>> OCTOBER 12, 2020 MEETING OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD .
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ .
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATION TODAY.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING HAVE BEEN REVIEWED, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
MINUTES WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE MINUTES
ARE BEING SIGNED.
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE MINUTES.
ADOPTION OF THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
REFERRAL IS ADOPTED.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
AND I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD
THAT WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND WE ARE JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD , I
WILL MAKE SURE TO PUT THAT IN
THE RECORD.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
FOR THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA,
AND THE COUNCIL'S 2020
PROGRAM.
I THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR
ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE REMOTELY.
IT DOES REMAIN THE STRONG
INTENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO
HAVE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGULARLY INCLUDED ON MEETING
AGENDAS.
HOWEVER AS A REMINDER THE CITY
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
END OR ILLUMINATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIODS AT ANY POINT IF
WE
>> BEING ABUSED OR IS NO LONGER
SUITABLE FOR MEETINGS TO BE
CONDUCTED EFFICIENTLY.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THIS PERIOD IS 20 MINUTES AND
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK BUT WOULD LIKE TO YOU
CAN SIGN UP FOR THE END OF
PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE AT
SEATTLE.JACOBY FORD/COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINK IS
LISTED ON TODAY'S POST AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL A SPEAKER'S NAME
STAFF WILL UNMUTE THE
APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE AND AN
AUTOMATIC PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED WILL BE THE
SPEAKER'S CUE THAT IT'S THEIR
TURN TO PRESS STAR SIX BEFORE
SPEAKING.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY
STATING YOUR NAME, AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO HIT START SIX
ON YOUR END AFTER YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT.
IN ORDER FOR US TO HEAR YOU.
AS A REMINDER PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO AN ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR OR THE COUNCILS 2020
WORK PROGRAM.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
THEY HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT OF
THEIR TWO MINUTES.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME WE ASK
THAT YOU WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THERE
COMMENT AT THE END OF THE TWO
MINUTES, THE MICROPHONE WILL
AUTOMATICALLY BE NEEDED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK THAT YOU
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING PLEASE DO
SO VIA THE SEATTLE CHANNEL OR
THE LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON
THE AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
WE WILL GOAT TO PUBLIC COMMENT
UNTIL 2:25 PM.
LET ME REFRESH MY PUBLIC
COMMENT SHE.
FIRST UP IS HOWARD FOLLOWED BY
QUAN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS HOWARD FROM LOWER QUEEN
ANNE.
DISTRICT 7 SPEAKING ON POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY.
TODAY IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
DAY, A DAY OF CELEBRATING AND
HONORING THE HISTORIES AND
CULTURES OF NATIVE AMERICANS.
IT IS AN EXTRA LEAGUE LINKED TO
A HISTORY OF GENOCIDE
APPROPRIATION AND DEPRESSION.
A HISTORY THAT IS STILL WITH US.
IT IS A GOOD DAY TO REFLECT NOT
JUST ON THE CRIMES AND
INJUSTICES BUT HOW WE CAN AND
THOSE.
IN THIS HISTORIC MOMENT WHEN WE
ARE REEVALUATING LEASING, WE
CANNOT FILL TO ADDRESS ALL
ASPECTS OF POLICING.
BOTH WHAT TASKS ARE APPROPRIATE
FOR PEOPLE WHO ALL TOO OFTEN
ANSWER A CRY FOR HELP WITH GUN.
AND WHATEVER TEST WE DO DEEM
APPROPRIATE FOR OFFICERS, HOW
WE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE WHEN
THEY INAPPROPRIATELY USE THAT
GUN.
AS THEY DID MOST RECENTLY
AGAINST TERRY IN MAY AS A CRY
FOR HELP.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PUBLIC
SAFETY BUDGET, YOU MUST NOT
JUST CONSIDER THE FAILURES OF
POLICING BUT ALSO THE NEAR-
COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT
SPENDS NEARLY $9 MILLION PER
YEAR.
YOU MUST ASK YOURSELF WHAT
ACCOUNTABILITY HAS AT $9
MILLION PURCHASED FOR THE 27
KILLED BY SPD FOR THE LAST 10
YEARS?
WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY HAS IT
PURCHASED FOR TERRY WHOSE NAME
I NOTE ONLY TO COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAVE REPEATED.
FINALLY, COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS,
LAST FRIDAY YOU SPENT A FEW
MORE MINUTES DISCUSSING PLEA
SAFETY AND YOU DID AN OFF LEASH
PARK ON QUEEN ANNE.
PLEASE, DON'T FAIL TO ADDRESS
QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED OF
YOU LAST FRIDAY AT TOWNHALL.
IN ORDER TO REIMAGINE POLICING,
YOU MUST REIMAGINE BOTH
ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE SYSTEM
THAT IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE
PUBLIC.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS QUAN FOLLOWED BY
WILLIAM.
>> HELLO, CAN I SPEAK?
>> GO AHEAD.
>> SHORT, GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS QUAN, I JUST WANT TO
STATE THE STATEMENT ABOUT
TODAY'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY.
WE NEED TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE
THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE BECAUSE
THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE
THAT OWNED THIS LAND.
ALSO WE NEED TO DISMANTLE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
CHRISTOPHER CLOVIS IS FROM
ITALY AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE A
HOLIDAY NAMED AFTER AN
EQUALIZER OR GET.
EUROPEANS DID NOT DISCOVER
AMERICA, AND ALSO THERE IS A
WAY THAT PEOPLE COULD HONOR THE
DUWAMISH PEOPLE, A WAY FOR
PEOPLE TO PAY PROPER RENT TO
THE DUWAMISH PEOPLE WHO ARE THE
PEOPLE THAT ON THIS LAND.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MEET THE
FIVE DEMANDS BY KING COUNTY
EQUITY NOW AND DECRIMINALIZE
SEATTLE.
AND, EVENTUALLY ABOLISHED
POLICING SLOWLY.
THE CURRENT CHIEF MIGHT NOT BE
ARRESTING PROTESTERS RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE HE IS TRYING TO GAIN
PUBLIC SUPPORT ON HIS SIDE.
BUT HE IS NOT WILLING TO DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT IN THE LONG
TERM.
SECOND, WE NEED TO RELOCATE THE
$200 MILLION OF POLICE BUDGET
TO THE NEEDED COMMUNITY.
ESPECIALLY BRACKEN BOUND --
BLACK AND BROWN AND HOMELESS
PEOPLE.
RELEASE -- AND I YIELD MY TIME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LAST SPEAKER SEND IT FOR TODAY
IS WILLIAM.
>> I AM WILLIAM FROM PEOPLE
EQUITY OUTREACH.
I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE HAPPY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.
MORE THAN WISHING EVERYONE A
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY I
WISH THE CITY OF SEATTLE WOULD
STEP UP AND HELP THE DUWAMISH
TRIBE BY AIDING THEM IN THEIR
QUEST TO BE RECOGNIZED
FEDERALLY.
GIVING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE THEIR
LAND BACK IS THE SAME AS GIVING
THE STOLEN AFRICANS THAT WERE
BROUGHT TO THE STOLEN LAND
REPARATIONS.
REPARATIONS NOW AND LAND BACK
NOW.
AS CITY COUNCILMEMBERS I ASK,
WHO ARE YOU REALLY
REPRESENTING?
AND WHO ARE YOU REALLY
APPEALING TO?
YOUR NATIVE AND AFRICAN
POPULATIONS CONTINUE TO GET
PUSHED OUT BY THE GENTRY.
WHERE IS THE CITY COUNCILS
COMPASSION?
WHERE IS THE HUMANITY?
PLEDGES OF SOLIDARITY AND TOKEN
DISTRIBUTIONS OF MONEY TO THE
COMMUNITY ARE NOT ENOUGH.
WE WANT TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE
TABLE.
WE WANT SELF-DETERMINATION.
IS A MEMBER OF NT FOR EQUITY
OUTREACH I'M DEMANDING HOUSING
FIRST, FOOD SECURITY AND THE
RIGHT TO LIVE.
INSTEAD OF INVESTING IN A TASK
FORCE AND WAYS TO SUPPRESS FREE
SPEECH, FOCUS ON WAYS TO
EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE
THEM SUSTAINABLE AND DRIVING.
PAY PROMISE FREE RYAN, A
POLITICAL PRISONER.
FREE RYAN NOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
THAT IS THE LAST SPEAKER I HAVE
ASSIGNED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
CLOSE OUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD AND BEGIN ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA.
I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD WE
HAVE BEEN JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AT 20 6
PM SO SHE HAS BEEN ON THE LINE
FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS, PAYMENT
OF THE BILLS, WILL THE CLERK
READ THE TITLE?
CB119908
>> I MOVED TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
CB119908.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL.
NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES. COMMITTEE
REPORTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AS
I MENTIONED THIS MORNING DURING
COUNCIL BRIEFING TODAY'S AGENDA
DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY COMMITTEE
REPORTS AS WE HAVE ALL BEEN
BUSY ON BUDGET RELATED MATTERS
AND THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMITTEE
BUSINESS.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL?
HEARING NONE, THIS CONCLUDES
THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, OUR NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING IS
OCTOBER 19, 2020 AT 2:00.
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL
AFTERNOON.
YOU ARE ALL ADJOURNED.