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SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 600 Fourth Ave. 2nd Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Journal of the Proceedings of the Seattle City Council Monday, July 25, 2016 2:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall 600 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Full Council Bruce Harrell, Council President Sally Bagshaw Tim Burgess M. Lorena González Lisa Herbold Rob Johnson Debora Juarez Mike O'Brien Kshama Sawant Chair Info: 206-684-8804; bruce.harrell@seattle.gov Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 A. CALL TO ORDER The City Council of The City of Seattle met in the Council Chamber in City Hall in Seattle, Washington, on July 25, 2016, pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter. The meeting was called to order at 2:02 p.m., with Council President Harrell presiding. B. ROLL CALL Present: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Excused: 1 - Bagshaw C. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IRC 73 July 25, 2016 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Introduction and Referral Calendar by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None D. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Agenda. E. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Min 86 July 18, 2016 Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Minutes by the following vote, and the President signed the Minutes: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 1 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 F. PRESENTATIONS Councilmember Harrell read a Proclamation proclaiming Monday, July 25, 2016, as Scott Cline Day. By unanimous consent, the Council Rules were suspended to allow Councilmember Harrell to present the Proclamation to Scott Cline, City Archivist, and to allow him to address the Council. Page 2 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 G. PUBLIC COMMENT Queen Pearl addressed the Council regarding a non-Agenda item. Ed Beeson addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 11, Council Bill 118735. Nicole Grant addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Mike Stewart addressed the Council regarding Introduction and Referral Calendar item 3, Resolution 31686. Yvette Dinish addressed the Council regarding a non-Agenda item. Elias Shifow addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 5, Council Bill 118712. Thomas Muething addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 5, Council Bill 118712. Jessica Severance addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Ann Marie Do addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Phil Bevis addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 11, Council Bill 118735. Garry Owens addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Grace Huang addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Ed Lakew addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 5, Council Bill 118712. By unanimous consent, the Council Rules were suspended to extend the Public Comment period to allow the remaining speakers to address the Council. Imogene Williams addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Page 3 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 Mohamed Salah addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 5, Council Bill 118712. Joshua Moyer addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Tobi Hill-Meyer addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Arucel Hernandez addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Ida Calderen addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Earnie M. Berton addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Merril Cousin addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Steve Gillespie addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 11, Council Bill 118735. Alison Luk addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 11, Council Bill 118735. Lisa Dixon addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 11, Council Bill 118735. Ramazan Sentuk addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 11, Council Bill 118735. David Ward addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 3, Resolution 31678. Claudia Alexandra Paras addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Resolution 31683. Gary Kaufman addressed the Council regarding a non-Agenda item. Meagan Murphy addressed the Council regarding non-Agenda item. Michael Fuller addressed the Council regarding non-Agenda item. Priya Rai addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 3, Resolution 118735. Page 4 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 H. PAYMENT OF BILLS CB 118738 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 118738. The Motion carried, the Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote: and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None I. COMMITTEE REPORTS INTRODUCTION OF INITIATIVE MEASURE 124 1. CF 314352 Report of the City Clerk on the Certificate of Sufficiency for Initiative No. 124, concerning health and safety standards to protect hotel employees in Seattle. Clerk File (CF) 314352 was introduced and closed with adoption of Resolution 31683. FULL COUNCIL 2. Res 31683 A RESOLUTION regarding a voter-proposed Initiative Measure concerning health, labor, and safety standards for Seattle hotel employees; authorizing the City Clerk and the Executive Director of the Ethics and Elections Commission to take those actions necessary to enable the proposed Initiative to appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot and the local voters' pamphlet; requesting the King County Elections' Director to place the proposed Initiative on the November 8, 2016 election ballot; and providing for the publication of such proposed amendment. Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 31683. The Motion carried, the Resolution (Res) was adopted by the following vote, and the President signed the Resolution: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Page 5 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 Opposed: None 3. Res 31678 A RESOLUTION relating to the City Light Department; adopting a 2017-2022 Strategic Plan for the City Light Department and endorsing a six-year rate path required to support the Strategic Plan. ACTION 1: Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 31678. ACTION 2: Motion was made by Councilmember Herbold, duly seconded and carried, to amend Resolution 31678, Section 8, by substituting the paragraph with the following language: Section 8. The Council requests that City Light include with its next strategic plan update a report that identifies the impacts on existing customer rate classes of establishing a single rate class while preserving the existing low income discount program for low income customers. The report should clearly identify any legal, technical, or practical issues with establishing such a single class structure, especially as it relates to City Light’s franchise agreements with neighboring jurisdictions. The report should include an analysis of the economic impacts to Seattle and the region. ACTION 3: Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 31678 as amended. The Motion carried, the Resolution (Res) was adopted as amended by the following vote, and the President signed the Resolution: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None EDUCATION, EQUITY, AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE: Page 6 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 4. Appt 00454 Appointment of Christopher M. Gregorich as Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 4 - Harrell, González , Juarez, Johnson Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Council President Harrell invited Mr. Gregorich to provide brief remarks to the Council. 5. CB 118712 AN ORDINANCE relating to the for-hire industry, including wheelchair accessible taxis and for-hire industry insurance; amending Sections 6.310.260, 6.310.300, and 6.310.500 and repealing Section 6.310.335 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Harrell, González , Juarez Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 7 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 6. Appt 00478 Appointment of Erin Okuno as member, Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee, for a term from June 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 5 - Harrell, González , Juarez, Burgess, Johnson Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND FINANCE COMMITTEE: 7. CB 118715 AN ORDINANCE related to increasing the Business License Tax Certificate Fee and amending Sections 5.30.060 and 5.55.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 4 - Burgess, Herbold, Johnson, O'Brien Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None 8. CB 118716 AN ORDINANCE related to increasing the Business License Tax rates and amending Section 5.45.050 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 4 - Burgess, Herbold, Johnson, O'Brien Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: Page 8 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None PARKS, SEATTLE CENTER, LIBRARIES AND WATERFRONT COMMITTEE: 9. CB 118726 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Mercer Arena; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Center Department to execute a third amendment to the Mercer Arena Ground Lease between the City of Seattle and Seattle Opera; and lifting a budget proviso. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Juarez, Bagshaw, Harrell Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None 10. CB 118730 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Central Waterfront Project, authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement concerning funding for the Parks Central Waterfront Piers Rehabilitation project (K732493) between The City of Seattle and the Friends of Waterfront Seattle; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation to accept non-City funds on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 124927, which adopted the 2016 Budget, including the 2016-2021 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation and the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation; revising allocations for certain projects in the 2016-2021 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Juarez, Bagshaw, Harrell Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: Page 9 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None 11. CB 118735 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the execution of a Partnership Agreement for the Activation and Programming of Westlake Park and Occidental Square; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Juarez, Bagshaw, Harrell Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None PLANNING, LAND USE, AND ZONING COMMITTEE: 12. CB 118674 AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending the Official Land Use Map at pages 3 and 13 to rezone land in the Bitter Lake Village Hub Urban Village; and amending Sections 23.47A.005, 23.47A.009, 23.47A.014 and 23.86.012 of the Seattle Municipal Code to change regulations for street-level uses, designate Linden Avenue North as a principal pedestrian street, and adopt development standards for certain properties in the Bitter Lake Village Hub Urban Village. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Johnson, O'Brien, Herbold Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 10 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: 13. CB 118721 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Next Generation Intelligent Transportation System; authorizing the Director of the Department of Transportation to acquire, accept, and record, on behalf of The City of Seattle, a deed for street purposes for a portion of Block A, City Gardens, from Rainier TT LLC, a Washington limited liability company; laying off, opening, widening, extending, establishing, and designating the property for street purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such deed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - O'Brien, Johnson, Sawant Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 11 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 14. CB 118723 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Department of Transportation jurisdictional property located in Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 13, Lake View Addition to the City of Seattle, commonly referred to as 805 NE Northlake Place (“Property”) and declaring it as surplus to the City’s needs; superseding in part Ordinance 114502 relating to the sale of the Property; authorizing the sale of the Property for fair market value through a negotiated sale to the University of Washington, and if such sale is not completed within one year of being offered for sale then through an open and competitive sales process to be managed by the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; authorizing the Director of Transportation, or his designee, to execute all necessary documents to accomplish the sale of the Property; and designating the proceeds from the sale. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - O'Brien, Johnson, Sawant Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 12 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 15. CB 118724 AN ORDINANCE accepting 22 limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, utility, alley turn-around, or public access purposes; placing the real property conveyed by such easements under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights-of-way: the alley turn-around in Block 93, D. T. Denny’s First Addition to North Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 7, Pettit’s University Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 4, Sorenson’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalks adjoining Block 4, Fairview Homestead Association, for the Benefit of Mechanics and Laborers; the sidewalk adjoining Block 42, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley turn-around in Block 33, Boston Co.’s Plat of West Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 33, Boston Co.’s Plat of West Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 60 and Block 61, Woodlawn Addition to Green Lake; the sidewalk adjoining Block 5, Sorenson’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 1, Greenwood Park Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 19, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell (deceased) (Commonly known as Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the sidewalk adjoining Block 45 and Block 48, Replat of Oneida Gardens Addition to Seattle; the sidewalks adjoining Tract 9, Lake Dell; the sidewalk adjoining Block 10, Assessor’s Plat of University Heights; the sidewalk and utilities easement adjoining Parcel A and Parcel B, City of Seattle, Lot Boundary Adjustment No. 2505852/3007838, recorded under King County Recording No. 20070830900001; the sidewalk adjoining Block 9, Eden Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block “G,” 4th Addition to the City of Seattle as laid off by Wm. N. Bell; the sidewalk adjoining Block 21, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the sidewalk adjoining Block 107, David T. Denny’s First Addition to North Seattle; the alley turn-around in Block 2, Jackson Park Addition; the public access easement in Burlington Northern, Inc.’s right-of-way for its Sumas Branch in the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, W.M.) Page 13 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - O'Brien, Johnson, Sawant Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None 16. CB 118734 AN ORDINANCE granting SP Greenwood LLC permission to construct and maintain a public art installation on a portion of 1st Avenue Northwest, southwest of the intersection with Northwest 85th Street, for a ten-year term, renewable for two successive ten-year terms; specifying the conditions under which this permit is granted; and providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - O'Brien, Johnson, Sawant Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Burgess, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS There were none. K. OTHER BUSINESS Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to excuse Councilmember Sawant from the August 8 and 15, 2016 Full Council meetings. Page 14 Full Council Meeting Minutes July 25, 2016 L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 4:10 p.m. ___________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on August 8, 2016. _________________________________________ Bruce Harrell, President of the City Council _________________________________________ Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk Page 15