AN ORDINANCE relating to City finances; creating a fund for depositing donations, gifts, and grants related to The City of Seattle’s response to homelessness and provision of human services.
The report of the Select Committee on Homelessness Strategies and Investments Agenda Item six Council Bill 120109 Relating to city finances, creating a fund for depositing donations, gifts and grants related to the City of Seattle's response to homelessness and provision of human services. The committee recommends that the bill pass as amended. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Councilor Lewis, you are the chair of the committee. Somebody handed over to you to provide this report. Thank you, Madam President. In June, we had a hearing on this bill with central staff president to answer questions to the committee satisfaction. There were some slight changes that were made in consultation over the course of the month of July, leading up to last month's committee meeting, where CBO made a few technical changes to this bill. The committee then reported it out with no votes in opposition and I believe seven, eight or seven votes in favor. You know, just to speak to a very briefly, this bill before us will create a dedicated city fund to accept private contributions per approval from the Seattle City Council. The same way we approve all external grants and contributions of money to the to the municipal coffers in order to engage in homelessness, shelter and services projects. There are a number of stakeholders out there interested in figuring out ways to expedite efforts that the Council has, in many cases already funded, but ways that the impact could be stretched even further by taking advantage of offers from potential partners. As I've said many, many times in discussing this bill, private philanthropy is never going to replace concerted government action to solve the big problems that face our society, including the state of emergency on homelessness. But when folks do step forward to serve, it can make a discernible difference. And we should, as a city, carve out space to engage in those partnerships when possible. So well, with that, I urge passage of this bill and look forward to moving it out. It's so much consumer. LEWIS Are there any additional comments on the bill? Harry. None of the parties called a vote on the passage of the bill. Gladys, I. Lewis. Yes. Morales. Yes. Must gether. I Peterson. I so want. Yes. Strauss Yes. Herbold. Yes. Council President Gonzalez high nine in favor and unopposed. Bill passes and the chair will sign it. Will the caucuses affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf? Other business colleagues. If there is no objection, I am requesting to be excused from the Monday, August 9th, 2021 Council briefing and City Council meetings. Hearing no objection. I will be excused. From the August 9th, 2021 Council briefing and City Council meeting. Councilmember Peterson at is the Council President Pro tem for the month of August and he will preside over the council briefing and city council meetings on August 9th, 2021. My appreciation to Councilmember Peterson for stepping in as council president pro tem while I take a brief little break. Councilmember Strauss, I see that you have more than pleased. The council president just also requesting to be excused from council briefing on August 9th. I will be here for a full council. If there's no objection, Council Member Strauss will be excused from the August 9th, 2021 Council briefing meeting. Hearing no objection. Councilmember Strauss is excused from the August 9th, 2021 Council briefing meeting. Any other business? Councilmember Morales. Thank you. Council President I just want to. Remind that I had requested. To be excused for Monday. August 16th. I will be out of town that day as well. Okay. Have we already made that motion or do we need to make it again? We did that, I think, two weeks ago. But I just. Want to remind everybody now that it's coming up. Okay. Okay. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Any other further business to come before the council. Hearing NAN colleagues just conclude the items of business on today's agenda. Our next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is on August 9th, 2021 at 2:00 PM. I hope that all of you have a wonderful afternoon. We're adjourned.