>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THE OCTOBER 8th, 2020 FOR
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER.
I'M SARA NELSON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH .
>> PRESENT. THIS IS
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> SEVEN PRESENT
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS
TODAY. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH HAS A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING
OCTOBER 10th 2024 TO BE BLACK
BREWERS DAY. 2024. ON BEHALF OF
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
WHO UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT BE
HERE TODAY, I WILL BE PROVIDING
SOME COMMENTS ON HER BEHALF AND
THEN OPENED THE FLOOR FOR
COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS,
AND THEN AFTER COUNCILMEMBER
COMMENTS, I WILL PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW YOUR
GUESTS TO MAKE SOME REMARKS ON
THEIR BEHALF, AS WELL. SO WITH
THAT, AND IN THE WORDS OF
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
QUOTE, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF HOPS
IN THE WORLD. WE PRODUCE OVER
50% OF THE PRODUCTION IN THE
YARD, VALLEY. SEATTLE IS HOME
TO SOME OF THE BEST BREWERIES
IN THE COUNTRY. LESS THAN 1%
ARE BLACK OWNED. THE BREWERIES
PROVIDE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY ,
CONNECTION, AND HOME FOR
PEOPLE. THEY ARE PLACES TO
CATCH A SPORTS GAME ON TV, MEET
WITH FRIENDS, OR END THE WEEK
ON A RELAXING NOTE. THE
CULTURAL VIBRANCY CREATES A
DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE. I SEE A
LOT OF PEOPLE COME BACK. WE ARE
GRATEFUL FOR BOTH OUR LOCAL
BREWERIES THAT HAVE BEEN A
STAPLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY THE BACK -- BLACK
COMMUNITY. BLACK
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS A PATHWAY
TO GENERATIONAL WEALTH. THANK
YOU FOR BEING LEADERS IN THE
INDUSTRY, LEADERS IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND A SUCCESSFUL
EXAMPLE OF HARD WORK. I
COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO
BRING FORTH THIS PROCLAMATION
AND TRULY THINK MY COLLEAGUES
FOR SUPPORTING THIS.". I HAVE
TO SAY, I SECOND ALL THAT, AND
I COULDN'T PUT IT IN BETTER
WORDS MYSELF. AND WITH THIS
PROCLAMATION, COLLEAGUES, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE
-- CITY COUNCIL PROCLAIMS BLACK
BREWERS DAY. CELEBRATE AND
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS
OF BLACK BREWERS IN SEATTLE ,
WASHINGTON, AND IN THE UNITED
STATES. I MIGHT ADD, WHILE
THEY'RE AT IT, IS A POINT OF
CELEBRATION AND ENJOY THEIR
TASTY CRAFT. I WILL OPEN THE
FLOOR TO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM COUNCILMEMBERS.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION -- I'M
SORRY.
>> NO WORRIES. I DIDN'T RAISE
MY HAND ON SCREEN. THANK YOU,
MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ON TO
SAY, FIRST OF OFF -- ALL, THANK
YOU TO ALL OF OUR BLACK BREWERS
OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR THE
EXCITEMENT AND JOY THAT YOU
BRING TO ALL COMMITTEES --
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY,
CREATING A PRODUCT THAT IS GOOD
FOR US ALL, RESPONSIBLY, OF
COURSE. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
OUR BLACK BREWERS OUT THERE AND
EXTEND MY GRATITUDE AND
APPRECIATION TO OUR COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK
YOU.
>> YES. AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT
HAVING BEEN A PART OF THIS
COMMUNITY MYSELF, I RECOGNIZE
THAT IT HAS BEEN A, YOU KNOW, A
FAIRLY -- IT'S BEEN AN
INDUSTRY THAT HAS LACKED
DIVERSITY IN THE PAST, SO THIS
IS WHY I AM REALLY OVERJOYED TO
SEE YOU HERE IN THIS ROTODAY. I
OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO PRESENT
THE PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW OUR
GUEST TO ACCEPT IT. SEEING NO
OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE
SUSPENDED IN THE PROCLAMATION
WE PRESENTED, AND THEN AFTER IT
IS PRESENTED, COLLECTS RODNEY
HINES, CEO OF BREWING COMPANY
AND JAMES DIXON OF 23rd AVENUE
BREWING WILL PROVIDE REMARKS TO
THE COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC. [ INAUDIBLE ] AS
WELL AS DESTINY JONES. DESTINY
JONES AND ISAIAH POWELL. ALL
RIGHT. SO WHY DON'T YOU, AND I
WILL PRESENT THIS FAST -- FANCY
-- WE USUALLY DO IT OVER HERE
LET'S HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FIRST.
THIS HAS BEEN SIGNED BY ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> I AM RODNEY HINES. [
INAUDIBLE ] I'M HOLDING A BOOK
THAT TELLS THE STORY OF TED
MECK SR.. HE OPENED A BREWERY
IN OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. IN
CELEBRATION OF HIS WORK, THE
NATIONAL [ INAUDIBLE ] -- WE
STARTED TWO YEARS AGO. WE
THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO HONOR HIM.
[ INAUDIBLE ] THIS DATE IS
BEING MARKED WITH [ INAUDIBLE ]
ACROSS THE U.S. OF THE 9700
BREWERIES ACROSS THE U.S., 83
ARE BLACK OWNED. OF THE 83 THAT
ARE BLACK OWNED, 12 OF THEM
HAVE THEIR OWN PRODUCTION
STORES. TWO OF US ARE HERE IN
WASHINGTON STATE. WE REPRESENT
16% OF THE BLACK OWNED
BREWERIES IN THIS COUNTRY. IT
IS DEVASTATING TO HEAR . THE
JOY OF THAT IS THE COMMUNITY. [
INAUDIBLE ] THE COMMUNITY WE
CREATE WITH FIVE MUSIC, WITH
COMEDY ACTS. WE ARE GOING TO BE
ANNOUNCING THE BREWERY AND
RESTAURANT COMING IN. [
INAUDIBLE ] WE OFFER AN AWFUL
LOT BETWEEN US IN TERMS OF
CREATING COMMUNITY . THANK YOU,
AND THANKS TO THE COUNCIL FOR
MAKING THIS MOMENT POSSIBLE.
>> YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE ME
FOLLOW THAT UP. SORRY. MY NAME
IS JAMES DIXON. I'M REALLY
EXCITED TO BE HERE. I
APPRECIATE Y'ALL FOR HAVING
US. I APPRECIATE RODNEY FOR
GETTING THIS ALL ORGANIZED VERY
MUCH. YEAH. THIS IS A DREAM
COME TRUE. AT THE END OF THE
DAY, A REPRESENTATION, MORE
OPPORTUNITY, AND MORE STRIVING
TO BE GREAT IS NEEDED FOR ALL
OF US, AND I HOPE THAT ONE DAY,
THAT WE CAN SAY THERE IS MUCH
MORE BREWERIES THAT ARE BLACK
OWNED IN THE UNITED STATES.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE
BEFORE US THAT HAVE THE STREAM
BUT COULD NOT REACH IT FOR
WHATEVER REASON. WE HOPE THAT
WE CAN CONTINUE TO STRIVE SO
THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN REPLACE
US AND BE BETTER THAN US ONE
DAY. THANK YOU.
>> THE LAST THING I WANT TO
MENTION IS WE REPRESENT
EXISTING BREWERIES TODAY.
DESTINY IS ONE OF OUR BREWERS.
ISAIAH WORKS AT [ INAUDIBLE ]
BREWERY. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY
DAY TO JOIN US TODAY. ALL
RIGHT. MOVING ON, COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE HAS A PROCLAMATION
RECLAIMING OCTOBER 2 DOZEN 24
TO BE VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A COMMENT.
I WILL ASK FOR THE RECALL TO
AFFIX SIGNATURES TO THE
POPULATION AND THEN IT WILL BE
PRESENTED TO OUR GUEST.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I'M PROUD TO BRING
THIS PROCLAMATION, ORGANIZING
OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH. DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE IS AN ISSUE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH AND
THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO
SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON. I'M
PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE CITY
OF SEATTLE PROVIDES AN OFFERING
SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO PEOPLE
IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
TODAY'S PROCLAMATION HOPEFULLY
WILL BRING AWARENESS, CONTINUED
AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE, WHICH
IN TURN WILL HELP PROMOTE THE
AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO THE
PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST. WOMEN,
CHILDREN, FAMILIES. TO ANYONE
WHO HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, I WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT THERE IS HELP AND
THERE IS HOPE, AND THE CITY
STANDS WITH YOU. IF YOU OR
SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP, OR
CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE, YOU
CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE. ONE
807 99 SAFE. OR CALL THE 24
SEVEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
HELPLINE AT 877-737-0242. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THOSE ARE MY INITIAL
REMARKS.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK FROM THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> I SERVE ON THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE ADVISORY COUNCIL,
WHICH INCLUDES THE CHIEF OF
POLICE, THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND
A NUMBER OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS.
IT IS CLEAR IN THE DISCUSSIONS
WE'VE HAD THAT THE KEY FOCUS
FOR US IS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO
ARE CAUGHT UP IN DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE BECAUSE STUDIES SHOW
THAT IF YOU SEE IT AS A CHILD,
IF YOU EXPERIENCE IT AS A
CHILD, CHANCES ARE YOU MAY
BECOME A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PERSON YOURSELF AS AN ADULT. I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO
FOCUS ON THAT AREA, AND IT IS
MENTIONED IN THE RECITALS, AND
I THINK IT IS A FOCUS THAT WE
NEED TO HAVE AS A COMMUNITY TO
HELP THOSE WHO ARE YOUNG AND
HELP BREAK THE CYCLE, SO THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR MAKING THOSE
COMMENTS. IT IS ABOUT BREAKING
THE CYCLE. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO
PROVIDE FEEDBACK? LET ME SEE IF
THERE IS ANYBODY RAISING THEIR
HAND THAT I'M NOT SEEING.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
TO DETERMINE WHICH CUTS MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
AFFIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING OCTOBER DOZEN 24 TO
BE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
MONTH .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> SIX SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. ARE
THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE IT IS
PRESENTED TO OUR GUESTS?
>> I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR
BRINGING THIS AWARENESS TO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND I AGREE
WITH THE COMMENTS ABOUT
BREAKING THE CYCLE, AND I JUST
WANT TO LEND MY VOICE OF
SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE SO THAT WE
TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE YOU
KNOW, THIS ISSUE. IT IS REALLY
AN IMPORTANT ONE IN OUR
COMMUNITY , AND ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IN GENERAL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL LET YOU HAVE THE LAST
WORD. I WANTED TO MENTION THAT
I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A
PRECURSOR TO SOME OF THE
GREATEST, MOST CHALLENGING
ISSUES THAT WE DEAL WITH ON A
POLICY LEVEL. IT CAN LEAD TO
UNEMPLOYMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES, AND HOMELESSNESS AND
THERE IS RESEARCH SHOWING THAT
IT CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
ADDICTION RATES, ET CETERA. BY
ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, I
HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT WE -- IT
IS A STEP IN PREVENTING THE
EXACERBATION OF THESE OTHER
ISSUES THAT WE THAT WE SPEND A
LOT OF TIME TRYING TO SOLVE,
AND SO FOCUSING ON THIS
PRECURSOR ISSUE IS A GOOD PLACE
FOR OUR EFFORTS AND ATTENTION,
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS
VERY EASY FOR ME TO SIT UP HERE
BUT I'M NOT HAVING TO DO THE
DAY-TO-DAY WORK, SO I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT FOR THIS PROCLAMATION
AND FOR THE SERVICES THAT THEY
PROVIDE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
TWO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THEY WORK
WITH OVER 35 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
TO SERVE OVER 10,000 -- 10,000
-- SURVIVORS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. TODAY, WE ARE ALSO
PRIVILEGED TO HAVE COUNSELING
SERVICES WITH US, WHO WORK WITH
FAMILIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES
THAT HELP SURVIVORS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR
ALL THE VITAL WORK THAT YOU DO
FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO HEAL
AND PROVIDE HELP TO OUR
COMMUNITY. IT IS MY HONOR TO BE
BRINGING THIS FORWARD TODAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU. SO FIRST, I HAVE
TO SUSPEND THE RULES, SO IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES WILL BE SUSPENDED
TO PRESENT THE BUCCAL MISSION
AND ALLOW OUR GUEST TO
PRESENTED AND PROVIDE REMARKS.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
COUNCIL RULES ARE SUSPENDED IN
THE BUCCAL MISSION WILL BE
PRESENTED AND AFTER IT IS
PRESENTED, OUR GUEST WILL BE
ABLE TO ADDRESS US ON THEIR
BEHALF. THANK YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JUDITH. I'M WITH THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
SEXUAL ASSAULT. I WANT TO THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE , AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AND
TRENTON FOR RAISING AWARENESS
ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ITS
EFFECT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
SEATTLE IS TRYING TO BECOME A
PLACE WHERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DOESN'T EXIST, WHERE PEOPLE
EMBRACE THE SPIRIT OF
NONVIOLENCE AND DEVELOP HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON HUMAN --
MUTUAL RESPECT AND BUILD
SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES. WITH
HSD LEADING CORONATION OF THE
COUNCIL, WE ARE WORKING TO
PRIORITIZE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE. TO
INCREASE CITYWIDE KNOWLEDGE AND
CAPACITY FOR ENDING
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND TO
DEVELOP COORDINATED SAFETY NET
AND IMPROVED SYSTEMS RESPONSE.
HSD INVESTS OVER $14 MILLION IN
A CONFERENCE OF NETWORK OF
SOCIAL SERVICES AND A
SPECIALIZED CRIMINAL LEGAL
RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF
SURVIVORS AND TO HOLD THOSE
THAT COST HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THEIR ACTIONS. OUR FUNDED
NETWORK OF PROVIDERS RESPOND TO
AND SUPPORT MORE THAN 7500
SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE ANNUALLY, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO
RECOGNIZE AND THANK ALL THE
COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCATES AND
PROVIDERS WHO ADMIRABLY PROVIDE
CONFERENCE OF WRAPAROUND
SUPPORT OF SERVICES TO
SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES
EVERY DAY. WE CAN'T DO THIS
WORK WITHOUT THE COMMITMENT OF
OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO
ADDRESS THE SAFETY AND
WELL-BEING FOR EVERYONE IN OUR
CITY. AND NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO
PASS IT ON TO NORMA.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE SUPPORT
YOU HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR
AGENCY. WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO
THOSE THAT SOMETIMES , DUE TO
LANGUAGE BARRIERS OR
MISCONCEPTIONS OF THE LAW ARE
NOT ABLE TO ACCESS OR ARE NOT
ABLE TO SEEK SERVICES. WE
PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES THAT
HONOR THEIR CULTURAL -- WITH
CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES.
AND REGARDLESS OF NOT BEING IN
A MAJOR BUDGET THIS YEAR, WE
HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WITH
YOUR SUPPORT PROVIDING THIS
LIFE-SAVING SERVICES. SOME OF
THE RESULTS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE CAN BE MENTAL HEALTH.
THESE SERVICES ARE INTERTWINED,
AND I'M HAPPY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ADDRESS THOSE UNDER THE
SAME UMBRELLA. THEREFORE, ONCE
AGAIN, WE ASK THAT WE CONTINUE
THESE SERVICES TO THE
POPULATION THAT NEEDS IT, AND
DEMANDS IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING TODAY. OKAY. WE WILL
MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA HERE.
COLLECTS AT THIS TIME, WE WILL
OPEN UP THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. IF YOU'RE HERE
TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON
RESOLUTION 32149, PLEASE KNOW
THAT WE WILL TAKE COMMENTS ON
AGENDA NUMBER SEVEN. CLERK, HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK TODAY?
>> WE HAVE 34 REMOTE SPEAKERS
AND 21 IN PERSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
PROVIDE ONE MINUTE FOR PEOPLE
TO SPEAK TODAY AND BEGIN IN
BATCHES OF TENT WITH THE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BEGIN.
>> WE HAVE SPEAKERS ONE THROUGH
10, WHO ARE GOING TO BE FIRST
IN THIS SET AND WE HAVE BENNET,
GERALD, AND ROBIN. IF YOUR NAME
IS CALLED, PLEASE STAND IN
LINE, AND WE HAVE THESE TWO
MICROPHONES FOR YOU TO USE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME BEFORE
YOU START.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. FROM MY
PREVIOUS ARREST IN 2020, MY
ARREST REPORTS THAT I WAS PART
OF IT RIGHT -- RIOT . I HAD
CREDIT CARD RECEIPTS SHOWING
THAT I WAS GETTING PIZZA. THIS
IS TRUE. I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND
I WAS PLEASED WITH MYSELF WHEN
I KNEW HOW TO CHANGE THE FLAT
TIRE. IT ACTUALLY DID HAPPEN.
IN 2020, I WAS A SAFETY DRIVER
FOR THE COMPLETELY LEGAL STREET
MARCHES. SOME OF US GOT
ARRESTED A WEEK AFTER THE RIOT
WITH A REPORT SAYING THAT .
THAT IS NOT HER NAME. THAT IS
MY NAME. WE COMPARED ARREST
REPORTS AND WE LEARNED THAT
THEY HAD A LIST OF US THAT WORK
SAFETY DRIVERS. I SPENT TWO
DAYS IN JAIL FOR AN INCIDENT I
HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH. YOU
KNOW IT WILL FIX IT? SIGNING
BONUSES. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THEN
GERALD, AND THEN ROBIN.
>> PLEASE BE READY TO PROVIDE
COMMENT.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'M A
DISABLED VETERAN IN THE UNITED
STATES ARMY, RETIRED. I WAS IN
AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN CHINATOWN
AND WAS REAR-ENDED WHEN I WAS
PARKED. IT WAS A HORRIBLE
ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED.
WHEN I WENT TO GET THE POLICE
REPORT, THE RESPONSE FROM THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OPERATING
UNDER A BACKLOG OF 2000 OPEN
REQUESTS. ARE YOU AWARE OF
THAT? 2000. SO WE NEED TO GET
THE HELP AND SUPPORT THAT THESE
PEOPLE NEED TO GET THE JOB
DONE. IF YOU CAN'T FIND ANY
MONEY, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT
THIS IS A SANCTUARY CITY. WE
SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON ILLEGAL
ALIENS. GIVE IT BACK TO U.S.
CITIZENS, DISABLED VETERANS,
AND PROPERTY TAXPAYERS LIKE
MYSELF SO WE CAN GET THE HEALTH
SUPPORT WE NEED. THANK YOU.
>> THERE WILL BE NO BOOING IN
CHAMBERS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS GERRIT.
AND THEN RENE, AND THEN ROBIN.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M HERE TO
RECOGNIZE LICENSED AS THE
SEVENTH MONTH OF THE YEAR. I
RECOGNIZE IT AS NEW YEAR'S
DAY. ROSH HASHANAH. IN THE
BIBLE, IT IS CALLED JUDGMENT
DAY. I'M HERE TO RECOGNIZE
THANKSGIVING WEEK, STARTING ON
THE FULL MOON OF THIS MONTH.
THE 14th -- OCTOBER 16th OR
17th. IT IS THANKSGIVING WEEK
ALL OF HER TURTLE ISLAND. I
WANT TO THANK THE STATE OF
ISRAEL TO BE THE ONLY COUNTRY
IN THE WORLD TO RECOGNIZE THESE
HOLIDAYS. FROM THE RIVER TO THE
SEA, THE HOLY LAND IS NOT FOR
FREE. ISRAEL IS POSTCOLONIAL
LIBERATION. REAL LEADERS WILL
SEE THIS. THESE FRANKISH
CRUSADERS -- BRITISH INVADERS
-- ALL THESE FOREIGN EMPIRES --
[ INAUDIBLE ] YOU WANT
CEASE-FIRE ? YOU KNOW HOW. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> RENE IS NEXT. FOLLOWING RENE
IS ROBIN, AND THEN AND MURRAY.
>> I'M ONE OF THE COCHAIRS FOR
THE COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE
WORKING GROUP. JULY IS MANDATED
WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. WE
SUBMITTED A 20 PAGES ASSESSMENT
DETAILING 20 AREAS IN THE
PROPOSALS AND UNDERLYING MY
THIS IS IS IT COULD UNDERCUT
TRUST WITHOUT SOLID DATA THAT
SAFETY BENEFITS WOULD BE
REALIZED. IN 225 MINUTES OF
PUBLIC SAFETY MEETINGS , THE
WORKING GROUPS HAS BEEN
REPRESENTED WITHIN TWO MINUTES
OF PUBLIC COMMENT , WITH THIS
BEING MINUTE NUMBER THREE. THE
STAKES ARE HIGH AT THE
INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY,
BIAS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS
IMPACTS SOME OF THE HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE MINORITY
PREPARATIONS IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. WE, SPD, AND THE
COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO
RESUBMIT THEM IN A WAY THAT
MEETS COMMUNITY -- [ INAUDIBLE
] .
>> AND THEN JULIA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ROBIN BRIGGS. I LIVE ON CAPITOL
HILL. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT
THE PROPOSED NEW ENERGY CODES.
AND TO ASK YOU TO PASS THEM
WITHOUT DELAY. THE BUILDINGS
ARE ABOUT 40% OF SEATTLE'S
CARBON EMISSIONS AND THE
POLLUTION THEY ADMIT HAS AN
ADVERSE IMPACT ON OUR HEALTH.
THESE NEW CODES ARE STRONGER
THAN THE STATE CODE AND WILL
PREPARE OUR BUILDINGS FOR A
FUTURE WHERE ENERGY PRICES KEEP
GOING UP. THEY WILL ENSURE THAT
THE NEW BUILDINGS WILL MEET THE
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, AND
DELAYING THE CUTS WILL REDUCE
THE COSTS FOR BUILDERS, BUT
THESE COSTS ARE GETTING
MULTIPLIED AS THEY ARE PASSED
ON TO THE NEW BUILDING OWNERS
AND TENANTS, WHO ARE REQUIRED
TO DO EXPENSIVE REEF IT'S ON
PRETTY MUCH NEW BUILDING SPREAD
RE-FITS, WHICH THE CITY WILL
HAVE TO MANAGE AND OVERSEE. DO
IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. IT
JUST MAKES SENSE. I WANT TO
THANK THE MAYOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD AND I HOPE THE
COUNCIL WILL VOTE TO APPROVE.
>> AND MURRAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE SEATTLE
ENERGY CODES TODAY. AS A DR., I
KNOW HOW IMPORTANT ENERGY CODES
ARE. IT WAS A FAILURE OF
BUILDING CODES THAT RESULTED IN
A MASSIVE SUPPLY SHORTAGE THIS
WEEK. IT HAS REMOVED 50% OF OUR
SALIENT SUPPLIES. KIM WITH THE
NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODE
SAID IT WAS DELAYED WITH THE
ADOPTION OF THE BUILDING CODES
THAT LED TO THIS. NINE OF THE
COUNCIL IS UNDER PRESSURE TO
NOT ADOPT THE SEATTLE ENERGY
CODES BECAUSE OF THE COST, BUT
I WOULD ASK YOU TO THINK OF
HEALTH COSTS IN ADDITION TO
BUILDING COSTS. SEATTLE CAN BE
A LEADER OR IT CAN REACT TO
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY. PLEASE ADOPT THE
SEATTLE ENERGY CODES TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> JULIET RENICK .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M TALKING
ABOUT THE SEATTLE I.T. BUDGET.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE
SHORTSIGHTED CUTS. IT LAYS OFF
20% OF EMPLOYEES. THE DIRECTOR
MADE A COMMENT IN THEIR BUDGET
PRESENTATION THAT THE IMPACT OF
THESE CUTS WILL TAKE A COUPLE
MORE DAYS TO SWAP OUT A LAPTOP.
THAT IS IGNORANCE OF THE IMPACT
OF THIS ACTION. DEVICE SUPPORT
DOES SWAP OUT LAPTOPS. THAT IS
A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THEIR
WORK. THEY ARE A FRONT-LINE
TRIAGE TEAM ONE PRETTY MUCH
ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH
COMPUTERS DOESN'T WORK. THEY
DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, FIX THE
HARDWARE SUFFER CONDUCTIVITY
ISSUES WHEN THEY CAN AND REFER
OTHER ISSUES TO VARIOUS TEAMS
IN SEATTLE. MANY OF THE DEVICES
THEY SUPPORT ARE OPERATIONAL. A
FEW EXAMPLES, COMPUTERS, IN SPD
PATROL CARS. CASH REGISTERS,
CREDIT CARD READERS, APPLE
DEVICES USED BY THE CARES TEAM.
THEY CUT THE LINE PEOPLE BUT
NOT EXEMPT PEOPLE. 198 OF THEM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ASHLEY BARBER WITH WASHINGTON
ALARM. I'M HERE TO ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT TO STOP THE
BASELESS DANGEROUS POLICY THAT
WAS PUT INTO ACTION BY INTERIM
POLICE CHIEF SUE RAHR . MOST
ALARMS HAPPEN WHEN A HOME OR
BUSINESS IS UNOCCUPIED. UPDATES
TO THESE SYSTEMS CAN BE COST
PROHIBITIVE AND TAKE TIME TO
IMPLEMENT. OUR GOAL IS FOR THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO
PARTNER WITH THE CITY INDUSTRY
AND ADDRESS FALSE ALARMS WHILE
ENSURING TIMELY RESPONSE TO
GENUINE SECURITY THREATS. THANK
YOU.
>> WE HAVE BETHANY BURTON
FOLLOWED BY THE LAST PERSON FOR
THIS SET, WHICH IS SCOTT.
>> MY HOME SECURITY SYSTEM
INCLUDES DOOR CONTACTS AND
MOTION SENSORS WHICH ARE
STANDARD COMPONENTS IN MOST
ALARM SETUPS. I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT THE NEW SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT POLICY THAT REQUIRES
AUDIO, VISUAL, PANIC BUTTON, OR
EYEWITNESS EVIDENCE FOR THEM TO
RESPOND.MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
MAY AS A WORKING MOTHER, MY
11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SOMETIMES
COMES HOME TO AN EMPTY HOUSE
AFTER SCHOOL. IF I WAS A
SEATTLE RESIDENT BEFORE OCTOBER
1st, IF A DOOR CONTACT AND
MOTION DETECTOR IS ACTIVATED
DURING THE DAY AND MY OWN
COMPANY CALLS ME, I COULD
REQUEST A POLICE DISPATCH. NOW,
I CAN'T GET A POLICE RESPONSE,
UNLESS A NEIGHBOR SEES
>> -- SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. IS
THE INTENT OF THIS POLICY TO
PREVENT POLICE FROM ADDRESSING
PROPERTY CRIME AND PUTTING OUR
CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY AT RISK
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE
CAMERAS OR AUDIBLE ALARMS? I
ASK YOU TO TALK TO THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND URGE THEM
TO PAUSE THIS POLICY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY
NAME IS SCOTT. I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE CHANGE TO THE POLICE
DISPATCH POLICY. AS I SAID HERE
TODAY AND HEARD YOU GUYS TALK
ABOUT THE BLACK-OWNED BREWERIES
AND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE --
ONE OF MY BIG CONCERNS IS THE
SUPPORT THIS COUNCIL HAS FOR
THE COMMUNITY FOR THESE
WONDERFUL MEASURES THAT YOU ARE
DOING WHILE ALSO HAVING OTHER
POLICIES PUT IN PLACE BY OTHER
AREAS OF THIS GOVERNMENT,
SPECIFICALLY IN THIS CASE BY
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CHIEF
OF POLICE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS
GOING TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO
THOSE SAME AMENITIES. NONE OF
THESE BUSINESSES, NONE OF THESE
RESIDENTS -- THE VAST MAJORITY
OF THESE BUSINESSES DO NOT HAVE
SYSTEMS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF
SIGNALING EIGHT DISPATCH NEED
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW
RULING WITH THE NEW ORDINANCE.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO
HELP PARTICIPATE WITH THE
INDUSTRY AND TRY TO COME UP
WITH A MATTER OF PRAGMATIC WAYS
TO, -- 'S OFFICE IN THE
MEANTIME.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS. SHE --
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU
HEAR THE PROMPT.
>> HELLO. THIS IS PETER IN
GREEN LAKE. IT CONCLUDED, NO
SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS OBSERVED
FOR VIOLENT CRIME.". WE DON'T
NEED MORE COMPS. SPD
COMMISSIONED TWO STUDIES THAT
SHOWED THAT TWO MEMBERS COULD
HANDLE THE CALL VOLUME. IF
COUNCIL VOTES NO ON CCTV AND
POLICE BONUSES, IT CAN FREE UP
$5.5 MILLION AND USE THAT TO
REVERSE OF THE MAYOR'S
DEFUNDING OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL TO
OUR CITY. FEDEX IS, WORKER
PROTECTIONS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES, AND PROGRAMS
ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS IRIS. GO
AHEAD, IRIS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
IRIS. I HAVE LIVED IN DISTRICT
2. I AM ASKING THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO PLEASE
SUPPORT THE AMENDED COMMERCIAL
ENERGY CODE THAT HAS BEEN PUT
FORWARD BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL. [ INAUDIBLE ] IT IS
CLEAR THAT OUR NEW BUILDINGS
ARE CLEAN AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT,
ENSURING THAT THESE BUILDINGS
WILL NEED TO BE RETROFITTED IN
THE FUTURE WITH ADDITIONAL
COSTS. THIS CODE WILL ENSURE
THAT SEATTLE IS A LEADER IN THE
CRUDE LIEN -- CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSITION. I URGE YOU TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS ENERGY CODE
PROPOSAL. STAY STRONG ON CLEAN,
SAFE, AND CLIMATE FRIENDLY
BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE. THANK
YOU.
>> GO AHEAD, DEEPA.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DEEPA.
I'M THE POLICY MANAGER AT
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. YESTERDAY, I
SENT A LETTER SIGNED BY 27
ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES IN
SUPPORT OF SEATTLE 'S
CONSTRUCTION CODE, INCLUDING
THE TWO DOESN'T ANYONE ENERGY
CODE. IT INCLUDED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING , ARCHITECTS,
CONTRACTORS AND OTHER
PROFESSIONALS. AND MORE. WE
WANT TO THANK MAYOR HARRELL AND
OTHERS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN
PUTTING TOGETHER A PACKAGE THAT
IS STRONGER THAN STATE CODE IN
TERMS OF CLEAN ENERGY AND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY. GIVEN THE
THREATS THAT WE ARE SEEING
AROUND THE COUNTRY, IT IS
CRUCIAL THAT SEATTLE CONTINUES
TO LEAD IN THIS AREA AND THAT
THE FULL CODE PACKAGES PASSED
WITHOUT DELAY. PLEASE VOTE YES
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS TRUE. GO AHEAD.
>> I'M ASKING YOU TO VOTE NO
ON THESE ABSURD POLICE BONUSES.
IT IS VOTING FOR YOU TO TAKE
MONEY FROM PROGRAMS THAT HELP
OUR COMMUNITY . CRIME RATES ARE
DECLINING. BLOATED POLICE
SPENDING DOES NOT REDUCE CRIME.
[ INAUDIBLE ] I WANT TO CALL
OUT THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY THAT
DIDN'T APPLY FOR A POSITION
THAT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR FOUR
YEARS UNTIL THERE WAS A $15,000
BONUS IS ONLY DOING IT FOR THE
$15,000. THEY DON'T WANT TO
LIVE HERE. THEY DON'T WANT TO
DO THIS JOB. WHY ARE YOU
BRIBING DISGRUNTLED COPS THAT
DON'T WANT TO BE IN SEATTLE ,
BUT JUST NEED THE MONEY, AND TO
OUR COMMUNITY? THIS IS
ANTI-COMMUNITY POLICING. IT'S
ALSO A WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.
THESE SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES
HAVE LED TO POLICE VIOLENCE.
FOOT AGAINST SURVEILLANCE AND
COP BONUSES.
>> MY NAME IS ELLA. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 5. I'M CALLING TO
ALSO URGE COUNCIL NOT TO VOTE
FOR HIRING BONUSES FOR SPD AS
WELL AS THE SURVEILLANCE
TECHNOLOGY. THESE PROGRAMS
WOULD COST $5.5 MILLION AND
INSTEAD OF THAT MONEY GOING
TOWARDS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT,
I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE MUCH
BETTER SPENT TOWARD SOCIAL
SERVICES, TOWARD HOUSING. I
RECENTLY LEARNED THAT PROGRAMS
ADDRESSING GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE ARE GOING TO BE CUT AS
PART OF A LARGER PLAN TO FUND
THIS SURVEILLANCE THE KNOWLEDGE
AND HIRING BONUSES, AND THIS
REALLY BREAKS MY HEART,
ESPECIALLY AS SOMEONE WHO HAS
KNOWN MANY PEOPLE IN DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SITUATIONS, TO KNOW
THAT THE SAFETY OF -- THE IDEA
OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS PRIORITIZED
OVER PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY
UNSAFE. THANK YOU.
>> NEXT IS ALICE. GO AHEAD,
ALICE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ALICE
LOCKHART. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5.
TODAY YOU HAVE A CHOICE. VOTE
NO ON SURVEILLANCE AND SPD
BONUSES. [ INAUDIBLE ] IT IS
YOUR CHOICE. $650,000 CUT FROM
THE EMERGENCY FOOD FUND AND
ANOTHER $340,000 IN CUTS TO
MAIL PROVIDERS AND SENIOR MAIL
PROGRAMS. $2.9 MILLION .
.8 MILLION CUT FROM SERVICES
AND ANOTHER MILLION FOR MENTAL
ASSISTANCE. $1.7 MILLION CUT
FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPM. WE
NEED ALL THESE THINGS. PLEASE
VOTE NO ON SURVEILLANCE AND SPD
SIGNING BONUSES.
>> NEXT IS KEITH, FOLLOWED BY
JOE. GO AHEAD, KEITH. YOU MAY
NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] I AM A U.S.
NAVY VETERAN. I'M GOING TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE
ENERGY CODE AS PRESENTED. AS
OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, IT IS
THE RIGHT THING. WE SHOULD BE
LEADING THE WAY IN WASHINGTON
STATE. IN EVERY WAY THAT WE
CAN. AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS
REAL. THIS WILL DRIVE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. [ INAUDIBLE ]
BUILDINGS THAT NEED RETROFIT
WILL PROVIDE SOME OF THAT WORK.
[ INAUDIBLE ] WE CAN HAVE THE
HIGHEST STANDARDS IN THE
NATION.
>> OUR NEXT PUBLIC COMMENTS OR
IS JOE, SPEAKING ON GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT AND WILL BE
SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN
WHEN WE SHOULD.
>> IT IS THEATER OF THE ABSURD
TO PAY FOR MORE CAMERAS. WE
WANT SEATTLE TO DO WHAT OTHER
CITIES HAVE DONE FOR YEARS. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE WELL
TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE INSIDE OUT.
IT IS A BURDEN TO HAVE IN DEBT
-- DEPTH INTERVIEWS. WE HAD TO
ADDRESS MR. TSIMERMAN'S
MISCONDUCT. IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE HAVE THIS TOOL IN THE
TOOLBOX. THIS IS ANTI- SEATTLE
. I'M SURE HEIDI IS FUMING AT
THE MERE MORTALS OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL BREAKING THE
FAITH. IF YOU WANT TO CUT
SOMETHING YOU ALSO MIGHT WANT
TO CUT YOUR COUNCIL BUDGETS,
BUT THAT'S ME. WE SHOULD SAVE
SEATTLE CHANNEL IF WE CAN. I
HAVE A PETITION GOING AT
CHANGE.ORG TO SAVE SEATTLE
CHANNEL. WE HAVE 215
SIGNATURES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID
HAYNES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WILL
BE ADDRESSED LATER. PLEASE,
DAVID.
>> IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR
SPACE-BASED CRIME-FIGHTING, YOU
NEED A CRIME-FIGHTING POLICE
CHIEF WITH THE TACTICS AND
WILLINGNESS TO LITERALLY PAY
CUPS OVERTIME, SPECIFICALLY TO
FIGHT CRIME. YOU NEED TO TAKE
SOME OF THAT $50,000 SIGNING
BONUS AND PUT IT IN INCREMENTS
OF LIKE $10,000 APIECE. AND A
LITERALLY PAY OVERTIME TO ALL
THE OTHER LEVELS. EVERYBODY HAS
A BUNCH OF MONEY. THEY GO AFTER
THIS CORE OF CRIME-FIGHTING
EVIL, AND VERIFY WHERE THEY GO
TO THEIR STASH HOUSE. VERIFY
WHERE THE METH LAB IS, AND SHUT
IT DOWN. IF YOU'RE GOING TO
TAKE A VIRTUE SIGNALING EFFORT
AND TRY TO MANIPULATE THE
PUBLIC OPINION AND SEND A
COUPLE CUPS TO SPLIT EVERYBODY
UP DOSE THEY ONLY GRAB PEOPLE
THAT DON'T GO TO JAIL -- YOU
HAVE TO HAVE THE POLICE STATION
QUESTION THESE PEOPLE BEFORE
THEY GET MOVED TO A DIFFERENT
PATH OR RELEASED.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CARRIE.
THAT WILL BE THE LAST SPEAKER
IN THIS SET, AND THEN WE WILL
MOVE ON TO IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
A NONPROFIT. I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ON AGENDA ITEM COUNCIL BILL
120832. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK
MAYOR HARRELL FOR LISTENING TO
THE COMMUNITY AND ADVANCING
THIS CODE. THIS IS MEANT TO BE
PROUD OF. IT DOESN'T JUST
SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY. IT
DELIVERS ECONOMIC BENEFITS BY
PRIORITIZING ENERGY EFFICIENCY,
IT HELPS LOWER ENERGY BILLS AND
REDUCES OPERATIONAL COSTS OVER
THE LIFETIME OF THE BUILDING.
THIS TRANSLATES INTO DIRECT
SAVINGS FOR HOMEOWNERS AND
BUSINESSES, ENSURING THAT THEY
AREN'T BURDENED WITH RISING
ENERGY COSTS OR EXTENSIVE
RETROFITS IN THE FUTURE. I URGE
THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THIS
LIMITED ENERGY GOOD PROPOSAL
AND CONTINUE PRIORITIZING
SUSTAINABILITY FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> WE WILL NOW GO INTO IN
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS . WE
ARE GOING TO START WITH CYNTHIA
, ASHTON, GABRIEL JONES,
MICHAEL ERICKSON , GARY LEE.
AND JAMES. GO AHEAD.
>> HI. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA. I'VE
BEEN IN TECH FOR 16 YEARS. TO
KNOW THAT IN BIG TECH. THE DATA
DOES NOT SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF
THE CCTV BILL. THE CITY IS A
SUCKER FOR MARKETING HYPE. THE
LARGEST PUBLIC ASSESSMENT FOUND
NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON
VIOLENT CRIME. RESIDENTS
DESERVE REAL DATA-DRIVEN
SOLUTIONS, NOT SECURITY
THEATER. THE COST ESTIMATES
KEEP GROWING. YOU ARE SIGNING
TAXPAYERS UP FOR A MONEY PIT.
THERE IS THE RISK OF A VENDOR
BEING COMPILED. YOU CAN'T
ENFORCE THE CLAUSE THAT SAYS
YOU ARE IMMUNE TO STATE OR
FEDERAL LAWS. IT SAYS THAT THE
FOOTAGE IS STORED ON THE DVRS,
NOT ON CAMPUS. ROUGHLY 90% OF
THOSE OPPOSE THIS TECHNOLOGY .
IGNORING THE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS AND THE WORKING GROUP IS
NOT GOOD GOVERNANCE OR GOOD
SCIENCE. YOU ARE JUST KILLING
DEMOCRACY. THIS IS A WASTEFUL
BOONDOGGLE THAT TURNS SEATTLE
INTO A DYSTOPIAN NIGHTMARE.
DON'T PASS THESE BILLS. THANK
YOU.
>> ASHTON, FOLLOWED BY GABRIEL.
>> I AM ASHTON HOPE, A RESIDENT
OF CAPITOL HILL, SPEAKING ON
POLICE BENEFITS. -- BONUSES.
WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS WANT IS
SOMETHING THAT MOST OF YOU CARE
ABOUT. THAT HAS BECOME CLEAR.
HOWEVER, I IMPLORE YOU TO
YOKING FUNDS
AWAY FROM PEACE AND PUTTING
THEM TOWARDS VIOLENCE. ALL THAT
FUNDING VIOLENCE WILL DO IS
BRING IT UPON US ALL. I REFUSE
TO SHOOT FIRST. I ABORT
EVERYONE AND WISH NEVER TO
COMMIT IT. HOWEVER, WHEN YOU
ASSAULT US, WE WILL NOT SIMPLY
LIE DOWN AND DIE. WE WILL
DEFEND OURSELVES FROM YOU,
COUNCIL. IF YOU WANT THE
SHOOTING TO STOP, STOP SHOOTING
US. FUND FOOD, FUND HOUSING,
FUND HEALTHCARE, FUND PIECE. D
FUND VIOLENCE. D FUND THE
POLICE. GOOD DAY.
>> GABRIEL.
>> I USUALLY COME HERE DOING A
BIT. I WILL DO A BIT TALKING
ABOUT HOW THE COUNCIL IS GIVING
LEGISLATION FROM THE CHAMBER OR
HOW ABOUT SOMEONE MIGHT HIT ME
WITH CAR. I'M NOT HERE TO DO
THAT TODAY. I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THE ACTUAL THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AND HOW
YOU'RE TAKING FOOD OUT OF
MOUNTS. PROVIDERS WHO FEED THE
HOMELESS AND MAKE CHANGE IN THE
COMMUNITIES, THEY HAVE TO MOVE.
NURSING COMMUNITIES PACK UP AND
LEAVE AND MAKE OTHER PLANS
BECAUSE SOAP AND SODA WOULD
MAKE THEIR JOBS IMPOSSIBLE AND
HURT THE COMMUNITIES THEY'RE
TRYING TO HELP. AT THE END OF
THE DAY, IT DOES NOT MATTER
THAT THESE HAVE BEEN PROVEN
TIME AND TIME AGAIN NOT TO
WORK. IT IS JUST, HEY, I NEED
TO LOOK GOOD AND DO THINGS THAT
MAYBE IT WILL MAKE ME BE
ELECTABLE SO I CAN SAY I
ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING WHILE
DOING NOTHING. AND THAT IS WHAT
THIS IS AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN
SHOWN NOT TO WORK BUT AT THE
END OF THE DAY, THE COUNCIL
DOES TWO THINGS, DO WHATEVER
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TELLS
THEM TO, AND GIVES THEM --
MONEY TO COPS. WE TALK ABOUT
PEOPLE NEEDING TO DO -- [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> WE HAVE MICHAEL ERICKSON,
FOLLOWED BY JAY, AND GARY.
MICHAEL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
MICHAEL ERICKSON AND I'M HERE
TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSED LAYOFFS
AFFECTING THE I.T. BOARD . I
BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN A
MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE WE
PLAY AND I WOULD LIKE TO
CLARIFY WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE
CITY. BEHIND THE IN PLACE OF
THE CITY, THERE IS A DEVICE
THEY USE TO DO THEIR JOB. WE
ENSURE THOSE DEVICES CONTINUE
TO WORK. CUTTING THESE
POSITIONS WOULD IMPACT OUR
ABILITY TO CONTINUE PROVIDING
THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT THE CITY
HAS COME TO RELY ON. THE
MISSION WENT SLOWER RESPONSE
TIMES WOULD MEAN.
MALFUNCTIONING SKILLS AT WASTE
MANAGEMENT FACILITIES. OUR
TRADERS CANNOT TRADE ENERGY FOR
THE CITY OR DAM SUPPORT IS
DELAYED. WE WOULD ALL FEEL THE
CONSEQUENT AS PER WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN DETECTIVE COMPUTER --
COMPUTERS FAIL WHEN TIME IS OF
THE ESSENCE OR WHEN THE
EMERGENCY CENTER CANNOT
FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING A
MASSIVE EMERGENCY. SLOWER
RESPONSE TIMES WILL RIPPLE OUT
INTO EVERY CORNER OF OUR CITY
SERVICES. I ASK YOU TODAY TO
CONSIDER THE LAYOFFS IN DEVICE
SUPPORT, LIMITING THESE
POSITIONS. CLAIMANT
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE HAVE JAY, AND FOLLOWED BY
JAY IS GARY LEE, AND MATT.
>> I AM A RESIDENT IN
CHINATOWN, DISTRICT 2.
YESTERDAY, I HAD AN
OUT-OF-STATE VISITOR. I WAS
TAKING HER AROUND CHINATOWN IN
MY CAR. WE DROVE AROUND 12th
AND JACKSON, NEAR RANIER AND
TOLD. AND EVEN I, A RESIDENT IN
CHINATOWN, WAS SHOCKED BY WHAT
I SAW. THE PARK THEY OPENED IN
NEW SAIGON IS INFESTED WITH
PEOPLE OPENLY USING DRUGS. I
THINK THE CITY -- I'M NOT
SAYING THE POLICE. THE CITY
NEEDS EVERY TOOL POSSIBLE TO
TRY TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION.
IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND MANY OF
THE RESIDENTS IN MY BUILDING TO
WALK AROUND IN OUR OWN
NEIGHBORHOOD. AT LEAST HALF THE
PEOPLE IN MY BUILDING ON SIXTH
ARE RETIRED. THEY CAN'T WALK
SAFELY AT NIGHT. THERE'S TOO
MUCH STREET CRIME, AND WE NEED
MORE TOOLS TO PROTECT THE
RESIDENCE. SO PLEASE VOTE IN
FAVOR POINT I'M ASKING YOU TO
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CCTV BILL.
THANK YOU.
>> GARY. FOLLOWED BY MARY IS
GOING TO BE MET AND JAMES
STEWART.
>> I AM GARY LEE, AND I AM THE
COCHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO ASK YOUR
SUPPORT OF THE CCTV PROJECT.
HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PROGRAM, AND THEY ARE AFRAID OF
BEING IN THE C.I.D.. THE PEOPLE
OF THE C.I.D. NEED FOR YOU TO
EMPLOY THIS PROGRAM TO SEE IF
IT WORKS. WE THINK IT WILL. WE
ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE IT.
THANK YOU.
>> MATT .
>> HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM
HERE TO ASK WHEN YOU VOTE ON
THE SURVEILLANCE BILLS TODAY. I
URGE YOU TO RESPECT THE PROCESS
-- THE VOICES OF THE THOUSANDS
OF SEATTLEITES -- THE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS. THE MAYOR'S OWN
WORKING GROUP, WHO HAVE ALL
SAID THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL TO
DO HARM THAT IS GREATER THEN
ANY HYPOTHETICAL BENEFIT. I ASK
THAT YOU REJECT $50,000 POLICE
BONUSES. EVERYONE KNOWS,
INCLUDING SPD'S OWN ANALYSIS
THAT HIRING BONUSES DON'T HAVE
ANY EFFECT ON HIRING RATES.
THIS WOULD BE A GIGANTIC WASTE
OF MONEY IF YOU PASS IT. I
WANTED TO IS A YOU THAT WHEN
YOU DISCUSS THESE BILLS LATER
TODAY, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR AN
INTERVIEW SAYING THE WORDS
BUDGET NEUTRAL OR SALARY
SAVINGS . THESE ARE DECEPTIVE
TERMS. THERE IS NOTHING NEUTRAL
ABOUT THE FUNDING FOR THESE
BILLS. IS GIVEN A POSITION OF
AUTHORITY IN EXCESS OF THE
NUMBER OF HIRES THAT WILL MAKE
IT ONE YEAR. MANY OF YOU ARE
BUSINESS PEOPLE.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE 10 SECOND WARNING IS NOT
WORKING AT THIS MOMENT, SO NOT
THAT YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO
SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I AM THE COEXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION
AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.
WE SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN SEATTLE.
I WANTED TO SHARE APPRECIATION
TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND ALL
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE FOR
YOUR SUPPORT AND APPROVAL OF LAC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. IT IS
IMPOTENT TO MAKE VISIBLE THE
PERSISTENT NATURE OF ABUSES OF
POWER, AND THAT THOSE ABUSES OF
POWER CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND
ARE AT THE ROOT OF WHAT CAUSES
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS YEAR
MARKS THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF
THE PASSAGE OF THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT. I WAS 13
YEARS OLD IN 1994, BUT IT ALSO
PASSED [ INAUDIBLE ] . I WAS AN
ADVOCATE WORKING WITH THEM WHEN
I WAS --.
>> THEN WE HAVE JAMES, AND HER
LAST SPEAKER WILL BE RUSS
SAUNDERS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JAMES
STEWART, PRESIDENT OF SECURITY
101, A SECURITY INTEGRATOR.
I'M HERE TO REPRESENT MY
CUSTOMERS HERE IN THE GREAT
SEATTLE AREA IT THEY ARE CAUGHT
FLAT FOOTED WITH THE POLICY TO
INVEST IN NEW TECHNOLOGY IN
ORDER FOR THEM TO GET SERVICE
THERE. FOR THEM TO ACQUIRE THE
ADEQUATE TECHNOLOGIES THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO NEED TO SUPPORT
THIS, I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH
YOU THAT THE COST IS SEE SEATED
-- ASSOCIATED. THEY CAN TAKE
SEVERAL MONTHS TO PROCURE AND
IMPLEMENT. ALONG WITH THE FACT
THAT 85% OF ALARM SYSTEMS
DON'T GENERATE CALLS FOR
SERVICE, MANY OF THESE -- THOSE
THAT HAVE THESE SYSTEMS ARE
OKAY. WE ASKED THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO WORK WITH THE
POLICE CHIEF TO TAKE THIS AND
FIND AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION OVER
TIME.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER, RUSS
SAUNDERS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS RUSS SAUNDERS. I REPRESENT
MY FAMILY'S BUSINESS. SINCE I
AM IN SUPPORT OF SUPPORTING THE
POLICE AND THE CCTV. SINCE
COVID, I HAVE HAD CLOSE TO 150
TRUCKS STONE. I'VE HAD
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF
GASPS DON'T READ I WANT TO
GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF JUST THE
LAST EIGHT DAYS. I HAD A
BURGLARY. THEY STOLE $10,000.
THEY STOLE A TRUCK WITH THAT.
CONSEQUENTLY, I'VE HAD SIX
TRUCKS STONE IN JUST THE LAST
EIGHT DAYS. BUT THAT'S NOT THE
KICKER. I HAD TWO TRUCKS BURNT
TO THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THE
CRIMINALS THAT ARE RUNNING
RAMPANT IN THIS CITY. IT IS
CRAZY. THIS IS THE WORST IT HAS
BEEN IN THE 45 YEARS THAT MY
FAMILY HAS BEEN ON AURORA. AND
I CAN NO LONGER ABSORB THOSE
COSTS, SO I HAVE TO PUT A LINE
ITEM ON EVERY CONTRACT AND
CHARGE MY CUSTOMERS. I HAVE TO
PAY FIVE DOLLARS PER CONTRACT
OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES
BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER ABSORB
IT. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENT SPEAKERS AND WE
WILL SWITCH USERS. PHIL, PLEASE
GO AHEAD AND SHARE THE SCREEN.
WE WILL GET THAT 10 SECOND
WARNING BACK ON.
>> YES. THE 10 SECOND WARNING
MAY NOT BE WORKING, BUT THE
SCREEN SHOULD BE THERE.
>> OKAY. OUR NEXT SET OF REMOTE
PUBLIC SPEAKERS. PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ARIANA
RILEY. DEFUNDING THE REST OF
THE CITY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT SMART.
IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPROVE
PUBLIC SAFETY IN ANY MEASURABLE
WAY. AS WELL, SURVEILLING
EVERYONE ON A MASSIVE SCALE
WILL NOT IMPROVE SAFETY FOR
ANYONE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT
EXACTLY THE GOAL OF SPENDING
MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IS
SUPPOSED TO DO HERE. IT'S NOT
GOING TO STOP CRYING. IT'S NOT
EVEN GOING TO HELP SOLVE CRIME.
WHEN YOU SEE MANY CASES OF
THEFT CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND THEN
PLEASE NOT WAS GETTING. WHY
CAN'T WE PUT OUR TAX DOLLARS
TOWARDS SOMETHING ACTUALLY
USEFUL THAT WOULD IMPROVE
VISIBILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY. I
WOULD LOVE FOR THE POLICE TO BE
DEFUNDED AND THE MONEY
REINVESTED INTO USEFUL SERVICES
THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY USE LIKE
RENT ASSISTANCE, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND 24-HOUR
PUBLIC [ INAUDIBLE . PLEASE
VOTE NO ON POLICE BONUSES.
THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HI. I AM ADDRESSING AN 20.
-- CB 120844 -- ENGINE NOISE
AND MUSIC PLAYED AT 90 DECIBELS
AND ABOVE FOR HOURS ON END IS
WHAT WE DEAL WITH NIGHTLY ALL
YEAR LONG, ALL NIGHT LONG. THIS
IS NOT HYPERBOLE. WE HAVE
RECORDED AND PROVIDED VIDEOS OF
THESE ACTIVITIES. THE POLICE
ARE UNDERSTAFFED AND LACK THE
MANPOWER TO ARREST THE
VIOLATORS. THEY CONTINUE TO BE
RESPONSIVE AND DO THEIR BEST TO
STOP THIS BEHAVIOR, BUT THEY
NEED HELP THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE.
WE SUFFER FROM SLEEP
DEPRIVATION, DECREASING
PROPERTY VALUES , AND FEAR TO
VENTURE OUT AFTER DARK. THEY
ARE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THIS
THREATENING BEHAVIOR. IT IS
PAST TIME FOR THE OTHER CINDY
-- CITY ENTITIES.
>> NEXT IS OLIVIA. GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS NINA. I'M
ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL OVERSIGHT
BOARD. I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT. FOR THE ENERGY CODE.
WE ARE CHARGED WITH ADVISING
AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
CITY COUNCIL AND TO MONITOR ITS
PROGRESS. I WOULD LIKE TO
EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO MAYOR
HARRELL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND
RESPONSIVENESS. MOVING FORWARD
WITH THE ENERGY CODE, WE ARE
TAKING A SIGNIFICANT STEP
TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND
EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR SEATTLE.
THE ENHANCED ENERGY CODE IS
CRUCIAL. THEY ARE UNDERMINING
EFFORTS FOR CLEAN ENERGY . THEY
ARE FOCUSED ON MAXIMIZING
PROFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF
AFFORDABILITY FOR OUR
PRESIDENTS. -- RESIDENCE.
>> NEXT IS NANCY HENDERSON. GO
AHEAD, NANCY.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS NANCY
HENDERSON. I'M TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT OF THE 2021
CONSTRUCTION CODE,
SPECIFICALLY, THE ENERGY CODE.
THANK YOU FOR INCORPORATING
THAT INTO THE NEW ENERGY CODE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO -- I WANT TO
STRESS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR
US TO BUILD BUILDINGS THE WAY
THEY NEED TO BE BUILT NOW AND
NOT KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD
AND SAY WE ARE GOING TO DO IT
LATER WHEN IT WILL BE MUCH MORE
COSTLY. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
NEW ENERGY CODE AMENDMENTS, AND
STAY STRONG ON CLEAN, SAFE,
CLIMATE FRIENDLY BUILDINGS IN
SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS LILA. GO
AHEAD, LILA.
>> HI. MY NAME IS LILA. I
OPPOSE THE HIRING INCENTIVES.
IT IS OPPOSED BY THE ACLU AND
MARK. LATERAL TRANSFER HIRES --
THAT IS HOW YOU STREAMLINE AND
EVADE THE CURRENT ABILITY. [
INAUDIBLE ] THERE ARE TWO
ON-DUTY COLLISIONS AND DIDN'T
HAVE A VALID LICENSE WHEN HE
KILLED HER, GOING 70 IN A 25.
HE ALREADY PUSHED IT THROUGH
WITHOUT THREE COUNCILMEMBERS
PRESENT. YOU SKIPPED OVER
EFFICACY DATA. THE REASON WHY
SEATTLE HAS A CONSENT DECREE IS
BECAUSE OF A FEDERALLY
RECOMMENDED PATTERN. YOU ALL
PERPETUATED BY USING THE
SO-CALLED ACCOUNTABILITY AS A
COVER FOR EXPANDING A PIECE OF
TECHNOLOGY AND WHEN THROWING
MORE MONEY AT SPD DOESN'T
IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, WHAT
THEN? I YIELD THE REST OF MY
TIME.
>> NEXT IS STEVE. GO AHEAD,
STEVE.
>> THIS IS STEVE. I'M
PRESIDENT OF -- NORTHWEST. I
CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT
HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE NEW
POLICE ALARM NONRESPONSE
POLICY. WANT TO SPEAK AS A
FATHER. I INSTALLED MY ALARMS
TO PROTECT MY FAMILIES. I
TAUGHT MY KIDS TO HIDE. LET'S
PRETEND YOU DID THE SAME FOR
YOUR FAMILY. PLEASE CLOSE YOUR
EYES AND PICTURE A SCENARIO
WITH ME. YOUR CHILD IS HOME
ALONE POINT A CRIMINAL BREAKS
IN THROUGH YOUR CHILD'S
BEDROOM WINDOW. THE ALARM
SOUNDS, YOUR CHILD RUNS AND
HIDES WAITING FOR THE POLICE TO
ARRIVE. DUE TO THIS POLICY, THE
POLICE ARE NOT COMING. NOW
PICTURE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE
CRIMINAL FINDS YOUR CHILD. OPEN
YOUR EYES. WE CAN DO BETTER.
PLEASE REINITIATE POLICE
RESPONSE AT WORK WITH ALARM
INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES TO
CREATE A BETTER PLAN. KEEP
SEATTLE FAMILIES SAFE AND
PROTECTED. THANKS VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS MARGARET,
LILLIE HAYWARD, AND CHARLOTTE
STARK. GO AHEAD, MARGARET. YOU
MAY NEED TO PRESS START SIX.
>> I AM MARGARET, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR THE WASHINGTON
STATE ALARM ASSOCIATION. HOW TO
SPEAK ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT
REQUIRING VERIFICATION ON
ALARMS. THEY HAVE 800,000 911
CALLS PER YEAR. 13,000 ARE FOR
BURGLAR ALARMS PER DAY. THAT IS
2100 APPROXIMATE NINE ON CALLS.
LESS THAN 2% OF THE GOALS ARE
FOR BURGLAR ALARMS. THIS POLICY
HURTS THE POOR AND THE ELDERLY
AS THEY MAY NOT HAVE FUNDS
TO UPGRADE THEIR SYSTEM. WE
HAVE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE THE
ALARM ISSUE UP TO 85%, AND THAT
IS PAUSE THE NEW POLICY AND
WORK WITH US TO PROVIDE
CITIZENS -- TO PROTECT CITIZENS
WHILE REDUCING THE FALSE ALARM
ISSUE. THANK YOU.
>> LILLIE HAYWARD. GO AHEAD,
LILLIE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
LILLIE HAYWARD, SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE MORE THAN 2500
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. THE SEMIANNUAL
POLLING INDEX SHOWS THAT SINCE
TO THE SENTINEL, CRIME HAS BEEN
AMONG THE TOP THREE CONCERNS OF
YOUR CONSTITUENTS. IT IS A
PRIORITY AND IT AFFECTS HER
ABILITY TO ATTRACT NEW WORKERS.
OUR CITY SHORTAGE OF POLICE
OFFICERS IMPACTS ALL MEMBERS OF
OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE
EMPLOYER COMMUNITY, IT MEANS
WAITING ON THE NONEMERGENCY
LINE FOR HOURS AFTER A BREAK
IN. HIRING PRIVATE SECURITY AND
PAYING SKYROCKETING INSURANCE
RATES. WE SUPPORT AND ALL OF
THE ABOVE APPROACH TO PUBLIC
SAFETY. THAT INCLUDES RETAINING
HIGHLY QUALIFIED POLICE
OFFICERS AND LEVERAGING
TECHNOLOGY TO AUGMENT THE
SERVICES OF OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS. PLEASE PASS THESE
BILLS TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> NEXT IS CHARLOTTE STARK.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, CHARLOTTE.
>> I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT --
THERE'S AN EPIDEMIC OF DRUG ,
GUN, FELONY VIOLENCE. WE HAVE
NO WAY TO FILL THE GAP WITH
HIRED SECURITY. WE DON'T HAVE
A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION OR CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. WE RELY ON DEPARTMENT
HEADS TO MAINTAIN STABILITY. WE
HAVE LISTENED TO MANY PAINFUL
STORIES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BECAUSE OF THAT. THERE IS A
KALEIDOSCOPE OF TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS . IT IS
SEATTLE'S NUMBER ONE BEACH
DESTINATION, SUFFERING FROM
THIS VIOLENT CRIME AND HELLCAT
STYLE DRIVERS BY THE DOZENS,
INCLUDING CARLOADS OF SHOOTERS
THAT EASILY ENTER AND EXIT
WITHOUT ANY SURVEILLANCE. SO WE
ASK TO PLEASE CONTINUE
SUPPORTING THE TECH --
>> OUR LAST PUBLIC SPEAKER FOR
THIS SET IS NANCY HIRSCH.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, NANCY.
>> MY NAME IS NANCY HIRSCH.
I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
NORTHWEST ENERGY COALITION AND
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 7 POINT WE
SUPPORT THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL
ENERGY CODE THAT PROMOTES CLEAN
ENERGY AT A TIME WHEN EXTREME
WEATHER, CLIMATE IMPACTS AND
AFFORDABILITY ARE CRITICAL TO
SEATTLE RESIDENCE. IT IS VITAL
THAT WE CONSTRUCT OUR BUILDINGS
TO BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE FROM
THE START. ENERGY EFFICIENT
BUILDINGS THAT PRODUCE
POLLUTION WILL LOWER ENERGY
BILLS FOR TENANTS AND REDUCE
THE NEEDS FOR RETROFITS IN THE
FUTURE. SEATTLE'S CODE HAS
HISTORICALLY SET THE DIRECTION
OF THE STATE BUILDING CODE ,
AND THIS CODE IS NO EXCEPTION.
WE HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AMENDED
ENERGY CODE. IT IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT NOW, AS WE ARE SEEING
EFFORTS TO ROLLBACK PROGRESS ON
EFFECTIVE ENERGY CODES AND
PREVENT STRONG AND LOCAL [
INAUDIBLE ] . THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS THE LAST OF THIS SET
FOR THOSE SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE ONE
LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER AND THAT
IS ALEX TSIMERMAN, THEN WE WILL
GO BACK TO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
PLEASE RESET THE TIMER.
>> SIEG HEIL MY DIRTY NAZI --
>> PLEASE.
>> IS NUMBER ONE CRIMINAL? YOU.
YOU ACT LIKE A POLITICAL TO
STOP A -- I DO THIS FOR MANY
YEAR. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
CRIME. YOUR ACTING LIKE A
CRIMINAL. YOU DON'T GIVE
PEOPLE [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR THREE
MINUTES. YOU ARE POLITICAL
CRIMINALS. IT'S EXACTLY WHO
YOU ARE. GESTAPO. I SPEAK TO
YOU MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS.
STAND UP, AMERICA . MAKE
SEATTLE GREAT AGAIN.
>> WE WILL NOW GO BACK TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> THE FIRST PERSON IN THIS
NEXT SET IS MIKE , FOLLOWED BY
SHANE AND MARK. PLEASE GO
AHEAD, MIKE. YOU MAY NEED TO
PRESS STAR SIX.
MIKE, ARE YOU ABLE TO JOIN?
>> YEAH. I AM.
>> PLEASE PROCEED. I'LL HOLD
OFF ON MIKE AND MOVE ON TO
SHANE. PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND MEMBERS
OF COUNCIL. AGAIN, SPEAKING IN
REGARDS TO THE POLICY THAT THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUT
INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1st,
THERE WAS NO TRANSPARENCY. THEY
WERE WORKING ON IT FOR EIGHT
MINUTES. WE WERE ONLY NOTIFIED
TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT WENT INTO
EFFECT. ALL WE ARE ASKING AT
THIS TIME IS FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO MEET WITH THE
INDUSTRY. WE DO HAVE SOLUTIONS
THAT WILL ADDRESS YOUR ISSUES,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, NOT PUT A
BURDEN ON THE CITIZENS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. WITH MY TIMER GOING, I
SEE MY TIME IS UP, SO THANK
YOU.
>> WE WILL TRY MIKE ONE TIME.
>> I JUST DID. AM I ON?
>> YES. WE CAN HEAR.
>> MY NAME IS MIKE AGAIN. I'VE
BEEN A RESIDENT SINCE 1952.
CRIME IN SEATTLE HAS BEEN OUT
OF CONTROL. I AM IN SUPPORT OF
CB 120844, ALLOWING USE OF THE
CCTV CAMERAS. THAT IS FOR
QUALIFIED RECRUITS. A FEW YEARS
AGO, I THINK A LOT OF YOU WILL
REMEMBER, OUR PAST CITY
COUNCIL, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
DECIDED TO DEFUND THE POLICE.
WE ARE LIVING WITH THOSE
RESULTS RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE ALL
THAT. THEY BELIEVE IN LAW AND
ORDER AND ENFORCEMENT, UNLIKE
THEIR PREDECESSORS. THE USE OF
CAMERAS ON SOLUTION TO DO THAT.
CAMERAS ARE COLORBLIND. THEY
DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE RICH OR
POOR. ALL THEY DO IS PHOTOGRAPH
WHAT IS BEING DONE AND IF YOU
ARE BREAKING THE LAW, YOU MAY
HAVE A PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW
HOW ANYBODY CAN SEE ANYTHING
WRONG WITH THAT. I ALSO --
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS MARK
WHITE, FOLLOWED BY AIDAN CAROL
AND ALBERTO ALVAREZ. PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> HI. MY NAME IS MARK. I LIVE
ON CAPITOL HILL AND I'M URGING
THE COUNCIL TO USE THE $5.5
BILLION MEANT TO BE SPENT ON
SOMETHING THAT WOULD ATTACK THE
ROOT. YOU PASSED S.O.D.A. AND
S.O.A.P.. YOU WANTED TO PUT
MORE MONEY INTO PROGRAMS THAT
WOULD SOLVE ISSUES LIKE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DESPITE THE
BUDGET CUTS , THE REQUEST TO
THESE PROGRAMS. INSTEAD OF
ADDING ANOTHER LAYER OF
SURVEILLANCE AND GIVING MORE
MONEY TO COPS TO KILL OUR
CITIES PEOPLE, IS THIS MONEY
FOR DIRECT SERVICES THAT SOLVE
CRIME AT THE ROOT. ADDRESS
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY IN THIS
CITY. THESE ISSUES CANNOT BE
SWEPT OR ARRESTED AWAY. YOU
CREATED A SHAMEFUL LEGACY. YOU
HAVE A CHANCE TO CHANGE THAT.
PLEASE VOTE AGAINST HER
SURVEILLANCE AND HIRING
BONUSES.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS AIDAN
CAROL. GO AHEAD, AIDAN.
>> HELLO, CANCEL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE FROM WALLINGFORD. I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT CRIME IS
BAD, AND ALSO, THAT POLICE ARE
BAD, AND PERHAPS POLICE ARE --
OR CRIME. MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE
TO CHOOSE. AS MANY PEOPLE
EMPHASIZE, THERE ARE BETTER
WAYS TO DO THIS. THERE ARE TINY
HOMES. THEY ARE EMPTY. YOU
WON'T LET ANYONE PUT THEM
ANYWHERE. WE NEED HOUSING.
THERE IS UBI. THERE IS
EDUCATION THAT STUDIES ARE
SHOWING WORKS TO FIX THIS. I
WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT
NAOMI SAID THE OTHER DAY. THOSE
OF US ON THE LEFT NEED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ALSO
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF
CRIME IN PLACES LIKE LITTLE
SAIGON . THIS IS A REAL THING.
WE NEED TO ADDRESS CRIME WITH
REAL SOLUTIONS. THAT'S JUST
NOT WHAT YOU ARE PROPOSING.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS ALBERTO
ALVAREZ. GO AHEAD, ALBERTO.
>> RETHINK AND REDRAW THIS
ENTIRE PROPOSED BUDGET. KEEP
THE JUMPSTART PROGRAMS TO FIND
WHAT SEATTLE REALLY NEEDS.
CRISIS OUTREACH, REHAB, AND
MENTAL HEALTH, AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WINTER IS COMING AND
EVERYONE ON THIS COUNSELOR CAN
CALMLY RELY ON HAVING A WARM
BED, A HOT MEAL, AND A ROOF
OVER THEIR HEAD. NOT SO FOR OUR
UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS. IT IS
SICKENING, THE VICTORIOUS TONE
THIS COMMITTEE IS TAKING WITH
THESE CAMPS. MY CONCERN IS FOR
WHERE THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
PUSHED TO. HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH
SEVERE ISSUES NEED STABILIZING?
HOW MANY PEOPLE LOST IN A DEEP
CYCLE OF DRUG ADDICTION DID WE
SUCCESSFULLY ENROLL INTO
LONG-TERM CARE? HOW MANY
WORKING HOMELESS DID WE SET ON
A PRACTICAL PATH TOWARDS THEIR
FIRST RENTAL? IT IS SICKENING
YOU HAVE ALL MADE PROMISES TO
GIVE S.O.D.A. MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AS WELL AS
GRANTING THE POLICE THE RIGHT
TO HARASS BLACK, BROWN, AND
LGBT PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> HI. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF THE ACLU OF WASHINGTON. WE
OPPOSED THE SURVEILLANCE PILOT
PROGRAM. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
CCTV CAMERAS DO NOT REDUCE
VIOLENT CRIME. THESE
TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE A WASTE OF
PUBLIC FUNDS BECAUSE THEY WILL
NOT PROVIDE ACTUAL SAFETY. BUT
THEY WILL THREATEN PEOPLE'S
CIVIL LIBERTIES. STORING THIS
DATA IN THE CLOUD WILL MAKE IT
POSSIBLE FOR OUT OF STATE
AGENCIES PROSECUTE PEOPLE
COMING TO SEATTLE FOR GENDER
AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE. WE URGE
YOU TO LISTEN TO THE
OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO THE
PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING FROM
THE COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE
WORKING GROUP IN THEIR
ASSESSMENTS THAT REFLECT PUBLIC
PERSPECTIVE AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ,
FOR IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PLEASE VOTE
NO ON BOTH COUNCIL BILLS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST SPEAKER
FOR THIS SET IS PHIL. PLEASE GO
AHEAD, PHIL.
>> HI. MY NAME IS PHIL. I'M
SORRY THAT I CAN'T BE THERE IN
PERSON TO LOOK YOU IN THE FACE
AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALL
LISTENING. I KNOW IT'S
DIFFICULT WHEN YOU ARE JUST
HEARING A VOICE CALLING IN. I
WAS COFOUNDER OF THE SEATTLE
PRIVACY COMMISSION A DECADE
AGO. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A
LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY RELATED
TO ITEMS FIVE AND SIX. WE WERE
A GRASSROOTS GROUP THAT CAME
TOGETHER BECAUSE WE REALIZED WE
COULDN'T DO MUCH ABOUT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S PUBLIC
SURROUNDS, BUT WE STILL HAD
SOME CONTROL OVER LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, AND I'M KIND OF
CONCERNED THAT THE WAY IT'S
WORKING OUT, THAT HASN'T
ACTUALLY HAPPENED. THE
ORDINANCE -- THE ORDINANCE WAS
PASSED AS A WAY TO CONTROL WHAT
VARIOUS AGENCIES, PRIMARILY THE
POLICE, DID OUTSIDE OF THE VIEW
OF THE PEOPLE. WE REQUIRE THAT
THEY GET PERMISSION FROM CITY
COUNCIL BEFORE THEY PURCHASE OR
USE SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE
DONE ONE OF THESE THAT IS NOT
RETROACTIVE. I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
JUST MAKING A MOCKERY OF THE
WHOLE THING. IF YOU REALLY
BELIEVED IN THE PROCESS THAT
WAS CREATED --
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S THE LAST
OF OUR REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW CLOSED AND WE WILL MOVE ON
WITH OUR AGENDA. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ARE, THE MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER
17, 19, AND 24, 2024, AND THE
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS. COUNCIL
BILL 120867. ARE
THERE ANY BILLS ANY COUNCIL
MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE
FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA?
HEARING, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT COUNTER. WE
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WILL
MOVE ON TO ITEM 1. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1.
>> I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32147.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT.
>> THIS IS DUE TO THE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES BY OCTOBER
31st. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO
PRESENT THIS TO THE COMMITTEE
DUE TO A QUORUM ISSUE, BUT MY
STAFF DID CIRCULATE THE
RESOLUTION AND THE WILDFIRE
RISK REDUCTION STRATEGY
DOCUMENT. SEVERAL MEMBERS WERE
BRIEFED BY THE UTILITY. CENTRAL
STAFF HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY
ISSUES AFTER REVIEWING THE
STRATEGY. SO THEY BEGAN THEIR
WORK DEVELOPING THE STRATEGY
SEGMENT IN 2021. WELL I HAD.
THEY ARE REQUIRING ELECTRIC
UTILITIES TO HAVE WILDFIRE
MITIGATION PLANS. THE PLAN
BEING ADOPTED TODAY COVERS THE
ACTION UTILITY TAKES NOW AND
THE CONDITIONS FOR AREAS WHERE
CITY LIGHT HAS MORE WORK TO DO
TO INCREASE THEIR RESILIENCE TO
WILDFIRE. THE COMPONENTS OF
CITY LIGHT 'S CURRENT EFFORTS
INCLUDE OPERATIONS, DEFENSE,
MEDICATION, ALERTNESS,
RESPONSE, AND STUDY. THE
UPDATED VERSION ADDS
ASSESSMENTS, MOTIVATION,
MANAGEMENT, STAKE HOLDERS, AND
COVENANTS TO THEIR FOCUS TO
PROVIDE MORE PRESENTS TO OFFER
FREE TOADY IN THE COMMUNITIES
IMPACTED. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THIS RESOLUTION TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
>> A GO AHEAD. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MEET WITH CITY LIGHT IN PERSON.
WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS IS
IT IS BRINGING ALL UTILITIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE INTO A
UNIFORM PLATFORM OF ADDRESSING,
ASSESSING, AND MEDICATING
WILDFIRE RISK. I'M JUST GOING
TO TAKE THROUGH IT SINCE WE
DIDN'T GO THROUGH COMMITTEE.
AND NOW I HAVE LOST ALL MY
PAGES, BUT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK
AT FIGURE 6, ACTUALLY, OR
FIGURE 5, WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR
US TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT CITY
LIGHT DOES MANAGE TRANSMISSION
LINES . THOSE TRANSMISSION
LINES ARE SHORTER IN
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTANCE THAT MOST
OTHER UTILITIES THAT PRODUCE
ELECTRICITY. SO OF OUR
TRANSMISSION LINES, ONLY ONE IS
EAST OF THE CASCADES, AND EVEN
THOUGH IT IS AN AREA THAT IS
NOT AS PRONE TO WILDFIRE RISK
AS OTHER PARTS OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON, WE ARE SEEING AN
INCREASE IN WILDFIRE RISK
THROUGHOUT OUR STATE, POST --
BOTH IN WESTERN AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON. SECTION 7 -- ALSO,
FIGURE 6 IS A CLOSER LOOK. IT
IS NOT JUST POWER COMING FROM
THE HYDRO FACILITIES. THE THREE
DAMS UP THERE, AND THE BOUNDARY
DAM ON THE EASTERN SIDE. IT IS
IN OUR POWERHOUSE, AS WELL.
MOVING ONTO SECTION 7, YOU CAN
SEE THAT CITY LIGHT HAS GONE
THROUGH AND NUMBERED OUT
WHETHER IT IS OF THAT RISK
MITIGATION THAT WE NEED TO BE
CONSIDERING, AND THEN FINALLY,
TABLE 6 , WHICH IS AN
ATTACHMENT, PROVIDES THE AREA,
WHETHER IT IS RISK ASSESSMENT,
RISK MITIGATION, EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, OR STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT, THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR
FOR THE NEXT STEP TO BE TAKEN.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
OTHER UTILITIES, NOT JUST
ELECTRICAL -- THE REASON
ELIGIBLE UTILITIES ARE GETTING
THIS FINER, REFINED LOOK, IS
BOTH BECAUSE I WILDFIRE COULD
TAKE OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE,
AND ALSO, THE INFRA STRUCTURE
COULD CREATE A WILDFIRE. AND
SO, JUST LOOKING BACK ONLY --
EXCUSE ME. I'M GETTING CHOKED
UP. LOOKING BACK ONE YEAR AGO
FROM NOW, THE SOURDOUGH FIRE
WAS BURNING INTENSELY IN THE
SKAGIT VALLEY, PUTTING 20 TO
25% OF SEATTLE'S ELECTRICITY
GENERATION ON HOLD DURING THAT
TIME. AND SO WE ARE THE 17th
LARGEST CITY IN THE NATION.
WHEN 20 TO 25% OF OUR
ELECTRICAL POWER GOES OUT, IT
IS A PROBLEM. SO I'M GOING TO
BE LIVING IN FAVOR OF THIS.
THERE IS MUCH MORE WORK TO BE
DONE. THIS IS JUST THE START.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, FOR MAKING
THIS HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENTS. I WANTED TO THANK
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT FOR THEIR
WORK. WE FOCUS ON CRIME AND
SECURITY. OR FIRE RESCUE OR
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE, BUT
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IS A KEY
FEATURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AS
WELL, AND THIS STRATEGY AND
THIS WORK WILL HELP IN THAT
KIND OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR
CITIES. I APPRECIATE THIS. I
APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON BEING
PREPARED FOR THAT EMERGENCY, IF
YOU WILL, AND SO THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, AND THANK
YOU TO DIRECTOR LINDELL AND THE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TEAM. THANK
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER HANDS UP, SO WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THIS BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES I-THAT IS
SEVEN IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE ITEM TO INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2. THE COMMITTEE
WILL COMMENCE THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. AS SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL, I WILL PROVIDE THE
REPORT AND THEN OPEN IT UP TO
OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
COMMENTS. VERY BRIEFLY, THIS
LEGISLATION EXTENDS THE HIRING
INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WHICH IS DUE
TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS
YEAR. AND IT INCREASES THE
BONUS FOR LATERAL HIRES. THIS
RECEIVED UNANIMOUS
RECOMMENDATION IN COMMITTEE,
AND THERE IS AN AMENDMENT. SO I
WOULD LIKE TO -- I HAVE
ADDITIONAL REMARKS AND WILL
INVITE REMARKS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES AFTER WE DEAL WITH
THIS AMENDMENT, IF THAT IS
OKAY. SO WITH THAT, I MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120862 AS
ITEM A ON THIS AGENDA. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS
A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT THAT
COMES AT THE REQUEST OF PUBLIC
SAFETY -- COMES OTHER COURSE OF
THE DIRECTOR OF THE CIVIL
SAFETY COMMISSION WHO FIND THAT
THE COMMISSION HOLDS THE
AUTHORITY TO SET PROBATIONARY
PERIODS. THIS SIMPLY ELIMINATES
THEM FROM THE LEGISLATION,
DESIGNATING THE TIMING OF
BONUSES THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR
LATERAL HIRES. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ON AMENDMENT A? ALL
RIGHT. SEEING MEN, WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> THAT IS SEVEN IN FAVOR. NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. AMENDMENT EIGHT
IS ADOPTED. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
THE BASE LEGISLATION. PRETTY
MUCH ALL YOUR, WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE SAME
THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE
KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
OFFICERS TO ADEQUATELY STAFF
PRECINCTS AT ONE TIME,
OFTENTIMES, AND WE HAVE TO
CROSS STAFF PRECINCTS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE --
GOING ACROSS THE CITY. WE HEAR
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES SUCH AS
THE ONE SPOKEN AT PUBLIC HIM
TODAY THAT ARE FACING REPEATED
BREAK-INS, ET CETERA, AND WE
KNOW THAT SPD IS CONTINUING TO
LOSE MORE OFFICERS THAN WE ARE
ABLE TO HIRE. THIS LEGISLATION
IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS ONE
PIECE OF THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS
TO GROW OUR POOL OF APPLICANTS
TO SPD. I REMIND PEOPLE THAT
THERE IS SOME HISTORY HERE IN
MARCH OF 2022, I PUT FORTH
RESOLUTION THROUGH 2050,
CALLING FOR A NEW HIRING
INCENTIVE PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE
SALARY SAVINGS THAT WERE
PROVIDED BY COUNCIL. COUNCIL
PAST ORDINANCE 126654 IN AUGUST
2022 THAT LIFTED THE PROVISO
AND AUTHORIZED THE CREATION OF
THIS INCENTIVE PROGRAM. ALSO,
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE PASSED
LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THE INEFFICIENCIES OF THE
ACTUAL HIRING PROCESS, BUT
AGAIN, IT COMES DOWN TO, WE
NEED TO -- THE IMPETUS FOR
PUTTING FORWARD THE INITIAL
HIRING INCENTIVE PROGRAM WAS TO
-- WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
COMPETE WITH NEIGHBORING
JURISDICTION WHEN IT COMES TO
ATTRACTING APPLICANTS TO THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO
AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
GROWING OUR POOL OF APPLICANTS,
SO WE ARE IN THE POSITION OF
HIRING THE BEST OF THE BEST. SO
I REMIND PEOPLE THAT THE SALARY
-- THESE BONUSES ARE FUNDED BY
SALARY SAVINGS FROM VACANT
POSITIONS, AS I ALREADY STATED,
THAT WE ARE -- WE ARE FEELING
TO MEET OUR HIRING TARGETS. AND
WE ARE DOING OTHER THINGS TO
INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO
RECRUIT. WE ARE IMPROVING OUR
RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, AND ALSO,
OUR HIRING PROCESS. SO WITH ALL
OF THAT SAID, IF WE WANT TO
HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE
STILL DEALING WITH THE IMPACTS
OF CRIME IN SEATTLE, IF WE WANT
THE POLICE TO BE ABLE TO
INVESTIGATE CASES OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT, AS WAS MENTIONED IN
THE SPD -- WE HAVE TO STAFF
THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT IS
WHAT THIS LEGISLATION IS TRYING
TO GET AT, AND I INVITE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENTS. I AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING YOU LAID OUT. THIS
IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE ARE
UTILIZING TO TRY AND GET MORE
APPLICANTS TO THE POLICE POOL
SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HIRE
MORE POLICE AND GET TO A PLACE
IN THE CITY WHERE ONE FOLKS
CALL 911, THEY CAN GET A QUICK
RESPONSE, WHICH IS NOT ABLE TO
HAPPEN NOW. WE ARE AT ABOUT 50%
. THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE
ARE TRYING. THIS COUNCIL,
CONSTITUENTS TO KNOW THAT THIS
COUNCIL IS TAKING YOUR NEEDS
SERIOUSLY , AND WE KNOW WE NEED
MORE POLICE IN THE CITY TO
ADDRESS THE CRIME THAT IS
HAPPENING AND WE CANNOT DO SO
WITH LESS POLICE. WE CAN ONLY
DO SO IF WE ARE PROPERLY
STAFFED AND THIS IS THE ACTIONS
WE HAVE BEEN TAKING SINCE WE
GOT HERE, WAS TO REALLY TRY TO
BRING MORE TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS THE LOW STAFFING
NUMBERS, AND SO FOR THAT
REASON, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BECAUSE I CARE VERY MUCH
ABOUT THE CONSTITUENTS. WHEN
YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE CRIME
HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY, AND
WE NEED MORE TOOLS, LIKE I
SAID, TO ADDRESS AND HIRE MORE
OFFICERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND VICE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, GO
AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND THINK YOU TO THE
GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
COMMITTEE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
PRESS FORWARD ON THIS FRONT. TH
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BUT
ALSO IN OUR GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, I SHOULD
NOTE THE LABOR COMMITTEE, AS
WELL, WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT
STRIDES, AND THE APPLICATIONS
HAVE ZOOMED UP BECAUSE OF THAT
EFFORT. HERE IS THE THING, AND
THIS IS HOW THIS IS IMPORTANT,
THIS BILL ITSELF, IS THAT, WITH
ALL THOSE APPLICANTS WHICH I
MET, BEFORE THE BADGE PROGRAM
WHICH I SPOKE TO FOR ABOUT AN
HOUR, GREAT PEOPLE, BY THE WAY.
HE WOULD BE PROUD OF THOSE
APPLICANTS THAT WERE ABOUT TO
START THE ACADEMY, BUT THE
THING IS, FOR THOSE THAT ARE
STARTING, BASICALLY OFF THE
STREET, IT TAKES A YEAR TO GROW
THAT POLICE OFFICER. AND WITH
THE INCENTIVES, LOOKING FOR
LATERAL TRANSFERS, WE CAN
SHORTEN THAT TIME WENT
CONSIDERABLY, AND HOPEFULLY
CHANGE THE DYNAMIC IN TERMS OF
THE SHORTAGES WE HAVE AND GET
OFFICERS ON THE STREET QUICKLY.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I DO SUPPORT
THIS, AS BOTH THE VICE CHAIR OF
YOUR COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES .
>> THANK YOU. WE'VE HEARD A
LOT ABOUT THE SHORTAGE THAT WE
HAVE. AND I WILL SAY, AS OF
AUGUST 31st, WE HAD IF I AM NOT
MISTAKEN, 1030 FILLED, SWORN
POSITIONS. SPD EXPECTS TO HAVE
141 IN 2025. AND 1058 IN 2026,
SO THE DEPARTMENT TYPICALLY
EXPECTS A NET NEW OFFICERS OF
ABOUT 15 PER YEAR. WE HAVE 3000
APPLICANTS RIGHT NOW. IT IS NOT
CLEAR TO ME WHY WE NEED TO
SPEND THIS MONEY IN THIS WAY.
I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS
LEGISLATION PRIVILEGES SPD OVER
EVERY OTHER CITY WORKER BY
INCREASING THEIR HIRING BONUS
TO THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT A DOWN
PAYMENT ON A HOUSE IN THIS CITY
WHERE TOO MANY PEOPLE CAN
BARELY AFFORD RENT. RIGHT NOW,
WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING HOW OUR
HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS GET THE
7% PAY INCREASE THAT THEY
SECURED LAST YEAR. MEANWHILE,
SPD OFFICER SAW A 23% PAY
INCREASE, MAKING THEM ONE OF
THE MOST COMPETITIVE
DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY
ALREADY, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY
WE HAVE 3000 APPLICANTS, AND
THE DEPARTMENT IS SEEING AN
OVERALL INCREASE OF 15% IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET. PERMANENTLY
OFFERING $50,000 IN HIRING
BONUSES TO SPD IS FISCALLY
IRRESPONSIBLE IN A YEAR WHEN WE
ARE FACING MAJOR BUDGET DEFICIT
AND AT THE SAME TIME THAT THIS
COUNCIL IS OFFERING $50,000 IN
HIRING BONUSES TO LATERAL
RECRUITS, THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
CUTS OVER $400,000 IN FUNDING
TO THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. IN A RECENT
OP-ED FROM FORMER CHIEF, HE
LAID OUT THAT THESE HIRING
INCENTIVES DON'T WORK AND IF
WE WANT OFFICERS TO APPLY AND
TO STAY ON THE JOB, THEN WE
HAVE TO DO A FEW DIFFERENT
THINGS. WE HAVE TO MAKE SPD A
SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TAKE
SERIOUSLY ALL OF THE
ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT, RACIAL
DETERMINATION AND THE CREATION
OF A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT,
AND THAT MEANS HOLDING OFFICERS
ACCOUNTABLE. WE MUST COMPLY
WITH THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE
AND ADOPT POLICIES AND
PRACTICES THAT ALIGN WITH THE
LAW AND WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY
EXPECTATIONS. WE HAVE TO
REBUILD PUBLIC TRUST BY
PRIORITIZING POSITIONS FOR
VIOLENT CRIME, SEXUAL ASSAULT,
AND DRUG TRAFFICKING INSTEAD OF
MOVING PEOPLE FROM ONE
ENCAMPMENT TO ANOTHER. WE NEED
TO FULLY FUND CARE, SO THAT SPD
CAN FOCUS ON SOLVING CRIMES. WE
HEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT
SPD IS NOT THE RIGHT FIT FOR
RESPONDING TO BEHAVIORAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH CRISES, AND WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE
RESOURCES FOR THE GROUPS THAT
ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT. BY
APPROVING THIS LEGISLATION,
COUNCIL IS THROWING MONEY AT A
PROBLEM INSTEAD OF FUNDING
PROVEN SOLUTIONS SUCH AS THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT
UNIT, WHICH IS LOSING $800,000
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND AS
WE PROCLAIM OCTOBER DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, WE
SHOULD HOLD OURSELVES
ACCOUNTABLE AS A COUNCIL TO
FUNDING SOLUTIONS TO SAFETY
LIKE RESTORING THE FUNDING FOR
COUNSELING THAT WE INVITED TO
ATTEND TODAY, AT THE SAME TIME
THAT WE ARE TO FUNDING THE
SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE. I
WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS BILL.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. I WILL BE
VOTING YES FOR THIS LEGISLATION
TODAY. OUR CITY COUNCIL HAS
BEEN LISTENING, BEEN
RESPONSIVE, TO THE DEMANDS OF
OUR VARIOUS CONSTITUENTS, AND
RESIDENTS ACROSS THIS CITY. WHO
ARE DEMANDING THAT WE TAKE
ACTION TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CHALLENGES, AND, YOU
KNOW, I THINK THAT THIS IS THIS
PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS A
SOUND, DATA DRIVEN POLICY TO
HELP DELIVER UPON THE PUBLIC
SAFETY BASICS THAT ALL
SEATTLEITES ARE DEMANDING THAT
WE TAKE ACTION ON, AND
UNDERPINNING ALL OF THESE
CHALLENGES , AND ALL OF THESE
POLICIES, IS THE FUNDAMENTAL
RECOGNITION THAT WE NEED TO
RESTORE OFFICER STAFFING, AND
BUILD BACK OUR FORCE, AND
ULTIMATELY HIRE MORE POLICE
OFFICERS, INCLUDING BY
ATTRACTING AND RETAINING
EXCEPTIONALLY QUALIFIED LATERAL
OFFICERS FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS. SO WE ARE IN A
UNIQUE POSITION WHERE WE ARE
COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH
NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS
ACROSS THE REGION AND ACROSS
THE STATE FOR POLICING BEST
PRACTICES AND THE LIKE. ON THE
OTHER HAND, THEY ARE ALSO
COMPETING FIERCELY FOR THE SAME
FAIRLY LIMITED POOL OF
QUALIFIED TALENT TO FILL OUR
OFFICER RANKS. SO THIS IS A
CRITICAL TOOL TO ALLOW HER CITY
TO, AGAIN, PUT US ON A GOOD
PATH, BUT HER PATH TO HELP
RESTORE OFFICER STAFFING LEVELS
AND BUILD BACK THE FORCE TO
1400+ OFFICERS. 1400+ OFFICERS
THAT WE SO DESPERATELY NEED,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING
FOR THIS, AND SEEING IF THIS
PASSES THROUGH TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED. IS THAT A RAISED HAND,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST
WANTED TO HOLD UP, IT IS A
LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO SEE,
BUT THERE IS AN UPWARD TREND IN
THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED . THIS IS PRESENTED IN
COMMITTEE. IT IS ALSO ON THE
AGENDA, BUT YOU CAN SEE AN
UPWARD TREND IN APPLICATIONS
SINCE THE HERRING INCENTIVE
PROGRAM WAS BEGUN AND
IMPLEMENTED TOWARD THE END OF
2022. IT REALLY TOOK OFF IN
2023, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A
GRAPH SHOWING THAT APPLICATIONS
TO BE LATERAL RECRUITS ARE ALSO
ON THE RISE. SO MY POINT IS
THAT IF IT'S NOT BROKEN,
LET'S NOT FIX IT -- LET ME
REPHRASE THAT. THIS IS WORKING.
TO ME, WORKING MEANS THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE APPLYING HERE. THIS
PROGRAM WILL GO AWAY AT THE END
OF THIS YEAR, AND SO I THINK
THAT WE SHOULD -- WE DO HAVE
PROOF THAT THIS IS ATTRACTING
MORE OFFICERS, AND SO WE SHOULD
KEEP IT GOING TO CONTINUE OUR
SUCCESS. AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY
ONE SMALL PART OF FIXING OUR
STAFFING PROBLEM, BUT IT'S AN
IMPORTANT PART THAT WILL ALLOW
FOR US TO HAVE MORE OPTIONS
WHEN IT COMES TO WHO WE
ACTUALLY HIRED TO REPRESENT THE
COMMUNITY, AND ALSO TO WORK FOR
THE COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, IF
THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR A VOTE
ON THE AMENDED LEGISLATION
BEFORE US. GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANT TO ADD THAT
WE ARE SEEING AN UNPRECEDENTED
NUMBER OF GUN VIOLENCE
INCIDENTS IN THIS CITY,
INCLUDING AT SCHOOLS , AND IT
IS REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE
A POLICE FORCE THAT CAN RESPOND
TO ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS .
WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN
INGRAM HIGH SCHOOL, WE WERE
FORTUNATE THAT IT IS NEAR NORTH
PRECINCT AND WE HAVE THE
OFFICERS THAT COULD RESPOND. IT
REALLY MEANT THAT THE WORST
THAT COULD HAPPEN -- WITH
OFFICERS RESPONDING -- AND WE
WERE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF KIDS
AT THAT SCHOOL. WITH THAT, IT
TOOK SOME TIME FOR PARENTS. I
CAN SAY FIRST HAND, TO ACTUALLY
GET TO OUR SCHOOL. SO I WANT TO
BE REALLY CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO
HAVE A POLICE FORCE THAT CAN
RESPOND TO ALL INCIDENTS OF
CRIME ACROSS THIS CITY,
INCLUDING THE INCREASED GUN
VIOLENCE THAT WE ARE SEEING
AROUND AND IN OUR SCHOOLS IN
THIS CITY. THINGS ARE NOT GOING
TO GET BETTER. THEY WILL GET
WORSE IF WE DON'T ADDRESS IT.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY
IS THIS IS NOT AN ORDER
APPROACH. THIS IS AN AND
APPROACH. WE ARE FUNDING
VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN
THE CITY. WE ARE DOING ALL THE
TOOLS THAT WE CAN TO BE ABLE TO
HIRE MORE PATROL OFFICERS,
WHICH ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT MIGHT HAVE
1000 POLICE OFFICERS. THEY CAN
RESPOND ON THE GROUND WHEN
CRIME HAPPENS. SOME OF THOSE
ARE INVESTIGATORS OF OTHER
THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING AT
THE DEPARTMENT. WE REALLY ARE
TRYING TO DO THIS TO ADDRESS
THE LEVEL OF PATROL OFFICERS
THAT HE HAVE ON THE GROUND TO
ADDRESS ALL OF THIS, INCLUDING
THE GUN VIOLENCE THAT IS
HAPPENING, THAT I KNOW FOLKS IN
MY DISTRICT , AND NOT JUST IN
MY DISTRICT, BUT ACROSS THE
CITY, ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. LIKE
I SAID, THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL.
AND ONE OTHER THING I REALLY
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT WE
HAVEN'T REALLY ADDRESSED AS
MUCH, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE IS RIGHT. THIS HAS LED
TO LOWER FOLKS APPLYING. THAT
DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE GOING TO
BE ABLE TO GET OFFICERS ON THE
GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IT TAKES,
AS YOU PUT IT, AT LEAST A YEAR
TO GET FOLKS HIRED AND UP AND
RUNNING, SO THESE ARE THINGS
THAT WE ARE DOING NOW THAT WILL
TAKE TIME, AND IT DOESN'T MEAN
WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE
IMMEDIATE POSITIVE IMPACTS US
THIS RIGHT AWAY. THAT WE NEED
TO DO THIS NOW IN ORDER TO GET
MORE APPLICATIONS GOING, AND
THEN HOPEFULLY -- I MEAN,
HOPEFULLY IT TRANSLATES INTO
MORE OFFICERS SOONER, BUT I
ALSO WANT TO SET EXPECTATIONS
WITH CONSTITUENTS BECAUSE IT
TOOK A LONG TIME FOR US TO GET
HERE FROM 2020, AND NOW IT'S
TAKING US SOME TIME TO GET BACK
TO A FULLY STAFFED POLICE
DEPARTMENT, WHICH EVERY CITY
NEEDS AND SEATTLE IS JUST AS
DESERVING AS ANY OTHER CITY OF
HAVING HIGH QUALITY POLICE
OFFICERS TO ADDRESS THE CRIME
IN THE CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUT I
WILL NOTE THAT WHEN I WAS AT
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
CONFERENCE FOR RESIDENTS OF
CITY COUNCILS OF LARGE CITIES,
IT WAS PRESENTED WITH
STATISTICS ON OFFICERS PER
100,000 POPULATION, AND IT IS
DOCUMENTED. I DON'T HAVE THE
FIGURES IN FRONT OF ME, THAT
WASHINGTON RANKS PRETTY LOW IN
GENERAL AS A STATE, BUT WHEN
HEARING THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS
THAT WE HAVE LOST SINCE 2020,
THAT WAS REMARKABLE, TWO OTHER
MAJOR CITIES IN THE COUNTRY,
AND WE DO, PER THE CHARTER,
HAVE A DUTY TO MAINTAIN AND
ADEQUATE NUMBER OF POLICE
OFFICERS IN THE CITY. SO ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE OF THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL
AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA . CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> THAT IS SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE
OPPOSED.
>> IT PASSES AS AMENDED. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM 3
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SEATTLE'S CONSTRUCTION CODES;
ADOPTING THE SEATTLE BOILER
CODE, BUILDING CODE, ELECTRICAL
CODE, ENERGY CODE, EXISTING
BUILDING CODE, FUEL GAS CODE,
MECHANICAL CODE, PLUMBING CODE,
AND RESIDENTIAL CODE AND
CHAPTERS OF THE WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE BY
REAMENDING CERTAIN
CHAPTERS OF THOSE CODES, AND
ADOPTING NEW CHAPTERS FOR THOSE
CODES; THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TRAVERTINE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HAS AN AMENDMENT, BUT
I WILL SPEAK TO THE BILL FIRST
AND THEN PASS IT OFF. THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES. AS AMELIA
MENTIONED, THIS LEGISLATION
ADOPTS. THE SEATTLE CODE,
ELECTRICAL CODE, ENERGY CODE,
EXISTING BUILDING CODE, FUEL
GAS CODE, MECHANICAL CODE,
PLUMBING CODE, AND RESIDENTIAL
CODE. IN CHAPTERS OF THE
WASHINGTON ADMIN STREET OF CODE
BY REFERENCE. SO AS POINTED OUT
IN THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO ON
THIS BILL, OUR VARIOUS
CONSTRUCTION CODES PROVIDE
MINIMUM PERFORMANCE AND
ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS TO
IMPROVE THE SAFETY CONDITIONS
FOR BUILDING DOCUMENTS. NEW
CODES ARE AMENDED OR DOCUMENTED
EVERY THREE YEARS BY THE STATE
BUILDING CODES COUNCIL, WHICH
IS WHY WE ARE REVIEWING CODES
FROM 2021, SO, IN CASE IT IS
CONFUSING, THAT IS WHY THIS
HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS IN
THREE-YEAR CYCLES. STATE LAW
REQUIRES THAT THE CITY ADOPT
AND ENFORCE STATE CODES AND
PROVIDE SOME LIMITED AUTHORITY
FOR THE CITY TO AMEND THOSE
CODES. SO I WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO
THE ENERGY CODE. THIS CODE
PACKAGE WAS DEVELOPED WITH
FEEDBACK FROM BUILDERS,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE
GROUPS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPERS, LABOR AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, TO CREATE AN
ENERGY CODE FOR NEW,
COMMERCIAL, AND MULTIFAMILY
BUILDINGS. THAT IS STRONGER
THAN THE STATES REQUIREMENTS IN
TERMS OF INCENTIVIZING CLEAN
ENERGY, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
BUT IT STILL ALLOWS FLEXIBILITY
FOR BOULDERS AND INCLUDES
DIFFERENT PATHWAYS TO
COMPLIANCE. LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN
CRUCIAL FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAD
A STRONG 2018 COMMERCIAL CODE
AMENDMENT, THAT WAS THE
BLUEPRINT FOR THE STATE
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL, WHEN
THEY PASSED THEIR 2021
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL
ENERGY CODES. IT ALSO HELPS
BUILDINGS ALIGNED WITH THE
SEATTLE BUILDING COMMISSION
PERFORMANCE STANDARD POLICY
THAT THE CITY PASSED LAST
WINTER. THIS CODE ENSURES THAT
THE NEW BUILDINGS WE CONSTRUCT
ARE SET UP TO MEET THOSE
REQUIREMENTS IN THE FUTURE.
HELPING THEM AVOID COSTLY
RETROFITS DOWN THE ROAD. SO,
THIS ALL NEEDS TO GO INTO
EFFECT NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER
15th, IN ORDER TO BE COMPLIANCE
-- IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE
LAW . THIS WAS PASSED OUT OF
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE WITH A
RECOMMENDATION THAT IT DO PASS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS
THE AMENDMENT BEFORE CONTINUING
ON. BEFORE THAT, I WANT TO NOTE
THAT FOR THE RECORD THAT
ATTACHMENT ONE, VERSION 2,
ENTITLED AMENDMENTS TO 2021
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
FOR COUNCIL BILL 120832 IS NOT
LISTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT IS
INCLUDED ON THE OFFICIAL RECORD
AND IS PART OF THE BILL WE ARE
PASSING TODAY. COUNCILMEMBERS
CAN VIEW IT ONLINE, AND IT HAS
BEEN EMAILED TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS, AS WELL. OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
A. AS A SPONSOR, I MOVE IT TOOK
US A BILL 120832. IS THERE A
SECOND? THIS WAS CIRCULATED TO
COUNCILMEMBERS YESTERDAY, AND
YOU ALL HAVE HARD COPIES, I
BELIEVE. LET ME SAY THAT I
SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION, AND
I'M OFFERING THIS AS A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT IS
SUPPORTED BY THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND LEADERSHIP.
WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE IS
ONE OF THE TOP FIVE IN THE
NATION AND SEATTLE HAS
CONTINUED TO LEAD WITH THE MOST
EFFICIENT CODE IN THE STATE.
WHEN THE STATE UPDATES ITS
ENERGY CODE, IT CONDUCTS A
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
THAT SERVICES NOT ONLY THE
INCREMENTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS
OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS --
AND THEY ARE PRESENTED AS
DOLLARS OVER A SQUARE FOOT.
OTHER METRICS SUCH AS THE
ENERGY COST SAVINGS AND JOB
CREATION THROUGH ENERGY
EFFICIENCY. I WENT AHEAD AND I
PRINTED THE LATEST COST -- THIS
IS CALLED COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
OF THE 2021 WASHINGTON STATE
ENERGY CODE. IT IS ONLY ABOUT
12 PAGES, BUT BASICALLY, IT
DOES SERVE AS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR POLICYMAKERS AS
THEY GO ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THE
NEW CODE. SEATTLE DOESN'T DO
THAT. SEATTLE MEASURES AS DCI
MEASURES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
NEW REQUIREMENTS BUT NOT THE
COST OF THE NEW REQUIREMENTS
THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE
WASHINGTON STATE CODE. AND WE
HAVE TO, I BELIEVE, STRONGLY,
KEEP IN MIND THE COST OF NEW
REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO
IMPACTS TO HOUSING, AND I'M
PARTICULARLY CONCERNED WITH OUR
RENTAL UNITS. SO BASICALLY,
WHAT THIS LEGISLATION DOES IS
IT REQUIRES THAT SDCI CONDUCT A
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
THAT IS INFORMED BY A TASK
FORCE THAT ACTUALLY INCLUDES
PEOPLE WHO BUILD AFFORDABLE AND
MARKET RATE HOUSING. WHEN THEY
ARE CONSIDERING AN UPDATE THAT
GOES ABOVE THE WASHINGTON STATE
CODE, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE
INFORMATION IS HERE. WHAT THE
WASHINGTON KATE -- STATE CODE
WILL DO AND WHEN SEATTLE GOES
ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT, WHICH
I'M PROUD WE DO AS A CITY, WE
HAVE THIS INFORMATION. SO I
WILL JUST, FOR THE BENEFIT OF
EVERYBODY WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE
READ THIS, THE EFFECT STATEMENT
BEFORE THIS MEETING, I WILL DO
SO RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE SITTING
AT THE CITY'S GOAL IS TO
BALANCE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
WITH THE BENEFITS OF REDUCING
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND
INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
WHEN UPDATING THE SEATTLE
ENERGY CODE AND TWO, AT ANY
SECTION REQUIRING THAT THE
EXECUTIVE DEVELOP A PROCESS
THAT INCLUDES A COST-EFFECTIVEN
ESS ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED
SEATTLE AMENDMENTS TO THE
WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE
AND SOLICIT INPUT FROM ANY
STAKEHOLDER TASK FORCE
INCLUDING NONPROFIT AND MARKET
RATE DEVELOPERS DURING THE NEXT
CONSTRUCTION CODE UPDATE CYCLE,
IF APPLICABLE. AGAIN, IF
APPLICABLE, MEANING, IF WE
DEPART FROM THE WASHINGTON
ENERGY CODE. THE CITY MAY ONLY
COMMIT COMMERCIAL AND
MULTIFAMILY PROVISIONS OF THE
CODE PER STATE STATUTE. PRIOR
TO ADOPTING THE 2021 WASHINGTON
STATE ENERGY CODE, THE
WASHINGTON STATE BUILDING CODE
COUNCIL WAS REQUIRED TO
CONSIDER A COST-EFFECTIVENESS
ANALYSIS COMPARING THE PROPOSED
2021 UPDATE TO THE 2008 IN
WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE.
THE PRACTICE HAS BEEN TO
ROUTINELY INCORPORATE MORE
STRINGENT PROVISIONS THAN THE
STATE WHICH ARE POLLUTED BY THE
CITY'S CONTRACTION CODES
ADVISORY BOARD. AND IT IS NOT
PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED THIS TYPE
OF ANALYSIS. THE
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS IN
THIS TASK FORCE WILL NOT BE
NEEDED IF THE EXECUTIVE
DETERMINES THE CITY WILL ADOPT
THE NEW STATE CODE. SO WHAT IS
THE RATIONALE -- THAT IS THE
RATIONALE BEHIND THIS
AMENDMENT. YOU WILL NOTICE
THERE IS ALSO A RECITAL WHICH
READS, OR IS THE CITY OF
SEATTLE SEEKS TO BALANCE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WITH THE
BENEFITS OF REDUCING GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS WHEN UPDATING THE
SEATTLE ENERGY CODE, NOW,
THEREFORE, I WANT TO THANK
YOLANDA FOR TAKING ON THIS WORK
DURING BUDGET. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, AND I ASK FOR MY
COLLEAGUES SUPPORT. I AM NOT
SEEING ANY CUSHIONS OR CONES,
SO WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ
-- GO AHEAD. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT EIGHT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. 'S
BUT THE MOTION CARRIES, AND
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. I WILL
OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS AS AMENDED. OKAY.
SEEING NONE, WITH THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
LISA TO FIX THE SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ TITLE IV INTO THE RECORD.
DESPITE THE REPORT OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
RELATED TO TECHNICAL CODE . THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMEND SPILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
'S BUT THIS GOOD HAS BEEN
REVIEWED BY THE ADVISORY BOARD.
IT HAS GONE THROUGH THE
PROCESS. IT IS NOW COMING DOWN
TO THE CITY. IT REFLECTS A
GREAT AMOUNT OF HARD WORK BY
THE SEATTLE FIRED FROM, WHICH I
WOULD'VE ANGRY NOW. I ALSO
WANT TO THINK SPECIFICALLY, AN
AREA OF THE PARTY FROM THAT
DOESN'T GET A LOT OF
ATTENTION. THAT IS FIRE
PREVENTION. PART OF THE WORK IS
TO ENSURE THE CODES ARE SET AND
THE EDUCATION PIECE IS. THAT IS
AN OFTEN UNDER LOOKED SECTION.
I WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT
OUT AND THANK YOU AS I URGE ALL
OF OUR COLLEAGUES TO PASS THIS
, AS IT CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY CUSHIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR. NONE
OPPOSED. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. AND WILL THE COURT
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM 5
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
IMPLEMENTATION; AUTHORIZING
APPROVAL OF USES AND ACCEPTING
THE 2024 SURVEILLANCE IMPACT
REPORT AND 2024 EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S USE OF
CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION
CAMERA SYSTEMS.
>> I WANTED TO NOTE, AS WE FACE
OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGE, WE
NEED EMPATHY FOR THOSE IN
CRISIS. I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR COMMENTS ON CLOSED
CIRCUIT TV AND THE BILLS. THEY
CAME HERE IN CHAMBERS AS MANY
OF YOU KNOW. COUNTLESS EMAILS.
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS THAT ALL
OF US HAVE ATTENDED. I HAVE MET
SO MANY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTS IN THESE MEETINGS.
AND ALSO, DURING WALKABOUTS.
AND, YES. THERE HAS BEEN
OUTREACH TO PILOT COMMUNITIES.
AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT WE NOW HAVE DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE BEEN
IN COMMUNITY, BOTH AS
CANDIDATES RUNNING ON PUBLIC
SAFETY, BUT ALSO AS COUNCIL
MEMBERS WITH ACHING
UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DISTRICTS
AND ITS NEIGHBORHOODS. WHETHER
IT IS IN LITTLE SAIGON OR
THROUGH BELLTOWN, PLUS AURORA
-- IT HAS BEEN CLEARED. NOW, I
DO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE
THE TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY
ARGUMENTS. MUCH LIKE THOSE HURT
WITH THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE
PLATE READERS, THE 11 . ALSO,
WITH OUR AMENDMENTS IN
COMMITTEE AND AS WE ARE ABOUT
TO FIND OUT INFO COUNCIL.
OFTEN, WHEN I HEAR ARGUMENTS
AGAINST TODAY'S BILLS, THEY'RE
DONE WITH POINTS THAT SEEMINGLY
COME FROM AN EARLIER GENERATION
AGO. OR AS IF WE ARE IN SOME
OTHER JURISDICTION, SOMEWHERE
ELSE IN THE COUNTRY THAT DOES
NOT REFLECT SEATTLE VALUES. YOU
KNOW, WHEN I AM IN ONE OF OUR
PRECINCTS, WHICH I HAVE DONE,
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,
LASTLY, HE FOR THE BADGE GROUP,
I ACKNOWLEDGED THE CONSENT
DECREE AND WHY WE HAVE ONE. BUT
I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE -- AND THIS
IS IMPORTANT. THE REFORM
EFFORTS OF THE LAST DOZEN
YEARS, WHICH WILL CONTINUE, BY
THE WAY, WITH OR AFTER THE
CONSENT DECREE. THESE REFORMS
ARE KEY, AND THEY ARE IMPORTANT
FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW. ALSO
IMPORTANT IN THIS AREA ARE OUR
THREE ACCOUNT ABILITY PARTNERS.
WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE
HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS,
AND SPECIFICALLY, WITH THIS
BILL, THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL AND ITS ROLE IN THESE
BILLS, OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE
ON THE COUNTRY DON'T HAVE A
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION.
THEY DO NOT HAVE AN OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL. I WOULD
ARGUE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A
CITY COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE THAT
DOES THE OVERSIGHT WE DO AND
LOOK INTO THESE ISSUES, OFFER
THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
OFFERED, EITHER WITH ALPR .
BOTH BILLS PASS, 5-0, OUT OF
COMMITTEE, AND SO COLLEAGUES, I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE
PASSAGE OF CCTV WITH THIS
AGENDA ITEM AND THE FOLLOWING
ONE, REGARDING THE RTCC. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF FOLKS
HAVE OTHER COMMENTS, THEY ARE
WELCOME TO PUT THEM FORWARD. WE
DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT. SO I
WOULD LIKE TO CREATE THE SPACE
FOR THAT TO BE PRESENTED RIGHT
NOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 120844 AS
PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
>> THANK YOU. SO THIS AMENDMENT
DOES TWO THINGS. IT REQUIRES
SPD TO FOLLOW REDUCTION
PROTOCOLS WHEN RESPONDING TO
PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS FOR
CCTV DATA, UNLESS ADDITIONAL
DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED BY LAW.
THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO SAFETY
CONCERNS AND PERMITS REFERENCE
TO BODY WORN PROTOCOLS WHICH
WAS IN THE AMENDMENT WHICH WAS
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE. AND WE
NEEDED -- TRANSIT -- THAT IS
WHY THIS IS COMING FORWARD.
SECONDLY, IT REQUIRES SPD TO
REPORT ANNUALLY ON EXTERNAL
REQUESTS RECEIVED FOR CCTV DATA
STARTING IN TWO DOZEN 25, ABOUT
ANY SUBPOENAS, WARRANTS, OR
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUESTS THAT
WERE RECEIVED. THE STATUS OF
THOSE REQUESTS AND ORDERS AND
THE NUMBER AND ORIGINATING
JURISDICTION -- THIS IS BROUGHT
BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT LESS
PROTECTIVE STATES SEEKING THIS
DATA, TO GO AFTER PEOPLE
EXERCISING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS,
TRANSGENDER CARE RIGHTS, AND
ALSO, FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE AS
IMMIGRANTS, AND SO WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING
TRACK OF THAT DATA, AND IF
POSSIBLE, IDENTIFYING THOSE
JURISDICTIONS, SO EITHER WE
KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM
THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, OR IT
IS NOT AN ISSUE. WE DON'T
REALLY HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION
AT THE MOMENT, SO THIS ALLOWS
US TO COLLECT IMPORTANT DATA
GOING FORWARD. AND I WOULD ASK
FOR MY COLLEAGUE SUPPORT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IF
YOU'RE AMENABLE, I WOULD LIKE
TO SIGN ON AS A COSPONSOR. I
APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATION, AND
ALSO THE AMENDMENT, TO REALLY
ADDRESS PRIVACY . IT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT AS WE ARE MOVING WITH
THESE TOOLS, THAT WE ARE MAKING
SURE WE ARE NOT HAVING
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF
USING THESE TOOLS, AND SO,
THESE AMENDMENTS ARE BEING
OFFERED AS A WAY TO MITIGATE
FOR ANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
, PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS
PROTECTING PRIVACY RIGHTS , AND
PROTECTING FOLKS , AND SO, I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
SUPPORT IT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO
COSPONSOR IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND I'M
CERTAINLY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BE
A COSPONSOR.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I HAVE ONE, BEFORE YOU GO
AHEAD. I WANTED TO ADD
DEFERENCE TO THE CHAIR AND
SPONSOR. ARE YOU SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS AMENDMENT?
>> YES. I RECOGNIZE IT CAME IN
ON FRIDAY, WHICH IS UNFRIENDLY
SCHEDULE IS, BUT IT'S A FAMILY
AMENDMENT IN THE SENSE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS
REFLECTING THE COMMENTS I JUST
MET. SHE WAS ENGAGING WITH THE
SEATTLE'S POLICE DEPARTMENT ON
THE SIMMONS, AND THEY GO TO THE
POINT ABOUT HAVING THE REPORTS.
PUTTING THE GUARDRAILS AND. AND
I WANTED TO NOTE, ON SECTION 6,
THE SECOND PART OF THE
AMENDMENT, THAT AFTER BUDGET,
I'M GOING TO WORK, MY TEAM IN
THE COMMITTEE OVERALL -- WE
WILL WORK WITH SPD AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE TO LOOK AT ALL
THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT
WE HAVE. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG
PUSH THAT WE ARE DOING
REGARDING REPORTING, THAT WE
HAVE THEM ALL ORGANIZED, THAT
WE HAVE UNDERSTANDING, WHEN
THEY ARE DUE, AND THEN TO LOOK,
TO ENSURE THEY ARE COMPLETE AND
THAT THEY ARE COMPLETED. WE ARE
DOING THIS AGAIN AFTER BUDGET.
THIS IS GOING TO BE HELPFUL,
TOO, I BELIEVE, FOR THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SENSE THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT
FORMS FOR REPORTING AND I COULD
SEE SOMEWHERE ONE REPORT MAY
SATISFY THREE DIFFERENT
ORDINANCES TO BETTING ON THE
SUBJECT. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK
TO DO THIS TO ENSURE THE
OVERSIGHT PIECE, BUT ALSO TO
ENSURE THAT SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT CAN DO THESE REPORTS
IN A TIMELY, SMART FASHION THAT
IS EFFECTIVE. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF AMENDMENT A?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR. NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. I
BELIEVE WE HAVE ANOTHER
AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT BE.
>> YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120844 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT BE ON
THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT CAME
TO OUR ATTENTION THAT ALONG THE
LINES OF COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
TALKING ABOUT STREAMLINING ALL
OF THE TECHNOLOGY POLICIES AND
ISSUES -- IT CAME TO OUR
ATTENTION THAT SPD IS PLANNING
ON DEVELOPING AND OMNIBUS
SURVEILLANCE POLICY AND WITHOUT
SOME CONSTITUENTS REACHED OUT
TO US REGARDING PROTECTED
SPEECH. THIS AMENDMENT IS JUST
A WHEREAS. IT STATES THE
COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING
PROTECTED SPEECH AND IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE OMNIBUS
TECHNOLOGY POLICY, WHICH ALSO
INCLUDES CCTV. THAT IS WHY I AM
BRINGING IT FORWARD. IT IS A
WHEREAS TOO LATE EIGHT MARKER
IN THE GROUND OF WHAT OUR
VALUES ARE. I WOULD ASK FOR MY
COLLEAGUE'S SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
COMMENTS? LET ME SEE. GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IN ADDITION TO MY
THANKS TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS
REACHING OUT, I WOULD ALSO WANT
TO THINK IN ADDITION TO THE
REPORT I HIGHLIGHTED EARLIER,
THE REPORT FROM THE MAYOR, HIS
COVER LETTER AND WHAT HE IS
LOOKING TO DO, THE CENTRAL
STAFF, WHICH DID A GREAT STAFF
MEMO, ALSO SOME OF THE
BACKGROUND FROM SPD ON THE
VARIOUS PIECES AND IN THOSE,
THERE'S A LOT OF READING, BUT
THERE IS THE OMNIBUS
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY POLICY,
WHERE THEY ARE LOOKING TO BRING
THINGS TOGETHER AND HAVE
RATIONALIZATION AND
UNDERSTANDING. AND I BELIEVE,
AND THIS GOES BACK TO SEATTLE
VALUES, THAT WE DO PROTECT
PROTECTED FREE SPEECH AND THIS
WILL BE PART OF THE DEVELOPED
OF THE POLICY , WHICH WILL BE
DONE WITH COORDINATION AND
COOPERATION WITH THE COMMITTEE
AND THE COUNCIL, SO, I THINK IT
HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE KIND OF . WITHIN ALL
THIS PAPERWORK, BUT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT, AND IT
GOES BACK TO THE POINT I SAID
IN TERMS OF THE SEATTLE VALUES,
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THIS
ONE, I WOULD LOVE TO BE A
COSPONSOR ON THIS. I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE , YOU KNOW,
IMPORTANT TO PUT OUR STEAK ON
THE GROUND IN OUR SUPPORT FOR
FREEDOM OF SPEECH, AND SO I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. FOR THAT
REASON. THANK YOU.
>> YES. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE
A COSPONSOR.
>> ALL RIGHT. WOULD THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT LETTER?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR. NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. WE HAVE
THE AMENDED LEGISLATION BEFORE
US. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON
THE BILL AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT .
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> I WANTED TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD AND FOR THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD IN
THIS UNIFIED WAY. I ALSO WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A LOT OF
THE ITEMS THAT WE ADDRESS TODAY
RELATED TO PRIVACY AND
PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS AND
THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
WERE INCLUDED IN MAYOR
HARRELL'S MEMO TO US WHEN HE
SENT DOWN THE LEGISLATION AND I
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I
APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE
THAT THE MAYOR AND SPD ARE
THINKING ABOUT THESE ITEMS IN
TERMS OF PRIVACY AND PROTECTING
INDIVIDUALS FROM THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF ANY OF THE
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SIDE TODAY. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF YOU THAT ARE ON
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND TO
THE MAYOR FOR THIS AS WELL.
THIS IS MORE TOOLS. WE WILL
LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE. NOT SO
DISTANT FUTURE, TO SEE IF THESE
TOOLS ARE WORKING. IF THEY ARE
WORKING, WE CAN CONTINUE THEM,
PERHAPS EXPAND THEM, INTO OTHER
AREAS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING,
YOU KNOW, THE D4. AND IF NOT,
WE CAN PIVOT, BUT WE ARE TRYING
TO, AS I SAID EARLIER, ADDRESS
A NUMBER OF TOOLS TO TRY TO
MITIGATE FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ISSUES WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE
CITY TO OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES, AS WELL.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> THANK YOU. SO THIS
LEGISLATION IS OPPOSED BY THE
WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY
NETWORK , PLANNED PARENTHOOD,
THE GENDER JUSTICE LEAGUE, AND
OTHERS. IN THEIR LETTERS TO THE
COUNCIL, THEY STATE THEIR
CONCERNS THAT THE USE OF THESE
TECHNOLOGIES COULD ALLOW FOR
THE CIRCUMVENTION OF OUR STEAK
SANCTUARY PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS
KEEP WASHINGTON WORKING, AND
THE WASHINGTON SHIELD LAW.
THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT
THESE ENTITIES COMPLIED WITH
WASHINGTON DATA PROTECTION LAWS
BECAUSE THE DATA WOULD BE
COLLECTED AND HOUSED OUTSIDE OF
WASHINGTON STATE. ADDITIONALLY,
THE SOFTWARE ALLOWS PRIVATE
CAMERAS TO OPT IN TO THE
SYSTEM, WHICH WOULD LEAD TO AN
EVEN GREATER EXPANSION OF THE
SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES OF
SPD AND THE PURVIEW OF THIS
ORDINANCE. WE HAVE INCREASING
THREATS. THIS IS NOT THE TIME
TO EXPAND THE USE OF
SURVEILLANCE DAMAGES THAT COULD
UNDERMINE THE PROTECTIONS THAT
WE RELY ON. I WILL BE VOTING NO
ON ISLAMIZATION. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF
THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU TO
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP. EVERY
COMMITTEE IS UNIQUE. THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE ARE AS
DIVERSE AS THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
I HAVE BEEN GETTING CALLS DAY
AND NIGHT. I TOOK A CALL TWO
DAYS AGO AT MIDNIGHT FROM
CONCERNED PEOPLE IN THE LITTLE
SAIGON AREA. I GET EMAILS , AND
CONSTANT -- I CAN'T WALK VERY
FAR . I ALWAYS GET STOPPED. BUT
PEOPLE ARE REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
LITTLE SAIGON. AND IF YOU WALK
AROUND THAT AREA, YOU'LL SEE
THAT MANY OF THE BUSINESSES
HAVE ALREADY INVESTED IN
CAMERAS. I TALKED TO MANY
BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE SPENT
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS -- 6000,
7000, FOR BUSINESS THAT IS KIND
OF STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE -- ON
E CURRENTLY. THEY
HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST POVERTY
RATES IN THE COUNTRY, WHERE
RESIDENTS AND SENIORS -- THERE
ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE THAT
ARE LIVING IN MANY OF THE
BUILDINGS. THAT WORKFORCE
HOUSING DISH WE NEED SOLUTIONS
WE CAN POSSIBLY USE NOW. I HEAR
A LOT OF DESPERATION. I KNOW
SEVERAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN
DANGER OF CLOSING. MANY HAVE
CLOSED. I KNOW MANY BUILDINGS
FOR SALE. AS WELL, IN THAT
AREA, AND SO, I THINK THE GOAL
HERE, WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY --
IT IS PART OF A LARGER PUZZLE.
IT IS PART OF A PUZZLE. IT IS A
TOOL IN THE TOOLKIT, AND OF
COURSE, THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS IN
PLACE THAT ARE CONSTANTLY BEING
MONITORED. WE ARE MONITORING
THIS TO MAKE SURE IF IT IS
WORKING AND IF IT IS NOT
WORKING, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA SAID, WE HAVE TO PIVOT.
THIS IS NOT MEANT TO REPLACE
THE HARD WORK OF PEOPLE ON THE
FRONT LINES. IT IS TO SUPPORT
AND ENHANCE PEOPLE. OUR GOAL
HERE ISN'T SECURITY. IT'S
ABOUT BUILDING TRUST. TRUST
THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE
USED RESPONSIVELY. JUST THAT IT
WILL CREATE SAFER, STRONGER
COMMUNITIES, AND IT DOES PLAY A
ROLE, HOPEFULLY, TO DETER CRIME
AND PROVIDE FIRST RESPONDERS
WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED
TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS
MORE EFFECTIVELY. AND SO, I AM
SUPPORTIVE, AND THE GOAL HERE
IS I BELIEVE TO PROTECT, NOT TO
INTIMIDATE. WE ARE HERE TO
BUILD STRONGER SYSTEMS AND
TRUST WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE
PEOPLE THEY SERVE, AND THE
TECHNOLOGY WE USE, AND WE HOPE
TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN
SAFETY AND BETWEEN THESE
LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM
SOLUTIONS BECAUSE WE -- A LOT
OF TIMES WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE,
THEY ARE JUST DESPERATE FOR
SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, AND I
THINK, WITH THE MONITORING IN
PLACE AS WELL AS THESE PRIVACY
SAFEGUARDS, I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING IN A LONG LINE OF
TOOLS THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY
DISCUSSING TODAY, BUT WHAT WE
HAVE DONE IN THE PAST -- WILL
DO WITH THE BUDGET IN THE
FUTURE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. TODAY, I WILL BE
VOTING FOR THIS LEGISLATION BUT
I BELIEVE -- I KNOW -- THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT CRIME
PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY, AND THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD
ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT ALTHOUGH
TECHNOLOGY IS , IN THE WORDS OF
-- IS BEFORE US -- THERE IS
NOTHING NEW, NOVEL, OR
INNOVATIVE OF -- ABOUT THE
PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY THAT IS
BEFORE US. CCTV TECHNOLOGY WAS
INVENTED IN THE 40s SOMETIME.
MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY HAVE BEEN USING IT IN
SIMILAR FASHIONS IS WHAT WE ARE
PROPOSING TO DO, WHAT WE ARE
DOING SINCE THE 70s. SO THIS IS
-- THERE IS NOTHING
PARTICULARLY GLAMOROUS OR
EXCITING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THE
TECHNOLOGY UNDERPINNING THIS
PARTICULAR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. AGAIN, MANY
JURISDICTIONS, AND IN FACT, I
WOULD BE SURPRISED IF SEATTLE
WASN'T ONE OF THE ONLY BIG
CITIES IN THE COUNTRY THAT DO
NOT CURRENTLY LEVERAGE THIS
KIND OF CAPABILITY, BUT, IT IS
AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO HELP
ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. IT IS ALSO, YOU
KNOW, WE HEARD LAST WEEK,
COLLEAGUES, THE POLICE CHIEF
CAME BEFORE US ENSURE THAT ONE
OF HER THREE STRATEGIES TO
ADDRESS CRIME AND INCLUDING THE
OFFICER, STAFFING SHORTAGES,
LEVERAGING AUTOMATED
TECHNOLOGIES. SO THIS IS ONE
IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THAT TO
HELP US BETTER DELIVER.
TODAY'S LEGISLATION, AGAIN, IS
CONSISTENT WITH GIVING OUR
CITY, THOSE TOOLS THAT PEOPLE
ARE DEMANDING TO ADDRESS
CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS.
AND ARE THERE POTENTIAL PRIVACY
CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES? WITH
THIS? YES. THERE ARE SOME
NONTRIVIAL POTENTIAL PRIVACY
CHALLENGES. BUT I KNOW THE
EXECUTIVE, IN THIS COUNCIL, AS
AMENDED, BY ALL OF US,
INCLUDING THROUGH THE
LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE AND RIVERA, WE MADE IT
BETTER. I THINK WE
SUBSTANTIALLY ADDRESSED THOSE
CHALLENGES AND MAKE SURE THIS
BILL INCLUDES PRIVACY CONSCIOUS
SAFEGUARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT
OUR DEPLOYMENT IS RESPONSIBLE
AND IN LINE WITH THE NEEDS AND
DEMANDS OF OUR CITIZENS AND OUR
RESIDENTS HERE WHO ARE -- WHO
WANT US TO BE RESPONSIBLE WITH
WHATEVER TECHNOLOGY WE ARE
DEPLOYING. SO THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY
THAT CAN HELP US -- OUR
DEPARTMENT TO BE A FORCE
MULTIPLIER, IF YOU WILL. HELP
US MORE QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY
INVESTIGATE AND SOLVE CRIMES,
WITH THE STAFFING CHALLENGES,
AND OF COURSE, IT INCLUDES MY
DOES THE AMENDED FORM BEFORE US
NOW INCLUDES MY AMENDMENT TO --
TO EXPLORE DEPLOYMENTS ON DISH
ALONG HARBOR AVENUE , WHICH,
AMONGST OTHER AREAS OF THE
CITY, AND SO, I STILL SUPPORT
THAT. AND I BELIEVE THAT THE
EXECUTIVE ALSO -- I KNOW HE IS
CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEEDS AND
CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS ACROSS
THE CITY, INCLUDING [ INAUDIBLE
] . IF NOT THIS, THEN LOOK
FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE
MAYOR TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT OTHER
KIND OF CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
WE CAN DEPLOY IN THAT AREA TO
ADDRESS THOSE NOTABLE CONCERNS.
PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM PTSD.
PEOPLE CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT
BECAUSE OF WHAT IS GOING ON
DOWN THERE. SO IN ANY EVENT, IT
IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL. IT IS NOT
THE END-ALL BE-ALL , BUT IT'S
AN IMPORTANT THING THAT WE CAN
DO TO HELP US BETTER BE MORE
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE IN OUR
RESPONSES AND PREVENTION, SO,
FOR THOSE REASONS, I'LL BE
SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU.
>> I'LL JUST PROVIDE A BIT OF
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. LAST
YEAR, DURING THIS BUDGET --
DURING BUDGET DELIBERATIONS,
THEY PASSED A VOTE -- 2-7, TO
IMPROVE FUNDING IN 2024 FOR
THIS PACKAGE OF TECHNOLOGIES.
THIS IS A PROCESS LEADING UP TO
THIS POINT AND IN ADDITION TO
THIS POINT -- AND IN ADDITION
TO THE REGULAR SURVEILLANCE
IMPACT REPORT THAT IS REQUIRED
WHENEVER WE APPROVE UP UNTIL
NOW, ONLY RETROACTIVELY
APPROVED TECHNOLOGY REPORTS ,
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE CONDUCTED A
MONTHS LONG PUBLIC OUTREACH
PROCESS LEADING UP TO THIS
POINT, SO I JUST WANTED TO
PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
HISTORY SO THAT PEOPLE IN THE
AUDIENCE AND WATCHING THIS
MEETING KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN
IN PROCESS FOR AT LEAST A YEAR
ONCE WE TOOK THE ORIGINAL VOTE
APPROVING FUNDING FOR THIS
PACKAGE, AND THIS WILL BE --
THIS IS THE SECOND AND THIRD
TECHNOLOGIES AFTER THE LICENSE
PLATE READING TECHNOLOGY THAT
WE WILL BE APPROVING THIS YEAR,
BUT THAT IS THE FIRST BRAND-NEW
TECHNOLOGY THAT COUNCIL HAS
APPROVED SINCE THE PASSAGE OF
THIS ORDINANCE IN 2017, AND
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT,
THAT, TO ME, IS ASTOUNDING,
CONSIDERING HOW MUCH TECHNOLOGY
HAS ADVANCED SINCE THAT TIME,
AND HOW SHORT STAFFING -- HOW
SHORTSTAFFED SPD IS, AND AGAIN,
I WILL REFER TO MY VISIT IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. . A VERY
PROGRESSIVE CITY. IT HAS A
REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER THAT IS
IMPRESSIVE, AND THAT WE HEARD
IS VERY EFFECTIVE IN LOWERING
-- AND DECREASING THE RESPONSE
TIME AND REACTION TO NINE ON
CALLS ALSO, TO IMPROVING PUBLIC
SAFETY IN GENERAL. SO I AM
STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND
THE FOLLOWING PIECE OF
LEGISLATION BECAUSE WE DO HAVE
TO USE ALL THE TOOLS AT OUR
DISPOSAL TO ADDRESS CRIME AND
ALSO TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
NATIVE ANALOGIES AS THEY
APPEAR, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE
BEEN FULLY PUBLICLY VETTED.
THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE US OUT,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO.
>> THANK YOU. JAKE -- [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO
MAKE A FEW COMMENTS. I SHARE
CHAIR KETTLES GRAD TO TO THE
ACLU AND THE COMMUNITY
SURVEILLANCE GROUPS AND THE
PEOPLE HERE TODAY, HOLDING UP
SIGNS. I MEAN, NOBODY LIKES TO
BE SURVEILLED. AT THE SAME
TIME, THERE IS THIS DICHOTOMY
IN OUR COMMUNITY BE AS WE ALL
CARRY THESE. IT TELLS US HOW
MANY STEPS WE TAKE AND WHERE WE
ARE LOCATED AND HOW TO GET TO
PLACES AND IT TAKES OUR PICTURE
AND MANY OF US HAVE RINK
CAMERAS. WE SHARE THAT DATA
WITH OTHER PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, WE
ARE FACETIMING. I MEAN, WE ARE
JUST INUNDATED WITH
SURVEILLANCE. SO OBVIOUSLY,
THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN HAVING
THE GOVERNMENT DO IT, BUT WE
HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT THAT
DICHOTOMY IS, AND NOT BE SO
PRECIOUS ABOUT IT SOMETIMES,
BUT, THAT SAID, I APPRECIATE
THE COMMENTS BECAUSE IT DOES
MAKE US THINK, AND WE HAVE A
DIFFERENT ROLE AND WE HAVE TO
SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. I
HAVE TO SERVE HANDY ANDY. THEY
CANNOT CONTINUE TO OPERATE
BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE
INCREDIBLE CRIME AND THEFT AND
VIOLENCE THAT IS HAPPENING. HE
NEEDS THIS TOOL. SPD NEEDS THAT
TOLD TO MAKE SURE HE CAN STAY
IN BUSINESS SO THAT HE CAN
CONTINUE TO EMPLOY MANY, MANY
PEOPLE NEED TO BE EMPLOYED IN
THE CITY. AND THAT'S ONE OF
THE CONCERNS, AND THINGS THAT
WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT. WHEN WE
LOOK AT THIS LEGISLATION, SO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
CONCERNS TO LIGHT. THOSE ARE
IMPORTANT CONCERNS FOR US TO
THINK ABOUT. ALL OF US, I
BELIEVE, APPEAR, ARE SENSITIVE
AND THOUGHTFUL TO THOSE
CONCERNS. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
IS SENSITIVE AND THOUGHTFUL TO
THOSE CONCERNS, AS LAID OUT
VERY CLEARLY IN THE LETTER THEY
SENT DOWN TO COUNCIL. THAT
SAID, WE HAVE A HIGHER GOAL,
AND THAT IS PUBLIC SAFETY. WE
DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH POLICE
OFFICERS. WE NEED THE FORCE
MULTIPLIER THAT THIS WILL
PROVIDE. IT IS A PILOT PROJECT.
IT IS FOR HIGH CRIME VIOLENT
AREAS. IT WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY
MONITORED. IT WILL BE REVIEWED
AND DETERMINED WHETHER IT IS
OKAY. I APPRECIATE THE
GUARDRAILS, AND THE GUIDANCE.
WE ARE TRYING TO ACT WITHIN
THAT WITHIN OUR BROADER ROLE,
TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT AND ALSO
TO FULFILL OUR OBLIGATION, OUR
FIRST OBLIGATION UP HERE, WHICH
IS PUBLIC SAFETY, KEEPING OUR
COMMUNITIES SAFE. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
BOTH PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> I WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE
OF THESE POINTS. IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, AS EVERYONE KNOWS,
THE MAYOR IS THE OVERSEER OF
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
AND HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
IMPLEMENTING ALL THE TOOLS WE
PASS THIS LEGISLATION HERE. THE
COMMITMENT HE IS MAKING TO US
VERY MUCH BEARS MENTIONING
HERE, WHICH IS, HE TALKS ABOUT
FIRST THE GUN VIOLENCE, THE
HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND THE
PERSISTENT FELONY CRIMES BEING
CONCENTRATED IN THE CITY, WHICH
IS HOW HE CAME TO DESIGNATE THE
THREE AREAS THAT ARE BEFORE US
TODAY. HE ALSO DELINEATED IN
THE ROBUST PUBLIC OUTREACH,
WHICH THEN, AS HE, YOU KNOW,
AND I QUOTE HERE, WHICH LED THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION NOT
TO OPPOSE IMPLEMENTING THE
TECHNOLOGIES, AND THEN I WANT
TO SAY THAT HE HAS MADE THE
COMMITMENT WITH SPD TO ENSURE
THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL
NOT COOPERATE WITH CIVIL
ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS WITH GENDER
AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
A DECISION WILL BE MADE ABOUT
WHETHER TO CONTINUE. AND THEN,
ALSO, THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND
SPD'S RESEARCH UNIT HAS
RETAINED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
IN DEVELOPING THIS. HE IS
COMMITTED. HE HAS SHOWN HERE IN
WRITING AND COMMITTED TO US,
THAT HE IS AGREEING WITH US ON
THE GUARD RAILS . WE HAVE PUT
THE ACTUAL GUARDRAILS IN THE
LEGISLATION, AS WELL. FOR THESE
REASONS, I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO TRY THIS PILOT
PROJECT ON THESE TECHNOLOGIES,
AND I DID WANT TO DELINEATE
THAT, AS I SAID, BECAUSE HE IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR AND PERMITTING
THESE THINGS AND IF IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE HIS
COMMITMENTS AND THE COMMITMENTS
OF SPD LIE AS WE CONSIDER THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO
CLOSE WITH A THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
WHO VOTED FOR THIS IN COMMITTEE
, AND THANK HER FOR INVITING ME
TO THE CD, TO AFRICA TOWN, TO
WHERE I MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THAT ARE DEALING WITH
CRIME. I WAS AT AN EVENT WITH
130 SOMETHING PEOPLE. I ONLY
KNEW ABOUT FIVE. 125 NEW
PEOPLE. PEOPLE FROM THE ASIAN
COMMUNITY, ELDERLY COMMUNITY,
JUST LIKE WE HEARD IN THE
PUBLIC, TODAY. THEY WERE
SUFFERING. I WAS THERE. I HEARD
IT. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, THANK
YOU FOR ADVOCATING FOR DISTRICT
5 IN AURORA. I'VE BEEN UP
THERE MANY TIMES, AND THAT IT
JUST DOES NOT COME AS I WAS
TRAVELING HOME AFTER PICKING UP
MY DAUGHTER. IT IS HORRIFIC
WHAT IS HAPPENING ON AURORA. AS
AGAIN, YOU HEARD IN PUBLIC,
TODAY. I WAS PROUD TO STAND
WITH YOU EARLIER AT THE PRESS
CONFERENCE, LISTENING TO THE --
TO THE RESIDENCE OF AURORA AND
T5 GENERALLY COME IN TERMS OF
WHAT THEY ARE FACING IN TERMS
OF PUBLIC SAFETY. I ALSO WANT
TO THANK MY OTHER COLLEAGUES,
YOU KNOW, LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY
VICE CHAIR SOCCER -- SAKA. AND
I ALSO HEAR COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND HER NOTES, AS SHE
STATED RELATED TO THIS BILL.
AND LIKE I SAID IN MY OPENING
POINT, I DO UNDERSTAND AND
APPRECIATE THE TECHNOLOGY AND
PRIVACY ARGUMENTS. I KNOW THESE
ORGANIZATIONS WILL BREAD I KNOW
THE ACLU OF WASHINGTON. BUT
AGAIN, JUST AS I MENTIONED, IT
DOESN'T SEEM THAT THE DOSE
THEY ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE
IMPROVEMENTS BUT ALL THE
REFORMS. ALL THE WORK THAT'S
BEEN DONE. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS, THE WORK THAT THE OIG
DOES, WITH THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL. THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. IN THE MEMBERS
OF THE CPC. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE
HAVE TO DO THAT. YOU KNOW, AND
I'VE READ THESE DOCUMENT
SPREAD I READ THE LETTER FROM
OCR, SEATTLE'S OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS AND THEIR FIRST BULLET
-- OCR CONCERNS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS. INSUFFICIENT
OUTREACH TO PILOT COMMUNITIES.
REALLY? DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
TIMES I'VE BEEN IN D7, ALL
OVER THE PLACE, TALKING TO A
COMMUNITY? YOU KNOW. LISTENING
TO THE RESIDENCE, YOU KNOW, I
REMEMBER ONE, FIRST PERSON, I
GOT ATTACKED BY A GUY WITH A
HATCHET. THAT WAS JUST THE
START. A COUPLE DOZEN PEOPLE,
EACH ONE, EXPRESSING THEIR
CHALLENGES WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO JUST
MENTIONED A MIDNIGHT CALL. DO
YOU THINK WE ARE NOT ENGAGED
WITH THE PILOT COMMUNITIES? WHO
IS GOING TO BE MORE ENGAGED
THAN COUNCILMEMBER MOORE WITH
AURORA? EXPAND YOUR OUTREACH TO
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND
TALK TO US WHO ARE
REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR
DISTRICTS. AGAIN, BACK IN 2012,
THERE WAS NO DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES, NOW WE DO.
LAST YEAR, WE RAN ON PUBLIC
SAFETY. WE KNOW OUR
COMMUNITIES. WE KNOW OUR
DISTRICT. SO I RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE WORDS.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR. ONE A POST.
>> THE BILL PASSED, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF
ITEM 6 INTO THE RECORD. THIS
>>SURVEILLANCE IMPACT REPORT:
CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION
CAMERA SYSTEMS V2 ATT 1
APPENDIX B TO G FOR ATT 1 - SIR
CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION
CAMERA SYSTEMS ATT 2 - SIR
CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION
CAMERA SYSTEMS.
>> THE POINTS I MADE REGARDING
THE CCTV ARE GERMANE HERE. IN
THE INTEREST OF TIME, I WILL
SAY, DITTO.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT
THAT THIS BILL , AS DOES THE
PREVIOUS BILL, CONTAINS A
REQUIREMENT THAT THE CONTRACT
BETWEEN SPD AND THE VENDOR --
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY SPD
IF THEY RECEIVE A WARRANT OR
SUBPOENA SEEKING CCTV DATA
INCLUDING PURPOSES ALLUDED TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE, GENDER
AFFIRMING MEDICAL SERVICES ,
AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE
VENDOR GET LEGAL COUNCIL TO
CHALLENGE SUCH WARRANTS OR
SUBPOENAS. ONCE THAT TIME LIMIT
EXPIRES, THEY THEN APPRISE SPD,
I HAVE INCLUDED THIS LANGUAGE
AND HAD ASKED TO HAVE A COPY OF
THE DRAFT CONTRACT LANGUAGE
FROM SPD AND I AM PLEASED TO
STATE THAT SPD HAS PROVIDED THE
DRAFT CONTRACT LANGUAGE
RELATING TO THE ALP ARE
CONTRACTS AND THEY ARE GOING TO
RELATE TO ALL OF THESE
CONTRACTS. IT WENT ABOVE AND
BEYOND WHAT WAS REQUIRED. I
JUST WANT TO CALL THAT OUT. IT
IS GOING TO BE ADDED TO THESE
OTHER BILLS, SHOULD THEY PASS,
AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO PULL
TEETH TO GET IT DONE. SPD WAS
WILLING TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTION
OF THE STATUTE, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT . THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> OKAY. I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I WILL
SAY DITTO, DITTO, AND JUST
NOTE, THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED
LEGISLATION CURRENTLY IN THE
PIPELINE THAT WE'VE HAD ALL
YEAR. AND I WANT TO THANK CHAIR
KETTLE AND OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS FOR ADVANCING THESE
BILLS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF
THE YEAR BECAUSE WE ARE SHOWING
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS, AND ALSO FULFILL
OUR CHARTER DUTIES. WITH THAT,
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK
TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> NO.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
BILL PASSES. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
PLEASE READ ITEM 7 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 7.
>> I MOVED TO ADOPT. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> I'M BRINGING THIS FORWARD
TO OPPOSE WASHINGTON STATE
BALLOT INITIATIVE 2117, WHICH
WOULD REPEAL OUR STATE'S
LANDMARK CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT
DID THE ACT WAS PASSED BY THE
STATE LEGISLATURE IN 2021. IT
ESTABLISHED A PROGRAM TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY
AUCTIONING CREDITS TO
BUSINESSES THAT PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT OMISSIONS. THE
MONEY IS INVESTED IN PROGRAMS
TO MOVE THE STATE AWAY FROM
DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS.
THESE FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED TO
SUPPORT HOUSEHOLDS TO'S --
EXCESS HEAT PUMPS. IF PASSED,
IT WOULD AND FUTURE FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROJECTS IN
OUR CITY. THAT REDUCE CLIMATE
POLLUTION FROM BUILDINGS AND
TRANSPORTATION. IT WOULD AND
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PROGRAMS THAT RESTORE OUR
WATERWAYS, OUR CLEAN ENERGY
WORK, OUR SALMON RECOVERY WORK.
ARE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY
ASSISTANCE. URBAN FORESTRY, AND
MUCH MORE. SO IN PASSING THIS,
WE WOULD JOIN WITH THE CITIES
OF REDMOND, KENMARE, SHORELINE,
LAKE FOREST PARK, IN GOING ON
RECORD TO OPPOSE INITIATIVE
2117, ALONG WITH A COALITION OF
OVER 300 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
INCLUDING FIREFIGHTING AND
WILDLAND FIRE PREVENTION
ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBAL NATIONS,
MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
EXPERTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR ALLOWING
ME TO ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA,
AND I ASKED EMMA KELLEY
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL HEAR
COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL NUMBERS
ON THE RESOLUTION. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS?
>> I AM NOT SEEING WHO RAISED
THEIR HAND FIRST, SO, GO AHEAD,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL BE BRIEF. I
WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR
SENDING THIS DOWN AND
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA. IT
WOULD INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE
CLEAN AIR RENEWABLE ENERGY
CONSERVATION AND EMISSIONS
REDUCTION . SINCE ITS
INCEPTION, THE CITY OF SEATTLE
HAS BEEN AWARDED [ INAUDIBLE ]
, WHICH HELPS ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE. WE NEED TO CONTINUE
THESE EFFORTS, NOT STOP THESE
EFFORTS. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO GO
BACKWARD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS IS WHY
I'M GOING TO BE VOTING IN
FAVOR OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES
AND THE MAYOR FOR BRINGING THIS
RESOLUTION FORWARD. THE REPEAL
OF THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT
WOULD HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON
DISTRICT 5. 46 MILLION IN STATE
FUNDING IS RESERVED FOR THE
AURORA AVENUE PROJECT. IT
DEPENDS ON THIS REVENUE SOURCE
AND IS EARMARKED FOR 2029 RIGHT
BEFORE THE PROJECT IS PLANNED
TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IN 2030.
IT IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE
FUNDING STRATEGY NEEDED FOR
THIS PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENT.
AND BASICALLY, LIFE-CHANGING
GOAL ON AURORA AVENUE FOR SO
MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.
LOOKING FOR OTHER HANDS. I'M
NOT SEEING ANY.
>> GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> IT IS CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO
OPPOSE AND MISSION --
INITIATIVE 2117. AS WE HEARD ON
NPR LAST WEEK, THERE WAS THE
TRADE PROGRAM OF A FEW DECADES
AGO IN ORDER TO COMBAT ACID
RAIN. IT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ITS
MISSION, AND THIS WILL TAKE US
FORWARD. I AM SUPPORTING THE
OPPOSITION TO INITIATIVE 2117.
>> OKEY-DOKE E. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL SAY -- I WILL
JUST SAY THAT AS CHAIR OF OUR
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, YOU
KNOW, I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH
OUR CITY RELIES ON THE PROCEEDS
FROM THIS STATE EFFORT TO FUND
OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE STATE,
INCLUDING, YES. HERE IN
SEATTLE, AND INCLUDING OUR
ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS, SO,
FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION
OPPOSING THE INITIATIVE. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER
COMMENTS, I WILL STATE FOR THE
RECORD THAT STATE AND MUNICIPAL
LAW INHIBIT COUNCILMEMBERS OR
ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM USING
PUBLIC RESOURCES TO INFLUENCE
OR WEIGH IN ON BALLOT MEASURES,
EXCEPT FOR A CARVEOUT FOR
SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, WHERE WE
ARE DISCUSSING A BALLOT MEASURE
IN PUBLIC AND PROVIDE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT SAID, JUST
BECAUSE IT IS MY POSITION THAT
JUST BECAUSE WE ARE ALLOWED TO
-- TO TAKE A POSITION THAT IS
DESIGNED TO BASICALLY SIGNAL
OUR POSITION ON A BALLOT
MEASURE, PERSONALLY, AND TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH PAST ACTION, I
DON'T BELIEVE, PERSONALLY,
THAT WE SHOULD. I WILL BE
ABSTAINING FROM THIS
LEGISLATION, AS I DID WHEN THE
RESOLUTION BEFORE COUNCIL ABOUT
THE BALLOT MEASURE ON THE
CRISIS CARE CENTERS WAS BEFORE
COUNCIL, AS WELL. SO I JUST
WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT.
NOW, LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK CLEARED
>> SO FAR, WE HAVE ONE OF THE
REGISTERED PUBLIC COMMENTERS
CURRENTLY PRESENT, AND WE HAVE
TWO PUBLIC COMMENTERS IN
PERSON.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
HAVE THE TWO PUBLIC IN PERSON
COMMENTERS SPEAK FOR ONE
MINUTE, PLEASE.
>> IT WILL BE ALTERNATING
BETWEEN THOSE OPPOSED TO AND IN
SUPPORT OF. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
DANIEL JONES. CAN YOU PLEASE
SHARE THE TIMER?
>> MY NAME IS GABRIEL JOHN
SPREAD VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU
ALL. FIRST OFF, YOU KNOW, I SAY
A LOT OF NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT
THIS COUNCIL, BUT I WILL ALSO
SAY WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING
RIGHT. THIS IS THE CORRECT
PATH. I REALLY BELIEVE SO. YOU
WILL HEAR THAT THIS IS HURTING
AVERAGE CITIZENS. LET'S LOOK
AT THE NUMBERS HERE. THIS
CREDIT ONLY GOES IF YOU HAVE
25,000 METRIC TONS OF CARBON
USAGE. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE
AVERAGE SMALL BUSINESS USES? 12
TO 15. SO FOR THAT TO HAPPEN,
YOU NEED 1250 SMALL BUSINESSES
FOR THIS TO HAVE ANY SORT OF
IMPACT. THIS IS ANOTHER
CARVEOUT FROM A MILLIONAIRE
THAT WANTS TAX CUTS FOR HIS
MILLIONAIRE BUDDIES. THAT'S
WHAT THIS IS PRETTY THIS IS
GOING TO HELP AVERAGE PEOPLE
DISH CLIMATE CHANGE IS
IMPACTING A CERTAIN OPERATIVE
DAY, NURSING THE IMPACTS
MYANMAR AND WE MADE SUBSTANTIAL
IMPACTS DISH CHANGES TO MAKE
GOOD CHANGE . [ INAUDIBLE ]
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE COUNCIL
TALKING ABOUT THIS. I'M
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PUSH FOR
THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE HAVE ROBIN BRIGGS.
>> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS ROBIN BRIGGS. I'M A MEMBER
OF CLIMATE ACTION. I WAS
HEARTENED TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS
ON THIS RESOLUTION AND I URGE
YOU TO PASS IT. THE CLAIMANT
COMMITMENT ACT IS THE CORE OF
OUR STATES RESPONSE TO CLIMATE
CHANGE. AND THIS INITIATIVE
WOULD ROLL IT BACK WITH NO
REPLACEMENT WHATSOEVER. I WOULD
ALSO ECHO WHAT WAS SAID BY THE
COUNCIL ABOUT ALL OF THE GOOD
THINGS THAT IT IS CURRENTLY
PROVIDING FOR PEOPLE IN
SEATTLE, INCLUDING AIR
MONITORS, HEAT PUMPS, INCLUDING
EV CHARGERS, INCLUDING THE
RIGHT I'M GOING TO TAKE HOME.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS THE CLEAN ENERGY
TRANSITION, SO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THE RESOLUTION
FORWARD.
>> WE ARE NOT MOVING TO REMOTE
REGISTERED SPEAKERS WHO ARE
PRESENT.
>> WE HAVE ONE REGISTERED
PUBLIC SPEAKERS, AIDEN CAROL.
PRESS START SIX.
>> YES. THE INITIATIVE IS A BAD
ONE, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT
THIS BILL WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT
SUPPORTING IT. THAT ONLY IS IT
A SEATTLE THING, [ INAUDIBLE ]
THE STATE CAN LOOK AT SEATTLE
AND SEE WE HAVE HYPOCRISY ON
THIS AND WE HAVE REFUSED TO UP
SOME, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
HAVE HELPED WITH OUR CLIMATE
IMPACT. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK
AT THE THINGS THAT SEATTLE
COULD DO TO HELP THE CLIMATE,
IT IS HARD TO BE TAKEN
SERIOUSLY BY ANYONE, WHEN WE
CONTINUE TO PUT CLIMATE
CONCERNS , AS WELL AS ON THE
OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD BENEFIT
FROM UP ZONING , ABOVE --
IMAGINARY FEARS ABOUT THE
APPEARANCE OF THINGS CHANGING
THE WAY THAT CLIMATE CHANGE
WOULD ACTUALLY AFFECT THEM. WE
NEED TO WALK OUR TALK. WE NEED
TO GET RID OF SINGLE-FAMILY
ZONING AND LEGALIZE FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MINE.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW CLOSED. AND WE WILL PROCEED
WITH A VOTE, IS THERE ANYBODY
THAT HAS FURTHER COMMENTS? GO
AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO ADD MY
VOICE, AND TO EDIT FROM MY
EXPERIENCE AS A NAVAL OFFICER.
HERE IN PUGET SOUND, IN OUR
REGION, WE HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT
OF WATER SPACES. THAT INCLUDES
OUT IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, THAT
ARE SPEAKING TO US. THEY'RE
TELLING US ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE. AND I THINK IT
IS AN AREA THAT IS
UNDERREPORTED ON. IT IS NOT
REALLY UNDERSTOOD. IT COMES OUT
NOW AND THEN. IT HAS THE IMPACT
ON CRUSTACEANS AND THE LIKE.
BUT WE ARE RELEASING IT RIGHT
NOW IN THE NATIONAL NEWS. YOU
KNOW. THE CARIBBEAN AND ITS
HEAT TO IT IS SUPERCHARGING
HURRICANES RIGHT NOW, AND IT IS
JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHERE THE
SEAS ARE REALLY IMPACTING US,
AND WE NEED TO TAKE COLLECTIVE
ACTION, AND WE NEED TO BE
MINDFUL WHAT THE SEAS ARE
TELLING US, BUT ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE COUNTRY, BUT ALSO,
HERE IN OUR LOCAL WATERS OF THE
PACIFIC BECAUSE IT IS A SCARY
STORY ANYTHING ABOUT THE NEXT
GENERATIONS TO FOLLOW. AND SO
WITH THAT, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL, AND I THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES FOR
BRINGING IT TO THE COUNCIL.
>> OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PROVIDE THE FINAL WORD? OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THIS
RESOLUTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO .
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> CAN YOU CALL COUNCILMEMBER
WOO ON TIME? SHE CAN'T UNMUTE.
>> YES. SHE TEXTED IN HER VOTE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES. .
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS SEVEN IN
FAVOR AND ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE
ANY OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS?
REMINDER, FOLKS, WE DO HAVE AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> WEIGHT. JUST A SECOND,
PLEASE. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, TRENIN. I'M
EXCITED FOR NEXT WEEK'S
ENGAGEMENT FOR THE
PRESENTATIONS FOR THE BUDGET.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR FIRST OF TWO
LEGALLY REQUIRED AND GOOD IDEA
PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE FIRST ONE
WILL BE ON OCTOBER 16th,
STARTING AT 5:00 P.M. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH CENTRAL STAFF
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T RUN
UP TO 5:00 P.M., SO WE HAVE A
BREAK IN THE AFTERNOON. A
TRADITION THAT HAS WANED DURING
THE PANDEMIC YEARS IS THAT
EVERY OFFICE WOULD HAVE ONE
PERSON VOLUNTEERED FOR THE
EVENT, FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE WILL BE PIZZA FOR THE
VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL, FOR FOLKS
THAT ARE STAYING LATE, HELPING
TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SIRE IS THAT ON THE RECORD
TODAY, THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING
FOR VOLUNTEERS NEXT WEEK.
IDEALLY, ONE FROM EVERY OFFICE
BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE 16th AT 5:00 P.M. THANK
YOU.
>> OKAY. HEARING FOR THEIR
BUSINESS, THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL
MEETING IS TENTATIVELY
SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 22nd AT
2:00 P.M. A CANCELLATION NOTICE
WILL BE ISSUED IF THEY ARE THE
22nd MEETING IS CANCELED. WE
NOW MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION. THE DRIVER WILL NOT
COMMUNE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS
PENDING POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL
LITIGATION. THE EXECUTIVE
SESSION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL MATTERS WITH
THE CITY ATTORNEYS AS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND ILLEGAL
MONITOR FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS PRESIDENT
-- IS PRESENT. I EXPECT THE
TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
TO END BY 6:04 , AND IF IT IS
TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THAT
TIME, I WILL ANNOUNCE THE
EXTENSION AND THE EXPECTED
DURATION. AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THIS SESSION, THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL AUTOMATICALLY
ADJOURN. THE COUNCIL IS NOW IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COUNCILMEMBERS, PLEASE LOG OFF
THIS MEETING AND LOG ONTO THE
EXECUTIVE SESSION ZOOM MEETING.