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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 22, 2019 2:00 PM Council Chamber, City Hall 600 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 City Council Bruce Harrell, Council President Sally Bagshaw M. Lorena González Lisa Herbold Debora Juarez Teresa Mosqueda Mike O'Brien Abel Pacheco Kshama Sawant Chair Info: 206-684-8804; Bruce.Harrell@seattle.gov City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 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 22, 2019, pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter. The meeting was called to order at 2:04 p.m., with Council President Harrell presiding. B. ROLL CALL Present: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Excused: 1 - Juarez Motion was made, duly seconded and carried, to excuse Councilmember Juarez from the July 22, 2019 City Council meeting. C. ADOPTION OF INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IRC 216 July 22, 2019 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, 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 240 July 15, 2019 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 Opposed: None F. PRESENTATIONS There were none. Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 G. PUBLIC COMMENT Ayan Warsame addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Colleen Laing addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Denise Perez Lally addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Joe Carolus addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Councilmember Mosqueda left the Council Chamber at 2:11 p.m. Tammy Morales addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 3, Council Bill 119537. Xochiti Maykovich addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 3, Council Bill 119537. Hilda Magana addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Councilmember Mosqueda entered the Council Chamber at 2:15 p.m. Violet Lavatai addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Tanika Thompson addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Jim Krieger addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Victor Lolman addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Susan Yang addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 Marjorie Schnyder addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Lindsay Hovind addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Heather Pierce addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 3, Council Bill 119537. Simone Adler addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Jennifer Antos addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Janica Lockhart addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Councilmember Harrell left the Council Chamber at 2:30 p.m. Giuliea Pasciuto addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. David Sauvion addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Councilmember Harrell entered the Council Chamber at 2:32 p.m. Kelly Brown addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. By unanimous consent, the Council Rules were suspended to extend the Public Comment period to allow the remaining speakers to address the Council. Scott Bertani addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Chan Li addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 Maria Miranda addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Kailey addressed the Council regarding a non-Agenda item. Keith Tucker addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Councilmember Pacheco left the Council Chamber at 2:39 p.m. Michael Itti addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Randy Banick addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 3, Council Bill 119537. Councilmember Pacheco entered the Council Chamber at 2:42 p.m. Mei Liu addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Paula Reese addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 6, Council Bill 119543. Alisha Agard addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Aaron Czyzewski addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Fran Yeatts addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Mirya Munoz addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Gloria Hatcher-Mays addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Sai Samineni addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 119551. Elton Mason addressed the Council regarding a non-Agenda item. Meron Kasahun addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Dila Perrera addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Aliesha Rutz addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 5, Council Bill 119535. Matthew Richardson addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. Cary Moon addressed the Council regarding Agenda item 2, Council Bill 119551. H. PAYMENT OF BILLS CB 119580 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims for the week of July 7, 2019 through July 12, 2019 and ordering the payment thereof. Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119580. 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Opposed: None I. COMMITTEE REPORTS FINANCE AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE: Page 6 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 1. CB 119402 AN ORDINANCE related to funding for the Equitable Development Initiative and affordable housing; creating a fund for short-term rental tax revenue. The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 4 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, O'Brien Opposed: None ACTION 1: Motion was made by Councilmember Pacheco and duly seconded, to amend Council Bill 119402, by amending Section 2, as shown in Attachment 1 to the Minutes. The Motion failed by the following vote: In Favor: 1 - Pacheco Opposed: 7 - Bagshaw, González, Harrell, Herbold, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Sawant ACTION 2: Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119402. The Motion carried, the Council Bill (CB) was passed by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 7 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: 1 - Pacheco Page 7 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 2. CB 119551 AN ORDINANCE related to creating a fund for Sweetened Beverage Tax revenues; adding a new Section 5.53.055 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and providing additional guidelines for expending proceeds. The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 5 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, O'Brien, Pacheco Opposed: None ACTION 1: Motion was made by Councilmember O’Brien, duly seconded and carried, to amend Council Bill 119551, by amending Section 2, adding a new Seattle Municipal Code Section 5.53.055, as shown in Attachment 2 to the Minutes. ACTION 2: Motion was made by Councilmember Herbold, duly seconded and carried, to amend Council Bill 119551, by adding a new fourth recital, as shown in the underlined language below: WHEREAS, on November 19, 2018, the City Council passed Ordinance 125718, amending Section 3 of Ordinance 125324 concerning use of proceeds of the Sweetened Beverage Tax, to account for higher revenue projections; and WHEREAS, this legislation is not intended to reduce funding for any impacted programs, and the Executive and City Council are expected to identify other funding sources to maintain full funding for these programs; NOW, THEREFORE, ACTION 3 Motion was made by Councilmember González, duly seconded and carried, to amend Council Bill 119551, Section 2, Seattle Municipal Code Section 5.53.055.B.2, first sentence, by deleting the word ‘birth’ before '-to-age-three' and adding the word ‘prenatal.’ ACTION 4: Motion was made by Councilmember Pacheco and duly seconded, to amend Council Bill 119551, Section 2, Seattle Municipal Code Section 5.53.055.C, as shown in Attachment 3 to the Minutes. Page 8 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 The Motion failed by the following vote: In Favor: 2 - Bagshaw, Pacheco Opposed: 6 - González, Harrell, Herbold, Mosqueda, O’Brien, Sawant ACTION 5: Motion was made and duly seconded to pass Council Bill 119551 as amended. The Motion carried, the Council Bill (CB) was passed as amended by the following vote, and the President signed the Bill: In Favor: 7 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Sawant Opposed: 1 - Pacheco HOUSING, HEALTH, ENERGY, AND WORKERS’ RIGHTS COMMITTEE: 3. CB 119537 AN ORDINANCE relating to the sale of low-income housing; requiring owners of certain multi-family rental housing to notify the Seattle Office of Housing, the Seattle Housing Authority, and tenants of the owner’s proposed sale of that housing; and amending Sections 22.907.030 and 22.907.100 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Mosqueda, Bagshaw, Harrell 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Opposed: None SELECT COMMITTEE ON CIVIC ARENAS: Page 9 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 4. CB 119566 AN ORDINANCE relating to Broad Street; transferring jurisdiction over the portion of Broad Street between Thomas Street and Taylor Avenue North from the Seattle Department of Transportation to the Seattle Center Department for purposes of constructing, operating, and maintaining a public skate plaza. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 6 - Harrell, Juarez, Bagshaw, González , Mosqueda, Pacheco 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Opposed: None 5. CB 119549 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Center Department; authorizing the Seattle Center Director to execute an amendment to the facility use agreement with Force 10 Hoops, LLC, authorized by Ordinance 125323 for use and occupancy of KeyArena for playing of professional women’s basketball games; making findings of fact about the value provided by professional women’s basketball in Seattle; amending the relocation payment structure in the agreement; and exempting the amendment from the requirements of Chapter 20.47 of the Seattle Municipal Code. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 6 - Harrell, Juarez, Bagshaw, González , Mosqueda, Pacheco 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Opposed: None Page 10 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 6. CB 119543 AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; amending Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) Sections 23.55.002, 23.55.003, 23.55.005, and 23.84A.036; and adding new SMC Sections 23.55.052, 23.55.054, 23.55.056, 23.55.057, 23.55.058, and 23.55.060; to establish a sign overlay district and sign regulations for the Seattle Center, including regulations for subareas containing the Seattle Center Arena and the Bressi Garage block. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 6 - Harrell, Juarez, Bagshaw, González , Mosqueda, Pacheco 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Opposed: None CIVIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC ASSETS, AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE: 7. CB 119569 AN ORDINANCE granting a utility easement of surface and subsurface rights to King County, through its Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Wastewater Treatment Division (“King County”), to maintain an underground overflow pipeline and channel for the King County-owned reservoir within Discovery Park, which serves the regional wastewater facility, to meet federal guidelines for a potable water supply separation in the event of an emergency shutdown and backup of the incoming water supply. The Committee recommends that City Council pass as amended the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Juarez, Bagshaw, González 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Opposed: None Page 11 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 8. CB 119570 AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 2318 NE 125th St.; authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts. The Committee recommends that City Council pass the Council Bill (CB). In Favor: 3 - Juarez, Bagshaw, González 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, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Opposed: None 9. Appt 01377 Reappointment of Jay A. Reich as member, Seattle Public Library Board of Trustees, for a term to April 1, 2024. The Committee recommends that City Council confirm the Appointment (Appt). In Favor: 3 - Juarez, Bagshaw, González Opposed: None The Appointment (Appt) was confirmed by the following vote: In Favor: 8 - Bagshaw, González , Harrell, Herbold, Mosqueda, O'Brien, Pacheco, Sawant Opposed: None J. ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS There were none. K. OTHER BUSINESS There was none. Page 12 City Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 2019 L. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 4:07 p.m. ____________________________________________ Jodee Schwinn, Deputy City Clerk Signed by me in Open Session, upon approval of the Council, on July 29, 2019. ____________________________________________ Bruce Harrell, President of the City Council ____________________________________________ Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk Att 1 - Action 1 of CB 119402 Att 2 - Action 1 of CB 119551 Att 3 - Action 4 of CB 119551 Page 13