GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 6, 2020
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL.
IT IS 2:06 P.M.
I AM KSHAMA SAWANT, MAYOR PRO
TEM.
MAYOR CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ,
HERBOLD, MAROULIS, PEDERSON,
STRONG, STROUS, MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS
TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE TRIBAL
LEADERSHIP.
WE ARE JOINED BY THE COUNCIL OF
SNOHOMISH TRIBE, COUNCILMEMBER
OF THE SNOHOMISH TRIBE, AND
JUDGE LEONA COSGROVE OF THE TO
ALL OF TRIBE.
I AM STARTING THIS MEETING
BECAUSE I AM NOW THE MOST
SENIOR COUNCILMEMBER AND PART
OF THE COUNCIL RULES, ACTS AS
MAYOR PRO TEM UNTIL THE
MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL ELECTS
A PRESIDENT, WHICH IS GOING TO
HAPPEN IN A MOMENT.
AT THAT TIME, I WILL SWITCH
SEATS WITH THE NEW COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR THE REST OF THE
DATE.
THE SOCIAL COUNCILMEMBER IS THE
MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] THAT REFLECTS
THE TIME WELL AND A CHANGE FOR
GOOD.
THIS HAS HAPPENED EVEN AT A
TIME WHERE BIG BUSINESS AND
BILLIONAIRES RENT ON A
FEROCIOUS ATTACK, USING THEIR
POWERFUL WEALTH AND POLITICAL
POWER.
IT SHOWS ME IT'S TIME, AND IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES TO GENUINELY
FIGHT FOR THE INTERESTS OF
ORDINARY PEOPLE, AND IF WE ARE
UNWAVERING, PEOPLE WILL STAND
UP TO RESIST ATTACKS FROM BIG
BUSINESS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL COUNCIL, THE MOST
PROGRESSIVE CITY COUNCIL IN
RECENT TIMES.
I HOPE WE WILL HAVE THE COURAGE
TO REINSTITUTE THE AMAZON
ATTACKS ON BIG BUSINESS, TO
úFIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
VITAL SERVICES TO ENSURE OUR
CITY IS AFFORDABLE FOR ALL
WORKING PEOPLE.
RIGHT AFTER THIS ELECTION OF
THE NEW COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC SWEARING-
IN CEREMONY OF EACH NEWLY
ELECTED COUNCILMEMBER, EXCEPT
FOR MYSELF.
I WILL EXPLAIN THIS.
I WILL HAVE MY CEREMONIAL
SWEARING-IN NEXT SUNDAY ON
JANUARY 13.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
WE HOPE TO PROCEED WITH THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR 2020 AND
2021.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> I NOMINATE COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NAME OF COUNCILMEMBER
LORENA GONZALEZ HAS BEEN
NOMINATED AND HAS BEEN
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS?
HEARING NO FURTHER NOMINATIONS,
NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.
WE WILL PROCEED WITH A VOTE.
>> I AM HONORED AND PRIVILEGED
TO NOMINATE COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ HOLDS
THE VALUES OF FAIRNESS,
JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND
COLLABORATION.
AS SHE OFTEN REMINDS US, HER
WORD IS HER BOND.
THESE VALUES ARE DEMONSTRATED
ON ISSUES LIKE LANDMARK POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, SECURE
SCHEDULING, AMONG MANY, MANY
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ HAS LED
ON.
SHE IS NOT ONLY PROGRESSIVE IN
PUBLIC POLICY, BUT A HARD-
DRIVING LEADER, AND LEADER OF
PEOPLE.
I BELIEVE SHE WILL CULTIVATE
THE BEST IN EACH OF US.
FACILITATING OUR TALENTS, AND
OUR CAPABILITIES, AND IN DOING
SO, MAKING MORE EFFECTIVE, THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, WE WILL PROCEED
TOWARDS A VOTE.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ELECTING
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
OPPOSED?
VOTE NO.
COUNCILMEMBER LORENA GONZALEZ
IS ELECTED AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR 2020 AND 2021.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
I APPRECIATE YOU LEADING THE
CHARGE FOR US TODAY, AS WE
WAITED FOR THESE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT ELECTIONS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR THE NOMINATION,
FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK ON
SO MANY OF THE PUBLIC POLICIES
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEAD ON, AND
LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SO.
IT IS REALLY MY PLEASURE AND
HONOR, AND REALLY, I'M HUMBLED
BY THE TRUST PLACED IN ME BY MY
COLLEAGUES.
IT IS NOT ONLY A NEW YEAR, IF A
NEW DECADE, AND A NEW CHAPTER
FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL.
I AM MORE PROUD TODAY THAN I
HAVE EVER BEEN BEFORE, TO SERVE
ON THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL,
AND LARGE PART BECAUSE OF WHAT
EACH OF YOU REPRESENTS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY BECAUSE OF
THE PEOPLE WE GET TO REPRESENT
EVERY SIMPLE DAY, AND THE
ISSUES WE GET TO FERVENTLY
FIGHT FOR COLLEGE ARE JUSTICE,
EQUITY, AND A FAIR CITY FOR
WORKING FAMILIES, AND FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR CITY,
AND WORK IN OUR CITY, WHO
CONTINUE TO ASK THEMSELVES, IF
THEY WILL HAVE A PLACE IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS HERE TO
SAY, YES, YOU WILL.
WE PROMISE TO DELIVER WITH OLD
POLICY AND REALLY DELIVER ON
THE SHARED, PROGRESSIVE VALUES
OF THIS CITY AS REPRESENTED BY
EACH OF YOU IN THIS ROOM.
AND THE THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, WHO ARE
NOT IN THIS ROOM WITH US TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES,
FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
EACH OF YOU ON THE ISSUES THAT
ARE PRIORITIES TO YOU, AND ALSO
PRIORITIES TO THE PEOPLE WE
REPRESENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
REALLY QUICKLY, BEFORE WE MOVE
INTO THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY,
I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY OWN
HUSBAND IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY,
CAMERON WILLIAMS.
HE AND I ARE EXPECTING OUR
FIRST CHILD LITERALLY ANY DAY
NOW, SO IF YOU SEE ME RUSH OUT,
YOU KNOW WHY.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, FOR BEING SUCH A
ROCK FOR ME, AND I AM REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEADING DOWN
THIS JOURNEY FOR THE REST OF
OUR LIVES.
THANK YOU.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME
ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE
AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE CITY ATTORNEY PETE
HOLMES.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US
TODAY.
AND ALSO JOINING US IS KING
COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER JOE
McDERMOTT, WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO
BE ONE OF MY REPRESENTATIVES.
DID I MISS ANY OTHER ELECTED
OFFICIALS BUT I DIDN'T HAPPEN
TO SEE?
JUDGE ANITA CRAWFORD.
PORT COMMISSIONER PETER
STEINBERG.
WE ALSO HAVE TOM RASMUSSEN AND
NICK LICATA.
FORMER EXECUTIVE RON SIMS, AND
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER GORDON IN
THE AUDIENCE.
GOT IT?
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK I'VE GOT EVERYBODY.
IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO DOWN A
LIST OF ELECTED OFFICIALS IN
THE AUDIENCE, BUT THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
IT'S
AN HONOR TO NOW BEGIN THE
PROCESS OF SWEARING-IN OUR
NEWLY ELECTED AND REELECTED
COUNCILMEMBERS.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL PROCEED
TO THE OATH OF OFFICE
CEREMONIES HER NEWLY ELECTED
DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE
ORDER OF DISTRICT MEMBERS
FOLLOWED BY BRIEF REMARKS FOR
EACH COUNCILMEMBER.
I WILL ASK THE CLERK, IS THERE
A NEED FOR ME TO REQUEST THAT
THE AGENDA BE APPROVED?
GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND COMMENCE
WITH THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.
WE WILL BEGIN TODAY'S CEREMONY,
BY SWEARING-IN COUNCILMEMBER
LISA HERBOLD, WHO IS
REPRESENTING DISTRICT ONE, THE
PLACE THAT IS MY HOME, AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD IS NOT
JUST MY COLLEAGUE, BUT MY
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE.
THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE
ADMINISTERED BY HER
GRANDDAUGHTER, JAMIYAH PERKINS,
JOINED BY HER GRANDSON, JAMIL
PERKINS.
THEY ARE GOING TO WORK THEIR
WAY TO US HERE SOON.
>> I, LISA HERBOLD, SWEAR THAT
I POSSESS ALL OF THE QUALITIES
AND QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED
IN THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER.
AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE,
FOR THE POSITION OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON.
AND THE CHARTER, AND ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THAT
I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT
MYSELF, AS A SEATTLE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING
DISTRICT ONE ON THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL FOR FOUR MORE
YEARS.
I TAKE THIS OATH IN GRATITUDE
AND SERVICE, AND INSPIRED BY
THE KIND OF CITY THAT I WANT
FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN.
I BEGAN MY CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR,
REFLECTING ON THE PROMISES I
MADE TO VOTERS WHEN I FIRST RAN
IN 2015.
I PROMISED LAWS TO PROTECT
TENANTS FROM GETTING
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE
OF WHERE THEY WORK, THEIR
INCOME, THEIR PAST INVOLVEMENT
IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
I PROMISED SECURE SCHEDULING
REGULATIONS FOR WORKERS AT LARGE
STORES AND CHAIN RESTAURANTS.
I PROMISED RESTORATION OF A
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
POPULAR COMMUNITY SERVICE
OFFICER PROGRAM.
AND I PROMISED EXPANSION OF THE
LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTED
DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT CONVERTS
LOW-LEVEL OFFENDERS TO SERVICES,
AND TREATMENT RATHER THAN JAIL.
IN MY FIRST TERM, THE COUNCIL
WORKED TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH
THESE VICTORIES AND MORE.
ON THE CAMPAIGN THIS TIME
AROUND, IT WAS DISTRICT ONE
VOTERS WHO IDENTIFIED MY
PRIORITIES FOR THIS NEXT TERM.
WE ARE GOING TO REDUCE
HOMELESSNESS BY A DOUBLING OUR
ANNUAL INVESTMENT AND PERMANENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
90% OF PEOPLE WHO GET INTO
PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
STAY IN IT REGARDLESS OF MENTAL
HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER.
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE WHO BENEFIT THE MOST FROM
SEATTLE'S PROSPERITY INVEST IN
OUR CITY BY PURSUING
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE, AND
IMPLEMENTING THE MUNICIPAL
INCOME TAX ON THE AFFLUENT,
HIGH LEAD IN PASSING, IN 2017.
IN ORDER TO MAKE PROPERTY
TAXES, SALES TAXES, AND TAXES
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES LESS
REGRESSIVE.
WE ARE GOING TO GET BACK INTO
FULL COMPLIANCE WITH, AND OUT
FROM UNDER THE CONSENT DECREE,
ENSURE CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING,
WHILE ALSO MEETING OUR GOALS
FOR SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
STAFFING.
WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE ACCESS
TO TRANSIT, MAKE ALL
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS SAFER,
AND WORK TO DELIVER SOUND
TRANSIT THREE ON TIME, AND
MITIGATE THE DISRUPTION OF
DISTRICT
ONE NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE ARE GOING TO IMPLEMENT
MEASURES IN THE SEATTLE GREEN
NEW DEAL WHILE ENSURING THE
SEATTLE WORKFORCE IS BEST
POISED TO BENEFIT FROM THE
REALIGNMENT OF JOBS TO GREEN
ENERGY.
WE ARE GOING TO SUPPORT SOUTH
PARK IN THEIR EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, AND
SUPPORT THE ALASKA JUNCTION IN
DELRIDGE, AND STATION AREA
PLANNING FOR NEW, TRULY
AFFORDABLE, TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT.
LAST OF ALL, WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO DELIVER SUPERIOR
CONSTITUENT SERVICES FOR
DISTRICT ONE.
AFTER A HUGE INFUSION OF
CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS,
CONGRESSWOMAN JAYAPAL CALLED IT
A
FISTFUL OF CASH FOR THE SKILLS
OF DEMOCRACY.
IT BECAME CLEAR THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE
WITH A NEARLY 12% MARGIN OF
VICTORY BECAUSE WE RAN ON
PEOPLE POWER.
WE ENSURED THAT BIG
CORPORATIONS --
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE ENSURED THAT BIG
CORPORATIONS DIDN'T CIRCUMVENT
THE INTENT OF VOTERS, WHO
REFORMED ELECTIONS BYPASSING
DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS IN DISTRICT
ELECTIONS.
THESE NEXT FOUR YEARS BELONG TO
SO MANY PEOPLE.
MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER, MY
TREASURER, MY FIELD BACKBONE,
AND THE PEOPLE WHO DO, AND HAVE
WORKED IN MY OFFICE OVER THE
LAST FOUR YEARS.
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO,
FIREARMS
[ ROLL BEING CALLED ] AND OUR
DISTRICT ONE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS.
OUR VOICES WILL CHANGE THE
STATUS QUO WHENEVER AND
WHEREVER CHANGE IS MOST NEEDED.
THE GRAVITY OF THE WORK WE HAVE
TO DO TOGETHER IN SEATTLE, AND
IN PROGRESSIVE CITIES ACROSS
THE NATION, IS ALL THE GREATER
BECAUSE OF THE TRULY HORRIBLE
ACTIONS.
TOO MANY TO NAME, THE CURRENT
PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION.
PEOPLE POWERED CAMPAIGNS ONLY
HAPPEN WHEN WE VALUE THE
PRINCIPLES OF ENGAGEMENT, AND
EMPOWERMENT.
BUT WHEN WE DO, WE WIN.
WHEN WE WIN CAMPAIGNS, WE CAN
HARNESS THE PEOPLE POWER TO
BRING A MORE JUST CITY AND A
MORE JUST NATION.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE
GOING TO DO.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, AND
CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD NOT JUST ON REELECTION,
BUT ALL OF THE WONDERFUL WORK
YOU HAVE DONE, NOT ONLY FOR THE
RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT ONE,
WEST SEATTLE, AND SOUTH PARK,
BUT FOR ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT
YOU WORK ON, THAT HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT, CITYWIDE IMPACT.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOUR
GRANDKIDS UP HERE.
YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER DID AN
AMAZING JOB READING THROUGH
THAT.
WELL DONE.
NEXT, REPRESENTING DISTRICT TWO
IS COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES .
IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S GOT A FEW
FANS IN THE AUDIENCE.
WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE
ADMINISTERED BY HER MOTHER,
JANINE WALLER, AND SHE WILL BE
JOINED BY HUSBAND HARRY TYSHER,
HER CHILDREN, AND HER SISTER.
>> I, TAMMY MORALES, SWEAR
THAT I POSSESS ALL OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN
THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER, AND
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, FOR
THE POSITION OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES, THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
AND THE CHARTER, AND ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT
MYSELF, AS A SEATTLE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THAT WAS SOMETHING.
HELLO, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE TO SHOW YOUR
SUPPORT.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES,
FOR MAKING ME FEEL WELCOME FOR
THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR
AND FIRST DAY BACK FROM MEXICO,
WHICH WAS FABULOUS.
I WANT TO THANK MY MOM, DAD,
SISTER, MY HUSBAND, HARRY, WHO
HAS STOOD BY ME FOR MANY YEARS
AS I MADE MY ATTEMPT TO GET
HERE, AND MY KIDS, WHO HAVE
STOOD BY ME AS WELL, AND HAVE
BEEN VERY GENEROUS WITH THEIR
TIME.
RUNNING FOR OFFICE IS HARD ON
FAMILIES.
MY FAMILY HAS BEEN VERY
GRACIOUS.
MY KIDS HAVE BECOME VERY STRONG
ADVOCATES FOR DISTRICT 2. I AM
DEEPLY HONORED TO BE HERE,
REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF
DISTRICT 2. I HAVE PROMISED TO
UPHOLD THE CITY CHARTER, SO I
WANT TO READ A SMALL SECTION OF
IT.
"THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE ENACT
THIS CHARTER AS THE LAW OF THE
CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PROTECTING AND ENHANCING, THE
SAFE, HEALTH, AND WELFARE OF
THE GENERAL PEOPLE.
TO ENABLE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND MEET
THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE
EFFICIENTLY.
AND TO ALLOW FAIR AND EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATIONS OF ALL PEOPLE IN
THIS FAIR CITY."
THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO DO.
LET ME BE FRANK.
I WAS ELECTED TO REPAIR THE
HARM DONE TO OUR BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES IN THIS CITY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> TO HELP DEMOCRATIZE POWER,
WEALTH, AND RESOURCES,
SO PEOPLE WHO CALL OUR CITY
HOME CAN STAY, AND TO HELP PLAN
FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF
ALL SEATTLEITES.
IN 1967, REVEREND DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING DESCRIBED HOW
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE
PERISHING ON A LONELY ISLAND
AMIDST A VAST OCEAN OF MATERIAL
PROSPERITY.
WE SEE THAT HERE IN SEATTLE
TODAY, AND VIBRANTLY,
UNFORTUNATELY,
IN DISTRICT 2. AS MY WEALTH HAS
POURED INTO OUR CITY, MORE
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN
PUSHED OUT.
IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT THOSE
WHO ARE HARDEST HIT ARE ALSO
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST, AND
REDLINED, SOMETIMES FOR MANY
GENERATIONS.
THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD
WEALTH TO THEIR FAMILIES, BUT
THEY ARE NOW SUSCEPTIBLE TO
RISING TAXES AND RISING COST OF
LIVING.
THIS BEGS THE QUESTION, WHAT
KIND OF CITY DO WE WANT TO BE?
WHAT KIND OF FUTURE DO WE WANT
TO BUILD FOR OUR CHILDREN?
FOR ME, THE ANSWER IS, A JUST
AND EQUITABLE FUTURE.
THAT ANSWER REQUIRES THAT WE
FOCUS ON ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES THAT ALLOW THOSE WHO
HAVE ALREADY BUILT THEIR LIVES
HERE, TUESDAY.
THE ANSWER ALSO REQUIRES THAT
WE DEMOCRATIZE WEALTH AND
RESOURCES, TO MEET THE
CHARTER'S CALL TO CARE FOR THE
GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.
AND THE ANSWER REQUIRES THAT WE
BUILD COMMUNITY WEALTH.
WE DO THIS, BY SHIFTING POWER.
TO ALLOW FOR COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOOD
SECURITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS, IMPACT INVESTING.
I CAN TELL YOU, I'VE SEEN THE
WAY OUR ECONOMY WORKS FROM LOTS
OF DIFFERENT ANGLES,
AND IT IS NOT WORKING FOR
WORKING PEOPLE IN THIS CITY.
OUR PUBLIC POLICIES, AND OUR
PUBLIC INVESTMENT MUST BE
CRAFTED TO MEET NEIGHBORHOOD
NEEDS, NOT THE NEEDS OF OUR
REGIONS BILLIONAIRES.
WE MUST SHIFT AWAY FROM SYSTEMS
THAT SERVE LARGE CORPORATIONS,
AND TOWARDS THOSE THAT CREATE A
STRONG CLIMATE FOR COMMUNITY
OWNERSHIP.
WE DO THIS BY INVESTING IN OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM.
WE DO THIS BY EMBRACING AND
SUPPORTING BUSINESSES THAT
OPERATE WITH HIGH STANDARDS,
THAT PAY GOOD WAGES, SO THEIR
EMPLOYEES CAN AFFORD TO LIVE
HERE, AND OFFER GOOD HEALTHCARE
FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND THAT
INVEST LOCALLY, AND SUPPORT
GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR
ENVIRONMENT.
WE DO THIS BY SUPPORTING LOCAL,
INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES, WHICH
ARE, AFTER ALL, THE LIFEBLOOD
OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS.
WE ARE A BOOMING CITY WITH
TREMENDOUS WEALTH IN OUR MIDST.
WE MUST REJECT A SCARCITY
MENTALITY THAT ASKS LITTLE OF
THE WEALTHY WHILE ASKING OUR
COMMUNITIES TO FIGHT OVER
CRUMBS.
AS A HUMAN RIGHTS CITY, WE MUST
ACT WITH URGENCY, WITH THE
URGENCY REQUIRED TO INVEST IN
PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND HOUSING
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MEETS THE
NEEDS OF WORKING PEOPLE IN OUR
CITY, AND TO INVEST IN THE
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED
TO BECOME A CARBON FREE SEATTLE.
I LOVE THIS CITY, AND I LOVE
THE RICH DIVERSITY OF THE
PEOPLE OF MY DISTRICT, THE
TALENT, AND THE PASSION OF THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
I KNOW THAT WE WILL BE TESTED.
THE KINDS OF SYSTEMS CHANGES
NEEDED, WILL NOT BE EASY.
HISTORY TELLS US, WHEN
MARGINALIZED PEOPLE DEMAND
THEIR RIGHTS TO THEIR CITY,
THEY FACE RESISTANCE FROM THE
POWERFUL.
BE MORE CIVIL, THEY SAY.
WAIT JUST A LITTLE LONGER FOR
EQUITY.
BE THANKFUL THINGS ARE NOT
WORSE.
WELL, I WAS NOT ELECTED TO TELL
MY COMMUNITY TO WAIT.
I WAS NOT ELECTED TO TELL YOU
ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN'T
DO.
I WAS ELECTED, WE WERE ALL
ELECTED, TO PROVIDE THE
LEADERSHIP NEEDED TO CREATE
SHARED PROSPERITY FOR THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE.
AS FDR ONCE SAID, ONE OF THE
CENTRAL ROLES OF GOVERNMENT IS
TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ONCE
CONSIDERED UNSOLVABLE.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS A DIRECT
AND DAILY IMPACT ON OUR LIVES.
HOW WE NAVIGATE OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, GET TO WORK AND
SCHOOL, HOW WE ACCESS THE GOODS
AND SERVICES WE NEED, ARE ALL
AFFECTED BY THE DECISIONS OUR
LEADERS MAKE.
OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IS SHAPED
BY OUR ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT A
STRONG VISION, SET POLICY, AND
GOVERN WITH A VISION OF A JUST
AND EQUITABLE SEATTLE.
SO THAT WE ALL HAVE GOOD LIVES
AND GOOD LIVELIHOODS.
WE CAN DO THIS.
WE ARE A CREATIVE CITY, FULL OF
TALENTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHO
HAVE THE SOLUTIONS WE NEED TO
MEET OUR CHALLENGES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO
SERVE OUR NEIGHBOR HERS AND
BUILD A MORE JUST SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND CONGRATULATIONS.
WELCOME ABOARD.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON SO MANY
IMPORTANT ISSUES YOU
HIGHLIGHTED IN YOUR REMARKS.
NEXT STEP, REPRESENTING
DISTRICT 3, COUNCILMEMBER
KSHAMA SAWANT, WHOSE
AUTHORIZATION WILL TAKE PLACE
AT WASHINGTON HALL AT 6:00
P.M., AS PUBLISHED IN THE
AGENDA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT WANTED TO
MAKE SOME REMARKS TODAY, SO
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME
EVERYBODY TO CHAMBERS, AND ALSO
TO CONGRATULATE THE NEWLY
ELECTED OR REELECTED
COUNCILMEMBERS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ALL ON MANY, IMPORTANT,
PROGRESSIVE CAUSES, BUT MOST OF
ALL, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY,
OUR WEALTHY CITY, CAN BE
AFFORDABLE AND LIVABLE FOR ALL
WORKING PEOPLE.
I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES SAID,
WHICH IS THAT WE WERE NOT
ELECTED, AND CERTAINLY NOT IN
THIS HISTORIC ELECTION CYCLE,
ELECTED TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT
CAN'T BE DONE.
WE ARE HERE TO MAKE THINGS
POSSIBLE THAT WERE HITHERTO
SAID, WERE IMPOSSIBLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ
SAID, MY SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
WILL HAPPEN ON NEXT MONDAY,
JANUARY 13 AT 6:00 P.M.
IN DISTRICT 3 AT WASHINGTON
HALL, WHERE I WILL BE SWORN IN
BY SISTER SARA NELSON, WHO, AS
MANY OF YOU KNOW, IS A FEARLESS
LABOR LEADER, PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT
ATTENDANTS, WHO, IF YOU MIGHT
RECALL, ALONG WITH HER OWN
MEMBERS, AND AIR-TRAFFIC
CONTROLLERS, AND WITH HER CALL
FOR A GENERAL STRIKE, FORCED
TRUMP TO END HIS FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I AM INCREDIBLY HONORED AND
OUR MOVEMENT IS INCREDIBLY
HONORED THAT WE WILL HAVE HER
ALONGSIDE US, NOT ONLY FOR
SWEARING US AND FOR OUR THIRD
TERM AS SOCIALISTS IN COUNCIL
OFFICE, BUT ALSO TO LEND HER
VOICE FOR WHAT WE WANT TO
HAPPEN, THE UPCOMING BATTLE TO
TAX AMAZON AND OTHER LARGE
CORPORATIONS IN THIS CITY, SO
THAT WE CAN PRODUCE WHAT WE
CALL SOCIAL HOUSING, WHICH IS
PUBLICLY AFFORDABLE,
PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE, SOCIAL
HOUSING.
PUBLICLY OWNED, AFFORDABLE,
SOCIAL HOUSING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS
HOUSING IS ENERGY EFFICIENT,
AND BUILT WITH UNION LIVING
WAGE JOBS.
THAT IS WHY, ALONGSIDE MY
SWEARING-IN, ON JANUARY 13 AT
6:00 P.M., WE WILL ALSO LAUNCH
THE TAX AMAZON CAMPAIGN FOR
THIS YEAR.
I REALLY HOPE, MANY OF YOU WILL
BE THERE.
ALONGSIDE ME AND SISTER SARA,
WE WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF
ACTIVISTS, AND NORMAL PEOPLE,
WHO ARE CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO
FIGHT FOR SOMETHING THAT OUR
CITY ACTUALLY STANDS FOR.
AS WE KNOW, THIS LAST ELECTION
RESULT, IF THERE IS ANYTHING
THAT WAS SHOWED, IT WAS A
REFERENDUM ON WHICH DIRECTION
WE WANT OUR CITY TO GO TO.
DO WE WANT IT TO BE A CITY THAT
IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THE
RICHEST OF THE RICH?
OR DO WE WANT THE CITY TO WORK
FOR ALL THE WORKING PEOPLE WHO
MAKE THIS CITY RUN?
WITHOUT A HOME, THE CITY WOULD
NOT RUN FOR A SINGLE DAY.
PLEASE, TAKE A LEAFLET.
ONE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS IS
HANDING OUT LEAFLETS.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY, LAST BUT
NOT LEAST, THANK YOU TO MY
STAFF MEMBERS FOR THEIR HARD
WORK, AND SELF-SACRIFICE.
ADAM, TED, NICK, AND JONATHAN.
THANK YOU, SISTERS AND
BROTHERS.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE 13th.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
I HOPE THE EVENT IS A GREAT
SUCCESS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS
I HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED
WORKING WITH YOU IS IT'S LIKE
YOU GET WHAT YOU SEE WITH YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT WITH YOU.
I THINK AND POLITICS,
OFTENTIMES, POLITICIANS ARE
COINED FOR NOT BEING HONEST,
AND TRUE, AND CLEAR IN THEIR
VISION FOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THIS
CITY COULD SAY THAT ABOUT YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
ONGOING CLARITY, AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
THE REMARKS YOU'VE HIGHLIGHTED
HERE, THAT YOU'VE BEEN FIGHTING
FOR SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ELECTED
ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT 3.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, AS WELL.
NEXT UP, REPRESENTING DISTRICT
4, COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEDERSON.
THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE
ISSUED BY FORMER COUNTY
EXECUTIVE RON SIMS, JOINED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON'S WIFE,
WENDY PEDERSON.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I, ALEX PEDERSON SWEAR THAT
I POSSESS ALL OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN
THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER, AND
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, FOR
THE POSITION OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES, THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
AND THE CHARTER, AND ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT
MYSELF, AS A SEATTLE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS,
COLLEAGUES.
I AM THRILLED TO SERVE AS A
CITY COUNCILMEMBER FOR DISTRICT
4. SIX WEEKS AGO, JUST BEFORE
THANKSGIVING, I WAS PROUD TO
TAKE MY ORIGINAL OATH OF OFFICE
IN MY DISTRICT, IN THE HEART OF
MAGNUSON PARK.
SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD THE
HONOR OF JOINING FORCES WITH MY
COLLEAGUES ON SEVERAL IMPORTANT
ISSUES.
WE ESTABLISHED A REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY, TO MORE
EFFECTIVELY MOVE OUR ON HOUSED
NEIGHBORS INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, FOR GETTING IT ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS AND KING
COUNTY TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS
FASTER.
WE ASSEMBLED EXPERTS AND
RESIDENTS FROM ACROSS SEATTLE
TO DISCUSS HOW WE CAN PROTECT
AND EXPAND TREES IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU, CONSOL MEMBER
STRAUSS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP TO
SAVE TREES IN OUR EMERALD CITY.
I MET WITH THE DISTRICT OFFICE
AND RESIDENTS OF MAGNUSON PARK
TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS, THEIR
IDEAS AND THEIR HOPES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SHINING
EXAMPLE, OF HOW TO STAY
CONNECTED WITH CONSTITUENTS,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
WE HAVE HEARD CAN TELLING
TESTIMONY FOR THE CLEAN
CAMPAIGN TESTIMONY, CAREFULLY
CRAFTED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ.
I AM PLEASED TO SUPPORT IT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE ARE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
TO USE A NEW AND IMPROVED
FISCAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, SO THAT
WE CAN, FOR THE FIRST TIME,
CONSISTENTLY ASSESS HOW NEW
LEGISLATION IMPACTS OUR CARBON
EMISSIONS, TO INCREASE OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE FACE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
DURING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, WE
CAN FULFILL THE PROMISE OF
SEATTLE'S DISTRICT SYSTEM OF
REPRESENTATION, A PROMISE
ENSHRINED IN OUR CITY CHARTER
WITH THESE WORDS.
"TO ENSURE MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL ARE CLOSER TO THE
PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT."
I AM PROUD TO HAVE PERSONALLY
RING THE DOORBELL'S OF EVERY
BLOCK IN MY DISTRICT.
THAT'S OVER 20 NEIGHBORHOODS,
CONNECTING WITH OVER 20,000
PEOPLE AT THEIR FRONT DOOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT
ONE OF THEM.
HER NAME IS DENISE.
SHE IS A MOM WHO LIVES IN
WALLINGFORD.
LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS I MET,
SHE OPENED THE DOOR, LOOKED ME
IN THE EYE, AND SAID MISTER
PEDERSON, WE NEED A CITY
COUNCIL THAT LISTENS.
A CITY COUNCIL THAT GETS BACK
TO THE BASICS OF GOVERNMENT.
LESS RHETORIC, MORE RESULTS.
I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE OF OUR
DISTRICTS LIKE DENISE, AND
THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, SET US TO
THIS IMPORTANT OFFICE TO SOLVE
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS.
PERSISTENT CRIME, PROLIFIC
OFFENDERS, PEOPLE SUFFERING THE
EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS,
CLOGS, TORN UP STREETS, RISING
UTILITY BILLS, AND THE NEED FOR
MORE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A
RELIABLE PARTNER WITH MY CITY
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND MAYOR
JENNY DURKAN, TO FIND COMMON
GROUND TO SOLVE THESE COMMON
PROBLEMS.
IN FACT, OUR CITY CHARTER
REQUIRES THAT WE TAKE CARE OF
THE BASICS.
AS SAID EARLIER, TO ENABLE
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS TO
PROVIDE SERVICES AND MEET THE
NEEDS OF PEOPLE EFFICIENTLY.
TO PROVIDE FOR TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND TO FOSTER FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY.
AND NOW, SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO
THE 100,000 DISTRICT 4
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE
TO TRAVEL TO CITY HALL IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DAY, I HAVE THIS
TO SAY.
INC.
YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME.
I WAS FORGED BY THE EXPERIENCE
OF LISTENING TO YOU AT YOUR
DOOR STEPS.
THE SHOES I WORE, KNOCKING ON
YOUR DOORS, I WILL KEEP BY MY
DESK AT CITY HALL, AS A
REMINDER OF MY ACCOUNTABILITY
TO YOU.
I PLEDGE TO USE MY YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT, AND
MY FINANCIAL SKILLS FROM THE
PRIVATE SECTOR, TO BENEFIT YOU
AND YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I PLEDGE TO REMAIN A VOICE OF
REASON.
AND WHEN INVESTING YOUR HARD-
EARNED TAX DOLLARS TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS, I PLEDGE TO USE A
CALCULATOR INSTEAD OF A
MEGAPHONE.
TO BE A SKEPTIC INSTEAD OF A
CHEERLEADER.
AND TO CONSULT YOU INSTEAD OF
CAJOLE YOU.
TO HONOR OUR CITY CHARTER, I
WILL HONOR DENISE OF
WALLINGFORD, AND ALL OF YOU OF
DISTRICT 4. LESS RHETORIC, MORE
RESULTS.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSON.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO
YOU, AS WELL FOR A SECOND WARM
WELCOME.
LAST TIME ON YOUR FIRST DAY,
YOU BROUGHT US CARROT CAKE.
I AM A LITTLE SUGARED IN THAT I
DIDN'T GET ANY DESSERT FOR UP
HERE, BUT WE WILL LET IT PASS.
I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW ABOUT
YOU.
YOU ARE REALLY INTO THE
SLOGANS.
I LIKE IT.
A LITTLE ACTIVIST IN YOU.
WE WILL BRING IT OUT.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
NEXT UP, REPRESENTING DISTRICT
5, OR AS WE REFER TO IT HERE,
D5.
COUNCILMEMBER DEBORAH JUAREZ,
UP NEXT.
THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE
DELIVERED BY LEONARD FORSMAN,
JOINED BY JULIE JOHNSON OF THE
SNOQUALMIE AND ME NATIONS.
WELCOME.
>> I, DEBORAH JUAREZ, SWEAR
THAT I POSSESS ALL OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN
THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER, AND
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, FOR
THE POSITION OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES, THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
AND THE CHARTER, AND ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT
MYSELF, AS A SEATTLE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST
TIME I HAVE EVER POST AROUND
LEONARD FORSMAN.
FOUR YEARS AGO, I SET BEFORE
YOU, AND MY SPEECH THANKED TWO
WOMEN WHO MADE ME WHO I WAS AND
WHO I AM.
THAT WAS --.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO
RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE ON
INDIGENOUS LAND, AND WE ARE
GOING TO DO IT TRIBAL COUNCIL
STYLE.
MY NAME AS YOU KNOW IS HOLY
MOUNTAIN WOMAN.
I REPRESENT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, BUT I HONOR THE NEEDS
OF DISTRICT 5, AND THANK YOU
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO VOTED FOR
ME.
I AM NOW OF ELDER STATUS.
I AM THE OLDEST ONE UP HERE.
IN INDIAN COUNTRY, THAT'S A
GOOD THING.
IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE WISDOM
AND EXPERIENCE.
SO, TODAY, I'M GOING TO BE VERY
BRIEF AND RESERVE THE REST OF
MY TIME FOR MY TRIBAL LEADERS
AND ELDERS.
I WANT TO DEDICATE MY WORDS AND
MY HEART TO THE WOMAN WHO MADE
ME.
MY MOTHER, YVONNE [ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]. SHE IS
STILL WITH US, BUT MY MOTHER
CAME FROM THE BLACKFEET
RESERVATION.
SHE SURVIVED CATHOLIC SCHOOL,
BOARDING SCHOOL, A MOTHER OF
EIGHT, AND SIX CHILDREN THAT
LIVED.
AGAIN, HER NAME WAS ANONDA
AKEY.
SHE CAME FROM A LONG LINE OF
WOMEN.
NOW, THOSE WORDS AND NAMES HAVE
BEEN TRANSLATED FROM BLACKFEET
INTO ENGLISH.
I'M SURE WE'VE MISSED SOME OF
THE MEANING, BUT I KNOW WHAT IT
MEANS IN THE MUSICALITY OF THE
BLACKFEET LANGUAGE.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF
TIME TALKING ABOUT MYSELF.
THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME AND
HAVE WATCHED ME OVER THE LAST
FOUR YEARS PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHO
I AM.
I SPOKE TO MY MOM TODAY FROM
THE HOSPITAL.
OF COURSE, SHE WANTED TO KNOW
AND TALK ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS.
THIS IS VERY HARD FOR ME.
TO HEAR MY MOTHER'S VOICE SOUND
DIFFERENT.
SO, WHEN WE WERE TALKING,
BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T BE HERE,
WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS.
BUT AT 84, WHICH I SHARED WITH
AUNTIE JOLIE, THIS IS IMPORTANT
WHAT WE DO HERE, BUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY, THE BEGINNING OF A
NEW DAWN, WHAT REALLY MATTERS
IS KINDNESS.
HOW WE TREAT EACH OTHER.
I COME INTO EVERY ROOM, EVERY
MEETING, EVERY PRAYER, WITH AN
OPEN HEART AND OPEN MIND.
WANT TO QUOTE AGAIN, MY UNCLE
BILLY FRANK, WHO SAID, WE DON'T
THROW OUR PEOPLE AWAY.
I AM PROUD OF THIS NEW COUNCIL.
I AM PROUD TO WORK WITH THEM.
I AM GOING TO RESERVE THE REST
OF MY TIME TO LEONARD FORZMAN,
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SNOHOMISH
TRIBE, AND MY AUNTIE JOLIE, ONE
OF THE 'USED INDIAN WOMEN I'VE
KNOWN IN MY WHOLE LIFE, OF THE
LUMMIE NATION.
SHE HAS KNOWN ME SINCE I WAS A
TEENAGER, A FOSTER KID.
SHE IS HEAD OF THE NATIVE
AMERICAN CAUCUS FOR WASHINGTON,
THE NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE,
ORIGINAL FOUNDER OF THE
AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN SERVICE
LEAGUE, AND WITH THAT, I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO LEONARD.
THANK YOU.
>> I AM LEONARD FORZMAN.
MY ANCESTOR NAME IS GWI.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR
TREASURE IN THE AUDIENCE, AS
WELL.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND OF COURSE, WE ARE HERE,
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WHICH
IS NAMED FOR ONE OF MY
ANCESTORS, AND A GREAT LEADER
OF THE FOREMOST PEOPLE, CHIEF
SEATTLE, WHO WAS BORN ON BLAKE
ISLAND.
HIS MOTHER WAS SCIONEAUX MESH.
HE WAS RAISED THAT ONE OF THE
LARGEST COMMUNAL HOUSES IN THE
AREA.
OF COURSE, HE WAS THERE WHEN
CAPTAIN VANCOUVER FIRST CAME TO
THIS AREA, AND FIRST CONTACT
WAS RECORDED.
BETWEEN THE NATIVE AMERICANS
AND THE PEOPLE OF PUGET SOUND.
SINCE THEN, HE HAS BEEN A MODEL
AND MENTOR FOR ALL OF US, AND
OUR TRIBE, AND HOPEFULLY FOR
THE PEOPLE HERE, AND THE
VALUES, AND TRADITIONS OF HIS
LIFE.
NOT FAR FROM HERE, IN PIONEER
SQUARE, HE GAVE HIS FAMOUS
SPEECH TO GOVERNOR STEVENS.
HE ACTUALLY PUT HIS HAND ON
STEPHEN'S' HEAD, THAT'S HOW
TALL HE WAS.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF TAKING CARE OF OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES, TAKING CARE OF THE
EARTH, TAKING CARE OF OUR
PEOPLE, AND PRESERVING THE
CULTURE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
HE WENT ON TO SIGN THE TREATY
SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
IT'S SOMETHING THIS AMISH PEOPLE
, THE PEOPLE OF PUGET SOUND,
AND OUR URBAN FRIENDS LED BY
DEBORAH JUAREZ, HAVE JOINED IN
THE FIGHT.
THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN
THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE, ARE PRESENTED HERE.
TERESA SALMON, GOOD TO HAVE HER
HERE, AS WELL.
WE WORK HARD TO FIGHT FOR OUR
SOVEREIGNTY, AND OUR WAY OF
LIFE.
ARE BELIEFS AND TRADITIONS ARE
TIED TO THE LANDSCAPE.
WE HAVE PLACE NAMES HERE.
WE HAVE THE SALMON, THE ORCA,
ALL OF THE WATER, AND ALL OF
THOSE THINGS THAT WERE GIVEN TO
US BY THE CREATOR.
WE HOPE THE CITY HERE WILL TAKE
THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS THEY MOVE
THROUGH.
I'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT TALK
TODAY, BUT I WOULDN'T BE DOING
MY JOB IF I DIDN'T STAND UP FOR
THE BEAUTIFUL PUGET SOUND.
IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE TAKING
CARE OF OUR CHILDREN, OUR
ELDERS, AND THOSE LESS
FORTUNATE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
CONGRATULATE DEBORAH JUAREZ FOR
ALL OF HER GREAT WORK ON BEHALF
OF HER DISTRICT, HER TRIBE, AND
THE INDIANS OF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
I'M ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE
AFFILIATE NORTHWEST INDIANS.
SHE'S BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN THAT
ORGANIZATION, AS WELL.
IS ALSO BEEN VERY ACTIVE ON A
NATIONAL LEVEL, SUPPORTING
PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES,
INCLUDING ONE PRESIDENT OBAMA,
WHO APPOINTED ME TO THE
ADVISORY COUNCIL OF HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, WHICH I AM STILL
A MEMBER OF.
WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THOSE
THINGS.
WE HOPE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM
SEES OUR CULTURAL WAY OF LIFE.
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS
TO EVERYONE.
>> [ APPLAUS ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
MY ENGLISH NAME IS JULIE
JOHNSON.
MY INDIAN NAME IS [ SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]. I AM CHAIR
OF THE LUMMIE TRIBE . I AM THE
COCHAIR OF AFFILIATED TRIBES,
WHICH LEONARD IS THE CHAIR OF.
WE WORK WITH ABOUT 58 TRIBES
HERE IN THE NORTHWEST, BUT I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT DEBORAH.
I HELPED PUT HER INTO TWO
DIFFERENT FOSTER HOMES AS A
CHILD.
I WATCHED HER GRADUATE FROM
HIGH SCHOOL, FROM COLLEGE, FROM
LAW SCHOOL.
I WITNESSED HER BE A SUPERIOR
COURT JUDGE IN SEATTLE.
A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE.
I WATCHED HER WORK WITH TWO
GOVERNORS IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON, AND I WATCHED HER
WORK WITH ALL 29 TRIBES IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
AND NOW TODAY, THE TRIBES IN
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
BECAUSE A LOT OF THE WORK THAT
DEBORAH HAS PROVIDED, WE ARE NOW
THE FOURTH LARGEST EMPLOYER IN
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS ISN'T JUST RUNNING
CASINOS.
IN THE UNITED STATES, WE
OPERATE 334 CLINICS THAT MEET
THE SAME ACCREDITATIONS AS
SAINT VIRGINIA MASON COSSAR NOT
JUST TALKING ABOUT CASINOS.
I AM SO HONORED TO BE STANDING
NEXT TO LEONARD FORZMAN,
CHAIRMAN OF THE SNOQUALMISH
TRIBE, TO WITNESS HIM GIVING A
SPEECH TODAY.
WHEN THIS COUNCILMEMBER WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 1869, I WANT ALL
OF YOU TO REMEMBER TODAY THAT
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, HER
SECOND TERM, THAT WE HAVE A
NATIVE AMERICAN ON THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS IS A HISTORIC MOMENT.
I WANT TO ALL TO REMEMBER THAT.
I WANT TO ADD ONE MORE THING
ABOUT DEBORAH.
WE LOVE HER.
SHE HAS DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB
WORKING HERE IN THE STATE, NOT
ONLY THE STATE, BUT NATIONALLY.
LEONARD MENTIONED TERESA.
TERESA WORKS FOR THE DNC.
BACK IN WASHINGTON, D.C. SHE'S
WORKING WITH ALL 158 TRIBES IN
THE COUNTRY.
SHE IS HERE TODAY TO WITNESS
THIS CEREMONY.
WE HAVE ABIGAIL ECHO-HAWK, WHO
IS WORKING WITH ARE MISSING AND
MURDERED WOMEN ON EVERY SINGLE
RESERVATION IN THIS STATE.
WE HAVE MISSING AND MURDERED
FAMILY MEMBERS.
BECAUSE OF HER WORK AND THE
WORK OF THIS CITY COUNCIL, AND
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
SUPPORTING FUNDING SO WE CAN DO
RESEARCH HERE IN THE CITY, AND
IN OUR STATE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY TO WITNESS THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE
HOMELESS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FROM
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
I WANT TO ALL TO SUPPORT
DEBORAH NOW.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BOTH OF
YOU, LEONARD AND CIOLLI, FOR
JOINING US.
TODAY, WE ARE HONORED TO BE IN
YOUR PRESENCE, AND WE ARE
HONORED TO SHARE IN HAVING
DEBORAH, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
AS A GREAT ALLIED CHAMPION
CERTAINLY OF THE RESIDENTS OF
DISTRICT 5, BUT SHE REALLY
REMINDS US HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO BRING IN PEOPLE WHO CAN'T
OTHERWISE BE IN THE ROOM, AND
HAS REALLY DONE A TREMENDOUS
JOB OF LEADING THIS COUNCIL'S
WORK, AND THE CITY'S WORK
AROUND NATIVE COMMUNITY ISSUES,
AND WE'VE APPRECIATED WORKING
WITH HER ON SO MANY OF THOSE
ISSUES THAT ARE OF GREAT
IMPORTANCE.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, YOU SPOKE
OF KINDNESS.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR MOM IS
NOT DOING WELL CURRENTLY, AND
IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL FOR YOU,
AND YOU HAVE ALL OF OUR
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WILL
BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
WE WISH HER WELL.
OKAY.
NEXT, REPRESENTING DISTRICT 6,
COUNCILMEMBER DAN STRAUSS.
THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE
ADMINISTERED BY RETIRED KING
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DEPUTY
CLERK MISTER TAMAYO.
>> I, DAN STRAUSS, SWEAR THAT I
POSSESS ALL OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN
THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER, AND
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, FOR
THE POSITION OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES, THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
AND THE CHARTER, AND ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT
MYSELF, AS A SEATTLE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I WANT TO THANK MISTER
TAMAYO, FOR HIS PUBLIC SERVICE,
AND I FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS.
FOR 30 YEARS, NESTOR WAS A KING
COUNTY DEPUTY CLERK.
HE ALSO SERVED IN THE ARMY, AND
ARMY RESERVE FOR 32 YEARS.
HE CONTINUES TO HOLD LEADERSHIP
POSITIONS THROUGHOUT DISTRICT
6, HUMBLY.
I AM LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AS A
FRIEND AND FOLLOW IN YOUR
FOOTSTEPS.
THINK YOU, NESTOR.
I AM ALSO VERY THANKFUL FOR
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AND
GETTING TO HAVE YOU AS AN OLDER
ON OUR COUNCIL.
>> DON'T GO CRAZY.
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
LEADERSHIP, AND WORKING WITH
YOU.
THANK YOU.
I SEE IN THIS CROWD, SO MANY
FACES THAT I RECOGNIZE.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO
SUPPORTED, WORKED ON MY
CAMPAIGN, AND FOR THOSE THAT
DIDN'T, I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU, AS WELL, AND
EARNING YOUR SUPPORT, AND
TRUST.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T
POINT OUT THE ABOUT P PATCH.
AS I
RASPBERRIES AS I WALKED HOME
FROM WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL,
JUST SO THE RECORD REFLECTS.
THE PEOPLE OF PHINNEY RIDGE,
GREENWOOD, CROWN HILL, AND
BALLARD, MADE ME THE PERSON I
AM TODAY.
I AM HONORED AND PRIVILEGED TO
EARN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
REPRESENT YOU, AND OUR DISTRICT
IN CITY HALL.
SPECIFICALLY, I WANT TO THANK
REPRESENTATIVES PETER DINO,
SENATOR PATTY MURRAY, A
REPRESENTATIVE NANCY NATHAN,
EXECUTIVE DAVE SUMMERS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER SALLY BAGSHAW.
FOR THE DECADE OF TRAINING,
TEACHING, AND MENTORSHIP THAT
HAS PREPARED ME TO REPRESENT
THE COMMUNITY WHO RAISED ME.
THIS IS WHY CONSTITUENT AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE IS PRIORITY
NUMBER ONE.
OPENING A DISTRICT OFFICE WILL
HAPPEN TOMORROW.
BEING PRESENT WITH THE
COMMUNITY OF OUR DISTRICT WILL
OCCUR EVERY DAY.
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THIS
MENTORSHIP, AND THIS TRAINING
ALONG THE WAY.
DISTRICT 6 CONTAINS SOME OF THE
BEST PARTS OF OUR CITY.
WE HAVE THE CENTER OF THE
UNIVERSE IN FREMONT, THE
OLMSTED BROTHERS USING BEST
PRACTICES IN HUMAN SKILL DESIGN
AROUND GREEN LAKE.
THESE DESIGN PRACTICES HAVE
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND ARE
THE EXAMPLE WE SHOULD LOOK FOR
AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR
CITY.
PHINNEY RIDGE IS ON THE BORDER
OF GREENWOOD, AND IS THE HOME OF
THE ALICE BALLPARK, WHICH HAS
ALREADY RAISED THE NOTORIETY OF
ALICE PAUL, A LEADING AFRICAN-
AMERICAN CHEMIST, BORN IN
SEATTLE, IN 1892.
SHE GRADUATED FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN
1915.
THESE ARE SOME OF HER SMALLEST
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SO I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO LOOK UP MORE.
PHINNEY RIDGE IS HOME TO
WOODLAND PARK AND PEAK PARK,
SOME OF MY FAVORITE PLACES IN
THE CITY.
CROWN HILL IS GETTING AHEAD OF
DENSITY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD,
ADVOCATING FOR PEDESTRIAN
STREETS ON MARY AVENUE, AND
BALLARD, MY FAVORITE CITY OF
SEATTLE, THE SEVENTH LARGEST IN
WASHINGTON, IN 1900.
WHEN IT ANNEXED, IT WAS THE
SECOND LARGEST IN KING COUNTY.
THIS IS LIFE IT HAS THE BUILT-
IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL
ALLOW US TO INCREASE DENSITY TO
WALK, BIKE, PLAY, AND BE A
PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SEATTLE TODAY IS NOT THE CITY I
GREW UP IN.
WE HAVE CHANGED FROM THE
FISHING VILLAGE TO A CITY.
WE ARE A DECADE BEHIND
ADDRESSING THE GROWTH WE ARE
EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCING WITH
COMMENSURATE INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS
AT THE SKILL WE ARE
EXPERIENCING.
WE CAN NO LONGER RELY ON SMALL
CITY APPROACHES TO CREATE THE
SOLUTIONS WE NEED.
WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS WITH
BEST PRACTICES AT A REGIONAL
LEVEL, RAPIDLY BUILDING
PERMANENT SUPPORTING HOUSING
AND AFFORDABLE STAFF, SO THE
FRIENDS LIKE REP WITH CAN CAN
CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE.
THE PARENTS RAISING KIDDOS
TODAY CAN KNOW THAT THEIR
CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD
TO LIVE IN THIS CITY AS ADULTS.
WE NEED TO CREATE THE
AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE
CHILDCARE, SO ALL PARENTS CAN
RAISE THEIR CHILDREN WHERE THEY
LIVE AND WORK WITHOUT BREAKING
THE BANK.
WE ALSO NEED TO CREATE THE
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK THAT
ALLOWS PEOPLE TO GET WHERE THEY
ARE GOING BY WALKING, BUSING,
AND BIKING, SO THEY ARE ABLE TO
MAKE SPACE ON THE ROADWAYS FOR
FOLKS WHO HAVE TO RELY ON THEIR
CARS.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER, AS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSON TALKED
ABOUT, PROTECT OUR TREE CANOPY
AND URBAN FORESTS WHILE MAKING
SPACE FOR THE DENSITY WE NEED
FOR OUR NEW NEIGHBORS.
WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT HUMAN
SKILL DESIGN IS OCCURRING
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, AND IN
PUBLIC SPACES, AND THE PUBLIC
SPACES ARE SUITED FOR ALL AGES
AND ABILITIES, AND IN
EVERYTHING WE DO, WE NEED TO
ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
WE DO NOT HAVE, ANY LONGER, TO
DELAY ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE
CRISIS.
IF WE ARE NOT A CARBON NEUTRAL
CITY IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS, I AM
NOT SURE WE WILL BE HERE.
WE NEED TO BUILD A CITY SO THAT
EVERYONE AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR
ECONOMIC SPECTRUM CAN HAVE A
GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, LIVE
CLOSE TO THEIR JOBS, AND RAISE
GENERATIONS OF THEIR FAMILY IN
OUR COMMUNITY, SO THAT ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO LIVE HERE CAN DO
SO WITH ONE JOB THEY WORK FOR
EIGHT HOURS A DAY, AND THAT
PROVIDES THE PERSONAL, MEDICAL,
AND FAMILY LEAVE THAT THEY NEED
TO RAISE YOUR FAMILY, AND HAVE
A GOOD LIFE.
WE CANNOT WAIT OR DELAY ANY
LONGER TO IMPLEMENT THE
SOLUTIONS AND BUILD THE CITY
THAT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO GROW UP
HERE, GET A GOOD EDUCATION,
WORK A GOOD JOB, AND RAISE HER
FAMILY WITH THE HIGH-QUALITY
LIFE SEATTLE HAS TRADITIONALLY
PROVIDED.
AS WE GROW AND CHANGE, WE MUST
PROTECT WHAT HAS MADE OUR CITY
UNIQUE.
OUR OPEN SPACES.
GREEN LAKE.
OUR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES, AND THE
ARTISTS, AND MUSICIANS WHO
CREATED THE CULTURE WE LOVE WE
ARE FAMOUS FOR, AND UNDERPIN
THE QUALITY OF LIFE I'VE
REFERENCED.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO
ACCOMPLISH.
ON A SCALE THAT SEATTLE HAS NOT
EXPERIENCED BEFORE WITH
SOLUTIONS THAT MUST BE CREATED
AT THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEMS
THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ADDRESS.
SEATTLE IS STRONG.
OUR SUCCESS IS WITHIN REACH.
WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN
BUILD A SUSTAINABLE,
AFFORDABLE, AND EQUITABLE CITY
THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE,
WHETHER YOU MOVED HERE THIS
YEAR, RAISED YOUR FAMILIES FOR
GENERATIONS, OR YOU'VE BEEN
HERE FOR A MILLENNIA.
THANK YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
CONGRATULATIONS, AND WELCOME TO
YOU, AS WELL.
I HAVE TO SAY, FOR BEING
CHILDLESS, YOUR DAD JOKES ARE
ON POINT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THAT
DURING YOUR TERM.
NEXT UP, LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT
LEAST, REPRESENTING DISTRICT 7,
THE DISTRICT IN WHICH WE ARE
CURRENTLY SITTING,
COUNCILMEMBER ANDREW LEWIS.
THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE
ADMINISTERED BY MUNICIPAL COURT
JUDGE ANITA CRAWFORD WILLIS,
AND WILL BE JOINED BY FORMER
COUNCILMEMBERS NICOLA CAUDA .
NICK LICATA.
ANDREW, YOU HAVE TO HOLD THAT.
>> I'M READY, YOUR HONOR.
I, ANDREW LEWIS SWEAR AND
AFFIRM THAT I POSSESS ALL OF
THE QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED
IN THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER,
AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE,
FOR THE POSITION OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES, THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
AND THE CHARTER, AND ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, AND
THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY CONDUCT
MYSELF, AS A SEATTLE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE
CRAWFORD WILLIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SWEARING
ME IN TODAY.
JUDGE CRAWFORD WILLIS AND I
STARTED OFF AT ABOUT THE SAME
TIME IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
MENTORSHIP, HOW WARM YOUR
CHAMBERS WERE, AND HOW HELPFUL
YOUR STAFF WAS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND SERVICE TO SEATTLE.
WORDED COUNCILMEMBER WHAT, GO?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MY PUBLIC SERVICE KICKED OFF
WHEN I MANAGED COUNCILMEMBER
LICATA'S CAMPAIGN IN 2009.
I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE NICK AS A
FRIEND.
A CONSERVATIVE FRIEND OF MINE,
WHO ASKED FOR SUPPORT SAID,
ANDREW, I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT
YOU, BUT I THINK YOU ARE GOING
TO BE ANOTHER NICK LICATA.
I THOUGHT HE MEANT THAT I WAS
GOING TO BE EXTREMELY POPULAR,
AND SERVED FOR 18 YEARS.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A
COMPLIMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE MET MEANT IT
THAT WAY, BUT MAKE, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP
AND MENTORSHIP.
THERE'S A FEW MORE PEOPLE. TOM
RASMUSSEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO THE CITY.
YOUR ADVICE IS REALLY HELPFUL
AS I COME INTO THIS JOB.
AND THE SERVICE THAT ALL FOUR
OF THE FORMER COUNCILMEMBERS
HAVE GIVEN TO THE CITY WHICH
HAS REALLY HELPED TRANSFORM US,
AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE
EXTREMELY VALUABLE AS I GO
FORWARD IN TAKING ON THIS
POSITION.
PETE HOLMES, CITY ATTORNEY,
KELLY HARRIS, CHIEF OF THE
CRIMINAL DIVISION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME
THE OPPORTUNITY AS A YOUNG
LAWYER TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE IN COURT, AND TO BE
BROUGHT UP AND FORGED IN THAT
SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, IN A
VERY DIFFICULT JOB AT A VERY
DIFFICULT TIME.
I REALLY APPRECIATE SEEING HOW
HARD YOU WORK, YOUR DEDICATION
TO THE CITY, AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU.
MY STAFF, WHO WILL BE JOINING
ME ON THIS JOURNEY TO REPRESENT
THE PEOPLE OF DISTRICT 7. JACOB
THORPE, WHO'S IN THE BACK OF
THE ROOM.
PARKER DAWSON, CAMILLA BROWN,
CATHERINE SIMS, WHOSE OVER
THERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING
THIS COMMITMENT TO COME, AND
WORK WITH THE PEOPLE OF
DISTRICT 7. YOUR SERVICE IS
INVALUABLE TO ME AS I TAKE ON
THESE NEW RESPONSIBILITIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S REALLY A GREAT HONOR TO
JOIN THIS COUNCIL AT A TIME OF
TRANSFORMATION FOR OUR CITY.
AND NO CITYWIDE POLE OR FOCUS
GROUP IS NECESSARY IN 2020, TO
KNOW THAT THE FUNDAMENTAL
ISSUE, FACING OUR COMMUNITY
THAT WE SEE, ON A DAILY BASIS,
IS THE FAILURE OF OUR SOCIETY
TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR
THOUSANDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS,
WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
NO MATTER IF YOU ARE A NEWLY
ELECTED LEADER, AN INCUMBENT
COUNCILMEMBER, FORMER COMMUNITY
LEADER, FRIEND, OR NEIGHBOR.
THE CHOICE EACH OF US MAKES IS
LIKE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME
COIN.
WE WILL ACCEPT THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AS OUR NEIGHBORS
LIVING IN OUR ALLEYS AND
STREETS, INSIDE CULVERTS, AND
UNDER BRIDGES, OR WE WILL
AFFORD OUR NEIGHBORS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE WITH
DIGNITY, AND WITH US, INSTEAD
OF UN-HOUSED AND SEPARATED FROM
US.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] I AM PROUD TO
LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE
SEATTLE OF HOUSING BUILDING.
I AM REMINDED WITH ABSOLUTE
CERTAINTY THAT THE COMMON
DENOMINATOR FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IS
TRAUMA, AND THAT HOUSING AND
ESCAPE FROM TRAUMA MAKE SOME
GREAT NEIGHBORS.
I AM PROUD TO HAVE THEM AS MY
NEIGHBORS.
WE KNOW THAT A HOUSING FIRST
STRATEGY IS THE ONLY
INTERVENTION AGAINST PROLONGED
HOMELESSNESS THAT WORKS.
FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, TO
ABILENE, TEXAS, AND BERGEN
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, TO VIENNA,
AND HELSINKI, TO OUR VERY OWN
PIKE PLACE PDA, AND MANY OTHER
EXAMPLES, WE'VE SEEN PERMANENT,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN'S CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS.
EVEN THAT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO
SOLVE THE TRAGEDY OF
HOMELESSNESS IN THOSE
DISTRICTS, IT WAS NECSSARY.
TODAY, I DECLARE THIS TO BE MY
TOP PRIORITY IN MY FIRST TERM
AS THE CHAIR OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESSNESS.
WO SCALE-UP, TO SUPPORT
BUILD A REGIONAL CONSENSUS
AROUND A BIGGER INVESTMENT
AROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE
INTERVENTIONS THAT HAVE WORKED
AND CONTINUE TO WORK IN
JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THIS
COUNTRY AND THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD.
FOR SOME OF US, THIS COMMITMENT
TO PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING WILL COME FROM OUR
SENSE OF CIVIC DUTY, TO OUR
NEIGHBOR.
FOR OTHERS, IT WILL COME FROM
OUR FAITH AND OBLIGATION TO THE
TRANGER, AND OUR BROTHER.
FOR OTHERS STILL, IT WILL
PRAGMATICALLY COME FROM THE
COLD, HARD TRUTH THAT NOTHING
ELSE WILL WORK.
BUT FOR ALL OF US, WE MUST
UNITE BEHIND OUR COMMON
INTERESTS IN MAKING
HOMELESSNESS BRIEF AND RARE BY
EMBRACING HOUSING FIRST.
OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR LOOMING
REGIONAL PROBLEMS AND
CHALLENGES MUST COMPLEMENT, NOT
REPLACE, THE STRONG FOCUS IN MY
OFFICE ON THE CONSTITUENT
SERVICES FUNDAMENTAL TO
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION.
IT WAS A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO
ANNOUNCE THAT THE P PATCH WILL
REMAIN IN THE HEART OF DISTRICT
7 AND NO LONGER BE A VICTIM.
OUR PARKS, COMMUNITY CENTERS,
AD P PATCHES ARE THE BACKBONE
OF WHAT MAKES SEATTLE A LIVABLE
COMMUNITY.
I WILL BE THERE STRONG ADVOCATE
AS LONG AS I AM HERE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, OUR
PARTNERS REGIONALLY, AND THE
COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE ALL
SEATTLEITES CAN LIVE WITH
DIGNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT
FOUR YEARS AND THE NEW CITY
COUNCIL.
>> OKAY.
THAT CONCLUDES THE SWEARING-IN
CEREMONY, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU
IN ATTENDANCE OR WATCHING AT
HOME, YOU JUST HEARD
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS TALK VERY
ELOQUENTLY ABOUT HIS TOP
PRIORITY, WHICH WILL BE HELPING
THE CITY LEAD ON THE STRATEGIES
RELATED TO WHO ENDING
HOMELESNESS IN OUR CITY.
IT'S PRETTY CLEAR AS TO WHY I
BELIEVE HE IS THE BEST CHOICE
TO LEAD US AS A SELECT
COMMITTEE, WHICH EFFECTIVELY
MEANS I FIRMLY BELIEVE AS THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT IT
SHOULD BE A COMMITTEE MADE UP
OF EVERY SINGLE COUNCILMEMBER.
IT'S A TOP PRIORITY FOR OUR
CITY.
I HAVE ASKED, AND COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS, ACCEPTED TO SERVE IN A
VERY SIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP ROLE
ON ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX
ISSUES FACING, CERTAINLY,
DISTRICT 7, BUT THE ENTIRE
CITY, AND WILL BE LEADING THE
ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL IN FULL
MEMBERSHIP ON THE ISSUES FACING
US.
NOT JUST AS A CITY, BUT REGIONS
IMPACTING THE MOST VULNERABLE
PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, AND REGION.
I HOPE YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT
HE IS BEST POISED AND
POSITIONED TO HELP US STRUGGLE
WITH THOSE ISSUES, AND FIND THE
MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS NECESSARY
TO CONTINUE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL
PROGRESS IN THIS SPACE.
THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING THE
CHALLENGE, AND FOR RISING TO
THE OCCASION.
WE WILL BE HERE WITH YOU
LOCKSTEP TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
YOUR VISION ON HOW WE ARE GOING
TO CONTINUE TO SOLVE THIS
ISSUE.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS THE END OF THE SWEARING-
IN CEREMONY.
THE PRESENTATIONS PORTION OF
POWERFUL COUNCILMEMBER AGENDA.
I WANT TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT WE WILL BE HAVING A SHORT
RECEPTION RIGHT AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING.
UGLY, WE HAVE SOME BUSINESS WE
HAVE TO TEND TO BEFORE WE CAN
ALL HEAD DOWN TO THE LANDIS
ROOM, BUT THERE WILL BE A
RECEPTION THAT WILL OCCUR IN
THE LANDIS ROOM ON THE FIRST
FLOOR OF CITY HALL.
THAT'S ONE FLOOR DOWN.
YOU CAN EITHER TAKE STAIRS OR
THE ELEVATOR.
ALL OF YOU ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND THAT PERCEPTION.
THIS WAS THE PROGRAM, I.E., THE
TALKING AT YOU PORTION OF THIS
CEREMONY.
YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED TO
HEAR, AND HOPEFULLY HAVE A
GREATER INCENTIVE TO JOIN US AT
THE RECEPTION, THAT THERE WILL
BE NO TALKING AT YOU.
NO FORMAL PROGRAM.
JUST A LOT OF CHEER, FOOD, AND
BEVERAGES.
WE WELCOME ALL OF YOU ON BEHALF
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO
JOIN US IMMEDIATELY AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING, AT
THAT RECEPTION AT THE LANDIS
ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF CITY
HALL, WHICH IS ONE FLOOR BELOW
US.
ALL OF YOU ARE WELCOME TO
ATTEND.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
BEING WITH US TODAY IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE SEEING YOU
JOIN US IN THE PEOPLE'S HALL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU ON SOME
OF THE CITY'S MOST PRESSING
ISSUES.
WE WANT TO THANK
REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR
COMMUNITIES WHO ARE HERE WITH
US TODAY, AND I WANT TO THANK
DIRECTORS, AND STAFF MEMBERS OF
THE VARIOUS EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS,
LABOR LEADERS, AND ALL OF OUR
STAFF, WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US.
WE HAVE WITNESSED THE SWEARING-
IN OF THIS NEW COUNCIL, WHICH
I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF THE
WORK WE HAVE DONE, AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO ALL OF THE WORK THAT
WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO.
THAT CONCLUDES THAT PORTION.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO
-- I WILL STOP CRAMPING
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT AND MOVE
OVER.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T WANT
TO WATCH COUNCIL IN ACTION, NOW
IS THE TIME TO EXIT, BUT I
WOULD ASK YOU TO DO SO QUIETLY,
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE
THROUGH OUR AGENDA.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE
MINUTES AS CHAMBERS CLEARS OUT.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO DIG IN.
CALLINGS, WE WILL MOVE INTO THE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON OUR
AGENDA.
THE NEXT ITEM IS APPROVAL OF
THE MINUTES, THE DECEMBER 9,
2016 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE
BEEN REVIEWED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, MINUTES
ARE BEING SIGNED.
IF THERE IS NO INTRODUCTION,
THE REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED, AND I AM NOT OBJECTING,
BUT I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO
MAKE HERE.
LET'S SEE.
I WILL MOVE TO AMEND THE
PROPOSED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR BY AMENDING
THE TITLE OF ITEM 7, COUNCIL
BILL 119-7302 SUBSTITUTE THE
TITLE NOW ENTITLED, AN
ORDINANCE RELATED TO ELECTIONS,
LIMITING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE
COMMITTEES, AMENDING SECTIONS
2.04010 1.2470, .370, .300, AND
.500 OF THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE.
THIS AMENDMENT ALSO PROPOSES
CHANGES TO THE TITLE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT THAT AMENDMENT, TO THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES.
I ALSO HAVE A SECOND AMENDMENT.
I MOVED TO AMEND THE PROPOSED
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR BY AMENDING THE TITLE
OF ITEM 8, COUNCIL BILL 119731,
TWO SUBSTITUTE THE TITLE NOW
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE RELATED
TO ELECTIONS PROHIBITING
FOREIGN INFLUENCE CORPORATIONS
FROM MAKING INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTING
TO CAMPAIGNS, AND INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURE COMMITTEES,
AMENDING SECTIONS .240, .010,
.260, .270, .360, AND .370 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING A NEW SECTION TO 2.40
100 TO THE SMC.
THIS ALSO AMEND A LEGISLATION
TO AFFECT THE CHANGES PROPOSED
TO THE TITLE.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES.
OKAY.
WE NOW HAVE AN AMENDED
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE AMENDED
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
FURTHER DISCUSSION?
GREAT.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
AMENDED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR VOTE AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR
IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS NOW ADOPTED.
SO, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
ON ITEMS THAT APPEAR ON TODAY'S
AGENDA, AND THE INTRODUCTION,
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE
ACCEPTED FOR 20 MINUTES.
SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO
MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF A SPEAKER'S COMMENT EXCEEDS
TWO MINUTES, THE CLERK WILL
TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE, AND I
WILL URGE YOU TO WRAP UP YOUR
COMMENTS.
SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO BEGIN BY
IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AND THE
AGENDA ITEM THEY WISH TO
ADDRESS.
AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TWO
INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL START WITH THE FIRST
ONE, AND WE WILL HEAR FROM
JAMES LICATA ONE
JAMES ALD.
>> I AM THE CHAIR OF RNC LOCAL
15.
I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF
YOU ON YOUR MOST RECENT
ELECTION.
FROM CONCERTS IN T-MOBILE PARK
TO THE NEW YEAR'S LIGHT SHOW IN
SEATTLE, TWO STAGE PRODUCTIONS
AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATER, FOR
125 YEARS, LOCAL 115 HAS BEEN
REPRESENTING STAGE WORKERS FOR
THE CITY.
IT'S OUR GOAL TO BUILD A STRONG
AND EQUITABLE LABOR
ENVIRONMENT.
WE ARE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH
YOU, TO MAKE SEATTLE A TOP
CHOICE TO VISIT, TO LIVE, AND
TO ENTERTAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JASON
PLURD.
>> I AM THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR
THE A.I.D.S.
MEMORIAL PATH WITH HERE WITH
TOM RASMUSSEN, WHO IS A MEMBER
OF OUR GROUP.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF
YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY
ACTION GROUP.
NEW MEMBERS, AND THOSE
CONTINUING IN SERVICE.
WE RECENTLY RECEIVED FUNDING
FROM THE CITY AT THE END OF
LAST YEAR.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT,
AND ENSURE YOU THAT WE ARE
GOING TO USE THAT TO CREATE A
VERY UNIQUE, MEANINGFUL, AND
MEMORABLE PLACE OF REFLECTION
IN OUR CITY, BASED ON CAPITOL
HILL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AS A CITY, AND ALSO AS
INDIVIDUALS.
IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO HEAR SO
MANY OF YOU SPEAKING ABOUT
REACHING OUT, AND HELPING THOSE
IN DIRE NEED, IN OUR CITY.
WE HOPE WE WILL PROVIDE A
REMINDER OF A TIME WHEN OUR
CITY REACHED OUT TO THOSE IN
DIRE NEED, AND PEOPLE STOOD UP,
DEMANDED CHANGE, AND WE WERE
ABLE TO GET THROUGH A SERIOUS
CRISIS.
THE AMP WILL BE A REMINDER TO
THAT, AND A CALL TO ACTION
WHENEVER THOSE NEEDS ARISE IN
THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL BE UPDATING YOU ON OUR
PROGRESS AND REACHING OUT TO
EACH OF YOUR OFFICES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, JASON FOR ALL THE
WORK YOU ARE DOING IN THAT
SPACE.
THAT IS THE LAST PERSON WE HAVE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY,
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE
OUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
OF
OUR AGENDA, AND MOVE INTO
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS.
WILL THE CLERK STILL READ THE
TITLES?
COUNCIL BILL 1197 28, 1197 29,
1197 33, AN ORDINANCE FOR
CLEARANCE OF THE WEEK OF
DECEMBER 9, 2018 THROUGH
DECEMBER 13, 2019, ORDERING THE
PAYMENT THEREOF.
CERTAIN AUDITING CLAIMS FOR THE
WEEK OF DECEMBER 16, 2019
THROUGH DECEMBER 20, 2019,
ORDERING PAYMENT THEREOF.
CLAIMS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER
23, 2018 THROUGH DECEMBER 27,
2019, AND ORDERING THE PAYMENT
THEREOF.
>> THANK YOU.
THE FIRST BILL I WILL MOVE TO
PASS COUNCIL BILL 119728 .
MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR COME
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
119729.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR COME
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
119733.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
SEEING NO COMMENTS AND HEARING
NO COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR COME
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
THEY DO ALL THREE OR WITHOUT
THE SECOND ONE?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT UP IS THE COMMITTEE
REPORTS.
WILL THE CLERK, PLEASE READ
AGENDA ITEM 1?
>> THE REPORT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL COUNCIL BILL 1197 20.
ADOPTING THE 2019 BUDGET,
INCLUDING JULY 2019 THROUGH
2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
THE BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> I JUST NEED A MINUTE TO GET
TO MY REMARKS HERE.
OKAY.
COUNCIL BILL 119720 IS THE
FOURTH QUARTER 2019
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCE.
IT PROPOSES ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
2019 ADOPTED BUDGET, INCLUDING
THE GRANTS ACCEPTED BY
ORDINANCE 126023, WHICH WAS
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL LAST MONTH
ON DECEMBER 16.
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD
APPROPRIATE APPROXIMATELY
$132.7 MILLION OF WHICH, $101.6
MILLION IS FOR OPERATIONS, AND
$31.1 MILLION IS FOR CAPITAL.
THE OPERATION THE PREPARATIONS
INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY $16.7
MILLION OR 16.4% FROM THE
GENERAL FUND, OF WHICH $8.6
MILLION ARE GRANT FUNDED.
THIS WAS AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS
HEARD IN THE FORMER FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
AND THAT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE CITY COUNCIL PASS AS
AMENDED, COUNCIL BILL 119720.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS?
OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR COME
UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ INTO
THE RECORD ITEMS TWO AND THREE.
>> FOR ADOPTION TO OTHER
RESOLUTIONS ITEMS TWO AND
THREE, 1229 RELATED TO
CONSTRUCTION MEETING TIMES, AND
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR
2020 AND 2021 SUPERSEDING
RESOLUTION 31883.
RESOLUTION 319 23 RELATED TO
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
PARTICIPATION FOR 2020, AND
2021 OF KING COUNTY REGIONAL
COMMITTEE'S STATE COMMITTEES
AND SEATTLE COMMITTEES,
RESOLUTION 31885.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
RESOLUTION 31992, AND
RESOLUTION 31923, ESTABLISH THE
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, AND
MEMBERSHIP MEETING TIMES, AND
DUTIES OF THE STANDING
COMMITTEE FOR SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL FOR 2020 AND 2021.
IT ALSO ESTABLISHES EACH OF OUR
PARTICIPATIONS ON EXTERNAL
COMMITTEES.
THOSE BEING REGIONAL
COMMITTEES, STATE COMMITTEES,
AND OTHER CITY OF SEATTLE
COMMITTEES FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVED
TO ADOPT ITEM 2, AND THEN LOOK
FOR A SECOND, AND ONCE THAT
OCCURS, IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES
WOULD LIKE TO GIVE REMARKS
ABOUT THE RESOLUTION, AND YOUR
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT, I WILL GO
AHEAD AND CALL ON MY COLLEAGUES
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31922.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
WITH ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE
TO PROVIDE REMARKS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I PRIMARILY WANT TO THANK
YOU, AND YOUR STAFF, FOR THE
HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN
PUTTING TOGETHER THIS
RESOLUTION, AND OUR COMMITTEE
RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ALSO
SHEPHERDING WHAT WILL BE A BIT
OF A CULTURE CHANGE WITH THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DECORUM
RULES, A HIGHER LEVEL OF
PARTICIPATION REQUIRED FOR
COMMITTEES TO MEET.
I THINK THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL
HAVE SIGNIFICANT DEMANDS OF ALL
OF US, AND I'M CONFIDENT UNDER
YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT WE WILL
RISE TO THE OCCASION.
I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT YOUR
LEADERSHIP, AND THE NEW
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, AND HAVING
A CHANCE TO WORK WITH MY
COLLEAGUES, AND WORK ON THE
ISSUES MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ.
I DO VOTE YES ON THIS
RESOLUTION.
I WANTED TO SHARE WITH MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC THAT I WILL BE
CHAIRING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND
PRINTER'S RIGHTS COMMITTEE,
WHICH WILL HOLD ITS REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING ON THE FOURTH
TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
THE ISSUES WE WILL BE
DISCUSSING, OF COURSE, WILL BE
RELATED TO RENT CONTROL,
EVICTION PROTECTIONS, 180 DAYS
RENT INCREASE NOTICES,
BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR RENTERS,
AND THE MOST URGENT UPCOMING
LEGISLATION IS SOMETHING THAT
HAS ALREADY BEEN INTRODUCED BY
MY OFFICE, WHICH IS A PROPOSED
MORATORIUM ON WINTER EVICTIONS,
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RENTING
FAMILIES ARE SAFE FROM THE
ELEMENTS IN THE HARSHEST MONTHS
OF THE YEAR.
WE WOULD ALSO BE DISCUSSING
UPCOMING LEGISLATION, TO
CONSTITUTE WHAT THE OUTGOING
CITY COUNCIL LAST YEAR MADE A
COMMITMENT TO COLLEGE IS A
GREEN NEW DEAL FOR OUR CITY,
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
CLARIFICATIONS QUICKLY.
AT THE COUNCIL BRIEFING THIS
MORNING, I ANNOUNCED,
UNFORTUNATELY MISTAKENLY, THAT
MY FIRST COMMITTEE WILL BE
MEETING ON THE 28th OF THIS
MONTH.
I AM PERSONALLY NOT AVAILABLE
ON THAT DAY, SO WE WILL HAVE TO
REVISE THAT DATE, AND I WILL
MAKE SURE MY STAFF REACHES OUT
TO ALL OF YOUR OFFICES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
ANY OTHER OF MY COLLEAGUES WANT
TO MAKE ANY REMARKS, AT THIS
POINT?
SEEING NONE, I WANT TO REALLY
APPRECIATE AND THANK EACH OF
YOU FOR EACH OF YOUR ENGAGEMENT
BOTH PERSONALLY WITH ME OVER
MANY, MANY WEEKS, AND WITH MY
STAFF ON TALKING THROUGH WHAT
EACH OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL
PRIORITIES ARE FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS.
THAT INPUT, I HOPE YOU SEE
REFLECTED IN THIS FINAL
RESOLUTION.
IT'S ALWAYS A BIT OF AN ART,
NOT QUITE A SCIENCE, TO PULL
TOGETHER COMMUNITY STRUCTURES
AND ASSIGNMENTS, AND REALLY
HAVE APPRECIATED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH MANY
OF YOU OVER MANY WEEKS TO TAKE
YOUR INDIVIDUAL INPUT FOR MY
THINKING TO BE ABLE TO DISTILL
IT INTO WHAT I THINK IS A
CONSENSUS RESOLUTION BEFORE US
THAT HOPEFULLY REFLECTS NOT
ONLY THE PRIORITIES THAT EACH
OF YOU WILL HAVE IN WORKING
THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT
YOUR COMMITTEES WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR, BUT ALSO IN
HELPING US ESTABLISH A
DIFFERENT CULTURE HERE AT THE
CITY COUNCIL.
IT REALLY ALLOWS FOR MANY OF
THE DIFFICULT POLICY ISSUES TO
BE WORKED THROUGH EFFECTIVELY,
AND OPENLY IN A TRANSPARENT WAY
THROUGH OUR NEW COMMUNITY
STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL NOW
REQUIRE FIVE MEMBERS, AND ONE
ALTERNATE, AND IT WILL REQUIRE
THAT AT LEAST THREE
COUNCILMEMBERS, WHO ARE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE, ATTEND THE
COMMITTEE HEARING IN ORDER FOR
THE COMMITTEE TO BE ABLE TO DO
ITS BUSINESS.
AGAIN, A BIT OF A CULTURE SHIFT
FOR US, BUT IT PUTS SOME
RESPONSIBILITY ON US AS CHAIRS
TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE BODIES
IN THE CHAIRS TO BE ABLE TO
INSPIRE CONFIDENCE AMONGST THE
PUBLIC THAT WE ARE TAKING THE
POLICY WORKS SERIOUSLY, WHICH
IS OUR DUTY HERE AT THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND THAT WE
ARE DOING THAT IN GOOD FAITH.
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
THE PLAN EXECUTED, AND AGAIN
HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR
COOPERATION, AND WILLINGNESS,
AND TRANSPARENCY IN HAVING
CONVERSATIONS WITH ME, AS I
THOUGHT THROUGH WHAT THE
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE COULD BE
THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THAT.
THIS RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED,
AND HAS BEEN ADOPTED, SO THOSE
IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
REVOLUTION, BOAT AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
HE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
OKAY.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
RESOLUTION 31923.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31923.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
FOLKS, THIS IS THE RESOLUTION
THAT RELATES TO EACH OF OUR
PARTICIPATION FOR THE 2020 --
2021 YEARS, ON KING COUNTY
COMMITTEE REGIONAL COMMITTEES,
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
COMMITTEES.
AGAIN, THIS IS, IN LARGE PART,
RELATED TO OUR CITY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE OBLIGATIONS, AND
DUTIES, BUT ALSO HAS A FLAVOR
OF INTEREST THAT FOLKS HAVE IN
SERVING OTHER ISSUES, AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEES THAT WE GET
TO HAVE REPRESENTATION BY
VIRTUE OF BEING WILLING TO
SERVE ON THESE COMMITTEES, AS
PART OF OUR ONGOING OBLIGATIONS
AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
REPRESENT OUR CITY'S SPECIFIC
INTEREST IN THESE STATEWIDE
EFFORTS.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
THOSE IN FAVOR, VOTE AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
NONE OPPOSED.
THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
THE COUNCIL WILL NOW DISCUSS
AND CONSIDER ONE MOTION TO
SUSPEND THE COUNCIL RULES
BEFORE WE CONSIDER ITEM 4 ON
THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RULES REQUIRE THAT
THE COUNCIL ADOPT BY
RESOLUTION, A MONTHLY ROTATION
FOR THE POSITION OF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM IN ORDER OF
SENIORITY.
I AM REQUESTING THAT THE'S
COUNCIL ROLE BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW CONSIDERATION OF
RESOLUTION 31924, WHICH DOES
NOT DELEGATE THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM BY
SENIORITY.
TWO THIRDS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS
MUST VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS
MOTION FOR US TO CONSIDER
RESOLUTION 31924 AS PROPOSED.
IF TWO THIRDS ARE IN FAVOR, THE
COUNCIL WILL THEN CONSIDER
31924.
I AM GOING TO MOVE TO SUSPEND
COUNCIL RULE 1D .1 FOR THE PRO
TEM IN ORDER OF SENIORITY.
IT HAS BEEN MOTION AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
SEEING NO COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES, THOSE IN FAVOR OF
THE MOTION, BOAT AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, VOTE NO.
THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE
COUNCIL ROLL IS SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW CONSIDERATION OF THE
RESOLUTION.
NOW, THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER
RESOLUTION 31924.
WHICH HAS NOT BEEN READ INTO
THE RECORD.
WE LOST OUR CLERK.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
BEAT IT INTO THE RECORD FIRST,
AND THEN WE WILL MOVE THROUGH
IT.
>> A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE
MONTHLY PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, FOR 2023 2021, AND
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 31884.
>> THANK YOU, JODY.
WE HAVE NOW READ AGENDA ITEM
FOUR INTO THE RECORD, SO I AM
GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION, ASK FOR A SECOND,
AND THEN WE WILL CALL FOR ANY
COMMENTS.
I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
31924.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT THE RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING --
>> SORRY.
>> THAT'S OKAY.
THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE
RESOLUTION, VOTE AYE.
ANY OPPOSED?
THE MOTION CARRIES, AND THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, FOLKS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREN'T
QUITE FOLLOWING WHAT WE DID ON
AGENDA ITEM 4, WE ESSENTIALLY
SUSPENDED THE RULES AROUND THE
NEED TO DO OUR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM SCHEDULE BY
SENIORITY, SO, WE HAVE SHIFTED
THINGS A LITTLE BIT.
AGAIN, IT WASN'T CONTROVERSIAL.
IT WAS AN AGREED-UPON THING.
I DON'T WANT FOLKS TO THINK
THIS IS AN AFFRONT OR AN INSULT
TO COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> IT MEANS THAT COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WILL BE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM IN JANUARY,
FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, FOLLOWED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
THE ONLY REASON I AM
HIGHLIGHTING THAT IS BECAUSE
IT'S PARTICULARLY RELEVANT FOR
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS
YEAR, WHICH WE WILL GET TO IN A
MOMENT.
BEFORE I TALK ABOUT MY OTHER
BUSINESS, IS THERE ANY OTHER
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL?
AND FOR THE NEW MEMBERS, THIS
IS IF YOU NEED TO BE EXPOSED
FOR A FULL COUNCIL MEETING.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
TO DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
ALTHOUGH I AM NOT REQUIRED
UNDER THE COUNCIL RULES TO BE
FORMALLY EXCUSED BY THE FULL
COUNCIL, I AM NONETHELESS
TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY IN ORAL
FORM TO REQUEST THAT I BE
EXCUSED FOR ALL FULL COUNCIL
MEETINGS BETWEEN JANUARY 13 AND
WHAT'S THE WEEK BEFORE MARCH 30?
SOS.
ú>> WE HAVE MARCH 30.
>> WHAT'S THE MONDAY BEFORE
THAT?
MARCH 23.
JANUARY 23 AND MARCH 23.
I WILL BE, AND AM EXCITED TO BE
LEAVING ON MATERNITY LEAVE.
I WILL BE THE SECOND
COUNCILMEMBER IN THE HISTORY
OF SEATTLE TO REQUEST MATERNITY
LEAVE.
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STEP AWAY FROM MY
COUNCIL OBLIGATIONS TO BOND
WITH MY FIRST CHILD.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING
ABLE TO SPEND SOME TIME AWAY
FROM CITY HALL, ALTHOUGH THIS
MORNING, I WAS HAVING A LITTLE
FOMO HEARING YOU ALL TALK ABOUT
WHAT'S COMING UP BUT I AM IN A
HUMBLE POSITION TO BE ABLE TO
START A FAMILY OF TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE HAD SOME OF THE BEST
PRENATAL CARE I COULD HAVE
ASKED FOR, AND HAVE THE SUPPORT
OF MY FORMER COLLEAGUES, AND MY
NEW COLLEAGUES IN CARRYING SOME
OF THE WORK THROUGH IN THE
FIRST QUARTER, IN MY ABSENCE, I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
ONGOING SUPPORT FROM EACH OF YOU
AND FROM MY OWN STAFF, WHO HAVE
BEEN KEY TO MAKING SURE THAT
THE WORK WILL CONTINUE IN MY
ABSENCE.
WE HAVE A SOLID WORKPLAN WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR WEEKS
IN MY OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THE
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
THAT ARE PART OF MY OFFICE'S
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE GOING TO
FLOW WELL WITH EACH OF THE
THREE COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO IN
PLACE FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY,
AND MARCH.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO ADVANCE MANY OF
OUR POLICY PRIORITIES AROUND
CHILDCARE, AFFORDABILITY,
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, EARLY
LEARNING, AND EDUCATION ISSUES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO ESTABLISHING THAT
FOUNDATION WORK IN MY ABSENCE
OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, AND
THEN HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING
ON MARCH 30, WHEN I RETURNED TO
THE CITY COUNCIL.
I REALLY APPRECIATE, AGAIN, THE
SUPPORT FROM ALL OF YOU AS I
STEP AWAY, AND FOCUS ON FAMILY
FOR THREE MONTHS THIS YEAR,
WITH UNDIVIDED ATTENTION,
HOPEFULLY, AND I REALLY LOOK
FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO DO
THAT.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I
WILL BE EXCUSED.
THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT.
AS A REMINDER ONCE AGAIN, THERE
IS A SHORT RECEPTION THAT WILL
COMMENCE NOW IN THE LANDIS ROOM,
WHICH IS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF
CITY HALL.
THE SAW LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
AND Q, COLLEAGUES.