>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
COME TO ORDER AT 2:05 P.M., I
AM PRESIDENT SARAH ANNOUNCED
IN. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS
EXCUSED TODAY. WILL THE CURRENT
-- WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL CALL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH? COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE? COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE?
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA? COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA? COUNCIL MEMBER
WOO? COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE THREE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION ON THE
AGENDA TODAY , AND I AM NOT
AWARE OF ANY PRESENTATIONS.
BEFORE WE GO INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT, I DO WANT TO TALK
ABOUT WAS GOING ON TODAY. ON
THE ONE HAND, IMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ARE WITNESSING
THE HUMAN TRAGEDY OF PEOPLE
FLEEING THEIR HOME COUNTRIES TO
THE U.S. LOOKING FOR BETTER
LIVES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES AND WE SEE THAT
HAPPENING IN TUKWILA, OTHER
PARTS OF KING COUNTY, CLOSE TO
HOME , AND THEN ON THE OTHER
HAND, ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS
ARE EXPLOITING VULNERABLE
PEOPLE FOR THEIR OWN POLITICAL
ENDS. HOW DO I KNOW? WHEN
REFUGEES PRIMARILY FROM
VENEZUELA GAME ON JANUARY
30th, THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED ,
OR PROMOTED BY STOP THE SWEEPS
AND THAT ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN
PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN
HOMELESSNESS POLICY HERE IN
SEATTLE. THE GROUP THAT
ORGANIZED THAT EVENT POSTED ON
THEIR INSTAGRAM " SEATTLE
PROMISED HOUSING SOLUTIONS BUT
DID NOT DELIVER. MAKE IT
PUBLIC, TO AMPLIFY THE REQUEST
AND THE NEEDS OF TUKWILA
REFUGEES. WE ARE CALLING ON
ACCOMPLICES TO JOIN US FOR THE
MARCH AND GO TO CITY COUNCIL
HOLD MEETING AT 2:00. WE ARE
UPLIFTING THE DEMANDS TO STOP
SPENDING ON THE POLICE
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY. " THAT
GIVES YOU THE IDEA THIS GOES
BEYOND THE VULNERABILITIES AND
IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE REALLY STRUGGLING FOR
SHELTER , ET CETERA. LEAVING
ASIDE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE
CRAVEN POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM,
HERE'S THE CURRENT DATE OF
PLAY. WHEN PEOPLE CAME TO
CHAMBERS ON JANUARY 30th, THE
MAYOR , ON-THE-FLY, OFFERED
SHELTER IN A HOTEL , OR
EXTENDED THIS DAY IN A HOTEL
FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS , OR 28,
AND THAT ENDED YESTERDAY.
THERE WAS GOING TO BE A
PHILANTHROPIST THAT CAME
FORWARD TO EXTEND THAT STAY,
BUT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING AND
THIS IS ALL VERY MUCH AT PLAY,
RIGHT NOW. EARLIER TODAY, THE
CITY OF TUKWILA PUT OUT A
PRESS RELEASE SAYING THAT THEY
WILL BE FUNDING TEMPORARY LARGE
TENT AT RIVERTON PARK
ENCAMPMENT , "THE CITY OF
TUKWILA ANNOUNCED TUESDAY IT
WILL INSTALL AND FUND A
TEMPORARY LARGE TENT AT THE
RIVERTON PARK UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH. THE 3030 SQUARE FOOT
HEATED TENT , WHICH CAN
ACCOMMODATE UP TO 100 PEOPLE,
IS AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTH
AND SAFETY CONDITIONS FOR
TEMPORARILY STAYING ON THE
SITE, SET UP AN INSTALLATION
ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE AT
THE END OF THE WEEK ," AND THEN
IT GOES ON TO GIVE DETAIL. ALSO
TODAY, KING COUNTY ANNOUNCED
$1 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR SILESIAN REFUGEES
IN TUKWILA. I BELIEVE THAT'S
IN THE FORM OF A $1 MILLION
GRANT AND I SUPPOSE IT WILL GO
TO A PROVIDER THAT CAN OPERATE
MAYBE ONE OF THE EMPTY HOTELS
DOWN THERE. I THINK THAT THERE
WAS ONE PURCHASED RECENTLY FOR
$36.2 MILLION, I'M NOT SURE
HOW MANY OTHER, WHAT THE OTHER
CAPACITY IS OF HOTEL ROOMS TO
HELP WITH THIS HUMAN CRISIS,
BUT THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE
COUNTY, AND AT THE SAME TIME,
IN OLYMPIA, THE STATE IS
WRAPPING UP ITS BUDGET AND I DO
KNOW THAT MAYOR HAROLD HAS
CALLED ON THE GOVERNOR TO
RELEASE EMERGENCY FUNDING TO
DEAL WITH THE CRISIS WE'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT. I AM SAYING
ALL OF THIS BECAUSE THOSE ARE
THE APPROPRIATE PLACES FOR
RESOURCES AND ACTIVITY TO
PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE PEOPLE WE
SEE IN CHAMBERS, TODAY. WE,
HERE AT THE DAIS, OUR
RESPONSIBILITY IS TO THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. WE SPEND
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM OUR
GENERAL FUND FOR HOMELESSNESS
SERVICES AND HOUSING AND WE
ALSO PROVIDE THE LIENS SHARE OF
RESOURCES FOR KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITIES , SO WE ARE ALSO
DOING OUR PART TO HELP TOWARD
A REGIONAL SOLUTION.
UNFORTUNATELY, IF YOU WALK
DOWNTOWN FROM THIRD AVENUE TO
THE CID TO BALLARD, ALL OVER
THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE
THAT NEED RESOURCES RIGHT NOW
AND THAT IS TENSION WE ARE
EXPERIENCING WHEN WE ARE BEING
ASKED TO DELIVER ON HOUSING
SOLUTIONS , WHICH WE PROMISED
TO OUR PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. TO THE PEOPLE HERE
WHO SHOWED UP BECAUSE YOU, I,
I THINK I SPEAK FOR MY
COLLEAGUES TO SAY THAT WE ARE
EXTREMELY MINDFUL OF FLIGHT
THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE HERETO
UNITED STATES AND I'M ALSO
PAYING ATTENTION TO SOME OF
THE UNDERLYING POLITICS GOING
ON . SO, WE GOT A PUBLIC
COMMENT. COMING UP, AND THEY
DON'T REALLY WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN A CONVERSATION
THAT SHOULD BE HAD WITH COUNTY
LEADERS, STATE LEADERS, FEDERAL
LEADERS . TODAY, I WILL HAVE TO
LIMIT THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, TO 20 MINUTE PROVIDING
ONE MINUTE EACH TO THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE SIGNED UP REMOTELY
OR IN PERSON. WITH THAT, WE
ARE NOW READY TO BEGIN PUBLIC
COMMENT. MADAM CLERK, HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE FOUR REMOTE AND 12
IN PERSON.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL START
WITH THE IN PERSON SPEAKERS
WITH ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU. WE
WILL NEED TO CUT IT OFF IN 20
MINUTES, WHICH IS 2:32.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS 20 MINUTES AND SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED AND
WE BEGIN WITH IN PERSON
SPEAKERS AND MOVED TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME IN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF
THEIR TIME . SPEAKERS
MICROPHONES WILL BE NEEDED IF
THEY DO NOT END THERE COMMENTS
IN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW
US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
>> OUR FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS SHARON LEE FOLLOWED BY NATE
MILES.
>> IN AFTERNOON. I AM SHARON
LEE, DIRECTOR OF THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING AND ACUTE AND I WANT TO
THANK THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND
COUNCILMEMBER TAMMY MORALES
AND COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA ARE
HONORING A FAMILY OF GEORGE
FLEMING . THE CITY PROVIDED
FINANCING RIGHT BY A FELLOW
STATION, AND WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO NAME THE ENTIRE
STREET IN FRONT OF GEORGE
FLEMING PLEASE AFTER SENATOR
GEORGE FLEMING AND HE WAS
RESPONSE WILL FOR ORIGINATING
THE HOUSING TRUST FUND , WHICH
JUST ABOUT EVERY MAJOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT IN SEATTLE HAS
RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THIS. WE
ARE THE -- WE ARE DELIGHTED TO
HAVE FAMILY HERE AND WE WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
>> SUBSEQUENT SPEAKERS WHEN YOU
HEAR THE CHIME, THAT MEANS YOU
HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
AND THE REST OF THE ESTEEMED
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS NATE MILES
AND I, TOO, WANT TO JOIN MS.
LEE AND VEHEMENTLY GIVE HONOR
TO SENATOR GEORGE FLEMING WHO,
IF NOT FOR HIM, I WOULD NOT
STAND BEFORE YOU, WHO TOOK A
CHANCE ON A GUY FROM A HOUSING
PROJECT IN WASHINGTON AND SAID
WE COULD DO BETTER THAN THIS,
GAVE ME A CHANCE TO BECOME HIS
CHIEF OF STAFF AND 30 YEARS
LATER, I WAS ABLE TO RETIRE AND
I JUST CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY HE GAVE ME
AT A TIME WHEN THERE WAS NOT A
LOT OF ROOM FOR
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE IN THE
POLITICAL REALM IN THIS FIELD .
HE GAVE ME THIS OPPORTUNITY AND
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK -- THINK
THAT IN THE BILLS THAT WE
HELPED PASS, WE DID SOME GOOD .
I THINK WITH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE
DOING TODAY, PLEASE KEEP UP THE
GOOD BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF
PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO COULD
BENEFIT FROM WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT WEEK OR IS BAILEY
, FOLLOWED BY JOHN AND GARY.
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS . I AM
A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2. I AM
A FREQUENT CUSTOMER OF FOOD
DELIVERY SERVICES LIKE DOOR
DASH AND UBER. I AM VOICING
SUPPORT FOR A MINIMUM PAY LAW
THAT WENT INTO EFFECT LAST
MONTH. WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE
COME TO NOTICE CORPORATIONS
LIKE DOOR DASH ARE TACKING ON A
REGULATORY RELEASE WANTS THE
INDIRECT RESPONSE TO THE
MINIMUM WAGE PAY LAW WHICH
PROTECTS WORKERS BUT IT'S
QUITE CLEAR THAT THIS RESPONSE
IS NOT REGULATORY IN NATURE,
IS IN FACT RETALIATORY.
CORPORATIONS TAKE STEPS TO
PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE OVER
WORKER COMPENSATION, OUR
SERVICES SUFFER AND WE ARE NOT
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.
ACCESSIBLE FOOD SERVICES ARE
MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER AND
MORE SO FOR PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC MOBILITY ISSUES LIKE
MYSELF. FOOD DELIVERY GOES FROM
BEING AN ISSUE OF ACCESS TO A
LIFELINE. MINIMUM WAGE IS GOOD
AND NECESSARY. THESE
CORPORATIONS THESE ARE
BACKWARDS AND HARMFUL AND DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT AND ALL OF
OUR ISSUES ARE INTIMATELY
CONNECTED. WE CAN CARE ABOUT
THIS AND IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES,
AND EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.
THANK YOU DID
>> JOHN, FOLLOWED BY GARY.
>> I AM HERE BECAUSE --
>> HOLD ON. PLEASE HANG ON.
>> UNDER THE BILL, WE ARE PAID
FOR THE PURPOSE SENSE
PROACTIVE MINUTES OF THE SLOWER
WE WORK, THE MORE WE GET PAID
WHICH IS TERRIBLE FOR
CUSTOMERS. I WORKED 72 HOURS
AND MADE $477, SEVEN DOLLARS AN
HOUR, A HARDSHIP FOR ME AND I
AM FORTUNATE BECAUSE I HAVE
OPTIONS. THERE'S A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF DELIVERY
WORKERS WHO DON'T HAVE THE
AGENCY TO COME HERE AND SPEAK
FOR THEMSELVES. THEY ARE NOT
CONVENTIONALLY EMPLOYABLE AND
THIS WORK KEEPS THEM FROM BEING
HOUSING INSECURE. THE
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
BOASTED THAT IT WOULD BE POOR
POLICYMAKING TO REPEAL IT I
ASK HOW MANY WORKERS NEED TO
BECOME HOMELESS BEFORE IT IS
GOOD POLICYMAKING TO REPEAL?
THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE MORE
PEOPLE ARE HARMED. CORPORATIONS
THAT HAVE NEVER MADE A PROFIT
DO NOT VOLUNTEER TO PAY WORKERS
MORE. IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE TO
THINK THEY WOULD.
>> FOLLOWING JOHN WAS GARY,
FOLLOWED BY JUST. -- JUSTIN.
>> IT AFTERNOON. I TRUST IN
YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR
REPEALING THIS ORDINANCE.
THERE WERE SEVERAL PASSIONATE
MOMENT CONCERNING THIS ON THE
LOCAL NEWS . RESTAURANT I GO TO
EVERYDAY STILL EXPRESS CONCERN.
SOME HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS
GOING ON. JUST THAT THEY ARE
DOWN 50% OR WHATEVER PERCENT .
TO ME, THE NUMBERS I SEE AS
OF BOOT ON THE GROUND,
EVERYONE IS DOWN. WE NEED
VOLUME BACK. DRIVERS,
COURIERS, RESTAURANTS, AMAZON ,
WE ARE ALL AFFECTED . THIS IS
NOT PRETENSES , BUT WILL THERE
BE AN EFFECT ? THAT IS
LOWERCASE. PEOPLE SAY WELL,
WE LOVE THIS CRAFT AND WE ARE
VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT . IT
IS A MECHANISM TO TRIGGER THIS
I HOPE THE ACCOUNTING IS DONE
NEXT DISHES THE AND CAN ADJUST
IN YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR
REPEALING THE GIG ORDINANCE?
>> NEXT WE HAVE JUSTIN,
FOLLOWED BY LAUREN AND JONATHAN
. OKAY, NO JUSTIN. OKAY. OH,
SORRY. OUT OF MY VIEW.
FOLLOWED BY JUSTIN IS LAUREN
IS LAUREN WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
COME UP DID -- COME UP.
>> REPEALING GIG WORKER IS THE
ONLY PATH FORWARD JUST BECAUSE
ONE PERSON OR A FEW PEOPLE I
BENEFITING FROM THE NEWER LAW
AND IT DOES NOT TAKE UP FOR THE
99% SEVERELY SUFFERING. OUR
SKILL SET IS VIABLE AND
EMPLOYABLE. THE SKILL SET
MEANS WE DON'T HAVE --
DESERVE OUR LIFE TO BE
EXPERIMENTED ON. IT WAS POORLY
WRITTEN, RESEARCH, DISCUSS, AND
IMPLEMENTED DID I DARE YOU TO
DO OUR JOB AND NAVIGATE THE
CITY AS FAST AS WE DO,
EFFICIENTLY AS WE DO, AND
DELIVERY AT AS WE DO. I EMPLOY
YOU TO LOWER YOURSELF TO
BEGGING FOR DOLLARS. NO ONE IS
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY ,
EVERYBODY IS POINTING FINGERS
AND YOU GUYS ARE POINTING THE
FIGURE -- FINGER BACK AT THE
WORK SOURCE. THERE IS NO
QUESTION. REPEAL THIS. THANK
YOU.
>> TO THE THREE PUBLIC REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> MY NAME IS LAUREN, I
APPRECIATE THE ADVANTAGE OR ,
THE FACT IS, MORE MONEY FOR
POLICE SURVEILLANCE, AND
INEFFECTIVE AND RACIST
TECHNOLOGIES LIKE SPOT SHOT AND
LESS MONEY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
. THE MONEY YOU ARE SPENDING
COULD GO TOWARD ASYLUM-SEEKERS
AND THAT SHOWS YOUR TRUE
PRIORITIES AND THAT YOU ARE THE
OPPORTUNIST, NOT US. YOU ARE
ALLIED WITH THE POLICE AND THE
STATE, NOT US. I CEDED THE
REST OF MY TIME TO ANY
INTERESTED ASYLUM-SEEKERS
WHO'D LIKE TO PEEK.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO REMOTE
BEAKERS. -- REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> OUR FIRST IS CELINE RUSSO
AND AS A REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX WHEN YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ON
MUTED. -- ON MUTED.
>> MY NAME IS CELINE, I'M
CALLING IN TO UPLIFT THE
DEMANDS OF REFUGEES WHO JUST
MARCH TO THE COUNCIL MEETING
DID SEATTLE WAS MADE RICH BY
BOEING, RED CROSS, AMAZON, WHO
EXPLOIT PEOPLE. WE OWE OUR
NEIGHBOR SHELTER AND ASSISTANCE
TO START THEIR LIVES IN OUR
COMMUNITY. SEATTLE IS ONCE
AGAIN FIGHTING SHOT SPOTTER.
WE SAID NO AND WE MEANT IT.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS AT BEST A
USELESS WASTE OF FUNDING AND AT
WORST ENABLES RACIST POLICING
AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
I'M HUGELY OFFENDED THAT MY
CALL WAS LABELED A CRAVEN
POLITICAL STANCE. SEATTLE IS IN
TROUBLE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS,
SURVEILLANCE TECH , GIG
WORKERS, REFUGEE, TECHNOLOGY,
IT'S ALL CONNECTED. LET'S NOT
BE OF TWOS. THIS INCLUDES
SWEEPS, WHICH IS CRUEL . THIS
IS ALL CONNECTED. IT'S NOT
POLITICAL. I'M CALLING ON
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA, TO USE
COMMON SENSE. THIS WILL NOT
HELP SAFETY IN SEATTLE.
>> JOE, YOUR NEXT, FOLLOWED BY
DAVID.
>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST SPOKE AT
KING COUNTY COUNCIL AND WAS
TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO COME HERE.
IT SOUNDS FUNNY, I APPRECIATE
PRESIDENT NELSON'S COURAGE
AND VALIER -- VOLUME --
DOLLAR AND STANDING UP TO
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DESTROY.
WHEN I LOBBIED IN 2022 , I
DIDN'T LOBBY FOR MOBS TO COME
TO CITY COUNCIL. I DID NOT
LOBBY FOR ZIMMERMAN. I LOBBIED
FOR CIVIL PEOPLE IN THE WORKING
FAMILY TO, AND VOICE CONCERNS
. EXCLUDING SOMEONE WHO'S
MALICIOUSLY DISRUPTIVE IS THE
ONLY RIGHT THING TO DO. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE . THANK
YOU.
>> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
DAVID.
>> HELLO . WE NEED BETTER
LAWS, NOW. WE HAVE A PUBLIC
SAFETY CRISIS AND THE HOMELESS
CRISIS CAUSED BY PROGRESSIVE
THAT EXEMPT LOW LEVEL DRUG
PUSHERS FROM JAIL AND
PRIORITIZE REPEAT OFFENDERS
AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE NEED AN
INDEPENDENT VOICE IN LEADERSHIP
IN KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY TO KEEP ALL
OF THESE MEDICALLY CONNECTED,
NONPROFIT , WHO ARE
EMBELLISHING DATA AND CAUSING
UNNECESSARY SUBHUMAN
MISTREATING , SUFFERING , AND
HOPEFULLY THE COUNCIL WILL GET
THROUGH THE RIDICULOUSNESS AND
SOLVE AND FUND BETTER LEADERS
BECAUSE IT'S GOTTEN OUT OF
HAND . WE HAVE A SOCIETAL
IMPLOSION , IT'S ALMOST THE
IDES OF MARCH, AND I THINK
THAT THE EMERGENCY SHELTERS
FROM THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT DON'T WANT TO DO
THE WORK. I DON'T THINK THEY
OPEN UP EMERGENCY SHELTERS LAST
NIGHT, THEY DID NOT ON FRIDAY
DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
>> WE ARE BACK TO IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT. NEXT, WE HAVE
JONATHAN . JONATHAN DOYLE
ARE?
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. I WOULD
LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU, TODAY ON
THE TOPIC OF SUPPORTING THE
REFUGEE CRISIS THAT YOU SAY IS
IN TUKWILA AND IS TUKWILA'S
PROBLEM. IT'S KING COUNTY'S
PROBLEM BUT IT'S TRULY
SEATTLE'S PROBLEM AS WELL.
THIS IS AN ARBITRARY RULE , IF
THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF A CERTAIN
LINE IN MY REGION, THAT I
DON'T HAVE TO HELP THEM AND I
REALLY THINK THAT IT IS
SHAMEFUL TO PASS THE BUCK
BECAUSE LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE
TODAY. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT
ARE WONDERFUL, CARING PEOPLE
WITH FAMILIES. THEY DESERVE
HOUSING, THEY DESERVE SUPPORT
AND YOU ARE REALLY JUST, YOU
SEE THEM , BUT YOU ARE NOT
SHOWING THAT YOU CARE. THAT'S
REALLY DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE
THESE ARE MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY, AS WELL. I CALL YOU
TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT IN THE
SHORT-TERM THE HOUSING NEED
THAT IS VERY IMMEDIATE UNTIL
THE FUNDING YOU MENTIONED COMES
TO FRUITION. IT WILL TAKE A
MONTH FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
FOLLOWED BY KATHLEEN AMBROSE.
>> WE HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT.
>> WE NEED INTERPRETATION.
>> JODY , CAN YOU PLEASE PUT
TWO MINUTES ON THERE FOR THE
INTERPRETATION?
>> CAN YOU TURN THE MICROPHONE
ON?
>> WE CANNOT HEAR YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> WE ARE MAKING SURE WE CAN
HEAR THE INTERPRETER.
>> THE INTERPRETER IS READY.
>> YOLANDA, CAN YOU ASK HER TO
START OVER PLEASE?
>> Translator: I AM FROM THE
FRONTIER . MANY OF US KNOW
THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
FACING . WE DO NOT HAVE A
SOLUTION FOR WHERE TO LIVE. WE
ARE 220 PEOPLE BETWEEN ADULTS
AND CHILDREN, AS WELL. WE KNOW
THAT THERE IS A FUND , BUT WE
HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED TO BE
ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT FUND
FOR OTHER FAMILY . WE ARE
HOPING THAT YOU CAN ASSIST US
AND HELP THESE FAMILIES WHO WE
ARE REPRESENTING , THAT ARE
REPRESENTED BY US AT THIS TIME.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEMS THAT HAVE THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE HERE, AS REFUGEES, WHO
ARE LOOKING FOR ASYLUM ARE
FACING. IF YOU COULD PLEASE
SUPPORT OUR NEEDS , TO THOSE
FAMILIES THAT ARE SEEKING A
BETTER FUTURE FOR THEIR
FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN.
IF YOU COULD , WITH HOUSING ,
IN THE LONG RUN. THERE ARE
MANY FAMILIES THAT DEPEND UPON
YOU AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU ,
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL
CONSIDER WHAT WE HAVE SAID FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE FAMILIES AND
CHILDREN WHO ARE HEREBY
REPRESENTED .
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KATHLEEN .
>> I'M NOT SURE THE NECK
SPEAKER NEEDS INTERPRETATION.
SORRY.
>> IS THIS A SPANISH SPEAKER?
>> IT IS NOT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT SIX. I AM REGULARLY
ATTENDING TUESDAY COUNCIL
MEETINGS I OFTEN OBSERVE
VARIOUS GROUPS STEPPING UP TO
THE MICROPHONE TO REQUEST
FUNDING. EVERY WEEK IT'S A NEW
GROUP REQUESTING FINANCIAL
ASSIST SINCE. IT IS TIME FOR
YOU TO GO TO THE CITY BUDGET
WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB AND STOP
FUNDING GROUPS, PROGRAMS, AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT
DELIVERING MEASURABLE RESULTS.
MANY OF YOU WERE ELECTED TO
ADDRESS BUDGET WOES AND IMPROVE
PUBLIC SAFETY . SEATTLE
CITIZENS NEED YOU TO FOCUS ON
THESE ISSUES AND LEAVE SEATTLE
BACK TO GOOD FINANCIAL HEALTH.
THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL HAVE ONE MORE
SPEAKER. BACK WE WILL HAVE
OUR LAST SPEAKER.
>> I AM ON THE BOARD OF THE
46 DISTRICT DEMOCRAT , MANY OF
YOU WHO ARE NEWLY ELECTED ARE
APPOINTED ARE WORKING ON
MAKING SEATTLE SAFER AND NOT
WASTING MONEY. THIS WOULD DO
THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE . WE ARE
NOT HELPING REFUGEES. WE KNOW
HOW MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE IT IS,
THERE IS EVIDENCE FOR ALL OF
THESE THINGS. WE CAUSED THEM
TO NEED TO BE HERE . THIS IS
THE SAME AS WHAT IS IN
PALESTINE. AS THEY SAID IN
TUCSON, BLOCKADING FOR STOPGAP
CITY, THIS IS NOT A LOCAL
STRUGGLE . SURVEILLANCE CITY
WILL NEVER BE BUILT AND IF YOU
BUILD IT, SOME PEOPLE ARE
SAYING, WE WILL BURN IT.
>> WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR
INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO WERE
NOT HERE DURING LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET, THE SURVEILLANCE BEING
REFERRED TO IS PAID FOR AND IS
ANTICIPATED TO BE PAID FOR BY
SAVINGS FOR UNFILLED AS
POSITIONS . THE FUNDING THAT
PAID FOR THE 28 DAYS OR SO IN
THE HOTEL WAS BUDGETED FOR
EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR ASYLUM
SEEKERS. WE'VE REACHED THE
END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT AND
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM OF OUR AGENDA. I MOVED TO
ADOPT THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR.
>> WE WILL NOW GO INTO A FIVE
MINUTE RECESS.
>> NO MORE FUNDING FOR THE
POLICE, NO MORE FUNDING .
>> [ MUSIC ]
>> CAN WE CONFIRM THAT WE ARE
BACK ONLINE?
>> SEATTLE CHANNEL, WE ARE NOW
OUT OF RECESS, IT'S 2:42.
PLEASE BE QUIET IN THE
CHAMBERS. WE WILL GO INTO
ANOTHER RECESS , THAT MEANS
2:47. THANK YOU.
>> [ THE EVENT IS ON A RECESS.
THE SESSION WILL RECONVENE AT
2:47. CAPTIONER ON STANDBY. ]
>> [ CAPTIONER STANDING BY ]
>>> OKAY. THE MEETING IS NOW
OUT OF RECESS , IT IS TO: 54
P.M. THE AUDIENCE WILL COME TO
ORDER.
>> THE PRESIDENT -- THE
PRESIDENT HAS ASKED THE
MEETING TO COME TO ORDER AND
ORDER HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED.
>> THE ROOM WILL BE CLEARED AND
ONCE CLEARED THE MEETING WILL
CONTINUE IN SESSION, ONLY
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ARE
ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THE ROOM
AND THOSE WHO DID NOT
PARTICIPATE IN THE DISTURBANCE.
SECURITY, WOULD YOU PLEASE
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CALL
THE POLICE TO HAVE THEM
ESCORTED OUT?
>> WE WILL GO INTO RECESS UNTIL
3:10.
[ THE EVENT IS ON A RECESS. THE
SESSION WILL RECONVENE AT 3:10.
CAPTIONER ON STANDBY. ]
>> [ CAPTIONER STANDING BY ]
>> [ MUSIC ]
[ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONING ]
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY, THE
MEETING OF THE FEBRUARY 27,
2024 SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
COME TO ORDER. IT IS FOR: 01.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY, WE
ARE BACK IN SESSION, HOWEVER,
DOING THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE,
SO, MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WERE
NOT INVOLVED IN THE DISTURBANCE
ARE INVITED TO BE PRESENT. I
SEE SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE
GOING TO SPEAK TO ONE OF THE
RESOLUTIONS SITTING DOWN. AND
THEY HAVE BEEN READMITTED TO.
MEDIA, PLEASE CONTACT COUNCIL
CALMS IF YOU ARE HAVING
DIFFICULTY. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, WE WILL CONSIDER
ITEM ONE FIRST, WHICH IS
RESOLUTION 32126, OUT OF ORDER
AS OUR NEXT ITEM. SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THAT IS WHAT WE
WILL DO. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ THE ITEM.
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, RESOLUTION
32126 PROVIDING AN ON A RATING
-- HONORARY DESIGNATION OF 43rd
AVENUE SOUTH OTHELLO STREET AND
SOUTH WEBSTER STREET AS SIN
GEORGE FLEMING WAY.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO
IT, PLEASE?
>> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
WANT TO WELCOME THE FAMILY OF
SENATOR GEORGE FLEMING. NICE TO
SEE YOU ALL. AS WELL AS
DIRECTOR SHARON LEE FROM
LEHIGH. THIS RESOLUTION AS THE
CLERK MENTIONED IS ABOUT NAMING
A PORTION OF THE ROAD IN FRONT
OF THE PLACE AFTER SENATOR
GEORGE FLEMING. HE WAS ELECTED
IN 1971 AND REPRESENTED THE
DISTRICT OF SOUTHEAST SEATTLE
AND THE RAYNOR VALLEY. HE WAS
ALSO THE PRIME SPONSOR IN THE
SENATE FOR CREATING THE
WASHINGTON STATE HOUSING TRUST
FUND IN 1986 WHICH HAS GROWN TO
BE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS. IN
2022, LEHIGH OPENED GEORGE
FLEMING PLACE APARTMENTS AT
OTHELLO AND 43rd. THE BUILDING
INCLUDES --
>> I'M GOING TO TAKE A POINT
OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND
REQUEST THAT WE HAVE POLICE
RESPONSE. OUR PHYSICAL SAFETY
IS BEING THREATENED BY THE
ACTIONS OF THE DEMONSTRATORS
OUTSIDE HIM OF BANGING ON THE
WINDOWS WHICH COULD EASILY BE
BROKEN AND WE HAVE A MOB SCENE.
I AM ASKING FOR POLICE TO
ARREST THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
>> OUR SECURITY IS IN MOTION
AND WE KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL
STEPS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN
BEFORE AN ACTUAL REMOVAL CAN
TAKE PLACE, BUT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. IT IS
VERY LOUD.
>> IT IS MORE THAN LOUD. IT IS
A PHYSICAL THREAT TO THE
SAFETY OF EACH OF US ON THIS
COUNCIL AND IT IS A THREAT TO
THE OPERATION OF OUR CIVIC
INSTITUTION AND I WANT THE
RECORD TO BE CLEAR THAT I
PHYSICALLY FEEL THREATENED. I
DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY
COLLEAGUES. THE BUSINESS OF
THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN
UNNECESSARILY INTERRUPTED. IT
CONTINUES TO BE INTERRUPTED.
IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE AND THIS
ACTION NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING GOING
FORWARD. WE ARE SHUTTING DOWN
THE OPERATIONS OF OUR DEMOCRACY
BECAUSE OF A MOB ACTION AND IT
IS NOT TO BE TOLERATED. THE
FACT THAT THEY ARE STILL OUT
THERE SHOUTING ALSO MAKES IT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE BUSINESS TO
BE CONDUCTED. I CANNOT HEAR THE
WORDS OF MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES WHO IS
ATTEMPTING TO TALK ABOUT IT
DESIGNATION OF A STREET TO
SOMEBODY THAT HAS DEDICATED
THEIR LIFE TO THE PROVISION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT IS A
HUGE DISRESPECT TO THIS FAMILY
AND TO THE LEGACY OF THEIR
FATHER THAT I CANNOT HEAR THE
WORDS THAT ARE BEING SAID BY MY
COLLEAGUES SO SOMETHING NEEDS
TO BE DONE OUT THERE . THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT AND WE
HAVE NOW BEEN IN RECESS SINCE
2:55 AND I AM VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE FAMILY THAT HAS BEEN
WAITING FOR A REALLY LONG TIME
TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THIS
RESOLUTION, SO I AM FEELING A
SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
SPONSOR OF THE LEGISLATION AND
TO THE FAMILY THAT HAS BEEN
HERE BECAUSE WE TOOK VERY GOOD
CARE OF GOING THROUGH EVERY
NECESSARY STEP TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE CHAMBERS WAS EMPTY AND
SO THAT WOULD LIKELY TAKE A
MUCH LONGER TIME TO CONTINUE TO
DO THE SAME THING OUTSIDE OF
CHAMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO
CONTINUE WITH THIS ITEM.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST
WANT TO SAY I CONCUR WITH MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
BUT I ALSO AGREE THAT WE
SHOULD, OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE
FAMILY, THAT WE NEED TO MOVE
FORWARD BUT I DO THINK IT WAS
RIGHT TO PRESERVE AS PART OF
THE RECORD THE THREATS THAT WE
FEEL CURRENTLY AND THE
DISRUPTION MADE AND THE
DISRESPECT TO THE FAMILY. SO
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
>> ONE MORE THING, THIS
CERTAINLY DOES REPRESENT
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR WHICH GIVES
US THE AUTHORITY TO CLEAR THE
PREMISES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE RECORD
REFLECTS THAT. PLEASE PROCEED.
>> THANK YOU. AS I WAS SAYING,
IN 2022, LEHIGH OPENED THE
GEORGE FLEMING PLACE APARTMENTS
AT OTHELLO AND 43rd. IT
INCLUDES 106 APARTMENTS SERVING
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN,
VETERANS, LOW-WAGE WORKERS AND
PEOPLE LIVING WITH
DISABILITIES. AT THE TIME THAT
THE APARTMENTS WERE OPENED,
SENATOR FLEMING WAS THERE AND
SAID I AM HONORED AND WISH TO
THANK LEHIGH FOR NAMING THEIR
NEW APARTMENT BUILDING AFTER
ME, SETTING UP THIS TRUST FUND
WAS A TOP PRIORITY AND
ACHIEVEMENT FOR ME. I'M
PLEASED TO KNOW THAT GEORGE
FLEMING PLACE WILL CONTINUE TO
SERVE THE 37th DISTRICT IN THE
COMMUNITY IN PERPETUITY.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS CLOSEST
TO MY HOUSE -- HEART. THERE IS
NO NOBLER WORK AND NO CLEARER
SIGN THAT A SOCIETY IS WORKING
THAN WHEN OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE A
PLACE TO CALL HOME. TODAY WE
ARE VOTING TO HONOR THE LATE
SENATOR AGAIN BY NAMING THIS
STREET ON WHICH THE APARTMENTS
SIT AFTER HIM AS WELL AND I'M
HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
BRING FORTH THIS RESOLUTION AND
STREET RENAMING TO COMMEMORATE
SENATOR FLEMING AND HIS
NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
37th AND TO WASHINGTON STATE
AND I WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY
AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. I BELIEVE
THEY WILL BE OFFERED A FEW
MOMENTS TO SPEAK IN JUST A
MOMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION
RESOLUTION. WOULD YOU CARE TO
PROVIDE SOME WORDS AS WELL?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I
SINCERELY APOLOGIZE TO EACH AND
EVERYONE OF YOU TODAY. THIS WAS
INTENDED TO BE A CELEBRATION
AND TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF THE
LATE SENATOR GEORGE FLEMING AND
WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE
IT'S NOT FULLY RUINED, BUT YOU
ALL DESERVE BETTER. AND I AM SO
SORRY ON BEHALF OF THIS,
MYSELF, AND I THINK THE
SENTIMENT IS SHARED BY MANY OF
MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES . I AM
SORRY. AND I ECHO THE
SENTIMENTS THAT WAS EXPRESSED
BY MY COLLEAGUES,
COUNCILMEMBERS MOORE AND
RIVERA AND WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY
FROM THIS EGREGIOUS AND
DIVISIVE RHETORIC AND CONDUCT.
WE HAVE CERTAIN STANDARDS OF
HUMAN DECENCY AND DECORUM AND
CIVILITY THAT WE NEED TO LIVE
UP TO AND THAT MIGHT HAVE
PLAYED BEFORE IN THE LAST
COUNCIL, NOT TODAY. IT
DOESN'T WORK WITH THIS
COUNCIL. PEOPLE NEED TO
UNDERSTAND. SO, I AM HERE TO
CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
PEOPLE'S VOICES ARE HEARD AND
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO FREELY SPEAK
THEIR TRUTH IS WITHOUT BEING
DISRESPECTFUL AND DISRUPTING
THE ORDER OF WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE AND REALLY IMPORTANT
COUNCIL BUSINESS. I AM SORRY
AGAIN TO THE FAMILY. THAT SAID,
I WANT TO THANK YEMMY FLEMING
JACKSON. SONJA FLEMING, ONE OF
THE SENATORS DAUGHTERS, AND OF
COURSE, MYLES, WHO WAS HERE
EARLIER WHO WORKED FOR SENATOR
FLEMING AND WAS ONE OF HIS
MENTEES AND HIS MANY MENTEES.
I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AT
PREVIOUS MEETINGS LIKE LAST
WEEK WHEN WE PREVIOUSLY
CONSIDERED THIS. AS A COUNCIL
MEMBER WHO HAPPENS TO BE BLACK,
I RECOGNIZE THAT I AM SITTING
AT THIS DAIS TODAY BECAUSE
I'M STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS
OF GIANTS OF PEOPLE LIKE
SENATOR FLEMING. AND BUT FOR
SENATOR FLEMING THERE WOULD BE
NO COUNCILMEMBER ROB SAKA AND
IT'S NOT JUST SENATOR FLEMING,
IT'S PEOPLE LIKE MAYOR NORM
RICE AND COUNCILMEMBER SAM
SMITH AND OTHERS. THE LIST OF
ELECTED LEADERS WHO HAPPEN TO
BE BLACK WHO HAVE MADE MY
JOURNEY AND MY LIFE EASIER IS
LONG, INCLUDING MAYOR BRUCE
HARRELL AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR
THAT AND THEY HAVE MADE MY PATH
EASIER IN LIFE AND HAVE LED AND
SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AND
HONOR AND MY GOAL IS, IN PART,
MAKING IT EASIER FOR SOMEONE
ELSE COMING UP BEHIND ME. SO I
HONOR AND RESPECT AND
APPRECIATE THE LEGACY OF
SENATOR FLEMING AND I AM
GRATEFUL, AS THE CHAIR OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THAT
THIS UNANIMOUSLY PASSED MY
COMMITTEE THANKS TO THE
LEADERSHIP OF MY ESTEEMED
COLLEAGUE HERE, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND, I CAN'T SING
ENOUGH PRAISE ABOUT THE LEGACY
OF YOUR FATHER AND YOUR HUSBAND
BUT I AM HONORED THAT THIS
SMALL GESTURE, WE ARE ABLE TO
KEEP HIS LEGACY ALIVE LONG AND
WELL HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND BEYOND. SO, THANK
YOU.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN I JUST
SAY, THE OPPORTUNITY?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I WILL BE SUPER QUICK. YOUR
FATHER AND HUSBAND WAS AN
AMAZING PERSON AND A LOT OF
TIMES WE KNOW HIM TO BE THE
FIRST STATE SENATOR BUT HE ALSO
REACHED BEHIND HIM TO MAKE
OTHER PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THAT
DOOR ESPECIALLY REPRESENTING
THE 37th DISTRICT WHICH IS OUR
MOST DIVERSE DISTRICT IN THE
STATE AND SO, WE ARE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR -- HE IS A
TOWERING SPIRIT AND WILL BE
REMEMBERED THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITY. WE WOULD NOT LET HIS
LEGACY DIE AND I WOULD BE
REMISS IF I DID NOT GIVE A
SHOUT OUT TO FORMER
REPRESENTATIVE MISS PEGGY MAXEY
WHO PASSED AWAY A WEEK AGO WHO
CAME RIGHT AFTER SENATOR
FLEMING WHEN HE TRANSITIONED
FROM REPRESENTATIVE OVER TO THE
SENATOR. SO, DEFINITELY WANT TO
GIVE HER A SHOUT OUT BECAUSE I
KNOW THEY DID A LITTLE -- A LOT
OF POLICIES TOGETHER FOR OUR
COMMUNITY AND REPRESENTED US
VERY WELL SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING HERE.
>> I DID NOT KNOW OR MEET
SENATOR FLEMING BUT I'M
WONDERING IF HE WOULD HAVE
WITNESSED THIS -- THE EVENTS
TODAY AND THOUGHT THAT HE HAD
BEEN THROUGH WORSE AND HIS
COMMUNITY HAD BEEN THROUGH
WORSE, SO THIS IS WHAT I WANT
TO, WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
STRUGGLE HERE, THIS IS A LOCAL
STRUGGLE THAT YOUR PRESENCE
HERE REMINDS US HAS -- IT IS
ONLY VERY RECENT IN OUR MEMORY
AS A CIVIC BODY. SO, THINGS
HAVE TO BE PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND IF -- ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO
OTHER COMMONS? WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL ROLE?
>> OH, WAIT. YOU SAID ROLLCALL.
MY APOLOGIES. AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WILL?
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE DOCUMENTATION
ON MY BEHALF? IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW FAMILY
MEMBERS OF SENATOR FLEMING TO
ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. SEEING NO
OBJECTION, COME ON UP AND YOU
ARE WELCOME TO PROVIDE A FEW
WORDS AND IF THE RESOLUTION IS
GOING TO B
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
I'M NOT REALLY GOOD AT DOING
THIS. SO I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO
DO IT AS WELL AS I CAN. I JUST
WANT TO SAY, GOOD AFTERNOON. TO
THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
OKAY.
>> DISTINGUISHED, CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS. SEATTLE, MY
EYEGLASSES ARE NOT WORKING AND
I CAN'T HEAR WELL. SO ANYWAYS.
>> TRANSPORTATION
>> HERE, MOM.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> YOU READ IT FOR ME.
>> I'M GOING TO HELP MY MOM.
AND THIS IS ON BEHALF OF THE
ENTIRE FAMILY. BUT REALLY FOR
MY MOM'S HEART AND, GOOD
AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER TAMMY MORALES,
DISTINGUISHED CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
THE COMMITTEE, LED BY ROB SAKA
AND OUR FRIEND, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTION, SHARON
LEE. THIS IS ON BEHALF OF MY
MOM. MY NAME IS TINA FLEMING
AND MY DAUGHTERS SONJA AND
YEMMY AND RONNY JACKSON AND --
MYLES ARE HONORED ABOUT
TODAY'S PROCLAMATION
ANNOUNCING THE NAMING OF THIS
RESOLUTION ANNOUNCING THE NAME
OF 43rd AVENUE SOUTH, BETWEEN
OTHELLO AND SOUTH WEBSTER, AS
SENATOR GEORGE FLEMING WAY.
GEORGE WORKED HARD FOR THE 37
DISTRICT AND THE PEOPLE OF
WASHINGTON STATE FOR OVER 22
YEARS. HE LOVED THIS COMMUNITY
AND THIS HONOR WILL ENSURE HIS
LEGACY WILL LIVE ON IN THE
HEARTS AND MINDS OF ALL. THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS AND
CONSIDERATION. WE THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS
WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME
COMMENTS?
>> I WILL JUST SAY, ON BEHALF
OF MY FAMILY, TODAY WAS A
WONDERFUL DAY BUT ALSO IT
DIFFICULT DAY AND I WISH THAT
THE MANY PROTESTERS THAT WERE
HERE ACTUALLY KNEW WHY WE WERE
HERE. BECAUSE MY FATHER DID SO
MUCH TO FIGHT AND ADVOCATE FOR
THE UNDERREPRESENTED HIS ENTIRE
LIFE. AND HE ADVOCATED FOR MANY
OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THIS
ROOM TODAY AND SO I WISH I HAD
THE MOMENT TO SAY, DO YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE HERE TO
RECOGNIZE SOMEONE THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN IN YOUR CORNER AND TO
ADVOCATE FOR YOU? SO I AGREE
WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID
EARLIER. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE BUT
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU
ALL ARE DOING TO TRY TO BRING
EVERYONE TOGETHER AND TO DO THE
WORK OF THE PEOPLE FOR ALL
PEOPLE SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OPEN OR CLOSED?
>> IT'S OKAY. GO AHEAD.
>> WHAT WAS IT?
>> YEAH.
>> THERE, PERFECT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, DID YOU
WANT TO GET IN HERE?
>> IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND?
>> OF COURSE NOT. THREE, TWO,
ONE. PERFECT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO CALL OUT AND
EXPRESS APPRECIATION AT MISS
AUGUSTINE FLEMINGS BEAUTIFUL
HAIRDO. LOVE IT, MA'AM. LOOKS
GREAT. AWESOME.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO. HEADING BACK
ON UP TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA,
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE
EVEN ADOPTED THE AGENDA, SO,
FIRST WE HAVE TO HANDLE THE
IRC. WE ARE ON ITEM -- BYE-BYE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ITEM E. I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
CALENDAR. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT I MOVED TO
AMEND THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR BY REMOVING
ITEMS THREE THROUGH 12.
>> I SECOND THAT.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE CALENDAR BY REMOVING ITEMS
THREE THROUGH 12.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO ADDRESS THE MOTION?
>> YES, I AM AMENDING THE IRC
TO ALLOW ME AND MY STAFF THE
TIME TO REVIEW ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION RELATED TO THESE
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
EXPLANATION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? SEEING DONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE
ITEMS THREE THROUGH -- FROM THE
CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
CALENDAR IS AMENDED. ARE THERE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR BEFORE VOTING
ON IT? NOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO
VOTE ON IT. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION TO THE INTRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR AS AMENDED
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED.
OKAY. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. REMEMBER, WE DID AMEND
THE AGENDA BY PUTTING THE ITEM
AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA, SO I
DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE
AGENDA. HEARING NONE, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. OKAY. WE
WILL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE THE
MINUTES OF EVERY 20th, 2024 AND
COUNCIL BILL 120745 WHICH IS
THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS. ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS WISH TO BE
REMOVED? HEARING NONE, I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND? MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND
LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF? ALL
RIGHT. WE ARE NOW PROCEEDING TO
ITEM TWO ON THE AGENDA. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE ITEM
INTO THE RECORD?
>> YES. AGENDA ITEM TWO,
RESOLUTION 32127, PARTICIPATION
FOR 2024 AND 2025 ON KING
COUNTY REGIONAL COMMITTEE AND
CITY COMMITTEES ON RESOLUTION
TO 125.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MOVED
TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32127. IS
THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. RESOLUTION TO ADOPT. I
WILL ADDRESS IT FIRST THEN OPEN
THE FLOOR TO COMMENTS. ON
JANUARY 9th, WE PASSED
RESOLUTION 321252 ESTABLISH
COUNCILS PRECIPITATION --
PARTICIPATION ON CITY
COMMITTEES. THIS NEW RESOLUTION
WILL SUPERSEDE THAT RESOLUTION
TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES.
NUMBER ONE, INSERT
COUNCILMEMBER WOO'S NAME IN
POSITION EIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER.
REASSIGN A FEW COMMITTEES TO
ADDRESS SCHEDULING CONFLICTS
AND CORRECT THE NUMBER OF
COUNCILMEMBERS ASSIGNED TO THE
REGIONS WATERSHED FORUMS. TO
ESTABLISH BOTH INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES HAS BEEN
ONGOING FOR MONTHS AND WITH
THESE CHANGES, ALL SCHEDULING
CONFLICTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
AND COUNCILMEMBERS CAN MOVE
FORWARD WITH THEIR ASSIGNED
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF
DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALLIE FOR HER
CONTINUED WORK ON ESTABLISHING
OUR COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AND MY
STAFF WHO WORKED WITH HER ON
OTHER OFFICES, THANK YOU,
JEREMY. THERE WAS AN EMAIL SENT
OUT ON WEDNESDAY EXPLAINING
THESE CHANGES. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
DONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX THE
SIGNATURE TO THE -- ON MY
BEHALF? OUR LAST ITEM IS A
CONSIDERATION OF AN
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL OF
EXCLUSION ISSUED TO ALEX --
PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RULE 11 D
5. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL
CONSIDER AN ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEAL TO AN EXCLUSION ISSUED
TO ALEX ON FEBRUARY 13, 2024.
SHOULD -- BE SUSTAINED? ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS? THAT IS THE
QUESTION BEFORE US. SEEING NO
COMMENTS, WE WILL HAVE A ROLL
CALL. DURING ROLL CALL,
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL EITHER VOTE
AYE TO SUSTAIN THE EXCLUSION
THROUGH MARCH 11, 2024 OR VOTE
NO TO GRANT THE APPEAL AND
REMOVE THE EXCLUSION. ALL
RIGHT. IS EVERYBODY CLEAR ON
THE PROCEDURE HERE? ALL RIGHT.
A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE IS
NEEDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON IF THE COUNCIL
SHOULD SUSTAIN THE DECISION TO
EXCLUDE THIS INDIVIDUAL FROM
ATTENDING COUNCIL IN MEETINGS
THROUGH MARCH 11th, 2024.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] EIGHT
IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
EXCLUSION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
COUNCIL?
>> WE GO TO THE ORDER?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO MY STAFF WHO ARE HERE.
ALEXIS TURLOCK AND DEVON
SILVERDALE WHO ARE LEAVING MY
OFFICE AFTER FOUR YEARS AND
PROBABLY THE MOST TUMULTUOUS
FIRST-YEAR CITY COUNCIL TERM
EVER. ALEXIS AND DEVON HAVE
BEEN DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS
FIELDING CALLS FROM THOUSANDS
OF CONSTITUENTS, DRAFTING
POLICY IN RESPONSE TO VERY
CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND
REALLY SHARING THEIR LOVE OF
DISTRICT TWO WITH OUR
COLLEAGUES HERE AND WITH THE
CITY. I'VE BEEN HUMBLED BY
THEIR WISDOM, BY THEIR PASSION
AND DEDICATION TO PUBLIC
SERVICE AND THEY REALLY BEEN
HERE IN ORDER TO SERVE OUR
NEIGHBORS AND OUR CITY SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. TWO
YEARS AGO, TWO LONG YEARS AGO,
EACH OF THEM LET ME KNOW
INDEPENDENTLY THAT THEY WERE
MAKING PLANS TO TRANSITION
THEIR FAMILIES TO EUROPE.
ALEXIS IS GOING TO SPAIN AND
DEVON IS GOING TO FRANCE. I'M
VERY JEALOUS. TODAY IS THE LAST
DAY FOR BOTH OF THEM. I'M
REALLY SAD TO SEE THEM GO BUT
THRILLED FOR BOTH OF YOU FOR
THE ADVENTURES THAT YOU HAVE
COMING UP NEXT AND LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING ABOUT YOUR LIVES
ABROAD. I WANT TO WISH YOU WELL
AND WISH YOUR FAMILIES WELL AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE. THE LAST
THING I WILL SAY IS THAT
TOMORROW MY NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
BEGINS. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE
SOME TIME OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS TO COME SAY HELLO AND
VISIT AND WELCOME HER AND WE
WILL MAKE SURE SHE GETS TO
KNOW EACH OF THE STAFF AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I HAVE TO SAY FOR WARRIORS,
TODAY WAS A FITTING LAST DAY ON
THE JOB, I HAVE TO SAY, RIGHT?
>> FOR SURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER
BUSINESS, WE'VE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S AGENDA AND OUR
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD
MARCH 5th AT 2:00 P.M. IT IS
NOW 4:30 P.M. AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.