>>> GOOD AFTERNOON TODAY IS FEBRUARY 10, 2025, THE COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 2:03. I AM SARA NELSON PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS,. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON. >> PRESENT. >> IF HEARING NO OPPOSITION THE MINUTES WILL BE SITION, THE MIN ADOPTED. >>> WE HAVE ONE LETTER FOR SIGNATURE AND AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ON TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING THERE ARE NINE ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR. THE PAYMENT ORDNANCE AND EIGHT APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING ONE TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE, THREE TO THE SEATTLE RIGHTS COMMISSION. THREE TO THE HOSPITAL PRESERVATION AND AUTHORITY AND GOVERNING COUNCIL AND ONE TO THE MUSEUM AUTHORITY. IN TOMORROW'S CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES ONE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDNANCE. THEN THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION UNDER COMMITTEE REPORTS AND THEY ARE COUNCIL BILL 102937 WHICH WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE COUNCIL LAST WEEK. IN WHICH WOULD CREATE A NEW SALES DEFER RAL FOR THE SALES AND TAX DEFER DEFERRAL CONVERSION. AND SPD CROWD MANAGEMENT AND THE USE OF LESS LETHAL TOOLS. MOVING ON TO TODAY'S PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU CAN BEGIN THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M MINA HASHEMI. WE'RE NOW IN WEEK 5 OF THE 2025 SESSION. WITH ONLY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE POLICY COMMITTEE CUT OFF. LEGISLATORS HAVE BEEN BUSY HEARING BILLS FROM THE COMMITTEE AND SENDING IT TO THE RULES COMMITTEE IN THE COMING WEEKS. LAST WEEKEND GOVERNOR FERGUSON SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER 2005 DIRECTING THE STATE OF REVENUE TO ACCOMPLISH A LEAD A WORK GROUP AIMED AT EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF DATA CENTERS ON WASHINGTON'S ECONOMY, TAX REVENUE, ENERGY USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE GROUP WILL RECOMMEND POLICIES AND ACTIONS FOR ADDRESSING ENERGY USE AND IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY. DATA CENTERS ARE COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORT WASHINGTON'S DIGITAL COMMITTEE BUT THEY ALSO CONSUME SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY WHICH CAN PUT STRAINS ON OUR POWER GRID. AS YOU KNOW, SEATTLE HAS A NUMBER OF PRIORITIES THAT ARE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS. SOME ARE IN COMMITTEE, SOME ARE IN RULES AND SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN PASSED ON TO THE OTHER CHAMBER. WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ANNA AND SAMIR TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SEATTLE'S PRIORITY AND TO HIGHLIGHT SELECT BILLS WE'RE MONITORING BECAUSE OF THEIR IMPACTS TO THE CITY AND TO THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL, BEFORE WE JUMP IN WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF SHOW. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO LAST WEEK'S BRIEFING. WE'RE GOING TO START BY HIGHLIGHTING OUR SEATTLE PRIORITIES AND UPDATES SELECTING TO THOSE PRIORITIES ANY NEW BILLS THAT WE ADDED TO OUR TRACKER ON BEHALF OF OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. THE SECOND HALF OF THE PRESENTATION WILL GO THROUGH A RECAP OF LAST WEEK. WHAT ACTION HAPPENED, WHERE WE SIGNED IN AND WHERE WE TESTIFIED. AND THEN, AT THE VERY END WE'LL GIVE YOUR A BRIEF FORECAST OF WHERE SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES ARE FOR THIS WEEK THAT WE'RE IN NOW. SO STARTING WITH OUR SEATTLE PRIORITY UPDATE. I'LL JUST SAY AT THE OUTSET HERE ANY OF THE BILLS THAT ARE ON THESE SLIDES YOU CAN ASSUME WE HAVE SHOWN UP ON THE RECORD IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL EITHER BY TESTIFYING OR BY SIGNING IN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AT LARGE. MANY OF THESE BILLS SHOULD LOOK FAMILIAR FROM LAST WEEK. WE ALSO ADDED HOUSE BILL 1816 FROM REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT. THIS BILL ALLOWS FOR CIVILIAN STAFFED CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS FOR CITIES OF OUR POPULATION SIZE OR LARGER. AND I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY ADD FOR THE PUBLIC SAFE TIFF AND I WILL LET SAMIR TALK ABOUT THE OTHER BILLS AND THE OTHER SUBSECTION ON THE SECOND SLIDE. GO AHEAD SAMIR. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES HERE, ONE SECOND. ING THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. >> I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN'T HEAR ME, BUT I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. I'M GOING TO TRY TO COME BACK IN. >> I'M GOING TO TRY TO PUT THE SLIDES UP. YOU SEE THEM IN THE CHAMBER. >> THERE'S NOTHING ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. >> OKAY, ONE SECOND. >> ANNA I'LL SEE IF I CAN SHARE HERE IN CHAMBER. >> THANK YOU. OH, PERFECT. OKAY. WHILE SAMIR GETS HIS SOUND BACK ON I'LL CONTINUE OUR PRESENTATION. HERE ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM. SO IN THE SECTIONS HERE ON THIS SLIDE, THE ONLY NEW ADDS WE HAVE ARE UNDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS. HOUSE BILL 1733 THIS BILL INCREASES THE REIMBURSEMENT CAPS FOR MOVING. THIS IS REALLY FOR TRANSIT THREE AS THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT MOVES FORWARD. AND THEN UNDER HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. THE LAST BILL HERE, HOUSE BILL 1774 FROM REPRESENTATIVE 5, IS A BILL THAT ALLOWS THE LEASING OF UNUSED SHOT LAND OR HIGHWAY LAND TO ENTITIES EITHER CITIES OR NONPROFITS THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO LEASE THAT TO US OR THE NONPROFITS AT A LOWER COST AT BELOW MARKET VALUE FOR A MARKET. THAT ALLOWS US TO ACTIVATE WASH.LAND FOR OUR CITY AND RESIDENTS. AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD NEXT SLIDE. GREAT, OKAY. SO FOR THIS FINAL SLIDE HERE THERE WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF SLIDES FOR THE CHILD CARE SECTION OF OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO SENATE BILL 5279 AND HOUSE BILL 1648 ARE BILLS THAT WE'RE NOW TRACKING AND SUPPORTERS THAT HELP WITH CHILD CARE PROVIDER QUALIFICATION. SO EXPANDING THE WORK FORCE OF FOLKS THAT CAN WORK IN OUR CHILD CARE WORK FORCE AND HOPEFULLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SLOTS AND AVAILABILITY FOR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. OKAY. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO A WEEK FOR RECAP. AND I'M GOING TO CHECK IF SAMIR IF SOUND IS COMING THROUGH. >> YEAH, I'M BACK. OKAY, YEAH. SO BUDGET AND REVENUE WE'LL START WITH THAT. AND AGAIN THESE ARE BILLS THAT WE JUST HAD ACTION IN THE LAST WEEK. SO SENATE BILL 5547 HAD A HEARING THIS PAST WEEK AND THIS BILL INCREASES CANNABIS REVENUE PROPORTIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE CITY SIGN IN PRO. >> FOR CLIMATE AN ENVIRONMENT BILLS STARTING WITH 5474 THIS BILL DIRECTS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO SET UP AN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACTION PLAN. THIS BILL REALLY ALIGNS WITH OUR SEATTLE FOOD ACTION PLAN AND INCREASING SUSTAINABLE FOOD ACCESS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THEN HOUSE BILL 1607 FROM REPRESENTATIVE STONIER, THIS IS CREATING A BEVERAGE CONTAINER RETURN SYSTEM IN ORDER TO REDUCE WASTE FROM BEVERAGE CONTAINERS IN THE WASTE STREAM AND YOU GET 10-CENTS BACK EVERY TIME YOU RETURN THE BOTTLE IF THIS WAS SET UP STATEWIDE. >>> AND FOR BOTH THOSE BILLS THE CITY SIGN IN PRO. >> SENATE BILL 5554 AND THE HOUSE BILL HOUSE BILL 1576 BOTH RELATE TO HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION. AND IMPOSING SOME REQUIREMENTS ON WHEN CITIES CAN CREATE HISTORIC LANDMARK DESTINATION. IT CHANGES THE HOW OLD THE BUILDING HAS TO BE TO 40 YEARS AND ALSO REQUIRES THE OWNER OF A BUILDING TO GIVE, TO PROVIDE PERMISSION FOR A BUILDING TO BE DEEMED A HISTORIC LANDMARK. IT DOES EXEMPT LANDMARK PRESERVATION NEIGHBORHOODS. SO IF A CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD THEN IT WOULD EXEMPT ANY BUILDINGS FROM THIS BILL. AND THAT BILL. BOTH THOSE BILLS HAD HEARINGS THIS PAST WEEK. OTHER HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS BILLS. HOUSE BILL 1217 WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE IS THE RIGHT STABILIZATION BILL. THAT BILL HAD A HEARING IN THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE WHICH WAS FOR THE NEXT STEP AND. IT'S SCHEDULED TO MOVE OUT OF THAT COMMITTEE THIS WEEK. HOUSE BILL 1299 IS A, HOUSE BILL. SENATE BILL THIS IS A HOUSE COMPANION RELATED TO MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAT REQUIRES CITIES TO OR DISALLOWS CITIES TO HAVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS ON HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS. SENATE BILL 5497 SITING FOR PERMANENT HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND EMERGENCY HOUSING. THE CITY IS MONITORING THAT HILL FOR OUR CURRENT PERMITTING POLICIES. AND HOUSE BILL 1516 WHICH STUDIES INSURANCE COVERAGE OPTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP UNITS, THE CITY SIGNED IN PRO. THAT RELATES TO CONDOMINIUM COVERAGE. MANY OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE HIGH INSURANCE COSTS BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY COVERAGE THAT COMES WITH. AND COMES WITH BUILDING CONDOS AND SO THE CITY SIGNED IN SUPPORT OF THAT STUDY. SENATE LABOR COMMERCE SENATE 5600. CREATES SOME SETS THE FARE RATES AND TIES THE FARE RATES TO SURGE PRICING. AND ALSO ALLOWS CITIES TO IMPOSE GEO FENCES FOR PICK UP AND DROP OFF AREAS DURING LARGE SCALE EVENTS AS WELL. THE CITY SIGNED IN PRO. HOUSE BILL 1622, IT'S ALLOWS BARGAINING OVER MATTERS RELATED TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MONITORING THAT FOR ANY IMPACTS ON THE CITY, IN THE CITY WORK FORCE, THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. >> IT WAS LOTS OF ACTION IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPACE LAST WEEK. SO, STARTING WITH SENATE BILL 5453 FROM SENATOR SLATER THIS BILL DIRECTS THE OFFICE, THE STATE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE TO ADMINISTER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC DEFENSE SUPPORT STAFF. AND WILL MAINTAIN A POOL OF PARALEGALS TO SUPPORT DEFENSE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 5667 FROM SENATOR ORWALL IS EXPENDING THE GRANT PROGRAM. IT HAD A SUNSET AND IT'S ELIMINATING THE SUNSET SO THAT GRANT PROGRAM CAN MOVE FORWARD. SENATE BILL 5362 FROM SENATOR DINGRA THIS BILL IS RELATED TO BACK FILLING THE FUNDING FOR CRIME VICTIM SERVICES. SO MANY OF YOU MAY BE AWARE OF THE DECREASED IN FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OR VOCA FUNDING THIS BILL WOULD SET UP A CONTINUAL FUNDING STREAM FOR THOSE PROGRAMS THAT THE STATE FUNDS AS WELL AS LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. HOUSE BILL 1113 FROM RESPECTIVE FARIVAR THIS CREATING A MISDEMEANOR DISMISSAL PROGRAM. THE CITY HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THIS IS IS COMMUNICATING WITH THE AUTHORS OF THAT. >>> AND SENATE BILL 5584 IS A CONCURRENT PROSECUTION OFFICE THAT WILL BE HOUSED IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND WILL INCLUDE THE PROSECUTION ARM AS WELL. HOUSE BILL 1592 FROM REPRESENTATIVE PETERSON. THIS BILL IS MAKING STRIDES TO HELP PUBLIC DEFENSE FUNDING THAT BOTH COUNTIES AND CITIES CAN RECEIVE FROM THE STATE. IT INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT BOTH ENTITIES CAN RECEIVE IN ORDER TO REIMBURSE THE COVERED COSTS FOR PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T PAY. HOUSE BILL 1265 IS COMMITTED TO COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. THIS BILL IS RENAMING THE CRIME AND INCREASING THE CRIME CHARGE AS WELL AS INCREASING THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OFFENSE. AND THEN IN THE SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION SPACE, LAST WEEK HOUSE BILL 1214 FROM REPRESENTATIVE THAI HAD A HEARING. THIS BILL EXPANDS THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CREDIT TO FOLKS 18 OR OLDER. SO CURRENTLY THIS TAX CREDIT IS AVAILABLE IF YOU'RE 24 OR OLDER. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES WITHIN THE CITY, OR WITHIN THE STATE AND SO IT'S JUST LOWERING THE AGE THRESHOLD. THEN HOUSE BILL 1657 IS THE WASHINGTON 13 FREE GUARANTEE PROGRAM. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY CREATING A SEATTLE PROGRAM LIKE PROGRAM STATEWIDE WHERE THE STATE WOULD PROVIDE UP TO 45 CREDITS OF TUITION FREE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. >> AND TRANSPORTATION SENATE BILL 5417 HAD A BILL LAST WEEK WHICH AND ENFORCEMENT ZONES AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA TESTIFIED ON THAT BILL. LATER THIS WEEK, THIS IS A FEW BILLS TO WATCH BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT MORE HAPPENING. WE'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT TODAY, SENATE BILL 5595 AND IT'S HOUSE COMPANION RELATED TO SHARED STREETS WILL HAVE A HEARING IN BOTH THE SENATE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ALSO TOMORROW WITH THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE GROWTH BILL WHICH HELPS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH THEIR REVENUE HAS A HEARING LATER THIS WEEK. AND THEN ALSO HOUSE BILL 1816 RELATED TO OUR CARE DEPARTMENT CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM ALSO HAS A HEARING LATER THIS WEEKEND. WE'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THOSE, AS THE SESSION GOES ON. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA HAS JOINED US IN PERSON HERE IN CHAMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING FOR PRESENTING TO US ON THIS WORK. I WOULD LIKE IF YOU COULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE. I KNOW THERE'S NO FROM OLYMPIA BUT CURIOUS ON WHAT IS COMING DOWN THE LINE. >> THERE HAVE NOT BEEN IN BILLS INTRODUCED ON THAT TOPIC YET BUT I THINK WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE DISCUSSION CLOSER TO THE END OF THIS MONTH. WHICH IS WHEN A NEW STATE REVENUE FORECAST WILL BE GIVEN TO THE STATE AND WE'LL KNOW WHAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH AS IT RELATES TO THE STATE BUDGET. BUT AS OF NOW, I THINK FOLKS ARE TELLING US THAT ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU DIRECTOR THE HASHEMI AND ANNA AND SAMIR. I REQUESTED A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING AND PARTICULARLY HOW DO WE STAY ABREAST OF ALL THE CHANGES THAT KEEP HAPPENING FROM MINUTE TO MINUTE. I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR AND HER STAFFER AND MAYOR ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE REALLY MONITORING VERY CLOSELY. WHICH I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I HAD THE CONVERSATION. I KNEW YOU WERE MONITORING I JUST DIDN'T KNOW ALL THE SPECIFICS. SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT CONVERSATION. ALL THIS TO SAY ABOUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE BEST STAY ABREAST COLLECTIVELY AS COUNCIL AND DIRECTOR, I REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR WILLINGNESS TO BRING UP AN IDEA ABOUT MEETING WITH ALL LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANTS AND OUR OFFICE ARE HAVING A WEEKLY MEETING TO STAY ABREAST AND CONNECTED ON ALL THE FEDERAL CHANGES AS THEY'RE HAPPENING. AS YOU KNOW THEM TO BE HAPPENING AS BEST AS YOU CAN. WANTED TO TELL YOU ALL COLLEAGUES ABOUT OUR CONVERSATION AND SO, DIRECTOR WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOUR OFFICES TO GET A POINT OF CONTACT FOR THOSE MEETINGS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL START SOON AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE BECAUSE WE DID ALSO DISCUSS THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW HER TEAM IS WORKING AT THE ON THE STATE WORK THAT YOU JUST HEARD ABOUT. IT'S THAT'S ALSO VERY RAPID. FAST AND FURIOUS AND MANY BILLS, I THOUGHT IT WAS UP TO 1600 BUT NOW I MIGHT BE OUTDATED BUT NOW. WHAT THE ACTUAL LATEST FIGURE IS FOR THE OLYMPIA BILL. ALL THAT TO SAY YOU ARE ALL DOING SO MUCH WORK AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HOST A WEEKLY CALL TO KEEP US ABREAST OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL. SO THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY AND I ALSO WANTED TO TELL OUR COLLEAGUES ABOUT THAT CONVERSATION. AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PUT THESE WEEKLY MEETINGS TOGETHER FOR THESE TEAMS. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT AND WE WILL BE IN TOUCH THIS WEEK ABOUT THAT SCHEDULING. OUR TEAM HAS REALLY APPRECIATED MEETING WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS REGULARLY ON THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THAT'S HELPFUL FOR US AND WE KNOW IT'S HELPFUL FOR YOU TOO. WE'RE HELPFUL TO REPLICATE THAT FOR THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS BECAUSE THINGS HAPPENED SO FAST. AND THEN THEY REFRACTED ETC. SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE UPDATES OR BE MORE AWARE OF WHAT OUR TEAM IN DC IS HEARING. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO THE GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TEAM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I SAY OLYMPIA HAS WEEKDAYS NOT BECAUSE IT'S MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BUT BECAUSE A WEEK'S WORTH OF WORK GETS DONE IN A DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK THERE. JUST, MAKING ACTUALLY A PLUG FOR NEXT WEEK, OUR ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITY'S ACTION DAYS IN OLYMPIA STRONG CITIES MAKE A STRONG STATE, AM I RIGHT TEAM. AND THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO LOBBY ON BEHALF OF THE AGENDA THAT WE PASSED IN JANUARY. WE CAN LOBBY MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SESSION, AND THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE ALL 281 CITIES AND TOWNS COME TOGETHER TO LOBBY TOGETHER. SO I KNOW THAT A NUMBER OF FOLKS COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA, COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE, COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA ARE ALL GOING TO BE DOWN THERE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TEAM FOR GETTING SOME MEETINGS DONE AHEAD OF TIME. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CALL EARLIER THIS WEEK. THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR ADDING HOUSE BILL 1816. I WAS AWARE OF THAT. I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT. DID THE CITY, I DON'T HAVE THE BRIEFING, DID THE CITY WEIGH IN ON THAT ONE. >> HOUSE BILL 1816. >> YES. I SEE ANNA CAME OFF MUTE. >> HOUSE BILL 1816 HAS A HEARING TOMORROW. WE WILL BE WEIGHING IN. CHIEF BARTON WILL BE TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF CITY IN SUPPORT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND SEPARATELY. WE MENTIONED THAT THIS MORNING, HOUSE BILL 1483 AND SENATE BILL 5423 THE RIGHT TO REPAIR. WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THE ELECTRONICS WORLD, COMPUTER WORLD BUT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS IN CERTAIN QUARTERS REGARDING ON THE SECURITY SIDE. AND LIFE SAFETY. YOU KNOW THERE MAY BE SOME UNIQUE PIECES TO THAT. THAT I'LL LOOK TO FOLLOW UP ON. SEPARATELY. HOUSE BILL 1536 WHICH IS NOT ON THE LIST BUT THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY A JUVENILE. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS SOME CONCERN BIPARTISAN CONCERN AND IT REALLY RELATES TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THAT CAN HAPPEN. AND THE BILLS LOOKING TO REDUCE IT ONE COULD ARGUE YOU DON'T NEED FIVE TIMES, YOU KNOW, ANY WAY. SO THAT'S A BILL OF INTEREST. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES ON THE PUBLIC DEFENSE. PUBLIC DEFENSE PIECES ARE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THANK YOU FOR THOSE UPDATES RELATED TO THAT. I THINK THAT'S MORE OF AN ISSUE FOR COUNTIES OUTSIDE OF KING COUNTY BUT EVEN FOR US I THINK THAT'S AN AREA OF CONCERN. GENERALLY. AND FOR HOUSE BILL 1113, IT NOTED HAS CONCERNS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THOSE LIKE, A LITTLE BIT MORE TO HOUSE BILL 1113. >> CERTAINLY, I THINK WE COULD ALSO FOLLOW UP ON OFFLINE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE I THINK THAT I PROBABLY WILL GET LOST IF I JUST TRY TO BE ABOUT IT. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF HOW THE DIVERSION PROGRAM WOULD OPERATE. MAKING SURE ALL PARTIES ARE AGREEING THAT THE DIVERSION HAS THE RIGHT OPTION FOR THE DEFENDANT. MECHANICS AROUND. HOW DO YOU MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROGRAM AND ENSURE THAT FOLKS ARE GETTING ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO HAVE THEIR CASES DISMISSED. SO SOME OF KIND OF MORE OF THE MECHANICS OF HOW THE DIVERSION PROGRAM WORKS AND WE CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH MORE SPECIFICS AS THE BILL MOVES THROUGH THE PROCESS BECAUSE I DO EXPECT IT TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT AS IT MOVES. >> THANK YOU, DEFINITELY OF INTEREST TO THAT. AGAIN THAT WASN'T ONE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. AS IT TURNS OUT WE'RE HAVING PDA AND THEIR LEAD PROGRAM TOMORROW IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY ECONOMY. SPEAKING OF DIVERSE WE'RE ACTUALLY TACKLING IT. WHATEVER THE STATE IS DOING, WE NEED TO BE IN SYNC BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT THAT CREATES SOME CHALLENGES. SO THANK YOU, AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THAT BILL, CAN YOU EXPLAIN MORE WHAT IT WOULD DO. TO MY MIND, IT'S NOT SIMPLY REPLICATING THE LEAD PROGRAM THAT IS IN SEATTLE BECAUSE IN SEATTLE, RIGHT. SO HOW WOULD THAT WORK? >> YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM ESSENTIALLY OUR DIVERSION FOR PUBLIC USE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE DIVERSION AT THE ARREST LEVEL. THIS IS A, COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM. PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM. ESSENTIALLY IT AUTHORIZES THE COURT TO DISMISS A DEFENDANT'S MISDEMEANOR OR GROSS MISDEMEANOR CHARGE IF THE DEFENDANT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIED WITH COURT ORDERED CONDITIONS. THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER OF EXEMPTED CRIMES THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS DIVERSION PROGRAM. THERE'S DIFFERENT KIND OF STEPS AND PROCEDURES TO TAKE IF, A COURT IS GOING TO ENTER OR AGREE TO A DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR THE DEFENDANT. AND IT'S, I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH SOME MORE SPECIFIC SPECIFICS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. >> THAT WOULD BE GOOD, THANK YOU. >> I'M NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS. I HAVE SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE BILLS THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE MONITORING OR THAT I WASN'T AWARE OF. INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT LOOKS TO ME AND PLEASE CONFIRM, LET ME KNOW IF I'M WRONG HOUSE BILL 1607, THE WAY THAT WAS DESCRIBED IT SOUNDS BASICALLY LIKE A TRADITIONAL BOTTLE BILL. IS THAT CORRECT? SO PEOPLE WOULD GET A DEPOSIT. ARE THERE, IS THAT, SO WHERE WOULD THE BOTTLES BE TAKEN. CAN PEOPLE DROP OFF THE BOTTLES AT GROCERY STORES. DO YOU KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT HOLD UP THE WHOLE SYSTEM WOULD WORK. IS THERE A DEPOT OR SOME PLACE IN THE TRANSFER STATION. CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE? >> YEAH, I CERTAINLY CAN FOLLOW UP. I HAVE THE SPECIFICS IN FRONT OF ME. BUT IF FOLKS ARE FAMILIAR WITH CALIFORNIA OR OREGON THEY DO HAVE THESE BOTTLE RETURN SYSTEM PROGRAMS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO RETURN THOSE BOTTLE, BEVERAGE CONTAINERS. I ASSUME PLACES LIKE A GROCERY STORE, SOMETHING CLOSE PROXIMITY TO FOLKS SO IT ISN'T A BARRIER TO RETURN THE MATERIALS IN ORDER TO GET THEIR 10-CENT REFUND. BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH MORE SPECIFICS IF IT'S OUTLINED IN THE BILL. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. AND LET'S SEE THE OTHER BILL I HAD A QUESTION ON, SAMIR I COULDN'T QUITE HEAR WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT SENATE BILL 5554 OR HOUSE BILL 1576 ON PAGE 8 CONCERNING HISTORIC LANDMARK LEGISLATION THAT YOU'RE MONITORING. CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID, PLEASE. >> YEAH, IT IMPACTS WHEN CITIES CAN DESIGNATE A BUILDING OF A HISTORIC LANDMARK. AND WAYS THAT IT LIMITS SO THE OWNER REQUIRES OWNER CONSENT. FOR US AND ALSO CHANGES THE YEAR I BELIEVE THE BUILDING HAS TO BE AT LEAST 40 YEARS OLD. >> THE BUILDING CONSENT PART IS WHAT I WAS WONDERING THAT YOU SAID. I THINK IN PORTLAND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS IN PORTLAND. I COULD BE WRONG BUT IN ANY CASE THERE WAS DISCUSSION A FEW YEARS AGO ON THAT. I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT THAT. OKAY ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YOU HIT ALL MINE. AND I THINK, I DON'T REMEMBER IF I ASKED YOU THIS TODAY BUT WHAT IS THE, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE AUTHORIZING A PILOT PROGRAM OR STATEWIDE PROGRAM. TO ALLOW FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO USE OR TO SEND DUI TESTS TO PRIVATE LABS, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT. >> THAT BILL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS AFTERNOON OR AS WE ARE MEETING RIGHT NOW. WE'LL MONITOR TO MAKE SURE IT MOVES IN THE PROCESS. THE LAST TIME I CHECKED IT DIDN'T SEE IF THERE WERE ANY AMENDMENTS BUT THAT COULD HAVE CHANGED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE NEXT WEEK IF THERE ARE ANY DEVELOPMENTS. >> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK DOWN THERE AND TAKING TIME TO KEEP US ABREAST OF THINGS GOING ON. AND YOU KNOW WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED IN WHICH BILLS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH WHEN LETTING US KNOW WHEN WE HAVE TO SIGN IN PRO OR CON OR MAKE A COMMENT. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS. >> OKAY. SO, MOVING ON TO ITEM 4. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA HAS A LETTER FOR SIGNATURE TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 1523 AND SENATE BILL 5417 AUTHORIZING THE USE OF AUTOMATED VEHICLE NOISE ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS IN VEHICLE RACING CAMERA ENFORCEMENT ZONES. COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. YOU ARE WELCOMED TO LEAD THE DISCUSSION ON THIS LETTER. PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU MA'AM COUNCIL, PRESIDENT AND SO, HOUSE BILL 1423 AND ITS COMPANION BILL IN THE SENATE. SENATE BILL 5417 ARE CRITICAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT GRANT THAT SPECIFICALLY GRANT AND WOULD EMPOWER MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING SEATTLE WITH ANOTHER TOOL TO COMBAT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, EXCESSIVE NOISE, CAUSED BY CARS. AND YOU KNOW, THE HISTORY IS REPLETE IN OUR CITY WITH EGREGIOUS. THESE ARE LARGE CON, I HAVEN'T HEARD OF AN EV THAT HAS EXCESSIVE NOISE. BUT IT'S A PROBLEM WITHIN OUR CITY. AND I THINK THERE ARE SOME NONTRIVIAL SUBSTANTIAL POLICY ISSUES THAT WE AS A CITY WOULD NEED TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT AND RESOLVE. IF WE CHOSE TO ADOPT THIS IN THE CITY INCLUDING HOW WE CAN BEST PROTECT PRIVACY, YOU KNOW MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SMART DEPLOYMENT OF THESE. AMONG OTHER THINGS. BUT BOTTOM LINE WE CAN'T EVEN GET TO THAT ANALYSIS IF THE STATE DOESN'T GRANT US PERMISSION. SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO. AS I MENTIONED LAST WEEK, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF TESTIFYING IN FAVOR OF AT THE STATE SENATE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK IN FAVOR OF THE SENATE VERSION OF THIS BILL. AND THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AROUND YOU KNOW WHETHER THAT WAS MY POSITION OR THE CITY'S POSITION, AND I WANTED TO MAKE CRYSTAL CLEAR, THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THAT THIS IS THE CITY'S POSITION. AND SO, I ORGANIZED THIS LETTER. THE MAYOR HAS GRACIOUSLY SIGNED IT. COLLEAGUES AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL. AGAIN, SIGNING IN SUPPORT OF THIS LETTER, IT WOULD SAY, ESSENTIALLY SAY, WE AS A CITY NEED THE ABILITY TO CONSIDER WHAT DEPLOYMENT POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT COULD OR WOULD LOOK LIKE. TODAY WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY. SO, WE NEED THE STATE TO ACT. THIS IS WHAT ACTION LOOKS LIKE. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT BECAUSE FAIRLY TIMELY WE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM SPD JUST LAST THURSDAY I BELIEVE. WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY ON PURSUANT TO AN EXISTING CITY ORDNANCE. ON POINT THAT SAID, IN ALL OF LAST YEAR, SPD WAS ABLE TO ISSUE ONE AND ONLY ONE CAR EXCESSIVE CAR NOISE CITATION. AND, IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ENFORCEMENT PRIORITY. IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. IT'S NOT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ISSUE IMPACTING AND PLAGUING OUR COMMUNITIES FROM A ROAD SAFETY PERSPECTIVE AND PUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. OTHER COUNTIES ARE AFFLICTED BY THIS THE SAME THING. THE PROBLEM ISN'T CONFINE TO ONE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR ONE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A SMART BILL AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS LETTER. AND AGAIN, YOUR SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF THIS LETTER IS NOT SAYING WE HAVE RESOLVED EVERY SINGLE POTENTIAL POLICY IMPLICATIONS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. JUST SAYING, IT OPENS UP THE DOOR FOR US TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. BECAUSE TODAY WE CAN'T. SO I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AS WELL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I WILL SHARE A STORY WITH YOU THAT I SHARED IN PRY PRIVATE. I DO A 70-MILE KAYAK THROUGH THE NIGHT. I WAS CROSSING THIS LAST YEAR FROM VASHON ISLAND TO BAINBRIDGE ISLAND BETWEEN 11:30 P.M. TO 3:30 A.M. IT'S A 24 HOUR RACE NONSTOP THROUGH THE NIGHT. WE WERE CROSSING FROM VASHON TO BAINBRIDGE. AND YOU COULD HEAR CARS REVVING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL. I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT ANECDOTAL STORY. I WILL SIGN ON. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA FOR PULLING TOGETHER THIS LETTER. I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE AUTHOR. I WILL BE SIGNING IN SUPPORT OF THIS LETTER TODAY FOR THOSE REASONS. PARTICULARLY BECAUSE I THINK IT SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN USE SOME OF OUR TECH TO BE ABLE TO BOLSTER MORE SAFETY BUT ALSO FINDING THAT LINE TO NOT CREATE UNNECESSARILY JUST DANGEROUS MEASURES RELATED TO DATA. IT SETS REALLY CLEAR CONFINES BETWEEN THE SECURITY OF SAID DATA. CREATING PARAMETERS WHERE INFORMATION WOULD BE DELETED. ALSO MAKING SURE THAT IT'S REVIEWED BY ANOTHER PERSON AND AUTHORIZES CIVILIANS TO DO THE REVIEW. FOR THAT REASON I WILL BE SIGNING IN SUPPORT OF THIS TODAY AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK IN PULLING TOGETHER THIS LETTER. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> I THINK BOB WAS FIRST. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES, COUNCIL PHER RINCK. MEMBER RINCK. WE HAD THREE TECHNOLOGY BILLS LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THOSE THREES WE ALSO HAD A BILL ON STREET RACING. I VIEW THIS AS A COMPLIMENT TO THAT. THE MOST FAMOUS IS THE BELLTOWN HELL CAT. THERE'S AREAS OF D7 MUCH LIKE IN D1 AND I SUSPECT ANOTHER DISTRICTS AROUND THE CITY. SO, THANK YOU, AND APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT HELPS CONSTRICT YOU KNOW THE, DARE I SAY IT THE PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT WE HAVE IN THE CITY. AND IT'S GOOD GOVERNANCE TOO. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I TOO WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. IT'S NO SECRET WE'VE HAD STREET RACING ON SAND WAY POINT IN FRONT OF SAGNISON PARK THAT HAS CAUSED A LOT OF DISTRESS AND FOLKS, I HAVE HEARD FOLKS FROM THE EAST SIDE THAT CAN HEAR FROM KIRKLAND THAT CAN HEAR ACROSS LAKE WASHINGTON. THE STREET RACING THAT'S HAPPENING ON SAND POINT WAY. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD E-MAILS TO THAT EFFECT. LIKE I SAID THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND MORE TOOLS IN OUR TOOL BOX ARE BETTER THAN LESS. AND IF WE TO YOUR POINT ARE ABLE TO GET OLYMPIA TO PASS THESE BILLS THEN WE CAN GET TO THE PIECES HERE ON HOW WE WOULD CRAFT A BILL. AND THEN OF COURSE TAKING INTO ACCOUNTS THE PRIVATE CONCERNS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS. I THINK FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT PARTICULARLY AROUND SAND POINT WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS PARTICULARLY WHILE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS WHO WE CAN ACTUALLY DEPLOY TO CUT DOWN ON THIS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, THANK YOU. >> I'LL JUST, COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU MA'AM PRESIDENT. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORS ON ALKI HAVE AROUND NOISE BECAUSE THE VEHICLES. I'VE BEEN IN THOSE MEETINGS WITH THOSE PEOPLE. BUT I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT MY DISTRICT, DISTRICT 2 PARTICULARLY IN THE RAINIER McCLELLAN AREA HAVE HAD TO ENDURE VEHICLE RACES, LOUD VEHICLE NOISES AND SUCH. AND I WILL BE SIGNING ON IN SUPPORT OF THIS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. >> SO AS I WILL BE SIGNING ON AS WELL. COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU SAID WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. HAVING MORE TOOLS IS BETTER THAN LESS TOOLS. THIS IS YET ANOTHER ONE. I HAVE TO SAY THAT FOR ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO'S LISTENING. THIS WILL GO THROUGH THE SAME SURVEILLANCE, SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT PROCESS AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS THE BEGINNING. THIS PROVIDE THE OPTION TO PURSUE THIS. IT DOES NOT SET US ON THAT PATH ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. IT'S CREATING MORE OPTIONS AND MORE FLEXIBILITY. I WILL HAVE TO SAY IN MY MEETING, I WAS ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS. WHAT ABOUT NOISE LEVEL. WILL THE SAME DECIBEL LEVELS APPLY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THE CLOSING WORD. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS LETTER. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS FOR SHARING THAT ANTIDOTE. I'VE HEARD THE SAME THING. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HEARD DIRECTLY FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS BECAUSE THEY SHARE THEIR FEED BACK DIRECTLY WITH YOU. BUT I HEAR FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE THAT OTHER CITIES ACROSS LAKE WASHINGTON REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY GET 911 CALLS ABOUT LOUD AND EXCESSIVE CAR NOISES IN SEATTLE AND THEY'RE COMING FROM YOUR DISTRICT. MAGNASUN PARK THERE. >> IN ANY EVENT. COLLEAGUES THANK YOU. AGAIN I ASK FOR YOUR SPORT. >> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO DETERMINE WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO SENATE BILL 5417. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE SKWR -Z AYE. >> MOORE. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL PHER STRAUSS. >> AYE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> AYE. >> NINE SIGNATURES WILL BE AFFIXED TO THE BILL. >> AND THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> FOR THIS WEEK, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WHICH WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING. AND THIS, THIS MEETING WILL FEATURE THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT LED BY DECIDING JUDGE CRAWFORD WILLIS AND MR. SADLER FROM THE COURT. IN ADDITION WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PDA REPRESENTED IN THEIR LEAD COLEAD PROGRAMS. SO LISA DUGGARD WILL BE THE LEAD PRESENTER FOR THAT. OBVIOUS LY AS WELL TOMORROW, WE HAVE THE LESS LETHAL WEAPONS. FOR THE NEXT WEEK, TODAY I HAD A SEATTLE CITY LIGHT CAPITAL PROJECT TOUR WHICH WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE AND SOMETHING I THINK ALL MY COLLEAGUES SHOULD GET. AT LEAST MAYBE A DISTRICT VERSION OF. I THINK IT'S REALLY INSIGHTFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN TERMS OF ELECTRIC SERVICE. AND YOU KNOW THIS IS REALLY TIED INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PRAPB PLAN AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE GROWING. THAT'S A CONCERN OF MINE BECAUSE, MAINTENANCE IS NOT ALWAYS THE TOP OF MIND, AND IF YOU DELAYED MAINTENANCE IT'S ALWAYS, IT'S ALWAYS A BAD THING. SECONDLY. FOR WEDNESDAY I'LL BE MEETING WITH THE CANADIAN COUNCIL, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I ALSO HAVE A MEETING WITH PLYMOUTH HOUSING. THURSDAY PSRC TRANSPORTATION MEETING I WILL LEAVE EVERYTHING ELSE TO MY CAPABLE COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. AND THEN I ALSO HAVE A MEETING AT MAGNOLIA, REGARDING THE D7. SO IT'S VERY D7 SPECIFIC. JUST TO BE CLEAR. FRIDAY, MEETING WITH MRS. OLIVER AND THE HOPE FACTORY. I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING MORE BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS MEETINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR ONE REASON OR THE OTHER AND I DON'T WANT TO JINX ANYTHING. NEXT WEEK WE HAVE THE MAGNOLIA COUNCIL GENERAL MEETING. AND THERE'S SOME OTHER ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. IT WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING THAT WAS FOCUS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GROUPS FROM DISTRICT 7 THAT CAME OUT AND SPOKE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THOSE PERSPECTIVES FROM THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING. WE HAVE THREE REGIONAL CENTERS. IT'S A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC IN DISTRICT 7. AND IT'S ALSO GOOD TO GET THE INPUT SAY FROM QUEEN ANNE AND MAGNOLIA AS WELL. I HAD A NICE MEETING WITH META. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO SAY, I WAS AT THE PRESSER FOR THE OPENING, FOR THE BELL STREET PROJECT CONNECTING THE WATERFRONT INTO BELL TOWN AND THE BELL STREET PROJECT, WHICH IS PART OF THE MARKET TO MOHI ROUT. IT'LL BE A FANTASTIC UPGRADE FOR THE AREA AND BASICALLY WELCOMING YOU KNOW THE CITY TO THE WATERFRONT AND VICE VERSA TO THE SEA. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK MAYOR HAS DONE ON THAT. AND ALSO, STRIDING RIGHT NEXT TO PORTALS PARK. AS WE TAKE THE BEGINNING STEPS OF WHAT WE'RE NOW CALLING PORTALS PARK WHICH WILL BE RENAMED AT SOME POINT. THAT IS IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE. YOU'RE UP. >> I WILL KEEP IT PRETTY SHORT TODAY. SO OUR NEXT MEETING THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE IS THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY. WE PLAN TO HAVE COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS FOR VOTES AND THE PRESENTATION FROM THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS MISSIONS INTRODUCING THEMSELVES AND THEIR WORK TO THE COMMITTEE. ALSO FOR THE HOPE COUNCIL TOMORROW WE'LL BE BRINGING A NUMBER OF AMOUNTS TO THE LETHAL WEP LEGISLATION. -- LETHAL WEAPON LEGISLATION. LAST WEEK WE HAD A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW DO WE MEASURE WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE WILL BE HAVING A RETREAT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. I'M FEELING POSITIVE THAT WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO THE BRASS TACKS ON HOW WE MEASURE THE WORK. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING THE BYLAWS RESOLVED. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THOSE IN PLACE RELATIVELY SHORTLY. LAST WEEK I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION LEGISLATION. AND I WANT TO THANK FOR BEING ALLOWED TO DO THAT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHANGE THE TERMINOLOGY AND ALSO TO ENHANCE THE PENALTY SO WE CAN AGAIN TARGET THE. IT DOESN'T APPLY JUST TO STREET BASE WORK IT ALSO IT APPLIES TO MASSAGE PARLORS AND OTHER PLACE WHERE IS A LOT OF THIS IS HIDDEN AND PEOPLE ARE AT GREATER RISK. UNFORTUNATELY THIS MORNING IN DISTRICT I DID ATTEND ANOTHER TREE CUTTING. WHERE THE TREE WAS BRUTALLED. AND REMOVED DESPITE THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY PRESERVE THE TEAM. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ARCHITECTS THAT TALKED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO DESIGN AROUND THE TREE AND PRESERVE THE TREE. THAT ROUT WAS NOT CHOSEN. THIS IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF APARTMENTS, LOWER INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHERE THE LACK OF TREES AND NATURE IS TRULY FELT. AND SO, AGAIN IT JUST, REMINDS US OF THE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE COMP PLAN AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS TO PRESERVE TREES WHEN IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO SO. SO ANY WAY. CONTINUING THOSE DISCUSSIONS. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN IT TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT. GO AHEAD PLEASE. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. STARTING FIRST WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY LIGHTS ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED LAST WEEK. WE HAD THE SHORTEST MEETING, HOPEFULLY EVER. WE HAD A 12 MINUTE MEETING. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO POPPED IN AND MADE SURE WE GOT THAT IN. AND WE WILL HAVE A MEETING ON HORSE RACING COUNTY WIDE WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. AND LAST WEEK WE WERE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR WITH PIKE PLACE FOUNDATION. REALLY AN INCREDIBLE TOUR. WE THINK OF PIKE PLACE AS A TOURIST DESTINATION. IT'S A GOOD REMINDER OF HOW PIKE PLACE SERVES AS A SMALL BUSINESS AND ECOSYSTEM AND BEING ABLE TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE SENIOR CENTER, FOOD BANK AND THE OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER. IT'S JUST A REALLY IMPRESSIVE SPACE. AND I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY PHREUGS COMMISSION TO TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING UP TOMORROW WITH THE COUNCIL. AND TOOK SOME TIME TO MEET WITH OUR PARTNERS AT DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON TO TALK ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND REALLY EXPLORING WAYS WE CAN SUPPORT ACCESSIBLE PLAN. AND THIS IS A JAPANESE AMERICAN, THIS IS A COALITION MADE UP OF JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II CAMP SURVIVORS. DESCENDANTS AND THEIR ALLIES WORKING TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY AND WORK AGAINST DETENTION PRACTICES. A REALLY POWERFUL GROUP DOING CRITICAL WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AS ADVOCATES. WE ALSO CONVENED OUR FIRST LABOR ROUND TABLE WHERE WE HAD A NUMBER OF UNIONS JOINED, A NUMBER OF UNIONS REPRESENTING FRONT LINE JOINING US TO FACE ANY URGENT CONCERNS THE OUR UNION PARTNERS RIGHT NOW. IN SHORT WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT ALSO WOULD VOICE THAT THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL CONCERN ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THESE CHANGES TO OUR POLICIES AND IMMIGRATION. AS WELL AS THE CHANGES HAPPENING AT THE NLRB AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE FUTURE OF ORGANIZING IN THE UNITED STATES. AND TO THAT END, WE ALSO HAD SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH SOME OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS IN PHILANTHROPY. OUR TEAM MET WITH THE PAUL ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION. DIRECTOR OF ARTS, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY. THEIR WORK INTERSECTS WITH ARTS AND CULTURE WHICH IS PERMANENT TO THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE THAT I CHAIR. BUT ALSO THEIR WORK TIES TO DOWNTOWN ACTIVATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WHICH IS A PERFECT NEXUS CONSIDERING WE'LL TAKE THE RENEWAL THIS YEAR. LYNDSEY'S FOUNDATION IS FOR CHILD CARE AND . IT WAS A LATE NIGHT TO EVERYONE. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME AND GAVE COMMENT. SO MANY OF THE FOLKS TOWARD THE END OF THE EVENING WERE WORKING CLASS FOLKS WHO WORKDAY JOBS AND ARE ONLY ABLE TO COME UP TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO GET OFF OF WORK. SO UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS WERE UNABLE TO SPEAK. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE MAKING SURE WE CAN HEAR FROM THOSE VOICES AND JUST LEARN FROM OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AS WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. >> OKAY, IF YOU GO AHEAD. NO QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WELL LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE PUGET SOUND REGIONAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT MEETING. I ALSO HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH AS PART OF MY COMMITTEE WORK I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH SEP OVERSIGHT MEMBERS TO DO MEET AND GREETS. AYE I'VE ALSO HAD MEETING WITH CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, TO TALK WITH CITY DEVELOPMENT AND HEAR THEIR IDEAS ABOUT CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOL AS I CONTINUE THE COMMITTEE WORK. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THESE PROVIDERS AND I CERTAINLY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THEIR PARTICULAR WORK AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PROVIDERS BOTH IN THEIR CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOL SPACE. THAT WAS REALLY. THOSE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN GREAT. I ALSO HAVE HAD MANY COFFEE CHATS WITH CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. AND OF COURSE, WHAT'S ON EVERYBODY'S MIND IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO BEEN ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS WITH CONSTITUENTS ON THAT. ALSO THIS WEEK I MET, ACTUALLY THIS MORNING WITH CHIEF OF POLICE BARNES. JUST TO, HAVE A INTRODUCTORY MEETING. WE GOT TO DISCUSS PLANS, HIS PLANS TO DEAL WITH PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY BUT IN PARTICULAR WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MAGNUSSON PARK AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AT MAGNUSON PARK. COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE BECAUSE WE'RE PARTNERS UP THERE ON THE NORTH END. NORTHEAST END ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE SITUATION ON AURORA. SO IT WAS AN INTRODUCTORY MEETING AND WE ALSO TALKED A LOT ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I FOUND HIM TO BE VERY RESPONSIVE. I'M LOOKING TO WORKING WITH HIM AND I'M GLAD HE'S ON BOARD AND SITUATED. MORE TO COME ON THAT AS WE ALL MOVE FORWARD. I'M SURE YOU ALL, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY MET HIM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. SO, WE'LL KEEP PLUGGING AWAY ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY. I WILL SAY ACTUALLY I WAS AT MAGNUSSON PARK YESTERDAY WHERE SPD HAS STATIONED THEIR MOBILE PRECINCT AND I MET WITH SOME POLICE OFFICERS THERE WHO ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND WAS REALLY GREAT TO JUST, I STOPPED BY JUST TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR THEM BEING THERE AND JUST LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY DO. AND WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE. ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED THERE ARE MORE PATROL OFFICERS AROUND, IT HAS A VERY IMPORTANT AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON WHAT'S GOING ON. AND SO THERE IS LESS PETTY CRIME WHEN THERE'S MORE PATROLS AROUND. WE KNOW THAT. THAT IS THE CASE. THE DATA SHOWS THAT AS WELL. LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE OFFICERS GETTING HIRED BY THE END OF THE YEAR HERE. SO WE HAVE MORE PATROL OFFICERS ON THE TPWROUPBD. -- GROUND. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT FOR ALL OF US. ALSO THIS WEEK, I HAVE A MEETING OF THE EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE. BELLE WE'LL BE HEARING FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM. YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT I ADVOCATED FOR AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING RESTORATION OF THAT PROGRAMS BUDGET. BECAUSE IT IS ONE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL THE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN DOING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. I THINK IT'S A REALLY GREAT PIECE PARTICULARLY WHEN WE KNOW THAT NOT ALL THE FUNDING THAT WE PROVIDE IN OTHER AREAS ARE ABLE TO GET TO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE SEEING DONE ACROSS THE CITY. SO I THINK THIS IS REALLY AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM FOR FOLKS ON THE GROUND TO BE ABLE TO APPLY TO. THE OTHER THING I'VE BEEN DOING IS BEEN MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ABOUT THE STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT I SUPPORTED AS PART OF THE BUDGET. JUST TOUCHING BASE WITH THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REQUESTS ARE. THAT THERE ISN'T WHAT I CALL A MEETING OF THE MINDS OF WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. BECAUSE I KNOW I APPRECIATE IT WHEN I WORK AT A DEPARTMENT AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEPARTMENTS RESPONSES TO THE STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THAT I WAS VERY CLEAR ON WHAT THE ASK IS. SO I PROACTIVELY HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE CLEAR ON THE WHAT THE ASK IS AND HELP THEM SET UP ON THEIR SUCCESS AND RESPONDING. SO I'VE BEEN HAVING THOSE MEETINGS. ALSO, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR SENDING OUT THE MEMO ON THE CREATION OF THE FAMILIES EDUCATION PRESCHOOL PROMISE SELECT COMMITTEE. WE HAVE AS PART OF THE MEMO, THERE IS A CALENDAR FOR COMMITTEE MEETING. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. WELCOME CONVERSATIONS. I HAVE MET WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AND INTEREST ON THE LEVY AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE SUPPORTED AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THAT IS ONE OF MORE MEETINGS WE WILL HAVE ON THAT TOPIC. BUT NOW YOU HAVE THE CALENDAR, SO YOU CAN HOPEFULLY GET THESE ON. WE REALLY MADE AN EFFORT TO GO THROUGH AND I WANT TO THANK BOTH OUR STAFF AND ALSO JASMINE FROM THE CENTRAL STAFF GOING THROUGH ALL THE CALENDARS TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL WORK WITH EVERYBODY HERE. MORE TO COME ON THAT. THIS WEEK I WILL BE ATTENDING AN EVENT WITH THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAL CONSTANTINE WHERE HE WILL BE ANNOUNCING HIS INTENT TO RENEW THE PATH WAYS PARK. I'LL BE VERY HAPPY TO WELCOME THE KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE INTO THE DISTRICT. AS HE MAKES THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. OF COURSE YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE KING COUNTY LEVY FUNDS MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY ENHANCES BALL FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS AND AQUATIC CENTERS AND PROTECTS AND RESTORES OPEN SPACES AND EXPANDS REGIONAL TRAILS. SO YOU KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNDING FOR ART PARKS ACROSS THE CITY. WELL ACROSS THE COUNTY IN THIS CASE ARE IMPORTANT. AND OF COURSE SOME OF THAT FLOWS TO THE CITY AND THE COUNTY GAVE SOME FUNDING TO PATH WAYS PARK AS WELL. SO WE KNOW THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE ALSO UTILIZED BY THE CITY. SO THAT IS IT. AND UNLESS ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS I'LL PASS IT ON TO MY COLLEAGUE COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER R*EU -- RIVERA. ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WE HAVE AN EXCITING MEETING COMING UP TOMORROW. WHERE WE'LL BE DISCUSSING ROBUST CONVERSATION. TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO ATTEND IF YOU'RE ABLE. IF YOUR SCHEDULE PERMITS. TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS THE FIRST BEING REGIONAL TRANSIT SECURITY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKE HOLDERS BOTH INTERNALLY WITHIN THE CITY AND EXTERNALLY AND OUR PARTNERS. THOSE SOUND TRANSIT AND KING COUNTY METRO. WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING LOCAL 587 PRESIDENT AND OTHERS AS WELL. IT'LL BE A GREAT LIVELY CONVERSATION AND REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT. THEN ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING SDOT WILL BE DISCUSSING THEIR PROPOSED SDOT LEVY SPENDING PLAN. IF YOU KNOW WE TOOK SOME ACTION DURING BUDGET LAST YEAR TO DO EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN A WEEK FROM TOMORROW. SDOT PREPARED A VERY DETAILED PROPOSED PLAN FOR HOW THEY'RE GOING TO SPEND LEVY DOLLARS, LEVY DOLLARS, EMPHASIZING LEVY DOLLARS NOT OTHER BUDGET ITEMS THAT WE AUTHORIZE THAT WEREN'T LAST BUDGET YEAR. THAT WERE NONLEVY DOLLARS. WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. THOSE DOLLARS ARE GOING LOOK LIKE. AND JUST FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROPOSED DOLLARS. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. WE'RE GOING TO BE TAG TEAMING THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD LATER THIS WEEK LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT REGULAR MEETING. MONTHLY MEETING. COCHAIRED BY KENT MAYOR OR CHAIRED BY KENT MAYOR DANA RELPH. NEXT UP THAT I WANTED TO BRIEFLY MENTION. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ENCOURAGING ALL OF US TO JOIN YOU AT THE CITY DAYS. I WILL BE PROUD TO JOIN YOU AND INTERESTED COLLEAGUES WHO WILL BE THERE. SADLY BECAUSE OF A CONFLICT THAT I HAVE THURSDAY WE'LL ONLY BE THERE FOR THAT FIRST DAY. WE'LL MAKE IT IMPACTFUL AND JAM PACKED. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEN FINALLY I GUESS I'LL NOTE THAT COLLEAGUES WE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT. FOR THE STATE AND THE STATE SENATE AND HOUSE BILLS THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE NOISE ENFORCEMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND REALLY IMPORTANT AND I THINK IS A STRONG SHOWING OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY. IT'S NOT JUST ME THAT WE HAVE ALL NINE COUNCIL MEMBERS PLUS THE MAYOR. THAT THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE CITY'S POSITION. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL COLLEAGUES AND ALSO, LIKE I MENTIONED THERE WERE SOME INITIAL CONFUSION LAST WEEK DURING THAT TESTIMONY SO I WANT TO THANK SENATOR VALDEZ FOR YOU KNOW SPARKING THIS CONVERSATION AT THE CITY LEVEL. AND MAKING IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THIS IS THE CITY'S POSITION. SO NOTHING ELSE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE NONE I WILL PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> WE WILL GO, COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON. I HAD TO UPDATE MY NOTES. >> THANKS, MAN. >> ANY TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO IN TERMS OF AN UPDATE FROM OUR OFFICE, I AM FULLY STAFFED NOW. SO WE DO HAVE EVERYONE ON BOARDED. THEY ARE HARD AT WORK. AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE TEAM THAT I HAVE. IN TERMS OF COMMITTEE WORK WE DID NOT HAVE THE LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING THIS PAST WEEK. AGAIN ON BOARDING OF NEW STAFF. I DO ANTICIPATE WE WILL HAVE A MEETING ON FEBRUARY 19th. LET'S SEE, I'M STILL DOING A LOT OF ON BOARDING. AGAIN GETTING UP TO SPEED AS TO HOW THIS BODY OPERATES AND FIGURING OUT WHAT I NEED TO KNOW. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M ALSO ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS, DEPARTMENT LIAISONS ABOUT THE VARIOUS WORK PROJECT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US. AND THE VARIOUS PRIORITIES THAT THIS BODY NEEDS TO ADDRESS IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. SO WITH THAT I HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH, YOU KNOW, FOLKS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. AND AGAIN THE LIAISONS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE JUST TO GET UP TO SPEED TO WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON WHAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON TOGETHER. THE MEETING THAT I WAS PLANNING TO HAVE, IN CHINA TOWN AND LITTLE SAIGON LAST WEEK I POSTPONED BECAUSE OF WEATHER. I AM LOOKING TO PUTTING THOSE BACK IN THE BOOKS. I HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE WEST PRECINCT COMMAND STAFF AS WELL AS THE LIAISONS THAT ARE WORKING ON THE ISSUES REGARDING LITTLE SAIGON. LET'S SEE. COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP AS I MENTIONED THE SOUTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE NEW HOLY GATHERING HALL AT 6:30. I WILL BE THERE. AS WELL AS SETTING UP OFFICE HOURS IN DISTRICT. WE WILL BE AT THE BEACON HILL LIBRARY THIS SATURDAY FROM NOON TO 4:00. AND I WILL BE SCHEDULING OFFICE HOURS AT VARIOUS DAYS OF THE WEEK. VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY TO ACCOMMODATE FOLKS WHO WORK DURING THE DAY OR WORK AT NIGHT SO THAT WE CAN BE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE IN PERSON REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEIR SCHEDULE MAY BE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. >> THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON, COLLEAGUES. LAST WEEK IN FINANCE COMMITTEE WE HAD CONVERSATION. WE WENT OVER THE WORK PLAN FOR THE YEAR. WE HAD CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO STRUCTURE OUR SELECT COMMITTEES THIS YEAR BECAUSE LAST YEAR WE TOOK SUCH A DEEP DIVE INTO BUDGET STARTING IN APRIL. I FORESEE US TO STILL HAVE A FEW SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND I'M GOING TO BE WALKING THE HALL TO TAKE PEOPLE'S TEMPERATURE ON WHETHER WE WANT TO REMAIN STRICTLY IN THE PROGRAM THAT WE DID LAST YEAR. GO BACK TO HOW COMMITTEE STRUCTURES USED TO WORK WHICH WAS EVERYTHING WOULD COME THROUGH FINANCE AND WE WOULD ONLY GO TO SELECT BUDGET IN THE FALL OR A HYBRID. MY BEST GUESS IS WE WILL LAND IN A HYBRID AND WANT TO JUST TAKE EVERYONE'S TEMPERATURES ON YOU KNOW DO WE WANT TO HAVE GRANTS AND ACCEPTANCE ORDNANCES THROUGH SELECT BUDGET OR CAN THAT JUST GO THROUGH FINANCE. I DO SEE THAT, MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL WOULD PROBABLY GO THROUGH A SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. DO WE WANT TO HAVE AGAIN THOSE GRANT ACCEPTANCE THROUGH FINANCE OR SELECT. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR BUDGET REFORM EFFORTS THIS YEAR. BOTH IN PROCESS AND IN CONTENT IN PROCESS, HOW TO IMPROVE THE FALL PROCESS OVER THE COURSE OF MANY YEARS. THE BUDGET PROCESS HAS EBBED AND FLOWED WITH MORE TIME ON THE . IN CONTENT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE STATEMENTS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND OTHER TOPICS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND REFINEMENT AS WELL AS WE WILL CONTINUE THE FIVE YEAR BUDGET LOOK BACK RATHER THAN DOING THE INCREMENTAL ANALYSIS THAT HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN DONE BEFORE I WAS BUDGET CHAIR. THE NEXT FINANCE NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL COMMITTEES WILL BE CANCELED AS I WILL BE AT AWC WITH MANY OF YOU. AND THEN WE WILL BE PLANNING TO HAVE THE FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MARCH FIFTH. I HAVE A DAN RULE WHICH IS THAT, ITEMS ARE BRIEFED TWICE BEFORE THEY'RE TAKEN A VOTE. THIS IS NOT A FAST RULE IN COUNCIL RULES. I THINK IT'S JUST GOOD PRACTICE. SO TO ACCOMMODATE THIS, AND TO KEEP THE PROCESS MOVING QUICKLY. I ASKED COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA IF HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ITEM BRIEFED IN TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS TOGETHER. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. AND SO, WE'RE TAKING AN ABNORMAL STEP THIS TIME WHICH IS HAVING THE ITEM BRIEFED IN TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND HAVING IT VOTED IN THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. THIS MEANS IF YOU'RE NOT ON TRANSPORTATION YOU HAVE TO COME UP TO SPEED BEFORE WE GET TO SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. PLEASE. WE WILL ALSO TO KEEP THINGS MOVING IN THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE WE WILL BE AN INTRODUCTION REGARDING THE FAS DIRECTOR. WE WILL BE ASKING QUESTIONS IN FINANCE COMMITTEE LATER IN MARCH. THAT'S INTERNAL COMMITTEES. MOVING INTO EXTERNAL COMMITTEES. I HAVE A LOT OF SOUND TRANSIT UPDATES AND A FEW SURES. SOUND TRANSIT EXPANSION COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING THIS THURSZ. THURSDAY. WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE WEST SEATTLE WORK PLAN INCLUDING EVALUATING PROGRAM LEVEL COST SAVINGS INITIATIVES THAT SOUND TRANSIT IS TAKING UP. WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE SCOPING, THE BALLARD EXTENSION SCOPING THAT ENDED IN DECEMBER. WE'LL BE TAKING ACQUISITIONS IN WEST SEATTLE AND QUEEN ANNE. I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR WITH SOUND TRANSIT BECAUSE THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY IS ON THE EDGE OF AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND THE WELCOME SIGN INTO DEL RIDGE THAT THEY HAVE TO KEEP THEIR EYES ON IT TO MAKE SURE IT'S EITHER OCCUPIED WITH GOOD TENANTS OR NOT FALLING INTO DISREPAIR BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST THING YOU SEE WHEN YOU COME INTO DEL RIDGE. I WAS GOING MAKE A JOKE ON DELL RIDGE DATA, BUT YOU'RE SITTING NEXT TO ME. THE BANK OF AMERICA ACROSS THE STREET FROM DICK'S IT IS RIGHT IN THE HEART OF LOWER QUEEN ANNE. IT HAS TO BE EITHER KEPT UP WITH GOOD TENANTS. IT CAN'T FALL INTO DERELICTION. THAT'S THE MAIN POINT I'VE BEEN MAKING TO SOUND TRANSIT. COULD BE UPTOWN. IS IT UPTOWN, LOWER QUEEN ANNE, IS IT PIKE? WHO KNOWS. >> THAT'S BEEN SETTLED. THAT'S UPTOWN. >> SIR, YES, SIR. MOVING RIGHT ALONG WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF THE SEARCH FOR THE NEW CEO OF SOUND TRANSIT. SPARMAN WILL BE WITH US UNTIL MAY. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A NEW CEO ON WITH SOME TRANSITION TIME. SO BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THERE HAS BEEN A COMMITTEE SET UP FOR THIS I'M FEELING GOOD AT THIS TIME. I WILL LET GLOW IF I'M -- I WILL LET YOU KNOW IF I'M NOT. AGAIN ALL SOUND TRANSIT SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER CAN BE REACHED. I'LL SAY THE NUMBER VERY SLOWLY, 206-398-5368. 398-5368. I HAVE THAT NUMBER SAVED ON MY PHONE. IF I HAVE PROBLEMS ON SOUND TRANSIT I MAKE THE CALL. I SEND A TEXT. FUN FACTS FROM SOUND TRANSIT. SOUND TRANSIT EXPRESS. THESE ARE THE BUSES WE'LL HAVE A FARE CHANGE FROM 3.25 TO $3 *EPB. WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR LIGHT RAIN FEE WHICH IS $3 PER TRIP. THAT CHANGED LAST AUGUST. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR YOUR AWARENESS THERE WILL BE SOUND TRANSIT LINK LIGHT RAIL DISRUPTIONS THIS WEEKEND. STARTING AT 10:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF TIE IN WORK THAT WILL CONNECT THE ONE AND TWO LINES. SO AS SOON AS, I90 FLOATING BRIDGE SECTION IS DONE, WHICH WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE DONE THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE CONNECTING STRAIGHT IN TO SEATTLE AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING THIS WEEKEND IS AHEAD OF THAT. SO THERE WILL BE SHUTTLE BUSES REPLACING THE ONE LINE BETWEEN CAPITOL HILL AND SOTO. TRANSWILL OPERATE BETWEEN LYNN WOOD. I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE. IT IS VERY NECESSARY. LASTLY HERE, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE SEATTLE CITY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SERVICES BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION THIS THURSDAY. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS THEY'VE DONE VERY WELL RECENTLY. THEY TOOK STAFF OUT TO THE BOUNDARY DAM WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF SPOKANE ON THE BORDER OF CANADA. IT'S ONE OF OUR SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FACILITIES. AND THEY WENT THERE TO MEET IN PERSON WITH THE EMPLOYEES TO TALK ABOUT RETIREMENT. I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE OUT THERE AT THE BOUNDARY DAM CAN SOMETIMES, WHILE THEY ARE PHYSICALLY ISOLATED ESPECIALLY PHYSICALLY ISOLATED FROM THE CITY. SO HAVING MOMENTS LIKE THIS REALLY APPRECIATE. SURES, SURES IS ALSO LOOKING FOR A NEW SPACE TO RENT. I PUSHED THEM VERY HARD TO GET BACK INTO SEATTLE MUNICIPAL TOUR. WHEN I HAD THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SEATTLE MUNICIPAL HAD VACANCIES. IT'S IMPORTANT TO IN THE INTERIM. IT'S BECOME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SEATTLE TOWER IS NOW FULL. THERE'S A COUPLE OF FLOORS THAT ARE INFLUX. THAT'S BETTER THAN WE HAD SEVERAL FLOORS. AND COUNCIL MEMBER TALKED ABOUT THE MAGNOLIA. WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH PARKS THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND DISCOVERY PARK THE ONLY TWO BUILDING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OPERATE IN MAGNOLIA ARE BOTH CLOSED. THE SEATTLE CENTER CLOSED DUE TO A FLOOD OF THE BUILDING. SO WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THAT. AGAIN OFFICE HOURS THIS WEDNESDAY. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THAT IS MY REPORT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS I WILL HAND IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS. JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING US. AND OUR CITY ON THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COLLABORATION AND SHARING OUT ALL THESE IMPORTANT INSIGHTFUL PIECES OF INFORMATION. AND THEN, ALSO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND THAT ALLOCATION THAT WE ALIGNED ON WHERE THE BRIEFING PORTION OF SDOT'S PROPOSED LEVY PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BUT THE VOTING WILL HAPPEN IN YOUR APPROPRIATELY IN YOUR FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS A COUPLE OF THINGS. AND I'LL DOUBLE CLICK ON SOMETHING YOU MENTIONED. YES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT KIND OF DOESN'T FORCE BUT YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THAT LEVY PROPOSED LEVY SPENDING PLAN EITHER IN THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU ALL COLLEAGUES FOR A MONTH NOW IS TO PLEASE REMEMBER TO TAKE YOUR BRIEFINGS FROM SDOT. YOUR PRIVATE BRIEFINGS ON THE PROPOSED. MOST FOLKS AS I UNDERSTAND IT HAVE TAKEN THAT UP. BUT IF NOT PLEASE DO SO. BECAUSE THEY ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING. SO, THERE'LL BE NO SURPRISES DURING THE VOTING PORTION. THANK YOU. >> FANTASTIC, THANKS COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, IF NOT OVER YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> I DO WANT TO POINT OUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE DATES. I WANT TO MENTION THERE WAS A FEELING OF A LOT GOING ON ESPECIALLY WITH THE APPROACH OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. SO PLEASE DO, TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE DATES ARE AND WHAT WILL ALWAYS BE HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMITTEE DURING THE YEAR SO WE CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT. IN THE PWUPBLGTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AS NOTED I DULY. COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THINGS SCHEDULED AT THE SAME TIME WHO ARE NOT ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO BE RESPECT. OF EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULE. THERE'S FOUR PEOPLE ON YOUR COMMITTEE AND OTHERS. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT EXTERNAL ECONOMIES. ECONOMY -- COMMITTEES. IT'S NOT JUST WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. IT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN COMMITTEES OUTDOORS. SO CONTINUE. >> WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12 AT 2:00 P.M., THIS WEEK OUR AGENDA WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS COMING UP. IT SHOULD BE FAIRLY QUICK APPOINTMENTS. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT MEETING, IT'LL BE OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR. AND SO, GEARING UP FOR A FULL, A FULL CALENDAR OF REALLY GREAT PARKS UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY MEETINGS. THE NEXT THING, DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES THE STAFF, AND THE PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DO BELIEVE IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT WE COULDN'T THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER RINK. COULDN'T HEAR FROM SOME FOLKS THAT WERE TRIED TO MOVE THROUGH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE WERE FIGHTING THE WEATHER AND EVERYTHING. AND SO WE SENT A PRESS RELEASE THE NEXT DAY REGARDING THAT INFORMATION UNFORESEEN INCLEMENT WEATHER. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHAME IF SOMEONE GOT HURT GOING HOME. SHORTLY THEREAFTER IT STARTED SNOWING. SO I WAS HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF OUR PEOPLE AND STAFF HOME AS WELL DURING THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. WE ALSO WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR CENTRAL STAFF AND ALSO THE CITY CLERK TO PRIORITIZE THE SPEAKERS WHO WERE NOT CALLED ON. WE HAVE A LIST AND A RECORD OF ALL THOSE AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED IN AND HAVE SENT THOSE. THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SCHEDULED AND CONTINUOUS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS. SO CONTINUING TO ASK PEOPLE TO SEND US YOUR COMMENTS. YOU KNOW PLEASE CONNECT WITH YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'VE BEEN CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND TAKING A BUNCH OF MEETINGS. DOING WALKS, NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS AND SO FORTH. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT FEED BACK FROM PEOPLE. SO REALLY APPRECIATE PEOPLE COMING OUT AND WE'LL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY, NUMBER ONE. ALSO, COLLEAGUES YOU WILL BE GETTING, WE'LL BE PASSING AROUND THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION. I'LL BE JOINING COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA NEXT WEEK FOR THE CELEBRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS THERE'S BE A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY. WHERE WE WILL BE PRESENTING OUR PROCLAMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. ALSO, HAD THE CHANCE SHOUT OUT TO THE JONES FAMILY. QUINCY JONES FAMILY. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND HIS FAMILY WHERE THEY HONORED THE QUINCY FAMILY. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA AND HIS WIFE CELEBRATING THE QUINCY JONES FAMILY. WE HAVE A MUSICAL LEGEND THAT GREW UP RIGHT HERE IN SEATTLE AND WENT TO GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS PHENOMENAL. ALSO HAD A CHANCE, RAPID RIOT JAY CHECK IN. I'VE BEEN WORKING AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA'S OFFICE HAS AS WELL THAT THE INNER AGENCY WITH THE HIGH LINE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES. WASH DOT, METRO. ALL THE FOLKS BECAUSE MY DISTRICT NORTH AND DISTRICT THREE AND ALSO THE SOUTHERN PART OF DISTRICT FOUR IS REALLY YOU KNOW PARALYZED BY A LOT OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY IN THOSE AREAS. JUST WANTED TO WORK WITH THOSE NEIGHBORS. I KNOW IT'S A HUGE UNDER TAKING A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. PEOPLE THAT ARE DIFFERENT BUS STOPS. HAVE TO GET ON DIFFERENT AREAS AND WAYS BECAUSE SOME BUS STOPS ARE CLOSED AND DIFFERENT ROUTS. SO BEEN WORKING WITH WASH DOT AND SDOT GETTING CONSTANT UPDATES MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE IT AFFECTS AND IMPACTS THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD TREMENDOUSLY AS WELL. DEFINITELY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST. I HAD A CHANCE TO DO A TOUR OF THE DENISE LOUIS EDUCATIONAL CENTER. PHENOMENAL PEOPLE. I WANT TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER VIVIAN MORITZ THAT INVITED ME OUT THERE TO SEE THE KIDS. IF YOU EVER ARE HAVING A HARD DAY OR WANT TO THINK TWICE OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE GO THROUGH AS COUNCIL MEMBERS. GO TO THE SCHOOLS. GO SEE THE BABIES AND THE KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS. IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST REWARDING THING OF THIS JOB IS TO BE ABLE TO GO AND TALK TO KIDS AND THEN BE ABLE TO TALK TO A COUNCIL MEMBER AND GET CONNECTED. SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE LEVY STUFF THAT WE HAVE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA'S LEADERSHIP ON THAT AS WELL AND OUR COMMITTEE. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL PASS THE BALL TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL START WITH THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE THE GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEETING THIS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 AT 2:00 P.M. AND AGAIN WE'LL HEAR A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON SOME OF THE ISSUES GOING ON WITH OUR PERMITTING SYSTEMS. AND WAYS THAT THE PANEL MEMBERS WILL SUGGEST TO PERHAPS REDUCE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES IT PREVENTS. THE PANEL WILL INCLUDE RESPECTED AND EXPERIENCED ARCHITECTS OF RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE PROJECTS. AND REPRESENTATIVES OF SMALL BUSINESSES WHO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON HOW WE CAN HELP IMPROVE CURRENT SYSTEM AND ALSO MAKE IT EASIER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO GET PERMITS FOR TENTATIVE IMPROVEMENTS ETC. AND THEN SO MOSTLY THE DISCUSSION WILL BE FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL BUT, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT DO IMPACT RESIDENTIAL PERMITTING AS WELL. THE PANELIST WILL INCLUDE JIM GRAHAM, MICHELLE LINDON, IAN BUCHER. AND THE AGENDA WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW. LET'S SEE ON WEDNESDAY I ATTENDED THE 2025 FRIENDS OF STOUTING BREAKFAST. AND THE PROGRAM FEATURED AN AWARD FOR OWNERS OF DICK'S DRIVE FOR THE SCOUTS AND ALSO FOR THEIR GENEROUS LOTS OF GENEROUS THINGS THEY'VE DONE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. YOUNG EMPLOYEES WITH THE NEXUS ON THEIR EMPLOYEES. AND ALSO THEIR EMPLOYEES EDUCATION NEEDS, ETC. AND TRAINING NEEDS BUT BASICALLY IT WAS A FEATURED PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT I ENJOYED BECAUSE THEY AGAIN SMALL BUSINESS THAT'S DOING RIGHT BY THEIR EMPLOYEES IN THE COMMUNITY. LET'S SEE, I WAS THERE FOR, I WON'T PILE ON TO THE CITY, TO THE COMP PLAN PUBLIC HEARING BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR A VERY WELL RUN PUBLIC HEARING WITH SO MANY PEOPLE SIGNED UP. AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT YOU GUIDED US THROUGH IT VERY WELL. BUT YOU WERE ALSO MINDFUL OF THE WEATHER THAT WAS FORECAST. AND LEADING UP TO THE ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING YOU WERE IN CLOSE COMMUNICATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND WITH FOLKS AT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER I BELIEVE. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT YOU WERE WATCHING THE WEATHER. AND YOU GAVE A LOT OF WARNINGS TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE GARAGE CLOSING AND WHEN THAT WOULD CLOSE AND ALSO I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL IN CUTTING OFF PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN YOU DID. ALTHOUGH IT WAS EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE YOU DID SO BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH MANY PEOPLE WERE GOING TO BE GIVING REMOTE TESTIMONY, THERE STILL NEEDED TO BE STAFFERS IN THIS ROOM AND WE WANTED EVERYBODY HOME SAFELY. AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IT DID START SNOWING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I LIVE BETWEEN U DISTRICT AND GREEN LAKE. AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY WOKE UP TO A WINTER LANDSCAPE THE NEXT MORNING. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING MINDFUL OF THAT. SPEAKING OF THE WINTER LANDSCAPE. I WAS GOING TO TWO THE BREAKFAST EVENT IN RENTON BUT HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF THE SNOW AND PEOPLE LIKE ME FROM CALIFORNIA REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING IN THE SNOW LIKE THAT. ANY WAY. AGAIN APOLOGIES TO PORT LEADERSHIP FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE IT. BUT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN A TOUR LATER THAT AFTERNOON LAST THURSDAY WITH THE CEO AND PORT ALLIANCE OF THE PORT AND THE AREA AROUND IT TO HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT OPERATIONS. SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT I WAS ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WAS CEO JOHN WOLF, RYAN McFARLAND, THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OPERATOR AND LYNDSEY, DANA BRAND THE GENERAL MANAGER OF TERMINAL FIVE WITH SSA MARINE. PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION LOCAL 52 AND MARK ELVERSTON LONG SHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION LOCAL 19. THEN FINALLY, I ON THURSDAY I HAD MY FIRST ONE ON ONE WITH INTERIMS SPD CHIEF BARNES AND I WELCOME HIM AS HE GETS UP TO SPEED ON HIS FIRST MONTH ON THE JOB. I'M SURE EVERYBODY IS VERY HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH HIM AND I'M GLAD HE'S HERE WITH US AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM CLOSELY. ESPECIALLY ON, INCREASING STAFFING. THEN FINALLY, ON FRIDAY IN MY CHIEF OF STAFF AND I TOURED THE LAKE UNION DRY DOCK. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE THAT IS. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. THE LAKE UNION DRY DOCK IS ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE UNION AND IT'S A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN VESSEL REPAIR AND CONVERSIONS AND IT'S BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1919. MAKING IT ONE OF THE LONGEST OPERATING SHIPYARDS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT'S A UNION SHOP, AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL FROM THE STREET. BUT THE, THERE ARE SEVEN ACRES OF PIER THERE. DOING ALL, REALLY MASSIVE SPACES FOR ALL KINDS OF REPAIR. AND I JUST REALLY WAS, REALLY HAPPY TO SEE IT RIGHT THERE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOING THAT IMPORTANT WORK. THEY SERVICE EVERYTHING FROM FISHING VESSELS TO NOAA RESEARCH VESSELS, NAVY, ETC. SO IF YOU EVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE AVAIL YOURSELF OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THAT HOME GROWN GEM. ALL RIGHT. FINALLY. I WILL STOP TALKING HERE BUT WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN LATER ON TODAY. I'LL BE JOINING THE SUE GEN ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR LUNAR NEW YEAR DINNER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. SO, AT THIS POINT, I WILL CLOSE THIS PART OF OUR MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AS PROVIDING OFFICER I'M ANNOUNCING THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LITIGATION. AND THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS. TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL RESERVES QUESTIONS OF POLICY FOR OPEN SESSION. AND I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY 4:50. AND IF IT ENDS SOONER, THIS MEETING WILL END AUTOMATICALLY BUT IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED I WILL ANNOUNCE THE EXTENSION AND THE CONCLUSION THIS MEETING WILL JUST END. THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS FEBRUARY 24, 2025 AT 2:00 P.M. THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A HOLIDAY IN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO PLEASE LOG ON TO THAT ZOOM LINK IN YOUR OFFICE. THANK YOU.