City Council - Regular Meeting

at this time i would like to call the june 11th 2026 des moines city council meeting and council meeting to order all right council member harry simons will lead us in the pledge please stand if you are able to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands

One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you. Please let the record show that all council members are present at this time. Do we have any correspondence not previously received by the council?

No, Mayor.

Thank you. THANK YOU. MOVING ON, IT'S TIME FOR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. WE PLEASE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR COMMENTS RESPECTFUL. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE IS STEVE SHAMBLIN.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STEVE SHAMBLIN. I LIVE IN SEATTLE. but I am president of Des Moines Water Land Pride. I moved to Des Moines in June of 2022, never been to Des Moines, and as I turned onto 11th, the first thing that I saw was the Pride flag hanging in front of this building. And that spoke, as a gay man, that spoke to me without words that this was a safe and inclusive and welcoming space. I'm here this evening to invite you all to the fourth annual Des Moines Waterland Pride Fest on June the 20th from noon to 4 p.m. We will be at the Des Moines Theater this year. We're excited about that. And we would like for you to celebrate with us and to celebrate the diversity and inclusivity that is Des Moines. Thank you all.

I have Christy again thank you for this opportunity to speak my name is Christy and I am a long time Des Moines resident last meeting we heard Chief Bowe talk about flock cameras he almost seemed offended that we thought that We don't trust the Des Moines Police Department or him, and that is certainly not the case at all. In fact, that never even crossed my mind. I never assumed that anyone in this community would ever use flock info to hurt anyone, but the fact is that this is no longer 2022 when Des Moines voted to install flock cameras. This is now 2026, and the Trump administration and ICE have made it abundantly clear that they will take that information any way that they can get it. The data is first of all going to a third party. How do we know that that third party is trustworthy? Then the information is being uploaded to an unknown server. Does that feel protected? Cities around us have discovered that when they pause or turn off flock cameras that they are still in fact recording. Where is that information going? Who has access to it? No one can answer that with clear evidence. Cities have now started covering their cameras so no images can be recorded. Please don't tell me that these are safe because we have no control of what happens to this data after it leaves Des Moines' hands. This is precisely why cities surrounding Des Moines have suspended or paused flock cameras. Cameras being in compliance is another issue as well. Flock says that They will not record the driveway of schools. Well there is in fact a camera on the Highline College campus that points to 240th Street recording recording every car traveling to the school just because it's not recording the actual driveway doesn't mean you're not terrorizing students daily. They all see the camera they they as they arrive to earn their education knowing that they're being recorded but technically it's in compliance. I spoke to an individual during the campaign trail, and I asked how Des Moines is representing our entire community, including Pacific Ridge. They responded by saying they don't really vote, so they don't really have a voice. Well, I am here as a cisgendered, straight, white, privileged woman to scream from the rooftops that everyone needs a safe community to drive, live, and thrive in. Again, this is precisely why surrounding cities have suspended or paused flock cameras, and Des Moines is looking very naive to trust mass surveillance being handled in a responsible manner. We are also being naive believing that simple zoning will protect us from detention centers. I will reiterate one more time, please protect your black and brown community more than the Marina and the Yacht Club. Thank you. Judy.

Hi, my name is Judy Grandy and I live in Des Moines. I have a question. Is attaching a device to someone's vehicle and tracking their movements illegal? I'm going to repeat that question again to make sure everybody heard it. Is attaching a device to someone's vehicle and tracking their movements illegal? Automated license plate readers, ALPR, like flock cameras, allow people with access to the data to track someone's movements. By seeing where your car has been, they can plot your movements. As a council member who was on the council when the flock safety contract was voted on, said at the last May city council meeting, it was better to keep it kind of vague and don't advertise it. I do not recall in 2022 and 2023 seeing any articles in the city currents back when there were articles about the city having cameras that were recording every vehicle 24-7. Flock safety is valued at about $8.4 billion. We pay about $36,000 for 15 cameras, which equates to about $2,400 per camera. Flock boasts of over 90,000 cameras across the U.S., which means they take in about $216 million a year in Flock camera fees, which is then offset by expenses. I know they have other products. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE MATH ISN'T WORKING TO GET TO THE $8 BILLION. WHERE ELSE IS MONEY COMING FROM? WHAT IS FLOCK PROVIDING FOR THAT MONEY? DES MOINES IS STILL OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SP6002. THE CAMERA AT 26TH AND 240TH CAN CAPTURE CARS LEAVING THE HIGHLINE COLLEGE SOUTH PARKING LOT. THE SOUTHBOUND CAMERA ON PACK HIGHWAY OF KENT DES MOINES ROAD, SOUTH OF KENT DES MOINES ROAD, ON PACK HIGHWAY, appears close enough to see vehicles driving into the Highland College parking lot. The westbound camera on 216th next to the Safeway entrance captures cars exiting the Safeway parking lot which has a pharmacy that dispenses birth control. I do not understand the need for Des Moines to have flock cameras when Burien has never had them. Please deactivate the flock cameras. Now for my warehouse detention questions. Why was the March internal memo generated and who was it directed to? The second question is, it looks like the Des Moines zoning codes are similar to codes for other nearby cities. Why would cities like Des Moines and Tukwila feel the need for a moratorium but Des Moines doesn't? Third question, would Des Moines zoning codes stop Department of Homeland Security or a DHS agency from being able to rent warehouse for office space? If it's okay to rent as office space, THEN WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT OFFICE SPACE STARTS HOUSING PEOPLE FOR PERIODS OF TIME? DEFINITELY SAY NO TO WAREHOUSE DETENTION FACILITIES AND APPROVE A MORATORIUM. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK. I WISH IT WAS LONGER.

THANK YOU. STEVE EDMONSTON.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STEVE EDMONSTON. I'M A DES MOINES RESIDENT. Get right into it. I want to talk about the SAMP and the presentation that's coming up tonight. From the port's SAMP presentation materials that are in tonight's packet, it appears there's going to be four upcoming public meetings for in-person comments on the SAMP environmental impact statement. That's the statement that's going to tell us that we're not being impacted by 80,000 additional overflights. One of those meetings is at June 23rd at Mount Rainier. IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME HOW THESE MEETINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. PAST PORT SAMP MEETINGS HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF POSTER BOARDS AROUND A ROOM WITH PORT STAFF STANDING AT THE POSTER BOARDS. HOWEVER, IN MY EXPERIENCE SINCE 2016 ON SAMP MEETINGS IS THAT PORT STAFF AT THE MEETINGS ROUTINELY AVOID ANY DIALOGUE, ANY Q&A THAT IS SUBSTANTIVE ABOUT THE TOPICS. And instead, the port staff suggests that citizens should submit that as a comment. So if you want to ask about noise impacts and you want to ask about pollution impacts, you are invited not into dialogue, but into submit a comment. I think that is a process that makes us talk at each other and not with each other. It also is a process that sort of followed the port's refusal to have any more town hall meetings. SO I THINK WE ARE LIMITING TRUE ENGAGEMENT WHEN WE DO IT THAT WAY. SO I HOPE THAT THERE'S TIME FOR YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS OF OUR PORT REPRESENTATIVE TONIGHT, WHO IS OUR FORMER MAYOR, DAVID KAPLAN. AND ONE QUESTION I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD ASK IS THIS. DOES THE PORT PLAN TO HAVE STAFF IN ATTENDANCE AT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT WILL SEEK TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAMP EIS THAT ARE POSED BY OUR CITIZENS. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTION THAT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE AN ANSWER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ON TO REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS. WE'RE CURRENTLY RUNNING A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. AND I WILL GET YOU, WE HAVE A LITTLE CHANGE IN THE AGENDA IN A MOMENT. Council members do serve regionally on other committees. Do any council members have any items of interest to the public or to the council? Okay. In recognition that we have representatives here to receive a proclamation, I'm going to pull that from our consent agenda and see if we have a motion to read that now. Council Member Netting.

I move to approve the proclamation recognizing June as LGBTQIA plus Pride Month.

I see a second from Councilmember Steinmetz. I have a motion and a second. All those in favor? And it looks like the count is 7-0 and that passes. Thank you. And I'll take a moment to read it now. Whereas the City of Des Moines recognizes that one of its greatest strengths is the diversity of its residents and citizens, whereas members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and questioning intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender communities contribute to our community's success and strengths in many ways, whereas the City of Des Moines must proactively ensure that acts of discrimination and hatred will not be tolerated, And whereas the LGBTQIA plus community continues to be a target of violence, harassment, and discrimination by many, and yet continues to thrive through the efforts of the community itself and through the support of affirming spaces, agencies, and individual allies. And whereas nationwide there continues to be targeting and discrimination against the members of the LGBTQIA plus community, Washington State continues to lead in affirming the lives and values of LGBTQIA plus individuals. Whereas LGBTQIA plus Washingtonians invite all people to join them during the month of June in celebrating the resiliency of the community. Now, therefore, the Des Moines City Council hereby proclaims June LGBTQIA Plus Pride Month and encourages all people in our state and our city to join in celebrating diversity, promoting inclusion and equal protection under the law, and further encourage people to join us in eliminating discriminatory policies and practices towards any culture, race, or group. Signed this day, June 11, 2026, Yoshiko Grace Matsui, Mayor. Do you want to come up for a photo? Councilman? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY THERE. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT, AND I'LL TURN THE MEETING OVER TO CITY MANAGER KATHERINE CAPPERY. WELCOME BACK.

Mayor and Council, we have three items tonight. The first one, I'm going to invite Dorsal to come on up from the South King Housing and Homelessness Partners. He's going to be presenting the 2027 work plan and budget. You will notice that on the consent agenda is the actual budget adoption. So I would ask that if you have questions about that, when Dorsal's done with his presentation, like now is the time to sort of address them. So hopefully we can go through consent and leave it there. All right, Dorsal.

Dorsal Plants and I'm the acting executive manager for the South King housing and almost partners or skip for short. Dorsal Plants and I'm the acting executive manager for the South King housing and almost partners or skip for short. I'm so excited this evening to present to you the skip executive boards adopted 2027 work plan and budget. This is a requirement of our inner local agreement but it's also an amazing opportunity to just share some of the great work that skip is planning to do in 2027. For those of you who are new to our work, SCIP is your sub-regional affordable housing consortium formed in 2019 and made up of 11 South King County cities, including Des Moines, along with King County. You can see all 12 members listed here on the slide. We are a unified, coordinated, and collaborative coalition funding the construction and preservation of affordable housing right here in South King County, in addition to supporting the sub-region's work and cross-jurisdictional collaboration towards addressing our shared affordable housing shortages. THIS IS A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE SUBREGION'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHORTAGE, AND TO DATE, WE HAVE PULLED OVER $18 MILLION TO HOUSE OUR LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS OR TO REHABILITATE DETERIORATING MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS. YOU CAN SEE OUR MISSION STATEMENT LISTED HERE ON THE SLIDE, AND THE SCIP INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REQUIRES THAT THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF EACH OF THE MEMBER JURISDICTIONS THAT COMPRISE SCIP TAKE ACTION AND ADOPT THE SCIP EXECUTIVE BOARD'S ADAPTED WORK PLAN AND BUDGET BEFORE IT BECOMES EFFECTI So just talking a little bit about the development process, the work plan and budget reflects the goals and priorities of the SCIP executive board and incorporate the review and feedback of the SCIP community advisory board, the staff work group, and the Sokeo long range planners group. The SCIP advisory board is made up of members of the South King County community and housing experts, while our staff work group and Sokeo group are made up of staff from each of the SCIP member jurisdictions. In January, SCIP staff administered a survey to the executive board and used the survey results to develop a draft that was then reviewed by our community advisory board, staff working group, and our SOCIO group. This draft was further refined at our March workshop and was adopted at the May 15 executive board meeting. The 2027 work plan includes four goals which remain the same from the 2026 work plan, and they include funding the expansion and preservation of affordable housing, developing policies to expand and preserve affordable housing, serving as an advocate for South King County, and managing the operations and administration of SCIP. Each goal in the work plan has corresponding actions that support the work of that goal, and most goals are continuing work from previous years. You'll also see that each of these goals has an indicator that we use to track the progress made towards those goals, and the indicators are included in our annual report to show the progress that's been made towards the work plan. You can see the full work plan with action items and indicators in your agenda packet, which I believe can be found starting on page four. So this table here shows the state office of financial management or population data through 2025 by each member jurisdiction. You may recall that SCIP's operating budget is funded solely from SCIP member contributions, which are based on population tiers. And I'll be going over that for the next couple of slides. Just one quick note as well, the population listed here on the slide for King County includes all of unincorporated King County, not just South King County. And so we do our best roughly to estimate for the unincorporated South King County population. For the 2027 budget, the 2025 population data was used to establish which tier each of the member cities would fall into. That's because the 2026 population data isn't ready and available until the end of this month. As you can see, none of our member jurisdiction will be changing population tiers this year, but our region is still continuing to grow. TALKING A LITTLE BIT NOW ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE OPERATING BUDGET, THE 2027 SKIP OPERATING BUDGET TOTALS $525,008. 68% OF THE SKIP EXPENSES GO TOWARDS THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF ITS TWO FULL-TIME STAFF. AND WHILE YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE IS A SLIGHT INCREASE TO THE BUDGET OF $23,000, THIS GROWTH IS DRIVEN ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY NECESSARY COST OF LIVING INVESTMENTS AND STAFF AND IN IT SUPPORT. there is actually a nearly 22% decrease in professional services, which reflects a deliberate shift towards building internal capacity and reducing reliance on external vendors. In addition, or just speaking a little bit more about professional service, that line item in our budget includes the advisory board's compensation, the contract attorney expenses for the housing capital fund awardees, the third-party construction reviews of housing capital fund applicants, as well as travel, personal development, and other licensing and fees necessary for SCIP operations. It's important to note that SCIP does continue to spend down a fund balance from previous cost savings to mitigate any additional increases to member contributions. And then lastly on the budget, in 2025, the SCIP Executive Board adopted a reserve policy to set aside interest earnings on the Housing Capital Fund contributions prior to being distributed to the awardees. Interest earned in 2025 to be applied to the reserve in 2027 will be a total of $544,744. This amount will be added to the previous amount kept in reserve, bringing the total to $1,026,983 in reserve, which you can see noted at the bottom of your budget. These funds will be used to assist in future years should there be an economic recession and SCIP members choose to pause and increase in operational dues. Here you can see the breakdown by population tiers that are proposed for 2027. The SCIP executive board decided and is recommending that we do not raise the operational contributions this year. So they would be remaining at the same level as 2026. It is important to note that, as I mentioned on the previous slide, we are continuing to spend down a reserve. And there is also a line in the 2027 work plan which encourages SCIP staff to begin looking at potential growth or capacity over the next five years for SCIP. So there is a possibility in 2028 that we may need to raise the operational contributions. I'm saying that now because SCIP is making a firm and strong commitment with all of our members that we will have extensive conversations before raising any operational contribution in the 2028 budget. So we have not raised contributions this year and we'll have extensive conversations before any further increases. So in conclusion, per the requirements of the interlocal agreement between the city and SCIP, SCIP is seeking your support this evening to adopt the 2027 work plan and 2027 operating budget. And with that, I would be happy to answer any questions.

Council Member Nutting.

Thank you, Mayor, and thank you for the presentation. That was great.

My only question is, and I've been asked this too, so does SCIP, South King County Housing Authority, have any relationship with King County Housing Authority, which is missing millions and millions of dollars, and do they support them in any way?

So it's a great question. I've had some other councils ask that similarly. We do not have a direct working relationship with KCRAJ. I am in several meetings with them, and we are staying apprised of each other's work here in South King County. But for SCIP, our primary focus has been on affordable housing construction and development. which is not really an area that KCRHA tends to dabble too much in. So I'm regularly attending their meetings so that I'm aware of kind of what they're doing in the South King County region as part of like advocating for South King County, but we don't have a direct working relationship. Thank you.

Council Member Simons.

Very excellent presentation. I appreciate that. In the reserve fund, you're going to have over a million dollars Is there a goal to get it up to a certain amount and then stop, or what's the long-range planning for that reserve fund? Because I like the explanation of how it's going to be spent, if it's needed, but is there how much is going to be kept in there?

That's a great question. So right now, the way that the reserve is set up is we're in a very unique place right now. What's occurring is with the high interest rates that have occurred over the last several years, as we're waiting to distribute the funds that are committed for our capital fund projects, it's sitting in our bank. And just like with any bank, it's collecting interest. So the SCIP executive board adopted a policy that we will keep 100 percent. So 100 percent of the interest totaling the operational costs for that year. And then we will add any excess interest to the housing capital fund to award to other projects. So that's the plan. The I think the thought is that eventually the interest rates will decrease and so the interest earnings will lessen. But That's the plan, at least to the current. There's not, like, a set limit on, like, how much we'll put into the reserve.

Well, I think that's an excellent relationship that's set up, and probably that's even more workable than a flat amount. So I think that's good thinking and shows a lot of poor thought. Thank you.

Council Member Desmond Ames.

I did have a question, and I'm the new girl here. So is that spending proportionate to the contributions to the cities, or is it on a case-by-case basis what you're spending down?

That is a great question. So the interest is based off of the individual earnings of the city. So we do track them kind of separately, and I'm blanking on the exact amount, but Des Moines' 1406 contribution, and then we track the interest earnings specifically from that. But we don't... When it gets put into the reserve or we put it in the housing capital fund, it's one bucket. The reason we track that is in case there's like questions or you specifically want to know your interests. But the capital fund right now has just been one large bucket that we consolidated as many funds as we have available to us. We do have a priority on those funds, though, to ensure that they're distributed amongst each of the SCIP member cities with a goal to have at least one housing project in each of the cities by the first 10 years.

I have one for you. Thank you very much. It's good to see you again. Seeing that there's 12 member jurisdictions, Are there any restrictions on where someone previously lived if they want to go to get housing at, let's say, a skip housing project in Federal Way, let's say?

So it does vary based off of the project because each project will have slightly varying criteria. We do tend to encourage or support projects that do have community preference policy so that a policy that kind of ensures that the household they're serving is at least somewhere within the bounds or range of the house. The definition of that tends to be a little bit free. So we, for example, had a church submit a letter like, this is a member of our congregation who was displaced, and they're still coming to our church, but they're driving an hour away. Can you get them back into our community? The hope is yes, but depending on the housing, it can vary. Great, thank you.

Council Member Nutting.

Thank you, Mayor. I'm going to try to phrase this the best I can. So, SCIP is a non-profit agency.

We're a I will be honest. I don't want to get the answer wrong. We're an interlocal government agreement. So we're a government body. We do have a nonprofit status to potentially try to bring in donations to the capital fund, but primarily we're structured around the government.

So I did some quick math here. $357,000 plus is spent on two FTEs. So I'd like to know... WHY AND WHAT ARE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS? YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE TWO QUESTIONS. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BUDGET WHEN THEY GET REPLACED?

SO THE SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE DETERMINED BY OUR HOST CITY. SO BECAUSE SKIP IS HOUSED AT THE CITY OF AUBURN, they actually determine our salary and benefits. It's not actually something that Skip internally sets because we're city staff. So if the host city were to move, for example, if Skip were to move to Des Moines and you all were to serve as our host city, our salary and benefits would align with similar positions inside of the city of Des Moines government structure. So depending on like how that position like, title carries over from Auburn to Des Moines would determine exactly what the salary and benefits are. As far as experience goes, I have over 16 years of experience here in South King County providing housing and homelessness to a wide variety of individuals. Anything from doing street outreach to managing both a transitional and emergency shelter for confidential survivors of domestic violence. I've also been a property manager for other transitional housing programs that have been serving substance abuse survivors as well. And so we do have one position that is currently open. And so as you noted, there are some salary benefits that like there's some savings that are occurring now because currently there's no one in the second position. That is part of that spend down reserve that Skip's been using to mitigate raising the contributions. So this year, we did not raise the contributions solely off of the cost savings that we've had because of salary and other kind of benefits. So we try our best to weave it back into a benefit for the SCIP members.

Thank you.

All right. I think that's it. Thank you very much for your presentation.

Okay, Mayor and Council, our next item, I'll invite Dave Kaplan to come on up from the Port of Seattle. At last week's study session, Rebecca gave you a briefing on the Sustainable Airport Master Plan, and Dave is going to take you through this presentation.

Madam Mayor, Council Members, City Manager, welcome back. Dave Kaplan, Local Government Relations Manager for the Port of Seattle, and former Council Member and Mayor here in Des Moines. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT ON THE SUSTAINABLE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN SEPA DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. I WANT TO SHARE DIRECTLY WITH YOU INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCUMENT, ESPECIALLY HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS. AND I'D LIKE TO START WITH A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT WHY WE'RE DOING THE SAMP TO BEGIN WITH, AS IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE IT'S BEEN IN FRONT OF US. YOU MIGHT RECALL, I THINK THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WAS WHEN THE FAA'S ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE MASTER PLAN WAS PUBLISHED IN LATE 2024. TODAY I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE PORT'S WORK TO CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT UNDER SEPA UNDER THE STATE'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS. WHILE THE ORIGINAL TERMINAL AT THE AIRPORT HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND UPDATED SINCE IT WAS OPENED IN 1949, It's working well beyond its current design capacity of 30 million annual passengers traveling through the facility. Perhaps you've used the new checkpoint one, south end, or traveled through the end gates in the north concourse, or used the flow through passenger processing and Alaska ticketing. Or if you wind up flying in the next couple of days, going through our sea concourse expansion. And these have all helped in terms of the flow of passengers and the capacity to be able to hold people in the building. But our region's growth in air transportation, especially in passengers, has continued year over year, other than the understandable downturn during COVID. And SEA handled nearly 53 million passengers last year, 52.7 million. The airport capacity baseline study, which Puget Sound Regional Council published in 2021, showed a strong correlation between the region's population growth and airport activity. The forecast for future demand is very strong, even when new capacity from SAMP is assumed, which it was in both the PSRC and the state airport capacity planning. Based on forecasted demand, there will be 27 million more passenger boardings per year than SCA Airport can accommodate at a comfortable level of service by 2050. And the new Washington State Aviation System Plan, just released a couple weeks ago, shows that Washington State's unconstrained demand forecast reaches 107 million annual passengers by 2050. well beyond what we can accommodate at just one airport at SEA. Without new facilities for future projected demand, people will still travel, but congestion at SEA will increase, causing additional delays, crowded facilities, and congestion in and around the airport. There are some key factors in our region which drives this continued demand. Business growth, international business, leisure travel connections, well-paid jobs, and companies and schools based here who are attracting residents. These are some of the reasons people are traveling to and from Washington State. Just as cities undertake your comprehensive plan to look at future needs and goals, the Port began developing the Airport Master Plan. This work identifies future needs and proposes airport improvements to address those needs. AT SEA AIRPORT, ONE OF THE BIGGEST NEEDS SHOWN IN EARLY FORECASTS OF ROBUST GROWTH AND LATER CONFIRMED BY THE PSRC AND NOW STATE STUDY WAS TO SERVE THE FORECASTED FUTURE DEMAND. AND THUS PLANNING WORK WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST EFFORTS AT AN AIRPORT TO INCLUDE, EXCUSE ME, AND THIS PLANNING WORK WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST EFFORTS AT AN AIRPORT TO INCLUDE SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTLY INTO THE PLANNING AND NOT JUST AS AN APPROACH to project design. So the master plan at SEA is the Sustainable Airport Master Plan, or SAM. The sustainability component of the airport master plan identified where we build, how we build, and how we operate in the existing three runway configuration. I want to briefly flag the updated timeline shown here since we completed scoping on the SAMP environment review in 2018, right around the time I started at the port, as a matter of fact, seven and a half years ago. The COVID pandemic and its effects struck in the middle of the analysis and extended the schedule greatly. Last year, the FAA completed the federal environmental review of the plan. and the FAA found no significant impact, which means that building the proposed new projects as compared to not building the projects does not cause additional effects that exceed applicable standards in the difference categories analyzed in the FAA's environmental assessment. Now, with the port as the lead agency under SEPA, we have published the SEPA draft EIS, which is now available for public review and official comment. As you may already know, environmental review under federal and state laws is done to assess how projects, if built, may impact the environment compared to the existing and future conditions if the projects are not built, and helps decision makers in the community understand how proposed projects may affect the environment before actions are taken. It compares the proposed action, in this case the sand, against other alternatives that could still meet the needs and against a no action scenario, as if no projects were built. The port is the lead agency for this environmental review under state law. The port voluntarily chose to go into the more involved environmental impact statement for the SAMP near-term projects, even when impacts could be mitigated. The SEPA review builds on the earlier NEPA analysis done at the FAA's direction. The report went beyond what is required under SEPA by examining a more detailed air quality analysis, including a human health risk assessment, a qualitative human health noise literature review, a qualitative literature review of particulate matter, environmental justice, and cumulative impacts. With that, I've got a short video I'd like to play. Or nine? Is this the original or the PDF? Okay. Well, I can send the link for the video. That'll be fine. It does a good job of actually explaining all the rationale and the environmental elements that are actually under review for the SEPA analysis. Let me step through how the document's organized. The SEPA EIS evaluates 16 different separate environmental topics, which SEPA calls elements of the environment. It begins with a summary and then is organized with chapters on purpose and need, alternatives, affected environment, impacts and mitigation measures, and cumulative impacts. Within each chapter, it spells out what information was in the NEPA document and what is new to SEPA. The full document and appendices are available at sea-samp.com. The documents can be accessed electronically via the SAMP website at sea-samp.com. If you click on materials in the upper right hand corner that will pull up the six chapters as well as the appendices with the technical information, the technical review that back up the information in the six chapters. Physical copies are at the library shown at the Port of Seattle headquarters at Pier 69 and the Conference Center at SEA and of course here at the Des Moines Library. The four public meetings which are shown here will be identical open house format offered in different locations near the airport on weeknights as well as a weekend date, including one here in Des Moines at Mount Rainier High School on Tuesday, June 23rd from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be several stations at the in-person open house which will focus on the various areas of analysis with technical staff available to answer questions and provide more information. At each meeting, an official hearing examiner will take comments directly from attendees who wish to comment for the official public record on SEPA, as well as printed comment forms available if people would like to write and turn in their comments. Language translation assistance will be available at all public meetings in addition to child care services. The public comment period runs from May 22nd through July 22nd, excuse me, July 21st 2026, 60 days, double the required comment period for a SEPA EIS under state law. Now that the draft EIS is published, our focus is on encouraging involvement and public comment in the review. For that work, we're doing several things. We've emphasized using language that stays away from jargon as more conversational and communicating. In addition to what's on the screen and the project-specific website, sea-samp.com, you may hear me say that 6,000 times more, we'll be sending out a comment mailer to over 100,000 households about the meetings. The meeting boards and other outreach materials are translated into eight languages, two more than were provided under NEPA, and we're emphasizing online translation of videos and boards with use of closed-caption translations. We're expanding the port's network of community-based organizations, many of whom are grant applicants and recipients of our South King and Port Communities Fund, and using community liaisons to engage further and help us meet directly with community members. This is what the postcard will look like, listed in the different languages. And again, the Des Moines meeting is on June 23rd. Next steps are shown here, and I want to emphasize that every comment is reviewed and responded to in the final EIS, which we expect to publish before the end of the year unless additional analysis is needed. Also, while the EIS will be completed, it does not authorize any of the 31 near-term projects. Just as the Commission does with our capital programs, projects need to be proposed and receive commission authorization before they can proceed. And with that, I'd like to answer any questions.

We found the video. We've got the video. Without further ado. Okay.

In 2018, the Port of Seattle completed its Sustainable Airport Master Plan, or SAMP, for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, or SEA, which outlines the growth strategy for the airport. This plan addresses increasing passenger and cargo volumes through a suite of projects known as near-term projects. Longer-term projects were also identified, which will require additional planning and environmental review. The purpose of the near-term projects is to address challenges like crowded passenger facilities and cargo handling and outdated airfield design. By 2032, SEA is expected to serve over 57 million passengers per year. The projects include building a second terminal and roadways, enhancing taxiways, and ensuring that the airport meets FAA standards while improving efficiency for both passengers and cargo. We're also planning for increased fuel storage, including storage of sustainable aviation fuels. These projects are expected to be completed or well underway by 2032. SEPA is expected to be complete by the end of the year. An environmental review is an important process. SEPA is Washington State's environmental review law and helps decision makers and the community understand how proposed projects may affect the environment before actions are taken. It helps determine how the proposed project might affect environmental elements such as air and water quality, climate, plants and animals, traffic, and noise levels in local communities. SEPA environmental review identifies impacts between action and no action alternatives. impacts expected to exceed regulatory thresholds are considered significant impacts where significant impacts don't occur, it is usually because impacts are limited or minimal based on existing regulatory requirements. If significant impacts are identified the environmental review outlines ways to avoid minimize or mitigate these effects, ensuring projects can proceed responsibly while protecting both people and the environment. In many cases, SEA has programs in place that require impacts to be addressed through regulatory requirements or voluntary programs. SEPA technical analyses were conducted to complement the rigor of the NEPA EA. Additional required analyses included greenhouse gases and climate, earth, transportation, housing, plants and animals, and cumulative impacts. Additional voluntary analyses performed by the port included air quality, noise, human health, and environmental justice. The environmental impact statement performed for the Port of Seattle analyzed 16 elements of the environment for potential impacts and found one with significant impacts that can be mitigated by the port below the threshold of significance. This is surface transportation. To offset the expected transportation impacts from the near-term projects, the Port of Seattle will invest about $40 million in improvements to ensure smoother traffic flow in and around the airport. Detailed information on the findings, elements of the environment, and how to submit a comment or attend one of our public meetings can be found online at sea-samp.com. You can also sign up to receive updates on SEA's Sustainable Airport Master Plan. We encourage you to participate in this important process. Together, we're building the future of SEA.

Thank you. Now, are there any questions?

Council. Deputy Mayor Oxiger.

Yes, thank you for the presentation, Dave. Under this expansion proposal, the Port of Seattle will spend several million dollars to process and store sustainable aviation fuel. For this year's state budget, the port supported expenditure of about $43 million on research and construction, OF SAF-RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT WIDESPREAD USE OF SUSTAINABLE FUEL IS DECADES AWAY. CURRENT ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF AVIATION FUEL IN THE UNITED STATES IS ABOUT 20 MILLION GALLONS. RESEARCHERS AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY ESTIMATED IN MAY THAT THE PRODUCTION OF SAF MIGHT REACH 2 MILLION GALLONS BY 2030. but only if a number of variables align properly. Our community is suffering significant air quality issues now, and those will only worsen with the growth in aircraft traffic that the port proposes. Why then did the port commission support such significant investment on a product whose market is so far from maturity, while opposing legislation Senator Orwell's Senate Bill 5652 that would have funded mitigation of adverse air quality impacts currently associated with operations at Seattle International.

The push for sustainable aviation fuel and sustainable aviation fuel is a mid-timeline approach to being able to reduce greenhouse gases and to be able to mitigate for carbon. And the purpose of that, obviously, is to try and reduce the amount of impacts in terms of the climate. And there's a facility that I believe just opened up last week in Eastern Washington is beginning to produce sustainable aviation fuel. I think Governor Ferguson was there cutting the ribbon on the facility. In terms of the market, it's going to take time for that to become more cost effective, which is why the solicitation for tax breaks in various stages of the production have been pursued by the port. which has been pursuing it, by the way, for a number of years and has been participating in an effort to make sure that the fuels actually get produced and used. The timeline may or may not be as long out as you've suggested. And as to the bill that Senator Orwell put forward I think the port's comments related to that legislation speak for themselves.

Council Member Harris.

Yeah, thank you, Dave. I have no objections to any of your presentation, but I have a comment to take back to the Empire for what it's worth. We went through this in twenty eighteen. I mean it's virtually the same, but I've been at this long enough that back then, and Mr. Edmondson mentioned 2016, the port was far more forthcoming on the long-term projects. They had very firm presentations on what the next phase was going to be. and now it's referred to kind of nebulously as long-term vision. And what scares me is that because people do have such short attention spans and we all come and go, I understand legally why you're keeping this window of describing the projects, but it would have been better to simply keep the long-term projects on the website. Because otherwise, people just will assume that I guess this is it, and there is another big phase coming. That is the lesson that I've learned from the SAMP, is that even when you tell people that expansion is coming, IT'S JUST, WE JUST DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE ATTENTION SPAN, AND THE PORT COULD DO BETTER TALKING ABOUT ITS PLANNING INTO THE FUTURE. AND OTHERWISE, THANK YOU, SIR.

COUNCILMEMBER NUTTING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, MR. KAPLAN, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU'RE AT A DISADVANTAGE UP THERE WITHOUT A COMPUTER, SO I DID SOME RESEARCH FOR YOU. IT WAS YESTERDAY THAT... GOVERNOR BOB FERGUSON DID A RIM AND CUTTING AT AIRPLANT ONE, OWNED BY 12, AND IT'S A SUSTAINABLE AIR FUEL IN MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SIMONS.

THANK YOU, MR. KATHLEEN. GOOD PRESENTATION. A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION. If I understood it correctly, by 2050 you're saying that the airport will simply not have the ability to service all the passengers that are going to want to fly through it at that point. You will be maxed out. Is there any long-term plan for trying to get another airport built?

Development of an additional airport is in the responsibility and the hands of the state legislature. And it has been in excess of 30 years. Putting my personal hat on for a second there. It's up to the legislature to be able to figure that out. The support commission supports other facilities. In fact, Commissioner Cho just mentioned that yesterday. on one of his social posts about support for, that there's going to be a need for additional commercial airport capacity. And that SEA, it's not possible for us to be able to handle all of it. So the answer is yes, there's a need for an additional commercial facility.

And then sort of on the short term end of this, EVEN IF WE'RE NOT, A LOT OF THE IMPACTS ARE NOT TO WHAT IS BEING DEFINED AS THE REGULATORY THRESHOLD, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DENY THAT THERE ARE VERY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITIES AROUND. AND IS THE PORT, WHAT IS THE PORT WILLING TO ADDRESS THOSE IMPACTS NOW? WHAT ARE THEY WILLING TO DO IN THE SHORT TERM? AND IS THE PORT WILLING TO revise its look at this to provide more mitigation to the local communities?

SEPA is based on evaluating the construction of facilities and operation of facilities in contrast with what happens if you do not build those facilities. That is what SEPA measures in terms of impact. And the SAMP speaks to what that mitigation will be. which in this case is $40 million worth of transportation improvements.

But in terms of some of the other impacts, even if they aren't at the level of transportation, there are still impacts. And what would the port be willing to do to try to address those?

It'd be very difficult to answer that when there are other conversations going on.

Let's put that out there. Port open to that conversation.

I'M NOT GOING TO ANSWER THAT. ALL RIGHT. A FOR THE ATTORNEY ASKING, BUT, YEAH. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER, DOES MY NAME.

THANK YOU. SO AT WHAT POINT DO THESE REALLY SMART PEOPLE DECIDE THAT WE HAVE REACHED MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN THE COMMUNITIES HERE? ARE WE JUST GOING TO KEEP MAKING WHAT EXISTS LARGER, OR ARE WE LOOKING FOR OTHER AREAS TO EXPAND, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, You were speaking about having another airport, airfield. Is anyone looking at Payne Field up in Everett? Are you discussing only expanding the current footprint you have, or are you looking for other cities to carry this load that the rest of us are having to carry?

Well, first, the port is not expanding the footprint of the airport. There is no property that is being acquired to build any of the projects by the port. part of the sustainable airport master plan it's all on property the port already owns okay so our boundaries by the way which are hemmed in by 509 to the west and International Boulevard to the east and 518 to the north there's there's nowhere to go okay physically nowhere to go where you're saying we need to grow it needs to grow what I'm saying is that It's up to the state to determine what the best option is. There was a commercial aviation coordinating commission, which got to the 11th hour about the construction of a greenfield airport somewhere, and Governor Inslee pulled the plug on that at the last minute. There is now a commercial aviation working group, the COG, that is looking at alternatives to being able to move people, not just the aviation, but high speed rail and other things. And they are looking at ways to be able to maximize the use of existing facilities, existing airports in the state to be able to enhance commercial aviation traffic.

So it isn't a port decision, it's a legislation decision.

It'll be up to the legislature, it'll be up to the planning for the local jurisdictions and their facilities. in terms of their master planning to be able to accommodate that, if they so choose.

Okay, thank you. Councilmember Vlas.

Thank you for the presentation, Dave. I have a question. Most of the airport, most of the runways, the buildings, all the runoff ends up funneling into the Des Moines Creek River here. What will be done by the airport to mitigate the increased runoff, the increased plains to monitor and deal with any of the extra pollution?

Well, first, the port has its own industrial waste treatment plant, collects its own stormwater, treats it before it ever gets to Puget Sound, before it ever gets into Des Moines Creek, which not all the jurisdictions around here do. I know the city of Des Moines does because I was around when the surface water management utility was established. But other jurisdictions do not have that, but we do. The court has had that for a long time.

Will the capabilities be increased for the increased number of planes and structures?

There's actually a project for our industrial waste treatment facility to be expanded. There's a project underway, actually. I don't know when it will break ground, but... Also I want to add that the port is a member of the Des Moines Creek Basin Committee and has been working on helping to improve the water quality in Des Moines Creek along with Des Moines, SATAC, and at one point King County in terms of trying to improve water quality for the fish runs.

Thank you. Going back about 30 years, the port outfitted more than 9,000 homes with noise mitigation packages that we call port packages. Many of those have failed, and at present there is no money to repair packages outside of a very small pilot program under which the port has not replaced a single installation. In any case, a large number of these failed port packages are in homes that are no longer within the federally designated high-noise envelope. So federal funds cannot be used to fix those problems. The Port of Seattle last session opposed legislation that would have addressed the problem of using state money. Is the port prepared to dedicate on an annual basis a portion of its own King County property tax levy funds so that these homeowners can finally start getting some relief?

IT'S NOT A SAMP-RELATED QUESTION, BUT I'LL ANSWER THAT ANYWAYS. THE PORT OF SEATTLE HAS A SOUND INSOLATION REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PILOT PROGRAM THAT IS LOOKING TO REPLACE NOISE PACKAGES THAT NO LONGER VINTIGATE FOR THE NOISE. AND THOSE ARE WITHIN THE 65 DNL footprint, the current 65 DNL footprint. Again, it's a pilot program. Testing is currently ongoing in terms of various homes, and there's actually three homes that are under construction and will be completed, I believe, by the end of the year. There are other homes where people have been offered and have turned down There's not a lot of homes. Most of the sound mitigation that was installed is actually still mitigating for the noise. We have people go out and actually test. We hire a company to go out and actually test both inside and outside the windows to make sure in the living spaces what the level is at. And in most of those cases, the sound is still being mitigated for. The FAA provided authorization in a letter, I want to say two or three years ago, allowing for, so beyond the CERT program, which is being funded with tax levy dollars by the port, there is the FAA authorized homes that were insulated prior to 1993 to be able to use airport improvement funds to be able to mitigate those homes as well. There's been some testing related to those homes. There was a recent expansion, I believe, to homes prior to the year 2000. But again, it's within the current noise footprint. And that's what's being done currently to be able to address those things. Also, just a reminder, it was the port supported the state fund that was established to be able to help toward the mitigation of these homes. And the legislature defunded the program as part of the budget cuts that they needed to make.

All right. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS, DAVE. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AJ JOHNSON-NEWTON WILL BE COMING UP TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR 4TH OF JULY EVENT. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE SHIFTED AWAY FROM AN EVENING EVENT TO A DAYTIME ONE, AND WE'RE SHARING THE SPACE AT THE FARMER'S MARKET, SO IT WILL BE A BUSY SATURDAY. AJ?

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. City Manager Caffrey just gave my presentation. Thank you.

Okay, so while I was gone and I watched the meetings AJ did, she does these great intros to people for their items, so I thought I'd do that for you.

Appreciate it. Thank you. So just a little bit of background to get us grounded. On February 5th, I came up and spoke to council about the feedback that we had received in the community enrichment services survey that we did in fall of last year, where the community had really identified that they were interested in more opportunities to connect primarily through events. We discussed the 4th of July event as it was with the drone show and then eventually council directed staff to move away from the drone show format into more of a daytime family friendly format, which we did. And so community enrichment services went back to the drawing board. And so what we are proud to have this year will be star stripes and sunshine. So hopefully Washington State gets the memo on the sunshine. And so the event will differ from how it has in past years and that it's during the day and that essentially it's a free family friendly event that's going to occur down at our waterfront. So here's what we have planned. So we're going to have live music throughout the day. We're going to have family-friendly magic show. We'll have a declaration of independence reading. We're going to have multiple bounce houses, including ones for toddlers. If you have little ones, you know that's pretty important. Robobots, which is like an interactive experience. I can't really describe it, but it looked pretty cool. A dunk tank, which we are taking volunteers from the council to participate in the dunk tank. To be able to take your chance to soak one of the council members, you'll need to donate canned food. So we have this partnership with the food bank. Gaga ball. fun. Can't really tell you specifically what it is, but it looked pretty cool again. We'll have arts and crafts activities, tug of war, sack races, a candy cannon, cornhole, free play options. We'll have a giant guess who, giant kerplunk, Tetris, tumble, all of that good stuff. And then of course, the really important part is you get to do this all at our beautiful waterfront. While the event's going on, we'll have the Des Moines Farmer's Market, Quarter Deck will be providing adult beverages. The park run will be in the morning. We'll have food trucks, ice cream vendors. There'll be a beer garden for those who are interested. And then we'll have photo booths. So really, there's really no reason not to spend the 4th of July during the afternoon at the City of Des Moines. So outside of promoting our event, the other reason that I'm up to talk to council and the community tonight is to talk a bit about why the 4th of July event, why the city went and approached the Lodging Tax Committee for funding for that. So basically, we see this event as essentially tourism and waterfront activation, right? So we're looking to bring people, not only our residents, but people from outside of our community to come down to the waterfront to visit the farmer's market. And given that the events during the day, we're hopeful that people, once they're done down at the waterfront, might go to the Marine View Vive or explore the city since it's really not a rush to leave, like maybe when you do your nighttime activities. And so essentially, this is providing what we would say a destination event right in the summer down at the most beautiful part of town. And of course, it's America's 250th anniversary, so why not? In terms of how it ties to lodging tax, and just wanted to highlight this for the council, so in 2025, we had requested and was approved for $117,000 to fund the 4th of July. One of the messages that we heard from the council was, you know, as you change this event, please go back and be more efficient. Don't sacrifice quality, but, you know, try to be more efficient in the spending. And so our 2026 request was just $45,200. And $24.93, so that's about a 61% reduction. So we find that to be pretty significant without what we feel like sacrificing quality. So we're really excited about that. And just for process, through the Lodging Tax Committee, if you're not familiar, you're required to submit an application with your budget and then go before the committee and explain. NOT ONLY WHAT THE EVENT IS, BUT HOW IT TIES TO TOURISM. AND SO ULTIMATELY, WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT OUR FUNDING WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER DESMOND.

I was one of the loudest people when I talked about the change for this. I'm very impressed with what we have going on. I also have signed up for the first round at the dunk tank. So I'm ready for it. Bring it. And I am encouraging others to sign up as well. But I'm looking forward to the change. And I think it sounds exciting. And I do think it is achieving what we asked it to achieve last time. So thank you for all that.

Councilmember Stymonds.

I'm also very impressed. I was a little cynical about the shift, just because I really do like the fireworks or the drone show, and I thought they were doing well. But I think this looks like a really good program, and sign me up for the dunk tank.

Wow. Councilmember Harris.

So, yeah, well done and so on, but... You know, me being me, I'm hopeful that there are plans for next year to promote to the wider world on this, because, you know, if it is tourism and so forth, we have to make an effort to talk to people other than just ourselves a little bit. I think you're picking up what I'm putting down here, and just there are models in our neighboring cities. But other than that, you know, yeah, go get them.

Thanks. Council Member Harris, I would say that we have been trying to work with increasing our digital footprint. So putting it like out on events calendars, because it's America's 250th, there are sort of aggregate sites that we've been trying to get, you know, the word out that, hey, come to Des Moines to celebrate. So we are Point taken, right, that I do think we can always improve on marketing, but we have taken some steps to try to expand the reach.

No, no, no, don't take it the wrong way. We've been doing things a certain way for, like, forever, and, you know, it's going to take a while to, I'm just pointing it out. Thank you so much.

Deputy Mayor Oxiger.

Well, it's nice to know that Council Member Desmone is going to warm up the tank, and Council Member Simons will raise the heat a little more. How about that? You haven't seen me with my shirt on. So I have also volunteered to... to displace large amounts of water.

Oh, stop.

Stop that.

Well, I want to echo and say thank you very much for rising to the occasion. I think we heard very strongly from our council earlier this year that we did not want to see this event go away. And in fact, I think it's transformed into a longer and even more family-friendly event with lots of outdoor activities. We are working fairly closely with the cities of SeaTac and the cities of Burien to promote all of their July 4th events including the parade in Burien and the activation for 4th of July which will be happening at the same FIFA activation sites that SeaTac is putting on and there may or may not be a fireworks show at Angle Lake. We don't know yet but some information will be coming out from the city of SeaTac soon. I would like to know how many cans of food I need to donate to take someone to take my place in the dunk tank. So I'm looking at staff. If I pledge a certain amount, maybe someone will sit in the tank for me. And you tell me what you think. how many cans it will take and then I will be there and I will stack those cans right next to you as you are my substitute. So if someone would like to challenge me to raise that amount of what you think it will take, Mike or Scott or somebody to sit in the tank, Mike's looking like, please don't look at me. Right, I will do it. I will commit to getting you a barrel of food. But thank you so much to council members who are going to be doing that, participating and getting soaked and raising some funds and some food for the food bank. I really appreciate it. Let's talk about the consent agenda with that small change we had earlier.

Clerk, will you please read it? Item 1, approval of vouchers. Item 2, approval of minutes. Item 3, Juneteenth proclamation. Item 5, 2027 South King County Housing and Homelessness Partnership Work Plan and Budget. Item 6, residential conversions. ORDINANCE SECOND READING ITEM SEVEN 2026 LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPENDING RECOMMENDATIONS ITEM EIGHT NORTH HILL ELEMENTARY WALKWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CONDEMNATION SECOND READING AND THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA MAYOR. THANK YOU. DOES ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WISH TO PULL AN ITEM?

COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

ITEM FIVE I BELIEVE.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE. THAT'S THE SOUTH KING COUNTY HOUSING AND HOMELESS PARTNERS WORK PLAN. ALL RIGHT. Let's go ahead and vote on the remaining consent items. Go ahead, Councilmember Nutting.

I move to approve the consent agenda as read minus item number five that Councilmember Harris pulled.

Second, Councilmember Steinmetz. All right. All those in favor of the consent agenda as read, please raise your right hand until I call your name. Deputy Mayor Oxiger, Council Member Steinmetz, Council Member Harris, Council Member Desmoning, Council Member Nutting, Council Member Blass, and myself. Motion passes 7-0. Let's go to item number five. Council Member Harris.

Thank you. I pulled this just every time I vote no. Mr. Plants is doing God's work, I believe, in the mission. However, as structured, it does not accomplish, it has never accomplished the goals it set out to do, and so I always vote no. Thank you.

All right. Let's go ahead and have the motion. Councilmember Netting.

I move to pass draft resolution number 26-040, approving THE 2027 SOUTH KING COUNTY HOMELESS, SOUTH KING HOUSING AND HOMELESS PARTNERS BUDGET, AND THE 2027 WORK PLAN.

I SEE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER STEINMENTZ. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THAT IS DEPUTY MAYOR OXFORD, COUNCIL MEMBER STEINMENTZ, COUNCIL MEMBER DESMONT, COUNCIL MEMBER NUTTING, COUNCIL MEMBER BLAS, AND MYSELF, ALL OPPOSED. Council Member Harris, motion passes 6-1. Thank you very much. All righty. Let's go on to our next item. Is unfinished?

Oh, I'm sorry. I have a resolution. Not a resolution, but a proclamation. Proclamation, yes.

Thank you. So quick. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you. Whereas on January 1st, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting in motion the end of slavery in the United States. And whereas the Civil War ended with the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9th, 1865. And whereas this news reached Texas when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay with Union troops. That was on June 19th, 1865, and he announced, the people of Texas are informed that in accordance with the proclamation from the executive of the United States, all slaves are free. And whereas celebration of the end of slavery, which became known as Juneteenth, is the oldest known public celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, And whereas Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and celebrates the successes gained through education and greater opportunity. And whereas on a larger scale, celebration of Juneteenth reminds us of the precious promises of freedom, equality, and opportunity, which are at the core of the American dream. Now, therefore, the Des Moines City Council hereby proclaims June 19th as a day to celebrate Juneteenth, 2026, in the City of Des Moines, Washington. Sign this day, the 11th of June, 2026, at Yoshiko Grace Matsui, Mayor.

All right. Madam Mayor. If I could ask a question of staff, will we be flying the Juneteenth flag?

We can't be. I actually did not know there was a Juneteenth flag. There is a Juneteenth. Oh, we are, AJ? Okay. See, she has it. She's got it. You don't even need me. All right. Thanks, AJ. Thank you.

Thank you very much. And that is a holiday, a city holiday, and a federal holiday. And we hope to see you. celebrating one way or another on Juneteenth. But thank you very much. And maybe that information, if the flag raising is going to happen at a certain time, it would be lovely to know what time that would be. Thank you very much. All right. I appreciate your help, Council Member Nutting. Now is the time for unfinished business. And our first item is a review and confirmation of the strategic priorities for adoption. Back to City Manager Catherine Caffrey.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BECOME PART OF YOUR IDENTITY AND HOW WE FUNCTION. BUT I KNOW WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE ITEMS ON THIS AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE ADOPTION LINE. THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS REALLY TO COME BACK AND CONFIRM SOME OF THE WORDING EDITS WE GOT AT THE LAST STUDY SESSION THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS. AND THEN WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SORT OF THE PLAN FOR FINAL ADOPTION. But also, I know there's really a lot of eager interest in, well, great, I'm glad we've done the plan, but what are we doing next? And so I've included some slides in here to talk about actual implementation and action, which is where I know you have a lot of interest. OK, so in the packet, we put in a redlined version. I'm not going to walk through all of these, but I will pause. And what I'm looking for is confirmation or if there are any changes. The first one was the V on Puget Sound and the vision. If you recall, actually, the council decided not to strike that. But then afterwards, we found out grammatically it really shouldn't be the Puget Sound when you use it in that way. So we have struck it. There were some suggestions for some wording tweaks on economic vitality. I'm going to pause for a second before I go to the next slide. There were more changes on public safety. And so there were some requests and concerns about, again, data use privacy. So you'll see the blue language there in that second bullet point. There was a quest to sort of change the order by which we really talk about how we focus on traffic safety. And then, honestly, I think this has just become a document so many people have touched. Council Member Bloss was like, the word community is in that one bullet point three times. So that is definitely a sign we've looked at it too many times. So we simply cleaned it up. And I'm actually sort of surprised Deputy Mayor Oxlager didn't catch it because he's normally the eagle eye on that stuff. So we've cleaned that up. And then under engaged and thriving community, you'll see third bullet point, simply one word, change, and then an additional phrasing about accessibility under the fourth bullet point. Okay. Natural and built environment. You'll see second bullet point had a mention in there, a minor change on the third bullet point. And then for organizational excellence, it was really just a word adjustment on that first bullet point. So I'm going to pause here. I can go back to any of these before we go on to sort of what's next. But do these reflect the council's desired wording? Can you go back to public safety?

Now you have community twice better than three times. But I admit maybe that's fine.

We can take out one of them.

RESILIENCE. I WOULD SAY YOU TAKE OUT THE SECOND ONE.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS JUST TAKE OUT COMMUNITY? YEAH.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER CHANGES ON WORDING? OKAY. SO THEN WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS WE, YOU ALL SAW SORT OF LIKE A ROUGH DRAFT OF THAT GLOSSY DOCUMENT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS IN MAY. WE WILL PUT THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ASSUMING COUNCIL GIVES US THAT DIRECTION TONIGHT FOR THE 25TH. AND THEN REALLY YOU'LL START SEEING THIS ON THE WEBSITE. WE'LL BEGIN SHARING IT. BUT LET ME TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS. SO ADOPTION IS NOT THE FINISH LINE. IT'S ACTUALLY WHEN WE GET STARTED, REALLY WITH IMPLEMENTING, WHICH IS what is really the point of this whole process. So what happens next after adoption? So first you all may recall on your schedule you have a July 30th workshop schedule that is a regular council meeting night. We're just going to use that as a workshop. That will be scheduled to be governance and it's more about communication and decision making and it's really setting up sort of SOME OF THE NORMS AND GOVERNANCE THINGS TO HELP WITH IMPLEMENTATION, BUT WE'RE LESS TALKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITSELF ON THAT ONE, BUT IT IS A WORKSHOP. AND THEN I PUT ON THIS SLIDE, FALL TBD, THE COUNCIL RETREAT FOCUSED REALLY ON LIKE ACTION ITEMS, HOW DO YOU WANT US TO REPORT PERFORMANCE, I MEAN, REALLY GOING THROUGH THAT NEXT LEVEL. I SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL TODAY ASKING ABOUT AVAILABILITY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, SO I'LL BE LOOKING FOR YOUR RESPONSE. AND THEN REALLY OUR NEXT STEP IS TO INTEGRATE THESE PRIORITIES INTO THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. SO WE ARE ALREADY WORKING ON ALL OF THE INTERNAL PROCESSES FOR THE 27-28 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. AND SO WE WILL BE LOOKING TO TIE EVERY BUDGET REQUEST TO MAJOR INITIATIVE IN SOME WAY TO THESE PRIORITIES. AND THEN ALSO FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION WE GET FROM COUNCIL, WE WILL BE DEVELOPING REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK. AND THAT CAN LOOK A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU MAY RECALL Many months ago when we talked about the strategic plan, we talked about the different ways you can do reporting and accountability. I mean, you can go all the way to full performance dashboards. You can do something lesser. So at that September 11th or whenever I get scheduled retreat with you all, we will talk about options for that. We'll have some proposals for you. But I know it's important that we show you our performance and progress on these items in a regular way and in a way that's transparent to the public. So we'll talk about that at that retreat. BEYOND SUMMER-FALL, REALLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO BE TYING THE WORK STAFF DO EVERY DAY INTO THIS STRATEGIC PLAN. SO YOU WILL START SEEING AGENDA ITEM LANGUAGE REALLY CONNECTING BACK TO THIS DOCUMENT. HOW IS XYZ THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU ABOUT OR ASKING YOU TO GIVE US FUNDING AUTHORIZATION FOR OR WHATEVER, HOW IS IT ACTUALLY PROGRESSING AN ITEM ON THIS PLAN? Internally, I will tell you, this will also become sort of the yardstick by which I measure staff requests for programs or initiatives. It is also sort of the gentle yardstick I'll use with you all when you ask for things that may not directly align to this plan, right? Because the focus was, We have limited resources. Let's put them on the priorities. And so that's where this can be really helpful. And then we will also be advancing near term action items. So one of the things I've heard from some of you all individually most about is the downtown revitalization whether it's zoning or what. So the June 25th council meeting we will be having a presentation telling you the half dozen or so initiatives we already have underway to make progress on that so that you know the gears are already turning on what we're doing to begin working on that. But like I said, this will really become something you will hear about. It will eventually sort of become like this is how we do business. And then from the council's perspective, this is a living document. So at least on an annual basis, we'll be checking in with you all. Here's what we've accomplished. Does this still reflect what you want to do? What goes off the list? What gets added to the list? I mean, this will become an ongoing process. So with that, I'm happy to answer any questions or if there are, again, like I said, additional modifications to the wording.

This is a time for questions. Let's start with that. All right. Is there a motion? Council Member Netting.

Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, City Manager, for the presentation. I move to direct staff to incorporate any final feedback provided this evening and place the strategic plan charting our course on the June 25th, 2026 consent agenda for council consideration and adoption.

I see it second by council member Steinmetz. Any discussion? All right, all those in favor, please raise your right hand until I call your name. Deputy Mayor Oxsinger, Council Member Steinmetz, Council Member Harris, Council Member Des Moines, Council Member Nutting, Council Member Bloss, and myself, passes 7-0. Thank you very much. Okay, let's see. We're moving on to new business. New agenda items for consideration. Now is the time for proposing new business items. For discussion on a future agenda, any recommendations will simply need a hand raised from three council members. Do any council members have any business they would like to propose? All right. Thank you very much. Let's go on to council member reports. These are limited to four minutes, and we'll start with council member Steinmetz.

Well, as most of you know, I've been out of the country for two weeks, so I have nothing to report, but I had a great time. Thank you for excusing me last time.

Council Member Harris.

I wanted to thank Dave Kaplan again for showing up. It's an odd thing to say this, but at the dawn of social media, he, you know, what do they say? Basically making a mistake is when you, he used to get up and be extremely candid about the city's financial position in a way that I'm struggling to think of anybody being as direct back then and he got beat up for it but it was an experiment. It's just the issues with the airport have been this ongoing deal. I took a tour with a couple of people of North Burien, they have an area very much like our Des Moines Creek Business Park and they are having a real fight now over residential rezoning which was intended to become commercial 50 years ago. It's just that they did not have a planning system and so people now feel like you know, they want to live there. And I'm just struck as we go forward with our strategic plan. We had these discussions about how to live with the airport and how to make it be something sustainable, at least financially for us over the decades. And I am struck at the conversations we had. KEEP HAVING. SO HOPEFULLY WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE WILL FINALLY GET SOMETHING GOING WITH THAT. THANK YOU.

NEW SPEAKER COUNCILMEMBER DISMO NAME.

NEW SPEAKER I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT I WILL SEE YOU AT THE DUNK TANK.

NEW SPEAKER COUNCILMEMBER NUTTING. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I DO HAVE ONE THING FOR TONIGHT. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT JUNE IS ALSO MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. AND MEN ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 80% OF ALL SUICIDES, DYING AT A RATE OF NEARLY FOUR TIMES HIGHER THAN WOMEN. IN THE UNITED STATES, THIS TRANSLATES TO OVER 38,000 MALE SUICIDE DEATHS ANNUALLY, OR AN AVERAGE OF 100 MEN PER DAY. DEATH RATE. rate is approximately 22.2 deaths per 100,000 in population. Globally, worldwide, men are over twice as likely to die by suicide than women. So, if you know a man or a woman or anybody that is struggling, 988, text 988 to help, text help to 988 or call 988 and they have a whole plethora of things that they can help you with. Or reach out to your closest friend. Just don't stay in that box by yourself. So that's all I have. Thank you.

Thank you. Council Member Voss.

The World Cup is starting. I want to remind people that next Thursday, June 19th, there will be the Friday?

Friday, June 19th.

Friday, June 19th. I'm sorry. At noon is the USA-Australia game. At 10.30 a.m., the Des Moines Theater is going to open up. We're going to be able to watch the game there. I want to remind people that you need to get tickets beforehand. The tickets are free, but make sure that you sign up there. There will be food that's themed for U.S. and Australia. There will be drinks at the bar, and it's an opportunity to check out the new Des Moines Theater. So hope to see you there.

Deputy Mayor Oxiger. Thank you, Mayor.

Yes, tonight we moved forward the final adoption of our strategic plan, and our vision there is for a premier waterfront community, to be the premier waterfront community on Puget Sound. And towards that end, on Saturday, June 13th at 11 a.m., we will be DOING THE RIBBON CUTTING AND THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW REDONDO PIER. AND SO THE PUBLIC IS INVITED, OF COURSE, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATIONS WHO HELPED US ACQUIRE THOSE FUNDS. AND I DROVE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEY WERE PUTTING THE FINAL LIGHTING fixtures in. And so it looks like it's going to be well on the way. We are waiting. It'll probably be later this summer that we'll actually do the paving of the parking lot. But this is moving us quite closely to having Redondo ready to go to help us meet our vision for the city. So everybody's invited. Hope to see you there. And again, that's Saturday, June 13th at 11 a.m. Thank you.

Thank you. As a mayor and a city council person, I went to a lot of official events in the past week, including joined by several members here at the state of the county. It was, I think, a positive message about how we connect and relate to each other as a community. To that end, I want to focus a little bit on how I interacted with members of the public, residents here in Des Moines in the past week. So we tabled at the farmer's market for opening day, and thanks to Deputy Mayor Oxger and Councilmember Bloss for joining me for parts of the time there. People came to talk to us about various things. I had folks come to talk to us about the City Manager's Report. I had people come talk to me about traffic on 24th Avenue and pedestrian safety. I had others come talk to me about Parks and Recreation. I had a meeting with a couple of residents about Camp Chaos. And I had a very enlightening conversation with a potential applicant, or he is an applicant, for some of our committees. And it's those kinds of interactions that really gives me a glimpse into what our residents across the city are interested in, what they care about, and how they most interact with us as their elected officials and as their city government. I encourage you to come find us again somewhere. Someone is wearing a tag like this that says City Council. They might be at the farmers market in the next coming weeks or they might be at an event like our open FIFA viewing party on the 19th or I'm sure there'll be a bunch of us around on July 4th. So please come and talk to us and share your concerns and see what we can do to connect with you as our residents and our citizens. This afternoon, I'm surprised no one mentioned it, but I'll go ahead and say that we had the ribbon cutting at LMN Dock that has been in process for quite some time. The weather was very agreeable and shining down on us. And I want to say thank you again to past councils, this present council, former mayor. Tracy Buxton, former Mayor Matt Mahoney, for their leadership, and of course to our Marina staff. Not only did they have to manage, and our public works staff, they have to manage quite a large capital project, but they had to deal with all of our tenants that were moving around, displaced. and asked very, very nicely if they could go this way, go that way, no again, how about this day, including what I heard Harbormaster Wilkins say, sometimes moving over the holidays, moving over Thanksgiving, moving over December 25th. And if it wasn't for them and their agreeableness, which I'm going to say is a direct reflection of your positive relations of your staff to our tenants, it would have been a lot more painful, and we would have heard a lot more about it up here. But because of you, I didn't hear much about that at all, and I think that all of our tenants and our new visitors will recognize the investment and the upgrades to the amenities that are happening down at L&M. I asked a couple of residents today what has been the best part, and they said the new ramp. Can you imagine that adding some stability and some length to the ramp means that it's no longer at a 45-degree angle on those low tide days and they feel safe moving cargo in carts, walking up and down, and that is because of that direct improvement in their experience as a tenant. So thank you again, and thank you, Catherine, Bonnie, everyone who made that such a great event today. I think I still have in my pockets. I do. If you haven't picked up, a commemorative floaty key chain. Please come get one and then you too can play with your keys in the bathtub. Coming up, I also wanted to have one item of note for our council. I wanted to give a heads up and get some feedback from you. As some of you may have seen, the Seattle Times recently published an opinion piece from the mayors of Kent and Redmond supporting the continued expansion at SeaTac Airport. In response the mayors of Des Moines, SeaTac, and Burien have been discussing whether to submit a joint response offering the perspectives of communities that live directly in the flight path and experience the impact of airport operations every day. I'm interested in participating in that conversation but before moving forward I wanted to check with you a council and make sure there are no concerns about me working with the mayors of SeaTac and Burien on a potential response. My goal is is to really focus on meaningful mitigation, accountability, and support for those communities most affected by the airport activity and its future one-third more flights expansion in the next 10 years.

Yeah, as long as I support you in participating in that, as long as before anything is sent, I would suspect that it would come back to you. council for any kind of approval.

Yes.

Thank you.

Deputy Mayor Okser.

Yes, I want to commend you for taking this task, and it's highly appropriate that we respond as the potentially injured party.

Council Member Simons.

I support this effort as well. I think it's a very good idea.

Thank you.

Council Member Blossom.

Yeah, I support this effort. Thank you for taking it on.

Thank you. Yes, I see a thumbs up. All right. I appreciate that. I think we are at the end of our agenda. Our next meeting is going to be a regular council meeting on June 25th, 2023. I'm looking at you, Council Member Steinmetz. Is there a motion to adjourn? And a second by Councilmember Netting. All those in favor, please raise your right hand and say aye. Aye. And the motion passes. We are adjourned.