>>> GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY IS JUNE 2025. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? >> HERE. >> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? >> PRESENT. >> SIX PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND MOORE ARE EXCUSED. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE MINUTES OF JUNE 3, 2025 WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED. WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS OR PRESENTATIONS TODAY AND LET'S SEE. WE HAVE ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION. JUST A SECOND. YES, WE DO. WE HAVE ONE EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. SO ON TOMORROW'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA THERE'S TEN ITEMS ON THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL÷÷CALENDAR. THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENT ORDINANCE, COUNCIL BILL 121000, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS. NOTE TO SELF, IT'S BEEN -- COUNCIL BILLS HAVE STARTED WITH 120 SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. NOW WE'RE UP TO 121. THAT'S INTERESTING. CLERK FILE 31452, WHICH IS A FULL UNIT SUBDIVISION. COUNCIL BILL, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PROHIBITING RENT FIXING AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER. 120997 ORDINANCE RELATING TO CURRENT USE TAXATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 96665 51st AVENUE SOUTH. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATIONS AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO A GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER GOLF CENTERS. COUNCIL BILL 121002 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER OF SPU TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS FOR SHINNOOK SALMON CONSERVATION. COUNCIL BILL 121003 ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PUGET SOUND AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND SOUND TRANSIT. FINALLY, ONE LAST PIECE OF LEGISLATION. RESOLUTION 32172 APPROVING THE ALIGNMENT STATION LOCATIONS FOR TRANSIT LINK LINES IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES THE WEEKLY BILL PAYMENTS. 03176, APPOINTMENT OF STEPHANIE MORRIS TO THE OVER COMMIT SEE. REAPPOINTMENT OF MOLLY SVETNIK AS A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION. APPOINTMENT OF KYLE NOLAN AS MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. APPOINTMENT OF LINDA OLDROY AS A MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. APPOINTMENT OF LISA BUGARDESS AND APPOINTMENT OF LUCY CARTER SLOMAN. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION. FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO SIGNAGE, CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS AND PERMITTING PROCESSES FOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT FACILITIES. THEN AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE'S COMMUTE TRIP REDUCTION PROGRAM AND THEN FROM THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 126955 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2024 BUDGET, INCLUDING THE 2024 TO 2029 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. COUNCIL BILL 120988, AMENDING 127156 WHICH ADOPTED THE 2025 BUDGET, INCLUDING THE 2025 TO 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THAT'S TOMORROW'S MEETING. THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS FOR SIGNATURES TODAY. WE'LL MOVE INTO THE BLUE SKY PORTION OF OUR MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, ROLE CALL STARTS WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES IN THE SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS AND ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, WE MOVED FORWARD ON THE CITY FIBER IRU SHARING AGREEMENT ORDINANCE. THIS WEEK, THIS UPCOMING WEDNESDAY, IN THE POLICY COMMITTEE WE'LL BE TAKING UP THE EMS LEVY RENEWAL PROGRAM AND THE 2026 TO 2031 STRATEGIC PLAN. EARLIER THIS MORNING I ATTENDED A RALLY ON CITY HALL STEPS IN SOLIDARITY WITH SEI MEMBERS. AS ONE OF THEIR LEADERS IN CALIFORNIA WAS DETAINED BY I.C.E. AND FACING FEDERAL CHARGES. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE PROTESTS HAPPENING IN LOS ANGELES IN RESPONSE TO THE TRUMP REGIME RATCHETING UP THEIR DEPORTATION AGENDA. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THESE ARE NOT TARGETED OPERATIONS AGAINST DANGEROUS CRIMINALS. THESE ARE SWEEPING RAIDS AIMED AT TERRORIZING BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES AND FRACTURING THE CONTACT THAT MAKES AMERICA CITIES STRONG. PRESIDENT TRUMP SENDING OUT THE NATIONAL GUARD SHOULD HAVE EVERYONE AT THIS TABLE ON HIGH ALERT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 1960s CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THAT A PRESIDENT CALLED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD WITHOUT THE APPROVAL AND COORDINATION WITH THE STATE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. IT'S ANTI-DEMOCRATIC. IT'S INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO ESCALATE TENSIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE TABLE HAS ALREADY BEEN SET FOR AN ARMED HOSTILE TAKE OVER OF BLUE CITIES BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. THE CITY OF SEATTLE CANNOT BE COMPLICIT. THIS COUNCIL HAS PASSED NUMEROUS BILLS AND PROCLAMATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS PROMISING TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IN CONTRAST, TWO WEEKS AGO ON THE STEPS OF THIS BUILDING WE SAW SPD ARRESTING QUEER AND TRANS SEATTLE PEOPLE. WE WERE TOLD WE NEED TO PROTECT EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. BASED ON THE DOWNTOWN ROAD CLOSURES AND THE SCORES OF SPD OFFICERS DEPLOYED, NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED ON THAT FRONT. TOMORROW THIS COUNCIL BEGINS THE CRITICAL PROCESS OF CONFIRMING OUR CITY'S NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE. I PLAN TO ASK HIM IF WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT SAME ENERGY IN DEFENSE OF SEATTLE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS WHEN SPD IS CALLED TO STAND BETWEEN OUR NEIGHBORS PROTESTING THE CRUELTY BEHIND MASS DEPORTATIONS AND THE FEDERALIZED NATIONAL GUARD WEAPONIZED AGAINST OUR COMMUNITY. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT CONTROL OUR SEATTLE VALUES AND COMMITMENTS TO OUR VALUES. AS A CITY WE MUST DECIDE WHERE WE STAND. SO SPEAKING OF FEDERAL ISSUES, THIS IS A REMINDER NEXT WEEK ON JUNE 20th THIS SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGES WILL MEET WITH KING COUNTY COUNCIL IN THEIR CHAMBERS. ALL PANEL TOPICS ARE FOCUSSED AROUND HOW THE REGION HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE IMPACTED BY VARIOUS CHANGES AND VARIOUS POLICY CHANGES AND VOLATILITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. WITH ALL THAT, I WILL END ON A HIGH NOTE. I'LL SHARE THAT I ATTENDED THE FURRY 5K. THE FURRY 5K THIS WEEKEND IN SUPPORT OF SEATTLE ANIMAL SHELTER WHERE I'M PROUD TO REPORT OUR POLICY DIRECTOR AND OUR FOUR- LEGGED HONORARY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT TOOK HOME THE TOP PRIZE FOR THE PET COSTUME CONTEST. HE WAS A STICK OF BUTTER AND TOAST. THAT IS A VERY HIGH NOTE TO END ON IN THE MIDST OF TROUBLING NEWS. COLLEAGUES, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR ME. IF NOT, I PASS IT TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> I NOTE YOU'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT. I WILL SAY IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IS WHAT I CONTINUE TO SAY. IT'S AN UNSPEAKABLE ATTACK ON OUR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES AND ON ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY. I CONTINUE TO BE ALARMED BY THIS LATEST AND WHAT SEEMS TO BE PERPETUAL SITUATION. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. I THINK WE'RE ALL IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT. LAST WEEK I HAD MY MONTHLY MEETING WITH THE NORTH PRECINCT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE EVACUATION PLAN AT THE PARK AS WELL AS OTHER SAFETY ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT. THE NORTH PRECINCT IS COMMITTED TO WORKING AS BEST AS THEY CAN GIVEN, OF COURSE, THE CONTINUAL STAFFING CHALLENGES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEY'RE DOING. SADLY THIS WEEKEND WE HAD A SHOOTING -- TWO SHOOTINGS AT THE PARK AND ONE IN THE U DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT'S IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS SHOOTINGS THAT HAPPENED ACROSS THE CITY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE WHOLE CITY IS EXPERIENCING AND I REACHED OUT TO SPD TO FIND OUT MORE. I'M GOING TO BRING COMMUNICATION ON THAT WHEN I FIND OUT MORE. SEPARATELY LAST WEEK WAS THE END PACK MEETING, THE ONE MEETING THEY HAVE IN PERSON. I WAS THERE. I ALSO SAW OUR COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER MOORE THERE AS WELL. CHIEF BARNES SPOKE AND THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ALSO SPOKE. THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SPOKE ABOUT PROSECUTING A LARGE SCALE SEX TRAFFICKER IN AURORA AND SOME DRUG DEALERS. THE CHIEF SPOKE ABOUT HIS PRIORITIES, WHICH ARE FIVE -- CRIME PREVENTION, BEING PROACTIVE, NOT JUST REACTIVE POLICING. HE WANTS TO LOOK AT DATA FROM WHEN PEOPLE ARE CALLING 911 AND ADJUST PATROLS TO MATCH THOSE TIMES. HE TALKED ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT. COMMUNICATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THEM. RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF POLICE, WHICH HE TALKED A LOT ABOUT AMONG OURSELVES AS WELL. EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND WELLNESS. AS CHIEF BARNES SAYS, WHEN OFFICERS ARE DOING WELL, FEELING GOOD, THEY WORK WELL. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO HIM AS WELL. THEN THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL. I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT HIS PRIORITIES. HE'LL BE DOING A STAFFING STUDY AND BASED ON RESULTS WILL DETERMINE WHAT IS NEEDED AND HOW TO ADDRESS. HE WILL THEN SHIFT PEOPLE BASED ON RESPONSE TIMES AS THEY DID IN MADISON WHEN HE WAS AT MADISON. HE TALKED ABOUT EVIDENCE- BASED POLICING, WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND GROUPS. SEATTLE CENTRIC POLICES ING IS HISHIS PLAN. SEPARATELY CAPTAIN DAVISON TALKED ABOUT ROTATING THINGS AROUND SITES IN THE CITY. I HAVE ENTRUSTED THIS FOR MY DISTRICT. I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AS WELL, COLLEAGUES. HE TALKED ABOUT THE USE OF -- AS THEY ARE ABLE TO HAVE POLICE PATROLS AND HOPEFULLY BRINGING THOSE BACK AS AVAILABLE GIVEN THE STAFFING CHALLENGES. THEY WERE -- THERE WERE A LOT OF÷÷QUESTIONS. I ACTUALLY WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE NOT MORE FOLKS AT THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE IT'S REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH SPD, THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS OFFICE, USUALLY THE CITY ATTORNEY IS THERE AND COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL. MY PLUG FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING, THOSE COUNCIL -- THE NORTH PRECINCT ADVISORY MEETS MONTHLY ONLINE. PLEASE TUNE IN. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME INFORMATION THAT I KNOW FOLKS CARE ABOUT. LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE GARFIELD WALKOUT CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR AMAR MURPHY PAYNE. I WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED BY HIS DAD. THERE WERE A LOT OF STUDENTS TO CELEBRATE AMAR AS WELL AS TWO OTHER STUDENTS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO GUN VIOLENCE NOT AT GARFIELD, BUT IN THE COMMUNITY. IT WAS VERY MOVING AND IT BROUGHT UP A LOT OF FEELINGS FOR ME IN PARTICULAR. IF YOU'RE A PARENT, YOU KNOW. IF YOUR FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCE WITH A SHOOTING, THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL. IF YOU'RE A FAMILY LIKE THE MURPHY PAYNE FAMILY, CANNOT EVEN÷÷IMAGINE. IT'S UNSPEAKABLE. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT I'M HEADED TO THE LAUREL COMMUNITY CLUB ANNUAL NEIGHBORS MEETING. CHIEF BARNES WILL BE PRESENT, AS WELL AS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THEN I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. THURSDAY, COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW WE HAVE OUR SELECT COMMITTEE MEETING AT 9:30 A.M. WE'LL TAKE THE VOTES ON THE 12 AMENDMENTS AND VOTE ON THE LEVY PROPOSAL AS WELL. THERE'S A LOT TO FIT INTO THAT ALLOTTED TIME. WE'LL HAVE 20 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING AT THESE MEETINGS, EXCEPT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS E GREATLY WELL ATTENDED. FINAL COUNCIL VOTE IS JUNE 17th. UNLESS SOMEONE HAS QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> WHAT TIME IS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING? YOU SAID IT'S EVERY MONTH. >> THEY'RE MONTHLY. WEDNESDAY EVENINGS. USUALLY -- I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THE TIME. I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT'S 5:30 OR 7:00. IT'S WEDNESDAYS. >> THANKS. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLEAGUES. JUMPING RIGHT INTO IT THE LAND USE COMMITTEE VOTED THE AMENDMENTS LEGISLATION OUT OF COMMITTEE. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO EXPEDITE COMPLETION OF THE WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSIONS. OUR MIXED LAND UNITE COMMITTEE MEETS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18th AT 2:00 P.M. WE'LL CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION ON CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND THREE PLANNING COMMISSION CANDIDATES. THIS PAST WEEK A LOT OF MEETINGS WITH FOLKS. MET WITH A GENTLEMAN FROM RESOURCE EQUITY, STAFF ATTENDED THE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EVENT PRESENTED BY THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE AND THE FILIPINO LAWYERS OF WASHINGTON. I WAS ALSO AT GARFIELD FOR THE AMAR MURPHY PAYNE REMEMBRANCE. HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH FAMILY BEFORE THEY TOOK THE STAGE AND, AGAIN, EXPRESSED MY SUPPORT, SOLIDARITY AND CONDOLENCES FOR THE LOSS OF THEIR CHILD. IT WAS A VERY MOVING EVENT TO, YOU KNOW, BE IN GARFIELD THAT DAY. THIS WEEK COMING UP MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF SAFEWAY REGARDING LOSS PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN SEATTLE STORES. MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR NEIGHBOR CARE HEALTH. GOT SOME MEETINGS WITH SOUTH SHORE SCHOOL STUDENTS. GOING TO BE ATTENDING A LISTENING SESSION WITH CHOOSE 180. I DO HAVE THE BREAKFAST GROUP ÷÷LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION BREAKFAST THIS COMING THURSDAY. AND ANOTHER HIGH NOTE, I'LL BE ATTENDING A -- IN EAST L STREET REVITALIZATION CELEBRATION. WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THIS IS SEVERAL YEARS AGO THEY APPROACHED ME IN MY PREVIOUS ROLE AND SAID, WE'VE BEEN HAVING PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AROUND OUR PATCH. I MET WITH THEM, GAVE THEM RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY IMPLEMENTED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WANT ME TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO. YAY, WIN. FINALLY, WE'LL BE HOSTING AN ANTI- DISPLACEMENT RESOURCE FAIR AT RAINIER BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT THIS SATURDAY THE 14th BETWEEN 11:00 A.M. AND 2:00 P.M. THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY WHO WANTS TO ATTEND AND WE INTEND TO BRING THOSE ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SOMETHING IN THEIR TOOL BOX THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES, WHETHER IT'S RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOME REPAIR ASSISTANCE, UTILITY DISCOUNTS, TAX RELIEF, TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ADVICE. THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. WE INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY KEEP THEM HOMED. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. COLLEAGUES, DURING TOMORROW'S FULL COUNCIL MEETING THERE WILL BE A VOTE ON TWO BILLS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST WEEK. THESE TWO BILLS ARE A PRODUCT OF OUR EFFORTS TO ENGAGE IN BUDGET REFORM. NUMBER ONE IS THE 2024 BUDGET EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE WHICH RETROACTIVELY ADJUSTS THE BUDGET TO ACCEPT THE SPENDING THAT EXCEEDED THE BUDGET. AS WE DISCUSSED, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND THE FISCAL AMOUNT HAS DROPPED CONSIDERABLY. I LOOK FORWARD TO A DAY WHEN WE HAVE FEWER EXCEPTIONS. THIS IS GOOD WORK IN THAT ARENA. SECONDLY, THE BOND REDEMPTIONS APPROPRIATION, WHICH WILL AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO PAY OFF BONDS SOONER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED. THE FUNDING SOURCE HERE IS USING INTEREST EARNED OFF OF OTHER BONDS THAT WE'VE USED TO BE ABLE TO PAY THIS ONE OFF EARLY. AGAIN, THIS IS A PRODUCT OF DOING THAT BUDGET REFORM, LOOKING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ACCOUNT AND FINDING ALL OF THE LOOSE CHANGE. IN THIS SITUATION IT ADDED UP TO ENOUGH TO PAY OFF THIS BOND EARLY. THERE'S LEGISLATION ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR REGARDING A.I. RENT PRICE FIXING. MORE THAN A MONTH AGO ON MAY 5th I LET YOU ALL KNOW I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE LEGISLATION TO BAN AL GO NG. RPORATIONS AND USING TECHNOLOGY TO USE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH ALLOWS THE LANDLORDS TO ARTIFICIALLY INCREASE RENT. WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL McBROWN HAS SUED COMPANIES OVER THIS PRACTICE. HIS INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT COMPANIES USING THE SOFTWARE HAD HIGHER RENT INCREASES AND HIGHER VACANCY RATES. THAT'S A PROBLEM. THE INVESTIGATION ESTIMATED THAT THE÷÷ 800,000 LEASES IN WASHINGTON WERE PRICED USING REAL PAGE SOFTWARE BETWEEN 2017 AND 2024. THIS YEAR WASHINGTON STATE PASSED A BILL BANNING LANDLORDS AND THE SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM OFFERING THIS TECHNOLOGY IN THE SENATE. THEY PASSED IT OUT OF THE SENATE. EVERY DEMOCRAT VOTED IN FAVOR, BUT THE HOUSE RAN OUT OF TIME TO PASS IT FOR FINAL CONFIRMATION. MY OFFICE HAS WORKED TO GET ADVICE ON THE BILL, INCLUDING THE SENATOR WHO SPONSORED THE BILL. WE LEARNED COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS INTERESTED IN SIMILAR LEGISLATION AND ENGAGED HER TEAM ON THAT. I SUBMITTED MY LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED A FEW WEEKS AGO. I SEE ON THE INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS CHOSEN TO INCLUDE COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S BILL TO MOVE FORWARD INSTEAD OF MINE. THESE BILLS ARE IDENTICAL. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TO GET THIS LEGISLATION PASSED. IF THIS LEGISLATION CONTINUES BEYOND HER LAST DAY WITH US, I PLAN ON PURSUING THIS LEGISLATION AND CONTINUE RUNNING THAT TORCH. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE. WHILE THERE'S NO SINGLE SOLUTION TO SOLVE OUR HOUSING CRISIS WE CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT BE HAMSTRINGING OURSELVES BY ALLOWING ANTI- COMPETITIVE PRACTICES LIKE A.I. PRICE FIXING. OUR CITY'S LANDLORDS WERE GETTING TOGETHER IN A SMOKEY BACK ROOM TO SWAP CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND RAISE PRICES, THAT WOULD BE A CANDAL. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS EQUIVALENT TO THAT. TIME TO STOP IT. MY TEAM AND I RECEIVED A TOUR OF THE I-94 BRIDGE, THE FIRST LIGHT RAIL FIXED RAIL TO RUN ACROSS A FLOATING BRIDGE IN THE WORLD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EAST LINK EXTENSION BEING OPEN HOPEFULLY IN QUARTER ONE OF 2026. ON THURSDAY THE SYSTEM EXPANSION COMMITTEE WILL MEET TO VOTE ON THE TACOMA DOME LINK EXTENSION PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE INITIAL ENGINEERING AND INITIAL BUDGET. I'M EXCITED FOR THIS WORK BECAUSE IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE CONNECT THE SPINE OF OUR LIGHT RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM TACOMA TO EVERETT. WE'LL BE ALSO LOOKING TO AUTHORIZE 15 INDIVIDUAL MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTORS FOR FIVE YEARS. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS WITH SOUND TRANSIT. CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THOSE. THIS MAY -- THIS WAY OF DOING CONTRACTING IS NEW AND HOPEFULLY WILL LOWER COSTS FOR THESE PROJECTS. IN DISTRICT SIX I HAVE AT THIS TIME WALKED ALL OF THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN MY DISTRICT WITH NEIGHBORS. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH THEM. THE NEXT STEP IS I'VE ASKED THEM FOR THEIR FEEDBACK IN WRITING. I'LL BE MEETING WITH THEM IN AN OFFICE AND GOING OVER THOSE BEFORE WE HAVE TO SUBMIT AMENDMENTS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS THIS SUMMER. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU STATED THE 5K WAS ON SUNDAY. GLAD THE TEAM DID WELL. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ANIMALS. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, THERE ARE CUTE DOGS AND CATS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER TODAY. I'LL BE HOSTING OFFICE HOURS IN DISTRICT SIX THIS WEDNESDAY. I HELD THEM LAST WEEK. THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT. ANY QUESTIONS? OTHERWISE I'LL PASS IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. ACTUALLY A COMMENT. I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD THERE WERE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION ON THE SAME TOPIC OF COURSE. WE REFERRED BOTH TO THE HOUSING COMMITTEE AND IT'S THE CHAIR WHO, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, MARKS THEM IRC READY OR DOESN'T. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. I WANTED YOU TO KNOW YOURS WAS -- WE DID OUR PART IN MOVING IT ALONG. >> THANK YOU. >> YEP. >> NOTHING MORE, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH OVER TO YOU. >> HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE WITH YOU ALL. PARKS TECHNOLOGY UTILITY COMMITTEE IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11th AT 2:00 P.M. WE'LL BE GOING OVER GOLF COURSE CONTRACTS. WE HAVE SBU AUDIT AS WELL AND A PUBLIC HEARING FOR TAXATION AS WELL. THAT WILL BE JUNE 11th, THIS WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 P.M. THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE, WE HAVE A MEETING JUNE 13th. THAT IS THIS FRIDAY. SO WE WILL BE GOING OVER POLICY CONSIDERATIONS WITH CENTRAL STAFF. WE WILL ONLY BE HAVING -- THIS IS A REMINDER -- WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS SO WE CAN GO WITH CENTRAL STAFF AND THEIR PRESENTATION. THIS IS A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE IMPLIED THAT THEY ARE INTENDING TO -- YOU KNOW, INTENDING TO BRING FORWARD WITH POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND IT'S SURROUNDING A WORK PLAN WE'VE PUT TOGETHER AS WELL FOR OUR INTENTIONS WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, VERY VAGUE AND LEAVES A LOT OF ROOM FOR US TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THE POTENTIAL POLICY CONSIDERATIONS. ALSO, JUNE 23rd WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. THAT PUBLIC HEARING WILL RUN IT LIKE WE DID OUR INTERIM LEGISLATION PUBLIC HEARING. AT 9:30 WE'LL DO VIRTUAL ONLY. THAT SIGN-UP WILL BEGIN AT 8:30 AND WILL CONTINUE TO 10:00 A.M. FOR ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU'RE SHOWING UP IN PERSON, WE HAVE A FOUR- HOUR WINDOW OF PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN- UP WHICH IS FROM 2:30 TO 6:30 P.M. AND OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR IN PERSON WILL BEGIN AT 3:00 P.M. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING OUT LOGISTICS WITH STAFF, CLERK, SECURITY AND THIS IS A PLUG FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM EVERYONE'S STAFF IF YOU ALL CAN SPARE SOME VOLUNTEERS WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM. THAT HELPS US WITH THE LOGISTICS AS WELL. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE POSTING THAT THIS WEEK. IF ANYONE HAS ANY CONCERNS, BRING THOSE TO OUR OFFICE AS WE LIKE TO ADDRESS THOSE IMMEDIATELY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS COMFORTABLE WITH OUR SETUP SO WE'RE NOT MAKING LAST- MINUTE ADJUSTMENTS. THOSE ARE REALLY HARD LOGISTICALLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF STAFF AND COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS ÷÷WE HAVE AS WELL. THROWING THAT OUT THERE. THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING, AGAIN, JUNE 23rd. A REMINDER ON THE 25th YOUR CONCEPTS ARE DUE TO CENTRAL STAFF REGARDING GENERAL CONCEPTS÷÷OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FOR THE LEGISLATION FOR HOUSE BILL 1110, WHAT YOU WANT TO ADDRESS. THAT'S A REMINDER. WE -- OUR OFFICE IS GOING TO BE -- IT'S A TIGHT TIMELINE. WE'LL BE A LITTLE MORE STRICT -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE WORD STRICT, BUT WE'LL BE A LITTLE MORE HOLDING THE TIMELINE, YOU KNOW, UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE RESPECTING PEOPLE'S BOUNDARIES, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING ALL THE STUFF IN TO OUR CENTRAL STAFF SO THEY HAVE AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO WORK ON LEGISLATION AND WE ALSO ARE REQUESTING AND WE WILL BE SENDING OUT MORE DATES. WE SENT OUT A GENERAL MEMO OF DATES THAT ARE DROP- DEAD DATES FOR MEETINGS, BUT WE'LL ALSO HAVE ANOTHER MEMO THAT OUTLINES SOME OF THE AMENDMENT DEADLINES AS WELL SO PEOPLE ARE KIND OF -- A TIMELINE -- THEY KNOW WHEN THOSE DROP- DEAD DATES ARE SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT STAFF IS WORKING ON THOSE. WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE UPHOLDING THOSE. I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU ALL ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT THOSE TIMELINES ARE FOR US. IF YOU NEED BRIEFINGS FROM OPCD OR PEOPLE, JUST PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO THAT BEHIND THE SCENES. A LOT OF WORK HAPPENS BEFORE WE GET ON THE DAIS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WELL, YOU ALL ARE LOCAL. HOW DOES IT IMPACT YOU AT HOME? A MONTH AND A HALF AGO OUR OFFICE HOSTED AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF FIFTH GRADERS. WE HAD A TIME WHERE WE HAD QUESTIONED THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS FROM A LITTLE GIRL IN FIFTH GRADE, HOW WILL YOU PROTECT OUR FAMILY FROM I.C.E.? THAT WAS HER QUESTION. WASN'T ABOUT POTHOLES OR PARKS. HAD NO QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING GOING ON IN THE CITY OR HER SCHOOL. NOT WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE COOKIE, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE JOB. IT'S HOW WILL YOU PROTECT US FROM I.C.E.? I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THAT'S THE LOCAL IMPACTS WE'RE HAVING. AS COUNCILMEMBERS, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH STUFF THAT HAPPENS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND HOW IT IMPACTS US HERE AT HOME AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT STORY. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS REAL AND A LOT OF US ARE PROCESSING A LOT OF STUFF WE'RE SEEING ON THE NEWS. THAT IS REAL. I'LL SHARE ANOTHER STORY. I WENT TO A GRADUATION JUST LAST WEEKEND FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL ROAD SCHOOL. FAMILIES SHARED WITH ME THEY HAD RECEIVED EMAILS SAYING THEY HAD TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITHIN FIVE DAYS. KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL WHERE THEY RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING THEY HAD TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITHIN FIVE DAYS. I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT. IT'S HAVING A REAL IMPACT ON US AT HOME AND OUR KIDS AND OUR BABIES AND OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. >> QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. FOR ME STARTING OFF WITH PUBLIC SAFETY WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW. IT'S GOING TO START WITH THE EMS LEVY WHICH IS TIME SENSITIVE. I BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS A BRIEFING ON IT. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE OF TWO MEETINGS AND THEN VOTE ON THE EMS LEVY. IT'S STRAIGHTFORWARD. EVERYONE'S BEEN RECEIVING BRIEFINGS ON THIS. SECONDLY WE'LL HAVE THE SECOND UPDATE ON THE STAR CHASE AND FINALLY THE CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMATION. FOR THOSE AROUND THE TABLE, THOSE AT HOME, CHIEF BARNES HAS HIS RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS. PLEASE REVIEW. ASK QUESTIONS. AS I MENTIONED, EVERYBODY'S WELCOME TO ATTEND. WE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT ON A TIMELINE. QUICK QUESTIONS TO OFFER QUICK ANSWERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. DEFINITELY EVERYBODY'S WELCOME. THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS ON QUESTIONS. TOPIC AREAS WILL INCLUDE -- AS THEY FOLLOW UP TO MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. SO ADDITIONALLY, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COUPLE BILLS COMING DOWN. CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY BILL AND BASICALLY, AS I MENTIONED, THREE AREAS WE'RE LOOKING AT IMPROVING AMENDING FIXING ALL THE ABOVE LEGISLATION. THAT KIND OF FALLS IN THAT CATEGORY. ALSO GRAFFITI AND FRAMEWORK PLANS, WORKING ON THAT AS WELL. SEPARATELY I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. I VED ON THE WEST PAC FOR I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS. OURS IS WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 7:30 A.M. I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT WORKED OUT. THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND PARTICULARLY NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS HAVE REPRESENTATION SO THEY CAN GET THE WORD OUT. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I'M DEFINITELY A BIG SUPPORTER. WHATEVER PRECINCT THEIR ADVISORY COMES FROM, THEIR PAC. I WILL SAY ONE THING TOO, LAST WEEK I MENTIONED GOING TO THE DOWNTOWN SCHOOL FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM. I'LL SPEAK TO THAT TOMORROW. ALSO I HAD A WALK WITH THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL EARLY EVENING WITH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THE RESIDENTS FACE DOWNTOWN. I'LL SPEAK OF THAT TOMORROW. FOR THIS WEEK, THIS MORNING, TODAY, HAD THE -- I WAS IN BELLTOWN, SECOND AND BLANCHARD, THIRD AND BLANCHARD. I MET WITH C.A.R.E. AND IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MEET WITH ALL THREE ENTITIES THERE TO SEE WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE AND HOW WE CAN DO BETTER IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, TACKLING THE CHALLENGES WE SEE ON OUR STREETS EVERY DAY. AS I MENTIONED, THIS BUILDS OFF ÷÷OF THE WALK ON THURSDAY AT PIKE AND VINE. THAT WAS REALLY GOOD TO DO TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING. TOMORROW I'M MEETING WITH THE FIFA WORLD CUP REPS ON SAFETY AND SECURITY RELATED TO FIFA WORLD CUP WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE THE CLUB WORLD CUP STARTING FATHER'S DAY I THINK, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT. THEN WE'LL HAVE A MATCH HERE TOO WITH OUR OWN SEATTLE TEAM ON JUNE 15th, BY THE WAY, JUST TO NOTE THAT. ON WEDNESDAY CONTINUING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, I'LL BE AT THE WEST PRECINCT ROLL CALL. I'M STARTING MY ROTATION THROUGH THE PRECINCTS, LIKE AN ANNUAL CHECK-IN, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. AS IT HAPPENS THAT DAY, I'M MEETING WITH CHIEF BARNES AFTERWARDS AND I.G. JUDGE IN TERMS OF HER WORK AS IT RELATESRELATES OVERSIGHT. LATER THEY DAY, ALSO IMPORTANT, JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE. THURSDAY THERE WILL BE NO PSRC BECAUSE I'LL BE AT THE LEVY MEETING. I WANTED TO NOTE THAT. SEPARATELY I WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT THURSDAY SO I JUST WANTED TO -- I TOLD COMMISSION STROLLS, BUT I REGRET NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE MID MEETING. I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE IT GIVES ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A SHOUT- OUT TO THE MID, THE AMBASSADORS WHICH DO SUCH GREAT WORK FOR DOWNTOWN, THE GREATER DOWNTOWN AND BROADER THAN THAT AS WELL. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM THAT'S DONE GREAT WORK FOR OUR CITY. I WON'T BE ABLE TO BE THERE THURSDAY. I'M TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU, JOHN, AND TO THE ENTIRE MID TEAM. THEN FINALLY THIS WEEK I HAVE MY DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING, QUARTERLY MEETING. THIS WILL BE FOCUSSED -- WE'RE A YEAR OUT ON THE FIFA WORLD CUP. I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, EACH OF THE DISTRICTS TO REALLY GET ENGAGED SO THAT THIS IS SOMETHING FOR THE WHOLE CITY TO BE PART OF AND WE REALLY PUT OUR BEST FOOT FOR WAR. FORWARD. IF EVERYONE'S ENGAGED, IT WILL PAY DIVIDENDS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUR CITY READY, OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE DIFFERENT PIECES IN TERMS OF MURALS OR THINGS LIKE THAT THAT, BEING THE COUNTRY'S REPRESENTATIVE. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. I BRING IT UP UNDER THAT CONTEXT. NEXT WEEK IS RELATIVELY QUIET. I'LL JUST SAY TO CLOSE I MENTIONED LAST WEEK THE DOWNTOWN SCHOOL AND ALSO THIRD PIKE. I ALSO WENT TO THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FUNCTION WHERE THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RECEIVED AN AWARD. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND GIVE A SHOUT- OUT TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND THE WORK THEY DO WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THEN LAST FRIDAY ALONG THOSE LINES I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE SEATTLE PROPELLER CLUB. IT WAS VERY NICE. THANK YOU TO THEM FOR HOSTING THAT MEETING FOR THE SEATTLE PROPELLER CLUB. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET A LOT OF DIFFERENT FOLKS FROM THAT WORLD. THEN I WENT TO THE EASTERN CHURCH AND HAD A WALK WITH THEM. I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING TO CONTINUE THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY AND HELPING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. I SUPPORT THEM IN THAT. IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE STILL NEED TO GET SOME TYPE OF DAY CENTER FOR WOMEN'S SUPPORT BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENED IS OTHER ENTITIES ARE STANDING UP TO FILL THAT VOID. IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN THEY'RE MAXED OUT IN THEIR SHELTERS THEY HAVE. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP AND GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT-OUT. ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES? >> I HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY QUESTION, BUT I THINK THIS IS MAYBE -- I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, BUT IT SEEMS ON POINT WITH YOUR WORK, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, ON THE SEATTLE PUBLIC -- I MEAN SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT WE HAVE THIS IN OUR DISTRICT AS WELL. THE ISSUES WITH THE BULBS NOT WORKING AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE BULBS. THIS IS SOMETHING ONGOING IN MY DISTRICT, MAGNUSSEN PARK. I SAW A "SEATTLE TIMES" ARTICLE ON THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT. I WANTED TO ASK THAT. WHAT IS CITY LIGHT DOING -- WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN TERMS OF THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THEY FIX AND REPLACE THOSE BULBS? THIS IS ON POINT WITH THE WORK YOU DO AND WITH THE LIGHTING IS A BIG ISSUE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WHAT WE CAN EXPECT? IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT FOR ME -- >> I THOUGHT THE "SEATTLE TIMES" ARTICLE ON THIS WAS INFORMATIVE JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE ISSUE AND THE BACKLOG OF WORK AND GETTING BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO DO THE WORK. WE'RE DIVING INTO CITY LIGHT LEADERSHIP HOW TO UNPACK THAT AND WE'LL BE TAKING THAT UP IN COMMITTEE. BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP OFF LINE FROM OUR TEAM. WE WANT TO GET THE LIGHTS ON BECAUSE IT'S CRITICAL FOR SAFETY AND JUST BASIC CITY SERVICE. IT'S ON OUR RADAR. WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. I DON'T SIT ON YOUR COMMITTEE, BUT I'LL PRIORITIZE THAT. >> IT TURNS OUT, I DON'T TALK ABOUT INTERNAL MEETINGS, BUT THE DIRECTOR IS ON MY CALENDAR COMING UP. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT. IT'S SO IMPORTANT JUST FOR THE, YOU KNOW, GOOD GOVERNANCE. JUST THE REGULAR STREET LIGHTS AND LIKE WE'VE SEEN DOWNTOWN ON 3rd AND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THE STRING LIGHTS, TO KIND OF CHANGE THE DYNAMIC. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS GOES TO THOSE WALKS I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THIS LIGHTING IS DEFINITELY A KEY FACTOR, AMONG OTHERS, SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP AND HIGHLIGHTING IT. >> JUST TO FOLLOW UP, I APPRECIATE THE INTEREST AND I KNOW WE HAVE OFTENTIMES DEPARTMENTS COMING IN FOR FIVE BRIEFINGS. IF IT'S IN INTEREST TO THE FULL BODY, HAPPY TO FACILITATE A BRIEF PRESENTATION UPDATE FROM CITY LIGHT. WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THAT AND ALLOW FOR FOLKS WHO MAY NOT SIT ON MY COMMITTEE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO INTERFACE WITH CITY LIGHT. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THERE'S DIFFERENT VERSIONS ON THIS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT? >> I WILL SAY I'M HAPPY TO ATTEND. I REGULARLY ATTEND EVERYBODY ELSE'S MEETINGS ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. HOWEVER IT SHAKES OUT, HAPPY TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS FOR HOWEVER IT GETS DONE BECAUSE IT'S CRITICAL. >> ONE OF MY TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT ARTICLE IS IT'S NOT JUST A QUESTION OF CHANGING A LIGHT BULB. I LEARNED THAT THE -- MANY OF THE STREET LIGHTS ARE DAMAGED, COPPER WIRE IS STRIPPED OUT. IT'S MORE COMPLICATED AND TAKES LONGER TO FIX THAN JUST SWITCHING OUT A BURNED OUT BULB. THAT KIND OF MAKES ME THINK -- I WONDER WHAT IF -- I'M SURE THIS ÷÷HAS BEEN DONE, BUT THE MARKET FOR COPPER WIRE AND I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF WE KNOW ABOUT THAT. REMEMBER, WE TRIED TO STEM -- THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS MADE ON CATALATIC CONVERTER THEFT. ANYWAY, JUST A THOUGHT. >> WHAT CITY LIGHT IS DOING, YOU KNOW, WHAT ALTERNATIVES DO WE HAVE TO THE COPPER WIRE TECHNOLOGY? IF PEOPLE ARE STEALING IT, IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE. WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED? I DON'T KNOW. >> NOW YOU'RE GETTING INTO CHEMISTRY. >> I CAN ASK THE QUESTION TOMORROW MORNING. >> ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, THERE'S NOTHING ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA FROM THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 12th AT 2:00 P.M. AND WE'LL BE HAVING A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL 120922, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PERMIT FOR THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE ASSOCIATION TO INSTALL, OPERATE INTERACTIVE MEDIA KIOSKS IN THE RIGHTOFWAY. THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME IN COMMITTEE. THIS IS WHERE THE DETAILS OF THE VENDORS AND DSA'S RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE LAID OUT. SO ALL THE TERMS OF THE PERMIT. ON JUNE 4th CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST CALVIN -- I THOUGHT I WOULD BRING IT. WE'LL DISTRIBUTE HIS MEMO. THE DETAILS ARE THERE. ALL RIGHT. POSITION NINE UPDATE. LAST WEEK I MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE BAY ROANOKE NEIGHBORHOOD AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY SHARED A NUMBER OF CONCERNS INCLUDING TREES, ROAD CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS AND STREET RACING, AS ALWAYS PUBLIC SAFETY. IT WAS AN INFORMATIVE MEETING WITH ICE CREAM AND I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT DUTCH ELM DISEASE. THERE'S ELM TREES IN THE PARK THAT ARE SUFFERING ALSO ON THE STREETS. I ALSO MET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT ADVISORY COUNCIL. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PACs ARE GETTING A LOT OF AIR PLAY. THE MEETING WAS HELD AND I WAS JOINED BY NATALIE WALTON ANDERSON WHO IS THE CHIEF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER AND ALSO CAPTAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST PRECINCT, KRISTA BARR. NEIGHBORS SHARED CONCERNS ABOUT CONTINUED FRUSTRATIONS AROUND -- WELL, A LOT OF DIFFERENT KINDS, BUT GUN VIOLENCE AND SHOOTING EVENTS WERE MENTIONED MANY TIMES. IT WAS A TIMELY MEETING BECAUSE EARLIER THAT DAY THERE WAS -- I THINK IT WAS TUESDAY -- THERE WAS ANOTHER DRIVE- BY SHOOTING IN THE NORTH DELRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH RESULTED IN ONE SUSPECT BEING ARRESTED AND CHARGED THANKS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SPD RESOURCES ALREADY IN THE AREA TO CANVAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ANYWAY, I'M SURE THAT COUNCILMEMBER WOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS IF HE WERE HERE. WE WERE TALKING SO MUCH ABOUT SHOOTING EVENTS AND GUN VIOLENCE, ONE PERSON ASKED WHY DID COUNCIL NOT FUND THE SHOTS LETTER. I HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT WAS PART OF A SUITE OF TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF COST CONCERNS THAT PARTICULAR PIECE WAS NOT SLATED FOR IMPLEMENTATION. NATALIE WALTON ANDERSON TALKED ABOUT THE REAL- TIME CRIME CENTER COMING ONLINE SOON. OKAY. LET ME SEE HERE. I'LL SKIP SOME OF THAT DETAIL. I WANTED TO NOTE WHILE SOME OF THE -- I TALKED ABOUT TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS, REALLY DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN. IT WAS INTERESTING AND I DON'T SAY THIS JUST AS -- IT WAS INTERESTING THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF OPTIMISM AT THESE MEETINGS. FOLKS THERE DID EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE DIRECTION THAT THE CITY'S GOING, HOW FAR WE'VE COME IN THE LAST FEW YEARS SINCE THE PANDEMIC WHEN IT COMES TO IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY. EVERYBODY SAYS WE KNOW THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WANTED TO PASS THAT ALONG. INTERESTING THAT PEOPLE ARE TRACKING THINGS. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TOUR THE POPULOUS HOTEL, POPULOUS SEATTLE HOTEL I RECOMMEND YOU DO IT. THERE WAS -- I WAS OFFERED A TOUR LAST THURSDAY. IT'S IN PINE HURST SQUARE ON KING AND 1st. IT'S A GORGEOUS NEW INDEPENDENTLY OWNED HOTEL WITH A STUNNING ROOF TOP BAR. IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH YOUR TRIP. I AM MENTIONING IT BECAUSE IT IS -- IT'S A NEW DEVELOPER DENVER- BASED DEVELOPER, URBAN VILLAGES. WHEN SMALLER SHOPS COME TO TOWN AND ADD TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THEY'RE EXCITED FOR MORE RESIDENTS AND ACTIVITY SOUTH OF THE STADIUM. ALL RIGHT. YOU ALREADY, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE TALKED ABOUT THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LUNCHEON. IT'S A GREAT EVENT. I VALUE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S WORKS AND HEARING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO GOT KEYS IS VERY MOVING. I HAVE TO NOTE THAT IT'S GREAT IF AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP WERE ALSO -- HAD A LITTLE MORE OF A BOOST WORKFORCE LEVEL IN OUR HOUSING LEVY. IN ANY CASE, THERE ARE OTHER RESOURCES FOR THAT. LAST SUNDAY I ATTENDED GIRL SCOUT TROOP 541696 SUMMER CELEBRATION WHERE I TALKED TO 5 TO 12-YEAR- OLDS ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WORKING ON POLICY AT CITY COUNCIL. THEY UPDATED ME ON THE NEW GIRL SCOUT CREED. IT'S ON MY HONOR I WILL TRY. NO LONGER HAS SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE LAST ONE. IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THROUGH THEIR EYES WHAT OUR JOB IS AND WHAT THEY THINK MIGHT BE HARD ABOUT IT. FINALLY YESTERDAY I DID ATTEND THE BALLARD RUN FOR THEIR LIVES. THERE'S TWO REGULAR GATHERINGS, ONE ON MERCER AND ONE ON BALLARD. I WENT TO THE ONE ON BALLARD. I WAS INSPIRING ABOUT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY HERE. ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY. SINCE THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE'RE MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO DISCUSS PENDING, POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL LITIGATION. THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH CITY ATTORNEYS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND A LEGAL MONITOR IS THERE TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T STRAY FROM THE ISSUE AT HAND AND TALK ABOUT POLICY. I EXPECT THE TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO END BY -- IT WILL BE ABOUT 45 MINUTES LONG. LET'S SAY GIVE US TIME TO GET TO OUR DESKS TO BE SURE, 3:54. IF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO BE EXTENDED, I'LL GET ONLINE TO SAY IT'S EXTENDED OTHERWISE THIS MEETING WILL ADJOURN AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THIS IS OVER. I'LL CATCH YOU ONLINE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.