PRO TEM TODAY. THE TIME IS 2:04 P.M. COUNCILMEMBER ARE EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? >> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE? AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF APRIL SEVENTH 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I WANTED TO BEGIN TODAY BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT THAT CAME OUT LAST WEEK ABOUT CITY LIGHT. DRINKING ON THE JOB TO THE POINT OF PASSING OUT, FORCING COLLEAGUES TO WATCH INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL AND RAMPANT SEXUAL ASSAULT TO A NUMBER OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I WANTED TO START OFF BRIEFING WITH THAT TODAY GIVEN THAT I KNOW HOW UNSETTLING THIS NEWS IS AND I WANT TO ASSURE COUNCIL WILL TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO BE PROVIDING THE OVERSIGHT TO CITY LIGHT AND CARVING A PATH FORWARD MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING THAT WORK AND WE WILL BE TAKING THAT UP WITHIN COMMITTEE. I WILL ALSO BE NOTING THAT IN MY FURTHER REMARKS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGES. AND MOVING US INTO SOME OTHER PIECES RELATED TO UPDATES DURING MY REMARKS LATER TODAY. BUT I ALSO WANT TO KICK US OFF TODAY BY NOTING THAT IN AN ALMOST TOPICAL MANNER WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION COMING BEFORE US FROM COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR THE SIGNATURES RECOGNIZING APRIL 2025 A SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN SEATTLE. THEY ARE EXCUSED FROM BRIEFING TODAY SO I'LL BE MOVING THE REQUEST FOR SIGNATURES OVER ON HER BEHALF AND I WILL BE READING HER COMMENTS INTO THE RECORD. THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZES APRIL 2025 TO BE THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN SEATTLE. THIS YEAR IS THE 24th OBSERVANCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH AND THIS YEAR'S THEME , TOGETHER WE ACT, UNITED WE CHANGE, CALLS US TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND TAKE ACTIONABLE STEPS TOWARDS PREVENTION. EVERY 68 SECONDS AN AMERICAN IS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR, PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY, THE LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN A SIGNIFICANT AND COMPLEX WAY. IT IS CRUCIAL TO ADDRESS THE GROWING PREVALENCE OF HARASSMENT , EXPLOITATION AND ASSAULT AND ENSURE THAT RESOURCES AND PROTECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY SUCH VIOLENCE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A CITY HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF EVERYONE BY STRENGTHENING POLICIES TO RESPOND TO SEXUAL ABUSE, ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT. IN ADDITION TO TODAY'S PROCLAMATION, APRIL 30th 2025 IS DENIM DAY, AND INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUALS TO WEAR DENIM ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 30th 2025 TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE HARMFUL ATTITUDES AND MISCONCEPTIONS SURROUNDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VICTIM BLAMING THAT STARTED AS A PROTEST OF A RULING BY THE ITALIAN SUPREME COURT WHICH OVERTURNED A CONVICTION BECAUSE THE VICTIM WORE TIGHT JEANS, IMPLYING SHE HAD CONSENTED TO THE SEXUAL ACTIVITY. COLLEAGUES, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO WEAR DENIM ON APRIL 30th FOR INTERNATIONAL DENIM DAY AND TO ADD YOUR SIGNATURE FOR THE PROCLAMATION THAT APRIL 2025 B SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, THANK YOU. AND THOSE ARE THE REMARKS FROM COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TODAY. ANY DISCUSSION FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT, SAYING THAT THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH? >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? WILL BE AFFIXED. >> THANK YOU ALL. AND MOVING US TO OUR ROUND-ROBIN DISCUSSION, WE WILL BEGIN OUR DISCUSSION ON THE PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES AND THE ORDER OF DISCUSSION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE ROTATED ROLL CALL FOR CASSIDY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHICH IS DESIGNATED ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME, WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT CALLED LAST. THIS WEEK'S ROLLCALL BEGINS ACTUALLY WITH COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, BUT BEEN ABSENT TODAY, WE WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM. AND AS CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE , I AM PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUR NEXT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING, TUESDAY APRIL 15th AT 9:30 A.M. WE HAVE BEEN ON A ROADSHOW SO TO SPEAK WITH RESPECT TO SPEED, OUT OF IT ¿ AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS AND THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION. SO WE HAD, YOU WILL RECALL WE HAD A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION ON AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERA TECHNOLOGIES DURING OUR LAST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING. SO THIS IS THE NEXT ITERATION BECAUSE THE -- WE DO HAVE FORMAL TRANSMITTED AND PROPOSED AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA LEGISLATION THAT DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS AND IS REQUIRED FOR US TO EXPAND ANY NEW CAMERAS , AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS IN OUR CITY. SO WE ARE TALKING NONSCHOOL SPEED ZONES, ETC. WE HAVE TO COMPORT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS AND IT IS EXPLICITLY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAW CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN OLYMPIA LAST YEAR IN 2024 IN ORDER TO EXPAND AND ROLL OUT ANY AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERA PROGRAM AND SO THIS LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE BRIEFING THE DISCUSSION ITEM THAT IS ITEM 1, WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT LEGISLATION TOMORROW . ALSO COLLEAGUES WERE CALLED DURING THE BUDGET LAST FALL IN 2024 , WE EXPANDED AND AUTHORIZED AND PROVIDED A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR FUNDING OF AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS THAT WERE NOT IN SCHOOL ZONES AND WE ALSO EXPANDED AND AUTHORIZED THE EXPANSION OF SCHOOL ZONES IN 39 NEW SCHOOL ZONES I THINK TO BE EXACT. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING A VISA LIFT THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE TO AUTHORIZE THAT MONEY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED AND THEN THIRD AND FINALLY ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW, COLLEAGUES, WE ARE GOING TO BE BRIEFING A DISCUSSION ON AN ALLEY VACATION NEAR TOWNHALL. AND IN COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT. HE TENDS TO GET A LOT OF THE ALLEYWAY VACATION AND PERMITTING REQUESTS AND SO YES, ANOTHER ONE IN THE WONDERFUL DISTRICT 7. AS ALWAYS, EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. SO ANOTHER FANTASTIC TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING. CONTINUING OUR ROADSHOW TO LAUNCHING AND CONSIDERING CAMERA ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION IN OUR CITY. IN THE DISTRICT, LAST WEEK I WAS PROUD TO VISIT THE REFUGEE IMMIGRANT FAMILY CENTER WHICH IS A BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL AND ALSO PROUD TO VISIT THEIR SISTER SITE JUST FURTHER NORTH IN ELDRIDGE, THE SOUTHWEST EARLY LEARNING BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL. THEY SHARE RESOURCES , PERSONNEL, AND ANY NUMBER OF THINGS AND SO GOOD TO STAY CONNECTED WITH THESE IMPORTANT COMMUNITIES HERE IN DELHI RIDGE. THEY SHARE SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE RECENT SPATE OF GUN VIOLENCE AMONG OTHER THINGS. SOUTHWEST EARLY LEARNING SITE IN PARTICULAR REGULARLY USE A NUMBER OF PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS THAT WERE -- WHERE SOME OF THE NEARBY THOUSAND PLUS OR EXCUSE ME, 100+ GUNSHOTS WERE IN WEST SEATTLE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, SO SAFETY CONCERNS WERE TOP OF MIND. AND ALSO WE DISCUSSED HOW THE CITY CAN BE MORE PROACTIVE IN NOTIFYING SCHOOLS OF CERTAIN SPS EVENTS AND NEAR ASSOCIATED GUN VIOLENCE LOCKDOWN SITUATIONS. IT IS GOOD TO CONNECT WITH THEM. AND ALSO LAST WEEK I TOURED THE SALVATION ARMY SHELTER FACILITY WHICH HOUSES NEARLY 300 RESIDENTS , ACCEPTS THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT, VERY LOW BARRIER TO ENTRY TYPE OF HOUSING PROGRAM. LAST YEAR THEY PERMANENTLY HOUSED 32% OF THEIR RESIDENCE SO IT WAS GOOD TO VISIT THAT SHELTER FACILITY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF WHAT THEY DO FIRSTHAND. AND I GUESS FINALLY I WILL NOTE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY WERE REALLY HONORED AND EXCITED TO ATTEND A TIE ONE ON EVENT FOR -- TO HELP MENTOR YOUNG MEN OF COLOR. AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF JOINING LAST WEEK, BUT EVEN BEFORE I WAS A COUNCILMEMBER I WENT ONE OR TWO TIMES BEFORE I EVEN TOOK OFFICE. YOU KNOW, FIVE OR 10 YEARS AGO. AND SO I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON AND I ALSO SAW COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. I APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP ON UPLIFTING AND AMPLIFYING THE VOICE AND THE WORK OF THOSE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR . LET'S SEE. WHAT ELSE? ALSO LAST WEEK WE DID OFFICE HOURS AS WE WILL DO AGAIN THIS WEEK, SO ALL KINDS OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON AND YOU KNOW, REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY AND CONSTITUENTS. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON THE WAY OF BY WAY OF UPDATES. ONE MORE THING EXCUSE ME. I HAD A GREAT CHECK IN CONVERSATION WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, SUPERINTENDENT DIAZ AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY PRIORITIES FOR MY OFFICE AND I KNOW THE EXECUTIVE AS WELL IS TO REOPEN CAMP LONG. COLLEAGUES, AS WE KNOW IT WAS DAMAGED IN A FIRE LAST WINTER OR LATE DECEMBER. DON'T QUOTE ME, BUT CAMP LONG IN THAT FACILITY AND THAT SITE IN PARTICULAR IS A HUGE COMMUNITY PRIORITY AND IT IS SHARED LOVED AND TREASURED BY MANY PEOPLE ACROSS WEST SEATTLE AND ACROSS MY ENTIRE DISTRICT IN THE ENTIRE CITY. WE HAVE GONE THERE AND SO YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO REBUILD AND RESTORE THAT FACILITY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. A KEY STEP TOWARDS THAT IS I UNDERSTAND THE PARK SUPPLIED AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK FOR KING COUNTY PARKS CAPITOL AND OPEN SPACE GRANT FOR MUCH NEEDED FUNDING FOR THIS RESTORATION THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT CAMP LONG AMONGST OTHER THINGS BETWEEN INSURANCE AND CITY RESPONSIBILITIES . WE NEED TO GET CREATIVE HERE IN THIS BUDGET SITUATION IN PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO PROPERLY AND QUICKLY REOPEN AND RESTORE THAT FACILITY. BUT THAT IS THE NEXT STEP SO THEY APPLY FOR THIS KING COUNTY PARKS CAPITOL AND OPEN SPACE GRANT, THEY, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, STRONGLY SUPPORT THAT APPLICATION. I KNOW A NUMBER OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE TO SIT ON THE ORIGINAL POLICY COMMITTEE WITH OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR AMONG OTHER THINGS THIS PROGRAM. TODAY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM RINCK, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBER TRAN30 TO SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE. AT LEAST WITH RESPECT TO THE TWO CITYWIDE COLLEAGUES THAT WE HAVE THAT REPRESENT AND SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE, I WILL HAVE MORE FOCUSED CONVERSATIONS ON A ONE-ON-ONE OFF-LINE BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SPONSOR THAT PACKAGE AND PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL SPONSORSHIP AND ELECTED LEVEL SPONSORSHIP AT THE CITY LEVEL TO GET THOSE ACROSS THE LINE AND YOU KNOW, WHILE WE WORK ON OTHER CREATIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. IN ANY EVENT, THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE. I WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. AND IF NONE, I WILL PASS THE BATON TO WHOEVER IS NEXT ON THE LIST TODAY. >> QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE WILL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THE LAND-USE BILLS AT COUNCIL LAST WEEK AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM HAPPY TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS ON THE AGENDA GETTING CHECKED OFF. WE DID HAVE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LADIES COMMITTEE ON APRIL SECOND. AND WE DO HAVE AN UPCOMING MEETING ON THE 17th, SO WHAT IS THAT, THURSDAY? WHERE WE WILL BE TAKING UP APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING STATE COMPLIANCE UPDATES AND WE WILL BE DOING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT AND THEN WE WILL BE LOOKING AT BUILDING CODE PERMIT EXTENSIONS. AND THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THIS PAST WEEK I WAS ACTUALLY IN PUERTO RICO FOR MY DAUGHTER'S WEDDING. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND VISITING PUERTO RICO BY THE WAY, A LOT OF FUN. BUT PRIOR TO THAT INSTANCE THEN WE DID HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET WITH CONSTITUENTS IN THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB ON THE 31st AND ALSO MET WITH CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB ON TUESDAY THE FIRST AND MET WITH CRIMESTOPPERS ON WEDNESDAY THE SECOND AND ATTENDED THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY NIGHT IN SEATTLE ON WEDNESDAY THE SECOND. THURSDAY THE THIRD POLICY COUNCIL , OR REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING AND LATER THAT NIGHT AT THE RAINIER VALLEY IMMUNITY IMPACT FUND COMMUNITY IMPACT EVENT. ON SATURDAY THE FIFTH RATHER STAFF ATTENDED THE OPENING OF CHERYL CHOW PARK IN SOUTH SEATTLE GREATER VALLEY. AND ALONG WITH THE COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK ATTENDED THE TIE ONE ON EVENT AGAIN, VERY MOTIVATIONAL EVENT AS A BREAKFAST GROUP MEMBER. I HELPED A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE TIE THEIR TIES AND SO IT IS A GOOD MOTIVATIONAL EVENT TO SEE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND INSPIRE THEM , PROVIDE THEM WITH INTRODUCTIONS TO POTENTIAL CAREERS GOING FORWARD. SO ALWAYS ENJOYED BEING PART OF THAT GROUP AND REALLY UPLIFTING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS MORNING WE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FURTHER ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE GREATER BEACH COMMUNITY. AND DEFINITELY SEE SOME PARTNERSHIPS GOING FORWARD. WITH THAT. COMING THIS WEEK AHEAD, I HAVE MEETINGS SCHEDULED WITH WE HEART SEATTLE AND THE WASHINGTON STATE CRIME PREVENTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE COMPLETE COMMUNITIES COALITION, THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION, NICHOLS WILL WILL BE ALSO VISITING UPLIFT NORTHWEST'S TOWN OFFICE. WE WILL BE DOING OFFICE HOURS IN THE GREATER BEACH COMMUNITY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ON SATURDAY WE WILL BE ATTENDING WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM RINCK WITH THE CID EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE COMING UP FOR THIS WEEK AND I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND IF NOT WE WILL ADVANCE OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, APPRECIATE IT. THE NEXT TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY APRIL 23rd. THAT IS GOING TO BE AT 2:00 P.M. THE LAST MEETING, AND THIS IS GOING TO COME ON THE DOCKET TOMORROW IS COUNCIL PASSED WE LOWERED THE WIRE MESH VALLEY CLEANUP WHICH IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT WHICH AUTHORIZES SEATTLE CITY LIGHT , SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES. THEY WILL START THE PROCESS FOR CLEANING OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH. WE WANT TO KEEP OUR INDUSTRIAL LANDS AS HEALTHY AS THEY CAN BE AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THAT. WE ALSO HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETING FOR SELECT COMMITTEE LAND-USE THAT IS GOING TO BE AT 2:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY. THIS COMING WEDNESDAY THE 16th. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE -- EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A -- WILL BE GETTING A MEMO FROM CENTRAL STAFF REGARDING SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS AS PEOPLE HAVE MIGHT HEARD, ALL SIX APPEALS WERE DISMISSED AND SO NOW WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE PUSH FORWARD WITH OUR TIMELINE AND UPCOMING LEGISLATION IN THE DEADLINES GOING ON WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , THE LAND-USE, THE MAPPING AND THE ZONING, AND THE HOUSE BILL 1110. ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO WE ARE FIGURING OUT DATES AND SCHEDULE AND WILL BE WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND OUR EXECUTIVE AND ALSO WORKING WITH OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE TIMELINE AND WE ARE MOVING FAST AND SPEEDY AND AHEAD AND MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT MISSING ANY STEPS AS WELL. SO PLEASE STAY TUNED ON THAT. ALSO WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS WEEK ALSO WE HAVE THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING ON APRIL 17th. THAT IS ALSO WITH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE IN DISTRICT 3 CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE CONVENTIONAL USE THAT WE SEE IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND IN FRONT OF AREAS IN DISTRICT 3 THAT ARE OF CONCERN THAT WE HEAR ABOUT EVERYDAY FROM CONSTITUENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. WE ARE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST TO FIGURE OUT DIFFERENT STEPS TO HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THESE ISSUES. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE COMPLEX. PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY THEY ARE COMPLEX. AND NO ONE REALLY HAS THE MAGIC PILL, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE INSIDE AND OFF THE STREETS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE FROM SHELTERS THROUGH TINY HOMES AND OTHER DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN CREATE HOUSING AND THEN ALSO RAPID RESPONSE FOR PEOPLE TO GET TREATMENT. SO THAT IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT THAT WE LEAN ON OUR BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT FOR HEALTH SOLUTIONS AS THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOW SOME OF THE RESOURCES. IN THE NEWSLETTER WE WILL PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT RESOURCES THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW EXISTED AND BECAUSE IT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE CERTAIN GOVERNMENT, WHO DOES WHAT FOR EXAMPLE. IT IS A METRO TRASH PLAN, TRASHCAN THAT NEEDS CLEANING. THAT IS NOT OUR OFFICE BECAUSE THAT IS NOT SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, THAT IS KING COUNTY METRO. SO IT IS THE KING COUNTY COUNCIL. SO THEY ARE JUST DIFFERENT PIECES OF GOVERNMENT WHERE YOU KNOW, CERTAIN THINGS BELONG IN PLACES AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS THAT WOULD LIKE THAT INFORMATION. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING THAT OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO NOTICE. ONE THING I WILL PROBABLY HIGHLIGHT IS I HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THE STUDENTS AT CITY UNIVERSITY. CITY UNIVERSITY SAW SPOT BECAUSE MY MOTHER GOT HER MASTERS DEGREE FROM CITY UNIVERSITY DURING WEEKEND AND NIGHTS AND SHE STILL HAD TWO KIDS SHE WAS RAISING AND ALSO HAD A FULL-TIME JOB. SO IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY AND WE WERE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT CROSSES OVER WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNMENT HAS TO MAKE SURE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE SUSTAINABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. AND ALSO SAFE AND PEOPLE , BECAUSE THE LIFELINE IN SEATTLE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES. FROM START TO FINISH AND A LOT OF THE FAMILIES THAT WERE IN -- THAT ATTEND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEY ALSO ARE A LARGE PART IMMIGRANT POPULATION AND THEY ALL STARTED HAVING SMALL BUSINESSES TO CREATE THAT FOUNDATION FOR GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND THAT IS WHY IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. AND WITH THAT I THINK THAT I AM PASSING TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM RINCK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH . I WILL START WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. WE DO NOT HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK ON THE 22nd. IT WILL BE INSTEAD ON THE 29th. THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AND WE WILL BE HAVING OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS THERE . VERY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT OUR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. THE CPC, COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION AND THE OFFICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY. SEPARATELY, COMING OUT OF COMMITTEE, VOTED ON WAS THE AFTER HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS BILL WHICH IS PRESENTED TO FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW FOR A VOTE. OKAY. SEPARATELY, IN GENERAL FOR THIS WEEK, TODAY, I'LL WAIT A MET WITH THE HONORARY COUNCIL OF UKRAINE AND VERY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF SHOWING SUPPORT YOU KNOW, IN THAT KIND OF CITY TO THE PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE RESPECTIVE TO THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW AMERICA SUPPORT IS NOT LIMITED TO WHAT THEY SEE REGARDING FEDERAL ACTIONS. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL COMING TO CITY HALL TODAY. TOMORROW WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY HOUSE MEETING WHICH -- PREPAREDNESS RELATED AT THE LIBRARY AT 5:00 AND THIS BUILDS ON OUR DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL LAST FRIDAY WHICH WAS FOCUSED ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND AGAIN, THE HUB IS REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN A MAJOR EVENT HAPPENS TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO STAND UP BECAUSE THE VARIOUS PIECES OF CITY GOVERNMENT, POLICE, FIRE AND OTHERS WILL YOU KNOW, THEY WILL BE DOING WHAT THEIR MISSION SETS ARE BUT IT WILL BE MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT. IT REALLY WAS INDIVIDUALS AND NEIGHBORHOODS TO STAND UP AND THIS REALLY HELPS IN TERMS OF THE EMERGENCY HUBS WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD LENS ON THE CRISIS TO DECISION-MAKERS HERE IN THE CITY. ALSO THIS WEEK WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE NORTH SEATTLE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION ON THURSDAY. THAT DAY WE WILL ALSO HAVE A MEETING SPE AND THE ALARM COMMUNITY AS YOU KNOW LAST YEAR THERE IS A DECISION REMARKS RESPONSES . WE HAVE BEEN FOSTERING THESE CAME OUT OF PUBLIC COMMENT FOSTERING DIALOGUE BETWEEN SPD AND THE ALARM COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE IS SOME PIECES THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO ALLEVIATE THE CHALLENGES FACED BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN POLICY. AND THEN FINALLY, THURSDAY THE CONDO CONNECT COMMUNITY. HERE IN DISTRICT 7. REALLY IMPORTANT. COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH. THEN ON FRIDAY WE WILL MEET WITH THE BLOCK WATCH NETWORK. AND THEN ALSO AMERICAN WATERWAYS. AMERICAN WATERWAYS IS THE GROUP THAT YOU KNOW, THEY REPRESENT THE TUGBOAT, THE TOW BOATS AND THE BARGE COMMUNITY AND MARITIME COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE. NEXT WEEK, THIS WEEK IS SPRING BREAK, NEXT WEEK IS EASTER BREAK AND I WILL BE OUT NEXT WEEK , SO NOTHING IN TERMS OF MY -- DUE TO MY PARTICIPATION NEXT WEEK. THERE ARE DIFFERENT MEETINGS THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL ALSO BE COVERING LIKE REGIONAL COUNCIL EXEC LIVE COMMITTEE ON THURSDAY. AND THE LIKE. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE TOO LAST WEEKEND, I DID NOT MENTION THIS LAST WEEK, LAST MONDAY, BUT THIS PAST WEEKEND I PARTICIPATED IN THE SEATTLE TRASHCAN SISTER CITY SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. VERY IMPORTANT. IT BASICALLY CELEBRATING MEMBERS AND A CHANCE FOR THE BROADER BECAUSE PERSIAN AND OTHERS TO COME TOGETHER . SO REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT WAS REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE EVENT. AND IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THEM AND SPEAK TO THEM . YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE THE COMMON LANGUAGE IN CENTRAL ASIA IS RUSSIAN, SO IT WAS A RUSSIAN ENGLISH EVENT, SO THE -- IT OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND TO WELCOME THEM AS A COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF THEM ARE FIRST-GENERATION AMERICANS OR THE KIDS ARE FIRST-GENERATION AMERICANS. THE YOUNGER KIDS WERE SECOND-GENERATION, BUT IT KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS THAT YOU KNOW, THE ROLE THAT IMMIGRATION PLAYS IN OUR COUNTRY PAST AND PRESENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT THEIR COMMUNITY IS ALSO IMPORTANT AND VALUED AS PART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE AMERICAN FABRIC. AND NOT JUST KIDS WHO ARE FIRST-GENERATION IMMIGRANTS FROM ENGLAND. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND. I ALSO WANTED TO ALSO SAY SEPARATELY, MY STAFF PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS, TROLLEY HILL PARK AND McLEAN PARK PRETTY MUCH THE EAST WING IN GREENBELT WITH THE SEATTLE URBAN NATURE GUIDE PROGRAM. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT, ALL THE WORK THAT IS DONE FOR THESE PARKS AND PARTICULARLY THE CHALLENGING PIECES RELATED TO ENSURING THEY ARE CLEAN AND SAFE AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU KNOW, GROUPS LIKE FRIENDS OF McLEAN PARK AND THE SEATTLE URBAN NATURE GUIDE PROGRAM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND TO HAVE MY STAFF JOIN IN. THAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN I WAS AT THE SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION. AND THAT IS IT. I JUST ALSO WANT TO NOTE TODAY THE WNBA DRAFT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING AND OUR SEATTLE STORM ARE GOING TO BE SECOND ON THE DOCKET AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRUSH UP ON OUR FRENCH IN CASE A CERTAIN PERSON IS DRAFTED. JOINING DEBBIE WILLIAMS -- I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT THAT IS WHERE INDICATIONS ARE GOING IN TERMS -- THANK YOU , COUNCIL RESIDENT PRO TEM. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? SEEING NONE, BEFORE I GET MY REMARKS, I DID GET SOME REMARKS FROM COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. HE WILL BE HAVING A PRESENTATION ON THE ECONOMIC REVENUE FORECAST IN THE FINANCE NATIVE COMMITTEE THIS WEEK THAT IS 9:30 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUS ASKED ME TO REITERATE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND ASK QUESTIONS. >>> WITH THAT IN MIND, I WILL MOVE IT TO MY REMARKS AND I'M GOING TO DEVIATE A LITTLE BIT FROM STANDARD COURSE AND JUST KEEP MY REMARKS LIMITED TO MY COMMITTEE WORK AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE MATTERS AND FOR ANY OF THE LISTENING PUBLIC, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PLUGGING INTO OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER OR FOLLOW THE SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH NOW INCLUDES BLUE SKY. THE CITY LIGHT SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING FRIDAY TO VOTE ON THE REMOVABLE PLUS LEGISLATION AND IMPROVING EASEMENTS. WE WERE UNABLE TO VOTE ON THESE TIME SENSITIVE PIECES OF LEGISLATION LAST TIME BECAUSE OF QUORUMS OR REMINDER, IT IS CRITICAL WE VOTE ON THESE THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY. AND AGAIN, THE REMOVABLE PLUS LEGISLATION IS INCREDIBLY EXCITING BODY OF LEGISLATION FOR OUR WORK IN ENERGY POLICY. SO ENCOURAGE YOUR PARTICIPATION THIS FRIDAY SO WE CAN MAKE SURE IT ADVANCES IN A TIMELY MATTER AND CIRCLE BACK TO HOW I BEGAN THE PRESENTATION. I WANT TO AGAIN REITERATE THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION THROUGH THE CITY LIGHT INVESTIGATION WERE MADE PUBLIC LAST WEEK AND I KNOW THAT I JOINED MANY PEOPLE IN FEELING UNSETTLED AND UPSET ABOUT THE FINDINGS OF THAT INVESTIGATION. AND IT IS NOT LOST UPON ME THAT WE HAVE JUST FORWARDED A PROCLAMATION ABOUT APRIL BEING SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. AND THESE FINDINGS IN THE INVESTIGATION HIGHLIGHT A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITHIN THE CULTURE AT CITY LIGHT THAT WE NEED TO REMEDY IMMEDIATELY. WE WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THE REPORT AND WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS DOING TO ADDRESS THESE EGREGIOUS FINDINGS DURING FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS BUT KNOW THAT YOUNG WOMEN CONSIDERING WORKING AT CITY LIGHT, WE SEE YOU AND WE WILL DEMAND CHANGE. MOVING ON NEXT TO OUR SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGES, WE WILL FOCUS ON THE TOPIC OF TRANSPORTATION AT OUR MAY 16th MEETING. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TEAMING UP WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND PANELISTS COMING UP SHORTLY. ADDITIONALLY I WANTED TO NOTE THAT MY OFFICE IS STILL WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THE WELCOMING RESOLUTION BRIEFED AND DISCUSSED DURING OUR LAST SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ILLUSTRATION AND POLICY CHANGES EARLIER THIS MONTH AND IT IS DUE IN MY OFFICE ON FRIDAY WHICH HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED TO ALL COUNCIL OFFICES BUT DO NOT HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO ME OR MY TEAM WITH ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THAT DEADLINE. AND FINALLY, AT OF THE VOTE ON THE NIGHTLIFE LEGISLATION LATER THIS WEEK, I WANTED TO FLAG THAT I WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FROM FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEASURING IMPLEMENTATION AND ABLE TO DERIVE HOW THIS NEW LEGISLATION IS HAVING AN IMPACT . AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS FOR TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS MAY HAVE FOR ME? AMAZING, IF WE CAN PUT THE BRIEF IN BRIEFING THAT WOULD BE LOVELY SO WE CAN ALL GET BACK TO OUR WORK. WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN FOR TODAY? HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED, IT IS 2:36 P.M., THANK YOU.