Friends of Seattle CID

09/27/2022

Please consider providing public testimony at the King County Council Meeting today, Tuesday 9/27 at 1pm.

This is an important meeting as the King County Council is releasing their budget and Joe McDermott, who is the budget chair needs to consider Chinatown International District's public safety. Also Joe McDermott was the one who proposed the ordinance for the $54M lease May 3.

Regardless of where you stand on this shelter we must allow the community's voices to be heard and we must advocate for a public safety plan to protect everyone in the CID.

In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers. We will be meeting at Hing Hay Park at 11:45am. We will be leading a March for those who can walk to the Courthouse. There will be a shuttle bus who will be making trips from the park to the courthouse from 11:45am-2:45pm for those who are using canes and walkers.

Remote attendance on the Zoom Webinar: You may provide oral public testimony at the meeting by connecting to the meeting via phone or computer using the ZOOM application at https://zoom.us/, and entering the Webinar ID below.

You are not required to sign-up in advance. On the fourth Tuesday of each month, the council allows general public comment on matters relating to county government.

CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR
Webinar ID: 813 1719 0179

If you do not have access to the ZOOM application, you can connect to the meeting by calling 1 253 215 8782 and using the Webinar ID. Connecting in this manner, however, may impact your ability to be unmuted to speak.

If you do not wish to be called upon for public comment during the meeting, please help us manage the callers and use one of the options below (Live Streaming or King County TV Channel 22).

HOW TO LISTEN TO THE MEETING: There are several ways to listen to the meeting if you don't wish to provide public testimony:

Stream online via the link below:

Click Here to Watch Online Live Streaming Video of the Meeting

Watch King County TV Channel 22 (Comcast Channel 22 and 322(HD), Wave Broadband Channel 22)

Listen to the meeting by telephone: See “Connecting to the Webinar” above.

Photo by Randy Wo-Eng

09/21/2022

King County is spending over $54M on the the 5 year lease for the S**O Shelter Hub. It's only $9M for the first year. Can you imagine how much those millions could help the unhoused population if it wasn't going to just rent? King County is renting the land from Urban visions. Urban Visions CEO is Greg Smith - from the Smith Tower family.

https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5533674&GUID=22C27C16-8DFB-4A6D-8151-6D1D85017C48&Options=Advanced&Search=

09/20/2022

We're heading to the Seattle City Council meeting Tues 9/20 to rally outside and provide public comment. If you are able, please meet us at Hing Hay park at 12:45pm to es**rt seniors to the 2pm meeting. You can also sign up for public comment at the link below.

https://www.seattle.gov/council/committees/public-comment

09/12/2022

Update: No comments will be accepted tomorrow since it’s not on the Action Agenda. The September 27th is when comments on the S**O shelter will be accepted. I am so sorry - please come to the KC Council meeting on the 27th to comment.

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Please consider providing public comment in person or on zoom. We have asked for a moratorium on this shelter for engagement and outreach and they told us no.

1:00 PM Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Hybrid Meeting Hybrid Meetings:

Attend King County Council meetings in person in Council Chambers (Room 1001), 516 3rd Avenue in Seattle, or through remote access.

Details on how to attend and/or provide comments remotely are listed below.

HOW TO PROVIDE PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The Council values community input and looks forward to hearing from you. There are three ways to provide public testimony:

1. In person: You may attend the meeting in person in Council Chambers.

2. By email: You may testify by submitting a COMMENT email. If your testimony is submitted before 10:00 a.m. on the day of the Council meeting, your email testimony will be distributed to the Councilmembers and appropriate staff prior to the meeting. Please submit your testimony by emailing [email protected].

3. Remote attendance on the Zoom Webinar: You may provide oral public testimony at the meeting by connecting to the meeting via phone or computer using the ZOOM application at https://zoom.us/, and entering the Webinar ID below.

You are not required to sign-up in advance. Testimony will be limited to ordinances and motions listed on the meeting agenda for action. On the fourth Tuesday of each month, the council allows general public comment on matters relating to county government.

CONNECTING TO THE WEBINAR
Webinar ID:
830 3407 1240

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08/30/2022

KC passed this shelter facility in May 2022
https://mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5533686&GUID=AF3C7381-26CD-4208-A480-ECCB3D3AC1CE&Options=Advanced&Search=

There’s video and its 15 minutes in
http://king.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=4&clip_id=9361

S**o had their expanded shelter community meeting on April 28 during their safe and clean meeting.

Hi All,
The S**o expanded shelter meeting is scheduled for April 28th from 1-2pm at S**O BIA office 270 S Hanover. More info at S**oseattledotorg. There is also a zoom option if you can't attend in person.

Is it fair to ask why the CID community right across the street from this facility did not get a meeting?

Live and Recorded Public meetings of Metropolitan King County Council on 2022-05-03 1:00 PM for King County