GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. TODAY IS MARCH 31, 2025. THE COUNCIL BREATHING MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS TO:02. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] EIGHT PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES OF MARCH 24, 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION. THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION, TWO PRESENTATIONS AND ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. I SHOULD REVERSE THAT ORDER. TWO PRESENTATIONS, ONE PROCLAMATION AND EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY. TOMORROW THE AGENDA HAS 13 ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR. COUNCIL BILL 120961, THE WEEKLY PAYMENT ORDINANCE, COUNCIL BILL 120962, ORDINATES RELATED TO LAND USE AND ZONING AMENDING CHAPTER -- THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS HERE. LET'S SEE. THIS HAS TO DO WITH REZONING OF A PROPERTY ON FREMONT AVENUE NORTH, AND -- GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THE AGENDA, OR THE IRC PUBLISHED TODAY. COUNCIL BILL 120963, ORDINATES RELATED TO LAND USE AND ZONING ADOPTING NEW MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER. AND 10 APPOINTMENTS, FIVE TO THEIR URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION AND FIVE TO THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION. THEN THERE IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDING THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE AND EIGHT ITEMS. SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, TWO APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT AND ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, AND ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION FROM COMMITTEES, RESOLUTION 32167 FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IT IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED FROM THE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG WITH THE NEXT ITEM. WE HAVE GOT THE WEEKLY STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE. I WILL CALL -- I NOTE TODAY OIR IS VIRTUAL. THAT IS WHY THE DIRECTOR IS NOT HERE IN PERSON. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL AGAIN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING SO MUCH FOR US DOWN THERE IN OLYMPIA. YOU ARE WELCOME TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN YOUR PRESENTATION. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I AM DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. AND JOINED BY THE STATE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DIRECTOR . ONE MONTH LEFT OF THE 2025 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE DEADLINE FOR BILLS TO BE VOTED OUT OF POLICY COMMITTEES IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2. AFTER THIS DATE, THERE IS A VERY TIGHT SIX-DAY TURNAROUND FOR BILLS THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE STATE BUDGET TO BE VOTED OUT OF FISCAL COMMITTEES. THIS BRIEF WINDOW OF TIME MEANS LAWMAKERS WILL HAVE TO ACT QUICKLY TO ENSURE THAT BILLS WITH FISCAL IMPLICATIONS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE BUDGET RECEIVED THE NECESSARY ATTENTION BEFORE THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS. TODAY'S BRIEFING WILL FOCUS ON THE RECENTLY RELEASED HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS OPERATING AND TRANSPORTATION BUDGET . BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE POLICIES, LET'S BRIEFLY RECALL HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. THE PROCESS BEGAN IN THE INTERIM LAST FALL WHEN STATE AGENCY SUBMITTED FUNDING REQUESTS TO THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT , OR OFM. BY LAW, THE CURRENT GOVERNOR MUST THEN PROPOSE A FOUR-YEAR BUDGET IN DECEMBER THAT DOESN'T ASSUME NEW REVENUE OR CHANGES TO EXISTING LAW. THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS DRAFTED BY FORMER GOVERNOR INSLEE'S TEAM AND KNOWN AS BOOK 1 BUDGET, WHICH WAS THE STARTING POINT THAT INCLUDED THE $12 BILLION IN CUTS. THE LEGISLATURE IS CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED TO PASS A BALANCED BUDGET. THEY ARE USING THAT AS THE FOUNDATION FOR NEGOTIATIONS . IN JANUARY, WHEN SESSION BEGAN, THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET WAS READ IN AS THE 2025 HIGH FOR IN 2027 OPERATING CAPITAL AND TRANSPORTATION BILLS. YOU SAW THE PUBLIC HEARINGS HELD . IN FEBRUARY, BUDGET REQUESTS WERE CEMENTED TO LEGISLATORS IN BOTH CHAMBERS FOLLOWING THE RECENT REVENUE FORECAST. THE WASHINGTON HOUSE AND SENATE DEMOCRATS RELEASED THE OPERATING BUDGETS LAST MONDAY. BOTH BUDGETS HINGE ON SIGNIFICANT NEW TAX REVENUES OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. $17 BILLION IN THE SENATE PLAN AND $15 BILLION IN THE HOUSE PLAN. THE NEXT STEP IS FOR EACH CHAMBER TO PASS THE BUDGET OFF THEIR FLOOR AND ESTABLISH CONFERENCE COMMITTEES. THESE COMMITTEES MEET AND NEGOTIATE THROUGHOUT APRIL TO REFUSE OR ACCEPT THE OTHER CHAMBER UP HIS PROPOSALS. THE FINAL BUDGET MUST BE APPROVED BY PRE SINE DIE ON APRIL 27. BEFORE THEN, THE COMMITTEE MUST ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS, WHICH ARE REALLY THE FINAL BUDGETS, OR THE STATE COULD FACE A SPECIAL SESSION. ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY APRIL 27. OF COURSE, THE GOVERNOR MUST SIGN IT. ON JULY 1, THE STATE FISCAL YEAR WOULD BEGIN. IN SHORT, THE STATE IS FACING VERY HARD DECISIONS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THE REVENUE AND BUDGET PROPOSALS. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO ABSORB. WE ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THE BUDGETS AND REVENUE PROPOSALS, BUT TODAY AND IN THE REGULAR CHECK INS WITH YOUR OFFICES. >> JUMPING IN TODAY, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO COVER EVERY SECTION OF THE OPERATING BUDGET, BUT WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON WHERE THE HOUSE AND SENATE LANDED , AND ISSUES SPECIFIC TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, AND WHERE IT IS MOST IMPACTFUL TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LAST YEAR, OR LAST WEEK, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WE WENT OVER SOME OF THE OPERATING BUDGET REVENUE PROPOSALS. THE HOUSE AND SENATE DIFFER QUITE A BIT. THE HOUSE IS PROPOSING FINANCIAL INTANGIBLES TAX, PROPERTY TAX LIFT, AND SURCHARGE, AND THE SENATE IS PROPOSING A FINANCIAL INTANGIBLES TAX, A PARALLEL EXPENSE TAX, PROPERTY TAX LIFT. THEY WILL REPEAL SOME TAX PREFERENCES, AND ALSO PROVIDED SALES TAX CUT. IN TERMS OF SPENDING, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, STARTING WITH A FEW AREAS WHERE THE SENATE AND HOUSE ARE VERY SIMILAR. BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE FUND THE MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACCOUNT, WHICH IS AN ACCOUNT THE FINAL FROM THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON A PER CAPITA BASIS. THEY FIND IT AT THE SAME AMOUNT, A LITTLE OVER 60 MILLION. THEY BOTH FUND 23 NEW BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT CLASSES, TWO PER YEAR IN EACH OF THE NEW FOUR REGIONAL ACADEMIES, ARLINGTON, SPOKANE AND VANCOUVER, AND THEN THE REMAINING CLASSES. THEY ALSO REINSTATE THE 25% LOCAL MATCH FOR SETTING NEW RECRUITS . THAT MEANS 25% OF THE COST FOR SENDING THE RECUSE ARE COVERED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE INCLUDE A $4 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM TO THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES TO FIND ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE PROGRAMS AROUND THE STATE. A FEW AREAS WHERE THE SENATE AND HOUSE OPERATING BUDGETS DIFFER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IS THAT THE HOUSE INCLUDES A $25 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTING RECRUITMENT HIRING AND RETENTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND CO-RESPONDERS. THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HOUSE BILL 2015, WHICH HAD BEEN A CITY PRIORITY THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THAT PASSED THE HOUSE, BUT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE SENATE NOW. BUT THE HOUSE AND SENATE INCLUDE ALMOST $1 MILLION FOR PUBLIC DEFENSE GRANTS THE GOES TO CITIES. THE SENATE INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION FOR GRANTS FOR CITIES AS WELL. BOTH BUDGETS INCLUDE A LITTLE BIT OVER $1 MILLION TO HELP DECREASE THE CASEBACK LOAD FOR WASHINGTON STATE PATROL TOXICOLOGY LAB. THE HOUSE ALSO INCLUDES A 4.FIVE -- A GRANT PROGRAM FOR A LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED DIVERSION PROGRAM. THAT IS A GRANT PROGRAM TO THE HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY. THE HOUSE ALSO INCLUDES A RECOVERY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM RUN OUT OF THE COUNTY. FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, A LOT OF SIMILARITIES. VARYING AMOUNTS, BUT BOTH BUDGETS INCLUDE MONEY FOR CLUBHOUSE PROGRAMS, MONEY FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PEER SUPPORT SERVICES, DOLLARS FOR HEALTH ENGAGEMENT HELPS, MONEY TO HELP INCREASE THE ADMINISTRATION OF. THE SENATE ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR CRISIS, TRIAGE OR RELEASE CENTERS, AS WELL AS MONEY FOR LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS. THE HOUSE INCLUDES ABOUT 60 MILLION FOR SUPPORTING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS . THOSE ARE KIND OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SECTION OF THE BUDGET. FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, A FEW AREAS WHERE THE BUDGETS ARE VERY SIMILAR. BOTH FIND ABOUT 200 MILLION FOR THE COVENANT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM. A LITTLE OVER WHETHER THE CITY MILLION FOR HOUSING AND ESSENTIAL NEEDS. 111 MILLION FOR GRANTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. BOTH BUDGETS INCLUDE 90 MILLION FOR TRANSITIONING THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS TO SAY FOR HOUSING. THE SENATE BUDGET INCLUDES ABOUT $78 MILLION FOR GRANTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO MAINTAIN PROGRAMS IMPACTED BY THE LOSS OF DOCUMENT RECORDING FEES, WHICH ARE ONE OF THE MAIN REVENUE SOURCES THAT GOES TOWARDS HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS. THE SENATE INCLUDES ABOUT 77 ONE, AND THE HOUSE INCLUDES IT AT A HIGHER AMOUNT OF $117 MILLION. SOME OTHER AREAS FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. BOTH INCLUDE 62 MILLION FOR GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COST OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. BOTH BUDGETS INCLUDE ABOUT 26 OR 27 MILLION FOR HOMELESSNESS SUPPORTS THE FAMILIES, YOUTH FOR PREVENTION AND DIVERSION TO HOMELESSNESS. BOTH INCLUDE AROUND 22 TO 23 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS. THE SENATE BUDGET INCLUDES A HIGHER AMOUNT OF 14 MILLION FOR THE CONSOLIDATED HOMELESSNESS GRANT PROGRAM. THE HOUSE FINDS IT AT 6.5 MILLION. THE SENATE INCLUDES 5.FOR IN FOR CLOSURE PREVENTION, AND THE HOUSE FINDS IT AT $1.2 MILLION. A COUPLE MORE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS HERE. BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE ESSENTIALLY PROPOSE A SWEEP OF THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. THIS ACCOUNT ESSENTIALLY FUNDS YOUR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC WORKS, WATER, WAYS, ROADS, BRIDGES AT SDOT AND HAVE UTILIZED IN THE PAST. THE SENATE IS WEEPING 165 MILLION TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR, STATE FISCAL YEAR 2026. AND THEN, TRANSFER BACK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN 2027. THE HOUSE IS SWEEPING ABOUT 288 MILLION FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT TO THE GENERAL FUND JUST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. THE SENATE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES ABOUT 5 MILLION TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS. THE HOUSE ALSO INCLUDES THAT AT 6 MILLION. THE HOUSE ALSO INCLUDES 20.5 MILLION TO ASSIST PUBLIC BUILDING OWNERS WITH ENERGY AUDITS. THAT COVERS THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. TODAY WE ALSO SENT OUT THE AWC BUDGET MATRIX WITH A LOT MORE DETAIL THAT YOU CAN REVIEW. OF HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO CHAT OFF-LINE ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER FUNDING AREAS. MOVING ONTO THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET. BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE TRANSPORTATION BUDGETS BALANCE THE BUDGET AND ADDRESS THE $1 BILLION SHORTFALL OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. HOWEVER, THE HOUSE AND SENATE BOTH TAKE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE REVENUE. THE HOUSE IS PROPOSING A NINE CENT GAS TAX INCREASE INDEXED TO INFLATION. CITIES GET ABOUT 6% OF THAT NEW REVENUE INCREASE. THEY ARE ALSO PROPOSING AN ANNUAL HIGHWAY USE THE BASED ON CAR FUEL ECONOMY. AND THEN, ALSO INCREASING THE VEHICLE SALES TAX FROM 0.3% TO 1%. THE SENATE IS PROPOSING A MENU OF DIFFERENT REVENUE OPTIONS HERE. KIND OF ALL ACROSS THE BOARD. A 6 CENTS GAS TAX INCREASE. NO SHARE TO CITIES. A SALES TAX TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET. EV REGISTRATION FEE, LUXURY VEHICLE FEE, RENTAL CAR AND PEER TO PEER SHARING CAR, TAX INCREASES, DRIVERS LICENSE FEE INCREASE, TENDERLY TRAFFIC INFRACTION ASSESSMENT, 10% E-BIKE SURCHARGE , AND ONE DOLLAR PER ATTENDEE ASSESSMENT ON LARGE EVENTS OVER 20,000 ATTENDEES. IN TERMS OF SPENDING, THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET INCLUDES 83 MILLION FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS. SAME WITH THE HOUSE. THE SENATE INCLUDES 87 MILLION FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY, AND THE HOUSE INCLUDES 82 MILLION . THE SENATE INCLUDES 8 MILLION TO ADDRESS HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ON STATE OWNED RIGHTS AWAY. IN THE HOUSE INCLUDES TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS ENCAMPMENTS ON STATES RIGHTS OF WAY. INCLUDED IN THAT BUDGET IS A DEDICATED $1 MILLION FOR CITY OF SEATTLE. FINALLY, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE WORLD CUP FUNDING. THIS IS BOTH IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND OPERATING BUDGET. THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET INCLUDES 8.2 MILLION FOR -- 8 MILLION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS, TRANSPORTATION OPERATION ACTIVITIES, 2 MILLION FOR TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT, TO MILLION FOR BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS, AND 1 MILLION OF THAT FOR CITY OF SEATTLE. THE OPERATING BUDGET IS INCLUDED , FIVE.5 MILLION FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY INVESTMENTS, AS WELL AS WHEN WE DOLLARS FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. THE HOUSE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET, THERE IS 6 MILLION FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS, 6 MILLION FOR KING COUNTY WATER TAX OR FERRY AND SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS AS WELL AS 1 MILLION FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. THAT CONCLUDES SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE OPERATING AND TRANSPORTATION BUDGET. THE MAIN FOCUS FOR TODAY'S. PRESENTATION. WE ALSO INCLUDED FOR YOUR REFERENCE AN UPDATE ON ALL OF THE SEATTLE PRIORITY BILLS JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE TRACKING THE NEXT CUT OFF THIS WEDNESDAY. THAT MEANS POLICY BILLS WILL NEED TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE COMMITTEE BY WEDNESDAY. EVERYTHING IS LOOKING PRETTY SOLID, BUT IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK FURTHER AT THE SLIDES TODAY TO CHECK ON WHERE THE PRIORITIES ARE STANDING AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE INCLUDED ALL OF THESE TABLES FOR YOUR REFERENCE. WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK. TODAY BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE CAPITAL BUDGETS WILL GET RELEASED. WE WILL UPDATE YOU MORE ABOUT THAT AT THE NEXT BRIEFING. WE ARE ALSO HAVING A COUPLE OF HEARINGS IN THE PRIORITIES. TODAY THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS HEARING HOUSE BILL 1423, WHICH IS THE AUTOMATED NOISE ENFORCEMENT CAMERA BILL. LATER THIS WEEK, THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS ALSO HEARING HOUSE BILL 1774, A BILL THAT ALLOWS TO LEASE THEIR LAND LOWER THAN MARKET VALUE. WE HAVE THE CUT OFF THIS WEDNESDAY. ALSO LOOK INTO THE NEXT CUT OFF, NEXT TUESDAY, THE OFFICE OF CHAMBER FISCAL CUT OFF. WITH THAT, I THINK WE CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COUNCILMEMBER QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE. I KNOW IT IS IN THE NEW PHASE HERE WITH WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH IN TERMS OF OLYMPIA . I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS THAT IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT A FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, A FUNCTION THAT FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM. I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TOXICOLOGY LAB, FOR EXAMPLE. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO WORK THROUGH THE ISSUES WE ARE FACING IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IT HAS HUGE IMPACTS ACROSS THE BOARD AND REALLY GOES TO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY, AND MORE BROADLY IN THE COUNCIL. WE NEED THE SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE THAT. TIED TO THAT IS THE RECOVERY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TOO. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, WE ARE TRYING TO PUSH PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WE'RE ALSO PUSHING HUMAN SERVICES. WE ARE PUSHING THE TRADITIONAL PIECES WITH POLICE AND FIRE, BUT ALSO THE ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE AND MOVING FORWARD. LIKE WITH THE CARE DEPARTMENT OR THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAMS. TIED TO THIS IS THE IDEA OF THE RECOVERY NAVIGATION PROGRAM. AS CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I WANTED TO THROW MY SUPPORT BEHIND THAT PROGRAM AS WELL. IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL ARCHITECTURE WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD YOUR, WHICH IS REALLY A MODEL FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. MATE -- ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AGAIN, ALWAYS TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, HUMAN SERVICES, WE NEED BOTH. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE HARD WORK THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE ON THIS FRONT IN TERMS OF BRINGING THIS CAPABILITY TO OUR STREETS, WHICH IS MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THE CITY. THAT IS ANOTHER THING. I DON'T THINK THERE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT ONE. BUT THAT IS A SUCCESS STORY. I THINK YOU CAN JUST POINT TO THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN YOU ARE IN DISCUSSIONS IN OLYMPIA AND SHOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. IT IS BEING DONE RIGHT NOW ON OUR STREETS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE. AGAIN, PLEASE PUSH, AND WE WILL DO OUR PART TOO, REGARDING THE RECOVERY NAVIGATION PROGRAM AND TOXICOLOGY LAB. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS. HOLD ON A SECOND. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE RECOVERY NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. COULD YOU DESCRIBE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? >> PART OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE SEEING -- PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOMELESSNESS. WE HAVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS , BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHO ARE IN CRISIS, AND WE NEED TO HELP THEM. IF THEY DON'T GET THE HELP, IF THEY ARE NOT HELPED IN THE NAVIGATION, THIS IS THE -- THE LEAD PROGRAM, OVERALL PDA, PURPOSE AND DIGNITY IN ACTION, THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL. IT IS ABOUT GETTING THEM TO THAT TREATMENT, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, CIRCUMSTANCES WILL DICTATE BECAUSE OF THE PIECES WITH ADDICTION AND SO FORTH THAT THEY MAY GO INTO SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES WE ARE SEEING. IT IS SAD. ONCE WE HAVE A DIRECT MARKET, WE HAVE A STOLEN GOODS MARKET. I'VE SAID THIS 1 MILLION TIMES. WE NEED TO ADDRESS THESE THINGS EARLIER AND ASSIST ON THE SIDE SO WE ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING ON THE MORE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. WE NEED THE RECOVERY NAVIGATION PROGRAM AND SIMILAR PROGRAMS . THE CARE DEPARTMENT, CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM. I SAW THAT IN THE UPDATE AS WELL. WE NEED THEM TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS TO MIND THAT THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER THIS PAST WEEKEND. I DIDN'T ASK THAT QUESTION TO SHOW AND TELL THIS. IT IS TALKING ABOUT PRIVATE PROGRAM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PRIVATE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. THAT WAS SOMETHING I GOT IN THE BUDGET YEARS AGO, BUT ANYTHING THAT CAN STREAMLINE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE ON-DEMAND TREATMENT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TOO. PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, OR WHO ONLY HAVE MEDICAID, OFTEN ARE ON WAITING LISTS TO GET INTO TREATMENT . AND WHILE WAITING, THEY CAN SOMETIMES SUCCUMB TO FATAL OVERDOSE. >> CAN I FOLLOW UP ON THAT? I READ THAT ARTICLE AS WELL. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT HIGHLIGHTS HAVING THIS ECOSYSTEM, THIS ARCHITECTURE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING AND PRESSING AND MOVING FORWARD THE NAVIGATION.THAT I JUST MENTIONED. IN THAT ARTICLE, THEY TALK ABOUT WE HARD SEATTLE. WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THIS MIX OF ORGANIZATIONS AND APPROACHES IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT IS EFFECTIVE. OBVIOUSLY, EACH CASE IS INDIVIDUAL CASE. IN SOME CASES, THE WE HARD SEATTLE MODEL MIGHT WORK BETTER, AS NOTED IN THE ARTICLE, AND IN OTHER CASES, SOME OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ARTICLE THAT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE SAME TOPIC. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU TEAM FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK SESSION . IT MOVES FAST. CERTAINLY NOT AN EASY TIME. YOUR WORK IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING ON SOME OF THE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE PROPOSALS ON THE APPROVED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. WE INCLUDED LANGUAGE TO ENCOURAGE THE LEGISLATURE TO LOOK FIRST AT SOME PROGRESSIVE REVENUE PROPOSALS INSTEAD OF LOOKING TOWARDS OPTIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER BURDEN ON WORKING FAMILIES. ENCOURAGED TO SEE THESE PROPOSALS COME FORWARD. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS ABOUT SOME LOBBYING EFFORTS, SPECIFICALLY, AGAINST THE PROPOSED BILLS. PARTICULARLY, A LETTER FROM A COUPLE OF CITIES AROUND KING COUNTY. I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO SOME OF WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN ON THAT FRONT, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE JUSTIFICATIONS THEY ARE PROVIDING. ARE THEY PROPOSING ALTERNATIVES , OR IS THIS AN ENDORSEMENT OF SOME OF THE CUTS THAT MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALL CUTS BUDGET? >> THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION. ON FRIDAY, I BELIEVE, THERE WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE OF A NOBLE -- NUMBER OF REGIONAL MAYORS, 12 OR 15, OPPOSING BOTH THE PARALLEL EXPENSE TAX THAT THE SENATE IS CONSIDERING, AS WELL AS THE B&O SURCHARGE BUT I CAN'T SPEAK TO ALL OF THE INTERESTS AND PRIORITIES OF THAT COALITION OF MAYORS. I WILL JUST SAY THAT WHAT I LEARNED FROM THEIR LETTER IS THAT THEY ARE OPPOSING THOSE PIECES OF LEGISLATION, BUT I CANNOT SPEAK TO WHAT ALTERNATIVE THEY MIGHT BE PROPOSING, OR WHAT TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT OR BUDGET CUTS OR NOT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN. THAT IS ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE. THANKS FOR PROVIDING THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK, AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN THESE BRIEFINGS BEFORE, ALL CUTS BUDGET THAT IS BEEN LAID OUT WOULD HAVE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES FOR THE ENTIRE STATE AND MANY RESIDENTS ALREADY AT THE MARGINS. AS THIS DEVELOPS AND THERE IS MORE MOMENTUM AGAIN, SOME OF THESE PROPOSALS, I WOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE UPDATES ON THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> SPEAKING OF THAT, WHAT ARE THE CUTS BEING OPPOSED? -- PROPOSED? >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION. GOVERNOR FERGUSON ASKED ALL HIS AGENCIES TO DO A BUDGET REDUCTION EXERCISE. HE RELEASED ALL OF THOSE REDUCTIONS. WHAT WE SAW IS REDUCTIONS IN HEALTHCARE ACCESS, REDUCTIONS IN FOOD ASSISTANCE ACCESS. WE SAW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNDING, RECOVERY NAVIGATOR FUNDING REDUCED. LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION GROUPS . WE ARE ALSO SEEING MAJOR DELAYS IN EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE SUBSIDY EXPANSION. THAT IS GOING ALONG WITH THE KIDS ACT, AS WELL AS POSSIBLE PROPOSALS AROUND FURLOUGHING STATE EMPLOYEES. WHAT WE SAW IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGETS IS THAT THEY TOOK AN APPROACH OF SOME CUTS, AS WELL AS SOME PROPOSE THE REVENUES. FOR THE SENATE, THEY ARE DELAYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE EXPANSION, AS WELL AS PROPOSING FOR -- FURLOUGHS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. ARE ALSO DIPPING INTO SOME OF THE STATE RESERVES. THE HOUSE IS NOT PROPOSING THE STATE FURLOUGHS, BUT THEY ARE ALSO DELAYING SOME OF THOSE EARLY LEARNING CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS NOT FULLY FUNDING THE K-12 ISSUES THAT ARE SO HOT TOPICS THIS SESSION. I ALSO KNOW THAT EACH CHAMBER TOOK THEIR OWN APPROACH, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE SLIDES. THERE ARE VARYING AMOUNTS THAT EACH CHAMBER IS TAKING. SOME ARE TRYING TO DO MINIMAL CUTS ACROSS THE BOARD. WHAT WE SAW IN THE HOUSE WAS LOWER REDUCTIONS, BUT EVERYTHING GOT A REDUCTION. THE SENATE MAYBE JUST CHOSE NOT TO FUND PROGRAMS, LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVERSION AND RECOVERY NAVIGATOR. IT IS VARYING ACROSS THE BOARD. I THINK BUT THE HOUSE AND SENATE WERE TAKING DIFFERENT APPROACHES OF HOW TO BALANCE BOTH MAINTAINING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE STATE, AND ALSO MAINTAINING A BALANCED BUDGET. THOSE ARE THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR THE STATE OVER THE NEXT MONTH AS THEY NEGOTIATE ALL THE DETAILS. >> GOT IT. I HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION REGARDING PAGE 4 . THE THIRD BULLET POINT UNDER THE HOUSE OPERATING REVENUE PROPOSAL. IT SAYS, B&O SURCHARGE I BUSINESSES WITH A TAXABLE INCOME OF OVER 250 MILLION. B&O IS LEVIED ON GROSS REVENUE, CORRECT? ARE THEY GOING TO -- ARE THEY LOOKING AT GROSS REVENUE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE TAXABLE INCOME OF THOSE COMPANIES ? IF SO, WHAT IS THE FLOOR , WHAT IS THE GROSS REVENUE FLOOR FOR COMPANIES THAT THIS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO? >> THANKS FOR THAT QUESTION. WE WILL HAVE TO REVIEW THE BILLING GET BACK TO YOU OVER EMAIL ON THAT ONE, IF YOU DON'T MIND. >> OKAY. I HAD A QUESTION ON PAGE 10. THE TRANSFERS FROM THE PWAA. HOW MUCH IS IN THERE RIGHT NOW? IT IS HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND . IS THAT A LOT OR A LITTLE? WHAT IS THE BASE AMOUNT? >> LET ME PULL THAT UP FOR YOU. IT IS A SIZABLE AMOUNT THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING TO TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND IF I HAD TO GENERALIZE, IT IS A CONCERNING AMOUNT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BASELINE IS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I CAN ALSO GET BACK TO YOU ABOUT THAT. >> THANKS. THAT IS IT FOR MY QUESTIONS. AT LEAST THE ONES I WILL TAKE UP EVERYBODY'S TIME ASKING. ANY OTHERS? ALL RIGHT. YOU MIGHT BE HEARING FROM US ON A ONE-ON-ONE BASIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK DOWN THERE . JUST LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE SHOULD GET ENGAGED IN THAT YOU NEED HELP ON WHEN IT COMES TO OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA PRIORITIES. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS THE FIFA WORLD CUP BRIEFING. WE TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME AT THE DAIS, AND NOW WE WILL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE -- REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GROUP THAT IS THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL GROUP THAT IS DIGGING INTO ALL THESE DETAILS. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. FEEL FREE TO BEGIN. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, DEPUTY MAYOR FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. >> HELLO. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF WORLD CUP OPERATIONS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. >> I AM THE CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER FOR THE SEATTLE FIFA WORLD CUP LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. >> WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. I KNOW THAT, AS YOU MENTIONED, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WORLD CUP IS TALKED ABOUT A LOT. IN FACT, IT HAS BEEN AROUND AND TALKED ABOUT IN THE CITY FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS NOW. WE ARE GETTING CLOSE. WHERE STILL A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A YEAR OUT. WE WANTED TO COME TO YOU TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A POINT IN TIME BRIEFING ON WHERE THINGS ARE AT FOR PLANNING. I KNOW YOU ARE ASKED ABOUT IT QUITE A BIT AND NEED INSIGHT AND OVERSIGHT ON IT AS WELL. BECAUSE IT IS A VERY BROAD PLANNING EFFORT ACROSS MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS A ROLE. KAILEE IS THE SPECIFIC DIRECTOR OF WORLD CUP OPERATIONS. I WORK ON IT FREQUENTLY AS WELL. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN BRIEFED ON WORLD CUP, AND SOME ARE NEWER TO IT. WE WILL GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF THE BACKGROUND. JUST TO GO BACK IN TIME A LITTLE BIT. IT WAS IN 2018 THAT THE CITY ORIGINALLY PUT IN THE BED TO FIFA TO BE ONE OF THE HOST CITIES FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP. WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LEARN THAT WE WERE AWARDED THAT , ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF NORTH AMERICAN CITIES. IT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST SPORTING EVENT. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING ENDEAVOR, INDEED. IN 2023 WE ENTERED INTO A MUTUAL SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. PWAA, WHILE IT RECOGNIZES THE CITIES ARE THE HOST CITIES, THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND, IN THIS MODEL, THE CITY SOMETIMES ARE NOT UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO HOST A GLOBAL SPORTING EVENT. AND SO, IT ANTICIPATED THE SETTING UP OF INDEPENDENT LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEES THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY DO MOST OF THE WORK PUTTING ON THE EVENT. WE WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS IN A MINUTE HERE. WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF WORK, BOTH ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS A CITY, AND OUR GREATER REGION. ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM EMPHASIZING, BECAUSE I DO IT IN ALL TIMES WHEN I SPEAK ABOUT THE WORLD CUP, IS THAT THIS IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A CITY. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THIS , BUT A GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY. THERE ONLY SO MANY TIMES IN OUR HISTORY WHERE WE GET THE EYES OF THE WORLD ON US. TALKING ABOUT BILLIONS THAT WILL BE ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2026 AS ONE OF THE HOST CITIES. WE ARE EXCITED TO, NOT ONLY PUT ON AN AMAZING WORLD CUP FOR THOSE FOR THE AS WELL. THING W IS THAT I WANT THIS TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST POINTS OF CIVIC CELEBRATION AND CELEBRATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE IN THEIR LIFETIME. I WANT ADULTS AND KIDS TO BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK AND SAY, I REMEMBER THE THING I DID IN SEATTLE IN 2026 FOR THE WORLD CUP. MUCH LIKE PEOPLE STILL TALK ABOUT THE WORLD'S FAIR. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO THROUGH THE UPDATES WITH WHERE WE ARE IN PLANNING. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THAT WITH YOU. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO OVER BACKGROUND, PLANNING GOALS, AND MOVING FORWARD. >> JUST TO GROUND US A LITTLE BIT IN WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE, WE ARE A 436 DAYS AWAY, BUT WHO'S COUNTING? IT IS FROM HOSTING THE LARGEST SPORTING EVENT EVER STAGED. THE 2026 MEN'S WORLD CUP , FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE FOOTPRINT OF THAT TOURNAMENT HAS DRAMATICALLY EXPANDED TO SPAN THREE COUNTRIES , 16 HOST CITIES AND 48 TEAMS. THE TOURNAMENT WILL INCLUDE 104 GAMES WITH THE OPENING MATCH TAKING PLACE ON JUNE 11 IN MEXICO CITY AND CONCLUDING WITH THE FINAL ON JULY 19 IN NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY. VANCOUVER IS OUR CLOSEST HOST CITY WRITE UP THE WAY. IMPORTANTLY, THE TOURNAMENT DOES OVERLAP WITH OUR COUNTRIES -- COUNTRY'S 205th BIRTHDAY ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. GLOBALLY, THERE IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 3 BILLION VIEWERS FOR THE FINAL MATCH. WE ARE ANTICIPATING ABOUT 6 MILLION PLUS TICKETED VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES. WHILE SEATTLE WILL BE THE CENTRAL HUB OF ACTIVITY WITH THE MATCHES AND OFFICIALS AND CELEBRATION TAKING PLACE HERE, THE TOURNAMENT REALLY IS A STATEWIDE UNDERTAKING. THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN SEATTLE UNIVERSITY WILL SERVE AS PRACTICE FIELDS FOR THE TEAMS TO PLAY HERE . WE HAVE ALSO OFFICIALLY PROPOSED TWO LOCATIONS FOR POTENTIAL TEAM BASE CAMPS . BASE CAMPS ARE , ESSENTIALLY, CHOSEN BY THE TEAMS PLAYING IN THE TOURNAMENT, AND THEY SERVE AS THEIR HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR THE DURATION OF THE GROUP STAYS. THE TWO LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE OFFICIALLY SUBMITTED AS OPTIONS FOR TEAMS TO CHOOSE FROM ARE THE SOUNDERS CLUBHOUSE IN RENTON AND GONZAGA UNIVERSITY IN SPOKANE. THE TEAMS WILL MAKE THEIR SELECTIONS OF BASE CAMPS FOLLOWING WHAT IS CALLED THE DRAW WHERE WE FIND OUT WHO WAS GOING WHERE. THAT WILL HAPPEN LATE THIS YEAR , ANTICIPATED TO BE DECEMBER, WITH TEAMS SELECTED THEIR BASE CAMP SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF ONE, OR BOTH, OF THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE SELECTED, BUT I THINK, GIVEN THE WORLD-CLASS FACILITY WE HAVE DOWN IN RENTON, I THINK WE'RE FEELING PRETTY GOOD THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS WILL BE CHOSEN. TEAMS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN LATE MAY OR EARLY JUNE TO THEIR BASE CAMPS. IN ADDITION TO THE OFFICIAL FAN CELEBRATION AT SEATTLE CENTER, WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE BIT, THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ALSO ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT THEY WILL BE PARTNERING WITH NINE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. YOU CAN SEE THEM HERE ON THE MAP. THEY WILL HOST FAN ZONES, WHICH ARE MANY FAN CELEBRATIONS AIMED AT ENSURING THAT AS MANY WASHINGTONIANS AS POSSIBLE CAN BE A PART OF THE GAMES. SPECIFIC LOCATIONS AND PROGRAMMING IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS WILL BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO THE TOURNAMENT . THEY ARE IN PLANNING MODE RIGHT NOW. AS I SAID, THE CLOSEST HOST CITY IS VANCOUVER. WE ARE EXPECTING UP TO 1.6 MILLION VISITORS BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE TOURNAMENT. LOCALLY, THE INITIAL PROJECTION IS THAT WE WILL SEE UP TO 750,000 VISITORS OVER THE THREE WEEKS THAT THE TOURNAMENT IS HERE JUST IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE FULL MATCH SCHEDULE. WE ARE HOSTING SIX MATCHES . TWO IN THE KNOCKOUT ROUND AND FOUR IN THE GROUP STAGE . OF NOTE, WE ARE EXCITED TO HOST A MATCH ON JUNETEENTH WELCOMING THE U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM. THAT WILL BE A BIG ONE. ANOTHER MATCH ON JUNE 26, WHICH KICKS OFF PRIDE WEEKEND. OUR LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH OTHER VENUES IN THE AREA. THERE WILL BE NO DUAL EVENT DAYS FOR MARINERS AND WORLD CUP. A QUICK NOTE ON THE CLUB WORLD CUP , NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, WHICH IS THE WORLD CUP IN 2026. WE ARE HOSTING A SERIES OF CLUB WORLD CUP GAMES THIS YEAR BEGINNING IN JUNE . THESE ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE MORE LIKE A SEAHAWKS GAME . PLANNING IS STILL , OBVIOUSLY, IMPORTANT AND UNDERWAY. BUT THEY'RE NOT ANTICIPATED TO BE AT THE SCOPE AND SCALE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN 2026. WITH THAT, I WILL KICK IT OVER TO APRIL TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OVERALL STRUCTURE AND TOUCH ON SOME OF THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE INITIATIVES. >> THANKS. IT REALLY DOES TAKE A VILLAGE TO PUT ON THE WORLD 'S LARGEST EVENT. WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. FIFA OBVIOUSLY CONTINUES TO PLAY THE ROLE OF HANDLING EVERYTHING THAT WILL HAPPEN INSIDE THE STADIUM ITSELF. THEY ARE ALSO HELPING TO SUPPORT AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONTINENTAL CORONATION LEVEL. IN CONVERSATIONS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, REALLY FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT CUSTOMS AND FEES AS ARE APPROPRIATELY SITUATED SO FANS AND PLAYERS AND WORKERS CAN BE HERE. AND THAT, THERE IS OUR ORGANIZATION. WE ARE THE NONPROFIT THAT WAS CREATED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF GETTING OUR REGION READY FOR HOSTING THIS EVENT, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THAT WITH OUR VALUES IN MIND. I WILL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE. WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THE STADIUM, MAKING SURE THERE IS A GREAT AND SAFE AND FUN EXPERIENCE AND ATMOSPHERE FOR FANS , AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AS WELL. AND THEN, THE GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS, LIKE THE CITY, CONTINUE TO DO YOUR NORMAL GOVERNMENTAL THINGS. PROVIDING YOUR EVERYDAY SERVICES AND ENHANCED SERVICES IN SOME CASES. WE HAVE TREMENDOUS PARTNERS, LIKE FIRST AND GOAL, LUMEN FIELD, VISIT SEATTLE, WHO ARE ALL WORKING TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FACILITY WHERE THE GAMES CAN BE PLAYED AND THAT SUPPORT MARKETING INTERNATIONALLY SO FANS CHOOSE TO BE HERE. I MENTIONED A LITTLE ABOUT THE DESIRE AS AN ORGANIZATION. ALTHOUGH WE WERE CREATED FOR HOSTING THE WORLD CUP IN GETTING OUR REGION READY, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE DOING THAT IN LIGHT OF, AND CONSISTENT WITH, OUR REGION'S VALUES AND STATE VALUES. THESE ARE THE SIX LEGACY PILLARS. HUMAN RIGHTS, ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY UNITE ALL 16 HOST CITIES. AND THEN, CHILDREN, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY ARE THREE ADDITIONAL ONES HE ADDED LOCALLY. EVERY PART OF WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON, WE REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HITTING ON THESE LEGACY VALUES, BOTH IN TERMS OF HOW WE ARE SETTING UP AND ORGANIZING AND HOW WE ARE BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITY, AS WELL AS BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT USING THIS GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT. AS MENTIONED, IT IS UNUSUAL AND INFREQUENT THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, AND WE KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE WORLD'S FOCUS. AND WE HAVE THAT HERE. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO LEVERAGE THAT MOMENT FOR COMMUNITY FOR A LASTING POSITIVE LEGACY. YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN THE NUMBERS. OUR PARTNERS AND VISIT SEATTLE WORKED WITH TOURISM ECONOMICS, A DIVISION OF OXFORD ECONOMIC, TO PUT TOGETHER A PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT. JUSTIN KING COUNTY ALONE, THE EARLY ANALYSIS IS THAT WE EXPECT TO SEE NEARLY $1 BILLION OF ECONOMIC REVENUE AND IMPACT WITH MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN DIRECT STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUES GENERATED. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL $68 MILLION OF FEDERAL TAX REVENUE THAT IS PROJECTED TO BE GENERATED HERE. IN ADDITION TO THOSE GREAT NUMBERS, THERE IS NEARLY 21,000 JOBS THAT ARE LOCALLY SUPPORTED BY THE WORLD CUP HERE BETWEEN NOW AND THE GAMES THEMSELVES. AND THEN, I MENTIONED WANTING TO BE INTENTIONAL AND REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE SHARING THAT PROSPERITY, LEARNING FROM PAST EVENTS ABOUT WHAT HAS WORKED WELL AND WHAT IS NEEDED FOR IMPROVEMENT. WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A THREE-PART SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT MORE BUSINESSES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS. WILL START OUTWARD AND WORK MY WAY DOWN. AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SEATTLE CHAMBER, WHO IS PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAYBOOK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WILL SHARE A BUNCH OF INFORMATION ABOUT THINGS THEY MAY WANT TO BE THINKING ABOUT. AGAIN, THAT IS REALLY AIMED STATEWIDE. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THANKS TO FUNDING FROM KING COUNTY, THE CHAMBER IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY CONNECTOR PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTY , INCLUSIVE OF HERE IN SEATTLE. HERE IN SEATTLE, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE STADIUM NEIGHBORHOODS , WE ARE WORKING TO FUND THEM TO BE ABLE TO HIRE WORLD CUP LIAISONS THAT CAN PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE BUSINESSES IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS THEY NEED SO WE CAN ALSO BE RESPONSIVE TO THAT. AND REALLY, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP GET PEOPLE ACROSS TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. IN PARTICULAR, IN THE AREAS THAT BEAR MOST OF THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACT OF HAVING MEGA EVENTS. ONE OF THE OTHER WAYS WE ARE WORKING TO HELP DISPERSED TOURISM AND REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE SHOPPING LOCALLY AND VISITING ALL AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY HERE IN SEATTLE, AS WELL AS ACROSS THE STATE AND THE FAN ZONES, IS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AN AUGMENTED REALITY APP SPECIFIC TO THE SEATTLE WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND TOURISM AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE. REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS THAT THESE ARE PLACES YOU SHOULD GO AND VISIT. IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR IN ADVANCE OF THE GAMES THEMSELVES TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE LOCALLY TO BE TRAVELING AROUND AND VISITING SMALL BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS FANS WERE TRAVELING HERE FOR THE GAMES. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO WIN PRIZES WITH WORLD CUP SWAG AND THINGS LIKE THAT. ONE OF THE VALUES I KNOW IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS THE NEED TO ENSURE WE ARE PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND WORKERS RIGHTS AS PART OF THIS ORGANIZING PLAN. WE KNOW THAT , HISTORICALLY, WITH MEGA EVENTS, PARTICULARLY LARGE SPORTING EVENTS, THERE IS AN INCREASE OF TRAFFICKING THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH PEOPLE DURING THAT PERIOD. WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NONPROFITS INVOLVED IN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT , THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FIFA, THE CITIES OF SEATTLE, IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WRIT LARGE TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE TRAININGS THAT ARE REALLY SPECIFIC TO THE NATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING HERE AS TO WHAT TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE REMEDIES TO BE ABLE TO HELP ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE SAFE. THAT IS ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THAT WE WILL BE WORKING ON. WE HAVE SEVERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES WE HAVE STOOD UP, OR IN THE PROCESS OF STANDING UP, TO ENSURE THEY ARE PROVIDING THEIR EXPERTISE AND THAT WE ARE NOT REINVENTING THE WHEEL WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND ARE REALLY TAPPED IN. WE ARE WORKING -- WE HAVE A JUNETEENTH AND PRIDE MATCH COMMITTEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WE ALSO HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY , ACCESSIBILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL PROVIDING INPUT AND THEIR EXPERTISE IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS. I DID WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO SHARE THIS PHOTO IS FROM A SIGNING OF THE LABOR STANDARDS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND MLK LABOR FOR ENSURING THAT ALL WORK THAT IS DONE AT SEATTLE CENTER FOR OUR FAN CELEBRATION WILL BE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LABOR UNIONS, AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL WORKERS WILL BE RECEIVING A FAIR AND GOOD FAMILY WAGE SALARY FOR THAT WORK. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE THE ONLY HOST CITY , SO FAR, THAT HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT SUCH AS THIS. SPEAKING OF THE SEATTLE FAN CELEBRATION AT SEATTLE CENTER, THIS IS THE PRIMARY PLACE THAT MANY FANS ARE REALLY GOING TO GET TO HAVE A WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE. WE ARE EXPECTING 15,000 TO 30,000 I THINK KYLIE MENTIONED SPECIFIC TO SEATTLE WE THINK 700 -- AFTER 750,000 PEOPLE WILL BE HERE OVER THE COURSE OF THAT THREE-WEEK PERIOD. ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THEM WILL HAVE TICKETS. THE REST WILL BE HERE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE AROUND THE ATMOSPHERE AND PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS WHERE WE THINK MANY OF THEM WILL BE AT THE SEATTLE CENTER. WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE STAFF AND LEADERSHIP AT THE CENTER. AND THEIR WORK TO GET READY , TO BE READY TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THESE PEOPLE. WE ARE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER STAFF , WITH THE RESIDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE PRIDE NATURALIZATION CEREMONY AND IRANIAN CEREMONY, TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR PROGRAMS AS PLANNED AND THEN, IN THE VENDOR WORK, WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASHINGTONIANS AND SEATTLE COMPANIES. AND SO, WE HAVE WORKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VENDOR OPPORTUNITIES ARE LOCATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, AND IT IS NOT JUST A BIG NATIONAL, MULTINATIONAL COMPANY. >> AS APRIL EXPLAINED , THE MAIN OFFICIAL FAN CELEBRATION WILL BE AT SEATTLE CENTER. ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES AS A HOST CITY IS TO REALLY CREATE AN INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE THAT FACILITATES EXCITEMENT AND CIVIC PRIDE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, NOT JUST THE VISITORS WE EXPECT. ONE WAY WE PLAN TO DO THAT IS BY RESOURCE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY TO PUT ON THEIR OWN CELEBRATIONS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY CENTERED ON CIVIC AND CULTURAL PRIDE, SHARED HUMANITY, CROSS-CULTURAL LEARNING AND JOY. AS YOU MAY RECALL, COUNCIL APPROVED 500,000 IN THE 2025 BUDGET FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE HAVE A SMALL IDT, INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM, WORKING NOW ON THE PROCESS BY WHICH GROUPS CAN APPLY AND BE SELECTED FOR THESE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION MICRO GRANTS. THE AIM IS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION IN EACH DISTRICT. WE EXPECT TO OPEN UP RFPs FOR THIS SOMETIME THIS SUMMER WITH THE WORD DECISIONS BY EARLY FALL, GIVING FOLKS AMPLE TIME TO PLAN AND PREPARE TO EXECUTE ON THEIR CELEBRATIONS BY THE TIME THE TOURNAMENT COMES. WE WILL MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS THINGS PROGRESS ON THIS. WE REALLY VALUE EACH OF YOUR PARTNERSHIPS AND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE AWARE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY EMERGE. NOW WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION INTO SOME OF THE MORE TACTICAL PLANNING PIECES THAT WE ARE DOING AS THE CITY, AND AS THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. THE FIRST BEING SAFETY AND SECURITY. OBVIOUSLY, ENSURING THE SAFE AND SECURE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE IS TOP PRIORITY. WE HAVE AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL TEAM CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING WHAT IS CALLED AN OVERALL EVENT OPERATIONS PLAN. THAT PLAN WILL ENCOMPASS SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES, TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLANS, EVENT SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS, AND INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. AS WELL AS, DEVELOPING THE PROTOCOL AND STAFFING FOR A UNIFIED EVENT OPERATION CENTER THAT WILL BE ACTIVE ON GAME DAYS, AT LEAST ON GAME DAYS, OVER THE SUMMER . IT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE AN OFF-SITE FROM THE NORMAL EOC SOMEWHERE, HOPEFULLY, CLOSER TO THE STADIUM, AND THAT ALSO ALLOWS THE EOC TO BE ACTIVATED, IF NEEDED, FOR ANYTHING ELSE NON-WORLD CUP RELATED THAT GOES ON ACROSS THE CITY. IN ADDITION TO THE INTERNAL WORK, THE LOC HAS ABOUT 18 SUBGROUPS WORKING ON KEY PUBLIC SAFETY COMPONENTS AND COORDINATING ACROSS ALL 16 HOST CITIES , ALL OF WHICH THE CITY IS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN. ONE EMERGING COMPONENT OF THE SAFETY PLANNING WORK BROUGHT ON, PARTIALLY, BY THE VEHICLE ATTACK IN NEW ORLEANS EARLIER THIS YEAR, IS AN OVERALL CITY EFFORT TO EVALUATE AND SECURE AREAS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO VEHICLE ATTACKS. WE ARE PROTUBERANT -- PRIORITIZING THIS WORK FIRST AND KEY WORLD CUP PEDESTRIAN PUBLIC SPACES, LIKE SEATTLE CENTER AND WESTLAKE PARK. WE KNOW THIS ALL TAKES FUNDING AND RESOURCES. WE ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED WITH THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND OTHER AGENCIES TO DO A GAP ANALYSIS THAT WILL INFORM A STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID ASKED, WHICH IS REALLY GOING TO BE CRITICAL TO THE ABILITY TO HOST A SAFE AND SECURE EVENT. >> WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOUR OIR STAFF IN D.C. AND OLYMPIA. THERE WAS 5 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS PROPOSED IN THE SENATE BUDGET FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY. WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT STAYS IN THE FINAL NEGOTIATION. IN THE D.C., ALL 11 U.S. HOST CITIES ARE WORKING TOGETHER , BOTH AT THE CITY LEVEL AND THE LOCAL ORGANIZING LEVEL, TO ENSURE THAT OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY REQUESTS ARE MOVING FORWARD. COLLECTIVELY, WE ARE SEEKING $625 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH OUR REQUEST HERE IN SEATTLE AT $33 MILLION. THAT HELPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FULLY ABLE TO HAVE A SAFE AND SECURE WORLD CUP IN 2026. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE NATION HAS HAD 78 SIMULTANEOUS RATED ONE AND TWO EVENTS. BECAUSE THIS EVENT CROSSES THE CONTINENT AND BOTH COASTS. IT REALLY IS OF NATIONAL INTEREST AND NATIONAL SECURITY. IT IS FAR BEYOND ANYTHING THAT ANY CITY OR STATE COULD DO ON THEIR OWN. THAT IS WHY WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. >> MOVING ONTO TRANSPORTATION. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO HAVE 80% OF TICKETHOLDERS ARRIVED WITHOUT A PERSONAL CAR. THERE HAS BEEN , FOR A WHILE NOW, EXTENSIVE COORDINATION AND PLANNING WITH METRO, SDOT, SOUND TRANSIT AND WSDOT BROKEN UP INTO FIVE TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUPS CONVENED BY THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO COORDINATE AND PLAN ACROSS ALL THE RELEVANT AGENCIES TO KEEP PEOPLE MOVING DURING THIS MAJOR EVENT. SDOT, STARTING THIS YEAR, WILL START A SERIES OF PAVEMENT ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN KEY AREAS SURROUNDING THE STADIUM TO READY THEM FOR THE SURGE IN USE. ADDITIONALLY, DURING THE WORLD CUP, METRO IS PLANNING TO OPERATE A CIRCULATOR BUS, WHICH WILL CONNECT LUMEN FIELD, THE CID , WATERFRONT AND SEATTLE CENTER FOR THE FAN CELEBRATION. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE ELLIOTT BAY CONNECTOR PROJECT THAT IS SLATED TO BE FINISHED BY THE WORLD CUP WILL PROVIDE A NEW WALKING AND BIKING CORRIDOR BETWEEN SEATTLE CENTER AND LUMEN FIELD. THAT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. A LITTLE BIT ON BUDGET REQUESTS. >> AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE ARE SUPPORTING THE CITY'S REQUEST THAT SENATOR MURRAY AND REPRESENTATIVE HAD FOUR THIRD AVENUE REVITALIZATION. SENATOR CANTWELL IS WAITING ON A NATIONAL BILL TO HELP PROVIDE $10 MILLION DIRECTLY TO EACH HOST COMMUNITY . IT WOULD GO HERE TO THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL TO HELP ADDRESS THE CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES DURING WORLD CUP THAT HAVE ONGOING BENEFIT. THAT BILL IS JUST ABOUT TO BE INTRODUCED. I DON'T THINK IT HAS BEEN YET. AND THEN, AT THE STATE LEVEL, GAVE A GREAT SUMMARY. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE SENATE FUNDED AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER LEVEL AND INCLUDES THE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE SENATE FUNDS THE FULL $10 MILLION, THE HOUSE FUNDED $6 MILLION FOR TRANSIT SERVICE WITH NO PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. >> LET'S TOUCH ON PERMITTING A LITTLE BIT. TAKING A CUE FROM ONGOING DISCUSSIONS OF IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PERMITTING PROCESSES FOR HOUSING, SMALL BUSINESSES. WE ARE ALSO MODELING A MORE STREAMLINED APPROACH TO EVENT PERMITTING AS WELL WITH THE SPECIAL EVENTS OFFICE AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE PLAYING A LEAD ROLE HERE IN CITYWIDE MANAGEMENT AND CENTRALIZED TRACKING. WE HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING CLOSELY FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW WITH THE ENTITIES WE KNOW HAVE COMPLEX AND TIME SENSITIVE PERMITTING NEEDS, WELL AHEAD OF APPLICATIONS COMING IN, TO FACILITATE A SEAMLESS APPROVAL PROCESS. THOSE ENTITIES ARE PWAA -- FIFA, OF COURSE, FOR THE AREA WITHIN THE STADIUM FOOTPRINT, THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE FAN CELEBRATION AT SEATTLE CENTER, FIRST AND GOAL IN LUMEN, FOR STADIUM IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THEIR WALLS THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT, AND BOTH UDUB AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY FOR THEIR PRACTICE FIELD IMPROVEMENTS. WE WILL ALSO BE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE OF COMMUNITY EVENT PERMITTING. A SYSTEM CAN REALLY SERVE AS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR INFORMATION ON WHAT PERMITS ARE NEEDED FOR A GIVEN EVENT, AND AN EASY WAY TO NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND TRIAGE ISSUES. WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF EVENT PERMIT REQUESTS COMING IN AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE TOURNAMENT FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. REALLY AIMING TO MAKE THAT A SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE FOR THEM AS WELL. NOW MOVING INTO WHAT WE CALL BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. A KEY COMPONENT OF THE OVERALL VISION OF MAXIMIZING THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY THAT HOSTING THESE GAMES PRESENTS TO OUR CITY IS TO REALLY SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES TO USE THE WORLD CUP AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR CIVIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL PROVIDE BENEFIT BEYOND THE GAMES THEMSELVES. WE WILL TOUCH BRIEFLY ON A FEW OF THOSE HERE NOW. >> THE MAP ON THE LEFT IS SHOWING THE CENTRAL BUSINESS AREAS OF THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. THAT IS AN AREA WE ARE WORKING THROUGH TO CREATE SOMETHING CALLED THE UNITY LOOP. IT IS REALLY TAKING A STEP BACK AND RECOGNIZING, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE WORLD CUP WITH THE NUMBERS SHARED EARLIER ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WATCHING AND PARTICIPATING IN WORLD CUP EVENTS. MEN'S WORLD CUP IN 2026 PREDICTING 3 BILLION PEOPLE. THAT IS A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THE WORLD. FOR TO ALL COME TOGETHER DURING THE SAME 90 MINUTES TO WATCH A GAME. WE UNDERSTAND THE WORLD CUP IS REALLY A UNIFYING MOMENT FOR THE WORLD, FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND FOR OUR CITY. REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE FANS WHO COME HERE AND THE PEOPLE THAT ALREADY LIVE HERE HAVE THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY UNITY. THIS TIME, IT IS TAKING ADVANTAGE AND LOOKING UP THE MAJOR ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS THAT EXIST IN OUR COMMUNITY ALREADY, AND HELPING TO TIE THOSE TOGETHER IN A MORE CURATED PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED PATH, MUCH LIKE THE FREEDOM TRAIL IN BOSTON. REALLY TRYING TO MARKET THAT IS SOMETHING AS A WAY TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT MAJOR ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. IT IS CONNECTED BY A TON OF STREET ART. I THINK THERE'S 110 PIECES OF STREET HEART -- ARTS PLAN BETWEEN NOW AND THE WORLD CUP. WE ARE WORKING ON ADDING A FEW THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE WORLD CUP AS WELL. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY , NOT JUST A AT THE STADIUM ITSELF. THE PHOTOS ON THE RIGHT , YOU SEE TWO PHOTOS FROM THE AMAZING PARTNERS, WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN BUILD AN -- AND OPEN 26 NEW PLAYFIELD BY 2026 TO GIVE CHILDREN MORE ACCESS TO FREE PLAY ACROSS THE STATE. NOT ONLY HAS THE FOUNDATION ALREADY SUCCEEDED AT THEIR GOAL OF BUILDING 26 PLAYFIELD, THEY HAVE NOW DOUBLED IT AND ARE TRYING TO GET AN ADDITIONAL 26. THESE ARE TWO PLAYFIELD IN SEATTLE. THE TOP ONE IS AT AND THE BOTTOM ONE DOWN AT NEW HOLLY. >> WE WILL ALSO BE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO SOME OF THE LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING WESTLAKE AND OCCIDENTAL PARKS. THERE OBVIOUSLY EXPECTED TO BE MAJOR HUBS OF FOOT TRAFFIC DURING THE GAMES. PARKS AND SDOT WILL UNDERTAKE A SERIES OF SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT OCCIDENTAL PARK AND ALONG OCCIDENTAL MALL, INCLUDING TRAPASSO THE BASEMENT, ELECTRICAL LIGHTING UPGRADES . LEADING UP TO THE GAMES, PARTS WILL ALSO IDENTIFY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEAUTIFICATION IN THOSE AREAS. AND THEN, AS PART OF A LARGER EFFORT AROUND REIMAGINING WESTLAKE PARK IS A PREMIER GATHERING ACTIVATION SPACE IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN GOING ON WITH STAKEHOLDERS NOW. PHASE 1 OF THAT WORK WILL REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT CAN BE DONE BY THE SUMMER OF 2026 TO GET THE PARK READY TO WELCOME THE SURGE OF VISITORS AND ACTIVATIONS TO COME. A LOT OF THAT WORK CENTERS ON OPENING UP THE SPACE , GETTING RID OF NONFUNCTIONAL OR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS THE STAGE AND THE FOUNTAIN THAT HAS NOT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. INSTALLING NEW SPECIALTY PLANTERS BUT ALSO DOUBLE AS PROTECTION AGAINST VEHICLE ATTACKS , AND INSTALLATION OF REMOVABLE BOLLARDS AS WELL. ALSO, DOING MAJOR TRIP HAZARD ABATEMENT IN THAT SPACE. CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING WITH DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS ON POTENTIAL ACTIVATIONS AND CELEBRATION OPPORTUNITIES IN BOTH OF THOSE SPACES. NOW WE'RE FOCUSING ON GETTING THOSE PLACES SAFE AND OPEN TO BE ABLE TO POST WHATEVER ACTIVATIONS COME OUR WAY. AND THEN, FINALLY, THE THIRD AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS . BUILDING OFF OF THE MOMENTUM FROM THE THIRD AVENUE SPARK BLOCK PROJECT THAT WAS UNVEILED A FEW MONTHS AGO, SDOT IS EXCITED TO CONTINUE THAT, AND IS USING KEY -- WORLD CUP IS A KEY DRIVING FACTOR IN CONTINUING THE WORK DOWN THE CORRIDOR. MORE LIGHTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED, EXTENDING THE -- EXPENDING THAT'S EXTENDING FROM THE SPARK BLOCK TO PINE STREET. SDOT AND ARTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER NEW, LARGE-SCALE ART ON THIRD AVENUE LATER THIS YEAR. THAT IS THE NEXT NODE TO BE WORKED ON. WE WILL CONTINUE THE PROCESS TO STAND UP ART INSTALLATIONS AND PUBLIC REALM IMPROVEMENTS AT THE KEY NODES MOVING DOWN THE CORRIDOR, PIONEERS., THIRD AND JACKSON ALL BY THE SUMMER OF 2026. YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE MORE ART COMING UP THIS SUMMER WITH LARGER PIECES COMING ONLINE THIS WINTER IN TIME FOR THE WORLD CUP. NOW WE WILL WRAP UP WITH A FEW KEY DATES AHEAD. >> STARTING THIS WEEK , ON THURSDAY, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO JOIN US AT OUR OFFICE IN PIONEER SQUARE. WE WILL UNVEILED THE OFFICIAL HOST CITY POSTER FOR SEATTLE. ALL 16 CITIES WILL HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE POSTER , AND I THINK, ALMOST ALL OF THEM. WE CERTAINLY DID. WE WORKED WITH LOCAL ARTISTS TO FIGURE OUT WHO CAN BEST CAPTURE THE LOOK AND FEEL AND SEATTLE FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD. AGAIN, THAT IS THURSDAY AT 5:00 P.M. NEXT QUARTER, WE WILL BE KICKING OFF THE JUNETEENTH AND PRIDE ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- COMMITTEES. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU NINTH IS THE BEGINNING OF ONE WEEK TO CELEBRATE BEING ONE YEAR OUT FROM HOSTING THE WORLD CUP. IT IS TREMENDOUS TO NOTE IT IS ALMOST A YEAR OUT . WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT I THINK WE ARE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE FOR WHERE WE WANT TO COME AND NEED TO BE, IN THE PLANNING EFFORTS. OF COURSE, THE CITY OF SEATTLE IS HOSTING THAT'S THE MAYOR IS HOSTING A DAY OF SERVICE TO CELEBRATE THE ONE YEAR OUT IN JULY, WHICH WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. WE WILL OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FOR THE WORLD CUP LOCALLY LATER THIS SUMMER AS WELL. AS ALREADY MENTIONED, THERE IS A FINAL DRAW IN DECEMBER, WHICH IS WHEN WE LEARN WHAT TEAMS ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING HERE, IN ADDITION TO THE U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM . IT IS ALSO WHEN WE LEARN CRITICAL INFORMATION, LIKE WHAT TIME THE MATCH IS HAPPENING LOCALLY. AND THEN, SOMETIME IN Q4, TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE AS I IMAGINE, THAT IS SOMETHING YOU, OR THE FOLKS PAYING ATTENTION IN SEATTLE CHANNEL, WILL ASK. >> I WILL WRAP US UP WITH A COUPLE OF CLOSING REMARKS. HERE IS SOME OF THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN FOR THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE . IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICTS OR IN THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY WANT TO VOLUNTEER , WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS. THIS IS A WAY TO STAY UPDATED. YOU CAN SHARE THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR NEWSLETTERS, AS APPROPRIATE. I JUST WANT TO END ON TWO POINTS. ONE IS, CLEARLY AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK. I THINK KAILEE AND ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND APRIL AND THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. THEY ARE DOING THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY. WHAT YOU GOT TODAY IS THE MOST ABRIDGED VERSION YOU CAN GET OF THE PLANNING EFFORTS. A LOT OF DETAILS . AS WE LEARN MORE, PARTICULARLY THE DRAW OF WHICH TEAMS ARE COMING IN DECEMBER, WE WILL BE PIVOTING AND MAKING SURE WE ARE WELL PREPARED. THE SECOND THING IS, I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK ON WHAT I STARTED WITH ABOUT THIS BEING A MOMENT OF CIVIC PRIDE. I REALLY HOPE EVERYBODY IS ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH ALL OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS IN A WAY THAT, WHETHER PEOPLE CAN GO TO A GAME OR COME TO THE FAN FENCE, WHEREVER THEY ARE, I HOPE THEY FEEL OWNERSHIP OF THIS EVENT. I LOVE FOR SEATTLE AND BEING ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS OUR TIME TO SHINE ON THE WORLD STAGE. I HOPE EVERYBODY FEELS THEY CAN TAKE SOME OWNERSHIP AND BE PART OF THAT AS WELL. WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU. LOOKING AT MY COLLEAGUES FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. I SEE THERE ARE THREE HANDS UP. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , DID YOU PUT YOUR HAND UP FIRST? >> YES. >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR FROM THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. REALLY APPRECIATE THIS INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION AND BRIEFING, AND APPRECIATE YOUR COLLABORATION ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL IN THE PAST YEAR SHARING OUT THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH ME AND MY OFFICE. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE. NOT JUST AS A CITY, BUT AS A REGION , AND INTERNATIONALLY AS WELL. FOR ME, MY VISION IS THAT WE HAVE, FOR THE WORLD CUP, NEXT YEAR, NOT THE CLUB WORLD CUP, WORLD CUP LIGHT DASHES THAT WHAT WE ARE CALLING IT? MY VISION FOR ACTUAL WORLD CUP IN 2026 IS THAT WE HAVE A SAFE, FUN, VIBRANT WORLD CUP GAMES THAT TRULY SHOWCASE OUR UNIQUE ARTS AND CULTURAL SCENE, ALONG WITH THE MANY WONDERFUL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES LOCALLY WHERE PROSPERITY AND BENEFITS ARE WIDELY SHARED , AND ANY BURDEN OR NEGATIVE IMPACT IS FULLY MINIMIZED AND MITIGATED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK TO HELP ADDRESS THAT , AMONG OTHER THINGS. I KNOW I AM EXCITED FOR IT. NOT JUST BECAUSE THE MATCHES THEMSELVES HAPPENED TO BE IN MY COUNSEL DISTRICT , BUT AS WE LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION, THERE ARE MANY NEIGHBORHOODS WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PLUG INDIRECTLY THROUGH VARIOUS FAN ZONES, ET CETERA, WATCHING LOCATIONS AND THE LIKE. AS MUCH HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO IS GOING INTO EVERY DAY IS PLANNING THIS, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT , I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S LIGHT IT IS , BUT THE FIRST ECONOMIC BENEFITS SHARING PROSPERITY SLIDE WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE. AND SO, IT MIGHT BE SLIDE SEVEN. I DON'T KNOW. THAT SLIDE WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE . FIRST OFF, CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THE THREE SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS ARE? CID, WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THIS KIND OF ENHANCE RECOGNITION AND FUNDING, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND IMPACTFUL RECOGNITION. REALLY PRESTIGIOUS AS WELL. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN MY OWN DISTRICT, AND MY SENSE IS THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE HEARD FROM CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT RATE THEY REPRESENT AS WELL WHO WANT A STRONGER PART OF THIS , THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF MY CONSTITUENTS IN GEORGETOWN, ALKI AND WEST SEATTLE HAVE RAISED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS . THE CONCERNS, THE SCOPE OF THE CONCERNS STEM FROM SOME OF THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE TAYLOR SWIFT WEEKEND, FOR EXAMPLE, OR THE ALL-STAR GAME AND SOME OF THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, IF YOU WILL, OR NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THOSE EVENTS FROM MASSIVE FRONT LINES, OVERFLOWING GARBAGE , LACK OF PUBLIC RESTROOMS , AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. FOR THE LACK OF SANITATION, ET CETERA. JUST CURIOUS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT HOW THOSE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THAT SPECIFIC INITIATIVE WERE SELECTED, AND JUST MORE BROADLY, ZOOMING OUT, CAN YOU DISCUSS YOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PLANS FOR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY AS PART OF THIS PROCESS? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER. THOSE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE SELECTED BECAUSE THEY ARE THE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS MOST CLOSE TO THE STADIUM. THEY ARE GOING TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE IMPACTS THAT HAPPEN WHEN 65,000 PEOPLE GO IN AND OUT OF THAT STADIUM SIX TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE WEEKS. SO REALLY WANTING TO LEARN FROM PREVIOUS MEGA EVENTS AS TO WHAT IT IS THAT THOSE COMMUNITIES NEED TO BE ABLE TO HELP MITIGATE , AS WELL AS SHARE THE POSITIVE IMPACTS AS WELL. THAT IS WHY WE FOCUSED OUR LIMITED ECONOMIC REVENUE OPPORTUNITY, OR BENEFIT FUNDING , FOR THOSE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS. IF WE HAD UNLIMITED FUNDING, WE WOULD PUT IT IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE AND ACROSS THE STATE, BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE HELPING TO DRIVE PEOPLE TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. WITH UP TO 750,000 PEOPLE COMING TO THE REGION OVER THOSE THREE WEEKS, IT IS LIKELY THAT AT LEAST HALF OF THEM WILL BE FROM INTERNATIONAL ORIGINATIONS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN TO SEATTLE BEFORE. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION TO BE ABLE TO STAY AND COME BACK. OUR DESIRE , SIMILAR TO YOUR DESIRE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, APPOINTING TO IDENTIFY MITIGATIONS NEEDED, AND THEN ACTUALLY START MOVING FORWARD IN MITIGATION, IS WHY WE SELECTED THOSE THREE NEIGHBORHOODS IN PARTICULAR. OVERALL, IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONVERSATIONS, WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH A MORE PRONOUNCED ENGAGEMENT PLAN SO PEOPLE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES . WE ARE WORKING ON CREATING OFFICE HOURS TO BE ABLE TO , ON A REGULAR BASIS, WERE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T FIND WHATEVER THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IN SOME OTHER WAY CAN KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THIS TIME DEDICATED TO REACH OUT TO US AND HELP GET ANY ANSWERS OR QUESTIONS ANSWERED THEY MAY HAVE. >> DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION? I WILL ADD ON A COUPLE OF , ON A LARGER CITY PERSPECTIVE. ONE OF THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE MAJOR-LEAGUE FILES THAT ALL-STAR GAME IS THAT FAN BEHAVIOR IS APTLY VERY HARD TO PREDICT. YOU WOULD THINK IF EVERYBODY IS GOING DOWN TO THE STADIUM TO SEE IN ALL-STAR GAME, THEY WOULD ALL STOP BY ALL THE PLACES IN THE CID OR PIONEER SQUARE. THAT ACTUALLY DID NOT HAPPEN . I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR WORLD CUP IS, FIRST, HOW WE MAKE SURE WE FACILITATE THAT BY THE NEIGHBORHOODS CLOSEST TO THE STADIUMS. AND THEN, HOW WE TALK TO COMMUNICATE HIS -- COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE MOST IMPACTED AREA. THE BENEFITS AND BURDENS OF WORLD CUP WILL NOT BE EVENLY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE UP FRONT. WE DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO TO GEORGETOWN, OR IF THEY -- WHEREVER THEY GO. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT. THAT IS PART OF WHY WE ARE TRYING TO EMPHASIZE AS A CITY THAT WE WANT OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS TO BE ABLE TO CREATE CELEBRATIONS, AND WHEN WE COME BACK THE SUMMER, PERHAPS FALL WITH THE RFP, THAT WOULD REALLY HELP THOSE COMMUNITIES FIGURE OUT HOW WE MAKE THIS WORK FOR US. HOW WE MAKE THIS A WIN FOR US REGARDLESS OF WHAT FANS DO. WE WILL HAVE SUGGESTIONS. WE WANT TO GET THEM OUT TO ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSION WITH THE LEADERS ABOUT THE TAYLOR SWIFT FERRY LINES. WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THOSE ISSUES, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE CAN ALL BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. WE CAN ALL BE PART OF COMMUNITIES COMING TOGETHER, AND WE CAN'T WORK FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. MAYBE THAT IS AS SIMPLE AS GATHERING AT THE FOUNDATION MANY PITCH AND HAVING A CELEBRATION WITH ALL THE CULTURES OF YOUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THAT CAN BE A WAY TO REMEMBER WORLD CUP. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT MITIGATION OF THINGS LIKE TRASH BUT I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING, AS WE START LOOKING AT THE ONE YOU'RE OUT MORE, WE'RE THINKING THE RAMP-UP WE NEED. WE CERTAINLY KNOW IT WILL BE HEAVY IMPACT IN THE SEATTLE CENTER TO STADIUM AREA, AS THAT IS WHERE MOST OF THE FANS WILL BE, AND MOST OF THE VISITORS WILL BE, BUT IF THERE ARE ISSUES IN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT YOU ARE SEEING OVERLOADED TRASH CANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, PLEASE LET KYLIE KNOW, AND WE WILL WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE ARE AREAS THAT NEED EXTRA TRIAGE FUNDS DURING THAT THREE WEEK PERIOD. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE DEPARTMENT ARE LOOKING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE TO MITIGATE THOSE HARMS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. >> I WOULD ALSO ADD ON THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT SAME IDT THAT IS COMING UP WITH THE PROCESS FOR HOW WE RESOURCE COMMUNITIES TO PUT ON THEIR OWN CELEBRATIONS IS ALSO TOP OF MIND FOR THEM TO DEVELOP AN OUTREACH PLAN THAT REALLY COMPLIMENTS THE WORK THE LOC IS DOING IN THOSE STADIUM NEIGHBORHOODS AND EXPANDS IT CITYWIDE TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS ACROSS THE CITY HAVE THE INFORMATION WE NEED. ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT WILL BE COMING OUT SOON IS FACILITATED BY THE SEATTLE SPORTS COMMISSION. THEY ARE DEVELOPING WHAT IS CALLED A COMMUNITY PLAYBOOK. THE INTENT OF THAT IS REALLY FOR IT TO BE AN INCLUSIVE COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO DO SOMETHING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD . IT WILL ENCOMPASS INFORMATION LIKE WHAT TYPE OF PERMITS YOU NEED, WHAT TYPE THE THINGS YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT IF YOU WANT TO HOST A WATCH PARTY IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL LICENSING ISSUES. THAT IS SET TO COME OUT IN A FEW MONTHS, I BELIEVE. >> NEXT MONTH. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> GREAT TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN. I THINK MY FIRST QUESTION IS, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO MY OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT THESE SEVEN SPECIFIC. AND LATER TO MY DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. THAT WOULD BE AN EASY AND QUICK WAY TO REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY COUNCILS IN MY DISTRICT TO BASE LINE THE EXPECTATIONS AND POSSIBILITIES. I THINK THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO FACILITATE THAT. MY FIRST QUESTION IS, AND IT DIDN'T COME UP IN THE OIR, BUT WHEN I WAS DOWN IN OLYMPIA A MONTH AGO , I WAS TALKING TO SOME FOLKS. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS. THERE IS THE BILL IN TERMS OF THE FACILITATING THE FAN ZONES AT SEATTLE CENTER. A LOT OF FOLKS DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE WORLD CUP WAS ABOUT TO COME, AND IT WILL BE STATEWIDE, NOT JUST SEATTLE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT WORD HAS GOTTEN OUT NOW, WHICH I THINK IS GOOD. DO WE KNOW WHERE THE LEGISLATION IS IN TERMS OF? >> WHICH LEGISLATION? >> HOUSE BILL 1550 . >> I BELIEVE IT IS STILL MOVING AHEAD. LAST I HEARD, WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU WITH THE INFORMATION ON EXACTLY WHERE IT IS. >> I BELIEVE IT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE THIS MORNING OR YESTERDAY. >> EXCELLENT. IT WAS FASCINATING TO HEAR SOME NONCHALANT PUSHBACK. DO YOU REALIZE THIS IS NOT JUST SEATTLE, BUT THE STATE? THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE SEATTLE CENTERPIECE, WESTLAKE IS WELL KNOWN, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. IT IS FUNNY, BECAUSE JUST TODAY, I WAS HAVING A WALKABOUT WITH MY FIRST HILL THAT INCLUDES FREEWAY PARK , WHICH IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. THEY ARE GETTING SOME WORK DONE THROUGH PARKS BASED ON FUNDING THEY RECEIVED . THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT DOWNTOWN WITH FIRST HILL COMING DOWN. AS I WAS DOING THAT, WE WALKED DOWN CHERRY ON THE WAY BACK. WE DID OUR OWN LITTLE WALKING LOOP, UNITY LIP -- LOOP, IF YOU WILL. I WAS HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE PAINTED COLUMNS FOR I - 5. WE ARE LIKE, HEY, THIS IS CONNECTED SEATTLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. IMAGINE A BASE LEVEL PAINTED IN A WAY THAT DEFEATS GRAFFITI. BUT IMAGINE THE TOPS, LIKE 48 TEAMS WITH THEIR FLAGS REPRESENTED. 72 COLUMNS, IMAGINE 48, AND MAYBE THOSE FROM PAST YEARS , WHAT AN INTERNATIONAL WELCOME THAT WOULD BE. PIGGYBACKING ON THE MONORAIL WITH AN WILL BE AND SO FORTH -- MLB , AND SO FORTH. THESE IDEAS COME FROM THE COMMUNITY. I AM ALWAYS TALKING IT UP. BY THE WAY, PART OF THE FREEWAY PARK RENOVATION, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER, THAT IS A PLACE THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IN TERMS OF BEING A CONNECTOR. THERE IS A PUBLIC RESTROOM. IT IS BEING RENOVATED AS PART OF THE PROJECT. WE TALK ABOUT PUBLIC RESTROOMS. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND SO, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT CAN COME OUT OF THESE MEETINGS. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT . TAKE A LEFT AT SEATTLE CENTER. THESE KINDS OF THINGS CARRY -- PARK WILL BE FEATURED NO DOUBT BECAUSE IT SHOWS UP IN EVERY NFL AND OTHER KIND OF SPORTING EVENT. WHAT CAN WE DO TO LEVERAGE THAT? I DO SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES BEING ENDLESS IN TERMS OF DISTRICT 7 SPECIFICALLY. SINCE WE ARE TANGENTIAL TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM D 1, IT IS REALLY KEY. I JUST SEE THE POSSIBILITIES THERE . THANK YOU FOR THAT. BY THE WAY, I AM STILL -- ENGLAND ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF QUALIFYING MATCHES. I AM ALREADY TRACKING WHAT IS GOING ON. >> YOU WOULD BE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A QUESTION. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. WHEN TALKING TO CONSTITUENTS, I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF EXCITEMENT , AND I HAVE HEARD SOME ANXIETY. I AM REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY SO I KNOW HOW TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. DID I HEAR CORRECTLY THAT SEATTLE IS THE FIRST FOR FIFA TO SIGN A LABOR COMMITMENT? >> YES. >> SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. SEATTLE CONTINUES TO BE A UNION TOWN AND LEADING THE WAY ON WORKERS RIGHTS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR TODAY SPANNING ACROSS REVENUE AND FINANCIAL PIECES, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY. STARTING OFF, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ATTEND ONE OF THE SEATTLE MATCHES? WHAT IS THE GPS TICKET AND -- CHEAPEST TICKET A SEATTLEITE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BUY? >> WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER YET BECAUSE THE TICKETS HAVE NOT GONE ON SALE. THEY WILL GO ON SALE IN Q4 BUT WE DO KNOW THAT , NO MATTER WHAT, ALL WASHINGTONIANS AND SEATTLEITES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIT INSIDE OF LUMEN FIELD. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE SEATTLE FAN CELEBRATION AND FAN ZONES ACROSS THE STATE SO ALL WASHINGTONIANS AND SEATTLEITES HAVE ACCESS TO A FREE PLACE TO BE PART OF THE WORLD CUP EXPERIENCE. >> OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE UPDATES ONCE THE TICKETS DROP. ARE THERE ANY REIMBURSEMENTS TO SEATTLE FROM FIFA FOR DIRECT EXPENSES INCURRED ON THE CITY? >> YES. THERE WILL BE. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WILL LOOK LIKE, AND THE SCOPE OF WHICH DIRECT COSTS WILL BE REIMBURSED. >> GREAT. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THIS GOAL TO FOCUS ON HAVING 80% OF FOLKS ARRIVING WITHOUT A VEHICLE -- I AM A PERSONAL FAN OF THAT BEING CAR FREE. THINK ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR SOME VISITING GUESTS TO USE TRANSIT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I ALSO AM CAR FREE. SUPER EXCITED AS WELL. THAT IS BOTH A REALITY ON WANTING TO MATCH OUR VALUES WITH SUSTAINABILITY, BUT IT IS ALSO A REALITY ON THE SECURITY PARAMETERS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE, BECAUSE IT IS NATIONS THAT WILL BE PLAYING HERE. WE HAVE MORE DIGNITARIES AND HAD THE STATE THEN TRADITIONALLY. THE SECURITY PERIMETER WILL BE MUCH BIGGER. THERE WON'T BE ANY ON-SITE PARKING FOR FANS. SO THAT WILL HELP. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TRANSIT AGENCIES AND SDOT ARE REALLY FOCUSED RIGHT NOW ON THE , BOTH WHAT IT IS WE NEED TO PROVIDE SERVICES LOOKING AT PAST MECCA EVENTS AS AN EXAMPLE , AND WE ARE LOOKING TO THAT TAYLOR SWIFT , BLUE JAYS WEEKEND AS THE, HERE IS THE CROWD WE ARE LOOKING FOR. AND SO, USING THAT TO HELP DETERMINE HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL SERVICE IS NEEDED, BOTH IN A CIRCULAR BUS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SERVICE COMMUTER RAIL OR OTHER THINGS. AND THEN, WE WILL BE MOVING INTO INCENTIVIZING PEOPLE TO GET IT, HOW WE MARKET IT AND MAKE SURE FANS KNOW. FIFA WILL HAVE AN APP THAT ANY TICKET GOER HAS ACCESS TO. WE ANTICIPATE A LOT OF PEOPLE, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TICKET, WILL USE IT AS WELL AS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS IN THAT REGION. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE BROADCASTING ALL OF THE TRANSIT SPACES. WE'RE ALSO REALLY EXCITED WE ARE WORKING WITH THE TRANSIT AGENCIES ON POTENTIALLY CREATING AND DEVELOPING A MULTI-DAY TRANSIT FARE ACROSS THE AGENCIES. WE ARE REALLY HOPEFUL THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT CAN MOVE IN TIME FOR WOKE UP TO HELP FACILITATE A MULTI-DAY TRAVEL. >> CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE SOME UPDATES ON THAT AS IT DEVELOPS. ON THE TRANSPORTATION SLIDE THERE WAS A POINT ABOUT A STATE REQUEST OF $8 MILLION FOR TRANSIT SERVICE. IS NOT RELATED TO EXPANDING TRANSIT SERVICE ARE BACKFILLING? >> DOES OFFER INCREASED SERVICES DURING JUNE AND JULY OF NEXT SUMMER. >> WHAT IS THE CURRENT PLAN FOR CONNECTING UNHOUSED FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE CID, PIONEER SQUARE OR STADIUM AREAS AND CONNECTING THEM WITH SHELTER AND SERVICES? >> AS WE GO INTO THE YEAR OUT, WE WILL START RAMPING UP THE DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL PIECES LIKE TRASH PICKUP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE IS NO SEPARATE PLAN FOR ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN THOSE AREAS. I THINK, AS WITH MOST MEGA EVENTS, OUR WORK ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS REMAINS CONSTANT. WE ALWAYS WILL LOOK TO DO OUTREACH TO GET FOLKS INTO SHELTERED HOUSING IF WE CAN. AND TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC SPACES FREE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE. I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY MAJOR CHANGE OR SHIFT IN FOCUS DURING WORLD CUP ON THAT. >> CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO AVOID SWEEPING FOLKS UNNECESSARILY AND REALLY HAVING AN EYE TOWARDS GETTING FOLKS HOUSED. WE ARE IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT RELATED TO IMMIGRATION. DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL GUESTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO EVEN COME TO THE U.S.? >> I THINK RAPIDLY CHANGING IS A REALLY GREAT WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS A SPACE THAT FIFA HAS BEEN LEADING IN THE CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY WITH STATE DEPARTMENT HERE, AS WELL AS THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN CANADA AND MEXICO, BECAUSE THIS IS A THREE COUNTRY EVENT. AND SO, I KNOW THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO PUSH ABOUT THE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS FOR THIS TO BE A UNIFYING EXPERIENCE. PEOPLE NEED TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO BE HERE. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO TO ESTABLISH A WORLD CUP PASS FOREST THAT IS REALLY TRYING TO -- TASK FORCE TO UNITE THE WHOLE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AROUND THIS EVENT TO MAKE SURE THE NATION AS READY AS A WHOLE. >> MY FINAL QUESTION , ON THE CITY SIDE, WHAT INSTRUCTIONS AND TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO SPD ON THE NEW CITY SHIELD LAW AND THE LEGAL RESTRICTIONS ON COOPERATING WITH HOMELAND SECURITY? >> THE TRAINING FOR SPD AND POLICIES AND LAWS IN PLACE WILL REMAIN CONSISTENT . NOTHING SHOULD CHANGE IN THAT REGARD. ALL OF THE OFFICERS, AS WITH ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, SHOULD BE TRAINED ON THOSE AND AWARE OF WHAT OUR STATE AND LOCAL LEGAL OBLIGATIONS ARE IN THAT REGARD. NOTHING WILL CHANGE JUST BECAUSE IT IS WORLD CUP. >> THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE PORT OF SEATTLE. OR BE INVOLVED WITH YOU AT ALL REGARDING THIS? BECAUSE I AM THINKING ABOUT THE MAJOR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC , PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN PARTICULAR, AS WELL AS RAPID TRANSIT , THAT WILL BE FLOODING INTO THE STADIUM AREA . WE KNOW THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT MOBILITY THROUGH SOTO . IS THE PORT AT THE TABLE REGARDING THIS? >> ABSOLUTELY, COUNCILMEMBER. A REALLY GREAT POINT. THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS A STRONG PARTNER. THEY ARE IN THE PLANNING MEETINGS. THEY PARTICIPATE IN BOTH SECURITY AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, AS WELL AS THE LARGER LEADERSHIP PLANNING COMMITTEES. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WOULD JUST ADD THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I DID BRING UP WITH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT IS TRAFFICKING SIGNS AT SEATAC AND -- IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE THEM, BUT THEY JUST THAT HAVE PUT THEM UP. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING I'M HOPING , AS PLANNING GOES THROUGH, WE DO SEE THOSE SIGNS. NOT ONLY AT THE PORT, BUT IN OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. IT IS REALLY NICE TO SEE YOU. APRIL, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE AT THE CITY. IT IS NICE TO SEE YOU. KYLIE, NICE TO SEE YOUR RETURN. NICE TO SEE YOU TOO. JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WAS SAYING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I KNOW THE PRACTICE MATCHES WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY. SO MAKING SURE WE ARE MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE TRAFFIC MITIGATION AND SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE WITH MORE FOLKS IN THAT AREA WHO ARE OUT TO WATCH THE PRACTICE MATCHES, ET CETERA. I IMAGINE THAT UDUB IS AT THE TABLE SINCE THEY ARE PART OF THIS. BUT ALSO, THAT WE ARE MAKING -- REALLY LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, BECAUSE SANDPOINT IS NEARBY THE STADIUM AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING ARE NOT TOO FAR AWAY. WE KNOW THERE WILL BE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO WATCH , GO PLACES TO WATCH, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT, BECAUSE OF PRACTICE MATCHES BEING AT THE STADIUM, THERE WILL BE MORE CONGESTION, WHICH GETS REALLY BUSY DURING HUSKY GAMES. SO MAKING SURE THAT SINCE I REPRESENT THE DISTRICT, I WILL CALL IT OUT NOW, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING , YOU KNOW, PLANNING FOR THAT EXTRA TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA. RELATED TO LIGHT RAIL, BECAUSE IT IS REALLY GREAT, YOU CAN GO TO LIGHT RAIL AND TAKE IT TO PRACTICE MATCHES, AS WELL AS UDUB. ENSURING THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH, AND I IMAGINE YOU ARE DOING ALL THESE THINGS, SO I AM RAISING IT AS POINT OF CONCERN FOR THE DISTRICT I REPRESENT. 50 ON PUBLIC TRANSIT, WHETHER IT IS THE METRO BUSES OR LIGHT RAIL AS FOLKS ARE GETTING ABOUT TOWN. TO BE FAIR, THIS IS SOMETHING ON MY MIND EVERY DAY, JUST THE SAFETY ISSUES AS PEOPLE ARE RIDING, BUT THAT BECOMES, THAT ISSUE IS STILL THERE, AND WE HAVE MADE INROADS THERE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE , AND MANY OF US HAVE HERE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT PLANNING EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT, AS YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE PARTNERS, WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE IN TERMS OF A SAFE EXPERIENCE, NOT JUST AT FIFA, BUT NOW. SINCE YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF THE FIFA PLANNING AS PART OF THE EVENT. >> I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE THING A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR . THE PRACTICE FIELDS AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY ARE WHERE THE TEAM WHO IS ABOUT TO PLAY AT LUMEN FIELD, THEY WILL PRACTICE THE DAY BEFORE, BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OVERALL. TEAMS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE IF THEY LET THE PUBLIC COMMENT -- COME AND WATCH. SOME HAVE TRADITIONALLY ALLOWED FOR A SMALL PERIOD. YOU ARE TOTALLY RIGHT THAT WON'T MEAN THE PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO BE THERE IN HOPES OF SEEING THEIR COUNTRY OR PLAYERS. SO FOR SURE, THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT PLANNING AROUND THOSE AREAS IS SOMETHING WE WILL BE MOVING INTO, BUT WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THERE YET. BUT YEAH, WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. AS IT RELATES TO THE TRANSIT SAFETY , I THINK TWO THINGS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, ONE IS THAT THE TRANSIT FUNDING AND SECURITY FUNDING REQUESTS ARE INCLUSIVE OF THE COSTS AND NEEDS FOR SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL TRANSIT AMBASSADORS, ADDITIONAL TRANSIT SECURITY, WHATEVER IS THE RIGHT SPACE AND NEED FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT TRANSIT STATIONS OR LINES THAT FOLKS WILL BE USING. THAT FUNDING IS INCLUSIVE OF THE REQUEST WE ARE ASKING FOR AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL. >> THANK YOU, APRIL. DEPUTY MAYOR, THIS GOES TO SOMETHING YOU SAID EARLIER ABOUT, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN, EVEN THOUGH THOSE MAY NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, I JUST THINK PEOPLE ARE SUPER EXCITED. THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS AT THE UNIVERSITY TO BEGIN WITH THE STUDENTS AND SUCH, IT IS A VERY POPULATED AREA, AND I AM SURE PEOPLE -- I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF PEOPLE JUST DON'T SHOW UP HOPING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OR JUST BE THERE AS PART OF THE ENERGY. I THINK THAT, EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, I THINK FOLKS WILL SHOW UP. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT SOME FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS OF THE TEAMS, WILL SHOW UP. I AM JUST GUESSING . BUT IT GOES TO UNINTENDED, UNPLANNED FOR THINGS THAT MAY BE IN THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY PLAN FOR. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. ABSOLUTELY AGREE. IN A WAY, WE CAN ANTICIPATE THE UNANTICIPATED IN THIS BECAUSE WE KNOW WORLD CUP FANS ARE PASSIONATE . ONCE WE KNOW THE TEAMS, WE WILL GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THEY OPERATE AND HOW THEIR FAN BASES OPERATE. I ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT THERE WILL BE MUCH THAT WILL POP UP. I ALSO WANT TO SAY TOO, AS WE GO ALONG, WE ARE OBVIOUSLY PLANNING AND BEING AS THOROUGH AS WE CAN. EACH OF THESE THINGS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, IT IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT REALLY RIGHT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE AND SECURE AND FUN AND A BENEFIT FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OPERATIONS DAY OF, WE KNOW THINGS WILL POP UP. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE DAILY OPERATIONS CENTER STOOD UP. AS THINGS HAPPEN, WE COULD HOPEFULLY RAPIDLY RESPOND IN REAL TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO RAPIDLY RESPOND ON SITE. WE CAN'T PLAN FOR EVERYTHING. I WANT TO SAY, I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT FIFA WORLD CUP FOR MANY REASONS, BUT JUST AS A WAY TO POSITIVELY ENERGIZE OUR CITY , AND ALSO , IF IT IS AN EVENT WHERE EVERYONE, AND ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, FEEL A PART OF , AND IT IS A GOOD ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITY AS WELL. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT FOLKS , BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN FIFA ISN'T AROUND. I WANT TO SAY THAT, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT OUR CITY IN A POSITIVE FOCUS , AND THAT THEY ARE ECONOMICALLY GOOD FOR CITIES, ANY CITY , AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE DOING A ROBUST JOB IN MITIGATING FOR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, BECAUSE WE WANT BOTH. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T DO THE EVERY DAY JOB EVERY DAY, AND THAT IS WHY HE CALLED OUT THE METRO ISSUES THAT HAPPENED IN THE SOUND TRANSIT ISSUES. WE ARE NOT JUST PREPARING FOR FIFA AND GIVING SPECIAL FOCUS AND DON'T CARE ABOUT THE OTHER DAYS OF THE YEAR . YES, WE DO. THAT IS WHY I AM RAISING THAT PART I DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE POSITIVE THINGS BEING ACTIVATED JUST FOR FIFA. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE HAPPENING EVERY DAY . IT IS NOT OR, IT IS AND. WE ARE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE THE LIGHT ON SEATTLE IN A POSITIVE WAY, AND MAKE SURE WE ARE RAISING MONEY FOR OUR CITY. LET'S BE HONEST. THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> JUST IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I DID GET A BRIEFING THE OTHER DAY. AS I CONVEYED IN MY MEETING WITH YOU, I WILL BE DEDICATING SOME TIME IN MY COMMITTEE OVER THE SUMMER JUST TO BE ABLE TO DIVE DEEPER INTO SOME OF THESE ISSUES -- ISSUES SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE PROBLEMS, BUT SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT ARE TOP OF MIND TO ME. OF COURSE, AS HAS ALREADY BEEN NOTED, HOW DO SMALL BUSINESSES BENEFIT, AND IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN START DOING NOW TO PREPARE? BUT ALSO, I AM REALLY FOCUSED ON HOW WE CAN SHOWCASE OUR LOCAL TALENT, ESPECIALLY MUSICIANS AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTISTS. I HAVE GOTTEN THE MUSIC COMMISSION LEADERS TOGETHER . I KNOW THERE IS SYNERGY AND CONVERSATIONS. BUT THOSE ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF THINGS I AM LOOKING AT. MOSTLY, I AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW ALL THESE DIFFERENT RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND JURISDICTIONS ARE LOOKING AT THE EXPERIENCE FROM THE END-USER PERSPECTIVE. LIKE GETTING OFF THE PLANE, WHAT DO THEY SEE WHEN THEY GET OFF THE FLIGHT TO ULTIMATELY GET A SEAT AT THE GAME IF THEY'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET A TICKET? THAT IS WHAT I AM LOOKING AT . I'M LOOKING AT THE VISITOR 'S PERSPECTIVE AND HOW WE INTEGRATE THAT INTO THE PLANNING. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT WE HAVE TO DO FOR ALL THESE OTHER THINGS, AND THINK ABOUT HOW THEY ARE EXPERIENCING, NOT JUST THE GAMES, BUT ALSO OUR CITY. AND I RECOGNIZE IT DEPENDS ON WHICH TEAMS COME IN WHICH NEIGHBORHOODS MIGHT BE OF INTEREST FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT DEPENDING ON THE TEAMS THAT COME IN THE FANS THAT COME, ET CETERA. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT GOING FORWARD. THIS IS JUST THE FIRST TIME WE ARE DISCUSSING IT IN PUBLIC HERE WITH EVERYBODY. THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES LATER TO DIG DEEPER INTO SOME OF THESE THINGS. ALL RIGHT. IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY THING TO SAY OR ASK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> ALSO, JUST A THOUGHT, HAS ANYBODY -- HAS ANY HOST CITY WRITTEN A WHAT NOT TO DO? [ LAUGHTER ] >> LOTS OF LESSONS LEARNED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 5 ON THE AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAS A PROCLAMATION FOR SIGNATURE TODAY PROCLAIMING MARCH 31, 2025 TO BE INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY IN SEATTLE. PLEASE LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK BEFORE A REQUEST SIGNATURES TO BE AFFIXED. >> CERTAINLY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. TODAY, MARCH 31 , MARK INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY. THIS DAY IS SIGNIFICANT -- OF SIGNIFICANCE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2009 TO HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS , BRILLIANCE AND BEAUTY OF TRANSGENDER, GENDER NON-BINARY AND TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD. AS WE ALL ARE AWARE, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE HIS COMMUNITY AND DENIED THEIR VERY EXISTENCE. HOWEVER, HERE AT HOME, THE CITY OF SEATTLE RECOGNIZES THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND CELEBRATES THE JOY AND RESILIENCE OF OUR TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY BY ELEVATING THOSE VOICES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES. IN THE SPIRIT OF JOY AND HONORING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW LOCAL LEADERS. CERTAINLY NOT AN INCLUSIVE LIST, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF FOLKS HERE IN SEATTLE. WHO HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE TRANSGENDER RIGHTS MOVEMENT SINCE THE 1970s, DANNY, COFOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE, WHO HELPED ESTABLISH SEATTLE'S FIRST TRANS PRIDE COMMUNITY EVENTS, KATHY JOHNSON, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNITED TERRITORIES OF PACIFIC ISLANDERS ALLIANCE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS UTOPIA WASHINGTON, WHO HAS UNAPOLOGETICALLY FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF TRANS AND IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 2016 AS A LEGAL AID GROUP SUPPORTING LOW INCOME LGBTQ AND TRANS FOLKS. FOR ALL THESE REASONS, I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TODAY TO SIGN TODAY'S PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER MY GRATITUDE TO YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THINK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK IT IS FITTING THAT WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION ON THE SAME DAY THAT THE MAYOR SIGNED THE SHIELD LAW I SPONSORED IN THE GOVERNMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN CASE PEOPLE FORGOT, THAT WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. IT PROTECTS INDIVIDUALS SEEKING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE AND IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR SHARED SEATTLE VALUES TO LIFT UP THE MOST HONORABLE COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY WHEN UNDER ATTACK, AS WE SEE WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. I SAW A QUOTE THIS MORNING REGARDING TRANSMISSIBILITY DAY WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN THAT RESONATED WITH ME. IT SAYS "IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PRESENT THE WORLD THE TRUTH ABOUT TRANS PEOPLE, WHICH IS THAT WE ARE AS NORMAL AND AS BORING AS EVERYONE ELSE, AND ALSO IS EXCITING AND NOT BORING AS OTHER PEOPLE." THE REASON THAT RESONATES WITH ME IS BECAUSE THE TRANS COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE ARE EVERYDAY PEOPLE AND EVERYBODY AROUND US , INCLUDING OUR NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS, FAMILY, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND SO MANY MORE WHO, ON A DAILY BASIS, UPLIFT THE LIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE AND SIMPLY WANT TO LIVE THEIR LIVES WITHOUT HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE. THAT IS WHY I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD TODAY SO THAT WE CAN HONOR THEM WITH THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING NO OTHER HANDS RAISED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION? >> [ ROLL CALL ] EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE PREVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES. THE ROLL CALL TODAY STARTS WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I WILL LET YOU GO FORWARD WITH YOUR REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL TRY TO BE REALLY QUICK, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE. NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE ON APRIL 8. WE WILL HAVE THE SECOND READING OF THE AFTER-HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS BILL, WHICH GIVEN THE EVENTS OVER THE PAST WEEKEND, SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. WE WILL BE TAKING THAT UP ON APRIL 8. THIS WEEK , I ALREADY MENTIONED TODAY, FREEWAY PARK , MY WALKABOUT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS . I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR TOUR AND RAISING THE ISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD , SPECIFICALLY, WITH FREEWAY PARK, WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL AND REALLY ICONIC. WE SHOULD BE TREASURING AND REALLY BUILDING IT BACK UP, WHICH WE WILL. TOMORROW IS COUNCIL MEETING . FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, THE RESOLUTION THAT WILL GO OVER TOMORROW. THIS WEEK I ALSO HAVE THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING . ON THURSDAY, WE HAVE THE PIKE PLACE MARKET PDA. THE STAKEHOLDER MEETING COMES OUT OF THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WHEN WE PULLED THAT OUT. THE PIKE PLACE, THE STREET ITSELF , AND NOW WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT STAKEHOLDER MEETING TO GO THROUGH THE ISSUES RELATED TO PIKE PLACE ITSELF. AND BUILD CONSENSUS IN TERMS OF A WAY AHEAD. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ON THURSDAY. FRIDAY GOING TO SCIENCE CENTER, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON, PARTICULARLY RELATING TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH SEATTLE CENTER. IN SOME WAYS THAT IS TIED TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP. EVERYTHING CAN BE TIED TO THAT THESE DAYS. GETTING SEATTLE CENTER READY AND INTEGRATING , AND PERFORMING AND MOVING FORWARD IS SO IMPORTANT. NEXT, COUPLE OF THINGS. I WILL DO AN EVENT REGARDING INSPIRING STUDENTS THAT SERVE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THAT WILL BE INTERESTING. NEXT TUESDAY , AND THEN NEXT WEEK, FRIDAY, WILL BE THE NEXT DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING THAT WILL FOCUS ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. I WILL END THERE . THINK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. HOLD ON A SECOND. LET ME LOOK AT THE ALPHABET. MY ORDER SAYS KETTLE, RINCK, RIVERA. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? WE ARE MOVING ON . >> I DEFER TO YOUR LIST. >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL ALSO BE BRIEF IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF WAYS WE ARE SHOWING UP IN COMMUNITY. LAST WEEK OUR TEAM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AT PRIDE PLACE. THIS IS A COMMUNITY ROUTES HOUSING PROJECT SPECIFICALLY FOR LGBTQ ELDERS . REALLY SPECIAL PLACE, KIND OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION . DOWNSTAIRS IT ALSO HAS A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER FOR LGBTQ ELDERS, WHICH IS A REALLY LOVELY PLACE. IF YOU HAD NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT, I ENCOURAGE IT. WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY. I ATTENDED THE CIVIC POET INAUGURATION. WE HAVE A NEW CIVIC POET. IF YOU HAD NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THEIR POETRY, THEIR ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. WE HELD THE IMMIGRATION RESPONSE FOR NATION MEETING WITH KING COUNTY PARTNERS, AS WELL AS, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TOWN HALL THAT OUR OFFICE DID ALONGSIDE WITH COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON AT THE BLAINE MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. WE HAD SOME SOLID TURNOUT . FOLKS ARE REALLY ENGAGED, AND SOME FOLKS EVEN VOICED IT WAS THEIR FIRST EVER TOWN HALL, WHICH MADE IT PARTICULARLY SPECIAL. I WANT TO THANK, AGAIN, THE OFFICE OF D 2. LASTLY, I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH RAINIER SCHOLARS OVER THE WEEKEND AROUND HER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP TALKING ABOUT HOUSING. ALWAYS REALLY SPECIAL TO CONNECT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE . AS IT RELATES TO COMMITTEE WORK, THIS WEEK THERE'S ACTUALLY A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE FOCUS ON KING COUNTY PARKS LEVY. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY WHEN LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE CITY, NAMELY, THE WATERFRONT , WOODLAND PARK ZOO AND THE SEATTLE AQUARIUM. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND I POSTED ON THE REGIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE AND WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU APPRISED AS THE LEVY SHAPES UP. WE WILL REPORT BACK WHAT COMES OUT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THIS WEEK. WE ALSO WILL BE HOLDING THE CITY LIGHT AND ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE THIS FRIDAY. WE WILL BE TAKING UP THE VOTE ON THE TWO EASEMENTS WE DID NOT GET TO LAST TIME. AS A REMINDER, WE MOVED THE VOTE ON THESE JUST TO MAKE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE RENEWABLE PLUS PROGRAM, WHICH IS COMING BEFORE FULL COUNSEL. HOPEFULLY, ONCE IT GOES OUT OF COMMITTEE. AND THEN, LASTLY, I WOULD NAME THAT WE HAVE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION POLICY CHANGES THIS THURSDAY. THE FOCUS OF THIS SESSION WILL BE A PANEL DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON HOUSING. WE HAVE PARTNERS FROM ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, SEATTLE CLUB, AMONG OTHERS, AS WELL AS TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF HER HOUSING SYSTEM THAT MAY BE AT RISK WITH SOME OF THESE FEDERAL POLICY CHANGES. WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING A DISCUSSION ON A DRAFT RESOLUTION NOT A VOTE, BUT RATHER, JUST A DISCUSSION ON A DRAFT RESOLUTION MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON ALONG WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WITH THAT, IT WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, UNLESS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY UPDATES. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. ALL RIGHT. LAST WEEK I HAD MY RECURRING MEETINGS WITH BOTH CHIEF BARNES IN THE NORTH PRECINCT CAPTAIN . I CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS, AND WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER ON MAGNUSON PARK IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AT THE PARK. ALSO, IN THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND WEDGEWOOD . I CONTINUE TO ASK FOR ATTENTION THERE. I APPRECIATE CHIEF BARNES AND CAPTAIN MEETING WITH CONSTITUENTS TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES. REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR PARTNERSHIP AT SPD. LAST WEEK I ALSO HAD LIBRARIES EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE MEETING. WE HAD DIRECTOR FROM THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS FROM SEATTLE COME AND PRESENT ON FEDERAL ACTION UPDATES ON FEDERAL ACTION RELATED TO IMMIGRATION. SHE SPOKE ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S ENDING THE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN'S PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO MINORS IN THE UNITED STATES SEEKING ASYLUM. THE DIRECTOR IS TALKING TO ADVOCATES TO LEARN WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN FOR KIDS HERE IN SEATTLE. ONE OF OUR KEY PARTNERS IS A NATIONAL NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES , VIA ITS PARTNERS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTS TO UNACCOMPANIED MINORS. THEY HAVE AN OFFICE IN SEATTLE. AS I SAID, THE DIRECTOR WILL GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACTS TO CHILDREN IN SEATTLE. I WILL SHARE WHAT SHE LEARNED. SHE ALSO GAVE ME AN UPDATE SINCE THE COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION ALSO TERMINATED FUNDING THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN AWARDED FOR CITIZENSHIP COURSES AND PROGRAMMING. I'M GETTING MORE INFORMATION FROM HER ON THAT. AS I SAID EARLIER, I WILL SHARE WHAT I LEARNED ON THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM AS WELL. AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS. OR THE ACTUAL IMPACT, BECAUSE WE KNOW IT WILL HAVE IMPACTS. ALSO, LAST WEEK, I TALKED TO CONSTITUENTS ABOUT OUTAGES, POWER OUTAGES EXPERIENCED BY SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE DISTRICT TO HAVE POWER LINES UNDERGROUND THAT ARE AGING. THIS IS AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU'RE FREQUENTLY TALKING ABOUT AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES. WE TALKED TO CITY LIGHT ABOUT THEIR PLAN. THEY'RE GOING TO START EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THAT AREA . IT IS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE POWERLINES WENT IN AND, I BELIEVE, THE '70s, WHEN THAT TECHNOLOGY WAS NEWER. NEWER TECHNOLOGY HAS A BOX THEY PUT UNDERGROUND THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO DO THESE REPAIRS, BUT FOR THIS, BACK THEN, THEY WOULD LAY POWER LINES UNDERGROUND . IT MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO IDENTIFY WHERE IN THE SEGMENT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. ALL THIS TO SAY THAT THIS IS REALLY CHALLENGING TO REPAIR, BUT THEY HAVE STARTED REPAIRS. I AM EVER SO GRATEFUL TO CONSTITUENTS FOR THEIR PATIENTS AS CITY LIGHT WORKS ON THESE REPAIRS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH POWER OUTAGES ON AND OFF EVERY TIME THERE IS A WEATHER ISSUE OR TREE THAT FALLS. IT CAUSES THESE POWER OUTAGES. I WANTED TO -- I DON'T SIT ON THE COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES CITY LIGHT, I BELIEVE, IT SITS UNDER YOUR COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY LIGHT, OR INTENT HAVE BRIEFINGS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. IT CAN'T JUST BE IN MY DISTRICT. I'M SURE IT IS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU ENVISION FOR YOUR COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF CITY LIGHT IN THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. THIS WEEK I WILL BE MEETING WITH SCOUTS HERE AT CITY HALL WEDNESDAY AT 5:30. IF YOU'RE AROUND AND WANT TO SAY HI, IT IS CUB SCOUTS PACK 144 . I WILL BE GIVEN THEM A TOUR OF CITY HALL AND CHAMBERS. THERE VISITING AS PART OF GETTING THERE MY COMMUNITY BADGE. I AM HAPPY TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THAT BADGE. LIKE I SAID, IF YOU'RE AROUND I WANT TO SAY HI TO THE KIDS, LET ME KNOW. I WILL JUST SAY MY LAST PIECE. I WILL BE ATTENDING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT MEETING, WHICH I SIT ON . THE NEXT MEETING IS THIS THURSDAY. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT RECOMMENDING CERTIFICATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANS FOR MILLCREEK, ARLINGTON, AND SEATAC AND A COUPLE OF OTHER CITIES FROM THE STATE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I DON'T GIVE -- I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A -- THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. WE CAN TALK OFF-LINE. >> HAPPY TO SPEAK TO THAT VERY BRIEFLY. LUCKILY, I RECEIVED SOME OF THE NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE HAPPENING IN YOUR DISTRICT AS WELL AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH CITY LIGHT STAFF THAT DAY TO ASK THE COMMUNICATIONS AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE BACK TO PARTNERS AROUND RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION. THEY MENTIONED THEY HAD COMMUNICATIONS GOING ON. WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE OUR OFFICES CONNECT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS HAPPENING. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION, WHICH IS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE. WE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY LIGHT STAFF AROUND THE CHALLENGES IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW WE, AS A CITY, WILL GRAPPLE WITH MAINTAINING AND HAVING STRONGER INFRASTRUCTURE TO DELIVER ELECTRICITY TO THE ENTIRE CITY. A LITTLE BIT OF TWO PARTS. LET'S CERTAINLY CONNECT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT COMMUNICATION FROM CITY LIGHT AS WELL, AND IN COMMITTEE, WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS THIS YEAR AROUND THE MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES THAT HAPPEN, AND MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT HAVING THIS CONTINUOUS ISSUE AROUND BLACKOUTS AROUND THE CITY. >> THANK YOU. IT IS THE LATTER. I'VE REACHED OUT TO CITY LIGHT, AND THEY HAVE REACHED OUT TO CONSTITUENTS. IT IS MORE ON THE ONGOING ISSUE AND THE CITY LIGHT PLAN FOR THAT ONGOING ISSUE. THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT. >> CERTAINLY. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. >> I TOO WILL HAVE AN ENDEAVOR TO MAKE MINE FAIRLY BRIEF. FIRST AND FOREMOST, ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FRONT , TOMORROW WE HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING AT 9:30 A.M. TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS. A PRESENTATION FROM SDOT AND DISCUSSION ON AUTOMATED TRAFFIC CAMERAS IN OUR CITY. NEXT WE WILL HAVE A BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION TO IMPROVE A SKY BRIDGE THAT CROSSES BETWEEN DISTRICTS THREE AND DISTRICT 7 FOR CONVERSATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE LAST TIME. AS ALWAYS, ALL ARE WELCOME. MOVING ON, I WILL JUST SAY , I WANT TO TALK FOR A MOMENT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN MY DISTRICT LAST NIGHT, WHICH TIES TO SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN OUR CITY A COUPLE NIGHTS AGO. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S DISTRICT. THIS ALL TIES TOGETHER. LAST NIGHT I JUST PUT MY THREE YOUNG KIDS TO SLEEP. I HAVE THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS . A SIX-YEAR-OLD, SEVEN-YEAR-OLD AND 10-YEAR-OLD. PUT THEM TO SLEEP. PUT THEM TO BED. MY OLDEST DAUGHTER WAS STILL AWAKE, AS SHE USUALLY IS, AND MIA MY WAY FOR DOWNSTAIRS , AND THEN, AROUND 9:00 P.M. WE HEARD UNINTERRUPTED GUNFIRE IN NORTH DELL RIDGE . THAT WAS QUITE LITERALLY NOT JUST IN MY BROADER COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IN THE VICINITY OF MY BACKYARD. AROUND 9:00 P.M., WE HEARD AT LEAST 100 UNINTERRUPTED GUNSHOTS , AND MY DAUGHTER COMES DOWNSTAIRS SCARED . MY 10-YEAR-OLD SCARED, TRAUMATIZED, CONFUSED . WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AT THE TIME. I KEPT TELLING HER, I THINK IT WAS JUST FIREWORKS. DON'T WORRY, SWEETHEART. I LATER LEARNED THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY -- IT WASN'T FIREWORKS , IT WASN'T AN INNOCENT IN THAT EXPLANATION. HE WAS, INDEED, GUNSHOTS. I LATER WENT TO UPSTAIRS . I HAD TO TRY TO COMFORT AND CONSOLE MY YOUNG DAUGHTER. MY PARENT GUILT SETTING IN, I STILL HAVE NOT TOLD HER THE TRUTH NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT I KNOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. I AM SCARED TO. RIGHT AFTER I WAS ROCKING HER TO SLEEP AND ENSURING HER IT WAS GOING TO BE OKAY, I WENT TO GO CHECK ON MY YOUNGEST BOYS WHO ARE SLEEPING AT THE TIME , AND THANKFULLY, DID NOT WAKE UP. I HAD TO WAKE THEM UP FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY WERE SAFE . I LATER LEARNED THAT MY , A FEW OF MY NEIGHBOR'S HOMES WERE ESSENTIALLY TURNED INTO SWISS CHEESE. GUNSHOT HOLES RIDDLED SOME BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES . AN RV CAMPER AND A FEW VEHICLES . MY NEIGHBORS AND DELL RIDGE ARE FED UP . MY FAMILY IS FED UP. PEOPLE ACROSS THE WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY AND THE ENTIRE CITY ARE FED UP. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HITS US CLOSE TO HOME AS YOU CAN GET . I AM TOLD THAT WHAT HAD HAPPENED LAST NIGHT WAS , IT WAS COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERING , STARTED OFF PEACEFUL, TO COMMEMORATE AND START A VIGIL FOR THE DECEASED, AT LEAST ONE OF THE DECEASED, FROM AN AFTER HOURS NIGHTCLUB HOMICIDE THE NIGHT BEFORE . LATE IN THE EVENING ON SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY HOURS ON SUNDAY MORNING THERE WERE TWO HOMICIDES. AN AFTER HOURS NIGHT VENUE ESTABLISHMENT WHERE TWO PEOPLE, TRAGICALLY, LOST THEIR LIVES. SO WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN DELL RIDGE, I AM TOLD, WAS COMMUNITY MEMBERS HONORING , SEEKING TO HONOR THAT LIFE LOST , APPARENTLY, THROUGH GUNFIRE AND A 21 GUN SALUTE WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE SHOOTING OFF LIVE ROUNDS INTO HOMES . WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT , AND WHAT HAPPENED THAT PRECEDED IT THE NIGHT BEFORE , WAS UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE. LIKE YOU SAID, PEOPLE ARE FED UP. WE KNOW THIS. I KNOW IT FIRSTHAND. THAT IS WHY I AM PERSONALLY -- THAT IS WHY I GO SO HARD IN THE PAINT ON ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED. MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY FAMILY UP A SAFETY AND SECURITY, THEIR LIVES LITERALLY DEPEND ON IT. I AM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE OUTCOME HERE. NO ONE IN SEATTLE SHOULD BE EXPOSED TO THIS KIND OF THING. A SENSE OF SAFETY AND PEACE IN OUR OWN HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS IS REALLY A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT. WHAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. I WANT TO ENSURE MY CONSTITUENTS THAT I'M WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MAYOR'S OFFICE AS THEY INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT . I STAND READY TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THE COURSE OF THEIR INVESTIGATION TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE SWIFT RESPONSE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS . IT IS CLEAR WE NEED TO DO MORE AS A CITY . MY CONSTITUENTS ARE FED UP WITH THIS. SO WAS MY OWN FAMILY. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT CERTAIN COMMUNITIES, IN THIS CASE, DELL RIDGE, CONTINUE TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF OUR RISING CRIME AND GUN VIOLENCE CHALLENGES ACROSS THE CITY. BUT FOR ME, WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT REALLY UNDERSCORES THE URGENT NEED FOR US TO CONTINUE AND INTENSIFY EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE AND ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS THE CITY. IT REALLY TIES TO TWO PIECES OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION WE ARE ACTIVELY CONSIDERING RIGHT NOW. ONE IS THE AFTER-HOURS REGULATION BILL , AND THE OTHER IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON TOMORROW. AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT CALLS OUT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, NOT JUST POLICE. I WILL HAVE MORE CONVERSATION AND COMMENTS TOMORROW ABOUT THE NEXUS BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENED THE LAST FEW DAYS AND THOSE PIECES OF LEGISLATION, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT MY FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND WILL ALWAYS BE, ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES , WORKING COLLABORATIVELY, AMPLIFYING THE EFFORTS AND WORK OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL OF THEM , LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, CITY LEADERS, INCLUDING YOU ALL, COLLEAGUES, TO ENSURE THAT WE FIND AN -- AND ADVANCED TRULY MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR ALL AND BETTER PREVENT AND ADDRESS THIS KIND OF THING. THIS EIGHT ACADEMIC. THIS IS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL THING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND MY COMMUNITY. THIS IS REAL LIFE, EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES. AND TRAUMA THE PEOPLE ARE HAVING. I NORMALLY , GENERALLY, HAVE A SMILE ON MY FACE . TODAY IS NOT ONE OF THOSE DAYS , BECAUSE COMMUNITIES ARE NOT OKAY. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. GET IN TOUCH WITH THE POLICE CHIEF , CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER WALTON, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE , AND -- ABOUT THIS. I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS AND PARTNERSHIP . I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THEM AS THEY IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO THE CURRENT CRIME SAFETY PLAN AND MAKE OTHER TWEAKS TO -- I KNOW WE ARE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE OVERALL CRIME PLAN, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THEM AND THEIR WORK. I APPRECIATE THE PROFESSIONALISM, AND THE COURAGE OF THE OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED LAST NIGHT. HUNDREDS OF GUNSHOTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS A PARENT WHOSE KIDS WERE INVOLVED IN A SCHOOL SHOOTING, I AM SO SORRY THAT YOUR FAMILY HAS PERSONALLY BEEN TOUCHED BY GUN VIOLENCE AND GUNS IN THE CITY. AS A PARENT, I AM HAVING TROUBLE ARTICULATING HOW DIFFICULT THIS IS . YOU KNOW, WE ARE PROTECTIVE OF OUR CHILDREN AS PARENTS, WE DON'T EVER WANT THEM TO BE IN DANGER -- IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING. OF COURSE, NOT JUST JUST TO ME AND YOUR CHILDREN, BUT TO CHILDREN ACROSS SEATTLE. THIS IS IT TO TAKE AWAY FROM ALL THE KIDS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ACROSS THE CITY, THIS IS THE LATEST INCIDENT. IT HAPPENED TO YOU AND YOUR HOME. I AM REALLY SORRY FOR THAT. THAT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THAT IT HIT THIS CLOSE TO HOME. THIS IS AN TO BE SELF-SERVING, COLLEAGUES, BUT THESE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR CITY ARE HAPPENING TO US AS WELL. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AND MANY OF YOU , ABOUT HOW THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY , WE ARE NOT IMMUNE. NO ONE, NOT US OR ANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. IT IS WHY I FIGHT SO HARD. I KNOW YOU DO TOO, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AND MANY OF YOU, COLLEAGUES , ON THIS PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE ACROSS THE CITY. >> -- I AM REALLY SORRY TO HEAR IT . I CONTINUE TO BE A STRONG PARTNER WITH YOU ON TAKING CARE OF THESE ISSUES IN THE CITY. THIS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO ME. I KNOW IT IS TO YOU, AND IT SHOULD BE TO ALL OF US. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE ACROSS THE CITY SO THAT OUR KIDS CAN FEEL SAFE IN THIS CITY THAT THEY LIVE IN AND CALL HOME. IT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT ANY CHILD IN SEATTLE SHOULD NOT FEEL SAFE, AND THAT YOU ARE WORRIED TO TELL YOUR CHILD. I GET THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT. BECAUSE YOU HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN. MINE WERE TEENAGERS. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOUNG OR OLD THEY ARE. THEY ARE KIDS. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR CITY. THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE. I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR STORY. BECAUSE OFTEN TIMES, WHEN WE SIT UP HERE, I KNOW I HAVE SOME TREPIDATION, BECAUSE PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY LOOK AT US AS, YOU ARE JUST SAYING THAT. BUT NO, WE SHARE IT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO LET OUR CONSTITUENTS KNOW, AND ALL OF US KNOW, COLLEAGUES, HOW IMPORTANT THESE ISSUES ARE, AND THAT IT TOUCHES EVERYBODY IN THE CITY. THAT IS WHY WE FIGHT SO HARD TO DO THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AND PASTIES PUBLIC SAFETY LEGISLATION PIECES THAT WE ARE DOING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL AS CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR LETTING ME SAY THOSE WORDS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR SHARING. AGAIN, I AM SO SORRY. >> BEFORE PASSING IT ON, WHILE WE'RE ON THIS TOPIC, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FOR STATING THAT. I TOO APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT PUBLICLY AND NOT SHY AWAY AND TREATED AS, OH, THAT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN HEADLINES. GUN VIOLENCE WAS THE TOPIC OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR 'S LATEST REPORT PRESENTED IN MY COMMITTEE LAST THURSDAY. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT AT THE END, BUT SINCE WE ARE ON TOPIC, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE ON. YOU HAVE MOVED ON TO A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE, BUT THIS WAS AN AUDIT I REQUESTED TO FOLLOW UP ON. IT WAS PAUSED. THE MAYOR AND I REQUESTED TO LOOK AT HER VARIOUS CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES. LONG STORY SHORT, IF YOU WEREN'T THERE, COLLEAGUES, OR HAVE NOT READ THE REPORT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. THE CONCLUSIONS ARE DISHEARTENING, BUT ALSO OFFER SOME HOPE . THE HOPE DEPENDS ON US TAKING ACTION. IN ESSENCE, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THE CITY CAN DO TO REDUCE AND PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE. THIS IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE AUDIT. MANY OF THE STEPS WE SHOULD TAKE HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED IN PREVIOUS AUDITS, NOT JUST ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE, BUT MORE GENERALLY , APPROACHES TO GATHERING INFORMATION, TO WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. WE DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL. THE CITY SHOULD -- BUT IT STARTS WITH ADMITTING THAT WE CAN DO MORE, AND WE CAN DO BETTER. THE AUDIT PRESENTS A LOT OF RESOURCES OTHER CITIES OR DO -- DOING TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE BY DOUBLE DIGITS. THE POINT TO ME WAS , WHY AREN'T WE DOING THAT, BASICALLY? NO DISRESPECT TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WERE AT THE TABLE . THE FACT IS THAT EVERYBODY RECOGNIZES A -- SPD HAS GREAT DATA, FOR EXAMPLE. IS A QUESTION OF HOW WE CAN MORE PRODUCTIVELY PUT THE DATA ABOUT WHO IS GETTING SHOT, WHERE THE SHOOTINGS ARE HAPPENING, THE TRENDS WE SEE, AND HOW SPD CAN BETTER SHARE THE DATA THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY PRIVATE AND PART OF AN INVESTIGATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, HSD, TO INFORM THEIR GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK. THAT IS JUST ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE POINT IS, NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE ALREADY DOING ON GUN VIOLENCE ESPECIALLY, BUT IT IS THE TIME FOR HUMILITY , AND IT IS THE TIME TO USE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE. IN THIS CASE, A REPORT. EITHER TRUST THESE EXPERTS IN THE MODELS THEY ARE PUTTING FORWARD THAT HAVING POSITIVE RESULTS IN OTHER CITIES, OR WE DON'T. THE EXPERTS I'M TALKING ABOUT ARE THE DOJ AND THE POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORUM, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEA HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA OFFICES. THEY HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THESE ARE FREE RESOURCES. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BY, IN MY OPINION, AVAILING OURSELVES OF OTHER RESOURCES AND TAKING INTO PRECISELY THE EXPERIENCE , NOT IS CERTAINLY TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH, BUT RECOGNIZING THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO. WE OWE IT TO -- WE OWE THE LIVES OF OUR CONSTITUENTS TO DO THE VERY BEST WE CAN. THAT SOMETIMES MEANS LOOKING LATERALLY. ANYWAY, THAT IS ALL HE WANTED TO SAY. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRACTICE QUICKLY, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND I SPOKE ABOUT THIS BEFORE. OBVIOUSLY, WE COLLABORATE CLOSELY WORKING ON THESE ISSUES. THE BILLS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT ARE PART OF THE ACTION IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE . THEY ARE PART OF THE OVERALL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN. WE ARE DRIVING TO REALLY CHANGE THE DYNAMIC IN OUR CITY, THE PERMISSIVENESS. THERE IS A PERMISSIVENESS THAT ALLOWS US GUN VIOLENCE TO OCCUR. WE ARE WORKING THESE IN DIFFERENT WAYS. THE AFTER-HOURS ESTABLISHMENTS BILL IS A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF THAT. I JUST WANTED TO COMMIT TO, NOT JUST TO MY VICE CHAIR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, BUT TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE THIS WORK IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WHERE WE ARE REALLY DRIVING ON THIS FRONT WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECTURE , AS I MENTIONED EARLIER DURING THE LRI -- OIR BRIEFING. THAT IS MY COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AS IT RELATES TO GUN VIOLENCE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> COUNCILMEMBER SALAMANCA >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL ALSO TRY TO BE BRIEF. COMING UP WITH A LAND-USE COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY, WE HOPE TO ADDRESS UNITED FORESTRY COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS . DESIGN COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS, STREET-LEVEL USE LEGISLATION, BUILDING PERMIT EXTENSION LEGISLATION, AND HAVE A BRIEFING ON A DO YOU LEGISLATION RESPONSIVE TO THE STATE REQUIREMENTS OF 1337. IT IS GOING TO BE A FULL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY . WE INTEND TO GET QUITE A BIT DONE. THIS PAST WEEK I DID ATTEND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. THANK YOU, CHAIR KETTLE, FOR ALLOWING ME TO INVADE YOUR SPACE. ALSO HAD MEETINGS WITH THE SEATTLE KING COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS, HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL WE ARE DISCUSSING THE NAVIGATION CENTER AND AROUND FOLKS WHO ARE IN NEED. I MET ALSO WITH NEIGHBORS FROM THE BRIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD TO TALK ABOUT GENERATIONAL WEALTH BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMUNITY. I MET WITH SEATTLE INDIAN SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TALK ABOUT THE -- WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING THERE AT THE OLD NAVIGATION CENTER, AND THEIR PLANS FOR MOVING FORWARD. I ATTENDED THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY. I MET WITH THE INTERIM CID RESIDENT ADVOCATES ON THURSDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE COPPERHEADS A PLAN. AS MENTIONED, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND I DID A TOWN HALL AT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH , WHICH IS REALLY COOL. THIS MORNING I HAD A MEETING WITH CHIEF BARNES . ALSO, THIS AFTERNOON -- OR THIS MORNING, I ATTENDED THE SHIELD LAW SIGNING AT THE LGBTQ CENTER. COMING UP THIS WEEK, I DO HAVE CONSTITUENTS, BASICALLY, DOING OFFICE HOURS, SPECIFICALLY, FOR THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY, WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO START IN 38 MINUTES. WE WILL SEE IF I MAKE IT IN TIME. BUT WE WILL BE THERE TONIGHT. I WILL BE MEETING WITH THE CASCADE BICYCLE CLUB TOMORROW . I AM GOING TO BE ATTENDING THE NIGHT AT THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER ON WEDNESDAY EVENING . I WILL BE ATTENDING THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL ON THURSDAY, AS WELL AS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE . I WILL BE SUBSTITUTING FOR COUNCILMEMBER MOORE . YOU MAY BE LATE FOR YOUR -- I MAY BE LATE FOR THE SELECT COMMITTEE AS A RESULT OF THAT. THURSDAY EVENING I WILL BE ATTENDING A COMMUNITY IMPACT EVENT FOR THE RATER VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND. TO FOLLOW UP ON THE COMMENTS THAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA MADE AND OTHERS HAVE MADE, WE BOTH KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH GUNSHOTS FIRED. WE ARE COMBAT VETS. IT IS ANOTHER THING TO HAVE TO COMFORT YOUR CHILDREN WHEN THAT IS GOING. I HAVE NOT HAD TO DO THAT. I AM GRATEFUL I HAVE NOT HAD TO DO THAT. MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU. I HAVE HAD SHOTS FIRED NEAR MY HOME . I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SHOT AT . BUT THE DOUBLE HOMICIDE THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING AT THREE SOMETHING IN THE MORNING AT THE CLUB IN RAINIER BEACH WAS PREVENTABLE. THAT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD AN INCIDENT THERE. THE EARLY MORNING OF FEBRUARY 8 WE HAD A SHOOTING WHERE , I MENTIONED IT ON THE DAIS, OVER 100 SHELL CASINGS WERE RECOVERED FROM THAT WHEN SHOOTING. I AM ANXIOUS TO GET THIS LEGISLATION REGARDING REGULATING AFTER OUR CLUBS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. WE HAVE GOT TO DO IT. IF WE HELD THE VOTE TOMORROW, I AM ALL IN. I CAN'T WAIT TO VOTE FOR THIS. I WILL LEAVE IT THERE. BUT I CAN'T, BECAUSE THAT WASN'T THE ONLY SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT. THERE WAS ANOTHER SHOOTING ON SOUTH BEACON HILL. SAME NIGHT. WE DO HAVE TO DO BETTER AS A CITY. IT IS NOT JUST CITY GOVERNMENT. IT IS NOT JUST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT IS NOT FIRST RESPONDERS OR SECOND RESPONDERS. IT IS US, AS A COMMUNITY. WHAT ARE WE DOING ? WHAT ARE WE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE VIOLENCE HAPPENING? SOME AGAIN, I COULD GO ON , BUT THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. AND AGAIN, MY HEART TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. LET'S GET THIS BILL PASSED. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL BE BRIEF. I KNOW IT IS 4:26. UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE , WE WILL BE GOING ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9. WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS COUNCIL BILL 120960 . THAT IS GOING TO BE UP FOR A VOTE. I WILL TALK TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS . IS ABOUT AUTHORIZING SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE LOWER DUWAMISH WATERWAY CLEANUP . WE ALSO HAD A COMMITTEE MEETING . AND NOW, WE WILL BE HAVING A VOTE. I WILL CONNECT WITH YOU ALL TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS COMFORTABLE. BUT HOPEFULLY, WE FEEL LIKE WE HAD ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND THAT WE WERE GIVEN ENOUGH INFORMATION IN THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ALSO HAD THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO BE -- BEING PREDICTABLE ABOUT RATES , AFFORDABLE ABOUT RATES, AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING OUR RATES AFFORDABLE WITH OUR GROWING INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED, BUT ENGINEERING THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO PLAN CORRECTLY, AND WE ARE SENDING DUST SPENDING MONEY WISELY. I WILL NOT UPDATE EVERYONE ON MY EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES. YOU CAN GO TO MY INSTAGRAM OR NEWSLETTER THAT I WILL BE BLASTING OUT FOR YOU ALL TO SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY PEOPLE I CONNECT WITH DAILY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS ALL YOURS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL ALSO BE BRIEF. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 10. WE ARE STILL FINALIZING THE AGENDA, BUT WILL HAVE CONTINUED DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL 120957 CONCERNING FEET DEMOCRACY VOUCHER PROGRAM. I WILL MENTION TWO THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. EARLIER TODAY, I JOIN COUNCIL MEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH AND SOLOMON AT THE SHIELD LAW SIGNING AT THE LGBTQ CENTER ON CAPITOL HILL. WE HEARD FROM LEADERS FROM THE COMMISSION, THE LGBTQ CENTER AND SEATTLE PRIDE . NO TO EVERYONE, THE THEME OF THIS YEAR 'S PRIDE IS LOUDER. I'VE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR TODAY FROM THE COMMUNITY WE ARE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR THE ATTACKS ON THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND THE -- AND BY PASSING LEGISLATION BY SHIELD, WE CAN COMBAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK AND ENSURE THAT SEATTLE REMAINS A SAFE AND WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL. ONE NOTE , YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS. THIS WEEK MY STAFF AND I WILL VISIT THE PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRODUCTION OFFICE. THIS IS ON THE CORNER OF SEATTLE CENTER WHERE CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA USED TO BE LOCATED ON MERCER AND FIFTH. THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN LEASING SPACE IN THE BUILDING FOR THE LAST YEAR TO HELP CREATE IS, PARTICULARLY, THE FILM INDUSTRY, TO HAVE SPACE TO GATHER AND WORK. WHY