>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. THE NOVEMBER 12, 2024
CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL COME
TO ORDER. I'M SARA NELSON.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> LET'S PROCEED NOW. THERE IS
NOT A PRESENTATION TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, WE WILL OPENED THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
IT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL COUNTER AND THE
COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. MADAME
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE
SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE FOUR IN PERSON.
>> FOUR IN PERSON. EIGHT
REMOTE.
>> OKAY. WE WILL GIVE FOLKS TWO
MINUTES EACH AND WE WILL START
WITH THE IN PERSON COMMENTERS.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. WE WILL ALTERNATE
BETWEEN IN-PERSON SPEAKERS AND
REMOTE SPEAKERS UNTIL THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS ENDED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME ON
10 SECONDS LEFT. SPEAKERS WILL
BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME. WE NOW BEGIN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
REMEMBER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,
I MENTIONED THAT CITY ATTORNEY
FILED AN AFFIDAVIT AGAINST A
JUDGE, DISQUALIFYING HER FROM
HEARING ALL CRIMINAL CASES IN
MUNICIPAL COURT, INCLUDING THE
ONE I WAS ARRESTED FOR FOR THE
FEBRUARY INCIDENT HERE -- THE
ATTORNEY SAID, NO, WE CANNOT
HIT THAT CASE. THE CITY
ATTORNEY QUALIFIED. HE SAID
COME IN ONE INSTANCE, SHE
FAILED TO FIND PROBABLE CAUSE.
HER MISUNDERSTANDING IS IN
DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE LEGAL
DEFINITION OF ASSAULT AND
LONG-STANDING CASE LAW AND JURY
INSTRUCTIONS. SO I FILED A
REQUEST WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WERE
TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THIS
PRESS RELEASE THEY SAID THERE
IS THIS CASE. THE JUDGE SAID I
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT. THE CITY
ATTORNEY DENIED IT. I APPEALED.
I GOT THE CASE NUMBER. IT IS
673275 IF YOU ARE FALLING AT
HOME. HE SAID IF HE MOTIONED
TOWARDS THE DEFENDANT, I THINK
THERE WOULD'VE BEEN PROBABLE
CAUSE FOR ASSAULT, BUT I DON'T
THINK THERE IS PROBABLE CAUSE
FOR ASSAULT. IN OTHER WORDS,
SHE IS SAYING THAT SHE KNOWS
THAT UNDER WASHINGTON LAW, YOU
CAN HAVE ASSAULT WITHOUT
TOUCHING THE OTHER PERSON. SHE
JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS
PROBABLE CAUSE TO FIND ASSAULT
IN THIS CASE. THE STATEMENT
THAT THE JUDGE DOESN'T NOTE
WHAT THE LAW IS REGARDING
ASSAULT WAS FALSE. I THINK THIS
IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS CAROLYN
MALONE.
>> I'M CAROLYN MALONE. I HAVE
BEEN LISTENING -- LIVING AT 510
MIRIAM STREET FOR THAT LAST
FIVE YEARS. [ INAUDIBLE ] HE
LIVES THERE. I HAVE HANDED A
PACKET TO MISS MORALES ABOUT
THE EVICTION NOTICE I HAVE
RECEIVED FROM BOYCE LAW FIRM,
ACCUSING ME OF UNLAWFUL
DETAINMENT. I WAS ACCUSED. [
INAUDIBLE ] THEY WENT ABOUT
PUTTING IN PLACE STEPS TO EVICT
ME. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY
RETURNED MY MONTHLY PAYMENT
EACH MONTH, SAYING, NOT
ACCEPTED, PENDING EVICTION. SO
THEY SET ME UP TO BE EVICTED,
AND I'M GOING TO FIGHT ALL THE
WAY. THIS PERSON IS A SEATTLE
POLICE OFFICER, OR ELSE, HE
WORKS WITH SEATTLE POLICEMAN. I
SLEEP WITH BEDBUGS EVERY NIGHT.
THEY WAKE ME UP. MYSTERIOUSLY
PLANTED IN MY APARTMENT IN
APRIL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME,
AS FAR AS I KNOW, I'M THE ONLY
ONE WITH BEDBUGS, AND BECAUSE I
PROTEST , I'M TARGET BY POLICE
AND FIREMEN, TOO, WHO CIRCULATE
AROUND ME, MAKING MY LIFE JIK01
IN MY APARTMENT. CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS KEEP HANDING OUT
MONEY TO POLICE. [ INAUDIBLE ]
IT IS ABSURD TO ME. I'M
SOMEONE THAT NEEDS TO BE
PROTECTED FROM POLICE. I WILL
DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO FIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS TOM,
FOLLOWED BY ALEX TSIMERMAN.
>> HOLD ON, PLEASE. IS THERE
SOMEBODY BEFORE MR. TSIMERMAN?
>> YES. THOMAS SIGNED UP.
>> YOU ARE NEXT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
TOM. MY LIGHT -- WIFE IS
LUANNE. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE OUR
STORY OF OUR BUSINESS AND ON
BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND SOME
SMALL BUSINESSES, MY FAMILY
OWNED A GAS STATION FOR 24
YEARS. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS,
OUR BUSINESS GOT BROKEN INTO A
NUMBER OF TIMES. ON ALMOST A
MONTHLY BASIS. THE RECENT ONE
-- ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9th,
SOMEONE DROVE THEIR CAR INTO
OUR STORE, CRASHING THE WHOLE
THING DOWN. THEY WENT INSIDE
AND TOOK CIGARETTES AND STUFF.
SO, ON SEPTEMBER 9th, THEY
BROKE INTO THE SCHOOL BUILDING,
TOOK THE ATM, AND THE MONEY. ON
THE 29th, THEY TRIED TO ROB OUR
EMPLOYEE. ALL OF THIS KEEPS
HAPPENING. THE CRAZY THING IS
PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING,
SOMEONE LIT OUR NOZZLE ON FIRE,
BUT IT INTO THE TRASH CAN, AND
WALKED AWAY IN THE MORNING.
EVERYTHING I MENTIONED IS IN
THE DOCUMENT IN THE POLICE
REPORT. MY EMPLOYEE WAS THERE
AND OPENED -- HE SMELLED GAS. I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME MORE
TIME, BUT OKAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. I
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE OF WHAT
YOU HAVE TO SAY AND YOU
COULDN'T SUBMIT MORE OF WHAT
YOU HAVE TO SAY TO CITY COUNCIL
AS PUBLIC COMMENT, AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALEX TSIMERMAN.
>> I CAN'T HEAR SO GOOD. I AM
OLD.
>> SIEG HEIL, MY DIRTY NAZI [
INAUDIBLE ] . MY NAME IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN. FOR ME, THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT. [ INAUDIBLE ] I WANT
TO SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING. THIS
IS VERY IMPORTANT. THERE IS
PUBLIC CONVERSATION. I SPOKE
WITH YOU ABOUT THIS. WHY ARE
YOU QUIET? THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT
HAS HAPPENED. [ INAUDIBLE ] YOU
HAVE POWER RIGHT NOW, DOING
SOMETHING SO PEOPLE WILL
REMEMBER YOU. YOU WILL NEVER
COME BACK BY ELECTION. I
GUARANTEE. YOU ARE SO QUITE.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIGHTING
FOR THE PEOPLE. HUNDRED MILLION
AMERICANS -- [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR
US, AMERICA. THIS IS DEMOCRATIC
PICK, TOTALLY. YOU HAVE POWER
FOR DOING THIS. FOR PUBLIC
CONVERSATION. RIGHT NOW, I
SPEAK TO EVERY BODY. SEATTLE IS
A CITY OF IDIOTS. 90% DON'T
SUPPORT TRUMP. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND THIS. COCKROACHES
FROM GARBAGE. YEAH. VIVA TRUMP.
VIVA USA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THIS CONCLUDES THE IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTERS. WE NOW MOVE
TO THE REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS TO
PRESS STAR SIX. THE FIRST THREE
COMMENTERS WILL BE ALBERTO,
FOLLOWED BY DAVID, AND THEN
RITA. GO AHEAD, ALBERTO.
>> COUNCIL COME OVER 200,000
SEATTLE VOTERS DELIVERED A
MANDATE TO YOU. THAT DEMAND IS
TO BUILD, BUILD, BUILD.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ENACT
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE. UPHOLD
WORKER PROTECTIONS. TO BUILD A
SEATTLE THAT WORKS FOR ALL. IT
MUST BE MADE CLEAR THAT SHOWING
UP IS NEVER ENOUGH. A PLAN HAS
TO BE PUT FORWARD, AND
REELECTION HAS TO TAKE PLACE. A
GREAT EXAMPLE IS TODAY'S
AMENDMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE TAX
REVENUE ON THE WEALTHIEST
GROUPS, TO FUND RENTAL
ASSISTANCE, HOMEOWNERSHIP, AND
FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY. I WANT
TO COMMEND COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES AND COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
FOR SIGNING ONTO THE PLAN. IT
MAY BE A FIRST STEP, BUT THIS
IS THE WORK AND PARTNERSHIP WE
WANT TO SEE. TAKE ACTION ON
WHAT 200,000 WORKING-CLASS
PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ,
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE, WORKER
PROTECTIONS, AND WAGES. WE ARE
WORKING. WE ARE WATCHING.
SEATTLE IS FOR EVERYONE. THANK
YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> OUR NEXT REMOTE SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAYNES. DAVID WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY KATHLEEN ROSE, AS
RITA IS NOT PRESENT. GO AHEAD,
DAVID HAYNES.
>> HI. DAVID HAYNES. WHITE IS
IT THAT THERE IS NOTHING ON THE
AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL? THERE
HASN'T BEEN MUCH AXIS TO WHO
IS OPERATING BEHIND THE SCENES
WITH THE BUDGET. WE ARE
SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THE HOMELESS
CRISIS AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CRISIS. AND WE STILL NEED
LEGISLATION TO ALLOW THE COPS
TO TRESPASS ALL OF THESE JUNKIE
THIEVING ADDICTS ALL THROUGHOUT
THE NEIGHBORHOODS. JUST NOT IN
THE EXCLUSIVE CRIME HOTSPOTS.
IS THIS JUST A MANIPULATION OF
THE PERCEPTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY
TO TRY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO
COME BACK AND SHOP SOME MORE?
CITY HALL IS STILL SENDING
PEOPLE. THEY RUINED THE
PURSUITS OF OTHER PEOPLE'S
HAPPINESS, AND DESTROY THEIR
FELLOW MAN, AND YET, THEY GET
THE HOUSING AND SERVICES BEFORE
SOME INNOCENT HOUSE LISTS,
STILL BEING DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST BECAUSE OF WHITE
PRIVILEGE AND BECAUSE THERE IS
NO SHELTER THAT A SAFE THAT HAS
THE 21st CENTURY LOGISTICAL AND
AMENITIES OF RUNNING WATER THAT
IS SAFE TO USE, AND SOME
REPRIEVE FROM THE NOISE
POLLUTION. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO
BE LIKE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM
THIS COUNCIL THAT ALL THE BAD
POLICIES THAT CREATED ALL OF
THESE PRIORITIES THAT TOOK ALL
OF THIS REDIRECTION OF THE
DEFUNCT POLICE MONEY AND PAID
OFF THE GEORGE FLOYD
PROTESTERS, AND THAT BLACK
LIVES MATTER ACTIVISTS. IT ONLY
BUYS SOME DILAPIDATED BUILDING.
IT'S LIKE, AND HOUSING, WE
NEED LEGISLATION TO PRIORITIZE
THIS. YOU HAVE TO TEAR DOWN ALL
THAT CRAP IN PIONEER SQUARE.
STOP HISTORICALLY PRESERVING
SLUMS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
KATHLEEN, FOLLOWED BY PAULA. GO
AHEAD, KATHLEEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
KATHLEEN. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 6.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO
COUNCILPERSON JOEY
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR STEPPING IN
AND RESCUING [ INAUDIBLE ] OVER
THE WEEKEND. YOU ARE AN ANGEL
FOR GETTING INVOLVED. REGARDING
THE BUDGET, I AM A SENIOR WHO
RETIRED, BUT AM WORKING
PART-TIME TO KEEP UP WITH
INFLATION AND RISING TAXES.
SENIORS ARE BEING FORCED OUT OF
THEIR HOMES DUE TO INCREASING
TAXES, AND THEY ARE AFRAID TO
PRINT OUT EMPTY BEDROOMS DUE TO
THE PUNITIVE NT LANDLORD
REGULATIONS. THE RECENT PASSING
OF THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY WILL
ADD $500 OR MORE TO HOMEOWNERS
PROPERTY TAXES. WE KNOW THAT
YOU ALL HAVE BIG HEARTS AND YOU
WANT TO HELP EVERYONE, BUT
RAISING TAXES ON LANDLORDS,
RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR
STRUGGLING SMALL RESTAURANTS IS
NOT THE ANSWER. THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON AND SEATTLE WILL
LOWER THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX
THRESHOLD AND THE MIDDLE CLASS
IN SEATTLE WILL SHRINK FURTHER.
PLEASE FOCUS ON CUTTING
EXPENSES RATHER THAN RAISING
TAXES. THIS IS WHAT FAMILIES DO
WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH. PLEASE BE
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND MAKE
THE HARD CHOICES AND REDUCE
YOUR EXPENSES. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING.
>> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER WHO
SIGNED UP ONLINE TO SPEAK IS
PAULA. GO AHEAD, PAULA. AND
PAULA, YOU MAY NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
>> OKAY. I THINK I JUST
UNMUTED. GOOD EVENING. I AM
PAULA. I'M HERE TODAY AS AN
ADVOCATE, AS A MOTHER, AS A
BUSINESS OWNER, AND SOMEONE
THAT IS EVER GETTING FOR
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN SEATTLE
SINCE I MOVED HERE IN 2016.
TONIGHT, YOU WILL HEAR A
PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT
PACKAGE THAT IS MORE THAN WORDS
ON PAPER. [ INAUDIBLE ] QUALITY
EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, ECONOMIC
MOBILITY, AND PATHWAYS TO GOOD
JOBS AND TRAINING. THE FIVE
AREAS OUTLINED IN THE AMENDMENT
INCLUDED HOUSING AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP, EDUCATION,
ECONOMIC MOBILITY, AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THEY ARE
THE FOUNDATIONS OF PROGRESS,
AND RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE THE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD
LIKE TO COMMEND COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
WOO WHO HAVE CHAMPIONED THESE
AMENDMENTS BECAUSE THEY KNOW
WHAT WE KNOW. REAL CHANGE ONLY
HAPPENS WHEN WE INVEST IN
PEOPLE WHO MAKE SEATTLE WHAT IT
IS. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR
HANDOUTS, BUT WHAT WE ARE
DEMANDING IS A CHANCE TO BUILD
OUR OWN GENERATIONAL WEALTH, TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN
PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THAT OUR
CHILDREN HAVE A FUTURE THAT IS
BRIGHT IN SEATTLE. I WANT TO
PERSONALLY THANK COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SARA NELSON FOR HER
LEADERSHIP. [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR
MEETING WITH US AND TAKING OUR
CALLS. THIS COUNCIL HAS THE
POWER TO DECIDE WHAT KIND OF
CITY SEATTLE WILL BE. WHETHER
IT IS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES
CAN SURVIVE AND THRIVE OR JUST
GET BY. THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES
ON BEING THE BEACON ON THE HILL
AT STANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY NO
MATTER WHAT. NOW IS THE TIME
FOR US TO SHOW THAT IN ACTION.
BY ADOPTING THESE AMENDMENTS,
YOU'RE NOT JUST SUPPORTING A
BUDGET BUT YOU'RE MAKING SURE
THAT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR
BUSINESSES ARE THE ONE SEATTLE
FOR THE FUTURE. I THANK YOU AND
I URGE YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THAT IS OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER THAT IS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING AND
GIVING YOUR COMMENTS. WE DO
HAVE ONE MORE IN PERSON
SPEAKER. LET'S READ THEIR NAME
AND CALL THEM UP.
>> YES. THE FINAL IN PERSON
SPEAKER.
>> OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE
TODAY. I WANT TO FOLLOW-UP ON
WHAT MY HUSBAND WAS SAYING
EARLIER. AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M
VERY UPSET ABOUT THE SITUATION.
I FEEL LIKE MY FAMILY HAS BEEN
UNDER ATTACK. THIS HAPPENED SO
QUICKLY, ALMOST ON A MONTHLY
BASIS THAT WE GET THESE
BREAK-INS. NOT JUST BREAKING
IN, BUT WE HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY
THREATENED AND ASSAULTED AT ONE
POINT, ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. SO,
THESE ARE THE CONSTANT THREATS
AND ATTACKS ON MY FAMILY THAT I
HAVE TO ENTER ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE ARE FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY AND
UPSET. WE FEEL HOPELESS. OUR
SMALL BUSINESS IS STRUGGLING. I
FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO JUSTICE
FOR US. THERE IS NOBODY TO
PROTECT US. THERE IS NOBODY TO
HEAR US WHEN WE ARE CRYING OUT
FOR HELP. THE SYSTEM FAILED US.
IT FAILED TO KEEP US SAFE. I
LIKE WE DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE,
AS WELL. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE AT
A BREAKING POINT GRID WE STAY
SILENT FOR THE SAKE OF PEACE,
BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'VE
BEEN OVERLOOKED AND FORGOTTEN.
NO ONE HEARS US. NO ONE LISTENS
TO US. NO ONE CARES ABOUT US.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I COME
BEFORE YOU, THE KIND OF -- TO
HAVE MY VOICE HEARD. MY
BUSINESS IS OUR FAMILY'S
LIVELIHOOD. WE HAVE POURED OUR
SOUL INTO THIS BUSINESS FOR 26
YEARS. WE MADE MANY SACRIFICES
FOR THIS BUSINESS. WE ARE IN SO
MUCH DISTRESS BECAUSE WE ARE
TERRIFIED BECAUSE WE DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER WE CAN
CONTINUE WITH THIS BECAUSE THE
COST OF THE EXPENSES TO GET
THESE THINGS FIXED COME IN AND
WE CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY
AND THE ENTRANCE COMPANY WOULD
RAISE OUR PREMIUM. YOU KNOW. SO
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY.
WE JUST NEED TO FEEL HEARD. WE
NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE HEAR US.
GIVE US SOME ANSWERS. THANK
YOU.
>> WE'VE REACHED THE END OF
OUR LIST OF REGISTERED
SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS. AS CHAIR OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I DO WANT
TO EXTEND MY PERSONAL -- I WANT
TO EXPRESS THAT I DO SHARE YOUR
FRUSTRATION, THAT WE ARE NOT
DOING BETTER BY OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES. I UNDERSTAND WHERE
YOUR EMOTION IS COMING FROM,
AND I DID HEAR ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOUR BUSINESS OVER
THE WEEKEND, SO, ON BEHALF OF
CITY COUNCIL, I APOLOGIZE FOR
WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING.
OKAY. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, SO THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NONE,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. IT INCLUDES
THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 29th,
2024, AND THE CITY COUNCIL
BILLS. ARE THERE ANY PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT MY COLLEAGUES
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? SIGMUND,
I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROW?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
>> COUNCILMEMBER WOO.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NOT A POST.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES ON MY BEHALF? ALL
RIGHT. THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE
REPORTS TODAY. NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND
THERE IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
TODAY. SO THIS IS A VERY SHORT
MEETING, AND FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, IF YOU'RE JUST TUNING
IN NOW, IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE
BEEN IN BUDGET DELIBERATIONS,
WHICH MEANS THAT OUR COMMITTEES
ARE NOT MEETING. THEREFORE,
THERE IS NO LEGISLATION THAT IS
COMING BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL.
MOVING ON, IS THERE ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE US
TODAY? GO AHEAD. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. CALL! I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR PUBLIC
HEARING IN 2 1/2 HOURS AT 5:00
P.M. CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE
UNTIL 7:00 P.M.. THE GARAGE
CLOSES AT 10:00 P.M. WE WENT A
LITTLE BIT OVER 10:00 P.M. LAST
TIME AROUND. PUBLIC COMMENTERS
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK
AND WILL GO UNTIL WE HAVE
EXHAUSTED THE LIST. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. WE HAVE
SOME TIME THIS AFTERNOON.
THANKS, FOLKS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYONE
WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR OUR
BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT. SEE NONE,
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL HOLD A SPECIAL
MEETING ON NOVEMBER 21st AT
2:00 P.M., WHEN WE ARE EXPECTED
TO CONSIDER ALL BUDGET
LEGISLATION AND ADOPT A BUDGET.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT
IS TO: 27, AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYBODY.
SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.