M CONCERNED AND SADDENED. WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND I WILL SPEAK CANDIDLY FROM THE HEART HERE, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS OVERCOME THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS RELIED HEAVILY ON FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, AS SOMEONE WHO WENT TO 13 TITLE 1 SCHOOLS K-12 GROWING UP. AND AS SOMEONE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL OFTENTIMES GROWING UP TO RECEIVE SERVICES AND FOOD FIRST AND AS A SECONDARY THING TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER ARE GOING TO BE DEVASTATING TO THE STATE, LACK OF PASSING THIS AND THEN CONGRESSIONAL ACTION EVERYTHING TEES UP TO HOW IT IS SHAPING UP NOW, THOSE TWO THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DEVASTATING FOR OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. LOOK, I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO STRUGGLE. WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN STORIES AND JOURNEYS. I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO TO SCHOOL HUNGRY. IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING. AND THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION NOT WITH STANDING, IMAGINE TRYING TO LEARN IF YOU CAN'T FOCUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE HUNGER PAINS. I JUST SEE THAT AS AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS FOR THE STATE AND OUR COUNTRY. AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE PROFOUND IMPACTS IF LIKE I SAID THINGS SHAPE UP THE WAY THEY ARE SHAPING UP OR TURN OUT THE WAY THEY ARE SHAPING UP. I WANT TO HIGH LOIT THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU, NO FURTHER COMMENTS. QUESTIONS, I WELCOME ANY. IF NOT, I WILL PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT PERSON. >> I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE. SO I WILL GIVE MY UPDATE. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE WILL BE THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 13, AT 2:00 P.M. WE WILL HAVE AN APPOINTMENT OF JOY SIDACY TO THE WASHINGTON STATE CONVENTION CENTER PUBLIC FACILITIES DBA FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE. THEN FOLLOWING THAT WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON BILL 120950, THE SHIELD LU. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN LAST WEEK THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SENT THE BILL TO CONFORM SEATTLE LAW WITH WASHINGTON STATE SHIELD LAW SUPPORTING ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE SERVICES AND AFFIRM GENDER AFFIRMING TREATMENT. IT WAS DRAPTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE LGBTQ COMMISSION. AND COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND SOLOMON, QUOTES OF YOU WERE INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR'S PRESS RELES IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SPECIFICALLY, THE BILL INCORPORATES RELEVANT PORTIONS OF STATE STATUTE INTO CITY LAW AND EXTENDS PROVISIONS TO CITY EMPLOYEES. AS YOU MAY KNOW, STATE LAW PROVIDES PROTECTIONS AGAINST OUT OF STATE INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS, PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE AND CIVIL LIABILITY. IT PROVIDES EXTENSIVE PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMER DATA RELATED TO REPRODUCTIVE AND GENDER AFFIRMING CARE. GIVING THE URGENCY OF THE ISSUE WITH ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, I WANTED TO FAST TRACK THIS AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO BE A SAFE, WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. FOR THAT END, FOR EVERYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PACE OF HOW LEGISLATION MOVES FORWARD, THE QUICKEST PATH FORWARD THAT WOULDN'T INVOLVE A DELAY ON FINAL PASSAGE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF APRIL NEXT MONTH IS TO ADD TO TOMORROW'S IRC SO THE COMMITTEE CAN CONSIDER ITSET A MARCH 13 MEETING AND MOVE THE LEGISLATION FORWARD QUICKLY. FOLLOWING COMMITTEE, WE WILL PLAN TO ADDRESS IS AT FULL COUNCIL ON MARCH 25. AGAIN, THIS WOULD CONFORM OUR STATE LAW, OUR LAW WITH STATE LAW. IT UPLIFTS POLICIES TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND IT EXTENDS STATE LAW'S APPLICATION TO CITY EMPLOYEES TO SHOW OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES OF ALL SEATTLE RESIDENTS AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EVERYONE WITH ACCESS TO CITY SERVICES. SO LAST THURSDAY I PARTICIPATED IN CITY CLUB'S MONTHLY CIVIC COCKTAIL WHERE I WAS JOINED BY DEPUTY CHIEF ELON UNDERWOOD AND DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY NATALIE ANDERSON. THE EVENT WAS MODERATED BY ANGELA DE VILLEA. I RECOMMEND IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A CIVIC COCKTAIL EVENT, THEY ARE FORMATTED REALLY WELL SO THERE IS A LOT OF TIME TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND THE SECOND ONE I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN, THEY ARE VERY COMPELLING. AND SOME PRETTY GOOD FOOD TOO. IF YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE CONSIDER ACCEPTING. THEY A GOOD JOB OF PUTTING THAT ON. FINALLY, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY MARCH 8th PASSED OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BE CELEBRATED TOMORROW AT BERTHA NIGHT LANDIS. I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE FOR A BIT OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENT. IT WILL HAVE THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME A DANCE PARTY AND A DJ. I LEFT THE NAME OF THE DJ AT MY DESK. BUT NOTE THAT EVERYONE IS WELCOME TOMORROW IN BERTHA NIGHT LANDIS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS FOR OUR FOLKS -- 1516 -- I'M KIDDING. IT IS 3:16 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.