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      "CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH",
      "COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ",
      "COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA",
      "COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS",
      "DIRECTOR LEE",
      "GOOD ABOUT COOKING",
      "HAPPY BIRTHDAY",
      "ME ALSO INTRODUCE EVAN SMITH",
      "OCEAN CARRIES COMMITTEE"
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  "text": "MORNING, THE APRIL 9, 2026 OF\nTHE GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES\nCOMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.\nPLEASE CALL THE\nCOUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ROLL.\nPRESENT.\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA: COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.\nPRESENT.\nCOUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.\nPRESENT.\nCHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH: CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.\nPRESENT.\nTHERE ARE FOUR PRESENT , FOUR\nCOUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.\nTHANK YOU, CLERK.\nCOUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS EXCUSED.\nWILL COME TO THE GOVERNANCE AND\nUTILITIES COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A\nPACKED AGENDA SO WE ARE LOOKING\nFORWARD TO ALL ITEMS ON THE\nAGENDA. THANK YOU ALL WHO SHOWED\nUP. WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL\nDIFFICULTIES WITH OUR ONLINE\nSIGN-UP, LOOKING FORWARD TO\nHEARING OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS.\nWE ARE NOW CONSIDERING THE\nAGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION\nTHE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. THE\nADOPTION. WE ARE NOW GOING TO\nOPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT\nPERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD\nBE RELATED TO THE ITEMS ON\nTODAY'S AGENDA OR BE WITHIN THE\nPURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. CLERK,\nHOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE.\nCURRENTLY WE HAVE ZERO IN\nPERSON SPEAKERS AND FOUR REMOTE\nSPEAKERS.\nEVERY SPEAKER WILL GET TWO\nMINUTES. I WILL READ THE\nINSTRUCTIONS. PUBLIC COMMENT\nWILL BE MODERATED. SPEAKERS WILL\nBE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH\nTHEY REGISTERED. STARTING WITH\nTHE IN PERSON SPEAKERS, WE HAVE\nNONE SO WE WILL JUMPED TO\nONLINE. IF YOU HAVE NOT\nREGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD\nLIKE TO YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE\nTHE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT\nPERIOD. WHEN SPEAKING PLEASE\nBEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND\nTHE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING.\nSPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH\n10 SECONDS OR LESS, EXCUSE ME,\n10 SECONDS -- THANK YOU, THAT IS\nTHE SOUND , YOU MIGHT HEAR THAT\nSOUND. AND THAT IS 10 SECONDS.\nAND YOU STILL HAVE TIME. PUBLIC\nCOMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN. WE'RE\nGOING TO BEGIN WITH THE FIRST\nSPEAKERS. AND LOOKING ONLINE, IT\nLOOKS LIKE THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE\nTHAT HAVE SIGNED UP BUT THEY ARE\nNOT PRESENT. CAN I.T. CONFIRM IF\nANY OF THE SPEAKERS ARE PRESENT?\nWE ARE WORKING ON THE ISSUE\nRIGHT NOW. THIS MIGHT TAKE A\nWHILE.\nTHINK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE\nGOING TO BE AT EASE UNTIL WE\nKIND OF FIGURE OUT THE ONLINE\nTHING. JUST BEAR WITH US. I\nDON'T HAVE ANY GOOD JOKES.\nYOU MAY WANT TO RECESS FOR A\nFEW MINUTES.\nSO WE ARE GOING TO BE IN\nRECESS. THANK YOU, WE ARE GOING\nTO RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. I'M\nDOING MATH IN MY HEAD. AT 9:41\nAM WE WILL BE BACK HERE. WE ARE\nJUST GOING TO TAKE A RECESS.\nTHANK YOU.\n[ MUSIC ]\nWE WILL ANSWER PUBLIC COMMENT\nWHEN THAT COMES. SOUNDS GOOD.\nAWESOME. OKAY. I.T., CAN YOU\nCONFIRM IF THE PEOPLE I SEE ON\nTHIS DOCUMENT TO PRESENT ARE\nALLOWED TO SPEAK?\nWE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 50%\nOF THE REGISTRANTS ON LINE. SO\nIF YOU WANT TO PROCEED I'M SURE\nWE CAN GO FORWARD FROM HERE.\nWE CAN START. OKAY. THANK\nYOU. WE WILL DO THAT. DO WE HAVE\nANY SIGN-UPS IN PERSON? AWESOME.\nWE'RE GOING TO START WITH HER\nONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. I DO\nSEE JUNE BLUE SPRUCE, PRESS STAR\nSIX. WE WILL PUT TWO MINUTES UP.\nWE HAVE TO TAKE THE ROLE. MY\nBAD. I'M JUMPING INTO STUFF.\nONCE I. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE\nROLL. WE'RE GOING TO RESTART\nTHE MEETING. THANK YOU.\n> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.\nPRESENT.\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA: COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.\nPRESENT.\nCOUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS: COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.\nPRESENT.\nCHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH: CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH.\nPRESENT.\nWE HAVE FOUR PRESENT.\nTHREE PRESENT AND\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS ON HER\nWAY. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH\nPUBLIC COMMENT. I SEE JUNE.\nUNMUTE YOURSELF.\nCAN YOU HEAR ME?\nLOUD AND CLEAR.\nOKAY. I WANT TO THANK THOSE\nWHO RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO\nPREVIOUS COMMENTS. MY MESSAGE TO\nTHE COUNCIL, DO NOT FURTHER\nRELAX AND PERMIT THE\nPROTECTIONS. SEATTLE USED TO BE\nA WEST COAST LEADER IN\nSTORMWATER MANAGEMENT. NOW WE\nBEING PRESSURED TO DEREGULATE\nINVAR MENTAL STANDARDS AND\nDEVELOP MORE HOUSING. THE PR\nCAMPAIGN TO MAKE TREES THE ENEMY\nOF THE ELEMENT IN HOUSING IS\nBASED ON LIES WE CAN NO LONGER\nAFFORD TO ACT ON. CLIMATE\nCHANGES HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT IN\nARE MUCH HOTTER SUMMERS AND\nWINTERING STORMS. DROUGHT AND\nFLOODING. IN WINTER SEATTLE HAVE\n[ INDISCERNIBLE ] PUTTING A\nHIGHER STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM WITH\nSTREAM CAPACITY. THE CITY AND\nRATEPAYERS ARE SPENDING MILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS NOW JUST TO PREVENT\nTHE WORST IMPACT. LARGE MATURE\nTREES, ESPECIALLY CONIFERS, DO\nTHIS WORK FOR FREE AND HAVE\nHUNDREDS OF OTHER HEALTH\nBENEFITS. WHEN THEY ARE CUT FOR\nDEVELOPMENT THE CITY CREATES\nPROBLEMS IT CAN'T SOLVE AND\nEXPENSES THAT RATEPAYERS CAN'T\nAFFORD. PLEASE TAKE THESE\nACTIONS. IMPLEMENT NEW AND\nRETAINED TREES AS STORMWATER\nMANAGEMENT LIKE OTHER CITIES.\nBEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. OTHER\nWASHINGTON CITIES HAVE DONE\nTHIS. ALL THE DATA REQUIRED TO\nDO THE CALCULATION ARE AVAILABLE\nIN THE ARBORIST REPORTS. PLEASE\nREQUIRE NEW AND RETAINED TREES\nIN ALL BMP APPLICATIONS AS IN\nTHE BOSTON CODE. REJECT A\nPROPOSAL TO RAISE THE THRESHOLD\nFROM 2000 TO 5000 ON FLOW\nCONTROL REGULATIONS -- OPACITY\nCONSTRAINED AREAS. AND CORRECT\nTHIS STATEMENT . \"BECAUSE MUCH\nOF SEATTLE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY\nDEVELOPED IN ITS ORIGINAL\nHABITANTS -- SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER\nOR ILLUMINATED THE POTENTIAL FOR\nTHREAT DURING -- TO BE PRESENT\nSEATTLE IS LOW. SEVEN RESIDENTS,\nKILLER WHALES THREATENED THE\nSALMON CURRENTLY AND\nHISTORICALLY DO NOT HAVE LOW\nCHANCES OF BEING PRESENT\nALTHOUGH --\nTHANK YOU, JUNE. NEXT WE HAVE\nSANDY. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO\nMUTE YOURSELF -- UNMUTE\nYOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS HERE.\nTHANK YOU.\nGOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO\nMUCH FOR TAKING MY COMMENT. YOU\nMAY KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE\nCOULDN'T GET THROUGH THIS\nMORNING FOR SOME TECHNICAL\nISSUES. SO, WE THOUGHT ABOUT 30\nPEOPLE WOULD BE COMMENTING, I\nTHINK IT WILL BE MUCH FEWER.\nWHICH MIGHT BE NICE FOR YOU.\nANYWAY, AGAIN, SANDY WITH TREE\nACTION SEATTLE. ASKING THAT CB\n121910 BE RECOGNIZE THAT TREES\nMANAGE STORMWATER. I THINK\nPRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY KNOWS THE\nTREES DO THIS, SO IT IS COMMON\nSENSE TO HAVE OUR STORMWATER\nCODE ACKNOWLEDGE IT. IN THE\nMEETINGS LEADING UP TO THIS\nBILL, STATE ECOLOGY WOULD\nREQUIRE THIS. BUT ECOLOGY SAID\nTHE CITY WOULD AND NOW IT'S NOT\nIN THE BILL YOU WILL DISCUSS\nTODAY. OTHER WASHINGTON CITIES\nGIVE CREDIT FOR BOTH RETAINED\nTREES AND DO TREES IN STORMWATER\nCALCULATIONS ON NEW PROJECTS.\nAND THIS ISN'T HARD OR\nEXPENSIVE BECAUSE THERE IS\nALREADY A SIMPLE FORMULA USED\nNATIONWIDE. BASED ON THE TREES\nSIZE AND CONDITION. BESIDES\nOTHER WASHINGTON CITIES,\nNATIONALLY, OTHER CITIES ALSO\nALREADY DO THIS INCLUDING\nBOSTON. PLEASE AMEND THIS BILL\nTO INCLUDE THIS BASIC PIECE OF\nINFORMATION. SO CITY PLANNERS\nHAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE TOOLS\nTHEY NEED FOR DECISION-MAKING ON\nPROJECTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.\nTHANK YOU, SANDY. AND ALL THE\nPEOPLE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO GET\nTHROUGH, YOU CAN SEND YOUR\nCOMMENTS TO COUNCIL, WE GET THAT\nEMAIL. RUTH WILLIAMS, STAR 62\nUNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK YOU.\nHELLO, MY NAME IS RUTH\nWILLIAMS AND I AM SPEAKING ON\nBEHALF OF ALLIANCE WITH REGARD\nTO COUNCIL BILL 21190. WE ARE\nPLEASED STEPS BEING TAKEN TO\nKEEP OUT OF OUR STREAMS, LAKES .\nTHANK YOU. WE ALSO APPRECIATE\nYOUR BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE\nDOCUMENT, THAT WAS A TREAT TO\nSEE. AND YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THE\nVALUE OF URBAN ECOSYSTEMS IN\nMITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE. SO I\nWON'T DWELL ON THE VALUE OF\nURBAN ECOSYSTEMS SO FAR AS\nCLIMATE CHANGES CONCERNED. I\nWILL TALK ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS\nOF URBAN HABITAT. THE CHECKLIST\nSTATES OUR LANDSCAPE IS NOW SO\nALTERED AND DAMAGED THAT THE\nLIKELIHOOD OF ENDANGERED OR\nTHREATENED SPECIES STILL BEING\nHERE IS LOW. IN FACT, IT'S\nCOMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE\nSTILL SOME SHENANIGANS OTHER\nRESIDENT KILLER WHALES HANGING\nON. ARE WE TO JUST LOOK AWAY?\nLET'S PROTECT THESE SMALL LAKE\nBUFFER ZONES BY NOT RAISING 2000\nTO 5000 SQUARE FEET THE\nALLOWANCE FOR UNTREATED RUNOFF.\nLET'S BOOST THE HABITAT VALUE\nOF STREAMS AND A SMALL LAKES\nWITH LOTS OF NATIVE TREES AND\nUNDERSTORY THAT PROVIDE CLEAN,\nCOOL STORMWATER. WE URGE YOU TO\nPAY ATTENTION TO SENATE BILL 804\n, SPONSORED BY SIX DEMOCRATS AND\nONE REPUBLICAN, THAT WOULD'VE\nRAISED $5 MILLION IN BONDS BY\nPUTTING TAX AND PUBLIC\nUTILITIES. THE INCOME WOULD BE\nTAKEN FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND\nREDIRECTED TO RESTORING SALMON\nPASSAGE FOR A PERIOD OF 15\nYEARS. THIS ONE OR A SIMILAR ONE\nIS LIKELY TO RETURN NEXT\nSESSION. LET'S SUPPORT WITH THE\nSTATE IS TRYING TO DO FOR\nSALMON. THE OUR CEO, STATES\nRECREATION CONSERVATION OFFICE,\nIS OFFERING GRANTS TO SUPPORT\nSALMON RECOVERY. DO THIS RIGHT.\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION\nTODAY.\nTHANK YOU, RUTH. DAVID\nFOLLOWED BY LEAH AND JULIE.\nDAVID, STAR SIX FOLLOWED BY LEAH\nHALL. WE SEE YOU OFF OF MUTE.\nNOW YOU ARE ON MUTE.\nCAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?\nYES.\nGOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS\nDAVE, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. HERE\nWE GO AGAIN. ANOTHER REQUEST\nFROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY\nTHAT WILL MAKE HOUSING MORE\nAFFORDABLE. NOW IT IS THE STORM\nWATER. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME\nHISTORY. THREE YEARS AGO THEY\nTOLD US IF THEY CUT DOWN ALL THE\nTREES IN OUR PROPERTY\nUNDERDEVELOPMENT HOUSING WOULD\nBE MORE AFFORDABLE. A\nLEGISLATION DIDN'T SAY THAT BUT\nTHAT IS THE EFFECT. LOOK AT THE\nINTEL DEVELOPMENT AND YOU WILL\nSEE PROPERTIES WITH NO TREES.\nTHAN THEY CONVINCED THE STATE TO\nPASS HB 1110 IN SEATTLE WANT\nEVEN FURTHER TO INCREASE DENSITY\nWITH THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN.\nULTIMATELY THIS WAS TO MAKE\nHOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE . I'M\nNOT SEEING MUCH MIDDLE HOUSING,\nJUST ONE MILLION-DOLLAR TO TO\nMIND OUR TOWNHOUSES AND 95% HARD\nSKI. HARDLY A TREE OR SHRUB.\nTHEN THEY CONVINCE THE COUNCIL\nTO LOWER THE STANDARDS THE\nMANDATED. MAKING HOUSING MORE\nAFFORDABLE. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT\nHAPPENED. NOW THEY WANT TO\nCHANGE THE STORMWATER CODE SO\nTHE HOUSING COULD BE MORE\nAFFORDABLE. HOW MANY TIMES TO BE\nGO THROUGH THIS CLAIM OF\nPRODUCING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ?\nWHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IS\nSEATTLE IS LOSING MATURE TREES\nAND THE ENVIRONMENT IS BEING\nDEGRADED. ONE OF THE MAIN\nREASONS PEOPLE MOVE HERE IS\nBECAUSE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL\nENVIRONMENT. BUT ALL OF THESE\nREQUESTS TO CHANGE CITY CODE ARE\nDAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR\nHUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS IN OUR\nCITY AND OUR WATERWAYS. I AM\nASKING COUNCIL TO DO ITS WORK\nAND NOT REDUCE THE REQUIREMENTS\nOF THE STORMWATER CODE. PLEASE\nPROTECT OUR TREES TO PROTECT OUR\nENVIRONMENT. AS THE SAYING GOES,\nFULL ME ONCE, SHAME ON THE\nDEVELOPERS. FOOL ME FOUR TIMES,\nSHAME ON THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL\nAND SDCI. THANK YOU FOR YOUR\nWORK.\nNEXT WE HAVE LEAH HALL\nFOLLOWED BY JULIE, STAR SIX TWO\nUNMUTE.\nGOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR\nTAKING MY COMMENTS. MY NAME IS\nLEAH HALL. I AM SPEAKING IN\nREGARDS TO THE 2026 STORMWATER\nCODE UPDATE. I CURRENTLY SERVE\nON THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION\nBUT I AM NOT SPEAKING AT ALL\nTODAY ON BEHALF OF. I AM\nSPEAKING AS A RESIDENT AND\nPARENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN. WE\nHAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE\nPEOPLE WHOSE TREATY PROTECTED\nRIGHTS TO FISH PENS AND HEALTHY\nSALMON RUN. THIS OBLIGATION IS\nREINFORCED BY TREATY LAW AND THE\nDECISION WHICH HAS BEEN\nINTERPRETED TO REQUIRE NOT JUST\nACCESS TO SALMON BUT PROTECTION\nOF THE HABITAT NECESSARY FOR THE\nSALMON TO SURVIVE. THAT HABITAT\nDEGRADATION CAN VIOLATE THOSE\nTREATY RIGHTS. I APPRECIATE THAT\nTHIS ORDINANCE IDENTIFIES KNOWN\nAS HARMFUL TO SALMON AND COMMITS\nTO IMPROVE STORMWATER TREATMENT,\nRIGHT NOW IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT\nNOT OPERATIONALIZED IN CODE.\nI'M ASKING FOR THREE THINGS.\nTHE FIRST, ESTABLISH A CLEAR\nHIERARCHY OF PRESERVING EXISTING\nMATURE TREES FOR ALL THE\nBENEFITS WE KNOW THAT GREEN\nINFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDES FOR\nSTORMWATER RUNOFF. MINIMIZE THE\nDISTURBANCE OF EXISTING TREES\nAND ONLY THEN RELY ON\nREPLACEMENT. SECOND, REQUIRE TO\nPUBLISH A BEST MANAGEMENT\nPRACTICES AND PRIORITIZE\nRETROFIT. THIRD, NARROW\nEXEMPTIONS FOR ROADWAY UTILITY\nAND MAINTENANCE WORK SO THAT\nPROJECTS DON'T PERPETUATE\nUNTREATED STORMWATER RUNOFF. SO\nTHAT PUBLIC WORKS DO NOT BYPASS\nTHE VERY STANDARDS THIS CODE IS\nMEANT FOR. THIS BILL IDENTIFIES\nA PROBLEM, SO WHY DON'T WE DO\nEVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ACT\nON IT? THE ARGUMENT THAT WE HAVE\nALREADY DEGRADED OUR ENVIRONMENT\nPAST THE POINT WHERE WE CAN'T\nHOPE FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES TO\nCOME BACK IS LIKE SAYING THAT WE\nARE GOING TO GIVE UP ON TRYING\nTO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN\nNEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE\nHISTORICALLY BEEN\nDISENFRANCHISED AND THEN JUST\nLET IT KEEP HAPPENING. PLEASE DO\nEVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER. THANK\nYOU SO MUCH.\nTHANK YOU, LEAH. NEXT WE HAVE\nJULIE FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER.\nDAVID, WE DID NOT SEE YOU\nPRESENT YOUR NEXT AND THEN\nSUSAN, OUR LAST SPEAKER. STAR\nSIX, JULIE. WE STILL SEE YOU ON\nMUTE. STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE. THERE\nYOU GO.\nSORRY, I APOLOGIZE.\nYOUR GOOD. GO AHEAD.\nOKAY, GREAT. GOOD MORNING.\nTHANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR CALLING\nTHIS MEETING. ALTHOUGH I AM A\nLITTLE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT IS\nSO SHORT OF TIME FOR ALL OF US\nTO GET ORGANIZED. AND WITH THE\nTECHNICAL OBSTACLE. I'M GLAD TO\nBE ON NOW. AND ALSO, AM REALLY\nGLAD TO BE ON NOW BECAUSE I HAVE\nA STORM ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING\nPROBABLY 20 FEET FROM OUR\nPROPERTY. THAT WE HAVE BEEN\nTRYING TO GET THE CITY OF\nSEATTLE TO PAY ATTENTION TOO. WE\nHAD THIS WATER ISSUE HAS BEEN\nGOING DOWN OUR STREET FOR YEARS.\nWE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE CITY\nTO LOOK AT IT. EVERY TIME THEY\nCOME AND LOOK AT IT THEY SAID,\nIT'S JUST WATER, IT'S FINE.\nWELL, THIS HAS BEEN BUILT ON\nALSO A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN\nHAPPENING ACROSS THE STREET FROM\nUS. TWO 100-YEAR-OLD TREES WERE\nTAKEN DOWN. AND WE ASKED AT THE\nTIME, PLEASE DO A WATER STUDY\nBECAUSE IF THESE TREES ARE TAKEN\nDOWN, THEY ABSORB A LOT OF THE\nWATER. A LOT OF WATER. AND LET\nME REMIND YOU, ONE OF THE TREES\nTWO EAGLES WERE USING ACTIVELY\nUP UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE\nTHEY WERE TAKEN DOWN. THIS MADE\nNATIONAL NEWS. NOW WE ARE COUPLE\nWEEKS OUT, I LOOK AT THAT\nSTORMWATER COMING DOWN AND NOW\nIT IS STRONG AND IT'S\nCONSISTENT. AGAIN, I WOULD LOVE\nTHE CITY TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT\nTHAT. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE AND\nAPPROVED WITHOUT A WATER STUDY.\nWE ASKED FOR WATER STUDY. WE\nASKED FOR A STUDY BECAUSE THERE\nARE THREE ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL\nAREAS ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. BUT\nTHE CITY PASSED IT AND GIVE THEM\nA PERMIT TO BUILD. SO IT'S\nDONE. BUT NOW, PLEASE, LOOK AT\nTHE WATER ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS A\nCONCERN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH,\nI WOULD JUST LIKE, PLEASE FOR\nTHE CITY TO BE AWARE ALSO, IF WE\nMAKE A COMPLAINT -- NEVERMIND.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,\nTHANK YOU, THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, JULIE. JUST A\nREMINDER, THAT BUZZ, YOU STILL\nHAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT. THANK YOU,\nJULIE. NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER\nFOLLOWED BY DAVID AND THEN\nSUSAN. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE\nYOURSELF.\nHELLO?\nWE HEAR YOU.\nOKAY, GOOD. I'M NOT GOING TO\nBE ABLE TO PROBABLY FINISH MY\nCOMMENTS BECAUSE OF THE\nTECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I HAVE A\nREHEARSAL THAT STARTS IT 10:00.\nI WILL GET AND DO MY BEST. THANK\nYOU FOR IMPROVING SOME OF THE\nCONDITIONS FOR TREASON\nSTORMWATER CODE. YESTERDAY\nANNOUNCED THIS MEETING WITH LESS\nTHAN 24 HOURS, SEATTLE USED TO\nBE LEADING THE PACK IN\nSTORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND NOW WE\nARE BEING PRESSURED ENDLESSLY TO\nDEREGULATE. IMPERVIOUS CARD\nSERVICES INCREASE WATER\nPOLLUTION. TREES AND GREEN SPACE\nCOOL IT FOR FREE. STUDIES SHOW\nCAUSES DROUGHT WHICH WE ARE\nLATEST SALMON STUDIES INCREASE\nMORTALITY LAST YEAR. KEEP A\nCHECKLIST ACCURACIES AND BASED\nON 11-YEAR-OLD INFO I WOULD\nREALLY ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO READ\nTHE CODE AND PUBLIC COMMENTS.\nSO, WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR, IN THE\nFIRST PUBLIC MEETINGS WE\nIMPLEMENTED LIKE OTHER\nWASHINGTON CITIES. SEATTLE\nBASICALLY SAID ECOLOGY WOULD\nHAVE TO DO THAT. IN THE FINAL\nPUBLIC COMMENT SDCI SAID WE CAN\nDO IT BUT IT WOULD BE HARD. SO\nTHEN IT'S TOO LATE. ALL THE\nINFORMATION REQUIRED TO DO THE\nCALCULATION IS ON THE REQUIRED\nARBORIST REPORT. PLEASE CONSIDER\nREQUIRING TREES LIKE IN THE\nWASHINGTON CODE -- BOSTON CODE,\nLARGER TREES ARE BOUND TO HAVE\nGREATER INTERCEPTION THEREFORE\nLARGER TREES AND RETAINED TREES\nARE MORE VALUABLE TO STORM WATER\nUP TRICK UPTICK. WE REJECT THE\nTHRESHOLD , BASICALLY ALLOWING\nMORE POLLUTION, SMALL BASINS AND\nCAPACITY CONSTRAINED AREAS. MAKE\nIT MAKE SENSE. I HAVE NOT BEEN\nABLE TOO. I HAVE LOTS OF\nSTORMWATER PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS\nAND NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY\nEXPLANATION WHY THIS WOULD MAKE\nSENSE. IT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH\nWHAT WE ARE INCREASING. WATER\nQUALITY FOR ANIMALS. AND THEIR\nINACCURACIES IN THE THRESHOLD .\nTHE CHECKLIST SAYING THE CHANCE\nOF ENDANGERED SPECIES IS LOW.\nTHAT IS NOT --\nTHANK YOU, JENNIFER. NEXT WE\nHAVE, I DON'T SEE DAVID HAYNES,\nLAST SPEAKER IS SUSAN. SUSAN,\nPLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE\nYOURSELF.\nGOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR\nME?\nWE CAN.\nGREAT. I'D LIKE TO OFFER\nCOMMENTS , THANK YOU FOR THE\nWORK ALREADY DONE ON SUCH AN\nEXPENSIVE MANUAL. THE STATED\nPURPOSE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE\nSTORMWATER CODE IS TO PROTECT\nLIFE , PROPERTY, PUBLIC HEALTH\nAND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE\nADVERSE IMPACTS OF STORMWATER\nRUNOFF. SINCE THE ATMOSPHERIC\nRIVER IN DECEMBER I'VE BEEN\nTRACKING AND RECORDING THE\nNUMBER OF COMBINED SEWER\nOVERTHROWS OVERFLOWS DURING EACH\nRAINSTORM. THERE HAVE BEEN\nMULTIPLE EVENTS THAT HAVE DUMPED\nOUTSIZED AMOUNTS OF HUMAN\nGENERATED SEWAGE AND POLLUTION\nINTO OUR WATERWAYS BECAUSE WE\nNOW LACK THE PROPER\nINFRASTRUCTURE AN ADEQUATE TREE\nCANOPY TO HELP MITIGATE\nSTORMWATER FLOW. OVER THE PAST\nCOUPLE OF YEARS, ESPECIALLY\nPOLICY IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY\nHAVE RESULTED IN A DIMINISHED\nTREE CANOPY AND INCREASE WHICH\nRESULTS IN A HIGHER LEVEL IN OUR\nWATERWAYS. THE STUDY RELEASED\nLAST MONTH BY THE ENCYCLOPEDIA\nOF PUGET SOUND SHOWS PUGET SOUND\nNOW HAS HIGH LEVELS OF NITROGEN.\nA RESULT OF THE SEWAGE OVERFLOW\nWHICH IS DEPLETING OXYGEN LEVELS\nWHICH WILL ACCELERATE ADVERSE\nIMPACTS ON MARINE LIFE. WITH\nSEATTLE BEING A DOMINANT LOADER\nTHE SEATTLE CITY HAS AN\nINCREASED RESPONSIBILITY TO\nMITIGATE THESE CODES. I'D LIKE\nTO ECHO THE EARLIER COMMENT THAT\nWE ARE LOOKING TO HONOR\nFEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TREATY\nRIGHTS OF HER TRIBAL COMMITTEES\nAND DO WHAT'S NECESSARY TO\nRESTORE HEALTHY HABITAT FOR\nSALMON. THEY ARE EXTREMELY\nEXPENSIVE PROJECTS THAT ATTEMPT\nTO OFFSET STORMWATER LEVELS AND\nLEGGING STRUCTURE. INCLUDING THE\nSYSTEMS BEING INSTALLED TO THE\nTUNE OF $2 MILLION PER BLOCK AS\nPER THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT\nPROJECT. THAT WILL HELP MITIGATE\nSTORMWATER BUT WON'T REGAIN\nLOST CARBON CAPTURE WHICH\nCONTRIBUTES TO THE WARMING OF\nTHE ATMOSPHERE. NOT TO MENTION\nHIGH LEVELS OF TRANSFER TO\nBALANCE MARINE CYCLE. THERE IS A\n$700 MILLION TO A PROJECT\nUNDERWAY TO HELP MITIGATE SEWAGE\nIN STORMWATER REPAIRS ARE THE\nONES WITH THE COSTS. HOW MUCH DO\nDEVELOPERS PAY TO OFFSET THE\nMASS BALANCE BEING CREATED?\nPLEASE AMEND THE BILL SO WE CAN\nSTART PREPARING THE EXTENSIVE\nDAMAGE ALREADY DONE. THANK YOU.\nTHINK YOU, SUSAN. JUST TO\nCLARIFY, WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES\nSIGN UP. I.T., I DON'T SEE THEM\nPRESENT. WE DO A CONFIRMATION\nBEFORE WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT?\nAFFIRMATIVE, WE DO NOT SEE\nTHE LAST COLOR.\nAWESOME, THANK YOU SO MUCH.\nNOW THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS\nNOW CLOSED. I APOLOGIZE FOR SOME\nOF THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WE\nHAVE. BUT YOU CAN STILL SEND US\nCOMMENTS AT [email protected]\nTO SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS AS\nWELL. IS IS ALSO THE FIRST\nPRESENTATION. SO WE WILL HAVE\nMORE TIME TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT\nABOUT THE STORM WATER AND ALL\nTHE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE COMING\nON THE COMMITTEE. NOW WE ARE\nGOING TO JUMP INTO HER ITEMS OF\nBUSINESS, CLERK, PLEASE CALL\nAGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE\nINTO THE RECORD. AT THIS TIME\nI'M GOING TO INVITE DIRECTOR\nBARNETT TO THE TABLE. AND RCL\nETHICS FOLKS.\nAGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO AND\nTHREE. APPOINTMENTS 3470, 2472,\nAND 3473 , APPOINTMENTS OF EVAN\nSMITH, ANDREA LINO AND ANITA\nKHANDELWAL AS MEMBERS OF THE\nSEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS\nCOMMISSION. LEASE INTRODUCE\nYOURSELF. YOU CAN JUMP IN YOUR\nPRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING.\nI AM WHEN BARNETT, EXECUTIVE\nDIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE ETHICS\nAND ELECTIONS COMMISSION. I'M\nHERE TO PRESENT THREE APPOINTEES\nTO YOU.\nGOOD. MY NAME IS ANDREA LINO\nAND I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE\nCOMMISSION , I DON'T KNOW IF\nIT'S A GOOD TIME TO INTRODUCE\nMYSELF.\nYEAH.\nOKAY, I AM AN IMMIGRATION\nLAWYER.\nI AM SORRY, WE WILL HAVE\nDIRECTOR BARNETT LEAD IN AND\nTHEN JUMPED YOU. I'M SORRY, YOU\nARE ALL GOOD.\nDIRECTOR, WE WANT TO GO TO\nANITA.\nI'M SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW,\nHI, ANITA. INTRODUCE YOURSELF.\nGOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS\nANITA KHANDELWAL . THANK YOU FOR\nLETTING ME BE HERE. I'M SORRY\nI'M NOT THERE IN PERSON. I'M\nHAVING SOME MOBILITY ISSUES.\nTHINK YOU FOR LETTING ME APPEAR\nBY ZOOM.\nNO WORRIES, YOUR ALL GOOD.\nME ALSO INTRODUCE EVAN SMITH: ME ALSO INTRODUCE EVAN SMITH,\nHE IS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US, HE\nIS IN SAN FRANCISCO. IS THE\nOTHER APPOINTED TO THE\nCOMMISSION. WE THANK YOU FOR HIM\nVERY MUCH. YES. ALL RIGHT, IN\nTHE SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS\nCOMMISSION IT'S A SEVEN MEMBER\nBOARD WHICH IS NOW BACK TO\nSEVEN. WE WERE DOWN TO FIVE. WE\nWERE CLOSE TO HAVING A QUORUM\nISSUE EVERY TIME WE GET\nTOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH\nFOR GETTING US BACK TO FULL\nSPEED. MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nAS WELL AS MAYOR. WE ENFORCE THE\nETHICS CODE, THE ELECTIONS CODE,\nTHE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION\nCODE, THE POLITICAL CONSULTANT\nCODE, SO, YES, WE HAVE A BIG\nBRIEF. WE ARE A VERY SMALL\nSTAFF. SO YES. I THINK WE ARE\nALL ABOUT MAKING SURE THE\nGOVERNMENT WORKS AS WELL AS IT\nCAN. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE ANYBODY\nTHAT THERE -- WE JUST DO OUR\nBEST TO ENSURE IT.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR\nBARNETT. ANDREA, RIGHT? TELL US\nABOUT YOURSELF AND THEN ANITA,\nWE WILL JUMP TO YOU.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS\nANDREA LINO, AND I HAVE WORKED\nIN SEATTLE AND USE THE BENEFITS\nTHE CITY HAS SINCE 2013. I AM AN\nIMMIGRATION LAWYER. AND HAVE\nWORKED WITH IMMIGRANT\nPOPULATIONS SINCE I GRADUATED\nFROM LAW SCHOOL IN 2015. IS THAT\nREGULAR CITIZEN OF SEATTLE, A\nMOTHER, A DAILY USER OF PUBLIC\nTRANSPORTATION, AND SOMEONE WHO\nRELIES ON OUR EXCLUSIVE, I FEEL\nDEEP RESPONSIBILITY TO BE\nINVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT\nI CALL HOME. PARTICIPATING IN\nTHIS COMMISSION IS NOT JUST AN\nOPPORTUNITY, IT'S A WAY TO\nACTIVELY EXERCISE MY CIVIC DUTY\nAND GET BACK TO THE CITY THAT\nSHAPES MY FAMILY EVERY DAY. AT A\nTIME WHEN TRUSTING GOVERNMENT IS\nNEEDED, THESE WORDS HELP REVEAL\nTHAT TRUST BY HOLDING LEADERS\nACCOUNTABLE AND MAKING SURE\nRULES ARE NOT JUST WRITTEN BUT\nALSO ENFORCED. IT ALSO CREATES\nSPACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME TO\nENGAGE DIRECTLY TO JUDY TO OUR\nSYSTEM ABOUT EQUITY,\nTRANSPARENCY. FOR ME, IT'S\nABOUT MORE THAN PARTICIPATION.\nIT'S ABOUT HELPING SHAPE A\nGOVERNMENT THAT WE CAN PRIDING\nOURSELVES ON FURTHER -- I AM\nVERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THE\nCOMMISSION.\nAWESOME, THANK YOU. ANITA, WE\nWILL JUMP TO YOU BEFORE WE JUMP,\nI ASKED MY COLLEAGUES IF ANY\nQUESTIONS.\nTHANKS, I AM A LAWYER HERE IN\nSEATTLE. A CONVERT TO LIVING , I\nLOVE THE CITY. PRIOR TO WORKING\nWHERE I HAVE BEEN FOR LITTLE\nOVER A YEAR, I WAS THE KING\nCOUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER. HAVE A\nLOT OF FAMILIARITY WITH LOCAL\nGOVERNMENT AND HAVE SORT OF A\nDEEP TO MAKE SURE WE ARE -- THAT\nTHE GOVERNMENT IS SERVING THE\nPEOPLE OF THE CITY WITH\nINTEGRITY AND SORT OF THE\nHIGHEST ETHICS. AM EXCITED TO\nGET TO BE PART OF OUR LOCAL\nGOVERNMENT.\nAWESOME. THANK YOU. I KNOW\nTHAT EVAN SMITH IS NOT HERE, HE\nWAS MY PICK, MY NOMINATION FOR\nTHIS -- YOU AS WELL. AWESOME.\nBOTH MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA. GOOD MINDS THINK ALIKE.\nJUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS\nPERSISTENCE OF WANTING TO BE ON\nTHIS COMMISSION. I KNOW WE HAVE\nA LOT OF COMMISSIONS AND THE\nCITY OF SEATTLE AND THIS IS ONE\nMY FAVORITES. ONE OF THE MOST\nIMPORTANT ONES AS WELL. MAKING\nSURE WE ARE TRANSPARENT DURING\nOUR ETHICS IN SEATTLE. WE KNOW\nHOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.\nCOLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, DO YOU\nHAVE ANY QUESTIONS,\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?\nNO QUESTIONS. I DID WANT TO\nSAY EVAN SMITH SAT ON THE\nFAMILY'S EDUCATION THOMAS LIBBY\nOVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THAT IS\nWHERE I GOT TO MEET HIM. HIS\nTIME IS OVER AT THE LIBBY\nOVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND I AM\nGLAD THAT HE IS WILLING TO SERVE\nON THESE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND\nTHE HE IS WILLING TO DO NOW A\nSTINT AT THE ETHICS COMMISSION.\nSO, WE ARE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE\nHERE WANTING TO VOLUNTEER YOUR\nTIME TO DO THIS WITH IMPORTANT\nWORK. WANTED TO SAY THAT.\nAWESOME. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL\nFOR EVERYONE AS WELL. WE ARE\nGRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND\nFOR VOLUNTEERING AS WELL. WE\nNOTE A LOT OF TIME COMMITMENT.\nOTHER ANY OF THE CLOSING\nCOMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE?\nALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MOVE\nTHAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED\nCONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT\n3470, 3472, AND 3473. IS THERE A\nSECOND?\nI WILL SECOND.\nOTHER ANY OTHER FINAL\nQUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WILL THE\nCLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?\n[ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR\nIN ZERO POST. SPIKE IT PASSES\nAND THIS WILL GO TO FULL\nCOUNCIL, LET ME READ MY NOTES ON\nTUESDAY, APRIL 14, THANK YOU.\nREALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME\nCOMMITMENT TO THIS WORK. ANITA,\nTHANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS\nWELL. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE\nYOU SERVICES WELL. LOOKING FOR\nTO WORKING WITH YOU ALL. THANK\nYOU FOR COMING DOWN.\nWILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ\nITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD.\nEXCUSE ME, WE JUST VOTED ON\nTHAT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE\nRECORD. ARE PRESENTERS, SARA AND\nJEFF ARE COMING TO THE TABLE.\nHOMEMADE FOOD WASTE. PROGRAM\nPRESENTATION FOR BRIEFING AND\nDISCUSSION.\nAWESOME.\nSO GRATEFUL. FOR SARA AND\nJEFF, FIRST WERE GOING TO HAVE\nUS PUT ON THE PRESENTATION ,\nCOLLEAGUES, I INVITED THESE\nGUESTS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, FOOD\nWASTE IS BIG IN OUR CITY. ALWAYS\nTALKING ABOUT FOOD ACCESS AND\nWHAT WE CAN DO BETTER AS A\nGOVERNMENT. AND SO, THIS GROUP\nWITH SARA AND CHEF JOEL HAVE A\nWEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THIS\nSPACE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO\nHEARING ABOUT THEIR\nRECOMMENDATIONS. AND ALSO THEIR\nPLAN AND IDEAS. WELCOME, GO\nAHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.\nI'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL AND\nYOU CAN JUMP INTO THE\nPRESENTATION.\nI NAME IS SARA OSBORNE,\nPUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, BUT\nI'M NOT HERE IN OFFICIAL\nCAPACITY PRESENTING SAFELY. AM\nHERE WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE\nOF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC\nPARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS FOOD\nINSECURITY. TO GIVE YOU A FEW OF\nMY CREDENTIALS SO YOU KNOW THE\nCONTEXT FROM WHICH I'M\nSPEAKING. SO, I PARTNERED WITH\nTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO\nSECURE AND EXECUTE THE COUNTRIES\nLARGEST INTO HUNDRED 20 STORES.\nWORK WITH NORTHWEST HARVEST\nTRANSITION IF YOU DRIVE MODEL\nINTO A MODEL GETS ASSISTANCE TO\nHOUSEHOLDS TO MAKE THEIR OWN\nCHOICES AND PURCHASE FOOD. I\nREVAMPED THE FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM\nAT ALL OF OUR STORES, OVER THREE\nYEARS, SO REALLY UNDERSTAND\nEVERYWHERE IN THIS SYSTEM THERE\nIS FOOD WASTE. I WORK WITH THE\nCITY ON LIFTING UP FRESH BOX AND\nEXECUTING IT AS BEST WE CAN AS\nWELL AS REVAMPING OUR FOOD\nRESCUE IN THE CITY STORES TO\nINCREASE THE EFFICACY AND EQUITY\nOF THE FOOD RESCUE AND DONATION\nPROGRAM. IN ADDITION WE GIVE\nMILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GRANTS\nFOR FOOD SECURITY EVERY YEAR SO\nI'M FAMILIAR WITH THE NONPROFIT\nORGANIZATIONS THAT DO THIS WORK.\nI AM THE CHAIR OF THE WASHINGTON\nFOOD COALITION WHICH IS AN\nASSOCIATION OF 330 FOOD BANKS\nTHROUGHOUT THE STATE. A, SOME\nKNOWLEDGE OF THE GAPS AND VOIDS\nIN THE SYSTEM. BUT ALSO THE WAYS\nPUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS\nCAN ADDRESS THOSE WHICH IS WHY\nAM VERY EXCITED TO BE WORKING\nAND ADVISING HOMEMADE IN THIS\nNEW PROJECT. SO PLEASE, AND\nPROUD TO INTRODUCE , NOT REALLY\nINTRODUCING, BUT JOEL, TAKE IT\nAWAY.\nTHANK YOU. HARD TO FOLLOW\nTHAT. I AM JOEL GAMORAN, BORN\nAND RAISED HERE IN SEATTLE. I AM\nA CHEF AND I AM WELL KNOWN\nNATIONALLY FOR FOOD WASTE. I\nWROTE A COOKBOOK CALLED COOKING\nSCRAPPY. I HAVE A COOKING SHOW\nON A&E. ALL ABOUT SCRAPS. I GO\nON THE TODAY SHOW FOUR TO SIX\nTIMES PER YEAR, GOOD MORNING\nAMERICA, AND COMMENT NATIONALLY\nABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE WASTE\nABOUT 40% OF THE FOOD THAT WE\nCREATE HERE IN AMERICA.\nTRILLIONS OF FOOD JUST DOWN THE\nTUBES WHICH IS CRAZY. AND, I\nLAUNCHED AND RUN THE LARGEST\nCOOKING SCHOOL , FREE COOKING\nPLATFORM IN AMERICA CALLED\nHOMEMADE, WHICH IS TWO BLOCKS\nFROM HERE. I WAS BORN TWO BLOCKS\nFROM HERE. RUN THIS COMPANY TWO\nBLOCKS FROM HERE. COULDN'T BE\nMORE PROUD TO BE HERE, SO\nGRATEFUL FOR YOU INVITING US.\nSO FIRST, BEFORE WE GET INTO\nSOLUTIONS, WE WILL TALK ABOUT\nTHE ISSUES CURRENTLY IN THE FOOD\nAND NUTRITION SECURITY PROGRAM.\nTHIS IS TRUE EVERYWHERE, NOT\nJUST THE CITY ISSUE. STATEWIDE,\nCOUNTYWIDE, CITYWIDE, FOOD\nSECURITY PROGRAMS WERE NOT\nGRADED TO BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE\nFOR THE PEOPLE TO USE THEM. THEY\nARE VERY FRACTURED BY THE\nAGENCIES WHO RUN THEM.\nMOTIVATIONS. ESSENTIALLY, IN AN\nINDUSTRY, IN A PRIVATE INDUSTRY\nTHAT DOES EVERYTHING IT CAN TO\nBE FRICTIONLESS, AND REALLY USER\nOBSESS, THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS\nARE. THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT,\nTHERE ARE SO MANY PROGRAMS.\nTHERE IS BASIC FOOD IN THE SNAP,\nEBT, WIC, THERE IS NOW MEDICAID\nWAIVERS, MEAL PROGRAMS, A LOT OF\nDIFFERENT OPTIONS. BUT IF YOU\nARE A PERSON WHO NEEDS TO ACCESS\nALL OF THOSE, THEY ARE BEING\nMANAGED BY DIFFERENT AGENCIES,\nON DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, IF YOU\nHAVE A JOB AND ARE WORKING\nPARENT AND A CARETAKER IT'S\nDIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THOSE\nPROGRAMS. SO PART OF OUR\nSOLUTION TODAY IS HAVING ONE\nPLACE WHERE SOMEONE CAN LEARN\nABOUT THE DIFFERENT FOOD SYSTEMS\nTHAT CAN BE AVAILABLE TO THEM.\nSECOND, AS I MENTIONED, THERE IS\nWASTE IN THE SYSTEM THAT IS\nGOING TO BE INHERENT IN A SYSTEM\nWHERE PEOPLE DON'T CHOOSE THE\nFOOD PROVIDED TO THEM. WE WILL\nTALK ABOUT HOW THIS CAN ADDRESS\nTHAT. YOU CAN IMAGINE IF YOU'RE\nRECEIVING FOOD BOXES WHERE YOU\nDIDN'T CHOOSE THERE'S PROBABLY\nSOME FOOD THAT GOES TO WASTE\nTHAT FAMILY MIGHT NOT PREFER TO\nEAT. HAPPENS, WE'VE SEEN IT\nHAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. WHERE\nPEOPLE ARE PROVIDED THE BOXES,\nTHEY TAKE FOOD OUT OF THE BOXES,\nLEAVE IT THERE, OUTSIDE THE FOOD\nBANK AND THEN GO. WE KNOW IT\nEXISTS BUT THERE ARE SOLUTIONS\nFOR THAT. THERE IS ALSO\nUNFAMILIAR FOODS AND FOOD BANKS.\nWE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF\nCULTURES IN SEATTLE. AND THEY\nARE GOING TO THE FOOD BANKS FOR\nFOODS THAT THEY MAY NOT BE\nFAMILIAR WITH. THE FOOD BANK,\nEVEN THE PEOPLE ARE IN THE NEED,\nIF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK\nFOOD OR --\nCAN I STOP YOU FOR ONE SECOND\nYOU'RE GOING FAST. IF YOU'D\nINDULGE ME, I HAVE A PRINTOUT OF\nTHE POWERPOINT AND IT'S NOT\nLINING UP -- DO I HAVE THE RIGHT\nONE?\nYOU DO. THERE ARE TWO\nADDITIONAL SLIDES. I GET YOU A\nCOPY OF THIS. I WILL SEND --\nI'LL GET MY STAFF TO GIVE YOU\nTHE TWO ADDITIONAL SLIDES THAT\nWERE ADDED.\nSO THERE IN FRONT OF\nHOMEMADE? I'M NOT SURE.\nTHERE ARE TWO SLIDES THAT ARE\nTHE BACKGROUND --\nTHAT'S WHAT I'M MISSING.\nI WILL GET THOSE TOO. THEY\nWERE ADDED, I APOLOGIZE FOR\nTHAT.\nPAGE NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS\nHELPFUL.\nI KNOW. THAT WAS MY SLIP-UP.\nI SHOULD'VE LET THEM KNOW.\nSARA KNOWS HOW I FEEL ABOUT\nTHAT. PAGE NUMBERS. HOPEFULLY MY\nSTAFF IS WATCHING. I'M OVER\nHERE FLIPPING, I CAN'T FIND\nTHIS. OKAY, GOT IT.\nI APOLOGIZE.\nWE CAN MOVE ON. AND THEN,\nTHIS CURRENT PROGRAM WE ARE\nPROVIDING FOOD. THE CITIES\nINVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO\nPROVIDE FOOD BUT THERE IS LITTLE\nINSTRUCTION. AND WISECRACKING\nIMPORTANT? COOKING IS SO\nIMPORTANT. BECAUSE IT PROVES\nHEALTH, REDUCES FOOD COSTS AND\nREDUCES WASTE. PROVEN TIME AND\nTIME AGAIN THAT THERE IS VERY\nLITTLE CULINARY INSTRUCTION\nINVOLVED IN OUR FOOD AND\nNUTRITION SECURITY PROGRAMS.\nTHERE IS AN INCREASE OF ULTRA\nPROCESSED FOOD CONSUMPTION AND\nTHERE ARE VARIETY OF REASONS FOR\nTHAT, PEOPLE COOKING MUCH LESS.\n62% OF CALORIES CHILDREN\nCONSUME, ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS.\nDIET -RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES\nARE INCREASING. FOOD WASTE. WE\nKNOW THAT'S A PROBLEM. 60% OF\nFOOD WASTE HAPPENS AT HOME.\nTHERE IS DEFINITELY A SOLUTION\nTO THAT. ALSO HOUSEHOLDER\nCOOKING THEY WILL BE SAVING A\nLOT MORE MONEY, THEY CAN STRETCH\nTHEIR BENEFITS, STRETCH A\nLIMITED BUDGET TO HAVE HEALTHIER\nFOODS. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT\nCULINARY CLASSES ARE EFFECTIVE.\nTEACHING KITCHENS, WHEN DONE\nPROPERLY, DULY TO PEOPLE SAVING\nMONEY AND EATING HEALTHIER. THE\nISSUE IS THEY ARE NOT SCALABLE.\nTHESE ARE IN PERSON, LIMITED\nCAPACITY, IT'S REALLY NOT\nSCALABLE TO REACH EVERYBODY WHO\nNEEDS TO BE REACHED WITH THESE\nCOOKING CLASSES. AND THE\nINSTRUCTION HAS TO, HAS TO BE\nTAILORED TO FOODS THAT PEOPLE\nCAN AFFORD, THAT THEIR FAMILY\nWILL ACTUALLY EAT, AND THAT FIT\nINTO REAL SCHEDULE. AND MOST\nIMPORTANTLY, THE INSTRUCTION\nNEEDS TO BE FUN. IT NEEDS TO BE\nJOYFUL AND INSPIRING. WE HAVE TO\nFEEL GOOD ABOUT IT AND WANT TO\nGO HOME AND WHIP IT UP. AS SOON\nAS POSSIBLE.\nGOOD ABOUT COOKING: GOOD ABOUT COOKING?\nCOOKING.\nWE CAN EVEN INSPIRE YOU .\nWE CAN GET YOU THERE.\nCOOKING IS LITERALLY\nLIFE-CHANGING. IF YOU HAVE NOT\nDONE IT BEFORE AND ARE INSPIRED\nTO DO SO, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE\nACCESSIBLE.\nTHIS IS WHAT I GET UP IN THE\nMORNING THINKING ABOUT EVERY\nDAY. HOW DO I GET PEOPLE,\nCOUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, TO COOK\nMORE?\nI'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. I\nDON'T HAVE TO. NOT GOING TO\nSTART NOW.\nI LAUNCHED HOMEMADE FIVE\nYEARS AGO IN MY GARAGE IN WEST\nSEATTLE WITH SOME CELL PHONES. I\nUSED TO BE THE HEAD CHEF FOR A\nCOMPANY BASED HERE. WHICH RUNS\nCOOKING CLASSES OUT OF THEIR\nSTORES. BUT SARA RECOGNIZED THAT\nIS NOT SCALABLE. HOW I REACH\nMORE PEOPLE? THAT'S FOR A\nPRETTY AFFLUENT COMMITTEE. HAD\nWE OPEN THAT UP TO THE MASSES? I\nLAUNCHED HOMEMADE WITH THE\nMISSION OF FREE COOKING CLASSES\nBECAUSE I BELIEVE EVERYONE\nDESERVES TO LEARN HOW TO COOK.\nAND HOW DO WE REACH MILLIONS OF\nPEOPLE? SO, SINCE THEN I'VE\nLAUNCHED IT MY GARAGE, WE HAVE\nDONE THAT. WE REACH ABOUT 20\nMILLION STUDENTS EACH YEAR. WE\nHAVE A CLASS COMPLETION RATE OF\nABOUT 80%. WE HAVE 2500 COOKING\nVIDEOS IN OUR LIBRARY. WE WORK\nWITH AMAZING PARTNERS LIKE\nSAFEWAY, LIKE GE, LIKE SOME\nAMAZING -- KITCHENAID.\nINCREDIBLE FOODS THE LINEUP WITH\nOUR ETHICS OF WHOLE FOODS,\nMINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS. WE\nHAVE THE MOST FUN CHEFS IN THE\nWORLD THAT MAKE COOKING FUN. WE\nARE THE FREE PALATINE OF\nCOOKING. THAT IS WHY WE ARE\nRESONATING. AND WE ARE EFFECTIVE\nAND IMPACTFUL. I HAVE NEVER SAT\nIN A ROOM LIKE THIS, I'VE NEVER\nSPOKEN TO PEOPLE LIKE\nYOURSELVES, BUT IT MAKES SO MUCH\nSENSE SITTING UP HERE, IT FEELS\nRIGHT, IT FEELS ORGANIC. AND\nI'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR SARA\nTAPPING ME TO BE PART OF THIS\nJOURNEY. WE KNOW IS THAT TO\nSCALE, WE NEED TO LEAN INTO TWO\nBIG PIECES. ONE IS VIDEOS.\nVIDEOS DRIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGE. IF\nYOU WANT TO GET PEOPLE TO COOK\nMORE YOU MAKE VIDEOS AND THEY\nBETTER BE FUN AND QUICK AND\nSNAPPY. EIGHT OUT OF 10 PEOPLE\nSAY FOOD VIDEOS DRIVE THEM TO\nCOOK MORE. 80%. 72% SAY THEY\nFEEL MORE CONFIDENT COOKING\nHEALTHY MEALS AFTER WATCHING\nVIDEOS. YOU CAN IMAGINE, SOCIAL\nMEDIA, WE HAVE THIS DATA, IT'S\nPROVEN, NOT NEW, COOKING VIDEOS,\nIF YOU MASTER THAT CRAFT, WHICH\nWE HAVE DONE AT HOMEMADE, CAN BE\nINCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL. AND THE\nOTHER IS A I. THIS IS EMERGED\nHUGELY IN THE RETAIL GROCERY\nMARKET BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN\nSHOW UP WHEN PEOPLE ARE MAKING\nFOOD DECISIONS WHICH IS THE MOST\nIMPORTANT TIME TO SHOW UP. SO\nA.I. IS NOW NUMBER TWO MOST\nINFLUENTIAL SHOPPING, 70% OF\nCONSUMERS SAY A.I. INFLUENCES\nTHE FOOD THEY BUY AND 160\nBILLION IS BEING ATTESTED TO\nFIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN USE A.I.\nTO INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S FOOD\nDECISIONS. HERE'S WHY WE ARE\nBRINGING IT UP TODAY. BOTTOM\nLINE, VIDEO AND A.I. INFLUENCES\nFOOD DECISIONS BUT THE CITY HAS\nTHE ABILITY TO ADOPT THOSE TOOLS\nFOR GOOD AND HELP GIVE PEOPLE\nGOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. AS WE WERE\nDEVELOPING THIS PLAN WE DID\nHAVE, WE DO HAVE SOME SEED\nPARTNERS REALLY KIND OF DEVELOP\nTHE BENEFITS OF WHAT THIS COULD\nBE. SO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH\nCAN IMPROVE NUTRITION SECURITY,\nDEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IS\nOPTIMISTIC IT CAN IMPROVE FOOD\nSECURITY. AND WE DO HAVE\nPARTNERS AT THE WORLD RESOURCES\nINSTITUTE THAT WANT TO HELP US\nMEASURE , THAT THAT ACTUALLY\nDOES CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND THEY\nARE PARTNERING WITH THE U.N. AND\nEPA. MOSTLY FOCUSED ON FOOD\nWASTE. ALL THREE OF THESE AREAS\nWHERE WE THINK THIS CAN HAPPEN\nHUGE IMPACT WE HAVE PARTNERS\nTHAT ARE READY TO SUPPORT US AND\nHELP US GROW. I ALSO WANT TO\nSAY, THIS IS PROVIDING THE\nTOOLS, THE EXPERTISE, THE FUN\nAND MEDIA, BUT WHEN WE HAVE A\nPARTNER , YOU INFLUENCE THE\nCONTENT. IT WOULD BE THE CITY\nTELLING US WHAT TYPES OF\nRECIPES, WHAT TYPES OF PARTNERS\nWE SHOULD BRING IN, COMMUNITY\nLEADERS, ET CETERA. AS WE ARE\nPRESENTING THIS, KNOW THAT THE\nCONTENT OF ANYTHING IN THE A.I.\nSYSTEM OR VIDEO IS CREATED IN\nPARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES AND\nCITY.\nAND WE KNOW SEATTLE HAS BEEN\nA LEADER IN INVESTING MILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS IN GETTING PEOPLE\nFOOD. FOOD ASSISTANCE. WE ARE\nTHE ASSISTANCE SIDE. THAT'S\nWHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.\nFOOD, YOU GUYS ROCK. SEATTLE IS\nAMAZING. IF WE LAYER ON\nASSISTANCE, CAN WE STRETCH THE\nFOOD FURTHER FOR PEOPLE? CAN WE\nDO BETTER FOR THEM? SO HOW ARE\nWE GOING TO DO THAT? THE FIRST\nIS WE DEVELOPED TEXT SUPPORT.\nIMAGINE THIS, LIKE A LITTLE CHEF\nIN YOUR POCKET. THIS IS FREE,\nREAL-TIME SMS . THIS IS FOR\nDIGITAL EQUALITY. RIGHT, THIS IS\nNOT A NAP YOU SIGN UP FOR WHERE\nYOU MAKE A LOGIN OR PASSWORD.\nYOU LITERALLY SEE A QR CODE AT\nTHE FOOD BANK, GROCERY STORE,\nFARMERS MARKET, YOU SCAN IT WITH\nYOUR PHONE AND YOUR TEXTING WITH\nCULINARY GUIDANCE. IT HELPS YOU\nGET DINNER ON THE TABLE. BASED\nOFF OF WHAT IS CULTURALLY\nRELEVANT, YOUR BUDGET, HOW MANY\nPEOPLE ARE IN YOUR FAMILY, WHAT\nIS IN FRONT OF YOU. IT KNOWS\nWHAT IS ON THE SHELVES, WHAT'S\nAT THE FARMERS MARKET AND IT CAN\nHELP YOU NAVIGATE THAT, WHICH IS\nSO HARD FOR US AT 4:00 WHEN YOU\nHAVE TWO KIDS SCREAMING OR\nRUNNING FROM JOB TO JOB. TO HAVE\nASSISTANCE IN THAT IS IMPORTANT.\nWHAT WE KNOW IS THAT TO GET\nPEOPLE INTO THIS GUIDANCE, THE\nFRONT DOOR IS A RECIPE. PEOPLE\nLOVE RECIPES. SO YOU'RE NOT\nGOING TO SEE A SIGN OF THE TOOL,\nSIGN UP FOR THIS TOOL, THIS TOOL\nCOMES WITH YOUR FOOD\nPRESCRIPTION BOX. YOU'LL NEVER\nHEAR US USE THE WORD TOOL. WE'RE\nGOING TO SEE IS GORGEOUS PHOTOS\nTHAT ARE MOUTHWATERING, THAT\nMAKES SENSE, THAT MAKE YOU WANT\nTO EAT THAT. AND THAT IS WHAT\nLEADS TO A SCAN AND THEN\nULTIMATELY TO FURTHER GUIDANCE.\nWE KNOW RECIPES ARE THE GATEWAY\nBECAUSE WE HAVE PROVEN THAT. IT\nIS A 17 TIMES ENGAGEMENT ON\nSOCIAL VIDEOS. THREE TIMES IN\nCLICK THROUGH RATES ON EMAILS\nAND SIX TIMES MORE OPEN RATE ON\nTEXT MESSAGE.\nONE IMPORTANT NOTE TOO IS\nTHAT THIS CAN BE IN ANY\nLANGUAGE. IT CAN BE CHANGED TO\nANY LANGUAGE.\nTOTALLY FREE FOR PEOPLE. IN\nADDITION TO THE TEXT TOOL, AND\nTHE GUIDANCE, WE KNOW THAT SOME\nPEOPLE DON'T LIVE THEIR PHONES.\nAND ARE MORE VISUAL, LEARN\nDIFFERENT WAYS. SO WE WILL HAVE\nA VIDEO AND RESOURCE HUB. SO\nTHIS IS A LIBRARY OF VIDEOS, YOU\nMIGHT RECOGNIZE SOMEONE HERE\nSTEALING THE SHOW. ROCKING OUT\nTHE POTATOES. YOU DID SO GOOD.\nBUT WORKING --\nDID SHE JUGGLE POTATOES?\nSHE JUGGLED THEM. BUT,\nWORKING, LIKE WITH COMMUNITY\nLEADERS. FROM YOUR DISTRICTS.\nFROM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SHOWING\nAND HIGHLIGHTING THE CULTURAL\nABUNDANCE WE HAVE HERE IN\nSEATTLE. AND HIGHLIGHTING THE\nAMAZING LOCAL RESOURCES. THAT\nCOULD BE POINTING PEOPLE IN THE\nRIGHT DIRECTION OF WHERE THEY\nCAN REALLY FIND THEIR FOOD BANK\nOR WHAT KIND OF BENEFITS THEY\nQUALIFY FOR. AND NOTHING\nREPLACES BEING IN PERSON.\nNOTHING. WHEN YOU'RE COOKING,\nYOU'RE SMELLING AND TOUCHING\nAND FEELING, YOU USE ALL OF YOUR\nSENSES. WE JUST HELD A FIELD\nTRIP THAT WAS SO IMPACTFUL. WE\nJUST WENT TO WHICH IS IN BEACON\nHILL, COMMUNITY CENTER. PART OF\nOUR PROGRAM IS NOT JUST A.I.,\nIT'S NOT JUST A WEBSITE, OR\nTEXTING TOOL, WE TOTALLY LEAN\nINTO THE IDEA THAT IN REAL LIFE\nIT HAS TO HAPPEN. BUT IT NEEDS\nTO BE COMMITTEE LED. WE NEED TO\nBE TOLD BY THE COMMUNITY WHAT IS\nAPPROPRIATE, WHAT IS GOING TO\nRESONATE WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD\nAND THEN WE WILL BRING IN THE\nHOMEMADE ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT\nTHAT.\nTHE HOW IS A GOOD FOOD\nGUIDANCE GOING TO HELP THE\nSEATTLE FOOD PLAN? THERE ARE A\nLOT OF GOALS IN THE SEATTLE FOOD\nPLAN BUT WE IDENTIFIED FOUR THIS\nCAN REALLY HELP ENHANCE. FIRST\nIS COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY. SO\nGENERALLY, ANYBODY CAN THINK\nABOUT THIS, IF YOU'RE GETTING\nGUIDANCE AT HOME ABOUT HOW TO\nSTRETCH WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE,\nWHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED,\nYOU ARE MORE INSECURE. THIS TOOL\nIS AMAZING WITH THOSE SKILLS. SO\nIT'S NOT IN THE SEATTLE FOOD\nPLAN, BUT TEACHING THE SKILLS IS\nPRICELESS. SECOND, IT REALLY CAN\nSTRENGTHEN MY FAVORITE PROGRAMS.\nFIRST, I KNOW THAT ABOUT 70% OF\nFRESH BUCKS ARE REDEEMED AT\nSAFEWAY STORES. I KNOW THERE ARE\nA LOT OF OTHER AND WITH ITS\nSTORES AND FARMERS MARKETS AND\nWHATNOT THAT CAN REDEEM THOSE AS\nWELL AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE\nPROMPTED AND REMINDED OF THAT.\nIF THEY ARE USING THE TOOL IT\nCAN SAY, DO YOU KNOW IN YOUR\nNEIGHBORHOOD THE STORE ON THE\nCORNER ACTUALLY ACCEPTS FRESH\nBUCKS AND THEY HAVE THIS\nPROGRESS PRODUCE YOU MIGHT BE\nLOOKING FOR. SAME WITH FARMERS\nMARKETS. THE FARMERS MARKETS IN\nDELRIDGE HAS THESE GREENS ARE\nTHEY CAN ASK THE TEXTING TOOL,\nWHERE CAN I FIND THIS GREEN THAT\nMY FAMILY LIKES AND IT WILL TELL\nWHICH FARMERS MARKET IS CARING\nTHAT OR WHICH CORNER STORE COULD\nBE CARRYING THAT. IT HELPS\nPROMOTE THE OTHER RETAILERS THAT\nARE PART OF THE FRESH BUCKS\nPROGRAM. FOR DIVERSIFYING\nRECIPES FOR MORE TYPES OF\nPRODUCE, WE ALSO KNOW, WE SEE\nWHAT PEOPLE PURCHASE WITH FRESH\nBUCKS AND IT'S A LOT OF FRESH\nCUT FRUIT. THAT IS PITIFUL AND\nGREAT AND WE KNOW WHY, IT'S\nCONVENIENT. CONVENIENCE IS\nALWAYS TOP PRIORITY. CONVENIENCE\nAND COST. THE CITIES TAKING CARE\nOF COST, YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE\nCONVENIENCE. THIS TOOL CAN HELP\nPEOPLE REALIZE, YOU CAN CUT THE\nFRUIT AT HOME OR TRY DIFFERENT\nTYPES OF FRUITS OR VEGETABLES.\nHERE'S HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN\nSAVE IF YOU DID SO AND HERE IS\nHOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE YOU. IF\nTHEY ARE INTERESTED. RE-INSPIRE\nTHEM TO DO IT. WHEN I BECAME\nREINSPIRED TO MY OWN FRUIT, IT\nIS MONEY-SAVING. ASSISTANCE IN\nFOOD IS MEDICINE. THIS IS A HUGE\nTOPIC RIGHT NOW. WE ARE HAVING\nCONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE MEDICAID\nWAIVERS. FOR ANYBODY IN YOUR\nCITY WAS USING MEDICAID WAIVERS\nFOR FOOD BOXES OR PANTRY\nSTOCKING, THAT TYPE OF THING,\nTHIS IS WHERE THE TEXTING TOOL\nWILL HELP THEM BE ABLE TO\nTRANSFORM THE FOOD THEY RECEIVE\nINTO ACTUAL MEALS THEY WANT TO\nEAT. THIS COULD BE REALLY GREAT\nASSISTANCE FOR FOOD BANKS. FOOD\nBANKS, AS YOU KNOW, THEY OPERATE\nWITH VOLUNTEER LABOR. SOMETIMES\nTHE VOLUNTEERS AREN'T\nNECESSARILY AS SKILLED OR\nFAMILIAR WITH THE PEOPLE THEY\nARE SERVING TO SERVE THEM UP\nRAPIDLY. THERE IS A LOT OF\nTRANSLATION REQUIRED AND THIS\nTOOL CAN HELP THEM DO SO. IF\nTHERE IS UNFAMILIAR FOODS OR\nSOMETHING IS COMING IN FROM A\nDIFFERENT CULTURE AND BEING\nINTRODUCED TO A CERTAIN KIND OF\nPRODUCE, IT CAN SUGGEST, IT CAN\nSUGGEST RECIPES THAT ARE MORE\nFAMILIAR. I KNOW SOMEBODY ON THE\nCHAIRS STAFF TOLD US WHEN HER\nGRANDMA CAME HERE FROM VIETNAM\nSHE USED FOOD BANKS QUITE A BIT\nAND HAD NEVER SEEN A POTATO IN\nHER LIFE. BUT FAST FORWARD ONE\nYEAR LATER AND SHE MADE THE BEST\nVIETNAMESE POTATO DISH ANYONE\nHAS EVER HAD. SOMETIMES IT'S\nJUST ABOUT THE TRANSITION. WE\nNEEDED TO BE CULTURALLY RELEVANT\nBUT ALSO LOCALLY PRODUCED.\nSOMETIMES THOSE THINGS CAN'T\nCOEXIST BUT A REALLY GOOD RECIPE\nCAN HELP.\nJUST WALKING THROUGH SOME\nFOOD BANKS, YOU DON'T GET TO\nCHOOSE WHAT'S ON THE SHELVES,\nYOU CAN'T RELIABLY KNOW THEY\nARE GOING TO HAVE PEPPERS THAT\nDAY OR CHICKEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE\nDON'T HAVE THAT COOKING SKILL\nTO SAY, I CAN USE WHAT THEY HAVE\nTODAY. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT\nCOOKING SKILL. THIS INSTANTLY\nGIVES THEM A CHEF IN THEIR\nPOCKET TO GUIDE THEM AND HELP\nTHEM MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT IS\nRELEVANT.\nAS WE ARE TRANSITIONING, I\nTHINK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAD A\nQUESTION.\nI WANT TO SLOW YOU DOWN. WE\nWORK CLOSELY WITH , KELLY BROWN\nAT NORTH HAVEN, UP IN D5, WE\nWORK CLOSELY TO GET THE SEATTLE\nINDIAN HILLS BOARD CLINIC, WHAT\nPIQUED HER INTEREST IN WHAT WE\nCONTINUE TO WORK ON IS THE\nMEDICAID WAIVERS. CAN YOU\nEXPLAIN A LOT OF THAT? I'M\nGOING TO CUT TO THE CHASE. THIS\nIS ALL NICE, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE\nIS, FOR OUR FOLKS THAT ARE , WE\nSTATE FOOD INSECURE, BUT\nBASICALLY HUNGRY, MAINLY\nCHILDREN, HOW DOES THE MEDICAID\nPIECE FIT INTO ALL OF THIS? I'M\nGOING TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT\nGOING TO GET THIS TEXT A NAP AND\nDO THAT. BUT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT.\nMY POINT IS, HOW DOES THE\nMEDICAID PIECE FIT INTO THIS?\nIT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT\nTHEY ARE RECEIVING. ARE THEY\nRECEIVING MEDICALLY TAILORED\nMEALS, FOOD BOXES OR PRODUCE\nVOUCHERS?\nI DON'T. I KNOW THEY HAVE\nGOT IT THROUGH THE CEILING\nHEALTH BOARD AND FOOD IS\nMEDICINE. THAT IS ONE OF THE\nTHINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT. AT\nNORTHGATE COMMENTS FOR THE\nTRIBES TO HAVE A POSITION AND\nPLACE. FOR EXCEEDED TOOK A\nTABLE, NO MIDDLE PERSON.\nINDIGENOUS FOOD, PLANTS, SALMON,\nFRESH FOODS. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE\nDEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. I KNOW\nONE BIG PIECE WAS THE MEDICAID\nPIECE THAT BECAUSE SEATTLE\nINDIAN HEALTH BOARD AND TRIBES,\nIT'S INTERESTING, BUT I WILL\nGET WONKY FOR ONE MINUTE BECAUSE\nIT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND\nTHIS BACKDROP, THE TRIBES AND\nGROUPS LIKE THE SEATTLE INDIAN\nHEALTH BOARD WHERE THE STATE CAN\nBUILD -- BILL ONE DOLLAR TO THE\nFEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TRIBES CAN\nBUILT THREE DOLLARS. FOR THAT\nREASON THAT THERE IS FOOD\nINSECURITY. THAT IS WHY I WANTED\nTO -- WHEN YOU SAID THE MEDICAID\nPIECE, IF IT'S JUST A GENERAL\nANSWER, THAT'S FINE I FIND IT.\nFOUR DOLLARS OF THE MEDICAID\nPIECE OUR FOOD BOXES, PANTRY\nSTOCKING, PRODUCE VOUCHERS, AND\nGENERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE. SO IT\nWOULD HELP IN THE SAME IT HELPS\nANY OF THESE PROGRAMS WHERE IF\nAN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY IS\nRECEIVING A FOOD BOX, TO BE ABLE\nTO USE AND MAKE THE MOST USE OUT\nOF ALL OF THAT FOOD, NOT ALLOW\nANY TO GO TO WASTE. BUT ALSO\nGIVE IT REALLY EASY RECIPES THAT\nTHEY CAN ADAPT WITH THEIR OWN\nCIRCUMSTANCES. SO WE CAN TELL, I\nNEED TO MAKE SOMETHING IN LESS\nTHAN 20 MINUTES, HERE ARE MY\nDIETARY RESTRICTIONS, HERE'S\nWHERE MY KIDS WILL NOT EAT.\nHERE'S WHERE CULTURAL\nPREFERENCE IS. IT ADAPTS TO\nTHEM. THIS IS WHY I LIKE THE\nPROGRAM SO MUCH. WE TALK A LOT\nABOUT BEING CULTURALLY RELEVANT\nBUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE\nCULTURALLY RELEVANT. FOR ONE\nPROGRAM TO BE FOR EVERYBODY. BUT\nTHIS TOOL CAN ADAPT AND ALLOW\nTHEM. WHEN YOU GIVE THEM EITHER\nFOOD VOUCHERS OR FOOD ASSISTANCE\nOR A BOX OF FOOD, IT JUST TAKES\nTHEM THE EXTRA STEPS TO BE ABLE\nTO EAT THE FOOD THAT THEIR\nFAMILY WILL LIKE, BUT ALSO NOT\nWASTED THAT FOOD.\nOKAY. THANK YOU.\nAWESOME, THANK YOU.\nTHIS AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE\nARRAY OF DIFFERENT PLACES TO\nLOOK FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT FOOD\nPROGRAMS, WE KNOW WE CAN COMPILE\nALL THAT INFORMATION AN\nINDIVIDUAL CAN BE USING THE\nTEXTING TOOL TO ASK WHERE IS THE\nNEAREST FOOD BANK OPEN, WHERE IS\nTHE MEAL PROGRAM, WHAT KIND OF\nASSISTANCE MIGHT I QUALIFY FOR\nAND CONNECT THEM WITH PEOPLE.\nEITHER PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP THEM\nOR GIVE THEM THE INFO OF HOW YOU\nCAN BECOME ELIGIBLE OR IF YOU\nARE ELIGIBLE.\nEVEN PEOPLE WHO DON'T COOK\nCAN USE THIS, JUST TO KIND OF\nKNOW WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE.\nNEXT, I LIGHTLY TOUCHED ON\nTHIS, BUT I KNOW IT'S ONE OF\nTHE PRIORITIES THE SEATTLE FOOD\nBRAND PLAN TO UPLIFT LOCAL\nSUPPLY CHAINS AS WELL AS\nEQUITABLY PURCHASE FOODS. I AM\nSURE YOU ARE AWARE OF HOW MUCH\nMARKETING GOES INTO THE\nMAINSTREAM FOOD SYSTEM AND LARGE\nCHAINS. THIS IS TRYING TO LEVEL\nTHE PLAYING FIELD A LITTLE BIT\nFOR PEOPLE USING THIS TEXTING\nTOOL AND REALLY UPLIFT THE FARMS\nAND THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHERE\nTHE FOOD ASSISTANCE IS ACCEPTED\nOR GENERALLY FOR ANYBODY IF THEY\nARE UNAWARE OF THE STORES OR\nWHAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FARMERS\nMARKETS.\nAND, WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH\nTHIS IS AMAZING. MOST OF THE\nFOOD WASTE, LIKE SARA MENTIONED,\nHAPPENS A HOME. WE ARE THROWING\nFOOD DOWN THE DRAIN. YOU CAN\nTAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR FRIDGE,\nOPEN IT UP AND WE CAN TELL YOU\nRECIPES BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU\nHAVE. YOU CAN SCAN YOUR RECEIPT\nAND SEND US A TEXT PICTURE OF\nYOUR RECEIPT AND WE CAN MAKE\nRECIPES AND IDEAS OF HOW TO MEAL\nPLAN FOR THE WEEK SO YOU CAN\nSTRETCH IT OUT. AND WE WILL HAVE\nCOOKING TIPS THROUGHOUT. AROUND\nTHROUGH SAFETY, LABELING. YOU\nDON'T THROW FOOD AWAY AND MAKE\nTHE MOST OF IT. AND THEN,\nLEANING INTO SCHOOLS. ABOUT A\nWEEK AGO I HAD MY KIDS SCHOOL,\nHE'S IN FIRST GRADE, SEATTLE\nPUBLIC SCHOOL, WE HAD ABOUT 100\nKIDS COME TO HER STUDIO AND YOU\nCAN SEE ME UP THERE. WE ARE\nFILMING ALL THE KIDS ARE OF\nCOURSE WATCHING THE SCREEN, NOT\nWATCHING ME. BUT THEY ARE SEEING\nWHAT IS INSIDE THE POT. SO HOW\nDO WE MAKE, HAD WE GO INTO\nSCHOOLS AND WHEN WE DO THAT\nLIVE, WHICH IS NOT SCALABLE, HOW\nDO WE MAKE IT SCALABLE? WE BRING\nIN VIDEO AND HOW DO WE REPURPOSE\nTHE VIDEOS? WE MAKE THE\nRESOURCES FOR TEACHERS. DO WE\nSCAN THE RECIPE AND ALL THE KIDS\nAND FAMILIES HAVE THIS TOOL THAT\nTHEY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS? IT WAS\nA REALLY IMPACTFUL MOMENT.\nEVERYONE YOU CAN SEE KIND OF YOU\nTHINK YOU COVERED CARD AND WHAT\nTHEY LEARNED. WE NEED TO DO MORE\nCULINARY FILTERS. HOME I SNAP IT\nDOESN'T EXIST. WE FORGOT HOW TO\nCOOK. WE HAVE TO START AT AN\nEARLY AGE. MY KIDS EAT ALL MOST\nEVERYTHING, IT'S NOT BECAUSE I\nSHOVE FOOD DOWN THE MOUTH, IT'S\nBECAUSE I HAVE THEM IN THE\nKITCHEN AND THEY CUT CUCUMBERS\nAND TASTE BROCCOLI AND THAT IS\nHOW KIDS GET COMFORTABLE AROUND\nNEW COLORS AND TEXTURES AND\nFLAVORS.\nOF COURSE, WE KNOW WE NEED TO\nPROVE THIS IS ACTUALLY WORKING\nTO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. SO THERE ARE\nMEASUREMENT TACTICS. UNLIKE\nGIVING PEOPLE RECIPES AT THE\nBANKS OR CLINICS OR OTHERWISE,\nWE ACTUALLY KNOW IF THAT PERSON\nHAS ENGAGED WITH THE RECIPE, IS\nASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE\nRECIPE AND IS COOKING IT HOME.\nJUST THE INFORMATION ALONE,\nKNOWING THE INFORMATION WAS\nPROVIDED AND NOW THEY ARE\nCOOKING, IS A HUGE. FOR A LOT OF\nDIFFERENT RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR\nCHANGE. WE CAN ASK THEM SURVEYS\nON THE TEXTING TOOL AS WELL.\nGENERALLY WANTING TO KNOW, ARE\nYOU SAVING MONEY, IS IS HELPING\nYOU SAVE MONEY? ARE YOU EATING\nHEALTHIER? EATING LESS? SO THERE\nIS AN AWARENESS THERE IF THEY\nEVEN FEEL LIKE IT'S HELPING\nTHEM. WE CAN ADJUST THE PROGRAM\nIF THEY DON'T. WE CAN OF COURSE\nMONITOR IF THE BUSINESSES WE ARE\nPROMOTING ON THE TEXTING TOOL\nNURSING WHERE TRAFFIC. AS I\nMENTIONED WE HAVE RESOURCES WITH\nTHE EPA AND U.N. TO ANALYZE OUR\nDATA TO SEE IF IT'S TRULY\nCHANGING BEHAVIOR. AND OF COURSE\nTHERE IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT WAYS\nTO MEASURE FOOD WASTE, DECLINE.\nWE ARE BUILDING THIS TOOL\nWITH THE UTMOST SECURITY. WE\nUNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO\nBE OPTING INTO THIS , SO WE WILL\nHAVE THEIR PHONE NUMBER BUT WE\nWON'T HAVE PERSONAL DATA. WE\nWON'T KNOW YOUR AGE, YOUR\nGENDER, WHERE YOU LIVE, THERE IS\nNO LONG-TERM SURVEILLANCE, WE\nARE GOING TO COLLECT DATA SO WE\nKNOW IT'S WORKING. WE KNOW\nIT'S AGGREGATED, WE DON'T KNOW\nWHO IT IS. WE CAN SEE THIS\nPOPULATION IS COOKING MORE. OR\nEATING MORE FRESH FRUITS OR\nVEGETABLES. ANY TIME PEOPLE CAN\nOPT OUT OR DELETE, THERE IS NO\nSECOND GUESSING. EVERYTHING WILL\nBE ENCRYPTED AND SECURE AND WE\nHAVE OUR ENTIRE SECURITY DATA\nPRINCIPLES IF YOU WANT TO\nDOUBLE-CLICK INTO THAT.\nTO CLOSE OUT, JUST\nREITERATING THE TIME IS NOW FOR\nA PROGRAM LIKE THIS. TO GET MORE\nADVANCED IN HOW WE ARE PROVIDING\nGOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. FRESH FOOD\nCOSTS ARE INCREASING. FOR A\nVARIETY OF REASONS. BASIC FOOD\nASSISTANCE IS MORE VULNERABLE\nAND A LOT MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING\nTO BE UTILIZING IT IN THE NEXT\nSIX MONTHS. PROCESSED FOOD\nCONSUMPTION IS INCREASING.\nRETAIL IS SHIPPING DECISIONS AT\nMASSIVE SCALE AND REALLY\nQUICKLY. WHAT MOTIVATES THAT IS\nGOING TO BE AT PLACEMENT AND\nPRODUCT PLACEMENT. SO THERE\nNEEDS TO BE A COUNTER FOR FOOD\nGUIDANCE. THE PUBLIC SYSTEM\nNEEDS TO MODERNIZE AND ADAPT TO\nMEET THE MOMENT AND PROVIDE THAT\nGUIDANCE WHEN MAKING FOOD\nDECISIONS.\nI JUST WANT TO SAY, I'M SO\nPROUD TO BE A SATELLITE AND FOOD\nIS SUPPORT TO BEING IN SEATTLE.\nIF YOU LIVE HERE YOU KNOW FOOD\nIS A BIG PART OF HER CULTURE.\nFOOD IS NOT A PRIVILEGE, FOOD IS\nA NEED. EVERYONE DESERVES TO\nLEARN HOW TO COOK. EVERYONE\nDESERVES A FRESH FOOD, MINIMALLY\nPROCESSED FOOD. WE WILL, WITH\nYOUR PARTNERSHIP, LEAD THE WAY\nIN GOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. THERE IS\nNOTHING LIKE THIS. I PROMISE\nYOU. NOTHING LIKE THIS. THIS\nWILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.\nTHANK YOU VERY MUCH.\nTHANK YOU, CHEF, THANK YOU,\nSARA. COLLEAGUES, I WILL OPEN IT\nUP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I\nWANTED US TO COME AND GET THIS\nPRESENTATION. BY 2050 WE HAVE TO\nGROW 50% MORE FOOD ON OUR PLANET\nAND THE THING WE HAVE NOT LOOKED\nAT IS THE AMOUNT OF WASTE WE\nHAVE. IN EXTENDING THE LIFE OF\nFOOD. THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE PLAN\n. IS THE CITY WE THROW MORE\nMONEY AT IT EVERY MONTH. WE ALSO\nJUST SAY, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT\nMORE FOOD ACCESS POINTS. WE\nDON'T THINK ABOUT THE SYSTEM\nITSELF AND REDEFINING WHAT THAT\nLOOKS LIKE. WE WANT TO SET THE\nTABLE WITH THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE\nBEEN ASKING QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT\nTHIS BUT I KNOW AS A CITY THERE\nARE THINGS WE CAN DO. THEIR\nDIFFERENT FOOD PROGRAMS AND A\nTON OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.\nTHERE IS NOT ONE LOCALIZED\nSOURCE. NOT ONE LOCALIZED\nDEPARTMENT THE DOES A LOT OF\nTHIS. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD FOR\nUS TO FIGURE OUT PATHWAYS\nFORWARD IN THE BILL BECAUSE WE\nARE WORKING A LOT IN SILOS. THAT\nIS WHY WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING\nABOUT FOOD WASTE AS BEING ONE OF\nTHE PILLARS AND HOW WE CAN BE\nABLE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY\nIN THIS WAY. I JUST WANTED TO\nPUT THAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST,\nDURING THE PANDEMIC I SAW HOW\nPEOPLE WOULD GET FOOD FROM THE\nYAKIMA VALLEY, WE PARTNERED WITH\n-- WE WOULD GET FOOD FROM YAKIMA\nVALLEY AND FOLKS, IT WAS THE\nFIRST TIME THEY WOULD SEE AN\nEGGPLANT, FIRST TIME THEY WOULD\nSEE A SPAGHETTI SQUASH. DIDN'T\nKNOW HOW TO COOK IT OR HOW TO\nINC. INTO THEIR DIET. A LOT OF\nTHAT FOOD WENT TO WASTE BECAUSE\nPEOPLE DID NOT KNOW. ANYWAY,\nTHAT IS WHY AND PASSIONATE ABOUT\nTHIS. OTHER ANY QUESTIONS, I\nKNOW WE CAN FOLLOW UP --\nCOUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?\nI WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT, FOR DOING THIS. I\nKNOW THIS IS HOW YOU INTRODUCE\nUS TO SAFELY SARA. I KNOW THAT\nHAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US ACROSS\nTHE CITY. PARTICULARLY LIKE WHEN\nKROGER LEFT, WE HAVE SEEN THESE\nDIFFERENT ISSUES. AND NOT JUST\nKROGER, I'VE BEEN HERE NINE OR\n10 YEARS SO I WATCHED BIG STORES\nLEAVE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. WE\nPASSED LEGISLATION THIS YEAR TO\nGET RID OF THE COVENANTS THAT\nSTORES HAVE WITH EACH OTHER FOR\nCOMPETITIVE PURPOSES AND SO YOU\nCAN'T USE THOSE ANYMORE BECAUSE\nFOOD IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND IT\nSHOULDN'T BE A COMMERCIAL\nDECISION. MAYOR HARRELL DID THAT\nAND THE STATE DID IT. WE ARE\nPROUD OF THOSE EFFORTS AS WELL.\nAND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JOINING IN\nAND BEING SUPPORTIVE TO MAKE\nSURE THAT HAPPENED. BUT WE HAD\nTHREE OTHER BILLS THAT DID NOT\nPASS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE\nANOTHER RUN. I WILL BE HERE NEXT\nYEAR BUT I'M SURE THIS\nWONDERFUL COUNCIL WILL TAKE\nANOTHER RUN AT IT. I WANT TO GO\nBACK TO SOMETHING THE COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT SAID. FIRST OF ALL,\nTWO THINGS, I WAS GOING TO ASK\nYOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TWO\nQUESTIONS ABOUT, WHAT ARE YOUR\nTHOUGHTS OR WHAT ARE WE TALKING\nABOUT WHEN YOU STATE FOOD ACCESS\nPOINTS? YOU TALKING ABOUT\nGROCERY STORES?\nANYTHING YOU CAN GET FOOD. A\nGROCERY STORE, IT CAN BE A\nBODEGA, A FOOD BANK, IT COULD BE\nAN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM THAT\nSERVICES FOOD. THAT IS WHAT WE\nCALL, WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT\nFOOD ACCESS POINTS, NOT JUST\nTHINKING OUTSIDE THE SYSTEM OF\nFOOD BANKS, IT CAN BE FOOD\nPANTRIES, TAKING ABOUT FOOD\nACCESS POINTS IN THAT CAPACITY.\nTHAT IS WHAT I MEAN. IT COULD\nHAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS FOR\nTHE OTHER FOLKS.\nMY FOLLOW-UP THEN TO THE\nPANEL IS, AND I THINK THIS GOES\nTO WHAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT\nASTUTELY RECOGNIZED,\nPARTICULARLY WHEN SHE WAS\nELECTED AND BECAME OUR COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT, CORRECT ME IF I'M\nWRONG, IN THE SILO PIECE YOU ARE\nMENTIONING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,\nWE DON'T HAVE A CITY DEPARTMENT\nDEDICATED TO FOOD INSECURITY. WE\nHAVE EVERYTHING ELSE, WE HAVE 19\nDEPARTMENTS DEDICATED TO\nEVERYTHING RIGHT DOWN, YOU KNOW,\nWE HAVE THE FOOD BANKS OVER\nHERE, WE HAVE NEVER AS A\nGOVERNMENT, WHICH IS SAD AND\nI'M SURE THIS IS NATIONALLY, WE\nHAVE NEVER HAD A CITY DEPARTMENT\nOR STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY\nDEDICATED TO THE ISSUES YOU'RE\nTALKING ABOUT TODAY. WE DON'T\nHAVE A -- THE FOOD DEPARTMENT\nTHE GOES THAT IS IN THE BUDGET\nTHAT IS A LINE ITEM EVERY YEAR .\nNOR DO WE HAVE, BECAUSE IT HAS\nBEEN SO SILOED, WE'VE NEVER HAD\nA MAP TO SAY, HERE ARE ALL THE\nGROCERY STORES, HERE IS WHEN\nTHEIR LEASES ARE UP, HERE'S THE\nBODEGAS, HERE'S THE FOOD BANKS.\nWE HAVE NEVER -- IF WE HAD AN\nACTUAL CITY DEPARTMENT, THINK ,\nWE HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR SEATTLE\nCITY LIGHT, SEATTLE PUBLIC\nUTILITIES, SPD, FIRE, WE CAN GO\nON. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RAISED\nTHAT FOOD IS AN ESSENTIAL\nGOVERNMENT FUNCTION. AND I'M\nGOING TO TAKE A LITTLE PRIVILEGE\nHERE TO SHARE, I GREW UP IN A\nFOOD DESERT. WHEN PEOPLE THROW\nAROUND LIKE I HAVE TO WALK AN\nEXTRA NINE BLOCKS TO THE STORE,\nTHAT IS NOT A FOOD DESERT. I\nGREW UP ON THE RESERVATION,\nTHERE WERE NO GROCERY STORES.\nUNTIL WE GOT CASINOS , BUT NOT\nEVERY ONE IS THERE. KNOWING WHAT\nTO PORTLAND AVENUE. WE HAD\nTRANSPORTATION DESERTS. I THINK\nWE HAVE TO BE CLEAR WHAT A FOOD\nDESERT IS IN 2026. I THINK WE\nHAVE TO SERIOUS, I KNOW THIS\nCOUNCIL PRESIDENT IS AND MAYOR\nWILSON IS AS WELL, THAT IS\nSOMETHING WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT\nMAYBE IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.\nI KNOW WE ARE PASSING TONS OF\nLEVIES BUT DON'T HAS PUT\nFORWARD A FOOD LEVY. KNOWN HAS\nSAID, LET'S PUT ON THE BALLOT,\nCITY OF SEATTLE VOTERS, THAT WE\nFUND, FOR SEVEN YEARS AND\nINSTITUTION WITHIN CITY\nGOVERNMENT WHERE THE ONLY JOB IS\nTO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE,\nPARTICULARLY CHILDREN, HAVE\nFOOD. WE PASSED THE SUGAR TAX\nAND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I\nWAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT BUT THAT WAS\nA LONG TIME AGO IS I WASN'T\nHAPPY WITH THEM HANDING OVER $1\nMILLION TO AN INSTITUTION TO\nSTUDY HOW SUGAR AFFECTS\nCHILDREN. WE KNOW. IT'S NOT\nGOOD AND THEY WILL GAIN WEIGHT.\nI DON'T NEED $1 MILLION STUDY\nTO TELL ME THAT. AND ALSO, WE\nDON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP, A\nGOOD STRONG PARTNERSHIP LEGALLY\nOR CITYWIDE WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC\nSCHOOLS. IT IS THIS, YOU'RE THE\nSCHOOL, YOU GUYS OF THE\nGOVERNMENT, WE ARE NOT PICKING\nUP THE TAB FOR FEEDING THESE\nKIDS. THAT HAS BEEN THE\nATTENTION THERE. ABN JUST LAYING\n, PARTING THE POND, PLANTING THE\nSEEDS, FOR GOVERNMENT TO TAKE\nFOOD INSECURITY OR PEOPLE THAT\nARE HUNGRY SERIOUSLY AND\nACTUALLY MAKE AN ESSENTIAL\nGOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION THEY\nACTUALLY FUND. THAT IS MY\nSPEECH. THANK YOU.\nYOU ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU.\nTHERE ARE AT THE STATEWIDE\nLEVEL.\nI THINK WHEN WE FOCUS ON, I\nWANT TO DO FRESH BUCKS OR WE\nNEED ANOTHER FOOD BANK, I THINK\nPEOPLE ARE MISSING THE REAL\nHUMANITY THE PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY.\nYOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AS A KID\nTHAT WENT TO SCHOOL HUNGRY EVERY\nDAY OR GOT FREE LUNCH, YOU KNOW,\nTHAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY\nHEART. PROBABLY WHY DON'T LIKE\nTO COOK. I HAD TO COOK BUT\nTHAT'S ANOTHER STORY. I GUESS\nMY POINT IS, IN A PERFECT WORLD,\nTHAT WOULD BE RECOGNIZED, THIS\nIS ANALOGOUS TO WHEN WE FOUGHT\nHARD TO HAVE DECAY. NO ONE\nTHOUGHT THAT GOVERNMENT MONEY\nSHOULD GO TO DECAY. AND WE\nPUSHED HARD THE NOW WE HAVE A\nWHOLE SYSTEM, EVERY CHILD\nDESERVES TO HAVE PRE-K AND THE\nGOVERNMENT PAYS FOR THAT NOW. WE\nNEVER HAD THAT KIND OF STUDY\nTHAT SAYS THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD\nBE RESPONSIBLE TO SOME DEGREE IN\nTHE CITY OR STATE DEPARTMENT TO\nMAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE FOOD.\nPERIOD. FULL STOP.\nTHANK YOU. YOUR GOOD.\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND THEN WE\nWILL WRAP IT UP.\nTHANK YOU. AND THANK YOU,\nCOUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FOR YOUR\nCOMMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE A\nCENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR FOOD\nACROSS THIS CITY. AND IT\nDOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE A\nSEPARATE DEPARTMENT. BUT WE CAN\nHAVE, WITHIN A DEPARTMENT IN\nOFFICE OR, WE COULD CENTRALIZE\nIT SOMEWHAT WE COULD DO IT, YOU\nARE RIGHT, FRESH BUCKS, AND THEN\nSWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX MONEY ,\nIT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND\nDON HAS IN THE FOOD BANK. IT IS\nHST. I MEAN, LOOK, IT'S NOT\nFUNNY, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT\nWE REALLY SHOULD LOOK AT. THERE\nIS SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT FOOD, I\nWANT TO SAY TWO THINGS. I WILL\nSTART, I'M GOING TO END WITH\nTHE HAPPY PIECE I WANT TO TOUT\nINTERDISTRICT FROM THIS PAST\nWEEKEND. BUT FIRST, I WANT TO\nSAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL\nPRESIDENT FOR ALWAYS KEEPING THE\nEYE ON FOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE\nPRESENTATION AND FOR ALL OF YOUR\nDOING ON FOOD WASTE AND ALSO THE\nIMPORTANCE OF, YOU KNOW, COOKING\nAND NOURISHING YOURSELF. I WILL\nSAY WITHIN THAT, SINCE COVID, WE\nHAVE SEEN AN UPRISE IN EATING\nDISORDERS IN CHILDREN. SO, I\nWANT TO BE REALLY MINDFUL THAT\nWHEN WE ARE SAYING THAT SOME\nFOODS ARE BAD, AND SOME FOODS\nARE BETTER, THE MESSAGE KIDS ARE\nHEARING IS HAVING AN IMPACT .\nAND SO I THINK , FOR A CHILD\nTHAT HAS AN EATING DISORDER, AND\nHE FOOD IS GOOD. OR AN ADULT FOR\nTHAT MATTER. THIS IS SOMETHING\nTHAT AFFECTS KIDS FROM THE AGE\nOF NINE, GIRLS, PRIMARILY, BUT\nBOYS AS WELL, AND INTO THE\nGROWING UP YEARS, THIS IS NOT A\nNEW DISEASE, IT'S BEEN AROUND\nFOREVER, BUT SINCE COVID, I\nTHINK IT'S THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL\nMEDIA, SO WHEN WE ARE TALKING\nABOUT THE USE OF A.I. HAVING\nTHIS CONVERSATION ABOUT FOOD AND\nWHAT FOODS ARE BAD, WE NEED TO\nBE MINDFUL THAT FOR SOMEONE WITH\nTHAT DISEASE, THERE IS NO SUCH\nTHING AS A BAD FOOD. BECAUSE\nTHEY ARE NOT EATING. SO WHETHER\nYOU'RE EATING HEALTHY FOODS,\nFRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OF\nCOURSE, VERSUS ULTRA PROCESS,\nTHERE IS NO BAD FOOD. AND IF\nYOU'RE WORKING WITH KIDS AND\nGIVEN THE UPTICK AND A.I. WE\nNEED TO BE MINDFUL. BECAUSE A.I.\nTOOLS TARGET KIDS AND THAT IS\nWHY WE ARE SEEING THIS UPTICK ON\nEATING DISORDERS. AND OTHER\nTHINGS. LIKE THE SUICIDAL\nTHOUGHTS. THERE IS A HOST OF\nTHINGS THE KIDS ARE DEALING WITH\nIN THE ADVENT OF A.I. AND THE\nINTERNET AND HOW MUCH TIME KIDS\nARE SPENDING ON THERE. I WANT TO\nBE MINDFUL OF THAT WHEN WE'RE\nTALKING ABOUT GOOD FOODS VERSUS\nBAD FOODS. ALL FOOD IS GOOD FOR\nALL KIDS BECAUSE EATING IS\nBETTER THAN NOT. SO SOMETIMES,\nWE INADVERTENTLY SEND MESSAGES,\nI CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF\nTHAT IN MY LIFE, BECAUSE WE ARE\nBIG COOKS HOME. WE ALWAYS COOKED\nWITH THE KIDS GROWING UP. BUT I\nKNOW THAT IS OUT THERE. I HAVE\nHEARD FROM MANY FAMILIES OF KIDS\nWHO SINCE COVID -- I JUST WANT\nTO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WHEN WE\nTALK ABOUT FOOD IN TERMS OF BAD\nAND GOOD, SOMETIMES WE'RE\nSENDING OUT MESSAGES THAT MIGHT\nNOT BE GOOD FOR PARTICULAR\nPROGRAM PERSON.\nTHAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT,\nTHANK YOU.\nBUT WE LOVE TO COOK IN OUR\nHOUSE. I LOVE IT. I LOVE\nTEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO COOK.\nWHEN WE WERE GROWING UP WE\nDIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY SO\nWE ATE RICE AND BEANS EVERY DAY.\nIT WAS REALLY CHEAP AND MY MOM\nCOOKED IT AT HOME. WE DIDN'T\nHAVE MONEY TO EAT OUT. OR ANY\nKIND OF FOOD. AND THAT WAS ARE\nCULTURALLY SPECIFIC FOOD BECAUSE\nMY FAMILY IS FROM PUERTO RICO.\nWHICH IS A PLACE THAT USED TO\nGROW ALL ITS FOOD. THEN IT MOVED\nAWAY FROM THAT . AND NOW IT IS\nMOVING BACK TOWARD GROWING FOOD.\nBECAUSE WE HAVE THIS FOOD\nSHORTAGE AND BECAUSE IT'S\nEXPENSIVE WHEN YOU LIVE ON AN\nISLAND AND YOU'RE NOT IMPORTING\nFOOD WHEN YOU USED TO GROW IT.\nTHAT IS A BIG PROBLEM. NOW THE\nYOUNGER GENERATION, I AM PLEASED\nTO SEE, AND I WAS RECENTLY\nVISITING MY FAMILY, THERE'S A\nLOT MORE FARMING GOING ON AGAIN.\nWHICH IS REALLY GREAT. SO, WE\nNEED TO MAKE MORE FOOD, WE NEED\nTO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO FOOD, BUT\nTO WE CHILDREN. , I APPRECIATE\nALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. AND\nMY DISTRICT 4 I AM EXCITED ABOUT\nIS THE FAMILY WORKS HAS THE FOOD\nBANK THEY HOST. THEY RECEIVED $1\nMILLION FROM SEATTLE AND SOME\nOTHER FUNDING TO REDO THE FOOD\nBANK. AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT, I\nWAS ABLE TO VISIT THE OPENING\nTHIS WEEKEND, THEY NEVER STOPPED\nDELIVERING FOOD BUT THEY DID\nREDO THE FOOD BANK AND IT LOOKS\nSO GREAT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE A\nGROCERY STORE AND ALSO\nUNIVERSITY FOOD BANK ALSO LOOKS\nLIKE A GROCERY STORE. BECAUSE,\nWE HAVE REIMAGINED HOW TO DO\nFOOD BANKS IN A WAY THAT WE\nRECOGNIZE NOT EVERYBODY EATS ALL\nTHE DIFFERENT FOODS AND PEOPLE\nSHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK WHAT THEY\nARE GOING TO EAT. AND THERE\nSHOULD BE NO SHAME IN GOING TO A\nFOOD BANK. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP\nTHAT WAS A SOURCE OF SHAME. AND\nSOME OF US WENT HUNGRY BECAUSE\nWE ARE AFRAID TO GO TO THE FOOD\nBANK BECAUSE PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU\nAND THERE WAS JUDGMENT ATTACHED\nTO THIS. THERE SHOULD BE NO\nJUDGMENT ATTACHED TO PEOPLE THAT\nNEED TO GO TO A FOOD BANK AND\nOTHER FOOD PLACES TO GET, THE\nFOOD PANTRIES AND EVEN, I HAVE\nSEEN WHERE IT'S LIKE THE LITTLE\nLIBRARIES FOR BOOKS, NOW HAVE\nFOOD. NONPERISHABLE FOODS. THAT\nSHOULD NOT BE A SOURCE OF SHAME.\nAND WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE OF\nTHAT, NOT LESS, AND ENCOURAGING\nFOLKS TO USE ALL THE ACCESS\nPOINTS FOR FOOD I AM PROUD OF\nTHE FAMILY WORKS. I'M GRATEFUL\nTHEY ARE IN THE DISTRICT. I WAS\nHAPPY TO DISSIPATE, MARCIA IS\nTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THERE AND\nI WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT\nBECAUSE THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND\nTHEY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB IN THE\nDISTRICT AND PEOPLE COME FROM\nOTHER PARTS OF THE CITY TO ASK\nTHE CITY. AND THE UNIVERSITY\nAVENUE FOOD BANK , UNIVERSITY\nDISTRICT FOOD BANK AS WELL. I\nWANT TO GIVE OUR FOOD BANKS\nSHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT\nYOU'RE DOING TO HELP PEOPLE\nCOOK MORE. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER\nJUAREZ, THAT'S OKAY, YOU'VE\nCOOKED A LOT, IN YOUR LIFE,\nTHAT'S OKAY. IF WE DON'T WANT\nTO DO IT ANYMORE. JOKING ASIDE,\nWHAT YOU'RE DOING IS IMPORTANT\nPROVIDING ACCESS TO FOOD,\nTEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO COOK\nFOOD, YOU ARE HERE, YOU HAVE\nACCESS TO THE FOOD THAT IS HERE.\nHOW DO YOU LEARN TO COOK THAT\nTYPE OF FOOD. I KNOW IN PUERTO\nRICO WE HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF\nFOODS. I CAN'T GET MY PUERTO\nRICAN FOOD HERE ALWAYS. I HAVE\nTO HAVE MY MOM MAIL IT TO ME.\nWHEN I'M LOOKING FOR\nINGREDIENTS TO LOOK FOR MY\nPUERTO RICAN FOODS HERE. I GET\nTHAT AND I GET THE IMPORTANCE OF\nPEOPLE NEEDING TO NOURISH\nTHEMSELVES. TEACHING THEM HOW TO\nUSE THE FOODS THEY MAY NOT HAVE\nGROWN UP SEEING , KNOWING, AND\nHOW TO COOK THEM SO THEY CAN\nNOURISH THEMSELVES AND THEIR\nFAMILIES IS REALLY GREAT. THANK\nYOU FOR DOING THAT.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA. APPRECIATE THOSE\nCOMMENTS FROM YOU AND\nCOUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. ANY OTHER\nFINAL THOUGHTS BEFORE WE MOVE\nON. REALLY GRATEFUL TO CHEF JOEL\nAND, I KNOW SHE IS NOT INTERVAL\nCAPACITY AS SAFEWAY SARA, SHE IS\nHERE AS SARA OSBORNE. JUST\nTHROWING THAT OUT.\nTHANK YOU FOR SHARING HER\nPERSONAL STORIES. FOOD DOES\nTHIS. RIGHT? IT IS CONNECTION.\nON THIS IS HOW WE GROW CLOSER.\nWE JUST DID IT LIVE RIGHT HERE.\nJUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND\nTHANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, JOEL. THANK YOU.\nWE ARE NOW GOING TO JUMP INTO\nITEM NUMBER FIVE WE WILL HAVE\nOUR PRESENTERS COME TO THE\nTABLE. I'M GOING TO READ IT TO\nTHE RECORD. AN ORDINANCE\nRELATING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC\nUTILITIES AUTHORIZING GENERAL\nMANAGER CEO SEATTLE PUBLIC\nUTILITIES TO ACCEPT SLOPE\nSTABILIZATION EASEMENTS WITH TWO\nPARCELS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY\nIDENTIFIED AT KING COUNTY\nPARCEL, LOCATED AT LOCATED AT\n3822 NE 91st STREET, AND KING\nCOUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 6844703295\nLOCATED AT 3832 NE 91st STREET;\nPLACING THE PROPERTIES UNDER THE\nJURISDICTION OF SEATTLE PUBLIC\nUTILITIES; AND RATIFYING AND\nCONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.\nSO GREAT TO SEE YOU, DIRECTOR\nLEE, AND TEAM. LOOKING FORWARD\nTO HEARING THE PRESENTATION.\nJUMP RIGHT IN.\nQUICK INTRODUCTIONS. I'M THE\nGENERAL MANAGER FOR SEATTLE\nPUBLIC UTILITIES.\nLEANA AGUILA, WITH SEATTLE\nPUBLIC UTILITIES.\nSENIOR ENGINEER WITH SEATTLE\nPUBLIC UTILITIES.\nCOUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, I'M\nWARMING BRANDS SEE TODAY.\nTHANK YOU , AS YOU NOTED WE\nHAVE THREE ITEMS FOR YOU THIS\nMORNING. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS\nAN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SPU TO\nACCEPT TWO PERMANENT EASEMENTS\nFOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO\nSTABILIZE A SLOPE IN THE\nWEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IN\nDISTRICT 4. WITH ME TODAY ARE\nLEANA AGUILA AND . I WILL HAND\nIT OFF TO -- BUT YOU CAN MOVE IT\nFORWARD.\nWE ARE PRESENTING A SLOPE\nEASEMENT ACQUISITION ORDINANCE\nRELATED TO THE NORTHEAST 91st\nSTREET COVERT AND SLOPE\nSTABILIZATION PROJECT. THIS\nACTION SUPPORTS CONSTRUCTION OF\nPERMANENT COVERT AND SLOPE\nSTABILIZATION AND PREVENTS. THIS\nLEGISLATION AUTHORIZES SEATTLE\nPUBLIC UTILITIES TO ACCEPT TWO\nPERMANENT SLOPE EASEMENTS ON\nPRIVATE PROPERTY TO ENSURE\nLONG-TERM ACCESS FOR DRAINAGE\nAND SLOPE STABILIZATION. THE\nPROJECT IS LOCATED AT NORTHEAST\n91st STREET IN THE WEDGEWOOD\nNEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN COUNCIL\nDISTRICT 4. THE MAP HIGHLIGHTS\nTHE SITE LOCATION IN NORTHEAST\nSEATTLE. THE TWO PATIENT\nPROPERTIES ARE DIRECTLY ABOVE\nTHE AREA WHERE THE SLOPE\nSTABILIZATION WORK WILL OCCUR.\nNOW AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING\nCONDITIONS THAT LED TO THIS\nPROJECT.\nYES, SO FOR A BIT OF\nBACKGROUND, THE SITE IS LOCATED\nAT THE DEAD END OF NORTHEAST\n91st STREET SHOWN IN THE RED BOX\nON THE SCREEN. THE SITE MAP ALSO\nSHOWS COVERTS IN LIGHT BLUE AND\nMAPLE CREEK IN DARK BLUE. THIS\nPROJECT ORIGINALLY CAME TO THE\nATTENTION OF SPU IN 2022 WHEN\nAND SPU RESPIRATION PROJECT\nNOTICED SIGNS OF SLOPE\nINSTABILITY. THESE SIGNS\nINCLUDED A VOID AT THE TOP OF\nTHE SLOPE AND VISIBLE DOWNWARD\nMOVEMENT. SPU AT THE TIME\nDETERMINED THAT THE COLBERT HAD\nFAILED THE LOCATION OF THE VOID\nAND WATER HAD ERODED THE SLOPE\nAT THE COLBERT OUTLET. IN 2023\nSPU INSTALLED A TEMPORARY COVERT\nAROUND THE UNSTABLE SLOPE AREA\nTO SAFELY CONVEY DRAINAGE TO THE\nBASE OF THE SLOPE. A PERMANENT\nSOLUTION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO\nSTABILIZE THE SLOPE , PROTECT\nPUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND\nMAINTAIN DRAINAGE FUNCTION. SPU\nDETERMINED THAT THE REINFORCED\nSOIL SLOPE WOULD STABILIZE THE\nSTEEP SLOPE. A REINFORCED SOIL\nSLOPE IS AN ENGINEERED SLOPE\nTHAT IS CONSTRUCTED USING\nCOMPACTED SOIL AND GEOTEXTILE\nREINFORCEMENT. THE FACE IS\nVEGETATED SO IT WILL HAVE A\nNATURAL APPEARANCE. THE\nREINFORCED SOIL SLOPE WILL\nPRIMARILY BE IN THE UNOPENED\nRIGHT-OF-WAY BUT DUE TO SITE\nCONSTRAINTS SOME OF IT NEEDS TO\nBE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO, HERE\nARE SOME PHOTOS. THE PHOTOS ON\nTHE LEFT SHOW THE UNSTABLE SLOPE\nAND FAILING COVERT IN 2022. THE\nLEFT PHOTO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF\nTHE SLOPE LOOKING UP. WAS THE\nHOUSE 3822 NORTHEAST 91st STREET\nAT THE TOP. THE TOP RIGHT FOR\nSHOWS THE VOID AND THE BOTTOM\nRIGHT PHOTO SHOWS EROSION NEAR\nTHE COLBERT OUTLET. IN 2023 SPU\nINSTALLED A TEMPORARY COVERT TO\nSAFELY CONVEY STORM WATER AWAY\nFROM THE UNSTABLE AREA TO THE\nBASE OF THE SLOPE. THIS IS SHOWN\nON THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT. WHILE\nTHE TEMPORARY SOLUTION PREVENTED\nFURTHER DESTABILIZATION OF THE\nSLOPE, A PERMANENT SOLUTION IS\nREQUIRED TO STABILIZE THE SLOPE\nAND INSTALL A NEW DRAINAGE\nOUTFALL TO THE BASE OF THE SLOPE\nAND RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE PHOTO ON\nTHE RIGHT SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF\nWHAT A VEGETATED REINFORCED SOIL\nSLOPE IT LOOKS LIKE. THE PLAN ON\nTHE LEFT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF\nTHE SOIL SLOPE IN GRAY, IT IS\nPRIMARILY WITHIN THE UNOPENED\nRIGHT-OF-WAY BUT DUE TO SITE\nCONSTRAINTS SOME WILL EXTEND\nONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE\nPROPERTY OWNERS ARE OKAY WITH IT\nAND ARE HAPPY THE SLOPE WILL BE\nSTABILIZE. THE LINES IN BLUE\nSHOW THE NEW DRAINAGE\nINFRASTRUCTURE. THE MAIN\nDRAINAGE PIPES CONVEYING RUNOFF\nARE LOCATED WITHIN THE\nRIGHT-OF-WAY, BUT SOME OF THE\nREINFORCED SOIL SLOPE DRAINS\nWILL BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY DUE\nTO THE LOCATION OF THE\nREINFORCED SOIL SLOPE.\nTHIS PROJECT REQUIRES TWO\nPERMANENT SLOPE STABILIZATION\nEASEMENTS ON ADJACENT PRIVATE\nPROPERTY. EASEMENT VALUES WERE\nDETERMINED THROUGH PROFESSIONAL\nAPPRAISALS AND ACQUIRED FOR A\nCOMBINED FAIR MARKET VALUE OF\n$9900. FINAL SETTLEMENT OFFERS\nWERE ACCEPTED THROUGH MUTUAL\nAGREEMENT WITH BOTH PROPERTY\nOWNERS. EASEMENTS ARE LIMITED TO\nPORTIONS NEEDED FOR THE\nREINFORCED SLOPE.\nSEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HAS\nWORKED CLOSELY WITH BOTH\nPROPERTY OWNERS TO EXPLAIN SOIL\nSLOPE , TO EXPLAIN THE SLOPE\nRISK , AND LONG-TERM BENEFITS.\nWE HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT WITH\nBOTH PROPERTY OWNERS FOLLOWING\nAPPRAISAL AND NEGOTIATION IN THE\nPROCESS WAS SMOOTH.\nCOMMUNICATION WILL CONTINUE\nDURING CONSTRUCTION TO ADDRESS\nACCESS NOISE AND TIMING. AND\nTHAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.\nTHANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT\nPRESENTATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY\nFOLLOW-UPS ?\nJUST TO NOTE THAT PURCHASE OF\nTHE EASEMENT WILL COME FROM THE\nWASTEWATER FUND. THERE IS\nEXISTING PREPARATION AUTHORITY.\nTHIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS\nASSUMED .\nAWESOME. THANK YOU. YOU'RE\nDOING A GREAT JOB STANDING IN\nFOR RYAN. ARE THERE ANY\nQUESTIONS ABOUT THIS,\nCOLLEAGUES? IS AN OLD HAND?\nNEW.\nJUST CONFIRMING WHAT YOU'RE\nSAYING , THANK YOU FOR BEING\nHERE, GENERAL MANAGER. THIS IS\nNOT GOING TO RESULT IN A RATE\nINCREASE. WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO\nDO THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE. I\nTHINK THAT IS TRUE. BUT JUST FOR\nTHE RECORD, SO PEOPLE KNOW.\nTHANK YOU.\nGREAT QUESTION. YES, THAT IS\nGREAT BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO\nKNOW THAT.\nWE GET ASKED.\nABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER FINAL\nCOMMENTS? I AM COMFORTABLE\nVOTING ON THIS TODAY. DOING A\nQUICK GLANCE. AWESOME. SO I'M\nGOING TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE\nRECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNCIL\nBILL 121192. IS THERE A SECOND?\nIT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.\nARE THERE ANY OTHER FINAL\nCOMMENTS? SEEING AND HEARING\nNONE WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL\nTHE ROLL?\nCOUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ: COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.\nCOUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.\nCOUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.\nTHREE IN FAVOR.\nOCEAN CARRIES COMMITTEE: OCEAN CARRIES COMMITTEE\nRECOGNITION OF THE BILL WILL BE\nSENT TO TUESDAY -- I ALMOST SAID\nAUGUST 14, I WISH. APRIL 14. FOR\nOUR NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU ALL\nFOR THIS . I ALWAYS GET\nBACKGROUND INFORMATION. SO SUPER\nHELPFUL DURING THAT PROCESS.\nTHANK YOU. I'M GOING TO READ\nITEM NUMBER SIX INTO THE AGENDA\nWHILE CAM HELPS -- AS WE DO A\nSWITCH UP. I DENVER SIX IS\nCOUNCIL BILL 121193. AN\nORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE\nPUBLIC UTILITIES; AUTHORIZING\nTHE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL\nPROPERTY RIGHTS BY NEGOTIATION\nOR EMINENT DOMAIN (CONDEMNATION)\nOF TWO PARCELS OF LAND\n(PROPERTIES) IDENTIFIED AS KING\nCOUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 4265700090\nAND KING COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER\n4265700085, FOR BRIEFING,\nDISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE.\nTHANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.\nMY NAME IS BRIAN, [\nINDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ]\nI AM CHRISTIAN JACOBSON.\nMANAGER FOR PUMP STATION FOUR.\nTHE SECOND PROPOSED ORDINANCE\nBEFORE YOU WOULD AUTHORIZE SPU\nTO ACQUIRE TWO PROPERTIES IN THE\nRAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD FOR\nTHE PUMP STATION NUMBER FOUR\nREPLACEMENT PROJECT. THE\nEXISTING PUMP STATION IN THIS\nAREA DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE\nCAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE NEW\nDEVELOPMENT AND THEREFORE NEW\nSEWER FLOWS. FROM REDEVELOPMENT\nWITHIN THE SEWER BASIN WHICH IS\nIN THE URBAN VILLAGE. THIS\nPROJECT WILL BUILD A NEW PUMP\nSTATION TO ACCOMMODATE THAT\nCAPACITY NEEDED TO MAINTAIN\nSERVICE LEVELS. I WILL HAND IT\nOFF TO BRIAN TO WALK YOU THROUGH\nOUR PRESENTATION.\nGOOD MORNING.\nSPEAK CLOSER TO THE\nMICROPHONE. IN YOUR CLEAN WHITE\nJACKET FOR SPRING.\n[ LAUGHTER ]\nTHE DAY IS STILL YOUNG. THE\nNAME OF THIS PROJECT IS THE\nSEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES PUMP\nSTATION FOUR REPLACEMENT\nPROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS\nLEGISLATION IS TO AUTHORIZE\nSEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO\nACQUIRE BY NEGOTIATION OR\nEMINENT DOMAIN TWO PROPERTIES\nREQUIRED FOR THE REPLACEMENT\nPROJECT. THIS MAP HIGHLIGHTS THE\nLOCATION OF THE PROPERTIES. IS\nLOCATED IN THE RAINIER BEACH\nNEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN\nSEATTLE. IS LOCATED IN COUNCIL\nDISTRICT NUMBER TWO. THE RED\nRECTANGLES , RECTANGLE,\nHIGHLIGHTS THE TWO PROPERTIES\nTHAT ARE GOING TO BE ACQUIRED.\nIT IS LOCATED OFF OF RAINIER\nAVENUE SOUTH AND ALONG SOUTH\nDIRECTORS STREET. ADJACENT TO\nTHE PROPERTIES AND IN THE\nVICINITY ARE A NUMBER OF SMALL\nBUSINESSES AND PRIVATE PROPERTY\nOWNERS. WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN\nTHE BLUE RECTANGLE AND THEY ARE\nPARCELS THAT RELY ON PUMP\nSTATION FOUR FOR WASTEWATER\nCONVEYANCE TO DOWNSTREAM\nSYSTEMS. THESE MAPS PROVIDE OR\nPICTURES PROVIDE DIFFERENT\nANGLES OF THE TWO PROPERTIES\nTHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ACQUIRE.\nTHE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS IT\nFACING NORTH AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS\nA SHIPPING CONTAINER THAT WE\nHAVE WORKED WITH THE PROPERTY\nOWNERS THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO\nREMOVE PRIOR TO US ACQUIRING THE\nPROPERTY. AND THE PHOTO ON THE\nRIGHT SHOWS THE PROPERTIES\nFACING NORTHEAST. I'M GOING TO\nPASS IT OFF FOR FURTHER\nEXPLANATION.\nSO, SPEAKING OF JUST PROJECT\nPURPOSE OR MAYBE THE IMPORTANCE\nOF THIS PROJECT, A COUPLE OF\nITEMS TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THESE,\nTHE EXISTING PUMP STATION WAS\nBUILT IN 1980. SO AS EXPECTED\nFOR A PUMP STATION THAT IS 45\nYEARS OLD, CREWS HAVE STARTED TO\nNOTICE EVIDENCE OF OR SIGNS OF\nAGING AND DETERIORATION OF THE\nPUMP STATION. SO FROM A\nCONDITION PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE\nFLAGGED THIS AS BEING IMPORTANT\nTO REPLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.\nTHE OTHER ELEMENT IS THAT THIS\nAREA IS LOCATED WITHIN THE\nRANIER BEACH URBAN VILLAGE. THE\nSOUTH DIRECTOR STREET AREA\nCURRENTLY IS DEVELOPED AT A\nCAPACITY MUCH LESS THAN WHAT IT\nIS ZONE FOR. AND SO BASED ON THE\nEXISTING CAPACITY OF THE PUMP\nSTATION WE KNOW THAT IT IS NOT\nAS LARGE AS IT NEEDS TO BE TO\nACCOMMODATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.\nAND I WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE OF\nNOTES, THE PICTURE ON YOUR RIGHT\nSHOWS THE EXISTING PUMP STATION\nLOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.\nWHAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WITH\nTHESE TWO PARCELS IS FROM OUR\nCONVERSATIONS WITH SDOT, SDOT\nWOULDN'T ALLOW US TO BUILD THE\nPUMP STATION AS IT IS. THEY\nWOULD REQUIRE US TO BUILD\nEVERYTHING BELOW GRADE. WHICH\nIS, NOT AS IDEAL FOR CREWS TO\nHAVE TO GO INTO BELOW GRADE\nSTRUCTURES THAT ARE PERHAPS\nTIGHTER THAN THEY NEED TO BE.\nBUT ALSO IT'S MUCH MORE\nEXPENSIVE. SO THESE TWO PARCELS\nOFFER THE ABILITY TO BUILD\nFACILITIES ABOVE GRADE . WHICH\nIS NICE FOR THE CREWS BUT ALSO\nMUCH MORE COST-EFFECTIVE. WE ARE\nEXCITED ABOUT LOCATING TWO\nPARCELS THAT ARE VACANT THAT ARE\nALSO LOCATED DIRECTLY ADJACENT\nTO THE VERIZON CELL TOWER\nLOCATED ALONG SELF DIRECTOR\nSTREET. IT ALLOWS US TO\nCONGREGATE, IF YOU WILL, UTILITY\nINFRASTRUCTURE TOGETHER ALONG\nSOUTH DIRECTORS STREET.\nWE HAVE REACHED A CONDITIONAL\nPURCHASE OF SALE AGREEMENT WITH\nBOTH PROPERTY OWNERS. FOR BOTH\nPROPERTIES. THE PURCHASE PRICE\nIS $760,000 FOR BOTH PROPERTIES.\nTHAT IS $380,000 FOR EACH. THE\nFUNDING WILL COME FROM SEATTLE\nPUBLIC UTILITIES DRAINAGE AND\nWASTEWATER RATES FUND. SO IN\nSUMMARY, BOTH OF THE PARCELS\nPROVIDE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE\nOPTION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING\nPUMP STATION, BOTH OF THE PARCEL\nOWNERS ARE WILLING SELLERS. AND\nA NEW, LARGER PUMP STATION\nPROVIDES THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT\nFUTURE DEVELOPMENT. FOR\nPRELIMINARY SCHEDULE WE HOPE TO\nHAVE THE DESIGN COMPLETED BY THE\nSECOND QUARTER OF 2029, FOLLOWED\nMOSTLY BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF\nTHE NOTICE TO PROCEED IN THE\nTHIRD QUARTER OF 2029. WITH THE\nHOPES OF COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION\nBY THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2041.\n2031. THAT CONCLUDES HER\nPRESENTATION. THANK YOU.\nDIRECTOR LEE: DIRECTOR LEE.\nWITH RESPECT TO THE SAME\nQUESTION, THAT YOU ASKED\nPREVIOUSLY, THIS PROJECT, THE\nBUDGET IS INCLUDED IN OUR\nCAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, SO\nTHESE, THE COSTS ARE FULLY\nACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR EXISTING\nRATES.\nAWESOME, I KNEW THAT WAS THE\nNEXT QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA.\nANYTHING TO ADD?\nAGAIN, AS DIRECTOR LEE\nMENTIONED, THIS IS JUST AN\nAPPROPRIATION.\nAWESOME. IS A MUCH. SUPER\nHELPFUL ON THE PRESENTATION. AND\nWALKING US THROUGH THE COST. AND\nALSO THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT\nAS WELL. AND WHERE THE SOURCE OF\nTHE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM. AND\nTO KNOW THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE\nWILLING TO SELL. WHAT IS THE\nOPPOSITE, NOT WILLING? IS THAT\nWHICH WOULD PUT?\nYEAH.\nOKAY, I GOT YOU. COLLEAGUES,\nAND COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS.\nAWESOME. THE MOTION DOESN'T\nCARRY UNTIL I MOVE IT.\" TO MOVE\nTHE COMMUNITY RECOMMEND PASSAGE\nOF THE BILL. IS THERE A SECOND?\nIT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED\nTO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL\nBILL . ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINAL\nCOMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLERK,\nCALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBER\nJUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TO\nHOLLINGSWORTH.\nTHREE IN FAVOR.\nIT WILL BE SENT TO APRIL 14.\nTHANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I\nHOPE YOU KEEP YOUR WHITE JACKET\nSUPERCLEAN.\nTHANK YOU.\nIT IS FRESH. CAME HERE FRESH\nFOR SPRING. SPRING IS IN THE\nBUILDING. WHITE JACKET.\nWINTERTIME? NO.\nTHE LOVELY PICTURES THEY PUT\nIN HERE.\nADDITIONAL PICTURES. I'M\nGOING TO READ ANOTHER AGENDA\nITEM NUMBER SEVEN. COUNCIL BILL\n121190. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO\nTHE 2026 STORMWATER CODE UPDATE;\nUPDATING STORMWATER CONTROL\nREQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT,\nROADWAYS, UTILITIES, AND\nMAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES; FOR\nBRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. GENERAL\nMANAGER, I ALWAYS SAY DIRECTOR,\nI'M SORRY, ALL THE ABOVE,\nDIRECTOR LEE.\nGOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS\nAND COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M\nKEVIN BURRELL, SR. POLICY\nMANAGER FOR SPU.\nGOOD TO SEE YOU.\nOUR FINAL PRESENTATION\nRELATES TO OUR 2026 UPSTATE OF\nTHE STORM WATER CODE WHICH\nRELATES DRAINAGE, EROSION\nCONTROL AND WATER QUALITY TO\nDEVELOPMENT'S. THE PURPOSE OF\nTHE STORM WATER CODE IS TO\nPROTECT LIFE, PROPERTY, PUBLIC\nHEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT FROM THE\nADVERSE IMPACTS OF URBAN\nSTORMWATER RUNOFF. ADVERSE\nIMPACTS CAN INCLUDE FLOODING,\nWATER POLLUTION, LANDSLIDES AND\nEROSION. EVERY FIVE YEARS WE ARE\nREQUIRED TO UPDATE THIS CODE TO\nENSURE THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE\nDEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY'S\nREQUIREMENTS. THIS IS WASHINGTON\nSTATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. AT\nTHIS POINT KEVIN BURRELL IS HERE\nTO BRIEF YOU ON THE CODE UPDATE\nAND HOW IT AFFECTS DEVELOPMENT\nIN SEATTLE.\nTHANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.\nAS I DIG AND I JUST WANTED TO\nTHANK AND RECOGNIZE THE\nINTERDEPARTMENT TEAM WHO WORKED\nTIRELESSLY FOR THE LAST COUPLE\nOF YEARS TO GET US TO THIS\nPOINT. IT'S A BIG LIFT TOOK\nTHERE ARE MANY FOLKS TO THANK. I\nWANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE\nFOLKS IT TOOK TIME FOR PUBLIC\nCOMMENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US,\nWE TAKE THE COMMENTS SERIOUSLY.\nWE ALSO WANT TO JUST NOTE, AS\nI'M GOING THROUGH THE BRIEFING\nTHAT WE DID PROVIDE RESPONSE TO\nCOMMENTS AND WE CAN TOUCH ON\nTHAT IN A BIT. ALL RIGHT, ANDREW\nTOUCHED ON SOME OF THIS. I WILL\nTRY TO MOVE AS QUICKLY. AGAIN,\nTHE BACKGROUND, TALK ABOUT THE\nPURPOSE OF THE CODE, WHO APPLIES\nTO, WHY WE ARE UPDATING IT NOW,\nI WILL GIVE YOU A THUMBNAIL OF\nTHE SCHEDULE, LOOKING BACKWARDS\nIN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO\nGET TO THIS POINT. I WILL GIVE\nYOU A QUICK THUMBNAIL OF THE\nSUMMARY OF THE CODE UPDATES,\nDESCRIBE SOME OUTREACH AND\nFEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED SO FAR\nAND TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS.\nANDREW TOUCHED ON THIS ALREADY.\nWE HAVE A CODE BECAUSE WE ARE\nREQUIRED . I JUST WANT TO MAYBE\nSTEP BACK AND SAY EFFECTIVELY,\nAND HE DEVELOPED AREA IN WESTERN\nWASHINGTON HAS MORE THAN 10,000\nPEOPLE IN A DEVELOPED AREA HAS\nTO HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE\nSTATE AS MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION\nTO COLLECT RAINWATER, BE KIND TO\nIT AND PUT IT BACK INTO\nRECEIVING WATERS WHICH THEY ARE\nIN CHARGE OF. SO, SEATTLE,\nTACOMA, KING, PEARSON'S GNOMISH\nCOUNTIES HAVE THE EXACT SAME\nPERMIT AND OBLIGATIONS. SEATTLE\nIS NOT UNIQUE IN THIS WE. I WANT\nTO GIVE YOU THAT ALTITUDE AND\nCONTEXT. WE HAVE HAD THE STORM\nWATER CODE SINCE 1979. WE HAD\nTHIS FRAMEWORK TOGETHER. IT'S\nPRETTY EXCITING. OKAY. WHAT IS\nIN THE STORM WATER CODE? THERE\nARE REALLY THREE MAJOR\nCOMPONENTS. FIRST IT'S ABOUT\nCONTROLLING SOURCES OF POLLUTION\nFROM EVERY DAY, GOING BACK TO\nACTIVITIES, SOCIETAL STUFF. IT\nALSO REGULATES CONSTRUCTION SITE\nACTIVITIES TO CONTROL SOURCES OF\nPOLLUTION . THE LAST THING IS\nABOUT NEW REDEVELOPMENT. IT'S\nABOUT MANAGING RAINWATER WHEN IT\nLANDS ON-SITE, TO ON-SITE\nSTORMWATER BMPS. IT'S ABOUT\nPUTTING FACILITIES IN PLACE TO\nMANAGE THE VOLUME OF WATER THAT\nLANDS ON A SITE. AND ALSO\nMANAGES AND TREATS THE WATER SO\nIT'S CLEAN WHEN IT LEAVES THE\nSITE. THAT IS AGAIN, FOR NEW OR\nREDEVELOPMENT WHICH APPLIES TO\nCITY DYLAN'S AS WELL. I SAID IT\nBEFORE I GOT TO IT. THE CODE\nAPPLIES TO PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT,\nCITY PROJECTS, CURRENT BUSINESS\nTHIS IS AND ACTIVITIES. HAS A\nSPILL OR SOMEONE IS DOING AUTO\nCARE OR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE\nOF THE STREET OR SOMETHING, ALL\nOF THESE CODES APPLY TO EVERYDAY\nBEHAVIORS AND ACTIVITIES AND\nALSO RESIDENTIAL THINGS. ALSO\nPET WASTE BAGS AND OTHER FUN\nTHINGS WE HAVE ALL COME TO BE A\nCUSTOM TOO. SO THE DEPARTMENT OF\nCONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS IS\nRESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING\nTHE CODE AND REGULATING PRIVATE\nPROPERTY DEVELOPMENT THEY DO\nPERMITTING AND PLANNING. SPU, WE\nLOOK AT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY\nDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND\nACTIVITIES BECAUSE OFTEN WHAT IS\nCONSTRUCTED IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY\nAND TO BEING DONATED TO THE\nUTILITY AS A UTILITY DRAINAGE\nASSET. SDOT IS HELPFUL IN\nENFORCING CONSTRUCTION, EROSION\nAND SEDIMENT CONTROL ACTIVITIES\nWHEN ACTIVITIES ARE HAPPENING IN\nSDOT RIGHT AWAY. WE ARE REQUIRED\nTO HAVE THIS DONE AND COMPLETED\nAND APPROVED BY COUNCIL SO CAN\nBE AFFECTED BY JULY 1, 2026.\nIT'S A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT\nFROM THE STATE. WE WANT TO MEET\nOUR STATE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.\nWE HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE\nOPPORTUNITY THROUGH THIS UPDATE\nTO ADJUST POLICIES WITH CURRENT\nCITY PRIORITIES, TAKING INTO\nACCOUNT A LOT OF THE PUBLIC\nCOMMENTS WE HAVE RECEIVED. AND\nALSO THE CODE AND MANUAL, THEY\nARE VOLUMINOUS AND WE TAKE TIME\nEACH TIME TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND\nUSABILITY. SO ACTUALLY, IF THERE\nANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN PAUSE AND\nSTOP ME . I SHOULD MENTION THAT\nTHE USERS TYPICALLY OF THESE\nTOOLS ARE ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS\nAND DEVELOPERS, PEOPLE DESIGNING\nFACILITIES , OR DESIGNING FOR\nFACILITIES TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY\nPRIVATE PARCELS. SO LET'S LOOK\nAT WHAT HAS GOTTEN US HERE\nTODAY. AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY\nFIVE YEARS. SUMMER OF 2024,\nECOLOGY GAVE WESTERN WASHINGTON\nTHIS NEW PERMIT AND IN IT CAME\nNEW REQUIREMENTS. NEW\nEXPECTATIONS FROM THE STATE THAT\nWE HAD TO LOOK AT AND ADOPT. SO\nSUMMER TO THE FALL OF 2024 , WE\nCAME UP WITH THE CHANGES WE\nTHOUGHT MADE MOST SENSE. WE GAVE\nTHEM TO THE PUBLIC TO GIVE US\nTHEIR FEEDBACK. THAT WAS LAST\nYEAR. AT THE SAME TIME, WITH\nTHEIR PUBLIC INPUT, WE HAD TO\nGIVE OUR DRAFTS TO ECOLOGY SO\nTHEY CAN APPROVE THEM. WE ARE\nNOT ALLOWED TO ADOPT THE CODE\nWITHOUT THE CONSENT. THAT WAS\nREALLY THE FIRST ITERATION\nBETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE\nTO HAVE THAT FIRST CONVERSATION.\nLATER THAT FALL , LAST FALL THEY\nGIVE US THE RESPONSE TO COMMENTS\nAND APPROVED WILL BE PROPOSED IN\nA PACKAGE. WE WENT BACK OUT FOR\nA SECOND REVIEW WITH THE PUBLIC\nAND GOT MORE COMMENTS AND INPUT.\nAGAIN TODAY, THIS IS NOT THE\nTHIRD BUT ONE OF YET MANY\nOPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC,\nINCLUDING DESIGN AND ENGINEERING\nFIRMS, DEPARTMENT OF GROUPS AND\nSO ON TO GIVE US FEEDBACK. I\nWILL BE SHORT. THE JOY I BRING\nTO THIS IS THAT THERE ARE VERY\nFEW NEW REQUIREMENTS. OTHER\nITERATIONS OF THE STORMWATER\nUPDATES HAVE BEEN REALLY\nINTENSE, JUST BASED ON NEW\nTECHNOLOGIES OR ADVANCES AND HOW\nTHE STATE WANTED US TO REGULATE\nDEVELOPMENT. IN THIS CASE WE ARE\nJUST A FEW NEW REQUIREMENTS FROM\nECOLOGY. AS I MENTIONED MANY OF\nTHE UPDATES ARE TECHNICAL AND\nFOR USERS OF THE MANUAL, THE\nCITIES STORMWATER MANUAL. I\nWOULD SAY WAS SOME JOY AND\nHOPEFULLY THERE ARE MINIMAL\nPHYSICAL IMPACTS TO THE CITY\nWITH CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THOSE\nTHAT ARE ACTUALLY A RESULT OF\nWHAT HAS BEEN REQUIRED OF\nECOLOGY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT\nSPECIFICS. THIS IS JUST A WAY OF\nPROVIDING EVIDENCE AND HONORING\nTHE WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE\nTO BE ACCESSIBLE, PRACTICAL AND\nPURSUE PUBLIC COMMENT. SDCI SOME\nOF OUR MAIN CHANNELS AND\nTHOROUGH FAIRS TO CAPTURE , WE\nHAVE DONE SEVERAL PUBLIC\nMEETINGS ONLINE. WE HAVE MET\nSEPARATELY WITH DIFFERENT AGENCY\nPARTNERS LIKE THE PORT OF\nSEATTLE. WE HAVE MET SEPARATELY\nWITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE\nFOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEETINGS\nAS WELL. AND, THIS IS YET AGAIN\nANOTHER FORUM FOR US TO LISTEN\nTO FEEDBACK AND TAKE COMMENTS.\nSO, THROUGH THAT THERE ARE OVER\n550 PUBLIC COMMENTS TO DATE. I\nWILL SAY I THINK WE'VE\nINCORPORATED MANY OF THOSE ,\nMOST RESULTING IN NO CHANGES DUE\nTO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE\nREQUIREMENTS OF ECOLOGY , WE\nHAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES\nBECAUSE THEY WERE DRIVEN BY THE\nCITIES PRIORITIES AND POLICY\nDECISIONS. WE HEARD TODAY DURING\nPUBLIC COMMENT THERE ARE SOME\nOUTSTANDING CONCERNS I TRY TO\nADDRESS THOSE BEFORE WE LEAVE\nTODAY. OR PERHAPS WE CAN TALK\nABOUT THAT AS PART OF OUR\nWRITTEN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS WE\nHAVE PROVIDED. OKAY, AS I SAID,\nIF I WERE TO SUMMARIZE, WHAT DO\nWE HEAR FROM ALL THIS FEEDBACK,\nAGAIN, MOST OF THE USERS OF THE\nCODE AND STORMWATER MANUAL WERE\nASKING CLARIFYING QUESTIONS\nABOUT WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THIS\nOR HOW DO WE PUT THIS INTO OUR\nDESIGNS AND PLANS. THERE AGAIN\nAS WE HEARD AGAIN, TO START THE\nMEETING TODAY, VERY STRONG\nSUPPORT FOR TREE PRESERVATION,\nAND FOR MENTAL PROTECTION, WATER\nQUALITY PROTECTION AND SO ON.\nSEPARATELY WE HAVE HEARD FROM\nDEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ABOUT THE\nECOLOGY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR\nPROJECTS. I PUT A LITTLE BIT OF\nFLAVOR ON THIS. I MENTIONED WE\nHAVE HOSTED TWO MEETINGS. ISSUES\nESSENTIALLY AROUND ECOLOGY'S\nREQUIREMENTS TO TREAT THE ENTIRE\nAREA OF AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION\nPROJECT IS ONE PERMITTED AREA.\nIF AN APPLICANT WERE TO DESIGN\nTHE CONSTRUCTION AREA INTO\nSMALLER BITE-SIZE PERMITTED\nPARCELS, THEY MAY AVOID THE\nENTIRE MENTAL REQUIREMENTS THAT\nWE REQUIRE . SO THAT IS NOT\nALLOWED AND WE PUT THAT IN OUR\nPERMIT IS A REQUIREMENT. WE KNOW\nTHAT THAT HAS BEEN IN THERE\nSINCE 2013. THEY ARE JUST MAKING\nSURE IT IS CLEAR FOR ALL OF\nWESTERN WASHINGTON. SO HERE IS A\nWIREFRAME OF KIND OF WHERE WE\nHAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE HOPE TO.\nTODAY WE ARE AT COMMITTEE\nMEETING NUMBER ONE. AS WE ANSWER\nQUESTIONS, WE WANT TO KEEP\nMOVING FORWARD SO WE CAN GET TO\nTHE SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING AND\nHOPEFULLY A VOTE. WE IDEALLY,\nWHAT IS OUTLINED HERE IS THE\nJULY 1 EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR\nPEOPLE OF PROJECTS IN THE QUEUE\nWE NEED TO GIVE THEM GRACE\nPERIODS OF THE CAN CHANGE COURSE\nIF THEY NEED TO UPDATE THE\nPERMITS AND PROJECT PLANS. THAT\nIS THE BAR BELOW. 30 DAYS PRIOR\nTO THE EFFECTIVE DATE WE GIVE\nFOLKS SAMPLE NOTICE THAT THEY\nNEED TO CHANGE COURSE AND THE\nPROJECT DECISIONS. IF THEY\nDON'T HAVE A COMPLETED\nAPPLICATION WITH A TIMELY PERMIT\nEFFECTIVENESS. I THINK THAT IS\nALL I HAVE FOR NOW. QUESTIONS\nTHAT YOU MAY HAVE? I WILL PASS\nIT OVER AS WELL.\nBRIAN WILL BE WRITING A MEMO\nAVAILABLE TO ALL AT THE 14th\nMEETING. THERE WILL BE\nADDITIONAL CONTENT THERE TO\nCONSIDER. I HAVE NOTHING TO\nOFFER YOU BEYOND THAT\nREASSURANCE.\nABSOLUTELY. AND I KNOW THIS\nIS ONE OF THE TIMES WHERE I'M\nGRATEFUL WHERE WE HAVE TIME IN\nBETWEEN MEETINGS TODAY JUST A\nLOT OF THE INFORMATION. BECAUSE\nI KNOW THAT WE RECEIVED A LOT OF\nCOMMENTS ABOUT THAT OBVIOUSLY.\nWE HAD COMMENTS TODAY. BUT JUST\nRECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK\nREGARDING THIS POLICY. IT'S\nGREAT JUST TO HAVE TIME TO\nABSORB IT, TO UNDERSTAND IT. AND\nSO, THANK YOU, KEVIN, FOR THE\nPRESENTATION. DIRECTOR LEE, DID\nYOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS? I\nWANT TO OPEN UP TO MY COLLEAGUES\nIF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.\nCOUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?\nSORRY, A LOT OF COMMENTS\nTODAY. I GUESS, THANK YOU, FOR\nPRESENTING THIS, THANK YOU , FOR\nPINCH-HITTING FOR BRIAN. KEVIN,\nCAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT, I\nWILL ADMIT I WASN'T FAMILIAR\nWITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS FROM\nTHE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. CAN YOU\nPLEASE ADDRESS THOSE , AND I\nHEARD YOU SAY YOU INCORPORATED A\nLOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC\nCOMMENT IN GENERAL? NOT THIS\nPUBLIC COMMENT, BUT IN GENERAL,\nAS YOU ARE DOING THIS, CAN YOU\nTALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT?\nTHERE ARE TWO TOPICS I MIGHT\nBE WILL TO HELP SUMMARIZE, A\nCOMMENT APPRECIATES SPU'S\nDIRECTION AND WHERE WE ARE\nHEADED WITH THIS PROPOSAL. MAYBE\nJUST TO START BY SAYING, OF ALL\nTHE PROPOSED CHANGES WE HAVE\nASKED ECOLOGY TO CONSIDER AND\nTHEY HAVE ACCEPTED, WE HAVE\nADDED A TABLE FOR THE WHOLE\nWORLD TO LOOK AT TO SEE WHY WE\nHAVE MADE CHANGES, WHAT IS THE\nDERIVATION FOR THE CHANGE OR\nDRIVER , IN MANY CASES IT IS\nECOLOGY . ECOLOGY REQUIREMENT OR\nOTHER CHANGES THAT WE ARE\nCONSIDERING. THAT I HOPE THE\nREPUBLICANS HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK\nAT AND INGEST AND CERTAINLY\nTHERE WELCOME TO ASK QUESTIONS\nOF US IN THE SCENE BETWEEN\nPERIOD FOR CLARIFICATION. TWO\nTHINGS THAT CAME TO MIND AS I\nWAS LISTENING TO THE HELPFUL\nCOMMENTS TODAY. THERE IS A LOT.\nTHIS IS A VOLUME IS AMOUNT OF\nWORK. THE FIRST ARE ON TREE\nPRESERVATION. WILL SAY KINDLY,\nWE APPRECIATE THE POINTS THAT\nHAVE BEEN MADE. AND THE HEALTHY\nTENSION THAT IS THERE. SEATTLE\nHAS A TREE ORDINANCE AND\nLAND-USE CODES THE PROTECT\nTREES. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT\nTREES ARE INCLUDED AND AS ONE OF\nMANY OF THE TOOLS THAT WE USE TO\nMANAGE STORMWATER RUNOFF, I\nTHINK COMMENTERS SUGGESTIONS\nTHAT SEATTLE DOESN'T CONSIDER\nTHEM, WE DO IN FACT. MOREOVER WE\nOFFER CREDIT AS DO OTHER CITIES\nAND COUNTIES FOR TREES FOR NEW\nTREES OR RETAINED TREES. THAT\nHOPEFULLY WILL HELP SET THE\nRECORD STRAIGHT THE WE ARE NOT\nTHAT DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THE\nOTHER WESTERN WASHINGTON\nJURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN\nDOING THAT FOR SOME TIME. THAT\nIS PART ONE. PART TWO, IT'S A\nLITTLE TECHNICAL, BUT I THINK\nMAYBE I WILL OPEN THE\nCONVERSATION BY CLARIFYING THAT\nSEATTLE IS REVISING ITS FLOW\nCONTROL STANDARDS FOR SOME SMALL\nAREAS OF THE CITY. THAT IS, HOW\nMUCH WATER THE SMALL PROJECT HAS\nTO COLLECT AND MANAGE AS PART OF\nITS NEW DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. IN\nTHE AREAS WE ARE FOCUSED ON OUR\nAREAS SURROUNDING HALLER LAKE\nAND GREEN LAKE. TYPICALLY AREAS\nNORTH OF 85th WHERE IT IS SERVED\nBY DITCHES AND CULVERTS ON THE\nSIDE OF THE ROAD. AND WHAT WE\nFOUND IN TALKING WITH OUR\nDEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AND THE\nENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO\nHELP US THINK THROUGH THIS, IS\nTHE CURRENT FLOW CONTROL\nREQUIREMENTS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE\nAMOUNT OF BENEFIT WE HOPED.\nMEANING, THE COST AND EXPENSE OF\nPUTTING A SMALL TANK IN\nSOMEONE'S DEVELOPMENT PROJECT,\nLIKE A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY STYLE\nPROJECT THAT NOW HAS A TANK\nUNDERGROUND TO COLLECT WATER IS\nMAYBE ONLY COLLECTING AND\nMANAGING RAINWATER BUT NOT\nNECESSARILY PICKING IT CLEANER\nTHAN IT WAS BEFORE. SO WE HAVE\nINCREASED -- RELAXED THE\nSTANDARD IN THOSE AREAS IN\nEXCHANGE FOR ASKING EVERY\nPROJECT, SMALL AND LARGE, TO\nEVALUATE USING DIFFERENT TOOLS\nTHAT WILL NOT ONLY COLLECT\nRAINWATER BUT TREAT IT AS WELL.\nI THINK WHAT IS MISSING BETWEEN\nTHE COMMENTERS AND THE SUBSTANCE\nFOLLOWING THE ASSIGNMENTS\nTHERE'S A NEW FRAMEWORK THAT\nWILL PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION\nTHAN THE OLD STANDARD. WE THINK\nTHEY WILL BE MORE VOLUME AND\nQUALITY TREATED AS A RESULT OF\nTHIS NEW PACKAGE. I WANT TO MAKE\nTHAT CLEAR. BETTER AND FOR\nMENTAL OUTCOMES . BECAUSE ALL\nSITES WILL HAVE TO USE THIS\nCONCEPT, NOT JUST A FEW.\nDO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD\n, GENERAL MANAGER LEE?\nJUST BY SIMPLY SAYING, OUR\nFOCUS OBVIOUSLY IS ON STORMWATER\nMANAGEMENT. AND SO THE\nALTERNATIVES WE PROVIDE TO THE\nDEVELOPERS TO MANAGE STORMWATER\nINCLUDES TREES AS AN OPTION. BUT\nNOT JUST TREES, THERE ARE OTHER\nWAYS YOU CAN DO A RAIN GARDEN,\nET CETERA. WE HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO\nBE PRESCRIPTIVE, THAT THEY MUST\nUSE TREES. OBVIOUSLY THEY NEED\nTO COMPLY WITH THE TREE\nORDINANCE BUT THEY HAVE\nFLEXIBILITY WHICH IS WHAT WE\nHAVE GRANTED THROUGH THE\nSTORMWATER CODE. I THINK ONE OF\nTHE COMMENTERS WANTED I BELIEVE\nUS TO BE MORE PRESCRIPTIVE ABOUT\nTHAT. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO BE LESS\nPERSPECTIVE AND PROVIDE OPTIONS.\nOKAY. THAT IS HELPFUL. I WILL\nASK FOR A BRIEFING IN BETWEEN SO\nI CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME OF\nTHIS THAT CAME UP. THANK YOU.\nTHANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER\nRIVERA. AND FOR CLARITY, WE WILL\nHAVE A MEMO FROM BRIAN HELPING\nUS UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE STUFF\nAS WELL. IT IS A LOT. ARE THERE\nANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING\nTHIS? AWESOME, I KNOW WE WILL\nFOLLOW UP, WE WILL HAVE MORE\nQUESTIONS AND GET MORE BRIEFINGS\nAND MORE MEMOS. SO WE CAN\nCONTINUE THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU\nALL FOR BEING HERE. LOOKING\nFORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON\nTHIS AS WELL. AWESOME.\nOKAY, COLLEAGUES, I AM PROUD\nTO GET OUT ON TIME TODAY. WELL,\nI DON'T KNOW. I GUESS. ALL\nRIGHT. ANYWAY, THAT WILL\nCONCLUDE -- BEFORE I END, ARE\nTHERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO COME\nBEFORE THE COUNCIL? TO COME\nBEFORE THE COMMITTEE? US THREE?\nOKAY. WITH THAT, THERE ARE NO\nOTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THERE\nARE NO FURTHER BUSINESS. AND SO\nTHIS IS GOING TO CONCLUDE OUR\nAPRIL 9 MEETING OF THE\nGOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES\nCOMMITTEE. I ALSO WANT TO SAY,\nYESTERDAY WAS MY DAD'S\nBIRTHDAY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WE\nLOVE YOU.\nHAPPY BIRTHDAY: HAPPY BIRTHDAY.\nI WON'T TELL EVERYONE HOLD\nYOUR. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING\nIS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 14, AT 9:30\nAM. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS,\nIT IS 11:30 AM AND THIS MEETING\nIS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU."
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