1 00:00:05,805 --> 00:00:13,947 [MUSIC] [MUSIC] 2 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:14,848 -- WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND 3 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:19,786 GET STARTED. BUELLER. SO I 4 00:00:19,786 --> 00:00:22,889 DON'T WANT TO BANG THE GAVEL 5 00:00:22,889 --> 00:00:28,695 HEY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. OKAY. 6 00:00:28,695 --> 00:00:29,362 THANK YOU. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME 7 00:00:29,362 --> 00:00:31,965 I'VE EVER HAD TO USE THE GAVEL, 8 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:33,199 SO. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. 9 00:00:33,199 --> 00:00:34,334 THE AUGUST 11th MEETING OF THE 10 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:35,101 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME 11 00:00:35,101 --> 00:00:38,171 TO ORDER. IT IS 2:06 P.M.. I'M 12 00:00:38,171 --> 00:00:38,805 JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, YOUR COUNCIL 13 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:39,439 PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 14 00:00:39,439 --> 00:00:41,241 CALL THE ROLL? 15 00:00:41,241 --> 00:00:47,547 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 16 00:00:47,547 --> 00:00:49,482 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 17 00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:50,083 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HERE. 18 00:00:50,083 --> 00:00:52,252 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN HERE. 19 00:00:52,252 --> 00:00:54,354 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HERE. 20 00:00:54,354 --> 00:00:54,888 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 21 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:57,724 PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 22 00:00:57,724 --> 00:00:59,793 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS COUNCIL 23 00:00:59,793 --> 00:01:01,795 PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH. 24 00:01:01,795 --> 00:01:02,061 -- HERE. 25 00:01:02,061 --> 00:01:02,495 -- SEVEN. PRESENT. 26 00:01:02,495 --> 00:01:05,365 -- AWESOME COUNCILMEMBER. 27 00:01:05,365 --> 00:01:06,933 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. YOU SAID 28 00:01:06,933 --> 00:01:09,135 SEVEN. PRESENT. OKAY. 29 00:01:09,135 --> 00:01:09,669 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND 30 00:01:09,669 --> 00:01:10,670 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER ARE EXCUSED 31 00:01:10,670 --> 00:01:11,604 UNTIL THEY GET HERE. I KNOW THEY 32 00:01:11,604 --> 00:01:14,841 STEPPED OUT TODAY. THE COUNCIL 33 00:01:14,841 --> 00:01:15,275 WILL PRESENT THREE 34 00:01:15,275 --> 00:01:16,075 PROCLAMATIONS. WILL PRESENT TWO. 35 00:01:16,075 --> 00:01:17,177 EXCUSE ME, TWO PROCLAMATIONS. 36 00:01:17,177 --> 00:01:20,313 THE FIRST ONE IS PRESENTED ON 37 00:01:20,313 --> 00:01:22,382 SUSAN HAHN APPRECIATION DAY BY 38 00:01:22,382 --> 00:01:22,982 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. AND THE 39 00:01:22,982 --> 00:01:24,184 SECOND PROCLAMATION WILL BE 40 00:01:24,184 --> 00:01:26,186 PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 41 00:01:26,186 --> 00:01:28,321 RECOGNIZING WEST SEATTLE LITTLE 42 00:01:28,321 --> 00:01:29,656 LEAGUE DAY. SO WE WILL START 43 00:01:29,656 --> 00:01:33,326 WITH COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 44 00:01:33,326 --> 00:01:34,527 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 45 00:01:34,527 --> 00:01:35,662 COLLEAGUES. I AM SO EXCITED TO 46 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,530 BE PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION 47 00:01:37,530 --> 00:01:39,566 TODAY TO HONOR THE WORK OF SUSAN 48 00:01:39,566 --> 00:01:40,867 HAHN OF THE SEATTLE CHANNEL, THE 49 00:01:40,867 --> 00:01:44,070 AWARD WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL. 50 00:01:44,070 --> 00:01:47,006 -- [APPLAUSE] 51 00:01:47,006 --> 00:01:48,775 -- NOW, MAYOR WILSON, ALONG WITH 52 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:50,109 EIGHT CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, HAVE 53 00:01:50,109 --> 00:01:52,212 ADDED THEIR SIGNATURES AND 54 00:01:52,212 --> 00:01:53,913 PROCLAIMED TODAY, AUGUST 11th, 55 00:01:53,913 --> 00:01:56,349 2026, AS SUSAN HAHN APPRECIATION 56 00:01:56,349 --> 00:01:58,184 DAY. NOW I KNOW I'VE MET SUSAN 57 00:01:58,184 --> 00:01:59,752 IN COMMUNITY FROM LABOR AT 58 00:01:59,752 --> 00:02:02,255 LINDA'S EVENTS TO ALSO A GROUP 59 00:02:02,255 --> 00:02:05,358 BIKE RIDE IN CHOPHOUSE ROW. BUT 60 00:02:05,358 --> 00:02:06,626 MANY KNOW SUSAN OUT IN COMMUNITY 61 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:08,361 AND THROUGH HER WORK THROUGH 62 00:02:08,361 --> 00:02:10,630 SEATTLE CHANNEL, SHE HAS 63 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:11,164 FACILITATED AN EMPOWERED 64 00:02:11,164 --> 00:02:12,198 COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE FROM 65 00:02:12,198 --> 00:02:14,300 ACROSS THE CITY TO TELL THEIR 66 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:17,137 STORIES. SO I FELT COMPELLED TO 67 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:18,138 BRING THIS PROCLAMATION TO 68 00:02:18,138 --> 00:02:19,572 FRUITION AFTER I HEARD OF 69 00:02:19,572 --> 00:02:21,274 SUSAN'S RETIREMENT FROM OUR OWN 70 00:02:21,274 --> 00:02:21,908 BRIAN CALLANAN. AND I WANT TO 71 00:02:21,908 --> 00:02:23,409 GIVE A BIG THANKS TO BRIAN FOR 72 00:02:23,409 --> 00:02:24,844 WORKING WITH MY OFFICE IN 73 00:02:24,844 --> 00:02:26,546 DRAFTING THIS PROCLAMATION AND 74 00:02:26,546 --> 00:02:28,314 BRINGING US ALL HERE TODAY. SO 75 00:02:28,314 --> 00:02:30,016 WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'D LIKE 76 00:02:30,016 --> 00:02:31,017 TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND 77 00:02:31,017 --> 00:02:33,453 THEN WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF 78 00:02:33,453 --> 00:02:34,988 SPEAKERS TO SPEAK ON. SUSAN HAHN 79 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:36,189 APPRECIATION DAY, AND WE WILL 80 00:02:36,189 --> 00:02:39,158 TAKE A GROUP PHOTO. SO WHEREAS 81 00:02:39,158 --> 00:02:42,962 SUSAN HAHN, A SENIOR PRODUCER AT 82 00:02:42,962 --> 00:02:43,596 THE SEATTLE CHANNEL SINCE 2007, 83 00:02:43,596 --> 00:02:46,366 HAS RETIRED AFTER AN INSPIRING, 84 00:02:46,366 --> 00:02:48,034 AWARD WINNING CAREER. AND 85 00:02:48,034 --> 00:02:49,903 WHEREAS SHE WAS BORN IN LONDON 86 00:02:49,903 --> 00:02:52,372 AND RAISED IN SINGAPORE AND 87 00:02:52,372 --> 00:02:52,972 FOLLOWED HER NATURAL LIFELONG 88 00:02:52,972 --> 00:02:54,541 CURIOSITY TO ASK MEANINGFUL 89 00:02:54,541 --> 00:02:56,009 QUESTIONS BY PURSUING WORK 90 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:58,978 OVERSEAS IN THE FIELD OF 91 00:02:58,978 --> 00:02:59,612 JOURNALISM. WHEREAS SHE MOVED TO 92 00:02:59,612 --> 00:03:02,215 THE UNITED STATES IN 1987 TO 93 00:03:02,215 --> 00:03:04,117 ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY OF 94 00:03:04,117 --> 00:03:05,018 WASHINGTON, WHERE SHE EARNED A 95 00:03:05,018 --> 00:03:07,220 COMMUNICATIONS DEGREE IN 1990. 96 00:03:07,220 --> 00:03:09,289 AND WHEREAS SHE BEGAN A CAREER 97 00:03:09,289 --> 00:03:11,858 IN BROADCAST JOURNALISM SPANNING 98 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:14,093 NEARLY 40 YEARS, INCLUDING 99 00:03:14,093 --> 00:03:18,231 NEARLY TWO DECADES AT SEATTLE 100 00:03:18,231 --> 00:03:19,999 CHANNEL, 15 YEARS AS A SENIOR 101 00:03:19,999 --> 00:03:26,539 PRODUCER AT CASEY TS9 AND AS A 102 00:03:26,539 --> 00:03:27,206 RESEARCHER AT KING TV'S EVENING 103 00:03:27,206 --> 00:03:28,441 MAGAZINE. AND WHEREAS HER WORK 104 00:03:28,441 --> 00:03:29,876 AT SEATTLE CHANNEL HAS INCLUDED 105 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:31,077 COVERAGE OF THE PIKE PLACE 106 00:03:31,077 --> 00:03:32,312 MARKET CENTENNIAL IN 2007, AS 107 00:03:32,312 --> 00:03:34,514 WELL AS PROGRAMS SUCH AS ART 108 00:03:34,514 --> 00:03:35,748 ZONE, CITY STREAM, COMMUNITY 109 00:03:35,748 --> 00:03:39,018 STORIES AND SEATTLE SPEAKS. AND 110 00:03:39,018 --> 00:03:42,355 WHEREAS HER ABILITY TO SPEAK 111 00:03:42,355 --> 00:03:44,691 FOUR LANGUAGES ENGLISH, FRENCH, 112 00:03:44,691 --> 00:03:46,926 MANDARIN AND CANTONESE, AND HER 113 00:03:46,926 --> 00:03:48,361 INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 114 00:03:48,361 --> 00:03:50,330 ALLOWED HER TO LEAD PRODUCTION 115 00:03:50,330 --> 00:03:51,764 ON A PROGRAM ABOUT SEATTLE 116 00:03:51,764 --> 00:03:53,833 SISTER CITIES OF KNOTS. AND 117 00:03:53,833 --> 00:03:55,168 WHEREAS THE BULK OF HER WORK AT 118 00:03:55,168 --> 00:03:57,136 SEATTLE CHANNEL HAS BEEN 119 00:03:57,136 --> 00:03:59,339 DEDICATED TO PRODUCING MORE THAN 120 00:03:59,339 --> 00:04:01,975 250 EPISODES OF CITY INSIDE OUT, 121 00:04:01,975 --> 00:04:03,776 A PUBLIC AFFAIRS SHOW KNOWN FOR 122 00:04:03,776 --> 00:04:06,346 THE TOUGH BUT FAIR APPROACH SHE 123 00:04:06,346 --> 00:04:08,548 DEVELOPED ALONGSIDE HOST KR 124 00:04:08,548 --> 00:04:09,916 DOUGLAS AND BRIAN CALLANAN. AND 125 00:04:09,916 --> 00:04:11,618 WHEREAS SHE RESEARCHED TOPICS, 126 00:04:11,618 --> 00:04:13,786 WROTE AND EDITED SCRIPTS, BOOKED 127 00:04:13,786 --> 00:04:15,455 GUESTS, AND BECAME KNOWN FOR 128 00:04:15,455 --> 00:04:16,089 PERSUADING PEOPLE WITH OPPOSING 129 00:04:16,089 --> 00:04:17,290 VIEWPOINTS TO SIT DOWN TOGETHER 130 00:04:17,290 --> 00:04:19,859 FOR CIVIL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT 131 00:04:19,859 --> 00:04:21,494 SEATTLE'S BIGGEST AND MOST 132 00:04:21,494 --> 00:04:22,895 CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. FROM GUN 133 00:04:22,895 --> 00:04:25,198 CONTROL TO HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL 134 00:04:25,198 --> 00:04:27,433 AS SPIRITED DEBATES BETWEEN 135 00:04:27,433 --> 00:04:28,067 OPPOSING POLITICAL CANDIDATES. 136 00:04:28,067 --> 00:04:31,204 AND WHEREAS SHE HAS WON EIGHT 137 00:04:31,204 --> 00:04:31,738 REGIONAL EMMY AWARDS AND 138 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:35,074 CONTRIBUTED TO SEATTLE CHANNEL 139 00:04:35,074 --> 00:04:37,510 STATION EXCELLENCE AWARD IN 140 00:04:37,510 --> 00:04:38,011 2025, WHICH RECOGNIZES 141 00:04:38,011 --> 00:04:40,279 OUTSTANDING OVERALL OPERATIONS, 142 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,515 LOCAL PROGRAMING AND COMMUNITY 143 00:04:42,515 --> 00:04:43,983 INVOLVEMENT OF A TELEVISION 144 00:04:43,983 --> 00:04:45,918 STATION AS COMPARED TO ALL 145 00:04:45,918 --> 00:04:46,486 TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE 146 00:04:46,486 --> 00:04:48,121 REGION OF WASHINGTON, IDAHO, 147 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:50,890 OREGON AND MONTANA. AND WHEREAS, 148 00:04:50,890 --> 00:04:52,659 SHE BECAME A U.S. CITIZEN IN 149 00:04:52,659 --> 00:04:54,494 2019 AND HAS HAD A MAJOR 150 00:04:54,494 --> 00:04:56,462 INFLUENCE FAR BEYOND TELEVISION 151 00:04:56,462 --> 00:04:58,631 WITH HER INVOLVEMENT IN THE 152 00:04:58,631 --> 00:05:01,234 ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS 153 00:05:01,234 --> 00:05:01,834 ASSOCIATION STARTING IN 1991, 154 00:05:01,834 --> 00:05:03,269 WHERE SHE SERVED AS CO-PRESIDENT 155 00:05:03,269 --> 00:05:06,906 AND HAS ADVOCATED FOR MORE ASIAN 156 00:05:06,906 --> 00:05:07,440 AMERICAN JOURNALISTS AND 157 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,575 JOURNALISTS OF COLOR IN 158 00:05:09,575 --> 00:05:12,345 NEWSROOMS. AND WHEREAS HER 159 00:05:12,345 --> 00:05:12,979 INSPIRING CAREER AND UNMATCHED 160 00:05:12,979 --> 00:05:14,147 CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE HELPED SHAPE 161 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:14,781 THE SEATTLE CHANNEL INTO WHAT IT 162 00:05:14,781 --> 00:05:18,818 IS TODAY, AN AWARD WINNING 163 00:05:18,818 --> 00:05:20,953 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACCESS 164 00:05:20,953 --> 00:05:21,587 TELEVISION STATION AND DIGITAL 165 00:05:21,587 --> 00:05:24,290 MEDIA PLATFORM THAT INSPIRES, 166 00:05:24,290 --> 00:05:25,892 INFORMS AND CONNECTS THE SEATTLE 167 00:05:25,892 --> 00:05:27,794 COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, THE 168 00:05:27,794 --> 00:05:30,730 MAYOR AND SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 169 00:05:30,730 --> 00:05:32,832 PROCLAIM AUGUST 11th, 2026 TO BE 170 00:05:32,832 --> 00:05:34,567 SUSAN HAHN APPRECIATION DAY. 171 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:36,869 -- THANK YOU. 172 00:05:36,869 --> 00:05:42,442 -- [APPLAUSE] 173 00:05:42,442 --> 00:05:43,710 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 174 00:05:43,710 --> 00:05:44,310 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ARE THERE 175 00:05:44,310 --> 00:05:46,446 ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS THAT 176 00:05:46,446 --> 00:05:48,047 WOULD LIKE TO GIVE COMMENT 177 00:05:48,047 --> 00:05:49,215 BEFORE WE SUSPEND THE RULES? SO 178 00:05:49,215 --> 00:05:50,316 WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND 179 00:05:50,316 --> 00:05:51,784 SUSPEND THE RULES. SO THE 180 00:05:51,784 --> 00:05:53,453 PROCLAMATION COULD BE PRESENTED. 181 00:05:53,453 --> 00:05:54,587 AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THREE 182 00:05:54,587 --> 00:05:55,822 GUESTS. WE HAVE BRIAN CALLAHAN 183 00:05:55,822 --> 00:05:56,989 WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK SHANNON G. 184 00:05:56,989 --> 00:06:00,159 AND THEN SUSAN HERSELF. OH THERE 185 00:06:00,159 --> 00:06:01,461 IS SOMEONE WHO WANTED OH SORRY. 186 00:06:01,461 --> 00:06:03,362 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA THANK YOU. 187 00:06:03,362 --> 00:06:04,063 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 188 00:06:04,063 --> 00:06:07,367 I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS 189 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:07,967 NOT PRESENT AT YESTERDAY'S 190 00:06:07,967 --> 00:06:09,769 MEETING, BUT OF COURSE, I WOULD 191 00:06:09,769 --> 00:06:11,304 HAVE SIGNED THE PROCLAMATION. I 192 00:06:11,304 --> 00:06:13,906 REALLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE 193 00:06:13,906 --> 00:06:16,209 SUSAN HAHN FOR HER SERVICE TO 194 00:06:16,209 --> 00:06:17,677 THE CITY AND AT THE SEATTLE 195 00:06:17,677 --> 00:06:18,544 CHANNEL. SO WANTED TO SAY THAT 196 00:06:18,544 --> 00:06:20,780 FOR THE RECORD. AND 197 00:06:20,780 --> 00:06:22,315 CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. THANK 198 00:06:22,315 --> 00:06:22,515 YOU. 199 00:06:22,515 --> 00:06:24,884 -- CP AWESOME. THANK YOU, 200 00:06:24,884 --> 00:06:25,518 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. OKAY, SO 201 00:06:25,518 --> 00:06:27,553 WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PRESENT THE 202 00:06:27,553 --> 00:06:29,489 PROCLAMATION AND THEN I WILL 203 00:06:29,489 --> 00:06:33,392 CALL UP BRIAN, ARE YOU HERE? 204 00:06:33,392 --> 00:06:34,861 BRIAN CALLAHAN? CALLANAN I'M 205 00:06:34,861 --> 00:06:36,462 SORRY, I ALWAYS MESS UP. I'M 206 00:06:36,462 --> 00:06:40,566 SORRY. BRIAN. YES. OKAY, 207 00:06:40,566 --> 00:06:45,138 AWESOME. SHANNON. THEN BRIAN AND 208 00:06:45,138 --> 00:06:48,441 THEN SUSAN. HI, SHANNON. 209 00:06:48,441 --> 00:06:50,009 WELCOME. HEY. HI. 210 00:06:50,009 --> 00:06:51,577 -- I'M SHANNON G. I'M THE 211 00:06:51,577 --> 00:06:52,512 GENERAL MANAGER OF THE SEATTLE 212 00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:54,113 CHANNEL, AND I AM SO EXCITED. 213 00:06:54,113 --> 00:06:54,947 THAT IS SUSAN HAHN APPRECIATION 214 00:06:54,947 --> 00:06:57,150 DAY. EVERY DAY IS SUSAN HAHN 215 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:59,018 APPRECIATION DAY AT THE SEATTLE 216 00:06:59,018 --> 00:07:00,753 CHANNEL. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL AND 217 00:07:00,753 --> 00:07:03,022 PROUD TO HAVE HAD SUSAN WORKING 218 00:07:03,022 --> 00:07:05,958 WITH US AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE 219 00:07:05,958 --> 00:07:07,994 FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. SHE WAS 220 00:07:07,994 --> 00:07:09,629 THE INCOMPARABLE SENIOR PRODUCER 221 00:07:09,629 --> 00:07:11,097 FOR OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, 222 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:13,466 CITY INSIDE OUT, AND WE ALL 223 00:07:13,466 --> 00:07:15,268 BECAME SHARPER, SMARTER, AND 224 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:18,204 MORE CIVICALLY ENGAGED DUE TO 225 00:07:18,204 --> 00:07:21,073 HER FOCUS, HER PERSUASIVE 226 00:07:21,073 --> 00:07:22,809 PERSONALITY, AND HER COMMITMENT 227 00:07:22,809 --> 00:07:24,410 TO FINDING THE VOICES TO SPEAK 228 00:07:24,410 --> 00:07:26,512 ABOUT OUR CITY. SHE BROUGHT US 229 00:07:26,512 --> 00:07:28,481 ALL TOGETHER AROUND THAT FROSTED 230 00:07:28,481 --> 00:07:30,349 DESK IN THE SEATTLE CHANNEL 231 00:07:30,349 --> 00:07:31,350 STUDIOS TO DISCUSS, LEARN AND 232 00:07:31,350 --> 00:07:33,085 EXAMINE THE THINGS THAT IMPACT 233 00:07:33,085 --> 00:07:35,154 US AS A MUNICIPALITY AND A 234 00:07:35,154 --> 00:07:37,557 COMMUNITY. I LOVE THAT THIS 235 00:07:37,557 --> 00:07:39,158 PROCLAMATION IS HAPPENING HERE 236 00:07:39,158 --> 00:07:41,794 IN CHAMBERS, AS THIS IS A KEY 237 00:07:41,794 --> 00:07:43,229 PLACE WHERE SUSAN TOOK HER CUES 238 00:07:43,229 --> 00:07:45,598 AND RAN WITH THEM, DESCRIBING 239 00:07:45,598 --> 00:07:47,200 SUSAN AS A SKILLED AND TRUSTED 240 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:48,134 NEWS PRODUCER. DOESN'T SAY THE 241 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:50,937 HALF OF IT. HER POWER TO TURN 242 00:07:50,937 --> 00:07:53,706 THE ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THIS 243 00:07:53,706 --> 00:07:54,140 BUILDING INTO CIVIC 244 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:56,008 PARTICIPATION IS TESTAMENT TO 245 00:07:56,008 --> 00:07:58,578 HER ABILITY TO SIMULTANEOUSLY 246 00:07:58,578 --> 00:08:01,214 HOLD CLARITY AND NUANCE IN 247 00:08:01,214 --> 00:08:01,881 COMPLEX ISSUES, AND HER 248 00:08:01,881 --> 00:08:03,382 GENEROSITY IN INVITING MANY OF 249 00:08:03,382 --> 00:08:05,985 US INTO THE DISCUSSION HELPED TO 250 00:08:05,985 --> 00:08:08,921 WIDEN OUR VIEWPOINTS AND WORLD. 251 00:08:08,921 --> 00:08:10,923 SO CONGRATULATIONS TO SUSAN 252 00:08:10,923 --> 00:08:12,525 SEATTLE CHANNEL. THANKS YOU FOR 253 00:08:12,525 --> 00:08:14,560 ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, YOUR 254 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:15,928 TIRELESS COMMUNITY BUILDING, AND 255 00:08:15,928 --> 00:08:17,530 YOUR DEDICATION TO UPHOLDING 256 00:08:17,530 --> 00:08:20,633 MEDIA INTEGRITY AND INFORMING 257 00:08:20,633 --> 00:08:20,900 OUR CITY. 258 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:24,136 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. SHANNON. 259 00:08:24,136 --> 00:08:28,207 -- [APPLAUSE] 260 00:08:28,207 --> 00:08:28,641 -- BRIAN, WELCOME. 261 00:08:28,641 --> 00:08:29,609 -- BRIEF INTERLUDE. BEFORE I 262 00:08:29,609 --> 00:08:35,648 SPEAK 263 00:08:35,648 --> 00:08:37,550 -- HELLO. I'M JOSEPHINE CHANG, 264 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:39,385 FORMER NEWS REPORTER AT COMO 265 00:08:39,385 --> 00:08:41,487 REPORTER AT KING'S EVENING 266 00:08:41,487 --> 00:08:42,822 MAGAZINE. PRODUCER, REPORTER AT 267 00:08:42,822 --> 00:08:44,957 KCTS, AS WELL AS SEATTLE 268 00:08:44,957 --> 00:08:45,224 CHANNEL. 269 00:08:45,224 --> 00:08:47,360 -- I'M LORI MATSUKAWA, 36 YEARS 270 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,595 AS ANCHOR AT KING FIVE NEWS. 271 00:08:49,595 --> 00:08:54,533 HELLO, JOY. AND ALSO A PROUD 272 00:08:54,533 --> 00:08:55,568 FRIEND OF SUSAN HAHN. 273 00:08:55,568 --> 00:08:57,570 -- AS YOU CAN SEE, DEAR CITY 274 00:08:57,570 --> 00:08:59,705 COUNCIL, SUSAN HAS QUITE A 275 00:08:59,705 --> 00:09:02,041 CHEERING SQUAD HERE TODAY. 276 00:09:02,041 --> 00:09:04,210 THAT'S BECAUSE THOSE OF US WHO 277 00:09:04,210 --> 00:09:04,810 HAVE WORKED WITH HER AND WHO 278 00:09:04,810 --> 00:09:07,013 HAVE KNOWN HER FOR DECADES, 279 00:09:07,013 --> 00:09:09,548 DEFINITELY KNOW THAT SHE IS 280 00:09:09,548 --> 00:09:11,484 INDEED A TREASURE. 281 00:09:11,484 --> 00:09:13,519 -- AT KING-TV. SUSAN WAS A 282 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:14,954 PRODUCER AT EVENING MAGAZINE AT 283 00:09:14,954 --> 00:09:17,890 KCTS NINE. SHE PRODUCED MANY 284 00:09:17,890 --> 00:09:18,524 AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARIES AND 285 00:09:18,524 --> 00:09:20,293 SHOWS, AND OF COURSE HERE AT 286 00:09:20,293 --> 00:09:22,194 SEATTLE CHANNEL, WHERE SHE 287 00:09:22,194 --> 00:09:23,629 PRODUCED CITY INSIDE OUT, AS 288 00:09:23,629 --> 00:09:26,232 WELL AS OTHER EMMY AWARD WINNING 289 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:29,835 STORIES AND SHOWS 290 00:09:29,835 --> 00:09:32,939 -- HARD WORKING, DILIGENT, 291 00:09:32,939 --> 00:09:33,572 CREATIVE AND THOUGHTFUL. SUSAN 292 00:09:33,572 --> 00:09:37,043 WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL THE STORY OR 293 00:09:37,043 --> 00:09:40,746 SHOW IS BOOKED, UNTIL EVERY 294 00:09:40,746 --> 00:09:42,014 COMPONENT OF A SHOOT IS 295 00:09:42,014 --> 00:09:44,116 FINALIZED, UNTIL EVERY SENTENCE 296 00:09:44,116 --> 00:09:45,985 OF THE SCRIPT IS POLISHED, AND 297 00:09:45,985 --> 00:09:47,987 UNTIL EVERY FRAME OF VIDEO IS 298 00:09:47,987 --> 00:09:50,656 EDITED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY. 299 00:09:50,656 --> 00:09:52,758 GIVEN THE CONSTRAINTS, SHE'S 300 00:09:52,758 --> 00:09:53,326 REALLY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT 301 00:09:53,326 --> 00:09:54,827 MAKING SURE MULTIPLE SIDES OF 302 00:09:54,827 --> 00:09:56,696 THE STORY ARE HEARD. SHE IS 303 00:09:56,696 --> 00:09:59,131 RELENTLESS ABOUT EXCELLENCE IN 304 00:09:59,131 --> 00:10:00,232 STORYTELLING, WHEN SO MUCH LESS 305 00:10:00,232 --> 00:10:02,201 THAN THAT IS CONSIDERED 306 00:10:02,201 --> 00:10:03,836 ACCEPTABLE. AND SHE IS A STRONG 307 00:10:03,836 --> 00:10:06,272 ADVOCATE FOR CIVIC JOURNALISM. 308 00:10:06,272 --> 00:10:08,541 WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH PRESSURE 309 00:10:08,541 --> 00:10:09,075 WORKING AGAINST IT. 310 00:10:09,075 --> 00:10:10,876 -- WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE 311 00:10:10,876 --> 00:10:13,145 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND 312 00:10:13,145 --> 00:10:13,646 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK IN 313 00:10:13,646 --> 00:10:14,847 PARTICULAR FOR RECOGNIZING 314 00:10:14,847 --> 00:10:17,049 SUSAN, WHO'S NOT ONLY A FINE 315 00:10:17,049 --> 00:10:18,884 PRODUCER, BUT SHE IS ALSO A 316 00:10:18,884 --> 00:10:22,221 WIFE, A MOTHER AND A GENUINE 317 00:10:22,221 --> 00:10:25,625 FRIEND. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 318 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:26,025 RECOGNIZING HER. 319 00:10:26,025 --> 00:10:27,960 -- THANK YOU. 320 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:28,427 -- SUSAN, THANK YOU. 321 00:10:28,427 --> 00:10:33,032 -- [APPLAUSE] 322 00:10:33,032 --> 00:10:33,666 -- AND COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU 323 00:10:33,666 --> 00:10:35,167 FOR THIS RECOGNITION. DURING A 324 00:10:35,167 --> 00:10:36,869 BUSY TIME. THANK YOU TO 325 00:10:36,869 --> 00:10:37,870 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR 326 00:10:37,870 --> 00:10:38,504 SHEPHERDING THIS THROUGH AND ALL 327 00:10:38,504 --> 00:10:40,706 FOR STAFF. IT'S SUSAN HAHN 328 00:10:40,706 --> 00:10:41,207 APPRECIATION DAY, AND I 329 00:10:41,207 --> 00:10:42,141 DEFINITELY APPRECIATE HER. SO 330 00:10:42,141 --> 00:10:43,976 FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, I'VE 331 00:10:43,976 --> 00:10:45,778 WORKED WITH SUSAN AT SEATTLE 332 00:10:45,778 --> 00:10:46,412 CHANNEL TOGETHER. WE'VE 333 00:10:46,412 --> 00:10:49,682 ACTUALLY PRODUCED MORE THAN 300 334 00:10:49,682 --> 00:10:50,282 EPISODES OF CITY INSIDE OUT. 335 00:10:50,282 --> 00:10:50,950 SHE'S PRODUCED MORE THAN 500. 336 00:10:50,950 --> 00:10:52,284 SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET THAT 337 00:10:52,284 --> 00:10:55,321 CORRECTION OUT THERE. AND I'M 338 00:10:55,321 --> 00:10:55,955 TALKING ABOUT CONVERSATIONS WITH 339 00:10:55,955 --> 00:10:57,723 EACH OF YOU AS CANDIDATES. AS 340 00:10:57,723 --> 00:10:59,558 YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THERE. I CAN 341 00:10:59,558 --> 00:11:00,126 SAY WITHOUT HESITATION THAT 342 00:11:00,126 --> 00:11:00,926 SUSAN IS ONE OF THE FINEST 343 00:11:00,926 --> 00:11:02,395 JOURNALISTS AND COLLEAGUES I'VE 344 00:11:02,395 --> 00:11:03,796 EVER KNOWN, AND A FIERCE AND 345 00:11:03,796 --> 00:11:05,598 LOVING FRIEND. BEFORE THERE WAS 346 00:11:05,598 --> 00:11:08,567 AI, THERE WAS SUSAN. IF YOU 347 00:11:08,567 --> 00:11:10,302 WANTED THE CELL PHONE NUMBER OF 348 00:11:10,302 --> 00:11:10,836 THE PRESS SECRETARY FOR A 349 00:11:10,836 --> 00:11:11,971 CANDIDATE THAT WAS ON SEATTLE 350 00:11:11,971 --> 00:11:12,571 CHANNEL NINE YEARS AGO, YOU 351 00:11:12,571 --> 00:11:15,408 WOULD ASK SUSAN IF YOU WANTED 352 00:11:15,408 --> 00:11:17,410 OPPOSING VOICES TO SPEAK OUT 353 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:18,044 ABOUT TRANSGENDER BATHROOMS OR 354 00:11:18,044 --> 00:11:19,578 IMMIGRATION POLICY. YOU'D ASK 355 00:11:19,578 --> 00:11:20,846 SUSAN OR WORK TO RESEARCH 356 00:11:20,846 --> 00:11:22,515 ISSUES, BOOK GUESTS WITH 357 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:23,616 COMPETING VOICES TO SIT NEXT TO 358 00:11:23,616 --> 00:11:24,817 EACH OTHER AND SHARPEN. THE 359 00:11:24,817 --> 00:11:26,185 QUESTIONS THAT I WROTE HAVE SET 360 00:11:26,185 --> 00:11:27,887 THE STANDARD FOR FAIRNESS AT 361 00:11:27,887 --> 00:11:29,188 SEATTLE CHANNEL, GUESTS KNEW 362 00:11:29,188 --> 00:11:30,056 THEY MIGHT FACE HARD QUESTIONS, 363 00:11:30,056 --> 00:11:32,224 BUT THEY ALSO KNEW THEY'D BE 364 00:11:32,224 --> 00:11:33,192 TREATED WITH RESPECT. YOU DON'T 365 00:11:33,192 --> 00:11:34,293 OFTEN HEAR THAT WORD IN RELATION 366 00:11:34,293 --> 00:11:36,295 TO GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS REPORTING 367 00:11:36,295 --> 00:11:37,363 IN TODAY'S WORLD, BUT SUSAN 368 00:11:37,363 --> 00:11:39,298 LIVES OUT THAT ETHIC EVERY DAY. 369 00:11:39,298 --> 00:11:40,599 SUSAN EARNED EIGHT EMMYS IN 370 00:11:40,599 --> 00:11:42,401 CAREER. IN HER CAREER, YOU 371 00:11:42,401 --> 00:11:44,070 PROBABLY HEARD THAT, BUT I'D SAY 372 00:11:44,070 --> 00:11:44,870 AT LEAST NINE BECAUSE THE EMMY 373 00:11:44,870 --> 00:11:46,305 THAT I WON FOR BEST TV HOST A 374 00:11:46,305 --> 00:11:47,673 FEW YEARS BACK IS COMPLETELY 375 00:11:47,673 --> 00:11:49,108 THANKS TO HER. I HOPE HER 376 00:11:49,108 --> 00:11:50,643 LEGACY, THOUGH, ISN'T COMPLETELY 377 00:11:50,643 --> 00:11:51,811 MEASURED BY THE AWARDS SHE WON 378 00:11:51,811 --> 00:11:53,245 OR HER DECADES OF VOLUNTEER 379 00:11:53,245 --> 00:11:55,548 SERVICE TO THE ASIAN AMERICAN 380 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:57,249 JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION OR THE 381 00:11:57,249 --> 00:11:58,350 BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT. HER 382 00:11:58,350 --> 00:12:00,119 LEGACY IS TRULY ALL AROUND YOU. 383 00:12:00,119 --> 00:12:01,287 FROM INFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT THE 384 00:12:01,287 --> 00:12:02,922 WORK OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO 385 00:12:02,922 --> 00:12:03,923 EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT'S ON 386 00:12:03,923 --> 00:12:06,926 THEIR BALLOT. FOR NEARLY TWO 387 00:12:06,926 --> 00:12:07,827 DECADES, SUSAN ALWAYS HAD AN 388 00:12:07,827 --> 00:12:09,361 EXACTING APPROACH ON THE JOB 389 00:12:09,361 --> 00:12:11,363 BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THE WORK OF 390 00:12:11,363 --> 00:12:12,932 PUBLIC AFFAIRS MATTERS. SHE'S 391 00:12:12,932 --> 00:12:13,532 PERSISTENT BECAUSE THE PUBLIC 392 00:12:13,532 --> 00:12:16,168 DESERVES ANSWERS, AND SHE SEES 393 00:12:16,168 --> 00:12:18,471 THE HUMANITY IN EVERY ISSUE, 394 00:12:18,471 --> 00:12:19,105 TOO. I RECALL WORKING WITH HER 395 00:12:19,105 --> 00:12:20,005 ON A FENTANYL DOCUMENTARY THREE 396 00:12:20,005 --> 00:12:21,140 YEARS AGO. SHE SET UP AN 397 00:12:21,140 --> 00:12:22,141 INTERVIEW WITH A MOTHER WHO HAD 398 00:12:22,141 --> 00:12:23,976 LOST HER CHILD TO AN OVERDOSE. 399 00:12:23,976 --> 00:12:25,111 IT WAS SUSAN WHO TALKED WITH 400 00:12:25,111 --> 00:12:27,513 THIS MOTHER AND HELPED HER FIND 401 00:12:27,513 --> 00:12:28,614 THE COURAGE TO OPEN THE DOOR. 402 00:12:28,614 --> 00:12:30,015 SHE KEPT CLOSED TO HER 403 00:12:30,015 --> 00:12:31,684 DAUGHTER'S ROOM SINCE HER DEATH. 404 00:12:31,684 --> 00:12:32,751 TALK TO US ABOUT HOW HER 405 00:12:32,751 --> 00:12:34,587 DAUGHTER DIED, AND TELL HER 406 00:12:34,587 --> 00:12:36,388 IMPORTANT STORY TO THE WORLD. 407 00:12:36,388 --> 00:12:36,956 SEATTLE IS BETTER INFORMED 408 00:12:36,956 --> 00:12:38,657 BECAUSE OF SUSAN SEATTLE CHANNEL 409 00:12:38,657 --> 00:12:39,658 IS STRONGER BECAUSE OF HER AND 410 00:12:39,658 --> 00:12:40,793 ALL OF US WHO HAVE WORKED BESIDE 411 00:12:40,793 --> 00:12:42,628 HER ARE BETTER BECAUSE OF HER 412 00:12:42,628 --> 00:12:44,130 EXAMPLE. I'M GOING TO KEEP 413 00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:45,731 WORKING ON CITY INSIDE OUT AT 414 00:12:45,731 --> 00:12:46,265 SEATTLE CHANNEL TO HONOR 415 00:12:46,265 --> 00:12:47,700 SUSAN'S LEGACY WITH HER SPIRIT 416 00:12:47,700 --> 00:12:50,002 IN MY HEART, SUSAN, YOU HAVE ALL 417 00:12:50,002 --> 00:12:51,604 MY LOVE AND THANKS. 418 00:12:51,604 --> 00:12:53,205 CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 419 00:12:53,205 --> 00:12:54,373 RETIREMENT AND HAPPY SUSAN HAHN 420 00:12:54,373 --> 00:12:55,641 APPRECIATION DAY. I WILL 421 00:12:55,641 --> 00:12:56,275 APPRECIATE YOU FOR EVERY DAY TO 422 00:12:56,275 --> 00:12:57,576 COME. THANK YOU COUNSEL. 423 00:12:57,576 --> 00:13:00,379 -- THANK YOU BRIAN. 424 00:13:00,379 --> 00:13:06,352 -- [APPLAUSE] 425 00:13:06,352 --> 00:13:08,487 -- AND NOW WE HAVE MISS SUSAN 426 00:13:08,487 --> 00:13:10,656 HAHN. WELCOME YOUR DAY. 427 00:13:10,656 --> 00:13:11,557 -- THANK YOU. 428 00:13:11,557 --> 00:13:12,258 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, FIRST OF 429 00:13:12,258 --> 00:13:14,960 ALL, FOR THIS NOMINATION. 430 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,763 WHERE'D SHE GO? 431 00:13:17,763 --> 00:13:18,097 -- [LAUGHTER] 432 00:13:18,097 --> 00:13:20,199 -- THERE YOU ARE. I'M JUST SO 433 00:13:20,199 --> 00:13:21,667 THRILLED AND RELIEVED THAT THE 434 00:13:21,667 --> 00:13:22,968 CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR WILSON 435 00:13:22,968 --> 00:13:24,436 FOUND SOMETHING TO AGREE ON. 436 00:13:24,436 --> 00:13:29,308 -- HEY, HEY 437 00:13:29,308 --> 00:13:29,642 -- [LAUGHTER] 438 00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:29,875 -- OH. 439 00:13:29,875 --> 00:13:31,977 -- SERIOUSLY 440 00:13:31,977 --> 00:13:34,113 -- BLOWN AWAY BY THIS 441 00:13:34,113 --> 00:13:34,713 PROCLAMATION. FOR THE LAST 19 442 00:13:34,713 --> 00:13:35,281 YEARS, MY GOAL AS SEATTLE 443 00:13:35,281 --> 00:13:37,016 CHANNEL PRODUCER HAS SIMPLY 444 00:13:37,016 --> 00:13:40,820 BEEN, TO BE FAIR, THOROUGH AND 445 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:45,090 BALANCED. JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY 446 00:13:45,090 --> 00:13:45,724 IS MY NORTH STAR, AND IT MEANS 447 00:13:45,724 --> 00:13:46,892 THE WORLD TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR 448 00:13:46,892 --> 00:13:48,294 IT. A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY 449 00:13:48,294 --> 00:13:49,595 FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE 450 00:13:49,595 --> 00:13:50,629 SUPPORTED ME EVERY STEP OF THE 451 00:13:50,629 --> 00:13:52,665 WAY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE IN 452 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:56,202 THE ROOM HERE TODAY TO MY FIRST 453 00:13:56,202 --> 00:13:57,403 SEATTLE CHANNEL STATION MANAGER, 454 00:13:57,403 --> 00:13:59,972 GARY GIBSON. THANKS FOR HIRING 455 00:13:59,972 --> 00:14:01,807 ME TO THE AMAZING SEATTLE 456 00:14:01,807 --> 00:14:03,075 CHANNEL TEAM, ESPECIALLY MY TWO 457 00:14:03,075 --> 00:14:05,744 INSIDE OUT CO-HOSTS, BRIAN 458 00:14:05,744 --> 00:14:08,247 CALLANAN AND KR DOUGLAS, WHO ARE 459 00:14:08,247 --> 00:14:09,949 BOTH HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 460 00:14:09,949 --> 00:14:11,050 YOUR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK 461 00:14:11,050 --> 00:14:12,885 OVER THE YEARS. IT'S TRULY BEEN 462 00:14:12,885 --> 00:14:14,086 AN HONOR WORKING WITH BOTH OF 463 00:14:14,086 --> 00:14:17,623 YOU I'M HOPEFUL THE STATION 464 00:14:17,623 --> 00:14:19,391 WILL CONTINUE ITS EXCELLENT WORK 465 00:14:19,391 --> 00:14:21,193 AND KEEP WINNING THOSE EMMYS. 466 00:14:21,193 --> 00:14:22,995 AND TO THE CITY EMPLOYEES, 467 00:14:22,995 --> 00:14:25,397 ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND COMMUNITY 468 00:14:25,397 --> 00:14:28,767 MEMBERS WHO HAVE SAID YES TO OUR 469 00:14:28,767 --> 00:14:29,335 INTERVIEW REQUESTS OVER THE 470 00:14:29,335 --> 00:14:29,935 DECADES, OUR SHOWS WOULD NOT 471 00:14:29,935 --> 00:14:33,005 HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOU. THANK 472 00:14:33,005 --> 00:14:33,372 YOU VERY MUCH. 473 00:14:33,372 --> 00:14:36,475 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. SUSAN. 474 00:14:36,475 --> 00:14:42,047 -- [APPLAUSE] 475 00:14:42,047 --> 00:14:42,281 -- AND. 476 00:14:42,281 --> 00:14:46,885 -- [APPLAUSE] 477 00:14:46,885 --> 00:14:47,419 -- TEP. 478 00:14:47,419 --> 00:14:47,753 -- [APPLAUSE] 479 00:14:47,753 --> 00:14:50,322 -- JOY. 480 00:14:50,322 --> 00:14:50,789 -- [APPLAUSE] 481 00:14:50,789 --> 00:14:51,023 -- JOY. 482 00:14:51,023 --> 00:14:54,426 -- [APPLAUSE] 483 00:14:54,426 --> 00:14:55,194 -- WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS 484 00:14:55,194 --> 00:14:55,861 MICROPHONE AND NOW WE'RE GOING 485 00:14:55,861 --> 00:14:58,497 TO TAKE A GROUP PHOTO. SO WE'LL 486 00:14:58,497 --> 00:14:59,765 HAVE SUSAN AND EVERYONE COME UP 487 00:14:59,765 --> 00:15:01,133 TO THE FRONT. NOT EVERYONE IN 488 00:15:01,133 --> 00:15:02,534 THE AUDIENCE, BUT THE FOLKS. 489 00:15:02,534 --> 00:15:02,868 -- [LAUGHTER] 490 00:15:02,868 --> 00:15:04,903 -- SORRY, JUST LETTING YOU ALL 491 00:15:04,903 --> 00:15:06,839 KNOW ONLY THE ONLY THE PEOPLE 492 00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:07,940 THAT ARE COMING UP, I GUESS THEY 493 00:15:07,940 --> 00:15:09,541 KNOW. AND THEN DEANNA LEE WILL 494 00:15:09,541 --> 00:15:11,844 TAKE A PHOTO. WE'LL PAUSE HERE. 495 00:15:11,844 --> 00:15:14,680 IT WILL BE QUIET. 496 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,650 -- [LAUGHTER] 497 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:18,417 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 498 00:15:18,417 --> 00:15:18,751 -- [LAUGHTER] 499 00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:19,285 -- NO NO NO NO. 500 00:15:19,285 --> 00:15:19,785 -- [LAUGHTER] 501 00:15:19,785 --> 00:15:20,152 -- NO, I KNOW. 502 00:15:20,152 --> 00:15:20,486 -- [LAUGHTER] 503 00:15:20,486 --> 00:15:20,886 -- WHAT YOU MEAN. 504 00:15:20,886 --> 00:15:21,220 -- [LAUGHTER] 505 00:15:21,220 --> 00:15:26,725 -- I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. YEAH. 506 00:15:26,725 --> 00:15:27,192 -- [LAUGHTER] 507 00:15:27,192 --> 00:15:27,960 -- THANK YOU FOR LETTING US DO 508 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:29,995 THIS. 509 00:15:29,995 --> 00:15:30,396 -- [LAUGHTER] 510 00:15:30,396 --> 00:15:30,663 -- YEAH. 511 00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:34,700 -- [LAUGHTER] 512 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:36,368 -- I THINK WE SHOULD DO TWO ROWS 513 00:15:36,368 --> 00:15:38,704 AT LEAST. 514 00:15:38,704 --> 00:15:39,171 -- SQUISH, SQUISH. 515 00:15:39,171 --> 00:15:40,005 -- ONE MORE ON THIS SIDE. 516 00:15:40,005 --> 00:15:40,339 -- [LAUGHTER] 517 00:15:40,339 --> 00:15:42,942 -- WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW? 518 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:44,877 -- [LAUGHTER] 519 00:15:44,877 --> 00:15:47,880 -- PEOPLE IN THE BACK. 520 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,081 -- PLEASE. OKAY, WE'RE GONNA 521 00:15:49,081 --> 00:15:52,718 -- SO EVERYONE. SO EVERYONE. SO 522 00:15:52,718 --> 00:15:53,919 IF EVERYONE I HAVE. I HAVE A 523 00:15:53,919 --> 00:15:55,120 MICROPHONE. COUNCILMEMBER 524 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:55,888 KETTLE. WE'RE GOOD. SO THIS IS 525 00:15:55,888 --> 00:15:57,122 WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING 526 00:15:57,122 --> 00:15:59,091 TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO SCRUNCH 527 00:15:59,091 --> 00:16:00,025 IN AS BEST AS WE CAN. AND WE'RE 528 00:16:00,025 --> 00:16:01,527 GOING TO LOOK AT THIS CAMERA 529 00:16:01,527 --> 00:16:02,628 RIGHT HERE AT DEANNA LEE. SO 530 00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:06,732 WE'LL SCRUNCH IN. WE'LL SCRUNCH 531 00:16:06,732 --> 00:16:08,300 IN, EVERYONE SCRUNCH IN AS MUCH 532 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:09,635 AS YOU CAN. 533 00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:11,203 -- GO RIGHT HERE. 534 00:16:11,203 --> 00:16:12,938 -- AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. WE'RE 535 00:16:12,938 --> 00:16:15,774 SCRUNCHING IN AS MUCH AS YOU 536 00:16:15,774 --> 00:16:17,509 CAN. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT 537 00:16:17,509 --> 00:16:18,243 BE A LITTLE SHORTER. YOU'LL BE 538 00:16:18,243 --> 00:16:23,415 IN FRONT. OKAY, AWESOME 539 00:16:23,415 --> 00:16:27,052 -- [LAUGHTER] 540 00:16:27,052 --> 00:16:27,453 -- CAN I GO DOWN? 541 00:16:27,453 --> 00:16:29,021 -- DO WANT TO COUNT US DOWN AND 542 00:16:29,021 --> 00:16:30,255 TELL US WHAT TO DO? 543 00:16:30,255 --> 00:16:30,556 -- OKAY. 544 00:16:30,556 --> 00:16:34,927 -- ANY MORE TRIPLE UP 545 00:16:34,927 --> 00:16:37,162 -- ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. OKAY. 546 00:16:37,162 --> 00:16:38,998 -- EVERYBODY CAN LOOK OVER HERE 547 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:39,932 AT THE CAMERA. I'M GOING TO 548 00:16:39,932 --> 00:16:43,302 TAKE A COUPLE. TRY NOT TO BLINK. 549 00:16:43,302 --> 00:16:45,771 -- HEY, SUSAN. 550 00:16:45,771 --> 00:16:56,215 -- [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] 551 00:16:58,751 --> 00:17:03,489 [LAUGHTER] 552 00:17:03,489 --> 00:17:04,089 -- I WASN'T HERE YESTERDAY. 553 00:17:04,089 --> 00:17:06,091 -- SOUNDS WRONG. SO MAYBE. 554 00:17:06,091 --> 00:17:08,494 -- THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK 555 00:17:08,494 --> 00:17:09,128 YOU ALL FOR INDULGING US. FOR 556 00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:11,029 THE RECORD, WE ALSO HAVE 557 00:17:11,029 --> 00:17:12,331 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND 558 00:17:12,331 --> 00:17:12,998 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WHO HAVE 559 00:17:12,998 --> 00:17:13,766 JOINED US. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE 560 00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:15,634 FOR A LONG TIME. I APOLOGIZE, I 561 00:17:15,634 --> 00:17:17,169 DID NOT RECOGNIZE Y'ALL WHEN 562 00:17:17,169 --> 00:17:17,736 Y'ALL CAME IN. 563 00:17:17,736 --> 00:17:18,070 -- [LAUGHTER] 564 00:17:18,070 --> 00:17:21,407 -- OH, THIS GUY, THIS GUY? 565 00:17:21,407 --> 00:17:21,740 -- [LAUGHTER] 566 00:17:21,740 --> 00:17:22,574 -- YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS. THANKS 567 00:17:22,574 --> 00:17:24,209 SO MUCH. 568 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:26,078 -- OKAY, SO NOW WE WILL 569 00:17:26,078 --> 00:17:28,847 TRANSITION AND WE HAVE ONE MORE 570 00:17:28,847 --> 00:17:30,682 PROCLAMATION AS WELL. SO THANK 571 00:17:30,682 --> 00:17:32,484 YOU ALL. AND THEN RIGHT AFTER 572 00:17:32,484 --> 00:17:33,819 THE PROCLAMATION, WE'LL JUMP 573 00:17:33,819 --> 00:17:34,987 INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IF YOU 574 00:17:34,987 --> 00:17:35,888 ARE ONLINE AND LISTENING, WE 575 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:37,456 HAVE ONE MORE PROCLAMATION AND 576 00:17:37,456 --> 00:17:41,360 WE WILL JUMP RIGHT IN ONLINE. 577 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:41,794 COUNCILMEMBER SOK, 578 00:17:41,794 --> 00:17:43,095 CONGRATULATIONS, SUSAN AND TEAM 579 00:17:43,095 --> 00:17:43,896 IN SEATTLE CHANNEL. THANK YOU 580 00:17:43,896 --> 00:17:46,231 FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL 581 00:17:46,231 --> 00:17:47,533 DO. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR 582 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:49,435 SEATTLE CHANNEL, EMMY AWARD 583 00:17:49,435 --> 00:17:51,403 WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL. ALL 584 00:17:51,403 --> 00:17:53,138 RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WILL 585 00:17:53,138 --> 00:17:53,739 NOW ADDRESS THE PROCLAMATION 586 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:55,908 RECOGNIZING AUGUST 11th, 2026 TO 587 00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:57,810 BE WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE 588 00:17:57,810 --> 00:17:59,178 SOFTBALL DAY. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 589 00:17:59,178 --> 00:18:02,314 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 590 00:18:02,314 --> 00:18:02,648 -- [APPLAUSE] 591 00:18:02,648 --> 00:18:04,283 -- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 592 00:18:04,283 --> 00:18:05,451 PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS 593 00:18:05,451 --> 00:18:07,519 OF THE PUBLIC. SO TODAY WE GET 594 00:18:07,519 --> 00:18:09,988 TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE 595 00:18:09,988 --> 00:18:14,326 ACHIEVEMENT AND JOURNALISM AND 596 00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:17,329 GIRLS SOFTBALL IN WEST SEATTLE 597 00:18:17,329 --> 00:18:20,999 TODAY, I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD TO 598 00:18:20,999 --> 00:18:22,968 INTRODUCE A PROCLAMATION TO 599 00:18:22,968 --> 00:18:23,469 CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC 600 00:18:23,469 --> 00:18:24,203 ACHIEVEMENT OF THE WEST SEATTLE 601 00:18:24,203 --> 00:18:26,338 LITTLE LEAGUE GIRLS 11 U 602 00:18:26,338 --> 00:18:27,873 SOFTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 603 00:18:27,873 --> 00:18:30,042 WHOLE DANG THING. THE WHOLE 604 00:18:30,042 --> 00:18:32,611 STATE TOURNAMENT AT THIS YEAR'S 605 00:18:32,611 --> 00:18:34,646 CHAMPIONSHIP. THEIR HARD WORK, 606 00:18:34,646 --> 00:18:37,616 TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION TRULY 607 00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:39,051 EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF OUR 608 00:18:39,051 --> 00:18:41,653 COMMUNITY AND THAT OF OUR CITY. 609 00:18:41,653 --> 00:18:44,957 THEY PLAYED SEVEN GAMES IN SEVEN 610 00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:47,659 DAYS AND DEFEATED THE SAME TEAM 611 00:18:47,659 --> 00:18:49,228 THAT HANDED THEM THEIR FIRST AND 612 00:18:49,228 --> 00:18:51,763 ONLY LOSS. NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE 613 00:18:51,763 --> 00:18:55,701 TO CLAIM THE STATE TITLE. AND 614 00:18:55,701 --> 00:18:57,569 NOW I'M HONORED TO READ A FEW 615 00:18:57,569 --> 00:19:00,038 SELECT PASSAGES FROM THIS 616 00:19:00,038 --> 00:19:02,508 HONORARY PROCLAMATION. I'LL JUST 617 00:19:02,508 --> 00:19:04,309 SHARE THAT I WAS A I WAS A FAN. 618 00:19:04,309 --> 00:19:07,246 I'M A FAN OF ALL U SPORTS 619 00:19:07,246 --> 00:19:09,715 ACROSS DISTRICT ONE. I'M A PROUD 620 00:19:09,715 --> 00:19:11,016 RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE, SO 621 00:19:11,016 --> 00:19:13,752 I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG ON 622 00:19:13,752 --> 00:19:15,153 THE SIDELINES, CHEERING ON 623 00:19:15,153 --> 00:19:17,422 READING WEST SEATTLE BLOG 624 00:19:17,422 --> 00:19:20,092 ARTICLES, ARTICLES FROM WEST 625 00:19:20,092 --> 00:19:22,027 SIDE SEATTLE ABOUT OUR VARIOUS 626 00:19:22,027 --> 00:19:24,363 YOUTH SPORTS TEAMS, AND REALLY 627 00:19:24,363 --> 00:19:25,364 EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CHEER THEM 628 00:19:25,364 --> 00:19:29,268 ON AS A FAN. THIS ONE IS 629 00:19:29,268 --> 00:19:29,902 PARTICULARLY PROUD BECAUSE I GOT 630 00:19:29,902 --> 00:19:32,171 TO CHEER THEM ON AS A MEMBER OF 631 00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:34,139 THE COMMUNITY AND CHEER THE TEAM 632 00:19:34,139 --> 00:19:35,340 ON AND THE COACHES ON. AS A 633 00:19:35,340 --> 00:19:37,509 PROUD FATHER OF ONE OF THE 634 00:19:37,509 --> 00:19:40,379 PLAYERS. SO I'M GOING TO READ A 635 00:19:40,379 --> 00:19:42,981 FEW SELECT PASSAGES OF THIS 636 00:19:42,981 --> 00:19:45,617 PROCLAMATION RIGHT NOW. WHEREAS 637 00:19:45,617 --> 00:19:48,720 THE WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE 638 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,622 11 U. GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM HAS 639 00:19:50,622 --> 00:19:53,525 DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TALENT, 640 00:19:53,525 --> 00:19:56,428 TEAMWORK, ACCOMPLISHMENT AND 641 00:19:56,428 --> 00:19:57,062 SPORTSMANSHIP THROUGHOUT THEIR 642 00:19:57,062 --> 00:19:57,930 2026 SEASON. AND WHEREAS THE 643 00:19:57,930 --> 00:20:00,832 TEAM ACHIEVED AN OUTSTANDING 644 00:20:00,832 --> 00:20:03,569 COMBINED RECORD OF 55 AND TEN, 645 00:20:03,569 --> 00:20:06,138 GOING SIX AND ONE IN THE STATE 646 00:20:06,138 --> 00:20:08,273 TOURNAMENT, PLAYING SEVEN GAMES 647 00:20:08,273 --> 00:20:09,908 IN SEVEN DAYS AND SECURING A 648 00:20:09,908 --> 00:20:12,778 DECISIVE VICTORY TO WIN THE 2026 649 00:20:12,778 --> 00:20:14,479 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. 650 00:20:14,479 --> 00:20:15,514 AND WHEREAS THIS MARKS THE FIRST 651 00:20:15,514 --> 00:20:17,282 EVER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WON BY A 652 00:20:17,282 --> 00:20:20,719 WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE 653 00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:24,790 SOFTBALL TEAM FIRST EVER. 654 00:20:24,790 --> 00:20:25,190 -- [APPLAUSE] 655 00:20:25,190 --> 00:20:26,058 -- ONE OF 23. 656 00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:27,793 -- WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE 657 00:20:27,793 --> 00:20:29,861 TEAMS AND THE ONLY GIRLS 658 00:20:29,861 --> 00:20:30,696 SOFTBALL TEAM TO EARN A STATE 659 00:20:30,696 --> 00:20:34,333 TITLE. WHEREAS THE GIRLS 660 00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:36,468 CAPTIVATED THE HEARTS OF THOSE 661 00:20:36,468 --> 00:20:38,270 FOLLOWING THEIR HISTORIC RUN, 662 00:20:38,270 --> 00:20:40,305 INSPIRING A WAVE OF COMMUNITY 663 00:20:40,305 --> 00:20:43,742 PRIDE AND EXCITEMENT IN WEST 664 00:20:43,742 --> 00:20:46,778 SEATTLE AND BEYOND. AND NOW, 665 00:20:46,778 --> 00:20:49,581 THEREFORE, THE SEATTLE CITY 666 00:20:49,581 --> 00:20:52,784 COUNCIL DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM 667 00:20:52,784 --> 00:20:55,487 AUGUST 11th, 2026 TO BE WEST 668 00:20:55,487 --> 00:20:58,957 SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL 669 00:20:58,957 --> 00:20:59,157 DAY. 670 00:20:59,157 --> 00:21:03,161 -- [APPLAUSE] 671 00:21:03,161 --> 00:21:04,730 -- CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS 672 00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:06,198 HISTORIC RUN, COLLEAGUES. I'LL 673 00:21:06,198 --> 00:21:08,133 NOTE THAT NOT MANY TEAMS FROM 674 00:21:08,133 --> 00:21:09,534 THE CITY OF SEATTLE LITTLE 675 00:21:09,534 --> 00:21:10,135 LEAGUE OR REC TEAMS FROM THE 676 00:21:10,135 --> 00:21:12,104 CITY OF SEATTLE ENDED UP WINNING 677 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:14,906 MAJOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS LIKE 678 00:21:14,906 --> 00:21:16,575 THIS. AND AND SO WE'RE 679 00:21:16,575 --> 00:21:17,776 INCREDIBLY, INCREDIBLY PROUD OF 680 00:21:17,776 --> 00:21:20,145 THE WEST SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE 681 00:21:20,145 --> 00:21:20,579 TEAM BECAUSE THEIR 682 00:21:20,579 --> 00:21:21,780 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 683 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:22,881 REFLECT NOT ONLY GREAT CREDIT 684 00:21:22,881 --> 00:21:25,117 UPON THE WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY, 685 00:21:25,117 --> 00:21:27,552 BUT FROM A CITYWIDE PERSPECTIVE 686 00:21:27,552 --> 00:21:29,254 AS WELL. AND AGAIN, FIRST GIRLS 687 00:21:29,254 --> 00:21:32,591 SOFTBALL TEAM AT IN WEST SEATTLE 688 00:21:32,591 --> 00:21:34,826 HISTORY TO TO DO IT, JOINING 689 00:21:34,826 --> 00:21:36,361 ONLY TWO OTHER BASEBALL TEAMS 690 00:21:36,361 --> 00:21:39,131 OVER 20 YEARS. SO 691 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:39,765 CONGRATULATIONS. WOULD LOVE THE 692 00:21:39,765 --> 00:21:41,533 OPPORTUNITY FOR A FEW SPEAKERS 693 00:21:41,533 --> 00:21:43,502 TO SAY A FEW WORDS. MADAM 694 00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:44,870 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF IT'S 695 00:21:44,870 --> 00:21:47,172 OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL PRESENT 696 00:21:47,172 --> 00:21:47,572 THE PROCLAMATION. 697 00:21:47,572 --> 00:21:48,140 -- ABSOLUTELY. YOU GOT IT, 698 00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:49,374 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA I WILL. I'LL 699 00:21:49,374 --> 00:21:50,842 PAUSE HERE TO SEE IF ANY OTHER 700 00:21:50,842 --> 00:21:52,678 COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO SAY 701 00:21:52,678 --> 00:21:53,278 SOME COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER 702 00:21:53,278 --> 00:21:55,981 RIVERA. 703 00:21:55,981 --> 00:21:56,615 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 704 00:21:56,615 --> 00:21:58,283 LIKE THE LAST PROCLAMATION, I 705 00:21:58,283 --> 00:22:03,021 WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN SIGNATURES 706 00:22:03,021 --> 00:22:04,723 WERE NEEDED TO BE ADDED. SO 707 00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:06,558 CONGRATULATIONS. I WOULD HAVE 708 00:22:06,558 --> 00:22:07,292 ADDED MY SIGNATURE HAD I BEEN 709 00:22:07,292 --> 00:22:09,294 HERE. AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR 710 00:22:09,294 --> 00:22:10,095 YOU ALL. THANK YOU. 711 00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:11,596 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 712 00:22:11,596 --> 00:22:12,964 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. AND THEN 713 00:22:12,964 --> 00:22:15,767 NOW, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, 714 00:22:15,767 --> 00:22:17,869 I'M GOING TO SUSPEND THE RULES. 715 00:22:17,869 --> 00:22:18,403 SO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA CAN 716 00:22:18,403 --> 00:22:21,239 PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION AND MY 717 00:22:21,239 --> 00:22:21,907 UNDERSTANDING. YOU HAVE THE TEAM 718 00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:22,974 MANAGER, BRANT HERE, COACHES 719 00:22:22,974 --> 00:22:25,844 BROOKE FOX AND JAMES FRAZIER 720 00:22:25,844 --> 00:22:28,013 THAT ARE HERE AS WELL. AND THEN 721 00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:28,380 OTHER SPEAKERS. 722 00:22:28,380 --> 00:22:30,248 -- YES, THAT'S CORRECT, MADAM 723 00:22:30,248 --> 00:22:31,883 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SHALL THEY 724 00:22:31,883 --> 00:22:32,884 SPEAK FIRST BEFORE WE DO THE 725 00:22:32,884 --> 00:22:33,919 OFFICIAL PRESENTATION? 726 00:22:33,919 --> 00:22:35,020 -- OR YOU COULD DO THE. YEAH. 727 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:36,555 YOU COULD PRESENT THE 728 00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:37,756 PROCLAMATION AND THEN THEY CAN 729 00:22:37,756 --> 00:22:38,957 SPEAK WHICHEVER WHICHEVER WAY 730 00:22:38,957 --> 00:22:39,291 YOU'D LIKE. 731 00:22:39,291 --> 00:22:39,958 -- MAYBE WE'LL LET THEM SPEAK 732 00:22:39,958 --> 00:22:40,192 FIRST. 733 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:42,961 -- YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE 734 00:22:42,961 --> 00:22:45,263 HAVING A TEAM MANAGER BRANT AND 735 00:22:45,263 --> 00:22:49,334 THEN COACHES BROOKE AND JAMES. 736 00:22:49,334 --> 00:22:57,142 WELCOME. 737 00:22:57,375 --> 00:22:59,111 -- I'M I'M A COACH OF THE WEST 738 00:22:59,111 --> 00:22:59,377 SEATTLE. 739 00:22:59,377 --> 00:23:00,479 -- TALKING THE MICROPHONE BRANT 740 00:23:00,479 --> 00:23:01,546 OR USE YOUR COACH. 741 00:23:01,546 --> 00:23:03,014 -- I'M THE COACH OF THE WEST 742 00:23:03,014 --> 00:23:05,117 SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE ALONG WITH 743 00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:10,255 COACH JAMES AND COACH BROOKE 744 00:23:10,255 --> 00:23:10,789 COUNCILMEMBERS, COACHES, 745 00:23:10,789 --> 00:23:12,124 FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 746 00:23:12,124 --> 00:23:13,658 THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE 747 00:23:13,658 --> 00:23:16,561 HONOR. ON BEHALF OF OUR U11 748 00:23:16,561 --> 00:23:18,897 GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM, WE ARE 749 00:23:18,897 --> 00:23:20,665 PROUD AND GRATEFUL TO ACCEPT 750 00:23:20,665 --> 00:23:21,266 THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING 751 00:23:21,266 --> 00:23:23,435 OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON. 752 00:23:23,435 --> 00:23:25,504 THESE YOUNG ATHLETES SHOWED 753 00:23:25,504 --> 00:23:26,505 TREMENDOUS DEDICATION, TEAMWORK, 754 00:23:26,505 --> 00:23:28,039 RESILIENCE, AND SPORTSMANSHIP 755 00:23:28,039 --> 00:23:30,075 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THEIR 756 00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:31,743 SUCCESS RESULTED IN COUNTLESS 757 00:23:31,743 --> 00:23:33,378 HOURS OF EFFORT, ALONG WITH THE 758 00:23:33,378 --> 00:23:34,479 SUPPORT OF THEIR COACHES, 759 00:23:34,479 --> 00:23:36,481 PARENTS AND THE ENTIRE 760 00:23:36,481 --> 00:23:37,082 COMMUNITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, 761 00:23:37,082 --> 00:23:38,583 THEY LEARNED A GREAT THING, A 762 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,419 GREAT THING THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN 763 00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:41,353 YOU WORK HARD, BELIEVE IN EACH 764 00:23:41,353 --> 00:23:42,988 OTHER, AND HAVE FUN ALONG THE 765 00:23:42,988 --> 00:23:44,923 WAY. THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING 766 00:23:44,923 --> 00:23:46,424 THESE AMAZING GIRLS AND THIS 767 00:23:46,424 --> 00:23:48,560 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT WITH US. WE 768 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:48,994 ARE TRULY HONORED. 769 00:23:48,994 --> 00:23:51,963 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 770 00:23:51,963 --> 00:23:55,567 -- [APPLAUSE] 771 00:23:55,567 --> 00:23:57,769 -- I'M GOING TO LET MCKENZIE 772 00:23:57,769 --> 00:23:58,136 HEARTBEAT NOW. 773 00:23:58,136 --> 00:24:00,372 -- SHE IS ONE OF OUR STAR 774 00:24:00,372 --> 00:24:00,939 PITCHERS OF THE TEAM. 775 00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:04,543 -- AWESOME. WELCOME. 776 00:24:04,543 --> 00:24:07,913 -- HELLO HELLO. MY NAME IS 777 00:24:07,913 --> 00:24:09,414 MACKENZIE HART AND I AM ONE OF 778 00:24:09,414 --> 00:24:09,948 THE PITCHERS FOR THE WEST 779 00:24:09,948 --> 00:24:12,818 SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE 11. YOU 780 00:24:12,818 --> 00:24:13,385 ALL STAR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 781 00:24:13,385 --> 00:24:15,453 TEAM. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME 782 00:24:15,453 --> 00:24:17,322 THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT MY 783 00:24:17,322 --> 00:24:17,923 TEAMMATES AND I ACCOMPLISHED 784 00:24:17,923 --> 00:24:20,859 THIS SEASON. LAST YEAR AS THE 785 00:24:20,859 --> 00:24:22,561 EIGHT NINE, TEN YEAR OLD ALL 786 00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:24,729 STAR TEAM, WE CAME JUST ONE GAME 787 00:24:24,729 --> 00:24:27,432 SHORT OF OUR GOAL. WE HAD A 788 00:24:27,432 --> 00:24:28,433 HEARTBREAKING 2 TO 1 LOSS IN THE 789 00:24:28,433 --> 00:24:29,801 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT THE STATE 790 00:24:29,801 --> 00:24:32,070 TOURNAMENT. INSTEAD OF LETTING 791 00:24:32,070 --> 00:24:33,205 THAT LOSS DISCOURAGE US, WE USED 792 00:24:33,205 --> 00:24:36,541 IT AS MOTIVATION. WE CAME BACK 793 00:24:36,541 --> 00:24:38,076 THIS YEAR READY TO WORK HARD, 794 00:24:38,076 --> 00:24:39,945 PLAY TOGETHER AND GIVE IT 795 00:24:39,945 --> 00:24:41,780 EVERYTHING WE HAD. WITH THE 796 00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:43,481 SUPPORT OF OUR COACHES, PARENTS, 797 00:24:43,481 --> 00:24:45,550 FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. WE WORKED 798 00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:47,486 HARD ALL SEASON DURING THE 799 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:49,387 DISTRICT AND STATE TOURNAMENTS. 800 00:24:49,387 --> 00:24:51,790 WE PLAYED TEN GAMES, COLLECTED 801 00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:55,393 90 HITS AND SCORED 86 RUNS. WE 802 00:24:55,393 --> 00:24:57,362 WON THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP 803 00:24:57,362 --> 00:24:58,864 AND HEADED INTO STATE TOURNAMENT 804 00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:00,932 WITH A LOT OF CONFIDENCE. OUR 805 00:25:00,932 --> 00:25:02,133 FIRST STATE GAME ENDED IN A 806 00:25:02,133 --> 00:25:04,603 TOUGH 3 TO 1 LOSS, WHICH PUT US 807 00:25:04,603 --> 00:25:06,538 INTO THE CONSOLATION BRACKET. AT 808 00:25:06,538 --> 00:25:08,406 THAT POINT, WE KNEW THAT IF WE 809 00:25:08,406 --> 00:25:09,474 DIDN'T KEEP WINNING, OUR SEASON 810 00:25:09,474 --> 00:25:11,409 WOULD BE OVER. SO WE KEPT 811 00:25:11,409 --> 00:25:13,778 FIGHTING. WE PLAYED ALMOST EVERY 812 00:25:13,778 --> 00:25:16,815 DAY. WE GREW STRONGER AS A TEAM, 813 00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:18,683 SUPPORTED EACH OTHER AND NEVER 814 00:25:18,683 --> 00:25:20,585 GAVE UP. THEN ON CHAMPIONSHIP 815 00:25:20,585 --> 00:25:22,120 SATURDAY, WE HAD TO WIN TWICE TO 816 00:25:22,120 --> 00:25:24,589 BECOME STATE CHAMPIONS. WE WON 817 00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:27,459 OUR FIRST GAME 2 TO 1 IN AN 818 00:25:27,459 --> 00:25:28,093 EXTRA INNING THRILLER. THEN WE 819 00:25:28,093 --> 00:25:29,361 CAME BACK AND WON AGAIN, 4 TO 1 820 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:32,831 TO SECURE THE CHAMPIONSHIP. WE 821 00:25:32,831 --> 00:25:35,166 FINISHED THE DISTRICT IN STATE 822 00:25:35,166 --> 00:25:35,767 CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH A NINE AND 823 00:25:35,767 --> 00:25:39,337 ONE RECORD. WE OUTSCORED OUR 824 00:25:39,337 --> 00:25:40,605 OPPONENTS 55 TO 10 AND WENT SIX 825 00:25:40,605 --> 00:25:42,340 AND ONE AT THE STATE 826 00:25:42,340 --> 00:25:43,275 CHAMPIONSHIP STATE TOURNAMENT. 827 00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:44,976 DURING THE STATE TOURNAMENT, I 828 00:25:44,976 --> 00:25:50,482 THREW 433 PITCHES, RECORDED 48 829 00:25:50,482 --> 00:25:51,116 STRIKEOUTS AND ALLOWED JUST FOUR 830 00:25:51,116 --> 00:25:53,551 EARNED RUNS. BUT THE BIGGEST 831 00:25:53,551 --> 00:25:54,119 ACCOMPLISHMENT WASN'T THE 832 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,355 NUMBERS. WE MADE HISTORY AS WEST 833 00:25:57,355 --> 00:25:57,989 SEATTLE'S FIRST LITTLE LEAGUE 834 00:25:57,989 --> 00:25:59,724 SOFTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS. TO MY 835 00:25:59,724 --> 00:26:01,393 TEAMMATES, I'M SO PROUD OF 836 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:03,161 EVERY ONE OF YOU. OUR 837 00:26:03,161 --> 00:26:04,896 OUTFIELDERS MADE GAME SAVING 838 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:07,532 CATCHES. OUR INFIELDERS MADE 839 00:26:07,532 --> 00:26:09,100 INCREDIBLE PLAYS, INCLUDING SOME 840 00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:10,602 THAT I HONESTLY DIDN'T THINK 841 00:26:10,602 --> 00:26:11,870 WERE POSSIBLE. AND CARMEN, OUR 842 00:26:11,870 --> 00:26:13,305 CATCHER, CAUGHT ALL SEVEN OF OUR 843 00:26:13,305 --> 00:26:15,607 STATE TOURNAMENT GAMES. WHAT 844 00:26:15,607 --> 00:26:17,976 MAKES THIS TEAM SO SPECIAL 845 00:26:17,976 --> 00:26:19,678 ISN'T JUST THAT WE WON, IT'S 846 00:26:19,678 --> 00:26:22,013 THE WAY WE PLAYED, THE RESPECT 847 00:26:22,013 --> 00:26:23,648 WE RESPECTED OUR OPPONENTS, 848 00:26:23,648 --> 00:26:25,183 SUPPORTED EACH OTHER, STAYED 849 00:26:25,183 --> 00:26:27,485 POSITIVE THROUGH THE TOUGH 850 00:26:27,485 --> 00:26:28,086 MOMENTS AND CARRIED OURSELVES 851 00:26:28,086 --> 00:26:31,122 WITH CLASS, DIGNITY WHEREVER WE 852 00:26:31,122 --> 00:26:32,590 WITH WHETHER WE WON OR LOST. I 853 00:26:32,590 --> 00:26:34,559 AM INCREDIBLY PROUD TO HAVE BEEN 854 00:26:34,559 --> 00:26:37,329 PART OF THIS TEAM. IT HAS BEEN 855 00:26:37,329 --> 00:26:39,097 AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE THE 856 00:26:39,097 --> 00:26:40,932 STARTING PITCHER FOR THE WEST 857 00:26:40,932 --> 00:26:42,000 SEATTLE LITTLE LEAGUE. 11 YOU 858 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,637 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. I ALSO 859 00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:46,938 WANT TO THANK OUR COACHES, 860 00:26:46,938 --> 00:26:49,207 BRANT, JAMES AND BROOKE FOR YOUR 861 00:26:49,207 --> 00:26:51,509 DEDICATION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND 862 00:26:51,509 --> 00:26:52,844 COUNTLESS HOURS YOU SPENT 863 00:26:52,844 --> 00:26:54,379 HELPING US BECOME BETTER PLAYERS 864 00:26:54,379 --> 00:26:56,247 AND BETTER TEAMMATES. THANK YOU 865 00:26:56,247 --> 00:26:57,549 TO OUR PARENTS, FAMILIES, 866 00:26:57,549 --> 00:26:58,883 FRIENDS, AND EVERYONE IN OUR 867 00:26:58,883 --> 00:27:01,286 COMMUNITY WHO SUPPORTED US, 868 00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:02,721 CHEERED FOR US AND BELIEVED IN 869 00:27:02,721 --> 00:27:04,923 US ALONG THE WAY AND MOST OF 870 00:27:04,923 --> 00:27:07,525 ALL, THANK YOU TO MY TEAMMATES 871 00:27:07,525 --> 00:27:09,527 FOR BELIEVING IN EACH OTHER, 872 00:27:09,527 --> 00:27:11,229 FIGHTING FOR EACH OTHER, AND 873 00:27:11,229 --> 00:27:12,664 NEVER GIVING UP. LAST YEAR WE 874 00:27:12,664 --> 00:27:14,366 CAME UP ONE GAME SHORT. THIS 875 00:27:14,366 --> 00:27:16,701 YEAR WE FINISHED THE JOB. WE 876 00:27:16,701 --> 00:27:18,603 DIDN'T JUST WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP, 877 00:27:18,603 --> 00:27:20,038 WE MADE WEST SEATTLE HISTORY. 878 00:27:20,038 --> 00:27:22,774 THANK YOU. 879 00:27:22,774 --> 00:27:30,482 -- [APPLAUSE] 880 00:27:30,615 --> 00:27:31,316 [APPLAUSE] 881 00:27:31,316 --> 00:27:34,486 -- AND THEN THE RULES HAVE BEEN 882 00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:35,086 SUSPENDED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 883 00:27:35,086 --> 00:27:37,489 WILL COME TO PRESENT THE 884 00:27:37,489 --> 00:27:38,890 PROCLAMATION. AND THEN WOULD YOU 885 00:27:38,890 --> 00:27:40,892 ALSO LIKE A PICTURE? 886 00:27:40,892 --> 00:27:41,459 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AS WELL? 887 00:27:41,459 --> 00:27:43,561 OKAY, AWESOME. AND THEN WE WILL 888 00:27:43,561 --> 00:27:44,562 INVITE THE YOUNG GIRLS TO COME 889 00:27:44,562 --> 00:27:47,198 UP. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO 890 00:27:47,198 --> 00:27:49,334 TO TOGETHER. SO IF YOU ALL JUST 891 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:51,002 START MAKING YOUR WAY RIGHT HERE 892 00:27:51,002 --> 00:27:56,007 TO THE RIGHT. JUST THIS WAY, 893 00:27:56,007 --> 00:28:00,645 JUST FOLLOW AWESOME. AND THEN 894 00:28:00,645 --> 00:28:03,048 RIGHT AFTER THIS PHOTO, WE WILL 895 00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:05,283 JUMP RIGHT INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. 896 00:28:05,283 --> 00:28:05,950 OKAY, AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL. SO 897 00:28:05,950 --> 00:28:08,787 WE'LL COME UP HERE, WE'LL TAKE 898 00:28:08,787 --> 00:28:10,055 A PHOTO WITH OUR YOUNG GIRLS 899 00:28:10,055 --> 00:28:12,123 FROM THE 11. YOU THE STATE 900 00:28:12,123 --> 00:28:14,392 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. HEY, 901 00:28:14,392 --> 00:28:20,765 CONGRATS. CONGRATS 902 00:28:20,765 --> 00:28:21,366 -- CONGRATULATE. AWESOME. 903 00:28:21,366 --> 00:28:21,833 -- YOU GUYS, COME ON. 904 00:28:21,833 --> 00:28:24,135 -- THIS WAY. CONGRATULATIONS. 905 00:28:24,135 --> 00:28:25,070 CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS. 906 00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:31,242 THANK CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU 907 00:28:31,242 --> 00:28:33,078 THANK YOU. 908 00:28:33,078 --> 00:28:34,245 -- I'M GONNA GIVE THESE TO YOU. 909 00:28:34,245 --> 00:28:35,013 -- OKAY, GUYS, COME OVER HERE. 910 00:28:35,013 --> 00:28:36,548 YOU GUYS COME OVER HERE. YEAH, 911 00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:38,116 YEAH. YOU GUYS, COME OVER HERE. 912 00:28:38,116 --> 00:28:42,420 SCOOCH DOWN OH, YEAH. 913 00:28:42,420 --> 00:28:42,754 -- [LAUGHTER] 914 00:28:42,754 --> 00:28:43,388 -- DOUBLE UP THERE. 915 00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:43,721 -- [LAUGHTER] 916 00:28:43,721 --> 00:28:45,757 -- I'M DOUBLING UP. HOW ABOUT 917 00:28:45,757 --> 00:28:46,991 YOU STAND FORWARD AND THEN YOUR 918 00:28:46,991 --> 00:28:47,525 COACH CAN STAND. 919 00:28:47,525 --> 00:28:47,759 -- IN. 920 00:28:47,759 --> 00:28:49,227 -- THE BACK AND THEN WE CAN GET 921 00:28:49,227 --> 00:28:51,663 A LITTLE CLOSER. I'M NOT EVEN. 922 00:28:51,663 --> 00:28:54,532 OKAY, SLIDE THAT WAY. HOW DO WE 923 00:28:54,532 --> 00:28:58,536 LOOK? RIGHT. 924 00:28:58,536 --> 00:29:02,474 -- TAKE A COUPLE STILL SMILE. 925 00:29:02,474 --> 00:29:05,577 -- PERFECT. THANK YOU. 926 00:29:05,577 --> 00:29:13,151 -- [APPLAUSE] 927 00:29:13,284 --> 00:29:13,718 [APPLAUSE] 928 00:29:13,718 --> 00:29:14,219 -- SO COOL. 929 00:29:14,219 --> 00:29:14,552 -- [LAUGHTER] 930 00:29:14,552 --> 00:29:18,890 -- THAT'S INCREDIBLE THERE. 931 00:29:18,890 --> 00:29:19,190 -- AWESOME. 932 00:29:19,190 --> 00:29:21,426 -- THERE WE GO. 933 00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:23,261 -- CONGRATULATIONS. I HEARD I 934 00:29:23,261 --> 00:29:24,496 HEARD THE THE GIRLS UP HERE 935 00:29:24,496 --> 00:29:25,830 TALKING ABOUT BACK TO BACK. 936 00:29:25,830 --> 00:29:27,599 THAT'S WHAT I DID. I HEARD I 937 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:28,566 HEARD THEM SAY BACK TO BACK 938 00:29:28,566 --> 00:29:30,468 TITLES. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD 939 00:29:30,468 --> 00:29:31,836 SOMEONE SAID BACK TO BACK. OKAY, 940 00:29:31,836 --> 00:29:34,305 I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO JUMP 941 00:29:34,305 --> 00:29:36,074 RIGHT INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. 942 00:29:36,074 --> 00:29:36,741 COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE'RE 943 00:29:36,741 --> 00:29:38,209 GOING TO OPEN UP OUR FAVORITE 944 00:29:38,209 --> 00:29:39,477 TIME, WHICH IS OUR HYBRID PUBLIC 945 00:29:39,477 --> 00:29:41,212 COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT 946 00:29:41,212 --> 00:29:44,215 IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S 947 00:29:44,215 --> 00:29:44,749 AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION, 948 00:29:44,749 --> 00:29:45,917 REFERRAL CALENDAR AND THE 949 00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:46,618 COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM. THE 950 00:29:46,618 --> 00:29:49,587 COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT COMMENTS 951 00:29:49,587 --> 00:29:51,623 ON QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS OR 952 00:29:51,623 --> 00:29:52,257 CAMPAIGN RELATED MATTERS. CLERK 953 00:29:52,257 --> 00:29:53,925 HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE 954 00:29:53,925 --> 00:29:54,325 SIGNED UP TODAY? 955 00:29:54,325 --> 00:29:57,228 -- WE HAVE 75 IN PERSON AND 30 956 00:29:57,228 --> 00:29:59,631 REMOTE. 957 00:29:59,631 --> 00:30:01,566 -- YOU SAID 75 IN PERSON, 75 IN 958 00:30:01,566 --> 00:30:05,570 PERSON, PLUS 3530 REMOTE. OKAY, 959 00:30:05,570 --> 00:30:08,106 AWESOME. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO 960 00:30:08,106 --> 00:30:09,607 OVER TIME AND FOR THAT'S 961 00:30:09,607 --> 00:30:10,875 ALLOTTED FOR OUR PUBLIC COMMENT 962 00:30:10,875 --> 00:30:11,943 PERIOD. SO I AM GOING TO ASK MY 963 00:30:11,943 --> 00:30:13,611 COLLEAGUES, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR 964 00:30:13,611 --> 00:30:14,646 EVERYONE SPEAK TODAY. IS THAT 965 00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:16,848 COOL? I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO 966 00:30:16,848 --> 00:30:17,882 EXTEND THE TIME. WE'LL GO AS 967 00:30:17,882 --> 00:30:19,751 LONG AS IT TAKES. IS THAT COOL? 968 00:30:19,751 --> 00:30:20,718 I'M LOOKING LEFT AND RIGHT. 969 00:30:20,718 --> 00:30:23,755 AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. SO BECAUSE 970 00:30:23,755 --> 00:30:26,491 WE HAVE OVER 100 PEOPLE, WE HAVE 971 00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:27,258 ABOUT 100 PEOPLE. WE'RE WE ARE 972 00:30:27,258 --> 00:30:29,827 GOING TO DO ONE MINUTE. IF YOU 973 00:30:29,827 --> 00:30:31,129 HAVE 60 OR LESS, IT'S LESS THAN 974 00:30:31,129 --> 00:30:32,297 ONE MINUTE. I THINK THAT WOULD 975 00:30:32,297 --> 00:30:34,199 JUST BE RIDICULOUS TO DO. 30s. 976 00:30:34,199 --> 00:30:35,733 SO EVERYONE'S GOING TO GET ONE 977 00:30:35,733 --> 00:30:37,435 MINUTE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 978 00:30:37,435 --> 00:30:39,237 READ THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE 979 00:30:39,237 --> 00:30:41,806 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD? 980 00:30:41,806 --> 00:30:43,274 -- THE PUBLIC PERIOD WILL BE 981 00:30:43,274 --> 00:30:44,609 MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING 982 00:30:44,609 --> 00:30:45,310 MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED 983 00:30:45,310 --> 00:30:46,411 IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY 984 00:30:46,411 --> 00:30:47,612 REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A 985 00:30:47,612 --> 00:30:50,315 CHIME WITH 10 SECONDS LEFT OF 986 00:30:50,315 --> 00:30:51,182 THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS WILL BE 987 00:30:51,182 --> 00:30:52,684 MUTED IF THEY DO NOT IN THEIR 988 00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:53,351 COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED 989 00:30:53,351 --> 00:30:54,252 TIME, TO ALLOW US TO CALL THE 990 00:30:54,252 --> 00:30:55,620 NEXT SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT 991 00:30:55,620 --> 00:30:56,521 PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND WILL 992 00:30:56,521 --> 00:30:57,855 BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON 993 00:30:57,855 --> 00:30:58,623 THE LIST. 994 00:30:58,623 --> 00:30:59,290 -- AWESOME. IF YOU'RE WAITING 995 00:30:59,290 --> 00:31:00,058 ONLINE, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE 996 00:31:00,058 --> 00:31:01,226 FIRST 30 IN PERSON. WE'RE GOING 997 00:31:01,226 --> 00:31:02,393 TO BOUNCE TO YOU ONLINE AND 998 00:31:02,393 --> 00:31:03,895 WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK. SO IF 999 00:31:03,895 --> 00:31:05,296 YOU'RE ONLINE, WE'RE GOING TO 1000 00:31:05,296 --> 00:31:06,030 DO 30 IN PERSON AND THEN WE WILL 1001 00:31:06,030 --> 00:31:07,899 COME TO YOU. SO THAT WILL BE 1002 00:31:07,899 --> 00:31:11,536 ABOUT AROUND 3053 TEN IS WHEN IT 1003 00:31:11,536 --> 00:31:13,404 LOOKS LIKE WE'LL JUMP BACK 1004 00:31:13,404 --> 00:31:14,772 ONLINE. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE 1005 00:31:14,772 --> 00:31:17,675 YVETTE DINISH FOLLOWED BY 1006 00:31:17,675 --> 00:31:19,210 JOSEPHINE CHANG, SAMANTHA POE. 1007 00:31:19,210 --> 00:31:22,380 THEN WE HAVE POWELL, JULIAN 1008 00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:26,050 MANTEI EL AARON AND JOSH. AND I 1009 00:31:26,050 --> 00:31:27,318 APOLOGIZE IF I MISS IF I SAID 1010 00:31:27,318 --> 00:31:29,287 YOUR NAME WRONG, I APOLOGIZE. 1011 00:31:29,287 --> 00:31:31,022 BUT FIRST WE HAVE MISS YVETTE. 1012 00:31:31,022 --> 00:31:33,291 COME ON UP. ALL RIGHT. 1013 00:31:33,291 --> 00:31:34,592 JOSEPHINE, SAMANTHA. POE. PAUL. 1014 00:31:34,592 --> 00:31:38,329 JULIAN MANTE, EL AARON AND JOSH. 1015 00:31:38,329 --> 00:31:39,764 -- IMPRESSIVE INTENDED TODAY, 1016 00:31:39,764 --> 00:31:42,267 ISN'T IT? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 1017 00:31:42,267 --> 00:31:44,402 TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES 1018 00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:45,970 OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC 1019 00:31:45,970 --> 00:31:48,273 FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION 1020 00:31:48,273 --> 00:31:52,010 UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH 1021 00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:54,012 LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I 1022 00:31:54,012 --> 00:31:56,281 ALSO WANT TO, IN SUPPORT OF 1023 00:31:56,281 --> 00:31:57,715 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S URGING 1024 00:31:57,715 --> 00:31:59,517 THE MAYOR TO WORK WITH THE 1025 00:31:59,517 --> 00:32:00,551 NATIONAL NETWORK FOR SAFE 1026 00:32:00,551 --> 00:32:02,787 COMMUNITIES, WIDELY RECOGNIZED 1027 00:32:02,787 --> 00:32:03,955 FOR DELIVERING RESULTS, I 1028 00:32:03,955 --> 00:32:05,556 ENCOURAGE HER AND TO KEEP 1029 00:32:05,556 --> 00:32:08,393 PUSHING ON THAT. AND THERE'S A 1030 00:32:08,393 --> 00:32:09,527 PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA CALLED 1031 00:32:09,527 --> 00:32:12,063 THE A GBIC THAT'S HAD VERY MUCH 1032 00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:12,830 SUCCESS IN REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE 1033 00:32:12,830 --> 00:32:17,769 AND KEEPING OUR KIDS FROM DYING 1034 00:32:17,769 --> 00:32:19,070 UNNECESSARILY. AND THE ONLY 1035 00:32:19,070 --> 00:32:21,072 OTHER THING I HAVE TO SAY IS 1036 00:32:21,072 --> 00:32:22,006 BRAVO TO THE PARENTS AND THE 1037 00:32:22,006 --> 00:32:23,975 SUPPORT TEAM WHO SUPPORT THESE 1038 00:32:23,975 --> 00:32:27,178 GIRLS IN BECOMING STATE 1039 00:32:27,178 --> 00:32:27,745 CHAMPIONSHIP AND BASEBALL, 1040 00:32:27,745 --> 00:32:29,347 BASEBALL. I WISH I'D HAD THOSE 1041 00:32:29,347 --> 00:32:30,515 PROGRAMS WHEN I WAS A KID. GIRL 1042 00:32:30,515 --> 00:32:31,616 SPORTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1043 00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:33,818 -- THANK YOU, MISS. 1044 00:32:33,818 --> 00:32:34,886 -- CHAIR, REGARDING THAT 1045 00:32:34,886 --> 00:32:35,153 PROGRAM. 1046 00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:36,220 -- THANK YOU, MISS YVETTE. NEXT 1047 00:32:36,220 --> 00:32:37,889 WE HAVE JOSEPHINE, FOLLOWED BY 1048 00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:43,795 SAMANTHA AND PO. JOSEPHINE CHANG 1049 00:32:43,795 --> 00:32:44,862 HERE, JOSEPHINE. NO. OKAY, NEXT 1050 00:32:44,862 --> 00:32:46,764 WE HAVE SAMANTHA. SAMANTHA. 1051 00:32:46,764 --> 00:32:48,566 GOOD. WELCOME. 1052 00:32:48,566 --> 00:32:49,534 -- HI. COUNCILMEMBER SAMANTHA 1053 00:32:49,534 --> 00:32:51,269 GRAD HERE ON BEHALF OF TEAMSTERS 1054 00:32:51,269 --> 00:32:53,271 117 IN SUPPORT OF THE RENTAL 1055 00:32:53,271 --> 00:32:54,505 JUNK FEE LEGISLATION FOR MANY 1056 00:32:54,505 --> 00:32:56,007 YEARS AS A RENTER IN THE CITY, I 1057 00:32:56,007 --> 00:32:56,641 REMEMBER THAT DREAD AND 1058 00:32:56,641 --> 00:32:59,010 FRUSTRATION WHEN YOUR LEASE WAS 1059 00:32:59,010 --> 00:32:59,644 UP AND YOU WERE TRYING TO FIGURE 1060 00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:00,645 OUT, IS IT GOING TO GO UP TOO 1061 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:02,580 MUCH? I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE 1062 00:33:02,580 --> 00:33:03,448 TO AFFORD MY PLACE. YOU THEN 1063 00:33:03,448 --> 00:33:04,916 HAVE TO START LOOKING ONLINE, 1064 00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:05,850 SCOURING THE INTERNET, TRYING TO 1065 00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:07,518 FIND A PLACE THAT IS IN YOUR 1066 00:33:07,518 --> 00:33:08,953 PRICE RANGE. YOU GO DO THE 1067 00:33:08,953 --> 00:33:10,154 TOURS, YOU FIND SOMETHING THAT 1068 00:33:10,154 --> 00:33:11,956 WORKS, YOU FEEL THAT RELIEF 1069 00:33:11,956 --> 00:33:12,590 EXCEPT FOR WEIGHT. WHEN YOU GO 1070 00:33:12,590 --> 00:33:13,358 TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK. ALL 1071 00:33:13,358 --> 00:33:14,926 OF THESE SURPRISE FEES SUDDENLY 1072 00:33:14,926 --> 00:33:16,961 KICK IT OUT OF YOUR BUDGET. OUR 1073 00:33:16,961 --> 00:33:18,463 MEMBERS ARE FEELING THAT SAME 1074 00:33:18,463 --> 00:33:20,431 SQUEEZE RIGHT NOW. IT IS 1075 00:33:20,431 --> 00:33:21,699 INCREDIBLY HARD TO FIND THAT, 1076 00:33:21,699 --> 00:33:24,168 AND IT IS INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING 1077 00:33:24,168 --> 00:33:25,470 TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE 1078 00:33:25,470 --> 00:33:27,605 PROCESS, ONLY TO THEN BE MET 1079 00:33:27,605 --> 00:33:29,507 WITH THAT SURPRISE AT THE END. 1080 00:33:29,507 --> 00:33:31,743 WE ARE SEEING FOLKS ALL ACROSS 1081 00:33:31,743 --> 00:33:32,343 OUR COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE THIS 1082 00:33:32,343 --> 00:33:33,611 DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS, AND 1083 00:33:33,611 --> 00:33:34,812 THAT'S WHAT THESE RENTAL JUNK 1084 00:33:34,812 --> 00:33:35,913 FEES FEEL LIKE. YOU FEEL LIKE 1085 00:33:35,913 --> 00:33:37,148 YOU FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING THAT 1086 00:33:37,148 --> 00:33:38,783 IS IN YOUR BUDGET, ONLY TO THEN 1087 00:33:38,783 --> 00:33:40,485 HAVE THE RUG PULLED OUT FROM 1088 00:33:40,485 --> 00:33:41,919 YOU. AND IT'S CONFUSING AT 1089 00:33:41,919 --> 00:33:42,920 BEST. AND AT WORST CASE 1090 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,455 SCENARIO, IT'S DISHONEST. PLEASE 1091 00:33:44,455 --> 00:33:46,724 PASS THIS LEGISLATION TO ENSURE 1092 00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:48,793 TRANSPARENCY IN RENTING. 1093 00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:50,895 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE POE, 1094 00:33:50,895 --> 00:33:54,232 FOLLOWED BY PAUL POE, PAUL 1095 00:33:54,232 --> 00:33:56,234 JULIAN IS POE POLYPI. YEAH. ALL 1096 00:33:56,234 --> 00:34:00,571 RIGHT. WELCOME. 1097 00:34:00,571 --> 00:34:00,905 -- THANK YOU. 1098 00:34:00,905 --> 00:34:02,840 -- HELLO, PAUL. HAPPY HERE WITH 1099 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:03,474 THE WASHINGTON HOUSING ALLIANCE 1100 00:34:03,474 --> 00:34:04,776 IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE 1101 00:34:04,776 --> 00:34:06,244 PROPOSED BAN ON JUNK FEES. THANK 1102 00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:08,012 YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, FOR 1103 00:34:08,012 --> 00:34:09,714 YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND TO ALL FIVE 1104 00:34:09,714 --> 00:34:11,416 COUNCILMEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE 1105 00:34:11,416 --> 00:34:13,084 WHO VOTED YES, PLEASE VOTE YES 1106 00:34:13,084 --> 00:34:14,685 TODAY AND ENSURE THAT NO 1107 00:34:14,685 --> 00:34:16,254 AMENDMENTS ARE ADDED THAT WILL 1108 00:34:16,254 --> 00:34:18,523 WEAKEN PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING 1109 00:34:18,523 --> 00:34:19,724 ANYTHING THAT ALLOWS PET RENT OR 1110 00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:21,859 REQUIRES TENANTS TO OPT OUT. 1111 00:34:21,859 --> 00:34:23,428 POWER DYNAMICS ARE A SIGNIFICANT 1112 00:34:23,428 --> 00:34:25,063 FACTOR IN OPT OUT REQUIREMENTS 1113 00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:27,365 FOR TENANTS INTO VERY DIFFICULT 1114 00:34:27,365 --> 00:34:27,999 SITUATIONS. NO TENANT SHOULD BE 1115 00:34:27,999 --> 00:34:29,400 FORCED TO PAY THESE UNFAIR, 1116 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:31,736 EXPENSIVE AND OFTEN DECEPTIVE 1117 00:34:31,736 --> 00:34:33,538 FEES. RENTERS IN SEATTLE ARE 1118 00:34:33,538 --> 00:34:35,473 SHARING THAT FEES ARE OFTENTIMES 1119 00:34:35,473 --> 00:34:37,442 ADDED AFTER MOVE IN AT LEASE 1120 00:34:37,442 --> 00:34:39,077 RENEWAL, TRAPPING TENANTS WHO 1121 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:40,511 CAN'T AFFORD TO MOVE AND THE 1122 00:34:40,511 --> 00:34:43,014 FEES THEY ARE, THE FEES THEY ARE 1123 00:34:43,014 --> 00:34:43,614 BEING CHARGED ARE RIDICULOUS. 1124 00:34:43,614 --> 00:34:44,782 SEATTLE RENTERS ARE PAYING A FEE 1125 00:34:44,782 --> 00:34:48,152 TO PAY RENT FEES TO COVER 1126 00:34:48,152 --> 00:34:48,786 UTILITIES AND MANAGEMENT FEES, 1127 00:34:48,786 --> 00:34:50,988 TO SUBMIT MAINTENANCE REQUESTS, 1128 00:34:50,988 --> 00:34:52,390 FEES THAT COVER THEIR 1129 00:34:52,390 --> 00:34:53,424 LANDLORD'S INSURANCE AND MORE. 1130 00:34:53,424 --> 00:34:54,892 BUT THESE ARE JUST A FEW 1131 00:34:54,892 --> 00:34:55,960 EXAMPLES OF UNFAIR AND COSTLY 1132 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,261 FEES THAT TENANTS ARE BEING 1133 00:34:57,261 --> 00:34:58,996 FORCED TO PAY. YOU HAVE AN 1134 00:34:58,996 --> 00:35:00,097 OPPORTUNITY TO STOP THIS TODAY. 1135 00:35:00,097 --> 00:35:02,967 PLEASE VOTE YES TODAY AND NO ON 1136 00:35:02,967 --> 00:35:04,302 ANY HARMFUL AMENDMENTS. THANK 1137 00:35:04,302 --> 00:35:04,502 YOU. 1138 00:35:04,502 --> 00:35:08,072 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE PAUL. 1139 00:35:08,072 --> 00:35:10,741 PAUL HERE. JULIAN, MISS PAUL 1140 00:35:10,741 --> 00:35:14,378 HERE, PAUL OKAY. WELCOME. THEN 1141 00:35:14,378 --> 00:35:22,019 JULIAN, THEN MANTE. 1142 00:35:22,019 --> 00:35:23,855 -- I'M PAUL THOMAS AND I'M A 1143 00:35:23,855 --> 00:35:25,323 LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY 1144 00:35:25,323 --> 00:35:27,792 OF KING COUNTY. EARLIER I CAME 1145 00:35:27,792 --> 00:35:28,593 HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE 1146 00:35:28,593 --> 00:35:30,728 CORRUPTION AND CRIMINALITY OF 1147 00:35:30,728 --> 00:35:33,364 THE HOMELESS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. 1148 00:35:33,364 --> 00:35:34,866 TODAY I'M GOING TO ADDRESS 1149 00:35:34,866 --> 00:35:37,702 SOMETHING DEEPER. INSTEAD OF 1150 00:35:37,702 --> 00:35:38,903 TREATING CRIME AND DRUG 1151 00:35:38,903 --> 00:35:40,838 TRAFFICKING AS MATTERS OF LAW 1152 00:35:40,838 --> 00:35:43,941 ENFORCEMENT, WE ARE TREATING 1153 00:35:43,941 --> 00:35:44,509 THESE AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 1154 00:35:44,509 --> 00:35:48,513 MATTERS NO BELIEF COULD BE MORE 1155 00:35:48,513 --> 00:35:50,381 DAMAGING TO OUR CITY AND ITS 1156 00:35:50,381 --> 00:35:52,416 PERMISSIVENESS TO CRIME, BUT 1157 00:35:52,416 --> 00:35:53,918 ALSO IN ITS REJECTION OF THE 1158 00:35:53,918 --> 00:35:57,188 DIGNITY OF THE CRIMINAL BY 1159 00:35:57,188 --> 00:35:59,524 REJECTING THE PRINCIPLE OF 1160 00:35:59,524 --> 00:36:02,894 PERSONAL AGENCY AND 1161 00:36:02,894 --> 00:36:05,830 RESPONSIBILITY. IF THIS 1162 00:36:05,830 --> 00:36:07,665 CONTINUES AND PEOPLE CONTINUE TO 1163 00:36:07,665 --> 00:36:10,801 THINK THAT THAT'S HOW WE SOLVE 1164 00:36:10,801 --> 00:36:12,570 THE PROBLEMS, TAXPAYERS WHO ARE 1165 00:36:12,570 --> 00:36:14,338 NOW LEAVING IN TRICKLES WILL 1166 00:36:14,338 --> 00:36:16,507 LATER BE LEAVING IN DROVES, 1167 00:36:16,507 --> 00:36:17,074 LEAVING BEHIND POVERTY AND 1168 00:36:17,074 --> 00:36:19,577 MISERY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 1169 00:36:19,577 --> 00:36:22,179 -- THANK YOU PAUL. NEXT, WE HAVE 1170 00:36:22,179 --> 00:36:24,849 JULIAN, FOLLOWED BY MANDY 1171 00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:25,783 JULIAN, FOLLOWED BY MONTE. AND 1172 00:36:25,783 --> 00:36:27,018 THIS IS JUST A JUST A REMINDER 1173 00:36:27,018 --> 00:36:28,386 WHEN PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING, IF WE 1174 00:36:28,386 --> 00:36:30,154 COULD JUST BE RESPECTFUL, NO 1175 00:36:30,154 --> 00:36:31,188 BOOING. I'M NOT GOING TO LET 1176 00:36:31,188 --> 00:36:32,723 THEM BOO YOU EITHER. SO LIKE, 1177 00:36:32,723 --> 00:36:34,091 LET'S JUST TRY TO KEEP IT COOL. 1178 00:36:34,091 --> 00:36:36,060 ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT WE HAVE 1179 00:36:36,060 --> 00:36:37,361 JULIAN. 1180 00:36:37,361 --> 00:36:37,762 -- I'M JULIAN. 1181 00:36:37,762 --> 00:36:39,397 -- JULIAN YOU'RE JULIAN 1182 00:36:39,397 --> 00:36:39,697 BLACKTHORN. 1183 00:36:39,697 --> 00:36:41,032 -- YEAH. THAT'S ME. HELLO. 1184 00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:42,967 -- HOLD ON. JULIAN BLACKTHORN 1185 00:36:42,967 --> 00:36:45,069 AND THEN WE HAVE MANTY AND THEN 1186 00:36:45,069 --> 00:36:50,608 EL, AARON AND JOSH. JULIAN. 1187 00:36:50,608 --> 00:36:51,275 -- HELLO. MY PARTNER AND I MOVED 1188 00:36:51,275 --> 00:36:52,243 HERE IN 2014. I AM TRANS AND 1189 00:36:52,243 --> 00:36:53,778 NON-BINARY AND I WAS RAISED 1190 00:36:53,778 --> 00:36:55,179 MAGA. WE FLED FLORIDA IN THE 1191 00:36:55,179 --> 00:36:56,881 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE WE 1192 00:36:56,881 --> 00:36:58,015 WEREN'T TREATED LIKE HUMANS. 1193 00:36:58,015 --> 00:36:58,883 I'VE BEEN TOLD MY WHOLE GROWING 1194 00:36:58,883 --> 00:36:59,951 UP LIFE THAT SEATTLE WAS A 1195 00:36:59,951 --> 00:37:01,719 LIBERAL PARADISE, AND IT SOUNDED 1196 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:02,453 LIKE PARADISE TO ME, A PLACE 1197 00:37:02,453 --> 00:37:03,921 WHERE QUEER AND TRANS FOLKS LIKE 1198 00:37:03,921 --> 00:37:04,922 ME AND MY PARTNER COULD BE 1199 00:37:04,922 --> 00:37:06,958 ACCEPTED AND JUST LIVE. 1200 00:37:06,958 --> 00:37:07,658 UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S TRULY ONLY 1201 00:37:07,658 --> 00:37:08,859 A HAVEN FOR THE RICHEST WHITE, 1202 00:37:08,859 --> 00:37:11,696 CISGENDER GAYS AMONG US. ANYWAY, 1203 00:37:11,696 --> 00:37:12,463 OUR CAR ALTERNATOR DIED AND I 1204 00:37:12,463 --> 00:37:14,632 LOST MY JOB. WE BECAME HOUSELESS 1205 00:37:14,632 --> 00:37:15,766 THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, AND 1206 00:37:15,766 --> 00:37:17,435 IT WAS 18 MONTHS OF HELL. WE GOT 1207 00:37:17,435 --> 00:37:18,769 A HAND UP FROM NICKELSVILLE AND 1208 00:37:18,769 --> 00:37:19,971 LIVED IN THE SAME APARTMENT NOW 1209 00:37:19,971 --> 00:37:21,172 FOR TEN YEARS. SO WHY CAN'T WE 1210 00:37:21,172 --> 00:37:23,007 HAVE TRANS REFUGEE VILLAGES? WHY 1211 00:37:23,007 --> 00:37:24,275 CAN'T WE USE THE MILLIONS OF 1212 00:37:24,275 --> 00:37:25,710 DOLLARS HAROLD WAS SPENDING ON 1213 00:37:25,710 --> 00:37:27,011 SWEEPING OUR HOUSELESS NEIGHBORS 1214 00:37:27,011 --> 00:37:28,212 FROM STREET TO STREET, WHEN AN 1215 00:37:28,212 --> 00:37:28,813 INORDINATE AMOUNT OF THEM ARE 1216 00:37:28,813 --> 00:37:29,647 QUEER AND TRANS, AND ESPECIALLY 1217 00:37:29,647 --> 00:37:32,149 IF THEY HAPPEN TO ALSO BE BLACK, 1218 00:37:32,149 --> 00:37:32,783 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF COLOR. WHY 1219 00:37:32,783 --> 00:37:33,884 CAN'T WE USE SOME OF THE 1220 00:37:33,884 --> 00:37:35,419 MILLIONS GOING TO THE COPS FOR 1221 00:37:35,419 --> 00:37:36,420 SURVEILLANCE WHEN IT DIDN'T 1222 00:37:36,420 --> 00:37:37,822 STOP? JUNIPER BLESSINGS, PUBLIC 1223 00:37:37,822 --> 00:37:38,356 MURDER, NOR THE SHOOTING 1224 00:37:38,356 --> 00:37:39,457 MURDERS? THAT BIT OF SEATTLE. 1225 00:37:39,457 --> 00:37:40,625 THIS IS ONE OF THE RICHEST AND 1226 00:37:40,625 --> 00:37:42,526 POOREST CITIES IN THE WORLD. WE 1227 00:37:42,526 --> 00:37:43,995 NEED MORE THAN 300 FOR THIS 1228 00:37:43,995 --> 00:37:45,630 INFLUX OF REFUGEES, TRANSGENDER 1229 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:46,897 AND OTHERWISE. AND AN OFFICE OF 1230 00:37:46,897 --> 00:37:48,199 COUNTY AFFAIRS. PLEASE. YOU'LL 1231 00:37:48,199 --> 00:37:49,467 BE INVESTED IN A POOR QUEER AND 1232 00:37:49,467 --> 00:37:50,501 TRANS FOLKS. AND WE NEED THAT 1233 00:37:50,501 --> 00:37:51,135 RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. 1234 00:37:51,135 --> 00:37:57,308 -- THANK YOU, JULIAN. AND THEN L 1235 00:37:57,308 --> 00:37:59,143 WELCOME. 1236 00:37:59,143 --> 00:38:00,144 -- YOU MAY CALL ME MONTY. I'M A 1237 00:38:00,144 --> 00:38:01,579 SPIRITUAL LEADER IN THE SEATTLE 1238 00:38:01,579 --> 00:38:02,513 TRANS COMMUNITY. AND I AM HERE 1239 00:38:02,513 --> 00:38:04,482 TO SPEAK TRUTH. TWO WEEKS AGO, I 1240 00:38:04,482 --> 00:38:06,117 SAID SEATTLE WAS LIKE THE 1241 00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:06,751 INNKEEPER WHO PROMISED MY PEOPLE 1242 00:38:06,751 --> 00:38:07,718 ROOMS. YET WHEN THEY ARRIVED HAD 1243 00:38:07,718 --> 00:38:09,286 NO ROOMS AVAILABLE. I ASKED YOU 1244 00:38:09,286 --> 00:38:11,389 FOR MERCY. NOW YOU HAVE SHOWN US 1245 00:38:11,389 --> 00:38:12,690 A SMALL MERCY. WHILE A PILE OF 1246 00:38:12,690 --> 00:38:13,691 HAY IN THE STABLE LOFT MAY NOT 1247 00:38:13,691 --> 00:38:15,393 BE ADEQUATE ACCOMMODATIONS, IT 1248 00:38:15,393 --> 00:38:16,360 IS, IN FACT, A ROOM. AND IT IS, 1249 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:19,730 IN FACT, AT THE END. FOR THIS I 1250 00:38:19,730 --> 00:38:20,898 EXPRESS SMALL GRATITUDE WITH A 1251 00:38:20,898 --> 00:38:22,033 0.3 MILLION EQUIVALENT TO THE 1252 00:38:22,033 --> 00:38:24,035 SALARY OF ABOUT TWO AND A HALF 1253 00:38:24,035 --> 00:38:25,336 JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS. OUR 1254 00:38:25,336 --> 00:38:25,903 LOCAL MUTUAL AID ORGS COULD 1255 00:38:25,903 --> 00:38:27,271 HOUSE 16 TRANS PEOPLE FOR A 1256 00:38:27,271 --> 00:38:28,906 YEAR. TO THOSE WHO COMPLAIN 1257 00:38:28,906 --> 00:38:30,675 ABOUT HOW EVEN THIS IS TOO MUCH, 1258 00:38:30,675 --> 00:38:32,143 I ASK YOU, WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT 1259 00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:33,811 SO MUCH ABOUT SO LITTLE MONEY? 1260 00:38:33,811 --> 00:38:35,379 THE CHIEF OF POLICE ALONE HAS 19 1261 00:38:35,379 --> 00:38:37,214 MILLION BUDGETED. THE SPD 1262 00:38:37,214 --> 00:38:39,583 OVERALL, 488 MILLION. THINK OF 1263 00:38:39,583 --> 00:38:40,718 THE 20,000 PEOPLE THAT MONEY 1264 00:38:40,718 --> 00:38:41,886 COULD BE HOUSING RATHER THAN 1265 00:38:41,886 --> 00:38:43,688 BEING USED TO RUIN LIVES WITH 1266 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:45,022 VIOLENCE. YET RUINING LIVES IS 1267 00:38:45,022 --> 00:38:46,057 WHAT THE CRITICS ARE HERE TO DO. 1268 00:38:46,057 --> 00:38:47,625 THEY CLAIM TO BE BUDGET HAWKS, 1269 00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:48,993 BUT THEY ARE VULTURES WHO PREY 1270 00:38:48,993 --> 00:38:51,429 UPON ME AND MY COMMUNITY FOR FUN 1271 00:38:51,429 --> 00:38:52,463 AND PROFIT. I ASK THE CITY 1272 00:38:52,463 --> 00:38:53,698 COUNCIL NOT TO HEED THE WORDS OF 1273 00:38:53,698 --> 00:38:56,600 SUCH GODLESS PEOPLE. PRAY THEY 1274 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:57,201 SOMEDAY FIND LOVE AND DO NOT 1275 00:38:57,201 --> 00:38:59,070 MAKE THEIR SHAME YOUR OWN BY 1276 00:38:59,070 --> 00:38:59,704 COUNTENANCING THEIR BLOODLUST. 1277 00:38:59,704 --> 00:39:00,671 AND ARI, PLEASE DON'T PULL GUNS 1278 00:39:00,671 --> 00:39:02,673 ON PEOPLE IN THE PARK. 1279 00:39:02,673 --> 00:39:05,743 -- SO NEXT WE HAVE EL. THANK YOU 1280 00:39:05,743 --> 00:39:06,577 MANTAI. NOW WE HAVE EL FOLLOWED 1281 00:39:06,577 --> 00:39:09,413 BY AARON AND THEN JOSH. WELCOME. 1282 00:39:09,413 --> 00:39:12,083 -- HI. THANK YOU. I AM FROM 1283 00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:15,019 STONE SOUP CREW AND I AM A 1284 00:39:15,019 --> 00:39:16,187 TRANSGENDER REFUGEE. AND I'M 1285 00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:16,854 HERE AND I'M HERE TO SAY THANK 1286 00:39:16,854 --> 00:39:18,556 YOU TO ALL EVERYBODY THAT'S ON 1287 00:39:18,556 --> 00:39:20,991 THIS PANEL. AND AS A MEMBER OF 1288 00:39:20,991 --> 00:39:21,792 THIS DISTRICT, YOU'RE GOING TO 1289 00:39:21,792 --> 00:39:23,094 VOTE TODAY ON SOMETHING THAT'S 1290 00:39:23,094 --> 00:39:24,795 VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. 1291 00:39:24,795 --> 00:39:26,864 WE ARE A COMMUNITY BASED 1292 00:39:26,864 --> 00:39:29,100 ORGANIZATION IN STONE SOUP CREW. 1293 00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:29,900 EVERY WEDNESDAY, WE'RE OUT THERE 1294 00:39:29,900 --> 00:39:31,268 MEETING AND GREETING AND FEEDING 1295 00:39:31,268 --> 00:39:33,070 MANY OF THE REFUGEES THAT ARE 1296 00:39:33,070 --> 00:39:35,673 COMING HERE. DON'T TELL ME THAT 1297 00:39:35,673 --> 00:39:36,540 WE'RE NOT PUTTING OURSELVES ON 1298 00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:37,942 THE LINE, AND WE DESERVE OUR 1299 00:39:37,942 --> 00:39:39,143 RECOGNITION. AND AS SUCH, WE'VE 1300 00:39:39,143 --> 00:39:41,212 INVITED YOU ALL TO OUR 1301 00:39:41,212 --> 00:39:43,180 ANNIVERSARY DINNER THAT IS GOING 1302 00:39:43,180 --> 00:39:43,714 TO BE HELD ON THE 26th OF 1303 00:39:43,714 --> 00:39:44,482 SEPTEMBER. AND I PUT THAT IN 1304 00:39:44,482 --> 00:39:47,051 YOUR YOUR BASKET. AND I JUST 1305 00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:49,019 WANTED TO SHOW SOMETHING REAL 1306 00:39:49,019 --> 00:39:50,254 QUICK. THIS IS THE STONE 1307 00:39:50,254 --> 00:39:51,989 DONATION THAT I RECEIVED ON 1308 00:39:51,989 --> 00:39:53,424 WEDNESDAY THAT WAS WHIZZED BY MY 1309 00:39:53,424 --> 00:39:55,459 HEAD ON 12th AND HOWL WHILE I 1310 00:39:55,459 --> 00:39:59,764 TRIED TO HELP A UNHOUSED 1311 00:39:59,764 --> 00:40:00,398 TRANSGENDER PERSON. AND THIS IS 1312 00:40:00,398 --> 00:40:03,300 THE REALITY THAT WE FACE. WE 1313 00:40:03,300 --> 00:40:04,368 DESERVE OUR PLACE IN THE SUN 1314 00:40:04,368 --> 00:40:05,603 TOO. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE 1315 00:40:05,603 --> 00:40:08,205 AMONG THESE TRANSGENDER GIANTS 1316 00:40:08,205 --> 00:40:09,306 THAT ARE SITTING HERE BEHIND ME, 1317 00:40:09,306 --> 00:40:10,708 AND THAT WILL LEAD THIS WORLD 1318 00:40:10,708 --> 00:40:13,244 SOMEDAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 1319 00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:16,414 -- THANK YOU. NEXT. 1320 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:22,820 -- [APPLAUSE] 1321 00:40:22,820 --> 00:40:23,087 -- JOSH. 1322 00:40:23,087 --> 00:40:28,359 -- HI. HARD TO FOLLOW THAT. MY 1323 00:40:28,359 --> 00:40:28,993 NAME IS JOSH FREESE. I'M THE 1324 00:40:28,993 --> 00:40:29,627 TREASURER OF SEATTLE'S LGBTQ 1325 00:40:29,627 --> 00:40:30,394 CENTER. AND KAWAGUCHI O'CONNOR 1326 00:40:30,394 --> 00:40:31,295 INITIATIVE AT TRANS FACULTY 1327 00:40:31,295 --> 00:40:33,297 NETWORK. MY OPINIONS ARE MY OWN. 1328 00:40:33,297 --> 00:40:34,465 YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR YOU'VE 1329 00:40:34,465 --> 00:40:37,835 ALREADY HEARD SOME OF THE THE 1330 00:40:37,835 --> 00:40:39,637 THE EXPERIENCES, THE LIVED 1331 00:40:39,637 --> 00:40:40,271 EXPERIENCES OF TRANS FOLKS HERE. 1332 00:40:40,271 --> 00:40:41,071 YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SO MUCH 1333 00:40:41,071 --> 00:40:42,740 MORE AFTER ME. WHAT I'M GOING 1334 00:40:42,740 --> 00:40:44,041 TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW IS THE 1335 00:40:44,041 --> 00:40:45,342 FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL PART. 1336 00:40:45,342 --> 00:40:48,412 WE ARE READY FOR THIS MONEY THAT 1337 00:40:48,412 --> 00:40:49,980 YOU APPROPRIATED LAST WEEK. WE 1338 00:40:49,980 --> 00:40:51,515 HAVE BUDGETARY CONTROLS, WE HAVE 1339 00:40:51,515 --> 00:40:53,184 SPENDING CONTROLS. WE READY TO 1340 00:40:53,184 --> 00:40:54,585 DEAL WITH HSD GRANTS. SO FOR ALL 1341 00:40:54,585 --> 00:40:56,253 THOSE THAT ARE BEHIND ME THAT 1342 00:40:56,253 --> 00:40:57,454 SAY THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO 1343 00:40:57,454 --> 00:40:58,355 SPEND THIS MONEY, THAT WE DON'T 1344 00:40:58,355 --> 00:41:00,324 KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT, I SAY 1345 00:41:00,324 --> 00:41:02,693 WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU SO MUCH 1346 00:41:02,693 --> 00:41:04,395 JOY AND, AND COMMUNITY CARE THAN 1347 00:41:04,395 --> 00:41:05,129 YOU'LL EVER SEE. AND IF YOU 1348 00:41:05,129 --> 00:41:06,430 HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A BUDGET, 1349 00:41:06,430 --> 00:41:08,399 ASK ME, I CAN TELL YOU HOW TO 1350 00:41:08,399 --> 00:41:10,167 BALANCE A BALANCE SHEET. THANK 1351 00:41:10,167 --> 00:41:10,367 YOU. 1352 00:41:10,367 --> 00:41:11,335 -- THANK YOU. 1353 00:41:11,335 --> 00:41:12,269 -- [APPLAUSE] 1354 00:41:12,269 --> 00:41:12,536 -- JOSH. 1355 00:41:12,536 --> 00:41:12,870 -- [APPLAUSE] 1356 00:41:12,870 --> 00:41:14,839 -- NEXT, WE HAVE. ARE YOU ARE 1357 00:41:14,839 --> 00:41:16,807 YOU, ARE YOU AARON. OKAY, 1358 00:41:16,807 --> 00:41:17,975 AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. AARON, 1359 00:41:17,975 --> 00:41:19,210 WELCOME. BEFORE YOU GO, LET ME 1360 00:41:19,210 --> 00:41:22,346 TELL THE NEXT TEN PEOPLE. SO 1361 00:41:22,346 --> 00:41:25,049 WE'LL HAVE JILLIAN, RUTH, 1362 00:41:25,049 --> 00:41:28,285 CRAIG, WE HAVE MISS TORRES. I 1363 00:41:28,285 --> 00:41:29,653 CAN'T READ YOUR FIRST NAME. I 1364 00:41:29,653 --> 00:41:31,755 APOLOGIZE, MISS TORRES. WE HAVE 1365 00:41:31,755 --> 00:41:33,924 MICHAEL. DANICA, VICTORIA, 1366 00:41:33,924 --> 00:41:35,659 RACHEL, ALEXIA AND CAROLINE. YOU 1367 00:41:35,659 --> 00:41:38,662 ALL ARE UP NEXT. OKAY. WELCOME. 1368 00:41:38,662 --> 00:41:40,397 ALL RIGHT. 1369 00:41:40,397 --> 00:41:41,165 -- MY NAME IS AARON. I'M HERE TO 1370 00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:42,466 TALK ABOUT THE AMENDMENT, 1371 00:41:42,466 --> 00:41:44,902 ALLOCATING FUNDS TO PROVIDE 1372 00:41:44,902 --> 00:41:46,570 RESOURCES TO TRANS COMMUNITY. I 1373 00:41:46,570 --> 00:41:49,106 AM A TRANS PERSON WHO RELOCATED 1374 00:41:49,106 --> 00:41:50,441 HERE FROM THE DAKOTAS TO FIND 1375 00:41:50,441 --> 00:41:52,176 COMMUNITY AND A BETTER LIFE FOR 1376 00:41:52,176 --> 00:41:53,744 MYSELF. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. 1377 00:41:53,744 --> 00:41:55,379 THIS SEARCH FOR A BETTER 1378 00:41:55,379 --> 00:41:56,614 EXISTENCE HAS PARTIALLY ELUDED 1379 00:41:56,614 --> 00:41:58,382 ME SINCE LOSING MY CORPORATE 1380 00:41:58,382 --> 00:42:00,584 JOB. IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO FIND 1381 00:42:00,584 --> 00:42:01,352 CONSISTENT WORK AS A TRANS 1382 00:42:01,352 --> 00:42:02,953 PERSON, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS 1383 00:42:02,953 --> 00:42:03,821 MORE VARIETY IN A CHIP AISLE 1384 00:42:03,821 --> 00:42:07,491 THAN THE CITY'S JOB MARKET. I 1385 00:42:07,491 --> 00:42:09,660 DID, HOWEVER, FIND COMMUNITY AND 1386 00:42:09,660 --> 00:42:10,261 I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE 1387 00:42:10,261 --> 00:42:13,130 TODAY IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS. I 1388 00:42:13,130 --> 00:42:15,032 HAVE MET PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING 1389 00:42:15,032 --> 00:42:16,233 TO DONATE OUT OF POCKET WHAT 1390 00:42:16,233 --> 00:42:17,835 LITTLE MONEY THEY HAD TO HELP 1391 00:42:17,835 --> 00:42:18,936 TRANS PEOPLE WITH RENTAL 1392 00:42:18,936 --> 00:42:21,472 ASSISTANCE, FOOD, MEDICAL COSTS 1393 00:42:21,472 --> 00:42:22,306 AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. WHICH 1394 00:42:22,306 --> 00:42:24,608 LEADS TO THE QUESTION WHAT 1395 00:42:24,608 --> 00:42:26,877 MESSAGE DOES IT SEND THAT THOSE 1396 00:42:26,877 --> 00:42:28,212 WITH BARELY ASCENT TO THEIR NAME 1397 00:42:28,212 --> 00:42:29,813 ARE DOING MORE TO HELP THE TRANS 1398 00:42:29,813 --> 00:42:32,182 COMMUNITY THAN OUR OWN 1399 00:42:32,182 --> 00:42:32,783 GOVERNMENT? YOU CAN CLAIM TO 1400 00:42:32,783 --> 00:42:34,518 CARE FOR AND PROTECT TRANS 1401 00:42:34,518 --> 00:42:35,853 PEOPLE, BUT ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER 1402 00:42:35,853 --> 00:42:36,720 THAN WORDS. I PLEAD WITH THE 1403 00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:39,490 CITY COUNCIL TO FIND IN THEIR 1404 00:42:39,490 --> 00:42:41,025 HEARTS TO VOTE YES ON THAT 1405 00:42:41,025 --> 00:42:41,325 AMENDMENT. 1406 00:42:41,325 --> 00:42:45,429 -- THANK YOU AARON. NEXT WE HAVE 1407 00:42:45,429 --> 00:42:49,233 JILLIAN, FOLLOWED BY RUTH CRAIG. 1408 00:42:49,233 --> 00:42:49,500 WELCOME. 1409 00:42:49,500 --> 00:42:51,936 -- COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS 1410 00:42:51,936 --> 00:42:55,039 JILLIAN ENGLAND. SEATTLE FACE IS 1411 00:42:55,039 --> 00:42:55,639 SHRINKING BUSINESS ACTIVITY, 1412 00:42:55,639 --> 00:42:58,208 HIGH OFFICE VACANCIES AND RISING 1413 00:42:58,208 --> 00:42:58,842 PROPERTY TAXES. THE COMMERCIAL 1414 00:42:58,842 --> 00:43:02,112 TAX BASE IS UNDER PRESSURE, YET 1415 00:43:02,112 --> 00:43:05,149 WE'RE BEING ASKED TO EXPAND 1416 00:43:05,149 --> 00:43:05,683 SPENDING ON DISCRETIONARY 1417 00:43:05,683 --> 00:43:07,151 PROGRAMS FOR A NARROW CATEGORY 1418 00:43:07,151 --> 00:43:09,853 OF NEWCOMERS. WHILE THE CITY'S 1419 00:43:09,853 --> 00:43:12,156 MORE CORE SERVICES AND FISCAL 1420 00:43:12,156 --> 00:43:14,525 FOUNDATION REMAIN STRAINED. 1421 00:43:14,525 --> 00:43:17,995 EVERY NEW OBLIGATION COMPETES 1422 00:43:17,995 --> 00:43:18,429 WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, 1423 00:43:18,429 --> 00:43:19,196 INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE BASIC 1424 00:43:19,196 --> 00:43:20,831 CONDITIONS THAT KEEP EMPLOYERS 1425 00:43:20,831 --> 00:43:23,434 AND RESIDENTS HERE. COMPASSION 1426 00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:25,436 THAT IGNORES THE BUDGET IS NOT 1427 00:43:25,436 --> 00:43:27,171 COMPASSION. IT IS DEFERRED. 1428 00:43:27,171 --> 00:43:29,073 COSTS SHIFTED TO THE PEOPLE 1429 00:43:29,073 --> 00:43:31,809 ALREADY PAYING HIGHER TAXES. 1430 00:43:31,809 --> 00:43:35,279 STABILIZE THE TAX BASE FIRST, 1431 00:43:35,279 --> 00:43:35,813 THEN CONSIDER EXPANSIONS. 1432 00:43:35,813 --> 00:43:36,814 PLEASE. MY NAME IS JILLIAN 1433 00:43:36,814 --> 00:43:38,248 ENGLAND. THANK YOU. 1434 00:43:38,248 --> 00:43:39,516 -- THANK YOU JILLIAN. NEXT WE 1435 00:43:39,516 --> 00:43:41,218 HAVE RUTH, FOLLOWED BY CRAIG. 1436 00:43:41,218 --> 00:43:42,486 MISS 1437 00:43:42,486 --> 00:43:42,987 -- TO. 1438 00:43:42,987 --> 00:43:44,088 -- THE SIGNS BE LOWERED WHILE 1439 00:43:44,088 --> 00:43:45,689 I'M TALKING. 1440 00:43:45,689 --> 00:43:47,191 -- THEY HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DO 1441 00:43:47,191 --> 00:43:48,125 THAT TO LIFT THOSE UP. YEAH. 1442 00:43:48,125 --> 00:43:49,059 -- IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT 1443 00:43:49,059 --> 00:43:50,227 BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE TAKING 1444 00:43:50,227 --> 00:43:51,628 AWAY FROM MY VOICE. 1445 00:43:51,628 --> 00:43:52,796 -- THEY CAN'T BLOCK THE PERSON 1446 00:43:52,796 --> 00:43:54,698 BEHIND THEM, BUT THEY ARE 1447 00:43:54,698 --> 00:43:55,966 ALLOWED TO HOLD THE SIGNS. OKAY. 1448 00:43:55,966 --> 00:43:56,567 THANK YOU. RUTH. 1449 00:43:56,567 --> 00:43:58,002 -- YEAH. MY NAME IS RUTH BARAGA. 1450 00:43:58,002 --> 00:43:59,303 I LIVE IN SEATTLE. I REFERENCE 1451 00:43:59,303 --> 00:44:01,639 THE SONG I T BY CHRISTINE AND 1452 00:44:01,639 --> 00:44:04,208 THE QUEENS ON THE ALBUM CHALEUR 1453 00:44:04,208 --> 00:44:05,442 HUMAINE TO MY COMMENTS ON AUGUST 1454 00:44:05,442 --> 00:44:10,280 4th, THIS COUNCIL VOTED ON 1455 00:44:10,280 --> 00:44:13,017 AMENDMENT 5CB121253 AMENDING 1456 00:44:13,017 --> 00:44:16,120 ORDINANCE 127362. THIS PROPOSAL 1457 00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:16,687 IS ABOUT SEX AND THAT WORD 1458 00:44:16,687 --> 00:44:17,821 DESCRIBES BOTH A BODY TYPE AND 1459 00:44:17,821 --> 00:44:20,224 AN ACTIVITY. THIS PROPOSAL 1460 00:44:20,224 --> 00:44:21,659 ADOPTS THE CURRENT DEFINITION 1461 00:44:21,659 --> 00:44:23,394 THIS WEEK OF LGBTQ, WHICH 1462 00:44:23,394 --> 00:44:25,462 INCLUDES SOMETHING DIFFERENT, AN 1463 00:44:25,462 --> 00:44:27,631 IDENTITY, NOT AN IDENTITY THAT 1464 00:44:27,631 --> 00:44:29,800 CAN BE PROVEN THROUGH COURT OR 1465 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:31,135 HOSPITAL RECORDS. SIMPLY THE 1466 00:44:31,135 --> 00:44:33,203 IDENTITY AND AN INDIVIDUAL HAS 1467 00:44:33,203 --> 00:44:34,938 CHOSEN FOR THE DAY THE 1468 00:44:34,938 --> 00:44:36,974 EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT 60 SINGLE 1469 00:44:36,974 --> 00:44:39,009 FAMILY HOMES WOULD DONATE THEIR 1470 00:44:39,009 --> 00:44:40,544 ENTIRE HARD FOUGHT PROPERTY TAX 1471 00:44:40,544 --> 00:44:42,479 TO FUND A SLUSH FUND FOR PEOPLE 1472 00:44:42,479 --> 00:44:44,248 FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T EVEN PROVE 1473 00:44:44,248 --> 00:44:46,517 WHAT THEY ARE, WHAT THEY CLAIM 1474 00:44:46,517 --> 00:44:46,750 TO BE. 1475 00:44:46,750 --> 00:44:48,986 -- WHO POT, POT, PIES, POT. 1476 00:44:48,986 --> 00:44:51,188 PAUSE, PAUSE YOUR TIME. HOLD ON. 1477 00:44:51,188 --> 00:44:52,222 PAUSE TIME. WE'LL PUT 15 1478 00:44:52,222 --> 00:44:53,557 SECONDS BACK SO SHE CAN FINISH. 1479 00:44:53,557 --> 00:44:54,625 I'M JUST GOING TO ASK REALLY 1480 00:44:54,625 --> 00:44:56,026 NICELY. THAT WOULD BE RESPECTFUL 1481 00:44:56,026 --> 00:44:57,294 TO EVERYONE. I WILL NOT LET THEM 1482 00:44:57,294 --> 00:44:59,596 BOO YOU EVERY. I WILL NOT LET 1483 00:44:59,596 --> 00:45:00,964 ANYONE GET BOOED NO MATTER WHAT 1484 00:45:00,964 --> 00:45:02,466 THEIR COMMENTS, HOW WE DISAGREE, 1485 00:45:02,466 --> 00:45:03,133 AGREE, WHATEVER IT IS, WE JUST 1486 00:45:03,133 --> 00:45:06,870 GOT TO BE RESPECTFUL. I, I, I 1487 00:45:06,870 --> 00:45:08,572 HEAR YOU, I HEAR YOU, BUT I'M 1488 00:45:08,572 --> 00:45:09,573 GOING TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO 1489 00:45:09,573 --> 00:45:11,375 SPEAK AS WELL. AND I GOT YOU. I 1490 00:45:11,375 --> 00:45:14,178 HEAR YOU ALL 15 SECONDS. 15 1491 00:45:14,178 --> 00:45:15,813 SECONDS. YOU ALREADY TALKED JUST 1492 00:45:15,813 --> 00:45:17,281 15 SECONDS REPLACED. 1493 00:45:17,281 --> 00:45:18,382 -- I'M BEING RESPECTFUL TO 1494 00:45:18,382 --> 00:45:18,649 EVERYONE. 1495 00:45:18,649 --> 00:45:20,918 -- NO, JUST GIVE ME ONE SECOND. 1496 00:45:20,918 --> 00:45:22,953 ONE SECOND. LET LET US HOLD ON 1497 00:45:22,953 --> 00:45:23,687 ONE SECOND. WE'LL START YOUR 1498 00:45:23,687 --> 00:45:25,389 TIME, AND THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO 1499 00:45:25,389 --> 00:45:25,656 CONTINUE. 1500 00:45:25,656 --> 00:45:25,923 -- OKAY. 1501 00:45:25,923 --> 00:45:28,759 -- THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU'RE 1502 00:45:28,759 --> 00:45:29,026 WELCOME. 1503 00:45:29,026 --> 00:45:31,595 -- SO I SAID, FOR A SLUSH FUND 1504 00:45:31,595 --> 00:45:32,262 FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T EVEN PROVE 1505 00:45:32,262 --> 00:45:33,530 THAT THEY ARE WHAT THEY CLAIM TO 1506 00:45:33,530 --> 00:45:37,334 BE, THIS CITY ALREADY SETS ASIDE 1507 00:45:37,334 --> 00:45:37,935 MILLIONS FOR THE HOMELESS AND 1508 00:45:37,935 --> 00:45:39,069 MORE MILLIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS. 1509 00:45:39,069 --> 00:45:41,972 YET THIS SUBGROUP OF PEOPLE COME 1510 00:45:41,972 --> 00:45:43,607 ASKING FOR A SPECIAL HANDOUT. 1511 00:45:43,607 --> 00:45:44,541 THEY WANT THIS MONEY WITHOUT ANY 1512 00:45:44,541 --> 00:45:45,909 STRINGS AND WITH THEIR OWN 1513 00:45:45,909 --> 00:45:46,210 DEFINITION. 1514 00:45:46,210 --> 00:45:47,511 -- THANK YOU RUTH. YOU CAN GIVE 1515 00:45:47,511 --> 00:45:48,979 YOUR YOU CAN PUT YOUR COMMENTS 1516 00:45:48,979 --> 00:45:50,447 IN THE BASKET AS WELL. YOU'RE 1517 00:45:50,447 --> 00:45:51,582 GOOD. NO WORRIES. THANK YOU 1518 00:45:51,582 --> 00:45:53,684 RUTH. OKAY, NOW WE HAVE CRAIG 1519 00:45:53,684 --> 00:45:55,486 FOLLOWED BY MISS TORRES. 1520 00:45:55,486 --> 00:45:58,455 WELCOME, CRAIG. 1521 00:45:58,455 --> 00:46:00,090 -- THANK YOU, PRESIDENT 1522 00:46:00,090 --> 00:46:01,658 HOLLINGSWORTH. MY NAME IS CRAIG 1523 00:46:01,658 --> 00:46:04,862 THOMPSON. I'M A LONG TIME 1524 00:46:04,862 --> 00:46:07,064 ADVOCATE AND ACTIVIST ON 1525 00:46:07,064 --> 00:46:09,666 NORTHWEST BEACON HILL. I AM ALSO 1526 00:46:09,666 --> 00:46:13,370 CALLED THE JUNGLE GUY THERE. 1527 00:46:13,370 --> 00:46:14,505 HOW'S THAT? THANK YOU. YOU'RE 1528 00:46:14,505 --> 00:46:16,874 WELCOME. OKAY, SO I'M HERE TODAY 1529 00:46:16,874 --> 00:46:20,144 TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER LYNN'S 1530 00:46:20,144 --> 00:46:22,446 AMENDMENT TO COUNCIL BILL 1531 00:46:22,446 --> 00:46:25,883 121253. THIS WOULD CREATE TWO 1532 00:46:25,883 --> 00:46:29,019 POSITIONS THAT WOULD HELP 1533 00:46:29,019 --> 00:46:31,455 COORDINATE THE OUTREACH AND 1534 00:46:31,455 --> 00:46:34,091 OTHER EFFORTS THAT ARE TAKING 1535 00:46:34,091 --> 00:46:35,526 PLACE TODAY IN LITTLE SAIGON. 1536 00:46:35,526 --> 00:46:37,694 NORTH RAINIER THE NORTH RAINIER 1537 00:46:37,694 --> 00:46:40,764 VALLEY, AND ALSO NORTHWEST 1538 00:46:40,764 --> 00:46:43,600 BEACON HILL. THESE POSITIONS 1539 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:48,038 WILL HELP MAKE A WHOLE PROGRAM 1540 00:46:48,038 --> 00:46:51,642 POSSIBLE SO THAT THERE WILL BE A 1541 00:46:51,642 --> 00:46:54,011 PUBLIC SAFETY COMPONENT TAKING 1542 00:46:54,011 --> 00:46:55,546 PLACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND 1543 00:46:55,546 --> 00:46:57,648 THERE WILL BE REAL OUTREACH. SO 1544 00:46:57,648 --> 00:46:58,949 I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU WILL 1545 00:46:58,949 --> 00:47:00,751 SUPPORT COUNCIL LIND'S 1546 00:47:00,751 --> 00:47:01,785 AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. 1547 00:47:01,785 --> 00:47:06,256 -- THANK YOU CRAIG. NEXT, WE 1548 00:47:06,256 --> 00:47:11,929 HAVE MISS TORRES. I MISS. 1549 00:47:11,929 --> 00:47:12,296 -- YOUR GREAT. 1550 00:47:12,296 --> 00:47:12,896 -- NO WORRIES. 1551 00:47:12,896 --> 00:47:14,164 -- THAT'S MY MOUTHFUL. 1552 00:47:14,164 --> 00:47:14,531 -- YEAH, YEAH. 1553 00:47:14,531 --> 00:47:17,100 -- HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS 1554 00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:17,634 AMARANTHA TORRES FROM THE 1555 00:47:17,634 --> 00:47:18,268 COALITION ENDING GENDER BASED 1556 00:47:18,268 --> 00:47:21,038 VIOLENCE. WE SUPPORT THE BAN ON 1557 00:47:21,038 --> 00:47:22,039 HIDDEN FEES AND AMENDMENTS A AND 1558 00:47:22,039 --> 00:47:24,575 E, AS WELL AS THE AMENDMENT 1559 00:47:24,575 --> 00:47:25,842 SUPPORTING THE TRANS COMMUNITY. 1560 00:47:25,842 --> 00:47:26,877 I'LL BE READING REMARKS FROM 1561 00:47:26,877 --> 00:47:28,846 TOSH HANSEN, WHO COULDN'T BE 1562 00:47:28,846 --> 00:47:30,547 HERE TODAY. THEY SUPPORT DEAF 1563 00:47:30,547 --> 00:47:32,249 AND DEAF BLIND SURVIVORS AT 1564 00:47:32,249 --> 00:47:34,251 MEMBER PROGRAM. ABUSED DEAF 1565 00:47:34,251 --> 00:47:34,918 WOMEN'S ADVOCACY SERVICES IN D 1566 00:47:34,918 --> 00:47:37,421 FIVE. TOSH SAYS SURVIVORS 1567 00:47:37,421 --> 00:47:38,488 EXPERIENCED TRAUMA FROM THE 1568 00:47:38,488 --> 00:47:39,790 ABUSE THEY GO THROUGH, INCLUDING 1569 00:47:39,790 --> 00:47:41,458 FINANCIAL ABUSE. PEOPLE WHO 1570 00:47:41,458 --> 00:47:43,160 CAUSE HARM WILL OFTEN USE 1571 00:47:43,160 --> 00:47:44,194 FINANCES TO CONTROL SURVIVORS 1572 00:47:44,194 --> 00:47:46,096 AND FORCE THEM TO STAY IN 1573 00:47:46,096 --> 00:47:46,964 ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS. THIS 1574 00:47:46,964 --> 00:47:47,564 COULD LOOK LIKE RUINING THEIR 1575 00:47:47,564 --> 00:47:50,167 CREDIT, SABOTAGING THEIR JOB OR 1576 00:47:50,167 --> 00:47:51,835 FOR DEAF SURVIVORS TAKING THEIR 1577 00:47:51,835 --> 00:47:54,004 MONTHLY SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS. 1578 00:47:54,004 --> 00:47:55,439 SOMETIMES ABUSERS TAKE OVER 1579 00:47:55,439 --> 00:47:56,406 SURVIVORS FINANCES SO THEY NEVER 1580 00:47:56,406 --> 00:47:58,742 LEARN HOW TO BUDGET OR MANAGE 1581 00:47:58,742 --> 00:47:59,910 MONEY SUFFICIENTLY. THE RESULT 1582 00:47:59,910 --> 00:48:01,778 IS OFTEN POOR CREDIT, 1583 00:48:01,778 --> 00:48:02,713 HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. MOST 1584 00:48:02,713 --> 00:48:04,248 SURVIVORS SUBSEQUENTLY STRUGGLE 1585 00:48:04,248 --> 00:48:05,682 TO FIND STABLE HOUSING AFTER 1586 00:48:05,682 --> 00:48:07,084 FLEEING ABUSE. ADD THE 1587 00:48:07,084 --> 00:48:08,185 EXORBITANT HOUSING COSTS IN 1588 00:48:08,185 --> 00:48:09,253 SEATTLE, AND THE SITUATION IS 1589 00:48:09,253 --> 00:48:10,721 OFTEN IMPOSSIBLE. OH MY GOSH, 1590 00:48:10,721 --> 00:48:12,222 SURVIVORS DESERVE A TRANSPARENT 1591 00:48:12,222 --> 00:48:13,557 MOVE IN PROCESS WHERE ALL FEES 1592 00:48:13,557 --> 00:48:14,791 ARE STATED CLEARLY. JOIN OUR 1593 00:48:14,791 --> 00:48:15,626 WORK TO END GENDER BASED 1594 00:48:15,626 --> 00:48:18,662 VIOLENCE BY LEADING BY EXAMPLE. 1595 00:48:18,662 --> 00:48:20,097 DO NOT CONTINUE PRACTICES THAT 1596 00:48:20,097 --> 00:48:21,999 MIRROR FINANCIAL ABUSE SUCH. 1597 00:48:21,999 --> 00:48:23,567 -- THANK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU 1598 00:48:23,567 --> 00:48:25,602 SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE MICHAEL IS 1599 00:48:25,602 --> 00:48:27,738 MICHAEL WOULD. IS MICHAEL IS 1600 00:48:27,738 --> 00:48:29,840 MICHAEL WOODWARD HERE? MICHAEL 1601 00:48:29,840 --> 00:48:32,042 MICHAEL WOODWARD. NO. OKAY. DAN. 1602 00:48:32,042 --> 00:48:33,377 OH MY BAD. I'M SORRY MICHAEL I 1603 00:48:33,377 --> 00:48:35,445 MISSED YOU. 1604 00:48:35,445 --> 00:48:35,712 -- SORRY. 1605 00:48:35,712 --> 00:48:37,581 -- HELLO AGAIN COUNCILMEMBERS 1606 00:48:37,581 --> 00:48:38,215 MICHAEL WOODWARD FROM TRACTION. 1607 00:48:38,215 --> 00:48:38,849 I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE WORLD 1608 00:48:38,849 --> 00:48:41,652 AS A TRANS MAN SINCE THE 1990s. 1609 00:48:41,652 --> 00:48:43,086 I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO VOTE 1610 00:48:43,086 --> 00:48:46,423 YES ON CB 121252, AS AMENDED 1611 00:48:46,423 --> 00:48:48,158 LAST WEEK, TRANS DISPLACEMENT IS 1612 00:48:48,158 --> 00:48:49,927 A CIVIC EMERGENCY. YOU'VE 1613 00:48:49,927 --> 00:48:51,895 ALREADY HEARD THE NUMBERS. MORE 1614 00:48:51,895 --> 00:48:52,462 THAN 50,000 DISPLACED TRANS 1615 00:48:52,462 --> 00:48:53,697 PEOPLE ARE ALREADY HERE OR ON 1616 00:48:53,697 --> 00:48:56,366 THEIR WAY. THE NEED IS ONLY 1617 00:48:56,366 --> 00:48:57,534 GROWING. IN THE THREE YEARS 1618 00:48:57,534 --> 00:48:59,002 SINCE WE STARTED THIS WORK, 1619 00:48:59,002 --> 00:49:00,804 WE'VE RECEIVED ONE $10,000 1620 00:49:00,804 --> 00:49:02,139 FOUNDATION GRANT FOR ALL THIS 1621 00:49:02,139 --> 00:49:04,374 WORK. JUST ONE. I'M STILL 1622 00:49:04,374 --> 00:49:06,176 STANDING HERE AS TRACTION SOLE 1623 00:49:06,176 --> 00:49:08,345 PAID STAFF MEMBER ONLY BECAUSE 1624 00:49:08,345 --> 00:49:08,945 SOME INDIVIDUAL DONORS CAME 1625 00:49:08,945 --> 00:49:10,881 THROUGH. JUST AS OUR ACCOUNT 1626 00:49:10,881 --> 00:49:12,049 BALANCES WERE SLIDING FROM BLACK 1627 00:49:12,049 --> 00:49:15,519 TO RED. WE ALL KNOW 30 $300,000 1628 00:49:15,519 --> 00:49:17,220 IS NOT ENOUGH. BUT I WANT TO 1629 00:49:17,220 --> 00:49:19,423 COME BACK HERE AND THANK YOU. I 1630 00:49:19,423 --> 00:49:21,058 WANT THE CITY TO BE THE FIRST TO 1631 00:49:21,058 --> 00:49:22,693 SAY TRANS PEOPLE WHO FLEE HERE 1632 00:49:22,693 --> 00:49:25,329 DESERVE HELP. SHARON MCMAHON 1633 00:49:25,329 --> 00:49:28,699 WROTE THE ARC OF THE MORAL 1634 00:49:28,699 --> 00:49:29,399 UNIVERSE DOESN'T DOESN'T BEND 1635 00:49:29,399 --> 00:49:31,635 ITSELF. SOMEONE HAS TO PULL IT. 1636 00:49:31,635 --> 00:49:34,905 THAT CAN BE YOU VOTE YES. LET US 1637 00:49:34,905 --> 00:49:35,839 THANK YOU. THEN LET US GET BACK 1638 00:49:35,839 --> 00:49:40,877 TO WORK. THANK YOU. 1639 00:49:40,877 --> 00:49:41,511 -- THANK YOU MICHAEL. NEXT WE 1640 00:49:41,511 --> 00:49:41,878 HAVE DANICA IS 1641 00:49:41,878 --> 00:49:42,212 -- [APPLAUSE] 1642 00:49:42,212 --> 00:49:45,449 -- DANICA. I GOT YOU DANICA. 1643 00:49:45,449 --> 00:49:47,284 NEXT BY VICTORIA. RACHEL, ALEXIA 1644 00:49:47,284 --> 00:49:48,785 AND CAROLINE. DANICA. VICTORIA. 1645 00:49:48,785 --> 00:49:51,888 RACHEL. ALEXIA. CAROLINE. 1646 00:49:51,888 --> 00:49:52,155 WELCOME. 1647 00:49:52,155 --> 00:49:54,925 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS DANICA 1648 00:49:54,925 --> 00:49:56,059 NOBLE. I SPENT 20 YEARS WITH THE 1649 00:49:56,059 --> 00:49:57,094 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE 1650 00:49:57,094 --> 00:49:58,128 LAST TEN YEARS AS THE CHAIR OF 1651 00:49:58,128 --> 00:50:00,497 OUR STATE BAR ASSOCIATION'S 1652 00:50:00,497 --> 00:50:01,131 ANTITRUST, CONSUMER PROTECTION 1653 00:50:01,131 --> 00:50:02,432 AND UNFAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES 1654 00:50:02,432 --> 00:50:04,935 SECTION. I AM IN FAVOR OF THE 1655 00:50:04,935 --> 00:50:06,937 JUNK FEE BAN, AND IT'S MORE THAN 1656 00:50:06,937 --> 00:50:10,374 A QUESTION OF JUST AN EXTRA FEE. 1657 00:50:10,374 --> 00:50:12,542 IT'S MORE THAN THE INVISIBLE 1658 00:50:12,542 --> 00:50:13,143 TAX RAISING PRICES ACROSS THE 1659 00:50:13,143 --> 00:50:15,345 ECONOMY. IT'S MORE THAN ALL THE 1660 00:50:15,345 --> 00:50:16,780 CONVENIENCE FEES THAT WE'VE ALL 1661 00:50:16,780 --> 00:50:18,682 PAID AND HAVE NEVER FOUND 1662 00:50:18,682 --> 00:50:19,649 CONVENIENT. IT ASKS A QUESTION 1663 00:50:19,649 --> 00:50:22,819 ABOUT WHETHER OUR MARKETS CAN BE 1664 00:50:22,819 --> 00:50:24,321 FAIR IN AN INCREASINGLY DIGITAL 1665 00:50:24,321 --> 00:50:26,656 WORLD. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT 1666 00:50:26,656 --> 00:50:29,493 WE ABSOLUTELY NEED. THE DIGITAL 1667 00:50:29,493 --> 00:50:31,261 MARKETS PROMISE TRANSPARENCY FOR 1668 00:50:31,261 --> 00:50:32,963 CONSUMERS. JUNK FEES HIDE THOSE 1669 00:50:32,963 --> 00:50:35,098 AND PREVENT THAT. CHAIRCOM AT 1670 00:50:35,098 --> 00:50:39,803 THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1671 00:50:39,803 --> 00:50:41,405 ASSUMED 54,000,000 HOURS WOULD 1672 00:50:41,405 --> 00:50:42,005 BE SAVED BY A NATIONWIDE JUNK 1673 00:50:42,005 --> 00:50:45,008 FEE BAN. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS IT 1674 00:50:45,008 --> 00:50:47,277 INCENTIVIZES DISHONEST BUSINESS 1675 00:50:47,277 --> 00:50:48,278 PRACTICES AND PUNISHES THOSE 1676 00:50:48,278 --> 00:50:49,513 THAT WOULD MAKE THOSE 1677 00:50:49,513 --> 00:50:50,313 TRANSPARENT. SO IF A CONSUMER 1678 00:50:50,313 --> 00:50:51,181 SHOULD PAY IT, THEY SHOULD SEE 1679 00:50:51,181 --> 00:50:53,383 IT BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO BUY. 1680 00:50:53,383 --> 00:50:56,086 THAT'S HOW WE MAKE THIS NOT 1681 00:50:56,086 --> 00:50:56,386 DECEPTIVE. 1682 00:50:56,386 --> 00:50:57,220 -- THANK YOU DANICA. NEXT WE 1683 00:50:57,220 --> 00:50:59,756 HAVE VICTORIA, FOLLOWED BY 1684 00:50:59,756 --> 00:51:03,760 RACHEL. ALEXIA. CAROLINE, 1685 00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:04,027 WELCOME. 1686 00:51:04,027 --> 00:51:05,695 -- HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 1687 00:51:05,695 --> 00:51:08,065 VICTORIA PALMER AND I AM A 1688 00:51:08,065 --> 00:51:09,566 DISTRICT SIX RESIDENT AND 1689 00:51:09,566 --> 00:51:10,167 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE 1690 00:51:10,167 --> 00:51:11,435 KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY. 1691 00:51:11,435 --> 00:51:13,570 I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK AGAINST 1692 00:51:13,570 --> 00:51:15,572 FUNDING FOR THE TRANS AND QUEER 1693 00:51:15,572 --> 00:51:18,241 COMMUNITY, LIKE THE $300,000 1694 00:51:18,241 --> 00:51:21,411 PROPOSED IN TODAY'S BUDGET 1695 00:51:21,411 --> 00:51:24,247 AMENDMENT BILL. CB 121253. MAYOR 1696 00:51:24,247 --> 00:51:24,881 WILSON'S OFFICE REJECTED THE 1697 00:51:24,881 --> 00:51:26,149 REQUEST FOR AN EMERGENCY. 1698 00:51:26,149 --> 00:51:28,118 THERE'S NO REASON TO SPEND 1699 00:51:28,118 --> 00:51:28,885 MONEY. PUBLIC MONEY TO PAY 1700 00:51:28,885 --> 00:51:30,720 EXPENSES FOR WHAT IS SIMPLY 1701 00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:32,956 ADULTS MOVING TO SEATTLE. THE 1702 00:51:32,956 --> 00:51:34,524 VIDEOS I'VE POSTED ON THIS 1703 00:51:34,524 --> 00:51:36,326 TOPIC HAVE DRAWN MUCH PUBLIC 1704 00:51:36,326 --> 00:51:38,728 ATTENTION AND OUTRAGE, WITH OVER 1705 00:51:38,728 --> 00:51:43,066 330 VIEWS, 330,000 VIEWS ON ALL 1706 00:51:43,066 --> 00:51:44,601 PLATFORMS. IT'S TIME TO PUT AN 1707 00:51:44,601 --> 00:51:47,237 END TO OUR REPUTATION FOR BEING 1708 00:51:47,237 --> 00:51:49,606 FREE AT ALL, AND RETURN TO 1709 00:51:49,606 --> 00:51:52,108 FUNDING PROJECTS THAT BUILD OUR 1710 00:51:52,108 --> 00:51:53,210 CITIES AND OUR CITY, AND BENEFIT 1711 00:51:53,210 --> 00:51:57,147 ALL GAUGING BY PRIMARY ELECTION 1712 00:51:57,147 --> 00:51:59,316 RESULTS. AND DANNY WEST NEEDS 1713 00:51:59,316 --> 00:52:01,885 ANALYSIS IN THE TIMES. THIS 1714 00:52:01,885 --> 00:52:03,420 WHOLE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT THING 1715 00:52:03,420 --> 00:52:05,155 ACTUALLY ISN'T CATCHING ON 1716 00:52:05,155 --> 00:52:07,123 HERE. AND WHILE WE REPUBLICANS 1717 00:52:07,123 --> 00:52:08,658 DON'T GET MUCH RESPECT IN 1718 00:52:08,658 --> 00:52:08,925 SEATTLE. 1719 00:52:08,925 --> 00:52:10,694 -- THANK YOU VICTORIA. VICTORIA. 1720 00:52:10,694 --> 00:52:13,864 THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, 1721 00:52:13,864 --> 00:52:16,066 RACHEL. I, I CAN I CAN CONTROL 1722 00:52:16,066 --> 00:52:16,733 THE MEETING. OKAY. YOU GUYS ARE 1723 00:52:16,733 --> 00:52:19,102 ALL GOOD. OKAY. WE HAVE RACHEL 1724 00:52:19,102 --> 00:52:20,470 FOLLOWED BY ALEXIA AND THEN 1725 00:52:20,470 --> 00:52:21,738 CAROLINE. AND THEN AFTER THAT, 1726 00:52:21,738 --> 00:52:23,707 WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT TEN PEOPLE 1727 00:52:23,707 --> 00:52:25,108 AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO 1728 00:52:25,108 --> 00:52:26,443 ONLINE. SO THAT'S 30 IN PERSON. 1729 00:52:26,443 --> 00:52:27,477 AND WE'LL GO ONLINE AND WE'LL 1730 00:52:27,477 --> 00:52:29,980 COME BACK. RACHEL SNELL WELCOME. 1731 00:52:29,980 --> 00:52:31,781 -- THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT 1732 00:52:31,781 --> 00:52:32,482 JOY HOLLINGSWORTH AND. 1733 00:52:32,482 --> 00:52:33,984 -- MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 1734 00:52:33,984 --> 00:52:35,018 MY NAME IS RACHEL SNELL, AND I 1735 00:52:35,018 --> 00:52:37,053 AM HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR BANNING 1736 00:52:37,053 --> 00:52:41,791 A JUNK FEES IN A TIME WHERE 1737 00:52:41,791 --> 00:52:42,425 RENTS ALREADY ARE UNBELIEVABLY 1738 00:52:42,425 --> 00:52:43,994 EXPENSIVE. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO 1739 00:52:43,994 --> 00:52:46,496 CHOOSE BETWEEN MEDICAL BILLS, 1740 00:52:46,496 --> 00:52:50,400 GROCERIES, OR RENT, LET ALONE 1741 00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:51,334 ADDING JUNK FEES ON TOP OF IT 1742 00:52:51,334 --> 00:52:53,236 ALL. I MEAN, ARE YOU KIDDING? 1743 00:52:53,236 --> 00:52:55,238 ANYWAY, THIS PIECE OF 1744 00:52:55,238 --> 00:52:56,339 LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDE MUCH 1745 00:52:56,339 --> 00:52:57,607 NEEDED RELIEF TO RENTERS LIKE 1746 00:52:57,607 --> 00:52:58,875 MYSELF AND MANY OTHER VENDORS 1747 00:52:58,875 --> 00:53:00,477 THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM TODAY, AS 1748 00:53:00,477 --> 00:53:01,511 WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE 1749 00:53:01,511 --> 00:53:05,382 NOT IN THIS ROOM TODAY. AND JUST 1750 00:53:05,382 --> 00:53:06,750 A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT TO BE 1751 00:53:06,750 --> 00:53:09,686 AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS AN HONOR. 1752 00:53:09,686 --> 00:53:11,254 IT IS AN HONOR TO BE AN ELECTED 1753 00:53:11,254 --> 00:53:12,622 OFFICIAL BECAUSE YOU ARE VOTED 1754 00:53:12,622 --> 00:53:14,257 ON BY THE PEOPLE. AND SO IT IS 1755 00:53:14,257 --> 00:53:17,994 YOUR JOB. IT IS YOUR JOB TO 1756 00:53:17,994 --> 00:53:21,064 ENACT AND ENFORCE LEGISLATION 1757 00:53:21,064 --> 00:53:22,566 THAT HELP MAKE IMPROVE THE LIVES 1758 00:53:22,566 --> 00:53:25,235 OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, NOT HARM 1759 00:53:25,235 --> 00:53:28,405 YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU. 1760 00:53:28,405 --> 00:53:29,206 -- THANK YOU RACHEL. NEXT WE 1761 00:53:29,206 --> 00:53:32,108 HAVE ALEXIA, FOLLOWED BY 1762 00:53:32,108 --> 00:53:32,442 -- [APPLAUSE] 1763 00:53:32,442 --> 00:53:33,810 -- CAROLINE. ALEXIA. WELCOME 1764 00:53:33,810 --> 00:53:35,111 THEN. CAROLINE. YOU'RE UP. THANK 1765 00:53:35,111 --> 00:53:36,947 YOU. 1766 00:53:36,947 --> 00:53:39,916 -- AND HELLO GUYS. HI. MY NAME 1767 00:53:39,916 --> 00:53:40,517 IS ALEXIA SATTLER AND I'M A 1768 00:53:40,517 --> 00:53:41,785 RENTER LIVING IN SOUTH LAKE 1769 00:53:41,785 --> 00:53:44,888 UNION. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO BAN 1770 00:53:44,888 --> 00:53:47,023 RENTAL JUNK FEES AND TAKE 1771 00:53:47,023 --> 00:53:49,526 MEANINGFUL ACTION TO PROTECT 1772 00:53:49,526 --> 00:53:50,994 RENTERS IN SEATTLE AND OPPOSE 1773 00:53:50,994 --> 00:53:53,797 AMENDMENT C AND D. WHEN I LIVED 1774 00:53:53,797 --> 00:53:57,200 IN EASTLAKE, I WAS CHARGED A $15 1775 00:53:57,200 --> 00:53:59,169 ADMINISTRATION FEE AND $50 1776 00:53:59,169 --> 00:53:59,803 TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY FEE ON TOP 1777 00:53:59,803 --> 00:54:01,905 OF THE ADVERTISED RENT, AND 1778 00:54:01,905 --> 00:54:07,677 THESE CHARGES MAY SEEM SMALL, 1779 00:54:07,677 --> 00:54:09,279 BUT HOUSING IS ALREADY VERY 1780 00:54:09,279 --> 00:54:10,647 EXPENSIVE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. A 1781 00:54:10,647 --> 00:54:11,448 LOT OF MY FRIENDS, MY COWORKERS 1782 00:54:11,448 --> 00:54:12,482 TO FOR EVERY SINGLE APARTMENT I 1783 00:54:12,482 --> 00:54:13,550 RENTED IN SEATTLE, I FOUND 1784 00:54:13,550 --> 00:54:15,118 MYSELF GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH 1785 00:54:15,118 --> 00:54:17,520 PROPERTY MANAGERS TRYING TO 1786 00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:19,856 NEGOTIATE OR QUESTION WHAT THESE 1787 00:54:19,856 --> 00:54:20,457 CHARGES WERE, ONLY TO BE TOLD 1788 00:54:20,457 --> 00:54:21,758 THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY 1789 00:54:21,758 --> 00:54:24,961 COULD DO ABOUT IT. I'M A COLLEGE 1790 00:54:24,961 --> 00:54:27,130 STUDENT WITH TWO JOBS. THIS IS 1791 00:54:27,130 --> 00:54:29,666 THIS IS REALLY UNFAIR. RENTERS 1792 00:54:29,666 --> 00:54:31,635 SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIGHT THEIR 1793 00:54:31,635 --> 00:54:32,869 LANDLORDS JUST TO UNDERSTAND OR 1794 00:54:32,869 --> 00:54:34,604 CHALLENGE THE TRUE COST OF THEIR 1795 00:54:34,604 --> 00:54:36,139 HOUSING. I ASK THE COUNCIL TO 1796 00:54:36,139 --> 00:54:37,440 STAND WITH THE MAJORITY OF 1797 00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:38,008 SEATTLE HOUSEHOLDS WHO RENT 1798 00:54:38,008 --> 00:54:38,875 THEIR HOMES. PLEASE SUPPORT THE 1799 00:54:38,875 --> 00:54:42,278 BILL TO BAN RENTAL JUNK FEES AND 1800 00:54:42,278 --> 00:54:43,546 OPPOSE HARMFUL AMENDMENTS. 1801 00:54:43,546 --> 00:54:44,314 -- THANK YOU ALEXIA. NEXT WE 1802 00:54:44,314 --> 00:54:44,814 HAVE. THANK 1803 00:54:44,814 --> 00:54:45,949 -- [APPLAUSE] 1804 00:54:45,949 --> 00:54:47,851 -- YOU. 1805 00:54:47,851 --> 00:54:49,152 -- [APPLAUSE] 1806 00:54:49,152 --> 00:54:49,753 -- NEXT, CAROLINE. YOU GO THE 1807 00:54:49,753 --> 00:54:50,353 NEXT PEOPLE UP BEFORE YOU GO. 1808 00:54:50,353 --> 00:54:53,490 ALL RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE 1809 00:54:53,490 --> 00:54:54,557 CHRIS APOSTATE. DID I SAY THAT 1810 00:54:54,557 --> 00:54:57,327 RIGHT? APOSTATE. APOSTATE. 1811 00:54:57,327 --> 00:54:59,195 ANYWAY. I'M SORRY. ANITRA. 1812 00:54:59,195 --> 00:55:04,634 IVAN. HEATHER. TENNESSEE AIDEN. 1813 00:55:04,634 --> 00:55:08,238 KRISTEN. LEXI AND VERA. AND I 1814 00:55:08,238 --> 00:55:10,006 APOLOGIZE IF I MESS UP YOUR 1815 00:55:10,006 --> 00:55:11,474 NAME. CAROLINE. WELCOME. 1816 00:55:11,474 --> 00:55:13,109 -- HI, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 1817 00:55:13,109 --> 00:55:13,777 CAROLINE RUSSELL. I'M A RENTER 1818 00:55:13,777 --> 00:55:15,345 IN DISTRICT THREE, AND I'M HERE 1819 00:55:15,345 --> 00:55:17,013 IN SUPPORT OF BANNING ALL RENTAL 1820 00:55:17,013 --> 00:55:19,149 JUNK FEES. BUT I WANT TO TALK 1821 00:55:19,149 --> 00:55:19,783 SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PET RENT FOR 1822 00:55:19,783 --> 00:55:20,850 A MOMENT. I'VE BEEN RENTING IN 1823 00:55:20,850 --> 00:55:21,484 SEATTLE FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND IN 1824 00:55:21,484 --> 00:55:22,952 THAT TIME I'VE PAID THOUSANDS 1825 00:55:22,952 --> 00:55:24,154 OF DOLLARS IN RENTAL FEES, WITH 1826 00:55:24,154 --> 00:55:25,255 MOST OF THAT COMING FROM PET 1827 00:55:25,255 --> 00:55:26,623 RENT FOR MY CAT. SHE HAS COST ME 1828 00:55:26,623 --> 00:55:29,259 AS MUCH AS $75 A MONTH IN PET 1829 00:55:29,259 --> 00:55:30,760 RENT, DESPITE NEVER DOING ANY 1830 00:55:30,760 --> 00:55:31,728 DAMAGE TO MY APARTMENT, LET 1831 00:55:31,728 --> 00:55:32,395 ALONE THE BUILDING ITSELF. THIS 1832 00:55:32,395 --> 00:55:35,198 MONEY HAS BEEN PURE PROFIT FOR 1833 00:55:35,198 --> 00:55:36,266 MY LANDLORD. LANDLORDS HAVE 1834 00:55:36,266 --> 00:55:37,333 TRIED TO PITCH PET RENT AS AN 1835 00:55:37,333 --> 00:55:38,768 EQUITY ISSUE TO GIVE THIS FEE 1836 00:55:38,768 --> 00:55:39,636 THE VENEER OF PROGRESSIVISM, BUT 1837 00:55:39,636 --> 00:55:41,871 IT IS THE POOREST AND MOST 1838 00:55:41,871 --> 00:55:42,505 MARGINALIZED PEOPLE IN THE CITY 1839 00:55:42,505 --> 00:55:43,540 WHO ARE THE MOST IMPACTED AND 1840 00:55:43,540 --> 00:55:45,175 THE MOST AT RISK OF EVICTION 1841 00:55:45,175 --> 00:55:46,309 OVER THE INABILITY TO PAY AN 1842 00:55:46,309 --> 00:55:47,477 EXTRA MONTHLY FEE, ESPECIALLY 1843 00:55:47,477 --> 00:55:49,179 SINCE THESE FEES ARE NOT COVERED 1844 00:55:49,179 --> 00:55:50,447 BY HOUSING VOUCHERS. PET RENT 1845 00:55:50,447 --> 00:55:51,781 PRICES ON TENANTS LOVE FOR THEIR 1846 00:55:51,781 --> 00:55:52,916 PETS TO EXTRACT EVERY LAST DROP 1847 00:55:52,916 --> 00:55:55,118 OF PROFIT FROM THEM. THIS IS A 1848 00:55:55,118 --> 00:55:56,186 MAJORITY RENTER CITY, AND WE'RE 1849 00:55:56,186 --> 00:55:57,387 ALL TIRED OF BEING NICKELED AND 1850 00:55:57,387 --> 00:55:58,988 DIMED BY LANDLORDS. WHILE RENT 1851 00:55:58,988 --> 00:55:59,589 PRICES SKYROCKET AND THREATEN 1852 00:55:59,589 --> 00:56:00,790 OUR HOUSING STABILITY, I URGE 1853 00:56:00,790 --> 00:56:02,459 YOU TO BAN JUNK FEES TO PASS 1854 00:56:02,459 --> 00:56:03,993 AMENDMENTS A AND E AND TO VOTE 1855 00:56:03,993 --> 00:56:05,862 NO ON AMENDMENTS C AND D, WHICH 1856 00:56:05,862 --> 00:56:07,063 WILL WEAKEN THIS BILL AND HURT 1857 00:56:07,063 --> 00:56:07,697 RENTERS AND PROTECT TRANS PEOPLE 1858 00:56:07,697 --> 00:56:09,132 NOW AND FOREVER. 1859 00:56:09,132 --> 00:56:10,133 -- THANK YOU 1860 00:56:10,133 --> 00:56:10,467 -- [APPLAUSE] 1861 00:56:10,467 --> 00:56:10,800 -- CAROLINE. 1862 00:56:10,800 --> 00:56:11,134 -- [APPLAUSE] 1863 00:56:11,134 --> 00:56:12,535 -- CHRIS. 1864 00:56:12,535 --> 00:56:12,936 -- IT'S CHRIS, 1865 00:56:12,936 --> 00:56:13,269 -- [APPLAUSE] 1866 00:56:13,269 --> 00:56:17,107 -- CHRIS CHRIS. PAUL. 1867 00:56:17,107 --> 00:56:19,776 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. AND FREEMAN. 1868 00:56:19,776 --> 00:56:20,910 -- HOLD ON, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. 1869 00:56:20,910 --> 00:56:24,781 WE'RE LOOKING FOR CHRIS. CHRIS 1870 00:56:24,781 --> 00:56:25,348 IS UP NEXT. CHRIS AND THEN. 1871 00:56:25,348 --> 00:56:26,349 -- CHRIS PAUL SAID, I'M A RENTER 1872 00:56:26,349 --> 00:56:30,353 LIVING IN MADISON PARK. 1873 00:56:30,353 --> 00:56:32,155 -- YEAH. GO AHEAD. 1874 00:56:32,155 --> 00:56:33,456 -- MY NAME IS CHRIS. I'M A 1875 00:56:33,456 --> 00:56:35,892 RENTER LIVING IN MADISON PARK. I 1876 00:56:35,892 --> 00:56:38,762 URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE 1877 00:56:38,762 --> 00:56:41,231 PROPOSED BAN ON RENTAL FEES. I 1878 00:56:41,231 --> 00:56:43,233 OPPOSE AMENDMENTS C AND D MOST 1879 00:56:43,233 --> 00:56:45,001 RENTERS GETTING STUCK WITH THESE 1880 00:56:45,001 --> 00:56:46,302 FEES DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF 1881 00:56:46,302 --> 00:56:47,437 TAKING TIME OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF 1882 00:56:47,437 --> 00:56:48,838 A WORKDAY TO TESTIFY AT CITY 1883 00:56:48,838 --> 00:56:50,140 HALL, SO I WANT TO USE MY TIME 1884 00:56:50,140 --> 00:56:52,375 FOR THEM AS MUCH AS MYSELF. I 1885 00:56:52,375 --> 00:56:53,476 CURRENTLY PAY $30 A MONTH TO 1886 00:56:53,476 --> 00:56:56,946 KEEP OUR CAT, WHICH I ALREADY 1887 00:56:56,946 --> 00:56:59,883 PAY A DAMAGE DEPOSIT FOR, AND 1888 00:56:59,883 --> 00:57:03,086 THE LANDLORD BEARS NO ADDITIONAL 1889 00:57:03,086 --> 00:57:04,621 COSTS SIMPLY FOR THE PRESENCE OF 1890 00:57:04,621 --> 00:57:07,123 MY CAT IN THE UNIT. I ALSO GET 1891 00:57:07,123 --> 00:57:09,626 CHARGED 250 A MONTH FOR JUST 1892 00:57:09,626 --> 00:57:10,760 PAYING THE RENT, SO I'M JUST 1893 00:57:10,760 --> 00:57:11,928 GOING TO SURRENDER THE REST OF 1894 00:57:11,928 --> 00:57:14,330 MY TIME JUST TO SAY THAT I 1895 00:57:14,330 --> 00:57:16,633 SUPPORT THE BILL AND OPPOSE THE 1896 00:57:16,633 --> 00:57:17,867 AMENDMENTS. AND THANK YOU. 1897 00:57:17,867 --> 00:57:21,638 -- THANK YOU, CHRIS 1898 00:57:21,638 --> 00:57:22,005 -- [APPLAUSE] 1899 00:57:22,005 --> 00:57:22,338 -- APOSTATE. 1900 00:57:22,338 --> 00:57:22,672 -- [APPLAUSE] 1901 00:57:22,672 --> 00:57:25,141 -- OKAY 1902 00:57:25,141 --> 00:57:26,676 -- HELLO. HI. MY NAME IS ARI. I 1903 00:57:26,676 --> 00:57:28,378 CAME IN TO TALK ABOUT THE 1904 00:57:28,378 --> 00:57:29,479 $300,000 THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO 1905 00:57:29,479 --> 00:57:30,880 GIVE TO THE TRANS AND QUEER 1906 00:57:30,880 --> 00:57:32,916 COMMUNITY. I JUST THINK IT'S 1907 00:57:32,916 --> 00:57:34,684 ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT IN A 1908 00:57:34,684 --> 00:57:37,287 CITY THAT HAS A HOUSING CRISIS, 1909 00:57:37,287 --> 00:57:37,887 SEX TRAFFICKING PROBLEM, IN A 1910 00:57:37,887 --> 00:57:41,658 CITY THAT HAS A SERIOUS DRUG 1911 00:57:41,658 --> 00:57:42,826 PROBLEM, YOU GUYS WANT TO GIVE 1912 00:57:42,826 --> 00:57:44,093 $300,000 AWAY IN THE NAME OF A 1913 00:57:44,093 --> 00:57:45,829 FICTIONAL GENOCIDE THAT'S NOT 1914 00:57:45,829 --> 00:57:47,030 OCCURRING. OKAY. I THINK IT'S 1915 00:57:47,030 --> 00:57:48,531 REALLY INSULTING TO PEOPLE WHO 1916 00:57:48,531 --> 00:57:49,098 HAVE ACTUALLY SUFFERED AND 1917 00:57:49,098 --> 00:57:50,633 ATTEMPT BY GOVERNMENTS TO 1918 00:57:50,633 --> 00:57:52,268 SYSTEMICALLY ERASE THEIR 1919 00:57:52,268 --> 00:57:53,770 EXISTENCE FROM THIS LAND. I 1920 00:57:53,770 --> 00:57:55,338 THINK IT'S INSULTING TO THIS 1921 00:57:55,338 --> 00:57:57,373 NATION. WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENED 1922 00:57:57,373 --> 00:57:58,975 IS TRANS MIGRANTS HAVE MOVED 1923 00:57:58,975 --> 00:57:59,876 FROM STATE TO STATE, JUST LIKE 1924 00:57:59,876 --> 00:58:01,411 ME. LIKE I CAME HERE TEN YEARS 1925 00:58:01,411 --> 00:58:03,012 AGO FOR THE SAME THING, JUST FOR 1926 00:58:03,012 --> 00:58:03,947 OPPORTUNITY, REBUILD MY WHOLE 1927 00:58:03,947 --> 00:58:06,483 LIFE, FOUND LOVE. BUT THEY'VE 1928 00:58:06,483 --> 00:58:08,518 MOVED BECAUSE WOMEN, ADULT HUMAN 1929 00:58:08,518 --> 00:58:09,919 FEMALES HAVE SAID THEY'RE NOT 1930 00:58:09,919 --> 00:58:11,421 COMFORTABLE WITH MALES IN THEIR 1931 00:58:11,421 --> 00:58:13,423 BATHROOMS, IN THEIR PRISONS AND 1932 00:58:13,423 --> 00:58:14,891 THEIR RAPE SHELTERS. OKAY. AND 1933 00:58:14,891 --> 00:58:16,759 SO THEY'VE COME HERE TO HIDE SO 1934 00:58:16,759 --> 00:58:18,962 THEY CAN OPPRESS WOMEN. THAT'S 1935 00:58:18,962 --> 00:58:20,096 WHAT IT'S REALLY ABOUT. AND I 1936 00:58:20,096 --> 00:58:22,065 JUST THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY 1937 00:58:22,065 --> 00:58:23,099 RIDICULOUS TO SEE A CITY COUNCIL 1938 00:58:23,099 --> 00:58:24,234 WITH THIS MANY WOMEN ON IT WHO 1939 00:58:24,234 --> 00:58:25,768 DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOMEN ARE. I 1940 00:58:25,768 --> 00:58:27,237 THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY 1941 00:58:27,237 --> 00:58:29,305 RIDICULOUS. YOU HAVE TRUMP'S FBI 1942 00:58:29,305 --> 00:58:30,039 BREAKING UP SEX. 1943 00:58:30,039 --> 00:58:32,942 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ARI. 1944 00:58:32,942 --> 00:58:34,744 THANK YOU ARI. NEXT. THANK YOU 1945 00:58:34,744 --> 00:58:36,512 ARI. SO ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE 1946 00:58:36,512 --> 00:58:39,616 GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. 1947 00:58:39,616 --> 00:58:42,752 OKAY. ANITRA IS NEXT, FOLLOWED 1948 00:58:42,752 --> 00:58:44,454 BY IVAN ANITRA. WE'RE STILL 1949 00:58:44,454 --> 00:58:45,955 DOING PUBLIC COMMENT. Y'ALL HOLD 1950 00:58:45,955 --> 00:58:46,122 ON. 1951 00:58:46,122 --> 00:58:49,125 -- WE'RE STILL SPEAKING IN 1952 00:58:49,125 --> 00:58:50,560 FAVOR OF THE JUNK FREEZE 1953 00:58:50,560 --> 00:58:54,564 LEGISLATION. FOR ONE THING, ALL 1954 00:58:54,564 --> 00:58:55,732 AGREEMENTS SHOULD BE OPT IN AS A 1955 00:58:55,732 --> 00:58:58,668 MATTER OF SIMPLE FAIRNESS, YOU 1956 00:58:58,668 --> 00:59:00,637 SHOULDN'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, 1957 00:59:00,637 --> 00:59:03,273 SIGN A LEASE AND FIND OUT THAT 1958 00:59:03,273 --> 00:59:04,974 YOU'VE OBLIGATED YOURSELF TO 30 1959 00:59:04,974 --> 00:59:07,610 EXTRA EXPENSES THAT YOU DIDN'T 1960 00:59:07,610 --> 00:59:10,713 KNOW ABOUT. AND THE OTHER THING 1961 00:59:10,713 --> 00:59:16,119 I I'VE HAD A CAT FOR 30 YEARS. 1962 00:59:16,119 --> 00:59:16,819 I'M USED TO PUTTING A DEPOSIT 1963 00:59:16,819 --> 00:59:23,059 DOWN. I DON'T KNOW ANY APARTMENT 1964 00:59:23,059 --> 00:59:25,561 DWELLER IN SEATTLE WHO TAKES 1965 00:59:25,561 --> 00:59:29,065 THEIR CAT OUTSIDE AT ALL. 1966 00:59:29,065 --> 00:59:30,700 THERE'S THAT CAT IS IN OUR 1967 00:59:30,700 --> 00:59:33,503 APARTMENT. I HAVE A DEPOSIT FOR 1968 00:59:33,503 --> 00:59:35,572 ANY DAMAGE IT DOES. I DON'T NEED 1969 00:59:35,572 --> 00:59:40,510 TO BE CHARGED FOR ANYTHING. THAT 1970 00:59:40,510 --> 00:59:41,044 CAT THAT HAPPENS ANYWHERE 1971 00:59:41,044 --> 00:59:43,780 OUTSIDE THE APARTMENT. SO KEEP 1972 00:59:43,780 --> 00:59:45,181 IT FAIR. THANK YOU. 1973 00:59:45,181 --> 00:59:47,350 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE IVAN, 1974 00:59:47,350 --> 00:59:50,920 FOLLOWED BY 1975 00:59:50,920 --> 00:59:51,254 -- [APPLAUSE] 1976 00:59:51,254 --> 00:59:51,554 -- HEATHER. 1977 00:59:51,554 --> 00:59:52,722 -- IVAN, 1978 00:59:52,722 --> 00:59:54,724 -- IVAN, HEATHER. WELCOME, IVAN. 1979 00:59:54,724 --> 00:59:57,126 HEATHER. TENNESSEE. AIDEN. 1980 00:59:57,126 --> 00:59:58,161 KRISTEN. LEXI, VERA. AND THEN 1981 00:59:58,161 --> 00:59:59,929 WE'LL GO ONLINE. WELCOME. 1982 00:59:59,929 --> 01:00:02,632 -- YEAH. MY NAME IS IVAN. I'M 1983 01:00:02,632 --> 01:00:06,903 IN DISTRICT FIVE. I AM HOMELESS, 1984 01:00:06,903 --> 01:00:08,972 BUT YOU KNOW, I REALLY WOULD 1985 01:00:08,972 --> 01:00:10,740 LOVE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD RENT. 1986 01:00:10,740 --> 01:00:14,844 I AM ON DISABILITY, WHICH MEANS 1987 01:00:14,844 --> 01:00:18,214 PRETTY MUCH I CAN'T AFFORD 1988 01:00:18,214 --> 01:00:20,550 RENT. THE LANDLORDS ARE ADDING 1989 01:00:20,550 --> 01:00:23,519 FEES AND OTHER PREDATORY BILLING 1990 01:00:23,519 --> 01:00:26,089 PRACTICES TO SKIRT PROTECTIONS 1991 01:00:26,089 --> 01:00:28,224 DESIGNED TO PROTECT PROTECT 1992 01:00:28,224 --> 01:00:30,159 RENTERS FROM PRICE GOUGING. AND, 1993 01:00:30,159 --> 01:00:34,764 YOU KNOW, LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, 1994 01:00:34,764 --> 01:00:40,336 JESSE JAMES NEEDED A GUN 1995 01:00:40,336 --> 01:00:41,771 -- THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE 1996 01:00:41,771 --> 01:00:42,972 HEATHER, FOLLOWED BY TENNESSEE 1997 01:00:42,972 --> 01:00:45,575 AIDEN, KRISTEN, LEXI, WELCOME. 1998 01:00:45,575 --> 01:00:48,077 -- HI, MY NAME IS HEATHER. I 1999 01:00:48,077 --> 01:00:49,779 LIVE IN TENT CITY THREE, LOCATED 2000 01:00:49,779 --> 01:00:52,648 IN DISTRICT FOUR. OUR TAGLINE 2001 01:00:52,648 --> 01:00:53,449 TODAY IS WE CAN'T AFFORD THE 2002 01:00:53,449 --> 01:00:55,852 RENT, SO WE LIVE IN A TENT. URGE 2003 01:00:55,852 --> 01:00:57,186 THE COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION TODAY 2004 01:00:57,186 --> 01:00:59,222 TO BAN UNNECESSARY HOUSING 2005 01:00:59,222 --> 01:01:01,224 COSTS, BUT STRONGLY OPPOSE 2006 01:01:01,224 --> 01:01:03,593 AMENDMENT C AND D. MY BIGGEST 2007 01:01:03,593 --> 01:01:06,029 HURDLE IN ACQUIRING TRADITIONAL 2008 01:01:06,029 --> 01:01:07,530 HOUSING IS RENT. THERE'S NO WAY 2009 01:01:07,530 --> 01:01:08,831 A SINGLE MOM WITH A PET MAKING 2010 01:01:08,831 --> 01:01:11,134 LESS THAN 60,000 A YEAR CAN 2011 01:01:11,134 --> 01:01:13,936 AFFORD RENT IN SEATTLE, LET 2012 01:01:13,936 --> 01:01:16,539 ALONE PET RENT AND OTHER 2013 01:01:16,539 --> 01:01:17,040 PREDATORY, UNNECESSARY, 2014 01:01:17,040 --> 01:01:18,408 UNNECESSARY HOUSING FEES. THANK 2015 01:01:18,408 --> 01:01:20,176 YOU SO MUCH. 2016 01:01:20,176 --> 01:01:21,577 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. HEATHER, 2017 01:01:21,577 --> 01:01:21,911 WE HAVE 2018 01:01:21,911 --> 01:01:22,378 -- [APPLAUSE] 2019 01:01:22,378 --> 01:01:24,213 -- TENNIS AND DID I SAY YOUR 2020 01:01:24,213 --> 01:01:26,716 NAME RIGHT? TENNESSEE. YEAH. 2021 01:01:26,716 --> 01:01:27,950 OKAY. AWESOME. AIDEN. KRISTEN. 2022 01:01:27,950 --> 01:01:29,218 LEXI. VERA. WELCOME. 2023 01:01:29,218 --> 01:01:31,020 -- HI, I'M TERENCE MACGIBBON. 2024 01:01:31,020 --> 01:01:35,625 I'M A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF 2025 01:01:35,625 --> 01:01:38,494 RAINIER NORTH. FIRST, I WANT TO 2026 01:01:38,494 --> 01:01:40,830 THANK COUNCILMEMBERS LIN AND 2027 01:01:40,830 --> 01:01:42,098 FOSTER FOR ALL THEIR HELP IN OUR 2028 01:01:42,098 --> 01:01:44,033 NEIGHBORHOOD AND STUFF. THEY'VE 2029 01:01:44,033 --> 01:01:46,135 BEEN REAL CHAMPIONS HELPING US 2030 01:01:46,135 --> 01:01:49,038 OUT. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT AND 2031 01:01:49,038 --> 01:01:52,742 ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT A. 2032 01:01:52,742 --> 01:01:53,376 I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, 2033 01:01:53,376 --> 01:01:56,379 BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS. THIS 2034 01:01:56,379 --> 01:01:58,548 MONEY IS APPROPRIATED. YOU HAVE 2035 01:01:58,548 --> 01:02:01,050 MYSELF AND THE TRASH WALKERS 2036 01:02:01,050 --> 01:02:02,585 AROUND RAINIER AVENUE NORTH. YOU 2037 01:02:02,585 --> 01:02:04,520 HAVE BOOTS ON. YOU KNOW WHAT 2038 01:02:04,520 --> 01:02:06,355 I'M SAYING? BOOTS ON THE 2039 01:02:06,355 --> 01:02:09,125 PAVEMENT, WHATEVER. YOU'LL HAVE 2040 01:02:09,125 --> 01:02:10,626 A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM US BECAUSE 2041 01:02:10,626 --> 01:02:12,061 I WANT TO GET OUR NEIGHBORHOOD 2042 01:02:12,061 --> 01:02:15,998 BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. AND, 2043 01:02:15,998 --> 01:02:17,500 YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK A FEW 2044 01:02:17,500 --> 01:02:20,002 PEOPLE BESIDE THE 2045 01:02:20,002 --> 01:02:22,004 COUNCILMEMBERS, JENNY FRANCO, 2046 01:02:22,004 --> 01:02:24,340 ADOPT A STREET. YOU KNOW, TRACY 2047 01:02:24,340 --> 01:02:26,008 FROM FIND TO FIX IT. I'M TO FIND 2048 01:02:26,008 --> 01:02:29,011 TO FIX IT. KING. AND I'M 2049 01:02:29,011 --> 01:02:30,913 ADOPTING FIRST STREET KING. SO 2050 01:02:30,913 --> 01:02:32,582 APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP THAT 2051 01:02:32,582 --> 01:02:34,383 EVERYBODY DOES. THANK YOU. 2052 01:02:34,383 --> 01:02:35,751 -- THANK YOU KING. NEXT WE HAVE 2053 01:02:35,751 --> 01:02:37,420 AIDEN, FOLLOWED BY KRISTEN. 2054 01:02:37,420 --> 01:02:40,423 LEXI. VERA WILL GO ONLINE. 2055 01:02:40,423 --> 01:02:40,790 WELCOME. HELLO. 2056 01:02:40,790 --> 01:02:41,757 -- MY NAME IS AIDEN. I'M A 2057 01:02:41,757 --> 01:02:43,826 RENTER IN DISTRICT FIVE OFF OF 2058 01:02:43,826 --> 01:02:44,460 LAKE CITY. AND I WANT TO COMMENT 2059 01:02:44,460 --> 01:02:46,496 ON THE JUNK FEE BAN, THE 2060 01:02:46,496 --> 01:02:47,663 PROPOSED BAN ON JUNK FEE IS WHAT 2061 01:02:47,663 --> 01:02:50,233 THEY CALL AN EASY WIN. MAKE A 2062 01:02:50,233 --> 01:02:52,435 LITTLE SPLASH IN THE NEWS ABOUT 2063 01:02:52,435 --> 01:02:53,469 BEING A REPRESENTATIVE. YOU 2064 01:02:53,469 --> 01:02:54,470 KNOW, NORMAL PEOPLE, YOUR VOTERS 2065 01:02:54,470 --> 01:02:55,404 GET TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF 2066 01:02:55,404 --> 01:02:58,274 THEIR HARD EARNED WAGES ON YOUR 2067 01:02:58,274 --> 01:02:59,242 BEHALF. AND I'M SORRY, HOW 2068 01:02:59,242 --> 01:03:00,743 EXACTLY IS MY PET SUPPOSED TO BE 2069 01:03:00,743 --> 01:03:02,845 PAYING RENT AGAIN? TODD THE CAT 2070 01:03:02,845 --> 01:03:04,280 SUPPOSED TO GET A JOB, I 2071 01:03:04,280 --> 01:03:05,047 SUPPOSE. TODD THE CAT NEEDS TO 2072 01:03:05,047 --> 01:03:06,249 SET ASIDE A LITTLE MONEY EVERY 2073 01:03:06,249 --> 01:03:07,583 MONTH FROM HIS SOCIAL SECURITY 2074 01:03:07,583 --> 01:03:09,185 CHECK SO HE CAN PAY HIS RENT. 2075 01:03:09,185 --> 01:03:09,919 TODD, THE CAT IS GOING TO BE 2076 01:03:09,919 --> 01:03:11,154 EVICTED FOR FAILING TO PAY HIS 2077 01:03:11,154 --> 01:03:13,890 RENT ON TIME, AND NEEDS TO PLEAD 2078 01:03:13,890 --> 01:03:14,590 HIS CASE IN COURT SO HE CAN KEEP 2079 01:03:14,590 --> 01:03:17,927 A ROOF OVER THE HEAD FOR HIS 14 2080 01:03:17,927 --> 01:03:18,795 KITTENS. WHAT ARE WE TALKING 2081 01:03:18,795 --> 01:03:20,696 ABOUT? WHAT KIND OF EVIL DR. 2082 01:03:20,696 --> 01:03:22,899 EGGMAN TYPE THINK TYPE THINKS 2083 01:03:22,899 --> 01:03:24,133 PET RENT IS SOMETHING WE WOULD 2084 01:03:24,133 --> 01:03:26,802 TOLERATE. PETS CAN'T PAY RENT, 2085 01:03:26,802 --> 01:03:27,837 PETS DON'T PAY RENT. DON'T LET 2086 01:03:27,837 --> 01:03:28,938 LANDLORDS MAKE UP NONSENSE FEES 2087 01:03:28,938 --> 01:03:30,339 SO THEY CAN SQUEEZE EVERY LAST 2088 01:03:30,339 --> 01:03:31,407 DIME OUT OF THE HARDWORKING 2089 01:03:31,407 --> 01:03:32,875 VOTERS OF THE CITY. PLEASE VOTE 2090 01:03:32,875 --> 01:03:35,578 YES ON AMENDMENTS A AND E, WHICH 2091 01:03:35,578 --> 01:03:36,179 WILL STRENGTHEN THIS BILL AND 2092 01:03:36,179 --> 01:03:39,081 VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT C AND D, 2093 01:03:39,081 --> 01:03:39,615 WHICH WILL WEAKEN RENTERS 2094 01:03:39,615 --> 01:03:40,116 PROTECTION. THANK YOU. 2095 01:03:40,116 --> 01:03:41,384 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 2096 01:03:41,384 --> 01:03:42,051 KRISTEN, FOLLOWED BY LEXI AND 2097 01:03:42,051 --> 01:03:45,488 THEN 2098 01:03:45,488 --> 01:03:45,988 -- [APPLAUSE] 2099 01:03:45,988 --> 01:03:51,027 -- KRISTEN. WELCOME AND THEN 2100 01:03:51,027 --> 01:03:51,994 LEXI AND VERA. 2101 01:03:51,994 --> 01:03:52,228 -- HI. 2102 01:03:52,228 --> 01:03:53,329 -- JUST FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME 2103 01:03:53,329 --> 01:03:56,232 IS PRONOUNCED KIRSTEN KIRS. 2104 01:03:56,232 --> 01:03:57,567 -- MY BAD, LET'S RESTART OUR 2105 01:03:57,567 --> 01:03:57,767 TIME. 2106 01:03:57,767 --> 01:03:59,235 -- NO WORRIES. RESTART YOUR 2107 01:03:59,235 --> 01:03:59,835 TIME. 2108 01:03:59,835 --> 01:04:01,470 -- OKAY, RESTART OUR TIME. OKAY. 2109 01:04:01,470 --> 01:04:03,539 -- STARTING MY TIME. OKAY. I AM 2110 01:04:03,539 --> 01:04:04,974 AN INTERN AT BYRD BARR PLACE. 2111 01:04:04,974 --> 01:04:09,679 IT'S A NONPROFIT, AND WE HELP 2112 01:04:09,679 --> 01:04:11,981 AT. WE JUST HELP THE COMMUNITY. 2113 01:04:11,981 --> 01:04:13,449 AND I'M NOT SPEAKING ON THEIR 2114 01:04:13,449 --> 01:04:16,419 BEHALF, BUT I'M SPEAKING ON WHAT 2115 01:04:16,419 --> 01:04:17,787 I SEE AND WHAT I HEAR FROM MY 2116 01:04:17,787 --> 01:04:19,989 OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING 2117 01:04:19,989 --> 01:04:24,260 IN SOCIAL SERVICES. WE GET ABOUT 2118 01:04:24,260 --> 01:04:26,829 ONE SOFT NUMBERS. WE GET ABOUT 2119 01:04:26,829 --> 01:04:29,365 ONE FOUR CALLS ASKING FOR RENTAL 2120 01:04:29,365 --> 01:04:30,967 ASSISTANCE DUE TO EVICTIONS. SO 2121 01:04:30,967 --> 01:04:33,669 WE ARE FACING A CRISIS IN 2122 01:04:33,669 --> 01:04:35,504 HOUSING AND EVICTIONS RIGHT NOW 2123 01:04:35,504 --> 01:04:36,706 IN KING COUNTY RIGHT NOW IN 2124 01:04:36,706 --> 01:04:38,040 SEATTLE. NOT JUST NORTH, NOT 2125 01:04:38,040 --> 01:04:41,611 JUST SOUTH ALL OVER, EVEN IN 2126 01:04:41,611 --> 01:04:43,446 BELLEVUE, EVEN SHORELINE. SO 2127 01:04:43,446 --> 01:04:45,448 IT'S SORT OF THIS WESTERN PART 2128 01:04:45,448 --> 01:04:48,284 OF SEATTLE. ANYWAYS, I WANT TO 2129 01:04:48,284 --> 01:04:49,185 INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT 2130 01:04:49,185 --> 01:04:51,287 TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY. SO 2131 01:04:51,287 --> 01:04:53,289 WE CAN'T HAVE THESE FEES 2132 01:04:53,289 --> 01:04:55,157 BECAUSE WE WANT TO INVEST IN 2133 01:04:55,157 --> 01:04:58,027 FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, 2134 01:04:58,027 --> 01:04:58,327 EDUCATION. 2135 01:04:58,327 --> 01:04:59,028 -- THANK YOU. KIRSTEN. NEXT, WE 2136 01:04:59,028 --> 01:05:00,229 HAVE LEXI, FOLLOWED BY 2137 01:05:00,229 --> 01:05:00,563 -- [APPLAUSE] 2138 01:05:00,563 --> 01:05:04,834 -- VERA WELCOME, LEXI. 2139 01:05:04,834 --> 01:05:06,369 -- HELLO, I'M LEXI SALAS, I'M A 2140 01:05:06,369 --> 01:05:08,871 RENTER IN DISTRICT THREE, AND 2141 01:05:08,871 --> 01:05:09,672 I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE OUR 2142 01:05:09,672 --> 01:05:10,806 COUNCIL TO VOTE TO BAN JUNK FEES 2143 01:05:10,806 --> 01:05:12,441 WITHOUT AMENDMENTS. C AND D 2144 01:05:12,441 --> 01:05:13,909 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YOU MET MY 2145 01:05:13,909 --> 01:05:14,877 DOG, ZOMBIE. YOU THOUGHT HE WAS 2146 01:05:14,877 --> 01:05:17,713 SO COOL. SO PLEASE DON'T MAKE 2147 01:05:17,713 --> 01:05:19,181 HIM PAY RENT. SEATTLE IS A 2148 01:05:19,181 --> 01:05:20,149 MAJORITY RENTER CITY AND IT'S 2149 01:05:20,149 --> 01:05:22,151 ABOUT TIME WE HAVE A COUNCIL 2150 01:05:22,151 --> 01:05:22,752 THAT REPRESENTS OUR INTERESTS 2151 01:05:22,752 --> 01:05:24,020 AND DOESN'T UPHOLD THE STATUS 2152 01:05:24,020 --> 01:05:26,055 QUO, PRIVILEGING PROPERTY OWNERS 2153 01:05:26,055 --> 01:05:28,491 OVER TENANTS FOR TOO LONG, 2154 01:05:28,491 --> 01:05:29,125 LANDLORDS AND DEVELOPERS CLAIM 2155 01:05:29,125 --> 01:05:31,127 THAT ANY ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS 2156 01:05:31,127 --> 01:05:32,495 FOR TENANTS WILL RESULT IN THE 2157 01:05:32,495 --> 01:05:34,297 SKY FALLING. HOWEVER, RENTERS IN 2158 01:05:34,297 --> 01:05:35,598 OUR CITY EXPERIENCED THE SKY 2159 01:05:35,598 --> 01:05:36,565 FALL ON US WHENEVER WE HAVE TO 2160 01:05:36,565 --> 01:05:39,201 CHOOSE BETWEEN FOOD FOR OUR PETS 2161 01:05:39,201 --> 01:05:40,703 OR PET RENT. THIS GUY FALLS ON 2162 01:05:40,703 --> 01:05:41,337 RENTERS WHEN WE ARE SLAMMED TO 2163 01:05:41,337 --> 01:05:43,239 PAY OR VACATE NOTICES, AND WE 2164 01:05:43,239 --> 01:05:44,473 DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR MOVING 2165 01:05:44,473 --> 01:05:45,908 COSTS. THE SKY FALLS ON RENTERS 2166 01:05:45,908 --> 01:05:48,344 WHEN WE ARE EVICTED AND LEFT TO 2167 01:05:48,344 --> 01:05:49,045 FEND FOR OURSELVES. ON THE 2168 01:05:49,045 --> 01:05:51,113 STREETS OF SEATTLE, THE SKY 2169 01:05:51,113 --> 01:05:52,615 FALLS DISPROPORTIONATELY ON 2170 01:05:52,615 --> 01:05:53,582 TRANS RENTERS, WHICH IS WHY THE 2171 01:05:53,582 --> 01:05:56,085 COUNCIL MUST ALSO FUND RESOURCES 2172 01:05:56,085 --> 01:05:57,687 FOR OUR TRANS NEIGHBORS. SO 2173 01:05:57,687 --> 01:05:59,055 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, YOU HAVE 2174 01:05:59,055 --> 01:05:59,989 THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO BE A 2175 01:05:59,989 --> 01:06:01,924 NATIONAL LEADER FOR RENTERS BY 2176 01:06:01,924 --> 01:06:03,359 BANNING RENTAL JUNK FEES WITHOUT 2177 01:06:03,359 --> 01:06:04,727 AMENDMENTS C AND D, SO PLEASE 2178 01:06:04,727 --> 01:06:06,028 MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE AND SIDE 2179 01:06:06,028 --> 01:06:06,629 WITH RENTERS WHO MAKE UP THE 2180 01:06:06,629 --> 01:06:08,631 MAJORITY OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU. 2181 01:06:08,631 --> 01:06:10,967 -- THANK YOU LEXI. NEXT WE HAVE 2182 01:06:10,967 --> 01:06:11,167 VERA. 2183 01:06:11,167 --> 01:06:11,500 -- [APPLAUSE] 2184 01:06:11,500 --> 01:06:14,170 -- WELCOME 2185 01:06:14,170 --> 01:06:15,938 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS VERA. I'M 2186 01:06:15,938 --> 01:06:17,406 AN ORGANIZER AT GOT GREEN. AND I 2187 01:06:17,406 --> 01:06:19,275 URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE 2188 01:06:19,275 --> 01:06:20,643 PROPOSED BAN ON RENTAL FEES 2189 01:06:20,643 --> 01:06:23,112 WHILE OPPOSING AMENDMENTS C AND 2190 01:06:23,112 --> 01:06:25,047 D THROUGH HUNDREDS OF 2191 01:06:25,047 --> 01:06:25,681 CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR WORKING 2192 01:06:25,681 --> 01:06:26,349 CLASS BLACK AND BROWN NEIGHBORS 2193 01:06:26,349 --> 01:06:28,017 IN SOUTH SEATTLE GOT GREEN HAS 2194 01:06:28,017 --> 01:06:30,086 HEARD THAT RENT INCREASES 2195 01:06:30,086 --> 01:06:32,254 HOUSING INSECURITY, 2196 01:06:32,254 --> 01:06:32,788 DISPLACEMENT, UNSAFE AND 2197 01:06:32,788 --> 01:06:34,523 UNHEALTHY LIVING CONDITIONS AND 2198 01:06:34,523 --> 01:06:35,958 DISRESPECT ARE WHAT RENTERS 2199 01:06:35,958 --> 01:06:37,259 CONTEND WITH EVERY DAY. 2200 01:06:37,259 --> 01:06:39,428 MEANWHILE, LANDLORDS AND REAL 2201 01:06:39,428 --> 01:06:40,696 ESTATE TYCOONS AMASS WEALTH, AND 2202 01:06:40,696 --> 01:06:42,498 THERE'S LESS AND LESS PUBLIC 2203 01:06:42,498 --> 01:06:44,600 INVESTMENT IN HEALTHY HOUSING. 2204 01:06:44,600 --> 01:06:45,701 LANDLORDS HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE 2205 01:06:45,701 --> 01:06:47,603 BUSINESS DECISIONS, INCLUDING 2206 01:06:47,603 --> 01:06:49,472 SETTING RENTAL RATES. WITH THAT 2207 01:06:49,472 --> 01:06:50,740 POWER, THEY MUST BEAR THE COSTS 2208 01:06:50,740 --> 01:06:52,441 AND THE RISKS. JUST LIKE ANY 2209 01:06:52,441 --> 01:06:55,878 OTHER BUSINESS, THIS BILL, WHICH 2210 01:06:55,878 --> 01:06:57,413 REDUCES HIDDEN AND UNNECESSARY 2211 01:06:57,413 --> 01:06:59,115 HOUSING COSTS, AND STAFFS SDCI 2212 01:06:59,115 --> 01:07:00,216 TO ENFORCE THEM, IS AN IMPORTANT 2213 01:07:00,216 --> 01:07:02,284 STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 2214 01:07:02,284 --> 01:07:03,319 SUPPORT THE BILL TO BAN RENTAL 2215 01:07:03,319 --> 01:07:05,021 FEES AND OPPOSE HARMFUL 2216 01:07:05,021 --> 01:07:06,322 AMENDMENTS C AND D, AND, MOVING 2217 01:07:06,322 --> 01:07:08,724 FORWARD, KEEP STRENGTHENING 2218 01:07:08,724 --> 01:07:09,225 RENTAL PROTECTIONS AND 2219 01:07:09,225 --> 01:07:10,159 ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU. AND I 2220 01:07:10,159 --> 01:07:11,594 WANT TO SAY TRANS RIGHTS ARE 2221 01:07:11,594 --> 01:07:13,329 HUMAN RIGHTS, TRANS RIGHTS 2222 01:07:13,329 --> 01:07:14,397 FOREVER 2223 01:07:14,397 --> 01:07:14,730 -- THANK YOU. 2224 01:07:14,730 --> 01:07:19,068 -- VERY NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO 2225 01:07:19,068 --> 01:07:19,402 -- [APPLAUSE] 2226 01:07:19,402 --> 01:07:20,069 -- ONLINE. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE 2227 01:07:20,069 --> 01:07:21,604 GOING TO GO ONLINE. SO WE HAVE 2228 01:07:21,604 --> 01:07:24,774 ANGIE, WES, MR. ALVAREZ, RYAN, 2229 01:07:24,774 --> 01:07:25,941 YOU'RE GOING TO PRESS STAR SIX 2230 01:07:25,941 --> 01:07:27,510 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF. WELCOME, 2231 01:07:27,510 --> 01:07:34,417 ANGIE STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 2232 01:07:34,417 --> 01:07:37,353 YOURSELF. YOU'RE ON MUTE, ANGIE 2233 01:07:37,353 --> 01:07:40,790 STAR SIX. WE'LL BUMP UP WET. 2234 01:07:40,790 --> 01:07:44,560 OH, THERE YOU GO. GO AHEAD. 2235 01:07:44,560 --> 01:07:47,363 -- HI. MY NAME IS ANGIE. I'M A 2236 01:07:47,363 --> 01:07:49,198 SMALL BALLARD AND A CO-FOUNDER 2237 01:07:49,198 --> 01:07:51,000 OF SEATTLE GRASSROOTS LANDLORDS. 2238 01:07:51,000 --> 01:07:53,903 WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE BLOATED 2239 01:07:53,903 --> 01:07:54,370 AND FLAWED RENTAL FEE 2240 01:07:54,370 --> 01:07:56,505 LEGISLATION WE PARTICIPATED IN 2241 01:07:56,505 --> 01:07:58,274 THE MAYOR'S CHARADE OF A 2242 01:07:58,274 --> 01:08:02,278 STAKEHOLDER PROCESS RENTERS? 2243 01:08:02,278 --> 01:08:03,612 EXCUSE ME. I JUST HAD TO RUN IN 2244 01:08:03,612 --> 01:08:09,018 FROM WORKING OUTSIDE AND OUT OF 2245 01:08:09,018 --> 01:08:12,488 BREATH. ONE MOMENT. RENTERS 2246 01:08:12,488 --> 01:08:13,956 DESERVE TRANSPARENCY OF COSTS, 2247 01:08:13,956 --> 01:08:16,525 NOT AN EXPENSIVE, OVER IDEALIZED 2248 01:08:16,525 --> 01:08:17,059 APPROACH THAT MAKES LOFTY 2249 01:08:17,059 --> 01:08:18,994 PROMISES WITHOUT GROUNDING IN 2250 01:08:18,994 --> 01:08:21,030 THE ACTUAL COSTS, RISKS, AND 2251 01:08:21,030 --> 01:08:23,265 COMPLEXITIES OF PROVIDING RENTAL 2252 01:08:23,265 --> 01:08:25,901 HOUSING IN SEATTLE, THIS MOVED 2253 01:08:25,901 --> 01:08:27,403 OUT OF COUNCIL'S COMMITTEE WITH 2254 01:08:27,403 --> 01:08:30,673 A FIVE ZERO VOTE AND NOT ONE 2255 01:08:30,673 --> 01:08:32,408 MEETING INVOLVING HOUSING 2256 01:08:32,408 --> 01:08:35,544 PROVIDERS OR Q&A ABOUT RENTAL 2257 01:08:35,544 --> 01:08:38,280 OPERATIONS. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN 2258 01:08:38,280 --> 01:08:38,914 PUBLICLY RELEASED THE 2025 END 2259 01:08:38,914 --> 01:08:40,716 OF YEAR REAL REPORT. THIS IS 2260 01:08:40,716 --> 01:08:42,585 POOR GOVERNANCE IN ACTION. 2261 01:08:42,585 --> 01:08:44,720 PLEASE VOTE NO. PLEASE WORK ON 2262 01:08:44,720 --> 01:08:46,155 COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. 2263 01:08:46,155 --> 01:08:47,423 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU ANGIE. 2264 01:08:47,423 --> 01:08:48,424 NEXT WE HAVE WES, FOLLOWED BY 2265 01:08:48,424 --> 01:08:49,892 MR. ALVAREZ, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 2266 01:08:49,892 --> 01:08:57,666 YOURSELF 2267 01:08:57,900 --> 01:08:59,735 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF 2268 01:08:59,735 --> 01:09:01,136 THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS 2269 01:09:01,136 --> 01:09:02,705 WEST MILLS AND I'M A RENTER IN 2270 01:09:02,705 --> 01:09:04,306 NORTHGATE WITH MY WIFE AND OUR 2271 01:09:04,306 --> 01:09:05,307 ADORABLE DOG. I WOULD HAVE 2272 01:09:05,307 --> 01:09:05,941 JOINED YOU IN PERSON TODAY, BUT 2273 01:09:05,941 --> 01:09:07,476 WHILE I AM TO THE LEFT, I'M ALSO 2274 01:09:07,476 --> 01:09:09,111 EMPLOYED, SO I HAVE TO CALL IN 2275 01:09:09,111 --> 01:09:09,945 DURING WORK HOURS. AND THANK YOU 2276 01:09:09,945 --> 01:09:11,580 FOR THE AUCTION AND COMMITTING 2277 01:09:11,580 --> 01:09:13,048 TO SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL 2278 01:09:13,048 --> 01:09:14,383 PROPOSAL TO BAN FEES, AND 2279 01:09:14,383 --> 01:09:16,318 PARTICULARLY IN OPPOSITION TO 2280 01:09:16,318 --> 01:09:17,887 AMENDMENT P AND D, NOBODY LIKES 2281 01:09:17,887 --> 01:09:18,854 JET SKIS, AND IF WE DID, 2282 01:09:18,854 --> 01:09:20,556 EVERYONE WOULD BE LINING UP 2283 01:09:20,556 --> 01:09:21,190 SINGING THE PRAISES OF COMCAST 2284 01:09:21,190 --> 01:09:21,891 AND WOULD SPEAK HIGHLY OF THE 2285 01:09:21,891 --> 01:09:24,326 PROCESS OF FINANCING A CAR. BUT 2286 01:09:24,326 --> 01:09:25,427 HOUSING IS DIFFERENT. I CAN 2287 01:09:25,427 --> 01:09:27,162 CHOOSE NOT TO GO TO SOME 2288 01:09:27,162 --> 01:09:27,963 BUSINESSES AND ASK TO HAVE, BUT 2289 01:09:27,963 --> 01:09:28,864 I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO 2290 01:09:28,864 --> 01:09:29,832 LIVE. AND DISCLOSURE IS NOT 2291 01:09:29,832 --> 01:09:30,966 ENOUGH BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE'VE 2292 01:09:30,966 --> 01:09:34,003 GOTTEN 80 PAGES DEEP AND RELEASE 2293 01:09:34,003 --> 01:09:34,637 ONLY DISCOVER THE CONVENIENT OPT 2294 01:09:34,637 --> 01:09:36,539 OUT FOR SOME VALUABLE PROGRAM OR 2295 01:09:36,539 --> 01:09:37,506 WORSE, THAT A JUNK FEE IS 2296 01:09:37,506 --> 01:09:38,974 ACTUALLY REQUIRED. IT'S ALREADY 2297 01:09:38,974 --> 01:09:41,210 TOO LATE. MY WIFE AND I PAY 2298 01:09:41,210 --> 01:09:42,978 ALMOST $100 A MONTH TO RENT. MY 2299 01:09:42,978 --> 01:09:44,480 DOG IS UNEMPLOYED, SO WE'RE 2300 01:09:44,480 --> 01:09:46,282 COVERING IT FOR HER AMENITY FEES 2301 01:09:46,282 --> 01:09:47,249 FOR THINGS LIKE USE OF THE 2302 01:09:47,249 --> 01:09:49,018 BUILDING ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM 2303 01:09:49,018 --> 01:09:50,686 AND CHARGES FOR COMMON AREA 2304 01:09:50,686 --> 01:09:52,154 STUFF. AND THAT'S AFTER WE'VE 2305 01:09:52,154 --> 01:09:53,289 MANAGED MULTIPLE TIMES TO BEAT 2306 01:09:53,289 --> 01:09:53,889 BACK THE SNEAKY OPT OUT, BUT 2307 01:09:53,889 --> 01:09:55,224 ONLY IF YOU NOTICE FEES FOR 2308 01:09:55,224 --> 01:09:57,660 STUFF LIKE LIABILITY. LAKE CITY. 2309 01:09:57,660 --> 01:09:59,962 PLEASE PASS THE BILL WITHOUT 2310 01:09:59,962 --> 01:10:00,596 AMENDMENT AND DO US THE RENTERS 2311 01:10:00,596 --> 01:10:02,898 IN TOWN. 2312 01:10:02,898 --> 01:10:04,967 -- THANK YOU WES. NEXT WE HAVE 2313 01:10:04,967 --> 01:10:07,069 MR. ALVAREZ, FOLLOWED BY RYAN, 2314 01:10:07,069 --> 01:10:13,976 AND THEN TO LUNA. 2315 01:10:13,976 --> 01:10:14,376 -- THANK YOU. 2316 01:10:14,376 --> 01:10:16,345 -- I'M STRONGLY AGAINST 2317 01:10:16,345 --> 01:10:18,013 AMENDMENT C AND D FOR THE JUNK 2318 01:10:18,013 --> 01:10:20,449 FEE LEGISLATION. WHAT'S MOST 2319 01:10:20,449 --> 01:10:21,550 EGREGIOUS WITH THE PET RENT 2320 01:10:21,550 --> 01:10:23,619 CARVE OUT IS THAT THE AMENDMENT 2321 01:10:23,619 --> 01:10:24,853 TIES IT TO INFLATION IN THE 2322 01:10:24,853 --> 01:10:27,122 ECONOMY. WHEN DO RENTERS GET ANY 2323 01:10:27,122 --> 01:10:30,893 SUCH BENEFIT INTO LAW? LANDLORDS 2324 01:10:30,893 --> 01:10:33,729 DON'T CARE ABOUT THE RATES OF 2325 01:10:33,729 --> 01:10:35,864 UNEMPLOYMENT OR LAYOFFS, OR THAT 2326 01:10:35,864 --> 01:10:38,467 WAGES DON'T KEEP UP WITH SALES 2327 01:10:38,467 --> 01:10:40,135 TAXES, MEDICATIONS, GROCERY 2328 01:10:40,135 --> 01:10:42,771 PRICES? THE RENT IS ALWAYS DUE 2329 01:10:42,771 --> 01:10:45,975 NO MATTER WHAT THE CONSUMER 2330 01:10:45,975 --> 01:10:47,643 PRICE INDEX REPORTS. AND SO WE 2331 01:10:47,643 --> 01:10:49,178 HAVE EXCUSE ME, AND SO WE HAVE 2332 01:10:49,178 --> 01:10:52,881 RENT DISCOUNTS TO HELP WITH DIPS 2333 01:10:52,881 --> 01:10:53,482 IN CONSUMER INCOME. LANDLORDS 2334 01:10:53,482 --> 01:10:55,651 SHOULD HAVE NO SUCH BENEFIT FOR 2335 01:10:55,651 --> 01:10:57,519 THEMSELVES. NO ON ALL JUNK FEES 2336 01:10:57,519 --> 01:11:01,423 THAT NICKEL AND DIME US INTO 2337 01:11:01,423 --> 01:11:02,057 CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS. THANK 2338 01:11:02,057 --> 01:11:04,059 YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. 2339 01:11:04,059 --> 01:11:06,028 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE RYAN, 2340 01:11:06,028 --> 01:11:07,296 FOLLOWED BY TALENA AND THEN 2341 01:11:07,296 --> 01:11:10,633 KELSEY. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 2342 01:11:10,633 --> 01:11:10,899 YOURSELF. 2343 01:11:10,899 --> 01:11:12,001 -- HI COUNCIL, MY NAME IS RYAN 2344 01:11:12,001 --> 01:11:13,969 TALON. I'M A REGISTERED NURSE 2345 01:11:13,969 --> 01:11:14,770 AT HARBORVIEW AND I'M A RENTER 2346 01:11:14,770 --> 01:11:17,706 IN CAPITOL HILL. I URGE THIS 2347 01:11:17,706 --> 01:11:20,776 COUNCIL TO BAN RENTAL JUNKIES 2348 01:11:20,776 --> 01:11:22,077 AND TO OPPOSE AMENDMENTS C AND D 2349 01:11:22,077 --> 01:11:23,812 HONEST MARKETS REQUIRE HONEST 2350 01:11:23,812 --> 01:11:24,947 PRICING. WHEN I MOVED INTO MY 2351 01:11:24,947 --> 01:11:25,881 BUILDING, I BUDGETED CAREFULLY 2352 01:11:25,881 --> 01:11:27,650 BASED ON THE ADVERTISED RENT, 2353 01:11:27,650 --> 01:11:28,751 BUT HIDDEN PET RENT AND 2354 01:11:28,751 --> 01:11:30,119 RECURRING ADMINISTRATION FEES 2355 01:11:30,119 --> 01:11:31,854 CAUGHT ME COMPLETELY OFF GUARD. 2356 01:11:31,854 --> 01:11:33,522 THE TRUE COST WAS BURIED IN FINE 2357 01:11:33,522 --> 01:11:35,257 PRINT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO 2358 01:11:35,257 --> 01:11:36,892 COMPARE OPTIONS ACCURATELY OR 2359 01:11:36,892 --> 01:11:38,293 PLAN MY FINANCES. THIS LACK OF 2360 01:11:38,293 --> 01:11:39,695 TRANSPARENCY HURTS RENTERS, AND 2361 01:11:39,695 --> 01:11:41,964 IT DISTORTS THE ENTIRE HOUSING 2362 01:11:41,964 --> 01:11:43,065 MARKET. BANNING FEES IS A SIMPLE 2363 01:11:43,065 --> 01:11:44,300 STEP TOWARDS A FAIRER MARKET 2364 01:11:44,300 --> 01:11:45,968 WHERE ADVERTISED PRICES REFLECT 2365 01:11:45,968 --> 01:11:47,636 REAL COSTS. RENTERS DESERVE TO 2366 01:11:47,636 --> 01:11:49,605 KNOW WHAT HOUSING ACTUALLY COSTS 2367 01:11:49,605 --> 01:11:50,873 BEFORE SIGNING A LEASE. PLEASE 2368 01:11:50,873 --> 01:11:52,541 SUPPORT THIS BILL TO INCREASE 2369 01:11:52,541 --> 01:11:54,176 TRANSPARENCY AND BAN DECEPTIVE 2370 01:11:54,176 --> 01:11:56,278 JUNK FEES AND OPPOSE HARMFUL 2371 01:11:56,278 --> 01:11:57,379 AMENDMENTS. C AND D ALSO. 2372 01:11:57,379 --> 01:11:58,947 LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT 2373 01:11:58,947 --> 01:11:59,915 THE TRANS COMMUNITY TRYING TO 2374 01:11:59,915 --> 01:12:00,549 MOVE SEATTLE BY MAKING HOUSING 2375 01:12:00,549 --> 01:12:01,617 COSTS MORE TRANSPARENT IS A WAY 2376 01:12:01,617 --> 01:12:05,254 TO HELP THEM. SO PLEASE SUPPORT 2377 01:12:05,254 --> 01:12:05,654 THE LEGISLATION. 2378 01:12:05,654 --> 01:12:06,488 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RYAN. 2379 01:12:06,488 --> 01:12:11,794 NEXT, WE HAVE TALENA FOLLOWED BY 2380 01:12:11,794 --> 01:12:12,161 KELSEY, SUSAN. 2381 01:12:12,161 --> 01:12:14,196 -- HI. MY NAME IS TALANA READ 2382 01:12:14,196 --> 01:12:15,397 WITH THE TENANTS UNION OF 2383 01:12:15,397 --> 01:12:16,432 WASHINGTON STATE. PLEASE VOTE 2384 01:12:16,432 --> 01:12:18,734 YES ON THE JUNK FEES ORDINANCE 2385 01:12:18,734 --> 01:12:20,636 AND REJECT AMENDMENT C AND D OF 2386 01:12:20,636 --> 01:12:23,839 THE CALLERS. WE GET OVER $200 A 2387 01:12:23,839 --> 01:12:26,875 MONTH WITH DIFFERENT ISSUES AND 2388 01:12:26,875 --> 01:12:27,509 APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THOSE ARE 2389 01:12:27,509 --> 01:12:29,812 ABOUT JUNK FEES. PETS DO NOT 2390 01:12:29,812 --> 01:12:30,779 HAVE JOBS AND CANNOT AFFORD TO 2391 01:12:30,779 --> 01:12:34,583 PAY THEIR RENT EITHER. IT IS 2392 01:12:34,583 --> 01:12:35,617 VERY IMPORTANT TO TO ENSURE THAT 2393 01:12:35,617 --> 01:12:36,485 SEATTLE RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO 2394 01:12:36,485 --> 01:12:38,187 AFFORD THE RENT. THESE ARE 2395 01:12:38,187 --> 01:12:39,988 HIDDEN COSTS THAT RENTERS ARE 2396 01:12:39,988 --> 01:12:40,556 ALREADY PAYING AND RENTERS 2397 01:12:40,556 --> 01:12:41,857 DESERVE STRAIGHTFORWARD PRICING 2398 01:12:41,857 --> 01:12:43,292 THAT REFLECTS WHAT THEY WILL 2399 01:12:43,292 --> 01:12:44,593 ACTUALLY BE PAID OUT OF POCKET. 2400 01:12:44,593 --> 01:12:46,395 PET RENT IS PREDATORY. IT 2401 01:12:46,395 --> 01:12:48,564 EXPLOITS THE LOVE PEOPLE HAVE 2402 01:12:48,564 --> 01:12:49,331 FOR THEIR PETS, AND LANDLORDS 2403 01:12:49,331 --> 01:12:50,632 SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO FIND 2404 01:12:50,632 --> 01:12:51,834 NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO GET 2405 01:12:51,834 --> 01:12:52,668 MONEY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO RELY 2406 01:12:52,668 --> 01:12:55,070 ON THEM FOR HOUSING. PLEASE VOTE 2407 01:12:55,070 --> 01:12:57,840 YES ON THIS ORDINANCE. 2408 01:12:57,840 --> 01:12:59,408 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 2409 01:12:59,408 --> 01:13:00,409 KELSEY, FOLLOWED BY SUSAN STAR 2410 01:13:00,409 --> 01:13:06,415 SIX. 2411 01:13:06,415 --> 01:13:07,149 -- HELLO, MY NAME IS KELSEY 2412 01:13:07,149 --> 01:13:08,350 TIMMER AND I'M A RENTER IN 2413 01:13:08,350 --> 01:13:09,952 DISTRICT THREE, AS WELL AS A 2414 01:13:09,952 --> 01:13:11,253 CITY WORKER AND MEMBER OF 2415 01:13:11,253 --> 01:13:13,689 PROTECT 17. I'M SPEAKING TODAY 2416 01:13:13,689 --> 01:13:14,957 TO ASK CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT 2417 01:13:14,957 --> 01:13:17,693 BANNING JUNK FEES TO SUPPORT 2418 01:13:17,693 --> 01:13:18,727 AMENDMENTS A AND E TO ALLOW 2419 01:13:18,727 --> 01:13:20,696 RENTERS TO BE FAIRLY COMPENSATED 2420 01:13:20,696 --> 01:13:22,097 FOR HARMS AND TO OPPOSE 2421 01:13:22,097 --> 01:13:23,399 AMENDMENTS C AND D. IT'S HARD 2422 01:13:23,399 --> 01:13:24,900 ENOUGH TO AFFORD LIVING IN THE 2423 01:13:24,900 --> 01:13:26,402 CITY I WORK FOR, AND JUNK FEES 2424 01:13:26,402 --> 01:13:28,203 ONLY MAKE IT HARDER TO. JUNK 2425 01:13:28,203 --> 01:13:29,071 FEES I HAVE PAID THE MOST ARE 2426 01:13:29,071 --> 01:13:31,707 PET RENT. EACH YEAR I PAY OVER 2427 01:13:31,707 --> 01:13:33,375 300 EXTRA DOLLARS IN RENT 2428 01:13:33,375 --> 01:13:34,843 BECAUSE I HAVE A CAT. THIS JUST 2429 01:13:34,843 --> 01:13:36,678 DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. ANY EXTRA 2430 01:13:36,678 --> 01:13:38,747 RISK OF DAMAGE SHOULD BE COVERED 2431 01:13:38,747 --> 01:13:40,783 UNDER A REFUNDABLE PET DEPOSIT, 2432 01:13:40,783 --> 01:13:42,117 AND ANY UTILITIES. MY CAT IS 2433 01:13:42,117 --> 01:13:44,386 SOMEHOW USING. I'M ALREADY 2434 01:13:44,386 --> 01:13:45,587 PAYING FOR. PET RENT IS JUST ONE 2435 01:13:45,587 --> 01:13:48,190 OF MANY JUNK FEES, AND ANOTHER 2436 01:13:48,190 --> 01:13:49,691 EXCUSE FOR LANDLORDS TO INCREASE 2437 01:13:49,691 --> 01:13:50,893 THEIR REVENUE, WHICH MAKES IT 2438 01:13:50,893 --> 01:13:52,261 HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO AFFORD 2439 01:13:52,261 --> 01:13:55,030 HOUSING IN OUR CITY. I URGE YOU, 2440 01:13:55,030 --> 01:13:56,532 PLEASE SUPPORT THE BILL TO BAN 2441 01:13:56,532 --> 01:13:58,367 JUNK FEES, SUPPORT AMENDMENTS A 2442 01:13:58,367 --> 01:14:00,068 AND E AND OPPOSE AMENDMENTS C 2443 01:14:00,068 --> 01:14:02,004 AND D. FINALLY, TRANS RIGHTS ARE 2444 01:14:02,004 --> 01:14:03,972 HUMAN RIGHTS. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR 2445 01:14:03,972 --> 01:14:04,373 TRANS NEIGHBORS. 2446 01:14:04,373 --> 01:14:06,809 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU KELSEY. 2447 01:14:06,809 --> 01:14:08,544 WE HAVE SUSAN FOLLOWED BY KEN 2448 01:14:08,544 --> 01:14:11,513 AND THEN ROSE. SUSAN. 2449 01:14:11,513 --> 01:14:13,515 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, SUSAN RIGGS 2450 01:14:13,515 --> 01:14:16,452 WITH THE ASPCA. I'M SPEAKING IN 2451 01:14:16,452 --> 01:14:17,386 SUPPORT OF RENTAL FEES. 2452 01:14:17,386 --> 01:14:19,121 ORDINANCE IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN 2453 01:14:19,121 --> 01:14:20,622 AND AGAINST THE PROPOSED 2454 01:14:20,622 --> 01:14:21,657 AMENDMENT FEE. AS IT STANDS 2455 01:14:21,657 --> 01:14:23,192 TODAY, LANDLORDS HAVE AT THEIR 2456 01:14:23,192 --> 01:14:24,893 DISPOSAL BOTH SECURITY DEPOSITS 2457 01:14:24,893 --> 01:14:27,062 AND PET DEPOSITS TO ADDRESS ANY 2458 01:14:27,062 --> 01:14:28,864 PET RELATED DAMAGES. 2459 01:14:28,864 --> 01:14:29,498 FURTHERMORE, THERE'S LITTLE 2460 01:14:29,498 --> 01:14:31,200 EVIDENCE THAT LANDLORDS INCUR 2461 01:14:31,200 --> 01:14:31,800 WIDESPREAD PET RELATED COSTS 2462 01:14:31,800 --> 01:14:34,269 THAT JUSTIFY ONGOING MONTHLY 2463 01:14:34,269 --> 01:14:36,338 COSTS. SPECIFICALLY, RECENT 2464 01:14:36,338 --> 01:14:37,739 RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT ONLY 9% 2465 01:14:37,739 --> 01:14:40,209 OF PETS CAUSE ANY DAMAGE, THE 2466 01:14:40,209 --> 01:14:41,176 MAJORITY OF WHICH IS REPAIRED BY 2467 01:14:41,176 --> 01:14:43,245 TENANTS PRIOR TO VACANCY, WITH 2468 01:14:43,245 --> 01:14:47,449 THE AVERAGE DAMAGE COSTING JUST 2469 01:14:47,449 --> 01:14:48,684 $210, WHICH IS EASILY COVERED BY 2470 01:14:48,684 --> 01:14:50,619 THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS. 2471 01:14:50,619 --> 01:14:52,120 OPPONENTS OF THIS ORDINANCE 2472 01:14:52,120 --> 01:14:53,555 ARGUE THAT ELIMINATING PET RENT 2473 01:14:53,555 --> 01:14:55,157 AND NONREFUNDABLE FEES WILL 2474 01:14:55,157 --> 01:14:55,757 FORCE LANDLORDS TO RAISE RENT 2475 01:14:55,757 --> 01:14:58,193 FOR EVERYONE. HOWEVER, DATA FROM 2476 01:14:58,193 --> 01:14:59,761 DENVER, COLORADO, WHERE PET RENT 2477 01:14:59,761 --> 01:15:02,064 RENTAL FEES WERE CAPPED 2478 01:15:02,064 --> 01:15:04,266 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2024, SODA 2479 01:15:04,266 --> 01:15:05,934 SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN RENTS 2480 01:15:05,934 --> 01:15:06,568 FOLLOWING THE LAW'S ENACTMENT 2481 01:15:06,568 --> 01:15:07,669 AND NO CHANGE IN PET FRIENDLY 2482 01:15:07,669 --> 01:15:10,472 RENTAL INVENTORY. THANK YOU. 2483 01:15:10,472 --> 01:15:11,540 -- THANK YOU SUSAN. NEXT WE HAVE 2484 01:15:11,540 --> 01:15:13,809 KEN, FOLLOWED BY ROSE KEN STAR 2485 01:15:13,809 --> 01:15:16,879 SIX. 2486 01:15:16,879 --> 01:15:17,479 -- HELLO, MY NAME. 2487 01:15:17,479 --> 01:15:19,448 -- IS KEN TIMMONS. I STRONGLY 2488 01:15:19,448 --> 01:15:20,983 SUPPORT AMENDMENT A TO COUNCIL 2489 01:15:20,983 --> 01:15:24,319 BILL 121253. I HAVE LIVED IN 2490 01:15:24,319 --> 01:15:25,454 MOUNT BAKER FOR 34 YEARS. I LAST 2491 01:15:25,454 --> 01:15:27,456 SPOKE TO YOU ON APRIL 7th AND 2492 01:15:27,456 --> 01:15:28,991 DESCRIBED THE CRISIS IN OUR 2493 01:15:28,991 --> 01:15:30,859 NEIGHBORHOOD. WELL, THE CRISIS 2494 01:15:30,859 --> 01:15:32,127 CONTINUES. IN THE PAST FOUR 2495 01:15:32,127 --> 01:15:34,263 MONTHS, WE'VE HAD ARSONS, 2496 01:15:34,263 --> 01:15:36,865 SHOOTINGS, OVERDOSE DEATHS, MORE 2497 01:15:36,865 --> 01:15:38,800 ENCAMPMENTS, DRUG DEALING, THEFT 2498 01:15:38,800 --> 01:15:40,536 AND VANDALISM TO BUSINESSES AND 2499 01:15:40,536 --> 01:15:41,904 PROPERTY, AND A RECENT HOME 2500 01:15:41,904 --> 01:15:44,273 BURGLARY. AND NOW SUSPECTED 2501 01:15:44,273 --> 01:15:46,708 PROSTITUTION. WE HAVE MADE 2502 01:15:46,708 --> 01:15:49,811 MULTIPLE 911 CALLS FILED MANY 2503 01:15:49,811 --> 01:15:50,312 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, AND 2504 01:15:50,312 --> 01:15:51,914 CONTACTED METRO NUMEROUS TIMES 2505 01:15:51,914 --> 01:15:54,650 TO ADDRESS DRUG USE AT OUR BUS 2506 01:15:54,650 --> 01:15:56,084 STOPS. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO 2507 01:15:56,084 --> 01:15:57,486 IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE 2508 01:15:57,486 --> 01:16:00,422 ARE EXHAUSTED AND WE ARE 2509 01:16:00,422 --> 01:16:00,956 FRUSTRATED. COUNCILMEMBER 2510 01:16:00,956 --> 01:16:02,424 LINDSAY WILL BRING A FOCUSED 2511 01:16:02,424 --> 01:16:03,759 EFFORT ON A PROBLEM THAT IS TOO 2512 01:16:03,759 --> 01:16:06,862 BIG FOR US. PASS THIS AMENDMENT. 2513 01:16:06,862 --> 01:16:07,162 THANK YOU. 2514 01:16:07,162 --> 01:16:08,931 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ROSE, 2515 01:16:08,931 --> 01:16:11,767 FOLLOWED BY STEVE AND THEN 2516 01:16:11,767 --> 01:16:16,638 ALICE. 2517 01:16:16,638 --> 01:16:17,039 -- HELLO. THANK. 2518 01:16:17,039 --> 01:16:19,308 -- YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT 2519 01:16:19,308 --> 01:16:19,908 HOLLINGSWORTH. I WAS ABLE TO 2520 01:16:19,908 --> 01:16:21,243 MEET WITH YOUR OFFICE YESTERDAY 2521 01:16:21,243 --> 01:16:22,811 AND HAVE SOME PRODUCTIVE 2522 01:16:22,811 --> 01:16:23,979 CONVERSATIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO 2523 01:16:23,979 --> 01:16:25,414 HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS IN THE 2524 01:16:25,414 --> 01:16:27,649 FUTURE. THE TRANS COMMUNITY IS 2525 01:16:27,649 --> 01:16:29,685 IN CRISIS. I CAME HERE 20 MONTHS 2526 01:16:29,685 --> 01:16:31,687 AGO HOPING THAT THERE WOULD BE 2527 01:16:31,687 --> 01:16:32,554 MORE SUPPORT HERE FOR THE 2528 01:16:32,554 --> 01:16:34,323 COMMUNITY, BUT MY, MYSELF AND 2529 01:16:34,323 --> 01:16:35,190 MANY OTHERS PAID OUT OF OUR 2530 01:16:35,190 --> 01:16:37,693 POCKET TO HELP THE COMMUNITY 2531 01:16:37,693 --> 01:16:38,727 WITH RESOURCES THAT THE CITY 2532 01:16:38,727 --> 01:16:39,962 SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDING. 2533 01:16:39,962 --> 01:16:41,330 THERE ARE MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT 2534 01:16:41,330 --> 01:16:42,397 ARE AT THE BREAKING POINT, BOTH 2535 01:16:42,397 --> 01:16:44,833 MENTALLY AND FINANCIALLY. WE 2536 01:16:44,833 --> 01:16:45,934 NEED THE SUPPORT, AND THE 2537 01:16:45,934 --> 01:16:48,203 SUPPORT IS GOOD THAT WE HAVE 2538 01:16:48,203 --> 01:16:50,405 TODAY. WE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE 2539 01:16:50,405 --> 01:16:52,040 COUNCIL TO NOT JUST SEE THIS AS 2540 01:16:52,040 --> 01:16:53,709 A ONE TIME FINANCIAL MEASURE, 2541 01:16:53,709 --> 01:16:54,443 BUT TO LOOK FORWARD TO HOW WE 2542 01:16:54,443 --> 01:16:56,912 CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY GOING 2543 01:16:56,912 --> 01:16:58,280 FORWARD, BECAUSE THIS IS AN 2544 01:16:58,280 --> 01:16:59,548 ONGOING ISSUE THAT IS ONLY GOING 2545 01:16:59,548 --> 01:17:01,116 TO CONSIDER. IT'S ONLY GOING TO 2546 01:17:01,116 --> 01:17:04,019 GET CONSIDERABLY WORSE AS THE 2547 01:17:04,019 --> 01:17:07,155 YEARS GO ON. SO PLEASE SUPPORT 2548 01:17:07,155 --> 01:17:08,890 OUR COMMUNITIES. WE DESERVE IT. 2549 01:17:08,890 --> 01:17:11,960 IT IS. IT IS WHAT WE ALL NEED. 2550 01:17:11,960 --> 01:17:13,528 THANK YOU. 2551 01:17:13,528 --> 01:17:15,097 -- THANK YOU. ROSE. NEXT WE 2552 01:17:15,097 --> 01:17:15,597 -- [APPLAUSE] 2553 01:17:15,597 --> 01:17:18,834 -- HAVE STEVE FOLLOWED BY ALICE. 2554 01:17:18,834 --> 01:17:21,370 WELCOME, STEVE. 2555 01:17:21,370 --> 01:17:22,804 -- HELLO. MY NAME IS STEVE. I'VE 2556 01:17:22,804 --> 01:17:26,174 BEEN A RESIDENT OF NORTH RAINIER 2557 01:17:26,174 --> 01:17:28,844 FOR 34 YEARS. TODAY I'M URGING 2558 01:17:28,844 --> 01:17:29,378 YOU TO SUPPORT COUNCILMAN 2559 01:17:29,378 --> 01:17:30,879 LYNN'S AMENDMENT A TO 2560 01:17:30,879 --> 01:17:32,914 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET TO ESTABLISH 2561 01:17:32,914 --> 01:17:34,783 A COMMUNITY FUND INTENDED TO 2562 01:17:34,783 --> 01:17:36,652 BRING PUBLIC SAFETY OUTREACH 2563 01:17:36,652 --> 01:17:38,620 PROGRAMS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON 2564 01:17:38,620 --> 01:17:39,921 APRIL 7th, A GROUP OF US 2565 01:17:39,921 --> 01:17:41,923 ATTENDED YOUR COUNCIL MEETING 2566 01:17:41,923 --> 01:17:43,992 AND PRESENTED AN IMPACT STUDY 2567 01:17:43,992 --> 01:17:46,261 THAT WE CONDUCTED ALONG NORTH 2568 01:17:46,261 --> 01:17:47,529 RAINIER. WE ASKED YOU TO ADDRESS 2569 01:17:47,529 --> 01:17:50,399 ISSUES OF CRIME, GENERAL SAFETY 2570 01:17:50,399 --> 01:17:52,300 AND TO HELP DIONNE HOUSE. WE NOW 2571 01:17:52,300 --> 01:17:55,871 FEEL THAT YOU'VE LISTENED TO OUR 2572 01:17:55,871 --> 01:17:56,505 CONCERNS BECAUSE THIS PROPOSED 2573 01:17:56,505 --> 01:17:58,840 AMENDMENT ADDRESSES THESE 2574 01:17:58,840 --> 01:18:00,976 ISSUES. COUNCILMAN LIN FOSTER 2575 01:18:00,976 --> 01:18:02,077 AND HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU'VE BEEN 2576 01:18:02,077 --> 01:18:03,111 ON THE GROUND IN THIS AREA MANY 2577 01:18:03,111 --> 01:18:05,847 TIMES, AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE 2578 01:18:05,847 --> 01:18:07,182 URGENCY OF IMPLEMENTING THIS 2579 01:18:07,182 --> 01:18:09,484 PLAN. AND, COUNCILMAN STRAUSS, 2580 01:18:09,484 --> 01:18:11,653 YOU'VE SPOKEN OF ITS SUCCESS IN 2581 01:18:11,653 --> 01:18:13,555 OTHER DISTRICTS AND YOUR 2582 01:18:13,555 --> 01:18:15,057 WILLINGNESS TO EXPAND TO NORTH D 2583 01:18:15,057 --> 01:18:17,626 TWO. WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. 2584 01:18:17,626 --> 01:18:18,260 WE ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT 2585 01:18:18,260 --> 01:18:20,662 ONCE THIS COMMUNITY FUND IS 2586 01:18:20,662 --> 01:18:21,963 ESTABLISHED, WE'RE READY TO GO 2587 01:18:21,963 --> 01:18:27,235 TO HELP THE OUTREACH STAFF. 2588 01:18:27,235 --> 01:18:27,836 -- THANK YOU. STEVE. NEXT, WE 2589 01:18:27,836 --> 01:18:29,137 HAVE ALICE, FOLLOWED BY DR. 2590 01:18:29,137 --> 01:18:39,114 JANICE AND THEN JAMES WU. 2591 01:18:39,114 --> 01:18:41,116 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL, THIS 2592 01:18:41,116 --> 01:18:44,386 IS ALICE LOCKHART CALLING FROM 2593 01:18:44,386 --> 01:18:47,622 DISTRICT FIVE. AND I WANTED VERY 2594 01:18:47,622 --> 01:18:50,025 SHORT TO URGE YOU TO PLEASE PASS 2595 01:18:50,025 --> 01:18:54,296 THE B 12125 FOR THE JUNK FEE BAN 2596 01:18:54,296 --> 01:18:57,099 AND KEEP IT A COMPLETE BAN BY 2597 01:18:57,099 --> 01:19:00,936 NOT PASSING WEAKENING AMENDMENTS 2598 01:19:00,936 --> 01:19:05,073 I'M SORRY, C AND D, I BELIEVE 2599 01:19:05,073 --> 01:19:05,974 THE LAST TWO AMENDMENTS. YOU 2600 01:19:05,974 --> 01:19:08,143 KNOW IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO 2601 01:19:08,143 --> 01:19:11,847 DO. STAY STRONG. THANK YOU SO 2602 01:19:11,847 --> 01:19:12,047 MUCH. 2603 01:19:12,047 --> 01:19:13,181 -- THANK YOU ALEX. WE'RE GONNA 2604 01:19:13,181 --> 01:19:13,882 DO DOCTOR JANICE AND THEN JAMES. 2605 01:19:13,882 --> 01:19:14,816 AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO COME 2606 01:19:14,816 --> 01:19:20,856 BACK IN PERSON. SO DR. JANICE 2607 01:19:20,856 --> 01:19:21,289 CLARK AND JAMES WU. 2608 01:19:21,289 --> 01:19:23,358 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DR. 2609 01:19:23,358 --> 01:19:25,761 JANICE CLARK FOUNDER OF AND 2610 01:19:25,761 --> 01:19:30,031 PRESIDENT OF SAFE HOMES. I RISE 2611 01:19:30,031 --> 01:19:33,001 TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE 2612 01:19:33,001 --> 01:19:33,535 FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE 2613 01:19:33,535 --> 01:19:35,570 INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COUNCIL. AND 2614 01:19:35,570 --> 01:19:37,773 WITH DEEP GRATITUDE TO THE 2615 01:19:37,773 --> 01:19:40,041 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, 2616 01:19:40,041 --> 01:19:43,712 PRESIDENT OF SEATTLE COUNCIL, 2617 01:19:43,712 --> 01:19:45,413 MAMU AND ALL COUNCILMEMBERS FOR 2618 01:19:45,413 --> 01:19:49,417 THEIR WORK PROCESS THAT SELECTED 2619 01:19:49,417 --> 01:19:52,487 SAFE HOMES, WOMEN VETERANS 2620 01:19:52,487 --> 01:19:55,791 PROGRAM PILOT FOR FOOD SECURITY 2621 01:19:55,791 --> 01:19:56,458 AND RESILIENCY INITIATIVE, THIS 2622 01:19:56,458 --> 01:19:59,060 PILOT, FUNDED THROUGH THE 2623 01:19:59,060 --> 01:20:00,695 SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX, AFFIRMS 2624 01:20:00,695 --> 01:20:03,832 THAT FOOD IS CULTURALLY, 2625 01:20:03,832 --> 01:20:05,133 EMOTIONALLY, AND INTELLECTUAL 2626 01:20:05,133 --> 01:20:08,036 NOURISHMENT. IF THESE. THE 2627 01:20:08,036 --> 01:20:09,404 BRAINS AND SHAPES DECISIONS THAT 2628 01:20:09,404 --> 01:20:11,106 AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO 2629 01:20:11,106 --> 01:20:13,809 LIVE, WORK AND WORSHIP IN OUR 2630 01:20:13,809 --> 01:20:16,545 CITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IT IS 2631 01:20:16,545 --> 01:20:18,480 ESSENTIAL THAT INDIGENOUS WOMEN 2632 01:20:18,480 --> 01:20:20,916 VETERANS ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED AND 2633 01:20:20,916 --> 01:20:22,517 GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO 2634 01:20:22,517 --> 01:20:24,819 PARTICIPATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 2635 01:20:24,819 --> 01:20:25,120 LEADERSHIP. 2636 01:20:25,120 --> 01:20:27,589 -- THANK YOU, DR. CLARK. NEXT, 2637 01:20:27,589 --> 01:20:29,024 WE HAVE JAMES. BEFORE YOU START, 2638 01:20:29,024 --> 01:20:29,691 JAMES, THIS IS JUST A TIME 2639 01:20:29,691 --> 01:20:30,959 CHECK. WE STILL HAVE ABOUT 60 2640 01:20:30,959 --> 01:20:33,995 MORE SPEAKERS. SO I'M GOING TO 2641 01:20:33,995 --> 01:20:35,397 SAY THE NEXT TEN SPEAKERS THAT 2642 01:20:35,397 --> 01:20:36,932 ARE IN PERSON. WE'RE GOING TO 2643 01:20:36,932 --> 01:20:39,367 HAVE JAMES WU GO ONLINE BUT 2644 01:20:39,367 --> 01:20:40,802 BEFORE. SO WE CAN KIND OF GET 2645 01:20:40,802 --> 01:20:42,571 SET WITH PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE. WE 2646 01:20:42,571 --> 01:20:43,772 HAVE KATE RUBIN FOLLOWED BY 2647 01:20:43,772 --> 01:20:46,508 CASEY. WE HAVE ANDREA, WE HAVE 2648 01:20:46,508 --> 01:20:50,478 MARGARET, WE HAVE BEN WONG, 2649 01:20:50,478 --> 01:20:52,314 SAMUEL WOLFSON, MEGAN, STEPH, 2650 01:20:52,314 --> 01:20:58,353 AARON, AND THEN RUBY, RUBAI, 2651 01:20:58,353 --> 01:21:00,689 RUBY. SO WE HAVE THOSE PEOPLE 2652 01:21:00,689 --> 01:21:02,324 THAT ARE NEXT. JAMES YOU WILL GO 2653 01:21:02,324 --> 01:21:07,629 AND THEN WE'LL GO TO KATE RUBIN. 2654 01:21:07,629 --> 01:21:07,996 WELCOME. JAMES. 2655 01:21:07,996 --> 01:21:09,097 -- HELLO. 2656 01:21:09,097 --> 01:21:11,166 -- MY NAME IS JAMES WU. I'M A 2657 01:21:11,166 --> 01:21:12,434 HOMEOWNER IN D FIVE. I URGE THE 2658 01:21:12,434 --> 01:21:16,137 COUNCIL TO SUPPORT 121254 AND 2659 01:21:16,137 --> 01:21:17,706 THE AMENDMENTS A AND E AS WELL 2660 01:21:17,706 --> 01:21:19,474 AS THE BUDGET ELEMENTS FOR 2661 01:21:19,474 --> 01:21:21,042 TRANSFER REFUGEE FUNDING. I FIND 2662 01:21:21,042 --> 01:21:23,345 IT VERY INTERESTING THAT ONLY 2663 01:21:23,345 --> 01:21:26,181 HOMEOWNERS GET 30 YEARS OF 2664 01:21:26,181 --> 01:21:26,815 PERMANENTLY STABLE HOUSING PRICE 2665 01:21:26,815 --> 01:21:27,482 CONTROL, BUT THAT IN THE MIDDLE 2666 01:21:27,482 --> 01:21:29,117 OF A HOUSING CRISIS, A CLIMATE 2667 01:21:29,117 --> 01:21:32,520 REFUGEE CRISIS AND A REFUGEE 2668 01:21:32,520 --> 01:21:33,088 CRISIS, RENTERS INSTEAD GET 2669 01:21:33,088 --> 01:21:34,522 CREATIVELY HIDDEN, LAYERED FEES 2670 01:21:34,522 --> 01:21:37,325 LIKE PET RENT. I ALSO OPPOSE 2671 01:21:37,325 --> 01:21:39,060 AMENDMENT C AND D. I KNOW THAT 2672 01:21:39,060 --> 01:21:40,829 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAVE NO 2673 01:21:40,829 --> 01:21:41,429 QUALMS CRITICIZING FEES THAT 2674 01:21:41,429 --> 01:21:43,331 ARE, QUOTE, ONE OFF AND 2675 01:21:43,331 --> 01:21:44,466 PIECEMEAL AS LONG AS THEY'RE 2676 01:21:44,466 --> 01:21:46,334 CALLED TAXES. LAST JULY, HE 2677 01:21:46,334 --> 01:21:47,369 CRITICIZED ONE OFF TAX 2678 01:21:47,369 --> 01:21:49,871 SOLUTIONS. THIS MARCH, HE RAILED 2679 01:21:49,871 --> 01:21:51,940 ON THE LAYERING OF TAX, ON TAX 2680 01:21:51,940 --> 01:21:53,275 AND PIECEMEAL TAXES. LAST MONTH, 2681 01:21:53,275 --> 01:21:55,277 HE ARGUED TAXES ARE BEING PASSED 2682 01:21:55,277 --> 01:21:56,578 INDIVIDUALLY, WITH NO NOTION OF 2683 01:21:56,578 --> 01:21:57,979 CUMULATIVE FINANCIAL BURDEN. 2684 01:21:57,979 --> 01:22:01,683 WELL, RENTAL ONE TIME OFF FEES 2685 01:22:01,683 --> 01:22:03,084 ARE FEES ON FEES AND PIECEMEAL 2686 01:22:03,084 --> 01:22:03,985 FEES WHEN IT'S FOR PRIVATE 2687 01:22:03,985 --> 01:22:07,289 PROFIT, JUST NOT TO FUND PUBLIC 2688 01:22:07,289 --> 01:22:08,923 SERVICES. THANK YOU. 2689 01:22:08,923 --> 01:22:10,225 -- THANK YOU JAMES. NEXT WE HAVE 2690 01:22:10,225 --> 01:22:11,693 KATE RUBIN, CASEY, ANDREA, 2691 01:22:11,693 --> 01:22:14,629 MARGARET, BEN. SAMUEL, MEGAN, 2692 01:22:14,629 --> 01:22:17,299 STEPH, AARON, RUBY 2693 01:22:17,299 --> 01:22:19,701 -- MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN. I AM 2694 01:22:19,701 --> 01:22:22,304 THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 2695 01:22:22,304 --> 01:22:24,306 SEATTLE AND I AM CO-FACILITATOR 2696 01:22:24,306 --> 01:22:25,740 OF THE STATE HOUSE STAY HEALTHY 2697 01:22:25,740 --> 01:22:28,510 COALITION, A GROUP OF ABOUT 40 2698 01:22:28,510 --> 01:22:29,210 ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN 2699 01:22:29,210 --> 01:22:31,846 WORKING ON THIS BILL. THE 2700 01:22:31,846 --> 01:22:34,716 COALITION SUPPORTS AMENDMENTS A 2701 01:22:34,716 --> 01:22:38,420 AND E THAT WOULD HELP RENTERS 2702 01:22:38,420 --> 01:22:39,554 GET SOME OF THE MONEY BACK THAT 2703 01:22:39,554 --> 01:22:41,122 THEIR LANDLORDS HAVE TAKEN FROM 2704 01:22:41,122 --> 01:22:43,858 THEM. AND WE ARE OPPOSED TO 2705 01:22:43,858 --> 01:22:46,461 AMENDMENTS C AND D. WE THINK 2706 01:22:46,461 --> 01:22:48,630 THAT PET RENT IS EXPLOITATIVE. 2707 01:22:48,630 --> 01:22:51,800 THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR 2708 01:22:51,800 --> 01:22:53,935 CHARGING RENTERS $300 PER YEAR 2709 01:22:53,935 --> 01:22:59,374 PLUS INFLATION, AND THERE IS NO 2710 01:22:59,374 --> 01:23:02,577 JUSTIFICATION FOR OPTING RENTERS 2711 01:23:02,577 --> 01:23:04,079 INTO OPTIONAL FEES. WE URGE YOU 2712 01:23:04,079 --> 01:23:06,081 TO STAND WITH RENTERS AND PASS 2713 01:23:06,081 --> 01:23:07,415 THIS COMMON SENSE BILL. THANK 2714 01:23:07,415 --> 01:23:08,416 YOU. 2715 01:23:08,416 --> 01:23:09,417 -- THANK YOU KATE. NEXT, WE HAVE 2716 01:23:09,417 --> 01:23:11,286 CASEY, FOLLOWED BY ANDREA AND 2717 01:23:11,286 --> 01:23:14,823 THEN MARGARET. WELCOME. 2718 01:23:14,823 --> 01:23:16,358 -- THANK YOU FOR HAVING US THIS 2719 01:23:16,358 --> 01:23:17,525 AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CASEY. I 2720 01:23:17,525 --> 01:23:19,728 AM A VICE CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE 2721 01:23:19,728 --> 01:23:21,029 RENTERS COMMISSION. I'M ALSO A 2722 01:23:21,029 --> 01:23:23,231 MEMBER OF THE STATE HOUSE. STAY 2723 01:23:23,231 --> 01:23:25,000 HEALTHY COALITION AND A FORMER 2724 01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:26,434 TENANT ATTORNEY. I'M ASKING THAT 2725 01:23:26,434 --> 01:23:27,068 YOU SUPPORT THIS JUNK FEE BAN, 2726 01:23:27,068 --> 01:23:29,304 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AMENDMENTS 2727 01:23:29,304 --> 01:23:33,708 C AND D. THE FACT THAT THERE'S 2728 01:23:33,708 --> 01:23:35,510 EVEN A CAP THAT IS BEING 2729 01:23:35,510 --> 01:23:36,644 PROPOSED SUGGESTS THAT WHAT 2730 01:23:36,644 --> 01:23:38,980 LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN CHARGING, 2731 01:23:38,980 --> 01:23:40,248 THEY DON'T NEED, AND FRANKLY, 2732 01:23:40,248 --> 01:23:41,383 THEY DON'T NEED TO CHARGE IT, 2733 01:23:41,383 --> 01:23:42,684 PERIOD. THEY'VE GOT SECURITY 2734 01:23:42,684 --> 01:23:44,252 DEPOSITS, THEY'VE GOT PET 2735 01:23:44,252 --> 01:23:46,020 DEPOSITS. YOUR LANDLORD CAN GO 2736 01:23:46,020 --> 01:23:47,555 AFTER YOU IF THERE'S DAMAGE TO 2737 01:23:47,555 --> 01:23:49,557 THE UNIT. WHEN YOU MOVE OUT, 2738 01:23:49,557 --> 01:23:52,560 SEATTLE RENTERS SPEND HUNDREDS, 2739 01:23:52,560 --> 01:23:53,361 SOMETIMES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS 2740 01:23:53,361 --> 01:23:54,562 JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN 2741 01:23:54,562 --> 01:23:56,297 KEEP THEIR COMPANION WITH THEM. 2742 01:23:56,297 --> 01:24:00,235 AND FOR LANDLORDS, THIS IS 2743 01:24:00,235 --> 01:24:01,569 DOLLARS AND CENTS. BUT FOR 2744 01:24:01,569 --> 01:24:02,203 RENTERS, THIS IS THEIR HOME, 2745 01:24:02,203 --> 01:24:07,776 THEIR FAMILY, AND THEIR SUPPORT. 2746 01:24:07,776 --> 01:24:08,376 SIMPLY PUT, PET RENT IS NOT 2747 01:24:08,376 --> 01:24:12,313 FAIR. IT'S A SCAM. AND WE ASK 2748 01:24:12,313 --> 01:24:13,214 THAT YOU PASS THIS BILL WITHOUT 2749 01:24:13,214 --> 01:24:13,481 C AND D. 2750 01:24:13,481 --> 01:24:16,151 -- THANK YOU CASEY. 2751 01:24:16,151 --> 01:24:16,985 -- [APPLAUSE] 2752 01:24:16,985 --> 01:24:20,655 -- ANDREA WELCOME. FOLLOWED BY 2753 01:24:20,655 --> 01:24:24,959 MARGARET. 2754 01:24:24,959 --> 01:24:27,695 -- HELLO. MY NAME IS ANDREA AND 2755 01:24:27,695 --> 01:24:29,998 I AM I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF 2756 01:24:29,998 --> 01:24:32,734 RENTER OF IN SEATTLE FOR 19 2757 01:24:32,734 --> 01:24:34,536 YEARS. I'M ALSO A PROUD DUES 2758 01:24:34,536 --> 01:24:36,471 PAYING MEMBER OF THE CARPENTERS 2759 01:24:36,471 --> 01:24:41,676 UNION FOR EIGHT NINE YEARS NOW. 2760 01:24:41,676 --> 01:24:44,112 AND I'M ALSO A PROUD, LONGTIME 2761 01:24:44,112 --> 01:24:45,914 SINGLE MOM OF A TRANS YOUNG 2762 01:24:45,914 --> 01:24:47,415 ADULT. AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE 2763 01:24:47,415 --> 01:24:48,316 MENTIONED, JUNK FEES ARE A WAY 2764 01:24:48,316 --> 01:24:50,151 FOR LANDLORDS TO SQUEEZE MORE 2765 01:24:50,151 --> 01:24:52,387 OUT OF US TENANTS WITHOUT BEING 2766 01:24:52,387 --> 01:24:54,022 SUBJECT TO REGULATION. THIS 2767 01:24:54,022 --> 01:24:56,291 COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TODAY TO 2768 01:24:56,291 --> 01:25:01,129 END THAT. STARTING NOW. AS A 2769 01:25:01,129 --> 01:25:03,498 RENTER AND MOTHER OF A BELOVED 2770 01:25:03,498 --> 01:25:06,100 TRANS PERSON, OUR INTERESTS AS 2771 01:25:06,100 --> 01:25:07,669 AS PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANS, WHO 2772 01:25:07,669 --> 01:25:09,070 LOVE TRANS PEOPLE AND OUR 2773 01:25:09,070 --> 01:25:11,139 RENTERS SHOULD NOT BE PITTED 2774 01:25:11,139 --> 01:25:13,007 AGAINST EACH OTHER. SO I URGE 2775 01:25:13,007 --> 01:25:15,910 COUNCIL TO GRANT THE PROPOSED 2776 01:25:15,910 --> 01:25:18,379 FUNDING FOR TRANS SUPPORT NOW, 2777 01:25:18,379 --> 01:25:22,250 AND TO LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS THAT 2778 01:25:22,250 --> 01:25:23,918 DON'T. ADD TO HOUSING COSTS FOR 2779 01:25:23,918 --> 01:25:25,820 WORKING CLASS PEOPLE, CIS AND 2780 01:25:25,820 --> 01:25:26,154 TRANS. THANK 2781 01:25:26,154 --> 01:25:26,488 -- [APPLAUSE] 2782 01:25:26,488 --> 01:25:28,690 -- YOU. 2783 01:25:28,690 --> 01:25:29,157 -- [APPLAUSE] 2784 01:25:29,157 --> 01:25:29,491 -- THANK YOU. 2785 01:25:29,491 --> 01:25:31,659 -- [APPLAUSE] 2786 01:25:31,659 --> 01:25:35,063 -- FOLLOWED BY BEN. WELCOME. HI, 2787 01:25:35,063 --> 01:25:35,430 I'M MARGARET. 2788 01:25:35,430 --> 01:25:37,165 -- SHORELINE FROM D FIVE AND 2789 01:25:37,165 --> 01:25:38,867 I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF 2790 01:25:38,867 --> 01:25:40,702 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S BILL TO 2791 01:25:40,702 --> 01:25:42,504 PROHIBIT UNFAIR, UNREGULATED 2792 01:25:42,504 --> 01:25:44,072 RENTAL FEES. SO I'M A HOMEOWNER 2793 01:25:44,072 --> 01:25:45,907 NOW, BUT DURING THE 20 YEARS I 2794 01:25:45,907 --> 01:25:48,977 WAS A RENTER HERE, LANDLORDS DID 2795 01:25:48,977 --> 01:25:50,278 NOT USE THESE FEES ON US. THIS 2796 01:25:50,278 --> 01:25:54,182 IS A RECENT UNFAIR PRACTICE THAT 2797 01:25:54,182 --> 01:25:54,816 EVADES FAIR MARKET COMPETITION 2798 01:25:54,816 --> 01:25:57,218 AND RENTER PROTECTIONS. 2799 01:25:57,218 --> 01:25:59,387 UNPREDICTABLE EXTRA FEES ARE A 2800 01:25:59,387 --> 01:26:01,589 SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN HOW PEOPLE 2801 01:26:01,589 --> 01:26:03,558 GET BEHIND. GET AN EVICTION AND 2802 01:26:03,558 --> 01:26:05,727 BECOME UNHOUSED. THIS NEEDS TO 2803 01:26:05,727 --> 01:26:08,530 STOP. AMENDMENT C AND D CREATE 2804 01:26:08,530 --> 01:26:10,932 UNJUSTIFIABLE LOOPHOLES. PLEASE 2805 01:26:10,932 --> 01:26:12,167 OPPOSE THEM. CHARGING PET RENT 2806 01:26:12,167 --> 01:26:13,968 IS DOUBLE OR TRIPLE DIPPING 2807 01:26:13,968 --> 01:26:15,770 BECAUSE RENTERS ALREADY PAY TWO 2808 01:26:15,770 --> 01:26:17,505 DAMAGE DEPOSITS. INSURANCE 2809 01:26:17,505 --> 01:26:18,573 SHOULD BE AN OPT IN, NOT A 2810 01:26:18,573 --> 01:26:21,609 CONFUSING OPT OUT. YOU KNOW, 2811 01:26:21,609 --> 01:26:23,478 EVERY TYPE OF BUSINESS CARRIES 2812 01:26:23,478 --> 01:26:24,112 LIABILITY INSURANCE, INCLUDING 2813 01:26:24,112 --> 01:26:26,314 MY SMALL BUSINESS. WE WORK THOSE 2814 01:26:26,314 --> 01:26:29,217 COSTS INTO THE PRICE OF OUR 2815 01:26:29,217 --> 01:26:30,351 GOODS AND SERVICES. THERE'S NO 2816 01:26:30,351 --> 01:26:30,919 REASON WHY RENTAL PROPERTY 2817 01:26:30,919 --> 01:26:31,920 BUSINESSES NEED TO BE ANY 2818 01:26:31,920 --> 01:26:35,056 DIFFERENT. LASTLY, THERE IS NO 2819 01:26:35,056 --> 01:26:36,858 ROOM FOR HATE IN SEATTLE. WE 2820 01:26:36,858 --> 01:26:37,225 LOVE OUR TRANS 2821 01:26:37,225 --> 01:26:37,559 -- [APPLAUSE] 2822 01:26:37,559 --> 01:26:37,992 -- NEIGHBORS. 2823 01:26:37,992 --> 01:26:38,326 -- [APPLAUSE] 2824 01:26:38,326 --> 01:26:38,860 -- PLEASE FUND THE BUDGET 2825 01:26:38,860 --> 01:26:39,160 AMENDMENT. 2826 01:26:39,160 --> 01:26:39,494 -- [APPLAUSE] 2827 01:26:39,494 --> 01:26:39,961 -- THANK YOU, THANK. 2828 01:26:39,961 --> 01:26:41,563 -- YOU MARGARET. NEXT WE HAVE 2829 01:26:41,563 --> 01:26:45,466 BEN FOLLOWED BY SAMUEL. MEGAN, 2830 01:26:45,466 --> 01:26:47,602 STEF, AARON. WELCOME, BEN. 2831 01:26:47,602 --> 01:26:50,371 -- HELLO. MY NAME IS BEN WONG 2832 01:26:50,371 --> 01:26:53,708 AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN 2833 01:26:53,708 --> 01:26:55,210 SEATTLE. AND LAST 20 YEARS BEEN 2834 01:26:55,210 --> 01:26:59,113 LIVING IN QUEEN ANNE. AND I, I 2835 01:26:59,113 --> 01:27:02,283 CAME HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE 2836 01:27:02,283 --> 01:27:03,518 SUPPORT THE BAN ON THE JUNK 2837 01:27:03,518 --> 01:27:09,490 FEES. WE NEED THE TRANSPARENCY. 2838 01:27:09,490 --> 01:27:11,225 I I'VE BEEN TALKING TO SOME 2839 01:27:11,225 --> 01:27:17,165 PEOPLE WHO. IT SEEMS MR. KETTLE, 2840 01:27:17,165 --> 01:27:20,268 MY REPRESENTATIVE, MAY HAVE 2841 01:27:20,268 --> 01:27:22,770 INTRODUCED SOME AMENDMENTS THAT 2842 01:27:22,770 --> 01:27:23,871 PUT LOOPHOLES IN. AS THE 2843 01:27:23,871 --> 01:27:25,473 PREVIOUS SPEAKER SAID, AND I'M. 2844 01:27:25,473 --> 01:27:28,509 I'M CONCERNED THAT THAT MIGHT 2845 01:27:28,509 --> 01:27:31,613 THAT MIGHT WEAKEN THIS THIS 2846 01:27:31,613 --> 01:27:32,247 WHOLE ORDINANCE. SO I'M. SO 2847 01:27:32,247 --> 01:27:37,218 PLEASE PASS IT. BUT WITHOUT 2848 01:27:37,218 --> 01:27:37,785 WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENTS THAT 2849 01:27:37,785 --> 01:27:39,320 WOULD WEAKEN IT, WHICH I, I 2850 01:27:39,320 --> 01:27:40,855 BELIEVE WERE C AND D THANK YOU. 2851 01:27:40,855 --> 01:27:43,725 -- THANK YOU. BEN. NEXT WE HAVE 2852 01:27:43,725 --> 01:27:44,058 -- [APPLAUSE] 2853 01:27:44,058 --> 01:27:46,694 -- SAMUEL FOLLOWED BY MEGAN 2854 01:27:46,694 --> 01:27:48,496 SAMUEL AYE SAMUEL HERE. SAMUEL 2855 01:27:48,496 --> 01:27:53,268 WOLFSON HEY, HEY, SAM 2856 01:27:53,268 --> 01:27:54,102 -- HI COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SAM 2857 01:27:54,102 --> 01:27:55,203 WOLFSON. I AM A MEMBER OF THE 2858 01:27:55,203 --> 01:27:57,772 SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION AND 2859 01:27:57,772 --> 01:27:59,040 I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT THREE. 2860 01:27:59,040 --> 01:28:01,542 I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO TAKE 2861 01:28:01,542 --> 01:28:02,877 ACTION AGAINST JUNK FEES IMPOSED 2862 01:28:02,877 --> 01:28:05,580 ON RENTERS IN OUR CITY. THESE 2863 01:28:05,580 --> 01:28:09,884 FEES ALLOW LANDLORDS TO 2864 01:28:09,884 --> 01:28:10,518 ADVERTISE ARTIFICIALLY LOW RENT 2865 01:28:10,518 --> 01:28:11,085 PRICES AND HIDE THE ACTUAL 2866 01:28:11,085 --> 01:28:11,686 MONTHLY COST OF TENANCY. AS 2867 01:28:11,686 --> 01:28:12,320 SOMEONE WHO IS ACTIVELY WORKING 2868 01:28:12,320 --> 01:28:14,622 ON FINDING A NEW PLACE TO LIVE. 2869 01:28:14,622 --> 01:28:15,123 THE PROCESS IS ALREADY 2870 01:28:15,123 --> 01:28:17,225 EXHAUSTING ENOUGH. THE FACT THAT 2871 01:28:17,225 --> 01:28:17,859 I CAN'T EVEN PUT IN MY BUDGET 2872 01:28:17,859 --> 01:28:20,261 AND TRUST THAT I CAN ACTUALLY 2873 01:28:20,261 --> 01:28:20,995 AFFORD A PLACE WITHOUT, YOU 2874 01:28:20,995 --> 01:28:22,563 KNOW, GOING AND DIGGING IN AND 2875 01:28:22,563 --> 01:28:24,699 FINDING THESE RANDOM FEES ADDED 2876 01:28:24,699 --> 01:28:26,067 TO EVERY LISTING MAKES THE WHOLE 2877 01:28:26,067 --> 01:28:28,036 PROCESS EVEN WORSE. THIS BILL IS 2878 01:28:28,036 --> 01:28:31,172 GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. LANDLORDS 2879 01:28:31,172 --> 01:28:31,839 TOO, I THINK, BECAUSE IT CREATES 2880 01:28:31,839 --> 01:28:32,774 MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT 2881 01:28:32,774 --> 01:28:35,143 FEES ARE ACTUALLY JUSTIFIABLE, 2882 01:28:35,143 --> 01:28:36,144 LIKE UTILITIES AND WHAT NEEDS TO 2883 01:28:36,144 --> 01:28:39,247 JUST BE INCLUDED IN THE RENT. IT 2884 01:28:39,247 --> 01:28:39,814 REDUCES POTENTIAL CONFLICT 2885 01:28:39,814 --> 01:28:41,549 BETWEEN TENANTS AND LANDLORDS 2886 01:28:41,549 --> 01:28:42,016 AND IMPROVES PRICING 2887 01:28:42,016 --> 01:28:45,386 TRANSPARENCY. PLEASE SUPPORT 2888 01:28:45,386 --> 01:28:46,287 THIS BILL, OPPOSE AMENDMENT C 2889 01:28:46,287 --> 01:28:48,756 AND D, WHICH WEAKEN IT AND 2890 01:28:48,756 --> 01:28:50,091 SUPPORT AMENDMENTS A AND E, 2891 01:28:50,091 --> 01:28:52,193 WHICH STRENGTHEN IT. THANK YOU. 2892 01:28:52,193 --> 01:28:53,728 ALSO, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY JUST 2893 01:28:53,728 --> 01:28:54,862 DO WHATEVER THE OPPOSITE OF THE 2894 01:28:54,862 --> 01:28:59,801 REPUBLICANS TELL YOU TO DO. 2895 01:28:59,801 --> 01:29:00,168 -- [APPLAUSE] 2896 01:29:00,168 --> 01:29:00,468 -- MEGAN. 2897 01:29:00,468 --> 01:29:01,102 -- [APPLAUSE] 2898 01:29:01,102 --> 01:29:04,138 -- IS IT ME? IS IT MEGAN? IS IT 2899 01:29:04,138 --> 01:29:04,806 MEGAN? MEGAN? MEGAN. I'M SORRY. 2900 01:29:04,806 --> 01:29:06,741 MEGAN. STEPH. AARON. RUBY. GO 2901 01:29:06,741 --> 01:29:10,078 AHEAD 2902 01:29:10,078 --> 01:29:10,878 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 2903 01:29:10,878 --> 01:29:12,180 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS MEGAN 2904 01:29:12,180 --> 01:29:13,848 NELSON REPRESENTING SEATTLE 2905 01:29:13,848 --> 01:29:15,983 HUMANE AND A COALITION OF ANIMAL 2906 01:29:15,983 --> 01:29:19,320 WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS. WE 2907 01:29:19,320 --> 01:29:21,889 SUPPORT CB 121254. BECAUSE 2908 01:29:21,889 --> 01:29:22,890 UNNECESSARY PET FEES CREATE REAL 2909 01:29:22,890 --> 01:29:24,692 BARRIERS TO HOUSING AND KEEP 2910 01:29:24,692 --> 01:29:26,194 FAMILIES FROM STAYING TOGETHER. 2911 01:29:26,194 --> 01:29:28,162 AT SEATTLE HUMANE, ABOUT 15% OF 2912 01:29:28,162 --> 01:29:29,030 PETS SURRENDERED TO US ARE GIVEN 2913 01:29:29,030 --> 01:29:31,432 UP DUE TO HOUSING RELATED 2914 01:29:31,432 --> 01:29:32,934 CHALLENGES, AND OTHER SHELTERS 2915 01:29:32,934 --> 01:29:35,136 AND SERVICE PROVIDERS REPORT 2916 01:29:35,136 --> 01:29:37,138 EVEN HIGHER RATES. AMENDMENT C 2917 01:29:37,138 --> 01:29:38,473 WOULD UNDERMINE THAT GOAL BY 2918 01:29:38,473 --> 01:29:40,742 ALLOWING UP TO $25 PER MONTH PER 2919 01:29:40,742 --> 01:29:41,809 PET IN PET RENT, AN ARBITRARY 2920 01:29:41,809 --> 01:29:43,678 CHARGE NOT CONNECTED TO ACTUAL 2921 01:29:43,678 --> 01:29:45,880 DAMAGE OR COSTS. PROPERTY OWNERS 2922 01:29:45,880 --> 01:29:47,315 ARE ALREADY PROTECTED THROUGH 2923 01:29:47,315 --> 01:29:49,550 PET DAMAGE DEPOSITS. FOR MANY 2924 01:29:49,550 --> 01:29:50,318 RENTERS, THESE ADDED MONTHLY 2925 01:29:50,318 --> 01:29:51,719 COSTS CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE 2926 01:29:51,719 --> 01:29:53,187 BETWEEN KEEPING A PET AND 2927 01:29:53,187 --> 01:29:56,057 SURRENDERING ONE. WE ASK YOU TO 2928 01:29:56,057 --> 01:29:57,859 SUPPORT CB ONE TWO, ONE TWO, 2929 01:29:57,859 --> 01:29:59,827 FIVE FOUR AND REJECT AMENDMENT 2930 01:29:59,827 --> 01:29:59,994 C. 2931 01:29:59,994 --> 01:30:01,796 -- THANK YOU STEPH AND AARON. 2932 01:30:01,796 --> 01:30:04,632 STEPH. STEPH COME ON UP. STEPH. 2933 01:30:04,632 --> 01:30:05,967 STEPH. AND THEN WE HAVE AARON 2934 01:30:05,967 --> 01:30:09,570 OVER HERE. AND THEN. 2935 01:30:09,570 --> 01:30:10,738 -- THANK YOU COUNCIL. HI THERE. 2936 01:30:10,738 --> 01:30:12,306 I'M STEPH HAGERTY A RENTER IN 2937 01:30:12,306 --> 01:30:13,341 SEATTLE. AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF 2938 01:30:13,341 --> 01:30:16,277 OF MYSELF AND MY FRIENDS WHO ARE 2939 01:30:16,277 --> 01:30:17,812 TEACHERS, NURSES, SERVICE 2940 01:30:17,812 --> 01:30:19,080 WORKERS AND SEATTLE WHO CAN'T BE 2941 01:30:19,080 --> 01:30:19,680 HERE TODAY BECAUSE TRYING TO 2942 01:30:19,680 --> 01:30:20,381 WORK TO PAY THE BILLS, PAY THE 2943 01:30:20,381 --> 01:30:21,949 RENT, PAY THE JUNK FEES. SO 2944 01:30:21,949 --> 01:30:23,151 PLEASE SUPPORT THE JUNK FEES, 2945 01:30:23,151 --> 01:30:24,952 BAN AND REJECT AMENDMENTS C AND 2946 01:30:24,952 --> 01:30:27,989 D, WHICH WEAKEN IT. JUST AN 2947 01:30:27,989 --> 01:30:29,023 EXAMPLE. ONE OF MY FRIENDS IS A 2948 01:30:29,023 --> 01:30:30,758 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH 2949 01:30:30,758 --> 01:30:31,659 THERAPIST. VERY LOW, MAKES VERY 2950 01:30:31,659 --> 01:30:34,695 LOW INCOME, IS CHARGED $250 FEE 2951 01:30:34,695 --> 01:30:38,065 A YEAR JUST TO RENEW THE LEASE 2952 01:30:38,065 --> 01:30:38,866 $60 A MONTH FEE TO JUST PAY THE 2953 01:30:38,866 --> 01:30:40,635 RENT ON THE LANDLORD'S PORTAL. 2954 01:30:40,635 --> 01:30:42,470 LANDLORD BUSINESS EXPENSE LIST 2955 01:30:42,470 --> 01:30:45,173 GOES ON AND ON, AND THE STRESS 2956 01:30:45,173 --> 01:30:45,740 OF INCREASING RENT AND FEES 2957 01:30:45,740 --> 01:30:46,974 HAVING TO MOVE TO FIND AN 2958 01:30:46,974 --> 01:30:48,309 AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE IMPACTS 2959 01:30:48,309 --> 01:30:50,211 OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE CARE IN 2960 01:30:50,211 --> 01:30:51,612 THE COMMUNITY. AMENDMENT C, AS 2961 01:30:51,612 --> 01:30:53,080 OTHERS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT, 2962 01:30:53,080 --> 01:30:54,816 DISCRIMINATES AGAINST PET 2963 01:30:54,816 --> 01:30:56,350 OWNERS. 300 BUCKS A YEAR FOR 2964 01:30:56,350 --> 01:30:57,985 LOWER INCOME FOLKS MAY MEAN THE 2965 01:30:57,985 --> 01:30:59,587 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAYING RENT 2966 01:30:59,587 --> 01:31:01,923 AND BEING HOUSED WITH THEIR 2967 01:31:01,923 --> 01:31:02,523 ANIMAL COMPANIONS AND SERVICE 2968 01:31:02,523 --> 01:31:03,224 ANIMALS. SO PLEASE KEEP MY 2969 01:31:03,224 --> 01:31:05,226 FRIENDS HOUSED FAMILIES 2970 01:31:05,226 --> 01:31:07,094 TOGETHER. RENTERS ARE 2971 01:31:07,094 --> 01:31:07,695 INCREASINGLY YOUR VOTERS AND 2972 01:31:07,695 --> 01:31:08,296 CONSTITUENTS. THANKS A LOT. 2973 01:31:08,296 --> 01:31:09,163 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TRANS 2974 01:31:09,163 --> 01:31:09,530 COMMUNITY. TOO. 2975 01:31:09,530 --> 01:31:10,865 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SETH. 2976 01:31:10,865 --> 01:31:11,199 -- [APPLAUSE] 2977 01:31:11,199 --> 01:31:19,106 -- AARON, WELCOME. 2978 01:31:19,106 --> 01:31:19,674 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL 2979 01:31:19,674 --> 01:31:20,775 PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 2980 01:31:20,775 --> 01:31:22,343 AARON TULLOCK, LEGISLATIVE AIDE 2981 01:31:22,343 --> 01:31:23,478 WITH FMS GLOBAL STRATEGY, 2982 01:31:23,478 --> 01:31:24,579 SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE WE 2983 01:31:24,579 --> 01:31:26,747 BUILD BACK BETTER ALLIANCE. WE 2984 01:31:26,747 --> 01:31:28,583 SUPPORT CB 121254 AMENDMENTS A 2985 01:31:28,583 --> 01:31:29,684 AND E AS AMENDMENT, AND WE 2986 01:31:29,684 --> 01:31:31,586 APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER 2987 01:31:31,586 --> 01:31:33,888 FOSTER'S LEADERSHIP. WE ALSO 2988 01:31:33,888 --> 01:31:34,455 VALUE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH 2989 01:31:34,455 --> 01:31:35,089 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. HOWEVER, 2990 01:31:35,089 --> 01:31:36,891 WE JOIN OUR COALITION PARTNERS 2991 01:31:36,891 --> 01:31:38,292 IN OPPOSING AMENDMENT C AND D ON 2992 01:31:38,292 --> 01:31:39,760 PET RENT. IF A TENANT HAS 2993 01:31:39,760 --> 01:31:41,262 ALREADY PAID A SECURITY OR PET 2994 01:31:41,262 --> 01:31:43,865 DEPOSIT TO COVER POTENTIAL 2995 01:31:43,865 --> 01:31:44,465 DAMAGES, AN ADDITIONAL $25 A 2996 01:31:44,465 --> 01:31:46,567 MONTH FEE, $300 A YEAR PER PET, 2997 01:31:46,567 --> 01:31:47,802 WHETHER ANY DAMAGES OCCUR OR 2998 01:31:47,802 --> 01:31:49,604 NOT. FOR RENTALS ALREADY 2999 01:31:49,604 --> 01:31:52,406 STRUGGLING IN SEATTLE'S HOUSING 3000 01:31:52,406 --> 01:31:52,974 COSTS, THAT IS SIGNIFICANT, 3001 01:31:52,974 --> 01:31:54,275 BLACK HOUSEHOLDS ARE ALSO MORE 3002 01:31:54,275 --> 01:31:56,110 LIKELY TO RENT AND EXPERIENCE 3003 01:31:56,110 --> 01:31:57,979 HOUSING COST BURDENS, SO 3004 01:31:57,979 --> 01:31:58,613 ADDITIONAL REOCCURRING FEES CAN 3005 01:31:58,613 --> 01:32:00,615 DEEPEN EXISTING DISPARITIES ON 3006 01:32:00,615 --> 01:32:01,249 RENTER INSURANCE. TENANTS SHOULD 3007 01:32:01,249 --> 01:32:03,384 BE ABLE TO CHOOSE ANY QUALIFIED 3008 01:32:03,384 --> 01:32:05,620 INSURER AND POLICY THAT MEETS 3009 01:32:05,620 --> 01:32:06,220 PROPERTIES OWNERS. REASONABLE 3010 01:32:06,220 --> 01:32:09,123 COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS THAT 3011 01:32:09,123 --> 01:32:10,391 PROTECTS CONSUMERS CHOICE, 3012 01:32:10,391 --> 01:32:11,025 COMPETITION AND AFFORDABILITY. 3013 01:32:11,025 --> 01:32:12,360 IF THE CONCERN IS DAMAGE, 3014 01:32:12,360 --> 01:32:14,161 ADDRESS DAMAGE IF THE CONCERN IS 3015 01:32:14,161 --> 01:32:14,795 INSURANCE, ESTABLISH REASONABLE 3016 01:32:14,795 --> 01:32:15,830 COVERAGE STANDARDS. NEITHER 3017 01:32:15,830 --> 01:32:17,598 SHOULD BECOME THE PATHWAY FOR 3018 01:32:17,598 --> 01:32:18,733 UNNECESSARY RECURRING COSTS. 3019 01:32:18,733 --> 01:32:21,202 PROTECT HOUSING STABILITY, 3020 01:32:21,202 --> 01:32:21,836 PRESERVE CONSUMER CHOICE, REJECT 3021 01:32:21,836 --> 01:32:22,103 C AND D. 3022 01:32:22,103 --> 01:32:23,704 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU AARON. 3023 01:32:23,704 --> 01:32:25,406 NEXT WE HAVE RUTH. DID I SAY 3024 01:32:25,406 --> 01:32:28,609 YOUR NAME RIGHT? RUBY ROOT ROOT. 3025 01:32:28,609 --> 01:32:29,377 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 3026 01:32:29,377 --> 01:32:30,077 -- RUBY RUBY RUBY. BEFORE YOU 3027 01:32:30,077 --> 01:32:31,012 GO, RUBY, I'M GOING TO SAY THE 3028 01:32:31,012 --> 01:32:32,980 NEXT TEN PEOPLE. SO JUST GIVE ME 3029 01:32:32,980 --> 01:32:35,950 ONE SECOND. WE HAVE MICHELLE. SO 3030 01:32:35,950 --> 01:32:38,953 JUST ALL Y'ALL ARE IN THE QUEUE. 3031 01:32:38,953 --> 01:32:42,623 MICHELLE, WILL, SIMON, CATHERINE 3032 01:32:42,623 --> 01:32:44,458 PURPLE SIX. LOU. STEVE. DAVID 3033 01:32:44,458 --> 01:32:47,428 HILL, AMANDA AND LEE. YOU ALL 3034 01:32:47,428 --> 01:32:49,230 ARE NEXT. SO THAT'S MICHELLE, 3035 01:32:49,230 --> 01:32:50,131 WILL, SIMON, CATHERINE, PURPLE 3036 01:32:50,131 --> 01:32:53,534 SIX, LOU, STEVE, DAVID HILL, 3037 01:32:53,534 --> 01:32:56,270 AMANDA LIN AND LEE RUBY. YOU ARE 3038 01:32:56,270 --> 01:32:56,604 UP. WELCOME. 3039 01:32:56,604 --> 01:32:57,038 -- THANK YOU. 3040 01:32:57,038 --> 01:32:58,673 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR 3041 01:32:58,673 --> 01:33:01,242 YOUR TIME TODAY. MY NAME IS RUBY 3042 01:33:01,242 --> 01:33:02,476 ARORA AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF 3043 01:33:02,476 --> 01:33:04,178 WOODLAND PARK ZOO TO URGE YOU TO 3044 01:33:04,178 --> 01:33:05,613 ADOPT THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET 3045 01:33:05,613 --> 01:33:06,480 ORDINANCE. I'D FIRST LIKE TO 3046 01:33:06,480 --> 01:33:08,549 THANK COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR 3047 01:33:08,549 --> 01:33:09,850 YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE OF 3048 01:33:09,850 --> 01:33:12,720 COYOTE COEXISTENCE IN SEATTLE. 3049 01:33:12,720 --> 01:33:14,288 WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR 3050 01:33:14,288 --> 01:33:15,756 SPONSORSHIP WITH THIS IMPORTANT 3051 01:33:15,756 --> 01:33:17,758 WORK. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK 3052 01:33:17,758 --> 01:33:19,493 COMMITTEE CHAIR STRAUSS AND THE 3053 01:33:19,493 --> 01:33:21,595 FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR MEMBERS OF 3054 01:33:21,595 --> 01:33:22,063 THEIR SUPPORT IN THE 3055 01:33:22,063 --> 01:33:25,633 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, AS WELL. 3056 01:33:25,633 --> 01:33:26,167 THIS ORDINANCE INCLUDES A 3057 01:33:26,167 --> 01:33:28,369 REASONABLE ONE TIME FUNDING 3058 01:33:28,369 --> 01:33:29,570 15,000 TO COVER ZOO STAFF. TIME 3059 01:33:29,570 --> 01:33:31,672 TO DEVELOP A COYOTE COEXISTENCE 3060 01:33:31,672 --> 01:33:35,476 PLAN FOR THE CITY WITH OUR 3061 01:33:35,476 --> 01:33:37,011 MISSION TO SAVE WILDLIFE AND 3062 01:33:37,011 --> 01:33:38,346 INSPIRE CONSERVATION, WE ARE 3063 01:33:38,346 --> 01:33:39,947 WELL POSITIONED TO TAKE THE LEAD 3064 01:33:39,947 --> 01:33:41,215 ON CITY WIDE, COORDINATED 3065 01:33:41,215 --> 01:33:44,752 APPROACH TO PEACEFUL COYOTE 3066 01:33:44,752 --> 01:33:45,753 COEXISTENCE. THE PLAN WOULD BE 3067 01:33:45,753 --> 01:33:47,722 DEVELOPED BY OUR RESIDENT 3068 01:33:47,722 --> 01:33:49,056 CARNIVORE EXPERTS, WHO WILL 3069 01:33:49,056 --> 01:33:50,925 REVIEW BEST PRACTICES AND WORK 3070 01:33:50,925 --> 01:33:52,226 WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO 3071 01:33:52,226 --> 01:33:53,561 ULTIMATELY CREATE A PLAN THAT 3072 01:33:53,561 --> 01:33:55,496 COULD BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY IN 3073 01:33:55,496 --> 01:33:58,799 2027. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR 3074 01:33:58,799 --> 01:33:59,000 TIME. 3075 01:33:59,000 --> 01:34:02,036 -- THANK YOU. 3076 01:34:02,036 --> 01:34:02,670 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS ASKED 3077 01:34:02,670 --> 01:34:04,572 ME TO READ SOME OF THE NEXT 3078 01:34:04,572 --> 01:34:06,907 NAMES. MICHELLE KIM, PLEASE. 3079 01:34:06,907 --> 01:34:12,246 -- HI, I'M MICHELLE KIM, I LIVE 3080 01:34:12,246 --> 01:34:13,748 ON NORTH BEACON HILL. I SUPPORT. 3081 01:34:13,748 --> 01:34:16,350 EDDIE LIN'S PROPOSAL A TO FUND 3082 01:34:16,350 --> 01:34:18,686 NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATORS TO 3083 01:34:18,686 --> 01:34:20,321 HELP SUFFERING PEOPLE ON THE 3084 01:34:20,321 --> 01:34:21,689 STREETS IN LITTLE SAIGON AND 3085 01:34:21,689 --> 01:34:24,658 NORTH BEACON HILL. I AM A CNA 3086 01:34:24,658 --> 01:34:31,465 AND I WORK WITH MY ELDERS. I AM 3087 01:34:31,465 --> 01:34:32,366 ALSO AUTISTIC. SEATTLE IS A 3088 01:34:32,366 --> 01:34:37,805 PLACE I AM THRIVING AND I KNOW 3089 01:34:37,805 --> 01:34:42,910 THE ONLY REASON I AM THRIVING IS 3090 01:34:42,910 --> 01:34:44,745 BECAUSE OF LUCK. I COULD EASILY 3091 01:34:44,745 --> 01:34:46,580 BE ONE OF THE PEOPLE STRUGGLING 3092 01:34:46,580 --> 01:34:49,083 IN THESE AREAS, BUT I HAVE HAD 3093 01:34:49,083 --> 01:34:51,218 SO MANY SERENDIPITOUS MOMENTS IN 3094 01:34:51,218 --> 01:34:53,921 MY LIFE THAT HAVE LED ME TO 3095 01:34:53,921 --> 01:34:56,557 FIGURE OUT HOW TO HEAL EDDIE LIN 3096 01:34:56,557 --> 01:35:00,394 IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK. THIS IS 3097 01:35:00,394 --> 01:35:03,197 THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. I WOULD 3098 01:35:03,197 --> 01:35:04,899 LOVE TO SEE SEATTLE BECOME A 3099 01:35:04,899 --> 01:35:07,668 HEALING CITY. THAT WOULD BE 3100 01:35:07,668 --> 01:35:09,370 SOMETHING I WOULD BE THRILLED TO 3101 01:35:09,370 --> 01:35:11,806 PAY TAXES FOR. THANK YOU. 3102 01:35:11,806 --> 01:35:12,073 -- THANK 3103 01:35:12,073 --> 01:35:12,406 -- [APPLAUSE] 3104 01:35:12,406 --> 01:35:17,778 -- YOU BILL WILL. 3105 01:35:17,778 --> 01:35:21,048 -- WILL. HI EVERYONE. FIRST OFF, 3106 01:35:21,048 --> 01:35:22,183 THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE 3107 01:35:22,183 --> 01:35:23,217 DOING TODAY. IT'S REALLY DOES 3108 01:35:23,217 --> 01:35:25,286 FEEL LIKE THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE 3109 01:35:25,286 --> 01:35:26,087 TODAY HEARING EVERYONE, WHETHER 3110 01:35:26,087 --> 01:35:27,221 YOU AGREE WITH THEM OR NOT. 3111 01:35:27,221 --> 01:35:28,322 IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. SO 3112 01:35:28,322 --> 01:35:29,356 I'M WILL OBERST I'M A GROCERY 3113 01:35:29,356 --> 01:35:32,159 STORE WORKER AND A RESTAURANT 3114 01:35:32,159 --> 01:35:34,562 WORKER AND A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3115 01:35:34,562 --> 01:35:35,763 THREE. AND AS OF RECENTLY, NOW A 3116 01:35:35,763 --> 01:35:37,731 PHD STUDENT STUDYING POLITICAL 3117 01:35:37,731 --> 01:35:39,166 SCIENCE WITH A UN PROGRAM. SO 3118 01:35:39,166 --> 01:35:39,900 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING 3119 01:35:39,900 --> 01:35:43,671 WITH SOME OF YOU ON THAT LATER. 3120 01:35:43,671 --> 01:35:44,405 BUT I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE BAN 3121 01:35:44,405 --> 01:35:48,542 OF JUNK FEES. I THINK THAT 3122 01:35:48,542 --> 01:35:49,076 TRANSPARENCY AND FEES IS 3123 01:35:49,076 --> 01:35:50,511 SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED IN 3124 01:35:50,511 --> 01:35:54,148 THE CITY AND IN LIFE IN GENERAL. 3125 01:35:54,148 --> 01:35:56,383 SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR 3126 01:35:56,383 --> 01:35:58,085 WORK AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. 3127 01:35:58,085 --> 01:35:58,319 CHEERS. 3128 01:35:58,319 --> 01:35:58,652 -- [APPLAUSE] 3129 01:35:58,652 --> 01:36:00,755 -- THANK YOU. 3130 01:36:00,755 --> 01:36:04,725 -- [APPLAUSE] 3131 01:36:04,725 --> 01:36:07,294 -- OKAY. SIMON THORNTON, SIMON. 3132 01:36:07,294 --> 01:36:08,996 YEAH. GO, SIMON. 3133 01:36:08,996 --> 01:36:09,597 -- HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY 3134 01:36:09,597 --> 01:36:11,165 NAME IS SIMON THORNTON. I'M HERE 3135 01:36:11,165 --> 01:36:12,867 TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT 3136 01:36:12,867 --> 01:36:16,237 AMENDMENT A TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL 3137 01:36:16,237 --> 01:36:16,837 BUDGET. THE NORTH BEACON HILL 3138 01:36:16,837 --> 01:36:17,471 AND NORTH RAINIER AREAS ARE IN 3139 01:36:17,471 --> 01:36:18,205 DESPERATE NEED OF SERVICE 3140 01:36:18,205 --> 01:36:20,541 COORDINATION. OUR COMMUNITIES 3141 01:36:20,541 --> 01:36:21,175 NEED RELIEF NOW, AND WE ARE SO 3142 01:36:21,175 --> 01:36:22,977 GRATEFUL THAT COUNCILMEMBERS LIN 3143 01:36:22,977 --> 01:36:24,512 AND FOSTER HAVE ENGAGED WITH OUR 3144 01:36:24,512 --> 01:36:25,913 COMMUNITIES AND ARE FINDING WAYS 3145 01:36:25,913 --> 01:36:26,680 TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES WITH 3146 01:36:26,680 --> 01:36:28,716 URGENCY. THEY DESERVE A COMMON 3147 01:36:28,716 --> 01:36:30,718 REFRAIN I'VE HEARD DURING THESE 3148 01:36:30,718 --> 01:36:32,486 MEETINGS IS THAT WE DON'T WANT 3149 01:36:32,486 --> 01:36:34,321 MORE MEETINGS. WE WANT ACTIONS. 3150 01:36:34,321 --> 01:36:35,789 THIS AMENDMENT IS THE ACTION 3151 01:36:35,789 --> 01:36:37,191 THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN 3152 01:36:37,191 --> 01:36:37,892 BEGGING FOR, AND SO I URGE THE 3153 01:36:37,892 --> 01:36:40,661 REST OF COUNCIL TO PLEASE VOTE 3154 01:36:40,661 --> 01:36:42,029 YES ON AMENDMENT A AND GRANT OUR 3155 01:36:42,029 --> 01:36:42,897 NEIGHBORHOOD THE RELIEF IT 3156 01:36:42,897 --> 01:36:43,864 DESERVES. THANK YOU. 3157 01:36:43,864 --> 01:36:44,798 -- THANK YOU. SIMON. NEXT WE 3158 01:36:44,798 --> 01:36:46,333 HAVE CATHERINE, FOLLOWED BY 3159 01:36:46,333 --> 01:36:49,703 PURPLE SIX. WELCOME, CATHERINE. 3160 01:36:49,703 --> 01:36:51,972 -- HI. I'M A MEMBER OF BEACON 3161 01:36:51,972 --> 01:36:53,807 HILL. I'M A RESIDENT OF BEACON 3162 01:36:53,807 --> 01:36:54,575 HILL, AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS 3163 01:36:54,575 --> 01:36:55,976 GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE 3164 01:36:55,976 --> 01:36:57,311 TALKING ABOUT THIS. SO I 3165 01:36:57,311 --> 01:36:59,079 PREPARED A STATEMENT THAT'S JUST 3166 01:36:59,079 --> 01:37:01,248 VERY FOCUSED AND JUST A SNAPSHOT 3167 01:37:01,248 --> 01:37:04,451 OF THE AREA. I'M A BICYCLE 3168 01:37:04,451 --> 01:37:05,386 COMMUTER COMMUTER, AND I'M 3169 01:37:05,386 --> 01:37:07,888 ALWAYS TRYING TO GET ALL OF MY 3170 01:37:07,888 --> 01:37:08,989 COMMUNITY TO TAKE THEIR BIKE 3171 01:37:08,989 --> 01:37:11,258 WHENEVER THEY CAN. AND IF YOU'RE 3172 01:37:11,258 --> 01:37:12,526 COMING FROM BEACON HILL TO GO 3173 01:37:12,526 --> 01:37:14,962 ANYWHERE IN THE CITY, YOU HAVE 3174 01:37:14,962 --> 01:37:16,597 TO GO THROUGH THE NORTH BEACON 3175 01:37:16,597 --> 01:37:18,098 HILL, LITTLE SAIGON AREA, AND IT 3176 01:37:18,098 --> 01:37:22,303 IS ABSOLUTE CHAOS. AND TO GO 3177 01:37:22,303 --> 01:37:23,971 THROUGH THERE UNARMED BY A CAR 3178 01:37:23,971 --> 01:37:25,606 AROUND ME, AND TO GIVE JUST THE 3179 01:37:25,606 --> 01:37:28,876 LITTLE SNAPSHOT THAT I PREPARED 3180 01:37:28,876 --> 01:37:30,678 FOR TODAY, JUST THE OTHER NIGHT, 3181 01:37:30,678 --> 01:37:31,912 I WAS GOING THROUGH THERE AND 3182 01:37:31,912 --> 01:37:33,948 THERE WAS A GUY WHO JUST 3183 01:37:33,948 --> 01:37:35,583 SUDDENLY PICKED UP A GIANT PIPE 3184 01:37:35,583 --> 01:37:37,484 FROM THE ROAD AND JUST STARTED 3185 01:37:37,484 --> 01:37:38,752 SWINGING IT OVER HIS HEAD SO 3186 01:37:38,752 --> 01:37:40,854 THAT WE HAD TO VEER WAY OUT OF 3187 01:37:40,854 --> 01:37:43,023 THE WAY ON OUR BICYCLES, AND 3188 01:37:43,023 --> 01:37:44,525 THEN A POLICE CAR PULLED RIGHT 3189 01:37:44,525 --> 01:37:45,693 IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEN I HAD 3190 01:37:45,693 --> 01:37:48,429 TO SWERVE AROUND THAT BECAUSE HE 3191 01:37:48,429 --> 01:37:50,731 WAS DEALING WITH OTHER CHAOS. 3192 01:37:50,731 --> 01:37:52,166 THE WHOLE AREA IS DANGEROUS, AND 3193 01:37:52,166 --> 01:37:53,033 I'M JUST A SMALL PERSON GOING 3194 01:37:53,033 --> 01:37:53,567 THROUGH ON MY BIKE. THE 3195 01:37:53,567 --> 01:37:56,136 RESIDENTS AND THE BUSINESS 3196 01:37:56,136 --> 01:37:57,238 OWNERS DESERVE OUR ATTENTION 3197 01:37:57,238 --> 01:37:59,306 FROM THE CITY AND OUR RESOURCES. 3198 01:37:59,306 --> 01:38:00,708 -- THANK YOU CATHERINE. THANK 3199 01:38:00,708 --> 01:38:02,142 YOU. CATHERINE. NEXT WE HAVE. 3200 01:38:02,142 --> 01:38:04,345 THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE 3201 01:38:04,345 --> 01:38:05,179 PURPLE SIX, FOLLOWED BY LOU. 3202 01:38:05,179 --> 01:38:06,981 WELCOME. PURPLE SIX. LOU, STEVE, 3203 01:38:06,981 --> 01:38:08,816 DAVID, AMANDA LEE. 3204 01:38:08,816 --> 01:38:10,718 -- HELLO. I'M HERE TO TALK 3205 01:38:10,718 --> 01:38:12,186 ABOUT THE TRANS REFUGEE CRISIS. 3206 01:38:12,186 --> 01:38:13,787 I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR 3207 01:38:13,787 --> 01:38:15,489 DOING THE BAREST MINIMUM OF 3208 01:38:15,489 --> 01:38:17,758 EFFORT IN ADDRESSING THIS AND 3209 01:38:17,758 --> 01:38:19,994 EARMARKING $300,000. THAT IS 3210 01:38:19,994 --> 01:38:20,694 SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 3211 01:38:20,694 --> 01:38:22,796 DONE A YEAR AGO. BUT OBVIOUSLY, 3212 01:38:22,796 --> 01:38:23,430 THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE TIME 3213 01:38:23,430 --> 01:38:25,266 WAS NOT AMICABLE TO SUCH 3214 01:38:25,266 --> 01:38:27,768 PROCEEDINGS. I WILL SAY THAT 3215 01:38:27,768 --> 01:38:30,604 THIS IS PEANUT MONEY. THIS IS 3216 01:38:30,604 --> 01:38:31,605 SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR 3217 01:38:31,605 --> 01:38:33,240 THIS CITY. YOU ARE SPENDING 3218 01:38:33,240 --> 01:38:35,743 MILLIONS TO EXPAND FLOCK 3219 01:38:35,743 --> 01:38:39,113 CAMERAS. AND IN THAT RESPECT, 3220 01:38:39,113 --> 01:38:40,347 ANYONE HERE WHO VOTES AGAINST 3221 01:38:40,347 --> 01:38:41,482 SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, 3222 01:38:41,482 --> 01:38:43,250 THE PEANUT MONEY THAT MY 3223 01:38:43,250 --> 01:38:44,618 COMMUNITY NEEDS, ANYONE WHO 3224 01:38:44,618 --> 01:38:45,753 VOTES AGAINST IT IS SIGNALING 3225 01:38:45,753 --> 01:38:47,254 STRONGLY THAT THEY ARE ON THE 3226 01:38:47,254 --> 01:38:48,789 SIDE OF ATROCITY. THEY ARE ON 3227 01:38:48,789 --> 01:38:50,758 THE SIDE OF BIGOTRY. THEY ARE ON 3228 01:38:50,758 --> 01:38:53,294 THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE 3229 01:38:53,294 --> 01:38:53,794 BRANDISHING GUNS ON MY 3230 01:38:53,794 --> 01:38:56,297 COMMUNITY. THEY ARE ON THE SIDE 3231 01:38:56,297 --> 01:38:58,565 OF A VISIONARY THAT THIS COUNTRY 3232 01:38:58,565 --> 01:38:59,833 SHOULD HAVE EXTINGUISHED A LONG 3233 01:38:59,833 --> 01:39:00,601 TIME AGO. SO I WANT YOU TO 3234 01:39:00,601 --> 01:39:01,702 UNDERSTAND THAT AS PUBLIC 3235 01:39:01,702 --> 01:39:04,438 SERVANTS, WE WILL HOLD YOU 3236 01:39:04,438 --> 01:39:04,772 ACCOUNTABLE. 3237 01:39:04,772 --> 01:39:06,206 -- SO NEXT WE HAVE LOU, FOLLOWED 3238 01:39:06,206 --> 01:39:09,209 BY STEVE, DAVID, AMANDA AND LEE. 3239 01:39:09,209 --> 01:39:09,476 WELCOME. 3240 01:39:09,476 --> 01:39:10,744 -- WE'VE HEARD. 3241 01:39:10,744 --> 01:39:12,713 -- SOME NOISE OF THE RIGHT 3242 01:39:12,713 --> 01:39:13,847 WINGERS THAT ARE AGAINST TRANS 3243 01:39:13,847 --> 01:39:16,283 REFUGEES, I GUESS. I GUESS 3244 01:39:16,283 --> 01:39:18,185 THEY'RE THREATENED BY FUNDING 3245 01:39:18,185 --> 01:39:23,324 FOR CARE, FOR LIFE, FOR HOUSING 3246 01:39:23,324 --> 01:39:26,427 BECAUSE WE'RE FLEEING THEIR 3247 01:39:26,427 --> 01:39:28,228 CULTURE OF DEATH. WE'RE GIVING 3248 01:39:28,228 --> 01:39:31,165 OUR COMMUNITY SPACE TO BREATHE. 3249 01:39:31,165 --> 01:39:33,434 THEY AREN'T THE ONES TAKING 3250 01:39:33,434 --> 01:39:35,836 REFUGEES INTO THEIR HOMES. 3251 01:39:35,836 --> 01:39:37,771 THEY'RE NOT GIVING REFUGEES AN 3252 01:39:37,771 --> 01:39:40,240 ACTUAL FUTURE. THEY'RE NOT 3253 01:39:40,240 --> 01:39:40,841 TALKING PEOPLE DOWN FROM THE 3254 01:39:40,841 --> 01:39:43,077 SUICIDE THAT THEY'VE INVOKED. WE 3255 01:39:43,077 --> 01:39:45,379 ARE SAVING PEOPLE'S LIVES. WHAT 3256 01:39:45,379 --> 01:39:47,548 DO THEY HAVE TO SHOW? WHAT DO WE 3257 01:39:47,548 --> 01:39:50,250 HAVE TO SHOW IF WE ARE 3258 01:39:50,250 --> 01:39:55,622 INTIMIDATED BY THEIR NOISE? THE 3259 01:39:55,622 --> 01:39:57,624 NEWS IS SCARY, BUT HESITANCE IN 3260 01:39:57,624 --> 01:39:58,726 THIS MOMENT IS DEATH, AND THE 3261 01:39:58,726 --> 01:40:02,229 WAY TO CUT THROUGH IT IS ACTION 3262 01:40:02,229 --> 01:40:02,796 WITH OUR VOICES RESONATING 3263 01:40:02,796 --> 01:40:06,200 TOGETHER AND SAYING, NO TRUMP. 3264 01:40:06,200 --> 01:40:10,270 WE CHOOSE LIFE, FUND. THE TRANS 3265 01:40:10,270 --> 01:40:12,206 REFUGEES CALL ON THE MAYOR TO 3266 01:40:12,206 --> 01:40:14,408 DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND 3267 01:40:14,408 --> 01:40:16,810 DON'T HAVE LOOPHOLES. 3268 01:40:16,810 --> 01:40:18,245 -- THANK YOU LOU. NEXT WE HAVE 3269 01:40:18,245 --> 01:40:20,147 STEVE, FOLLOWED BY DAVID, AMANDA 3270 01:40:20,147 --> 01:40:23,484 LEE. WELCOME, STEVE. DAVID, 3271 01:40:23,484 --> 01:40:23,817 -- [APPLAUSE] 3272 01:40:23,817 --> 01:40:25,185 -- AMANDA LEE, STEVE, DAVID, 3273 01:40:25,185 --> 01:40:27,588 AMANDA LEE. 3274 01:40:27,588 --> 01:40:28,655 -- I'M NEXT RIGHT, STEVE. THANK 3275 01:40:28,655 --> 01:40:30,691 GOD. OKAY. 3276 01:40:30,691 --> 01:40:30,991 -- GOT YOU. 3277 01:40:30,991 --> 01:40:33,994 -- THE. HI, MY NAME IS STEVE AND 3278 01:40:33,994 --> 01:40:35,896 I HAVE LIVED HERE IN WASHINGTON 3279 01:40:35,896 --> 01:40:38,966 MY ENTIRE LIFE. I HAVE FRIENDS, 3280 01:40:38,966 --> 01:40:40,467 CLOSE FAMILY THAT ARE QUEER, 3281 01:40:40,467 --> 01:40:45,372 TRANS, ET CETERA. AND IT'S VERY 3282 01:40:45,372 --> 01:40:46,607 JUST REGULAR INSIDE MY LIFE AND 3283 01:40:46,607 --> 01:40:47,608 INSIDE OF THEIR LIVES AS WELL. 3284 01:40:47,608 --> 01:40:49,510 BUT OUTSIDE OF JUST A COUPLE OF 3285 01:40:49,510 --> 01:40:51,612 STATES THAT I CAN COUNT, IT'S 3286 01:40:51,612 --> 01:40:56,050 TREATED LIKE A MUCH BIGGER DEAL. 3287 01:40:56,050 --> 01:40:57,684 STRANGELY, FOLKS, YOUNG FOLKS 3288 01:40:57,684 --> 01:40:58,652 GETTING KICKED OUT OF THEIR 3289 01:40:58,652 --> 01:41:00,721 HOUSE, THE HOUSE THEY GREW UP 3290 01:41:00,721 --> 01:41:01,321 IN, GETTING KICKED OUT OF THE 3291 01:41:01,321 --> 01:41:04,158 STATE THAT THEY GREW UP IN, 3292 01:41:04,158 --> 01:41:05,192 HAVING TO RESTART THEIR LIFE OR 3293 01:41:05,192 --> 01:41:05,826 JUST START THEIR LIFE AT ALL. 3294 01:41:05,826 --> 01:41:07,661 BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM, YOU KNOW, 3295 01:41:07,661 --> 01:41:08,762 THEY FACE THIS KIND OF STUFF 3296 01:41:08,762 --> 01:41:10,764 WHEN THEY'RE MUCH YOUNGER. OF 3297 01:41:10,764 --> 01:41:11,532 COURSE, THEY'RE COMING TO A 3298 01:41:11,532 --> 01:41:16,136 PLACE LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, 3299 01:41:16,136 --> 01:41:16,770 THAT'S IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S 3300 01:41:16,770 --> 01:41:17,404 GOING TO BE A GOOD, RESPECTFUL 3301 01:41:17,404 --> 01:41:18,005 ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM. AND I 3302 01:41:18,005 --> 01:41:20,107 IMAGINE THAT YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, 3303 01:41:20,107 --> 01:41:21,508 LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHY 3304 01:41:21,508 --> 01:41:28,449 YOU GOT THE JOBS. YEAH BUT THEY 3305 01:41:28,449 --> 01:41:29,983 DON'T HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT NOW. 3306 01:41:29,983 --> 01:41:32,086 ALL THEY HAVE IS THEMSELVES AND 3307 01:41:32,086 --> 01:41:34,354 THEY DESERVE SO MUCH MORE. THANK 3308 01:41:34,354 --> 01:41:35,022 YOU. 3309 01:41:35,022 --> 01:41:36,523 -- THANK YOU STEVE. NEXT WE HAVE 3310 01:41:36,523 --> 01:41:39,393 DAVID, FOLLOWED BY AMANDA AND 3311 01:41:39,393 --> 01:41:41,195 LEE, DAVID, AMANDA AND LEE, 3312 01:41:41,195 --> 01:41:42,930 DAVID, AMANDA, DAVID HILL IS 3313 01:41:42,930 --> 01:41:45,466 DAVID HILL HERE? OKAY. AMANDA 3314 01:41:45,466 --> 01:41:46,433 AND LEE. DAVID. AMANDA LEE. GO 3315 01:41:46,433 --> 01:41:48,335 AHEAD. 3316 01:41:48,335 --> 01:41:49,069 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 3317 01:41:49,069 --> 01:41:50,971 NAME IS DAVID HILL. I LIVE IN 3318 01:41:50,971 --> 01:41:52,606 DISTRICT FOUR. I'M THE TREASURER 3319 01:41:52,606 --> 01:41:55,109 OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNION TRU 3320 01:41:55,109 --> 01:41:57,778 STRONGLY SUPPORTS COUNCIL BILL 3321 01:41:57,778 --> 01:41:58,412 121254 BANNING RENTAL JUNK FEES 3322 01:41:58,412 --> 01:42:00,380 AS INTRODUCED. HOUSING STABILITY 3323 01:42:00,380 --> 01:42:02,015 IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF 3324 01:42:02,015 --> 01:42:03,150 TRANSIT JUSTICE, AND CORPORATE 3325 01:42:03,150 --> 01:42:05,819 JUNK FEES ARE A BACKDOOR WAY FOR 3326 01:42:05,819 --> 01:42:08,222 PROPERTY MANAGERS TO EXPLOIT LOW 3327 01:42:08,222 --> 01:42:10,657 HOUSING SUPPLY AND BYPASS OUR 3328 01:42:10,657 --> 01:42:11,258 CITY'S RENTER PROTECTIONS. 3329 01:42:11,258 --> 01:42:12,759 AGAIN, I URGE YOU TO PASS THE 3330 01:42:12,759 --> 01:42:13,393 BILL AS WRITTEN AND ALSO TO 3331 01:42:13,393 --> 01:42:16,430 REJECT AMENDMENT. C. THIS 3332 01:42:16,430 --> 01:42:16,964 AMENDMENT WEAPONIZES THE 3333 01:42:16,964 --> 01:42:18,565 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO PROTECT A 3334 01:42:18,565 --> 01:42:21,768 CORPORATE CASH GRAB, PET RENT. 3335 01:42:21,768 --> 01:42:24,238 SINCE 2018, I'VE PAID $4,500 IN 3336 01:42:24,238 --> 01:42:27,274 PET RENT FOR MY DOG MAGGIE. THAT 3337 01:42:27,274 --> 01:42:28,642 IS OVER $600 A YEAR FOR A DOG 3338 01:42:28,642 --> 01:42:30,310 THAT DOESN'T USE BUILDING 3339 01:42:30,310 --> 01:42:32,446 AMENITIES OR ACCRUE MAINTENANCE 3340 01:42:32,446 --> 01:42:33,480 COSTS, THAT $4,500 I COULD HAVE 3341 01:42:33,480 --> 01:42:35,582 SPENT IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. 3342 01:42:35,582 --> 01:42:37,784 INSTEAD OF PADDING MY CORPORATE 3343 01:42:37,784 --> 01:42:41,054 LANDLORDS BALANCE SHEETS REJECT 3344 01:42:41,054 --> 01:42:42,456 AMENDMENT C PENALTY DISCOUNTS 3345 01:42:42,456 --> 01:42:45,192 FOR BAD ACTORS, PASS A STRONG 3346 01:42:45,192 --> 01:42:45,792 JUNK FEES BAN AND PROTECT OUR 3347 01:42:45,792 --> 01:42:46,193 TRANS NEIGHBORS. 3348 01:42:46,193 --> 01:42:46,827 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU DAVID. 3349 01:42:46,827 --> 01:42:48,695 NEXT WE HAVE AMANDA, FOLLOWED BY 3350 01:42:48,695 --> 01:42:51,965 LEE. IS AMANDA HERE? FOLLOWED BY 3351 01:42:51,965 --> 01:42:52,299 LEE? WELCOME. 3352 01:42:52,299 --> 01:42:54,067 -- HI COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 3353 01:42:54,067 --> 01:42:55,402 AMANDA LYNN. I'M AN ORGANIZER 3354 01:42:55,402 --> 01:42:57,004 FOR HOW'S OUR NEIGHBORS? I'M 3355 01:42:57,004 --> 01:42:58,805 ALSO A RENTER IN CAPITOL HILL. 3356 01:42:58,805 --> 01:43:00,607 LANDLORDS INSIST JUNK FEES HAVE 3357 01:43:00,607 --> 01:43:01,241 A DIRECT CORRELATION WITH COSTS. 3358 01:43:01,241 --> 01:43:02,042 THE LAST FEW MONTHS I'VE 3359 01:43:02,042 --> 01:43:04,077 LISTENED TO COMMENT AFTER 3360 01:43:04,077 --> 01:43:05,345 COMMENTS ABOUT THEIR COSTS. I'VE 3361 01:43:05,345 --> 01:43:07,147 ALSO SPENT YEARS WORKING IN 3362 01:43:07,147 --> 01:43:08,649 AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY 3363 01:43:08,649 --> 01:43:09,683 DEVELOPMENT. I KNOW INSURANCE, 3364 01:43:09,683 --> 01:43:10,317 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING COSTS 3365 01:43:10,317 --> 01:43:11,818 HAVE GONE UP, BUT THAT'S NOT THE 3366 01:43:11,818 --> 01:43:13,487 WHOLE STORY. THE RENTAL HOUSING 3367 01:43:13,487 --> 01:43:14,888 INDUSTRY TELLS A VERY DIFFERENT 3368 01:43:14,888 --> 01:43:16,123 STORY TO INVESTORS THAN IT TELLS 3369 01:43:16,123 --> 01:43:18,559 TO ITS RENTERS. ITS OWN MARKET 3370 01:43:18,559 --> 01:43:19,359 REPORTS SHOW PROPERTY INCOME IS 3371 01:43:19,359 --> 01:43:22,095 STILL GROWING, AND THEY 3372 01:43:22,095 --> 01:43:22,663 CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT NEW 3373 01:43:22,663 --> 01:43:23,530 CONSTRUCTION HAS FALLEN BY 3374 01:43:23,530 --> 01:43:24,998 NEARLY 60% BECAUSE IT MEANS EVEN 3375 01:43:24,998 --> 01:43:26,466 GREATER PRICING POWER FOR 3376 01:43:26,466 --> 01:43:27,100 EXISTING LANDLORDS IN THE YEARS 3377 01:43:27,100 --> 01:43:29,136 AHEAD. THAT'S BEFORE WE EVEN 3378 01:43:29,136 --> 01:43:31,405 START DISCUSSING HOW MUCH THEIR 3379 01:43:31,405 --> 01:43:32,806 ASSETS AND OVERALL WEALTH ARE 3380 01:43:32,806 --> 01:43:34,474 APPRECIATING. THAT'S FAR FROM AN 3381 01:43:34,474 --> 01:43:35,976 INDUSTRY ON THE BRINK, BUT THE 3382 01:43:35,976 --> 01:43:37,144 WORKING CLASS CITIZENS OF THIS 3383 01:43:37,144 --> 01:43:38,512 CITY HAVE BEEN ON THE BRINK FOR 3384 01:43:38,512 --> 01:43:39,212 YEARS, AND TOO MANY OF US ARE 3385 01:43:39,212 --> 01:43:41,114 FALLING OFF THE CLIFF. THAT'S 3386 01:43:41,114 --> 01:43:42,783 WHY THESE JUNK FEES MATTER. 3387 01:43:42,783 --> 01:43:43,884 EVERY MANDATORY FEE IS ONE MORE 3388 01:43:43,884 --> 01:43:45,786 DOLLAR TRANSFERRED FROM A 3389 01:43:45,786 --> 01:43:47,120 WORKING RENTERS PAYCHECK, NOT TO 3390 01:43:47,120 --> 01:43:48,956 COVER COSTS, BUT TO GROW A 3391 01:43:48,956 --> 01:43:51,158 LANDLORD'S WEALTH. JUNK FEES 3392 01:43:51,158 --> 01:43:52,092 AREN'T PROVIDING ANYTHING. BAN 3393 01:43:52,092 --> 01:43:52,292 THEM. 3394 01:43:52,292 --> 01:43:53,226 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 3395 01:43:53,226 --> 01:43:53,560 -- [APPLAUSE] 3396 01:43:53,560 --> 01:43:53,860 -- AMANDA. 3397 01:43:53,860 --> 01:43:54,194 -- [APPLAUSE] 3398 01:43:54,194 --> 01:43:56,163 -- NEXT WE HAVE LEE. LEE. AND 3399 01:43:56,163 --> 01:43:57,598 BEFORE YOU GO, LEE. OKAY, WE 3400 01:43:57,598 --> 01:44:00,434 HAVE ABOUT 40 MORE SPEAKERS. SO 3401 01:44:00,434 --> 01:44:01,935 WE HAVE THE NEXT TEN PEOPLE UP 3402 01:44:01,935 --> 01:44:06,340 IS MORGAN SHANE, A CAT. DANNY, 3403 01:44:06,340 --> 01:44:08,809 LYDIA, IAN, OLIVIA, AALIYAH, 3404 01:44:08,809 --> 01:44:10,477 DANIEL AND GABRIEL. YOU ARE UP 3405 01:44:10,477 --> 01:44:13,747 NEXT. MORGAN. SHANI, CAT. DANNY. 3406 01:44:13,747 --> 01:44:16,116 LYDIA. IAN. OLIVIA. ALIYAH. 3407 01:44:16,116 --> 01:44:20,020 DANIEL AND GABRIEL. WELCOME. 3408 01:44:20,020 --> 01:44:21,588 -- HELLO CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME 3409 01:44:21,588 --> 01:44:22,990 IS LEE. I'M A DISTRICT THREE 3410 01:44:22,990 --> 01:44:25,659 VOTER. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE 3411 01:44:25,659 --> 01:44:26,893 LGBT RELIEF FUNDING. YOU ALREADY 3412 01:44:26,893 --> 01:44:29,496 HEARD ME SPEAK ON THE FOURTH 3413 01:44:29,496 --> 01:44:30,030 ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES WITH 3414 01:44:30,030 --> 01:44:31,498 DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE. 3415 01:44:31,498 --> 01:44:33,667 SO THIS TIME I WANT TO MENTION 3416 01:44:33,667 --> 01:44:35,235 THAT RIGHT WING STREAMERS LIKE 3417 01:44:35,235 --> 01:44:37,204 ARI, WHO, YOU KNOW, TALK TRASH 3418 01:44:37,204 --> 01:44:38,672 ON US EARLIER, WERE ALLOWED TO 3419 01:44:38,672 --> 01:44:41,775 HARASS TRANS PEOPLE DURING TRANS 3420 01:44:41,775 --> 01:44:43,977 PRIDE BACK IN JULY. THEY WERE 3421 01:44:43,977 --> 01:44:46,513 TRESPASSING. SPD WAS CALLED, AND 3422 01:44:46,513 --> 01:44:48,015 THEY DID NOT SHOW UP $300,000 IS 3423 01:44:48,015 --> 01:44:49,883 A DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO 3424 01:44:49,883 --> 01:44:52,286 THE MILLIONS YOU GIVE SPD TO 3425 01:44:52,286 --> 01:44:54,988 IGNORE US WHEN WE ARE BEING 3426 01:44:54,988 --> 01:44:55,522 ANTAGONIZED AND FILMED BY 3427 01:44:55,522 --> 01:44:57,357 FASCIST CREEPS. PLEASE PASS THE 3428 01:44:57,357 --> 01:44:58,759 FUNDING. THANK YOU. 3429 01:44:58,759 --> 01:45:00,994 -- THANK YOU LEE. NEXT WE HAVE 3430 01:45:00,994 --> 01:45:01,328 -- [APPLAUSE] 3431 01:45:01,328 --> 01:45:03,263 -- MORGAN, FOLLOWED BY SHANI AND 3432 01:45:03,263 --> 01:45:11,338 THEN CAT. WELCOME, MORGAN. 3433 01:45:11,338 --> 01:45:14,174 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 3434 01:45:14,174 --> 01:45:15,042 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 3435 01:45:15,042 --> 01:45:16,376 MORGAN. I'M A RESIDENT OF 3436 01:45:16,376 --> 01:45:17,010 DISTRICT THREE AND AN ORGANIZER 3437 01:45:17,010 --> 01:45:19,813 WITH THE MUTUAL AID NETWORK FOR 3438 01:45:19,813 --> 01:45:20,447 TRANS AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS 3439 01:45:20,447 --> 01:45:22,849 IN SEATTLE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK 3440 01:45:22,849 --> 01:45:26,753 IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR THE 3441 01:45:26,753 --> 01:45:28,789 TRANS COMMUNITY. THE MOST 3442 01:45:28,789 --> 01:45:30,290 FINANCIALLY SECURE TRANS PEOPLE 3443 01:45:30,290 --> 01:45:31,458 THAT I KNOW ARE STRUGGLING TO 3444 01:45:31,458 --> 01:45:33,193 HOLD ON TO THEIR JOBS AND THEIR 3445 01:45:33,193 --> 01:45:34,494 HOUSES, AND THE LEAST 3446 01:45:34,494 --> 01:45:36,196 FINANCIALLY SECURE TRANS PEOPLE 3447 01:45:36,196 --> 01:45:38,198 THAT I KNOW ARE SLEEPING IN 3448 01:45:38,198 --> 01:45:40,167 PARKS AND DEALING WITH ORGANIZED 3449 01:45:40,167 --> 01:45:42,469 HARASSMENT FROM RIGHT WING 3450 01:45:42,469 --> 01:45:47,140 STREAMERS. THE SITUATION IS 3451 01:45:47,140 --> 01:45:49,242 DIRE. OUR OUR COMMUNITY 3452 01:45:49,242 --> 01:45:51,244 STRUGGLES TO SUPPORT OURSELVES 3453 01:45:51,244 --> 01:45:52,979 AND TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. BUT 3454 01:45:52,979 --> 01:45:56,116 IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN THERE'S 3455 01:45:56,116 --> 01:45:58,752 PERVASIVE DISCRIMINATION AND 3456 01:45:58,752 --> 01:46:01,922 HARASSMENT. WE. WE DESPERATELY 3457 01:46:01,922 --> 01:46:04,991 NEED ASSISTANCE AND. AND I WOULD 3458 01:46:04,991 --> 01:46:06,293 APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S 3459 01:46:06,293 --> 01:46:07,828 FUNDING. THANK YOU. 3460 01:46:07,828 --> 01:46:09,730 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 3461 01:46:09,730 --> 01:46:09,963 SHANI. 3462 01:46:09,963 --> 01:46:10,297 -- [APPLAUSE] 3463 01:46:10,297 --> 01:46:14,101 -- WELCOME AND KAT. WELCOME. 3464 01:46:14,101 --> 01:46:14,901 -- HELLO. MY NAME. CAN YOU HEAR 3465 01:46:14,901 --> 01:46:16,937 ME? YES, MA'AM. HELLO. MY NAME 3466 01:46:16,937 --> 01:46:17,838 IS SHANI. I'M A SINGLE MOM. I 3467 01:46:17,838 --> 01:46:21,108 AM IN DISTRICT TWO. I HAVE LIVED 3468 01:46:21,108 --> 01:46:22,743 IN MY UNIT FOR THE PAST. SINCE 3469 01:46:22,743 --> 01:46:26,246 2014, I'VE HAD A PET THE ENTIRE 3470 01:46:26,246 --> 01:46:27,381 TIME. WE'VE GOTTEN A NEW 3471 01:46:27,381 --> 01:46:29,015 MANAGER. I'VE NEVER HAD A 3472 01:46:29,015 --> 01:46:30,817 DEPOSIT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 3473 01:46:30,817 --> 01:46:32,786 AND NOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW 3474 01:46:32,786 --> 01:46:34,121 MANAGER, THEY'RE USING THESE 3475 01:46:34,121 --> 01:46:39,025 FEES AS A WEAPON. THEY ARE LIKE, 3476 01:46:39,025 --> 01:46:41,161 YOU OWE 300 FOR A DEPOSIT AND 3477 01:46:41,161 --> 01:46:44,464 $35 FOR RENT. AND THEN THAT'S 3478 01:46:44,464 --> 01:46:45,532 NOT FAIR BECAUSE YOU DON'T GIVE 3479 01:46:45,532 --> 01:46:47,334 ANY NOTICE. THEN THEY BACKDATE 3480 01:46:47,334 --> 01:46:50,904 IT. I PAY MY RENT ON TIME. I 3481 01:46:50,904 --> 01:46:51,805 HAVE TO PAY A FEE BECAUSE I 3482 01:46:51,805 --> 01:46:54,741 WRITE A CHECK, WHICH IS UNFAIR. 3483 01:46:54,741 --> 01:46:56,777 I HAVE A FEE FOR THEM JUST 3484 01:46:56,777 --> 01:46:58,645 HAVING TO COMMUNICATE A $50 FEE 3485 01:46:58,645 --> 01:47:03,717 FOR THEM COMMUNICATING WITH ME, 3486 01:47:03,717 --> 01:47:07,154 WHICH IS UNFAIR. I HAVE, I'M 3487 01:47:07,154 --> 01:47:09,122 FEELING TARGETED AND I FEEL THAT 3488 01:47:09,122 --> 01:47:11,658 IT'S NOT FAIR THAT THEY CAN USE 3489 01:47:11,658 --> 01:47:12,826 THESE FEES AND JUST THROW THEM 3490 01:47:12,826 --> 01:47:14,294 IN THERE AT ANY TIME THAT THEY 3491 01:47:14,294 --> 01:47:16,163 WANT AND DON'T TELL YOU 3492 01:47:16,163 --> 01:47:17,264 ANYTHING ON WHY THEY'RE GIVING 3493 01:47:17,264 --> 01:47:20,000 THEM TO YOU. SO I WOULD REALLY, 3494 01:47:20,000 --> 01:47:20,634 REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU ALL 3495 01:47:20,634 --> 01:47:22,569 COULD BAN ME. 3496 01:47:22,569 --> 01:47:24,037 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE KAT, 3497 01:47:24,037 --> 01:47:24,371 -- [APPLAUSE] 3498 01:47:24,371 --> 01:47:30,343 -- FOLLOWED BY DANNY, LYDIA, 3499 01:47:30,343 --> 01:47:31,578 IAN, OLIVIA. GO AHEAD CAT. THANK 3500 01:47:31,578 --> 01:47:32,913 YOU. YEP. 3501 01:47:32,913 --> 01:47:34,748 -- GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL 3502 01:47:34,748 --> 01:47:35,248 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH 3503 01:47:35,248 --> 01:47:36,249 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M DANNY, I'M 3504 01:47:36,249 --> 01:47:37,684 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GENDER 3505 01:47:37,684 --> 01:47:39,085 JUSTICE LEAGUE HERE IN SEATTLE. 3506 01:47:39,085 --> 01:47:41,188 AND I'M URGING YOUR APPROVAL OF 3507 01:47:41,188 --> 01:47:43,390 THE $300,000 AMENDMENT FOR THE 3508 01:47:43,390 --> 01:47:44,658 LGBTQ COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE 3509 01:47:44,658 --> 01:47:47,360 TRANS INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT. 3510 01:47:47,360 --> 01:47:48,895 CITY COUNCIL CANNOT CHANGE THE 3511 01:47:48,895 --> 01:47:49,462 ANTI-TRANS LAWS THAT ARE 3512 01:47:49,462 --> 01:47:50,297 SWEEPING THIS COUNTRY. THEY 3513 01:47:50,297 --> 01:47:51,865 CAN'T CHANGE FEDERAL POLICY. 3514 01:47:51,865 --> 01:47:53,800 BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO IS HELP US 3515 01:47:53,800 --> 01:47:55,235 SUPPORT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE 3516 01:47:55,235 --> 01:47:55,769 ARRIVING BECAUSE OF THOSE 3517 01:47:55,769 --> 01:47:58,205 CHANGES. I PROVIDED ALL OF YOUR 3518 01:47:58,205 --> 01:47:59,072 OFFICES WITH A WHITE PAPER THAT 3519 01:47:59,072 --> 01:48:00,340 GOES REALLY IN DEPTH. I'M NOT 3520 01:48:00,340 --> 01:48:01,775 GOING TO REPEAT ALL OF THE 3521 01:48:01,775 --> 01:48:03,210 COMPLEXITY IN THOSE 54 PAGES. I 3522 01:48:03,210 --> 01:48:04,778 DO WANT TO SHARE A PERSONAL 3523 01:48:04,778 --> 01:48:06,413 STORY THAT I'VE NOT SHARED. 3524 01:48:06,413 --> 01:48:07,514 IT'S INCREDIBLY PAINFUL, BUT I 3525 01:48:07,514 --> 01:48:09,583 FEEL LIKE IT IS ILLUSTRATIVE. 3526 01:48:09,583 --> 01:48:11,117 THIS WEEK IS A VERY PAINFUL 3527 01:48:11,117 --> 01:48:12,319 ANNIVERSARY FOR ME. LAST YEAR, 3528 01:48:12,319 --> 01:48:14,120 MY HUSBAND DIED BY SUICIDE. HE 3529 01:48:14,120 --> 01:48:16,289 DIED BY SUICIDE IN LARGE PART 3530 01:48:16,289 --> 01:48:17,757 BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO 3531 01:48:17,757 --> 01:48:20,293 DISPLACE FOR A THIRD TIME. WE 3532 01:48:20,293 --> 01:48:21,561 MOVED FROM SEATTLE TO SWEDEN, 3533 01:48:21,561 --> 01:48:23,597 SWEDEN TO DC, DC TO VIRGINIA, 3534 01:48:23,597 --> 01:48:25,632 AND FOR HIM, ONE MORE MOVE. 3535 01:48:25,632 --> 01:48:26,700 BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE 3536 01:48:26,700 --> 01:48:27,334 TRANS AND HE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE 3537 01:48:27,334 --> 01:48:29,502 AS A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, WAS ONE 3538 01:48:29,502 --> 01:48:30,971 MOVE TOO MANY. I HAD TO BURY 3539 01:48:30,971 --> 01:48:32,973 HIM. AND THEN I FLEW RIGHT BACK 3540 01:48:32,973 --> 01:48:34,274 TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO WERE 3541 01:48:34,274 --> 01:48:36,009 ARRIVING. I DO THAT EVERY DAY. 3542 01:48:36,009 --> 01:48:38,745 GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE HAS SEEN A 3543 01:48:38,745 --> 01:48:42,949 643% INCREASE IN SURVIVORS WHO 3544 01:48:42,949 --> 01:48:43,783 SERVED OVER 1000 PEOPLE IN THE 3545 01:48:43,783 --> 01:48:44,818 LAST YEAR. AND I JUST WANT TO 3546 01:48:44,818 --> 01:48:46,520 SHARE THAT WITH YOU. THE STAKES 3547 01:48:46,520 --> 01:48:48,688 ARE HIGH AND VERY REAL. IT IS 3548 01:48:48,688 --> 01:48:50,290 NOT HYPERBOLIC. PEOPLE ARE 3549 01:48:50,290 --> 01:48:50,757 DYING. 3550 01:48:50,757 --> 01:48:51,758 -- THANK YOU DANNY, THANK. 3551 01:48:51,758 --> 01:48:52,859 -- YOU SO MUCH. 3552 01:48:52,859 --> 01:48:53,226 -- NEXT WE HAVE 3553 01:48:53,226 --> 01:48:53,560 -- [APPLAUSE] 3554 01:48:53,560 --> 01:48:55,128 -- LYDIA 3555 01:48:55,128 --> 01:48:57,664 -- [APPLAUSE] 3556 01:48:57,664 --> 01:48:58,965 -- AND I AND JUST AND JUST HEAR 3557 01:48:58,965 --> 01:49:00,267 ME OUT, Y'ALL. IF WE DO SPIRIT 3558 01:49:00,267 --> 01:49:02,135 HANDS, WE CAN KIND OF MOVE 3559 01:49:02,135 --> 01:49:03,203 THROUGH. I KNOW PEOPLE ARE 3560 01:49:03,203 --> 01:49:04,704 SUPPORTIVE, BUT. AND I DON'T 3561 01:49:04,704 --> 01:49:06,439 WANT TO SUPPRESS NOISE, BUT I'M 3562 01:49:06,439 --> 01:49:09,376 JUST IF WE DID SPIRIT HANDS AND 3563 01:49:09,376 --> 01:49:10,143 AND THE SNAPS, THAT WOULD HELP. 3564 01:49:10,143 --> 01:49:12,145 SO I CAN CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER 3565 01:49:12,145 --> 01:49:15,215 IN BETWEEN. DID I SKIP OVER CAT. 3566 01:49:15,215 --> 01:49:16,283 OKAY. AWESOME CAT. THANK YOU, 3567 01:49:16,283 --> 01:49:20,287 DANNY, FOR THAT CAT. AND THEN 3568 01:49:20,287 --> 01:49:22,222 LYDIA, WELCOME. 3569 01:49:22,222 --> 01:49:24,557 -- THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO 3570 01:49:24,557 --> 01:49:26,826 START ACTUALLY, IN THE WAKE OF 3571 01:49:26,826 --> 01:49:28,828 THAT STORY BY SAYING, LET'S 3572 01:49:28,828 --> 01:49:30,630 SUPPORT OUR TRANS COMMUNITY WITH 3573 01:49:30,630 --> 01:49:31,998 DIGNITY AND WITH RESOURCE. SO 3574 01:49:31,998 --> 01:49:34,601 THANK YOU FOR THAT STORY. GOOD 3575 01:49:34,601 --> 01:49:37,537 AFTERNOON, COUNCIL CAT MUNSON. 3576 01:49:37,537 --> 01:49:39,873 I'M A NEW RENTER IN DISTRICT 3577 01:49:39,873 --> 01:49:41,408 FOUR, AND I'M ALSO THE 3578 01:49:41,408 --> 01:49:41,942 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND 3579 01:49:41,942 --> 01:49:43,410 ADVOCACY MANAGER AT SOUND 3580 01:49:43,410 --> 01:49:45,512 GENERATIONS, WHERE WE SUPPORT 3581 01:49:45,512 --> 01:49:47,147 OLDER ADULTS THROUGH MEALS ON 3582 01:49:47,147 --> 01:49:49,082 WHEELS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. I'M 3583 01:49:49,082 --> 01:49:50,216 HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 3584 01:49:50,216 --> 01:49:52,018 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S BILL TO 3585 01:49:52,018 --> 01:49:53,954 BAN RENTAL JUNK FEES, FOR LOW 3586 01:49:53,954 --> 01:49:55,388 INCOME OLDER RENTERS. WE SERVE 3587 01:49:55,388 --> 01:49:57,190 LIVE ON FIXED INCOME, SO EVEN A 3588 01:49:57,190 --> 01:49:59,092 SEEMINGLY SMALL HIDDEN FEE CAN 3589 01:49:59,092 --> 01:50:00,794 TIP THE BALANCE TOWARDS HOUSING 3590 01:50:00,794 --> 01:50:02,429 INSECURITY. AND OLDER ADULTS ARE 3591 01:50:02,429 --> 01:50:04,564 OFTEN SPECIFICALLY TARGETED BY 3592 01:50:04,564 --> 01:50:05,565 PREDATORY LANDLORDS WHO 3593 01:50:05,565 --> 01:50:06,833 CAPITALIZE ON THE FACT THAT 3594 01:50:06,833 --> 01:50:08,134 THEY'RE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO 3595 01:50:08,134 --> 01:50:10,870 MOVE. MY OWN MOM, WHO LIVED IN A 3596 01:50:10,870 --> 01:50:13,473 CAPITOL HILL HOUSING COMPLEX FOR 3597 01:50:13,473 --> 01:50:14,407 LIKE 15 YEARS, FOUGHT AGAINST 3598 01:50:14,407 --> 01:50:16,076 HER PET RENT FOR HER BELOVED DOG 3599 01:50:16,076 --> 01:50:16,910 AND COMPANION, PHOEBE, FOR MUCH 3600 01:50:16,910 --> 01:50:18,612 OF THE TIME THAT SHE LIVED 3601 01:50:18,612 --> 01:50:21,348 THERE. SO I URGE YOU TO PASS 3602 01:50:21,348 --> 01:50:24,451 THIS BILL AND REJECT AMENDMENT C 3603 01:50:24,451 --> 01:50:25,418 AND D AND SUPPORT OUR TRANS 3604 01:50:25,418 --> 01:50:25,719 COMMUNITY. 3605 01:50:25,719 --> 01:50:27,854 -- THANK YOU KAT. NEXT, WE HAVE 3606 01:50:27,854 --> 01:50:29,856 LYDIA, FOLLOWED BY IAN. OLIVIA. 3607 01:50:29,856 --> 01:50:32,392 WELCOME, LYDIA, IAN, OLIVIA. 3608 01:50:32,392 --> 01:50:34,294 -- HI, I'M LYDIA RUBENSTEIN, 3609 01:50:34,294 --> 01:50:36,529 I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT THREE 3610 01:50:36,529 --> 01:50:37,197 AND I'M A TENANT EDUCATOR WITH 3611 01:50:37,197 --> 01:50:39,165 THE TENANTS UNION OF WASHINGTON 3612 01:50:39,165 --> 01:50:40,400 STATE. I'M HERE IN STRONG 3613 01:50:40,400 --> 01:50:42,168 SUPPORT TO BAN RENTAL JUNK FEES 3614 01:50:42,168 --> 01:50:46,239 AND SAY NO TO AMENDMENT C AND D, 3615 01:50:46,239 --> 01:50:47,674 THAT WOULD WEAKEN THIS IN ANY 3616 01:50:47,674 --> 01:50:49,275 WAY. THESE RENTAL JUNK FEES 3617 01:50:49,275 --> 01:50:50,543 DIRECTLY THREATEN OUR ABILITY AS 3618 01:50:50,543 --> 01:50:51,978 RENTERS TO STAY HOUSED, 3619 01:50:51,978 --> 01:50:53,213 ESPECIALLY RENTERS USING A 3620 01:50:53,213 --> 01:50:54,714 VOUCHER, LIVING ON FIXED 3621 01:50:54,714 --> 01:50:56,616 INCOMES, AND ANYONE LIVING IN 3622 01:50:56,616 --> 01:50:57,217 AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEXES. 3623 01:50:57,217 --> 01:50:58,752 I'VE SEEN ENTIRE AFFORDABLE 3624 01:50:58,752 --> 01:51:00,520 HOUSING BUILDINGS STRUCK WITH 3625 01:51:00,520 --> 01:51:01,988 SUDDEN CABLE AND INTERNET FEES 3626 01:51:01,988 --> 01:51:04,724 THAT MAKE IT HARD TO OPT OUT OF. 3627 01:51:04,724 --> 01:51:05,458 AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT REDUCE 3628 01:51:05,458 --> 01:51:07,594 THEIR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE 3629 01:51:07,594 --> 01:51:09,629 INTERNET THAT THE CITY OFFERS. 3630 01:51:09,629 --> 01:51:11,231 I'VE HEARD FROM RENTERS WHO'VE 3631 01:51:11,231 --> 01:51:12,932 HAD A PET FOR YEARS FACE NEW 3632 01:51:12,932 --> 01:51:14,100 PREDATORY PET RENT NOT AS A 3633 01:51:14,100 --> 01:51:15,869 RESULT OF ANY DAMAGES ON THE 3634 01:51:15,869 --> 01:51:16,536 PROPERTY, JUST BECAUSE A 3635 01:51:16,536 --> 01:51:18,038 RENOWNED SLUMLORD IN SEATTLE 3636 01:51:18,038 --> 01:51:19,205 FOUND PET RENT TO BE THE BEST 3637 01:51:19,205 --> 01:51:21,241 WAY TO SQUEEZE MORE FROM 3638 01:51:21,241 --> 01:51:23,043 RENTERS. THIS PET RENT RESULTED 3639 01:51:23,043 --> 01:51:24,411 IN THREATS OF EVICTION AND EVEN 3640 01:51:24,411 --> 01:51:26,513 MORE FEES IN LATE FEES AND 3641 01:51:26,513 --> 01:51:29,616 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE CHARGES FOR 3642 01:51:29,616 --> 01:51:30,717 PROVIDING NOTICE. LANDLORDS 3643 01:51:30,717 --> 01:51:32,152 SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HIDE RENT 3644 01:51:32,152 --> 01:51:33,386 INCREASES BY INVENTING NEW 3645 01:51:33,386 --> 01:51:34,220 MONTHLY FEES OR RENAMING CHARGES 3646 01:51:34,220 --> 01:51:35,989 TO AVOID ACCOUNTABILITY. VOTE 3647 01:51:35,989 --> 01:51:38,324 YES TO BAN RENTAL JUNK FEES. 3648 01:51:38,324 --> 01:51:38,692 -- AMENDMENT C. 3649 01:51:38,692 --> 01:51:40,126 -- AND D. 3650 01:51:40,126 --> 01:51:40,460 -- THANK YOU. 3651 01:51:40,460 --> 01:51:44,064 -- THANK YOU LYDIA. NEXT WE HAVE 3652 01:51:44,064 --> 01:51:45,765 IAN FOLLOWED BY OLIVIA, AALIYAH, 3653 01:51:45,765 --> 01:51:48,501 DANIEL, GABRIEL. WELCOME, IAN. 3654 01:51:48,501 --> 01:51:51,071 -- HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME WAS 3655 01:51:51,071 --> 01:51:52,706 IAN. I AM FROM UTAH. I MOVED 3656 01:51:52,706 --> 01:51:56,443 HERE FOUR DAYS AGO. I ORIGINALLY 3657 01:51:56,443 --> 01:51:58,578 MOVED HERE IN 2003 WITH MY 3658 01:51:58,578 --> 01:52:01,881 FAMILY, AND I'M HERE TO TALK 3659 01:52:01,881 --> 01:52:02,415 ABOUT THE INTERNAL TRANS 3660 01:52:02,415 --> 01:52:04,884 DISPLACEMENT. CURRENTLY, MOST OF 3661 01:52:04,884 --> 01:52:07,587 MY FRIENDS ARE VERY WORRIED 3662 01:52:07,587 --> 01:52:08,888 ABOUT WHAT UTAH IS LIKE, BUT 3663 01:52:08,888 --> 01:52:10,590 WHAT TEXAS IS LIKE ABOUT WHAT 3664 01:52:10,590 --> 01:52:14,861 OTHER STATES ARE LIKE AND ARE IN 3665 01:52:14,861 --> 01:52:17,230 FEAR FOR THEIR ACCESS TO LIFE 3666 01:52:17,230 --> 01:52:20,600 SAVING MEDICATIONS. SEATTLE IS 3667 01:52:20,600 --> 01:52:21,668 SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK TO A LOT 3668 01:52:21,668 --> 01:52:26,239 AS A VERY IMPORTANT AND VERY 3669 01:52:26,239 --> 01:52:31,277 CRITICAL HOPE. SO BY YOU GUYS, 3670 01:52:31,277 --> 01:52:33,747 CONSIDERING THE $300,000, I 3671 01:52:33,747 --> 01:52:35,982 BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE VERY 3672 01:52:35,982 --> 01:52:36,783 BENEFICIAL FOR PEOPLE IN MY 3673 01:52:36,783 --> 01:52:38,752 COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. 3674 01:52:38,752 --> 01:52:40,153 -- THANK YOU. IAN, WELCOME TO 3675 01:52:40,153 --> 01:52:44,157 THE 206. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE 3676 01:52:44,157 --> 01:52:45,058 YOU. IS OLIVIA HERE? YES. 3677 01:52:45,058 --> 01:52:48,895 AWESOME. WELCOME, OLIVIA. 3678 01:52:48,895 --> 01:52:51,564 -- YES 3679 01:52:51,564 --> 01:52:54,134 -- HI CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS 3680 01:52:54,134 --> 01:52:55,869 OLIVIA AND I'M A WORKER AND 3681 01:52:55,869 --> 01:52:57,070 RENTER LIVING IN BEACON HILL. 3682 01:52:57,070 --> 01:52:58,705 I'M HERE TO URGE CITY COUNCIL 3683 01:52:58,705 --> 01:53:00,673 TO TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THE 3684 01:53:00,673 --> 01:53:01,608 PROPOSED RENTAL JUNK FEES BAN 3685 01:53:01,608 --> 01:53:04,377 AND VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT C AND D 3686 01:53:04,377 --> 01:53:06,713 TODAY. SPECIFICALLY, AMENDMENT C 3687 01:53:06,713 --> 01:53:08,448 UNDERMINES RENTER PROTECTIONS 3688 01:53:08,448 --> 01:53:10,583 DESIGNED TO PROTECT RENTERS FROM 3689 01:53:10,583 --> 01:53:12,552 PRICE GOUGING JUST SO LANDLORDS 3690 01:53:12,552 --> 01:53:14,821 CAN MAKE A PROFIT. A PROPOSED 3691 01:53:14,821 --> 01:53:17,157 PET RENT CAP OF $25 PLUS 3692 01:53:17,157 --> 01:53:19,292 INFLATION DEMONSTRATES THAT RENT 3693 01:53:19,292 --> 01:53:20,960 RENT IS ARBITRARY AND ONLY 3694 01:53:20,960 --> 01:53:23,296 SERVES TO MAKE LANDLORDS MONEY. 3695 01:53:23,296 --> 01:53:24,964 LANDLORDS OFTEN SAY THAT PETS 3696 01:53:24,964 --> 01:53:25,999 CAUSE DAMAGE BEYOND THE PET 3697 01:53:25,999 --> 01:53:27,500 DEPOSITS, BUT A FEE LIKE PET 3698 01:53:27,500 --> 01:53:29,736 RENT ISN'T EVEN APPLIED TO 3699 01:53:29,736 --> 01:53:31,204 DAMAGES. RENTERS HAVE TO PAY FOR 3700 01:53:31,204 --> 01:53:34,207 ANY DAMAGE THEIR PETS CAUSE. ON 3701 01:53:34,207 --> 01:53:35,575 TOP OF PAYING PET RENT AND PET 3702 01:53:35,575 --> 01:53:38,144 DEPOSIT. ALTHOUGH PET RENT IS 3703 01:53:38,144 --> 01:53:39,946 TECHNICALLY A FEE AND NOT RENT 3704 01:53:39,946 --> 01:53:41,848 FEES LIKE PET RENT RAISE THE 3705 01:53:41,848 --> 01:53:42,849 TOTAL PRACTICAL MONTHLY COST OF 3706 01:53:42,849 --> 01:53:44,384 RENT FOR WORKING PEOPLE, MAKING 3707 01:53:44,384 --> 01:53:49,689 IT DIFFICULT TO FIND STABLE AND 3708 01:53:49,689 --> 01:53:51,124 AFFORDABLE HOUSING. PLEASE PASS 3709 01:53:51,124 --> 01:53:52,025 THIS ORDINANCE WITHOUT ANY 3710 01:53:52,025 --> 01:53:53,293 WEAKENING AMENDMENTS. REJECT 3711 01:53:53,293 --> 01:53:56,062 AMENDMENT C AND D, AND PROTECT 3712 01:53:56,062 --> 01:53:59,966 AND SUPPORT OUR TRANS NEIGHBORS. 3713 01:53:59,966 --> 01:54:01,534 -- THANK YOU OLIVIA. NEXT WE 3714 01:54:01,534 --> 01:54:02,135 HAVE ALYA, FOLLOWED BY DANIEL 3715 01:54:02,135 --> 01:54:02,702 AND THEN GABRIEL. WELCOME. 3716 01:54:02,702 --> 01:54:03,503 -- HI, COUNCIL. I WANT TO SPEAK 3717 01:54:03,503 --> 01:54:08,975 AS A RENTER IN CAPITOL HILL, 3718 01:54:08,975 --> 01:54:11,211 SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN QUEEN 3719 01:54:11,211 --> 01:54:12,745 ANNE AND AS A TRANS WOMAN IN 3720 01:54:12,745 --> 01:54:14,747 THIS COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO 3721 01:54:14,747 --> 01:54:15,381 SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE FUNDING 3722 01:54:15,381 --> 01:54:17,450 FOR THE TRANS REFUGE AND THE 3723 01:54:17,450 --> 01:54:19,185 LOCAL ORGS THAT WORK SO HARD TO 3724 01:54:19,185 --> 01:54:20,019 SUPPORT US AS WE COME HERE AS A 3725 01:54:20,019 --> 01:54:22,121 TRANS WOMAN AND AS A SURVIVOR OF 3726 01:54:22,121 --> 01:54:24,691 ASSAULTS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 3727 01:54:24,691 --> 01:54:26,226 RAPE, AND AS SOMEBODY WHO'S 3728 01:54:26,226 --> 01:54:26,759 PREVIOUSLY VOLUNTEERED AT 3729 01:54:26,759 --> 01:54:27,961 SHELTERS, I'M APPALLED BY SOME 3730 01:54:27,961 --> 01:54:29,028 OF THE STATEMENTS WE HEARD TODAY 3731 01:54:29,028 --> 01:54:29,596 FROM THE REPUBLICANS, WHO I 3732 01:54:29,596 --> 01:54:30,697 GUESS COULDN'T BE BOTHERED TO 3733 01:54:30,697 --> 01:54:32,966 STICK AROUND. BUT I KNOW ALSO 3734 01:54:32,966 --> 01:54:34,667 KNOW THAT NONE OF THOSE STORIES 3735 01:54:34,667 --> 01:54:36,436 OF MINE ARE UNIQUE. I DON'T WANT 3736 01:54:36,436 --> 01:54:38,872 TO SPEAK TO HOW HARD OUR LIVES 3737 01:54:38,872 --> 01:54:40,506 CAN BE, OR THE DISCRIMINATION 3738 01:54:40,506 --> 01:54:41,407 THAT WE VERY ACTIVELY FACE 3739 01:54:41,407 --> 01:54:44,010 EVERYWHERE IN THIS COUNTRY, 3740 01:54:44,010 --> 01:54:44,577 INCLUDING IN SEATTLE. BUT I 3741 01:54:44,577 --> 01:54:47,013 REALLY DO WANT TO SPEAK TO IS AS 3742 01:54:47,013 --> 01:54:49,282 A VOLUNTEER IN OPEN ARMS, THE 3743 01:54:49,282 --> 01:54:52,852 ATTRACTION LOCAL 503. HOW HARD I 3744 01:54:52,852 --> 01:54:54,254 SEE TRANS REFUGEES WORKING TO 3745 01:54:54,254 --> 01:54:56,089 BUILD THEIR LIVES HERE. WE ARE 3746 01:54:56,089 --> 01:54:58,291 CONSTANTLY APPLYING FOR JOBS. WE 3747 01:54:58,291 --> 01:54:58,925 ARE CONSTANTLY DOING EVERYTHING 3748 01:54:58,925 --> 01:55:00,894 WE CAN TO BUILD OUR LIVES HERE, 3749 01:55:00,894 --> 01:55:01,761 AND THIS FUNDING WOULD JUST 3750 01:55:01,761 --> 01:55:03,096 IT'S SUPPORT FOR A CRISIS. IT 3751 01:55:03,096 --> 01:55:04,931 IS NOT ANYTHING LIKE A FREE 3752 01:55:04,931 --> 01:55:06,566 HANDOUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 3753 01:55:06,566 --> 01:55:08,368 EVERYONE AND FOR EVERYONE. 3754 01:55:08,368 --> 01:55:09,702 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE 3755 01:55:09,702 --> 01:55:11,237 HAVE DANIEL, FOLLOWED BY 3756 01:55:11,237 --> 01:55:12,705 GABRIEL. DANIEL, THEN GABRIEL. 3757 01:55:12,705 --> 01:55:13,973 ARE YOU DANIEL? YEP. AWESOME. 3758 01:55:13,973 --> 01:55:15,675 WELCOME. AND THEN GABRIEL, 3759 01:55:15,675 --> 01:55:17,810 THANKS. YEP. WELCOME. 3760 01:55:17,810 --> 01:55:19,145 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 3761 01:55:19,145 --> 01:55:20,847 NAME IS DANIEL GALLAGHER. I'M A 3762 01:55:20,847 --> 01:55:23,116 PROUD RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3763 01:55:23,116 --> 01:55:24,717 SEVEN. I DEVELOP AND OPERATE 3764 01:55:24,717 --> 01:55:26,219 AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE 3765 01:55:26,219 --> 01:55:27,420 HOUSING IN SEATTLE. AND I'M HERE 3766 01:55:27,420 --> 01:55:29,756 TO SPEAK ON IN SUPPORT OF 3767 01:55:29,756 --> 01:55:33,793 AMENDMENT C AND D TO C, B 3768 01:55:33,793 --> 01:55:35,995 121254. AMENDMENT C ALLOWS 3769 01:55:35,995 --> 01:55:37,830 APARTMENT OWNERS TO CHARGE A 3770 01:55:37,830 --> 01:55:40,366 MODEST FEE FOR PETS, ADJUSTED 3771 01:55:40,366 --> 01:55:41,701 FOR INFLATION, THE PET DEPOSIT 3772 01:55:41,701 --> 01:55:42,635 COVERS WEAR AND TEAR AND 3773 01:55:42,635 --> 01:55:44,604 APARTMENT UNITS, AND ENSURES PET 3774 01:55:44,604 --> 01:55:45,672 OWNERS ARE THE ONES WHO PAY 3775 01:55:45,672 --> 01:55:47,240 INSTEAD OF PASSING THAT COST ON 3776 01:55:47,240 --> 01:55:48,241 TO OTHER RENTERS WHO CHOOSE NOT 3777 01:55:48,241 --> 01:55:50,276 TO HAVE A PET. THIS AMENDMENT 3778 01:55:50,276 --> 01:55:51,177 HELPS ENSURE THAT THE COST OF 3779 01:55:51,177 --> 01:55:52,445 OWNING A PET REMAINS THE 3780 01:55:52,445 --> 01:55:54,180 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PET 3781 01:55:54,180 --> 01:55:55,381 OWNERS. CERTAINLY, THIS FEE 3782 01:55:55,381 --> 01:55:55,882 SHOULD BE TRANSPARENTLY 3783 01:55:55,882 --> 01:55:56,816 DISCLOSED, AT LEAST SIGNING WITH 3784 01:55:56,816 --> 01:55:58,584 NO ARGUMENT THERE AND ADOPTING 3785 01:55:58,584 --> 01:56:00,320 THIS AMENDMENT WE BELIEVE IS 3786 01:56:00,320 --> 01:56:02,455 EQUITABLE FOR ALL RENTERS. 3787 01:56:02,455 --> 01:56:05,124 AMENDMENT D LIKEWISE ENSURES 3788 01:56:05,124 --> 01:56:07,260 THAT RENTERS GET INSURANCE. TOO 3789 01:56:07,260 --> 01:56:10,496 MANY TIMES IN MY BUILDINGS, I'VE 3790 01:56:10,496 --> 01:56:11,030 SEEN RENTERS WITHOUT RENT 3791 01:56:11,030 --> 01:56:14,500 INSURANCE BE BE VERY FINANCIALLY 3792 01:56:14,500 --> 01:56:17,537 DAMAGED BY ACCIDENTS, AND WE 3793 01:56:17,537 --> 01:56:18,838 THINK AMENDMENT D HELPS SUPPORT 3794 01:56:18,838 --> 01:56:20,173 RENTERS IN THE LONG TERM. THANK 3795 01:56:20,173 --> 01:56:20,506 YOU. 3796 01:56:20,506 --> 01:56:22,408 -- THANK YOU DANIEL. NEXT WE 3797 01:56:22,408 --> 01:56:24,143 HAVE GABRIEL. IS GABRIEL HERE? 3798 01:56:24,143 --> 01:56:27,280 DIAZ. GABRIEL. NO. OKAY. SO 3799 01:56:27,280 --> 01:56:29,349 WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT TEN PEOPLE 3800 01:56:29,349 --> 01:56:30,049 IN PERSON AND THEN WE'RE GOING 3801 01:56:30,049 --> 01:56:32,885 TO JUMP BACK ONLINE. SO WE HAVE 3802 01:56:32,885 --> 01:56:35,621 CLIVE IS CLIVE HERE? WELCOME. 3803 01:56:35,621 --> 01:56:40,393 AFTER CLIVE WE HAVE KYLE, THEN 3804 01:56:40,393 --> 01:56:43,196 PAUL. WE HAVE EDWIN. CARL, 3805 01:56:43,196 --> 01:56:47,266 HALLEY, GUINEVERE, NINA. AND 3806 01:56:47,266 --> 01:56:48,634 THEN JEFF. PAUL. AND THEN 3807 01:56:48,634 --> 01:56:50,703 THERE'S A NUMBER 64 HERE. TYRON 3808 01:56:50,703 --> 01:56:54,140 IS THE LAST NAME PETER. I THINK 3809 01:56:54,140 --> 01:56:56,275 THAT LOOKS LIKE PETER. WELCOME, 3810 01:56:56,275 --> 01:56:57,844 CLIVE. 3811 01:56:57,844 --> 01:56:58,444 -- MY NAME IS CLIVE HAYWARD. 3812 01:56:58,444 --> 01:57:00,913 I'M A STREET PERFORMER AND I'VE 3813 01:57:00,913 --> 01:57:01,447 PERFORMED ON THE SEATTLE 3814 01:57:01,447 --> 01:57:04,150 WATERFRONT SINCE 2015. SEATTLE 3815 01:57:04,150 --> 01:57:06,619 CENTER IS KNOWINGLY AND 3816 01:57:06,619 --> 01:57:08,721 WILLFULLY VIOLATING STREET 3817 01:57:08,721 --> 01:57:09,989 PERFORMERS, FIRST AMENDMENT 3818 01:57:09,989 --> 01:57:12,525 RIGHTS. THE CITY ALREADY LOST 3819 01:57:12,525 --> 01:57:13,459 THIS FIGHT IN 2009 IN BERGER 3820 01:57:13,459 --> 01:57:17,363 VERSUS THE CITY OF SEATTLE. I 3821 01:57:17,363 --> 01:57:20,400 FILED MULTIPLE FORMAL CLAIMS. MY 3822 01:57:20,400 --> 01:57:22,368 DAMAGES CONTINUE TO ACCRUE. I AM 3823 01:57:22,368 --> 01:57:24,404 ASKING COUNCIL TO DIRECT THE 3824 01:57:24,404 --> 01:57:26,305 CITY, THE SEATTLE CENTER 3825 01:57:26,305 --> 01:57:28,741 LEADERSHIP TO TRAIN ITS STAFF ON 3826 01:57:28,741 --> 01:57:30,777 PERFORMERS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS 3827 01:57:30,777 --> 01:57:33,046 AND TO PUBLICLY ACCOUNT FOR 3828 01:57:33,046 --> 01:57:36,549 CLAIMS LIKE MINE. SEATTLE CENTER 3829 01:57:36,549 --> 01:57:37,183 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY 3830 01:57:37,183 --> 01:57:38,217 OPERATIONS ON THE WATERFRONT. IT 3831 01:57:38,217 --> 01:57:39,886 IS ALSO SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT ARTS 3832 01:57:39,886 --> 01:57:43,055 AND CULTURE. THIS ISN'T 3833 01:57:43,055 --> 01:57:46,426 COMPLICATED. FOLLOW THE NINTH 3834 01:57:46,426 --> 01:57:49,095 CIRCUIT'S RULING. FOLLOW THE 3835 01:57:49,095 --> 01:57:49,429 CONSTITUTION. 3836 01:57:49,429 --> 01:57:50,897 -- THANK YOU CLIVE. NEXT WE HAVE 3837 01:57:50,897 --> 01:57:58,805 KYLE, FOLLOWED BY PAUL WELCOME. 3838 01:57:58,805 --> 01:58:00,239 -- THANK YOU. I'M KYLE MCBRIDE 3839 01:58:00,239 --> 01:58:02,408 AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR AND 3840 01:58:02,408 --> 01:58:04,811 AS A TEENAGER WHO WANTS TO 3841 01:58:04,811 --> 01:58:05,978 CONTINUE TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF 3842 01:58:05,978 --> 01:58:08,114 SEATTLE, I HAVE TO WAKE UP EVERY 3843 01:58:08,114 --> 01:58:09,649 DAY AND KNOW THAT UNLIKE MY 3844 01:58:09,649 --> 01:58:12,318 PARENTS, I CANNOT BE SURE THAT 3845 01:58:12,318 --> 01:58:14,854 MY FUTURE IS SECURE. THE 3846 01:58:14,854 --> 01:58:16,756 EXORBITANT PRICE OF HOUSING THAT 3847 01:58:16,756 --> 01:58:20,126 HAS CAUSED MY GENERATION IMMENSE 3848 01:58:20,126 --> 01:58:21,727 STRUGGLE AND JUNK FEES ARE PART 3849 01:58:21,727 --> 01:58:24,197 OF THIS PROBLEM. ABOUT A QUARTER 3850 01:58:24,197 --> 01:58:27,100 OF RENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES 3851 01:58:27,100 --> 01:58:28,935 ARE PART OF GEN Z, WHILE GEN Z 3852 01:58:28,935 --> 01:58:30,803 HAS A HIGHER DEBT TO INCOME 3853 01:58:30,803 --> 01:58:33,506 RATIO THAN THE PREVIOUS 3854 01:58:33,506 --> 01:58:35,007 GENERATION, ALLOWING JUNK FEES 3855 01:58:35,007 --> 01:58:36,642 IS JUST KICKING US WHILE WE'RE 3856 01:58:36,642 --> 01:58:38,578 ALREADY DOWN. I URGE YOU TO VOTE 3857 01:58:38,578 --> 01:58:40,680 FOR COUNCILWOMAN FOSTER'S BILL 3858 01:58:40,680 --> 01:58:42,048 TO ELIMINATE JUNK FEES. 3859 01:58:42,048 --> 01:58:43,816 -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU, KYLE. 3860 01:58:43,816 --> 01:58:45,251 NEXT WE HAVE PAUL. PAUL HERE. 3861 01:58:45,251 --> 01:58:52,592 WELCOME, PAUL. 3862 01:58:52,592 --> 01:58:52,859 -- HI. 3863 01:58:52,859 --> 01:58:54,127 -- SO AFTER TRUMP REELECTION IN 3864 01:58:54,127 --> 01:58:56,095 JUST SEVEN MONTHS, ABOUT ONE IN 3865 01:58:56,095 --> 01:58:58,131 EVERY TEN TRANS PEOPLE MOVED 3866 01:58:58,131 --> 01:59:02,635 STATE. RIGHTFULLY SO. IN 2025 3867 01:59:02,635 --> 01:59:04,470 ALONE, 109 ANTI-TRANS BILLS WERE 3868 01:59:04,470 --> 01:59:06,072 ENACTED. THEY THREATENED THEIR 3869 01:59:06,072 --> 01:59:07,807 ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, THEIR JOB, 3870 01:59:07,807 --> 01:59:09,642 THEIR SAFETY, THEIR WHOLE 3871 01:59:09,642 --> 01:59:12,078 EXISTENCE AS TRANS PEOPLE. AT 3872 01:59:12,078 --> 01:59:13,346 CPAC, THE OBJECTIVE WAS MADE 3873 01:59:13,346 --> 01:59:16,149 EXPLICIT TRANSGENDERISM MUST BE 3874 01:59:16,149 --> 01:59:17,917 ERADICATED FROM PUBLIC, LIKE 3875 01:59:17,917 --> 01:59:20,119 FROM PUBLIC LIFE ENTIRELY. THIS 3876 01:59:20,119 --> 01:59:24,891 IS A QUOTE, THE LEMKIN INSTITUTE 3877 01:59:24,891 --> 01:59:26,459 FOR FOR GENOCIDE PREVENTION HAS 3878 01:59:26,459 --> 01:59:28,728 RAISED THREE RED FLAGS REGARDING 3879 01:59:28,728 --> 01:59:31,797 TRANS GENOCIDE IN THE US. STILL, 3880 01:59:31,797 --> 01:59:33,199 MORE THAN 700,000 TRANS PEOPLE 3881 01:59:33,199 --> 01:59:34,734 STILL LIVE IN STATES WHERE THE 3882 01:59:34,734 --> 01:59:38,204 LEGAL RISK TO THEM IS DEEMED 3883 01:59:38,204 --> 01:59:39,539 SEVERE OR WORSE. MANY OF THOSE 3884 01:59:39,539 --> 01:59:42,141 PEOPLE NEED TO MOVE FOR THEIR 3885 01:59:42,141 --> 01:59:44,210 SURVIVAL, AND MANY DON'T HAVE 3886 01:59:44,210 --> 01:59:46,145 THE MEANS. NOBODY UPEND THEIR 3887 01:59:46,145 --> 01:59:48,648 LIFE JUST FOR HANDS OUT. LIKE 3888 01:59:48,648 --> 01:59:50,583 SOMEBODY SAID EARLIER, WE HAVE 3889 01:59:50,583 --> 01:59:51,217 TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SITUATION. WE 3890 01:59:51,217 --> 01:59:52,451 HAVE TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS. WE 3891 01:59:52,451 --> 01:59:56,055 HAVE TO DO MORE. THANK YOU. 3892 01:59:56,055 --> 01:59:56,689 -- THANK YOU PAUL. NEXT WE HAVE 3893 01:59:56,689 --> 01:59:59,292 PETE. I THINK IT'S PETER TYNAN. 3894 01:59:59,292 --> 02:00:01,394 PETE. IS IT PETER? IS THAT IS IT 3895 02:00:01,394 --> 02:00:02,862 PETER? YEAH. OKAY. AWESOME. MY 3896 02:00:02,862 --> 02:00:04,363 BAD. PETER. AND THEN FOLLOWED BY 3897 02:00:04,363 --> 02:00:11,437 PETER EDEN AND THEN KARL. 3898 02:00:11,437 --> 02:00:12,505 -- HELLO CITY COUNCIL. HELLO, 3899 02:00:12,505 --> 02:00:13,239 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. IT WAS GOOD 3900 02:00:13,239 --> 02:00:15,041 MEETING YOU THE OTHER DAY. MY 3901 02:00:15,041 --> 02:00:17,910 NAME IS PETER. I AM A RESIDENT 3902 02:00:17,910 --> 02:00:20,279 OF BALLARD, BORN AND RAISED AND 3903 02:00:20,279 --> 02:00:21,147 ALSO A VETERAN. I WANT TO THANK 3904 02:00:21,147 --> 02:00:22,715 YOU, COUNCILWOMAN RINCK, FOR 3905 02:00:22,715 --> 02:00:23,549 SPEARHEADING THIS EFFORT THAT 3906 02:00:23,549 --> 02:00:25,251 WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY OUR 3907 02:00:25,251 --> 02:00:26,719 PARTNERS IN MANTIS FOR THE SAKE 3908 02:00:26,719 --> 02:00:31,791 OF TRANS SURVIVAL. I GOT MIXED 3909 02:00:31,791 --> 02:00:33,726 UP. THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. I LOVE 3910 02:00:33,726 --> 02:00:35,261 THIS CITY. AS WE ALL KNOW, 3911 02:00:35,261 --> 02:00:36,362 SEATTLE IS A SANCTUARY CITY, AND 3912 02:00:36,362 --> 02:00:38,698 I BELIEVE THAT THIS STATUS 3913 02:00:38,698 --> 02:00:40,967 MORALLY EXTENDS NOT ONLY TO 3914 02:00:40,967 --> 02:00:42,802 IMMIGRANTS INTERNATIONALLY, BUT 3915 02:00:42,802 --> 02:00:43,836 ALSO TO IMMIGRANTS ACROSS THIS 3916 02:00:43,836 --> 02:00:45,738 WHOLE COUNTRY WHO ARE FLEEING 3917 02:00:45,738 --> 02:00:47,340 VIOLENCE, SUCH AS OUR TRANS 3918 02:00:47,340 --> 02:00:53,579 FRIENDS ALL ACROSS THE STATES 3919 02:00:53,579 --> 02:00:54,180 LGBTQ VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS 3920 02:00:54,180 --> 02:00:55,648 HAVE HELPED HUNDREDS OF TRANS 3921 02:00:55,648 --> 02:00:58,117 PEOPLE AND LACK THE CAPACITY TO 3922 02:00:58,117 --> 02:01:00,386 HELP HUNDREDS MORE WITH 3923 02:01:00,386 --> 02:01:01,020 ACQUIRING HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT 3924 02:01:01,020 --> 02:01:03,422 IN SEATTLE. BY PASSING THIS 3925 02:01:03,422 --> 02:01:05,524 LEGISLATION, WE CAN DIRECT AID 3926 02:01:05,524 --> 02:01:06,058 TOWARDS THE ORGANIZATIONS 3927 02:01:06,058 --> 02:01:08,227 PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THESE 3928 02:01:08,227 --> 02:01:10,596 MIGRANTS, PROVIDING, SEEKING 3929 02:01:10,596 --> 02:01:11,364 SAFETY AND GIVING THEM A CHANCE 3930 02:01:11,364 --> 02:01:14,200 FOR A NEW BEGINNING. I WAS 3931 02:01:14,200 --> 02:01:15,034 EXTREMELY PROUD AS AN AMERICAN 3932 02:01:15,034 --> 02:01:16,002 AND AS A VETERAN, AND EVEN MORE 3933 02:01:16,002 --> 02:01:22,475 SO AS A SEATTLEITE, TO SEE. 3934 02:01:22,475 --> 02:01:23,075 -- THANKS. THANK YOU PETER. 3935 02:01:23,075 --> 02:01:24,110 THANK YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOOD. 3936 02:01:24,110 --> 02:01:27,279 THANK YOU. PETER, EDIN OR EDEN? 3937 02:01:27,279 --> 02:01:32,585 IS IT EDEN? EDIN. EDIN IS EDEN 3938 02:01:32,585 --> 02:01:35,187 HERE? NO. KARL, ARE YOU HERE? 3939 02:01:35,187 --> 02:01:38,391 WELCOME. KARL AND HOLLY. WILLIS. 3940 02:01:38,391 --> 02:01:39,125 -- MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MY NAME 3941 02:01:39,125 --> 02:01:42,295 IS CARL NELSON. I'M A 17 YEAR 3942 02:01:42,295 --> 02:01:43,629 RENTER IN DISTRICT FOUR. 3943 02:01:43,629 --> 02:01:46,132 CO-CHAIR AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF 3944 02:01:46,132 --> 02:01:46,699 THE CEDAR CROSSING TENANTS 3945 02:01:46,699 --> 02:01:47,366 ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF THE 3946 02:01:47,366 --> 02:01:49,268 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE 3947 02:01:49,268 --> 02:01:49,769 SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING 3948 02:01:49,769 --> 02:01:51,470 DEVELOPER. I'M HERE TODAY IN MY 3949 02:01:51,470 --> 02:01:52,905 CAPACITY AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND A 3950 02:01:52,905 --> 02:01:55,441 SMALL BUSINESS OWNER TO SPEAK IN 3951 02:01:55,441 --> 02:01:57,977 FAVOR OF THE LEGISLATION BANNING 3952 02:01:57,977 --> 02:01:59,412 JUNK FEES WITH AMENDMENTS A AND 3953 02:01:59,412 --> 02:02:01,080 E, AND WITHOUT AMENDMENTS C AND 3954 02:02:01,080 --> 02:02:02,815 D COUNCIL. LET'S BE VERY CLEAR 3955 02:02:02,815 --> 02:02:04,917 ABOUT WHAT BEING A LANDLORD OR 3956 02:02:04,917 --> 02:02:05,651 HOUSING PROVIDER ACTUALLY IS. IT 3957 02:02:05,651 --> 02:02:07,453 IS A DECISION BY AN INDIVIDUAL 3958 02:02:07,453 --> 02:02:09,221 OR INDIVIDUALS TO GO INTO 3959 02:02:09,221 --> 02:02:10,723 BUSINESS AND THEREBY ASSUME THE 3960 02:02:10,723 --> 02:02:13,292 RISKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 3961 02:02:13,292 --> 02:02:13,826 INHERENT IN ANY BUSINESS 3962 02:02:13,826 --> 02:02:15,294 VENTURE. IT DOES NOT ENTITLE 3963 02:02:15,294 --> 02:02:16,996 ANYONE TO A CERTAIN RETURN ON 3964 02:02:16,996 --> 02:02:18,497 INVESTMENT, NOR DOES IT MAKE 3965 02:02:18,497 --> 02:02:19,532 THEM EXEMPT FROM THE RULES AND 3966 02:02:19,532 --> 02:02:20,466 EXPECTATIONS OF FAIR BEHAVIOR. 3967 02:02:20,466 --> 02:02:24,937 WE EXPECT IN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY. 3968 02:02:24,937 --> 02:02:27,206 ARBITRARY, HIDDEN OR SPECIOUS 3969 02:02:27,206 --> 02:02:28,674 FEES LIKE PET RENT ARE ANNOYING 3970 02:02:28,674 --> 02:02:30,376 AT BEST AND DISHONEST AT WORST. 3971 02:02:30,376 --> 02:02:31,877 ALL THIS LEGISLATION DOES IS 3972 02:02:31,877 --> 02:02:32,545 MAKE SURE CONSUMERS ARE GIVEN 3973 02:02:32,545 --> 02:02:34,346 THE SAME LEVEL OF PROTECTION 3974 02:02:34,346 --> 02:02:35,181 THAT THEY WOULD EXPECT IN ANY 3975 02:02:35,181 --> 02:02:36,449 OTHER BUSINESS. I URGE THE 3976 02:02:36,449 --> 02:02:37,850 COUNCIL TO PASS THIS COMMON 3977 02:02:37,850 --> 02:02:39,251 SENSE BILL WITH AMENDMENTS A AND 3978 02:02:39,251 --> 02:02:40,853 E, AND UNAMENDED BY C AND D 3979 02:02:40,853 --> 02:02:42,288 WITHOUT DELAY. 3980 02:02:42,288 --> 02:02:43,322 -- THANK YOU CARL. NEXT WE HAVE 3981 02:02:43,322 --> 02:02:45,424 HOLLY, FOLLOWED BY GUINEVERE, 3982 02:02:45,424 --> 02:02:47,493 NINA AND JEFF, AND WE'LL GO 3983 02:02:47,493 --> 02:02:48,794 ONLINE. WELCOME, HOLLY. 3984 02:02:48,794 --> 02:02:50,463 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 3985 02:02:50,463 --> 02:02:51,063 COUNCILMEMBERS. HOLLY WILLIS 3986 02:02:51,063 --> 02:02:52,331 WITH THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY 3987 02:02:52,331 --> 02:02:54,100 COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS, AND A 3988 02:02:54,100 --> 02:02:56,068 RENTER AND PET OWNER IN DISTRICT 3989 02:02:56,068 --> 02:02:57,903 FIVE. I'M HERE TODAY IN STRONG 3990 02:02:57,903 --> 02:03:00,740 SUPPORT OF THE JUNK FEE 3991 02:03:00,740 --> 02:03:01,273 LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY 3992 02:03:01,273 --> 02:03:02,441 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND IN 3993 02:03:02,441 --> 02:03:04,944 OPPOSITION TO AMENDMENTS C AND D 3994 02:03:04,944 --> 02:03:06,645 JUNK FEES, INCLUDING PET RENT, 3995 02:03:06,645 --> 02:03:09,949 RAISE COSTS FOR RENTERS, OFTEN 3996 02:03:09,949 --> 02:03:11,817 IN WAYS THEY DON'T EXPECT AND 3997 02:03:11,817 --> 02:03:12,852 CAN'T AFFORD. THAT LEAVES 3998 02:03:12,852 --> 02:03:15,721 PEOPLE WITH FEW OPTIONS AND 3999 02:03:15,721 --> 02:03:18,023 FUELS OUR CRISIS OF PEOPLE BEING 4000 02:03:18,023 --> 02:03:20,025 EVICTED INTO HOMELESSNESS. PET 4001 02:03:20,025 --> 02:03:22,495 RENT IS A SCAM. IT SHOULD BE 4002 02:03:22,495 --> 02:03:24,196 BANNED OUTRIGHT. PEOPLE WOULD 4003 02:03:24,196 --> 02:03:25,898 FREAK OUT IF A LANDLORD CHARGED 4004 02:03:25,898 --> 02:03:28,134 RENT TO A BABY. WHY DO WE ALLOW 4005 02:03:28,134 --> 02:03:31,771 THEM TO CHARGE RENT TO A CAT OR 4006 02:03:31,771 --> 02:03:33,839 A DOG? PLEASE TAKE THIS 4007 02:03:33,839 --> 02:03:35,074 AFTERNOON TO SUPPORT RENTERS AND 4008 02:03:35,074 --> 02:03:36,275 SUPPORT TRANS PEOPLE. THANK YOU. 4009 02:03:36,275 --> 02:03:37,676 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 4010 02:03:37,676 --> 02:03:39,044 GUINEVERE, FOLLOWED BY NINA AND 4011 02:03:39,044 --> 02:03:41,514 THEN JEFF. THANK YOU, HOLLY. 4012 02:03:41,514 --> 02:03:43,149 GUINEVERE, WELCOME 4013 02:03:43,149 --> 02:03:47,019 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL, I CALL ON 4014 02:03:47,019 --> 02:03:49,555 YOU TODAY TO PASS THE BAN ON 4015 02:03:49,555 --> 02:03:53,559 JUNK FEES FOR RENTERS AND ALSO, 4016 02:03:53,559 --> 02:03:55,528 I BELIEVE THAT EVEN IF THAT BAN 4017 02:03:55,528 --> 02:03:58,831 WERE PASSED, IT DOESN'T BAN 4018 02:03:58,831 --> 02:04:00,599 RUBS, WHICH CAN PASS ON HUNDREDS 4019 02:04:00,599 --> 02:04:04,436 OF DOLLARS OF UTILITY FEES FROM 4020 02:04:04,436 --> 02:04:07,706 THE LANDLORD TO THE RENTER. SO 4021 02:04:07,706 --> 02:04:11,610 WE NEED TO BAN THAT AS WELL. AND 4022 02:04:11,610 --> 02:04:13,846 AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE 300 000 4023 02:04:13,846 --> 02:04:15,381 AMENDED FOR THE TRANS REFUGEE 4024 02:04:15,381 --> 02:04:16,482 CRISIS. I WANT YOU TO PASS THE 4025 02:04:16,482 --> 02:04:17,683 BUDGET WITH THAT IN THERE. BUT 4026 02:04:17,683 --> 02:04:20,886 AGAIN, THAT'S JUST A START. AND 4027 02:04:20,886 --> 02:04:22,054 ALSO, I'M AWARE OF THE 4028 02:04:22,054 --> 02:04:24,790 POTENTIAL FOR THE CITY TO PASS 4029 02:04:24,790 --> 02:04:26,058 THAT $300,000 AND THEN IN THE 4030 02:04:26,058 --> 02:04:30,029 COMING MONTHS, DEFUND HOUSING BY 4031 02:04:30,029 --> 02:04:31,463 1 TO 5 MILLION SO THAT THE TRANS 4032 02:04:31,463 --> 02:04:33,732 PEOPLE WHO COME HERE WILL HAVE 4033 02:04:33,732 --> 02:04:35,100 NOWHERE TO LIVE. SO I WANT TO BE 4034 02:04:35,100 --> 02:04:37,870 AWARE THAT WE'RE NOT FALLING FOR 4035 02:04:37,870 --> 02:04:40,206 THE CITY'S TRICKS ON THAT. 4036 02:04:40,206 --> 02:04:40,506 THANK YOU. 4037 02:04:40,506 --> 02:04:41,674 -- THANK YOU, GUINEVERE. NEXT WE 4038 02:04:41,674 --> 02:04:44,510 HAVE NINA, FOLLOWED BY JEFF AND 4039 02:04:44,510 --> 02:04:46,212 GUINEVERE. YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE 4040 02:04:46,212 --> 02:04:48,214 FLYEST GLASSES. BY THE WAY. THE 4041 02:04:48,214 --> 02:04:51,584 SUNGLASSES. THEY'RE ALWAYS COOL. 4042 02:04:51,584 --> 02:04:51,984 NINA. THEN JEFF. 4043 02:04:51,984 --> 02:04:53,285 -- HI THERE. 4044 02:04:53,285 --> 02:04:55,020 -- I'M NINA, TRANS WOMAN LIVING 4045 02:04:55,020 --> 02:04:56,288 IN DISTRICT FIVE. I'M HERE TO 4046 02:04:56,288 --> 02:04:57,957 URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS A 4047 02:04:57,957 --> 02:05:00,693 B 1212, FIVE THREE WITH 4048 02:05:00,693 --> 02:05:01,360 AMENDMENT FIVE INTACT. THE FUNDS 4049 02:05:01,360 --> 02:05:03,696 ARE ALREADY THERE. THE COMMITTEE 4050 02:05:03,696 --> 02:05:04,330 HAS RECOMMENDED ITS PASSING AND 4051 02:05:04,330 --> 02:05:05,564 SO MANY HERE TODAY HAVE 4052 02:05:05,564 --> 02:05:07,099 EXPLAINED THE PROFOUND EFFECT 4053 02:05:07,099 --> 02:05:07,933 THIS FUNDING WILL HAVE. I HAVE A 4054 02:05:07,933 --> 02:05:08,968 PARTNER THAT WOULD NOT BE HERE 4055 02:05:08,968 --> 02:05:10,603 WERE IT NOT FOR ORGS LIKE 4056 02:05:10,603 --> 02:05:12,905 TRACTION. OUR NEW SISTERS, 4057 02:05:12,905 --> 02:05:14,139 BROTHERS AND ALL THE OTHERS CAN 4058 02:05:14,139 --> 02:05:17,243 AND WILL THRIVE IF WE SURVIVE. 4059 02:05:17,243 --> 02:05:18,344 AND THIS FUNDING GIVES US A 4060 02:05:18,344 --> 02:05:19,445 CHANCE TO DO SO. THANK YOU. 4061 02:05:19,445 --> 02:05:21,380 -- THANK YOU NINA. NEXT WE HAVE 4062 02:05:21,380 --> 02:05:22,481 JEFF PAUL, AND THEN WE'RE GOING 4063 02:05:22,481 --> 02:05:26,519 TO JUMP RIGHT ONLINE TO CLIFF 4064 02:05:26,519 --> 02:05:29,955 CAWTHORN. IS JEFF PAUL, PARDON 4065 02:05:29,955 --> 02:05:31,690 ME. JEFF IS. 4066 02:05:31,690 --> 02:05:32,124 -- GOING TO EMAIL. 4067 02:05:32,124 --> 02:05:33,559 -- OH, EMAIL. OKAY. SORRY. THANK 4068 02:05:33,559 --> 02:05:36,395 YOU, THANK YOU. KATE. OKAY. 4069 02:05:36,395 --> 02:05:37,897 WE'LL JUMP ON TO ONLINE. SO 4070 02:05:37,897 --> 02:05:40,032 WE'LL GO TO CLIFF FOLLOWED BY 4071 02:05:40,032 --> 02:05:43,002 RACHEL STAR SIX TO UNMUTE 4072 02:05:43,002 --> 02:05:48,507 YOURSELF. THANK YOU. STAR SIX WE 4073 02:05:48,507 --> 02:05:51,443 HAVE ABOUT 20 MORE SPEAKERS. 4074 02:05:51,443 --> 02:05:53,712 -- THERE WE GO. GOOD AFTERNOON, 4075 02:05:53,712 --> 02:05:54,880 COUNCIL MEMBERS. CAN YOU ALL 4076 02:05:54,880 --> 02:05:57,516 HEAR ME? 4077 02:05:57,516 --> 02:05:59,318 -- YES, YES. 4078 02:05:59,318 --> 02:06:00,653 -- OH, PERFECT. MY NAME IS CLIFF 4079 02:06:00,653 --> 02:06:02,555 CAWTHORN. I'M HERE TODAY AT 4080 02:06:02,555 --> 02:06:04,023 SEATTLE RESIDENTS. AND YOU KNOW 4081 02:06:04,023 --> 02:06:06,225 ME, MY BACKGROUND IN HOUSING 4082 02:06:06,225 --> 02:06:07,927 POLICY. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF 4083 02:06:07,927 --> 02:06:10,729 COUNCIL BILLS ONE 21254. SO THAT 4084 02:06:10,729 --> 02:06:12,431 BAN JUNK. I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT 4085 02:06:12,431 --> 02:06:14,667 OF AMENDMENT A AND E IN STRONG 4086 02:06:14,667 --> 02:06:17,269 OPPOSITION TO AMENDMENT C AND D. 4087 02:06:17,269 --> 02:06:19,471 SO FIRST OFF THANK YOU, 4088 02:06:19,471 --> 02:06:20,005 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YOUR 4089 02:06:20,005 --> 02:06:20,573 LEADERSHIP ON THIS. AND FOR 4090 02:06:20,573 --> 02:06:22,675 MAYOR WILSON FOR PROPOSING THIS 4091 02:06:22,675 --> 02:06:23,943 RIGHT NOW. SEATTLEITES LIKE 4092 02:06:23,943 --> 02:06:25,010 PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ON 4093 02:06:25,010 --> 02:06:27,646 THE BACK FOOT WHEN IT COMES TO 4094 02:06:27,646 --> 02:06:28,280 AFFORDABILITY, BANNING PREDATORY 4095 02:06:28,280 --> 02:06:29,682 AND DECEPTIVE JUNK FEES AND 4096 02:06:29,682 --> 02:06:31,450 REQUIRING LANDLORDS BE 4097 02:06:31,450 --> 02:06:32,985 TRANSPARENT ARE JUST A NO 4098 02:06:32,985 --> 02:06:35,454 BRAINER. THESE FEES DO NOT 4099 02:06:35,454 --> 02:06:36,088 CONTRIBUTE TENANTS WELL-BEING. 4100 02:06:36,088 --> 02:06:37,423 THEY COVER NO REAL OPERATIONS 4101 02:06:37,423 --> 02:06:39,391 COST USES CONTRIBUTE TO HOMELESS 4102 02:06:39,391 --> 02:06:41,427 DISPLACEMENT, RISING HOUSING 4103 02:06:41,427 --> 02:06:42,795 COSTS AND PUT BARRIERS TO 4104 02:06:42,795 --> 02:06:44,196 HOUSING FOR THOSE IN PLACE. FOR 4105 02:06:44,196 --> 02:06:45,864 THOSE WHO ARE THE MOST 4106 02:06:45,864 --> 02:06:47,366 VULNERABLE IN OUR HOUSING 4107 02:06:47,366 --> 02:06:49,234 ECOSYSTEM, TRANS PEOPLE FLEEING 4108 02:06:49,234 --> 02:06:51,036 OPPRESSIVE STATES, WE NEED TO 4109 02:06:51,036 --> 02:06:51,670 PASS THIS LEGISLATION PROTECTING 4110 02:06:51,670 --> 02:06:53,739 EMPOWER RENTERS, ENSURE 4111 02:06:53,739 --> 02:06:55,874 TRANSPARENCY FROM TENANTS. WE 4112 02:06:55,874 --> 02:06:57,142 SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION. PLEASE 4113 02:06:57,142 --> 02:06:57,443 SUPPORT A. 4114 02:06:57,443 --> 02:06:58,043 -- THANK YOU, CLIFF. NEXT, WE 4115 02:06:58,043 --> 02:07:00,379 HAVE RACHEL RAJ, FOLLOWED BY 4116 02:07:00,379 --> 02:07:04,249 KENDRA STAR SIX. TO UNMUTE 4117 02:07:04,249 --> 02:07:04,516 YOURSELF. 4118 02:07:04,516 --> 02:07:06,352 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 4119 02:07:06,352 --> 02:07:07,786 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 4120 02:07:07,786 --> 02:07:09,421 RACHEL RAJ AND I'M THE 4121 02:07:09,421 --> 02:07:11,657 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE 4122 02:07:11,657 --> 02:07:13,859 VETERINARY OUTREACH, A LOCAL 4123 02:07:13,859 --> 02:07:14,493 NONPROFIT PROVIDING VETERINARY 4124 02:07:14,493 --> 02:07:16,428 CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR 4125 02:07:16,428 --> 02:07:17,796 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS 4126 02:07:17,796 --> 02:07:19,832 AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES. I'M 4127 02:07:19,832 --> 02:07:21,333 HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF BEHALF 4128 02:07:21,333 --> 02:07:23,168 OF THE CLIENTS THAT WE WORK 4129 02:07:23,168 --> 02:07:24,770 WITH, WE SEE FIRSTHAND HOW 4130 02:07:24,770 --> 02:07:26,505 DIFFICULT IT IS TO ACCESS 4131 02:07:26,505 --> 02:07:30,309 HOUSING WITH A PET IN 2025, 28% 4132 02:07:30,309 --> 02:07:32,011 OF THE CLIENTS WE SAW CAME TO US 4133 02:07:32,011 --> 02:07:34,113 WITH URGENCY BECAUSE THEY NEEDED 4134 02:07:34,113 --> 02:07:36,315 VETERINARY CARE TO MEET 4135 02:07:36,315 --> 02:07:38,617 EMERGENCY SHELTERS OR HOUSING 4136 02:07:38,617 --> 02:07:39,618 RELATED VACCINE REQUIREMENTS. SO 4137 02:07:39,618 --> 02:07:42,488 FAR THIS YEAR, THAT NUMBER HAS 4138 02:07:42,488 --> 02:07:44,156 INCREASED TO 38%. WHEN OUR 4139 02:07:44,156 --> 02:07:46,458 CLIENTS ARE FACED WITH ONGOING 4140 02:07:46,458 --> 02:07:48,961 PET FEES THAT MAKES HOUSING OUT 4141 02:07:48,961 --> 02:07:50,396 OF THEIR REACH, MANY WILL CHOOSE 4142 02:07:50,396 --> 02:07:53,198 TO REMAIN UNHOUSED RATHER THAN 4143 02:07:53,198 --> 02:07:53,799 SURRENDER THEIR COMPANION. I 4144 02:07:53,799 --> 02:07:55,401 URGE YOU TO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS 4145 02:07:55,401 --> 02:07:58,237 AGAINST ONGOING PET RENTAL FEES. 4146 02:07:58,237 --> 02:07:59,338 HOUSING SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE, 4147 02:07:59,338 --> 02:08:00,706 AND NO ONE AND NO ONE SHOULD 4148 02:08:00,706 --> 02:08:02,074 HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A SAFE 4149 02:08:02,074 --> 02:08:03,742 PLACE TO LIVE AND THE PET THAT 4150 02:08:03,742 --> 02:08:05,344 THEY LOVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 4151 02:08:05,344 --> 02:08:05,544 TIME. 4152 02:08:05,544 --> 02:08:06,545 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU RACHEL. 4153 02:08:06,545 --> 02:08:09,848 NEXT, WE HAVE KENDRA, FOLLOWED 4154 02:08:09,848 --> 02:08:15,287 BY KENDALL STAR SIX. 4155 02:08:15,287 --> 02:08:16,855 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 4156 02:08:16,855 --> 02:08:17,623 NAME IS KEN. I'M A CANDIDATE 4157 02:08:17,623 --> 02:08:18,757 MEMBER WITH THE AMERICAN PARTY 4158 02:08:18,757 --> 02:08:20,059 OF LABOR, AND IT IS IMPERATIVE 4159 02:08:20,059 --> 02:08:22,027 THAT YOU PASS THIS FUNDING FOR 4160 02:08:22,027 --> 02:08:23,562 TRANS RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY 4161 02:08:23,562 --> 02:08:24,997 SEEING HOW THIS COUNCIL AND THE 4162 02:08:24,997 --> 02:08:26,398 MAYOR HAVE CHOSEN TIME AND TIME 4163 02:08:26,398 --> 02:08:27,733 AGAIN TO IGNORE THE TRANS 4164 02:08:27,733 --> 02:08:29,134 COMMUNITY IN THE PAST. AS A 4165 02:08:29,134 --> 02:08:30,436 REMINDER, COUNCIL, IT IS YOUR 4166 02:08:30,436 --> 02:08:31,837 DUTY TO PROTECT AND PROVIDE FOR 4167 02:08:31,837 --> 02:08:33,405 THESE COMMUNITIES THROUGH 4168 02:08:33,405 --> 02:08:35,240 PROGRAMS, THROUGH FUNDING, AND 4169 02:08:35,240 --> 02:08:36,942 THROUGH ACTUAL HUMAN DECENCY, 4170 02:08:36,942 --> 02:08:37,443 NOT JUST APOLOGIES AND 4171 02:08:37,443 --> 02:08:38,343 SYMPATHIES FROM BEHIND A 4172 02:08:38,343 --> 02:08:39,745 MICROPHONE. THE AMERICAN PARTY 4173 02:08:39,745 --> 02:08:41,113 OF LABOR WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE 4174 02:08:41,113 --> 02:08:42,681 THE TRANS COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO 4175 02:08:42,681 --> 02:08:44,049 DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST THOSE 4176 02:08:44,049 --> 02:08:47,486 WHO WISH TO HARM AND ERASE THEM 4177 02:08:47,486 --> 02:08:48,987 AGAINST NAZIS AND AGAINST SPD 4178 02:08:48,987 --> 02:08:50,322 WHO PROTECT THESE NAZIS AND HAVE 4179 02:08:50,322 --> 02:08:51,790 THEMSELVES DIRECTLY TERRORIZED. 4180 02:08:51,790 --> 02:08:52,825 THE TRANS COMMUNITY, AS WE SAW 4181 02:08:52,825 --> 02:08:55,094 LAST MAY, ANY FURTHER CLASS 4182 02:08:55,094 --> 02:08:56,995 TREACHERY AND OUTRIGHT APATHY 4183 02:08:56,995 --> 02:08:57,896 FROM THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY 4184 02:08:57,896 --> 02:09:00,032 AGAINST THESE COMMUNITIES WILL 4185 02:09:00,032 --> 02:09:02,434 ONLY STRENGTHEN APL'S RESOLVE TO 4186 02:09:02,434 --> 02:09:03,068 GUARANTEE COMMUNITY AUTONOMY BY 4187 02:09:03,068 --> 02:09:05,404 AND THROUGH ANY MEANS NECESSARY. 4188 02:09:05,404 --> 02:09:07,072 IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A 4189 02:09:07,072 --> 02:09:09,007 MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY, TRANS OR 4190 02:09:09,007 --> 02:09:12,344 OTHERWISE, AND PROTECT YOURSELF, 4191 02:09:12,344 --> 02:09:12,945 CONTACT THE AMERICAN PARTY OF 4192 02:09:12,945 --> 02:09:13,812 LABOR. AND, IN THE WORDS OF THE 4193 02:09:13,812 --> 02:09:15,481 DEAD KENNEDYS, LYNCH YOUR 4194 02:09:15,481 --> 02:09:17,716 LANDLORD. THANK YOU. 4195 02:09:17,716 --> 02:09:20,419 -- THANK YOU KEN. NEXT WE HAVE 4196 02:09:20,419 --> 02:09:30,963 PAUL, FOLLOWED BY ADRIAN, PAUL 4197 02:09:33,532 --> 02:09:34,466 -- GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. MY 4198 02:09:34,466 --> 02:09:35,667 NAME IS PAUL STEVENS AND I'M A 4199 02:09:35,667 --> 02:09:36,835 RENTER IN DISTRICT THREE. 4200 02:09:36,835 --> 02:09:38,370 SPEAKING IN SUPPORT FOR THE JUNK 4201 02:09:38,370 --> 02:09:40,506 FEE LEGISLATION. THIS ISSUE 4202 02:09:40,506 --> 02:09:43,242 DIRECTLY AFFECTS ME AS I'VE 4203 02:09:43,242 --> 02:09:44,743 ALWAYS REFUSED TO PAY THESE JUNK 4204 02:09:44,743 --> 02:09:46,845 FEES. AS A RESULT, THESE 4205 02:09:46,845 --> 02:09:47,479 SLUMLORDS AND CREDIT REPORTING 4206 02:09:47,479 --> 02:09:49,047 COMPANIES ARE FALSELY PORTRAYING 4207 02:09:49,047 --> 02:09:52,885 THIS REFUSAL AS RENTAL ARREARS I 4208 02:09:52,885 --> 02:09:54,686 URGE THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO 4209 02:09:54,686 --> 02:09:55,320 LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND 4210 02:09:55,320 --> 02:09:57,222 NOT THE SLUMLORDS, WHO LARGELY 4211 02:09:57,222 --> 02:09:59,391 LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. SHAME 4212 02:09:59,391 --> 02:10:01,193 ON COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR 4213 02:10:01,193 --> 02:10:01,827 PROPOSING AMENDMENTS THAT WEAKEN 4214 02:10:01,827 --> 02:10:03,629 THIS BADLY NEEDED PIECE OF 4215 02:10:03,629 --> 02:10:05,998 LEGISLATION NOT FOR THEIR 4216 02:10:05,998 --> 02:10:08,167 CONTINUAL MALFEASANCE. THIS NEW 4217 02:10:08,167 --> 02:10:09,468 LEGISLATION WOULD BE 4218 02:10:09,468 --> 02:10:10,469 UNNECESSARY. IT IS MY 4219 02:10:10,469 --> 02:10:12,704 UNDERSTANDING THAT PET RENT IS 4220 02:10:12,704 --> 02:10:15,607 ALREADY ILLEGAL UNDER SMC SEVEN, 4221 02:10:15,607 --> 02:10:18,043 2438 SECTION E ONE LORDS HAVE 4222 02:10:18,043 --> 02:10:19,678 BEEN BLATANTLY DISREGARDING THE 4223 02:10:19,678 --> 02:10:21,046 LAW FOR FAR TOO LONG. THIS IS 4224 02:10:21,046 --> 02:10:23,782 WHY STRONG ENFORCEMENT 4225 02:10:23,782 --> 02:10:25,818 MECHANISMS ARE NEEDED. JUNK FEES 4226 02:10:25,818 --> 02:10:26,919 ARE FRAUDULENT AND NEED TO BE 4227 02:10:26,919 --> 02:10:30,189 PROSECUTED. AS SUCH, I STRONGLY 4228 02:10:30,189 --> 02:10:30,823 ENCOURAGE COUNCILMEMBERS TO PASS 4229 02:10:30,823 --> 02:10:33,358 THIS LEGISLATION WITHOUT ANY 4230 02:10:33,358 --> 02:10:38,030 WEAKENING AMENDMENTS. ALSO 4231 02:10:38,030 --> 02:10:38,363 SUPPORT THE. 4232 02:10:38,363 --> 02:10:39,464 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 4233 02:10:39,464 --> 02:10:40,899 ANDREW LIN, FOLLOWED BY LYDIA 4234 02:10:40,899 --> 02:10:50,742 AND THEN CEDAR STAR SIX. 4235 02:10:50,742 --> 02:10:51,310 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 4236 02:10:51,310 --> 02:10:52,811 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS 4237 02:10:52,811 --> 02:10:55,113 ANGELINA. I'M A HUMAN RIGHTS 4238 02:10:55,113 --> 02:10:55,681 ACTIVIST FROM PIERCE COUNTY 4239 02:10:55,681 --> 02:10:58,951 DISTRICT TWO. SO FROM THIS 4240 02:10:58,951 --> 02:10:59,551 MORNING, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL 4241 02:10:59,551 --> 02:11:01,787 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING 4242 02:11:01,787 --> 02:11:02,988 ON THE TOPIC OF KING COUNTY 4243 02:11:02,988 --> 02:11:06,458 JAIL, MEDICAL REFERRAL DATA, 4244 02:11:06,458 --> 02:11:10,162 MENTIONING BY IAN GOODHUE OF THE 4245 02:11:10,162 --> 02:11:12,264 SAME EXAM, AKA SEXUAL ASSAULT 4246 02:11:12,264 --> 02:11:13,899 NURSE EXAMINATION AND THE DELAYS 4247 02:11:13,899 --> 02:11:15,267 THAT CAN OCCUR. INCLUDED IN 4248 02:11:15,267 --> 02:11:18,770 BETWEEN THE TIME OF INITIATION 4249 02:11:18,770 --> 02:11:21,206 OF NURSE CONSULTATION OF THE 4250 02:11:21,206 --> 02:11:23,308 USUAL VITALS TO THE CERTIFIED 4251 02:11:23,308 --> 02:11:25,844 LICENSED NURSE TRAINED IN A 4252 02:11:25,844 --> 02:11:26,478 SPECIFIC LEGAL TASK ASSOCIATED 4253 02:11:26,478 --> 02:11:29,314 WITH THE STEPS TO DO A SAME 4254 02:11:29,314 --> 02:11:31,149 EXAM. I FORMALLY REQUEST THIS 4255 02:11:31,149 --> 02:11:33,418 DAY OF AUGUST 11th, 2026 FOR OUR 4256 02:11:33,418 --> 02:11:34,987 STANDARDS AND LAWS TO ALLOW AN 4257 02:11:34,987 --> 02:11:39,524 EXTENSION FOR AT LEAST SEVEN 4258 02:11:39,524 --> 02:11:41,560 DAYS INSTEAD OF FIVE DAYS FOR 4259 02:11:41,560 --> 02:11:43,228 DNA CAN STILL BE DETECTED VIA 4260 02:11:43,228 --> 02:11:44,596 SWABBING, WHICH IS THE MAIN PART 4261 02:11:44,596 --> 02:11:46,465 OF THE EXAM. PLUS, I SUPPORT 4262 02:11:46,465 --> 02:11:47,733 MAKING RENT AFFORDABLE, 4263 02:11:47,733 --> 02:11:48,867 INCLUDING REMOVING PET RENT. 4264 02:11:48,867 --> 02:11:50,369 THANK YOU. 4265 02:11:50,369 --> 02:11:52,404 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 4266 02:11:52,404 --> 02:11:55,674 LYDIA, FOLLOWED BY CEDAR AND 4267 02:11:55,674 --> 02:12:01,947 THEN HEATHER. 4268 02:12:01,947 --> 02:12:03,649 -- HI, MY NAME IS MARIA. I'M A 4269 02:12:03,649 --> 02:12:04,983 RENTER IN DC AS WELL AS A 4270 02:12:04,983 --> 02:12:06,885 CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE RENTERS 4271 02:12:06,885 --> 02:12:08,353 COMMISSION. SO RENTERS 4272 02:12:08,353 --> 02:12:09,855 COMMISSION SUPPORTS BANNING JUNK 4273 02:12:09,855 --> 02:12:12,124 FEES TO REDUCE HIDDEN AND 4274 02:12:12,124 --> 02:12:12,724 UNNECESSARY HOUSING COSTS. AS 4275 02:12:12,724 --> 02:12:13,792 RENTER ADVOCATES AND RENTERS 4276 02:12:13,792 --> 02:12:16,595 OURSELVES, WE ARE NO STRANGER TO 4277 02:12:16,595 --> 02:12:17,863 THE INTIMATE IMPACT OF JUNK FEES 4278 02:12:17,863 --> 02:12:20,365 ON HOUSING STABILITY. THIS 4279 02:12:20,365 --> 02:12:20,832 LEGISLATION IS ABOUT 4280 02:12:20,832 --> 02:12:22,401 TRANSPARENCY AND PREDICTABILITY, 4281 02:12:22,401 --> 02:12:24,303 AND IT'S ABOUT UPHOLDING THE 4282 02:12:24,303 --> 02:12:25,704 RENTER PROTECTIONS THAT ARE 4283 02:12:25,704 --> 02:12:28,473 DESIGNED TO PROTECT RENTERS FROM 4284 02:12:28,473 --> 02:12:29,675 PRICE GOUGING, PREVENT AND 4285 02:12:29,675 --> 02:12:30,309 PREVENT LANDLORDS FROM SETTING 4286 02:12:30,309 --> 02:12:31,810 FAIR. IT DOES NOT PREVENT 4287 02:12:31,810 --> 02:12:33,211 LANDLORDS FROM SETTING FAIR 4288 02:12:33,211 --> 02:12:34,346 MARKET RENTS OR CHARGING FOR 4289 02:12:34,346 --> 02:12:38,250 TRULY OPT IN SERVICES. AS SUCH, 4290 02:12:38,250 --> 02:12:38,750 THE COMMISSION SUPPORTS 4291 02:12:38,750 --> 02:12:39,718 AMENDMENT A AND E, WHICH 4292 02:12:39,718 --> 02:12:41,620 STRENGTHEN THIS LEGISLATION AND 4293 02:12:41,620 --> 02:12:42,220 WE OPPOSE AMENDMENT C AND D, 4294 02:12:42,220 --> 02:12:45,057 WHICH CREATE LOOPHOLES THAT 4295 02:12:45,057 --> 02:12:45,590 WOULD ALLOW LANDLORDS TO 4296 02:12:45,590 --> 02:12:47,693 CONTINUE CHARGING THESE 4297 02:12:47,693 --> 02:12:50,028 UNNECESSARY RENTAL FEES. THIS 4298 02:12:50,028 --> 02:12:51,663 COMPREHENSIVE BAN IS CRITICAL TO 4299 02:12:51,663 --> 02:12:54,566 ENSURING RENTERS HAVE ACCURATE 4300 02:12:54,566 --> 02:12:55,200 INFORMATION ABOUT HOUSING THAT 4301 02:12:55,200 --> 02:12:58,704 LANDLORDS CAN COMPETE IN A FAIR 4302 02:12:58,704 --> 02:12:59,338 MARKET, AND THAT NEW PROTECTIONS 4303 02:12:59,338 --> 02:13:02,574 ARE ENFORCEABLE. WE URGE YOU TO 4304 02:13:02,574 --> 02:13:04,242 PASS THIS BAN ON RENTAL JUNK 4305 02:13:04,242 --> 02:13:04,810 FEES WITH THE STRENGTHENING 4306 02:13:04,810 --> 02:13:07,245 AMENDMENTS A AND E, AND TO 4307 02:13:07,245 --> 02:13:07,512 REJECT. 4308 02:13:07,512 --> 02:13:08,847 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. LYDIA. 4309 02:13:08,847 --> 02:13:09,715 NEXT, WE HAVE WE HAVE EIGHT MORE 4310 02:13:09,715 --> 02:13:10,849 SPEAKERS ONLINE. THIS IS JUST A 4311 02:13:10,849 --> 02:13:12,417 TIME CHECK. WE HAVE EIGHT MORE 4312 02:13:12,417 --> 02:13:13,018 SPEAKERS ONLINE. AND WE HAVE 4313 02:13:13,018 --> 02:13:15,787 ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE MORE 4314 02:13:15,787 --> 02:13:17,022 IN PERSON. I DON'T KNOW IF 4315 02:13:17,022 --> 02:13:17,622 THERE'S ANY SIGNED UP OVER 4316 02:13:17,622 --> 02:13:19,658 THERE. OKAY, SO EIGHT ONLINE AND 4317 02:13:19,658 --> 02:13:21,393 THEN FIVE MORE IN PERSON. SO 4318 02:13:21,393 --> 02:13:27,833 CEDAR, YOU ARE WELL, STAR SIX 4319 02:13:27,833 --> 02:13:28,166 YOU'RE UP. 4320 02:13:28,166 --> 02:13:30,702 -- HELLO. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? 4321 02:13:30,702 --> 02:13:31,837 -- YES WE CAN. CAN YOU HEAR ME? 4322 02:13:31,837 --> 02:13:33,872 LOUD AND CLEAR 4323 02:13:33,872 --> 02:13:36,708 -- HI. MY NAME. MY NAME IS PETER 4324 02:13:36,708 --> 02:13:39,811 AND I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON 4325 02:13:39,811 --> 02:13:43,215 BECOMING CHARGES THAT WE ARE 4326 02:13:43,215 --> 02:13:45,450 FACING AS A COUNTRY IN THE MIDST 4327 02:13:45,450 --> 02:13:48,720 OF OUR FOOD FINANCIAL CRISIS AND 4328 02:13:48,720 --> 02:13:50,222 OUR WATER CRISIS DUE TO 4329 02:13:50,222 --> 02:13:51,890 SURVEILLANCE CENTERS AND 4330 02:13:51,890 --> 02:13:56,061 DESTROYING THE WATER FOR THE 4331 02:13:56,061 --> 02:13:56,695 ELITES IN THIS COUNTRY, WE ARE 4332 02:13:56,695 --> 02:13:58,497 ALSO TAKING STEPS TO EXPAND OUR 4333 02:13:58,497 --> 02:14:00,132 POLICE SURVEILLANCE STATE BY 4334 02:14:00,132 --> 02:14:04,202 PUTTING UP MORE FLOCK AND AXON 4335 02:14:04,202 --> 02:14:06,271 AND ALPR CAMERAS THAT ARE 4336 02:14:06,271 --> 02:14:08,874 FURTHER INFRINGING UPON OUR 4337 02:14:08,874 --> 02:14:09,741 FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS. WE 4338 02:14:09,741 --> 02:14:11,476 CAN'T EVER REALLY SEEM TO FIND 4339 02:14:11,476 --> 02:14:12,944 THE MONEY FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS, 4340 02:14:12,944 --> 02:14:14,112 BUT WE CAN ALWAYS SEEM TO FIND 4341 02:14:14,112 --> 02:14:17,716 MORE MONEY TO PAY THE POLICE WHO 4342 02:14:17,716 --> 02:14:22,721 CONSTANTLY BEAT OUR CIVILIANS 4343 02:14:22,721 --> 02:14:25,791 AND MANY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING 4344 02:14:25,791 --> 02:14:28,727 BELLEVUE, IS ACTUALLY UNDER 4345 02:14:28,727 --> 02:14:29,294 INVESTIGATION FOR CHILD SEX 4346 02:14:29,294 --> 02:14:32,631 TRAFFICKING. SO WE SHOULD FUND 4347 02:14:32,631 --> 02:14:34,499 THE POLICE A LOT LESS, AND WE 4348 02:14:34,499 --> 02:14:36,068 SHOULD ACTUALLY PUT MORE MONEY 4349 02:14:36,068 --> 02:14:38,904 INTO THE FARM. 4350 02:14:38,904 --> 02:14:44,209 -- THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE 4351 02:14:44,209 --> 02:14:47,212 HEATHER FOLLOWED BY MAGDALENA. 4352 02:14:47,212 --> 02:14:49,347 -- HI. COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND 4353 02:14:49,347 --> 02:14:49,948 COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HEATHER 4354 02:14:49,948 --> 02:14:51,183 SMITH FROM CAPITOL HILL PIKE 4355 02:14:51,183 --> 02:14:53,151 PINE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M SPEAKING 4356 02:14:53,151 --> 02:14:55,787 IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL BILL ONE 4357 02:14:55,787 --> 02:14:57,589 TWO, ONE TWO, FIVE THREE AND 4358 02:14:57,589 --> 02:14:59,758 DIRECTING FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY 4359 02:14:59,758 --> 02:15:01,793 BASED VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS TO 4360 02:15:01,793 --> 02:15:02,861 CAPITOL HILL. JUST LAST NIGHT, 4361 02:15:02,861 --> 02:15:04,830 ANOTHER PERSON WAS SHOT AT CAL 4362 02:15:04,830 --> 02:15:06,164 ANDERSON PARK. THAT BRINGS THE 4363 02:15:06,164 --> 02:15:07,365 NUMBER OF SHOOTINGS WE HAVE 4364 02:15:07,365 --> 02:15:09,201 DOCUMENTED IN THE GREATER PIKE 4365 02:15:09,201 --> 02:15:12,804 PINE TO 2626 IN JUST THREE 4366 02:15:12,804 --> 02:15:17,576 YEARS, ALL WITHIN A VERY SMALL 4367 02:15:17,576 --> 02:15:19,110 GEOGRAPHIC AREA. OUR PIKE PINE 4368 02:15:19,110 --> 02:15:20,812 COMMUNITY AND OUR NIGHTLIFE 4369 02:15:20,812 --> 02:15:22,914 DISTRICT IN CAL ANDERSON PARK 4370 02:15:22,914 --> 02:15:25,450 NEED A COORDINATED, SUSTAINED 4371 02:15:25,450 --> 02:15:26,017 PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY WITH 4372 02:15:26,017 --> 02:15:29,020 CONSISTENT RESOURCES, CLEAR 4373 02:15:29,020 --> 02:15:29,454 RESPONSIBILITY AND 4374 02:15:29,454 --> 02:15:31,056 ACCOUNTABILITY. THE SEATTLE FIRE 4375 02:15:31,056 --> 02:15:32,858 DEPARTMENT AND SEATTLE POLICE 4376 02:15:32,858 --> 02:15:34,426 DEPARTMENT SHOULD NOT BE THE 4377 02:15:34,426 --> 02:15:36,061 ONLY RESPONDERS TO ISSUES AROUND 4378 02:15:36,061 --> 02:15:38,530 THE CLOCK. PIKE PINE IS ALSO AN 4379 02:15:38,530 --> 02:15:41,399 IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR 4380 02:15:41,399 --> 02:15:42,033 SEATTLE. VIOLENCE INTERRUPTERS 4381 02:15:42,033 --> 02:15:44,569 CAN HELP IDENTIFY ESCALATING 4382 02:15:44,569 --> 02:15:47,139 CONFLICTS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS 4383 02:15:47,139 --> 02:15:48,673 WITH PEOPLE AT THE HIGHEST RISK 4384 02:15:48,673 --> 02:15:52,210 OF VIOLENCE, INTERVENE BEFORE. 4385 02:15:52,210 --> 02:15:53,578 -- THANK YOU. HEATHER. NEXT, WE 4386 02:15:53,578 --> 02:15:54,946 HAVE MAGDALENA, FOLLOWED BY ERIN 4387 02:15:54,946 --> 02:16:01,119 AND ELIZABETH. 4388 02:16:01,119 --> 02:16:01,520 -- AM I UNMUTED? 4389 02:16:01,520 --> 02:16:05,290 -- WE CAN HEAR YOU. 4390 02:16:05,290 --> 02:16:08,760 -- WONDERFUL. HELLO, COUNCIL. 4391 02:16:08,760 --> 02:16:11,363 YOU ARE LEGISLATING RIGHT NOW 4392 02:16:11,363 --> 02:16:14,666 FOR THE AGE, NOT THE HOUR. THE 4393 02:16:14,666 --> 02:16:16,935 HOUR IS THE EMPIRE AROUND US 4394 02:16:16,935 --> 02:16:19,371 THAT IS FALLING, BUT THE AGE 4395 02:16:19,371 --> 02:16:21,373 THAT IS COMING IS ONE IN WHICH 4396 02:16:21,373 --> 02:16:23,942 THE CITY WILL STILL EXIST. IN 4397 02:16:23,942 --> 02:16:25,477 THAT TIME, THEY WILL LOOK TO THE 4398 02:16:25,477 --> 02:16:28,079 PRECEDENTS THAT YOU ESTABLISHED 4399 02:16:28,079 --> 02:16:29,714 DURING THIS TIME OF TRANSITION. 4400 02:16:29,714 --> 02:16:32,350 WHETHER YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 4401 02:16:32,350 --> 02:16:34,452 TRANSITION COMING OR NOT, IT HAS 4402 02:16:34,452 --> 02:16:36,021 HAPPENED TO ALL EMPIRES. IT WILL 4403 02:16:36,021 --> 02:16:40,892 HAPPEN TO OURS. WHAT LEGACY WILL 4404 02:16:40,892 --> 02:16:42,761 YOU LEAVE? WHEN TRANS PEOPLE 4405 02:16:42,761 --> 02:16:43,895 WERE PRIESTESSES OF THE TEMPLES 4406 02:16:43,895 --> 02:16:44,529 OF INANNA, EUROPEANS WERE STILL 4407 02:16:44,529 --> 02:16:45,864 LIVING IN MUD HUTS AND FIGURING 4408 02:16:45,864 --> 02:16:48,466 OUT HOW TO MAKE BRONZE. WE ARE 4409 02:16:48,466 --> 02:16:51,336 THE ERINYES OF THE SCYTHIANS. WE 4410 02:16:51,336 --> 02:16:53,138 ARE THE GALLI OF THE ROMANS. WE 4411 02:16:53,138 --> 02:16:55,073 HAVE LITERALLY ALWAYS EXISTED, 4412 02:16:55,073 --> 02:16:56,241 AND WE WILL ALWAYS EXIST, AND WE 4413 02:16:56,241 --> 02:16:58,176 WILL RESIST THESE FASCISTS. AND 4414 02:16:58,176 --> 02:17:00,412 YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH US AFTER. 4415 02:17:00,412 --> 02:17:01,646 YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE 4416 02:17:01,646 --> 02:17:02,614 RESULTS. WILL YOU LIVE WITH A 4417 02:17:02,614 --> 02:17:04,049 CITY THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT TO 4418 02:17:04,049 --> 02:17:05,917 LIFE BY SAVING OURS, AND THE 4419 02:17:05,917 --> 02:17:10,755 CULTURE THAT WE BRING TO CREATE? 4420 02:17:10,755 --> 02:17:11,089 HAVE YOU ALL. 4421 02:17:11,089 --> 02:17:12,924 -- THANK YOU. MAGDALENA. NEXT WE 4422 02:17:12,924 --> 02:17:14,759 HAVE ELIZABETH, FOLLOWED BY 4423 02:17:14,759 --> 02:17:17,329 PHILIP HALEY AND MATTHEW. AND 4424 02:17:17,329 --> 02:17:22,167 WE'LL GO BACK TO IN PERSON 4425 02:17:22,167 --> 02:17:26,137 ELIZABETH, WELCOME. STAR SIX TO 4426 02:17:26,137 --> 02:17:33,545 UNMUTE YOURSELF, STAR SIX. 4427 02:17:33,545 --> 02:17:35,480 YOU'RE STILL ON MUTE. STAR SIX 4428 02:17:35,480 --> 02:17:37,916 THERE YOU GO. 4429 02:17:37,916 --> 02:17:39,884 -- HELLO, HELLO. THANK YOU. THIS 4430 02:17:39,884 --> 02:17:41,886 IS ELIZABETH MARCUS AND I AM A 4431 02:17:41,886 --> 02:17:43,488 RESIDENT OF THE GREEN LAKE 4432 02:17:43,488 --> 02:17:47,259 NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I HAVE BEEN A 4433 02:17:47,259 --> 02:17:50,028 LANDLORD IN THE PAST, AND I 4434 02:17:50,028 --> 02:17:54,899 STRONGLY OPPOSE JUNK FEES. I 4435 02:17:54,899 --> 02:17:57,669 TAKE THAT AS A RESPONSIBILITY TO 4436 02:17:57,669 --> 02:17:59,671 KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED AND NOT AS 4437 02:17:59,671 --> 02:18:01,973 SOMETHING TO MAKE A PROFIT OFF 4438 02:18:01,973 --> 02:18:03,508 OF, AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PEOPLE 4439 02:18:03,508 --> 02:18:07,746 WHO NEED HOUSING. I ALSO 4440 02:18:07,746 --> 02:18:09,581 STRONGLY SUPPORT THE FUNDING FOR 4441 02:18:09,581 --> 02:18:13,418 THE TRANS COMMUNITY, AND I WOULD 4442 02:18:13,418 --> 02:18:16,221 LOVE TO SAY THAT I OPPOSE THIS 4443 02:18:16,221 --> 02:18:18,390 AMENDMENT C AND D, THANK YOU SO 4444 02:18:18,390 --> 02:18:18,590 MUCH. 4445 02:18:18,590 --> 02:18:20,625 -- THANK YOU. ELIZABETH. NEXT WE 4446 02:18:20,625 --> 02:18:21,259 HAVE PHILIP, FOLLOWED BY HALEY 4447 02:18:21,259 --> 02:18:21,993 AND THEN MATTHEW. AND THEN WE'LL 4448 02:18:21,993 --> 02:18:32,370 GO TO OUR IN PERSON. 4449 02:18:32,937 --> 02:18:37,575 I, PHILIP, YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON 4450 02:18:37,575 --> 02:18:41,313 YOUR PHONE, PHILIP, BUT YOU ARE 4451 02:18:41,313 --> 02:18:41,713 OFF MUTE FOR US. 4452 02:18:41,713 --> 02:18:42,414 -- HI I APOLOGIZE, CAN YOU HEAR 4453 02:18:42,414 --> 02:18:43,181 ME NOW? 4454 02:18:43,181 --> 02:18:46,151 -- YES, WE CAN 4455 02:18:46,151 --> 02:18:48,853 -- THANK YOU. MY NAME IS PHILIP 4456 02:18:48,853 --> 02:18:51,122 ROTH. I AM A SMALL LANDLORD IN 4457 02:18:51,122 --> 02:18:52,290 THE RAVENNA NEIGHBORHOOD. I 4458 02:18:52,290 --> 02:18:53,992 WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK OUT IN 4459 02:18:53,992 --> 02:18:58,863 OPPOSITION TO JUNK FEES. AS A 4460 02:18:58,863 --> 02:19:00,732 PROPERTY OWNER, I FIND MYSELF 4461 02:19:00,732 --> 02:19:04,069 LUCKY ENOUGH TO HELP THOSE WHO 4462 02:19:04,069 --> 02:19:06,137 DO NOT OWN PROPERTY STAY IN THE 4463 02:19:06,137 --> 02:19:06,705 NEIGHBORHOOD AT AFFORDABLE 4464 02:19:06,705 --> 02:19:08,473 RATES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE 4465 02:19:08,473 --> 02:19:10,875 CULTURE AND DIVERSITY OF MY 4466 02:19:10,875 --> 02:19:12,243 NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY IN 4467 02:19:12,243 --> 02:19:17,082 GENERAL. I FIND JUNK FEE IS AN 4468 02:19:17,082 --> 02:19:18,983 EXORBITANT CHARGES TO BE 4469 02:19:18,983 --> 02:19:20,652 DESPICABLE, AND I APPRECIATE 4470 02:19:20,652 --> 02:19:21,252 EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING TO 4471 02:19:21,252 --> 02:19:24,889 COMBAT THEM. I WOULD ALSO NOTE 4472 02:19:24,889 --> 02:19:25,957 THAT ANY AMENDMENTS DILUTING THE 4473 02:19:25,957 --> 02:19:28,460 STRENGTH OF THAT BILL ARE NOT 4474 02:19:28,460 --> 02:19:29,894 WANTED. THE DEVELOPERS WHO ARE 4475 02:19:29,894 --> 02:19:32,464 IN FAVOR OF THIS, AND I AND I 4476 02:19:32,464 --> 02:19:36,201 WORK FOR A DEVELOPER SEPARATELY, 4477 02:19:36,201 --> 02:19:37,569 ARE CHARGING SIMPLY FOR THEIR 4478 02:19:37,569 --> 02:19:45,577 OWN PROFITS AND. 4479 02:19:45,577 --> 02:19:48,913 -- YOU STILL HAVE TIME, PHILIP. 4480 02:19:48,913 --> 02:19:51,149 -- I APOLOGIZE, I THOUGHT IT 4481 02:19:51,149 --> 02:19:52,717 MUTED ME. YES, I JUST OPPOSE 4482 02:19:52,717 --> 02:19:54,085 THIS. THANK YOU. 4483 02:19:54,085 --> 02:19:55,820 -- THANK YOU PHILIP. NEXT WE 4484 02:19:55,820 --> 02:19:56,488 HAVE HALEY FOLLOWED BY MATTHEW. 4485 02:19:56,488 --> 02:20:07,065 AND THEN WE'LL GO TO IN PERSON. 4486 02:20:07,565 --> 02:20:08,133 -- GOOD AFTERNOON, 4487 02:20:08,133 --> 02:20:09,801 COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS HALEY 4488 02:20:09,801 --> 02:20:11,102 AND MY COMPANY IS A SMALL 4489 02:20:11,102 --> 02:20:12,904 PROPERTY OWNER, OWNER AND 4490 02:20:12,904 --> 02:20:14,639 MANAGER HERE IN SEATTLE. I'M 4491 02:20:14,639 --> 02:20:16,007 SPEAKING TODAY IN SUPPORT OF 4492 02:20:16,007 --> 02:20:17,275 AMENDMENT T. OVER THE YEARS, 4493 02:20:17,275 --> 02:20:19,377 WE'VE INVESTED IN TAILORING OUR 4494 02:20:19,377 --> 02:20:21,246 BUILDINGS TO THE NEEDS OF DOG 4495 02:20:21,246 --> 02:20:22,814 OWNERS, INSTALLING DOG RUNS, 4496 02:20:22,814 --> 02:20:25,183 CREATING RELIEF AREAS AND ADDING 4497 02:20:25,183 --> 02:20:26,618 WASH STATIONS TO MUDDY PODS 4498 02:20:26,618 --> 02:20:29,154 DON'T END UP ON THE CARPET AND 4499 02:20:29,154 --> 02:20:30,422 CONSISTENTLY CLEANING UP OUR 4500 02:20:30,422 --> 02:20:31,790 DOGS WHO HAVE ACCIDENTS IN THE 4501 02:20:31,790 --> 02:20:34,225 ELEVATORS AND LOBBIES. THESE 4502 02:20:34,225 --> 02:20:34,793 IMPROVEMENTS COST MONEY TO 4503 02:20:34,793 --> 02:20:37,228 CREATE AND MAINTAIN, AND THEY 4504 02:20:37,228 --> 02:20:38,797 BENEFIT ALL OF THE TENANTS WHO 4505 02:20:38,797 --> 02:20:40,298 HAVE DOGS IN THE WHOLE BUILDING. 4506 02:20:40,298 --> 02:20:46,070 KENT RENT IT CUT RENT IS HOW 4507 02:20:46,070 --> 02:20:46,671 THOSE TENANTS PAY THEIR FAIR 4508 02:20:46,671 --> 02:20:47,338 SHARE FOR WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY 4509 02:20:47,338 --> 02:20:48,006 USING IT. WITHOUT IT, I'D HAVE 4510 02:20:48,006 --> 02:20:48,606 TO FOLD THOSE COSTS INTO RENT 4511 02:20:48,606 --> 02:20:49,507 FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING TENANTS 4512 02:20:49,507 --> 02:20:51,176 WHO DON'T OWN A PET AND NEVER 4513 02:20:51,176 --> 02:20:53,144 TOUCH THESE DOG AMENITIES OR 4514 02:20:53,144 --> 02:20:54,445 REQUIRE THESE CLEANING SERVICES. 4515 02:20:54,445 --> 02:20:56,047 THAT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT 4516 02:20:56,047 --> 02:20:57,515 EQUITABLE. A SMALL CAPS MONTHLY 4517 02:20:57,515 --> 02:20:59,117 AMOUNT TIED DIRECTLY TO THE 4518 02:20:59,117 --> 02:21:01,152 AMENITIES OF FAIR WAY TO DO IT. 4519 02:21:01,152 --> 02:21:03,521 OTHERWISE, WE'LL HAVE RENT 1.5% 4520 02:21:03,521 --> 02:21:05,123 ACROSS THE BOARD. PLEASE SUPPORT 4521 02:21:05,123 --> 02:21:05,824 AMENDMENT C. THANK YOU SO MUCH 4522 02:21:05,824 --> 02:21:07,425 FOR YOUR TIME. 4523 02:21:07,425 --> 02:21:08,226 -- THANK YOU. HALEY. NEXT WE 4524 02:21:08,226 --> 02:21:09,994 HAVE MATTHEW, AND THEN WE'LL GO 4525 02:21:09,994 --> 02:21:12,297 RIGHT TO IN OUR IN PERSON 4526 02:21:12,297 --> 02:21:14,933 SPEAKERS, MATTHEW STAR SIX. 4527 02:21:14,933 --> 02:21:17,302 -- HI THERE. I'M CALLING IN 4528 02:21:17,302 --> 02:21:20,138 OPPOSITION TO THE FUNDING FOR 4529 02:21:20,138 --> 02:21:21,840 TRANS REFUGEES. I JUST DON'T 4530 02:21:21,840 --> 02:21:22,373 FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TERM 4531 02:21:22,373 --> 02:21:23,575 REFUGEE. AND I THINK IT'S 4532 02:21:23,575 --> 02:21:26,711 DISPARAGING TO TRUE REFUGEES 4533 02:21:26,711 --> 02:21:27,712 FROM OTHER COUNTRIES THAT NEED 4534 02:21:27,712 --> 02:21:30,014 SUPPORT AND NEED FUNDING. I 4535 02:21:30,014 --> 02:21:30,715 DON'T KNOW WHY SEATTLE 4536 02:21:30,715 --> 02:21:32,183 TAXPAYERS ARE FOOTING THE BILL 4537 02:21:32,183 --> 02:21:34,018 FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE WITHIN THE 4538 02:21:34,018 --> 02:21:35,286 SAME COUNTRY. AND I GUESS TO 4539 02:21:35,286 --> 02:21:36,955 WHAT END? I DON'T REALLY 4540 02:21:36,955 --> 02:21:37,555 UNDERSTAND WHERE THIS FUNDING 4541 02:21:37,555 --> 02:21:40,825 WILL BE ALLOCATED TO AND HOW 4542 02:21:40,825 --> 02:21:41,359 $300,000 REALLY WOULD BE 4543 02:21:41,359 --> 02:21:43,628 SUPPORTIVE IF IT REALLY IS A 4544 02:21:43,628 --> 02:21:46,130 CRISIS AS IT IS BEING PLAYED OUT 4545 02:21:46,130 --> 02:21:49,367 AS. SO I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND 4546 02:21:49,367 --> 02:21:50,768 OR SUPPORT THIS VERY SMALL 4547 02:21:50,768 --> 02:21:51,936 AMOUNT OF FUNDING TO HELP A VERY 4548 02:21:51,936 --> 02:21:53,705 SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE MOVE 4549 02:21:53,705 --> 02:21:55,707 WITHIN THE COUNTRY. 4550 02:21:55,707 --> 02:21:56,407 -- THANK YOU MATTHEW. SO NOW 4551 02:21:56,407 --> 02:21:57,675 WE'RE GOING TO GO TO IN PERSON, 4552 02:21:57,675 --> 02:22:00,311 WE HAVE LYDIA FOLLOWED BY M, AND 4553 02:22:00,311 --> 02:22:02,680 WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES, WE HAVE 4554 02:22:02,680 --> 02:22:03,915 KYLE, WE HAVE ELLEN. LYDIA, 4555 02:22:03,915 --> 02:22:07,685 WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR 4556 02:22:07,685 --> 02:22:07,952 PATIENCE. 4557 02:22:07,952 --> 02:22:12,223 -- LYDIA TAYLOR. OKAY. HELLO. I 4558 02:22:12,223 --> 02:22:15,293 AM HERE TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF 4559 02:22:15,293 --> 02:22:17,128 CB 121254 AND BANNING PET RENT 4560 02:22:17,128 --> 02:22:20,398 AKA ANTI AMENDMENT C OF THIS 4561 02:22:20,398 --> 02:22:22,333 BILL AND BANNING JUNK FEES, 4562 02:22:22,333 --> 02:22:24,068 INCLUDING AMENDMENT D, CHARGING 4563 02:22:24,068 --> 02:22:24,702 RENTERS, RENTER INSURANCE ON AN 4564 02:22:24,702 --> 02:22:26,404 OPT OUT BASIS. BECAUSE I BELIEVE 4565 02:22:26,404 --> 02:22:28,139 THAT OBFUSCATES THE LANDLORD'S 4566 02:22:28,139 --> 02:22:29,607 RESPONSIBILITY TO THE TENANTS. 4567 02:22:29,607 --> 02:22:30,275 THERE'S MUCH I COULD COPY PASTE 4568 02:22:30,275 --> 02:22:32,410 FROM THE SEATTLE.GOV OFFICE OF 4569 02:22:32,410 --> 02:22:34,812 THE CITY CLERK. LEGISTAR.COM. 4570 02:22:34,812 --> 02:22:36,314 PAGES RECITAL SECTION. BUT 4571 02:22:36,314 --> 02:22:38,249 THAT'S 20 MINUTES I DON'T HAVE 4572 02:22:38,249 --> 02:22:39,317 WITH THIS MICROPHONE. AND I'M 4573 02:22:39,317 --> 02:22:41,185 SURE THE COUNCILORS HAVE SEEN 4574 02:22:41,185 --> 02:22:42,320 THAT DOCUMENT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE 4575 02:22:42,320 --> 02:22:43,488 EVERYONE WHO HASN'T TO READ IT. 4576 02:22:43,488 --> 02:22:44,956 IT'S INCREDIBLY INSIGHTFUL. 4577 02:22:44,956 --> 02:22:46,558 WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT AS A 4578 02:22:46,558 --> 02:22:48,760 YOUNG PROGRESSIVE VOTER, THIS 4579 02:22:48,760 --> 02:22:49,360 LEGISLATION IS EXACTLY THE 4580 02:22:49,360 --> 02:22:50,161 REASON THAT WE VOTED FOR THE 4581 02:22:50,161 --> 02:22:53,765 LIKES OF MAYOR WILSON AND BILL 4582 02:22:53,765 --> 02:22:54,399 SPONSOR DIONNE FOSTER TO DO FOR 4583 02:22:54,399 --> 02:22:57,201 US, BECAUSE COUNCILOR FOSTER 4584 02:22:57,201 --> 02:22:59,137 IDENTIFIED UNAFFORDABILITY AS A 4585 02:22:59,137 --> 02:23:00,338 REASON FOR GENTRIFICATION OF POC 4586 02:23:00,338 --> 02:23:04,108 AND QUEER COMMUNITIES IN HER 4587 02:23:04,108 --> 02:23:07,845 CAMPAIGN FOR OFFICE AND AND THIS 4588 02:23:07,845 --> 02:23:09,347 BILL IS SIMPLY LIVING UP TO THAT 4589 02:23:09,347 --> 02:23:10,381 CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO FIGHT 4590 02:23:10,381 --> 02:23:11,416 AGAINST THAT IN CITY HALL. FOR 4591 02:23:11,416 --> 02:23:13,084 US. 4592 02:23:13,084 --> 02:23:15,019 -- THANK YOU. LYDIA. NEXT WE 4593 02:23:15,019 --> 02:23:18,890 HAVE M IS M HERE THANK M LEFT M 4594 02:23:18,890 --> 02:23:21,859 OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES. 4595 02:23:21,859 --> 02:23:24,896 WELCOME. AND THEN WE HAVE KYLE 4596 02:23:24,896 --> 02:23:27,131 AND THEN ELLEN. WELCOME MR. 4597 02:23:27,131 --> 02:23:27,365 HAYNES. 4598 02:23:27,365 --> 02:23:27,966 -- HI. HOW YOU DOING? 4599 02:23:27,966 --> 02:23:30,268 -- I'M GREAT. HOW ARE YOU? 4600 02:23:30,268 --> 02:23:30,902 -- STREAMING REVOLUTION. LIVING 4601 02:23:30,902 --> 02:23:34,072 A NIGHTMARE. HI. MY NAME IS 4602 02:23:34,072 --> 02:23:37,508 DAVID HAYNES. WHEN YOU EXEMPT 4603 02:23:37,508 --> 02:23:39,143 DRUG PUSHERS FROM MISDEMEANOR 4604 02:23:39,143 --> 02:23:40,878 PROSECUTION, YOU ALLOW FOR THE 4605 02:23:40,878 --> 02:23:42,580 ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE BETWEEN 4606 02:23:42,580 --> 02:23:44,782 RIVAL DRUG GANGS. WHEN YOU 4607 02:23:44,782 --> 02:23:45,883 FINANCE NONPROFITS IN THE HUMAN 4608 02:23:45,883 --> 02:23:47,585 SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO RUN 4609 02:23:47,585 --> 02:23:50,755 INTERFERENCE FOR BIPOC REPEAT 4610 02:23:50,755 --> 02:23:51,289 OFFENDING CRIMINALS, YOU 4611 02:23:51,289 --> 02:23:51,923 ESCALATE THE IMPLOSION OF OUR 4612 02:23:51,923 --> 02:23:53,358 SOCIETY AND UNDERMINE THE 4613 02:23:53,358 --> 02:23:53,992 INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THE 4614 02:23:53,992 --> 02:23:56,494 THING IS, I CAME DOWN HERE TODAY 4615 02:23:56,494 --> 02:23:58,730 BECAUSE WE NEED SOME LEGISLATION 4616 02:23:58,730 --> 02:23:59,230 TO PURGE THE LANDLORDS 4617 02:23:59,230 --> 02:24:01,566 SABOTAGING RESTRICTIONS ON THE 4618 02:24:01,566 --> 02:24:02,266 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SO WE CAN 4619 02:24:02,266 --> 02:24:03,968 HAVE A BETTER BUILT BACK CITY OF 4620 02:24:03,968 --> 02:24:05,837 21st CENTURY, FIRST WORLD 4621 02:24:05,837 --> 02:24:06,671 QUALITY HOUSING THAT GOES HIGHER 4622 02:24:06,671 --> 02:24:08,740 THAN SIX STORIES FOR YOUR 4623 02:24:08,740 --> 02:24:12,010 CATERING TO, LIKE WATERED DOWN, 4624 02:24:12,010 --> 02:24:14,612 DESIGNED FOR NONPROFITS THAT ARE 4625 02:24:14,612 --> 02:24:15,146 POLITICALLY CONNECTED TO 4626 02:24:15,146 --> 02:24:19,417 WAREHOUSE, ECHO, THIRD WORLD, 4627 02:24:19,417 --> 02:24:20,084 MODERN INNER CITY REAL ESTATE. 4628 02:24:20,084 --> 02:24:22,854 THE THING IS, IS LIKE YOU SHOULD 4629 02:24:22,854 --> 02:24:25,256 BE ALLOWED TO GET YOUR MONEY 4630 02:24:25,256 --> 02:24:26,457 BACK WITHIN 24 HOURS. IF YOU 4631 02:24:26,457 --> 02:24:27,058 CALL THE LANDLORD AND SAY, I 4632 02:24:27,058 --> 02:24:28,726 WANT, I'M MOVING OUT WITHIN 30 4633 02:24:28,726 --> 02:24:30,094 DAYS BECAUSE THIS PLACE IS 4634 02:24:30,094 --> 02:24:32,997 DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE 4635 02:24:32,997 --> 02:24:34,565 INFLATED AND YOU SHOULD BE 4636 02:24:34,565 --> 02:24:35,133 ALLOWED TO RENEGOTIATE THE 4637 02:24:35,133 --> 02:24:37,468 PROPERTY VALUE BASED ON 2016, 4638 02:24:37,468 --> 02:24:41,439 WHEN JOHN WILSON TOOK OVER. 4639 02:24:41,439 --> 02:24:41,973 -- AND THANK YOU, DAVID. 4640 02:24:41,973 --> 02:24:42,473 -- THE PROPERTY VALUE. 4641 02:24:42,473 --> 02:24:43,608 -- THANK YOU, MR. HAYNES. 4642 02:24:43,608 --> 02:24:44,308 -- THANKS. RIGHT OFF SOME OF THE 4643 02:24:44,308 --> 02:24:44,942 DEBT FOR. 4644 02:24:44,942 --> 02:24:46,244 -- THE RANCH. THANK YOU, MR. 4645 02:24:46,244 --> 02:24:48,713 HAYNES. NEXT WE HAVE KYLE 4646 02:24:48,713 --> 02:24:52,350 FOLLOWED BY ELLEN. IS KYLE HERE? 4647 02:24:52,350 --> 02:24:55,953 NO. KYLE. KYLE, KYLE AND THEN 4648 02:24:55,953 --> 02:24:57,422 ELLEN O'LEARY. IS ELLEN O'LEARY 4649 02:24:57,422 --> 02:25:01,592 HERE? NUMBER 75. NO. OKAY. AND 4650 02:25:01,592 --> 02:25:02,527 IS THERE THERE'S NO MORE 4651 02:25:02,527 --> 02:25:04,295 SPEAKERS OVER THERE. AND THEN 4652 02:25:04,295 --> 02:25:05,697 THERE'S NOTHING ONLINE. SO I 4653 02:25:05,697 --> 02:25:07,031 JUST WANT TO FIRST THANK YOU 4654 02:25:07,031 --> 02:25:08,700 ALL. I KNOW THAT WAS A LONG 4655 02:25:08,700 --> 02:25:10,802 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, BUT IT 4656 02:25:10,802 --> 02:25:12,770 WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO 4657 02:25:12,770 --> 02:25:13,805 HEAR PEOPLE'S WORDS. I DO WANT 4658 02:25:13,805 --> 02:25:14,572 TO STATE, FOR THE RECORD, AND 4659 02:25:14,572 --> 02:25:17,608 I'VE TOLD MR. HAYNES THIS, HE 4660 02:25:17,608 --> 02:25:20,244 ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT BIPOC DRUG 4661 02:25:20,244 --> 02:25:22,046 PUSHERS OR BLACK DRUG PUSHERS. 4662 02:25:22,046 --> 02:25:23,815 SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, I HAD 4663 02:25:23,815 --> 02:25:25,917 ASKED HIM, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY 4664 02:25:25,917 --> 02:25:27,785 NICE TO SAY ALL THE TIME, BUT 4665 02:25:27,785 --> 02:25:29,554 ANYWAYS, IT'S ANOTHER ANOTHER 4666 02:25:29,554 --> 02:25:34,025 THING. SO JUST WANT TO THANK 4667 02:25:34,025 --> 02:25:37,328 EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. OKAY. 4668 02:25:37,328 --> 02:25:37,929 AND FOR DOING PUBLIC COMMENT. 4669 02:25:37,929 --> 02:25:39,630 THE PEOPLE THAT CAME DOWN IN 4670 02:25:39,630 --> 02:25:40,264 PERSON, THAT STOOD IN LINE, THE 4671 02:25:40,264 --> 02:25:41,065 FOLKS THAT WAITED ON LINE FOR 4672 02:25:41,065 --> 02:25:43,301 TWO HOURS TO SPEAK. IT'S REALLY 4673 02:25:43,301 --> 02:25:43,801 IMPORTANT THAT WE HEARD 4674 02:25:43,801 --> 02:25:45,369 EVERYONE, USUALLY PUBLIC COMMENT 4675 02:25:45,369 --> 02:25:46,337 PERIOD. WE ALWAYS HAVE SCHEDULED 4676 02:25:46,337 --> 02:25:48,506 FOR AN HOUR, BUT IT WAS REALLY 4677 02:25:48,506 --> 02:25:49,474 IMPORTANT THAT WE LISTEN TO 4678 02:25:49,474 --> 02:25:50,475 EVERYONE. SO WE JUST WANT TO 4679 02:25:50,475 --> 02:25:51,776 THANK YOU ALL. I'M GOING TO 4680 02:25:51,776 --> 02:25:52,710 CHECK WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO SEE 4681 02:25:52,710 --> 02:25:54,212 IF THEY WANT TO TAKE A RECESS, 4682 02:25:54,212 --> 02:25:56,380 OR IF YOU ALL WANTED TO POWER 4683 02:25:56,380 --> 02:25:58,082 THROUGH THE RECESS WOULD BE FIVE 4684 02:25:58,082 --> 02:25:59,550 MINUTES. I'M LOOKING LEFT AND 4685 02:25:59,550 --> 02:26:02,320 RIGHT, UP, DOWN. ARE PEOPLE JUST 4686 02:26:02,320 --> 02:26:04,188 POWER THROUGH? ARE WE GOOD? 4687 02:26:04,188 --> 02:26:05,423 OKAY, SO I SEE PEOPLE SAYING 4688 02:26:05,423 --> 02:26:08,192 PRESS FORWARD WITH THEIR SWORD. 4689 02:26:08,192 --> 02:26:09,327 OKAY, LET'S JUST JUMP RIGHT 4690 02:26:09,327 --> 02:26:11,329 INTO THE MEETING. IF THERE'S NO 4691 02:26:11,329 --> 02:26:11,996 OBJECTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO JUMP 4692 02:26:11,996 --> 02:26:14,599 RIGHT INTO THE MEETING. IF 4693 02:26:14,599 --> 02:26:15,166 THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE 4694 02:26:15,166 --> 02:26:16,501 INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL 4695 02:26:16,501 --> 02:26:18,736 CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. 4696 02:26:18,736 --> 02:26:19,270 HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE 4697 02:26:19,270 --> 02:26:20,204 INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL 4698 02:26:20,204 --> 02:26:20,938 CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS 4699 02:26:20,938 --> 02:26:23,808 NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE 4700 02:26:23,808 --> 02:26:25,443 ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION, 4701 02:26:25,443 --> 02:26:26,644 THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL 4702 02:26:26,644 --> 02:26:29,113 NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED 4703 02:26:29,113 --> 02:26:30,348 CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON 4704 02:26:30,348 --> 02:26:32,817 THE CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE 4705 02:26:32,817 --> 02:26:35,987 MINUTES OF AUGUST 4th, 2026. 4706 02:26:35,987 --> 02:26:37,622 COUNCIL BILL 121271 PAYMENT OF 4707 02:26:37,622 --> 02:26:38,723 THE BILLS, TWO BILLS AND ONE 4708 02:26:38,723 --> 02:26:39,624 RESOLUTION FROM PARKS AND CITY 4709 02:26:39,624 --> 02:26:41,926 LIGHT COMMITTEE. THERE ARE FIVE 4710 02:26:41,926 --> 02:26:43,728 APPOINTMENTS FROM THE FINANCE, 4711 02:26:43,728 --> 02:26:44,328 NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL 4712 02:26:44,328 --> 02:26:45,763 GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE, AND THERE 4713 02:26:45,763 --> 02:26:47,465 ARE SEVEN APPOINTMENTS FROM THE 4714 02:26:47,465 --> 02:26:49,300 THE TRANSPORTATION WATERFRONT 4715 02:26:49,300 --> 02:26:49,901 AND SEATTLE CENTER COMMITTEE. 4716 02:26:49,901 --> 02:26:51,169 ARE THERE ANY ITEMS 4717 02:26:51,169 --> 02:26:53,304 COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO 4718 02:26:53,304 --> 02:26:53,905 REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT 4719 02:26:53,905 --> 02:26:56,374 CALENDAR HEARING AND SEEING 4720 02:26:56,374 --> 02:26:56,974 NONE. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO 4721 02:26:56,974 --> 02:27:00,011 ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS 4722 02:27:00,011 --> 02:27:00,745 THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK 4723 02:27:00,745 --> 02:27:02,713 YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND 4724 02:27:02,713 --> 02:27:03,781 SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT 4725 02:27:03,781 --> 02:27:04,782 CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 4726 02:27:04,782 --> 02:27:06,517 CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF 4727 02:27:06,517 --> 02:27:09,420 THE CONSENT CALENDAR? 4728 02:27:09,420 --> 02:27:12,957 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YES. 4729 02:27:12,957 --> 02:27:14,725 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. THANK 4730 02:27:14,725 --> 02:27:18,196 YOU. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 4731 02:27:18,196 --> 02:27:18,763 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AYE. 4732 02:27:18,763 --> 02:27:19,230 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN 4733 02:27:19,230 --> 02:27:21,065 -- YES. 4734 02:27:21,065 --> 02:27:21,566 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 4735 02:27:21,566 --> 02:27:25,603 -- YES. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 4736 02:27:25,603 --> 02:27:27,572 -- I COUNCILMEMBER SAKA I 4737 02:27:27,572 --> 02:27:30,107 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I COUNCIL 4738 02:27:30,107 --> 02:27:30,741 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. YES, 4739 02:27:30,741 --> 02:27:32,210 AND IN FAVOR. NONE. OPPOSED. 4740 02:27:32,210 --> 02:27:33,978 -- CONSENT. CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. 4741 02:27:33,978 --> 02:27:35,880 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY 4742 02:27:35,880 --> 02:27:38,382 SIGNATURE IN THE MINUTES ON THE 4743 02:27:38,382 --> 02:27:39,784 LEGISLATION, ON THE CONSENT 4744 02:27:39,784 --> 02:27:41,018 CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? THAT WAS 4745 02:27:41,018 --> 02:27:42,320 A TONGUE TWISTER. WILL THE CLERK 4746 02:27:42,320 --> 02:27:43,821 PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE TO 4747 02:27:43,821 --> 02:27:45,590 THE RECORD 4748 02:27:45,590 --> 02:27:47,058 -- THE REPORT OF THE HOUSING, 4749 02:27:47,058 --> 02:27:49,794 ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE 4750 02:27:49,794 --> 02:27:51,429 AGENDA ITEM 1121254 RELATING TO 4751 02:27:51,429 --> 02:27:53,664 RENTAL AGREEMENTS. REGULATION 4752 02:27:53,664 --> 02:27:55,700 REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF FEES, 4753 02:27:55,700 --> 02:27:56,334 PROHIBITING ELIMINATING CERTAIN 4754 02:27:56,334 --> 02:27:58,135 FEES, REQUIRING RETENTION OF 4755 02:27:58,135 --> 02:27:59,804 COMPLIANCE RECORDS, EXPANDING 4756 02:27:59,804 --> 02:28:01,572 INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY, AND 4757 02:28:01,572 --> 02:28:02,173 ESTABLISHING NEW ENFORCEMENT 4758 02:28:02,173 --> 02:28:03,674 MECHANISMS. THE COMMITTEE 4759 02:28:03,674 --> 02:28:04,342 RECOMMENDS. THE BILL PASSES, AS 4760 02:28:04,342 --> 02:28:04,976 AMENDED. 4761 02:28:04,976 --> 02:28:05,843 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER CHAIR OF 4762 02:28:05,843 --> 02:28:06,777 THE COMMITTEE. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED 4763 02:28:06,777 --> 02:28:08,446 TO GIVE THE REPORT. 4764 02:28:08,446 --> 02:28:11,082 -- THANK YOU SO I CUT MY MIC. 4765 02:28:11,082 --> 02:28:13,050 THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 4766 02:28:13,050 --> 02:28:14,852 PRESIDENT. AND FIRST, I WANT TO 4767 02:28:14,852 --> 02:28:16,687 EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO MAYOR 4768 02:28:16,687 --> 02:28:19,323 WILSON AND HER TEAM, ESPECIALLY 4769 02:28:19,323 --> 02:28:20,224 KAREN LEVITAS, WHO HAS SPENT A 4770 02:28:20,224 --> 02:28:21,726 LOT OF TIME WITH OUR OFFICE AND 4771 02:28:21,726 --> 02:28:23,561 A LOT OF TIME LEADING ON THIS 4772 02:28:23,561 --> 02:28:25,496 WORK. I WANT TO ALSO EXPRESS MY 4773 02:28:25,496 --> 02:28:27,999 APPRECIATION TO HB HARPER FROM 4774 02:28:27,999 --> 02:28:29,200 COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF AND SAGE 4775 02:28:29,200 --> 02:28:31,068 LAWRENCE FROM MY TEAM FOR THEIR 4776 02:28:31,068 --> 02:28:33,104 LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU TO THE 4777 02:28:33,104 --> 02:28:33,771 MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THE 4778 02:28:33,771 --> 02:28:36,140 STATE HOUSE STAY HEALTHY 4779 02:28:36,140 --> 02:28:37,475 COALITION, TO THE FOLKS AT 4780 02:28:37,475 --> 02:28:39,410 SEATTLE HUMANE WASHINGTON 4781 02:28:39,410 --> 02:28:41,112 HOUSING ALLIANCE, THE SMALL AND 4782 02:28:41,112 --> 02:28:42,546 LARGE LANDLORDS AND HOUSING 4783 02:28:42,546 --> 02:28:43,781 PROVIDERS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE 4784 02:28:43,781 --> 02:28:45,182 TAKEN THE TIME TO COME DOWN AND 4785 02:28:45,182 --> 02:28:46,484 SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND 4786 02:28:46,484 --> 02:28:48,119 TESTIFY AT CITY HALL. IT. IT'S A 4787 02:28:48,119 --> 02:28:49,553 LOT OF WORK. IT'S A LOT OF 4788 02:28:49,553 --> 02:28:51,055 ENERGY. AND WE APPRECIATE EACH 4789 02:28:51,055 --> 02:28:53,691 OF YOU AS CHAIR OF THE HOUSING, 4790 02:28:53,691 --> 02:28:54,992 ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE, 4791 02:28:54,992 --> 02:28:55,860 I AM THRILLED TO SPONSOR THIS 4792 02:28:55,860 --> 02:28:57,995 LEGISLATION. AND LASTLY, I WANT 4793 02:28:57,995 --> 02:28:59,030 TO APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR 4794 02:28:59,030 --> 02:29:00,798 VOTING THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE 4795 02:29:00,798 --> 02:29:04,235 WITH A 5 TO 0 VOTE. SO AS WE'VE 4796 02:29:04,235 --> 02:29:05,903 HEARD TODAY, HIDDEN FEES DON'T 4797 02:29:05,903 --> 02:29:07,104 BELONG ON CONCERT TICKETS. THEY 4798 02:29:07,104 --> 02:29:08,606 DON'T BELONG ON AIRLINE 4799 02:29:08,606 --> 02:29:09,173 TICKETS, AND THEY CERTAINLY 4800 02:29:09,173 --> 02:29:09,974 DON'T BELONG ON THE LARGEST 4801 02:29:09,974 --> 02:29:11,909 EXPENSE THAT MOST SEATTLE 4802 02:29:11,909 --> 02:29:13,778 FAMILIES HAVE EVERY MONTH. THEIR 4803 02:29:13,778 --> 02:29:15,446 RENT RENT IS ONE OF THE MOST 4804 02:29:15,446 --> 02:29:17,248 IMPORTANT CONSUMER PURCHASES 4805 02:29:17,248 --> 02:29:19,016 THAT PEOPLE MAKE. AND IF WE 4806 02:29:19,016 --> 02:29:20,318 BELIEVE IN CONSUMER PROTECTION 4807 02:29:20,318 --> 02:29:21,485 ANYWHERE, WE SHOULD BELIEVE IN 4808 02:29:21,485 --> 02:29:22,420 IT HERE. AND IT SHOULD ALSO BE 4809 02:29:22,420 --> 02:29:23,988 ONE OF THE MOST TRANSPARENT 4810 02:29:23,988 --> 02:29:26,190 DECISIONS FOR PEOPLE. AND A 4811 02:29:26,190 --> 02:29:27,992 MAJORITY RENTER CITY WHERE 4812 02:29:27,992 --> 02:29:30,494 HOUSING ALREADY STRETCHES 4813 02:29:30,494 --> 02:29:31,062 HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS. FAMILIES 4814 02:29:31,062 --> 02:29:33,197 DESERVE TO KNOW THE REAL COST OF 4815 02:29:33,197 --> 02:29:34,065 A RENTAL BEFORE THEY SIGN A 4816 02:29:34,065 --> 02:29:34,865 LEASE, BEFORE THEY SHOW UP AND 4817 02:29:34,865 --> 02:29:36,434 SIT DOWN TO PUT THEIR NAME ON A 4818 02:29:36,434 --> 02:29:39,970 PAPER. NOT AFTER. AND I MYSELF 4819 02:29:39,970 --> 02:29:41,605 AM A HOMEOWNER, BUT I STILL 4820 02:29:41,605 --> 02:29:42,573 REMEMBER THE EXPERIENCE OF 4821 02:29:42,573 --> 02:29:45,109 FINDING AN APARTMENT, TOURING A 4822 02:29:45,109 --> 02:29:47,011 BUILDING, DECIDING I WANTED TO 4823 02:29:47,011 --> 02:29:48,179 LIVE THERE, SITTING DOWN TO SIGN 4824 02:29:48,179 --> 02:29:50,081 A LEASE, ONLY TO REALIZE WE WERE 4825 02:29:50,081 --> 02:29:51,115 QUITE LITERALLY SIGNING UP FOR 4826 02:29:51,115 --> 02:29:52,550 MORE THAN WE HAD ORIGINALLY 4827 02:29:52,550 --> 02:29:54,385 BARGAINED FOR. BECAUSE THE FEES 4828 02:29:54,385 --> 02:29:55,986 AND COSTS THAT WE HADN'T 4829 02:29:55,986 --> 02:29:56,520 ANTICIPATED THAT WE THEN 4830 02:29:56,520 --> 02:29:57,521 REALIZED WE WERE GOING TO NEED 4831 02:29:57,521 --> 02:29:59,623 TO PAY. THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN 4832 02:29:59,623 --> 02:30:01,592 EXPERIENCE THAT ANYBODY HAS. 4833 02:30:01,592 --> 02:30:02,560 RESEARCH FROM THE URBAN 4834 02:30:02,560 --> 02:30:04,128 INSTITUTE SHOWS THAT JUNK FEES 4835 02:30:04,128 --> 02:30:06,364 CAN INCREASE RENTERS TOTAL 4836 02:30:06,364 --> 02:30:07,631 HOUSING COSTS BY 10 TO 30%, 4837 02:30:07,631 --> 02:30:08,532 MAKING IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO 4838 02:30:08,532 --> 02:30:10,167 BUDGET AND HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO 4839 02:30:10,167 --> 02:30:12,770 STAY HOUSED. THOSE ADDED COSTS 4840 02:30:12,770 --> 02:30:14,405 HIT HARDEST FOR SENIORS ON FIXED 4841 02:30:14,405 --> 02:30:16,340 INCOMES. FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 4842 02:30:16,340 --> 02:30:18,009 ENTERING THE WORKFORCE, WORKING 4843 02:30:18,009 --> 02:30:18,609 FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT 4844 02:30:18,609 --> 02:30:20,511 ARE MOST LIKELY TO RENT. AS WE 4845 02:30:20,511 --> 02:30:22,446 HEARD EARLIER TODAY IN 4846 02:30:22,446 --> 02:30:23,347 WASHINGTON, BLACK RESIDENTS ARE 4847 02:30:23,347 --> 02:30:24,815 ABOUT TWICE AS LIKELY TO RENT 4848 02:30:24,815 --> 02:30:27,251 THAN OWN, MEANING THESE 4849 02:30:27,251 --> 02:30:27,885 PRACTICES CAN DISPROPORTIONATELY 4850 02:30:27,885 --> 02:30:28,953 BURDEN HOUSEHOLDS ALREADY FACING 4851 02:30:28,953 --> 02:30:30,821 BARRIERS TO HOUSING STABILITY. 4852 02:30:30,821 --> 02:30:33,824 AND I BELIEVE AND WE KNOW, THAT 4853 02:30:33,824 --> 02:30:34,425 TRANSPARENCY CREATES A BETTER 4854 02:30:34,425 --> 02:30:35,926 HOUSING MARKET. THIS LEGISLATION 4855 02:30:35,926 --> 02:30:37,495 GIVES RENTERS THE ABILITY TO 4856 02:30:37,495 --> 02:30:38,863 COMPARE HOMES PRICED ON THEIR 4857 02:30:38,863 --> 02:30:42,099 ACTUAL COST, NOT ON AN 4858 02:30:42,099 --> 02:30:42,666 ARTIFICIALLY LOW ADVERTISED 4859 02:30:42,666 --> 02:30:44,468 PRICE, FOLLOWED BY A LIST OF 4860 02:30:44,468 --> 02:30:46,370 SURPRISE CHARGES. IT ALSO 4861 02:30:46,370 --> 02:30:46,971 CREATES A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD 4862 02:30:46,971 --> 02:30:48,873 FOR LANDLORDS WHO ARE ALREADY 4863 02:30:48,873 --> 02:30:50,241 TRANSPARENT ABOUT PRICING. 4864 02:30:50,241 --> 02:30:51,308 INSTEAD OF REWARDING THOSE WHO 4865 02:30:51,308 --> 02:30:52,810 RELY ON HIDDEN FEES TO MAKE 4866 02:30:52,810 --> 02:30:54,712 THEIR LISTINGS APPEAR MORE 4867 02:30:54,712 --> 02:30:55,346 AFFORDABLE THAN THEY ACTUALLY 4868 02:30:55,346 --> 02:30:58,115 ARE. AND BY REDUCING UPFRONT, 4869 02:30:58,115 --> 02:30:59,383 NECESSARY COSTS, WE MAKE IT 4870 02:30:59,383 --> 02:31:01,185 EASIER FOR RENTERS TO FIND 4871 02:31:01,185 --> 02:31:01,819 HOUSING WITHOUT PAYING HUNDREDS 4872 02:31:01,819 --> 02:31:04,021 OF DOLLARS JUST TO APPLY. WE. I 4873 02:31:04,021 --> 02:31:05,656 KNOW THAT CONSUMER PROTECTIONS 4874 02:31:05,656 --> 02:31:06,824 ONLY WORK IF THEY ARE 4875 02:31:06,824 --> 02:31:09,860 ENFORCEABLE, AND THIS BILL GIVES 4876 02:31:09,860 --> 02:31:10,828 SDCI THE TEETH TO ENSURE THAT 4877 02:31:10,828 --> 02:31:13,764 THEY ARE ENFORCING THE LAW AND 4878 02:31:13,764 --> 02:31:14,398 HOLDING PEOPLE WHO DISREGARD THE 4879 02:31:14,398 --> 02:31:17,768 LAW ACCOUNTABLE. WE LOVE A SNAP. 4880 02:31:17,768 --> 02:31:18,602 AND LASTLY, I'LL JUST SHARE A 4881 02:31:18,602 --> 02:31:20,070 FEW OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT 4882 02:31:20,070 --> 02:31:21,572 THIS BILL DOES, BECAUSE SO MUCH 4883 02:31:21,572 --> 02:31:22,807 OF THE TESTIMONY TODAY WAS 4884 02:31:22,807 --> 02:31:23,641 FOCUSED ON THE AMENDMENTS. WE 4885 02:31:23,641 --> 02:31:25,743 ARE PROHIBITING CHARGING A FEE 4886 02:31:25,743 --> 02:31:26,544 FOR PAYING YOUR RENT VIA CHECK 4887 02:31:26,544 --> 02:31:29,447 OR ACH TRANSFER SO THAT YOU 4888 02:31:29,447 --> 02:31:31,582 DON'T HAVE TO PAY JUST TO PAY. 4889 02:31:31,582 --> 02:31:32,583 WE ARE PROHIBITING MAIL AND 4890 02:31:32,583 --> 02:31:34,485 PACKAGE FEES SO RENTERS AREN'T 4891 02:31:34,485 --> 02:31:36,153 PRICE GOUGED FOR RECEIVING 4892 02:31:36,153 --> 02:31:37,988 ORDERS. WE ARE PROHIBITING 4893 02:31:37,988 --> 02:31:38,622 ADDITIONAL FEES FOR THE USE OF 4894 02:31:38,622 --> 02:31:41,292 IN-UNIT APPLIANCES, WITH 4895 02:31:41,292 --> 02:31:42,827 EXCEPTIONS FOR WHERE STATE LAW 4896 02:31:42,827 --> 02:31:45,296 ALLOWS AIR CONDITIONING UNITS. 4897 02:31:45,296 --> 02:31:47,698 WE ARE PROHIBITING FEES FOR PET 4898 02:31:47,698 --> 02:31:49,700 RENT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS. 4899 02:31:49,700 --> 02:31:52,002 WE ARE STILL ALLOWING FOLKS TO 4900 02:31:52,002 --> 02:31:52,636 CHARGE FOR DAMAGE DEPOSITS AND 4901 02:31:52,636 --> 02:31:54,271 TO RECOVER COSTS OF ANY ACTUAL 4902 02:31:54,271 --> 02:31:57,007 DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A UNIT. WE 4903 02:31:57,007 --> 02:31:57,508 ARE ALSO REQUIRING THE 4904 02:31:57,508 --> 02:31:59,043 DISCLOSURE OF RENTAL FEES IN 4905 02:31:59,043 --> 02:32:00,644 ADVERTISEMENTS AND RENTAL 4906 02:32:00,644 --> 02:32:02,346 LISTINGS UP FRONT ON ANY RENTAL 4907 02:32:02,346 --> 02:32:03,280 AGREEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW 4908 02:32:03,280 --> 02:32:05,082 RENTERS TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE 4909 02:32:05,082 --> 02:32:07,084 AND CONTRAST AND MAKE INFORMED 4910 02:32:07,084 --> 02:32:08,552 DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE THEY LIVE. 4911 02:32:08,552 --> 02:32:10,120 AND LASTLY, THIS BILL DOES ALLOW 4912 02:32:10,120 --> 02:32:11,055 FOR CHARGING OPTIONAL FEES, 4913 02:32:11,055 --> 02:32:12,923 PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT EXPLICITLY 4914 02:32:12,923 --> 02:32:15,159 PROHIBITED AND ARE TRULY OPT IN 4915 02:32:15,159 --> 02:32:16,093 FEES, AND THEY ALIGN WITH THE 4916 02:32:16,093 --> 02:32:18,863 REST OF THE SPIRIT OF THE 4917 02:32:18,863 --> 02:32:19,497 ORDINANCE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH 4918 02:32:19,497 --> 02:32:20,364 TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS SUPPORTED 4919 02:32:20,364 --> 02:32:21,432 THIS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS BILL 4920 02:32:21,432 --> 02:32:24,702 IS GOING TO RESULT IN GREATER 4921 02:32:24,702 --> 02:32:25,236 TRANSPARENCY AND GREATER 4922 02:32:25,236 --> 02:32:26,070 AFFORDABILITY FOR SEATTLE 4923 02:32:26,070 --> 02:32:27,238 RENTERS AND COLLEAGUES. I ASK 4924 02:32:27,238 --> 02:32:29,607 FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 4925 02:32:29,607 --> 02:32:31,041 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 4926 02:32:31,041 --> 02:32:31,675 FOSTER. SO, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE 4927 02:32:31,675 --> 02:32:33,611 ABOUT I THINK WE HAVE FIVE 4928 02:32:33,611 --> 02:32:35,179 AMENDMENTS. SO WE'RE GOING TO 4929 02:32:35,179 --> 02:32:37,047 WORK THROUGH THOSE. AND THEN 4930 02:32:37,047 --> 02:32:37,715 WE'LL HAVE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT 4931 02:32:37,715 --> 02:32:40,484 THE WHOLE BILL AFTER IT'S BEEN 4932 02:32:40,484 --> 02:32:41,952 AMENDED. OKAY. OR POTENTIALLY IF 4933 02:32:41,952 --> 02:32:46,390 IT IS AMENDED. SO I'M GOING TO 4934 02:32:46,390 --> 02:32:47,992 JUMP TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN PARDON 4935 02:32:47,992 --> 02:32:53,564 ME. WE'RE AT EASE. ONE SECOND. 4936 02:32:53,564 --> 02:32:55,866 ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO I'LL 4937 02:32:55,866 --> 02:32:58,135 RECOGNIZE. YEP. I'LL RECOGNIZE. 4938 02:32:58,135 --> 02:32:59,236 COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU FOR 4939 02:32:59,236 --> 02:33:00,704 THAT REMINDER. I'LL RECOGNIZE 4940 02:33:00,704 --> 02:33:02,173 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND THEN 4941 02:33:02,173 --> 02:33:02,840 WE'LL JUMP TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN 4942 02:33:02,840 --> 02:33:03,874 ABOUT YOUR AMENDMENT. 4943 02:33:03,874 --> 02:33:06,877 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 4944 02:33:06,877 --> 02:33:07,511 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 4945 02:33:07,511 --> 02:33:08,078 COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE I OWN A 4946 02:33:08,078 --> 02:33:09,880 SMALL RENTAL PROPERTY THAT I 4947 02:33:09,880 --> 02:33:11,949 SHARE WITH MY FAMILY, I'M 4948 02:33:11,949 --> 02:33:13,684 UNFORTUNATELY PRECLUDED FROM 4949 02:33:13,684 --> 02:33:15,486 VOTING ON TODAY, FROM VOTING ON 4950 02:33:15,486 --> 02:33:17,588 TODAY'S RENTAL FEES 4951 02:33:17,588 --> 02:33:19,523 LEGISLATION. I'M ALSO PRECLUDED 4952 02:33:19,523 --> 02:33:21,659 FROM EVEN SPEAKING TO THE 4953 02:33:21,659 --> 02:33:22,459 LEGISLATION. I WANT CONSTITUENTS 4954 02:33:22,459 --> 02:33:24,828 WHO ARE WATCHING TO KNOW THAT 4955 02:33:24,828 --> 02:33:27,031 IT'S NOT THAT I DO NOT WANT TO 4956 02:33:27,031 --> 02:33:28,766 REPRESENT THEIR INTERESTS ON 4957 02:33:28,766 --> 02:33:30,568 THIS MATTER OR THEIR VIEWS. I'M 4958 02:33:30,568 --> 02:33:33,203 JUST UNABLE TO. COLLEAGUES, AS 4959 02:33:33,203 --> 02:33:34,972 YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT 4960 02:33:34,972 --> 02:33:37,541 CONTINUES TO COME UP, ESPECIALLY 4961 02:33:37,541 --> 02:33:40,511 AFTER COUNCIL WENT TO DISTRICT 4962 02:33:40,511 --> 02:33:42,613 REPRESENTATION, AND IT IS 4963 02:33:42,613 --> 02:33:43,847 DIFFERENT FROM THE POSITION THAT 4964 02:33:43,847 --> 02:33:45,616 HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE STATE, 4965 02:33:45,616 --> 02:33:47,518 WHERE THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS 4966 02:33:47,518 --> 02:33:48,052 REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY 4967 02:33:48,052 --> 02:33:49,420 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, BUT 4968 02:33:49,420 --> 02:33:51,689 THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY PROHIBITED 4969 02:33:51,689 --> 02:33:53,591 FROM VOTING. WHILE I UNDERSTAND 4970 02:33:53,591 --> 02:33:55,025 WHY WE CANNOT VOTE OR WHY I 4971 02:33:55,025 --> 02:33:56,627 CANNOT VOTE, AND I WILL ALWAYS 4972 02:33:56,627 --> 02:33:59,863 ABIDE BY ETHICS RULES, IT IS A 4973 02:33:59,863 --> 02:34:01,532 POINT OF CONCERN BECAUSE I, LIKE 4974 02:34:01,532 --> 02:34:04,368 YOU, HAVE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM 4975 02:34:04,368 --> 02:34:05,869 RESIDENTS ON THIS LEGISLATION, 4976 02:34:05,869 --> 02:34:07,705 AND I DO NOT WANT CONSTITUENTS 4977 02:34:07,705 --> 02:34:10,874 TO THINK THAT I DID NOT WANT TO 4978 02:34:10,874 --> 02:34:12,309 VOTE ON THIS LEGISLATION. THANK 4979 02:34:12,309 --> 02:34:13,277 YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 4980 02:34:13,277 --> 02:34:15,145 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 4981 02:34:15,145 --> 02:34:17,348 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, FOR THAT. 4982 02:34:17,348 --> 02:34:19,116 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOU ARE 4983 02:34:19,116 --> 02:34:19,617 RECOGNIZED TO MOVE YOUR 4984 02:34:19,617 --> 02:34:20,651 AMENDMENT. 4985 02:34:20,651 --> 02:34:22,486 -- THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MOVE 4986 02:34:22,486 --> 02:34:25,289 AMENDMENT A VERSION ONE TO 4987 02:34:25,289 --> 02:34:28,125 COUNCIL BILL ONE, 21254. 4988 02:34:28,125 --> 02:34:28,792 -- SECOND. 4989 02:34:28,792 --> 02:34:29,493 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND 4990 02:34:29,493 --> 02:34:30,227 TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL AS 4991 02:34:30,227 --> 02:34:31,428 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A 4992 02:34:31,428 --> 02:34:32,062 COUNCILMEMBER LIN A SPONSOR OF 4993 02:34:32,062 --> 02:34:33,564 THE AMENDMENT. YOU ARE 4994 02:34:33,564 --> 02:34:34,999 RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS 4995 02:34:34,999 --> 02:34:35,165 IT. 4996 02:34:35,165 --> 02:34:36,100 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND FIRST, 4997 02:34:36,100 --> 02:34:40,304 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, 4998 02:34:40,304 --> 02:34:41,872 FOR BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION 4999 02:34:41,872 --> 02:34:43,707 FORWARD. THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT 5000 02:34:43,707 --> 02:34:48,879 CAME TO SPEAK TODAY. THIS 5001 02:34:48,879 --> 02:34:50,014 AMENDMENT IS. I BROUGHT AN 5002 02:34:50,014 --> 02:34:52,182 AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL BILL. 5003 02:34:52,182 --> 02:34:54,018 AND IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT, YOU 5004 02:34:54,018 --> 02:34:56,453 KNOW, THERE'S TWO PRIMARY WAYS 5005 02:34:56,453 --> 02:35:00,057 THAT THIS BILL WILL BE ENFORCED. 5006 02:35:00,057 --> 02:35:01,425 THERE'S SDCI ENFORCEMENT, AND 5007 02:35:01,425 --> 02:35:03,527 THEN THERE'S THE PRIVATE RIGHT 5008 02:35:03,527 --> 02:35:05,429 OF ACTION. AND, YOU KNOW, AND 5009 02:35:05,429 --> 02:35:08,565 THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION 5010 02:35:08,565 --> 02:35:14,371 WHILE IT IS GREAT THAT WE HAVE 5011 02:35:14,371 --> 02:35:14,972 ATTORNEY'S FEES AND OTHER 5012 02:35:14,972 --> 02:35:17,675 PENALTIES, IT STILL REQUIRES 5013 02:35:17,675 --> 02:35:19,109 TENANTS TO GO TO COURT, WHICH 5014 02:35:19,109 --> 02:35:21,578 COULD BE A LENGTHY PROCESS OR, 5015 02:35:21,578 --> 02:35:23,213 YOU KNOW, OFTEN REQUIRES TENANTS 5016 02:35:23,213 --> 02:35:26,150 TO, TO GO SEEK LEGAL 5017 02:35:26,150 --> 02:35:30,988 REPRESENTATION. AND SO THE MAIN 5018 02:35:30,988 --> 02:35:33,324 THRUST OF THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT 5019 02:35:33,324 --> 02:35:35,325 WAS TO EMPOWER TENANTS TO, TO, 5020 02:35:35,325 --> 02:35:36,660 TO MAKE A DEMAND TO THE, TO 5021 02:35:36,660 --> 02:35:39,863 THEIR LANDLORD, TO, IF THEY WERE 5022 02:35:39,863 --> 02:35:42,833 CHARGED, THESE FEES THAT WERE 5023 02:35:42,833 --> 02:35:46,637 PROHIBITED AND TO REQUEST 5024 02:35:46,637 --> 02:35:48,072 IMMEDIATE REFUNDS PLUS DOUBLE 5025 02:35:48,072 --> 02:35:51,141 DAMAGES, AND TO INCENTIVIZE 5026 02:35:51,141 --> 02:35:54,311 LANDLORDS TO TO CURE ANY 5027 02:35:54,311 --> 02:35:57,881 VIOLATIONS. AND IF THEY DID SO 5028 02:35:57,881 --> 02:35:58,849 WITHIN 30 DAYS, THEN THEY WOULD 5029 02:35:58,849 --> 02:36:00,884 NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES 5030 02:36:00,884 --> 02:36:03,921 AND ATTORNEY'S FEES. AND SO THE 5031 02:36:03,921 --> 02:36:06,123 THE IDEA WAS THAT IT WOULD 5032 02:36:06,123 --> 02:36:08,692 EMPOWER TENANTS AND INCENTIVIZE 5033 02:36:08,692 --> 02:36:09,760 LANDLORDS TO QUICKLY CORRECT ANY 5034 02:36:09,760 --> 02:36:11,361 ISSUES SO THAT TENANTS WOULDN'T 5035 02:36:11,361 --> 02:36:13,230 HAVE TO GO TO COURT, LANDLORDS 5036 02:36:13,230 --> 02:36:15,532 WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ATTORNEYS 5037 02:36:15,532 --> 02:36:18,202 FEES, AND TENANTS WOULD BE 5038 02:36:18,202 --> 02:36:21,438 REIMBURSED QUICKLY AFTER 5039 02:36:21,438 --> 02:36:25,275 COMMITTEE MEETING, WE SPOKE WITH 5040 02:36:25,275 --> 02:36:28,946 SOME TENANT ADVOCATES AND 5041 02:36:28,946 --> 02:36:30,581 RECEIVED FEEDBACK THAT, YOU 5042 02:36:30,581 --> 02:36:31,482 KNOW, IF THAT FEE WAS CHARGED TO 5043 02:36:31,482 --> 02:36:32,449 ONE TENANT, IT WAS PROBABLY 5044 02:36:32,449 --> 02:36:33,717 CHARGED TO ALL THE OTHER 5045 02:36:33,717 --> 02:36:36,019 TENANTS. AND SO WHEN A NOTICE 5046 02:36:36,019 --> 02:36:37,855 WAS GIVEN TO LANDLORD, IT SHOULD 5047 02:36:37,855 --> 02:36:39,623 BE DEEMED CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE 5048 02:36:39,623 --> 02:36:40,724 FOR ALL THE TENANTS IN THAT 5049 02:36:40,724 --> 02:36:43,527 BUILDING. AND WITH THE IDEA THAT 5050 02:36:43,527 --> 02:36:44,561 IF THE LANDLORDS PUT ON NOTICE, 5051 02:36:44,561 --> 02:36:46,263 IF THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE 5052 02:36:46,263 --> 02:36:49,099 ADVANTAGE OF THIS SORT OF 5053 02:36:49,099 --> 02:36:50,300 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE PROCESS, 5054 02:36:50,300 --> 02:36:51,735 THEY SHOULD BE REFUNDING THOSE 5055 02:36:51,735 --> 02:36:53,537 FEES TO TO ALL THE TENANTS IN 5056 02:36:53,537 --> 02:36:55,939 THAT BUILDING, AND ALSO BE 5057 02:36:55,939 --> 02:36:58,175 GIVING NOTICE TO SDCI SO SDCI 5058 02:36:58,175 --> 02:37:01,078 CAN KEEP TRACK OF ANY VIOLATIONS 5059 02:37:01,078 --> 02:37:05,816 IN ANY CURES. SO THAT'S THE 5060 02:37:05,816 --> 02:37:08,552 AMENDMENT. WE ALSO INCLUDED A 5061 02:37:08,552 --> 02:37:10,120 PROVISION THAT IF THE LANDLORD 5062 02:37:10,120 --> 02:37:10,954 PROVIDED CHARGE THAT SAME FEE 5063 02:37:10,954 --> 02:37:14,124 WITHIN 24 MONTHS, THEY WOULDN'T 5064 02:37:14,124 --> 02:37:14,725 BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 5065 02:37:14,725 --> 02:37:16,126 THIS ADDITIONAL SORT OF ADR 5066 02:37:16,126 --> 02:37:18,095 PROCESS. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE 5067 02:37:18,095 --> 02:37:20,230 PROCESS. SO THAT'S THE 5068 02:37:20,230 --> 02:37:21,064 AMENDMENT. AND IF I WOULD LOVE 5069 02:37:21,064 --> 02:37:22,766 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR 5070 02:37:22,766 --> 02:37:23,801 CONCERNS, OTHERWISE, I WOULD 5071 02:37:23,801 --> 02:37:25,869 LOVE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 5072 02:37:25,869 --> 02:37:26,537 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN 5073 02:37:26,537 --> 02:37:28,505 ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING 5074 02:37:28,505 --> 02:37:33,710 AMENDMENT A? SEEING NONE, DO YOU 5075 02:37:33,710 --> 02:37:35,579 HAVE ANY CLOSING REMARKS? 5076 02:37:35,579 --> 02:37:37,581 COUNCILMEMBER LIN NO CLOSING 5077 02:37:37,581 --> 02:37:39,883 TESTIMONY. OKAY WILL THE CLERK 5078 02:37:39,883 --> 02:37:41,118 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE 5079 02:37:41,118 --> 02:37:43,887 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A. 5080 02:37:43,887 --> 02:37:48,525 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YES. 5081 02:37:48,525 --> 02:37:49,026 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 5082 02:37:49,026 --> 02:37:50,527 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 5083 02:37:50,527 --> 02:37:51,061 -- AYE. 5084 02:37:51,061 --> 02:37:52,529 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 5085 02:37:52,529 --> 02:37:52,763 -- YES. 5086 02:37:52,763 --> 02:37:54,631 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 5087 02:37:54,631 --> 02:37:54,865 -- YES. 5088 02:37:54,865 --> 02:37:58,101 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5089 02:37:58,101 --> 02:38:05,242 -- PRESENT. PRESENT. 5090 02:38:05,242 --> 02:38:09,713 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 5091 02:38:09,713 --> 02:38:10,347 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCIL 5092 02:38:10,347 --> 02:38:10,881 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 5093 02:38:10,881 --> 02:38:12,049 -- YES 5094 02:38:12,049 --> 02:38:13,717 -- EIGHT IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED 5095 02:38:13,717 --> 02:38:15,486 ONE ABSTENTION. 5096 02:38:15,486 --> 02:38:17,421 -- MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT A 5097 02:38:17,421 --> 02:38:18,055 IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 5098 02:38:18,055 --> 02:38:19,556 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO MOVE YOUR 5099 02:38:19,556 --> 02:38:20,691 AMENDMENT B. 5100 02:38:20,691 --> 02:38:23,560 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5101 02:38:23,560 --> 02:38:24,995 I MOVE AMENDMENT B VERSION ONE 5102 02:38:24,995 --> 02:38:30,601 TO COUNCIL BILL 121254. 5103 02:38:30,601 --> 02:38:31,168 -- SECOND. 5104 02:38:31,168 --> 02:38:32,569 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 5105 02:38:32,569 --> 02:38:34,004 TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED 5106 02:38:34,004 --> 02:38:35,239 ON AMENDMENT B COUNCILMEMBER 5107 02:38:35,239 --> 02:38:37,040 KETTLE YOU RECOGNIZE IN ORDER TO 5108 02:38:37,040 --> 02:38:37,341 ADDRESS IT. 5109 02:38:37,341 --> 02:38:39,142 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 5110 02:38:39,142 --> 02:38:40,844 AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5111 02:38:40,844 --> 02:38:46,850 FOSTER AND MY COLLEAGUES. THIS 5112 02:38:46,850 --> 02:38:48,452 AMENDMENT IS BEING DONE FOR A 5113 02:38:48,452 --> 02:38:50,821 FEW THINGS. ONE IS NOT LONG AGO, 5114 02:38:50,821 --> 02:38:52,389 WHEN WE WERE DOING THE EDUCATION 5115 02:38:52,389 --> 02:38:54,958 LEVY IMPLEMENTATION, MY 5116 02:38:54,958 --> 02:38:57,361 COLLEAGUE WAS SAYING IT WAS 5117 02:38:57,361 --> 02:38:58,595 IMPORTANT HOW YOU TALK ABOUT 5118 02:38:58,595 --> 02:39:00,464 THINGS, AND I AGREED WITH HER AS 5119 02:39:00,464 --> 02:39:04,067 IT RELATED TO THAT BILL AND IN 5120 02:39:04,067 --> 02:39:07,538 ALL BILLS, ACTUALLY. AND THEN 5121 02:39:07,538 --> 02:39:09,206 LATER WITH SEPA AND EYES, WE 5122 02:39:09,206 --> 02:39:11,675 TALKED ABOUT WEAPONIZATION. AND 5123 02:39:11,675 --> 02:39:13,410 I SPOKE TO THAT ISSUE AS WELL. 5124 02:39:13,410 --> 02:39:15,546 AND I TALKED ABOUT THE LANGUAGE 5125 02:39:15,546 --> 02:39:20,117 THAT WE USE, AND IT WAS 5126 02:39:20,117 --> 02:39:20,717 INTERESTING TO SEE ONLINE IN 5127 02:39:20,717 --> 02:39:22,119 OTHER PLACES HOW I WAS BEING 5128 02:39:22,119 --> 02:39:26,557 MOCKED FOR THAT. BUT THE IDEA IS 5129 02:39:26,557 --> 02:39:28,158 TO, TO RAISE THE DISCOURSE, TO 5130 02:39:28,158 --> 02:39:29,760 HAVE AN ENGAGEMENT ON THE TOPICS 5131 02:39:29,760 --> 02:39:36,033 THAT WE'RE FACING. AND THE TERM 5132 02:39:36,033 --> 02:39:42,272 JUNK FEE IS NOT A FORMAL LEGAL 5133 02:39:42,272 --> 02:39:44,608 FEE INDUSTRY STANDARD IS A 5134 02:39:44,608 --> 02:39:47,244 COLLOQUIAL PHRASE. IT IS NOT 5135 02:39:47,244 --> 02:39:48,445 LEGAL. AND THIS IS A LEGAL 5136 02:39:48,445 --> 02:39:53,917 DOCUMENT AND WE SHOULD BE 5137 02:39:53,917 --> 02:39:56,153 LOOKING TO PLACE OURSELVES IN A 5138 02:39:56,153 --> 02:39:57,254 POSITION WHERE WE ARE ENGAGING 5139 02:39:57,254 --> 02:40:00,223 ON THE TOPICS. AND I RECOGNIZE 5140 02:40:00,223 --> 02:40:02,326 FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMENTS, 5141 02:40:02,326 --> 02:40:03,627 AND I UNDERSTAND 100%. AT THE 5142 02:40:03,627 --> 02:40:05,862 SAME TIME, I DO RECOGNIZE, TOO, 5143 02:40:05,862 --> 02:40:06,897 THAT FOR THOSE THAT ARE 5144 02:40:06,897 --> 02:40:07,931 ADVOCATING ON THE OTHER SIDE WHO 5145 02:40:07,931 --> 02:40:10,667 ARE NOT OFTEN HEARD HERE IN 5146 02:40:10,667 --> 02:40:14,404 CHAMBERS, THAT IF YOU'RE A 5147 02:40:14,404 --> 02:40:15,105 LANDLORD AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH 5148 02:40:15,105 --> 02:40:16,506 ISSUES WITH PETS, THAT IF YOU'RE 5149 02:40:16,506 --> 02:40:19,576 LOOKING FOR THIS, IT'S THE WORD 5150 02:40:19,576 --> 02:40:21,678 JUNK IS PEJORATIVE. AND IT'S 5151 02:40:21,678 --> 02:40:23,113 LIKE THEY'RE DOING IT FOR SOME 5152 02:40:23,113 --> 02:40:25,215 REASON OTHER THAN WHAT MAY BE. 5153 02:40:25,215 --> 02:40:25,782 AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE. 5154 02:40:25,782 --> 02:40:28,352 SOMETIMES IT IS, BUT NOT ALWAYS. 5155 02:40:28,352 --> 02:40:29,853 AND I JUST THINK THAT WE AS A 5156 02:40:29,853 --> 02:40:32,756 BODY SHOULD BE LOOKING TO USE 5157 02:40:32,756 --> 02:40:34,191 TERMS THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF OUR 5158 02:40:34,191 --> 02:40:36,593 POSITION AND WHAT WE'RE DOING 5159 02:40:36,593 --> 02:40:38,562 HERE WITH LEGAL DOCUMENTS, LEGAL 5160 02:40:38,562 --> 02:40:40,297 FORMALITY THAT WE'RE DOING, THAT 5161 02:40:40,297 --> 02:40:41,732 WE DON'T USE A COLLOQUIAL TERM 5162 02:40:41,732 --> 02:40:42,866 LIKE JUNK FEEDS. AND THEN, YOU 5163 02:40:42,866 --> 02:40:44,167 KNOW, AND BUILDING ON THE IDEA 5164 02:40:44,167 --> 02:40:47,304 OF WEAPONIZATION FROM THE SEPA 5165 02:40:47,304 --> 02:40:49,940 AND I'S BILL, OR THE IDEA THAT 5166 02:40:49,940 --> 02:40:51,008 WE HAVE TO BE IT'S IMPORTANT HOW 5167 02:40:51,008 --> 02:40:52,643 YOU TALK ABOUT THINGS. AS WE 5168 02:40:52,643 --> 02:40:54,678 WERE GOING THROUGH THE EDUCATION 5169 02:40:54,678 --> 02:40:57,814 LEVY IMPLEMENTATION THAT WE 5170 02:40:57,814 --> 02:40:59,649 RAISE THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE 5171 02:40:59,649 --> 02:41:01,018 DISCOURSE HERE AND COLLEAGUES, 5172 02:41:01,018 --> 02:41:03,587 THIS IS THE REASON FOR THIS 5173 02:41:03,587 --> 02:41:07,224 AMENDMENT SOLELY. AND I THINK 5174 02:41:07,224 --> 02:41:08,692 THE WORD JUNK IS NOT NEEDED. AND 5175 02:41:08,692 --> 02:41:11,128 IT'S ALSO A WORD THAT, YOU 5176 02:41:11,128 --> 02:41:13,330 KNOW, IS NOT AT THAT LEVEL THAT 5177 02:41:13,330 --> 02:41:14,731 WE SHOULD BE DOING HERE IN TERMS 5178 02:41:14,731 --> 02:41:16,533 OF THIS LEGAL PROCEEDING THAT 5179 02:41:16,533 --> 02:41:17,434 WE'RE THAT WE'RE EMBARKED ON. 5180 02:41:17,434 --> 02:41:19,302 SO THANK YOU. AND I ASK FOR YOUR 5181 02:41:19,302 --> 02:41:19,670 SUPPORT. 5182 02:41:19,670 --> 02:41:20,837 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5183 02:41:20,837 --> 02:41:22,739 KETTLE ARE THERE COMMENTS ON 5184 02:41:22,739 --> 02:41:24,574 AMENDMENT B AS PRESENTED? ANY 5185 02:41:24,574 --> 02:41:29,579 COMMENTS? COLLEAGUES SEEING 5186 02:41:29,579 --> 02:41:30,213 NONE. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 5187 02:41:30,213 --> 02:41:32,449 DO YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING REMARKS? 5188 02:41:32,449 --> 02:41:34,484 -- NONE OTHER THAN TO ASK FOR 5189 02:41:34,484 --> 02:41:36,653 THE SUPPORT. AND AGAIN, 5190 02:41:36,653 --> 02:41:37,220 UNDERSTANDING WHERE THIS IS 5191 02:41:37,220 --> 02:41:39,890 COMING FROM AND HOW WE CAN MOVE 5192 02:41:39,890 --> 02:41:40,157 FORWARD. 5193 02:41:40,157 --> 02:41:41,324 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU, 5194 02:41:41,324 --> 02:41:42,426 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WILL THE 5195 02:41:42,426 --> 02:41:43,994 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 5196 02:41:43,994 --> 02:41:48,965 ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT B? 5197 02:41:48,965 --> 02:41:49,533 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER NO. 5198 02:41:49,533 --> 02:41:51,368 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 5199 02:41:51,368 --> 02:41:51,601 -- NO. 5200 02:41:51,601 --> 02:41:53,470 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 5201 02:41:53,470 --> 02:41:54,137 -- AYE. 5202 02:41:54,137 --> 02:41:56,306 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 5203 02:41:56,306 --> 02:41:56,540 -- YES. 5204 02:41:56,540 --> 02:42:00,877 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 5205 02:42:00,877 --> 02:42:01,111 -- NO. 5206 02:42:01,111 --> 02:42:01,645 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5207 02:42:01,645 --> 02:42:03,013 -- PRESENT 5208 02:42:03,013 --> 02:42:08,819 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 5209 02:42:08,819 --> 02:42:09,319 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 5210 02:42:09,319 --> 02:42:09,553 -- NO. 5211 02:42:09,553 --> 02:42:11,021 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5212 02:42:11,021 --> 02:42:11,388 HOLLINGSWORTH. 5213 02:42:11,388 --> 02:42:11,621 -- NO. 5214 02:42:11,621 --> 02:42:13,790 -- THAT IS THREE IN FAVOR, FIVE 5215 02:42:13,790 --> 02:42:15,759 OPPOSED AND ONE DISQUALIFIED. 5216 02:42:15,759 --> 02:42:17,661 -- SO THE MOTION FAILS AND 5217 02:42:17,661 --> 02:42:22,432 AMENDMENT B IS NOT ADOPTED. 5218 02:42:22,432 --> 02:42:23,066 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE YOU ARE YOU 5219 02:42:23,066 --> 02:42:26,203 ARE RECOGNIZED. SO MOVE 5220 02:42:26,203 --> 02:42:34,311 AMENDMENT C. 5221 02:42:34,544 --> 02:42:41,084 -- I'M JUST TAKING A MOMENT 5222 02:42:41,084 --> 02:42:41,618 COUNCIL PRESIDENT I MOVE 5223 02:42:41,618 --> 02:42:43,186 AMENDMENT C VERSION ONE TO 5224 02:42:43,186 --> 02:42:45,388 COUNCIL BILL 12125 FOR SECOND. 5225 02:42:45,388 --> 02:42:47,457 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, 5226 02:42:47,457 --> 02:42:49,326 TO AMEND THE BILL AS PRESENTED 5227 02:42:49,326 --> 02:42:49,926 ON AMENDMENT C COUNCILMEMBER 5228 02:42:49,926 --> 02:42:51,294 KETTLE YOU'RE RECOGNIZED IN 5229 02:42:51,294 --> 02:42:53,964 ORDER TO ADDRESS IT. 5230 02:42:53,964 --> 02:42:54,631 -- COUNCILMEMBER I'M REQUESTING 5231 02:42:54,631 --> 02:42:57,367 THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED TO 5232 02:42:57,367 --> 02:43:03,907 CONSIDER AN ORAL AMENDMENT. 5233 02:43:03,907 --> 02:43:05,909 -- RULES ARE SUSPENDED FOR AN 5234 02:43:05,909 --> 02:43:07,077 ORAL AMENDMENT. OH, EXCUSE ME, I 5235 02:43:07,077 --> 02:43:10,280 NEED A SECOND. IS THERE A 5236 02:43:10,280 --> 02:43:10,514 SECOND? 5237 02:43:10,514 --> 02:43:11,915 -- SECOND? 5238 02:43:11,915 --> 02:43:12,549 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND 5239 02:43:12,549 --> 02:43:14,351 FOR THE RULES TO BE SUSPENDED 5240 02:43:14,351 --> 02:43:18,855 FOR AN ORAL AMENDMENT OR ORAL 5241 02:43:18,855 --> 02:43:19,322 AMENDMENT. EXCUSE ME. 5242 02:43:19,322 --> 02:43:20,824 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU ARE 5243 02:43:20,824 --> 02:43:21,124 RECOGNIZED. 5244 02:43:21,124 --> 02:43:25,695 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVE TO 5245 02:43:25,695 --> 02:43:26,329 AMEND AMENDMENT C VERSION ONE BY 5246 02:43:26,329 --> 02:43:26,596 DELETING. 5247 02:43:26,596 --> 02:43:27,164 -- I APOLOGIZE, I GOT TO GO 5248 02:43:27,164 --> 02:43:28,265 BACK. MY BAD. I HAVE TO TAKE IT 5249 02:43:28,265 --> 02:43:29,766 TO A VOTE. OKAY, SO WILL THE 5250 02:43:29,766 --> 02:43:32,035 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 5251 02:43:32,035 --> 02:43:33,904 THE RULES BEING SUSPENDED FOR AN 5252 02:43:33,904 --> 02:43:37,440 ORAL AMENDMENT? 5253 02:43:37,440 --> 02:43:39,276 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YES. 5254 02:43:39,276 --> 02:43:41,411 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 5255 02:43:41,411 --> 02:43:41,645 -- YES. 5256 02:43:41,645 --> 02:43:42,512 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 5257 02:43:42,512 --> 02:43:44,648 -- AYE 5258 02:43:44,648 --> 02:43:45,115 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 5259 02:43:45,115 --> 02:43:47,384 -- YES. 5260 02:43:47,384 --> 02:43:47,918 -- COUNCILMEMBER. RINCK. 5261 02:43:47,918 --> 02:43:49,719 -- YES. 5262 02:43:49,719 --> 02:43:50,253 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5263 02:43:50,253 --> 02:43:51,888 -- PRESENT. 5264 02:43:51,888 --> 02:43:55,492 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 5265 02:43:55,492 --> 02:43:56,126 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. COUNCIL 5266 02:43:56,126 --> 02:43:58,495 PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH. 5267 02:43:58,495 --> 02:43:58,728 -- YES. 5268 02:43:58,728 --> 02:44:02,265 -- EIGHT IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED 5269 02:44:02,265 --> 02:44:02,666 ONE DISQUALIFIED. 5270 02:44:02,666 --> 02:44:03,333 -- ALL RIGHT. RULES HAS BEEN 5271 02:44:03,333 --> 02:44:03,967 SUSPENDED. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 5272 02:44:03,967 --> 02:44:06,603 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED AGAIN. 5273 02:44:06,603 --> 02:44:07,771 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO 5274 02:44:07,771 --> 02:44:09,806 AMEND AMENDMENT C BY DELETING A 5275 02:44:09,806 --> 02:44:15,879 CAT OR THOSE THREE WORDS FROM 5276 02:44:15,879 --> 02:44:16,246 SECTION 11. A. 5277 02:44:16,246 --> 02:44:17,614 -- SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE 5278 02:44:17,614 --> 02:44:20,183 AND BE AT EASE, BECAUSE I 5279 02:44:20,183 --> 02:44:21,017 BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO 5280 02:44:21,017 --> 02:44:22,485 PUT THIS UP. DO PEOPLE NEED TO 5281 02:44:22,485 --> 02:44:24,554 HAVE THIS UP? NO. 5282 02:44:24,554 --> 02:44:27,591 -- IT'S UP TO THE CHAIR 5283 02:44:27,591 --> 02:44:28,892 -- DO PEOPLE DO PEOPLE WANT THIS 5284 02:44:28,892 --> 02:44:29,759 AMENDMENT UP? OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. 5285 02:44:29,759 --> 02:44:34,364 ALL RIGHT. SO AMENDMENT, YOU ALL 5286 02:44:34,364 --> 02:44:34,998 HAVE THE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF 5287 02:44:34,998 --> 02:44:36,666 YOU. I JUST WANTED TO DO A 5288 02:44:36,666 --> 02:44:37,400 TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC. BUT 5289 02:44:37,400 --> 02:44:41,738 THAT'S FINE. SO GO AHEAD AND 5290 02:44:41,738 --> 02:44:43,473 REPEAT THAT AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER 5291 02:44:43,473 --> 02:44:48,545 KETTLE. MY APOLOGIES 5292 02:44:48,545 --> 02:44:50,513 -- I MOVE TO AMEND AMENDMENT C 5293 02:44:50,513 --> 02:44:53,516 BY DELETING A CAT OR THOSE THREE 5294 02:44:53,516 --> 02:44:56,953 WORDS FROM SECTION 11, A. 5295 02:44:56,953 --> 02:44:59,522 -- IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU. 5296 02:44:59,522 --> 02:45:02,125 IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND 5297 02:45:02,125 --> 02:45:04,761 IT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND 5298 02:45:04,761 --> 02:45:07,397 SECONDED FOR US TO REMOVE DUE TO 5299 02:45:07,397 --> 02:45:10,300 ORAL AMENDMENT FOR US TO REMOVE 5300 02:45:10,300 --> 02:45:15,505 FROM LINE A IN THE IN THE 5301 02:45:15,505 --> 02:45:18,008 AMENDMENT TO REMOVE A CAT OR SO 5302 02:45:18,008 --> 02:45:22,545 A CAT OR ON AMENDMENT C, IT'S 5303 02:45:22,545 --> 02:45:24,581 BEEN MOVED IN SECOND 5304 02:45:24,581 --> 02:45:25,181 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE YOU ARE 5305 02:45:25,181 --> 02:45:27,717 RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT. 5306 02:45:27,717 --> 02:45:29,719 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5307 02:45:29,719 --> 02:45:33,323 I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'VE BEEN 5308 02:45:33,323 --> 02:45:34,758 A RENTER. I WAS A RENTER UNTIL 5309 02:45:34,758 --> 02:45:38,094 THE AGE OF 47. I WAS ALSO A 5310 02:45:38,094 --> 02:45:39,029 LANDLORD FOR A DECADE AND A 5311 02:45:39,029 --> 02:45:41,331 HALF, FROM ABOUT THE AGE OF 35 5312 02:45:41,331 --> 02:45:44,801 TO 50. AND IN THAT TIME GAINED A 5313 02:45:44,801 --> 02:45:46,703 LOT OF EXPERIENCE WORKING A LOT 5314 02:45:46,703 --> 02:45:49,806 OF ISSUES AS IT RELATES TO 5315 02:45:49,806 --> 02:45:51,941 LANDLORD TENANT THAT WE'RE 5316 02:45:51,941 --> 02:45:52,942 DEALING WITH HERE TODAY, AND 5317 02:45:52,942 --> 02:45:54,811 SHOULD BE ALSO DEALING WITH IN 5318 02:45:54,811 --> 02:45:58,882 ANOTHER AREAS AS WELL. AND I 5319 02:45:58,882 --> 02:46:01,184 RECOGNIZE THE POINTS THAT WERE 5320 02:46:01,184 --> 02:46:04,387 MADE OFTENTIMES HERE IN TERMS OF 5321 02:46:04,387 --> 02:46:06,556 GENERAL WITH PETS. I SHOULD 5322 02:46:06,556 --> 02:46:07,557 NOTE, I HAVE TWO DOGS, TWO 5323 02:46:07,557 --> 02:46:11,928 LITTLE CAIRN TERRIERS. AND I 5324 02:46:11,928 --> 02:46:12,429 ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM MY 5325 02:46:12,429 --> 02:46:13,963 EXPERIENCE AND ALSO THE ADVOCACY 5326 02:46:13,963 --> 02:46:16,866 THAT I'VE RECEIVED, AGAIN, NOT 5327 02:46:16,866 --> 02:46:18,168 HERE IN COUNCIL, BUT FROM PEOPLE 5328 02:46:18,168 --> 02:46:20,136 LIKE BETSY HUDSON, WHO GAVE A 5329 02:46:20,136 --> 02:46:22,939 REALLY DETAILED EXPERIENCE IN 5330 02:46:22,939 --> 02:46:27,377 TERMS OF WORKING THE ISSUE OF 5331 02:46:27,377 --> 02:46:28,945 PETS. I UNDERSTAND THE PET 5332 02:46:28,945 --> 02:46:29,946 DEPOSIT ARGUMENT AND IT MAKES 5333 02:46:29,946 --> 02:46:31,748 SENSE, BUT THAT DOESN'T CAPTURE 5334 02:46:31,748 --> 02:46:33,149 ONE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE WITH 5335 02:46:33,149 --> 02:46:35,585 THIS BILL. WE HAVE SUCH A WIDE 5336 02:46:35,585 --> 02:46:38,655 RANGE OF RENTERS AND RENTAL 5337 02:46:38,655 --> 02:46:39,789 AGREEMENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, IN 5338 02:46:39,789 --> 02:46:41,391 TERMS OF THE TYPES OF WHETHER 5339 02:46:41,391 --> 02:46:43,059 IT'S A, YOU KNOW, MASSIVE 5340 02:46:43,059 --> 02:46:44,094 BUILDING, WHETHER IT'S A SMALL, 5341 02:46:44,094 --> 02:46:45,228 SINGLE FAMILY HOME, COULD BE 5342 02:46:45,228 --> 02:46:49,566 MANY TYPES. SO I DO UNDERSTAND 5343 02:46:49,566 --> 02:46:52,669 THE DEPOSIT ARGUMENT, BUT I ALSO 5344 02:46:52,669 --> 02:46:54,871 KNOW THAT DAMAGE NOT SEEN HAPPEN 5345 02:46:54,871 --> 02:46:56,139 OR ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY ONE 5346 02:46:56,139 --> 02:46:57,540 SPECIFIC DOG. IT HAS AN IMPACT, 5347 02:46:57,540 --> 02:46:58,775 HAS AN IMPACT ON THE OWNERS, AND 5348 02:46:58,775 --> 02:47:02,078 IT IS A COST. AND ONE SHOULD 5349 02:47:02,078 --> 02:47:03,646 KNOW THIS IS AMERICA, THAT REAL 5350 02:47:03,646 --> 02:47:07,083 ESTATE, THIS IS A BUSINESS AND 5351 02:47:07,083 --> 02:47:08,585 THESE COSTS WILL BE PASSED 5352 02:47:08,585 --> 02:47:10,720 THROUGH. AND I JUST THINK THAT 5353 02:47:10,720 --> 02:47:14,691 IN THIS SITUATION, IN THE IDEA 5354 02:47:14,691 --> 02:47:18,561 THAT THIS IS A COMMON SENSE FIX, 5355 02:47:18,561 --> 02:47:19,662 VERY SMALL AMOUNT, AND THAT 5356 02:47:19,662 --> 02:47:21,364 OTHERWISE THIS WILL BE BORNE BY 5357 02:47:21,364 --> 02:47:22,565 ALL TENANTS. AND THAT IN ITSELF 5358 02:47:22,565 --> 02:47:24,200 CREATES ITS OWN AFFORDABILITY 5359 02:47:24,200 --> 02:47:27,203 CHALLENGES. AND SO I PRESENT 5360 02:47:27,203 --> 02:47:30,206 THIS AMENDMENT IN TERMS OF BEING 5361 02:47:30,206 --> 02:47:32,809 SIMPLE AND CLEAN, BUT ALSO 5362 02:47:32,809 --> 02:47:33,443 HIGHLIGHTING THE CHALLENGES THAT 5363 02:47:33,443 --> 02:47:34,811 ARE SEEN OUT THERE. AND THOSE 5364 02:47:34,811 --> 02:47:37,480 COSTS WILL BE PASSED ON. I'VE 5365 02:47:37,480 --> 02:47:40,216 TALKED TO SO MANY DIFFERENT 5366 02:47:40,216 --> 02:47:41,818 TYPES OF LANDLORDS OR DEVELOPERS 5367 02:47:41,818 --> 02:47:43,987 THAT WORK THESE KINDS OF EVEN 5368 02:47:43,987 --> 02:47:45,121 AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THEY, 5369 02:47:45,121 --> 02:47:46,389 THEY, THEY TALK ABOUT THE 5370 02:47:46,389 --> 02:47:49,159 CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE. AND 5371 02:47:49,159 --> 02:47:49,993 SO WITH THAT, THAT'S THE 5372 02:47:49,993 --> 02:47:50,994 REASONING BEHIND AMENDMENT C, 5373 02:47:50,994 --> 02:47:52,929 AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 5374 02:47:52,929 --> 02:47:54,964 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5375 02:47:54,964 --> 02:47:56,332 KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 5376 02:47:56,332 --> 02:47:58,368 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 5377 02:47:58,368 --> 02:47:59,002 I'M JUST CHECKING THAT WE ARE 5378 02:47:59,002 --> 02:48:03,006 FIRST GOING TO VOTE ON AMENDING 5379 02:48:03,006 --> 02:48:05,175 THE AMENDMENT, AND THEN WE WILL 5380 02:48:05,175 --> 02:48:06,876 VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. THE 5381 02:48:06,876 --> 02:48:08,511 AMENDMENT AS AMENDED. IS THAT 5382 02:48:08,511 --> 02:48:08,778 CORRECT? 5383 02:48:08,778 --> 02:48:10,313 -- THAT IS CORRECT. SO RIGHT NOW 5384 02:48:10,313 --> 02:48:12,916 WE ARE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT 5385 02:48:12,916 --> 02:48:14,417 TO THE AMENDMENT, WHICH IS THE 5386 02:48:14,417 --> 02:48:16,719 ORAL AMENDMENT THAT RIGHT NOW IT 5387 02:48:16,719 --> 02:48:20,790 IS THE FEE MAY ONLY BE OBSESSED 5388 02:48:20,790 --> 02:48:22,325 OR ASSESSED FOR KEEPING A CAT OR 5389 02:48:22,325 --> 02:48:24,894 DOG. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 5390 02:48:24,894 --> 02:48:27,897 AMENDMENT IS TO REMOVE A CAT OR. 5391 02:48:27,897 --> 02:48:29,999 SO RIGHT NOW WE WILL BE VOTING 5392 02:48:29,999 --> 02:48:32,102 ON TO REMOVE A CAT OR SO THE NEW 5393 02:48:32,102 --> 02:48:35,672 AMENDMENT WILL SAY. THE FEE MAY 5394 02:48:35,672 --> 02:48:37,373 BE ASSESSED FOR KEEPING A DOG. 5395 02:48:37,373 --> 02:48:39,609 -- THANK YOU. I REALLY 5396 02:48:39,609 --> 02:48:42,045 APPRECIATE THIS CHANGE. I THINK 5397 02:48:42,045 --> 02:48:43,780 THAT IT MAKES GOOD SENSE AND 5398 02:48:43,780 --> 02:48:48,585 I'LL USE THIS MOMENT TO ALSO 5399 02:48:48,585 --> 02:48:49,219 RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT TOMORROW 5400 02:48:49,219 --> 02:48:50,720 IS KITTY HALL HERE AT SEATTLE 5401 02:48:50,720 --> 02:48:53,456 CITY HALL, WHERE YOU CAN ADOPT A 5402 02:48:53,456 --> 02:48:55,725 CAT FROM OUR FAS ANIMAL SHELTER, 5403 02:48:55,725 --> 02:48:58,328 AS WELL AS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO 5404 02:48:58,328 --> 02:48:59,496 ADOPT HERE A CAT. WE. WE ALSO 5405 02:48:59,496 --> 02:49:01,364 HAVE DOGS. THEY ARE AT THE 5406 02:49:01,364 --> 02:49:03,733 ANIMAL SHELTER. ADOPTIONS ARE 5407 02:49:03,733 --> 02:49:04,534 AVAILABLE ALL WEEK LONG. THANK 5408 02:49:04,534 --> 02:49:05,835 YOU. 5409 02:49:05,835 --> 02:49:07,604 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL. 5410 02:49:07,604 --> 02:49:10,707 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. SO JUST 5411 02:49:10,707 --> 02:49:12,842 TO CLARIFY, TEAM COUNCIL, WE ARE 5412 02:49:12,842 --> 02:49:15,545 VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE 5413 02:49:15,545 --> 02:49:17,280 AMENDMENT. SO WE ARE VOTING ON 5414 02:49:17,280 --> 02:49:19,649 TO REMOVE A CAT OR COUNCILMEMBER 5415 02:49:19,649 --> 02:49:19,883 FOSTER. 5416 02:49:19,883 --> 02:49:21,084 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5417 02:49:21,084 --> 02:49:23,052 I'M JUST I THINK ARE YOU ASKING 5418 02:49:23,052 --> 02:49:25,488 FOR OUR COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED 5419 02:49:25,488 --> 02:49:26,322 AMENDMENT NOW, OR ARE YOU ASKING 5420 02:49:26,322 --> 02:49:27,590 FOR US TO HOLD THOSE. 5421 02:49:27,590 --> 02:49:29,559 -- ON THE COMMENTS ON THE 5422 02:49:29,559 --> 02:49:31,327 AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT? 5423 02:49:31,327 --> 02:49:32,795 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. I WILL I 5424 02:49:32,795 --> 02:49:36,332 WILL BE BRIEF IN MY COMMENTS ON 5425 02:49:36,332 --> 02:49:37,534 THE AMENDED AMENDMENT. I 5426 02:49:37,534 --> 02:49:38,034 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE I 5427 02:49:38,034 --> 02:49:40,203 APPRECIATE YOUR THE VERBAL 5428 02:49:40,203 --> 02:49:41,871 AMENDMENT THAT YOU'RE MAKING 5429 02:49:41,871 --> 02:49:43,806 TODAY. I DO INTEND TO SUPPORT 5430 02:49:43,806 --> 02:49:44,807 THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU WERE 5431 02:49:44,807 --> 02:49:49,979 MAKING, BUT I DO NOT INTEND TO 5432 02:49:49,979 --> 02:49:50,613 SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT, 5433 02:49:50,613 --> 02:49:54,183 AND I WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR 5434 02:49:54,183 --> 02:49:54,817 THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT WHEN WE 5435 02:49:54,817 --> 02:49:55,585 GO. GO TO THAT. 5436 02:49:55,585 --> 02:49:56,519 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5437 02:49:56,519 --> 02:49:59,255 FOSTER ARE THERE ANY OTHER 5438 02:49:59,255 --> 02:49:59,923 COMMENTS TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 5439 02:49:59,923 --> 02:50:02,058 AMENDMENT? THIS IS TO REMOVE A 5440 02:50:02,058 --> 02:50:04,127 CAT OR AND THIS IS AN ORAL 5441 02:50:04,127 --> 02:50:05,595 AMENDMENT. WE SUSPENDED THE 5442 02:50:05,595 --> 02:50:07,864 RULES. OKAY. AWESOME. 5443 02:50:07,864 --> 02:50:09,265 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE DO YOU HAVE 5444 02:50:09,265 --> 02:50:11,401 ANY CLOSING? NONE. WILL THE 5445 02:50:11,401 --> 02:50:12,936 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 5446 02:50:12,936 --> 02:50:15,738 US? VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT TO 5447 02:50:15,738 --> 02:50:17,240 THE AMENDMENT WHICH IS REMOVING 5448 02:50:17,240 --> 02:50:20,076 A CAT OR 5449 02:50:20,076 --> 02:50:24,747 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 5450 02:50:24,747 --> 02:50:24,981 -- YES. 5451 02:50:24,981 --> 02:50:25,515 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 5452 02:50:25,515 --> 02:50:27,584 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. A 5453 02:50:27,584 --> 02:50:28,017 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 5454 02:50:28,017 --> 02:50:29,919 -- YES. 5455 02:50:29,919 --> 02:50:30,453 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 5456 02:50:30,453 --> 02:50:33,756 -- YES. 5457 02:50:33,756 --> 02:50:34,390 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. PRESENT 5458 02:50:34,390 --> 02:50:36,092 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 5459 02:50:36,092 --> 02:50:39,495 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AYE. 5460 02:50:39,495 --> 02:50:39,963 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5461 02:50:39,963 --> 02:50:40,997 HOLLINGSWORTH. 5462 02:50:40,997 --> 02:50:41,230 -- YES. 5463 02:50:41,230 --> 02:50:42,732 -- EIGHT IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. 5464 02:50:42,732 --> 02:50:43,967 ONE DISQUALIFIED. 5465 02:50:43,967 --> 02:50:47,036 -- SO THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE 5466 02:50:47,036 --> 02:50:49,872 AMENDED THE THE AMENDMENT TO THE 5467 02:50:49,872 --> 02:50:51,441 AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. AND NOW WE 5468 02:50:51,441 --> 02:50:53,810 ARE GOING TO NOW TALK ABOUT 5469 02:50:53,810 --> 02:50:56,245 AMENDMENT C. SO. COUNCILMEMBER 5470 02:50:56,245 --> 02:50:57,747 KETTLE DO YOU. NOTHING FURTHER. 5471 02:50:57,747 --> 02:51:00,350 OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER 5472 02:51:00,350 --> 02:51:01,184 COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE ANY 5473 02:51:01,184 --> 02:51:04,754 COMMENTS ABOUT AMENDMENT C? 5474 02:51:04,754 --> 02:51:05,355 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER THANK 5475 02:51:05,355 --> 02:51:06,956 YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5476 02:51:06,956 --> 02:51:08,658 FIRST, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY 5477 02:51:08,658 --> 02:51:10,159 APPRECIATION TO YOU. 5478 02:51:10,159 --> 02:51:10,860 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND I KNOW 5479 02:51:10,860 --> 02:51:11,961 YOU DON'T SIT ON THE HOUSING 5480 02:51:11,961 --> 02:51:12,996 COMMITTEE, BUT I DO WANT TO 5481 02:51:12,996 --> 02:51:14,397 APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR OFFICE 5482 02:51:14,397 --> 02:51:17,834 FOR BEING RESPONSIVE AND 5483 02:51:17,834 --> 02:51:19,402 COMMUNICATIVE AROUND THE IDEAS 5484 02:51:19,402 --> 02:51:20,403 THAT YOU HAD AROUND THE THE 5485 02:51:20,403 --> 02:51:21,104 UNDERLYING LEGISLATION. AND JUST 5486 02:51:21,104 --> 02:51:23,272 THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRANSPARENCY 5487 02:51:23,272 --> 02:51:25,742 AND COLLABORATION THERE. AND 5488 02:51:25,742 --> 02:51:28,411 AGAIN, FOR, FOR THE DIALING IN 5489 02:51:28,411 --> 02:51:30,213 AND COMMITTEE TODAY. FOR ME, ONE 5490 02:51:30,213 --> 02:51:32,682 OF THE IMPORTANT PARTS OF THIS 5491 02:51:32,682 --> 02:51:34,884 CONVERSATION IS THAT WE ARE 5492 02:51:34,884 --> 02:51:36,286 STILL ALLOWING THE ABILITY FOR 5493 02:51:36,286 --> 02:51:39,188 LANDLORDS TO USE DAMAGE 5494 02:51:39,188 --> 02:51:40,523 DEPOSITS, AS 5495 02:51:40,523 --> 02:51:42,592 -- WELL AS TO RECOUP ANY FEES TO 5496 02:51:42,592 --> 02:51:44,227 UNITS FOR DAMAGE INCURRED BY A 5497 02:51:44,227 --> 02:51:46,195 PET. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I 5498 02:51:46,195 --> 02:51:48,097 WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS 5499 02:51:48,097 --> 02:51:49,499 UPDATED AMENDMENT TODAY. THANK 5500 02:51:49,499 --> 02:51:50,199 YOU. 5501 02:51:50,199 --> 02:51:50,767 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5502 02:51:50,767 --> 02:51:54,070 FOSTER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER 5503 02:51:54,070 --> 02:51:56,105 COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT C 5504 02:51:56,105 --> 02:51:59,809 AS AMENDED? COUNCILMEMBER LIN 5505 02:51:59,809 --> 02:52:00,443 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5506 02:52:00,443 --> 02:52:01,878 AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. THANKS 5507 02:52:01,878 --> 02:52:06,716 FOR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. 5508 02:52:06,716 --> 02:52:08,117 AND FOR THE AMENDMENT AYE. THE 5509 02:52:08,117 --> 02:52:09,786 AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT I DO 5510 02:52:09,786 --> 02:52:13,022 YOU KNOW, I READ, YOU KNOW, SOME 5511 02:52:13,022 --> 02:52:16,125 OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED, 5512 02:52:16,125 --> 02:52:16,793 INCLUDING BETSY HUDSON'S. AND, 5513 02:52:16,793 --> 02:52:18,327 YOU KNOW, I DO THINK THERE ARE 5514 02:52:18,327 --> 02:52:21,798 REAL COSTS THAT LANDLORDS FACE 5515 02:52:21,798 --> 02:52:27,904 THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS CAPTURED BY 5516 02:52:27,904 --> 02:52:28,538 THE DAMAGED DEPOSITS. AND SO I 5517 02:52:28,538 --> 02:52:32,842 DO THINK THAT THOSE COSTS WILL 5518 02:52:32,842 --> 02:52:35,111 BE SORT OF SPREAD OUT. I DON'T 5519 02:52:35,111 --> 02:52:37,046 KNOW WHAT IT'S HARD TO KNOW IS 5520 02:52:37,046 --> 02:52:40,083 WHAT HOW MUCH THOSE COSTS REALLY 5521 02:52:40,083 --> 02:52:42,819 ARE. AND BUT I THINK WE'VE ALSO 5522 02:52:42,819 --> 02:52:45,555 HEARD FROM A LOT OF TENANT 5523 02:52:45,555 --> 02:52:47,924 ADVOCATES THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT 5524 02:52:47,924 --> 02:52:49,659 THAT EVEN IF THOSE COSTS ARE 5525 02:52:49,659 --> 02:52:52,361 SPREAD OUT, THAT THAT IS 5526 02:52:52,361 --> 02:52:55,098 SOMETHING THAT IS BETTER THAN 5527 02:52:55,098 --> 02:52:59,001 PET RENT ITSELF, THAT. AND SO, 5528 02:52:59,001 --> 02:53:01,637 YOU KNOW, AND I THINK ABOUT I 5529 02:53:01,637 --> 02:53:03,840 HAVE NOT BEEN A RENTER FOR, FOR 5530 02:53:03,840 --> 02:53:05,975 A BIT NOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO 5531 02:53:05,975 --> 02:53:10,379 THINK PET RENT IS SOMETHING THAT 5532 02:53:10,379 --> 02:53:11,881 IS RELATIVELY NEW. AND, YOU 5533 02:53:11,881 --> 02:53:13,449 KNOW, SOMEHOW LANDLORDS WERE 5534 02:53:13,449 --> 02:53:15,184 ABLE TO GET BY FOR, FOR MANY, 5535 02:53:15,184 --> 02:53:17,120 MANY YEARS WITHOUT CHARGING PET 5536 02:53:17,120 --> 02:53:23,359 RENT OR FRANKLY, ALL THESE OTHER 5537 02:53:23,359 --> 02:53:23,926 FEES THAT WE ARE HOPEFULLY 5538 02:53:23,926 --> 02:53:24,994 BANNING TODAY. AND SO I JUST 5539 02:53:24,994 --> 02:53:27,063 WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE THE 5540 02:53:27,063 --> 02:53:29,799 CONCERN AND THE, THE INTENT 5541 02:53:29,799 --> 02:53:33,436 BEHIND IT, BUT I WON'T BE 5542 02:53:33,436 --> 02:53:33,903 SUPPORTING IT TODAY. 5543 02:53:33,903 --> 02:53:35,204 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN, 5544 02:53:35,204 --> 02:53:37,507 ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS 5545 02:53:37,507 --> 02:53:38,508 REGARDING AMENDMENT C AS 5546 02:53:38,508 --> 02:53:40,710 AMENDED? WE ARE VOTING ON THE 5547 02:53:40,710 --> 02:53:42,612 UNDERLYING AMENDMENT C, AS 5548 02:53:42,612 --> 02:53:46,115 AMENDED, TO THE COUNCIL. BILL 5549 02:53:46,115 --> 02:53:48,518 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE DO YOU HAVE 5550 02:53:48,518 --> 02:53:48,885 ANY FOLLOW UP? 5551 02:53:48,885 --> 02:53:49,318 -- NOTHING. 5552 02:53:49,318 --> 02:53:51,454 -- OKAY. THANK YOU. WILL THE 5553 02:53:51,454 --> 02:53:52,288 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON? 5554 02:53:52,288 --> 02:53:54,223 AMENDED ON AMENDMENT C AS 5555 02:53:54,223 --> 02:53:57,727 AMENDED 5556 02:53:57,727 --> 02:54:01,998 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER NO. 5557 02:54:01,998 --> 02:54:02,498 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 5558 02:54:02,498 --> 02:54:04,700 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. A 5559 02:54:04,700 --> 02:54:05,134 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 5560 02:54:05,134 --> 02:54:06,869 -- NO. 5561 02:54:06,869 --> 02:54:07,436 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 5562 02:54:07,436 --> 02:54:10,173 -- NO. 5563 02:54:10,173 --> 02:54:10,706 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 5564 02:54:10,706 --> 02:54:17,580 -- PRESENT. 5565 02:54:17,580 --> 02:54:18,147 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA NAY. 5566 02:54:18,147 --> 02:54:18,714 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS NAY. 5567 02:54:18,714 --> 02:54:19,182 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5568 02:54:19,182 --> 02:54:20,716 HOLLINGSWORTH. 5569 02:54:20,716 --> 02:54:20,950 -- NO. 5570 02:54:20,950 --> 02:54:22,118 -- ONE IN FAVOR SEVEN OPPOSED 5571 02:54:22,118 --> 02:54:23,686 ONE DISQUALIFIED. 5572 02:54:23,686 --> 02:54:25,521 -- MOTION FAILS. AN AMENDMENT C 5573 02:54:25,521 --> 02:54:29,859 IS NOT ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER 5574 02:54:29,859 --> 02:54:32,028 KETTLE YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 5575 02:54:32,028 --> 02:54:32,728 MOVE AMENDMENT D. 5576 02:54:32,728 --> 02:54:36,132 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO 5577 02:54:36,132 --> 02:54:36,766 AMEND MOVE AMENDMENT D VERSION 5578 02:54:36,766 --> 02:54:39,802 ONE TO COUNCIL BILL 12125 FOR 5579 02:54:39,802 --> 02:54:40,703 -- SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED AND 5580 02:54:40,703 --> 02:54:42,905 SECOND TO AMEND THE BILL AS 5581 02:54:42,905 --> 02:54:43,439 PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT D 5582 02:54:43,439 --> 02:54:44,073 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE YOU'RE 5583 02:54:44,073 --> 02:54:45,308 RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS 5584 02:54:45,308 --> 02:54:45,508 IT. 5585 02:54:45,508 --> 02:54:47,276 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT, A BIG 5586 02:54:47,276 --> 02:54:49,412 CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR 5587 02:54:49,412 --> 02:54:50,046 COUNTRY IS FINANCIAL LITERACY. 5588 02:54:50,046 --> 02:54:52,515 THIS HAS COME UP IN MANY WAYS. 5589 02:54:52,515 --> 02:54:54,250 CAME UP IN INTERVIEW I HAD ON 5590 02:54:54,250 --> 02:54:56,719 KOW NOT LONG AGO. THE OUR STATE 5591 02:54:56,719 --> 02:54:58,120 TREASURER HAS BEEN SPEAKING TO 5592 02:54:58,120 --> 02:55:00,690 THE IDEA OF FINANCIAL LITERACY, 5593 02:55:00,690 --> 02:55:03,659 PARTICULARLY IN THE CURRICULUM 5594 02:55:03,659 --> 02:55:06,662 AT OUR SCHOOLS AND FINANCIAL 5595 02:55:06,662 --> 02:55:09,632 LITERACY HAS MANY PIECES TO IT, 5596 02:55:09,632 --> 02:55:10,867 YOU KNOW, SAVINGS. THERE'S 5597 02:55:10,867 --> 02:55:12,335 INVESTMENTS, BUT IT'S ALSO 5598 02:55:12,335 --> 02:55:15,304 INSURANCE. AND BEING SMART AND 5599 02:55:15,304 --> 02:55:17,073 HAVING THAT FINANCIAL LITERACY. 5600 02:55:17,073 --> 02:55:18,574 YOU KNOW, THE INSURANCE PIECE IS 5601 02:55:18,574 --> 02:55:22,979 REALLY IMPORTANT. AND SO THIS 5602 02:55:22,979 --> 02:55:23,946 AMENDMENT IS FORWARDED IS NOT 5603 02:55:23,946 --> 02:55:25,014 ONLY GOOD GOVERNANCE, BUT GOOD 5604 02:55:25,014 --> 02:55:26,749 PRACTICE. AND I RECOGNIZE THE 5605 02:55:26,749 --> 02:55:29,018 POINTS, BUT IF ONE READS 5606 02:55:29,018 --> 02:55:30,319 MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT 5607 02:55:30,319 --> 02:55:33,689 IF YOU READ THE AMENDMENT, IT'S 5608 02:55:33,689 --> 02:55:34,323 QUITE STRAIGHTFORWARD THAT THIS 5609 02:55:34,323 --> 02:55:36,926 IS SOMETHING THAT THERE'S NO 5610 02:55:36,926 --> 02:55:38,060 REQUIREMENT, BUT IT'S 5611 02:55:38,060 --> 02:55:39,262 ENCOURAGING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS 5612 02:55:39,262 --> 02:55:41,898 IN THE GOOD TENANTS OF FINANCIAL 5613 02:55:41,898 --> 02:55:43,032 LITERACY. SO LONG TERM. AND I 5614 02:55:43,032 --> 02:55:45,935 THINK ABOUT, BY THE WAY, THAT 5615 02:55:45,935 --> 02:55:48,971 THIS THIS SHOWS UP IN MANY WAYS, 5616 02:55:48,971 --> 02:55:51,641 CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, HAD A 5617 02:55:51,641 --> 02:55:53,709 VERY STRONG INSURANCE RATE. SO 5618 02:55:53,709 --> 02:55:54,977 WHEN THEY HAD THEIR EARTHQUAKE, 5619 02:55:54,977 --> 02:55:56,112 THEY WERE ABLE TO RESPOND 5620 02:55:56,112 --> 02:55:57,346 QUICKLY AND BETTER COMPARED TO 5621 02:55:57,346 --> 02:55:59,849 OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD. 5622 02:55:59,849 --> 02:56:00,983 AND OVER TIME. AND, YOU KNOW, WE 5623 02:56:00,983 --> 02:56:02,718 ARE A, YOU KNOW, A SITUATION 5624 02:56:02,718 --> 02:56:04,086 WHERE WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING 5625 02:56:04,086 --> 02:56:07,957 SIMILAR TO THAT, YOU KNOW, I 5626 02:56:07,957 --> 02:56:08,624 DON'T NOT EXPECTING WILDFIRES, 5627 02:56:08,624 --> 02:56:11,560 BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW. 5628 02:56:11,560 --> 02:56:15,631 INSURANCE IS A SMART FINANCIAL 5629 02:56:15,631 --> 02:56:18,000 LITERACY MOVE. AND THIS IS 5630 02:56:18,000 --> 02:56:20,336 SOMETHING THAT, AGAIN, IS NOT 5631 02:56:20,336 --> 02:56:22,371 MANDATING IT. IT'S VERY 5632 02:56:22,371 --> 02:56:24,307 STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S VERY 5633 02:56:24,307 --> 02:56:25,241 SIMPLE. AND COLLEAGUES, I ASK 5634 02:56:25,241 --> 02:56:27,810 FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 5635 02:56:27,810 --> 02:56:29,178 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 5636 02:56:29,178 --> 02:56:31,948 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ARE THERE 5637 02:56:31,948 --> 02:56:32,582 ANY COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT 5638 02:56:32,582 --> 02:56:38,554 D? AMENDMENT D? ALL RIGHT. 5639 02:56:38,554 --> 02:56:40,089 SEEING NONE ONE DEFINITELY TAKE 5640 02:56:40,089 --> 02:56:42,091 THIS TIME TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 5641 02:56:42,091 --> 02:56:45,261 KETTLE FOR ALL YOUR AMENDMENTS 5642 02:56:45,261 --> 02:56:45,928 AND HARD WORKING THOUGHT YOU PUT 5643 02:56:45,928 --> 02:56:47,830 BEHIND ALL THIS WELL, CLERK, 5644 02:56:47,830 --> 02:56:50,066 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. DO YOU 5645 02:56:50,066 --> 02:56:51,200 HAVE ANY YOU SAID NO CLOSING 5646 02:56:51,200 --> 02:56:51,867 COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 5647 02:56:51,867 --> 02:56:55,004 CALL THE ROLL AN AMENDMENT D. 5648 02:56:55,004 --> 02:57:01,410 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER NO. 5649 02:57:01,410 --> 02:57:01,944 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 5650 02:57:01,944 --> 02:57:03,479 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ NO. 5651 02:57:03,479 --> 02:57:06,515 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5652 02:57:06,515 --> 02:57:06,749 KETTLE. 5653 02:57:06,749 --> 02:57:06,983 -- AYE. 5654 02:57:06,983 --> 02:57:09,385 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN NO. 5655 02:57:09,385 --> 02:57:11,087 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. NO. 5656 02:57:11,087 --> 02:57:15,091 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA 5657 02:57:15,091 --> 02:57:15,424 -- PRESENT. 5658 02:57:15,424 --> 02:57:15,925 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 5659 02:57:15,925 --> 02:57:18,894 -- NAY. 5660 02:57:18,894 --> 02:57:19,862 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 5661 02:57:19,862 --> 02:57:20,096 -- NO. 5662 02:57:20,096 --> 02:57:20,629 -- COUNCIL CHAIR. COUNCIL 5663 02:57:20,629 --> 02:57:22,765 PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH. 5664 02:57:22,765 --> 02:57:23,032 -- NO. 5665 02:57:23,032 --> 02:57:24,166 -- ONE IN FAVOR. ONE IN FAVOR 5666 02:57:24,166 --> 02:57:25,801 SEVEN OPPOSED ONE DISQUALIFIED. 5667 02:57:25,801 --> 02:57:29,005 -- MOTION FAILS. AMENDMENT D IS 5668 02:57:29,005 --> 02:57:29,572 NOT ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER 5669 02:57:29,572 --> 02:57:30,306 FOSTER YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO 5670 02:57:30,306 --> 02:57:32,208 MOVE YOUR AMENDMENT. 5671 02:57:32,208 --> 02:57:35,678 -- I MOVE AMENDMENT E. DO I HAVE 5672 02:57:35,678 --> 02:57:35,945 A SECOND? 5673 02:57:35,945 --> 02:57:36,245 -- SECOND. 5674 02:57:36,245 --> 02:57:37,513 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND 5675 02:57:37,513 --> 02:57:38,914 TO AMEND BILL AS PRESENTED ON 5676 02:57:38,914 --> 02:57:39,548 AMENDMENT E COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 5677 02:57:39,548 --> 02:57:41,017 YOU RECOGNIZE IN ORDER TO 5678 02:57:41,017 --> 02:57:41,917 ADDRESS IT. 5679 02:57:41,917 --> 02:57:43,219 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL 5680 02:57:43,219 --> 02:57:45,087 PRESIDENT. SO THIS IS A 5681 02:57:45,087 --> 02:57:46,789 CLARIFICATION AND AN UPDATE TO 5682 02:57:46,789 --> 02:57:48,591 AN AMENDMENT THAT I BROUGHT TO 5683 02:57:48,591 --> 02:57:50,026 COMMITTEE. AND THE SPIRIT OF 5684 02:57:50,026 --> 02:57:52,828 THIS IS THAT WE WANTED TO ENSURE 5685 02:57:52,828 --> 02:57:54,697 CLARITY THAT SDCI HAS THE 5686 02:57:54,697 --> 02:57:55,665 AUTHORITY TO SEEK VOLUNTARY 5687 02:57:55,665 --> 02:57:57,600 COMPLIANCE. THAT'S AUTHORITY 5688 02:57:57,600 --> 02:57:59,535 THAT WAS ALREADY PROVIDED TO 5689 02:57:59,535 --> 02:58:00,436 THEM ELSEWHERE IN OUR CODE, 5690 02:58:00,436 --> 02:58:01,537 HOWEVER, WE CODIFIED THAT, 5691 02:58:01,537 --> 02:58:03,439 BRINGING IT INTO THIS PORTION OF 5692 02:58:03,439 --> 02:58:05,508 THE CODE, AND WE DID THAT IN AN 5693 02:58:05,508 --> 02:58:06,809 AMENDMENT IN COMMITTEE. WE HAD 5694 02:58:06,809 --> 02:58:09,111 SOME ONGOING ENGAGEMENT WITH 5695 02:58:09,111 --> 02:58:10,846 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOLLOWING 5696 02:58:10,846 --> 02:58:12,248 PASSING THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE 5697 02:58:12,248 --> 02:58:13,249 LAST WEEK. AND WE ARE BRINGING 5698 02:58:13,249 --> 02:58:15,084 I'M BRINGING FORTH THIS 5699 02:58:15,084 --> 02:58:17,286 AMENDMENT TO OFFER A COUPLE OF 5700 02:58:17,286 --> 02:58:19,155 CLARIFICATIONS AND REFINEMENTS. 5701 02:58:19,155 --> 02:58:21,691 SO YOU'LL SEE THIS LANGUAGE 5702 02:58:21,691 --> 02:58:24,593 STATES THAT THE SDCI DIRECTOR 5703 02:58:24,593 --> 02:58:25,861 CAN OFFER VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE 5704 02:58:25,861 --> 02:58:28,631 AT A MINIMUM TO INCLUDE FULL 5705 02:58:28,631 --> 02:58:29,231 REIMBURSEMENT TO ALL TENANTS. 5706 02:58:29,231 --> 02:58:30,766 THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HEARD 5707 02:58:30,766 --> 02:58:32,234 COUNCILMEMBER LIN SPEAK TO, TO 5708 02:58:32,234 --> 02:58:34,570 ENSURE THAT WE ARE COVERING 5709 02:58:34,570 --> 02:58:36,105 REMEDIES FOR TENANTS WHEN 5710 02:58:36,105 --> 02:58:36,772 SOMETHING IS DONE TO ONE TENANT. 5711 02:58:36,772 --> 02:58:38,240 IF THE SAME PRACTICE HAS 5712 02:58:38,240 --> 02:58:39,909 HAPPENED ACROSS THE BOARD THAT 5713 02:58:39,909 --> 02:58:41,911 THE SDCI DIRECTOR CAN SEEK THAT 5714 02:58:41,911 --> 02:58:42,545 VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE ACROSS THE 5715 02:58:42,545 --> 02:58:45,247 BOARD, WE ARE ALSO MAKING A 5716 02:58:45,247 --> 02:58:46,082 REFINEMENT. I AM MAKING A 5717 02:58:46,082 --> 02:58:49,652 REFINEMENT HERE THAT STATES THAT 5718 02:58:49,652 --> 02:58:50,252 THAT VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE CAN 5719 02:58:50,252 --> 02:58:53,856 ONLY BE OFFERED TO A LANDLORD IF 5720 02:58:53,856 --> 02:58:54,390 THE DIRECTOR HAS EXECUTED 5721 02:58:54,390 --> 02:58:58,661 VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. NO MORE 5722 02:58:58,661 --> 02:58:59,528 THAN TWICE IN THE PAST THREE 5723 02:58:59,528 --> 02:59:01,530 YEARS. SO THIS IS THE SPIRIT OF 5724 02:59:01,530 --> 02:59:03,065 THE LAW, IS TO ENSURE THAT WE 5725 02:59:03,065 --> 02:59:05,000 HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET 5726 02:59:05,000 --> 02:59:06,302 VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE. HOWEVER, 5727 02:59:06,302 --> 02:59:08,170 THE SPIRIT IS NOT INTENDED TO 5728 02:59:08,170 --> 02:59:10,172 SEE REPEAT VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE 5729 02:59:10,172 --> 02:59:10,739 BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO 5730 02:59:10,739 --> 02:59:12,241 INDICATE SOMETHING ELSE GOING 5731 02:59:12,241 --> 02:59:13,776 ON. SO WE ARE OFFERING THIS 5732 02:59:13,776 --> 02:59:16,078 AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY AND PROVIDE 5733 02:59:16,078 --> 02:59:18,881 THAT DIRECTION TO SDCI AND 5734 02:59:18,881 --> 02:59:19,448 COLLEAGUES. I ASK FOR YOUR 5735 02:59:19,448 --> 02:59:20,483 SUPPORT. 5736 02:59:20,483 --> 02:59:21,050 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5737 02:59:21,050 --> 02:59:22,685 FOSTERS ARE THERE. EXCUSE ME. 5738 02:59:22,685 --> 02:59:26,789 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, ARE THERE 5739 02:59:26,789 --> 02:59:27,423 ANY COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT 5740 02:59:27,423 --> 02:59:29,425 E? SEEING NONE, DO YOU HAVE ANY 5741 02:59:29,425 --> 02:59:30,059 CLOSING COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER 5742 02:59:30,059 --> 02:59:30,960 FOSTER WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 5743 02:59:30,960 --> 02:59:34,497 CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT E? 5744 02:59:34,497 --> 02:59:39,268 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YES. 5745 02:59:39,268 --> 02:59:41,937 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 5746 02:59:41,937 --> 02:59:42,404 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 5747 02:59:42,404 --> 02:59:42,638 -- AYE. 5748 02:59:42,638 --> 02:59:45,074 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN YES. 5749 02:59:45,074 --> 02:59:45,574 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 5750 02:59:45,574 --> 02:59:49,879 -- YES. 5751 02:59:49,879 --> 02:59:51,080 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA PRESENT. 5752 02:59:51,080 --> 02:59:51,514 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 5753 02:59:51,514 --> 02:59:54,517 -- AYE. 5754 02:59:54,517 --> 02:59:55,251 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS COUNCIL 5755 02:59:55,251 --> 02:59:57,520 PRESIDENT. HOLLINGSWORTH EIGHT 5756 02:59:57,520 --> 03:00:00,222 IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED ONE 5757 03:00:00,222 --> 03:00:00,623 DISQUALIFIED. 5758 03:00:00,623 --> 03:00:01,323 -- AMENDMENT D AMENDMENT. THE 5759 03:00:01,323 --> 03:00:03,959 MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT IS 5760 03:00:03,959 --> 03:00:04,760 ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, 5761 03:00:04,760 --> 03:00:06,595 ARE THERE ANY OTHER FINAL 5762 03:00:06,595 --> 03:00:08,397 COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? 5763 03:00:08,397 --> 03:00:09,965 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AS SPONSOR 5764 03:00:09,965 --> 03:00:11,800 WILL HOLD YOURS TILL THE END, IF 5765 03:00:11,800 --> 03:00:13,269 THAT'S COOL. AND THEN WE'LL SEE 5766 03:00:13,269 --> 03:00:13,903 IF ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE 5767 03:00:13,903 --> 03:00:15,805 ANY COMMENTS, AND THEN I'LL 5768 03:00:15,805 --> 03:00:21,210 THROW IT TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 5769 03:00:21,210 --> 03:00:21,677 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 5770 03:00:21,677 --> 03:00:23,045 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5771 03:00:23,045 --> 03:00:25,881 I DO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. I'M 5772 03:00:25,881 --> 03:00:26,549 JUST GOING TO ADD ACTUALLY A 5773 03:00:26,549 --> 03:00:27,183 LITTLE BIT UP FRONT, BECAUSE I 5774 03:00:27,183 --> 03:00:31,320 FORGOT TO MENTION THIS, SO I'LL 5775 03:00:31,320 --> 03:00:34,456 MENTION IT NOW IN MY HAND, I 5776 03:00:34,456 --> 03:00:36,125 HAVE THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO ON 5777 03:00:36,125 --> 03:00:38,827 THIS BILL, COUNCIL BILL 121254, 5778 03:00:38,827 --> 03:00:40,329 WRITTEN BY MISS HARPER ANALYST 5779 03:00:40,329 --> 03:00:41,330 AND CENTRAL STAFF. AND I THANK 5780 03:00:41,330 --> 03:00:43,866 HER FOR THIS DOCUMENT. IT'S 5781 03:00:43,866 --> 03:00:46,535 INTERESTING IF YOU READ THIS 5782 03:00:46,535 --> 03:00:47,603 DOCUMENT, NOWHERE IN THIS 5783 03:00:47,603 --> 03:00:51,240 DOCUMENT DO YOU FIND THE WORD 5784 03:00:51,240 --> 03:00:53,309 JUNK. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THIS 5785 03:00:53,309 --> 03:00:55,110 DOCUMENT IS BEING HELD TO A 5786 03:00:55,110 --> 03:00:56,812 HIGHER STANDARD THAN THE BILL 5787 03:00:56,812 --> 03:00:57,980 ITSELF. AS RESPECTS TO THE USE 5788 03:00:57,980 --> 03:01:01,450 OF THE WORD JUNK. AND AGAIN, 5789 03:01:01,450 --> 03:01:04,420 IT'S IMPORTANT HOW YOU TALK 5790 03:01:04,420 --> 03:01:05,754 ABOUT THINGS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO 5791 03:01:05,754 --> 03:01:08,490 HAVE A FORMAL LEGAL INDUSTRY 5792 03:01:08,490 --> 03:01:11,627 STANDARD, NOT COLLOQUIAL 5793 03:01:11,627 --> 03:01:18,467 COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. I HAD THREE 5794 03:01:18,467 --> 03:01:19,168 AMENDMENTS HERE, BUT I ALSO HAD 5795 03:01:19,168 --> 03:01:21,136 TWO OTHERS. I HAD FIVE TOTAL 5796 03:01:21,136 --> 03:01:22,137 AMENDMENTS. THE OTHER TWO 5797 03:01:22,137 --> 03:01:24,440 AMENDMENTS MY TEAM WORKED WITH 5798 03:01:24,440 --> 03:01:24,974 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND 5799 03:01:24,974 --> 03:01:25,574 COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S TEAM. I 5800 03:01:25,574 --> 03:01:27,176 WANT TO THANK THEM AND THEIR 5801 03:01:27,176 --> 03:01:29,645 TEAMS FOR WORKING WITH MY TEAM 5802 03:01:29,645 --> 03:01:32,181 ON THOSE AMENDMENTS. THERE WAS 5803 03:01:32,181 --> 03:01:33,749 NO COSPONSORSHIP ON THOSE, BUT 5804 03:01:33,749 --> 03:01:36,118 AGAIN, I APPRECIATE HAVING MY 5805 03:01:36,118 --> 03:01:38,087 TEAM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO 5806 03:01:38,087 --> 03:01:40,289 WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER 5807 03:01:40,289 --> 03:01:40,956 FOSTER'S TEAM AND COUNCILMEMBER 5808 03:01:40,956 --> 03:01:45,361 LIN'S TEAM. RENTAL FEE LANDLORD 5809 03:01:45,361 --> 03:01:48,097 RENT. TENANT IS VERY COMPLEX, 5810 03:01:48,097 --> 03:01:49,865 AND I'VE BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT 5811 03:01:49,865 --> 03:01:52,101 AFFORDABILITY A LOT, 5812 03:01:52,101 --> 03:01:53,936 PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO 5813 03:01:53,936 --> 03:01:56,538 PROPERTY TAXES, SALES TAXES, 5814 03:01:56,538 --> 03:01:58,741 UTILITY RATES AND WHAT WE DO OR 5815 03:01:58,741 --> 03:02:00,142 DO NOT DO OURSELVES. THE COUNTY 5816 03:02:00,142 --> 03:02:02,111 AND THE STATE. BUT I'VE ALSO 5817 03:02:02,111 --> 03:02:03,379 NOTED THAT AFFORDABILITY IS NOT 5818 03:02:03,379 --> 03:02:05,080 JUST FOR RESIDENTS, ALSO FOR 5819 03:02:05,080 --> 03:02:09,685 BUSINESSES TOO. AND WE DO HAVE 5820 03:02:09,685 --> 03:02:11,186 WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. 5821 03:02:11,186 --> 03:02:12,388 WE DO HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF 5822 03:02:12,388 --> 03:02:14,590 LANDLORDS, AND WE NEED TO ENSURE 5823 03:02:14,590 --> 03:02:17,493 THAT WE MAKE HOUSING AVAILABLE 5824 03:02:17,493 --> 03:02:19,828 AND AFFORDABLE, AND THAT IS OUR 5825 03:02:19,828 --> 03:02:21,297 NORTH STAR. AND MY CONCERN IS 5826 03:02:21,297 --> 03:02:23,465 THOSE SMALL SCALE LANDLORDS, YOU 5827 03:02:23,465 --> 03:02:25,000 KNOW, SOMETIMES CALLED MOM AND 5828 03:02:25,000 --> 03:02:25,601 POP AND THE LIKE, BECAUSE 5829 03:02:25,601 --> 03:02:26,802 THEY'RE THE ONES WHO REALLY 5830 03:02:26,802 --> 03:02:30,639 PROVIDE THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING 5831 03:02:30,639 --> 03:02:31,307 OPTIONS. AND I'VE SEEN IT SO 5832 03:02:31,307 --> 03:02:34,777 OFTEN HERE IN SEATTLE AND IN 5833 03:02:34,777 --> 03:02:36,412 DISTRICT SEVEN. I JUST WANTED TO 5834 03:02:36,412 --> 03:02:38,580 NOTE THAT. AND I ALSO WANTED TO 5835 03:02:38,580 --> 03:02:40,549 NOTE TOO, THAT THERE'S MORE WORK 5836 03:02:40,549 --> 03:02:41,750 TO BE DONE. TWO YEARS AGO, I HAD 5837 03:02:41,750 --> 03:02:43,585 THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 5838 03:02:43,585 --> 03:02:45,154 CONSORTIUM IN MY OFFICE, AND 5839 03:02:45,154 --> 03:02:46,422 THEY WERE ADAMANT THAT WE HAVE 5840 03:02:46,422 --> 03:02:49,858 TO GET FOUR BILLS DONE. RELATED 5841 03:02:49,858 --> 03:02:51,393 TO LANDLORD TENANT BECAUSE THE 5842 03:02:51,393 --> 03:02:52,861 AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORLD IS 5843 03:02:52,861 --> 03:02:53,696 THEIR LANDLORDS, TOO. THEY'RE 5844 03:02:53,696 --> 03:02:58,167 HAVING A LOT OF CHALLENGES. BUT 5845 03:02:58,167 --> 03:03:00,002 NOTHING HAS EVER HAPPENED WITH 5846 03:03:00,002 --> 03:03:01,203 THOSE BILLS. THIS IS WHERE WE 5847 03:03:01,203 --> 03:03:02,838 ARE IN THE LANDLORD TENANT 5848 03:03:02,838 --> 03:03:04,473 WORLD. AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO 5849 03:03:04,473 --> 03:03:05,474 BETTER. I THINK WE NEED TO DO 5850 03:03:05,474 --> 03:03:07,977 MORE FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT 5851 03:03:07,977 --> 03:03:10,112 WERE BROUGHT UP IN PUBLIC 5852 03:03:10,112 --> 03:03:11,413 COMMENT, I SHOULD ADD, AND 5853 03:03:11,413 --> 03:03:11,980 AFFORDABILITY SHOULD BE THE 5854 03:03:11,980 --> 03:03:13,282 BASELINE ON THAT. BUT THE OTHER 5855 03:03:13,282 --> 03:03:16,352 BASELINE SHOULD BE TRANSPARENCY. 5856 03:03:16,352 --> 03:03:18,354 AND TRANSPARENCY IS GOOD 5857 03:03:18,354 --> 03:03:20,789 GOVERNANCE AND GOOD BUSINESS. SO 5858 03:03:20,789 --> 03:03:23,392 I RECOGNIZE PEOPLE HAVE OPINIONS 5859 03:03:23,392 --> 03:03:24,293 ABOUT MY AMENDMENTS. THE TWO 5860 03:03:24,293 --> 03:03:24,994 THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW AND THE 5861 03:03:24,994 --> 03:03:29,531 THREE THAT YOU DO KNOW. BUT 5862 03:03:29,531 --> 03:03:31,300 TRANSPARENCY IS KEY. AGAIN, GOOD 5863 03:03:31,300 --> 03:03:31,900 GOVERNANCE AND GOOD BUSINESS. 5864 03:03:31,900 --> 03:03:34,269 AND SO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND 5865 03:03:34,269 --> 03:03:35,371 COLLEAGUES, I WILL BE VOTING I 5866 03:03:35,371 --> 03:03:38,240 ON THIS BILL. 5867 03:03:38,240 --> 03:03:41,377 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 5868 03:03:41,377 --> 03:03:43,979 KETTLE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 5869 03:03:43,979 --> 03:03:44,880 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 5870 03:03:44,880 --> 03:03:46,682 I WANT TO START BY THANKING THE 5871 03:03:46,682 --> 03:03:48,083 MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEIR TEAM 5872 03:03:48,083 --> 03:03:50,219 FOR WORKING OVER MONTHS 5873 03:03:50,219 --> 03:03:52,021 ALONGSIDE RENTERS AND ADVOCATES 5874 03:03:52,021 --> 03:03:53,255 TO SHAPE THIS LEGISLATION FROM 5875 03:03:53,255 --> 03:03:55,891 SENDING OUT THE RENTERS SURVEY 5876 03:03:55,891 --> 03:03:57,426 TO UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE OF 5877 03:03:57,426 --> 03:03:59,061 JUNK FEES TO THE TOWN HALLS, 5878 03:03:59,061 --> 03:04:01,230 DIRECTLY ENGAGING WITH RENTERS. 5879 03:04:01,230 --> 03:04:04,333 AND I WANT TO ALSO THANK 5880 03:04:04,333 --> 03:04:04,933 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FOR YOUR 5881 03:04:04,933 --> 03:04:06,535 LEADERSHIP AND GUIDING THIS 5882 03:04:06,535 --> 03:04:08,337 LEGISLATION THROUGH THE HOUSING, 5883 03:04:08,337 --> 03:04:10,439 ARTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE. 5884 03:04:10,439 --> 03:04:11,073 TODAY'S LEGISLATION IS ABOUT 5885 03:04:11,073 --> 03:04:13,008 TRANSPARENCY, FAIRNESS AND 5886 03:04:13,008 --> 03:04:13,776 ADDRESSING THE COST OF LIVING 5887 03:04:13,776 --> 03:04:16,311 CRISIS THAT IS ROCKING SEATTLE 5888 03:04:16,311 --> 03:04:17,479 HOUSEHOLDS. WE TALK ABOUT THE 5889 03:04:17,479 --> 03:04:18,714 COST OF LIVING CRISIS, SOMETIMES 5890 03:04:18,714 --> 03:04:21,683 IN AN ABSTRACT WAY, BUT IN 5891 03:04:21,683 --> 03:04:23,018 REALITY, WHEN A COST IS TOO 5892 03:04:23,018 --> 03:04:24,653 HIGH, WHEN PEOPLE ARE NICKEL AND 5893 03:04:24,653 --> 03:04:26,121 DIMED, THAT'S LESS MONEY AT THE 5894 03:04:26,121 --> 03:04:29,024 END OF THE DAY, TO BE ABLE TO 5895 03:04:29,024 --> 03:04:29,725 NAVIGATE ALL THE THINGS THAT 5896 03:04:29,725 --> 03:04:31,894 LIFE THROWS AT US, THAT MEANS 5897 03:04:31,894 --> 03:04:34,029 EVICTION. THAT MEANS 5898 03:04:34,029 --> 03:04:35,064 HOMELESSNESS. SO AT THE END OF 5899 03:04:35,064 --> 03:04:36,465 THE DAY, THE BILL BEFORE US IS 5900 03:04:36,465 --> 03:04:38,333 ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. AND WHEN THE 5901 03:04:38,333 --> 03:04:41,203 PRICE OF RENT FOR A UNIT IS 5902 03:04:41,203 --> 03:04:43,705 ADVERTISED AS ONE THING. BUT 5903 03:04:43,705 --> 03:04:44,306 AFTER MULTIPLE JUNK FEES ARE 5904 03:04:44,306 --> 03:04:47,409 ADDED ON TOP OF THAT, PEOPLE 5905 03:04:47,409 --> 03:04:48,010 FIND THEMSELVES LOCKED INTO A 5906 03:04:48,010 --> 03:04:49,778 DEFAULT RENT PRICE THEY CAN'T 5907 03:04:49,778 --> 03:04:52,314 AFFORD. AND THIS BILL 5908 03:04:52,314 --> 03:04:52,915 INCENTIVIZES UPFRONT HONESTY 5909 03:04:52,915 --> 03:04:54,249 ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT RENT WILL 5910 03:04:54,249 --> 03:04:56,251 ACTUALLY BE, WHILE STILL 5911 03:04:56,251 --> 03:04:58,020 ALLOWING FOR NECESSARY FEES LIKE 5912 03:04:58,020 --> 03:04:59,421 WI-FI, UTILITIES, LATE FEES, AND 5913 03:04:59,421 --> 03:05:01,824 MORE. I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS 5914 03:05:01,824 --> 03:05:04,726 OFTEN, BUT I'LL SAY IT AGAIN 5915 03:05:04,726 --> 03:05:06,261 I'M A RENTER. I'VE RENTED 5916 03:05:06,261 --> 03:05:07,396 SEVEN DIFFERENT APARTMENTS IN 5917 03:05:07,396 --> 03:05:09,298 THE CITY, AND I'M SURE I'LL 5918 03:05:09,298 --> 03:05:10,699 RENT MANY MORE APARTMENTS IN 5919 03:05:10,699 --> 03:05:12,801 THIS CITY FOR THE YEARS TO COME. 5920 03:05:12,801 --> 03:05:14,303 AND THAT EXPERIENCE IS NOT 5921 03:05:14,303 --> 03:05:17,372 UNIQUE BY A LONG SHOT. SO I AM 5922 03:05:17,372 --> 03:05:18,407 EXCITED TODAY THAT WE ARE TAKING 5923 03:05:18,407 --> 03:05:20,309 A STEP FURTHER. RENTER MAJORITY 5924 03:05:20,309 --> 03:05:21,844 OF OUR CITY AND FOR A MORE 5925 03:05:21,844 --> 03:05:24,079 AFFORDABLE CITY. THANK YOU. 5926 03:05:24,079 --> 03:05:24,646 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 5927 03:05:24,646 --> 03:05:26,849 RINCK. ARE THERE ANY OTHER 5928 03:05:26,849 --> 03:05:27,416 COMMENTS REGARDING THE BILL 5929 03:05:27,416 --> 03:05:31,920 BEFORE I KICK IT TO THE SPONSOR? 5930 03:05:31,920 --> 03:05:32,387 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 5931 03:05:32,387 --> 03:05:34,056 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL 5932 03:05:34,056 --> 03:05:35,290 PRESIDENT, I ACTUALLY WANT TO 5933 03:05:35,290 --> 03:05:37,159 JUST TURN BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER 5934 03:05:37,159 --> 03:05:37,993 KETTLE AND SAY AND JUST SAY THIS 5935 03:05:37,993 --> 03:05:38,961 TO THE PUBLIC. I THE WORK THAT 5936 03:05:38,961 --> 03:05:41,530 OUR OFFICE DID ON WHAT WAS 5937 03:05:41,530 --> 03:05:42,931 AMENDMENT THREE AND THEN WAS 5938 03:05:42,931 --> 03:05:45,334 AMENDMENT E TODAY WAS MADE 5939 03:05:45,334 --> 03:05:46,335 BETTER BY COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 5940 03:05:46,335 --> 03:05:47,603 OFFICE. AND I'LL SAY THERE'S 5941 03:05:47,603 --> 03:05:48,904 THINGS THAT WE DISAGREE ON. AND 5942 03:05:48,904 --> 03:05:51,507 WHEN WE DISAGREE, WE DISAGREE. 5943 03:05:51,507 --> 03:05:52,741 AND THE THINGS THAT WE AGREE ON. 5944 03:05:52,741 --> 03:05:54,943 I REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR 5945 03:05:54,943 --> 03:05:55,444 PARTNERSHIP AND WANT TO 5946 03:05:55,444 --> 03:05:57,279 ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE 5947 03:05:57,279 --> 03:05:57,913 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WAS NOT A 5948 03:05:57,913 --> 03:05:58,514 MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE, WE 5949 03:05:58,514 --> 03:06:00,015 WEREN'T ABLE TO ADD HIS NAME AS 5950 03:06:00,015 --> 03:06:01,850 A CO-SPONSOR. BUT I DO THINK 5951 03:06:01,850 --> 03:06:02,451 IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO 5952 03:06:02,451 --> 03:06:03,519 ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR WORK AND YOUR 5953 03:06:03,519 --> 03:06:04,419 LEADERSHIP THERE. AND IT WAS IN 5954 03:06:04,419 --> 03:06:06,889 MY NOTES EARLIER AND I FORGOT TO 5955 03:06:06,889 --> 03:06:07,556 AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. SO 5956 03:06:07,556 --> 03:06:11,059 THANK YOU FOR THAT. 5957 03:06:11,059 --> 03:06:11,693 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. AND WITH 5958 03:06:11,693 --> 03:06:13,829 THAT, I HAVE TO SAY, I AM JUST 5959 03:06:13,829 --> 03:06:15,264 SO EXCITED TO GET TO VOTE ON 5960 03:06:15,264 --> 03:06:18,133 THIS LEGISLATION TODAY. OUR CITY 5961 03:06:18,133 --> 03:06:19,401 IS GOING TO BE BETTER BECAUSE OF 5962 03:06:19,401 --> 03:06:21,837 THE WORK THAT THIS LEGISLATION 5963 03:06:21,837 --> 03:06:23,572 REPRESENTS, THE TRANSPARENCY 5964 03:06:23,572 --> 03:06:25,374 THAT THIS IS GOING TO BRING TO 5965 03:06:25,374 --> 03:06:27,309 SEATTLE RENTERS THE IMPROVED 5966 03:06:27,309 --> 03:06:28,410 STANDARD THAT THIS IS GOING TO 5967 03:06:28,410 --> 03:06:29,611 MEAN FOR FOLKS WHEN THEY ARE 5968 03:06:29,611 --> 03:06:31,413 SHOPPING AROUND FOR A PLACE TO 5969 03:06:31,413 --> 03:06:32,080 LIVE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS 5970 03:06:32,080 --> 03:06:33,115 REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME DURING 5971 03:06:33,115 --> 03:06:34,917 THIS PROCESS WAS ACTUALLY 5972 03:06:34,917 --> 03:06:36,318 HEARING FROM SOME OF OUR SMALL 5973 03:06:36,318 --> 03:06:38,253 HOUSING PROVIDERS WHO TALKED 5974 03:06:38,253 --> 03:06:38,921 ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO MAKE 5975 03:06:38,921 --> 03:06:41,623 IT EASIER FOR THEM TO COMPETE ON 5976 03:06:41,623 --> 03:06:43,859 THE MARKET BECAUSE OF THE 5977 03:06:43,859 --> 03:06:44,459 TRANSPARENCY IN THIS BILL. SO 5978 03:06:44,459 --> 03:06:47,362 RENTERS ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO 5979 03:06:47,362 --> 03:06:48,997 LOOK AND UNDERSTAND WHERE ONE 5980 03:06:48,997 --> 03:06:49,631 UNIT HAS AND WHAT ANOTHER UNIT 5981 03:06:49,631 --> 03:06:50,299 HAS, AND MAKE AN INFORMED 5982 03:06:50,299 --> 03:06:51,667 DECISION, AND THAT'S GOOD FOR 5983 03:06:51,667 --> 03:06:52,768 THAT RENTER AND THAT'S GOOD FOR 5984 03:06:52,768 --> 03:06:54,536 THAT PROVIDER WHO'S ALREADY 5985 03:06:54,536 --> 03:06:56,104 OFFERING THAT TRANSPARENCY. AND 5986 03:06:56,104 --> 03:06:57,973 FOR THAT PROVIDER WHO DOESN'T 5987 03:06:57,973 --> 03:06:59,841 ALREADY HAVE JUNK FEES ATTACHED. 5988 03:06:59,841 --> 03:07:00,909 SO I THINK THE FAIRNESS THAT 5989 03:07:00,909 --> 03:07:03,245 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS 5990 03:07:03,245 --> 03:07:04,446 BILL EXTENDS TO OUR RESIDENTS 5991 03:07:04,446 --> 03:07:05,814 WHO ARE RENTERS, AS WELL AS OUR 5992 03:07:05,814 --> 03:07:07,783 RESIDENTS WHO ARE HOUSING 5993 03:07:07,783 --> 03:07:08,450 PROVIDERS. FROM MY VANTAGE 5994 03:07:08,450 --> 03:07:11,520 POINT, THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL 5995 03:07:11,520 --> 03:07:12,788 PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT THIS 5996 03:07:12,788 --> 03:07:13,422 COUNCIL HAS WORKED ON THAT ARE 5997 03:07:13,422 --> 03:07:15,524 GOING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO 5998 03:07:15,524 --> 03:07:16,158 CONSUMER PROTECTIONS ACROSS THE 5999 03:07:16,158 --> 03:07:17,793 BOARD. SO I WAS REALLY PROUD A 6000 03:07:17,793 --> 03:07:19,227 FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN WE PASSED, 6001 03:07:19,227 --> 03:07:20,896 OUR HOMEOWNER DO NOT SOLICIT 6002 03:07:20,896 --> 03:07:22,731 BILL THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE 6003 03:07:22,731 --> 03:07:24,366 ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR 6004 03:07:24,366 --> 03:07:25,434 HOMEOWNERS AND REALLY PROUD TO 6005 03:07:25,434 --> 03:07:26,235 BUILD ON THAT WITH THIS BILL 6006 03:07:26,235 --> 03:07:28,537 THAT IS GOING TO PROVIDE 6007 03:07:28,537 --> 03:07:29,104 ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS AND 6008 03:07:29,104 --> 03:07:29,905 TRANSPARENCY TO RENTERS. SO, 6009 03:07:29,905 --> 03:07:31,540 AGAIN, WANT TO EXPRESS MY 6010 03:07:31,540 --> 03:07:32,975 GRATITUDE TO MAYOR WILSON AND 6011 03:07:32,975 --> 03:07:34,776 HER TEAM FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS. 6012 03:07:34,776 --> 03:07:36,245 AND, COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 6013 03:07:36,245 --> 03:07:36,511 SUPPORT. 6014 03:07:36,511 --> 03:07:37,579 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 6015 03:07:37,579 --> 03:07:39,581 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER WILL THE 6016 03:07:39,581 --> 03:07:40,749 CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 6017 03:07:40,749 --> 03:07:44,319 THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL, AS 6018 03:07:44,319 --> 03:07:44,586 AMENDED? 6019 03:07:44,586 --> 03:07:49,358 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YES. 6020 03:07:49,358 --> 03:07:49,925 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 6021 03:07:49,925 --> 03:07:51,260 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 6022 03:07:51,260 --> 03:07:51,526 -- AYE. 6023 03:07:51,526 --> 03:07:53,462 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 6024 03:07:53,462 --> 03:07:53,695 -- YES. 6025 03:07:53,695 --> 03:07:55,564 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 6026 03:07:55,564 --> 03:07:55,797 -- YES. 6027 03:07:55,797 --> 03:07:58,433 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6028 03:07:58,433 --> 03:07:58,734 -- PRESENT. 6029 03:07:58,734 --> 03:07:59,234 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 6030 03:07:59,234 --> 03:08:02,104 -- AYE. 6031 03:08:02,104 --> 03:08:03,005 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 6032 03:08:03,005 --> 03:08:04,439 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6033 03:08:04,439 --> 03:08:04,806 HOLLINGSWORTH. 6034 03:08:04,806 --> 03:08:05,040 -- YES. 6035 03:08:05,040 --> 03:08:06,441 -- EIGHT IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED 6036 03:08:06,441 --> 03:08:07,309 ONE DISQUALIFIED. 6037 03:08:07,309 --> 03:08:08,744 -- THE BILL PASSES, AS AMENDED, 6038 03:08:08,744 --> 03:08:09,645 AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL 6039 03:08:09,645 --> 03:08:10,779 THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY 6040 03:08:10,779 --> 03:08:12,748 SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON 6041 03:08:12,748 --> 03:08:14,816 MY BEHALF? CONGRATULATIONS, 6042 03:08:14,816 --> 03:08:15,150 COUNCILMEMBER 6043 03:08:15,150 --> 03:08:15,484 -- [APPLAUSE] 6044 03:08:15,484 --> 03:08:17,152 -- FOSTER 6045 03:08:17,152 --> 03:08:23,859 -- [APPLAUSE] 6046 03:08:23,859 --> 03:08:25,927 -- ALL RIGHT. 6047 03:08:25,927 --> 03:08:26,261 -- [APPLAUSE] 6048 03:08:26,261 --> 03:08:28,897 -- NOW WE WILL WILL THE CLERK, 6049 03:08:28,897 --> 03:08:30,732 PLEASE? THAT WAS ONLY ITEM 6050 03:08:30,732 --> 03:08:30,966 NUMBER 6051 03:08:30,966 --> 03:08:31,299 -- [LAUGHTER] 6052 03:08:31,299 --> 03:08:31,533 -- ONE. 6053 03:08:31,533 --> 03:08:31,867 -- [LAUGHTER] 6054 03:08:31,867 --> 03:08:32,734 -- WILL THE CLERK PLEASE JUST 6055 03:08:32,734 --> 03:08:34,770 WANT TO SAY SO. NOW, WILL THE 6056 03:08:34,770 --> 03:08:36,705 CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER 6057 03:08:36,705 --> 03:08:37,639 TWO INTO THE RECORD? 6058 03:08:37,639 --> 03:08:40,075 -- THE REPORT OF THE FINANCING 6059 03:08:40,075 --> 03:08:40,709 OF COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL 6060 03:08:40,709 --> 03:08:41,309 GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE AGENDA 6061 03:08:41,309 --> 03:08:43,145 ITEM TWO. COUNCIL BILLS 121252. 6062 03:08:43,145 --> 03:08:44,346 RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF 6063 03:08:44,346 --> 03:08:46,348 FUNDING FROM NON CITY SOURCES 6064 03:08:46,348 --> 03:08:47,349 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR THE 6065 03:08:47,349 --> 03:08:49,718 MAYOR DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT AND 6066 03:08:49,718 --> 03:08:50,252 AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES OF 6067 03:08:50,252 --> 03:08:51,787 SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE 6068 03:08:51,787 --> 03:08:52,421 FUNDING AND SUBSIDIZED LOANS, 6069 03:08:52,421 --> 03:08:54,456 AND EXECUTE, DELIVER AND PERFORM 6070 03:08:54,456 --> 03:08:55,791 CORRESPONDING AGREEMENTS. THE 6071 03:08:55,791 --> 03:08:57,659 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL 6072 03:08:57,659 --> 03:08:57,859 PASS. 6073 03:08:57,859 --> 03:08:58,760 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS OUR 6074 03:08:58,760 --> 03:08:59,661 FIRST BUDGET CHAIR. YOU'RE 6075 03:08:59,661 --> 03:08:59,961 RECOGNIZED. 6076 03:08:59,961 --> 03:09:02,097 -- THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO 6077 03:09:02,097 --> 03:09:02,731 ADDRESS BOTH THIS BILL AND THE 6078 03:09:02,731 --> 03:09:04,032 NEXT BILL. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO 6079 03:09:04,032 --> 03:09:07,102 HEAR FROM ME. AGAIN. THIS IS THE 6080 03:09:07,102 --> 03:09:08,637 MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BILL AND 6081 03:09:08,637 --> 03:09:09,938 THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE BILL. I'M 6082 03:09:09,938 --> 03:09:11,807 GLAD THAT EVERYONE'S STAYING 6083 03:09:11,807 --> 03:09:12,341 FOR THIS REALLY IMPORTANT 6084 03:09:12,341 --> 03:09:15,444 LEGISLATION JEFF. JEFF, YOU'RE 6085 03:09:15,444 --> 03:09:16,845 NOT LEAVING YET. THANK YOU SIR. 6086 03:09:16,845 --> 03:09:18,613 BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE 6087 03:09:18,613 --> 03:09:20,248 ACTUALLY FUNDING UNIVERSAL 6088 03:09:20,248 --> 03:09:22,284 SCHOOL MEALS. WE'RE FUNDING THE 6089 03:09:22,284 --> 03:09:24,486 MONEY THAT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK 6090 03:09:24,486 --> 03:09:27,255 HAS ALLOCATED TO ADDRESS THE 6091 03:09:27,255 --> 03:09:28,790 TRANSGENDER MIGRATION HERE TO 6092 03:09:28,790 --> 03:09:29,925 SEATTLE. WE'RE DOING A LOT OF 6093 03:09:29,925 --> 03:09:31,793 REALLY IMPORTANT WORK IN THIS 6094 03:09:31,793 --> 03:09:34,096 MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL, AND 6095 03:09:34,096 --> 03:09:35,230 THERE'S GOING TO BE A REALLY 6096 03:09:35,230 --> 03:09:36,465 DIFFICULT BUDGET AHEAD. SO 6097 03:09:36,465 --> 03:09:39,568 PLEASE DO NOT THINK THAT WE ARE 6098 03:09:39,568 --> 03:09:41,737 IN A PARADISE YET. WE DID HAVE A 6099 03:09:41,737 --> 03:09:43,405 GOOD REVENUE FORECAST THAT CAME 6100 03:09:43,405 --> 03:09:44,306 OUT LAST WEEK. WE HAD BETTER 6101 03:09:44,306 --> 03:09:46,074 THAN EXPECTED, BUT IT WASN'T 6102 03:09:46,074 --> 03:09:47,743 GOOD, I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY. SO 6103 03:09:47,743 --> 03:09:49,945 WE'RE NOT GOING BACKWARDS, BUT 6104 03:09:49,945 --> 03:09:52,914 WE'RE NOT MOVING FORWARDS AS 6105 03:09:52,914 --> 03:09:54,850 QUICKLY AS WE WANT. I DO WANT TO 6106 03:09:54,850 --> 03:09:57,652 REALLY THANK BOTH COUNCILMEMBER 6107 03:09:57,652 --> 03:09:58,520 LIN AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR 6108 03:09:58,520 --> 03:09:59,154 THE AMENDMENTS THAT THEY'RE 6109 03:09:59,154 --> 03:10:00,922 BRINGING FORWARD IN THIS BILL 6110 03:10:00,922 --> 03:10:01,990 TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER LIN WILL BE 6111 03:10:01,990 --> 03:10:03,458 SPEAKING ABOUT HIS AMENDMENT IN 6112 03:10:03,458 --> 03:10:04,559 JUST A SECOND. I'M GOING TO 6113 03:10:04,559 --> 03:10:05,527 SPEAK TO IT RIGHT NOW SO THAT I 6114 03:10:05,527 --> 03:10:06,995 DON'T HAVE TO TALK AGAIN. I 6115 03:10:06,995 --> 03:10:08,563 REALLY THINK THAT IT IS 6116 03:10:08,563 --> 03:10:10,565 IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING 6117 03:10:10,565 --> 03:10:13,935 YOU IN THE WORK AROUND THE CITY, 6118 03:10:13,935 --> 03:10:16,304 AROUND NORTH BEACON HILL, AROUND 6119 03:10:16,304 --> 03:10:16,972 RAINIER VALLEY. I ALSO WHAT YOU 6120 03:10:16,972 --> 03:10:19,608 MAY NOT BE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS 6121 03:10:19,608 --> 03:10:22,310 THAT THERE IS ANOTHER OUTREACH 6122 03:10:22,310 --> 03:10:24,212 WORKER BEING HIRED FOR THE CITY 6123 03:10:24,212 --> 03:10:25,714 SPECIFICALLY, AND THAT CAME OUT 6124 03:10:25,714 --> 03:10:27,482 OF OUR BUDGET ACTIONS FROM LAST 6125 03:10:27,482 --> 03:10:31,052 YEAR. AND SO JUST AGAIN, I WANT 6126 03:10:31,052 --> 03:10:32,053 TO THANK THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS 6127 03:10:32,053 --> 03:10:34,289 FROM THE RAINIER VALLEY THAT PUT 6128 03:10:34,289 --> 03:10:35,757 TOGETHER THE PACKET. I THINK THE 6129 03:10:35,757 --> 03:10:37,359 TRASH PICKERS WAS THEIR GROUP. 6130 03:10:37,359 --> 03:10:39,427 LIKE, I USE THAT PACKET AS AN 6131 03:10:39,427 --> 03:10:40,195 EXAMPLE TO OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE 6132 03:10:40,195 --> 03:10:42,030 CITY OF HOW YOU NEED TO 6133 03:10:42,030 --> 03:10:43,498 DEMONSTRATE THE NEED IN YOUR 6134 03:10:43,498 --> 03:10:45,600 NEIGHBORHOOD. I ALSO WANT TO BE 6135 03:10:45,600 --> 03:10:47,736 REALLY CLEAR THAT OUTREACH 6136 03:10:47,736 --> 03:10:49,738 WORKERS WITHOUT SHELTER OR 6137 03:10:49,738 --> 03:10:51,673 HOUSING TO GET PEOPLE INTO 6138 03:10:51,673 --> 03:10:54,543 CANNOT ACTUALLY DO THEIR JOB. 6139 03:10:54,543 --> 03:10:55,944 OUTREACH WORKERS ARE ALSO NOT 6140 03:10:55,944 --> 03:10:58,146 GOING. THE THE COMMENT ABOUT THE 6141 03:10:58,146 --> 03:11:01,316 SWINGING PIPE OR THE POLICE 6142 03:11:01,316 --> 03:11:02,083 INTERACTION. OUTREACH WORKERS 6143 03:11:02,083 --> 03:11:04,252 DON'T SOLVE FOR THAT. AND IT'S 6144 03:11:04,252 --> 03:11:06,488 ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT 6145 03:11:06,488 --> 03:11:08,824 YOU TODAY TO HAVE THREE 6146 03:11:08,824 --> 03:11:09,458 DEDICATED OUTREACH WORKERS RIGHT 6147 03:11:09,458 --> 03:11:13,728 IN THAT AREA. THERE'S AN 6148 03:11:13,728 --> 03:11:15,430 INCREDIBLE NEED. THERE'S AMAZING 6149 03:11:15,430 --> 03:11:16,031 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND SO 6150 03:11:16,031 --> 03:11:17,632 THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN, 6151 03:11:17,632 --> 03:11:18,600 FOR ALL OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT 6152 03:11:18,600 --> 03:11:19,734 YOU'VE MADE. THOSE ARE ALL OF 6153 03:11:19,734 --> 03:11:21,269 MY COMMENTS. I'M NOT GOING TO 6154 03:11:21,269 --> 03:11:23,572 HAVE LAST COMMENTS. I JUST AM 6155 03:11:23,572 --> 03:11:25,207 REALLY EXCITED TO VOTE ON ALL OF 6156 03:11:25,207 --> 03:11:26,374 THE BILLS THAT ARE STILL ON THE 6157 03:11:26,374 --> 03:11:27,142 AGENDA AT. 6158 03:11:27,142 --> 03:11:29,010 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 6159 03:11:29,010 --> 03:11:30,378 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. SO RIGHT 6160 03:11:30,378 --> 03:11:32,647 NOW WE HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE 6161 03:11:32,647 --> 03:11:33,281 ACCEPTANCE FUNDING. ALL RIGHT. 6162 03:11:33,281 --> 03:11:33,982 THAT'S WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON. 6163 03:11:33,982 --> 03:11:35,217 AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO JUMP 6164 03:11:35,217 --> 03:11:37,219 INTO THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. 6165 03:11:37,219 --> 03:11:37,819 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ALREADY 6166 03:11:37,819 --> 03:11:39,387 TALKED ABOUT THAT, SO WE'LL 6167 03:11:39,387 --> 03:11:40,322 JUMP RIGHT INTO THE AMENDMENTS. 6168 03:11:40,322 --> 03:11:42,557 OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL 6169 03:11:42,557 --> 03:11:44,092 THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE 6170 03:11:44,092 --> 03:11:45,694 BILL? AND THIS IS THE ACCEPTANCE 6171 03:11:45,694 --> 03:11:47,395 OF FUNDING FROM NON CITY 6172 03:11:47,395 --> 03:11:51,533 SOURCES. COUNCIL BILL 121252. 6173 03:11:51,533 --> 03:11:56,404 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 6174 03:11:56,404 --> 03:11:56,638 -- YES. 6175 03:11:56,638 --> 03:11:57,172 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 6176 03:11:57,172 --> 03:11:58,506 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 6177 03:11:58,506 --> 03:11:58,807 -- AYE. 6178 03:11:58,807 --> 03:12:00,709 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 6179 03:12:00,709 --> 03:12:01,042 -- YES. 6180 03:12:01,042 --> 03:12:02,711 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 6181 03:12:02,711 --> 03:12:02,944 -- YES. 6182 03:12:02,944 --> 03:12:05,881 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I 6183 03:12:05,881 --> 03:12:09,484 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 6184 03:12:09,484 --> 03:12:10,118 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I COUNCIL 6185 03:12:10,118 --> 03:12:11,119 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 6186 03:12:11,119 --> 03:12:11,353 -- YES. 6187 03:12:11,353 --> 03:12:12,787 -- NINE IN FAVOR NONE OPPOSED. 6188 03:12:12,787 --> 03:12:14,089 -- AWESOME. BILL PASSES CHAIR 6189 03:12:14,089 --> 03:12:15,523 WILL SIGN THE CLERK. PLEASE 6190 03:12:15,523 --> 03:12:16,524 AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE 6191 03:12:16,524 --> 03:12:17,492 LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. WILL 6192 03:12:17,492 --> 03:12:18,927 THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 6193 03:12:18,927 --> 03:12:20,228 NUMBER THREE INTO THE RECORD? 6194 03:12:20,228 --> 03:12:22,631 -- AGENDA ITEM THREE COUNCIL 6195 03:12:22,631 --> 03:12:26,134 BILLS 121253. AN ORDINANCE 6196 03:12:26,134 --> 03:12:27,402 AMENDING ORDINANCE 127362, WHICH 6197 03:12:27,402 --> 03:12:29,938 ADOPTED THE 2026 BUDGET, 6198 03:12:29,938 --> 03:12:30,505 INCLUDED 2026 THROUGH 2031 6199 03:12:30,505 --> 03:12:32,807 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, 6200 03:12:32,807 --> 03:12:33,742 CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO 6201 03:12:33,742 --> 03:12:34,376 VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGET 6202 03:12:34,376 --> 03:12:35,310 CONTROL LEVELS FROM VARIOUS 6203 03:12:35,310 --> 03:12:36,011 FUNDS IN THE BUDGET. THE 6204 03:12:36,011 --> 03:12:36,611 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL 6205 03:12:36,611 --> 03:12:38,680 PASS, AS AMENDED. 6206 03:12:38,680 --> 03:12:39,581 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. YOU 6207 03:12:39,581 --> 03:12:40,382 ALREADY ADDRESSED IT. DID YOU 6208 03:12:40,382 --> 03:12:41,349 HAVE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING IT? 6209 03:12:41,349 --> 03:12:43,184 AWESOME. WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO 6210 03:12:43,184 --> 03:12:45,787 AMENDMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER LIN 6211 03:12:45,787 --> 03:12:47,222 YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO MOVE YOUR 6212 03:12:47,222 --> 03:12:48,857 AMENDMENT. 6213 03:12:48,857 --> 03:12:49,524 -- I'D LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT 6214 03:12:49,524 --> 03:12:50,558 AYE VERSION ONE TO COUNCIL BILL 6215 03:12:50,558 --> 03:12:52,894 ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, FIVE THREE. 6216 03:12:52,894 --> 03:12:53,328 -- SECOND, SECOND. 6217 03:12:53,328 --> 03:12:54,429 -- MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND 6218 03:12:54,429 --> 03:12:55,664 THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON 6219 03:12:55,664 --> 03:12:56,798 AMENDMENT AYE. COUNCILMEMBER 6220 03:12:56,798 --> 03:12:58,800 LIN. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. 6221 03:12:58,800 --> 03:13:00,936 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH, 6222 03:13:00,936 --> 03:13:04,406 COLLEAGUES. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD 6223 03:13:04,406 --> 03:13:06,207 ADD $500,000 OF GENERAL FUND TO 6224 03:13:06,207 --> 03:13:07,876 THE HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR 6225 03:13:07,876 --> 03:13:10,745 INVESTMENTS IN HIGHLY IMPACTED 6226 03:13:10,745 --> 03:13:12,647 AREAS, INCLUDING NORTH BEACON 6227 03:13:12,647 --> 03:13:13,081 HILL, NORTH RAINIER 6228 03:13:13,081 --> 03:13:16,284 NEIGHBORHOODS. IT WOULD FUND TWO 6229 03:13:16,284 --> 03:13:18,353 DEDICATED NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH 6230 03:13:18,353 --> 03:13:20,388 POSITIONS. YOU KNOW, WHEN I TOOK 6231 03:13:20,388 --> 03:13:25,527 CAME INTO OFFICE IN NOVEMBER. IT 6232 03:13:25,527 --> 03:13:27,062 WHEN. SO AT THE END OF LAST 6233 03:13:27,062 --> 03:13:28,830 YEAR'S BUDGET, IT REALLY 6234 03:13:28,830 --> 03:13:30,832 STARTED TO GET TO CRISIS LEVEL 6235 03:13:30,832 --> 03:13:33,068 AND NORTH BEACON HILL AND NORTH 6236 03:13:33,068 --> 03:13:38,773 RAINIER AND, YOU KNOW, I 6237 03:13:38,773 --> 03:13:39,407 APPRECIATE THAT THIS TYPICALLY 6238 03:13:39,407 --> 03:13:41,543 WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD 6239 03:13:41,543 --> 03:13:44,245 DISCUSS AT FULL BUDGET. AND I 6240 03:13:44,245 --> 03:13:44,846 KNOW THAT THE FULL BUDGET IS 6241 03:13:44,846 --> 03:13:47,349 GOING TO BE A HARD DISCUSSION. 6242 03:13:47,349 --> 03:13:50,819 AND BUT THE NEED FOR BRINGING IT 6243 03:13:50,819 --> 03:13:52,053 NOW IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET 6244 03:13:52,053 --> 03:13:54,089 IS JUST BECAUSE THESE 6245 03:13:54,089 --> 03:13:56,358 COMMUNITIES CAN'T WAIT ANY 6246 03:13:56,358 --> 03:13:58,760 LONGER. AND WE'VE WORKED VERY 6247 03:13:58,760 --> 03:14:00,395 CLOSELY WITH WITH HSD, WITH THE 6248 03:14:00,395 --> 03:14:03,398 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE 6249 03:14:03,398 --> 03:14:06,735 LIKELY RECIPIENT OF THESE FUNDS, 6250 03:14:06,735 --> 03:14:07,335 WHO IS READY TO HIRE PROMPTLY 6251 03:14:07,335 --> 03:14:09,204 AND GET SUPPORT TO THESE 6252 03:14:09,204 --> 03:14:12,407 COMMUNITIES. I ALSO, AGAIN, KNOW 6253 03:14:12,407 --> 03:14:14,643 THAT, AGAIN, THAT THAT WE ARE 6254 03:14:14,643 --> 03:14:17,278 FACING A DIFFICULT BUDGET 6255 03:14:17,278 --> 03:14:21,049 CHOICES AND AND THAT ALL OF OUR 6256 03:14:21,049 --> 03:14:22,384 DISTRICTS HAVE NEEDS. AND SO I 6257 03:14:22,384 --> 03:14:24,185 DO NOT HAVE I UNDERSTAND THAT 6258 03:14:24,185 --> 03:14:26,521 OTHERS WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD 6259 03:14:26,521 --> 03:14:28,757 THEIR DISTRICT PRIORITIES AS 6260 03:14:28,757 --> 03:14:30,158 PART OF THE FULL BUDGET. OUR 6261 03:14:30,158 --> 03:14:32,193 LIST IS IS PRETTY SHORT. AND 6262 03:14:32,193 --> 03:14:32,894 THIS WAS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US. 6263 03:14:32,894 --> 03:14:34,596 AGAIN, GIVEN THE URGENT NEEDS. 6264 03:14:34,596 --> 03:14:36,765 THIS AND YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE DOWN 6265 03:14:36,765 --> 03:14:38,800 IN RAINIER BEACH. SO I JUST WANT 6266 03:14:38,800 --> 03:14:40,769 TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT I 6267 03:14:40,769 --> 03:14:43,705 RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE 6268 03:14:43,705 --> 03:14:46,708 ESSENTIALLY PRELOADING ONE OF 6269 03:14:46,708 --> 03:14:48,209 OUR MY DISTRICT'S TOP 6270 03:14:48,209 --> 03:14:50,645 PRIORITIES. AND SO I JUST WANT 6271 03:14:50,645 --> 03:14:52,080 TO RECOGNIZE THAT WOULD BE HAPPY 6272 03:14:52,080 --> 03:14:53,515 TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR 6273 03:14:53,515 --> 03:14:54,849 CONCERNS IF FOLKS HAVE ANY. 6274 03:14:54,849 --> 03:14:56,651 OTHERWISE, I WOULD GREATLY 6275 03:14:56,651 --> 03:14:58,053 APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. 6276 03:14:58,053 --> 03:14:59,187 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 6277 03:14:59,187 --> 03:15:01,823 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, ARE THERE ANY 6278 03:15:01,823 --> 03:15:03,792 COMMENTS REGARDING COUNCILMEMBER 6279 03:15:03,792 --> 03:15:04,359 RIVERA THEN? COUNCILMEMBER 6280 03:15:04,359 --> 03:15:06,561 FOSTER. 6281 03:15:06,561 --> 03:15:07,195 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 6282 03:15:07,195 --> 03:15:09,364 THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR 6283 03:15:09,364 --> 03:15:11,633 YOUR WORDS. AND YOU KNOW, I 6284 03:15:11,633 --> 03:15:13,101 UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS. I WILL SAY 6285 03:15:13,101 --> 03:15:16,237 THAT AT COMMITTEE, I'M GOING TO 6286 03:15:16,237 --> 03:15:17,739 SAY THE SAME THING NOW THAT I 6287 03:15:17,739 --> 03:15:19,808 SAID AT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE 6288 03:15:19,808 --> 03:15:22,877 PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL MIDYEAR 6289 03:15:22,877 --> 03:15:24,412 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, IS TO MAKE 6290 03:15:24,412 --> 03:15:26,581 NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 6291 03:15:26,581 --> 03:15:29,250 CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET DUE TO 6292 03:15:29,250 --> 03:15:29,884 GRANT ACCEPTANCES OR COSTS THAT, 6293 03:15:29,884 --> 03:15:33,688 PER THE CITY'S RCW QUOTE, 6294 03:15:33,688 --> 03:15:34,255 CANNOT REASONABLY HAVE BEEN 6295 03:15:34,255 --> 03:15:35,557 FORESEEN. AND THE AMENDMENTS 6296 03:15:35,557 --> 03:15:37,058 ADDING MONEY THEN AT THIS POINT 6297 03:15:37,058 --> 03:15:39,894 IS REALLY JUST CUTTING THE LINE 6298 03:15:39,894 --> 03:15:41,796 AT THE BUDGET PROCESS. THAT'S 6299 03:15:41,796 --> 03:15:43,531 GOING TO START HERE IN A MONTH. 6300 03:15:43,531 --> 03:15:48,703 AND WE'VE ALL ALREADY HAVE BEEN 6301 03:15:48,703 --> 03:15:49,170 APPROACHED BY VARIOUS 6302 03:15:49,170 --> 03:15:51,639 ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSTITUENTS 6303 03:15:51,639 --> 03:15:55,110 ASKING FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE 6304 03:15:55,110 --> 03:15:58,213 DON'T CUT THEIR PARTICULAR ITEM 6305 03:15:58,213 --> 03:15:59,614 THAT THEY THAT THEY ARE FOCUSED 6306 03:15:59,614 --> 03:16:02,383 ON IN THE FALL AND THE BUDGET 6307 03:16:02,383 --> 03:16:03,518 THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET IN A 6308 03:16:03,518 --> 03:16:04,519 MONTH. AND SO I FEEL LIKE AT 6309 03:16:04,519 --> 03:16:08,623 THIS POINT, IT REALLY IS PUTTING 6310 03:16:08,623 --> 03:16:10,558 THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE AND 6311 03:16:10,558 --> 03:16:12,560 NOT RELATED TO THE MERITS OF ANY 6312 03:16:12,560 --> 03:16:15,597 OF THESE ADS THAT WERE DONE BOTH 6313 03:16:15,597 --> 03:16:16,865 AT COMMITTEE LEVEL. AND NOW I'M 6314 03:16:16,865 --> 03:16:18,867 NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THESE 6315 03:16:18,867 --> 03:16:20,301 AMENDMENTS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE 6316 03:16:20,301 --> 03:16:23,571 THESE ARE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE 6317 03:16:23,571 --> 03:16:24,372 ADDRESSED IN A MONTH WHEN WE 6318 03:16:24,372 --> 03:16:25,573 HAVE THE BUDGET AND WE CAN 6319 03:16:25,573 --> 03:16:26,541 FIGURE OUT WHAT THINGS WE'RE 6320 03:16:26,541 --> 03:16:27,642 GOING TO, THE MAYOR'S GOING TO 6321 03:16:27,642 --> 03:16:30,044 HAVE TO MAKE SOME CUTS. SO HOW 6322 03:16:30,044 --> 03:16:31,045 ARE WE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO 6323 03:16:31,045 --> 03:16:33,748 FUND THESE THINGS ONGOING? AND 6324 03:16:33,748 --> 03:16:34,482 THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS THAT 6325 03:16:34,482 --> 03:16:37,318 ANY MONEY THAT IS NOT SPENT, 6326 03:16:37,318 --> 03:16:38,987 THAT IS CONSIDERED, QUOTE 6327 03:16:38,987 --> 03:16:39,621 UNQUOTE, UNDERSPEND BY THE END 6328 03:16:39,621 --> 03:16:42,157 OF THE YEAR IS MONEY THAT THEN 6329 03:16:42,157 --> 03:16:45,059 IS USED TO COVER THAT BUDGET 6330 03:16:45,059 --> 03:16:46,661 DEFICIT, WHICH AT THIS POINT IN 6331 03:16:46,661 --> 03:16:49,964 TIME, EVEN GIVEN FRIDAY'S 6332 03:16:49,964 --> 03:16:53,168 PRESENTATION ON THE FORECAST, IS 6333 03:16:53,168 --> 03:16:56,738 STILL EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 275 6334 03:16:56,738 --> 03:16:58,106 MILLION OVER THE BIENNIUM. SO 6335 03:16:58,106 --> 03:16:59,374 FOR THOSE REASONS, I WON'T BE 6336 03:16:59,374 --> 03:17:01,876 SUPPORTING THESE PARTICULAR ADS 6337 03:17:01,876 --> 03:17:04,379 AT THIS POINT, BUT I DO 6338 03:17:04,379 --> 03:17:07,048 APPRECIATE WHERE YOU'RE COMING 6339 03:17:07,048 --> 03:17:08,216 FROM. COUNCILMEMBER LIN, AND I 6340 03:17:08,216 --> 03:17:10,251 LOOK FORWARD TO THE FALL'S 6341 03:17:10,251 --> 03:17:10,852 BUDGET DISCUSSION TO SEE HOW 6342 03:17:10,852 --> 03:17:13,755 WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR 6343 03:17:13,755 --> 03:17:15,156 COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITIES 6344 03:17:15,156 --> 03:17:17,292 ACROSS THE CITY WITH THESE 6345 03:17:17,292 --> 03:17:18,927 CHALLENGES. THANK YOU. 6346 03:17:18,927 --> 03:17:19,494 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 6347 03:17:19,494 --> 03:17:21,663 RIVERA COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 6348 03:17:21,663 --> 03:17:22,497 -- I THANK YOU, COUNCIL 6349 03:17:22,497 --> 03:17:24,299 PRESIDENT. I WILL BE BRIEF. I 6350 03:17:24,299 --> 03:17:26,234 JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY 6351 03:17:26,234 --> 03:17:27,769 GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER LIN 6352 03:17:27,769 --> 03:17:29,971 FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS WORK. 6353 03:17:29,971 --> 03:17:30,738 AND COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOU 6354 03:17:30,738 --> 03:17:32,640 ALREADY MENTIONED EARLIER THIS 6355 03:17:32,640 --> 03:17:34,909 YEAR, WE HAD MANY FOLKS COME IN 6356 03:17:34,909 --> 03:17:36,711 FROM THE NORTH RAINIER 6357 03:17:36,711 --> 03:17:37,345 NEIGHBORHOOD AND TALK ABOUT THE 6358 03:17:37,345 --> 03:17:38,546 NEEDS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, 6359 03:17:38,546 --> 03:17:39,647 PARTICULARLY AROUND MOUNT BAKER, 6360 03:17:39,647 --> 03:17:43,218 AND IT WAS A REAL PRIVILEGE TO 6361 03:17:43,218 --> 03:17:44,786 GET TO JOIN YOU AND SEVERAL 6362 03:17:44,786 --> 03:17:45,687 COMMUNITY OR ONE COMMUNITY 6363 03:17:45,687 --> 03:17:47,222 MEETING IN MOUNT BAKER AND ONE 6364 03:17:47,222 --> 03:17:48,389 COMMUNITY MEETING AND RAINIER 6365 03:17:48,389 --> 03:17:50,091 BEACH. AND I JUST THINK YOUR 6366 03:17:50,091 --> 03:17:52,560 LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN FANTASTIC, 6367 03:17:52,560 --> 03:17:53,228 AND I REALLY WANT TO EXPRESS MY 6368 03:17:53,228 --> 03:17:53,995 APPRECIATION TO YOU FOR BRINGING 6369 03:17:53,995 --> 03:17:54,729 THIS FORWARD, AND I LOOK FORWARD 6370 03:17:54,729 --> 03:17:56,397 TO SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU. 6371 03:17:56,397 --> 03:17:58,032 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 6372 03:17:58,032 --> 03:17:59,801 FOSTER COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 6373 03:17:59,801 --> 03:18:00,768 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6374 03:18:00,768 --> 03:18:03,571 I WANT TO THANK. COUNCILMEMBER 6375 03:18:03,571 --> 03:18:05,206 LIN FOR THIS AMENDMENT. IN MY 6376 03:18:05,206 --> 03:18:06,407 ROLE AS CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, 6377 03:18:06,407 --> 03:18:08,843 I DEAL WITH THESE PUBLIC SAFETY 6378 03:18:08,843 --> 03:18:10,345 CHALLENGES AND THE VERY UGLY 6379 03:18:10,345 --> 03:18:12,547 CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR 6380 03:18:12,547 --> 03:18:14,482 CITY DAY IN AND DAY OUT, DAY IN 6381 03:18:14,482 --> 03:18:17,452 AND DAY OUT, AND SO OFTEN IN SO 6382 03:18:17,452 --> 03:18:18,686 MANY PLACES AROUND THE CITY. 6383 03:18:18,686 --> 03:18:21,823 THEY'RE VERY ACUTE. I'VE DONE 6384 03:18:21,823 --> 03:18:24,292 TWO PUBLIC SAFETY WALKS WITH 6385 03:18:24,292 --> 03:18:26,461 COUNCILMEMBER LIN IN NORTH 6386 03:18:26,461 --> 03:18:28,429 BEACON HILL, AND IT'S A TRAGEDY 6387 03:18:28,429 --> 03:18:30,798 IN TERMS OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY 6388 03:18:30,798 --> 03:18:32,300 NEEDS TO HAVE TO FACE. AS I 6389 03:18:32,300 --> 03:18:33,835 SAID, RELATED TO LITTLE SAIGON 6390 03:18:33,835 --> 03:18:35,169 AND NORTH AURORA IN COMMITTEE. 6391 03:18:35,169 --> 03:18:36,704 IT'S NOT RIGHT AND IT'S NOT 6392 03:18:36,704 --> 03:18:41,609 ACCEPTABLE SO I RESPECT THE 6393 03:18:41,609 --> 03:18:45,680 POINT MADE REGARDING BUDGET, BUT 6394 03:18:45,680 --> 03:18:47,015 THE ISSUE IS IT'S ACUTE AND 6395 03:18:47,015 --> 03:18:48,916 IT'S ACUTE. NOW. SO 6396 03:18:48,916 --> 03:18:50,485 COUNCILMEMBER LIN, I DO SUPPORT 6397 03:18:50,485 --> 03:18:51,352 YOUR AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. 6398 03:18:51,352 --> 03:18:52,954 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 6399 03:18:52,954 --> 03:18:54,489 KETTLE ARE THERE ANY OTHER 6400 03:18:54,489 --> 03:18:56,257 COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT 6401 03:18:56,257 --> 03:18:57,425 AYE. COUNCILMEMBER LIN ANY 6402 03:18:57,425 --> 03:18:59,327 CLOSING REMARKS BEFORE WE CALL A 6403 03:18:59,327 --> 03:18:59,560 VOTE? 6404 03:18:59,560 --> 03:19:01,663 -- I JUST WANT TO AND I SHOULD 6405 03:19:01,663 --> 03:19:03,097 HAVE SAID THIS IN THE OPENING 6406 03:19:03,097 --> 03:19:04,799 REMARKS. JUST WANT TO, 6407 03:19:04,799 --> 03:19:05,433 REGARDLESS OF YOUR SUPPORT FOR 6408 03:19:05,433 --> 03:19:07,835 THIS AMENDMENT OR NOT TO 6409 03:19:07,835 --> 03:19:08,736 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE JUST WANT 6410 03:19:08,736 --> 03:19:10,371 TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL 6411 03:19:10,371 --> 03:19:12,941 THE ATTENTION YOU'VE BEEN 6412 03:19:12,941 --> 03:19:15,143 PROVIDING TO TO DISTRICT TWO IN 6413 03:19:15,143 --> 03:19:16,678 PARTICULAR, DOING THOSE SAFETY 6414 03:19:16,678 --> 03:19:19,347 WALKS. AND IT MEANS A LOT. IT 6415 03:19:19,347 --> 03:19:20,815 MEANS A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY TO, 6416 03:19:20,815 --> 03:19:21,783 TO HAVE YOU SHOWING UP THERE. SO 6417 03:19:21,783 --> 03:19:23,518 I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE 6418 03:19:23,518 --> 03:19:24,652 RECORD. THANK YOU. 6419 03:19:24,652 --> 03:19:28,022 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 6420 03:19:28,022 --> 03:19:29,290 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. ALL RIGHT. 6421 03:19:29,290 --> 03:19:30,692 WELL, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6422 03:19:30,692 --> 03:19:32,760 -- THANK YOU. CP, I JUST WANT TO 6423 03:19:32,760 --> 03:19:34,529 SAY AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY 6424 03:19:34,529 --> 03:19:36,130 POSITION IS NOT ON THE MERITS OF 6425 03:19:36,130 --> 03:19:39,067 THESE THINGS. AND I DON'T THE 6426 03:19:39,067 --> 03:19:41,102 CHARACTERIZATION THAT SOMEHOW WE 6427 03:19:41,102 --> 03:19:43,971 NEED PUBLIC SAFETY NOW. AND SO 6428 03:19:43,971 --> 03:19:47,842 WITHOUT PASSAGE OF THIS NOW 6429 03:19:47,842 --> 03:19:50,345 THERE WERE I DISPUTE THE 6430 03:19:50,345 --> 03:19:51,746 CHARACTERIZATION. RESPECTFULLY. 6431 03:19:51,746 --> 03:19:54,082 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WE'RE ALL 6432 03:19:54,082 --> 03:19:54,649 DEALING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY 6433 03:19:54,649 --> 03:19:56,684 ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY. THERE'S 6434 03:19:56,684 --> 03:19:58,186 A LOT GOING ON IN D5, FOR 6435 03:19:58,186 --> 03:20:00,121 INSTANCE, AND OTHER AREAS OF THE 6436 03:20:00,121 --> 03:20:03,224 CITY. SO I'M WELL AWARE OF ALL 6437 03:20:03,224 --> 03:20:04,959 THE ISSUES, AND I MYSELF AM 6438 03:20:04,959 --> 03:20:06,494 DEALING WITH SOME ISSUES IN THE 6439 03:20:06,494 --> 03:20:08,696 D4. SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT ON THE 6440 03:20:08,696 --> 03:20:10,098 MERITS OF THE CASE. I OF THE OF 6441 03:20:10,098 --> 03:20:14,369 OF THE AD, BUT WE'RE HAVING A 6442 03:20:14,369 --> 03:20:15,169 BUDGET IN A MONTH HERE AND WE'RE 6443 03:20:15,169 --> 03:20:16,938 GOING TO HAVE TO ALL THE THINGS 6444 03:20:16,938 --> 03:20:19,974 WE'RE DOING NOW, AND EVEN THE 6445 03:20:19,974 --> 03:20:22,844 THINGS WE ADDED IN THIS, THIS 6446 03:20:22,844 --> 03:20:24,112 TODAY'S MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO 6447 03:20:24,112 --> 03:20:25,146 HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH ALL THAT IN 6448 03:20:25,146 --> 03:20:26,714 THE FALL. AND THAT IS WHY I'M 6449 03:20:26,714 --> 03:20:28,416 GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON THE 6450 03:20:28,416 --> 03:20:31,819 AMENDMENT. BUT I DID VOTE TO 6451 03:20:31,819 --> 03:20:33,054 PASS THE MID YEAR IN GENERAL. 6452 03:20:33,054 --> 03:20:36,324 BUT I JUST WANT US TO REMIND US 6453 03:20:36,324 --> 03:20:39,761 ALL THAT MID YEAR ISN'T 6454 03:20:39,761 --> 03:20:41,629 TRADITIONALLY USED TO ADD NEW 6455 03:20:41,629 --> 03:20:43,197 THINGS, BUT TO TAKE CARE OF THE 6456 03:20:43,197 --> 03:20:46,234 BUDGET THAT IS TODAY. AND THEN 6457 03:20:46,234 --> 03:20:48,269 WE USE THE BUDGET PROCESS TO DO 6458 03:20:48,269 --> 03:20:48,903 THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. THANK 6459 03:20:48,903 --> 03:20:51,005 YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6460 03:20:51,005 --> 03:20:52,707 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 6461 03:20:52,707 --> 03:20:53,674 RIVERA. OKAY, WILL THE CLERK 6462 03:20:53,674 --> 03:20:57,445 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 6463 03:20:57,445 --> 03:20:57,779 AMENDMENT A. 6464 03:20:57,779 --> 03:21:02,116 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER YES. 6465 03:21:02,116 --> 03:21:04,185 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 6466 03:21:04,185 --> 03:21:04,786 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE A. 6467 03:21:04,786 --> 03:21:06,487 COUNCILMEMBER LIN YES. 6468 03:21:06,487 --> 03:21:08,756 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 6469 03:21:08,756 --> 03:21:08,990 -- YES. 6470 03:21:08,990 --> 03:21:11,492 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6471 03:21:11,492 --> 03:21:11,826 -- NO. 6472 03:21:11,826 --> 03:21:16,564 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 6473 03:21:16,564 --> 03:21:17,065 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 6474 03:21:17,065 --> 03:21:17,298 -- AYE. 6475 03:21:17,298 --> 03:21:17,765 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT 6476 03:21:17,765 --> 03:21:18,966 HOLLINGSWORTH EIGHT IN FAVOR ONE 6477 03:21:18,966 --> 03:21:19,233 OPPOSED. 6478 03:21:19,233 --> 03:21:20,968 -- MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT A 6479 03:21:20,968 --> 03:21:24,872 IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE 6480 03:21:24,872 --> 03:21:28,376 WILL YOU. I'M GOING TO YOU FOR 6481 03:21:28,376 --> 03:21:28,709 AMENDMENT B. 6482 03:21:28,709 --> 03:21:30,645 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 6483 03:21:30,645 --> 03:21:31,546 I FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST 6484 03:21:31,546 --> 03:21:34,749 THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED TO 6485 03:21:34,749 --> 03:21:37,185 CONSIDER VERSION TWO OF 6486 03:21:37,185 --> 03:21:38,586 AMENDMENT B SECOND. 6487 03:21:38,586 --> 03:21:41,255 -- AWESOME. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN 6488 03:21:41,255 --> 03:21:41,889 SECOND AND THEN I ACTUALLY HAVE 6489 03:21:41,889 --> 03:21:43,558 TO SEE IF THERE'S OBJECTION. 6490 03:21:43,558 --> 03:21:45,159 RIGHT. SO IF THERE'S NO 6491 03:21:45,159 --> 03:21:46,327 OBJECTION THE RULES WILL BE 6492 03:21:46,327 --> 03:21:49,764 SUSPENDED. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 6493 03:21:49,764 --> 03:21:50,398 SECOND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO 6494 03:21:50,398 --> 03:21:52,700 ALLOW CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT 6495 03:21:52,700 --> 03:21:54,969 B VERSION TWO. IS THERE ANY 6496 03:21:54,969 --> 03:21:56,571 OBJECTION. OKAY. HEARING NO 6497 03:21:56,571 --> 03:21:57,805 OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE 6498 03:21:57,805 --> 03:21:58,372 SUSPENDED AND COUNCILMEMBER 6499 03:21:58,372 --> 03:22:00,575 KETTLE IS RECOGNIZED TO MOVE HIS 6500 03:22:00,575 --> 03:22:01,576 AMENDMENT. 6501 03:22:01,576 --> 03:22:03,177 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 6502 03:22:03,177 --> 03:22:04,912 I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 6503 03:22:04,912 --> 03:22:06,447 121253 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT 6504 03:22:06,447 --> 03:22:07,582 B, VERSION TWO. 6505 03:22:07,582 --> 03:22:07,949 -- SECOND. 6506 03:22:07,949 --> 03:22:09,517 -- IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED 6507 03:22:09,517 --> 03:22:10,585 TO AMEND BILL AS PRESENTED ON 6508 03:22:10,585 --> 03:22:12,286 AMENDMENT B, VERSION TWO. 6509 03:22:12,286 --> 03:22:13,488 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE YOU 6510 03:22:13,488 --> 03:22:14,088 RECOGNIZE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS 6511 03:22:14,088 --> 03:22:14,255 IT. 6512 03:22:14,255 --> 03:22:16,791 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6513 03:22:16,791 --> 03:22:18,259 WE'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT NORTH 6514 03:22:18,259 --> 03:22:20,161 BEACON HILL AND LITTLE SAIGON, 6515 03:22:20,161 --> 03:22:25,333 BUT THE C. MORE BROADLY HAS BEEN 6516 03:22:25,333 --> 03:22:25,967 IMPACTED AND HAS BEEN BENEFITING 6517 03:22:25,967 --> 03:22:26,634 FROM THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE 6518 03:22:26,634 --> 03:22:28,636 WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND 6519 03:22:28,636 --> 03:22:30,471 ALSO THE BROADER STRATEGIC 6520 03:22:30,471 --> 03:22:31,873 FRAMEWORK PLAN THAT WE HAVE. AND 6521 03:22:31,873 --> 03:22:34,008 THIS ALSO INCLUDES OTHER AREAS 6522 03:22:34,008 --> 03:22:37,178 TO INCLUDE DOWNTOWN AND BELLTOWN 6523 03:22:37,178 --> 03:22:38,713 AND NORTH AURORA. AND THE NEED 6524 03:22:38,713 --> 03:22:40,081 IS GREATER THAN THAN WE HAVE IN 6525 03:22:40,081 --> 03:22:42,450 THE PROGRAM. AND IT'S DRIVEN BY 6526 03:22:42,450 --> 03:22:44,452 DEMONSTRATED CRIME DATA. THIS IS 6527 03:22:44,452 --> 03:22:45,052 UNDERWRITTEN BY DEMONSTRATED 6528 03:22:45,052 --> 03:22:47,989 CRIME DATA. AND SO TODAY, WE'RE 6529 03:22:47,989 --> 03:22:48,523 FACING MANY PUBLIC SAFETY 6530 03:22:48,523 --> 03:22:50,024 CHALLENGES, AND WE NEED ACTION 6531 03:22:50,024 --> 03:22:52,293 TO CREATE A SAFER SEATTLE. YOU 6532 03:22:52,293 --> 03:22:54,929 KNOW, FOR THOSE THAT STARTED IN 6533 03:22:54,929 --> 03:22:56,597 JANUARY 24th, WE'RE WELL INTO 6534 03:22:56,597 --> 03:22:57,465 OUR THIRD YEAR. AND THE ONLY 6535 03:22:57,465 --> 03:22:59,166 PLAN AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC 6536 03:22:59,166 --> 03:23:00,468 SAFETY THAT ONE COULD ARGUE IS 6537 03:23:00,468 --> 03:23:02,136 OUR OWN STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN 6538 03:23:02,136 --> 03:23:03,704 FOR A SAFER SEATTLE THE COUNCIL 6539 03:23:03,704 --> 03:23:06,574 NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO LEAD ON OUR 6540 03:23:06,574 --> 03:23:09,176 CURRENT PROGRAM WHOLE AND FOR 6541 03:23:09,176 --> 03:23:14,682 OUR PROVISO, WE NEED TO LEAD AND 6542 03:23:14,682 --> 03:23:15,816 ENGAGE WITH THE EXECUTIVE. BUT 6543 03:23:15,816 --> 03:23:17,552 WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM 6544 03:23:17,552 --> 03:23:19,820 WHOLE IN OF ITSELF. AND ALSO AS 6545 03:23:19,820 --> 03:23:22,657 IT RELATES TO OUR PROVISO, IT'S 6546 03:23:22,657 --> 03:23:23,591 IMPORTANT TO KEEP OUR PROVISO 6547 03:23:23,591 --> 03:23:24,959 WHOLE. AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS, 6548 03:23:24,959 --> 03:23:26,594 COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR 6549 03:23:26,594 --> 03:23:27,495 SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT. 6550 03:23:27,495 --> 03:23:29,797 AMENDMENT B 6551 03:23:29,797 --> 03:23:31,399 -- ARE THERE ANY. THANK YOU, 6552 03:23:31,399 --> 03:23:34,835 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ARE THERE 6553 03:23:34,835 --> 03:23:35,469 ANY COMMENTS REGARDING AMENDMENT 6554 03:23:35,469 --> 03:23:41,342 B, VERSION TWO? COUNCILMEMBER 6555 03:23:41,342 --> 03:23:41,976 RINCK FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER 6556 03:23:41,976 --> 03:23:43,778 RIVERA AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER 6557 03:23:43,778 --> 03:23:45,379 FOSTER. 6558 03:23:45,379 --> 03:23:46,013 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6559 03:23:46,013 --> 03:23:47,381 I WILL BE BRIEF AND JUST NOTE, 6560 03:23:47,381 --> 03:23:49,383 WHILE I APPRECIATE THE REVISED 6561 03:23:49,383 --> 03:23:50,218 AMENDMENT BEFORE US, 6562 03:23:50,218 --> 03:23:53,421 PARTICULARLY WITH THE LANGUAGE 6563 03:23:53,421 --> 03:23:54,722 PERTAINING TO LIMITATIONS FOR 6564 03:23:54,722 --> 03:23:56,557 CCTV INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND 6565 03:23:56,557 --> 03:23:57,725 EXPANSION WITHIN THE CAPITOL 6566 03:23:57,725 --> 03:24:00,828 HILL NEIGHBORHOOD, I WILL BE 6567 03:24:00,828 --> 03:24:01,395 VOTING NO ON THIS AMENDMENT 6568 03:24:01,395 --> 03:24:02,830 TODAY, PRIMARILY BECAUSE I 6569 03:24:02,830 --> 03:24:04,565 BELIEVE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH 6570 03:24:04,565 --> 03:24:05,566 PRIOR POSITIONS I HAVE TAKEN 6571 03:24:05,566 --> 03:24:08,970 AGAINST FUNDING CCTV TECHNOLOGY. 6572 03:24:08,970 --> 03:24:09,270 THANK YOU. 6573 03:24:09,270 --> 03:24:10,571 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 6574 03:24:10,571 --> 03:24:12,239 RINCK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6575 03:24:12,239 --> 03:24:15,142 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 6576 03:24:15,142 --> 03:24:16,210 AND I APPRECIATE YOU TRYING TO 6577 03:24:16,210 --> 03:24:18,913 ADD THIS BACK IN. COUNCILMEMBER 6578 03:24:18,913 --> 03:24:20,681 KETTLE. WE DID TAKE SOME FUNDS 6579 03:24:20,681 --> 03:24:24,385 TO BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT OUR 6580 03:24:24,385 --> 03:24:25,486 COLLEAGUE COUNCIL PRESIDENT UP 6581 03:24:25,486 --> 03:24:27,622 ON CAPITOL HILL. I THINK THAT 6582 03:24:27,622 --> 03:24:31,759 THIS AMENDMENT JUST AGAIN, IT 6583 03:24:31,759 --> 03:24:32,693 ADDS MORE INTO THE MID YEAR. AND 6584 03:24:32,693 --> 03:24:34,562 AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE TAKING 6585 03:24:34,562 --> 03:24:36,030 THIS UP DURING THE BUDGET 6586 03:24:36,030 --> 03:24:38,866 PROCESS. I DO SUPPORT CCTV. AND 6587 03:24:38,866 --> 03:24:42,436 SO I EXPECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO 6588 03:24:42,436 --> 03:24:43,938 BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM 6589 03:24:43,938 --> 03:24:44,972 WITH THE UPCOMING BUDGET. BUT 6590 03:24:44,972 --> 03:24:47,708 I'M GOING TO BE VOTING NO ON 6591 03:24:47,708 --> 03:24:49,210 TODAY'S AMENDMENT FOR THOSE 6592 03:24:49,210 --> 03:24:49,477 REASONS. 6593 03:24:49,477 --> 03:24:50,811 -- THANK YOU. 6594 03:24:50,811 --> 03:24:51,379 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 6595 03:24:51,379 --> 03:24:52,980 RIVERA COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 6596 03:24:52,980 --> 03:24:54,348 -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL 6597 03:24:54,348 --> 03:24:55,583 PRESIDENT. I WILL BE VOTING NO 6598 03:24:55,583 --> 03:24:57,852 ON THIS AMENDMENT. I BELIEVE 6599 03:24:57,852 --> 03:24:59,754 THAT THE USE OF THESE DOLLARS 6600 03:24:59,754 --> 03:25:03,557 FOR THE PURPOSES AS THEY WERE 6601 03:25:03,557 --> 03:25:06,027 ALLOCATED IN THE COMMITTEE, TO 6602 03:25:06,027 --> 03:25:07,061 ENSURE THAT WE HAVE TIMELY 6603 03:25:07,061 --> 03:25:08,796 RESPONSIVENESS AND FOLKS ON THE 6604 03:25:08,796 --> 03:25:09,463 GROUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A 6605 03:25:09,463 --> 03:25:10,531 STRONG USE OF THE FUNDS, AND I 6606 03:25:10,531 --> 03:25:12,299 LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE 6607 03:25:12,299 --> 03:25:14,068 IMPACT OF THAT AMENDMENT. THANK 6608 03:25:14,068 --> 03:25:14,402 YOU SO MUCH. 6609 03:25:14,402 --> 03:25:15,036 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 6610 03:25:15,036 --> 03:25:18,839 FOSTER. SO I'LL ARE THERE ANY 6611 03:25:18,839 --> 03:25:20,274 MORE COMMENTS BEFORE I SPEAK? 6612 03:25:20,274 --> 03:25:23,010 NO. OKAY. SO JUST TWO THINGS. 6613 03:25:23,010 --> 03:25:25,379 AND I AND I WANT TO THANK. OH, 6614 03:25:25,379 --> 03:25:30,017 THERE'S MORE PEOPLE. OKAY. 6615 03:25:30,017 --> 03:25:30,451 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 6616 03:25:30,451 --> 03:25:34,588 -- I'M SO SORRY. COUNCIL 6617 03:25:34,588 --> 03:25:36,290 PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 6618 03:25:36,290 --> 03:25:38,726 I APPRECIATE YOUR AMENDMENT. I 6619 03:25:38,726 --> 03:25:40,728 DON'T THINK I CAN BE SUPPORTING 6620 03:25:40,728 --> 03:25:43,364 TODAY, ALTHOUGH I WILL, YOU 6621 03:25:43,364 --> 03:25:48,135 KNOW, THE CCTV PROGRAM. I'M 6622 03:25:48,135 --> 03:25:49,370 VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE AUDIT 6623 03:25:49,370 --> 03:25:51,205 REPORTS THAT WILL BE COMING 6624 03:25:51,205 --> 03:25:53,174 HOPEFULLY SOON, BECAUSE I THINK 6625 03:25:53,174 --> 03:25:54,342 THAT THAT WILL HELP OUR 6626 03:25:54,342 --> 03:25:55,976 COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A 6627 03:25:55,976 --> 03:25:58,512 VERY DIVIDED DISCUSSION ABOUT 6628 03:25:58,512 --> 03:25:59,580 SORT OF THE BENEFITS, THE, THE 6629 03:25:59,580 --> 03:26:02,817 COSTS, THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE 6630 03:26:02,817 --> 03:26:04,652 POTENTIAL RISKS OF OUR CCTV 6631 03:26:04,652 --> 03:26:07,154 PROGRAM. AND I'M HOPING THAT 6632 03:26:07,154 --> 03:26:08,923 THOSE REPORTS WILL HELP US KIND 6633 03:26:08,923 --> 03:26:11,826 OF MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON SORT 6634 03:26:11,826 --> 03:26:13,728 OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE CAN 6635 03:26:13,728 --> 03:26:15,196 LEARN FROM THE DATA ON THOSE 6636 03:26:15,196 --> 03:26:19,200 REPORTS. YOU KNOW, I DO MY 6637 03:26:19,200 --> 03:26:19,867 COMMUNITY DISTRICT TWO IS PRETTY 6638 03:26:19,867 --> 03:26:20,835 DIVIDED ON THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE A 6639 03:26:20,835 --> 03:26:24,805 LOT OF FOLKS WHO WERE CALLING 6640 03:26:24,805 --> 03:26:25,740 FOR CAMERAS AFTER THE THE 6641 03:26:25,740 --> 03:26:27,041 SHOOTINGS OF THE TWO RAINIER 6642 03:26:27,041 --> 03:26:28,843 BEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, YOU 6643 03:26:28,843 --> 03:26:31,178 KNOW, THERE ARE CERTAINLY FOLKS 6644 03:26:31,178 --> 03:26:32,446 WHO WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT 6645 03:26:32,446 --> 03:26:34,582 WE HAVE CAMERAS IN THE CITY. 6646 03:26:34,582 --> 03:26:36,083 THERE ARE SOME FOLKS WHO WOULD 6647 03:26:36,083 --> 03:26:38,252 LIKE TO SEE MORE AND THEN 6648 03:26:38,252 --> 03:26:39,653 CERTAINLY HAVE HEARD FROM THE 6649 03:26:39,653 --> 03:26:42,423 OTHER SIDE AS WELL. AND SO WHILE 6650 03:26:42,423 --> 03:26:43,691 I'M I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT 6651 03:26:43,691 --> 03:26:50,531 THIS TODAY, I DO UNDERSTAND YOUR 6652 03:26:50,531 --> 03:26:52,199 VERY STRONG ADVOCACY FOR THE 6653 03:26:52,199 --> 03:26:56,137 CCTV PROGRAM. AND AGAIN, I'M 6654 03:26:56,137 --> 03:26:58,839 LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT 6655 03:26:58,839 --> 03:26:59,874 DISCUSSION WHEN WE HAVE THOSE 6656 03:26:59,874 --> 03:27:01,208 REPORTS TO TO DELVE INTO. THANK 6657 03:27:01,208 --> 03:27:01,408 YOU. 6658 03:27:01,408 --> 03:27:05,846 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER LA. 6659 03:27:05,846 --> 03:27:06,947 SO COLLEAGUES, LAST WEEK I 6660 03:27:06,947 --> 03:27:11,418 BROUGHT AN AMENDMENT THAT 6661 03:27:11,418 --> 03:27:12,987 BASICALLY WITHDREW $250,000 FROM 6662 03:27:12,987 --> 03:27:15,189 THE PROVISO THAT I DID VOTE ON 6663 03:27:15,189 --> 03:27:18,259 THE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR CCTV 6664 03:27:18,259 --> 03:27:19,827 CAMERAS. I VOTED ON CCTV 6665 03:27:19,827 --> 03:27:21,195 CAMERAS. PEOPLE REMIND ME EVERY 6666 03:27:21,195 --> 03:27:25,433 DAY I UNDERSTAND, BUT I DID HAVE 6667 03:27:25,433 --> 03:27:26,033 AN AMENDMENT TO WITHDRAW THE 6668 03:27:26,033 --> 03:27:26,667 $250,000 THAT WOULD GO TO BOOTS 6669 03:27:26,667 --> 03:27:29,570 ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW IN 6670 03:27:29,570 --> 03:27:30,871 CAPITOL HILL, FIRST HILL AND OUR 6671 03:27:30,871 --> 03:27:33,741 CENTRAL DISTRICT ALONG THE 6672 03:27:33,741 --> 03:27:35,876 JACKSON CORRIDOR. THAT WILL GET 6673 03:27:35,876 --> 03:27:37,144 STARTED FAIRLY QUICKLY HERE. AND 6674 03:27:37,144 --> 03:27:39,947 I CAN SAY ON THE RECORD, IN 30 6675 03:27:39,947 --> 03:27:44,151 DAYS OR LESS TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT 6676 03:27:44,151 --> 03:27:44,785 ARE GOING TO BE AMBASSADORS ON 6677 03:27:44,785 --> 03:27:46,420 THE HILL, WHICH I'M REALLY, 6678 03:27:46,420 --> 03:27:47,421 REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. AND THAT 6679 03:27:47,421 --> 03:27:50,724 PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE WE 6680 03:27:50,724 --> 03:27:52,793 DO HAVE SOME FUNDING FROM KING 6681 03:27:52,793 --> 03:27:54,795 COUNTY WITH THE CRISIS CARE 6682 03:27:54,795 --> 03:27:55,429 CLINIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT 6683 03:27:55,429 --> 03:27:58,432 OUR OFFICE DID ALSO REQUEST MORE 6684 03:27:58,432 --> 03:28:00,601 ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THEM. SO 6685 03:28:00,601 --> 03:28:01,302 THAT PROGRAM WILL BE STARTED. 6686 03:28:01,302 --> 03:28:04,171 AMBASSADORS. I ALSO WANT TO 6687 03:28:04,171 --> 03:28:06,207 THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS 6688 03:28:06,207 --> 03:28:06,841 BECAUSE AMBASSADORS HAS ALWAYS 6689 03:28:06,841 --> 03:28:08,008 BEEN IN THE PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY 6690 03:28:08,008 --> 03:28:09,343 FOR THE FIRST YEAR. AND SO THIS 6691 03:28:09,343 --> 03:28:11,045 IS KIND OF JUST A CONTINUATION 6692 03:28:11,045 --> 03:28:12,847 OF THAT AND ACCELERATION. I ALSO 6693 03:28:12,847 --> 03:28:14,682 WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER 6694 03:28:14,682 --> 03:28:16,684 KETTLE AS WELL. YOU KNOW, YOU 6695 03:28:16,684 --> 03:28:19,086 WORKED WITH ME ON THE AMENDMENT 6696 03:28:19,086 --> 03:28:21,388 BECAUSE REALLY THE ISSUE WITH 6697 03:28:21,388 --> 03:28:23,424 THIS FOR ME WAS THE CAMERAS ON 6698 03:28:23,424 --> 03:28:24,758 CAPITOL HILL. WHAT I HEARD FROM 6699 03:28:24,758 --> 03:28:26,060 COMMUNITY, WHAT IS NEEDED RIGHT 6700 03:28:26,060 --> 03:28:28,462 NOW, BOOTS ON THE GROUND. SO I 6701 03:28:28,462 --> 03:28:30,397 WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS 6702 03:28:30,397 --> 03:28:31,765 AMENDMENT TODAY. LOOKING FORWARD 6703 03:28:31,765 --> 03:28:33,601 TO THE REPORT THAT'S COMING 6704 03:28:33,601 --> 03:28:34,134 SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER OR 6705 03:28:34,134 --> 03:28:38,939 OCTOBER. I HAVE NO CLUE. BUT 6706 03:28:38,939 --> 03:28:39,573 THIS IS A PROVISION THAT DOES 6707 03:28:39,573 --> 03:28:40,140 NOT ALLOW THAT EXPANSION IN 6708 03:28:40,140 --> 03:28:41,008 CAPITOL HILL, BECAUSE WE WILL 6709 03:28:41,008 --> 03:28:42,977 HAVE BOOTS ON THE GROUND, AND 6710 03:28:42,977 --> 03:28:44,378 THAT'S WHAT'S PUT IN THIS 6711 03:28:44,378 --> 03:28:46,447 AMENDMENT. SO JUST WANTED TO BE 6712 03:28:46,447 --> 03:28:48,682 CLEAR ON THAT, COLLEAGUES, 6713 03:28:48,682 --> 03:28:50,851 REGARDING THIS AMENDMENT, ARE 6714 03:28:50,851 --> 03:28:53,554 THERE ANY ARE THERE ANY FURTHER 6715 03:28:53,554 --> 03:28:55,089 COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 6716 03:28:55,089 --> 03:28:57,491 NO, I HEAR NO. 6717 03:28:57,491 --> 03:28:58,158 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FINAL. 6718 03:28:58,158 --> 03:29:01,028 -- ARE THERE FINAL? YEAH. MY 6719 03:29:01,028 --> 03:29:01,595 FINAL I HEAR COUNCILMEMBER 6720 03:29:01,595 --> 03:29:03,063 RIVERA. 6721 03:29:03,063 --> 03:29:03,631 -- JUST TO CLARIFY THAT THE 6722 03:29:03,631 --> 03:29:05,900 AMENDMENT THAT YOU PROFFERED, I 6723 03:29:05,900 --> 03:29:07,701 UNDERSTAND, WAS GOING TO BE JUST 6724 03:29:07,701 --> 03:29:09,003 FOR THIS YEAR, SO WE COULD TAKE 6725 03:29:09,003 --> 03:29:10,037 UP SOME WORK THIS YEAR THAT 6726 03:29:10,037 --> 03:29:11,305 WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO 6727 03:29:11,305 --> 03:29:13,107 TAKE UP, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT 6728 03:29:13,107 --> 03:29:15,276 GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THE 6729 03:29:15,276 --> 03:29:17,778 STAFF HIRED TO BE ABLE TO LOOK 6730 03:29:17,778 --> 03:29:19,613 AT THE CC, YOU KNOW, TO TO DO 6731 03:29:19,613 --> 03:29:21,015 THE CCTV PROGRAM THIS YEAR. AND 6732 03:29:21,015 --> 03:29:24,818 SO THE, THE, THE IDEA WAS THAT 6733 03:29:24,818 --> 03:29:25,452 WE WOULD GET OR YOU WANT TO GET 6734 03:29:25,452 --> 03:29:27,922 BOOTS ON THE GROUND THIS YEAR. 6735 03:29:27,922 --> 03:29:28,722 SO THAT'S WHY I SUPPORTED THAT 6736 03:29:28,722 --> 03:29:32,426 AMENDMENT. BUT I ALSO SUPPORT 6737 03:29:32,426 --> 03:29:34,395 THE ONGOING CCTV PIECE. SO 6738 03:29:34,395 --> 03:29:36,430 AGAIN, WANT TO THANK YOU, 6739 03:29:36,430 --> 03:29:37,765 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, FOR 6740 03:29:37,765 --> 03:29:40,034 KEEPING YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE ON 6741 03:29:40,034 --> 03:29:40,801 THAT SUPPORT THAT AND WANT TO 6742 03:29:40,801 --> 03:29:44,071 MAKE SURE WE CAN DO SOMETHING 6743 03:29:44,071 --> 03:29:45,906 NOW TO SUPPORT CAPITOL HILL. 6744 03:29:45,906 --> 03:29:48,375 THANKS. 6745 03:29:48,375 --> 03:29:49,243 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 6746 03:29:49,243 --> 03:29:49,877 COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ARE THERE 6747 03:29:49,877 --> 03:29:51,478 ANY OTHER COMMENTS? 6748 03:29:51,478 --> 03:29:53,314 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ANY CLOSING 6749 03:29:53,314 --> 03:29:54,048 REMARKS BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE? 6750 03:29:54,048 --> 03:29:55,482 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6751 03:29:55,482 --> 03:29:56,750 I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THIS 6752 03:29:56,750 --> 03:29:59,420 PROGRAM AND OUR PROVISO ARE NOT 6753 03:29:59,420 --> 03:30:01,088 NEW. THEY ARE PART OF THE 6754 03:30:01,088 --> 03:30:02,389 CURRENT YEAR BUDGET THAT WE ALL 6755 03:30:02,389 --> 03:30:05,893 VOTED ON LAST FALL. AND I SHOULD 6756 03:30:05,893 --> 03:30:07,394 NOTE TOO, I'LL BE MEETING WITH 6757 03:30:07,394 --> 03:30:10,331 NYU ON FRIDAY. I HAVE CONFIDENCE 6758 03:30:10,331 --> 03:30:12,299 IN THE THE REVIEW, AND I'M 6759 03:30:12,299 --> 03:30:14,435 CONFIDENT THAT SHOULD BE DONE IN 6760 03:30:14,435 --> 03:30:16,637 SEPTEMBER. AND IF THE MAYOR 6761 03:30:16,637 --> 03:30:17,571 KEEPS TO HER WORD, I THINK WE 6762 03:30:17,571 --> 03:30:20,808 CAN MOVE FORWARD. SO THANK YOU. 6763 03:30:20,808 --> 03:30:21,141 -- THANK YOU. 6764 03:30:21,141 --> 03:30:22,643 -- COUNCIL COLLEAGUES. I ASK FOR 6765 03:30:22,643 --> 03:30:22,943 YOUR VOTE. 6766 03:30:22,943 --> 03:30:23,744 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 6767 03:30:23,744 --> 03:30:24,678 KETTLE WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 6768 03:30:24,678 --> 03:30:26,747 CALL THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT B, 6769 03:30:26,747 --> 03:30:30,384 VERSION TWO. 6770 03:30:30,384 --> 03:30:34,822 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER 6771 03:30:34,822 --> 03:30:35,289 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 6772 03:30:35,289 --> 03:30:37,391 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 6773 03:30:37,391 --> 03:30:37,625 -- AYE. 6774 03:30:37,625 --> 03:30:42,396 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN NO. 6775 03:30:42,396 --> 03:30:45,399 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK NO. 6776 03:30:45,399 --> 03:30:45,933 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 6777 03:30:45,933 --> 03:30:48,002 -- NO. 6778 03:30:48,002 --> 03:30:48,802 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 6779 03:30:48,802 --> 03:30:51,205 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS COUNCIL 6780 03:30:51,205 --> 03:30:51,739 PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. 6781 03:30:51,739 --> 03:30:52,639 -- YES 6782 03:30:52,639 --> 03:30:55,709 -- FIVE IN FAVOR FOUR OPPOSED. 6783 03:30:55,709 --> 03:30:57,511 -- MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT B 6784 03:30:57,511 --> 03:30:58,812 VERSION TWO IS ADOPTED. ARE 6785 03:30:58,812 --> 03:30:59,880 THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS 6786 03:30:59,880 --> 03:31:02,049 AS THE BILL AS AMENDMENT AS 6787 03:31:02,049 --> 03:31:07,755 AMENDED. COUNCIL BILL 121253. 6788 03:31:07,755 --> 03:31:08,222 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 6789 03:31:08,222 --> 03:31:11,458 -- THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6790 03:31:11,458 --> 03:31:12,059 TO BEGIN, I WANT TO SPEAK 6791 03:31:12,059 --> 03:31:14,094 DIRECTLY TO SOME OF THE PUBLIC 6792 03:31:14,094 --> 03:31:16,130 COMMENT THAT WE HEARD TODAY FROM 6793 03:31:16,130 --> 03:31:18,132 THE POWERFUL TESTIMONY FROM OUR 6794 03:31:18,132 --> 03:31:19,533 TRANS NEIGHBORS TO ALSO THE 6795 03:31:19,533 --> 03:31:20,901 TRANSPHOBIA THAT WAS ALSO HEARD 6796 03:31:20,901 --> 03:31:24,705 IN THESE CHAMBERS. AND I WANT TO 6797 03:31:24,705 --> 03:31:25,305 STATE TO OUR QUEER AND TRANS 6798 03:31:25,305 --> 03:31:26,540 COMMUNITY DIRECTLY, YOU BELONG 6799 03:31:26,540 --> 03:31:28,075 IN SEATTLE. I AM GLAD YOU WERE 6800 03:31:28,075 --> 03:31:30,677 HERE. YOU DESERVE DIGNITY AND 6801 03:31:30,677 --> 03:31:32,613 RESPECT AND WE ARE GOING TO DO 6802 03:31:32,613 --> 03:31:34,448 THE WORK TO LIVE UP TO OUR 6803 03:31:34,448 --> 03:31:35,849 PROMISE OF BEING A WELCOMING 6804 03:31:35,849 --> 03:31:37,484 CITY. THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS, 6805 03:31:37,484 --> 03:31:39,453 AND THE FOR THE COMMITTEE 6806 03:31:39,453 --> 03:31:40,988 SPONSORSHIP OF THE AMENDMENT. 6807 03:31:40,988 --> 03:31:44,091 AND THANK YOU TO THE FINANCE, 6808 03:31:44,091 --> 03:31:44,691 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND NATIVE 6809 03:31:44,691 --> 03:31:46,460 COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE THAT 6810 03:31:46,460 --> 03:31:49,129 UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE MY 6811 03:31:49,129 --> 03:31:50,764 AMENDMENT FOR $300,000 IN ONE 6812 03:31:50,764 --> 03:31:51,699 TIME FUNDING FOR THE HUMAN 6813 03:31:51,699 --> 03:31:52,366 SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO GRANT OUT 6814 03:31:52,366 --> 03:31:54,401 THAT FUNDING TO TRUSTED 6815 03:31:54,401 --> 03:31:57,171 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS 6816 03:31:57,171 --> 03:31:58,939 SUPPORTING QUEER AND TRANSGENDER 6817 03:31:58,939 --> 03:32:00,808 PEOPLE WITH ESSENTIAL SERVICES, 6818 03:32:00,808 --> 03:32:01,408 INCLUDING SHELTER AND HOUSING 6819 03:32:01,408 --> 03:32:03,977 AND FOOD SUPPORT. AS STATED IN 6820 03:32:03,977 --> 03:32:06,180 COMMITTEE LAST WEEK DURING LAST 6821 03:32:06,180 --> 03:32:06,780 YEAR'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET 6822 03:32:06,780 --> 03:32:07,448 PROCESS, I SUPPORTED A ONE TIME 6823 03:32:07,448 --> 03:32:09,383 ALLOCATION OF $300,000 TO THE 6824 03:32:09,383 --> 03:32:11,518 OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE 6825 03:32:11,518 --> 03:32:14,321 AFFAIRS TO SUPPORT URGENT AND 6826 03:32:14,321 --> 03:32:15,322 EMERGING ISSUES FACING OUR 6827 03:32:15,322 --> 03:32:17,224 IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY, 6828 03:32:17,224 --> 03:32:19,026 AND THIS AMENDMENT, APPROVED 6829 03:32:19,026 --> 03:32:20,661 LAST WEEK, WAS WRITTEN IN THAT 6830 03:32:20,661 --> 03:32:22,196 SAME SPIRIT AND IN RESPONSE TO 6831 03:32:22,196 --> 03:32:24,898 THE ONGOING CRISIS AND 6832 03:32:24,898 --> 03:32:25,399 DISPLACEMENT OF QUEER, 6833 03:32:25,399 --> 03:32:27,000 TRANSGENDER AND GENDER 6834 03:32:27,000 --> 03:32:27,601 NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE SEEKING 6835 03:32:27,601 --> 03:32:29,903 REFUGE FROM HOSTILE 6836 03:32:29,903 --> 03:32:32,773 JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY 6837 03:32:32,773 --> 03:32:33,273 TO JUST AFFIRM INTERNAL 6838 03:32:33,273 --> 03:32:34,842 DISPLACEMENT OF TRANS AMERICANS 6839 03:32:34,842 --> 03:32:38,345 IS REAL. IT IS BEING FUELED BY 6840 03:32:38,345 --> 03:32:38,979 ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO CHAMPION 6841 03:32:38,979 --> 03:32:40,514 ANTI-TRANS POLICIES AND STATE 6842 03:32:40,514 --> 03:32:42,316 LEGISLATURES. AND SO FAR IN 6843 03:32:42,316 --> 03:32:46,920 2026, THERE ARE NOW 830 BILLS 6844 03:32:46,920 --> 03:32:47,554 UNDER CONSIDERATION ACROSS THE 6845 03:32:47,554 --> 03:32:49,490 COUNTRY THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY 6846 03:32:49,490 --> 03:32:50,791 IMPACT TRANS AND GENDER 6847 03:32:50,791 --> 03:32:52,526 NON-CONFORMING PEOPLE, AND 62 6848 03:32:52,526 --> 03:32:53,127 PIECES OF LEGISLATION HAVE 6849 03:32:53,127 --> 03:32:56,497 PASSED THIS YEAR ALONE. NOW, AS 6850 03:32:56,497 --> 03:32:57,965 YOU MAY RECALL, COUNCIL WAS 6851 03:32:57,965 --> 03:32:59,666 BRIEFED ON THIS MATTER, MOST 6852 03:32:59,666 --> 03:33:01,135 RECENTLY DURING THE JUNE SELECT 6853 03:33:01,135 --> 03:33:01,602 COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL 6854 03:33:01,602 --> 03:33:02,603 ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY 6855 03:33:02,603 --> 03:33:04,338 CHANGES, WHERE WE HEARD DIRECTLY 6856 03:33:04,338 --> 03:33:04,905 FROM COMMUNITY ABOUT URGENT 6857 03:33:04,905 --> 03:33:08,175 NEEDS FOR HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, 6858 03:33:08,175 --> 03:33:09,109 FOOD AND HEALTH CARE SUPPORT. 6859 03:33:09,109 --> 03:33:09,743 BUT THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUATION 6860 03:33:09,743 --> 03:33:11,745 OF A DISCUSSION THAT BEGAN LAST 6861 03:33:11,745 --> 03:33:13,547 YEAR, WHEN WE HAD LAVENDER 6862 03:33:13,547 --> 03:33:15,649 RIGHTS PROJECT, QUEER POWER 6863 03:33:15,649 --> 03:33:16,150 ALLIANCE AND PRO-CHOICE 6864 03:33:16,150 --> 03:33:17,017 WASHINGTON AT THE TABLE 6865 03:33:17,017 --> 03:33:19,019 DISCUSSING ACCESS TO GENDER 6866 03:33:19,019 --> 03:33:20,654 AFFIRMING CARE. SO I'M VERY 6867 03:33:20,654 --> 03:33:22,256 CLEAR THAT WHILE THIS ONE TIME 6868 03:33:22,256 --> 03:33:24,625 FUNDING IS NOT ENOUGH TO ADDRESS 6869 03:33:24,625 --> 03:33:25,259 THE FULL NEED, IT IS A START, 6870 03:33:25,259 --> 03:33:27,461 AND IT SIGNALS OUR COMMITMENT 6871 03:33:27,461 --> 03:33:28,228 THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE WILL 6872 03:33:28,228 --> 03:33:29,296 WORK TOWARDS LIVING UP TO THAT 6873 03:33:29,296 --> 03:33:30,764 PROMISE OF BEING A WELCOMING 6874 03:33:30,764 --> 03:33:33,600 CITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN 6875 03:33:33,600 --> 03:33:34,801 TO THE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR 6876 03:33:34,801 --> 03:33:36,203 SUPPORT, AND I URGE YOU TO VOTE 6877 03:33:36,203 --> 03:33:36,436 TODAY. 6878 03:33:36,436 --> 03:33:37,704 -- AWESOME. 6879 03:33:37,704 --> 03:33:38,872 -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU, 6880 03:33:38,872 --> 03:33:41,408 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. WE HAVE 6881 03:33:41,408 --> 03:33:42,042 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOLLOWED BY 6882 03:33:42,042 --> 03:33:43,410 COUNCILMEMBER LIN AND 6883 03:33:43,410 --> 03:33:43,877 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 6884 03:33:43,877 --> 03:33:45,078 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6885 03:33:45,078 --> 03:33:47,581 I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK ON 6886 03:33:47,581 --> 03:33:49,216 BASICALLY THE SAME TOPIC. I 6887 03:33:49,216 --> 03:33:51,151 SPOKE DURING COMMITTEE. I WAS 6888 03:33:51,151 --> 03:33:54,054 NOT HERE. I WAS REMOTING IN. I 6889 03:33:54,054 --> 03:33:56,023 WAS OUT OF TOWN. BUT I DO THINK 6890 03:33:56,023 --> 03:33:58,625 IT'S IMPORTANT. I DO COME FROM 6891 03:33:58,625 --> 03:33:59,993 A RED COUNTY OF A BLUE STATE. I 6892 03:33:59,993 --> 03:34:03,764 AM A RETIRED MILITARY NAVAL 6893 03:34:03,764 --> 03:34:04,698 OFFICER AND WHAT IS HAPPENING AT 6894 03:34:04,698 --> 03:34:07,834 THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH RESPECT 6895 03:34:07,834 --> 03:34:09,369 TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ACTIONS? IF 6896 03:34:09,369 --> 03:34:12,039 YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN 6897 03:34:12,039 --> 03:34:14,708 DOD WITH SECRETARY HEGSETH, 6898 03:34:14,708 --> 03:34:15,342 IT'S APPALLING. AND I THINK 6899 03:34:15,342 --> 03:34:19,680 IT'S IMPORTANT FOR SOMEBODY 6900 03:34:19,680 --> 03:34:21,582 LIKE ME LOOKS LIKE ME. MY 6901 03:34:21,582 --> 03:34:22,816 BACKGROUND, WHERE I'M FROM AND 6902 03:34:22,816 --> 03:34:27,254 SO FORTH TO SPEAK JUST LIKE I 6903 03:34:27,254 --> 03:34:29,489 DID OVER A ZOOM CALL, BUT ALSO 6904 03:34:29,489 --> 03:34:33,560 DO IT IN PERSON AND SO LAST WEEK 6905 03:34:33,560 --> 03:34:36,296 I NOTED, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 6906 03:34:36,296 --> 03:34:38,465 JUSTIN DAVIS, WHO IS PART OF THE 6907 03:34:38,465 --> 03:34:39,733 LGBTQ PLUS COMMISSION, SHE WROTE 6908 03:34:39,733 --> 03:34:42,502 AN OP ED IN THE STRANGER, THEY 6909 03:34:42,502 --> 03:34:44,304 CALLED A GUEST RANT, AND IT'S AN 6910 03:34:44,304 --> 03:34:49,076 OP ED AND, AND SHE MADE THAT 6911 03:34:49,076 --> 03:34:50,410 VERY CLEAR POINT THAT SHE 6912 03:34:50,410 --> 03:34:51,311 DIDN'T COME HERE FOR SOME 6913 03:34:51,311 --> 03:34:53,614 POLITICAL IDEOLOGY. SHE CAME 6914 03:34:53,614 --> 03:34:54,248 HERE FOR SURVIVAL. AND AND BY 6915 03:34:54,248 --> 03:34:55,716 THE WAY, EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE, 6916 03:34:55,716 --> 03:34:56,550 WHEN YOU SAY THAT, I RECOGNIZE 6917 03:34:56,550 --> 03:35:00,053 THAT TRUTH IN THE COMMENTS HERE 6918 03:35:00,053 --> 03:35:01,521 IN PUBLIC COMMENT. AND SO I 6919 03:35:01,521 --> 03:35:02,489 THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY 6920 03:35:02,489 --> 03:35:05,192 THAT IN PERSON HERE IN COUNCIL, 6921 03:35:05,192 --> 03:35:05,993 NOT JUST COMING IN OVER ZOOM 6922 03:35:05,993 --> 03:35:07,895 DURING A COMMITTEE MEETING. AND 6923 03:35:07,895 --> 03:35:09,229 SO COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST 6924 03:35:09,229 --> 03:35:10,764 WANTED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY 6925 03:35:10,764 --> 03:35:12,666 TO DO SO. AND, YOU KNOW, 6926 03:35:12,666 --> 03:35:14,735 HOPEFULLY SEATTLE CAN BE THAT 6927 03:35:14,735 --> 03:35:16,470 WELCOMING PLACE. AND, YOU KNOW, 6928 03:35:16,470 --> 03:35:20,974 FINDING PEACE AND SOLACE HERE 6929 03:35:20,974 --> 03:35:22,776 AND YES, FINGERS CROSSED. THANK 6930 03:35:22,776 --> 03:35:23,911 YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 6931 03:35:23,911 --> 03:35:25,512 -- THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER 6932 03:35:25,512 --> 03:35:26,079 KETTLE. COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 6933 03:35:26,079 --> 03:35:28,849 FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER 6934 03:35:28,849 --> 03:35:29,082 FOSTER. 6935 03:35:29,082 --> 03:35:33,020 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT 6936 03:35:33,020 --> 03:35:35,489 AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. 6937 03:35:35,489 --> 03:35:38,325 KETTLE. I DO THINK IT'S REALLY 6938 03:35:38,325 --> 03:35:39,393 IMPORTANT TO HEAR THAT, 6939 03:35:39,393 --> 03:35:40,994 ESPECIALLY GIVEN YOUR YOUR 6940 03:35:40,994 --> 03:35:42,296 BACKGROUND, YOUR YEARS OF 6941 03:35:42,296 --> 03:35:45,332 SERVICE IN THE MILITARY AND I 6942 03:35:45,332 --> 03:35:46,099 REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND JUST 6943 03:35:46,099 --> 03:35:48,068 WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO 6944 03:35:48,068 --> 03:35:49,069 COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR ALL OF 6945 03:35:49,069 --> 03:35:52,906 YOUR WORK IN THIS. AND ALSO JUST 6946 03:35:52,906 --> 03:35:55,142 WANT TO SPEAK TO, YOU KNOW, I 6947 03:35:55,142 --> 03:35:57,711 THINK I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO 6948 03:35:57,711 --> 03:35:59,379 THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF, YOU KNOW, 6949 03:35:59,379 --> 03:36:01,281 IT IS A DIFFICULT THING WHEN 6950 03:36:01,281 --> 03:36:04,418 PEOPLE ARE FLEEING OPPRESSION 6951 03:36:04,418 --> 03:36:07,254 AND VIOLENCE AND SO OBVIOUSLY, 6952 03:36:07,254 --> 03:36:09,022 WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO 6953 03:36:09,022 --> 03:36:11,391 SUPPORT AND TO BE A WELCOMING 6954 03:36:11,391 --> 03:36:14,127 CITY. BUT I ALSO JUST WANT TO 6955 03:36:14,127 --> 03:36:16,129 RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE 6956 03:36:16,129 --> 03:36:18,298 CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOLKS THAT HAVE 6957 03:36:18,298 --> 03:36:20,133 ALREADY MADE TO OUR COMMUNITY, 6958 03:36:20,133 --> 03:36:20,968 BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TO OUR 6959 03:36:20,968 --> 03:36:23,570 COMMUNITY AND WILL MAKE OUR 6960 03:36:23,570 --> 03:36:25,272 COMMUNITY EVEN STRONGER IN THE 6961 03:36:25,272 --> 03:36:25,872 LONG RUN. SO I JUST WANT TO 6962 03:36:25,872 --> 03:36:29,109 SPEAK TO THAT. THANK YOU. 6963 03:36:29,109 --> 03:36:29,609 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU. 6964 03:36:29,609 --> 03:36:30,243 COUNCILMEMBER LIN COUNCILMEMBER 6965 03:36:30,243 --> 03:36:31,611 FOSTER. 6966 03:36:31,611 --> 03:36:33,747 -- THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 6967 03:36:33,747 --> 03:36:37,718 TRANS PEOPLE BELONG HERE, 6968 03:36:37,718 --> 03:36:40,287 PERIOD. 6969 03:36:40,287 --> 03:36:42,556 -- THAT'S IT. OH, THAT WAS THAT 6970 03:36:42,556 --> 03:36:43,757 WAS GREAT. THANK YOU 6971 03:36:43,757 --> 03:36:45,425 COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, 6972 03:36:45,425 --> 03:36:45,993 COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. I'M 6973 03:36:45,993 --> 03:36:47,361 EXCITED TO VOTE ON THIS. THANK 6974 03:36:47,361 --> 03:36:48,261 YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. WE'RE VOTING 6975 03:36:48,261 --> 03:36:49,129 ON THE OVERALL BILL. I KNOW 6976 03:36:49,129 --> 03:36:51,765 WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING THE 300,000 6977 03:36:51,765 --> 03:36:56,036 FOR TRANS COMMUNITY AND JUST 6978 03:36:56,036 --> 03:36:57,304 REALLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT AS 6979 03:36:57,304 --> 03:36:58,772 WELL. I KNOW IT'S A SMALL DROP 6980 03:36:58,772 --> 03:37:00,173 IN THE BUCKET, BUT I THINK IT'S 6981 03:37:00,173 --> 03:37:01,108 A GREAT START AND WE'LL CONTINUE 6982 03:37:01,108 --> 03:37:03,877 TO BUILD ON THAT AS A COUNCIL AS 6983 03:37:03,877 --> 03:37:04,544 WELL. AND I JUST WANT TO, FOR 6984 03:37:04,544 --> 03:37:06,813 THE RECORD, UNANIMOUSLY AND I 6985 03:37:06,813 --> 03:37:08,014 SAID THIS IN THE FINANCE 6986 03:37:08,014 --> 03:37:10,550 COMMITTEE, THIS COUNCIL 6987 03:37:10,550 --> 03:37:11,985 SUPPORTED FUNDING FOR LAVENDER 6988 03:37:11,985 --> 03:37:13,253 RIGHTS PROJECT LAST YEAR, AND 6989 03:37:13,253 --> 03:37:14,654 THAT WAS IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE. 6990 03:37:14,654 --> 03:37:16,790 THAT WAS FROM COUNCILMEMBER 6991 03:37:16,790 --> 03:37:18,625 STRAUSS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT 6992 03:37:18,625 --> 03:37:19,426 AS WELL. SO JUST WANTED, YOU 6993 03:37:19,426 --> 03:37:22,295 KNOW, LIKE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE 6994 03:37:22,295 --> 03:37:22,929 TO BUILD ON THESE INVESTMENTS AS 6995 03:37:22,929 --> 03:37:26,700 WELL. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. 6996 03:37:26,700 --> 03:37:27,367 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. NOTHING. 6997 03:37:27,367 --> 03:37:29,669 ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S NO MORE 6998 03:37:29,669 --> 03:37:31,204 COMMENTS ABOUT ITEM NUMBER THREE 6999 03:37:31,204 --> 03:37:33,206 BECAUSE WE HAVE AN ITEM NUMBER 7000 03:37:33,206 --> 03:37:34,474 FOUR TO VOTE ON. AND THERE'S A 7001 03:37:34,474 --> 03:37:36,209 LOT OF GREAT THINGS IN THIS BILL 7002 03:37:36,209 --> 03:37:38,045 UNIVERSAL LUNCHES, THE VOUCHER 7003 03:37:38,045 --> 03:37:39,379 PROGRAM. THERE'S THE BOOTS ON 7004 03:37:39,379 --> 03:37:41,915 THE GROUND ON CAPITOL HILL, 7005 03:37:41,915 --> 03:37:42,983 COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE THAT I KNOW 7006 03:37:42,983 --> 03:37:43,650 YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT, MY FRIEND. 7007 03:37:43,650 --> 03:37:44,284 ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE 7008 03:37:44,284 --> 03:37:47,921 CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 7009 03:37:47,921 --> 03:37:50,557 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 7010 03:37:50,557 --> 03:37:50,891 -- YES. 7011 03:37:50,891 --> 03:37:53,360 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 7012 03:37:53,360 --> 03:37:54,194 -- YES. 7013 03:37:54,194 --> 03:37:55,295 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 7014 03:37:55,295 --> 03:37:55,595 -- AYE. 7015 03:37:55,595 --> 03:37:57,264 -- COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 7016 03:37:57,264 --> 03:37:58,632 -- YES. 7017 03:37:58,632 --> 03:38:00,033 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 7018 03:38:00,033 --> 03:38:00,300 -- YES. 7019 03:38:00,300 --> 03:38:00,834 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 7020 03:38:00,834 --> 03:38:03,069 -- AYE 7021 03:38:03,069 --> 03:38:07,207 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AYE. 7022 03:38:07,207 --> 03:38:07,707 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 7023 03:38:07,707 --> 03:38:09,543 -- I COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 7024 03:38:09,543 --> 03:38:09,943 -- HOLLINGSWORTH. 7025 03:38:09,943 --> 03:38:10,177 -- YES. 7026 03:38:10,177 --> 03:38:10,811 -- NINE IN FAVOR? NONE. OPPOSED. 7027 03:38:10,811 --> 03:38:11,545 -- BILL PASSES. CHAIR WILL SIGN 7028 03:38:11,545 --> 03:38:13,280 IT. AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE 7029 03:38:13,280 --> 03:38:15,482 FIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE 7030 03:38:15,482 --> 03:38:18,852 LEGISLATION ON MY 7031 03:38:18,852 --> 03:38:19,186 -- [APPLAUSE] 7032 03:38:19,186 --> 03:38:19,486 -- BEHALF? 7033 03:38:19,486 --> 03:38:24,958 -- [APPLAUSE] 7034 03:38:24,958 --> 03:38:25,492 -- I'M SURE THAT. 7035 03:38:25,492 --> 03:38:27,060 -- WAS THE BIGGEST CLAP FOR THE 7036 03:38:27,060 --> 03:38:28,562 MID SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET 7037 03:38:28,562 --> 03:38:29,629 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. ALL 7038 03:38:29,629 --> 03:38:29,863 RIGHT. 7039 03:38:29,863 --> 03:38:32,232 -- WE FINISH THIS MEETING. IT'S 7040 03:38:32,232 --> 03:38:32,966 545. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING 7041 03:38:32,966 --> 03:38:33,433 HERE. CAN WE FINISH. 7042 03:38:33,433 --> 03:38:35,168 -- UP, PLEASE? WILL THE CLERK 7043 03:38:35,168 --> 03:38:35,769 PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FOUR 7044 03:38:35,769 --> 03:38:36,837 INTO THE RECORD? 7045 03:38:36,837 --> 03:38:39,306 -- THE REPORT OF THE 7046 03:38:39,306 --> 03:38:42,142 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, AGENDA 7047 03:38:42,142 --> 03:38:44,244 ITEM FOUR CLERK FILES 314550. 7048 03:38:44,244 --> 03:38:44,811 REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION OF 7049 03:38:44,811 --> 03:38:46,913 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A 7050 03:38:46,913 --> 03:38:47,481 PETITION OF SWEDISH HEALTH 7051 03:38:47,481 --> 03:38:48,281 SERVICES TO VACATE THE ALLEY AND 7052 03:38:48,281 --> 03:38:50,117 BLOCK 95. TERRY. SECOND EDITION 7053 03:38:50,117 --> 03:38:51,151 TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THE 7054 03:38:51,151 --> 03:38:52,252 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE CLERK 7055 03:38:52,252 --> 03:38:54,488 FILES BE GRANTED AS CONDITIONED. 7056 03:38:54,488 --> 03:38:55,155 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. AS CHAIR 7057 03:38:55,155 --> 03:38:55,856 OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE 7058 03:38:55,856 --> 03:38:57,491 RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT THE 7059 03:38:57,491 --> 03:38:59,659 COMMITTEE REPORT. 7060 03:38:59,659 --> 03:38:59,893 -- AYE. 7061 03:38:59,893 --> 03:39:01,228 -- THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL 7062 03:39:01,228 --> 03:39:04,264 PRESIDENT. I AM TAKING THE REST 7063 03:39:04,264 --> 03:39:05,765 OF THIS MEETING REMOTELY BECAUSE 7064 03:39:05,765 --> 03:39:06,867 I'M LATE TO A MEETING IN WEST 7065 03:39:06,867 --> 03:39:08,368 SEATTLE ABOUT TRAFFIC SAFETY. 7066 03:39:08,368 --> 03:39:11,671 SO. BUT THIS ONE SHOULD BE 7067 03:39:11,671 --> 03:39:12,138 BRIEF. IT'S FAIRLY 7068 03:39:12,138 --> 03:39:14,674 STRAIGHTFORWARD. THIS PERTAINS 7069 03:39:14,674 --> 03:39:16,443 TO THIS SPECIFIC CLERK FILES A 7070 03:39:16,443 --> 03:39:19,246 REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION OF 7071 03:39:19,246 --> 03:39:19,779 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A 7072 03:39:19,779 --> 03:39:21,915 PETITION OF SWEDISH HEALTH 7073 03:39:21,915 --> 03:39:25,051 SERVICES TO VACATE A SPECIFIC 7074 03:39:25,051 --> 03:39:28,955 ALLEY ON FIRST HILL. SWEDISH HAS 7075 03:39:28,955 --> 03:39:29,756 ASKED TO DELAY CONSTRUCTION OF A 7076 03:39:29,756 --> 03:39:31,358 BUILDING UNTIL A LATER DATE. THE 7077 03:39:31,358 --> 03:39:34,628 REQUEST WAS HEARD IN OUR 7078 03:39:34,628 --> 03:39:36,429 COMMITTEE LAST WEEK, AND THE 7079 03:39:36,429 --> 03:39:38,698 COMMITTEE WAS ASSURED THAT 7080 03:39:38,698 --> 03:39:40,033 SWEDISH WILL DELIVER THE 7081 03:39:40,033 --> 03:39:41,801 PROPOSED PUBLIC BENEFITS, WHICH 7082 03:39:41,801 --> 03:39:42,235 WILL INCLUDE STREET 7083 03:39:42,235 --> 03:39:43,703 IMPROVEMENTS, FUNDING FOR 7084 03:39:43,703 --> 03:39:46,206 IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FIRST HILL 7085 03:39:46,206 --> 03:39:48,708 PARK AND ADDITIONAL STREETSCAPE 7086 03:39:48,708 --> 03:39:51,177 IMPROVEMENTS AT AND NEAR THE 7087 03:39:51,177 --> 03:39:53,446 SITE ITSELF. I NOTE THAT THIS 7088 03:39:53,446 --> 03:39:54,881 PAST COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY AND 7089 03:39:54,881 --> 03:39:58,652 ABOUT TO HOP ON A BUS, BUT. BUT 7090 03:39:58,652 --> 03:39:59,819 I ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK 7091 03:39:59,819 --> 03:40:00,020 YOU. 7092 03:40:00,020 --> 03:40:01,354 -- AWESOME. THANK YOU, 7093 03:40:01,354 --> 03:40:04,257 COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ARE THERE ANY 7094 03:40:04,257 --> 03:40:05,825 COMMENTS REGARDING. ARE THERE 7095 03:40:05,825 --> 03:40:07,494 ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. 7096 03:40:07,494 --> 03:40:09,696 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE 7097 03:40:09,696 --> 03:40:11,631 ROLL ON THE GRANTING OF THE 7098 03:40:11,631 --> 03:40:14,301 CLERK FILE AS CONDITIONED 7099 03:40:14,301 --> 03:40:16,836 -- COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. 7100 03:40:16,836 --> 03:40:17,170 -- YES. 7101 03:40:17,170 --> 03:40:21,341 -- COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. 7102 03:40:21,341 --> 03:40:21,575 -- YES. 7103 03:40:21,575 --> 03:40:22,108 -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. 7104 03:40:22,108 --> 03:40:23,843 COUNCILMEMBER LIN. 7105 03:40:23,843 --> 03:40:24,077 -- YES. 7106 03:40:24,077 --> 03:40:26,780 -- COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. 7107 03:40:26,780 --> 03:40:27,080 -- YES. 7108 03:40:27,080 --> 03:40:27,614 -- COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. 7109 03:40:27,614 --> 03:40:29,916 -- AYE 7110 03:40:29,916 --> 03:40:30,417 -- COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. 7111 03:40:30,417 --> 03:40:33,553 -- AYE. 7112 03:40:33,553 --> 03:40:34,087 -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. 7113 03:40:34,087 --> 03:40:34,821 COUNCIL PRESIDENT. 7114 03:40:34,821 --> 03:40:35,255 HOLLINGSWORTH. YES. 7115 03:40:35,255 --> 03:40:37,190 HOLLINGSWORTH NINE IN FAVOR NONE 7116 03:40:37,190 --> 03:40:38,024 OPPOSED. 7117 03:40:38,024 --> 03:40:38,558 -- CLERK FILES GRANTED AS 7118 03:40:38,558 --> 03:40:39,459 CONDITION CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. 7119 03:40:39,459 --> 03:40:41,695 THE CONDITIONS. WILL THE CLERK 7120 03:40:41,695 --> 03:40:42,529 PLEASE FIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE 7121 03:40:42,529 --> 03:40:43,763 CITY COUNCIL CONDITIONS ON MY 7122 03:40:43,763 --> 03:40:46,266 BEHALF? THERE WERE NO REMOVED 7123 03:40:46,266 --> 03:40:47,968 ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 7124 03:40:47,968 --> 03:40:50,337 THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION FOR 7125 03:40:50,337 --> 03:40:52,572 INTRODUCTION OR ADOPTION TODAY. 7126 03:40:52,572 --> 03:40:53,106 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND 7127 03:40:53,106 --> 03:40:54,541 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. WE ARE 7128 03:40:54,541 --> 03:40:56,776 THREE HOURS AND 45 MINUTES INTO 7129 03:40:56,776 --> 03:40:58,144 THIS MEETING, AND YOU HAVE 7130 03:40:58,144 --> 03:41:01,281 RAISED YOUR HAND. COUNCILMEMBER 7131 03:41:01,281 --> 03:41:01,514 JUAREZ. 7132 03:41:01,514 --> 03:41:02,916 -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD 7133 03:41:02,916 --> 03:41:04,050 LIKE TO BE EXCUSED ON SEPTEMBER 7134 03:41:04,050 --> 03:41:07,721 8th. PLEASE. 7135 03:41:07,721 --> 03:41:09,222 -- IS THERE A. THERE? IF 7136 03:41:09,222 --> 03:41:09,723 THERE'S NO OBJECTION, 7137 03:41:09,723 --> 03:41:10,323 COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE 7138 03:41:10,323 --> 03:41:11,157 EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 8th 7139 03:41:11,157 --> 03:41:12,392 COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO 7140 03:41:12,392 --> 03:41:13,026 OBJECTION. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ 7141 03:41:13,026 --> 03:41:15,061 YOU ARE EXCUSED. COUNCILMEMBER 7142 03:41:15,061 --> 03:41:15,862 STRAUSS. 7143 03:41:15,862 --> 03:41:17,764 -- THANK YOU. WE HAD A LOT OF 7144 03:41:17,764 --> 03:41:18,398 PEOPLE IN THE CHAMBERS EARLIER 7145 03:41:18,398 --> 03:41:19,966 THAT DID NOT AGREE WITH EACH 7146 03:41:19,966 --> 03:41:22,569 OTHER. THAT IS WHAT DEMOCRACY 7147 03:41:22,569 --> 03:41:24,971 LOOKS LIKE. I JUST THIS HAS BEEN 7148 03:41:24,971 --> 03:41:25,805 A LONG DAY WHERE WE'VE ACTUALLY 7149 03:41:25,805 --> 03:41:26,706 GOTTEN TO CELEBRATE TOWARDS THE 7150 03:41:26,706 --> 03:41:28,775 END OF THIS MEETING, AND I 7151 03:41:28,775 --> 03:41:30,777 COULDN'T GO I COULDN'T END THE 7152 03:41:30,777 --> 03:41:33,146 DAY WITHOUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING 7153 03:41:33,146 --> 03:41:34,848 THAT LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A MAN 7154 03:41:34,848 --> 03:41:37,384 KILLED AT 85th AND 24th. HE WAS 7155 03:41:37,384 --> 03:41:38,551 RIDING A SCOOTER. HE'S THREE 7156 03:41:38,551 --> 03:41:40,654 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME. IT'S AN 7157 03:41:40,654 --> 03:41:41,521 INTERSECTION. I RIDE ON A 7158 03:41:41,521 --> 03:41:44,624 SCOOTER THROUGH ALL THE TIME. 7159 03:41:44,624 --> 03:41:46,526 COLLEAGUES, YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT 7160 03:41:46,526 --> 03:41:48,895 22 YEARS AGO, I ALMOST DIED 7161 03:41:48,895 --> 03:41:54,034 AFTER BEING HIT BY A DRIVER. OUR 7162 03:41:54,034 --> 03:41:55,635 STREETS HAVE TO BE SAFE FROM 7163 03:41:55,635 --> 03:41:57,671 PEOPLE DYING FROM SERIOUS 7164 03:41:57,671 --> 03:41:58,938 INJURY. I KNOW THAT RAINIER 7165 03:41:58,938 --> 03:42:00,006 VALLEY HAS WAY HIGHER DEATH 7166 03:42:00,006 --> 03:42:01,574 RATES AND SERIOUS INJURY RATES 7167 03:42:01,574 --> 03:42:05,378 THAN DISTRICT SIX DOES, BUT I 7168 03:42:05,378 --> 03:42:06,112 JUST COULDN'T GET THROUGH THIS 7169 03:42:06,112 --> 03:42:06,746 DAY WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT 7170 03:42:06,746 --> 03:42:09,582 WE LOST SOMEBODY LAST NIGHT 7171 03:42:09,582 --> 03:42:13,920 UNNECESSARILY BECAUSE PEOPLE 7172 03:42:13,920 --> 03:42:14,587 WERE DRIVING DANGEROUSLY. SO IF 7173 03:42:14,587 --> 03:42:18,425 WE COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT. AND 7174 03:42:18,425 --> 03:42:19,859 THEN I GOT ONE BIT OF HAPPY NEWS 7175 03:42:19,859 --> 03:42:21,294 AFTER THAT, BUT I WANT TO TAKE A 7176 03:42:21,294 --> 03:42:30,503 MINUTE THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, 7177 03:42:30,503 --> 03:42:32,105 AND ALSO THANK YOU TO JEFF FOR 7178 03:42:32,105 --> 03:42:33,540 STAYING FOR THE REST OF THAT 7179 03:42:33,540 --> 03:42:35,241 MEETING, BUT ALSO IN THE IN THE 7180 03:42:35,241 --> 03:42:37,711 POSITIVE NEWS, YESTERDAY WE HAD 7181 03:42:37,711 --> 03:42:38,912 ORCA WHALES ENTER INTO SALMON 7182 03:42:38,912 --> 03:42:40,714 BAY TOWARDS THE BALLARD LOCKS. 7183 03:42:40,714 --> 03:42:43,249 WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THEM TO 7184 03:42:43,249 --> 03:42:43,850 COME EAT THESE SEA LIONS THAT 7185 03:42:43,850 --> 03:42:45,452 HAVE BEEN EATEN, ALL THE FISH. 7186 03:42:45,452 --> 03:42:46,486 AND SO I'M JUST VERY HAPPY THAT 7187 03:42:46,486 --> 03:42:48,588 WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN OUR ORCA 7188 03:42:48,588 --> 03:42:49,923 WHALES BACK IN SALMON BAY TO 7189 03:42:49,923 --> 03:42:52,926 PROTECT OUR FISH. THANK YOU. 7190 03:42:52,926 --> 03:42:54,260 -- THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER 7191 03:42:54,260 --> 03:42:54,961 -- [LAUGHTER] 7192 03:42:54,961 --> 03:43:00,066 -- STRAUSS ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE 7193 03:43:00,066 --> 03:43:00,934 ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. 7194 03:43:00,934 --> 03:43:02,268 THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR A 7195 03:43:02,268 --> 03:43:04,771 NICE LONG MEETING AND THANK YOU 7196 03:43:04,771 --> 03:43:07,240 FOR THOSE COMMENTS. WE'VE 7197 03:43:07,240 --> 03:43:08,208 REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S 7198 03:43:08,208 --> 03:43:10,710 AGENDA. THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL 7199 03:43:10,710 --> 03:43:11,344 MEETING WILL BE AUGUST THE 18th 7200 03:43:11,344 --> 03:43:12,879 AT 2 P.M.. IT IS OUR LAST 7201 03:43:12,879 --> 03:43:13,513 COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE THE 7202 03:43:13,513 --> 03:43:16,750 RECESS, WHICH IS ON THE 21st. SO 7203 03:43:16,750 --> 03:43:17,283 THIS IS OUR LAST COUNCIL 7204 03:43:17,283 --> 03:43:18,785 MEETING, AND THEN WE'LL RETURN 7205 03:43:18,785 --> 03:43:21,254 BACK SEPTEMBER 8th. ALL RIGHT. 7206 03:43:21,254 --> 03:43:22,722 HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. HI, 7207 03:43:22,722 --> 03:43:23,990 IV AUNTIE LOVES YOU. WILL BE 7208 03:43:23,990 --> 03:43:27,660 FURTHER. NO FURTHER BUSINESS. 7209 03:43:27,660 --> 03:43:28,261 WE'RE ADJOURNED. 7210 03:43:28,261 --> 03:43:32,398 -- [MUSIC]