SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 1:01 P.M.
I'M DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
AND ALL COUNCILMEMBERS WHO
ARE NOT PRESENT ARE EXCUSED.
WE ARE MOVING INTO OUR
PUBLIC HEARING
DAY. WE ARE STARTING THINGS A
LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN WE'VE
DONE IN THE PAST, LEARNING
GOOD LESSONS FROM HOW
COUNCILMEMBER
JOY HOLLINGSWORTH CHAIRED PUBLIC
HEARINGS, AND SO THIS MORNING --
OR, I GUESS, THIS AFTERNOON
WE'RE STARTING AT 1:00 P.M.
WE WILL HAVE VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT AND STARTING AT
5:00 P.M. WE WILL HAVE IN-
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND SO I WILL READ THE --
I DON'T HAVE THE RULES SO,
JODIE, YOU'LL HAVE TO HELP ME
OUT WITH
READING THE RULES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL CALL
THE
PEOPLE.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER THEY ARE
REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF YOUR
TIME.
SPEAKERS' MICS WILL BE MUTED.
A REMINDER TO SPEAKERS TO
PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 AFTER YOU'VE
HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN BEEN
UNMUTED. AND LET'S GET GOING.
I'M GOING TO START THE
TIMER, AND I'LL UNMUTE THE
SPEAKERS.
ARE YOU CALLING THE SPEAKERS
TODAY?
>> I WILL CALL THE SPEAKERS
IN WHICH THEY ARE REGISTERED.
SO JUST TO ALSO SHARE WITH YOU
ALL, YOU CANNOT DO BOTH
VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND IN-
PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO IF YOU HAVE CALLED IN
AND YOU ARE PLANNING TO COME
THIS
AFTERNOON, JUST DON'T -- YOU
KNOW, YOU CAN HANG UP NOW AND
COME THIS AFTERNOON, OR IF
YOU'D
LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT VIRTUALLY THIS EARLIER
AFTERNOON, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO COME THIS AFTERNOON, OR THIS
EVENING, I SHOULD SAY.
SO, WITH THAT, I WILL CALL
OUT THE FIRST TEN SPEAKERS AND
LET YOU KNOW WHO IS AND IS NOT
PRESENT.
WE HAVE LYDIA FELTY, SANDY,
MIKE STEWART, CHLOE
GAYLE, CHRISTOPHER -- YOU ARE
NOT PRESENT AT THIS TIME --
LAUREL
REDDING, JULIUS CAESER ROBINSON.
WE HAVE A GROUP, MATTHEW LEONARD
CLAYTON, ELIJAH.
AND THEN JULIA BUCK.
SO THAT'S THE FIRST TEN.
I SEE ALL ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR
JULIA BUCK, AND WE WILL
GIVE THREE MINUTES TO THE GROUP
WHEN
WE GET TO THEM.
SO UP FIRST -- ONE MINUTE
PER PERSON TODAY.
SO USING THE GUIDANCE THAT
WE RECEIVED FROM -- USING THE
EXAMPLE WE EXPERIENCED
WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, WE
HAD ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT AND THEN WE ARE ALSO
DOING GROUPS THIS YEAR, SO
IF THERE ARE THREE OR MORE YOU
CAN SIGN UP AS A GROUP TO GET
THREE
MINUTES. WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL
THE
FIRST REGISTERED SPEAKER,
WHICH IS LYDIA FELTY FOLLOWED BY
SANDY.
LYDIA?
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS LYDIA,
CO- CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE RENTERS
AND A RENTER IN DISTRICT 3.
IT IS A MAJORITY RENTER
CITY, AS I THINK YOU ALL KNOW,
AND RENTERS MUST BE PRIORITIZED
IN THIS TIME OF GREAT ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINTY AND WHERE SEATTLE
IS SEEING AN INCREASE IN
RESIDENTS
AND PARTICULARLY IN
RENTERS. WE THE RENTERS
COMMISSION
ASK IS THAT YOU AMEND THE
FOLLOWING.
THE FIRST IS A PROTECTION OF
DEDICATED, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING REVENUE INCLUDING JUMP-
START
FUNDS.
JUMP- START WAS EXCLUSIVELY
CREATED FOR EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT AND WE'RE SEEING IT
USED AS A SLUSH FUND ININ
NUMBER OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS.
WE URGE YOU TO IDENTIFY
SUSTAINABLE AND
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AND FULLY
FUND RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND TENANTS SERVICES.
LAST YEAR WE WROTE TO
INCREASE FUNDING IN BOTH OF
THOSE
AND INSTEAD SAW MASSIVE CUTS TO
BOTH AND BOTH ARE CRITICAL TO
SUPPORTING RENTERS
AND PREVENTING EVICTION.
WE ALSO ASK YOU REINSTATE THE
$50,000 ALLOCATED FOR --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO
SEND IN,
PLEASE DO SO.
AND UP NEXT IS SANDY FOLLOWED BY
MIKE STEWART AND THEN CHLOE
GAYLE.
SANDY?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
THIS
IS SANDY WITH TREE ACTION
SEATTLE.
WE SET ASIDE FUNDS TO START
THE PROCESS OF UNIFYING
SEATTLE'S NINE URBAN FORESTRY
DEPARTMENTS.
ALMOST EVERY LARGE U.S.
CITY LIKE D.C. , NEW
YORK, SAN FRANCISCO AND
PORTLAND, HAS
ONE AGENCY MANAGING ITS TREES.
IN CONTRAST, SEATTLE HAS
NINE TREE DEPARTMENTS.
SOME OF THEM EVEN PRUNE THE
EXACT SAME TREES AT DIFFERENT
TIMES. THIS IS NOT A FORMULA FOR
SUCCESS AND OUR CANOPY IS
SHRINKING.
UNIFYING URBAN
FORESTRY ELIMINATES SILOS, IS
MORE
EFFICIENT, AND CREATES
SYNERGIES AND SCALE.
WE ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
MAYOR'S CONSERVATION EASEMENT
PILOT. MANY PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
ALREADY
DOING THIS.
THEY'RE PROTECTING GROWTH ON
LOT
EDGES WHILE RESERVING SPACE
FOR NEW HOUSING.
LET'S LEVERAGE PRIVATE PROPERTY
TREES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SANDY.
UP NEXT IS MIKE STEWART
FOLLOWED BY CHLOE GAYLE AND
CHRISTOPHER.
I THINK WE'VE GOT MIKE HERE.
HANG ON, CHLOE.
LET'S SEE IF THIS OTHER
PHONE NUMBER ENDING IN 30 --
THERE'S MIKE NOW.
MIKE, IF
YOU WANT TO STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
HANG ON.
WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL
ISSUES.
CHLOE, WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH
YOU AND THEN WE'LL CIRCLE
BACK
TO MIKE. CHLOE, I SEE YOU NOW.
STAR 6.
TAKE IT AWAY. WELCOME, CHLOE
GAYLE.
>> HELLO!
MY NAME IS CHLOE GAYLE.
I'M REPRESENTING
EVERGREEN TREATMENT SERVICES AND
THE CLINIC AND THE REACH
PROGRAM.
EVERGREEN INCLUDES THE LARGEST
STREET OUTREACH TEAM IN
SEATTLE, THE LARGEST TREATMENT
PROGRAMPROGRAM OPIOID USE IN
SEATTLE.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
OF
OUR ESSENTIAL HOUSING
WORKFORCE THROUGH THE 2% WAGE
EQUITY ADJUSTMENT AND YOUR CORE
COMMITMENT TO RETAINING ALL
CURRENT HOUSING AND SHELTER
PROGRAMS.
OUR TEAM IS ON THE STREET EVERY
DAY, AND WE KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT
WE MUST KEEP DOORS OPEN ON
OUR CURRENT SHELTER AND
HOUSING PROGRAM TO ENSURE PEOPLE
HAVE SAFE PLACES TO GO.
WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE
THE PROGRAMS THAT HELP OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS ACCESS SOLUTIONS.
THESE INCLUDE OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD- FOCUSED OUTREACH
PROVIDERS, AS MIKE IS GOING
TO MENTION FROM THE BALLARD BIA
AND
LEAD. SO CUSTOMIZE INDIVIDUAL
PLANS
FOR SPECIFIC PEOPLE STRUGGLING
IN OUR COMMUNES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHLOE.
UP NEXT WE HAVE CHRISTOPHER
AND, MIKE, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
NEED
TO CALL BACK IN AND THEN WE'LL
PUT YOU RIGHT TO THE
TOP WHENEVER YOU CALL IN.
CHRISTOPHER, YOU'RE UP NEXT.
I SEE YOU'RE HERE.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER.
THANK YOU.
I LIVE IN CAPITOL HILL AND I'M
A A BOARD MEMBER
OF COMMUNITY LUNCH ON CAPITOL
HILL AND I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE
TO
YOU SUPPORT ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAMS IN
SEATTLE.
A GROUP OF US FROM
THE PARTNERSHIP COALITION MET
LAST WEDNESDAY WITH
COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. SHE WASN'T JUST
SUPPORTIVE, SHE WAS INSPIRING.
SHE MEANT IT WHEN SHE ASKED,
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
WE DIDN'T ASK FOR THE MOON.
THAT WOULD BE
BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
RIDICULOUS, RIGHT?
NO. WE JUST WANT TO KEEP OUR
LITTLE PROGRAMS RUNNING WHILE
THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CANCELS ON A
WHIM, PROGRAMS CONGRESS
HAS AUTHORIZED FOR DECADES.
WE'RE LIVING IN THE TWILIGHT
ZONE. LAST WEEK ONE OF OUR
GUESTS THANKED ME FOR THE MEAL
SAYING HOW MUCH SHE ENJOYED AN
APPLE THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE HAD
SAVED
FROM THE AFTERNOON'S LUNCH.
SHE THANKED ME FOR AN APPLE.
EVERY DAY SHE TAKES A BUS TO
GET TO US.
I KNOW WHEN SHE DOESN'T SHOW
UP.
IT'S A RARE DAY.
ODDLY, WE'RE A FAMILY.
THE VOLUNTEERS, THE STAFF
AND
THE GUESTS. I'M ASKING YOU TO
HELP KEEP
THE FAMILIES TOGETHER.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER.
UP NEXT --
I SEE YOU'RE HERE, LAUREL, AND
YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
WELCOME.
>> I'M THE SEXUAL ASSAULT
RESOURCE CENTER AND I'M
SPEAKING TO THE MAYOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSAL.
I'M HERE TO ASK
COUNCILMEMBERS TO HELP US ENSURE
CONTINUANCE
OF SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND OTHER GENDER-
BASED
VIOLENCE.
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO SEE A
MODEST 2% INCREASE IN THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET FOR GENDER-
BASED VIOLENCE
AND FOR HUMAN S WAGE
EQUITY.
HOWEVER, THAT STILL LEAVES
A TREMENDOUS GAP.
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM
THE CITY, WE RISK
TELLING SURVIVORS THEY MUST
WAITWAIT
SERVICES THEY NEED TODAY.
WE RISK SILENCING
IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS WHO NEED
LANGUAGE ACCESS TO FULLY TELL
THEIR
STORY.
WE RISK WRAP- AROUND SUPPORT
TO HELP SURVIVORS ACCESS FOOD,
HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION,
MEDICAL AND OTHER NEEDS THEY
NEED TO
REMAIN IN THEIR CASES.
A PERFECT STORM OF FEDERAL STATE
FUNDING CUTS, CONTRACT PAYMENT
DELAYS AND STAGNANT FUNDING FROM
GOVERNMENT OVER TIME HAVE LEFT
OUR NONPROFIT AND OTHERS IN OUR
NETWORK EXTREMELY UNSTABLE.
WE ASK THAT THE CITY OF SEATTLE
DO ALL
SO THE FINANCIAL STORM DOES NOT
--
>> THANK YOU, LAUREL.
AND FEEL FREE TO SEND
IN ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK YOU DO.
UP NEXT -- I'M NOT SEEING
JULIUS BUT I AM SEEING
MATTHEW, LEONARD, CLAYTON AND
ELIJAH.
SO WHY DON'T WE DO THE GROUP,
SO
THIS WILL BE FOR THREE MINUTES.
SURE. WE'LL BRING JULIUS UP NOW.
JULIUS, I SEE YOU'RE WITH US.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
AND TAKE IT AWAY.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS JULIUS CAESER
ROBINSON, AND I AM THE COMMUNITY
COORDINATOR
AND EDUCATION COORDINATOR AND
I'M ASKING
THAT YOU GUYS MAINTAIN FULL
FUNDING
FOR THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH FOR THE LAST FOUR
YEARS.
I TRAIN IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES ON LABOR RIGHTS AND
SEATTLE ORDINANCE I TRAINED THEM
IN HAVE
BEEN ESSENTIAL IN HELPING US
GAIN MAJOR SUPPLEMENTS LIKE THE
RECENT SETTLEMENT YOU MAY
HAVE HEARD OF.
CUTTING FUNDING WILL REDUCE
OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE
EDUCATING OUR WORKERS AND
EMPLOYERS
IN SEATTLE AND PUT OUR
MOST VULNERABLE AT RISK OF
HARASSMENT
AND RETALIATION.
WE URGE YOU TO PROTECT FULL
FUNDING SO WE CAN KEEP MOVING
TOWARD A
JUST ECONOMIC SYSTEM
FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JULIUS.
UP NEXT WE HAVE THE GROUP OF
MATTHEW, LEONARD, CLAYTON AND
ELIJAH. STAR 6 TO UNCOMMUTE. --
UNMUTE
WHOEVER'S PHONE YOU'RE USING.
WELCOME. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I THINK YOU'RE GOOD.
I'M MATTHEW.
I'M A CO- LEAD STAFF MEMBER.
I FUND THE CHAIR MY
PERSPECTIVE, SOMEONE IN THE
FIELD DOING
THIS WORK EVERY DAY.
CO- LEAD HAS BEEN A REALLY
GREAT PLACE TO WORK AT AND I'VE
BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH
PARTICIPANTS
THAT WOULDN'T ACCEPT A SHELTER
REFERRAL, MOVE INTO LONG-
TERM SUSTAINABLE PERMANENT
HOUSING.
WE DON'T REALLY PUT THEM --
WORK WITH OUR PARTICIPANTS TO
LET
THEM SET THEIR OWN GOALS AND
BUILD UP THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT
IT IS THIS
PROGRAM CONTINUES AND
GROWS. THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO SHARE WHAT THIS
PROGRAM HAS MEANT TO ME.
I WAS STRUGGLING TO MANAGE
EVERYDAY TASKS BUT I AM ABLE
TO OBTAIN ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS
LIKE
MY I.D.
THIS ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN
CRUCIAL. I RECEIVED A CARD FOR
PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION ALLOWING ME
TO ACCESS NECESSARY SERVICES
AND THE CHANGE HAS MADE IT
EASIER
TO MOVE FORWARD IN MY RECOVERY
JOURNEY.
HAVING A SAFE PLACE TO CALL HOME
AS ALLOWED ME TO EAT, SHOWER,
BASIC NEEDS I DIDN'T HAVE
BEFORE THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO MY
RECOVERY.
THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS CLAYTON AND I'M A
CO- LEAD PARTICIPANT AND I WAS
ABLE TO OBTAIN HOUSING AND
ABLE TO SIGN
UP FOR SCHOOL AND HAVE A SAFE
PLACE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS ELIJAH, AND I'M A
CO- LEAD PARTICIPANT.
I WANT TO SHARE WHAT THE PROGRAM
HAS MEANT TO ME.
IT'S MEANT FOR ME A LOT OF
THINGS.
ONE OF THE THINGS HAS BEEN FOR
ME TO BECOME AN ACTIVE PERSON
IN MY COMMUNITY AGAIN AND TAKE
CARE
OF MY PRIORITIES AND ALSO BE
ABLE TO GET BACK INTO
SCHOOLING AND GET A GREAT START
ON MY
>> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING
AN EFFECTIVE EXAMPLE OF GROUP
PUBLIC COMMENT.
I DO SEE MIKE STEWART HAS
SIGNED BACK UP, BUT HAS HE
CALLED IN?
THERE WE ARE.
MIKE, YOU'RE UP AT THE TOP.
FOLLOWING MIKE IS JULIA
BUCK, CAT HOWELL, STEVE, ABBY
BROCKWAY, HALLE WILLIS, JULIE
HOLLAND, ALICE
LOCKHART. MIKE, I SEE YOU'RE
OFF MUTE.
TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIR STRAUSS, AND MEMBERS OF
THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE.
I'M PART OF AN ORGANIZATION
THAT
REPRESENTS HUNDREDS
OF BUSINESSES AND THOUSANDS
OF RESIDENTS IN BALLARD.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT
CONTINUED FUNDING FOR LEAD AS
WELL AS FUNDING FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD-FOCUSED OUTREACH
SERVICES.
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTNER WITH LEAD AND SUPPORT
THE CREATION OF THE SEATTLE
IMPACT
FRAMEWORK ALSO KNOWN AS CASE
CONFERENCING.
THIS FRAMEWORK USE AS
NEIGHBORHOOD- BASED STRUCTURE
TO PROVIDE A TARGETED RESPONSE
TO
PEOPLE LIVING UNHOUSED WHO
ARE EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL
AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND
FLAGGED AS BEING IMPACTFUL
TO THE COMMUNITY
AND ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC
DISORDER ISSUES.
THIS PROGRAM IS
PROVING SUCCESSFUL IN LARGE PART
PART
OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LEAD,
BUT IT IS ALSO EFFECTIVE
BECAUSE IT IS FIRMLY ROOTED IN
GEOGRAPHICALLY FOCUSED OUTREACH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AND FOLLOWING MIKE IS JULIA
BUCK, CAT HOWELL AND STEVE.
JULIA, I SEE YOU'RE OFF
MUTE. TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS JULIA BUCK, AND I'M
A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 6.
I'M A HOMEOWNER AND
I'M FOLLOWING UP ON THE
COUNCIL'S
CLAIM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO
DO
A BIG AUDIT WHEN THEY WERE
RUNNING IN 2023.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE 20
MILLION IN POSITIONING ALLOCATED
TO
THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET WAS SPENT
IN 2025.
I'VE NOTICED THAT MAYOR
HARRELL'S BUDGET IS $50
MILLION AND OF THAT PART OF THAT
SPENDING IS IN SPD.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO
UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT 28 MILLION
WENT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THE
SUCCESS IN CATTLE HILL.
$281 WORTH OF MERCHANDISE ACROSS
THREE
PEOPLE. THOSE CRIMINALS WERE
GETTING
THE SAME RATES AS AN
SPD OFFICER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JULIA.
AND UP NEXT IS CAT
HOWELL FOLLOWED BY STEVE AND
ABBY
ROCKWAY.
CAT, I SEE YOU'RE HERE AND
OFF MUTE.
TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
WELCOME.
CAT, YOU MIGHT BE MUTED ON YOUR
PHONE.
WE SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE ON ZOOM.
>> CAN
YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN. WELCOME.
>> GREAT.
ALL RIGHT.
MY NAME IS CAT POWELL, ONE
OF THE CO- EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
AT LITERACY FORCE, AN ADULT
EDUCATION SCHOOL LOCATED IN
LAKE CITY.
WE HAD OVER 1,000 ADULT
LEARNERS IN OUR PROGRAMS ACROSS
SEATTLE IN THE LAST ACADEMIC
YEAR.
WE'RE SPEAKING TO THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND
ESPECIALLY THE FOCUS ON
PROVIDING
INCREASED INVESTMENT FOR
IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
THESE FUNDS WOULD
SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE READY TO
WORK, ENGLISH SKILLS AND WORK
PLACE
READINESS PROGRAMS.
LITERACY
TEACHES IN THREE SITES. LAST
YEAR 166 ADULT
LEARNERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS
PROGRAM BUILDING THEIR SKILLS TO
GET OR
MAINTAIN LIVING WAGE EMPLOYMENT.
IT ALSO SUPPORTS PROGRAMS
LIKE THE NEW CITIZENSHIP
PROGRAMPROGRAM
OTHER LEGAL SERVICES
FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
VITAL WORK ALWAYS BUT
PARTICULARLY IN THE CURRENT
PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT.
PLEASE INVEST IN
OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT IS STEVE FOLLOWED BY
ABBY AND HALLE WILLIS.
STEVE, I SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF
MUTE.
PROFESSIONAL.
TAKE IT AWAY, STEVE.
>> THIS IS STEVE SPEAKING
FOR FRIENDS OF SEATTLE AND TREE
PATH.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT --
TWO FUNDING ISSUES -- COVID
SHORTFALLS.
ONE IN THE CANOPY -- THE
CANOPY VOLUME -- SOUTH GROVE,
LOST
FUNDING DUE TO SHORT -- ALSO
SUPPORT THE $100,000 PROGRAM --
TO PRESERVE EXCEPTIONAL
TREES AND TREE GROWTH AND URGE
TO
BE CONSIDERED THE URBAN FORESTRY
MANAGEMENT, URGE THAT THIS
ALSO INCLUDE LOOKING AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF
CLIMATE ENVIRONMENT AS AN URBAN
FORESTRY
DIVISION.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
TREES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY IN SAN
FRANCISCO, PHILADELPHIA,
VANCOUVER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UP NEXT IS ABBY FOLLOWED
BY HALLE WILLIS AND JULIE
HOLLAND.
ABBY, WELCOME. STAR 6 TO UNMUTE.
WE'LL GIVE IT JUST A SECOND.
THERE YOU ARE, ABBY.
WELCOME.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> NO PROBLEM.
>> MY NAME IS ABBY BROCKAWAY,
DISTRICT 6.
I URGE YOU TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FUNDING TO
MOVE TREES
OUT.
THE MAYOR ASKED FOR NATHAN
TORGELSON'S RESIGNATION
BECAUSE OF THE PERMIT PROCESS AT
SDI
IS TOO SLOW BUT THE REAL PROBLEM
IS DEEPER.
THEY HANDLE TREES.
IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO
HAVE THE DEPARTMENT THAT
DEALS WITH DEVELOPERS AND
CONSTRUCTION BE IN CHARGE OF
PROTECTING OUR
TREES.
THIS IS A HUGE CONFLICT OF
INTEREST AND WE'VE SEEN THE
RESULTS.
DEVELOPERS WORK WITH SDIC AND
BECOME FRIENDLY, WHICH IS
LIKE THE FOX GUARDING THE HEN
HOUSE.
SDCI EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THEY
WERE OVERWHELMED AND SURPRISED
BY
THE EXTRA RESPONSIBILITY.
SDCI'S JOB IS TO PERMIT
ISSUES NOT MANAGE COUNTY GOALS.
THIS AVID WORK SLOWS DOWN
THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.
IF WE WANT TO BUILD HOUSING --
>> THANK YOU, ABBY.
FEEL FREE TO SEND IN ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
UP NEXT IS HALLE WILLIS FOLLOWED
BY JULIE HOLLAND AND ALICE
LOCKHART.
HALLE, I SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF
MUTE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS HALLE WILLIS.
I'M THE POLICY MANAGER
AT COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS AND
A MEMBER OF HSSB.
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS
TO HOUSING THAT MEETS THEIR
NEEDS, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT
RISK
OF LOSING UP TO $6 7 MILLION
HUD FUNDS THAT ARE KEEPING
THOUSANDS SAFE ACROSS SEATTLE.
THE GREAT MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDS
ARE SPENT ON HOUSING TO
MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
BUT AS WAS REPORTED IN
POLITICO, POISED TO SLASH THAT
HOUSING FUNDING BY LIMITING IT
TO ONLY
30% OF THE GRANTS.
THAT WOULD BE A HUGE
CUT. ON TOP OF THAT, WE'RE
BRACING FOR THE LOSS OF
EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS THAT
WILL
PUT EVEN MORE PEOPLE AT RISK OF
BECOMING HOMELESS AGAIN.
WE'RE CALLING ON YOU AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES AT THE COUNTY TO
PRIORITIZE KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED
BEFORE SPENDING ON NEW
AND EXPANDED PROGRAMS ACROSS THE
BUDGET.
PLEASE SUSTAIN ALL HOUSING
AND SHELTER AND EXPAND THE
MAYOR'S
PROPOSED RESERVE FOR FEDERAL
CUTS TO ENSURE NOBODY LOSES
THEIR HOME.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HALLE.
UP NEXT IS JULIE
HOLLAND FOLLOWED BY ALICE
LOCKHART,
DAVID, JENNIFER GODFREY,
HENRY, RICHARD AND DAVID HAYNES.
DAVID, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE NOT
PRESENT.
JULIA, I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
WELCOME.
>> YES, HELLO AND THANK YOU.
I AM JULIE HOLLAND REPRESENTING
THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
COMMUNITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE
REQUESTED BUDGET ITEM OF $1
MILLION TO
REHABILITATE.
FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS WE
HAVE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING THE
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS IN THE THREE PARKS
DUE TO FUNDING THAT WAS RECENTLY
ABLE TO PIVOT
TO THE IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTAT
ION PHASE.
TO OUR GREAT DISMAY
DETERIORATING CONDITION OF
THIS URBAN PARK WITH WITH
REMARKABLE
FEATURES. A PARK THAT WAS
SELECTED TO
PLAY A ROLE IN THE UPCOMING 2026
FIFA
WORLD CUP.
IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE CORE
CONDITION OF THE PARK WOULD
COMPROMISE ANY FUTURE
INVESTMENT.
DAMAGED LAWNS, UNHEALTHY GOOSE
WASTE, DETERIORATING
BOARDWALK, STRUGGLING TREES.
THE REQUESTED 1 MILLION WILL
REVITALIZE IN TIME FOR THE
WORLD CUP, SERVE AS A CATALYST
FOR
ADDITIONAL PRIVATE SECTOR
GIVING THAT ENSURES LAKE UNION
PARK
WILL BE RESTORED AND REMAIN
A VIBRANT TREASURED URBAN
ESCAPE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JULIE.
I SEE ALICE LOCKHART
WAS OFF MUTE JUST A SECOND AGO.
YOU CAN COME BACK OFF MUTE,
ALICE.
THERE YOU ARE.
SO WE'LL HAVE ALICE, DAVID,
JENNIFER, HENRY, REF.
ALICE, TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
MY NAME IS ALICE LOCKHART --
THE FIFA WORLD CUP IS A $6. 3
MILLION CORPORATE SUBSIDY
SEATTLE
VOTERS CANNOT AND SHOULD NOT
HAVE TO
AFFORD.
THE MAYOR ASKED FOR MORE THAN
$3.5 MILLION BE SPENT ON FIFA,
MORE THAN TWICE THE BUDGET --
COULD WE HAVE MORE BUS AND BIKE
LANES INSTEAD OR SOME OF
THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS
OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN ASKING
FOR?
I URGE COUNCIL TO REMOVE THESE
ITEMS FROM THE BUDGET AND COMB
THE BUDGET FOR OTHER
CORPORATE SUBSIDIES [ INAUDIBLE
] -- FLOW
OF FUNDS TO DOWNTOWN DIVISIONS.
MOREOVER, PLEASE RESTORE
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ONE MINUTE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH
FOR SUBSTANTIVE
ISSUES.
>> THANK YOU, ALICE.
AND, YES, WE ARE CONTINUING
TO MONITOR IF ONE MINUTE FEELS
TOO SHORT OR IF ONE MINUTE IS
FEELING ALL RIGHT, AND
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
REVISIONS AS THIS IS A PROCESS,
AS I TAKE
A MOMENT TO SOAPBOX.
WE HAD THE CONVERSATION
OF WHETHER TO CUT PUBLIC
COMMENT SIGN UP OFF IN THE
EVENING OR TO
HAVE ONE MINUTE AND
WE'VE DECIDED TO LEAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT SIGN UP OPEN UNTIL WE'RE
DONE.
WE'LL CONTINUE THAT. I
APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
DAVID,
I SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> WELCOME.
>> I'M A RESIDENT OF
DISTRICT FIVE AND SOME DEBATES
WE'VE HEARD COUNCILMEMBERS
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE
CANOPY.
WE NEED TO BACK THAT UP
WITH MONEY AND I ASK YOU TO
PROVIDE FUNDING TO COMBINE ON
THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE
CITY, ALL NINE OF THEM INTO ONE.
DON'T THINK OF THIS AS
AN EXPENSE BUT A CHANCE TO
SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN AS
THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE REPEATING
DID
GO THE SAME JOBS AND WE CAN MAKE
IT
MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.
AND WHEN I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR
THE TREES, I AM A TUTOR AT THE
LAKE CITY LIBRARY HELPING
WITH THE HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAM.
THE LAST SPRING THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CUT OFF FUNDING
TO PROVIDE SNACKS FOR THE
STUDENTS.
I'M ASKING YOU TO
BE A STOPGAP FOR THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
UP NEXT IS JENNIFER GODFREY.
I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I'M ASKING COUNCIL TO SAVE
BABY ORCAS BY ALLOWING WITH
THE KILLER WHALE RECOVERY PLAN
AND REDUCE POLLUTED RUN- OFF
TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS ON ALL
ENDANGERED SPECIES BY
PROTECTING TIER ONE AND TWO
TREES,
THEY REDUCE SURFACE
WATER TEMPERATURES WITH
CONTAMINANTS, BIGGER TREES ARE
LIKE BIGGER
STRAWS.
WE NEED CANOPY VOLUME IN
THE CANOPY COVER
ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT AND FUND
IMPLEMENTATION WHERE
THE PLAN IS THE MARK TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
REDUCE IMPERVIOUS RESOURCES
WITHOUT
REDUCING DENSITY OF HOUSING AND
THANKS TO THE MAYOR FOR THE TREE
PROTECTION EASEMENTS.
I WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO
PLEASE PASS THOSE AND CONSIDER
A DNR FOR SEATTLE FOR TREES.
TOO MUCH CONFLICT OF
INTEREST DOING BOTH CONSTRUCTION
AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
I'M A FAN OF SUPPORTING THE
GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, JENNIFER.
UP NEXT IS HENRY TANAKA.
I SEE YOU'RE HERE AND OFF MUTE.
MUTE. BEFORE YOU JUMP IN, HENRY,
DAVID HAYNES, YOU'RE THE ONLY
PERSON
NOT PRESENT AND YOU HAVE THREE
PEOPLE AHEAD OF YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO CALL IN.
NOW IS THE TIME.
HENRY, WELCOME.
TAKE IT AWAY AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS HENRY TANAKA AM I'M
A CASE MANAGER AT THE LOW-
INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE.
I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT
3, CENTRAL SEATTLE.
AS A FORMER HOMELESS YOUTH
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, I'M
ADVOCATING FOR THE APPROVAL
IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
IN MY TEN YEARS WORKING
IN SOCIAL SERVICES I'VE SEEN
THOSE RECEIVING HOUSING STILL
BURDENED
WITH THE INABILITY TO PAY
THEIR SUBSIDIZED RENTS DUE TO
UNADDRESSED ILLNESSES
EITHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL.
IT'S NOT A TURNKEY EXPERIENCE.
WE CAN'T EXPECT INDIVIDUALS
TO EVER LEAVE A CENTER IN FEAR
OF
SELF- CARE AS THE THREAT OF
HOMELESSNESS IS
CONSISTENTLY BASED ON LIVING
EXPERIENCE. I BELIEVE THE
APPROVAL OF
$21 MILLION FOR NONPROFIT
HOUSING PROVIDERS WILL NOT ONLY
PAY
RENTS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE
OF US THAT NEED IT BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY TIME AS
CASE MANAGERS AND THERAPISTS,
PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND THE LIKE
TO WORK
WITH OUR CLIENTS AND ELEVATE
QUALITY OF LIFE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HENRY.
UP NEXT IS REF LINDMARK.
REF? STAR 6
TO UNMUTE AND TAKE IT AWAY AT
YOUR CONVENIENCE.
I SEE YOU'RE HERE, REF.
AND YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
REF, WELCOME.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
>> GREAT.
THANKS, DAN.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL.
I WOULD LIKE TO DO A COUPLE
THINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU
KNOW
I'M A VOLUNTEER AND LEADER OF
A PROGRAM IN THE DISTRICT WHERE
WE
SERVE A SUNDAY DINNER AND
WE SERVE BETWEEN 600 AND 700
MEALS
EVERY SUNDAY.
OUR PROGRAM IS ALSO AN
ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE MEAL
PARTNERSHIP COALITION AND
AS SUCH WE'RE HERE TO THANK
THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN
THE PAST, THANK THE MAYOR FOR
PUTTING EXTRA MEAL FUNDS IN THE
BUDGET, AND THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND STRAUSS FOR
BEING CHAMPIONS.
AS YOU KNOW, WE SERVE
PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, NOT
JUST IN
OUR DISTRICT.
THE PROGRAM IS ON SUNDAY.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HAVE, WE
KNOW THEY COME FROM AFAR
AND THAT'S GREAT.
OUR COSTS HAVE CLEARLY GONE
UP EVEN THOUGH WE'RE AN
ALL-VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE COST
TO RUN THE PROGRAM -- FOR
FOOD, FOR SECURITY -- HAS ALL
GONE UP.
WE CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO
MORE OF IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TAKE CARE.
>> THANKS, REF.
UP NEXT IS RICHARD.
RICHARD, I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
SO PLEASE, AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE, TAKE IT AWAY.
AFTER THIS, DAVID HAYNES, YOU'LL
BE CALLED ON.
SO, WITH THAT, RICHARD.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
HI.
I AM RICHARD ELLISON, A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 4 AND
RETIRED
SEATTLE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADJUNCT
PROFESSOR.
I URGE THE CITY TO
CONSOLIDATE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT
UNDER
ONE SINGLE DEPARTMENT.
SEATTLE'S TREE MANAGEMENT
IS FRAGMENTED ACROSS NINE
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS COMPETING
OBJECTIVES
CREATES SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN
MAINTAINING AND PROTECTING
TREES. I URGE THE SUPPORT OF THE
MAYOR'S URBAN CONSERVATION
PILOT PROGRAM TO PROTECT
ESPECIALLY LARGE COMMUNITY
HEALTHY
TREES, PROVIDING CENTERS FOR
PROPERTY
TAX REDUCTIONS AND TREE GROWTH.
I ALSO URGE SEATTLE TO EXPLORE
SDOT TO BEING RESPONSIBLE
FOR ALL STREET TREES IN THE
RIGHT OF
WAY.
MANY ARE ADJACENT TO
PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH THE
CITY DEVELOPING SO MUCH AND
TREES
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WE
ARE SPENDING MORE AND MORE ON
STREET
TREES AND THERE'S A REAL NEED
TO
TRY TO COORDINATE AND PROTECT
TREES. IF WE CAN LOOK AT SEEING
HOW SDOT CAN TAKE
OVER ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE OR
THE MAJORITY OF THE MAINTENANCE.
>> THANK YOU, RICHARD.
FEEL FREE TO SEND IN ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO OUR
COUNCIL WEBSITE
COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV. DAVID
HAYNES, YOU'RE NOT
PRESENT
AT THIS TIME. AND I'LL TAKE
THIS MOMENT TO GO
BACK TO READING SOME OF
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TODAY.
MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING
MORE CLEAR AT THE TOP.
TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING WILL
BE BROKEN INTO THE TWO SECTIONS.
ANYONE CAN SIGN UP FROM ABOUT --
FROM BEFORE OUR VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL 3:00 P.M.
FOR VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO THE SIGNUP FOR VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT IS STILL OPEN AND
WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 2:30 --
UNTIL 3:00 P.M. , MY APOLOGIES.
AT 3:00 P.M. THE
ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE.
WE WILL TAKE A RECESS FROM
4:00 TO 5:00 AND THEN BEGIN WITH
THE
IN- PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT.
SIGN UP FOR IN OPINION
PERSON PUBLIC STARTS AT 4:30
AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC
HEARING UNTIL EVERYONE WHO HAS
SIGNED
UP HAS HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
SO THAT MEANS IF YOU COME AT
9:45 AND THERE'S STILL
SOMEBODY SPEAKING YOU CAN SIGN
UP TO
SPEAK.
IF THERE ARE STILL REMOTE
PUBLIC COMMENTERS WHO HAVE NOT
BEEN HEARD FROM THE FIRST
SESSION
AT 5:00 P.M. WE WILL BEGIN
THAT SECTION AND ALTERNATE
BETWEEN
REMOTE AND IN- PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTERS STARTING AT
5:00.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WILL BE
HAPPENING BECAUSE WE
HAVE EXHAUSTED OUR VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT LIST.
HOWEVER, PUBLIC COMMENT IS --
THE SIGNUP IS STILL OPEN.
SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS AT THIS
TIME WE WILL RECESS UNTIL 2:00
P.M. , AND IF THERE'S NOBODY
WHO HAS SIGNED UP SINCE
THEN, WE WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL
2:30
P.M., AND IF THERE'S NOT ANYONE
WHO HAS SIGNED UP WE WILL BE IN
RECESS UNTIL 3:00 P.M. AT
WHICH POINT I WILL COME BACK OUT
ON THE DIAS TO SAY WE WILL BE
IN RECESS UNTIL 5:00.
SO FOR THOSE FOLLOWING
ON SEATTLE CHANNEL, WE WILL BE
BACK
HERE AT EVERY HALF OF AN HOUR
UNTIL 3:00 P.M.
SO FOLKS CAN SIGN UP
ONLINE BETWEEN NOW AND 3:00 P.M.
AND WE WILL TAKE THE VIRTUAL
PUBLIC
COMMENT AT THE HALF AN HOUR OF
EVERY -- AT THE BOTTOM AND
TOP OF EVERY CLOCK UNLESS
YOU'RE USING
A DIGITAL CLOCK THAT DOESN'T
HAVE HANDS.
WITH THAT, ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES? I'M SEEING NONE AND
SO IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION WE WILL
BE IN RECESS UNTIL 2:00 P.M.
>>> DO I NEED TO OPEN THE
MEETING AGAIN?
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
SAKA, SOLOMON,
HOLLINGSWORTH,
STRAUSS, KETTLE. THAT'S SIX.
AND SO WE WILL -- SEATTLE
CHANNEL, WE'RE READY TO GO.
>> I BELIEVE SEATTLE CHANNEL'S
BACK ONLINE IF YOU WANT TO --
>> I DON'T SEE IT ON THE TV.
>> OH, THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING
AT THE SCREEN.
>> I SEE THE CHAMBER ZOOM
CONTROL, AND WE ARE BACK,
OCTOBER 7, 2025, SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
COME
BACK TO ORDER VERY BRIEFLY IF
THE CLERK CAN CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
COMING BACK IN AT 2:00 P.M.
DAVID HAYNES, OUR ONLY
PUBLIC COMMENTER PUBLICLY SIGNED
UP IS
NOT PRESENT.
HE DID CALL ME ON MY OFFICE
PHONE AND I SPOKE TO HIM,
SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO BRING
US BACK OPEN AT 2:00 P.M. EITHER
WAY JUST TO SEE IF HE HAD
CALLED IN.
I.T. , CAN YOU CONFIRM, IS MR.
HAYNES
REMOTELY PRESENT AT THIS TIME?
>> NOT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL, COLLEAGUES, SORRY FOR
THE FALSE START HERE.
I AM GOING TO HAVE US GO INTO
RECESS UNTIL 3:00 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD DOES --
THE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRATION ENDS AT 3:00 P.M. ,
HAVE A
GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MUCH
TIME
WE WILL BE SPENDING IN
THE PUBLIC HEARING AHEAD OF OUR
IN-PERSON PUBLIC HEARING
THAT STARTS AT 5:305:30 -- 5:00
--
IT STARTS AT 5:00 -- WITH
THE REGISTRATION OPENING AT
4:30.
SO, WITH THAT, I'M STILL
NOT SEEING DAVID HAYNES PRESENT.
CLERK, CAN YOU CONFIRM HE'S
NOT JOINED OUR ZOOM?
>> I DO NOT SEE HIM PRESENT.
>> WE WILL COME BACK
OPEN AT THIS TIME UNLESS
THERE'S ANY
OBJECTION, THIS SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR OCTOBER
7th,
WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 3:00
P.M.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
WE ARE IN
RECESS. THANK YOU.
>> TURN ON YOUR CAMERA OR DO A
MIC CHECK.
>> I AM HERE. SOMETHING WITH
THIS CAMERA.
>> I AM HERE AND ACCOUNTED FOR.
>> PRESENT.
>> THAT IS FOUR OF US.
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR THREE
VETERANS.
>> I DIDN'T DO ANY SERVICE BUT
I PLAYED BASKETBALL AND WE HAD
TO BE ON TIME FOR PRACTICE.
>> WE HAD SAYING THAT IF YOU ARE
FIVE MINUTES EARLY, YOU ARE 10
MINUTES LATE.
>> I SEE WE ARE LIVE. IT IS
OCTOBER 7th, 2025. THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
COME BACK TO ORDER. IT IS TO: 59
IN THE CHAMBER, SO I'M GOING TO
WAIT UNTIL WE ARE AT 3:00 P.M.
PROPER AND THEN THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLE.
>> I WILL. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> DATA TWO. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, WE
HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
NEITHER ARE PRESENT AT THIS
TIME. I SEE CAESAR HAS JUST
CALLED IN, SO WE WILL PROMOTE
CAESAR, AND --
>> HE IS PROMOTED.
>> WE SEE YOU THERE, CAESAR.
TODAY'S PUBLIC COMMENT PPR ONE
MINUTE PER PERSON AND IF ONE
MINUTE IS NOT LONG ENOUGH, YOU
CAN SEND YOUR COMMENTS INTO
COUNCIL AT SEATTLE.GOV. YOU ARE
UNMUTED. WE HAVE THE TIME AND
READY TO GO, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT
SURE IF IT IS SHARED. THANKS FOR
HANGING ON, CAESAR.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> SO, JUST FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ AND NELSON
ARE EXCUSED. WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA, RIVERA, AND
MYSELF. YOU ARE OFF MUTE. WHEN
YOU GET STARTED, WE WILL START
THE CLOCK. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
YOU HERE TODAY. WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. THIS IS CESAR GARCIA. I
AM ONE OF THE COFOUNDERS AND
CODIRECTORS OF LAKE CITY
COLLECTIVE. WE ARE A
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION IN
DISTRICT 5. WE ARE JUST CALLING
IN TO ADVOCATE, YOU KNOW, FOR
PRIORITIES THAT WE SUBMITTED,
TODAY, AND I WILL NOT SAVE MORE
THAN THAT. ONLY THAT WE HOPE
THAT ALL OF YOU CAN SUPPORT
THOSE PRIORITIES. WE ARE AN
ORGANIZATION WHOSE WORK TOUCHES
EVERY DISTRICT, AND ALSO, OF
COURSE, ARE ASKING FOR RESOURCES
FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO WE
HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT OUR
INITIATIVE. I'M SORRY. OUR
PROPOSED PRIORITIES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CAESAR. AND WITH
THAT, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE MOVED
THROUGH ALL OF THE VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT REGISTERING'S. SO
WE WILL AT THIS TIME, THE IN
RECESS UNTIL 5:00 P.M. PUBLIC
HEARING IN PERSON STARTS. I
DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP
ONLINE AND PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRATION FOR THE VIRTUAL
SESSION ENDED AT 3:00 P.M. IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO STILL PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN WRITE AN
EMAIL TO COUNCIL@SEATTLE.GOV,
WHICH GOES TO ALL OF US, OR YOU
CAN SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
AS EARLY AS 4:30 HERE IN PERSON
AT CITY HALL. WE WILL RUN PUBLIC
COMMENT UNTIL WE HAVE FINISHED
HEARING FROM EVERYONE THAT SIGNS
UP, AND SO IF YOU SIGN UP AT
10:45, AND THERE IS ONE MORE
PERSON SPEAKING, WE WILL TAKE
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND SO, WE
WILL BE HERE AS LATE AS IT
TAKES. BUT UNTIL THEN, WE WILL
BE AT RECESS UNTIL I'M GONNA
SAY 5:00 ON THE DOT. SO IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, OCTOBER 7th,
2025, SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL