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Ord. 124588
C.B. 117846

AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing execution of the Boundary Power Assignment Agreement with Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County, Washington, for the term of the Boundary Hydroelectric Project license granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 20, 2013, 42 years.

Ord. 124589
C.B. 118112

AN ORDINANCE related to the Seattle Department of Transportation; lifting a budget proviso imposed on Transportation Operating Fund, Budget Control Level: Mobility-Capital, for the Pay Station Capital Improvement Project (TC366350) as provided in Ordinance 124349, which adopted the 2014 Budget.

Ord. 124590
C.B. 118146

AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy; deleting the Seattle Asian Art Museum project from the Citywide Parks Owned Cultural Facilities Sub- Category of the Development Category; adding new major maintenance projects in the Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds Subcategory of the Development Category; increasing appropriations to the Department of Parks and Recreation in the 2014 Adopted Budget; and amending the 2014-2019 Adopted Capital Improvement Program; all by a three-fourths vote of the City Council.

Ord. 124591
C.B. 118163

AN ORDINANCE related to land use and zoning; amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 23.49.011, 23.49.013, and 23.49.014 to remove provisions related to the bonus for a Landmark performing arts theater (LPAT) and to increase the base floor area ratio (FAR) of a lot with an LPAT to provide a new incentive for rehabilitating and maintaining these structures; and amending the Downtown Amenity Standards to delete reference to the bonus for the restoration and preservation of a Landmark performing arts theater and to update references to the Public Art Advisory Committee.

Ord. 124592
C.B. 118188

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing the acquisition of real property commonly known as 4201 16th Avenue SW; authorizing acceptance and recording of the deed for open space, park, and recreation purposes; and authorizing acquisition by condemnation.

Ord. 124593
C.B. 118190

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Electrical Code amending Section 22.300.016 of the Seattle Municipal Code, adopting the 2014 National Electrical Code with Seattle amendments, and adopting, by incorporation, specific portions of the 2014 Washington Administrative Code Chapter 296-46B (Washington State Electrical Rule); and repealing Sections 2-34 of Ordinance 122970.

Ord. 124594
C.B. 118193

AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; amending subsection 21.49.086.D of the Seattle Municipal Code to create Net Wholesale Revenue targets for 2015 and 2016 consistent with those assumed in the City Light 2015-2020 Strategic Plan adopted by Resolution 31529.

Ord. 124595
C.B. 118203

AN ORDINANCE related to the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace; vacating portions of Terry Avenue, Spruce Street, Alley in Block 84 of Terry’s 2nd Addition, Spruce Street and 9th Avenue Intersection, Alley at Yesler Terrace Steam Plant, 8th Avenue and Yesler Way Intersection, 8th Avenue South, South Main Street, 9th Avenue South, and South Washington Street, on the petition of the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle, with a modified street vacation condition; relinquishing certain easements no longer needed by the City of Seattle; approving and confirming the plat of “Yesler Terrace Community” and accepting dedications in a portion of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 25 North, Range 4 East and a portion of the Northwest Quarter and a portion of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M. in King County, Washington, with modified plat conditions; accepting temporary easements for street purposes over certain vacated portions of Terry Avenue, Spruce Street, and South Washington Street; authorizing the signing, acceptance and recording of a Covenant for Infrastructure Construction, and a Public Access, Easement and Maintenance Agreement; and authorizing the signing and acceptance of a Cooperative Agreement Regarding Dedicated Street Areas in Yesler Terrace Plat.

Ord. 124596
C.B. 118205

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; authorizing amendments to two federal grant agreements with the National Park Service to remove Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act conditions from a limited area of Seward Park that will be affected by surface ancillary facilities for Seattle Public Utilities’ combined sewer overflow project and to place the conditions on an area of Lake Washington Boulevard; and transferring appropriation authority and cash from the Drainage and Wastewater Fund (44010) to the Cumulative Reserve Subfund – Unrestricted Subaccount (00164) for landscaping enhancements on Lake Washington Boulevard required by the National Park Service.

Ord. 124597
C.B. 118206

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation, concerning the West Duwamish Greenbelt, finding that an exchange of property between the City of Seattle and West Seattle Acquisition Co., L.L.C., owner of property adjacent to park property, is necessary, as required by Ordinance 118477, also known as Initiative 42; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to accept a deed from West Seattle Acquisition Co., L.L.C., for certain property meeting the criteria of Initiative 42; and authorizing the Superintendent to execute and record a Quit Claim Deed for certain City-owned West Duwamish Greenbelt property to West Seattle Acquisition Co., L.L.C., all to eliminate an existing private, non- park use of park property.

Ord. 124598
C.B. 118208

AN ORDINANCE relating to communication cabinets in public places; amending Sections 15.02.042, 15.32.010, 15.32.020, 15.32.130, 15.32.140, 15.91.002, and 15.91.016; and adding new Sections 15.32.200, 15.32.250, and 15.32.260 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Ord. 124599
C.B. 118213

AN ORDINANCE relating to water services of Seattle Public Utilities; revising water rates and charges for service to wholesale customers, and amending Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 21.04.440.E in connection therewith.

Ord. 124600
C.B. 118217

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Department of Transportation; authorizing the Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, on behalf of the City of Seattle, to execute an assignment, assumption, and consent agreement with the Seattle Steam Limited Partnership, Seattle Community Energy, LLC, and BIF II District Energy Holdings III LC regarding the transfer of the Seattle Steam Franchise authorized under Ordinance 121067, as amended by Ordinance 122260, to BIF II District Energy Holdings III LLC.

Ord. 124601
C.B. 118218

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Streetcar System; authorizing execution of an amendment to the funding and cooperative agreement for the First Hill Streetcar; establishing fare policy objectives for the Seattle Streetcar and authorizing the Director of Transportation to set streetcar fares and establish policies and procedures for fare inspection; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124602
C.B. 118219

AN ORDINANCE relating to City-owned property under the jurisdiction of the Seattle Department of Transportation located at 1000 Mercer Street in D. T. Denny’s First Addition to North Seattle; and extending, laying out, widening, establishing, and opening a portion of Mercer Street.

Ord. 124603
C.B. 118220

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the sale at fair market value of certain surplus property located at 1000 Mercer Street.

Ord. 124604
C.B. 118221

AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a Metered Energy Efficiency Purchase Agreement with The Bullitt Foundation and the Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction for the purchase of energy from the Bullitt Center.

Ord. 124605
C.B. 118222

AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution and potential amendment of a Regional Energy Efficiency Initiative Agreement with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.

Ord. 124606
C.B. 118223

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Res. 31547

A RESOLUTION calling for promoting workforce housing in Seattle by supporting a regional transit oriented development acquisition fund and by exploring the expansion of the development of accessory dwelling units and detached accessory dwelling units.

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Ord. 124580
C.B. 118175

AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2012 Seattle Fire Code; as adopted by Chapter 22.600.020 of the Seattle Municipal Code; amending and adding various provisions to that Fire Code all as regulated and allowed by the State Building Code Act, Chapter 19.27 of the Revised Code of Washington.

Ord. 124581
C.B. 118183

AN ORDINANCE relating to Discovery Park; authorizing the execution of Lot Boundary Adjustment 3012031; authorizing the exchange of property and property interests in and adjacent to Discovery Park to complete the Lot Boundary Adjustment; finding, after a public hearing, that the exchange of property and property interests meets the requirements of Ordinance 118477, which adopted initiative 42; authorizing the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to negotiate and enter into agreements to exchange restrictive use covenants from the property to be transferred by the City of Seattle to the property to be transferred to the City of Seattle; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124582
C.B. 118195

AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; prohibiting food waste and compostable paper from disposal as garbage; and amending Sections 21.36.082, 21.36.083 and 21.36.922 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Ord. 124583
C.B. 118196

AN ORDINANCE authorizing Seattle Public Utilities to enter into an Easement Agreement with the Port of Seattle for the construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of City-owned stormwater drainage facilities including an outfall pipeline at the Terminal-117 cleanup site on the Lower Duwamish Waterway.

Ord. 124584
C.B. 118197

AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation, imposing controls upon the Northwest Rooms and International Fountain Pavilion, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Ord. 124585
C.B. 118212

AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a memorandum of understanding between the City of Seattle and the Seattle Parking Enforcement Officers’ Guild; providing payment therefor; and ratifying and confirming prior acts.

Ord. 124586
C.B. 118214

AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment commonly referred to as the Second Quarter 2014 Employment Ordinance; establishing a Magistrate Compensation Program for Magistrates in the Seattle Municipal Court, designating positions as exempt from Civil Service status, returning positions to Civil Service status, amending Seattle Municipal Code Section 4.13.010, authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Seattle/Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System and the Professional and Technical Employees, Local 17, and ratifying and confirming prior acts; and all by a 2/3 vote of the City Council.

Ord. 124587
C.B. 118215

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Res. 31546

A RESOLUTION concerning the development of a Seattle Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda and calling for establishment of a Seattle Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda Advisory Committee to be jointly convened by the Mayor and Council.

Res. 31548

A RESOLUTION concerning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides by the City of Seattle; supporting a national moratorium on neonicotinoids, urging the White House Task Force on Pollinator Health to recommend such a moratorium, urging the US Environmental Protection Agency to institute such a moratorium, and urging the US Congress to revive legislation to enact such a moratorium; and urging retailers operating within the City of Seattle to ensure that no plants, seeds or products containing neonicotinoids are offered for sale.

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Ord. 124566
C.B. 118167

AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning, establishing minimum floor area ratio requirements for lots with pedestrian designations within Urban Centers, Urban Villages, and the Station Area Overlay District, for lots in the Northgate Overlay District on a Major Pedestrian Street, and for lots zoned Seattle Mixed abutting a Class 1 or Class 2 Pedestrian Street within a Station Area Overlay District; amending Sections 23.47A.013 and 23.48.009 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Ord. 124567
C.B. 118171

AN ORDINANCE relating to centralized City human resources services; changing the name of the Personnel Department to the Seattle Department of Human Resources and affirming the department’s organizational role in City government; amending various sections of Chapters 3.02, 3.122, 3.124, 4.04, 4.08, 4.10, 4.13, 4.14, 4.20, 4.21, 4.24, 4.26, 4.28, 4.30, 4.33, 4.34, 4.36, 4.40, 4.44, 4.50, 4.70, 4.77, 4.78, 4.79, 4.86, 4.88, 4.94, 4.100, 5.09, 5.33, 5.78, and 10.02 of the Seattle Municipal Code to change references associated with the Personnel Department and the Personnel Director to the Seattle Department of Human Resources and the Seattle Human Resources Director, respectively; repealing obsolete Section 4.04.190 of the Seattle Municipal Code; uncodifying Section 4.04.270 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and making additional provisions for enacting this ordinance.

Ord. 124568
C.B. 118174

AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment, adopting a 2014 Citywide Position List.

Ord. 124569
C.B. 118204

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Res. 31541

A RESOLUTION regarding insurance coverage for comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion, calling on the United States Congress and President Obama to repeal all federal bans on public coverage of abortion and supporting efforts to improve access to public and private insurance coverage for comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion.

 

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Ord. 124549
C.B. 118129

AN ORDINANCE relating to the 23 ^rd Avenue Corridor Improvements project; transferring jurisdiction of a portion of Lot 1, Block 2, Sander-Boman Real Estate Co.’s 1 ^st Addition to the City of Seattle, from the Department of Parks and Recreation to the Department of Transportation; laying-off, opening, widening, extending, establishing, and designating the property for street purposes; superseding requirements of Ordinance 118477; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124550
C.B. 118142

AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation, imposing controls upon the Metropolitan Printing Press Company Building, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Ord. 124551
C.B. 118143

AN ORDINANCE relating to historic preservation, imposing controls upon the RKO Distributing Company Building, a landmark designated by the Landmarks Preservation Board under Chapter 25.12 of the Seattle Municipal Code, and adding it to the Table of Historical Landmarks contained in Chapter 25.32 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Ord. 124552
C.B. 118147

AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning, extending a deadline for compliance with locational restrictions in Section 23.42.058 on the production, processing, selling, or delivery of marijuana; and repealing Section 7 of Ordinance 124326.

Ord. 124553
C.B. 118148

AN ORDINANCE relating to a pedestrian tunnel under and across East Thomas Street, east of 15th Avenue East; amending Ordinance 122597; updating the insurance and bond requirements; amending the annual fee and other terms and conditions of the permit; renewing the term of the permit to Group Health Cooperative, formerly known as Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound; providing for the acceptance of the permit and conditions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124554
C.B. 118155

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services, declaring the property located at 3205 13th Avenue West, commonly known as former Fire Station 20, surplus to the City’s needs and authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services to sell the site and building through an open competitive process.

Ord. 124555
C.B. 118156

AN ORDINANCE relating to the State Route 520 Project; authorizing the Director of the Department of Transportation to acquire, accept, and record on behalf of the City of Seattle, a statutory warranty deed for a portion of Lot 1, Block 1, Glenwilde Addition to the City of Seattle, from Michael Leigh, a single person; placing the real property conveyed by such deed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and designating the property for street purposes; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124556
C.B. 118158

AN ORDINANCE authorizing, in 2014, acceptance of funding from non-City sources; authorizing the heads of the Executive Department, Department of Planning and Development, Department of Parks and Recreation, Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Department of Transportation to accept specified grants and private funding and to execute, deliver, and perform corresponding agreements; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124557
C.B. 118159

AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2014 Budget; amending Ordinance 124349, which adopted the 2014 Budget, including the 2014- 2019 Capital Improvement Program (CIP); changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the Budget; adding new projects; revising project allocations for certain projects in the 2014-2019 CIP; creating positions; creating exempt positions; modifying positions; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

Ord. 124558
C.B. 118162

AN ORDINANCE relating to enforcement and timely payment of parking infractions; providing authority to provide notice through use of a vehicle notification sticker that a vehicle may be immobilized; correcting a conflicting provision with regard to the time to request administrative review; providing that any person who unlawfully removes an immobilization device and is immobilized a second time is not eligible for a payment plan; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 11.35.010 and 11.35.020.

Ord. 124559
C.B. 118166

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services, declaring the property located at 620 South Main Street as surplus to the City’s needs; and authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to negotiate and execute all documents for the sale and transfer of the property to the InterIm Community Development Authority.

Ord. 124560
C.B. 118169

AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring the real property at 5560 South Holly Street surplus to the City’s needs and authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to sell the property through an open competitive process.

Ord. 124561
C.B. 118170

AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; declaring certain real property rights relating to sewer facility easements within the campus of the University of Washington as being surplus to City utility needs; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to relinquish such easement rights and accept a new easement grant from the University of Washington for a City-owned sanitary sewer facility; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124562
C.B. 118172

AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department, declaring the former Greenlake, Beverly, and Boulevard Park Substation properties as surplus to the City’s needs and no longer required for providing public utility service or other municipal purpose; authorizing the sale of said properties through brokered sales to be managed by the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; and authorizing the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the City Light Department to execute all necessary documents to accomplish such property sales.

Ord. 124563
C.B. 118184

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Ord. 124564
C.B. 118185

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Ord. 124565
C.B. 118186

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Res. 31536

A RESOLUTION identifying proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments to be considered for possible adoption in 2015 and requesting that the Department of Planning and Development and the Seattle Planning Commission review and make recommendations about the proposed amendments.

 

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Ord. 124545
C.B. 118145

AN ORDINANCE relating to the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace; authorizing the execution of Lot Boundary Adjustment #3016027; authorizing an exchange of property between the City of Seattle and the Housing Authority of the City of Seattle to complete the Lot Boundary Adjustment to allow for the dedication of the new South Washington Street as part of the final plat of Yesler Terrace Community; and finding, after a public hearing, that the exchange of property meets the requirements of Ordinance 118477, which adopted Initiative 42.

Ord. 124546
C.B. 118151

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Neighborhoods; authorizing implementation of certain Neighborhood Matching Fund projects in 2014, and specifying that 2014 appropriations for the Neighborhood Matching Subfund shall carry forward automatically to future budget years; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124547
C.B. 118161

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Recreation to execute an amended and restated ground lease between the City of Seattle and the Center for Wooden Boats for development, operation and maintenance of an Education Center in Lake Union Park.

Ord. 124548
C.B. 118173

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Res. 31534

A RESOLUTION relating to Seattle Public Utilities; adopting a 2015-2020 Strategic Business Plan for Seattle Public Utilities and endorsing a six-year rate path required to support the Strategic Business Plan.

Res. 31539

A RESOLUTION prioritizing family unity and urging President Obama and Congress to replace the enforcement oriented federal immigration system with an immigration policy that keeps families together and respects the right of all workers to support their families.

 

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Ord. 124541
C.B. 118121

AN ORDINANCE related to the Immigrant and Refugee Commission; authorizing a Get Engaged young adult position to the Immigrant and Refugee Commission; and amending Section 3.14.545 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Ord. 124542
C.B. 118137

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Technology Matching Fund Program; making allocations and authorizing implementation of certain Technology Matching Fund projects in 2014; providing that 2014 appropriations for the Technology Matching Fund from the Cable Television Franchise Subfund and from the Information Technology Fund shall automatically carry forward into the 2015 fiscal year; that any unspent funds from an individual project may be applied to another Technology Matching Fund project; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124543
C.B. 118164

AN ORDINANCE related to providing the Community Police Commission members compensation in the form of a stipend for those who incur a financial hardship by their participation on the Commission; and amending City of Seattle Ordinance 124021.

Ord. 124544
C.B. 118165

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

 

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Ord. 124539
C.B. 118157

AN ORDINANCE relating to the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs; changing the name of the department to the Office of Arts and Culture; providing for the confirmation of certain appointments to the Seattle Arts Commission; and amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 3.14.800, 3.14.810, 3.14.815, 3.14.825, 3.14.830, 3.14.840, 3.14.845, 4.13.010, 5.09.020, 5.40.120, 5.78.030, 20.32.020, 20.32.030, 20.32.040, 20.32.050, 22.900A.040, 22.900B.060, and 22.900G.040.

Ord. 124540
C.B. 118160

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Res. 31537

A RESOLUTION relating to the City Light Department; acknowledging the 2014 Integrated Resource Plan Update and Progress Report as conforming with the public policy objectives of The City of Seattle and the requirements of the State of Washington; and approving the Update and Progress Report for the biennium September 2014 through August 2016.

 

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Ord. 124535
C.B. 118080

AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning, amending Sections 23.40.060, 23.41.012 and 23.90.018 to revise the Living Building and Seattle Deep Green Pilot program.

Ord. 124536
C.B. 118149

AN ORDINANCE relating to a lease agreement for office space; authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to enter into a lease agreement, for and on behalf of the City, with Columbia Center Property LLC for office space in the Columbia Center at 701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington, for use by the Law Department; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.

Ord. 124537
C.B. 118152

AN ORDINANCE related to the Office of Housing; lifting a budget proviso imposed on the Office of Housing Operating Fund Budget Control Level to allow spending for a predevelopment study that would evaluate the feasibility of expanding Legacy House and an International Community Health Services clinic as provided in Ordinance 124349, which adopted the 2014 Budget.

Ord. 124538
C.B. 118153

AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof.

Res. 31526

A RESOLUTION relating to the Center City Connector; adopting the Center City Connector Transit Study Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA); and endorsing efforts to pursue federal funding for the Center City Connector project.

Res. 31535

A RESOLUTION affirming the City’s intent to consider, in good faith, ways to address public comments regarding how to strengthen the City’s police accountability system.