>> THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
BACK TO ORDER. I AM SARA
NELSON, PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL ROLL.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SEVEN
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCILS WILL BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT IN
TODAY'S SPECIAL MEETING.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND
WE WILL PROCEED WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT. COLLEAGUES, AT THIS
TIME WILL OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE BECAUSE THIS IS A
SPECIAL SESSION, THEY SHOULD
ONLY RELATE TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TODAY,
PLEASE?
>> EIGHT IN PERSON AT
APPROXIMATELY NINE ONLINE.
>> OKAY .
>> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER CATHY MOORE
HAS JOINED US. I WILL ALLOW
ONE MINUTE PER PERSON. WE HAVE
20 MINUTES SIGNED UP. WE HAVE
20 MINUTES ON THE AGENDA I
WILL EXTEND THAT TO ONE MINUTE
30 SECONDS PER PERSON. AND WE
WILL START WITH THE IN PERSON
COMMENTERS, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FOR THIS MEETING
IS 20 MINUTES AND EACH SPEAKER
WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE 30
SECONDS. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY SIGNED
UP ON THE SPREADSHEET HERE IN
COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WHEN A
SPEAKER HERE IS A CHARM, IT
MEANS 10 SECONDS I LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME. WILL ASK THE
WRAP UP PUBLIC, AND IF SPEAKERS
DO NOT IN PUBLIC COMMENT THAT
THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME,
THE SPEAKERS MICROPHONE WILL BE
MUTED. WILL NOW BEGIN WITH THE
IN PERSON SPEAKER.
>> SORRY. THAT ONE DID NOT
WORK. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM THE POLICY
DIRECTOR FOR SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY'S. I AM HERE TODAY
BECAUSE WE PRESENT A MAJOR
OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT SOMEONE
TO MOVE THE NEEDLE AND HOUSING
IN GENERAL THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AS WELL AS TO ADDRESS
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING UPDATES.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
POLICY DECISIONS HE WILL BE
MAKING THIS YEAR. AS YOU KNOW,
HABITAT HAS BEEN WORKING IN
THIS COMMUNITY FOR 38 YEARS.
HELPING TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND
RESILIENCY IN SO MANY IN OUR
CITY AND REGION AS A WHOLE.
THIS COUNCIL HAS MADE GREAT
STRIDES IN ADDRESSING THE
HOUSING CRISIS. BUT THE WORK IS
NOT DONE. RIGHT NOW, HOUSING
IS STILL AT THE INTERSECTION OF
SO MANY ISSUES THAT WE FACE IN
OUR CITY. EVERYTHING FROM
HOMELESSNESS TO PUBLIC SAFETY
TO THE QUALITY OF OUR
ENVIRONMENT. SO ON AND SO
FORTH. WHILE I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU IN THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS ALL OF THESE ISSUES,
ONE THING I WOULD ASK YOU TO
CONSIDER AS YOU GO FORWARD IN
THIS PROCESS IS THE WORK THAT
WE HAVE TO DO A MORE
IMPORTANTLY WHAT WE HAVE TO
GAIN IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE WE
BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND MAKE SURE WE USE ALL THE
TOOLS LETTERS DISPOSAL AND AS
WELL AS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CAN BUILD COMPLETE AND HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES. TANKE SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME. I AM HONORED TO BE
HERE AND SEE ALL OF YOU AND
HAVE A HAPPY FRIDAY AT A GOOD
DAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS RAY AND FOLLOWING RAY WILL
BE BETTY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK TODAY. I AM A PARENT
INVENTOR AND I'M AN APPLICANT
FOR THE POSITION 8. MORE THAN
JUST WINNING THE JOB MYSELF, I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND YOUR PICK FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL VACANT POSITION.
UPDATED COMP PLAN MUST PROVIDE
ABUNDANT HOUSING IN EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY. IT
WAS AT THE BAR FOR HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY FOR THE NEXT 20
YEARS, AND I WILL ALSO DECIDE
IF THE CITY CAN AFFORD ALL OF
OUR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS
OR BEYOND A PATH TO FAILURE IN
OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES. THE
COMP PLAN MUST STEP AWAY FROM
THE REDLINING AND SEGREGATION
OF 20TH-CENTURY PLANNING. AS A
LAND-USE ATTORNEY WHO LOOKS
FORWARD TO THE ISSUES, I LOOK
FORWARD TO HELPING SETTLE
DEVELOP THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AND PREPARE US FOR 2015 AND
BEYOND. PLEASE PRIORITIZE
ABUNDANT HOUSING IN THE COMP
PLAN. PLEASE SELECT THE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE VACANT
CITY COUNCIL SEAT 8. I LOOK
FORWARD TO BEING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER AND WORKING WITH
YOU ALL IN THE FUTURE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS BETTY ON FOLLOWING BETTY IS
A ME.
>> HELLO. I'M ASKING FOR AN
ACCOMMODATION FOR MY VISION
ISSUES PLEASE. THANK YOU. I AM
A LONG-TERM COMMUNITY ADVOCATE.
LET'S LOOK AT THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE FOR GETTING THINGS
DONE. SHE MANAGES A FAMILY
BUSINESS. SHAKE HEALTH
COFOUNDED CID COMMUNITY WATCH.
THAT WALKS THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO
CHECK ON ON SHELTERED NEIGHBORS
AND PASSING OUT WATER AND FOOD
SUPPLIES AND ADMINISTERING CPR
AND INJECTIONS AND CONNECTING
PEOPLE ON THE STREETS TO
RESOURCES AND HELP. SHE LED
CONVERSION OF A HISTORIC HOTEL
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SHE
LISTENS , LEARNS, AND WORKS
COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS
ACROSS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF
PERSPECTIVES AND DECISIONS. TO
ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT
SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. I URGE
YOU TO APPOINT TONYA TO THE
POSITION VACANCY AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS AMY AND SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY BETTY LOOK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM AN ADVOCATE AND
ORGANIZER WITH THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. TONYA
IS THE CANDIDATE THAT SEATTLE
NEEDS. SHE HAS SHOWN TIME AND
TIME AGAIN THAT SHE DEEPLY
CARES FOR HER NEIGHBORHOOD AND
HER CITY. SHE HAS BOOTS ON THE
GROUND EXPERIENCE AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY, SHE SHOWS UP.
TONYA IS WIDELY SUPPORTED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY BUT LOST
THE ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 BY
A VERY SLIM MARGIN. I HAVE
EMAILED ALL OF YOU AN ONLINE
PETITION, SUPPORTING HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE POSITION 8
POSITION . JUST IN OUR REGION
WE HAVE 1299 SIGNATURES. BOTH
ONLINE AND TRANSLATED. THAT WE
ALL WENT BOOTS ON THE GROUND
GETTING SIGNATURES FROM OUR
NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS TO SUPPORT
TONYA. I STARTED THIS PETITION
BECAUSE I DEEPLY ADMIRE AND
RESPECT THE. THAT TONYA HAS
DONE AND I BELIEVE IN HER
VISION FOR THE FUTURE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS BETTY
>> HELLO. I'M THE SISTER OF A
VERY FIRST PERSON OF COLOR
ELECTED TO SIT ON CITY COUNCIL.
I'M ALSO A DIVERSITY TRAINER .
AND THIS WAS 36 DIFFERENT
STATES ACROSS THE NATION. WITH
THAT BACKGROUND, WE URGE YOU TO
CHOOSE DIVERSITY IN YOUR CHOICE
FOR THE POSITION. AND I REALLY
RECOMMEND TONYA. SHE IS A
PERSON WHO IS CURRENTLY OUT IN
THE COMMUNITY. WHEN SHE SHOWS
UP, PEOPLE KNOW WHO SHE IS.
WHEN SHE SHOWS UP, THEY KNOW
SHE WILL LISTEN. AND NOW SHE
HAS A BACKGROUND AND MEETING
WITH COMMUNITIES AND EVEN GOING
INTO COMMUNITIES THAT THE PLACE
CONSIDERED CAUTIONARY
NEIGHBORHOODS. SHE HAS
DEMONSTRATED CONCERN, PROBLEM
SOLVING. SHE HAS WORKED WITH
THE MILITARY WITH CAFE 186 AND
SHE HAS WORKED IN THE COMMUNITY
AND WITHIN AND ABOUT. SO I
STRONGLY URGE A VOICE OF
COURAGE. THAT IS TONYA. WE
NEED A VOICE OF DIVERSITY AND
THAT IS TONYA. WE NEED A VOICE
WHO IS ABLE TO INCLUDE AND
RECOGNIZE ACROSS THE BORDERS
CROSS CULTURALLY. THANK YOU.
I HAVE COPIES OF THE PETITION
FROM 37 DIFFERENT ASIAN
AMERICAN LEADERS. URGING THE
INCLUSION OF ASIAN AMERICAN
REPRESENTATIVES.
>> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GUY CHEN.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY
COUNCIL. I HAVE SERVED IN
DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, WORKING
IN PUBLIC HEALTH FOR MOST OF
THE LAST 10 YEARS. AND I SAY
HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY AND
ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT SOCIAL
AND COLONIAL DETERMINANTS OF
THESE MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUES . THAT ARE INFLUENCED BY
THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE PRESENCE
OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPASSION,
AS WELL AS INTELLIGENCE. I
BELIEVE THAT TONYA COMPRISES
ALL OF THOSE TRAITS. I HAVE
SEEN PERSONALLY IN MY SHORT
TIME IN THE CITY, THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT SHE HAS. NOT ONLY OF
CHINATOWN, BUT THE CITY AT
LARGE. AWARENESS OF THE VARIOUS
ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT HAVE AN
IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC. AS WELL
AS HER TAKING HER OWN PERSONAL
TIME TO INFORM NEW RESIDENTS
TO SEATTLE AND TO SHOW PEOPLE
THE HUGE BENEFITS THAT THE CITY
PROVIDES THE STATE AND THE
NATION OF THE WORLD AS WELL AS
AREAS WHERE IT CAN IMPROVE. FOR
THOSE REASONS, I STAND IN
SUPPORT OF HER TODAY AND THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER.
>> HELLO. I AM A LONGTIME
SEATTLE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
3. AND I JUST TOOK DOWN
COUNCILMEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH'S LAWN SIGN.
ANYWAY. I WANT TO SAY THAT THE
LETTER THAT BETTY HAS PASSED
ON TO THE SIGNED BY ASIAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITY LEADERS. AS
WELL AS THE BUSINESS OWNERS.
AND THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. THE
LETTER IS REALLY IN SUPPORT OF
TONYA TO BE APPOINTED FOR
POSITION 8. AND FOR FAR TOO
LONG, THE CID HAS NOT HAD A
VOICE IN THE CITY. AND WE HAVE
ALL WITNESSED THE RESULTS. OF
NEVER BEING REPRESENTED. SO
TONYA AS A COUNCILMEMBER WILL
TRULY REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY,
AS WELL AS THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
ASIAN AMERICANS REPRESENT 18%
OF SEATTLE'S RESIDENCE. WE
DESERVE REPRESENTATION. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS SUE AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE
ONE MORE. LET ME CHECK THE
SHEET .
>> HELLO. I HAVE LIVED IN
SEATTLE MY ENTIRE LIFE AND I
ONCE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR ABOUT 32 YEARS. NOW
AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN
THE LITTLE SAIGON AREA.
COMMUNITY STRUGGLING WITH
CONSTANT CRIME AND DRUG USE AND
SALES AND SHOOTINGS. I'M HERE
TODAY TO SUPPORT TONYA FOR CITY
COUNCIL POSITION REPRESENTING
VOTERS ON CITYWIDE ISSUES. I
VOLUNTEERED FOR TONYA'S
CAMPAIGN AND I LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT HER. SHE IS RESPONSIBLE
AND HARD-WORKING. TANYA WOO
LISTENS AND TALKS TO EVERYONE
INCLUDING HOMELESS, VICTIMS OF
CRIME, SENIOR CITIZENS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS AND EVEN PEOPLE
THAT HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS
FROM. DURING THE CAMPAIGN INTO
HER VERY DAY, SHE VOLUNTEERS
AND HOMELESS CAMPS. SHE HAS THE
ENERGY AND MOTIVATION. A FRESH
PERSPECTIVE THAT WILL HELP TO
IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS
SEATTLE'S MANY ISSUES. TANYA
WOO'S FORWARD-LOOKING AND
HANDS-ON AND COLLABORATIVE. SHE
HAS REAL EXPERIENCE AND
SEEKING ISSUES DEVELOPING AND
MANAGING AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
WORKING WITH SMALL BUSINESSES,
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT
PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE IN
NEED. TANYA WOO IS DIFFERENT
THAN OTHER CANDIDATES. SHE
ORGANIZED AND LED RALLIES IN
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TO CHALLENGE
THE COUNTY ON THE CITY ON A
PLAN TO BUILD A MEGA-HOMELESS
CENTER ON THE BORDER OF
C.I.D.. TANYA WOO WITH NO
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE HAS THE
GUTS TO RUN FOR THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL. I WATCH WITH
SADNESS THE DETERIORATION OF
SEATTLE. BUT WORKING WITH TONYA
GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE
THAT THINGS CAN CHANGE IN
SEATTLE. CURRENT CITY COUNCIL
DOES NOT HAVE AN ASIAN AMERICAN
REPRESENTATIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST INS IN
PERSON SPEAKER WILL BE JASMINE
SING AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> DEAR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I HAVE THE HONOR OF
NOMINATING HER AND I BELIEVE
SHE WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS. I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 2 REPRESENTING
KING COUNTY ON THE KING COUNTY
ADVISORY BOARD AND THE CRISIS
TEXT LINE. ONE OF THE 988
PROVIDERS. 20 YEARS AGO WHEN I
MET HER WHEN SHE WAS FINISHING
HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS A YOUNG GIRL
COMING FROM A BROKEN HOME.
RIDDLED WITH ALCOHOL ABUSE AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SHE BELIEVED
IN ME DESPITE THE CARDS I WAS
DEALT. UNDER HER GUIDANCE, I
BECAME THE YOUNGEST BOARD
MEMBER WHICH PAID THE PAVE THE
WAY FOR FRESHMAN TO SERVANT
LEADERSHIP. HER LEADERSHIP HAS
BEEN PIVOTAL TO SOLIDIFY THE
COMMITMENT TO SERVICE. FOR
NEARLY TWO DECADES, SHE HAS
TAKEN THE IDEA AND HER
PERSEVERANCE IS WITH REAL
EXPECTATIONS ON HOW AND WHEN
THINGS COULD GET THEM. SHE
COLLABORATED WITH SEVERAL
STUDENT GROUPS TO BECOME THE
SOUTH ASIAN TOWN SHOW. AFTER
COMPLETING HER MASTERS IN
AMERICORPS, SHE RETURNED TO
SEATTLE TO REBOUND REBRAND THE
HOTEL. WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT,
SHE OFFERED UP TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING IN ALIGNMENT WITH HER
VALUES TO GIVE BACK AND SERVE
THE HOMELESS. NEHA HAS THE
COMPASSIONATE DRIVE THAT THE
CITY NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS. AS A REMINDER
TO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS, ONCE I
CALL A REMOTE SPEAKERS NAME,
HE WILL SHARE THE STAFF SAY
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED AND
THEN YOU NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX
TO BEGIN SPEAKING. THANK YOU.
OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKERS ERIC
FEENEY. ERIC WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY TIA.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> ARE YOU THERE? ERIC
>> GO AHEAD PLEASE.
>> OKAY. I'M SORRY. I AM
HAVING A CELL PHONE CONNECTION
ISSUE. I SEE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY WAS CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
>> OH BOY. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU
ARE CUTTING OUT. IF YOU GET TO
A PLACE WITH A BETTER
CONNECTION, WE WILL COME BACK
TO.
>> SURE. THAT SOUNDS A GOOD
IDEA. NEXT WE HAVE TIA AND
MICHAEL ROTHMAN. GO AHEAD, TIA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL. AND
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ADDRESS YOU REMOTELY. I'M A
30 YEAR RESIDENT AND I CHAIR
THE RESIDENT COUNCIL AND I WORK
WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND
DOWNTOWN ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP
NEIGHBORHOODS AND SAFE SHELTER
AND HOUSING FOR ALL. WE ARE
SPEAKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
AT-LARGE POSITION. OR THE LAST
FEW YEARS IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR
TO WORK WITH HIM WITH THE ISSUE
OF CONCERNS AND REPORTS
INCLUDING STATISTICS, TRENDS,
AND POLICIES. IN MY VIEW,
CAPTAIN STRAND IS A UNIQUE
INDIVIDUAL. HE GETS HUMAN
NEEDS AND HE IS ALWAYS THERE TO
HELP NEIGHBORHOODS BE SAFER
AND HE IS THE FIRST TO CALL TO
TALK ABOUT LEAD PROGRAMS AND
CARE TEAMS AND OTHER CONVERSION
PROGRAMS FOR THOSE WHO FOUND
THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE AND NEED
HELP MOVING FORWARD. HE CAN
INTERPRET ENTRANCE A POLICY IN
A WAY THAT MAKES UP FOR THE
AVERAGE CITIZEN. HE PROVIDES
PATHWAYS FOR INPUT AND
FEEDBACK. AND HE IS INCREDIBLY
COMPASSIONATE TO ALL. WHEN
TALKING WITH HIM IT'S LIKE
TALKING TO A NEIGHBOR AND A
CHAMPION OF PEOPLE. I KNOW HOW
VALUABLE STEVE HAS BEEN FOR MY
NEIGHBORHOOD. ESPECIALLY IS A
CRITICAL THINKING PARTNER. I
SUPPORT HIS DESIRE TO SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY IN THIS ARENA. I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHOOSE CAPTAIN
STRAND AS YOUR TOP CHOICE WHEN
FILLING THE SEAT OF C.I.D..
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A
GOOD FRIDAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MICHAEL ROTHMAN. GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A
RESIDENT OF JUDKINS PARK. AND
I COMMIT TO PIONEER SQUARE
EVERY DAY. WERE WORK AS AN
ATTORNEY. I AM ALSO A FOURTH
GENERATION SEATTLEITE. MY
GREAT GRANDPARENTS IMMIGRATED
TO SEATTLE IN THE TURN OF THE
20th CENTURY AND THEY LIVED IN
THE VIBRANT DISTRICT. I'M HERE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF OVER 300
COMMUNITY LEADERS ACROSS
SEATTLE WHO OFFER A STRONGER
SUPPORT TO THE APPOINTED CITY
COUNCIL SEAT. LIKE ME, COMING
FROM SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF
SEATTLEITES. OUR FAMILIES HAVE
BEEN CONNECTED FOR THREE
GENERATIONS AND WE SHARE
EXPERIENCES AND VALUES. I KNOW
MARI CARES VERY MUCH ABOUT OUR
CITY AND WILL WORK TIRELESSLY
ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE
AND MARGINALIZED. I KNOW YOU
ARE SURE THE COMMITMENT AND
CONCERN AND HE WILL FIND AN
INCREDIBLE PARTNER IN MY. MARI
ALSO BRINGS HER EXTENSIVE
KNOWLEDGE FROM HER NEARLY 10
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE MANAGING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE
CITY'S HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT TO HELP SOLVE OUR
CITY'S MOST COMPLEX
CHALLENGES. FOR MORE INSIGHTS,
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE
OP-ED WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN
THE SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD
TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL TRY
AFTER DAVID TO GO BACK TO ERIC
FEENEY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. AND
DAVID MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE.
ARE YOU THERE TO PRESS STAR
SIX? OKAY. CAN WE TRY BACK
WITH ERIC FEENEY? ARE YOU BACK
ONLINE? IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE
HE IS ONLINE. SO WE WILL KEEP
GOING DOWN. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
THEN WILL BE MATT MOLLOY. ARE
YOU THERE, MATT ?
>> HELLO, THIS IS STEPHEN
HAYES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO?
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ANOTHER
FRAUDULENT SPECIAL ELECTION
WITH THE CRIMINALLY CORRUPT
20TH-CENTURY CITY CHAPTER THAT
NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO ALLOW
FOR THE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE A
REPLACEMENT. NOT GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS. RIGHT AFTER THE
ELECTION RESULTS WE SHOULD HAVE
HAD THE CANDIDATES APPLY. AND
THEN THROUGH THAT PERIOD OF THE
PROCESS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
ALLOWED TO QUESTION THEM AND
ALLOW THE MEDIA TO HAVE
TOWNHOMES. SO THAT BY THE END
OF JANUARY, THE PEOPLE WOULD BE
ABLE TO CHOOSE. INSTEAD, WE
HAVE A CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF OUR
DEMOCRACY WHICH RESULTED IN A
REALLY BAD CHOICE THE LAST TIME
THEY HAD A REPLACEMENT. WE NEED
TO HAVE A FAIR AND BALANCED
FORM FOR QUESTIONING THE
CANDIDATES. NOT MORE
POLITICALLY CONNECTED
NONPROFITS WHO TAKE PAYOFFS
FROM PROGRESSIVES AND HELP
PROGRESSIVES WHO HAVE IMPLODED
SEATTLE. THEY HELPED PEOPLE GET
ELECTED WHILE CENSURING THE
QUESTIONS FROM THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION IS CHRIS
SOLVING ALL OF THESE CRISIS AND
INEFFICIENT PROBLEMS WITH
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. INSTEAD
THEY WANT TO DABBLE IN POLITICS
AND PLAY RACIAL GAMES THAT
BASICALLY HAVE IMPLODED OUR
SOCIETY. AND THE THING IS, WE
HAVE HAD BAD POLICIES COMING
OUT OF CITY HALL FOR TOO LONG.
AND TANYA WOO KNOWS HOW
HORRIBLE PROGRESSIVE BOTTOM OF
THE BARREL POLICIES HAVE CAUSED
CHINATOWN. I GOT TAGGED TWICE
TWO WEEKS AGO AND TWO DIFFERENT
BUS STOPS.
>> THANK YOU. YOUR TIME HAS
EXPIRED. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS MATT MOLLOY.
FOLLOWED BY GENEVIEVE COURTNEY.
GO AHEAD, MATT
>> HELLO, COUNSEL. I MATT
MOLLOY. I AM ONE OF THE SIX
DOZEN CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR
THIS POSITION. I APOLOGIZE I
COULD NOT BE THERE. BUT MY
CANDIDACY IS A LONGSHOT. THERE
CANDIDATES WITH YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE THAT WERE NOT IN
CONSIDERATION. I'M NOT HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF BUT I DO ON
A PLATFORM TO TALK ABOUT THE
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES TODAY.
WHICH IS THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WILL SERVE AS A ROADMAP FOR THE
CITY FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS AND
BEYOND. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
BECOME A CLIMATE SIGNATORY FOR
FUTURE REFEREES. ALLOCATED WITH
THE PUBLIC RESOURCES AT THIS
TIME. THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME
LACKS THE STRONG ONE THAT WILL
ADVOCATE FOR THOSE. MANY OF YOU
ARE HOMEOWNERS AND DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLE OF
RENTING IN THE CITY. NEED A
BOLD PLAN FOR DENSE URBAN
GROWTH ACROSS THE WHOLE CITY.
THAT INCLUDES 70% OF
RESIDENTIAL LAND IN THE HOMES
AND MOST OF YOU COME FROM
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS AND
YOU HAVE ISSUED YOURSELF
BLUE-COLLAR. PLEASE PICK
SOMEONE WHO SHOWS THE
SHORTCOMINGS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE
VALUABLE USES. PICK SOMEONE
WHO WOULD CHALLENGE YOU TO
LEARN ABOUT THE CITY FROM THIS
POINT OF VIEW AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS GENEVIEVE. .
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> GREAT . HI. I'M HERE TO
SPEAK OUT IN SUPPORT OF TANYA
WOO. I AM A RESIDENT OF NORTH
BEACON HILL. AND I AM A
DOCTOR. AND I AM A PARK
STEWARD AND I'M ALSO A BIKE
COMMUTER. I BIKE THROUGH EVERY
DAY. DURING THESE BIKE
COMMUTES, I HAVE WITNESSED
THREE SHOOTINGS AND I HAVE MET
WITH TANYA WOO ABOUT THIS AND
ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING
ON IN THE SURROUNDING
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. SHE
UNIQUELY UNDERSTANDS THESE
ISSUES BECAUSE SHE HAS BOOTS ON
THE GROUND RIGHT IN THERE TO
HELP THIS COMMUNITY. THIS
COMMUNITY THAT IS CURRENTLY
UNDERREPRESENTED. BECAUSE FOR
ONE, IT'S VERY SMALL. THERE
ARE NOT MANY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
THE CITY. BUT IT AFFECTS
EVERYONE IN SEATTLE. I DO NOT
TREAT ACUTE PATIENTS BUT I
WOULD IMAGINE OUR HOSPITALS
STILL HAVE FOLKS USING DRUGS
FROM THIS COMMUNITY AND IT IS
IMPACTING EVERYONE. THERE IS
AN OPEN AIR MARKET ON 12th AND
JACKSON. THIS MARKET IS FILLED
WITH STOLEN GOODS THAT HAVE
BEEN STOLEN FROM STORES
THROUGHOUT THE SEATTLE AREA.
ALL OF THE STORES SHOULD BE
SHUT DOWN AND IT AFFECTS
EVERYONE. SO I HIGHLY SUPPORT
THAT YOU CHOOSE TANYA WOO.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE GARY LEE AND GARY LEE.
>> HELLO. I AM THE COACH ARE IN
CHINATOWN. I WOULD LIKE TO
STATE MY SUPPORT FOR TANYA
WOO, AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS
STATED EARLIER TODAY. I WOULD
LIKE TO ADD ANOTHER COMMENT TO
THE COUNCIL PERSONS. THE
COUNCIL IS PUBLIC SAFETY
ORIENTED AS WELL AS HOUSING
ADVOCATES. SO AGAIN, I WOULD
URGE YOU TO APPOINT THE
VACANCY AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
AND FOLLOWED BY HENRY LEE.
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON TO
EVERYONE. I HAVE BEEN A
LONGTIME RESIDENT OF SEATTLE.
MORE THAN 20 YEARS HAVE BEEN A
BOARD PRESIDENT IN THE PAST OF
THE ASIAN COUNSEL. AS WELL AS
FOR WASHINGTON STATE . I HAVE
SEEN THE SEATTLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. AND AS A
LEADER, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND
TANYA WOO FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL. BECAUSE SHE HAS THE
COMPASSION AND ALL THE
QUALITIES. SHE IS REALLY
POWERFUL. SHE ALSO HAS HOUSING
AND SHE IS A CHAMPION FOR THE
UNDERPRIVILEGED. IN CHINATOWN
IT IS VERY MUCH NECESSARY. SHE
IS ALSO THE VOICE OF THE
ENTIRE ASIAN COMMUNITY. AND
BEING AN ASIAN AMERICAN, I
STRONGLY SUPPORT HER. SHE WILL
HAVE THE REQUIRED SUPPORT WITH
THE COUNCIL AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS A HENRY LEE.
>> HELLO. I AM A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT 7. REPRESENTED BY THE
COUNCIL MEMBER. I WANT TO MAKE
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS TODAY.
YOU HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
BEFORE YOU TO BETTER ROUND OUT
THE COUNCIL. I WANT TO VOICE
MY SUPPORT FOR THE AT-LARGE
POSITION. AND I WANT TO POINT
OUT AGAIN ALL OF THE
CONSISTENT WORK WITH THE SPORTS
AND ELDERLY AND HOMELESS AND
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO RARELY
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO STICK UP
FOR THEMSELVES AND SHE HAS
REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THEIR
STRUGGLES. TONYA HAS BOOTS ON
THE GROUND EXPERIENCE. AND I
SEE THAT FROM VERY, VERY FEW
PEOPLE. ESPECIALLY ON THE
COUNCIL, HAVE. THAT WILL BRING
NEW VIEWS TO THE COUNCIL. FOR
THE CITYWIDE COUNCILMEMBER, I
ALSO WANT TO SEE THE IMPACT
THAT SHE HAS IS A PRESIDENT
CITIZEN LIVING IN DISTRICT 2.
SHACK SHE WILL HAVE RESOURCES
TO SUPPORT THE CITY AT LARGE
ALONG WITH THAT SMALL BIT OF
IMPACT ALREADY. FOR SOMETHING
MUCH GREATER. THIS COUNSEL
NEEDS MORE REPRESENTATION
SPECIFICALLY FROM THE ASIAN
COMMUNITY. WE ARE CURRENTLY
NOT REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
WILL BE KIM.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. MY
NAME IS KIM AND THAT'S FINE.
IT'S AN AMERICANIZED VERSION.
I'M A CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND
AN ATTORNEY IN A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER WITH THE UNITED STATES
ARMY VOLUNTEERS. BUT I COME TO
TODAY NOT TO NOT ROLL. THERE'S
A FORMER CHILD REFUGEE FROM
VIETNAM. WHO RESETTLED IN
SEATTLE. AND NOW HAVING FOOD
TO RENT. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
TANYA WOO FOR THE CITYWIDE
POSITION BECAUSE TANYA WOO
COLLABORATIVELY CARES AND GETS
RESULTS DONE. I HAVE WITNESSED
IN THE PANDEMIC WHERE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WILL BEING HARMED
BECAUSE OF ANTI-ASIAN SET
SENTIMENT AND HATE CRIMES.
TANYA WOO CAME TO SUPPORT.
THIS IS NOT JUST A CAMPAIGN BUT
THIS IS WHO SHE IS
AUTHENTICALLY. SHE COMES AND
SPEAKS AND SUPPORTS THEM AND
ALSO MAKE SURE WE CAN WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY
OFFICIALS. MAKING SURE WE HAVE
GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND
OUTREACH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THE SECOND THING THAT SHE HAS
DONE THAT I HAVE WITNESSED IS
THE HOUSING. REALLY BOOTS ON
THE GROUND. A LOT OF SPEAKERS
HAVE MENTIONED IT. BUT I WANT
TO REITERATE HOW SHE WANTS TO
HOUSE OUR UNHOUSED BROTHERS AND
SISTERS. THIS IS WORK SHE HAS
ALSO SUPPORTED. I ASK THAT YOU
LOOK AT ALL OF THESE THINGS SHE
HAS DONE AND ALL OF THE
MARGINALIZED VOICES OUT THERE.
PLEASE GIVE US A VOICE. AGAIN
I AM A FORMER CHILD VIETNAMESE
REFUGEE.
>> THANK YOU. AND THAT IS OUR
LAST SPEAKER, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S
MEETING IS NOW CLOSED.
EVERYBODY'S HERE AND READY TO
GO? SORE FIRST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA IS ITEM ONE. WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM ONE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> SELECTION OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION TO HOST THE PUBLIC
FORM .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ACTUALLY, THE FIRST ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA ARE SOME THANK
YOU'S HERE. I JUST WANT TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW WITH FOLKS IN THE
AUDIENCE AND PEOPLE OUT THERE
WATCHING. TODAY, IF YOU ARE
COUNTING, WE ARE AT DAY 10 OF
THE 20 DAY PROCESS. WE HAVE
BEFORE 72 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES
APPLICANTS THAT WE WILL BE
NEEDING TO CALL. I JUST WANT
TO SAY FIRST OF ALL , THAT IT
WAS NO SMALL FEAT TO GET US TO
THIS POINT. IT WAS A
MONUMENTAL TASK TO REDACT THE
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND MAKE
IT AVAILABLE ONLINE. HUGE
KUDOS TO THE STAFF UPSTAIRS WHO
REALLY DID THE WORK TO MAKE
SURE THEY WERE AVAILABLE TO THE
KING COUNTY STAFF THAT WERE
CHECKING THE DETAILS OF THE
APPLICANT'S TO MAKE SURE THE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS WERE
MET. WE COULD NOT HAVE LEARNED
WITHOUT WORKING VERY LATE HOUR.
THE DEPUTY AND THE CENTRAL
STAFF DIRECTOR. EVERYONE
DESERVES A THANK YOU AND
ESPECIALLY THANK YOU TO THE
PEOPLE WHO STEPPED UP THERE TO
OFFER THEMSELVES FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE. THEY HAVE BEEN
KEEPING ME ON TRACK HERE.
ANYWHERE. LET'S PLEASE MOVE
FORWARD. CAN YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM 1 AGAIN?
>> SELECTION OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION TO HOST PUBLIC
FORM.
>> I NOMINATE SEATTLE. IS
THERE A SECOND? SEATTLE
CITYCLUB IS THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION TO HOST THE PUBLIC
FORM. AS A SPONSOR I WILL
ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND THEN OPEN
THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS. 19
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
SUBMITTED AN ONLINE FORM THAT
PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE FORMAT
AND QUESTIONS AND THE
ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS OF
THE PUBLIC FORM. WITH THE
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION AND THE
SEATTLE CITYCLUB. A DEMOCRATIC
ORGANIZATION OF WORKING AND
POOR PEOPLE TAKING CONTROL OVER
OUR OWN LIVES AND BUILDING UP
THE POWER THAT WE NEED TO
CHANGE SOCIETY FOR THE GOOD OF
COMMUNITY AND THE PLANET. WITH
THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
IMPROVING THE REGION BY
PROVIDING PROGRAMS THE BRIDGE
POLITICS, SECTORS, AND
GENERATIONS TO INFORM AND
ENGAGE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY
LEADERS, AND QUOTE. THE
TRANSIT RIDERS UNION WAS THE
COMMUNITY PARTNER. THIS PAST
FALL TO HOSTED RACES AND
DISTRICTS ONE AND THREE AND
FOUR AND 5. THEY SERVED AS ONE
OF THE MODERATORS WHO POSED
QUESTIONS THAT WERE CHOSEN IN
ADVANCE AND QUESTIONS OFFERED
BY THE AUDIENCE DURING THE
DEBATE. THIS IS ALSO A
DISTRICT SPECIFIC ISSUES. THE
DEBATES WERE LIVE STREAMED AND
THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
IF YOU'D LIKE TO WATCH THEM
YOURSELVES. THE TRACK RECORD
IS WELL-ESTABLISHED AND IT JUST
CAME OFF A ROUND OF DEBATES
FOR THE CITY'S DISTRICT. SO
THEY KNOW THE ISSUES OFFERING
THEIR SERVICE. THAT IS WHY I
SUGGEST THE SEATTLE CITYCLUB.
EITHER ANY COMMENTS? NO
COMMENTS. GO AHEAD . SORRY.
>> I DISAGREE I WOULD ALSO SAY
THE TRANSIT RIDERS UNIT HAS
SIMILARLY ORGANIZED CANDIDATE
EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY FOR
DIFFERENT TOPICS AND WORKING IN
COORDINATION WITH OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS. GIVEN THAT
THERE WERE ONLY TWO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, A WONDERFUL MAN
I LOVE THEM BOTH TO WORK
TOGETHER. THE DO HAVE SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES. BUT
THEY HAVE BOTH WORKED ON BEING
ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
FOR FOLKS INTERESTED IN THE
ISSUE. THERE ARE ALLOWING TO
PARTICIPATE AND ORGANIZE
TOGETHER TO CREATE AN EVENT.
>> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE A COMMENT BUT I
DON'T THINK MIKE IS CONNECTED.
>> YES, IT IS.
>> GIVEN THAT WE HAVE SUCH AN
EXPEDITED PROCESS, I WOULD BE
SUPPORTIVE OF ONLY HAVING ONE
GROUP . RATHER THAN TRYING TO
ADD AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN TO TRY
TO HAVE TWO GROUPS BUT TO BLEND
THE PROCESS TOGETHER. FOR
THOSE REASONS I WOULD BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE CITYCLUB.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
THAT COME IN BEFORE THE ACTUAL
FORUM DATE WILL ALSO BE
CONSIDERED BY THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS. SO THIS IS NOT
THAT ANY ORGANIZATION IS
EXCLUDED. I AGREE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER CATHY MOORE THAT
WITH ONE TO ORGANIZE LOGISTICS,
IT IS THE MOST WILL THE OPTION
.
>> CAN I ASK A FOLLOW-UP? MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THERE ARE NO
RESOURCES FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
WHOEVER IT IS
>> WITH EVERY ORGANIZATION.
ALONG WITH THE 19 ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE ALREADY ALLUDED TO.
MANY OF THEM DID SUBMIT
QUESTIONS AND IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT SEATTLE HAS
ACCESS TO OTHER VENUES THAT
I'M OPERATING ON THE
ASSUMPTION THAT IT IS THERE IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
>> [ ROLL CALL ] EIGHT IN
FAVOR OF NON-OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM TO DIG INTO THE RECORD?
>> SELECTION OF CITY COUNCIL
VACANCY POSITIONS.
>> WE HAVE TWO THINGS TO DO
TODAY. OUR TASK IS TO CHOOSE A
PROCESS AND THEN COME UP WITH A
NARROWED LIST. I FIRST WANT TO
PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT HERE
BECAUSE IT'S UNUSUAL THAT A
MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL HAS A
NOMINATION PROCESS IS THE FIRST
TASK AT HAND. I WANT TO PROVIDE
SOME HISTORY BECAUSE IT'S
HELPFUL TO ALL OF US TO
UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HAS PASSED.
I WAS APPRECIATE HOW COUNCIL
PRESIDENT REQUIRES IS TO
PROVIDE HISTORY BECAUSE IT DOES
PROVIDE IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE.
EFFECT COUNSEL HAS FELT THREE
VACANCIES IN THE LAST EIGHT
YEARS. AND 2015 AND 2021 AND
THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS
DIFFERENT EVERY SINGLE TIME.
BUT WE ARE GOING FOR IS THE 20
DAY TIME LIMIT . BEYOND THAT
THERE IS GREAT LATITUDE. IN
2015, AND APRIL, COUNSEL FILL
THE VACANCY FOR POSITION 9 IN
TWO MEETINGS. STARTING WITH 43
CANDIDATES. THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT CAME TO THE FIRST
MEETING WITH THE LIST OF EIGHT
CANDIDATES AND A MOTION WAS
MADE AND DULY SECONDED AND
CARRIED TO ADVANCED A FINAL
CONSIDERATION AT A SUBSEQUENT
MEETING AND THEN THEY PICKED
THE FINAL LIST. AFTER TWO
ROUNDS OF VOTING AT THAT
MEETING ON APRIL 27th.
>> THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR AND
2017 WHEN POSITIONS EIGHT AND
NINE WERE ON THE BALLOT. WITH
POSITION EIGHT THEY WERE NOT
RUNNING FOR REELECTION AND
TAKING OVER AS MAN. IN THIS
CASE, A PLACEHOLDER WAS THE
ONLY OPTION AND THE CARETAKER
POSITION WAS THE ONLY OPTION
BECAUSE THAT PERSON WOULD SERVE
UNTIL RIGHT AFTER THE ELECTION
RESULTS WERE CERTIFIED. THERE
WERE EIGHT CANDIDATES AND
COUNSEL DID NOT NARROW THE
NUMBER OF CANDIDATES PRIOR TO
THE APPOINTMENT BUT WAS OPENING
NOMINATIONS. AND UNTIL 1
RECEIVED A MAJORITY VOTE TAKING
ONE ROUND OF VOTING. UNTIL
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA
TOOK OVER RIGHT AFTER THE
RESULTS WERE FINALIZED. MOST
RECENTLY, IN APRIL OF 2019, 11
CANDIDATES WERE IN THE OFFING.
BUT THEY DID NOW CANDIDATES
THE DAY OF THE FINAL VOTE BY
OPENING NOMINATIONS. THESE
THREE WERE THEN VOTED ON. THAT
IS THE LAST THREE THAT WERE
ACTUALLY EASILY AVAILABLE IN
THE LEGISLATIVE DATABASE.
PRIOR TO 2015 AND THE
RESIGNATION IN 2006, THERE
WERE 98 CANDIDATES. THE EACH
HAD THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AT
THE COUNCIL MEETING AND THEY
WERE NARROWED DOWN TO 14
SEMIFINALISTS IN AND SIX
FINALIST. SALLY CLARK WAS
ELECTED TO THE POSITION AND SHE
OPTED TO RUN FOR THE PERMANENT
POSITION LATER AT THE END OF
THE APPOINTMENT. YOU GET MY
POINT AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO
SAY THAT VARIATION IS THE NORM
IN THE PROCESS. THE PROCESS WE
HAVE CHOSEN TO FILL THE VACANCY
WITH DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
FOR HOW WE ARE DOING IT. AND
EVEN THOUGH IT'S DONE
DIFFERENTLY EVERY YEAR, THE
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH WE HAVE
A VACANCY ARE DIFFERENT IN TWO
VERY IMPORTANT RESPECTS. FIRST
YOU CAN COMPLY WITH ADDITIONAL
LAYERS AND RULES. AFTER
PASSING 2017 TO REQUIRE A
PUBLIC FORUM. THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT IS A NEW
REQUIREMENT. AND THAT IS A LOT
TO GO THROUGH. BUT WE HAVE TO
NARROW THE FIELD TO MAKE A
MANAGEABLE PUBLIC FORUM. WE
CANNOT HAVE A PUBLIC FORUM WITH
THAT MANY CANDIDATES OF THE
NECESSITY WE NARROW THE FIELD
TO THE SMALLEST NUMBER THAT I
BELIEVE THE DISCUSSION COULD BE
MEANINGFUL AND QUESTIONS ASKED
THAT ALLOW FOR MEANINGFUL
RESPONSES. SECOND, THE CHARTER
PROVIDES THE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR
THE VACANCY. THIS THE SECOND
FACTOR IN OUR CASE. AMONG THE
ACTUAL RESIGNATION.
COUNCILMEMBER TERESA MOSQUEDA
ANNOUNCED THAT SHE RESIGNED ON
JANUARY 2nd. SO THE VACANCY
WEBPAGE ON THE COUNCIL WEBSITE
WAS PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 26th.
UNDER A DIFFERENT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND BEFORE WE HAD A
FULLY FORMED CITY COUNCIL.
THAT MADE THINGS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFICULT GOING FORWARD. AND
2019, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON
ANNOUNCED IN DECEMBER THAT HE
WILL LEAVE COUNSEL FOR JOB AT
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA. BUT HE
DID NOT RESIGN UNTIL FOUR
MONTHS LATER. SO THERE WAS A
LONG PERIOD OF TIME IN WHICH IT
WAS KNOWN HE WOULD BE LEAVING
THE RESIGNATION CAN FOUR MONTHS
LATER. SELECTING APPROPRIATE
CANDIDATES FOR FINAL
CONSIDERATION. I DON'T KNOW
HOW THEY DECIDED ON THE
CRITERIA AS A WAS NOT PAYING
CLOSE ENOUGH ATTENTION BUT THAT
IS TIME WE DON'T HAVE. A
MAJORITY OF US ONLY TOOK OFF
OFFICIALLY ON JANUARY 1st.
WHICH WAS A HOLIDAY. NEXT
MONDAY IS ALSO A HOLIDAY. WE
CANNOT MAKE ANY DECISIONS
OUTSIDE OF A PUBLIC MEETING. I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT SIMPLY
USING THE CRITERIA USED IN THE
PRIOR SELECTION PROCESS IS A
WORKABLE OPTION . SO WE WERE
LEFT TO EVALUATE CANDIDATES
ACCORDING TO WHAT WE EACH
BELIEVE IT BE BEST FOR THE CITY
AND THE AT-LARGE POSITION. WE
SHARED OF THIS PRIOR TO TODAY.
AND WE HAVE DECISION-MAKING
AUTHORITY ABOUT SOME OF THE
DETAILS AND I WANTED TO AVOID
ANY PERCEPTION OF INFLUENCING
THE PROCESS AND VOICING THESE
PREFERENCES. OTHERS DID AND
THAT IS FINE TOO. THOSE THE
CONSTRAINTS UNDER WHICH WE ARE
DOING THIS. IT'S NOT AN
UNCOMMON PROCESS. BUT WE WERE
OPERATING UNDER SOME VERY
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS. IN THE
END WE WERE REVIEWING THE
APPLICATIONS AND FAR SURPASSING
MY EXPECTATIONS. AGAIN, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYBODY THAT
MADE THIS POSSIBLE. I
ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE
RUMBLINGS ABOUT THE PROCESS AND
ALSO PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT BE
HAPPY WITH THE PEOPLE IN OUR
NARROWED DOWN LIST. AND THAT
IS FINE. THAT IS DEMOCRACY.
BUT I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT
WE ARE PLAYING THE HAND THAT WE
WERE DEALT AND WE'RE DOING IT
IS FAIRLY AND TRANSPARENTLY AS
WE POSSIBLY CAN. SO THAT IS THE
CONTEXT. WE WILL APPROVE THE
PROCEDURE AND I WANT TO AGAIN
REMIND FOLKS WITH THIS PUBLIC
FORUM THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER
COMING UP NEXT WEEK. THE LIST
OF FINALIST MOVING FORWARD IN
THE VACANCY APPOINTMENT PROCESS
INCLUDE NO MORE THAN EIGHT
NAMES TOTAL TO ENSURE THAT THE
PUBLIC FORM REQUIRED UNDER THE
SEATTLE NAME A SIMPLE CODE
REMAINS MANAGEABLE. THIS IS AN
EQUITABLE PROCESS FOR EACH
COUNCILMEMBER TO PROPOSE ONE
NAME ONLY. AND THIS IS LIMITED
TO ONE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A
NAME. THIS IS A PROCEDURE AND
THE REASONS THAT I WILL MOVE
THIS PARTICULAR PROCEDURE. THAT
SAID I'M OF TO ADOPT A
PROCEDURE TO ADAPT ADOPT THE
CITY COUNCIL POSITION 8 TO BE
AS FOLLOWS. THEY WILL OPEN
NOMINATIONS TO SELECT POSITION
8 FINALIST. COUNCIL MEMBERS
WILL BE CALLED AN ORDER OF THIS
WEEK'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WILL CALL. EACH COUNCILMEMBER
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROVIDE COMMENTS AND NOMINATE
NO MORE THAN ONE APPLICANT.
THIS WILL NOT REQUIRE A SECOND.
AND APPLICANT WILL BE NEEDED
TO BE NOMINATED BY
COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE APPLICANT
TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEXT
STEPS OF THE VACANCY
APPOINTMENT PROCESS. IF THE
NOMINEE HAS ALREADY BEEN
NOMINATED, COUNCILMEMBER IS NOT
REQUIRED TO DESIGNATE THE
ADDITIONAL NOMINEE BUT WILL NOT
HAVE THE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY
TO OFFER A NAME TO THE LIST OF
FINALIST. AFTER ALL NOMINATIONS
HAVE BEEN MADE, AND THEY ARE
MOVING FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL
VACANCY PROCESS. IS THE
SECOND?
>> ADOPTING THE PROCEDURE TO
NOMINATE FINALISTS.
>> ANY COMMENTS ON THE
PROPOSAL?
>> WE WILL AMEND THE PROCEDURE
TO ALLOW US TO MAKE REVISIONS
ONCE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE
FINALIZED PUTTING THEIR NAMES
FORWARD.
>> AS THE COUNCIL WAS
DESCRIBED IN THE WAY IT WORKS
IS BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE
LAST COUNCILMEMBER THAT
PROVIDED THE NAME PUT FORWARD,
THAT WOULD BE THE END OF OUR
ABILITY TO REVISE THE LIST.
WHETHER ADDING NAMES OR
SUBTRACTING NAMES. I DON'T
REALLY FORESEE THIS TO BE A
PROBLEM IF YOU GET TO THE END
OF THE LIST AND IS NOT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE THE LIST,
THEN WE ARE DONE. IN THE
SPIRIT OF FLEXIBILITY AND BEING
ITERATIVE, IF WE GET TO THE
END OF THE LIST AND WE WANT TO
MAKE REVISIONS, MY AMENDED
ASPECT OF THE PROCEDURE JUST
GIVES US THE ABILITY.
>> THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
OR HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT.
AS I'M UNDERSTANDING THE
PROCESS AS WE GET DOWN THE LINE
WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO NAMES TO
PUT INTO THE COMMUNITY FORUM.
THAT FEELS LESS USEFUL. IF WE
GET TO THE END AND SOMEONE
WANTS TO EITHER ADD ANOTHER
NAME OR SWAP OUT A NAME, THEN
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT. AND JUST TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT GETS BEYOND ONE OR TWO.
THIS IS THE INTENT. THAT WOULD
BE MY INTENT. I DON'T KNOW IF
ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO WAIT IN.
>> WITH THE MOTION FOR ONE
CHANGE THAT I WOULD BE
SUPPORTIVE OF ADDING NAMES BUT
I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF REMOVING
NAMES. YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT
AMENDMENT.
>> HOW MANY NAMES ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT WITH THE
AMENDMENT?
>> IT HAS BEEN SECONDED AND
REVISED. AND TO DETERMINE OUT
THE POINT THAT THIS IS WHAT WE
WOULD PROCEED WITH. YOU COULD
MODIFY A MOTION BECAUSE IT HAS
NOT BEEN SECONDED.
>> I WILL ALLOW THE MOTION TO
ALLOW ADDITIONAL NAMES TO BE
ADDED. ONCE YOU GET THRALL
EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
PROVIDING THE NAME AND ALLOWING
FLEXIBILITY TO ADD NAMES. AS
LONG AS WE ARE NOT EXCEEDING
EIGHT TOTAL NAMES.
>> SECOND.
>> I'M SORRY. MAY I SPEAK? MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE MOTION IS
TO ALLOW US TO EXPAND THE POOL
OF NOMINATIONS BEYOND EIGHT.
I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF REMOVING
NOMINATED NAMES FROM THE LIST.
THAT IS HOW I UNDERSTAND YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> NOT EXCEEDING EIGHT. ONCE
WE GET TO THE EIGHT OF US TO
COME BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
GOT IT RIGHT BEFORE WE ARE
DONE.
>> LET'S TAKE TURNS. I
UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT AND I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT FAIRNESS AND
WHO , IF WE GO ANOTHER ROUND,
IF THERE AREN'T EIGHT PEOPLE
AND THEN IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO
ADD, TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ADD THAT NAME. NOW WE ARE
OVER EIGHT AND I WOULD HAVE TO
POSSIBLY REMOVE NAMES. THAT'S
THE DIFFICULTY THAT I'M SEEING
WITH THIS.
>> IF YOU WANT TO ADD NAMES
AFTER THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN
NOMINATED, THEN IT CANNOT
EXCEED AND WE CANNOT REMOVE
ANY. SORRY AND THANK YOU.
>> IT WAS ALREADY SAID AND WE
CANNOT REMOVE ANY NAMES.
PRESUMABLY IF YOU'RE ADDING
ONE THAT SOMEONE HAD ALREADY
SAID WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO
THINK IF YOU ARE CORRECT.
THEN WE WERE ADDING THIS
ADDITIONAL.
>> YES. IF ONLY FIVE OF US PUT
FORWARD A NAME OR INDIVIDUALS
THAN THE FIVE PEOPLE ON THE
LIST. IF WE GET TO THE END OF
THAT THEM THAT ALLOWS US TO SAY
WE WOULD LIKE OTHER PEOPLE UP
TO EIGHT PEOPLE.
>> THESE ARE THE THREE PEOPLE
THAT DID NOT PUT FORWARD THE
NAME.
>> TOTAL OF EIGHT PEOPLE.
THAT'S CORRECT. IF YOU'D
LIKE TO PUT FORWARD THE NAME
AND SWAP IT FOR ANOTHER ONE,
WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS THE WAY
YOU DESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE IN
WHICH WE ARE ABOUT TO ENGAGE
IN. IT IS ONE DIRECTIONAL AND
IT DOES NOT CREATE A RELEASE
VALVE AT THE END OF THE
PROCEDURE. ONCE WE ARE DONE,
THERE IS THE ABILITY TO SAY
THAT NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME
HAVE HEARD EVERYONE'S CHOICE
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
LIST IS THE CORRECT LIST.
>> THOSE PEOPLE THAT THE CLIENT
PUT FORWARD AND THIS IS WHAT
I'M WONDERING
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I'M CURIOUS, TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND FROM THE
AMENDMENT PERSPECTIVE. AFTER
EVERYONE IS GONE AND NOMINATED.
I COULD BE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL
THREE. WE WILL HAVE THE
ABILITY TO FLOAT ADDITIONAL
NAMES AND DISCUSS AND VOTE IF
WE WILL COLLECTIVELY. IT'S A
LITTLE UNCLEAR IN THE
AMENDMENT.
>> IF I WAS LEADING THE MEETING
I WOULD CALL ON THE PEOPLE
THEY DECLINED TO PUT FORWARD
THE NAME, I WOULD ACCEPT THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR ANYONE ELSE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH GOES LAST. IF I
PUT FORWARD A NAME, INTEREST
FIRST ON THE LIST TODAY. AND
SO MY MEMORY IS SIMPLY ASKING
FOR THE ABILITY TO MAKE CHANGES
ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE WHOLE
LIST.
>> ONE LAST QUESTION. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THE
WAY TO DO THIS IS TO SEE THAT
EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR NAME
AND IF THEY SAID YOUR NAME THEN
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO ADD AN
ADDITIONAL NAME.
>> HAVING THOUGHT ABOUT THIS
AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS, WHY IS THE VERY
FACT THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING
EXACTLY HOW THAT WILL GO
FORWARD. WHY NOT JUST PUT
FORWARD A NAME. MY
UNDERSTANDING FROM EXECUTIVE
SESSION, THERE A LOT OF VERY
GOOD CANDIDATES. IF SOMEONE'S
FIRST CHOICE WAS NAMED, WERE
NOT PUT IN THE SECOND ONE? IT
SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE EASIER
AND KEEPERS WITHIN THE LIMITS
OF THE NAMES. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS? I RECOMMEND
THAT EVERYBODY TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY FOR WHOEVER THEY
THINK WILL BE BEST FOR THE JOB.
GO FOR IT. HOW THIS WOULD BE
PROCEDURALLY. AND BY ADDING
ADDITIONAL NAMES. WITH THE
NAMES TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE
THE COUNCIL. MOVED AND SECONDED
WITH DEBATE AT THIS POINT IF
THE COUNCIL IS READY THE
ROLLCALL CAN BE MADE TO VOTE ON
THE AMENDMENT.
>> OKAY, GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT
KETTLE. NO JIK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CATHY MOORE .
COUNCILMEMBER MARITZA RIVERA.
>> NAY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS DAN STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON
.
>> THREE IN FAVOR AND FIVE
OPPOSED.
>> THE AMENDMENT FAILS AND WE
WILL PROCEED TO A VOTE OF THE
PROCEDURE AS DESCRIBED AS
MOVED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES.
>> OKAY. NOW THE WORK BEGINS
TO PROCEED TO THE SELECTION OF
CITY COUNCIL POSITION WITH
EIGHT FINALISTS. THIS WEEK'S
CITY COUNCIL ROLLCALL STARTS
WITH COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT
KETTLE. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO MAKE THE NOMINATION
AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO EXPLAIN
WHY YOU ARE MAKING THE
NOMINATION THAT YOU ARE. YOU DO
NOT HAVE TO DO THAT. AND IF YOU
CHOOSE NOT TO MAKE ANY
NOMINATION, YOU CAN JUST PASS
IT TO THE NEXT PERSON.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATE IT. THANKS TO ALL
THE APPLICANTS WHO PUT THEIR
NAME FORWARD. IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A STRONG
INTEREST. AND THANK YOU FOR
THE HISTORY LESSON. IT'S
HELPFUL. WE HAD STRONG
CANDIDATES ACROSS MANY AREAS
THE ENTIRE WORLD. COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT AND GOVERNMENT.
SECTOR. THE VETERAN COMMUNITY
AND THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT/REAL
ESTATE AND ALSO LEGAL. WE HAVE
EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES TO LOOK
FROM. WITH THE VARIOUS
APPLICANTS IT WAS IN THE EMAIL
AND HERE IN CHAMBERS. IT'S
VERY HELPFUL TO RECEIVE THOSE
ENDORSEMENTS. MOVING ON, I
PLEDGE MYSELF TO THE
CONTINUOUS ENCOURAGEMENT OF
INITIATIVE AND RESPONSIBILITY
AND ENERGY AND SERVING THE
PUBLIC INTEREST. CONSERVING
THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THIS IS
KEY CRITERIA. AND MY CRITERIA
WERE INCLUDES THE WORK AND
ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDS. AND
IMPORTANTLY CIVIC INVOLVEMENT.
TO BE A CIVIC VOLUNTEER AND
COMMUNITY LEADER. SOMEONE WITH
EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE
VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE CITY
GOVERNMENT. WITH THAT SAID,
MINDFUL OF THE ASSIGNMENTS, I
NOMINATE TANYA WOO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I
WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK
YOU FOR NAVIGATING THIS VERY
COMPLICATED AND WIDELY ANOTHER
GATED TERRITORY. I BELIEVE YOU
ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO IT WITH
FULL PROFESSIONALISM AND
TRANSPARENCY. AND GIVING
COUNCIL MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR HOW THIS MOVES FORWARD AND
DICTATED SLOWLY BY THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AS HAD BEEN DONE IN
THE PAST. THIS IS WITH ALL THE
SUPPORTING MATERIAL THAT WAS
OVER 600 PAGES WORTH OF
DOCUMENTS. IN A VERY SHORT
TURNAROUND. I GOT THIS ON
THURSDAY. YESTERDAY. AND I JUST
WANT TO REASSURE EVERYONE THAT
I PERSONALLY READ EVERY SINGLE
PAGE SUBMITTED. AS DID MY
CHIEF OF STAFF. BOTH OF US READ
ALL 600+ DOCUMENTS. AND WE HAD
A THOROUGH DISCUSSION ON A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE HAD
RECEIVED APPLICATIONS FROM
EVERY SECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THE
NEEDS OF THE CITY AND SPOKE OF
THEIR BACKGROUND. SOME COMING
FROM DEEP ROOTS IN THE
COMMUNITY. SOME BEING RECENT
TRANSPLANTS HERE. ALL SPOKE OF
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE. TO THAT
POINT, WHAT I WANTED TO SAY AS
WELL THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE
VACANCY CETAPHIL APPEAR. WE
WILL HAVE MANY VACANCIES ON THE
COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS. AND
PERHAPS OTHER TASKFORCES. TO
ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED
A DESIRE TO SERVE THEIR CITY,
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY
OPPORTUNITY IN WHICH YOU MAY DO
SO. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO
LOOK INTO OUR BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS AND OTHER
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AS A
VOLUNTEER IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. AND TO BRING THE
COMMITMENT AND EXPERTISE
FORWARD FOR ALL OF OUR BENEFIT.
IS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCUSSED,
THIS IS A VERY EXPEDITED
PROCESS. I THINK ALL OF US WERE
SOMEWHAT SURPRISED OF THE
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED. IT'S A DAUNTING
NUMBER AND A POSITIVE AND IT
INDICATES MANY PEOPLE ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN SERVING IN THE
CITY. BUT BECAUSE OF THE
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE
COMMUNITY FARM, WHICH IS A GOOD
IDEA. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO
TURN IT AROUND IN 20 DAYS, WITH
SO MANY PEOPLE. AND ALSO TO
MAKE THE COMMUNITY FARM AND
EFFECTIVE FORUM FOR CANDIDATES
TO BE FULLY VETTED BY THE
COMMUNITY. WHILE IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN MY PREFERENCE IN THE IDEAL
WORLD TO ALLOW EVERY PERSON WHO
SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO GO
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FARM
PROCESS. AND THEN FOR US TO
THEN BE BACK HERE. IT'S SIMPLY
NOT POSSIBLE. ALSO GIVEN THAT
THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WILL BE
BEGINNING IN THE EARLY PART OF
FEBRUARY. NOT TO MAKE A
PERFECT ENEMY OF THE GOOD. BUT
WE ARE HAVING TO MOVE FORWARD.
I EVALUATED EACH APPLICATION
AND THE APPLICANT'S
APPLICATION FOR THEIR ACTIVE
INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO
PUBLIC SERVICE AND THE HANDS-ON
EXPERIENCE WITH THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES FACING OUR CITY
TODAY. WHICH ARE PUBLIC
SAFETY, HOMELESSNESS, AND
AFFORDABILITY, AND ALSO CLIMATE
CHANGE. AND I REALIZE THIS IS
AN INCREDIBLY CONSEQUENTIAL
CHOICE IN FRONT OF US AND WE
ALL TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. MY
FIRST NOMINATION HAS ALREADY
BEEN PUT IN. AND BUT IN THE
SPIRIT OF TRYING TO MAKE THIS A
PROCESS WERE MORE PEOPLE GET TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY
ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL
CANDIDATES. I WILL OFFER A
SECOND NAME IN NOMINATION IN
THAT SPIRIT. I AM PLEASED TO
NOMINATE NEHA FOR THE SEAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR REMINDING
FOLKS OF THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES
TO SIT ON BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS AND GET INVOLVED IN
MANY WAYS. THERE IS NO
SHORTAGE OF OPPORTUNITY. WE
SAID MY FOCUS IS FINDING A
CANDIDATE WHO COULD BRING
BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE IN SOME
OF THE REALLY BIG DECISIONS
THAT WILL HAVE TO MAKE THIS
YEAR. THE PERSON SELECTED WAS
SET ON THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AND LAND-USE AND
WHICH ARE SUSTAINABILITY AND
ARTS AND CULTURE. BEFORE
REVIEWING THE CANDIDATES AND
ALSO READ THRALL 618 PAGES,
THAT WAS A LOT TO DO LAST
NIGHT. BUT BEFORE WE GOT THE
LIST WE CREATED ON
QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE USED IN
MY OFFICE TO EVALUATE ALL OF
THE CANDIDATES. AND TO FIGURE
OUT WHO MIGHT BE THE BEST FIT
FOR THIS VACANCY. THERE ARE
MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE. NOT AND
EVERYTHING BUT ONE OR TWO AREAS
WITH SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE AND
POLICY ADMINISTRATION. ALONG
WITH PARTICULAR AREAS OF
EXPERTISE.
>> OUR OFFICE RECEIVED MANY
NOMINATIONS INCLUDING FROM THE
REPRESENTATIVE IS ONE OF THE
LONGEST-SERVING
REPRESENTATIVES. TODAY, WITH
THE LIVING LEGEND AND LAST
SURVIVOR OF THE GANG OF FOUR.
THE FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE
AFTER CO-AUTHORING AN OP-ED
CALLING FOR THE APPOINTMENT I
JUST WANT TO READ A SHORT
EXCERPT FROM THAT. IS A FOURTH
GENERATION JAPANESE-AMERICAN,
SHE HAS SEEN HOW GOVERNMENT
POLICIES CAN SHAPE THE LIVES
OF OTHERS IN PROFOUND WAYS.
SOMETIMES FOR GENERATIONS.
GRANDPARENTS WERE WRONGFULLY
INCARCERATED IN WORLD WAR II.
AND THE FAMILIES EXPECTED A
MAJOR IMPACT ON THE WORLDVIEW.
LIKE HER PARENTS BEFORE HER SHE
GRANTED A WORK ON EQUITY AND
JUSTICE. THIS IS AN ASTUTE
PERSPECTIVE WITH THE PRIVATE
AND NONPROFIT SHELTER BUT SHE
WAS WORKING FOR THE CITY OVER
EIGHT YEARS AGO. SHE FOUND A
PLACE TO COUPLE HER PASSIONATE
SKILLS WITH GOOD GOVERNANCE.
IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT
BRING MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL
SOLUTIONS SO ALL RESIDENTS OF
SEATTLE CAN THRIVE AND PROSPER.
THESE ARE ACTIVISTS THAT WERE
EXPOSED TO THE IDEALS THAT
SEATTLE IS NOT JUST A CITY FOR
THOSE WITH RESOURCES. BUT FOR
ALL WHO LIVE. AND WORK AND
PLAY. IT WAS NAMED AFTER HER
FATHER, THE FIRST
ASIAN-AMERICAN AND A REMINDER
FOR THOSE WHO SERVE THE
COMMUNITY BEFORE US. MARI
LISTEN TO THE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POLICY AND
ELECTORAL POLITICS. SHE WILL
BE A NO DRAMA TRAILBLAZING
COUNCILMEMBER CARING HER STEADY
HAND TO WORK WITH PROCEDURES TO
FIND THE BEST WAY TO RESTORE
FAITH IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
TO SERVE ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. AND IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO HAVE A COLLEAGUE IN
THE CITY WITH PARTICULAR ISSUES
THAT WE HAD TO FACE AND WE WILL
BE FACING THIS YEAR AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR MORE FROM HER AT THE FORUM
AND COLLEAGUES IN GENERAL.
>> I WANT TO THANK ALL 72
APPLICANTS HAVING BEEN RECENTLY
MYSELF AND BEEN VOTED TO SIT ON
THIS AMAZING BODY. I KNOW HOW
HARD IT IS TO PUT YOUR NAME OUT
THERE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. IT'S
BECAUSE OF FOLKS THAT ARE
WILLING TO SERVE THAT WE HAVE
THIS AMAZING CITY AND WE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE CITY
BACK FOR BEAUTIFUL AND SAFE
CITY THAT WILL WANT IT TO BE. I
THINK YOU FOR THAT. WANT TO
THANK ALL OF THE STAFF AND
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT WILL
HAVE TO WORK HARD AND
DILIGENTLY WITH EXTRA HOURS TO
HELP US GET THIS PROCESS DONE
IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR
STAFF . ALSO WANT TO THINK
COMMUNITY OF THOSE THAT HAVE
GIVEN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY AND
THOSE THAT HAVE EMAILED US TO
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
WILL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF
THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR
FROM ALL OF YOU IN THE CITY AS
TO WHAT YOU THINK TO HELP
INFORM THE DECISIONS THAT WE
MADE. THAT IS NOT LOST ON ME.
IT'S ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT
OF DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE. I
WANT TO THANK ALL WHO REACHED
OUT TO LET US KNOW YOUR
THOUGHTS ON THIS APPOINTMENT
PROCESS AND WHO YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SEE . LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
CATHY MOORE AND OTHERS AND
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES, MY
STAFF AND I REVIEWED ALL 72
APPLICATIONS AND WE LOOK FOR
SIMILAR CRITERIA. MANY OF US
WERE ALIGNED ON WHO WE WOULD
LIKE TO WORK WITH AND AND THE
CONSTITUENTS THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE AS PART OF THIS
BODY. I THINK GOVERNMENT
EXPERIENCE AND POLICY
EXPERIENCE IN FINANCE
EXPERIENCE AND SOMEONE THAT
UNDERSTANDS A PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUE THAT ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT AND HUGELY IMPORTANT
ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY. IN MY
DISTRICT AND MANY OF OUR
DISTRICTS AND VERY IMPORTANTLY
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AFTER
GIVING CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO
ALL OF THE CANDIDATES , THE
CANDIDATE THAT I WOULD HAVE
NOMINATED IS ALSO TANYA WOO
AND HAVING OTHERS NOMINATE
TANYA WOO, I WILL ALSO
NOMINATE JUAN. THEY HAVE
ROBUST GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
EXPERIENCE IN TOWN. AND VERY
PLUGGED INTO COMMUNITY NOT ONLY
IN HIS WORK BUT HIS VARIOUS
VOLUNTEER CAPACITIES. THIS IS
WHAT I WOULD ADD TO THE POOL.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S.
>> FOR HELPING TO GUIDE US AND
IMPLEMENT THESE CHALLENGING
PROCESSES OVER A VERY TIGHT
TIMELINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING THIS TO
LIFE AND MAKING SURE ALL OF
YOUR FEEDBACK IS REFLECTED.
INTO THE PROCESS THAT WE ARE
ALIGNING. WE WILL BE
TRANSPARENT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
ON MY OWN PERSONAL A VERY FEW
EVALUATION COUTURIER AND HOW I
AM THINKING ABOUT CHOOSING YOUR
NEW COLLEAGUE. IDEALLY, IF WE
HAD HAD MORE TIME, WE COULD
HAVE COLLECTIVELY ALIGNED ON
THE CRITERIA UPON WHICH TO
JUDGE OUR NEW COLLEAGUE. BUT
TIME IS SHORT. BUT WITH THAT
SAID, LET ME GO AHEAD AND SHARE
HOW I AM APPROACHING THIS AND
HOW I I EVALUATED THINGS. I AM
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS AN
ABILITY TO COLLABORATE ACROSS
DIFFERENCES. FIND COMMON GROUND
AND GET STUFF DONE.
COLLABORATION IS THE TOUCHSTONE
OF REALLY WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR
IN THAT REGARD. I AM ALSO
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES
NOT VIEW ME AS THE ENEMY.
SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT VIEW ANY
OF MY COLLEAGUES AS THE ENEMY
EITHER. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HALF
THE STATE IS SOMETHING THAT WE
SHOULD SPECIFICALLY AVOID IN
THIS DAY AND AGE. BUT THAT IS
WHERE WE ARE AND THE POINT
WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM TO
MOVE BEYOND THAT. THAT US MOVE
BEYOND THE DIVISIVE AND TOXIC
AND INAPPROPRIATE RHETORIC OF
ENEMY AND OTHERWISE. AS A
COMBAT VETERAN TOGETHER. WITH
MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER, WE
ARE BOTH VETERANS. HAVE BEEN
AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND
DEPLOYED OVERSEAS AND I HAVE
FLOWN COMBAT MISSIONS WITH
AIRCREW. FIGHTING AGAINST
ENEMIES. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING
DOES NOT CREATE OR GENDER
MINDSET OR MENTALITY. IT'S
PRETTY SIMPLE AND IT'S A LOW
BAR AND THEY GET IT BUT SOMEONE
THAT DOES NOT VIEW ME AND MY
FELLOW COLLEAGUES AS AN ENEMY.
THERE ALSO FOCUSED ON
DELIVERING RESULTS. ALONG WITH
A STRONG RECORD OF SERVICE.
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT JUST SHOWING
UP FOR THIS PARTICULAR
ENGAGEMENT. I'M ALSO LOOK FOR
SOMEONE WITH A GROWTH MINDSET.
WHO DOESN'T MIND BEING TOLD
THAT THOUGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES
MAY NOT BE CORRECT OR IN LINE
WITH WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE
THINKING OF THAT THEY ARE
WRONG. SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING
TO LISTEN AND INCORPORATE
FEEDBACK. AND NOT PUSH BACK. I
AM ALSO LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO
HAS THE ABILITY TO WIN
CITYWIDE. IF THEY CHOOSE TO RUN
AGAIN LONG TERM. I WILL BE
HONEST THAT I'M PRETTY
AGNOSTIC . I DON'T REALLY CARE
IF THIS PERSON CHOOSES TO BE A
CARETAKER OR WANTS TO RUN
AGAIN. BUT IF THEY DO CHOOSE
TO RUN AGAIN, I'M LOOKING FOR
SOMEONE WITH THE ABILITY AND
THE STAMINA TO WIN THE CITYWIDE
RACE. AND ALSO FINALLY I WILL
SAY SOMETHING THAT HAS STUCK
STRUCK A CHORD FOR ME
INITIALLY. WE HEARD PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND ONE OF THEM WERE
AS RESPECTFULLY TO CHALLENGE US
AS THE COUNSEL TO THINK
CRITICALLY ABOUT WHO IS IN THE
ROOM. WHO WAS AT THE TABLE AND
WHO HAS A SEAT . AND WHO DOES
NOT. THIS IS PERSONALLY
WEIGHING HEAVILY ON MY MIND AND
HEART AS WELL. TO BE EVEN MORE
EXPLICIT, I WANT MEMBERS OF
OUR LOCAL ASIAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITY , WHO ARE DEMANDING A
SEAT AT THE TABLE AND THAT WE
HAVE ANY NUMBER OF
WELL-QUALIFIED CANDIDATES. I
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I SEE YOU
AND DAYCARE YOU AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK. SO,
THAT IS HOW I APPROACH THIS
WHOLE PROCESS. THAT'S
EVALUATION CRITERIA UPON WHICH
I CHOSE TO ARRIVE WHERE I'M AT
TODAY RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO APPLIED. A LOT OF
EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE. I REVIEWED
THE 600 PAGE TALK LINE BY LINE.
WILL HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF
REVIEW IN THE OFFICE I WITH
THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED
EVERYONE. AND A THIRD AND
SECOND PLUGGED TO ON THE
COMMISSION OPPORTUNITIES. THIS
IS ONE SKILL SET THAT I LEARNED
IN CONTRIBUTION TO VARIOUS
COMMUNITIES THAT HELP ME AND
HOPEFULLY HELP THE
ORGANIZATIONS I WAS INVOLVED
WITH. SO IT'S A THIRD PLUG
FOR MORE SOLUTIONS. HAVE A
LARGE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED
CANDIDATES. PEOPLE LIKE TANYA
WOO TO MEET THE CRITERIA. THIS
IS WHAT HAPPENS LATER. A LOT
OF QUALIFIED PEOPLE. CHRIS
PORTER IS SOME OF THAT I THINK
MEETS THE CRITERIA. AND OTHERS
WHO MET THE CRITERIA. THE
PERSON FOR ME FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE THAT STOOD OUT THE
MOST IS MAX EDELMANN. I
NOMINATE MARK SOLOMON. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND
ESPECIALLY CHOOSING SOMEONE WHO
IS NOT VIEWING ANY OF US AS THE
ENEMY. WHO IS HERE TO WORK
TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY TO
FIND COMMON GROUND WITH THE
BIGGEST INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS
THAT WE HAVE TO SOLVE THIS
YEAR. THE CRITERIA IS FOCUSING
ON THE BASICS OF BEING A GOOD
PARTNER. SOMEONE THAT PUTS THE
CITY ABOVE THEMSELVES IN THE
PUT THEMSELVES UP ON THEIR OWN
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THAT THEY
WORK WELL TOGETHER WITH OTHERS.
THAT THEY'RE FOCUSED ON THE
BASICS OF GOVERNMENT. IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR ME AND THAT THE
INDIVIDUAL HAS A KNOWLEDGE OF
GOVERNMENT. WHETHER THE CITY OR
COUNTY OR SCHOOL BOARD. AND
THAT THEY HAVE A TRACK RECORD
OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. AND
KNOWLEDGE OF NOT NECESSARILY
ALL OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AREAS
BUT AT LEAST ONE OF THEM.
SERVING ON LIBRARY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES.
WITH THAT, I NOMINATE VIVIAN .
>> THINK VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. COOL THING ABOUT
GOING LAST AS YOU SEE WHAT
EVERYONE ELSE PICKS. I KNOW A
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SAID THIS
WITH THE APPLICANT'S THAT PUT
THEMSELVES FORWARD. A LOT OF US
THAT JUST RAN, IT WAS REALLY
HARD RUNNING. IT'S HARD TO PUT
YOURSELF OUT THERE AND BE
VULNERABLE AND NAVIGATE A
POLITICAL WORLD. TO PUT
YOURSELF IN THERE WITH ALL THE
PACKETS AND THEN HIT SUBMIT
KNOWING ALL THE INFORMATION
WILL BE PUBLICLY SHOWN, IT'S
VERY HARD. I JUST WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE FOR PUTTING
THEIR NAME AND THAT I WANT TO
THINK THE COMMUNITY GROUPS
THAT PUT THEIR NAMES IN. I
ASKED HER A LOT OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT THEY ASKED AND
THEY WERE REALLY GOOD. THEY
ASKED ABOUT A LOT OF ISSUES
GOING ON WITH HER CITY. WHEN WE
LOOK TO THE PROCESS AND ALL THE
APPLICANTS AND FIGURING OUT
SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. JUST
IN THE LAST WEEK, PERSONALLY.
POSITIVE LEADERSHIP AND
COMMUNITY ROOTS AS ANOTHER ONE.
A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. NOT
EITHER UP OR DOWN. THESE ARE
THE ISSUES WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY. EVERYONE HAS
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND
CONSTITUENT SERVICES. CITY HALL
IS THE FRONT PORCH TO A LOT OF
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT. SOMEONE
THAT UNDERSTANDS THAT TO
CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY AND
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND THE
NUTS AND BOLTS OF CONSTITUENT
SERVICES. THIS IS HUGE. AND A
LOT OF PRIORITIES. AND SOMEONE
WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY MEANS
DIFFERENT THINGS FOR DIFFERENT
PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES. AND SOMEONE
PASSIONATE ABOUT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC
MOBILITY FOR CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
UNDERSERVED. AND ALSO
UNDERSTANDS ESSENTIAL
GOVERNMENT SERVICES. AND I
KNOW THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN
HERE TODAY THAT I WOULD HAVE
NOMINATED BUT MY COLLEAGUES
HAVE. IN THE SPIRIT OF ENSURING
THAT WE HAVE A GOOD LINE AND
LIST OF PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM
THE LAST SPARK PERSON TO
SPEAK. AND SOMEONE WHO WILL
RUN FOR OFFICE THIS YEAR. OF
THE DAY HAS BLENDED TOGETHER
BUT I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE WHO IS
WILLING TO STEP UP AND RUN IN
THE GENERAL ELECTION THIS YEAR
AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION.
BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF REALLY
IMPORTANT DECISIONS TO MAKE
THIS YEAR. THERE IS THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY AND THERE
WOULD BE A MASSIVE LIFT TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE THE
BUDGET AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN
BETWEEN. I WOULD LIKE THE
PERSON IN THE SEAT TO BE THE
PERSON THAT WILL HAVE TO LIVE
WITH THOSE DECISIONS THAT THEY
MAKE OVER THE NEXT NINE MONTHS.
INSTEAD OF THE TENDENCY TO
PROMISE MORE THAN WE CAN
DELIVER LONG TERM. IT IS WHAT I
BELIEVE HAS GOTTEN US INTO THE
POSITION. I'M VERY MUCH
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO WILL BE
WILLING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE
WHEN THEY ARE AT THIS DAIS.
THAT WAS MY FIRST CRITERIA.
AND THEN MY SECOND WAS, SOMEONE
WHO IS VERY STRONG ON PUBLIC
SAFETY. PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE
DEFINING ISSUE IN THIS
ELECTION. AND IT IS CLEAR THAT
WE HAVE SOME VERY GOOD
CANDIDATES THAT WE ARE
ENTERTAINING RIGHT NOW. ON THE
TRAIL AND OFF, THEY HAVE STATED
THAT KEEPING OUR PEOPLE
CITYWIDE SAFE AND ENSURING
THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
WELCOMING PLACES. NOT JUST FOR
RESIDENTS, BUT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES. THAT IS IMPORTANT.
SO THOSE OF THE TWO THINGS FOR
ME. SOMEONE WILL MAKE DECISIONS
ABOUT OUR INVESTMENTS, WITH AN
EYE TOWARD THE LONG-HAUL. AND
ALSO SOMEONE WHO IS VERY MUCH
FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE OUR ECONOMIC
RECOVERY IS DEPENDENT ON ESSAY
FIRST SEATTLE. BUT I SAY
PUBLIC SAFETY, I AM INCLUDING
IN PUBLIC SAFETY ADDRESSING
YOUR FENTANYL CRISIS. I WOULD
JUST SAY THAT SEEING WHERE THIS
IS GOING, I THINK THAT WE HAVE
A VERY GOOD POOL OF CANDIDATES.
SO I WILL NOT PUT FORWARD THE
PERSON THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY
WHO WOULD BE CAPTAIN STRAND.
BECAUSE STEPHEN STRAND BECAUSE
HE IS THE WEST PRECINCT
CAPTAIN AND ON THE FRONT LINE.
AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND READ
THAT THEY MADE EXPLICIT. I'M
ALSO PREPARED TO RUN A ROBUST
CAMPAIGN FOR THE OPEN SEAT IN
THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION. AND
IN HIS EXPERIENCE IN HIS
RESUME, THIS IS THE SECTION
THAT I HIGHLIGHTED. BECAUSE I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ONE
HAS A GOOD SENSE OF ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND HOW THEY
WORK IN THE CITY. WITH
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS AND DRUG ADDICTION
AND ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
COORDINATED OPERATIONS TO
TARGET PREDATORY DRUG DEALERS
THAT FUELED THE FENTANYL
CRISIS. AND THEN GOING ON TO
TALK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE.
HAVE YOU EVER APPLIED FOR JOB
AND HE FELT LIKE MAYBE YOU
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
ARE BEING TAKEN AS A SERIOUS
CANDIDATE. AND HE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU BE GIVEN
CONSIDERATION EQUAL TO
EVERYBODY ELSE. I BELIEVE THAT
I'M STRUGGLING WITH THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE GOT SEVEN ALREADY
CANDIDATES AND WE HAVE TO HAVE
A VERY MEANINGFUL PUBLIC FORUM
. YOU KNOW WHAT? I JUST
CONVINCED MYSELF. I'M GOING TO
NOMINATE STEPHEN STRAND. BUT
HERE'S MY CONCERN. THAT WE
HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE AND THAT
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TIME TO
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN A DEEP
WAY AT THE FARM. SO I WILL
SUGGEST THAT THE ORGANIZERS
STRUCTURALLY QUESTION AS WELL.
SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN GET A
CHANCE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
AND ANSWER QUESTION. SO PERHAPS
NARROWING THE CHOICE OF
QUESTIONS THAT ARE ASKED OF THE
CANDIDATES. HOW'S THAT FOR MY
FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ACT?
CHANGING MY MIND ON THE DAIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
THAT YOU ARE IN FACT NOMINATING
. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE
RIGHT TIME. BUT HOW AND WHEN
WILL WE START TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATION A REPORT JANUARY
22nd WILL LOOK LIKE? AS EVER
CALL OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS BODY
TO NOT HAVE CONVERSATION WITH
THE SEVEN OR EIGHT CANDIDATES.
TO HAVE A STRUCTURE FOR THAT
YET?
>> HERE'S MY PROPOSAL.
>> CAN WE CONFIRM THAT
NOMINATIONS AT THIS POINT ARE
CLOSED?
>> IT WORKED OUT. WE ALL PUT
FORWARD A NAME AND IT DID NOT
GET MESSY. WELL DID NOT HAVE TO
GAIN THE SYSTEM AND I WOULD
SAY THAT THE PROCESS IS CLOSED.
NOW WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE
LIST.
>> LET'S STATE ALL THE
NOMINEES. PLEASE VERIFY THAT
THE NOMINEES HAVE BEEN
REPRESENTED.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO I PROPOSE AND
THAT WHICH IS FOCUS ON THE NEXT
STEPS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT
IS THAT THERE WILL BE A
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CLERK
AND THE SEATTLE CITYCLUB. I
PROPOSE THAT THE SEATTLE
CITYCLUB ALSO HELP TO STRUCTURE
THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR
THE MEETING OF THE 22nd. SO WE
JUST OUTSOURCED THE PROCESS
ALTOGETHER. SO KNOWING WHAT
QUESTIONS WERE NOT ASKED AT THE
FORUM AND SUGGESTING WORKING
WITH THE CLERKS. AND CENTRAL
STAFF AND PROCEEDING WITH THE
ACTUAL INTERVIEW AS ANOTHER
REQUIREMENT OF THE LAW THAT WE
ARE WORKING UNDER. AND MY
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION?
>> MOSTLY. I DO THINK THAT I
WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THE
EXTENT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT
GET ASKED ON THE 22nd AS WELL.
MAYBE THE PLANS WOULD
INTERVIEW THEM INDIVIDUALLY. OR
TWO MINUTES OUT OF FORM AND TWO
MINUTES HERE IN CHAMBERS IF IT
WILL BE SUFFICIENT IF FOLKS ARE
INTERESTED IN HAVING A DEEPER
CONVERSATION WITH THE
CANDIDATES. WE ARE REVIEWING
ANY OF THE EIGHT PEOPLE
NOMINATED AND I WANT TO LEAD
THE FOR THE COMMUNITY FORUM.
MAYBE TWO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
IN THE FORM. BECAUSE THEY HAVE
IT COVERED.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? OKAY. SO TO
CONCLUDE. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL. WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 16th AT
2:00 PM. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.