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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, March 12, 2018 2:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall 600 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Full Council Bruce Harrell, Council President Sally Bagshaw M. Lorena González Lisa Herbold Rob Johnson Debora Juarez Teresa Mosqueda Mike O'Brien Kshama Sawant Chair Info: 206-684-8804; Bruce.Harrell@seattle.gov Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 A. CALL TO ORDER The City Council of The City of Seattle met in the Council Chamber in City Hall in Seattle, Washington, on March 12, 2018, pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter. The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m., with Council President Harrell presiding. B. ROLL CALL Present: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Excused: 1 - Mosqueda C. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IRC 150 March 12, 2018 (Revised; 3/9/18 at 2:15 pm) Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Introduction and Referral Calendar (IRC) by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 1 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 D. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ACTION 1: Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt the proposed Agenda. ACTION 2: Motion was made by Councilmember Harrell, duly seconded and carried, to amend the proposed Agenda by moving Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803, before item 1, Appointment 00929. Resolution 31803, A RESOLUTION affirming The City of Seattle's support of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students' demand for gun reform in the wake of the February 14, 2018, Parkland, Florida, massacre that resulted in the death of 17 children and teachers. ACTION 3: Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to adopt the proposed Agenda as amended. E. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Min 170 March 5, 2018 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 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None F. PRESENTATIONS There were none. Page 2 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 G. PUBLIC COMMENT Tatiana Perkins addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Eduardo Rojas and Hector Andres Gaspar addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Maggie Lewis addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Zachary Heffron addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Aliza Cosgrove addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Krista Cherry addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Mario Falit Baiamonte addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Maggie Humphreys addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Mozart Guerrier addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Bill Szabo addressed the Council regarding a non-Agenda item. Emilia Allard addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Christian Jamieson addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Paula Ann Williams addressed the Council regarding a non-Agenda item. Cause Haun addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Jessi Murray addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 13, Resolution 31803. Page 3 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 H. PAYMENT OF BILLS CB 119209 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119209. The Motion carried, the Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None From the amended Agenda. J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS 13. Res 31803 A RESOLUTION affirming The City of Seattle’s support of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students’ demand for gun reform in the wake of the February 14, 2018, Parkland, Florida, massacre that resulted in the death of 17 children and teachers. Motion was made and duly seconded to adopt Resolution 31803. The Motion carried, the Resolution (Res) was adopted by the following vote, and the President signed the Resolution: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None I. COMMITTEE REPORTS PLANNING, LAND USE, AND ZONING COMMITTEE: Page 4 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 1. Appt 00929 Appointment of Justin Clark as member, Seattle Design Commission, for a term to February 29, 2020. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 3 - Johnson, O'Brien, Herbold Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None 2. Appt 00930 Reappointment of Benjamin William de Rubertis as member, Seattle Design Commission, for a term to February 29, 2020. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 3 - Johnson, O'Brien, Herbold Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None 3. Appt 00931 Reappointment of Laura Haddad as member, Seattle Design Commission, for a term to February 29, 2020. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 3 - Johnson, O'Brien, Herbold Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Page 5 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 Opposed: None 4. Appt 00932 Appointment of Mark Johnson as member, Seattle Design Commission, for a term to February 29, 2020. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 3 - Johnson, O'Brien, Herbold Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: 5. CB 119204 AN ORDINANCE granting City Investors XXV LLC permission to construct, install, and maintain two sets of private communication conduits under and across 8th Avenue North, south of Harrison Street and north of Thomas 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: 2 - O'Brien, Johnson Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 6 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 6. CB 119205 AN ORDINANCE relating to grant funds from non-City sources; authorizing the Directors of Transportation and the Seattle Center to accept specified grants and execute related agreements for and on behalf of the City; amending Ordinance 125475, which adopted the 2018 Budget, including the 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to the Seattle Department of Transportation; revising allocations and spending plans for certain projects in the 2018-2023 CIP; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 2 - O'Brien, Johnson Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 7 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 7. CB 119206 AN ORDINANCE accepting twenty limited purpose easements for public sidewalk, alley, utility, or street and alley turn-around 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 sidewalk adjoining Tilt49, a condominium recorded under Recording Number 20150526000478; the sidewalk adjoining Block 6, A. B. Graham’s University Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Southeast quarter, Section 31, Township 26 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the alley turn-around in Block 4, Lawton Heights; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of vacated Northeast 40th Street (Northeast Campus Parkway) and Block C, Brooklyn Supplemental Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining a portion of the Southwest quarter of Section 16, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian, vacated 15th Avenue Northeast, and Block 36, Brooklyn Addition to Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 8, Oak Lake Villa Tracts; the sidewalk adjoining Block 22, Hill Tract Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Lots 7 through 12 and Lots 19 through 21, Ulferts Addition, together with the adjoining vacated alley, and a portion of the Southeast quarter of Section 27, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Government Lot 5, Section 20, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalk adjoining Block 1, Witt’s Addition to the City of Seattle, and a portion of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the street turn-around adjoining Government Lot 1, Section 30, Township 25 North, Range 4 East, Willamette Meridian; the sidewalks adjoining The Whittaker, a condominium recorded under King County Recording Number 20141218000344; the sidewalk adjoining Lots 1 through 4, Sharpless Second Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 2, Overland Park; the sidewalks adjoining Block 4, Carr’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the sidewalk adjoining Block 23, Addition to the Town of Seattle, as laid out on the Claims of C. D. Boren and A. A. Denny and H. L. Yesler (Commonly known as C. D. Boren’s Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 33, Denny & Hoyt’s Addition to the City of Seattle; and the sidewalk abutting Block 33, Denny & Hoyt’s Addition to the City of Seattle.) Page 8 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 2 - O'Brien, Johnson Opposed: None The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 9 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 8. CB 119207 AN ORDINANCE accepting various deeds for street or alley purposes; laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of rights-of-way; placing the real property conveyed by said deeds under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: Yale Avenue East abutting a portion of Parcel B, City of Seattle Lot Boundary Adjustment Number 9001790, recorded under King County Recording Number 9102130171; 16th Avenue Southwest abutting Block 406, Seattle Tide Lands and vacated Southwest Lander Street; the alley in Block 91, D. T. Denny’s 5th Addition to North Seattle; the alley in Block 19, Denny-Fuhrman Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 3, University Heights; Northeast 50th Street abutting Block 3, University Heights; the alley in Block 47, Addition to the City of Seattle as laid off by D. T. Denny, Guardian of the Estate of J. H. Nagle (Commonly known as Nagle’s Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 3, Witt’s Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 32, Woodlawn Addition to Green Lake; the alley in Block 6, Boston Heights Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 5, McCallister’s Addition to Seattle; the alley in Block 7, University Heights; the alley in Block 4, Lawton Heights; the alley in Block 10, Green Lake Reservoir Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 39, Addition to the Town of Seattle, as laid out by A. A. Denny (Commonly known as A. A. Denny’s 6th Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 40, Addition to the City of Seattle, as laid off by D. T. Denny, Guardian of the Estate of J. H. Nagle (Commonly known as Nagle’s Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 3, Borzone’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 23, Gilman’s Addition to the City of Seattle; Southwest Spokane Street and Fauntleroy Avenue Southwest abutting a portion of Lots 1 through 6, City of Seattle Short Subdivision Number 9205663, recorded under King County Recording Number 9608130752, previously known as Lot 4, City of Seattle Short Subdivision No. 79-27, recorded under King County Recording Number 7908211093; and Martin Luther King Junior Way South abutting Lot 15, Dunlap’s Plat of Land on Lake Washington.) The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 2 - O'Brien, Johnson Opposed: None Page 10 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 11 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 9. CB 119208 AN ORDINANCE accepting various deeds for street or alley purposes; laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of rights-of-way; placing the real property conveyed by said deeds under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. (This ordinance concerns the following rights of way: 4th Avenue South and South Michigan Street abutting Block 4, Joseph R. McLaughlin’s Water Front Addition to the City of Seattle; 4th Avenue South and South Michigan Street abutting Block 13, Joseph R. McLaughlin’s Water Front Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 22, Second Addition to that part of the City of Seattle, as laid off by A. A. Denny and W. N. Bell (Commonly known as Bell & Denny’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 81, D. T. Denny’s Park Addition to North Seattle; the alley in Block 75, D. T. Denny’s Home Addition to the City of Seattle; North 137th Street abutting Block 1, Allendale; the alley in Block 7, Francies R. Day’s LaGrande; the alley in Block 41, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle, as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell (deceased) (Commonly known as the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 26, Gilman’s Addition to the City of Seattle; 34th Avenue South and 35th Avenue South abutting Block 3, York 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle and Block 44, C. D. Hillman’s Rainier Boulevard Garden Addition; the alley in Block 31, Second Addition to that part of the City of Seattle, as laid off by A. A. Denny and W. N. Bell (Commonly known as Bell & Denny’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle); the alley in Block 90, D. T. Denny’s Fifth Addition to North Seattle; the alley in Block 135, A. A. Denny’s Broadway Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 90, D. T. Denny’s 5th Addition to North Seattle; South State Street abutting Block 22, Sander’s Supplemental Plat; the alley in Block 46, Central Seattle; the alley in Block 15, University Park Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 2, South Byron Addition to the City of Seattle; the alley in Block 25, Second Addition to that part of the City of Seattle, as laid off by A. A. Denny and W. N. Bell (Commonly known as Bell & Denny’s 2nd Addition to the City of Seattle).) The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 2 - O'Brien, Johnson Opposed: None Page 12 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 The Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None 10. Appt 00933 Appointment of Ahmed Ali as member, Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board, for a term to August 31, 2019. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 2 - O'Brien, Johnson Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None 11. Appt 00934 Appointment of Lisa Chen as member, Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board, for a term to August 31, 2021. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 2 - O'Brien, Johnson Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None Page 13 Full Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018 12. Appt 00935 Appointment of Yolanda I. Matthews as member, Sweetened Beverage Tax Community Advisory Board, for a term to August 31, 2019. The Committee recommends that Full Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 2 - O'Brien, Johnson Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: None K. OTHER BUSINESS There was none. L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 3:04 p.m. ________________________________________ Emilia M. Sanchez, Senior Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on March 19, 2018. _______________________________________ Bruce Harrell, President of the City Council ________________________________________ Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk [Prepared by: J. Schwinn] Page 14