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Council member Rivera described a public-safety walk in Roosevelt where business owners reported break-ins and graffiti and a small business owner “said... parking, SDOT had taken out some parking... it has translated into 50% walk in business decrease for that small business.” Rivera said city departments including Seattle Public Utilities, SPD and Clean Cities joined the walk to inform small businesses about available services, such as graffiti cleanup if a business signs a waiver with SPU. Rivera said she convenes small-business public-safety walks to bring departments together for problem-solving and to identify mitigation options, including temporary loading or delivery signage.
Council member Kettle and others raised the need for stronger mitigation planning for Sound Transit (ST3) and SDOT projects, warning that simultaneous projects downtown and in adjacent neighborhoods could compound harm for small businesses. Kettle noted Washington state law limits the city’s ability to “gift public funds,” which constrains direct financial compensation to businesses, and said city staff (including Council Director Markham McIntyre) had been asked to look into options.
Council member Hollingsworth and others raised concerns that grocery-store closures in several districts risked reducing food access; Hollingsworth said grocery stores differ in which assistance programs they accept (SNAP/FoodLink equivalents) and emphasized the pharmacy services many grocery stores provide.
No specific mitigation program or new funding was approved in the briefing; councilmembers said they will continue outreach and interagency coordination to identify practical steps to reduce construction and safety impacts on small businesses and grocery stores.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Seattle City Council Briefing 7/14/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Councilmembers recounted neighborhood small-business walks documenting break-ins, graffiti and a reported 50% drop in walk-in customers after parking removal; they urged better outreach, mitigation strategies for SDOT and Sound Transit projects and emphasized grocery-store closures' impacts on food access.","taxTitle","Seattle, King County, Washington","taxId",2543,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6171519,"Council outlines timetable for B&O reform proposal to reach November ballot",1878,586905,2465335,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5393990-21f486dac7d7754b6282285f28f62873&start=586&end=2465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5393990-21f486dac7d7754b6282285f28f62873/thumbnail_586905.jpg","/articles/6171519/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Council-outlines-timetable-for-BO-reform-proposal-to-reach-November-ballot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6171519-63e2191ba2dd5634f2664fedb6759ad8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770858383&Signature=VfyJ0pzPcR6HiPq60rdIEnZe1jt-jRDikdtaREA87yTozhifR-hZeG0uhd96JIEkgnOzIOCvIgOZ9yxaTASJiw04ANS791WbAyjTD0tdn7Z2HFKItTnLgp4HtBIveT0S5YW7OiA~k~Nb00ZxSd8ceHlTj8fjiNlHBBdilCKCeR6l7wrCG6EYI~VEON0eH2-~NeClOpJhA0lQVHr1l8BcN5vuIWwF985ZFL3VGNsFd7mMqYPc96M1eKu6BryTVBa4PSX2sv~kkHAodnURoZsCf-JE~fl~8bfIRHxDFlbeVQpkaO02rG9SQ49YYu4Phjkxx1vflTLckmUC697mlsHwUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members described a compressed schedule to consider B&O tax relief legislation, commonly discussed as the Seattle Shield proposal, intended to raise the B&O exemption threshold and create a new deduction for many businesses.
Council member Strauss said the proposal would raise the B&O tax threshold exemption from $100,000 to $2,000,000 in gross revenue and create a new B&O deduction up to $2,000,000. He said about “76% of current b and o taxpayers ... would no longer owe tax to the city, and approximately 90 of businesses would owe less than they do today.” Strauss said the legislation was drafted in partnership with the mayor’s office and aims to protect city investments while giving tax relief to small businesses.
Strauss outlined the committee schedule: a second briefing is set for the Select Budget Committee on Wednesday, July 16; amendment concepts are due to central staff by July 22; final amendments will be published with the agenda by July 28; and the Select Budget Committee will vote on amendments and the underlying legislation at its long-scheduled July 30 meeting. Strauss said that if the Select Budget Committee reports the bill divided, the committee could pass a motion to refer the legislation to the Aug. 4 full council meeting, and that referral requires committee vote and consent from the council president in order to meet King County’s ballot submittal timeline (noted as a July 4/4:30 p.m. filing constraint discussed in the briefing). Strauss emphasized the goal of reducing last-minute amendments and giving members sufficient time to consider proposals.","Council members described a schedule for the business-and-occupation (B&O) tax reform proposal — increasing the exemption threshold and creating a deduction — including committee briefings, amendment deadlines and a potential August 4 full-council referral to meet King County ballot deadlines.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6171524,"Council previews public-safety measures: graffiti and chronic-nuisance bills, real-time crime center and OPA director search",2115,207305,2323095,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5393990-21f486dac7d7754b6282285f28f62873&start=207&end=2323","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5393990-21f486dac7d7754b6282285f28f62873/thumbnail_207305.jpg","/articles/6171524/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Council-previews-public-safety-measures-graffiti-and-chronic-nuisance-bills-real-time-crime-center-and-OPA-director-search","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6171524-77ab3ef477bfcb700bccd015ab16e9b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770858383&Signature=nvLTY6A4N5dKSuERVcobWE8FBem0Z8upVB7L4IhjHq0jVKaT45--K4yhs6hyViTleMDGnTHz3MHdsQQDmn3XyFbBG~ouDe3qmAzfmYokcPhZAF-3UPOws4G90QB4hWc1EPMXDzmj6-VEE~~GEI5Kjn6TMKD0NY1X0mkuf1q5ky~GZl7luoDBSkNH2O9wJ68wsSB41MZ279FUuqbQExHZgpkyMAQnW8bDaCeIROkhSbvJRoPb9JlU~eMmQnVxOW-GexnWFFeR0gS7Z5nO33YHkMUMOH~IQsG6iH4S2biVSIdi~W42ireolLcw6rOEWUvo4A4JR~VMhkhDo-pH2e6ZZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members said two bills addressing public safety — a graffiti abatement bill and a chronic nuisance properties bill — will be on the full council agenda at the meeting tomorrow, and both carry amendments that members said are largely technical.
Council member Kettle, chairing public safety-related updates, said the items were “coming to full council” and noted there were amendments to each bill; she described the changes as largely technical fixes to ensure recent graffiti actions are documented and accounted for and to clarify processes tied to chronic nuisance properties. Kettle said central staff will be present to assist during the deliberations.
Council member Strauss told colleagues he plans an amendment to the chronic nuisance ordinance to “exempt nonprofit social service providers from new provisions... related to those off-site activities” so that providers such as food banks are not treated as responsible for activity originating off their property. Strauss said he had discussed that amendment with Council member Kettle.
Council President Nelson and other members also described several public-safety items underway: Nelson said he attended a briefing about a proposed public-safety sales-tax-funded program (Resolution 32174), which would dedicate a portion of anticipated public-safety sales-tax revenue to treatment and related services; he said the proposal could amount to “about $10,000,000 a year” in potential funding and that the council would receive a second discussion and a possible committee vote on July 24.
Nelson said the city is holding a press event at 11 a.m. tomorrow to mark the opening of the Real Time Crime Center at Seattle Police headquarters. Kettle said she has participated in three interviews for the permanent director of the Office of Police Accountability and that the director-selection process is “in full year now in terms of appointing a full time director.”
Several councilmembers emphasized hiring and operational progress at the Seattle Police Department, and Nelson cited audit briefings and unimplemented audit recommendations tied to crime and public safety that will return to committee. No formal votes or ordinance adoptions were recorded in the briefing; the graffiti and nuisance proposals were described as scheduled to be considered at the next full council meeting.","Councilmembers said two public-safety bills — a graffiti abatement ordinance and a chronic-nuisance-property ordinance — will come before full council; members also discussed the real-time crime center press conference and the ongoing search for a permanent Office of Police Accountability director.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6171529,"Seattle council sets timetable and forum for D5 vacancy, selects Unified Outreach to host forum",65,46925,112405,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5393990-21f486dac7d7754b6282285f28f62873&start=46&end=112","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5393990-21f486dac7d7754b6282285f28f62873/thumbnail_46925.jpg","/articles/6171529/Seattle/King-County/Washington/Seattle-council-sets-timetable-and-forum-for-D5-vacancy-selects-Unified-Outreach-to-host-forum","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6171529-7009fc27cbd94324225468391d7f26ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1770858383&Signature=XTDXJsOs0SKPox7QtZLy45fCyeVMAEj3xuB0nEP2JgJJeoPra73JDVqXKYlB6Ka-0DWh1jz-yUYjZhHlMlx6GAFoKX9KajAxdIHCY3TMK8ZEMe99UlN6wp4eus3aGexK0ha~iOxIe2WpvnAwqlWKF-3DE6l9p91oxsr4AyyMk6YdjgEcaOxENOn7yAYGZOKnR1lT3zYR4XoxMHYXSbRrJVKBTl-ib3Ri-P18NN-wimGI-NyAGAYOTg0ePB6pStDtJbHqm9Za2kEaq5862geM5Cf2-fCzK9p5td1OTkKdF95sXGd2G0fma0cPFeItmxmorGOKzKRDEqQkcGuN2ZIMqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council President Nelson said the City Council has opened a 20-day process to fill the District 5 vacancy and announced a schedule of interviews and public events aimed at identifying a replacement.
Nelson said, “We received 22 applications,” and that materials were published on the clerk’s website and distributed to councilmembers. He said the council is now on day seven of the 20-day timeline and that the process will “replicate what we've done for the 2 other vacancy” selections.
Nelson outlined the immediate timeline: the council will hold an executive session after the full council meeting tomorrow to discuss the vacancy; a special council meeting is set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 17, to identify finalists; the public candidate forum will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, July 21, at North Seattle Community College and will be broadcast by the Seattle Channel; councilmembers will publicly interview finalists at a regular council meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 22; and a vote to appoint is scheduled for a special council meeting on Monday, July 28, the 20th day of the process. Nelson cautioned that if no candidate is selected on that day, the council rules “stipulate that we must continue to meet every day until someone is selected.”
Nelson said he selected Unified Outreach to host the candidate forum; when asked which group had proposed a Zoom forum, Nelson said it was a consortium of city commissions, including the Women’s Commission. A councilmember who asked the question said they “appreciate in person over Zoom every day.”
The council president also said the council published the applicant pool to the clerk’s website and distributed applications to members, and reaffirmed that the forum is open to the public and will be broadcast. He described the host selection as done to “ensure accessibility for all and, consistency with past practice.”
No formal motion or vote on appointment was conducted during the briefing. The forum host selection was announced by the council president rather than recorded as a formal council action.","Council President Nelson outlined a 20-day process to fill the District 5 vacancy, including a candidate forum July 21 hosted by Unified Outreach, public interviews July 22 and an appointment vote scheduled July 28.","actionData","errors"]

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