>>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THE AUGUST
13, 22 TO 4 MEETING A CITY
COUNCIL COME TO ORDER. IT IS TO
3 PM. I AM SARAH NELSON,
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM C
IS PRESENTATIONS. WE DO NOT HAVE
A PRESENTATION TODAY. SINCE WE
WON'T HAVE CITY COUNCIL NEXT
WEEK I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO RECOGNIZE THE ONE OF OUR
LONGEST SERVING STAFFERS, AS
MANY JOURNALISTS WILL NOTE
JOSEPH HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE CASE AND'S TEAM FOR
THE PAST DECADE. IN THAT TIME HE
HAS SERVED 27 COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND DONE AWARD-WINNING WORK
INCLUDING INNOVATIVE WEBSITES TO
MAKE THAT BUDGET PROCESS MUCH
MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
HE IS BACK THERE IN THE ROOM
WITH US. THANK YOU. THAT PROJECT
ENDED UP WINNING A NATIONAL
COMMUNICATIONS AWARD. JOSEPH IS
LEADING THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
NEXT WEEK. I WILL LET HIM SHARE
HIS OWN NEWS ABOUT HIS FUTURE
PLANS. I WILL SAY THAT EVERYONE
ON THE SECOND FLOOR IS
DEVASTATED TO SEE YOU GO. BUT SO
INCREDIBLE EXCITED FOR YOUR NEXT
ADVENTURE. JOSEPH COME ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INNOVATIVE
SPIRIT, YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND FOR
YOUR SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC
GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY, COLLEAGUES, AT THIS
TIME WE WILL OPENLY HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE ABOUT 30 IN PERSON.
AND REMOTE, I NEED TO GET THAT
NUMBER. 28 REMOTE.
>> EVERYONE WILL HAVE ONE
MINUTE. I WILL LET THE CLERK
READ THE RULES. HOWEVER, I HAVE
SEEN A TREND GROWING THAT
BETWEEN SILENCE AND JAZZ HANDS
AND SNAPPING, I WILL ASK THE
FOLKS RESPECT EACH OTHER AND IN
THE INTEREST OF TIME IF YOU MUST
EXPRESS YOURSELF, PLEASE DO SO
EITHER SILENTLY OR WITH SNAPS.
WE WILL START WITH SPEAKERS IN
CHAMBERS FIRST. GO AHEAD AND
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. WE WILL ALTERNATE
BETWEEN PERSON AND REMOTE UNTIL
THE PERIOD HAS ENDED. SPEAKERS
WILL HAVE A CHIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME.
SPEAKERS-PHONES WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT AND THEIR COMMENTS
WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER. WE WILL START WITH HER
IN PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> FIRST THREE SPEAKERS,
SHANNON, MATTEO AND KATHLEEN.
PLEASE START LINING UP TO EITHER
ONE OF THE MICROPHONES.
>> MY NAME IS SHANNON. I AM A
VOLUNTEER WITH MOM'S DEMAND
ACTION. THE COMMUNITY GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION HERE IN
SEATTLE. I AM HERE TODAY TO
STRONGLY AGAIN ENCOURAGE YOU TO
FULLY FUND THE $20 MILLION THAT
WILL HELP WITH STUDENT MENTAL
HEALTH, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION , SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
RESOURCES AND BEYOND. WHY IS
THIS SO IMPORTANT AND HOW DID WE
GET HERE? LAST NOVEMBER DEVOTED
AND SAID THE $20 MILLION SHOULD
BE DEDICATED TO THESE FUNDS. YOU
MADE THAT PROMISE TO THE BROADER
COMMUNITY. THAT WAS ONE YEAR
AFTER THE SCHOOL SHOOTING. SINCE
THEN WE HAVE HAD MORE SCHOOL
SHOOTINGS AND IN MENTAL
SHOOTINGS AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THE
SEATTLE TIMES HEADLINE, IT WAS
REPORTED THAT THE COUNCIL FOR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOUND A 50%
INCREASE IN GUN VIOLENCE
HOMICIDE IN THE FIRST HALF OF
2024 IN COMPARISON TO 2019 THE
FIRST HALF. PRE-PANDEMIC. NOW IS
THE TIME TO FULLY FUND , NOT CUT
BY 50%, WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE UP
50%.
>> PLEASE BE PREPARED TO COME TO
THE MICROPHONE RIGHT AFTER THE
OTHER PERSON HAS SPOKEN.
>> MATTEO FOLLOWED BY KATHLEEN
AND CHECK CLEAN.
>> AS A VETERAN OF THE NAVY I AM
SICKENED TO SEE A CITY OF THIS
CALIBER FUMBLE OUR HOUSING
ISSUES AGAIN AND AGAIN ONLY TO
BE LAUDED BY CORPORATE BUSINESS
INTEREST IS. I'M DISGUSTED WITH
THE TREATMENT ARE MOST
VULNERABLE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE
SUBJECTED TOO. IT IS CRIMINAL.
WE ARE TIRED OF SEEING THE LAZY
CITY COUNCIL ABUSE THEIR SEATS
AND WATCH HER OUT HOUSED
NEIGHBORS IS THE WAY ON OUR
STREETS BEFORE OUR EYES. THE
CITY NEEDS SOCIALIZED HOUSING
AND THAT MORE JAILS. IS
RACIALIST, ABLEST, HOMOPHOBIC
AND A DISGUSTING ABUSE OF POWER.
A DISGRACE AND YOU KNOW IT. WE
NEED SOCIALIZED EDUCATION, NOT
JAILS. WE NEED RENT CONTROL. WE
NEED INDUSTRYWIDE MINIMUM WAGE
STANDARDS AND THE SOLUTIONS
CAN'T BE ON THE BACKS OF OUR
MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS. WE DON'T
NEED MORE COPS ON THE STREETS
WITH UNDER VIOLENCE TEMPTING, WE
NEED TO PROTECT SUCH WORKERS
CANNOT PUNISH THEM. BUT NO.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
KATHLEEN. I AM FROM DISTRICT 6.
THANK YOU FOR SERVING AS A
COUNCILMEMBER. I RECOGNIZE YOUR
JOB TRYING TO PLEASE THE
CITIZENS DOES NOT EASY. THANK
YOU FOR WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO
PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE
WHOLE CITY OF AROUND 800,000
PEOPLE. AND NOT JUST THE PEOPLE
WHO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS. THANK
YOU ALSO FOR SUPPORTING
STRUGGLING SMALL BUSINESSES.
PLEASE DO NOT SUNSET THE $15
MINIMUM WAGE EXEMPTION FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES. IT COULD CAUSE MANY
TO SHUT THEIR DOORS. WE NEED
THEIR TAX REVENUE TO HELP FUND
THE CHALLENGED CITY BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOWING KATHLEEN, JACLYN,
THEN SHAMUS AND THEN EVE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JACLYN.
I'M HERE FROM DISTRICT 4 ASKING
TO VOTE NO ON COUNCILMEMBER.
I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO KNOW
MANY SEX WORKERS AND I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THOSE WHO DO SEX WORK
BY CHOICE AND THOSE WHO ARE
TRAFFICKED HAVE BEEN FAILED AND
HURT AND TARGETED FIRE
INSTITUTIONS. I WANT TO ADDRESS
GUN VIOLENCE AND TRAFFICKING SO
EVERYONE CAN FEEL SAFE IN THEIR
OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT THE WAY
TO DO THAT IS TO CREATE PROGRAMS
THAT WILL LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF
POVERTY. NOT CRIMINALIZE THEM
AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM TO
FIND JOBS IN THE FUTURE.
LOITERING LAWS IN PARTICULAR
CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE FOR BEING IN
PUBLIC AND POLICE IS FREE TO
ARREST THEY WANT FOR WHATEVER
REASON THEY CHOOSE AND SHOULD
HAVE NO PLACE IN A SO CALLED
FREE SOCIETY. YOU SAY THIS IS A
YES AND A SOLUTION AND YOU WANT
OTHER PROGRAMS TO PROTECT
VICTIMS. WHERE IS THE AND PART
AND WHY ARE LOITERING LAWS THE
FIRST THING WE ARE TURNING TO
RATHER THAN A LAST RESORT. I
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND CRUEL LAW.
>> FOLLOWING EVIL BE ELIZABETH.
>> MY NAME IS SHAMUS. I AM HERE
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE TIP MINIMUM
WAGE . IT'S NO SURPRISE THE
DEMOCRATS ON THIS COUNCIL TAKE
THE FIRST CHANCE THEY CAN TO
STEAL MONEY DIRECTLY FROM THE
POCKETS OF THE WORKING CLASS.
WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEY
RESORT TO BACKROOM DEALINGS THEY
CALL COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.
INSTEAD OF PUTTING FORTH
LEGISLATION THAT WILL BENEFIT
POOR AND WORKING PEOPLE LIKE
RENT CONTROL AND TAXING THE
RICH, THE COUNCIL SEEKS TO GIVE
A HANDOUT TO WEALTHY BUSINESSES
AND THE INTEREST GROUPS THAT
SUPPORT THEM WHILE USING COVID
WERE IN THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF WORKING PEOPLE DIED AS COVER.
THE SO-CALLED PROGRESSIVE
DEMOCRATS HAVE WASTED NO TIME IN
SHOWING US THE TRUE IDENTITIES.
IT IS CLEAR THEIR AGENDA IS TO
ROB WORKING-CLASS FOLKS OF THEIR
DIGNITY AND PIT US AGAINST EACH
OTHER. WE NEED POLITICAL
INDEPENDENCE FROM THE DEMOCRATS,
IT'S OBVIOUS THEY WILL DO
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO CLAWBACK
ARE HARD WON REFORMS.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6. I OWN A
SMALL BUSINESS IN GREENWOOD ON
NORTH 85th. I'M ASKING YOU TO
VOTE NO ON SODA AND SO. I WAS A
SEX WORKER WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER
AND FORMER PSYCHOTHERAPIST
EXPERT IN TRAUMA. I WORKED FOR A
DECADE WORKING WITH THE
POPULATIONS YOU'RE TRYING TO
PROTECT AND I WAS A MEMBER AS
THE POPULATION. THIS BILL WILL
RESULT IN MORE RACIAL PROFILING,
ENDANGERING SEX WORKERS ENTRANCE
PEOPLE. IT RUINED MANY OF MY
CLIENTS LIVES AND MINE. I GOT
OUT, MANY DON'T. THE LAWS YOU
WANT TO USE ARE GOING TO CREATE
ISSUES IN ANOTHER PART OF THE
CITY. LAWS LIKE THIS RIP AWAY
PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND
MAKES THEM MORE VULNERABLE TO
TRAFFICKING. IS SOMEONE WHO IS
INCARCERATED IN MY YOUTH AND
HOMELESS I KNOW THE BATTLE TO
COME BACK FROM THAT IS LONG AND
PAINFUL. NOTHING ABOUT MY
INCARCERATION WAS HELPFUL NOR
THE VIOLENCE IN THE HANDS OF
POLICE WHO ARRESTED ME. HE
REMOVE ME FROM ONE VIOLENT
SITUATION AND MOVE ME TO
ANOTHER. NO ONE WANTS VIOLENCE.
NOTHING EXISTS IN THIS BILL THAT
WILL DO THAT. WE NEED -- WHAT
WORKS IS FUNDING PUNITIVE
RESOURCES AND CULTIVATING
GREATER ACCESSIBILITY.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ELIZABETH
AND THEN ALEX.
>> MY NAME IS ELIZABETH. I WAS
BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE. I
MANAGE ONE OF THE
LONGEST-RUNNING DISPENSARIES IN
SEATTLE LOCATED ON AURORA AVENUE
NORTH. I AM ASKING YOU TO VOTE
NO ON THE SODA AND SOAP FOR
SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST,
CRIMINALIZING SEX WORKERS MY
BUSINESS BOTH FINANCIALLY AND
COMMUNALLY. LAST YEAR WHEN THE
CITY OR THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF
THE TWO MOTELS NEAREST MY SHOP,
WE SUFFERED LOSSES AS PEOPLE WHO
HAD PREVIOUSLY SEEN EVERY DAY
WERE FORCED OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY WERE OUR FRIENDS.
ADDITIONALLY, AS WITH SEX WORK,
MOST OF THE PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN
MY INDUSTRY ARE WOMEN. IN MY
SEVEN YEARS WORKING ON AURORA
AVENUE, I HAVE NEVER WORKED WITH
A WOMAN WHO HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN
FOR A SEX WORKER EITHER AT OR
NEAR HER JOB. LOT LIKE THIS NOT
ONLY INCREASE THE RISK THAT ANY
OF US COULD BE WRONGFULLY
ARRESTED, BUT FURTHER ENDANGER
SEX WORKERS -- AND CONSENSUAL
SEX WORK WITH TRAFFICKING. I
HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL RECONSIDER
THIS AND ALL MEASURES WHICH
CRIMINALIZE THOSE WHO, LIKE ALL
OF US --
>> ALEX FOLLOWED BY ARIANA AND
JEFF.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX TSIMERMAN. MY
QUESTION IS SIMPLE. HOW YOU CAN
SPEAK ABOUT DOLLARS FOR ONE
MINUTE? WHO IS THE IDIOT WHO
GIVE US CHANCE TO SPEAK ABOUT
BILLION AND BILLION FOR ONE
MINUTE? MY PROPOSITION VERY
SIMPLE . I'M A BUSINESSMAN FOR
ALL MY LIFE. OPEN CITY HALL ONE
DAY PER WEEK FROM 9:00 TO 9:00
FOR THREE MINUTES SO WE CAN
SPEAK ABOUT EVERYTHING OPENLY
WITHOUT YOUR CONTROL. CONTROL.
IT'S WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE.
BECAUSE YOU ARE NAZI. IN THIS --
WHY IS IT ONE MINUTE? BECAUSE
IT'S A BUNCH OF IDIOTS.
>> MY NAME IS ARIANA. AM A SEX
WORKER WHO LIKE A VAST MAJORITY
OF OTHER SEX WORKERS CHOOSES TO
DO SEX WORK INDEPENDENTLY JUST
LIKE I CHOOSE TO MAKE MOST OF MY
INCOME FROM DELIVERING FOOD.
PROSTITUTION REMAINS ILLEGAL IN
SEATTLE. I MIGHT REMIND EVERYONE
THE BILL BEING PROPOSED WILL
MAKE IT A CRIME TO STAND ON THE
STREET AND GESTURE OR WAVE. NO
SEX HAS TO BE OFFERED. NO MONEY
HAS TO EXCHANGE HANDS. ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO BE
ARRESTED UNDER THIS BILL IS WAVE
AT SOMEONE OR STAND ON THE
STREET AND GESTURE. YOU CAN THEN
BE BANNED FROM HALF OF THE CITY
AFTER WAVING YOUR ARMS AROUND.
AS WELL, YOU GUYS WANT THE
POWER, YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT
RESPONSIBILITY. IF YOU DON'T
WANT PEOPLE TO SHUT IT YOU FOR
HOURS YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES.
NUMBER ONE, DON'T HOLD PUBLIC
OFFICE. WERE NUMBER TWO, YOU CAN
PROPOSE BILLS THE PEOPLE
ACTUALLY SUPPORT IF YOU HATE
YOUR JOB SO MUCH, I THINK THE
DIVERSION PROGRAM -- WOULD BE A
GREAT TOOL FOR MANY OF YOU.
>> NEXT IS JEFF. COSTA.
>> HI. MY NAME IS JEFF. I AM IN
DISTRICT 7. I THINK WHAT GETS
LOST IN THE SHUFFLE WHEN IT
COMES TO A LOT OF THE
LEGISLATION BEING DISCUSSED HERE
TODAY, INCLUDING THE
LEGISLATION, ANTI-LOITERING
LEGISLATION, BROUGHT BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, IS THE
EVERYDAY REALITY OF LIVING IN
THE CITY AS A PERSON OF LIMITED
RESOURCES. WHEN I WAS A KID I
DREAMT OF MOVING TO SEATTLE. IT
WAS A CITY NOT JUST OF PERSONAL
SAFETY BUT EMOTIONAL SAFETY. IT
TOOK OVER HALF A DECADE FOR ME
TO GAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY
ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE I HAD
ACHIEVED EVEN A PART OF WHAT I
HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR. SEX
WORKERS -- ARE DOING WHAT THEY
HAVE TO DO TO SURVIVE IN THE
CITY THAT YOU HAVE CREATED FOR
THEM. PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. A FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE TIFFANY McCOY.
TIFFANY FOLLOWED BY JC. I'D
LIKE TO REMIND THE REMOTE
SPEAKERS TO PRESS STAR SIX AFTER
YOU THE MESSAGE YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED. STAR SIX. GO AHEAD,
TIFFANY.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M A POLICY AND ADVOCACY
ERECTOR FOR HELP OUR NEIGHBORS.
I'M CALLING TO PROVIDE A BRIEF
HISTORY OF THE INITIATIVE FOR
THE COUNCIL . THERE ARE A LOT OF
MISCONCEPTIONS YESTERDAY.
CHARTER AMENDMENT 29 WAS
CERTIFIED JULY 26, 2021. BY JULY
29 THERE WAS A RESOLUTION. ON
AUGUST 2 IT WAS ON THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT. ONE WEEK PASSED BETWEEN
THE ELECTION AND PASSAGE. A
COURT LATER REMOVED FROM THE
BALLOT. WHICH IS THE ROLE OF THE
COURT, NOT THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH. APPROVAL WAS INTRODUCED
JULY 5. COUNCIL MEMBERS PUBLICLY
ANNOUNCED ON THE DATE THEY WERE
HOLDING A SPECIAL MEETING AND
HELD A SPECIAL MEETING ONE WEEK
LATER AS A PAST THE ALTERNATIVE
IN THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION ONTO
THE BALLOT FOR VOTERS. 137, WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
WORKING ON AN ALTERNATIVE.
YOU'VE NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR INTENTIONS
CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC AND ALLOW
YOUR PROCESS --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JC. FOLLOWING JC WILL BE
LENA. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS JC, -- IT
WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THIS
WEEK THE PLAN TO CUT FUNDING FOR
MENTAL HEALTH FOR 20 MILLION
DENTED 10 MILLION. I'VE BEEN AN
EDUCATOR FOR EXPANDED MENTAL
HEALTH PROGRAMS. I URGE YOU TO
RETHINK YOUR DECISION. THIS
COUNCIL SEEMS TO HAVE TO BE
WONDERING WHAT TO DO REGARDING
PUBLIC SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE,
MONEY IS POURED INTO PROJECTS
AND REACTIONS. AND YET THE ROOT
CAUSE IS NOT ADDRESSED AND
ISSUES ARE GETTING WORSE. ONE OF
THE ISSUES IMPACTING OUR SOCIETY
IS TO INVEST IN MORE MENTAL
HEALTH FOR YOUTH. I HAVE SEEN
FIRSTHAND THE POSITIVE IMPACT
THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING
CAN HAVE ON THE TRAJECTORY OF
PEOPLE'S LIVES. THESE PROGRAMS
AND ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES ARE NEEDED TO BE
FUNDED. AFTER THE SHOOTING AT
INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL -- AFTER THE
TRAGIC SHOOTING YOUTH DEMANDED
AN INVESTMENT . AND NOW THE CITY
IS SLASHING THE BUDGET CREATED
FOR THIS. I IMPLORE YOU TO MAKE
THE RIGHT CHOICE AND INVEST THE
$20 MILLION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LENA.
FOLLOWING WILL BE ALBERTO. GO
AHEAD, LENA.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS LENA. I'M A
-- I SERVE AS A PRACTITIONER [
INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ]. IN
MY TWO YEARS SERVING ON ENTRY
SCHOOLS AND ONE YEAR IN HIGH
SCHOOL IT'S BEEN A CRUCIAL
FOUNDATION AND GUIDING LIGHT FOR
MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AND
SCHOOL COUNSELORS ACROSS THE
DISTRICT. WE ARE TAUGHT TO HAVE
AN AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE COMMITTEE THEY ARE IN AND
ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO STEP INTO
THE AGENCY AND FEEL EMPOWERED TO
CARE FOR THEIR LIVES. THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE TO SEE CHILDREN AS
WHOLE HUMAN BEINGS AND GROWING
SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES. THESE
VALUES AND PRACTICES OVERLAP .
THIS YEAR IN OUR SCHOOLS --
SMALL GROUPS, MITIGATION, ALL OF
WHICH HAVE POSITIVELY SHIFTED TO
ENVIRONMENTS OF COMMUNICATIVE.
PRACTICES LIVE IN EVERY
PROFESSION -- IS A NEED CONTINUE
TO RISE THE PRACTICE MUST ALSO.
>> SOMEONE NEEDS TO MUTE. OUR
NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO.
FOLLOWING ALBERTO WILL BE ANAB.
>> ADULT SEX WORKERS ARE THE
FIRST TO REPORT AND TESTIFY
AGAINST CHILD TRAFFICKING. WE
NEED THEM AS EYES AND EARS. DO
NOT BELIEVE IN EXILE THEM FOR
SIMPLY EARNING A LIVING. POINT
NUMBER TWO, THE WASHINGTON HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 46
COVERING AREAS LIKE U-DUB, SAND
POINT, SAID IN A STATEMENT TO
DOORDASH, DOORDASH HAS HAND
HEMMED EFFORTS TO ROLLBACK
MINIMUM WAGES AND WORKER
PROTECTIONS THAT SUPPORTS
DRIVERS INCLUDING ANNOUNCING A
NEW FEE ON DELIVERIES IN
SEATTLE. THIS BLACK MALE FUEL
FURTHER HARM SMALL RESTAURANTS,
THEIR WORKERS AND CONSUMERS.
THESE TACTICS ARE NOT ONCE I
EMBRACE FOR POLICY. THE SAME
RETURNING YOUR CONTRIBUTION. ".
AM THANKFUL THERE IS AN ELECTED
OFFICIAL WHO IS WILLING TO CALL
THIS WHAT IT IS. LIKE MAIL TO
FORCE POLICY CHANGE AND PAY FOR
A BILLION-DOLLAR COMPANY.
MINIMUM WAGE AND ACNE AND SAFETY
FOR ALL DRIVERS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANAB.
FILLING THAT WILL BE JACK.
>>
>> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES. I HAVE SEEN TEACHERS
-- BUT ALSO TO ONE ANOTHER.
MITIGATING BRING ON STRESS.
MENTAL HEALTH IS CRUCIAL TO THE
OVERALL WELL-BEING OF THE
COMMUNITY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AS AN
ORGANIZATION PROVIDE STRATEGIES,
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS AND
INSTITUTES TO MAKE IT MORE
INCLUSIVE AND STRONGER
COMMUNITIES. THIS UPCOMING
SCHOOL YEAR WE HAVE TO WORK WITH
REDUCED FUNDING. THE FULL
FUNDING OF YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT BY THE CITY IS NECESSARY
AT A TIME WHEN MANY SCHOOLS ARE
REACHING OUT TO ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE OURS. MOREOVER, -- THEY
DESERVE WHAT THEY WERE PROMISED
FROM THE CITY AND COUNCIL.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JACK ,
FOLLOWING JACK WILL BE MELISSA.
GO AHEAD, JACK.
>> I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5. AM
CALLING TO OPPOSE SOAP AND SODA.
A COMMUTE DAILY AND SEE THE
UNDESIRABLES THESE BILLS ARE
MEANT TO TARGET. AND MARRIED TO
A SEX WORKER. I AM A SURVIVOR
AND RECOVERING ADDICT AND MANY
OF MY LOVED ONES ARE SEX WORK
SURVIVORS. AS A LATINO MAN --
IT'S ONLY [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
LOOK LIKE ME WALKING. THESE
BILLS DO NOTHING TO SUPPORT
VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. THE
ONLY SERVE TO SATISFY THE
AESTHETICS OF PREDOMINATELY
WHITE NOT IN MY BACKYARD . ALL
WELL BIG CITY COUNCIL
CONSISTENTLY OPPOSES BILL
SUPPORTING POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, REZONING, VERBAL
HOUSING AND FUNDING SOCIAL
SERVICES. SANDBAGGING THE SOCIAL
HOUSING LEVY LESLIE. I WOULD ASK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, WHEN DID
YOU HAVE A CENTRAL STAFF MEMBER
-- AND HELP FURTHER RELATION AND
COOPERATION WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT. IS IT BECAUSE YOU
CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT THE VICTIMS
TO LET CONCERNS GET IN THE WAY?
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS MELISSA SIMS.
FOLLOWING MELISSA WILL BE AIDEN.
GO AHEAD, MELISSA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM A LONG
TIME DISTRICT 7 RESIDENT AND
COMMUTED. -- FOR YEARS. I SERVE
AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE
ORGANIZATION THE CUPCAKE GIRL.
THE SOAP AND SODA BILL PROPOSED
ARE NOT ONLY MISGUIDED AND
MISINFORMED, INCREDIBLY HARMFUL
TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE.
INSTEAD OF FINDING COMPASSION
AND EMPATHETIC SOLUTIONS TO
PREVENT TRAFFICKING, CREATING
VIABLE PATHWAYS IN ADDRESSING
THE ROOT OF ADDICTION AND GUN
VIOLENCE, THIS BILL CRIMINALIZES
SEX WORKERS AND SEX TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS. AS WELL AS THOSE
STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION.
CREATING GREATER BARRIERS TO
SUPPORT AND ULTIMATELY
PERPETUATING A CYCLE OF POVERTY.
THESE BILLS PREVENT FOLKS FROM
NOT ACCESSING THEIR HOMES AND
FAMILIES BUT RESOURCES FOR
SAFETY AND SURVIVAL. BY
STRIPPING AN ENTIRE AXIS OF
SEVEN MILE BORDER TO THE CITY ON
TOP OF PENALIZING THEM WITH
ARRESTS AND FINES. I EARNESTLY
ASK YOU DO NOT PASS THIS BILL --
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS AIDEN.
FOLLOWING AIDEN WILL BE MARY. GO
AHEAD, IN.
>> HI. I AM AN ALUMNI OF INGRAM
HIGH SCHOOL, CURRENT PAIR
EDUCATOR AND ALSO TEACHING AT
GARFIELD LAST YEAR. IT'S, LIKE
ANY OTHER CRIME, REGARDING HOW
WE LOOK AT IT, SHOOTINGS HAVE
CAUSES. AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS
HAVE CHILDHOODS AND FAMILIES AND
NOT ALL CRIMES ARE THE SAME. BUT
THE COMMON THREAD, IF YOU LOOK
AT HOW PEOPLE END UP IN A
SITUATION WHERE THEY WOULD WANT
TO, THAT IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN
ANY KIND OF POLICING
SURVEILLANCE. I DIDN'T HAVE A
CHANCE TO SPEAK THIS MORNING,
BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT, DO WE
ALL REMEMBER THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE RAN LAST YEAR ON A
PLATFORM OF LEGALIZING SEX WORK?
LIKE BROTHELS? THAT IS NOT WHAT
SEX WORKERS WANT BUT THAT WOULD
BE BETTER THAN THIS. LIKE, THE
COMMON THREAD IS PURITANISM. WE
HAVE LOW INFORMATION --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS MARY. FOLLOWING MARY WILL BE
RAMONA. GO AHEAD, MARY.
>> IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024
THERE WERE 407 BULLETS FIRED IN
SEATTLE. WE MUST NOT ACCEPT GUN
VIOLENCE IS A NEW NORMAL AND WE
MUST NOT ACCEPT A CONTINUED
SHATTERING OF LIVES COMMUNITIES.
WE MUST INVEST INTENTIONALLY AND
WITH PURPOSE INTO MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT. I WORK AS A RESTORATIVE
PRACTITIONER IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WHEN WE ASK OURSELVES, WHAT CAN
WE DO ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HEAL OUR
COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE DOESN'T
CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES ARE THE DIRECT HEALING
SOLUTION. COUNTLESS CIRCLES AND
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
I HAVE SEEN THE IMPACT OF HAVING
ADULTS ON YOUR SIDE TO CARE FOR
YOU DEEPLY. HELP YOU ACCESS
TOOLS FOR EMOTIONAL REGULATION
AND COMMUNICATION, AND TEACH HOW
TO MOVE THROUGH CONFLICT WITH
KAREN GRACE. RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING WE DO A RESTORATIVE
PRACTITIONERS AND MENTAL HEALTH
EXPERTS AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION,
AND CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS WORK
WE NEED EXPANDED FUNDING. $20
MILLION WILL MOVE OUR COMMUNITY
FOR. I RESTORING FULL FUNDING TO
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT YOU'RE
GOING BEYOND TALKING ABOUT THE
PROBLEM AND BUILDING A SOLUTION.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR THIS
REMOTE GROUP OF 10 IS RAMONA.
THEN WE WILL MOVE BACK TO IN
PERSON. GO AHEAD, RAMONA.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE
TIME TO SPEAK. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 5. I MOVED TO SEATTLE
WHEN I WAS, IN 2018, I AM AN ON
AND OFF SEX WORKER. HOWEVER I
WAS NOT A SIX WORKING 2018 WHEN
I WAS WAITING FOR THE BUS ON
AURORA AFTER I GOT OFF WORK AT
UNITY CENTER I WORK AT. TWO
POLICE ROLLED UP TO ME ON
BICYCLES. THEY ROLLED UP TO ME
AND HIM AND I WAS CONVERSING
WITH BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE TWO PEOPLE JUST CHATTING.
NOT UP TO ANYTHING BAD. THEY RAN
BOTH OF OUR IDS , IT MADE ME
FEEL LIKE THE MATTER WHAT I DO
I'M GOING TO BE SEEN AS A
PROSTITUTE. IS SOMEONE WHO
DOESN'T HAVE A CAR AND WALKS
WHEREVER I GO, IT IS SCARY
ENOUGH ON AURORA BUT TO HAVE
THAT ADDED THREAT THAT I COULD
POTENTIALLY BE CRIMINALIZED JUST
FOR EXISTING, IT REALLY
EXACERBATES MY MENTAL HEALTH AND
MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IF I DON'T
HAVE A CAR AND A HOUSE, AND WHAT
IF I GOT ARRESTED? TO A PLAN TO
MOVE? I LIVE WITHIN THE SOAP
ZONE. I IMPLORE YOU NOT TO PASS
THIS. I THINK IT IS A
SHORTSIGHTED SOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
INTO THE NEXT 10 SPEAKERS. IT'S
GOING TO BE NUMBER 11 THROUGH
20. PLEASE LENA. I WILL CALL THE
FIRST FOUR SPEAKERS WHO DID NOT
HAVE A NUMBER. KEITH, RIVER AND
EMILY. NUMBER 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
AND 20. PLEASE LINE UP IN FRONT
OF BOTH MICROPHONES. KEITH?
>>
>> I WANT TO TALK TO YOU. I WANT
TO TALK TO YOU. THE SCUM LORS
AND SCAMP LAWYERS WHO SHOULD
APPEAR TO TELL US THAT WE DON'T
DESERVE A LIVING WAGE AND A
DECENT STANDARD OF LIVING
BECAUSE OF YOUR OWN BUSINESS
FAILURES. THAT TAKES A LOT. WE
ARE NOT YOUR HORRORS AND WE HAVE
HAD IT WITH THESE HOUSING AND
LABOR VIOLATIONS AND I WOULD
RATHER SELL MY ON AURORA AVENUE
THE PROSTITUTE MY HANDS AND FEET
TO SATISFY YOUR GREEDY EXPLETIVE
ABUSE EVER AGAIN. IF YOU CAN'T
AFFORD TO PROVIDE LIVING WAGE
JOBS, YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO RUN A
BUSINESS. A BOYCOTT OF YOUR
ESTABLISHMENT WILL HELP YOU SEE
YOUR WAY OUT. WE DON'T NEED
YOU. YOU NEED US. MY TIME.
>> RIVER.
>> MY NAME IS RIVER. EMMA SEX
WORKER LIVING IN KATHY MOORE'S
DISTRICT 5. THE CITY CENTRAL
STAFF INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF
THE ANTI-LITTERING AND
PROSTITUTION SOAP BILL RELEASED
FRIDAY ORIGINALLY ENCLOSED
EXAMINING THE RACIST APPLICATION
OF THE PREVIOUS BILLS
UNANIMOUSLY REPEALED IN 2020 AND
ALSO UNDERSCORED HOW SEX WORKERS
AND SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS WILL
BE INCARCERATED AND TARGETED AND
SIX BUYERS BY THIS HARMFUL
LEGISLATION. THE ANALYSIS
QUESTION THE CORE INTENT OF THE
BILL AND THE PREDICTED IMPACT IS
GOING TO BE INCARCERATION OF THE
MOST VULNERABLE, NOT THE
VIOLENT. YESTERDAY KATHY MOORE
PRESSURED CENTRAL STAFF TO
REMOVE THE SECTIONS OF THE
ANALYSIS CRITIQUING HER BILL AND
THE EDITED VERSION NO LONGER
INCLUDES THE PRIMARY POINTS FROM
THE OPPOSITION. AS WE HAVE SEEN
IN PREVIOUS COUNCIL TESTIMONY,
THERE ARE NO PEER LED ANTI-SEX
TRAFFICKING OR ORGANIZATION
SERVING -- I URGE YOU TO PULL
THIS BILL AND TALK TO
COMMUNITIES IT WILL AFFECT AND
COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL
ACTUALLY STOP GUN VIOLENCE.
>> B JACKSON FOLLOWED BY EMILY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M A
LICENSED INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
WORKING IN DISTRICT 5 AND I
OPPOSE SOAP. MARGINALIZED
VULNERABLE AND IMPOVERISHED
COMMUNITIES HAVE A PLACE IN
SEATTLE. DESPITE EVERY MEASURE
THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO LIMIT OUR
EXISTENCE, AND KEEP US OUT. THE
PRIORITY FOCUS COULD BE ON
PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES
LIKE SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TO IMPROVE OUR LIVES, INSTEAD OF
MEASURES THAT PUT BARRIERS FOR
THOSE RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE HELP.
EVIDENCE FROM WHEN THIS LAW WAS
IN PLACE EXEMPLIFIED PEOPLE OF
COLOR , POOR PEOPLE AND MEMBERS
OF THE LGBTQ UNITY ARE PRIMARILY
TARGETED. BY GENDER
NONCONFORMING -- MY IDENTITY AS
A DISABLED AFRO INDIGENOUS
GENDER NONCONFORMING PERSON
MAKES ME MORE SUSCEPTIBLE --
WILL GOING TO WORK. PLEASE
REMEMBER THAT WE ARE
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE ALSO
AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE. SEX
TRAFFICKING ENFORCED SEX WORK.
>> THANK YOU. FOLLOWING EMILY
'S NUMBER 15, JASON.
>> HELLO, I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT GUN
VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I
KNOW THE PROPOSED SOAP AND SODA
BILLS WILL MAKE ISLETS WORSE.
NEIGHBORHOOD BY 12 THE JACKSON
HAS SEEN RISING IN VIOLENCE FOR
YEARS. THIS WEEK AND THERE WAS A
SHOOTING RIGHT OUTSIDE MY
BUILDING. I'M TERRIFIED OF WHAT
WILL HAPPEN IF I AM WALKING DOWN
THE STREET AT THE WRONG TIME.
JUST LIKE MANY PRESIDENTS ON
AURORA ARE RIGHTLY TERRIFIED.
AND VIOLENCE HAS RISEN
DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE U.S.
SINCE COVID AND SEATTLE IS NO
EXCEPTION. THE PROPOSED BILL
WILL CRIMINALIZE BEHAVIOR THAT
DOES NOT INVOLVE GUNS OR
VIOLENCE. LIKE WAVING AT CARS
AND TALKING TO PASSERSBY. THAT
IT WILL BAN PEOPLE FROM ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOODS BEFORE THEY'RE
EVEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME. SO
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US TO
BANISH PEOPLE FROM THE ONLY
COMMUNITY THEY KNOW, ESPECIALLY
BEFORE THEY HAVE SEEN TRIAL? WE
KNOW FROM DECADES OF RESEARCH,
INCOME EQUALITY, LACK OF MENTAL
HEALTH CARE -- AND LACK OF
OPPORTUNITY. THIS POLICY MEANS
LESS RESOURCE AN OPPORTUNITY
INSTABILITY FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON
THE EDGE. PLEASE DO NOT THROW
GAS ON THIS FIRE. PLEASE VOTE NO
ON SOAP AND SODA.
>> FOLLOWING JASON'S NUMBER 16,
OLIVER. AND THEN NUMBER 17.
>> RESTAURANTS ARE SHUTTING
DOWN. -- THE OWNER OF THE CHAIN
STATED SPECIFICALLY IT'S THE AT
BASE DELIVERY FEES THAT ARE
MAJOR FACTOR FOR THE CLOSERS.
NOW RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES HAVE
NOTHING -- SO MANY RESTAURANTS
ARE PUT ON THE TRACK . THE
SOONER ACTION IS TAKEN BY
COUNCIL MEMBERS THE LESS CLOSURE
THERE WILL BE. I WORK AS A
COURIER ON FOUR DIFFERENT APPS.
ON AUGUST 7 I MADE $32 AND NINE
HOURS. THE FOLLOWING DAY WAS A
MOST PROFITABLE WHERE MADE $101
THE PAST WEEK. EARNING SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN THREE DOLLARS PER HOUR
AT $13 PER HOUR AS A RESULT.
PRIOR TO PAY UP I RELIABLY
EARNED NO LESS THAN $20 PER
HOUR. THE LAW NEEDS TO BE
REVISED RIGHT NOW.
>> NUMBER 16, OLIVER.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS OLIVER. I
AM A SCHOOLTEACHER IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND AND
EDUCATION HULSEY LOBBYIST
ADVOCATE. I WORK AT THE
INTERSECTIONS OF FEDERAL, STATE,
COUNTY, SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT
AND OCCASIONALLY CITY COUNCIL
JURISDICTION. THERE IS SOME
VALIDITY TO YOUR CLAIM THAT
IT'S A STATE ISSUE, MENTAL
HEALTH FUNDS. IT IS. OUR STATE
IS FAILING TO FUND , FULLY FUND
HER EDUCATION SYSTEM. AND THEY
OFTEN KEEP KICKING THE FOOTBALL
UP TO FEDERAL CLAIMING THAT AS
WELL. JUST AS WE ARE SEEING HERE
TODAY TO OLYMPIA. THOSE OF US
WHO WORK IN EDUCATION KNOW THAT
INNOVATION COMES FROM LOCAL
CITIES, DISTRICTS, BOLD ENOUGH
TO INVEST IN'S ETHNIC STUDIES
AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND
OTHER PRACTICES STUDENTS HAVE
BEEN CALLING FOR SINCE BEFORE
2017. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
-- IN SEPTEMBER YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE
LEGISLATURE TO TAX THE RICH BY
PASSING PROGRESSIVE REVENUE TO
FULLY FUND HER SCHOOLS. DON'T
TELL KIDS IT'S NOT YOUR JOB, GO
TELL THE LEGISLATURE.
>> NUMBER 17, PHIL, FOLLOWED BY
VIVIAN IN THE 19.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
PHIL AND I MADE SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER. AND A PASTOR
WHO WORKS WITH YOUTH IN A SOUTH
LAKE UNION AREA. NEIGHBORHOOD. I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 7. IN YOUR
PICTURE, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOU ALONG
WITH A WHITER COUNCIL VOTE YES
ON COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
AMENDMENT TO REINSTATE THE FULL
$20 MILLION COMMITTED TO OUR
YOUTH. I WAS ON THE CITY HALL
STEPS TWO YEARS AGO ADVOCATING
WITH OUR YOUTH FOR THE COUNCIL
TO DO SOMETHING AFTER THE
SHOOTING. THIS MONEY BELONGS TO
OUR YOUTH. THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL
MEETING COMMITMENT IS A RESPONSE
TO THE RISING GUN VIOLENCE. MANY
OF YOU CAMPAIGNED ON THIS
PROMISE TO DO SOMETHING AND TO
ADVOCATE FOR OUR YOUTH. AND
HONESTLY, WE SHOULD NOT BE HERE
AGAIN ASKING FOR THIS MONEY.
THIS IS MONEY THAT BELONGS TO
OUR YOUTH. TO GO BACK ON THIS
COMMITMENT IS TO SAY YOUTH LIVES
DON'T MATTER. WE KNOW INVESTING
IN MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES SAVES
LIVES. WORKING WITH YOUTH, I
HAVE SEEN --
>> THANK YOU.
>> BE READY TO SPEAK RIGHT AFTER
THE PERSON BE FOR YOU DOES. GO
AHEAD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM VIVIAN.
A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3,
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT AND
FORMER SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR.
THIS IS MY THIRD TIME TESTIFYING
IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS. I
RECOGNIZE THE COMPLEXITY OF
CLOSING A SIGNIFICANT BUDGET
DEFICIT WHEN THERE IS TREND IS
NEED AND CHALLENGE . I DON'T
ENVY YOU, HAVING BEEN IN A
SOMEWHAT SIMILAR POSITION AS A
SCHOOL BOARD DIRECTOR. FOR THOSE
OF US WHO WORK WITH KIDS, WE
KNOW RELATIONSHIPS ARE
PARAMOUNT. THAT IS WHY UNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AS TO BE
PART OF THE SOLUTION. LET'S
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE COVERAGE
OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO
HAVE THE FULL IMPACT ON THE
COMMUNITY. WE NEED THE BUDGET TO
REFLECT THIS. THE GOOD NEWS IS
PREVIOUS BUDGETS HAVE INCLUDED
SOME PILOTS AND WE KNOW TO HAVE
IMPACT. THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS IS
NOT HAVING THE COST HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IT'S IN
THE RANGE OF -- CATEGORY OF A
GOOD INVESTMENT. PREVENTING
YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE IS A MATTER
OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS IS WHY I
CONTINUE TO BE PERSISTENT ON
THIS. WE CANNOT IGNORE THE
TRENDS.
>> THANK YOU MUCH, I APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT ASKING YOU TO SPEAK
FIRST AS A FORMER ELECTIVE. I
DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE IN THE
ROOM.
>> AFTER BRANDON WILL BE OUR
LAST SPEAKER WHICH IS BEEN IT.
NUMBER 20. THANK YOU.
>> LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE MADE A
MOTION TO REMOVE THE AGENDA ITEM
WITH JUSTIFICATION THAT LEGAL
ISSUES HAVE BEEN RAISED BUT NOT
ADDRESSED. WITHOUT SPECIFYING A
SINGLE EXAMPLE DESCRIBING WHAT
KIND OF LEGAL ISSUES THEY MIGHT
BE. IT WOULD PERMIT A PAYROLL
TAX LEGAL UNDER WASHINGTON LAW.
ACCORDING TO TITLE FIVE, CHAPTER
38, SECTION 30 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE THERE IS A
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX ALREADY.
THE TAX PROPOSED WOULD SIMPLY
ADD ANOTHER LEVEL. THIS TAX IS
IMPERATIVE FOR FUNDING SEATTLE
SOCIAL HOUSING WHICH CURRENTLY
DOES NOT HAVE A DEPENDABLE
FUNDING SOURCE. EVERY DELAY
MEANS LONGER UNHOUSED PEOPLE CAN
BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM. I AM
DISAPPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL.
YOU'RE ELECTED TO REPRESENT US
BUT YOU DO NOT. I RECOMMEND YOU
START LISTENING TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS OVER CORPORATE
DONORS IF YOU WANT TO AVOID A
RECALL BECAUSE AS YOU HAVE SEEN
WE CAN GET THE SIGNATURES.
>> SO, REGARDING THE DECISION
NOT TO VOTE LAST WEEK, AS
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES SAID AT
THE TIME, THE CITY CHARTER SAYS
IF AN ISSUE HAS ENOUGH
SIGNATURES IT BECOMES A TOP
PRIORITY ABOVE EVERYTHING.
EXCEPT EMERGENCY MEASURES. YOU
CAN PASS OR REJECT. IF YOU
REJECTED THAT TRIGGERS A
REQUIREMENT TO PUT ON THE
BALLOT. THERE'S ALSO RULE THAT
IF YOU WAIT 45 DAYS AND DO
NOTHING IT ALSO GOES ON THE
BALLOT. BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY
CLEAR AS A FAILSAFE IN CASE
YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES
BEST FIRST RULE, IT'S NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE A DEFAULT WAY TO
GET ON THE BALLOT. IF YOU BRING
IT UP TO 45 DAYS AND DO NOTHING
AND RUN OUT THE CLOCK THAT FEELS
LIKE CHEATING EVEN THOUGH I
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TECHNICALLY
ILLEGAL. AS COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
PUT IT LAST WEEK, SPEAKING
DURING A HOT MIKE, THIS DRIVES
ME NUTS. THIS ONE WEEK WAS WHEN
THE KIDS WERE HERE.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. AS A REMINDER, REMOTE
SPEAKERS PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
WHEN YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE YOU
HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. OUR NEXT
REMOTE SPEAKER IS JOHN AND JOHN
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SIERRA. GO
AHEAD, JOHN.
>> MY NAME IS JOHN. LAST TUESDAY
THE CITY COUNCIL PULLED 137 OFF
THE AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
READ THE EXCERPT. CONSIDERATION
OF SUCH [ INDISCERNIBLE-LOW
VOLUME ] SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE
OVER ALL OF THEIR BUSINESS
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. WITH
THAT READING , COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON INDICTED HERSELF AN
ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL FOR
VIOLATION OF THE CITY CHARTER.
YOU CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHEN
TO ABIDE BY THE LAW AND WHEN YOU
WILL BREAK THE LAW. BY VIOLATING
THE CITY CHARTER ON AUGUST 6 YOU
PREVENT SEATTLE CITIZENS FROM
EXERCISING THE POWER GRANTED BY
THE CITY CHARTER TO ENACT
INITIATIVE 137 AT THE NOVEMBER
BALLOT. LET'S BE FRANK, YOUR
POSITION IS [ INDISCERNIBLE-LOW
VOLUME ] WHO THINK COMPENSATION
MORE THAN 30 TIMES THE MINIMUM
WAGE IS A PRIVILEGE. -- THIS IS
A TROMPING APPROACH TO
UNDERMINING ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
--
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SIERRA
AND FOLLOWING SIERRA WILL BE
LIAM. GO AHEAD, SIERRA.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SIERRA. A
COMMUNITY MEMBER INTEL SEATTLE.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES TO CONTINUING TO FIGHT
FOR RESOURCES FOR THIS MENTAL
HEALTH INITIATIVE. I'M URGING
THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT FULLY FUNDING MENTAL
HEALTH WITH THE ENTIRE $20
MILLION. IT WAS PROMISED TO
STUDENTS LAST YEAR. THE GROWING
DEMAND FOR RESTORATIVE PRACTICES
IN SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL MENTAL
HEALTH STRATEGY PROVIDING A SAFE
AND WELCOMING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
HAS OUTPACED THE CAPACITY. IF WE
ALLOCATED A PORTION OF THESE
FUNDS IT COULD VIVIDLY INCREASE
THE LIMITATION OF RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS BY BOTH
CLINICAL AND NONCLINICAL. THESE
VOTE YES TO FULLY FUND YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. THANK
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LIAM AND
FOLLOWING THAT IS TRISH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM THE
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES PROGRAM
MANAGER AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I
LEAD A SMALL BUT MIGHTY TEAM AND
SUPPORT OVER 100 SCHOOL
COMMITTEES. TODAY I URGE YOU TO
RESTORE THE FULL $20 MILLION OF
FUNDING FOR YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
AND RESTORED A PRACTICES. THIS
FUNDING IS CRUCIAL FOR THE
WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND
HELP OF HER SCHOOL. FOSTERING
CULTURE RESULTING IN CONFLICT
AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TRAGIC
EVENTS. SUCH AS THE RECENT GUN
VIOLENCE AFIB HIGH SCHOOL AND
INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL. THE SEVERELY
REDUCED BUDGET WE HAVE HAD TO
CUT POSITIONS, IMPACTING OUR
ABILITY. WE COLLABORATE CLOSELY
WITH PARTNERS LIMITATION OF
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. HOWEVER
LIMITED FUNDING WILL LEAVE OUR
STUDENTS A COMMUNITIES WITHOUT
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. THIS
INVESTMENT IS NOT ABOUT FUNDING.
IT'S ALSO PROVIDING IN PEOPLE
WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO
THRIVE IN A SAFE AND NURTURING
ENVIRONMENT. PLEASE RESTORE THE
$20 MILLION.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TRISH.
FOLLOWING TRISH WILL BE SAMUEL .
GO AHEAD, TRISH.
>> MY NAME IS TRISH, PARENT OF
TWO GROWN CHILDREN AND HAVE
SERVE CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES,
PREVENTION-BASED SUPPORT
SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTATION. AS
AN EDUCATOR AND YOUTH ADVOCATE
IN THE SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS I
AM HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT
NEEDING VERY REAL MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. AND
REDUCING VIOLENCE IN OUR
COMMITTEE. MARGARET WHEATLEY HAS
A READING CALLED TURNING TO ONE
ANOTHER. THE FIRST LINE STRUCK A
CHORD WITH ME AND THINKING ABOUT
THIS DECISION. ABOUT FUNDING
NEEDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH. AND
SPECIFICALLY AN APPROACH OF
SUPPORTING RESTORATIVE
PRACTICES. THERE IS NO GREATER
POWER THAN A COMMUNITY
DISCOVERING WHAT IT CARES ABOUT.
A RESTORATIVE APPROACH CONNECTS
ALL SUPPORT IN HUMANIZING AND
EMPOWERING PRACTICES,
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. AND
EMPOWERS YOUTH THROUGH
COLLABORATION AND AGENCY. IN
SUPPORT OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING. IF THIS COUNCIL
FULLY FUNDS MENTAL HEALTH AND
DOES NOT CUT FUNDING --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
SAMUEL AND FOLLOWING SAMUEL IS
CLEO. GO AHEAD, SAMUEL.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SAM, I
DON'T LIVE IN THE ZONE BUT I
LIVE WALKING DISTANCE ADJACENT
TO IT. I JUST WANT TO SAY,
PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR THE SOAP
AND SODA BILL. THEY WOULD MAKE
MY LIFE MORE DANGEROUS AND LESS
SAFE. IT WOULD MAKE AN VIOLENCE
WORSE BY INCREASING TENSION ON
THE STREET. I DON'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND THE INTENTION HERE.
YES THERE ARE STUDIES THAT SHOW
THESE BILLS DON'T WORK AND
EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM, BUT IF
YOU JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT WILL
HAPPEN ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS TO
MY SEX WORKERS, WHAT WILL BE THE
NATURAL REACTION IT WILL
INCREASE VIOLENCE -- I THINK
GIVING POLICE ANOTHER THING TO
ARREST PEOPLE AND STOP PEOPLE
FOR ALSO INCREASE ATTENTION AND
MAKE IT FEEL AND BE LESS SAFE TO
BE OUTSIDE WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE
OF WHAT THE GOAL IS. THAT'S WHY
THEY WROTE THE EXACT SAME RULE
FOUR YEARS AGO, IT'S ON THE
RECORD THESE ARE FOUND TO BE --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
CLEO. FOLLOWING CLEO WILL BE
ALEX. GO AHEAD, CLEO. YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> I AM CLEO. IN TERMS OF A
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS I LIKE TO
REMIND CITY COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR WE ARE AWARE OF WHO THE
MILLIONAIRE LOBBYISTS ARE WERE
PAYING WORKERS MINIMUM WAGE .
FOR EXAMPLE -- TOM DOUGLAS, OWNS
A HOUSE APPRAISED AT $2.8
MILLION. IF YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT HOW TO -- IN THE LAST
DECADE WE BETTER BE OPENING TO
WORKERS. IF YOU WANT HELP SMALL
BUSINESSES, [ INDISCERNIBLE-LOW
VOLUME ]. LOCALLY OWNED
BUSINESSES GET REPLACED BY
LARGER BUSINESSES BUT CAN
NEGOTIATE BETTER RENTS. I DON'T
HEAR HOW TO ADDRESS THESE
INFLATIONS BESIDES PAYING
WORKERS LESS. BECAUSE THEY
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BENEFIT
FROM SOME OF THE -- THEMSELVES.
SPEAKING OF HARMFUL AND
UNPOPULAR -- VOTE NO ON SOAP.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX. FOLLOWING ALEX WILL BE
RIHANNA. GO AHEAD, ALEX. MAKE
SURE YOU PRESS STAR SIX. THERE
YOU GO.
>> I AM ALEX. DISTRICT 2
RESIDENT. COMMENTING AGAINST THE
PROPOSED ANTI-LITTERING. PART OF
THE REASON THIS IS BEING
PROPOSED IS TO REDUCE SHOOTINGS
AND VIOLETS. IT WOULD BE OBVIOUS
BUT 80% OF THOSE ARRESTED FOR
VIOLENT CRIME ARE ZISMAN. WHY
THIS TARGETS WOMEN AND TRANS
PEOPLE AS A WAY TO REDUCE
VIOLENCE IN SEATTLE? IT WILL
ONLY MOVE ACTIVITIES TO
DIFFERENT AREAS. IN A SEVERE
BUDGET DEFICIT AND PLEASE HAVE
DIFFICULTY RESPONDING TO
VIOLENCE THIS IS THE WRONG MOVE
TO MAKE. THIS LAW ALSO FALSIFIES
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SEATTLE
NEEDS LESS OF. THAT HIS DISTRUST
OF HER NEIGHBORS. THERE ARE NOT
ENOUGH POLICE RESOURCES TO
ENFORCE A BANISHMENT ZONE ON
AURORA. VIGILANTE CIVILIANS WILL
START HARASSING EVERYONE THEY DO
NOT DEEM ACCEPTABLE. IT
DISPROPORTIONALLY TARGETS WOMEN
AND -- PLEASE RICK CHECKED SOAP
AND FUND MENTAL HEALTH IN
SCHOOLS. --
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RIHANNA
AND FOLLOWING BREANNA WILL BE
SERGEI.
>> I HAVE BEEN A TEACHER,
STUDENT, RESTAURANT WORKER,
COMMITTEE ORGANIZER AND
BARTENDER. I'M HERE TO
SINCERELY ASK CITY COUNCIL,
WHERE YOU SO COMMITTED TO
ADVOCATING AGAINST GIVING
CONSTITUENTS FEWER RESOURCES?
WHY DON'T ACTIONS REFLECT THAT
EVERY PERSON HAS VALUE BEYOND
THEIR LABOR COST? INSTEAD OF
RESOURCES, YOU KNOCKED ON A
POPULAR EFFORT TO GET SOCIAL
HOUSING ON THE BALLOT. WE WANT
TO ENABLE THE CUTTING OF MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS AND
AT THE SAME TIME CLAIM TO WANT
TO CUT AND VIOLENCE. YOU DON'T
WANT WORKERS TO EARN MINIMUM
WAGE, YOU WANT THEIR TIPS TO
SUBSIDIZE THEIR WAGES. MAKING
WORKERS AND CONSUMERS PAY FOR
HER OWN LABOR AND TIME. YOU WANT
TO FURTHER CRIMINALIZE SEX WORK
AND DRUG USE AND SYSTEMATIC
PROFILING. YOU WANT TO BAN
PEOPLE FROM WHERE THEY LIVE. THE
PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER REPRESENT
ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THE
COMMUNITY WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE
DOING AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO
STAND FOR IT.
>> THANK YOU. AND NEXT SPEAKER
IS SERGEI. FOLLOWING THAT WILL
BE OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR THIS
GROUP, WESLEY. GO AHEAD.
>> HI. MY WIFE AND I AND OUR
THREE CHILDREN LIVE IN DISTRICT
3 OUTSIDE OF LITTLE SAIGON. AM A
MEMBER OF THE HOUSING STEER
COMMITTEE AND SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF HER ORGANIZATION IN
OPPOSITION TO THE SODA
LEGISLATION. AND IN SOLIDARITY
WITH SEX WORK IN LGBTQA
ORGANIZATIONS. [
INDISCERNIBLE-LOW VOLUME ] THEY
DON'T WORK. THEY DON'T KEEP ME
AND MY FAMILY SAFER NOR DO THEY
PREVENT TRAFFICKING AND
EXPLOITATION OF SEX WORKERS.
POVERTY AND FINANCIAL
INSTABILITY LARGELY DRIVEN BY
HIGH COST OF HOUSING ARE THE
ROOT CAUSE OF VIOLENT AND
PROPERTY CRIME IN OUR CITY.
INSTEAD OF DEPRIVING SEX WORKERS
AND PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, LET'S
FOCUS ON MAKING SEATTLE MORE
AFFORDABLE BY DEMANDING MORE
COMPRESSIVE, ROBUST COMFORTS OF
PLAN. THE SPECIAL HOUSING
PAYROLL TAX AND INCREASING
MINIMUM WAGE TO ACTUAL LIVING
WAGE INCLUDING TIPS FOR GIG
WORKERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I NEXT SPEAKER IS
WESLEY AND THEN WE MOVED BACK TO
IN PERSON SPEAKERS. GO AHEAD.
>> MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
MY NAME IS WESLEY SINCLAIR. IS A
FORMER JUDGE CAN COUNTY COURT,
THE ADVOCATE FOR INTRODUCING
RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THE CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR OUR
YOUTH. EARLY MENTAL HEALTH
INTERVENTION IS TRANSFORMED
INTO. AND NOT ONLY HELPS THEM
PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES,
BUT ALSO SETS THE STAGE FOR
LONG-TERM TRINITY HEALTH. EVERY
DOLLAR WE INVEST TODAY REDUCES
THE NEED FOR COSTLY LIKE
INVOLVEMENT IN A CRIMINAL LEGAL
SYSTEM. THE MORE WE SPEND NOW ON
MENTAL HEALTH, THE BETTER THE
OUTCOMES FOR OUR YOUTH AND
COMMUNITY. THIS INVESTMENT IS
NOT JUST A MORAL OBLIGATION. BUT
A PRACTICAL ONE. ENSURING ALL
YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE SUPPORT
THEY NEED . THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO IN
PERSON SPEAKERS. WE WILL BE
GOING THROUGH NUMBERS 21 THROUGH
31. STARTING WITH CASEY, TRAVIS,
THE MATE, TRINITY.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL. NAME IS CASEY
AND I'M A RESIDENT IN BUSINESS
OWNER IN SEVEN. OVER THE PAST
EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE WATCHED AS
THIS COUNCIL HAS NEGLECTED THE
CITIES LARGEST PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUE HIGH COST OF HOUSING. THIS
DOESN'T ONLY HURT POCKETBOOKS
BUT ADDS UNDUE STRESS TO THEIR
DAILY LIVES AND CAUSES A
MOUNTAIN OF SOCIETAL
CONSEQUENCES. I KNOW THIS
COUNCIL IS VERY CONCERNED WITH
VISIBLE HOMELESSNESS. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TIME
AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED
EXCLUSIVELY, ALMOST EXQUISITELY
BY THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING.
WHEN VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS AND
THEY SEE THAT EVERY PROBLEM THEY
CARE ABOUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE THEY
WILL NOT VOTE FOR YOU. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER WOO. WE HAVE SEEN
THE NUMBERS AND THEY DO NOT LOOK
AT. COUNCIL HAMPERED BY THE
MAYOR THAT IS STILL TOO INEPT TO
SOLVE ANY ISSUE OR PASS
MEANINGFUL LEGISLATION IS A ONE
TERM COUNCIL. TO BEGIN ON THIS
PATH TO REBUILDING AND FOCUSING
ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO
YOUR CONSTITUENTS, I URGE YOU TO
PASS THE PAYROLL TAX.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT.
MY NAME IS TRAVIS. I SERVED AS A
RESTORATIVE SPECIALIST FOR SC
NETWORK AND I STAND BEFORE YOU
TODAY TO STRONGLY ADVOCATE FOR
RELEASE OF THE $20 MILLION
ALLOCATED FOR CRITICAL
INITIATIVES AND A COMMITTEE. I
AM A DIRECT PRODUCT OF THESE
PROGRAMS. AS A YOUNG CHILD I WAS
IN FOSTER CARE. I GOT MY FIRST
JOB WITH SC NETWORK. THIS HELP
ME BUILD A SENSE OF
RESPONSIBILITY. YEARS LATER I
ENDED UP HOMELESS ON THE STREETS
AND THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS I WAS
ABLE TO GET JOBS, I WAS ABLE TO
GET SOMEWHERE TO STAY AND I WAS
ABLE TO GET ON MY FEET AS AN
ACTUAL HUMAN BEING IN SOCIETY.
NOW I AM 32, I HAVE A SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESS, I HAVE COME BACK TO
INSPIRE ALL THESE KIDS YOU SEE
HERE TODAY. I AM A HUSBAND AND A
FATHER OF TWO. PLEASE, I IMPLORE
YOU, RELEASE THESE FUNDS. SO WE
CAN HELP CHANGE THEIR LIVES LIKE
THESE PROGRAMS CHANGED MINE.
THANK YOU.
>> NUMBER 23.
>> MENTAL HEALTH TRINITY KIDS.
PROGRAMS, $2 MILLION FOR
STUDENTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
PROGRAMS. MY NAME IS AMONTE AND
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL
HEALTH AND HOW THE RAINIER VISTA
CAN HELP WHY WE NEED THE
FUNDING. I HAVE SEEN TROUBLED
YOUTH AND HOW THEY MESSED UP
THEIR LIVES AT A YOUNG AGE. AT
THE RAINIER VISTA THERE ARE
STEPS THAT CAN HELP PUT YOU ON
THE RIGHT TRACK. YOU CAN MAKE
BETTER CHOICES. THE HELP OF
BETTER CHOICES IN OUR LIVES,
GIVE US STILL TRIPS AND FOOD AND
CAN HELP US MAKE THE DECISIONS.
THAT IS WHY WE NEED THE FUNDING
FOR THE RAINIER VISTA.
>> MENTAL HEALTH 20 KIDS
PROGRAMS $20 MILLION FOR
STUDENTS. HI. MY NAME IS TRINITY
I'M GOING INTO THE EIGHTH
GRADE. THE WORK AND EARN
PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM I
HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO MANY NEW THINGS. TODAY I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH
YOU. IT'S BASICALLY A ROLLER
COASTER THE FLIES OF ALL OF
SEATTLE. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST
EXPENSES I EVER HAD. ME AND MY
COMMITTEE TO ASK FOR MONEY SO WE
CAN HAVE FIELD TRIPS AND ENJOY
EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB. EXPENSES I NEVER
WOULD'VE HAD OTHERWISE. THANK
YOU.
>> WE ARE AT NUMBER 25. I
BELIEVE IT IS AIDAN. AND THE
NUMBER 26. AND ENRICO.
>> HI, MY NAME IS AIDAN. I WAS
PRETTY MUCH BELIEVING MOST MY
LIFE FROM BIRTH TO I AM NOW AT
THE KING COUNTY RAINIER VISTA
I'VE MET SOME GREAT ADULTS AND
EVEN KIDS WHO'VE HELPED ME
THROUGH EVERYTHING AND GIVE ME
WEIMAR CONFIDENCE AND HELP ME
ACKNOWLEDGE MY SELF-WORTH WITH
AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF MONEY,
WE CAN HAVE MORE OF THESE GREAT
ADULTS AND KIDS TO HELP OTHER
TROUBLED TEAMS WITH
SELF-CONFIDENCE. AND SO FORTH.
THE FOUNDATION THE KIDS CAN
BUILD OFF OF FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION.
>>[ APPLAUSE ]
>> HELLO, I AM HERE AS A
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SPECIALIST
FROM THE RAINIER VISTA BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB OF KING COUNTY AND
HERE TODAY, I AM HERE JUST
REPRESENTING MYSELF AS A PRODUCT
OF THE SELFIES SAFETY NETWORK
THAT RUNS OUT OF THAT OPERATION.
SO I AM JUST HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE PROGRAM AND THE IMPORTANCE
OF THIS FUNDING AND ADVOCATING
FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS FUNDING
FOR THE PROGRAMS. OFTEN IT IS
TOO OFTEN JUST AS YOU, I AM 22
YEARS OLD RIGHT NOW BORN AND
RAISED IN SEATTLE, CITY OF
SEATTLE AND I DON'T OFTEN SUCH
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. RAINIER VISTA
FOR ME PERSONALLY GROWING UP IN
RECENT YEARS AND ALSO MY
TEENAGERS IS THE FIRST TIME IN
THE FIRST PLACE I CAME TO WATCH.
IT IS TOO OFTEN WE ARE KILLED,
TOO OFTEN WE ARE LEFT ALONE IN
THESE STREETS. NOTHING IS BEING
DONE ABOUT IT. I AM HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THESE FUNDS. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> WHEN YOU HEAR THE CHIME, YOU
HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT TO COMPLETE
OUR COMMENTS AND PLEASE REMEMBER
TO SNAP YOUR FINGERS INSTEAD OF
CLAPPING. GO AHEAD, PLEASE,
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS , I WORK
FOR SOUTHEAST NETWORK IN THE
TARGETED PROGRAM DIRECTOR. I AM
NATURALLY A BRIEF SUPPORTER OF
THE $20 MILLION BEING RELEASED
TO COMMUNITY. WE HAVE MADE THAT
COMMITMENT , WE NEED TO FOLLOW
THROUGH ON THAT. I ASK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS IT IS
WITHIN YOUR POWER TO MAKE A
MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO
MOVE THE BOAT FOR COUNCILMEMBER
MIRELES'S MENTAL HEALTH
PROPOSAL TO BEFORE THE
APPOINTMENT CURRENTLY MAKING IT
SO THAT THEY WILL NOT SEE THE
PROCESS OF CITY COUNCIL. THERE
HAVE BEEN CONCERNS OF THE
COUNCIL FOSTERING CIVIL
DISCOURSE. WE ASK YOU IN THE
SPIRIT OF EDUCATION FOR THESE
YOUTH AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE
PROCESS TO AMEND THE AGENDA AS
SOON AS TESTIMONY IS OVER AND
MAKE THIS VOTE IN FRONT OF THESE
YOUNG PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
TED EDWARDS JR., I AM HERE TO
REPRESENT COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS
AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. I AM A PRODUCT OF
THIS CITY, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS
IS OUR FUTURE. HELP US , IF YOU
GUYS ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY,
AS YOU GUYS SHOULD BECOME HELP
US TO HELP US. THAT IS IT. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> YOU HAVE NUMBER 29, I BELIEVE
AND THEN THE LAST SPEAKER IN
THIS SET, NUMBER 31.
>> I HAVE ONLY GOT 60 SECONDS SO
I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO SOME
OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET
AND THIS AND THAT BUT I AM GOING
TO SPEAK TO THE BEAUTY IN WHAT
WE DO AND WHAT THIS REPRESENTS
RIGHT HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A MOTHER CRYING OVER
SOMEBODY THAT IS IN A CASKET AND
THAT IS -- YOU CAN'T PUT A
PRICE ON THAT. ALSO IS MAGICAL.
IT STOPS BLITZ, IT KEEPS GUNS
JAMMING WHEN THEY ARE SHOOTING.
IT CAN INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
FOLLOWERS YOU HAVE ON FACEBOOK,
IF I GIVE THIS SHIRT TO YOU, YOU
PROBABLY WILL NOT NEED GLASSES
ANYMORE. THE COMMITTEE
PASSAGEWAYS, WHAT WE BUILT UP,
THE LEGACY, WHAT WE BUILT UP
WITH THESE HIGHLIGHTER SHIRTS,
IT IS PRICES. DO WHAT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO DO.
>> WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE REMOTE
SPEAKERS . HOW MANY MORE DO WE
HAVE?
>> WE HAVE ONE MORE IN THIS SET
WHICH IS LEXI, AFTER LEXI WE
WILL GO BACK TO REMOTE AND
REMOTE SPEAKERS, WE HAVE ABOUT
FOUR PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YOU WILL KEEP SEEING ME UNTIL
WE GET THIS DONE. PLEASE VOTE
NO, VOTE YES ON I 37 AND RETURN
THE 20 MILLION OUT TO STUDENTS.
THESE ISSUES ARE INTERTWINED AND
I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT. I WAS
KICKED OUT OF MY HOUSE WHEN I
WAS 15, IF I HAD NOT BEEN SO
LUCKY AS TO HAVE FRIENDS GIVE ME
A PLACE TO STAY IT IS UNLIKELY I
WOULD HAVE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL
OR MADE IT UP TO HERE IN SEATTLE
15 YEARS EARLIER. I TURNED TO
WORK IN MY 20s BECAUSE I WAS
TIRED OF WORKING A MINIMUM WAGE
JOB, PLEASE DON'T LOWER IT. I
WAS IN DEBT BECAUSE I WAS NEVER
TAUGHT ANY FINANCIAL LITERACY.
THE WORK CHANGED MY ECONOMIC
TRAJECTORY. I HAVE NOT BEEN
PUNISHED LIKE MY SIBLINGS
BECAUSE I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF WORKING IN THESE ARENAS AND
WORKING INDOORS. I'M STANDING
HERE NOW THANKS TO THE RESEARCH
THAT IS GIVEN BY COMMUNITY WHEN
I HAD NONE. I HAVE READ THIS
ENTIRE BILL AND LISTENING TO
THIS MORNING'S TESTIMONIES IN
SUPPORT FOR THESE I CAN TELL
MOST OF THEM HAVEN'T AND ALMOST
EVERYTHING A PERSON I SAW TODAY
IN SUPPORT OF THESE WAS WHITE.
OKAY -- YOU KNOW WHAT? WE
ALREADY KNOW PIMPING IS ILLEGAL,
GUN VIOLENCE IS ILLEGAL. OF
CRIMINALIZING DRUG USE AND WORK
-- THEN WHY IS IT [ INAUDIBLE ]
YOU GUYS ARE MAKING POSSIBLE TO
CREATE CONTINUED ARRESTS FOR
PEOPLE --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE REMOTE SPEAKERS
NOW.
>> OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER FOR
THIS SET IS, FOLLOWING WILL BE
-- GO AHEAD.
>> RETIEF, MEMBER OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND COUNCILMEMBER
MIRELES SEND TO YOU , THE
AUDIENCE TO SEE AND. MY NAME IS
-- I COME TO YOU AS A COFOUNDER
OF A GROUP THAT HAS BEEN DEEPLY
EMBEDDED IN SCHOOLS DOING
RESTORATIVE WORK FOR YEARS. WE
STAND AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE,
ONE WHERE PROMISES MADE MUST BE
KEPT, WHERE THE VOICES OF OUR
YOUTH DEMAND TECHNOLOGY, ACTION.
$29 ALLOCATED FOR [ INAUDIBLE ]
IS NOT JUST A NUMBER, IS A
LIFELINE. IT IS A COMMITMENT
MADE TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY INCLUDING THE IN RAINIER
BEACH. IT IS OUR DUTY TO ENSURE
THE PROMISES FULFILLED. AS A
MEMBER MANY PARENTS WITH THE
MEANS TO DO SO CAN AFFORD TO
SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PRIVATE
SCHOOLS FOR FUNDING IS AMPLE AND
ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
IS NOT A CONCERN. WHAT ABOUT THE
-- SCHOOLS, WHAT ABOUT THE
TEACHERS?
CAN YOU SPEAK? HE JUST COMMITTED
HERSELF. YOU WILL BE READY TO
GO.
>> IS A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF A
COMPANY, I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
WITHOUT PROPER SUPPORT. WHILE
BEING IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS
NOT ONLY A MENTAL, MORAL
OBLIGATION BUT ALSO A STEP
FORWARD ENSURING YOUNG PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE HAVE A CHANCE TO TRUST.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO A FUTURE
WHERE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BEING
SUPPORTED AHEAD, ANTHONY.
>> PRESS STAR SIX. YOU SHOULD BE
GOOD.
>> I AM A TEACHER AT THE BIGGEST
SCHOOL IN ALL OF SEATTLE
DISTRICT 4. I TEACH CIVICS. THIS
PAST YEAR WE HAD LOTS OF
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ELECTIONS
INCLUDING LOCALLY. ONE THING
THEM PEOPLE STRESSED IS THAT WE
GET SO POLARIZED WE NEGLECT THE
PEOPLE WHO NEED OUR SUPPORT. WE
WANT TO PUNISH THOSE DIFFERENT
FROM US. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE
COUNCIL UNDERSTAND. HAVING THE
PRIVILEGE TO TEACH A KNOW
STUDENTS WHO ORGANIZED THE
WALKOUT AFTER THE SHOOTING AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL CALLED FOR
BETTER SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT. AFTER
A TRAGEDY IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND
THROUGHOUT THE CITY ORGANIZED,
YOU PROMISE TO LISTEN, YOU
PROMISED THE FUND AND NOW YOU'RE
GOING BACK ON YOUR PROMISE. I'M
PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS FOR
ADVOCATING . ONE MUST ASK WHY
THEY HAVE TO FIGHT SO HARD AND
WHY THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO TAKE
MONEY AWAY FROM THE CAUSE. YOU
HAVE TO RUN WITH THAT ON YOUR
RECORD FOREVER. TODAY HAVE THE
COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING
AND SUPPORT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> WE WILL MOVE BACK INTO PUBLIC
COMMENT IN CHAMBERS. WE ARE AT
NUMBER 32 THROUGH 38 STARTING
WITH GABRIELLA.
>> HELLO. I AM GABBY. I WORKED
IN DISTRICT 5 IN MULTIPLE
CAREERS. CPS INVESTIGATOR, SEX
WORKER. AND HERE TO ASK YOU TO
VOTE NO. YOUR HELPING TO ADDRESS
GUN VIOLENCE IF THERE IS NO
EVIDENCE THAT ORDERING INCREASES
GUN VIOLENCE. THIS LAW IS A FREE
TICKET FOR THE POLICE TO TARGET
ARE BLACK, BROWN, TRANS AND
NEIGHBORS SAYING AN ATTEMPTED
CAN CONTROL IS A FRAUD. THE TRUE
PROBLEM IS YOU DON'T LIKE THE
SEX WORKERS IN PUBLIC. LET ME
CHANGE THAT. YOU DON'T LIKE IT
WHEN THE POVERTY THE CITY HELPS
FACILITATE IS VISIBLE. PLEASE AT
LEAST ACT LIKE YOU'RE
REPRESENTING YOUR CITY AND VOTE
NO ON THE SOAP LAW. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, I AM A HOMEOWNER AND
BUSINESS OWNER IN DISTRICT 1.
PLEASE VOTE NO ON SOAP AND YES
ON I-137 AND RETURN THE FULL
FUNDING OF $20 MILLION FOR
CRITICAL INITIATIVES. THIS
MATTERS TO ME BECAUSE I WAS HOME
WITH THE KID. MY MOM STRUGGLED
WITH ADDICTION AND LIKE
HEALTHCARE WHEN I WAS A
TEENAGER. I WENT ON TO WORK WITH
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FOR 12 YEARS MOSTLY IN KING
COUNTY. PEOPLE STRUGGLING
PUBLICLY ON A RESULT OF MORAL
FAILURES. THIS IS A RESULT OF AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IN
DECADES OF FAILING TO FUND THE
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF
WORKING-CLASS KIDS. MOST WOMEN
ARE HOMELESS BECAUSE OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. THESE WOMEN HAVE BEEN
THROUGH ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING
AND PERHAPS ENGAGED IN SEX WORK.
ALL OF THIS PUTS THEM IN A
POSITION OF STRUCTURAL PARITY
AND USING A CRIMINAL RECORD IS
GOING TO SAVE THEM? YOU ONLY
TRAP THEM IN THIS ONE PART --
YOU SEE THEM IS SO SHAMEFUL YOU
WANT TO ARREST THEM BECAUSE YOU
HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM. YOU'RE
NOT SAVING THEM AND SOME OF THEM
WILL BE SABOTAGED THE REST OF
THEIR LIVES.
>> NUMBER 34. JENNY AND THEN
TIMOTHY AND LEO.
>> WE HAVE NOW GONE QUITE FAR
OVER OUR TIME. A 20 MINUTE TIME.
OF COURSE WE HAVE EXTENDED IT
SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE BE READY
TO SPEAK AS SOON AS THE PERSON
IN FRONT OF YOU STOPS.
>> I LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU. OKAY.
WHEN WE BEGIN? RIGHT HERE, I
HAVE A REPORT FROM JULY 11, A
MAN WHO SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ME
BUT HE OWNED TWO HOUSES IN
MADISON PARK. THESE ARE MULTIPLE
REPORTS ADDRESSING SEXUAL
ASSAULT FROM JUNE TO JULY FROM
THIS MAN. BUT HE OWNS TWO HOUSES
IN MADISON PARK JUST LIKE SARAH
NELSON OWNS. THIS IS THE
RESTRAINING ORDER I GOT WEEKS
AFTER I FINALLY GOT HIM, WHO
LAWYERED UP WITH LOWER HE COULD
AFFORD, HE IS A THREE-TIME
CONVICTED FELON BUT HE IS WHITE
FOR MERCER ISLAND. I'M NOT THE
FIRST PERSON HE HAS . HE HAS TWO
DUIS, I WATCHED HIM DRIVE DRUNK.
BUT BECAUSE HE'S A MILLIONAIRE,
HE CAN LAWYER UP. I HAVE A
REALLY VALID CASE AND I WORKED
-- SOMEBODY WHO IS SERVING WHO
WAS ALSO EMPLOYED BY SARAH
NELSON AT THE FREMONT PARIS. AM
THE LIVING BREATHING EXAMPLE,
I'M A HOLLYWOOD KID. I'VE BEEN
TARGETED OVER AND OVER FOR
TELLING THE TRUTH. LET'S GO.
>> AFTER JENNY IT IS TIMOTHY AND
THEN LEO.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, COOL.
HI. LET'S SEE. HELLO, I AM
TIMOTHY FROM FREMONT. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND TRYING
TO 15 FOR ATTENDING OUR
MEETINGS. I SUPPORT THE $20
MILLION IN FUNDING FOR MENTAL
HEALTH THERAPIST, VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION AND AWARENESS
PROGRAMS. WHEN I WAS NINE AND
HAVE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
TO HOME DEVOID OF LOVE LET ME
LIVE WITH MY MOM WHO WAS MY
HERO. I WAS AFRAID IF I DID
ANYTHING WRONG AT SCHOOL I WOULD
BE REJECTED BY EVERYONE.
FORTUNATELY MY MOM WAS A PLACE
OF LOVE AND PEACE. PROVIDING
EXPRESS -- IS BEHAVIOR MY KID
LEARNED TO SURVIVE. IF I HAVE A
THERAPIST AND MORE COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER
MAYBE CPS -- YEAH, AND I
WOULD'VE -- WOULD NEVER HAD TO
LIVE WITH THE LEVEL OF COMPLEX
PTSD THAT I DO TODAY. I CAN TELL
YOU THE EXPERIENCE THERAPY AND
LOVING CARE HAS HAD ON ME. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> WE NOW HAVE LEO FOLLOWED BY A
NUMBER 37 . AND THEN ALEXIS.
>> HELLO. I AM LEO , A SOPHOMORE
AT NATHAN HALE HIGH SCHOOL AND
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER FOR THE
CL STUDENT UNION. I AM HERE TO
TESTIFY TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S
AMENDMENT TO FULLY FUND YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH BY RESTORING THE
JUMPSTART $20 MILLION. MOST
STUDENTS IN MY HIGH SCHOOL WERE
NOT AWARE WE HAVE EIGHT SCHOOL
MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST AND
SOCIAL WORKERS BUT STILL THEY
ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THIS MEANS
THAT MOST STUDENTS NEEDS ARE
UNMET. IN DECEMBER 2023 WE HAD A
MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY TO SEE HOW
WE WERE DOING. WAS KIDS WHO
RESPONDED WERE NOT BROUGHT IN
UNTIL MAY 2024 BECAUSE TEACHERS
AND STAFF DID NOT HAVE THE
RESPONSIBILITY, DID NOT HAVE THE
ABILITY AND ENOUGH HOURS IN THE
DAY TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH ALL
OF THOSE STUDENTS. STUDENTS
CANNOT LEARN WHEN THEY ARE
SCARED AND UNHAPPY. AND YOU HAVE
THE ABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
TO MAKE IT. AT MY SCHOOL AND
OTHER ONES WHICH IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S OLD
HIGH SCHOOL.
>> WE ARE AT NUMBER 37.
>> AFTER THAT WILL BE NUMBER 38
FOLLOWED BY NUMBER 41 IS OUR
LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER.
>> HELLO. I AM A PUBLIC FIGURE
FOR SEATTLE KING COUNTY . A
LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF, I HAVE A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. LLC. I
DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORK. FOR
PEOPLE IN NEED. I WAS THIS USED
BEFORE THE POINT IN TIME AND I
NOTICED ONE THING ABOUT IT IS A
LOT OF US ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. A
LOT OF US. A MAJORITY OF US NEED
THE RESOURCES. RESOURCES IS WHAT
HELPED ME GET TO I AM TODAY. I
WAS GOING TO THE SYSTEM.
JUVENILE, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING
TO DIE BY THE TIME I WAS 18. I
DIDN'T HAVE MY LIFE PLANNED
OUT, I WAS IN GANGS. I WAS IN
THE PATHWAY, THEY HELP ME SEE
LIFE IN A DIFFERENT TRAJECTORY
AND NOW, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE AN
LLC, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION,
GANG INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
WORK. AND OUTREACH. I'M RUNNING
FOR COUNCILMAN OF DIVERSITY,
EQUITY AND INCLUSION. PLEASE
VOTE FOR ME. YOU CAN LOOK ME UP
ON CHANGE.ORG. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ALEXIS, I
AM A RENTER IN CENTRAL DISTRICT.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
CITRIC. AND HEAR FROM AND TO
HELP FUNDING FOR YOUTH. I CAME
TO LAST WEEK'S CITY COUNCIL
HEARING MEETING AND I WATCHED
STUDENT AFTER STUDENT ASK YOU TO
GIVE FUNDING. I WATCHED HOW
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS LET OUT
AND APPLAUSE FOR THE ROOM FOR
THE STUDENTS AND THEN HAD THE
AUDACITY NOT TO VOTE FOR THEM.
HAVE A LEGACY THAT IS WORTH
HAVING. HAVE THE COURAGE OF
CONVICTION TO LOOK THESE YOUTH
IN THE EYE AND MAKE A DECISION
TO BENEFIT THEM. THEY SHOULD NOT
HAVE TO BEG, THEY SHOULDN'T
HAVE TO PLEAD FOR THIS FUNDING.
I ASK YOU TO FILE THE MOTION TO
MOVE THIS VOTE SO THESE YOUTH
CAN SEE YOU MAKE A DECISION FOR
THEM. AND CAN SEE YOU CHOOSE TO
DO THE RIGHT THING. I'M HERE TO
URGE YOU TO MAKE THE RIGHT
DECISION. THANK YOU.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS MICHELLE
MONTGOMERY, I BELIEVE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MICHELLE,
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM MEMPHIS. I
AM NO LONGER A TRANSPLANT, I
LIVE IN SEATTLE. I LIVE IN
SEATTLE. I'VE BEEN A CASE
MANAGER WITH SOCIAL SERVICES FOR
AT LEAST THE PAST 35 YEARS .
WHEN I CAME TO SEATTLE I TO,
AND I CHOSE TO BECOME HOMELESS
AND LIVING HOMELESS CAMP IN
ORDER TO SURVIVE. TO GET OUT OF
THE WAY OF BEING ABUSED. AND
FROM THAT, I NAVIGATED MY OWN
WAY WITH THE ASSISTANCE, VERY
LITTLE ASSISTANCE, FROM A CASE
MANAGER. FROM THAT POINT GOING
FROM ONE ORGANIZATION TO ANOTHER
I WAS FINALLY PLANTED AT
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS AND I'M
HERE TO SAY, PLEASE, PLEASE
RELEASE THE MONEY. AS SOMEONE
WHO IS NOT FROM HERE, BUT WHO
HAS ACCEPTED SEATTLE AS BEING MY
FOREVER HOME, PLEASE RELEASE THE
MONEY. THE PEOPLE THAT SIT
BEHIND YOU , THEY ARE THE ONES
ON THE FRONT LINE AND I PROMISE
YOU, I GUARANTEE YOU, WE SAVE
BABIES ALL THE TIME. WE SAVE THE
CHILDREN YOU DON'T READ ABOUT
IN THE NEWSPAPER. PLEASE,
PLEASE.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST REGISTERED
SPEAKER.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IS
NOW CLOSED. THANKS, FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. WE HAVE A SLIGHT
CHANGE TO THE AGENDA. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, WE WILL
CONSIDER THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR. AFTER
CONSIDERATION OF INITIATIVE
I-137. HEARING NO OBJECTION, WE
WILL NOW CONSIDER THE ADOPTION
OF THE AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO
AMEND THE AGENDA TO HAVE COUNCIL
BILL 120812 AS THE FIRST ITEM
AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR. OR AFTER THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE
INFORMATION ITEM?
>> THE FIRST BUILT WE WILL TAKE
UP.
>> SO, MOVING ITEM NUMBER FOUR,
WHICH IS COMES ABOUT 1208 12 TO
BE THE NEW ITEM NUMBER ONE.
>> THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.
>> I WILL SECOND THAT.
>> BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HERE TO
HEAR THAT, WHY NOT. I DON'T
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. DOES
ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
DO WE NEED A VOICE VOTE?
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
>> THERE IS NO OBJECTION. THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED TO PUT THE
SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATION BEFORE
EVERYTHING ELSE BUT AFTER THE
INITIATIVE I-137 AND CONSENT
CALENDAR AND IRC. ARE WE GOOD?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE WE
TAKE A VOTE ARE WE GOING TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE
EXECUTIVE, WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT ALLEGATIONS ABOUT FUNDING
CUTS MADE YESTERDAY. WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT
ANSWERED?
>> YES, WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THAT
WHEN WE DISCUSSED THE
LEGISLATION.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, THE AGENDA HAS
BEEN AMENDED. AND WE WILL NOW ,
HEARING NO OBJECTION, IT IS
ADOPTED. INITIATIVE 137 IS
BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION. THE COUNCIL WILL
CONSIDER THE OPTIONS PROVIDED BY
THE CHARTER AND WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED 45 DAYS PROVIDED. WE
ARE JOINED BY JEN TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE IN
ANTICIPATION OF QUESTIONS WE
WILL SPEND -- SUSPEND THE RULES.
CANCEL THIS HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND WILL
NOW PROCEED WITH DISCUSSION OF
INITIATIVE 137. ARE THE COMMENTS
FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS OR
QUESTIONS FOR JEN? HEARING NO
FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO COMEDY OF A
QUESTION? OKAY. OCCURRING MOVING
TO THE EXIDE ON THE AGENDA. WE
HAVE REACHED THE POINT NOW TO
CONSIDER THE IRC. I MOVED TO
ADOPT INTRODUCTION REFERRAL
CALENDAR. IS A SECOND? THANK
YOU. HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE CALENDAR. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS?
>> YES, ADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> PROCEED.
>> I MOVED TO AMEND THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR BY ADDING APPOINTMENTS
2949 THROUGH 2962 AND RESOLUTION
32145 FOR REFERRAL TO THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THE
SHORT TITLES ARE AS FOLLOWS.
APPOINTMENT OF DELANEY LIND AS
MEMBER SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD . APPOINTMENTS
AND THE APPOINTMENT OF STEVIE
RAY BROWN, KELSEY, TRACY, CHRIS
AND WES AS MEMBER -- MEMBERS
SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD TO MARCH 31st, 2026.
APPOINTMENT'S AND
REAPPOINTMENTS OF NICOLE , MARK,
NIGEL, DAN, DAN AND STANLEY
SEATTLE FREIGHT ADVISORY BOARD.
FOUR TERMS TO MAY 31, 2026.
APPOINTMENT OF AS MEMBER OF
SEATTLE SCHOOL TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE FOR A TERM TO MARCH
31, 2027. AND, ALMOST DONE,
RESOLUTION 32145, RELATED TO
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
RESPONDING TO RESOLUTION 32137
REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING TASK
FORCE TO DEVELOP POLICY AND
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. WITH
SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BUILDING OUT
SEATTLE SIDEWALK NETWORK,
IMPROVING EXISTING SIDEWALKS,
IMPROVING PAVEMENT CONDITION AND
REPLACING AND REHABILITATING
AGING BRIDGES.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE PRODUCTION
REFERRAL CALENDAR TO ADD
APPOINTMENTS 2949 THROUGH 2962,
AND RESOLUTION 32145 FOR
REFERRAL TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE
AMENDMENT?
>> THIS IS DUE TO AN OVERSIGHT
ERROR ON MY END. WE WOULD
ORDINARILY HAVE THESE INCLUDED
IN THE IRC. THIS MINOR AMENDMENT
ALLOWS US TO HEAR THESE ITEMS,
THESE IMPORTANT ITEMS IN OUR
NEXT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING AS SOON AS WE COME BACK
FROM LABOR DAY ON TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 3. SO I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. I'VE NO
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES IN THE ITEMS
ARE ADDED TO THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR FOR
REFERRAL TO THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, THE
AMENDED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE AMENDED INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON, WE WILL
NOW CONSIDER THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDE COUNCIL BILL
120838, 11 APPOINTMENTS TO THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, -- FROM THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, AND ONE
APPOINTMENT FOR THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE
ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE I
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO. MOVED TO
ADOPT THE
>> AYE. CONSENT CALENDAR. IS
32nd?
>> SECOND.
>> IS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
PLEASE CALL THE
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE. ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> AT NINE IN FAVOR AND THEN
OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
OKAY, WE ARE MOVING ON TO
COMMITTEE REPORTS. WE HAVE
CHANGED THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.
WE WILL BE ADDRESSING ITEM
NUMBER FOUR INSTEAD OF NUMBER
ONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, NOW NUMBER ONE
COME INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120812 AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
126955, WHICH ADOPTED THE 2024
BUDGET, INCLUDING THE 2024-2029
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
(CIP); CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS
TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND
BUDGET CONTROL LEVELS, AND FROM
VARIOUS FUNDS IN THE BUDGET;
REVISING PROJECT ALLOCATIONS FOR
CERTAIN PROJECTS IN THE
2024-2029 CIP; ADDING CIP
PROJECTS; IMPOSING A PROVISO;
CREATING POSITIONS; MODIFYING
POSITIONS; ABROGATING POSITIONS;
AND RATIFYING AND CONFIRMING
CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. 4. CB 120812
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND WRAP EVERYTHING UP INTO ONE
SWEET HAVE TO COME BACK . I JUST
WANTED THINK YOU ALL COLLEAGUES
FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT DURING THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE LAST
WEEK. I WON'T TAKE THE TIME NOW
TO SUMMARIZE THE WORK WE DID
BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS IN
COMMITTEE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
ENGAGEMENT THERE. AS I MENTIONED
YESTERDAY DURING COUNCIL
BRIEFING, I NOTED COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES INTENDS TO BRING HER $10
MILLION BACK AGAIN TODAY. I HAVE
A SIMILAR AMENDMENT THAT IS
COSPONSORED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ADDING $2.25 MILLION.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO -- AT THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
BASE LEGISLATION. IF YOU'RE
GOING TO ADDRESS YOUR MINUTES,
LET ME DO AN INTRODUCTORY SPIEL
FIRST PLEASE.
>> I'M GOING TO ADDRESS THIS
BILL AND THEN IT WILL PASS ABACK
TOO.
>> THANK YOU KINDLY.
>> HAVE A SIMILAR AMENDMENT
COSPONSORED WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES ADDING 2.2 $.5 MILLION
TO THE UNDERLYING $10 MILLION
AND THAT IS POSTED TO THE
AMENDMENT AS AMENDMENT B. THIS
BILL, OUR AMENDMENT ADDS 2.2 TO
THE $10 MILLION WITH AN
UNDERLYING BILL AND REQUESTS A
DEAL TO COLLABORATE WITH HST AND
OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO FOLKS
INVESTMENTS ON EXISTING PROGRAMS
AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THE
CONCERNS I RAISED LAST WEEK ARE
STILL CONCERNS I HAVE TODAY.
I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT THEM
BECAUSE AND FOCUSED ON HOW WE
CAN ACTUALLY MEET THE GOAL OF
GETTING THE DOLLARS AT THE DOOR
TO COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND INCREASING ACCESS TO MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES IN OUR SCHOOLS.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMMING GET
THE FUNDING OUT THE DOOR WITH
THE ADDITIONAL LEVEL. I DON'T
HAVE THE CONFIDENCE WITH THE
ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAMMING AND GET THE FUNDING
OUT THE DOOR AT THE ADDITIONAL
$10 MILLION LEVEL. WILL BE
REVISITING THIS ENTIRE
CONVERSATION IN A COMPREHENSIVE
MANNER WHEN WE TAKE UP THE
ENTIRE BUDGET NEXT MONTH. THIS
IS NOT THE END OF THE
CONVERSATION. THIS IS CONTINUING
THE CONVERSATION. AND SO, I WILL
NOW PASS A BACK TO YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THE REST OF THE BILL,
THE SUPPLEMENTAL PACKAGE
REPRESENTS A DRY RUN FOR FALL
DUE PROCESS. I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S WORK AND INPUT AND
ENCOURAGING YES VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.'S AUDIENCE, WE
HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS BEFORE US.
A, AND B. THEY ARE MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE. IN ORDER FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THE
OPTIONS, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO DO. I HAD PLANNED ON
READING AMENDMENT A INTO THE
RECORD AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES WILL PRESENT IT AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER'S CAN ASK
QUESTIONS AND WE WILL DO THE
SAME FOR B AND THEN MOVED TO THE
FORMAL MOVING OF EACH AMENDMENT.
YOU HAVE PREVIEWED THE CONTENT
OF THE AMENDMENTS. BUT I WILL
ALLOW FOR COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
TO HAVE A FULLER DISCUSSION THAT
IS THE PROCEDURE THAT WE WILL
HAVE. I THINK IT IS FAIR FOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS TO KNOW BOTH
OPTIONS BEFORE INSTEAD OF JUST
VOTING ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT
AND IF THAT FAILS, THEN
PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT OR IF IT
WINS GOING TO BASE LEGISLATION.
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF DOING
THESE AMENDMENTS. THAT IS, I
THINK, THE MOST TRANSPARENT WAY.
I HAVE A PROCEDURAL MATTER.
YESTERDAY WHEN COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD
QUESTIONS THAT WERE NOT ANSWERED
AT THE DAIS. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAD ONLY LEARNED ABOUT THE
AMENDMENT THAT MORNING. WE HAVE
EXTENDED THE VERY RARE
INVITATION TO EXECUTIVE STAFF TO
BE PRESENT TODAY AND I ALSO
BELIEVE COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR IS IN THE AUDIENCE AS
WELL. WE HAVE EXTENDED
INVITATIONS TO EXECUTIVE STAFF
AND DIRECTOR NOBLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AFTER THE AMENDMENT IS
DESCRIBED. THAT IS PARTLY
BECAUSE , I SAY THIS IS RARE,
BECAUSE NORMALLY WE HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT AMENDMENTS
ADDRESSED IN COMMITTEE. WE
CAN'T REALLY POSTPONE THIS. IN
ORDER TO VOTE THIS OUT BEFORE WE
GO INTO RECESS, WE ARE ALLOWING
FOR THIS MORE SUBSTANTIVE
CONVERSATION DURING CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. SO, TO ALLOW FOR THIS
PROCESS TO PROCEED, I WILL HAVE
TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO ALLOW
OUR GUESTS TO PARTICIPATE. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
AND EXECUTIVE STAFF TO ADDRESS
THE COUNCIL IF NEEDED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR AND
HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR ARE
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES, AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS AMENDMENT
A. IT WILL BE MOVED FORMALLY
AFTER THE VOTE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU PRETTY MUCH. I WILL
HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR
DIRECTOR NOBLE. BUT I WILL
PROCEED. MI MOVING THIS ?
>> IF WE MOVE IT WE HAVE TO
VOTE.
>> THEN WE CAN JUST ADDRESS IT.
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU ALL,
STUDENTS AND PROVIDERS FOR BEING
HERE. THIS COUNCIL HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE ROOT
CAUSE OF VIOLENCE IN OUR
COMMITTEES WITH THIS INVESTMENT.
I AM BRINGING THIS BACK BECAUSE
WE HAVE HEARD OVERWHELMINGLY
THAT THE SOLUTIONS THE YOUNG
PEOPLE NEED OUR SAFE THIRD
SPACES AND MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED
RESPONSE TO ADDRESS GUN
VIOLENCE. WE HAVE FULLY FUNDED
FPD AND NOW WE MUST FULLY FUND
THIS MENTAL HEALTH WORK. THIS
AMENDMENT IS COMING CLEARLY FROM
COMMUNITY AND IS FOR UNITY. IT
WILL RESTORE THE ENTIRE $20
MILLION TO BE SPENT ON EXPANDED
EDUCATION SUPPORTS INCLUDING
MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENT
SAFETY. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ,
INVESTMENTS IN SAFE SPACES AND
ACTIVITIES. I HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR FROM THE EXECUTIVE'S
OFFICE THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO
IMPLEMENT THE FULL FUNDING
TOWARDS CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES SUCH AS TELEHEALTH AND
IN PERSON THERAPIST AT SCHOOLS.
AND I DO UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF THESE KINDS
OF PROVIDERS AND VERY
SPECIALIZED WORKERS.
NEVERTHELESS, WE DON'T HAVE A
SHORTAGE OF IN SEATTLE IS PEOPLE
AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING OUR
OWN CITY DEPARTMENTS , WHO ARE
COMMITTED TO DOING THE WORK TO
ENRICH THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE
IN OUR SCHOOLS AND BEYOND
THROUGH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
PROGRAMMING , THROUGH
AFTERSCHOOL AND LATE 19
PROGRAMMING WITH PARKS, THROUGH
THE COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE,
THROUGH THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, AND THROUGH SOCIAL,
EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS IN
OUR SCHOOLS. SO, MY AMENDMENT
STATES THAT THE DEPARTMENTS
SHOULD FOCUS ON EXPANDING
SUCCESSFUL CURRENT INVESTMENTS
THAT CAN BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL
FUNDING AND LEVERAGING COMMITTEE
BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT POSSESS
CONNECTIONS TO SEATTLE YOUTH AND
ARE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE SERVICES
TO ADDRESS THE YOUTH MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEMS WHICH ALSO HELPS
ADDRESS TRAUMA AND GUN VIOLENCE
. THE TRAUMA AND GUN VIOLENCE
CRISIS OUR KIDS ARE
EXPERIENCING. I'M NOT TRYING TO
CREATE NEW PROGRAMS. ENTERING TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR CURRENT
PROGRAMS, SO MANY OF WHICH HAVE
CONTACTED OUR OFFICES FOR
SUPPORT WITH STATE OR FEDERAL
FUNDING, TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE
FUNDS FROM THEIR OWN CITY. ALL
OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND
PROGRAMS TEACH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS, HOW
TO MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS SAFELY
WHEN THEY ARE FEELING ESCALATED
OR ELEVATED. AND AS WE SAW
DURING LAST WEEK'S SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE, THEY TAKE HIM
PEOPLE ON FIELD TRIPS AND ALLOW
THEM TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES. SO,
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO
SOMETHING TANGIBLE FOR THE YOUNG
PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY. TO
ADDRESS THE URGENT CRISIS THEY
ARE FACING IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITIES. AND WE ARE BEING
ASKED BY STUDENTS AT INGRAM, BY
TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
STAFF AT SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ACROSS THE CITY, BY MENTAL AND
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS,
BY MOM'S DEMAND ACTION AND
OTHER GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
ORGANIZATIONS, BY SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO MAKE
THIS INVESTMENT AND KEEP THE
COMMITMENT WE MADE TO OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY
IS, JUST THIS MORNING IT WAS
REPORTED THAT IT IS THE MAYOR'S
INTENT TO USE THE REMAINING $10
MILLION IF THE AMENDMENT
DOESN'T PASS TO FILL THE BUDGET
HOLE NEXT YEAR. WE ALL KNOW THAT
WE HAVE A HUGE BUDGET CRISIS IN
FRONT OF US AND WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO HAVE SOME HARD
CONVERSATIONS STARTING NEXT
MONTH ABOUT HOW WE ADDRESS THAT
CHALLENGE. BUT TAKING THE MONEY
THAT WAS PROMISED TO THIS GROUP
OF PEOPLE AND THESE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS IN ORDER TO SOLVE THAT
PROBLEM IS NOT FAIR, AND IT'S
NOT JUST AND FRANKLY IT'S NOT
GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS WE
HAVE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR
THE LAST FEW DAYS AS WE TALK
ABOUT JAILS AND OTHER CHALLENGES
IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, I AM
ASKING ALL OF YOU AGAIN,
COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR SUPPORT
TODAY TO HONOR THE COMMITMENT OF
THE $20 MILLION TO INVEST IN OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE KNOWING THEIR
EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT COULD USE
THIS FUNDING , AS WE HURT THE
PUBLIC COMMENT, AND ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FOR
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON IN TERMS
OF I UNDERSTAND --
>> LET'S LET THEM HAVE A MOMENT
TO COME UP.
>> SORRY. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE AND ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS
AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
FOR GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY SINCE
INDEED YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST
TIME WE HAD HEARD ABOUT THESE
AMENDMENTS HAVING PASSED THE
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL LAST YEAR
OUT OF SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
OR EXCUSE ME, LAST WEEK AT OF
BUDGET SELECT COMMITTEE. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS LAST YEAR WHEN
THE COUNCIL PUT THE $20 MILLION
INTO THE BUDGET IT DID NOT GIVE
GUIDANCE OR GET GUIDANCE FOR
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OR
DID ANY RESEARCH INTO HOW TO
DELIVER THIS MENTAL HEALTH
SUPPORT EFFECTIVELY. JUST AS
CONCERNING, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE
A SOURCE OF FUNDING MODEL,
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO THE
RESEARCH. AND THEN MY FURTHER
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ACTUAL
FIGURE OF $20 MILLION WAS AN
ARBITRARY FIGURE THAT WAS NOT
ACTUALLY ROOTED IN ANYTHING THE
CITY WAS CURRENTLY DOING OR THAT
THE COMMUNITY, THE MENTAL HEALTH
COMMITTEE WAS CALLING FOR. AND
MY UNDERSTANDING IS FURTHER THAT
THE COUNCIL DIDN'T BOTHER TO
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING TO
SEE HOW THE EARLIER $4.5 MILLION
THEY HAD GIVEN IN 2021 AND 2022
WAS WORKING . PLEASE CORRECT ME
IF I AM WRONG. AND I BELIEVE
CENTRAL BUDGET OFFICE CONFIRMED
LAST WEEK THAT THAT PARTICULAR
MENTAL HEALTH INVESTMENT WAS
ONLY JUST IMPLEMENTED AT THE
START OF THIS YEAR IN 2024. AND
THEN MY FURTHER UNDERSTANDING IS
THEN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ENGAGED
IN A ROBUST PROCESS, ALONG WITH
SEATTLE'S OFFICE OF INNOVATION
AND PERFORMANCE TO DETERMINE HOW
TO BEST IMPLEMENT THAT FUNDING.
AND THAT YOU ALL WORKED WITH
PROFESSIONALS , NOT ONLY IN THE
MENTAL HEALTH SPACE, BUT ALSO
THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON
PROGRAMS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
PROPOSE THE $10 MILLION. DEPUTY
MAYOR AND THE DIRECTOR, IF YOU
WOULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT AND
CONFIRM THAT SO I HAVE THE
PROPER INFORMATION AS WELL AS
THE WORK THAT WENT ALONG WITH
THAT . AND THEN ALSO THE
ABILITY, REALLY, OF THE
DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AT THIS RATE
FOR 2024 BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE 2024
INVESTMENT, NOT FUTURE
INVESTMENT. I UNDERSTAND THIS
WAS AN ONGOING INVESTMENT.
>> CORRECT. SORRY, I SENT WERE
SINAN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
HERE. EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS
EXACTLY CORRECT. I THINK THAT
MAKING THIS A CONVERSATION ABOUT
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY VERSUS THE
RIGHT SERVICES IS KIND OF A WAY
OF NOT REALLY FOCUSING ON WHAT
MATTERS, WHICH IS, WHAT ARE THE
SERVICES THAT ARE GOING TO BE
OFFERED, WHEN WILL THEY BE
OFFERED AND IN TERMS OF THE
ABILITY TO SPEND IT, HST RUNS
CONTRACTS FOR A CONTRACT YEAR.
THAT MEANS WHATEVER SERVICES ARE
ADDED, EVEN ADS REQUIRE A
CONTRACT AMENDMENT. EVEN ADS
REQUIRE HIRING NEW STAFF. THEY
REQUIRE CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE
-- IT'S NOT AS EASY AS SAYING,
WE WILL GIVE YOU THIS MONEY AND
YOU CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
TOMORROW. THERE HAS TO BE A
CONTRACT AMENDMENT AND. AND SO,
BY THE TIME THIS COMMITTEE IS
DONE AND BY THE TIME A DECISION
IS MADE, IT WILL BE SEPTEMBER.
THAT MEANS SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER,
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER. FOUR MONTHS
TO SPEND WHATEVER MONEY IS
DECIDED, BECAUSE IT IS 2024.
RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON THE 2025
AND 2026 BUDGET WHICH WILL BE
DOING IN SHORT ORDER. I SUPPORT
EVERYTHING YOU LAID OUT , THERE
WAS NO CONSULTATION, NO, THERE
WAS NO DEEP ANALYSIS THAT GOT US
TO $20 MILLION. THERE WAS NO
CONTACTING PUBLIC HEALTH,
PROFESSIONALS, MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS, IT WAS JUST $20
MILLION. AND I BELIEVE IT'S A
PROCESS THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND
INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE TEAM
WENT THROUGH . YOU WILL SEE
THOSE SERVICES RENDERED WHICH IS
MORE COUNSELORS AT SCHOOLS,
TELEHEALTH, OR SERVICES AT
LATE-NIGHT AND OVER THE SUMMER,
AND ANOTHER THING I WANT TO MAKE
CLEAR IS WE ALL CARE ABOUT
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND WE ALL
CARE ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY, AND
IF THE EARLY INVESTMENTS THAT
ARE MADE PROVED TRUE AND SHOW
PROMISE, WE WILL ALL BE BACK
HERE NEXT YEAR HAVING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TO
SOLIDIFY OR EXPAND THE SERVICES.
AND SO I APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER EFFORTS AT TRYING
TO BE FRUGAL AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE ONLY ALLOCATE MONEY RIGHT NOW
THAT CAN BE SPENT BY THE END OF
THE YEAR. THAT ANSWER YOUR
QUESTION? OR DID I MISS ONE?
>> NO. I THINK YOU GOT ALL OF MY
QUESTIONS. ALTHOUGH, IF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT ALLOWS, I KNOW THERE
MAY BE OTHER COLLEAGUES THAT
HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU ALLOW
ME ONE LAST QUESTION, WHICH IS,
DEPUTY MAYOR, MY UNDERSTANDING
IS ALSO , BECAUSE, AND FULL
DISCLOSURE, AS CHAIR OF THE
LIBRARY EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE I WAS IN
CLOSE CONTACT WITH DEPUTY MAYOR
EMERY, AND THE INNOVATION AND
PERFORMANCE TEAM AND OTHER FOLKS
THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS
PROCESS, THAT COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS IN
COMMUNITY WERE INVOLVED IN WERE
SUPPORTED AND IN FACT, THEY
SIGNED ON TO THE $10 MILLION
PROPOSAL BECAUSE THERE WAS A
PRESS RELEASE YOU WILL SENT OUT
AND I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT SO
MANY PEOPLE LIKE DR. BELL WITH
ODESA BROWN CHILDREN'S CLINIC
AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL , IT
SERVICES SOME OF THE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AT
THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE PART
OF THE LIVE INVESTMENT, AS WELL
AS FOLKS FROM A GREAT COMMUNITY
PARTNERS LIKE DOMINIC DAVIS AND
RENÉE HOPKINS AND DR. LESLIE
WALKER HARDING , CHAIR AND
ASSOCIATE DEAN AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF PEDIATRICS AT U-DUB, AS WELL
AS JANINE JONES OF SCHOOL
PSYCHOLOGY ALSO AT THE U-DUB AS
WELL AS TED HOWARD WITH SEVEN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE
ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICER THAT
WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT, AND SARAH WITH
THE SCHOOL-BASED PARTNERSHIP AT
PUBLIC HEALTH, SEATTLE KING
COUNTY. ALL OF THESE FOLKS
WORKED WITH YOU ALL AND
SUPPORTED THIS $10 MILLION
INVESTMENT. IS THAT TRUE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU
REALLY WORKED HARD TO PUT
TOGETHER SOMETHING THAT YOU
COULD GET OUT THE DOOR THIS
YEAR. BECAUSE THE NEED IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. WE ARE SEEING MORE
UPTICK VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS AND
THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH
INVESTMENTS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
AND YOU PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING
YOU KNEW YOU COULD DELIVER ON
THIS YEAR.
>> CORRECT. NOT EVEN MENTIONING
ALL OF THE CORE SERVICES THAT
ARE ALREADY IN APARTMENTS --
DEPARTMENTS THAT ADDRESS THIS
WORK. THAT IS IN ADDITION TOO.
>> I NOTICED THERE WAS $26
MILLION OF HST ADMINISTERED . A
LOT OF THAT DOES GO TO HER
COMMITTEE-BASED ORGANIZATION
PARTNERS. BECAUSE THAT IS HOW
HST PARTNERS WITH OUR
COMMITTEE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING THOSE REPRESENTED HERE
AND WE'RE DOING GREAT WORK IN
THE CITY. AND ALSO, I UNDERSTAND
THERE IS A $26.6 MILLION
DIRECTLY FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS FROM THE STATE THAT WILL
BE COMING DOWN THE PIKE. RIGHT?
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE THREE OF THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE THEIR HANDS UP.
REMEMBER, THESE ARE QUESTIONS --
ASK QUESTIONS OF OUR EXECUTIVE
AND COUNCIL STAFF IF YOU WOULD
LIKE. AND THEN WE CAN MOVE ON TO
A MINUTE B. YOU ARE WELCOME TO
MAKE COMMENTS AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. A
QUICK QUESTION, I THINK THIS IS
PROBABLY BEST DIRECTED TOWARD
YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE, ON THE
ORIGINAL PURPOSE AND INTENT OF
THE UNDERLYING FUND, THE $20
MILLION JUMPSTART FUNDS, WAS
THIS INTENDED TO BE, AND I
APPRECIATE AS WE HAVE LEARNED
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THAT
THERE WAS NO PLAN, THERE IS NO
RESEARCH, THERE WAS NO,
SEEMINGLY NO RATIONAL BASIS FOR
ARRIVING AT THE INVESTMENT
AMOUNT, BUT AN INVESTMENT AMOUNT
AND COMMITMENT WAS MADE AND HERE
WE ARE. WAS INTENDED TO BE A ONE
TIME INVESTMENT FOR 2024 ONLY?
OR UNTIL GOT SPENT? OR WAS IT
INTENDED TO BE A REOCCURRING ,
ONGOING INVESTMENT, $20 MILLION
EVERY YEAR? I WANT TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND KIND OF LIKE THE
ORIGINAL INTENT.
>> THE QUESTION IS WELL
UNDERSTOOD. I WILL ANSWER AND
THEN I WILL SUGGEST THAT I DEFER
TO BOTH COUNCIL MEMBERS NELSON
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHO
REMEMBERS WHEN THIS WAS
APPROVED. BY LINKING IT TO AN
INCREMENT IN THE PAY WILL
EXPENSE TAX, THE OBVIOUS
INDICATION IS THAT IT WAS AN
ONGOING COMMITMENT AND THE
FUNDING THAT WAS DESCRIBED AND
BROUGHT FORWARD IS FOR
PROGRAMMING INTENDED TO BE
ONGOING. THAT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORIGINAL
INTENT. LIKE I SAID, --
>> THAT IS TRUE. AND AGAIN THE
BASE AMOUNT, $20 MILLION, WAS
WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL AFTER
$60 MILLION WAS PROPOSED
ORIGINALLY. AND $40 MILLION WAS
PROPOSED AFTER THAT. COUNCIL
SETTLED ON $20 MILLION. AROUND
WITH THE BUT WAS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE
TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS, WE JUST
HEARD APPARENTLY THE MAYOR
TALKING ABOUT UTILIZING THE $12
MILLION TO FILL A GENERAL FUND
GAP. MY QUESTION IS, WOULDN'T
THAT REQUIRE SPECIFIC
AUTHORIZATION FROM THE COUNCIL
TO DO THAT? THE MAYOR CAN'T
JUST TAKE THAT MONEY, IS A
CORRECT?
>> YES, THAT IS CORRECT. AND I
WANTED TO JUST STATE, THE MAYOR
CARES ABOUT THE ISSUE VERY
GREATLY. AND SO TO JUST HEAR IT
PUT OUT THERE LIKE HE IS JUST
GOING TO TAKE THIS MONEY FOR
MENTAL HEALTH AND CLOSE THE
DEFICIT GAP, WAS HARD FOR ME TO
HEAR. AND VERY UNTRUE. BECAUSE
HE DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER TO DO
THAT. HE HAS TO COLLABORATE WITH
YOU ALL TO CHANGE LEGISLATION
AROUND PET. THANK YOU FOR ASKING
THAT QUESTION.
>> NO DISAGREEMENT, JUST TO
EXPAND, UNDER CURRENT LAW, THE
USE OF PET AS A GENERAL FUND
SUBSIDY TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL
FUND , THE AUTHORITY TO DO SO
WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS
YEAR. SO, KNOWING WHAT I DO KNOW
ABOUT WHERE THE EXECUTIVE IS
WORKING THROUGH THE BALANCING
BUDGET, WITH 100% CERTAINTY I
ANTICIPATE A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXTEND
THE USE OF THE GENERAL FUND TO
HELP SUBSIDIZE, EXCUSE ME, THE
USE OF THE EXPENSE PAYROLL TAX
TO SUBSIDIZE THE GENERAL FUND
INTO 2025 AND 2026. THE ONLY
QUESTION IS HOW MUCH? I SUBMIT I
HAVE EVERY EXPECTATION IT WILL
BE AT LEAST AS MUCH AS IS
OCCURRING THIS YEAR. I SAY THAT
WITHOUT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE BUT
GENERAL UNDERSTANDING IN AN
EFFORT TO GIVE YOU A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTEXT
WITH WHICH YOU ARE MAKING
DECISIONS.
>> THAT IS AT THE PET LEVEL. IF
THAT HAPPENS, I THINK IT IS A
DIVERSION TO MAKE IT ABOUT THE
MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING IN AND OF
ITSELF. SO I SUPPORT WHAT YOU
SAID, DIRECTOR NOBLE, AND I
WOULD LOVE TO KEEP IT AT THAT
LEVEL AND NOT AT THE MENTAL
HEALTH LEVEL. BECAUSE THE MAYOR
CARES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AS
WELL.
>> ASK ANOTHER QUESTION?
>> IS IT ON THIS TOPIC?
>> A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT. SO, I
JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, THAT ANY
REALLOCATION OF THIS $10 MILLION
WOULD REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL?
>> CORRECT. IT'S EVEN MORE
COMPLICATED THAN THAT BECAUSE
THE WAY THIS IS SET UP, THIS IS
ACTUALLY WORTH EXPLAINING, SO I
WILL. COUNCIL LAST NOVEMBER
ALLOCATED THE $20 MILLION FOR
MENTAL HEALTH, AND THAT WAS
CLEARLY THE INTENT, THERE WAS
NOT AT THE SAME TIME AN ACTION
TAKEN TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH AND
ELIGIBLE USE OF THE PAYROLL
EXPENSE TAX. SO THE ORDINANCE
BEFORE YOU IS IN FACT TO EVEN
ALLOW THAT INITIAL , ANY SHARE
OF THE INITIAL $20 MILLION TO BE
USED FOR MENTAL HEALTH. IN
ADDITION TO LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX TO SUBSIDIZE
THE GENERAL FUND, THE BUDGET
WILL LIKELY INCLUDE LEGISLATION
TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUED USE
OF THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX FOR
MENTAL HEALTH. YOU ARE GRANTING
THAT AUTHORITY WITH THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION. THAT WILL EXPIRE
WITH THIS APPROPRIATION AND
WON'T EXTEND TO AN
APPROPRIATION THAT WOULD OCCUR
FOR 2025 OR 2026.
>> ONE LAST QUESTION, WE DIDN'T
HEAR YESTERDAY THERE WAS SOME
CONCERN THAT SOME OF THE
COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE PROGRAMS
HAVE RECENTLY BEEN CUT. THAT WAS
NEWS TO US.
>> ME TOO.
>> WE CHECKED.
>> THAT WAS NEWS TO US AS WELL.
SO WE CHECKED. AND LOOK THROUGH
THE CONTRACTS THROUGH HST . NO
CONTRACTS ARE GOING TO BE CUT.
>> FOR DUTY DESK UNITY
RESTORATIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL ADD IF I MAY, THAT
DOESN'T NEED OTHER SOURCES AT
RISK, BUT IN TERMS OF THE
CITYSIDE WE CAN FIT OUR
CONTRACTS ARE IN PLACE. I WILL
ADD BECAUSE I LISTEN TO PUBLIC
COMMENT VERY CAREFULLY, I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE OUR PARTNERS AND
MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT COMPARING
ORIGINAL VERSUS NOW. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH
PARTNERS IN THE PAST MONTH TO
DEVELOP A SPENDING PLAN FOR
ORIGINALLY THE $2 MILLION HST
WASN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR. THEY'VE
BEEN VERY GOOD PARTNERS. WE HAVE
DOING THE RESEARCH AND WE HAVE
BEEN COLLABORATING. BUT I WILL
MENTION THAT, I HEARD THE
SEATTLE TRINITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE COME UP A COUPLE
TIMES. THE REQUEST MAKE SURE
THOSE FUNDS ARE PRESERVED. THAT
FUNDING IS ALSO PRESERVED AS
WELL AS THERE IS NO PLANS AT
THIS TIME FOR A REDUCTION. I
WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HOT DIGIT PREVIEW.
>> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, CITY
BUDGET DIRECTOR DID COME VERY
CLOSE TO SAYING THAT THE $10
MILLION THAT WASN'T ALLOCATED
IN THE MENTAL HEALTH PLAN THAT
WAS PRESENTED , WHEN I ASKED HIM
AT THE TABLE LAST WEEK, I SAID
ARE YOU PLANNING TO USE ANY
MONEY TO ADDRESS OUR OPERATING
DEFICIT AND HE SAID, WELL THE
BUDGET IS STILL IN PROCESS OF
BEING MADE. BUT THE SHORT ANSWER
IS YES. SO I THINK THAT IS GET
YOUR QUESTION, THAT THAT IS WHAT
WE UNDERSTOOD. OF COURSE IT IS
NOT FINAL AND OF COURSE BECAUSE
WE VOTE ON THE BUDGET, WE HAVE
ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO SAY WHAT
HAPPENS WITH THAT MONEY.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATED. FIRST I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA WHO STEPPED THROUGH ALL
THE PIECES OF THIS THAT ARE NOT
NECESSARILY REPORTED OR
UNDERSTOOD AND VERY KEY TO
UNDERSTAND. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
STEPPING THROUGH THAT. ONE OF
THE THINGS HER RUNDOWN
HIGHLIGHTS WAS THE LACK OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE BY THE OLD COUNCIL.
ABSOLUTE LACK OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE. LACK OF
COORDINATION, LACK OF ANYTHING,
REALLY. THAT IS AN ISSUE HERE.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO
BE UNDERSTOOD. ALSO WANT TO
THANK DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON
FOR YOUR INSIGHT IN RESPONSE TO
THAT AND ESSENTIALLY IT CONFIRMS
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
OBSERVATIONS ON THOSE FACT
POINTS. THIS GOES TO MY POINT
THIS MORNING IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. THE
IDEA OF DISINFORMATION AND
MISINFORMATION. IT TAKES ONE
PERSON TO PUT DISINFORMATION OUT
THERE AND THE NEXT THING YOU
KNOW IT GETS ECHOED OUT AS
MISINFORMATION LIKE A VIRUS AND
UNDERMINES THE CIVIL DISCOURSE
WE CAN HAVE ON THIS DISCUSSION.
I THINK THAT IS ANOTHER
OBSERVATION THAT NEEDS TO BE
MADE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK, SHE
IS NOT HERE, A PRETTY MAYOR
EMERY, I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH
HER AND HER TEAM ON THIS VERY
TOPIC, THE $10 MILLION AND SHE
STEPPED THROUGH THE PIECES OF
IT. AND SINCE THEN I HAD A
ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH MY
OFFICE WITH HER WE DISCUSSED
THIS AND SHE BASICALLY ECHOED
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON, SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT. SO MY QUESTION NOW,
AND TO CENTRAL STAFF DIRECTOR
NOBLE , DIRECTOR KIM, AND DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON, HIGHLIGHTING
WITH THE OLD COUNCIL DID NOT DO,
AS A PREFACE, CAN YOU DESCRIBE
ANY COORDINATION, ENGAGEMENT,
DISCUSSIONS OR ANYTHING ALONG
THOSE LINES THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES HAD WITH YOU ON THIS
AMENDMENT OF HERS AND WHAT
SHE'S LOOKING TO DO?
>> NONE WITH ME. I WILL PASS IT
TO YOU.
>> I AM SORRY, CAN YOU ASK YOUR
QUESTION?
>> WHAT CORONATION OR
ENGAGEMENT, MEETINGS,
DISCUSSIONS DID COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES HAVE WITH YOU PRIOR TO
INTRODUCTION OF THIS AMENDMENT?
>> WE HAVE NOT CORRELATED ON
THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> CERTAINLY DRAFTING IT WE HAVE
BEEN QUITTING WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES. THE SHORT ANSWER IS
YES.
>> IN THE SENSE OF GETTING THE
AMENDMENT INTO THE SYSTEM,
CALENDAR?
>> AND SOME DISCUSSION OF
UNDERLYING POLICY ISSUES. THAT
WOULD'VE BEEN BY MYSELF TO SOME
DEGREE BUT ALSO WITH OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE STAFF.
>> OKAY, CLEARLY THAT WITH THE
EXECUTIVES, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
TO CARRY OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION IN COMING TODAY
AND TO CLOSE, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR THE
RUNDOWN. I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, DID YOU HAVE YOUR
HAND UP?
>> EXCUSE ME, I DID. BUT
ACTUALLY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
ASKED THE QUESTION. MINE WAS
ABOUT THE CONTRACTS MEETING,
THAT STATEMENT. I APPRECIATE
DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON AND
DIRECTOR KIM FOR ANSWERING THAT.
MY APOLOGIES. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD BE CURIOUS
TO KNOW WHY DEAL ISN'T HERE
SINCE THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE
CONVERSATION. IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT , WE HAVE
RECEIVED CONVERSATIONS AND HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH CONTRACT
THESE TO PROVIDE RESTORATIVE
JUSTICE SERVICES WHO SAID THAT
OVER THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR THE
CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY
ALMOST 50% AND THEY ARE STILL
DOING THE SAME WORK. SO IT
WOULD'VE BEEN HELPFUL TO HAVE
THEM HERE. SO WE COULD ASK THAT
QUESTION DIRECTLY. I GUESS WHAT
I WOULD SAY IS --
>> DEPUTY MAYOR WASHINGTON WOULD
LIKE TO RESPOND.
>> WHAT I WAS SAYING IS WE
CONFIRMED WITH DEAL, I HAVE AN
EMAIL I'M HAPPY TO SHARE. THE
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CONTRACT
HAVE NOT BEEN CUT. IT'S MY JOB
TO KNOW THAT.
>> THAT IS WHY WE INVITED THE
DEPUTY MAYOR.
>> AS I WAS SAYING, I DON'T
THINK ANYONE DISPUTES THE VALUE
OF THE $10 MILLION PLAN. THERE
IS IMPORTANT WORK THAT HAS GONE
INTO DOING THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT
OPTIONS BEING CREATED FOR
TELEHEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES.
BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT IT HAS
BEEN NINE MONTHS SINCE COUNCIL
PASSED THE BUDGET. AND THERE
COULD'VE BEEN A PLAN DELIVERED
SOONER THAT INCLUDED THE FULL
$20 MILLION . AND WE KNOW THERE
ARE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
OVERCAPACITY THAT COULD BENEFIT
FROM ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT
PROVIDE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
PROGRAMMING AND THE KIND OF
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EVERYONE
IS ASKING FOR. I AM NOT
DISPUTING THE PLAN THAT WAS
PRESENTED, THE VALUE OF THAT
PLAN. WE ARE ASKING IS WHY IT
WASN'T PRESENTED FOR THE FULL
$20 MILLION, GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW
AND HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM
STUDENTS FOR YEARS ABOUT THEIR
NEED FOR EXPANDED ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS
AMENDMENT --
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE, YOU CAN HELP ME WITH
THIS AS WELL, YOU'RE PROPOSING
THAT WE ARE PUTTING THE WHOLE
$20 MILLION, WE GET TO THE END
OF THE YEAR, WE'VE ONLY SPENT
$10 MILLION, THEN THE $10
MILLION GOES BACK THAT DIDN'T
GET SPENT INTO GENERAL FUND AT
UNDER SPEND. I'M JUST TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WOULD'VE
WANTED?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING, MAYBE
SHOULD CLARIFY THIS, THIS IS
ONGOING FUNDING. DID YOU NOT
JUST SAY THAT?
>> IS YOUR MICROPHONE ON?
>> SORRY. WERE GOING TO GET INTO
DEEP TECHNICALITIES. BUT PERHAPS
WORTHWHILE. AND APPROPRIATION,
THE FULL $20 MILLION HAVE BEEN
APPROPRIATED. UNLESS THERE
SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT SAYS
SHALL CARRY FORWARD,
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE LEGAL
AUTHORITY TO SPEND THE MONEY
WOULD LAPSE AT THE END OF THE
YEAR. IN THIS CASE THE MONIES
NOT IN THE GENERAL FUND, IT'S
THE JUMPSTART PAYROLL EXPENSE
TAX FUNDS. THERE IS AN IMPORTANT
EXCEPTION TO THAT , IF THE MONEY
HAD BEEN CONTRACTED , THEN IT
WOULD AUTOMATICALLY CARRY
FORWARD BECAUSE THE CITY
WOULD'VE MADE A LEGAL
OBLIGATION THAT APPROPRIATION.
THE ENCUMBERED MONIES WOULD ALSO
CARRY FORWARD. WITHOUT COUNCIL
ACTION. THE MONEY WOULD SIT IN
THE PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX FUND, IT
WOULD HAVE A TAG THAT SAYS THIS
IS BEEN ENCUMBERED AND YOU
CAN'T SPEND THIS AGAIN, IF YOU
WILL. THERE WOULD THEN BE, AN
ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION AVAILABLE
ON THE FORECAST BASIS FOR 2025
AND 2026. AT NO POINT WOULD YOU
COMMITTED TO AN ONGOING MORE
THAN $20 MILLION.
>> BUT YOU COULD CONTRACT FOR
THE SCHOOL YEAR RATHER THAN THE
CALENDAR YEAR AND THEN STUDENTS
COULD AT LEAST BE ASSURED FOR
THEIR SCHOOL YEAR.
>> SIU CONTRACT ON AN ANNUAL
BASIS AT HST BECAUSE CONTRACTING
FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR GETS TRICKY.
WHICH IS WHY IT IS HELPFUL WHEN
WE ARE ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE, AS
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID,
CONSULTED. I THINK IT'S A
TECHNICALITY YOUR ARE DOING. NOT
A FACT. SO THE $20 MILLION WILL
REAPPEAR NEXT YEAR FOR ITS
INTENDED PURPOSES. WHAT WE ARE
SAYING AT HST IS, THE MONEY THE
COUNCIL HAS APPROPRIATED IS
ENOUGH TO GET US THROUGH THE
YEAR. AND SO, IT JUST FEELS LIKE
THE WE ARE ARGUING FOR NO GOOD
REASON. WE ARE NOT ARGUING LIKE
THE $20 MILLION SHOULD BE GONE.
IF THAT WERE AN ARGUMENT THAT
WOULD BE AN ARGUMENT FOR BUDGET.
IT WOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET THAT HE WAS
CUTTING IT. AND THEN THAT WOULD
BE A TIME TO ARGUE. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT NOW IS RELEASING
MONEY FOR SERVICES THIS YEAR.
THAT IS WHY I'M A LITTLE
CONFUSED ABOUT -- I DON'T
UNDERSTAND.
>> OKAY, WE HAVE TO PROCEED
THROUGH THIS VOTE AND THE REST
OF THE AGENDA, FRANKLY. THIS IS
A MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL. THAT
MEANS WE ARE CHANGING 2024'S
BUDGET. I THINK THE QUESTION IS,
CAN WE SPEND HOWEVER MUCH MONEY
IN THE REST OF 2024? YES OR NO?
IF NOT, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS THIS
WILL BE A BUDGET ITEM IN THE
FALL DELIBERATIONS . WHATEVER
HAPPENS THEN HAPPENS THEN. AND
THEN IT'S AN ONGOING FUNDING
SOURCE HERE ON OUT. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE HAVE
EXECUTIVE STAFF AND DIRECTOR
NOBLE AT THE TABLE?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS
YOUR AMENDMENT NOW OR IS THIS
ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT?
>> YES IF I WANT TO ADDRESS --
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR COMING HERE, YOU CAME BOTH
OF THE FNC COMMITTEE AND HAD A
PRESENCE AT SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND NOW YOU ARE BACK
HERE AT FULL COUNCIL. AND WERE
GOING TO DO THIS ALL AGAIN IN
ABOUT 42 DAYS. THANK YOU.
>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THERE IS AN RFP PROCESS ONGOING
PRESENTED IN THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. THIS
IS FOCUSED WORK. ONGOING.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOU'RE
WELCOME TO ADDRESS AMENDMENT B
AND THEN WE WILL MAKE THE FORMAL
MOTION FOR AMENDMENT A.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
FOLLOWING THIS DISCUSSION, I
KNOW IT'S STILL A LITTLE
STRETCH TO ADD $2.25 MILLION TO
THE UNDERLYING $10 MILLION . AND
I THINK IT'S WORTH IT. I THINK
THE KIDS COMING OUT AND TALKING
TO US HAVE MADE A VERY GOOD
CASE. I THINK WE ARE HEARING
RIGHT NOW IS IS GOING TO BE
CHALLENGING, BULLETS STRETCH,
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN IMPLEMENTED
THIS MONEY. WHAT I WAS SAYING
EARLIER STANCE TODAY. WHEN WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT $10 MILLION MORE,
I DON'T SEE US BEING ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT THAT IN THE NEXT THREE
MONTHS. $2.25 MILLION IS STILL A
STRETCH AND IT'S WORTH TAKING
THE CHANCE. SO I URGE A YES
VOTE. I WOULD LIKE TO EARN YOUR
SUPPORT, COLLEAGUES.
>> YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE YOU
MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION ON B?
>> FULL DISCLOSURE, ALSO ON THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING , SINCE WE
STILL HAVE DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON HERE AND DIRECTOR KIM
AND DIRECTOR NOBLE , FOR THAT
MATTER, HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT
, IT IS CLEAR, AND TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'S POINT,
THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE
ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT AN
ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION THIS YEAR
FROM THIS MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL,
WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT. WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE I THINK UNFORTUNATELY
THIS IS GOTTEN TO BE THAT
SOMEHOW WE ARE TAKING MONEY
AWAY, WE ARE NOT TAKING MONEY
AWAY. WE HAVE A PLAN, TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S POINT
ABOUT WHY WAS THIS PLAN NOT
PRESENTED EARLIER , BECAUSE
TYPICALLY WHEN COUNCIL AND THE
MAYOR, FOR THAT MATTER, IS
MAKING A PROPOSAL, THE WORK GOES
INTO THE PROPOSAL TO SHOW HOW
YOU WOULD SPEND THE MONEY . YOU
ARE MAKING THE CASE FOR WHERE IT
WOULD GO. BUT IN THIS CASE THAT
DIDN'T HAPPEN. AND THEN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE HAD TO DO THAT
THIS YEAR BECAUSE DEAL DIDN'T
HAVE THE ABILITY, THIS IS NOT A
LINE OF WORK FOR DEAL, AND THEY
DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO
THAT WORK AND HAVING BEEN A
DEPUTY AT A CITY DEPARTMENT, I
UNDERSTAND , AND I WANT TO MAKE
IT CLEAR, IT IS NOT THAT THEY
DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT, IT'S
THAT THEY COULDN'T DO IT, I
WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT TOO.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE ADDITIONAL
$2.25 MILLION, WE HAD A
CONVERSATION ABOUT COULD WE TRY
TO DO THAT , IS IT AT ALL
FEASIBLE FOR THIS YEAR? AND
THERE IS, AND DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON, I WILL SAY OUR
CONVERSATION WAS, THE $2 MILLION
THAT IS PART OF THE $10 MILLION
THAT THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY
PROPOSED IS TO GO TO THOSE HIGH
SCHOOLS THAT HAVE, USING DATA,
THE MOST VIOLENCE IN AND AROUND
THE SCHOOLS. SO ONE THING THAT
HSE CAN TRYING TO DO, NO
GUARANTEES, WITH THE $2.25
MILLION, IS TO ADD THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL FEEDER SCHOOLS TO THAT
BECAUSE WE KNOW, AND WE HAVE
HEARD FROM THE SAME ENTITIES
THAT THE MAYOR HAS COLLABORATED
WITH THAT I JUST LISTED OFF,
THAT MIDDLE SCHOOLS
INTERVENTIONS AND PREVENTIONS IN
THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS MAKE A
DIFFERENCE INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLS
. DIRECTOR KIM, YOU CAN TALK
MORE ABOUT THIS AND I CAN. I
JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT REALLY
FOR TRANSPARENCY, WE HAD THAT
CONVERSATION AND CONFIRM YOU CAN
TRY TO DO THAT. THEN WE KNOW THE
MONEY IS GOING VERSUS HAVING TO
GO BACK AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO
SPEND ADDITIONAL $2.25 MILLION.
>> CORRECT. WE DO HAVE THE DATA.
WE ARE LOOKING THROUGH IT. THE
MAYOR HAS NOT BEEN BRIEFED YET
ON THE SCHOOLS THAT RISE TO THE
TOP THAT HAVE THE MOST VIOLENCE
IN OR AROUND THE SCHOOLS. SOME
OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
THAT WERE IN THAT ARE HERE. BUT,
WITH THE ADDITIONAL MONEY , I
THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THE
COMMITTEE SAID WAS, IT IS HARD
NOT TO DO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS
THAT FEED INTO THE HIGH SCHOOLS,
WE CAN TRY TO DO THAT WITH THIS
ADDED MONEY. A LOT HAS TO HAPPEN
FOR THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN. WE WANT
TO DO IT THOUGHTFULLY. THE
COMMUNITY WANTS TO DO IT
THOUGHTFULLY. THEY WANT TO DO
KICKOFFS AND ASSESSMENTS AND DO
THAT GOOD WORK. YOUR REFLECTION
OF OUR CONVERSATION IS ACCURATE.
AND I KNOW DIRECTOR KIM, DID YOU
WANT TO ADD SOMETHING?
>> THAT WAS IT. I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS
WHO EXPRESSED THE WAY IN WHICH
THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS RULE
OUT GET THE CREDIT. AND THEY
REALLY DID TALK ABOUT THE
FEEDERS BEING VERY IMPORTANT. WE
NEED TO START EARLIER. NOT JUST
WAIT UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL. AND ALSO
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE ,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE
ADJACENT, SOME ARE RIGHT NEXT TO
EACH OTHER, THAT YOU CAN'T
IGNORE THE OTHER. IT JUST MADE
PERFECT SENSE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL ALSO SAY IN
TERMS OF INGRAM, THERE IS UP
FEEDER SCHOOL WITH A LOT OF
VIOLENCE HAPPENING ON AURORA
RIGHT OFF OF WHERE THE SCHOOL
IS. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO
REALLY LOOK AT THE MIDDLE
SCHOOLS BECAUSE THOSE SCHOOLS
ARE GOING TO FEED INTO INGRAM
WHICH WE KNOW IS ONE OF THE
SCHOOLS THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED
FOR THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL
INVESTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. LET'S PROCEED TO A
MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
CALLED YOU LIKE TO MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENT?
>> DO MEAN MORALE IS? --
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> I WOULD LIKE ONE CLEAR THING
QUESTION. IT WAS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT AMENDMENT B
IS NOT ADDING $2 MILLION BUT
PROVIDES $2 MILLION OF THE $10
MILLION CURRENTLY IN THE
MAYOR'S PACKAGE.
>> THAT IS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> OKAY.
>> I BELIEVE -- JUST BACKING UP,
BECAUSE COUNCIL HADN'T
AUTHORIZE THE USE -- USE OF PT
MONEY FOR MENTAL HEALTH, WE ARE
USING THE PROVISO IS A TOOL TO
MAKE IT ELIGIBLE. TWO PROVISOS,
ONE IS FOR THE INITIAL $10
MILLION AND A SECOND IS ARE THE
ADDITIONAL .
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION.
>> POINT OF INFORMATION, FOR A
TOTAL OF 12.25.
>> OKAY. ARE WE READY?
>> YES WE ARE.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT A IS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. AMENDMENT A HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED AS AMENDMENT
TO BASE LEGISLATION. OTHER
FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR
STATEMENTS?
>> THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY
LEADERS, LIKE THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB OF KING COUNTY, MOMS DEMAND
ACTION, ORGANIZING AROUND THIS
CAUSE, THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS . LAST WEEK I
MENTIONED AFTER MY VOLUNTEER
WORK RUNNING A SIMILAR PROGRAM I
ALSO HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND ACUITY
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE MY GROUP AND
COMMITTEE PASSAGEWAYS AND OTHERS
HELP HER MAKE STREET SAFER. AND
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE. ALONG WITH
GROUPS LIKE SEATTLE ACTION
NETWORK, I THINK WE CAN IMPROVE
COMMUNITY SAFETY. I HELPED
HEALING CIRCLES AFTER TRAUMA
INCIDENTS. I BELIEVE IT TAKES
COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY
SAFETY DOES INVOLVE A CONFERENCE
OF RESPONSE. FOR A SECOND TIME I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
OTHERS? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE
YOUTH WHO SHOWED UP TODAY. AND
TESTIFIED INSURED TO
PROSPECTIVE. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT AGAIN. I
SUPPORTED IT LAST WEEK AND I'M
GOING TO SUPPORT IT AGAIN THIS
WEEK. I DON'T LOVE , I FRANKLY
DESPISE THE LACK OF WORK AND
EFFORT THAT WENT INTO ARRIVING
AT THE ORIGINAL INVESTMENT
AMOUNT. THE LACK OF FORETHOUGHT
AND PLANNING AND RESEARCH IN
COLLABORATION THAT WENT IN IN
TERMS OF AT THE TIME THIS
INVESTMENT WAS ORIGINALLY PASSED
AND PUT FORWARD. I HAVE LEARNED
AS A COUNCILMEMBER FOR 8+
MONTHS, WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
EVERY SINGLE ANSWER FIGURED OUT
NECESSARILY. IT'S NEVER GOING
TO BE PERFECT. BUT THERE IS A
MINIMUM BAR OF WORK THAT IS
REQUIRED IN TERMS OF
COLLABORATION AND GAIN PLANNING
AND UNDERSTANDING. I DON'T THINK
THAT WAS DONE WHEN THIS WAS
ORIGINALLY PASSED. THAT SAID, A
COMMITMENT WAS MADE FOR $20
MILLION. AND I DON'T THINK ALSO
THAT THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING
THAT IS REOCCURRING IN AN ANNUAL
ONGOING EVERY YEAR . A
COMMITMENT WAS MADE FOR $20
MILLION. TODAY THE CITY HAS NOT
YET LIVED UP TO THIS COMMITMENT.
I TRUST THE EXECUTIVE IS WORKING
IN GOOD FAITH AND TO FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO BRING TO LIFE AND SPEND
THE MONEY THAT HAS BEEN
ALLOCATED. I THINK THE INTENT, I
DON'T PURPORT TO PUT WORDS IN
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES'S WORDS,
MOUTH, BUT I THINK THE INTENT
WAS TO EXPAND THE CRITERIA OF
OTHER POSSIBLE THINGS THAT ARE
RELATED BUT LESS DIRECTLY
RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH WHICH I
STRONGLY SUPPORT. AGAIN, I DO
THINK WE NEED TO -- AND THAT
VOTE IN THIS COMMITMENT WAS MADE
UNDER CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS THAT
ARE NO LONGER TRUE TODAY. THAT
SAID, A $20 MILLION COMMITMENT
WAS MADE. I THINK WE SHOULD
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SPEND THIS
$20 MILLION INVESTMENT AS A
ONE-TIME THING. FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE IT SHOULD CARRY
FORWARD UNTIL THE $20 MILLION IS
SPENT. AND THEN LET US REVISIT.
NO MORE COMMITMENTS. AND HAVE
OTHER LIKELY AND COMFORTABLE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PRIORITIES.
BUT THIS WAS SPENT ARE ALREADY
COMMITTED TO SPEND, SO THAT IS
WHY I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING
THIS AGAIN TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> I WILL TAKE THE PRIVILEGE OF
JUST NOTING THAT WHEN COUNCIL
APPROVED THIS MONEY, THE PEOPLE
THAT CAME TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
IT, THE ASK WAS COUNSELORS IN
SCHOOLS. I HAVE TO DEFEND THE
EXECUTIVE , BECAUSE IT'S A LOT
OF MONEY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO
DO AND YOU ARE NOT IN THE
BUSINESS OF THE CITY OF DOING
MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS. THAT
IS NOT A CORE LINE OF BUSINESS.
AND SO I WOULD JUST SAY THE
REASON WHY WE GOT THE PLAN WE
DID SO LATE LIKE WE DID IS THAT
IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT,
THERE IS THE TELEHEALTH ELEMENT,
THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
ELEMENT, ET CETERA. AND THEN IT
CAME TO US OVER THE SUMMER.
ANYWAY. THANK YOU. IF THERE IS
NOTHING ELSE, LET'S GO AHEAD .
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> NO. COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> NO. FOUR IN FAVOR, FIVE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION FAILS AND WE WILL
NOW CONSIDER AMENDMENT B.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOUR
RECOGNIZE TO MOVE AMENDMENT BE.
120812.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO MOVE IS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT B. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR FURTHER OR
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
STATEMENTS ABOUT YOUR AMENDMENT?
>> NO ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. I URGE A YES VOTE.
>> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALL
RIGHT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT B.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> AT NINE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AN
AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. OTHER
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE AMENDED
BILL?
>> I LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT
WHICH IS, I KNOW NEVER PEOPLE
HAVE LEFT YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED.
I HOPE YOU'RE LEAVING HERE
REALIZING WE HAVE NOW ADDED AN
ADDITIONAL $2.5 MILLION. SO WE
NOW HAVE $4.5 MILLION AND THAT
IS JUST TO GET US THROUGH THE
END OF THE YEAR. THAT IS BASED
ON WHAT IS TOLD TO US IS
ACTUALLY DOABLE. WE WILL BE BACK
HERE IN SEPTEMBER TO LOOK AT
WHAT CAN WE DO NEXT YEAR. IT HAS
ALREADY BEEN MY DISCUSSION
ABOUT, WE NEED TO EXPAND , IF I
MAY, WE NEED TO EXPAND OUR
COMMITTEE SAFETY INITIATIVES. WE
DON'T HAVE A COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVE HUB IN NORTH SEATTLE.
WE NEED ONE. WE NEED YOUR GROUPS
AND OR SEATTLE THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT YEAR
WHEN WE BEGIN THAT CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, WE WILL PROCEED GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> I THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE'S COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO
SAY, I SAID IT YESTERDAY, I'M
GOING TO STATE AGAIN TODAY. IT
IS O-MATIC TO BE MAKING PROMISES
TO COMMITTEES THAT WE VERY NO --
WELL KNOW WE CANNOT KEEP. WE SAW
TODAY'S WE HAVE PEOPLE LEAVING
THINKING WE ARE NOT SUPPORTING.
THAT IS NOT -- THAT IS THE
FURTHEST FROM THE TRUTH. THAT IS
VERY UPSETTING TO ME. THE
PERFORMATIVE STUFF THAT HAPPENS
HERE AT CITY COUNCIL THAT
HAPPENED BEFORE NOW , IT IS NOT
OKAY. WE SHOULDN'T BE MAKING
PROMISES TO COMMUNITY THAT WE
KNOW WE CANNOT DELIVER ON AS AN
ACTIVE SYMBOLISM. COMMITTEE
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SYMBOLIC
VOTE AND AN ACTUAL VOTE, SO WHAT
WE VOTED ON TODAY IS WHAT WE
VERY CLEARLY HEARD FROM THE
EXECUTIVE AND FROM THE
DEPARTMENT WHO ACTUALLY HAS TO
IMPLEMENT THIS FUNDING WHAT THEY
ARE ABLE TO DELIVER ON THIS
YEAR. AND YOU ALSO HEARD THEM
SAY, THAT AS AN ONGOING
INVESTMENT THEY WILL BE SENDING
AS PART OF THE BUDGET WHAT THEY
BELIEVE THEY CAN DO NEXT YEAR.
SO EVERYBODY HERE, THE ONE THING
I THINK WE ALL DO AGREE ON IS
THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT
STUDENTS, WE NEED TO SUPPORT
MENTAL HEALTH INVESTMENTS AND
VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND
WE DO THOSE THINGS IS A 50. IT
IS PROBLEMATIC TO ME WHEN I HEAR
FOLKS COMING HERE ANGRY BECAUSE
WE HAVE TAKEN , SOME OF US, A
SYMBOLIC VOTE ON SOMETHING WE
KNOW WE CANNOT DELIVER. I WANT
TO UNDERSCORE THAT. BECAUSE, AS
A MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN WHO
WERE INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL
SHOOTING AT INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL,
I'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY TO ME, HOW
CAN YOU TAKE THIS VOTE? YOU SAY
YOU ARE A MOM THAT HAS HAD
CHILDREN TOUCHED BY GUN VIOLENCE
IN THE SCHOOLS, BECAUSE I KNOW
WE CAN'T DELIVER ON THE FULL
$20 MILLION. AND I WANT TO VOTE
ON WHAT I KNOW WE CAN DELIVER
ON. AND THAT IS WHAT WE VOTED ON
TODAY. AND I WANT TO BE REALLY
CLEAR ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> ARE YOU HAVING A CLOSING
WORD? I ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO
SAY THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION.
>> I WAS GOING TO URGE THAT WE
MOVED TO A VOTE.
>> YES. I WILL JUST REMIND
PEOPLE THIS IS A MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL AND WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT ONE PROGRAM. THERE
ARE A CHANGE OF $170 MILLION TO
THE 2020 FOR BRIDGET WHICH IS A
LOT FOR MIDYEAR. HAVEN'T TALKED
ABOUT THE ADDITION OF 21 CARES
POSITIONS. WE HAVEN'T TALKED
ABOUT , WE BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT
SOME OF THE CHANGES TO THE SPD
ADVERTISING. THERE'S A LOT
GOING ON IN THIS MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL GENERALLY . I LIKE
IT WHEN THERE AREN'T SO MANY
CHANGES. BUT HERE'S WHERE WE
ARE. SO, I SUPPORTED THIS IN THE
SELECT BUDGET SO MANY AND I WILL
HONESTLY BE SUPPORTING THIS
TODAY. IF WE ARE READY TO MOVE
ON FOR A VOTE GO AHEAD.
>> A COMMENT.
>> IT IS 4:25 PM AND WE HAVE A
LOT OF OTHER ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD
. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, I WANT
TO MAKE CLEAR I CAN'T IN GOOD
CONSCIOUS VOTE ON THIS
SUPPLEMENTAL BILL. NOT JUST
BECAUSE IT GOES BACK ON A
PROMISED FUNDING TO THE
STUDENTS. THIS COUNCIL VOTED YES
ON FUNDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
FOR A SECOND JAIL JUST LAST
WEEK. VOTED ON EXORBITANT FOR
SPD EARLIER THIS YEAR. ALL OF
WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TENS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO OUR
BUDGET DEFICITS. I TRIED THREE
TIMES TO REDUCE HARM IN THIS
MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BILL
INCLUDING AN AMENDMENT TO
PROVIDE PERMANENT FUNDING FOR
THE CAROTENE. AND OF COURSE MY
AMENDMENT TO TRY TO SUPPORT OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT PROMISE THAT
WE JUST BROKE. SO WE HAVE ADDED
DOZENS OF NEW POSITIONS TO CITY
DEPARTMENTS IN THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL WITHOUT IDENTIFYING
HOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR
THEM. BUT WE ARE SAYING WE
CAN'T AFFORD TO FUND PROGRAMS
FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE. SO I WILL
NOT BE VOTING YES ON THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL. THANK YOU.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
>> I GET THE LAST WORD, DO I
NOT?
>> SINCE IT IS YOUR BILL, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. JUST USING MY
OPPORTUNITY AS THE CHAIR OF THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE WITH THE
LAST WORD ON THIS BILL, I DO
URGE A YES VOTE ON THIS BILL.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE AMENDED
LEGISLATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF.
>> MOVING ON TO NUMBER ONE IS A
REASON THE AGENDA. PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32138 A RESOLUTION
RELATING TO THE CITY LIGHT
DEPARTMENT; ACKNOWLEDGING AND
APPROVING THE 2024 INTEGRATED
RESOURCE PLAN PROGRESS REPORT AS
CONFORMING WITH THE PUBLIC
POLICY OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON; AND
APPROVING THE PROGRESS REPORT
FOR THE BIENNIUM SEPTEMBER 2024
THROUGH AUGUST 2026.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO YOUR
RECOGNIZED. THIS IS CITY LIGHTS
INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN. A
TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORT AND
NEWLY REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE
STATE. THE PLAN GIVES US A
CONFERENCE OF LOOK AT CURRENT
AND FUTURE ENERGY SOURCES. I
APPRECIATE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
WORK ON THIS AND THE
CONVERSATIONS WE HAD IN
COMMITTEE. WE NEED TO PASS THIS
TO BE ABLE WORKING ON THE
STRATEGIC PLAN. OUR COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED THE ADOPTION OF THIS
RESOLUTION AND I THANK YOU AHEAD
OF TIME FOR THE POSSIBLE
ADOPTION.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION ? SEEING THEN PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
THE RESOLUTION.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
>> THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
GRANT FUNDS FROM NON-CITY
SOURCES; AUTHORIZING THE
DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION TO
ACCEPT SPECIFIED GRANTS AND
EXECUTE RELATED AGREEMENTS FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY;
AMENDING ORDINANCE 126955, WHICH
ADOPTED THE 2024 BUDGET;
CHANGING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND VARIOUS
>> THIS LEGISLATION MARKS A
RETURN TO THE REGULAR BUSINESS
OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
BYPASSING COUNCIL BILL 120826,
YOU WILL AUTHORIZE SDOT TO
ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM OUR
STATE PARTNERS, FROM THE
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT AND
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION. SDOT WILL USE
THESE FUNDS SPECIFICALLY TO
STUDY GREEN SPACE AND BARRIERS
AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TREEPLANTING IN HIGH PRIORITY
AREAS RANKED BY THE CITY RACE
AND SOCIAL EQUITY INDEX AS WELL
AS INNOVATIVE WORK TO STUDY
ECONOMISTS VEHICLES , INCLUDING
WORK TO HELP PREVENT AV
INCURSION INTO SCHOOL ZONES AND
TRANSIT LANES AND PROMOTE
GENERAL TRANSIT AND PUBLIC
SAFETY. I URGE A YES VOTE .
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> SEEING THEN, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES , PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> 1208 11. MENDING ORDINANCE
126955 THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS YOUR
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GIVE
YOU FIRST AND LAST WORD ON BOTH
THIS BILL AND THE FOLLOWING BILL
SO WE CAN CONTINUE ON WITH OUR
DAY. 120811 IS OUR ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASE ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE.
THIS IMPLEMENT THE ANNUAL WAGE
INCREASES THAT HAVE BEEN
RATIFIED THROUGH COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESSES. IT WAS
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FROM COMMITTEE
AND I URGE A YES VOTE. REGARDING
120813 NOT SO DIFFERENT FROM THE
BILL WE JUST VOTED ON, THIS
EXCEPTS GRANT FUNDING AND WAS
VOTED ON UNANIMOUSLY I URGE A
YES VOTE ON BOTH BILLS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
ANYBODY?
>> SEEING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. PLEASE CALL ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL 120811.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
>> WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 5 INTO THE RECORD.
>> 120813. FUNDING FROM NON-CITY
SOURCES. THE DEPARTMENTS CAN
ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE FUNDING AND
SUBSIDIZED LOANS . COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THIS LEGISLATION HAS BEEN
DESCRIBED. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG, TO
MAKE SURE I HAVE THE RIGHT BILL
NUMBER. WILL THE CLERK THESE
CALL THE ROLL ON 120813.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEG --
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. THERE
WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE IS
NOT A RESOLUTION OR INTRODUCTION
OR ADOPTION. IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER -- IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE
RECESS. OKAY, AM NOT THINK
COMMENTS. WE HAVE GOTTEN THROUGH
A LOT OF LEGISLATION, WE HAVE
ENTERED INTO DISCUSSION WITH
CONSEQUENTIAL BILLS BEFORE US
THAT WE WILL RETURN TO AFTER THE
BREAK. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
ALL FOR REALLY YOUR DEEP
ENGAGEMENT ON EVERYTHING.
FRANKLY. AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR
THEIR DEEP ENGAGEMENT AND
INTEREST IN WHAT WE'RE DOING
HERE AT CITY HALL. HAVE A GREAT
BREAK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF
THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS, WE
ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 4:30 5 PM.
-- 4:35 PM. BYE-BYE.