>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE DAY IS FEBRUARY 3rd, 2025. THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE÷÷ TIME IS 2:04. >> DO YOU MEAN HOLLINGSWORTH? >> PRESENT. >> DO YOU MEAN MOORE? PRESENT. >> PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> DO YOU MEAN SAKA? >> HERE. >> DO YOU MEAN NELSON? >> PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO YOU MEAN STRAUSS IS EXCUSED FOR TODAY. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF JANUARY SIXTH AND 13th, 2025, WILL ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROCLAMATIONS OR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TODAY BUT WE WILL RESUME OUR WEEKLY PRACTICE OF HEARING FROM OUR OIR STATE TEAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND ALSO, FOLKS DOWN THERE ABOUT DEVELOPING IN OLYMPIA. THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE, THREE RESOLUTIONS MAKING CHANGES TO PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS ON THE PRESS PRO TEM LIST AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT MORE IN JUST A MOMENT. COUNCILMEMBER THOG TO ENTER INTO A NEW AGREEMENT TO LET THE USE OF THE ARMORY. AND APPOINTMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT BOARD. THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES FOUR APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION. WE'LL START TOMORROW'S MEETING FOLLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT WITH A PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL WHICH WILL CREATE A NEW SALES AND TAX REFERRAL FOR UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTY INTO HOUSING. WE SCHEDULED THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN WE PASSED 32156 LATE LAST YEAR. SO ALTHOUGH THIS IS A LAND USE BILL, WE AGREED TO HOLD THIS PUBLIC HEARING IN COUNCIL IN ORDER TO MEET OUR 30- DAY NOTICE PERIOD TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND TO MAKE SURE THE BILL DIDN'T STALL WHILE WE HAD A VACANCY THAT AFFECTED THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. THIS WAS ALREADY IN PROCESS BEFORE COUNCILMEMBER MORALES ANNOUNCED -- THAT SHE VACATED THE POSITION ON JANUARY 6th. SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW COUNCILMEMBER AND LAND USE CHAIR, THE PLAN, WHICH COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON HAS AGREED TO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IS TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW IN COUNCIL AND THEN REREFER THE BILL TO LAND USE TO GO THROUGH THE NORMAL COMMITTEE PROCESS UNDER HIS SPONSORSHIP. BEYOND THAT, ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA, THERE IS ONE ITEM UNDER COMMITTEE REPORTS WHICH IS A VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL 120927 WHICH EXTENDS AGAIN, INTERIM REGULATIONS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET FLOOD INSURANCE THROUGH FEMA'S FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. WE HAD SOME INFORMATION PRESENTED ABOUT THAT. BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE'LL BE VOTING ON THREE RESOLUTIONS MAKING CHANGES TO PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS THAT NEED UPDATING NOW THAT WE'VE FILLED THE DISTRICT 2 VACANCY. SO RESOLUTION 321161 UPDATES THE MONTHLY COUNCIL PRO TEM LIST TO INCLUDE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IN PLACE OF COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. RESOLUTION 321162 UPDATES THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES. THE ONLY SLIGHT CHANGE TO THIS RESOLUTION, AND AS YOU'RE ALL AWARE, IS THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WILL TAKE COUNCILMEMBER'S PLACE WHILE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WILL REPLACE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ON THE DEVELOP. COMMITTEE. IT'S BASICALLY A 1- 1 SWITCH. RESOLUTION 321163 UPDATES COUNCIL. RIVERA IS TAKING COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S PLACE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY'S BOARD. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TAKING COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S PLACE ON THE PSRC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD WHICH CONFLICTS WITH FINANCE AND COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON TAKING THE REMAINDER OF COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S COMMITTEES. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THAT RESOLUTION. SO COLLEAGUES, WE SET THESE RESOLUTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY TWO- YEAR PERIOD. AND IT'S REALLY NOT COMMON TO REVISIT THESE AS MANY TIMES AS WE HAVE. AND OF COURSE, IT'S NOT COMMON TO HAVE TWO VACANCIES NECESSITATING THESE CHANGES. DUE TO CONFLICTING -- DUE TO CONFLICTING SCHEDULES AMONG MANY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, ONE CHANGE CAN HAVE A RICOCHET EFFECT, AS YOU CAN SEE, ON EVERYTHING ELSE WHICH IS WHY I'VE ENDEAVORED TO MAKE AS FEW CHANGES AS POSSIBLE. AND I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS FIRST MAKING THESE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, IT IS REALLY QUITE A PUZZLE TO MAKE SURE THAT EXTERNAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT CONFLICT WITHSTANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AGENDA UPDATE. WELCOME, DIRECTOR. AND THE OIR TEAM. WHY DON'T YOU COME UP TO THE TABLE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. AND THEN SEE IF YOU CAN GET STARTED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. >> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. HELLO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBERS AND WELCOME. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU, COWELL SOLOMON. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ENTER GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES VIRTUALLY FROM OUR STATE TEAM WHO YOU WILL HEAR FROM MOMENTARILY. WE ARE NOW IN WEEK FOUR OF THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AS OF LAST FRIDAY, 1,442 BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED AND LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS IS MOVING QUICKLY. THIS MONTH WE'LL SEE MAJOR MILESTONES AS KEY DATES PASS AND AS POLICIES MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS OR DIE. AND AS YOU KNOW, SEATTLE HAS A NUMBER OF PRIORITIES WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS. SOME IN COMMITTEE, SOME IN RULES, AND SOME ARE ALREADY ON THEIR WAY TO THE OTHER CHAMBER. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE TEAM WHO CAN SHARE AN UPDATE ON OUR PRIORITIES AND WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE LAST BRIEFED YOU. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ANNA JOHNSON. I'M THE STATE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR FOR OIR. OUR PLAN IS TO FIRST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON ALL OF OUR SEATTLE PRIORITIES WHICH YOU'LL RECALL FROM THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT WE CREATED IN DECEMBER. AND THEN THE SECOND HALF OF THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF THE MAJOR COMMITTEE ACTION THAT HAPPENED THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF SESSION SINCE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BRIEF YOU IN A FEW WEEKS. WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO OVER ALL THE BILLS AND YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE COUNCIL BULLETIN, THERE ARE A LOT OF BILLS WE'RE TRACKING. SO TODAY WE CHOOSE THE BILLS THAT WE BRING UP IN THIS PRESENTATION. ONE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE. OR THEY'RE JUST HOT TOPICS DOWN IN OLYMPIA AND WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT'S TAKING UP THE CONVERSATION. OR THEY'RE BILLS THAT WE THINK MAYBE WEREN'T ON OUR TWO- PAGE AGENDA BUT THEY HAVE COME UP FROM MANY OF YOU OR DEPARTMENTS AS THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US. WE'LL START WITH A STATUS REPORT OF OUR SEATTLE PRIORITIES. STARTING WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY SECTION, THIS CREATES A RESTRICTION FOR WEAPONS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS. SOME OF THOSE ARE CITY PARKS WHERE CHILDREN WILL BE PRESENT. OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. THIS BILL HAD A HEARING AND HAS ALREADY BEEN VOTED OUT OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE, SO NOW IT IS IN THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE WAITING FOR A HEARING IN THAT STEP. HOUSE BILL 1112, THIS IS FOR MUNICIPAL COURT TO HIGHER OUR PRO TEM JUDGES THAT GIVE THE OPTION TO HIRE THE PRO TEM JUDGES THAT RESIDE OUTSIDE THE STATE LIMITS. THIS HAS ALREADY PASSED THE ENTIRE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH NEARLY UNANIMOUS SUCCESS. SO NOW IT IS ALREADY MAKING ITS WAY TO THE SENATE WHICH NOW WE'LL WAIT AND SEE WHEN IT GETS SETTLED. HOUSE BILL 1228, THIS BILL CREATES AN OPTION FOR US TO SEND OUR TOXICOLOGY EVIDENCE FOR DUIs TO EITHER CERTIFIED OR ACCREDITED LABS OTHER THAN THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL TOXICOLOGY LAB. WE ARE WAITING FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ON THIS ONE. SENATE BILL 5060. THIS BILL CREATES A LAW ENFORCEMENT CO- RESPONSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE AND PEER RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. $100 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM. THIS WEEK IT IS IN THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. HOUSE BILL 1428, THIS BILL HAS A HEARING THIS WEEK. THIS BILL INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RECEIVE. BOTH COUNTIES, CITIES, THROUGH THE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. THIS WOULD BE A NEW REVENUE SOURCE COMING TO THE CITY. SENATE BILL 5052. THIS BILL HAD A HEARING THE FIRST WEEK OF SESSION AND WE ARE WAITING FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ON THIS BILL WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK. THIS BILL CLARIFIES THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ABILITY TO QUESTION JUVENILES WHO ARE WITNESSES OR VICTIM OF CRIMES AND CLARIFIES ACCESS. HOUSE BILL 1772 AND 5595 ARE NEW BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED THAT ARE WAITING COMMITTEECOMMITTEE HEARINGS THIS WEEK. THEY WERE TO HELP THE CITY OF SEATTLE CLARIFY PEDESTRIAN SAFE SYSTEMS, LEGISLATION TO KEEP FOLKS SAFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. >> MOVING ON TO BIGGER HEALTH BILLS, THE NEXT TWO BILLS, BOTH BILLS ARE RELATED TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AND HAVE RECEIVED HEARINGS. THE FIRST BILL IS REQUEST LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE NETWORK FOR STUDENT AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THE SECOND BILL. IT ENHANCES MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL- BEING THROUGH TRAINING EXPANSION OF THE WORK FORCE IN SCHOOLS. BOTH BILLS ARE A WAY FOR COMMITTEE ACTION. ECONOMIC DEVELOP. AND SMALL BUSINESS. 1515 IS A CITY PRIORITY THAT CHANGES SOME OF THE OUTDOOR DINING RULES AND ALSO, THE WALK-AROUND ALCOHOL SERVICE DURING EVENTS. THEY'LL HAVE A HEARING LAST WEEK AND IS AWAITING COMMITTEE ACTION TO GET IT OUT OF COMMITTEE. HOUSING AND HOMESCHOOLNESS. THERE -- HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. IT IS 1403. IT REFORMS SOME OF THE LEGAL LIABILITY THAT CONDO DEVELOPERS HAVE WHEN THEY BUILD CONDOS AND THEN FACE POTENTIAL LAWSUITS FOR DEFECTS. AND SIMILARLY, HOUSE BILL 1516 STUDIES INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR CONDO DEVELOPMENT. >> IN THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT SPACE, OUR RECYCLING REFORM LEGISLATION 1150 AND SENATE BILL 5284 BOTH RECEIVED HEARINGS IN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SESSION AND WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THOSE TO MOVE OUT OF THE POLICY COMMITTEE. HOUSE BILL 1253 SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVE YBARRA IS A BILL FOR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND OTHER CONSUMER- OWNED FACILITIES FOR ENERGY TRANSMISSION, BATTERY STORAGE, THING TO HELP US WITH OUR ENERGY DEMAND COMING IN THE FUTURE. THIS BILL WAS VOTED OUT OF COMMITTEE AND IS MOVING ON. I THINK IT IS IN HOUSE RULES NOW READY FOR FLOOR ACTION. AND THEN HOUSE BILL 1409, THIS IS A NEW BILL. A CITY LIGHT REQUEST BILL THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN CLEAN LIGHTS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE A CREDIT GENERATOR THROUGH SPU AND CITY LIGHT AND FAS. IT HAD A HEARING AND IS AWAITING ACTION TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE COMMITTEE. IN TERMS OF OUR PRIORITIES AND THE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR SERVICES IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECTION, THERE IS A HOUSE BILL RELATED TO REVISING THE PROPERTY TAX CAP FOR 3% TIED WITH INFLATION. THIS BILL HASN'T RECEIVED A HEARING YET BUT IT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. HOUSE BILL 1212. THIS IS A BILL AROUND INCREASING SIDING CAPACITY FOR CHILDCARE. THE CITY IS IN COMPLIANCE BUT WE'RE LARGELY IN SUPPORT OF IT BECAUSE IT INCREASES CHILDCARE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. HOUSE BILL 1350. THIS IMPROVES THE CHILDCARE RATES WHICH PROVIDERS ARE PAID FOR FROM STATE SUBSIDIZING. IN TERMS OF EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE CENTERS, THERE IS A BILL HERE, HOUSE BILL 1314, AND SENATE BILL 1397 THAT MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STATE'S EARLY LEARNING FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP HOPEFULLY BUILD MORE CHILDCARE CENTERS. I WON'T GO INTO ALL THE BILLS HERE RELATED TO K- 12 FUNDING. THIS IS A BIG TOPIC OF CONVERSATION THIS YEAR IN THE LEGISLATURE. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ONES WE'RE TRACKING THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HERE LOCALLY AND TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND STUDENTS. AND THEN ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BILLS, PRESCHOOL MEALS, BOTH OF THESE BILLS HAVE HEARINGS THIS WEEK. THIS IS HOUSE BILL 1404 AND SENATE BILL 5352. THIS IS GOVERNOR FERGUSON'S REQUEST FOR LEGISLATION. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE GENERAL FIRST THREE WEEKS OF LEGISLATION AND GIVE YOU SOME OF THE HIGH PROFILE BILLS. THOSE MAGNITUDING US A AS CITY OR OTHER GOOD BILLS WE THOUGHT YOU WOULD WANT TO BE AWARE OF. IN THE CLIMB AND ENVIRONMENT SPACE, THERE WAS HOUSE BILL 1018 THAT HAD A HEARING. THIS BILL CLARIFIES THAT FUSION ENERGY FACILITIES HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENERGY SIGHTING COUNCIL AT THE ENERGY STATE SIGHTING COUNCIL. HOUSE BILL 1329, THIS BILL IS IMPORTANT TO SEATTLE CITY LIGHT. IT HELPS CLARIFY THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION ACT. THIS APPLIES TO WHOLESALE POWER PURCHASES LIKE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT HAS WITH BONNEVILLE POWER. THIS ONE IS EXPEDITED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR SALMON RECOVERY PROJECTS. HOUSE BILL 1388 IS A GOOD FOOD ACCESS BILL WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO A NUMBER OF COUNCILMEMBERS. IT ESTABLISHES IF YOUR AREA DOESN'T HAVE A FARMERS MARKET, YOU CAN HAVE A MOBILE MARK THAT SEMIS SNAP AND EBT. HOUSE BILL 1483. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE RIGHT TO REPAIR ACT. THIS IS CREATING CONSUMER PROTECTION OPTIONS FOR THOSE OF HOUSTON NEED TO REPAIR OUR DIGITAL ELECTRONICS SO WE CAN AVOID THEM IN THE WASTE STREAM. >> TO GENERAL GOVERNMENT. THE FIRST BILL, 1256 CREATES A REQUIREMENT FOR ANY PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS THAT WERE RECEIVING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, UPDATE FUNDING, THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF CERTAIN PROJECTS IS MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES. FOR FEDERAL PROJECTS, THIS TRANSLATES TO THE STATE REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE PROJECTS AS WELL. HOUSE BILL 1339 SHIPS GENERAL ELECTIONS TO EVEN NUMBER SEARS , YEARS, OR PROVIDES THE OPTION. THIS CHANGES A NUMBER OF RULE AND REGULATIONS ON HOW AND WHEN THE CITIES AND TOWNS CAN MAKE HISTORIC LANDMARKS. AND 5121 REQUIRES HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE OF FERTILITY RELATED SERVICES. IT CHANGES THE CIVIL COMMITMENT RULES TO ALLOW FOLKS WHO HAVE HAD AN OPIOID OVERDOSE RECENTLY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CIVIL COMMITMENT. MOVING TO HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, HOUSE BILL 1380 CHANGES, CREATES REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY REGULATION OF FOLKS WHO ARE SLEEPING OUTSIDE SO THIS ONLY ALLOWS OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE FOR PUBLIC PROPERTY. IT WOULD POTENTIALLY CREATE SOME NEW CITY LIABILITY. HOUSE BILL 1096 ALLOWS LOT SPLITTING AND REQUIRES CITIES TO ALLOW LOT SPLITTING SO ONE PARTICULAR LOT OF A PERSON'S HOUSE CAN BE SPLIT INTO TWO LOTS, CREATING MORE OPTIONS. HOUSE BILL 1491 CREATES DENSITY REQUIREMENTS AROUND TRANSIT. 5148 CREATES SOME RULES AROUND SENDING A CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO STATE FOR APPROVAL. THE CITY EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS WITH THE PROCESS THAT THE BILL ENVISIONED IN TERMS THE SCOPE AND BREADTH OF WHAT A CITY MUST SUBMIT TO COMMERCE FOR APPROVAL. LABOR AND COMMERCE BILLS, HOUSE BILL 1245 IS A BILL THAT WOULD ACTUALLY CREATE A NEW STATEWIDE OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP CREATING A PLACE FOR SMALL BUSINESS THAT'S ARE NEW FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DEALING WITH STATE AGENCIES. AND HOUSE BILL 1203 PERMITS THE SALE OF FLAVORED VAPOR PRODUCTS IN WASHINGTON STATE. >> THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPACE, WE SAW SENATE BILL 5027 GET A HEARING. THIS BILL CREATES A LAW SCHOOL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR THOSE IN MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION OR PUBLIC DEFENSE. SENATE BILL 5099 FROM SENATOR LOVIC CREATES ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS OR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FIREARM DEALERS, THINGS THEY HAVE TO ENSURE WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES. RULES AND REGULATIONS THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW AT THEIR LOCATION AND STORE. HOUSE BILL 1163 IS THE PERMIT TO PURCHASE A FIREARM BILL. THIS CREATES A PERMANENT SYSTEM FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM AND THE TRAINING AND WAITING PERIOD BEFORE YOU CAN PURCHASE A FIREARM, AND THEN HOUSE BILL 1132, THIS BILL IS CREATING BULK PURCHASE RESTRICTIONS FOR BOTH FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. HOUSE BILL 1152. THIS BILL CREATES MORE REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREARMS STORAGE, BOTH WITHIN YOUR VEHICLE AND WITHIN YOUR HOUSE AND CREATES A CIVIL PENALTY FOR THOSE WHO IMPROPERLY STORE THEIR FIREARM. HOUSE BILL 1423 IS A BILL THAT ESTABLISHES VEHICLE NOISE CAMERA AUTHORIZATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO THIS IS ANOTHER TIME OF AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT CAMERA THAT DETECTS VEHICLE NOISE. AND THEN JUST ONE GOOD KIND OF HUMAN SERVICES BILL THAT WE WERE TRACKING IN THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS. HOUSE BILL 1263 FROM REPRESENTATIVE CORTEZ AND THEN THE SENATE COMPANION HAD A HEARING. THIS BILL IS DSHS LEGISLATION AND IT IS THE HOUSING AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS PROGRAM TO ADMINISTER. IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR SENIORS TRANSITIONING FROM SOCIAL SECURITY TO ENSURE THEY STILL HAVE THEIR BENEFITS AND MAKES THE BENEFITS ELIGIBLE TO USE FOR GENERAL CASH ASSISTANCE FOR THING THESE FOLKS NEED. >> ON EXTENSION OF 1423, HOUSE BILL 1240 CONCERNS VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENTS. THIS IS VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENTS OF VEHICLES THAT ARE ALSO RESIDENCES SO IT CREATES SOME PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS SO ANYONE CAN TOW, INCLUDING A CITY, CAN TOW AA TO A SENTENCE. THE CITY DID EXPRESS CONCERN WITH THAT BILL. AND THAT'S OUR RECAP OF WHAT HAPPENED. SOME BILLS WE'RE WATCHING THIS WEEK RELATED TO THE CRIME VICTIM SERVICES. THERE IS A CHILD QUALIFICATION BILL AND THEN THE FREE GUARANTEE BILL. THESE ARE BILLS THAT WE'LL COVER IN THE FUTURE IN MORE DETAIL. AND THAT'S IT FOR OUR PRESENTATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION AND THEN I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I MIGHT HAVE MORE SPECIFICS. I WANTED TO, WHEN YOU PRESENT THIS INFORMATION, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT NOW WE HAVE A SHORTER LEGISLATIVE AGENDA SO WE CAN IDENTIFY WHICH SECTION OF OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THE INDIVIDUAL BILLS COME IN. SO I REALLY LIKE THAT PART. SHOULD WE ASSUME, OR SHOULD I ASSUME IF THE BILLS ARE NOT UNDER THE SEATTLE PRIORITIES UPDATE, RATHER, IN WEEKS ONE THROUGH THREE, THAT, WELL, WHY ARE THEY SEPARATE? THERE ARE SOME HEALTH CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THAT YOU MENTIONED AND SOME PUBLIC SAFETY BILLS THAT YOU MENTIONED IN THE ONE TO THREE- WEEK UPDATE THAT WERE NOT UNDER THE PRIORITIES. I'M TRYING TO GET A SENSE WHEN I READ THIS GOING FORWARD, WHAT SHOULD I TAKE AWAY FROM THAT SEPARATION? AND THEN ALSO, FINAL QUESTION, SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT ON THE, UNDER THE PRIORITIES UPDATE FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DID YOU SIGN IN PRO FOR ALL OF THEM OR TESTIFY IN FAVOR? BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED IN A COUPLE OF THEM, BUT NOT OTHERS, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS JUST, WHAT SHOULD WE ASSUME IF YOU DON'T MENTION THAT YOU HAVE EXPRESSED THE CITY'S POSITION? >> I CAN TAKE A RESPONSE ON THAT FIRST AND THEN MY COLLEAGUES CAN SUPPLEMENT IF I MISS ANYTHING. WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AT THE FRONT END OF THE PRESENTATION THE BULLET POINTS IN THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WHICH WE PASSED IN DECEMBER. WE UNDERSTAND AND WE SHARED IN DECEMBER THAT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS OUTSIDE OF THAT TWO- PAGE DOCUMENT WE MIGHT SUPPORT. SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AT THE FRONT END OF THE PRESENTATION YOU KNOW WHAT BILLS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR PRIORITIES. AND THEN YOU CAN ASSUME THAT WE EITHER SIGNED IN PRO ON THOSE BILLS OR TESTIFIED. AND WE CAN SPEAK TO THE MORE SPECIFICS IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR ALL THE BILLS THAT ARE LISTED UNDER OUR SEATTLE PRIORITIES UPDATE. IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD, GO AHEAD. >> YEAH. IN THE WEEKS ONE TO THREE, THE BILLS THAT WE'RE GOING OVER WE DID KIND OF MARK ON THE PRESENTATION FOR WHEN WE DID EXPRESS CONCERN OR IF WE SIGNED IN IN SOME WAY, IF IT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, THEN THAT MEANS WE DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION. WE'RE JUST MONITORING A NUMBER OF THOSE BILL. WE'RE MONITORING FOR CITY IMPACT BUT DIDN'T TAKE A POSITION ON. >> GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND I DO RECOGNIZE THAT SOMETIMES THINGS IN PROCESS AND YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING DEFINITE AT THE TABLE BECAUSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING NOW. SO I WILL THEN NOW OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERTEXPERT GUIDANCE HERE AND UPDATE ON THE LATEST AND GREATEST IN OLYMPIA. AND ALSO, APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE WORK OF THE DIRECTOR AND ANNA FOR YOUR HELPING ME TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF SENATE BILL 5052. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT JUVENILE CONTACT LEGISLATION. COLLEAGUES WILL RECALL THAT ITEM. IT IS ONE THAT WE ADDED TO OUR PRIORITY LIST IN DECEMBER AND IT IS A VERY NITTY GRITTY SPECIFIC TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION THAT WE AS A CITY ARE SEEKING. AND I WAS ABLE TO TEST, WITH THE HELP OF OUR OIR PARTNERS, ABLE TO PERSONALLY TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THAT. TECHNICALLY, IT WAS PROBABLY OTHER BECAUSE I THINK THE BILL AS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED STILL NEEDED A LITTLE WORK. BUT, AND ALSO, THE FAMILY OF SEATTLE'S FIRST HOMICIDE VICTIM, 15-YEAR- OLD, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT, IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE FAMILY, LAST JANUARY, THEIR FAMILY, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THEIR FAMILY WAS ABLE TO JOIN ME IN TESTIFYING IN FAVOR OF THAT. SO VERY POWERFUL COMMENTS, BY THE WAY, FROM LAYLA ADAM. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS BILL IS CURRENTLY IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. AT SOME POINT THIS WEEK WE EXPECT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PEND YENCY AND NEXT STEPS OF THAT. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION WITH MY OFFICE AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT. THAT'S AN ITEM THAT, IN PARTICULAR, I'LL BE KEENLY PAYING ATTENTION TO NEXT WEEK AS WELL AND TRACKING ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER, KIND OF, OF OUR PRIORITIES. ON THAT BILL, I KNOW THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SENATE BILL. CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND IF THERE IS A COMPANION HOUSE BILL CURRENTLY? IF NOT, WHAT IS THAT GENERALLY OR HISTORICALLY PORTEND? WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT? THANK YOU. >> THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION. THERE IS NO EXACT COMPANION OF THAT SENATE BILL IN THE HOUSE, IT IS THERE RIGHT NOW. IT COULD MEAN A VARIETY OF THINGS. IT DOESN'T -- SOMETIMES FOLKS LIKE TO SHOW THAT THERE IS SUPPORT IN BOTH CHAMBERS. IT GIVES IT A LITTLE MORE MOMENTUM. I REALLY WOULD SAY, EACH BILL HAS ITS OWN JOURNEY AND VIABILITY ON ITS OWN SO WE ARE -- IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT IS ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION AND THEN WE'LL TRACK THE BILL ONCE IT MOVES. TYPICALLY, IF THERE IS A COMPANION, BOTH DON'T END UP MOVING JUST TO SAVE TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE. AND, BECAUSE WE KNOW THE DEADLINES COME UP QUICK AND THINGS MOVE FAST. USUALLY THEY END UP PICKING ONE AS THE MOVER, AS THEY CALL IT. WE'LL BE KEEPING OUR EYE ON 5852 AS THE PRIMARY DRIVER ON THIS ISSUE. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> I PUT MY HAND DOWN. >> OKAY. EXCUSE ME. COWELL KETTLE? >> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND DIRECT OR AND TEAM. THANK YOU FOR COMING. REALLY APPRECIATE, PARTICULARLY THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENTS HERE. I HAD A QUESTION. CAN YOU GO FURTHER ON HOUSE BILL 1228 SUBMITTED BY REPRESENTATIVE HACKNEY? DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THAT ONE? >> SURE, SURE. THIS BILL WAS INTRODUCED AT THE REQUEST OF SEATTLE AND OUR PROSECUTORS AND CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THIS BILL ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS, IF WE WANTED TO, SEND OUR TOXICOLOGY EVIDENCE FOR DUIs TO A FACILITY THAT IS ACCREDITED FEDERALLY INSTEAD OF THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL LAB WHICH HAS LOTS OF BACKLOG AND CAUSING ISSUES IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THERE WAS A HEARING ON THIS BILL AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS SOME GREAT TESTIMONY TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM. WE'RE JUST WAITING TO MAKE SURE THIS BILL IS SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION TO MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS. >> OKAY, GREAT. >> IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER OR WE CAN CHAT OFFLINE, TOO. >> GREAT. I KNOW IT IS NOT ON OUR PRIORITIES LIST BUT HB 14 WEIGH THE, NOISE ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS THAT MY COLLEAGUE AT THE OTHER END OF THE DAIS VERY INTENTLY INTERESTED IN FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AND I WOULD SAY IS REPRESENTING DOWNTOWN, PARTICULARLY DOWNTOWN BELL TOWN. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WE HAVE OUR OWN LEGISLATION LIKE STREET RACING THAT TIES INTO THIS. SO HAVING THE MULTIPLE PRONGS IS VERY IMPORTANT SO I'M VERY INTERESTED IN HOUSE BILL 1423. A NEW ONE THAT I HAVE, AND I NOTE -- NO. STAYING ON PUBLIC SAFETY. GO AHEAD. >> NO, NO. I WANTED TO -- I'LL TALK AFTER YOU ON PUBLIC SAFETY. GO AHEAD. >> WELL, THIS IS PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE SENSE OF THE, AS I'VE OFTEN SAID, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH. TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. AS WAS REPORTED IN SEATTLE TIMES TODAY, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MAINLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF WHERE'S THE COORDINATION? WHERE IS THE OUTREACH TO THE CITIES AND THE COUNTIES? AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE OLYMPIA IS COMING FORWARD WITH THIS BILL WITHOUT THAT COORDINATION. THEN THERE'S THE ISSUE OF, YOU KNOW, THE STATE HAS NOT BEEN DOING WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE DOING IN RESPECT TO MENTAL HEALTH FOR DECADES REALLY. BUT YOU KNOW, NOT LONG AGO, WE WERE 46 OUT OF 50 STATES IN TERMS OF MENTAL HEALTH SPENDING. I TALKED TO OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES. THEY SAY WE'VE BEEN INCREASING IT THIS SESSION. SO THERE IS DEFINITELY PROGRESS BUT WE'RE STILL LIKE 32nd APPROXIMATELY. YOU WOULD THINK HERE, PARTICULARLY HERE IN PUGET SOUND, WE WOULD BE IN THE TOP 10, TOP 20. WE'RE NOT EVEN IN THE TOP HALF OF 50 STATES. SO THE STATE IS NOT DOING ITS JOB WITH RESPECT TO MENTAL HEALTH. THEN THEY'RE COMING IN WITH THIS BILL THAT COULD ESSENTIALLY UPSET THAT APPLE CART. WE'RE NOT DOING OUR JOB BUT WE'LL RESTRICT YOU. WE WON'T ALLOW YOU TO PARTICIPATE. THERE IS A LOT OF SECONDSECOND THIRD-ORDER EFFECTS THAT IMPACTS PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WILL THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ENGAGING WITH THE CITIES. A GREAT TOPIC OF DISCUSSION BUT THEY SEEM TO BE RUNNING AHEAD WITHOUT THE CITY AND COUNTY COORDINATION FROM MY VIEW. AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO ADD REGARDING 1218. HOUSE BILL 1218. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. I WILL LOOK TO MY TEAM WHO IS PROBABLY MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE ACTUAL LEGISLATION THAN I AM. WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR GUIDANCE HERE, AND YOUR FEEDBACK. WE'LL SEE IF MY TEAM HAS THE LATEST ON THE OUTREACH TO THE CITIES. REGARDLESS, WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU NEXT WEEK WITH MORE OR FOLLOW-UP OFFLINE AS WELL. >> I'LL SHARE, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THIS BILL HAD A HEARING THE FIRST WEEK OF SESSION AND THERE WAS A RESOUNDING AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK INCLUDING FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND ASSOCIATION OF CITIES. AND THIS BILL HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION AND HAS NOT BEEN MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE WHICH YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE THERE'S A LOT OF DISAGREEMENT ON HOW THIS WOULD WORK AND THE DIFFERENT TIMES OF COMPROMISES AND NEGOTIATIONS THAT WOULD GO ON BETWEEN THE GROUPS THAT WERE INVOLVED. THIS IS DSHS LEGISLATION AND IT IS RELATED TO THE STATE'S ONGOING REQUIREMENTS WITH THE TRUEBLOOD LAWSUIT. SO MORE TO COME. I THINK THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED AND I WOULD EXPECT MAYBE CHANGES IF IT IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE PROCESS AND WE CAN KEEP YOU UPDATED. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. AS I TURN IT BACK TO THE CHAIR, I WOULD SAY HOUSE BILL 1339 SHOULD BE A PRIORITY AND WE SHOULD BE MAINTAINING OUR ODD NUMBER ELECTIONS. WITH THAT LITTLE NOTE THROWN IN, I'LL PASS IT BACK TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR PUBLICPUBLIC SAFETY. >> I WAS GOING TO MOVE ON TOTO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, SAMIR. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THREE BILLS. HB 1165 AND HB 1214. SO ONE LATING TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR SENIORS, PEOPLE RETIRED DUE TO DISABILITIES. AND THE OTHER WAS EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CREDIT. THOSE SEEM LIKE REALLY IMPORTANT BILLS THAT THE CITY SHOULD BE BEHIND AND I'M WONDERING IF WE'RE TAKING A POSITION OR WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THOSE? >> I CAN START WITH THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CREDIT BILL. THAT BILL HAS A HEARING THIS WEEK AND HE WILL BE SUPPORTING THAT ONE. >> 1165. I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. IT WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. MORE INFORMATION FROM THE REVIEWS OF THE CITY BEFORE WE START NEXT STEPS BUT WE CAN KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP ON THAT. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE HAD A PRESENTATION LAST WEEK ABOUT SOME OF OUR ANTI- DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES AND ONE WAS RELATING TO EXPANDING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS. SO TO THE EXTENT WE CAN GET THAT AT THE STATE LEVEL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. MY LAST ONE WAS SB 5497 WHICH CONCERNS COMPLIANCE WITH SIGHTINGS FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, EMERGENCY HOUSING AND EMERGENCY SHELTERS. CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS? IS THE CITY TAKING ANY KIND OF POSITION ON THIS? TO ME, THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT WHEN WE'RE DOING OUR COMP PLAN ANALYSIS. ANALYSIS. >> FIRST LAST YEAR, REINTRODUCED THIS YEAR, THAT WE DID TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT. WE DON'T HAVE A POSITION ON THE BILL. I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER CITIES DO HAVE PRETTY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. WE DON'T HAVE A POSITION. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A NUMBER OF CITY, THE CITY HAS SOME SIMILAR SIGHTING RULES THAT THIS BILL PROPOSES WITHIN THE CITY. SO IT SEEMED TO HAVE LESS OF AN IMPACT ON US THAN SOME OTHER CITIES. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT. I KNOW THE BILL IS MOVING FORWARD AND WE'LL SEE AS IT CHANGES, WE'LL MONITOR TO SEE WHAT KIND OF IMPACT IT HAS AS IT CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. >> OKAY. WELL, IS THIS SOMETHING THATTHAT YOU CAN MAYBE TALK TO ME ABOUT OFFLINE? AND THE CITY SHOULD PERHAPS TAKE THANK YOU. >> HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> I'M LOOKING FOR THE NUMBERS. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. BACK TO 1228 AND PERMITTING MUNICIPALITIES TO USE THE TOXICOLOGY, PRIVATE TOXICOLOGY LABS GIVEN THAT WE'VE GOT SUCH A LONG BACK-UP. I THINK THE AVERAGE TIME TO GET RESULTS, AT LEAST FOR SEATTLE, AROUND 400 DAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BILLS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT BUT THEN YOU DIDN'T SEE IF YOU SIGNED IN PRO BUT IT IS UNDER OUR PRIORITIES. ARE WE ON THE RECORD AS SUPPORTING THIS THING? >> YES. WE SIGNED IN PRO AND HAD THE CITY ATTORNEY, THERE WAS A CITY ATTORNEY WHO TESTIFIED FOR THE CITY, TOO. >> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THERE WILL -- LET ME KNOW WHEN THERE WILL BE A HEARING. I POLITE MIGHT WANT TO CALL IN ON THIS. I AM STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND SEVERAL OTHERS, HAVING HEARD FROM OUR OWN CITY ATTORNEY AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHY IT IS SOSO BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. PROSECUTION TAKES SO LONG. IT IS BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF TOXICOLOGY LABS. IN WASHINGTON STATE, THE INCREASE IN ROAD FATALITIES ROSE 94% IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. THIS IS SOMETHING THE PUBLIC IS VERY FOCUSED ON AS WELL. WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD PREVIOUS, NOT NECESSARILY CONVICTIONS, BUT THEY MIGHT BE IN -- THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD RUN-INS, ONE CITATION FOR POTENTIALLY DUI DRIVING AND THEN THEY GET ANOTHER ONE IN THE MEANTIME. THE POINT IS THAT THIS IS AN OPTION THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARD MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN PROCESS THESE COMPLAINTS. NOT COMPLAINTS. THESE STOPS A LOT MORE QUICKLY. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS TALK ABOUT A PILOT PROJECT THAT WOULD APPLY TO ONLY A FEW CITIES. AT LEAST IF SEATTLE, IF ALL OF OUR -- IF ALL OF OUR SAMPLES AND TAKEN OUT OF THE CUE, THAT WOULD OPEN UP ROOM AND SPEED FOR THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS, THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. I REALLY HOPE THIS MOVES FORWARD WITH A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY AND THE STATE. I UNDERSTAND THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS HAS WEIGHED IN NEUTRAL. SURPRISES ME. THIS WOULD MAKE FOR SAFER ROADS. SO JUST A PLUG FOR THAT. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, HOUSE BILL 1018, THAT IS ABOUT ALLOWING FOR FUSION FACILITIES TO GET LICENSED. THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT HAS BEEN STATED IN THE PAST. THE DESIRE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THAT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FIELD. IS THAT CORRECT? CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT BILL, PLEASE? >> YEAH. CORRECT. >> THAT BILL IS MAKING SURE FUSION ENERGY FACILITIES GO THROUGH THE ENERGY FACILITIES SET IN COUNCIL AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH OTHER ENERGY SOURCES THAT HAVE TO HAVE REVIEW BY THE STATE. IT'S A STATE AGENCY THAT OVERSEES THOSE FACILITIES. FOR ALL YPES OF ENERGY SOURCES. >> CURRENTLY, WHAT KIND OF PROCESS DO THEY GO THROUGH? >> I FEEL LIKE IT IS UNCLEAR. SO I CAN GET YOU MORE DETAIL OF WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY. >> MY FINAL COMMENT IS WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, IF YOU'VE NEVER RUN FOR LOCAL OFFICE, PEOPLE MIGHT NOT REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET, TO FIND, FOR EXAMPLE, CAMPAIGN MANAGERS, TO FIND TIME ON THE AIRWAVES TO DISCUSS YOUR OPINION ON THINGS. SO JUST GOING TO MAKE A PLUG THAT IT IS VERY, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET -- WELL, IT'S HARD TO GET PUBLIC ATTENTION, AND ALSO, THE ACTUAL WORK FORCE FOR WHEN YOU ARE COMPETING AGAINST STATE AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. SO AGAIN, TO REPEAT WHAT COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE NOTED. ANYBODY ELSE? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR YOU, DIRECTOR, FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO THANK ANNA AND SAMIR FOR ANSWERING A LOT OF QUESTIONS MY TEAM HAD LAST WEEK. ON ON MY BEHALF. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AS WE GO THROUGH THE VARIOUS BILLS IN A VERY COMPRESSED AMOUNT OF TIME. I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN GENERAL. WE HAVE A LIST OF PRIORITIESPRIORITIES THAT WE CAN ALL WEIGH IN ON. YOU STARTED WITH THOSE. THE SECOND HALF OF THE PRESENTATION, BILL THAT WERE OUTSIDE OF THAT THREE- PAGE LIST. I'M WONDERING, WHEN IT SAYS CITY SIGN AND IN SUPPORT OF, WHO DO YOU MEAN BY THE CITY? I DON'T THINK THAT WE'VE ALL WEIGHED IN IN SUPPORT OF THOSE AS A COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER SOME OF US INDIVIDUALLY HAVE WEIGHED IN OR NOT. I'M TRYING TO GET TO, WHEN IT SAYS CITY SIGNED PRO, WHO IS THE CITY? AND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALSO, YOU KNOW, WEIGHING IN TO THESE ONES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE LIST THAT I KNOW WE SUPPORTED? COLLECTIVELY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I'M HAPPY TO START THERE AND THEN IF MY TEAM WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING. SO GENERALLY, WHEN SOME OF THESE BILLS ARE INTRODUCED AND WE SEE THAT THEY HAVE A NEXUS TO CITY BUSINESS OR SAMIR MENTION AD PLACE WHERE THERE MIGHT BE LIABILITY OR THEY'RE RELATED TO OUR PRIORITIES IN SOME WAY BUT WE DIDN'T EXPLICITLY LIST IT. SOMETIMES WE DIDN'T KNOW THE LEGISLATION WAS COMING. WHAT WE DO IS WE FIRST GO TO OUR DEPARTMENTS TO DO A REVIEW AND THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS USUALLY LOOK AT IT AND THERE IS A REVIEW THAT ALSO GOES, THAT LAW DOES TO SORT OF LOOK AT IT. AND THEN USUALLY, DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE, IF WE HAVE 48 HOURS NOTICE, WE KIND OF HUDDLE TOGETHER AND MAKE A DECISION. SOMETIME THERE'S MORE NOTICE. IN THOSE CASES, WE TAKE GUIDANCE FROM ALL OF YOU IN THE BRIEFINGS AS WELL AS THE ONES WE DO WEEKLY WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS AND SEPARATELY WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THERE IS NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE HERE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ONES MOVING REALLY QUICKLY. BUT WITH THAT SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO FEEDBACK. SO I THINK WITH THE QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT EARLIER, WE CAN TRY TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE CLEAR IN THESE BRIEFINGS. TEAM, WOULD YOU ADD ANYTHING THERE? OR EDIT? >> I'LL JUST ADD THAT WE HAVE PRETTY REGULAR CHECKINS WITH COUNCIL OFFICES. IF YOU HAVE A BILL YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED ABOUT OR A BILL YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY IN SUPPORT OF, THAT IS SOMETHING TO LOOK AT FOR FUTURE HEARINGS. WE'RE TAKING INPUT FROM ALL AVENUES, THE MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, TO COME TO OUR BEST JUDGMENT WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAVE AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT ALL OF US ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING. THAT'S WHAT LEADS US TO OUR DECISIONS. LIKE NINA MENTIONED, WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO FEEDBACK AND YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SHARE ANYTHING SPECIFIC WITH US IN THESE BRIEFINGS OR OUTSIDE OF >> THANK YOU. AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU ALL IS THAT YOU ARE WELCOME TO FEEDBACK. I WOULD SOMEHOW LIKE TO REQUEST, AND WE CAN TAKE THIS OFFLINE TO FIGURE IT OUT. I DO FEEL LAST YEAR SIMILARLY TO THIS YEAR IS THAT THESE BILLS MOVE VERY QUICKLY AND WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW. SO IF I'M HEARING YOU, YOU KNOW, I GET YOU REACH OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING ON THESE THINGS EVERY DAY. YOU'RE REACHING OUT TO LAW BECAUSE THE LEGAL EYE IS REALLY CRITICAL. BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS GET BACK TO US. AND THEN IT LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO WEIGH IN ON THESE THINGS. AND YOU KNOW, YOU ALL KNOW WHAT COMMITTEES WE CHAIR. SO IT'S EASY FOR YOU TO REACH OUT AND SAY, I GET THE TIMING IS THE PIECE THAT'S HARD. I WOULD LIKE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY WHERE WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WHOEVER THE COMMITTEE CHAIR ALSO HAS AN ABILITY TO WEIGH IN. IF WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, WE CAN'T WEIGH IN. WE RELY OUT WHO ARE TRACKING ON IT A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS BECAUSE THIS IS MOVING SO QUICKLY. WE'RE HERE IN SEATTLE DOING THE LOCAL THINGS BUT THE STATE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY HAVE SUCH A HUGE IMPACT ON THE LOCAL. SO I WOULD LOVE TO FIGURE OUT WITH YOU ALL, AND DIRECTOR, YOU'RE NEW. FROM LAST YEAR, ANYWAY. SO I WOULD LOVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN BETTER WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL ISN'T MISSING SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WOULD WANT TO HAVE WEIGHED IN ON ON THE FRONT END AND NOT FEEL LIKE, OH, I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THAT WAS, OR IT'S SO FAR ALONG, YOU KNOW. WE DIDN'T HAVE AN ABILITY TO WEIGH IN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. >> IS THAT A NEW HAND THERE? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? OKAY. A STILL HAND? I WILL WEIGH IN ON THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS DIFFICULT. YOU HAVE NINE CLIENTS HERE IN ADDITION TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS. I TOTALLY GET IT. I ALSO KNOW THAT PROBABLY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO ASAS TOUCH POINTS DURING THE WEEK BECAUSE YOU'RE HEARING QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS. WHAT'S THIS? WHEN CAN I WEIGH IN OR WHATEVER? TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN HAVE INFORMATION EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ALSO JUST ONE THING, IN OUR BRIEFINGS BEFORE YOU PRESENT ON THE STATUS OF THE PRIORITY BILLS. IF THERE ARE BILLS THAT GO IN EXACT CONTRADICTION TO A PRIORITY, ALSO PLEASE LET US KNOW. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AT THE TABLE, YOU KNOW. SO WE CAN BE AWARE. OKAY. LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A QUESTION OR COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. I AM JUST WATCHING, I'LL SAY FOR THE RECORD, I AM WATCHING HB 1113. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONCERNS EXPRESSED ABOUT THAT. SO PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED ON THAT ONE ABOUT JUDICIAL REVIEW THAT SOME ARE CONCERNED THAT COULD REALLY, THERE IS A QUESTION OF SEPARATION -- WELL, NOT SEPARATION OF POWERS BUT JUST A DIVERSION OF JUDICIAL -- I MEAN DIVERSION OF PROSECUTORIAL -- THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD. PERHAPS THERE ARE GOOD SIDES THAT I ALSO HAVEN'T HEARD. BEFORE WE MOVE ON OR CLOSE THIS SECTION, I WANT TO -- IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR VERY OWN BREANNA THOMAS WHO IS NOW DOWN THERE IN OLYMPIA HAVING BEEN APPOINTED TO LEGISLATURE FROM THE 34th DISTRICT. IF YOU'RE WATCHING ON THE AWARD WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD LUCK THIS SESSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR -- >> THANK YOU. >> YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR HARD WORK ON OUR BEHALF. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE -- LET'S SEE. THERE ARE NO LETTERS OR PROCLAMATIONS SO LET'S MOVE TO THE ROUND ROBIN SECTION. WE WILL BEGIN THE ROLL CALL WITH COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> YAY! IF IT'S OKAY, I ALSO HAVE NOTES FROM COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS THAT HE WOULD LIKE ME TO READ FOR HIS UPDATE. I CAN READ HIS FIRST AND THEN GO INTO MINE. >> IS HE THE FIRST ONE? >> HE IS NOT. BUT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO ITIT ROLL CALL. >> LET'S DO IT IN ORDER AND THEN -- YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU PROBABLY WANT TO JUST REST. YOU HAVE YOUR MASK ON ONCE SO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT BOTH, PLEASE. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS FROM COUNCILMEMBER STRESS. THE FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE SHORT. THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO END AT 10:30 TO MAKE SPACE FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THEY WILL BE DISCUSSING SELECT BUDGET DRAFT, A WORK PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR. EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, GRAHAM STREET, WORKSHOP IS TONIGHT FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M. THERE WILL BE A WORKSHOP FOR GRAHAM STREET COMMITTEE TO REVIEW POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR FEEDBACK. HE AND HIS TEAM WILL ATTEND AND THEY WILL ENDEAVOR TO GIVE EARLIER NOTICE TO SOUND TRANSIT EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SECOND DISTRICT SIX, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HELD OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK. A D- 6 OFFICE. AND WILL HAVE OFFICE HOURS NEXT WEEK LIKE HE DOES EVERY SINGLE WEEK. THIS WEEK HE WILL NOT HAVE OFFICE HOURS AS HE WILL BE HAVING THE ALL- NIGHT HEARING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, AND THANK YOU TO HIS COLLEAGUES. THAT IS HIS REPORT. PRETTY SIMPLE. NOW FOR MINE. PARKS UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE WILL BE FEBRUARY 12th AT 2:00 P.M. NEXT WEDNESDAY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF APPOINTMENTS AND A LICENSING AGREEMENT FROM THE SEATTLE CENTER. THE MEETING SHOULD BE FAIRLY SHORT AND SIMPLE. THERE WILL BE A COUPLE VOTES BUT THOSE ARE ALL TECHNICAL REGARDING THE APPOINTMENTS. WE ALSO WILL HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY AT 11:00 A.M. , FEBRUARY 5th. THAT WILL ENTAIL THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THE OPCD DID IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AS WELL. AND WE ARE ONLY TAKING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THAT TIME. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK AT 11:00 A.M. AND THEN THE AT 5:00 P.M. , WE'LL BE HAVING THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT STARTS AT 5:00. WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING IN-PERSON ONLY FROM 5:30 TO 7:30 AND THEN WE'LL MOVE TO A HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT AT 7:30 AND WE'LL BOUNCE BACK AND FORWARDS UNTIL EVERY SPEAKER IS HEARD. EVERYONE WILL GET TWO MINUTES. WE HAVE CHILDCARE THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE AS WELL IN THE BERTHA KNIGHTS LANDING AREA. SO WE WILL BE HERE UNTIL WE LISTEN TO EVERYONE. EVERYONE WILL GET TWO MINUTES AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE INVITING EVERYONE TO COME DOWN AND SPEAK. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IN THE COMMUNITY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, AND I KNOW I HAVE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WILL PROBABLY RECOGNIZE IT, TOO. IT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AMERICAN HISTORY. IN SEATTLE, WE WILL ALWAYS CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON. THERE HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY AFRICAN AMERICANS HERE IN SEATTLE THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK, THEY HEAR BLACK HISTORY AS AA POLITICAL, POLITICAL STUFF ALWAYS, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN POLITICAL. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN STRIVING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. SO THAT'S WHY I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR HISTORY. TO KNOW YOUR GREATNESS. SO I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT THAT WE'LL BE CELEBRATINGCELEBRATING MONTH FOR THE FULL 28 DAYS FOR BLACK HISTORY. I THINK EVERY DAY SHOULD BE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THAT MIGHT JUST BE ME. I THINK MY COLLEAGUES AGREE AS WELL. >> YES. >> THANK YOU. ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, AND THANK ODAY HIGH SCHOOL AND LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO SPEAK TO THEIR CLASSES, THEIR FULL ASSEMBLIES. . THAT WAS REALLY FUN. AND ALSO, THERE ARE MORE EVENTS THAT WE'LL BE ATTENDING THIS WEEK IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND I WILL PASS THIS OFF TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANT TO START WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE 11 FEBRUARY. IT WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SIDE OF THINGS. THE AGENDA WILL BE PUT OUT NEXT WEEK. ALSO, RELATED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. OUR LESS LETHAL WEAPONS LEGISLATION WILL BE VOTED IN FULL COUNCIL ON THE 11th OF FEBRUARY. AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING PIECES WITH THIS BILL TO INCLUDE WITH THE FEDERAL MONITOR, THE JUDGE, AND THE WHOLE PIECE RELATED TO THE CONSENT DECREE. A LOT OF ASPECTS WITH LEGAL TO WORK THROUGH ALL THE VARIOUS AMENDMENTS. TO DO SO, WE NEED TO DO IT RIGHT. SO TRYING TO JAM IT FOR TOMORROW WAS NOT GOING TO BE THE RIGHT WAY OF DOING IT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO THE 11th OF FEBRUARY WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE NOW HAVE. THIS WEEK, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN D- 7 ON BELL STREET. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CEREMONY TOMORROW. IT IS REALLY ABOUT CONNECTING THE WATER FRONT TO BELLTOWN AND BEYOND. I RECENTLY NOT LONG AGO DID A MARKET WALK THAT WALKS THROUGH THIS AREA OF IMPROVING BELL STREET AS PART OF THAT CONNECTION IN OUR CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. NEIGHBORING NEIGHBORHOODS, SOUTH LAKE UNION IS HAVING A SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AS WELL. NEXT WEEK WE HAVE SEATTLE CITY LIGHTS TOUR LOOKING AT DENNY AND BROAD WHICH I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO. AND KIND OF GOING BACK. I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED. I HAD OFFICE HOURS AT KXP'S GATHERING SPACE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ETHAN AND THE TEAM. I REALLY APPRECIATED THE ABILITY TO GO MEET WITH CONSTITUENTS WITH GREAT INPUT. AND REALLY EXCITED THE NEXT DAY AS WELL TO HAVE OUR LATEST DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. IT IS BASICALLY THE COUNCIL OF COUNTIES. WE HAD REPRESENTATION FROM THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COUNCIL, THE BELLTOWN VERSION OF THAT, ACROSS THE BOARD TO INCLUDE OUR NEW, I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT IT HERE, OUR NEW DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL. CAPITAL D DOWNTOWN HAS ITS OWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR RESIDENTS. AND I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT, TOO. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN DOWNTOWN AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD JUST LIKE THOSE IN BELLTOWN AND UPTOWN AND QUEEN ANNE AND MAGNOLIA, INNER BAY, EAST LAKE, THE TRIANGLE, THESE PARTS -- FIRST HILL. THEY WERE REPRESENTED ON 48 AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. AND WE HAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE CONFINE. I'M SURE IT MAY SHOW UP. THE URBANIST WAS THERE. IT MAY SHOW UP. WE'LL SEE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO REACH OUT TO THE VARIOUS PARTS OF DISTRICT 7. AND I WANTED TO CLOSE BY SAYING THAT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME TO SAY THIS AS WELL. BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AMERICAN HISTORY. AND WE NEED A FULL HISTORY IN OUR UNDERSTANDING IN OUR COUNTRY. I THINK THAT WOULD HELP US MOVE SO MUCH FURTHER IF WE DID HAVE THAT COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR THAT REMINDER TO US ALL. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WHO IS NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAIS? >> THANK YOU. I GET THE PLEASURE OF BEING OVER HERE. LET'S SEE. I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT D-5. SO I WANTED TO KNOW, MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SORT OF RASH IN GUN VIOLENCE THAT WE'VE HAD HAPPENING ALONG AURORA. LARGELY RELATED TO EXPLOITATION AND THE LUCRATIVENESS OF THAT TRADE. AND I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE, SPD HAS DONE PHENOMENAL WORK OVER THE LAST MONTH AND HAS MADE A NUMBER OF VERY IMPORTANT AND HIGH- PROFILE ARRESTS AND I WANTED TO CALL THEM OUT FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATIVE WORK. BOTH IN MAKING ARRESTS IN THE MASERATI SHOOTING AND MAKING AN ARREST IN THE DODGE DURANGO SHOOTING, A SHOOTING AMONG PIMPS UP AND DOWN AURORA WHERE PEOPLE WERE TAKING COVER. THEN OUR MOST RECENT ARRESTS WERE NINE INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN LOITERING OF COMMERCIAL SEX. WE ARE, SPD, OVER THOUGH THEY ARE UNDERRESOURCED, ARE MAKING A VALIANT EFFORT TO REALLY ADDRESS THE HUMAN MISERY AND THE BRAZEN GUN VIOLENCE THAT IS PUTTING ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AT IMMINENT RISK. THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. TO CONTINUE TO WANT TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT ON SATURDAY I HELD DISTRICT HOURS AND ALL THE COMMENTS RELATED TO THE COMP PLAN, SO I GOT TO HEAR DIFFERING POINTS OF VIEW ABOUT WHAT, WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN MAPLE LEAF. WHAT KIND OF UPZONING WE SHOULD HAVE. SO I REALLY WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO FEEL WELCOME TO COME AND TALK THE ME AND EXPRESS THEIR POINTS OF VIEW. I APPRECIATE THAT. I ALSO NOTED THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ISSUE FIND A VENUE IN WHICH THEY COULD THOUGHTFULLY AND CARE IF I DEBATE THIS ISSUE, AND I OFFERED TO HELP FACILITATE THAT. SO I'M JUST MAKING THAT, EXTENDING THAT OFFER AGAIN RELATING TO MAPLE LEAF, ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, AND I KNOW THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT MY OFFICE IS HAPPY TO FACILITATE THESE BROADER CONVERSATIONS. THEN, LET'S SEE. WE WILL THAT BE HAVING A MEETING THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK ON THE 12th. WE'LL HAVE COMMERCIAL APPOINTMENTS FOR A POSSIBLE VOTE AND A PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. ALL THE VARIOUS COMMISSIONS THAT WILL BE INTRODUCING THEMSELVES AND THEIR WORK TO THE ECONOMY. FOR EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE SEATTLE CAUCUS MEETING ON TUESDAY. WE ARE WORKING ON FINALIZING THE BYLAWS SO WE CAN BEGIN ACTUALLY GETTING TO WORK. AND THEN ON THURSDAY WE'LL BE ATTENDING THE WORK OF KING COUNTY. AND IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THAT'S MY REPORT. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> OKAY. GO AHEAD, COWELL RINCK. >> WONDERFUL. HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH, EVERYBODY. AND WELCOME, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, TO YOUR FIRST BRIEFING. EXCITED TO BE DOING THIS WORK WITH YOU IN DISTRICT TWO. I'M GOING TO START FIRST WITH THE SUSTAINABLE CITY LIGHT. WE WILL BE HAVING OUR MEETING THIS WEEK. WE JUST HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON THE AGENDA. IT WILL LIKELY BE A VERY, VERY QUICK MEETING. AND MY A- TEAM HAS BEEN MEETING WITH OUR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WORKING ON OUR WORK PLAN FOR THE YEAR. FURTHER, OUR WORKING COMMUNITY, WE AS A CITYWIDE OFFICE TRY TO BE EVERYWHERE, DO EVERYTHING, AND DO IT ALL AT ONCE. SO I'M GOING TO GO DISTRICT BY DISTRICT ABOUT WHERE WE'VE BEEN. STARTING OFF WITH THIS PAST WEEKEND, AT THE VIETNAMESE CULTURAL CENTER FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, BEING PART OF DISTRICT ONE. FOR DISTRICT TWO, WE WERE ABLE TO JOIN AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION HONORING THEIR 120 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND HONORING THEIR HISTORY STANDING BY AND SUPPORTING JAPANESE AMERICANS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF INTERNMENT. A REAL DARK PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, FOR MAKING THAT PROCLAMATION POSSIBLE. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED AND IT WAS A IF NOT LUST EVENT. FOR DISTRICT THREE, A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, SELF- CONTAINED, JUST ESTABLISHED IN 2008 FOR SINGLE ADULTS AND COUPLES. AND JING TWO COUNCILS WITHIN DISTRICT THREE. THE NEWLY REVIVED CAPITOL HIM COUNCIL AND JOINING THE SQUIRE PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL OVER THE WEEKEND. DISTRICT FOUR WAS ABLE TO VISIT A YOUNG ADULTS SHELTER LOCATED IN DISTRICT FOUR AND HAD AN AMAZING VISIT WITH THEIR TEAM. THEY'RE DOING REALLY PHENOMENAL WORK. THEN DISTRICT FIVE, JOINING FOR THE MOSQUE DINNER AND VISITING WITH THE REFUGEE ARTISAN INITIATIVE. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN INTEGRATING INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND CREATING A SAFE SPACE TO LEARN ARTISAN TEXTILE SKILL AND MICRO BUSINESS DEVELOP MANY. ADDITIONALLY, THEY'RE VERY FOCUSED ON ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS BY DIVERTING AND UPCYCLING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF TEXTILES. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK THEM OUT IN LAKE CITY. APOLOGIES TO DISTRICT SIX. I DIDN'T HAVE AN INVITATION OR AN EVENT THERE. SO APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE, DISTRICT SIX. WE'RE COMING. GOING TO DISTRICT SEVEN. JOINED ALONGSIDE THE SOAP BOX PROJECT IN BELLTOWN, A GROUP THAT MEETS BIWEEKLY AND CREATES A SPACE FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE CLIMATE ANXIETY TO COME TOGETHER, MOBILIZE AND DO CRAFTS, LEARN, AND BRING EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN. A REALLY PHENOMENAL SPACE. AND THEN GOT TO JOIN COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AT THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL AS WELL. SO WE ARE EVERYWHERE AND TRYING TO BE EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE. I ALSO WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON FOR CONFIRMING RECOMMENDATION FOR A NEW COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY. WE KNOW THAT MANY ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS AND PEOPLE WITHIN SEATTLE RELY ON FEDERAL FUNDING TO CARRY OUT THEIR WORK AND LIVE HEALTHY LIVES. WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT MAJOR CHANGES ARE UNDERWAY AND WE AS ELECTION LEADERS, SHOULD BE TUNED IN. SO WITH THIS SELECT COMMITTEE, THIS COUNCIL WILL WORK TO IDENTIFY STRONG, LOCAL RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHICH COULD THREATEN FUNDING DIRECT TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOUSING TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RESPONSE PUBLIC HEALTH, SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES, SMALL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MARCH FOR ACTING AS VICE CHAIR ON THIS COMMITTEE. WE'LL BE WORKING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENTS. WE KNOW THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A THE LOVE WORK UNDERWAY TO PREPARE FOR THESE TIMES AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT. AND THERE WILL BE TIMED WORK THE MAKE SURE IT IS ROBUST AND FRUITFUL. THE GRAMMYS WERE LAST NIGHT SO I WANT TO ECHO WORDS OF LADY GAGA. TRANS PEOPLE ARE NOT INVISIBLE. THEY DESERVE LOVE. THE QUEER COMMUNITY DESERVES LOVE AND TO BE LIFTED UP. THANK YOU ALL. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE FORMATION OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE AND ALSO, JUST NOTE THAT WE WILL, WE ARE VERY -- I AM VERY AWARE, AND I BELIEVE THAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE, TOO, THAT WE DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE EXISTING RESOURCES OR DO ANYTHING TO RAISE UNDUE ATTENTION TO SOME OF OUR VERY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW. AND I HAVE EXPRESSED THOSE CONCERNS BEFOREHAND AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORING HOW WE PROCEED WITH GETTING OUR ANSWERS, OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED WITHOUT BASICALLY PLAYING, SHOWING OUR HAND FOR PERHAPS USE THAT IS UNINTENDED BY OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE THAT -- THIS IS A CONCERN THAT HAS BEEN RAISED BY PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE TRENCHES ALL THE TIME ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES. SO IT WILL BE A DELICATE, IT WILL BE A DELICATE BALANCE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN BE INFORMED. TELL OTHER OPTION WAS TO TALK ABOUT THEM ON MONDAYS, OR PERHAPS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IF THERE'S INFORMATION THAT COULD BE, THAT COULD INCREASE RISK FOR ANY OF THE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THAT WE HAVE. SO WE'LL TRY TO DO SO CAREFULLY. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> YES, THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ON THIS LAST POINT, ACTUALLY, I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, WELL, MAYOR HARRELL, I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND HIS TEAM FOR INCLUDING ME IN VARIOUS MEETINGS IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. ONE OF WHICH WAS A MEETING WITH SOME IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS TO TALK ABOUT MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. AND JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING OUR SUPPORT BUT ALSO, I HEARD VERY CLEARLY ABOUT THE -- HOW DO I -- YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT WITHOUT CAUSING UNDUE STRESS TO COMMUNITY. AND I WILL SAY THAT IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, IN EXPRESSING IN A VERY WELL- INTENTIONED WAY, MY SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT I SAY GOT PICKED UP IN THE NATIONAL NEWS. I SEE WHY FOLKS WERE RETICENT TO HAVE US BE VERY PUBLIC WITH CERTAIN OF OUR SUPPORT. SO I APPRECIATE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOUR REMARKS. I THINK WE ARE ALL SUPPORTIVE AND THEN WE ALSO KNOW THAT AS PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE ATTENTION BROADLY, NOT JUST IN THE CITY BUT NATIONALLY, SOMETIMES, IN OUR BEST EFFORTS TO SUPPORT AND WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE, SOMETIMES THERE ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. SO I APPRECIATE YOU BEING MINDFUL OF BALANCING THOSE TWO THING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, PROTECTING THE FOLKS WE SERVE IN SEATTLE. SO WANTED TO SAY THAT. THE OTHER THINGS I GOT INVITED TO WITH THE MAYOR IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE, LAST WEEK HE HAD AN EVENT. I GOT SICK AND COULDN'T ATTEND THE DAY OF THE EVENT BUT THERE WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON THETHE MENTAL YOUTH -- THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH INVESTMENTS. IT WAS ANNOUNCING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE $7 MILLION INVESTMENT. IT WILL PROCEED BOTH IN- PERSON AND TELEHEALTH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS. YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS. THIS WAS PART OF OUR BUDGET. THE THING TO REMIND US ALL IS THAT ONE IMPORTANT PIECE OF THISTHIS IS TO ENSURE THIS PARTICULAR INVESTMENT ENSURES THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO FOLKS THAT LOOK LIKE THEM. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE SEEKING OUT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, IT DOES MATTER WHO THEY'RE SEEING AND THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THEIR CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND LOOKS LIKE THEM. I SAY THIS TO SAY THE CITY GAVE PARTICULAR FOCUS TO THIS IN SUPPORT OF THE STUDENTS. SO I WANTED TO REITERATE THAT. THE OTHER PIECES, THE MAYOR ATTENDED, HE CAME TO THE DISTRICT. I WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO MEET WITH JUST A FEW SMALL BUSINESSES. BOTH IN SANDPOINT AND WEDGEWOOD WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SAFETY CONCERNS, TO TALK TO THEM AND TALK ABOUT THE WORK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND SPD AND THE CARE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN DOING IN SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES IN THE DISTRICT WHERE YOU'VE HEARD ME AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TALK ABOUT. SHE JUST TALKED ABOUT. THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS IN BOTH HER DISTRICT AND MINE. THE DISTRICTS THAT WE REPRESENT. AND I WILL SAY THAT LAST WEEK, I ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH CARE CHIEF AMY TO TALK ABOUT CARE EXPANSION ON THE NORTH END. I LEARNED THAT AS OF TWO WEEKS AGO, THERE IS A MOU SIGNED WITH THE UWPD TO HAVE AN OFFICE THERE WHERE THEY'LL HAVE TWO OF THEIR FOLKS STATIONED THERE TO DO A LOT OF WORK. PARTICULARLY, IT'S NOT A SURPRISE. IN THE U DISTRICT, THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT HAVE NEEDSNEEDS HOPEFULLY CARE WILL BE ABLE TO WORK FROM THE DISTRICTDISTRICT DIRECTLY IN THE DISTRICT TO HELP SERVICE SOME OF THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE NEEDS. THEY'LL ALSO BE OPERATING OUT OF THAT PRECINCT. I WAS NOT AWARE UNTIL I MET WITH HER LAST WEEK SO I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THAT GOT GOING. AND THEN ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY THAT LAST WEEK, I MET WITH THEM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DELIVERY PLAN. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU MAY TALK ABOUT THIS WHEN YOU DO YOUR REPORT BUT THEY REACHED OUT TO ME AS WELL AS THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT AND SEEKING INPUT ON HOW TO ADMINISTER THAT DISTRICT SPECIFIC INVESTMENT. SO I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT THEY'RE DOING OUTREACH TO ALL OF US ON THAT PARTICULAR INVESTMENT THAT YOU WERE THE LEAD ON, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE. I KNOW I HEAR FROM MY CONSTITUENTS AS WELL ABOUT A LOT OF TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT. AND IT IS REALLY GOOD THAT WE HAVE THIS PARTICULAR INVESTMENT THAT IS SPECIFIC TO EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS AND OUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE A HAND IN IDENTIFYING PROJECTS FOR USE AND THOSE SPOTS. I APPRECIATED THEM REACHING OUT. THE LAST THING -- IT SEEMS LIKE, THERE IS BEEN A LOT FOR ME IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. THE LAST THING I'LL TALK ABOUT IS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION. I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH DIRECTOR MOHAMMED, AS YOU KNOW. HE SITS IN THE COMMITTEE THAT I CHAIR FOR US HERE AT THE COUNCIL. SHE LET ME KNOW, SHE AND I ARE IN ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS, AS I'VE REPORTED IN THE PAST. SHE LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A SESSION FOR PROVIDERS ON HOW TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHOWHO HAVE HAD CONCERNS. THIS IS NOT A HAPPY THING BUT THERE WERE A THOUSAND ATTENDEESATTENDEES THAT ATTENDED THAT MEETING THAT SHE PUT TOGETHER. I THINK THE GOOD PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT. SO I GUESS THAT'S WHY I SAY IT IN TERMS OF OF, YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT, OBVIOUSLY. SO SHE HAD THIS SESSION AND ALSO, THEY WERE ABLE, THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE OTHER RESOURCES. THERE WILL BE OTHER TRAININGS BY OTHERS SUCH AS THE NORTHWEST PROJECT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE OTHER RESOURCES INCLUDING THERE IS A HOTLINE THAT THE WASHINGTON IMMIGRANTS NETWORK SPONSORS WHERE FOLKS CAN CALL WITH ANY, YOU KNOW, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, ANY LEGAL CONCERNS, ANY, TO JUST GET INFORMATION OR TO SHARE CONCERNS. THIS HOTLINE IS STAFFED FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 6:00 A.M. TO SIX DLK P.M. THEY HAVE IT IN 300 LANGUAGES. THERE IS A LOT HAPPENING IN THIS SPACE. YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE BUT DIRECTOR MOHAMMED IS VERY MUCH NOT JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. SHE'S JUST VERY PROACTIVE IN HER WORK. AND I SAY THIS TO ASSURE YOUYOU THAT, I SAID THIS BEFORE. SHE HAS MAY CONFIDENCE AND CONTINUES TO HAVE MY CONFIDENCE. AND WE WILL BE IN CONTINUED COMMUNICATION. AND WELL, ON MONDAYS I WILL GIVE AN UPDATE THAT I GET FROM DIRECTOR MOHAMMED AS WE GET GOING. IF THERE ARE ANY UPDATES TO SHARE, I WILL SHARE THEM THEN. RATE RIGHT NOW THE NEED IS FOR INFORMATION AND THAT IS THE NEED DIRECTOR MOHAMMED AND HER, AND A SHOUTOUT, THAT THEY'RE FILLING THE NEED AT THE MOMENT. IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. SHE'S CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY AND STATE LEVEL AND ALL THE COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS AS WE GET GOING ON HOW TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND HOW TO BEST IDENTIFY SUPPORTS AND COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE SEE ME AFTER OUR MEETING AND I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK SO I CAN GIVE THAT BACK TO DIRECTOR MOHAMMED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. DIDN'T YOU HAVE A VISIT WITH THE MAYOR IN YOUR DISTRICT WITH THE BUSINESSES LAST WEEK? >> YES. SORRY. >> CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT? >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER. HE CAME TO THE DISTRICT. I ATTENDED, WITH SMALL BUSINESSES IN WEDGEWOOD AND ALSO IN SANDPOINT WAY. IT WAS TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND TALK IN GENERAL ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY PIECES AND GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HERRING AND RETENTION OF POLICE OFFICERS. SEEING WHAT WAYS THE NORTH PRECINCT CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES. WE INTRODUCED THE NEW NORTH PRECINCT CAPTAIN. GEORGE DAVIDSON. AS WE KNOW OUR BELOVED PERSON HAS GOTTEN A PROMOTION AT SPD SO NOW WE HAVE A NEW CAPTAIN, GEORGE DAVIDSON, WHO I'VE MET WITH AND WILL BE CONTINUING TO MEET WITH. HE WAS THERE AS WELL, AS WAS OUR NEW DEPUTY CHIEF UNDERWOOD. THAT IS ALSO, I ACTUALLY MET WITH THE DEPUTY CHIEF THIS MORNING AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR HER BEING THERE AND GRATEFUL THAT THE CHIEF WAS SELECTED. CHIEF UNDERWOOD NOW. PROMOTIONS IN THAT DEPARTMENT ARE VERY WELL DESERVED. >> AND I THINK, AT TOO, YOU'VE BEEN DOING WORK. AS NORTH END REPRESENTATIVES, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS ARE IN THE NORTH AND VIEWING IT AS A PART OF THE CITY THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM ATTENTION. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING, IT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE PROMPT. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON AND ON. I KNOW I'VE TAKEN UP SOME TIME. BUT YES, HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE NORTH PRECINCT TO -- AND SOME OF THE COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS AND EVEN WITH MERCY HOUSING AT THE PARK TO DETERMINE -- I MEAN, LOOK. ONE THING THAT I'VE REALIZED IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND OUR ROLE IN THESE THINGS. OUR ROLE IS TO PASS LAWS, THAT THE MONEY IS THERE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS AND IT IS THE EXECUTIVE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPLEMENT THE LAWS THAT WE PASS. ONE THING THAT CAME OUT OF THOSE MEETINGS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES. PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO HIRE OFFICERS. THAT WAS THE ISSUE. COULD I ASSURE PEOPLE. NO, ACTUALLY, WE HAVE MONEY THE HIRE OFFICERS. IT TAKES TIME INCLUDING MONEY FOR ADVERTISING HAS RESULTED IN 4,000 APPLICATIONS. MORE APPLICATIONS THAN WE'VE SEEN SINCE 2013. A LOT HAVE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY, AND THE RESIDENTS IN GENERAL, THAT HAVE HAD VERY MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH RESIDENTS AND MAINLY WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES IN THE D- 4 AND D-5. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. FOR PEOPLE WATCHING, WE ARE DOING A LOT AND I KNOW YOU ARE DOING A LOT, TOO, IN TERMS OF AURORA. WE ARE CONSTANTLY MEETING WITH SPD WHO HAVE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE BUT ALSO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHO REALLY, WE'VE GIVEN TOOLS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TOOLS ARE UTILIZED. IF SOMETHING ELSE IS NEEDED, I MEAN, THE MAYOR HAS HEARD ME SAY AS HIS STAFF HAS HEARD ME SAY. IF THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE NEEDED, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT IS IN TERMS OF THE LAW. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE THESE PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS. THANK YOU. >> SHE WAS SAYING, YOU DON'T OFTEN MENTION, YOU DON'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND SUSTAINED WORK THAT YOU DO IN YOUR DISTRICT 44 AS WELL AS YOU DO. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IN DISTRICT 5, WHICH IS ONE PRECINCT. AND THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM. BUT THE REAL PROBLEM IS, I BELIEVE, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW GOING THE DIVISION OF POWERS. THERE'S THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND WE'RE DOING AS MUCH -- WE'RE PASSING THE LAWS AND TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL TOOLS SO WE CAN ADDRESS THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES, OR ADDRESS THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH ADEQUATE OPTIONS. OR WITH SEVERAL OPTIONS. >> AND I THINK ONE THING OF NOTE ALSO FOR CONSTITUENTS IS THAT SOMETIMES WE STEP OVER EVEN WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS BECAUSE WE CARE SO DEEPLY AND WANT TO MAKE CHANGES AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. SO WE DO HAVE SO MANY MEETINGS WITH THE EXECUTIVE NSPD AND FOLKS ON THE GROUND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING HEAD WAY AND EVEN WAYS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY OUR RESPONSIBILITY. WE DO SO BECAUSE WE CARE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING RESPONSIVE TO CONSTITUENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE CHANGES AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP AT IT. PEOPLE WHO READ MY NEWS LETTER, MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY CONTINUES TO BE PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WILL THAT IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON ALL LAST YEAR AND I CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT ALL THIS YEAR. AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOUR PARTNERSHIP. MANY TIMES, WE'RE MEETING WITH THE MAYOR AND SPD TOGETHER BECAUSE THE NORTH END IS IN NEED OF ATTENTION RIGHT NOW. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I KNOW THAT THE FORMER CAPTAIN OF THE NORTH PRECINCT WAS A GREAT PARTNER IN THIS. I KNOW IT TAKES MORE THAN THAT. SO THIS IS WHY I SAY, YOU KNOW, WE DO NEED THE PARTNERSHIP, OBVIOUSLY, OF THE EXECUTIVE AND THE DEPARTMENTS. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW THE LAWS THAT WE'RE PASSING ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED AND WHETHER THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED BECAUSE THERE ISN'T, I KNOW MANY OF US HERE ARE HAPPY TO CONTINUE. WE WILL KEEP AT IT UNTIL WE MAKE SOME HEAD WAY, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. AND THE WINS ARE VERY SMALL. I SEE THE 4,000 APPLICATIONS AS A WIN BUT I KNOW IT DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF WHAT RESIDENTS ARE FEELING ON THE GROUND. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, THERE WERE, I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER BUT THERE WERE GUNSHOTS AT THE END OF MY STREET. SO I KNOW THIS IS REALLY BEING FELT BY EVERYONE ACROSS THE CITY. WE ARE FEELING IT EVEN MORE SO. AND I SHOULD SAY THAT II TALKED THIS MORNING WHEN I TALKED TO DEPUTY CHIEF UNDERWOOD ABOUT WHAT IS UNDERWAY. BEFORE THE FORMER CAPTAIN LEFT, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO AT THE PARK COMING INTO THE SUMMER? I KNOW THAT SPD IN THE PAST HAS DONE OTHER ACTIVATIONS LIKE AT GOLDEN GARDENS TO MAKE SURE THE PARK IS SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO USE. AND I WILL SAY THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS IN THE LAST WEEK WHERE THEY'VE SEEN MORE POLICE PRESENCE AND THE MOBILE PRECINCT AT THE PARK. SO THINGS ARE HAPPENING. I KNOW THEY'RE NOT HAPPENING AS QUICKLY AS ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE INCLUDING ME BECAUSE I WANT EVERYTHING DONE YESTERDAY. IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND YOUR REMARKS. I AM COMMITTED TO KEEPING AT IT WITH YOU ALL AND WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE HAPPEN IN THIS REGARD. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT, FIRST OFF, COLLEAGUES, AS COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ALLUDED TO EARLIER IN OUR COMMENTS, PLEASE DO ACCEPT AND TAKE THOSE MEETINGS AND BRIEFINGS FROM S-DOT ON ANY NUMBER OF TOPICS. PARTICULARLY OF IMPORTANCE RIGHT NOW IS THE DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED SPENDING PLAN ON THE LEVEE. I WANT TO APPLAUD THE EFFORT TO RESET RELATIONS WITH THIS FLOOR AND GOING INTO GREAT DETAIL WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE OF US. OR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO GREAT DETAIL ABOUT THEIR PROPOSED SPENDING PLANS. TRYING TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE WHICH I APPRECIATE. SO COLLEAGUES, PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND SEMITHOSE MEETINGS AND BRIEFINGS WITH S-DOT. AND ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL COMMITTEE BUSINESS, COLLEAGUES, TOMORROW'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS CANCELED. HOWEVER, WE WILL RECONVENE AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th. VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT SUBSTANTIVE TOPICS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED. TWO OF THEM. BRIEFING AND DISCUSSIONS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE'LL HAVE A TRANSIT SECURITY REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKE HOLDERS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT, A LOT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS IN THE SPACE OF TRANSIT SECURITY. IN LARGE PART, AS A RESULT OF THE TRAGIC MURDER OF METRO KING COUNTY METRO DRIVER, BUT THERE'S BEEN A RAPIDLY EVOLVING SET OF DEVELOPMENTS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE AND SOME NEXT STEPS FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE AS WELL. A GREAT GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS. INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY FROM KING COUNTY METRO, THE CITY, INVITED SOUND TRANSIT AS WELL AS LOCAL 587 AND THE DSA AS WELL. PROUD THAT KING COUNTY METRO CEO ALLISON HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO JOIN OUR SOON TO BE NEW S- DOT OR INTERIM S- DOT DIRECTOR. THE CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER WALTON, AMONGST OTHERS. IT WILL BE A GREAT PANEL TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SHARED OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE. AGAIN, A LINE ON THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. NEXT, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING ANOTHER REALLY SUBSTANTIVE IMPORTANT TOPIC. THE SPENDING PLAN WHICH WAS THE DEPARTMENT RELEASE PER OUR BUDGET ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 31st. WE'LL HAVE A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND INVITE OUR S- DOT PARTNERS TO TALK ABOUT THAT. REALLY IMPORTANT TOPICS TO BE TEED UP FOR THAT FEBRUARY 18th MEETING AND ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN FOR ANY OR ALL PORTIONS OF THE MEETING EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE US ON THE COMMITTEE. TO MY COLLEAGUES THAT DO, THAT MIGHT BE A MEETING WHERE WE DON'T, IT AGENCIES LITTLE LONGER THAN OUR STANDARD HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF. JUST A HEADS- UP FOR YOUR PLANNING PURPOSES. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. WE LEARNED EARLIER, AND I SHARED EARLIER, I JUST, AS I MENTIONED MY PRIOR WORK AND INVOLVEMENT FOR THE SENATE BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE A CLARIFICATION TWEAK TO THE YOUTH RIGHT TO COUNCIL, I REALIZED, SINCE I WENT DOWN TO OLYMPIA PERSONALLY AND TESTIFIED IN FAVOR OF THAT, OR IN FAVOR OF SOME CHANGERING WITH HAVEN'T HAD A COUNCIL BRIEFING WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE THAT. I DID THAT. LATER TODAY, ACTUALLY, I WILL BE PROVIDING VIRTUAL TESTIMONY LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE STATE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WHO WILL BE HEARING 5417 WHICH, AS WE HEARD TODAY, AUTHORIZES THE NOISE ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS AND PROBLEM VEHICLE RACING AREAS, AND ZONES. WE KNOW THIS IS A CHALLENGE THAT AFFLICTS ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS FOR THOSE OF US WHO REPRESENT COUNCIL DISTRICTS. THERE ARE HOT SPOTS FOR ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. FOR MINE, KNOWN HOT SPOTS. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I KNOW, MAGNUSSEN PARK IS A HOT SPOT OF YOURS. COUNCIL KETTLE COMMENTED, BELLTOWN AND THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR IS ANOTHER CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE WITH PROBLEM NOISE AND VEHICLES. AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S DISTRICT, GOLDEN GARDENS. THE CITY IS REPLETE WITH THESE KNOWN HOT SPOTS AND WE DON'T HAVE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE OUR EXISTING LAWS. SO I'LL BE PROUDLY ADVOCATING AND TESTIFYING IN FAVOR OF THIS BILL VERY SHORTLY. AND -- MOVING ON. IN THE COMMUNITY, SOME GREAT OFFICE HOURS WITH MY CONSTITUENTS LAST WEEK WILL BE DOING THAT AGAIN THIS WEEK. ALSO ON SATURDAY, I WAS HONORED TO JOIN THE RIBBON CUTTING GRAND OPENING EVENT FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE BLACK LEGACY INSTITUTE. WHICH IS A NEW ORGANIZATION THAT RECENTLY PURCHASED AN HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING IN MY DISTRICT. AND ADMIRAL DISTRICT, IN PARTICULAR, IN WEST SEATTLE, AND WAS REALLY HONORED TO PRESENT THEM WITH THE JOINT PROCLAMATION INDIVIDUALLY ON MY BEHALF AS AN INDIVIDUAL. COUNCILMEMBER, AND ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AS WELL TO HONOR THEIR GREAT WORK. AND A SHOUTOUT AGAIN TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ROGER EVANS, THE CURATOR AND DEVELOPER. WE DID IT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, WHICH IS -- WHICH WAS THE FIRST DAY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND SO IT HAD SPECIAL MEENGS THERE AS WELL. AND I SAID THERE, I'LL SAY HERE AS WELL, AMID ALL THAT'S GOING ON NATIONALLY. EFFORTS TO POLITICIZE THINGS THAT SHOULDN'T BE POLITICAL, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECTS TO OUR TERRIFIC DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION EFFORTS. WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DEPRIORITIZE DEI, DEVALUE IT, DEFUND IT, AND DEEMPHASIZE IT, WE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, WILL UPLIFT AMP EFFORTS. THAT IS CORE. ALL IT IS IS ABOUT TWO THINGS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. IT'S ABOUT CELEBRATING TREMENDOUSLY RICH CULTURE THAT WE HAVE. AND ALSO, TOO, ACKNOWLEDGING A FAIRLY COMPLEX HISTORY THAT WE HAVE. AND ALL THOSE THINGS ARE WORTHWHILE ENDEAVORS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY AND UPLIFT THAT WORK ANY WAY WE CAN. IT STARTS WITH OUR WONDERFUL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE WASHINGTON STATE BLACK LEGACY INSTITUTE AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE AT THE TIM OF THE SPEAR AND DOING THIS WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO GREAT EVENT. AND NOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH AS WELL, I JUST, I WANT TO SEND A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT AND KUDOS TO OUR CITY CLERK AND OUR ARCHIVIST TEAM. JEANIE FISHER, WHO IS AN INTERIM ARCHIVIST. THEY LOOKED UP AND CONFIRMED THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN COUNCILMEMBERS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF NO OTHER TIME IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY WHEN THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE. THE MOST THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF IS TWO SITTING AT ANY ONE GIVEN TIME. COUPLE THAT WITH THE FACT WE HAVE A BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYOR. I THINK THIS MONTH IN PARTICULAR, OUR CITY HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AND CELEBRATE. SO IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL OF US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE WORK. NOT JUST ENJOYING THE SPOILS OF OUR LABOR ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, TO GET HERE AND GET THIS VACANCY, TO GET THE WORK AND MAKE SURE MORE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL IN LIFE AND SERVE AT THIS DAIS AND OTHERWISE. SO THAT IS I HAVE. I WELCOME COMMENTS FROM ALL OF YOU. IF NOT, I WILL PASS IT ON TO COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY WORKS, WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE CALENDAR AS I HAVE BEEN DRINKING FROM THE FIRE HYDRANT, I DO HAVE STAFF THAT WERE ON BOARDED TODAY SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. I'M INCLUDING MY ONBOARDING. STAFF HAS DONE ONBOARDING. I'LL HAVE A FOURTH PERSON JOINING ME ON THURSDAY. SO I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE A FULL TEAM. MY INTENT IS TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. WE DON'T HAVE, WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME AND THERE IS A LOT I WANT TO GET DONE. SO HAVING A FULL TEAM, THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO DO THAT. SO WITH THAT, DUE TO, YOU KNOW, COMING ON BOARD THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE LAND USE COMMITTEE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE 5th, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. AGAIN, I NEED TO HAVE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO DO THESE THINGS. SO HOPEFULLY YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT. THERE ARE SOME THINGS I DO HAVE COMING UP. FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE MEETINGS THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAD OF THE SEATTLE INDIAN SERVICES COMMISSION TO TALK ABOUT, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT OWN THE NAVIGATION PROPERTY AT 12th AND WELLER. SO WE'LL BE NEEDING TO TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THAT PROPERTY AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN OPERATIONS AT THE NAVIGATION CENTER MOVE TO THE STAR CENTER, I BELIEVE IT IS? OKAY. FOLLOWING THAT, I'LL BE MEETING WITH PEOPLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AGAIN TO, AS I MADE IT CLEAR, IN SEEKING THIS IMPORTANT, I WOULD PRIORITIZE LITTLE SAIGON AS AN ISSUE AND I'M FOLLOWING UP ON THAT NOW. AND I'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THE WEST PRECINCT COMMAND STAFF ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON AS WELL AS THE IN- HOUSE TEAMS AT SPD. THE COMMUNITY LIAISON AS WELL AS THE CRIME PREVENTION COORDINATOR REGARDING THEIR EFFORTS AND SEEING WHERE ARE THEIR SUPPORTS THAT OUR OFFICE CAN LEND TO THEM. IN TERMS OF UPCOMING THINGS, TRYING TO FLESH OUT MY SCHEDULE WITH WHAT THE COMMITTEE MEETING MEMBERS ARE. THE STANDING COUNCIL MEETINGS AS WELL AS ONBOARDING SO I CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN FIT IN OFFICE HOURS IN DISTRICT AND IDENTIFYING WHERE IN DISTRICT WE'RE GOING TO BE AND WHEN. AGAIN, ROTATING AROUND TO DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT SO IT IS EASY FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS ME. ONE OF THE THINGS I DEFINITELY WANT TO DO IS GET SOME COMMUNITY MEETINGS SCHEDULED WITH THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY, THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE ANTI- DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE SOMEPLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM. THERE WILL BE A MEETING ON FEBRUARY 11th OF THE SOUTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL. I INTEND TO BE AT THAT. THAT'LL WILL BE AT THE NEW HOLLEY GATHERING HALL. ON FEBRUARY 18th, I WILL BE AT THE LAKEWOOD PARK COMMUNITY CLUB FOR A COMMUNITY MEETING. AND I THINK THIS COMING, NEXT THURSDAY, YOU AND I, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, WILL JUMP IN THE CAR AND DRIVE THROUGH THE DISTRICT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE. LET'S SEE. I HAVE ON THE CALENDAR THE HOUSING MEETING ON THE 12th. I'LL BE THERE. JUST THIS PAST WEEK ON 48 THERE WAS A RECEPTION FOR CHIEF BARNES AT MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH. COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH AND I WERE THERE TO AGAIN, PAY OUR RESPECTS, AND WELCOME THE CHIEF TO SEATTLE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM. A FUN FACT. HE AND I ARE FRATERNITY BROTHERS. THERE WERE JOKES ABOUT THAT AT THE EVENT. JUST SAYIN'. AND I GUESS IN CLOSING WHAT I'LL SAY IS, NOT TOO LONG AGO, COWELL SAIQA COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND I GOT TO RAISE THE BLACK IMMIGRATION FLAG IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY -- MEANINGFUL FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S NOT -- IT'S HARD NOT TO TAKE IT PERSONALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY IN THE OTHER WASHINGTON TRYING TO ERASE YOUR HISTORY. WHO IS -- WHERE THE AIR FORCE IS SAYING, WE WON'T TEACH ABOUT THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. WE WON'T TEACH ABOUT THE WASPS. WHO SURROUNDED HIMSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO DECRY WOKENESS BUT DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. TO THOSE WHO SAY WE SHOULDN'T TEACH ABOUT 1619. WELL, 1619 IS OUR HISTORY. OH, WE CAN'T DO CRITICAL RACE THEORY BECAUSE THAT WILL MAKE PEOPLE FEEL BAD ABOUT THEMSELVES. BUT EVEN ALSO MOST OFFENSIVE IS, BLAMING DEI FOR A MID-AIR COLLISION. I FIND THAT OFFENSIVE ON SO MANY LEVELS. SO I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE INCLUSIVE. WE NEED TO STRIVE TO CONTINUE TO BE INCLUSIVE. WE NEED TO STRIVE TO CONTINUE TO BE EQUITABLE. AND I WILL NOT HAVE MY HISTORY ERASED. I AM HERE. AND I WANT US TO BE TOGETHER. AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE OTHER WASHINGTON, LET'S SHOW THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WHAT VIBRANCY YOU HAVE IN COMMUNITY WHEN YOU COME TOGETHER AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO RIP EVERYBODY APART. SO I'LL END ON THAT. >> HEAR, HEAR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO P. THANK YOU. SO FOR SO ELOQUENTLY BREAKING IT DOWN FOR US, OF COURSE. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. IF NOT, I'LL GO AHEAD. HEAR, HEAR. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I FORGET, I WAS AT THAT WEDGEWOOD PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING ALSO. >> I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SAY THAT. >> IT'S OKAY. WE WERE LEARNING A LOT. TELL GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABLE COMMITTEE WILL MEET NEXT TIME ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13th. WE'LL BE HAVING A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION WITH A PANEL OF RESPECTED AND EXPERIENCED ARCHITECTS OF COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AND MIXED USE PROJECTS OF ALL SIZES TO DISCUSS PERSISTENT ISSUES WITH OUR PERMITTING PROCESS. THIS WAS MOST RECENTLY CATLIZED BY JIM GRAHAM FROM THE ARCHITECTURE FIRM. I SAY MOST RECENTLY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ON MY MIND FOR, EVEN BEFORE TAKING OFFICE. BECAUSE AS A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL END USER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE ISSUES. AND I DO WANT TO SAY FIRST OFF, WHEN WE SAY PERMITTING, THAT CONVERSATIONS, THAT'S A BIG TOPIC. THERE IS PERMIT REVIEW AND EVERYTHING. AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT PERMITS. IT IS A BIG ISSUE AND THIS IS BY NO MEANS, I'M NOT LAYING FAULT ON OUR STAFF. THERE ARE SOME PROCESS PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE IMPROVED. SO I WANT TO DEPERSONALIZE ANYTHING. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL STAFF. I'M TALKING ABOUT MORE STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT CAN EASILY BE APPROVED. THERE WILL BE SOME SUGGESTIONS AT THIS COMMITTEE AND THE REASON I AM MENTIONING IT, THIS WAS GOING TO BE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO. NOW IT'S BACK ON THE AGENDA. I KNOW THERE'S SOME INTEREST IN COMMUNITIES. THAT'S WHY I'M MENTIONING IT HERE. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I SAID THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME. ALSO, BECAUSE IT IS, AFTER CRIME, THE MOST FREQUENT COMPLAINT I HEAR FROM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHEN IT COMES TO HOW TO START AND GROW AND GET A BUSINESS AND ENSURE THAT IT THRIVES. SO CRIME PERMITTING -- THAT IS BEFORE, SURPRISINGLY, MAYBE NOT LACK OF ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND SOMETIMES THE DIFFICULTY FINDING AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL SPACE, WHICH IS DIFFICULT, I WILL NOTE. THE POINT IS, IT IS A BIG ISSUE AND AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT IN MY COMMITTEE AND THAT IS WHY ALSO, DON BLAKENEY WILL BE ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS. HE HE IS THE PROFESSOR OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND HE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, HE WILL CONTRIBUTE THE PERSPECTIVE AND EXPERIENCES OF SMALL BUSINESSES THEMSELVES. SO THAT WILL BE A FUN THING. AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION. MORE ATTENDEES -- MORE PRESENTERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED. I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS QUICK. I JOINED COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR THE ACTIVE SHOOTER TABLE TOP EXERCISE. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE PREPARED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT ORGANIZED THIS TRAINING THAT WAS ATTENDED BY PEOPLE THAT NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THAT DISASTER, IF THAT DISASTER STRIKES, AND THEN THERE'S SOME GOOD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN BE APPLIED IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATIONS WHEN ANY CRISIS OR EMERGENCY HAPPENS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. THAT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEMA. LAST SATURDAY AT THE INVITATION -- NOT TWO DAYS AGO BUT LAST BEING, AT THE INVITATION OF COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, I ATTENDED, I JOINED OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIALS INCLUDING THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR, ATTORNEY DAVIDSON, KING COUNTY MEMBER, AND SEVERAL -- AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YEP, SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AT A DINNER THAT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED AT THE WASHINGTON ISLAMIC CENTER IN NORTHGATE. IT WAS REALLY, THEY USED TO HAVE -- I THANKED, I THANK COUNCILMEMBER MARCH BECAUSE SHE WAS NAMED THE HOST OF THE EVENT. AND SHE WAS IN CHARGE OF ENCOURAGING LOCAL Y ELECTEDS TO ATTEND. THIS WAS GOING ON BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. IT WAS A WAY TO HAVE MORE FAMILIAR AND, MORE FAMILIARITY BETWEEN THE PEOPLE IN AGENCIES AND AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO HEAR THE HISTORY AND JUST REALLY, I DON'T KNOW, TO TAKE PART IN A SCHEDULED DINNER WITH AMAZING FOOD FROM, WHERE WAS THE FOOD FROM? I JUST -- OKAY. THE POINT IS, THEY WILL BE HAVING THESE COMMUNITY MEALS GOING FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN. AND IT WAS JUST, I ENCOURAGED FOLKS TO GO. IT WAS PRETTY FUN. AND THEN, GOING ON. MONDAY WAS THE INVEST IN BUSINESS FORUM AT THE BELL HARBOR CONFERENCE CENTER. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE FIRST ONE. IT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP ABOUT THE GREATER SEATTLE PARTNERS. THIS IS A, THIS IS FORUM SHOWCASED INDIA'S COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING KEY SECTORS SUCH AS TOURISM TO SEATTLE AND IT PROVIDED A PLATFORM TO SHOWCASE ITEMS OF POSSIBLE EXPORT FROM INDIA TO THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA. MANY THERE'S A TO THE CONSUL GENERAL. WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THE CONSULATE GENERAL IN SEATTLE BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND OPENING MY EYES FRANKLY, TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. AND WE COULD INVITE HERE. I'LL BE ATTENDING THE 2025 FRIENDS OF SCOUTING BREAKFAST. THEN FINALLY MY STAFF AND I WILL BE JOINING THE LINGS FOR A TOUR IN MEETING TO DISCUSS FREIGHT MOBILITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL ENDS AREA IN SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS. I'M VING OFF SOME STUFF FOR THE SAKE OF BREVITY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> COUNCILMEMBER, THERE IS SOMETHING I WANT TO ADD IF THAT'S OKAY. SOMETHING I FORGOT TO MENTION. FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, SAKA, AND NOW MARK SOLOMON. I FEEL VERY GRATEFUL TO SERVE WITH ALL OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL. AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AROUND DEI INITIATIVES WHICH I, TOO, AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF. THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE SAID ABOUT THAT. JUST FACE IS IT TO SAY DEFINITELY SUPPORTIVE AND THANK YOU FOR RAISING THOSE. AND THEN ALONG THOSE LINES, I SHOULD HAVE SAID, THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, AS YOU KNOW, IS IN THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT. THEY'RE A CONSTITUENT. AND I JUST FOUND OUT THIS AFTERNOON THAT THEY'VE ANNOUNCED THEIR NEW PRESIDENT. IT IS ROBERT J. JONES. HE WAS FORMERLY THE THE CHANCELLOR OF ILLINOIS. HE WILL SERVE AS UW'S 34th PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE. HE IS THE SON OF SHARE CROPPERS FROM GEORGIA. HE'S A DISTINGUISHED AGRONOMIST WITH A DEEP SCHOLARLY RECORD. HE WAS THE TENTH CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. AND HE ALSO SERVED AS, I LOST MAY NOTES HERE. I KNOW HE WAS ALSO THE HEAD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY AS WELL. SO VERY ACCOMPLISHED AND JUST WANTED TO LET YOU COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT HE IS NOW THE NEW HEAD OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR THE UNIVERSITY. HE FOLLOWS A LATINA WOMAN. SO YOU KNOW, THAT IS REALLY, IT'S JUST -- IT REALLY EMBODIES WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, GOING THE DEI INITIATIVES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEM AND SO MANY OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SO GRATEFUL FOR BOTH FORMER PRESIDENT'S LEADERSHIP AND NOW VERY EXCITED TO MEET NEW PRESIDENT JONES. SO I WANTED TO ADD THAT. >> THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD AS WELL? >> MAY I SAY ONE BRIEF THING. THANK YOU TO ALL MAY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL. ALSO, I WANT TO SAY BRIEFLY THAT I'M HONORED TO SERVE ON SUCH A DIVERSE COUNCIL. THAT'LL THIS COUNCIL REPRESENTS A MERITOCRACY. IT WILL ALWAYS REPRESENT A MERITOCRACY AS LONG AS IT LOOKS THIS WAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES MENTIONING THAT, STARTING THAT COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, I BELIEVE. IT IS UP TO WHITE PEOPLE TO ALSO NOT WAIT FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO NOTE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, BLACK HISTORY IS U.S. HISTORY. YOU CAN'T SEPARATE THE TWO. AND ALSO THAT, I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVE TO DO OUR PART TO SPEAK UP. SO THANK YOU. I'LL SAY ONE MORE THING. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD? >> JUST THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. DEI IS NOT ABOUT A LACK OF MERITOCRACY. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS WELL. >> I SKIPPED OVER A LINE WHEN I THANKED COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR INVITING US. MANY THANKS FOR THE INVITATION, AND FOR HOSTING. HE IS THE PERSON WHO IS THE RELATIONS PERSON, OR BASICALLY, THE LEADER OF THE MOSQUE OUTSIDE. AND NO, TONY L, I DID NOT FORGET THAT I WILL BE JOINING YOU AT THE NEW YEAR EVENT TONIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 3:59. THANKS, EVERYBODY.