GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE FREE 2025 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT IS 2:TWO -- WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN PRESENT . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE NOTE COUNCIL MEMBERS SILLIMAN AND STRAUSS ARE EXCUSED. THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. ITEMS ONE AND TWO , EVERYONE LISTEN, PLEASE, THREE 3145 -- ARE QUASIJUDICIAL MATTERS AND THE COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. IF IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE GOING IN THAT DIRECTION, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STOP. HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP? >> WE HAVE FIVE REMOTE AND TWO IN PERSON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL GIVE EVERYBODY TWO MINUTES AND START WITH THE IN PERSON COMMENTERS. >> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20 MINUTES. SPEAKERS ARE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT, AND SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> DIRTY GESTAPO FASCIST. I SUPPORT TRUMP MAGA MEMBER. YOU FIVE TIMES PROSECUTE ME. NO ANALOGY IN HUMAN HISTORY. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA. ELECTION COMMISSION. THIS IDIOT A FEW YEARS AGO STOPPED PUBLIC COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHY. MAYBE BECAUSE I WAS THE ONLY ONE TALKING. ZIMMERMAN, PROBABLY A BROTHER OF TRUMP. COMRADE. PROBLEM WE HAVE, IT IS NOT ABOUT , TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND NOTHING CHANGED. DIFFERENT NOW. I UNDERSTAND SOMEBODY WHO VERY OPTIMISTIC IDIOT IS BETTER THAN NOT OPTIMISTIC IDIOT. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT . ANOTHER. , ABSOLUTELY SICK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND . IT IS A NIGHTMARE. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE. CHILDREN CAN BELONG TO 700,000 IDIOTS. IT IS A NIGHTMARE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IT IS ABSOLUTELY STUPID AND HAS NOT CHANGED FOR 30 YEARS. WHAT I HEAR EVERY DAY. YOU CANNOT BE FOR SO LONG THINKING. COMMON SENSE. VIVA TRUMP. VIVA AMERICA. VIVA NEW AMERICAN RESOLUTION. -- REVOLUTION. STANDUP AMERICAN IDIOT. >> IT IS A LITTLE LATE NOW, BUT I WANTED TO OFFER A REBUTTAL TO SOME OF THE ARGUMENTS PEOPLE MADE ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSAL FOR SPD USING A BLAST BALL IN VIOLATION OF THEIR POLICY. AT THE TIME, COUNCILMEMBER KETELSEN TWO THINGS. THERE ARE ALREADY PROCESSES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO FELT THEY HAVE BEEN INJURED. SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID SIMILAR THINGS. HE ALSO SAID, AND TO BE FRANK, WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THIS IN TERMS OF THE ACTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS? I THINK OBVIOUSLY IMPLYING THAT THE RIGHT OF ACTION MIGHT MAKE PEOPLE THROW THEMSELVES IN THE PATH OF A BLAST BALL. IT IS A LITTLE LATE NOW, PREFER THE RECORD, THESE ARE CONTRADICTORY POSITIONS. IF THE RIGHT OF ACTION WOULD MAKE THEM FOR THEMSELVES TO GET PAID, IF YOU ALSO THINK THE EXISTING SYSTEM MAKES IT EASY ENOUGH TO GET PAID, THE EXISTING SYSTEM SHOULD ALSO MAKE PEOPLE BE THROWING THEMSELVES IN THE PATH OF BLAST BALLS HOPING TO GET PAID. THAT IS NOT HAPPENING. WITHOUT A RIGHT OF ACTION, IT IS LIKELY FAIRLY DIFFICULT TO GET JUSTICE. LIKE I TOLD YOU BEFORE, I WAS ARRESTED AND HELD IN JAIL FOR TWO DAYS. I CAN'T REMEMBER -- HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT BEFORE? I DON'T REMEMBER. I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING. THERE WAS NO RIGHT OF ACTION FOR THAT. A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE, I WAS INVOLVED IN SUING SPAMMERS AND TELEMARKETERS UNDER THE WASHINGTON ANTI-JUNK MAIL STATUTE. I WAS ABLE TO GET A LAWYER TO TAKE IT ON CONTINGENCY, AND WE GOT SOME SETTLEMENTS. THE REASON IS HAVING A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION , AGAIN, IT IS TOO LATE NOW, BUT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, HAVING A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION MAKES IT MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR PEOPLE TO GET JUSTICE IF YOU THINK A PERSON DESERVES JUSTICE. BUT INSTEAD, WE JUST HAVE A RULE THAT SPD HAS TO THROW BLAST BALLS AT A MOTION SO THEY COULD DO ONE MORE THING UNDERHANDEDLY. TOUGH ROOM. >> THAT WAS THE LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER. >> A REMINDER TO REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS HOWARD, FOLLOWED BY YVETTE. GO AHEAD, HOWARD . >> GOOD AFTERNOON. DISTRICT 7. THREE WEEKS AGO THE SPD KILLED THE 19th PERSON IN A PERIOD OF LESS THAN 14 YEARS WITH BRANDISHING WEAPON AT ALL WHEN KILLED. 14 OF THESE PEOPLE WERE CLEARLY EXPERIENCING A SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, AS WAS THE PERSON KILLED RECENTLY. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PRIOR KILLINGS WAS DECLARED OR ACCEPTED AS LAWFUL AND PROPER BY ALL PARTS OF THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. AS I EXPLAINED IN DETAIL LAST WEEK, WHEN KILLINGS BY POLICE IN SEATTLE ARE COMPARED TO THOSE OCCURRING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM REGARDING PEOPLE BRANDISHING WEAPONS, THE PER CAPITA RATE IS OVER 450 TIMES HIGHER IN SEATTLE. 450 TIMES . THE UK IS NOT ALONE IN MANAGING NOT TO KILL PEOPLE WITH KNIVES. IN JAPAN, DESPITE MOST OFFICERS CARING DOES, PEOPLE WITH EDGE WEAPONS ARE ALMOST NEVER SHOT OR KILLED. COUNCILMEMBER CAROL, YOU STATED AT THE LAST TOWN HALL THAT POLICE OFFICERS MUST DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO GET HOME ALIVE. WHAT A SHAMEFUL STANDARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS. IMAGINE IF I WERE MEN AND WOMEN ADOPTED THAT PHILOSOPHY. WITH A RUSH INTO A BURNING BUILDING? UNITED KINGDOM POLICE SAY OUR DUTY IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS HOME ALIVE. WE SHOULD HAVE NO LOWER STANDARD. WE NEED A FULL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADDRESS THIS CRUEL AND UNRELENTING PATTERN, AND WE NEED A RADICALLY ALTERED PROCESS FOR INVESTIGATING POLICE ABUSE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL AS WE ARE NOW STARTING A SEARCH FOR THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE OPA WITH BOTH OF THE PRIOR DIRECTORS HAVING LEFT THAT ROLE IN DISGRACE AMIDST UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS OF BIAS AND CORRUPTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS RINCK AND SOLOMON COMMITTED TO HOLDING A TOWN HALL TO CONFRONT THIS ISSUE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE YOU WILLING TO PURSUE REAL ANSWERS, OR SIMPLY PERPETUATE INHUMANE PRACTICES? TO READ MORE ABOUT THIS, GO TO TINYURL.COM/KILLED IN CRISIS . THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS EVETTE , FOLLOWED BY DAVID. GO AHEAD . >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK DSPS THE FOR TAKING ACTION AGAINST THE HOOKAH LOUNGE. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, I WAS A MEMBER OF THAT COMMUNITY. MUCH TO MY DISMAY, GUY CAMPING THERE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. EVIDENTLY, IN ORDER FOR SPD TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THERE HAS TO BE A NO TRESPASSING SIGN , WHICH IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SDOT. MY QUESTION IS HOW WE GET THAT DONE . GET THE NO TRESPASSING SIGN. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. THE LAST PRESENT REMOTE SPEAKER IS DAVID. GO AHEAD, DAVID. >> THE COUNCILMEMBER FIXED THE LAWS THAT SABOTAGED PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS, THE HOMELESS CRISIS AND HOUSING CRISIS AND ECONOMIC CRISIS, BUT YOU ALL HAVE IMPROVED YOUR VIRTUE SIGNALING. PUBLIC SAFETY REQUIRES NOBLE CRIME-FIGHTING SKILLS THE COME FROM THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT THAT HAVE BEEN SABOTAGED BY THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE FEDERAL CONSENT. YOU KNOW HOW COUNCIL WANTED TO DESCRIBE THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS AND THE OPERATIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEGALIZE AND JUSTIFY HOOKAH LOUNGE IS? THAT WAS AN ISSUE FROM AN ORIGINAL COUNCILMEMBER WHO DID NOT WIN ELECTION, BUT WAS APPOINTED. WE NEED TO DESCRIBE THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WHEN ALL OF THE SO-CALLED CRIME-FIGHTING COPS NEED TO COME BACK -- COMBAT THE EVIL SCOURGE CONDUCTING UNCIVIL WAR IN THE COMMUNITY. WHY IS THE CITY COUNCIL CONTINUOUSLY DEFERRING TO THE EXECUTIVE , THE MAYOR, WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY? HE IS ON RECORD AS BEING THE ORIGINAL VOTE AND PULLEY ON THE COUNCIL THAT VOTED FOR ON CONSTITUTIONAL POLICE REFORM THAT EXEMPTED LOW-LEVEL DRUG PRESSURES UNDER 3.5 GRAMS, AND THEN HE HAD A SAY IN EVERY SINGLE POLICE CHIEF THAT HAS BEEN TAINTED BY RACIST , WOKE PROFESSORS IN THIS COUNTRY WHAT CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL , AND IS PURPOSELY FOLLOWING ALONG ON BAD TACTICAL TRAININGS THAT ALLOW FOR THE EVIL PREDATORS TO OUTSMART AND GET AWAY WITH IT, WHILE THE ONLY PEOPLE THE COPS CATCH UP WITH ARE THE JUNKY THIEVES THEY CLAIM QUALIFIED TO GO TO JAIL OR EVEN BOTHERED TO QUESTION TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY KEEP GETTING IT AND SHUT IT DOWN. TRY TO ACTIVATE THE DOWNTOWN CORE ECONOMY THAT IMPLODED WITH DRUG PRESSURES THAT ARE DESTROYING LIVES IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY, AND WATERING DOWN THE -- >> THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE LAST REMOTE SPEAKER PRESENT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE REACHED THE END OF THE LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSE. THEY COULD, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. MOVING ON. IF THERE'S NO INDEX -- OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION. IT IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ARE THE MINUTES OF APRIL 1, 2025 , COUNCIL BILL 120964, PAYMENT OF BILLS , ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AND FIVE APPOINTMENT FROM THE LAND USED COMMITTEE. ANYTHING COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE REMOVED? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. I MOVED WITHOUT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN IN FAVOR . >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES IN LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. PRISONS -- BUSINESS ITEM 1 FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE. PLEASE READ THE TITLE INTO THE RECORD . >> APPLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO PREPARE A NEW MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST CAMPUS LOCATED AT 1515 NORTH 115th STREET. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL GRANT THE CLERK FILE AS CONDITIONS . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT . HAPPY TO SHARE THE REPORT TODAY ON BEHALF OF CHAIR SOLOMON. THESE AGENDA ITEMS ADDRESSED THE PROPOSED NEW MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN SOUGHT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER NORTHWEST HOSPITAL CAMPUS. THE PROPOSED WOULD INCREASE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ALLOWABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAMPUS TO APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF INSTITUTIONAL SPACE. THE EXPANSION WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE EXISTING MAJOR INSTITUTION BOUNDARIES, PRIMARILY BY INCREASING ALLOWABLE HEIGHT VIA REZONE. THE INCREASED HEIGHT, BALKAN SCALE OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WOULD BE PRIMARILY MITIGATED BY FEATURES, SUCH AS HEIGHT LIMITS FOR FUTURE STRUCTURES, AS CONDITIONED BY THE CITY, LANDSCAPE TO GROUND-LEVEL SETBACKS, AND OTHER TRAN60 FIVE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. TRAFFIC IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE MITIGATED BY A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH A NEW LOWER SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLE. AS BACKGROUND, THE MIMP PROCESS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2022 . IN MARCH 2023 THAT COUNCIL APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ADVISE ON MIMP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH RESOLUTION 32088. BETWEEN APRIL 2023 AND MAY 2024 , THE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONVENED 16 PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE PROPOSED MIMP. IN JANUARY, PARDON ME, JULY 2024 THE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE PUBLISHED A FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION . IN SEPTEMBER 2024, THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS PUBLISHED A RECOMMENDATION TO CONDITIONALLY APPROVED THE MIMP. IN OCTOBER 2024, THE HEARING EXAMINER CONVENED AN OPEN RECORD HEARING ON THE MIMP, RESULTING IN THE HEARING EXAMINER ISSUING A RECOMMENDATION FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE MIMP AND REZONE. LAST WEEK, ON APRIL 2, THE LAND USE COMMITTEE HEARD AND DISCUSSED THE TRAN60 FIVE AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE MIMP AS CONDITIONED. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THIS TIME, I MOVED TO A MAN CLERK FILE 314511 , FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A CIRCULATED VIA EMAIL TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AT 2:33 P.M. YESTERDAY. IT IS AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY HERE IN CHAMBERS. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. >> I DID NOTE IN COMMITTEE THAT I WOULD BE BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE I HAD NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME IN COMMITTEE. I WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS AMENDMENT AS THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN AS AN APPENDIX. THE MIMP REFERS TO THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SAYS ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS SHALL ADHERE TO THE URBAN FOREST PLAN . I DO THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO INCLUDE IT AS AN ACTUAL ATTACHMENT. IT ALSO REINFORCES A PROPOSED CONDITION ABOUT PRESERVATION OF EXISTING MATURE TREES , AS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING TREE PROTECTION PROVISIONS IN THE CODE, WHICH IS REFERENCED HERE . THE LANGUAGE IS TAKEN FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS DESCRIBED BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, IN THE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THE LEGISLATION . WITH THOSE SIMPLE AMENDMENTS, I AM REQUESTING YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT AMENDMENT A? OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MYSELF. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT A? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN IN FAVOR . >> THANK YOU. THE MOTION CARRIES. THE FIREFIGHTERS, CONCLUSIONS THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL IS AMENDED. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE CLERK FILE? ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON GRANTING THE CLERK FILE AS CONDITIONED? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN IN FAVOR . >> THE CLERK FILE IS GRANTED AS CONDITIONED, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION OF THE COUNCIL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION OF THE COUNCIL ON MY BEHALF? OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD? >> COUNCIL BILL 1209 63 RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING ADOPTED A NEW MAJOR INSTITUTION MASTER PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS. >> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK , AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO THE REPORT. >> I BELIEVE I ALREADY SPOKE TO HIM. ONE OF THE TALKING POINTS PASSED ALONG FROM COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S OFFICE. I ALREADY SPOKE TO, AND PROVIDE A, THE SUMMARY. THESE ARE CONNECTED PIECES OF LEGISLATION. >> OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY TO VOTE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE ENTERED INTO ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN IN FAVOR . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER, FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD? >> -- I HAVE TO SAY THIS ON TO BE. THE BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN A. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION MY BEHALF? PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD. >> COUNCIL BILL 120771 RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING ADOPTED INTERIM POSITIONS TO FACILITATE OCCUPANCY OF STREET-LEVEL SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN, SOUTH LAKE UNION, AN UPTOWN URBAN CENTERS. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IS THAT THE BILL PASS AS AMENDED. >> THIS LEGISLATION AIMS TO HELP FILL VACANT STREET-LEVEL SPACES IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE BY TEMPORARILY ADDING MORE FLEXIBILITY AND VARIETY TO THE USES REQUIRED TO OCCUPY STREET-LEVEL SPACES. FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC, COUNCIL AND HE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAVE WORKS TO BOLSTER ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN RE-ENERGIZE THE CITY, ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN. RESPONSIVE TO THIS WORK, THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS OFFICE OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS COLLABORATED ON THIS LEGISLATION, WHICH INTENDS TO ENCOURAGE NEW INVESTMENTS IN SEATTLE'S CORE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. IT ALSO AIMS TO BETTER ACTIVATE STREET ENVIRONMENTS BY ENCOURAGING GREATER CONTINUITY OF OCCUPIED STREET-LEVEL USES AND EYES ON THE STREET. THIS LEGISLATION IS SIMILAR TO INTERIM ORDINANCE 126421, WHICH WAS PASSED IN SEPTEMBER 2022 TO ACHIEVE SIMILAR GOALS IN THE WAKE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. GEOGRAPHICALLY, THIS LEGISLATION WOULD APPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS IN THE DOWNTOWN URBAN CENTER, SOUTH LAKE UNION, AND UPTOWN URBAN CENTER THAT HAVE STREET-LEVEL USE RESTRICTIONS. AT A HIGH LEVEL, THE LEGISLATION WOULD ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING THREE THINGS. FIRST, ALLOWING GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN TYPES OF PERMITTED USES AT THE STREET LEVEL, INCLUDING OFFICES, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES, ART INSTALLATIONS, CO-WORKING SPACES, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER INSTITUTIONAL USES, INCLUDING MEDICAL OFFICES, FOOD PROCESSING CRAFTWORK HORTICULTURAL USES, AND NON-HOUSEHOLD SALES AND SERVICES. SECOND, IT WOULD REDUCE MINIMUM DEPTH OF USE TO ALLOW STREET-LEVEL USES IN SPACES WITH AS LITTLE AS EIGHT FEET OF DEPTH AND CONTRAST TO THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT OF 15 FEET IN DOWNTOWN AND 30 FEET IN SOUTH LAKE UNION AND UPTOWN. AND THIRD, IT WOULD ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN FLOOR AREA DENSITY LIMIT EXCEPTIONS, WHICH AIMS TO ENCOURAGE DESIGN FLEXIBILITY AND MORE OCCUPANCY OF SPACES ON THE FIRST TWO FLOORS OF BUILDINGS. THIS LEGISLATION IS TIME-LIMITED AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRE 36 MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE, HOWEVER, USES PERMITTED UNDER THIS LEGISLATION COULD REMAIN AS NONCONFORMING USES. WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK TO BRING FORWARD LEGISLATION THAT CAN HELP BRING NEW ENERGY TO THE COMMERCIAL CORE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I HAVE HAD MEETINGS WITH AND OTHERS ON THIS BILL. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAD DOWNTOWN IS ACTIVATION. PARTICULARLY, GROUND-FLOOR ACTIVATION OF BUSINESSES . THIS BILL WITHIN DOWNTOWN , CAPITAL D , SOUTH LAKE UNION AND UPTOWN, IS RIGHT IN THE CORE OF DISTRICT 7. AS THE REPRESENTATIVE, I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT AND SHOW SUPPORT TO THOSE COMMUNITIES, THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS , THAT ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS OF NOT HAVING THIS FULL ACTIVATION. IT DOES PLAY OUT IN MANY WAYS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I SUPPORT THIS BILL . >> THANK YOU FOR THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE. THAT IS IMPORTANT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WOULD LIKE TO JUST NOTE THAT THIS LEGISLATION HAS BEEN BEFORE COUNCIL FOR A WHILE NOW. I BELIEVE IT CAME -- I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN IT CAME TO LAND USE, OR WHETHER OR NOT -- WHEN THE FIRST DISCUSSIONS WERE. WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT IT OR LEARNED ABOUT IT, I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT STREET-LEVEL USES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT THE SEATTLE DOWNTOWN IS -- AND MAKES IT SUCH A VIBRANT PLACE TO WALK AROUND AND STROLL AND ATTRACT VISITORS, ARE THE SMALL BUSINESSES AT THE STREET LEVEL. THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES, HOWEVER, -- YOU KNOW, IT IS DIFFICULT -- THE WHOLE BUILDING, ACTUALLY, ENDS UP PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZING THAT BUSINESS BEING THERE, BECAUSE THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE SPACE BUT THE POINT IS THAT I WAS CONCERNED, IF WE ALLOW FOR DIFFERENT USES AT STREET LEVEL, WILL THERE BE ENOUGH SPACE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO OCCUPY THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT BRINGING BUSINESS DOWNTOWN? I DID TALK WITH -- I DID ASKED THE COMMITTEE BACK THEN, AND I THINK SDCI, I BELIEVE, WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAD BEEN OUTREACH TO SMALL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS , LIKE CHAMBERS , ET CETERA. I UNDERSTAND THAT, IN THE INTERIM TIME -- WELL, PRIOR TO TRANSMITTING THAT LEGISLATION, THERE HAD BEEN OUTREACH TO SMALL BUSINESSES , SMALL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, AND THERE WASN'T LOUD OPPOSITION, OR EVEN FIGHT OPPOSITION. SINCE THEN, THERE HAS BEEN CONTINUED CONVERSATION. MY INITIAL CONCERNS HAD BEEN ALLAYED . ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IN DOWNTOWN IS ENSURE THAT WE HAVE -- THAT WE CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO COME DOWNTOWN. THAT MEANS PUBLIC SAFETY , AND ALSO AN ATTRACTIVE STREETSCAPE. BOTTOMLINE, IF WE DO NOTHING, WE HAVE THE STATUS QUO. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT, ULTIMATELY, IS BRINGING MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. THIS CHANGE IN STREET YOU SPACE, IF IT IS -- IF IT IS THE THING THAT ATTRACT MORE BUSINESSES TO A WHOLE BUILDING, OR MORE -- OR NONPROFITS, WHATEVER, IF IT ATTRACT MORE LIFE TO DOWNTOWN, I'M ALL FOR IT. I AM GLAD WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH THE VOTE TODAY AND GETTING SOME CERTAINTY TO EXISTING AND POTENTIAL BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS FOR WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR STREETS DOWNTOWN. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NOT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS , -- NEEDLESS TO SAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CHAIR PLEASE CALL THE ROLL -- OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN IN FAVOR. >> THE VOTE PASSES , AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD? >> TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RESOLUTION 3216 IS GRANTING CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A PEDESTRIAN SKY BRIDGE OVER AND ACROSS EIGHTH AVENUE, NORTH OF CHERRY STREET, AS PROPOSED BY FH LLC SKYLINE IN THE FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED. >> YOUR RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT >> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, RESOLUTION 32166 WOULD GRANT CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FOR SKY BRIDGE ACROSS EIGHTH AVENUE BETWEEN COLUMBIA AND CHERRY STREETS. THE WEST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE WILL BE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, AND THE EASTSIDE WOULD BE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4. UNIQUE BREACHES THAT CROSSES TWO DISTRESS. THE SKY BRIDGE WOODBRIDGE EIGHTH AVENUE TO CONNECT THE TWO HOURS OF THE SKYLINE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. THE SKY BRIDGE REGULATIONS GENERALLY DISCOURAGE AND DISFAVOR SKY BRIDGES, HOWEVER, EXCEPTIONS ARE SOMETIMES MADE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR HEIGHTENED ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY, AND CERTAINLY DIFFERENTLY ABLED COMMUNITIES. THIS SKY BRIDGE IS NEEDED FOR RESIDENCE OF SKYLINE TO VISIT EACH OTHER AND USE THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES SAFELY , TRAVEL EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO THEIR NEIGHBORS AND HAVE APPOINTMENTS AND ALL THOSE THINGS, AND MORE. PUBLIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SKYBRIDGE INCLUDE OPEN-SPACE IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC ART, AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES RESOLUTION 32166, THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US TODAY, SDOT WOULD WORK WITH SKYLINE ON FINAL DOCUMENTS GRANTING THE SKYBRIDGE, WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BOOMERANG BACK TO US , COME BACK TO COUNCIL, AS A COUNCIL BILL. AGAIN, THIS IS A RESOLUTION. THAT PROCESS INCLUDES FINAL PERMITTING FROM SDCI AND OTHER CITY AGENCIES NEGOTIATING TERMS OF APPROVAL, INCLUDING INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, AND RECORDING OF PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COMMITTING TO MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ELEMENTS INDEFINITELY , AND MAY TAKE BETWEEN SIX AND 12 MONTHS. MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU ASKED ABOUT THE TYPICAL TIMEFRAME, I GAVE YOU A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF A FEW MONTHS TO A FEW YEARS, POTENTIALLY, DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT. FOR THIS, THE ESTIMATION IS BETWEEN SIX AND 12 MONTHS. NOW, THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US TODAY . I WILL JUST ADD SOME ADDITIONAL COLOR COMMENTARY , MY TWO SONS, IF YOU WILL, ONTO THE SPECIFIC PROPOSAL IN THE LIMITED TIME I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE AND PRIVILEGE AS SERVING TRANSPORTATION CHAIR. WE ROUTINELY GO THROUGH AND CONSIDER ANY NUMBER OF THINGS LIKE THIS, PERMITS, VACANCY -- THIS IS THE NUTS AND BOLTS, BREAD-AND-BUTTER, IF YOU WILL, OF OUR COMMITTEE, OUTSIDE OF SOME OF THOSE EXCITING SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION PLAN OR LEVY OR VISION ZERO OR TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA ENFORCEMENT THINGS THAT WE CONSIDER FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS KIND OF THING IS A ROUTINE COURSE OF BUSINESS IN THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. OUT OF THE YEAR PLUS I HAVE BEEN SERVING AS CHAIR, I HAVE NOT SEEN THE AMOUNT OF STRONG AND OVERWHELMING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT FOR US TO TAKE ACTION AND APPROVE AT THIS STAGE COMPARED TO ANY OF THE OTHER SIMILAR REQUESTS THAT HAVE COME UP. THE COMMUNITY MEMBER SHOWED UP AND ORGANIZED. IT WAS VERY CLEAR. IT WAS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING. IT WAS A GRASSROOTS EFFORT BECAUSE THEY CARE AND NEED THIS. AND SO, AGAIN, THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU , TRANSPORTATION CHAIR SAKA. I DO WANT TO SECOND YOUR POINT ABOUT THE GREAT SKYLINE COMMUNITY, WHO ARE A BOISTEROUS CROWD . WELL ORGANIZED AND WELL REASONED FOR THEIR REQUEST TO HAVE A SKY BRIDGE . I DID WANT TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD NOT GENERALLY BE ENCOURAGING SKY BRIDGES FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT FOR ME, WHEN THERE IS A HEALTHCARE PIECE, KIND OF LIKE WHAT WE SEE ON FIRST HILL GENERALLY, AND THIS IS LOCATED IN FIRST HILL, THAT WE MAKE THAT ALLOWANCE. BECAUSE OF THE MEDICAL HEALTHCARE ASPECT. THAT IS RESIDENT HERE IN THE SKYLINE COMMUNITY BETWEEN THE CASCADE BUILDING IN THE OLYMPIC BUILDING. BECAUSE THE FACILITIES ARE ON ONE SIDE, OFTENTIMES YOU HAVE SPOUSES WHO ARE LIVING THERE, BUT THEN HAVE TO GO OVER TO A MEMORY CARE TREATMENT CARE ON ONE SIDE, AND THEN THEY ARE SPLIT. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION . IT IS ONE WE SHOULD NOT BE SEPARATING. WE SHOULD BE JOINING THEM BACK TOGETHER. THAT IS MY PRIMARY REASON FOR SUPPORTING THIS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK AND APPRECIATE THE INTERACTION BY SDOT, AND THEIR WORK ON THIS, BECAUSE WE STARTED OFF AT THE VERY BEGINNING WITH THIS REQUEST, BUT THEY HAVE JOINED IN . THIS IS WHERE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT COMES. THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRST HILL IN TERMS OF INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, IMPROVEMENTS ALONG A , AND THE WALKING LUBE . THAT IS A NEW THING. I TO FULLY SUPPORT THAT PIECE. THAT IS A DEFINITE PUBLIC BENEFIT. SIMILAR TO MARKET TO MOW HIGH. FROM THAT LOCATION AND BACK. AGAIN, GREAT PUBLIC BENEFIT, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT IS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT RELATES TO MEDICAL HEALTHCARE PROVISIONS . I DO WANT TO SAY THAT -- I AM NOT BEING -- BUT THE OLYMPIC BUILDING IS DEFINITELY THE BEST PART OF THE SKYLINE COMMUNITY . THE FACT THAT IT RESIDES IN THE T 7 PART HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >> AM I RECOGNIZED? >> YES, YOU ARE. >> AFTER THAT REMARK, I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING. I WAS JUST GOING TO LET IT GO. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA SAID HIS PEACE AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID HIS. BUT BEING THE COMPETITIVE PERSON I AM, PEOPLE EAT IN DISTRICT 3 TOWER. I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT . IF HE DIDN'T HAVE OUR BRIDGE, YOU ALWAYS GO HUNGRY IN THE OLYMPIC TOWER. ANYWAY, THANK YOU, OBVIOUSLY. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. JUST ATTACK ON TO WHAT EVERYONE SAID, I KNOW WE WOULD LOVE EVERYONE SUPPORT, BUT ALSO, THANKING THE CHAIR OF THE TRAN60 SEE -- SKYBRIDGE COMMITTEE. LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYONE SUPPORT. THINKING TO THE CHAIR THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR ADDING IT ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU, CHAIR SAKA. OBVIOUSLY, FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANK YOU . >> I JUST WANTED TO ADD. I VOICED SUPPORT AND BRIEFINGS YESTERDAY. IF YOU SAY SKYBRIDGE, IT BRINGS UP -- IT CAN GET CONTROVERSIAL, JUST LIKE ET CETERA . BUT WHEN ONE THINKS OF A LONG PROCESS FOR APPROVAL, A LOT OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, ET CETERA. BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. WHEN PRESENTED WITH THE RATIONALE FOR THE NEED, OF COURSE, I WAS FULLY SUPPORTIVE, AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR STEPS TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD. I HAVE TO SAY THAT, YES, YOU ARE RIGHT, WHAT I REMEMBER FROM THAT BRIEFING IS THAT IT IS NOT JUST THAT YOU MIGHT -- THAT A COUPLE CAN BE SEPARATED BY PROGRESSING NEEDS, BUT CLEARLY, THERE ARE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FACILITY. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE -- WE HAVE TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE BEING TOGETHER. I WAS CONCEPTUALLY ALL IN, AND THEN I GAVE -- I WAS INVITED TO GIVE A TALK ABOUT SOMETHING AND MEET FOLKS AT SKYLINE. I WENT THERE, AND WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE THE SPEED WITH WHICH CARS DRIVE UP AND DOWN THAT STREET, YOU RECOGNIZE HOW HAZARDOUS IT REALLY IS FOR ANYONE, NO MATTER HOW A BOLD, TO GET ACROSS THAT STREET SAFELY. THIS MAKES PERFECT SENSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHEPHERDING THIS TO US TODAY, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT. >> -- AND LESTER OTHER COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK -- OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN IN FAVOR. >> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN AND. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? OKAY. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER FRAN EIGHT . >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOMETHING GIVEN THAT WE VOTED ON SOME LEGISLATION IN THE CLERK FILE TODAY RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE NEWS ALSO COMING OUT OF TODAY RELATED TO THE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. NINE UDUB STUDENTS HAD THEIR VISAS REVOKED WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OR THE STUDENTS. NOW WE SEE NATIONWIDE 150 STUDENTS HAVE LOST THEIR LEGAL STATUS. THIS IS A DEEPLY TROUBLING PIECE OF NEWS FOR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THE UNIVERSITY IS A STATE AGENCY , A DISTINCT ENTITY DIFFERENT, NOT UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CITY. I USED TO WORK FOR THE UNIVERSITY. BUT THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY IS A PART OF OUR CITY. IT HAS A LOT OF SPACE WITH THE DISTRICT FOR CHICKEN HAS SPACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY. IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN OUR STATE. MANY UDUB EMPLOYEES ARE RESEARCHERS WHOSE RESEARCH IS FUNDED BY FEDERAL GRANTS, WHICH ARE ALSO NOW ON THE LINE. MEANING, MORE RESIDENTS ARE LOOKING AT BECOMING NEWLY UNEMPLOYED POTENTIALLY. THIS PAIRED WITH THE TRADE WAR, ALL MARKET INDICATORS SEEM TO POINT TOWARDS THE RECESSION. PEOPLE ARE WORRIED FOR THEIR JOBS, PAY THEIR BILLS AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN RETIRE. WE CANNOT NORMALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING. THAT IS WHY I WILL KEEP SPEAKING OUT AND RECOGNIZING WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THIS BODY TO JUST TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING. WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE SAKE OF OUR RESIDENTS . THE CITY REVENUE FORECAST IS COMING OUT ON THURSDAY. THAT WILL CERTAINLY BE INSTRUCTIVE ABOUT WHAT WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THIS YEAR. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO NAME SOME OF THESE THINGS . AGAIN, WHAT IS HAPPENING IS NOT NORMAL FOR US, AND A LOT OF FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE CERTAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON , AND RIGHTFULLY SO. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE WE HAVE A LOT OF HARD WORK AHEAD OF US, BUT WE WANT TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EVERYONE AS PART OF THIS BODY AND ALL HER PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY AS WE WEATHER THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADD SOME COMMENTS ON THAT . >> THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA . >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO THANK SOME WORKERS . PROBABLY, MANY OF US DIDN'T KNOW THIS WEEK WAS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. TODAY IS ACTUALLY NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY. I KNOW THIS BODY VERY MUCH APPRECIATES OUR LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS AND ALL THE HARD WORK THE TEAM ARE DOING AT SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES, AND ALL THE LIBRARIES ACROSS THE CITY. I REALLY WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE OUR LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS AND THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK, PARTICULARLY IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE CHAOS AND STRESS THAT EVERYONE IS FEELING AT THE MOMENT. OF COURSE, THERE ARE A LOT OF VISITORS WHO ARE GOING THERE FOR RESPITE. LIBRARIANS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB AT HELPING ANYONE FROM OUR KIDS ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH GROWN-UPS, AND ALSO , THOUGH THEY ARE NOT SOCIAL WORKERS, ARE OFTEN PUT IN SITUATIONS WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDING REFERRALS TO SERVICES TO FOLKS. I REALLY JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE LIBRARIANS AND THE LIBRARY WORKERS AND OUR LIBRARIES, AND TO REALLY GIVE THAT RECOGNITION TO ALL HIS GREAT FOLKS AT SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES. THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. SEEING AS I AM NOT HEARING ANY OTHER BUSINESS, WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON APRIL 15 AT 2:00 P.M. GEARING UP FOR THE BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 2:46 P.M. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.