1 00:10:37,036 --> 00:10:47,380 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 2 00:11:00,426 --> 00:11:00,960 -- GOOD EVENING. THE. OCTOBER 3 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,329 6th, 2026 SELECT BUDGET 4 00:11:03,329 --> 00:11:04,530 COMMITTEE MEETING WILL COME TO 5 00:11:04,530 --> 00:11:07,967 BACK TO ORDER. IT IS 5:01 P.M.. 6 00:11:07,967 --> 00:11:09,869 I'M DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR OF THE 7 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:10,503 COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 8 00:11:10,503 --> 00:11:14,340 CALL THE ROLL? 9 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:16,942 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 10 00:11:16,942 --> 00:11:19,211 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HERE. 11 00:11:19,211 --> 00:11:19,678 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 12 00:11:19,678 --> 00:11:21,947 -- HERE. 13 00:11:21,947 --> 00:11:22,515 -- PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 14 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:26,018 PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER. JUAREZ. 15 00:11:26,018 --> 00:11:26,452 -- HERE. 16 00:11:26,452 --> 00:11:31,424 -- COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE. 17 00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:31,857 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 18 00:11:31,857 --> 00:11:33,959 -- HERE. 19 00:11:33,959 --> 00:11:37,229 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. HERE. 20 00:11:37,229 --> 00:11:38,264 CHAIR STRAUSS. PRESENT SEVEN. 21 00:11:38,264 --> 00:11:38,531 PRESENT. 22 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:39,832 -- THANK YOU. WE HAVE ALREADY 23 00:11:39,832 --> 00:11:40,633 READ THE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. 24 00:11:40,633 --> 00:11:43,202 AS THIS MEETING TECHNICALLY 25 00:11:43,202 --> 00:11:45,404 STARTED THIS AFTERNOON AT 1 P.M. 26 00:11:45,404 --> 00:11:47,406 FOR VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENTERS, I 27 00:11:47,406 --> 00:11:49,008 WILL GO OVER THE RULES ONCE 28 00:11:49,008 --> 00:11:50,209 MORE, WHICH IS. SPEAKERS WILL BE 29 00:11:50,209 --> 00:11:51,077 CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH 30 00:11:51,077 --> 00:11:53,345 THEY REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL 31 00:11:53,345 --> 00:11:55,948 HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS 32 00:11:55,948 --> 00:11:58,451 REMAIN OF YOUR TIME. SPEAKERS. 33 00:11:58,451 --> 00:11:59,485 MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF YOU 34 00:11:59,485 --> 00:12:01,554 DO NOT END YOUR COMMENTS WITHIN 35 00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:02,855 THE ALLOTTED TIME. WE DO REQUEST 36 00:12:02,855 --> 00:12:03,956 THAT IF YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT 37 00:12:03,956 --> 00:12:05,424 WITH SOMEONE, YOU USE JAZZ HANDS 38 00:12:05,424 --> 00:12:08,094 RATHER THAN CLAPPING, SIMPLY SO 39 00:12:08,094 --> 00:12:09,895 THAT WE CAN KEEP THE PROCESS 40 00:12:09,895 --> 00:12:10,563 MOVING AND THAT EVERYONE CAN 41 00:12:10,563 --> 00:12:15,067 HEAR AS WE CALL PEOPLE'S NAMES. 42 00:12:15,067 --> 00:12:20,005 IF YOU ARE IN A GROUP, WE ARE 43 00:12:20,005 --> 00:12:21,640 OFFERING FOUR MINUTES 30s, WHICH 44 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:22,675 FOR GROUPS OF THREE OR LARGER, 45 00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:25,411 WHICH IS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME 46 00:12:25,411 --> 00:12:26,378 AS THREE PEOPLE GET. I KNOW THAT 47 00:12:26,378 --> 00:12:28,914 THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION WITH 48 00:12:28,914 --> 00:12:29,882 THE FIRST SET OF GROUPS, SO 49 00:12:29,882 --> 00:12:30,916 WE'LL HANDLE THAT AS IT GOES. 50 00:12:30,916 --> 00:12:33,085 BUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 51 00:12:33,085 --> 00:12:34,120 GROUPS, EVERYONE IN THE GROUP 52 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,888 COMES UP AND HANDS IN YOUR 53 00:12:35,888 --> 00:12:37,690 NUMBER. I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST 54 00:12:37,690 --> 00:12:38,791 WITH PRONUNCIATION. I'M NOT 55 00:12:38,791 --> 00:12:41,227 PERFECT. AND I'M OFTENTIMES 56 00:12:41,227 --> 00:12:42,528 WRONG. AND SO I JUST WANT TO 57 00:12:42,528 --> 00:12:44,196 APOLOGIZE IF I DO GET YOUR NAME 58 00:12:44,196 --> 00:12:45,331 WRONG. FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME 59 00:12:45,331 --> 00:12:49,668 WHEN YOU COME UP TO THE DAIS. MY 60 00:12:49,668 --> 00:12:51,470 APOLOGIES. WE DO HAVE A FORMER 61 00:12:51,470 --> 00:12:52,204 COUNCILMEMBER IN ATTENDANCE. I 62 00:12:52,204 --> 00:12:53,272 HAVE ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD LIKE 63 00:12:53,272 --> 00:12:54,406 TO GO FIRST. SHE SAID THAT SHE 64 00:12:54,406 --> 00:12:56,108 WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN THE ORDER 65 00:12:56,108 --> 00:12:57,276 IN WHICH SHE REGISTERED. SO 66 00:12:57,276 --> 00:12:59,778 THANK YOU AND GOOD TO SEE YOU. 67 00:12:59,778 --> 00:13:01,914 WITH THAT. IF THERE ARE NO 68 00:13:01,914 --> 00:13:02,948 FURTHER OBJECTIONS, WE'RE GOING 69 00:13:02,948 --> 00:13:06,418 TO MOVE RIGHT INTO THIS PUBLIC 70 00:13:06,418 --> 00:13:08,954 HEARING. I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST 71 00:13:08,954 --> 00:13:10,055 TO BOTH BE TAKING MY TALLIES AND 72 00:13:10,055 --> 00:13:11,991 CALLING THE NAMES, AND WE'RE 73 00:13:11,991 --> 00:13:12,958 GOING TO BE HERE AS LONG AS IT 74 00:13:12,958 --> 00:13:15,494 TAKES TO GO THROUGH EVERYONE'S 75 00:13:15,494 --> 00:13:16,962 PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PARKING 76 00:13:16,962 --> 00:13:17,763 GARAGE ACROSS THE STREET DOES 77 00:13:17,763 --> 00:13:20,633 CLOSE AT 10 P.M., AND SO WE'LL 78 00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:21,734 JUST IF WE GET TO THAT LATE, 79 00:13:21,734 --> 00:13:23,435 WE'LL BE MAKING SOME 80 00:13:23,435 --> 00:13:26,005 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THAT. WITH 81 00:13:26,005 --> 00:13:28,541 THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, 82 00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:33,512 COLLEAGUES FANTASTIC. AND WE GOT 83 00:13:33,512 --> 00:13:34,046 COUNCILMEMBER BOB KETTLE 84 00:13:34,046 --> 00:13:37,216 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ ON THE 85 00:13:37,216 --> 00:13:38,017 LINE. WONDERFUL. WITH THAT, I'M 86 00:13:38,017 --> 00:13:41,086 GOING TO READ THE FIRST BUNCH OF 87 00:13:41,086 --> 00:13:42,254 NAMES, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO 88 00:13:42,254 --> 00:13:44,089 START ROLLING. TYLER VASQUEZ, 89 00:13:44,089 --> 00:13:48,127 LARS ERICKSON, DENISE KELLY OH, 90 00:13:48,127 --> 00:13:51,931 HELLO. LEONARD MITCHELL, JULIA, 91 00:13:51,931 --> 00:13:55,334 ROBERT DAN WISE, J V EDDIE 92 00:13:55,334 --> 00:13:57,736 MAHONEY AND KAREN ESTEVAN. AND 93 00:13:57,736 --> 00:14:00,139 IF FOLKS JUST WANT TO LINE UP 94 00:14:00,139 --> 00:14:01,473 RIGHT HERE AND WE'LL JUST, WE'LL 95 00:14:01,473 --> 00:14:03,342 JUST TICK. TYLER, ALWAYS GREAT 96 00:14:03,342 --> 00:14:04,410 TO SEE YOU. 97 00:14:04,410 --> 00:14:05,077 -- AND I'LL BE CLOSE TO THE 98 00:14:05,077 --> 00:14:05,277 MIC. 99 00:14:05,277 --> 00:14:06,812 -- OH YEAH. AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED 100 00:14:06,812 --> 00:14:08,414 TO SPEAK MOST OF THEM CLOSE TO 101 00:14:08,414 --> 00:14:09,982 THE MIC. YEP. IF YOU HEAR ME SAY 102 00:14:09,982 --> 00:14:11,951 MICK JAGGER THAT MEANS JUST GET 103 00:14:11,951 --> 00:14:13,085 A LITTLE CLOSER. WE'LL START 104 00:14:13,085 --> 00:14:14,887 YOUR TIME AS SOON AS YOU START 105 00:14:14,887 --> 00:14:15,888 TALKING WITH THAT. OVER TO YOU, 106 00:14:15,888 --> 00:14:20,960 TYLER. WELCOME 107 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,761 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND 108 00:14:22,761 --> 00:14:23,329 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M TYLER 109 00:14:23,329 --> 00:14:24,663 VASQUEZ WITH CASCADE BICYCLE 110 00:14:24,663 --> 00:14:26,232 CLUB. WE ADVOCATE FOR THE MOST 111 00:14:26,232 --> 00:14:28,067 VULNERABLE PEOPLE ON THE SEATTLE 112 00:14:28,067 --> 00:14:30,302 STREETS. THOSE WALKING, ROLLING, 113 00:14:30,302 --> 00:14:33,405 BIKING AND ACCESSING ACCESSING 114 00:14:33,405 --> 00:14:35,875 TRANSIT, THE SAFER STREETS 115 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:38,344 INITIATIVE ALSO CALLS THEM 116 00:14:38,344 --> 00:14:40,713 VULNERABLE TRAVELERS. OUR 117 00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:41,247 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IS 118 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:44,116 CITYWIDE AND SO IS THE NEED FOR 119 00:14:44,116 --> 00:14:45,784 SAFETY. WE KNOW THAT WHAT WORKS 120 00:14:45,784 --> 00:14:50,122 AS OF 2025, THE FEDERAL LIST OF 121 00:14:50,122 --> 00:14:50,723 PROVEN SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES 122 00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:51,890 INCLUDE BICYCLE LANES, WALKWAYS, 123 00:14:51,890 --> 00:14:54,059 LEADING PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS AND 124 00:14:54,059 --> 00:14:56,228 SAFE SPEED LIMITS. EVERYONE OF 125 00:14:56,228 --> 00:14:59,265 THEM COSTS MONEY TO BUILD. THIS 126 00:14:59,265 --> 00:15:00,799 SUMMER, THE MAYOR AND ALSO THE 127 00:15:00,799 --> 00:15:03,269 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE PUT 128 00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:06,138 FORWARD POLICY THAT MAKES THOSE 129 00:15:06,138 --> 00:15:08,674 TRAVELING IN OUR TRANSPORTATION 130 00:15:08,674 --> 00:15:10,009 SYSTEM SAFER. AND WE MUST 131 00:15:10,009 --> 00:15:12,878 PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE 132 00:15:12,878 --> 00:15:15,047 USERS OF VULNERABLE USERS. A 133 00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:17,516 BUDGET IS WHERE THOSE POLICIES 134 00:15:17,516 --> 00:15:19,251 BECOME REAL. THE MAYOR HAS 135 00:15:19,251 --> 00:15:21,787 PROPOSED A BUDGET BUDGET THAT 136 00:15:21,787 --> 00:15:24,323 PRESERVES THIS FUNDING IN A HARD 137 00:15:24,323 --> 00:15:25,024 FISCAL YEAR. NOW IT'S COUNCIL'S 138 00:15:25,024 --> 00:15:26,091 TURN TO MAKE SURE WE PRESERVE 139 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:29,695 THAT FUNDING. WE'RE WHAT 140 00:15:29,695 --> 00:15:31,363 WATCHING CLOSELY, AND WE HOPE 141 00:15:31,363 --> 00:15:33,699 THAT THIS BUDGET RECOGNIZES THE 142 00:15:33,699 --> 00:15:34,967 POLICIES THAT ARE IN COMMITTEE, 143 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:36,535 IN THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 144 00:15:36,535 --> 00:15:38,270 AND ALSO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER. 145 00:15:38,270 --> 00:15:40,472 THANK YOU. 146 00:15:40,472 --> 00:15:42,274 -- THANK YOU. TYLER. UP NEXT IS 147 00:15:42,274 --> 00:15:45,978 LARS ERICKSON, FOLLOWED BY 148 00:15:45,978 --> 00:15:46,312 DENISE KELLY. 149 00:15:46,312 --> 00:15:48,347 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR STRAUSS 150 00:15:48,347 --> 00:15:49,381 AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 151 00:15:49,381 --> 00:15:50,482 LARS ERICKSON. I'M HERE ON 152 00:15:50,482 --> 00:15:52,318 BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE METRO 153 00:15:52,318 --> 00:15:54,820 CHAMBER AND OUR 2600 MEMBERS. WE 154 00:15:54,820 --> 00:15:56,288 URGE YOU TO PROTECT THE CORE 155 00:15:56,288 --> 00:15:58,324 FRAMEWORK OF MAYOR WILSON'S 156 00:15:58,324 --> 00:15:59,758 PROPOSED BUDGET. IT DEMONSTRATES 157 00:15:59,758 --> 00:16:01,126 THAT SEATTLE CAN MAKE 158 00:16:01,126 --> 00:16:01,694 SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN 159 00:16:01,694 --> 00:16:03,929 PUBLIC SAFETY, AFFORDABLE 160 00:16:03,929 --> 00:16:06,765 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 161 00:16:06,765 --> 00:16:07,333 SERVICES WHILE MAINTAINING 162 00:16:07,333 --> 00:16:08,600 FISCAL DISCIPLINE AND AVOIDING 163 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,304 NEW BUSINESS TAXES AT A TIME OF 164 00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:12,871 ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. THAT 165 00:16:12,871 --> 00:16:14,673 BALANCE IS WORTH PRESERVING AS 166 00:16:14,673 --> 00:16:16,642 YOU CONSIDER AMENDMENTS, PLEASE 167 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:19,311 PRESERVE THE PATHWAY TO 1250 168 00:16:19,311 --> 00:16:21,013 POLICE OFFICERS AND MAINTAIN 169 00:16:21,013 --> 00:16:22,981 INVESTMENTS IN EMERGENCY 170 00:16:22,981 --> 00:16:23,515 RESPONSE AND NEIGHBORHOOD 171 00:16:23,515 --> 00:16:25,584 SAFETY. JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, 172 00:16:25,584 --> 00:16:26,552 RESIST EFFORTS TO ADD NEW 173 00:16:26,552 --> 00:16:28,053 BUSINESS TAXES OR UNDO THE 174 00:16:28,053 --> 00:16:29,922 FISCAL DISCIPLINE THAT MAKES 175 00:16:29,922 --> 00:16:31,724 THESE INVESTMENTS POSSIBLE. 176 00:16:31,724 --> 00:16:34,026 SEATTLE'S FUTURE DEPENDS ON 177 00:16:34,026 --> 00:16:36,095 BOTH BEING BOTH SAFE AND 178 00:16:36,095 --> 00:16:37,463 ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE. WE 179 00:16:37,463 --> 00:16:38,797 ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP THOSE 180 00:16:38,797 --> 00:16:40,466 PRIORITIES FRONT AND CENTER AS 181 00:16:40,466 --> 00:16:41,500 YOU FINALIZE THE BUDGET. THANK 182 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:41,700 YOU. 183 00:16:41,700 --> 00:16:43,602 -- THANK YOU LARS. UP NEXT IS 184 00:16:43,602 --> 00:16:46,805 DENISE, FOLLOWED BY ODA DENISE, 185 00:16:46,805 --> 00:16:47,072 WELCOME. 186 00:16:47,072 --> 00:16:49,074 -- GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE 187 00:16:49,074 --> 00:16:50,909 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 188 00:16:50,909 --> 00:16:53,212 DENISE PEREZ LAWLEY. I LIVE AND 189 00:16:53,212 --> 00:16:54,847 WORK IN DISTRICT ONE. THANK YOU 190 00:16:54,847 --> 00:16:56,415 FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING THIS 191 00:16:56,415 --> 00:17:00,152 BUDGET CYCLE. I'M HERE TO ASK 192 00:17:00,152 --> 00:17:01,954 FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR SHELTER 193 00:17:01,954 --> 00:17:02,588 EXPANSION IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING 194 00:17:02,588 --> 00:17:05,591 THAT IS PROPOSED IN THE MAYOR'S 195 00:17:05,591 --> 00:17:07,326 BUDGET. IT REMAINS ONE OF THE 196 00:17:07,326 --> 00:17:09,928 THINNEST PARTS OF OUR SHELTER 197 00:17:09,928 --> 00:17:11,764 CONTINUUM, EVEN THOUGH MANY 198 00:17:11,764 --> 00:17:13,132 PEOPLE LIVING UNSHELTERED IN 199 00:17:13,132 --> 00:17:14,833 SEATTLE HAVE COMPLEX NEEDS THAT 200 00:17:14,833 --> 00:17:17,102 REQUIRE THIS LEVEL OF CARE. 201 00:17:17,102 --> 00:17:19,872 EVERY PERSON HAS A UNIQUE PATH 202 00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:22,141 FORWARD STABILITY AND RECOVERY. 203 00:17:22,141 --> 00:17:24,910 BUT THAT PATH BECOMES NEARLY 204 00:17:24,910 --> 00:17:25,511 IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT THE RIGHT 205 00:17:25,511 --> 00:17:28,947 SUPPORT AROUND THEM. I SUPPORT 206 00:17:28,947 --> 00:17:29,548 SHELTER REQUIRES INVESTMENT, 207 00:17:29,548 --> 00:17:31,550 HIGH QUALITY, LOW CASELOAD 208 00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:34,253 SUPPORT SERVICES WITH 24 OVER 209 00:17:34,253 --> 00:17:36,889 SEVEN STAFFING AND ACCESS TO 210 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:37,423 SAFETY AND DE-ESCALATION 211 00:17:37,423 --> 00:17:38,857 RESOURCES, I KNOW FIRSTHAND WHAT 212 00:17:38,857 --> 00:17:41,493 IS POSSIBLE WHEN WE GET THIS 213 00:17:41,493 --> 00:17:43,762 RIGHT. AS THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF 214 00:17:43,762 --> 00:17:45,697 COLEAD AT PDA, I WITNESSED 215 00:17:45,697 --> 00:17:47,332 PEOPLE MOVE FROM THE STREETS 216 00:17:47,332 --> 00:17:49,868 INTO SAFETY, STABILITY IN 217 00:17:49,868 --> 00:17:52,771 TEMPORARY LODGING BECAUSE THEY 218 00:17:52,771 --> 00:17:53,405 RECEIVED INDIVIDUALIZED CARE AND 219 00:17:53,405 --> 00:17:55,441 CONSISTENT SUPPORT. NUMEROUS 220 00:17:55,441 --> 00:17:57,509 PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO BUILD 221 00:17:57,509 --> 00:17:59,578 TRUST WITH CONSISTENT STAFF 222 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:01,346 MEMBERS, DEVELOP DAILY ROUTINES, 223 00:18:01,346 --> 00:18:02,881 AND TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TO 224 00:18:02,881 --> 00:18:04,316 PERMANENT HOUSING AND STABILITY. 225 00:18:04,316 --> 00:18:06,351 THANK YOU. 226 00:18:06,351 --> 00:18:07,453 -- THANK YOU DENISE. UP NEXT IS 227 00:18:07,453 --> 00:18:09,488 ODA, FOLLOWED BY LEONARD AND 228 00:18:09,488 --> 00:18:13,292 THEN JULIA ODA. WELCOME. HELLO, 229 00:18:13,292 --> 00:18:13,592 HELLO. HI. 230 00:18:13,592 --> 00:18:13,959 -- MY NAME IS. 231 00:18:13,959 --> 00:18:15,561 -- YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE THE 232 00:18:15,561 --> 00:18:17,996 TALLER ONE. YEAH. 233 00:18:17,996 --> 00:18:22,601 -- HI. MY NAME IS ODA AND I LIVE 234 00:18:22,601 --> 00:18:24,636 IN MARINA JAMES ON AURORA, AND I 235 00:18:24,636 --> 00:18:27,639 LIVED THERE SINCE JULY. I'M 236 00:18:27,639 --> 00:18:29,842 HERE TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR. I 237 00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:30,943 SUPPORT SHELTER. IT HAS HELPED 238 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:32,511 ME WHERE I CAN. I COULDN'T HELP 239 00:18:32,511 --> 00:18:34,346 MYSELF. IT HELPED ME GET MY 240 00:18:34,346 --> 00:18:36,548 LICENSE, MY PASSPORT, AND SO 241 00:18:36,548 --> 00:18:37,983 MANY OTHER THINGS THAT I 242 00:18:37,983 --> 00:18:40,118 COULDN'T DO. AND I'M GRATEFUL 243 00:18:40,118 --> 00:18:43,822 FOR THAT. IT HELPED ME FIX MY 244 00:18:43,822 --> 00:18:48,193 LEGAL ISSUES AND NOW I'M ABLE TO 245 00:18:48,193 --> 00:18:50,395 START LOOKING FOR FOR WORK. I'M 246 00:18:50,395 --> 00:18:52,197 SO EXCITED TO START MY NEW 247 00:18:52,197 --> 00:18:54,199 JOURNEY. AND IT'S IN LARGE PART 248 00:18:54,199 --> 00:18:59,137 DUE TO THIS PROGRAM. PLEASE 249 00:18:59,137 --> 00:19:00,739 MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR HI SUPPORT 250 00:19:00,739 --> 00:19:01,240 SHELTER AND THANK YOU. 251 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,442 -- THANK YOU ODA. UP NEXT IS 252 00:19:03,442 --> 00:19:04,610 LEONARD, FOLLOWED BY JULIA AND 253 00:19:04,610 --> 00:19:08,247 THEN DAN WEISS. LEONARD, 254 00:19:08,247 --> 00:19:08,514 WELCOME. 255 00:19:08,514 --> 00:19:10,082 -- GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND 256 00:19:10,082 --> 00:19:11,517 MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY 257 00:19:11,517 --> 00:19:14,153 COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LEONARD AND 258 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,889 I AM HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING 259 00:19:16,889 --> 00:19:17,789 THE COLEAD PROGRAM. I AM 260 00:19:17,789 --> 00:19:19,625 CURRENTLY A RESIDENT OF THE 261 00:19:19,625 --> 00:19:22,161 SHELTER WHERE I HAVE BEEN A 262 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,228 PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM FOR 263 00:19:23,228 --> 00:19:30,002 THE PAST YEAR. I AM. SORRY. I AM 264 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:31,170 HERE TO URGE THE CITY AND THE 265 00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:32,437 STATE TO CONTINUE FULL FUNDING 266 00:19:32,437 --> 00:19:34,473 FOR HI SUPPORT SHELTERS. HI. 267 00:19:34,473 --> 00:19:35,073 SUPPORT SHELTERS ARE NOT JUST 268 00:19:35,073 --> 00:19:37,376 FOR A PLACE OR ARE NOT JUST A 269 00:19:37,376 --> 00:19:41,079 PLACE TO SLEEP. THEY ALSO 270 00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:43,482 PROVIDE THE CRITICAL WRAPAROUND 271 00:19:43,482 --> 00:19:45,017 SERVICES LIKE MENTAL HEALTH 272 00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:47,152 CARE, CASE MANAGEMENT AND 273 00:19:47,152 --> 00:19:47,719 STABILITY THAT PEOPLE TRULY 274 00:19:47,719 --> 00:19:50,055 NEED, NEED NEED TO REBUILD THEIR 275 00:19:50,055 --> 00:19:51,089 LIVES. WITHOUT THIS SPECIFIC 276 00:19:51,089 --> 00:19:52,157 MODEL OF CARE AND THE DEDICATED 277 00:19:52,157 --> 00:19:53,325 STAFF BEHIND IT, WHAT FINDING A 278 00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:55,327 PATHWAY TO LONG TERM STABILITY 279 00:19:55,327 --> 00:19:56,328 WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR 280 00:19:56,328 --> 00:19:58,597 MANY OF US. PLEASE PROTECT THIS 281 00:19:58,597 --> 00:19:59,898 VITAL LIFELINE AND MAINTAIN 282 00:19:59,898 --> 00:20:00,566 FUNDING FOR HI SUPPORT SHELTERS. 283 00:20:00,566 --> 00:20:02,734 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND 284 00:20:02,734 --> 00:20:03,101 CONSIDERATION. 285 00:20:03,101 --> 00:20:06,705 -- THANK YOU LEONARD. UP NEXT IS 286 00:20:06,705 --> 00:20:08,073 JULIA, FOLLOWED BY DAN WEISS AND 287 00:20:08,073 --> 00:20:13,211 THEN J. V. MORNING, JULIA. GOOD 288 00:20:13,211 --> 00:20:13,478 EVENING. 289 00:20:13,478 --> 00:20:16,281 -- OKAY. 290 00:20:16,281 --> 00:20:17,616 -- IT'S TIME. IT'S TIME TO PUT 291 00:20:17,616 --> 00:20:19,818 PUT OUR GAS. EXCUSE ME. OUR FOOT 292 00:20:19,818 --> 00:20:22,154 ON THE GAS FOR. HI. SUPPORTIVE 293 00:20:22,154 --> 00:20:23,689 SHELTER FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN 294 00:20:23,689 --> 00:20:27,125 NEED. MY NAME IS JULIA THEOBALD. 295 00:20:27,125 --> 00:20:29,394 I AM A THIRD PIKE PINE RESIDENT. 296 00:20:29,394 --> 00:20:31,029 YOU MAY RECALL THAT I AND MANY 297 00:20:31,029 --> 00:20:33,899 OTHERS WERE HERE THIS SUMMER TO 298 00:20:33,899 --> 00:20:36,735 SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION'S HI 299 00:20:36,735 --> 00:20:39,338 SUPPORT SHELTER PLAN EXPANSION. 300 00:20:39,338 --> 00:20:40,872 WE WERE THRILLED WITH YOUR 301 00:20:40,872 --> 00:20:42,107 SUPPORT OF THAT, BUT WE SAID 302 00:20:42,107 --> 00:20:46,244 WE'D BE BACK. BACK TO HOLD YOU 303 00:20:46,244 --> 00:20:47,679 ACCOUNTABLE TO FUND THAT PLAN 304 00:20:47,679 --> 00:20:49,281 DURING THE BUDGET SEASON. WE'RE 305 00:20:49,281 --> 00:20:53,385 BACK AND IT'S TIME, AS MY 306 00:20:53,385 --> 00:20:54,753 NEIGHBORS AND I PROACTIVELY WORK 307 00:20:54,753 --> 00:20:56,822 TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CHRONIC 308 00:20:56,822 --> 00:20:59,091 CRIMES, OF DESPERATION, NEGLECT, 309 00:20:59,091 --> 00:21:03,095 AND ADDICTION. AT THE CORNER OF 310 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:04,296 THIRD AND PINE AND PIKE ON ON 311 00:21:04,296 --> 00:21:05,964 OUR NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORS IN 312 00:21:05,964 --> 00:21:08,800 NEED, THE NUMBER ONE OBSTACLE WE 313 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:12,704 FACE IS NOT LACK OF POLICE. IT 314 00:21:12,704 --> 00:21:15,107 IS LACK OF SHELTER AND IN 315 00:21:15,107 --> 00:21:17,976 PARTICULAR LACK OF SUPPORTIVE 316 00:21:17,976 --> 00:21:19,344 SERVICES. MIND YOU, I AM NOT A 317 00:21:19,344 --> 00:21:21,913 DEFUND THE POLICE PERSON. I 318 00:21:21,913 --> 00:21:23,982 BELIEVE IN A STRONG POLICE FORCE 319 00:21:23,982 --> 00:21:25,851 AND GIVING THEM THE ROBUST 320 00:21:25,851 --> 00:21:26,952 TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS THEY NEED 321 00:21:26,952 --> 00:21:29,354 TO DO THEIR JOB WELL. BUT IF 322 00:21:29,354 --> 00:21:33,358 THERE WAS EVER A TIME TO 323 00:21:33,358 --> 00:21:33,992 PRIORITIZE FUNDING FOR HOUSING 324 00:21:33,992 --> 00:21:36,962 AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, THIS IS 325 00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:38,530 IT. WE ARE STANDING ON THE 326 00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:40,699 PRECIPICE OF A DRASTIC FEDERAL 327 00:21:40,699 --> 00:21:42,601 CUT THAT WILL PUT MANY OF OUR 328 00:21:42,601 --> 00:21:44,703 EXISTING FOLKS BACK ON THE 329 00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:47,873 STREET, LET ALONE. 330 00:21:47,873 --> 00:21:49,875 -- THANK YOU JULIA. UP NEXT IS 331 00:21:49,875 --> 00:21:51,743 DAN WISE, FOLLOWED BY JAY AND 332 00:21:51,743 --> 00:21:53,745 THEN EDDIE MAHONEY. 333 00:21:53,745 --> 00:21:54,846 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 334 00:21:54,846 --> 00:21:57,149 MY NAME IS DAN WISE, AND I'M 335 00:21:57,149 --> 00:21:58,984 WITH A SMALL NEW NONPROFIT 336 00:21:58,984 --> 00:21:59,518 CALLED EVERYONE DESERVES 337 00:21:59,518 --> 00:22:01,053 HOUSING. I'M HERE TODAY IN 338 00:22:01,053 --> 00:22:03,121 STRONG SUPPORT OF EXPANDING 339 00:22:03,121 --> 00:22:05,290 SHELTER IN SEATTLE, PARTICULARLY 340 00:22:05,290 --> 00:22:07,025 DESIGNED TO SERVE FOLKS WITH 341 00:22:07,025 --> 00:22:11,163 COMPLEX SERVICE NEEDS. AT EDDIE, 342 00:22:11,163 --> 00:22:13,899 WE SUPPORT. WE OPERATE HI 343 00:22:13,899 --> 00:22:15,167 SUPPORT SHELTER THAT IS A TRIAGE 344 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,535 POINT TO HOUSING. OUR MODEL 345 00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:18,403 PROVIDES 24 HOUR ON SITE SUPPORT 346 00:22:18,403 --> 00:22:20,305 WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, 347 00:22:20,305 --> 00:22:22,174 MEALS. CASE MANAGERS FROM EARLY 348 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:23,542 IN THE MORNING TO LATE IN THE 349 00:22:23,542 --> 00:22:26,378 EVENING. WE HAVE A HIGH 350 00:22:26,378 --> 00:22:28,280 TOLERANCE FOR SHENANIGANS AND A 351 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,717 LOT OF COMPASSION. MANY OF THE 352 00:22:31,717 --> 00:22:33,885 PEOPLE WE SERVE HAVE EXPERIENCED 353 00:22:33,885 --> 00:22:37,089 PROFOUND TRAUMA AND PREVIOUSLY 354 00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:39,257 BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM SERVICES, 355 00:22:39,257 --> 00:22:40,726 AND WE STRIVE TO UNDERSTAND THE 356 00:22:40,726 --> 00:22:42,160 REASONS BEHIND A PERSON'S 357 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:43,462 ACTIONS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF A 358 00:22:43,462 --> 00:22:45,764 PERSON IS ANGRY AND THEY KNOCK 359 00:22:45,764 --> 00:22:47,165 OVER A TABLE, WE'RE MORE 360 00:22:47,165 --> 00:22:47,799 CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELL-BEING 361 00:22:47,799 --> 00:22:50,402 OF THE PERSON. RATHER THAN 362 00:22:50,402 --> 00:22:51,970 DOLING OUT CONSEQUENCES FOR THE 363 00:22:51,970 --> 00:22:55,040 BROKEN TABLE, SEATTLE NEEDS MORE 364 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,675 SHELTER THAT'S PREPARED TO 365 00:22:56,675 --> 00:22:58,643 WELCOME PEOPLE AS THEY ARE, NOT 366 00:22:58,643 --> 00:23:01,413 AS WE THEY WISH THEY WOULD BE. 367 00:23:01,413 --> 00:23:03,415 AND I URGE YOU TO KEEP 368 00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:04,483 SUPPORTING HI SUPPORT SHELTER 369 00:23:04,483 --> 00:23:06,017 GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU SO 370 00:23:06,017 --> 00:23:06,218 MUCH. 371 00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:09,121 -- THANK YOU DAN. UP NEXT IS 372 00:23:09,121 --> 00:23:10,388 JOY, THEN EDDIE, AND THEN KAREN. 373 00:23:10,388 --> 00:23:13,125 -- HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JAY 374 00:23:13,125 --> 00:23:15,127 AND I WORK FOR EVERYONE DESERVES 375 00:23:15,127 --> 00:23:20,665 HOUSING. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT. 376 00:23:20,665 --> 00:23:21,299 HI SUPPORT SHELTERS. THERE'S 377 00:23:21,299 --> 00:23:23,869 MANY WAYS TO EXIT HOMELESSNESS 378 00:23:23,869 --> 00:23:27,105 AND FOR THOSE WITH COMPLEX 379 00:23:27,105 --> 00:23:29,608 NEEDS. HI SUPPORT TUTORS, 380 00:23:29,608 --> 00:23:34,413 DESIGNS TO TO SUPPORT THEM BY 381 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:37,649 PROVIDING LIKE OUTDOOR SPACE, 382 00:23:37,649 --> 00:23:40,552 SMOKING AREAS, INTENSIVES CASE 383 00:23:40,552 --> 00:23:43,455 MANAGEMENT, ACCESS TO RECOVERY 384 00:23:43,455 --> 00:23:46,124 SERVICES, ALL THIS. YESTERDAY I 385 00:23:46,124 --> 00:23:49,161 HAD A CLIENT WHO I HAVE SERVED 386 00:23:49,161 --> 00:23:50,896 FOR PROBABLY THREE MONTHS. HE 387 00:23:50,896 --> 00:23:51,730 CAME TO ME AND HE SAID, THANK 388 00:23:51,730 --> 00:23:53,665 YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU HAVE 389 00:23:53,665 --> 00:23:57,402 DONE. I WAS DOWN BEFORE AND 390 00:23:57,402 --> 00:24:00,305 TODAY I AM ON MY FEET AGAIN. I 391 00:24:00,305 --> 00:24:05,076 WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR 392 00:24:05,076 --> 00:24:05,677 SUPPORT, AND I WANT TO BRING 393 00:24:05,677 --> 00:24:06,411 YOUR PIZZA SOMETIMES. AND I 394 00:24:06,411 --> 00:24:07,913 SHARE THAT WITH MY COLLEAGUES 395 00:24:07,913 --> 00:24:11,783 HOPE LOOKING FORWARD. IF WE CAN 396 00:24:11,783 --> 00:24:12,851 SERVE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF 397 00:24:12,851 --> 00:24:14,719 THEM TO GET INTO HOUSING AND 398 00:24:14,719 --> 00:24:16,354 THEIR CAREERS, I THINK IT WOULD 399 00:24:16,354 --> 00:24:18,490 BE MEANINGFUL. SO I AM HERE TO 400 00:24:18,490 --> 00:24:21,326 SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. 401 00:24:21,326 --> 00:24:22,794 -- THANK YOU. JAY. UP NEXT IS 402 00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:24,296 EDDIE, FOLLOWED BY KAREN. AND 403 00:24:24,296 --> 00:24:24,896 THEN I'M GOING TO READ THE 404 00:24:24,896 --> 00:24:28,733 NEXT. WE'VE GOT JAMIE FACKLER, 405 00:24:28,733 --> 00:24:31,336 JESSIE WATSON, LESLIE BERNSTEIN, 406 00:24:31,336 --> 00:24:33,471 DWIGHT W, MARGARET SHIELD, EMILY 407 00:24:33,471 --> 00:24:35,273 MEYER, LARISSA BROWN, RON ABRAM, 408 00:24:35,273 --> 00:24:39,945 FLO BAUMAN, ALEX WITT, EDDIE, 409 00:24:39,945 --> 00:24:40,212 WELCOME. 410 00:24:40,212 --> 00:24:42,180 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. 411 00:24:42,180 --> 00:24:43,915 COUNCILMEMBER. MY NAME IS EDDIE 412 00:24:43,915 --> 00:24:45,750 MAHON AND I'M ALSO WITH 413 00:24:45,750 --> 00:24:47,252 EVERYONE DESERVES HOUSING AND 414 00:24:47,252 --> 00:24:48,553 WITH BAYSIDE ENHANCED SHELTER. I 415 00:24:48,553 --> 00:24:50,789 WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE 416 00:24:50,789 --> 00:24:52,524 PEOPLE I MEET EVERY DAY WHO ARE 417 00:24:52,524 --> 00:24:54,659 LIVING UNSHELTERED. THESE ARE 418 00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:56,528 OUR NEIGHBORS. MANY HAVE 419 00:24:56,528 --> 00:24:59,431 SURVIVED YEARS OF TRAUMA, 420 00:24:59,431 --> 00:24:59,931 ILLNESS, ADDICTION AND 421 00:24:59,931 --> 00:25:01,299 INSTABILITY. WHAT THEY NEED IS 422 00:25:01,299 --> 00:25:04,769 NOT JUST A BED FOR THE NIGHT. 423 00:25:04,769 --> 00:25:06,505 THEY NEED A MEANINGFUL, 424 00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:08,640 MEANINGFUL SUPPORT AND A CLEAR 425 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,509 PATH FORWARD. AT BAYSIDE, WE 426 00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:12,077 HAVE SEEN PEOPLE MAKE INCREDIBLE 427 00:25:12,077 --> 00:25:13,011 PROGRESS IN THE SHORT TIME THAT 428 00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:14,613 WE HAVE BEEN OPEN. WHEN THEY 429 00:25:14,613 --> 00:25:17,482 HAVE ACCESS TO INTENSIVE 430 00:25:17,482 --> 00:25:17,916 SUPPORT, CONSISTENT 431 00:25:17,916 --> 00:25:19,751 RELATIONSHIPS AND HOUSING 432 00:25:19,751 --> 00:25:21,887 FOCUSED SERVICES. I'VE ALSO SEEN 433 00:25:21,887 --> 00:25:23,622 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE 434 00:25:23,622 --> 00:25:24,589 RESOURCES AREN'T AVAILABLE. 435 00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:26,658 SEATTLE NEEDS SEATTLE NEEDS 436 00:25:26,658 --> 00:25:30,362 MORE, NEEDS MORE HIGH SUPPORT 437 00:25:30,362 --> 00:25:31,630 SHELTERS, AND MORE HOUSING 438 00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:33,131 OPTIONS. WITHOUT THEM, PEOPLE 439 00:25:33,131 --> 00:25:36,735 REMAIN STUCK IN CRISIS AND IN 440 00:25:36,735 --> 00:25:37,335 SHELTERS, BECOME OVERWHELMED 441 00:25:37,335 --> 00:25:39,604 WITH THEM. PEOPLE CAN STABILIZE, 442 00:25:39,604 --> 00:25:41,940 RECOVER AND MOVE INTO PERMANENT 443 00:25:41,940 --> 00:25:43,275 HOUSING. I URGE YOU TO INVEST IN 444 00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:45,377 BOTH. THESE ARE NOT JUST BUDGET 445 00:25:45,377 --> 00:25:46,645 DECISIONS, BUT THEY ARE 446 00:25:46,645 --> 00:25:48,179 DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER OUR 447 00:25:48,179 --> 00:25:50,548 NEIGHBORS HAVE A CHANCE TO 448 00:25:50,548 --> 00:25:51,983 SUCCEED, LIVE AND THRIVE. THANK 449 00:25:51,983 --> 00:25:52,317 YOU SO MUCH. 450 00:25:52,317 --> 00:25:54,219 -- THANK YOU. EDDIE. UP NEXT IS 451 00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:55,887 KAREN, FOLLOWED BY JAMIE AND 452 00:25:55,887 --> 00:25:58,523 THEN JESSE. KAREN, WELCOME. 453 00:25:58,523 --> 00:26:01,760 -- THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. 454 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:02,294 BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS AND 455 00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:03,161 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 456 00:26:03,161 --> 00:26:05,063 KAREN. I'M THE EXECUTIVE 457 00:26:05,063 --> 00:26:08,900 DIRECTOR OF PROTECT 17, A LABOR 458 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:09,501 UNION REPRESENTING OVER 3000 459 00:26:09,501 --> 00:26:11,836 WORKERS HERE AT THE CITY OF 460 00:26:11,836 --> 00:26:13,371 SEATTLE. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU 461 00:26:13,371 --> 00:26:15,574 TO FIND WAYS OTHER THAN LAYOFFS 462 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:18,877 TO CLOSE THE BUDGET GAP. I WANT 463 00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:20,412 TO TELL YOU ABOUT TWO PEOPLE WHO 464 00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:23,148 SHOW UP FOR THIS CITY EVERY DAY. 465 00:26:23,148 --> 00:26:26,117 ALEX IS A DATA TECHNICIAN AT THE 466 00:26:26,117 --> 00:26:27,686 SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HIS 467 00:26:27,686 --> 00:26:29,454 JOB IS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND WHAT 468 00:26:29,454 --> 00:26:32,190 THEY'VE LOST A STOLEN CAR, A 469 00:26:32,190 --> 00:26:35,160 MISSING COWORKER, A CHILD WHO 470 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,729 DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME FROM 471 00:26:37,729 --> 00:26:39,197 SCHOOL. TWO OF THE POSITIONS 472 00:26:39,197 --> 00:26:39,864 THAT MAKE THAT WORK POSSIBLE ARE 473 00:26:39,864 --> 00:26:44,169 ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. THE AUTO 474 00:26:44,169 --> 00:26:46,037 RECORD STAFF WHO REUNITE PEOPLE 475 00:26:46,037 --> 00:26:47,739 WITH THEIR STOLEN VEHICLES 476 00:26:47,739 --> 00:26:49,541 HASSLE FREE AT AN ALREADY 477 00:26:49,541 --> 00:26:50,075 STRESSFUL MOMENT. AND THE 478 00:26:50,075 --> 00:26:53,445 RECORDS UNIT STAFF WHO MAKE SURE 479 00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:54,946 RESIDENTS CAN ACCESS THEIR OWN 480 00:26:54,946 --> 00:26:56,748 CASE FILES ON WHAT MIGHT BE THE 481 00:26:56,748 --> 00:27:01,753 WORST DAY OF THEIR LIVES. LISA 482 00:27:01,753 --> 00:27:03,555 IS A PERSON, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS 483 00:27:03,555 --> 00:27:04,222 WHO WORKS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 484 00:27:04,222 --> 00:27:05,757 NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SHE'S BEEN 485 00:27:05,757 --> 00:27:07,993 THERE FOR MORE THAN 16 YEARS AS 486 00:27:07,993 --> 00:27:09,928 THE FOOD EQUITY FUND PROJECT 487 00:27:09,928 --> 00:27:12,931 MANAGER. SHE CONNECTS GRASSROOTS 488 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:14,899 GROUPS LIKE A SMALL NONPROFIT IN 489 00:27:14,899 --> 00:27:17,035 RAINIER, RUNNING LOW ON FUNDS TO 490 00:27:17,035 --> 00:27:19,771 FEED HOMEBOUND SENIORS WITH THE 491 00:27:19,771 --> 00:27:21,406 RESOURCES THEY NEED TO KEEP 492 00:27:21,406 --> 00:27:25,577 GOING. THIS PATTERN CONTINUES 493 00:27:25,577 --> 00:27:27,812 ACROSS FIVE DEPARTMENTS. PLEASE, 494 00:27:27,812 --> 00:27:30,682 THIS IS TOO MUCH TO PAY. AND 495 00:27:30,682 --> 00:27:31,650 WE'RE HERE ASKING YOU TO FIND 496 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:33,418 OTHER WAYS. THANK YOU. 497 00:27:33,418 --> 00:27:35,854 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JAMIE 498 00:27:35,854 --> 00:27:37,255 FACKLER, FOLLOWED BY JESSE 499 00:27:37,255 --> 00:27:40,125 WATSON, LESLIE BERNSTEIN. 500 00:27:40,125 --> 00:27:43,561 -- YEAH. THANK YOU. CHAIR 501 00:27:43,561 --> 00:27:45,430 STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I 502 00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:47,632 REALLY DO NOT ENVY YOU IN IN 503 00:27:47,632 --> 00:27:48,666 THIS ROLE. THERE'S A LOT OF 504 00:27:48,666 --> 00:27:50,568 TOUGH DECISIONS TO BE MADE IN 505 00:27:50,568 --> 00:27:53,171 REALLY DIFFICULT TIMES FACING 506 00:27:53,171 --> 00:27:55,407 THE CITY. AS I WORK AT SDCI AS A 507 00:27:55,407 --> 00:27:56,775 BUILDING INSPECTOR, I'M A 508 00:27:56,775 --> 00:28:00,111 PROTECH 17 MEMBER AND A SHOP 509 00:28:00,111 --> 00:28:01,946 STEWARD THERE. WE HAVE SEVEN OF 510 00:28:01,946 --> 00:28:05,717 THE JOB CUTS SEVEN OF THE 511 00:28:05,717 --> 00:28:07,652 LAYOFFS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALSO 512 00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:08,953 GOT A LOT OF POSITIONS THAT ARE 513 00:28:08,953 --> 00:28:10,755 BEING LET GO THAT ARE UNFILLED. 514 00:28:10,755 --> 00:28:12,357 BUT SEVEN OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE 515 00:28:12,357 --> 00:28:17,595 AT SDCI. WE HAVE TWO FOLKS THAT 516 00:28:17,595 --> 00:28:22,534 WORK IN LAND USE THAT HOST THE 517 00:28:22,534 --> 00:28:24,169 IN-PERSON PUBLIC MEETINGS. SO 518 00:28:24,169 --> 00:28:25,336 PRIMARILY DESIGN REVIEW, BUT 519 00:28:25,336 --> 00:28:28,506 ALSO FOR LAND USE DECISIONS. SO 520 00:28:28,506 --> 00:28:31,042 DATA CENTERS IN DOWNTOWN 521 00:28:31,042 --> 00:28:31,676 SEATTLE, THOSE FOLKS ARE GOING 522 00:28:31,676 --> 00:28:32,510 TO HOST THOSE MEETINGS, AND 523 00:28:32,510 --> 00:28:35,113 THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE ONLY 524 00:28:35,113 --> 00:28:35,647 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 525 00:28:35,647 --> 00:28:36,414 MEETINGS OR FROM THE CITY THAT 526 00:28:36,414 --> 00:28:42,320 ARE AT THOSE MEETINGS. SO, SO 527 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:42,921 WE'RE LOSING THOSE FOLKS. 528 00:28:42,921 --> 00:28:44,189 UNFORTUNATELY, IN THESE CUTS, WE 529 00:28:44,189 --> 00:28:46,124 ALSO HAVE STRATEGIC ADVISOR 530 00:28:46,124 --> 00:28:46,758 POSITIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE 531 00:28:46,758 --> 00:28:49,294 LOST. AND THOSE ARE IN SLATED 532 00:28:49,294 --> 00:28:51,596 FOR LAYOFFS OR IN EMERGENCY 533 00:28:51,596 --> 00:28:53,631 MANAGEMENT. AND IN OUR 534 00:28:53,631 --> 00:28:55,133 REINFORCED MASONRY PROGRAM, 535 00:28:55,133 --> 00:28:55,733 THOSE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE 536 00:28:55,733 --> 00:28:57,368 IMPACTED. SO VERY SPECIALIZED 537 00:28:57,368 --> 00:28:58,837 ROLES. AND SO REALLY WANT TO 538 00:28:58,837 --> 00:29:01,406 ENCOURAGE YOU TO FIND OTHER WAYS 539 00:29:01,406 --> 00:29:01,973 TO BALANCE THIS BUDGET. AND 540 00:29:01,973 --> 00:29:02,941 REALLY WHAT SDCI NEEDS IS MORE 541 00:29:02,941 --> 00:29:05,276 PERMITS COMING IN THE DOOR. AND 542 00:29:05,276 --> 00:29:07,712 THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IN YOUR 543 00:29:07,712 --> 00:29:08,847 ABILITY TO DO RELATED TO MH 544 00:29:08,847 --> 00:29:11,182 FEES. YOU KNOW, WHAT 545 00:29:11,182 --> 00:29:11,683 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER IS 546 00:29:11,683 --> 00:29:12,717 PROPOSING AND EVEN LOOKING AT MH 547 00:29:12,717 --> 00:29:14,285 FURTHER AND HOW CAN WE REALLY 548 00:29:14,285 --> 00:29:15,787 SPUR DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS 549 00:29:15,787 --> 00:29:16,421 DESPERATELY WHAT THIS DEPARTMENT 550 00:29:16,421 --> 00:29:17,088 NEEDS? THANK YOU. 551 00:29:17,088 --> 00:29:19,591 -- THANK YOU JAMIE. UP NEXT IS 552 00:29:19,591 --> 00:29:20,859 JESSIE WATSON WATSON, FOLLOWED 553 00:29:20,859 --> 00:29:23,661 BY LESLIE AND THEN DWIGHT 554 00:29:23,661 --> 00:29:23,962 WICKERSHAM. 555 00:29:23,962 --> 00:29:24,562 -- HELLO, CHAIR STRAUSS AND 556 00:29:24,562 --> 00:29:25,763 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY 557 00:29:25,763 --> 00:29:27,265 NAME IS JESSE WATSON. I'M THE 558 00:29:27,265 --> 00:29:29,667 DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR INSPIRE 559 00:29:29,667 --> 00:29:32,470 WASHINGTON, OUR STATE'S CULTURAL 560 00:29:32,470 --> 00:29:34,205 ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING 561 00:29:34,205 --> 00:29:35,173 SCIENCE, HERITAGE AND ARTS 562 00:29:35,173 --> 00:29:36,674 ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS THE 563 00:29:36,674 --> 00:29:39,511 BROAD CREATIVE ECONOMY, 564 00:29:39,511 --> 00:29:40,145 INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND 565 00:29:40,145 --> 00:29:41,179 VENUES. I'M HERE TODAY TO 566 00:29:41,179 --> 00:29:42,614 ADVOCATE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE, 567 00:29:42,614 --> 00:29:44,415 FUNDING SEATTLE'S CULTURAL 568 00:29:44,415 --> 00:29:45,550 SECTOR IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF 569 00:29:45,550 --> 00:29:48,219 OUR CITY'S ECONOMY. WE CREATE 570 00:29:48,219 --> 00:29:50,155 JOBS, ATTRACT VISITORS, SUPPORT 571 00:29:50,155 --> 00:29:52,223 SMALL BUSINESSES, PROVIDE 572 00:29:52,223 --> 00:29:52,857 MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS TO ALL AGES, 573 00:29:52,857 --> 00:29:54,692 AND HELP MAKE SEATTLE A VIBRANT 574 00:29:54,692 --> 00:29:56,361 PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE, 575 00:29:56,361 --> 00:29:58,563 WORK AND VISIT. BUT WE PROVIDE 576 00:29:58,563 --> 00:30:00,098 THAT VALUE WHILE OPERATING IN 577 00:30:00,098 --> 00:30:02,300 ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST 578 00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:03,468 EXPENSIVE CITIES. WITH RISING 579 00:30:03,468 --> 00:30:04,936 COSTS HITTING US AT EVERY TURN, 580 00:30:04,936 --> 00:30:06,137 THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE 581 00:30:06,137 --> 00:30:08,072 HAS NOT RECEIVED INCREASE IN 582 00:30:08,072 --> 00:30:10,175 GRANT FUNDING IN DECADES, AND IT 583 00:30:10,175 --> 00:30:11,976 IS TIME WE ARE GRATEFUL TO 584 00:30:11,976 --> 00:30:13,478 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR CREATING 585 00:30:13,478 --> 00:30:14,078 THE SHIELD SEATTLE INITIATIVE 586 00:30:14,078 --> 00:30:16,114 AND TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT 587 00:30:16,114 --> 00:30:16,981 HOLLINGSWORTH FOR INCLUDING ARTS 588 00:30:16,981 --> 00:30:19,751 AND CULTURE AS AN ALLOWABLE USE. 589 00:30:19,751 --> 00:30:20,985 INSPIRE WASHINGTON SEES THIS AS 590 00:30:20,985 --> 00:30:22,754 AN OBVIOUS PLACE TO FUND THE 591 00:30:22,754 --> 00:30:23,888 ARTS AND CULTURE. BUT OF COURSE, 592 00:30:23,888 --> 00:30:26,624 WE ARE HAPPY TO UTILIZE FUNDS 593 00:30:26,624 --> 00:30:28,660 WHEREVER YOU SEE FIT. THE COUNTY 594 00:30:28,660 --> 00:30:30,695 HAS STEPPED UP IN A BIG WAY TO 595 00:30:30,695 --> 00:30:31,663 SUPPORT THIS SECTOR, AND NOW 596 00:30:31,663 --> 00:30:33,498 WE'RE ASKING THE CITY TO DO 597 00:30:33,498 --> 00:30:35,099 THEIR PART AND INVEST IN THE 598 00:30:35,099 --> 00:30:36,534 VALUABLE WORK WE DO AND PROTECT 599 00:30:36,534 --> 00:30:38,703 THE JOBS OF CULTURAL WORKERS WHO 600 00:30:38,703 --> 00:30:40,238 MAKE IT POSSIBLE. PLEASE INCLUDE 601 00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:41,239 ARTS AND CULTURE IN THIS BUDGET. 602 00:30:41,239 --> 00:30:42,907 THANK YOU. 603 00:30:42,907 --> 00:30:44,275 -- THANK YOU JESSE. UP NEXT IS 604 00:30:44,275 --> 00:30:47,745 LESLIE, FOLLOWED BY DWIGHT AND 605 00:30:47,745 --> 00:30:49,414 THEN MARGARET. WELCOME, LESLIE. 606 00:30:49,414 --> 00:30:51,349 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD. 607 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:53,218 -- YEP. THAT'S WHY YEAH, WE'RE 608 00:30:53,218 --> 00:30:55,420 GOING TO HOLD ON REAL QUICK. 609 00:30:55,420 --> 00:30:58,022 RESTART YOUR TIME. JUST AND JODY 610 00:30:58,022 --> 00:30:59,857 CAN WE RESTART HER TIME. 611 00:30:59,857 --> 00:31:01,593 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 612 00:31:01,593 --> 00:31:03,828 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 613 00:31:03,828 --> 00:31:05,964 LESLIE RAY BERNSTEIN. I AM A 614 00:31:05,964 --> 00:31:08,166 SEATTLE NATIVE AND CURRENTLY A 615 00:31:08,166 --> 00:31:09,901 TRUSTEE SERVING ON THE ARTS FUND 616 00:31:09,901 --> 00:31:12,403 BOARD. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. 617 00:31:12,403 --> 00:31:16,074 ART IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF 618 00:31:16,074 --> 00:31:18,576 AN ENGAGED AND CONNECTED CITY, 619 00:31:18,576 --> 00:31:21,212 AND THEREFORE DESERVES PUBLIC 620 00:31:21,212 --> 00:31:23,748 SUPPORT. SHIELD SEATTLE MEANS 621 00:31:23,748 --> 00:31:24,249 PROTECTING THE CULTURAL 622 00:31:24,249 --> 00:31:25,550 INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKES 623 00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:28,119 SEATTLE A CITY WHERE PEOPLE 624 00:31:28,119 --> 00:31:30,355 BELONG, PARTICIPATE, AND IMAGINE 625 00:31:30,355 --> 00:31:32,924 A FUTURE TOGETHER. PLEASE 626 00:31:32,924 --> 00:31:35,493 INCLUDE ARTS AND CULTURE IN 627 00:31:35,493 --> 00:31:36,961 SHIELD SEATTLE FUNDING. ART HAS 628 00:31:36,961 --> 00:31:39,664 THE POWER TO CONNECT, HEAL AND 629 00:31:39,664 --> 00:31:43,468 INSPIRE AT ITS BEST, ART IS THE 630 00:31:43,468 --> 00:31:45,770 HEART OF ENGAGEMENT, THE HEART 631 00:31:45,770 --> 00:31:49,207 OF HEALING, AND THE HEART OF 632 00:31:49,207 --> 00:31:51,943 CONNECTION AND BELONGING. 633 00:31:51,943 --> 00:31:54,479 THEATER, MUSIC, STORYTELLING, 634 00:31:54,479 --> 00:31:57,115 DANCE, VISUAL ART AND HISTORY 635 00:31:57,115 --> 00:31:59,617 ARE EXPRESSIONS OF OUR SHARED 636 00:31:59,617 --> 00:32:02,120 HUMANITY BEYOND WORDS. ART IS 637 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:03,554 THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE. THANK 638 00:32:03,554 --> 00:32:03,755 YOU. 639 00:32:03,755 --> 00:32:06,824 -- THANK YOU LESLIE. UP NEXT IS 640 00:32:06,824 --> 00:32:09,827 DWIGHT, FOLLOWED BY MARGARET AND 641 00:32:09,827 --> 00:32:10,461 THEN EMILY. WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE 642 00:32:10,461 --> 00:32:12,597 YOU, DWIGHT. CITY COUNCIL. 643 00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:12,964 -- MY NAME IS. 644 00:32:12,964 --> 00:32:14,465 -- DWIGHT WISKIRCHEN, A 645 00:32:14,465 --> 00:32:16,434 SUPERVISOR FOR THE METROPOLITAN 646 00:32:16,434 --> 00:32:17,368 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. I SPEAK TO 647 00:32:17,368 --> 00:32:20,505 YOU TODAY REGARDING THE THE 648 00:32:20,505 --> 00:32:22,440 GROWING HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN 649 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,309 SEATTLE. I MYSELF WAS HOMELESS 650 00:32:24,309 --> 00:32:25,543 FOR 20 YEARS AND AS A 651 00:32:25,543 --> 00:32:28,446 SUPERVISOR, I SEE MORE AND MORE 652 00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:29,781 PEOPLE STRUGGLING EACH DAY. AND 653 00:32:29,781 --> 00:32:31,616 THE INCREASING NUMBER OF TENTS 654 00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:34,185 IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. EARLIER 655 00:32:34,185 --> 00:32:35,820 THIS YEAR, THE PIONEER SQUARE 656 00:32:35,820 --> 00:32:36,421 STREETS TO HOUSING INITIATIVE 657 00:32:36,421 --> 00:32:37,722 PRODUCED RESULTS, GETTING MORE 658 00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:40,325 THAN 60 PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THE 659 00:32:40,325 --> 00:32:42,593 RIGHT KIND OF SHELTER OR 660 00:32:42,593 --> 00:32:44,295 HOUSING. APPROPRIATE HOUSING 661 00:32:44,295 --> 00:32:45,897 MAKES IT MORE LIKELY PEOPLE WILL 662 00:32:45,897 --> 00:32:48,733 STAY ON THE PATH TO STABILITY. 663 00:32:48,733 --> 00:32:51,235 WE'VE SEEN THE DIFFERENCES THAT 664 00:32:51,235 --> 00:32:51,736 INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUALS, 665 00:32:51,736 --> 00:32:53,971 INDIVIDUALIZED CARE CAN MAKE. 666 00:32:53,971 --> 00:32:56,774 NOW WE NEED TO TAKE THAT. NOW WE 667 00:32:56,774 --> 00:32:58,309 NEED THE TOOLS TO MAKE IT 668 00:32:58,309 --> 00:32:59,811 REALITY. ALL AROUND THE CITY. 669 00:32:59,811 --> 00:33:01,346 WE'VE HAD RECENT SUCCESS IN 670 00:33:01,346 --> 00:33:05,717 SEATTLE. WE NEED TO INVEST IN 671 00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:06,984 SHELTERS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF 672 00:33:06,984 --> 00:33:08,152 OUR NEIGHBORS, WHO HAVE THE 673 00:33:08,152 --> 00:33:09,554 HIGHEST NEEDS, AND ENSURE THAT 674 00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:13,057 THEY ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS. AND 675 00:33:13,057 --> 00:33:15,760 WE NEED TO FULLY FUND STRATEGIES 676 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,830 TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOODS 677 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:19,330 WHERE WE EXPAND SHELTER 678 00:33:19,330 --> 00:33:20,465 CAPACITY. THANK YOU. 679 00:33:20,465 --> 00:33:23,234 -- THANK YOU. DWIGHT. UP NEXT IS 680 00:33:23,234 --> 00:33:24,902 MARGARET, FOLLOWED BY EMILY. AND 681 00:33:24,902 --> 00:33:25,103 THEN. 682 00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:26,371 -- WE HAD A GROUP. 683 00:33:26,371 --> 00:33:28,239 -- OH, THIS WAS A GROUP. OKAY, 684 00:33:28,239 --> 00:33:29,807 SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DID YOU 685 00:33:29,807 --> 00:33:32,543 ALL SIGN UP UNDER ONE NAME? SO 686 00:33:32,543 --> 00:33:36,114 THEN WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU 687 00:33:36,114 --> 00:33:39,450 TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU 688 00:33:39,450 --> 00:33:41,486 THREE MINUTES TO DO THE OTHER 689 00:33:41,486 --> 00:33:44,622 TWO FOLKS. BUT YOU GOT TO SAY 690 00:33:44,622 --> 00:33:45,223 YOUR NAME INTO THE RECORD AND 691 00:33:45,223 --> 00:33:45,823 I'M GOING TO WRITE IT DOWN. 692 00:33:45,823 --> 00:33:47,825 -- HI, MY NAME IS JAMES 693 00:33:47,825 --> 00:33:49,093 MARTINEZ, FORMERLY OF DOWNTOWN 694 00:33:49,093 --> 00:33:50,795 AMBASSADOR. NOW I'M A 695 00:33:50,795 --> 00:33:55,466 SUPERVISOR FOR THE METROPOLITAN 696 00:33:55,466 --> 00:33:56,067 IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE 697 00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:56,634 FROM BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND 698 00:33:56,634 --> 00:33:57,201 PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I'M 699 00:33:57,201 --> 00:33:58,536 SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE 700 00:33:58,536 --> 00:33:59,170 GROWING HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN 701 00:33:59,170 --> 00:34:02,340 OUR CITY. I WAS HOMELESS FOR 702 00:34:02,340 --> 00:34:03,441 ABOUT FIVE YEARS, AND AS A 703 00:34:03,441 --> 00:34:05,710 SUPERVISOR, I SEE A GROWING 704 00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:07,812 NUMBER OF TENTS DOWNTOWN. I ALSO 705 00:34:07,812 --> 00:34:09,414 WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE STREETS 706 00:34:09,414 --> 00:34:11,048 TO HOUSING INITIATIVE PRODUCED A 707 00:34:11,048 --> 00:34:15,219 LOT OF RESULTS. WE PLACED 85. 708 00:34:15,219 --> 00:34:17,622 87% OF WERE PLACED INTO THE 709 00:34:17,622 --> 00:34:21,159 APPROPRIATE SHELTERS. AND I JUST 710 00:34:21,159 --> 00:34:22,560 WANT TO AGAIN SAY THAT WE SHOULD 711 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:23,861 COMPLETE. PLEASE FULLY FUND THE 712 00:34:23,861 --> 00:34:25,129 STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT OUR 713 00:34:25,129 --> 00:34:26,197 NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE CAN EXPAND 714 00:34:26,197 --> 00:34:28,399 SHELTERS. THANK YOU. 715 00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:30,435 -- WONDERFUL. AND WHAT WAS YOUR 716 00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:31,669 NAME, MY FRIEND? 717 00:34:31,669 --> 00:34:34,472 -- ME? YEAH, I'M BEN IVANOV, 718 00:34:34,472 --> 00:34:36,507 I'M IN DOWNTOWN AMBASSADOR WITH 719 00:34:36,507 --> 00:34:38,142 THE MAYOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. 720 00:34:38,142 --> 00:34:41,312 I SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE 721 00:34:41,312 --> 00:34:41,879 GROWING HOMELESSNESS CRISIS 722 00:34:41,879 --> 00:34:43,181 GRIPPING OUR CITY. I WAS 723 00:34:43,181 --> 00:34:46,317 HOMELESS FOR FIVE YEARS, AND AS 724 00:34:46,317 --> 00:34:48,286 AN AMBASSADOR, I SEE PEOPLE 725 00:34:48,286 --> 00:34:49,921 STRUGGLING EVERY DAY. THE 726 00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:51,889 REALITY OF HIGH SUPPORT SHELTER 727 00:34:51,889 --> 00:34:53,324 IS CRITICAL TO SOLVING THE 728 00:34:53,324 --> 00:34:55,660 HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IN OUR 729 00:34:55,660 --> 00:34:57,328 COMMUNITY. MY LIFE IS EXAMPLE OF 730 00:34:57,328 --> 00:34:58,763 THAT. I WAS EVEN AN EMPLOYEE OF 731 00:34:58,763 --> 00:35:00,097 THE MONTH. I WAS HOMELESS FOR 732 00:35:00,097 --> 00:35:02,800 FIVE YEARS TOO. WE NEED STAFFING 733 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,302 TO ENSURE LOWER CASE LOADS 734 00:35:04,302 --> 00:35:07,205 AROUND THE CLOCK. MANAGEMENT 735 00:35:07,205 --> 00:35:09,474 ISSUES IMPACTING HOMELESSNESS 736 00:35:09,474 --> 00:35:11,142 DON'T HAVE REGULAR OFFICE HOURS? 737 00:35:11,142 --> 00:35:11,776 PLEASE INVEST TO SHELTERS THAT 738 00:35:11,776 --> 00:35:13,578 HELP THOSE WITH THE HIGHEST 739 00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:18,282 NEEDS. GET HOUSING SO THEY CAN 740 00:35:18,282 --> 00:35:18,783 BECOME SUCCESSFUL, BOTH 741 00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:21,052 PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY. 742 00:35:21,052 --> 00:35:23,287 LIKE I HAVE. PLEASE FULLY FUND 743 00:35:23,287 --> 00:35:25,289 STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE 744 00:35:25,289 --> 00:35:27,291 NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE CAN 745 00:35:27,291 --> 00:35:28,459 EXPAND SHELTER CAPACITY. THANK 746 00:35:28,459 --> 00:35:28,659 YOU. 747 00:35:28,659 --> 00:35:29,293 -- THANK YOU. BEN AND BEN, 748 00:35:29,293 --> 00:35:30,461 WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? 749 00:35:30,461 --> 00:35:33,331 -- IVAN 750 00:35:33,331 --> 00:35:35,533 -- IVANOV. THANK YOU MARGARET. 751 00:35:35,533 --> 00:35:37,068 ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. WELCOME. 752 00:35:37,068 --> 00:35:38,569 -- GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD 753 00:35:38,569 --> 00:35:40,304 AFTERNOON. I'M MARGARET CHILD 754 00:35:40,304 --> 00:35:41,205 FROM LAKE CITY SPEAKING FOR 755 00:35:41,205 --> 00:35:42,773 FUNDING MORE SHELTER WITH 756 00:35:42,773 --> 00:35:44,642 SERVICES, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND 757 00:35:44,642 --> 00:35:46,577 FOOD SECURITY. YOUR INVESTMENTS 758 00:35:46,577 --> 00:35:48,346 IN STREET OUTREACH, SHELTER AND 759 00:35:48,346 --> 00:35:49,380 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ARE WORKING, 760 00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:51,382 BUT WE NEED MORE. I'M ON THE 761 00:35:51,382 --> 00:35:52,617 COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF THE OLYMPIC 762 00:35:52,617 --> 00:35:55,453 HILLS TINY HOUSE VILLAGE. AND IN 763 00:35:55,453 --> 00:35:56,988 JUST THIS PAST SIX MONTHS, 24 764 00:35:56,988 --> 00:35:58,656 CHRONICALLY UNHOUSED PEOPLE FROM 765 00:35:58,656 --> 00:36:00,091 LAKE CITY WITH HIGH NEEDS, 766 00:36:00,091 --> 00:36:01,893 INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MOVED 767 00:36:01,893 --> 00:36:04,862 INTO TINY HOMES. THERE ARE FEWER 768 00:36:04,862 --> 00:36:07,098 TENTS ON OUR STREETS. THE PDA 769 00:36:07,098 --> 00:36:09,200 COLEAD STAFF PROVIDE PATIENT AND 770 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:10,968 PERSISTENT CASE MANAGEMENT 771 00:36:10,968 --> 00:36:11,536 CONNECTIONS TO SERVICES AND 772 00:36:11,536 --> 00:36:13,504 ENSURE THE VILLAGE IS A GOOD 773 00:36:13,504 --> 00:36:14,972 NEIGHBOR. IN JUST A FEW MONTHS, 774 00:36:14,972 --> 00:36:17,575 EIGHT OF THE TOTAL 45 RESIDENTS 775 00:36:17,575 --> 00:36:18,943 HAVE STABILIZED ENOUGH TO MOVE 776 00:36:18,943 --> 00:36:20,411 TO PERMANENT HOUSING. NOW, EIGHT 777 00:36:20,411 --> 00:36:22,046 MORE PEOPLE CAN COME INTO THAT 778 00:36:22,046 --> 00:36:24,315 EFFECTIVE SHELTER. SO NOW IS THE 779 00:36:24,315 --> 00:36:26,851 TIME TO ACCELERATE, TO CREATE 780 00:36:26,851 --> 00:36:28,619 MORE PATHWAYS FROM STREETS TO 781 00:36:28,619 --> 00:36:30,588 SHELTER TO HOUSING. PLEASE FULLY 782 00:36:30,588 --> 00:36:32,590 FUND THE SHELTER ACCELERATOR. 783 00:36:32,590 --> 00:36:34,058 PLEASE ALSO SUPPORT A WAGE 784 00:36:34,058 --> 00:36:35,760 EQUITY INCREASE FOR THE HUMAN 785 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:37,595 SERVICES WORKFORCE WHO DO THIS 786 00:36:37,595 --> 00:36:39,030 CRITICAL WORK. AND THEN YOU CAN 787 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:41,666 CHOOSE TO DO MORE, FASTER. 788 00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:42,400 REDIRECT THE 30 MILLION A YEAR 789 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,702 SPENT ON POINTLESS, CRUEL SWEEPS 790 00:36:44,702 --> 00:36:47,672 TO TINY HOMES, SANCTIONS TENT 791 00:36:47,672 --> 00:36:49,574 CITIES, VEHICLE SAFE LOTS, 792 00:36:49,574 --> 00:36:51,709 SEVERE WEATHER, SHELTER AND 793 00:36:51,709 --> 00:36:53,277 SERVICES. AND THEN LASTLY, THERE 794 00:36:53,277 --> 00:36:55,146 IS JUST NO HEALTH WITHOUT FOOD. 795 00:36:55,146 --> 00:36:56,981 AND IN LAKE CITY THAT EXTRA 796 00:36:56,981 --> 00:36:59,150 FUNDING FOR FRESHBOOKS AND FOOD 797 00:36:59,150 --> 00:37:00,718 BANKS HAS REALLY HELPED US. 798 00:37:00,718 --> 00:37:02,787 WE'RE A GROCERY DESERT. PLEASE 799 00:37:02,787 --> 00:37:03,955 SUPPORT THAT ONGOING FUNDING. 800 00:37:03,955 --> 00:37:05,022 THANK YOU FOR WORKING SO HARD ON 801 00:37:05,022 --> 00:37:06,657 THIS AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO 802 00:37:06,657 --> 00:37:08,125 COMMENT. 803 00:37:08,125 --> 00:37:09,727 -- THANK YOU MARGARET. UP NEXT 804 00:37:09,727 --> 00:37:12,330 IS EMILY, FOLLOWED BY LARISSA 805 00:37:12,330 --> 00:37:12,663 AND THEN RON. 806 00:37:12,663 --> 00:37:15,366 -- HI. HI. MY NAME IS EMILY 807 00:37:15,366 --> 00:37:17,301 MEYER AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN 808 00:37:17,301 --> 00:37:19,403 SUPPORT OF HI SUPPORT SHELTER. 809 00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:21,005 ALSO, I WORK FOR THE 810 00:37:21,005 --> 00:37:22,907 ORGANIZATION. EVERYONE DESERVES 811 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,141 HOUSING AND I BELIEVE THAT WE 812 00:37:24,141 --> 00:37:25,643 HAVE TOO MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS 813 00:37:25,643 --> 00:37:27,078 ON THE STREETS OF SEATTLE WHOSE 814 00:37:27,078 --> 00:37:28,579 NEEDS ARE NOT BEING MET BY THE 815 00:37:28,579 --> 00:37:30,081 CURRENT SHELTER SYSTEM, OR WHO 816 00:37:30,081 --> 00:37:31,148 HAVE BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE OUR 817 00:37:31,148 --> 00:37:33,384 CURRENT SHELTERS. I SUPPORT THE 818 00:37:33,384 --> 00:37:34,986 MAYOR'S BUDGET TO EXPAND HI 819 00:37:34,986 --> 00:37:36,954 SUPPORT SHELTERS WHERE PEOPLE 820 00:37:36,954 --> 00:37:38,990 CAN HAVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 821 00:37:38,990 --> 00:37:40,124 VISITS ON SITE, IN THE SHELTER 822 00:37:40,124 --> 00:37:41,559 WHERE THEY ARE, HAVE ACCESS TO 823 00:37:41,559 --> 00:37:42,994 HEALTH CARE IN THE SHELTER WHERE 824 00:37:42,994 --> 00:37:45,363 THEY ARE, AND HAVE THEIR NEEDS 825 00:37:45,363 --> 00:37:47,398 MET IN A WAY THAT OUR CURRENT 826 00:37:47,398 --> 00:37:48,466 SYSTEM DOESN'T ALLOW. I URGE 827 00:37:48,466 --> 00:37:50,268 YOU TO SUPPORT THE SHELTER 828 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:52,837 ACCELERATOR PROJECT THAT WILL 829 00:37:52,837 --> 00:37:54,271 DEVELOP CAPACITY FOR MORE OF 830 00:37:54,271 --> 00:37:56,841 THESE HI SUPPORT SHELTER TO MEET 831 00:37:56,841 --> 00:37:57,475 THE UNMET NEEDS OF THE NEIGHBORS 832 00:37:57,475 --> 00:38:00,044 IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. 833 00:38:00,044 --> 00:38:01,212 -- THANK YOU EMILY. UP NEXT IS 834 00:38:01,212 --> 00:38:02,780 LARISSA, FOLLOWED BY RON, THEN 835 00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:05,182 FLO, AND THEN ALEX. LARISSA, 836 00:38:05,182 --> 00:38:05,449 WELCOME. 837 00:38:05,449 --> 00:38:07,118 -- HELLO. THANK YOU. I AM 838 00:38:07,118 --> 00:38:08,986 LARISSA, I WORK FOR EVERYONE 839 00:38:08,986 --> 00:38:15,626 DESERVES HOUSING. IN MY 840 00:38:15,626 --> 00:38:17,361 EXPERIENCE, I SUPPORT SHELTERS 841 00:38:17,361 --> 00:38:18,329 AND HOUSING ARE DESPERATELY 842 00:38:18,329 --> 00:38:19,797 NEEDED. SERVICE IN OUR 843 00:38:19,797 --> 00:38:20,865 COMMUNITIES. I SUPPORT SHELTERS 844 00:38:20,865 --> 00:38:23,134 AND HOUSING, PROVIDE AN 845 00:38:23,134 --> 00:38:23,734 APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF SUPPORT 846 00:38:23,734 --> 00:38:24,835 THAT POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE 847 00:38:24,835 --> 00:38:25,836 LIVES OF SOME OF OUR MOST 848 00:38:25,836 --> 00:38:28,706 VULNERABLE CITIZENS, OUR 849 00:38:28,706 --> 00:38:30,508 HOMELESS POPULATIONS. THE HIGH 850 00:38:30,508 --> 00:38:32,176 SUPPORT SHELTERS AND HOUSING 851 00:38:32,176 --> 00:38:32,810 PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT SERVICE TO 852 00:38:32,810 --> 00:38:34,912 OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY BY 853 00:38:34,912 --> 00:38:36,480 PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATE 854 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,649 SERVICES TO UNHOUSED ADULTS, AS 855 00:38:38,649 --> 00:38:39,650 WELL AS ALLOWING THE PUBLIC 856 00:38:39,650 --> 00:38:41,585 AREAS TO BE USED AS INTENDED 857 00:38:41,585 --> 00:38:43,821 WITH SUPPORT, WHICH SUPPORTS ALL 858 00:38:43,821 --> 00:38:48,259 OF OUR COMMUNITIES WE GET TO SEE 859 00:38:48,259 --> 00:38:49,727 THESE OUR CLIENTS COME IN AT 860 00:38:49,727 --> 00:38:54,031 THEIR WORST, AND WE GET TO HELP 861 00:38:54,031 --> 00:38:55,599 THEM WITH WRAPAROUND SERVICES, 862 00:38:55,599 --> 00:38:58,335 MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE 863 00:38:58,335 --> 00:38:59,370 DISORDER, JUST BASIC NEEDS THAT 864 00:38:59,370 --> 00:39:00,738 ARE NOT BEING MET WHILE THEY'RE 865 00:39:00,738 --> 00:39:01,539 ON THE STREETS. AND THEN WE GET 866 00:39:01,539 --> 00:39:04,508 TO HOUSE THEM. AND IT JUST IT'S 867 00:39:04,508 --> 00:39:05,710 A ROTATION. THE DOOR OPENS UP, 868 00:39:05,710 --> 00:39:07,244 WE GET TO GET MORE PEOPLE OFF 869 00:39:07,244 --> 00:39:08,679 THE STREETS, GET MORE PEOPLE 870 00:39:08,679 --> 00:39:09,880 INTO HOUSING AND SUPPORT THEM 871 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:10,948 WITH THEIR NEEDS IN BETWEEN THAT 872 00:39:10,948 --> 00:39:12,817 TIME. SO WE'RE NOT JUST HOUSING 873 00:39:12,817 --> 00:39:14,618 THEM, WE'RE HELPING THEM TO BE 874 00:39:14,618 --> 00:39:14,852 STABLE. 875 00:39:14,852 --> 00:39:17,121 -- GET A LITTLE CLOSER. THAT'S 876 00:39:17,121 --> 00:39:21,125 ALL. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 877 00:39:21,125 --> 00:39:23,461 LARISSA. UP NEXT IS RON FLO. 878 00:39:23,461 --> 00:39:24,962 THEN ALEX, I'M GOING TO READ 879 00:39:24,962 --> 00:39:25,896 THE NEXT TEN NAMES. WE'VE GOT A 880 00:39:25,896 --> 00:39:27,498 LOT OF GREAT SIGNS IN THE 881 00:39:27,498 --> 00:39:28,733 AUDIENCE TODAY. THE RULE HERE IS 882 00:39:28,733 --> 00:39:31,135 THAT YOU CANNOT BLOCK THE PERSON 883 00:39:31,135 --> 00:39:33,471 BEHIND YOU. SO IF YOU CANNOT 884 00:39:33,471 --> 00:39:36,373 SEE, TAP YOUR NEIGHBOR ON THE 885 00:39:36,373 --> 00:39:38,476 SHOULDER AND THANK YOU. AFTER 886 00:39:38,476 --> 00:39:40,711 ALEX WILL BE MORGAN GROBAN, 887 00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:43,080 JASON AYE, LIN DRAKE, WILLIAM 888 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:49,487 KELLY MARTA JOHNSON, ALAN BE 889 00:39:49,487 --> 00:39:54,091 ALLEN F SOLAR PLUMBER. MARTA 890 00:39:54,091 --> 00:39:57,094 CARDONA. FIRST NAME STARTS WITH 891 00:39:57,094 --> 00:40:00,998 M, LAST NAME STARTS WITH A C. 892 00:40:00,998 --> 00:40:04,802 RON, GREAT TO SEE YOU. WELCOME. 893 00:40:04,802 --> 00:40:06,203 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 894 00:40:06,203 --> 00:40:07,805 MY NAME IS RON ABRAHAM AND I 895 00:40:07,805 --> 00:40:09,974 WORK AT BAYSIDE ENHANCED 896 00:40:09,974 --> 00:40:11,375 SHELTER. EVERY DAY I MEET PEOPLE 897 00:40:11,375 --> 00:40:14,378 LIVING OUTSIDE WHO WANT. THEY 898 00:40:14,378 --> 00:40:15,913 WANT STABILITY, SAFETY AND 899 00:40:15,913 --> 00:40:17,448 HOUSING, BUT NEED MORE MORE 900 00:40:17,448 --> 00:40:18,015 SUPPORT THAN A TRADITIONAL 901 00:40:18,015 --> 00:40:21,452 SHELTER CAN PROVIDE. MANY ARE 902 00:40:21,452 --> 00:40:21,952 MANAGING SERIOUS HEALTH 903 00:40:21,952 --> 00:40:23,954 CONDITIONS, SUBSTANCE USE 904 00:40:23,954 --> 00:40:25,956 DISORDERS, TRAUMA AND OTHER 905 00:40:25,956 --> 00:40:27,124 COMPLEX CHALLENGES. AT BAYSIDE, 906 00:40:27,124 --> 00:40:28,826 WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE 907 00:40:28,826 --> 00:40:30,461 ARE GIVEN THE RIGHT LEVEL OF 908 00:40:30,461 --> 00:40:31,495 SUPPORT. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO 909 00:40:31,495 --> 00:40:34,098 INTENSIVE, INTENSIVE CASE 910 00:40:34,098 --> 00:40:35,733 MANAGEMENT, RECOVERY RESOURCES 911 00:40:35,733 --> 00:40:37,268 AND STAFF WHO BUILD TRUST OVER 912 00:40:37,268 --> 00:40:39,069 TIME. THIS CREATES REAL 913 00:40:39,069 --> 00:40:40,671 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE 914 00:40:40,671 --> 00:40:42,039 FORWARD. EXCUSE ME. TO MOVE 915 00:40:42,039 --> 00:40:44,241 TOWARD PERMANENT HOUSING AND 916 00:40:44,241 --> 00:40:45,376 STABILITY. THE THE REALITY IS 917 00:40:45,376 --> 00:40:46,911 THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH HIGH 918 00:40:46,911 --> 00:40:48,379 SUPPORT SHELTER BEDS IN SEATTLE. 919 00:40:48,379 --> 00:40:49,980 TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT FROM 920 00:40:49,980 --> 00:40:52,283 THESE PROGRAMS ARE LEFT WITH 921 00:40:52,283 --> 00:40:54,685 NOWHERE APPROPRIATE TO GO. AT 922 00:40:54,685 --> 00:40:57,655 THE SAME TIME, SHELTERS NEED 923 00:40:57,655 --> 00:40:58,289 STRONGER PATHWAYS INTO HOUSING 924 00:40:58,289 --> 00:40:59,423 SO PEOPLE CAN SUCCESSFULLY MOVE 925 00:40:59,423 --> 00:41:01,926 ON AND MAKE MORE ROOM FOR OTHERS 926 00:41:01,926 --> 00:41:03,761 WHO NEED THE HELP. I URGE YOU TO 927 00:41:03,761 --> 00:41:06,163 PRIORITIZE FUNDING HIGH SUPPORT 928 00:41:06,163 --> 00:41:07,465 SHELTERS AND PERMANENT HOUSING 929 00:41:07,465 --> 00:41:09,200 IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET. THESE 930 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,402 INVESTMENTS SAVE LIVES, IMPROVE 931 00:41:11,402 --> 00:41:12,903 COMMUNITY OUTCOMES, AND CREATE A 932 00:41:12,903 --> 00:41:15,306 MORE EFFECTIVE HOMELESSNESS 933 00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:16,674 RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR EVERYONE. 934 00:41:16,674 --> 00:41:17,274 THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR 935 00:41:17,274 --> 00:41:19,076 TIME AND LEADERSHIP. 936 00:41:19,076 --> 00:41:20,344 -- THANK YOU RON. UP NEXT IS 937 00:41:20,344 --> 00:41:21,812 FLO, FOLLOWED BY ALEX FLO. 938 00:41:21,812 --> 00:41:24,615 WELCOME. 939 00:41:24,615 --> 00:41:25,182 -- TURN UP THE MICROPHONE. 940 00:41:25,182 --> 00:41:26,884 -- SO I WILL DO JODY. I GOT. 941 00:41:26,884 --> 00:41:28,886 -- IT RIGHT. 942 00:41:28,886 --> 00:41:30,621 -- SO WE'RE GOING TO JUST DO A 943 00:41:30,621 --> 00:41:31,989 QUICK PAUSE. PLEASE DON'T YELL 944 00:41:31,989 --> 00:41:34,592 FROM THE AUDIENCE. I WILL DO A 945 00:41:34,592 --> 00:41:36,126 BETTER JOB OF INTERRUPTING 946 00:41:36,126 --> 00:41:37,728 PEOPLE TO SAY YOU NEED TO GET, 947 00:41:37,728 --> 00:41:39,997 WE CALL IT MICK JAGGER CLOSE TO 948 00:41:39,997 --> 00:41:41,298 THE MICROPHONE. SO IF YOU HEAR 949 00:41:41,298 --> 00:41:42,533 ME JUST START SAYING MICK 950 00:41:42,533 --> 00:41:43,801 JAGGER, THAT MEANS JUST GET 951 00:41:43,801 --> 00:41:47,171 CLOSE. BUT THERE'S NO WAYS TO 952 00:41:47,171 --> 00:41:49,106 CHANGE THE MICROPHONE LEVEL. AND 953 00:41:49,106 --> 00:41:51,909 WE DO NEED TO ENSURE DECORUM. SO 954 00:41:51,909 --> 00:41:54,478 PLEASE, WE'LL START WITH YOU 955 00:41:54,478 --> 00:41:57,381 AGAIN, FLO. GREAT TO SEE YOU. 956 00:41:57,381 --> 00:41:57,715 GOOD EVENING. 957 00:41:57,715 --> 00:41:58,949 -- THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, 958 00:41:58,949 --> 00:42:00,851 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS FLO 959 00:42:00,851 --> 00:42:03,287 BEAUMONT AND I AM HERE FOR 960 00:42:03,287 --> 00:42:05,589 SHELTER EXPANSION. I'M A 961 00:42:05,589 --> 00:42:07,324 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER WITH. 962 00:42:07,324 --> 00:42:09,894 EVERYONE DESERVES HOUSING AND 963 00:42:09,894 --> 00:42:11,395 THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO STOOD UP 964 00:42:11,395 --> 00:42:14,532 THE FIRST OF THE DESPERATELY 965 00:42:14,532 --> 00:42:16,467 NEEDED ADDITIONAL ENHANCED 966 00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:17,935 SHELTERS. THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO 967 00:42:17,935 --> 00:42:19,970 HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FOR A VERY 968 00:42:19,970 --> 00:42:21,639 LONG TIME WITHOUT HOMES, WITHOUT 969 00:42:21,639 --> 00:42:23,040 EVEN SHELTER, JUST TRYING TO 970 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:26,076 SURVIVE. WE NEED MORE HIGH 971 00:42:26,076 --> 00:42:28,779 SUPPORT, SHELTER FOR ADULTS WITH 972 00:42:28,779 --> 00:42:31,548 HIGH NEEDS. THE DAMAGES ALONG 973 00:42:31,548 --> 00:42:34,251 THE ROAD TO LONG TERM 974 00:42:34,251 --> 00:42:36,220 HOMELESSNESS DO NOT HEAL 975 00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:38,822 OVERNIGHT, AND THEY DO NOT HEAL 976 00:42:38,822 --> 00:42:40,658 WITHOUT EXPERT INTERVENTION. BUT 977 00:42:40,658 --> 00:42:42,459 WITH THE RIGHT SKILLED SUPPORT, 978 00:42:42,459 --> 00:42:45,029 PEOPLE CAN AND DO RECOVER. AT 979 00:42:45,029 --> 00:42:46,764 BAYSIDE SHELTER, WHERE THE PAINT 980 00:42:46,764 --> 00:42:48,899 IS BARELY DRY, THEY'VE ALREADY 981 00:42:48,899 --> 00:42:52,069 GOTTEN SEVERAL PEOPLE INTO 982 00:42:52,069 --> 00:42:53,404 APPROPRIATE PERMANENT HOUSING, 983 00:42:53,404 --> 00:42:54,605 WHICH IS AMAZING. IT'S JUST BEEN 984 00:42:54,605 --> 00:42:56,240 A COUPLE OF MONTHS SO THEY KNOW 985 00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:59,710 WHAT TO DO. OTHER PROVIDERS KNOW 986 00:42:59,710 --> 00:43:00,844 WHAT TO DO. LET'S DO MORE OF 987 00:43:00,844 --> 00:43:03,347 IT. LET'S DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN 988 00:43:03,347 --> 00:43:06,116 AND AGAIN. UNTIL PEOPLE HAVE 989 00:43:06,116 --> 00:43:07,384 HOMES. THANK YOU. 990 00:43:07,384 --> 00:43:11,889 -- THANK YOU FLO. UP NEXT IS 991 00:43:11,889 --> 00:43:14,158 ALEX. AND THEN MORGAN AND JASON. 992 00:43:14,158 --> 00:43:15,626 WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 993 00:43:15,626 --> 00:43:18,429 -- GOOD, GOOD. GOOD EVENING, 994 00:43:18,429 --> 00:43:20,431 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALEX 995 00:43:20,431 --> 00:43:21,966 RIOS AND I AM THE KITCHEN 996 00:43:21,966 --> 00:43:22,566 MANAGER AT THE CHIEF SEATTLE 997 00:43:22,566 --> 00:43:25,235 CLUB. A MEMBER OF THE MEALS 998 00:43:25,235 --> 00:43:27,004 PARTNERSHIP COALITION. I'M HERE 999 00:43:27,004 --> 00:43:27,571 TODAY TO SUPPORT PERMANENT 1000 00:43:27,571 --> 00:43:28,672 FUNDING FOR MEAL PROGRAMS. I 1001 00:43:28,672 --> 00:43:30,240 WANT TO THANK MAYOR KATIE WILSON 1002 00:43:30,240 --> 00:43:32,176 FOR INCLUDING ONE $1 MILLION IN 1003 00:43:32,176 --> 00:43:34,078 PERMANENT FUNDING FOR MEAL 1004 00:43:34,078 --> 00:43:36,246 PROGRAMS IN THE 2027 BUDGET. I 1005 00:43:36,246 --> 00:43:39,283 URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUSTAIN THIS 1006 00:43:39,283 --> 00:43:40,384 INVESTMENT IN THE FINAL BUDGET. 1007 00:43:40,384 --> 00:43:42,553 I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL 1008 00:43:42,553 --> 00:43:44,722 PRESIDENT JOY HOLLINGSWORTH AND 1009 00:43:44,722 --> 00:43:45,322 COUNCILMEMBER ALEXIS MERCEDES 1010 00:43:45,322 --> 00:43:48,492 RINCK FOR AYE FOR THEIR 1011 00:43:48,492 --> 00:43:50,127 LEADERSHIP ON FOOD ACCESS 1012 00:43:50,127 --> 00:43:51,962 FUNDING. THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB 1013 00:43:51,962 --> 00:43:52,663 IS LOCATED IN PIONEER SQUARE AND 1014 00:43:52,663 --> 00:43:54,765 IS ONE OF THE FEW MEAL PROGRAMS 1015 00:43:54,765 --> 00:43:57,368 IN SEATTLE THAT SERVE THE URBAN 1016 00:43:57,368 --> 00:43:58,802 NATIVE COMMUNITY. WE ARE OPEN 1017 00:43:58,802 --> 00:44:00,471 SEVEN DAYS A WEEK SERVING HOT 1018 00:44:00,471 --> 00:44:03,540 BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. LAST YEAR 1019 00:44:03,540 --> 00:44:04,274 WE SERVED OVER 71,000 MEALS TO 1020 00:44:04,274 --> 00:44:06,543 OUR TO OUR COMMUNITY. IF THIS 1021 00:44:06,543 --> 00:44:07,911 FUNDING IS TAKEN AWAY OR 1022 00:44:07,911 --> 00:44:09,146 REDUCED, IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT 1023 00:44:09,146 --> 00:44:15,052 ON OUR ABILITY TO PURCHASE AND 1024 00:44:15,052 --> 00:44:17,888 SERVE. CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD 1025 00:44:17,888 --> 00:44:21,659 TO OUR TO OUR RELATIVES. WE. WE 1026 00:44:21,659 --> 00:44:23,460 USE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE BISON, 1027 00:44:23,460 --> 00:44:24,828 ELK AND OTHER WILD GAME AS WELL 1028 00:44:24,828 --> 00:44:27,865 AS WILD RICE AND SEAFOOD FROM 1029 00:44:27,865 --> 00:44:30,601 LOCAL TRIBES. WE ALSO PURCHASE 1030 00:44:30,601 --> 00:44:31,835 FRESH PRODUCE FROM LOCAL FARMERS 1031 00:44:31,835 --> 00:44:33,470 AS WELL. THESE MEALS ARE 1032 00:44:33,470 --> 00:44:35,072 IMPORTANT IN BRINGING OUR 1033 00:44:35,072 --> 00:44:37,207 RELATIVES TOGETHER AND KEEPING 1034 00:44:37,207 --> 00:44:37,775 THEM HEALTHY AND SUSTAINED 1035 00:44:37,775 --> 00:44:39,043 PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY, AS 1036 00:44:39,043 --> 00:44:41,478 WELL AS SUPPORTING THE 1037 00:44:41,478 --> 00:44:45,182 COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS ALEX RIOS 1038 00:44:45,182 --> 00:44:45,983 WITH THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB, AND 1039 00:44:45,983 --> 00:44:47,151 I URGE YOU TO SUSTAIN THE 1040 00:44:47,151 --> 00:44:49,653 FUNDING FOR HOT MEAL PROGRAMS 1041 00:44:49,653 --> 00:44:51,321 INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR'S 1042 00:44:51,321 --> 00:44:53,057 PROPOSED BUDGET. THANK YOU. 1043 00:44:53,057 --> 00:44:54,558 -- VERY WELL SAID, ALEX. WE'RE 1044 00:44:54,558 --> 00:44:56,527 GOING TO MOVE ON TO MORGAN, 1045 00:44:56,527 --> 00:45:00,731 JASON AND LIN. WELCOME. HI, HI. 1046 00:45:00,731 --> 00:45:01,865 -- HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS 1047 00:45:01,865 --> 00:45:04,401 MORGAN. I'M A GREENWOOD 1048 00:45:04,401 --> 00:45:05,702 RESIDENT AND I WORK IN THE U 1049 00:45:05,702 --> 00:45:07,905 DISTRICT AS THE KITCHEN MANAGER 1050 00:45:07,905 --> 00:45:08,539 FOR TEEN FEED, A MEMBER OF THE 1051 00:45:08,539 --> 00:45:10,507 MEALS PARTNERSHIP COALITION. AT 1052 00:45:10,507 --> 00:45:12,242 TEEN FEED, WE PREPARE 100 MEALS 1053 00:45:12,242 --> 00:45:13,143 A NIGHT AND SERVE DINNER TO 1054 00:45:13,143 --> 00:45:14,711 UNHOUSED AND FOOD INSECURE YOUTH 1055 00:45:14,711 --> 00:45:16,880 EVERY SINGLE NIGHT OF THE YEAR. 1056 00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:17,981 THIS TIME LAST YEAR, I STOOD 1057 00:45:17,981 --> 00:45:19,950 HERE ASKING FOR MONEY FOR MEAL 1058 00:45:19,950 --> 00:45:21,051 PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE WERE IN A 1059 00:45:21,051 --> 00:45:22,820 CRISIS AND THE CITY RESPONDED, 1060 00:45:22,820 --> 00:45:24,188 ALLOCATING $1 MILLION IN ONE 1061 00:45:24,188 --> 00:45:26,290 TIME EMERGENCY FUNDING. BUT IF 1062 00:45:26,290 --> 00:45:27,624 THAT WAS A CRISIS, I DON'T KNOW 1063 00:45:27,624 --> 00:45:30,094 WHAT WE'RE IN NOW BECAUSE OUR 1064 00:45:30,094 --> 00:45:32,062 NUMBERS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE THEN. 1065 00:45:32,062 --> 00:45:32,663 THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, THE 1066 00:45:32,663 --> 00:45:34,131 CUTS TO SNAP, THE PRICE OF 1067 00:45:34,131 --> 00:45:36,233 GROCERIES. IT'S REALLY TOUGH 1068 00:45:36,233 --> 00:45:37,434 OUT THERE. THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 1069 00:45:37,434 --> 00:45:39,436 BUDGET MAKES THAT MILLION 1070 00:45:39,436 --> 00:45:39,970 DOLLARS FOR MEAL PROGRAMS 1071 00:45:39,970 --> 00:45:41,672 PERMANENT. AND I'M HERE TO ASK 1072 00:45:41,672 --> 00:45:43,907 YOU TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. THIS 1073 00:45:43,907 --> 00:45:45,442 MONEY HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY 1074 00:45:45,442 --> 00:45:47,344 IMPACTFUL FOR OUR ABILITY TO 1075 00:45:47,344 --> 00:45:48,212 FEED KIDS. SO THANK YOU. THANK 1076 00:45:48,212 --> 00:45:49,246 YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR INCLUDING 1077 00:45:49,246 --> 00:45:52,516 IT IN A BUDGET. THANK YOU TO 1078 00:45:52,516 --> 00:45:52,983 COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOY 1079 00:45:52,983 --> 00:45:54,918 HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER 1080 00:45:54,918 --> 00:45:56,420 ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK FOR YOUR 1081 00:45:56,420 --> 00:45:56,987 CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR FOOD 1082 00:45:56,987 --> 00:45:58,956 ACCESS ACROSS THE CITY, AND 1083 00:45:58,956 --> 00:46:00,257 THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, EVERYONE 1084 00:46:00,257 --> 00:46:02,159 ON THIS COMMITTEE FOR LEAVING 1085 00:46:02,159 --> 00:46:05,028 THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET 1086 00:46:05,028 --> 00:46:07,097 UNCHANGED FOR MEAL PROGRAM 1087 00:46:07,097 --> 00:46:07,898 INVESTMENT. AND I WILL LEAVE YOU 1088 00:46:07,898 --> 00:46:10,300 WITH A WORD OF WARNING. WE MUST, 1089 00:46:10,300 --> 00:46:12,069 AS A CITY, CONTINUE TO 1090 00:46:12,069 --> 00:46:13,904 PRIORITIZE AND ADEQUATELY FUND 1091 00:46:13,904 --> 00:46:15,205 FOOD ACCESS. EVEN IF YOU DON'T 1092 00:46:15,205 --> 00:46:17,107 BELIEVE THAT FOOD IS A HUMAN 1093 00:46:17,107 --> 00:46:18,709 RIGHT. WELL, WHEN PEOPLE START 1094 00:46:18,709 --> 00:46:19,810 TO GO HUNGRY, THAT BECOMES A 1095 00:46:19,810 --> 00:46:23,680 PUBLIC SAFETY PROBLEM. 1096 00:46:23,680 --> 00:46:26,650 -- THANK YOU MORGAN. UP NEXT IS 1097 00:46:26,650 --> 00:46:32,489 JASON LIN AND THEN WILLIAM KELLY 1098 00:46:32,489 --> 00:46:33,123 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 1099 00:46:33,123 --> 00:46:35,058 MY NAME IS JASON AUSTIN, PROGRAM 1100 00:46:35,058 --> 00:46:36,727 DIRECTOR WITH THE MEALS 1101 00:46:36,727 --> 00:46:38,662 PARTNERSHIP COALITION. I'M HERE 1102 00:46:38,662 --> 00:46:39,229 TODAY TO SUPPORT PERMANENT 1103 00:46:39,229 --> 00:46:40,430 FUNDING FOR MEAL PROGRAMS. I 1104 00:46:40,430 --> 00:46:42,299 WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR 1105 00:46:42,299 --> 00:46:42,800 INCLUDING $1 MILLION IN 1106 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:44,635 PERMANENT FUNDING FOR MEAL 1107 00:46:44,635 --> 00:46:46,804 PROGRAMS IN THE 2027 BUDGET. I 1108 00:46:46,804 --> 00:46:49,306 URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUSTAIN THIS 1109 00:46:49,306 --> 00:46:50,073 INVESTMENT IN THE FINAL BUDGET, 1110 00:46:50,073 --> 00:46:52,042 AND I ALSO WANT TO CALL OUT 1111 00:46:52,042 --> 00:46:52,676 COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 1112 00:46:52,676 --> 00:46:54,011 AND COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR 1113 00:46:54,011 --> 00:46:56,046 THEIR LEADERSHIP IN CHAMPIONING 1114 00:46:56,046 --> 00:46:57,447 FOOD ACCESS FUNDING. THE 58 1115 00:46:57,447 --> 00:46:59,449 MEMBERS OF THE MEALS PARTNERSHIP 1116 00:46:59,449 --> 00:47:01,618 COALITION, OR MPC, ARE THE FRONT 1117 00:47:01,618 --> 00:47:03,487 LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST HUNGER 1118 00:47:03,487 --> 00:47:04,855 IN SEATTLE. THIS FUNDING 1119 00:47:04,855 --> 00:47:07,057 SUPPORTS AN ECOSYSTEM OF MOSTLY 1120 00:47:07,057 --> 00:47:07,558 VOLUNTEER RUN COMMUNITY 1121 00:47:07,558 --> 00:47:08,692 PROGRAMS, EACH ONE MEETING A 1122 00:47:08,692 --> 00:47:10,894 UNIQUE NEED NOT SERVED BY OTHER 1123 00:47:10,894 --> 00:47:12,329 ORGANIZATIONS. TO HIGHLIGHT AN 1124 00:47:12,329 --> 00:47:14,331 EXAMPLE OF THIS, MOST FOOD 1125 00:47:14,331 --> 00:47:16,166 ACCESS PROGRAMS OPERATE MONDAY 1126 00:47:16,166 --> 00:47:16,700 THROUGH FRIDAY, LEAVING A 1127 00:47:16,700 --> 00:47:18,135 CRITICAL GAP IN WEEKEND SERVICE. 1128 00:47:18,135 --> 00:47:20,370 THIS GAP IS FILLED BY OUR MEMBER 1129 00:47:20,370 --> 00:47:22,105 PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE FIRST 1130 00:47:22,105 --> 00:47:22,739 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WHICH 1131 00:47:22,739 --> 00:47:24,007 IS THE ONLY SUNDAY FREE 1132 00:47:24,007 --> 00:47:25,676 BREAKFAST PROVIDER OPEN TO ALL 1133 00:47:25,676 --> 00:47:28,212 IN BELLTOWN. THIS GAP IS ALSO 1134 00:47:28,212 --> 00:47:30,280 FILLED BY LAKE CITY LIFELINE, A 1135 00:47:30,280 --> 00:47:31,982 ALL VOLUNTEER MUTUAL AID 1136 00:47:31,982 --> 00:47:33,750 ORGANIZATION SERVING FOOD AND 1137 00:47:33,750 --> 00:47:35,252 COMMUNITY EVERY SATURDAY AND 1138 00:47:35,252 --> 00:47:36,920 SUNDAY IN NORTH SEATTLE. BOTH OF 1139 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:38,455 THESE ORGANIZATIONS RELY ON THIS 1140 00:47:38,455 --> 00:47:39,957 FUNDING TO MAINTAIN CURRENT 1141 00:47:39,957 --> 00:47:41,792 LEVELS OF SERVICE. EVERY SINGLE 1142 00:47:41,792 --> 00:47:42,426 NEIGHBORHOOD IN SEATTLE CONTAINS 1143 00:47:42,426 --> 00:47:45,662 AT LEAST ONE MPC PROGRAM, 1144 00:47:45,662 --> 00:47:47,431 WORKING HARD TO MEET THE UNIQUE 1145 00:47:47,431 --> 00:47:47,965 NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF OUR 1146 00:47:47,965 --> 00:47:51,034 NEIGHBORS. AGAIN, I URGE YOU TO 1147 00:47:51,034 --> 00:47:51,668 SUSTAIN THIS CRUCIAL INVESTMENT 1148 00:47:51,668 --> 00:47:52,703 IN THE FINAL VERSION OF THE 1149 00:47:52,703 --> 00:47:53,537 BUDGET. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1150 00:47:53,537 --> 00:47:54,705 YOUR TIME. 1151 00:47:54,705 --> 00:47:57,541 -- THANK YOU. JASON. UP NEXT, 1152 00:47:57,541 --> 00:48:00,510 LIN FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM AND THEN 1153 00:48:00,510 --> 00:48:00,878 MARTHA JOHNSON. 1154 00:48:00,878 --> 00:48:02,579 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 1155 00:48:02,579 --> 00:48:04,748 NAME IS LIN DRAKE. THANK YOU SO 1156 00:48:04,748 --> 00:48:07,317 MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE TO OUR 1157 00:48:07,317 --> 00:48:09,253 GREAT CITY OF SEATTLE. I'M FROM 1158 00:48:09,253 --> 00:48:10,287 THE ALKI BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD. I 1159 00:48:10,287 --> 00:48:11,989 WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT 1160 00:48:11,989 --> 00:48:15,592 THINGS. ONE HERE TO SUPPORT 1161 00:48:15,592 --> 00:48:16,226 SHELTER EXPANSION. I'M VERY 1162 00:48:16,226 --> 00:48:17,694 MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO GLASS 1163 00:48:17,694 --> 00:48:19,162 YARD COMMONS OPENING UP IN WEST 1164 00:48:19,162 --> 00:48:21,865 SEATTLE. I THINK NEXT MONTH. AND 1165 00:48:21,865 --> 00:48:23,400 I ALSO FOLLOW THE EXCELLENT WORK 1166 00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:26,036 OF PROFESSOR GREG COLBURN FROM 1167 00:48:26,036 --> 00:48:27,504 UW ON HOMELESSNESS. AND 1168 00:48:27,504 --> 00:48:28,639 ACCORDING TO HIS STUDIES, WE'RE 1169 00:48:28,639 --> 00:48:32,376 DOING EXACTLY THE RIGHT THING BY 1170 00:48:32,376 --> 00:48:33,277 EXPANDING SHELTER. LOOK HIM UP. 1171 00:48:33,277 --> 00:48:34,678 HE'S DOING SOME GREAT WORK ON 1172 00:48:34,678 --> 00:48:37,214 THAT. WE ALSO HE DOES MENTION WE 1173 00:48:37,214 --> 00:48:38,615 NEED A LOT MORE THREE AND FOUR 1174 00:48:38,615 --> 00:48:40,284 BEDROOM HOMES. FAMILIES ARE 1175 00:48:40,284 --> 00:48:42,486 REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME 1176 00:48:42,486 --> 00:48:43,954 RENTING WHEN THE ONLY AVAILABLE 1177 00:48:43,954 --> 00:48:46,590 HOMES ARE ONE AND TWO BEDROOMS. 1178 00:48:46,590 --> 00:48:48,191 AND I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO 1179 00:48:48,191 --> 00:48:49,927 A NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN ALKI. 1180 00:48:49,927 --> 00:48:51,962 ON ANOTHER TOPIC REGARDING THE 1181 00:48:51,962 --> 00:48:54,398 POLICE BUDGET, I WANT TO SAY 1182 00:48:54,398 --> 00:48:55,065 I'M STRONGLY IN FAVOR EXPANDING 1183 00:48:55,065 --> 00:49:00,137 OF OUR CARE CRISIS RESPONDERS 1184 00:49:00,137 --> 00:49:00,771 UNDER AMY BARDEN AND EXPANDING 1185 00:49:00,771 --> 00:49:01,305 OUTREACH TO SEATTLE YOUTH 1186 00:49:01,305 --> 00:49:03,106 THROUGH THE COMMUNITY 1187 00:49:03,106 --> 00:49:04,775 PASSAGEWAYS PROGRAMS, EXPANDED 1188 00:49:04,775 --> 00:49:05,409 PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, 1189 00:49:05,409 --> 00:49:07,244 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND JOB 1190 00:49:07,244 --> 00:49:10,647 PROGRAMS AND THAT'S IT. THANK 1191 00:49:10,647 --> 00:49:12,749 YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 1192 00:49:12,749 --> 00:49:15,052 -- THANK YOU. LYNN. UP NEXT IS 1193 00:49:15,052 --> 00:49:16,153 WILLIAM MARTIN AND THEN ALAN. 1194 00:49:16,153 --> 00:49:18,088 AND IF I CAN'T SEE THE PERSON 1195 00:49:18,088 --> 00:49:19,990 BEHIND THE SIGN, THAT MEANS 1196 00:49:19,990 --> 00:49:21,692 YOU'RE BLOCKING SOMEBODY'S VIEW. 1197 00:49:21,692 --> 00:49:22,960 SO THANK YOU. TAKE IT AWAY. 1198 00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:24,895 -- HELLO. I AM HERE WITH INSPIRE 1199 00:49:24,895 --> 00:49:27,164 WASHINGTON TO SUPPORT THE 1200 00:49:27,164 --> 00:49:28,265 FUNDING OF PUBLIC ARTS AND 1201 00:49:28,265 --> 00:49:29,533 CULTURE. AND I HAVE A POEM FOR 1202 00:49:29,533 --> 00:49:32,536 YOU. A SINGLE STRING BREAKS A 1203 00:49:32,536 --> 00:49:34,838 BUNCH. MAKE A ROPE. LET US BRING 1204 00:49:34,838 --> 00:49:36,406 PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE TOLL THAT 1205 00:49:36,406 --> 00:49:39,409 HEAVY WORK. LET US PACK ROOMS, 1206 00:49:39,409 --> 00:49:41,445 FILL AND CREATE SPACES. BUILD A 1207 00:49:41,445 --> 00:49:43,413 HOME FOR OUR CREATIVES. SOCIAL 1208 00:49:43,413 --> 00:49:45,515 AND ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR EVERYONE 1209 00:49:45,515 --> 00:49:46,917 INVOLVED IN LIKE WRANGLING CATS 1210 00:49:46,917 --> 00:49:48,518 AND DOGS. CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT 1211 00:49:48,518 --> 00:49:51,121 THE SPIRIT OF BAYANIHAN THAT IS 1212 00:49:51,121 --> 00:49:53,123 FILIPINO FOR THE SPIRIT OF 1213 00:49:53,123 --> 00:49:54,224 COMMUNITY, PROVIDING A HOME FOR 1214 00:49:54,224 --> 00:49:57,928 UNITY AND PRODUCTIVITY. SHARP AS 1215 00:49:57,928 --> 00:49:59,796 A TACK, MARKED UP LIKE OUR FIELD 1216 00:49:59,796 --> 00:50:00,731 CALENDARS. I JUST PRAY FOR YOU 1217 00:50:00,731 --> 00:50:03,834 ALL TO GET THE REST YOU DESERVE. 1218 00:50:03,834 --> 00:50:04,968 THE BUDDHA SAID. AMBITION, LIKE 1219 00:50:04,968 --> 00:50:06,837 LOVE, DOES NOT WANT OBSTACLE NOR 1220 00:50:06,837 --> 00:50:09,706 DELAY. HOW YOU SEE EACH EACH DAY 1221 00:50:09,706 --> 00:50:12,175 INSPIRES ME. LET US CONTINUE TO 1222 00:50:12,175 --> 00:50:14,644 FUND THE PUBLIC ARTS. THE ROOM 1223 00:50:14,644 --> 00:50:17,147 GETS DARK WHEN THERE IS NO 1224 00:50:17,147 --> 00:50:21,251 ARTISTIC BEAUTY TO BRING LIGHT 1225 00:50:21,251 --> 00:50:26,256 TO OUR CITY. FUN PUBLIC ARTS. 1226 00:50:26,256 --> 00:50:27,157 -- WILLIAM, YOU'RE GOING TO BE 1227 00:50:27,157 --> 00:50:32,629 THE NEXT. DOOZY TO HOT MARK. THE 1228 00:50:32,629 --> 00:50:32,896 WELCOME. 1229 00:50:32,896 --> 00:50:35,198 -- OKAY, THAT FEELS DIFFICULT TO 1230 00:50:35,198 --> 00:50:37,267 FOLLOW. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANKS 1231 00:50:37,267 --> 00:50:39,903 FOR ALL YOUR WORK. MY NAME IS 1232 00:50:39,903 --> 00:50:42,139 MARTA. I'M HERE SPEAKING ON 1233 00:50:42,139 --> 00:50:42,773 BEHALF OF ABOUT 75 SEATTLEITES, 1234 00:50:42,773 --> 00:50:45,108 A PART OF FORT SEATTLE. FIRST I 1235 00:50:45,108 --> 00:50:46,343 WANT TO SAY I KNOW THIS IS A 1236 00:50:46,343 --> 00:50:47,911 DIFFICULT SEASON, SO THANK YOU, 1237 00:50:47,911 --> 00:50:50,514 THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AS WE 1238 00:50:50,514 --> 00:50:52,015 ENTER THIS 2027 BUDGET PROCESS, 1239 00:50:52,015 --> 00:50:53,517 WE'RE ASKING THE CITY TO MAKE A 1240 00:50:53,517 --> 00:50:55,585 MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT IN SHELTER 1241 00:50:55,585 --> 00:50:57,087 AND PERMANENT HOUSING. THE 1242 00:50:57,087 --> 00:50:58,522 REALITY IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF 1243 00:50:58,522 --> 00:51:00,290 PEOPLE LIVING UNSHELTERED IN 1244 00:51:00,290 --> 00:51:02,159 SEATTLE HAVE COMPLEX NEEDS, YET 1245 00:51:02,159 --> 00:51:04,361 HI SUPPORT SHELTER MAKES UP ONLY 1246 00:51:04,361 --> 00:51:06,196 ABOUT 10% OF THE CURRENT SHELTER 1247 00:51:06,196 --> 00:51:08,131 SYSTEM. WE KNOW IT WORKS IN THE 1248 00:51:08,131 --> 00:51:10,000 JUNE STREETS HOUSING EFFORT IN 1249 00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:12,536 PIONEER SQUARE THAT FOR SEATTLE 1250 00:51:12,536 --> 00:51:14,504 SUPPORTED 87% OF PEOPLE WHO HAD 1251 00:51:14,504 --> 00:51:15,105 BEEN CHRONICALLY UNSHELTERED 1252 00:51:15,105 --> 00:51:16,706 WERE CONNECTED TO SHELTER OR 1253 00:51:16,706 --> 00:51:18,842 HOUSING THAT MET THEIR NEEDS. 1254 00:51:18,842 --> 00:51:19,943 THAT SHOWS US THAT PROGRESS IS 1255 00:51:19,943 --> 00:51:22,079 POSSIBLE WHEN WE HAVE THE RIGHT 1256 00:51:22,079 --> 00:51:22,579 RESOURCES AND THE RIGHT 1257 00:51:22,579 --> 00:51:23,980 STRATEGY. SO AS YOU WORK THROUGH 1258 00:51:23,980 --> 00:51:25,215 THE BUDGET, WE URGE YOU TO 1259 00:51:25,215 --> 00:51:26,550 INVEST IN MORE HIGH SUPPORT 1260 00:51:26,550 --> 00:51:27,184 SHELTER, MORE PERMANENT HOUSING, 1261 00:51:27,184 --> 00:51:28,785 AND CLEAR PATHWAYS FROM SHELTER 1262 00:51:28,785 --> 00:51:31,788 INTO HOUSING. WE HAVE THE TOOLS. 1263 00:51:31,788 --> 00:51:32,422 WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS READY TO 1264 00:51:32,422 --> 00:51:34,224 DO THE HARD WORK, AND WE JUST 1265 00:51:34,224 --> 00:51:36,159 NEED TO NOW SCALE UP THE 1266 00:51:36,159 --> 00:51:37,694 CAPACITY TO MEET THE CHALLENGE. 1267 00:51:37,694 --> 00:51:38,562 THANK YOU ALL. 1268 00:51:38,562 --> 00:51:41,531 -- THANK YOU. MARTHA. UP NEXT IS 1269 00:51:41,531 --> 00:51:44,067 ALLEN, FOLLOWED BY ALLEN, 1270 00:51:44,067 --> 00:51:45,035 FOLLOWED BY SOLAR ALLEN. 1271 00:51:45,035 --> 00:51:45,469 -- TWO, ALLEN'S. 1272 00:51:45,469 --> 00:51:48,071 -- TWO, ALLEN'S. 1273 00:51:48,071 --> 00:51:49,773 -- HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME 1274 00:51:49,773 --> 00:51:52,742 IS ALLEN BRYANT. I'M A 26 YEAR 1275 00:51:52,742 --> 00:51:54,077 OLD CLASSICAL COMPOSER AND 1276 00:51:54,077 --> 00:51:55,912 PIANIST AND VICE PRESIDENT OF 1277 00:51:55,912 --> 00:51:57,013 THE SEATTLE COMPOSERS ALLIANCE. 1278 00:51:57,013 --> 00:51:58,515 I COME TO YOU TODAY TO SPEAK ON 1279 00:51:58,515 --> 00:52:00,317 MY EXPERIENCE AND THE IMPORTANCE 1280 00:52:00,317 --> 00:52:02,152 OF FUNDING THE ARTS. AT 14 YEARS 1281 00:52:02,152 --> 00:52:04,154 OLD, I WAS DISABLED BY A 1282 00:52:04,154 --> 00:52:05,489 NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDER, ONE 1283 00:52:05,489 --> 00:52:06,790 THAT ROBBED ME OF A TRADITIONAL 1284 00:52:06,790 --> 00:52:09,059 EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION. I 1285 00:52:09,059 --> 00:52:10,660 SUFFERED GREAT PAINS AND 1286 00:52:10,660 --> 00:52:13,130 PRIVATIONS AND CAME TO FALL 1287 00:52:13,130 --> 00:52:14,998 INWARD AND ISOLATE DEEPLY. AT 1288 00:52:14,998 --> 00:52:17,501 18, I LIKED TO. I LEARNED TO 1289 00:52:17,501 --> 00:52:20,003 WRITE AND PRODUCE MUSIC AS AN 1290 00:52:20,003 --> 00:52:21,771 ESCAPE FROM MY ISOLATION. I WAS 1291 00:52:21,771 --> 00:52:23,206 WRITING CONSTANTLY, SEEING IT AS 1292 00:52:23,206 --> 00:52:24,474 MY ONLY WAY OUT, USING IT AS A 1293 00:52:24,474 --> 00:52:28,278 FORM OF THERAPY. BY 23, I HAD 1294 00:52:28,278 --> 00:52:30,647 BUILT UP A CADRE OF FRIENDS AND 1295 00:52:30,647 --> 00:52:32,249 PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS AROUND 1296 00:52:32,249 --> 00:52:32,816 ME THROUGH SUPPORT FROM THE 1297 00:52:32,816 --> 00:52:34,317 SEATTLE COMPOSERS ALLIANCE, I 1298 00:52:34,317 --> 00:52:35,852 APPLIED FOR A GRANT FROM THE 1299 00:52:35,852 --> 00:52:38,488 CITY TO PERFORM. IT WAS GRANTED 1300 00:52:38,488 --> 00:52:39,489 TO ME, AND IN THE SUMMER OF 1301 00:52:39,489 --> 00:52:41,992 2024, I PUT ON A PERFORMANCE 1302 00:52:41,992 --> 00:52:43,727 DEDICATED TO THE CYCLE OF 1303 00:52:43,727 --> 00:52:45,629 HEALING, TAKING THE EXPERIENCES 1304 00:52:45,629 --> 00:52:46,196 OF OTHERS AND SOUNDTRACKING 1305 00:52:46,196 --> 00:52:47,631 THEM. LIVE. WHAT AT ONE POINT 1306 00:52:47,631 --> 00:52:50,467 WAS MY OWN. THERAPY, BECAME MY 1307 00:52:50,467 --> 00:52:52,702 UPLIFTING AND BECAME OTHERS 1308 00:52:52,702 --> 00:52:54,571 HEALING. I COULDN'T HAVE DONE 1309 00:52:54,571 --> 00:52:56,373 THAT WITHOUT THE DIRECT GRANT 1310 00:52:56,373 --> 00:52:58,208 SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF ARTS 1311 00:52:58,208 --> 00:53:00,210 AND CULTURE. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO 1312 00:53:00,210 --> 00:53:02,612 OUR CULTURE, OUR COMMUNITY AND 1313 00:53:02,612 --> 00:53:04,347 SOCIAL FABRIC THAT SHIELD 1314 00:53:04,347 --> 00:53:05,715 SEATTLE DEDICATES 10% OF ITS 1315 00:53:05,715 --> 00:53:10,186 FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE. 1316 00:53:10,186 --> 00:53:10,754 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND 1317 00:53:10,754 --> 00:53:11,054 ATTENTION. 1318 00:53:11,054 --> 00:53:14,658 -- THANK YOU. ALLEN. WITH THAT, 1319 00:53:14,658 --> 00:53:17,027 ALLEN, WELCOME. THANK YOU. 1320 00:53:17,027 --> 00:53:18,461 -- GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME 1321 00:53:18,461 --> 00:53:19,496 IS ALLEN FRANCIS AND I'M A 1322 00:53:19,496 --> 00:53:20,730 RENTER IN DISTRICT FOUR. AND 1323 00:53:20,730 --> 00:53:24,267 I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE 1324 00:53:24,267 --> 00:53:26,169 MAYOR'S SHELTER EXPANSION, 1325 00:53:26,169 --> 00:53:26,803 HAVING PERSONALLY BENEFITED FROM 1326 00:53:26,803 --> 00:53:28,405 SCHAEFER SELF-MANAGED SHELTER 1327 00:53:28,405 --> 00:53:29,906 MODEL, I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW 1328 00:53:29,906 --> 00:53:32,475 VITAL PEER LED, LOW BARRIER 1329 00:53:32,475 --> 00:53:34,344 REFUGE CAN BE WHEN PEOPLE ARE 1330 00:53:34,344 --> 00:53:36,313 EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, 1331 00:53:36,313 --> 00:53:39,316 DIGNITY, AUTONOMY AND COMMUNITY 1332 00:53:39,316 --> 00:53:41,151 MATTER. SHARES MODEL GIVES 1333 00:53:41,151 --> 00:53:42,619 PEOPLE A SAFE PLACE TO 1334 00:53:42,619 --> 00:53:44,721 STABILIZE, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER 1335 00:53:44,721 --> 00:53:46,256 AND BEGIN REBUILDING LIVES. 1336 00:53:46,256 --> 00:53:47,624 TONIGHT, I URGE YOU TO INVEST IN 1337 00:53:47,624 --> 00:53:49,092 SOLUTIONS THAT KEEP PEOPLE 1338 00:53:49,092 --> 00:53:50,594 HOUSED AND HELP THEM SURVIVE 1339 00:53:50,594 --> 00:53:53,663 WHEN THEY LOSE HOUSING. PLEASE 1340 00:53:53,663 --> 00:53:55,365 ADD 500,000 FOR TENANT SERVICES 1341 00:53:55,365 --> 00:53:55,899 SO RENTERS CAN ACCESS THE 1342 00:53:55,899 --> 00:53:57,400 SUPPORT THEY NEED TO AVOID 1343 00:53:57,400 --> 00:53:59,769 DISPLACEMENT. ADOPT THE $11 1344 00:53:59,769 --> 00:54:02,038 RENTAL REGISTRATION FEE WITHOUT 1345 00:54:02,038 --> 00:54:03,206 EXEMPTIONS. SO THE PROGRAM IS 1346 00:54:03,206 --> 00:54:05,308 ADEQUATE. ADEQUATELY FUNDED AND 1347 00:54:05,308 --> 00:54:08,678 EFFECTIVE. DO NOT BAN RV LIVING 1348 00:54:08,678 --> 00:54:09,813 BECAUSE FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT 1349 00:54:09,813 --> 00:54:11,615 REMAINS THE LAST FORM OF SHELTER 1350 00:54:11,615 --> 00:54:13,850 WHEN NO OTHER OPTIONS ARE 1351 00:54:13,850 --> 00:54:16,286 AVAILABLE. AND PLEASE PRESERVE 1352 00:54:16,286 --> 00:54:16,886 MAYOR WILSON'S PROPOSED 37 1353 00:54:16,886 --> 00:54:18,955 MILLION FOR SHELTER EXPANSIONS 1354 00:54:18,955 --> 00:54:21,324 SO SEATTLE CAN FUND ALL TYPES OF 1355 00:54:21,324 --> 00:54:21,992 SHELTERS AND MEET PEOPLE WHERE 1356 00:54:21,992 --> 00:54:24,227 THEY ARE. EVERY SHELTER BED, 1357 00:54:24,227 --> 00:54:25,895 EVERY SAFE PLACE MATTERS. 1358 00:54:25,895 --> 00:54:28,131 WITHOUT SHELTER, PEOPLE DIE. 1359 00:54:28,131 --> 00:54:28,431 THANK YOU. 1360 00:54:28,431 --> 00:54:31,768 -- THANK YOU ALAN. UP NEXT IS 1361 00:54:31,768 --> 00:54:34,170 SOLAR, FOLLOWED BY MARTA. AND 1362 00:54:34,170 --> 00:54:34,537 THEN MARNETTE. 1363 00:54:34,537 --> 00:54:36,072 -- GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THANK 1364 00:54:36,072 --> 00:54:37,207 YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK 1365 00:54:37,207 --> 00:54:39,542 WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT SHELTER 1366 00:54:39,542 --> 00:54:41,344 EXPANSION. MY NAME IS SOLAR AND 1367 00:54:41,344 --> 00:54:43,246 I WORK WITH PLYMOUTH HOUSING, A 1368 00:54:43,246 --> 00:54:45,382 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING NONPROFIT 1369 00:54:45,382 --> 00:54:47,284 HERE IN SEATTLE. SHELTER PLAYS A 1370 00:54:47,284 --> 00:54:48,485 CRITICAL ROLE IN SAVING LIVES. 1371 00:54:48,485 --> 00:54:50,687 WE NEED ALL FORMS OF SHELTER TO 1372 00:54:50,687 --> 00:54:52,422 MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS MOMENT, 1373 00:54:52,422 --> 00:54:55,258 WHERE UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS 1374 00:54:55,258 --> 00:54:55,892 HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN OUR 1375 00:54:55,892 --> 00:54:57,093 CITY, I URGE COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN 1376 00:54:57,093 --> 00:54:58,328 THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED SHELTER 1377 00:54:58,328 --> 00:54:58,828 EXPANSION PLAN AND FUND 1378 00:54:58,828 --> 00:55:00,130 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, WHICH ARE 1379 00:55:00,130 --> 00:55:01,965 CRITICAL TO HELPING PEOPLE 1380 00:55:01,965 --> 00:55:04,367 NAVIGATE THE HOMELESS SERVICES 1381 00:55:04,367 --> 00:55:05,335 SYSTEM. BUT SHELTER IS NOT 1382 00:55:05,335 --> 00:55:06,670 ENOUGH. WE ARE FACING AN 1383 00:55:06,670 --> 00:55:08,972 IMPENDING CRISIS IN OUR STATE. 1384 00:55:08,972 --> 00:55:10,640 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING 1385 00:55:10,640 --> 00:55:12,809 PIPELINE, NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 1386 00:55:12,809 --> 00:55:13,443 PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS 1387 00:55:13,443 --> 00:55:14,944 STAGNANT AND THEREFORE OPTIONS 1388 00:55:14,944 --> 00:55:17,013 FOR PEOPLE WHO MOVE INTO SHELTER 1389 00:55:17,013 --> 00:55:18,682 WILL HAVE VERY LIMITED OPTIONS 1390 00:55:18,682 --> 00:55:20,450 TO MOVE OUT INTO SUPPORTIVE 1391 00:55:20,450 --> 00:55:22,585 HOUSING THAT THEY MAY NEED. 1392 00:55:22,585 --> 00:55:24,187 WITHOUT NEW HOUSING OPTIONS, 1393 00:55:24,187 --> 00:55:25,455 SHELTERS WILL FILL AND ACCESS 1394 00:55:25,455 --> 00:55:27,090 WILL BE LIMITED. PLEASE FUND 1395 00:55:27,090 --> 00:55:28,992 BOTH SHELTER AND HOUSING. 1396 00:55:28,992 --> 00:55:30,827 -- THANK YOU. SOLAR UP NEXT IS 1397 00:55:30,827 --> 00:55:32,195 MARTA, FOLLOWED BY MARNETTE AND 1398 00:55:32,195 --> 00:55:35,198 THEN AMARANTA. COUNCILMEMBER 1399 00:55:35,198 --> 00:55:37,100 SHAMA SAWANT, JUSTIN BARR, NEIL 1400 00:55:37,100 --> 00:55:39,936 PATEL, JOE SEGURA, MARTA, GREAT 1401 00:55:39,936 --> 00:55:41,604 TO SEE YOU. 1402 00:55:41,604 --> 00:55:43,073 -- YEAH. THANK YOU, 1403 00:55:43,073 --> 00:55:43,707 COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR MAKING THE 1404 00:55:43,707 --> 00:55:45,442 TIME TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY 1405 00:55:45,442 --> 00:55:46,810 MEMBERS TODAY. MY NAME IS MARTA 1406 00:55:46,810 --> 00:55:48,378 KIRAN AND I'M THE COMMUNITY 1407 00:55:48,378 --> 00:55:49,412 ENGAGEMENT MANAGER AT THE LOW 1408 00:55:49,412 --> 00:55:51,347 INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE. 1409 00:55:51,347 --> 00:55:53,750 FIRSTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK 1410 00:55:53,750 --> 00:55:54,384 COUNCILMEMBERS AND MAYOR WILSON 1411 00:55:54,384 --> 00:55:55,051 FOR THE GOOD WORK YOU HAVE DONE 1412 00:55:55,051 --> 00:55:56,786 TO SUPPORT SHELTER EXPANSION IN 1413 00:55:56,786 --> 00:55:58,555 THE CITY. TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO 1414 00:55:58,555 --> 00:56:02,158 LIFT UP THOSE WHO ARE UNHOUSED 1415 00:56:02,158 --> 00:56:04,127 LIVING IN RVS. LEHIGH IS IN THE 1416 00:56:04,127 --> 00:56:06,529 PROCESS OF OPENING WHAT WILL BE 1417 00:56:06,529 --> 00:56:08,264 THE CITY'S ONLY RV SAFE PARKING 1418 00:56:08,264 --> 00:56:09,432 LOT IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND 1419 00:56:09,432 --> 00:56:11,367 OUR SECOND AS A SHELTER 1420 00:56:11,367 --> 00:56:12,869 PROVIDER. WE'RE HONORED TO 1421 00:56:12,869 --> 00:56:14,871 SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR 1422 00:56:14,871 --> 00:56:15,905 POPULATION. BUT AS THE COUNCIL 1423 00:56:15,905 --> 00:56:18,908 WILL BE MAKING DECISIONS 1424 00:56:18,908 --> 00:56:20,143 REGARDING RV LEGISLATION SOON, 1425 00:56:20,143 --> 00:56:21,611 WE ASK THAT YOU INCREASE RV SAFE 1426 00:56:21,611 --> 00:56:23,413 LOTS IN SEATTLE. ALONGSIDE THESE 1427 00:56:23,413 --> 00:56:25,448 EFFORTS, THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT 1428 00:56:25,448 --> 00:56:28,585 ENOUGH SHELTER OR RV PARKING 1429 00:56:28,585 --> 00:56:30,353 SPACES ALLOCATED, WHICH WOULD 1430 00:56:30,353 --> 00:56:31,755 LEAVE UNHOUSED RESIDENTS WITH 1431 00:56:31,755 --> 00:56:33,223 NOWHERE TO BE REFERRED. IN OUR 1432 00:56:33,223 --> 00:56:34,624 EFFORTS TO BE A PART OF THE 1433 00:56:34,624 --> 00:56:38,027 SOLUTION, LEHIGH HAS IDENTIFIED 1434 00:56:38,027 --> 00:56:41,064 A POTENTIAL SECOND LOCATION 1435 00:56:41,064 --> 00:56:42,766 WHERE AN RV PARKING SAFE 1436 00:56:42,766 --> 00:56:43,032 -- A LOT. 1437 00:56:43,032 --> 00:56:43,933 -- WOULD BE. 1438 00:56:43,933 --> 00:56:44,601 -- POSSIBLE, BUT WE NEED THE 1439 00:56:44,601 --> 00:56:46,102 SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO 1440 00:56:46,102 --> 00:56:47,904 MAKE THIS SHELTER OPTION A 1441 00:56:47,904 --> 00:56:49,005 REALITY. ADDITIONALLY, WE WOULD 1442 00:56:49,005 --> 00:56:50,540 LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE 1443 00:56:50,540 --> 00:56:53,243 IN SUPPORT, SHELTER AND SOCIAL 1444 00:56:53,243 --> 00:56:54,277 SERVICES. AS WRAPAROUND SERVICE 1445 00:56:54,277 --> 00:56:55,678 PROVIDERS, WE HOPE TO SEE THIS 1446 00:56:55,678 --> 00:56:57,113 PROVEN BEST PRACTICE EXPAND 1447 00:56:57,113 --> 00:56:58,615 ACROSS THE CITY TO SUPPORT OUR 1448 00:56:58,615 --> 00:57:00,350 UNHOUSED COMMUNITY. MEMBERS 1449 00:57:00,350 --> 00:57:02,218 FLOURISH INTO THE NEXT OF THEIR 1450 00:57:02,218 --> 00:57:03,887 LIVES. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HARD 1451 00:57:03,887 --> 00:57:04,854 WORK GOING INTO THIS BUDGET 1452 00:57:04,854 --> 00:57:06,322 SEASON, AND HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO 1453 00:57:06,322 --> 00:57:08,658 RELY ON COMMUNITY INPUT TO MAKE 1454 00:57:08,658 --> 00:57:10,093 THESE IMPORTANT DECISIONS AND 1455 00:57:10,093 --> 00:57:10,660 FURTHER EXPAND SHELTER AND 1456 00:57:10,660 --> 00:57:11,795 HOUSING OPTIONS IN SEATTLE. 1457 00:57:11,795 --> 00:57:13,329 THANK YOU. 1458 00:57:13,329 --> 00:57:15,431 -- THANK YOU. MARTA MARTINEK IS 1459 00:57:15,431 --> 00:57:19,569 UP NEXT, FOLLOWED BY AMARANTHA. 1460 00:57:19,569 --> 00:57:20,870 -- HI. GOOD EVENING, 1461 00:57:20,870 --> 00:57:21,638 COUNCILMEMBERS, AND THANK YOU 1462 00:57:21,638 --> 00:57:24,140 FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. MY 1463 00:57:24,140 --> 00:57:25,542 NAME IS MANI CHUA. I HAVE A 1464 00:57:25,542 --> 00:57:27,043 TERRIBLE HANDWRITING. I'M THE 1465 00:57:27,043 --> 00:57:28,978 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT CLARION 1466 00:57:28,978 --> 00:57:30,647 WEST WRITERS WORKSHOP. WE HAVE 1467 00:57:30,647 --> 00:57:32,081 TRADITIONALLY NOT HAD A LOCATION 1468 00:57:32,081 --> 00:57:33,449 IN TOWN, BUT NOW WE ARE WORKING 1469 00:57:33,449 --> 00:57:35,785 WITH COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE AND 1470 00:57:35,785 --> 00:57:39,222 DISTRICT SEVEN. THIS IS A PART 1471 00:57:39,222 --> 00:57:41,024 OF A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT 1472 00:57:41,024 --> 00:57:43,526 WILL DO WHAT MANY ARTS 1473 00:57:43,526 --> 00:57:44,127 COLLABORATIVES DO AND OFFER A 1474 00:57:44,127 --> 00:57:45,962 COMBINATION OF HOUSING AND ARTS 1475 00:57:45,962 --> 00:57:48,198 PROJECTS AND SHARED RESOURCES. 1476 00:57:48,198 --> 00:57:50,700 ALL OF US, I THINK HERE TODAY 1477 00:57:50,700 --> 00:57:52,001 WITH THE ARTS SECTOR AND WITH 1478 00:57:52,001 --> 00:57:55,205 ALL OF THE HOUSING GROUPS ARE 1479 00:57:55,205 --> 00:57:57,073 FACING HUGE, REAL FINANCIAL 1480 00:57:57,073 --> 00:57:58,675 STRAINS. I THINK WORSE THAN WE 1481 00:57:58,675 --> 00:58:01,511 SAW IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. MANY 1482 00:58:01,511 --> 00:58:03,179 OF THIS IS DUE TO CUTS IN 1483 00:58:03,179 --> 00:58:05,582 FEDERAL FUNDING, BUT ALSO 1484 00:58:05,582 --> 00:58:07,383 UNCERTAINTY IN THE GRANTS WORLD 1485 00:58:07,383 --> 00:58:09,485 FROM COUNTY, STATE AND AND 1486 00:58:09,485 --> 00:58:11,955 FEDERAL AND OTHER AND LOCAL 1487 00:58:11,955 --> 00:58:13,456 INDEPENDENT FOR OVER 45 YEARS, 1488 00:58:13,456 --> 00:58:14,858 CLARION WEST HAS BEEN BRINGING 1489 00:58:14,858 --> 00:58:16,526 WRITERS TO SEATTLE, AND WE'VE 1490 00:58:16,526 --> 00:58:18,194 BEEN PART OF SEATTLE'S THRIVING 1491 00:58:18,194 --> 00:58:18,995 LITERARY SCENE. THESE PROGRAMS, 1492 00:58:18,995 --> 00:58:21,431 AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE ARTS 1493 00:58:21,431 --> 00:58:22,365 SECTOR, ACT AS THEIR OWN 1494 00:58:22,365 --> 00:58:24,434 ECONOMIC ENGINE, CREATING JOBS, 1495 00:58:24,434 --> 00:58:26,269 CREATING SIGNING OPPORTUNITIES 1496 00:58:26,269 --> 00:58:28,738 FOR THE LOCAL BOOKSTORES, PAYING 1497 00:58:28,738 --> 00:58:29,339 INSTRUCTORS, DRIVING TOURISM, 1498 00:58:29,339 --> 00:58:31,908 AND CONTRIBUTING TO SEATTLE'S 1499 00:58:31,908 --> 00:58:33,343 ECONOMIC VITALITY. OUR FOCUS AT 1500 00:58:33,343 --> 00:58:35,178 CLARION WEST IS ON SPECULATIVE 1501 00:58:35,178 --> 00:58:36,946 FICTION, SOMETHING THAT PACIFIC 1502 00:58:36,946 --> 00:58:38,615 NORTHWEST IS KNOWN FOR. FOR MANY 1503 00:58:38,615 --> 00:58:40,850 GREAT SCIENCE FICTION AND 1504 00:58:40,850 --> 00:58:41,417 FANTASY WRITERS HAVE CALLED 1505 00:58:41,417 --> 00:58:43,620 SEATTLE THEIR HOME. OUR WORK 1506 00:58:43,620 --> 00:58:45,788 ENGAGES READERS BOTH LOCALLY AND 1507 00:58:45,788 --> 00:58:47,390 INTERNATIONALLY, AND WE HOST 1508 00:58:47,390 --> 00:58:48,892 EVENTS FOR OVER 1500 WRITERS AND 1509 00:58:48,892 --> 00:58:50,226 READERS ANNUALLY. WE 1510 00:58:50,226 --> 00:58:52,028 RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOU TO 1511 00:58:52,028 --> 00:58:54,530 INCLUDE THE FUNDING FOR ARTS AND 1512 00:58:54,530 --> 00:58:54,797 CULTURE. 1513 00:58:54,797 --> 00:58:57,467 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE 1514 00:58:57,467 --> 00:59:00,169 AMARANTHA TORRES, FORMER 1515 00:59:00,169 --> 00:59:00,737 COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT JUSTIN 1516 00:59:00,737 --> 00:59:01,871 BERRY AMARANTHA. GREAT TO SEE 1517 00:59:01,871 --> 00:59:02,071 YOU. 1518 00:59:02,071 --> 00:59:02,705 -- HI THERE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 1519 00:59:02,705 --> 00:59:05,041 GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 1520 00:59:05,041 --> 00:59:06,376 NAME IS AMARANTHA TORRES AND 1521 00:59:06,376 --> 00:59:07,110 I'M THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 1522 00:59:07,110 --> 00:59:08,278 THE COALITION ENDING GENDER 1523 00:59:08,278 --> 00:59:11,180 BASED VIOLENCE. CORNELL, 57, 1524 00:59:11,180 --> 00:59:13,116 EPSTEIN KING COUNTY ASSESSOR. 1525 00:59:13,116 --> 00:59:17,820 WILSON RAPE ACADEMY. IT IS 1526 00:59:17,820 --> 00:59:18,321 UNBELIEVABLE AND TRULY 1527 00:59:18,321 --> 00:59:19,889 UNACCEPTABLE. THE BURDEN THAT WE 1528 00:59:19,889 --> 00:59:21,858 ASK VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS TO 1529 00:59:21,858 --> 00:59:25,061 CARRY IN THE ABSENCE, ABSENCE OF 1530 00:59:25,061 --> 00:59:26,563 ACCOUNTABILITY, OUR 30 PLUS 1531 00:59:26,563 --> 00:59:28,464 MEMBER PROGRAM SUPPORT VICTIMS 1532 00:59:28,464 --> 00:59:30,333 AND SURVIVORS EVERY DAY SO THEY 1533 00:59:30,333 --> 00:59:31,000 AREN'T ALONE. THEY GO TO COURT, 1534 00:59:31,000 --> 00:59:32,635 THEY PARTNER WITH POLICE. THEY 1535 00:59:32,635 --> 00:59:37,941 GO TO THE HOSPITAL, THEY BEAR 1536 00:59:37,941 --> 00:59:38,541 WITNESS. THEY HOLD SPACE. WE 1537 00:59:38,541 --> 00:59:40,243 BELIEVE THIS WORK IS VITAL, AND 1538 00:59:40,243 --> 00:59:41,177 WE BELIEVE THIS WORK SHOULD BE 1539 00:59:41,177 --> 00:59:42,545 FUNDED AT A LEVEL COMMENSURATE 1540 00:59:42,545 --> 00:59:45,114 WITH THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM. 1541 00:59:45,114 --> 00:59:46,149 EVERYONE KNOWS A SURVIVOR. EVEN 1542 00:59:46,149 --> 00:59:48,217 IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU DO. YOU 1543 00:59:48,217 --> 00:59:49,986 KNOW A SURVIVOR OF GENDER BASED 1544 00:59:49,986 --> 00:59:51,788 VIOLENCE. BUT THERE ARE NO NEW 1545 00:59:51,788 --> 00:59:52,355 INVESTMENTS FOR VICTIMS AND 1546 00:59:52,355 --> 00:59:55,592 SURVIVORS IN THIS BUDGET. LET'S 1547 00:59:55,592 --> 00:59:57,860 CHANGE THAT TOGETHER. LET'S 1548 00:59:57,860 --> 00:59:59,028 INVEST UPSTREAM TO PREVENT THIS 1549 00:59:59,028 --> 01:00:00,363 HORRIFIC ABUSE FROM HAPPENING IN 1550 01:00:00,363 --> 01:00:02,298 THE FIRST PLACE. LET'S INVEST 1551 01:00:02,298 --> 01:00:04,934 IN THE ROBUST SERVICES SURVIVORS 1552 01:00:04,934 --> 01:00:05,601 DESERVE WHEN THEY DISCLOSE ABUSE 1553 01:00:05,601 --> 01:00:08,438 IN SUCH COURAGEOUS AND 1554 01:00:08,438 --> 01:00:10,239 HEARTBREAKING WAYS. PLEASE 1555 01:00:10,239 --> 01:00:11,774 INCLUDE THIS LIFE SAVING WORK IN 1556 01:00:11,774 --> 01:00:14,210 THE BUDGET. WE ALSO SUPPORT 1557 01:00:14,210 --> 01:00:15,912 PROTECTING FUNDING FOR FOOD 1558 01:00:15,912 --> 01:00:17,447 BANKS, MEAL PROGRAMS, RENTAL 1559 01:00:17,447 --> 01:00:19,582 ASSISTANCE, AND QUEER AND TRANS 1560 01:00:19,582 --> 01:00:20,617 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE 1561 01:00:20,617 --> 01:00:22,118 SUPPORTING SURVIVORS AS WELL. WE 1562 01:00:22,118 --> 01:00:23,786 ALSO URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT 1563 01:00:23,786 --> 01:00:25,688 WAGE EQUITY FOR HUMAN SERVICE 1564 01:00:25,688 --> 01:00:27,390 WORKERS AND INCREASING HI 1565 01:00:27,390 --> 01:00:29,759 SUPPORT SHELTER AS THE BUDGET 1566 01:00:29,759 --> 01:00:30,960 WORK, THE HARD WORK OF BUDGET 1567 01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:32,195 CONTINUES. WE REALLY LOOK 1568 01:00:32,195 --> 01:00:33,296 FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND 1569 01:00:33,296 --> 01:00:35,431 THANKS FOR THE TIME. 1570 01:00:35,431 --> 01:00:37,667 -- THANK YOU. AMARANTHA. UP NEXT 1571 01:00:37,667 --> 01:00:38,901 IS FORMER COUNCILMEMBER SHAMA 1572 01:00:38,901 --> 01:00:41,137 SAWANT, JUSTIN BARRETT AND THEN 1573 01:00:41,137 --> 01:00:41,437 NEIL PATEL. 1574 01:00:41,437 --> 01:00:42,739 -- CAN WE SPEAK AS A GROUP. 1575 01:00:42,739 --> 01:00:44,374 -- AND HOW MANY OF YOU. 1576 01:00:44,374 --> 01:00:46,476 -- TWO, THE THREE OF US. 1577 01:00:46,476 --> 01:00:48,077 -- FOR THREE? YES YOU MAY. THAT 1578 01:00:48,077 --> 01:00:50,046 WORKS OUT WELL. WE WILL SET YOUR 1579 01:00:50,046 --> 01:00:52,215 TIME FOR FOUR MINUTES. 30s. 1580 01:00:52,215 --> 01:00:54,751 -- THANK YOU. 1581 01:00:54,751 --> 01:00:55,218 -- AND TAKE IT AWAY. 1582 01:00:55,218 --> 01:00:56,786 -- I'M. I WAS THE LONE 1583 01:00:56,786 --> 01:00:58,688 INDEPENDENT REVOLUTIONARY 1584 01:00:58,688 --> 01:00:59,689 SOCIALIST ON THE DEMOCRATIC 1585 01:00:59,689 --> 01:01:00,857 PARTY. DOMINATED SEATTLE CITY 1586 01:01:00,857 --> 01:01:03,226 COUNCIL FOR A DECADE, FROM 2014 1587 01:01:03,226 --> 01:01:05,695 THROUGH 2023, DEMOCRATIC PARTY 1588 01:01:05,695 --> 01:01:07,363 MAYOR KATIE WILSON RAN AS A 1589 01:01:07,363 --> 01:01:08,464 SELF-DESCRIBED SOCIALIST. NOW 1590 01:01:08,464 --> 01:01:09,866 SHE HAS DELIVERED A BUDGET 1591 01:01:09,866 --> 01:01:11,401 PROPOSAL THAT CUTS THE FUNDING 1592 01:01:11,401 --> 01:01:13,403 FOR PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS AND 1593 01:01:13,403 --> 01:01:14,003 ESSENTIAL SERVICES BY TENS OF 1594 01:01:14,003 --> 01:01:16,739 MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, AND GIVES A 1595 01:01:16,739 --> 01:01:17,907 SHOCKING $68 MILLION MORE FOR 1596 01:01:17,907 --> 01:01:19,142 SEATTLE POLICE. THIS PROPOSED 1597 01:01:19,142 --> 01:01:20,610 POLICE FUNDING INCREASE IS FAR 1598 01:01:20,610 --> 01:01:22,679 HIGHER THAN THE 9% YEARLY 1599 01:01:22,679 --> 01:01:23,946 AVERAGE POLICE BUDGET INCREASED 1600 01:01:23,946 --> 01:01:26,115 BY THE PRO WEALTHY, PRO-POLICE 1601 01:01:26,115 --> 01:01:28,051 FORMER MAYOR, DEMOCRAT BRUCE 1602 01:01:28,051 --> 01:01:29,018 HARRELL. IRONICALLY, KATIE 1603 01:01:29,018 --> 01:01:30,420 WILSON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE 1604 01:01:30,420 --> 01:01:32,221 PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVE TO BRUCE 1605 01:01:32,221 --> 01:01:34,157 HARRELL. WILSON HAS CLAIMED THAT 1606 01:01:34,157 --> 01:01:35,725 BUSINESSES ARE, QUOTE, UNQUOTE, 1607 01:01:35,725 --> 01:01:38,428 FRAGILE AT A TIME WHEN SEATTLE 1608 01:01:38,428 --> 01:01:40,596 WAS JUST RANKED AS ONE OF THE 1609 01:01:40,596 --> 01:01:42,331 WORLD'S RICHEST CITIES, WITH 1610 01:01:42,331 --> 01:01:44,467 THE FIFTH HIGHEST LEVEL OF GDP 1611 01:01:44,467 --> 01:01:46,369 PER PERSON IN THE WORLD, THE 1612 01:01:46,369 --> 01:01:48,171 IDEA OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY 1613 01:01:48,171 --> 01:01:48,805 POLITICIANS CALLING THEMSELVES 1614 01:01:48,805 --> 01:01:51,774 PROGRESSIVE OR EVEN SOCIALIST 1615 01:01:51,774 --> 01:01:52,408 AND BEING COMPLETELY UNWILLING 1616 01:01:52,408 --> 01:01:53,342 TO FIGHT AGAINST THE 1617 01:01:53,342 --> 01:01:54,811 BILLIONAIRES AND 1618 01:01:54,811 --> 01:01:55,411 MULTI-MILLIONAIRES IS A TOTAL 1619 01:01:55,411 --> 01:01:57,080 DEAD END FOR WORKING CLASS 1620 01:01:57,080 --> 01:01:58,748 PEOPLE. WE NEED LEADERSHIP WITH 1621 01:01:58,748 --> 01:02:00,283 A CLASS STRUGGLE BASED FIGHTING 1622 01:02:00,283 --> 01:02:02,819 STRATEGY, WHICH IS WHAT I DID 1623 01:02:02,819 --> 01:02:03,419 WITH MY SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 1624 01:02:03,419 --> 01:02:04,253 OFFICE. RATHER THAN BUILD A 1625 01:02:04,253 --> 01:02:07,190 CAREER FOR MYSELF, I USED MY 1626 01:02:07,190 --> 01:02:07,790 OFFICE RELENTLESSLY TO BUILD 1627 01:02:07,790 --> 01:02:09,325 MASS MOVEMENTS OF WORKING 1628 01:02:09,325 --> 01:02:10,226 PEOPLE. THROUGH MY OFFICE. WE 1629 01:02:10,226 --> 01:02:12,562 LAUNCHED A 15 NOW MOVEMENT, AND 1630 01:02:12,562 --> 01:02:14,797 WE WON THE NATION'S HIGHEST 1631 01:02:14,797 --> 01:02:15,431 MINIMUM WAGE FOR SEATTLE BECAUSE 1632 01:02:15,431 --> 01:02:16,666 OF WE WON INFLATION INCREASES. 1633 01:02:16,666 --> 01:02:19,001 THE WAGE HAS BEEN GOING UP. AND 1634 01:02:19,001 --> 01:02:21,337 IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR IT'S GOING 1635 01:02:21,337 --> 01:02:22,905 TO BE $22.14 AN HOUR. WE 1636 01:02:22,905 --> 01:02:24,273 LAUNCHED THE TAX AMAZON 1637 01:02:24,273 --> 01:02:25,942 MOVEMENT. WE DEFEATED 1638 01:02:25,942 --> 01:02:26,976 BILLIONAIRES LIKE JEFF BEZOS AND 1639 01:02:26,976 --> 01:02:29,011 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, CITY 1640 01:02:29,011 --> 01:02:29,545 COUNCILMEMBERS TO WIN THE 1641 01:02:29,545 --> 01:02:30,680 HISTORIC AMAZON TAX. 1642 01:02:30,680 --> 01:02:33,082 BILLIONAIRES AND 1643 01:02:33,082 --> 01:02:33,583 MULTI-MILLIONAIRES HAVE 1644 01:02:33,583 --> 01:02:35,485 ACCUMULATED UNTOLD WEALTH BY 1645 01:02:35,485 --> 01:02:36,419 EXPLOITING WORKERS AND THE 1646 01:02:36,419 --> 01:02:37,553 PLANET. JUST A FEW HOURS AGO, 1647 01:02:37,553 --> 01:02:39,122 THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED THAT 1648 01:02:39,122 --> 01:02:40,623 THE STOCK MARKET REACHED A 1649 01:02:40,623 --> 01:02:43,192 RECORD HIGH. TODAY, VITAL HUMAN 1650 01:02:43,192 --> 01:02:46,028 SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO 1651 01:02:46,028 --> 01:02:47,563 COMPETE FOR THE MOST MINIMAL 1652 01:02:47,563 --> 01:02:50,399 FUNDING. WE NEED TO TAX THE 1653 01:02:50,399 --> 01:02:52,468 RICH, STARTING WITH A MAJOR 1654 01:02:52,468 --> 01:02:54,971 EXPANSION OF THE AMAZON TAX IN 1655 01:02:54,971 --> 01:02:56,973 2023. I CO-FOUNDED WORKER STRIKE 1656 01:02:56,973 --> 01:02:59,408 BACK, A NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION 1657 01:02:59,408 --> 01:03:00,943 THAT IS CONTINUING THE CLASS 1658 01:03:00,943 --> 01:03:01,444 STRUGGLE BASED FIGHTING 1659 01:03:01,444 --> 01:03:02,945 STRATEGY. WORKER STRIKE BACK HAS 1660 01:03:02,945 --> 01:03:04,947 ALREADY WON SOME CRUCIAL 1661 01:03:04,947 --> 01:03:06,849 VICTORIES SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 1662 01:03:06,849 --> 01:03:07,683 2024. THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, 1663 01:03:07,683 --> 01:03:10,753 ALL OF THEM DEMOCRATS LED BY JOY 1664 01:03:10,753 --> 01:03:12,188 HOLLINGSWORTH, BROUGHT A BILL TO 1665 01:03:12,188 --> 01:03:14,123 UNDERMINE OUR MINIMUM WAGE 1666 01:03:14,123 --> 01:03:15,758 VICTORY BY TRYING TO MAKE WAGE 1667 01:03:15,758 --> 01:03:17,360 TIERS PERMANENT. IT WOULD HAVE 1668 01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:20,229 HELD SOME MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS 1669 01:03:20,229 --> 01:03:22,298 PERMANENTLY AT A LOWER MINIMUM 1670 01:03:22,298 --> 01:03:22,798 WAGE AND AFFECTED MANY 1671 01:03:22,798 --> 01:03:23,966 COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. BUT 1672 01:03:23,966 --> 01:03:26,736 WORKERS STRIKE BACK, ORGANIZED, 1673 01:03:26,736 --> 01:03:28,471 MOBILIZED WORKING PEOPLE, AND WE 1674 01:03:28,471 --> 01:03:29,105 DEFEATED THIS SHAMEFUL ATTEMPT 1675 01:03:29,105 --> 01:03:30,606 BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO 1676 01:03:30,606 --> 01:03:32,475 ATTACK THE POOREST WORKERS. THEN 1677 01:03:32,475 --> 01:03:34,043 LAST YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL 1678 01:03:34,043 --> 01:03:35,811 DEMOCRATS TRIED TO TAKE THE 1679 01:03:35,811 --> 01:03:37,113 FIRST STEP TOWARDS REPEALING THE 1680 01:03:37,113 --> 01:03:38,347 UNPRECEDENTED RENTER'S RIGHTS. 1681 01:03:38,347 --> 01:03:41,150 WE WENT THROUGH MY OFFICE, LIKE 1682 01:03:41,150 --> 01:03:41,784 THE $10 CAP ON LATE RENT FEES, 1683 01:03:41,784 --> 01:03:43,152 WORKERS STRIKE BACK AND RENTERS 1684 01:03:43,152 --> 01:03:44,287 ORGANIZED AND DEFEATED. THAT 1685 01:03:44,287 --> 01:03:46,923 ATTEMPT. ALSO, NOT ONLY THAT, WE 1686 01:03:46,923 --> 01:03:48,624 FORCED CATHY MOORE, THE COUNCIL 1687 01:03:48,624 --> 01:03:49,258 MEMBER WHO BROUGHT THAT SHAMEFUL 1688 01:03:49,258 --> 01:03:52,361 BILL FORWARD, TO RESIGN IN 1689 01:03:52,361 --> 01:03:54,063 DISGRACE. THIS FIGHTING STRATEGY 1690 01:03:54,063 --> 01:03:56,232 IS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR WORKING 1691 01:03:56,232 --> 01:03:56,799 PEOPLE TO FIGHT AGAINST THE 1692 01:03:56,799 --> 01:03:58,367 CRISES WE FACE THE INSANE COST 1693 01:03:58,367 --> 01:04:00,770 OF LIVING, THE LACK OF HOUSING, 1694 01:04:00,770 --> 01:04:02,338 THE TERRIBLE HEALTH CARE 1695 01:04:02,338 --> 01:04:04,240 SITUATION, ICE, TERROR. AND LAST 1696 01:04:04,240 --> 01:04:05,875 BUT NOT LEAST, THE GENOCIDE IN 1697 01:04:05,875 --> 01:04:07,710 GAZA, THE BRUTAL OCCUPATION OF 1698 01:04:07,710 --> 01:04:08,744 PALESTINIAN LANDS, THE GENOCIDE 1699 01:04:08,744 --> 01:04:10,880 IN SUDAN, AND FOREVER 1700 01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:13,849 IMPERIALIST WAR, ALL OF WHICH 1701 01:04:13,849 --> 01:04:17,153 BENEFITS AND PROFITS. THE 1702 01:04:17,153 --> 01:04:17,787 BILLIONAIRE AND MULTIMILLIONAIRE 1703 01:04:17,787 --> 01:04:18,421 CLASS INTERNATIONALLY. I URGE 1704 01:04:18,421 --> 01:04:21,157 WORKING PEOPLE TO JOIN WORKER, 1705 01:04:21,157 --> 01:04:23,993 STRIKE BACK AND JOIN OUR 1706 01:04:23,993 --> 01:04:24,627 INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL RALLY ON 1707 01:04:24,627 --> 01:04:26,329 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15th AT 12 1708 01:04:26,329 --> 01:04:28,431 NOON, WHERE WE WILL BE RALLYING 1709 01:04:28,431 --> 01:04:30,233 TO DISCUSS THE STRATEGY OF HOW 1710 01:04:30,233 --> 01:04:31,834 TO END THE GENOCIDE AND 1711 01:04:31,834 --> 01:04:33,069 OCCUPATION, HOW TO WIN AN END TO 1712 01:04:33,069 --> 01:04:35,071 ALL MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL, 1713 01:04:35,071 --> 01:04:38,741 WHICH IS VERY MUCH LINKED TO ALL 1714 01:04:38,741 --> 01:04:39,375 THE MASSIVE BUDGET CUTS THAT WE 1715 01:04:39,375 --> 01:04:40,943 ARE FACING, NOT ONLY IN SEATTLE, 1716 01:04:40,943 --> 01:04:42,812 BUT STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY. 1717 01:04:42,812 --> 01:04:44,981 THAT IS AT 12 NOON ON SUNDAY, 1718 01:04:44,981 --> 01:04:46,582 NOVEMBER 15th. LET'S FIGHT 1719 01:04:46,582 --> 01:04:47,550 AGAINST THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS, 1720 01:04:47,550 --> 01:04:51,287 TAX THE RICH, RAISE THE AMAZON 1721 01:04:51,287 --> 01:04:51,654 TAX SOLIDARITY. 1722 01:04:51,654 --> 01:04:54,457 -- THANK YOU AND BEFORE YOU, 1723 01:04:54,457 --> 01:04:54,790 -- [APPLAUSE] 1724 01:04:54,790 --> 01:04:58,894 -- SIR 1725 01:04:58,894 --> 01:05:00,730 -- BEFORE YOU GO, JUSTIN, THIRD 1726 01:05:00,730 --> 01:05:01,464 PERSON THAT DROPPED YOUR NUMBER. 1727 01:05:01,464 --> 01:05:03,532 WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? MATTHEW. 1728 01:05:03,532 --> 01:05:05,735 MATTHEW, WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME? 1729 01:05:05,735 --> 01:05:09,438 BALLARD. WHAT NUMBER DID YOU 1730 01:05:09,438 --> 01:05:16,879 HAVE? YOU DIDN'T. 60 SOMETHING 1731 01:05:16,879 --> 01:05:17,880 MATTHEW MALLOY. GOTCHA. THANK 1732 01:05:17,880 --> 01:05:19,282 YOU. YOU'RE TOTALLY FINE. I 1733 01:05:19,282 --> 01:05:21,951 JUST GOT TO KEEP THE RECORD 1734 01:05:21,951 --> 01:05:23,519 STRAIGHT WITH THAT JUSTIN, THEN 1735 01:05:23,519 --> 01:05:25,087 NEIL, THEN JOE. JUSTIN, WELCOME. 1736 01:05:25,087 --> 01:05:27,657 -- I'M JUSTIN AYE, RENTER IN 1737 01:05:27,657 --> 01:05:29,492 QUEEN ANNE AND A MEMBER OF 1738 01:05:29,492 --> 01:05:32,061 WORKERS STRIKE BACK. MAYOR 1739 01:05:32,061 --> 01:05:33,129 WILSON'S BUDGET PROPOSAL RAISES 1740 01:05:33,129 --> 01:05:35,698 THE POLICE BUDGET BY $68 1741 01:05:35,698 --> 01:05:38,200 MILLION, CUTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING 1742 01:05:38,200 --> 01:05:40,436 BY $65 MILLION AND CUTS OTHER 1743 01:05:40,436 --> 01:05:42,972 VITAL SERVICES. IT ADDS ZERO NEW 1744 01:05:42,972 --> 01:05:44,707 TAXES ON THE RICH. THIS IS AN 1745 01:05:44,707 --> 01:05:46,709 OPEN BETRAYAL OF THE BLACK LIVES 1746 01:05:46,709 --> 01:05:48,144 MATTER MOVEMENT. IT'S AN OPEN 1747 01:05:48,144 --> 01:05:51,080 BETRAYAL OF WORKING PEOPLE, AND 1748 01:05:51,080 --> 01:05:51,580 DOUBLY SO COMING FROM A 1749 01:05:51,580 --> 01:05:53,816 SELF-IDENTIFIED SOCIALIST. IT 1750 01:05:53,816 --> 01:05:55,718 REPRESENTS A SHAMELESS 1751 01:05:55,718 --> 01:05:56,285 CONTINUATION OF THE HOUSING 1752 01:05:56,285 --> 01:05:57,954 CRISIS. WHAT WE NEED IN THE 1753 01:05:57,954 --> 01:06:01,524 BUDGET IS SLASH THE FUNDING FOR 1754 01:06:01,524 --> 01:06:02,725 POLICE, RAISE THE AMAZON TAX TO 1755 01:06:02,725 --> 01:06:06,295 FUND A MASSIVE EXPANSION OF 1756 01:06:06,295 --> 01:06:07,763 AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHELTERS, THE 1757 01:06:07,763 --> 01:06:08,898 ARTS, SOCIAL SERVICES, ALL THE 1758 01:06:08,898 --> 01:06:10,199 STUFF THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 1759 01:06:10,199 --> 01:06:12,335 TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY, THE 1760 01:06:12,335 --> 01:06:12,969 DEMOCRATS ON THIS COUNCIL HAVE 1761 01:06:12,969 --> 01:06:14,503 SHOWN THEMSELVES TO BE TOTALLY 1762 01:06:14,503 --> 01:06:16,372 UNWILLING TO FIGHT FOR WORKING 1763 01:06:16,372 --> 01:06:17,873 PEOPLE AND OPPRESSED 1764 01:06:17,873 --> 01:06:18,908 COMMUNITIES. THEY HAVE SIDED 1765 01:06:18,908 --> 01:06:20,443 WITH BIG BUSINESS OVER AND OVER. 1766 01:06:20,443 --> 01:06:21,610 WE NEED TO BUILD A FIGHTING 1767 01:06:21,610 --> 01:06:23,079 MOVEMENT TO GO TO WAR AGAINST 1768 01:06:23,079 --> 01:06:24,847 THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL. AND THE 1769 01:06:24,847 --> 01:06:26,782 DEMOCRATS PUTTING IT FORWARD. 1770 01:06:26,782 --> 01:06:29,118 SHARMA SWAN, WHO JUST SPOKE, DID 1771 01:06:29,118 --> 01:06:30,019 THIS MANY TIMES DURING HER 1772 01:06:30,019 --> 01:06:31,520 DECADE AS A SOCIALIST ON THE 1773 01:06:31,520 --> 01:06:32,621 CITY COUNCIL. SHE LED THE 1774 01:06:32,621 --> 01:06:34,056 MOVEMENT THAT WON THE AMAZON TAX 1775 01:06:34,056 --> 01:06:36,025 IN THE FIRST PLACE. LET'S BUILD 1776 01:06:36,025 --> 01:06:37,159 A FIGHTING MOVEMENT TO RAISE THE 1777 01:06:37,159 --> 01:06:40,029 AMAZON TAX AND STOP THESE CUTS. 1778 01:06:40,029 --> 01:06:41,297 -- THANK YOU JUSTIN. UP NEXT 1779 01:06:41,297 --> 01:06:41,630 -- [APPLAUSE] 1780 01:06:41,630 --> 01:06:44,834 -- IS NEIL CALVIN. I'M GOING TO 1781 01:06:44,834 --> 01:06:46,035 ASK YOU TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE STOP 1782 01:06:46,035 --> 01:06:47,970 CLAPPING SO WE CAN KEEP MOVING 1783 01:06:47,970 --> 01:06:50,239 OVER TO YOU, NEIL. AND THEN JOE. 1784 01:06:50,239 --> 01:06:51,674 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. 1785 01:06:51,674 --> 01:06:54,176 I'M NEIL PATEL, TEN. YEAR 1786 01:06:54,176 --> 01:06:55,644 RESIDENT. SPS PARENT MEMBER OF 1787 01:06:55,644 --> 01:06:57,380 WORKERS STRIKE BACK, 1788 01:06:57,380 --> 01:06:58,014 REPRESENTING SMALL BUSINESS IN 1789 01:06:58,014 --> 01:06:59,048 GEORGETOWN. I COME WITH FOUR 1790 01:06:59,048 --> 01:07:01,317 FACTS AND SOME QUESTIONS. FACT 1791 01:07:01,317 --> 01:07:03,052 ONE SINCE 2021 NON PENSION 1792 01:07:03,052 --> 01:07:05,187 SEATTLE POLICE BUDGETS GREW AN 1793 01:07:05,187 --> 01:07:07,156 AVERAGE OF $20.5 MILLION 1794 01:07:07,156 --> 01:07:09,225 ANNUALLY. THAT'S FACTORING IN 1795 01:07:09,225 --> 01:07:12,228 BUDGET CUTS IN 2021. THAT'S $104 1796 01:07:12,228 --> 01:07:14,930 MILLION SINCE 2022. FACT TWO IN 1797 01:07:14,930 --> 01:07:18,000 THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME, WE HAD 1798 01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:19,034 5483 VIOLENT CRIMES PER YEAR. 1799 01:07:19,034 --> 01:07:20,669 THIS NUMBER HAS NOT CHANGED TO 1800 01:07:20,669 --> 01:07:22,405 ANY DEGREE OF STATISTICAL 1801 01:07:22,405 --> 01:07:24,907 SIGNIFICANCE IN FOUR YEARS. FACT 1802 01:07:24,907 --> 01:07:27,243 THREE ON 2020 NUMBERS, THE 1803 01:07:27,243 --> 01:07:30,279 OFFICE OF THE SPD CEO ALONE GETS 1804 01:07:30,279 --> 01:07:31,881 $35 MILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY. 1805 01:07:31,881 --> 01:07:35,651 THAT FIGURE IS JUST 70 IS 70% OF 1806 01:07:35,651 --> 01:07:37,486 THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET 1807 01:07:37,486 --> 01:07:39,121 SHORTFALL FOR THIS BUDGET? FACT 1808 01:07:39,121 --> 01:07:41,223 FOUR I AM STILL WAITING FOR 1809 01:07:41,223 --> 01:07:42,691 SOUTH PRECINCT TO LIFT A FINGER 1810 01:07:42,691 --> 01:07:44,960 TO ADDRESS AN AUGUST SHOOTING IN 1811 01:07:44,960 --> 01:07:46,629 GEORGETOWN CENTRAL BUSINESS 1812 01:07:46,629 --> 01:07:48,164 DISTRICT. EVERY CITY AGENCY I'VE 1813 01:07:48,164 --> 01:07:49,832 DEALT WITH FROM OPCD TO SDCI HAS 1814 01:07:49,832 --> 01:07:51,434 BEEN SUPER HELPFUL TO ME, AND 1815 01:07:51,434 --> 01:07:54,203 THEY'RE ALL FACING CUTS. THAT 1816 01:07:54,203 --> 01:07:55,438 LEAVES ME WITH SOME QUESTIONS. 1817 01:07:55,438 --> 01:07:56,839 QUESTION ONE DO WE REALLY FEEL 1818 01:07:56,839 --> 01:07:58,174 LIKE MORE COPS IS WORKING 1819 01:07:58,174 --> 01:07:59,241 BECAUSE THE DATA DOESN'T SEEM 1820 01:07:59,241 --> 01:08:01,811 TO SUPPORT THAT? QUESTION TWO 1821 01:08:01,811 --> 01:08:04,613 WHAT DOES SPD NEED 68 MILLION 1822 01:08:04,613 --> 01:08:06,916 MORE DOLLARS FOR THAT? THEY 1823 01:08:06,916 --> 01:08:07,550 CAN'T ALREADY AFFORD AIRCRAFT 1824 01:08:07,550 --> 01:08:09,552 CARRIER. QUESTION THREE WHY ARE 1825 01:08:09,552 --> 01:08:11,921 WE SHAKING DOWN OPCD SDCI 1826 01:08:11,921 --> 01:08:13,389 FIREFIGHTERS, HOUSING TEACHERS 1827 01:08:13,389 --> 01:08:14,957 AND SCHOOLS TO GIVE $68 MILLION 1828 01:08:14,957 --> 01:08:16,492 TO AN AGENCY THAT HAS YET TO 1829 01:08:16,492 --> 01:08:17,893 DEMONSTRATE A RETURN ON 1830 01:08:17,893 --> 01:08:18,961 INVESTMENT. AND MY FINAL 1831 01:08:18,961 --> 01:08:19,795 QUESTION IS TO ALL OF US IN THIS 1832 01:08:19,795 --> 01:08:23,099 ROOM, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE 1833 01:08:23,099 --> 01:08:23,332 ENOUGH? 1834 01:08:23,332 --> 01:08:24,033 -- THANK YOU. 1835 01:08:24,033 --> 01:08:24,366 -- THANK YOU. 1836 01:08:24,366 --> 01:08:24,700 -- [APPLAUSE] 1837 01:08:24,700 --> 01:08:27,336 -- NEIL 1838 01:08:27,336 --> 01:08:30,105 -- UP NEXT IS JOE AND THEN 1839 01:08:30,105 --> 01:08:31,774 RACHEL SNELL AND THEN AIDAN 1840 01:08:31,774 --> 01:08:33,309 BERNHARDT, JACK KELLY, AND THEN 1841 01:08:33,309 --> 01:08:36,612 INSPIRE WASHINGTON. 1842 01:08:36,612 --> 01:08:38,080 -- MY NAME IS JOE. I'M A MUSIC 1843 01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:39,114 TEACHER AND MEMBER OF WORKERS 1844 01:08:39,114 --> 01:08:42,551 STRIKE BACK. AND I OPPOSE THE 1845 01:08:42,551 --> 01:08:43,219 MAYOR'S PRO-POLICE ANTI-WORKER 1846 01:08:43,219 --> 01:08:45,121 BUDGET. AS A TEACHER AND FORMER 1847 01:08:45,121 --> 01:08:46,422 SPS EMPLOYEE, I CAN TELL YOU 1848 01:08:46,422 --> 01:08:48,958 RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE NEED IS MORE 1849 01:08:48,958 --> 01:08:49,758 SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDED, AND WE 1850 01:08:49,758 --> 01:08:51,527 NEED TO FUND THEM BY INCREASING 1851 01:08:51,527 --> 01:08:54,930 THE AMAZON TAX. THIS BUDGET 1852 01:08:54,930 --> 01:08:55,531 PROPOSES CUTTING $65 MILLION 1853 01:08:55,531 --> 01:08:56,499 FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND 1854 01:08:56,499 --> 01:08:58,267 OTHER CUTS TO SOCIAL SERVICES, 1855 01:08:58,267 --> 01:09:00,736 WHILE INCREASING THE SPD BUDGET 1856 01:09:00,736 --> 01:09:02,204 BY 68 MILLION. WASHINGTON IS 1857 01:09:02,204 --> 01:09:05,207 HOME TO 12 BILLIONAIRES AND OVER 1858 01:09:05,207 --> 01:09:06,542 130 MILLIONAIRES CENTERED IN THE 1859 01:09:06,542 --> 01:09:08,444 SEATTLE AREA. SEATTLE'S ECONOMY 1860 01:09:08,444 --> 01:09:09,345 IS DOMINATED BY SOME OF THE 1861 01:09:09,345 --> 01:09:10,446 WEALTHIEST TECH CORPORATIONS IN 1862 01:09:10,446 --> 01:09:12,081 THE WORLD, INCLUDING AMAZON, 1863 01:09:12,081 --> 01:09:13,883 GOOGLE AND MICROSOFT. MEANWHILE, 1864 01:09:13,883 --> 01:09:15,451 THE COST FOR ALL LIVING PEOPLE 1865 01:09:15,451 --> 01:09:17,620 IS BECOMING ABSOLUTELY WORSE. 1866 01:09:17,620 --> 01:09:19,655 THE MAYOR RECENTLY STATED RIGHT 1867 01:09:19,655 --> 01:09:20,723 QUOTE, RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE 1868 01:09:20,723 --> 01:09:22,124 GOOD OPTIONS TO RAISE MORE 1869 01:09:22,124 --> 01:09:23,726 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE THAT DON'T 1870 01:09:23,726 --> 01:09:25,194 COME WITH GREAT RISKS. BUT THIS 1871 01:09:25,194 --> 01:09:27,530 END QUOTE. BUT THIS IS JUST 1872 01:09:27,530 --> 01:09:29,899 UNTRUE. COWERING TO CORPORATIONS 1873 01:09:29,899 --> 01:09:31,700 THREATS WILL NOT HELP US. WHEN 1874 01:09:31,700 --> 01:09:33,168 BOEING BOEING WAS GIVEN A TAX 1875 01:09:33,168 --> 01:09:35,938 HANDOUT IN 2013, THEY STILL 1876 01:09:35,938 --> 01:09:37,139 MOVED 13,000 JOBS OUT OF THE 1877 01:09:37,139 --> 01:09:37,706 STATE. WE NEED TO BUILD A 1878 01:09:37,706 --> 01:09:38,874 MOVEMENT TO TAX THE RICH HERE 1879 01:09:38,874 --> 01:09:40,843 AND TO TAX THEM ACROSS THE WHOLE 1880 01:09:40,843 --> 01:09:42,578 COUNTRY. THE MAYOR IS EXPOSING 1881 01:09:42,578 --> 01:09:44,780 HER FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES AS A 1882 01:09:44,780 --> 01:09:46,148 DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST, WITH THE 1883 01:09:46,148 --> 01:09:47,983 APPROACH OF REVOLUTIONARY 1884 01:09:47,983 --> 01:09:49,318 SOCIALIST. SAWANT, WHO SPOKE 1885 01:09:49,318 --> 01:09:50,920 TODAY, SHARMA WENT TO WAR 1886 01:09:50,920 --> 01:09:52,421 AGAINST BIG BUSINESSES IN 1887 01:09:52,421 --> 01:09:53,489 SEATTLE AND WON THE AMAZON TAX. 1888 01:09:53,489 --> 01:09:54,557 THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO. 1889 01:09:54,557 --> 01:09:55,958 WORKING PEOPLE NEED TO USE THAT 1890 01:09:55,958 --> 01:09:57,560 FIGHTING APPROACH. WE NEED A NEW 1891 01:09:57,560 --> 01:09:59,261 PARTY FOR THE WORKING CLASS, AND 1892 01:09:59,261 --> 01:10:00,262 WE NEED TO TAX THE RICH SO THAT 1893 01:10:00,262 --> 01:10:02,064 WE CAN FULLY FUND PUBLIC 1894 01:10:02,064 --> 01:10:04,066 EDUCATION, PUBLIC HOUSING AND 1895 01:10:04,066 --> 01:10:05,634 ALL PUBLIC SERVICES. 1896 01:10:05,634 --> 01:10:05,901 -- YEAH. 1897 01:10:05,901 --> 01:10:08,270 -- THANK YOU JOE LITTLE CALVIN, 1898 01:10:08,270 --> 01:10:10,973 A LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR FRIENDS. 1899 01:10:10,973 --> 01:10:13,676 RACHEL SNELL AND AIDEN. RACHEL, 1900 01:10:13,676 --> 01:10:13,943 WELCOME. 1901 01:10:13,943 --> 01:10:16,679 -- HI. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, 1902 01:10:16,679 --> 01:10:17,613 COUNCIL CHAIR STRAUSS AND 1903 01:10:17,613 --> 01:10:18,781 MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE CITY 1904 01:10:18,781 --> 01:10:20,316 COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RACHEL 1905 01:10:20,316 --> 01:10:22,851 SNELL, AND I URGE YOU TO FUND 1906 01:10:22,851 --> 01:10:25,187 440,000 FOR COMMUNITY LED VOTER 1907 01:10:25,187 --> 01:10:26,455 EDUCATION FOR RANKED CHOICE 1908 01:10:26,455 --> 01:10:27,723 VOTING, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE IN 1909 01:10:27,723 --> 01:10:31,226 MY COMMUNITY, RENTERS, LGBTQIA 1910 01:10:31,226 --> 01:10:32,728 RESIDENTS, LGBTQ RESIDENTS, AND 1911 01:10:32,728 --> 01:10:34,330 COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THESE 1912 01:10:34,330 --> 01:10:35,965 COMMUNITIES HAVE TOO OFTEN BEEN 1913 01:10:35,965 --> 01:10:37,900 LEFT OUT OF DECISIONS THAT 1914 01:10:37,900 --> 01:10:41,737 AFFECT OUR HOMES, SAFETY, 1915 01:10:41,737 --> 01:10:42,371 LIVELIHOODS, AND FUTURE RANKED 1916 01:10:42,371 --> 01:10:45,007 CHOICE VOTING CAN GIVE US MORE 1917 01:10:45,007 --> 01:10:46,709 MEANINGFUL CHOICES TO SUPPORT 1918 01:10:46,709 --> 01:10:48,444 CANDIDATES WHO TRULY REFLECT OUR 1919 01:10:48,444 --> 01:10:49,945 VALUES WITHOUT FEAR OF WASTING A 1920 01:10:49,945 --> 01:10:52,047 VOTE. BUT A BETTER VOTING SYSTEM 1921 01:10:52,047 --> 01:10:54,149 ONLY WORKS WHEN EVERY VOTER 1922 01:10:54,149 --> 01:10:55,951 UNDERSTANDS AND FEELS CONFIDENT 1923 01:10:55,951 --> 01:10:57,686 USING IT. PLEASE INVEST IN 1924 01:10:57,686 --> 01:10:58,287 TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, 1925 01:10:58,287 --> 01:11:00,656 MULTILINGUAL AND ACCESSIBLE 1926 01:11:00,656 --> 01:11:02,157 MATERIALS OUTREACH. WHEN PEOPLE 1927 01:11:02,157 --> 01:11:04,660 ARE TOGETHER, RANKED CHOICE 1928 01:11:04,660 --> 01:11:05,527 VOTING EMPOWERING AND ACCESSIBLE 1929 01:11:05,527 --> 01:11:07,863 TO ALL OF US. AND PLEASE SUPPORT 1930 01:11:07,863 --> 01:11:08,964 EXPANDING OF SHELTERS AS WELL. 1931 01:11:08,964 --> 01:11:10,633 THANK YOU. 1932 01:11:10,633 --> 01:11:12,067 -- THANK YOU RACHEL. UP NEXT IS 1933 01:11:12,067 --> 01:11:13,802 AIDEN, FOLLOWED BY A GROUP OF 1934 01:11:13,802 --> 01:11:16,338 THREE. OKAY, SO IF YOU ARE A 1935 01:11:16,338 --> 01:11:17,973 GROUP, YOU HAVE TO TELL ME AT 1936 01:11:17,973 --> 01:11:22,811 THE START, NOT AT THE END. OKAY, 1937 01:11:22,811 --> 01:11:24,013 SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVING 1938 01:11:24,013 --> 01:11:24,647 FORWARD. PLEASE TELL ME AT THE 1939 01:11:24,647 --> 01:11:26,015 START, NOT THE END. SO WE'RE 1940 01:11:26,015 --> 01:11:27,149 GOING TO PUT THREE. JODI, IF YOU 1941 01:11:27,149 --> 01:11:29,284 COULD HELP ME OUT HERE, IF WE 1942 01:11:29,284 --> 01:11:30,819 COULD PUT JUST THREE MINUTES ON 1943 01:11:30,819 --> 01:11:31,754 THE CLOCK, SINCE THEY ALREADY 1944 01:11:31,754 --> 01:11:34,323 USED A MINUTE 30, AND THEN YOU 1945 01:11:34,323 --> 01:11:37,159 HAVE TO TELL ME YOUR NAMES. WHAT 1946 01:11:37,159 --> 01:11:37,359 ARE. 1947 01:11:37,359 --> 01:11:39,728 -- YOU DOING? I'M A CTE TEACHER 1948 01:11:39,728 --> 01:11:40,029 IN BALLARD. 1949 01:11:40,029 --> 01:11:41,397 -- HANG TIGHT, MY FRIEND. WHAT 1950 01:11:41,397 --> 01:11:42,631 NUMBER WERE YOU? 1951 01:11:42,631 --> 01:11:47,069 -- WAS IT 32? 37? 1952 01:11:47,069 --> 01:11:47,302 -- 37? 1953 01:11:47,302 --> 01:11:50,572 -- REACH 1954 01:11:50,572 --> 01:11:51,440 -- RACHEL SNELL YEAH, SHE WAS 1955 01:11:51,440 --> 01:11:51,807 THE FIRST ONE. 1956 01:11:51,807 --> 01:11:54,877 -- OKAY, SO YOUR NAME ONE MORE 1957 01:11:54,877 --> 01:11:55,077 TIME. 1958 01:11:55,077 --> 01:11:55,344 -- ALEX. 1959 01:11:55,344 --> 01:11:59,114 -- ALEX, SPELL THE LAST NAME. 1960 01:11:59,114 --> 01:12:00,983 -- SCHOKKING. 1961 01:12:00,983 --> 01:12:03,085 -- GREAT. AND THEN WHO ELSE IS 1962 01:12:03,085 --> 01:12:05,020 WITH YOU? 1963 01:12:05,020 --> 01:12:05,654 -- CAROLINE, GILBERT, CAROLINE. 1964 01:12:05,654 --> 01:12:08,157 -- AND I ASSUME YOU DID NOT GET 1965 01:12:08,157 --> 01:12:09,324 A NUMBER. GREAT. NO, NOT A 1966 01:12:09,324 --> 01:12:11,794 PROBLEM. AND THEN LAST ONE. 1967 01:12:11,794 --> 01:12:13,629 -- LUCAS PHIPPS. ALSO PART OF 1968 01:12:13,629 --> 01:12:13,929 THAT GROUP. 1969 01:12:13,929 --> 01:12:15,864 -- LUCAS PHIPPS. WONDERFUL. SO 1970 01:12:15,864 --> 01:12:17,466 YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES 1971 01:12:17,466 --> 01:12:19,568 REMAINING. TAKE IT AWAY. 1972 01:12:19,568 --> 01:12:22,404 WELCOME. GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. 1973 01:12:22,404 --> 01:12:23,672 -- GREAT. I'M ALEX, I'M A 1974 01:12:23,672 --> 01:12:24,740 FREMONT RESIDENT AND A TEACHER 1975 01:12:24,740 --> 01:12:27,676 AT BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING 1976 01:12:27,676 --> 01:12:30,446 ENGINEERING. AS WE'VE BEEN 1977 01:12:30,446 --> 01:12:31,080 HEARING HERE TODAY, WE HAVE SO 1978 01:12:31,080 --> 01:12:31,914 MANY BIG PROBLEMS AS A CITY AND 1979 01:12:31,914 --> 01:12:32,981 THEY ALL NEED DEMOCRATIC 1980 01:12:32,981 --> 01:12:34,049 SOLUTIONS. LIKE THERE IS NO 1981 01:12:34,049 --> 01:12:35,584 OBVIOUS ANSWER HERE. THERE'S 1982 01:12:35,584 --> 01:12:36,585 ONLY TRADE OFFS TO MAKE. AND I 1983 01:12:36,585 --> 01:12:37,286 THINK RANKED CHOICE VOTING IS A 1984 01:12:37,286 --> 01:12:39,088 REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THAT 1985 01:12:39,088 --> 01:12:40,289 PROCESS GOING FORWARD. FOR US TO 1986 01:12:40,289 --> 01:12:43,692 BE ABLE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS 1987 01:12:43,692 --> 01:12:45,060 COLLECTIVELY. THAT'S COMING 1988 01:12:45,060 --> 01:12:46,462 NEXT YEAR FOR PRIMARIES IN 1989 01:12:46,462 --> 01:12:48,530 SEATTLE. BUT SUCCESS IS NOT 1990 01:12:48,530 --> 01:12:49,064 NECESSARILY GUARANTEED. A 1991 01:12:49,064 --> 01:12:49,732 QUARTER OF MY STUDENTS ARE GOING 1992 01:12:49,732 --> 01:12:50,666 TO BE VOTING FOR THE FIRST TIME 1993 01:12:50,666 --> 01:12:53,168 NEXT YEAR, AND WE REALLY NEED TO 1994 01:12:53,168 --> 01:12:54,436 PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD HERE. 1995 01:12:54,436 --> 01:12:56,638 SO I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL 1996 01:12:56,638 --> 01:12:58,006 TO SUPPORT BOTH WITH YOUR 1997 01:12:58,006 --> 01:12:59,441 ENERGY, TIME AND BUDGET, A 1998 01:12:59,441 --> 01:13:00,909 SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH TO RANKED 1999 01:13:00,909 --> 01:13:02,311 CHOICE VOTING HERE. MAYBE WE 2000 01:13:02,311 --> 01:13:03,812 SHOULD HAVE A GRANT TO SEE WHO 2001 01:13:03,812 --> 01:13:04,546 UNDERSTANDS THE SYSTEM OR NOT. 2002 01:13:04,546 --> 01:13:05,681 WHERE ARE THERE HOLES THAT WE 2003 01:13:05,681 --> 01:13:07,416 SHOULD PLUG SO THAT PEOPLE 2004 01:13:07,416 --> 01:13:08,417 UNDERSTAND AND CAN VOTE 2005 01:13:08,417 --> 01:13:09,918 SUCCESSFULLY, SO THAT WE CAN 2006 01:13:09,918 --> 01:13:11,286 REALLY LEAD THE WAY FOR 2007 01:13:11,286 --> 01:13:12,321 WASHINGTON AS A STATE THAT 2008 01:13:12,321 --> 01:13:13,355 REALLY COULD BENEFIT FROM RANKED 2009 01:13:13,355 --> 01:13:14,123 CHOICE VOTING AT ALL LEVELS. AND 2010 01:13:14,123 --> 01:13:15,691 AFTER THAT, EVEN NATIONALLY. SO 2011 01:13:15,691 --> 01:13:17,326 WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO HIT THE 2012 01:13:17,326 --> 01:13:22,231 GROUND RUNNING HERE. THANK YOU. 2013 01:13:22,231 --> 01:13:22,464 THANKS. 2014 01:13:22,464 --> 01:13:23,599 -- HI. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME 2015 01:13:23,599 --> 01:13:27,136 TODAY. MY NAME. MY NAME IS 2016 01:13:27,136 --> 01:13:29,304 CAROLINE GILBERT AND I LIVE IN 2017 01:13:29,304 --> 01:13:30,806 DISTRICT 36. I'M HERE TODAY TO 2018 01:13:30,806 --> 01:13:33,609 ASK YOU TO INVEST 440,000 IN 2019 01:13:33,609 --> 01:13:35,144 RANKED CHOICE VOTING VOTER 2020 01:13:35,144 --> 01:13:37,713 EDUCATION FOR THE 2027 PRIMARY 2021 01:13:37,713 --> 01:13:40,716 ELECTIONS. WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO 2022 01:13:40,716 --> 01:13:42,918 SEATTLE, I LEARNED HOW POWERFUL, 2023 01:13:42,918 --> 01:13:44,253 ACCESSIBLE VOTER EDUCATION CAN 2024 01:13:44,253 --> 01:13:46,155 BE. I HAD NEVER VOTED BY MAIL 2025 01:13:46,155 --> 01:13:47,856 BEFORE, BUT THE KING COUNTY 2026 01:13:47,856 --> 01:13:50,125 VOTER PAMPHLET HELPED ME 2027 01:13:50,125 --> 01:13:50,726 UNDERSTAND HOW VBM WORKS AND 2028 01:13:50,726 --> 01:13:52,761 MADE IT EASY FOR ME TO MAKE A 2029 01:13:52,761 --> 01:13:55,798 VOTING PLAN. THAT'S NOT THE 2030 01:13:55,798 --> 01:13:58,000 REALITY FOR EVERYONE, THOUGH. IF 2031 01:13:58,000 --> 01:14:00,369 WE WANT RANKED CHOICE VOTING 2032 01:14:00,369 --> 01:14:01,403 IMPLEMENTATION TO BE EQUITABLE, 2033 01:14:01,403 --> 01:14:02,137 WE HAVE TO REACH OUR NEIGHBORS 2034 01:14:02,137 --> 01:14:04,673 IN WAYS THAT ARE CULTURALLY 2035 01:14:04,673 --> 01:14:06,809 COMPETENT, ACCESSIBLE, AND MOST 2036 01:14:06,809 --> 01:14:10,012 IMPORTANTLY, GROUNDED IN THEIR 2037 01:14:10,012 --> 01:14:11,747 COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS. THIS 2038 01:14:11,747 --> 01:14:12,381 FUNDING WOULD GIVE ORGANIZATIONS 2039 01:14:12,381 --> 01:14:13,816 THAT ARE ALREADY EMBEDDED IN OUR 2040 01:14:13,816 --> 01:14:15,384 COMMUNITIES WITH LOWER 2041 01:14:15,384 --> 01:14:17,286 PROPENSITY VOTERS THE RESOURCES 2042 01:14:17,286 --> 01:14:18,754 THEY NEED TO REACH AND SUPPORT 2043 01:14:18,754 --> 01:14:20,556 VOTERS THEY SERVE. WITH RANKED 2044 01:14:20,556 --> 01:14:22,758 CHOICE VOTING. WE CAN BUILD A 2045 01:14:22,758 --> 01:14:25,761 BETTER SYSTEM THAT ENGAGES OR 2046 01:14:25,761 --> 01:14:26,395 ENCOURAGES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION 2047 01:14:26,395 --> 01:14:27,896 IN OUR POLITICAL PROCESS, BUT 2048 01:14:27,896 --> 01:14:29,598 ONLY IF VOTERS UNDERSTAND THE 2049 01:14:29,598 --> 01:14:30,666 NEW BALLOT AND TRUST THAT THEIR 2050 01:14:30,666 --> 01:14:31,733 VOTE WILL BE COUNTED THE WAY 2051 01:14:31,733 --> 01:14:34,036 THEY INTEND. WE ONLY HAVE ONE 2052 01:14:34,036 --> 01:14:36,038 SHOT TO DO THIS RIGHT AND FULLY 2053 01:14:36,038 --> 01:14:38,307 FUNDING OUR EDUCATION ENSURES NO 2054 01:14:38,307 --> 01:14:42,344 VOTER IS LEFT BEHIND. THANK YOU. 2055 01:14:42,344 --> 01:14:44,513 -- LUCAS PHIPPS ALSO ASKING TO 2056 01:14:44,513 --> 01:14:45,581 INCLUDE FUNDING FOR RANKED 2057 01:14:45,581 --> 01:14:48,317 CHOICE VOTING EDUCATION FOR THE 2058 01:14:48,317 --> 01:14:49,818 2027 PRIMARY ELECTIONS. SPEAKING 2059 01:14:49,818 --> 01:14:50,819 ON BEHALF OF THE WASHINGTON BUS, 2060 01:14:50,819 --> 01:14:52,654 WHICH IS BASED IN SEATTLE CITY 2061 01:14:52,654 --> 01:14:53,655 COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, THE 2062 01:14:53,655 --> 01:14:55,123 WASHINGTON BUS IS THE LARGEST 2063 01:14:55,123 --> 01:14:56,692 YOUTH BASED BUILDING 2064 01:14:56,692 --> 01:14:57,259 ORGANIZATION IN WASHINGTON 2065 01:14:57,259 --> 01:14:59,127 DEDICATED TO THE CIVIC AND POWER 2066 01:14:59,127 --> 01:14:59,962 OF YOUNG VOTERS. AND WHEN IT 2067 01:14:59,962 --> 01:15:01,730 COMES TO OUR YOUTH BASE, WE KNOW 2068 01:15:01,730 --> 01:15:03,131 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE WILL, BUT 2069 01:15:03,131 --> 01:15:04,867 OFTEN NOT THE WAY. THIS YEAR IN 2070 01:15:04,867 --> 01:15:06,401 SEATTLE, WE SAW VOTER TURNOUT AT 2071 01:15:06,401 --> 01:15:09,671 JUST 4.5% OF VOTERS AGE 17 TO 2072 01:15:09,671 --> 01:15:12,941 24, AND 17% OF VOTERS AGED 25 TO 2073 01:15:12,941 --> 01:15:15,077 34. IF YOUNG PEOPLE. IN THE 2074 01:15:15,077 --> 01:15:16,478 FUTURE, WE MUST PROTECT THEIR 2075 01:15:16,478 --> 01:15:17,479 PRESENT BY FUNDING THE EDUCATION 2076 01:15:17,479 --> 01:15:19,515 THEY NEED TO BE CIVICALLY 2077 01:15:19,515 --> 01:15:20,282 INVOLVED, ACTIVE AND LISTENED 2078 01:15:20,282 --> 01:15:21,717 TO. IN A WORLD THAT HAS SEEN 2079 01:15:21,717 --> 01:15:22,818 DISINFORMATION RUN RAMPANT, THEY 2080 01:15:22,818 --> 01:15:24,953 NEED TO TRUST LOCAL SOURCES. 2081 01:15:24,953 --> 01:15:27,723 -- THANK YOU. 2082 01:15:27,723 --> 01:15:29,758 -- AND NOW WE HAVE AIDEN. IS 2083 01:15:29,758 --> 01:15:32,661 THAT RIGHT? AND JODY, IF YOU 2084 01:15:32,661 --> 01:15:33,228 COULD PROMOTE COUNCILMEMBER 2085 01:15:33,228 --> 01:15:33,996 RIVERA, WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR A 2086 01:15:33,996 --> 01:15:39,935 LITTLE BIT, AIDEN WELCOME. 2087 01:15:39,935 --> 01:15:40,836 -- HELLO AND GOOD EVENING. MY 2088 01:15:40,836 --> 01:15:43,171 NAME IS AIDEN AND I'M A VOTER IN 2089 01:15:43,171 --> 01:15:44,172 DISTRICT FIVE. I'M HERE TO 2090 01:15:44,172 --> 01:15:46,241 COMMENT ON THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 2091 01:15:46,241 --> 01:15:46,875 BUDGET SPENDING DISCIPLINE, IS 2092 01:15:46,875 --> 01:15:48,944 THAT WE'VE DECIDED TO REBRAND 2093 01:15:48,944 --> 01:15:50,212 AUSTERITY INTO. I LOOK AT THIS 2094 01:15:50,212 --> 01:15:52,748 PROPOSED BUDGET, AND I GET VERY 2095 01:15:52,748 --> 01:15:53,415 CONFUSED BECAUSE I DIDN'T ORDER 2096 01:15:53,415 --> 01:15:54,349 MY TOAST WITH ANY ENGLISH 2097 01:15:54,349 --> 01:15:55,017 BREAKFAST TEA THIS MORNING. I'M 2098 01:15:55,017 --> 01:15:56,285 MORE OF A COFFEE GUY MYSELF. 2099 01:15:56,285 --> 01:15:57,286 TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THE 2100 01:15:57,286 --> 01:15:58,887 AUSTERITY HAS LEFT THE TEA 2101 01:15:58,887 --> 01:16:00,355 DRINKERS. WE'RE AT THE START OF 2102 01:16:00,355 --> 01:16:01,523 A GLOBAL BONDS CRISIS. I 2103 01:16:01,523 --> 01:16:02,457 UNDERSTAND THE URGENT NEED TO 2104 01:16:02,457 --> 01:16:04,326 CLOSE THE BUDGET GAP. THAT'S A 2105 01:16:04,326 --> 01:16:05,127 REALLY EASY EXISTING MECHANISM 2106 01:16:05,127 --> 01:16:07,095 TO DO THAT, THOUGH. IT'S VERY 2107 01:16:07,095 --> 01:16:09,531 SIMPLE. CLOSE THE GAP BY 2108 01:16:09,531 --> 01:16:10,165 INCREASING REVENUE, INCREASE THE 2109 01:16:10,165 --> 01:16:11,600 JUMPSTART PAYROLL TAXES. AGAIN, 2110 01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:13,101 WHAT A LUDICROUS CLAIM TO SAY 2111 01:16:13,101 --> 01:16:14,536 THAT THE DOWNTOWN TECH FIRMS ARE 2112 01:16:14,536 --> 01:16:15,370 TOO FRAGILE TO PAY JUST A LITTLE 2113 01:16:15,370 --> 01:16:17,339 BIT MORE FOR THE MASSIVELY 2114 01:16:17,339 --> 01:16:18,974 PROFITABLE TECH WORKERS THEY 2115 01:16:18,974 --> 01:16:19,641 EMPLOY. THOSE TECH WORKERS LOVE 2116 01:16:19,641 --> 01:16:20,709 THE CITY, AND WOULDN'T MIND 2117 01:16:20,709 --> 01:16:21,410 CHIPPING IN MORE IF THEY KNEW IT 2118 01:16:21,410 --> 01:16:23,712 WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ARE WE 2119 01:16:23,712 --> 01:16:25,213 ACTUALLY TAKING THE DOWNTOWN 2120 01:16:25,213 --> 01:16:26,214 ASSOCIATION AND OTHER BIG 2121 01:16:26,214 --> 01:16:27,582 BUSINESS INTERESTS? RED HERRING 2122 01:16:27,582 --> 01:16:28,984 ARGUMENT SERIOUSLY? THE ECONOMIC 2123 01:16:28,984 --> 01:16:31,286 SLOWDOWN WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS 2124 01:16:31,286 --> 01:16:32,788 A NATIONAL PHENOMENON. IT IS 2125 01:16:32,788 --> 01:16:34,022 OUTSIDE THE CITY'S CONTROL. 2126 01:16:34,022 --> 01:16:34,590 BELLEVUE IS GROWING FASTER 2127 01:16:34,590 --> 01:16:35,924 BECAUSE IT IS LITERALLY MORE 2128 01:16:35,924 --> 01:16:38,060 ROOM TO GROW. SAME GOES FOR THE 2129 01:16:38,060 --> 01:16:39,595 EMPTY OFFICE BUILDING PROBLEM 2130 01:16:39,595 --> 01:16:40,595 THAT IS DIRECTLY DOWNSTREAM OF 2131 01:16:40,595 --> 01:16:42,130 COVID. DON'T LET ANYONE TELL 2132 01:16:42,130 --> 01:16:42,831 YOU THAT INCREASING THE POLICE 2133 01:16:42,831 --> 01:16:43,966 BUDGET IS GOING TO FIX OUR 2134 01:16:43,966 --> 01:16:45,033 NATIONAL CRISIS OF TECH 2135 01:16:45,033 --> 01:16:46,535 MONOPOLIES, NOT PAYING THEIR 2136 01:16:46,535 --> 01:16:49,137 FAIR SHARE TO SOCIETY. THANK 2137 01:16:49,137 --> 01:16:49,338 YOU. 2138 01:16:49,338 --> 01:16:51,173 -- THANK YOU AIDEN. UP NEXT IS 2139 01:16:51,173 --> 01:16:52,975 JACK. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO 2140 01:16:52,975 --> 01:16:53,542 TAKE THE INSPIRE WASHINGTON 2141 01:16:53,542 --> 01:16:54,743 GROUP. SO THAT MIGHT TAKE A 2142 01:16:54,743 --> 01:16:57,312 MINUTE JUST TO GET US ALL 2143 01:16:57,312 --> 01:16:58,347 ORGANIZED. WELCOME, JACK. 2144 01:16:58,347 --> 01:17:00,349 -- THANK YOU. GOOD TO BE HERE. 2145 01:17:00,349 --> 01:17:00,949 EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 2146 01:17:00,949 --> 01:17:02,918 JACK KELLY. I'M A MEMBER AND 2147 01:17:02,918 --> 01:17:04,720 ORGANIZER WITH THE TRANSIT 2148 01:17:04,720 --> 01:17:06,822 RIDERS UNION. AND I'M HERE 2149 01:17:06,822 --> 01:17:08,623 TONIGHT REGARDING TWO NOTES ON 2150 01:17:08,623 --> 01:17:10,525 THE TENANT SERVICES LINE IN THE 2151 01:17:10,525 --> 01:17:14,896 PROPOSED BUDGET ITEM ONE, I URGE 2152 01:17:14,896 --> 01:17:17,466 THIS COUNCIL TO PLEASE ADD AT 2153 01:17:17,466 --> 01:17:20,936 LEAST $500,000 TO THE TENANT 2154 01:17:20,936 --> 01:17:22,270 SERVICES BUDGET. WE BELIEVE THIS 2155 01:17:22,270 --> 01:17:24,172 IS THE BARE MINIMUM TO KEEP 2156 01:17:24,172 --> 01:17:26,274 TENANT SERVICES A SERVICE 2157 01:17:26,274 --> 01:17:27,776 SERVICES THAT ARE VITAL TO OUR 2158 01:17:27,776 --> 01:17:30,912 RENTERS, VITAL TO MAINTAINING 2159 01:17:30,912 --> 01:17:33,815 AND CREATING STABLE COMMUNITIES, 2160 01:17:33,815 --> 01:17:36,685 AND ULTIMATELY A STABLE CITY BY 2161 01:17:36,685 --> 01:17:38,153 KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED. SO 2162 01:17:38,153 --> 01:17:40,956 PLEASE, WE ASK FOR ADDITIONAL 2163 01:17:40,956 --> 01:17:43,425 FUNDING OF $500,000 TO ENSURE 2164 01:17:43,425 --> 01:17:46,361 THAT THESE SERVICES CONTINUE. 2165 01:17:46,361 --> 01:17:48,296 NEXT, URGING THE COUNCIL TO 2166 01:17:48,296 --> 01:17:53,802 PLEASE FULLY ADOPT THE $11 IN 2167 01:17:53,802 --> 01:17:54,403 INCREASE RENTAL REGISTRATION 2168 01:17:54,403 --> 01:17:56,905 FEES PAID BY LANDLORDS BY 2169 01:17:56,905 --> 01:17:58,907 ANNUALLY TO PAY FOR ENFORCEMENT 2170 01:17:58,907 --> 01:18:01,743 OF RENTER PROTECTIONS, AND TO DO 2171 01:18:01,743 --> 01:18:03,945 SO WITHOUT EXCEPTIONS. OUR 2172 01:18:03,945 --> 01:18:05,180 RENTERS AND THEIR PROTECTIONS 2173 01:18:05,180 --> 01:18:07,616 NEED TEETH. THEY NEED TO BE 2174 01:18:07,616 --> 01:18:10,352 ENFORCED, AND WE ARE URGING THE 2175 01:18:10,352 --> 01:18:12,788 COUNCIL TO PLEASE ADOPT THE FULL 2176 01:18:12,788 --> 01:18:14,456 $11 INCREASE IN FEES. AND 2177 01:18:14,456 --> 01:18:16,992 LASTLY, IN SOLIDARITY, PLEASE 2178 01:18:16,992 --> 01:18:18,593 SUPPORT THE SHELTER EXPANSION 2179 01:18:18,593 --> 01:18:19,928 PROGRAM. THANK YOU. 2180 01:18:19,928 --> 01:18:22,064 -- THANK YOU JACK. SO WITH 2181 01:18:22,064 --> 01:18:24,132 INSPIRE WASHINGTON, I SEE MY 2182 01:18:24,132 --> 01:18:28,103 GREAT FRIENDS HERE. YOU WERE 2183 01:18:28,103 --> 01:18:28,437 NUMBER 4040. 2184 01:18:28,437 --> 01:18:29,104 -- YES. 2185 01:18:29,104 --> 01:18:30,539 -- RIGHT. AND YOU ALL JUST 2186 01:18:30,539 --> 01:18:31,440 SIGNED UP AS ONE. SO I'M GOING 2187 01:18:31,440 --> 01:18:32,874 TO DO THIS. KAREN. 2188 01:18:32,874 --> 01:18:35,510 -- KAREN. LUND. MARLETTE. 2189 01:18:35,510 --> 01:18:39,214 BUCHANAN. MANNY. COWLING. 2190 01:18:39,214 --> 01:18:41,383 -- MARLETTE. CANNON. AND MANNY. 2191 01:18:41,383 --> 01:18:43,351 GREAT. YOU'LL HAVE FOUR MINUTES 2192 01:18:43,351 --> 01:18:44,619 AND 30s. WELCOME. GREAT TO SEE 2193 01:18:44,619 --> 01:18:45,253 YOU. 2194 01:18:45,253 --> 01:18:47,355 -- HELLO. MY NAME IS KAREN LUND. 2195 01:18:47,355 --> 01:18:48,623 I'M THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC 2196 01:18:48,623 --> 01:18:50,725 DIRECTOR OF TAPROOT THEATER 2197 01:18:50,725 --> 01:18:51,359 COMPANY, LOCATED IN GREENWOOD, 2198 01:18:51,359 --> 01:18:53,729 WHICH IS DISTRICT SIX 2199 01:18:53,729 --> 01:18:55,097 COUNCILMEMBERS. WHEN YOU FUND 2200 01:18:55,097 --> 01:18:56,398 THE ARTS, YOU'RE NOT ONLY 2201 01:18:56,398 --> 01:18:58,400 FUNDING WHAT HAPPENS ON STAGE, 2202 01:18:58,400 --> 01:18:59,301 YOU'RE INVESTING IN THE 2203 01:18:59,301 --> 01:19:01,169 ECONOMIC LIFE OF OUR 2204 01:19:01,169 --> 01:19:02,971 NEIGHBORHOODS. A TAPROOT 2205 01:19:02,971 --> 01:19:04,473 PERFORMANCE MEANS DINNER AT A 2206 01:19:04,473 --> 01:19:05,774 LOCAL RESTAURANT, COFFEE DOWN 2207 01:19:05,774 --> 01:19:08,110 THE BLOCK, SHOPPING NEARBY, AND 2208 01:19:08,110 --> 01:19:10,712 FRIENDS GATHERING IN GREENWOOD. 2209 01:19:10,712 --> 01:19:13,115 THE ACTIVITY SUPPORTS SMALL 2210 01:19:13,115 --> 01:19:14,916 BUSINESSES, CREATES JOBS, AND 2211 01:19:14,916 --> 01:19:15,517 MAKES OUR CITY'S BUSINESS 2212 01:19:15,517 --> 01:19:16,885 DISTRICT PLACES WHERE PEOPLE 2213 01:19:16,885 --> 01:19:20,555 WANT TO BE. WE SAW THAT IMPACT 2214 01:19:20,555 --> 01:19:22,257 CLEARLY DURING OUR HVAC 2215 01:19:22,257 --> 01:19:22,858 EMERGENCY, WHEN PERFORMANCES 2216 01:19:22,858 --> 01:19:26,294 WERE AT RISK. BUSINESSES AND 2217 01:19:26,294 --> 01:19:26,928 NEIGHBORS STEPPED FORWARD WITH 2218 01:19:26,928 --> 01:19:28,697 FINANCIAL SUPPORT, VITAL 2219 01:19:28,697 --> 01:19:30,065 TESTIMONY AND ENCOURAGEMENT. 2220 01:19:30,065 --> 01:19:32,334 ENCOURAGEMENT NOT SIMPLY TO SAVE 2221 01:19:32,334 --> 01:19:33,769 A THEATER, BUT TO PROTECT A 2222 01:19:33,769 --> 01:19:36,471 VITAL PART OF GREENWOOD'S 2223 01:19:36,471 --> 01:19:38,507 IDENTITY AND ECONOMY. ARTS 2224 01:19:38,507 --> 01:19:39,441 FUNDING IS NOT A LUXURY, AND 2225 01:19:39,441 --> 01:19:41,843 IT'S NOT MERELY ENTERTAINMENT, 2226 01:19:41,843 --> 01:19:44,646 IT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 2227 01:19:44,646 --> 01:19:47,282 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND 2228 01:19:47,282 --> 01:19:49,351 QUALITY OF LIFE. WHEN YOU INVEST 2229 01:19:49,351 --> 01:19:51,753 IN THE ARTS, YOU INVEST IN 2230 01:19:51,753 --> 01:19:53,054 RESILIENT NEIGHBORHOODS AND A 2231 01:19:53,054 --> 01:19:55,957 STRONGER SEATTLE. PLEASE MAKE 2232 01:19:55,957 --> 01:19:59,461 SUSTAINED ARTS FUNDING A CLEAR 2233 01:19:59,461 --> 01:19:59,728 PRIORITY. 2234 01:19:59,728 --> 01:20:02,497 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL 2235 01:20:02,497 --> 01:20:03,665 MEMBERS. I'M MARLETTE BUCHANAN, 2236 01:20:03,665 --> 01:20:05,901 I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 2237 01:20:05,901 --> 01:20:07,702 COYOTE CENTRAL, LOCATED IN THE 2238 01:20:07,702 --> 01:20:10,238 HISTORIC CENTRAL DISTRICT OF 2239 01:20:10,238 --> 01:20:12,340 DISTRICT THREE. EACH YEAR, WE 2240 01:20:12,340 --> 01:20:14,376 SERVE MORE THAN 1000 YOUNG 2241 01:20:14,376 --> 01:20:15,777 PEOPLE THROUGH HANDS ON ARTS AND 2242 01:20:15,777 --> 01:20:17,946 ARTISAN BASED CLASSES AND 2243 01:20:17,946 --> 01:20:20,448 WORKSHOPS LED BY PROFESSIONAL 2244 01:20:20,448 --> 01:20:22,984 ARTISTS AT COYOTE, YOUNG PEOPLE 2245 01:20:22,984 --> 01:20:26,688 DISCOVER THEIR TALENTS, BUILD 2246 01:20:26,688 --> 01:20:27,289 CONFIDENCE AND FIND BELONGING 2247 01:20:27,289 --> 01:20:27,889 ALONGSIDE CARING ADULTS. THEY 2248 01:20:27,889 --> 01:20:29,291 DEVELOP CREATIVE SKILLS THAT CAN 2249 01:20:29,291 --> 01:20:30,926 SHAPE THEIR FUTURES AND 2250 01:20:30,926 --> 01:20:33,428 LIVELIHOODS. I URGE YOU TO 2251 01:20:33,428 --> 01:20:36,064 DEDICATE 10% OF SHIELD SEATTLE 2252 01:20:36,064 --> 01:20:40,735 FUNDING TO ARTS AND CULTURE. 2253 01:20:40,735 --> 01:20:41,369 THIS INVESTMENT SUSTAINS YOUTH 2254 01:20:41,369 --> 01:20:43,205 PROGRAMS, SUPPORTS THE 2255 01:20:43,205 --> 01:20:45,941 LIVELIHOODS OF TEACHING ARTISTS 2256 01:20:45,941 --> 01:20:48,343 AND OTHER DEDICATED WORKERS, AND 2257 01:20:48,343 --> 01:20:48,944 KEEPS CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES 2258 01:20:48,944 --> 01:20:50,845 ACCESSIBLE ACROSS OUR CITY. 2259 01:20:50,845 --> 01:20:53,548 PLEASE PROTECT THE PLACES WHERE 2260 01:20:53,548 --> 01:20:54,783 SEATTLE'S YOUNG PEOPLE LEARNED 2261 01:20:54,783 --> 01:20:57,319 THAT THEIR CREATIVE VOICES AND 2262 01:20:57,319 --> 01:21:01,289 THEIR FUTURES MATTER. THANK YOU. 2263 01:21:01,289 --> 01:21:03,058 -- HARD TO FOLLOW UP THOSE 2264 01:21:03,058 --> 01:21:05,560 AMAZING CHANGE MAKERS. GOOD 2265 01:21:05,560 --> 01:21:07,729 AFTERNOON, HONORABLE CHAIR AND 2266 01:21:07,729 --> 01:21:08,997 COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM MANNY 2267 01:21:08,997 --> 01:21:11,733 CAWALING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR 2268 01:21:11,733 --> 01:21:13,768 INSPIRE WASHINGTON. FROM SEATTLE 2269 01:21:13,768 --> 01:21:15,637 TO SEDRO WOOLLEY TO SPOKANE. WE 2270 01:21:15,637 --> 01:21:19,140 ARE THE STATE'S CULTURAL 2271 01:21:19,140 --> 01:21:19,774 ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION INSPIRED 2272 01:21:19,774 --> 01:21:22,244 BY THE LONG LIST OF SOCIAL AND 2273 01:21:22,244 --> 01:21:24,079 ECONOMIC BENEFITS, WE OPEN DOORS 2274 01:21:24,079 --> 01:21:25,146 TO SCIENCE, HERITAGE AND THE 2275 01:21:25,146 --> 01:21:26,748 ARTS. I SPEAK WITH A 2276 01:21:26,748 --> 01:21:28,516 REPRESENTATIVE VOICE. HUNDREDS 2277 01:21:28,516 --> 01:21:30,919 OF BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS 2278 01:21:30,919 --> 01:21:31,987 PAY DUES TO FUEL OUR CREATIVE 2279 01:21:31,987 --> 01:21:34,522 AND CULTURAL AMBITIONS, AND 2280 01:21:34,522 --> 01:21:36,758 NEARLY 900 NONPROFITS AND 2281 01:21:36,758 --> 01:21:37,292 ARTISTS BENEFIT FROM OUR 2282 01:21:37,292 --> 01:21:38,693 ADVOCACY FOR KING COUNTY'S DOORS 2283 01:21:38,693 --> 01:21:42,764 OPEN PROGRAM. THE VAST MAJORITY 2284 01:21:42,764 --> 01:21:44,232 ARE SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT HERE 2285 01:21:44,232 --> 01:21:45,700 IN SEATTLE, THERE IS NO PLACE 2286 01:21:45,700 --> 01:21:47,202 MORE EXPENSIVE OR WHERE THE 2287 01:21:47,202 --> 01:21:49,904 STAKES ARE HIGHER FOR CREATING 2288 01:21:49,904 --> 01:21:51,373 AND OPERATING CULTURAL PROGRAMS. 2289 01:21:51,373 --> 01:21:52,941 I THINK ALL OF YOU ARE FAIRLY 2290 01:21:52,941 --> 01:21:54,476 CLEAR ON OUR REQUEST, AS 2291 01:21:54,476 --> 01:21:56,344 OUTLINED BY OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, 2292 01:21:56,344 --> 01:21:57,846 JESSIE WATSON. SO I WANT TO 2293 01:21:57,846 --> 01:22:00,081 FOCUS ON WHAT INSPIRES ME AS THE 2294 01:22:00,081 --> 01:22:01,816 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THIS 2295 01:22:01,816 --> 01:22:05,320 CAMPAIGN. DID YOU KNOW THAT 94% 2296 01:22:05,320 --> 01:22:07,689 OF ALL CULTURAL BUDGET BUDGETS 2297 01:22:07,689 --> 01:22:09,391 ARE HERE WITHIN THE CITY OF 2298 01:22:09,391 --> 01:22:11,626 SEATTLE? SO EVEN THOUGH THE KING 2299 01:22:11,626 --> 01:22:12,661 COUNTY MONEY IS GREAT, THE 2300 01:22:12,661 --> 01:22:14,496 STAKES AND THE COSTS ARE HIGHER 2301 01:22:14,496 --> 01:22:17,032 HERE. WE HAVE ALL THE JOBS WE 2302 01:22:17,032 --> 01:22:21,303 WANT TO KEEP, THE JOBS I HAVE 2303 01:22:21,303 --> 01:22:22,470 ALSO BEEN IN THIS JOB FOR EIGHT 2304 01:22:22,470 --> 01:22:24,506 YEARS, AND AS I HOPE YOU GUYS 2305 01:22:24,506 --> 01:22:26,241 KNOW, I'M PRETTY EASY TO TALK 2306 01:22:26,241 --> 01:22:28,843 TO AND VERY LIKABLE. SO I HEAR A 2307 01:22:28,843 --> 01:22:30,812 LOT OF STORIES, AND IF I COULD 2308 01:22:30,812 --> 01:22:32,147 VULCAN MIND MELD WITH YOU SO YOU 2309 01:22:32,147 --> 01:22:34,516 COULD UNDERSTAND ALL THE 2310 01:22:34,516 --> 01:22:36,084 COFFEES, ALL THE LUNCHES. I LIVE 2311 01:22:36,084 --> 01:22:38,987 IN LOTS OF CONES OF SILENCE. I 2312 01:22:38,987 --> 01:22:40,588 NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT IN EVERY 2313 01:22:40,588 --> 01:22:43,458 NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR CULTURAL 2314 01:22:43,458 --> 01:22:45,360 ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUGGLING. IT 2315 01:22:45,360 --> 01:22:46,962 IS HARD. EVERY YEAR THEY ARE 2316 01:22:46,962 --> 01:22:48,763 BARELY GETTING BY. MANY OF THEM 2317 01:22:48,763 --> 01:22:51,199 MAY NOT MAKE IT. I ALSO KNOW 2318 01:22:51,199 --> 01:22:52,634 THIS AS A PERSON THAT'S RUN 2319 01:22:52,634 --> 01:22:54,436 ORGANIZATIONS. I WAS THE 2320 01:22:54,436 --> 01:22:55,737 MANAGING DIRECTOR AT LANGSTON 2321 01:22:55,737 --> 01:22:57,205 HUGHES. I WAS THE ASSOCIATE 2322 01:22:57,205 --> 01:22:57,739 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE 2323 01:22:57,739 --> 01:22:58,940 NORTHWEST ASIAN AMERICAN 2324 01:22:58,940 --> 01:23:01,710 THEATER. HOW DO WE GET BY? WE 2325 01:23:01,710 --> 01:23:03,211 MAKE SACRIFICES. WE HOLD OUR OWN 2326 01:23:03,211 --> 01:23:05,480 PAYCHECKS. WE PAY FOR THINGS OUT 2327 01:23:05,480 --> 01:23:07,115 OF OUR OWN POCKETS. WE WORK 2328 01:23:07,115 --> 01:23:08,516 REALLY HARD. WHEN I WAS REPLACED 2329 01:23:08,516 --> 01:23:11,886 IN MY LAST JOB, THEY HIRED FIVE 2330 01:23:11,886 --> 01:23:13,288 PEOPLE TO REPLACE ME. THIS IS 2331 01:23:13,288 --> 01:23:17,092 NOT SUSTAINABLE. CITY PROTECT 2332 01:23:17,092 --> 01:23:19,661 THE ARTS AND CULTURAL SECTOR. 2333 01:23:19,661 --> 01:23:20,061 MAKE INVESTMENT. 2334 01:23:20,061 --> 01:23:21,496 -- THANK YOU. 2335 01:23:21,496 --> 01:23:23,231 -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND 2336 01:23:23,231 --> 01:23:25,166 THANK YOU FOR ALL THE ARTISTIC 2337 01:23:25,166 --> 01:23:26,534 CREATIONS YOU CREATE FOR OUR 2338 01:23:26,534 --> 01:23:27,702 COMMUNITY. UP NEXT, WE HAVE 2339 01:23:27,702 --> 01:23:30,138 WE'RE GOING TO GO. WE ARE NOW 2340 01:23:30,138 --> 01:23:34,275 41 OUT OF 110. WE'VE GOT MIRO S 2341 01:23:34,275 --> 01:23:37,679 K, WHO IS NEXT. AND THEN WE'LL 2342 01:23:37,679 --> 01:23:40,548 TAKE A MINUTE TO WORK THROUGH 2343 01:23:40,548 --> 01:23:42,417 THE DETAILS OF THE CHURCH 2344 01:23:42,417 --> 01:23:43,018 COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE. 2345 01:23:43,018 --> 01:23:44,953 MIRO, ARE YOU WITH US TODAY? 2346 01:23:44,953 --> 01:23:49,057 HERE WE ARE. MIRO. EITHER MIKE. 2347 01:23:49,057 --> 01:23:50,358 USUALLY THE TALLER ONE'S A 2348 01:23:50,358 --> 01:23:54,596 LITTLE EASIER TO USE. 2349 01:23:54,596 --> 01:23:57,098 -- MY NAME IS MIRO SK. I'M HERE 2350 01:23:57,098 --> 01:23:59,033 AS A FELLOW IMPACTED RESIDENT 2351 01:23:59,033 --> 01:24:00,869 AND FAMILY MEMBER IN SOLIDARITY 2352 01:24:00,869 --> 01:24:01,770 WITH FAMILIES OF HERBERT 2353 01:24:01,770 --> 01:24:03,505 HIGHTOWER, JR., KEENAN PEARSON 2354 01:24:03,505 --> 01:24:05,373 AND MORE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED 2355 01:24:05,373 --> 01:24:09,577 ONES TO POLICE BRUTALITY. MY 2356 01:24:09,577 --> 01:24:12,313 BROTHER WAS MURDERED BY CBP ON 2357 01:24:12,313 --> 01:24:14,182 SEPTEMBER 20th, 2025, AND BOTH 2358 01:24:14,182 --> 01:24:15,083 BEFORE AND AFTER I HAVE BEEN A 2359 01:24:15,083 --> 01:24:17,152 TARGET OF STATE VIOLENCE THAT 2360 01:24:17,152 --> 01:24:18,720 HAS INCLUDED INFILTRATION OF MY 2361 01:24:18,720 --> 01:24:20,588 LIFE, SURVEILLANCE, STALKING, 2362 01:24:20,588 --> 01:24:22,657 HARASSMENT, RETALIATION AND 2363 01:24:22,657 --> 01:24:24,426 THREATS. THIS HAS AT TIMES 2364 01:24:24,426 --> 01:24:26,761 RESULTED IN LOSS OF HOUSING 2365 01:24:26,761 --> 01:24:28,463 RESOURCES, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL 2366 01:24:28,463 --> 01:24:30,465 HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, 2367 01:24:30,465 --> 01:24:32,500 AND MORE. I KNOW VISCERALLY HOW 2368 01:24:32,500 --> 01:24:33,635 THOSE WITH STATE POWER WILL STOP 2369 01:24:33,635 --> 01:24:35,937 AT NOTHING TO DISMANTLE THE 2370 01:24:35,937 --> 01:24:36,571 STABILITY OF THOSE WHO WITNESS 2371 01:24:36,571 --> 01:24:39,541 THEIR ABUSES, AND TO SEE 2372 01:24:39,541 --> 01:24:40,108 FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY BLACK 2373 01:24:40,108 --> 01:24:41,409 FAMILIES, ASKING FOR SO LITTLE 2374 01:24:41,409 --> 01:24:43,144 WHILE. YOU ADD 60 MILLION FOR 2375 01:24:43,144 --> 01:24:46,014 COPS UNDER THE GUISE OF PUBLIC 2376 01:24:46,014 --> 01:24:47,348 SAFETY IS GUTTING. I HAVE NO 2377 01:24:47,348 --> 01:24:48,616 DOUBT, FAR MORE THAN THEIR ASK 2378 01:24:48,616 --> 01:24:50,752 WILL GO TOWARDS 2379 01:24:50,752 --> 01:24:51,386 COUNTERINSURGENCY AGAINST EVERY 2380 01:24:51,386 --> 01:24:52,520 FAMILY MEMBER WHO SEEKS JUSTICE 2381 01:24:52,520 --> 01:24:53,822 FOR THEIR LOVED ONES, AND ANYONE 2382 01:24:53,822 --> 01:24:57,892 IN SOLIDARITY WITH THEM. AS THE 2383 01:24:57,892 --> 01:24:59,794 MAYOR DOES. EXACTLY WHAT I 2384 01:24:59,794 --> 01:25:01,796 PRESUME SHE ALWAYS INTENDED TO 2385 01:25:01,796 --> 01:25:02,430 BETRAY EVERY ORGANIZER AND VOTER 2386 01:25:02,430 --> 01:25:03,765 WHO BROUGHT HER TO POWER. THE 2387 01:25:03,765 --> 01:25:05,400 LEAST YOU CAN DO IS CYNICALLY 2388 01:25:05,400 --> 01:25:06,968 BOLSTER YOUR IMAGE AS A 2389 01:25:06,968 --> 01:25:09,304 SANCTUARY CITY, AND, AT MINIMUM, 2390 01:25:09,304 --> 01:25:09,938 DOUBLE THE BUDGET FAMILIES HAVE 2391 01:25:09,938 --> 01:25:12,607 ASKED FOR ON THEIR TERMS. OR 2392 01:25:12,607 --> 01:25:14,542 REVEAL YOURSELVES IN THE CITY AS 2393 01:25:14,542 --> 01:25:15,109 EXACTLY WHAT EVERY ORIGINAL 2394 01:25:15,109 --> 01:25:16,644 TARGET OF THE STATE ON THIS LAND 2395 01:25:16,644 --> 01:25:18,746 HAS ALWAYS KNOWN YOU TO BE. OUR 2396 01:25:18,746 --> 01:25:21,082 COLONIAL EUGENICIST ENFORCERS. 2397 01:25:21,082 --> 01:25:22,884 DEFUND THE POLICE, DIVEST FROM 2398 01:25:22,884 --> 01:25:25,153 APARTHEID, GENOCIDAL ISRAEL, 2399 01:25:25,153 --> 01:25:26,221 FUND IMPACTED FAMILIES AND 2400 01:25:26,221 --> 01:25:28,523 SURVIVORS OF STATE VIOLENCE. 2401 01:25:28,523 --> 01:25:29,958 -- THANK YOU. MIRO. UP NEXT, 2402 01:25:29,958 --> 01:25:33,995 WE'VE GOT THE CHURCH COUNCIL OF 2403 01:25:33,995 --> 01:25:36,931 GREATER SEATTLE. DO YOU HAVE 2404 01:25:36,931 --> 01:25:37,966 THREE CARDS? SO I'M JUST YOU'RE 2405 01:25:37,966 --> 01:25:39,000 GOING TO SHOW ME WHAT NUMBER 2406 01:25:39,000 --> 01:25:40,001 THAT IS SO I CAN MARK YOU OFF MY 2407 01:25:40,001 --> 01:25:42,737 LIST. WE GOT 40. SO THAT'S THE 2408 01:25:42,737 --> 01:25:44,272 42. DID ANYONE ELSE FROM YOUR 2409 01:25:44,272 --> 01:25:46,074 GROUP SIGN UP? 2410 01:25:46,074 --> 01:25:47,609 -- WE WERE TOLD TO SIGN UP AS A 2411 01:25:47,609 --> 01:25:47,842 GROUP. 2412 01:25:47,842 --> 01:25:48,910 -- OKAY, COOL. SO THAT'S WHAT 2413 01:25:48,910 --> 01:25:52,347 WE'RE GOING TO DO. JODY. DO WE 2414 01:25:52,347 --> 01:25:55,683 NEED TO GET THEIR NAMES? GREAT. 2415 01:25:55,683 --> 01:25:56,784 WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THAT. 2416 01:25:56,784 --> 01:25:58,786 YOU'VE GOT FOUR MINUTES. 30s 2417 01:25:58,786 --> 01:26:00,822 SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN 2418 01:26:00,822 --> 01:26:01,222 THROUGH PAST THE 2419 01:26:01,222 --> 01:26:02,090 MISCOMMUNICATIONS AT THE 2420 01:26:02,090 --> 01:26:04,325 BEGINNING OF THIS. OVER TO YOU, 2421 01:26:04,325 --> 01:26:05,560 MY FRIENDS. GREAT TO SEE YOU 2422 01:26:05,560 --> 01:26:07,529 ALL. 2423 01:26:07,529 --> 01:26:08,763 -- MY NAME IS BROTHER STEVE 2424 01:26:08,763 --> 01:26:10,398 JERBY. I WORSHIP IN DISTRICT 2425 01:26:10,398 --> 01:26:12,500 SEVEN AND I LIVE AND VOTE IN 2426 01:26:12,500 --> 01:26:16,104 DISTRICT FOUR. SACRED STORIES 2427 01:26:16,104 --> 01:26:18,540 ARE OFTEN ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE 2428 01:26:18,540 --> 01:26:20,675 BETWEEN ABUNDANCE AND SCARCITY 2429 01:26:20,675 --> 01:26:22,710 AND ABUNDANCE THAT SAYS THERE IS 2430 01:26:22,710 --> 01:26:25,813 ENOUGH IN CREATION. THERE IS 2431 01:26:25,813 --> 01:26:28,283 ENOUGH GOODNESS AND THE 2432 01:26:28,283 --> 01:26:29,217 RESISTANCE AGAINST PEOPLE WHO 2433 01:26:29,217 --> 01:26:31,920 IMPOSE SCARCITY UPON 2434 01:26:31,920 --> 01:26:34,022 COMMUNITIES. THE CHURCH COUNCIL 2435 01:26:34,022 --> 01:26:35,957 OF GREATER SEATTLE IS A 2436 01:26:35,957 --> 01:26:39,027 COMMUNITY OF ABUNDANCE IN 2437 01:26:39,027 --> 01:26:40,395 CHRISTIAN TRADITION. WE HAVE A 2438 01:26:40,395 --> 01:26:42,564 STORY ABOUT A GATHERING OF A 2439 01:26:42,564 --> 01:26:46,668 HUGE CROWD, AND WITH ONLY A FEW 2440 01:26:46,668 --> 01:26:51,406 LOAVES AND FISHES, EVERYONE WAS 2441 01:26:51,406 --> 01:26:53,274 FED. AND NOT ONLY THAT, THERE 2442 01:26:53,274 --> 01:26:57,011 WERE LEFTOVERS TO GO. TODAY WE 2443 01:26:57,011 --> 01:27:00,548 WANT TO TALK ABOUT ABUNDANCE. 2444 01:27:00,548 --> 01:27:01,349 -- GREAT. 2445 01:27:01,349 --> 01:27:03,518 -- GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS 2446 01:27:03,518 --> 01:27:05,320 RACHEL AND I'M AN ORGANIZER 2447 01:27:05,320 --> 01:27:06,921 WITH THE CHURCH COUNCIL. AS 2448 01:27:06,921 --> 01:27:08,389 PEOPLE OF FAITH AND CONSCIENCE, 2449 01:27:08,389 --> 01:27:09,457 WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PASS A 2450 01:27:09,457 --> 01:27:11,526 BUDGET THAT REFLECTS THE VALUES 2451 01:27:11,526 --> 01:27:12,794 OF ABUNDANCE IN A COMMUNITY 2452 01:27:12,794 --> 01:27:15,029 CARE. THE FIRST PLACE WE WANT TO 2453 01:27:15,029 --> 01:27:17,131 START IS WITH PROGRESSIVE 2454 01:27:17,131 --> 01:27:18,533 REVENUE. SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE 2455 01:27:18,533 --> 01:27:19,467 WEALTHIEST CITIES ON THE GLOBE, 2456 01:27:19,467 --> 01:27:21,469 WITH HUGE DISPARITIES BETWEEN 2457 01:27:21,469 --> 01:27:22,971 THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST LOWEST 2458 01:27:22,971 --> 01:27:25,373 INCOME EARNERS. IT'S UNJUST TO 2459 01:27:25,373 --> 01:27:26,841 BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE 2460 01:27:26,841 --> 01:27:28,309 WORKERS, WHEN WHAT WE NEED ARE 2461 01:27:28,309 --> 01:27:31,980 NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE. WE ARE 2462 01:27:31,980 --> 01:27:34,015 ALSO PRO PUBLIC SAFETY. THAT'S 2463 01:27:34,015 --> 01:27:35,850 WHY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PROTECT 2464 01:27:35,850 --> 01:27:38,019 FUNDING FOR SHELTERS, AFFORDABLE 2465 01:27:38,019 --> 01:27:39,153 HOUSING, FOOD SECURITY AND 2466 01:27:39,153 --> 01:27:41,189 SUPPORTS FOR OUR MIGRANT AND 2467 01:27:41,189 --> 01:27:43,591 QUEER NEIGHBORS. THESE 2468 01:27:43,591 --> 01:27:44,192 INVESTMENTS BUILD SAFETY THAT 2469 01:27:44,192 --> 01:27:46,094 LASTS IN WAYS THAT REACTIONARY 2470 01:27:46,094 --> 01:27:47,962 RESPONSES NEVER WILL. BELIEVING 2471 01:27:47,962 --> 01:27:49,797 THAT POLICING AND SURVEILLANCE 2472 01:27:49,797 --> 01:27:51,666 ARE ONLY PATHS TO SAFETY IS 2473 01:27:51,666 --> 01:27:54,669 SCARCITY, THINKING, OUR 2474 01:27:54,669 --> 01:27:55,637 COMMUNITIES DESERVE LEADERS WHO 2475 01:27:55,637 --> 01:27:57,739 FIGHT SO THAT EVERYONE HAS 2476 01:27:57,739 --> 01:27:58,940 ENOUGH. EVERYONE LIVES WITH 2477 01:27:58,940 --> 01:28:00,375 DIGNITY AND REAL SAFETY, AND 2478 01:28:00,375 --> 01:28:01,042 EVERYONE EATS. HELP US BUILD 2479 01:28:01,042 --> 01:28:05,913 THAT ABUNDANT FUTURE. 2480 01:28:05,913 --> 01:28:07,515 -- HI, MY NAME IS CHLOE GUILLOT. 2481 01:28:07,515 --> 01:28:08,650 I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2482 01:28:08,650 --> 01:28:11,352 THREE AND I WORSHIP IN DISTRICT 2483 01:28:11,352 --> 01:28:13,021 SIX. AS A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST, I 2484 01:28:13,021 --> 01:28:13,621 BELIEVE IN THE MODEL OF THE 2485 01:28:13,621 --> 01:28:15,523 EARLY CHURCH THAT REDISTRIBUTED 2486 01:28:15,523 --> 01:28:17,358 ALL THAT THEY OWN TO THAT 2487 01:28:17,358 --> 01:28:18,960 EVERYTHING WAS SHARED WERE THOSE 2488 01:28:18,960 --> 01:28:19,761 WITH ABUNDANCE GAVE TO THOSE IN 2489 01:28:19,761 --> 01:28:21,095 NEED. AND THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE 2490 01:28:21,095 --> 01:28:22,964 IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THIS 2491 01:28:22,964 --> 01:28:24,899 COUNCIL EMBRACE AN ABUNDANCE 2492 01:28:24,899 --> 01:28:25,500 ABUNDANCE MINDSET AND PURSUE 2493 01:28:25,500 --> 01:28:27,101 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. I THINK WE 2494 01:28:27,101 --> 01:28:29,037 HAVE A LOT TO LEARN FROM THAT 2495 01:28:29,037 --> 01:28:29,704 MODEL AND THE MODEL OF THOSE WHO 2496 01:28:29,704 --> 01:28:30,938 ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG 2497 01:28:30,938 --> 01:28:33,307 US, OUR CHURCH AND BALLARD DOES 2498 01:28:33,307 --> 01:28:35,009 A FREE MEAL FOR OUR UNHOUSED 2499 01:28:35,009 --> 01:28:35,910 COMMUNITY EVERY WEEK. AND JUST 2500 01:28:35,910 --> 01:28:37,111 LAST WEEK, I WATCHED AS A WOMAN 2501 01:28:37,111 --> 01:28:40,081 WHO HAD JUST LOST HER HOUSING 2502 01:28:40,081 --> 01:28:41,282 WALKED IN AND A ROOM FULL OF 2503 01:28:41,282 --> 01:28:42,717 FOLKS, MOST OF THEM UNHOUSED 2504 01:28:42,717 --> 01:28:44,752 THEMSELVES, RALLIED TOGETHER TO 2505 01:28:44,752 --> 01:28:46,454 GATHER WHATEVER FOOD, RESOURCES 2506 01:28:46,454 --> 01:28:47,889 AND SUPPLIES THEY COULD BECAUSE 2507 01:28:47,889 --> 01:28:49,290 THEY WANTED TO GIVE WHAT LITTLE 2508 01:28:49,290 --> 01:28:50,625 EXTRA THEY HAD TO PROVIDE THIS 2509 01:28:50,625 --> 01:28:51,693 WOMAN WITH A WAY TO MAKE IT 2510 01:28:51,693 --> 01:28:53,594 THROUGH THE NIGHT. THAT'S 2511 01:28:53,594 --> 01:28:55,296 COMMUNITY CARE, AND THAT'S 2512 01:28:55,296 --> 01:28:56,464 COMMUNITY SAFETY. IF EVEN THOSE 2513 01:28:56,464 --> 01:28:57,765 WHO HAVE SO LITTLE CAN GIVE WHAT 2514 01:28:57,765 --> 01:28:59,434 THEY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR 2515 01:28:59,434 --> 01:29:00,601 COMMUNITY SAFER, WHY DON'T WE 2516 01:29:00,601 --> 01:29:01,502 ASK THOSE WHO HAVE OVER AND 2517 01:29:01,502 --> 01:29:03,171 ABUNDANT WHAT THEY NEED TO 2518 01:29:03,171 --> 01:29:05,006 REDISTRIBUTE THEIR WEALTH BACK 2519 01:29:05,006 --> 01:29:06,040 INTO THE COMMUNITY? WHY DON'T WE 2520 01:29:06,040 --> 01:29:07,742 TAX MILLION AND BILLION DOLLAR 2521 01:29:07,742 --> 01:29:08,976 COMPANIES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY 2522 01:29:08,976 --> 01:29:12,313 TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFE FOR ALL? 2523 01:29:12,313 --> 01:29:15,283 -- I'M REVEREND LEE CAROL DOVE, 2524 01:29:15,283 --> 01:29:16,784 PASTOR OF SEATTLE FIRST BAPTIST 2525 01:29:16,784 --> 01:29:18,319 CHURCH AND DISTRICT THREE. I 2526 01:29:18,319 --> 01:29:20,088 ALSO LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE. AND 2527 01:29:20,088 --> 01:29:21,889 THIS STORY THAT WE'RE TALKING 2528 01:29:21,889 --> 01:29:23,591 ABOUT IN OUR CHRISTIAN 2529 01:29:23,591 --> 01:29:25,159 SCRIPTURE, THE STORY OF LOAVES 2530 01:29:25,159 --> 01:29:26,561 AND FISHES. YOU KNOW, WHEN THE 2531 01:29:26,561 --> 01:29:28,763 DISCIPLE, WHEN JESUS SAYS, THESE 2532 01:29:28,763 --> 01:29:29,864 PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY, THE DISCIPLES 2533 01:29:29,864 --> 01:29:31,265 SAY, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO 2534 01:29:31,265 --> 01:29:35,103 TO FEED THEM. THEY COULDN'T 2535 01:29:35,103 --> 01:29:36,738 IMAGINE THAT THERE MIGHT BE 2536 01:29:36,738 --> 01:29:38,940 SOMETHING THAT THERE MIGHT BE 2537 01:29:38,940 --> 01:29:40,508 PLENTY OF LOAVES AND FISHES OUT 2538 01:29:40,508 --> 01:29:43,511 THERE COUNCILMEMBERS THERE'S 2539 01:29:43,511 --> 01:29:45,480 PLENTY OUT THERE. YOU'RE JUST 2540 01:29:45,480 --> 01:29:49,150 NOT CHOOSING TO UTILIZE IT. WE 2541 01:29:49,150 --> 01:29:50,818 CAN FEED OUR NEIGHBORS. WE CAN 2542 01:29:50,818 --> 01:29:52,220 PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS AND INVEST 2543 01:29:52,220 --> 01:29:54,422 IN REAL FORMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, 2544 01:29:54,422 --> 01:29:56,090 LIKE HOUSING, FOOD PROGRAMS. THE 2545 01:29:56,090 --> 01:30:01,129 FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO PLEASE, THIS 2546 01:30:01,129 --> 01:30:03,398 BUDGET SEASON, PLEASE USE YOUR 2547 01:30:03,398 --> 01:30:06,100 IMAGINATIONS. MAYBE EVEN BE A 2548 01:30:06,100 --> 01:30:09,570 BIT DARING. PLEASE. PEOPLE NEED 2549 01:30:09,570 --> 01:30:12,740 IT. CHOOSE ABUNDANCE OVER 2550 01:30:12,740 --> 01:30:15,176 SCARCITY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME 2551 01:30:15,176 --> 01:30:15,810 AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL 2552 01:30:15,810 --> 01:30:16,144 -- [LAUGHTER] 2553 01:30:16,144 --> 01:30:19,614 -- SOON 2554 01:30:19,614 --> 01:30:22,083 -- THANK YOU. CHURCH COUNCIL OF 2555 01:30:22,083 --> 01:30:24,552 GREATER SEATTLE. UP NEXT, WE 2556 01:30:24,552 --> 01:30:26,254 HAVE MLC TYLER MESSMAN SEVEN 2557 01:30:26,254 --> 01:30:28,089 SPEAKERS, CARTER NELSON, ANNIE 2558 01:30:28,089 --> 01:30:32,126 KAGI, REBECCA O'NEILL KIM 2559 01:30:32,126 --> 01:30:37,231 GIORDANO, AND JONATHAN GONZALEZ 2560 01:30:37,231 --> 01:30:38,432 HAMEL. GREAT TO SEE YOU. 2561 01:30:38,432 --> 01:30:38,699 WELCOME. 2562 01:30:38,699 --> 01:30:40,468 -- GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. CITY 2563 01:30:40,468 --> 01:30:42,804 COUNCILMEMBERS, I APPRECIATE 2564 01:30:42,804 --> 01:30:44,372 YOU. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING 2565 01:30:44,372 --> 01:30:46,874 YOU'RE DOING. MY NAME IS SAI 2566 01:30:46,874 --> 01:30:51,779 HAMEL. I'M FROM SHEA AND I LIVE 2567 01:30:51,779 --> 01:30:55,817 IN TENT CITY FOR. SO I'M HERE 2568 01:30:55,817 --> 01:31:00,054 TO JUST READ THIS FOR YOU 2569 01:31:00,054 --> 01:31:01,889 UNDERSTAND IT. SO WITHOUT 2570 01:31:01,889 --> 01:31:06,127 SHELTER, PEOPLE WILL DIE PLEASE 2571 01:31:06,127 --> 01:31:10,064 SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S BUDGET 2572 01:31:10,064 --> 01:31:14,535 EDITION OF $37 MILLION FOR NEW 2573 01:31:14,535 --> 01:31:17,171 SHELTER NEXT YEAR. IT'S 2574 01:31:17,171 --> 01:31:19,273 DESPERATELY NEEDED AND WE ALL. 2575 01:31:19,273 --> 01:31:21,742 WE NEED ALL KINDS OF SHELTERS, 2576 01:31:21,742 --> 01:31:26,113 INCLUDING MORE DEMOCRATICALLY 2577 01:31:26,113 --> 01:31:28,783 OPERATED AND COMMUNAL 2578 01:31:28,783 --> 01:31:31,752 SELF-MANAGED SHELTERS LIKE SHEA 2579 01:31:31,752 --> 01:31:33,721 WILL PLEASE ALSO SUPPORT THE 2580 01:31:33,721 --> 01:31:36,290 REQUEST OF STATE HOUSE. STAY 2581 01:31:36,290 --> 01:31:39,727 HEALTHY COALITION TO ADD 2582 01:31:39,727 --> 01:31:44,498 $500,000 IN FUNDING, INCLUDING 2583 01:31:44,498 --> 01:31:47,134 FOR TENANTS IN TENANT SERVICES 2584 01:31:47,134 --> 01:31:49,270 NEXT YEAR. OKAY. WITHOUT IT, 2585 01:31:49,270 --> 01:31:51,806 MORE PEOPLE WILL BECOME 2586 01:31:51,806 --> 01:31:54,242 HOMELESS. PLEASE. FINALLY, DO 2587 01:31:54,242 --> 01:31:57,211 NOT RENT. DO NOT BURN. WHEN THE 2588 01:31:57,211 --> 01:32:00,982 RV DWELLERS FROM OUR. FROM OUR 2589 01:32:00,982 --> 01:32:04,285 CITY FOR FORCING THEM FORCING A 2590 01:32:04,285 --> 01:32:10,725 NEW A NEW PROTEIN. PERMITTING 2591 01:32:10,725 --> 01:32:12,593 SYSTEM. A PERMITTING SYSTEM. 2592 01:32:12,593 --> 01:32:12,793 THIS 2593 01:32:12,793 --> 01:32:13,127 -- [LAUGHTER] 2594 01:32:13,127 --> 01:32:13,394 -- WOULD. 2595 01:32:13,394 --> 01:32:13,728 -- [LAUGHTER] 2596 01:32:13,728 --> 01:32:14,662 -- THIS WOULD HURT MORE PEOPLE 2597 01:32:14,662 --> 01:32:18,733 IN LOSING THEIR HOMES, THEIR 2598 01:32:18,733 --> 01:32:19,867 VEHICLES. SO YES, FINALLY, THANK 2599 01:32:19,867 --> 01:32:20,902 YOU VERY MUCH. 2600 01:32:20,902 --> 01:32:24,839 -- THANK YOU. JAMIL. AND NEXT UP 2601 01:32:24,839 --> 01:32:25,873 WE HAVE TYLER FOLLOWED BY SEVEN. 2602 01:32:25,873 --> 01:32:31,045 AND THEN CARTER 2603 01:32:31,045 --> 01:32:31,679 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 2604 01:32:31,679 --> 01:32:35,616 MY NAME IS TYLER AND I'M THE 2605 01:32:35,616 --> 01:32:36,117 DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF 2606 01:32:36,117 --> 01:32:36,617 SCARECROW VIDEO IN THE 2607 01:32:36,617 --> 01:32:37,885 UNIVERSITY DISTRICT LOCATED IN 2608 01:32:37,885 --> 01:32:40,454 DISTRICT FOUR. SCARECROW HAS 2609 01:32:40,454 --> 01:32:42,723 BEEN AN ICONIC SEATTLE 2610 01:32:42,723 --> 01:32:43,291 INSTITUTION SINCE 1988 AND 2611 01:32:43,291 --> 01:32:47,395 PROUDLY NONPROFIT SINCE 2014. WE 2612 01:32:47,395 --> 01:32:49,330 ARE THE WORLD'S LARGEST PUBLICLY 2613 01:32:49,330 --> 01:32:49,864 ACCESSIBLE PHYSICAL MEDIA 2614 01:32:49,864 --> 01:32:52,500 LIBRARY, LIBRARY, EXCUSE ME. 2615 01:32:52,500 --> 01:32:53,100 REPRESENTING DEEP AND DIVERSE 2616 01:32:53,100 --> 01:32:55,703 WELLS OF CINEMATIC CULTURE FROM 2617 01:32:55,703 --> 01:32:58,039 138 COUNTRIES AND IN 129 2618 01:32:58,039 --> 01:33:00,041 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. IN AN ERA 2619 01:33:00,041 --> 01:33:02,109 WHEN ACCESS TO HUMAN STORIES IS 2620 01:33:02,109 --> 01:33:04,211 INCREASINGLY SHAPED BY 2621 01:33:04,211 --> 01:33:04,812 ALGORITHMS AND CONSOLIDATION, 2622 01:33:04,812 --> 01:33:06,380 PEOPLE ARE YEARNING FOR REAL 2623 01:33:06,380 --> 01:33:08,349 WORLD, COMMUNITY BASED 2624 01:33:08,349 --> 01:33:09,517 ALTERNATIVES. AND THAT'S WHY OUR 2625 01:33:09,517 --> 01:33:11,686 AUDIENCE HAS GROWN 20% YEAR OVER 2626 01:33:11,686 --> 01:33:14,121 YEAR SINCE 2023. BUT AS THE COST 2627 01:33:14,121 --> 01:33:16,157 OF EVERYTHING HAS INCREASED AND 2628 01:33:16,157 --> 01:33:18,259 FUNDING HAS BECOME LESS CERTAIN, 2629 01:33:18,259 --> 01:33:20,061 OUR RESOURCES HAVE STRUGGLED TO 2630 01:33:20,061 --> 01:33:21,128 KEEP PACE WITH THE COMMUNITY 2631 01:33:21,128 --> 01:33:23,965 NEED. BUT WE ARE PART OF A 2632 01:33:23,965 --> 01:33:26,133 CULTURAL FABRIC THAT IS 2633 01:33:26,133 --> 01:33:28,502 ESSENTIAL TO SUSTAINING VIBRANT, 2634 01:33:28,502 --> 01:33:29,136 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND CREATIVE 2635 01:33:29,136 --> 01:33:32,173 ECONOMIC GROWTH. SO PLEASE 2636 01:33:32,173 --> 01:33:32,740 INCLUDE MEANINGFUL FUNDING 2637 01:33:32,740 --> 01:33:34,075 INCREASES FOR ARTS AND CULTURE 2638 01:33:34,075 --> 01:33:36,610 IN THIS BUDGET THROUGH SHIELD 2639 01:33:36,610 --> 01:33:38,813 SEATTLE AS INVESTING IN CULTURAL 2640 01:33:38,813 --> 01:33:41,082 ORGANIZATIONS IS WHAT DRIVES 2641 01:33:41,082 --> 01:33:42,950 SUSTAINABLE LOCAL GROWTH AND 2642 01:33:42,950 --> 01:33:44,518 MAKES OUR COMMUNITIES STRONG, 2643 01:33:44,518 --> 01:33:45,152 RESILIENT AND UNIQUE. THANK YOU 2644 01:33:45,152 --> 01:33:46,420 SO MUCH. 2645 01:33:46,420 --> 01:33:49,890 -- THANK YOU. TYLER. SEVEN. THEN 2646 01:33:49,890 --> 01:33:53,961 CARTER, THEN ANNIE, THEN 2647 01:33:53,961 --> 01:33:54,595 REBECCA. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING. 2648 01:33:54,595 --> 01:33:55,596 -- GOOD EVENING. CHAIR STRAUSS 2649 01:33:55,596 --> 01:33:56,497 AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 2650 01:33:56,497 --> 01:33:58,466 SEVEN SKY, PRESIDENT OF THE 2651 01:33:58,466 --> 01:33:59,767 SEATTLE COMPOSERS ALLIANCE FROM 2652 01:33:59,767 --> 01:34:00,935 DISTRICT ONE. I SERVE ON THE 2653 01:34:00,935 --> 01:34:02,036 SEATTLE MUSIC COMMISSION AND THE 2654 01:34:02,036 --> 01:34:03,804 SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY CENTER 2655 01:34:03,804 --> 01:34:05,006 ADVISORY COUNCIL. BUT TONIGHT I 2656 01:34:05,006 --> 01:34:08,342 SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SCA. I'M 2657 01:34:08,342 --> 01:34:10,344 ASKING YOU TO RESERVE 10% OF 2658 01:34:10,344 --> 01:34:11,812 SEATTLE SHIELD FOR ARTS AND 2659 01:34:11,812 --> 01:34:14,615 CULTURE. LAST MONTH, ARTIFICIAL 2660 01:34:14,615 --> 01:34:15,082 INTELLIGENCE FINISHED 2661 01:34:15,082 --> 01:34:17,018 DECOMPILING, A NINTENDO GAME A 2662 01:34:17,018 --> 01:34:19,320 TEAM WORKED ON FOR SIX YEARS AND 2663 01:34:19,320 --> 01:34:20,888 RESEARCHERS REBUILT AN OLD APPLE 2664 01:34:20,888 --> 01:34:22,456 OPERATING SYSTEM FROM MACHINE 2665 01:34:22,456 --> 01:34:25,226 CODE IN THREE DAYS. TODAY, IT'S 2666 01:34:25,226 --> 01:34:26,994 GAMES AND OLD SOFTWARE. TOMORROW 2667 01:34:26,994 --> 01:34:29,196 IT'S THE APPS SEATTLE RUNS ON 2668 01:34:29,196 --> 01:34:30,431 YOUR OWN BUDGET BOOK SAYS TECH 2669 01:34:30,431 --> 01:34:32,767 HEAVY SECTORS HAVE LOST 45,000 2670 01:34:32,767 --> 01:34:34,502 REGIONAL JOBS SINCE 2022, AND 2671 01:34:34,502 --> 01:34:38,139 TEN COMPANIES, MOSTLY IN TECH, 2672 01:34:38,139 --> 01:34:40,841 PAY 70% OF JUMPSTART. THAT IS A 2673 01:34:40,841 --> 01:34:42,076 LOT OF EGGS IN ONE BASKET. AI 2674 01:34:42,076 --> 01:34:44,078 CANNOT IMITATE A LIVE SHOW, A 2675 01:34:44,078 --> 01:34:45,579 MUSIC LESSON OR THE EXPERIENCES 2676 01:34:45,579 --> 01:34:47,048 FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS YOU'VE 2677 01:34:47,048 --> 01:34:49,884 HEARD ABOUT TODAY AS SOFTWARE 2678 01:34:49,884 --> 01:34:51,285 CONTINUES TO BECOME MORE 2679 01:34:51,285 --> 01:34:53,521 VULNERABLE TO AI RECONSTRUCTION, 2680 01:34:53,521 --> 01:34:55,256 RISKING FURTHER LOCAL ECONOMIC 2681 01:34:55,256 --> 01:34:56,924 UNCERTAINTY, SEATTLE HAS THE 2682 01:34:56,924 --> 01:34:58,693 OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LEADER IN 2683 01:34:58,693 --> 01:34:59,293 INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITIES, 2684 01:34:59,293 --> 01:35:01,262 ARTS AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. 2685 01:35:01,262 --> 01:35:04,498 AGAIN, PLEASE RESERVE 10% OF 2686 01:35:04,498 --> 01:35:05,366 SEATTLE SHIELD FOR ARTS AND 2687 01:35:05,366 --> 01:35:07,735 CULTURE TO PROTECT EXPERIENCES 2688 01:35:07,735 --> 01:35:09,470 AND NOT PRODUCTS THAT AI CAN 2689 01:35:09,470 --> 01:35:11,639 COPY. THANK YOU. 2690 01:35:11,639 --> 01:35:13,607 -- THANK YOU. SEVEN AND 2691 01:35:13,607 --> 01:35:14,742 CARTER'S UP NEXT. JODY, IS IT 2692 01:35:14,742 --> 01:35:16,243 POSSIBLE TO OPEN THESE BLINDS 2693 01:35:16,243 --> 01:35:18,646 NOW THAT THE SUN HAS SET 2694 01:35:18,646 --> 01:35:21,916 FANTASTIC THANK YOU. AND WHEN 2695 01:35:21,916 --> 01:35:22,783 YOU'RE READY, CARTER, TAKE IT 2696 01:35:22,783 --> 01:35:22,983 AWAY. 2697 01:35:22,983 --> 01:35:25,219 -- ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, 2698 01:35:25,219 --> 01:35:26,353 CHAIR STRAUSS AND MEMBERS OF 2699 01:35:26,353 --> 01:35:27,988 COUNCIL. CARTER NELSON, ON 2700 01:35:27,988 --> 01:35:28,556 BEHALF OF CREDO, WASHINGTON 2701 01:35:28,556 --> 01:35:29,590 STATE, THE COMMERCIAL REAL 2702 01:35:29,590 --> 01:35:32,226 ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 2703 01:35:32,226 --> 01:35:32,793 REPRESENTING THE WORKFORCE, 2704 01:35:32,793 --> 01:35:33,928 SUPPORTING THE COMMERCIAL REAL 2705 01:35:33,928 --> 01:35:35,229 ESTATE INDUSTRY FROM BUILDERS 2706 01:35:35,229 --> 01:35:36,931 AND CONTRACTORS TO OWNERS AND 2707 01:35:36,931 --> 01:35:38,966 DEVELOPERS. WE WANT TO FIRST 2708 01:35:38,966 --> 01:35:40,634 THANK MAYOR WILSON FOR PUTTING 2709 01:35:40,634 --> 01:35:41,936 FORWARD A TRANSPARENT BUDGET 2710 01:35:41,936 --> 01:35:43,771 THAT AVOIDS NEW TAXES AND 2711 01:35:43,771 --> 01:35:45,439 REFLECTS A COMMITMENT TO FISCAL 2712 01:35:45,439 --> 01:35:47,341 RESPONSIBILITY IN TOUGHER 2713 01:35:47,341 --> 01:35:49,143 ECONOMIC TIMES. THAT SIGNALS A 2714 01:35:49,143 --> 01:35:49,710 PRAGMATIC APPROACH AND THE 2715 01:35:49,710 --> 01:35:50,811 STABILITY THAT WE NEED TO 2716 01:35:50,811 --> 01:35:52,813 ATTRACT INVESTMENT AND JOB 2717 01:35:52,813 --> 01:35:54,682 GROWTH. AS COUNCIL REVIEWS THE 2718 01:35:54,682 --> 01:35:55,516 BUDGET, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO 2719 01:35:55,516 --> 01:35:57,718 PRESERVE THAT APPROACH BY 2720 01:35:57,718 --> 01:35:59,787 MAINTAINING A SUSTAINABLE FISCAL 2721 01:35:59,787 --> 01:36:01,322 STRATEGY THAT DOES NOT CREATE 2722 01:36:01,322 --> 01:36:02,756 LARGER BUDGET CHALLENGES IN 2723 01:36:02,756 --> 01:36:04,158 FUTURE YEARS. JUST AS 2724 01:36:04,158 --> 01:36:06,127 IMPORTANTLY, WE HOPE THE COUNCIL 2725 01:36:06,127 --> 01:36:06,660 SUPPORTS MAYOR WILSON'S 2726 01:36:06,660 --> 01:36:09,063 RESPONSIBLE APPROACH THAT 2727 01:36:09,063 --> 01:36:11,365 MAINTAINS RESERVES AND ADDRESSES 2728 01:36:11,365 --> 01:36:12,199 THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT. 2729 01:36:12,199 --> 01:36:15,202 EVEN IN THE OUT YEARS OF 2029 2730 01:36:15,202 --> 01:36:16,203 AND 2030, BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS 2731 01:36:16,203 --> 01:36:19,440 AND INVESTORS ALL BENEFIT FROM 2732 01:36:19,440 --> 01:36:20,708 PREDICTABILITY AND CONFIDENCE IN 2733 01:36:20,708 --> 01:36:22,443 THE CITY'S FISCAL MANAGEMENT. A 2734 01:36:22,443 --> 01:36:24,378 STRONG ECONOMY, RESPONSIBLE 2735 01:36:24,378 --> 01:36:25,746 BUDGETING AND EFFECTIVE CITY 2736 01:36:25,746 --> 01:36:27,481 SERVICES ARE NOT COMPETING 2737 01:36:27,481 --> 01:36:28,783 PRIORITIES. THEY GO HAND IN 2738 01:36:28,783 --> 01:36:30,518 HAND. WE ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL 2739 01:36:30,518 --> 01:36:33,787 TO ADOPT A BUDGET THAT PROTECTS 2740 01:36:33,787 --> 01:36:34,989 THOSE PRINCIPLES AND OFFER OUR 2741 01:36:34,989 --> 01:36:37,091 SUPPORT TO AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD 2742 01:36:37,091 --> 01:36:37,725 ADVANCE BUDGET SUSTAINABILITY OR 2743 01:36:37,725 --> 01:36:39,126 MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS ON PUBLIC 2744 01:36:39,126 --> 01:36:42,062 SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME 2745 01:36:42,062 --> 01:36:42,496 AND CONSIDERATION. 2746 01:36:42,496 --> 01:36:44,598 -- THANK YOU. CARTER. UP NEXT IS 2747 01:36:44,598 --> 01:36:47,234 ANNIE KAGI, REBECCA O'NEILL. 2748 01:36:47,234 --> 01:36:49,203 AND THEN KIM GIORDANO. 2749 01:36:49,203 --> 01:36:50,704 -- HELLO, CHAIR STRAUSS. 2750 01:36:50,704 --> 01:36:51,672 -- MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY 2751 01:36:51,672 --> 01:36:53,741 NAME IS ANNIE AND I'M HERE WITH 2752 01:36:53,741 --> 01:36:55,209 INSPIRE WASHINGTON TO SPEAK TO 2753 01:36:55,209 --> 01:36:57,444 ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING THROUGH 2754 01:36:57,444 --> 01:36:58,946 SHIELD SEATTLE AND THE 2755 01:36:58,946 --> 01:37:00,548 ADMISSIONS TAX. I WORK FOR 2756 01:37:00,548 --> 01:37:02,183 SEATTLE THEATER GROUP IN 2757 01:37:02,183 --> 01:37:02,683 DISTRICT SEVEN, WHERE I 2758 01:37:02,683 --> 01:37:05,119 FUNDRAISE FOR HISTORIC THEATER 2759 01:37:05,119 --> 01:37:06,487 PRESERVATION AND ACCESS TO ARTS 2760 01:37:06,487 --> 01:37:09,323 EDUCATION AND LIVE PERFORMANCE 2761 01:37:09,323 --> 01:37:10,624 FOR COMMUNITIES TRADITIONALLY 2762 01:37:10,624 --> 01:37:12,126 EXCLUDED FROM THE ARTS. I'M ALSO 2763 01:37:12,126 --> 01:37:14,862 A DANCER, A PARENT OF A YOUNG 2764 01:37:14,862 --> 01:37:16,831 ARTIST, AYE D5, LAKE CITY 2765 01:37:16,831 --> 01:37:17,798 RESIDENT, AND A LOCAL CHILD OF 2766 01:37:17,798 --> 01:37:20,334 THE 80s WHO REMEMBERS WHEN 2767 01:37:20,334 --> 01:37:22,369 SEATTLE WAS A NATIONAL EXAMPLE 2768 01:37:22,369 --> 01:37:24,271 FOR THE CITY'S SUPPORT OF ARTS 2769 01:37:24,271 --> 01:37:28,242 AND CULTURE. I BELIEVE THAT YOU 2770 01:37:28,242 --> 01:37:30,077 CAN HELP US AND HELP SEATTLE TO 2771 01:37:30,077 --> 01:37:31,312 ONCE AGAIN BE A CREATIVE SECTOR 2772 01:37:31,312 --> 01:37:34,215 LEADER. OTHERS SPOKE TO THE 2773 01:37:34,215 --> 01:37:35,683 ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF A STRONG 2774 01:37:35,683 --> 01:37:37,284 CULTURAL SECTOR, BUT I ALSO ASK 2775 01:37:37,284 --> 01:37:40,120 YOU TO CONSIDER HOW CREATIVE 2776 01:37:40,120 --> 01:37:42,990 EXPERIENCES IMPACT OUR HUMANITY 2777 01:37:42,990 --> 01:37:44,859 AND OUR HEALTH, ESPECIALLY WHEN 2778 01:37:44,859 --> 01:37:45,492 IN-PERSON CONNECTION IS PERHAPS 2779 01:37:45,492 --> 01:37:47,094 MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. 2780 01:37:47,094 --> 01:37:49,330 THERE'S A REASON THE STATE IS 2781 01:37:49,330 --> 01:37:51,532 PARTICIPATING IN AN UPCOMING 2782 01:37:51,532 --> 01:37:52,066 PILOT PROGRAM SUPPORTING 2783 01:37:52,066 --> 01:37:53,801 PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO GO 2784 01:37:53,801 --> 01:37:55,736 EXPERIENCE ART WITH FEDERAL 2785 01:37:55,736 --> 01:37:57,504 CUTS. I KNOW YOU FACE TOUGH 2786 01:37:57,504 --> 01:37:59,473 BUDGET DECISIONS. AYE. SOME OF 2787 01:37:59,473 --> 01:38:01,675 YOU MAY VIEW ARTS AND CULTURE AS 2788 01:38:01,675 --> 01:38:02,676 AN ADD ON RATHER THAN AN 2789 01:38:02,676 --> 01:38:04,111 ESSENTIAL PUBLIC GOOD, BUT I 2790 01:38:04,111 --> 01:38:05,679 INVITE YOU TO BE AN ALLY FOR 2791 01:38:05,679 --> 01:38:08,382 HUMANITY. PLEASE MAINTAIN 10% 2792 01:38:08,382 --> 01:38:09,850 FUNDING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE 2793 01:38:09,850 --> 01:38:11,518 THROUGH SHIELD SEATTLE AND 2794 01:38:11,518 --> 01:38:12,886 REJECT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL TO 2795 01:38:12,886 --> 01:38:15,422 REALLOCATE 2 MILLION ADMISSION 2796 01:38:15,422 --> 01:38:16,757 ADMISSIONS TAX REVENUE AWAY FROM 2797 01:38:16,757 --> 01:38:18,826 ARTS AND CULTURE. THANK YOU. 2798 01:38:18,826 --> 01:38:21,862 -- THANK YOU ANNIE. UP NEXT IS 2799 01:38:21,862 --> 01:38:26,767 REBECCA KIM AND THEN JONATHAN 2800 01:38:26,767 --> 01:38:29,703 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 2801 01:38:29,703 --> 01:38:31,538 MY NAME IS REBECCA O'NEILL. I 2802 01:38:31,538 --> 01:38:33,240 AM AN ACTOR, A DIRECTOR AND THE 2803 01:38:33,240 --> 01:38:35,776 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE 2804 01:38:35,776 --> 01:38:37,578 SHATTERED GLASS PROJECT. WE ARE 2805 01:38:37,578 --> 01:38:38,212 A THEATER COMPANY AMPLIFYING THE 2806 01:38:38,212 --> 01:38:41,148 VOICES OF WOMEN, NON-BINARY AND 2807 01:38:41,148 --> 01:38:43,083 TRANSGENDER THEATER MAKERS. WE 2808 01:38:43,083 --> 01:38:44,885 ARE PROUD TENANTS OF THE MLK 2809 01:38:44,885 --> 01:38:47,321 CENTER IN DISTRICT THREE, WHERE 2810 01:38:47,321 --> 01:38:48,589 I ALSO LIVE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 2811 01:38:48,589 --> 01:38:50,424 FUNDING, ARTS AND CULTURE, WE'RE 2812 01:38:50,424 --> 01:38:52,559 REALLY TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE. IN 2813 01:38:52,559 --> 01:38:53,827 THE CASE OF MY COMPANY, WE'RE 2814 01:38:53,827 --> 01:38:55,596 TALKING ABOUT INCUBATING THE 2815 01:38:55,596 --> 01:38:57,364 CAREERS OF NEW THEATER MAKERS, 2816 01:38:57,364 --> 01:38:59,166 BRINGING NEW, UNIQUE PLAYS TO 2817 01:38:59,166 --> 01:39:00,701 OUR COMMUNITY, CURATED AND 2818 01:39:00,701 --> 01:39:02,970 CREATED BY PEOPLE WHOSE VOICES 2819 01:39:02,970 --> 01:39:05,072 ARE VASTLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN 2820 01:39:05,072 --> 01:39:07,474 THE THEATER. HOWEVER, OUR 2821 01:39:07,474 --> 01:39:08,042 PROGRAMING IS SPECIFICALLY 2822 01:39:08,042 --> 01:39:10,277 EXCLUDED FROM FEDERAL NEA 2823 01:39:10,277 --> 01:39:11,912 FUNDING BECAUSE OF OUR FOCUS ON 2824 01:39:11,912 --> 01:39:13,714 GENDER AND GENDER IDENTITY. I AM 2825 01:39:13,714 --> 01:39:16,984 HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO 2826 01:39:16,984 --> 01:39:17,618 PROVIDE ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING 2827 01:39:17,618 --> 01:39:19,453 AND SUPPORT FROM THE SEATTLE 2828 01:39:19,453 --> 01:39:23,357 SHIELD SHIELD, SEATTLE FUNDING 2829 01:39:23,357 --> 01:39:25,826 POT TO LIFT UP THE PROGRAMS AND 2830 01:39:25,826 --> 01:39:27,728 VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED 2831 01:39:27,728 --> 01:39:30,664 BY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE 2832 01:39:30,664 --> 01:39:32,399 LGBTQ PLUS ARTISTS, WOMEN 2833 01:39:32,399 --> 01:39:35,436 ARTISTS, AND OTHER VULNERABLE 2834 01:39:35,436 --> 01:39:40,240 ARTISTS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS. AS 2835 01:39:40,240 --> 01:39:41,475 MY COMPANY DOES. PLEASE INVEST 2836 01:39:41,475 --> 01:39:42,810 IN THE VALUABLE WORK THAT WE DO 2837 01:39:42,810 --> 01:39:44,244 BY INCLUDING ARTS AND CULTURE 2838 01:39:44,244 --> 01:39:46,780 FUNDING IN THIS BUDGET, I WOULD 2839 01:39:46,780 --> 01:39:48,082 LIKE TO LAST NOTICE THAT I'M 2840 01:39:48,082 --> 01:39:49,750 FEELING A LITTLE UPSTAGED BY MY 2841 01:39:49,750 --> 01:39:52,119 FRIENDS FROM THE CHURCH COUNCIL 2842 01:39:52,119 --> 01:39:53,921 OF GREATER SEATTLE, WHO BROUGHT 2843 01:39:53,921 --> 01:39:54,254 -- [LAUGHTER] 2844 01:39:54,254 --> 01:39:54,521 -- PROPS. 2845 01:39:54,521 --> 01:39:54,855 -- [LAUGHTER] 2846 01:39:54,855 --> 01:39:56,190 -- SO THANK YOU. 2847 01:39:56,190 --> 01:39:57,658 -- THERE'S ALWAYS THE NEXT 2848 01:39:57,658 --> 01:39:58,726 PUBLIC HEARING THAT WILL HAPPEN 2849 01:39:58,726 --> 01:40:00,394 LATER IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS. 2850 01:40:00,394 --> 01:40:03,263 WITH THAT, KIM, YOU'RE UP NEXT. 2851 01:40:03,263 --> 01:40:04,732 AND THEN JONATHAN GONZALEZ, I'M 2852 01:40:04,732 --> 01:40:06,066 GOING TO READ THE NEXT ROUND OF 2853 01:40:06,066 --> 01:40:09,269 NAMES. WE'VE GOT SHIVA SHAH S, 2854 01:40:09,269 --> 01:40:12,606 HANNAH JONES, DEWI TRAN, RILEY 2855 01:40:12,606 --> 01:40:13,741 DOLAN, GERT MASTERSON, JEFF 2856 01:40:13,741 --> 01:40:17,511 MILLER, LIAM, RONNIE, SAM W, 2857 01:40:17,511 --> 01:40:19,179 GWENDOLYN HART, AND THEN FRIDAY 2858 01:40:19,179 --> 01:40:21,648 X WITH THAT. KIM, GREAT TO SEE 2859 01:40:21,648 --> 01:40:21,849 YOU. 2860 01:40:21,849 --> 01:40:23,283 -- GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KIM 2861 01:40:23,283 --> 01:40:24,885 GIORDANO. I AM AN OPERA SINGER 2862 01:40:24,885 --> 01:40:27,054 AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 2863 01:40:27,054 --> 01:40:28,555 DIRECTOR FOR NORTHWEST OPERA IN 2864 01:40:28,555 --> 01:40:30,758 SCHOOLS. ET CETERA. OR NOISE. 2865 01:40:30,758 --> 01:40:32,326 AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT FUNDING 2866 01:40:32,326 --> 01:40:34,361 FOR ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH 2867 01:40:34,361 --> 01:40:36,397 SHIELD SEATTLE NOISE IS AN OPERA 2868 01:40:36,397 --> 01:40:38,298 COMPANY BASED IN DISTRICT SIX, 2869 01:40:38,298 --> 01:40:39,700 SERVING AN AVERAGE OF 10,000 2870 01:40:39,700 --> 01:40:41,335 SEATTLE CHILDREN AND SENIORS. 2871 01:40:41,335 --> 01:40:42,770 EACH YEAR. WE TOUCH EVERY CITY 2872 01:40:42,770 --> 01:40:44,037 COUNCIL DISTRICT THROUGH OUR ON 2873 01:40:44,037 --> 01:40:45,906 SITE PERFORMANCE TOURS AND ARTS 2874 01:40:45,906 --> 01:40:47,908 EDUCATION. WE ALSO HIRE UP TO 20 2875 01:40:47,908 --> 01:40:49,476 ARTS WORKERS PER YEAR. WE ARE A 2876 01:40:49,476 --> 01:40:54,148 SMALL NONPROFIT, BUT WE DO LOUD 2877 01:40:54,148 --> 01:40:55,682 WORK. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING 2878 01:40:55,682 --> 01:40:57,418 ARTS AND CULTURE AS A QUALIFIED 2879 01:40:57,418 --> 01:40:59,019 USE OF SHIELD SEATTLE FUNDS AND 2880 01:40:59,019 --> 01:41:00,854 AGREEING WITH OVER 70% OF THE 2881 01:41:00,854 --> 01:41:03,123 VOTERS. SO PLEASE NOW FOLLOW 2882 01:41:03,123 --> 01:41:04,992 THROUGH. BUILD A BUDGET THAT 2883 01:41:04,992 --> 01:41:05,993 INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR OUR GREAT 2884 01:41:05,993 --> 01:41:07,761 CITY'S ARTS AND CULTURE ORGS 2885 01:41:07,761 --> 01:41:09,863 LIKE NOISE REACH SO MANY 2886 01:41:09,863 --> 01:41:11,131 UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITY 2887 01:41:11,131 --> 01:41:13,233 MEMBERS, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING 2888 01:41:13,233 --> 01:41:14,935 ARTS JOBS. EXACTLY WHAT SHIELD 2889 01:41:14,935 --> 01:41:16,937 SEATTLE WAS IN PART PASSED TO 2890 01:41:16,937 --> 01:41:18,405 SUPPORT LOSING MILLIONS IN ARTS 2891 01:41:18,405 --> 01:41:20,107 FUNDING WHILE STILL RECOVERING 2892 01:41:20,107 --> 01:41:21,375 FROM THE PANDEMIC DOES THE 2893 01:41:21,375 --> 01:41:23,444 OPPOSITE FOR OUR ARTS ECONOMY. 2894 01:41:23,444 --> 01:41:25,312 THE ARTS ALLOW US TO BE WHO WE 2895 01:41:25,312 --> 01:41:29,349 ARE WHILE DISCOVERING WHO WE CAN 2896 01:41:29,349 --> 01:41:31,351 BE. SEATTLE IS ARTS FORWARD IN 2897 01:41:31,351 --> 01:41:33,153 SO MANY WAYS. LET'S ALSO BE 2898 01:41:33,153 --> 01:41:35,189 FORWARD IN HOW WE FUND IT. 2899 01:41:35,189 --> 01:41:37,624 PLEASE MAKE SOME NOISE AND SOME 2900 01:41:37,624 --> 01:41:39,860 BUDGET ROOM FOR ARTS AND CULTURE 2901 01:41:39,860 --> 01:41:41,495 IN THE GREAT CITY OF SEATTLE. 2902 01:41:41,495 --> 01:41:44,865 THANK YOU. 2903 01:41:44,865 --> 01:41:47,334 -- THANK YOU, KIM. YOU'RE NOT 2904 01:41:47,334 --> 01:41:49,069 JONATHAN. IS JONATHAN HERE? 2905 01:41:49,069 --> 01:41:49,870 -- NO, JONATHAN'S. 2906 01:41:49,870 --> 01:41:51,738 -- NOT HERE. YOU HAVE HIS CARD, 2907 01:41:51,738 --> 01:41:52,573 CORRECT. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE CARD. 2908 01:41:52,573 --> 01:41:55,008 CAN YOU SHOW ME CARD 50. THERE 2909 01:41:55,008 --> 01:41:55,642 WE GO. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? ONE 2910 01:41:55,642 --> 01:41:57,077 MORE. 2911 01:41:57,077 --> 01:41:57,344 -- TIME. 2912 01:41:57,344 --> 01:42:00,814 -- ZACH. GREAT TO SEE YOU. TAKE 2913 01:42:00,814 --> 01:42:02,349 IT AWAY. ZACH. 2914 01:42:02,349 --> 01:42:03,417 -- HIGH COUNCIL, I'M ZACH 2915 01:42:03,417 --> 01:42:04,751 MCCARTHY, FIRST TIME PUBLIC 2916 01:42:04,751 --> 01:42:06,186 COMMENTER HERE. I'M HERE TO 2917 01:42:06,186 --> 01:42:07,588 EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER 2918 01:42:07,588 --> 01:42:09,656 EXCESSIVE RELIANCE ON AUTOMATED 2919 01:42:09,656 --> 01:42:10,290 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS IN 2920 01:42:10,290 --> 01:42:11,458 THE STATE BUDGET. THESE CAMERAS 2921 01:42:11,458 --> 01:42:12,926 ARE DESIGNED FOR REVENUE TO 2922 01:42:12,926 --> 01:42:14,461 LESSEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER TIME. 2923 01:42:14,461 --> 01:42:15,963 WE CAN CREATE SAFE STREETS FOR 2924 01:42:15,963 --> 01:42:17,364 ALL WITHOUT PUTTING SIGNIFICANT 2925 01:42:17,364 --> 01:42:18,699 AMOUNT OF FUNDING INTO A REVENUE 2926 01:42:18,699 --> 01:42:20,300 SOURCE. THAT'S NOT EXPECTED TO 2927 01:42:20,300 --> 01:42:21,902 GENERATE STEADY REVENUE OVER 2928 01:42:21,902 --> 01:42:23,337 TIME. WE NEED MONEY FOR 2929 01:42:23,337 --> 01:42:24,438 PROTECTED BIKE LANES AND SAFE 2930 01:42:24,438 --> 01:42:25,906 ROUTES TO SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN IN 2931 01:42:25,906 --> 01:42:27,841 OUR CITY, NOT MORE TRAFFIC 2932 01:42:27,841 --> 01:42:30,544 ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS. PLEASE 2933 01:42:30,544 --> 01:42:31,145 PRIORITIZE SAFE STREETS OVER 2934 01:42:31,145 --> 01:42:31,812 FUNDING FOR MORE COPS. I 2935 01:42:31,812 --> 01:42:33,313 ATTENDED THE GHOST GHOST BIKE 2936 01:42:33,313 --> 01:42:34,915 PUT UP FOR CHRISTIAN SAILOR ON 2937 01:42:34,915 --> 01:42:36,550 12th IN LEARNED JUNE 1st. 2938 01:42:36,550 --> 01:42:38,218 BICYCLE FATALITY IS ONE TOO 2939 01:42:38,218 --> 01:42:40,287 MANY. PLEASE CONSIDER HAVING 2940 01:42:40,287 --> 01:42:41,321 REVENUE GENERATED IN THE BUDGET 2941 01:42:41,321 --> 01:42:42,623 THAT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO GET HOME 2942 01:42:42,623 --> 01:42:45,726 SAFELY, NOT JUST PEOPLE. IN 2000 2943 01:42:45,726 --> 01:42:46,393 2,000 POUND METAL DEVICES. THANK 2944 01:42:46,393 --> 01:42:48,395 YOU VERY MUCH. 2945 01:42:48,395 --> 01:42:50,998 -- THANK YOU ZACH. UP NEXT IS 2946 01:42:50,998 --> 01:42:54,868 SHIVA HANNAH JONES, DEWEY TRAN, 2947 01:42:54,868 --> 01:42:56,937 WELCOME 2948 01:42:56,937 --> 01:42:57,204 -- HELLO. 2949 01:42:57,204 --> 01:42:59,206 -- YEAH. MICK JAGGER, YOU GOTTA 2950 01:42:59,206 --> 01:42:59,973 GET CLOSE. 2951 01:42:59,973 --> 01:43:01,108 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 2952 01:43:01,108 --> 01:43:03,644 MY NAME IS SHIVA AND I'M THE 2953 01:43:03,644 --> 01:43:04,278 INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR 2954 01:43:04,278 --> 01:43:05,145 FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT PARK. I'M 2955 01:43:05,145 --> 01:43:06,480 HERE TO ASK YOU TO INCLUDE 2956 01:43:06,480 --> 01:43:07,781 FUNDING TO CONTINUE THE 2957 01:43:07,781 --> 01:43:09,483 WATERFRONT SHUTTLE IN 2958 01:43:09,483 --> 01:43:10,083 PARTNERSHIP WITH KING COUNTY 2959 01:43:10,083 --> 01:43:13,353 METRO IN 2026 YEAR TO DATE, 2960 01:43:13,353 --> 01:43:13,954 WATERFRONT PARK RECORDED MORE 2961 01:43:13,954 --> 01:43:15,222 THAN 6 MILLION VISITS FROM OVER 2962 01:43:15,222 --> 01:43:19,626 4 MILLION VISITORS, UP 73% SINCE 2963 01:43:19,626 --> 01:43:20,661 2024. AS WATERFRONT PARK BECOMES 2964 01:43:20,661 --> 01:43:22,429 MORE AND MORE A PART OF EVERYDAY 2965 01:43:22,429 --> 01:43:25,432 PEOPLE'S LIVES, RELIABLE 2966 01:43:25,432 --> 01:43:26,066 TRANSPORTATION CONNECTIONS ARE 2967 01:43:26,066 --> 01:43:27,401 ESSENTIAL. THIS SUMMER, THE 2968 01:43:27,401 --> 01:43:29,736 WATERFRONT SHUTTLE CARRIED OVER 2969 01:43:29,736 --> 01:43:31,204 124,000 RIDERS FROM MEMORIAL DAY 2970 01:43:31,204 --> 01:43:32,973 THROUGH LABOR DAY, A 65% 2971 01:43:32,973 --> 01:43:36,076 INCREASE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND 2972 01:43:36,076 --> 01:43:37,911 OUR GUEST EXPERIENCE SURVEY OF 2973 01:43:37,911 --> 01:43:38,512 THE PARK ALSO REINFORCES THE 2974 01:43:38,512 --> 01:43:40,614 IMPORTANCE OF TRANSIT. OVER 67% 2975 01:43:40,614 --> 01:43:42,950 OF RESPONDENTS THIS YEAR 2976 01:43:42,950 --> 01:43:44,184 REPORTED ARRIVING BY PUBLIC BUS, 2977 01:43:44,184 --> 01:43:48,422 LIGHT RAIL OR SHUTTLE, AND 17% 2978 01:43:48,422 --> 01:43:48,956 OF THOSE RESPONDENTS ALSO 2979 01:43:48,956 --> 01:43:50,357 IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A 2980 01:43:50,357 --> 01:43:51,758 DISABILITY. FOR PEOPLE WHO FACE 2981 01:43:51,758 --> 01:43:53,493 BARRIERS RELATED TO DISTANCE, 2982 01:43:53,493 --> 01:43:55,028 HILLS OR TRANSFERS, THE SHUTTLE 2983 01:43:55,028 --> 01:43:56,496 CAN MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE 2984 01:43:56,496 --> 01:43:57,631 IN REACHING AND ENJOYING NOT 2985 01:43:57,631 --> 01:43:58,899 ONLY THE WATERFRONT, BUT THE 2986 01:43:58,899 --> 01:44:01,201 REST OF DOWNTOWN. THE WATERFRONT 2987 01:44:01,201 --> 01:44:03,570 SHUTTLE LINKS WATERFRONT PARK 2988 01:44:03,570 --> 01:44:04,137 WITH SEATTLE CENTER PIONEER 2989 01:44:04,137 --> 01:44:05,839 SQUARE AND THE CHINATOWN 2990 01:44:05,839 --> 01:44:07,174 INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, ALLOWING 2991 01:44:07,174 --> 01:44:08,875 PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY AND 2992 01:44:08,875 --> 01:44:10,310 BROADER REGION TO ACCESS ONE OF 2993 01:44:10,310 --> 01:44:12,045 THE CITY'S MOST TREASURED CIVIC 2994 01:44:12,045 --> 01:44:13,947 ASSETS. I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO 2995 01:44:13,947 --> 01:44:15,716 INCLUDE DEDICATED FUNDING FOR 2996 01:44:15,716 --> 01:44:16,316 THE WATERFRONT SHUTTLE IN THE 2997 01:44:16,316 --> 01:44:18,151 2027 BUDGET, AND CONTINUE THE 2998 01:44:18,151 --> 01:44:18,819 CITY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH KING 2999 01:44:18,819 --> 01:44:21,788 COUNTY METRO ON A LONG TERM 3000 01:44:21,788 --> 01:44:24,124 SOLUTION FOR TRANSIT ACCESS TO 3001 01:44:24,124 --> 01:44:25,459 THE. A WELCOMING WATERFRONT 3002 01:44:25,459 --> 01:44:26,827 DEPENDS ON PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO 3003 01:44:26,827 --> 01:44:29,096 REACH IT. THANK YOU. 3004 01:44:29,096 --> 01:44:31,265 -- THANK YOU SHIVA AND WELL 3005 01:44:31,265 --> 01:44:32,699 SAID. LAST YEAR IN OUR PUBLIC 3006 01:44:32,699 --> 01:44:36,637 HEARING, WE HAD A CONVERSATION 3007 01:44:36,637 --> 01:44:37,170 ABOUT WHETHER THERE WAS A 3008 01:44:37,170 --> 01:44:38,772 DENNY'S ON LAKE CITY WAY. IN 3009 01:44:38,772 --> 01:44:39,673 FACT, THERE WAS. IT WAS JUST A 3010 01:44:39,673 --> 01:44:41,908 LONG TIME AGO. TODAY I WILL ASK, 3011 01:44:41,908 --> 01:44:45,779 AND IF YOU KNOW WHAT PUBLIC 3012 01:44:45,779 --> 01:44:46,913 BUILDING IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE 3013 01:44:46,913 --> 01:44:50,717 HAS THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION 3014 01:44:50,717 --> 01:44:52,352 ENTRANCE ADMISSION, HOWEVER YOU 3015 01:44:52,352 --> 01:44:54,254 WANT TO PUT IT. THAT'S THE 3016 01:44:54,254 --> 01:44:55,022 QUESTION. FOR THE REST OF THE 3017 01:44:55,022 --> 01:44:58,191 EVENING. WE ARE AT 52 OUT OF 3018 01:44:58,191 --> 01:45:00,027 110, SO WE'RE ABOUT A HALF WAY. 3019 01:45:00,027 --> 01:45:00,961 IF WE STAY AT THIS PACE, WE'LL 3020 01:45:00,961 --> 01:45:03,797 BE DONE JUST AFTER 8 P.M.. WITH 3021 01:45:03,797 --> 01:45:05,499 THAT, HANNAH, WELCOME. 3022 01:45:05,499 --> 01:45:05,732 -- HI. 3023 01:45:05,732 --> 01:45:07,501 -- MY NAME IS HANNAH JONES AND I 3024 01:45:07,501 --> 01:45:11,204 LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. I SUPPORT 3025 01:45:11,204 --> 01:45:11,805 THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET DEMANDS 3026 01:45:11,805 --> 01:45:13,206 AND THEIR NINE GUARANTEES. I 3027 01:45:13,206 --> 01:45:16,209 WANT TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT 3028 01:45:16,209 --> 01:45:16,743 OFFERS GUARANTEED INCOME, 3029 01:45:16,743 --> 01:45:19,212 HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH, 3030 01:45:19,212 --> 01:45:21,581 CLIMATE RESILIENCE, 3031 01:45:21,581 --> 01:45:22,983 COMMUNICATION, CARE, FOOD, AND A 3032 01:45:22,983 --> 01:45:25,385 LIVING WAGE. AS SOMEONE WHO 3033 01:45:25,385 --> 01:45:26,486 HELPS FOLKS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD 3034 01:45:26,486 --> 01:45:28,989 MOVE WHEN THEY ARE FREQUENTLY 3035 01:45:28,989 --> 01:45:31,525 SWEPT, THE SAME PEOPLE OVER AND 3036 01:45:31,525 --> 01:45:34,594 OVER AGAIN, I SEE THE HARM 3037 01:45:34,594 --> 01:45:36,730 CAUSED AND HOW OFTEN NO 3038 01:45:36,730 --> 01:45:38,899 APPROPRIATE SHELTER IS OFFERED. 3039 01:45:38,899 --> 01:45:40,801 I FULLY SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S 3040 01:45:40,801 --> 01:45:41,401 BUDGET FOR ADDING ADDITIONAL 3041 01:45:41,401 --> 01:45:43,570 SHELTER CAPACITY. HOWEVER, 3042 01:45:43,570 --> 01:45:45,338 CONSIDERING THAT 30 MILLION IS 3043 01:45:45,338 --> 01:45:47,774 SPENT ON THE INEFFECTIVE AND 3044 01:45:47,774 --> 01:45:50,243 INHUMANE ENCAMPMENT SWEEPS, I 3045 01:45:50,243 --> 01:45:52,012 STRONGLY URGE CITY COUNCIL TO 3046 01:45:52,012 --> 01:45:54,014 INCREASE FUNDING FOR SUPPORTIVE 3047 01:45:54,014 --> 01:45:56,850 HOUSING AND SERVICES BEYOND THE 3048 01:45:56,850 --> 01:45:59,920 37 MILLION AND DECREASE FUNDING 3049 01:45:59,920 --> 01:46:02,122 FOR SWEEPS. HOUSING FIRST IS 3050 01:46:02,122 --> 01:46:05,192 HUMANE, COST EFFECTIVE AND THE 3051 01:46:05,192 --> 01:46:07,294 MOST EVIDENCE BASED SOLUTION TO 3052 01:46:07,294 --> 01:46:09,796 SOLVING THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. 3053 01:46:09,796 --> 01:46:10,430 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SERVICES 3054 01:46:10,430 --> 01:46:13,133 CREATE PUBLIC SAFETY. I URGE THE 3055 01:46:13,133 --> 01:46:15,769 CITY COUNCIL TO REDIRECT THE 13% 3056 01:46:15,769 --> 01:46:17,971 INCREASE OF SPD'S BUDGET TO 3057 01:46:17,971 --> 01:46:20,173 INSTEAD SUPPORT PEOPLE'S BASIC 3058 01:46:20,173 --> 01:46:22,576 NEEDS. PLEASE INCREASE FUNDING 3059 01:46:22,576 --> 01:46:24,544 FOR RENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO 3060 01:46:24,544 --> 01:46:26,480 KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED. INVEST IN 3061 01:46:26,480 --> 01:46:28,715 HIGH QUALITY OUTREACH AND SAFE 3062 01:46:28,715 --> 01:46:30,751 PARKING LOTS FOR PEOPLE LIVING 3063 01:46:30,751 --> 01:46:32,652 IN THEIR RVS. INCREASE WAGES OF 3064 01:46:32,652 --> 01:46:34,287 FRONTLINE STAFF WHO SHELTER, 3065 01:46:34,287 --> 01:46:36,957 HOUSE AND CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY 3066 01:46:36,957 --> 01:46:39,393 MEMBERS AND STOP FUNDING 3067 01:46:39,393 --> 01:46:40,694 HARMFUL. EXPENSIVE SURVEILLANCE. 3068 01:46:40,694 --> 01:46:42,262 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU HANNAH. 3069 01:46:42,262 --> 01:46:44,164 -- UP NEXT IS DEWI TRAN, RILEY 3070 01:46:44,164 --> 01:46:47,768 DOLAN, KURT MASTERSON, AND JEFF 3071 01:46:47,768 --> 01:46:48,168 MILLER. WELCOME. 3072 01:46:48,168 --> 01:46:50,303 -- HI, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME 3073 01:46:50,303 --> 01:46:52,873 IS DEWI TRAN AND I WORK AT DC 3074 01:46:52,873 --> 01:46:54,107 HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE 3075 01:46:54,107 --> 01:46:55,642 NONPROFIT. I ALSO LIVE IN THE U 3076 01:46:55,642 --> 01:46:57,778 DISTRICT. I AM ADVOCATING FOR 3077 01:46:57,778 --> 01:46:59,579 PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS IN 3078 01:46:59,579 --> 01:47:01,481 SHELTER, EXPANSION. I WAS GOING 3079 01:47:01,481 --> 01:47:03,583 TO STAND UP HERE AND 3080 01:47:03,583 --> 01:47:04,217 CATASTROPHIZE ABOUT WHAT WOULD 3081 01:47:04,217 --> 01:47:05,218 HAPPEN IF WE DON'T INVEST IN 3082 01:47:05,218 --> 01:47:07,454 SHELTER EXPANSION, BUT INSPIRED 3083 01:47:07,454 --> 01:47:09,222 BY SOME OF THE TESTIMONY EARLIER 3084 01:47:09,222 --> 01:47:12,125 TODAY, I WANTED TO I REWROTE MY 3085 01:47:12,125 --> 01:47:13,693 COMMENTS. I REWROTE MY COMMENTS 3086 01:47:13,693 --> 01:47:15,862 BECAUSE I WANT US TO INVEST IN 3087 01:47:15,862 --> 01:47:17,030 HOPE. THIS IS THE HOPE A YOUNG 3088 01:47:17,030 --> 01:47:19,299 MAN FEELS BECAUSE HE CAN NOW 3089 01:47:19,299 --> 01:47:21,101 REGULARLY SEE A DOCTOR, BECAUSE 3090 01:47:21,101 --> 01:47:22,435 HE SHELTERED. THIS IS THE HOPE A 3091 01:47:22,435 --> 01:47:24,104 MOTHER FEELS BECAUSE SHE NO 3092 01:47:24,104 --> 01:47:25,505 LONGER WORRIES ABOUT HER CHILD 3093 01:47:25,505 --> 01:47:27,207 SLEEPING OUTSIDE. AND IT'S A 3094 01:47:27,207 --> 01:47:29,476 HOPE THAT I KNOW MY NEIGHBORS 3095 01:47:29,476 --> 01:47:30,877 FEEL WHEN SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN 3096 01:47:30,877 --> 01:47:31,945 OUTSIDE FOR MANY YEARS FINALLY 3097 01:47:31,945 --> 01:47:33,914 ACCEPTS SHELTER. THESE MOMENTS 3098 01:47:33,914 --> 01:47:35,448 OF HOPE ARE MOMENTS THAT I'VE 3099 01:47:35,448 --> 01:47:37,517 BEEN BLESSED TO EXPERIENCE IN 3100 01:47:37,517 --> 01:47:38,919 THE LAST MONTH. AND LORD KNOWS I 3101 01:47:38,919 --> 01:47:41,221 NEED MORE OF THESE MOMENTS. 3102 01:47:41,221 --> 01:47:42,556 PLEASE INVEST IN HOPE BY 3103 01:47:42,556 --> 01:47:44,991 INVESTING IN SHELTER, EXPANSION. 3104 01:47:44,991 --> 01:47:46,927 I ALSO WANT TO CLOSE MY COMMENTS 3105 01:47:46,927 --> 01:47:48,395 BY SHARING MY PERSPECTIVE AS A 3106 01:47:48,395 --> 01:47:50,730 PRESIDENT OF THE U. DISTRICT 3107 01:47:50,730 --> 01:47:52,799 COMMUNITY COUNCIL, I FIRMLY 3108 01:47:52,799 --> 01:47:53,333 BELIEVE THAT PRIORITIZING 3109 01:47:53,333 --> 01:47:54,868 INVESTMENT IN SHELTER EXPANSION 3110 01:47:54,868 --> 01:47:56,069 NOT ONLY SAVES THE LIVES OF OUR 3111 01:47:56,069 --> 01:47:57,537 UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS, BUT IT 3112 01:47:57,537 --> 01:47:59,940 UPLIFTS THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. 3113 01:47:59,940 --> 01:48:00,841 INVESTMENT IN SHELTER EXPANSION 3114 01:48:00,841 --> 01:48:02,509 IS NOT ONLY AN INVESTMENT IN THE 3115 01:48:02,509 --> 01:48:04,277 INDIVIDUALS LIVING OUTSIDE, BUT 3116 01:48:04,277 --> 01:48:05,912 IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC 3117 01:48:05,912 --> 01:48:07,614 SAFETY. AND IT'S AN INVESTMENT 3118 01:48:07,614 --> 01:48:10,851 IN THE VIBRANCY OF OUR 3119 01:48:10,851 --> 01:48:11,484 BUSINESSES AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 3120 01:48:11,484 --> 01:48:13,286 YES, TO SHELTER. EXPANSION. YES 3121 01:48:13,286 --> 01:48:15,188 TO SHELTER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. 3122 01:48:15,188 --> 01:48:15,488 THANK YOU. 3123 01:48:15,488 --> 01:48:17,290 -- THANK YOU. DEWI. AND I SEE 3124 01:48:17,290 --> 01:48:18,158 THIS NEXT GROUP MAY WANT TO DO 3125 01:48:18,158 --> 01:48:19,759 YOU WANT TO DO GROUP OR 3126 01:48:19,759 --> 01:48:22,662 INDIVIDUAL 3127 01:48:22,662 --> 01:48:23,263 -- I BELIEVE INDIVIDUAL SO WE 3128 01:48:23,263 --> 01:48:25,599 CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO SPEAK. 3129 01:48:25,599 --> 01:48:26,933 -- ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE'VE 3130 01:48:26,933 --> 01:48:28,201 GOT RILEY DOLAN, KURT MASTERSON, 3131 01:48:28,201 --> 01:48:32,372 JEFF MILLER, LIAM ROONEY, SAM W 3132 01:48:32,372 --> 01:48:34,407 TAKE IT AWAY RILEY. THANK YOU. 3133 01:48:34,407 --> 01:48:36,076 -- SAVING LIVES AND PROTECTING 3134 01:48:36,076 --> 01:48:37,511 PROPERTY IS THE MISSION OF THE 3135 01:48:37,511 --> 01:48:39,145 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MY NAME 3136 01:48:39,145 --> 01:48:40,547 IS RILEY DOLAN. I AM A 3137 01:48:40,547 --> 01:48:42,215 FIREFIGHTER ON LADDER 11 IN WEST 3138 01:48:42,215 --> 01:48:43,850 SEATTLE. THE MAYOR OF THE CITY 3139 01:48:43,850 --> 01:48:45,685 IS PROPOSING CUTTING THE FIRE 3140 01:48:45,685 --> 01:48:48,922 DEPARTMENT BY $7.1 MILLION AND 3141 01:48:48,922 --> 01:48:50,891 REDUCING OUR MINIMUM STAFFING. 3142 01:48:50,891 --> 01:48:51,524 HERE'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE WHY 3143 01:48:51,524 --> 01:48:53,994 THAT'S A BAD IDEA. TWO WEEKS 3144 01:48:53,994 --> 01:48:55,929 AGO, I WAS WORKING OVERTIME ON 3145 01:48:55,929 --> 01:48:58,131 ENGINE 35 IN THE CROWN HILL 3146 01:48:58,131 --> 01:48:59,032 NEIGHBORHOOD. AT 4:53 P.M., WE 3147 01:48:59,032 --> 01:49:01,201 WERE DISPATCHED FOR A GARAGE 3148 01:49:01,201 --> 01:49:04,037 FIRE. WE ARRIVED IN TWO MINUTES. 3149 01:49:04,037 --> 01:49:05,438 THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT 3150 01:49:05,438 --> 01:49:06,940 FROM THE TOP OF THE ROOF. LESS 3151 01:49:06,940 --> 01:49:08,074 THAN TWO MINUTES LATER, WE WERE 3152 01:49:08,074 --> 01:49:09,643 ABLE TO FULLY PUT ON OUR GEAR, 3153 01:49:09,643 --> 01:49:11,645 GRAB OUR TOOLS, LAY OUT OUR 3154 01:49:11,645 --> 01:49:13,213 HOSE, CHARGE THE HOSE LINE AND 3155 01:49:13,213 --> 01:49:14,581 START PUTTING WATER ON THE FIRE. 3156 01:49:14,581 --> 01:49:16,550 AT THIS POINT, PROPANE TANKS 3157 01:49:16,550 --> 01:49:19,085 NEXT TO THE GARAGE WERE ON FIRE. 3158 01:49:19,085 --> 01:49:20,487 THREE MINUTES AFTER THAT, THE 3159 01:49:20,487 --> 01:49:22,455 FIRE WAS DECLARED UNDER CONTROL. 3160 01:49:22,455 --> 01:49:24,457 LADDER EIGHT FROM BALLARD 3161 01:49:24,457 --> 01:49:25,625 ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER WE DID AND 3162 01:49:25,625 --> 01:49:26,760 COMPLETED A SEARCH OF THE HOUSE 3163 01:49:26,760 --> 01:49:28,762 BEFORE THE FIRE WAS UNDER 3164 01:49:28,762 --> 01:49:30,063 CONTROL. AN ELDERLY COUPLE WAS 3165 01:49:30,063 --> 01:49:31,097 LIVING IN THAT HOUSE WHEN THE 3166 01:49:31,097 --> 01:49:32,666 FIRE STARTED. IF WE DIDN'T 3167 01:49:32,666 --> 01:49:33,667 ARRIVE AS QUICKLY AS WE DID, THE 3168 01:49:33,667 --> 01:49:35,135 FIRE WOULD HAVE SPREAD TO THE 3169 01:49:35,135 --> 01:49:36,703 HOUSE AND THE CAR PARKED OUTSIDE 3170 01:49:36,703 --> 01:49:39,806 AND THE STORY COULD HAVE BEEN 3171 01:49:39,806 --> 01:49:41,274 MUCH MORE TRAGIC. I WAS WORKING 3172 01:49:41,274 --> 01:49:41,875 OVERTIME BECAUSE THE REGULAR 3173 01:49:41,875 --> 01:49:42,542 PERSON ON THAT SHIFT HAD TO CALL 3174 01:49:42,542 --> 01:49:44,444 OUT THAT DAY. I WAS PRETTY 3175 01:49:44,444 --> 01:49:46,146 TIRED. I HAD ALREADY WORKED 24 3176 01:49:46,146 --> 01:49:47,948 HOUR SHIFT THE DAY BEFORE, NOT 3177 01:49:47,948 --> 01:49:49,249 ON OVERTIME, AND I HAD MY 3178 01:49:49,249 --> 01:49:50,617 REGULAR 24 HOUR SHIFT THE DAY 3179 01:49:50,617 --> 01:49:52,786 AFTER THIS FIRE, WE SHOW UP WHEN 3180 01:49:52,786 --> 01:49:54,955 GAPS EXIST IN STAFFING IN ORDER 3181 01:49:54,955 --> 01:49:56,723 TO FULFILL OUR MISSION OF SAVING 3182 01:49:56,723 --> 01:49:58,692 LIVES AND PROTECTING PROPERTY. 3183 01:49:58,692 --> 01:50:00,126 WITHOUT THIS FUNDING TO FILL 3184 01:50:00,126 --> 01:50:01,227 THESE GAPS, SIX UNITS WOULD HAVE 3185 01:50:01,227 --> 01:50:03,763 TO GO OUT OF SERVICE EVERY DAY. 3186 01:50:03,763 --> 01:50:05,231 DON'T CUT THE SEATTLE FIRE 3187 01:50:05,231 --> 01:50:07,767 DEPARTMENT. GO TO FIREFIGHTERS 3188 01:50:07,767 --> 01:50:15,642 SAVE LIVES.COM. 3189 01:50:15,875 --> 01:50:25,819 -- HOW ABOUT NOW? YOU CAN ALL 3190 01:50:25,819 --> 01:50:27,954 HEAR ME. NOW I JUST WANT TO SAY 3191 01:50:27,954 --> 01:50:29,289 THANK YOU, RILEY, FOR THE SECOND 3192 01:50:29,289 --> 01:50:31,825 CHANCES THAT YOU PROVIDE PEOPLE. 3193 01:50:31,825 --> 01:50:33,560 IT MIGHT BE STRANGE THAT I'M 3194 01:50:33,560 --> 01:50:34,961 STANDING THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE 3195 01:50:34,961 --> 01:50:37,731 THING IS BECAUSE I HAVE 3196 01:50:37,731 --> 01:50:39,099 PERMANENT DAMAGE TO MY BODY, 3197 01:50:39,099 --> 01:50:39,699 THAT DAMAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN A 3198 01:50:39,699 --> 01:50:41,635 LOT WORSE IF I HADN'T HAD THE 3199 01:50:41,635 --> 01:50:43,036 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAVED MY 3200 01:50:43,036 --> 01:50:45,105 LIFE. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'VE 3201 01:50:45,105 --> 01:50:48,174 GOT KURT GERHARDT, JEFF. LIAM. 3202 01:50:48,174 --> 01:50:49,242 SAM, TAKE IT AWAY. 3203 01:50:49,242 --> 01:50:50,877 -- JEFF MILLER. I'LL SPEAK. 3204 01:50:50,877 --> 01:50:52,445 YOU'RE STILL MY THUNDER 3205 01:50:52,445 --> 01:50:54,080 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. SO MY 3206 01:50:54,080 --> 01:50:56,516 NAME IS JEFF MILLER. I'M A 3207 01:50:56,516 --> 01:50:58,251 SEATTLE FIREFIGHTER, AND I WORK 3208 01:50:58,251 --> 01:50:59,519 ON CAPITOL HILL. I LIVE IN WEST 3209 01:50:59,519 --> 01:51:01,054 SEATTLE. MY WIFE AND TWO BOYS. I 3210 01:51:01,054 --> 01:51:06,092 BROUGHT ONE OF MY BOYS. THIS IS 3211 01:51:06,092 --> 01:51:06,626 WILLIAM AND COUNCILMEMBER 3212 01:51:06,626 --> 01:51:07,160 STRAUSS. WE WERE HERE ON 3213 01:51:07,160 --> 01:51:07,794 SEPTEMBER 24th, AND ONE OF THE 3214 01:51:07,794 --> 01:51:08,461 THINGS WE SAID WAS THAT THE 3215 01:51:08,461 --> 01:51:10,330 SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT GIVES 3216 01:51:10,330 --> 01:51:13,099 PEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE, 3217 01:51:13,099 --> 01:51:15,735 AND IT RESONATED WITH YOU 3218 01:51:15,735 --> 01:51:18,171 BECAUSE THE NEXT DAY IN THIS 3219 01:51:18,171 --> 01:51:19,973 ROOM, YOU TOLD YOUR STORY. I 3220 01:51:19,973 --> 01:51:23,910 THINK 22 YEARS AGO, YOU WERE HIT 3221 01:51:23,910 --> 01:51:25,679 BY A TRUCK IN BALLARD AND YOU 3222 01:51:25,679 --> 01:51:27,814 HAVE TO REFRESH MY MEMORY. BUT 3223 01:51:27,814 --> 01:51:30,150 YOU EXPRESSED SUCH GRATITUDE 3224 01:51:30,150 --> 01:51:31,818 THAT SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS WERE 3225 01:51:31,818 --> 01:51:33,420 THERE WITHIN FOUR MINUTES TO 3226 01:51:33,420 --> 01:51:34,988 GIVE YOU THAT SECOND CHANCE AT 3227 01:51:34,988 --> 01:51:37,724 LIFE. AND YOU EXPRESSED EQUALLY 3228 01:51:37,724 --> 01:51:38,558 YOUR GRAVE CONCERN. IF WE WOULD 3229 01:51:38,558 --> 01:51:40,727 HAVE HAD RIGS OUT OF SERVICE 3230 01:51:40,727 --> 01:51:41,761 THAT DAY AND WE COULDN'T BE 3231 01:51:41,761 --> 01:51:43,229 THERE, MAKE IT THERE IN LESS 3232 01:51:43,229 --> 01:51:44,764 THAN FOUR MINUTES. SO I IMPLORE 3233 01:51:44,764 --> 01:51:48,134 THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL TO REJECT 3234 01:51:48,134 --> 01:51:52,038 ANY CUTS TO FIRE BECAUSE IF ONE 3235 01:51:52,038 --> 01:51:53,740 PERSON DOESN'T GET THAT SECOND 3236 01:51:53,740 --> 01:51:55,241 CHANCE AT LIFE, IT MEANS THIS 3237 01:51:55,241 --> 01:51:56,710 CITY WILL HAVE FAILED THEM. 3238 01:51:56,710 --> 01:51:59,879 THANK YOU 3239 01:51:59,879 --> 01:52:02,682 -- WELL SAID. JEFF. 3240 01:52:02,682 --> 01:52:06,419 -- LIAM. SEE, YOU'RE UP NEXT. 3241 01:52:06,419 --> 01:52:06,820 -- GOOD EVENING. 3242 01:52:06,820 --> 01:52:07,987 -- MY NAME IS LIAM MAHONEY. I'M 3243 01:52:07,987 --> 01:52:09,556 ONE OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS ON 3244 01:52:09,556 --> 01:52:11,291 LOCAL 27. I'M ALSO A 3245 01:52:11,291 --> 01:52:13,193 FIREFIGHTER ON LADDER THREE IN 3246 01:52:13,193 --> 01:52:14,160 THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. I'M 3247 01:52:14,160 --> 01:52:15,228 LIMPING AROUND RIGHT NOW. I 3248 01:52:15,228 --> 01:52:16,563 SQUIRTED A DISC AT A FIRE ABOUT 3249 01:52:16,563 --> 01:52:19,199 A MONTH AGO. SO I'VE GOT I NEED 3250 01:52:19,199 --> 01:52:20,967 THE CITY HAS TO PAY OVERTIME FOR 3251 01:52:20,967 --> 01:52:23,036 SOMEBODY TO KEEP LADDER THREE IN 3252 01:52:23,036 --> 01:52:24,404 SERVICE WHILE WHILE I GET 3253 01:52:24,404 --> 01:52:26,272 BETTER. BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK 3254 01:52:26,272 --> 01:52:26,940 THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO SHOWED UP 3255 01:52:26,940 --> 01:52:28,074 ON FRIDAY TO OUR MEMORIAL. IT 3256 01:52:28,074 --> 01:52:29,576 MEANS A LOT THAT YOU HELPED US 3257 01:52:29,576 --> 01:52:31,177 MOURN LARRY DAHL. AND I ALSO 3258 01:52:31,177 --> 01:52:32,712 WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS HERE 3259 01:52:32,712 --> 01:52:33,913 WHO ARE SHOWING US SUPPORT. I 3260 01:52:33,913 --> 01:52:34,981 MEAN, WE'RE SPREAD REALLY THIN 3261 01:52:34,981 --> 01:52:38,384 AND IT'S A REAL MORALE BOOST. 3262 01:52:38,384 --> 01:52:40,753 BUT I WANTED TO CALL THE 3263 01:52:40,753 --> 01:52:41,354 COUNCIL'S ATTENTION TO THE 3264 01:52:41,354 --> 01:52:42,589 LOOMING MEDICARE CUTS AS A 3265 01:52:42,589 --> 01:52:45,125 RESULT OF H.R. ONE, AS WELL AS 3266 01:52:45,125 --> 01:52:47,894 THE STATE CONTEMPLATING CUTS TO 3267 01:52:47,894 --> 01:52:49,929 APPLE HEALTH. PEOPLE ARE GOING 3268 01:52:49,929 --> 01:52:51,297 TO STOP GETTING HEALTH, REGULAR 3269 01:52:51,297 --> 01:52:51,965 HEALTH CARE, BUT THEY'RE NOT 3270 01:52:51,965 --> 01:52:55,268 GOING TO STOP GETTING SICK, AND 3271 01:52:55,268 --> 01:52:57,203 THAT THEY'RE GOING TO CALL 911 3272 01:52:57,203 --> 01:52:57,871 MORE. THAT MEANS THEY'RE GOING 3273 01:52:57,871 --> 01:53:00,974 TO HAVE TO USE THE ER. WE ARE 3274 01:53:00,974 --> 01:53:02,175 HEALTH CARE OF LAST RESORT, AND 3275 01:53:02,175 --> 01:53:03,543 WE ARE GOING TO GET SPREAD 3276 01:53:03,543 --> 01:53:04,811 THINNER AND THINNER, EVEN AT OUR 3277 01:53:04,811 --> 01:53:06,212 CURRENT LEVELS. WE'RE GOING TO 3278 01:53:06,212 --> 01:53:07,814 BE SPREAD THIN. SO I WANT TO, 3279 01:53:07,814 --> 01:53:10,316 YOU KNOW, I WANT PEOPLE TO 3280 01:53:10,316 --> 01:53:11,584 CONSIDER THE YOU KNOW, WE'RE 3281 01:53:11,584 --> 01:53:12,652 NOT MAKING A BUDGET FOR LAST 3282 01:53:12,652 --> 01:53:13,920 YEAR. WE'RE MAKING A BUDGET FOR 3283 01:53:13,920 --> 01:53:15,822 NEXT YEAR. AND NEXT YEAR IS 3284 01:53:15,822 --> 01:53:17,457 GOING TO BE HARD. SO WITH THAT, 3285 01:53:17,457 --> 01:53:19,025 I'LL PASS. THANKS. 3286 01:53:19,025 --> 01:53:23,396 -- THANK YOU. LIAM, SAM OR GERT? 3287 01:53:23,396 --> 01:53:30,804 DO YOU STILL WANT TO TALK? SAM? 3288 01:53:30,804 --> 01:53:33,173 -- HI. MY NAME IS SAM AND I'M A 3289 01:53:33,173 --> 01:53:36,543 SEATTLE FIREFIGHTER. I WORK ON 3290 01:53:36,543 --> 01:53:38,545 CAPITOL HILL AT STATION 25. I 3291 01:53:38,545 --> 01:53:39,913 LIVE IN THE RAINIER VALLEY, AND 3292 01:53:39,913 --> 01:53:42,949 I HAVE FAMILY IN THEIR 80s WHO 3293 01:53:42,949 --> 01:53:45,485 LIVE IN LAKE CITY. I HAVE A 3294 01:53:45,485 --> 01:53:46,719 SISTER IN WEST SEATTLE. I GREW 3295 01:53:46,719 --> 01:53:50,823 UP IN THIS CITY. I WAS ON SHIFT 3296 01:53:50,823 --> 01:53:53,259 LAST NIGHT AND EVERY SINGLE UNIT 3297 01:53:53,259 --> 01:53:55,995 IN STATION 25 WAS ON A RUN. AND 3298 01:53:55,995 --> 01:53:58,331 THEN ANOTHER EMERGENCY CALL CAME 3299 01:53:58,331 --> 01:54:01,334 IN. THAT MEANS THE NEXT UNIT HAS 3300 01:54:01,334 --> 01:54:03,636 TO RESPOND FROM BELLTOWN. THIS 3301 01:54:03,636 --> 01:54:05,505 MEANS THERE'S A DELAY. THIS IS 3302 01:54:05,505 --> 01:54:07,040 THE CURRENT REALITY. THIS WAS 3303 01:54:07,040 --> 01:54:12,612 LAST NIGHT. THIS IS A MONDAY IN 3304 01:54:12,612 --> 01:54:15,281 OCTOBER. WE NEED MORE RESOURCES, 3305 01:54:15,281 --> 01:54:18,418 NOT LESS. IF WE DO NOT INCREASE 3306 01:54:18,418 --> 01:54:21,020 FUNDING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, 3307 01:54:21,020 --> 01:54:22,021 EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WILL WAIT 3308 01:54:22,021 --> 01:54:26,726 LONGER. WHEN YOU CALL 911, THAT 3309 01:54:26,726 --> 01:54:27,260 MEANS WAITING LONGER WHEN 3310 01:54:27,260 --> 01:54:28,595 THERE'S A FIRE IN YOUR 3311 01:54:28,595 --> 01:54:30,063 NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE OR A HEART 3312 01:54:30,063 --> 01:54:32,131 ATTACK DOWN THE STREET. THIS 3313 01:54:32,131 --> 01:54:34,767 BUDGET WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT 3314 01:54:34,767 --> 01:54:36,903 RESPONSE TIMES TO MY FAMILY AND 3315 01:54:36,903 --> 01:54:40,807 TO ALL YOUR FAMILIES. THANK YOU. 3316 01:54:40,807 --> 01:54:42,876 -- THANK YOU. 3317 01:54:42,876 --> 01:54:44,410 -- SAM, IS GERT STILL WITH US 3318 01:54:44,410 --> 01:54:45,645 AND WANT TO TALK? 3319 01:54:45,645 --> 01:54:45,979 -- YEAH, BUT. 3320 01:54:45,979 --> 01:54:48,548 -- I DON'T. I'M ALL GOOD. ALL 3321 01:54:48,548 --> 01:54:49,349 RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU GERT. I 3322 01:54:49,349 --> 01:54:51,217 JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO 3323 01:54:51,217 --> 01:54:52,452 THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE 3324 01:54:52,452 --> 01:54:55,655 TO THE CITY. WHEN YOU SAVE LIVES 3325 01:54:55,655 --> 01:54:56,489 OR HELP PEOPLE, YOU DON'T KNOW 3326 01:54:56,489 --> 01:54:57,724 IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO ON TO BE 3327 01:54:57,724 --> 01:55:01,561 AN INVADER, AN INNOVATOR, OR IN 3328 01:55:01,561 --> 01:55:04,731 MY CASE, A COUNCILMEMBER OR AN 3329 01:55:04,731 --> 01:55:08,201 ARTIST OR JUST THE ABILITY TO GO 3330 01:55:08,201 --> 01:55:10,069 HOME AND SAY, I LOVE YOU TO THE 3331 01:55:10,069 --> 01:55:11,738 PEOPLE THAT MATTER MOST. SO 3332 01:55:11,738 --> 01:55:12,939 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO 3333 01:55:12,939 --> 01:55:16,109 OUR CITY. WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT 3334 01:55:16,109 --> 01:55:18,945 GWENDOLYN HART, FOLLOWED BY 3335 01:55:18,945 --> 01:55:21,114 FRIDAY X M SMITH, EDDIE SON 3336 01:55:21,114 --> 01:55:25,785 ELENA ROCKY, KYOTO, KYOTO. I'M. 3337 01:55:25,785 --> 01:55:27,287 SO THAT'S THE FIRST NAME I'VE 3338 01:55:27,287 --> 01:55:32,558 REALLY MESSED UP TODAY. AND THEN 3339 01:55:32,558 --> 01:55:37,463 ALEX BENNETT WISE AND ELLIOT, 3340 01:55:37,463 --> 01:55:39,766 GWENDOLYN, WELCOME. 3341 01:55:39,766 --> 01:55:41,334 -- WE SIGNED UP AS A GROUP. 3342 01:55:41,334 --> 01:55:42,268 -- YOU WANT TO DO A GROUP? YES. 3343 01:55:42,268 --> 01:55:42,468 OKAY. 3344 01:55:42,468 --> 01:55:43,102 -- SO YOU HAVE THREE OF US AND 3345 01:55:43,102 --> 01:55:44,270 I'M GOING TO GO AFTER THEM. 3346 01:55:44,270 --> 01:55:46,572 -- SO LET ME JUST CHECK YOUR. SO 3347 01:55:46,572 --> 01:55:49,342 SHOW ME YOUR CARDS. 60 YOUR 3348 01:55:49,342 --> 01:55:53,947 FRIDAY X AND THEN YOUR 59. 3349 01:55:53,947 --> 01:55:56,816 GWENDOLYN 6261. ANYONE ELSE WITH 3350 01:55:56,816 --> 01:55:57,016 YOU? 3351 01:55:57,016 --> 01:55:57,850 -- FOUR OF US. 3352 01:55:57,850 --> 01:56:00,119 -- COOL. WE'LL DO FOUR MINUTES. 3353 01:56:00,119 --> 01:56:02,488 -- 30s GREAT 3354 01:56:02,488 --> 01:56:03,589 -- YEAH. MY NAME IS M SMITH. 3355 01:56:03,589 --> 01:56:06,125 I'M A MEMBER OF LABOR MILITANT 3356 01:56:06,125 --> 01:56:08,027 UNITED FRONT FOR A WORKERS 3357 01:56:08,027 --> 01:56:09,629 PARTY. AND SEATTLE DSA. KATIE 3358 01:56:09,629 --> 01:56:11,164 WILSON'S BUDGET IS AN ATTACK ON 3359 01:56:11,164 --> 01:56:12,231 WORKERS IN THIS CITY. FIRST OF 3360 01:56:12,231 --> 01:56:14,634 ALL, I WANT TO SAY AGAIN, 3361 01:56:14,634 --> 01:56:16,769 SOLIDARITY WITH THE BROTHERS AND 3362 01:56:16,769 --> 01:56:17,370 SISTERS AND THE FIREFIGHTERS 3363 01:56:17,370 --> 01:56:18,604 UNION WHO ARE FACING A $7 3364 01:56:18,604 --> 01:56:20,840 MILLION CUT IN THEIR OVERTIME 3365 01:56:20,840 --> 01:56:22,508 FUND ON TOP OF EXISTING SHORT 3366 01:56:22,508 --> 01:56:24,310 STAFFING SOLIDARITY, ALSO WITH 3367 01:56:24,310 --> 01:56:26,079 THE HOUSING ACTIVISTS HERE WHO 3368 01:56:26,079 --> 01:56:27,780 ARE FIGHTING AGAINST A $68 3369 01:56:27,780 --> 01:56:31,284 MILLION CUT TO HOUSING FUNDS, 3370 01:56:31,284 --> 01:56:31,951 THERE'S ACTIVISTS LIKE ANGELIQUE 3371 01:56:31,951 --> 01:56:33,753 WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR FUNDING FOR 3372 01:56:33,753 --> 01:56:35,755 SKILLS TO LIVE, TO PROVIDE 3373 01:56:35,755 --> 01:56:36,389 SERVICES FOR HOMELESS BROTHERS 3374 01:56:36,389 --> 01:56:38,891 AND SISTERS IN THIS CITY, 3375 01:56:38,891 --> 01:56:40,360 SOLIDARITY WITH PROTEC 17 AND 3376 01:56:40,360 --> 01:56:40,927 OTHER CITY WORKERS WHO ARE 3377 01:56:40,927 --> 01:56:42,428 FIGHTING AGAINST LAYOFFS IN THIS 3378 01:56:42,428 --> 01:56:45,865 BUDGET AND SOLIDARITY WITH 3379 01:56:45,865 --> 01:56:48,201 EVERYONE HERE PROTESTING THE $68 3380 01:56:48,201 --> 01:56:49,669 MILLION INCREASE TO THE POLICE 3381 01:56:49,669 --> 01:56:51,604 BUDGET AND FOR RESOURCES FOR 3382 01:56:51,604 --> 01:56:53,706 VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY 3383 01:56:53,706 --> 01:56:55,208 RESOURCES, WHICH THE DEMOCRATIC 3384 01:56:55,208 --> 01:56:58,077 PARTY HAS SPENT SIX YEARS TRYING 3385 01:56:58,077 --> 01:56:59,746 TO OBSTRUCT. WE HAVE A FACT 3386 01:56:59,746 --> 01:57:02,115 SHEET THAT HAS MORE THAT IS JUST 3387 01:57:02,115 --> 01:57:03,216 SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF THE 3388 01:57:03,216 --> 01:57:05,485 CUTS THAT ARE BEING MADE IN THIS 3389 01:57:05,485 --> 01:57:08,154 BUDGET. WHAT COULD WE DO WITH 3390 01:57:08,154 --> 01:57:08,821 $68 MILLION THAT'S GOING TO THE 3391 01:57:08,821 --> 01:57:11,457 POLICE? WE COULD FUND A PUBLIC 3392 01:57:11,457 --> 01:57:12,024 SUBSIDIZED GROCERY STORE IN 3393 01:57:12,024 --> 01:57:14,727 EVERY DISTRICT OF THIS CITY. WE 3394 01:57:14,727 --> 01:57:16,729 COULD FUND FIVE FREE PUBLIC 3395 01:57:16,729 --> 01:57:17,597 HEALTHCARE CLINICS. WE COULD 3396 01:57:17,597 --> 01:57:19,432 FUND A NEW PUBLIC HOUSING 3397 01:57:19,432 --> 01:57:22,001 DEVELOPMENT EVERY YEAR, CREATING 3398 01:57:22,001 --> 01:57:23,970 1600 NEW PUBLIC, PERMANENTLY 3399 01:57:23,970 --> 01:57:24,837 AFFORDABLE UNITS OVER THE NEXT 3400 01:57:24,837 --> 01:57:25,972 DECADE. AND INSTEAD, THAT MONEY 3401 01:57:25,972 --> 01:57:28,741 IS GOING TO THE COPS EVERYWHERE. 3402 01:57:28,741 --> 01:57:30,209 THIS ISN'T JUST SEATTLE 3403 01:57:30,209 --> 01:57:31,611 EVERYWHERE. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY 3404 01:57:31,611 --> 01:57:33,212 IS CUTTING PUBLIC SERVICES. THEY 3405 01:57:33,212 --> 01:57:34,881 ARE RAISING TAXES ON WORKING 3406 01:57:34,881 --> 01:57:36,082 CLASS PEOPLE, AND THEY ARE 3407 01:57:36,082 --> 01:57:37,116 SHOVELING MORE MONEY TO THE 3408 01:57:37,116 --> 01:57:38,451 POLICE. THIS IS HAPPENING IN SAN 3409 01:57:38,451 --> 01:57:40,653 FRANCISCO, MINNEAPOLIS RIGHT 3410 01:57:40,653 --> 01:57:43,089 NOW. ZORAN MAMDANI IS 3411 01:57:43,089 --> 01:57:43,756 -- ASKING FOR 2.5% CUTS FROM 3412 01:57:43,756 --> 01:57:45,358 EVERY DEPARTMENT ACROSS THE 3413 01:57:45,358 --> 01:57:47,460 CITY, AND HE'S PRIVATIZING 3414 01:57:47,460 --> 01:57:48,761 PUBLIC HOUSING IN NEW YORK CITY. 3415 01:57:48,761 --> 01:57:50,930 THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE TRUMP 3416 01:57:50,930 --> 01:57:53,866 AND MANY DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING A 3417 01:57:53,866 --> 01:57:55,601 $1.5 TRILLION WAR BUDGET. THE 3418 01:57:55,601 --> 01:57:58,070 DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS A CAPITALIST 3419 01:57:58,070 --> 01:58:01,107 PARTY. THEY REPRESENT BIG 3420 01:58:01,107 --> 01:58:01,607 BUSINESS, BIG CORPORATE 3421 01:58:01,607 --> 01:58:03,409 LANDLORDS AND THE POLICE. THIS 3422 01:58:03,409 --> 01:58:05,545 BUDGET IS NOT A FLUKE. THIS IS 3423 01:58:05,545 --> 01:58:07,013 THE POLICY OF THE DEMOCRATIC 3424 01:58:07,013 --> 01:58:09,082 PARTY. AND THIS IS THE POLICY OF 3425 01:58:09,082 --> 01:58:10,750 THE WHOLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. 3426 01:58:10,750 --> 01:58:12,585 IT'S TELLING THAT NOT ONE OF 3427 01:58:12,585 --> 01:58:14,020 THE SUPPOSEDLY PROGRESSIVE 3428 01:58:14,020 --> 01:58:15,888 DEMOCRATS HAVE SPOKEN OUT 3429 01:58:15,888 --> 01:58:18,024 AGAINST THIS BUDGET. EDDIE LIN 3430 01:58:18,024 --> 01:58:19,725 ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK DIONNE 3431 01:58:19,725 --> 01:58:21,994 FOSTER. NOT ONE HAS SPOKEN OUT 3432 01:58:21,994 --> 01:58:23,062 AGAINST THE $68 MILLION INCREASE 3433 01:58:23,062 --> 01:58:24,197 TO THE POLICE. NOT ONE HAS SAID 3434 01:58:24,197 --> 01:58:25,565 THEY WILL VOTE AGAINST THESE 3435 01:58:25,565 --> 01:58:27,633 CUTS TO HOUSING AND OTHER PUBLIC 3436 01:58:27,633 --> 01:58:28,234 SERVICES. AND OF COURSE, THE 3437 01:58:28,234 --> 01:58:30,636 BUDGET ITSELF WAS INTRODUCED BY 3438 01:58:30,636 --> 01:58:33,139 A SO-CALLED SOCIALIST DEMOCRAT, 3439 01:58:33,139 --> 01:58:34,507 KATIE WILSON. AGAIN, THIS IS THE 3440 01:58:34,507 --> 01:58:36,209 POLICY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. 3441 01:58:36,209 --> 01:58:39,879 IT IS AN ANTI-WORKER PARTY. JUST 3442 01:58:39,879 --> 01:58:41,414 YESTERDAY, FERRY WORKERS WENT 3443 01:58:41,414 --> 01:58:42,915 OUT ON A SICK. BECAUSE THE STATE 3444 01:58:42,915 --> 01:58:43,516 DEMOCRATS WON'T GIVE THEM A 3445 01:58:43,516 --> 01:58:46,953 RAISE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON 3446 01:58:46,953 --> 01:58:48,221 THIS MERRY GO ROUND UNTIL WE 3447 01:58:48,221 --> 01:58:50,189 DECIDE THAT WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF 3448 01:58:50,189 --> 01:58:51,190 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. AND I WANT 3449 01:58:51,190 --> 01:58:53,326 TO ECHO NEIL, WHO SPOKE EARLIER. 3450 01:58:53,326 --> 01:58:54,560 WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE 3451 01:58:54,560 --> 01:58:56,128 ENOUGH? SO LIKE I SAID, I'M HERE 3452 01:58:56,128 --> 01:58:58,131 WITH LABOR MILTON AND SEATTLE 3453 01:58:58,131 --> 01:58:59,932 DSA. I SAW FORMER COUNCILMEMBER 3454 01:58:59,932 --> 01:59:01,834 SAWANT WAS HERE EARLIER, PROTEC 3455 01:59:01,834 --> 01:59:04,570 AND THE FIREFIGHTERS. WE NEED TO 3456 01:59:04,570 --> 01:59:06,205 GET ORGANIZED TOGETHER. THE LEFT 3457 01:59:06,205 --> 01:59:07,807 IS SPLINTERED INTO 100 3458 01:59:07,807 --> 01:59:09,275 ORGANIZATIONS. SOME OF THEM ARE 3459 01:59:09,275 --> 01:59:09,842 HOPELESSLY ATTACHED TO THE 3460 01:59:09,842 --> 01:59:11,144 DEMOCRATIC PARTY. OTHERS REFUSE 3461 01:59:11,144 --> 01:59:12,879 TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER BECAUSE 3462 01:59:12,879 --> 01:59:14,914 OF WHATEVER PETTY DIFFERENCES 3463 01:59:14,914 --> 01:59:16,449 EXIST. WE NEED TO BRIDGE THOSE 3464 01:59:16,449 --> 01:59:18,351 SECTARIAN DIVIDES. WE NEED TO 3465 01:59:18,351 --> 01:59:20,419 TAKE REAL STEPS TOWARDS A 3466 01:59:20,419 --> 01:59:22,688 WORKERS PARTY IN SEATTLE THAT 3467 01:59:22,688 --> 01:59:24,123 CAN CHALLENGE THE POWER OF THE 3468 01:59:24,123 --> 01:59:25,758 DEMOCRATIC PARTY. AND THAT'S WHY 3469 01:59:25,758 --> 01:59:26,392 WE LAUNCHED UNITED FRONT FOR A 3470 01:59:26,392 --> 01:59:28,327 WORKERS PARTY. SO PLEASE, IN MY 3471 01:59:28,327 --> 01:59:30,096 LAST FEW SECONDS, I WANT TO GIVE 3472 01:59:30,096 --> 01:59:31,797 SOME TIME TO FRIDAY, SIGN THE 3473 01:59:31,797 --> 01:59:34,200 PETITION. WE PASSED AROUND SOME 3474 01:59:34,200 --> 01:59:35,167 INFO THAT HAS A PETITION SHEET. 3475 01:59:35,167 --> 01:59:37,503 TAKE A PETITION. WE HAVE OVER 3476 01:59:37,503 --> 01:59:38,771 600 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP. 3477 01:59:38,771 --> 01:59:40,740 HELP US GET TO 1000 BY NOVEMBER 3478 01:59:40,740 --> 01:59:42,308 5th. SHOW THAT WE ARE ORGANIZED. 3479 01:59:42,308 --> 01:59:43,876 THIS IS A TOOL TO HELP US GET 3480 01:59:43,876 --> 01:59:45,411 ORGANIZED. COME OUT SATURDAY, 3481 01:59:45,411 --> 01:59:47,246 OCTOBER 10th TO RAINIER BEACH 3482 01:59:47,246 --> 01:59:48,714 COMMUNITY CENTER FOR OUR MONTHLY 3483 01:59:48,714 --> 01:59:50,783 MEETING. COME OUT ON OCTOBER 3484 01:59:50,783 --> 01:59:51,984 15th. THAT'S A DSA STOP THE 3485 01:59:51,984 --> 01:59:53,185 CUTS MEETING AND THEN COME OUT 3486 01:59:53,185 --> 01:59:55,021 AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 5th AT 5 P.M. 3487 01:59:55,021 --> 01:59:57,256 TO THE NEXT BUDGET HEARING. 3488 01:59:57,256 --> 01:59:58,858 WE'RE SAYING NO CUTS TO PUBLIC 3489 01:59:58,858 --> 02:00:00,226 SERVICES, NO LAYOFFS OF CITY 3490 02:00:00,226 --> 02:00:01,527 WORKERS, NO INCREASE OF THE 3491 02:00:01,527 --> 02:00:03,062 POLICE BUDGET AND TAX, THE RICH 3492 02:00:03,062 --> 02:00:04,964 NOT WORKING PEOPLE. AND JUST AS 3493 02:00:04,964 --> 02:00:06,966 IMPORTANTLY, NO FAITH IN THE 3494 02:00:06,966 --> 02:00:08,401 DEMOCRATIC PARTY. WE NEED THE 3495 02:00:08,401 --> 02:00:09,402 REST OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT HERE. 3496 02:00:09,402 --> 02:00:12,071 WE NEED EVERYONE HERE. WE NEED 3497 02:00:12,071 --> 02:00:13,239 TO COMBINE THESE FIGHTS AND 3498 02:00:13,239 --> 02:00:14,040 INJURY TO ONE IS AN INJURY TO 3499 02:00:14,040 --> 02:00:18,311 ALL. I'LL SEE MY LAST 20s. HI. 3500 02:00:18,311 --> 02:00:21,247 -- MY NAME IS FRIDAY. 3501 02:00:21,247 --> 02:00:22,748 -- I'M SPEAKING WITH LABOR WITH 3502 02:00:22,748 --> 02:00:24,951 THE UNITED FRONT FOR WORKERS 3503 02:00:24,951 --> 02:00:27,086 PARTY ABOUT THESE BUDGET CUTS. 3504 02:00:27,086 --> 02:00:29,355 THE CITY IS FEEDING WORKERS 3505 02:00:29,355 --> 02:00:31,023 FUTURES INTO THE SEATTLE POLICE 3506 02:00:31,023 --> 02:00:33,292 DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE CUT $14 3507 02:00:33,292 --> 02:00:34,360 MILLION FROM ROAD MAINTENANCE, 3508 02:00:34,360 --> 02:00:37,096 500 BEDS FROM SHELTERS, AND $68 3509 02:00:37,096 --> 02:00:39,899 MILLION FROM HOUSING, AND HAVE 3510 02:00:39,899 --> 02:00:42,768 SHIFTED ALL OF THAT MONEY 3511 02:00:42,768 --> 02:00:44,837 TOWARDS SPD. WILL SPD FIX THE 3512 02:00:44,837 --> 02:00:45,972 ROADS? WILL SPD HOUSE OUR 3513 02:00:45,972 --> 02:00:48,608 NEIGHBORS IN CRISIS? WILL SPD 3514 02:00:48,608 --> 02:00:51,377 BUILD NEW HOUSING UNITS? WE SAY 3515 02:00:51,377 --> 02:00:54,847 NO. NO INCREASES TO SPD BUDGET, 3516 02:00:54,847 --> 02:00:57,016 NO LAYOFFS FOR CITY WORKERS, NO 3517 02:00:57,016 --> 02:00:58,951 CUTS TO PUBLIC SERVICES, NO NEW 3518 02:00:58,951 --> 02:01:00,653 TAXES ON THE WORKING CLASS OF 3519 02:01:00,653 --> 02:01:02,722 SEATTLE. WE MUST GO AFTER THE 3520 02:01:02,722 --> 02:01:04,991 HOARDS OF WEALTH THAT IN THIS 3521 02:01:04,991 --> 02:01:07,126 CITY, INSTEAD OF REACHING INTO 3522 02:01:07,126 --> 02:01:08,394 WORKERS POCKETS FOR PENNIES. 3523 02:01:08,394 --> 02:01:10,830 THANK YOU 3524 02:01:10,830 --> 02:01:13,032 -- THANK YOU, FREY 3525 02:01:13,032 --> 02:01:15,167 -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. 3526 02:01:15,167 --> 02:01:17,270 EVERYONE. NEXT, WE HAVE ELENA 3527 02:01:17,270 --> 02:01:19,972 ARAKI. AND THEN COCO. COCO. OH, 3528 02:01:19,972 --> 02:01:21,474 MAN, I'M JUST MESSING THIS UP. 3529 02:01:21,474 --> 02:01:22,274 I'M SO SORRY. YOU'RE GONNA 3530 02:01:22,274 --> 02:01:23,409 HAVE TO SCHOOL ME WHEN YOU COME 3531 02:01:23,409 --> 02:01:26,445 UP, BUT, ELENA, GREAT TO SEE 3532 02:01:26,445 --> 02:01:26,646 YOU. 3533 02:01:26,646 --> 02:01:28,047 -- HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS 3534 02:01:28,047 --> 02:01:29,582 ELENA ARAKAKI, AND I'M HERE 3535 02:01:29,582 --> 02:01:30,883 REPRESENTING FRIENDS OF LITTLE 3536 02:01:30,883 --> 02:01:32,418 SAIGON IN DISTRICT TWO. I'M HERE 3537 02:01:32,418 --> 02:01:34,053 TODAY TO ASK YOU FOR TWO THINGS. 3538 02:01:34,053 --> 02:01:35,855 FIRST, TO MAINTAIN EDDIE FUNDING 3539 02:01:35,855 --> 02:01:37,890 TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT IN HIGH 3540 02:01:37,890 --> 02:01:39,358 RISK COMMUNITIES, AND SECOND, TO 3541 02:01:39,358 --> 02:01:41,727 SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED 3542 02:01:41,727 --> 02:01:43,863 SHELTER EXPANSION PLAN. AS 3543 02:01:43,863 --> 02:01:44,430 DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES AND 3544 02:01:44,430 --> 02:01:45,765 AFFORDABILITY ISSUES CONTINUE TO 3545 02:01:45,765 --> 02:01:47,867 GROW, THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN 3546 02:01:47,867 --> 02:01:48,401 EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IS 3547 02:01:48,401 --> 02:01:50,136 CRUCIAL. THE LITTLE SAIGON 3548 02:01:50,136 --> 02:01:51,103 LANDMARK PROJECT, WHICH IS 3549 02:01:51,103 --> 02:01:51,871 SLATED TO BREAK GROUND THIS 3550 02:01:51,871 --> 02:01:54,240 YEAR, WAS AN ORIGINAL 3551 02:01:54,240 --> 02:01:54,874 DEMONSTRATION PROJECT THAT WILL 3552 02:01:54,874 --> 02:01:56,042 BRING A VIETNAMESE CULTURAL 3553 02:01:56,042 --> 02:01:57,610 CENTER AND FAMILY HOUSING TO 3554 02:01:57,610 --> 02:01:59,078 LITTLE SAIGON, A PROJECT THAT 3555 02:01:59,078 --> 02:01:59,712 THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WORKING 3556 02:01:59,712 --> 02:02:01,781 ON FOR OVER A DECADE. INVESTING 3557 02:02:01,781 --> 02:02:04,350 IN COMMUNITIES IS ALSO GOOD FOR 3558 02:02:04,350 --> 02:02:06,485 PUBLIC SAFETY. A SOCIALLY 3559 02:02:06,485 --> 02:02:07,953 CONNECTED, VIBRANT AND HEALTHY 3560 02:02:07,953 --> 02:02:09,388 COMMUNITY IS ONE THAT'S MOST 3561 02:02:09,388 --> 02:02:10,923 RESISTANT TO CRIME. WE URGE YOU 3562 02:02:10,923 --> 02:02:13,025 TO MAINTAIN THE PROPOSED EDDIE 3563 02:02:13,025 --> 02:02:14,660 FUNDING. WE ALSO REQUEST THAT 3564 02:02:14,660 --> 02:02:15,194 YOU SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S 3565 02:02:15,194 --> 02:02:16,696 PROPOSED SHELTER EXPANSION PLAN. 3566 02:02:16,696 --> 02:02:18,130 WE KNOW THAT A BETTER RESPONSE 3567 02:02:18,130 --> 02:02:19,832 TO UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IS 3568 02:02:19,832 --> 02:02:21,901 POSSIBLE. JUST THIS YEAR, THE 3569 02:02:21,901 --> 02:02:23,302 PIONEER SQUARE STREETS TO 3570 02:02:23,302 --> 02:02:26,038 HOUSING PROJECT PLACED 87% OF 3571 02:02:26,038 --> 02:02:27,740 INDIVIDUALS INTO APPROPRIATE 3572 02:02:27,740 --> 02:02:29,008 SHELTER AND HOUSING. LITTLE 3573 02:02:29,008 --> 02:02:30,342 SAIGON HAS BEEN STRUGGLING FOR 3574 02:02:30,342 --> 02:02:31,744 YEARS WITH CONCENTRATED 3575 02:02:31,744 --> 02:02:32,778 HOMELESSNESS, PUBLIC DRUG USE 3576 02:02:32,778 --> 02:02:35,114 AND OPEN STREET VENDING. WE'RE 3577 02:02:35,114 --> 02:02:36,415 LOSING BUSINESSES EVERY MONTH. 3578 02:02:36,415 --> 02:02:37,483 THE SOLUTION IS NOT TO LOCK 3579 02:02:37,483 --> 02:02:39,185 PEOPLE AWAY, BUT TO PROVIDE 3580 02:02:39,185 --> 02:02:40,486 LASTING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT 3581 02:02:40,486 --> 02:02:42,054 THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS STABILITY. 3582 02:02:42,054 --> 02:02:43,222 WE NEED TO INVEST IN SHELTER 3583 02:02:43,222 --> 02:02:43,789 THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR 3584 02:02:43,789 --> 02:02:45,624 HIGHEST ACUITY NEIGHBORS, AND 3585 02:02:45,624 --> 02:02:46,659 PRIORITIZE PEOPLE WITH THE 3586 02:02:46,659 --> 02:02:47,827 HIGHEST NEEDS TO GET INTO 3587 02:02:47,827 --> 02:02:49,528 HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICES. 3588 02:02:49,528 --> 02:02:51,764 ONLY THEN WILL WE START TO SEE 3589 02:02:51,764 --> 02:02:52,331 NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN LITTLE 3590 02:02:52,331 --> 02:02:53,966 SAIGON. PLEASE FULLY FUND HIGH 3591 02:02:53,966 --> 02:02:55,167 SUPPORT SHELTER UNITS CITYWIDE. 3592 02:02:55,167 --> 02:02:56,936 THANK YOU. 3593 02:02:56,936 --> 02:03:00,106 -- THANK YOU. ELENA. I'M NOT 3594 02:03:00,106 --> 02:03:01,307 GOING TO TRY A FOURTH TIME. JUST 3595 02:03:01,307 --> 02:03:02,641 SCHOOL ME WHEN YOU COME UP, 3596 02:03:02,641 --> 02:03:02,875 PLEASE. 3597 02:03:02,875 --> 02:03:08,481 -- HI. MY NAME IS KOKORO ORIAKU. 3598 02:03:08,481 --> 02:03:09,915 I'M HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL AND 3599 02:03:09,915 --> 02:03:14,086 THE MAYOR TO DIVERT THE INCREASE 3600 02:03:14,086 --> 02:03:17,056 IN POLICE FUNDING TO OTHER 3601 02:03:17,056 --> 02:03:19,658 PROGRAMS. ALEX S VITAL ARGUES IN 3602 02:03:19,658 --> 02:03:22,461 THE END OF POLICING, REAL PUBLIC 3603 02:03:22,461 --> 02:03:25,331 SAFETY COMES FROM INVESTING IN 3604 02:03:25,331 --> 02:03:27,333 COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST IN MORE 3605 02:03:27,333 --> 02:03:34,340 OFFICES IN A DEFICIT YEAR, SPD 3606 02:03:34,340 --> 02:03:37,109 BUDGET HAS GROWN BY 68 MILLION. 3607 02:03:37,109 --> 02:03:40,846 THAT IS A 13.9% INCREASE, AND 3608 02:03:40,846 --> 02:03:43,149 THAT'S ABOUT 50 MORE 50 TIMES 3609 02:03:43,149 --> 02:03:45,084 MORE. THE ENTIRE CITY'S ARTS 3610 02:03:45,084 --> 02:03:46,852 EDUCATION BUDGET, WHICH SHOWS 3611 02:03:46,852 --> 02:03:51,690 WHERE THE CITY'S PRIORITY LIES. 3612 02:03:51,690 --> 02:03:53,759 THE EDUCATION, THE ARTS AND 3613 02:03:53,759 --> 02:03:56,429 EDUCATION BUDGET IS ONE THAT 3614 02:03:56,429 --> 02:03:59,665 SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES AND 3615 02:03:59,665 --> 02:04:00,266 SUPPORTS PEOPLE GETTING AFTER 3616 02:04:00,266 --> 02:04:05,371 SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND GETTING ARTS 3617 02:04:05,371 --> 02:04:06,705 EDUCATION. YET THE CITY IS 3618 02:04:06,705 --> 02:04:08,908 CHOOSING TO DIVERT THE FUNDS 3619 02:04:08,908 --> 02:04:10,443 INTO SPD WHEN THERE ARE NO 3620 02:04:10,443 --> 02:04:12,011 METRICS THAT SHOWS THAT CRIME IS 3621 02:04:12,011 --> 02:04:14,580 ACTUALLY RISING IN SEATTLE. SO 3622 02:04:14,580 --> 02:04:17,416 I'M ASKING THE MAYOR TO READ, 3623 02:04:17,416 --> 02:04:21,220 REDISTRIBUTE THAT FUND INTO 3624 02:04:21,220 --> 02:04:23,322 HOUSING BECAUSE 2014, OUT OF THE 3625 02:04:23,322 --> 02:04:25,157 24 CIVILIAN CRISIS RESPONDER 3626 02:04:25,157 --> 02:04:26,559 POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED LAST 3627 02:04:26,559 --> 02:04:28,661 YEAR, THOSE OF ALL THOSE 3628 02:04:28,661 --> 02:04:30,196 FUNDINGS, AND THERE IS NO 3629 02:04:30,196 --> 02:04:31,697 RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THAT MORE 3630 02:04:31,697 --> 02:04:34,300 POLICE ACTUALLY MAKE COMMUNITIES 3631 02:04:34,300 --> 02:04:35,668 SAFER. SO PLEASE DO WHAT IS WHAT 3632 02:04:35,668 --> 02:04:40,739 THE RESEARCH ACTUALLY SUPPORTS. 3633 02:04:40,739 --> 02:04:40,940 AND. 3634 02:04:40,940 --> 02:04:42,475 -- THANK YOU. 3635 02:04:42,475 --> 02:04:44,777 -- AND NEXT WE HAVE ALEX BOOTH. 3636 02:04:44,777 --> 02:04:50,616 THEN BENNETT H Ys SHAH. WELCOME, 3637 02:04:50,616 --> 02:04:50,816 ALEX. 3638 02:04:50,816 --> 02:04:52,218 -- GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS. 3639 02:04:52,218 --> 02:04:53,886 MY NAME IS ALEX BOOTH. I LIVE IN 3640 02:04:53,886 --> 02:04:55,120 GREEN LAKE IN DISTRICT SIX AND 3641 02:04:55,120 --> 02:04:56,488 I'M AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING 3642 02:04:56,488 --> 02:04:57,656 ARCHITECT. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF 3643 02:04:57,656 --> 02:04:59,024 THE HOUSING JUSTICE WORKING 3644 02:04:59,024 --> 02:04:59,625 GROUP OF THE SEATTLE DSA, THE 3645 02:04:59,625 --> 02:05:02,361 DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA 3646 02:05:02,361 --> 02:05:04,296 IN 2023, KATIE WILSON HELPED 3647 02:05:04,296 --> 02:05:05,497 WRITE A TRANSIT RIDERS UNION 3648 02:05:05,497 --> 02:05:06,098 REPORT CALLED PROGRESSIVE TAX 3649 02:05:06,098 --> 02:05:08,634 OPTIONS FOR SEATTLE. IT LISTED 3650 02:05:08,634 --> 02:05:10,402 26 PROGRESSIVE TAXATION OPTIONS, 3651 02:05:10,402 --> 02:05:11,871 INCLUDING EASY WINS. SHE HAD 3652 02:05:11,871 --> 02:05:13,506 THREE YEARS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT 3653 02:05:13,506 --> 02:05:14,173 THESE OPTIONS, AND SHE HAD NINE 3654 02:05:14,173 --> 02:05:15,107 MONTHS AS MAYOR TO BUILD A 3655 02:05:15,107 --> 02:05:16,575 BUDGET AND SOMEHOW COULDN'T 3656 02:05:16,575 --> 02:05:17,376 MANAGE TO PROPOSE A SINGLE NEW 3657 02:05:17,376 --> 02:05:18,444 SOURCE OF REVENUE IN ONE OF THE 3658 02:05:18,444 --> 02:05:19,879 WEALTHIEST CITIES ON EARTH. SO 3659 02:05:19,879 --> 02:05:20,946 WE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO HOLD THE 3660 02:05:20,946 --> 02:05:21,914 MAYOR ACCOUNTABLE TO HER OWN 3661 02:05:21,914 --> 02:05:23,716 WORK AND PRIORITIES. KEEP 3662 02:05:23,716 --> 02:05:25,417 JUMP-START HOUSING DOLLARS FOR 3663 02:05:25,417 --> 02:05:27,052 HOUSING AND SHELTER PASS 3664 02:05:27,052 --> 02:05:27,686 PROGRESSIVE REVENUE THIS CYCLE 3665 02:05:27,686 --> 02:05:29,455 AND FUND SHELTERS. NOT NEW 3666 02:05:29,455 --> 02:05:31,724 POLICE AND NOT SWEEPS. YOU WANT 3667 02:05:31,724 --> 02:05:33,158 A STRONG ECONOMY. YOU FUND 3668 02:05:33,158 --> 02:05:34,293 HOUSING THAT PUTS PEOPLE TO WORK 3669 02:05:34,293 --> 02:05:35,995 AND BUILDS HOMES FOR THE WORKERS 3670 02:05:35,995 --> 02:05:36,896 AND INDUSTRIES WE WANT HERE. IT 3671 02:05:36,896 --> 02:05:38,597 LEAVES RENTERS WITH MONEY LEFT 3672 02:05:38,597 --> 02:05:39,932 TO SPEND. THAT'S A STRONG 3673 02:05:39,932 --> 02:05:42,001 ECONOMY. KATIE'S BUDGET IS NOT 3674 02:05:42,001 --> 02:05:42,735 THE SEATTLE DSA WILL BE LOOKING 3675 02:05:42,735 --> 02:05:44,870 FORWARD TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS 3676 02:05:44,870 --> 02:05:45,971 AMENDMENTS ON THE PROPOSED 3677 02:05:45,971 --> 02:05:48,574 BUDGET. THANK YOU. 3678 02:05:48,574 --> 02:05:49,875 -- THANKS, ALEX BENNETT, I NEVER 3679 02:05:49,875 --> 02:05:52,144 KNEW YOUR LAST NAME UNTIL TODAY. 3680 02:05:52,144 --> 02:05:52,411 -- YEAH. 3681 02:05:52,411 --> 02:05:54,446 -- HOW ABOUT THAT? YEAH. LEARN 3682 02:05:54,446 --> 02:05:55,915 SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY. 3683 02:05:55,915 --> 02:05:56,548 -- RESCUED BY FIREFIGHTERS. SO 3684 02:05:56,548 --> 02:05:58,083 HERE WE ARE. YOU KNOW. 3685 02:05:58,083 --> 02:05:59,118 -- YOU NEVER KNOW THE SECOND 3686 02:05:59,118 --> 02:06:01,387 CHANCE THAT THEY'LL GIVE US. 3687 02:06:01,387 --> 02:06:03,255 -- ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD EVENING 3688 02:06:03,255 --> 02:06:05,691 COUNCIL. SO HERE WE ARE. THIS 3689 02:06:05,691 --> 02:06:08,127 COMES UP YEAR AFTER YEAR. BUT I 3690 02:06:08,127 --> 02:06:09,361 THINK THAT EVERY SITTING PERSON 3691 02:06:09,361 --> 02:06:10,829 ON THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE 3692 02:06:10,829 --> 02:06:13,065 ABLE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. 3693 02:06:13,065 --> 02:06:14,800 WHY DO YOU THINK THE 3694 02:06:14,800 --> 02:06:16,201 HOMELESSNESS LEVEL IS HIGHER PER 3695 02:06:16,201 --> 02:06:18,137 CAPITA IN THIS CITY? AND WHAT DO 3696 02:06:18,137 --> 02:06:20,773 YOU THINK ARE THE MOST COMMON 3697 02:06:20,773 --> 02:06:21,340 CAUSES OF NEW HOMELESSNESS? 3698 02:06:21,340 --> 02:06:23,442 PEOPLE FLOWING INTO THE HOMELESS 3699 02:06:23,442 --> 02:06:25,778 POPULATION? BECAUSE HERE'S THE 3700 02:06:25,778 --> 02:06:27,346 THING. EVERY CITY HAS SOME 3701 02:06:27,346 --> 02:06:30,049 BASELINE AMOUNT OF HOMELESSNESS 3702 02:06:30,049 --> 02:06:31,884 AND CRIME, AND THAT'S WHY I'M 3703 02:06:31,884 --> 02:06:33,352 NOT A POLICE ABOLITIONIST. AND 3704 02:06:33,352 --> 02:06:35,087 SOME PEOPLE GET MAD AT ME ABOUT 3705 02:06:35,087 --> 02:06:36,021 THAT. I'M STILL FRIENDS WITH 3706 02:06:36,021 --> 02:06:37,222 SOME OF THEM. I JUST SAY, I 3707 02:06:37,222 --> 02:06:38,123 DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD 3708 02:06:38,123 --> 02:06:39,558 WORK. IF YOU ABOLISH ALL THE 3709 02:06:39,558 --> 02:06:43,329 POLICE. BUT IF YOUR CITY HAS 3710 02:06:43,329 --> 02:06:43,963 MORE HOMELESSNESS AND MORE CRIME 3711 02:06:43,963 --> 02:06:46,198 AND MORE PROBLEMS DOWNSTREAM 3712 02:06:46,198 --> 02:06:47,766 FROM PEOPLE HAVING CRISIS IN 3713 02:06:47,766 --> 02:06:49,335 PUBLIC, THAT'S A SYMPTOM THAT 3714 02:06:49,335 --> 02:06:50,536 SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG. 3715 02:06:50,536 --> 02:06:51,804 THAT'S NOT HUMAN NATURE. THAT 3716 02:06:51,804 --> 02:06:54,206 IS SOME SORT OF POLICY FAILURE. 3717 02:06:54,206 --> 02:06:55,441 AND I THINK THAT PART OF BEING A 3718 02:06:55,441 --> 02:06:56,108 PUBLIC OFFICE IS YOU SHOULD HAVE 3719 02:06:56,108 --> 02:06:57,242 TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE 3720 02:06:57,242 --> 02:06:58,844 QUESTION, WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS 3721 02:06:58,844 --> 02:07:00,212 MORE HERE THAN THAN IN OTHER 3722 02:07:00,212 --> 02:07:02,181 PLACES? NOW, I THE COPS COME TO 3723 02:07:02,181 --> 02:07:03,916 SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 3724 02:07:03,916 --> 02:07:05,250 MEETINGS. WHATEVER YOU SAY ABOUT 3725 02:07:05,250 --> 02:07:06,352 SPD, THEY DO COME AND YOU CAN 3726 02:07:06,352 --> 02:07:07,786 ASK THEM QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE 3727 02:07:07,786 --> 02:07:09,922 THEM WHEN THEY SAY THAT THEY 3728 02:07:09,922 --> 02:07:11,423 NEED EVERY AVAILABLE OFFICER. I 3729 02:07:11,423 --> 02:07:12,825 DON'T I DON'T AGREE. I BELIEVE 3730 02:07:12,825 --> 02:07:14,226 THAT THEY BELIEVE IT. BUT 3731 02:07:14,226 --> 02:07:16,095 HERE'S THE THING. EVEN IF I 3732 02:07:16,095 --> 02:07:17,262 THINK THEY'RE WRONG ABOUT THE 3733 02:07:17,262 --> 02:07:18,430 NEED FOR MORE POLICE, BUT EVEN 3734 02:07:18,430 --> 02:07:21,133 IF THEY WERE RIGHT, THAT'S A 3735 02:07:21,133 --> 02:07:23,002 SIGN THAT SOMETHING HAS FAILED 3736 02:07:23,002 --> 02:07:25,237 MORE UPSTREAM. WE SHOULD BE 3737 02:07:25,237 --> 02:07:27,139 FOCUSING ON WHAT IS THE UPSTREAM 3738 02:07:27,139 --> 02:07:28,640 PROBLEM THAT LED TO MORE PEOPLE 3739 02:07:28,640 --> 02:07:29,608 IN PUBLIC CRISIS THAT LED FOR 3740 02:07:29,608 --> 02:07:32,611 THE. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED 3741 02:07:32,611 --> 02:07:33,812 MORE POLICE THAN AVERAGE FOR 3742 02:07:33,812 --> 02:07:34,613 THIS CITY, SOMETHING HAS GONE. 3743 02:07:34,613 --> 02:07:36,715 WRONG. THANK YOU. 3744 02:07:36,715 --> 02:07:40,586 -- THANK YOU. BENNETT. UP NEXT, 3745 02:07:40,586 --> 02:07:42,354 WE HAVE WEISHAAR FOLLOWED BY 3746 02:07:42,354 --> 02:07:44,790 RHEA LANKFORD, ELLIOT SHAW, 3747 02:07:44,790 --> 02:07:47,226 CALEB AYE, CLARISSA PEREZ, JULIE 3748 02:07:47,226 --> 02:07:49,261 C, AND I'LL KEEP GOING FROM 3749 02:07:49,261 --> 02:07:50,229 THERE. BUT RHEA, GREAT TO SEE 3750 02:07:50,229 --> 02:07:51,497 YOU. WELCOME. 3751 02:07:51,497 --> 02:07:52,631 -- HELLO. MY NAME IS WISP. 3752 02:07:52,631 --> 02:07:54,233 -- I'M A LOW INCOME RENTER OF 3753 02:07:54,233 --> 02:07:55,434 DISTRICT THREE AND I'M HERE TO 3754 02:07:55,434 --> 02:07:55,734 REPRESENT. 3755 02:07:55,734 --> 02:07:57,503 -- TIME OUT. WE'RE GOING TO GO. 3756 02:07:57,503 --> 02:07:59,271 PAUSE. ARE YOU NUMBER 69? 3757 02:07:59,271 --> 02:08:01,907 -- YES. OR 67. 3758 02:08:01,907 --> 02:08:03,375 -- 67. YOU ARE WISE. WHICH IS 3759 02:08:03,375 --> 02:08:07,613 WHAT WISP THAT IS WHY I THANK 3760 02:08:07,613 --> 02:08:09,148 YOU. APOLOGIES BACK TO YOU. 3761 02:08:09,148 --> 02:08:10,149 -- OKAY. HI. HELLO. MY NAME IS 3762 02:08:10,149 --> 02:08:11,950 WISP. I'M A LOW INCOME RENTER OF 3763 02:08:11,950 --> 02:08:13,052 DISTRICT THREE. ON BEHALF OF 3764 02:08:13,052 --> 02:08:14,486 MYSELF AND MY FRIENDS OF 3765 02:08:14,486 --> 02:08:15,554 DISTRICT FOUR, I'M HERE IN 3766 02:08:15,554 --> 02:08:16,555 SUPPORT OF THE SOLITARY BUDGET 3767 02:08:16,555 --> 02:08:18,257 AND THE DEMANDS OF THE NINE 3768 02:08:18,257 --> 02:08:18,857 GUARANTEES. SPECIFICALLY THE 3769 02:08:18,857 --> 02:08:20,693 DEMANDS FOR HOUSING AND 3770 02:08:20,693 --> 02:08:21,694 TRANSPORTATION. AS A LOW INCOME 3771 02:08:21,694 --> 02:08:23,896 RENTER, I RELY ON A LOT OF THE 3772 02:08:23,896 --> 02:08:27,366 SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY, 3773 02:08:27,366 --> 02:08:27,966 INCLUDING THE HEALTH THROUGH 3774 02:08:27,966 --> 02:08:30,235 HOUSING PROGRAM, JUST TENANT 3775 02:08:30,235 --> 02:08:31,203 PROTECTIONS. AND I WOULD HOPE 3776 02:08:31,203 --> 02:08:33,372 THAT WITH THE PROPOSAL FOR THE 3777 02:08:33,372 --> 02:08:37,176 BUDGET, THAT MORE FUNDING IS PUT 3778 02:08:37,176 --> 02:08:38,711 TOWARDS TENANT PROTECTIONS. ALSO 3779 02:08:38,711 --> 02:08:43,582 SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD 3780 02:08:43,582 --> 02:08:44,149 MENTIONED TONIGHT IS, MORE 3781 02:08:44,149 --> 02:08:44,650 ALLOCATION TOWARDS OUR 3782 02:08:44,650 --> 02:08:46,185 TRANSPORTATION, SPECIFICALLY 3783 02:08:46,185 --> 02:08:46,819 PUBLIC FACILITIES LIKE SEATING 3784 02:08:46,819 --> 02:08:50,656 AND PUBLIC RESTROOMS. THERE. MY 3785 02:08:50,656 --> 02:08:55,060 FRIENDS OVER IN DISTRICT FOUR, 3786 02:08:55,060 --> 02:08:55,694 PARTICULARLY FIND IT DIFFICULT 3787 02:08:55,694 --> 02:08:56,328 TO STAND AROUND WHEN THEY WAIT 3788 02:08:56,328 --> 02:08:59,465 FOR THEIR BUSSES DUE TO A LACK 3789 02:08:59,465 --> 02:09:01,767 OF SEATING AT THE BUSSES, AND 3790 02:09:01,767 --> 02:09:03,135 ALSO JUST A GENERAL LACK OF 3791 02:09:03,135 --> 02:09:04,903 PUBLIC RESTROOMS TO USE WITHIN 3792 02:09:04,903 --> 02:09:06,472 SEATTLE. YEAH, THANK YOU. 3793 02:09:06,472 --> 02:09:10,542 -- THANK YOU WISP. NEXT IS RHEA, 3794 02:09:10,542 --> 02:09:13,746 FOLLOWED BY ELLIOT. WELCOME. 3795 02:09:13,746 --> 02:09:17,549 -- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RHEA 3796 02:09:17,549 --> 02:09:18,684 LANKFORD. I WAS BORN IN SEATTLE 3797 02:09:18,684 --> 02:09:21,587 AND I'M HOMELESS HERE. NOW. 3798 02:09:21,587 --> 02:09:23,155 I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO MANY 3799 02:09:23,155 --> 02:09:23,789 PEOPLE NAME THE SAME FAILURES. 3800 02:09:23,789 --> 02:09:26,425 NOT ENOUGH SHELTER EXISTS, NOT 3801 02:09:26,425 --> 02:09:27,493 ENOUGH WAGES, NOT ENOUGH 3802 02:09:27,493 --> 02:09:29,161 FUNDING, NOT ENOUGH STAFF, NOT 3803 02:09:29,161 --> 02:09:31,196 ENOUGH HOUSING. NOT ENOUGH. BUT 3804 02:09:31,196 --> 02:09:32,831 IF EVERY SOLUTION DEPENDS ON 3805 02:09:32,831 --> 02:09:34,533 MORE MONEY MOVING THROUGH THE 3806 02:09:34,533 --> 02:09:36,201 SAME STRUCTURE, THERE WOULD 3807 02:09:36,201 --> 02:09:38,303 NEVER BE ENOUGH. SEATTLE ALREADY 3808 02:09:38,303 --> 02:09:40,806 HAS PIECES OF A DIFFERENT 3809 02:09:40,806 --> 02:09:41,306 STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENT 3810 02:09:41,306 --> 02:09:42,841 STRUCTURES. FOOD BANKS OFTEN 3811 02:09:42,841 --> 02:09:45,177 SUPPORT PEOPLE MORE DIRECTLY 3812 02:09:45,177 --> 02:09:47,846 THAN SNAP SLIDING SCALE AND FREE 3813 02:09:47,846 --> 02:09:50,516 CLINICS EXISTS. TRANSIT IS 3814 02:09:50,516 --> 02:09:52,184 FOUNDATIONAL AS GAS AND LIVING 3815 02:09:52,184 --> 02:09:53,886 COSTS RISE DURING COVID, SOME 3816 02:09:53,886 --> 02:09:55,621 PAYMENT BARRIERS WERE REDUCED, 3817 02:09:55,621 --> 02:09:57,890 SOCIETY STILL FUNCTIONED, SOME 3818 02:09:57,890 --> 02:09:59,825 ESSENCE CITY TO STUDY AND PILOT 3819 02:09:59,825 --> 02:10:00,893 A DIFFERENT MODEL, A LONG TERM 3820 02:10:00,893 --> 02:10:03,362 SHELTER HOUSING COMMUNITY IN AN 3821 02:10:03,362 --> 02:10:05,430 UNUSED OFFICE BUILDING. MAYBE A. 3822 02:10:05,430 --> 02:10:08,801 CONNECT WITH THE UW FOOD BANKS, 3823 02:10:08,801 --> 02:10:11,703 CLINICS, TRANSIT AND PUBLIC 3824 02:10:11,703 --> 02:10:13,338 INTEREST WORK. PEOPLE WHO 3825 02:10:13,338 --> 02:10:14,173 SUPPORT THE BUILDING COULD LIVE 3826 02:10:14,173 --> 02:10:18,777 IN THE BUILDING, TOO, MAYBE 3827 02:10:18,777 --> 02:10:19,411 REDUCING COMMUTE PRESSURE, RENT 3828 02:10:19,411 --> 02:10:20,479 PRESSURE, AND SEPARATION FROM 3829 02:10:20,479 --> 02:10:22,381 THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE THAT 3830 02:10:22,381 --> 02:10:24,516 THEY KIND OF TRY TO HELP. 3831 02:10:24,516 --> 02:10:26,051 RESIDENTS WOULD NOT BE FORCED 3832 02:10:26,051 --> 02:10:27,819 INTO LABOR BY MEANINGFUL, 3833 02:10:27,819 --> 02:10:29,822 VOLUNTARY TASKS OR MEANINGFUL, 3834 02:10:29,822 --> 02:10:33,125 VOLUNTARY TASKS COULD EXIST. 3835 02:10:33,125 --> 02:10:35,160 ARCHIVE TRANSCRIPTION MAY BE 3836 02:10:35,160 --> 02:10:37,529 CITY ADMIN SUPPORT, FOOD 3837 02:10:37,529 --> 02:10:39,832 PRESERVATION, BUILDING CARE, 3838 02:10:39,832 --> 02:10:42,267 PLANTING AND DOCUMENT WORK. THIS 3839 02:10:42,267 --> 02:10:44,603 IS NOT ANOTHER SHELTER. IT'S 3840 02:10:44,603 --> 02:10:45,204 SELF-SUSTAINABLE FOUNDATION, 3841 02:10:45,204 --> 02:10:46,705 HOUSING, FOOD CARE, TRANSIT 3842 02:10:46,705 --> 02:10:48,473 ACCESS AND MEANINGFUL WORK 3843 02:10:48,473 --> 02:10:51,310 WITHOUT MAKING SURVIVAL 3844 02:10:51,310 --> 02:10:54,313 DEPENDENT ON WAGES. 3845 02:10:54,313 --> 02:10:54,980 -- RHEA, THANK YOU FOR COMING 3846 02:10:54,980 --> 02:10:56,849 AND SHARING WITH US THIS 3847 02:10:56,849 --> 02:10:59,551 EVENING. CHEERS. I'M GOING TO 3848 02:10:59,551 --> 02:11:01,220 READ THE NEXT GROUP AFTER 3849 02:11:01,220 --> 02:11:03,522 ELLIOT, WE'VE GOT CALEB, 3850 02:11:03,522 --> 02:11:04,690 CLARISSA, JULIE, SOPHIA. SEE, 3851 02:11:04,690 --> 02:11:10,429 ARIANA, RILEY, VALERIA E, LYDIA 3852 02:11:10,429 --> 02:11:12,431 O T LU BLUE AND CARL NELSON. 3853 02:11:12,431 --> 02:11:17,035 WITH THAT. ELLIOT, WELCOME. 3854 02:11:17,035 --> 02:11:18,136 -- HI THERE. MY NAME IS ELLIOT 3855 02:11:18,136 --> 02:11:20,305 SHAW. YOU CAN JUST CALL ME 3856 02:11:20,305 --> 02:11:23,709 ELLIE. I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE, 3857 02:11:23,709 --> 02:11:26,011 AND WHILE I THINK THE BUDGET HAS 3858 02:11:26,011 --> 02:11:27,346 HELPED STABILIZE A LOT OF 3859 02:11:27,346 --> 02:11:29,281 THINGS, I'M VERY DISQUIETED BY 3860 02:11:29,281 --> 02:11:30,249 THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO NEW 3861 02:11:30,249 --> 02:11:35,687 TAX REVENUE. A NEW YORK CITY ON 3862 02:11:35,687 --> 02:11:38,357 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY 3863 02:11:38,357 --> 02:11:40,492 HAS FAMOUSLY GOTTEN RID OF THEIR 3864 02:11:40,492 --> 02:11:42,794 DEFICIT ENTIRELY AND HAS REALLY 3865 02:11:42,794 --> 02:11:44,763 EXPANDED ALL OF THEIR PUBLIC 3866 02:11:44,763 --> 02:11:46,865 SERVICES. AND THEY DID THIS BY 3867 02:11:46,865 --> 02:11:49,568 BY TAXING THE RICH. I THINK THAT 3868 02:11:49,568 --> 02:11:50,869 WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO 3869 02:11:50,869 --> 02:11:53,071 THAT HERE, TOO. AND IT DOESN'T 3870 02:11:53,071 --> 02:11:57,276 HAVE TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. 3871 02:11:57,276 --> 02:12:02,814 AND IF WE TAX THE RICH AND DO SO 3872 02:12:02,814 --> 02:12:07,119 PROPORTIONATELY, WE COULD HELP. 3873 02:12:07,119 --> 02:12:10,188 WE COULD HELP TO FUND ALL OF 3874 02:12:10,188 --> 02:12:11,156 THESE OTHER SERVICES THAT 3875 02:12:11,156 --> 02:12:12,124 EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS MEETING 3876 02:12:12,124 --> 02:12:14,760 HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT. YEAH. 3877 02:12:14,760 --> 02:12:16,561 FROM HOMELESSNESS TO THE 3878 02:12:16,561 --> 02:12:21,133 FIREFIGHTERS TO AND TO THE ART. 3879 02:12:21,133 --> 02:12:23,035 EVERYTHING. AND IT SEEMS LIKE A 3880 02:12:23,035 --> 02:12:26,471 VERY OBVIOUS SOLUTION TO ME. AND 3881 02:12:26,471 --> 02:12:27,306 I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY 3882 02:12:27,306 --> 02:12:29,241 IMPORTANT FOR THIS COUNCIL TO, 3883 02:12:29,241 --> 02:12:32,544 TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR 3884 02:12:32,544 --> 02:12:33,779 FUNDING. AND THAT DEFICIT IS 3885 02:12:33,779 --> 02:12:35,480 REALLY GOING TO GET IN THE WAY 3886 02:12:35,480 --> 02:12:37,316 OF THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR 3887 02:12:37,316 --> 02:12:37,516 TIME. 3888 02:12:37,516 --> 02:12:42,054 -- THANK YOU. 3889 02:12:42,054 --> 02:12:42,387 -- THANK YOU. 3890 02:12:42,387 --> 02:12:44,723 -- NO ONE HAS GUESSED AT WHICH 3891 02:12:44,723 --> 02:12:45,590 PUBLIC BUILDING HAS THE MOST. 3892 02:12:45,590 --> 02:12:48,026 AND I DON'T THINK IT'S ADMISSION 3893 02:12:48,026 --> 02:12:48,860 BECAUSE THERE'S NO FEE FOR IT. 3894 02:12:48,860 --> 02:12:51,029 BUT IF ANYONE KNOWS THE HIGHEST 3895 02:12:51,029 --> 02:12:51,596 USED PUBLIC BUILDING IN OUR 3896 02:12:51,596 --> 02:12:53,465 CITY, JUST WORK IT INTO YOUR 3897 02:12:53,465 --> 02:12:55,367 PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH THAT, 3898 02:12:55,367 --> 02:12:57,169 CALEB. CLARISSA, JULIE, SOPHIA, 3899 02:12:57,169 --> 02:12:58,770 ARIANNA. AND I'VE GOT CLARISSA, 3900 02:12:58,770 --> 02:13:00,572 JULIAN, SOPHIA WANTING TO BE A 3901 02:13:00,572 --> 02:13:02,040 GROUP. IS THAT CORRECT. 3902 02:13:02,040 --> 02:13:03,775 -- OR JUST INDIVIDUALS NOW? 3903 02:13:03,775 --> 02:13:05,510 SOUNDS GOOD. IS NO LONGER HERE. 3904 02:13:05,510 --> 02:13:08,613 -- FANTASTIC. SO CALEB, IS THAT. 3905 02:13:08,613 --> 02:13:11,016 YEAH. TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME 3906 02:13:11,016 --> 02:13:12,351 YEAH. TALLER ONES BETTER. MICK 3907 02:13:12,351 --> 02:13:14,019 JAGGER. YEAH. 3908 02:13:14,019 --> 02:13:15,587 -- ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING 3909 02:13:15,587 --> 02:13:18,557 COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CALEB. I AM 3910 02:13:18,557 --> 02:13:19,958 A SEATTLE COLLEGE STUDENT, AND I 3911 02:13:19,958 --> 02:13:21,493 LEFT CLASS EARLY JUST TO SPEAK 3912 02:13:21,493 --> 02:13:24,496 WITH YOU GUYS. SO I REQUEST THAT 3913 02:13:24,496 --> 02:13:27,966 YOU LOOK AT THE SEAL BEHIND YOU. 3914 02:13:27,966 --> 02:13:29,167 OUR CITY IS BUILT ON THE IMAGE 3915 02:13:29,167 --> 02:13:32,270 OF A BROWN MAN, AND THERE IS A 3916 02:13:32,270 --> 02:13:34,072 BLACK LIVES MATTER SIGN IN THE 3917 02:13:34,072 --> 02:13:35,240 LOBBY OF THIS BUILDING. AND I AM 3918 02:13:35,240 --> 02:13:36,975 A PROJECT BALDWIN STUDENT, WHICH 3919 02:13:36,975 --> 02:13:39,111 MEANS I BENEFIT FROM A PROGRAM 3920 02:13:39,111 --> 02:13:41,413 DEDICATED TO LOW INCOME AND 3921 02:13:41,413 --> 02:13:43,615 BLACK AND BROWN MEN. SO WHEN I 3922 02:13:43,615 --> 02:13:45,617 LOOK AT THE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK 3923 02:13:45,617 --> 02:13:46,985 AND BROWN COUNCIL IN FRONT OF 3924 02:13:46,985 --> 02:13:50,422 ME, I ASK HOW WE RAISE THE 3925 02:13:50,422 --> 02:13:52,524 SPD'S BUDGET TO 80 OR SORRY, 3926 02:13:52,524 --> 02:13:54,159 $68 MILLION, WHICH COULD GO TO 3927 02:13:54,159 --> 02:13:56,628 HIGH SUPPORT SHELTERS, EDUCATION 3928 02:13:56,628 --> 02:13:57,596 AND ARTS PROGRAMS. I USED TO 3929 02:13:57,596 --> 02:14:00,098 LIVE ON 12th AND JACKSON. AND SO 3930 02:14:00,098 --> 02:14:01,166 WITH EXPERIENCE, I TELL YOU, 3931 02:14:01,166 --> 02:14:04,036 COUNCIL, THAT WE SHOULD BE 3932 02:14:04,036 --> 02:14:06,338 INVESTING IN RENOVATION AND NOT 3933 02:14:06,338 --> 02:14:07,205 BRUTALIZATION. WITH THAT, I ASK 3934 02:14:07,205 --> 02:14:09,374 OUR CITY TO DELEGATE OUR FUNDS 3935 02:14:09,374 --> 02:14:11,543 TO BUILDING COMMUNITIES AND NOT 3936 02:14:11,543 --> 02:14:12,978 JAILING THEM. THANK YOU COUNCIL. 3937 02:14:12,978 --> 02:14:14,279 -- THANK YOU. AND BEFORE YOU 3938 02:14:14,279 --> 02:14:16,715 LEAVE. CAN YOU SHOW ME YOUR 3939 02:14:16,715 --> 02:14:18,383 NUMBER JUST SO I SEE IT? 71 3940 02:14:18,383 --> 02:14:23,188 OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 3941 02:14:23,188 --> 02:14:25,257 WELCOME, CLARISSA. 3942 02:14:25,257 --> 02:14:28,260 -- HI. OH, SORRY CAN YOU HEAR ME 3943 02:14:28,260 --> 02:14:31,430 OKAY? YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. HELLO. 3944 02:14:31,430 --> 02:14:33,131 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 3945 02:14:33,131 --> 02:14:34,399 CLARISSA PEREZ. OR AS ARTISTS 3946 02:14:34,399 --> 02:14:36,735 KNOW ME, LA FLOR, CHICANA. AND 3947 02:14:36,735 --> 02:14:38,670 I'M A RECENT UW SOCIAL WORK 3948 02:14:38,670 --> 02:14:41,473 UNDERGRAD. I'M ALSO A HIP HOP 3949 02:14:41,473 --> 02:14:42,107 RESIDENT ARTIST AT 1111 ON THE 3950 02:14:42,107 --> 02:14:43,575 BLOCK AND THE FOUNDER OF JOY IN 3951 02:14:43,575 --> 02:14:45,243 THE HOOD, A YOUTH HEALING ARTS 3952 02:14:45,243 --> 02:14:46,111 COLLECTIVE THAT I FORMED FOR 3953 02:14:46,111 --> 02:14:47,846 YOUNG PEOPLE. INSPIRED BY MY OWN 3954 02:14:47,846 --> 02:14:49,347 EXPERIENCE WITH VIOLENCE AND 3955 02:14:49,347 --> 02:14:50,649 DANGER. BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL, MY 3956 02:14:50,649 --> 02:14:54,319 BROTHER LOST HIS LIFE TO GANG 3957 02:14:54,319 --> 02:14:55,854 VIOLENCE. I SURVIVED A SUICIDE 3958 02:14:55,854 --> 02:14:56,988 ATTEMPT SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND 3959 02:14:56,988 --> 02:14:58,056 SIX MONTHS AFTER THAT, MY MOTHER 3960 02:14:58,056 --> 02:14:59,624 WOULD LOSE HER LIFE TO DRUG 3961 02:14:59,624 --> 02:15:02,127 ADDICTION. THIS ALL HAPPENED 3962 02:15:02,127 --> 02:15:03,295 BEFORE I GRADUATED WHILE I WAS 3963 02:15:03,295 --> 02:15:04,329 ALSO IN HIGH SCHOOL. I WAS 3964 02:15:04,329 --> 02:15:06,998 APPOINTED BY THE SEATTLE CITY 3965 02:15:06,998 --> 02:15:08,100 COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO SERVE ON 3966 02:15:08,100 --> 02:15:09,868 THE SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION TO 3967 02:15:09,868 --> 02:15:11,136 FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY FROM 2016 3968 02:15:11,136 --> 02:15:12,737 TO 2018. AND I'M STANDING UP 3969 02:15:12,737 --> 02:15:14,506 HERE NOW, TEN YEARS LATER, WITH 3970 02:15:14,506 --> 02:15:15,740 MY LIFE EXPERIENCE AND TO UPHOLD 3971 02:15:15,740 --> 02:15:17,509 THAT MISSION TO YOU ALL. NOW, AS 3972 02:15:17,509 --> 02:15:19,010 AN ADULT IN COLLEGE GRADUATE, I 3973 02:15:19,010 --> 02:15:20,145 HAVE SPACE AND TIME TO THINK 3974 02:15:20,145 --> 02:15:21,079 DEEPLY OF WHAT COULD HAVE 3975 02:15:21,079 --> 02:15:23,114 PREVENTED MY MOM AND BROTHERS 3976 02:15:23,114 --> 02:15:23,782 DEATH. WHEN I THINK OF WHAT 3977 02:15:23,782 --> 02:15:25,117 COULD HAVE SAVED THEM, I THINK 3978 02:15:25,117 --> 02:15:26,318 ABOUT THE INTRICATE ART MY 3979 02:15:26,318 --> 02:15:27,919 BROTHER WOULD DRAW ON EVERY 3980 02:15:27,919 --> 02:15:28,687 PRISON LETTER ENVELOPE HE SENT 3981 02:15:28,687 --> 02:15:31,756 ME, OR THE JOURNAL OF POEMS I 3982 02:15:31,756 --> 02:15:34,192 FOUND FROM MY MOM AFTER SHE 3983 02:15:34,192 --> 02:15:35,727 DIED. MORE THAN JUST MY MOM AND 3984 02:15:35,727 --> 02:15:36,862 BROTHER AND MORE THAN WHAT 3985 02:15:36,862 --> 02:15:39,064 KILLED THEM, THEY WERE ARTISTS 3986 02:15:39,064 --> 02:15:41,299 AND HUMANS AT THEIR CORE, AT 3987 02:15:41,299 --> 02:15:42,367 TIMES I WONDER IF THEY WOULD 3988 02:15:42,367 --> 02:15:43,301 STILL BE ALIVE IF PUBLIC SAFETY 3989 02:15:43,301 --> 02:15:44,302 LOOKED LIKE ART INSTEAD OF 3990 02:15:44,302 --> 02:15:46,671 POLICE AND PUNISHMENT. BECAUSE I 3991 02:15:46,671 --> 02:15:48,406 KNOW THAT I AM ONLY ALIVE AND 3992 02:15:48,406 --> 02:15:49,474 HAVE SURVIVED THESE LAST TEN 3993 02:15:49,474 --> 02:15:52,410 YEARS BECAUSE OF ART, POETRY, 3994 02:15:52,410 --> 02:15:53,678 RAP AND HIP HOP. 3995 02:15:53,678 --> 02:15:53,912 -- AND. 3996 02:15:53,912 --> 02:15:54,946 -- ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 3997 02:15:54,946 --> 02:15:56,381 THAT WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO ME. 3998 02:15:56,381 --> 02:15:57,616 ALL WE ARE ASKING FOR IS 8 3999 02:15:57,616 --> 02:15:59,551 MILLION OF THAT 68 MILLION 4000 02:15:59,551 --> 02:16:02,654 BUDGET. THANK YOU. 4001 02:16:02,654 --> 02:16:08,560 -- [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] 4002 02:16:08,560 --> 02:16:10,095 -- THANK YOU. WELCOME, JULIE. 4003 02:16:10,095 --> 02:16:11,463 -- THANK YOU. 4004 02:16:11,463 --> 02:16:14,399 -- MY NAME IS JULIE CHANG. I'M 4005 02:16:14,399 --> 02:16:16,101 A COMMUNITY MEMBER, CAPITOL HILL 4006 02:16:16,101 --> 02:16:17,469 BUSINESS OWNER, AND I AM THE 4007 02:16:17,469 --> 02:16:19,704 PRIMARY AUTHOR OF THE ART AND 4008 02:16:19,704 --> 02:16:20,238 CULTURE IS PUBLIC SAFETY 4009 02:16:20,238 --> 02:16:21,640 INFRASTRUCTURE OPEN LETTER. IT 4010 02:16:21,640 --> 02:16:24,009 IS BACKED BY OVER 800 SIGNERS 4011 02:16:24,009 --> 02:16:26,511 AND 110 ORGANIZATIONS, AND 4012 02:16:26,511 --> 02:16:28,146 CLIMBING HOURLY. THE REASON WHY 4013 02:16:28,146 --> 02:16:30,382 WE HAVE SUCH THIS ORGANIC 4014 02:16:30,382 --> 02:16:32,484 GROUNDSWELL OF SUPPORT IN UNDER 4015 02:16:32,484 --> 02:16:35,387 TWO WEEKS IS BECAUSE THIS 4016 02:16:35,387 --> 02:16:37,622 SUMMER'S HISTORIC CITYWIDE 4017 02:16:37,622 --> 02:16:39,257 DECLINE IN VIOLENT CRIME WAS NOT 4018 02:16:39,257 --> 02:16:41,726 DRIVEN BY SURVEILLANCE OR 4019 02:16:41,726 --> 02:16:42,260 INCREASED POLICING AT THE 4020 02:16:42,260 --> 02:16:43,662 STADIUM ALONE. THAT JUST 4021 02:16:43,662 --> 02:16:47,065 DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. IT 4022 02:16:47,065 --> 02:16:47,699 DIRECTLY FOLLOWED THE CITY'S 4023 02:16:47,699 --> 02:16:48,833 $3.6 MILLION INVESTMENT IN 80 4024 02:16:48,833 --> 02:16:50,535 COMMUNITY LED ART ORGANIZATIONS, 4025 02:16:50,535 --> 02:16:53,138 AND IT WOULD BE ENTIRELY 4026 02:16:53,138 --> 02:16:55,907 NEGLIGENT TO DISMISS THIS AS 4027 02:16:55,907 --> 02:16:57,609 CORRELATION. CRIMINOLOGICAL 4028 02:16:57,609 --> 02:16:58,243 RESEARCH FROM RANDOMIZED HOUSING 4029 02:16:58,243 --> 02:16:59,210 STUDIES TO NATIONAL SAFETY DATA, 4030 02:16:59,210 --> 02:17:01,813 IT CONSISTENTLY PROVES THAT 4031 02:17:01,813 --> 02:17:03,081 RESOURCING COMMUNITY SPACES, IT 4032 02:17:03,081 --> 02:17:04,282 INCREASES WHAT WE CALL NATURAL 4033 02:17:04,282 --> 02:17:05,684 SURVEILLANCE, THE SURVEILLANCE 4034 02:17:05,684 --> 02:17:07,319 OF THE PEOPLE AND REDUCES 4035 02:17:07,319 --> 02:17:09,154 VIOLENT CRIME FROM UP TO 36 TO 4036 02:17:09,154 --> 02:17:11,489 40%. CREATIVE PLACEMAKING 4037 02:17:11,489 --> 02:17:12,557 THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURE IS ONE 4038 02:17:12,557 --> 02:17:14,793 OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY 4039 02:17:14,793 --> 02:17:15,393 EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC 4040 02:17:15,393 --> 02:17:16,494 SAFETY, AND THAT IS NOT 4041 02:17:16,494 --> 02:17:20,265 ARGUABLE, AS FACTS. YET THIS 4042 02:17:20,265 --> 02:17:22,567 ADMITS THIS DEFICIT. THE 4043 02:17:22,567 --> 02:17:23,168 PROPOSED BUDGET IS ADDING 68 4044 02:17:23,168 --> 02:17:25,036 MILLION TO SPD, REWARDING THIS 4045 02:17:25,036 --> 02:17:26,905 CONSTRAINED POLICING MODEL AND 4046 02:17:26,905 --> 02:17:28,673 IS HEGEMONIC POLICE GUILT THAT 4047 02:17:28,673 --> 02:17:30,942 IS CONSISTENTLY BETRAYING PUBLIC 4048 02:17:30,942 --> 02:17:31,977 TRUST. Y'ALL, YOU KNOW IT. WE 4049 02:17:31,977 --> 02:17:33,078 JUST SAW IT LAST WEEK AGAIN, 4050 02:17:33,078 --> 02:17:34,779 RIGHT? WITH THE 13 MILLION 4051 02:17:34,779 --> 02:17:35,947 OVERPAY. SO GIVEN THESE 4052 02:17:35,947 --> 02:17:40,051 REALITIES, WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL 4053 02:17:40,051 --> 02:17:40,652 TO DIRECT JUST 8 MILLION INTO 4054 02:17:40,652 --> 02:17:41,720 ARTS AND CULTURE, CREATIVE 4055 02:17:41,720 --> 02:17:43,421 PLACEMAKING SHOUTS OUT TO THE 4056 02:17:43,421 --> 02:17:44,022 FAMILY INSPIRE WASHINGTON FOR 4057 02:17:44,022 --> 02:17:45,490 THIS. BUT THIS SHOULDN'T COME 4058 02:17:45,490 --> 02:17:47,692 FROM OTHER 4059 02:17:47,692 --> 02:17:48,026 -- [APPLAUSE] 4060 02:17:48,026 --> 02:17:48,360 -- SERVICES. 4061 02:17:48,360 --> 02:17:48,693 -- [APPLAUSE] 4062 02:17:48,693 --> 02:17:50,161 -- THANK YOU. 4063 02:17:50,161 --> 02:17:51,796 -- I'M GOING TO JUST DO A QUICK 4064 02:17:51,796 --> 02:17:55,533 REMINDER. WE LOVE SNAPS. WE LOVE 4065 02:17:55,533 --> 02:17:56,868 HANDS. THE CLAPPING SLOWS THINGS 4066 02:17:56,868 --> 02:18:01,606 DOWN. SO DOES TALKING. SOFIA. 4067 02:18:01,606 --> 02:18:03,908 SOFIA'S NOT SPEAKING. ARIANA 4068 02:18:03,908 --> 02:18:04,943 SORRY ABOUT THAT. ARIANA, I 4069 02:18:04,943 --> 02:18:06,511 SHOULD RECOGNIZE YOU. 4070 02:18:06,511 --> 02:18:08,580 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS ARIANA 4071 02:18:08,580 --> 02:18:10,348 RILEY AND I LIVE IN WEST 4072 02:18:10,348 --> 02:18:12,350 SEATTLE. WE ARE HERE YET AGAIN 4073 02:18:12,350 --> 02:18:13,418 TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD NOT 4074 02:18:13,418 --> 02:18:16,321 BE DEFUNDING THE CITY AT LARGE 4075 02:18:16,321 --> 02:18:18,990 IN ORDER TO FUND THE POLICE. 4076 02:18:18,990 --> 02:18:19,658 IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE 4077 02:18:19,658 --> 02:18:21,860 TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION OVER 4078 02:18:21,860 --> 02:18:23,762 AND OVER, YEAR AFTER YEAR, WHEN 4079 02:18:23,762 --> 02:18:25,530 WE COULD JUST DEFUND THE POLICE 4080 02:18:25,530 --> 02:18:27,265 AND FUND OTHER CITY PROGRAMS AND 4081 02:18:27,265 --> 02:18:29,801 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTEAD, AND 4082 02:18:29,801 --> 02:18:32,937 MANY PROBLEMS WOULD BE SOLVED. 4083 02:18:32,937 --> 02:18:35,073 OTHER PEOPLE HERE HAVE HAD GREAT 4084 02:18:35,073 --> 02:18:35,707 SUGGESTIONS FOR WHERE THE MONEY 4085 02:18:35,707 --> 02:18:39,344 SHOULD GO. INSTEAD, PEOPLE DID 4086 02:18:39,344 --> 02:18:41,579 NOT VOTE FOR A SOCIALIST MAYOR 4087 02:18:41,579 --> 02:18:43,748 TO HAVE NO ACTUAL SOCIALISM 4088 02:18:43,748 --> 02:18:46,484 OCCUR, AND TO SEE BUDGET CUTS TO 4089 02:18:46,484 --> 02:18:48,553 USEFUL SERVICES, BUT NOT THE 4090 02:18:48,553 --> 02:18:50,422 POLICE. IF THERE IS A BUDGET 4091 02:18:50,422 --> 02:18:52,257 CRISIS, THEN THE LAST THING WE 4092 02:18:52,257 --> 02:18:54,559 NEED TO BE DOING IS INCREASING 4093 02:18:54,559 --> 02:18:56,995 THE POLICE BUDGET, PROPOSING TO 4094 02:18:56,995 --> 02:18:59,497 ENGAGE IN PROFLIGATE SPENDING BY 4095 02:18:59,497 --> 02:19:01,533 THROWING MOUNDS OF CASH AMOUNTS 4096 02:19:01,533 --> 02:19:03,768 OF CASH AT THE COPS AT THE 4097 02:19:03,768 --> 02:19:05,203 EXPENSE OF EVERYONE ELSE, IS 4098 02:19:05,203 --> 02:19:09,708 JUST PLAIN IRRESPONSIBLE. AS 4099 02:19:09,708 --> 02:19:10,342 COUNCILMEMBERS WHO REPRESENT THE 4100 02:19:10,342 --> 02:19:12,577 PUBLIC, I URGE YOU TO DO YOUR 4101 02:19:12,577 --> 02:19:15,080 JOB AND PASS A BUDGET THAT 4102 02:19:15,080 --> 02:19:17,115 REFLECTS THE BEST INTERESTS OF 4103 02:19:17,115 --> 02:19:20,251 THE PUBLIC, ENGAGE IN TRUE 4104 02:19:20,251 --> 02:19:21,486 FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CUT 4105 02:19:21,486 --> 02:19:23,521 THE POLICE BUDGET. THANK YOU. 4106 02:19:23,521 --> 02:19:28,293 -- THANK YOU ARIANA, VALERIA, 4107 02:19:28,293 --> 02:19:34,165 LYDIA LIU BLUE AND THEN CARL 4108 02:19:34,165 --> 02:19:34,399 NELSON. 4109 02:19:34,399 --> 02:19:37,769 -- VALERIA. 4110 02:19:37,769 --> 02:19:44,442 -- THAT'S NUMBER 76. VALERIA 4111 02:19:44,442 --> 02:19:47,545 -- VALERIA. HELLO. 4112 02:19:47,545 --> 02:19:49,080 -- COUNCILMEMBERS. YOU CAN CALL 4113 02:19:49,080 --> 02:19:50,849 ME VAL. I'M A NON-BINARY 4114 02:19:50,849 --> 02:19:51,850 HONDURAN AMERICAN ARTIST THAT IS 4115 02:19:51,850 --> 02:19:53,051 PART OF THE HOT ROD SUMMER ART 4116 02:19:53,051 --> 02:19:54,152 COLLECTIVE, AND I SERVE AS THE 4117 02:19:54,152 --> 02:19:55,687 PRESIDENT AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR 4118 02:19:55,687 --> 02:19:57,489 OF CENTER ON CONTEMPORARY ART, 4119 02:19:57,489 --> 02:19:59,390 THE OLDEST ARTS NONPROFIT 4120 02:19:59,390 --> 02:20:01,393 DEDICATED TO CONTEMPORARY ARTS 4121 02:20:01,393 --> 02:20:02,861 IN SEATTLE. WE HAVE 46 YEARS 4122 02:20:02,861 --> 02:20:04,028 WORTH OF ARCHIVES FROM OUR OWN 4123 02:20:04,028 --> 02:20:05,597 PROGRAMING, BUT ONE OF THE MOST 4124 02:20:05,597 --> 02:20:06,564 IMPORTANT REASONS WHY WE HAVE 4125 02:20:06,564 --> 02:20:08,500 STAYED ALIVE SO LONG IS BECAUSE 4126 02:20:08,500 --> 02:20:10,568 WE HAVE SUPPORTED ARTISTS FROM 4127 02:20:10,568 --> 02:20:12,036 HAVING CUTTING EDGE EXHIBITIONS 4128 02:20:12,036 --> 02:20:13,905 LIKE JAMES CHARLES SOLO SHOW IN 4129 02:20:13,905 --> 02:20:15,640 1982, TO WORKING WITH SUB-POP TO 4130 02:20:15,640 --> 02:20:17,242 FEATURE BANDS SUCH AS NIRVANA 4131 02:20:17,242 --> 02:20:18,943 AND MUDHONEY AT OUR SPACE IN 4132 02:20:18,943 --> 02:20:20,311 1989, WE GOT OUR START 4133 02:20:20,311 --> 02:20:22,013 IMMEDIATELY ENGAGING WITH THE 4134 02:20:22,013 --> 02:20:22,614 COMMUNITY AND GIVING ARTISTS 4135 02:20:22,614 --> 02:20:23,915 THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW 4136 02:20:23,915 --> 02:20:25,683 THEIR ART. WHEN CONTEMPORARY ART 4137 02:20:25,683 --> 02:20:27,051 WAS STILL A NEWER CONCEPT AND 4138 02:20:27,051 --> 02:20:28,486 LARGER GALLERIES WEREN'T YET SO 4139 02:20:28,486 --> 02:20:30,188 OPEN TO ARTISTS THAT ARE MORE 4140 02:20:30,188 --> 02:20:31,823 EXPERIMENTAL AND OFF THE BEATEN 4141 02:20:31,823 --> 02:20:33,591 PATH. NOW WE ARE FOCUSING ON 4142 02:20:33,591 --> 02:20:35,293 UNDERSTANDING OUR PAST THROUGH 4143 02:20:35,293 --> 02:20:36,294 ACTIVATING AND EXHIBITING OUR 4144 02:20:36,294 --> 02:20:38,363 ARCHIVES, AS WELL AS PARTNERING 4145 02:20:38,363 --> 02:20:39,764 AND HOSTING ART COLLECTIVES THAT 4146 02:20:39,764 --> 02:20:40,398 DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE TO 4147 02:20:40,398 --> 02:20:42,167 SUPPORT THE FUTURE. I COME TO 4148 02:20:42,167 --> 02:20:44,169 YOU ASKING TO MOVE $8 MILLION 4149 02:20:44,169 --> 02:20:45,837 FROM THE SPD BUDGET TO ARTS AND 4150 02:20:45,837 --> 02:20:46,805 CULTURE. SHOUT OUT JULIE CHEN 4151 02:20:46,805 --> 02:20:48,173 SCHULMAN AND ON THE BLOCK IN 4152 02:20:48,173 --> 02:20:50,475 ORDER TO BETTER SUSTAIN THE ARTS 4153 02:20:50,475 --> 02:20:51,776 ECOSYSTEM IN THE CITY. BECAUSE I 4154 02:20:51,776 --> 02:20:53,711 KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE 4155 02:20:53,711 --> 02:20:54,846 THAT BEING A WORKING ARTIST IN 4156 02:20:54,846 --> 02:20:56,881 THIS CITY HAS NOT BEEN HONORED 4157 02:20:56,881 --> 02:20:58,550 AND SUSTAINED ENOUGH. WE NEED TO 4158 02:20:58,550 --> 02:21:00,652 DO MORE. IT WOULD BE MY HONOR, 4159 02:21:00,652 --> 02:21:02,420 AND IT IS ONE OF MY DREAMS TO 4160 02:21:02,420 --> 02:21:04,556 DEDICATE MY WORKING LIFE TO 4161 02:21:04,556 --> 02:21:06,391 SUPPORTING OTHER ARTISTS. AND 4162 02:21:06,391 --> 02:21:07,292 THAT REALITY IS ONLY SUSTAINABLE 4163 02:21:07,292 --> 02:21:08,960 IF I CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A LIVING 4164 02:21:08,960 --> 02:21:11,196 BY DOING SO. 4165 02:21:11,196 --> 02:21:11,529 -- THANK YOU. 4166 02:21:11,529 --> 02:21:15,900 -- THANK YOU, VAL. LYDIA LOU 4167 02:21:15,900 --> 02:21:18,937 BLUE, YOU'RE UP NEXT. 4168 02:21:18,937 --> 02:21:20,205 -- HELLO. I'M HERE TO VOICE MY 4169 02:21:20,205 --> 02:21:21,606 APPROVAL FOR BUDGET ITEMS THAT 4170 02:21:21,606 --> 02:21:23,475 SUPPORT HOMELESS RESPONSE 4171 02:21:23,475 --> 02:21:25,009 SERVICES THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME 4172 02:21:25,009 --> 02:21:26,578 IN GETTING OFF THE STREET, BUT 4173 02:21:26,578 --> 02:21:27,879 TO NOT ALLOW THAT PERSONAL 4174 02:21:27,879 --> 02:21:29,080 SUCCESS TO PUT BLINDERS ON ME 4175 02:21:29,080 --> 02:21:30,381 THAT PREVENT ME FROM SEEING THAT 4176 02:21:30,381 --> 02:21:32,750 UNSHELTERED, HOMELESS NEIGHBORS 4177 02:21:32,750 --> 02:21:33,952 EXPERIENCED THE BRUNT OF POLICE 4178 02:21:33,952 --> 02:21:35,453 VIOLENCE UNDER THE GUISE OF 4179 02:21:35,453 --> 02:21:37,155 PUBLIC SAFETY, IN THE FORM OF 4180 02:21:37,155 --> 02:21:39,190 SWEEPING. I WANT COUNCIL TO 4181 02:21:39,190 --> 02:21:40,959 CONTINUE FUNDING THE PROVEN 4182 02:21:40,959 --> 02:21:42,660 HUMAN SERVICES THAT GET AND KEEP 4183 02:21:42,660 --> 02:21:44,429 PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND 4184 02:21:44,429 --> 02:21:44,963 ALLOCATE THE $68 MILLION 4185 02:21:44,963 --> 02:21:46,497 PROPOSED POLICE BUDGET TO THAT 4186 02:21:46,497 --> 02:21:48,533 END, AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SPD 4187 02:21:48,533 --> 02:21:52,337 IS ENGAGING IN A VIOLENT, 4188 02:21:52,337 --> 02:21:52,837 POLITICALLY RETRIBUTIVE 4189 02:21:52,837 --> 02:21:54,339 CRACKDOWN ON THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY 4190 02:21:54,339 --> 02:21:56,274 OUT OF THE NOTION THAT THERE IS 4191 02:21:56,274 --> 02:21:57,342 A MODERN ANTIFA GANG LIKE THERE 4192 02:21:57,342 --> 02:21:59,477 USED TO BE RACE BASED MAFIAS, 4193 02:21:59,477 --> 02:22:00,578 BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE HIRED 4194 02:22:00,578 --> 02:22:02,780 FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON. AND 4195 02:22:02,780 --> 02:22:05,016 EVEN AS FAR AS IDAHO, WHERE THEY 4196 02:22:05,016 --> 02:22:05,617 VOTED AGAINST THE PROTECTIONS 4197 02:22:05,617 --> 02:22:08,019 THAT WE LIVE BY, BY FUNDING AND 4198 02:22:08,019 --> 02:22:09,521 HIRING MORE POLICE OFFICERS, WE 4199 02:22:09,521 --> 02:22:10,989 ARE GIVING THE FEDERAL 4200 02:22:10,989 --> 02:22:12,290 GOVERNMENT THE VANGUARD. IT HAS 4201 02:22:12,290 --> 02:22:13,591 ROUTINELY THREATENED TO USE AS 4202 02:22:13,591 --> 02:22:14,392 PRETEXT FOR AN INVASION OF OUR 4203 02:22:14,392 --> 02:22:17,295 CITY, LIKE 2020, LIKE 4204 02:22:17,295 --> 02:22:20,798 MINNEAPOLIS LAST YEAR, AND LIKE 4205 02:22:20,798 --> 02:22:24,102 LA. PLEASE DEFUND SPD AND ALSO 4206 02:22:24,102 --> 02:22:26,371 WE HAPPEN TO HAVE SOME VIOLENT, 4207 02:22:26,371 --> 02:22:27,272 TRANSPHOBIC BIGOTS IN THE ROOM 4208 02:22:27,272 --> 02:22:29,173 WITH US TODAY. SO IF ANY TRANS 4209 02:22:29,173 --> 02:22:30,842 PEOPLE COULD PLEASE REMAIN UNTIL 4210 02:22:30,842 --> 02:22:32,744 THE END OF MEETING, WE CAN 4211 02:22:32,744 --> 02:22:34,112 COORDINATE A BUDDY SYSTEM AND 4212 02:22:34,112 --> 02:22:36,981 I'LL MAKE IT HOME SAFELY THANK 4213 02:22:36,981 --> 02:22:37,181 YOU. 4214 02:22:37,181 --> 02:22:38,883 -- THANK YOU. LYDIA LOU, YOU'RE 4215 02:22:38,883 --> 02:22:41,686 UP NEXT. 4216 02:22:41,686 --> 02:22:46,357 -- TRANS PEOPLE DO NOT NEED 66 4217 02:22:46,357 --> 02:22:48,259 NEW COPS TO HOSE US IN. CAL 4218 02:22:48,259 --> 02:22:53,264 ANDERSON, PAM BONDI, WHO IS A 4219 02:22:53,264 --> 02:22:55,500 EXTREMIST PODCASTER, HAS SHOWN 4220 02:22:55,500 --> 02:22:57,402 UP WITH TRUMP AT THE ANTIFA 4221 02:22:57,402 --> 02:23:00,505 ROUNDTABLE WITH OTHER WASHINGTON 4222 02:23:00,505 --> 02:23:04,108 BASED EXTREMISTS AND IS ALREADY 4223 02:23:04,108 --> 02:23:04,542 COORDINATING STUFF. 4224 02:23:04,542 --> 02:23:05,743 SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS THE SAME 4225 02:23:05,743 --> 02:23:07,412 PERSON WHO MADE A HIT PIECE 4226 02:23:07,412 --> 02:23:11,649 AGAINST A TRANS SUPPORTING 4227 02:23:11,649 --> 02:23:12,216 DETECTIVE THAT BULLIED THAT 4228 02:23:12,216 --> 02:23:15,586 PERSON OFF THE FORCE. THAT IS 4229 02:23:15,586 --> 02:23:17,455 THE CALIBER OF PERSON WHO IS IN 4230 02:23:17,455 --> 02:23:20,592 THE SPD NOW, AND WE CAN'T HAVE 4231 02:23:20,592 --> 02:23:23,194 ANY MORE UNTIL WE START GETTING 4232 02:23:23,194 --> 02:23:28,800 RID OF THE VIOLENT, BIGOTED ONES 4233 02:23:28,800 --> 02:23:30,768 THAT BEAT US. THIS IS A FOOTHOLD 4234 02:23:30,768 --> 02:23:34,172 FOR THE FED. THEY HAVE MET WITH 4235 02:23:34,172 --> 02:23:38,142 TRUMP. YOU CAN'T. THE ONLY 4236 02:23:38,142 --> 02:23:39,277 REASON THIS THREAT EXISTS FOR US 4237 02:23:39,277 --> 02:23:42,380 IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T FIRE 4238 02:23:42,380 --> 02:23:44,282 VIOLENT, BIGOTED ONES. STOP THE 4239 02:23:44,282 --> 02:23:46,751 SWEEPS. DON'T HIRE ANY COPS 4240 02:23:46,751 --> 02:23:50,888 UNTIL YOU GET RID OF THIS 4241 02:23:50,888 --> 02:23:52,590 PRESSURE THAT IS BUILDING ON OUR 4242 02:23:52,590 --> 02:23:54,425 HEADS. AND ANDERSON, IT WILL HIT 4243 02:23:54,425 --> 02:23:59,697 US FIRST, BUT IT WILL HIT YOU 4244 02:23:59,697 --> 02:23:59,998 AFTERWARDS. 4245 02:23:59,998 --> 02:24:00,331 -- THANK YOU. 4246 02:24:00,331 --> 02:24:03,701 -- THANK YOU, LOU. AND IF ANYONE 4247 02:24:03,701 --> 02:24:04,869 IS FEELING UNSAFE AS THEY ARE 4248 02:24:04,869 --> 02:24:06,571 LEAVING, YOU CAN STAY IN 4249 02:24:06,571 --> 02:24:07,505 CHAMBERS AND WE'LL HELP YOU 4250 02:24:07,505 --> 02:24:10,208 CREATE A PLAN TO GET HOME SAFE. 4251 02:24:10,208 --> 02:24:13,478 WITH THAT BLUE 4252 02:24:13,478 --> 02:24:16,080 -- WE CONSTANTLY FEEL UNSAFE. WE 4253 02:24:16,080 --> 02:24:17,482 CONSTANTLY FEEL UNSAFE BECAUSE 4254 02:24:17,482 --> 02:24:19,984 THIS CITY COUNCIL, THIS CITY 4255 02:24:19,984 --> 02:24:22,754 GOVERNMENT IS GIVING A LOT OF 4256 02:24:22,754 --> 02:24:24,188 MONEY TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE 4257 02:24:24,188 --> 02:24:27,925 MAKING US UNSAFE. WE WANT TO BE 4258 02:24:27,925 --> 02:24:29,761 SAFE. I WANT TO LIVE IN A 4259 02:24:29,761 --> 02:24:31,295 SEATTLE THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND 4260 02:24:31,295 --> 02:24:33,898 VIBRANT AND LIVELY AND FULL OF 4261 02:24:33,898 --> 02:24:35,500 ART, WHERE PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP 4262 02:24:35,500 --> 02:24:39,871 CAN GET IT EASILY. YOU HAVE THE 4263 02:24:39,871 --> 02:24:42,240 POWER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I 4264 02:24:42,240 --> 02:24:44,042 CHALLENGE YOU TO USE YOUR 4265 02:24:44,042 --> 02:24:45,543 IMAGINATION, TO USE YOUR EMPATHY 4266 02:24:45,543 --> 02:24:47,812 AND TO USE YOUR SKILLS AS 4267 02:24:47,812 --> 02:24:50,782 POLITICIANS TO MAKE SOMETHING 4268 02:24:50,782 --> 02:24:52,016 HAPPEN. DEDICATE YOUR TIME. 4269 02:24:52,016 --> 02:24:54,485 DEDICATE YOUR ENERGY TO 4270 02:24:54,485 --> 02:24:56,087 PROTECTING AND INVESTING IN THE 4271 02:24:56,087 --> 02:24:58,389 PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. NURTURE THE 4272 02:24:58,389 --> 02:25:01,759 PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. IT'S FRANKLY 4273 02:25:01,759 --> 02:25:06,264 INSULTING THAT $68 MILLION IS 4274 02:25:06,264 --> 02:25:07,198 EVEN POSSIBLY GOING TO THE 4275 02:25:07,198 --> 02:25:10,068 POLICE. IT'S DISGUSTING. THEY 4276 02:25:10,068 --> 02:25:14,338 ARE ATTACKING US ACTIVELY AND 4277 02:25:14,338 --> 02:25:16,541 SHAMELESSLY. THIS IS AN 4278 02:25:16,541 --> 02:25:18,910 EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MOMENT IN 4279 02:25:18,910 --> 02:25:20,511 HISTORY, AND I BEG YOU TO MAKE 4280 02:25:20,511 --> 02:25:27,418 THE RIGHT CHOICE. THANK YOU. 4281 02:25:27,418 --> 02:25:28,019 -- THANK YOU, BLUE. AFTER THE 4282 02:25:28,019 --> 02:25:30,555 ONE AND ONLY CARL NELSON, WE'VE 4283 02:25:30,555 --> 02:25:32,590 GOT KAT MUNSON, CLIVE HAYWARD, 4284 02:25:32,590 --> 02:25:34,726 NATALIE MORGAN, ROBERTO MARQUEZ, 4285 02:25:34,726 --> 02:25:35,760 MARISA PEREZ, CEDAR, NADIA 4286 02:25:35,760 --> 02:25:40,898 MILLER, ASHLEY AYE C AND THEN 4287 02:25:40,898 --> 02:25:42,600 HANNAH ZIFF WITH THAT CARL 4288 02:25:42,600 --> 02:25:44,635 NELSON. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU, 4289 02:25:44,635 --> 02:25:44,936 MY FRIEND. 4290 02:25:44,936 --> 02:25:46,704 -- HELLO, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 4291 02:25:46,704 --> 02:25:47,138 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. 4292 02:25:47,138 --> 02:25:48,139 -- MY NAME IS. 4293 02:25:48,139 --> 02:25:49,373 -- CARL NELSON. I'M A 17 YEAR 4294 02:25:49,373 --> 02:25:51,609 RENTER OF DISTRICT FOUR, A 4295 02:25:51,609 --> 02:25:53,244 FOUNDING MEMBER AND CO-CHAIR OF 4296 02:25:53,244 --> 02:25:54,378 THE CEDAR CROSSING TENANTS 4297 02:25:54,378 --> 02:25:55,446 ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF THE 4298 02:25:55,446 --> 02:25:57,682 SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER 4299 02:25:57,682 --> 02:25:58,649 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HOWEVER, I 4300 02:25:58,649 --> 02:26:00,618 AM HERE IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY 4301 02:26:00,618 --> 02:26:02,453 TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF 4302 02:26:02,453 --> 02:26:03,521 ADDING 500,000 TO THE MAYOR'S 4303 02:26:03,521 --> 02:26:04,822 BUDGET FOR TENANT SERVICES AND 4304 02:26:04,822 --> 02:26:08,392 TO ADOPT THE $11 INCREASE IN RR 4305 02:26:08,392 --> 02:26:10,728 I O FEES. A STORY SEVERAL YEARS 4306 02:26:10,728 --> 02:26:12,530 AGO, MY FORMER LANDLORD TRIED TO 4307 02:26:12,530 --> 02:26:13,531 MAKE ME IN. SIX OF MY NEIGHBORS 4308 02:26:13,531 --> 02:26:14,966 VACATE OUR BUILDING SO HE COULD 4309 02:26:14,966 --> 02:26:16,434 RENOVATE IT. HE NEGLECTED TO 4310 02:26:16,434 --> 02:26:19,337 TELL ANY OF US THAT WE QUALIFIED 4311 02:26:19,337 --> 02:26:19,804 FOR TENANT RELOCATION 4312 02:26:19,804 --> 02:26:20,671 ASSISTANCE, AND WHEN I TOLD MY 4313 02:26:20,671 --> 02:26:22,206 NEIGHBORS ABOUT OUR RIGHTS, HE 4314 02:26:22,206 --> 02:26:25,610 RETALIATED BY TRYING TO EVICT ME 4315 02:26:25,610 --> 02:26:28,012 PERSONALLY. WITH THE HELP OF 4316 02:26:28,012 --> 02:26:29,046 BOTH SDCI AND TENANT SERVICES, I 4317 02:26:29,046 --> 02:26:32,083 WAS ABLE TO FORCE HIM TO RESCIND 4318 02:26:32,083 --> 02:26:33,084 TWO ILLEGAL EVICTION ATTEMPTS. 4319 02:26:33,084 --> 02:26:34,552 AND WHEN I FINALLY MOVED OUT, 4320 02:26:34,552 --> 02:26:35,186 TENANT SERVICES WERE CRITICAL IN 4321 02:26:35,186 --> 02:26:37,488 HELPING ME FILE A SMALL CLAIMS 4322 02:26:37,488 --> 02:26:39,223 LAWSUIT I NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY 4323 02:26:39,223 --> 02:26:40,525 RECLAIM MY DAMAGE DEPOSIT AND 4324 02:26:40,525 --> 02:26:41,692 HELP MY NEIGHBORS TO DO THE 4325 02:26:41,692 --> 02:26:42,927 SAME. THIS YEAR, THE SEATTLE 4326 02:26:42,927 --> 02:26:44,262 CITY COUNCIL ACTED BOLDLY WHEN 4327 02:26:44,262 --> 02:26:46,097 IT VOTED TO BAN JUNK FEES. AND 4328 02:26:46,097 --> 02:26:47,565 WHEN I SEE GENEROUS FUNDING TO 4329 02:26:47,565 --> 02:26:49,333 THINGS LIKE, SAY, THE POLICE 4330 02:26:49,333 --> 02:26:50,701 OVERTIME BUDGET, I CAN TELL YOU 4331 02:26:50,701 --> 02:26:52,570 ALL UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF 4332 02:26:52,570 --> 02:26:53,204 ADEQUATELY FUNDING ENFORCEMENT 4333 02:26:53,204 --> 02:26:54,305 TO MAKE SURE THE LAWS ARE 4334 02:26:54,305 --> 02:26:55,673 OBEYED, AND RENTAL LAWS WHICH 4335 02:26:55,673 --> 02:26:59,977 PROTECT TENANTS ARE NO 4336 02:26:59,977 --> 02:27:02,513 DIFFERENT. SO I URGE YOU TODAY, 4337 02:27:02,513 --> 02:27:03,147 ADD $500,000 TO TENANT SERVICES 4338 02:27:03,147 --> 02:27:04,849 AND ADOPT THE FULL $11 INCREASE 4339 02:27:04,849 --> 02:27:07,285 IN RENTAL REGISTRATION FEES TO 4340 02:27:07,285 --> 02:27:09,587 PAY FOR THAT, TO MAKE SURE ALL 4341 02:27:09,587 --> 02:27:10,154 THE MAJORITY OF SEATTLEITES 4342 02:27:10,154 --> 02:27:11,522 ENJOY THE FULL PROTECTION OF THE 4343 02:27:11,522 --> 02:27:13,391 LAW WHEN THEY PAY FOR THE ROOF 4344 02:27:13,391 --> 02:27:17,328 OVER THEIR HEADS. THANK YOU. 4345 02:27:17,328 --> 02:27:17,862 -- THANK YOU CARL. STILL, 4346 02:27:17,862 --> 02:27:18,529 NOBODY'S TAKING A GUESS AT WHAT 4347 02:27:18,529 --> 02:27:19,797 IS THE MOST FREQUENTED PUBLIC 4348 02:27:19,797 --> 02:27:20,198 BUILDING IN OUR. 4349 02:27:20,198 --> 02:27:21,265 -- CITY, THE SEATTLE PUBLIC 4350 02:27:21,265 --> 02:27:23,334 LIBRARY, CENTRAL BRANCH. 4351 02:27:23,334 --> 02:27:25,036 -- ALMOST. 4352 02:27:25,036 --> 02:27:25,336 -- ALMOST. 4353 02:27:25,336 --> 02:27:26,637 -- OR I'M WRONG WITH THAT. CAT 4354 02:27:26,637 --> 02:27:28,906 MUNSON IS NEXT. CAT, YOU ARE UP. 4355 02:27:28,906 --> 02:27:30,041 WE'LL START YOUR TIME WHEN YOU. 4356 02:27:30,041 --> 02:27:30,775 -- WANT TO. THAT'S WHAT THE 4357 02:27:30,775 --> 02:27:32,310 GOOGLE TOLD ME. SO, YOU KNOW, 4358 02:27:32,310 --> 02:27:36,814 TAKE IT UP WITH THEM. 2 MILLION 4359 02:27:36,814 --> 02:27:38,249 VOTERS OR VISITORS. THAT'S 4360 02:27:38,249 --> 02:27:38,616 THAT'S THE. 4361 02:27:38,616 --> 02:27:40,418 -- WORD. 2 MILLION ANNUALLY. 4362 02:27:40,418 --> 02:27:42,153 -- 2 MILLION. ANNUALLY ANNUALLY. 4363 02:27:42,153 --> 02:27:43,988 -- THAT'S AI TRICKING US ALL. I 4364 02:27:43,988 --> 02:27:44,922 GOT A BETTER ANSWER FOR YOU AT 4365 02:27:44,922 --> 02:27:46,958 THE END OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. 4366 02:27:46,958 --> 02:27:48,359 WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO START 4367 02:27:48,359 --> 02:27:50,061 YOUR TIME, CAPTAIN MUNSON, 4368 02:27:50,061 --> 02:27:50,494 FOLLOWED BY CLIVE. 4369 02:27:50,494 --> 02:27:52,296 -- ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW MY NAME. 4370 02:27:52,296 --> 02:27:54,332 D4 RESIDENT. I WORK FOR SOUND 4371 02:27:54,332 --> 02:27:55,266 GENERATIONS, MEALS ON WHEELS, 4372 02:27:55,266 --> 02:27:58,402 AND MORE, AS WE'RE KNOWN. AND 4373 02:27:58,402 --> 02:27:58,970 I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE 4374 02:27:58,970 --> 02:28:00,972 COALITION FOR EQUITABLE AGING 4375 02:28:00,972 --> 02:28:02,240 AND THE PINK SCARVES THAT YOU 4376 02:28:02,240 --> 02:28:04,208 SEE HERE TONIGHT, THAT EVERYONE 4377 02:28:04,208 --> 02:28:07,511 IN LINE TOOK WHEN I FOISTED IT 4378 02:28:07,511 --> 02:28:09,113 ON UPON THEM, OR IN SUPPORT OF 4379 02:28:09,113 --> 02:28:12,149 HUMAN SERVICES. SO THE SEATTLE 4380 02:28:12,149 --> 02:28:14,285 HUMAN SERVICES COALITION 4381 02:28:14,285 --> 02:28:16,254 REPRESENTS IS A MEDIA COALITION 4382 02:28:16,254 --> 02:28:17,922 REPRESENTING A NUMBER OF 4383 02:28:17,922 --> 02:28:18,556 DIFFERENT COALITIONS, INCLUDING 4384 02:28:18,556 --> 02:28:19,490 THE COALITION FOR EQUITABLE 4385 02:28:19,490 --> 02:28:21,659 AGING. HOW MANY TIMES CAN I SAY 4386 02:28:21,659 --> 02:28:23,828 COALITION IN ONE SENTENCE? OKAY, 4387 02:28:23,828 --> 02:28:25,463 SO I WANT TO SPEAK JUST BRIEFLY 4388 02:28:25,463 --> 02:28:27,131 IN SUPPORT SPECIFICALLY OF ONE 4389 02:28:27,131 --> 02:28:28,499 OF THE MARGINALIZED GROUPS THAT 4390 02:28:28,499 --> 02:28:32,336 WE SERVE, AND THAT IS LOW INCOME 4391 02:28:32,336 --> 02:28:34,572 OLDER ADULTS, THE SILVER TSUNAMI 4392 02:28:34,572 --> 02:28:36,674 HAS HAS HIT THE COUNTRY. BABY 4393 02:28:36,674 --> 02:28:38,643 BOOMERS ARE NOW 80 FOR THE FIRST 4394 02:28:38,643 --> 02:28:41,646 TIME IN 2030 IN KING COUNTY, WE 4395 02:28:41,646 --> 02:28:42,780 WILL HAVE MORE RESIDENTS OVER 60 4396 02:28:42,780 --> 02:28:46,317 THAN UNDER 18. FOR THE FIRST 4397 02:28:46,317 --> 02:28:49,387 TIME EVER. AND AS THE CALLOUS 4398 02:28:49,387 --> 02:28:51,322 AND ONEROUS MEDICARE AND 4399 02:28:51,322 --> 02:28:53,457 MEDICAID CHANGES AS A RESULT OF 4400 02:28:53,457 --> 02:28:55,626 H.R. ONE START TO HIT THIS 4401 02:28:55,626 --> 02:28:57,361 POPULATION, THEY ARE 4402 02:28:57,361 --> 02:28:57,929 INCREASINGLY TURNING TO OUR 4403 02:28:57,929 --> 02:29:00,731 LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS TO MEET 4404 02:29:00,731 --> 02:29:04,302 BASIC NEEDS, NOT CONNECTION TO 4405 02:29:04,302 --> 02:29:06,270 SERVICES, TO HELP WITH THE 4406 02:29:06,270 --> 02:29:06,837 RIDICULOUS DOCUMENTATION TO 4407 02:29:06,837 --> 02:29:07,772 PROVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE 4408 02:29:07,772 --> 02:29:09,941 GETTING THESE SERVICES FOR 4409 02:29:09,941 --> 02:29:11,075 MEALS, FOR BASIC MEALS EVERY 4410 02:29:11,075 --> 02:29:13,344 DAY, AND FOR CONNECTION. BECAUSE 4411 02:29:13,344 --> 02:29:15,146 WE KNOW THEIR. 4412 02:29:15,146 --> 02:29:15,446 -- HEALTH. 4413 02:29:15,446 --> 02:29:17,381 -- THEIR HEALTH SUFFERS WHEN 4414 02:29:17,381 --> 02:29:20,217 THEY WHEN THEY LACK SOCIAL 4415 02:29:20,217 --> 02:29:22,119 CONNECTION. SO ANYWAY, JUST 4416 02:29:22,119 --> 02:29:24,488 PLEASE FUND SENIOR CENTERS. 4417 02:29:24,488 --> 02:29:25,756 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4418 02:29:25,756 --> 02:29:27,758 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU CAT. UP 4419 02:29:27,758 --> 02:29:30,361 NEXT, WE HAVE CLIVE HAYWARD, 4420 02:29:30,361 --> 02:29:32,663 NATALIE MORGAN AND HUMBERTO 4421 02:29:32,663 --> 02:29:33,631 MARQUEZ. CLIVE, ALWAYS GOOD TO 4422 02:29:33,631 --> 02:29:35,299 SEE YOU. 4423 02:29:35,299 --> 02:29:36,801 -- I'LL GO WITH THE SEATTLE 4424 02:29:36,801 --> 02:29:38,936 ARMORY. IS THAT. 4425 02:29:38,936 --> 02:29:40,538 -- CLIVE HAS GOT THE. AS FAR AS 4426 02:29:40,538 --> 02:29:46,177 I UNDERSTAND, THE SEATTLE ARMORY 4427 02:29:46,177 --> 02:29:46,777 HAS NEARLY 1 MILLION VISITORS 4428 02:29:46,777 --> 02:29:47,912 PER MONTH. DURING FIFA THEY HAD 4429 02:29:47,912 --> 02:29:50,915 OVER 1 MILLION PER MONTH AS 4430 02:29:50,915 --> 02:29:52,550 COMPARED TO THE AQUARIUM AND THE 4431 02:29:52,550 --> 02:29:54,785 ZOO. THAT HAS JUST OVER 1 4432 02:29:54,785 --> 02:29:57,221 MILLION PER YEAR. AND AS KAT 4433 02:29:57,221 --> 02:29:59,090 MUNCHKIN MEANT, KAT MUNSON 4434 02:29:59,090 --> 02:30:01,559 MENTIONED, THE SEATTLE PUBLIC 4435 02:30:01,559 --> 02:30:02,326 LIBRARY IS ABOUT 2 MILLION PER 4436 02:30:02,326 --> 02:30:05,262 YEAR. CLIVE IS GOING TO TELL YOU 4437 02:30:05,262 --> 02:30:07,331 NOW WHY HE KNOWS THIS 4438 02:30:07,331 --> 02:30:09,600 -- YOU'RE HEARING TODAY ABOUT 4439 02:30:09,600 --> 02:30:11,736 URGENT NEEDS FOR ARTS, FIRE 4440 02:30:11,736 --> 02:30:14,305 DEPARTMENT, HOUSING AND SOCIAL 4441 02:30:14,305 --> 02:30:16,140 SERVICE FUNDING. SEATTLE SHOULD 4442 02:30:16,140 --> 02:30:18,476 NOT SPEND SCARCE PUBLIC MONEY ON 4443 02:30:18,476 --> 02:30:21,712 SECURITY STAFF AND SPD TO 4444 02:30:21,712 --> 02:30:23,280 SUPPRESS ARTISTS FREE SPEECH, 4445 02:30:23,280 --> 02:30:25,716 AND THEN PAY LAWYERS TO DEFEND 4446 02:30:25,716 --> 02:30:28,786 THOSE RESTRICTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 4447 02:30:28,786 --> 02:30:39,330 27th, I WAS TRESPASSED. FROM THE 4448 02:30:40,998 --> 02:30:44,602 NEW WATERFRONT PARK FOR 4449 02:30:44,602 --> 02:30:45,169 ENTERTAINING TOURISTS, FOR 4450 02:30:45,169 --> 02:30:50,941 PRACTICING MAGIC. WHEN I 4451 02:30:50,941 --> 02:30:52,543 RETURNED, I WILL POTENTIALLY GO 4452 02:30:52,543 --> 02:30:56,013 TO JAIL FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASS. 4453 02:30:56,013 --> 02:30:58,716 SEATTLE HAS REPEATEDLY SPENT 4454 02:30:58,716 --> 02:31:00,818 PUBLIC MONEY TO DEFENDING AND 4455 02:31:00,818 --> 02:31:02,920 LOSING FREE SPEECH CASES IN 4456 02:31:02,920 --> 02:31:04,388 FEDERAL COURT, AND THESE ARE NOT 4457 02:31:04,388 --> 02:31:10,428 SMALL SUMS. IN 2024, TUSCAN CASE 4458 02:31:10,428 --> 02:31:12,797 RESULTED IN $1.4 MILLION 4459 02:31:12,797 --> 02:31:15,766 SETTLEMENT ON AUGUST 6th, YOUR 4460 02:31:15,766 --> 02:31:20,738 WATERFRONT COMMITTEE MEETING 4461 02:31:20,738 --> 02:31:23,474 COULD NOT OR WAS ASKED WHAT 4462 02:31:23,474 --> 02:31:24,775 CRITERIA WAS USED TO DESIGNATE 4463 02:31:24,775 --> 02:31:27,678 FOR THE DESIGNATED FREE SPEECH 4464 02:31:27,678 --> 02:31:29,480 ZONES. THEY WERE ANSWERED THAT 4465 02:31:29,480 --> 02:31:32,349 WE DO NOT HAVE A CRITERIA OR 4466 02:31:32,349 --> 02:31:34,685 MEASURING TOOL. SO MY BUDGET 4467 02:31:34,685 --> 02:31:36,387 QUESTION IS HOW MUCH TAXPAYER 4468 02:31:36,387 --> 02:31:37,988 MONEY ARE WE SPENDING ON 4469 02:31:37,988 --> 02:31:40,091 SECURITY, POLICE ENFORCEMENT AND 4470 02:31:40,091 --> 02:31:40,658 LAWYERS TO CRIMINALIZE FREE 4471 02:31:40,658 --> 02:31:43,394 SPEECH AND FORCE AND DEFEND 4472 02:31:43,394 --> 02:31:44,929 RESTRICTIONS THAT THE SEATTLE 4473 02:31:44,929 --> 02:31:47,298 CENTER ADMITS THAT HAS NO 4474 02:31:47,298 --> 02:31:49,900 CRITERIA OR MEASURING TOOL FOR. 4475 02:31:49,900 --> 02:31:53,938 THAT'S MONEY THAT COULD BE 4476 02:31:53,938 --> 02:31:54,472 GOING TO VITAL SERVICES. 4477 02:31:54,472 --> 02:32:00,411 -- THANK YOU CLIVE. NATALIE. 4478 02:32:00,411 --> 02:32:03,581 FOLLOWED BY HUMBERTO, MARISSA 4479 02:32:03,581 --> 02:32:04,014 AND CEDAR. WELCOME. 4480 02:32:04,014 --> 02:32:05,950 -- GOOD EVENING, SEATTLE CITY 4481 02:32:05,950 --> 02:32:07,952 COUNCIL. MY NAME IS NATALIE AND 4482 02:32:07,952 --> 02:32:10,154 I PROUDLY LIVE IN BEACON HILL IN 4483 02:32:10,154 --> 02:32:11,121 SEATTLE'S DISTRICT TWO, AND I 4484 02:32:11,121 --> 02:32:12,857 ACTUALLY JUST WORK DOWN THE 4485 02:32:12,857 --> 02:32:13,757 STREET HERE DOWNTOWN. I'M HERE 4486 02:32:13,757 --> 02:32:15,392 TO ASK YOU TO INCLUDE FUNDING 4487 02:32:15,392 --> 02:32:17,228 FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING, VOTER 4488 02:32:17,228 --> 02:32:20,231 EDUCATION FOR THE 2027 PRIMARY 4489 02:32:20,231 --> 02:32:21,065 ELECTION. I DON'T HAVE TO TELL 4490 02:32:21,065 --> 02:32:23,267 YOU THAT DEMOCRACY FUNCTIONS 4491 02:32:23,267 --> 02:32:24,168 BEST WHEN EVERYONE IS ABLE TO 4492 02:32:24,168 --> 02:32:25,469 CONTRIBUTE THEIR VOICE, VOICE, 4493 02:32:25,469 --> 02:32:27,471 OR THAT SEATTLE HAS BEEN A PROUD 4494 02:32:27,471 --> 02:32:29,640 LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO 4495 02:32:29,640 --> 02:32:30,241 SENSIBLE, INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY 4496 02:32:30,241 --> 02:32:31,141 REFORMS. I ALSO DON'T HAVE TO 4497 02:32:31,141 --> 02:32:32,610 TELL YOU THAT RANKED CHOICE 4498 02:32:32,610 --> 02:32:34,245 VOTING WAS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY 4499 02:32:34,245 --> 02:32:35,579 VOTERS IN 2022. YOU ALREADY KNOW 4500 02:32:35,579 --> 02:32:37,781 ALL OF THIS. WHAT I NEED YOU TO 4501 02:32:37,781 --> 02:32:38,983 KNOW TODAY IS THAT WE NEED YOUR 4502 02:32:38,983 --> 02:32:40,584 HELP. THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME 4503 02:32:40,584 --> 02:32:41,819 TO IMPLEMENT THIS IMPORTANT 4504 02:32:41,819 --> 02:32:42,486 CHANGE TO HOW WE VOTE. IT'S A 4505 02:32:42,486 --> 02:32:45,356 CRITICAL STEP AS WE MOVE TOWARDS 4506 02:32:45,356 --> 02:32:45,990 A TRULY REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY 4507 02:32:45,990 --> 02:32:47,892 AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE 4508 02:32:47,892 --> 02:32:48,993 MORE VOTERS AND BUILD BACK AT 4509 02:32:48,993 --> 02:32:50,995 LEAST SOME OF THE TRUST IN OUR 4510 02:32:50,995 --> 02:32:51,595 DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES THAT HAS 4511 02:32:51,595 --> 02:32:54,365 BEEN STEADILY ERODING. WE CAN DO 4512 02:32:54,365 --> 02:32:57,968 THIS BY ENSURING THE ROLLOUT OF 4513 02:32:57,968 --> 02:32:58,602 RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN SEATTLE 4514 02:32:58,602 --> 02:32:59,136 IS DONE PROACTIVELY. THAT 4515 02:32:59,136 --> 02:32:59,770 INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHANGE IS 4516 02:32:59,770 --> 02:33:01,105 ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY VOTER IN THE 4517 02:33:01,105 --> 02:33:02,673 CITY, AND BY SUPPORTING OUR 4518 02:33:02,673 --> 02:33:03,641 COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH THE 4519 02:33:03,641 --> 02:33:04,909 RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CONTINUE 4520 02:33:04,909 --> 02:33:06,143 THE WORK THEY DO ALL ACROSS 4521 02:33:06,143 --> 02:33:07,545 SEATTLE TO MAKE SURE EVERY VOICE 4522 02:33:07,545 --> 02:33:10,414 IS HEARD. SEATTLE VOTERS 4523 02:33:10,414 --> 02:33:11,215 OVERWHELMINGLY ASKED FOR THIS, 4524 02:33:11,215 --> 02:33:13,150 AND SEATTLE VOTERS CARE ABOUT 4525 02:33:13,150 --> 02:33:14,852 DEMOCRACY. I'M NUMBER 83 IN 4526 02:33:14,852 --> 02:33:16,520 LINE, AND I'M NOT EVEN THE LAST 4527 02:33:16,520 --> 02:33:19,390 ONE HERE. ON A TUESDAY EVENING. 4528 02:33:19,390 --> 02:33:21,759 YOU, THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 4529 02:33:21,759 --> 02:33:22,793 CAN MAKE SURE US VOTERS HAVE THE 4530 02:33:22,793 --> 02:33:24,128 RESOURCES WE NEED TO MAKE 4531 02:33:24,128 --> 02:33:25,095 INFORMED DECISIONS, NO MATTER 4532 02:33:25,095 --> 02:33:27,631 WHERE WE LIVE IN THE CITY, NO 4533 02:33:27,631 --> 02:33:29,200 MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE WE SPEAK, 4534 02:33:29,200 --> 02:33:30,200 THIS ONE TIME INVESTMENT WILL BE 4535 02:33:30,200 --> 02:33:30,901 PAYING US BACK FOR DECADES, AND 4536 02:33:30,901 --> 02:33:32,236 I HOPE YOU SUPPORT THE 4537 02:33:32,236 --> 02:33:33,337 OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THE HEALTH 4538 02:33:33,337 --> 02:33:34,805 OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR 4539 02:33:34,805 --> 02:33:35,439 DEMOCRACY. PROVIDING FUNDING FOR 4540 02:33:35,439 --> 02:33:36,540 RANKED CHOICE VOTING EDUCATION. 4541 02:33:36,540 --> 02:33:39,710 THANK YOU. 4542 02:33:39,710 --> 02:33:41,278 -- THANK YOU, UMBERTO, FOLLOWED 4543 02:33:41,278 --> 02:33:43,614 BY MARISSA CEDAR, NADIA. 4544 02:33:43,614 --> 02:33:45,449 -- HELLO THERE. HI. 4545 02:33:45,449 --> 02:33:46,884 -- COUNCIL. MY NAME IS UMBERTO 4546 02:33:46,884 --> 02:33:48,719 MARQUEZ. I'M A DISTRICT RESIDENT 4547 02:33:48,719 --> 02:33:50,154 AND I WORK AT EL CENTRO DE LA 4548 02:33:50,154 --> 02:33:52,156 RAZA, WHERE I DO VOTER EDUCATION 4549 02:33:52,156 --> 02:33:55,593 AND OUTREACH. BUT I AM HERE ON A 4550 02:33:55,593 --> 02:33:56,827 PERSONAL CAPACITY. YEAH. I'M 4551 02:33:56,827 --> 02:33:59,396 ASKING YOU TO FULLY FUND THE 4552 02:33:59,396 --> 02:34:00,798 PROPOSED $444,000 FOR RANKED 4553 02:34:00,798 --> 02:34:02,132 CHOICE VOTING EDUCATION. AS OF 4554 02:34:02,132 --> 02:34:02,866 THE LAST SENTENCE, WE KNOW THAT 4555 02:34:02,866 --> 02:34:04,435 HERE IN SEATTLE, ONE OUT OF 4556 02:34:04,435 --> 02:34:06,470 EVERY FOUR HOUSEHOLDS HAS PEOPLE 4557 02:34:06,470 --> 02:34:08,038 WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH AS 4558 02:34:08,038 --> 02:34:09,340 THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE LIVING 4559 02:34:09,340 --> 02:34:10,007 HERE. AND THAT NUMBER IS GOING 4560 02:34:10,007 --> 02:34:11,675 TO GROW AND GROW AND GROW AS WE 4561 02:34:11,675 --> 02:34:13,010 COME MORE AND MORE DIVERSE AND 4562 02:34:13,010 --> 02:34:15,746 MORE BEAUTIFUL HERE IN SEATTLE. 4563 02:34:15,746 --> 02:34:16,814 AND AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH 4564 02:34:16,814 --> 02:34:19,650 THE LATINO AND SPANISH SPEAKING 4565 02:34:19,650 --> 02:34:20,150 COMMUNITY, I KNOW THAT 4566 02:34:20,150 --> 02:34:20,784 TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE GOOD, 4567 02:34:20,784 --> 02:34:21,518 BUT THEY'RE NOT ENOUGH. THEY'RE 4568 02:34:21,518 --> 02:34:22,920 NOT REAL EDUCATION. YOU NEED 4569 02:34:22,920 --> 02:34:24,421 MORE OUTREACH TO REACH PEOPLE 4570 02:34:24,421 --> 02:34:25,889 WHO DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. YOU 4571 02:34:25,889 --> 02:34:27,524 NEED, YOU KNOW, TRUSTED 4572 02:34:27,524 --> 02:34:28,859 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. YOU NEED 4573 02:34:28,859 --> 02:34:31,228 PEOPLE THERE TO LIKE, SET GOOD 4574 02:34:31,228 --> 02:34:32,329 EXAMPLES AND HOW THIS NEW 4575 02:34:32,329 --> 02:34:34,932 PROCESS IS GOING TO WORK. YEAH. 4576 02:34:34,932 --> 02:34:36,700 WITHOUT THAT OUTREACH, WE KNOW 4577 02:34:36,700 --> 02:34:38,135 THAT IMMIGRANT, REFUGEE AND 4578 02:34:38,135 --> 02:34:38,769 MULTILINGUAL COMMUNITIES ARE THE 4579 02:34:38,769 --> 02:34:40,671 MOST LIKELY TO BE LEFT BEHIND 4580 02:34:40,671 --> 02:34:41,438 WHEN THIS NEW TYPE OF VOTING IS 4581 02:34:41,438 --> 02:34:44,141 GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED NEXT 4582 02:34:44,141 --> 02:34:44,775 YEAR. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A 4583 02:34:44,775 --> 02:34:47,111 LITTLE SOLIDARITY TO THE 4584 02:34:47,111 --> 02:34:48,979 EXPANSION OF SHELTERS. YOU KNOW, 4585 02:34:48,979 --> 02:34:50,347 I LIVE BY JOSE RIZAL PARK, MY 4586 02:34:50,347 --> 02:34:53,117 12th AND JACKSON, YOU KNOW, 4587 02:34:53,117 --> 02:34:53,917 AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE 4588 02:34:53,917 --> 02:34:55,853 FLOYD, THE FBI PUT OUT A REPORT 4589 02:34:55,853 --> 02:34:56,720 ABOUT THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE 4590 02:34:56,720 --> 02:34:57,655 DEPARTMENT. AND I THINK ONE OF 4591 02:34:57,655 --> 02:34:59,123 THE UNDERLYING STORIES IN THAT 4592 02:34:59,123 --> 02:35:01,058 IS THAT A LOT OF THE COPS HAVE 4593 02:35:01,058 --> 02:35:02,192 LOST THEIR EMPATHY TOWARDS POOR 4594 02:35:02,192 --> 02:35:02,826 PEOPLE, TOWARDS HOMELESS PEOPLE, 4595 02:35:02,826 --> 02:35:04,161 TOWARDS PEOPLE OF COLOR. AND 4596 02:35:04,161 --> 02:35:07,164 WHEN I SEE COPS RESPOND TO THESE 4597 02:35:07,164 --> 02:35:07,798 COMMUNITIES AND JACKSON, I SEE 4598 02:35:07,798 --> 02:35:10,134 THAT SAME LOSS OF EMPATHY. I 4599 02:35:10,134 --> 02:35:11,068 THINK EXPANSION OF SHELTERS WILL 4600 02:35:11,068 --> 02:35:12,736 DO A GREAT JOB IN, YOU KNOW, 4601 02:35:12,736 --> 02:35:14,238 FIXING A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS. 4602 02:35:14,238 --> 02:35:16,573 THANK YOU. 4603 02:35:16,573 --> 02:35:17,975 -- THANK YOU, MARISSA. CEDAR. 4604 02:35:17,975 --> 02:35:18,642 NADIA. ASHLEY, YOU'RE ALL IN 4605 02:35:18,642 --> 02:35:19,843 LINE. I'M GOING TO STOP CALLING 4606 02:35:19,843 --> 02:35:21,445 YOUR NAMES. MARISSA, GREAT TO 4607 02:35:21,445 --> 02:35:22,346 SEE YOU. 4608 02:35:22,346 --> 02:35:24,248 -- GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. GOOD 4609 02:35:24,248 --> 02:35:25,249 EVENING, CHAIR AND 4610 02:35:25,249 --> 02:35:26,450 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 4611 02:35:26,450 --> 02:35:28,285 MARISSA PEREZ. I AM A RENTER IN 4612 02:35:28,285 --> 02:35:31,121 DISTRICT ONE, AND I SERVE AS THE 4613 02:35:31,121 --> 02:35:31,655 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE 4614 02:35:31,655 --> 02:35:33,424 SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES 4615 02:35:33,424 --> 02:35:34,024 COALITION, REPRESENTING MORE 4616 02:35:34,024 --> 02:35:36,126 THAN 240 HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES 4617 02:35:36,126 --> 02:35:37,728 ACROSS OUR CITY. THIS BUDGET 4618 02:35:37,728 --> 02:35:39,897 MAKES FOOD, BANK AND MEAL 4619 02:35:39,897 --> 02:35:41,098 FUNDING PERMANENT. IT EXPANDS 4620 02:35:41,098 --> 02:35:43,334 SHELTER, AND IT SETS ASIDE 4621 02:35:43,334 --> 02:35:44,735 RESERVES AGAINST FEDERAL CUTS. 4622 02:35:44,735 --> 02:35:46,303 THESE ARE SUCCESSES THAT WERE 4623 02:35:46,303 --> 02:35:46,937 DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY VOICES, AND 4624 02:35:46,937 --> 02:35:49,673 WE ASK YOU TO SUSTAIN THEM. 4625 02:35:49,673 --> 02:35:50,974 HOWEVER, THE HEADLINE THAT HSD 4626 02:35:50,974 --> 02:35:52,876 HAS KEPT HOLE IN THIS BUDGET IS 4627 02:35:52,876 --> 02:35:55,379 INACCURATE. MOST INCREASES IN 4628 02:35:55,379 --> 02:35:56,747 THAT 5.8% INCREASE IN THE HSD 4629 02:35:56,747 --> 02:35:59,450 BUDGET ARE FUNDING ALIGNMENTS 4630 02:35:59,450 --> 02:36:00,951 AND SWAPS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS 4631 02:36:00,951 --> 02:36:02,486 THAT DO NOT REACH THE SERVICE 4632 02:36:02,486 --> 02:36:05,589 PROVIDERS. OUR COMMUNITY RELIES 4633 02:36:05,589 --> 02:36:06,390 ON OVER $28 MILLION IN ONE TIME 4634 02:36:06,390 --> 02:36:08,292 AND TWO TIME FUNDING THAT WERE 4635 02:36:08,292 --> 02:36:10,094 ADDED VIA COMMUNITY VOICES AND 4636 02:36:10,094 --> 02:36:11,361 SERVICE AGENCY ADVOCACY HAVE 4637 02:36:11,361 --> 02:36:13,697 BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THIS 4638 02:36:13,697 --> 02:36:15,299 WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT 4639 02:36:15,299 --> 02:36:17,067 ORGANIZATIONS IN EVERY SINGLE 4640 02:36:17,067 --> 02:36:18,335 DISTRICT. FEDERAL ACTIONS ARE 4641 02:36:18,335 --> 02:36:19,370 STILL CAUSING HARMS TO OUR 4642 02:36:19,370 --> 02:36:21,305 COMMUNITY, FROM DIRECT CUTS TO 4643 02:36:21,305 --> 02:36:23,741 TIGHTENING GRANT REQUIREMENTS 4644 02:36:23,741 --> 02:36:24,274 AND INCREASINGLY PUNITIVE 4645 02:36:24,274 --> 02:36:26,043 FUNDING RESTRICTIONS. THE COMING 4646 02:36:26,043 --> 02:36:28,579 H.R. ONE CUTS WILL IMPACT EVERY 4647 02:36:28,579 --> 02:36:30,380 SINGLE SECTOR, AS PEOPLE ARE 4648 02:36:30,380 --> 02:36:31,014 FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MEDICAL 4649 02:36:31,014 --> 02:36:33,617 CARE AND FOOD, HOUSING OR OTHER 4650 02:36:33,617 --> 02:36:35,519 BASIC NEEDS. AGENCIES IN EVERY 4651 02:36:35,519 --> 02:36:36,787 DISTRICT WILL ABSORB THE 4652 02:36:36,787 --> 02:36:38,655 INCREASED NEED AT A TIME WHEN 4653 02:36:38,655 --> 02:36:39,289 SKYROCKETING COSTS ARE FORCING 4654 02:36:39,289 --> 02:36:40,824 THOSE SAME AGENCIES TO MAKE ENDS 4655 02:36:40,824 --> 02:36:44,461 MEET WITH FEWER RESOURCES. AS 4656 02:36:44,461 --> 02:36:45,062 YOU'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER 4657 02:36:45,062 --> 02:36:46,930 AGAIN, INCREASING POLICE WHILE 4658 02:36:46,930 --> 02:36:48,065 CUTTING SERVICES IS THE SAME 4659 02:36:48,065 --> 02:36:49,600 DISASTROUS, NEARSIGHTED APPROACH 4660 02:36:49,600 --> 02:36:50,501 TO PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE HAVE 4661 02:36:50,501 --> 02:36:53,437 FOUGHT TO CHANGE FOR YEARS. 4662 02:36:53,437 --> 02:36:55,272 INVEST WHERE NEED IS GROWING. 4663 02:36:55,272 --> 02:36:56,774 INVEST IN GENDER BASED VIOLENCE 4664 02:36:56,774 --> 02:36:57,775 SERVICES, HUMAN SERVICES ARE NOT 4665 02:36:57,775 --> 02:36:59,576 A LUXURY. THEY AREN'T 4666 02:36:59,576 --> 02:37:00,210 DISCRETIONARY AND THEY AREN'T 4667 02:37:00,210 --> 02:37:01,078 OPTIONAL. 4668 02:37:01,078 --> 02:37:01,412 -- THANK YOU. 4669 02:37:01,412 --> 02:37:02,980 -- THANK YOU. MARISSA. CEDAR. 4670 02:37:02,980 --> 02:37:06,683 NADIA. ASHLEY. CEDAR. WELCOME. 4671 02:37:06,683 --> 02:37:06,950 -- HELLO. 4672 02:37:06,950 --> 02:37:09,052 -- I AM HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL 4673 02:37:09,052 --> 02:37:11,822 TO FUND SERVICES THAT 4674 02:37:11,822 --> 02:37:14,224 COMMUNITIES DEPEND UPON. 4675 02:37:14,224 --> 02:37:16,059 PROGRAMS SUCH AS RELIABLE MEALS 4676 02:37:16,059 --> 02:37:18,095 FOR KIDS, FIRE AND EMERGENCY 4677 02:37:18,095 --> 02:37:20,464 RESPONSE, AND FOOD ACCESS. WHEN 4678 02:37:20,464 --> 02:37:22,132 ESSENTIAL SERVICES ARE CUT. 4679 02:37:22,132 --> 02:37:24,134 RESIDENTS DESERVE CLEAR 4680 02:37:24,134 --> 02:37:26,170 EXPLANATION ON THE CHOICES MADE 4681 02:37:26,170 --> 02:37:27,905 AND THE NEEDS BEING PRIORITIZED 4682 02:37:27,905 --> 02:37:30,174 BEFORE CUTTING THESE SERVICES, 4683 02:37:30,174 --> 02:37:32,109 YOU NEED TO EXAMINE POLICE 4684 02:37:32,109 --> 02:37:32,743 SPENDING AND USER OPPORTUNITIES 4685 02:37:32,743 --> 02:37:36,313 TO REDIRECT AND REDUCE POLICE 4686 02:37:36,313 --> 02:37:37,848 BUDGET. TO MAKE AND MAKE THESE 4687 02:37:37,848 --> 02:37:39,650 FIGURES PUBLIC, THE BUDGET 4688 02:37:39,650 --> 02:37:41,051 SHOULD REFLECT CARE FOR THE 4689 02:37:41,051 --> 02:37:42,920 PUBLIC. MORE POLICE AND GUNS 4690 02:37:42,920 --> 02:37:45,722 OVER SOCIAL NEEDS AND 4691 02:37:45,722 --> 02:37:47,791 SUSTAINABILITY. FOOD HOUSING 4692 02:37:47,791 --> 02:37:49,626 DOES NOT PROMOTE TRUST NOR MONEY 4693 02:37:49,626 --> 02:37:51,962 SHOULD BE ALLOTTED TO POLICE, 4694 02:37:51,962 --> 02:37:52,496 PARTICULARLY AFTER THE 13 4695 02:37:52,496 --> 02:37:53,864 MILLION THAT THE POLICE WAS 4696 02:37:53,864 --> 02:37:57,501 OVERPAID. WE HAVE A CHOICE TO 4697 02:37:57,501 --> 02:37:58,135 PREPARE FOR THE COMING CHANGES 4698 02:37:58,135 --> 02:37:59,636 AND DISRUPTIONS TO OUR SUPPLY 4699 02:37:59,636 --> 02:38:02,005 CHAIN BY FINDING FUNDING 4700 02:38:02,005 --> 02:38:03,240 SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS SUCH AS 4701 02:38:03,240 --> 02:38:06,577 BEACON FOOD, FOREST AND THE 4702 02:38:06,577 --> 02:38:09,346 EQUINOX IN GEORGETOWN, OR USE 4703 02:38:09,346 --> 02:38:10,380 MILITARIZING THE POLICE AS A 4704 02:38:10,380 --> 02:38:12,916 SOLUTION TO ALL OF OUR 4705 02:38:12,916 --> 02:38:15,919 SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS. AND 4706 02:38:15,919 --> 02:38:17,321 SPEAKING ON THE $68 MILLION THAT 4707 02:38:17,321 --> 02:38:18,155 WE PROPOSED TO POLICE, A LOT OF 4708 02:38:18,155 --> 02:38:21,925 THAT WOULD PROBABLY GO TO LRADS 4709 02:38:21,925 --> 02:38:24,828 AND MILITARY DRONES. BUT YEAH. 4710 02:38:24,828 --> 02:38:29,533 -- THANK YOU. CEDAR. NEXT IS 4711 02:38:29,533 --> 02:38:33,270 NADIA. WELCOME, NADIA OH. 4712 02:38:33,270 --> 02:38:34,571 -- HEY, Y'ALL. 4713 02:38:34,571 --> 02:38:38,976 -- I'M NADIA MILLER, I AM A 4714 02:38:38,976 --> 02:38:40,010 SEATTLEITE AND ONE OF THE 4715 02:38:40,010 --> 02:38:40,777 FOUNDING MEMBERS OF BLACK AND 4716 02:38:40,777 --> 02:38:42,446 TAN HALL. I'VE BEEN BUILDING 4717 02:38:42,446 --> 02:38:43,614 THAT BUSINESS FOR TEN YEARS. 4718 02:38:43,614 --> 02:38:45,949 I'M A MOTHER. I'M ALSO THE 4719 02:38:45,949 --> 02:38:47,618 CURRENT PROGRAMS MANAGER AT THE 4720 02:38:47,618 --> 02:38:48,819 SEATTLE CHAPTER OF BLACK PANTHER 4721 02:38:48,819 --> 02:38:49,486 PARTY INTERPRETIVE CENTER, WHICH 4722 02:38:49,486 --> 02:38:50,320 I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL ARE 4723 02:38:50,320 --> 02:38:52,623 FAMILIAR WITH. BOTH OF THOSE 4724 02:38:52,623 --> 02:38:54,324 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY THE 4725 02:38:54,324 --> 02:38:56,660 CITY IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, AND 4726 02:38:56,660 --> 02:38:58,529 I'M HERE TODAY IN SOLIDARITY 4727 02:38:58,529 --> 02:38:59,796 WITH THE LETTER THAT JULIE CHANG 4728 02:38:59,796 --> 02:39:01,565 SCHULMAN PUT TOGETHER AND HAS 4729 02:39:01,565 --> 02:39:03,734 BEEN STEWARDING FOR THE ARTS 4730 02:39:03,734 --> 02:39:05,936 COMMUNITY. SO WE ASK HIM FOR A 4731 02:39:05,936 --> 02:39:07,404 REDIRECTION OF THAT 8 MILLION 4732 02:39:07,404 --> 02:39:09,573 FROM THE PROPOSED $68 MILLION 4733 02:39:09,573 --> 02:39:10,707 SPD BUDGET INCREASE INTO THE 4734 02:39:10,707 --> 02:39:12,576 OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE, AND 4735 02:39:12,576 --> 02:39:14,611 TO DEDICATE THESE FUNDS 4736 02:39:14,611 --> 02:39:16,446 SPECIFICALLY FOR 2027, 4737 02:39:16,446 --> 02:39:18,615 GRANTMAKING AND CREATIVE 4738 02:39:18,615 --> 02:39:19,182 PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC ART 4739 02:39:19,182 --> 02:39:20,484 ACTIVATIONS. AND SINCE I GOT A 4740 02:39:20,484 --> 02:39:24,288 LITTLE TIME, WHAT I'M GOING TO 4741 02:39:24,288 --> 02:39:26,723 ASK AND TOUCH ON IS JUST YOUR 4742 02:39:26,723 --> 02:39:27,558 HUMANITY. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO 4743 02:39:27,558 --> 02:39:29,893 ONE OF THESE BEFORE, AND IT'S 4744 02:39:29,893 --> 02:39:31,862 BEEN REALLY POWERFUL HEARING MY 4745 02:39:31,862 --> 02:39:34,932 COMMUNITY SPEAK TO YOU ALL. I 4746 02:39:34,932 --> 02:39:35,566 DON'T ENVY YOU FOR THE TASK 4747 02:39:35,566 --> 02:39:36,500 THAT YOU HAVE, BUT I SEE A LOT 4748 02:39:36,500 --> 02:39:39,303 OF PEOPLE OF COLOR UP HERE, AND 4749 02:39:39,303 --> 02:39:42,372 I HAVE A LOT OF INTERSECTIONALIT 4750 02:39:42,372 --> 02:39:44,441 Y. SO TO GIVE YOU A CLEAR ACTION 4751 02:39:44,441 --> 02:39:45,409 ITEM WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE, 4752 02:39:45,409 --> 02:39:46,743 BECAUSE THIS IS HARD WORK AND 4753 02:39:46,743 --> 02:39:48,645 PEOPLE ARE ASKING YOU TO DEFUND 4754 02:39:48,645 --> 02:39:50,113 THE POLICE, WHICH IS NOT AN EASY 4755 02:39:50,113 --> 02:39:51,348 TASK BECAUSE THEY ARE THE 4756 02:39:51,348 --> 02:39:53,617 BIGGEST GANG IN THIS COUNTRY. SO 4757 02:39:53,617 --> 02:39:54,851 I'M ASKING YOU TO BE 4758 02:39:54,851 --> 02:39:55,886 REVOLUTIONARY AND TO REACH OUT 4759 02:39:55,886 --> 02:39:57,888 TO SOME OF THE GREAT MINDS THAT 4760 02:39:57,888 --> 02:39:59,656 HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING. YOU HAVE 4761 02:39:59,656 --> 02:40:00,424 OUR INFORMATION. JULIE CHANG 4762 02:40:00,424 --> 02:40:02,192 SCHULMAN IS ONE OF THEM AND ASK 4763 02:40:02,192 --> 02:40:04,194 FOR HELP. WE HAVE THE SOLUTIONS 4764 02:40:04,194 --> 02:40:05,662 AND WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE THEM 4765 02:40:05,662 --> 02:40:07,030 WITH YOU. MAYBE YOU BUY US LUNCH 4766 02:40:07,030 --> 02:40:10,367 AND PROVIDE SOME SNACKS. 4767 02:40:10,367 --> 02:40:12,536 -- THANK YOU. NADIA. UP NEXT IS 4768 02:40:12,536 --> 02:40:14,571 ASHLEY. AND THEN AYE AND THEN 4769 02:40:14,571 --> 02:40:15,339 HANNAH 4770 02:40:15,339 --> 02:40:18,709 -- HI EVERYONE. YOU HEARD 4771 02:40:18,709 --> 02:40:21,445 EARLIER FROM ODA AND LEONARD, 4772 02:40:21,445 --> 02:40:23,113 TWO OF OUR PARTICIPANTS. AND 4773 02:40:23,113 --> 02:40:24,614 I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING 4774 02:40:24,614 --> 02:40:26,416 FROM MELISSA, WHO HAD TO GO 4775 02:40:26,416 --> 02:40:28,752 BECAUSE SHE WAS FALLING ASLEEP. 4776 02:40:28,752 --> 02:40:29,586 GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. 4777 02:40:29,586 --> 02:40:30,487 MY NAME IS MELISSA AND I LIVE AT 4778 02:40:30,487 --> 02:40:32,155 ARENA JAMES SHELTER IN 4779 02:40:32,155 --> 02:40:34,024 NORTHGATE. SHELTERS LIKE MINE 4780 02:40:34,024 --> 02:40:35,392 AREN'T JUST OVERNIGHT BEDS. 4781 02:40:35,392 --> 02:40:37,260 THEY OFFER WRAPAROUND SERVICES 4782 02:40:37,260 --> 02:40:38,428 AND GIVE US HOPE. SOMETHING SO 4783 02:40:38,428 --> 02:40:41,431 MANY LACK. WE GET A ROOM, A KEY, 4784 02:40:41,431 --> 02:40:42,399 REAL SECURITY AND STAFF WHO 4785 02:40:42,399 --> 02:40:43,634 TREAT US LIKE FAMILY. WE CAN 4786 02:40:43,634 --> 02:40:45,836 STAY 30 OR 60 YEARS, MANY DAYS 4787 02:40:45,836 --> 02:40:47,604 AS NEEDED WHILE RECEIVING HELP, 4788 02:40:47,604 --> 02:40:48,972 OBTAINING IDS, ACCESSING 4789 02:40:48,972 --> 02:40:50,307 BENEFITS, CONNECTING TO 4790 02:40:50,307 --> 02:40:50,874 HEALTHCARE, RESOLVING LEGAL 4791 02:40:50,874 --> 02:40:53,377 ISSUES AND SECURING PERMANENT 4792 02:40:53,377 --> 02:40:54,745 HOUSING. WHEN SHELTERS LACK 4793 02:40:54,745 --> 02:40:56,513 SPACE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, 4794 02:40:56,513 --> 02:40:57,514 HOSPITALS AND PUBLIC SPACES BEAR 4795 02:40:57,514 --> 02:40:59,750 THE STRAIN, COSTING TAXPAYERS 4796 02:40:59,750 --> 02:41:01,318 MORE WHILE SOLVING LESS FUNDING. 4797 02:41:01,318 --> 02:41:03,387 ENHANCED SHELTERS LIKE TARINA 4798 02:41:03,387 --> 02:41:04,588 JAMES PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION TO 4799 02:41:04,588 --> 02:41:06,423 STABILIZE LIVES, BRIDGE PEOPLE 4800 02:41:06,423 --> 02:41:07,791 DIRECTLY INTO LONG TERM HOUSING, 4801 02:41:07,791 --> 02:41:09,192 AND BRIDGE PEOPLE DIRECTLY INTO 4802 02:41:09,192 --> 02:41:11,595 LONG TERM HOUSING. PLEASE 4803 02:41:11,595 --> 02:41:12,229 PRIORITIZE EXPANDING FUNDING FOR 4804 02:41:12,229 --> 02:41:13,563 EXPANDED FUNDING FOR ENHANCED 4805 02:41:13,563 --> 02:41:17,701 SHELTER ACROSS SEATTLE. AND JUST 4806 02:41:17,701 --> 02:41:19,836 WITH THE LAST 30s REAL QUICK IN 4807 02:41:19,836 --> 02:41:20,470 SOLIDARITY, I WANT TO FLAG THE 4808 02:41:20,470 --> 02:41:22,205 NEED TO PROTECT CONTINGENCY 4809 02:41:22,205 --> 02:41:23,974 FUNDS THAT WILL PROTECT OUR 4810 02:41:23,974 --> 02:41:25,409 HOUSING SYSTEMS NO MATTER WHAT 4811 02:41:25,409 --> 02:41:26,777 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES. AND 4812 02:41:26,777 --> 02:41:28,311 WE COULDN'T DO OUR WORK WITHOUT 4813 02:41:28,311 --> 02:41:29,646 EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES AROUND THE 4814 02:41:29,646 --> 02:41:31,481 CITY. AND SO PLEASE PRESERVE THE 4815 02:41:31,481 --> 02:41:32,983 FUNDING FOR THE SHE CLINIC AND 4816 02:41:32,983 --> 02:41:34,484 AURORA COMMONS. PLEASE ADD 4817 02:41:34,484 --> 02:41:36,486 INVESTMENTS TO GENDER BASED 4818 02:41:36,486 --> 02:41:36,987 VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND 4819 02:41:36,987 --> 02:41:38,355 SERVICES, AND PRESERVE 4820 02:41:38,355 --> 02:41:39,356 INVESTMENTS IN FOOD ACCESS. 4821 02:41:39,356 --> 02:41:40,757 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 4822 02:41:40,757 --> 02:41:42,993 -- THANK YOU. ASHLEY, AYE, 4823 02:41:42,993 --> 02:41:46,430 YOU'RE UP NEXT. LOVE YOUR 4824 02:41:46,430 --> 02:41:46,697 EARRINGS. 4825 02:41:46,697 --> 02:41:47,898 -- OH THANK YOU. CAN YOU SAY THE 4826 02:41:47,898 --> 02:41:48,532 FULL NAME? BECAUSE I WANT TO 4827 02:41:48,532 --> 02:41:49,666 MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT AYE. 4828 02:41:49,666 --> 02:41:50,867 -- I GOT YOU AS A. 4829 02:41:50,867 --> 02:41:53,970 -- AYE. OKAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE 4830 02:41:53,970 --> 02:41:58,008 SURE THERE WAS NO OTHER A'S. 4831 02:41:58,008 --> 02:42:00,010 OKAY. SEATTLE'S HOMICIDE RATES 4832 02:42:00,010 --> 02:42:01,778 FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY TO 4833 02:42:01,778 --> 02:42:03,980 AUGUST OF LAST YEAR DROPPED 43% 4834 02:42:03,980 --> 02:42:06,349 COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD THE 4835 02:42:06,349 --> 02:42:08,618 PREVIOUS YEAR. VIOLENT CRIME 4836 02:42:08,618 --> 02:42:10,654 RATES FOR THAT PERIOD DROPPED 4837 02:42:10,654 --> 02:42:13,290 23%, AND PROPERTY CRIME RATES 4838 02:42:13,290 --> 02:42:16,259 DROPPED 18.7%. THE BALLOONING 4839 02:42:16,259 --> 02:42:18,562 COST OF POLICE AND SURVEILLANCE 4840 02:42:18,562 --> 02:42:21,331 SIPHONED FUNDS FROM EFFECTIVE 4841 02:42:21,331 --> 02:42:21,832 SOLUTIONS TO PREVENTING 4842 02:42:21,832 --> 02:42:22,933 COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. AND, 4843 02:42:22,933 --> 02:42:24,835 ACCORDING TO SPD'S OWN SURVEY, 4844 02:42:24,835 --> 02:42:27,070 FEWER THAN 40% OF SEATTLEITES 4845 02:42:27,070 --> 02:42:28,405 ACTUALLY APPROVE OF THEIR JOB. 4846 02:42:28,405 --> 02:42:31,274 AN ALL TIME LOW. DESPITE THIS, 4847 02:42:31,274 --> 02:42:34,845 53% OF THE GENERAL FUND IS BEING 4848 02:42:34,845 --> 02:42:36,713 SPENT ON POLICING, ALL WHILE THE 4849 02:42:36,713 --> 02:42:38,548 SPD CURRENTLY OWES THE CITY $13 4850 02:42:38,548 --> 02:42:40,851 MILLION. SPD OFFICERS SHOOT MORE 4851 02:42:40,851 --> 02:42:42,652 PEOPLE PER ARREST THAN 68% OF 4852 02:42:42,652 --> 02:42:44,855 LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS 4853 02:42:44,855 --> 02:42:46,556 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY'VE BEEN 4854 02:42:46,556 --> 02:42:48,959 RESPONSIBLE FOR 36 DEATHS 4855 02:42:48,959 --> 02:42:51,094 BETWEEN 2013 TO 2025, WITH THREE 4856 02:42:51,094 --> 02:42:53,196 PEOPLE KILLED BY SPD OVER THE 4857 02:42:53,196 --> 02:42:55,565 PAST YEAR. OKAY, STUDIES HAVE 4858 02:42:55,565 --> 02:42:57,834 DEMONSTRATED A DIRECT 4859 02:42:57,834 --> 02:42:59,569 CORRELATION BETWEEN INCREASES IN 4860 02:42:59,569 --> 02:43:00,971 POLICE BUDGETS AND THE NUMBER OF 4861 02:43:00,971 --> 02:43:02,806 PEOPLE KILLED BY THE COPS. THIS 4862 02:43:02,806 --> 02:43:05,575 BUDGET GETS SPD AN INCREASE IN 4863 02:43:05,575 --> 02:43:06,309 FUNDING OF 13.8%, WHILE OTHER 4864 02:43:06,309 --> 02:43:08,578 DEPARTMENTS ARE GETTING THEIR 4865 02:43:08,578 --> 02:43:11,148 FUNDING CUT. ALL RIGHT, SO AT 4866 02:43:11,148 --> 02:43:12,983 THE SAME TIME, 65 MILLION IS 4867 02:43:12,983 --> 02:43:14,417 BEING TRANSFERRED FROM THE 4868 02:43:14,417 --> 02:43:18,021 OFFICE OF HOUSING. SO WHILE A 4869 02:43:18,021 --> 02:43:19,923 PERSON IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, 4870 02:43:19,923 --> 02:43:21,558 IT'S COST THE CITY ONLY $68 A 4871 02:43:21,558 --> 02:43:26,696 DAY, IT COSTS $152 A DAY TO HAVE 4872 02:43:26,696 --> 02:43:28,365 A PERSON INCARCERATED. STABLE 4873 02:43:28,365 --> 02:43:29,799 HOUSING LEADS TO 27% DROP IN 4874 02:43:29,799 --> 02:43:31,401 KING COUNTY JAIL OKAY. 4875 02:43:31,401 --> 02:43:36,306 -- BUDGET HOLDS. WE NEED MORE 4876 02:43:36,306 --> 02:43:36,840 FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY AND 4877 02:43:36,840 --> 02:43:38,241 HOUSING AND NOT FUNDING FOR 4878 02:43:38,241 --> 02:43:39,576 CAMERAS OR KILLER COPS. THAT'S 4879 02:43:39,576 --> 02:43:42,145 RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. 4880 02:43:42,145 --> 02:43:43,280 -- THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE I'M 4881 02:43:43,280 --> 02:43:45,582 GOING TO CALL A BUNCH OF NAMES. 4882 02:43:45,582 --> 02:43:46,650 FOR JUST ONE SECOND. WE GOT 4883 02:43:46,650 --> 02:43:49,152 HANNAH ZIFF, SAM WOLF, MATT 4884 02:43:49,152 --> 02:43:50,987 OFFENBACHER, SAM GORDON, LEE 4885 02:43:50,987 --> 02:43:53,023 MILLER, SAM WOLSTEIN, DANE 4886 02:43:53,023 --> 02:43:56,159 PESCHEL, VANESSA VILLALOBOS, 4887 02:43:56,159 --> 02:43:59,329 SLEIMAN, A KEN FAGAN, AND CLAIRE 4888 02:43:59,329 --> 02:44:01,431 KANTOR. WITH THAT, HANNAH, 4889 02:44:01,431 --> 02:44:01,698 WELCOME. 4890 02:44:01,698 --> 02:44:03,300 -- THANK YOU. I'M HANNAH FROM 4891 02:44:03,300 --> 02:44:05,502 PIONEER SQUARE. I STAND WITH 4892 02:44:05,502 --> 02:44:06,203 EVERYONE'S COMMENTS TODAY EXCEPT 4893 02:44:06,203 --> 02:44:07,837 FOR THE SECOND REMOTE COMMENTER 4894 02:44:07,837 --> 02:44:09,739 WAS COUNTER TO EVERYTHING ELSE 4895 02:44:09,739 --> 02:44:11,575 I'VE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. 4896 02:44:11,575 --> 02:44:13,443 OUR AIM IS TO HAVE A VIRTUOUS 4897 02:44:13,443 --> 02:44:15,712 CYCLE AND BENEFICIAL 4898 02:44:15,712 --> 02:44:16,313 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US, THE 4899 02:44:16,313 --> 02:44:17,781 CITIZENS, AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY 4900 02:44:17,781 --> 02:44:19,749 AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. SEATTLE 4901 02:44:19,749 --> 02:44:20,917 HAS EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR A 4902 02:44:20,917 --> 02:44:23,520 BULL ECONOMY AND TO TURN OUR 4903 02:44:23,520 --> 02:44:24,554 BUDGET DEFICIT INTO A SURPLUS. 4904 02:44:24,554 --> 02:44:26,256 THERE'S A LOT OF UNMET DEMAND 4905 02:44:26,256 --> 02:44:27,357 IN SEATTLE FOR MULTIFAMILY 4906 02:44:27,357 --> 02:44:28,792 HOUSING. WE HAVE THE RAW 4907 02:44:28,792 --> 02:44:30,327 MATERIALS TO MEET OUR OWN 4908 02:44:30,327 --> 02:44:31,328 DEMANDS AND STIMULATE OUR OWN 4909 02:44:31,328 --> 02:44:32,829 ECONOMY. THE CITY, STATE AND 4910 02:44:32,829 --> 02:44:35,198 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALL 4911 02:44:35,198 --> 02:44:36,299 PROMOTE THE MANUFACTURING OF OUR 4912 02:44:36,299 --> 02:44:37,500 OWN RAW MATERIALS LOCALLY TO 4913 02:44:37,500 --> 02:44:39,870 MEET OUR OWN DEMANDS, NAMELY 4914 02:44:39,870 --> 02:44:41,438 ANOTHER CONCRETE PLANT AND 4915 02:44:41,438 --> 02:44:42,872 TURNING RAW TIMBER INTO BUILDING 4916 02:44:42,872 --> 02:44:44,474 MATERIALS. THEY SHOULD BE 4917 02:44:44,474 --> 02:44:45,976 PROMOTING THE HOUSING ECONOMY ON 4918 02:44:45,976 --> 02:44:46,509 EVERY LEVEL POSSIBLE, AS 4919 02:44:46,509 --> 02:44:48,912 AGGRESSIVELY AS POSSIBLE. LOCAL 4920 02:44:48,912 --> 02:44:50,280 DEVELOPERS HAVE A VAST WANT FOR 4921 02:44:50,280 --> 02:44:51,881 WORKERS. HOPEFULLY IN THE NEW 4922 02:44:51,881 --> 02:44:54,517 PLAN, WE WILL DIRECTLY CREATE, 4923 02:44:54,517 --> 02:44:55,085 PROMOTE AND INCENTIVIZE THE 4924 02:44:55,085 --> 02:44:56,987 TRAINING OF BLUE COLLAR WORKERS, 4925 02:44:56,987 --> 02:44:58,288 SPECIALIZED AND NONSPECIALIZED 4926 02:44:58,288 --> 02:45:00,090 IN ORDER TO BUILD THESE HOMES 4927 02:45:00,090 --> 02:45:01,458 AND FACILITIES THAT OUR CITY HAS 4928 02:45:01,458 --> 02:45:03,793 ACTUAL DEMAND FOR FILLING IN 4929 02:45:03,793 --> 02:45:05,729 EMPTY PLOTS WILL CONNECT DOTS 4930 02:45:05,729 --> 02:45:07,130 AND SOLVE OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. IT 4931 02:45:07,130 --> 02:45:08,431 SEEMS LIKE THE WANT FOR BLUE 4932 02:45:08,431 --> 02:45:10,100 COLLAR WORKERS IS THE MISSING 4933 02:45:10,100 --> 02:45:11,501 CARD IN THIS LOCAL ECONOMY. THE 4934 02:45:11,501 --> 02:45:13,003 CITY SHOULD ALSO FOCUS ON 4935 02:45:13,003 --> 02:45:14,905 TURNING A PROFIT FROM CORPORATE 4936 02:45:14,905 --> 02:45:16,406 STAKEHOLDERS. I WAS DISAPPOINTED 4937 02:45:16,406 --> 02:45:17,307 TO HEAR THAT WE WILL RENEW OUR 4938 02:45:17,307 --> 02:45:19,409 LEASE WITH THE MILITARY FOR 35 4939 02:45:19,409 --> 02:45:20,844 ACRES, BUT THERE WAS NO MENTION 4940 02:45:20,844 --> 02:45:21,845 OF INCREASING OUR RATE TO AT 4941 02:45:21,845 --> 02:45:23,313 LEAST MEET INFLATION AND IDEALLY 4942 02:45:23,313 --> 02:45:25,181 HELP REDUCE OUR BUDGET DEFICIT. 4943 02:45:25,181 --> 02:45:26,683 AS A RULE, ALL OF OUR DEALINGS 4944 02:45:26,683 --> 02:45:28,385 WITH CORPORATE STAKEHOLDERS 4945 02:45:28,385 --> 02:45:28,918 SHOULD REDUCE OUR BUDGET 4946 02:45:28,918 --> 02:45:30,353 DEFICIT. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO 4947 02:45:30,353 --> 02:45:31,321 THANK RIVERA FOR KEEPING AN EYE 4948 02:45:31,321 --> 02:45:33,156 ON THE BUDGET. I THINK WE COULD 4949 02:45:33,156 --> 02:45:34,557 TURN IT INTO A SURPLUS AND 4950 02:45:34,557 --> 02:45:37,294 AROUND 15 YEARS, AT A RATE OF 4951 02:45:37,294 --> 02:45:39,029 TEN SEATTLE IS PROFITABLE. THANK 4952 02:45:39,029 --> 02:45:39,229 YOU. 4953 02:45:39,229 --> 02:45:41,698 -- THANK YOU HANNAH. NEXT. SAM. 4954 02:45:41,698 --> 02:45:44,534 MATT. SAM. 4955 02:45:44,534 --> 02:45:45,869 -- GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME 4956 02:45:45,869 --> 02:45:48,238 IS SAM WOLF. I WORK FOR PDA AS 4957 02:45:48,238 --> 02:45:50,273 THE LOCAL POLICY DIRECTOR. 4958 02:45:50,273 --> 02:45:51,408 TONIGHT I'M HERE FOR SHELTER, 4959 02:45:51,408 --> 02:45:52,809 SPECIFICALLY. HI. SUPPORT 4960 02:45:52,809 --> 02:45:54,878 SHELTER. YOU'VE HEARD FROM 4961 02:45:54,878 --> 02:45:55,478 SEVERAL VOICES TONIGHT ABOUT 4962 02:45:55,478 --> 02:45:56,947 THIS YEAR'S STREETS TO HOUSING 4963 02:45:56,947 --> 02:45:58,415 EFFORT THAT TOOK PLACE IN 4964 02:45:58,415 --> 02:46:00,884 PIONEER SQUARE, WHERE NEARLY 90% 4965 02:46:00,884 --> 02:46:02,052 OF UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS 4966 02:46:02,052 --> 02:46:02,585 SLEEPING OVERNIGHT IN THE 4967 02:46:02,585 --> 02:46:03,753 NEIGHBORHOOD WERE MATCHED TO 4968 02:46:03,753 --> 02:46:05,789 APPROPRIATE SHELTERS OR HOUSING. 4969 02:46:05,789 --> 02:46:08,058 THESE OUTCOMES ARE REPLICABLE. 4970 02:46:08,058 --> 02:46:09,826 THEY WERE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF AN 4971 02:46:09,826 --> 02:46:10,560 OUTREACH STRATEGY THROUGH WHICH 4972 02:46:10,560 --> 02:46:12,395 WE COULD REALLY IDENTIFY 4973 02:46:12,395 --> 02:46:13,530 PEOPLE'S NEEDS, BUILD TRUST TO 4974 02:46:13,530 --> 02:46:16,366 TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND HAVE THE 4975 02:46:16,366 --> 02:46:18,535 RESOURCES TO CONNECT PEOPLE 4976 02:46:18,535 --> 02:46:20,437 WITH. FOR OVER 60% OF SEATTLE'S 4977 02:46:20,437 --> 02:46:22,439 UNSHELTERED POPULATION, THE 4978 02:46:22,439 --> 02:46:23,707 APPROPRIATE RESOURCES ARE HI 4979 02:46:23,707 --> 02:46:25,375 SUPPORT SHELTER. YET THIS TYPE 4980 02:46:25,375 --> 02:46:27,510 OF SHELTER UNIT COMPRISES ONLY 4981 02:46:27,510 --> 02:46:30,246 10% OF OUR CURRENT SHELTER 4982 02:46:30,246 --> 02:46:31,715 SUPPLY. THIS DISPARITY SETS OUR 4983 02:46:31,715 --> 02:46:34,417 CEILING. WE KNOW HOW TO DO THIS 4984 02:46:34,417 --> 02:46:36,353 WORK. OUR UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS, 4985 02:46:36,353 --> 02:46:37,654 OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND 4986 02:46:37,654 --> 02:46:38,288 NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT SEATTLE 4987 02:46:38,288 --> 02:46:39,823 ARE READY TO MOVE THE NEEDLE. 4988 02:46:39,823 --> 02:46:41,591 PLEASE MAINTAIN THE PROPOSED 4989 02:46:41,591 --> 02:46:42,425 INVESTMENTS IN HI SUPPORT 4990 02:46:42,425 --> 02:46:43,560 SHELTER AND LET US TURN THE 4991 02:46:43,560 --> 02:46:45,929 CORNER ON THIS CRISIS. AND ON A 4992 02:46:45,929 --> 02:46:47,130 RELATED NOTE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE 4993 02:46:47,130 --> 02:46:49,265 TO PUT IN A WORD TO PRESERVE 4994 02:46:49,265 --> 02:46:51,067 FUNDING FOR THE SHE CLINIC. 4995 02:46:51,067 --> 02:46:52,502 AURORA COMMONS IS ONE OF LEAD'S 4996 02:46:52,502 --> 02:46:53,603 KEY PARTNERS ON THE AURORA 4997 02:46:53,603 --> 02:46:55,271 CORRIDOR, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO 4998 02:46:55,271 --> 02:46:58,742 IMAGINE DOING THE WORK UP THERE 4999 02:46:58,742 --> 02:46:59,376 WITH EVEN FEWER RESOURCES THAN 5000 02:46:59,376 --> 02:47:01,911 THERE ARE ALREADY. THANK YOU. 5001 02:47:01,911 --> 02:47:04,781 -- THANK YOU, SAM. MATT 5002 02:47:04,781 --> 02:47:08,051 OFFENBACHER STILL AROUND. MATT 5003 02:47:08,051 --> 02:47:09,886 IS GONE. MOVING ON TO SAM 5004 02:47:09,886 --> 02:47:12,722 GORDON. SAM, WELCOME 5005 02:47:12,722 --> 02:47:14,958 -- HI. THANK YOU. HELLO, I'M SAM 5006 02:47:14,958 --> 02:47:17,360 GORDON, RESIDENT AND LOCAL 5007 02:47:17,360 --> 02:47:19,596 ARTIST IN BALLARD SEATTLE 5008 02:47:19,596 --> 02:47:21,264 CUTTING FUNDS TOWARD FOOD 5009 02:47:21,264 --> 02:47:22,532 SECURITY, HOUSING AND THE ARTS 5010 02:47:22,532 --> 02:47:25,101 IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF 5011 02:47:25,101 --> 02:47:28,071 THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE FRIENDS 5012 02:47:28,071 --> 02:47:30,340 AND NEIGHBORS THAT ARE ALREADY 5013 02:47:30,340 --> 02:47:31,941 FEELING THE PINCH OF WHAT IS 5014 02:47:31,941 --> 02:47:34,377 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, AND WE MAKE 5015 02:47:34,377 --> 02:47:36,179 DO TRYING TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER 5016 02:47:36,179 --> 02:47:39,115 AS BEST WE CAN AND USE WHAT 5017 02:47:39,115 --> 02:47:39,716 RESOURCES WE HAVE WITHIN THE 5018 02:47:39,716 --> 02:47:41,818 COMMUNITY. BUT IT ISN'T ENOUGH. 5019 02:47:41,818 --> 02:47:44,721 FOOD, WATER, SHELTER AND 5020 02:47:44,721 --> 02:47:46,056 CREATIVITY THROUGH ARTS AND 5021 02:47:46,056 --> 02:47:47,490 CULTURE ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR A 5022 02:47:47,490 --> 02:47:48,725 THRIVING CITY. THANK YOU FOR 5023 02:47:48,725 --> 02:47:50,427 YOUR TIME. 5024 02:47:50,427 --> 02:47:54,497 -- THANK YOU SAM LEE MILLER. 5025 02:47:54,497 --> 02:47:57,367 ALLISON, I HAVE YOU UP LATER ON 5026 02:47:57,367 --> 02:47:59,803 IN THE PROGRAM. 5027 02:47:59,803 --> 02:48:00,303 -- I ACTUALLY HAVE MATT 5028 02:48:00,303 --> 02:48:02,972 OFFENBACHER NUMBER HERE, WHICH I 5029 02:48:02,972 --> 02:48:06,443 WAS TOLD TO SHOW UP AND USE. 5030 02:48:06,443 --> 02:48:08,144 -- THAT WOULD BE A FIRST FOR THE 5031 02:48:08,144 --> 02:48:10,613 EVENING. ARE YOU OKAY? WAITING 5032 02:48:10,613 --> 02:48:12,148 FOR YOUR TURN OR DO YOU NEED TO 5033 02:48:12,148 --> 02:48:12,415 GO RIGHT? 5034 02:48:12,415 --> 02:48:14,084 -- IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GO? I 5035 02:48:14,084 --> 02:48:15,685 RESPECT THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY 5036 02:48:15,685 --> 02:48:16,886 LIKE ME HAS BEEN WAITING HERE 5037 02:48:16,886 --> 02:48:19,255 FOR A LONG NIGHT. I WOULD LOVE 5038 02:48:19,255 --> 02:48:20,457 TO JUST BRIEFLY SAY MY PIECE IF 5039 02:48:20,457 --> 02:48:22,459 I CAN. 5040 02:48:22,459 --> 02:48:23,026 -- I'M GOING TO MAKE THE 5041 02:48:23,026 --> 02:48:24,961 EXCEPTION RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT 5042 02:48:24,961 --> 02:48:26,830 GOING TO MAKE THIS A EXCEPTION 5043 02:48:26,830 --> 02:48:28,431 AGAIN. WE HAD REAL PROBLEMS LAST 5044 02:48:28,431 --> 02:48:29,566 YEAR WHEN I LET A GROUP OF 5045 02:48:29,566 --> 02:48:30,533 STUDENTS UP, AND THEN THE OTHER 5046 02:48:30,533 --> 02:48:31,835 STUDENTS DIDN'T GET TO GO. 5047 02:48:31,835 --> 02:48:34,471 WE'VE ONLY GOT 18 SPEAKERS 5048 02:48:34,471 --> 02:48:36,339 LEFT, SO. 5049 02:48:36,339 --> 02:48:37,474 -- THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, 5050 02:48:37,474 --> 02:48:42,245 AND THANKS TO MY FELLOW WAITING 5051 02:48:42,245 --> 02:48:43,379 CITIZENS, ALISON EISINGER. I'M 5052 02:48:43,379 --> 02:48:45,415 THE DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE KING 5053 02:48:45,415 --> 02:48:45,849 COUNTY COALITION ON 5054 02:48:45,849 --> 02:48:47,083 HOMELESSNESS. GOOD EVENING. 5055 02:48:47,083 --> 02:48:49,686 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M I'M HERE TO 5056 02:48:49,686 --> 02:48:54,257 SPEAK BROADLY IN SUPPORT OF SOME 5057 02:48:54,257 --> 02:48:54,858 REALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF 5058 02:48:54,858 --> 02:48:57,160 MAYOR WILSON'S BUDGET, 5059 02:48:57,160 --> 02:49:00,730 PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, 5060 02:49:00,730 --> 02:49:02,866 THE EXTRAORDINARY ADDITIONAL 5061 02:49:02,866 --> 02:49:05,435 INVESTMENT OF RESOURCES IN 5062 02:49:05,435 --> 02:49:07,370 QUALITY SHELTER AND SERVICES 5063 02:49:07,370 --> 02:49:09,138 THAT ARE A NECESSARY BUT NOT 5064 02:49:09,138 --> 02:49:11,040 SUFFICIENT PART OF OUR CITY'S 5065 02:49:11,040 --> 02:49:12,141 COMMITMENT TO HELP PEOPLE GET 5066 02:49:12,141 --> 02:49:14,444 ALL THE WAY HOME. AND I ALSO 5067 02:49:14,444 --> 02:49:16,312 FEEL THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO 5068 02:49:16,312 --> 02:49:18,081 ACKNOWLEDGE, AS I THINK YOU ALL 5069 02:49:18,081 --> 02:49:20,250 UNDERSTAND AND CERTAINLY 5070 02:49:20,250 --> 02:49:21,518 EVERYONE ON THIS SIDE OF THE 5071 02:49:21,518 --> 02:49:22,785 DAIS UNDERSTANDS, THAT ACTUALLY, 5072 02:49:22,785 --> 02:49:24,354 I DON'T LIKE THIS BUDGET VERY 5073 02:49:24,354 --> 02:49:30,894 MUCH, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE NEED 5074 02:49:30,894 --> 02:49:33,429 TO EXERCISE THE KIND OF SMALL C 5075 02:49:33,429 --> 02:49:35,431 CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO THE 5076 02:49:35,431 --> 02:49:37,901 BUDGET THAT THIS BUDGET 5077 02:49:37,901 --> 02:49:40,036 REFLECTS. AND YOU HAVE HEARD AND 5078 02:49:40,036 --> 02:49:41,905 WE SEE AND FEEL AND HEAR EVERY 5079 02:49:41,905 --> 02:49:45,775 DAY, THAT IT IS STILL NOT 5080 02:49:45,775 --> 02:49:47,577 SUFFICIENT TO DO THE THINGS THAT 5081 02:49:47,577 --> 02:49:49,179 THIS BUDGET, LIKE KING COUNTY'S 5082 02:49:49,179 --> 02:49:51,447 BUDGET, MUST DO, PROTECT THE 5083 02:49:51,447 --> 02:49:53,349 HOUSING, SHELTER AND SERVICES 5084 02:49:53,349 --> 02:49:55,618 THAT WE HAVE ALREADY INVESTED IN 5085 02:49:55,618 --> 02:49:59,355 AND ENSURE THAT WE DO MORE TO 5086 02:49:59,355 --> 02:50:01,424 PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BECOMING 5087 02:50:01,424 --> 02:50:02,859 HOMELESS. SO I WANT TO ASK YOU 5088 02:50:02,859 --> 02:50:04,761 TO REALLY CONSIDER WHERE YOU ARE 5089 02:50:04,761 --> 02:50:10,867 GOING TO BE ABLE TO SPONSOR 5090 02:50:10,867 --> 02:50:12,368 ADDITIONAL 400,000 OR $600,000, 5091 02:50:12,368 --> 02:50:13,403 AND WHERE YOU WILL HAVE THE 5092 02:50:13,403 --> 02:50:13,603 GUTS. 5093 02:50:13,603 --> 02:50:21,477 -- THANK YOU SAM LEE MILLER, SAM 5094 02:50:21,477 --> 02:50:25,315 WOLSTEIN. NUMBER 9495, 94. LEE. 5095 02:50:25,315 --> 02:50:28,751 COME ON UP 5096 02:50:28,751 --> 02:50:30,219 -- MY NAME IS LEE MILLER AND 5097 02:50:30,219 --> 02:50:31,454 I'M A DISTRICT VOTER. I WAS 5098 02:50:31,454 --> 02:50:33,623 GOING TO TRY TO USE RESEARCH AND 5099 02:50:33,623 --> 02:50:34,958 METICULOUS ARGUMENTS TO CONVINCE 5100 02:50:34,958 --> 02:50:36,960 YOU TO VOTE AGAINST WILSON'S 5101 02:50:36,960 --> 02:50:38,461 BUDGET, WHICH WILL TAKE MONEY 5102 02:50:38,461 --> 02:50:40,229 AWAY FROM THE PARAMEDICS AND THE 5103 02:50:40,229 --> 02:50:41,531 FIRE DEPARTMENT AND GIVE IT TO 5104 02:50:41,531 --> 02:50:43,900 SPD TO HIRE 66 MORE COPS TO 5105 02:50:43,900 --> 02:50:45,335 CONVINCE YOU THAT COPS ARE NOT A 5106 02:50:45,335 --> 02:50:46,869 RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT OF PUBLIC 5107 02:50:46,869 --> 02:50:50,907 MONEY. I WAS GOING TO BRING UP 5108 02:50:50,907 --> 02:50:53,476 THINGS LIKE SHON BARNES $700,000 5109 02:50:53,476 --> 02:50:55,278 SEVERANCE PAYOUT, SPD HISTORY OF 5110 02:50:55,278 --> 02:50:56,779 VOTER FRAUD, SPD'S VERY 5111 02:50:56,779 --> 02:50:58,915 AVOIDABLE MILLION DOLLAR CARBON 5112 02:50:58,915 --> 02:51:00,917 MONOXIDE LAWSUIT. SPD KILLING 5113 02:51:00,917 --> 02:51:02,485 JAHNAVI KANDULA WITH RECKLESS 5114 02:51:02,485 --> 02:51:03,853 DRIVING AND GIVING. HAVING TO 5115 02:51:03,853 --> 02:51:06,222 GIVE HER FAMILY $29 MILLION. SPD 5116 02:51:06,222 --> 02:51:07,724 ALSO KILLS BLACK AND RACIALIZED 5117 02:51:07,724 --> 02:51:09,525 PEOPLE LIKE DEREK HAYDEN, 5118 02:51:09,525 --> 02:51:11,661 AYAHUASCA, TOGO, CHARLENA LYLES 5119 02:51:11,661 --> 02:51:14,297 AND TOO MANY MORE TO LIST. THEY 5120 02:51:14,297 --> 02:51:15,465 ARE JUST NOT A GOOD USE OF 5121 02:51:15,465 --> 02:51:16,499 PUBLIC MONEY. BUT THE MORE I 5122 02:51:16,499 --> 02:51:18,801 KEPT THINKING ABOUT IT, THE MORE 5123 02:51:18,801 --> 02:51:19,335 I REALIZED THAT RATIONAL 5124 02:51:19,335 --> 02:51:21,170 ARGUMENTS DO NOT CONVINCE 5125 02:51:21,170 --> 02:51:21,904 PEOPLE. INSTEAD, I WANT TO 5126 02:51:21,904 --> 02:51:23,439 REMIND YOU THAT SIX SEATTLE COPS 5127 02:51:23,439 --> 02:51:26,509 WERE AT JANUARY 6th. WE LIVE 5128 02:51:26,509 --> 02:51:27,777 UNDER RISING FASCISM, AND YOU 5129 02:51:27,777 --> 02:51:29,679 WERE ON THE VERGE OF HIRING 66 5130 02:51:29,679 --> 02:51:31,614 MORE COPS. THIS BEGS THE 5131 02:51:31,614 --> 02:51:33,483 QUESTION ARE YOU STUPID? BECAUSE 5132 02:51:33,483 --> 02:51:34,751 ASIDE FROM BOB KETTLE, NONE OF 5133 02:51:34,751 --> 02:51:38,288 YOU LOOK STUPID. COPS DO NOT 5134 02:51:38,288 --> 02:51:39,856 PROTECT PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT 5135 02:51:39,856 --> 02:51:41,991 PROTECT DEMOCRACY. THEY PROTECT 5136 02:51:41,991 --> 02:51:43,393 INSTITUTIONAL POWER. AND RIGHT 5137 02:51:43,393 --> 02:51:45,295 NOW, INSTITUTIONAL POWER IS 5138 02:51:45,295 --> 02:51:46,396 THROWING PEOPLE INTO DEATH 5139 02:51:46,396 --> 02:51:48,064 CAMPS. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP 5140 02:51:48,064 --> 02:51:50,033 ANYONE SAFER BY HIRING MORE 5141 02:51:50,033 --> 02:51:51,367 COPS. THEY ROUTINELY GET AWAY 5142 02:51:51,367 --> 02:51:53,536 WITH KILLING PEOPLE. PLEASE 5143 02:51:53,536 --> 02:51:53,903 THINK ABOUT IT. 5144 02:51:53,903 --> 02:51:58,107 -- THANK YOU. LEE SAM WILSON, 5145 02:51:58,107 --> 02:52:02,078 DANE. MICHAEL. SAM W SAM W WU. 5146 02:52:02,078 --> 02:52:03,780 AUSTIN. SAM AUSTIN. GOING ONCE, 5147 02:52:03,780 --> 02:52:07,083 TWICE. DANE. PESCHEL, DANE. 5148 02:52:07,083 --> 02:52:09,852 PESCHEL GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. 5149 02:52:09,852 --> 02:52:13,656 VANESSA. VILLALOBOS, VANESSA 5150 02:52:13,656 --> 02:52:17,627 VILLALOBOS ONCE. TWICE SLAMMING 5151 02:52:17,627 --> 02:52:25,468 UP A SLAMMING ONCE, TWICE. KEN 5152 02:52:25,468 --> 02:52:33,843 FAGAN, KEN. KEN FAGAN ONCE. 5153 02:52:33,843 --> 02:52:37,313 TWICE. CLAIRE CANTOR. CLARA 5154 02:52:37,313 --> 02:52:42,285 WE'RE ALMOST TO ALISON'S NAME. 5155 02:52:42,285 --> 02:52:44,654 MEGAN PATEL. LYNN SANDSMARK. 5156 02:52:44,654 --> 02:52:48,658 LINA. OF COURSE. SORRY. LINA. I 5157 02:52:48,658 --> 02:52:50,827 AM READING ENGLISH. I SWEAR. 5158 02:52:50,827 --> 02:52:52,995 GOOD TO SEE YOU. 5159 02:52:52,995 --> 02:52:54,564 -- THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE 5160 02:52:54,564 --> 02:52:57,433 STILL. ALL RIGHT. CHAIR STRAUSS 5161 02:52:57,433 --> 02:52:59,369 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME 5162 02:52:59,369 --> 02:53:01,304 IS LENA SANDSMARK, AND I'M 5163 02:53:01,304 --> 02:53:03,806 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT A 5164 02:53:03,806 --> 02:53:04,373 STATEWIDE ARTS ORGANIZATION 5165 02:53:04,373 --> 02:53:07,710 CALLED SHUNPIKE. OUR OFFICE IS 5166 02:53:07,710 --> 02:53:09,912 LOCATED IN DISTRICT ONE, BUT THE 5167 02:53:09,912 --> 02:53:12,248 MAJORITY OF OUR 250 PLUS 5168 02:53:12,248 --> 02:53:14,283 PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS WHO WE 5169 02:53:14,283 --> 02:53:14,817 SERVE THROUGH OUR FISCAL 5170 02:53:14,817 --> 02:53:18,087 SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, ARE IN ALL 5171 02:53:18,087 --> 02:53:18,688 OF SEATTLE'S DISTRICTS AND 5172 02:53:18,688 --> 02:53:20,823 BEYOND AS PART OF THE CITY'S 5173 02:53:20,823 --> 02:53:22,358 CULTURAL SECTOR. WE'RE ALSO AN 5174 02:53:22,358 --> 02:53:24,527 ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR CITY'S 5175 02:53:24,527 --> 02:53:26,462 ECONOMY. WE CREATE JOBS, ATTRACT 5176 02:53:26,462 --> 02:53:28,131 VISITORS. WE SUPPORT SMALL 5177 02:53:28,131 --> 02:53:28,965 BUSINESSES. IN FACT, WE ARE 5178 02:53:28,965 --> 02:53:31,467 SMALL BUSINESSES, AND WE HELP 5179 02:53:31,467 --> 02:53:32,468 MAKE SEATTLE A PLACE WHERE 5180 02:53:32,468 --> 02:53:34,370 PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE, WORK AND 5181 02:53:34,370 --> 02:53:36,472 VISIT. WE RUN SEVERAL PROGRAMS 5182 02:53:36,472 --> 02:53:38,474 THAT BENEFIT ALL ASPECTS OF OUR 5183 02:53:38,474 --> 02:53:39,208 SECTOR. TODAY I'M GOING TO 5184 02:53:39,208 --> 02:53:41,878 HIGHLIGHT JUST ONE OF THEM. OUR 5185 02:53:41,878 --> 02:53:43,780 STOREFRONTS AND ARTIST RESIDENCY 5186 02:53:43,780 --> 02:53:45,882 PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN 5187 02:53:45,882 --> 02:53:47,784 ACTIVATING EMPTY STOREFRONTS AND 5188 02:53:47,784 --> 02:53:48,985 OFFICE SPACES IN OUR REGION ON 5189 02:53:48,985 --> 02:53:50,720 AND OFF, DEPENDING ON FUNDING, 5190 02:53:50,720 --> 02:53:52,388 SINCE THE WAKE OF THE ZERO EIGHT 5191 02:53:52,388 --> 02:53:55,858 ECONOMIC RECESSION, THIS TYPE OF 5192 02:53:55,858 --> 02:53:57,293 ACTIVATION AND SUPPORT NOT ONLY 5193 02:53:57,293 --> 02:54:00,229 HELPS THE CREATIVE SECTOR BY 5194 02:54:00,229 --> 02:54:00,797 HELPING ARTISTS SECURE NEW 5195 02:54:00,797 --> 02:54:02,498 LEASES IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS 5196 02:54:02,498 --> 02:54:03,332 ONCE THEIR RESIDENCY IS OVER, 5197 02:54:03,332 --> 02:54:04,967 FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THEY CAN GROW 5198 02:54:04,967 --> 02:54:06,903 AUDIENCES AND ATTRACT POTENTIAL 5199 02:54:06,903 --> 02:54:08,604 ART BUYERS. IT ALSO HELPS 5200 02:54:08,604 --> 02:54:11,207 MAINTAIN PROPERTY VALUES AND 5201 02:54:11,207 --> 02:54:12,408 KEEPS NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER. WE 5202 02:54:12,408 --> 02:54:14,310 ALL KNOW THAT UNIQUE SHOPS WHO 5203 02:54:14,310 --> 02:54:15,912 ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOT ONLY 5204 02:54:15,912 --> 02:54:18,014 ATTRACT VISITORS, BUT ALSO HELP 5205 02:54:18,014 --> 02:54:19,515 REDUCE PROPERTY DESTRUCTION AND 5206 02:54:19,515 --> 02:54:21,450 OTHER CRIME. WE PROVIDE THIS 5207 02:54:21,450 --> 02:54:22,885 VALUE TO THE SECTOR AND THE 5208 02:54:22,885 --> 02:54:24,587 PUBLIC WHILE OPERATING IN ONE OF 5209 02:54:24,587 --> 02:54:26,456 THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXPENSIVE 5210 02:54:26,456 --> 02:54:28,357 CITIES. WE'RE ASKING THE CITY 5211 02:54:28,357 --> 02:54:30,059 TO DO. 5212 02:54:30,059 --> 02:54:30,960 -- PLEASE SUPPORT THE ARTS. 5213 02:54:30,960 --> 02:54:32,361 SORRY, I RAN OUT OF TIME. THANK 5214 02:54:32,361 --> 02:54:35,465 YOU, THANK YOU 5215 02:54:35,465 --> 02:54:37,667 -- ANY WE GOT JOHN CURRY 5216 02:54:37,667 --> 02:54:40,169 FOLLOWED BY ANGELIQUE. I SAW 5217 02:54:40,169 --> 02:54:41,637 ANGELIQUE EARLIER. THERE SHE IS. 5218 02:54:41,637 --> 02:54:43,806 WE GOT JOHN CURRY THOSE JOHN 5219 02:54:43,806 --> 02:54:45,641 CURRY HERE. GOING ONCE, GOING 5220 02:54:45,641 --> 02:54:49,679 TWICE. ANGELIQUE YOU'RE UP. COME 5221 02:54:49,679 --> 02:54:52,014 ON UP. FOLLOWED BY MEREDITH 5222 02:54:52,014 --> 02:54:55,585 RUFF. KELSEY TIMMER FATIMA DIN, 5223 02:54:55,585 --> 02:54:59,889 SONIA HERRERA, MELISSA EAGER 5224 02:54:59,889 --> 02:55:01,591 THERE YOU ARE. ANGELIQUE. TAKE 5225 02:55:01,591 --> 02:55:04,627 IT AWAY. 5226 02:55:04,627 --> 02:55:06,295 -- GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. AFTER 5227 02:55:06,295 --> 02:55:07,396 LISTENING TO THE LAST MEETING, I 5228 02:55:07,396 --> 02:55:10,066 HEARD THE CITY TALKING ABOUT 5229 02:55:10,066 --> 02:55:12,301 STABILIZATION, BEHAVIOR CHANGE 5230 02:55:12,301 --> 02:55:14,003 AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO ARE 5231 02:55:14,003 --> 02:55:15,404 ALREADY HOUSED. THAT IS EXACTLY 5232 02:55:15,404 --> 02:55:16,272 WHY I BELIEVE SKILLS TO LIVE 5233 02:55:16,272 --> 02:55:19,075 SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AND PAIRED 5234 02:55:19,075 --> 02:55:20,776 WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS 5235 02:55:20,776 --> 02:55:22,545 ALREADY DOING THIS WORK. SKILLS 5236 02:55:22,545 --> 02:55:26,482 TO LIVE IS NOT TRYING TO REPLACE 5237 02:55:26,482 --> 02:55:27,049 HOUSING PROVIDERS, OUTREACH 5238 02:55:27,049 --> 02:55:30,353 TEAMS, OR CASE MANAGERS. IT IS 5239 02:55:30,353 --> 02:55:32,655 DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN WHAT 5240 02:55:32,655 --> 02:55:33,256 ALREADY EXISTS. ORGANIZATIONS 5241 02:55:33,256 --> 02:55:35,625 MAY BE ABLE TO GET SOMEONE 5242 02:55:35,625 --> 02:55:37,560 HOUSED, BUT THEY MAY NOT ALWAYS 5243 02:55:37,560 --> 02:55:39,629 HAVE THE STAFFING TIME OR 5244 02:55:39,629 --> 02:55:41,464 STRUCTURED CURRICULUM TO HELP 5245 02:55:41,464 --> 02:55:43,566 THAT PERSON ADJUST TO EVERYDAY 5246 02:55:43,566 --> 02:55:45,868 LIFE. AFTER THE KEY IS HANDED 5247 02:55:45,868 --> 02:55:47,169 OVER, THE CURRICULUM WAS BUILT 5248 02:55:47,169 --> 02:55:49,805 FOR THAT GAP. IT TEACHES 5249 02:55:49,805 --> 02:55:52,775 PRACTICAL SKILLS AROUND ROUTINE 5250 02:55:52,775 --> 02:55:53,276 COMMUNICATION, LANDLORD 5251 02:55:53,276 --> 02:55:54,911 EXPECTATIONS, MAINTAINING A 5252 02:55:54,911 --> 02:55:56,879 HOME, MANAGING CONFLICT, AND 5253 02:55:56,879 --> 02:55:58,714 CHANGING BEHAVIORS THAT MAY HAVE 5254 02:55:58,714 --> 02:56:00,950 HELPED SOMEONE SURVIVE OUTSIDE 5255 02:56:00,950 --> 02:56:03,486 BUT CAN BE CREATED PROBLEMS ONCE 5256 02:56:03,486 --> 02:56:05,721 THEY ARE HOUSED. THOSE NUMBERS 5257 02:56:05,721 --> 02:56:08,257 ARE CONCERNS BEING DISCUSSED. 5258 02:56:08,257 --> 02:56:11,794 SHOW THAT PLACEMENT ALONE IS NOT 5259 02:56:11,794 --> 02:56:13,596 ENOUGH. IF PEOPLE ARE CYCLING 5260 02:56:13,596 --> 02:56:15,031 BACK INTO HOMELESSNESS, THEN WE 5261 02:56:15,031 --> 02:56:16,532 HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS 5262 02:56:16,532 --> 02:56:20,369 AFTER PLACEMENT. SO PAIR SKILLS 5263 02:56:20,369 --> 02:56:22,171 TO LIVE WITH A HOUSING 5264 02:56:22,171 --> 02:56:22,705 ORGANIZATION THAT NEEDS A 5265 02:56:22,705 --> 02:56:24,907 STRONGER AFTERCARE COMPONENT, 5266 02:56:24,907 --> 02:56:27,310 PAIR IT WITH A PROVIDER THAT 5267 02:56:27,310 --> 02:56:29,745 WANTS TO BE BETTER HOUSING 5268 02:56:29,745 --> 02:56:31,080 RETENTION SKILLS TO LIVE. BECOME 5269 02:56:31,080 --> 02:56:33,816 ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT HELP 5270 02:56:33,816 --> 02:56:36,419 PEOPLE PRACTICE. NOW. BETTER 5271 02:56:36,419 --> 02:56:40,022 BEHAVED. BUILD STABILITY AND TO 5272 02:56:40,022 --> 02:56:42,491 COPE THEIR HOUSING. REMEMBER, 5273 02:56:42,491 --> 02:56:43,159 IT'S NOT ABOUT GETTING HOUSED, 5274 02:56:43,159 --> 02:56:45,027 IT'S ABOUT STAYING HOUSED. 5275 02:56:45,027 --> 02:56:46,762 -- WELL SAID ANGELIQUE, WELL 5276 02:56:46,762 --> 02:56:49,999 SAID. GOT MEREDITH RUFF, 5277 02:56:49,999 --> 02:56:53,302 FOLLOWED BY KELSEY FATIMA. 5278 02:56:53,302 --> 02:56:56,839 WELCOME 5279 02:56:56,839 --> 02:56:59,742 -- SO I HAVE A REAL CURIOSITY. 5280 02:56:59,742 --> 02:57:01,243 BOTH BASED ON THE MAYOR'S 5281 02:57:01,243 --> 02:57:03,412 PROPOSED BUDGET AND ALSO SOME OF 5282 02:57:03,412 --> 02:57:05,214 YOUR VOTING RECORDS. HAVE ANY OF 5283 02:57:05,214 --> 02:57:07,350 YOU EVER ASKED THE QUESTION, DO 5284 02:57:07,350 --> 02:57:09,452 MORE POLICE OFFICERS ON THE 5285 02:57:09,452 --> 02:57:11,287 STREETS REDUCE CRIME? HAVE YOU 5286 02:57:11,287 --> 02:57:13,055 EVER DONE THAT INVESTIGATION? I 5287 02:57:13,055 --> 02:57:13,889 KNOW MY FRIEND HERE SAID DATA IS 5288 02:57:13,889 --> 02:57:15,691 NOT GOING TO CONVINCE YOU. I'M 5289 02:57:15,691 --> 02:57:16,692 NOT REALLY HERE TO CONVINCE YOU 5290 02:57:16,692 --> 02:57:18,728 ALL. I'M HERE TO TALK TO THESE 5291 02:57:18,728 --> 02:57:23,265 PEOPLE BECAUSE EITHER YOU DID DO 5292 02:57:23,265 --> 02:57:24,934 THE INVESTIGATION AND YOU KNOW 5293 02:57:24,934 --> 02:57:25,768 THAT I CAN BRING UP A STUDY 5294 02:57:25,768 --> 02:57:28,671 RIGHT NOW, LIKE A META ANALYSIS 5295 02:57:28,671 --> 02:57:31,273 PUBLISHED IN THE TRANSLATIONAL 5296 02:57:31,273 --> 02:57:35,811 JOURNAL CRIMINOLOGY OF OVER 60 5297 02:57:35,811 --> 02:57:37,213 STUDIES OVER DECADES, DIFFERENT 5298 02:57:37,213 --> 02:57:39,882 POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE 5299 02:57:39,882 --> 02:57:41,050 UNITED STATES. AND THAT STUDY 5300 02:57:41,050 --> 02:57:43,352 FOUND THAT ADDING POLICE 5301 02:57:43,352 --> 02:57:45,688 -- OFFICERS HAS A MINUSCULE, 5302 02:57:45,688 --> 02:57:46,255 STATISTICALLY INSIGNIFICANT 5303 02:57:46,255 --> 02:57:48,424 IMPACT ON CRIME RATES, PUTTING 5304 02:57:48,424 --> 02:57:50,226 MORE POLICE ON THE STREET DOES 5305 02:57:50,226 --> 02:57:53,663 NOT REDUCE CRIME. SO YOU ARE 5306 02:57:53,663 --> 02:57:55,765 EITHER DID YOUR RESEARCH AND YOU 5307 02:57:55,765 --> 02:57:57,733 ARE CYNICALLY OFFERING UP A 5308 02:57:57,733 --> 02:58:00,636 TOUGH ON CRIME STANCE BECAUSE 5309 02:58:00,636 --> 02:58:02,505 YOU WANT YOUR FUNDERS, THE REAL 5310 02:58:02,505 --> 02:58:03,005 ESTATE DEVELOPERS, THE 5311 02:58:03,005 --> 02:58:05,107 MICROSOFTS, THE STARBUCKS, THE 5312 02:58:05,107 --> 02:58:06,809 BIG BUSINESS TO KEEP ON DONATING 5313 02:58:06,809 --> 02:58:09,512 TO YOUR CAMPAIGNS OR YOU NEVER 5314 02:58:09,512 --> 02:58:12,715 DID THE RESEARCH AND THAT IS 5315 02:58:12,715 --> 02:58:14,550 YOUR JOB. THIS IS THE THIRD 5316 02:58:14,550 --> 02:58:15,518 LARGEST DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY 5317 02:58:15,518 --> 02:58:18,120 OF SEATTLE. THIS IS OVER $900 5318 02:58:18,120 --> 02:58:21,090 BILLION. $900 MILLION. EXCUSE 5319 02:58:21,090 --> 02:58:22,758 ME. LIKE DO SOMETHING THAT 5320 02:58:22,758 --> 02:58:25,294 WORKS. DO NOT GIVE A DEPARTMENT 5321 02:58:25,294 --> 02:58:26,262 60 MILLION MORE DOLLARS TO HIRE 5322 02:58:26,262 --> 02:58:27,963 MORE OFFICERS WHEN THAT DOESN'T 5323 02:58:27,963 --> 02:58:30,266 REDUCE CRIME. THANK YOU. 5324 02:58:30,266 --> 02:58:33,035 -- THANK YOU. MEREDITH. UP NEXT 5325 02:58:33,035 --> 02:58:34,336 IS KELSEY, FOLLOWED BY FATIMA, 5326 02:58:34,336 --> 02:58:38,641 SONIA, AND MELISSA. KELSEY. 5327 02:58:38,641 --> 02:58:41,977 KELSEY, NUMBER 106. EXCUSE ME, 5328 02:58:41,977 --> 02:58:43,112 FRIEND WHO'S IN THE FRONT 5329 02:58:43,112 --> 02:58:44,980 TALKING TO SECURITY. IF YOU'RE 5330 02:58:44,980 --> 02:58:46,182 BLOCKING SOMEBODY'S VIEW OF THE 5331 02:58:46,182 --> 02:58:48,751 DAIS, YOU CAN'T STAND. THERE'S 5332 02:58:48,751 --> 02:58:50,052 SOMEBODY DIRECTLY BETWEEN YOU 5333 02:58:50,052 --> 02:58:52,321 AND ME. MY FRIEND 5334 02:58:52,321 --> 02:58:52,955 -- IS THERE ANYONE WHO OBJECTS 5335 02:58:52,955 --> 02:58:54,190 TO ME STANDING? 5336 02:58:54,190 --> 02:58:55,825 -- THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION. 5337 02:58:55,825 --> 02:58:57,560 PLEASE STOP. WE ARE ALMOST DONE. 5338 02:58:57,560 --> 02:58:58,527 WE ARE ALMOST DONE. 5339 02:58:58,527 --> 02:58:59,462 -- POINT OUT THE PERSON WHO'S 5340 02:58:59,462 --> 02:59:02,932 SHAKING THEIR HEAD. NO. SO I MAY 5341 02:59:02,932 --> 02:59:04,767 BE SINGLED OUT BY THE MEDIA. 5342 02:59:04,767 --> 02:59:06,335 -- YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE IN THIS 5343 02:59:06,335 --> 02:59:08,170 ROOM AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT 5344 02:59:08,170 --> 02:59:10,406 BLOCKING ANYONE. KELSEY. NOT 5345 02:59:10,406 --> 02:59:12,842 HERE. FATIMA. AND THEN SONIA. 5346 02:59:12,842 --> 02:59:14,343 WELCOME. 5347 02:59:14,343 --> 02:59:16,245 -- THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, 5348 02:59:16,245 --> 02:59:16,812 CHAIR STRAUSS AND COMMITTEE 5349 02:59:16,812 --> 02:59:17,746 MEMBERS. MY NAME IS FATIMA 5350 02:59:17,746 --> 02:59:19,215 RAMDEEN AND I WORK AT REFUGEE 5351 02:59:19,215 --> 02:59:21,484 ARTISAN INITIATIVE, WHICH IS A 5352 02:59:21,484 --> 02:59:22,885 NONPROFIT IN SEATTLE EMPOWERING 5353 02:59:22,885 --> 02:59:23,652 REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN 5354 02:59:23,652 --> 02:59:25,921 THROUGH CULTURAL ARTS, WORKFORCE 5355 02:59:25,921 --> 02:59:27,189 DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL CIRCULAR 5356 02:59:27,189 --> 02:59:28,991 ECONOMY. I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS 5357 02:59:28,991 --> 02:59:31,827 OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR THE 5358 02:59:31,827 --> 02:59:33,162 CITY'S $326,000 INVESTMENT IN 5359 02:59:33,162 --> 02:59:34,497 REI THROUGH THE HUMAN SERVICES 5360 02:59:34,497 --> 02:59:36,298 DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE PUBLIC 5361 02:59:36,298 --> 02:59:36,832 UTILITIES, DEPARTMENT OF 5362 02:59:36,832 --> 02:59:37,867 NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OFFICE OF 5363 02:59:37,867 --> 02:59:39,668 ARTS AND CULTURE. SHOUT OUT TO 5364 02:59:39,668 --> 02:59:41,704 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, ALEXIS AND 5365 02:59:41,704 --> 02:59:43,272 KELLY BROWN. AS AN IMMIGRANT 5366 02:59:43,272 --> 02:59:45,107 MYSELF, I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW 5367 02:59:45,107 --> 02:59:46,442 TRANSFORMATIVE THESE FUNDS ARE 5368 02:59:46,442 --> 02:59:48,144 FOR INDIVIDUALS, BUT MORE 5369 02:59:48,144 --> 02:59:48,778 IMPORTANTLY FOR ENTIRE FAMILIES 5370 02:59:48,778 --> 02:59:51,147 AND GENERATIONS TO COME. ME 5371 02:59:51,147 --> 02:59:52,348 STANDING HERE IS A RESULT OF 5372 02:59:52,348 --> 02:59:53,415 FUNDING SIMILAR TO THIS, THAT MY 5373 02:59:53,415 --> 02:59:55,484 FAMILY WAS ABLE TO BE EMPOWERED 5374 02:59:55,484 --> 02:59:57,319 BY THE WOMEN WE SERVE FACE REAL 5375 02:59:57,319 --> 02:59:58,754 BARRIERS, LANGUAGE HIRING, 5376 02:59:58,754 --> 03:00:00,456 DISCRIMINATION, LIMITED ACCESS 5377 03:00:00,456 --> 03:00:02,458 TO CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, 5378 03:00:02,458 --> 03:00:03,492 SENSITIVE SUPPORT. MANY HAVE 5379 03:00:03,492 --> 03:00:04,827 NEVER HELD A JOB. SOME ARE 5380 03:00:04,827 --> 03:00:06,061 ILLITERATE IN THEIR OWN 5381 03:00:06,061 --> 03:00:06,829 LANGUAGES. YET OVER THE PAST 5382 03:00:06,829 --> 03:00:10,599 YEAR, WITH THE CITY'S HELP, REI 5383 03:00:10,599 --> 03:00:12,001 SERVED IS SERVING 60 WOMEN, MOST 5384 03:00:12,001 --> 03:00:13,369 WITH HOUSEHOLDS OF MORE THAN 5385 03:00:13,369 --> 03:00:13,969 FOUR DEPENDENTS EARNING LESS 5386 03:00:13,969 --> 03:00:16,705 THAN $50,000 ANNUALLY. LAUNCHED 5387 03:00:16,705 --> 03:00:18,374 FIVE MICRO-BUSINESSES PLACED 12 5388 03:00:18,374 --> 03:00:20,743 WOMEN INTO JOBS ACROSS MULTIPLE 5389 03:00:20,743 --> 03:00:22,077 SECTORS, AND WE JUST KNOW THIS 5390 03:00:22,077 --> 03:00:23,479 FUNDING WORKS. WE ASK THAT THE 5391 03:00:23,479 --> 03:00:26,215 CITY CONTINUE INVESTING AT LEAST 5392 03:00:26,215 --> 03:00:27,383 $250,000 ANNUALLY IN REI AND 5393 03:00:27,383 --> 03:00:29,018 MAINTAIN THE VITAL GENERAL FUND 5394 03:00:29,018 --> 03:00:30,853 SUPPORT FOR SEATTLE'S BROADER 5395 03:00:30,853 --> 03:00:31,954 CULTURAL ARTS SECTOR INSTEAD OF 5396 03:00:31,954 --> 03:00:33,823 SLASHING IT. HONORING REFUGEE 5397 03:00:33,823 --> 03:00:34,423 AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND 5398 03:00:34,423 --> 03:00:36,225 VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ACROSS 5399 03:00:36,225 --> 03:00:38,761 THE BOARD. THE CITY OF SEATTLE 5400 03:00:38,761 --> 03:00:40,729 AND THESE WOMEN ALSO NEED 5401 03:00:40,729 --> 03:00:42,131 AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, 5402 03:00:42,131 --> 03:00:44,400 TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, HUMAN 5403 03:00:44,400 --> 03:00:46,135 SERVICES. SO THANK. 5404 03:00:46,135 --> 03:00:49,772 -- YOU FOR TIME. YAY! 5405 03:00:49,772 --> 03:00:51,540 -- THANK YOU, DJ D5 COMING 5406 03:00:51,540 --> 03:00:54,276 THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR. SONIA, 5407 03:00:54,276 --> 03:00:56,345 OVER TO YOU. 5408 03:00:56,345 --> 03:00:57,479 -- HI, MY NAME IS SONIA, 5409 03:00:57,479 --> 03:00:58,881 ORGANIZE WITH THE SEATTLE 5410 03:00:58,881 --> 03:01:01,150 ALLIANCE AGAINST RACISM, 5411 03:01:01,150 --> 03:01:01,717 POLITICAL REPRESSION. AND I 5412 03:01:01,717 --> 03:01:03,419 STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH SEATTLE 5413 03:01:03,419 --> 03:01:04,587 SOLIDARITY BUDGETS NINE 5414 03:01:04,587 --> 03:01:05,120 GUARANTEES AS WAS STATED 5415 03:01:05,120 --> 03:01:06,889 EARLIER. SO I WON'T GET INTO 5416 03:01:06,889 --> 03:01:08,891 THAT. I'M ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH 5417 03:01:08,891 --> 03:01:10,593 TO BE A STAFF MEMBER AT THE U. 5418 03:01:10,593 --> 03:01:12,461 DISTRICT FOOD BANK, WHERE WE'RE 5419 03:01:12,461 --> 03:01:13,462 SEEING MASSIVE INCREASES IN THE 5420 03:01:13,462 --> 03:01:14,863 NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO SERVE 5421 03:01:14,863 --> 03:01:16,865 YEAR AFTER YEAR, ESPECIALLY AS 5422 03:01:16,865 --> 03:01:18,334 SNAP BENEFITS CONTINUE TO GET 5423 03:01:18,334 --> 03:01:19,969 CUT, WHICH MEANS WE NEED ALL THE 5424 03:01:19,969 --> 03:01:25,941 FUNDING WE CAN GET. WE HOST 5425 03:01:25,941 --> 03:01:28,277 SATELLITE PANTRIES AND FOOD 5426 03:01:28,277 --> 03:01:28,911 DESERTS LIKE MAGNUSON PARK AND 5427 03:01:28,911 --> 03:01:29,979 OTHER AREAS. OUR CUSTOMERS RANGE 5428 03:01:29,979 --> 03:01:31,413 FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS AND 5429 03:01:31,413 --> 03:01:34,016 FAMILIES TO THE ELDERLY TO 5430 03:01:34,016 --> 03:01:35,251 RECENT MIGRANTS TO OUR HOUSELESS 5431 03:01:35,251 --> 03:01:36,785 NEIGHBORS. AND THE LIST GOES ON 5432 03:01:36,785 --> 03:01:40,789 AND ON. OUR RECENT CENSUS, THE 5433 03:01:40,789 --> 03:01:42,658 VAST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE 5434 03:01:42,658 --> 03:01:43,259 SERVED THROUGH OUR SATELLITE 5435 03:01:43,259 --> 03:01:45,127 PANTRIES ONLY ATE FOOD FROM WHAT 5436 03:01:45,127 --> 03:01:47,396 WE COULD PROVIDE FOR THEM. MANY 5437 03:01:47,396 --> 03:01:48,464 PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO GO TO 5438 03:01:48,464 --> 03:01:49,431 TRADITIONAL STORES, TO A LACK OF 5439 03:01:49,431 --> 03:01:50,633 ACCESS TO FOR A VARIETY OF 5440 03:01:50,633 --> 03:01:53,269 REASONS. TRANSPORTATION, LACK OF 5441 03:01:53,269 --> 03:01:58,440 FUNDS ENTIRELY. AND FOOD BANKS 5442 03:01:58,440 --> 03:02:00,242 AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES LIKE 5443 03:02:00,242 --> 03:02:01,477 HOUSING, SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE, 5444 03:02:01,477 --> 03:02:03,445 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND MORE 5445 03:02:03,445 --> 03:02:06,215 NEED MORE FUNDING. THAT FUNDING 5446 03:02:06,215 --> 03:02:08,450 CAN EASILY COME FROM SPD'S 5447 03:02:08,450 --> 03:02:09,718 PORTION OF THE BUDGET. SPD HAS 5448 03:02:09,718 --> 03:02:10,586 MURDERED THREE PEOPLE IN THE 5449 03:02:10,586 --> 03:02:12,087 LAST YEAR, SINCE THE FEDERAL 5450 03:02:12,087 --> 03:02:13,389 CONSENT DECREE WAS LIFTED LAST 5451 03:02:13,389 --> 03:02:15,724 YEAR. JACK CHRISTIAN NELSON AND 5452 03:02:15,724 --> 03:02:17,092 MOST RECENTLY, KEENAN PEARSON, 5453 03:02:17,092 --> 03:02:18,661 WITH NO TRANSPARENCY IN VARYING 5454 03:02:18,661 --> 03:02:19,828 WAIT TIMES, UPWARDS OF 2 TO 3 5455 03:02:19,828 --> 03:02:21,864 MONTHS OR MORE. FOR INFORMATION 5456 03:02:21,864 --> 03:02:23,565 FROM PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS FOR 5457 03:02:23,565 --> 03:02:24,733 VARIOUS BODIES. THIS DOES NOT 5458 03:02:24,733 --> 03:02:26,568 INCLUDE THE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE 5459 03:02:26,568 --> 03:02:27,870 BEATEN AND SHOT BY OFFICERS, 5460 03:02:27,870 --> 03:02:28,470 INCLUDING THE WOMAN IN BEACON 5461 03:02:28,470 --> 03:02:29,972 HILL SHOT AFTER. 5462 03:02:29,972 --> 03:02:31,440 -- CALLING FOR HELP FOR DOMESTIC 5463 03:02:31,440 --> 03:02:32,574 VIOLENCE JUST A COUPLE WEEKS 5464 03:02:32,574 --> 03:02:34,677 AGO. FUNDING THE VIOLENT KILLER 5465 03:02:34,677 --> 03:02:38,747 COPS AND CUTTING OTHER VITAL AND 5466 03:02:38,747 --> 03:02:39,348 LIFE SAVING DEPARTMENTS WOULD 5467 03:02:39,348 --> 03:02:40,883 SHOW ME AND THE PEOPLE IN THIS 5468 03:02:40,883 --> 03:02:42,851 ROOM AND IN THE CITY THAT YOUR 5469 03:02:42,851 --> 03:02:44,753 ALLIANCE AND CARE DOES NOT LIE 5470 03:02:44,753 --> 03:02:46,188 WITH US, BUT WITH THE BULLIES AT 5471 03:02:46,188 --> 03:02:49,091 FOG PUSHING A COP CENTERED 5472 03:02:49,091 --> 03:02:49,959 SURVEILLANCE CITY. THANK YOU. 5473 03:02:49,959 --> 03:02:52,394 -- THANK YOU. 5474 03:02:52,394 --> 03:02:54,663 -- UP NEXT, WE HAVE MELISSA 5475 03:02:54,663 --> 03:02:57,666 EAGER, FOLLOWED BY JESSE KENT, 5476 03:02:57,666 --> 03:02:59,168 DANIEL AND WYKING GARRETT. ARE 5477 03:02:59,168 --> 03:03:02,204 YOU HERE OR THAT NAME WAS 5478 03:03:02,204 --> 03:03:04,540 CROSSED OFF? THEN WE HAVE DANIEL 5479 03:03:04,540 --> 03:03:07,076 W AND HEATHER W MELISSA EAGER, 5480 03:03:07,076 --> 03:03:11,714 MELISSA EAGER ONCE, TWICE, NOT 5481 03:03:11,714 --> 03:03:21,290 PRESENT. JOY. JESSE ONCE. TWICE. 5482 03:03:21,290 --> 03:03:24,326 NOT PRESENT. LET ME CHECK THIS. 5483 03:03:24,326 --> 03:03:25,995 ANYONE HAS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE 5484 03:03:25,995 --> 03:03:28,197 WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THAT HAS 5485 03:03:28,197 --> 03:03:29,998 NOT SPOKEN? GREAT. WE'RE GOING 5486 03:03:29,998 --> 03:03:34,603 TO. SO WHAT ARE YOUR NUMBERS? 5487 03:03:34,603 --> 03:03:36,004 115 WE DON'T. HAVE YOU SIGNED 5488 03:03:36,004 --> 03:03:39,808 UP? COME ON UP IF YOU WOULD. IF 5489 03:03:39,808 --> 03:03:41,043 YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN YET OR NOT 5490 03:03:41,043 --> 03:03:45,114 BEEN PART OF A GROUP, COME ON UP 5491 03:03:45,114 --> 03:03:48,417 AND I'LL JUST TAKE YOUR NAME. 5492 03:03:48,417 --> 03:03:49,985 -- HEY, I'M DANIEL WITH UNITED 5493 03:03:49,985 --> 03:03:52,287 FRONT FOR A WORKERS PARTY. I GOT 5494 03:03:52,287 --> 03:03:53,889 HERE A LITTLE BIT LATE AFTER 5495 03:03:53,889 --> 03:03:55,157 WORK, AND I JUST WANTED TO 5496 03:03:55,157 --> 03:03:56,959 REMARK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME 5497 03:03:56,959 --> 03:03:57,559 OUT TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THIS 5498 03:03:57,559 --> 03:03:59,128 BUDGET. MANY PEOPLE SPOKE VERY 5499 03:03:59,128 --> 03:04:00,329 POWERFULLY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE 5500 03:04:00,329 --> 03:04:01,797 OF FUNDING THINGS LIKE TENANT 5501 03:04:01,797 --> 03:04:04,433 SERVICES, VARIOUS ARTS AND 5502 03:04:04,433 --> 03:04:05,000 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, OR 5503 03:04:05,000 --> 03:04:06,235 FIREFIGHTERS THAT KEEP US SAFE. 5504 03:04:06,235 --> 03:04:07,403 AND I THINK THE DEMOCRATS HERE 5505 03:04:07,403 --> 03:04:09,471 ON CITY COUNCIL, THEY MIGHT TAKE 5506 03:04:09,471 --> 03:04:10,672 SOME OF THIS FEEDBACK AND ADJUST 5507 03:04:10,672 --> 03:04:11,640 THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT 5508 03:04:11,640 --> 03:04:13,442 SOME OF THESE SERVICES AREN'T 5509 03:04:13,442 --> 03:04:13,976 COMPLETELY DECIMATED, AND 5510 03:04:13,976 --> 03:04:14,710 THEY'LL SAY THEY'VE LISTENED TO 5511 03:04:14,710 --> 03:04:15,944 OUR FEEDBACK AND THEY'VE 5512 03:04:15,944 --> 03:04:17,246 RESPONDED, AND THEY WOULDN'T 5513 03:04:17,246 --> 03:04:18,614 TECHNICALLY BE LYING, BUT I DO 5514 03:04:18,614 --> 03:04:20,149 NOT TRUST THEM TO DO THIS 5515 03:04:20,149 --> 03:04:21,250 WITHOUT DEFUNDING SOMETHING ELSE 5516 03:04:21,250 --> 03:04:22,418 IMPORTANT, LIKE HOUSING, BECAUSE 5517 03:04:22,418 --> 03:04:23,786 A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY 5518 03:04:23,786 --> 03:04:25,754 POINTED OUT THIS CURRENT 5519 03:04:25,754 --> 03:04:26,889 PROPOSED BUDGET IS ALREADY 5520 03:04:26,889 --> 03:04:28,557 RAIDING THE AMAZON TAX THAT WAS 5521 03:04:28,557 --> 03:04:29,958 FOUGHT FOR BY A MOVEMENT TO 5522 03:04:29,958 --> 03:04:31,860 ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS. THE 5523 03:04:31,860 --> 03:04:33,028 DEMOCRATS ARE OPERATING ON A 5524 03:04:33,028 --> 03:04:34,196 PRETTY FUNDAMENTAL LOGIC, KATIE 5525 03:04:34,196 --> 03:04:35,130 WILSON SAID. WE HAVE A BUDGET 5526 03:04:35,130 --> 03:04:36,565 DEFICIT, SO SOMETHING'S GOT TO 5527 03:04:36,565 --> 03:04:37,433 GET CUT. IT'S A ZERO SUM GAME 5528 03:04:37,433 --> 03:04:39,868 AND WE SHOULD NOT BE BEGGING THE 5529 03:04:39,868 --> 03:04:40,569 CITY COUNCIL, DEMOCRATS TO FUND 5530 03:04:40,569 --> 03:04:42,371 THIS OR THAT. CRUCIAL SERVICES, 5531 03:04:42,371 --> 03:04:44,239 KNOWING THAT THEY'D BE MAKING 5532 03:04:44,239 --> 03:04:45,841 TOUGH DECISIONS TO BALANCE OUT 5533 03:04:45,841 --> 03:04:46,942 THAT BUDGET. WE SHOULD REFUSE 5534 03:04:46,942 --> 03:04:48,477 THE LOGIC OF AUSTERITY THAT 5535 03:04:48,477 --> 03:04:50,412 WHILE THE STOCK MARKET IS STILL 5536 03:04:50,412 --> 03:04:51,346 BREAKING RECORDS, WE, THE 5537 03:04:51,346 --> 03:04:52,748 WORKING CLASS, HAVE TO TIGHTEN 5538 03:04:52,748 --> 03:04:53,916 OUR BELTS AND PAY FOR THE BUDGET 5539 03:04:53,916 --> 03:04:55,384 CRISIS. THE RULING CLASS 5540 03:04:55,384 --> 03:04:56,618 CREATED. SO I THINK MANY PEOPLE 5541 03:04:56,618 --> 03:04:58,053 MADE SOME CLEAR DEMANDS MADE 5542 03:04:58,053 --> 03:05:00,656 TODAY TO TAX THE RICH, TO NOT 5543 03:05:00,656 --> 03:05:02,558 INCREASE FUNDING TO THE COPS WHO 5544 03:05:02,558 --> 03:05:03,926 MURDER AND BRUTALIZE PEOPLE OF 5545 03:05:03,926 --> 03:05:05,027 COLOR, QUEER YOUTH, THE HOMELESS 5546 03:05:05,027 --> 03:05:06,762 AND THE POOR WITH IMPUNITY. 5547 03:05:06,762 --> 03:05:09,198 THESE ARE BARE MINIMUM 5548 03:05:09,198 --> 03:05:09,832 ACCEPTABLE DEMANDS FOR A BUDGET, 5549 03:05:09,832 --> 03:05:10,699 AND THE DEMOCRATS WILL NEVER 5550 03:05:10,699 --> 03:05:11,633 GIVE AN INCH TO THEM IF WE 5551 03:05:11,633 --> 03:05:13,502 DON'T FORCE THEM TO. SO WE HAVE 5552 03:05:13,502 --> 03:05:14,837 TO GET ORGANIZED TO FIGHT FOR 5553 03:05:14,837 --> 03:05:16,438 THIS. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO 5554 03:05:16,438 --> 03:05:18,207 LISTEN TO US JUST BECAUSE OF 5555 03:05:18,207 --> 03:05:19,308 THIS MEETING. SO I ENCOURAGE 5556 03:05:19,308 --> 03:05:20,542 PEOPLE SIGN UP TO GET ORGANIZED 5557 03:05:20,542 --> 03:05:22,044 WITH US ON OUR PETITION, COME 5558 03:05:22,044 --> 03:05:23,879 OUT TO OUR PUBLIC MEETING THIS 5559 03:05:23,879 --> 03:05:25,547 SATURDAY AT RAINIER BEACH 5560 03:05:25,547 --> 03:05:27,082 COMMUNITY CENTER AT 2 P.M., AND 5561 03:05:27,082 --> 03:05:28,016 LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW TO COMBINE 5562 03:05:28,016 --> 03:05:30,219 OUR FORCES. 5563 03:05:30,219 --> 03:05:33,422 -- THANK YOU. AND THEN ARE YOU 5564 03:05:33,422 --> 03:05:35,691 HEATHER? YEAH. WELCOME. ANYONE 5565 03:05:35,691 --> 03:05:37,993 ELSE? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK 5566 03:05:37,993 --> 03:05:39,695 AND HAVE NOT SPOKEN, NOW'S THE 5567 03:05:39,695 --> 03:05:43,165 TIME TO SIGN UP 5568 03:05:43,165 --> 03:05:44,700 -- HOMELESS IS EXPENSIVE, NOT 5569 03:05:44,700 --> 03:05:46,235 JUST FOR THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING 5570 03:05:46,235 --> 03:05:48,871 IT, BUT ALSO FOR THE GOVERNMENT. 5571 03:05:48,871 --> 03:05:50,339 IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE TO LOCK 5572 03:05:50,339 --> 03:05:52,074 PEOPLE AWAY THAN IT IS TO 5573 03:05:52,074 --> 03:05:54,176 PROVIDE THEM HOUSING. IT'S 5574 03:05:54,176 --> 03:05:54,676 EXPENSIVE FOR THE STATE 5575 03:05:54,676 --> 03:05:57,746 HOSPITALS TO MAKE UP THE COST OF 5576 03:05:57,746 --> 03:05:58,747 PAYING FOR UNSAFE LIVING 5577 03:05:58,747 --> 03:06:00,682 CONDITIONS. MANY PEOPLE FIND 5578 03:06:00,682 --> 03:06:02,251 THEMSELVES IN. IT IS EXPENSIVE 5579 03:06:02,251 --> 03:06:03,852 TO FORCE THESE COMMUNITIES FROM 5580 03:06:03,852 --> 03:06:09,024 PLACE TO PLACE THROUGH SWEEPS. 5581 03:06:09,024 --> 03:06:10,926 THE FACT THAT CUTS TO OUR MOST 5582 03:06:10,926 --> 03:06:13,262 VULNERABLE ARE MADE TO SEEM 5583 03:06:13,262 --> 03:06:13,762 PALATABLE WITHOUT EVEN 5584 03:06:13,762 --> 03:06:16,231 CONSIDERING INCREASING TAXES ON 5585 03:06:16,231 --> 03:06:18,400 WEALTHY CORPORATIONS WHO MAKE 5586 03:06:18,400 --> 03:06:18,934 OBSCENE PROFITS OFF THESE 5587 03:06:18,934 --> 03:06:21,670 PEOPLE. JUST SHOWS WHERE THERE. 5588 03:06:21,670 --> 03:06:23,906 THE ALLIANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL 5589 03:06:23,906 --> 03:06:25,541 LIES. IT SIGNALS THEIR 5590 03:06:25,541 --> 03:06:26,174 WILLINGNESS TO SELL OUT WORKERS 5591 03:06:26,174 --> 03:06:27,876 AND STUDENTS WHILE BRINGING THE 5592 03:06:27,876 --> 03:06:29,511 FORCE OF THE STATE DOWN ON THOSE 5593 03:06:29,511 --> 03:06:32,147 MOST AFFECTED BY ITS 5594 03:06:32,147 --> 03:06:34,349 INCOMPETENCE. FUNDING AFFORDABLE 5595 03:06:34,349 --> 03:06:36,051 HOUSING WILL NOT FIX A 5596 03:06:36,051 --> 03:06:37,519 STRUCTURAL PROBLEM CAUSED BY 5597 03:06:37,519 --> 03:06:39,154 MONEYED INTERESTS, BUT IT DOES 5598 03:06:39,154 --> 03:06:41,190 GIVE SOME A LEG TO STAND ON 5599 03:06:41,190 --> 03:06:42,291 WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE DAY WHEN 5600 03:06:42,291 --> 03:06:44,359 WE CAN FINALLY ADDRESS THE ROT 5601 03:06:44,359 --> 03:06:46,995 THAT MAKES THESE DESPICABLE 5602 03:06:46,995 --> 03:06:48,230 LIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. IN 5603 03:06:48,230 --> 03:06:50,265 ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST CITIES IN 5604 03:06:50,265 --> 03:06:51,700 THE WEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE 5605 03:06:51,700 --> 03:06:54,303 HISTORY OF THE WORLD 5606 03:06:54,303 --> 03:06:55,837 -- THANK YOU, HEATHER AND 5607 03:06:55,837 --> 03:06:56,705 GWENDOLYN, YOU WERE PART OF THE 5608 03:06:56,705 --> 03:06:58,941 GROUP. THAT WAS EARLIER. 5609 03:06:58,941 --> 03:06:59,641 -- SOMEONE GAVE ME THEIR NUMBER, 5610 03:06:59,641 --> 03:07:01,577 BUT ALSO OUR GROUP HAD 40s LEFT 5611 03:07:01,577 --> 03:07:03,178 ON THE CLOCK. I CAN JUST SPEAK 5612 03:07:03,178 --> 03:07:04,346 TO THAT TIME, AND I DON'T WANT 5613 03:07:04,346 --> 03:07:05,514 TO KEEP EVERYONE HERE TOO MUCH 5614 03:07:05,514 --> 03:07:06,582 LONGER. 5615 03:07:06,582 --> 03:07:08,517 -- I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU 30s. 5616 03:07:08,517 --> 03:07:09,551 -- 30 IS FINE. 5617 03:07:09,551 --> 03:07:13,055 -- GREAT. OKAY. AND THEN ANYONE 5618 03:07:13,055 --> 03:07:14,423 ELSE OKAY. IF YOU HAVE NOT 5619 03:07:14,423 --> 03:07:16,758 SPOKEN AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, 5620 03:07:16,758 --> 03:07:18,227 PLEASE LINE UP NOW BECAUSE OUR 5621 03:07:18,227 --> 03:07:20,729 SIGN UP SHEETS GOT A LITTLE 5622 03:07:20,729 --> 03:07:23,165 WEIRD AT THE END. GWENDOLYN 30s 5623 03:07:23,165 --> 03:07:23,632 FOR YOU. SURE. 5624 03:07:23,632 --> 03:07:25,033 -- SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE 5625 03:07:25,033 --> 03:07:26,568 PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS ON THIS 5626 03:07:26,568 --> 03:07:28,403 COUNCIL. SO. DIONNE FOSTER 5627 03:07:28,403 --> 03:07:29,371 ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK AND EDDIE. 5628 03:07:29,371 --> 03:07:31,173 LIN, YOU'VE SEEN OVER 100 5629 03:07:31,173 --> 03:07:32,274 PEOPLE TODAY SHOW UP TO GIVE 5630 03:07:32,274 --> 03:07:33,609 PUBLIC COMMENT. STAY HERE UNTIL 5631 03:07:33,609 --> 03:07:34,910 YOU KNOW THE DARK HOURS OF THE 5632 03:07:34,910 --> 03:07:36,678 NIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF 5633 03:07:36,678 --> 03:07:38,013 US HAD TO GO HOME NOW, BUT THIS 5634 03:07:38,013 --> 03:07:39,247 IS STILL ALL ON RECORD. SO WILL 5635 03:07:39,247 --> 03:07:42,184 YOU PLEDGE RIGHT NOW TO VOTE NO 5636 03:07:42,184 --> 03:07:44,186 ON ANY BUDGET WITH CUTS TO 5637 03:07:44,186 --> 03:07:47,155 PUBLIC SERVICES AND A POLICE 5638 03:07:47,155 --> 03:07:48,190 DEPARTMENT INCREASE? YOU KNOW, 5639 03:07:48,190 --> 03:07:49,891 THIS COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY 5640 03:07:49,891 --> 03:07:50,592 LAST YEAR ON A REGRESSIVE 5641 03:07:50,592 --> 03:07:52,127 BUDGET. SO WILL YOU TAKE A STAND 5642 03:07:52,127 --> 03:07:54,129 THIS TIME AND CHOOSE PEOPLE OVER 5643 03:07:54,129 --> 03:07:55,697 PARTY? THANK YOU. YES OR NO 5644 03:07:55,697 --> 03:07:55,931 ANSWER. 5645 03:07:55,931 --> 03:07:58,500 -- THANK YOU. GWENDOLYN. AND 5646 03:07:58,500 --> 03:08:00,569 YOUR NAME? MY FRIEND. 5647 03:08:00,569 --> 03:08:02,738 -- RICK MCKINNON. 5648 03:08:02,738 --> 03:08:04,373 -- RICK MCKINNON. GREAT. TAKE IT 5649 03:08:04,373 --> 03:08:05,474 AWAY, RICK. WELCOME. 5650 03:08:05,474 --> 03:08:07,876 -- THANK YOU. YEAH. READY? 5651 03:08:07,876 --> 03:08:08,610 -- ANYTIME. YOU'RE READY. 5652 03:08:08,610 --> 03:08:10,245 -- WE'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. SO A 5653 03:08:10,245 --> 03:08:13,215 FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS UP ON 5654 03:08:13,215 --> 03:08:16,518 CAPITOL HILL ON BROADWAY AND SAW 5655 03:08:16,518 --> 03:08:18,387 A MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR WITH ONE 5656 03:08:18,387 --> 03:08:20,622 OF THOSE EMERGENCY BLANKETS OVER 5657 03:08:20,622 --> 03:08:21,156 HIS SHOULDERS, AND HE WAS 5658 03:08:21,156 --> 03:08:23,425 SLEEPING OUT ON THE STREET THAT 5659 03:08:23,425 --> 03:08:25,927 WAY THAT NIGHT. AND I JUST 5660 03:08:25,927 --> 03:08:27,162 THOUGHT, MY GOD, THIS IS MY 5661 03:08:27,162 --> 03:08:30,866 CITY, MY HOME. THIS IS OBSCENE 5662 03:08:30,866 --> 03:08:32,668 POVERTY IN OUR FACE, IN OUR 5663 03:08:32,668 --> 03:08:35,203 MIDST, AND WE CAN'T SEEM TO DO 5664 03:08:35,203 --> 03:08:36,238 ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND IT REALLY 5665 03:08:36,238 --> 03:08:40,142 IS SO TROUBLING TO ME, SO 5666 03:08:40,142 --> 03:08:42,511 TROUBLING. I WANTED TO SHARE A 5667 03:08:42,511 --> 03:08:45,080 COUPLE THOUGHTS. ONE, COULD THE 5668 03:08:45,080 --> 03:08:49,751 CITY IDENTIFY PROPERTY WHERE 5669 03:08:49,751 --> 03:08:51,586 PEOPLE COULD CAMP LEGALLY, 5670 03:08:51,586 --> 03:08:54,189 OFFICIALLY, YOU COULD BRING IN 5671 03:08:54,189 --> 03:08:57,793 PORTA POTTIES, WHATEVER, SOME 5672 03:08:57,793 --> 03:08:59,461 HYGIENE TO PROVIDE FOR THEM, BUT 5673 03:08:59,461 --> 03:09:01,329 THAT MIGHT BE BETTER THAN HAVING 5674 03:09:01,329 --> 03:09:02,864 THEM MOVE AROUND AND SWEEP AND 5675 03:09:02,864 --> 03:09:05,033 HAVE TO HAVE TO CAMP ILLEGALLY 5676 03:09:05,033 --> 03:09:06,535 AND THEN BE SWEPT AWAY. SO THAT 5677 03:09:06,535 --> 03:09:08,370 WOULD BE ONE SOLUTION. ARE THERE 5678 03:09:08,370 --> 03:09:10,105 PUBLIC BUILDINGS THAT ARE EMPTY 5679 03:09:10,105 --> 03:09:12,607 THAT COULD BE USED FOR MATS ON 5680 03:09:12,607 --> 03:09:14,976 THE GROUND? SHELTER 24/7 YEAR 5681 03:09:14,976 --> 03:09:16,445 ROUND MATCH ON THE GROUND 5682 03:09:16,445 --> 03:09:17,245 SHELTER. SOMETHING ELSE THAT I 5683 03:09:17,245 --> 03:09:18,947 THINK WOULD BE VERY USEFUL AND 5684 03:09:18,947 --> 03:09:20,015 WOULD BE COST EFFECTIVE. HOW 5685 03:09:20,015 --> 03:09:23,018 MUCH DOES IT COST TO BE SWEEPING 5686 03:09:23,018 --> 03:09:27,756 PEOPLE ON A REGULAR BASIS? I'M 5687 03:09:27,756 --> 03:09:29,991 SURE IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. YOU 5688 03:09:29,991 --> 03:09:31,393 HAVE CITY OFFICIALS DOING IT AND 5689 03:09:31,393 --> 03:09:32,961 THEN YOU, THE POLICE, AS A 5690 03:09:32,961 --> 03:09:36,698 BACKUP TO PROVIDE SECURITY. AND 5691 03:09:36,698 --> 03:09:38,567 THAT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. SO I 5692 03:09:38,567 --> 03:09:44,740 JUST THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT 5693 03:09:44,740 --> 03:09:47,609 FINANCIALLY TO. THANK YOU. 5694 03:09:47,609 --> 03:09:48,043 -- THANK YOU RICK. 5695 03:09:48,043 --> 03:09:49,177 -- [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] 5696 03:09:49,177 --> 03:09:52,247 -- MY NAME IS ROSE. HERIOT. I'M 5697 03:09:52,247 --> 03:09:54,015 THE STRATEGIC ORGANIZING. 5698 03:09:54,015 --> 03:09:55,984 -- HANG ON. WE GOT WE'RE JUST 5699 03:09:55,984 --> 03:09:59,588 I'M JUST GOING TO WRITE ROSE. 5700 03:09:59,588 --> 03:10:01,590 HARRIET. AND THEN WE'RE JUST 5701 03:10:01,590 --> 03:10:05,127 GOING TO ANYTIME YOU'RE READY, 5702 03:10:05,127 --> 03:10:06,828 TAKE IT AWAY. THANKS, ROSE. 5703 03:10:06,828 --> 03:10:08,530 -- ORGANIZING DIRECTOR OF 5704 03:10:08,530 --> 03:10:08,797 CREATIVE. 5705 03:10:08,797 --> 03:10:09,131 -- JUSTICE. 5706 03:10:09,131 --> 03:10:11,066 -- WHICH IS A HEALING, ENGAGING 5707 03:10:11,066 --> 03:10:12,868 ART SPACE. WE'VE COME HERE YEAR 5708 03:10:12,868 --> 03:10:15,036 AFTER YEAR TO LET YOU KNOW THAT 5709 03:10:15,036 --> 03:10:17,406 POLICE DO NOT MAKE US SAFE. I'M 5710 03:10:17,406 --> 03:10:18,440 HERE WITH THE YOUTH DEMANDS THAT 5711 03:10:18,440 --> 03:10:21,610 WE CAME IN 2024 THAT HAVEN'T 5712 03:10:21,610 --> 03:10:24,045 ACTUALLY CHANGED. THEY TOLD THE 5713 03:10:24,045 --> 03:10:25,647 COUNTY, THE CITY AND ANY ENTITY 5714 03:10:25,647 --> 03:10:28,250 THAT WOULD LISTEN, THAT POLICE 5715 03:10:28,250 --> 03:10:30,185 DO NOT MAKE YOUNG PEOPLE SAFE. 5716 03:10:30,185 --> 03:10:31,987 THEY'VE SAID THEY DON'T WANT 5717 03:10:31,987 --> 03:10:33,288 TO SEE PEOPLE LOCKED AWAY. THAT 5718 03:10:33,288 --> 03:10:34,856 DOESN'T MAKE US SAFE EITHER. 5719 03:10:34,856 --> 03:10:36,858 THEY'VE ALSO SAID THAT THEY 5720 03:10:36,858 --> 03:10:38,426 WOULD LIKE YOU TO FUND BIPOC 5721 03:10:38,426 --> 03:10:41,096 YOUTH LED PROGRAMS, HAVE HEALTHY 5722 03:10:41,096 --> 03:10:43,298 ENVIRONMENTS, MEANING BATHROOMS 5723 03:10:43,298 --> 03:10:44,433 FOR HOUSELESS FOLKS, SPACES 5724 03:10:44,433 --> 03:10:46,802 WHERE PEOPLE CAN SAFELY SLEEP, 5725 03:10:46,802 --> 03:10:49,237 HOUSING FOR ALL HEALTHY FOOD AND 5726 03:10:49,237 --> 03:10:51,873 CLEAN WATER FOR ALL EDUCATION, 5727 03:10:51,873 --> 03:10:53,909 HEALTH CARE, AND BASIC SUPPLIES 5728 03:10:53,909 --> 03:10:55,410 FOR ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WE 5729 03:10:55,410 --> 03:10:58,480 WORK WITH. KNOW WHAT WE. WE 5730 03:10:58,480 --> 03:10:59,648 SHOULD ALL KNOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE 5731 03:10:59,648 --> 03:11:01,650 ARE PROVIDED FOR, THEY'RE SAFER. 5732 03:11:01,650 --> 03:11:03,385 I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO 5733 03:11:03,385 --> 03:11:06,354 RESPOND TO TRAGIC SHOOTINGS WITH 5734 03:11:06,354 --> 03:11:07,322 MORE POLICE, BUT WE KNOW THEY 5735 03:11:07,322 --> 03:11:09,891 DON'T PREVENT VIOLENCE AND 5736 03:11:09,891 --> 03:11:11,293 OFTEN COME AFTER TO CAUSE MORE 5737 03:11:11,293 --> 03:11:13,929 HARM. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING THE 5738 03:11:13,929 --> 03:11:16,431 PROBLEMATIC REACTIONS THAT CAME 5739 03:11:16,431 --> 03:11:17,566 IN THE 90s, INSTEAD OF REPEATING 5740 03:11:17,566 --> 03:11:18,533 THE HISTORY THAT WE FOUND TO BE 5741 03:11:18,533 --> 03:11:21,603 SO HARMFUL TO OUR COMMUNITIES, 5742 03:11:21,603 --> 03:11:22,170 LET'S TAKE THE INNOVATIVE 5743 03:11:22,170 --> 03:11:24,339 APPROACHES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY 5744 03:11:24,339 --> 03:11:26,107 BEEN SUCCESSFUL. DO NOT INCREASE 5745 03:11:26,107 --> 03:11:28,910 THE POLICE BUDGET BY ANY MONEY, 5746 03:11:28,910 --> 03:11:30,712 AND THEN PUT ALL THAT MONEY INTO 5747 03:11:30,712 --> 03:11:32,681 THE THINGS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE 5748 03:11:32,681 --> 03:11:33,982 HAVE TOLD US. KEEP THEM SAFE. 5749 03:11:33,982 --> 03:11:36,718 THAT WILL KEEP US ALL SAFE, THAT 5750 03:11:36,718 --> 03:11:38,553 WILL KEEP US ALL FED. AND UNLESS 5751 03:11:38,553 --> 03:11:39,855 YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT'S 5752 03:11:39,855 --> 03:11:40,155 HAPPENING. 5753 03:11:40,155 --> 03:11:41,489 -- IN FRANCE RIGHT NOW AT YOUR 5754 03:11:41,489 --> 03:11:43,258 DOORSTEP, BECAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE 5755 03:11:43,258 --> 03:11:44,893 WILL BE INSPIRED BY THOSE 5756 03:11:44,893 --> 03:11:46,962 ACTIONS THAT YOU DON'T LISTEN 5757 03:11:46,962 --> 03:11:47,295 -- [APPLAUSE] 5758 03:11:47,295 --> 03:11:49,231 -- TO. 5759 03:11:49,231 --> 03:11:49,564 -- [APPLAUSE] 5760 03:11:49,564 --> 03:11:49,898 -- THANK YOU. 5761 03:11:49,898 --> 03:11:52,467 -- AND DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK 5762 03:11:52,467 --> 03:11:54,703 YEAH. COME ON UP. WE'RE STILL 5763 03:11:54,703 --> 03:11:57,305 OPEN. WHAT'S YOUR NAME THOUGH? 5764 03:11:57,305 --> 03:11:57,973 -- MIC. BECAUSE I'M TALL. 5765 03:11:57,973 --> 03:11:59,741 -- YES, BUT WHAT'S YOUR NAME? 5766 03:11:59,741 --> 03:12:01,943 -- BY YAEL MEDIA. 5767 03:12:01,943 --> 03:12:04,145 -- BY T NIGHTINGALE. 5768 03:12:04,145 --> 03:12:05,046 -- LIKE THE NIGHTINGALE, BUT 5769 03:12:05,046 --> 03:12:05,313 WITH A V. 5770 03:12:05,313 --> 03:12:06,915 -- COOL. WELCOME. THANK YOU. 5771 03:12:06,915 --> 03:12:09,084 YEAH. 5772 03:12:09,084 --> 03:12:10,452 -- AND JUST GO WHENEVER I'M 5773 03:12:10,452 --> 03:12:10,685 READY. 5774 03:12:10,685 --> 03:12:11,853 -- WHENEVER YOU START TALKING, 5775 03:12:11,853 --> 03:12:13,855 WE'LL START THE CLOCK. 5776 03:12:13,855 --> 03:12:14,189 -- EXCELLENT. 5777 03:12:14,189 --> 03:12:16,191 -- I AM HERE AS INDEPENDENT 5778 03:12:16,191 --> 03:12:18,727 MEDIA AND ALSO AS AS A HUMAN 5779 03:12:18,727 --> 03:12:22,330 BEING. AND I HAVE LIVED HERE 5780 03:12:22,330 --> 03:12:26,735 SINCE 2013. AND PARTICULARLY IN 5781 03:12:26,735 --> 03:12:29,371 2020 WHEN GEORGE FLOYD WAS 5782 03:12:29,371 --> 03:12:33,308 MURDERED BY DEREK CHAUVIN AND 5783 03:12:33,308 --> 03:12:34,976 THE UPRISING OF BLACK LIVES 5784 03:12:34,976 --> 03:12:37,279 MATTER HAPPENED. THAT IS WHEN I 5785 03:12:37,279 --> 03:12:40,448 LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT POLICING 5786 03:12:40,448 --> 03:12:42,651 IN THE UNITED STATES THAT WILL 5787 03:12:42,651 --> 03:12:45,320 NEVER I CAN NEVER UNSEE AND 5788 03:12:45,320 --> 03:12:46,755 UNKNOW WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, 5789 03:12:46,755 --> 03:12:49,457 PARTICULARLY THE UNITED. 5790 03:12:49,457 --> 03:12:51,259 PARTICULARLY THE SEATTLE POLICE 5791 03:12:51,259 --> 03:12:53,628 DEPARTMENT, IS ONE OF THE WORST 5792 03:12:53,628 --> 03:12:57,599 IN THE COUNTRY. THEY USE LRADS. 5793 03:12:57,599 --> 03:12:59,434 THEY USE RIOT GEAR. THEY USE 5794 03:12:59,434 --> 03:13:01,369 PEPPER SPRAY. THEY USE THOSE 5795 03:13:01,369 --> 03:13:03,204 RUBBER BULLET THINGS, WHICH ARE 5796 03:13:03,204 --> 03:13:04,406 NOT ACTUALLY RUBBER BULLET. THEY 5797 03:13:04,406 --> 03:13:08,143 HAVE A METAL CORE TO THEM. THEY 5798 03:13:08,143 --> 03:13:08,777 MENACE THE PUBLIC WITH BATONS. 5799 03:13:08,777 --> 03:13:11,212 THEY TEAR GASSED THE ENTIRE 5800 03:13:11,212 --> 03:13:12,948 NEIGHBORHOOD OF CAL ANDERSON 5801 03:13:12,948 --> 03:13:15,984 PARK. AND JUST LAST THIS THIS 5802 03:13:15,984 --> 03:13:21,022 LAST SUMMER, THEY TEAR GASSED 5803 03:13:21,022 --> 03:13:23,325 AND TERRORIZED A QUEER COMMUNITY 5804 03:13:23,325 --> 03:13:25,060 IN A QUEER NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT 5805 03:13:25,060 --> 03:13:26,594 KIND OF A MESSAGE DO YOU THINK 5806 03:13:26,594 --> 03:13:31,466 THAT SENDS? AND WE'RE NOT 5807 03:13:31,466 --> 03:13:32,100 TALKING ABOUT $68 MILLION AS THE 5808 03:13:32,100 --> 03:13:34,169 BASE BUDGET. WE'RE TALKING 5809 03:13:34,169 --> 03:13:37,238 ABOUT $68 MILLION IN ADDITION TO 5810 03:13:37,238 --> 03:13:38,773 THAT, THE COST OF THE ARTS AT 5811 03:13:38,773 --> 03:13:40,976 THE COST OF HEALTH, HOUSING, 5812 03:13:40,976 --> 03:13:43,745 PUBLIC SERVICES. THIS IS A 5813 03:13:43,745 --> 03:13:45,747 DISMALLY SHAMEFUL. 5814 03:13:45,747 --> 03:13:50,318 -- IT IS. 5815 03:13:50,318 --> 03:13:50,652 -- [APPLAUSE] 5816 03:13:50,652 --> 03:13:50,885 -- YES. 5817 03:13:50,885 --> 03:13:53,888 -- THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? I'LL 5818 03:13:53,888 --> 03:13:55,056 JUST CALL OUT. YOU, MY FRIEND. 5819 03:13:55,056 --> 03:13:56,491 YOU WERE EVEN HERE DURING 5820 03:13:56,491 --> 03:13:57,125 VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT TO WATCH 5821 03:13:57,125 --> 03:13:58,727 US. DO YOU WANT TO SHARE 5822 03:13:58,727 --> 03:14:00,695 ANYTHING WITH US? ALL RIGHT, 5823 03:14:00,695 --> 03:14:02,931 BEAR, JUST FIGURED I'D CHECK 5824 03:14:02,931 --> 03:14:05,133 IN. ANYONE ELSE HERE WANT TO 5825 03:14:05,133 --> 03:14:06,801 SHARE PUBLIC COMMENT? COME ON 5826 03:14:06,801 --> 03:14:08,069 UP. JUST LET ME KNOW YOUR NAME 5827 03:14:08,069 --> 03:14:10,839 SO I CAN ADD YOU TO THE LIST. 5828 03:14:10,839 --> 03:14:11,106 -- AARON. 5829 03:14:11,106 --> 03:14:14,643 -- AARON. E OR A A. 5830 03:14:14,643 --> 03:14:14,976 -- A RINARIN. 5831 03:14:14,976 --> 03:14:21,182 -- ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT AWAY 5832 03:14:21,182 --> 03:14:21,549 -- DEFUND POET. 5833 03:14:21,549 --> 03:14:23,051 -- OKAY 5834 03:14:23,051 --> 03:14:29,257 -- ANYONE ELSE? THAT DOES 5835 03:14:29,257 --> 03:14:30,625 CONCLUDE OUR FIRST PUBLIC 5836 03:14:30,625 --> 03:14:32,894 HEARING ON THE BUDGET FOR THIS 5837 03:14:32,894 --> 03:14:35,497 YEAR. WE WILL RECONVENE NEXT 5838 03:14:35,497 --> 03:14:38,933 TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL STAFF ISSUE 5839 03:14:38,933 --> 03:14:40,535 IDENTIFICATION, WHICH IS THE 5840 03:14:40,535 --> 03:14:45,740 SECOND STAGE OF OUR BUDGET. AND 5841 03:14:45,740 --> 03:14:46,307 I APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING 5842 03:14:46,307 --> 03:14:47,575 HERE. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER 5843 03:14:47,575 --> 03:14:48,943 BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE 5844 03:14:48,943 --> 03:14:51,846 COMMITTEE, WE WILL BE ADJOURNED. 5845 03:14:51,846 --> 03:14:53,682 SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. WE 5846 03:14:53,682 --> 03:14:56,684 ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. 5847 03:14:56,684 --> 03:14:57,018 -- THANK YOU. 5848 03:14:57,018 --> 03:14:58,686 -- [MUSIC]