Seattle City Council 8/2/2021

Good afternoon, everyone.

Welcome back.

The August 2nd, 2021 meeting of the Seattle City Council come to order.

It's 2.03 PM.

I'm Lorena Gonzalez, President of the Council.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Juarez?

Here.

Lewis?

Present.

Morales?

Here.

Mosqueda?

Present.

Peterson?

Here.

Sawant?

Present.

Strauss?

Present.

Kerbal.

Here.

And Council President Gonzalez.

Here.

Nine present.

Presentations, I'm not aware of any presentations, so we will move to approval of the minutes.

The minutes of the City Council meeting of July 26, 2021 have been reviewed.

If there is no objection, the minutes will be signed.

Hearing no objection, the minutes are being signed.

Will the clerk please affix my signature to the minutes?

Colleagues, we're going to move to approval of the introduction referral calendar as we discussed this morning during council briefing.

There is an amendment to the introduction and referral calendar.

So I'm going to move the adoption of the referral calendar 1st, and then I'll need a 2nd, and then we will move to motions to amend.

So I moved to adopt the proposed introduction and referral calendar.

Is there a 2nd?

2nd.

Thank you so much again.

As we discussed this morning, there is a proposed amendment to the introduction referral calendar to add one bill that is not included on the published introduction and referral calendar, nor was it circulated by 5 o'clock PM on Friday per the council rules.

So before the motion can be made to amend the introduction and referral calendar, the council rule relating to circulation of a bill for introduction will need to be suspended.

So I'll go ahead and do that now.

So if there is no objection, the council will relating to circulation of bills for introduction, not on the published introduction and referral calendar by five o'clock PM on the preceding business day will be suspended to allow consideration of an amendment to add one bill to the introduction and referral calendar.

Hearing no objection, the council rule is suspended and we will proceed with consideration of the proposed amendments to the introduction and referral calendar.

I'm going to hand it over to council member Peterson so he can make his motion.

Thank you, Council President.

Colleagues, I move to amend the introduction and referral calendar by introducing Council Bill 120151 entitled an ordinance relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services authorizing the director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services or the director's designee to negotiate and execute a real property lease with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, Sound Transit, for vacant land at 1000 Northeast 45th Street, Seattle, Washington, and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

And by referring this to the city council, is there...

Is there a second?

Second.

Okay, it's been moved and seconded to amend the introduction and referral calendar to introduce Council Bill 120151. Are there any additional comments?

We did, for members of the viewing public, have a conversation about this during Council briefing this morning, but Council Member Peterson, please feel free to add anything else that you might like.

Yes, briefly, for those just watching today for the first time, colleagues, Council Member Lewis and I noted at our council briefing this morning, we'd like to add this bill to the introduction referral calendar.

It was circulated Friday late afternoon after five o'clock, and we would be voting on the actual bill Monday, August 9, so there's plenty of time to review it.

And this would basically authorize the city to enter into a lease with Sound Transit so that the city can use the site for a tiny home village in District 4 to help to reduce homelessness.

Happy to answer any questions.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Council Member Peterson and Council Member Lewis has his hand raised, so you are recognized.

Thank you, Madam President.

Not a question, just a little bit further information to really appreciate Council Member Peterson bringing this forward on an expedited schedule.

Just as a teeny bit of background for the public, typically a lease like this can be entered into simply with the discretion of the FAS director.

If the site involves a certain amount of square footage, the council has to give special permission to the director to accept the lease, which is what we're doing here.

It's a pretty pro forma thing.

It has the potential to slow this village down considerably if we don't move quickly to just give this additional discretion to the director.

I really appreciate the opportunity to cosponsor this.

Just as some foreshadowing, there will be a similar lease that's going to be coming down at some point in August relating to the interbay village.

So this is not unique just to the university district village that Councilmember Peterson has been a great leader in getting set up.

I'm very pro forma thing, happy to support it, and looking forward to passing it next Monday.

Thank you so much, Councilmember Lewis and Councilmember Peterson.

Are there any additional comments?

I'm not seeing any, so will the clerk please call the roll on the amendment to the introduction and referral calendar?

Juarez?

Aye.

Lewis?

Yes.

Morales?

Yes.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Aye.

Sawant?

Yes.

Strauss?

Yes.

Herbold?

Yes.

And Council President Gonzalez?

Yes.

Nine in favor, none opposed.

The motion carries and the introduction and referral calendar is amended.

Are there any further comments on the amended introduction and referral calendar?

Hearing none, will the clerk please call the roll on the amended introduction and referral calendar?

Juarez?

Aye.

Lewis?

Yes.

Morales?

Yes.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Aye.

Sawant?

Yes.

Strauss?

Yes.

Herbold?

Yes.

And Council President Gonzalez?

Aye.

Nine in favor and none opposed.

The motion carries.

The introduction and referral calendar is adopted as amended.

If there is no objection, the agenda will be adopted.

Hearing no objection, the agenda is adopted, so we'll move right into public comment.

Colleagues, at this time, we will open the remote public comment period for items on the City Council agenda, introduction and referral calendar, and the Council's work program.

Thank everyone for their ongoing patience and cooperation as we continue to operate this remote public comment system.

It remains the strong intent of the City Council to have remote public comment regularly included on meeting agendas.

However, as a reminder, the City Council reserves the right to end or eliminate these public comment periods at any point if we deem that this system is being abused or is no longer suitable for allowing our meetings to be conducted efficiently and effectively.

I'll moderate the public comment period in the following manner.

Public comment period for this meeting was scheduled to be 20 minutes, with each speaker having up to 20 minutes to speak.

As many of you heard our IT folks say before we formally started streaming this meeting, we have over 50 people signed up for public comment today.

So in an effort to hear from as many, if not all of those individuals who signed up for public comment, I'm going to extend the public comment period, but shorten the amount of time provided to each person from two minutes to a total of one minute per speaker.

This should allow us to hear from just about everyone who pre-registered for public comment this afternoon.

So if there's no objection, the public comment period will be extended from 20 minutes to 60 minutes in total.

Hearing no objection, the public comment period is extended to a total of 60 minutes.

I'll call on speakers in the order in which they pre-registered to provide public comment on the council's website.

Speakers must call in from the phone number used for this registration and using the meeting phone number, ID, and passcode that was emailed to them upon confirmation.

This is different than the general meeting, listen, line calling information.

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Please begin by stating your name and the item that you are addressing on today's agenda.

The introduction and referral calendar, excuse me, on today's agenda, the introduction and referral calendar, or the council's work program.

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The public comment period is now open.

And we will begin with the first speaker on the list.

Again, once I call your name, you are going to hear a prompt if you have been unmuted.

After you hear that prompt, press star six so we can hear you.

Kate Rubin is first, followed by Howard Gale.

Good afternoon.

My name is Kate Rubin.

I'm the executive director of eSeattle.

I understand that the new Hope Resolution introduced by Trump's members to want won't be voted on until August 9th.

However I'm concerned that this delay will bring diluted amendments.

I'm calling to urge council to ensure that this won't be postponed any further and to vote in support of the resolution in full next week.

If Seattle truly believes that Black Lives Matter we must ensure that the Black community isn't further displaced from our city.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in.

Next up is Howard Gail followed by Jacob Shear.

Good afternoon, Howard Dale.

Over the last year, we have seen the repeated failures of every aspect of our police accountability system.

Last week, the Office of Inspector General released their findings on the police abuse of 2020 from a panel where more than half the members were part of the failed system, outrageously, including five SBD officers, four of whom have decades long history of the duty of abusing protesters and others.

Out of the 108 so far completed OPA investigations representing thousands of complaints, only three officers representing less than 1% of specific complaints have received anything other than a reprimand, with only two officers receiving just two-day suspension.

In the decade before the SPD killed John T. Williams, 26 people were killed by the SPD.

During the decade since then, that number stands at 30. How is this progress?

How is this accountability?

We need full community control over police policy, misconduct, and discipline.

Go to seattlestop.org to find out how.

That's seattlestop.org.

Thank you.

Next is Jacob Scheer followed by Jared Brown.

Thank you.

Good afternoon.

My name is Jacob Scheer.

I'm an organizer with Real Change and I'm calling in today on behalf of Real Change in full support of Councilmember San Juan's resolution for the City of Seattle to acknowledge and begin to atone for its active complicity and racist displacement and redlining in the Central District and to commit immediately to reinvesting in affordable housing and funding the New Hope Affordable Housing Project.

There is a direct connection between our current housing and homelessness crisis and the racist displacement policies that the City of Seattle enacted in the 60s and 70s.

Black families and homeowners were uprooted from their Central District community displaced and redlined out of stability and prosperity under the guise of urban renewal all at the hands of the City of Seattle.

Homelessness disproportionately impacts communities of color precisely because of intentional racist policies like these which are commonplace all across the country.

The impacts of these policies continue to reverberate and have robbed generations of our Black neighbors of stability prosperity and community.

We need council to go beyond platitudes and progressive rhetoric.

Housing justice is racial justice and addressing our housing crisis begins with acknowledging this shameful history and investing immediately in the communities directly impacted by it.

Thank you.

Next up is Jared Brown followed by Jeremy Voss.

Hi this is Jared Brown.

I live in South Seattle.

Thank you City Council.

I'm calling to discuss the end of the exchange legislation proposal.

This bill limits the SPD's ability to coordinate with important organizations for Seattle's public safety.

According to provisions in the bill the SPD would be prevented from partnering with dozens of countries including our own United States of America.

The Seattle police couldn't coordinate with their own government.

How can the SPD be affected if they can't partner if law enforcement can't partner and share intelligence with allies and even our own country.

This ordinance does not address the causes of bias that the SPD has to unlearn.

It does not address the root causes of excessive force.

What it does do is it wastes the time of the city council when we could be instead focusing on solutions to the real causes of bias and excessive force that impact minorities in Seattle.

I ask that you oppose this ordinance.

I urge that you oppose this ordinance and focus instead on making a difference on the lives of Seattleites.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up is Jeremy Voss, followed by Jesse Duckworth.

Hi, can you hear me?

Yes, we can.

Hi, my name is Jeremy Voss.

I'm a Jewish resident of District 2. I grew up in the Seward Park community.

I'm speaking in favor of Bill 12142. These trainings that SPD does are bad for indigenous peoples, both in the partner countries as well as Seattle.

Not only do these exchanges legitimize the brutality of cops in both countries, but they are also a place for cops to further sharpen and extend their tactics of brutality, surveillance, and suppression of protesters in Seattle and elsewhere.

The council needs to be transferring funds from SVD to marginalized communities, not wasting it on unnecessary and damaging trainings in foreign countries that have been found guilty of violating human rights.

Stand with BIPOC communities and vote yes on 12142. Thank you.

Bye.

Thank you.

Next up is Jesse Duckworth, followed by Danielle Holland.

Jesse, if you are online, press star six so we can hear you.

Greetings.

Greetings, City Council.

I am Apostle Jesse Duckworth, Jr., and I am a member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

I'm speaking in support of Council Member Sawant's resolution and a supplement for supplement budget amendment to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

And I'll pass to Dr. Robert L. Jeffrey It's been 50 years ago, Seattle's democratic establishment forced New Orleans Missionary Baptist Church, a historical black church, to give up a part of their land.

And several working class African-American families were also forced to sell their homes under threat.

Thank you.

Next up is Danielle Holland, followed by Jonah Silverstein.

Hi, my name is Danielle Holland.

I'm speaking in support of Council Member Sawant's resolution as well, and the supplemental budget amendment to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

Linked to the resolution will be an amendment in the supplemental budget this month, and we demand that the rest of the City Council support to want the amendment to return this land and fund the church's 10.5 million dollar affordable housing project to provide urgently needed affordable housing in the C.D.

So Seattle has holds accountability to the systemic racism redlining and gentrification that has pushed out the Black and Brown working class families from the C.D.

for decades.

The City of Seattle has responsibility and now is the time.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next is Jonah Silverstein followed by Zoe Burstein.

Hi there.

Hi there.

My name is Jonah Silverstein.

I am calling in support of Resolution 120-142.

I'm a proud Jewish constituent and a student at the University of Washington.

This legislation is common sense and supports the council's mission to defund SPD.

and reinvest in the communities most marginalized by its destructive and violent policies.

I believe that creating true safety and community requires SPD to cease all trainings with countries that have been known to violate human rights.

And I urge all city council members to support this resolution and make it law.

Thank you.

Next up is Zoe Burstein followed by Reverend Robert Jeffrey.

Hello, my name is Zoe and I'm a renter in District 3 asking you to vote no on CB 120142 prohibiting SPD from training exchanges and partnerships with certain governments.

According to the Washington State AG, human trafficking is a very serious concern in King County, where it is estimated that between 500 and 700 children are forced into prostitution every year.

And that startling number doesn't even take into account the number of adult women victimized in our area.

Again, according to the AG, a large number of those trafficked women and children are coming from Russia, China, and the Philippines, countries with dubious human rights records at best.

This ordinance would cripple SPD's ability to effectively collaborate with its counterparts in the very countries these victims are coming from, hobbling their ability to stop or even properly track trafficking pipelines to their countries of origin.

Please don't punish the very real victims of human trafficking in our own city because you want to take a stand against human rights violations abroad.

It is precisely because Seattle has affirmed its identity as a human rights city that I ask you to vote against this ordinance.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next is Reverend excuse me Reverend Robert Jeffrey followed by Jessica Scalza.

My name is Robert Jeffrey.

I'm Senior Pastor at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and I'm calling in support of Councilwoman Swamp's legislation before the Council, recommendation before the Council.

One of the things that has come to my attention is that New Hope is being described as an institution that has a loud voice and that it is overpowering other voices.

I think this is the same thing that people use when you go to apply for a job when they say you're over, that you are overqualified.

New Hope Church has been in this in this city for the last 70 years.

We've had injustices perpetrated against us.

We've had two unexplained fires.

We've had land taken from us, which was adjacent to our church.

We've had all kinds of discriminatory practices levied against us.

And now we're being saying we're overqualified to apply to a council to get money to build.

That to me is unacceptable.

Thank you.

Thank you Reverend for calling in.

Next up is Jessica Scalzo, followed by Alana Librecht.

Hi, my name is Jessica Scalzo.

I am a renter in District 3 and part of the tax Amazon movement.

And I'm very excited about Council Member Sawant's resolution that she's bringing forward.

to demand that the city acknowledge racist redlining practices and fund the New Hope Project to the tune of $10.5 million and no less.

It's really important that we start to undo the damage done by redlining and economic evictions and gentrification.

I was disappointed that with our taxed Amazon movement, we only got $18 million as a fund to build affordable homes in the Central District specifically for Black families and households that have been pushed out.

And we need to increase that amount as well as make sure that all 90 affordable homes in this New Hope project are completed.

So I am encouraging all council members to vote in favor of this and let's start working today.

Thank you.

Next is Alana Librecht followed by Robin Thompson.

Hello my name is Alana Liebrecht.

I'm speaking today in support of council member Sawant's resolution and budget amendment.

I'm a resident and a voter here in the Central District standing with my neighbors right outside New Hope Church.

And I ask the council to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by New Hope Church.

And I ask that the council vote on this by August 9th as promised.

This resolution is a wonderful first step in righting some historical wrongs against the Black community in Seattle.

And again I urge city council to vote yes on the New Hope resolution.

and by doing so, show that Black Lives Matter to the city of Seattle.

Thank you so much.

Thank you for calling in.

Next up is Robin Thompson.

I also have Dustin Wilsor, who is showing up, is not present.

Dustin, if you call in, we'll give you your one minute.

For now, we'll hear from Robin Thompson and then Rachel Wake.

And Robin I see that you are muted so please press star-6 so we can hear you.

Council members vote without any vote without any further delay than August 9th to approve Council Member Sawant's resolution to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by New Hope Baptist Church.

I urge the council to vote in full with no last-minute backroom changes to the resolution to show actual support for Black Lives.

Seattle City Council must not remain complicit to the racist removal of Black and Brown community in the Central District.

Vote yes.

I urge the council to make a formal commitment to fund this project and other affordable housing developments that will begin to right the wrongs and move back people who have been displaced.

The council must not Divide the Black community by tone policing the community or the church by saying it has too loud of a voice.

Rents have risen by 20 percent this year already.

Only 15 percent of the Black community remains in the Central District.

Stop tone policing and start taking responsibility and righting the wrongs by voting yes by increasing the Amazon Amazon tax and putting it towards this resolution and other affordable housing.

Thank you.

Thank you again Dustin Wilsor if you are listening and can hear me please double check your credentials and try calling in again.

Otherwise we are going to hear from Rachel Wing.

Go ahead Rachel.

I'm Rachel Wing a Central District resident neighbor of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and I'm speaking in support of the New Hope Resolution and Budget Amendment.

I'm asking you to acknowledge and begin to repair historical and ongoing wrongs to Black and Brown families and to preserve the community where we live by adopting the resolution and by funding urgently needed affordable housing for 90 families in this district.

Ten and a half million is a modest demand in a city with as much wealth as Seattle.

The wide variety of organizations and support shows that it provides broad community benefit and will be an inspiration to other communities fighting for justice.

There should be no more delays in holding this vote.

I ask you to stick with the August 9th date for the vote and to adopt the resolution and budget amendment as is with no watering down.

We say Black Lives Matter, but do we put our actions and money behind our words?

That is what I'm calling on you to do.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I show that former King County Council Member Larry Gossett is registered but not present.

So hopefully he will be able to call in and we'll give him his one minute.

Next up is Rafima Jeffries followed by Sarah Bixle.

Hi, my name is Rafima Jeffries and I'm a member of Newhall Missionary Baptist Church.

I'm speaking in support of council members to want the resolution and a supplemental budget amendment to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by Newhall Missionary Baptist Church.

District 3 Council Members Siwat and Black Clergy are bringing forth this resolution recognizing the historic wrongs and the needs to compensate the Black churches so they can build affordable housing for community members.

Linked to the resolution will be an amendment in the supplemental budget this month.

We demand that the rest of the City Council support Council Member Siwat's amendment.

to return the land and the funds of the church's $10.5 million affordable housing to provide urgently needed affordable housing in the central area.

I urge the city council to vote on the new hope.

Thank you for calling in.

Next up is Sarah Bixler followed by Carissa Yamaguchi.

Sarah just press star-6 so we can hear you.

All right.

Hi this is Sarah Bixler.

I'm a resident in District 4. I would I am calling in support of funding the affordable housing in the Central District.

I call on you to make this promise without additional delay and without amendments.

Stop diluting housing justice.

If you truly believe that Black Lives Matter you will recognize the historical harm committed against this community through racist actions like eminent domain.

here in our supposed liberal and progressive city.

Stop asking what you can do and follow through.

Thank you.

Next up is Carissa Yamaguchi followed by Cassandra Oaks.

Hi I'm Carissa Yamaguchi and I'm a member of the Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle just five minutes up the street from New Hope.

And I'm speaking in support of Council Member Sawant's resolution and a supplemental budget amendment to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by New Hope.

My grandparents like many members of my church were born in Seattle and subjected to mass incarceration and redlining during and after World War II.

They did not receive reparations for the injustice they experienced until many who suffered had passed away.

It was a small amount that helped my community heal.

It is long overdue that the Black community receive reparations.

formal apologies and condemnation of unjust housing policies and money dedicated for repairing those wrongs.

New Hope is poised to create affordable housing opportunities and promote equity building in the CD.

I firmly believe this resolution will lead the way for justice and healing for the black community.

As a beneficiary of reparations, I urge the council to support the New Hope resolution.

Thank you for calling in today.

I am showing Jim McMahon and Shelly Anderson as registered but not So we're going to move to Cassandra Oaks, followed by Angeline Lau.

Cassandra plus star six.

There you go.

There you go.

Hello, my name is Cassandra Oaks, and I am a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

And I urge the Council to vote positively for the New Hope Project, the $10.8 million, For our reparation to build housing and to get our land return.

Uh, this will help Seattle have a win, win, win situation for the council, for the people of Seattle.

And for this project, we need the housing.

We need the council to support.

Uh, so once recommendation and we need.

Seattle to make reparations for all the wrongs that was done, for all the houses that was taken from the black and brown communities.

And to do this, everybody could win if you vote yes for the resolution.

And we need your support.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Next up is Angeline Lau, followed by Barbara Finney.

Hi I am an Associate Pastor I'm Associate Pastor Angeline Lau from Japanese Baptist Church and I'm speaking in support of Council Member Swann's resolution and supplemental budget amendment to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by New Hope.

In my tenure at JBC we were just a stone's throw from New Hope and we've been experiencing the effects of extreme development and while in conversations with Seattle Housing Authority we recognize the importance of having active and supportive faith communities such as New Hope that have a rich connection and history to the central district to facilitate and hold space and to bring together the marginalized and changing population.

Is it I think it's possible and a moral obligation to allow all members of the community to thrive.

And we can do this in part by righting the wrongs against our Black and Brown families.

So I urge the City Council to vote yes on August 9th without changes to the New Hope Resolution brought forth by Council Member Swan.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up is Barbara Finney, followed by the Reverend Angela Ying.

Hi, my name is Barbara Finney.

I live in District 5. I'm a current delegate to the MLK Labor Council, and I'm calling in favor of Councilmember Sawant's resolution to acknowledge for the council to acknowledge racist redlining in Seattle, fund the New Hope project, and expand affordable housing in the Central District.

It's long overdue that the City of Seattle officially acknowledge past injustices and commit to reversing the damaging racist and economic gentrification of our city, where working-class communities, especially of color, have been pushed out over the decades, either by legalized racist redlining, as in the 1960s, or by skyrocketing rents in a profit-driven market like today.

So please vote yes to condemn racist redlining.

fund affordable housing at New Hope in the CD, increase the Amazon tax to fund affordable housing.

No watering down, no delay after August 9th.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up is the Reverend Angela Ying, and I will note that Addie Smith and Jason Turner are pre-registered, but showing up is not present.

Reverend, please.

Thank you.

I am Reverend Ying, and I stand with hundreds of faith leaders, community organizers, and activists as we demand the city stop racist redlining and fund the New Hope Project and expand central district affordable housing.

Vote for the New Hope reparations resolution put together and in front of you by Council Member Samasa Wan.

Vote yes.

We need it done by August 9th to affirm and vote yes.

Commit to fund the new Hope Reparations Resolution and fund the full $10.5 million.

This is just the beginning.

We are all needing affordable housing and we will work together to do so, inspiring others in our neighborhood of all races, backgrounds, and traditions not to be divided.

We stand together with the city, our central district, and if you say Black Lives Matter and African-American reparations, then please fund, through our city, the resolution.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in.

Next up is Yele Etlinger, followed by Guy Orone.

Yele, you appear to be muted, so press star six so we can hear you.

One more time, star six.

Hi, I'm Yaela Eplinger and I moved to Seattle in 1952 at a time when there were plenty of black people able to live in the city and plenty of regular people able to afford housing in Seattle.

I want you to write the rungs of the past 50 years and pass the resolution for so once New Hope Church Affordable Housing and also pass an ordinance this fall to fund this project and make sure it happens.

It's not the only housing project, but it's one of the housing projects we need so everybody can live in this city and black people can return to their home neighborhood.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Next up is Guy Arone followed by Shelby Handler.

Hello there.

Hi, my name is Guy O'Rourke.

I'm a local District 5 resident, and I'm just calling to City Council today to express my support for Council Bill 120142 that was introduced last week.

And I just echo all the same sentiments people are saying in support of racial justice.

And as a person of color myself, I believe that the police do not keep us safe, and instead we should invest in our community.

And this is a concrete step towards demilitarization by ending police trainings of any police or military force that is found in violation of human rights in the Human Rights Council.

So please pass this bill.

I think it's a common sense legislation that anyone who supports social justice and human rights could support.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

Bye.

Thank you.

Next up is Shelby Handler followed by Janet White.

Hi there, my name is Shelby Handler, and I am a Jewish resident calling from District 2. I'm also calling in support of Bill CB 120-142, calling on all of City Council to support this legislation to prohibit SPD from training with all countries that are committing grave ongoing human rights abuses.

Our city should stop spending our resources on supporting violations of international law and really investing in BIPOC communities, specifically in black-led solutions for safety.

So also definitely in support of the New Hope housing that's being talked about on this call.

And just want to reiterate when we resist white supremacy we are resisting anti-Semitism.

And as a Jewish resident of Seattle I know investing in communities most impacted makes all of us more safe.

So please support Bill SB 120-142 and thank you all so much for your time.

Thank you for calling in.

Next up is Janet White followed by Curtis Riggins.

And Janet, just press star six on your end so we can hear you.

One more time, star six.

There we go.

I can see that you're unmuted.

So just double check your actual phone just to make sure you're not muted on your actual device.

Can you hear me?

There we go.

I'm good.

We got you.

Hello.

My name is Janet White.

I'm a lifetime member of New Hope, a lifetime resident pretty much in the central area.

I have been around to see all that has happened.

I remember when the park was New Hope property.

I'm calling to support council members who want New Hope affordable housing measure.

It is time that some wrongs get righted, and once again, we can have affordable housing in the Central District.

I also request that it's passed on the 9th and we move through this expeditiously and that the full $10.5 million be funded.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for calling in today.

Next up is Curtis Riggins followed by Brionne Scott.

Hello, my name is Curtis Riggins, and I'm calling on behalf of New Hope Baptist Church.

I'm a member there, and I'm calling that we move to get Councilwoman Slott's resolution passed on the 9th of August so we can move forward with the recommendations presented in the resolution.

It's time that we take back what's ours.

It's time that we right the wrongs that have been done to us.

on behalf of New Hope Baptist Church.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in today.

We are going to hear now from Breon Scott, and then we're going to double back on the list to former King County Council Member Larry Gossett.

Hello, can you hear me?

We can.

Hi, my name is Breon Scott.

I am a member of New Hope Baptist Church.

I'm calling in a support of council members resolution for New Hope Church to build affordable housing.

For years, the city has been profiting off of working class families being pushed out of the central district.

I work in housing and I've seen a lot of these working class families begin homeless or need other rental assistance because of the rise in rent.

I am asking that the city does right and gives the land and funding back for affordable housing.

If not, they are part of the racial injustice that has been happening for years.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in today.

And next up is Larry Gossett.

Okay, thank you, Madam Chair.

Am I to speak now?

And can you hear me?

Yes, we can hear you.

Go ahead.

Okay, last Thursday afternoon, I sent the nine of you as members of our Seattle City Council, a letter that more effectively explains the reason I'm taking such a strong stand on the measure that Council Member Shama Tawant has put before you all in the form of a resolution.

And I hope that next week or soon this measure will be formally put on your agenda so we can speak more elaborately to it.

a resident of the Central Area for 66 years.

I'm very aware, when I was a sophomore at Carfield High School, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to speak to us, and he said he had been invited out here because Seattle is now the fifth most segregated city in all of the land.

He said that 80% of the Black population lives in Seattle, and we need to do something about that.

I think this measure will be a strong first step towards I think that is the first step in achieving, not the first step.

≫ Thank you so much, Councilmember Gossett.

We will make sure to review that letter that you sent in our way.

Next up is Allie Lee followed by Julian Scott.

≫ Hi, Councilmember Gonzalez.

And I'd love to speak, but if there's no time, I can put it in writing.

Allie, is she with you?

Is she with you, or is she just registered somewhere else?

She's registered.

She can hit star six.

Yeah, just so you want Holly Kresge to speak?

Yes, please.

OK, so IT, if we can go to caller number 53. Thank you.

And we'll just mark Allie as spoken and if we can go to caller 53 and unmute Holly, that'd be great.

Hello, good afternoon.

My name is Holly Kochi.

I am here today on behalf of the King, as a member of the King County International Airport Community Coalition.

representing the Georgetown Community Council in favor of Amendment 1 to Resolution 32011. I want to thank Council Member Herbold for putting forth this action and also want to thank the Council Members at Committee who put it through to today for further consideration.

The importance of this is that it's putting things in writing and putting things into our code and It makes it important to the city to manage and we appreciate that airport potential hazards are now a part of our planning process along with greater community output.

Thank you so much for your time and for OEM's engagement on this as well.

Appreciate you.

Thank you.

Thank you Holly.

Next up is Julian Scott followed by James Scott.

Hello, my name is Julian Scott.

Uh, I stand with council member, uh, so want on the resolution for the supplemental budget amendment to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by the new home missionary Baptist church.

I urge the city council to vote.

Yes.

On the new home resolution that was brought to the brought by council members to want.

I lived in the central district all my life and watched the pushback of of my people as African American get pushed out of Seattle into Renton, to Everett, to Federal Way.

I just think that it's best that we make things right by giving back the land that we are requesting at New Hope Baptist Church.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in.

Next up is James Scott, followed by Velma Veloria.

James.

Hey, James, I see that you're unmuted on my end.

Just make sure that your actual device is also unmuted.

Still not able to hear you.

Just double check, James, to make sure that your actual phone is not muted, because it looks like you're unmuted on our end.

Still not hearing James.

Okay, let's see.

Let's try one more time, star six, see if that works.

We have lost the caller.

Okay, sorry about that.

James, if you call back in, we'll try to get you in.

Sorry about that.

Next up is Velma Valoria, followed by Ryan Gracie.

Hi, my name is Velma Valoria.

Thank you for having this hearing.

I'm a former state representative and chair of the King County International Airport Community Coalition.

Thank you to Council Member Herbold for introducing Amendment 1 to Resolution 32011. As you know, communities under the flight path of both King County International Airport and Sea-Tac Airport have raised concerns regarding the possibility of plane crash hazards, other environmental injustices, as well as the impact of climate change related to the airports that our communities face.

One of our goals is to ensure that all city residents, particularly those in underserved communities like Georgetown, South Park, and Beacon Hill, regardless of race, color, creed, and gender identity, disability, and those who do not speak English as the first language have equal access to all necessary information in case of emergencies.

Thank you to Council Member Herbold.

Thank you so much, former Representative Valeria, for taking time to call in today.

I really appreciate it.

Next up is we're going to actually double back previous registered speaker is now present.

So we're going to call on Dustin will sore and then we will hear from Ryan greasy.

Hello, my name is Dustin Wilser.

I represent Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, and we would like to speak out in support of Councilmember Sawant's resolution and the supplemental budget amendment to fully fund the affordable housing project proposed by New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.

The price of rent in Seattle has risen 20% in the first half of this year already, a year when many residents are still out of work due to COVID-19.

We need to increase the Amazon tax to pay for more affordable housing in Seattle, and we need to make sure that it benefits the black and brown working class families who have been pushed out of the Central District for decades by profiteering, gentrifying corporate developers.

I urge the City Council to vote yes of the full New Hope resolution brought forth by Councilmember Sawant, and if there is to be any amendments, to share those with the public before August 9th.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in today.

We're going to hear next from Ryan Gracie and then Madeline Olson.

Hello, thank you.

Council President Gonzalez and members of the council.

My name is Ryan Gracie.

I'm commenting on resolution 32010, which we feel should be reconsidered.

because as drafted, it excludes some viable proposals that would help solve the housing crisis in Seattle.

In particular, the rezone proposal for 9201 to 9215 3rd Avenue Southwest.

We'd like to urge the council to reconsider this resolution because we believe our plan to redevelop this property into an affordable living community aligns well with the council's stated vision and goals for the city.

And if the council gives due process to ideas from its constituents, however small, We can work our way through the current housing crisis that the City of Seattle is working through.

We look forward to working with the City Council that can listen and help Seattle's concerned citizens get things done, and we'd appreciate any feedback from the Council how we can implement these solutions effectively.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in.

Next up is Madeline Olson, followed by Jay Norton.

Hi there, can you hear me?

We can.

Great, I'm just calling in to urge the council to fund the new Hope Housing Project.

It's vital that the council vote yes on council member Sawant's resolution if we want to begin to make up for the racist redlining of the past.

By voting yes, the council is committing to creating affordable homes in the central district so families with roots in the community can stay, or even folks who've been pushed out can return.

from gentrification.

Once passed, we still need to designate those concrete funds to realize this project.

We need to tax big business to make it happen.

If Bezos can afford to take a space joyride, Amazon can afford to fund community housing.

Any idea that this housing project prevents any other affordable housing?

It's really, honestly, ridiculous.

This buy-and-conquer attitude only leads to a race to the bottom.

The New Hope Housing Project is simply one piece in the mosaic of solutions we need to have our community housing needs met.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Next up is Jay Norton and then we will hear from John Grant.

Yes, hello, my name is Jay Norton and calling in regards to the resolution number 32010. I moved into the area in 1987. from Montana and have attended services at this small church, that location, you know, ever since then.

And I've seen the City of Seattle work very hard to elevate the area.

And as stewards of the area and community, you know, I desire to see this property developed to its full potential.

We're working hard to With this crisis of homelessness and old age care, we're working hard to get this development moved forward.

And with its access to public transit and to health care facilities in the city, urgently ask the city council to move this proposal.

Thank you for calling in.

And next up is John Grant.

And I'm showing James Gracie as being registered but not present.

And then after John Grant will be Maria Batayola.

John welcome.

Good afternoon council president and council members.

My name is John Grant with the Low Income Housing Institute.

I'm here to testify in support of council members who want supplemental budget requests and resolution affirming reparations for the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and other Black families in the central area.

Our city inflicted a serious injury to Seattle's Black community 50 years ago.

Under the guise of urban renewal, city officials at the time used the threat of eminent domain to seize land and displace black families.

Lehigh has estimated that the value of the church's land stands at more than $2 million, which at the time the city paid about $34,000.

Today's city council has taken concrete steps to undo the legacies of racism in our city, and that should be commended.

But we are talking about a specific harm that remains unmended.

inflicted by cities the city's past leaders and it is never too late to make right or wrong.

The City of Seattle should apologize and give the land back and fully fund the New Hope Family Housing Project.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling.

Excuse me.

Thank you for calling in today John.

Next up is Maria Batayola and I'm showing that Mario Carrera is registered but not present.

So we will move to Seth Emtage.

Maria welcome.

Then Maria press star six so we can hear you.

Still showing that Maria is muted, so Maria just press star six and make sure it's the star, not the pound button, but star six so we can hear you.

I'm still not able to hear.

Maria, let's let's come back to Maria.

Let's move over to Seth and Taj and then we'll try Maria one more time.

Yeah, thank you, City Council.

My name is Seth Emtage.

Good afternoon.

I am commenting on the proposed resolution 32010, which we feel should not be adopted because it excludes some worthwhile proposals.

It would help solve the housing crisis in Seattle, in particular, the rezone proposal for the property located at 9201 to 9215 3rd Avenue Southwest.

We'd like to take this opportunity to urge the council to reconsider their resolution We believe this proposal to develop this property into affordable living housing aligns well with the city's stated vision and goals for the city.

As a neighbor, I grew up down the street to this property.

We feel this project aligns well with the needs in the immediate area.

The topography of the land as well would allow for the LR3, LR4, which would allow up to 60 residents.

over 50 additional affordable homes be provided again.

That's 50 additional homes and should not be excluded.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

We do have a previous speaker who is now with us, so we'll call Addie Smith, and then after Addie Smith, we will try Maria Batayola again.

Hi, can you hear me?

Yes, we can.

I'm asking that you vote yes on the resolution supporting congressman or councilwoman to want to understand the root cause of racist redlining.

We have to consider who's actually protecting it.

It should be illegal for Attorney General Bob Ferguson to represent and support corporate landlords and state agencies like LNI.

Apparently not only do they represent both these racist institutions but the administration responsible to fair and just adjudication is systemically racist.

This is jobs and housing.

Also understanding redlining means calling out the root cause.

This means AG Bob Ferguson and Governor Inslee.

In 2019 Attorney General Bob Ferguson's multidisciplinary hate crime advisory working group claims to have outlined a comprehensive approach to better address hate crimes in Washington.

This multidisciplinary working group was a sham.

Black families are continually discriminated against in this state.

What we need to realize that it is from judges.

Okay, next up is Maria Batayola and then after Maria will be Michael Ramos.

See if we can get Maria's technology issues resolved.

So Maria, I see you up on my screen and if you can press star six, hopefully that will work.

Let's try one more time, star six, still not able to hear you.

Okay.

Sorry, Maria, we are having some connection issues here with you.

So why don't you try pressing star six one more time?

Still not hearing you, Maria.

I'm so sorry.

Let's move over to Michael Ramos and then Mark Cohan.

We'll go after that.

Good afternoon.

My name is Michael Ramos with the Church Council of Greater Seattle.

Transformative justice demands very specific actions when it comes to redlining, displacement, and the taking over of property belonging to the black community in the Central District.

The church council joins our voice with New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and many other organizations in urging you to support the New Hope reparations resolution.

We support the return of Spruce Street Mini Park to its rightful owners.

We call for reparations to the church for this taking.

We ask the city council to commit 10.5 million dollars toward the New Hope Family Housing Project.

It's high time that the city of Seattle follow its words of racial equity and social justice with a decisive commitment to right a historic wrong that was ignored by various mayoral administrations.

Namely the gentrification of the Central District and surrounding areas and the resulting displacement of thousands of households primarily people of color and particularly the Black community.

Followed lead of the Black community to provide for housing jobs opportunities in the Central District.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in.

Next up is I am showing that Mark Cohen is now not present.

So we're going to move to Sameth Mel and then Colin Lam.

Good morning or good morning.

Good afternoon Madam President and Council Members.

My name is Sameth Mel and I am here to represent and be a part of the Kingtown International Airport Community Coalition.

to support Amendment 1 to the Resolution 32011. So we know that the OEM All Hazards Mitigation Plan that the Council Member Herbold and most of the Council Members here have passed is really important for the communities that live in Georgetown.

And listening and inviting in community is so vital to making sure we work together to solve issues around exacerbating climate change.

So this particular mitigation planning is an important way to build together.

And in the face of the climate change and the dire impacts that it has had on vulnerable populations, it is a regional imperative for us to support such resolutions that can create pathways for education and solutions for communities living there in the impacted regions.

So we look forward to working with OEM, government, and partners.

Thank you so much for calling in.

I am showing that Ruth Hall is registered but not present, so we're going to hear from Colin Lamb.

Thank you.

Members of the Council, my name is Colin Lamb, and I would like to offer my unwavering support of CB120142.

It is a tremendous sign of positive change to see a bill such as this introduced into the legislative agenda, especially following SPD's brutalization of peaceful protesters at the recent Block the Boat marches.

It marks an important step in the right direction, a small step on the long road to achieving socioeconomic and racial equity in your city.

Though such a program as SPD's regular exchange of training with Israeli defense forces will forever be an ugly blackened scar on our history, this bill offers us the opportunity to move forward on our journey to creating an anti-racist society.

Israel has a long and well-documented history of egregious human rights abuses, persecution of non-white ethnic groups, and brutal nationalistic violence.

Make no mistake, it is first and foremost a colonialist state and legal state.

It must not be allowed to export its aggression to it.

Thank you.

Next up is James Gracie, who I am showing as present again, and then we'll try Maria Bufayolo one more time.

Yes, thank you, council members, and a special thanks to our local council member, Lisa Herbold.

I appreciate all she's doing for the area.

I just wanted to make a note on Resolution 32010. and ask the city council to vote against it unless they are able to amend and revise to include section five bullet point A for property 9201 and 9215 as is crucial to support the vision of our council in providing affordable housing.

The current use is six to eight resident homes.

Under the proposed sweep of the neighborhood residential zoning is 24 to 36 housing.

But imagine it being rezoned to LR4 to where it could have 60 plus units of affordable housing.

We turn to the city council to review and revise to include our property there so we can fulfill the council's vision.

Thank you.

Thank you for calling in.

Okay, let's try Maria Batayola one more time.

Hopefully third time's the charm here.

Maria, if you can press star six, hopefully we'll be able to connect this time.

I'm still not able to hear Maria, and I'm showing that she is muted on our end.

One more time, Maria, star six.

I am sorry, Maria, we're still not able to hear you.

Maybe while you troubleshoot, I'll read the names of those individuals who were registered but not present in the event that they have called in.

Jim McMahon, Shelly Anderson, Jason Turner, James Scott, Mario Carrera, And Mark Cohen, Ruth Hall, Bill James, and Lois Martin are all individuals who pre-registered but are showing up as not present, which means that we're unable to match the phone number that you registered with with one that appears in the meeting room.

So if you are listening and are able to call in, we'll be happy to give you your minute.

And so, Maria, one more time, if you can try star six for me.

All right, we are not having success.

I'm so sorry, Maria, you can email your full comments to us at council at Seattle.gov, and we'll make sure to review those comments in time.

Colleagues, that does conclude our public comment period, so we're going to go ahead and move to other items of business on our agenda.

I'll go ahead and ask that the clerk please read the title for payment of the bills.

Council Bill 120143, appropriating money to pay certain audited claims for the week of July 19th, 2021 through July 23rd, 2021, and ordering the payment thereof.

Thank you so much.

I move to pass Council Bill 120143. Is there a second?

Second.

It's been moved and seconded.

The bill passed.

Hearing none, will the clerk please call the roll on the passages?

Juarez?

Aye.

Lewis?

Aye.

Morales?

Yes.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Aye.

Sawant?

Yes.

Strauss?

Yes.

Herbold?

Yes.

And Council President Gonzalez?

Aye.

Signed in favor, none opposed.

The bill 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 one into the record?

Agenda item one, court file 314480. Report of the city clerk on the certificate of sufficiency for Seattle city charter amendment number 29 concerning action to address homelessness and keep areas clean of encampments.

Thank you, I move to file clerk file 314480. Is there a second?

Second.

Thank you.

It's been moved and seconded to file the clerk file.

Council Member Lewis, you are going to address this item, so I'm going to go ahead and hand it over to you for that.

Thank you, Madam President.

So in my role as chair of the Select Committee on Homelessness Strategies and Investments in consultation with Council President, we agreed that it would probably be most appropriate for me to just provide a couple of comments on the process that is before us today in regards to Charter Amendment 29. I want to stress for the general public and for colleagues here, this is a ministerial and purely pro forma function, a cornerstone of our local democracy and part of our general process for receiving proposed referenda to put a charter amendment on the ballot.

This clerk file and the related legislation acknowledges that the King County government has received sufficient signatures from a group of folks who have organized to put a measure on the ballot for consideration of Seattle voters to amend the charter.

Voting on this matter today does not express support or opposition by council members to that given charter proposal.

It is merely us acknowledging the legitimacy of the process and the certification that we have been sent from the county indicating sufficient signatures for this measure to be placed on our general election ballot.

So with that, I would, really just say that we proceed forward and do the responsibility outlined in the charter and approve this measure for placement on the November ballot and take care of the clerk file and acknowledge its sufficiency.

Thanks so much Council Member Lewis.

for those comments on the clerk file to just address the process procedure and why we are taking a vote today on this ministerial procedural matter.

Are there any additional comments on the clerk file?

I'm not seeing any hands raised.

So will the clerk please call the roll on the filing of the clerk file?

Flores?

Aye.

Lewis?

Aye.

Morales?

Aye.

Aye.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Yes.

Sawant?

Yes.

Strauss?

Yes.

Herbold?

Yes.

And Council President Gonzalez?

Aye.

Nine in favor, none opposed.

The motion carries and the clerk file is placed on file.

Will the clerk please read item two into the record?

Agenda item two, resolution 32012, Regarding the voter proposed City Charter Amendment 29, authorizing the City Clerk and the Executive Director of the Ethics and Elections Commission to take those actions necessary to enable the proposed amendment to appear on the November 2nd, 2021 ballot and in the local voters pamphlet, requesting the King County Elections Director to place the proposed City Charter Amendment on the November 2nd, 2021 ballot and providing the publication of the amendment.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

I move to adopt the Resolution 32012. Is there a second?

Second.

Second.

Thank you so much for the seconds.

And colleagues, I am going to hand it back over to Council Member Lewis as the chair of our Human Services, sorry, our Homelessness Strategies and Investments Committee.

And I just want to remind folks of the advice that all of us received from the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, that our comments are limited to recitals.

But because we are utilizing city resources currently, we are not allowed to speak either in favor or opposition of the substance of Charter Amendment 29. And so I just want folks to be both members of the viewing public and us as colleagues mindful of those ethics and elections restrictions that are applicable to us.

So I'm gonna hand it over to Council Member Lewis.

Thank you, Madam President.

And those restrictions and rules became even more official as I see Kevin Schofield tweeted about them earlier.

So they are certainly out there for the general public to have seen and be aware of.

I essentially spoke to this measure In my remarks on item one on the agenda, I would just stress again, pro forma ministerial vote to vote on this today does not indicate support or opposition to the ultimate measure, but merely us acknowledging the sufficiency of the process to request that the clerk move to the next item.

do everything logistically that they need to to place this matter on the ballot for November.

And given that move that we do so adopt and proceed with the vote.

Thank you, Councilor Lewis.

And again, a vote to approve this resolution is ministerial in nature and is consistent with all applicable city laws.

Are there any additional comments on the resolution?

All right, I'm not seeing any hands raised.

Will the clerk please call the roll on the adoption of the resolution?

Clarice?

Aye.

Lewis?

Aye.

Morales?

Yes.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Aye.

Sawant?

Yes.

Strauss?

Yes.

Herbold?

Yes.

And Council President Gonzalez?

Aye.

Aye in favor, none opposed.

The motion carries and the resolution is adopted.

Moving to the report of Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee.

Will the clerk please read item three into the record?

Report of the Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee, agenda item three, council bill 120108, relating to the redevelopment of the Yesler Terrace master plan community amending Sections 23.75.160 of the Seattle Municipal Code and replacing Exhibit C, Tree Protection Plan of Ordinance 123-962.

The committee recommends that the bill pass as amended.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Council Member Strauss, you are the chair of the committee.

I'm going to hand it over to you to walk us through this item.

Thank you Council President.

Colleagues as I said this morning and a previous Council briefings this legislation amends the tree protection plan element of the yesterday terrorist master plan to allow for the redevelopment of vacant parcels, the vacant parcels are planned to be redeveloped to expand medical uses associated with Harborview Hospital, which is adjacent to the property and to construct an extended stay hotel, which will also support patients and families at Harborview.

Having myself spent multiple days in a row at Harborview Hospital, I can tell you that it was made easier because my family lives in the city.

We are a regional hospital and having more extended stay opportunities across the street is going to be really a benefit for our entire region.

This legislation does enable that development by allowing for the removal of two trees while increasing protections for other trees in the Yesler Terrace property.

After working with the Seattle Housing Authority and touring the site, I successfully proposed an amendment to the legislation to increase the replacement requirement for the removed trees from a one-to-one replacement to a three-to-one replacement.

Also appreciative of Council Member Peterson bringing forward an amendment to put parameters around where replacement trees can be planted to ensure we get the most public benefit for the benefit of the Seattle Housing Authority residents.

And with that, Council President, I move to pass Council Bill 120108 as amended, if that is appropriate at this time.

And no motion is necessary since it went through the committee process and we already have a committee recommendation, but I appreciate that.

Are there any additional comments on the bill?

I'm not seeing any hands raised and customer stress.

Is there anything else you'd like to add?

Nothing at this time, just thankful to get these projects moving and to save and increase the amount of tree canopy there.

Thanks so much.

With that being said, will the clerk please call the roll on the passage of the bill?

Aris?

Aye.

Lewis?

Aye.

Morales?

Yes.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Aye.

Sawant?

Aye.

Yes.

Strauss?

Yes.

Herbold?

Yes.

And Council President Gonzalez?

Aye.

None in favor, none opposed.

The bill 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 four into the record?

Agenda item four, resolution 32010. identifying proposed comprehensive plan amendments to be considered for possible adoption in 2022 and requesting that the Office of Planning and Community Development and the Seattle Planning Commission review and make recommendations about proposed amendments.

The committee recommends that the resolution be adopted.

Thank you so much, Madam Clerk.

Council Member Strassel, I'm going to hand it back over to you as this is an item related to your committee.

Thank you, Council President.

This is the annual Comprehensive Plan Docket Setting Resolution, which sets the docket of comprehensive plan amendments that will be considered next year in 2022. This resolution provides predictability and transparency to the public and requests that OPCD and the Seattle Planning Commission review and make recommendations on the comprehensive plan amendments that Council intends to consider next year, not this year.

Amendments can be submitted for Council consideration by members of the public or by Council members.

The Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee and Central Staff consider amendments based on criteria the Council has previously set by resolution.

This year, Council, Central Staff, the Office of Planning and Community Development, and Seattle Planning Commission were all in agreement on the recommendations for docketing of within this resolution.

Two amendments are added to the docket by this resolution.

An amendment from Council Member Lewis to remove an arterial street designation from West Florentia Street between 3rd Avenue and North Queen Anne.

For background and reference, we cannot put traffic calming measures on arterial streets, and if anyone's driven on West Florentia, we know that this Street A needs Traffic calming and it's a very narrow street.

We also have an amendment from myself that would add language to the comprehensive plan to encourage the living, putting on lids on freeways.

to reconnect communities and create new open space and buildable land.

There are six other amendments proposed and were deemed as not meeting the criteria for docketing.

One of these is James Gracie, you did call in and spoke up about your project, a project that I think has great merit.

Unfortunately, the comprehensive plan is not the correct vehicle for your rezone since it is a single property.

The proper rezone process for a one piece of property is the contract rezone process.

This resolution that we are considering today is separate from the annual comprehensive plan amendment process, which we will be taking up in September.

For reference, we set this resolution for what we will consider in September of 2022. What we are taking up in September of this year in 2021 was taken up a year ago by resolution in August, July of 2020. So instead, these docketed proposals will be studied in the months to come and again considered in the 2022 round of amendments.

Council President checking with you, do I need to move to adopt or we are good to go?

Those are my that is the committee report on this bill.

Great, thank you so much colleagues.

Any other excuse me?

Any other comments on this resolution?

I am not seeing any hands raised.

Oh, there we go.

Council Member Herbold, please.

All right.

I tried to do it electronically and it's not showing as an option.

My apologies.

I wanted to mention a couple items that are included in this.

Moving forward is a longstanding request from some members of the South Park community about the South Park status as an urban village and the request for a report to council as described in some resolutions associated with MHA from a couple years ago.

So I really appreciate that this amendment was included.

Also want to speak to the fact that I'm pleased that the amendment related to impact fees is included.

And then lastly, well, there's actually two more points.

As it relates to a transportation element that hasn't moved forward because I think it wasn't considered because it was a repeat amendment, and that is specifically the amendment in the transportation element of the comp plan to minimize damage from heavy vehicles.

Just want to note that this is really an ongoing issue as it relates to the condition of the streets, specifically around areas where we have increased.

the use of transit and also in areas where other types of long, large vehicles, great vehicles are using the streets, just calling out the streets around Westwood Village, as well as many in South Park.

And so just wanna flag my interest in finding some way to work on this issue moving forward.

And then lastly, Council Member Strauss, thank you for uplifting the request to not move forward regarding an amendment for a proposed housing project in District 1. I think we all agree that the vision for this property aligns with many other city goals related to neighborhood access, building community wealth and combating displacement.

I know OPCD has stated that they are interested in working collaboratively with the property owner to identify other potential options for the site.

And as Council Member Strauss mentioned, A contract rezone is one approach.

Another approach that OPCD has identified is the recent legislation passed that allows for affordable housing on religious property.

The proponents of this comp plan amendment have expressed an interest in building housing that is affordable to under 50% AMI.

And OPCD states that under the religious property zoning legislation, the current zoning potentially would allow for 30 affordable housing units.

And conceivably, this is a more expedient path forward since this Council Bill 120081 has already been passed.

Conceivably, this might be a more expedient approach to meeting these goals rather than a comp plan amendment.

So I'm looking forward to discussing the efforts and how to move them forward with the project components.

Thank you.

Also, thank you so much.

Councilmember bold.

Councilman Lewis.

Thank you, Madam President.

I just wanted to speak briefly to uplift the hard work of all of the neighbors in the Florentia corridor who have been organizing for years to get some kind of action in this stretch to provide the necessary safety, security and placemaking that that neighborhood would like to do in the Florentia area, but are currently unable to because of the designation as an arterial I just wanted to say to everyone, if you folks are listening up there in Florence who have been organizing around this, we have heard you.

This is one more hurdle that has passed to get some necessary changes in this corridor and have really appreciated working with you.

I just wish that this could be happening faster.

I definitely want to thank Councilmember Strauss for his leadership and making the time and carving out the space for consideration of this important change and look forward to moving it another step.

Thank you so much, Councilmember Lewis.

Okay, any other hands?

If not, I'm going to let Councilmember Strauss have the last word.

Thank you, Council President, Councilmember Lewis and Councilmember Herbold had great remarks, well said.

And colleagues, this process here is one example of why I have such strict parameters around the Land Use Committee about knowledge of intent amendments and legislation, because as Council Member Lewis pointed out, for us to make simple changes on the street requires year-advanced notice before we can even take it to the comp plan, before we can actually make changes.

So thank you, colleagues, for indulging me in my request for early notice.

Thank you, Council President.

Thank you so much.

All right.

Well, the clerk, please call the roll on the adoption of the resolution.

I Lewis.

Yes.

Morales.

Yes.

Mosqueda.

Aye.

Peterson.

Aye.

Sawant.

Yes.

Strauss.

Yes.

Herbold.

Yes.

And council president Gonzalez.

Aye.

Nine in favor, none opposed.

The resolution is adopted and the chair will sign it.

Will the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf.

Moving now to the report of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee.

Will the clerk please read item five into the record?

The report of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee, agenda item five, resolution 32011, approving the 2021 through 2026 revision to the Seattle All Hazards Mitigation Plan.

The committee recommends that the resolution be adopted as amended.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Council Member Herbold, you are the chair of this committee, so I'm going to hand it over to you to provide the committee's report.

Fantastic.

Thank you so much.

First, I want to look at getting the amendment in front of us, if we could do that, if there's a technical amendment.

Sure, yeah, I'm totally fine tackling the amendment first and then we can talk about the resolution as amended.

So go ahead and make your motion and we'll go through that process.

Fantastic.

Thank you so much.

I move to amend resolution 32011 as presented as proposed amendment one on the agenda.

I will second that.

So it's been moved and seconded that the resolution be amended as presented on proposed Amendment 1 on the agenda, and I'll hand it back over to you to address proposed Amendment 1.

Thank you.

And I know a number of folks who were kind enough to join us today in public comment spoke to support for the amendment.

The amendment that they were speaking in support of actually passed in committee, so we will not be hearing it Again, today at full council, the amendment before us now is a technical amendment that is designed to just recognize a number of appendices to the plan that were mistakenly left off when the executive transmitted the resolution.

Great.

Thank you so much.

Colleagues, are there any additional comments or questions on proposed Amendment 1?

I don't see any hands raised, so will the clerk please call the roll on the adoption of proposed Amendment 1?

Aye.

Lewis?

Yes.

Morales?

Yes.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Aye.

Sawant?

Yes.

Strauss?

Yes.

Herbold?

And Council President Gonzalez?

Aye.

All right, the motion carries and the amended resolution is before the council, so we'll hand it back over to Council Member Herbold to address the resolution as amended.

Thank you.

So the Seattle Office of Emergency Management maintains what's called an all hazards mitigation plan.

It's updated every five years and includes evolving information on community-led investments, adjustments to reflect emerging values, cooperation with other major citywide plans.

and additional department engagement.

The Office of Emergency Management presented their draft 2021 All Hazards Mitigation Plan update to the Public Safety and Human Services Committee in mid-June, and then again last week, where we unanimously passed out Resolution 32011. During the committee, I put forward an amendment, which was supported unanimously.

And that amendment asks the Office of Emergency Management to do two things.

The first is to develop a strategy to brief communities in the city of Seattle under the SeaTac International Airport and King County International Airport flight paths.

to update them on information on existing city, county, and port of Seattle planning efforts that may relate to plane crash hazard mitigation, and following such briefings, report back to the council about whether or not there are any gaps within the all hazards mitigation plan.

The second part of the amendment requests that the office of emergency management coordinate a citywide effort to identify approaches and projects which can mitigate the impacts of excessive heat on vulnerable populations in Seattle.

The office of emergency management is requested to engage multiple city departments, community-based organizations, private sector partners, and other subject matter experts, including Public Health Seattle King County and the Office of Sustainability and the Environment.

The first part of this amendment was developed with stakeholders from the Georgetown neighborhood after they reached out to me with their concerns regarding King County International Airport and the possibility of a plane crash-related emergency.

The second part of the amendment recognizes that the all hazards mitigation plan does address excessive heat, but that we need to do more as heat waves are becoming more and more common in the northwest.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Council Member Herbold, for that description of the amended resolution.

Colleagues, are there any additional comments on the resolution?

I'm not seeing any hands raised, so will the clerk please call the roll on the adoption of the amended resolution.

Maris?

Aye.

Lewis?

Aye.

Morales?

Yes.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Aye.

Aye.

Council Member Sawant?

Yes.

Strauss?

Yes.

I'm not sure if my name has been called, but yes.

It has, I'm sorry.

Yes, thank you.

And Council President Gonzalez.

Aye.

Nine in favor, nine opposed.

Thank you so much.

The resolution is adopted as amended and the chair will sign it with a quick please affix my signature to legislation on my behalf.

Will the clerk please read item six into the record.

The report of the Select Committee on Homelessness Strategies and Investments, agenda item six.

Council Bill 120109 relating to city finances, creating a fund for depositing donations, gifts, and grants related to the city of Seattle's response to homelessness and provision of human services.

The committee recommends that the bill pass as amended.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Council Member Lewis, you are the chair of the committee, so I'm going to hand it over to you to provide this report.

Thank you, Madam President.

In June, we had a hearing on this bill with central staff present to answer questions to the committee satisfaction.

There were some slight changes that were made in consultation over the course of the month of July leading up to last month's committee meeting, where Stibio made a few technical changes to this bill.

The committee then reported it out with uh, no votes in opposition.

And I believe 78 or seven votes in favor.

Uh, you know, just to speak to it very briefly.

Um, this Bill before us will create a dedicated city funds to accept private contributions per approval from the Seattle City Council the same way we approve all external grants and contributions of money to the to the municipal coffers in order to engage in homelessness shelter and services projects.

There are a number of stakeholders out there interested in figuring out ways to expedite efforts that the council has in many cases already funded, but ways that the impact could be stretched even further by taking advantage of offers from potential partners.

As I've said many, many times in discussing this bill, Private philanthropy is never going to replace concerted government action to solve the big problems that face our society, including the state of emergency on homelessness.

But when folks do step forward to serve, it can make a discernible difference.

And we should, as a city, carve out some space to engage in those partnerships when possible.

So with that, I urge passage of this bill and look forward to moving it out.

Thanks so much, Council Member Lewis.

Are there any additional comments on the bill?

Hearing none, will the clerk please call the roll on the passage of the bill?

Flores?

Aye.

Lewis?

Yes.

Morales?

Yes.

Mosqueda?

Aye.

Peterson?

Aye.

So want.

Yes.

Strauss.

Yes.

Herbold.

Yes.

And Council President Gonzalez.

Hi, nine in favor, none opposed.

Bill passes and the chair will sign it.

Will the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf?

Other business colleagues, if there is no objection, I am requesting to be excused from the Monday, August 9th, 2021 Council briefing and City Council meetings.

Hearing no objection, I will be excused from the August 9th, 2021 Council Briefing and City Council Meeting.

Council Member Peterson is the Council President Pro Tem for the month of August, and he will preside over the Council Briefing and City Council Meetings on August 9th, 2021. My appreciation to Council Member Peterson for stepping in as Council President Pro Tem.

While I take a brief little break, Okay, Council Member Strauss, I see that you have your hand raised, please.

Thank you, Council President.

Just also requesting to be excused from Council briefing on August 9th.

I will be here for full Council.

Great.

If there's no objection, Council Member Strauss will be excused from the August 9th, 2021 Council briefing meeting.

Hearing no objection, Council Member Strauss is excused from the August 9th, 2021 Council briefing meeting.

Any other business?

Council Member Morales.

Thank you, Council President.

I just want to remind that I had requested to be excused for Monday, August 16th.

I will be out of town that day as well.

Okay.

Have we already made that motion or do we need to make it again?

We did that, I think, two weeks ago, but I just want to remind everybody now that it's coming up.

Okay.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

Appreciate it.

Any other further business to come before the Council?

Hearing none, colleagues, this does conclude the items of business on today's agenda.

Our next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is on August 9th, 2021 at 2 o'clock p.m.

I hope that all of you have a wonderful afternoon.

We're adjourned.

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