COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:02 P.M. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS EXCUSED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? >> PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE MINUTES OF APRIL 21, 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT, THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT. WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. ON TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA, THERE ARE EIGHT ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. THEY ARE COUNCIL BILL 120974, THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE. CLERK FILE 314541, FULL UNIT SUBDIVISION OF NORTHGATE HOMES LLC TO SUBDIVIDE ONE DEVELOPMENT SITE INTO 18-UNIT LOTS. APPOINTMENT 03145, APPOINTMENT OF SMITH AS MEMBER SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO DECEMBER 31, 2027. APPOINTMENT 0314647 AND 48 OF LAWRENCE ALEXANDER III, DAVIS R. POWELL, AND KATIE HALL AS MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE FILM COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO APRIL 23, 2028. AND APPOINTMENT 03144, APPOINTMENT OF PATRICE TILSDALE FOR A TERM TO APRIL 30, 20 -- I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK ON THAT BECAUSE THE PAPERWORK HAS NOT BEEN FORWARDED. A NOTE ON THIS. WE CONFIRMED TWO OF THE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE LSAC LAST THURSDAY IN THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE. WE ONLY DID TWO BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE TERM END DATE OF APPOINTMENT 3143 WILL EXPIRE BEFORE IT REACHES THE CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 6. SO THAT ONE REQUIRES THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SUBMIT ANOTHER APPOINTMENT PACKET WITH THE SUBSEQUENT TERM DATES, SO THAT IS WHY THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS ON THE IRC THIS WEEK AND IT WILL GO STRAIGHT TO FULL COUNCIL FOR CONFIRMATION WITH THE OTHER TWO. AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE COUNCIL BILL 120975, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, ADDRESSING SIGNAGE, CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS, AND SUPPORTING EFFICIENT PERMITTING PROCESSES FOR LIGHT RAIL, TRANSIT FACILITIES. THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND EIGHT ITEMS. FIVE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION. THREE REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE PACIFIC HOSPITAL PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL. AND THEN FINALLY, THERE ARE THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEES. FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, WE'VE GOT COUNCIL BILL 120952, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHTS DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CUSTOMERS PARTICIPATING IN THE RENEWABLE PLUS PROGRAM. COUNCIL BILL 120053, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT, ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING EASEMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS IN KING COUNTY. AND PLACING SAID EASEMENTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT IN RATIFYING AND CONSIDERING CERTAIN ACTS. 12095, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING EASEMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION IN KING COUNTY. PLACING SAID EASEMENTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. ALL RIGHT, AS I SAID, THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS OR LETTERS TO SIGN TODAY, SO WE'LL GO STRAIGHT INTO OUR PREVIEW OF COUNCIL ACTIONS AND COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES. WE BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILMEMBER NELSON. JUST A QUICK UPDATE REGARDING LAST LAND USE COMMITTEE ITEMS. WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, THE 30th AT 9:30 IN THE MORNING. A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT DAY ARE ADU STATE COMPLIANCE UPDATES. WE DO EXPECT TO VOTE ON THOSE AT THAT TIME. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A BRIEFING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS LIGHT RAIL SENSUAL PUBLIC FACILITIES AMENDMENTS. THIS IS RELATED TO LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION ITEMS. THIS PAST WEEK, I DID HAVE STAFF THAT WAS ABLE TO TOUR THE SITE THIS PAST FRIDAY. WE ALSO HAD STAFF ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO SUPPORT THE RIGHT OF WAY ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTIONS ALONGSIDE COUNCIL MEMBERS MOORE, RINCK, AND STRAUSS, AS WELL AS KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO PETE WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THEIR SOLID WASTE AND SANITATION STAFF ABOUT ONGOING LITTER ABATEMENT ISSUES IN THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO VISIT WITH THE VETERANS COMMITTEE, TOUR THE MEMORIAL HALL. IF ANY ONE OF YOU HAS NOT YET DONE THAT, IT IS SOMETHING I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THE INCREDIBLE RICH HISTORY THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE. IT IS AN EYE OPENER. AS A VETERAN, DEFINITELY APPRECIATE BEING IN THEIR SPACE AND, YOU KNOW, THANK THEM FOR WELCOMING OUR TEAM. WE ALSO HAD MEETINGS WITH CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA. WE DID A TOWN HALL THIS SATURDAY. AND IT IS A GOOD INTERACTION WITH THAT CONGREGATION. WE ATTENDED THE EDUCATION GALA ON SATURDAY EVENING, WHICH IS ALSO A LOT OF FUN. JUST THIS MORNING, WE ATTENDED THE STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT STAFFING AND THE INCREASES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THERE. I APPRECIATE SHARING THIS SPACE WITH YOU AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER -- KETTLE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT GUY. WE ALSO JUST HAD A BRIEFING FROM THE SEATTLE OFFICE OF THE, WITH THE LGBTQ COMMISSION. GOING FORWARD THIS WEEK, A NUMBER OF MEETINGS INCLUDING WITH PUGET SOUND REGIONAL GROWTH POLICY BOARD. ATTENDING THE OPEN HOUSE THIS COMING TUESDAY. WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BRIEF MEETING WITH THE FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, JANE NOLAN, ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SO BEFORE I RELINQUISH, I WANT TO MENTION TWO MORE REMARKS. ONE BEING COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND KETTLE AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO COMMEMORATE MEMORIAL DAY THIS YEAR. AND THEY TOLD US ABOUT THE 80th ANNUAL COMMEMORATION OF THE REGIMENT COMBAT TEAM THAT WILL BE HAPPENING AT LAKE VIEW CEMETERY AT 10:00 A.M. ON MAY 26. I THINK THE PRESENCE THERE WILL BE A GOOD WAY TO AGAIN HONOR VETERANS AS A WHOLE, BUT THOSE VETERANS SPECIFICALLY. FINALLY I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES AND MY SYMPATHY TO THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE AND, YOU KNOW, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BROADLY IN LIGHT OF THE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED IN VANCOUVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. 11 PEOPLE DEAD AS A RESULT OF SOMEONE PLOWING A VEHICLE THROUGH A CROWD AT A GATHERING. FORTUNATELY THERE IS A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY, BUT MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILIES WHO SUFFERED THAT LOSS AND THE BROADER FILIPINO COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL PASS IT TO MY COUNCILMEMBER ON THE VERY END THERE. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. COLLEAGUES, GREAT TO SEE YOU THIS AFTERNOON. FROM THE TRAVEL GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEES, WE DON'T HAVE A COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. WE DO HAVE COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING IN ONGOING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE REVENUE FORECAST, WE WILL BE MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, LIKELY DISCUSSING SOME OF THIS. I'LL HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, IT IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 AT 9:30 IN THE MORNING. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BILLS COMING BEFORE FULL COUNCIL TOMORROW. AND FROM MY EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, SOME UPDATES ABOUT SOUND TRANSIT. WE DID PASS MOTIONS REGARDING THE WEST SEATTLE EXTENSION. THESE ARE NOT THE BASELINE. WE DON'T HAVE THE DECISION YET. I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HEARD FROM THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD. AND LAST WEEK THE MOTIONS PASSED, THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS. BAD NEWS, THERE WILL BE PLANNED SERVICE DISRUPTIONS THROUGH DOWNTOWN TO REPLACE A RAIL THAT HAS CRACKED, AND SO THAT RAIL, REGULAR SERVICE HAS RESUMED. APOLOGIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE REPLACE THAT CRACKED RAIL IN THE DOWNTOWN TUNNEL. THE BIGGEST NEWS IS NOT THIS SATURDAY, THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY IN REDMOND, WE'LL BE OPENING NEW STATIONS, AND THESE WILL BE THE FIRST PROJECTS THAT WE WILL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING. FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT 10:30. RIBBON CUTTING SHOULD BE AT NOON. THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES ALL DAY. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T GO. I STRONGLY SUGGEST, AND I WILL BE THERE AS WELL, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON TOUCHED ON IT, BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE, AND I SEE ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR TODAY, THE BILL BEING REFERRED TO YOUR LAND USE COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, REGARDING STREAMLINING OF PERMIT ACTIVITIES AROUND SOUND TRANSIT. COLLEAGUES, IF WE TOOK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF SOUND TRANSIT, THE ST3 INVESTMENTS, MADE IT AN INDIVIDUAL PERMIT, AS IN THE SAME WAY WE WOULD ANY OTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, THE LIST WOULD BE SO LONG. THE BINDER STACK WOULD BE SO TALL, AND THE PROCESS WOULD BE SO INEFFICIENT. AND SO THIS BILL THAT'S COMING BEFORE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S COMMITTEE IS INSTRUCTED NOT TO CHANGE ANY OF THE REGULATIONS. NOT TO EVEN REDUCE ANY OF THE APPEAL PROCESSES THAT ANYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO APPEAL ABOUT AN ISSUE RATHER TO STREAMLINE THE ENTIRE PROCESS, SO THAT WE CAN SAVE SOME MONEY IN BUILDING THIS VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS AND MAKE SURE THE PROCESS ON THE CITY SIDE DOES NOT DELAY THE IMPLEMENTATION AND THE OPENING OF THIS TRANSIT FACILITY IN OUR CITY. THAT'S MY SOUND TRANSIT UPDATE. IN DISTRICT SIX AND MORE, WE WERE HAPPY THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR COULD JOIN THE REOPENING THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. THAT PLAYGROUND IS LOOKING AMAZING, AS WELL AS I HOSTED OFFICE HOURS LAST WEEK, AND I'LL BE HOSTING OFFICE HOURS WITH THESE SIX RESIDENTS THURSDAY. NOT QUITE D6, BUT I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO ANNEX THE ANIMAL SHELTER REPORTS TO MY COMMITTEE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 8, WHERE THEY WILL BE HOSTING THEIR 5K FUN RUN AND WALK PROCEEDS TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE ANIMALS. COLLEAGUES, THAT'S MY REPORT FOR NOW. YOU'LL EXPECT TO HEAR A LOT MORE NEXT MONDAY BECAUSE OF THE FORECAST WE RECEIVED EARLIER NEXT MONTH IS BIG AND BAD NEWS. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER JOY HOLLINGSWORTH. COUNCILMEMBER? >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. ANYTHING TO GO TO REDMOND, ANY REASON TO, THEY HAVE A REALLY GREAT DOG PARK, MARY MOORE DOG PARK, WHICH IS THE DISNEY LAND OF DOG PARKS, IF I MIGHT ADD. PARKS, UTILITIES, TECHNOLOGY MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 AT 2:00 P.M. WE WILL CONTINUE THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES LEGISLATION DISCUSSION. WE WILL CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS MY COLLEAGUES HAD AS THEY ARE TRYING TO LOOSEN UP FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE BUILDING, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNED MEETING, WHICH WILL BE APRIL 30 AT 2:00 P.M. SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I'LL READ THE WHOLE THING. MY APOLOGIES. IT WILL BE ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SUBJECTS ON THE AGENDA, TREES. SO THAT WILL BE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICE, TALKING ABOUT TREES, WHICH WILL BE GREAT. AND THEN ALSO NEXT WEEK, MAY 7, WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AGAIN OF OUR SELECT COMMITTEE AT 2:00 P.M., AS WELL AS THAT AGENDA HAS NOT BEEN SET. JUST A REMINDER, WE ARE NAVIGATING THROUGH THE INTERN LEGISLATION THAT WE, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT, BUT THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROCESS, SO JUST A HEADS UP THERE. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMMITTEE UPDATES, BUT I WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IN HER COMMITTEE WHERE SHE WOULD TALK ABOUT FOOD ACCESS LAST WEEK AND BROUGHT IT TO THE TABLE. JUST A QUICK LITTLE INFORMATION THING. THE CUTBACK ON A BILLION DOLLARS FROM LOCAL FARMS TO SCHOOLS, IT IS A BIG PROGRAM WHERE SCHOOLS WERE ABLE TO BUY FROM LOCAL FARMS. IT'S ABOUT $9 MILLION THAT CAME DOWN INTO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FOOD BANKS. AND THAT CUT IMPACTS A LOT OF LOCAL FARMERS. WHEN YOU BUY FROM BIG FARMERS, THEY ONLY GET 15% OF THE FUNDING OF THE MONEY. IF IT'S A LOCAL FARM, THEY GET 100% OF THE DOLLARS, WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO LOCALIZE, YOU KNOW, THE FOOD SOURCE AND ECONOMY, SO I WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR HAVING THAT IN HER COMMITTEE BECAUSE THERE IS A FOOD CLIFF COMING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I SEE IT AND I HEAR IT EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM FOLKS, PEOPLE ABOUT THE AVERAGE COST OF FOOD IS $2.31 PER POUND. THAT HAS GONE UP 25% YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND SO ANY WAY, I JUST WANTED TO FLAG THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP. PEOPLE PAYING FOR RENT, FOOD IS THE NEXT BIGGER DRIVE IN COST AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE STRUGGLING. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. I'LL PASS IT OFF TO COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> SORRY, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SORRY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. AS I MENTIONED, I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT ISSUE AND THE OTHER FOOD ISSUES. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING THAT TO MY COMMITTEE IF POSSIBLE. I HAD TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU. ONE, WELL, THIS IS NOT A QUESTION, BUT THE STATEMENT. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE SLIDE THAT I REQUESTED ON TREES. SO ALL THAT INFORMATION THAT I HAVE REQUESTED FROM REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TREE ORDINANCE IS GOING HAS NOT YET BEEN PROVIDED TO MY OFFICE. POTENTIALLY TWO APPEALS HAVE BEEN FILED IN KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT RELATING TO THE DISMISSAL OF THE SIX APPEALS. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT? CAN YOU CONFIRM IF THAT IS TRUE? WHAT IS THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF HOW DOES THAT AFFECT OUR DELIBERATION SCHEDULE? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE SLIDE, SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THAT. THE SECOND THING REGARDING THE APPEALS, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH MY TEAM REGARDING WHAT THE TIMELINE IS. I KNOW THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL THEIR APPEALS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT SOUNDS RIGHT. I'LL DOUBLE CHECK WITH MY TEAM REGARDING THE PROCESS AND WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE FOR THE TIMELINE SO FAR. I KNOW IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE INTERN LEGISLATION, AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING STILL ON THE SECOND PART OF THE DATES, WORKING WITH THE OFFICE FOR THE SECOND PART, BUT I'LL DOUBLE CHECK TODAY. >> YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE PUT OFF MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE APPEALS. THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO TROUBLE, WHICH IS SUPER HELPFUL, SO THANK YOU. >> I UNDERSTAND. I'LL PASS IT OFFICE TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANTED TO START WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE ADJUSTMENTS, USING THE FIFTH MONTH LAST WEEK. TOMORROW'S MEETING WILL BE CENTERED ON THE PARTNERS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO GIVE THEM THE VOICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, THE COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION AND THE OFFICE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE WILL BE SOME PERSONNEL AND WITH OPA, WE HAVE, WE WILL BE GETTING THOSE UPDATES FROM THE ORGANIZATION, WHERE WE WILL ALSO BE BRINGING IN THE CHIEF OF POLICE INVESTIGATION ORDINANCE HAD THAT WILL NEED SOME TWEAKING. THIS WILL KIND OF GO TO THE REVIEW OF HOW THINGS WERE DONE AND HOW TO BETTER SET THEM OFF THE ORGANIZATION FOR SUCCESS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD. THAT'LL BE ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW. FOR THIS WEEK, I DO NOT HAVE ANY EXPETAL MEETINGS IN TERMS OF COMMITTEES, I SHOULD QUALIFY THAT. TODAY, I WAS AT THE POLICE HIRING EVENT WITH THE MAYOR AND OTHERS TO INCLUDE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. IT WAS GOOD TO BE THERE WITH THOSE TWO. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL REFLECT THE HEART WORK YOU HAVE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR AND THE WORK WE HAVE DONE, I NOTED IN MY REMARKS, THE TWO PIECES THAT CAME OUT OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEES AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY, THE RECRUITMENT, ALSO THE INCENTIVES. I ALSO MENTIONED COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH BECAUSE THERE IS SOME TECHNOLOGY PIECES THAT WILL BE IN THE LIKES, THAT HAS COME OUT OF THE PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEMBER. IT IS GENERALLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY WITH THE STAFFING THAT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE, THE WORK WE HAVE DONE. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT PASSING LEGISLATION, BUT GOING TO ROLL CALL. GOING TO COMMITTEE MEETINGS, WHERE THE Y BE REPRESENTED ON THE STREET, AND SO IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK AND THE NUMBERS REFLECT THAT WORK. I WON'T GO INTO THOSE NUMBERS HERE, BUT THERE IS DRAMATIC INCREASE FROM WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN RECENTLY. SEPARATELY THIS WEEK, MEETING WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS, WORKING ON THE NEIGHBORS TOMORROW. ON FRIDAY AND THE UNION GOSPEL MISSION ON FRIDAY. THEN SEPARATELY, I'LL BE HAVING A WALK WITH DSHS, THE SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOCATION AT BELLTOWN. I'LL BE DOING A WALK WITH THEM. NEXT WEEK, WE DO HAVE THE WATER QUALITY MEETING, THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE. AND THEN PSRC, TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD, WHICH I SERVED ON WITH COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SEPARATELY IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY. THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, WHERE THEY WILL HAVE THEIRS ON WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THE LAST THING I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AND I'M GLAD I MENTIONED AS YOU KNOW, DISTRICT SEVEN, THEY HAVE STRONG COMMUNICATION, WHERE WE EVEN HAVE A DOWNTOWN ORGANIZATION, WHERE THEY REALLY NEED PEOPLE WHO JUST STAND UP AND VOLUNTEER. THEIR TIME AND EFFORT, I'LL TELL YOU DISTRICT SEVEN IS WELL REPRESENTED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY WELL EDUCATED, VERY VAST PROFESSIONAL CAREERS AND EXPERTISE, AND OTHER STRONG ATTRIBUTES THAT WILL MAKE THEM VERY MUCH ADVOCATES FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. IT KEEPS ME ON MY TOES, I'LL BE HONEST. AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE, I SAY IT WITH ALL SINCERITY, BY THE WAY. BUT ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT KEPT ME ON MY TOES AMONGST OTHERS, TAY CAME OUT OF THE STRONG SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO JOHN PERSON WHO REPRESENTED THE SOUTH LAKE UNION COMMUNITY SO WELL AND WORKED SO HARD OVER THE DECADE OF HIS TIME IN SOUTH LAKE UNION AND VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME AND EFFORT, HIS SKILLS, EVERYTHING THAT WAS JOHN. SO I'VE HAD MANY MEETINGS WITH HIM WHERE HE ADVOCATED FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND FOR THOSE WHO WERE WELL OFF. I DIDN'T MENTION IT, BUT DISTRICT SEVEN WILL BE MORE OF THE AFFLUENT NUMBER OF FOLKS TOO. BUT LOOKING OUT FOR OTHERS. THAT WAS A STRONG, YOU KNOW, PART OF WHAT JOHN WAS LOOKING TO DO. HE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. LAST WEEK THEY HAD A MEMORIAL FOR HIM, WHERE I COULD NOT ATTEND BECAUSE I WAS NOT IN TOWN. BUT I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR YOUR WORK, BUT ALSO TO THE UNION WHO WORKE WITH HIM TO BE SO EFFECTIVE. INITIALLY ON LAND USE ISSUES, BUT I'LL TELL YOU THE COMMUNITY, SINCE IT'S BEEN BUILT UP IS NOW FOCUSING THEIR ATTENTION ON PARKS AND THE OTHER AREAS. I WELCOME THAT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THEY KEEP ME ON MY TOES. NOBODY WOULD DO THAT BETTER THAN JOHN PERSONS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, JOHN, REST EASY. I'LL BE FOLLOWED BY ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. TOMORROW'S FULL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, THERE ARE EIGHT APPOINTMENTS FROM THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 14. WE ARE STILL FINALIZING THE AGENDA. WE'RE PLANNING TO HEAR FROM THE FOUNDER AND CEO ON THE AMAZING WORK THEY'RE DOING TO KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED THROUGH THE RENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM THAT WILL WORK WITH NON-PROFIT LANDLORDS. BUT SOME FOR PROFIT LANDLORDS AND ALSO THE ADDITIONAL VOCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING AS PART OF THOSE SERVICES. IT'S BEEN A SUCCESSFUL MODEL, WHERE I REMAIN VERY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE ARE HAVING A ROBUST FRONTAL SYSTEMS PROGRAM. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THEIR FEEDBACK AND THE MODEL THAT IS WORKING. WE WILL PLAN TO HEAR FROM THE FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO THE NOW NEWEST CEO AND HEAR FROM THEIR EXTREME WEATHER RESPONSE THIS PAST WINTER, WHICH WAS QUITE SUCCESSFUL, WHERE THEY WILL BE DONE. COMPARED TO THE YEARS BEFORE, IT WAS SORT OF THE GLITCHES THAT BEEN WORKED OUT, SO IT IS GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT SUCCESS. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE PRESS CONFERENCE WITH PBA AMONGST MY COLLEAGUES, CALLING ON THE STATE TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE RIGHT OF WAY ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN IMMENSELY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. I ALSO ATTENDED THE BETTER LAKE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION, WHICH INCLUDED THE OPENING OF THE PLAYGROUND AND PLAY FIELDS, WHICH I NOTE ARE ACCESSIBLE. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL USERS. SO IT IS GREAT TO SEE THE UNIVERSAL DESIGNS BEING UTILIZED. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT ACROSS THE CITY. I ALSO ATTENDED SEATTLE'S COORDINATED EFFORT AGAINST THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION MONTHLY MEETING, WHICH IS ENLIGHTENING. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I ATTENDED A FUNDRAISER FOR UKRAINE OVER THE WEEKEND. ONE THING THAT SORT OF ASTONISHING THING THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF, UKRAINE HAS THE MOST LAND MINES OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THEY WERE SEEKING FUNDING FOR RELATED TO BEING ABLE TO SHOW, ANY WAY, IT'S A STARK REMINDER OF WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE IN THAT CONFLICT. THIS WEEK I HAVE MY REGULAR OFFICE HOURS IN LAKE CITY, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY SAFETY MEETING, REGARDING THE ONGOING CHRONIC CHALLENGES OF WHAT IS FACED BY OUR NEIGHBOR ON 33rd AVENUE RELATING TO THE ONGOING OPEN DRUG USE THAT IS HAPPENING THERE. THE CHRONIC ENCAMPMENTS AND LOITERING THAT'S OCCURRING. THIS IS ACROSS FROM THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTY IN WHICH MANY LOW INCOME FAMILIES ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN THAT IS SAFE AND FREE FROM HAVING TO BE EXPOSED TO THE SORTS OF CHALLENGES. AND YET WE WILL CONTINUE NOT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SORT OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT THEY AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN THAT COMMUNITY DESERVES. SO WE WILL BE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB. I ALSO WANT TO, AND I WILL ALSO JUST NOTE WE CONTINUE TO SEE CHALLENGES ON AURORA AVENUE AROUND DEALING WITH THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION THAT'S HAPPENING UP THERE. WE HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY AND SOME SNOWBOARDERS HAVE BEEN ENTERED. BUT AGAIN, WE NEED TO HAVE A BROADER APPROACHMENT, THE BROADER ENFORCEMENT EFFORT, WHERE WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON GETTING TRAINING UP FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS, WHERE WE ARE ALSO MAKING PROGRESS ON GETTING THE SERVICES IN PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ENGAGING, WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE EMERGENCY BEDS AVAILABILITY, SO PEOPLE HAVE A PLACE TO GO. BUT AGAIN, THAT REMAINS A CHALLENGE. THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD REALLY ASK MY COLLEAGUES AND THE REST OF THE CITY TO LOOK AT CREATING THE STRATEGIC AND FULL FORCE. ALONG THE AURORA CORRIDOR, SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE SAFETY. THEY'RE MISSED BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GRAPPLING ALONG THE CORRIDOR. THAT'S CONTINUING TO IGNORE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES THERE THAT WE NEED HELP BEYOND THE COUNCIL TO ADDRESS. AT THIS POINT, IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THOSE CAMERAS THAT WERE GOING TO BE INSTALLED? >> YES, SO THE CAMERAS MY UNDERSTANDING ARE SET TO GO UP IN THE END OF THE MONTH BEGINNING IN MAY. THEY KEEP GETTING DELAYED FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS RELATED TO ORDERING, NOT BEING IN THE RIGHT SIZE IN THE POLLS AND ALL THAT, SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE CAMERAS UP AND OPERATIONAL IN SOME TIME IN MAY. >> THANKS. >> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? >> I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE CHALLENGES THAT WE WERE FACING IN YOUR DISTRICT AND NORTH OF SEATTLE. SOMETHING THAT I'M AWARE BOTH THROUGH YOU AND SEPARATELY FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS. THIS IS A PART OF OUR JOB TO HIGHLIGHT THESE FACES AND TO ENGAGE WITH THE EXECUTIVE, THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH THE PRECINCTS IN MY REMARKS TODAY. IT'S ABOUT DOING THE MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATION. AND THEN JUST BEING ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE WERE WITH AURORA, UNDER THE YEAR AGO. THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT. OBVIOUSLY MY ROLE, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THE PRESS ON, SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, LOOK TO BUILD ON WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF MAKING SOME PROGRESS ON THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU'RE HIGHLIGHTING, SO THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. >> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I AGREE THAT WE'LL NEED MORE POLICE PRESENCE UP THERE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE FOUND THE CAPTAIN AND THEM TO BE VERY COOPERATIVE AND WILLING PARTNERS. THERE IS A SORT OF, JUST A LOT TO OVERCOME AND NEW PATTERNS TO GET INTO AND THE LACK OF RESOURCES. SO IT IS NOT FROM THE STREET LEVEL WE NEED A VISION FOR THE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT IS A CORRIDOR UP THERE. ANY WAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING AS SAFETY CHAIR >> I'M LOOKING FOR THE ROLL CALL HERE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I BELIEVE? >> YES. THANK YOU. I WANT TO START MY REMARKS OFF TODAY BY ACKNOWLEDGING THE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED IN VANCOUVER THIS WEEKEND. MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT AT THE FESTIVAL. THIS IS A PARTY IN ORDER TO SYMBOLIZE CULTURAL HARMONY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND WE RECOGNIZED THAT A DAY THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE RECOGNIZED TOGETHERNESS HAS TURNED TO DEEP SORROW AND UNIMAGINABLE LOSS. AND WE INVITE OUR COMMUNITY TO ATTEND VIGILS THAT WILL BE IN THE SEATTLE AREA NEXT WEEK. SO APRIL 29 FROM 5:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. A RESTING PLACE WILL HAVE A VIGIL TONIGHT, 5:00 TO 8:00 P.M. I'LL BE JOINING AT THAT ONE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ALONGSIDE. WE HEARD THAT, WHILE WE EXPRESS OUR CONDOLENCES. I CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAND WITH OUR LOCAL FILIPINO COMMUNITY AS WE WEATHER THIS TRAGEDY. I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK TO AND FOLLOW UP ON PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM LAST WEEK'S COUNCIL MEETING. FOR THOSE WHO WERE A PART OF THE MEETING, YOU MAY RECALL THE RESIDENT WHO CAME TO PROVIDE WHAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE KNOW IT HAS CAUSED SO MUCH PAIN AND HARM. THE STREET LIGHTS THAT BEEN OUT FOR MONTHS, TO HAVE THEIR POWER RESTORED HE NOTICED THERE WAS A CORRELATION BETWEEN SHOOTINGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEAR THE PARK. WITH THE WORK OF THE CITY LIGHTS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT THE NEXT DAY. SHOUT OUT FOR WORKING CLOSER, TO MAKE SURE WE HAD COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF FROM THE OFFICES OF DISTRICT ONE, DISTRICT SIX, AND POSITION NINE AS WELL FOR YOUR STAFF WORKING WITH MINE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NAVIGATING THIS CHALLENGE. WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING THIS COMMUNITY, WE ALL KNOW THAT. WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE DID SEE THE PASSAGE OF SOME IMPORTANT LEGISLATION RELATED TO REALLY MAKING SURE WE'RE KEEPING GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO CAUSE HARM. LEGISLATION SUCH AS PERMIT TO PURCHASE, WHICH IS A TOP PRIORITY THIS SESSION FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITIES. THESE ARE THINGS TO JUST CELEBRATE IN FULL ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. SO I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE STAFF THAT WORKED WITH OUR STAFF AND THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE TO THIS CLEAR COMMUNITY NEED. AND BUILDING ON THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORK OF MY COMMITTEE AND THE CITY LIGHTS AND ARTS AND CULTURE WILL MEET THIS FRIDAY. WE WILL HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS. WE WILL ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF SUBSTANTIATE AND ENVIRONMENT ON THE INJUSTICE FUND AND FINAL APPOINTMENT TO THE REVIEW PANEL. I JOINED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE LAST WEEK IN ANNOUNCING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO UPDATE THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, WHERE WE ANNOUNCED THIS DOWN AT THE CITY PARK WITH A GREEN NEW DEAL AND BOARD MEMBERS. IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT BEING ABLE TO LAUNCH THIS WORK, WHERE WE WILL BE TAKING UP THE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EXECUTIVE IN COMMITTEE OVER AT THE NEXT YEAR AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO MAKE SURE WE DELIVER ON A PLAN TO GET US TO CARBON NEUTRAL BY MAKING SURE WE'RE LIVING UP TO THE PROMISE OF BEING THE EMERALD CITY AND PAVING THE WAY FOR A GREENER FUTURE. IN TERMS OF EXTERNAL COMMITTEES THERE, WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW. IT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE A SHORT MEETING, WHERE WE ARE ON A PREVIOUS CORRECTION TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THEM GOING TO BAT ON TIME. AND THEN CLOSING US OUT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE APRIL 30, THAT IS TWO DAYS FROM NOW. IT WILL MARK 50 YEARS SINCE THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN FRIENDS FROM LITTLE SAIGON AND THE CREATIVE FOR THEM TO SEATTLE, 50 YEARS AFTER THE WAR EVENT. THE WORK IN THIS FILM, THEY WILL VOICE SOME OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE PEOPLE IN KING COUNTY, COMMEMORATING APRIL 30. THEY HOPE THIS WORK WILL REFLECT ON THE GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND LOOKS AHEAD TOWARDS THE FUTURE AS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. AS A REMINDER, MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE AND HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH. HOPE WE CAN BRING FORWARD A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF THAT. AND THIS WEDNESDAY IS DENIM DAY AS A REMINDER, AS WELL, SO MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR DENIM GOING ON. THIS IS BUILDING ON THE PROCLAMATION AS WE ALSO PASSED THIS MONTH IN RECOGNIZING APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. IT IS A SPECIFIC DAY IN RECOGNITION OF A RULING THAT CAME OUT OF A FRENCH COURT THAT POINTED TO THE SURVIVOR'S CLOTHING, WHAT SHE WAS WEARING IN HER ASSAULT. SO DENIM DAY IS A DAY IN RECOGNITION OF REALLY CALLING ATTENTION TO THE PERVASIVENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND REALLY CALLING ATTENTION TO THE HARM OF VICTIM BLAMING, SO I INVITE YOU ALL IN JOINING ME IN WEARING DENIM THAT DAY. LASTLY THIS THURSDAY IS MAY DAY. I INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN IN OUR LABOR COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR. THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF DEMONSTRATIONS ACROSS TOWN, OPPORTUNITIES TO STAND WITH WORKERS, WORKERS RIGHTS, THEY'RE CERTAINLY IN A CHALLENGING PLACE IN THIS MOMENT. WE CONTINUE TO SEE AN ON SLOT ON UNION ORGANIZING EFFORTS, AND WORKERS RIGHTS. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF ATTACKS ON IMMIGRANT WORKERS AS WELL AS A PART OF THIS MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE SOME TIME. STAND WITH OUR WORKERS ACROSS THE CITY. I'M SURE IT IS GOOD TO BE, IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY OF SOLIDARITY. AND WITH THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO -- >> BEFORE GOING ON, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE FOLLOW UP TO THE PERSON I BELIEVE, WELL, WHO MADE PUBLIC COMMENT, WHO IS QUITE MOVING PUBLIC COMMENT. AND HE, YOUR OFFICE RESPONDED, MY OFFICE RESPONDED, HE GOT A LOT OF, WELL, LET'S JUST SAY CITY LIGHTS PHONES WERE PROBABLY RINGING OFF THE HOOK THERE FOR A BIT. BUT IT REALLY DOES DRIVE HOME WHEN THERE ARE SIMPLE SOLUTIONS, LIKE REPLACING LIGHTBULBS, SO WE DON'T CREATE THE DARK OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRONG DOING. YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD JUMP ON THAT. AND I SPOKE WITH THE COO, MARCO LOWE, AND HE JUST MENTIONED, HE MENTIONED CITY LIGHT IS FOCUSED ON DOUBLING DOWN THE INVENTORY OF THE STREET LIGHTS, RAMPING UP EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE REPLACED. SOMETIMES OUT OF A NEGATIVE OCCURRENCE, SOME POSITIVE THINGS CAN HAPPEN. ANY WAY, SORRY TO INTERRUPT THE FLOW OF CONVERSATION. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'LL SAY THE WORD THAT THE COLLEAGUE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE SINCE HE ACTUALLY WAS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE EVENTS OF THAT EVENING, SO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT ON HIS BEHALF. AND I KNOW HIS OFFICE, THIS IS HIS CONSTITUENCY. >> I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS THE SAME EVENT. >> THE SAME EVENT, I BELIEVE SO. >> AND I'LL SAY COLLEAGUES, SOME OF YOU MENTIONED THE UNFORTUNATE EVENTS IN VANCOUVER. I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE OUR DIRECTOR, JENNIFER CHOW, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS WHO SENT US INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIGILS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE THAT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK JUST GAVE US INFORMATION ABOUT. AND ALSO JUST THINKING DIRECTOR CHOW, THANKING HER FOR HER TEAM'S PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY, WHERE THIS HAPPENED IN VANCOUVER, CANADA. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS SO I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR CHOW AND HER TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND ALSO I WANTED TO TALK ON PUBLIC SAFETY FRONT. THE CRIME AROUND THE PARK, WE'VE SEEN NOW THE ACTIVITY THAT STARTED LAST SUMMER HAS ALREADY STARTED TO RAMP UP WITH THE WARMER WEATHER THIS YEAR. I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IN PARKS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT GOT SIGNED LAST WEEK FOR AN ACTIVATION STARTING AT THE PARK, THAT WILL HAPPEN AT GOLDEN GARDENS AT THE PARK STARTING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THOUGH THE ACTIVITY HAS ALREADY STARTED, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS WORKING WITH SPD AND PARKS TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ACTIVITY BETWEEN NOW AND THE BEGINNING OF THE ACTIVATION, WHERE THEY WILL BE LENDING POLICE AS WELL AS PARK RANGER PRESENCE AT THE PARK TO ADDRESS THE ACTIVITY THAT IS HAPPENING THERE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ACTIVATION STARTING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, OF COURSE, I REQUESTED FOR IT TO START EARLIER IN ORDER TO BE RESPONSIVE TO CONSTITUENTS. AS WE HAVE NOTED IN THE PAST, SOME OF THIS IS A RESOURCE ISSUE RELATED. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS FOR SIMILAR THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CITY, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT AS WELL. WE ARE HAVING ISSUES HAPPENING AT THE PARKS, ALSO IN THE DISTRICT I REPRESENT. THERE WILL BE GATES THAT WILL GET INSTALLED THERE TO TRY TO MITIGATE FOR SIMILAR CONCERNS AND ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING AND I KNOW THAT, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND PARKS, GIVING ATTENTION ESPECIALLY AS THEY COME AND ALL OF OUR PARKS WILL ACTUALLY BE FEELING THE IMPACTS AT ALL THE PARKS, BUT I CAN SPEAK TO THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT AND THAT WE ARE GIVING ATTENTION TO AND O TO SAY THAT I'M ADVOCATING DAILY WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ON THE ACTIVITY AND THE DISTRICT. I DO SHARE YOUR GRATITUDE, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR THE ATTENTION THAT NORTH PRECINCT HAS GIVEN MY DISTRICT, YOUR DISTRICT, AND I WILL SAY IN GENERAL, NORTH PRECINCT WILL SERVICE THE BIGGEST COMMUNITY ACROSS THE CITY. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING A LOT, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE NOT RESOURCED TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY OF US WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE. THOSE OF US WHO ARE SERVICED BY THE PRECINCT. SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT LAST WEEK, I JOINED THE MAYOR, THE THEFT LEVY. YOU KNOW, I SHARED WITH ALL OF YOU, DURING OUR ONE ON ONES THROUGHOUT THE EXECUTIVE ADDED PRIORITIES TO THE LEVY, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE SEEN THAT. YOU KNOW THE LEVY, IT WILL DOUBLE OUR CHILDCARE INVESTMENTS THEY SUPPORT ACADEMIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS. THEY WILL CONTINUE OUR PROMISE INVESTMENT. ONE THING I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT THEY HAVE SAID BEFORE IS THE PATHWAY TO TRADES, WHICH IS A PIECE TO ENCOURAGE KIDS TO LOOK AT CAREERS IN THE TRADES. CURRENTLY THROUGH THE PROMISE AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE COLLEGES, THERE ARE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, BUT THEY DON'T INCLUDE ALL CERTIFICATES, ALL KINDS OF TRADES, I MEAN. SO THIS WILL EXPLORE THE OTHER ACCREDITED TRADE SCHOOLS, SO IF THERE IS A TRADE THAT A CHILD WILL WANT TO GO INTO, BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO IT IN A TRADE SCHOOL, WHICH IS MEANT TO BE COMPLIMENTARY WITH THE SEATTLE COLLEGES. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT THAT HAS BEEN IN THERE. SO MOVING FORWARD ON THURSDAY, WE HAVE OUR SELECT COMMITTEE, WHERE THEY WILL COME TO TALK ABOUT THESE INVESTMENTS IN A LITTLE MORE LEPT THAN WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT TODAY. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, MY DOOR IS OPEN TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS ONE ON ONE AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK TOWARDS PUTTING THIS HOPEFULLY ON THE BALLOT FOR THIS NOVEMBER. ALSO LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK, I'M CONTINUING TO MEET WITH CONSTITUENTS IN THE DISTRICT RELATED TO SAFETY ISSUES, WHERE I SHOULD MENTION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, THE CITY LIGHT WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER PARTNERS. TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SAFETIES. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR JOINING OUR WALK AND BEING RESPONSIVE TO CONSTITUENTS. THIS WEEK AS WELL, I'LL BE DROPPING BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS OPEN HOUSE AND I WILL BE ATTENDING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT I'M A MEMBER OF. AND UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE YOU'RE NEXT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT, BUT I'LL TAKE IT OFFLINE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE. LAST WEEK I BASICALLY SHARED AN OVERVIEW OF THE SPD RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION REPORT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2024, AND THAT IS WHAT -- AND THOSE NUMBERS WERE ALSO CELEBRATED THIS MORNING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE INCLUDING, OF COURSE, WELL WE'VE JOINED COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, JOINED THE MAYOR AND THE FOLKS, CHIEF BARNES TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE PROMISING RESULTS, WHERE IT WAS ANNOUNCED THEY HIRED 60 OFFICERS SO FAR THIS YEAR, WHICH IS UP FROM 10 THIS POINT LAST YEAR. AND ON THAT NOTE, I WANT TO THANK VICTORIA BEACH WHO HAS DONE AN AMAZING WORK BEFORE THE BADGE PROGRAM, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT CALLING HER OUT EARLIER TODAY BECAUSE SHE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH THE RECRUIT THE AS THEY ARE GETTING TO KNOW SO MANY ASPECTS OF OUR CITY, SO THEY'RE PREPARED TO REFLECT THE VALUES OF SEATTLE AND TO DO SO MINDFULLY OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND ALSO JUST HAVE MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT OUR WHOLE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. A LARGE PORTION OF THE SUCCESS OF THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE SEEING COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORK WE'VE DONE ON COUNCIL ON IMPLEMENTING HIRING BONUSES, INCREASING, WELL, MAKING THEM MORE COMPETITIVE IN APPROVING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESSES. BUT SERIOUSLY, IT'S AN ALL HANDS ON DECK EFFORT AND A LAYERING ON THE EFFORTS, SHOWING THAT THEY DO TAKE A VILLAGE WITH A LOT OF WORK IN TIME THAT WILL ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY IN GENERAL TO MEET EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CON STITCH WEPTS FOR THE SAFER AND MORE LIVABLE CITY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. MOVING RIGHT ON. I'LL SKIP THIS PART. SO MOVING INTO THE MEET OF LAST WEEK ISSUES WE CONSIDERED TWO OF THE THREE THAT WERE RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION UNANIMOUSLY, AND THAT ONE AND THE THIRD ONE WILL COME TO THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 5. THE NEXT MEETING AT THE GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEETING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MAY 8. THE AGENDA WILL BE FAIRLY FULL AND IT IS STILL BEING FINALIZED. LAST THURSDAY I MET ROBERTO JIMENEZ, CEO OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING PDA, AND EXPLICITLY STATED MY COMMITMENT TO HELPING SET THE ORGANIZATION UP FOR SUCCESS. I THINK THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE BECAUSE COUNCIL PUT ON AN ALTERNATIVE ON THE BALLOT THAT I WON'T SPEAK FOR YOU ALL. I'LL JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF. WE OWE IT TO THE PDA AND TO THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE TO ENSURE THIS ORGANIZATION IS SUCCESSFUL. BECAUSE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES AND A SEVERE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING. ON SATURDAY I JOINED RESIDENTS AND WORKERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY IN WEEDING, MULCHING, PICKING UP TRASH AT THE PARK, WHICH IS? YES. RIGHT. YOU WOULD KNOW THAT, OF COURSE. THE EFFORT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE CHAMBERS, SUPERVISED BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THIS COMING THURSDAY, MAY 1, ALSO KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY. I'LL BE ATTENDING THE BUSINESS OUTREACH EVENT AT THE CHINESE INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER, AIMED AT BRINGING IN INFORMATION ABOUT THE LABOR REGULATIONS DIRECTLY TO WORKERS AND BUSINESSES BECAUSE THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE THE COMPLIANCE TO EDUCATE BUSINESSES AND THE EMPLOYMENTS IN GENERAL ABOUT THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS. AND THEN FINALLY, I'LL SAY THAT NEXT THURSDAY, I'LL ATTEND THE SEAFAIR MILITARY BREAKFAST. PERHAPS I'LL HAVE SOME COMPANY THERE. MY STAFF AND I WILL BE ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MEETING NEXT THURSDAY. I WANT TO BRING TO LIFE AN ARTICLE IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT, I'M PEGGING THIS FOR YOUR ATTENTION, IT IS A NEW PROTOCOL TO START PEOPLE ON LOW DOSES TO THE POTENTIALLY LIFE SAVING FULL DOSE, WHERE IT IS ALSO INJECTED. SYMPTOMS FOR UP TO A MONTH, AT WHICH POINT, SOMEONE CAN OPT TO GO ON FOR A SECOND DOSE. EARLY RESULTS SHOW MORE THAN 70% OF THE PEOPLE WHO STARTED VIA DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY CENTER AND DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTER MADE IT TO THEIR SECOND MONTH OF TREATMENT. MORE THAN TRIPLING THE NUMBERS OF THE NON-PROFIT HAS SEEN BEFORE. SO AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO TAKE STOCK OF THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY HAPPENING, SEEMINGLY NOT NECESSARILY CHALLENGES, LIKE GUN VIOLENCE WHEN WE SEE THE POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO READ THAT, I ENCOURAGE IT. THAT'S IT FOR ME. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT IS 2:59 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYBODY.