>>>GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
AUGUST 6, 24 MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
TO ORDER. IT IS 2:02. I AM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. WILL
THE CLERK THESE CULTURAL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ].
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE
ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, WE WILL OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT HYBRID PERIOD. IF
YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK TO ITEM
THREE. REGARDING FLOODPLAINS,
AND THERE IS A HEARING LATER ON,
HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL THEN.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THIS
INCLUDES THE COUNCILS WORK
PROGRAM. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US
HOW MANY WE HAVE SIGNED UP
>> WE ARE AT 40 FOR REMOTE
SPEAKERS. SO FAR SIGNED UP, WE
HAVE 20 AND COUNTING.
>> WE DO HAVE ITEMS THAT ARE
TIMELY ON TODAY'S AGENDA. I DID
SAY YESTERDAY THAT YOU WILL NEED
TO STOP AT AN HOUR. WE WILL GIVE
PEOPLE ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.
HOPEFULLY, IF PEOPLE ARE QUICK
IN SECESSION WE CAN GET THROUGH
TO EVERYBODY. PLAYING IT A
LITTLE BIT BY EAR. WE WILL START
WITH 10 IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS, THEN WE WILL GO BACK
AND FORTH.
>> THE INSTRUCTIONS REALLY
QUICK, THE PUBLIC COMMENT WILL
BE MONITORED IN THE PUBLIC
MANNER. -- FOLLOWING MANNER. ONE
MINUTE PER PERSON. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. 10 IN PERSON,
10 REMOTE. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN TAKEN SINCE -- 10
SECONDS OR LESS. IF THEY DO NOT
IN THE COMMENTS WITH THE
ALLOTTED TIME, THE FIRST IN
PERSON SPEAKER. SPEAKER NUMBER
ONE.
>> PLEASE READ THREE NAMES IN
SECESSION. READY TO TALK AS SOON
AS THE PERSON BEFORE YOU HAS
STOPPED. THAT WOULD HELP SAVE
TIME AND GET MORE PEOPLE.
>> AS A REMINDER, THE FIRST
SPEAKERS, REQUESTED
ACCOMMODATIONS. THIS WILL BE
DOUBLETIME. TWO MINUTES. THANK
YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER, TIFFANY McCOY,
BEN FURLOW.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THERE'S A WHOLE LOT
HAPPENING. PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO
COMMENT. I HOPE YOU DO ONE OF
THE TWO OPTIONS. WE KNOW THAT
THERE ARE BIG BUSINESS POOLS IN
THE FIELD THAT ARE TESTING OUT
ALTERNATIVES. IT SEEMS LIKE
MAYBE SOME OF THE WEALTHIEST
BUSINESSES GIVE YOU ALL A CALL
TODAY, AND DECIDED TO TELL YOU,
WAIT UNTIL WE DROP THE
REGISTRATION. PLACE THAT ON THE
BALLOT LATER. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, I KNOW YOU WON'T GO
ALONG WITH THAT GARBAGE. THANK
YOU FOR THAT. SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER, FOR EVERY
SINGLE COUNCIL DISTRICT BY A
WIDE MARGIN. WE WILL BE READY
FOR WHATEVER BALLOT THAT WE ARE
PLACED ON. WE WILL TAX THE
WEALTHIEST ESSENCES. [ INAUDIBLE
].
>> FOLLOWING BEN, WILL BE RYAN.
FOLLOWING RYAN, ERIC LEE.
>> HELLO COUNSEL. I'M SPEAKING
ON I 137. I HAVE ASKED YOU TO
RESPECT THE MANDATE. NOT
DELAYING ALL RIGHT TO VOTE ON I
137. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL,
YOU'LL SMOKE ABOUT SENSIBLE
SOLUTIONS FOR THE HOUSING PRICE
IS. HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT YOU
SERVE, HAVE DONE THE HARD WORK
FOR YOU BY CREATING I 137. ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUT THIS ON
THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. IT IS THAT
SIMPLE. NO REASON TO DeLAY THE
INITIATIVE. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE
BEEN DISCUSSING. EXPECT THE
PURPOSE OF THE PRIVATE
CONSTITUENTS. LOOKING AT THE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPERS THAT
THEY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT FROM
THE LAST ELECTION. DO NOT DeLAY.
DO NOT ADD UNNECESSARY,
DEMOCRATIC MANDATES. THANK YOU.
>> CAN YOU DOUBLE THE TIME
PLEASE? THANK YOU.
>> HI, I LIVE IN CHINATOWN IN
THE CITY COUNCIL BUILDING. I'M
HERE TO SPEAK ON SCORE AND
PUBLIC HOUSING. I DO NOT HAVE A
VOICE BOX. I WILL NEED MORE TIME
TO SPEAK AS I AM USING IS EACH
DEVICE. SCORE AFFECTS US ALL. IT
AFFECTS EVERYONE THAT WOULD BE
SHOT AND KILLED BY COPS. USES
PEOPLE THAT WOULD RECOGNIZE THE
POLICE. IT HAPPENS TO ASIANS, IT
HAPPENS TO PRESCHOOL TEACHERS.
IT HAPPENED TO ME. I TOLD THE
EMTs I WAS TRANSGENDER. THEY
STOPPED THE AMBULANCE AND
REFUSED TO TOUCH ME BECAUSE I
DISCLOSED I WAS TRANSGENDER.
WHEN I REFUSED TO LEAVE THE
AMBULANCE, THEY CALLED THE COPS.
I WAS HELD WITHOUT A PHONE CALL
FOR THREE DAYS. MY CRIME, GRAND
THEFT AMBULANCE. I HAD A TUMOR
BLOCKING MY BREATHING. THESE
RACIST EMTs AND COPS WHO
ARRESTED ME DIDN'T CARE THAT I
SAID I COULDN'T BREATHE. THEY
ASSUMED I MUST -- JUST BE CRAZY.
THEY ARRESTED ME. THEY HAD TO
REMOVE MY VOICE BOX BECAUSE OF
THE TUMORS HEARD MRS. EVERYONE
THAT LOOKS LIKE A DRUG USER, OR
MENTALLY ILL. I WAS HAVING A
MEDICAL EMERGENCY CAUSED BY
BUILDING MANAGEMENT. I HAVE
LIVED IN THIS SLUMLORDS BUILDING
FOR FIVE YEARS ALMOST SINCE IT
REOPENED. CAUSING PESTICIDE
SMOKERS. I WAS 33. I WAS A
SINGER. I HAD TO REMOVE MY VOICE
BOX. FINALLY INCOMPETENT
LANDLORDS, WHO CAN EVEN COLLECT
THE RENT CHECKS. THE SOLUTION TO
PEOPLE DOING DRUGS ASIDE IS
SIMPLE. TEST THEM AND HAVE
PUBLIC REHABS. SCORE AFFECTS THE
TENANTS OF SEATTLE MORE THAN IT
AFFECTS THESE RICH POLITICIANS
WHO DO MORE DRUGS AND DRINK MORE
THAN ALL OF US COMBINED. FUND
PUBLIC HOUSING SO THAT THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE OF WAITING FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IN THE SEATTLE SECTION
CAN GET OFF OF THE STREET. I
TALKED TO HER WHEN THIS
HAPPENED. SHE DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND.
>> TIME HAS EXPIRED, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR
TIME HAS EXPIRED.
>> WE HAVE RYAN. SPEAKER NUMBER
SIX.
>> HELLO. I AM A LONG-TERM
RENTER. I'M HERE TO SPEAK AND
ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO PUT THIS I
137 BILL ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT
REASONS I SEE PEOPLE LEAVE THE
NONPROFIT WORLD, IS BECAUSE THEY
CANNOT AFFORD TO STAY IN THE
CITY. ONLY PEOPLE WITH MY
COWORKERS THAT WERE ABLE TO SEE
-- STAY IN THIS CITY, USUALLY
HAD INTENDED. ALL OF YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS. WE ALL
NEED TO BE ABOVE SOLUTION. ALL
OF YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU WANT
BRING THAT TO THE CITY. SOCIAL
HOUSING IS A PROVEN MODEL THAT
CAN BRING MORE HOUSING TO A
WIDER ARRAY OF PEOPLE THAT WE
HAVE HAD BEFORE. GATHERING
SIGNATURES FOR THIS INITIATIVE,
THE THING THAT ALWAYS HIT ME,
PEOPLE ARE EXCITED FOR THIS
INITIATIVE. PEOPLE WANT TO SEE
IT ON THEIR BALLOTS. I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO LET PEOPLE HAVE THEIR
VOICE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CLAPPING.
PLEASE REFRAIN SO THAT PEOPLE
CAN COME UP AND SPEAK. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO. WAGES HAVE NOT KEPT UP
WITH THE COST OF HOUSING.
PUSHING MORE OF OUR NEIGHBORS
INTO HOMELESSNESS. ALL THE
WHILE, ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE
LOOKING AT THE ILLUSION.
MATERIAL CONDITIONS HAVE WORKING
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE. WE NEED
AGGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS NOW, TO
FACE THE CRISIS HEAD-ON. ONE OF
THE SOLUTIONS FROM THE SOLAR
HOUSING DEVELOPER, WILL BE
AVAILABLE. RENT, RUN, GREEN
HOUSING IN SEATTLE. I CAN'T
THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO ADDRESS
THE QUALITY BY TAXING
BUSINESSES. THIS IS OVER $1
MILLION. I URGE YOU TO PASS I
137 OUT RIGHT. PASSING BY A 14
POINT MARGIN. IF THAT IS NOT
ENOUGH OF A MANDATE, I URGE YOU
TO GET THROUGH TO THE BALLOT.
DON'T SUPPRESS VOTERS. I STAND
IN SOLIDARITY. THANK YOU.
>> SPEAKER NUMBER SIX. ALEX
SERMON, JOHN BURBANK.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM
A DECK WORKER. NURSE LIVING IN
SOUTH SEATTLE, RAISING A FAMILY.
YOU MIGHT THINK WE HAVE IT GOOD,
BUT I AM STILL CONSTANTLY
NERVOUS ABOUT HOW WE ARE DOING
WITH HOUSING. TEACHERS, BUS
DRIVERS, THEY HAVE GOTTEN PRICED
OUT OF THE CITY. THEY HAVE MOVED
FURTHER AWAY. OTHER PEOPLE THAT
ARE EVEN MORE FORTUNATE. THEY
HAD LOST THEIR ROOF OVER THEIR
HEADS. THESE ONES WERE
TEMPORARILY SAVED BY THE
EVICTION NOTICE. THEY WERE ABLE
TO KEEP IT AS LONG AS THAT
LASTED. KNOW THE PROFIT
MAXIMIZING HOUSING MARKET IS NOT
WORKING FOR WORKING FAMILIES IN
SEATTLE. WE KNOW THAT WE CAN DO
BETTER. THAT IS WHERE THE VOTERS
HAVE ASKED FOR IT. THAT IS WHAT
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO FUND.
PLEASE ACT ON I 137 , NOW.
>> MR. ZIMMERMAN, ARE YOU GOING
TO SPEAK? SHOULD WE MOVE ON?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> ONE MINUTE AGAIN? [ SPEAKING
IN A GLOBAL LANGUAGE ]. WHEN YOU
GIVE ONE MINUTE TO THIS IDIOT,
NEW GENERATION. I COME HERE AND
SPEAK EVERY DAY ABOUT HOW WE CAN
TALK ABOUT HOUSES.
>> THIS CONSTITUTES ABUSIVE
LANGUAGE AND DISRUPTION. THIS IS
A WARNING.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. GIVE
EVERYBODY THREE MINUTES. I HAVE
SET 1000 TIMES. EVERYWHERE. YOU
IDIOT WILL BE HERE FOR ANOTHER
20 YEARS. I GUARANTEE YOU.
>> WE ARE NOW ON SPEAKER NUMBER
SEVEN. JOHN, FOLLOWED BY TAYLOR.
>> MY NAME IS JOHN BURBANK.
RETIREE DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE. CITY
CHARTER MANDATES INITIATIVES
SHALL TAKE PRECIPICE OVER ALL
BUSINESSES, ACCEPT APPROPRIATION
GOALS AND EMERGENCY MEASURES.
THERE ARE NO SUCH BILLS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. IT IGNORES AND
VIOLATES THE CITY CHARTER.
EXPOSES THE CHARTER TO LEGAL
ACTION. YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
ONE SURPASSES THE INITIATIVE
INTO LAW IMMEDIATELY. THE
SECOND, IS TO PLACE I-137 ON THE
BALLOT. TODAY IS THE DEADLINE
FOR THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. IT IS
TIME TO RESPOND TO THE HOUSING
CRISIS THAT OVERWHELMS THE
WORKERS THAT WE DEPEND ON. WE
WANT A CITY IN WHICH THE PEOPLE
THAT DO THE WORK CAN ALSO LIVE.
COMPENSATION OVER $1 MILLION.
THAT WAS 38 TIMES THE FULL-TIME
ANNUAL MANY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A
DISTRICT SIX RESIDENT,
HOMEOWNER, LANDLORD, AND PUBLICS
WILL PARENT. MAJORITY OF VOTERS
VOTED FOR I-35/, WITHOUT THE
COMPETING INITIATIVE. THE SOONER
IT HAS PASSED, THE SOONER WE
WILL GET MUCH-NEEDED HOUSING. DO
YOU WANT TO CHOOSE CONSTITUENTS
OR LOCAL BUSINESSES AS NEEDED
WITH THE DeLAY SEATTLE HAS BEEN
PUSHED OUT DUE TO RISING HOUSING
COSTS. EXACERBATED BY THE
FAMILIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO
REPORT. LEAVING WEALTHY
FAMILIES, UP FOR PRIVATE
SCHOOLS. SOCIAL HOUSING WILL
PERMANENTLY BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, INCLUDING FAMILY SIZE
UNITS. WE NEED TOOLS TO ADDRESS
THE HOUSING CRISIS. WE CANNOT
WAIT. VOTE NO. -- ON SCORE.
>> LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER FOR
THIS GROUP. I BELIEVE IT IS
TAYLOR. SPEAKER NUMBER 10. IT IS
THE HANDWRITING. DO YOU HAVE THE
SPEAKER NUMBER 10 CARD? YOU ARE
UP. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I
AM FROM THE RIGHT IS IN. HELLO.
I AM FROM POWER ALLIANCE. I'M
SURPRISED THAT I HAVE TO EVEN BE
HERE TODAY. TO BE REMINDING OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS, THAT WE NEED
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HOUSING AS
A PRIORITY, OVER INCARCERATION.
I AM ASKING YOU TO THINK BEFORE
YOU VOTE. WE HAVE BEEN HERE IN
THIS PLACE BEFORE. THIS IS A
REMINDER OF THAT. WE ARE
ADDRESSING TRAFFICKING. THEY
DIDN'T DO IT BEFORE. THEY
AREN'T GOING TO DO IT NOW.
THESE BILLS ARE RACIST, TRANCE
PHOBIC, ANTI-POOR AND ANTI-SEX
WORK. I URGE YOU TO MEET WITH
THE COMMUNITY TO FIND SOLUTIONS
INSTEAD, FUNDING FOR MORE
POLICING. CAUSING MORE HARM.
THIS IS FOR THOSE THAT ARE
ALREADY STRUGGLING. VOTE NO
TODAY ON SCORE. VOTE NO ON SOAP,
SODA -- [ INAUDIBLE ]. WHAT THEY
SAID.
>> WE WILL GO TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE
REMOTE SPEAKERS. HERE THE
MEASURES THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
ADMITTED, PRESS STAR SIX BEFORE
YOU BEGIN SPEAKING.
>> I AM A RENTER IN SEATTLE, AND
A MEMBER OF BEACON HILL. TAKE A
VOTE BEFORE THE INITIATIVE 137
BALANCE IN NOVEMBER. VOTING
TURNOUT FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS
ARE TO BE HIGHER FOR GENERAL
ELECTIONS. THIS INITIATIVE HAS A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AS WELL AS
THE HOUSING STABILITY AND
QUALITY OF LIFE. IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE A MORE
BROAD SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY
FROM THIS ISSUE. IT IS
IRRESPONSIBLE FOR YOU TO HAVE
THE CONTRACTING SCORE ON THE
MEDIA AGENDA. BECAUSE OF THE
POSITION WE ARE IN, I'M URGING
YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS CONTRACT.
NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES AT
STAKE. LOW-LEVEL OFFENSES,
INCREASING POVERTY, STABILITY,
AND HOMELESSNESS. THIS IS LIKE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY
OPTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY ERICA LEE. GO
AHEAD, JOE.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME
NOW?
>> YES.
>> GOOD. FIRST OFF -- [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> NECK SPEAKER, GO AHEAD ALEX.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]. I-137, BELONGS
ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. VOTERS
TURNOUT IS HIGHER. MORE YOUNG
PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. [
INAUDIBLE ].
>> VOTE NO ON SODA, OR SCORE.
NUMBER THREE. SEATTLE WORKERS
DESERVE A LIVING WAGE. DROP CB
127 75. VOTE NO ON ANY
REDUCTION. WITH THE CHAIN ON
LOCAL RESTAURANTS. USING THIS
MONEY TO FUND LOBBY GROUPS IN A
FAKE DRIVERS USING -- UNION.
REPORTING MAJOR DANGER.
LEGISLATION LIKE SEATTLE'S PAY
UP, DOES NOT AFFECT THEM AS MUCH
AS THEY SAY SO. JUSTIFYING THE
FIVE DOLLAR JUNK. MAKE THESE
ABSOLUTE, AND THEY WILL LOWER
PRICES. NO REDUCTION, NO REPEAL.
THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> GO AHEAD, LARS.
>> I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
THE SEATTLE METRO CHAMBER.
>> MEANINGFUL INPUT ON THE
ALTERNATIVE, THAT WILL ENSURE
TAX DOLLARS ARE MANAGED
APPROPRIATELY. LOOKING AT THE
BUREAUCRACY. SIMPLE RECORDS
REQUEST, LOOKING AT THE
REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STATE
LEVEL -- IN THE PUBLIC OPEN
MEETINGS. 120825. THE CITY CAN
UTILIZE GEL BEDS. LOOKING AT THE
ONGOING PUBLIC ACTIONS. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> NEXT SPEAKER. GO AHEAD, CLEO.
>> HEY, THIS IS CLEO. VOTE NO ON
FOUR. THE THOUGHT THAT ANYONE IS
GOING TO BE SAFER FROM THIS, IS
A SICK JOKE. WE NEED SOCIAL
HOUSING NOW. SPEAKING OF, DO YOU
KNOW WHO DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT HOUSING? BAY OWNERS,
LOOKING AT THE ONE
MILLION-DOLLAR CONDO TREATING
YOU. PROPERTIES ARE THE SAME. A
LOT HARDER THAN OTHERS. THIS IS
IN DEFENSE OF THEIR WORKERS AND
MINIMUM WAGE. I HOPE THAT THE
FRA AND THE MAYOR UNDERSTAND. WE
ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.
>> GO AHEAD, MARSHALL.
>> MY NAME IS MARSHALL, I'M A
RENTER AND A RESIDENT. IN JUNE,
I MOVED BACK TO SEATTLE FROM
VIENNA, AUSTRIA. ALL HOUSING IS
OWNED BY THE CITY. THE HOUSING
MODEL IS A FANTASTIC MODEL THAT
SEATTLE CAN FOLLOW. THEY DON'T
HAVE THE HOUSING CRISIS THAT
THEY HAVE. THEY HAVE ABUNDANCE
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. EVERY DAY
IN OUR STREETS. WE CAN FIX THE
MODEL BY PASSING 137 TODAY. SEND
IT TO THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THE
RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE WANT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. CHILDREN,
YOUNG FAMILIES, AND EVERYBODY
ELSE. THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS
PROVEN THAT THEY SUPPORT 137 BY
A LARGE MARKET. LISTEN TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, VOTE YES ON I-137.
220 WILL HELP. LET'S DO IT. DO
NOT SPREAD VOTERS. HANDS OFF
MINIMUM WAGE. I CANNOT WAIT FOR
YOU TO BE OFF THE COUNSEL. YOU
ARE UNELECTED, UNAPPOINTED. GET
OUT OF HERE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER,
NATALIE SCHMIDT. FOLLOWING
NATALIE, WILL BE THE LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP. GO
AHEAD, NATALIE.
>> MY NAME IS NATALIE SCHMIDT. I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. I'M CALLING
TO OPPOSE THE NEW CONTRACT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON,
MAKES FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT USING
THIS MONEY. THIS IS INTO THE
HOMELAND. WE KNOW THAT THE
POLICE TARGETS HOUSING PEOPLE.
WE KNOW THE POLICE TARGET
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. THEY TARGET
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
OBSCENELY HIGH DEATH RIGHT. MAKE
SURE THAT YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE
DYING. VOTE NO ON THIS CONTRACT.
VOTE YES ON I-137, AND HANDS OFF
ON THE MINIMUM WAGE, OR WE WILL
VOTE NO ON YOU.
>> EXCUSE ME, LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP. GO
AHEAD, GABRIEL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. GABRIEL NEWMAN. I AM
HERE WITH THE LGBTQ+ CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. FRANKLY, THEY DO NOT
PROVIDE AS MUCH OF THE BUDGET. A
TOTAL OF $500 MILLION, TO
DEVELOP AND REQUIRE 2000 UNITS
FOR SOCIAL HOUSING. ACCORDING TO
THE REPORTS, ONLY 30% OF THOSE
UNITS WILL BE HOMELESS. PEOPLE
MAKING LESS THAN 30% OF THEIR
INCOME. MOSTLY 80% OF THE UNITS
WILL BE PEOPLE MAKING 20% OF
THEIR AVERAGE NEEDED INCOME.
ADDITIONALLY, NONE OF THESE
ESTIMATES --
>> WE ARE GOING TO START WITH
HIGHTOWER.
>> I AND THE ASSESSMENT OF
HIGHTOWER JUNIOR THAT WAS
MURDERED BY SEATTLE POLICE 20
YEARS AGO THIS YEAR. I KNOW
EXACTLY HOW THE DEADLY CROSSROAD
SYSTEM CAN BE. BEATING MORE
PEOPLE INTO THE COUNTIES
DEADLIEST GEL. FURTHER
CRIMINALIZING HELPLESSNESS.
SENDING AND SENTENCING FOLKS TO
DEATH FOR SMALL MISDEMEANORS
THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO
DO WITH KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES
SAFE. INEFFECTIVE, VIOLENT,
TRAUMATIZING -- LEADING TO
HIGHER RATES OF POLICE TOTALITY.
PUSHING FOLKS FURTHER INTO THE
INCARCERATION SYSTEM. ALREADY
MORE THAN ALIGNED IN OTHER
OBSERVED -- UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. THIS IS THE
VIOLENCE THAT LED TO MY OWN
BROTHER'S DEATH. SO MANY MORE
AFTER HIM. SEE US, LISTEN TO US.
HEAR US, AND MAKE THE RIGHT
CHOICE. VOTE TO ADD SOCIAL
HOUSING. [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> I WILL ASK FOR THE NEXT
SPEAKER SALINA. WE WILL START
WITH THOMAS BENARD. SPEAKERS 12
THROUGH 20. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVEN'T FACED HIGH RENT
AND HOUSING INSECURITY.
EVICTIONS IN THE CITY ARE
SKYROCKETING. YOU ARE PLAYING
GAMES. THE FACT OF THE MATTER
IS, THIS INITIATIVE WILL HAVE A
BROAD SWARM OF SEATTLE PRINTERS.
PEOPLE LIKE NURSES, DOCTORS, BUS
DRIVERS. THEY CAN'T GET IT IN
TODAY'S HOUSING ENVIRONMENT.
BECAUSE OF THE INCREDIBLE RENT
THAT THE CORPORATE SECTOR IS
IMPOSING. YOU ARE PLAYING THESE
GAMES TO PULL THINGS OFF. WE
WILL PASS THIS. PUT IT ON THE
BALLOT. THANK YOU.
>> THERE ARE TWO MICROPHONES.
HELPING THEM MOVE AROUND. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I AM THE COMMUNITY
POLICY MEMBER -- MEMBER ON
HOMELESSNESS. I'M A FOLDER IN
DISTRICT 6. TODAY, PEOPLE HAVE
COMMITTED MISDEMEANORS TO SCORE.
FOR PROFIT JAIL, WITH A
DANGEROUSLY POOR AND HEALTH
SAFETY RECORD. SENDING PEOPLE TO
SCORE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, WILL
COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS EACH
YEAR. THEY WILL RETURN TO
HOMELESSNESS WERE SOFT FOR THEIR
ARREST. THIS IS THE HOUSING
TREATMENT THEY NEED.
>> HELLO. I DO COMMUNICATION AND
ORGANIZING FOR WASHINGTON CAN.
FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT, I HAD TO
LEAVE SEATTLE BECAUSE I CAN
AFFORD TO START A FIGHT --
FAMILY HERE. I WORKED TWO
FULL-TIME JOBS ON TOP OF MY
DEGREE. NEUROBIOLOGY RESEARCH
STUDYING ISOLATION. THE OTHER IS
A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST FOR
WASHINGTON CAN. BECAUSE I CAN'T
AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY, I
DRIVE 30 MINUTES TO A 15 MINUTE
LIGHT RAIL TO A 10 MINUTE WALK
AS A SOLO PARENT. STORIES LIKE
MINE THAT HELP OUR ORGANIZATION
GATHER ALMOST 5000 SIGNATURES TO
PUT I-37 ON THE BALLOT WITH NO
ALTERNATIVE. FUNDING SOCIAL
HOUSING ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
WITH ALTERNATIVES. THIS IS ON
THE FINAL DAY. CALLING US TO
ORGANIZE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
ALREADY VOTED ON PASSING 135,
AND CONFIRMING WITH 38 AND
SIGNATURES FOR I-137 ON THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT WITH NO
ALTERNATIVE.
>> MY NAME IS ARIANA RILEY. I AM
A SEX WORKER. MY BODY, MY
CHOICE, INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO
DETERMINE TERMS OF ACCESS. FOR
SOME PEOPLE, THAT MEANS NO SEX
WITHOUT MARRIAGE. FOR SOME
PEOPLE, THAT MEANS HAVING THEIR
BILLS PAID. THIS HAS NOT BEEN
EFFECTIVE IN CURBING
PROSTITUTION AS WELL IN RECENT
YEARS. SWITCH TO ONLY ARRESTING
CLIENTS HAS NOT BEEN REDUCING
DEMAND. PROSTITUTION IS THE
OLDEST PROFESSION ALONGSIDE
FARMING. IT WILL NOT GO AWAY.
YOU CAN'T ARREST PROSTITUTES
OUT OF EXISTENCE. VIOLENCE,
KIDNAPPING, SHOOTING OFF GUNS IN
THE CITY ARE ALREADY ILLEGAL.
YOU SAY YOU WANT TO GO AFTER
THESE ISSUES, BUT THEN PROPOSE A
POLICY THAT WILL WRAP
PROSTITUTES. LOWER RENT, FEWER
GUNS. POLICY THAT PROPOSES GOING
BACK TO HARASSING SEX WORKERS,
AND FIRES A STEWARD FOR
SERVICES. ACHIEVES NONE OF
THESE.
>> MY NAME IS NORA SANDBERG.
I'M TESTIFYING AGAINST THE
STRICT THREE. THIS WILL DRAW
RESOURCES AWAY FROM BETTER
SOLUTIONS. 2019, I WAS THE
VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME. THIS
IS WHERE I LIVED AT THE TIME.
SOMEONE RANDOMLY PUNCH ME IN THE
FACE. NOT ARRESTED. I WOULDN'T
HAVE FELT SAFER, BECAUSE I HAD
NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE SYSTEM
WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP THEM FROM
HARMING OTHER PEOPLE. THEY
DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
PROVIDE HEALTH AND MENTAL
TREATMENT THAT HE CLEARLY
NEEDED. REPORTS OF SOCIAL
SERVICES ARE STRETCHED TO THE
BREAKING POINT. ARRESTING
LOW-LEVEL DEFENDERS IS THROWING
PEOPLE INTO A PIPELINE TO
NOWHERE. IT IS A WASTE OF
TAXPAYER DOLLARS. IT IS A WASTE
OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TIME. I AM
BEGGING YOU TO DIRECT THOSE
RESOURCES TOWARDS EXPANDING THE
CAPACITY OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH
FROM THE TREATMENT AND DIVERSION
PROGRAMS. WE HAVE THE TOOLS WE
NEED TO PREVENT CRIMES LIKE THE
ONE I EXPERIENCED. THANKS FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> HI, I'M A VEGAN. AND
COMPLETELY UNRELATED NEWS, VOTED
AT A FED UP RENTER THAT HAS HAD
THE LABOR RIGHTS VIOLATED, AND
HIS HOUSING RIGHTS VIOLATED. THE
CITY HAS TAKEN ITS SWEET TIME TO
INVESTIGATE ALL OF THIS. I TOLD
ALL OF YOU THIS LAST WEEK. LOOK.
WITH DEMOCRATS LIKE YOU, NOT ON
PRINCIPLE AS YOU ARE, WHO NEEDS
REPUBLICANS? NO ON SCORE, NO ON
SODA, YES ON I-137, TODAY. WE
ARE FED UP WITH BEING LIED TO.
WE ARE FED UP WITH BEING ABUSED.
FORCED TO WORK FOR EMPLOYERS WHO
ABUSE US, AND UNDERPAY US.
SOMETIMES, THE LANDLORD'S ARE
THE SAME PERSON. JUST
IMPOVERISHING US. SQUEEZING US
FROM BOTH SIDES. REMEMBER WHO
PAYS YOUR SALARY. BUSINESS
OWNERS, LANDLORDS, AND
EMPLOYERS. OKAY? REMEMBER WHICH
SIDE OF YOUR BREAD IS YEAST.
>> DO I GET TO GO?
>> SPECIAL EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR
I-137, BEING PLACED ON THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT. CLEAR TO ME
THAT WE CAN'T MOVE FAST ENOUGH
TO ADDRESS HOUSING AND
AFFORDABILITY. 20 ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS, ONE OF THE LARGEST
SCHOOL CLOSURES IN OUR NATIONS
HISTORY. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THIS
WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT HOW
HOSTILE SEATTLE HAS BECOME TO
FAMILIES AND WORKING PEOPLE. IT
WAS PRETTY CRAZY. THIS INCLUDES
SCHOOL STAFF. THEY CAN'T AFFORD
TO LIVE IN THIS OUTRAGEOUSLY
EXPENSIVE CITY. EDUCATORS LIKE
ME ARE PRICED OUT OF THE CITY.
WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO
PERFORM IT. WE CAN CHANGE THIS
IF WE CAN GET IN THE PROPOSING.
DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE
HOUSING CRISIS LONG-TERM. I URGE
YOU TO LOOK AT THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SPEAKER NUMBER 18.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX FRANCIS. I'M
FORMALLY HOMELESS. CLASSIFIED AS
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. THIS IS
WITHOUT DeLAY. SUPPORTING I-137,
SUPPORTING FUNDING AND HOUSING
FOR THE SOLUTION FROM AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. DELAYING THE VOTE.
LEADING TO HIGHER RENT.
DISPLACEMENT OF MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES. SOCIAL HOUSING,
DESIRABLE FOR 17 REASONS. SOCIAL
HOUSING PROVIDES HOUSING OPTIONS
THAT ARE WITHIN REACH FOR INCOME
AND MIDDLE REACH FAMILIES.
STABILITY. REMEMBER I SAID I WAS
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS QUITE NOT
WITH SOCIAL HOUSING. IT OFFERS
LONG-TERM SECURITY. SAFE AND
DEPENDABLE HOMES. SOCIAL EQUITY.
POOR PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE AND
THRIVE HERE AT
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] GRADE
>> YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. PLEASE
HAVE A SEAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS ANITA FREEMAN.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
HOMELESS. WE ARE SUPPORTING
HOUSING FOR THREE REASONS. IT
DOESN'T HELP TO GET PEOPLE OUT
OF HOMELESSNESS. MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE BECOMING HOMELESS.
WORKING PEOPLE, RICE OUT OF
THEIR HOUSING. PEOPLE MAKING
$120,000 PER YEAR OR GETTING A
SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT OR MEDICAL
CRISIS. REAL SOLUTION TO
HOMELESSNESS HAS TO ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF THE WHOLE IMMUNITY.
SEATTLE CANNOT BE A WHOLE
COMMUNITY, WHILE IT IS
SEGREGATED BY ECONOMICS AND
CLASS. VOICE IS A PART OF
COMMUNITY. TENANTS GOVERN THEIR
OWN HOUSING.
>> TIME HAS EXPIRED. PLEASE HAVE
YOUR SEAT. THANK YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> ARE WE READY TO MOVE ON TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS NOW?
>> I REMIND PEOPLE. PLEASE DO
NOT YELL, CLAP, ET CETERA. DO
NOT SNAP VERY TO GO AHEAD AND
>> GO AHEAD.
>> MY NAME IS LEXI I LIVE IN
DISTRICT TWO. I'M ASKING YOU TO
VOTE YES ON I-137, AND VOTE NO
ON SCORE, SODA, AND THE DRUG
PROSTITUTION LOITERING LAWS PUT
TOGETHER BY COUNCILMEMBERS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. THESE
BILLS DIRECTLY TARGETED
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES LIKE
DISABLED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO
SURVIVE. PROPERTY IS AT AN
ALL-TIME HIGH. INSTEAD OF -- YOU
ARE MAKING IT EASIER FOR COPS TO
ARREST THEM. IT MAKES IT HARDER
FOR THEM TO CONNECT RESOURCES
THEY NEED. THESE ARE NEIGHBORS.
WE NEED RESOURCES, NOT JAIL. I
AM BEGGING YOU TO VOTE YES ON
I-137, AND NO ON SCORE AND SODA
FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS. REMINDER TO THE
REMOTE SPEAKERS. ONCE YOU HEAR
THE MESSAGE YOU HAVE BEEN
UNNEEDED, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
THE NEXT SPEAKER, ALICE
LOCKHART. GO AHEAD.
>> I'M A RESIDENT CALLING IN.
CRIMINALIZE HOMELESSNESS.
LOOKING AT THE SUPREME COURT
DECISION. SIX PEOPLE HAVE DIED
DUE TO NO NUTRITION. THIS HAS
COME UNDER CONGRESSIONAL
SCRUTINY FOR THESE PAYMENTS.
VIOLATION WITH THE RIGHT TO AN
ATTORNEY. THIS IS A LACK OF
COURT APPEARANCES. YOU BELIEVE
THE PUNISHMENT FOR BEING ACCUSED
OF A LOW MISDEMEANOR IN SEATTLE,
LOOKING AT A VIOLATION OF RIGHTS
OR DEBT. MILLION DOLLARS IN
CONTRACTS WILL BE -- VOTE NO ON
THIS CONTRACT. IT WOULD BE
DEADLY FOR THE PREDOMINANT
HOUSING MARKET. NOVEMBER BALLOT,
SUPPORTING THE MINIMUM WAGE
WORKERS.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER,
ALICE LOCKHART. GO AHEAD, ALICE.
>> THAT AFTERNOON, COUNSEL.
ALSO, I THINK THIS IS FOR
SEATTLE VOTERS. ALL ABOUT
IMPACTING THE WILL OF THE
VOTERS. GETTING I-137 ON THE
BALLOT IS CLEARLY A DEMOCRACY
ISSUE. SEATTLE VOTED FOR SOCIAL
HOUSING BY A WIDE MARGIN.
RESPECT THE INITIATIVE PROCESS.
38,000 VOTERS WHO SIGNED TO GET
I-137 ON THE BALLOT. THEY SHOULD
BE SENDING THAT IN NOVEMBER. NOT
HOLDING IT FOR A LOWER TURNOUT
ELECTION. SECOND, YOU WERE ALL
ELECTED WITH RESPONSIBILITY.
VOTERS SAID YOU COULD BE
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. JAIL
CONTRAST AT $275 PER DAY, COST
POLICE AND DEFENDER TRAVEL MORE
AND MORE. PRISONER TRANSFERS,
AND TRANSPORT TO AND FROM COURT
WILL COST THOUSANDS FOR
MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES. THE
TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING THAT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, WILL
BE JOSH MARTINEZ. GO AHEAD.
>> I LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT. I'M
ASKING YOU TO VOTE ON THE
NOVEMBER BALLOT. ASKING YOU TO
VOTE NO ON THE SCORE CONTRACT.
THIS LOOKS AT THE LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUBLIC
SERVICES READ THIS IS A MAJOR
BUDGET DEFICIT. WE HAVE HOUSING,
SCHOOL, PARKS, AND DEFENSE.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER, JOSH
MARTINEZ. GO AHEAD, JOSH.
>> I'M ASKING YOU TO VOTE NO ON
THE PROSTITUTION LOSS, AND THE
SODA AND SOAP BILLS. I WORKED IN
THE COMMUNITIES THAT PEOPLE IN
POWER HAVE MARGINALIZED FROM
THEIR INACTIONS.
ANTI-PROSTITUTION AND
ANTI-LOITERING LAWS WERE
REPEALED BACK IN 2020. THEY
WORKED TOO WELL. COUNTLESS
EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT WERE DOING MORE HARM THAN
GOOD. SO-CALLED ANTI-PROSTITUTIO
N BILL, WILL NOT REDUCE CRIME.
THEY WILL NOT MAKE IT SAFER.
BLACK AND BROWN. THIS WILL BE NO
DIFFERENT. SEX TRAFFICKING, WILL
FIND PLACES WITH NOWHERE TO GO.
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE ARE
STRUGGLING. CRIMINALIZE
EXISTENCE WILL NOT HELP OUR
CITY. IF YOU WANT TO DO
SOMETHING, PUSH FOR SOLUTIONS
THAT WILL HELP, NOT HURT. LAND
PEOPLE IN JAIL. THEY WILL WASTE
MONEY, AND IT DOESN'T HELP
ANYONE. PLEASE VOTE NO ON THESE
BILLS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.
FOLLOWING ACACIA, AMY MERRILL.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO. I LIVE IN
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
DISTRICT. I'M GOING TO ADD MY
VOICE HERE TODAY. THIS IS GOING
TO BE WHAT CONTRACTING IS FOR.
COUNSEL OTHER PAST I-137 OUT
RIGHT, OR WE WILL LOOK AT THE
SUPPORTING HOUSING INITIATIVE IN
NOVEMBER. THE COUNCIL DOES NOT
NEED TO BE ALLOCATING $20
MILLION IN FUNDS FOR
CRIMINALIZED HUMANITIES. SIX
INDIVIDUALS RESIDED HERE ALONE.
JUST LAST YEAR. ANOTHER SYSTEM
LOOKING AT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
NATURAL SOLUTION TO THE DOWNTOWN
ORDER. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS ARE
LOOKING AT PUBLIC SAFETY. WE DO
NOT NEED TO BE CRIMINALIZING SEX
WORK. HOMELESSNESS IS A KEY
ISSUE FOR THE CONSTITUENCIES.
MYSELF AND OTHERS PROMPTLY
RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNSELORS
ACTUALLY PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE
THEIR MOUTH IS. GET I-137, IN
FRONT OF THE VOTERS. THEY CAN
HAVE THEIR OWN ELECTORATES. NO
ON SCORE, NO ON SOAP. REMEMBER
THAT YOU WORK FOR US,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] READ WE ARE
ASKING YOU TO COME IN AND VOTE
NO. THIS IMPACTS WOMEN PUTTING
THEM IN JAIL. IT IS NOT GOING TO
STOP SEX WORK. IT IS NOT GOING
TO STOP SEX TRAFFICKING. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, IT IS NOT GOING TO
HELP US AS THE ANTI-DRAFT
ORGANIZATION TO BE COMPLETELY
UNDERFUNDED. ONLY SEVEN BEDS
AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE
NOT LOOKING AT THE TRAFFIC IN
SEATTLE. YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR
MONEY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, AND
STOP PUTTING PEOPLE IN PRISON.
WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP. WE
ARE NOT ASKING FOR --
>> NEXT SPEAKER. DAVID THOMAS
PARIS. GO AHEAD, AMBER.
>> I LIVE IN COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE'S DISTRICT. MY HOME IS IN
THE PROPOSED AREA. I HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING THE GREENLIGHT PROJECT
SINCE 2019. OUTREACH FOR THE
DRUG USERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE
HELPLESS. THROUGH MY FIVE YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCING
OUTREACH, I HAD TO BUILD
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY
PEOPLE. NEGATIVELY IMPACTING IT.
ASKING CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE NO
ON SCORE, HOPE, SODA, THE
PROSTITUTION LOITERING AND DRUG
WEARING LAWS. WE ARE UNANIMOUSLY
APPEALED. THIS IS POLICE
BRUTALITY. THIS IS GOING TO BE
THE VICTIM. GREEN RIVER KILLER.
DO WE REALLY WANT TO GO BACK?
THEY ARE ULTIMATELY
MARGINALIZED.
>> FOLLOWED BY JAMES WU. GO
AHEAD, DAVID.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE
FAITH THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO
THIS WHOLE THING. NOVEMBER
BALLOT, WITHOUT A HALF-DAY.
>> THEY BELIEVE IN THE MODEL.
THIS IS IMPLEMENTED PLENTY. THIS
IS THEIR OWN FUNDING.
>> LEAVING NO TIME TO STUDY.
THEY WILL DeLAY THE INITIATIVE
FOR A FEBRUARY BALLOT.
COUNCILMEMBERS IN PARTICULAR,
THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSPOKEN ABOUT
THE MARGINALIZED DEFENSE FOR
RUSSIANS. THIS IS GOING TO BE
THE MAILBOX. NO WAY THAT ANY OF
YOU WOULD DO THAT.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> SO MANY NEIGHBORS THEY ARE
WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS. THIS IS
GOING TO AND IN PLACE. THEY
DON'T HAVE ANY OF THESE. LOWER
THE MORTGAGES. THIS IS THE
HOUSING STABILITY. I CAN ONLY
IMAGINE THAT YOU WANT TO IMPROVE
THE VALUE OF THE RESIDENCE.
I-137, IS DIRECTLY INTO THAT. HE
WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE
COUNCIL THAT ESTABLISHED A
SOCIAL HOUSING COLLECTIVE IN
THIS COUNTRY. WE LOVE OUR
NEIGHBORS. PLEASE LISTEN TO
PEOPLE LIKE US, AND NOT GREEDY
AND WEALTHY POLITICIANS WHO CODE
THEIR NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU. LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER FOR THIS GROUP, GO
AHEAD.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS KYLE.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
SPEAKING IN DISTRICT 3. CALLING
TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS
THIS BILL IMMEDIATELY AND PUT IT
ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. HALF OF
MY CHASE CHECK IS FOR MY RENT.
I'M LOOKING AT THESE
UNIVERSITIES WITHIN WASHINGTON.
LOCAL MAJORITIES ARE PAYCHECK TO
RENT, STRUGGLING WITH HOUSING.
QUALIFIES FOR THE PROGRAM.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE
PROGRAM. WITHOUT ACCESS, MY
WORKERS ARE LEADING TO EVICTION
SITUATIONS. THIS IS A POTENTIAL
ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS ME
AND MY COWORKERS. THIS IS GOING
TO BE SPECIAL. THANK YOU.
>> AT LEAST HALF OF OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS HAVE SPOKEN. THIS IS IN
PERSON.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO
START WITH SPEAKERS 21 THROUGH
30. THIS IS MEDICINE. YOU
DIDN'T GET THE CARD. WE JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
CAME UP. THANK YOU.
>> I LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT
5. CRIMINALIZATION BILLS ARE
HARMFUL. PARTICULARLY SOAP
HURRIED I CAN TELL YOU FROM
EXPERIENCE, WE ARE PUSHING THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS FURTHER INTO
THE SOCIETY AND JUSTICE SYSTEM
THAT IS STRUCTURED TO HARM THEM.
PERPETUATING COMEDY. DRUG USE
DOES NOT STOP EITHER. IT DOES
NOT STOP VIOLENCE. THIS IS MORE
THAN THEY ALREADY IN. MOST OF
THEM, IF YOU WISH TO GIVE THEM
THE BEST POSSIBLE CHANCE AT
SUPPORTING THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES, THE BEST WAY TO DO
THAT IS TO PROVIDE SOCIAL
SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE. NOT TO
ARREST THEM. OFFICIALS SHOULD BE
JUDGE HOW THEY TREAT THEIR
CONSTITUENTS. I HOPE YOU DON'T
FORGET THAT THE SEX WORKERS AND
DRUG USERS, VOTE NO. THANK YOU.
>> MEDICINE WITH STRIPPERS AND
WORKERS. OPPOSING SODA AND A
SCORE. ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT
I-137. CRIMINALIZING SEX WORKERS
DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT
YOU CLAIM TO ADDRESS. ARRESTING
THEM CREATES BARRIERS TO HOUSING
AND WORK. MAKING THEM MORE
VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKING, NOT
LESS. TARGETING THEM TO STOP GUN
VIOLENCE WHEN THEY HAVE NOT USED
VIOLENCE IS NONSENSE. RATHER
THAN INVESTING IN RESOURCES THAT
WOULD HELP THESE RESOURCES AND
WORKERS MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES,
THEY CREATE SUBGROUPS OF OUR
MARGINALIZED PEOPLE TO SWEEP AND
SEGREGATE. THIS BILL AIMS TO DO
NOTHING BUT CONTROL PEOPLE,
THEIR BODIES, WHERE THEY WORK
AMONG AND WHERE THEY FIND
SAFETY. YOU ARE SHOWING IS IS ON
IS THAT THEY ARE SACRIFICING
SOMETHING. YOU ARE BRINGING BACK
THE VERY OLD IDEA THAT
CONTROLLING OUR BODIES IS THE
ONLY WAY TO SAVE US. IT IS NOT.
>> URGING YOU NOT TO CONTRACT
THE SCORE. I'M AWARE OF THE
PUBLIC CALLS FOR INCREASED
SAFETY. I'M DISHEARTENED THAT
THE COUNCIL HAS RESPONDED TO
THESE CALLS! BLEEDING WHILE
CHIPPING AWAY AT THE RESOURCES
THAT HELP THEM IN VOID -- AVOID
THE DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES. REMOVE
PEOPLE SEEKING SHELTER AND
PUBLIC SPACE DESTROYING THEIR
PROPERTY. YOU ARE EXACERBATING
THIS PROBLEM. YOU ARE USING
POLICE VIOLENCE TO SOLVE IT.
PETTY THEFT, CURRENT ENVIRONMENT
IS IMPACTING POLICE OFFICERS.
MOVING THEM FORWARD FROM THE
MOODS OF POLICE OFFICERS. PEOPLE
AREN'T SAFE WHEN THEY ARE IN
JAIL. IN THE PAST YEAR, FOUR
PEOPLE HAVE DIED. STATE OWNERS
ARE REPORTING IN A CUSTODY AND
TIMELY MANNER. HAVING A MENTAL
HEALTH EPISODE. SHE DIED FOUR
DAYS LATER.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> I'M A RESIDENT OF BELLTOWN.
I'M ASKING YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR
OF 125. I'M AWARE THAT OUR
COUNTY IS TRYING TO GIVE US SOME
JAILS. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I
WOULD ASK YOU TO PRICE MORE
JAILS. HERE I AM. I AM ASKING
YOU. JAIL CELLS, THEY HAVE THE
NECESSARY CAPACITY. I THINK THE
CITY IS FEELING AT A CHARTER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY. GIVING US THE JAIL CELLS
WE NEED. WE NEED THEM BADLY IN
BELLTOWN, TO TRY TO BREAK UP
WHAT IS HAPPENING. ASKING YOU BY
THESE JAIL CELLS.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THERE WILL BE NO DISRUPTION
ON TAX -- SPEAKERS.
>> I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
WORKERS.
>> PARDON ME. MY NAME IS ROSE.
WOW. TIME. I'M IN THE SERVICE
WORKERS INDUSTRY. AS WORKERS,
LABORERS ARE SIMPLY ASKING TO
KEEP THE SYSTEM AS IT IS.
BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE MULTIPLE
PREP DAYS AND HOMES. BRAND-NEW
TESLA TOYS AND BOATS FOR THEIR
FAMILIES. THIS IS ALL IN A
SYSTEM THAT IS AS IS. IT ISN'T
THAT WAY FOR EVERYBODY. WORKERS
ON AVERAGE DON'T MAKE A LIVABLE
WAGE. THREE JOBS, IN SCHOOL, AND
I TAKE CARE OF MY CHRONIC ILL
FATHER. RENT IS INCREASING YEAR
AFTER YEAR. WE ARE GETTING
PUSHED FURTHER AND FURTHER OUT
OF THE CITY. WORKERS FIGHT OVER
HOURS, SHIFTS, AND TABLES. THEY
ARE PENDING AGAINST EACH OTHER.
THE TIP SYSTEM SUBJECTS WORKERS
TO RACISM -- [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> PLEASE ASK THE NEXT SPEAKER
TO, PLEASE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> WE ARE AT SPEAKER 24. WE WILL
GET THROUGH THIS BATCH, THEN WE
WILL GO AHEAD.
>> I'M ADDRESSING INITIATIVE
137. VOTERS IN DISTRICT 4. WITH
OUR COALITION OF VOLUNTEER LED
TO NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, THIS IS
A REMARKABLE, LIKABLE CITY.
EVERYONE CAN TIE. FOCUSING ON
SEATTLE STREETS. THEY HAVE A BIG
INFLUENCE ON WHERE PEOPLE CAN
AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY, AND
HOW WE GET AROUND. SOCIAL
HOUSING FOR LOW AND MIDDLE
INCOME RESIDENTS, IS A PROVEN
SOLUTION TO THE AFFORDABILITY
CRISIS. SO MANY THAT WE HAVE
HEARD FROM TODAY OUT OF THE
CITY. THAT IS WHY 137 HAS A
STRONG SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
GREENWAYS. STRONG SUPPORT FROM
38,000 SEATTLE RESIDENTS. WE
HAVE HEARD A LOT OF SEATTLE'S.
THANK YOU FOR ACTING SWIFTLY TO
PLACE 137 ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
SEATTLE GREENWAY, ASKING YOU TO
FOLLOW THROUGH.
>> CAPITOL HILL DISTRICT THREE.
TRYING TO ATTACK THEM AS
MARGINAL AS WORKERS IN OUR CITY.
GIG WORKERS HAVE MINIMUM WAGE TO
APPEASE CORPORATIONS THEY HAVE
MADE THIS 10 YEARS AGO TO FACE
OFF THE SUB MINIMUM WAGE. THIS
IS GOING TO BE FACING MANY
FOREIGN DISCRIMINATIONS AND
ABUSE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, IS
LOOKING TO INTRODUCE THIS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, LOOKING AT
THE ANTI-SEX WORKER BILLS. THIS
IS FROM ALL OF THAT. NO TO THE
PROSECUTIONS. WHEN WE FIGHT, WE
WIN.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> WE ARE A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT
LAW FIRM IN SEATTLE. WE WORK
WITH SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE. THIS INCLUDES
CRIMINALIZING SURVIVORS. CHARGED
WITH PROSTITUTION. GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE, WE SEE THE WAYS THAT
CRIMINALIZATION FURTHER
MARGINALIZES SURVIVORS. MAKING
THEM EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
THE POWER BALANCES THAT HAVE
ABUSE AND TRAFFIC LAWS. WE ARE
DISAPPOINTED, CHOOSING TO
REINTRODUCE ORGANS, IGNORING
EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH,
COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP BUILDING,
AND A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND
DYNAMICS. THIS IS A
SIGNIFICANTLY REGRESSIVE STEP
THAT ADVOCATES WORKING WILL HAVE
SIGNIFICANTLY HARMFUL
CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE VOTE NO ON
THE ORDINANCE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ].
>> I BELIEVE WE ARE AT THE END
OF THE LAST OF THE SPEAKERS.
WHAT NUMBER WERE YOU?
>> 29.
>> WE HAVE JUST 30.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS WOULD BE THE LAST
PERSON.
>> WOMAN WALKING ALONG AURORA
AVENUE THAT ARE REALLY EXPOSED
THE OF HER BATHROOM, IT IS SUCH
BAD TASTE. I'M SORRY. PERHAPS I
WASN'T CLEAR. WHAT I MEANT WAS,
SUCH BAD TASTE THAT AURORA
AVENUE ACCOUNTS FOR 20% OF OUR
RECORD HIGH TRAFFIC.
>> STOP. DO NOT INTERRUPT THE
SPEAKER.
>> THE SPEED LIMIT ON AURORA IS
60% TO 100% HIGHER. LARGE SPOTS
OF AURORA WITH NO SIDEWALKS,
CLOSED INTERSECTIONS HAVE
TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR CROSSWALKS.
YOU HAVE A GOOD TASTE TO TAKE ON
PROSTITUTION AGAIN. INSTEAD.
I'M SORRY. THAT WOULD BE A LOT
EASIER. SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN
OF COLOR. YOU CAN SOLVE THE
PROBLEM SO WELL. JUST LIKE YOU
DID. HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES. JUST MOVE THEM.
THAT ALWAYS WORKS SO WELL.
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL HAS SUCH
GOOD TASTE.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> WE WILL GO WITH 10 MORE
PEOPLE ON THE REMOTE, AND WE
WILL GO TO THE DEADLINE TO
CONSIDER OTHER ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA.
>> FOLLOWING ERIC, WILL BE
REVIEWED ON A MARTINEZ. STARR
SIX. AFTER YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ON MUTED.
>> HELLO. I'M FROM DISTRICT 4.
CALLING ALL COUNCILMEMBERS.
PLACE I-137 ON THE BALLOT TODAY.
WE ARE IN A HOUSING CRISIS RIGHT
NOW. THIS INCLUDES HOUSING FOR
WORKING PEOPLE. 30,000 SEATTLE
WORKERS HAVE LOOKED AT I-137 ON
THE BALLOT. KEEPING THE COMMAND
AND GETTING IT ON THE BALLOT
TODAY. ALSO, VOTE NO ON THE
SCORE CONTRACT. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER, BREANNA
MARTINEZ. FOLLOWING BREANNA,
WILL BE THE AMELIA GRANT. GO
AHEAD.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS BREANNA
MARTINEZ. I'M ADVOCATING TODAY
THAT COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
DROPPED THE BILL. IT IS VERY
CLEAR THAT ALMOST EVERYONE IS
AGREEING THAT THIS WOULD ONLY
FURTHER HARM PEOPLE THAT ARE
ALREADY VULNERABLE. THEIR GOAL
IS TO END GUN VIOLENCE. IT THIS
BILL DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS
THAT. ONLY ADDRESSING SEX
WORKERS. THIS BILL FURTHER
CONFIRMS THAT YOU ARE IN THE
POSITION. YOU BELIEVE THAT SEX
WORKERS AREN'T PEOPLE, AND THEY
DON'T DESERVE RIGHTS. THIS
COMES FROM SOMEONE WHO THINKS
THOSE THINGS. IF YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU SHOULD BETTER REPRESENT THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, I URGE YOU
NOT ONLY TO DROP THIS BILL, BUT
ALSO TO DO YOUR JOB, AND DO
THINGS THAT BENEFIT PEOPLE,
INSTEAD OF PUTTING THEM IN JAIL,
AND FINDING THEM. -- FINING
THEM.
>> NEXT SPEAKER, AMELIA BRENT.
GO AHEAD, AMELIA.
>> MY HUSBAND AND I ARE RENTERS
INDUSTRY ONE. AMONG THE 38,000
SEATTLE RESIDENTS THAT SUPPORT
137 ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.
AS RESIDENTS OF THE SQUARE, WE
BELIEVE ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO
REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN IS TO HAVE
PEOPLE LIVING HERE. INDIVIDUAL,
OWNING THE BUILDING OUTRIGHT. IT
IS NOT JUST THE CORPORATE
LENDERS WHO HAVE THE PROBLEM.
FIRSTHAND, RESIDENTS ARE LOOKING
AT THE CITY'S CHALLENGES. WE
LIVED ACROSS THE ALLEY FOR CITY
FUNDING AND HOUSING. BEFORE IT
OFFICIALLY OPEN, WE WERE IN AN
EMPTY APARTMENT FOR TWO WINTERS
WHILE PEOPLE SUFFERED ON THE
STREET. LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME
WORKERS THAT HAVE BEEN PRICED
OUT OF OUR CITY. THE HOUSEHOLD
HAS BECOME RECENTLY HIGHER
INCOME, AND THE SYSTEM HOUSING
WILL REMAIN. PREVIOUSLY LOOKING
AT ELIGIBLE FOCUS FOR SOCIAL
HOUSING. WE WANT IT TO BENEFIT
EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN ELIGIBLE
TODAY. WE WANT TO LIVE IN
VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS FROM
SOCIAL HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER,
OLIVER. GO AHEAD, OLIVER.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> IT IS DEVASTATING THAT WE
CAN'T LOOK AT THESE POLICIES
BACKED BY SCIENCE. I-137, WE CAN
SUPPORT THAT. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THAT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.
KIMBERLY CHENG. GO AHEAD. YOU
MAY NEED TO PRESS STARR SIX.
>> SHE IS NOT POPPING UP. WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO KIMBERLY
CHIN. FOLLOWING KIMBERLY, WILL
BE GIANNI. GO AHEAD, KIMBERLY
CHENG.
>> MY NAME IS KIMBERLY. I WORK
IN A MASSAGE PARLOR. PROTECTING
SEX WORKERS IN CHINATOWN AND THE
SEATTLE GREATER AREA. VOTE NO ON
SCORE AND SODA ABOUT CUP I HAVE
37. NOT ALL SEX WORKERS ARE
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS [ INAUDIBLE
]. [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.
FOLLOWING GIANNI, WILL BE
SANCHEZ. GO AHEAD, GIANNI.
GIANNI MAY NOT BE HERE NOW. WE
ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO TINA
SANCHEZ. FOLLOWING TINA, WILL BE
CARTER B.
>> HELLO. I AM IN DISTRICT 3. I
AM GOING TO OPPOSE THE SCORE
CONTRACT, AND TO SUPPORT I-137.
IT WOULD BE MOST EFFICIENT TO
PASS I-137 TODAY. IF YOU ARE NOT
GOING TO, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
PUT IT ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
WE CAN PASS THIS AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. GET THIS PRACTICE
STARTED EARLY. RESIDENTS, I KNOW
HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DEVELOP
SOCIAL HOUSING. THIS IS GOING TO
BE IN SUPPORT FOR OVER FOUR OR
FIVE YEARS. WE NEED TO START NOW
IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE PROGRESS
ON OUR HOUSING CRISIS. I KNOW
THAT WE NEED TO PUT PEOPLE IN
THEIR HOMES, NOT CAGES. PROJECT
SCORE, FOR ANY OTHER
PUNISHMENT-BASED SOLUTIONS. THEY
DO NOT ACTUALLY WORK IN THE
LONG-TERM.
>> WE WILL GO BACK AND TRY
AGAIN.
>> I AM A RENTER INDUSTRY THREE.
I'M LOOKING AT THE LOADER --
LOITERING LAW. THIS IS ALREADY
GOING TO HURT MARGINALIZED
GROUPS THAT ARE ALREADY FACING
DISPARITIES. BLACK, BROWN, TRANS
WOMEN. THE CITY CANNOT CLAIM TO
CARE WHILE ALSO ATTEMPTING TO
PASS LAWS THAT HAVE A HISTORY OF
ARBITRARY FORCES. IF THE COUNCIL
IS TRYING TO ADDRESS GUN
VIOLENCE, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE
IT ACTUALLY EFFECTIVE. ARRESTING
PEOPLE FOR LOITERING WILL ONLY
RESULT IN MARGINALIZED GROUPS.
VOTE NO ON THE DISCRIMINATORY
LAWS.
>> THANK YOU. HER NEXT SPEAKER,
IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE NOW. GO
AHEAD. YOU MAY NEED TO SUPPRESS
STARR SIX. SORRY. WE ARE MOVING
ON. BJ LAST. GO AHEAD. THERE YOU
GO. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK
NOW. OKAY. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
HEAR. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON.
BJ? GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> HI. I AM A LANDOWNER. I'M
ASKING COUNSEL TO PASS I-137
TODAY, OR AT LEAST PUT IT ON THE
BALLOT TODAY. TODAY, SHOWS THE
CONTRACT. INTRODUCTION FROM THAT
CALENDAR IS ON JULY 30th. THE
PUBLIC HAD EIGHT DAYS FOR WHAT
THEY WERE REVIEWING. EVEN
CUTTING OFF PUBLIC COMMENT
BEFORE THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE IT
OUT HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK. YOUR
FRIENDS HAVE MENTIONED CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. THIS REALLY SHOWS
WE LISTEN TO. ADDRESSING THE
SODA AND SOAP LEGISLATIONS. ALL
OF THESE BILLS ARE ABOUT
PUNISHING PEOPLE WITHOUT HAVING
ANY UNNECESSARY THINGS OF THE
ACTUAL CONVICTIONS. ARRESTING
PEOPLE THAT WE CAN'T ACTUALLY
GET A CONVICTION TO SAVE HER
LIFE. THEY CAN STILL PUNISH
PEOPLE. THIS IS DESIRABLE FROM
THESE AREAS.
>> THANK YOU. LASTED TWO
SPEAKERS, FOLLOWED BY DEVON
WATTS. GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD RULE OF THUMB, DOING
WHATEVER THE OFFICES ARE LOOKING
AT. SO MANY OF THE SOCIAL
HOUSING APPEARANCES, DO NOT KNOW
WHAT HOUSING IS. THE WHOLE
POINT, IS THE CLASS DESCENT
KITCHEN. INTEGRATING ACROSS
INCOMES. MAKING IT MORE
EFFICIENT FOR TAXPAYERS.
POLITICALLY, HOUSING RIGHT NOW
IS LIKE BOOT CAMP READ IT IS
DE-PRIORITIZED. WE WANT PUBLIC
HOUSING TO BE LIKE MAJORITY. IT
IS FOR EVERYONE. EVERYONE PAYS
WHAT THEY CAN. EVERYONE IS
ELIGIBLE. YOU TOLD ME YESTERDAY,
WE'RE LOOKING AT DAN MELVILLE.
THIS IS FOR MAYOR. 2.5 YEARS.
ABOUT OPENING THE RIGHT SHELTER
DOWNSTAIRS. PREVENTING
PREVENTABLE DEATHS, IS THE MOST
BASIC THING.
>> THANK YOU. LAST SPEAKER
TODAY, DEVON LOTZ. GO AHEAD,
DEVON. GO AHEAD.
>> I REMEMBER WHEN YOU GUYS
VOTED DOWN RENT CONTROL 2-6. NOW
I'M AT MY APARTMENT. $5000.
SOMEONE I KNOW, THIS IS SOMEONE
THAT HE WORKS WITH. WE ARE GOING
TO BE LOOKING AT I-137. WE ARE
TRYING TO GO WITH HOMELESSNESS.
THIS IS PART OF THE
INCARCERATION SYSTEM. TAKING
PEOPLE OFF OF THE STREETS. PUT
THEM IN THESE HORRIFIC
CONDITIONS, LIKE WITH SCORE. I
ENCOURAGE, I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS
TO VOTE NO ON. MAJOR CAUSE OF
CRIME IS POVERTY. NOT INCREASE
PERSONAL SYSTEMS. THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> WE ARE REACHING THE END OF
THE TIME.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. SEEING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. I MOVED TO
ADOPT THE AGENDA.
>> REMOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> I MOVED TO REMOVE A
RESOLUTION 1234 FROM THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> RESOLUTION TO REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, YOU ARE RICK NICE IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THE MOTION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM
THE CITY CLERK LAST FRIDAY ON
AGENDA ITEMS. CF. 341533. 1422.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN
OUR STANDARD COUNSEL BRIEFING
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION. GOOD
GOVERNMENTS, REQUIRE US TO DO
OUR DUE RELIGIONS ON THE
QUESTIONS. THIS IS THE BASIS OF
MY EMOTION, TO REMOVE RESOLUTION
321422, FROM THE AGENDA. I ASK
FOR MY COLLEAGUE SUPPORT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
COMMENTS ON THE MOTION?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> AS WAS STATED EARLIER,
ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION B IN THE
CHARTER, THIS IS THE PETITION.
SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL
OTHER SICKNESS -- CITY ORDERS --
EXCLUDING EMERGENCY MEASURES. WE
SHOULD NOT BE DOING ANY OTHER
BUSINESS UNTIL WE WEIGH IN ON
THIS INITIATIVE. IF WE DELETE
THIS VOTE, I WANT THEM TO BE IN
VIOLATION OF THE CITY CHARTER.
INCLUDING POTENTIAL RECALL. WE
HAVE TO VOTE TODAY. VOTING TO
REMOVE THIS FROM THE AGENDA DOES
NOT COUNT ON IT. IF PEOPLE
DON'T LIKE THE INITIATIVE, THEY
DON'T HAVE TO VOTE FOR IT IN
NOVEMBER. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
REST OF THE SEATTLE VOTERS TO
WEIGH IN. THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IS
TO TAKE A PROCEDURAL VOTE TO PUT
THIS ON THE BALLOT. TAKE THAT
VOTE. THIS IS BEFORE WE DO ANY
OTHER BUSINESS. THEY CAN GO GET
25,000 SIGNATURES. THEY CAN DO
THAT TOO.
>> THIS IS THE LEGALITY OF THE
INITIATIVE. THIS IS GOING TO PUT
THE MEASURE ON THE BALLOT.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
SEE NONE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE MOTION?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ].
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED,
ONE ABSTENTION.
>> MOTION CARRIES. THE AGENDA IS
AMENDED WITH REMOVAL.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> PLEASE BE SEATED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> [
>> AND THE AGENDA IS AMENDED TH
WE CAN MOVE ON. WE WILL TAKE A
10 MINUTE RECESS UNTIL 3:40.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE NOW
IN COUNCIL RECESS.
>>> WILLIE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE? IT IS NOW 3:41 AND WE WILL
RECONVENE WITH THE CLERK, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AS I WAS SAYING, THE
MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
CARRIES AND THE AGENDA -- IS
AMENDED. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED AGENDA
FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE,
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 1. NO,
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT
AGENDA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SEEING
NO OBJECTION, I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. SECOND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE NEED
A ROLLCALL ON THE AMENDED
AGENDA? THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
OKAY. HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON . WE WILL
NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE THE
MINUTES OF JULY 30, 2024.
COUNCIL HILL 120829, PAYMENT OF
BILLS, RESOLUTION 32141. AND
RESOLUTION 32143. ARE THERE ANY
ITEMS COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE
TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING ON, I MOVED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR, IS
THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, IT
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WELDING CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO ?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SENATE
-- SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES ON
THE -- MY BEHALF. WILLIE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> CITY COUNCIL ADDENDUM ITEM 1,
CLERK VIAL 314533- -- REGARDING
AN ACT TO LEVY AND EXCESS
COMPENSATION PAYROLL TAX TO FUND
THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MOVE
CLERK FILE 314533 TWO BE FILED.
IS THERE A SECOND? THE MEXICAN.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO THAT CLERK FILE.
I WILL ADDRESS THIS ITEM AND
THEN OPEN THE FLOOR FOR
COMMENTS. SO, REGARDLESS OF WHEN
WE BRING COUNCIL RESOLUTION
32142 UP FOR A VOTE, WE STILL
HAVE TO FOR THE FILING OF THIS
CLERK FILE. HERE IS WHAT IT
SAYS. COULD, "ON JULY 26, 2024,
KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTIONS TRANSMITTED TO THE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, A
CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY
NOTIFICATION FOR INITIATIVE
MEASURE 137, AN ACT TO LEVY AN
EXCESS COMPENSATION PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX TO FUND THE SEATTLE
-- THE SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER. UPON COMPLETION OF
THE PETITION SIGNATURE
VERIFICATION PROCESS, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THE REVISED CODE OF
WASHINGTON 3521005, KING COUNTY
ELECTIONS DETERMINED THE
REQUIRED NUMBER OF 26,521
SIGNATURES TO BE REGISTERED
VOTERS AND THE PETITION WAS
DETERMINED TO BE SUFFICIENT. THE
CERTIFICATE OF SUFFICIENCY IS
ATTACHED HERE WITH AND THE
PETITION IS FILED UNDER CLERK
FILE NUMBER 322950. IT GOES ON
TO SAY, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 418
OF THE SEATTLE CITY CHARTER, THE
CITY CLERK IS REQUIRED TO
TRANSMIT THE VERIFICATION OF
SUFFICIENCY TOGETHER WITH HER
REPORT THEREON TO THE CITY
COUNCIL AT A REGULAR COUNCIL
MEETING NOT MORE THAN 20 DAYS
AFTER THE CITY CLERK HAS
RECEIVED VERIFICATION OF THE
SUFFICIENCY OF SUCH PETITION
SIGNATURES AND SUCH TRANSMISSION
SHALL BE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE
INITIATIVE BILL OR MEASURE TO
THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT HAS TWO
ATTACHMENTS, ONE OF THE
SUFFICIENCY AND THE OTHER IS THE
PETITION, CLERK FILE 322950 BOTH
ATTACHED TO THE LEGISLATION
WHICH IS LINKED TO THE AGENDA.
SO, COUNCILMEMBERS, ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE
CLERK FILE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE FILING OF THE
CLERK FILE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO? I'M
SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL NUMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
CLERK FILE IS PLACED ON FILE.
ALL RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL HILL
120808, RELATED TO FLOODPLAIN,
SEVENTH EXTENSION OF INTERIM
REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY
ORDINANCE 2603 AND AS AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE 126536 FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO ALLOW
INDIVIDUALS TO RELY ON UPDATED
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE RATE
MAPS TO OBTAIN FLOOD INSURANCE
TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM. FOR PUBLIC
HEARING AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING THAT BEFORE I OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING, I'M GOING TO
TURN THIS OVER TO THE SPONSOR TO
ADDRESS IT. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU, IN JULY, 2020, THE
COUNCIL PASSED AND THE MAYOR
SIGN ORDINANCE 126113 THAT
ESTABLISHES INTERIM FLOODPLAIN
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
INCLUDING UPDATED FLOODPLAIN
MAPS. THE PRODUCE THE UPDATED
MAPS AND ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM
REQUIRED STANDARDS FOR
REGULATIONS AND THE MAPS INCLUDE
PROPERTIES ALONG THE PUGET
SOUND, THE DUWAMISH RIVER, AND
AREAS ADJACENT TO CREEKS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS CONTAIN
BUILDING CODES AND OTHER
STANDARDS THAT MAKE HOMES,
BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE SAFER FROM
FLOODING. AND APPLY TO PERMIT
APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION ON
PROPERTY WITHIN THOSE FLOODPLAIN
AREAS. THIS BILL WOULD EXTEND
THE INTERIM STANDARDS TO ALLOW
PROPERTY OWNERS IN FEMA
FLOODPLAIN AREAS TO PURCHASE NEW
FLOOD INSURANCE. RENEW EXISTING
POLICIES OR OBTAIN FEDERALLY
BACKED LOANS. WE ARE EXTENDING
THESE INTERIM STANDARDS FOR THE
SEVENTH TIME ON AUGUST 1, AS DCA
ISSUED NEW DECISIONS ON THE
UPDATED PROPOSALS AND THEY WILL
BE EVALUATING COMMENTS RECEIVED
DURING THE PROPOSAL -- COMMENTS
RECEIVED ON THE PROPOSAL AND
PROVIDE PERMANENT REGULATIONS
THROUGH THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE
PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THESE
-- OF THIS SEVENTH EXTENSION.
THAT SHOULD HAPPEN IN LAND-USE
BEFORE FEBRUARY, 2025, I
RECOMMEND PASSAGE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED AND
SO I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
MEADOWLARKS, HOMINY STICKERS ARE
SIGNED UP FOR THIS PUBLIC
HEARING?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AT THIS
POINT, NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR THIS PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL
NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AND WE
WILL PROCEED TO QUESTIONS OF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION.
>> WE HAVE HAD THIS BEFORE MANY
TIMES SO MOVING ON. ALL RIGHT. I
MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL HILL
120808, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL. ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE
SPONSOR? NONE. ALL RIGHT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> GIVE HER MUCH, THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT, WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 4, COUNCIL BILL
1208 25, RELATING TO GEL
SERVICES. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH
CORRECTIONAL ENTITY FOR THE
PROVISION OF GEL SERVICES AND
RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN
PRAYER! THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THAT THE SADDLE COUNCIL PASSED
THE COUNCIL BILL IN FAVOR,
KETTLE --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE IS CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE CITY
REPORT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK ON THIS IMPORTANT BILL.
I WANT TO START BY SAYING, I
REALLY WANT TO STATE THAT THERE
HAS BEEN A VERY GREAT AMOUNT OF
STAKEHOLDER RING ACROSS THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SPECTRUM ON THE SCORE OF
ILA AND IT CONTINUES AND I WANT
TO THANK ALL THOSE INVOLVED TO
INCLUDE FROM THE EXECUTIVE, FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, SPD AND
OTHERS, FOR THEIR WORK IN THIS
AND LIKE I SAID, IT CONTINUES. I
HAVE VISITED SCORE BUT ALSO THE
KING COUNTY CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY AND THE ISSAQUAH JAIL,
ALL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES . ALL
WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND
IMPORTANTLY ALL OUR GRANTED BY
ALL OUR -- ALL OUR ACCREDITED BY
WASHINGTON STATE. AGAIN,
ACCREDITED BY WASHINGTON STATE.
AND THE VISITS WERE VERY
INSIGHTFUL AND GAVE GREAT
INSIGHT. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
DISCUSSION REGARDING MEETINGS. I
WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD
THAT WE DID HAVE A JAIL SPECIFIC
MEETING WITH KING COUNTY. IT WAS
INCLUDED, THE KING COUNTY
DEPUTY, KING COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER, THE DIRECTOR ,
NANCE, AND DEPUTY LARSON FROM DA
JD, THE DEPARTMENT OF ADULT AND
JUVENILE DETENTION. ALONG WITH
KING COUNTY SHERIFF, COLIN
DELLA. AND WE HAD COUNCILMEMBERS
MOORE AND MYSELF REPRESENTING
THE CITY COUNCIL ALONG WITH MR.
MEYER BERG FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND SHE FOR. SO THAT WAS
A VERY INFORMATIONAL MEETING, WE
TALKED ABOUT UPDATING THE
GOVERNING MEMO AND OTHER PATHS
FORWARD WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF
WORKING TOGETHER. FOLLOWING THAT
MEETING, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE
THE KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER
AND LAW AND JUSTICE CHAIR WAS
NOT IN ATTENDANCE FOR THAT
MEETING, I DID HAVE A MEETING
WITH HIM ONE-ON-ONE IN MY OFFICE
ON THE TOPIC OF THE JAILS AND
REALLY ABOUT THE QUESTION OF
LONG-TERM . THE ISSUES THAT
RELATE AS RAISED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE DURING
COMMITTEE BUT ALSO SOME OF THE
BUDGET PIECES THAT RELATE TO
THAT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE
PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS ON LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT ARE FACING. I THOUGHT
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THIS BASELINE BECAUSE THERE HAS
BEEN MUCH COMMENTARY ON IT. I
ALSO WANTED TO NOTE TOO, THE
SITUATION WITH THE JAIL AND THE
BOOKING RESTRICTIONS IS CRITICAL
TO OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN,
AS WE LOOK TO TACKLE THE
PERMISSIVE ENVIRONMENT
UNDERLYING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES. IF WE CANNOT BOOK
THOSE WHO NEED TO BE IN JAIL FOR
MISDEMEANOR CRIMES IT OFTEN
LEADS TO CONTINUAL CHALLENGES IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THROUGHOUT
ALL OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO BE
CLEAR, WE BELIEVE IN AND SUPPORT
THE DIVERGENT FIRST. AND THIS
COMES ACROSS IN MANY FORMS TO
INCLUDE DRUGS AND ALSO IN TERMS
OF THE TRAFFICKING SITUATION.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE KING
COUNTY STAFFING CHALLENGES, MUCH
LIKE SPD STAFFING CHALLENGES ARE
PRESENT, BUT BOTH HAVE AN IMPACT
ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE --
>> CAN YOU PLEASE PAUSE?
>> I ALSO UNDERSTAND --
>> I WILL --
>> PLEASE STOP ENGAGING IN THE
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR OF SPEAKING
OVER THE SPEAKERS.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE EMPHASIS
ZONES TO ALLOW BOOKINGS AND I AM
SINGLE FOR THE COUNTY ACTING ON
THE CHIEF'S RECENT REQUEST,
INCREASED BOOKINGS IS KEY IN KEY
AREAS OF WEST PRECINCT AND D7
WILL HELP, BUT I SHOULD ALSO
NOTE CONVERSELY THAT THE LACK OF
BOOKING EMPHASIS ZONES FOR
DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE, 45
AND SIX REMAIN A PROBLEMATIC
SITUATION THAT WE HAVE. AND I
JUST WANTED TO CLOSE BY NOTING,
BECAUSE DURING THE PROCESS OF
THE COMMITTEE, THERE WAS A LOT
OF COMMENTS THAT SAID THAT SCORE
WAS A PRIVATE JAIL. IT IS NOT A
PRIVATE JAIL, IT IS A GOVERNMENT
ENTITY AND ONE THAT I HAVE
VISITED AND I CAN SPEAK TO YOU
IN TERMS OF ITS PROFESSIONALISM.
I NOTED THAT THE , DESK, IT IS
VERY TRAGIC AND VERY CONCERNING
THAT THE NUMBERS ARE WRONG AND
THE CONTEXT IS OFF TOO, AS IT
DOESN'T REFER TO IN CONTEXT
LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
SNOHOMISH. REGARDING MEDICAL
CARE, WHEN I VISITED SCORE, HAD
A FULL UP CLINIC, PROFESSIONAL
NURSES AND OTHER MEDICAL
OFFICERS THAT WAS --
>> MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS ARE
ENGAGING IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS OUT
OF ORDER AND THIS MEETING CANNOT
PROCEED UNTIL ORDER IS RESTORED.
IF THE ORDER IS NOT RESTORED AND
PEOPLE DO NOT STOP SPEAKING
WHILE COUNCIL IS SPEAKING, THE
ROOM WILL BE EITHER CLEARED TO
CONTINUE THIS MEETING OR WILL
ADJOURN TO MEET AT ANOTHER
LOCATION WITH ONLY MEDIA -- WITH
ONLY MEDIA, NOT ENGAGED IN THIS
DISRUPTION.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO
ANOTHER 10 MINUTES RECESS . IT
IS NOW 3:57, WE WILL RECONVENE
AT 4:07.
>>> IT IS NOW 4:09 AND THIS
COUNCIL WILL COME BACK TO ORDER
POLK WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
EARL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER WOO? COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON ?
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT
TO MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR THAT I
LIMITED THE PUBLIC COMMENT TO A
SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME BECAUSE
NO ONE KNEW THE OUTCOME OF THE
MOTION TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM
THE AGENDA. AND -- WE HAD TO
PREPARE FOR ALL EVENTUALITIES.
WE ARE MOVING ON, WE HAD AN HOUR
AND 20 MINUTES OF PUBLIC
COMMENT. AND OUR COUNCIL RULES
REQUIRE 20 MINUTES. WE WERE ON
ITEM 4. LET'S TRY TO PROCEED
AND GET THROUGH THIS ITEM WITH
ORDER. CONTINUE, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
JUST TO SUM UP THIS CONCLUDING
SECTION, I HAVE 10 POINTS TO
MAKE. ONE IS, OFTEN TIMES IT IS
CALLED A PRIVATE JAIL, IT IS
NOT, IT IS A PUBLIC ENTITY THAT
IS ACCREDITED BY WASHINGTON
STATE. TWO, IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO BRING UP THE DEBTS
WHICH ARE TRAGIC, THEY NEED TO
BE INVESTIGATED BUT THE CONTEXT
HERE IS IT IS OFTEN MIS-DONE
WITH THE NUMBERS AND THE CONTEXT
ALSO IS NOT GIVEN IN TERMS OF
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SNOHOMISH
AND THE LIKE. SO COMING UP, THEY
ARE TRAGIC, WE NEED TO LOOK AT
THEM AND HAVE THEM INVESTIGATED
BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THAT
CONTEXT. ALONG WITH THAT CONTEXT
IS THE QUESTION OF MEDICAL. WHEN
I VISITED SCORE IT HAS A FULL
MEDICAL CLINIC, IT WAS FULLY
STAFFED, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC IN
PROVIDING CARE AT SCORE. THE
FOURTH THING, BACK TO THE
STAKEHOLDER IN, WE ARE ENGAGING
WITH ALL THE VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS THAT RELATE TO
THIS. THAT INCLUDES THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER WORLD. FOR EXAMPLE,
DPD, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
DEFENSE MAY HAVE LEFT BUT SEIU
925 IS STILL PARTICIPATING IN
THE STEAK HOLDING.
>> OKAY, PAUSE, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. ALL RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY
THIS IS NOT WORKING REPEATEDLY.
WE HAVE NOW TAKEN TWO RECESSES
AND MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS ARE
ENGAGING IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS OUT
OF ORDER AND THIS MEETING CANNOT
PROCEED. WE WILL NOW CLEAR
CHAMBERS AGAIN AND CONTINUE THIS
MEETING IN A REMOTE LOCATION.
THE MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ARE
FREE TO JOIN . YOU CAN CONTINUE
THE MEETING IN SAM SMITH AND WE
WILL CONTINUE THE MEETING
REMOTELY FROM OUR COMPUTERS. I
AM NOW ASKING SECURITY TO PLEASE
CLEAR CHAMBERS. I NEED TO VOTE
ON PROCEEDING IN THIS MANNER.
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE -- ON MOVING THE LOCATION
OF THE MEETING TO OUR OFFICES SO
THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS
ITEM?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> ORDER, I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT EMOTIONAL ON THE TABLE IS.
>> I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, THE MOTION IS, WE HAVE
TO VOTE ON THE RELOCATION OF THE
MEETING TO REMOTE.
>> WHY CAN'T WE JUST MEET HERE?
IF THEY ARE LEAVING?
>> CLEARING THE ROOM, WHY NOT
JUST STAY HERE AND DO IT?
>> I NEED MORE INFORMATION
BEFORE I VOTE ON THIS ORDER.
>> OKAY. WE WILL TAKE -- WE WILL
WAIT UNTIL -- WE WILL WAIT UNTIL
WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN CLEAR THE
ROOM.
>> -- GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE
DISRUPTIVE PEOPLE ARE LEAVING.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> LISTEN TO US!
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> YOU SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED.
>> CAN YOU ASK IF THERE ARE NO
OBJECTIONS , FOR THE CHAMBERS TO
BE CLEARED? [ INAUDIBLE ] OR TO
MOVE TO A LOCATION WHICH IS
REMOTE?
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE
ARE ASKING THAT IF THE CHAMBERS
CANNOT BE CLEARED, WE CAN
CONTINUE THE MEETING IN A REMOTE
LOCATION.
>> WITH MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND
STAFF.
>> AND THE MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA
WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN THE MEETING
IN THE SAM SMITH ROOM.
I AM NOT SAYING THAT WE ARE ABLE
TO CLEAR THE CHAMBERS. WE WILL
TAKE --
>> ANY OBJECTIONS? NO
OBJECTIONS?
>> I SEE NO OBJECTIONS TO
CONTINUING THE MEETING IN REMOTE
LOCATION. OKAY. WE WILL NOW
PROCEED WITH THE MEETING IN A
REMOTE LOCATION THAT I DESCRIBED
AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE MEETING
AT 4:30.
>>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO AND
RIVERA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO A
MY CHECK?
>> TEST, TEST.
>> GOOD, HEARD OF THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, NOPE.
THERE, MY CHECK, 12 THREE, 321
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE CAN
HEAR YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
GO AHEAD WITH THE MIC CHECK.
>> HERE WE ARE. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. IT LOOKS LIKE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA IS STILL
HAVING AUDIO ISSUES. AND ONE OF
US WILL COME DOWN THERE AND
ASSIST. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
MAKE SURE YOU ARE SOURCE
SELECTED AS WELL ON AUDIO.
>> ERIC, DO YOU NEED A MIC
CHECK?
>> CAN HEAR YOU, THANK YOU.
>> HERE.
>>> HELLO, EVERYONE. THIS IS
SEATTLE CHANNEL. WE ARE READY TO
DO OUR --
>> THANK YOU.
ANY WAY WE CAN GET EYES --
>>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, I
APOLOGIZE FOR THE INTERRUPTION.
I AM GOING TO BE HEADING BACK
INTO CHAMBERS, CHAMBERS HAS BEEN
CLEARED. AM GOING TO HEAD BACK
IN THEIR TO ALLOW ANY
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE [ INAUDIBLE
]
>>> HI, EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? IT
IS NOW 4:30. WE ARE RECONVENING
REMOTELY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR THE
VIEWING PUBLIC, TO BRING YOU
BACK UP TO SPEED, I CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT AFTER AN HOUR AND 20
MINUTES BECAUSE I HAD SAID THAT
WE WOULD HAVE AN HOUR OF A
COMMENT NOT KNOWING WHETHER OR
NOT THE MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM 2
FROM THE AGENDA WOULD SUCCEED.
WE ARE NOW PROCEEDING WITH THE
ITEMS THAT ARE -- THE LAST ITEM
ON OUR AGENDA. I WILL NOTE THAT
AS MENTIONED IN CHAMBERS, PER
CITY CHARTER ARTICLE 4 SECTION
1B, CONSIDERATION OF INITIATIVE
PETITION SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE
OVER OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE
CITY COUNCIL EXCEPT THE
PREPARATION BILLS AND EMERGENCY
MEASURES. THAT MEANS THAT THE
RESOLUTION ON I1 37 WILL BE ON
EACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
DURING THE -- FOR THE DURATION
OF THE 45 DAY WINDOW WE HAVE TO
SEND IT TO KING COUNTY. SO, THAT
WILL BE SCHEDULED AT A FUTURE
MEETING AFTER WE HAVE HAD AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ARE NOW
MOVING ONTO CONTINUING ITEM 4 ON
OUR AGENDA. SO, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF
EXPLAINING HIS 10 POINTS FOR
THIS ITEM AND I AM SORRY, AFTER
TWO RECESSES, I WILL ASK YOU
AGAIN, TO RESTART WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING SO THAT WE CAN GET TO THE
VOTE.
>> OKAY. FIRST IS, WELL, THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FIRST, I
WILL SAY , NUMBER ONE, THE
ASSERTION THAT IT IS A PRIVATE
JAIL, I WANT TO CORRECT THAT FOR
THE RECORD, IT IS NOT. IT IS A
PUBLIC ENTITY THAT FALLS UNDER
WASHINGTON STATE AND HAS BEEN
ACCREDITED BY WASHINGTON STATE.
TWO WAS THE DEATHS, WHICH
TADYCH, DO NEED TO BE
INVESTIGATED. BUT ALSO THE
CONTEXT BEHIND THOSE ALSO NEEDS
TO BE UNDERSTOOD. THREE, THERE
IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT MEDICAL
AND AS I STATED, I HAVE BEEN TO
SCORE, AS THE KING COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND THE
ISSAQUAH JAIL AND THE MEDICAL
FACILITY AT SCORE IS ACCREDITED
AND FULLY STAFFED. I WAS THERE,
THE DIRECTOR OF THAT CLINIC
STATED THEY ARE ACTUALLY ONE
OVER THERE STAFFING LEVEL. FOUR,
GOING TO THE STAKEHOLDER IN
PEACE, AGAIN, JUST I MENTIONED
EARLIER ON, THERE IS A GREAT
AMOUNT OF STEAK HOLDING THAT
CONTINUES. GRANTED, THE DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC DEFENSES COME OUT ,
AND REGARDING SUI 925, I
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEM AND
I ACTUALLY TOOK IT TO SCORE AND
THE SECOND PAGE OF THE LETTER
HAD ABOUT SIX QUESTIONS. I ASKED
EACH QUESTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF
S.C.O.R.E. AND I GOT VERY SOLID
ANSWERS. THINGS I BELIEVE THAT
COULD BE WORKED THROUGH,
INTEROPERABILITY KIND OF
QUESTIONS, ALL OF WHICH SEEM TO
BE PRACTICAL, THINGS THAT COULD
BE WORKED THROUGH IN TERMS OF
THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS. FIVE, I
UNDERSTAND ON THE BUDGETING
POINT, $2 MILLION IS A LOT OF
MONEY AND IT IS NOT -- IT IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL
OF BUT I WANTED TO STATE BASED
ON MY EXPERIENCE OF THIS LAST
SEVEN MONTHS, THE ECONOMIC
IMPACT OF LOST REVENUE DUE TO
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE IS
IMMENSE. I HAVE DISCUSSIONS ALL
THROUGHOUT DISTRICT 7 , WHEN WE
LOSE THAT SECOND ONE AT NORTH
STARBUCKS THAT IS A HUGE
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUT IT IS ALSO, IT
HURTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF
BECAUSE IT GOES TO THE OTHER
BUSINESSES. WE JUST LOST FIRST
AND PIKE STARBUCKS, I JUST USE
THOSE TWO BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN
IN THE NEWS, THEY HAVE BEEN
REPORTED ON, THEY HAVE AN
IMPACT. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
DWARFS THE $2 MILLION WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT. LOST REVENUE ,
IT'S DWARFS THE $2 MILLION.
OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE TALK ABOUT
EVIDENCE-BASED , YOU KNOW,
INFORMATION AND SO FORTH AND
POSITIONS BUT I JUST WANTED TO
NOTE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVEN
THE DSA AND OTHERS, THEY ARE
HEAT MAPS THAT SHOW WHAT THE
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING , AND
REGARDING THE ISSUE WE ARE
FACING IN TERMS OF OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY POSTURE , RIDE ALONG,
LOCKE LUNGS, I HAVE DONE WITH
SPD, UNIFIED CAROTENE, MANY
PROVIDERS , WE DELIVER CARE TOO
MANY OF THEM AND ALSO
NONPROFITS. I HAVE WALKED THE
STREETS IN TERMS OF THE ISSUES
WE ARE DEALING WITH, BOTH E7 AND
BROADER. REGARDING THE BOOKING
RESTRICTIONS AND KING COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, THAT IS
AN ISSUE FOR OUR SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. IT IS A CHALLENGE,
BUT AS I NOTED IN OUR KING
COUNTY NOTE, IT IS NOT JUST PD.
SURE STEP IT IS ARE ALSO
MISTREATED WITH SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING WITH
THEIR OWN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
I SAY THIS NOT JUST AS A MATTER
OF FACT. THEY ARE DOWN ON THEIR
STAFFING JUST LIKE AGAIN, AS I
SAID, WE ARE DOWN ON OUR SPD
STAFFING AND IT CREATES A
SITUATION WHERE THEY CAN'T TAKE
-- YOU KNOW, THE NEED FROM THE
CITY IS HERE, KING COUNTY CAN
ONLY COME UP TO A CERTAIN POINT.
WE HAVE A DELTA, THIS IS WHAT IS
DRIVING WHERE WE ARE LOOKING TO
DO WITH S.C.O.R.E.. THE IMPACT
OF DOING NOTHING IS MASSIVE. AND
I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC, BUT THE
IMPACT OF DOING NOTHING IS
MASSIVE, BECAUSE THE
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING
EFFECTED, AND I KNOW SOME WILL
SAY, HEY, A FELONY IS VERY
IMPORTANT, A MISDEMEANOR IS NOT
IMPORTANT. THE CHALLENGES, THE
AVALANCHE . THE SHEER SCALE OF
THE MISDEMEANORS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND THE IMPACT OF THEM IS
UNBELIEVABLE. IT IS HE SAYING
THAT A QUANTITY HAS A QUALITY OF
ITS OWN, WE CANNOT FORGET THAT
POINT. POINT 9, PUBLIC COMMENT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, LIKE
DURING COMMITTEE, DIFFERENT
MEMBERS COMING OUT. CLEARLY
TODAY WE DID NOT HAVE THE SAME,
BUT THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC
COMMENTERS THAT ARE OUT THERE
SPEAKING TO THE CHALLENGES THEY
ARE FACING IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS IS IMMENSE AND
LARGE AND I RECOGNIZE THERE ARE
OTHERS THAT FEEL DIFFERENTLY AS
WE HEARD TODAY, BUT THE VOICES
OF THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTING THE
NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN HURT BY
MYSELF, MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN
THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF AS
WELL. REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENT,
I DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT
HAS COME OUT. AND NUMBER 10 WAS,
OVERSIGHT. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
AGGREGATE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
ON THIS COUNCIL, WE ARE
DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO
AGGREGATE OUR RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WE
WILL DO THE OVERSIGHT THAT IS
NEEDED JUST LIKE WORKING ON
ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES, WE WILL
DO THE SAME THING AS IT RELATES
TO S.C.O.R.E. AS WELL. YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO, IN TERMS OF BUDGET
AND ASPIRATIONAL ASPECTS OF
THAT. TO CLOSE, I WANTED TO SAY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT WE NEED
TO LEAVE WITH COMPASSION AND
WISDOM. WE NEED TO LEAD WITH
EMPATHY BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT
THE IMPACTS OF A STAGGERING
AMOUNT OF MISDEMEANOR CRIMES ON
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IS MASSIVE AND
DIRECT. IT IS IMPACTING THE
LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS , OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBER SPORK I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT AND I THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
SPEAKING TO THAT. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> SORRY, IT HAS BEEN SO LONG, I
FORGOT TO RAISE MY HAND ON THIS
ZOOM. I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT,
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO HOLD THAT
AMENDMENT, MOVE IT NOW? HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED?
>> PLEASE GO AHEAD AND MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENT, WE WILL HAVE A VOTE
AND THEN WE WILL ADDRESS THE
BASE LEGISLATION AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE AMENDMENT A VERSION 12
COUNCIL BILL 120825. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BRING THIS AMENDMENT TO YOU
AND TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR
YOUR COSPONSORSHIP. I DO HAVE A
NUMBER OF CONCERNS WITH
CONTRACTING WITH S.C.O.R.E..
SPECIFICALLY, WE NEED TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF THE SEATTLE
MISCIBLE COURT AS A SHARED IN
PUBLIC WITH THE MEMBER RANDOM
FROM JOSH SATTLER AS PART OF THE
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS IN WHICH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE DISCUSSED
JUST A MOMENT AGO. THOSE -- THAT
MEMO SPECIFICALLY BROUGHT UP
ENSURING WE HAVE THE CORRECT
RESOURCES AND OPERATIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS IRONED OUT
REGARDING TRANSPORTS, STAFFING
FACILITIES, PARTIAL STAFFING AND
FACILITIES, CALENDAR SPACE,
ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COURSE ,
ASSISTANCE DURING REMOTE
APPEARANCES AND DATA EXCHANGES.
THIS IS WHY I HAVE BROUGHT THE
AMENDMENT BEFORE US WHICH
REQUIRES THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
SUBMIT TO THE CLERK OF THE
COUNCIL A REPORT ON ISSUES
IDENTIFIED BY THE STAKEHOLDER
WORK GROUP AND MAKING THE
AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CONDITIONED
ON THE SUBMITTAL OF THAT REPORT.
IN SHORT, I WOULD PREFER TO
FULLY UTILIZE THE CURRENT
CONTRACT WITH KING COUNTY JAIL
ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR
MUNICIPAL COURT RATHER THAN
HAVING TO TRAVEL TO ANOTHER PART
OF OUR COUNTY. AT THIS TIME I AM
NOT SEEING A PATHWAY TO DOING SO
WHICH IS WHY I WILL BE VOTING IN
FAVOR OF THE UNDERLYING BILL IF
THIS ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE
WITHIN MY AGREEMENT IS ADDED TO
THE LEGISLATION. THANK YOU,
CARL! I URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF
THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
YOU ARE ON MUTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR
ALLOWING ME TO COSPONSOR THIS.
AFTER THE PRESENTATION, I TOO
SHARED A NUMBER OF THE CURRENT
CONCERNS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
HAS ARTICULATED AND ALSO THE
ONES THAT WERE RAISED IN THE
MAYOR'S WORKS GROUP. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
THIS KIND OF FOLLOW-THROUGH,
OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
BASICALLY . AND IT TOO SHARE THE
CONCERNS ABOUT , HOW I WISH THAT
WE ALSO COULD UTILIZE THE BED
SPACES THAT WE HAVE , CURRENTLY
CONTRACTED FOR , AND I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT
EXPANDING OUR JAIL CAPACITY, IT
IS SIMPLY SHIFTING IT FROM ONE
INSTITUTION TO ANOTHER BECAUSE
WE HAVE NOT, FOR A VARIETY OF
REASONS, BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS IT
WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY
CONTRACTED TO DO SO. BUT I THINK
WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE
PRESENTATION THAT WE RECEIVED,
THE VERY, I THINK, ROBUST
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
AND ACTIVE REENTRY PROGRAM ARE
TWO THINGS, AS WELL AS THE TRUE
BLOOD, SPECIFIC TRUE BLOOD
PROGRAM WHICH DOESN'T EXIST IN
KING COUNTY, ALL THINGS THAT
REALLY IN MY BOOK PUT MY MIND AT
EASE AND ALSO GIVE ME SOME
CONFIDENCE THAT THIS CAN BE MORE
OF A POSITIVE , THAT WE CAN
MINIMIZE THE HARM RATHER THAN
EXACERBATE IT. FOR THOSE
REASONS, I AM GOING TO BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THINK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE
AMENDMENT AND THE COMMENTS, IT
IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND I
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IN
THIS AMENDMENT AND I ALSO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR
COSPONSORING.
>> ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE
ANYBODY -- ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED, SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT A?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>>!
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER CHANTEL?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> CAUSE MEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR --
>> I APOLOGIZE, COUNCILMEMBER.
UNFORTUNATELY THE COUNCIL RULES
DON'T PROVIDE AN EXTENSION ON
COUNCIL BILL VOTES.
>> RIGHT, WE ARE ALREADY MOVING
THIS TO FULL COUNCIL, I DON'T
KNOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES AN
AMENDMENT LETTER A IS ADOPTED
AND THE AMENDED BILL IS NOW
BEFORE US. ARE THERE FULL THEIR
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER CHANTEL?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WE HEAR
FROM OUR OWN CITY STAFFERS ,
WHETHER IT IS THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM OR FOLKS AT HSD OR EVEN SPD
WHO SAY THAT THERE IS NO SAFE
PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO WHO ARE
CLEARLY HAVING BEHAVIORAL,
MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION,. WE
HEAR THAT FROM CITY WORKERS,
FROM COUNTY WORKERS, I AGREE
THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS , TRULY
ADDRESS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS BUT WE HAVE TO DO SO
WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH TOOLS
THAT OUR OWN CITY REPORTS TELL
US WE NEED. SO WE HAVE THE 2023
AUDITORS REPORT ON ORGANIZED
RETAIL CRIME THAT FINDS THAT WE
DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO USE
THE SPD FOR RESPONDING TO ALL OF
THE RETAIL CRIME. THAT WE HAVE.
AND THEY ARE FOCUSING ON
LOW-LEVEL ACTORS INSTEAD OF THE
ORGANIZED -- WE HAVE THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION REPORT THAT
SHOWED THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE
EVICTED MORE OFTEN THAN ANY
OTHER SULKS. WE KNOW THAT BLACK
RESIDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO
EXPERIENCE HEALTH DISPARITIES,
AS NOTED IN THE SEATTLE HEALTH
DISPARITIES RACIAL AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE RESEARCH PAGE. ARE ON
CITY RESEARCH IS TELLING US THAT
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES, NOT
RELIANCE AND INVESTMENT IN
PUNISHMENT IS THE WAY THAT WE
TRULY ADDRESS THE CRISES THAT WE
ARE FACING. AND WE KNOW THAT OUR
POLICE SHOULD NOT BE SPENDING
THEIR LIMITED TIME CHAUFFEURING
PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE
COUNTY. BUT EVEN IF YOU DISAGREE
THAT A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH IS
MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A CURSOR ALL
APPROACH, THERE ARE STILL IN IS
OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE
UNRESOLVED IN THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSAL, MANY OF THEM WERE JUST
OUTLINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. WE HAVE A TRAVEL TIME
AND THE TIME MANAGEMENT OF
ATTORNEYS. WE HAVE
JURISDICTIONAL CUSTODY ISSUES
THAT ARE UNRESOLVED. WE HAVE A
NEED FOR MUNICIPAL COURT TO
ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.
NOT TO MENTION THE LACK OF
CLARITY ON THE TRUE COST OF THIS
MEASURE. IT IS NOT JUST $2
MILLION TO CONTRACT WITH
S.C.O.R.E. ITSELF. THERE ARE THE
HEALTHCARE SERVICES THAT ARE
GOING TO BE BILLED BACK TO THE
CITY FOR ANY DETAINEES WHO
REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION. THERE
IS A COST OF COMPETENCY
EVALUATIONS. THERE IS THE
OVERTIME TO SPD FOR TRANSPORTING
DETAINEES BACK AND FORTH TO THE
MONSTROSITY. NOT TO MENTION THE
NEW DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT
IS GOING TO BE NEEDED TO
INTEGRATE THESE VARIOUS SYSTEMS
THAT WE HAVE. IT IS NOT CLEAR
WHAT ALL THESE ADDITIONAL
SERVICES AND COSTS WILL TOTAL UP
TO. BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT IT'S
GOING TO BE MORE THAN $2 MILLION
AND IT IS ALSO CLEAR THAT SO FAR
THE MAYOR HAS ONLY IDENTIFIED
$600,000 TO PAY FOR THIS. SO
WHERE DOES THE BALANCE COME
FROM? ON TOP OF THE SEVEN TO $8
MILLION IN ONGOING COSTS FOR THE
48 NEW POSITIONS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR WHICH
THE MAYOR HAS ALSO NOT
IDENTIFIED A FUNDING SOURCE, WE
ARE PUSHING OUR BUDGET DEFICIT
WILL WE JUST LEARNED THIS WEEK,
CLOSE TO $260 MILLION , WITHOUT
ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS OF HOW
WE ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS.
AND FOR A COUNCIL THAT RAN ON
FISCAL RESPONSE ABILITY, IT IS
CURIOUS TO ME THAT WE ARE NOT
DEMANDING ANSWERS TO THESE
QUESTIONS BEFORE BRUSHING THIS
BILL TO A VOTE. IT IS NOT
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO APPROVE
THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT KNOWING
HOW WE ARE GOING TO PAY FOR IT
AND WITHOUT HAVING BASIC
OPERATIONAL ISSUES RESOLVED.
COUNCIL ALSO RAN ON GOOD
GOVERNMENTS, I MIGHT REMIND THE
VIEWING PUBLIC. THIS DOESN'T
ACCOMMODATE EITHER OF THOSE
PRIORITIES. I CANNOT SUPPORT A
SIGNIFICANT POLICY CHANGE THAT
IS GOING TO ADD TO OUR DEFICIT
WITH SO MANY QUESTIONS
UNANSWERED. AND I URGE MY
COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER ALL OF
THE OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE
COMPOUNDED BY THE DIVISIVE
ISSUES AND ASK IF THIS IS REALLY
GOOD GOVERNANCE. I WILL BE
VOTING NO ON THIS BILL.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE
ANYBODY'S HANDS UP.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. SO, I HAVE A
QUESTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. CAN YOU TELL US MORE
ABOUT THE RELEASE PROGRAM AND
HOW IT DIFFERS FROM KING
COUNTY'S RELEASE PROGRAM AND
STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE
STEAK HOLDING PROCESS IS WORKING
THROUGH ALL THESE DYNAMICS
ACROSS THE BOARD TO INCLUDE SOME
BILLS THAT WERE MENTIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. THROUGH
THOSE, THEY ARE WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE PDA , I HAVE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH PDA REACH TO
ENSURE A CULTURALLY COMPETENT
AND EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL DETAIL
TO ENSURE THAT UPON RELEASE,
THERE ARE SUPPORT RESOURCES AND
EFFECTIVE COORDINATION. THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND THIS GOES TO THE HANDOFF,
SEPARATELY I WOULD NOTE ,
PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE
SUFFERING, WE DO NEED , AS I
MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, NOT IN
THIS CONTEXT, THAT , YOU KNOW,
REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC
HEALTH IS SO KEY . AND WE CANNOT
SUCCEED IN PUBLIC SAFETY IF WE
DON'T SUCCEED IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
THAT IS WHERE THE COMPASSION
PIECES COME IN AND TO ENSURE
THESE KINDS OF HANDOFFS ARE DONE
PROPERLY. SO THIS IS DONE
THROUGHOUT THE STEAK HOLDING
PROCESS .
>> THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A QUICK
COMMENT REALLY QUICKLY. THIS IS
NOT A QUESTION DIRECTED AT
ANYBODY BUT WE HAVE SEEN YOUNG
PEOPLE, TEENAGERS WHO HAVE BEEN
SENT TO JAIL. I AM JUST CURIOUS
TO SEE, WHERE ARE THEY NOW? AND
THAT IS BECAUSE, WE DON'T KNOW.
SO CONTRARY TO WHAT SOME MAY SAY
ABOUT ME. I DON'T ACTUALLY LOVE
JAILS, I RECOGNIZE HOW COMPLEX
THIS ISSUE IS, I UNDERSTAND THE
CHALLENGES. BUT IN MANY
COMMUNITIES, IN MY COMMUNITY,
THERE WAS A PERSON WHO WAS
ATTACKING SENIORS. THIS PERSON
WOULD BE SENT TO JAIL OVERNIGHT,
RELEASE THE NEXT MORNING, THEN
WE TURNED AND HAS HEARD SEVERAL
SENIOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY
BECAUSE THE MANNA SIMPLY HELD
AND RELEASED. MANY OF OUR
ELDERS, VERY CLOSE TO UNITY, WE
HAVE ABOUT 2000 SENIORS IN THE
COMMUNITY WERE TERRORIZED. THEY
WERE AFRAID TO WALK OUTSIDE.
BECAUSE OF ONE PERSON. YOU MAY
TEAR -- TRY TO SEPARATE THEM AS
MUCH AS WE CAN. THE REBOUND WITH
FRIENDS WHO HAD GUNS, DRUGS AND
CASH IN THE CAR. THEY SPENT A
NIGHT IN JAIL , AND ONE OF THEIR
FRIENDS WAS ENGAGED IN CHILD
PROSTITUTION . AND THIS EVENT
SERVED AS A CATALYST FOR MY
FAMILY MEMBER TO GET HELP AND I
KNOW, AS AN ASIAN AMERICAN,
CHINESE-AMERICAN NOT MANY OTHERS
ARE AS FORTUNATE. IT IS CLEARLY
STATUS QUO OF HIS CURRENT LEASE
PROGRAMS ARE NOT WORKING,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE COUNTY.
BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WHO
WERE RELEASED AT 6:00 P.M. IN
SHORTS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER
ON A FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A SIX
DOLLAR CHECK IN THEIR POCKETS ,
WITH NOWHERE TO CASH IT. AND I
AM REALLY FOCUSED ON REENTRY
PROGRAMS. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE AT
LEAST S.C.O.R.E. HAS A PROGRAM
WHERE I AM NOT TOTALLY SURE CAN
COUNTY HAS ON. WE HAVE A REAL
OPPORTUNITY TO REACH PEOPLE WITH
ASSISTANCE TO HOUSING THROUGH
CASE MANAGEMENT, HAVING SOMEBODY
TO HAVE REFERRAL TO LEAD TO
REACH IN THOSE GROUPS I THINK IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. KNOWING THIS
PARTICULAR SCORE CONTRACT CAN BE
ENDED AT ANY TIME WITH NO
PENALTY, AS I UNDERSTAND, I WILL
VOTE YESTERDAY AND WILL BE
PAYING VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
THE ASSESSMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT COMES FOR DETAINEES, THE
POINT OF RELEASE, THANK YOU TO
OUR, CHAIR KETTLE FOR YOUR WORK
AND PARTNERING.
>> SO, I APPRECIATE THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WAS BROUGHT AND
THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
THAT WE DO HAVE AN OPERATIONAL
CHALLENGE WITH TRANSPORT, ETC.
IT IS NOT IDEAL, I ADMIT. WE
HAVE A CHARTER RESPONSE ABILITY
TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE. AND WE HAVE HEARD FROM
-- WEEK AFTER WEEK, OUR
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SAYING
THAT THEY ARE -- THEY WANT US TO
BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR
COMMUNITIES SAFER AND ADDRESS
RETE -- REPEAT BREAK-INS AND
REPEAT CRIMES. AND AN IDEAL
WORLD WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE
DOING THIS IN ADDITION TO THE
CONTRACT WE ALREADY HAVE AT KING
COUNTY JAIL, THAT IS UNFORTUNATE
BUT IT IS WHAT WE HAVE GOT RIGHT
NOW. NOBODY -- SO RECOGNIZING
THAT THIS IS -- THAT IT WOULD BE
FAR BETTER TO BE ABLE TO USE A
FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET IF IT
WERE WELL STAFFED AND IN BETTER
PHYSICAL CONDITION. THIS IS A
WAY TO PLUG A HOLE IN OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY SYSTEM. IF WE DON'T DO
THIS, AND THIS FACILITY DOES
HAVE A LOT MORE RESOURCES THAN
THE FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET
FROM US. IF WE DON'T DO THAT,
THEN WE HAVE GOT STATUS QUO.
WE'VE GOT OFFICERS NOT ABLE TO
ENFORCE THE LAWS ON THE BOOKS
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO
BRING PERPETRATORS TO THE COUNTY
FOR BOOKING AND THEN, WE ARE NOT
ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE THAT ARE --
THAT HAVE -- THAT ARE ON THE
HIGH UTILIZER LIST THAT THE CITY
ATTORNEY HAS COMPILED AND THEY
ARE OUT THERE OVER AND OVER
AGAIN COMMITTING THE SAME
CRIMES. SO WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM IS
WORKING PROPERLY AND THIS IS ONE
PIECE OF IT. SO, THIS IS A PILOT
PROJECT AND I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT
SOME OF THESE OPERATIONAL
CHALLENGES WILL BE RESOLVED TO
THE SATISFACTION OF THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE SPOKEN. AND I DO
BELIEVE THAT OTHER CITIES IN
KING COUNTY THAT ALSO HAVE
CONTRACTS WITH THE JAIL ARE, YOU
KNOW, HAVE SOME OF THE SAME
PROBLEMS WITH LACK OF CAPACITY
THAT WE DO. SO WE ARE ALL TRYING
TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH THE
LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL, FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. PEOPLE
ARE SAYING THIS IS RUSHED.
HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN NOTED FOR A
LONG TIME THAT THIS IS A PRIMARY
BARRIER TO OUR OFFICERS BEING
ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS. AND
HOPEFULLY THE NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY
CAN BE RESOLVED SOON. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER -- I SEE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA DOES HAVE
HER HAND UP. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR BRINGING
THE AMENDMENT. AS YOU KNOW, I
CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAKING SURE
THAT AS WE ARE CONTRACTING WITH
THESE ENTITIES, THAT WE ARE
EVALUATING THE WORK THAT THESE
ENTITIES ARE DOING ARE TO THE
QUALITY AND THE STANDARDS THAT
THEY SHOULD BE. AND ALSO I WANT
TO SAY THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS . IT IS NOT IN LIEU OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSES THAT THE
CITY TAKES. I KNOW THAT WE DO
HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSES
THAT WE SUPPORT FINANCIALLY AND
I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE. BUT WE
DO KNOW THAT CITIES NEED AN
ABILITY TO BOOK CERTAIN PEOPLE
AND IN THE ABSENCE OF BEING ABLE
TO FULLY , YOU KNOW, ENGAGE WITH
THE COUNTY ON THE NUMBER OF BEDS
WE ACTUALLY NEED, THAT WE KNOW
WE HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE. AND,
YOU KNOW, I AGREE. THIS IS NOT
IDEAL. WE WOULD MUCH RATHER STAY
IN THE CITY AND BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE OUR CONTRACT WITH THE
COUNTY FOR THAT NUMBER OF BEDS.
I UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY IS
HAVING STAFFING ISSUES AS WELL.
SO WE ARE JUST TRYING TO DO THE
BEST WE CAN AT THE MOMENT THAT
WE HAVE WITH THE RESOURCES WE
HAVE , BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT
VERY CLEAR THAT MY SUPPORT IS IN
NO WAY MEANING THAT I DON'T CARE
ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AS WE ARE
ENTERING INTO THOSE ILA'S WITH
THESE ENTITIES FOR THESE
SERVICES BECAUSE I VERY MUCH DO.
AND ALSO VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE ,
EXCUSE ME, PUBLIC HEALTH
RESPONSES THAT WE TAKE TO HELP
FOLKS IN THE CITY WHO ARE
EXPRESSING CHALLENGES , LIKE YOU
SAID FOR INSTANCE, BY WAY OF
EXAMPLE, THE DIRECT POSSESSION
LAW BEING ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE DIVERT FOLKS INTO SERVICES
BUT THEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO
BOOK PEOPLE THAT ARE CAUSING THE
MOST HARM AND TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN
THE CITY INCLUDING FOLKS WHO ARE
SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION. SO, I
WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR AS
I VOTE TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. BOTH THE AMENDMENT
AND THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION,
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS. THANK YOU.
>> VICE CHAIR SAKA.
>> THANK YOU MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SO, COLLEAGUES,
TODAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO ONCE AGAIN SHOW
TRUE LEADERSHIP AND ADDRESS THE
PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS IN OUR
CITY. THIS COUNCIL IN JUST A FEW
SHORT MONTHS HAS TAKEN GREAT
STRIDES IN WORKING TO SHUT DOWN
AND COMBAT CRIME IN OUR
COMMUNITY FROM ADDRESSING
OFFICER SHORTAGES TO CURBING
ILLEGAL STREET RACING IN OUR
COMMUNITY, THE LIKES. I DO WANT
TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES, CHAIR
KETTLE FOR LEADERSHIP ON THESE
ISSUES AND PARTICULARLY THE
ISSUE THAT IS BEFORE US TODAY
RIGHT NOW. WELL WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT DETENTION TODAY, TO BE
VERY CLEAR, A THOUGHTFUL,
BALANCED, HOLISTIC APPROACH TO
PUBLIC SAFETY THAT RECOGNIZES
THE IMPORTANCE OF TREATMENT, AND
YES, ENFORCEMENT AND DETECTION
IN SOME CASES. SEATTLE HAS
RECOGNIZED THIS NEED FOR A
MULTIFACETED APPROACH FOR A LONG
TIME AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO
THAT. WE HAVE DEVELOPED NEW
TREATMENT AND DIVERSION SERVICES
AND HAVE INVESTED IN COOL
INNOVATIONS LIKE LEAD AND CARE
TEAMS THAT DIRECTLY HELP VIGILS
IN OUR COMMUNITY SUFFERING FROM
DEBILITATING ADDICTION OR MENTAL
HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE FACT
REMAINS THAT WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL
ENGAGES IN CERTAIN AND
LAWLESSNESS BEHAVIOR, SOMETIMES
, SOMETIMES WE NEED A PLACE TO
HOLD FOLKS WHILE THEY AWAIT
TRIAL IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR
COMMUNITY SAFE. SO WE NEED TO
MOVE BEYOND THESE IDEOLOGICAL
POLICY DECISIONS , ULTIMATELY
ROOTED IN PURITY TESTS AND BASED
IN FALSE CHOICE. REHABILITATE OR
INCARCERATE ? SERVICES OR
DETENTION? PUBLIC HEALTH
APPROACH OR INCARCERATE ONLY
APPROACH? THIS QUOTE TODAY
ALLOWS US TO CHECK ALL OF THE
ABOVE. IS ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ARE
ELASTIC IN OUR PUBLIC COMMITTEE,
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, HEARING
WHAT WE HEARD, SAID, I QUOTE, WE
NEED A BALANCED APPROACH THAT
GIVES VOICE THE AUTHORITY, POWER
AND CAPACITY TO ACT ,". THIS IS
JUST ANOTHER ARROW IN THE QUIVER
FOR US. TODAY, WE KNOW HOWEVER
THAT OUR DETENTION TOOL IS
LACKING . WE SIMPLY LACK THE
NECESSARY DETENTION CAPACITY
UNDER OUR CURRENT ARRANGEMENT TO
ADDRESS THE SCOPE OF THE
CHALLENGES FACING THE BROADER
CITY. PERSONALLY I AM NOT
INTERESTED IN PLAYING THE BLAME
GAME ON HOW OR WHY WE GOT HERE.
I ASSUME GOOD FAITH ON PART OF
OUR GOVERNING PARTNERS AT KING
COUNTY. I KNOW THAT WE NEED SOME
CAPACITY AND PEOPLE ARE COUNTING
ON US TO TAKE ACTION. SO I
STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE
S.C.O.R.E. AGREEMENT IS A GOOD
OVERALL DEAL FOR THE CITY, WE
WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS THAT
THERE IS STRONG HISTORICAL
PRECEDENTS FOR THIS. THIS IS
SOMEWHAT A, AND INCURRENCE
BEFORE COVID GREAT TO LEARN, AS
CHAIR KETTLE POINTED OUT EARLIER
IN HIS,, ONE OF THEM THAT BEFORE
WAS INTERRUPTED . S.C.O.R.E. IS
ACCREDITED BY BOTH THE NATIONAL
COMMISSION ON CORRECTION,
CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE, EXCUSE
ME, AND THE WASHINGTON STATE
ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND
POLICE CHIEFS. SOME REALLY
IMPORTANT UNIQUE FEATURES
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FACILITY.
THERE ARE TWO EMBEDDED
COMPETENCY VALUATION EXPERTS
DIRECTLY ON SITE AND AS AMENDED
BY THE GREAT AMENDMENTS, THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
MOORE FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
AMENDMENTS. A GUARANTEED NUMBER
OF BEDS AND ENHANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING
MECHANISMS BUILT INTO MAKE SURE
WE ARE ABLE TO MEANINGFULLY
ADDRESS AND DELIVER UPON THESE
COMMITMENTS. I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED
AND TESTIFIED AND ENGAGED ON
THIS TOPIC. IT IS REALLY OUR
WORK AND THESE PROBLEMS ARE
COMPLEX AND HIGHLY NUANCED.
THERE ARE A FEW UNKNOWNS. THE
SAME FACT PATTERN IS TRUE FOR
PRINCIPALLY ALL POLICY
DECISIONS. I KNOW AND I AM
CONFIDENT THIS COUNCIL WILL
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO
ENSURE THIS AGREEMENT IS
PROPERLY EXECUTED. TODAY,
COLLEAGUES, THE AGREEMENT BEFORE
US TODAY WILL ALLOW US , CITY,
TO MOVE TOWARD A FULLY
FUNCTIONING JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT
HAS BEEN TOTALLY LACKING IN
RECENT YEARS. THAT IS WHY I'M
GOING TO BE SUPPORTING IT AND I
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ELSE TO
SUPPORT IT AS WELL. THANK YOU,
MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE US OUT
FOR THE VOTE! WE DO HAVE OUR
FIRST STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK THAT
UNDERLIES TWO THINGS. ONE, WE
CANNOT BE RESIGNED . WE DO NOT
ACCEPT THE PERMISSIVE
ENVIRONMENT THAT UNDERMINES OUR
50 CHALLENGES. FOR THE REMINDER
TO HAVE IT WE CANNOT SUCCEED IN
PUBLIC SAFETY IF WE DON'T ALSO
SUCCEED IN PUBLIC HEALTH. WE
NEED THE STATE TO DO ITS PART IN
MENTAL HEALTH. WE NEED THE COUNT
TO DO ITS PART RELATED TO PUBLIC
RESPONSE ABILITY. WE HAVE TO DO
OUR PART AS WELL WITH THE
VARIOUS PROGRAMS WE HAVE. I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , AND
ALSO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ARE
HIGHLIGHTING . THE KING COUNTY
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, NATION WE
ARE LOOKING AT NOW NEEDS TO BE
SEXY PERCENT OF THAT 180.
>> THIS WILL HURT US LONG-TERM
WITH REVENUE. ON THE ISSUE OF
BIG GOVERNANCE, THE EFFORT THAT
IS UNDERTAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE
IS INCREDIBLE IN TERMS OF ITS
BREADTH POINT IT IS ONGOING FOR
A LONG TIME. IT IS ONGOING WITH
US WITH ME AS A CHAIR AND LONG
BEFORE THAT. SO THAT IS ENGAGING
ALL STAKEHOLDERS. IT IS KEY.
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE EXECUTIVE
SIDE FOR THEIR WORK. WE ARE
DOING IT IN TERMS OF MY ROLE AS
THE CHAIR. WE ARE ENGAGED WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AS IT RELATES. WE
ARE ENGAGED AND PARTICIPATING.
AND JUST TO CLOSE, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER HANDS UP. I WILL ASK YOU
TO CALL ROLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> IT IN FAVOR .1 OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CLERK
WILL SIGN IT. WILL YOU PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE?
CONGRATULATIONS, AND ALL RIGHT,
FOLKS. WE DID NOT REMOVE ANY
ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THERE IS NO RESOLUTION FOR
ADOPTION TODAY. WITH THAT, I
DON'T HAVE MY DIGITAL CLOCK
BEFORE ME. IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS
5:05. WITH THAT, THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.