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1 00:00:23,022 --> 00:00:26,593 MORNING, THE APRIL 9, 2026 OF 2 00:00:26,593 --> 00:00:27,227 THE GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 3 00:00:27,227 --> 00:00:28,294 COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. 4 00:00:28,294 --> 00:00:28,695 PLEASE CALL THE 5 00:00:28,695 --> 00:00:29,963 >> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ROLL. 6 00:00:29,963 --> 00:00:34,134 >> PRESENT. 7 00:00:34,134 --> 00:00:34,667 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 8 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:37,237 >> PRESENT. 9 00:00:37,237 --> 00:00:37,771 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 10 00:00:37,771 --> 00:00:39,372 >> PRESENT. 11 00:00:39,372 --> 00:00:39,873 >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 12 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:43,443 >> PRESENT. 13 00:00:43,443 --> 00:00:47,781 >> THERE ARE FOUR PRESENT , FOUR 14 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:48,715 COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. 15 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:51,384 >> THANK YOU, CLERK. 16 00:00:51,384 --> 00:00:56,356 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS EXCUSED. 17 00:00:56,356 --> 00:00:58,057 WILL COME TO THE GOVERNANCE AND 18 00:00:58,057 --> 00:00:59,058 UTILITIES COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A 19 00:00:59,058 --> 00:01:00,660 PACKED AGENDA SO WE ARE LOOKING 20 00:01:00,660 --> 00:01:01,928 FORWARD TO ALL ITEMS ON THE 21 00:01:01,928 --> 00:01:03,563 AGENDA. THANK YOU ALL WHO SHOWED 22 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:06,933 UP. WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL 23 00:01:06,933 --> 00:01:08,568 DIFFICULTIES WITH OUR ONLINE 24 00:01:08,568 --> 00:01:09,803 SIGN-UP, LOOKING FORWARD TO 25 00:01:09,803 --> 00:01:10,437 HEARING OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS. 26 00:01:10,437 --> 00:01:14,274 WE ARE NOW CONSIDERING THE 27 00:01:14,274 --> 00:01:15,175 AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION 28 00:01:15,175 --> 00:01:16,843 THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. THE 29 00:01:16,843 --> 00:01:22,782 ADOPTION. WE ARE NOW GOING TO 30 00:01:22,782 --> 00:01:23,950 OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT 31 00:01:23,950 --> 00:01:24,684 PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENTS SHOULD 32 00:01:24,684 --> 00:01:26,252 BE RELATED TO THE ITEMS ON 33 00:01:26,252 --> 00:01:27,454 TODAY'S AGENDA OR BE WITHIN THE 34 00:01:27,454 --> 00:01:28,488 PURVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE. CLERK, 35 00:01:28,488 --> 00:01:38,998 HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE. 36 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:44,938 >> CURRENTLY WE HAVE ZERO IN 37 00:01:44,938 --> 00:01:45,738 PERSON SPEAKERS AND FOUR REMOTE 38 00:01:45,738 --> 00:01:46,739 SPEAKERS. 39 00:01:46,739 --> 00:01:47,373 >> EVERY SPEAKER WILL GET TWO 40 00:01:47,373 --> 00:01:48,341 MINUTES. I WILL READ THE 41 00:01:48,341 --> 00:01:48,975 INSTRUCTIONS. PUBLIC COMMENT 42 00:01:48,975 --> 00:01:50,009 WILL BE MODERATED. SPEAKERS WILL 43 00:01:50,009 --> 00:01:51,511 BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 44 00:01:51,511 --> 00:01:52,712 THEY REGISTERED. STARTING WITH 45 00:01:52,712 --> 00:01:59,185 THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS, WE HAVE 46 00:01:59,185 --> 00:02:00,520 NONE SO WE WILL JUMPED TO 47 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:01,721 ONLINE. IF YOU HAVE NOT 48 00:02:01,721 --> 00:02:02,489 REGISTERED TO SPEAK BUT WOULD 49 00:02:02,489 --> 00:02:04,324 LIKE TO YOU CAN SIGN UP BEFORE 50 00:02:04,324 --> 00:02:05,325 THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT 51 00:02:05,325 --> 00:02:06,092 PERIOD. WHEN SPEAKING PLEASE 52 00:02:06,092 --> 00:02:07,327 BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME AND 53 00:02:07,327 --> 00:02:08,528 THE ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. 54 00:02:08,528 --> 00:02:09,629 SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WITH 55 00:02:09,629 --> 00:02:11,064 10 SECONDS OR LESS, EXCUSE ME, 56 00:02:11,064 --> 00:02:13,066 10 SECONDS -- THANK YOU, THAT IS 57 00:02:13,066 --> 00:02:14,734 THE SOUND , YOU MIGHT HEAR THAT 58 00:02:14,734 --> 00:02:18,138 SOUND. AND THAT IS 10 SECONDS. 59 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:24,978 AND YOU STILL HAVE TIME. PUBLIC 60 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:25,979 COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN. WE'RE 61 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:27,213 GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE FIRST 62 00:02:27,213 --> 00:02:28,314 SPEAKERS. AND LOOKING ONLINE, IT 63 00:02:28,314 --> 00:02:29,482 LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE 64 00:02:29,482 --> 00:02:31,484 THAT HAVE SIGNED UP BUT THEY ARE 65 00:02:31,484 --> 00:02:32,819 NOT PRESENT. CAN I.T. CONFIRM IF 66 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:40,460 ANY OF THE SPEAKERS ARE PRESENT? 67 00:02:40,460 --> 00:02:42,896 >> WE ARE WORKING ON THE ISSUE 68 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:43,897 RIGHT NOW. THIS MIGHT TAKE A 69 00:02:43,897 --> 00:02:44,197 WHILE. 70 00:02:44,197 --> 00:02:45,865 >> THINK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE 71 00:02:45,865 --> 00:02:47,033 GOING TO BE AT EASE UNTIL WE 72 00:02:47,033 --> 00:02:48,735 KIND OF FIGURE OUT THE ONLINE 73 00:02:48,735 --> 00:02:52,405 THING. JUST BEAR WITH US. I 74 00:02:52,405 --> 00:02:57,644 DON'T HAVE ANY GOOD JOKES. 75 00:02:57,644 --> 00:02:59,245 >> YOU MAY WANT TO RECESS FOR A 76 00:02:59,245 --> 00:02:59,846 FEW MINUTES. 77 00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:01,481 >> SO WE ARE GOING TO BE IN 78 00:03:01,481 --> 00:03:02,949 RECESS. THANK YOU, WE ARE GOING 79 00:03:02,949 --> 00:03:06,419 TO RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. I'M 80 00:03:06,419 --> 00:03:07,820 DOING MATH IN MY HEAD. AT 9:41 81 00:03:07,820 --> 00:03:09,556 AM WE WILL BE BACK HERE. WE ARE 82 00:03:09,556 --> 00:03:11,357 JUST GOING TO TAKE A RECESS. 83 00:03:11,357 --> 00:03:21,568 THANK YOU. 84 00:03:56,936 --> 00:03:58,104 >> [ MUSIC ] 85 00:09:05,912 --> 00:09:09,649 >> WE WILL ANSWER PUBLIC COMMENT 86 00:09:09,649 --> 00:09:16,255 WHEN THAT COMES. SOUNDS GOOD. 87 00:09:16,255 --> 00:09:26,766 AWESOME. OKAY. I.T., CAN YOU 88 00:09:30,770 --> 00:09:32,004 CONFIRM IF THE PEOPLE I SEE ON 89 00:09:32,004 --> 00:09:33,139 THIS DOCUMENT TO PRESENT ARE 90 00:09:33,139 --> 00:09:33,839 ALLOWED TO SPEAK? 91 00:09:33,839 --> 00:09:36,776 >> WE CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 50% 92 00:09:36,776 --> 00:09:40,646 OF THE REGISTRANTS ON LINE. SO 93 00:09:40,646 --> 00:09:51,223 IF YOU WANT TO PROCEED I'M SURE 94 00:09:53,192 --> 00:09:54,627 WE CAN GO FORWARD FROM HERE. 95 00:09:54,627 --> 00:09:55,995 >> WE CAN START. OKAY. THANK 96 00:09:55,995 --> 00:09:57,330 YOU. WE WILL DO THAT. DO WE HAVE 97 00:09:57,330 --> 00:09:58,564 ANY SIGN-UPS IN PERSON? AWESOME. 98 00:09:58,564 --> 00:09:59,765 WE'RE GOING TO START WITH HER 99 00:09:59,765 --> 00:10:00,833 ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. I DO 100 00:10:00,833 --> 00:10:02,068 SEE JUNE BLUE SPRUCE, PRESS STAR 101 00:10:02,068 --> 00:10:10,242 SIX. WE WILL PUT TWO MINUTES UP. 102 00:10:10,242 --> 00:10:12,011 WE HAVE TO TAKE THE ROLE. MY 103 00:10:12,011 --> 00:10:13,045 BAD. I'M JUMPING INTO STUFF. 104 00:10:13,045 --> 00:10:14,480 ONCE I. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE 105 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:15,214 ROLL. WE'RE GOING TO RESTART 106 00:10:15,214 --> 00:10:16,182 THE MEETING. THANK YOU. 107 00:10:16,182 --> 00:10:16,749 >>>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 108 00:10:16,749 --> 00:10:18,284 >> PRESENT. 109 00:10:18,284 --> 00:10:18,818 >> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 110 00:10:18,818 --> 00:10:20,853 >> PRESENT. 111 00:10:20,853 --> 00:10:21,387 >> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 112 00:10:21,387 --> 00:10:23,990 >> PRESENT. 113 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:24,490 >> CHAIR HOLLINGSWORTH. 114 00:10:24,490 --> 00:10:29,929 >> PRESENT. 115 00:10:29,929 --> 00:10:31,230 >> WE HAVE FOUR PRESENT. 116 00:10:31,230 --> 00:10:36,068 >> THREE PRESENT AND 117 00:10:36,068 --> 00:10:37,036 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS ON HER 118 00:10:37,036 --> 00:10:39,038 WAY. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH 119 00:10:39,038 --> 00:10:40,639 PUBLIC COMMENT. I SEE JUNE. 120 00:10:40,639 --> 00:10:50,950 UNMUTE YOURSELF. 121 00:10:51,717 --> 00:10:53,219 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? 122 00:10:53,219 --> 00:10:54,320 >> LOUD AND CLEAR. 123 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,657 >> OKAY. I WANT TO THANK THOSE 124 00:10:57,657 --> 00:11:00,526 WHO RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO 125 00:11:00,526 --> 00:11:01,560 PREVIOUS COMMENTS. MY MESSAGE TO 126 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:12,038 THE COUNCIL, DO NOT FURTHER 127 00:11:12,772 --> 00:11:13,639 RELAX AND PERMIT THE 128 00:11:13,639 --> 00:11:14,340 PROTECTIONS. SEATTLE USED TO BE 129 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:15,274 A WEST COAST LEADER IN 130 00:11:15,274 --> 00:11:16,108 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. NOW WE 131 00:11:16,108 --> 00:11:16,909 BEING PRESSURED TO DEREGULATE 132 00:11:16,909 --> 00:11:17,777 INVAR MENTAL STANDARDS AND 133 00:11:17,777 --> 00:11:18,744 DEVELOP MORE HOUSING. THE PR 134 00:11:18,744 --> 00:11:20,312 CAMPAIGN TO MAKE TREES THE ENEMY 135 00:11:20,312 --> 00:11:21,247 OF THE ELEMENT IN HOUSING IS 136 00:11:21,247 --> 00:11:22,682 BASED ON LIES WE CAN NO LONGER 137 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:23,749 AFFORD TO ACT ON. CLIMATE 138 00:11:23,749 --> 00:11:25,184 CHANGES HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT IN 139 00:11:25,184 --> 00:11:26,786 ARE MUCH HOTTER SUMMERS AND 140 00:11:26,786 --> 00:11:27,887 WINTERING STORMS. DROUGHT AND 141 00:11:27,887 --> 00:11:29,188 FLOODING. IN WINTER SEATTLE HAVE 142 00:11:29,188 --> 00:11:36,762 [ INDISCERNIBLE ] PUTTING A 143 00:11:36,762 --> 00:11:38,330 HIGHER STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM WITH 144 00:11:38,330 --> 00:11:39,065 STREAM CAPACITY. THE CITY AND 145 00:11:39,065 --> 00:11:39,899 RATEPAYERS ARE SPENDING MILLIONS 146 00:11:39,899 --> 00:11:41,167 OF DOLLARS NOW JUST TO PREVENT 147 00:11:41,167 --> 00:11:44,703 THE WORST IMPACT. LARGE MATURE 148 00:11:44,703 --> 00:11:45,438 TREES, ESPECIALLY CONIFERS, DO 149 00:11:45,438 --> 00:11:46,672 THIS WORK FOR FREE AND HAVE 150 00:11:46,672 --> 00:11:47,540 HUNDREDS OF OTHER HEALTH 151 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:49,075 BENEFITS. WHEN THEY ARE CUT FOR 152 00:11:49,075 --> 00:11:50,443 DEVELOPMENT THE CITY CREATES 153 00:11:50,443 --> 00:11:58,951 PROBLEMS IT CAN'T SOLVE AND 154 00:11:58,951 --> 00:11:59,819 EXPENSES THAT RATEPAYERS CAN'T 155 00:11:59,819 --> 00:12:00,686 AFFORD. PLEASE TAKE THESE 156 00:12:00,686 --> 00:12:01,687 ACTIONS. IMPLEMENT NEW AND 157 00:12:01,687 --> 00:12:02,288 RETAINED TREES AS STORMWATER 158 00:12:02,288 --> 00:12:02,988 MANAGEMENT LIKE OTHER CITIES. 159 00:12:02,988 --> 00:12:03,722 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. OTHER 160 00:12:03,722 --> 00:12:04,890 WASHINGTON CITIES HAVE DONE 161 00:12:04,890 --> 00:12:08,661 THIS. ALL THE DATA REQUIRED TO 162 00:12:08,661 --> 00:12:10,329 DO THE CALCULATION ARE AVAILABLE 163 00:12:10,329 --> 00:12:11,897 IN THE ARBORIST REPORTS. PLEASE 164 00:12:11,897 --> 00:12:13,232 REQUIRE NEW AND RETAINED TREES 165 00:12:13,232 --> 00:12:20,439 IN ALL BMP APPLICATIONS AS IN 166 00:12:20,439 --> 00:12:21,474 THE BOSTON CODE. REJECT A 167 00:12:21,474 --> 00:12:22,508 PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE THRESHOLD 168 00:12:22,508 --> 00:12:24,110 FROM 2000 TO 5000 ON FLOW 169 00:12:24,110 --> 00:12:27,613 CONTROL REGULATIONS -- OPACITY 170 00:12:27,613 --> 00:12:29,415 CONSTRAINED AREAS. AND CORRECT 171 00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:33,986 THIS STATEMENT . "BECAUSE MUCH 172 00:12:33,986 --> 00:12:35,154 OF SEATTLE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY 173 00:12:35,154 --> 00:12:36,355 DEVELOPED IN ITS ORIGINAL 174 00:12:36,355 --> 00:12:41,293 HABITANTS -- SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER 175 00:12:41,293 --> 00:12:42,228 OR ILLUMINATED THE POTENTIAL FOR 176 00:12:42,228 --> 00:12:45,764 THREAT DURING -- TO BE PRESENT 177 00:12:45,764 --> 00:12:50,903 SEATTLE IS LOW. SEVEN RESIDENTS, 178 00:12:50,903 --> 00:12:52,104 KILLER WHALES THREATENED THE 179 00:12:52,104 --> 00:12:53,906 SALMON CURRENTLY AND 180 00:12:53,906 --> 00:13:01,147 HISTORICALLY DO NOT HAVE LOW 181 00:13:01,147 --> 00:13:02,014 CHANCES OF BEING PRESENT 182 00:13:02,014 --> 00:13:02,681 ALTHOUGH -- 183 00:13:02,681 --> 00:13:03,783 >> THANK YOU, JUNE. NEXT WE HAVE 184 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,217 SANDY. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TO 185 00:13:05,217 --> 00:13:06,218 MUTE YOURSELF -- UNMUTE 186 00:13:06,218 --> 00:13:09,155 YOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD 187 00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:10,089 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS HERE. 188 00:13:10,089 --> 00:13:10,389 THANK YOU. 189 00:13:10,389 --> 00:13:12,825 >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO 190 00:13:12,825 --> 00:13:14,059 MUCH FOR TAKING MY COMMENT. YOU 191 00:13:14,059 --> 00:13:15,494 MAY KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE 192 00:13:15,494 --> 00:13:16,862 COULDN'T GET THROUGH THIS 193 00:13:16,862 --> 00:13:19,632 MORNING FOR SOME TECHNICAL 194 00:13:19,632 --> 00:13:26,539 ISSUES. SO, WE THOUGHT ABOUT 30 195 00:13:26,539 --> 00:13:27,807 PEOPLE WOULD BE COMMENTING, I 196 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:28,741 THINK IT WILL BE MUCH FEWER. 197 00:13:28,741 --> 00:13:29,875 WHICH MIGHT BE NICE FOR YOU. 198 00:13:29,875 --> 00:13:30,943 ANYWAY, AGAIN, SANDY WITH TREE 199 00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:39,885 ACTION SEATTLE. ASKING THAT CB 200 00:13:39,885 --> 00:13:40,653 121910 BE RECOGNIZE THAT TREES 201 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:41,554 MANAGE STORMWATER. I THINK 202 00:13:41,554 --> 00:13:42,555 PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY KNOWS THE 203 00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:44,323 TREES DO THIS, SO IT IS COMMON 204 00:13:44,323 --> 00:13:44,990 SENSE TO HAVE OUR STORMWATER 205 00:13:44,990 --> 00:13:45,991 CODE ACKNOWLEDGE IT. IN THE 206 00:13:45,991 --> 00:13:47,426 MEETINGS LEADING UP TO THIS 207 00:13:47,426 --> 00:13:50,296 BILL, STATE ECOLOGY WOULD 208 00:13:50,296 --> 00:13:52,164 REQUIRE THIS. BUT ECOLOGY SAID 209 00:13:52,164 --> 00:13:55,634 THE CITY WOULD AND NOW IT'S NOT 210 00:13:55,634 --> 00:13:57,303 IN THE BILL YOU WILL DISCUSS 211 00:13:57,303 --> 00:13:59,538 TODAY. OTHER WASHINGTON CITIES 212 00:13:59,538 --> 00:14:03,742 GIVE CREDIT FOR BOTH RETAINED 213 00:14:03,742 --> 00:14:05,044 TREES AND DO TREES IN STORMWATER 214 00:14:05,044 --> 00:14:08,314 CALCULATIONS ON NEW PROJECTS. 215 00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:09,348 AND THIS ISN'T HARD OR 216 00:14:09,348 --> 00:14:10,249 EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THERE IS 217 00:14:10,249 --> 00:14:11,650 ALREADY A SIMPLE FORMULA USED 218 00:14:11,650 --> 00:14:14,987 NATIONWIDE. BASED ON THE TREES 219 00:14:14,987 --> 00:14:25,464 SIZE AND CONDITION. BESIDES 220 00:14:26,398 --> 00:14:26,899 OTHER WASHINGTON CITIES, 221 00:14:26,899 --> 00:14:28,167 NATIONALLY, OTHER CITIES ALSO 222 00:14:28,167 --> 00:14:28,701 ALREADY DO THIS INCLUDING 223 00:14:28,701 --> 00:14:29,568 BOSTON. PLEASE AMEND THIS BILL 224 00:14:29,568 --> 00:14:31,203 TO INCLUDE THIS BASIC PIECE OF 225 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:31,837 INFORMATION. SO CITY PLANNERS 226 00:14:31,837 --> 00:14:32,905 HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE TOOLS 227 00:14:32,905 --> 00:14:34,240 THEY NEED FOR DECISION-MAKING ON 228 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:35,741 PROJECTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 229 00:14:35,741 --> 00:14:39,578 >> THANK YOU, SANDY. AND ALL THE 230 00:14:39,578 --> 00:14:40,779 PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO GET 231 00:14:40,779 --> 00:14:41,914 THROUGH, YOU CAN SEND YOUR 232 00:14:41,914 --> 00:14:43,682 COMMENTS TO COUNCIL, WE GET THAT 233 00:14:43,682 --> 00:14:47,953 EMAIL. RUTH WILLIAMS, STAR 62 234 00:14:47,953 --> 00:14:53,893 UNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK YOU. 235 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:58,297 >> HELLO, MY NAME IS RUTH 236 00:14:58,297 --> 00:14:59,899 WILLIAMS AND I AM SPEAKING ON 237 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,834 BEHALF OF ALLIANCE WITH REGARD 238 00:15:01,834 --> 00:15:05,638 TO COUNCIL BILL 21190. WE ARE 239 00:15:05,638 --> 00:15:07,439 PLEASED STEPS BEING TAKEN TO 240 00:15:07,439 --> 00:15:11,043 KEEP OUT OF OUR STREAMS, LAKES . 241 00:15:11,043 --> 00:15:12,311 THANK YOU. WE ALSO APPRECIATE 242 00:15:12,311 --> 00:15:15,881 YOUR BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE 243 00:15:15,881 --> 00:15:17,549 DOCUMENT, THAT WAS A TREAT TO 244 00:15:17,549 --> 00:15:20,219 SEE. AND YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THE 245 00:15:20,219 --> 00:15:24,356 VALUE OF URBAN ECOSYSTEMS IN 246 00:15:24,356 --> 00:15:25,424 MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE. SO I 247 00:15:25,424 --> 00:15:27,026 WON'T DWELL ON THE VALUE OF 248 00:15:27,026 --> 00:15:28,060 URBAN ECOSYSTEMS SO FAR AS 249 00:15:28,060 --> 00:15:30,963 CLIMATE CHANGES CONCERNED. I 250 00:15:30,963 --> 00:15:32,097 WILL TALK ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS 251 00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:35,801 OF URBAN HABITAT. THE CHECKLIST 252 00:15:35,801 --> 00:15:37,002 STATES OUR LANDSCAPE IS NOW SO 253 00:15:37,002 --> 00:15:38,404 ALTERED AND DAMAGED THAT THE 254 00:15:38,404 --> 00:15:43,075 LIKELIHOOD OF ENDANGERED OR 255 00:15:43,075 --> 00:15:43,809 THREATENED SPECIES STILL BEING 256 00:15:43,809 --> 00:15:45,110 HERE IS LOW. IN FACT, IT'S 257 00:15:45,110 --> 00:15:46,045 COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE 258 00:15:46,045 --> 00:15:46,912 STILL SOME SHENANIGANS OTHER 259 00:15:46,912 --> 00:15:48,113 RESIDENT KILLER WHALES HANGING 260 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:51,150 ON. ARE WE TO JUST LOOK AWAY? 261 00:15:51,150 --> 00:15:53,585 LET'S PROTECT THESE SMALL LAKE 262 00:15:53,585 --> 00:15:57,790 BUFFER ZONES BY NOT RAISING 2000 263 00:15:57,790 --> 00:15:58,824 TO 5000 SQUARE FEET THE 264 00:15:58,824 --> 00:16:01,393 ALLOWANCE FOR UNTREATED RUNOFF. 265 00:16:01,393 --> 00:16:03,062 LET'S BOOST THE HABITAT VALUE 266 00:16:03,062 --> 00:16:04,630 OF STREAMS AND A SMALL LAKES 267 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:05,597 WITH LOTS OF NATIVE TREES AND 268 00:16:05,597 --> 00:16:07,766 UNDERSTORY THAT PROVIDE CLEAN, 269 00:16:07,766 --> 00:16:10,703 COOL STORMWATER. WE URGE YOU TO 270 00:16:10,703 --> 00:16:15,007 PAY ATTENTION TO SENATE BILL 804 271 00:16:15,007 --> 00:16:16,508 , SPONSORED BY SIX DEMOCRATS AND 272 00:16:16,508 --> 00:16:17,509 ONE REPUBLICAN, THAT WOULD'VE 273 00:16:17,509 --> 00:16:23,949 RAISED $5 MILLION IN BONDS BY 274 00:16:23,949 --> 00:16:24,450 PUTTING TAX AND PUBLIC 275 00:16:24,450 --> 00:16:25,551 UTILITIES. THE INCOME WOULD BE 276 00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:26,418 TAKEN FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND 277 00:16:26,418 --> 00:16:27,686 REDIRECTED TO RESTORING SALMON 278 00:16:27,686 --> 00:16:29,188 PASSAGE FOR A PERIOD OF 15 279 00:16:29,188 --> 00:16:36,862 YEARS. THIS ONE OR A SIMILAR ONE 280 00:16:36,862 --> 00:16:37,930 IS LIKELY TO RETURN NEXT 281 00:16:37,930 --> 00:16:38,998 SESSION. LET'S SUPPORT WITH THE 282 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:40,532 STATE IS TRYING TO DO FOR 283 00:16:40,532 --> 00:16:41,233 SALMON. THE OUR CEO, STATES 284 00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:41,900 RECREATION CONSERVATION OFFICE, 285 00:16:41,900 --> 00:16:42,868 IS OFFERING GRANTS TO SUPPORT 286 00:16:42,868 --> 00:16:44,536 SALMON RECOVERY. DO THIS RIGHT. 287 00:16:44,536 --> 00:16:45,971 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION 288 00:16:45,971 --> 00:16:46,405 TODAY. 289 00:16:46,405 --> 00:16:48,040 >> THANK YOU, RUTH. DAVID 290 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:51,477 FOLLOWED BY LEAH AND JULIE. 291 00:16:51,477 --> 00:16:55,347 DAVID, STAR SIX FOLLOWED BY LEAH 292 00:16:55,347 --> 00:17:04,456 HALL. WE SEE YOU OFF OF MUTE. 293 00:17:04,456 --> 00:17:06,091 NOW YOU ARE ON MUTE. 294 00:17:06,091 --> 00:17:12,865 >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? 295 00:17:12,865 --> 00:17:15,601 >> YES. 296 00:17:15,601 --> 00:17:16,835 >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS 297 00:17:16,835 --> 00:17:21,907 DAVE, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. HERE 298 00:17:21,907 --> 00:17:23,208 WE GO AGAIN. ANOTHER REQUEST 299 00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:23,842 FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY 300 00:17:23,842 --> 00:17:24,676 THAT WILL MAKE HOUSING MORE 301 00:17:24,676 --> 00:17:25,878 AFFORDABLE. NOW IT IS THE STORM 302 00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:27,746 WATER. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME 303 00:17:27,746 --> 00:17:31,250 HISTORY. THREE YEARS AGO THEY 304 00:17:31,250 --> 00:17:33,018 TOLD US IF THEY CUT DOWN ALL THE 305 00:17:33,018 --> 00:17:33,786 TREES IN OUR PROPERTY 306 00:17:33,786 --> 00:17:34,586 UNDERDEVELOPMENT HOUSING WOULD 307 00:17:34,586 --> 00:17:36,455 BE MORE AFFORDABLE. A 308 00:17:36,455 --> 00:17:37,489 LEGISLATION DIDN'T SAY THAT BUT 309 00:17:37,489 --> 00:17:40,426 THAT IS THE EFFECT. LOOK AT THE 310 00:17:40,426 --> 00:17:41,627 INTEL DEVELOPMENT AND YOU WILL 311 00:17:41,627 --> 00:17:42,494 SEE PROPERTIES WITH NO TREES. 312 00:17:42,494 --> 00:17:44,363 THAN THEY CONVINCED THE STATE TO 313 00:17:44,363 --> 00:17:47,633 PASS HB 1110 IN SEATTLE WANT 314 00:17:47,633 --> 00:17:50,135 EVEN FURTHER TO INCREASE DENSITY 315 00:17:50,135 --> 00:17:52,070 WITH THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN. 316 00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:53,105 ULTIMATELY THIS WAS TO MAKE 317 00:17:53,105 --> 00:17:55,340 HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE . I'M 318 00:17:55,340 --> 00:18:04,750 NOT SEEING MUCH MIDDLE HOUSING, 319 00:18:04,750 --> 00:18:06,251 JUST ONE MILLION-DOLLAR TO TO 320 00:18:06,251 --> 00:18:07,653 MIND OUR TOWNHOUSES AND 95% HARD 321 00:18:07,653 --> 00:18:08,754 SKI. HARDLY A TREE OR SHRUB. 322 00:18:08,754 --> 00:18:09,755 THEN THEY CONVINCE THE COUNCIL 323 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:10,823 TO LOWER THE STANDARDS THE 324 00:18:10,823 --> 00:18:11,623 MANDATED. MAKING HOUSING MORE 325 00:18:11,623 --> 00:18:13,258 AFFORDABLE. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT 326 00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:14,326 HAPPENED. NOW THEY WANT TO 327 00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:15,394 CHANGE THE STORMWATER CODE SO 328 00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:16,795 THE HOUSING COULD BE MORE 329 00:18:16,795 --> 00:18:18,697 AFFORDABLE. HOW MANY TIMES TO BE 330 00:18:18,697 --> 00:18:19,698 GO THROUGH THIS CLAIM OF 331 00:18:19,698 --> 00:18:24,369 PRODUCING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ? 332 00:18:24,369 --> 00:18:25,270 WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IS 333 00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:26,305 SEATTLE IS LOSING MATURE TREES 334 00:18:26,305 --> 00:18:27,973 AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS BEING 335 00:18:27,973 --> 00:18:28,974 DEGRADED. ONE OF THE MAIN 336 00:18:28,974 --> 00:18:30,042 REASONS PEOPLE MOVE HERE IS 337 00:18:30,042 --> 00:18:31,343 BECAUSE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL 338 00:18:31,343 --> 00:18:34,446 ENVIRONMENT. BUT ALL OF THESE 339 00:18:34,446 --> 00:18:35,614 REQUESTS TO CHANGE CITY CODE ARE 340 00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:36,448 DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR 341 00:18:36,448 --> 00:18:37,683 HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS IN OUR 342 00:18:37,683 --> 00:18:42,020 CITY AND OUR WATERWAYS. I AM 343 00:18:42,020 --> 00:18:43,655 ASKING COUNCIL TO DO ITS WORK 344 00:18:43,655 --> 00:18:44,723 AND NOT REDUCE THE REQUIREMENTS 345 00:18:44,723 --> 00:18:45,424 OF THE STORMWATER CODE. PLEASE 346 00:18:45,424 --> 00:18:46,925 PROTECT OUR TREES TO PROTECT OUR 347 00:18:46,925 --> 00:18:53,432 ENVIRONMENT. AS THE SAYING GOES, 348 00:18:53,432 --> 00:18:54,666 FULL ME ONCE, SHAME ON THE 349 00:18:54,666 --> 00:18:55,734 DEVELOPERS. FOOL ME FOUR TIMES, 350 00:18:55,734 --> 00:18:57,436 SHAME ON THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL 351 00:18:57,436 --> 00:19:02,107 AND SDCI. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 352 00:19:02,107 --> 00:19:02,441 WORK. 353 00:19:02,441 --> 00:19:03,709 >> NEXT WE HAVE LEAH HALL 354 00:19:03,709 --> 00:19:04,877 FOLLOWED BY JULIE, STAR SIX TWO 355 00:19:04,877 --> 00:19:05,110 UNMUTE. 356 00:19:05,110 --> 00:19:08,380 >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR 357 00:19:08,380 --> 00:19:09,615 TAKING MY COMMENTS. MY NAME IS 358 00:19:09,615 --> 00:19:17,389 LEAH HALL. I AM SPEAKING IN 359 00:19:17,389 --> 00:19:18,457 REGARDS TO THE 2026 STORMWATER 360 00:19:18,457 --> 00:19:19,391 CODE UPDATE. I CURRENTLY SERVE 361 00:19:19,391 --> 00:19:20,592 ON THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION 362 00:19:20,592 --> 00:19:21,827 BUT I AM NOT SPEAKING AT ALL 363 00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:22,995 TODAY ON BEHALF OF. I AM 364 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:23,962 SPEAKING AS A RESIDENT AND 365 00:19:23,962 --> 00:19:25,030 PARENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN. WE 366 00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:27,065 HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE 367 00:19:27,065 --> 00:19:28,333 PEOPLE WHOSE TREATY PROTECTED 368 00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:31,403 RIGHTS TO FISH PENS AND HEALTHY 369 00:19:31,403 --> 00:19:34,072 SALMON RUN. THIS OBLIGATION IS 370 00:19:34,072 --> 00:19:36,408 REINFORCED BY TREATY LAW AND THE 371 00:19:36,408 --> 00:19:37,809 DECISION WHICH HAS BEEN 372 00:19:37,809 --> 00:19:38,744 INTERPRETED TO REQUIRE NOT JUST 373 00:19:38,744 --> 00:19:43,382 ACCESS TO SALMON BUT PROTECTION 374 00:19:43,382 --> 00:19:44,650 OF THE HABITAT NECESSARY FOR THE 375 00:19:44,650 --> 00:19:47,653 SALMON TO SURVIVE. THAT HABITAT 376 00:19:47,653 --> 00:19:48,921 DEGRADATION CAN VIOLATE THOSE 377 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:50,088 TREATY RIGHTS. I APPRECIATE THAT 378 00:19:50,088 --> 00:19:51,089 THIS ORDINANCE IDENTIFIES KNOWN 379 00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:54,326 AS HARMFUL TO SALMON AND COMMITS 380 00:19:54,326 --> 00:19:55,527 TO IMPROVE STORMWATER TREATMENT, 381 00:19:55,527 --> 00:20:06,071 RIGHT NOW IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED BUT 382 00:20:06,538 --> 00:20:07,339 NOT OPERATIONALIZED IN CODE. 383 00:20:07,339 --> 00:20:08,140 I'M ASKING FOR THREE THINGS. 384 00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:09,208 THE FIRST, ESTABLISH A CLEAR 385 00:20:09,208 --> 00:20:10,242 HIERARCHY OF PRESERVING EXISTING 386 00:20:10,242 --> 00:20:11,310 MATURE TREES FOR ALL THE 387 00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:12,010 BENEFITS WE KNOW THAT GREEN 388 00:20:12,010 --> 00:20:12,711 INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDES FOR 389 00:20:12,711 --> 00:20:13,512 STORMWATER RUNOFF. MINIMIZE THE 390 00:20:13,512 --> 00:20:14,279 DISTURBANCE OF EXISTING TREES 391 00:20:14,279 --> 00:20:15,747 AND ONLY THEN RELY ON 392 00:20:15,747 --> 00:20:18,884 REPLACEMENT. SECOND, REQUIRE TO 393 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:20,152 PUBLISH A BEST MANAGEMENT 394 00:20:20,152 --> 00:20:23,155 PRACTICES AND PRIORITIZE 395 00:20:23,155 --> 00:20:30,596 RETROFIT. THIRD, NARROW 396 00:20:30,596 --> 00:20:31,263 EXEMPTIONS FOR ROADWAY UTILITY 397 00:20:31,263 --> 00:20:32,264 AND MAINTENANCE WORK SO THAT 398 00:20:32,264 --> 00:20:32,998 PROJECTS DON'T PERPETUATE 399 00:20:32,998 --> 00:20:34,566 UNTREATED STORMWATER RUNOFF. SO 400 00:20:34,566 --> 00:20:37,836 THAT PUBLIC WORKS DO NOT BYPASS 401 00:20:37,836 --> 00:20:39,738 THE VERY STANDARDS THIS CODE IS 402 00:20:39,738 --> 00:20:43,609 MEANT FOR. THIS BILL IDENTIFIES 403 00:20:43,609 --> 00:20:44,977 A PROBLEM, SO WHY DON'T WE DO 404 00:20:44,977 --> 00:20:46,311 EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ACT 405 00:20:46,311 --> 00:20:48,614 ON IT? THE ARGUMENT THAT WE HAVE 406 00:20:48,614 --> 00:20:49,414 ALREADY DEGRADED OUR ENVIRONMENT 407 00:20:49,414 --> 00:20:50,983 PAST THE POINT WHERE WE CAN'T 408 00:20:50,983 --> 00:20:56,288 HOPE FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES TO 409 00:20:56,288 --> 00:20:57,856 COME BACK IS LIKE SAYING THAT WE 410 00:20:57,856 --> 00:20:58,957 ARE GOING TO GIVE UP ON TRYING 411 00:20:58,957 --> 00:21:00,025 TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE IN 412 00:21:00,025 --> 00:21:00,993 NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE 413 00:21:00,993 --> 00:21:10,135 HISTORICALLY BEEN 414 00:21:10,135 --> 00:21:11,069 DISENFRANCHISED AND THEN JUST 415 00:21:11,069 --> 00:21:12,337 LET IT KEEP HAPPENING. PLEASE DO 416 00:21:12,337 --> 00:21:13,171 EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER. THANK 417 00:21:13,171 --> 00:21:14,072 YOU SO MUCH. 418 00:21:14,072 --> 00:21:15,440 >> THANK YOU, LEAH. NEXT WE HAVE 419 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:16,275 JULIE FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER. 420 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:17,442 DAVID, WE DID NOT SEE YOU 421 00:21:17,442 --> 00:21:18,443 PRESENT YOUR NEXT AND THEN 422 00:21:18,443 --> 00:21:23,582 SUSAN, OUR LAST SPEAKER. STAR 423 00:21:23,582 --> 00:21:30,389 SIX, JULIE. WE STILL SEE YOU ON 424 00:21:30,389 --> 00:21:33,892 MUTE. STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE. THERE 425 00:21:33,892 --> 00:21:36,395 YOU GO. 426 00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:39,131 >> SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. 427 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:40,399 >> YOUR GOOD. GO AHEAD. 428 00:21:40,399 --> 00:21:42,534 >> OKAY, GREAT. GOOD MORNING. 429 00:21:42,534 --> 00:21:46,505 THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR CALLING 430 00:21:46,505 --> 00:21:48,607 THIS MEETING. ALTHOUGH I AM A 431 00:21:48,607 --> 00:21:51,276 LITTLE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE IT IS 432 00:21:51,276 --> 00:21:52,911 SO SHORT OF TIME FOR ALL OF US 433 00:21:52,911 --> 00:21:54,313 TO GET ORGANIZED. AND WITH THE 434 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:55,380 TECHNICAL OBSTACLE. I'M GLAD TO 435 00:21:55,380 --> 00:21:58,817 BE ON NOW. AND ALSO, AM REALLY 436 00:21:58,817 --> 00:22:03,455 GLAD TO BE ON NOW BECAUSE I HAVE 437 00:22:03,455 --> 00:22:04,556 A STORM ISSUE THAT IS HAPPENING 438 00:22:04,556 --> 00:22:05,991 PROBABLY 20 FEET FROM OUR 439 00:22:05,991 --> 00:22:07,759 PROPERTY. THAT WE HAVE BEEN 440 00:22:07,759 --> 00:22:09,394 TRYING TO GET THE CITY OF 441 00:22:09,394 --> 00:22:10,495 SEATTLE TO PAY ATTENTION TOO. WE 442 00:22:10,495 --> 00:22:17,936 HAD THIS WATER ISSUE HAS BEEN 443 00:22:17,936 --> 00:22:19,171 GOING DOWN OUR STREET FOR YEARS. 444 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,006 WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE CITY 445 00:22:21,006 --> 00:22:22,307 TO LOOK AT IT. EVERY TIME THEY 446 00:22:22,307 --> 00:22:23,508 COME AND LOOK AT IT THEY SAID, 447 00:22:23,508 --> 00:22:24,509 IT'S JUST WATER, IT'S FINE. 448 00:22:24,509 --> 00:22:25,744 WELL, THIS HAS BEEN BUILT ON 449 00:22:25,744 --> 00:22:27,779 ALSO A DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN 450 00:22:27,779 --> 00:22:29,181 HAPPENING ACROSS THE STREET FROM 451 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:33,552 US. TWO 100-YEAR-OLD TREES WERE 452 00:22:33,552 --> 00:22:35,454 TAKEN DOWN. AND WE ASKED AT THE 453 00:22:35,454 --> 00:22:38,757 TIME, PLEASE DO A WATER STUDY 454 00:22:38,757 --> 00:22:40,292 BECAUSE IF THESE TREES ARE TAKEN 455 00:22:40,292 --> 00:22:41,727 DOWN, THEY ABSORB A LOT OF THE 456 00:22:41,727 --> 00:22:45,464 WATER. A LOT OF WATER. AND LET 457 00:22:45,464 --> 00:22:51,069 ME REMIND YOU, ONE OF THE TREES 458 00:22:51,069 --> 00:22:52,671 TWO EAGLES WERE USING ACTIVELY 459 00:22:52,671 --> 00:22:53,772 UP UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE 460 00:22:53,772 --> 00:22:55,340 THEY WERE TAKEN DOWN. THIS MADE 461 00:22:55,340 --> 00:22:56,308 NATIONAL NEWS. NOW WE ARE COUPLE 462 00:22:56,308 --> 00:22:57,409 WEEKS OUT, I LOOK AT THAT 463 00:22:57,409 --> 00:23:01,179 STORMWATER COMING DOWN AND NOW 464 00:23:01,179 --> 00:23:01,947 IT IS STRONG AND IT'S 465 00:23:01,947 --> 00:23:02,914 CONSISTENT. AGAIN, I WOULD LOVE 466 00:23:02,914 --> 00:23:04,549 THE CITY TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT 467 00:23:04,549 --> 00:23:06,551 THAT. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE AND 468 00:23:06,551 --> 00:23:08,553 APPROVED WITHOUT A WATER STUDY. 469 00:23:08,553 --> 00:23:12,224 WE ASKED FOR WATER STUDY. WE 470 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:13,325 ASKED FOR A STUDY BECAUSE THERE 471 00:23:13,325 --> 00:23:14,059 ARE THREE ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL 472 00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:16,695 AREAS ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. BUT 473 00:23:16,695 --> 00:23:18,130 THE CITY PASSED IT AND GIVE THEM 474 00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:24,469 A PERMIT TO BUILD. SO IT'S 475 00:23:24,469 --> 00:23:25,637 DONE. BUT NOW, PLEASE, LOOK AT 476 00:23:25,637 --> 00:23:27,038 THE WATER ISSUES BECAUSE IT IS A 477 00:23:27,038 --> 00:23:30,041 CONCERN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, 478 00:23:30,041 --> 00:23:31,143 I WOULD JUST LIKE, PLEASE FOR 479 00:23:31,143 --> 00:23:32,978 THE CITY TO BE AWARE ALSO, IF WE 480 00:23:32,978 --> 00:23:37,349 MAKE A COMPLAINT -- NEVERMIND. 481 00:23:37,349 --> 00:23:38,717 THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, 482 00:23:38,717 --> 00:23:39,951 THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 483 00:23:39,951 --> 00:23:43,321 >> THANK YOU, JULIE. JUST A 484 00:23:43,321 --> 00:23:44,456 REMINDER, THAT BUZZ, YOU STILL 485 00:23:44,456 --> 00:23:47,492 HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT. THANK YOU, 486 00:23:47,492 --> 00:23:48,493 JULIE. NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER 487 00:23:48,493 --> 00:23:49,561 FOLLOWED BY DAVID AND THEN 488 00:23:49,561 --> 00:23:51,263 SUSAN. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 489 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:54,766 YOURSELF. 490 00:23:54,766 --> 00:23:55,300 >> HELLO? 491 00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:56,568 >> WE HEAR YOU. 492 00:23:56,568 --> 00:24:06,011 >> OKAY, GOOD. I'M NOT GOING TO 493 00:24:06,011 --> 00:24:07,512 BE ABLE TO PROBABLY FINISH MY 494 00:24:07,512 --> 00:24:08,046 COMMENTS BECAUSE OF THE 495 00:24:08,046 --> 00:24:09,147 TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I HAVE A 496 00:24:09,147 --> 00:24:10,148 REHEARSAL THAT STARTS IT 10:00. 497 00:24:10,148 --> 00:24:12,984 I WILL GET AND DO MY BEST. THANK 498 00:24:12,984 --> 00:24:14,352 YOU FOR IMPROVING SOME OF THE 499 00:24:14,352 --> 00:24:15,420 CONDITIONS FOR TREASON 500 00:24:15,420 --> 00:24:22,961 STORMWATER CODE. YESTERDAY 501 00:24:22,961 --> 00:24:24,129 ANNOUNCED THIS MEETING WITH LESS 502 00:24:24,129 --> 00:24:25,630 THAN 24 HOURS, SEATTLE USED TO 503 00:24:25,630 --> 00:24:28,867 BE LEADING THE PACK IN 504 00:24:28,867 --> 00:24:29,901 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND NOW WE 505 00:24:29,901 --> 00:24:31,703 ARE BEING PRESSURED ENDLESSLY TO 506 00:24:31,703 --> 00:24:33,505 DEREGULATE. IMPERVIOUS CARD 507 00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:34,439 SERVICES INCREASE WATER 508 00:24:34,439 --> 00:24:38,210 POLLUTION. TREES AND GREEN SPACE 509 00:24:38,210 --> 00:24:39,478 COOL IT FOR FREE. STUDIES SHOW 510 00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:41,780 CAUSES DROUGHT WHICH WE ARE 511 00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:44,216 LATEST SALMON STUDIES INCREASE 512 00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:45,483 MORTALITY LAST YEAR. KEEP A 513 00:24:45,483 --> 00:24:51,089 CHECKLIST ACCURACIES AND BASED 514 00:24:51,089 --> 00:24:52,190 ON 11-YEAR-OLD INFO I WOULD 515 00:24:52,190 --> 00:24:53,191 REALLY ENCOURAGE COUNCIL TO READ 516 00:24:53,191 --> 00:25:00,899 THE CODE AND PUBLIC COMMENTS. 517 00:25:00,899 --> 00:25:02,500 SO, WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR, IN THE 518 00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:03,602 FIRST PUBLIC MEETINGS WE 519 00:25:03,602 --> 00:25:05,670 IMPLEMENTED LIKE OTHER 520 00:25:05,670 --> 00:25:06,271 WASHINGTON CITIES. SEATTLE 521 00:25:06,271 --> 00:25:07,072 BASICALLY SAID ECOLOGY WOULD 522 00:25:07,072 --> 00:25:09,074 HAVE TO DO THAT. IN THE FINAL 523 00:25:09,074 --> 00:25:13,645 PUBLIC COMMENT SDCI SAID WE CAN 524 00:25:13,645 --> 00:25:18,617 DO IT BUT IT WOULD BE HARD. SO 525 00:25:18,617 --> 00:25:19,618 THEN IT'S TOO LATE. ALL THE 526 00:25:19,618 --> 00:25:20,685 INFORMATION REQUIRED TO DO THE 527 00:25:20,685 --> 00:25:21,653 CALCULATION IS ON THE REQUIRED 528 00:25:21,653 --> 00:25:22,854 ARBORIST REPORT. PLEASE CONSIDER 529 00:25:22,854 --> 00:25:24,322 REQUIRING TREES LIKE IN THE 530 00:25:24,322 --> 00:25:28,426 WASHINGTON CODE -- BOSTON CODE, 531 00:25:28,426 --> 00:25:30,629 LARGER TREES ARE BOUND TO HAVE 532 00:25:30,629 --> 00:25:32,898 GREATER INTERCEPTION THEREFORE 533 00:25:32,898 --> 00:25:36,568 LARGER TREES AND RETAINED TREES 534 00:25:36,568 --> 00:25:37,469 ARE MORE VALUABLE TO STORM WATER 535 00:25:37,469 --> 00:25:40,305 UP TRICK UPTICK. WE REJECT THE 536 00:25:40,305 --> 00:25:44,476 THRESHOLD , BASICALLY ALLOWING 537 00:25:44,476 --> 00:25:50,282 MORE POLLUTION, SMALL BASINS AND 538 00:25:50,282 --> 00:25:51,249 CAPACITY CONSTRAINED AREAS. MAKE 539 00:25:51,249 --> 00:25:52,918 IT MAKE SENSE. I HAVE NOT BEEN 540 00:25:52,918 --> 00:25:55,554 ABLE TOO. I HAVE LOTS OF 541 00:25:55,554 --> 00:25:56,221 STORMWATER PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS 542 00:25:56,221 --> 00:25:57,389 AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY 543 00:25:57,389 --> 00:25:58,323 EXPLANATION WHY THIS WOULD MAKE 544 00:25:58,323 --> 00:25:59,691 SENSE. IT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH 545 00:25:59,691 --> 00:26:00,625 WHAT WE ARE INCREASING. WATER 546 00:26:00,625 --> 00:26:02,060 QUALITY FOR ANIMALS. AND THEIR 547 00:26:02,060 --> 00:26:05,130 INACCURACIES IN THE THRESHOLD . 548 00:26:05,130 --> 00:26:08,667 THE CHECKLIST SAYING THE CHANCE 549 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:09,634 OF ENDANGERED SPECIES IS LOW. 550 00:26:09,634 --> 00:26:11,036 THAT IS NOT -- 551 00:26:11,036 --> 00:26:21,379 >> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. NEXT WE 552 00:26:21,379 --> 00:26:22,647 HAVE, I DON'T SEE DAVID HAYNES, 553 00:26:22,647 --> 00:26:23,648 LAST SPEAKER IS SUSAN. SUSAN, 554 00:26:23,648 --> 00:26:24,916 PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX TWO UNMUTE 555 00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:25,717 YOURSELF. 556 00:26:25,717 --> 00:26:26,851 >> GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR 557 00:26:26,851 --> 00:26:27,118 ME? 558 00:26:27,118 --> 00:26:28,119 >> WE CAN. 559 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:29,654 >> GREAT. I'D LIKE TO OFFER 560 00:26:29,654 --> 00:26:35,961 COMMENTS , THANK YOU FOR THE 561 00:26:35,961 --> 00:26:37,662 WORK ALREADY DONE ON SUCH AN 562 00:26:37,662 --> 00:26:38,496 EXPENSIVE MANUAL. THE STATED 563 00:26:38,496 --> 00:26:40,165 PURPOSE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE 564 00:26:40,165 --> 00:26:42,133 STORMWATER CODE IS TO PROTECT 565 00:26:42,133 --> 00:26:47,539 LIFE , PROPERTY, PUBLIC HEALTH 566 00:26:47,539 --> 00:26:48,239 AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE 567 00:26:48,239 --> 00:26:49,474 ADVERSE IMPACTS OF STORMWATER 568 00:26:49,474 --> 00:26:51,876 RUNOFF. SINCE THE ATMOSPHERIC 569 00:26:51,876 --> 00:26:52,611 RIVER IN DECEMBER I'VE BEEN 570 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:53,445 TRACKING AND RECORDING THE 571 00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:54,813 NUMBER OF COMBINED SEWER 572 00:26:54,813 --> 00:26:57,382 OVERTHROWS OVERFLOWS DURING EACH 573 00:26:57,382 --> 00:26:58,817 RAINSTORM. THERE HAVE BEEN 574 00:26:58,817 --> 00:27:06,324 MULTIPLE EVENTS THAT HAVE DUMPED 575 00:27:06,324 --> 00:27:07,625 OUTSIZED AMOUNTS OF HUMAN 576 00:27:07,625 --> 00:27:08,560 GENERATED SEWAGE AND POLLUTION 577 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:09,327 INTO OUR WATERWAYS BECAUSE WE 578 00:27:09,327 --> 00:27:11,162 NOW LACK THE PROPER 579 00:27:11,162 --> 00:27:11,796 INFRASTRUCTURE AN ADEQUATE TREE 580 00:27:11,796 --> 00:27:12,330 CANOPY TO HELP MITIGATE 581 00:27:12,330 --> 00:27:12,998 STORMWATER FLOW. OVER THE PAST 582 00:27:12,998 --> 00:27:13,698 COUPLE OF YEARS, ESPECIALLY 583 00:27:13,698 --> 00:27:14,633 POLICY IMPLEMENTED BY THE CITY 584 00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:15,700 HAVE RESULTED IN A DIMINISHED 585 00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:16,701 TREE CANOPY AND INCREASE WHICH 586 00:27:16,701 --> 00:27:18,536 RESULTS IN A HIGHER LEVEL IN OUR 587 00:27:18,536 --> 00:27:24,075 WATERWAYS. THE STUDY RELEASED 588 00:27:24,075 --> 00:27:24,976 LAST MONTH BY THE ENCYCLOPEDIA 589 00:27:24,976 --> 00:27:26,211 OF PUGET SOUND SHOWS PUGET SOUND 590 00:27:26,211 --> 00:27:27,412 NOW HAS HIGH LEVELS OF NITROGEN. 591 00:27:27,412 --> 00:27:29,447 A RESULT OF THE SEWAGE OVERFLOW 592 00:27:29,447 --> 00:27:30,448 WHICH IS DEPLETING OXYGEN LEVELS 593 00:27:30,448 --> 00:27:31,416 WHICH WILL ACCELERATE ADVERSE 594 00:27:31,416 --> 00:27:39,758 IMPACTS ON MARINE LIFE. WITH 595 00:27:39,758 --> 00:27:40,859 SEATTLE BEING A DOMINANT LOADER 596 00:27:40,859 --> 00:27:41,793 THE SEATTLE CITY HAS AN 597 00:27:41,793 --> 00:27:42,494 INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY TO 598 00:27:42,494 --> 00:27:43,528 MITIGATE THESE CODES. I'D LIKE 599 00:27:43,528 --> 00:27:44,796 TO ECHO THE EARLIER COMMENT THAT 600 00:27:44,796 --> 00:27:46,264 WE ARE LOOKING TO HONOR 601 00:27:46,264 --> 00:27:46,898 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TREATY 602 00:27:46,898 --> 00:27:47,799 RIGHTS OF HER TRIBAL COMMITTEES 603 00:27:47,799 --> 00:27:48,867 AND DO WHAT'S NECESSARY TO 604 00:27:48,867 --> 00:27:49,667 RESTORE HEALTHY HABITAT FOR 605 00:27:49,667 --> 00:27:52,570 SALMON. THEY ARE EXTREMELY 606 00:27:52,570 --> 00:27:53,371 EXPENSIVE PROJECTS THAT ATTEMPT 607 00:27:53,371 --> 00:27:54,706 TO OFFSET STORMWATER LEVELS AND 608 00:27:54,706 --> 00:27:57,242 LEGGING STRUCTURE. INCLUDING THE 609 00:27:57,242 --> 00:28:02,347 SYSTEMS BEING INSTALLED TO THE 610 00:28:02,347 --> 00:28:03,314 TUNE OF $2 MILLION PER BLOCK AS 611 00:28:03,314 --> 00:28:04,149 PER THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 612 00:28:04,149 --> 00:28:07,819 PROJECT. THAT WILL HELP MITIGATE 613 00:28:07,819 --> 00:28:08,653 STORMWATER BUT WON'T REGAIN 614 00:28:08,653 --> 00:28:09,554 LOST CARBON CAPTURE WHICH 615 00:28:09,554 --> 00:28:10,522 CONTRIBUTES TO THE WARMING OF 616 00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:11,589 THE ATMOSPHERE. NOT TO MENTION 617 00:28:11,589 --> 00:28:15,260 HIGH LEVELS OF TRANSFER TO 618 00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:16,528 BALANCE MARINE CYCLE. THERE IS A 619 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:17,495 $700 MILLION TO A PROJECT 620 00:28:17,495 --> 00:28:18,563 UNDERWAY TO HELP MITIGATE SEWAGE 621 00:28:18,563 --> 00:28:20,098 IN STORMWATER REPAIRS ARE THE 622 00:28:20,098 --> 00:28:23,668 ONES WITH THE COSTS. HOW MUCH DO 623 00:28:23,668 --> 00:28:24,869 DEVELOPERS PAY TO OFFSET THE 624 00:28:24,869 --> 00:28:28,473 MASS BALANCE BEING CREATED? 625 00:28:28,473 --> 00:28:29,908 PLEASE AMEND THE BILL SO WE CAN 626 00:28:29,908 --> 00:28:30,742 START PREPARING THE EXTENSIVE 627 00:28:30,742 --> 00:28:31,910 DAMAGE ALREADY DONE. THANK YOU. 628 00:28:31,910 --> 00:28:39,517 >> THINK YOU, SUSAN. JUST TO 629 00:28:39,517 --> 00:28:40,452 CLARIFY, WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES 630 00:28:40,452 --> 00:28:41,986 SIGN UP. I.T., I DON'T SEE THEM 631 00:28:41,986 --> 00:28:43,088 PRESENT. WE DO A CONFIRMATION 632 00:28:43,088 --> 00:28:44,422 BEFORE WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT? 633 00:28:44,422 --> 00:28:45,857 >> AFFIRMATIVE, WE DO NOT SEE 634 00:28:45,857 --> 00:28:55,066 THE LAST COLOR. 635 00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:56,067 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 636 00:28:56,067 --> 00:28:57,435 NOW THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS 637 00:28:57,435 --> 00:28:58,570 NOW CLOSED. I APOLOGIZE FOR SOME 638 00:28:58,570 --> 00:28:59,704 OF THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WE 639 00:28:59,704 --> 00:29:00,972 HAVE. BUT YOU CAN STILL SEND US 640 00:29:00,972 --> 00:29:01,706 COMMENTS AT [email protected] 641 00:29:01,706 --> 00:29:03,241 TO SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS AS 642 00:29:03,241 --> 00:29:04,843 WELL. IS IS ALSO THE FIRST 643 00:29:04,843 --> 00:29:06,344 PRESENTATION. SO WE WILL HAVE 644 00:29:06,344 --> 00:29:07,879 MORE TIME TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT 645 00:29:07,879 --> 00:29:08,780 ABOUT THE STORM WATER AND ALL 646 00:29:08,780 --> 00:29:10,014 THE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE COMING 647 00:29:10,014 --> 00:29:17,555 ON THE COMMITTEE. NOW WE ARE 648 00:29:17,555 --> 00:29:19,057 GOING TO JUMP INTO HER ITEMS OF 649 00:29:19,057 --> 00:29:19,657 BUSINESS, CLERK, PLEASE CALL 650 00:29:19,657 --> 00:29:21,226 AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE 651 00:29:21,226 --> 00:29:21,893 INTO THE RECORD. AT THIS TIME 652 00:29:21,893 --> 00:29:23,228 I'M GOING TO INVITE DIRECTOR 653 00:29:23,228 --> 00:29:24,162 BARNETT TO THE TABLE. AND RCL 654 00:29:24,162 --> 00:29:24,729 ETHICS FOLKS. 655 00:29:24,729 --> 00:29:26,564 >> AGENDA ITEMS ONE, TWO AND 656 00:29:26,564 --> 00:29:29,100 THREE. APPOINTMENTS 3470, 2472, 657 00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:31,002 AND 3473 , APPOINTMENTS OF EVAN 658 00:29:31,002 --> 00:29:36,875 SMITH, ANDREA LINO AND ANITA 659 00:29:36,875 --> 00:29:40,378 KHANDELWAL AS MEMBERS OF THE 660 00:29:40,378 --> 00:29:40,979 SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS 661 00:29:40,979 --> 00:29:42,013 COMMISSION. LEASE INTRODUCE 662 00:29:42,013 --> 00:29:48,153 YOURSELF. YOU CAN JUMP IN YOUR 663 00:29:48,153 --> 00:29:49,053 PRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING. 664 00:29:49,053 --> 00:29:50,088 >> I AM WHEN BARNETT, EXECUTIVE 665 00:29:50,088 --> 00:29:52,290 DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE ETHICS 666 00:29:52,290 --> 00:29:53,391 AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION. I'M 667 00:29:53,391 --> 00:29:54,559 HERE TO PRESENT THREE APPOINTEES 668 00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:55,160 TO YOU. 669 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,562 >> GOOD. MY NAME IS ANDREA LINO 670 00:29:57,562 --> 00:30:00,365 AND I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE 671 00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:04,435 COMMISSION , I DON'T KNOW IF 672 00:30:04,435 --> 00:30:05,303 IT'S A GOOD TIME TO INTRODUCE 673 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:05,737 MYSELF. 674 00:30:05,737 --> 00:30:06,738 >> YEAH. 675 00:30:06,738 --> 00:30:09,407 >> OKAY, I AM AN IMMIGRATION 676 00:30:09,407 --> 00:30:09,641 LAWYER. 677 00:30:09,641 --> 00:30:11,509 >> I AM SORRY, WE WILL HAVE 678 00:30:11,509 --> 00:30:17,882 DIRECTOR BARNETT LEAD IN AND 679 00:30:17,882 --> 00:30:19,117 THEN JUMPED YOU. I'M SORRY, YOU 680 00:30:19,117 --> 00:30:19,984 ARE ALL GOOD. 681 00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:21,452 >> DIRECTOR, WE WANT TO GO TO 682 00:30:21,452 --> 00:30:21,786 ANITA. 683 00:30:21,786 --> 00:30:23,021 >> I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW, 684 00:30:23,021 --> 00:30:24,389 HI, ANITA. INTRODUCE YOURSELF. 685 00:30:24,389 --> 00:30:26,090 >> 686 00:30:26,090 --> 00:30:27,358 >> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS 687 00:30:27,358 --> 00:30:32,297 ANITA KHANDELWAL . THANK YOU FOR 688 00:30:32,297 --> 00:30:33,598 LETTING ME BE HERE. I'M SORRY 689 00:30:33,598 --> 00:30:34,933 I'M NOT THERE IN PERSON. I'M 690 00:30:34,933 --> 00:30:35,633 HAVING SOME MOBILITY ISSUES. 691 00:30:35,633 --> 00:30:37,035 THINK YOU FOR LETTING ME APPEAR 692 00:30:37,035 --> 00:30:37,635 BY ZOOM. 693 00:30:37,635 --> 00:30:39,404 >> NO WORRIES, YOUR ALL GOOD. 694 00:30:39,404 --> 00:30:44,042 >> ME ALSO INTRODUCE EVAN SMITH, 695 00:30:44,042 --> 00:30:45,677 HE IS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US, HE 696 00:30:45,677 --> 00:30:47,045 IS IN SAN FRANCISCO. IS THE 697 00:30:47,045 --> 00:30:47,812 OTHER APPOINTED TO THE 698 00:30:47,812 --> 00:30:49,047 COMMISSION. WE THANK YOU FOR HIM 699 00:30:49,047 --> 00:30:51,749 VERY MUCH. YES. ALL RIGHT, IN 700 00:30:51,749 --> 00:30:53,284 THE SEATTLE ETHICS AND ELECTIONS 701 00:30:53,284 --> 00:30:57,722 COMMISSION IT'S A SEVEN MEMBER 702 00:30:57,722 --> 00:30:59,057 BOARD WHICH IS NOW BACK TO 703 00:30:59,057 --> 00:31:00,391 SEVEN. WE WERE DOWN TO FIVE. WE 704 00:31:00,391 --> 00:31:03,328 WERE CLOSE TO HAVING A QUORUM 705 00:31:03,328 --> 00:31:04,229 ISSUE EVERY TIME WE GET 706 00:31:04,229 --> 00:31:05,263 TOGETHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH 707 00:31:05,263 --> 00:31:06,464 FOR GETTING US BACK TO FULL 708 00:31:06,464 --> 00:31:07,432 SPEED. MADAME COUNCIL PRESIDENT 709 00:31:07,432 --> 00:31:13,438 AS WELL AS MAYOR. WE ENFORCE THE 710 00:31:13,438 --> 00:31:14,572 ETHICS CODE, THE ELECTIONS CODE, 711 00:31:14,572 --> 00:31:15,306 THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION 712 00:31:15,306 --> 00:31:16,574 CODE, THE POLITICAL CONSULTANT 713 00:31:16,574 --> 00:31:21,512 CODE, SO, YES, WE HAVE A BIG 714 00:31:21,512 --> 00:31:23,381 BRIEF. WE ARE A VERY SMALL 715 00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:28,653 STAFF. SO YES. I THINK WE ARE 716 00:31:28,653 --> 00:31:29,654 ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE THE 717 00:31:29,654 --> 00:31:30,955 GOVERNMENT WORKS AS WELL AS IT 718 00:31:30,955 --> 00:31:32,490 CAN. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE ANYBODY 719 00:31:32,490 --> 00:31:34,626 THAT THERE -- WE JUST DO OUR 720 00:31:34,626 --> 00:31:36,894 BEST TO ENSURE IT. 721 00:31:36,894 --> 00:31:38,363 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR 722 00:31:38,363 --> 00:31:43,001 BARNETT. ANDREA, RIGHT? TELL US 723 00:31:43,001 --> 00:31:46,070 ABOUT YOURSELF AND THEN ANITA, 724 00:31:46,070 --> 00:31:47,205 WE WILL JUMP TO YOU. 725 00:31:47,205 --> 00:31:48,573 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS 726 00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:49,807 ANDREA LINO, AND I HAVE WORKED 727 00:31:49,807 --> 00:31:52,744 IN SEATTLE AND USE THE BENEFITS 728 00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:55,580 THE CITY HAS SINCE 2013. I AM AN 729 00:31:55,580 --> 00:31:56,381 IMMIGRATION LAWYER. AND HAVE 730 00:31:56,381 --> 00:31:57,448 WORKED WITH IMMIGRANT 731 00:31:57,448 --> 00:32:01,085 POPULATIONS SINCE I GRADUATED 732 00:32:01,085 --> 00:32:05,056 FROM LAW SCHOOL IN 2015. IS THAT 733 00:32:05,056 --> 00:32:06,224 REGULAR CITIZEN OF SEATTLE, A 734 00:32:06,224 --> 00:32:08,793 MOTHER, A DAILY USER OF PUBLIC 735 00:32:08,793 --> 00:32:09,594 TRANSPORTATION, AND SOMEONE WHO 736 00:32:09,594 --> 00:32:12,030 RELIES ON OUR EXCLUSIVE, I FEEL 737 00:32:12,030 --> 00:32:12,931 DEEP RESPONSIBILITY TO BE 738 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:14,932 INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT 739 00:32:14,932 --> 00:32:21,873 I CALL HOME. PARTICIPATING IN 740 00:32:21,873 --> 00:32:23,207 THIS COMMISSION IS NOT JUST AN 741 00:32:23,207 --> 00:32:24,776 OPPORTUNITY, IT'S A WAY TO 742 00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:25,910 ACTIVELY EXERCISE MY CIVIC DUTY 743 00:32:25,910 --> 00:32:27,078 AND GET BACK TO THE CITY THAT 744 00:32:27,078 --> 00:32:28,846 SHAPES MY FAMILY EVERY DAY. AT A 745 00:32:28,846 --> 00:32:29,914 TIME WHEN TRUSTING GOVERNMENT IS 746 00:32:29,914 --> 00:32:33,117 NEEDED, THESE WORDS HELP REVEAL 747 00:32:33,117 --> 00:32:34,552 THAT TRUST BY HOLDING LEADERS 748 00:32:34,552 --> 00:32:42,093 ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKING SURE 749 00:32:42,093 --> 00:32:43,328 RULES ARE NOT JUST WRITTEN BUT 750 00:32:43,328 --> 00:32:44,362 ALSO ENFORCED. IT ALSO CREATES 751 00:32:44,362 --> 00:32:45,663 SPACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME TO 752 00:32:45,663 --> 00:32:46,698 ENGAGE DIRECTLY TO JUDY TO OUR 753 00:32:46,698 --> 00:32:47,398 SYSTEM ABOUT EQUITY, 754 00:32:47,398 --> 00:32:50,234 TRANSPARENCY. FOR ME, IT'S 755 00:32:50,234 --> 00:32:51,069 ABOUT MORE THAN PARTICIPATION. 756 00:32:51,069 --> 00:32:52,070 IT'S ABOUT HELPING SHAPE A 757 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:53,371 GOVERNMENT THAT WE CAN PRIDING 758 00:32:53,371 --> 00:32:56,207 OURSELVES ON FURTHER -- I AM 759 00:32:56,207 --> 00:32:58,409 VERY PROUD TO BE PART OF THE 760 00:32:58,409 --> 00:32:58,710 COMMISSION. 761 00:32:58,710 --> 00:33:05,316 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. ANITA, WE 762 00:33:05,316 --> 00:33:06,651 WILL JUMP TO YOU BEFORE WE JUMP, 763 00:33:06,651 --> 00:33:07,819 I ASKED MY COLLEAGUES IF ANY 764 00:33:07,819 --> 00:33:08,586 QUESTIONS. 765 00:33:08,586 --> 00:33:11,055 >> THANKS, I AM A LAWYER HERE IN 766 00:33:11,055 --> 00:33:16,694 SEATTLE. A CONVERT TO LIVING , I 767 00:33:16,694 --> 00:33:21,666 LOVE THE CITY. PRIOR TO WORKING 768 00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:23,434 WHERE I HAVE BEEN FOR LITTLE 769 00:33:23,434 --> 00:33:24,736 OVER A YEAR, I WAS THE KING 770 00:33:24,736 --> 00:33:25,737 COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER. HAVE A 771 00:33:25,737 --> 00:33:27,205 LOT OF FAMILIARITY WITH LOCAL 772 00:33:27,205 --> 00:33:30,708 GOVERNMENT AND HAVE SORT OF A 773 00:33:30,708 --> 00:33:33,845 DEEP TO MAKE SURE WE ARE -- THAT 774 00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:36,247 THE GOVERNMENT IS SERVING THE 775 00:33:36,247 --> 00:33:42,120 PEOPLE OF THE CITY WITH 776 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:43,221 INTEGRITY AND SORT OF THE 777 00:33:43,221 --> 00:33:44,088 HIGHEST ETHICS. AM EXCITED TO 778 00:33:44,088 --> 00:33:45,990 GET TO BE PART OF OUR LOCAL 779 00:33:45,990 --> 00:33:47,325 GOVERNMENT. 780 00:33:47,325 --> 00:33:52,263 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. I KNOW 781 00:33:52,263 --> 00:33:53,731 THAT EVAN SMITH IS NOT HERE, HE 782 00:33:53,731 --> 00:33:55,533 WAS MY PICK, MY NOMINATION FOR 783 00:33:55,533 --> 00:34:01,472 THIS -- YOU AS WELL. AWESOME. 784 00:34:01,472 --> 00:34:02,373 BOTH MYSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER 785 00:34:02,373 --> 00:34:03,574 RIVERA. GOOD MINDS THINK ALIKE. 786 00:34:03,574 --> 00:34:08,646 JUST REALLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS 787 00:34:08,646 --> 00:34:09,914 PERSISTENCE OF WANTING TO BE ON 788 00:34:09,914 --> 00:34:11,115 THIS COMMISSION. I KNOW WE HAVE 789 00:34:11,115 --> 00:34:15,052 A LOT OF COMMISSIONS AND THE 790 00:34:15,052 --> 00:34:16,687 CITY OF SEATTLE AND THIS IS ONE 791 00:34:16,687 --> 00:34:17,955 MY FAVORITES. ONE OF THE MOST 792 00:34:17,955 --> 00:34:19,056 IMPORTANT ONES AS WELL. MAKING 793 00:34:19,056 --> 00:34:20,391 SURE WE ARE TRANSPARENT DURING 794 00:34:20,391 --> 00:34:24,195 OUR ETHICS IN SEATTLE. WE KNOW 795 00:34:24,195 --> 00:34:24,996 HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. 796 00:34:24,996 --> 00:34:26,264 COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, DO YOU 797 00:34:26,264 --> 00:34:30,368 HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, 798 00:34:30,368 --> 00:34:30,835 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 799 00:34:30,835 --> 00:34:32,203 >> NO QUESTIONS. I DID WANT TO 800 00:34:32,203 --> 00:34:33,805 SAY EVAN SMITH SAT ON THE 801 00:34:33,805 --> 00:34:34,705 FAMILY'S EDUCATION THOMAS LIBBY 802 00:34:34,705 --> 00:34:35,640 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THAT IS 803 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:37,074 WHERE I GOT TO MEET HIM. HIS 804 00:34:37,074 --> 00:34:41,179 TIME IS OVER AT THE LIBBY 805 00:34:41,179 --> 00:34:42,480 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND I AM 806 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:47,552 GLAD THAT HE IS WILLING TO SERVE 807 00:34:47,552 --> 00:34:52,123 ON THESE VOLUNTEER POSITIONS AND 808 00:34:52,123 --> 00:34:53,558 THE HE IS WILLING TO DO NOW A 809 00:34:53,558 --> 00:34:54,692 STINT AT THE ETHICS COMMISSION. 810 00:34:54,692 --> 00:34:56,661 SO, WE ARE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE 811 00:34:56,661 --> 00:35:01,199 HERE WANTING TO VOLUNTEER YOUR 812 00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:02,467 TIME TO DO THIS WITH IMPORTANT 813 00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:06,237 WORK. WANTED TO SAY THAT. 814 00:35:06,237 --> 00:35:09,340 >> AWESOME. AND WE ARE GRATEFUL 815 00:35:09,340 --> 00:35:12,543 FOR EVERYONE AS WELL. WE ARE 816 00:35:12,543 --> 00:35:17,882 GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND 817 00:35:17,882 --> 00:35:19,050 FOR VOLUNTEERING AS WELL. WE 818 00:35:19,050 --> 00:35:21,786 NOTE A LOT OF TIME COMMITMENT. 819 00:35:21,786 --> 00:35:23,087 OTHER ANY OF THE CLOSING 820 00:35:23,087 --> 00:35:28,726 COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? 821 00:35:28,726 --> 00:35:30,661 ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MOVE 822 00:35:30,661 --> 00:35:31,362 THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED 823 00:35:31,362 --> 00:35:35,299 CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT 824 00:35:35,299 --> 00:35:36,534 3470, 3472, AND 3473. IS THERE A 825 00:35:36,534 --> 00:35:36,868 SECOND? 826 00:35:36,868 --> 00:35:38,202 >> I WILL SECOND. 827 00:35:38,202 --> 00:35:40,972 >> OTHER ANY OTHER FINAL 828 00:35:40,972 --> 00:35:44,041 QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WILL THE 829 00:35:44,041 --> 00:35:45,643 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? 830 00:35:45,643 --> 00:35:56,187 >> [ ROLL CALL ] FOUR IN FAVOR 831 00:35:56,454 --> 00:36:03,694 IN ZERO POST. SPIKE IT PASSES 832 00:36:03,694 --> 00:36:04,862 AND THIS WILL GO TO FULL 833 00:36:04,862 --> 00:36:06,297 COUNCIL, LET ME READ MY NOTES ON 834 00:36:06,297 --> 00:36:07,532 TUESDAY, APRIL 14, THANK YOU. 835 00:36:07,532 --> 00:36:08,399 REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME 836 00:36:08,399 --> 00:36:09,834 COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK. ANITA, 837 00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:11,135 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS 838 00:36:11,135 --> 00:36:12,570 WELL. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE 839 00:36:12,570 --> 00:36:14,705 YOU SERVICES WELL. LOOKING FOR 840 00:36:14,705 --> 00:36:16,440 TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL. THANK 841 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:18,476 YOU FOR COMING DOWN. 842 00:36:18,476 --> 00:36:21,512 >> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ 843 00:36:21,512 --> 00:36:26,784 ITEM NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD. 844 00:36:26,784 --> 00:36:28,452 EXCUSE ME, WE JUST VOTED ON 845 00:36:28,452 --> 00:36:29,654 THAT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE 846 00:36:29,654 --> 00:36:31,055 RECORD. ARE PRESENTERS, SARA AND 847 00:36:31,055 --> 00:36:34,158 JEFF ARE COMING TO THE TABLE. 848 00:36:34,158 --> 00:36:39,463 >> HOMEMADE FOOD WASTE. PROGRAM 849 00:36:39,463 --> 00:36:40,665 PRESENTATION FOR BRIEFING AND 850 00:36:40,665 --> 00:36:42,033 DISCUSSION. 851 00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:44,101 >> AWESOME. 852 00:36:44,101 --> 00:36:48,172 >> SO GRATEFUL. FOR SARA AND 853 00:36:48,172 --> 00:36:53,711 JEFF, FIRST WERE GOING TO HAVE 854 00:36:53,711 --> 00:36:55,980 US PUT ON THE PRESENTATION , 855 00:36:55,980 --> 00:36:57,215 COLLEAGUES, I INVITED THESE 856 00:36:57,215 --> 00:37:00,751 GUESTS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, FOOD 857 00:37:00,751 --> 00:37:06,857 WASTE IS BIG IN OUR CITY. ALWAYS 858 00:37:06,857 --> 00:37:07,491 TALKING ABOUT FOOD ACCESS AND 859 00:37:07,491 --> 00:37:08,759 WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER AS A 860 00:37:08,759 --> 00:37:09,927 GOVERNMENT. AND SO, THIS GROUP 861 00:37:09,927 --> 00:37:16,300 WITH SARA AND CHEF JOEL HAVE A 862 00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:17,368 WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THIS 863 00:37:17,368 --> 00:37:19,103 SPACE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO 864 00:37:19,103 --> 00:37:20,605 HEARING ABOUT THEIR 865 00:37:20,605 --> 00:37:29,413 RECOMMENDATIONS. AND ALSO THEIR 866 00:37:29,413 --> 00:37:30,381 PLAN AND IDEAS. WELCOME, GO 867 00:37:30,381 --> 00:37:31,215 AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. 868 00:37:31,215 --> 00:37:32,583 I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL AND 869 00:37:32,583 --> 00:37:33,684 YOU CAN JUMP INTO THE 870 00:37:33,684 --> 00:37:34,018 PRESENTATION. 871 00:37:34,018 --> 00:37:35,720 >> I NAME IS SARA OSBORNE, 872 00:37:35,720 --> 00:37:36,520 PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, BUT 873 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:38,122 I'M NOT HERE IN OFFICIAL 874 00:37:38,122 --> 00:37:42,727 CAPACITY PRESENTING SAFELY. AM 875 00:37:42,727 --> 00:37:44,095 HERE WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 876 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:44,862 OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC 877 00:37:44,862 --> 00:37:46,063 PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS FOOD 878 00:37:46,063 --> 00:37:48,132 INSECURITY. TO GIVE YOU A FEW OF 879 00:37:48,132 --> 00:37:49,400 MY CREDENTIALS SO YOU KNOW THE 880 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:50,668 CONTEXT FROM WHICH I'M 881 00:37:50,668 --> 00:37:51,736 SPEAKING. SO, I PARTNERED WITH 882 00:37:51,736 --> 00:37:52,870 THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO 883 00:37:52,870 --> 00:37:54,305 SECURE AND EXECUTE THE COUNTRIES 884 00:37:54,305 --> 00:38:00,311 LARGEST INTO HUNDRED 20 STORES. 885 00:38:00,311 --> 00:38:00,978 WORK WITH NORTHWEST HARVEST 886 00:38:00,978 --> 00:38:01,979 TRANSITION IF YOU DRIVE MODEL 887 00:38:01,979 --> 00:38:03,981 INTO A MODEL GETS ASSISTANCE TO 888 00:38:03,981 --> 00:38:11,188 HOUSEHOLDS TO MAKE THEIR OWN 889 00:38:11,188 --> 00:38:12,189 CHOICES AND PURCHASE FOOD. I 890 00:38:12,189 --> 00:38:13,190 REVAMPED THE FOOD RESCUE PROGRAM 891 00:38:13,190 --> 00:38:14,492 AT ALL OF OUR STORES, OVER THREE 892 00:38:14,492 --> 00:38:15,426 YEARS, SO REALLY UNDERSTAND 893 00:38:15,426 --> 00:38:16,460 EVERYWHERE IN THIS SYSTEM THERE 894 00:38:16,460 --> 00:38:17,995 IS FOOD WASTE. I WORK WITH THE 895 00:38:17,995 --> 00:38:19,363 CITY ON LIFTING UP FRESH BOX AND 896 00:38:19,363 --> 00:38:20,731 EXECUTING IT AS BEST WE CAN AS 897 00:38:20,731 --> 00:38:27,872 WELL AS REVAMPING OUR FOOD 898 00:38:27,872 --> 00:38:28,973 RESCUE IN THE CITY STORES TO 899 00:38:28,973 --> 00:38:30,007 INCREASE THE EFFICACY AND EQUITY 900 00:38:30,007 --> 00:38:31,509 OF THE FOOD RESCUE AND DONATION 901 00:38:31,509 --> 00:38:32,243 PROGRAM. IN ADDITION WE GIVE 902 00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:33,577 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GRANTS 903 00:38:33,577 --> 00:38:41,185 FOR FOOD SECURITY EVERY YEAR SO 904 00:38:41,185 --> 00:38:42,286 I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE NONPROFIT 905 00:38:42,286 --> 00:38:43,254 ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO THIS WORK. 906 00:38:43,254 --> 00:38:44,922 I AM THE CHAIR OF THE WASHINGTON 907 00:38:44,922 --> 00:38:45,823 FOOD COALITION WHICH IS AN 908 00:38:45,823 --> 00:38:47,324 ASSOCIATION OF 330 FOOD BANKS 909 00:38:47,324 --> 00:38:47,992 THROUGHOUT THE STATE. A, SOME 910 00:38:47,992 --> 00:38:49,160 KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAPS AND VOIDS 911 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:50,494 IN THE SYSTEM. BUT ALSO THE WAYS 912 00:38:50,494 --> 00:38:51,295 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS 913 00:38:51,295 --> 00:38:52,730 CAN ADDRESS THOSE WHICH IS WHY 914 00:38:52,730 --> 00:38:55,433 AM VERY EXCITED TO BE WORKING 915 00:38:55,433 --> 00:38:57,001 AND ADVISING HOMEMADE IN THIS 916 00:38:57,001 --> 00:38:59,537 NEW PROJECT. SO PLEASE, AND 917 00:38:59,537 --> 00:39:01,605 PROUD TO INTRODUCE , NOT REALLY 918 00:39:01,605 --> 00:39:05,643 INTRODUCING, BUT JOEL, TAKE IT 919 00:39:05,643 --> 00:39:06,043 AWAY. 920 00:39:06,043 --> 00:39:07,344 >> THANK YOU. HARD TO FOLLOW 921 00:39:07,344 --> 00:39:09,613 THAT. I AM JOEL GAMORAN, BORN 922 00:39:09,613 --> 00:39:11,849 AND RAISED HERE IN SEATTLE. I AM 923 00:39:11,849 --> 00:39:14,819 A CHEF AND I AM WELL KNOWN 924 00:39:14,819 --> 00:39:20,091 NATIONALLY FOR FOOD WASTE. I 925 00:39:20,091 --> 00:39:21,192 WROTE A COOKBOOK CALLED COOKING 926 00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:22,560 SCRAPPY. I HAVE A COOKING SHOW 927 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:23,961 ON A&E. ALL ABOUT SCRAPS. I GO 928 00:39:23,961 --> 00:39:30,434 ON THE TODAY SHOW FOUR TO SIX 929 00:39:30,434 --> 00:39:31,369 TIMES PER YEAR, GOOD MORNING 930 00:39:31,369 --> 00:39:32,636 AMERICA, AND COMMENT NATIONALLY 931 00:39:32,636 --> 00:39:34,905 ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT WE WASTE 932 00:39:34,905 --> 00:39:36,540 ABOUT 40% OF THE FOOD THAT WE 933 00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:38,075 CREATE HERE IN AMERICA. 934 00:39:38,075 --> 00:39:39,176 TRILLIONS OF FOOD JUST DOWN THE 935 00:39:39,176 --> 00:39:41,245 TUBES WHICH IS CRAZY. AND, I 936 00:39:41,245 --> 00:39:45,683 LAUNCHED AND RUN THE LARGEST 937 00:39:45,683 --> 00:39:50,888 COOKING SCHOOL , FREE COOKING 938 00:39:50,888 --> 00:39:51,756 PLATFORM IN AMERICA CALLED 939 00:39:51,756 --> 00:39:52,790 HOMEMADE, WHICH IS TWO BLOCKS 940 00:39:52,790 --> 00:39:58,562 FROM HERE. I WAS BORN TWO BLOCKS 941 00:39:58,562 --> 00:39:59,964 FROM HERE. RUN THIS COMPANY TWO 942 00:39:59,964 --> 00:40:00,898 BLOCKS FROM HERE. COULDN'T BE 943 00:40:00,898 --> 00:40:02,133 MORE PROUD TO BE HERE, SO 944 00:40:02,133 --> 00:40:03,267 GRATEFUL FOR YOU INVITING US. 945 00:40:03,267 --> 00:40:08,372 >> SO FIRST, BEFORE WE GET INTO 946 00:40:08,372 --> 00:40:09,440 SOLUTIONS, WE WILL TALK ABOUT 947 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:10,608 THE ISSUES CURRENTLY IN THE FOOD 948 00:40:10,608 --> 00:40:13,244 AND NUTRITION SECURITY PROGRAM. 949 00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:14,712 THIS IS TRUE EVERYWHERE, NOT 950 00:40:14,712 --> 00:40:16,046 JUST THE CITY ISSUE. STATEWIDE, 951 00:40:16,046 --> 00:40:16,614 COUNTYWIDE, CITYWIDE, FOOD 952 00:40:16,614 --> 00:40:17,515 SECURITY PROGRAMS WERE NOT 953 00:40:17,515 --> 00:40:22,520 GRADED TO BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE 954 00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:23,988 FOR THE PEOPLE TO USE THEM. THEY 955 00:40:23,988 --> 00:40:25,256 ARE VERY FRACTURED BY THE 956 00:40:25,256 --> 00:40:26,524 AGENCIES WHO RUN THEM. 957 00:40:26,524 --> 00:40:30,961 MOTIVATIONS. ESSENTIALLY, IN AN 958 00:40:30,961 --> 00:40:32,096 INDUSTRY, IN A PRIVATE INDUSTRY 959 00:40:32,096 --> 00:40:33,197 THAT DOES EVERYTHING IT CAN TO 960 00:40:33,197 --> 00:40:37,535 BE FRICTIONLESS, AND REALLY USER 961 00:40:37,535 --> 00:40:39,270 OBSESS, THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS 962 00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:39,904 ARE. THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT, 963 00:40:39,904 --> 00:40:44,041 THERE ARE SO MANY PROGRAMS. 964 00:40:44,041 --> 00:40:45,409 THERE IS BASIC FOOD IN THE SNAP, 965 00:40:45,409 --> 00:40:46,710 EBT, WIC, THERE IS NOW MEDICAID 966 00:40:46,710 --> 00:40:48,445 WAIVERS, MEAL PROGRAMS, A LOT OF 967 00:40:48,445 --> 00:40:52,950 DIFFERENT OPTIONS. BUT IF YOU 968 00:40:52,950 --> 00:40:54,318 ARE A PERSON WHO NEEDS TO ACCESS 969 00:40:54,318 --> 00:40:55,586 ALL OF THOSE, THEY ARE BEING 970 00:40:55,586 --> 00:40:56,420 MANAGED BY DIFFERENT AGENCIES, 971 00:40:56,420 --> 00:40:57,354 ON DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, IF YOU 972 00:40:57,354 --> 00:40:58,656 HAVE A JOB AND ARE WORKING 973 00:40:58,656 --> 00:40:59,657 PARENT AND A CARETAKER IT'S 974 00:40:59,657 --> 00:41:02,827 DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THOSE 975 00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:03,794 PROGRAMS. SO PART OF OUR 976 00:41:03,794 --> 00:41:05,563 SOLUTION TODAY IS HAVING ONE 977 00:41:05,563 --> 00:41:10,534 PLACE WHERE SOMEONE CAN LEARN 978 00:41:10,534 --> 00:41:11,502 ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FOOD SYSTEMS 979 00:41:11,502 --> 00:41:12,736 THAT CAN BE AVAILABLE TO THEM. 980 00:41:12,736 --> 00:41:14,004 SECOND, AS I MENTIONED, THERE IS 981 00:41:14,004 --> 00:41:15,239 WASTE IN THE SYSTEM THAT IS 982 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:25,783 GOING TO BE INHERENT IN A SYSTEM 983 00:41:27,551 --> 00:41:28,419 WHERE PEOPLE DON'T CHOOSE THE 984 00:41:28,419 --> 00:41:29,720 FOOD PROVIDED TO THEM. WE WILL 985 00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:31,021 TALK ABOUT HOW THIS CAN ADDRESS 986 00:41:31,021 --> 00:41:32,122 THAT. YOU CAN IMAGINE IF YOU'RE 987 00:41:32,122 --> 00:41:33,123 RECEIVING FOOD BOXES WHERE YOU 988 00:41:33,123 --> 00:41:33,924 DIDN'T CHOOSE THERE'S PROBABLY 989 00:41:33,924 --> 00:41:35,192 SOME FOOD THAT GOES TO WASTE 990 00:41:35,192 --> 00:41:36,427 THAT FAMILY MIGHT NOT PREFER TO 991 00:41:36,427 --> 00:41:37,528 EAT. HAPPENS, WE'VE SEEN IT 992 00:41:37,528 --> 00:41:38,329 HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. WHERE 993 00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:39,363 PEOPLE ARE PROVIDED THE BOXES, 994 00:41:39,363 --> 00:41:40,798 THEY TAKE FOOD OUT OF THE BOXES, 995 00:41:40,798 --> 00:41:49,273 LEAVE IT THERE, OUTSIDE THE FOOD 996 00:41:49,273 --> 00:41:50,608 BANK AND THEN GO. WE KNOW IT 997 00:41:50,608 --> 00:41:51,509 EXISTS BUT THERE ARE SOLUTIONS 998 00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:52,743 FOR THAT. THERE IS ALSO 999 00:41:52,743 --> 00:41:53,544 UNFAMILIAR FOODS AND FOOD BANKS. 1000 00:41:53,544 --> 00:41:54,912 WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF 1001 00:41:54,912 --> 00:41:55,813 CULTURES IN SEATTLE. AND THEY 1002 00:41:55,813 --> 00:41:57,248 ARE GOING TO THE FOOD BANKS FOR 1003 00:41:57,248 --> 00:41:58,482 FOODS THAT THEY MAY NOT BE 1004 00:41:58,482 --> 00:41:59,483 FAMILIAR WITH. THE FOOD BANK, 1005 00:41:59,483 --> 00:42:00,918 EVEN THE PEOPLE ARE IN THE NEED, 1006 00:42:00,918 --> 00:42:02,386 IF THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK 1007 00:42:02,386 --> 00:42:03,354 FOOD OR -- 1008 00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:05,289 >> CAN I STOP YOU FOR ONE SECOND 1009 00:42:05,289 --> 00:42:06,056 YOU'RE GOING FAST. IF YOU'D 1010 00:42:06,056 --> 00:42:07,525 INDULGE ME, I HAVE A PRINTOUT OF 1011 00:42:07,525 --> 00:42:08,926 THE POWERPOINT AND IT'S NOT 1012 00:42:08,926 --> 00:42:10,361 LINING UP -- DO I HAVE THE RIGHT 1013 00:42:10,361 --> 00:42:10,694 ONE? 1014 00:42:10,694 --> 00:42:14,298 >> YOU DO. THERE ARE TWO 1015 00:42:14,298 --> 00:42:15,399 ADDITIONAL SLIDES. I GET YOU A 1016 00:42:15,399 --> 00:42:20,070 COPY OF THIS. I WILL SEND -- 1017 00:42:20,070 --> 00:42:21,539 I'LL GET MY STAFF TO GIVE YOU 1018 00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:22,606 THE TWO ADDITIONAL SLIDES THAT 1019 00:42:22,606 --> 00:42:23,507 WERE ADDED. 1020 00:42:23,507 --> 00:42:25,910 >> SO THERE IN FRONT OF 1021 00:42:25,910 --> 00:42:27,077 HOMEMADE? I'M NOT SURE. 1022 00:42:27,077 --> 00:42:29,079 >> THERE ARE TWO SLIDES THAT ARE 1023 00:42:29,079 --> 00:42:35,886 THE BACKGROUND -- 1024 00:42:35,886 --> 00:42:37,488 >> THAT'S WHAT I'M MISSING. 1025 00:42:37,488 --> 00:42:38,689 >> I WILL GET THOSE TOO. THEY 1026 00:42:38,689 --> 00:42:39,590 WERE ADDED, I APOLOGIZE FOR 1027 00:42:39,590 --> 00:42:39,957 THAT. 1028 00:42:39,957 --> 00:42:41,025 >> PAGE NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS 1029 00:42:41,025 --> 00:42:41,592 HELPFUL. 1030 00:42:41,592 --> 00:42:42,993 >> I KNOW. THAT WAS MY SLIP-UP. 1031 00:42:42,993 --> 00:42:44,128 I SHOULD'VE LET THEM KNOW. 1032 00:42:44,128 --> 00:42:45,596 >> SARA KNOWS HOW I FEEL ABOUT 1033 00:42:45,596 --> 00:42:46,830 THAT. PAGE NUMBERS. HOPEFULLY MY 1034 00:42:46,830 --> 00:42:48,899 STAFF IS WATCHING. I'M OVER 1035 00:42:48,899 --> 00:42:50,401 HERE FLIPPING, I CAN'T FIND 1036 00:42:50,401 --> 00:42:52,136 THIS. OKAY, GOT IT. 1037 00:42:52,136 --> 00:42:53,137 >> 1038 00:42:53,137 --> 00:42:57,074 >> I APOLOGIZE. 1039 00:42:57,074 --> 00:43:01,278 >> WE CAN MOVE ON. AND THEN, 1040 00:43:01,278 --> 00:43:04,715 THIS CURRENT PROGRAM WE ARE 1041 00:43:04,715 --> 00:43:09,720 PROVIDING FOOD. THE CITIES 1042 00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:10,788 INVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO 1043 00:43:10,788 --> 00:43:11,922 PROVIDE FOOD BUT THERE IS LITTLE 1044 00:43:11,922 --> 00:43:13,023 INSTRUCTION. AND WISECRACKING 1045 00:43:13,023 --> 00:43:15,292 IMPORTANT? COOKING IS SO 1046 00:43:15,292 --> 00:43:17,494 IMPORTANT. BECAUSE IT PROVES 1047 00:43:17,494 --> 00:43:20,331 HEALTH, REDUCES FOOD COSTS AND 1048 00:43:20,331 --> 00:43:23,734 REDUCES WASTE. PROVEN TIME AND 1049 00:43:23,734 --> 00:43:25,135 TIME AGAIN THAT THERE IS VERY 1050 00:43:25,135 --> 00:43:27,404 LITTLE CULINARY INSTRUCTION 1051 00:43:27,404 --> 00:43:28,539 INVOLVED IN OUR FOOD AND 1052 00:43:28,539 --> 00:43:32,977 NUTRITION SECURITY PROGRAMS. 1053 00:43:32,977 --> 00:43:34,345 THERE IS AN INCREASE OF ULTRA 1054 00:43:34,345 --> 00:43:35,112 PROCESSED FOOD CONSUMPTION AND 1055 00:43:35,112 --> 00:43:36,680 THERE ARE VARIETY OF REASONS FOR 1056 00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:37,982 THAT, PEOPLE COOKING MUCH LESS. 1057 00:43:37,982 --> 00:43:39,049 62% OF CALORIES CHILDREN 1058 00:43:39,049 --> 00:43:41,318 CONSUME, ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS. 1059 00:43:41,318 --> 00:43:43,220 DIET -RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES 1060 00:43:43,220 --> 00:43:46,323 ARE INCREASING. FOOD WASTE. WE 1061 00:43:46,323 --> 00:43:47,558 KNOW THAT'S A PROBLEM. 60% OF 1062 00:43:47,558 --> 00:43:57,334 FOOD WASTE HAPPENS AT HOME. 1063 00:43:57,334 --> 00:43:58,869 THERE IS DEFINITELY A SOLUTION 1064 00:43:58,869 --> 00:43:59,403 TO THAT. ALSO HOUSEHOLDER 1065 00:43:59,403 --> 00:44:00,504 COOKING THEY WILL BE SAVING A 1066 00:44:00,504 --> 00:44:01,672 LOT MORE MONEY, THEY CAN STRETCH 1067 00:44:01,672 --> 00:44:02,473 THEIR BENEFITS, STRETCH A 1068 00:44:02,473 --> 00:44:03,674 LIMITED BUDGET TO HAVE HEALTHIER 1069 00:44:03,674 --> 00:44:04,975 FOODS. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT 1070 00:44:04,975 --> 00:44:15,519 CULINARY CLASSES ARE EFFECTIVE. 1071 00:44:18,255 --> 00:44:19,390 TEACHING KITCHENS, WHEN DONE 1072 00:44:19,390 --> 00:44:20,591 PROPERLY, DULY TO PEOPLE SAVING 1073 00:44:20,591 --> 00:44:21,458 MONEY AND EATING HEALTHIER. THE 1074 00:44:21,458 --> 00:44:22,493 ISSUE IS THEY ARE NOT SCALABLE. 1075 00:44:22,493 --> 00:44:23,560 THESE ARE IN PERSON, LIMITED 1076 00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:24,395 CAPACITY, IT'S REALLY NOT 1077 00:44:24,395 --> 00:44:25,462 SCALABLE TO REACH EVERYBODY WHO 1078 00:44:25,462 --> 00:44:26,664 NEEDS TO BE REACHED WITH THESE 1079 00:44:26,664 --> 00:44:27,498 COOKING CLASSES. AND THE 1080 00:44:27,498 --> 00:44:28,732 INSTRUCTION HAS TO, HAS TO BE 1081 00:44:28,732 --> 00:44:29,767 TAILORED TO FOODS THAT PEOPLE 1082 00:44:29,767 --> 00:44:30,801 CAN AFFORD, THAT THEIR FAMILY 1083 00:44:30,801 --> 00:44:32,036 WILL ACTUALLY EAT, AND THAT FIT 1084 00:44:32,036 --> 00:44:33,037 INTO REAL SCHEDULE. AND MOST 1085 00:44:33,037 --> 00:44:33,670 IMPORTANTLY, THE INSTRUCTION 1086 00:44:33,670 --> 00:44:35,305 NEEDS TO BE FUN. IT NEEDS TO BE 1087 00:44:35,305 --> 00:44:36,607 JOYFUL AND INSPIRING. WE HAVE TO 1088 00:44:36,607 --> 00:44:38,675 FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT AND WANT TO 1089 00:44:38,675 --> 00:44:40,878 GO HOME AND WHIP IT UP. AS SOON 1090 00:44:40,878 --> 00:44:41,612 AS POSSIBLE. 1091 00:44:41,612 --> 00:44:42,646 >> GOOD ABOUT COOKING? 1092 00:44:42,646 --> 00:44:43,380 >> COOKING. 1093 00:44:43,380 --> 00:44:46,350 >> WE CAN EVEN INSPIRE YOU . 1094 00:44:46,350 --> 00:44:48,052 >> WE CAN GET YOU THERE. 1095 00:44:48,052 --> 00:44:54,458 >> COOKING IS LITERALLY 1096 00:44:54,458 --> 00:44:55,726 LIFE-CHANGING. IF YOU HAVE NOT 1097 00:44:55,726 --> 00:44:56,894 DONE IT BEFORE AND ARE INSPIRED 1098 00:44:56,894 --> 00:44:58,495 TO DO SO, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE 1099 00:44:58,495 --> 00:44:59,063 ACCESSIBLE. 1100 00:44:59,063 --> 00:45:04,868 >> THIS IS WHAT I GET UP IN THE 1101 00:45:04,868 --> 00:45:05,636 MORNING THINKING ABOUT EVERY 1102 00:45:05,636 --> 00:45:10,708 DAY. HOW DO I GET PEOPLE, 1103 00:45:10,708 --> 00:45:11,575 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, TO COOK 1104 00:45:11,575 --> 00:45:11,809 MORE? 1105 00:45:11,809 --> 00:45:13,410 >> I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. I 1106 00:45:13,410 --> 00:45:14,845 DON'T HAVE TO. NOT GOING TO 1107 00:45:14,845 --> 00:45:15,779 START NOW. 1108 00:45:15,779 --> 00:45:21,118 >> I LAUNCHED HOMEMADE FIVE 1109 00:45:21,118 --> 00:45:22,319 YEARS AGO IN MY GARAGE IN WEST 1110 00:45:22,319 --> 00:45:23,520 SEATTLE WITH SOME CELL PHONES. I 1111 00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:25,189 USED TO BE THE HEAD CHEF FOR A 1112 00:45:25,189 --> 00:45:26,223 COMPANY BASED HERE. WHICH RUNS 1113 00:45:26,223 --> 00:45:27,624 COOKING CLASSES OUT OF THEIR 1114 00:45:27,624 --> 00:45:37,868 STORES. BUT SARA RECOGNIZED THAT 1115 00:45:37,868 --> 00:45:38,469 IS NOT SCALABLE. HOW I REACH 1116 00:45:38,469 --> 00:45:39,303 MORE PEOPLE? THAT'S FOR A 1117 00:45:39,303 --> 00:45:40,137 PRETTY AFFLUENT COMMITTEE. HAD 1118 00:45:40,137 --> 00:45:41,638 WE OPEN THAT UP TO THE MASSES? I 1119 00:45:41,638 --> 00:45:42,573 LAUNCHED HOMEMADE WITH THE 1120 00:45:42,573 --> 00:45:43,740 MISSION OF FREE COOKING CLASSES 1121 00:45:43,740 --> 00:45:44,608 BECAUSE I BELIEVE EVERYONE 1122 00:45:44,608 --> 00:45:45,776 DESERVES TO LEARN HOW TO COOK. 1123 00:45:45,776 --> 00:45:47,611 AND HOW DO WE REACH MILLIONS OF 1124 00:45:47,611 --> 00:45:49,513 PEOPLE? SO, SINCE THEN I'VE 1125 00:45:49,513 --> 00:45:50,781 LAUNCHED IT MY GARAGE, WE HAVE 1126 00:45:50,781 --> 00:45:52,649 DONE THAT. WE REACH ABOUT 20 1127 00:45:52,649 --> 00:46:00,424 MILLION STUDENTS EACH YEAR. WE 1128 00:46:00,424 --> 00:46:01,759 HAVE A CLASS COMPLETION RATE OF 1129 00:46:01,759 --> 00:46:02,893 ABOUT 80%. WE HAVE 2500 COOKING 1130 00:46:02,893 --> 00:46:04,394 VIDEOS IN OUR LIBRARY. WE WORK 1131 00:46:04,394 --> 00:46:04,995 WITH AMAZING PARTNERS LIKE 1132 00:46:04,995 --> 00:46:05,963 SAFEWAY, LIKE GE, LIKE SOME 1133 00:46:05,963 --> 00:46:09,900 AMAZING -- KITCHENAID. 1134 00:46:09,900 --> 00:46:11,001 INCREDIBLE FOODS THE LINEUP WITH 1135 00:46:11,001 --> 00:46:11,935 OUR ETHICS OF WHOLE FOODS, 1136 00:46:11,935 --> 00:46:12,736 MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS. WE 1137 00:46:12,736 --> 00:46:14,505 HAVE THE MOST FUN CHEFS IN THE 1138 00:46:14,505 --> 00:46:17,775 WORLD THAT MAKE COOKING FUN. WE 1139 00:46:17,775 --> 00:46:18,876 ARE THE FREE PALATINE OF 1140 00:46:18,876 --> 00:46:22,446 COOKING. THAT IS WHY WE ARE 1141 00:46:22,446 --> 00:46:24,081 RESONATING. AND WE ARE EFFECTIVE 1142 00:46:24,081 --> 00:46:26,817 AND IMPACTFUL. I HAVE NEVER SAT 1143 00:46:26,817 --> 00:46:28,318 IN A ROOM LIKE THIS, I'VE NEVER 1144 00:46:28,318 --> 00:46:29,486 SPOKEN TO PEOPLE LIKE 1145 00:46:29,486 --> 00:46:33,624 YOURSELVES, BUT IT MAKES SO MUCH 1146 00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:34,892 SENSE SITTING UP HERE, IT FEELS 1147 00:46:34,892 --> 00:46:35,859 RIGHT, IT FEELS ORGANIC. AND 1148 00:46:35,859 --> 00:46:37,361 I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR SARA 1149 00:46:37,361 --> 00:46:39,096 TAPPING ME TO BE PART OF THIS 1150 00:46:39,096 --> 00:46:43,133 JOURNEY. WE KNOW IS THAT TO 1151 00:46:43,133 --> 00:46:44,501 SCALE, WE NEED TO LEAN INTO TWO 1152 00:46:44,501 --> 00:46:49,940 BIG PIECES. ONE IS VIDEOS. 1153 00:46:49,940 --> 00:46:51,275 VIDEOS DRIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGE. IF 1154 00:46:51,275 --> 00:46:52,743 YOU WANT TO GET PEOPLE TO COOK 1155 00:46:52,743 --> 00:47:00,083 MORE YOU MAKE VIDEOS AND THEY 1156 00:47:00,083 --> 00:47:01,185 BETTER BE FUN AND QUICK AND 1157 00:47:01,185 --> 00:47:02,486 SNAPPY. EIGHT OUT OF 10 PEOPLE 1158 00:47:02,486 --> 00:47:03,654 SAY FOOD VIDEOS DRIVE THEM TO 1159 00:47:03,654 --> 00:47:05,722 COOK MORE. 80%. 72% SAY THEY 1160 00:47:05,722 --> 00:47:06,590 FEEL MORE CONFIDENT COOKING 1161 00:47:06,590 --> 00:47:07,991 HEALTHY MEALS AFTER WATCHING 1162 00:47:07,991 --> 00:47:09,660 VIDEOS. YOU CAN IMAGINE, SOCIAL 1163 00:47:09,660 --> 00:47:12,396 MEDIA, WE HAVE THIS DATA, IT'S 1164 00:47:12,396 --> 00:47:15,232 PROVEN, NOT NEW, COOKING VIDEOS, 1165 00:47:15,232 --> 00:47:17,901 IF YOU MASTER THAT CRAFT, WHICH 1166 00:47:17,901 --> 00:47:22,139 WE HAVE DONE AT HOMEMADE, CAN BE 1167 00:47:22,139 --> 00:47:23,473 INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL. AND THE 1168 00:47:23,473 --> 00:47:29,713 OTHER IS A I. THIS IS EMERGED 1169 00:47:29,713 --> 00:47:31,248 HUGELY IN THE RETAIL GROCERY 1170 00:47:31,248 --> 00:47:37,454 MARKET BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN 1171 00:47:37,454 --> 00:47:38,622 SHOW UP WHEN PEOPLE ARE MAKING 1172 00:47:38,622 --> 00:47:39,923 FOOD DECISIONS WHICH IS THE MOST 1173 00:47:39,923 --> 00:47:41,091 IMPORTANT TIME TO SHOW UP. SO 1174 00:47:41,091 --> 00:47:42,793 A.I. IS NOW NUMBER TWO MOST 1175 00:47:42,793 --> 00:47:44,294 INFLUENTIAL SHOPPING, 70% OF 1176 00:47:44,294 --> 00:47:48,432 CONSUMERS SAY A.I. INFLUENCES 1177 00:47:48,432 --> 00:47:49,700 THE FOOD THEY BUY AND 160 1178 00:47:49,700 --> 00:47:50,701 BILLION IS BEING ATTESTED TO 1179 00:47:50,701 --> 00:47:52,369 FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN USE A.I. 1180 00:47:52,369 --> 00:47:53,737 TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE'S FOOD 1181 00:47:53,737 --> 00:47:55,539 DECISIONS. HERE'S WHY WE ARE 1182 00:47:55,539 --> 00:47:56,907 BRINGING IT UP TODAY. BOTTOM 1183 00:47:56,907 --> 00:48:07,451 LINE, VIDEO AND A.I. INFLUENCES 1184 00:48:10,320 --> 00:48:11,355 FOOD DECISIONS BUT THE CITY HAS 1185 00:48:11,355 --> 00:48:12,289 THE ABILITY TO ADOPT THOSE TOOLS 1186 00:48:12,289 --> 00:48:13,423 FOR GOOD AND HELP GIVE PEOPLE 1187 00:48:13,423 --> 00:48:14,625 GOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. AS WE WERE 1188 00:48:14,625 --> 00:48:15,692 DEVELOPING THIS PLAN WE DID 1189 00:48:15,692 --> 00:48:16,927 HAVE, WE DO HAVE SOME SEED 1190 00:48:16,927 --> 00:48:18,228 PARTNERS REALLY KIND OF DEVELOP 1191 00:48:18,228 --> 00:48:19,429 THE BENEFITS OF WHAT THIS COULD 1192 00:48:19,429 --> 00:48:20,631 BE. SO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 1193 00:48:20,631 --> 00:48:21,531 CAN IMPROVE NUTRITION SECURITY, 1194 00:48:21,531 --> 00:48:25,035 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IS 1195 00:48:25,035 --> 00:48:26,303 OPTIMISTIC IT CAN IMPROVE FOOD 1196 00:48:26,303 --> 00:48:27,771 SECURITY. AND WE DO HAVE 1197 00:48:27,771 --> 00:48:30,774 PARTNERS AT THE WORLD RESOURCES 1198 00:48:30,774 --> 00:48:32,342 INSTITUTE THAT WANT TO HELP US 1199 00:48:32,342 --> 00:48:40,250 MEASURE , THAT THAT ACTUALLY 1200 00:48:40,250 --> 00:48:41,385 DOES CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND THEY 1201 00:48:41,385 --> 00:48:42,586 ARE PARTNERING WITH THE U.N. AND 1202 00:48:42,586 --> 00:48:43,553 EPA. MOSTLY FOCUSED ON FOOD 1203 00:48:43,553 --> 00:48:44,721 WASTE. ALL THREE OF THESE AREAS 1204 00:48:44,721 --> 00:48:45,956 WHERE WE THINK THIS CAN HAPPEN 1205 00:48:45,956 --> 00:48:47,024 HUGE IMPACT WE HAVE PARTNERS 1206 00:48:47,024 --> 00:48:48,458 THAT ARE READY TO SUPPORT US AND 1207 00:48:48,458 --> 00:48:49,960 HELP US GROW. I ALSO WANT TO 1208 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:53,063 SAY, THIS IS PROVIDING THE 1209 00:48:53,063 --> 00:48:54,064 TOOLS, THE EXPERTISE, THE FUN 1210 00:48:54,064 --> 00:48:55,832 AND MEDIA, BUT WHEN WE HAVE A 1211 00:48:55,832 --> 00:49:04,341 PARTNER , YOU INFLUENCE THE 1212 00:49:04,341 --> 00:49:05,542 CONTENT. IT WOULD BE THE CITY 1213 00:49:05,542 --> 00:49:06,510 TELLING US WHAT TYPES OF 1214 00:49:06,510 --> 00:49:07,444 RECIPES, WHAT TYPES OF PARTNERS 1215 00:49:07,444 --> 00:49:08,478 WE SHOULD BRING IN, COMMUNITY 1216 00:49:08,478 --> 00:49:09,680 LEADERS, ET CETERA. AS WE ARE 1217 00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:10,714 PRESENTING THIS, KNOW THAT THE 1218 00:49:10,714 --> 00:49:11,949 CONTENT OF ANYTHING IN THE A.I. 1219 00:49:11,949 --> 00:49:13,216 SYSTEM OR VIDEO IS CREATED IN 1220 00:49:13,216 --> 00:49:14,618 PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES AND 1221 00:49:14,618 --> 00:49:16,320 CITY. 1222 00:49:16,320 --> 00:49:17,788 >> AND WE KNOW SEATTLE HAS BEEN 1223 00:49:17,788 --> 00:49:18,822 A LEADER IN INVESTING MILLIONS 1224 00:49:18,822 --> 00:49:19,923 OF DOLLARS IN GETTING PEOPLE 1225 00:49:19,923 --> 00:49:24,194 FOOD. FOOD ASSISTANCE. WE ARE 1226 00:49:24,194 --> 00:49:25,028 THE ASSISTANCE SIDE. THAT'S 1227 00:49:25,028 --> 00:49:26,296 WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. 1228 00:49:26,296 --> 00:49:33,070 FOOD, YOU GUYS ROCK. SEATTLE IS 1229 00:49:33,070 --> 00:49:33,971 AMAZING. IF WE LAYER ON 1230 00:49:33,971 --> 00:49:35,038 ASSISTANCE, CAN WE STRETCH THE 1231 00:49:35,038 --> 00:49:36,440 FOOD FURTHER FOR PEOPLE? CAN WE 1232 00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:38,141 DO BETTER FOR THEM? SO HOW ARE 1233 00:49:38,141 --> 00:49:39,776 WE GOING TO DO THAT? THE FIRST 1234 00:49:39,776 --> 00:49:40,777 IS WE DEVELOPED TEXT SUPPORT. 1235 00:49:40,777 --> 00:49:42,045 IMAGINE THIS, LIKE A LITTLE CHEF 1236 00:49:42,045 --> 00:49:43,847 IN YOUR POCKET. THIS IS FREE, 1237 00:49:43,847 --> 00:49:46,683 REAL-TIME SMS . THIS IS FOR 1238 00:49:46,683 --> 00:49:53,557 DIGITAL EQUALITY. RIGHT, THIS IS 1239 00:49:53,557 --> 00:49:55,158 NOT A NAP YOU SIGN UP FOR WHERE 1240 00:49:55,158 --> 00:49:57,094 YOU MAKE A LOGIN OR PASSWORD. 1241 00:49:57,094 --> 00:49:58,729 YOU LITERALLY SEE A QR CODE AT 1242 00:49:58,729 --> 00:50:00,430 THE FOOD BANK, GROCERY STORE, 1243 00:50:00,430 --> 00:50:01,665 FARMERS MARKET, YOU SCAN IT WITH 1244 00:50:01,665 --> 00:50:03,867 YOUR PHONE AND YOUR TEXTING WITH 1245 00:50:03,867 --> 00:50:06,770 CULINARY GUIDANCE. IT HELPS YOU 1246 00:50:06,770 --> 00:50:11,141 GET DINNER ON THE TABLE. BASED 1247 00:50:11,141 --> 00:50:12,209 OFF OF WHAT IS CULTURALLY 1248 00:50:12,209 --> 00:50:22,753 RELEVANT, YOUR BUDGET, HOW MANY 1249 00:50:26,890 --> 00:50:28,025 PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR FAMILY, WHAT 1250 00:50:28,025 --> 00:50:29,259 IS IN FRONT OF YOU. IT KNOWS 1251 00:50:29,259 --> 00:50:30,494 WHAT IS ON THE SHELVES, WHAT'S 1252 00:50:30,494 --> 00:50:31,995 AT THE FARMERS MARKET AND IT CAN 1253 00:50:31,995 --> 00:50:33,230 HELP YOU NAVIGATE THAT, WHICH IS 1254 00:50:33,230 --> 00:50:34,898 SO HARD FOR US AT 4:00 WHEN YOU 1255 00:50:34,898 --> 00:50:35,899 HAVE TWO KIDS SCREAMING OR 1256 00:50:35,899 --> 00:50:37,401 RUNNING FROM JOB TO JOB. TO HAVE 1257 00:50:37,401 --> 00:50:38,702 ASSISTANCE IN THAT IS IMPORTANT. 1258 00:50:38,702 --> 00:50:39,870 WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT TO GET 1259 00:50:39,870 --> 00:50:40,937 PEOPLE INTO THIS GUIDANCE, THE 1260 00:50:40,937 --> 00:50:42,139 FRONT DOOR IS A RECIPE. PEOPLE 1261 00:50:42,139 --> 00:50:43,373 LOVE RECIPES. SO YOU'RE NOT 1262 00:50:43,373 --> 00:50:51,381 GOING TO SEE A SIGN OF THE TOOL, 1263 00:50:51,381 --> 00:50:52,716 SIGN UP FOR THIS TOOL, THIS TOOL 1264 00:50:52,716 --> 00:50:53,450 COMES WITH YOUR FOOD 1265 00:50:53,450 --> 00:50:54,317 PRESCRIPTION BOX. YOU'LL NEVER 1266 00:50:54,317 --> 00:50:55,786 HEAR US USE THE WORD TOOL. WE'RE 1267 00:50:55,786 --> 00:50:57,020 GOING TO SEE IS GORGEOUS PHOTOS 1268 00:50:57,020 --> 00:50:57,821 THAT ARE MOUTHWATERING, THAT 1269 00:50:57,821 --> 00:50:59,022 MAKES SENSE, THAT MAKE YOU WANT 1270 00:50:59,022 --> 00:51:00,524 TO EAT THAT. AND THAT IS WHAT 1271 00:51:00,524 --> 00:51:02,125 LEADS TO A SCAN AND THEN 1272 00:51:02,125 --> 00:51:03,193 ULTIMATELY TO FURTHER GUIDANCE. 1273 00:51:03,193 --> 00:51:04,661 WE KNOW RECIPES ARE THE GATEWAY 1274 00:51:04,661 --> 00:51:06,530 BECAUSE WE HAVE PROVEN THAT. IT 1275 00:51:06,530 --> 00:51:13,003 IS A 17 TIMES ENGAGEMENT ON 1276 00:51:13,003 --> 00:51:14,070 SOCIAL VIDEOS. THREE TIMES IN 1277 00:51:14,070 --> 00:51:15,138 CLICK THROUGH RATES ON EMAILS 1278 00:51:15,138 --> 00:51:16,373 AND SIX TIMES MORE OPEN RATE ON 1279 00:51:16,373 --> 00:51:17,007 TEXT MESSAGE. 1280 00:51:17,007 --> 00:51:18,241 >> ONE IMPORTANT NOTE TOO IS 1281 00:51:18,241 --> 00:51:19,543 THAT THIS CAN BE IN ANY 1282 00:51:19,543 --> 00:51:21,344 LANGUAGE. IT CAN BE CHANGED TO 1283 00:51:21,344 --> 00:51:24,681 ANY LANGUAGE. 1284 00:51:24,681 --> 00:51:25,916 >> TOTALLY FREE FOR PEOPLE. IN 1285 00:51:25,916 --> 00:51:31,822 ADDITION TO THE TEXT TOOL, AND 1286 00:51:31,822 --> 00:51:32,956 THE GUIDANCE, WE KNOW THAT SOME 1287 00:51:32,956 --> 00:51:34,057 PEOPLE DON'T LIVE THEIR PHONES. 1288 00:51:34,057 --> 00:51:34,958 AND ARE MORE VISUAL, LEARN 1289 00:51:34,958 --> 00:51:36,226 DIFFERENT WAYS. SO WE WILL HAVE 1290 00:51:36,226 --> 00:51:39,896 A VIDEO AND RESOURCE HUB. SO 1291 00:51:39,896 --> 00:51:41,298 THIS IS A LIBRARY OF VIDEOS, YOU 1292 00:51:41,298 --> 00:51:42,132 MIGHT RECOGNIZE SOMEONE HERE 1293 00:51:42,132 --> 00:51:43,166 STEALING THE SHOW. ROCKING OUT 1294 00:51:43,166 --> 00:51:45,635 THE POTATOES. YOU DID SO GOOD. 1295 00:51:45,635 --> 00:51:51,141 BUT WORKING -- 1296 00:51:51,141 --> 00:51:52,309 >> DID SHE JUGGLE POTATOES? 1297 00:51:52,309 --> 00:51:53,677 >> SHE JUGGLED THEM. BUT, 1298 00:51:53,677 --> 00:51:57,881 WORKING, LIKE WITH COMMUNITY 1299 00:51:57,881 --> 00:51:59,316 LEADERS. FROM YOUR DISTRICTS. 1300 00:51:59,316 --> 00:52:01,384 FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SHOWING 1301 00:52:01,384 --> 00:52:02,252 AND HIGHLIGHTING THE CULTURAL 1302 00:52:02,252 --> 00:52:03,620 ABUNDANCE WE HAVE HERE IN 1303 00:52:03,620 --> 00:52:05,355 SEATTLE. AND HIGHLIGHTING THE 1304 00:52:05,355 --> 00:52:11,995 AMAZING LOCAL RESOURCES. THAT 1305 00:52:11,995 --> 00:52:13,230 COULD BE POINTING PEOPLE IN THE 1306 00:52:13,230 --> 00:52:14,764 RIGHT DIRECTION OF WHERE THEY 1307 00:52:14,764 --> 00:52:15,565 CAN REALLY FIND THEIR FOOD BANK 1308 00:52:15,565 --> 00:52:17,033 OR WHAT KIND OF BENEFITS THEY 1309 00:52:17,033 --> 00:52:17,968 QUALIFY FOR. AND NOTHING 1310 00:52:17,968 --> 00:52:22,606 REPLACES BEING IN PERSON. 1311 00:52:22,606 --> 00:52:23,406 NOTHING. WHEN YOU'RE COOKING, 1312 00:52:23,406 --> 00:52:24,274 YOU'RE SMELLING AND TOUCHING 1313 00:52:24,274 --> 00:52:25,709 AND FEELING, YOU USE ALL OF YOUR 1314 00:52:25,709 --> 00:52:27,077 SENSES. WE JUST HELD A FIELD 1315 00:52:27,077 --> 00:52:28,211 TRIP THAT WAS SO IMPACTFUL. WE 1316 00:52:28,211 --> 00:52:30,714 JUST WENT TO WHICH IS IN BEACON 1317 00:52:30,714 --> 00:52:32,749 HILL, COMMUNITY CENTER. PART OF 1318 00:52:32,749 --> 00:52:34,384 OUR PROGRAM IS NOT JUST A.I., 1319 00:52:34,384 --> 00:52:38,321 IT'S NOT JUST A WEBSITE, OR 1320 00:52:38,321 --> 00:52:39,289 TEXTING TOOL, WE TOTALLY LEAN 1321 00:52:39,289 --> 00:52:43,026 INTO THE IDEA THAT IN REAL LIFE 1322 00:52:43,026 --> 00:52:44,895 IT HAS TO HAPPEN. BUT IT NEEDS 1323 00:52:44,895 --> 00:52:46,863 TO BE COMMITTEE LED. WE NEED TO 1324 00:52:46,863 --> 00:52:48,064 BE TOLD BY THE COMMUNITY WHAT IS 1325 00:52:48,064 --> 00:52:49,199 APPROPRIATE, WHAT IS GOING TO 1326 00:52:49,199 --> 00:52:50,100 RESONATE WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD 1327 00:52:50,100 --> 00:52:51,368 AND THEN WE WILL BRING IN THE 1328 00:52:51,368 --> 00:52:52,168 HOMEMADE ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT 1329 00:52:52,168 --> 00:52:52,903 THAT. 1330 00:52:52,903 --> 00:53:01,211 >> THE HOW IS A GOOD FOOD 1331 00:53:01,211 --> 00:53:02,412 GUIDANCE GOING TO HELP THE 1332 00:53:02,412 --> 00:53:03,780 SEATTLE FOOD PLAN? THERE ARE A 1333 00:53:03,780 --> 00:53:05,248 LOT OF GOALS IN THE SEATTLE FOOD 1334 00:53:05,248 --> 00:53:06,449 PLAN BUT WE IDENTIFIED FOUR THIS 1335 00:53:06,449 --> 00:53:07,450 CAN REALLY HELP ENHANCE. FIRST 1336 00:53:07,450 --> 00:53:09,920 IS COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY. SO 1337 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:10,787 GENERALLY, ANYBODY CAN THINK 1338 00:53:10,787 --> 00:53:11,788 ABOUT THIS, IF YOU'RE GETTING 1339 00:53:11,788 --> 00:53:14,291 GUIDANCE AT HOME ABOUT HOW TO 1340 00:53:14,291 --> 00:53:15,358 STRETCH WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE, 1341 00:53:15,358 --> 00:53:16,326 WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED, 1342 00:53:16,326 --> 00:53:19,029 YOU ARE MORE INSECURE. THIS TOOL 1343 00:53:19,029 --> 00:53:25,835 IS AMAZING WITH THOSE SKILLS. SO 1344 00:53:25,835 --> 00:53:27,103 IT'S NOT IN THE SEATTLE FOOD 1345 00:53:27,103 --> 00:53:28,371 PLAN, BUT TEACHING THE SKILLS IS 1346 00:53:28,371 --> 00:53:29,272 PRICELESS. SECOND, IT REALLY CAN 1347 00:53:29,272 --> 00:53:33,577 STRENGTHEN MY FAVORITE PROGRAMS. 1348 00:53:33,577 --> 00:53:35,478 FIRST, I KNOW THAT ABOUT 70% OF 1349 00:53:35,478 --> 00:53:38,682 FRESH BUCKS ARE REDEEMED AT 1350 00:53:38,682 --> 00:53:39,816 SAFEWAY STORES. I KNOW THERE ARE 1351 00:53:39,816 --> 00:53:41,251 A LOT OF OTHER AND WITH ITS 1352 00:53:41,251 --> 00:53:47,190 STORES AND FARMERS MARKETS AND 1353 00:53:47,190 --> 00:53:48,458 WHATNOT THAT CAN REDEEM THOSE AS 1354 00:53:48,458 --> 00:53:49,459 WELL AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE 1355 00:53:49,459 --> 00:53:50,527 PROMPTED AND REMINDED OF THAT. 1356 00:53:50,527 --> 00:53:52,028 IF THEY ARE USING THE TOOL IT 1357 00:53:52,028 --> 00:53:53,463 CAN SAY, DO YOU KNOW IN YOUR 1358 00:53:53,463 --> 00:53:54,431 NEIGHBORHOOD THE STORE ON THE 1359 00:53:54,431 --> 00:53:55,231 CORNER ACTUALLY ACCEPTS FRESH 1360 00:53:55,231 --> 00:53:56,299 BUCKS AND THEY HAVE THIS 1361 00:53:56,299 --> 00:53:57,534 PROGRESS PRODUCE YOU MIGHT BE 1362 00:53:57,534 --> 00:53:58,902 LOOKING FOR. SAME WITH FARMERS 1363 00:53:58,902 --> 00:53:59,703 MARKETS. THE FARMERS MARKETS IN 1364 00:53:59,703 --> 00:54:00,704 DELRIDGE HAS THESE GREENS ARE 1365 00:54:00,704 --> 00:54:01,972 THEY CAN ASK THE TEXTING TOOL, 1366 00:54:01,972 --> 00:54:03,573 WHERE CAN I FIND THIS GREEN THAT 1367 00:54:03,573 --> 00:54:05,008 MY FAMILY LIKES AND IT WILL TELL 1368 00:54:05,008 --> 00:54:05,942 WHICH FARMERS MARKET IS CARING 1369 00:54:05,942 --> 00:54:09,145 THAT OR WHICH CORNER STORE COULD 1370 00:54:09,145 --> 00:54:10,080 BE CARRYING THAT. IT HELPS 1371 00:54:10,080 --> 00:54:11,147 PROMOTE THE OTHER RETAILERS THAT 1372 00:54:11,147 --> 00:54:12,349 ARE PART OF THE FRESH BUCKS 1373 00:54:12,349 --> 00:54:13,350 PROGRAM. FOR DIVERSIFYING 1374 00:54:13,350 --> 00:54:14,985 RECIPES FOR MORE TYPES OF 1375 00:54:14,985 --> 00:54:20,790 PRODUCE, WE ALSO KNOW, WE SEE 1376 00:54:20,790 --> 00:54:21,825 WHAT PEOPLE PURCHASE WITH FRESH 1377 00:54:21,825 --> 00:54:23,360 BUCKS AND IT'S A LOT OF FRESH 1378 00:54:23,360 --> 00:54:29,132 CUT FRUIT. THAT IS PITIFUL AND 1379 00:54:29,132 --> 00:54:30,100 GREAT AND WE KNOW WHY, IT'S 1380 00:54:30,100 --> 00:54:30,934 CONVENIENT. CONVENIENCE IS 1381 00:54:30,934 --> 00:54:31,601 ALWAYS TOP PRIORITY. CONVENIENCE 1382 00:54:31,601 --> 00:54:32,736 AND COST. THE CITIES TAKING CARE 1383 00:54:32,736 --> 00:54:34,437 OF COST, YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE 1384 00:54:34,437 --> 00:54:35,438 CONVENIENCE. THIS TOOL CAN HELP 1385 00:54:35,438 --> 00:54:36,640 PEOPLE REALIZE, YOU CAN CUT THE 1386 00:54:36,640 --> 00:54:37,941 FRUIT AT HOME OR TRY DIFFERENT 1387 00:54:37,941 --> 00:54:41,411 TYPES OF FRUITS OR VEGETABLES. 1388 00:54:41,411 --> 00:54:42,679 HERE'S HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN 1389 00:54:42,679 --> 00:54:44,547 SAVE IF YOU DID SO AND HERE IS 1390 00:54:44,547 --> 00:54:45,782 HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE YOU. IF 1391 00:54:45,782 --> 00:54:46,716 THEY ARE INTERESTED. RE-INSPIRE 1392 00:54:46,716 --> 00:54:48,051 THEM TO DO IT. WHEN I BECAME 1393 00:54:48,051 --> 00:54:49,386 REINSPIRED TO MY OWN FRUIT, IT 1394 00:54:49,386 --> 00:54:58,295 IS MONEY-SAVING. ASSISTANCE IN 1395 00:54:58,295 --> 00:54:59,562 FOOD IS MEDICINE. THIS IS A HUGE 1396 00:54:59,562 --> 00:55:01,031 TOPIC RIGHT NOW. WE ARE HAVING 1397 00:55:01,031 --> 00:55:01,965 CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE MEDICAID 1398 00:55:01,965 --> 00:55:02,866 WAIVERS. FOR ANYBODY IN YOUR 1399 00:55:02,866 --> 00:55:03,867 CITY WAS USING MEDICAID WAIVERS 1400 00:55:03,867 --> 00:55:04,868 FOR FOOD BOXES OR PANTRY 1401 00:55:04,868 --> 00:55:08,505 STOCKING, THAT TYPE OF THING, 1402 00:55:08,505 --> 00:55:09,773 THIS IS WHERE THE TEXTING TOOL 1403 00:55:09,773 --> 00:55:11,074 WILL HELP THEM BE ABLE TO 1404 00:55:11,074 --> 00:55:12,008 TRANSFORM THE FOOD THEY RECEIVE 1405 00:55:12,008 --> 00:55:13,243 INTO ACTUAL MEALS THEY WANT TO 1406 00:55:13,243 --> 00:55:14,477 EAT. THIS COULD BE REALLY GREAT 1407 00:55:14,477 --> 00:55:17,247 ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD BANKS. FOOD 1408 00:55:17,247 --> 00:55:18,381 BANKS, AS YOU KNOW, THEY OPERATE 1409 00:55:18,381 --> 00:55:26,022 WITH VOLUNTEER LABOR. SOMETIMES 1410 00:55:26,022 --> 00:55:26,990 THE VOLUNTEERS AREN'T 1411 00:55:26,990 --> 00:55:27,991 NECESSARILY AS SKILLED OR 1412 00:55:27,991 --> 00:55:28,792 FAMILIAR WITH THE PEOPLE THEY 1413 00:55:28,792 --> 00:55:30,026 ARE SERVING TO SERVE THEM UP 1414 00:55:30,026 --> 00:55:31,227 RAPIDLY. THERE IS A LOT OF 1415 00:55:31,227 --> 00:55:32,128 TRANSLATION REQUIRED AND THIS 1416 00:55:32,128 --> 00:55:33,730 TOOL CAN HELP THEM DO SO. IF 1417 00:55:33,730 --> 00:55:36,399 THERE IS UNFAMILIAR FOODS OR 1418 00:55:36,399 --> 00:55:37,667 SOMETHING IS COMING IN FROM A 1419 00:55:37,667 --> 00:55:38,501 DIFFERENT CULTURE AND BEING 1420 00:55:38,501 --> 00:55:39,669 INTRODUCED TO A CERTAIN KIND OF 1421 00:55:39,669 --> 00:55:40,937 PRODUCE, IT CAN SUGGEST, IT CAN 1422 00:55:40,937 --> 00:55:42,072 SUGGEST RECIPES THAT ARE MORE 1423 00:55:42,072 --> 00:55:45,275 FAMILIAR. I KNOW SOMEBODY ON THE 1424 00:55:45,275 --> 00:55:46,476 CHAIRS STAFF TOLD US WHEN HER 1425 00:55:46,476 --> 00:55:48,378 GRANDMA CAME HERE FROM VIETNAM 1426 00:55:48,378 --> 00:55:49,779 SHE USED FOOD BANKS QUITE A BIT 1427 00:55:49,779 --> 00:55:51,247 AND HAD NEVER SEEN A POTATO IN 1428 00:55:51,247 --> 00:55:53,516 HER LIFE. BUT FAST FORWARD ONE 1429 00:55:53,516 --> 00:56:04,060 YEAR LATER AND SHE MADE THE BEST 1430 00:56:05,895 --> 00:56:06,529 VIETNAMESE POTATO DISH ANYONE 1431 00:56:06,529 --> 00:56:07,464 HAS EVER HAD. SOMETIMES IT'S 1432 00:56:07,464 --> 00:56:08,565 JUST ABOUT THE TRANSITION. WE 1433 00:56:08,565 --> 00:56:09,566 NEEDED TO BE CULTURALLY RELEVANT 1434 00:56:09,566 --> 00:56:10,400 BUT ALSO LOCALLY PRODUCED. 1435 00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:11,201 SOMETIMES THOSE THINGS CAN'T 1436 00:56:11,201 --> 00:56:12,435 COEXIST BUT A REALLY GOOD RECIPE 1437 00:56:12,435 --> 00:56:13,236 CAN HELP. 1438 00:56:13,236 --> 00:56:14,070 >> JUST WALKING THROUGH SOME 1439 00:56:14,070 --> 00:56:15,371 FOOD BANKS, YOU DON'T GET TO 1440 00:56:15,371 --> 00:56:20,543 CHOOSE WHAT'S ON THE SHELVES, 1441 00:56:20,543 --> 00:56:22,112 YOU CAN'T RELIABLY KNOW THEY 1442 00:56:22,112 --> 00:56:22,912 ARE GOING TO HAVE PEPPERS THAT 1443 00:56:22,912 --> 00:56:24,314 DAY OR CHICKEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE 1444 00:56:24,314 --> 00:56:25,448 DON'T HAVE THAT COOKING SKILL 1445 00:56:25,448 --> 00:56:26,916 TO SAY, I CAN USE WHAT THEY HAVE 1446 00:56:26,916 --> 00:56:27,984 TODAY. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT 1447 00:56:27,984 --> 00:56:28,818 COOKING SKILL. THIS INSTANTLY 1448 00:56:28,818 --> 00:56:30,086 GIVES THEM A CHEF IN THEIR 1449 00:56:30,086 --> 00:56:31,321 POCKET TO GUIDE THEM AND HELP 1450 00:56:31,321 --> 00:56:32,756 THEM MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT IS 1451 00:56:32,756 --> 00:56:33,123 RELEVANT. 1452 00:56:33,123 --> 00:56:34,391 >> AS WE ARE TRANSITIONING, I 1453 00:56:34,391 --> 00:56:35,425 THINK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ HAD A 1454 00:56:35,425 --> 00:56:35,692 QUESTION. 1455 00:56:35,692 --> 00:56:37,327 >> I WANT TO SLOW YOU DOWN. WE 1456 00:56:37,327 --> 00:56:38,495 WORK CLOSELY WITH , KELLY BROWN 1457 00:56:38,495 --> 00:56:41,598 AT NORTH HAVEN, UP IN D5, WE 1458 00:56:41,598 --> 00:56:42,866 WORK CLOSELY TO GET THE SEATTLE 1459 00:56:42,866 --> 00:56:45,468 INDIAN HILLS BOARD CLINIC, WHAT 1460 00:56:45,468 --> 00:56:46,803 PIQUED HER INTEREST IN WHAT WE 1461 00:56:46,803 --> 00:56:49,839 CONTINUE TO WORK ON IS THE 1462 00:56:49,839 --> 00:56:50,673 MEDICAID WAIVERS. CAN YOU 1463 00:56:50,673 --> 00:56:52,175 EXPLAIN A LOT OF THAT? I'M 1464 00:56:52,175 --> 00:56:55,411 GOING TO CUT TO THE CHASE. THIS 1465 00:56:55,411 --> 00:56:56,946 IS ALL NICE, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE 1466 00:56:56,946 --> 00:57:03,953 IS, FOR OUR FOLKS THAT ARE , WE 1467 00:57:03,953 --> 00:57:05,054 STATE FOOD INSECURE, BUT 1468 00:57:05,054 --> 00:57:05,588 BASICALLY HUNGRY, MAINLY 1469 00:57:05,588 --> 00:57:06,456 CHILDREN, HOW DOES THE MEDICAID 1470 00:57:06,456 --> 00:57:08,091 PIECE FIT INTO ALL OF THIS? I'M 1471 00:57:08,091 --> 00:57:09,592 GOING TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT 1472 00:57:09,592 --> 00:57:11,094 GOING TO GET THIS TEXT A NAP AND 1473 00:57:11,094 --> 00:57:16,499 DO THAT. BUT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT. 1474 00:57:16,499 --> 00:57:18,134 MY POINT IS, HOW DOES THE 1475 00:57:18,134 --> 00:57:19,436 MEDICAID PIECE FIT INTO THIS? 1476 00:57:19,436 --> 00:57:20,637 >> IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT 1477 00:57:20,637 --> 00:57:21,704 THEY ARE RECEIVING. ARE THEY 1478 00:57:21,704 --> 00:57:22,405 RECEIVING MEDICALLY TAILORED 1479 00:57:22,405 --> 00:57:23,440 MEALS, FOOD BOXES OR PRODUCE 1480 00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:23,907 VOUCHERS? 1481 00:57:23,907 --> 00:57:25,208 >> I DON'T. I KNOW THEY HAVE 1482 00:57:25,208 --> 00:57:26,643 GOT IT THROUGH THE CEILING 1483 00:57:26,643 --> 00:57:28,211 HEALTH BOARD AND FOOD IS 1484 00:57:28,211 --> 00:57:33,349 MEDICINE. THAT IS ONE OF THE 1485 00:57:33,349 --> 00:57:34,317 THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT. AT 1486 00:57:34,317 --> 00:57:35,318 NORTHGATE COMMENTS FOR THE 1487 00:57:35,318 --> 00:57:36,753 TRIBES TO HAVE A POSITION AND 1488 00:57:36,753 --> 00:57:40,890 PLACE. FOR EXCEEDED TOOK A 1489 00:57:40,890 --> 00:57:41,624 TABLE, NO MIDDLE PERSON. 1490 00:57:41,624 --> 00:57:42,792 INDIGENOUS FOOD, PLANTS, SALMON, 1491 00:57:42,792 --> 00:57:45,495 FRESH FOODS. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE 1492 00:57:45,495 --> 00:57:46,796 DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. I KNOW 1493 00:57:46,796 --> 00:57:48,031 ONE BIG PIECE WAS THE MEDICAID 1494 00:57:48,031 --> 00:57:49,399 PIECE THAT BECAUSE SEATTLE 1495 00:57:49,399 --> 00:57:50,433 INDIAN HEALTH BOARD AND TRIBES, 1496 00:57:50,433 --> 00:57:53,203 IT'S INTERESTING, BUT I WILL 1497 00:57:53,203 --> 00:57:54,671 GET WONKY FOR ONE MINUTE BECAUSE 1498 00:57:54,671 --> 00:57:55,338 IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND 1499 00:57:55,338 --> 00:57:58,808 THIS BACKDROP, THE TRIBES AND 1500 00:57:58,808 --> 00:57:59,742 GROUPS LIKE THE SEATTLE INDIAN 1501 00:57:59,742 --> 00:58:01,377 HEALTH BOARD WHERE THE STATE CAN 1502 00:58:01,377 --> 00:58:02,846 BUILD -- BILL ONE DOLLAR TO THE 1503 00:58:02,846 --> 00:58:05,748 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TRIBES CAN 1504 00:58:05,748 --> 00:58:06,950 BUILT THREE DOLLARS. FOR THAT 1505 00:58:06,950 --> 00:58:08,485 REASON THAT THERE IS FOOD 1506 00:58:08,485 --> 00:58:16,025 INSECURITY. THAT IS WHY I WANTED 1507 00:58:16,025 --> 00:58:17,594 TO -- WHEN YOU SAID THE MEDICAID 1508 00:58:17,594 --> 00:58:18,828 PIECE, IF IT'S JUST A GENERAL 1509 00:58:18,828 --> 00:58:19,963 ANSWER, THAT'S FINE I FIND IT. 1510 00:58:19,963 --> 00:58:21,464 >> FOUR DOLLARS OF THE MEDICAID 1511 00:58:21,464 --> 00:58:22,565 PIECE OUR FOOD BOXES, PANTRY 1512 00:58:22,565 --> 00:58:25,935 STOCKING, PRODUCE VOUCHERS, AND 1513 00:58:25,935 --> 00:58:27,437 GENERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE. SO IT 1514 00:58:27,437 --> 00:58:28,872 WOULD HELP IN THE SAME IT HELPS 1515 00:58:28,872 --> 00:58:30,173 ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS WHERE IF 1516 00:58:30,173 --> 00:58:33,943 AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY IS 1517 00:58:33,943 --> 00:58:35,745 RECEIVING A FOOD BOX, TO BE ABLE 1518 00:58:35,745 --> 00:58:37,180 TO USE AND MAKE THE MOST USE OUT 1519 00:58:37,180 --> 00:58:38,848 OF ALL OF THAT FOOD, NOT ALLOW 1520 00:58:38,848 --> 00:58:40,250 ANY TO GO TO WASTE. BUT ALSO 1521 00:58:40,250 --> 00:58:43,119 GIVE IT REALLY EASY RECIPES THAT 1522 00:58:43,119 --> 00:58:44,354 THEY CAN ADAPT WITH THEIR OWN 1523 00:58:44,354 --> 00:58:52,528 CIRCUMSTANCES. SO WE CAN TELL, I 1524 00:58:52,528 --> 00:58:53,863 NEED TO MAKE SOMETHING IN LESS 1525 00:58:53,863 --> 00:58:54,898 THAN 20 MINUTES, HERE ARE MY 1526 00:58:54,898 --> 00:58:55,698 DIETARY RESTRICTIONS, HERE'S 1527 00:58:55,698 --> 00:58:56,733 WHERE MY KIDS WILL NOT EAT. 1528 00:58:56,733 --> 00:58:57,967 HERE'S WHERE CULTURAL 1529 00:58:57,967 --> 00:59:01,437 PREFERENCE IS. IT ADAPTS TO 1530 00:59:01,437 --> 00:59:02,906 THEM. THIS IS WHY I LIKE THE 1531 00:59:02,906 --> 00:59:04,307 PROGRAM SO MUCH. WE TALK A LOT 1532 00:59:04,307 --> 00:59:05,174 ABOUT BEING CULTURALLY RELEVANT 1533 00:59:05,174 --> 00:59:06,175 BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BE 1534 00:59:06,175 --> 00:59:06,976 CULTURALLY RELEVANT. FOR ONE 1535 00:59:06,976 --> 00:59:08,411 PROGRAM TO BE FOR EVERYBODY. BUT 1536 00:59:08,411 --> 00:59:10,113 THIS TOOL CAN ADAPT AND ALLOW 1537 00:59:10,113 --> 00:59:15,552 THEM. WHEN YOU GIVE THEM EITHER 1538 00:59:15,552 --> 00:59:16,185 FOOD VOUCHERS OR FOOD ASSISTANCE 1539 00:59:16,185 --> 00:59:17,253 OR A BOX OF FOOD, IT JUST TAKES 1540 00:59:17,253 --> 00:59:18,655 THEM THE EXTRA STEPS TO BE ABLE 1541 00:59:18,655 --> 00:59:19,856 TO EAT THE FOOD THAT THEIR 1542 00:59:19,856 --> 00:59:21,357 FAMILY WILL LIKE, BUT ALSO NOT 1543 00:59:21,357 --> 00:59:21,925 WASTED THAT FOOD. 1544 00:59:21,925 --> 00:59:28,731 >> OKAY. THANK YOU. 1545 00:59:28,731 --> 00:59:29,299 >> AWESOME, THANK YOU. 1546 00:59:29,299 --> 00:59:30,600 >> THIS AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE 1547 00:59:30,600 --> 00:59:31,801 ARRAY OF DIFFERENT PLACES TO 1548 00:59:31,801 --> 00:59:32,802 LOOK FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT FOOD 1549 00:59:32,802 --> 00:59:34,070 PROGRAMS, WE KNOW WE CAN COMPILE 1550 00:59:34,070 --> 00:59:35,838 ALL THAT INFORMATION AN 1551 00:59:35,838 --> 00:59:36,706 INDIVIDUAL CAN BE USING THE 1552 00:59:36,706 --> 00:59:38,207 TEXTING TOOL TO ASK WHERE IS THE 1553 00:59:38,207 --> 00:59:46,916 NEAREST FOOD BANK OPEN, WHERE IS 1554 00:59:46,916 --> 00:59:47,884 THE MEAL PROGRAM, WHAT KIND OF 1555 00:59:47,884 --> 00:59:48,718 ASSISTANCE MIGHT I QUALIFY FOR 1556 00:59:48,718 --> 00:59:49,852 AND CONNECT THEM WITH PEOPLE. 1557 00:59:49,852 --> 00:59:50,954 EITHER PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP THEM 1558 00:59:50,954 --> 00:59:52,822 OR GIVE THEM THE INFO OF HOW YOU 1559 00:59:52,822 --> 00:59:53,856 CAN BECOME ELIGIBLE OR IF YOU 1560 00:59:53,856 --> 00:59:54,490 ARE ELIGIBLE. 1561 00:59:54,490 --> 00:59:55,725 >> EVEN PEOPLE WHO DON'T COOK 1562 00:59:55,725 --> 00:59:57,193 CAN USE THIS, JUST TO KIND OF 1563 00:59:57,193 --> 01:00:01,798 KNOW WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE. 1564 01:00:01,798 --> 01:00:03,032 >> NEXT, I LIGHTLY TOUCHED ON 1565 01:00:03,032 --> 01:00:04,601 THIS, BUT I KNOW IT'S ONE OF 1566 01:00:04,601 --> 01:00:05,802 THE PRIORITIES THE SEATTLE FOOD 1567 01:00:05,802 --> 01:00:06,669 BRAND PLAN TO UPLIFT LOCAL 1568 01:00:06,669 --> 01:00:07,937 SUPPLY CHAINS AS WELL AS 1569 01:00:07,937 --> 01:00:09,405 EQUITABLY PURCHASE FOODS. I AM 1570 01:00:09,405 --> 01:00:10,840 SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF HOW MUCH 1571 01:00:10,840 --> 01:00:12,108 MARKETING GOES INTO THE 1572 01:00:12,108 --> 01:00:13,142 MAINSTREAM FOOD SYSTEM AND LARGE 1573 01:00:13,142 --> 01:00:19,482 CHAINS. THIS IS TRYING TO LEVEL 1574 01:00:19,482 --> 01:00:20,750 THE PLAYING FIELD A LITTLE BIT 1575 01:00:20,750 --> 01:00:21,918 FOR PEOPLE USING THIS TEXTING 1576 01:00:21,918 --> 01:00:23,052 TOOL AND REALLY UPLIFT THE FARMS 1577 01:00:23,052 --> 01:00:24,253 AND THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHERE 1578 01:00:24,253 --> 01:00:25,288 THE FOOD ASSISTANCE IS ACCEPTED 1579 01:00:25,288 --> 01:00:26,656 OR GENERALLY FOR ANYBODY IF THEY 1580 01:00:26,656 --> 01:00:27,824 ARE UNAWARE OF THE STORES OR 1581 01:00:27,824 --> 01:00:29,525 WHAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FARMERS 1582 01:00:29,525 --> 01:00:31,995 MARKETS. 1583 01:00:31,995 --> 01:00:33,429 >> AND, WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH 1584 01:00:33,429 --> 01:00:39,035 THIS IS AMAZING. MOST OF THE 1585 01:00:39,035 --> 01:00:40,069 FOOD WASTE, LIKE SARA MENTIONED, 1586 01:00:40,069 --> 01:00:41,270 HAPPENS A HOME. WE ARE THROWING 1587 01:00:41,270 --> 01:00:46,909 FOOD DOWN THE DRAIN. YOU CAN 1588 01:00:46,909 --> 01:00:47,877 TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR FRIDGE, 1589 01:00:47,877 --> 01:00:49,746 OPEN IT UP AND WE CAN TELL YOU 1590 01:00:49,746 --> 01:00:50,747 RECIPES BASED OFF OF WHAT YOU 1591 01:00:50,747 --> 01:00:52,015 HAVE. YOU CAN SCAN YOUR RECEIPT 1592 01:00:52,015 --> 01:00:54,884 AND SEND US A TEXT PICTURE OF 1593 01:00:54,884 --> 01:00:56,252 YOUR RECEIPT AND WE CAN MAKE 1594 01:00:56,252 --> 01:00:57,653 RECIPES AND IDEAS OF HOW TO MEAL 1595 01:00:57,653 --> 01:00:59,022 PLAN FOR THE WEEK SO YOU CAN 1596 01:00:59,022 --> 01:01:00,456 STRETCH IT OUT. AND WE WILL HAVE 1597 01:01:00,456 --> 01:01:01,357 COOKING TIPS THROUGHOUT. AROUND 1598 01:01:01,357 --> 01:01:02,358 THROUGH SAFETY, LABELING. YOU 1599 01:01:02,358 --> 01:01:03,626 DON'T THROW FOOD AWAY AND MAKE 1600 01:01:03,626 --> 01:01:05,461 THE MOST OF IT. AND THEN, 1601 01:01:05,461 --> 01:01:08,765 LEANING INTO SCHOOLS. ABOUT A 1602 01:01:08,765 --> 01:01:11,701 WEEK AGO I HAD MY KIDS SCHOOL, 1603 01:01:11,701 --> 01:01:13,436 HE'S IN FIRST GRADE, SEATTLE 1604 01:01:13,436 --> 01:01:23,980 PUBLIC SCHOOL, WE HAD ABOUT 100 1605 01:01:25,181 --> 01:01:26,382 KIDS COME TO HER STUDIO AND YOU 1606 01:01:26,382 --> 01:01:27,817 CAN SEE ME UP THERE. WE ARE 1607 01:01:27,817 --> 01:01:29,152 FILMING ALL THE KIDS ARE OF 1608 01:01:29,152 --> 01:01:30,119 COURSE WATCHING THE SCREEN, NOT 1609 01:01:30,119 --> 01:01:31,287 WATCHING ME. BUT THEY ARE SEEING 1610 01:01:31,287 --> 01:01:32,755 WHAT IS INSIDE THE POT. SO HOW 1611 01:01:32,755 --> 01:01:34,590 DO WE MAKE, HAD WE GO INTO 1612 01:01:34,590 --> 01:01:42,899 SCHOOLS AND WHEN WE DO THAT 1613 01:01:42,899 --> 01:01:44,233 LIVE, WHICH IS NOT SCALABLE, HOW 1614 01:01:44,233 --> 01:01:45,968 DO WE MAKE IT SCALABLE? WE BRING 1615 01:01:45,968 --> 01:01:47,203 IN VIDEO AND HOW DO WE REPURPOSE 1616 01:01:47,203 --> 01:01:48,337 THE VIDEOS? WE MAKE THE 1617 01:01:48,337 --> 01:01:49,405 RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS. DO WE 1618 01:01:49,405 --> 01:01:50,840 SCAN THE RECIPE AND ALL THE KIDS 1619 01:01:50,840 --> 01:01:52,075 AND FAMILIES HAVE THIS TOOL THAT 1620 01:01:52,075 --> 01:01:53,776 THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS? IT WAS 1621 01:01:53,776 --> 01:01:54,577 A REALLY IMPACTFUL MOMENT. 1622 01:01:54,577 --> 01:01:55,978 EVERYONE YOU CAN SEE KIND OF YOU 1623 01:01:55,978 --> 01:01:57,380 THINK YOU COVERED CARD AND WHAT 1624 01:01:57,380 --> 01:01:59,248 THEY LEARNED. WE NEED TO DO MORE 1625 01:01:59,248 --> 01:02:03,853 CULINARY FILTERS. HOME I SNAP IT 1626 01:02:03,853 --> 01:02:05,021 DOESN'T EXIST. WE FORGOT HOW TO 1627 01:02:05,021 --> 01:02:07,023 COOK. WE HAVE TO START AT AN 1628 01:02:07,023 --> 01:02:11,627 EARLY AGE. MY KIDS EAT ALL MOST 1629 01:02:11,627 --> 01:02:12,528 EVERYTHING, IT'S NOT BECAUSE I 1630 01:02:12,528 --> 01:02:13,763 SHOVE FOOD DOWN THE MOUTH, IT'S 1631 01:02:13,763 --> 01:02:14,997 BECAUSE I HAVE THEM IN THE 1632 01:02:14,997 --> 01:02:16,032 KITCHEN AND THEY CUT CUCUMBERS 1633 01:02:16,032 --> 01:02:17,300 AND TASTE BROCCOLI AND THAT IS 1634 01:02:17,300 --> 01:02:18,334 HOW KIDS GET COMFORTABLE AROUND 1635 01:02:18,334 --> 01:02:20,036 NEW COLORS AND TEXTURES AND 1636 01:02:20,036 --> 01:02:20,470 FLAVORS. 1637 01:02:20,470 --> 01:02:22,004 >> OF COURSE, WE KNOW WE NEED TO 1638 01:02:22,004 --> 01:02:23,005 PROVE THIS IS ACTUALLY WORKING 1639 01:02:23,005 --> 01:02:27,777 TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. SO THERE ARE 1640 01:02:27,777 --> 01:02:28,444 MEASUREMENT TACTICS. UNLIKE 1641 01:02:28,444 --> 01:02:29,445 GIVING PEOPLE RECIPES AT THE 1642 01:02:29,445 --> 01:02:34,283 BANKS OR CLINICS OR OTHERWISE, 1643 01:02:34,283 --> 01:02:35,518 WE ACTUALLY KNOW IF THAT PERSON 1644 01:02:35,518 --> 01:02:36,853 HAS ENGAGED WITH THE RECIPE, IS 1645 01:02:36,853 --> 01:02:37,653 ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 1646 01:02:37,653 --> 01:02:38,888 RECIPE AND IS COOKING IT HOME. 1647 01:02:38,888 --> 01:02:39,655 JUST THE INFORMATION ALONE, 1648 01:02:39,655 --> 01:02:40,857 KNOWING THE INFORMATION WAS 1649 01:02:40,857 --> 01:02:42,925 PROVIDED AND NOW THEY ARE 1650 01:02:42,925 --> 01:02:44,560 COOKING, IS A HUGE. FOR A LOT OF 1651 01:02:44,560 --> 01:02:45,862 DIFFERENT RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR 1652 01:02:45,862 --> 01:02:54,003 CHANGE. WE CAN ASK THEM SURVEYS 1653 01:02:54,003 --> 01:02:55,938 ON THE TEXTING TOOL AS WELL. 1654 01:02:55,938 --> 01:02:56,639 GENERALLY WANTING TO KNOW, ARE 1655 01:02:56,639 --> 01:02:57,840 YOU SAVING MONEY, IS IS HELPING 1656 01:02:57,840 --> 01:02:59,275 YOU SAVE MONEY? ARE YOU EATING 1657 01:02:59,275 --> 01:03:01,077 HEALTHIER? EATING LESS? SO THERE 1658 01:03:01,077 --> 01:03:02,345 IS AN AWARENESS THERE IF THEY 1659 01:03:02,345 --> 01:03:03,279 EVEN FEEL LIKE IT'S HELPING 1660 01:03:03,279 --> 01:03:04,514 THEM. WE CAN ADJUST THE PROGRAM 1661 01:03:04,514 --> 01:03:05,948 IF THEY DON'T. WE CAN OF COURSE 1662 01:03:05,948 --> 01:03:07,517 MONITOR IF THE BUSINESSES WE ARE 1663 01:03:07,517 --> 01:03:11,354 PROMOTING ON THE TEXTING TOOL 1664 01:03:11,354 --> 01:03:12,421 NURSING WHERE TRAFFIC. AS I 1665 01:03:12,421 --> 01:03:13,422 MENTIONED WE HAVE RESOURCES WITH 1666 01:03:13,422 --> 01:03:19,162 THE EPA AND U.N. TO ANALYZE OUR 1667 01:03:19,162 --> 01:03:20,396 DATA TO SEE IF IT'S TRULY 1668 01:03:20,396 --> 01:03:21,397 CHANGING BEHAVIOR. AND OF COURSE 1669 01:03:21,397 --> 01:03:22,465 THERE IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT WAYS 1670 01:03:22,465 --> 01:03:23,900 TO MEASURE FOOD WASTE, DECLINE. 1671 01:03:23,900 --> 01:03:28,604 >> WE ARE BUILDING THIS TOOL 1672 01:03:28,604 --> 01:03:31,140 WITH THE UTMOST SECURITY. WE 1673 01:03:31,140 --> 01:03:31,874 UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO 1674 01:03:31,874 --> 01:03:38,347 BE OPTING INTO THIS , SO WE WILL 1675 01:03:38,347 --> 01:03:39,549 HAVE THEIR PHONE NUMBER BUT WE 1676 01:03:39,549 --> 01:03:40,483 WON'T HAVE PERSONAL DATA. WE 1677 01:03:40,483 --> 01:03:41,551 WON'T KNOW YOUR AGE, YOUR 1678 01:03:41,551 --> 01:03:42,852 GENDER, WHERE YOU LIVE, THERE IS 1679 01:03:42,852 --> 01:03:43,686 NO LONG-TERM SURVEILLANCE, WE 1680 01:03:43,686 --> 01:03:45,154 ARE GOING TO COLLECT DATA SO WE 1681 01:03:45,154 --> 01:03:46,722 KNOW IT'S WORKING. WE KNOW 1682 01:03:46,722 --> 01:03:47,623 IT'S AGGREGATED, WE DON'T KNOW 1683 01:03:47,623 --> 01:03:50,927 WHO IT IS. WE CAN SEE THIS 1684 01:03:50,927 --> 01:03:53,563 POPULATION IS COOKING MORE. OR 1685 01:03:53,563 --> 01:03:54,931 EATING MORE FRESH FRUITS OR 1686 01:03:54,931 --> 01:03:57,300 VEGETABLES. ANY TIME PEOPLE CAN 1687 01:03:57,300 --> 01:03:59,302 OPT OUT OR DELETE, THERE IS NO 1688 01:03:59,302 --> 01:04:01,938 SECOND GUESSING. EVERYTHING WILL 1689 01:04:01,938 --> 01:04:03,806 BE ENCRYPTED AND SECURE AND WE 1690 01:04:03,806 --> 01:04:07,276 HAVE OUR ENTIRE SECURITY DATA 1691 01:04:07,276 --> 01:04:08,277 PRINCIPLES IF YOU WANT TO 1692 01:04:08,277 --> 01:04:11,881 DOUBLE-CLICK INTO THAT. 1693 01:04:11,881 --> 01:04:12,949 >> TO CLOSE OUT, JUST 1694 01:04:12,949 --> 01:04:14,283 REITERATING THE TIME IS NOW FOR 1695 01:04:14,283 --> 01:04:17,420 A PROGRAM LIKE THIS. TO GET MORE 1696 01:04:17,420 --> 01:04:18,621 ADVANCED IN HOW WE ARE PROVIDING 1697 01:04:18,621 --> 01:04:19,622 GOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. FRESH FOOD 1698 01:04:19,622 --> 01:04:23,793 COSTS ARE INCREASING. FOR A 1699 01:04:23,793 --> 01:04:24,727 VARIETY OF REASONS. BASIC FOOD 1700 01:04:24,727 --> 01:04:34,070 ASSISTANCE IS MORE VULNERABLE 1701 01:04:34,070 --> 01:04:34,937 AND A LOT MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING 1702 01:04:34,937 --> 01:04:36,239 TO BE UTILIZING IT IN THE NEXT 1703 01:04:36,239 --> 01:04:37,039 SIX MONTHS. PROCESSED FOOD 1704 01:04:37,039 --> 01:04:37,740 CONSUMPTION IS INCREASING. 1705 01:04:37,740 --> 01:04:38,875 RETAIL IS SHIPPING DECISIONS AT 1706 01:04:38,875 --> 01:04:39,575 MASSIVE SCALE AND REALLY 1707 01:04:39,575 --> 01:04:40,676 QUICKLY. WHAT MOTIVATES THAT IS 1708 01:04:40,676 --> 01:04:41,878 GOING TO BE AT PLACEMENT AND 1709 01:04:41,878 --> 01:04:42,712 PRODUCT PLACEMENT. SO THERE 1710 01:04:42,712 --> 01:04:44,680 NEEDS TO BE A COUNTER FOR FOOD 1711 01:04:44,680 --> 01:04:46,249 GUIDANCE. THE PUBLIC SYSTEM 1712 01:04:46,249 --> 01:04:53,889 NEEDS TO MODERNIZE AND ADAPT TO 1713 01:04:53,889 --> 01:04:55,057 MEET THE MOMENT AND PROVIDE THAT 1714 01:04:55,057 --> 01:04:56,058 GUIDANCE WHEN MAKING FOOD 1715 01:04:56,058 --> 01:04:56,359 DECISIONS. 1716 01:04:56,359 --> 01:04:57,960 >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I'M SO 1717 01:04:57,960 --> 01:05:00,863 PROUD TO BE A SATELLITE AND FOOD 1718 01:05:00,863 --> 01:05:02,131 IS SUPPORT TO BEING IN SEATTLE. 1719 01:05:02,131 --> 01:05:03,566 IF YOU LIVE HERE YOU KNOW FOOD 1720 01:05:03,566 --> 01:05:05,001 IS A BIG PART OF HER CULTURE. 1721 01:05:05,001 --> 01:05:07,903 FOOD IS NOT A PRIVILEGE, FOOD IS 1722 01:05:07,903 --> 01:05:09,038 A NEED. EVERYONE DESERVES TO 1723 01:05:09,038 --> 01:05:10,640 LEARN HOW TO COOK. EVERYONE 1724 01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:11,974 DESERVES A FRESH FOOD, MINIMALLY 1725 01:05:11,974 --> 01:05:13,943 PROCESSED FOOD. WE WILL, WITH 1726 01:05:13,943 --> 01:05:14,944 YOUR PARTNERSHIP, LEAD THE WAY 1727 01:05:14,944 --> 01:05:16,178 IN GOOD FOOD GUIDANCE. THERE IS 1728 01:05:16,178 --> 01:05:17,146 NOTHING LIKE THIS. I PROMISE 1729 01:05:17,146 --> 01:05:21,651 YOU. NOTHING LIKE THIS. THIS 1730 01:05:21,651 --> 01:05:23,152 WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. 1731 01:05:23,152 --> 01:05:24,120 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1732 01:05:24,120 --> 01:05:27,723 >> THANK YOU, CHEF, THANK YOU, 1733 01:05:27,723 --> 01:05:28,925 SARA. COLLEAGUES, I WILL OPEN IT 1734 01:05:28,925 --> 01:05:30,159 UP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I 1735 01:05:30,159 --> 01:05:31,827 WANTED US TO COME AND GET THIS 1736 01:05:31,827 --> 01:05:33,796 PRESENTATION. BY 2050 WE HAVE TO 1737 01:05:33,796 --> 01:05:37,900 GROW 50% MORE FOOD ON OUR PLANET 1738 01:05:37,900 --> 01:05:39,368 AND THE THING WE HAVE NOT LOOKED 1739 01:05:39,368 --> 01:05:40,836 AT IS THE AMOUNT OF WASTE WE 1740 01:05:40,836 --> 01:05:42,071 HAVE. IN EXTENDING THE LIFE OF 1741 01:05:42,071 --> 01:05:44,874 FOOD. THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE PLAN 1742 01:05:44,874 --> 01:05:46,442 . IS THE CITY WE THROW MORE 1743 01:05:46,442 --> 01:05:53,282 MONEY AT IT EVERY MONTH. WE ALSO 1744 01:05:53,282 --> 01:05:54,750 JUST SAY, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT 1745 01:05:54,750 --> 01:05:55,818 MORE FOOD ACCESS POINTS. WE 1746 01:05:55,818 --> 01:05:56,852 DON'T THINK ABOUT THE SYSTEM 1747 01:05:56,852 --> 01:05:58,487 ITSELF AND REDEFINING WHAT THAT 1748 01:05:58,487 --> 01:06:05,861 LOOKS LIKE. WE WANT TO SET THE 1749 01:06:05,861 --> 01:06:06,963 TABLE WITH THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE 1750 01:06:06,963 --> 01:06:07,797 BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT 1751 01:06:07,797 --> 01:06:09,432 THIS BUT I KNOW AS A CITY THERE 1752 01:06:09,432 --> 01:06:10,700 ARE THINGS WE CAN DO. THEIR 1753 01:06:10,700 --> 01:06:11,701 DIFFERENT FOOD PROGRAMS AND A 1754 01:06:11,701 --> 01:06:12,535 TON OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. 1755 01:06:12,535 --> 01:06:13,703 THERE IS NOT ONE LOCALIZED 1756 01:06:13,703 --> 01:06:14,403 SOURCE. NOT ONE LOCALIZED 1757 01:06:14,403 --> 01:06:15,671 DEPARTMENT THE DOES A LOT OF 1758 01:06:15,671 --> 01:06:16,706 THIS. SOMETIMES IT'S HARD FOR 1759 01:06:16,706 --> 01:06:18,974 US TO FIGURE OUT PATHWAYS 1760 01:06:18,974 --> 01:06:20,176 FORWARD IN THE BILL BECAUSE WE 1761 01:06:20,176 --> 01:06:26,415 ARE WORKING A LOT IN SILOS. THAT 1762 01:06:26,415 --> 01:06:27,817 IS WHY WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING 1763 01:06:27,817 --> 01:06:29,151 ABOUT FOOD WASTE AS BEING ONE OF 1764 01:06:29,151 --> 01:06:30,519 THE PILLARS AND HOW WE CAN BE 1765 01:06:30,519 --> 01:06:31,554 ABLE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY 1766 01:06:31,554 --> 01:06:32,989 IN THIS WAY. I JUST WANTED TO 1767 01:06:32,989 --> 01:06:34,190 PUT THAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, 1768 01:06:34,190 --> 01:06:35,424 DURING THE PANDEMIC I SAW HOW 1769 01:06:35,424 --> 01:06:36,692 PEOPLE WOULD GET FOOD FROM THE 1770 01:06:36,692 --> 01:06:38,561 YAKIMA VALLEY, WE PARTNERED WITH 1771 01:06:38,561 --> 01:06:40,796 -- WE WOULD GET FOOD FROM YAKIMA 1772 01:06:40,796 --> 01:06:42,798 VALLEY AND FOLKS, IT WAS THE 1773 01:06:42,798 --> 01:06:45,534 FIRST TIME THEY WOULD SEE AN 1774 01:06:45,534 --> 01:06:46,535 EGGPLANT, FIRST TIME THEY WOULD 1775 01:06:46,535 --> 01:06:47,570 SEE A SPAGHETTI SQUASH. DIDN'T 1776 01:06:47,570 --> 01:06:49,472 KNOW HOW TO COOK IT OR HOW TO 1777 01:06:49,472 --> 01:06:53,909 INC. INTO THEIR DIET. A LOT OF 1778 01:06:53,909 --> 01:06:55,478 THAT FOOD WENT TO WASTE BECAUSE 1779 01:06:55,478 --> 01:06:56,579 PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW. ANYWAY, 1780 01:06:56,579 --> 01:06:58,214 THAT IS WHY AND PASSIONATE ABOUT 1781 01:06:58,214 --> 01:07:00,282 THIS. OTHER ANY QUESTIONS, I 1782 01:07:00,282 --> 01:07:08,391 KNOW WE CAN FOLLOW UP -- 1783 01:07:08,391 --> 01:07:08,858 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? 1784 01:07:08,858 --> 01:07:10,259 >> I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCIL 1785 01:07:10,259 --> 01:07:11,227 PRESIDENT, FOR DOING THIS. I 1786 01:07:11,227 --> 01:07:12,828 KNOW THIS IS HOW YOU INTRODUCE 1787 01:07:12,828 --> 01:07:14,130 US TO SAFELY SARA. I KNOW THAT 1788 01:07:14,130 --> 01:07:15,631 HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US ACROSS 1789 01:07:15,631 --> 01:07:17,199 THE CITY. PARTICULARLY LIKE WHEN 1790 01:07:17,199 --> 01:07:19,769 KROGER LEFT, WE HAVE SEEN THESE 1791 01:07:19,769 --> 01:07:20,736 DIFFERENT ISSUES. AND NOT JUST 1792 01:07:20,736 --> 01:07:25,608 KROGER, I'VE BEEN HERE NINE OR 1793 01:07:25,608 --> 01:07:27,043 10 YEARS SO I WATCHED BIG STORES 1794 01:07:27,043 --> 01:07:28,010 LEAVE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. WE 1795 01:07:28,010 --> 01:07:29,111 PASSED LEGISLATION THIS YEAR TO 1796 01:07:29,111 --> 01:07:39,288 GET RID OF THE COVENANTS THAT 1797 01:07:39,288 --> 01:07:40,423 STORES HAVE WITH EACH OTHER FOR 1798 01:07:40,423 --> 01:07:41,690 COMPETITIVE PURPOSES AND SO YOU 1799 01:07:41,690 --> 01:07:42,558 CAN'T USE THOSE ANYMORE BECAUSE 1800 01:07:42,558 --> 01:07:44,427 FOOD IS A HUMAN RIGHT AND IT 1801 01:07:44,427 --> 01:07:44,994 SHOULDN'T BE A COMMERCIAL 1802 01:07:44,994 --> 01:07:45,895 DECISION. MAYOR HARRELL DID THAT 1803 01:07:45,895 --> 01:07:47,263 AND THE STATE DID IT. WE ARE 1804 01:07:47,263 --> 01:07:48,531 PROUD OF THOSE EFFORTS AS WELL. 1805 01:07:48,531 --> 01:07:52,635 AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND 1806 01:07:52,635 --> 01:07:53,502 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA JOINING IN 1807 01:07:53,502 --> 01:07:54,470 AND BEING SUPPORTIVE TO MAKE 1808 01:07:54,470 --> 01:07:55,704 SURE THAT HAPPENED. BUT WE HAD 1809 01:07:55,704 --> 01:07:57,673 THREE OTHER BILLS THAT DID NOT 1810 01:07:57,673 --> 01:08:02,178 PASS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 1811 01:08:02,178 --> 01:08:03,579 ANOTHER RUN. I WILL BE HERE NEXT 1812 01:08:03,579 --> 01:08:04,513 YEAR BUT I'M SURE THIS 1813 01:08:04,513 --> 01:08:05,381 WONDERFUL COUNCIL WILL TAKE 1814 01:08:05,381 --> 01:08:06,982 ANOTHER RUN AT IT. I WANT TO GO 1815 01:08:06,982 --> 01:08:08,050 BACK TO SOMETHING THE COUNCIL 1816 01:08:08,050 --> 01:08:09,285 PRESIDENT SAID. FIRST OF ALL, 1817 01:08:09,285 --> 01:08:11,053 TWO THINGS, I WAS GOING TO ASK 1818 01:08:11,053 --> 01:08:18,794 YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TWO 1819 01:08:18,794 --> 01:08:19,895 QUESTIONS ABOUT, WHAT ARE YOUR 1820 01:08:19,895 --> 01:08:21,063 THOUGHTS OR WHAT ARE WE TALKING 1821 01:08:21,063 --> 01:08:22,598 ABOUT WHEN YOU STATE FOOD ACCESS 1822 01:08:22,598 --> 01:08:23,132 POINTS? YOU TALKING ABOUT 1823 01:08:23,132 --> 01:08:23,799 GROCERY STORES? 1824 01:08:23,799 --> 01:08:25,234 >> ANYTHING YOU CAN GET FOOD. A 1825 01:08:25,234 --> 01:08:26,435 GROCERY STORE, IT CAN BE A 1826 01:08:26,435 --> 01:08:27,870 BODEGA, A FOOD BANK, IT COULD BE 1827 01:08:27,870 --> 01:08:28,737 AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM THAT 1828 01:08:28,737 --> 01:08:29,939 SERVICES FOOD. THAT IS WHAT WE 1829 01:08:29,939 --> 01:08:30,940 CALL, WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT 1830 01:08:30,940 --> 01:08:32,208 FOOD ACCESS POINTS, NOT JUST 1831 01:08:32,208 --> 01:08:33,275 THINKING OUTSIDE THE SYSTEM OF 1832 01:08:33,275 --> 01:08:34,877 FOOD BANKS, IT CAN BE FOOD 1833 01:08:34,877 --> 01:08:37,446 PANTRIES, TAKING ABOUT FOOD 1834 01:08:37,446 --> 01:08:38,547 ACCESS POINTS IN THAT CAPACITY. 1835 01:08:38,547 --> 01:08:40,316 THAT IS WHAT I MEAN. IT COULD 1836 01:08:40,316 --> 01:08:44,920 HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS FOR 1837 01:08:44,920 --> 01:08:45,588 THE OTHER FOLKS. 1838 01:08:45,588 --> 01:08:46,789 >> MY FOLLOW-UP THEN TO THE 1839 01:08:46,789 --> 01:08:48,290 PANEL IS, AND I THINK THIS GOES 1840 01:08:48,290 --> 01:08:50,159 TO WHAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1841 01:08:50,159 --> 01:08:50,626 ASTUTELY RECOGNIZED, 1842 01:08:50,626 --> 01:08:51,360 PARTICULARLY WHEN SHE WAS 1843 01:08:51,360 --> 01:08:52,394 ELECTED AND BECAME OUR COUNCIL 1844 01:08:52,394 --> 01:08:53,929 PRESIDENT, CORRECT ME IF I'M 1845 01:08:53,929 --> 01:08:55,931 WRONG, IN THE SILO PIECE YOU ARE 1846 01:08:55,931 --> 01:08:58,601 MENTIONING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1847 01:08:58,601 --> 01:08:59,835 WE DON'T HAVE A CITY DEPARTMENT 1848 01:08:59,835 --> 01:09:00,970 DEDICATED TO FOOD INSECURITY. WE 1849 01:09:00,970 --> 01:09:05,307 HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE, WE HAVE 19 1850 01:09:05,307 --> 01:09:06,242 DEPARTMENTS DEDICATED TO 1851 01:09:06,242 --> 01:09:08,811 EVERYTHING RIGHT DOWN, YOU KNOW, 1852 01:09:08,811 --> 01:09:12,648 WE HAVE THE FOOD BANKS OVER 1853 01:09:12,648 --> 01:09:13,816 HERE, WE HAVE NEVER AS A 1854 01:09:13,816 --> 01:09:15,351 GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS SAD AND 1855 01:09:15,351 --> 01:09:20,789 I'M SURE THIS IS NATIONALLY, WE 1856 01:09:20,789 --> 01:09:21,891 HAVE NEVER HAD A CITY DEPARTMENT 1857 01:09:21,891 --> 01:09:22,758 OR STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY 1858 01:09:22,758 --> 01:09:23,692 DEDICATED TO THE ISSUES YOU'RE 1859 01:09:23,692 --> 01:09:25,261 TALKING ABOUT TODAY. WE DON'T 1860 01:09:25,261 --> 01:09:30,132 HAVE A -- THE FOOD DEPARTMENT 1861 01:09:30,132 --> 01:09:31,534 THE GOES THAT IS IN THE BUDGET 1862 01:09:31,534 --> 01:09:34,570 THAT IS A LINE ITEM EVERY YEAR . 1863 01:09:34,570 --> 01:09:36,005 NOR DO WE HAVE, BECAUSE IT HAS 1864 01:09:36,005 --> 01:09:37,239 BEEN SO SILOED, WE'VE NEVER HAD 1865 01:09:37,239 --> 01:09:39,642 A MAP TO SAY, HERE ARE ALL THE 1866 01:09:39,642 --> 01:09:41,844 GROCERY STORES, HERE IS WHEN 1867 01:09:41,844 --> 01:09:43,045 THEIR LEASES ARE UP, HERE'S THE 1868 01:09:43,045 --> 01:09:45,147 BODEGAS, HERE'S THE FOOD BANKS. 1869 01:09:45,147 --> 01:09:47,283 WE HAVE NEVER -- IF WE HAD AN 1870 01:09:47,283 --> 01:09:56,959 ACTUAL CITY DEPARTMENT, THINK , 1871 01:09:56,959 --> 01:09:58,494 WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR SEATTLE 1872 01:09:58,494 --> 01:09:59,061 CITY LIGHT, SEATTLE PUBLIC 1873 01:09:59,061 --> 01:10:00,129 UTILITIES, SPD, FIRE, WE CAN GO 1874 01:10:00,129 --> 01:10:01,430 ON. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RAISED 1875 01:10:01,430 --> 01:10:02,531 THAT FOOD IS AN ESSENTIAL 1876 01:10:02,531 --> 01:10:03,232 GOVERNMENT FUNCTION. AND I'M 1877 01:10:03,232 --> 01:10:04,466 GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE PRIVILEGE 1878 01:10:04,466 --> 01:10:10,639 HERE TO SHARE, I GREW UP IN A 1879 01:10:10,639 --> 01:10:11,674 FOOD DESERT. WHEN PEOPLE THROW 1880 01:10:11,674 --> 01:10:13,275 AROUND LIKE I HAVE TO WALK AN 1881 01:10:13,275 --> 01:10:14,443 EXTRA NINE BLOCKS TO THE STORE, 1882 01:10:14,443 --> 01:10:15,978 THAT IS NOT A FOOD DESERT. I 1883 01:10:15,978 --> 01:10:17,079 GREW UP ON THE RESERVATION, 1884 01:10:17,079 --> 01:10:18,080 THERE WERE NO GROCERY STORES. 1885 01:10:18,080 --> 01:10:20,049 UNTIL WE GOT CASINOS , BUT NOT 1886 01:10:20,049 --> 01:10:21,450 EVERY ONE IS THERE. KNOWING WHAT 1887 01:10:21,450 --> 01:10:22,551 TO PORTLAND AVENUE. WE HAD 1888 01:10:22,551 --> 01:10:23,919 TRANSPORTATION DESERTS. I THINK 1889 01:10:23,919 --> 01:10:27,423 WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR WHAT A FOOD 1890 01:10:27,423 --> 01:10:30,459 DESERT IS IN 2026. I THINK WE 1891 01:10:30,459 --> 01:10:35,931 HAVE TO SERIOUS, I KNOW THIS 1892 01:10:35,931 --> 01:10:36,932 COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS AND MAYOR 1893 01:10:36,932 --> 01:10:38,133 WILSON IS AS WELL, THAT IS 1894 01:10:38,133 --> 01:10:39,134 SOMETHING WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT 1895 01:10:39,134 --> 01:10:40,970 MAYBE IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE. 1896 01:10:40,970 --> 01:10:49,578 I KNOW WE ARE PASSING TONS OF 1897 01:10:49,578 --> 01:10:51,013 LEVIES BUT DON'T HAS PUT 1898 01:10:51,013 --> 01:10:51,981 FORWARD A FOOD LEVY. KNOWN HAS 1899 01:10:51,981 --> 01:10:53,415 SAID, LET'S PUT ON THE BALLOT, 1900 01:10:53,415 --> 01:10:54,416 CITY OF SEATTLE VOTERS, THAT WE 1901 01:10:54,416 --> 01:10:55,918 FUND, FOR SEVEN YEARS AND 1902 01:10:55,918 --> 01:11:02,257 INSTITUTION WITHIN CITY 1903 01:11:02,257 --> 01:11:03,492 GOVERNMENT WHERE THE ONLY JOB IS 1904 01:11:03,492 --> 01:11:04,493 TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE, 1905 01:11:04,493 --> 01:11:05,160 PARTICULARLY CHILDREN, HAVE 1906 01:11:05,160 --> 01:11:06,395 FOOD. WE PASSED THE SUGAR TAX 1907 01:11:06,395 --> 01:11:08,130 AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I 1908 01:11:08,130 --> 01:11:09,531 WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT BUT THAT WAS 1909 01:11:09,531 --> 01:11:10,966 A LONG TIME AGO IS I WASN'T 1910 01:11:10,966 --> 01:11:12,234 HAPPY WITH THEM HANDING OVER $1 1911 01:11:12,234 --> 01:11:13,235 MILLION TO AN INSTITUTION TO 1912 01:11:13,235 --> 01:11:14,903 STUDY HOW SUGAR AFFECTS 1913 01:11:14,903 --> 01:11:19,074 CHILDREN. WE KNOW. IT'S NOT 1914 01:11:19,074 --> 01:11:20,376 GOOD AND THEY WILL GAIN WEIGHT. 1915 01:11:20,376 --> 01:11:21,677 I DON'T NEED $1 MILLION STUDY 1916 01:11:21,677 --> 01:11:24,446 TO TELL ME THAT. AND ALSO, WE 1917 01:11:24,446 --> 01:11:25,514 DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP, A 1918 01:11:25,514 --> 01:11:26,882 GOOD STRONG PARTNERSHIP LEGALLY 1919 01:11:26,882 --> 01:11:28,417 OR CITYWIDE WITH SEATTLE PUBLIC 1920 01:11:28,417 --> 01:11:38,327 SCHOOLS. IT IS THIS, YOU'RE THE 1921 01:11:38,327 --> 01:11:38,894 SCHOOL, YOU GUYS OF THE 1922 01:11:38,894 --> 01:11:40,062 GOVERNMENT, WE ARE NOT PICKING 1923 01:11:40,062 --> 01:11:41,130 UP THE TAB FOR FEEDING THESE 1924 01:11:41,130 --> 01:11:42,331 KIDS. THAT HAS BEEN THE 1925 01:11:42,331 --> 01:11:48,570 ATTENTION THERE. ABN JUST LAYING 1926 01:11:48,570 --> 01:11:49,838 , PARTING THE POND, PLANTING THE 1927 01:11:49,838 --> 01:11:50,839 SEEDS, FOR GOVERNMENT TO TAKE 1928 01:11:50,839 --> 01:11:52,007 FOOD INSECURITY OR PEOPLE THAT 1929 01:11:52,007 --> 01:11:52,775 ARE HUNGRY SERIOUSLY AND 1930 01:11:52,775 --> 01:11:53,642 ACTUALLY MAKE AN ESSENTIAL 1931 01:11:53,642 --> 01:11:54,243 GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION THEY 1932 01:11:54,243 --> 01:11:55,611 ACTUALLY FUND. THAT IS MY 1933 01:11:55,611 --> 01:11:56,478 SPEECH. THANK YOU. 1934 01:11:56,478 --> 01:11:58,380 >> YOU ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU. 1935 01:11:58,380 --> 01:12:00,482 >> THERE ARE AT THE STATEWIDE 1936 01:12:00,482 --> 01:12:02,117 LEVEL. 1937 01:12:02,117 --> 01:12:05,621 >> I THINK WHEN WE FOCUS ON, I 1938 01:12:05,621 --> 01:12:09,958 WANT TO DO FRESH BUCKS OR WE 1939 01:12:09,958 --> 01:12:10,926 NEED ANOTHER FOOD BANK, I THINK 1940 01:12:10,926 --> 01:12:12,194 PEOPLE ARE MISSING THE REAL 1941 01:12:12,194 --> 01:12:16,298 HUMANITY THE PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY. 1942 01:12:16,298 --> 01:12:18,400 YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AS A KID 1943 01:12:18,400 --> 01:12:19,601 THAT WENT TO SCHOOL HUNGRY EVERY 1944 01:12:19,601 --> 01:12:23,338 DAY OR GOT FREE LUNCH, YOU KNOW, 1945 01:12:23,338 --> 01:12:24,773 THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY 1946 01:12:24,773 --> 01:12:25,974 HEART. PROBABLY WHY DON'T LIKE 1947 01:12:25,974 --> 01:12:27,309 TO COOK. I HAD TO COOK BUT 1948 01:12:27,309 --> 01:12:28,744 THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. I GUESS 1949 01:12:28,744 --> 01:12:29,778 MY POINT IS, IN A PERFECT WORLD, 1950 01:12:29,778 --> 01:12:32,314 THAT WOULD BE RECOGNIZED, THIS 1951 01:12:32,314 --> 01:12:33,549 IS ANALOGOUS TO WHEN WE FOUGHT 1952 01:12:33,549 --> 01:12:36,018 HARD TO HAVE DECAY. NO ONE 1953 01:12:36,018 --> 01:12:36,752 THOUGHT THAT GOVERNMENT MONEY 1954 01:12:36,752 --> 01:12:39,121 SHOULD GO TO DECAY. AND WE 1955 01:12:39,121 --> 01:12:41,090 PUSHED HARD THE NOW WE HAVE A 1956 01:12:41,090 --> 01:12:43,292 WHOLE SYSTEM, EVERY CHILD 1957 01:12:43,292 --> 01:12:53,836 DESERVES TO HAVE PRE-K AND THE 1958 01:12:58,373 --> 01:12:59,441 GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR THAT NOW. WE 1959 01:12:59,441 --> 01:13:00,476 NEVER HAD THAT KIND OF STUDY 1960 01:13:00,476 --> 01:13:01,610 THAT SAYS THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD 1961 01:13:01,610 --> 01:13:02,745 BE RESPONSIBLE TO SOME DEGREE IN 1962 01:13:02,745 --> 01:13:03,946 THE CITY OR STATE DEPARTMENT TO 1963 01:13:03,946 --> 01:13:05,147 MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE FOOD. 1964 01:13:05,147 --> 01:13:05,981 PERIOD. FULL STOP. 1965 01:13:05,981 --> 01:13:07,249 >> THANK YOU. YOUR GOOD. 1966 01:13:07,249 --> 01:13:08,217 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND THEN WE 1967 01:13:08,217 --> 01:13:09,251 WILL WRAP IT UP. 1968 01:13:09,251 --> 01:13:14,923 >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, 1969 01:13:14,923 --> 01:13:16,225 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FOR YOUR 1970 01:13:16,225 --> 01:13:21,029 COMMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE A 1971 01:13:21,029 --> 01:13:22,364 CENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR FOOD 1972 01:13:22,364 --> 01:13:26,435 ACROSS THIS CITY. AND IT 1973 01:13:26,435 --> 01:13:27,436 DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE A 1974 01:13:27,436 --> 01:13:28,537 SEPARATE DEPARTMENT. BUT WE CAN 1975 01:13:28,537 --> 01:13:30,038 HAVE, WITHIN A DEPARTMENT IN 1976 01:13:30,038 --> 01:13:33,308 OFFICE OR, WE COULD CENTRALIZE 1977 01:13:33,308 --> 01:13:36,044 IT SOMEWHAT WE COULD DO IT, YOU 1978 01:13:36,044 --> 01:13:38,180 ARE RIGHT, FRESH BUCKS, AND THEN 1979 01:13:38,180 --> 01:13:42,484 SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX MONEY , 1980 01:13:42,484 --> 01:13:47,289 IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND 1981 01:13:47,289 --> 01:13:50,659 DON HAS IN THE FOOD BANK. IT IS 1982 01:13:50,659 --> 01:13:54,797 HST. I MEAN, LOOK, IT'S NOT 1983 01:13:54,797 --> 01:13:57,733 FUNNY, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT 1984 01:13:57,733 --> 01:14:00,202 WE REALLY SHOULD LOOK AT. THERE 1985 01:14:00,202 --> 01:14:04,173 IS SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT FOOD, I 1986 01:14:04,173 --> 01:14:05,707 WANT TO SAY TWO THINGS. I WILL 1987 01:14:05,707 --> 01:14:08,177 START, I'M GOING TO END WITH 1988 01:14:08,177 --> 01:14:14,016 THE HAPPY PIECE I WANT TO TOUT 1989 01:14:14,016 --> 01:14:14,783 INTERDISTRICT FROM THIS PAST 1990 01:14:14,783 --> 01:14:16,018 WEEKEND. BUT FIRST, I WANT TO 1991 01:14:16,018 --> 01:14:17,152 SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL 1992 01:14:17,152 --> 01:14:18,120 PRESIDENT FOR ALWAYS KEEPING THE 1993 01:14:18,120 --> 01:14:22,291 EYE ON FOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE 1994 01:14:22,291 --> 01:14:23,258 PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL OF YOUR 1995 01:14:23,258 --> 01:14:26,829 DOING ON FOOD WASTE AND ALSO THE 1996 01:14:26,829 --> 01:14:27,830 IMPORTANCE OF, YOU KNOW, COOKING 1997 01:14:27,830 --> 01:14:29,064 AND NOURISHING YOURSELF. I WILL 1998 01:14:29,064 --> 01:14:32,634 SAY WITHIN THAT, SINCE COVID, WE 1999 01:14:32,634 --> 01:14:34,870 HAVE SEEN AN UPRISE IN EATING 2000 01:14:34,870 --> 01:14:37,973 DISORDERS IN CHILDREN. SO, I 2001 01:14:37,973 --> 01:14:39,675 WANT TO BE REALLY MINDFUL THAT 2002 01:14:39,675 --> 01:14:44,046 WHEN WE ARE SAYING THAT SOME 2003 01:14:44,046 --> 01:14:44,646 FOODS ARE BAD, AND SOME FOODS 2004 01:14:44,646 --> 01:14:46,114 ARE BETTER, THE MESSAGE KIDS ARE 2005 01:14:46,114 --> 01:14:48,851 HEARING IS HAVING AN IMPACT . 2006 01:14:48,851 --> 01:14:54,489 AND SO I THINK , FOR A CHILD 2007 01:14:54,489 --> 01:14:55,557 THAT HAS AN EATING DISORDER, AND 2008 01:14:55,557 --> 01:14:59,595 HE FOOD IS GOOD. OR AN ADULT FOR 2009 01:14:59,595 --> 01:15:00,562 THAT MATTER. THIS IS SOMETHING 2010 01:15:00,562 --> 01:15:01,730 THAT AFFECTS KIDS FROM THE AGE 2011 01:15:01,730 --> 01:15:03,565 OF NINE, GIRLS, PRIMARILY, BUT 2012 01:15:03,565 --> 01:15:05,000 BOYS AS WELL, AND INTO THE 2013 01:15:05,000 --> 01:15:09,471 GROWING UP YEARS, THIS IS NOT A 2014 01:15:09,471 --> 01:15:10,272 NEW DISEASE, IT'S BEEN AROUND 2015 01:15:10,272 --> 01:15:11,206 FOREVER, BUT SINCE COVID, I 2016 01:15:11,206 --> 01:15:12,808 THINK IT'S THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL 2017 01:15:12,808 --> 01:15:17,246 MEDIA, SO WHEN WE ARE TALKING 2018 01:15:17,246 --> 01:15:18,614 ABOUT THE USE OF A.I. HAVING 2019 01:15:18,614 --> 01:15:19,548 THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT FOOD AND 2020 01:15:19,548 --> 01:15:20,983 WHAT FOODS ARE BAD, WE NEED TO 2021 01:15:20,983 --> 01:15:25,954 BE MINDFUL THAT FOR SOMEONE WITH 2022 01:15:25,954 --> 01:15:27,122 THAT DISEASE, THERE IS NO SUCH 2023 01:15:27,122 --> 01:15:28,290 THING AS A BAD FOOD. BECAUSE 2024 01:15:28,290 --> 01:15:29,458 THEY ARE NOT EATING. SO WHETHER 2025 01:15:29,458 --> 01:15:30,359 YOU'RE EATING HEALTHY FOODS, 2026 01:15:30,359 --> 01:15:31,760 FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OF 2027 01:15:31,760 --> 01:15:33,662 COURSE, VERSUS ULTRA PROCESS, 2028 01:15:33,662 --> 01:15:36,698 THERE IS NO BAD FOOD. AND IF 2029 01:15:36,698 --> 01:15:39,568 YOU'RE WORKING WITH KIDS AND 2030 01:15:39,568 --> 01:15:45,807 GIVEN THE UPTICK AND A.I. WE 2031 01:15:45,807 --> 01:15:47,042 NEED TO BE MINDFUL. BECAUSE A.I. 2032 01:15:47,042 --> 01:15:48,310 TOOLS TARGET KIDS AND THAT IS 2033 01:15:48,310 --> 01:15:50,145 WHY WE ARE SEEING THIS UPTICK ON 2034 01:15:50,145 --> 01:15:51,179 EATING DISORDERS. AND OTHER 2035 01:15:51,179 --> 01:15:54,983 THINGS. LIKE THE SUICIDAL 2036 01:15:54,983 --> 01:15:56,251 THOUGHTS. THERE IS A HOST OF 2037 01:15:56,251 --> 01:15:57,386 THINGS THE KIDS ARE DEALING WITH 2038 01:15:57,386 --> 01:16:01,757 IN THE ADVENT OF A.I. AND THE 2039 01:16:01,757 --> 01:16:03,859 INTERNET AND HOW MUCH TIME KIDS 2040 01:16:03,859 --> 01:16:06,094 ARE SPENDING ON THERE. I WANT TO 2041 01:16:06,094 --> 01:16:07,329 BE MINDFUL OF THAT WHEN WE'RE 2042 01:16:07,329 --> 01:16:09,031 TALKING ABOUT GOOD FOODS VERSUS 2043 01:16:09,031 --> 01:16:13,302 BAD FOODS. ALL FOOD IS GOOD FOR 2044 01:16:13,302 --> 01:16:14,803 ALL KIDS BECAUSE EATING IS 2045 01:16:14,803 --> 01:16:21,743 BETTER THAN NOT. SO SOMETIMES, 2046 01:16:21,743 --> 01:16:22,377 WE INADVERTENTLY SEND MESSAGES, 2047 01:16:22,377 --> 01:16:23,679 I CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF 2048 01:16:23,679 --> 01:16:24,813 THAT IN MY LIFE, BECAUSE WE ARE 2049 01:16:24,813 --> 01:16:26,048 BIG COOKS HOME. WE ALWAYS COOKED 2050 01:16:26,048 --> 01:16:27,816 WITH THE KIDS GROWING UP. BUT I 2051 01:16:27,816 --> 01:16:30,886 KNOW THAT IS OUT THERE. I HAVE 2052 01:16:30,886 --> 01:16:32,454 HEARD FROM MANY FAMILIES OF KIDS 2053 01:16:32,454 --> 01:16:36,591 WHO SINCE COVID -- I JUST WANT 2054 01:16:36,591 --> 01:16:38,260 TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WHEN WE 2055 01:16:38,260 --> 01:16:40,162 TALK ABOUT FOOD IN TERMS OF BAD 2056 01:16:40,162 --> 01:16:42,230 AND GOOD, SOMETIMES WE'RE 2057 01:16:42,230 --> 01:16:46,268 SENDING OUT MESSAGES THAT MIGHT 2058 01:16:46,268 --> 01:16:47,769 NOT BE GOOD FOR PARTICULAR 2059 01:16:47,769 --> 01:16:50,605 PROGRAM PERSON. 2060 01:16:50,605 --> 01:16:51,640 >> THAT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT, 2061 01:16:51,640 --> 01:16:52,507 THANK YOU. 2062 01:16:52,507 --> 01:16:54,743 >> BUT WE LOVE TO COOK IN OUR 2063 01:16:54,743 --> 01:16:57,279 HOUSE. I LOVE IT. I LOVE 2064 01:16:57,279 --> 01:16:58,280 TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO COOK. 2065 01:16:58,280 --> 01:17:02,851 WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP WE 2066 01:17:02,851 --> 01:17:04,119 DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY SO 2067 01:17:04,119 --> 01:17:05,554 WE ATE RICE AND BEANS EVERY DAY. 2068 01:17:05,554 --> 01:17:07,356 IT WAS REALLY CHEAP AND MY MOM 2069 01:17:07,356 --> 01:17:08,323 COOKED IT AT HOME. WE DIDN'T 2070 01:17:08,323 --> 01:17:09,691 HAVE MONEY TO EAT OUT. OR ANY 2071 01:17:09,691 --> 01:17:13,562 KIND OF FOOD. AND THAT WAS ARE 2072 01:17:13,562 --> 01:17:14,429 CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FOOD BECAUSE 2073 01:17:14,429 --> 01:17:15,664 MY FAMILY IS FROM PUERTO RICO. 2074 01:17:15,664 --> 01:17:17,099 WHICH IS A PLACE THAT USED TO 2075 01:17:17,099 --> 01:17:18,567 GROW ALL ITS FOOD. THEN IT MOVED 2076 01:17:18,567 --> 01:17:21,269 AWAY FROM THAT . AND NOW IT IS 2077 01:17:21,269 --> 01:17:22,504 MOVING BACK TOWARD GROWING FOOD. 2078 01:17:22,504 --> 01:17:25,974 BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS FOOD 2079 01:17:25,974 --> 01:17:26,808 SHORTAGE AND BECAUSE IT'S 2080 01:17:26,808 --> 01:17:28,043 EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU LIVE ON AN 2081 01:17:28,043 --> 01:17:29,144 ISLAND AND YOU'RE NOT IMPORTING 2082 01:17:29,144 --> 01:17:31,013 FOOD WHEN YOU USED TO GROW IT. 2083 01:17:31,013 --> 01:17:32,447 THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM. NOW THE 2084 01:17:32,447 --> 01:17:33,715 YOUNGER GENERATION, I AM PLEASED 2085 01:17:33,715 --> 01:17:35,951 TO SEE, AND I WAS RECENTLY 2086 01:17:35,951 --> 01:17:38,553 VISITING MY FAMILY, THERE'S A 2087 01:17:38,553 --> 01:17:39,921 LOT MORE FARMING GOING ON AGAIN. 2088 01:17:39,921 --> 01:17:45,827 WHICH IS REALLY GREAT. SO, WE 2089 01:17:45,827 --> 01:17:47,329 NEED TO MAKE MORE FOOD, WE NEED 2090 01:17:47,329 --> 01:17:48,864 TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO FOOD, BUT 2091 01:17:48,864 --> 01:17:51,667 TO WE CHILDREN. , I APPRECIATE 2092 01:17:51,667 --> 01:17:53,668 ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. AND 2093 01:17:53,668 --> 01:17:58,473 MY DISTRICT 4 I AM EXCITED ABOUT 2094 01:17:58,473 --> 01:18:00,809 IS THE FAMILY WORKS HAS THE FOOD 2095 01:18:00,809 --> 01:18:05,914 BANK THEY HOST. THEY RECEIVED $1 2096 01:18:05,914 --> 01:18:06,815 MILLION FROM SEATTLE AND SOME 2097 01:18:06,815 --> 01:18:08,517 OTHER FUNDING TO REDO THE FOOD 2098 01:18:08,517 --> 01:18:11,319 BANK. AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT, I 2099 01:18:11,319 --> 01:18:14,222 WAS ABLE TO VISIT THE OPENING 2100 01:18:14,222 --> 01:18:17,426 THIS WEEKEND, THEY NEVER STOPPED 2101 01:18:17,426 --> 01:18:19,428 DELIVERING FOOD BUT THEY DID 2102 01:18:19,428 --> 01:18:21,463 REDO THE FOOD BANK AND IT LOOKS 2103 01:18:21,463 --> 01:18:27,602 SO GREAT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE A 2104 01:18:27,602 --> 01:18:28,503 GROCERY STORE AND ALSO 2105 01:18:28,503 --> 01:18:29,471 UNIVERSITY FOOD BANK ALSO LOOKS 2106 01:18:29,471 --> 01:18:30,505 LIKE A GROCERY STORE. BECAUSE, 2107 01:18:30,505 --> 01:18:32,040 WE HAVE REIMAGINED HOW TO DO 2108 01:18:32,040 --> 01:18:34,543 FOOD BANKS IN A WAY THAT WE 2109 01:18:34,543 --> 01:18:38,980 RECOGNIZE NOT EVERYBODY EATS ALL 2110 01:18:38,980 --> 01:18:39,981 THE DIFFERENT FOODS AND PEOPLE 2111 01:18:39,981 --> 01:18:41,483 SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK WHAT THEY 2112 01:18:41,483 --> 01:18:44,419 ARE GOING TO EAT. AND THERE 2113 01:18:44,419 --> 01:18:46,054 SHOULD BE NO SHAME IN GOING TO A 2114 01:18:46,054 --> 01:18:47,656 FOOD BANK. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP 2115 01:18:47,656 --> 01:18:56,498 THAT WAS A SOURCE OF SHAME. AND 2116 01:18:56,498 --> 01:18:57,532 SOME OF US WENT HUNGRY BECAUSE 2117 01:18:57,532 --> 01:18:59,067 WE ARE AFRAID TO GO TO THE FOOD 2118 01:18:59,067 --> 01:19:00,268 BANK BECAUSE PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU 2119 01:19:00,268 --> 01:19:01,303 AND THERE WAS JUDGMENT ATTACHED 2120 01:19:01,303 --> 01:19:02,537 TO THIS. THERE SHOULD BE NO 2121 01:19:02,537 --> 01:19:03,538 JUDGMENT ATTACHED TO PEOPLE THAT 2122 01:19:03,538 --> 01:19:05,407 NEED TO GO TO A FOOD BANK AND 2123 01:19:05,407 --> 01:19:06,441 OTHER FOOD PLACES TO GET, THE 2124 01:19:06,441 --> 01:19:07,676 FOOD PANTRIES AND EVEN, I HAVE 2125 01:19:07,676 --> 01:19:08,944 SEEN WHERE IT'S LIKE THE LITTLE 2126 01:19:08,944 --> 01:19:10,412 LIBRARIES FOR BOOKS, NOW HAVE 2127 01:19:10,412 --> 01:19:11,279 FOOD. NONPERISHABLE FOODS. THAT 2128 01:19:11,279 --> 01:19:15,150 SHOULD NOT BE A SOURCE OF SHAME. 2129 01:19:15,150 --> 01:19:17,185 AND WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE OF 2130 01:19:17,185 --> 01:19:18,253 THAT, NOT LESS, AND ENCOURAGING 2131 01:19:18,253 --> 01:19:20,188 FOLKS TO USE ALL THE ACCESS 2132 01:19:20,188 --> 01:19:25,227 POINTS FOR FOOD I AM PROUD OF 2133 01:19:25,227 --> 01:19:27,929 THE FAMILY WORKS. I'M GRATEFUL 2134 01:19:27,929 --> 01:19:29,965 THEY ARE IN THE DISTRICT. I WAS 2135 01:19:29,965 --> 01:19:32,968 HAPPY TO DISSIPATE, MARCIA IS 2136 01:19:32,968 --> 01:19:34,136 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THERE AND 2137 01:19:34,136 --> 01:19:35,070 I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT 2138 01:19:35,070 --> 01:19:38,907 BECAUSE THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND 2139 01:19:38,907 --> 01:19:40,542 THEY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB IN THE 2140 01:19:40,542 --> 01:19:41,543 DISTRICT AND PEOPLE COME FROM 2141 01:19:41,543 --> 01:19:43,044 OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY TO ASK 2142 01:19:43,044 --> 01:19:44,079 THE CITY. AND THE UNIVERSITY 2143 01:19:44,079 --> 01:19:45,747 AVENUE FOOD BANK , UNIVERSITY 2144 01:19:45,747 --> 01:19:53,255 DISTRICT FOOD BANK AS WELL. I 2145 01:19:53,255 --> 01:19:54,222 WANT TO GIVE OUR FOOD BANKS 2146 01:19:54,222 --> 01:19:55,390 SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT 2147 01:19:55,390 --> 01:19:56,424 YOU'RE DOING TO HELP PEOPLE 2148 01:19:56,424 --> 01:19:59,161 COOK MORE. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER 2149 01:19:59,161 --> 01:20:03,698 JUAREZ, THAT'S OKAY, YOU'VE 2150 01:20:03,698 --> 01:20:04,966 COOKED A LOT, IN YOUR LIFE, 2151 01:20:04,966 --> 01:20:06,268 THAT'S OKAY. IF WE DON'T WANT 2152 01:20:06,268 --> 01:20:08,003 TO DO IT ANYMORE. JOKING ASIDE, 2153 01:20:08,003 --> 01:20:09,304 WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS IMPORTANT 2154 01:20:09,304 --> 01:20:12,340 PROVIDING ACCESS TO FOOD, 2155 01:20:12,340 --> 01:20:14,643 TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO COOK 2156 01:20:14,643 --> 01:20:18,847 FOOD, YOU ARE HERE, YOU HAVE 2157 01:20:18,847 --> 01:20:20,148 ACCESS TO THE FOOD THAT IS HERE. 2158 01:20:20,148 --> 01:20:27,589 HOW DO YOU LEARN TO COOK THAT 2159 01:20:27,589 --> 01:20:28,890 TYPE OF FOOD. I KNOW IN PUERTO 2160 01:20:28,890 --> 01:20:30,125 RICO WE HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF 2161 01:20:30,125 --> 01:20:31,393 FOODS. I CAN'T GET MY PUERTO 2162 01:20:31,393 --> 01:20:32,594 RICAN FOOD HERE ALWAYS. I HAVE 2163 01:20:32,594 --> 01:20:34,296 TO HAVE MY MOM MAIL IT TO ME. 2164 01:20:34,296 --> 01:20:35,297 WHEN I'M LOOKING FOR 2165 01:20:35,297 --> 01:20:36,898 INGREDIENTS TO LOOK FOR MY 2166 01:20:36,898 --> 01:20:38,099 PUERTO RICAN FOODS HERE. I GET 2167 01:20:38,099 --> 01:20:39,801 THAT AND I GET THE IMPORTANCE OF 2168 01:20:39,801 --> 01:20:40,569 PEOPLE NEEDING TO NOURISH 2169 01:20:40,569 --> 01:20:41,636 THEMSELVES. TEACHING THEM HOW TO 2170 01:20:41,636 --> 01:20:43,205 USE THE FOODS THEY MAY NOT HAVE 2171 01:20:43,205 --> 01:20:47,409 GROWN UP SEEING , KNOWING, AND 2172 01:20:47,409 --> 01:20:48,810 HOW TO COOK THEM SO THEY CAN 2173 01:20:48,810 --> 01:20:49,978 NOURISH THEMSELVES AND THEIR 2174 01:20:49,978 --> 01:20:50,745 FAMILIES IS REALLY GREAT. THANK 2175 01:20:50,745 --> 01:20:52,280 YOU FOR DOING THAT. 2176 01:20:52,280 --> 01:20:57,686 >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 2177 01:20:57,819 --> 01:20:58,653 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 2178 01:20:58,653 --> 01:20:59,187 RIVERA. APPRECIATE THOSE 2179 01:20:59,187 --> 01:20:59,888 COMMENTS FROM YOU AND 2180 01:20:59,888 --> 01:21:00,889 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. ANY OTHER 2181 01:21:00,889 --> 01:21:02,157 FINAL THOUGHTS BEFORE WE MOVE 2182 01:21:02,157 --> 01:21:03,692 ON. REALLY GRATEFUL TO CHEF JOEL 2183 01:21:03,692 --> 01:21:08,263 AND, I KNOW SHE IS NOT INTERVAL 2184 01:21:08,263 --> 01:21:09,264 CAPACITY AS SAFEWAY SARA, SHE IS 2185 01:21:09,264 --> 01:21:10,599 HERE AS SARA OSBORNE. JUST 2186 01:21:10,599 --> 01:21:15,904 THROWING THAT OUT. 2187 01:21:15,904 --> 01:21:17,205 >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER 2188 01:21:17,205 --> 01:21:17,973 PERSONAL STORIES. FOOD DOES 2189 01:21:17,973 --> 01:21:19,241 THIS. RIGHT? IT IS CONNECTION. 2190 01:21:19,241 --> 01:21:20,675 ON THIS IS HOW WE GROW CLOSER. 2191 01:21:20,675 --> 01:21:22,544 WE JUST DID IT LIVE RIGHT HERE. 2192 01:21:22,544 --> 01:21:24,746 JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND 2193 01:21:24,746 --> 01:21:26,047 THANK YOU. 2194 01:21:26,047 --> 01:21:28,617 >> THANK YOU, JOEL. THANK YOU. 2195 01:21:28,617 --> 01:21:32,420 WE ARE NOW GOING TO JUMP INTO 2196 01:21:32,420 --> 01:21:34,456 ITEM NUMBER FIVE WE WILL HAVE 2197 01:21:34,456 --> 01:21:39,828 OUR PRESENTERS COME TO THE 2198 01:21:39,828 --> 01:21:41,229 TABLE. I'M GOING TO READ IT TO 2199 01:21:41,229 --> 01:21:42,030 THE RECORD. AN ORDINANCE 2200 01:21:42,030 --> 01:21:42,864 RELATING TO SEATTLE PUBLIC 2201 01:21:42,864 --> 01:21:43,465 UTILITIES AUTHORIZING GENERAL 2202 01:21:43,465 --> 01:21:44,299 MANAGER CEO SEATTLE PUBLIC 2203 01:21:44,299 --> 01:21:49,371 UTILITIES TO ACCEPT SLOPE 2204 01:21:49,371 --> 01:21:50,205 STABILIZATION EASEMENTS WITH TWO 2205 01:21:50,205 --> 01:21:50,905 PARCELS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY 2206 01:21:50,905 --> 01:21:51,706 IDENTIFIED AT KING COUNTY 2207 01:21:51,706 --> 01:21:53,975 PARCEL, LOCATED AT LOCATED AT 2208 01:21:53,975 --> 01:21:54,943 3822 NE 91st STREET, AND KING 2209 01:21:54,943 --> 01:21:56,544 COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 6844703295 2210 01:21:56,544 --> 01:21:57,212 LOCATED AT 3832 NE 91st STREET; 2211 01:21:57,212 --> 01:22:00,382 PLACING THE PROPERTIES UNDER THE 2212 01:22:00,382 --> 01:22:02,117 JURISDICTION OF SEATTLE PUBLIC 2213 01:22:02,117 --> 01:22:03,251 UTILITIES; AND RATIFYING AND 2214 01:22:03,251 --> 01:22:08,723 CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. 2215 01:22:08,723 --> 01:22:10,558 SO GREAT TO SEE YOU, DIRECTOR 2216 01:22:10,558 --> 01:22:13,495 LEE, AND TEAM. LOOKING FORWARD 2217 01:22:13,495 --> 01:22:16,998 TO HEARING THE PRESENTATION. 2218 01:22:16,998 --> 01:22:17,599 JUMP RIGHT IN. 2219 01:22:17,599 --> 01:22:20,168 >> QUICK INTRODUCTIONS. I'M THE 2220 01:22:20,168 --> 01:22:20,835 GENERAL MANAGER FOR SEATTLE 2221 01:22:20,835 --> 01:22:21,469 PUBLIC UTILITIES. 2222 01:22:21,469 --> 01:22:24,973 >> LEANA AGUILA, WITH SEATTLE 2223 01:22:24,973 --> 01:22:25,840 PUBLIC UTILITIES. 2224 01:22:25,840 --> 01:22:29,010 >> SENIOR ENGINEER WITH SEATTLE 2225 01:22:29,010 --> 01:22:29,911 PUBLIC UTILITIES. 2226 01:22:29,911 --> 01:22:33,648 >> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, I'M 2227 01:22:33,648 --> 01:22:36,851 WARMING BRANDS SEE TODAY. 2228 01:22:36,851 --> 01:22:40,388 >> THANK YOU , AS YOU NOTED WE 2229 01:22:40,388 --> 01:22:41,856 HAVE THREE ITEMS FOR YOU THIS 2230 01:22:41,856 --> 01:22:43,224 MORNING. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS 2231 01:22:43,224 --> 01:22:47,595 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SPU TO 2232 01:22:47,595 --> 01:22:48,296 ACCEPT TWO PERMANENT EASEMENTS 2233 01:22:48,296 --> 01:22:49,364 FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO 2234 01:22:49,364 --> 01:22:51,132 STABILIZE A SLOPE IN THE 2235 01:22:51,132 --> 01:22:51,900 WEDGEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IN 2236 01:22:51,900 --> 01:22:54,169 DISTRICT 4. WITH ME TODAY ARE 2237 01:22:54,169 --> 01:22:57,872 LEANA AGUILA AND . I WILL HAND 2238 01:22:57,872 --> 01:23:01,276 IT OFF TO -- BUT YOU CAN MOVE IT 2239 01:23:01,276 --> 01:23:02,010 FORWARD. 2240 01:23:02,010 --> 01:23:09,617 >> WE ARE PRESENTING A SLOPE 2241 01:23:09,617 --> 01:23:10,318 EASEMENT ACQUISITION ORDINANCE 2242 01:23:10,318 --> 01:23:11,286 RELATED TO THE NORTHEAST 91st 2243 01:23:11,286 --> 01:23:12,354 STREET COVERT AND SLOPE 2244 01:23:12,354 --> 01:23:13,455 STABILIZATION PROJECT. THIS 2245 01:23:13,455 --> 01:23:15,156 ACTION SUPPORTS CONSTRUCTION OF 2246 01:23:15,156 --> 01:23:17,592 PERMANENT COVERT AND SLOPE 2247 01:23:17,592 --> 01:23:21,830 STABILIZATION AND PREVENTS. THIS 2248 01:23:21,830 --> 01:23:30,672 LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES SEATTLE 2249 01:23:30,672 --> 01:23:31,840 PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ACCEPT TWO 2250 01:23:31,840 --> 01:23:32,674 PERMANENT SLOPE EASEMENTS ON 2251 01:23:32,674 --> 01:23:33,308 PRIVATE PROPERTY TO ENSURE 2252 01:23:33,308 --> 01:23:34,275 LONG-TERM ACCESS FOR DRAINAGE 2253 01:23:34,275 --> 01:23:35,076 AND SLOPE STABILIZATION. THE 2254 01:23:35,076 --> 01:23:36,811 PROJECT IS LOCATED AT NORTHEAST 2255 01:23:36,811 --> 01:23:38,613 91st STREET IN THE WEDGEWOOD 2256 01:23:38,613 --> 01:23:40,749 NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN COUNCIL 2257 01:23:40,749 --> 01:23:44,753 DISTRICT 4. THE MAP HIGHLIGHTS 2258 01:23:44,753 --> 01:23:46,254 THE SITE LOCATION IN NORTHEAST 2259 01:23:46,254 --> 01:23:49,858 SEATTLE. THE TWO PATIENT 2260 01:23:49,858 --> 01:23:51,092 PROPERTIES ARE DIRECTLY ABOVE 2261 01:23:51,092 --> 01:23:52,060 THE AREA WHERE THE SLOPE 2262 01:23:52,060 --> 01:23:54,262 STABILIZATION WORK WILL OCCUR. 2263 01:23:54,262 --> 01:23:59,000 NOW AN OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING 2264 01:23:59,000 --> 01:24:00,468 CONDITIONS THAT LED TO THIS 2265 01:24:00,468 --> 01:24:01,669 PROJECT. 2266 01:24:01,669 --> 01:24:03,405 >> YES, SO FOR A BIT OF 2267 01:24:03,405 --> 01:24:05,573 BACKGROUND, THE SITE IS LOCATED 2268 01:24:05,573 --> 01:24:08,109 AT THE DEAD END OF NORTHEAST 2269 01:24:08,109 --> 01:24:09,611 91st STREET SHOWN IN THE RED BOX 2270 01:24:09,611 --> 01:24:11,413 ON THE SCREEN. THE SITE MAP ALSO 2271 01:24:11,413 --> 01:24:15,817 SHOWS COVERTS IN LIGHT BLUE AND 2272 01:24:15,817 --> 01:24:20,655 MAPLE CREEK IN DARK BLUE. THIS 2273 01:24:20,655 --> 01:24:21,723 PROJECT ORIGINALLY CAME TO THE 2274 01:24:21,723 --> 01:24:28,863 ATTENTION OF SPU IN 2022 WHEN 2275 01:24:28,863 --> 01:24:29,597 AND SPU RESPIRATION PROJECT 2276 01:24:29,597 --> 01:24:30,465 NOTICED SIGNS OF SLOPE 2277 01:24:30,465 --> 01:24:31,065 INSTABILITY. THESE SIGNS 2278 01:24:31,065 --> 01:24:32,467 INCLUDED A VOID AT THE TOP OF 2279 01:24:32,467 --> 01:24:33,902 THE SLOPE AND VISIBLE DOWNWARD 2280 01:24:33,902 --> 01:24:35,270 MOVEMENT. SPU AT THE TIME 2281 01:24:35,270 --> 01:24:40,041 DETERMINED THAT THE COLBERT HAD 2282 01:24:40,041 --> 01:24:41,309 FAILED THE LOCATION OF THE VOID 2283 01:24:41,309 --> 01:24:42,544 AND WATER HAD ERODED THE SLOPE 2284 01:24:42,544 --> 01:24:48,650 AT THE COLBERT OUTLET. IN 2023 2285 01:24:48,650 --> 01:24:49,818 SPU INSTALLED A TEMPORARY COVERT 2286 01:24:49,818 --> 01:24:51,619 AROUND THE UNSTABLE SLOPE AREA 2287 01:24:51,619 --> 01:24:53,121 TO SAFELY CONVEY DRAINAGE TO THE 2288 01:24:53,121 --> 01:24:57,225 BASE OF THE SLOPE. A PERMANENT 2289 01:24:57,225 --> 01:24:58,226 SOLUTION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO 2290 01:24:58,226 --> 01:25:01,796 STABILIZE THE SLOPE , PROTECT 2291 01:25:01,796 --> 01:25:02,730 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND 2292 01:25:02,730 --> 01:25:03,898 MAINTAIN DRAINAGE FUNCTION. SPU 2293 01:25:03,898 --> 01:25:09,437 DETERMINED THAT THE REINFORCED 2294 01:25:09,437 --> 01:25:11,105 SOIL SLOPE WOULD STABILIZE THE 2295 01:25:11,105 --> 01:25:13,308 STEEP SLOPE. A REINFORCED SOIL 2296 01:25:13,308 --> 01:25:14,209 SLOPE IS AN ENGINEERED SLOPE 2297 01:25:14,209 --> 01:25:15,243 THAT IS CONSTRUCTED USING 2298 01:25:15,243 --> 01:25:16,578 COMPACTED SOIL AND GEOTEXTILE 2299 01:25:16,578 --> 01:25:26,287 REINFORCEMENT. THE FACE IS 2300 01:25:26,287 --> 01:25:27,055 VEGETATED SO IT WILL HAVE A 2301 01:25:27,055 --> 01:25:28,089 NATURAL APPEARANCE. THE 2302 01:25:28,089 --> 01:25:28,690 REINFORCED SOIL SLOPE WILL 2303 01:25:28,690 --> 01:25:29,357 PRIMARILY BE IN THE UNOPENED 2304 01:25:29,357 --> 01:25:30,425 RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT DUE TO SITE 2305 01:25:30,425 --> 01:25:31,693 CONSTRAINTS SOME OF IT NEEDS TO 2306 01:25:31,693 --> 01:25:33,528 BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO, HERE 2307 01:25:33,528 --> 01:25:39,200 ARE SOME PHOTOS. THE PHOTOS ON 2308 01:25:39,200 --> 01:25:40,435 THE LEFT SHOW THE UNSTABLE SLOPE 2309 01:25:40,435 --> 01:25:42,604 AND FAILING COVERT IN 2022. THE 2310 01:25:42,604 --> 01:25:45,840 LEFT PHOTO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF 2311 01:25:45,840 --> 01:25:47,542 THE SLOPE LOOKING UP. WAS THE 2312 01:25:47,542 --> 01:25:50,178 HOUSE 3822 NORTHEAST 91st STREET 2313 01:25:50,178 --> 01:25:53,481 AT THE TOP. THE TOP RIGHT FOR 2314 01:25:53,481 --> 01:25:59,187 SHOWS THE VOID AND THE BOTTOM 2315 01:25:59,187 --> 01:26:00,154 RIGHT PHOTO SHOWS EROSION NEAR 2316 01:26:00,154 --> 01:26:07,862 THE COLBERT OUTLET. IN 2023 SPU 2317 01:26:07,862 --> 01:26:09,030 INSTALLED A TEMPORARY COVERT TO 2318 01:26:09,030 --> 01:26:09,831 SAFELY CONVEY STORM WATER AWAY 2319 01:26:09,831 --> 01:26:11,099 FROM THE UNSTABLE AREA TO THE 2320 01:26:11,099 --> 01:26:12,734 BASE OF THE SLOPE. THIS IS SHOWN 2321 01:26:12,734 --> 01:26:17,305 ON THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT. WHILE 2322 01:26:17,305 --> 01:26:18,106 THE TEMPORARY SOLUTION PREVENTED 2323 01:26:18,106 --> 01:26:19,340 FURTHER DESTABILIZATION OF THE 2324 01:26:19,340 --> 01:26:20,675 SLOPE, A PERMANENT SOLUTION IS 2325 01:26:20,675 --> 01:26:23,177 REQUIRED TO STABILIZE THE SLOPE 2326 01:26:23,177 --> 01:26:25,280 AND INSTALL A NEW DRAINAGE 2327 01:26:25,280 --> 01:26:28,349 OUTFALL TO THE BASE OF THE SLOPE 2328 01:26:28,349 --> 01:26:33,922 AND RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE PHOTO ON 2329 01:26:33,922 --> 01:26:35,189 THE RIGHT SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF 2330 01:26:35,189 --> 01:26:36,257 WHAT A VEGETATED REINFORCED SOIL 2331 01:26:36,257 --> 01:26:38,193 SLOPE IT LOOKS LIKE. THE PLAN ON 2332 01:26:38,193 --> 01:26:40,361 THE LEFT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF 2333 01:26:40,361 --> 01:26:47,235 THE SOIL SLOPE IN GRAY, IT IS 2334 01:26:47,235 --> 01:26:47,835 PRIMARILY WITHIN THE UNOPENED 2335 01:26:47,835 --> 01:26:49,771 RIGHT-OF-WAY BUT DUE TO SITE 2336 01:26:49,771 --> 01:26:50,371 CONSTRAINTS SOME WILL EXTEND 2337 01:26:50,371 --> 01:26:53,207 ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE 2338 01:26:53,207 --> 01:26:54,976 PROPERTY OWNERS ARE OKAY WITH IT 2339 01:26:54,976 --> 01:26:56,644 AND ARE HAPPY THE SLOPE WILL BE 2340 01:26:56,644 --> 01:27:00,381 STABILIZE. THE LINES IN BLUE 2341 01:27:00,381 --> 01:27:01,015 SHOW THE NEW DRAINAGE 2342 01:27:01,015 --> 01:27:03,618 INFRASTRUCTURE. THE MAIN 2343 01:27:03,618 --> 01:27:04,919 DRAINAGE PIPES CONVEYING RUNOFF 2344 01:27:04,919 --> 01:27:08,056 ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE 2345 01:27:08,056 --> 01:27:08,690 RIGHT-OF-WAY, BUT SOME OF THE 2346 01:27:08,690 --> 01:27:11,693 REINFORCED SOIL SLOPE DRAINS 2347 01:27:11,693 --> 01:27:14,295 WILL BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY DUE 2348 01:27:14,295 --> 01:27:15,063 TO THE LOCATION OF THE 2349 01:27:15,063 --> 01:27:19,300 REINFORCED SOIL SLOPE. 2350 01:27:19,300 --> 01:27:20,735 >> THIS PROJECT REQUIRES TWO 2351 01:27:20,735 --> 01:27:21,803 PERMANENT SLOPE STABILIZATION 2352 01:27:21,803 --> 01:27:23,004 EASEMENTS ON ADJACENT PRIVATE 2353 01:27:23,004 --> 01:27:29,444 PROPERTY. EASEMENT VALUES WERE 2354 01:27:29,444 --> 01:27:30,144 DETERMINED THROUGH PROFESSIONAL 2355 01:27:30,144 --> 01:27:31,112 APPRAISALS AND ACQUIRED FOR A 2356 01:27:31,112 --> 01:27:32,580 COMBINED FAIR MARKET VALUE OF 2357 01:27:32,580 --> 01:27:36,684 $9900. FINAL SETTLEMENT OFFERS 2358 01:27:36,684 --> 01:27:37,418 WERE ACCEPTED THROUGH MUTUAL 2359 01:27:37,418 --> 01:27:38,152 AGREEMENT WITH BOTH PROPERTY 2360 01:27:38,152 --> 01:27:40,822 OWNERS. EASEMENTS ARE LIMITED TO 2361 01:27:40,822 --> 01:27:42,290 PORTIONS NEEDED FOR THE 2362 01:27:42,290 --> 01:27:46,594 REINFORCED SLOPE. 2363 01:27:46,594 --> 01:27:47,662 >> SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HAS 2364 01:27:47,662 --> 01:27:48,396 WORKED CLOSELY WITH BOTH 2365 01:27:48,396 --> 01:27:50,064 PROPERTY OWNERS TO EXPLAIN SOIL 2366 01:27:50,064 --> 01:27:52,567 SLOPE , TO EXPLAIN THE SLOPE 2367 01:27:52,567 --> 01:27:59,240 RISK , AND LONG-TERM BENEFITS. 2368 01:27:59,240 --> 01:28:00,174 WE HAVE REACHED AGREEMENT WITH 2369 01:28:00,174 --> 01:28:01,175 BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS FOLLOWING 2370 01:28:01,175 --> 01:28:02,110 APPRAISAL AND NEGOTIATION IN THE 2371 01:28:02,110 --> 01:28:05,279 PROCESS WAS SMOOTH. 2372 01:28:05,279 --> 01:28:05,913 COMMUNICATION WILL CONTINUE 2373 01:28:05,913 --> 01:28:06,814 DURING CONSTRUCTION TO ADDRESS 2374 01:28:06,814 --> 01:28:10,251 ACCESS NOISE AND TIMING. AND 2375 01:28:10,251 --> 01:28:11,085 THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. 2376 01:28:11,085 --> 01:28:12,086 THANK YOU. 2377 01:28:12,086 --> 01:28:14,722 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT 2378 01:28:14,722 --> 01:28:16,024 PRESENTATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY 2379 01:28:16,024 --> 01:28:17,592 FOLLOW-UPS ? 2380 01:28:17,592 --> 01:28:19,961 >> JUST TO NOTE THAT PURCHASE OF 2381 01:28:19,961 --> 01:28:21,696 THE EASEMENT WILL COME FROM THE 2382 01:28:21,696 --> 01:28:23,364 WASTEWATER FUND. THERE IS 2383 01:28:23,364 --> 01:28:25,967 EXISTING PREPARATION AUTHORITY. 2384 01:28:25,967 --> 01:28:27,669 THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS 2385 01:28:27,669 --> 01:28:31,739 ASSUMED . 2386 01:28:31,739 --> 01:28:32,707 >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. YOU'RE 2387 01:28:32,707 --> 01:28:34,942 DOING A GREAT JOB STANDING IN 2388 01:28:34,942 --> 01:28:38,546 FOR RYAN. ARE THERE ANY 2389 01:28:38,546 --> 01:28:40,048 QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, 2390 01:28:40,048 --> 01:28:44,619 COLLEAGUES? IS AN OLD HAND? 2391 01:28:44,619 --> 01:28:47,055 >> NEW. 2392 01:28:47,055 --> 01:28:48,690 >> JUST CONFIRMING WHAT YOU'RE 2393 01:28:48,690 --> 01:28:51,426 SAYING , THANK YOU FOR BEING 2394 01:28:51,426 --> 01:28:54,896 HERE, GENERAL MANAGER. THIS IS 2395 01:28:54,896 --> 01:28:59,267 NOT GOING TO RESULT IN A RATE 2396 01:28:59,267 --> 01:29:00,668 INCREASE. WE HAVE THE FUNDING TO 2397 01:29:00,668 --> 01:29:04,772 DO THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE. I 2398 01:29:04,772 --> 01:29:06,040 THINK THAT IS TRUE. BUT JUST FOR 2399 01:29:06,040 --> 01:29:07,075 THE RECORD, SO PEOPLE KNOW. 2400 01:29:07,075 --> 01:29:07,508 THANK YOU. 2401 01:29:07,508 --> 01:29:13,548 >> GREAT QUESTION. YES, THAT IS 2402 01:29:13,548 --> 01:29:14,549 GREAT BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO 2403 01:29:14,549 --> 01:29:15,216 KNOW THAT. 2404 01:29:15,216 --> 01:29:16,451 >> WE GET ASKED. 2405 01:29:16,451 --> 01:29:18,119 >> ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER FINAL 2406 01:29:18,119 --> 01:29:19,253 COMMENTS? I AM COMFORTABLE 2407 01:29:19,253 --> 01:29:20,488 VOTING ON THIS TODAY. DOING A 2408 01:29:20,488 --> 01:29:25,259 QUICK GLANCE. AWESOME. SO I'M 2409 01:29:25,259 --> 01:29:26,728 GOING TO MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE 2410 01:29:26,728 --> 01:29:27,862 RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF COUNCIL 2411 01:29:27,862 --> 01:29:29,263 BILL 121192. IS THERE A SECOND? 2412 01:29:29,263 --> 01:29:30,732 IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. 2413 01:29:30,732 --> 01:29:32,166 ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINAL 2414 01:29:32,166 --> 01:29:35,937 COMMENTS? SEEING AND HEARING 2415 01:29:35,937 --> 01:29:37,138 NONE WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 2416 01:29:37,138 --> 01:29:37,839 THE ROLL? 2417 01:29:37,839 --> 01:29:38,606 >> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 2418 01:29:38,606 --> 01:29:40,007 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 2419 01:29:40,007 --> 01:29:45,880 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 2420 01:29:45,880 --> 01:29:46,481 COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. 2421 01:29:46,481 --> 01:29:47,982 >> THREE IN FAVOR. 2422 01:29:47,982 --> 01:29:49,851 >> OCEAN CARRIES COMMITTEE 2423 01:29:49,851 --> 01:29:51,052 RECOGNITION OF THE BILL WILL BE 2424 01:29:51,052 --> 01:29:54,188 SENT TO TUESDAY -- I ALMOST SAID 2425 01:29:54,188 --> 01:29:56,591 AUGUST 14, I WISH. APRIL 14. FOR 2426 01:29:56,591 --> 01:29:59,093 OUR NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU ALL 2427 01:29:59,093 --> 01:30:03,831 FOR THIS . I ALWAYS GET 2428 01:30:03,831 --> 01:30:04,732 BACKGROUND INFORMATION. SO SUPER 2429 01:30:04,732 --> 01:30:06,334 HELPFUL DURING THAT PROCESS. 2430 01:30:06,334 --> 01:30:08,770 THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO READ 2431 01:30:08,770 --> 01:30:10,271 ITEM NUMBER SIX INTO THE AGENDA 2432 01:30:10,271 --> 01:30:16,811 WHILE CAM HELPS -- AS WE DO A 2433 01:30:16,811 --> 01:30:17,879 SWITCH UP. I DENVER SIX IS 2434 01:30:17,879 --> 01:30:20,214 COUNCIL BILL 121193. AN 2435 01:30:20,214 --> 01:30:20,815 ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE 2436 01:30:20,815 --> 01:30:21,416 PUBLIC UTILITIES; AUTHORIZING 2437 01:30:21,416 --> 01:30:22,150 THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL 2438 01:30:22,150 --> 01:30:23,184 PROPERTY RIGHTS BY NEGOTIATION 2439 01:30:23,184 --> 01:30:24,018 OR EMINENT DOMAIN (CONDEMNATION) 2440 01:30:24,018 --> 01:30:25,353 OF TWO PARCELS OF LAND 2441 01:30:25,353 --> 01:30:26,020 (PROPERTIES) IDENTIFIED AS KING 2442 01:30:26,020 --> 01:30:26,921 COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 4265700090 2443 01:30:26,921 --> 01:30:36,397 AND KING COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 2444 01:30:36,397 --> 01:30:42,637 4265700085, FOR BRIEFING, 2445 01:30:42,637 --> 01:30:43,471 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE. 2446 01:30:43,471 --> 01:30:45,339 >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 2447 01:30:45,339 --> 01:30:48,943 >> MY NAME IS BRIAN, [ 2448 01:30:48,943 --> 01:30:49,677 INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ] 2449 01:30:49,677 --> 01:30:53,114 >> I AM CHRISTIAN JACOBSON. 2450 01:30:53,114 --> 01:31:02,723 MANAGER FOR PUMP STATION FOUR. 2451 01:31:02,723 --> 01:31:04,358 >> THE SECOND PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2452 01:31:04,358 --> 01:31:04,992 BEFORE YOU WOULD AUTHORIZE SPU 2453 01:31:04,992 --> 01:31:05,927 TO ACQUIRE TWO PROPERTIES IN THE 2454 01:31:05,927 --> 01:31:06,861 RAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 2455 01:31:06,861 --> 01:31:08,396 THE PUMP STATION NUMBER FOUR 2456 01:31:08,396 --> 01:31:09,931 REPLACEMENT PROJECT. THE 2457 01:31:09,931 --> 01:31:10,932 EXISTING PUMP STATION IN THIS 2458 01:31:10,932 --> 01:31:11,999 AREA DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE 2459 01:31:11,999 --> 01:31:12,733 CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE NEW 2460 01:31:12,733 --> 01:31:13,601 DEVELOPMENT AND THEREFORE NEW 2461 01:31:13,601 --> 01:31:14,402 SEWER FLOWS. FROM REDEVELOPMENT 2462 01:31:14,402 --> 01:31:16,070 WITHIN THE SEWER BASIN WHICH IS 2463 01:31:16,070 --> 01:31:21,209 IN THE URBAN VILLAGE. THIS 2464 01:31:21,209 --> 01:31:22,310 PROJECT WILL BUILD A NEW PUMP 2465 01:31:22,310 --> 01:31:23,177 STATION TO ACCOMMODATE THAT 2466 01:31:23,177 --> 01:31:24,545 CAPACITY NEEDED TO MAINTAIN 2467 01:31:24,545 --> 01:31:25,813 SERVICE LEVELS. I WILL HAND IT 2468 01:31:25,813 --> 01:31:27,782 OFF TO BRIAN TO WALK YOU THROUGH 2469 01:31:27,782 --> 01:31:31,586 OUR PRESENTATION. 2470 01:31:31,586 --> 01:31:32,353 >> GOOD MORNING. 2471 01:31:32,353 --> 01:31:33,387 >> SPEAK CLOSER TO THE 2472 01:31:33,387 --> 01:31:34,388 MICROPHONE. IN YOUR CLEAN WHITE 2473 01:31:34,388 --> 01:31:36,123 JACKET FOR SPRING. 2474 01:31:36,123 --> 01:31:37,325 >> [ LAUGHTER ] 2475 01:31:37,325 --> 01:31:42,196 >> THE DAY IS STILL YOUNG. THE 2476 01:31:42,196 --> 01:31:43,397 NAME OF THIS PROJECT IS THE 2477 01:31:43,397 --> 01:31:44,131 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES PUMP 2478 01:31:44,131 --> 01:31:45,266 STATION FOUR REPLACEMENT 2479 01:31:45,266 --> 01:31:50,137 PROJECT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS 2480 01:31:50,137 --> 01:31:51,005 LEGISLATION IS TO AUTHORIZE 2481 01:31:51,005 --> 01:31:51,839 SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO 2482 01:31:51,839 --> 01:31:52,707 ACQUIRE BY NEGOTIATION OR 2483 01:31:52,707 --> 01:31:53,941 EMINENT DOMAIN TWO PROPERTIES 2484 01:31:53,941 --> 01:31:55,243 REQUIRED FOR THE REPLACEMENT 2485 01:31:55,243 --> 01:31:59,847 PROJECT. THIS MAP HIGHLIGHTS THE 2486 01:31:59,847 --> 01:32:04,318 LOCATION OF THE PROPERTIES. IS 2487 01:32:04,318 --> 01:32:05,286 LOCATED IN THE RAINIER BEACH 2488 01:32:05,286 --> 01:32:06,387 NEIGHBORHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN 2489 01:32:06,387 --> 01:32:08,689 SEATTLE. IS LOCATED IN COUNCIL 2490 01:32:08,689 --> 01:32:14,462 DISTRICT NUMBER TWO. THE RED 2491 01:32:14,462 --> 01:32:18,733 RECTANGLES , RECTANGLE, 2492 01:32:18,733 --> 01:32:19,600 HIGHLIGHTS THE TWO PROPERTIES 2493 01:32:19,600 --> 01:32:20,735 THAT ARE GOING TO BE ACQUIRED. 2494 01:32:20,735 --> 01:32:26,374 IT IS LOCATED OFF OF RAINIER 2495 01:32:26,374 --> 01:32:27,441 AVENUE SOUTH AND ALONG SOUTH 2496 01:32:27,441 --> 01:32:28,709 DIRECTORS STREET. ADJACENT TO 2497 01:32:28,709 --> 01:32:32,713 THE PROPERTIES AND IN THE 2498 01:32:32,713 --> 01:32:33,948 VICINITY ARE A NUMBER OF SMALL 2499 01:32:33,948 --> 01:32:34,749 BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE PROPERTY 2500 01:32:34,749 --> 01:32:36,551 OWNERS. WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN 2501 01:32:36,551 --> 01:32:38,786 THE BLUE RECTANGLE AND THEY ARE 2502 01:32:38,786 --> 01:32:43,691 PARCELS THAT RELY ON PUMP 2503 01:32:43,691 --> 01:32:44,492 STATION FOUR FOR WASTEWATER 2504 01:32:44,492 --> 01:32:45,426 CONVEYANCE TO DOWNSTREAM 2505 01:32:45,426 --> 01:32:51,966 SYSTEMS. THESE MAPS PROVIDE OR 2506 01:32:51,966 --> 01:32:52,600 PICTURES PROVIDE DIFFERENT 2507 01:32:52,600 --> 01:32:53,734 ANGLES OF THE TWO PROPERTIES 2508 01:32:53,734 --> 01:33:00,141 THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ACQUIRE. 2509 01:33:00,141 --> 01:33:01,909 THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS IT 2510 01:33:01,909 --> 01:33:02,977 FACING NORTH AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS 2511 01:33:02,977 --> 01:33:04,312 A SHIPPING CONTAINER THAT WE 2512 01:33:04,312 --> 01:33:11,152 HAVE WORKED WITH THE PROPERTY 2513 01:33:11,152 --> 01:33:12,286 OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE AGREED TO 2514 01:33:12,286 --> 01:33:13,587 REMOVE PRIOR TO US ACQUIRING THE 2515 01:33:13,587 --> 01:33:14,822 PROPERTY. AND THE PHOTO ON THE 2516 01:33:14,822 --> 01:33:16,057 RIGHT SHOWS THE PROPERTIES 2517 01:33:16,057 --> 01:33:17,258 FACING NORTHEAST. I'M GOING TO 2518 01:33:17,258 --> 01:33:20,061 PASS IT OFF FOR FURTHER 2519 01:33:20,061 --> 01:33:20,828 EXPLANATION. 2520 01:33:20,828 --> 01:33:24,632 >> SO, SPEAKING OF JUST PROJECT 2521 01:33:24,632 --> 01:33:26,701 PURPOSE OR MAYBE THE IMPORTANCE 2522 01:33:26,701 --> 01:33:28,302 OF THIS PROJECT, A COUPLE OF 2523 01:33:28,302 --> 01:33:32,773 ITEMS TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THESE, 2524 01:33:32,773 --> 01:33:34,241 THE EXISTING PUMP STATION WAS 2525 01:33:34,241 --> 01:33:39,347 BUILT IN 1980. SO AS EXPECTED 2526 01:33:39,347 --> 01:33:40,681 FOR A PUMP STATION THAT IS 45 2527 01:33:40,681 --> 01:33:41,916 YEARS OLD, CREWS HAVE STARTED TO 2528 01:33:41,916 --> 01:33:45,252 NOTICE EVIDENCE OF OR SIGNS OF 2529 01:33:45,252 --> 01:33:46,454 AGING AND DETERIORATION OF THE 2530 01:33:46,454 --> 01:33:47,855 PUMP STATION. SO FROM A 2531 01:33:47,855 --> 01:33:52,326 CONDITION PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE 2532 01:33:52,326 --> 01:33:53,327 FLAGGED THIS AS BEING IMPORTANT 2533 01:33:53,327 --> 01:33:54,495 TO REPLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 2534 01:33:54,495 --> 01:33:56,497 THE OTHER ELEMENT IS THAT THIS 2535 01:33:56,497 --> 01:33:57,832 AREA IS LOCATED WITHIN THE 2536 01:33:57,832 --> 01:34:00,101 RANIER BEACH URBAN VILLAGE. THE 2537 01:34:00,101 --> 01:34:03,004 SOUTH DIRECTOR STREET AREA 2538 01:34:03,004 --> 01:34:06,941 CURRENTLY IS DEVELOPED AT A 2539 01:34:06,941 --> 01:34:08,142 CAPACITY MUCH LESS THAN WHAT IT 2540 01:34:08,142 --> 01:34:12,046 IS ZONE FOR. AND SO BASED ON THE 2541 01:34:12,046 --> 01:34:13,080 EXISTING CAPACITY OF THE PUMP 2542 01:34:13,080 --> 01:34:14,548 STATION WE KNOW THAT IT IS NOT 2543 01:34:14,548 --> 01:34:16,217 AS LARGE AS IT NEEDS TO BE TO 2544 01:34:16,217 --> 01:34:22,890 ACCOMMODATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. 2545 01:34:22,890 --> 01:34:24,825 AND I WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE OF 2546 01:34:24,825 --> 01:34:26,060 NOTES, THE PICTURE ON YOUR RIGHT 2547 01:34:26,060 --> 01:34:27,094 SHOWS THE EXISTING PUMP STATION 2548 01:34:27,094 --> 01:34:27,895 LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. 2549 01:34:27,895 --> 01:34:29,163 WHAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WITH 2550 01:34:29,163 --> 01:34:30,431 THESE TWO PARCELS IS FROM OUR 2551 01:34:30,431 --> 01:34:33,034 CONVERSATIONS WITH SDOT, SDOT 2552 01:34:33,034 --> 01:34:34,368 WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO BUILD THE 2553 01:34:34,368 --> 01:34:36,871 PUMP STATION AS IT IS. THEY 2554 01:34:36,871 --> 01:34:37,838 WOULD REQUIRE US TO BUILD 2555 01:34:37,838 --> 01:34:39,740 EVERYTHING BELOW GRADE. WHICH 2556 01:34:39,740 --> 01:34:41,308 IS, NOT AS IDEAL FOR CREWS TO 2557 01:34:41,308 --> 01:34:45,079 HAVE TO GO INTO BELOW GRADE 2558 01:34:45,079 --> 01:34:46,047 STRUCTURES THAT ARE PERHAPS 2559 01:34:46,047 --> 01:34:47,748 TIGHTER THAN THEY NEED TO BE. 2560 01:34:47,748 --> 01:34:50,451 BUT ALSO IT'S MUCH MORE 2561 01:34:50,451 --> 01:34:51,485 EXPENSIVE. SO THESE TWO PARCELS 2562 01:34:51,485 --> 01:34:53,287 OFFER THE ABILITY TO BUILD 2563 01:34:53,287 --> 01:34:58,726 FACILITIES ABOVE GRADE . WHICH 2564 01:34:58,726 --> 01:34:59,894 IS NICE FOR THE CREWS BUT ALSO 2565 01:34:59,894 --> 01:35:04,131 MUCH MORE COST-EFFECTIVE. WE ARE 2566 01:35:04,131 --> 01:35:04,899 EXCITED ABOUT LOCATING TWO 2567 01:35:04,899 --> 01:35:06,300 PARCELS THAT ARE VACANT THAT ARE 2568 01:35:06,300 --> 01:35:07,034 ALSO LOCATED DIRECTLY ADJACENT 2569 01:35:07,034 --> 01:35:08,169 TO THE VERIZON CELL TOWER 2570 01:35:08,169 --> 01:35:09,437 LOCATED ALONG SELF DIRECTOR 2571 01:35:09,437 --> 01:35:13,140 STREET. IT ALLOWS US TO 2572 01:35:13,140 --> 01:35:17,611 CONGREGATE, IF YOU WILL, UTILITY 2573 01:35:17,611 --> 01:35:18,512 INFRASTRUCTURE TOGETHER ALONG 2574 01:35:18,512 --> 01:35:24,285 SOUTH DIRECTORS STREET. 2575 01:35:24,285 --> 01:35:25,653 >> WE HAVE REACHED A CONDITIONAL 2576 01:35:25,653 --> 01:35:30,458 PURCHASE OF SALE AGREEMENT WITH 2577 01:35:30,458 --> 01:35:31,625 BOTH PROPERTY OWNERS. FOR BOTH 2578 01:35:31,625 --> 01:35:32,760 PROPERTIES. THE PURCHASE PRICE 2579 01:35:32,760 --> 01:35:35,796 IS $760,000 FOR BOTH PROPERTIES. 2580 01:35:35,796 --> 01:35:40,501 THAT IS $380,000 FOR EACH. THE 2581 01:35:40,501 --> 01:35:41,469 FUNDING WILL COME FROM SEATTLE 2582 01:35:41,469 --> 01:35:42,503 PUBLIC UTILITIES DRAINAGE AND 2583 01:35:42,503 --> 01:35:50,111 WASTEWATER RATES FUND. SO IN 2584 01:35:50,111 --> 01:35:51,145 SUMMARY, BOTH OF THE PARCELS 2585 01:35:51,145 --> 01:35:52,046 PROVIDE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE 2586 01:35:52,046 --> 01:35:53,214 OPTION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING 2587 01:35:53,214 --> 01:35:54,381 PUMP STATION, BOTH OF THE PARCEL 2588 01:35:54,381 --> 01:35:58,586 OWNERS ARE WILLING SELLERS. AND 2589 01:35:58,586 --> 01:35:59,854 A NEW, LARGER PUMP STATION 2590 01:35:59,854 --> 01:36:01,222 PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT 2591 01:36:01,222 --> 01:36:02,723 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. FOR 2592 01:36:02,723 --> 01:36:03,858 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE WE HOPE TO 2593 01:36:03,858 --> 01:36:06,460 HAVE THE DESIGN COMPLETED BY THE 2594 01:36:06,460 --> 01:36:10,765 SECOND QUARTER OF 2029, FOLLOWED 2595 01:36:10,765 --> 01:36:12,299 MOSTLY BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF 2596 01:36:12,299 --> 01:36:13,501 THE NOTICE TO PROCEED IN THE 2597 01:36:13,501 --> 01:36:15,269 THIRD QUARTER OF 2029. WITH THE 2598 01:36:15,269 --> 01:36:16,604 HOPES OF COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION 2599 01:36:16,604 --> 01:36:21,976 BY THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2041. 2600 01:36:21,976 --> 01:36:22,877 2031. THAT CONCLUDES HER 2601 01:36:22,877 --> 01:36:24,411 PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. 2602 01:36:24,411 --> 01:36:32,920 >> DIRECTOR LEE. 2603 01:36:32,920 --> 01:36:34,054 >> WITH RESPECT TO THE SAME 2604 01:36:34,054 --> 01:36:34,822 QUESTION, THAT YOU ASKED 2605 01:36:34,822 --> 01:36:35,656 PREVIOUSLY, THIS PROJECT, THE 2606 01:36:35,656 --> 01:36:36,690 BUDGET IS INCLUDED IN OUR 2607 01:36:36,690 --> 01:36:37,491 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, SO 2608 01:36:37,491 --> 01:36:38,626 THESE, THE COSTS ARE FULLY 2609 01:36:38,626 --> 01:36:40,027 ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR EXISTING 2610 01:36:40,027 --> 01:36:41,162 RATES. 2611 01:36:41,162 --> 01:36:43,164 >> AWESOME, I KNEW THAT WAS THE 2612 01:36:43,164 --> 01:36:44,532 NEXT QUESTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER 2613 01:36:44,532 --> 01:36:44,765 RIVERA. 2614 01:36:44,765 --> 01:36:46,534 >> ANYTHING TO ADD? 2615 01:36:46,534 --> 01:36:50,971 >> AGAIN, AS DIRECTOR LEE 2616 01:36:50,971 --> 01:36:52,039 MENTIONED, THIS IS JUST AN 2617 01:36:52,039 --> 01:36:52,773 APPROPRIATION. 2618 01:36:52,773 --> 01:36:54,842 >> AWESOME. IS A MUCH. SUPER 2619 01:36:54,842 --> 01:37:03,617 HELPFUL ON THE PRESENTATION. AND 2620 01:37:03,617 --> 01:37:04,785 WALKING US THROUGH THE COST. AND 2621 01:37:04,785 --> 01:37:06,053 ALSO THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT 2622 01:37:06,053 --> 01:37:08,222 AS WELL. AND WHERE THE SOURCE OF 2623 01:37:08,222 --> 01:37:08,856 THE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM. AND 2624 01:37:08,856 --> 01:37:09,924 TO KNOW THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE 2625 01:37:09,924 --> 01:37:11,392 WILLING TO SELL. WHAT IS THE 2626 01:37:11,392 --> 01:37:12,426 OPPOSITE, NOT WILLING? IS THAT 2627 01:37:12,426 --> 01:37:13,594 WHICH WOULD PUT? 2628 01:37:13,594 --> 01:37:15,496 >> YEAH. 2629 01:37:15,496 --> 01:37:17,798 >> OKAY, I GOT YOU. COLLEAGUES, 2630 01:37:17,798 --> 01:37:19,433 AND COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS. 2631 01:37:19,433 --> 01:37:24,305 AWESOME. THE MOTION DOESN'T 2632 01:37:24,305 --> 01:37:26,574 CARRY UNTIL I MOVE IT." TO MOVE 2633 01:37:26,574 --> 01:37:27,241 THE COMMUNITY RECOMMEND PASSAGE 2634 01:37:27,241 --> 01:37:30,644 OF THE BILL. IS THERE A SECOND? 2635 01:37:30,644 --> 01:37:31,879 IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 2636 01:37:31,879 --> 01:37:32,880 TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL 2637 01:37:32,880 --> 01:37:34,748 BILL . ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINAL 2638 01:37:34,748 --> 01:37:36,884 COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, CLERK, 2639 01:37:36,884 --> 01:37:39,520 CALL THE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBER 2640 01:37:39,520 --> 01:37:44,358 JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA TO 2641 01:37:44,358 --> 01:37:45,125 HOLLINGSWORTH. 2642 01:37:45,125 --> 01:37:47,194 >> THREE IN FAVOR. 2643 01:37:47,194 --> 01:37:55,135 >> IT WILL BE SENT TO APRIL 14. 2644 01:37:55,135 --> 01:37:57,004 THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I 2645 01:37:57,004 --> 01:37:58,305 HOPE YOU KEEP YOUR WHITE JACKET 2646 01:37:58,305 --> 01:37:58,606 SUPERCLEAN. 2647 01:37:58,606 --> 01:37:59,273 >> THANK YOU. 2648 01:37:59,273 --> 01:38:00,741 >> IT IS FRESH. CAME HERE FRESH 2649 01:38:00,741 --> 01:38:01,876 FOR SPRING. SPRING IS IN THE 2650 01:38:01,876 --> 01:38:05,479 BUILDING. WHITE JACKET. 2651 01:38:05,479 --> 01:38:06,447 WINTERTIME? NO. 2652 01:38:06,447 --> 01:38:07,414 >> THE LOVELY PICTURES THEY PUT 2653 01:38:07,414 --> 01:38:08,048 IN HERE. 2654 01:38:08,048 --> 01:38:08,916 >> ADDITIONAL PICTURES. I'M 2655 01:38:08,916 --> 01:38:09,950 GOING TO READ ANOTHER AGENDA 2656 01:38:09,950 --> 01:38:12,019 ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. COUNCIL BILL 2657 01:38:12,019 --> 01:38:14,855 121190. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO 2658 01:38:14,855 --> 01:38:15,723 THE 2026 STORMWATER CODE UPDATE; 2659 01:38:15,723 --> 01:38:17,057 UPDATING STORMWATER CONTROL 2660 01:38:17,057 --> 01:38:18,425 REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT, 2661 01:38:18,425 --> 01:38:21,895 ROADWAYS, UTILITIES, AND 2662 01:38:21,895 --> 01:38:29,536 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES; FOR 2663 01:38:29,536 --> 01:38:30,304 BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION. GENERAL 2664 01:38:30,304 --> 01:38:31,905 MANAGER, I ALWAYS SAY DIRECTOR, 2665 01:38:31,905 --> 01:38:33,340 I'M SORRY, ALL THE ABOVE, 2666 01:38:33,340 --> 01:38:37,678 DIRECTOR LEE. 2667 01:38:37,678 --> 01:38:38,712 >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS 2668 01:38:38,712 --> 01:38:39,980 AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M 2669 01:38:39,980 --> 01:38:47,121 KEVIN BURRELL, SR. POLICY 2670 01:38:47,121 --> 01:38:47,521 MANAGER FOR SPU. 2671 01:38:47,521 --> 01:38:48,656 >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. 2672 01:38:48,656 --> 01:38:49,623 >> OUR FINAL PRESENTATION 2673 01:38:49,623 --> 01:38:50,724 RELATES TO OUR 2026 UPSTATE OF 2674 01:38:50,724 --> 01:38:52,126 THE STORM WATER CODE WHICH 2675 01:38:52,126 --> 01:38:53,160 RELATES DRAINAGE, EROSION 2676 01:38:53,160 --> 01:38:54,662 CONTROL AND WATER QUALITY TO 2677 01:38:54,662 --> 01:39:01,135 DEVELOPMENT'S. THE PURPOSE OF 2678 01:39:01,135 --> 01:39:02,403 THE STORM WATER CODE IS TO 2679 01:39:02,403 --> 01:39:03,203 PROTECT LIFE, PROPERTY, PUBLIC 2680 01:39:03,203 --> 01:39:04,305 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT FROM THE 2681 01:39:04,305 --> 01:39:05,673 ADVERSE IMPACTS OF URBAN 2682 01:39:05,673 --> 01:39:06,240 STORMWATER RUNOFF. ADVERSE 2683 01:39:06,240 --> 01:39:07,041 IMPACTS CAN INCLUDE FLOODING, 2684 01:39:07,041 --> 01:39:08,208 WATER POLLUTION, LANDSLIDES AND 2685 01:39:08,208 --> 01:39:18,752 EROSION. EVERY FIVE YEARS WE ARE 2686 01:39:23,691 --> 01:39:24,658 REQUIRED TO UPDATE THIS CODE TO 2687 01:39:24,658 --> 01:39:25,826 ENSURE THAT IT COMPLIES WITH THE 2688 01:39:25,826 --> 01:39:26,427 DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY'S 2689 01:39:26,427 --> 01:39:27,294 REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS WASHINGTON 2690 01:39:27,294 --> 01:39:28,329 STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. AT 2691 01:39:28,329 --> 01:39:29,563 THIS POINT KEVIN BURRELL IS HERE 2692 01:39:29,563 --> 01:39:31,131 TO BRIEF YOU ON THE CODE UPDATE 2693 01:39:31,131 --> 01:39:32,066 AND HOW IT AFFECTS DEVELOPMENT 2694 01:39:32,066 --> 01:39:32,466 IN SEATTLE. 2695 01:39:32,466 --> 01:39:33,701 >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. 2696 01:39:33,701 --> 01:39:35,402 AS I DIG AND I JUST WANTED TO 2697 01:39:35,402 --> 01:39:36,236 THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE 2698 01:39:36,236 --> 01:39:37,037 INTERDEPARTMENT TEAM WHO WORKED 2699 01:39:37,037 --> 01:39:38,205 TIRELESSLY FOR THE LAST COUPLE 2700 01:39:38,205 --> 01:39:39,540 OF YEARS TO GET US TO THIS 2701 01:39:39,540 --> 01:39:40,841 POINT. IT'S A BIG LIFT TOOK 2702 01:39:40,841 --> 01:39:45,346 THERE ARE MANY FOLKS TO THANK. I 2703 01:39:45,346 --> 01:39:46,513 WANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE 2704 01:39:46,513 --> 01:39:47,781 FOLKS IT TOOK TIME FOR PUBLIC 2705 01:39:47,781 --> 01:39:52,553 COMMENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US, 2706 01:39:52,553 --> 01:39:54,054 WE TAKE THE COMMENTS SERIOUSLY. 2707 01:39:54,054 --> 01:39:55,622 WE ALSO WANT TO JUST NOTE, AS 2708 01:39:55,622 --> 01:39:56,423 I'M GOING THROUGH THE BRIEFING 2709 01:39:56,423 --> 01:39:57,725 THAT WE DID PROVIDE RESPONSE TO 2710 01:39:57,725 --> 01:39:58,926 COMMENTS AND WE CAN TOUCH ON 2711 01:39:58,926 --> 01:40:09,470 THAT IN A BIT. ALL RIGHT, ANDREW 2712 01:40:12,139 --> 01:40:13,340 TOUCHED ON SOME OF THIS. I WILL 2713 01:40:13,340 --> 01:40:14,575 TRY TO MOVE AS QUICKLY. AGAIN, 2714 01:40:14,575 --> 01:40:15,709 THE BACKGROUND, TALK ABOUT THE 2715 01:40:15,709 --> 01:40:16,677 PURPOSE OF THE CODE, WHO APPLIES 2716 01:40:16,677 --> 01:40:18,178 TO, WHY WE ARE UPDATING IT NOW, 2717 01:40:18,178 --> 01:40:19,613 I WILL GIVE YOU A THUMBNAIL OF 2718 01:40:19,613 --> 01:40:20,781 THE SCHEDULE, LOOKING BACKWARDS 2719 01:40:20,781 --> 01:40:22,149 IN TERMS OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO 2720 01:40:22,149 --> 01:40:23,550 GET TO THIS POINT. I WILL GIVE 2721 01:40:23,550 --> 01:40:24,818 YOU A QUICK THUMBNAIL OF THE 2722 01:40:24,818 --> 01:40:25,853 SUMMARY OF THE CODE UPDATES, 2723 01:40:25,853 --> 01:40:26,653 DESCRIBE SOME OUTREACH AND 2724 01:40:26,653 --> 01:40:27,721 FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED SO FAR 2725 01:40:27,721 --> 01:40:28,956 AND TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS. 2726 01:40:28,956 --> 01:40:29,857 ANDREW TOUCHED ON THIS ALREADY. 2727 01:40:29,857 --> 01:40:31,692 WE HAVE A CODE BECAUSE WE ARE 2728 01:40:31,692 --> 01:40:37,431 REQUIRED . I JUST WANT TO MAYBE 2729 01:40:37,431 --> 01:40:38,665 STEP BACK AND SAY EFFECTIVELY, 2730 01:40:38,665 --> 01:40:39,733 AND HE DEVELOPED AREA IN WESTERN 2731 01:40:39,733 --> 01:40:40,734 WASHINGTON HAS MORE THAN 10,000 2732 01:40:40,734 --> 01:40:41,969 PEOPLE IN A DEVELOPED AREA HAS 2733 01:40:41,969 --> 01:40:43,370 TO HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE 2734 01:40:43,370 --> 01:40:49,410 STATE AS MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION 2735 01:40:49,410 --> 01:40:50,778 TO COLLECT RAINWATER, BE KIND TO 2736 01:40:50,778 --> 01:40:51,912 IT AND PUT IT BACK INTO 2737 01:40:51,912 --> 01:40:53,046 RECEIVING WATERS WHICH THEY ARE 2738 01:40:53,046 --> 01:40:54,481 IN CHARGE OF. SO, SEATTLE, 2739 01:40:54,481 --> 01:40:58,519 TACOMA, KING, PEARSON'S GNOMISH 2740 01:40:58,519 --> 01:40:59,353 COUNTIES HAVE THE EXACT SAME 2741 01:40:59,353 --> 01:41:06,293 PERMIT AND OBLIGATIONS. SEATTLE 2742 01:41:06,293 --> 01:41:07,761 IS NOT UNIQUE IN THIS WE. I WANT 2743 01:41:07,761 --> 01:41:09,029 TO GIVE YOU THAT ALTITUDE AND 2744 01:41:09,029 --> 01:41:10,531 CONTEXT. WE HAVE HAD THE STORM 2745 01:41:10,531 --> 01:41:11,598 WATER CODE SINCE 1979. WE HAD 2746 01:41:11,598 --> 01:41:12,399 THIS FRAMEWORK TOGETHER. IT'S 2747 01:41:12,399 --> 01:41:15,369 PRETTY EXCITING. OKAY. WHAT IS 2748 01:41:15,369 --> 01:41:20,808 IN THE STORM WATER CODE? THERE 2749 01:41:20,808 --> 01:41:21,642 ARE REALLY THREE MAJOR 2750 01:41:21,642 --> 01:41:22,409 COMPONENTS. FIRST IT'S ABOUT 2751 01:41:22,409 --> 01:41:23,444 CONTROLLING SOURCES OF POLLUTION 2752 01:41:23,444 --> 01:41:30,217 FROM EVERY DAY, GOING BACK TO 2753 01:41:30,217 --> 01:41:31,118 ACTIVITIES, SOCIETAL STUFF. IT 2754 01:41:31,118 --> 01:41:32,152 ALSO REGULATES CONSTRUCTION SITE 2755 01:41:32,152 --> 01:41:33,220 ACTIVITIES TO CONTROL SOURCES OF 2756 01:41:33,220 --> 01:41:34,521 POLLUTION . THE LAST THING IS 2757 01:41:34,521 --> 01:41:35,889 ABOUT NEW REDEVELOPMENT. IT'S 2758 01:41:35,889 --> 01:41:37,991 ABOUT MANAGING RAINWATER WHEN IT 2759 01:41:37,991 --> 01:41:40,194 LANDS ON-SITE, TO ON-SITE 2760 01:41:40,194 --> 01:41:46,733 STORMWATER BMPS. IT'S ABOUT 2761 01:41:46,733 --> 01:41:47,768 PUTTING FACILITIES IN PLACE TO 2762 01:41:47,768 --> 01:41:49,103 MANAGE THE VOLUME OF WATER THAT 2763 01:41:49,103 --> 01:41:50,304 LANDS ON A SITE. AND ALSO 2764 01:41:50,304 --> 01:41:51,705 MANAGES AND TREATS THE WATER SO 2765 01:41:51,705 --> 01:41:52,940 IT'S CLEAN WHEN IT LEAVES THE 2766 01:41:52,940 --> 01:41:56,310 SITE. THAT IS AGAIN, FOR NEW OR 2767 01:41:56,310 --> 01:41:57,544 REDEVELOPMENT WHICH APPLIES TO 2768 01:41:57,544 --> 01:42:00,714 CITY DYLAN'S AS WELL. I SAID IT 2769 01:42:00,714 --> 01:42:04,651 BEFORE I GOT TO IT. THE CODE 2770 01:42:04,651 --> 01:42:05,352 APPLIES TO PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, 2771 01:42:05,352 --> 01:42:06,920 CITY PROJECTS, CURRENT BUSINESS 2772 01:42:06,920 --> 01:42:08,455 THIS IS AND ACTIVITIES. HAS A 2773 01:42:08,455 --> 01:42:11,024 SPILL OR SOMEONE IS DOING AUTO 2774 01:42:11,024 --> 01:42:15,462 CARE OR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 2775 01:42:15,462 --> 01:42:16,730 OF THE STREET OR SOMETHING, ALL 2776 01:42:16,730 --> 01:42:19,366 OF THESE CODES APPLY TO EVERYDAY 2777 01:42:19,366 --> 01:42:20,200 BEHAVIORS AND ACTIVITIES AND 2778 01:42:20,200 --> 01:42:25,205 ALSO RESIDENTIAL THINGS. ALSO 2779 01:42:25,205 --> 01:42:26,406 PET WASTE BAGS AND OTHER FUN 2780 01:42:26,406 --> 01:42:28,075 THINGS WE HAVE ALL COME TO BE A 2781 01:42:28,075 --> 01:42:29,877 CUSTOM TOO. SO THE DEPARTMENT OF 2782 01:42:29,877 --> 01:42:33,480 CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS IS 2783 01:42:33,480 --> 01:42:34,181 RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING 2784 01:42:34,181 --> 01:42:35,682 THE CODE AND REGULATING PRIVATE 2785 01:42:35,682 --> 01:42:43,624 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT THEY DO 2786 01:42:43,624 --> 01:42:45,092 PERMITTING AND PLANNING. SPU, WE 2787 01:42:45,092 --> 01:42:45,626 LOOK AT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY 2788 01:42:45,626 --> 01:42:46,493 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND 2789 01:42:46,493 --> 01:42:47,194 ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OFTEN WHAT IS 2790 01:42:47,194 --> 01:42:47,928 CONSTRUCTED IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY 2791 01:42:47,928 --> 01:42:49,162 AND TO BEING DONATED TO THE 2792 01:42:49,162 --> 01:42:50,197 UTILITY AS A UTILITY DRAINAGE 2793 01:42:50,197 --> 01:42:51,765 ASSET. SDOT IS HELPFUL IN 2794 01:42:51,765 --> 01:42:53,800 ENFORCING CONSTRUCTION, EROSION 2795 01:42:53,800 --> 01:42:54,935 AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ACTIVITIES 2796 01:42:54,935 --> 01:42:57,104 WHEN ACTIVITIES ARE HAPPENING IN 2797 01:42:57,104 --> 01:43:07,648 SDOT RIGHT AWAY. WE ARE REQUIRED 2798 01:43:09,383 --> 01:43:10,517 TO HAVE THIS DONE AND COMPLETED 2799 01:43:10,517 --> 01:43:11,785 AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL SO CAN 2800 01:43:11,785 --> 01:43:12,819 BE AFFECTED BY JULY 1, 2026. 2801 01:43:12,819 --> 01:43:13,620 IT'S A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT 2802 01:43:13,620 --> 01:43:15,322 FROM THE STATE. WE WANT TO MEET 2803 01:43:15,322 --> 01:43:16,123 OUR STATE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. 2804 01:43:16,123 --> 01:43:17,157 WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN THE 2805 01:43:17,157 --> 01:43:18,025 OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THIS UPDATE 2806 01:43:18,025 --> 01:43:23,363 TO ADJUST POLICIES WITH CURRENT 2807 01:43:23,363 --> 01:43:24,198 CITY PRIORITIES, TAKING INTO 2808 01:43:24,198 --> 01:43:25,399 ACCOUNT A LOT OF THE PUBLIC 2809 01:43:25,399 --> 01:43:26,500 COMMENTS WE HAVE RECEIVED. AND 2810 01:43:26,500 --> 01:43:29,002 ALSO THE CODE AND MANUAL, THEY 2811 01:43:29,002 --> 01:43:33,040 ARE VOLUMINOUS AND WE TAKE TIME 2812 01:43:33,040 --> 01:43:34,641 EACH TIME TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND 2813 01:43:34,641 --> 01:43:37,778 USABILITY. SO ACTUALLY, IF THERE 2814 01:43:37,778 --> 01:43:39,813 ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN PAUSE AND 2815 01:43:39,813 --> 01:43:42,649 STOP ME . I SHOULD MENTION THAT 2816 01:43:42,649 --> 01:43:44,251 THE USERS TYPICALLY OF THESE 2817 01:43:44,251 --> 01:43:46,753 TOOLS ARE ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS 2818 01:43:46,753 --> 01:43:48,322 AND DEVELOPERS, PEOPLE DESIGNING 2819 01:43:48,322 --> 01:43:51,258 FACILITIES , OR DESIGNING FOR 2820 01:43:51,258 --> 01:43:52,893 FACILITIES TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY 2821 01:43:52,893 --> 01:43:56,163 PRIVATE PARCELS. SO LET'S LOOK 2822 01:43:56,163 --> 01:43:58,332 AT WHAT HAS GOTTEN US HERE 2823 01:43:58,332 --> 01:44:00,367 TODAY. AND THIS HAPPENS EVERY 2824 01:44:00,367 --> 01:44:06,206 FIVE YEARS. SUMMER OF 2024, 2825 01:44:06,206 --> 01:44:07,641 ECOLOGY GAVE WESTERN WASHINGTON 2826 01:44:07,641 --> 01:44:11,979 THIS NEW PERMIT AND IN IT CAME 2827 01:44:11,979 --> 01:44:12,446 NEW REQUIREMENTS. NEW 2828 01:44:12,446 --> 01:44:13,580 EXPECTATIONS FROM THE STATE THAT 2829 01:44:13,580 --> 01:44:15,015 WE HAD TO LOOK AT AND ADOPT. SO 2830 01:44:15,015 --> 01:44:18,785 SUMMER TO THE FALL OF 2024 , WE 2831 01:44:18,785 --> 01:44:20,053 CAME UP WITH THE CHANGES WE 2832 01:44:20,053 --> 01:44:21,355 THOUGHT MADE MOST SENSE. WE GAVE 2833 01:44:21,355 --> 01:44:22,956 THEM TO THE PUBLIC TO GIVE US 2834 01:44:22,956 --> 01:44:23,857 THEIR FEEDBACK. THAT WAS LAST 2835 01:44:23,857 --> 01:44:25,559 YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME, WITH 2836 01:44:25,559 --> 01:44:27,527 THEIR PUBLIC INPUT, WE HAD TO 2837 01:44:27,527 --> 01:44:32,032 GIVE OUR DRAFTS TO ECOLOGY SO 2838 01:44:32,032 --> 01:44:33,100 THEY CAN APPROVE THEM. WE ARE 2839 01:44:33,100 --> 01:44:34,268 NOT ALLOWED TO ADOPT THE CODE 2840 01:44:34,268 --> 01:44:35,702 WITHOUT THE CONSENT. THAT WAS 2841 01:44:35,702 --> 01:44:38,271 REALLY THE FIRST ITERATION 2842 01:44:38,271 --> 01:44:39,539 BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE 2843 01:44:39,539 --> 01:44:40,707 TO HAVE THAT FIRST CONVERSATION. 2844 01:44:40,707 --> 01:44:47,948 LATER THAT FALL , LAST FALL THEY 2845 01:44:47,948 --> 01:44:49,249 GIVE US THE RESPONSE TO COMMENTS 2846 01:44:49,249 --> 01:44:50,117 AND APPROVED WILL BE PROPOSED IN 2847 01:44:50,117 --> 01:44:51,551 A PACKAGE. WE WENT BACK OUT FOR 2848 01:44:51,551 --> 01:44:52,853 A SECOND REVIEW WITH THE PUBLIC 2849 01:44:52,853 --> 01:44:54,087 AND GOT MORE COMMENTS AND INPUT. 2850 01:44:54,087 --> 01:44:55,622 AGAIN TODAY, THIS IS NOT THE 2851 01:44:55,622 --> 01:44:56,790 THIRD BUT ONE OF YET MANY 2852 01:44:56,790 --> 01:44:57,824 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC, 2853 01:44:57,824 --> 01:45:01,361 INCLUDING DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 2854 01:45:01,361 --> 01:45:02,396 FIRMS, DEPARTMENT OF GROUPS AND 2855 01:45:02,396 --> 01:45:03,830 SO ON TO GIVE US FEEDBACK. I 2856 01:45:03,830 --> 01:45:11,305 WILL BE SHORT. THE JOY I BRING 2857 01:45:11,305 --> 01:45:12,739 TO THIS IS THAT THERE ARE VERY 2858 01:45:12,739 --> 01:45:14,074 FEW NEW REQUIREMENTS. OTHER 2859 01:45:14,074 --> 01:45:14,741 ITERATIONS OF THE STORMWATER 2860 01:45:14,741 --> 01:45:15,542 UPDATES HAVE BEEN REALLY 2861 01:45:15,542 --> 01:45:16,543 INTENSE, JUST BASED ON NEW 2862 01:45:16,543 --> 01:45:17,744 TECHNOLOGIES OR ADVANCES AND HOW 2863 01:45:17,744 --> 01:45:19,479 THE STATE WANTED US TO REGULATE 2864 01:45:19,479 --> 01:45:21,648 DEVELOPMENT. IN THIS CASE WE ARE 2865 01:45:21,648 --> 01:45:23,650 JUST A FEW NEW REQUIREMENTS FROM 2866 01:45:23,650 --> 01:45:28,789 ECOLOGY. AS I MENTIONED MANY OF 2867 01:45:28,789 --> 01:45:29,389 THE UPDATES ARE TECHNICAL AND 2868 01:45:29,389 --> 01:45:31,558 FOR USERS OF THE MANUAL, THE 2869 01:45:31,558 --> 01:45:32,526 CITIES STORMWATER MANUAL. I 2870 01:45:32,526 --> 01:45:34,027 WOULD SAY WAS SOME JOY AND 2871 01:45:34,027 --> 01:45:43,170 HOPEFULLY THERE ARE MINIMAL 2872 01:45:43,170 --> 01:45:44,237 PHYSICAL IMPACTS TO THE CITY 2873 01:45:44,237 --> 01:45:45,305 WITH CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THOSE 2874 01:45:45,305 --> 01:45:46,673 THAT ARE ACTUALLY A RESULT OF 2875 01:45:46,673 --> 01:45:47,708 WHAT HAS BEEN REQUIRED OF 2876 01:45:47,708 --> 01:45:48,608 ECOLOGY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT 2877 01:45:48,608 --> 01:45:50,077 SPECIFICS. THIS IS JUST A WAY OF 2878 01:45:50,077 --> 01:45:51,278 PROVIDING EVIDENCE AND HONORING 2879 01:45:51,278 --> 01:45:54,347 THE WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE 2880 01:45:54,347 --> 01:45:56,016 TO BE ACCESSIBLE, PRACTICAL AND 2881 01:45:56,016 --> 01:46:00,087 PURSUE PUBLIC COMMENT. SDCI SOME 2882 01:46:00,087 --> 01:46:01,188 OF OUR MAIN CHANNELS AND 2883 01:46:01,188 --> 01:46:05,759 THOROUGH FAIRS TO CAPTURE , WE 2884 01:46:05,759 --> 01:46:06,793 HAVE DONE SEVERAL PUBLIC 2885 01:46:06,793 --> 01:46:07,561 MEETINGS ONLINE. WE HAVE MET 2886 01:46:07,561 --> 01:46:08,762 SEPARATELY WITH DIFFERENT AGENCY 2887 01:46:08,762 --> 01:46:10,664 PARTNERS LIKE THE PORT OF 2888 01:46:10,664 --> 01:46:15,368 SEATTLE. WE HAVE MET SEPARATELY 2889 01:46:15,368 --> 01:46:16,036 WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 2890 01:46:16,036 --> 01:46:17,204 FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEETINGS 2891 01:46:17,204 --> 01:46:20,340 AS WELL. AND, THIS IS YET AGAIN 2892 01:46:20,340 --> 01:46:21,641 ANOTHER FORUM FOR US TO LISTEN 2893 01:46:21,641 --> 01:46:25,412 TO FEEDBACK AND TAKE COMMENTS. 2894 01:46:25,412 --> 01:46:26,713 SO, THROUGH THAT THERE ARE OVER 2895 01:46:26,713 --> 01:46:29,082 550 PUBLIC COMMENTS TO DATE. I 2896 01:46:29,082 --> 01:46:30,050 WILL SAY I THINK WE'VE 2897 01:46:30,050 --> 01:46:32,753 INCORPORATED MANY OF THOSE , 2898 01:46:32,753 --> 01:46:33,954 MOST RESULTING IN NO CHANGES DUE 2899 01:46:33,954 --> 01:46:36,323 TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE 2900 01:46:36,323 --> 01:46:38,325 REQUIREMENTS OF ECOLOGY , WE 2901 01:46:38,325 --> 01:46:39,926 HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES 2902 01:46:39,926 --> 01:46:41,595 BECAUSE THEY WERE DRIVEN BY THE 2903 01:46:41,595 --> 01:46:45,265 CITIES PRIORITIES AND POLICY 2904 01:46:45,265 --> 01:46:46,032 DECISIONS. WE HEARD TODAY DURING 2905 01:46:46,032 --> 01:46:49,069 PUBLIC COMMENT THERE ARE SOME 2906 01:46:49,069 --> 01:46:50,036 OUTSTANDING CONCERNS I TRY TO 2907 01:46:50,036 --> 01:46:51,037 ADDRESS THOSE BEFORE WE LEAVE 2908 01:46:51,037 --> 01:46:52,973 TODAY. OR PERHAPS WE CAN TALK 2909 01:46:52,973 --> 01:46:56,409 ABOUT THAT AS PART OF OUR 2910 01:46:56,409 --> 01:46:58,011 WRITTEN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS WE 2911 01:46:58,011 --> 01:47:01,481 HAVE PROVIDED. OKAY, AS I SAID, 2912 01:47:01,481 --> 01:47:07,187 IF I WERE TO SUMMARIZE, WHAT DO 2913 01:47:07,187 --> 01:47:08,655 WE HEAR FROM ALL THIS FEEDBACK, 2914 01:47:08,655 --> 01:47:09,823 AGAIN, MOST OF THE USERS OF THE 2915 01:47:09,823 --> 01:47:10,891 CODE AND STORMWATER MANUAL WERE 2916 01:47:10,891 --> 01:47:11,958 ASKING CLARIFYING QUESTIONS 2917 01:47:11,958 --> 01:47:15,862 ABOUT WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THIS 2918 01:47:15,862 --> 01:47:17,430 OR HOW DO WE PUT THIS INTO OUR 2919 01:47:17,430 --> 01:47:18,231 DESIGNS AND PLANS. THERE AGAIN 2920 01:47:18,231 --> 01:47:26,072 AS WE HEARD AGAIN, TO START THE 2921 01:47:26,072 --> 01:47:26,873 MEETING TODAY, VERY STRONG 2922 01:47:26,873 --> 01:47:28,074 SUPPORT FOR TREE PRESERVATION, 2923 01:47:28,074 --> 01:47:28,742 AND FOR MENTAL PROTECTION, WATER 2924 01:47:28,742 --> 01:47:33,079 QUALITY PROTECTION AND SO ON. 2925 01:47:33,079 --> 01:47:34,381 SEPARATELY WE HAVE HEARD FROM 2926 01:47:34,381 --> 01:47:35,248 DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ABOUT THE 2927 01:47:35,248 --> 01:47:35,849 ECOLOGY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR 2928 01:47:35,849 --> 01:47:37,317 PROJECTS. I PUT A LITTLE BIT OF 2929 01:47:37,317 --> 01:47:38,785 FLAVOR ON THIS. I MENTIONED WE 2930 01:47:38,785 --> 01:47:40,387 HAVE HOSTED TWO MEETINGS. ISSUES 2931 01:47:40,387 --> 01:47:42,088 ESSENTIALLY AROUND ECOLOGY'S 2932 01:47:42,088 --> 01:47:44,157 REQUIREMENTS TO TREAT THE ENTIRE 2933 01:47:44,157 --> 01:47:47,427 AREA OF AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION 2934 01:47:47,427 --> 01:47:50,764 PROJECT IS ONE PERMITTED AREA. 2935 01:47:50,764 --> 01:47:52,165 IF AN APPLICANT WERE TO DESIGN 2936 01:47:52,165 --> 01:47:54,467 THE CONSTRUCTION AREA INTO 2937 01:47:54,467 --> 01:47:55,602 SMALLER BITE-SIZE PERMITTED 2938 01:47:55,602 --> 01:47:57,370 PARCELS, THEY MAY AVOID THE 2939 01:47:57,370 --> 01:47:58,972 ENTIRE MENTAL REQUIREMENTS THAT 2940 01:47:58,972 --> 01:48:02,542 WE REQUIRE . SO THAT IS NOT 2941 01:48:02,542 --> 01:48:04,077 ALLOWED AND WE PUT THAT IN OUR 2942 01:48:04,077 --> 01:48:10,116 PERMIT IS A REQUIREMENT. WE KNOW 2943 01:48:10,116 --> 01:48:11,051 THAT THAT HAS BEEN IN THERE 2944 01:48:11,051 --> 01:48:12,252 SINCE 2013. THEY ARE JUST MAKING 2945 01:48:12,252 --> 01:48:14,321 SURE IT IS CLEAR FOR ALL OF 2946 01:48:14,321 --> 01:48:18,024 WESTERN WASHINGTON. SO HERE IS A 2947 01:48:18,024 --> 01:48:19,259 WIREFRAME OF KIND OF WHERE WE 2948 01:48:19,259 --> 01:48:20,727 HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE HOPE TO. 2949 01:48:20,727 --> 01:48:21,695 TODAY WE ARE AT COMMITTEE 2950 01:48:21,695 --> 01:48:25,398 MEETING NUMBER ONE. AS WE ANSWER 2951 01:48:25,398 --> 01:48:26,600 QUESTIONS, WE WANT TO KEEP 2952 01:48:26,600 --> 01:48:28,001 MOVING FORWARD SO WE CAN GET TO 2953 01:48:28,001 --> 01:48:29,069 THE SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING AND 2954 01:48:29,069 --> 01:48:32,405 HOPEFULLY A VOTE. WE IDEALLY, 2955 01:48:32,405 --> 01:48:41,815 WHAT IS OUTLINED HERE IS THE 2956 01:48:41,815 --> 01:48:42,816 JULY 1 EFFECTIVE DATE, FOR 2957 01:48:42,816 --> 01:48:44,050 PEOPLE OF PROJECTS IN THE QUEUE 2958 01:48:44,050 --> 01:48:45,218 WE NEED TO GIVE THEM GRACE 2959 01:48:45,218 --> 01:48:46,553 PERIODS OF THE CAN CHANGE COURSE 2960 01:48:46,553 --> 01:48:47,587 IF THEY NEED TO UPDATE THE 2961 01:48:47,587 --> 01:48:48,655 PERMITS AND PROJECT PLANS. THAT 2962 01:48:48,655 --> 01:48:50,056 IS THE BAR BELOW. 30 DAYS PRIOR 2963 01:48:50,056 --> 01:48:54,027 TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE WE GIVE 2964 01:48:54,027 --> 01:48:55,028 FOLKS SAMPLE NOTICE THAT THEY 2965 01:48:55,028 --> 01:48:56,229 NEED TO CHANGE COURSE AND THE 2966 01:48:56,229 --> 01:48:57,097 PROJECT DECISIONS. IF THEY 2967 01:48:57,097 --> 01:48:57,898 DON'T HAVE A COMPLETED 2968 01:48:57,898 --> 01:48:59,332 APPLICATION WITH A TIMELY PERMIT 2969 01:48:59,332 --> 01:49:02,602 EFFECTIVENESS. I THINK THAT IS 2970 01:49:02,602 --> 01:49:05,906 ALL I HAVE FOR NOW. QUESTIONS 2971 01:49:05,906 --> 01:49:10,377 THAT YOU MAY HAVE? I WILL PASS 2972 01:49:10,377 --> 01:49:11,945 IT OVER AS WELL. 2973 01:49:11,945 --> 01:49:17,484 >> BRIAN WILL BE WRITING A MEMO 2974 01:49:17,484 --> 01:49:19,052 AVAILABLE TO ALL AT THE 14th 2975 01:49:19,052 --> 01:49:21,087 MEETING. THERE WILL BE 2976 01:49:21,087 --> 01:49:23,156 ADDITIONAL CONTENT THERE TO 2977 01:49:23,156 --> 01:49:25,725 CONSIDER. I HAVE NOTHING TO 2978 01:49:25,725 --> 01:49:27,227 OFFER YOU BEYOND THAT 2979 01:49:27,227 --> 01:49:29,195 REASSURANCE. 2980 01:49:29,195 --> 01:49:33,400 >> ABSOLUTELY. AND I KNOW THIS 2981 01:49:33,400 --> 01:49:34,801 IS ONE OF THE TIMES WHERE I'M 2982 01:49:34,801 --> 01:49:36,836 GRATEFUL WHERE WE HAVE TIME IN 2983 01:49:36,836 --> 01:49:37,837 BETWEEN MEETINGS TODAY JUST A 2984 01:49:37,837 --> 01:49:41,308 LOT OF THE INFORMATION. BECAUSE 2985 01:49:41,308 --> 01:49:43,376 I KNOW THAT WE RECEIVED A LOT OF 2986 01:49:43,376 --> 01:49:46,513 COMMENTS ABOUT THAT OBVIOUSLY. 2987 01:49:46,513 --> 01:49:48,281 WE HAD COMMENTS TODAY. BUT JUST 2988 01:49:48,281 --> 01:49:49,282 RECEIVED A LOT OF FEEDBACK 2989 01:49:49,282 --> 01:49:53,787 REGARDING THIS POLICY. IT'S 2990 01:49:53,787 --> 01:49:55,021 GREAT JUST TO HAVE TIME TO 2991 01:49:55,021 --> 01:49:56,256 ABSORB IT, TO UNDERSTAND IT. AND 2992 01:49:56,256 --> 01:49:57,824 SO, THANK YOU, KEVIN, FOR THE 2993 01:49:57,824 --> 01:50:01,027 PRESENTATION. DIRECTOR LEE, DID 2994 01:50:01,027 --> 01:50:04,898 YOU HAVE FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS? I 2995 01:50:04,898 --> 01:50:06,266 WANT TO OPEN UP TO MY COLLEAGUES 2996 01:50:06,266 --> 01:50:08,335 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 2997 01:50:08,335 --> 01:50:09,636 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? 2998 01:50:09,636 --> 01:50:13,540 >> SORRY, A LOT OF COMMENTS 2999 01:50:13,540 --> 01:50:18,545 TODAY. I GUESS, THANK YOU, FOR 3000 01:50:18,545 --> 01:50:22,015 PRESENTING THIS, THANK YOU , FOR 3001 01:50:22,015 --> 01:50:26,052 PINCH-HITTING FOR BRIAN. KEVIN, 3002 01:50:26,052 --> 01:50:31,157 CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT, I 3003 01:50:31,157 --> 01:50:32,258 WILL ADMIT I WASN'T FAMILIAR 3004 01:50:32,258 --> 01:50:33,493 WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS FROM 3005 01:50:33,493 --> 01:50:34,494 THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS. CAN YOU 3006 01:50:34,494 --> 01:50:38,999 PLEASE ADDRESS THOSE , AND I 3007 01:50:38,999 --> 01:50:40,200 HEARD YOU SAY YOU INCORPORATED A 3008 01:50:40,200 --> 01:50:41,267 LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC 3009 01:50:41,267 --> 01:50:44,804 COMMENT IN GENERAL? NOT THIS 3010 01:50:44,804 --> 01:50:45,905 PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT IN GENERAL, 3011 01:50:45,905 --> 01:50:47,207 AS YOU ARE DOING THIS, CAN YOU 3012 01:50:47,207 --> 01:50:48,641 TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT? 3013 01:50:48,641 --> 01:50:50,010 >> THERE ARE TWO TOPICS I MIGHT 3014 01:50:50,010 --> 01:50:58,251 BE WILL TO HELP SUMMARIZE, A 3015 01:50:58,251 --> 01:50:59,085 COMMENT APPRECIATES SPU'S 3016 01:50:59,085 --> 01:50:59,886 DIRECTION AND WHERE WE ARE 3017 01:50:59,886 --> 01:51:00,920 HEADED WITH THIS PROPOSAL. MAYBE 3018 01:51:00,920 --> 01:51:02,355 JUST TO START BY SAYING, OF ALL 3019 01:51:02,355 --> 01:51:03,356 THE PROPOSED CHANGES WE HAVE 3020 01:51:03,356 --> 01:51:04,924 ASKED ECOLOGY TO CONSIDER AND 3021 01:51:04,924 --> 01:51:05,892 THEY HAVE ACCEPTED, WE HAVE 3022 01:51:05,892 --> 01:51:08,995 ADDED A TABLE FOR THE WHOLE 3023 01:51:08,995 --> 01:51:10,363 WORLD TO LOOK AT TO SEE WHY WE 3024 01:51:10,363 --> 01:51:11,664 HAVE MADE CHANGES, WHAT IS THE 3025 01:51:11,664 --> 01:51:12,999 DERIVATION FOR THE CHANGE OR 3026 01:51:12,999 --> 01:51:14,934 DRIVER , IN MANY CASES IT IS 3027 01:51:14,934 --> 01:51:17,570 ECOLOGY . ECOLOGY REQUIREMENT OR 3028 01:51:17,570 --> 01:51:19,172 OTHER CHANGES THAT WE ARE 3029 01:51:19,172 --> 01:51:24,144 CONSIDERING. THAT I HOPE THE 3030 01:51:24,144 --> 01:51:25,311 REPUBLICANS HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK 3031 01:51:25,311 --> 01:51:26,413 AT AND INGEST AND CERTAINLY 3032 01:51:26,413 --> 01:51:27,847 THERE WELCOME TO ASK QUESTIONS 3033 01:51:27,847 --> 01:51:33,386 OF US IN THE SCENE BETWEEN 3034 01:51:33,386 --> 01:51:34,120 PERIOD FOR CLARIFICATION. TWO 3035 01:51:34,120 --> 01:51:35,555 THINGS THAT CAME TO MIND AS I 3036 01:51:35,555 --> 01:51:36,589 WAS LISTENING TO THE HELPFUL 3037 01:51:36,589 --> 01:51:37,857 COMMENTS TODAY. THERE IS A LOT. 3038 01:51:37,857 --> 01:51:39,759 THIS IS A VOLUME IS AMOUNT OF 3039 01:51:39,759 --> 01:51:41,694 WORK. THE FIRST ARE ON TREE 3040 01:51:41,694 --> 01:51:43,096 PRESERVATION. WILL SAY KINDLY, 3041 01:51:43,096 --> 01:51:45,432 WE APPRECIATE THE POINTS THAT 3042 01:51:45,432 --> 01:51:50,437 HAVE BEEN MADE. AND THE HEALTHY 3043 01:51:50,437 --> 01:51:51,371 TENSION THAT IS THERE. SEATTLE 3044 01:51:51,371 --> 01:51:52,639 HAS A TREE ORDINANCE AND 3045 01:51:52,639 --> 01:51:54,841 LAND-USE CODES THE PROTECT 3046 01:51:54,841 --> 01:51:58,211 TREES. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT 3047 01:51:58,211 --> 01:52:06,419 TREES ARE INCLUDED AND AS ONE OF 3048 01:52:06,419 --> 01:52:07,954 MANY OF THE TOOLS THAT WE USE TO 3049 01:52:07,954 --> 01:52:08,822 MANAGE STORMWATER RUNOFF, I 3050 01:52:08,822 --> 01:52:12,325 THINK COMMENTERS SUGGESTIONS 3051 01:52:12,325 --> 01:52:13,126 THAT SEATTLE DOESN'T CONSIDER 3052 01:52:13,126 --> 01:52:14,594 THEM, WE DO IN FACT. MOREOVER WE 3053 01:52:14,594 --> 01:52:15,862 OFFER CREDIT AS DO OTHER CITIES 3054 01:52:15,862 --> 01:52:17,063 AND COUNTIES FOR TREES FOR NEW 3055 01:52:17,063 --> 01:52:18,631 TREES OR RETAINED TREES. THAT 3056 01:52:18,631 --> 01:52:21,301 HOPEFULLY WILL HELP SET THE 3057 01:52:21,301 --> 01:52:23,069 RECORD STRAIGHT THE WE ARE NOT 3058 01:52:23,069 --> 01:52:25,705 THAT DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THE 3059 01:52:25,705 --> 01:52:26,239 OTHER WESTERN WASHINGTON 3060 01:52:26,239 --> 01:52:27,006 JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN 3061 01:52:27,006 --> 01:52:28,241 DOING THAT FOR SOME TIME. THAT 3062 01:52:28,241 --> 01:52:31,945 IS PART ONE. PART TWO, IT'S A 3063 01:52:31,945 --> 01:52:33,113 LITTLE TECHNICAL, BUT I THINK 3064 01:52:33,113 --> 01:52:35,315 MAYBE I WILL OPEN THE 3065 01:52:35,315 --> 01:52:38,251 CONVERSATION BY CLARIFYING THAT 3066 01:52:38,251 --> 01:52:41,421 SEATTLE IS REVISING ITS FLOW 3067 01:52:41,421 --> 01:52:45,291 CONTROL STANDARDS FOR SOME SMALL 3068 01:52:45,291 --> 01:52:46,793 AREAS OF THE CITY. THAT IS, HOW 3069 01:52:46,793 --> 01:52:50,730 MUCH WATER THE SMALL PROJECT HAS 3070 01:52:50,730 --> 01:52:52,198 TO COLLECT AND MANAGE AS PART OF 3071 01:52:52,198 --> 01:52:53,133 ITS NEW DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. IN 3072 01:52:53,133 --> 01:52:55,201 THE AREAS WE ARE FOCUSED ON OUR 3073 01:52:55,201 --> 01:52:57,837 AREAS SURROUNDING HALLER LAKE 3074 01:52:57,837 --> 01:52:59,606 AND GREEN LAKE. TYPICALLY AREAS 3075 01:52:59,606 --> 01:53:02,375 NORTH OF 85th WHERE IT IS SERVED 3076 01:53:02,375 --> 01:53:04,544 BY DITCHES AND CULVERTS ON THE 3077 01:53:04,544 --> 01:53:06,346 SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND WHAT WE 3078 01:53:06,346 --> 01:53:09,916 FOUND IN TALKING WITH OUR 3079 01:53:09,916 --> 01:53:10,717 DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AND THE 3080 01:53:10,717 --> 01:53:12,652 ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO 3081 01:53:12,652 --> 01:53:15,922 HELP US THINK THROUGH THIS, IS 3082 01:53:15,922 --> 01:53:16,689 THE CURRENT FLOW CONTROL 3083 01:53:16,689 --> 01:53:18,124 REQUIREMENTS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE 3084 01:53:18,124 --> 01:53:19,626 AMOUNT OF BENEFIT WE HOPED. 3085 01:53:19,626 --> 01:53:23,963 MEANING, THE COST AND EXPENSE OF 3086 01:53:23,963 --> 01:53:25,098 PUTTING A SMALL TANK IN 3087 01:53:25,098 --> 01:53:27,667 SOMEONE'S DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, 3088 01:53:27,667 --> 01:53:29,235 LIKE A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY STYLE 3089 01:53:29,235 --> 01:53:30,870 PROJECT THAT NOW HAS A TANK 3090 01:53:30,870 --> 01:53:36,709 UNDERGROUND TO COLLECT WATER IS 3091 01:53:36,709 --> 01:53:40,914 MAYBE ONLY COLLECTING AND 3092 01:53:40,914 --> 01:53:46,686 MANAGING RAINWATER BUT NOT 3093 01:53:46,686 --> 01:53:47,320 NECESSARILY PICKING IT CLEANER 3094 01:53:47,320 --> 01:53:48,221 THAN IT WAS BEFORE. SO WE HAVE 3095 01:53:48,221 --> 01:53:52,692 INCREASED -- RELAXED THE 3096 01:53:52,692 --> 01:53:54,861 STANDARD IN THOSE AREAS IN 3097 01:53:54,861 --> 01:53:55,395 EXCHANGE FOR ASKING EVERY 3098 01:53:55,395 --> 01:53:56,095 PROJECT, SMALL AND LARGE, TO 3099 01:53:56,095 --> 01:53:57,797 EVALUATE USING DIFFERENT TOOLS 3100 01:53:57,797 --> 01:53:59,432 THAT WILL NOT ONLY COLLECT 3101 01:53:59,432 --> 01:54:01,501 RAINWATER BUT TREAT IT AS WELL. 3102 01:54:01,501 --> 01:54:04,337 I THINK WHAT IS MISSING BETWEEN 3103 01:54:04,337 --> 01:54:05,705 THE COMMENTERS AND THE SUBSTANCE 3104 01:54:05,705 --> 01:54:11,978 FOLLOWING THE ASSIGNMENTS 3105 01:54:11,978 --> 01:54:12,979 THERE'S A NEW FRAMEWORK THAT 3106 01:54:12,979 --> 01:54:14,113 WILL PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION 3107 01:54:14,113 --> 01:54:15,148 THAN THE OLD STANDARD. WE THINK 3108 01:54:15,148 --> 01:54:20,453 THEY WILL BE MORE VOLUME AND 3109 01:54:20,453 --> 01:54:21,754 QUALITY TREATED AS A RESULT OF 3110 01:54:21,754 --> 01:54:23,356 THIS NEW PACKAGE. I WANT TO MAKE 3111 01:54:23,356 --> 01:54:24,724 THAT CLEAR. BETTER AND FOR 3112 01:54:24,724 --> 01:54:26,492 MENTAL OUTCOMES . BECAUSE ALL 3113 01:54:26,492 --> 01:54:28,027 SITES WILL HAVE TO USE THIS 3114 01:54:28,027 --> 01:54:30,063 CONCEPT, NOT JUST A FEW. 3115 01:54:30,063 --> 01:54:33,566 >> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD 3116 01:54:33,566 --> 01:54:35,001 , GENERAL MANAGER LEE? 3117 01:54:35,001 --> 01:54:39,138 >> JUST BY SIMPLY SAYING, OUR 3118 01:54:39,138 --> 01:54:40,740 FOCUS OBVIOUSLY IS ON STORMWATER 3119 01:54:40,740 --> 01:54:45,044 MANAGEMENT. AND SO THE 3120 01:54:45,044 --> 01:54:46,045 ALTERNATIVES WE PROVIDE TO THE 3121 01:54:46,045 --> 01:54:51,851 DEVELOPERS TO MANAGE STORMWATER 3122 01:54:51,851 --> 01:54:53,553 INCLUDES TREES AS AN OPTION. BUT 3123 01:54:53,553 --> 01:54:54,854 NOT JUST TREES, THERE ARE OTHER 3124 01:54:54,854 --> 01:54:56,256 WAYS YOU CAN DO A RAIN GARDEN, 3125 01:54:56,256 --> 01:54:57,724 ET CETERA. WE HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO 3126 01:54:57,724 --> 01:54:58,791 BE PRESCRIPTIVE, THAT THEY MUST 3127 01:54:58,791 --> 01:55:05,565 USE TREES. OBVIOUSLY THEY NEED 3128 01:55:05,565 --> 01:55:06,499 TO COMPLY WITH THE TREE 3129 01:55:06,499 --> 01:55:07,667 ORDINANCE BUT THEY HAVE 3130 01:55:07,667 --> 01:55:08,334 FLEXIBILITY WHICH IS WHAT WE 3131 01:55:08,334 --> 01:55:09,802 HAVE GRANTED THROUGH THE 3132 01:55:09,802 --> 01:55:12,038 STORMWATER CODE. I THINK ONE OF 3133 01:55:12,038 --> 01:55:12,805 THE COMMENTERS WANTED I BELIEVE 3134 01:55:12,805 --> 01:55:13,973 US TO BE MORE PRESCRIPTIVE ABOUT 3135 01:55:13,973 --> 01:55:15,341 THAT. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO BE LESS 3136 01:55:15,341 --> 01:55:16,809 PERSPECTIVE AND PROVIDE OPTIONS. 3137 01:55:16,809 --> 01:55:23,249 OKAY. THAT IS HELPFUL. I WILL 3138 01:55:23,249 --> 01:55:24,851 ASK FOR A BRIEFING IN BETWEEN SO 3139 01:55:24,851 --> 01:55:26,052 I CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME OF 3140 01:55:26,052 --> 01:55:28,221 THIS THAT CAME UP. THANK YOU. 3141 01:55:28,221 --> 01:55:32,325 >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 3142 01:55:32,325 --> 01:55:33,493 RIVERA. AND FOR CLARITY, WE WILL 3143 01:55:33,493 --> 01:55:37,864 HAVE A MEMO FROM BRIAN HELPING 3144 01:55:37,864 --> 01:55:39,232 US UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE STUFF 3145 01:55:39,232 --> 01:55:41,634 AS WELL. IT IS A LOT. ARE THERE 3146 01:55:41,634 --> 01:55:43,836 ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING 3147 01:55:43,836 --> 01:55:52,512 THIS? AWESOME, I KNOW WE WILL 3148 01:55:52,512 --> 01:55:53,780 FOLLOW UP, WE WILL HAVE MORE 3149 01:55:53,780 --> 01:55:54,714 QUESTIONS AND GET MORE BRIEFINGS 3150 01:55:54,714 --> 01:55:56,049 AND MORE MEMOS. SO WE CAN 3151 01:55:56,049 --> 01:55:57,283 CONTINUE THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU 3152 01:55:57,283 --> 01:55:58,051 ALL FOR BEING HERE. LOOKING 3153 01:55:58,051 --> 01:55:59,619 FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON 3154 01:55:59,619 --> 01:56:00,353 THIS AS WELL. AWESOME. 3155 01:56:00,353 --> 01:56:02,989 >> OKAY, COLLEAGUES, I AM PROUD 3156 01:56:02,989 --> 01:56:07,427 TO GET OUT ON TIME TODAY. WELL, 3157 01:56:07,427 --> 01:56:09,429 I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS. ALL 3158 01:56:09,429 --> 01:56:10,830 RIGHT. ANYWAY, THAT WILL 3159 01:56:10,830 --> 01:56:15,568 CONCLUDE -- BEFORE I END, ARE 3160 01:56:15,568 --> 01:56:16,803 THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO COME 3161 01:56:16,803 --> 01:56:18,237 BEFORE THE COUNCIL? TO COME 3162 01:56:18,237 --> 01:56:23,409 BEFORE THE COMMITTEE? US THREE? 3163 01:56:23,409 --> 01:56:24,610 OKAY. WITH THAT, THERE ARE NO 3164 01:56:24,610 --> 01:56:26,979 OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. THERE 3165 01:56:26,979 --> 01:56:28,147 ARE NO FURTHER BUSINESS. AND SO 3166 01:56:28,147 --> 01:56:29,515 THIS IS GOING TO CONCLUDE OUR 3167 01:56:29,515 --> 01:56:36,022 APRIL 9 MEETING OF THE 3168 01:56:36,022 --> 01:56:36,589 GOVERNANCE AND UTILITIES 3169 01:56:36,589 --> 01:56:37,924 COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANT TO SAY, 3170 01:56:37,924 --> 01:56:38,658 YESTERDAY WAS MY DAD'S 3171 01:56:38,658 --> 01:56:39,726 BIRTHDAY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WE 3172 01:56:39,726 --> 01:56:40,526 LOVE YOU. 3173 01:56:40,526 --> 01:56:42,095 >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 3174 01:56:42,095 --> 01:56:43,696 >> I WON'T TELL EVERYONE HOLD 3175 01:56:43,696 --> 01:56:47,400 YOUR. OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING 3176 01:56:47,400 --> 01:56:55,608 IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 14, AT 9:30 3177 01:56:55,608 --> 01:56:56,509 AM. HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, 3178 01:56:56,509 --> 01:56:58,111 IT IS 11:30 AM AND THIS MEETING 3179 01:56:58,111 --> 01:57:02,015 IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.