>> CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO AN
ORDER. IT IS A 2:00 AND I AM
SARAH NELSON, PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. NINE
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. SO FIRST WE WILL
HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS WOO AND
MORALES HAVE A PROCLAMATION
PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 720 24 TO
BE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE
EXPULSION OF CHINESE FROM
SEATTLE. SO YOU WILL FIRST
INTRODUCE THE PROCLAMATION AND
THEN I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR
COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
AND AFTER COMMENTS, WE WILL
SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW PEOPLE
TO PROVIDE COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO , YOU ARE THE
FIRST TO SPEAK. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU. A LITTLE BIT OF
HISTORY, IN JULY OF 2015, A
RESOLUTION 31605 WAS PASSED IN
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS
A TESTAMENT TO THE REGRET FOR
THE ANTI-CHINESE LEGISLATION
THAT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAD
PASSED AT THAT TIME. IT STANDS
AS A RECOGNITION OF THE
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE
CHINESE COMMUNITY TO VIBRANT
TAPESTRY OF SEATTLE. THE
RE-IMMERSION PERFORMS OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS
OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL RESPECT
ABOUT THEIR BACKGROUND. AS WE
REFLECT UPON OUR PAST, WE
CANNOT IGNORE THE DARKER
CHAPTERS. ON FEBRUARY 7th 1886
A WAVE OF ANTI-CHINESE
SENTIMENT ERUPTED INTO
VIOLENCE, AN ANGRY MOB OF ABOUT
1500 PEOPLE DESCENDED UPON THE
CHINESE QUARTERS OF SEATTLE.
SOME 350 CHINESE RESIDENTS WERE
FORCIBLY REMOVED, LOADED ONTO
WAGONS AND BROUGHT TO THE DOCKS
WHERE THEY WERE EXPELLED FROM
THEIR HOMES AND FORCED ONTO
STEAMERS LIKE THE QUEEN OF THE
PACIFIC. I AM A PRODUCT OF
THESE EXCLUSIONARY POLICIES
EVEN THOUGH MY FAMILY HAS BEEN
HERE SINCE THE LATE 1800S. I AM
THE FIRST GENERATION BORN IN
THE U.S. BECAUSE THE WOMEN IN
MY FAMILY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO
IMMIGRATE UNTIL RECENTLY.
TODAY, AS WE STAND ON THE
PRECIPICE OF PROGRESS, WE MUST
NOT FORGET THE LESSONS OF
HISTORY. WE MUST CONFRONT OUR
PAST AND HUMILITY AND STRIVE TO
BUILD A FUTURE ROOTED IN
UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION.
THIS IS WHY WE PROCLAIM
FEBRUARY 7th AS DATE OF
REMEMBRANCE FOR THE EXPULSION
OF THE CHINESE FROM SEATTLE. IT
IS NOT JUST A COMMEMORATION BUT
A CALL TO ACTION. IT IS A
TESTAMENT TO OUR RESOLVE TO
STAND AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN
ALL FORMS AND TO BUILD A MORE
INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. SO I
WILL SEND THIS TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES FOR FURTHER COMMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. I DO NOT HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD EXCEPT TO SAY I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE HONOR THE EXPERIENCE OF
THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN
SEATTLE AND REALLY ALL ALONG
THE WEST COAST AND ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT AS A COUNTRY WE HAVE A
HISTORY OF RACIST POLICIES AND
PRACTICES THAT CAUSE INCREDIBLE
HARM TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HARM AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT LET IT
CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND THAT WE
ENSURE WE ARE COMMEMORATING THE
SURVIVORS, THEIR FAMILIES AND
THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE, AS A
CITY, MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE
SURE WE CANNOT LET THESE THINGS
HAPPEN AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
PROCLAMATION FORWARD. AS WE, AS
A COUNSEL WORK TO BUILD
STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND CREATE
A MORE UNIFIED SEATTLE, WE MUST
ACKNOWLEDGE PAST HARM AND FAITH
HOW IT IMPACTS THE CITY TODAY.
THIS PROCLAMATION REQUIRES US
TO HAVE THAT SELF-ASSESSMENT
AND TO DO BETTER. SO I AM PROUD
TO HAVE MY SIGNATURE ATTACHED
TO THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT
WISH TO SPEAK?
>> MANY OF US MADE COMMENT
YESTERDAY, I WILL NOTE I GREW
UP IN SACRAMENTO, AND I
REMEMBER ALONG THE SACRAMENTO
DELTA THERE ARE SEVERAL TOWNS
THAT WERE FOUNDED BY WORKERS
WHO MADE THE LEVEES ALONG THE
CHINESE WORKERS DESCENDENTS. WE
HAVE BENEFITED FROM THAT LABOR
AND I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT
UPON US TO RECOGNIZE OUR
MISTREATMENT AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
THIS. OFTEN RECENTLY, EFFORTS
HAVE BEEN MADE TO HIDE OUR
HISTORY, OUR NATION'S HISTORY
AND CRIMINALIZE IT. I VIEW
TODAY'S PROCLAMATION AS REALLY
AN IMPORTANT STEP THAT WE CAN
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR HISTORY AND WE
CAN LEARN FROM IT AND BUILD ON
ITS. IQ. IT STANDS IN CONTRAST
WITH WHAT WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY
ACROSS OUR NATION, SO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBERS, YOU
ARE WELCOME TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO PRESENT WELL, WE
ALREADY PRESENT AT THE
PROCLAMATION COME UP THAT IF
THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I
WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO
ALLOW FOR WINSTON LEE,
PRESIDENT OF UNITED HUB TO
PROVIDE BRIEF REMARKS TO THE
COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. SEEING NO OBJECTION,
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED. GO
AHEAD PLEASE.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
SEATTLE COUNCILMEMBERS EMMA I
AM HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS
TODAY. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT
MOMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WE
REMEMBER THE TOUGH TIMES OUR
ANCESTORS FACED DURING THE
SEATTLE CHINESE DEPOSITION OF
1886. BACK THEN THEY ASKED FOR
MANY CHINESE IMMIGRANTS TO
LEAVE THEIR HOMES, BUT DESPITE
CHALLENGES, THEY SHOOT CREDIBLE
STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE. AS WE
MARK THIS DATE, LET'S CREATE A
MORE FAIR AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY
FOR EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF
WHERE THEY COME FROM. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THIS IMPORTANT
RECOGNITION COUNCILMEMBERS WOO
AND COUNCILMEMBERS 12. ALSO, I
WANT TO YOU -- AND BY EVIL TO
COME TO A MARCH ON FEBRUARY
17th AT 10:00 A.M.. YOUR
PRESENCE WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC THAT DID NOT TUNE IN
YESTERDAY, THIS PROCLAMATION
WAS SIGNED BY ONLINE
COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR COMING AND
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> AT THIS TIME WE WILL OPEN
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND
WE ARE ACCEPTING COMMENTS ON
AGENDA ITEMS. IF YOU ARE HERE
TO PROVIDE COMMENT ON AGENDA
ITEM ONE, COUNSEL BILL 120738,
THAT HAS A REQUIRED PUBLIC
HEARING AND THE PUBLIC HEARING
WILL OPEN AFTER THE COUNCIL
CONSIDERS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SO IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, PLEASE WAIT
UNTIL THEN. MADAME CLERK, HOW
MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK IN PUBLIC, TODAY?
>> WE HAVE THREE REMOTE.
>> OKAY. LET'S START WITH THE
IN PERSON SPEAKERS PLEASE AND
GO AHEAD. EVERYBODY WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND THEN
WE WILL HAVE IN PERSON AND GO
TO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS AS WELL.
YOU CAN FIND THE INSTRUCTIONS
NOW.
>> THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE
TOLERATED -- SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED ON IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. WE WILL START
WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS
FIRST. ALL SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF ALLOTTED TIME. IF SPEAKERS
DO NOT FINISH COMMENTS WITHIN
THE ALLOTTED TIME, THE
MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS
OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER ON THE
LIST.
>> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS DEBBIE
WILSON.
>> MY NAME IS DEBBIE WILSON AND
I AM THE OWNER OF FRIENDS AND
FAMILY LLC. I WANTED TO LET YOU
KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE
CONTRACT AS A BLACK WOMAN IN A
BUSINESS. IT IS A BIG CONTRACT.
WE ARE KEEPING ALL OF THE HOMES
CLEANS AND CLEANING UP THE
DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR UNDER THE
BRIDGE FROM WHEN THE BIG FIRE
HAPPENED. THAT WAS MY BUSINESS
CLEANING THAT UP. WE HAD 13
WORKERS THAT CAME WITH THE
CONTRACT. WE HAVE FIVE OF THOSE
WHO ARE UNDER 40 YEARS OLD THAT
NOW HAVE PURCHASED A HOME
BECAUSE THEY HAVE COME AND WE
ARE GIVING THEM A LIVING WAGE.
I CALL IT LIVING WAGE. WE HAVE
MANICURED THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE LAKE CITY,
MAGNOLIA, BALLARD, ALL THE WAY
OUT TO THE CORNER. WE LOVE
DOING THIS WORK. SO IT IS A
WONDERFUL THING AND BY US DOING
THIS WORK IN THE CITY GIVING US
A CONTRACT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
PUT THIS THIS TOGETHER AND HAVE
IT HAPPEN. WHAT HAS HAPPENED
TO BE NOW AND WHY I COME TO YOU
TODAY IS BECAUSE I AM BEING
SQUEEZED BY SEATTLE PARKS
DEPARTMENT OUT OF THIS POSITION
AND I NEED HELP. THERE IS
NOWHERE FOR ME TO GO. I HAVE
BEEN EVERYWHERE AND THEY TOLD
ME WHEN I ASKED THEM WHY THIS
HAPPENED THEY TOLD ME I WAS LED
DOWN THE WRONG ROAD BECAUSE
THIS CONTRACT IS NOT A BLACK
WOMEN'S CONTRACT AND THOSE ARE
THE REASONS WHY I WANT TO TALK
TO SOMEBODY SO THAT THIS CAN BE
KNOWN. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
YOU CAN WIN THE CONTRACT BUT
ONCE YOU WIN YOU ARE SQUEEZED
OUT IF YOU ARE NOT THE RIGHT
PERSON. THAT IS WHAT IS
HAPPENING TO ME RIGHT NOW. I
WANT SOME ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
WHY SEATTLE PARKS IS DOING THIS
TO MY BUSINESS. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS RON JONES
FOLLOWED BY IS IT LUSSIER?
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS RON JONES.
I AM WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
LLC AS WELL. I WORK WITH MY
MOTHER, WE OWN A BIPOC
BUSINESS. WE WANT TO CONTRACT
WITH THE CITY. SKIP THROUGH, WE
HAVE BEEN SQUEEZED BY THE
DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE CUTTING
HOURS OUT OF OUR CONTRACT THAT
DO NOT MAKE SENSE TO THE
CONTRACT. THEY ARE TREATING US
TO LEAVE AND THE COMPANY THAT
HAD IT BEFORE THAT WAS NOT A
MINORITY OWNED COMPANY. THE
WORKERS IN THE FIELD ARE COMING
TO US MAKING COMPLAINTS. I HAVE
HAD A WHISTLEBLOWER TELLING US
HOW IT IS HAPPENING TO US
INSIDE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AN
INTERNAL EMAIL SAYING THEY WANT
TO SQUEEZE US OUT AND WE HAVE
DONE NOTHING WRONG. WE HAVE
NOTHING BUT POSITIVE ACCOLADES
WHO LOVE WORKING WITH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AND THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON AND WE LOVE
PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES
TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE
MINIMUM WAGE JOBS TO ONLY 13
PEOPLE AND WE HAVE CHANGED THE
LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE AND IT
MAKES AN IMPACT ON THE CITY. WE
ALL KNOW WHAT SEATTLE LOOKS
LIKE AND WE ARE NOT READY TO
DECREASE KEEPING OUR AIR IS
CLEANER THAN THEY ARE. WE NEED
SOME GUIDANCE. WE HAVE REACHED
OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE
NOT BEEN SEEN PEOPLE. WE HAVE
COMMUNICATIONS SAYING WE WILL
BE FOLLOWED UP WITH AND WE ARE
NOT RECEIVING RESPONSES. RIGHT
NOW THEY ARE SAYING WE WILL
WORK FOR THE HOURS WE SAY BUT
DO ALL THE SAME JOB WHICH MEANS
THEY ARE ASKING US TO WHICH FOR
FREE, WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE,
BUT STILL CONTRADICTORY TO THE
CONFLICT. IN THE EMAIL HE SAYS
WE WANT TO DO IT ANYWAY AND WE
ARE GOING TO STICK WITH THE NEW
TERMS. THEY SET NEW TERMS FOR
AN EXISTING CONTRACT AND
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO KNOW. THAT IS
ALL I WANT TO SAY. THANK YOU.
>> THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE
TRANSLATION SERVICES. THEY CAN
PROVIDE THEIR PUBLIC EVENT IN
SPANISH AND WE CAN SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO AFTERWARDS. OKAY. THANK
YOU.
>> GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE YOUR
COMMENT AND ALSO YOU CAN SEND A
WRITTEN COMMENT AS WELL.
>> MAY I SPEAK?
>> [ SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE ]
>> WE WILL DOUBLE THE TIME. I
GET MORE MINUTES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER US.
WE ARE THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT
BORDERS. TODAY WE COME TO
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SYSTEMS
YOU HAVE IN US. THANK YOU FOR
GIVING US THE SYSTEMS TO MOVE
QUICKLY AND TO SECURE HOUSING
FOR THE ACTIONS YOU ALL TOOK.
THEY ARE PRICELESS. NOW THAT
YOU HAVE MADE SURE THAT OUR
FAMILIES AND OUR KIDS WOULD NOT
GO TO THE STREETS THE DAY WE
CAME TO SEE YOU ASKING FOR HELP
VERY URGENTLY WE APPRECIATE
WITH ALL OUR HEART EVERYTHING
YOU HAVE DONE FOR US, FOR OUR
COMMUNITY -- [ SPEAKING GLOBAL
LANGUAGE ]
>> I HOPE TO CONTINUE WITH THIS
RELATIONSHIP. FOR THE
WELL-BEING OF OUR FAMILIES AND
ALL THE REFUGEES THAT WILL
COME. IF AT ANY MOMENT YOU NEED
SOMETHING FROM OUR COMMUNITY WE
ARE HERE TO OFFER OUR SERVICES.
AND WE WANT TO RECIPROCATE FOR
ALL THE HELP YOU HAVE BEEN US.
SINCERELY, A COMMUNITY WITHOUT
BORDERS.
>> [ SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE ]
>> WITH ALL OUR HEART WE ARE
BRINGING ONE FLOWER FOR EACH OF
US HERE FOR EACH OF YOU IN
GRATITUDE FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE
FOR US.
>> YOU CAN RECEIVE THOSE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM THE
BOTTOM OF OUR HEART, ON BEHALF
OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
>> [ SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE ]
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEX
SERMON.
>> STOP. PLEASE PAUSE. THE
MICROPHONE PLEASE. WOULD YOU
PLEASE BE SEATED? PLEASE BE
SEATED.
>> WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? I
WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT
DISCRIMINATION. [ SPEAKING
GLOBAL LANGUAGE ]
>> OKAY. I THOUGHT THE CLOCK
WAS STILL GOING. EXCUSE ME. YOU
NEED TO STOP SPEAKING SO THAT I
MAY SPEAK. YOU CALLED NAMES.
FROM THE GET-GO I HAVE SAID
THAT CONSTITUTES ABUSIVE
LANGUAGE, WHICH IS DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIOR. YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND YOU
CONTINUE TO DISTURB THE ORDERLY
CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING. IF YOU
CONTINUE VIOLATING COUNCIL
RULES YOU WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM
CHAMBERS. UNDER RULE 11, YOU
ARE ASKED TO FROM THIS MEETING
AND FUTURE MEETINGS FOR 28
CALENDAR DAYS. YOU MAY STILL
PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENT TO THE
CITY CLERK FOR DISTRIBUTION TO
THE COUNCIL. YOU HAVE FIVE DAYS
TO APPEAL. PLEASE STEP AWAY
FROM THE PODIUM. SECURITY WILL
ASSIST YOU TO YOUR SEAT.
>> YOUR TIME IS UP. I HAVE
EXPLAINED. YOU MUST NOW SIT
DOWN AND LEAVE CHAMBERS. GO
AHEAD.
>> THE QUIET, PLEASE SIT DOWN.
>> CALLED THE POLICE.
>> AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER, I
AM NOW RECESSING THIS MEETING
UNTIL 2: 40.
>> WE WILL CONCLUDE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> THE FEBRUARY 13th 2024 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL COME BACK
TO ORDER. WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE
ROLL AGAIN PLEASE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TRENT NELSON. NINE
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE TO
THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN
WAITING TO SPEAK. I HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO OFFER POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT TO MR. ZIMMERMAN
FOR NOT ENGAGING IN ABUSIVE
BEHAVIOR, BUT I DID HAVE TO
STOP THAT. SO IS THERE ANY --
>> A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE, I JUST WANTED TO
REFLECT ON WHAT JUST OCCURRED
BECAUSE MR. ZIMMERMAN HAS BEEN
BEFORE MY COMMITTEE IN THE PAST
WHERE I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT
WHEN HE CALLS ME FASCIST IT
HAS A DIFFERENT IMPACT THAN IT
HAS ON MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE MY
FAMILY ACTUALLY HAD TO RUN FROM
THE REAL GESTAPO IN GERMANY IN
THE 1930S. IT IS VERY DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR
COUNTRY. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO
THIS -- THIS TO HIM ON THE
RECORD. I HAVE SEEN HIM WITHOUT
HIM USING HARASSING LANGUAGE
AND I HAVE SEEN HIM PARTICIPATE
WITHOUT BEING DISRUPTIVE. AFTER
HEARING THESE ASPECTS OF MY
LIFE HE STOPPED CALLING US
GESTAPO AND HE HAS BEGUN DOING
THAT AGAIN. IT SEEMS HARASSING
TO ME. BEYOND JUST ME, TAKE ME
OUT OF THIS PICTURE, IT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THIS BODY DOING
ITS WORK, JUST WATCHING HOW IT
IMPACTS THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE
AUDIENCE AND WATCHING HOW IT
IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO GET OUR
WORK DONE. I AM A FULL
SUPPORTER OF FREE SPEECH, IT IS
A CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED
RIGHT, AND WE HAVE RULES HERE
AT THE CITY COUNCIL THAT DOES
NOT ALLOW FOR HARASSING AND
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR AND THAT IS
WHAT I JUST WITNESSED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS VERY WELL
PUT AND EXACTLY WHY I DID WHAT
I DID. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INPUT.
>> OKAY. NOTHING ON. THE HYBRID
COMMENT. IS REOPENED, AND WHO
IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER? YOU MAY
PROCEED. I THINK WE HAD MORE
IMPRISONED SPEAKERS.
>> WE HAVE TWO CURRENTLY
PRESENT. IT IS A REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> WE ARE NOW ALLOWING REMOTE
SPEAKERS. PLEASE PRESS STAR
SIX.
>> I THINK YOU JUST MUTED
YOURSELF. PRESS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE.
>> I AM UNMUTED.
>> GREAT. GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE GARDEN CLUB. WE
HAVE BEEN FEEDING OUR COMMUNITY
TWICE A WEEK AND I BELIEVE I
SENT YOU THIS FLYER. MOST OF
OUR PEOPLE ARE NOT ANNOUNCED.
THE REASON I AM CALLING TODAY
IS THERE IS ANOTHER ARTICLE IN
THE SEATTLE TIMES ABOUT THE
HOMELESS SITUATION AND THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUE. EVEN
THOUGH THERE ARE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS COMING INTO THE
SITUATION IN PARTICULAR THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO
OVERSEE KING COUNTY'S
FINANCIALS AND RESPOND TO THE
CRISIS, THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN
DISMAL. MY TAKE AWAY IS WHAT I
WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST IS TO USE
THAT FUNDING TO HELP PEOPLE SO
THEY DO NOT END UP HOMELESS AND
ALSO TO USE THAT FUNDING TO
RENT MOTEL ROOMS OR TO BUY
MOTELS SUCH AS KING COUNTY TO.
ALSO, THERE IS A NEW PETITION
UNDERWAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN
BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE NOT
ENOUGH SHELTERS TO GET PEOPLE
OFF THE STREET NOR IS THERE A
LACK OF FUNDING. THAT WAS ALL I
HAD TO SAY. THE SOLUTIONS ARE
OUT THERE. THERE IS MONEY OUT
THERE. CAN WE PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE HELP OUR CITIZENS TO GET
OFF THE STREET CAN HELP OUR
CITIZENS TO STAY HOUSED BECAUSE
LIKE I SAID, THE MONEY IS
THERE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT
TO THE KING COUNTY CLINIC. IT
IS A WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR ALL
THOSE WHO WANT FREE QUALITY
HEALTHCARE. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING AND WE HOPE TO SEE
YOU IN PERSON SOON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DAVID HAYNES.
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY WITH
COUNSEL WHY WE HAVE A SOCIETAL
IMPLOSION. 2012 THE U.S.
ATTORNEY, ON A BALMY AND POINTY
WAS TEST WAS SUING THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE FLIPPED
AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL SENTENCE
THAT SAID LOW-LEVEL DRUG
PRESSURES ARE EXEMPTED FROM
JAIL. THE NEGOTIATOR AGREED
NEVER CLARIFYING THE ONLY
LEGALIZED PROPERLY OWNED
MARIJUANA. BRUCE HAROLD
CONVINCED DEPUTY MAYOR TIM
BURGESS TO GO ALONG WITH THIS
AGREEMENT. AFTER THE JUDGE
SIGNED OFF ON IT, IT BECAME LAW
OF THE LAND. TO IMPLEMENT THIS
POLICE REFORM, ED MURRAY, WHO
IS ADVISED BY GONZALEZ WHO
BECAME THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND DEFUNDED THE POLICE ADVISED
HOW TO SHIFT THE PARADIGM OF
POLICING AWAY FROM IMPROVING
THE WAR ON DRUGS TO COMBAT
HEROIN AND PROGRESSES PERVERTED
AS BEING ON PAR WITH CANNABIS.
PREVIOUS POLITICIANS HAVE
TAINTED EVERY ASPECT OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT
SERVICES TO PRIORITIZE EVIL
REPEAT OFFENDERS TO GET FIRST
PRIORITY ON HOUSING SERVICES
AND NOT HAVE TO GO TO AN
IMPROVED JAIL, THEY NEVER
QUESTION -- YOU NEED TO
INVESTIGATE THE COMMUNITIES
SAFETY OF $30 MILLION BECAUSE
MONEY IS GOING TO GANG MEMBERS
TO MOVE TO ARIZONA. THEY DID
NOT KNOW ANY BETTER AND THEY
DESTROY LIVES. THE MAYOR
BRAGGED DURING THE CAMPAIGN
THAT HE HAS FRIENDS IN THE
UNDERWORLD AND HE SAYS ALL WE
NEED IS A SUMMIT. HE HAS BEEN
TAINTING THE EFFORTS TO SOLVE
THE CRISIS BECAUSE HE KEEPS
RENTING INTERFERENCE FOR THE
CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD DRUG
PUSHERS AND HE PUT A POLICE
CHIEF WHO SABOTAGED EVERY UNIT
BLAMING THE HOMELESS WHILE
ALLOWING THE EVIL DRUG
PRESSURES TO DESTROY LIVES. GO
TO THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN THIRD
AND FOURTH. IT HAS IMPLODED.
YOU CAN'T PAY FOR YOUR TRANSIT
BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY
PEOPLE.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF THE REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR
POLITE COMMENTS TODAY. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION -- GO AHEAD.
>> THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. OKAY.
NOW WE WILL CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF
JANUARY 12 TO 16th, 23rd, AND
30th AND THE MINUTES OF
FEBRUARY 6th AND COUNCIL BUILT
120743, THE PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CALENDAR?
HEARING ON, I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE
A SECOND? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. CLARK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. NINE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. MOVING
ON TO ITEM ONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF THE
ITEM INTO THE RECORD.
>> RELATING TO FLIGHT PLANS AND
TERM REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY
PLAN 113 AND AS AMENDED BY
AMENDMENT 36 OR AN ADDITIONAL
SIX MONTHS TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS
WHO RELY ON NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE RATE MAPS TO OBTAIN
FLOOD INSURANCE THROUGH THE
FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE I OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING, I AM GOING TO
TURN IT TO COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WHO IS THE SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL.
>> THANK YOU. WE DID TALK ABOUT
THIS YESTERDAY AND COUNCIL
BRIEFING, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, I
WILL GIVE A SNAPSHOT. COUNSEL
BILL 12738 WOULD EXTEND FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SIX MONTH INTERIM
REGULATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF MAPPED FLOOD PLANS. THESE
WERE INITIALLY PROPOSED BY
MAYOR DURKAN IN 2020 AND THE
REGULATIONS ADOPTED MAPS THAT
SHOW LOCATIONS OF FEDERALLY
MAPPED FLOOD HAZARD AREAS AND
ALSO REQUIRE THAT NEW
DEVELOPMENTS BE BUILT TO
WITHSTAND FLOOD EVENTS,
INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT THAT
HABITABLE FLOORS BE ABOVE THE
MAPPED BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. SO
THERE HAS BEEN SOME ONGOING
NEGOTIATION WITH SUPPORT, ST
CI, OUR DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTION ANTICIPATES THAT
THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL BE
DONE SHORTLY AND THAT THERE
WILL BE PERMANENT REGULATIONS
THIS SUMMER. WE HAVE INTERIM
REGULATIONS IN THE MEANTIME AND
THAT REQUIRES THAT WE RENEW THE
SIX-MONTH EXTENSION AND WE ARE
AT THE POINT NOW WHERE WE NEED
TO RENEW THE EXTENSION. SO WHEN
WE ARE AT THAT POINT, IT DOES
REQUIRE WE HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
DOING NEXT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS BEFORE WE GO TO
PUBLIC HEARING?
>> OKAY. I WILL SAVE MY
QUESTIONS. BOTTOM CLERK, ARE
THERE ANY PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC HEARING?
>> WE HAVE ONE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT SPEAKER.
>> I WILL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING
AND GIVE THAT PERSON TO
MINUTES. GO AHEAD.
>> DAVID HAYNES. YOU WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES, PLEASE.
>> YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS
DEREGULATING THE FLOODPLAINS, I
THINK IT IS A SIDE THAT YOU
HAVE TO HAVE FIRST WORLD
QUALITY REDEVELOPMENTS THAT
BUILD A LOT HIGHER THAN SAYING
TREES AND MAYBE GETTING OVER
SOME ROADS THAT ARE GOING
THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE
THIS SORT OF SOUNDS LIKE, AND I
COULD BE WRONG, THAT COUNSEL IS
TRYING TO IMPLEMENT ANOTHER
WATERED-DOWN INTERPRETATION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHEN YOU ARE
GOING TO PUT THE
DISPROPORTIONATE OPPRESSED POOR
INTO WORKING-CLASS HOUSING IN
THE FLOODPLAIN AND ACTING LIKE
YOU ARE DOING THEM A FAVOR BY
MAKING SURE THEREFORE IS GOING
TO BE ABOUT THE STANDARD YOU
CAN HUSTLE FEDERAL MONEY. I
THINK WE NEED A 21ST-CENTURY
REDEVELOPMENT THAT HAS
LEGISLATION THAT PRIORITIZES
BANKS TO FINANCE NEW HOMES. NOT
NECESSARILY RIGHT NEXT TO THE
INDUSTRIAL TRAIN OR RIGHT NEXT
TO THE BUS THAT IS IN ALL THESE
CONCRETE STRUCTURES THAT MAKE
PEOPLE DRINK THEMSELVES TO
SLEEP BECAUSE IT IS A NOISE
POLLUTING VIOLATION, BUT
PROGRESSIVES THINK THEY ARE
DOING THE OPPRESSED OF FAVOR BY
KEEPING THEM OUT OF BETTER
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT COULD HAVE A
ROBUST BUILDOUT AS A FAVOR TO
THE SELLOUTS WHO CAME OUT HERE
IN THE 80s AND UP THE HOUSES
AND SAID YOU CANNOT BUILD
ANYTHING WISER. WE HAVE A
FLOODPLAIN THAT YOU WERE GOING
TO PERT PEOPLE INTO AND ACT
LIKE YOU ARE DOING THEM A
FAVOR. IT IS A SIGN THAT
SOMETIMES THE LIBERAL
PROGRESSIVES DON'T HAVE THE
BEST IDEAS AND THEY DO CERTAIN
FAVORS THAT ACT LIKE YOU KNOW,
IF YOU ARE A LESSER SITUATION
WE ARE GOING TO PRIORITIZE SKIN
COLOR TO MAKE SURE YOU GET TO
LIVE IN THE FLOODPLAIN. IT IS
SUSPECT TO ME. GOOD LUCK
RAISING THE FLOORS AND THE
LEVELS OF BUILDINGS HIGHER.
>> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC
COMMENTERS FOR THIS HEARING.
>> THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC
HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. SO
MOVING ON TO THE CONTENT OF
THIS LEGISLATION, IS IT LIKELY
THAT WE WILL BE BACK IN SIX
MONTHS EXTENDING THE DEADLINE
AGAIN?
>> WHAT I KNOW IS THAT THE PORT
IS REACHING THE END OF THEIR
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE APPEAL,
WHICH IS WHAT THEY FILED AND
WHAT WE HEAR FROM THEM IS THEY
EXPECT IT WILL HAVE PERMANENT
RELATIONS TO SUBMIT BY THE
SUMMER.
>> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THE REASON WE HAD TO DO THIS IN
FULL COUNSEL AND SET UP
COMMITTEE IS TOMORROW IS A
DEADLINE. WE ARE UP AGAINST A
DEADLINE.
>> THE SIX-MONTH EXTENSION. IS
ENDING. IN ORDER FOR US TO
RENEW, WE HAVE TO GET THAT
DONE.
>> OR BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE
LEAD ON THIS. I DO NOT SEE
HANDS RAISED HERE, SO IF THAT
IS THE CASE, DO YOU HAVE ANY
FINAL COMMENTS?
>> I DO NOT.
>> THEN JUST A MOMENT, I WILL
-- I HAVE ALREADY MOVED THE
LEGISLATION. I HAVE NOT MOVED
THE LEGISLATION. LET ME MOVE
THE LEGISLATION. I MOVED TO
PASS ON TO 738. THANK YOU. IT
HAS BEEN MOVED. I DO NOT THINK
ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE OF THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. NONE
OPPOSED.
>> BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION. NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THERE ARE NO
RESOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTION TODAY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
>> YES. I REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED
ON FEBRUARY 27th. I HAVE A
COMMUNITY MEETING THAT ENDS AT
1:00 AND IF ANYTHING GOES
WRONG, I WILL BE AVAILABLE BY
2:00. I KNOW I CAN RESCIND THIS
IF I DO SHOW UP ON THE 27th. I
MIGHT BE TAKING IT FROM MY
DISTRICT OFFICE, WHICH IS
CLOSER TO THE MEETINGS. MY
INTENTION IS TO BE HERE, YET
STILL I REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED.
>> COVERING ALL BASES, GOT IT.
I APPRECIATE THAT. ARE THERE
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS REQUEST?
OKAY. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WILL BE EXCUSED FROM
THE FEBRUARY 27th MEETING . IF
YOU CAN'T BE HERE ON TIME ,
WHICH YOU PROBABLY WILL.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, YOU ARE
EXCUSED. WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. OUR
NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
FEBRUARY 20th AT 2:00 P.M. WE
ARE NOW ADJOURNED. IT IS 3:00.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU.