CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WHERE IS.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
COUNCILMEMBER RINK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. CHAIR
STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> HERE, SORRY.
>> EIGHT RESIDENT.
>> WELL GOOD M█ORNING. HERE WE
ARE. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO
TODAY'S SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.
I CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE MORE
PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD THEN WE DID FOR
THE PUBLIC HEARING WE HAD A FEW
WEEKS AGO. IT MUST BE BECAUSE
THE MARINERS ARE NOT IN THE
WORLD SERIES. AND WITH THIS DEEP
LOVE AND INTEREST OF OUR BUDGET,
I WILL ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE
HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING NEXT
WEEK AND I'M DOUBLE CHECKING TO
SEE THAT WE ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD NEXT WEEK AT
9:30. SO THE WAY THAT WE WORK IN
PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE CAN GO AS
LATE AS WE WANT, SO WE HAVE AS
MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE. DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS WE ADJUST
THE AMOUNT OF TIME DEPENDING ON
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE. SO IF
THERE ARE 30 PEOPLE, WE'LL DO
ONE MINUTE. IF THERE ARE MORE
THAN 30 PEOPLE, 30 PEOPLE IS TWO
MINUTES, 60 PEOPLE IS ONE
MINUTE, MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE, WE
ADJUST. THERE ARE WAY MORE THAN
60 PEOPLE HERE TODAY AND I'M
GLAD FOR IT, SO WE'RE GOING TO
USE 45 SECONDS THIS MORNING FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE WILL
GO UNTIL EVERYONE'S HAD THEIR
VOICE HEARD AND WE WILL ALSO BE
ADDING ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD THIS COMING THURSDAY,
BECAUSE NOT ALL COUNCILMEMBER
PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED,
AND SO I WANT TO OPEN UP ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AHEAD OF
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME ON THE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC
HEARING SCHEDULE? I'M SEEING
ON, SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
CLERK, HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE
HAVE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE 50 IN PERSON AND 18
REMOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH .SO WE
WILL HAVE 45 SECONDS. PEOPLE
WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY HAVE REGISTERED. WE
WILL DO ALL OF OUR IN PERSON
SPEAKERS FIRST AND THEN WE'LL
DO OUR ONLINE SPEAKERS AT THE
END. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
WE HAVE THREE MICROPHONES. I
STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS MIDDLE
MICROPHONE, AND MOVE IT SO THAT
IT IS CLOSE TO YOUR MOUTH [
INAUDIBLE ] WHEN IT'S NOT
NEARBY. SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL
OUT 3 TO 10 NAMES AT A TIME.
FEEL FREE TO LINE UP RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE. WE'LL JUST KEEP
ROLLING. THAT DANISH, YOUR FIRST
FOLLOWED BY YOU LEISA WILLIAMS,
J LEMAN SCOTT, ANGELA SWANSON,
PAMELA GREENE, ROBERT DELGADO.
AND TO KEEP THINGS MOVING THIS
MORNING, IF YOU WANT TO SHOW
SUPPORT YOU CAN DO JAZZ HANDS,
SNAP, SIGN THAT WAY AND MS.
DENNIS, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
REVEAL WHO YOUR FAVORITE IS, BUT
I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A BATTLE
BETWEEN TWO COUNCILMEMBERS AND
SOME OF YOU SO WITH THAT, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> MOST IMPORTANT, I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT
STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE,
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR
ALL. THANK YOU, JOEY
HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR YOUR
INSPIRATION BY CREATING THE
FIRST BLACK BUDGET DAY. WELL
DONE. AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING IN
TOTAL SUPPORT OF HER AMENDMENTS,
REPARATIONS AND COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT, PRESENTING [
INAUDIBLE ] BY DESCENDENTS OF
SLAVES, STUDY ON BLACK ADVISORY
COUNCIL, I LOVE THAT ONE POINT
AN INVENTORY FOR HISTORICAL
BLACK HOLDINGS AND CULTURE.
REELECT BRUCE HARRELL FOR MAYOR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU MS. DENNIS. WE
CANNOT TALK ABOUT CAMPAIGNS HERE
IN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. YOU
HEAR THE CHIME YOU'VE GOT 10
SECONDS REMAINING. SO JUST TO
READ OUT, NOW THAT IT'S A
LITTLE QUIETER, WILLIE WILLIAMS,
J LEMAN SCOTT, ANGELA SWANSON,
PAMELA GREENE, ROBERT DELGADO.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS LISA
WILLIAMS AND I'M AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN BORN AND
BRED IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF
SEATTLE. I AM CALLING TO ASK FOR
SUPPORT FOR JOEY HOLLINGSWORTH,
ALL HER AMENDMENTS, BUT
SPECIFICALLY TO SAY THAT WE NEED
FINANCES, WE NEED SUPPORT FOR
OUR YOUNG BLACK GIRLS THAT ARE
BEING TRAFFICKED IN SEATTLE. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY RESOURCES. I SIT
AND WATCH THEM ALL THE TIME AND
HAVE NO WHERE TO GO, NEW
RESOURCES FOR THEM, SO THEY HAVE
NO OPTIONS BUT TO RETURN TO THE
DANGER THAT THEY JUST LEFT, AND
I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW
MUCH IT HURTS TO HAVE BABIES,
11, 12, 13, 14 YEARS OLD THAT
HAVE NO WHERE TO GO BUT BACK TO
PROSTITUTION. PLEASE GIVE US
SUPPORT SO WE CAN KEEP OUR
BABIES SAFE.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD. UP NEXT IS J
LEMAN SCOTT FOLLOWED BY ANGEL
SWANSON AND PAMELA GREENE. GOOD
MORNING.
>> I'M J LEMAN SCOTT, LAVENDER
RIGHTS PROJECT. UNDERSTANDING
AND SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH PULLED AMENDMENTS
IN THE FACE OF A TAX ON BLACK
COMMUNITY AND BLACK LGBT
COMMUNITY. A COMMUNITY THAT IS
HISTORICALLY AND CURRENTLY
UNDERFUNDED. THESE AMENDMENTS
ARE NECESSARY TO REASSERT THE
CITY'S COMMITMENT TO BLACK
COMMUNITY IN THIS CRISIS. IT
WILL ALLOW [ INAUDIBLE ] RIGHTS
PROJECT TO CONTINUE OUR
WRAPAROUND SERVICES INCLUDING
REFERRALS, HEALING, AND HEALTH
PROGRAMMING. WE CARE FOR ALL
COMMUNITY BUT ESPECIALLY BLACK
COMMUNITY AND BLACK TRANS PEOPLE
WHO FACE 42% RATE OF EXPERIENCE
OF HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS ANGEL
SWANSON, ANGEL, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ANGEL SWANSON. I'M FOUNDER AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOOD
RELIEF AGENCY HERE IN SEATTLE.
WE LAUNCHED A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM
WHERE WE RESCUED GROCERY ITEMS
FROM GROCERY, DELIVERING TWO
BLACK AGENCIES IN NEED, PLACES
LIKE BIRD BAR, DIVAS AND OTHERS.
WE AVERAGED OVER 100,000 POUNDS
OF FOOD A MONTH. AS WE DELIVER
TO THESE AGENCIES, AND AT THE
SAME TIME, CREATING SO MUCH
CLIMATE RELIEF THAT WE ARE
ACTUALLY GOING TO RECEIVE AN
AWARD. WE MAKE SURE THAT THIS
FOOD GETS TO OUR AGENCIES IN A
WAY THAT THEIR FAMILIES FEEL
DIGNIFIED AND FEED THEIR
FAMILIES WITH THE MOST
NUTRITIOUS FOODS AVAILABLE. SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK. UP NEXT --
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING
CITY COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING SHARE
STRAUSS. MY NAME IS PAUL GREEN.
I LIVE IN THE CENTRAL AREA AND
I'VE LIVED FOR MANY YEARS,
SINCE ABOUT THE '80S -- CAN YOU
HEAR ME?
>> A LITTLE CLOSER.
>> HOW IS THAT?
>> FAIR ENOUGH.
>> I JUST WANTED TO BE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH
IS ALSO A PART OF YOURS, BUT
IT'S LED BY A GREAT LEADER IN
JOEY HOLLINGSWORTH AND I'M HERE
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THE
RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE NEED TO
BE SUSTAINABLE, AND THAT WE NEED
IMPROVEMENTS AROUND WHERE WE ARE
AT TODAY AND THE COST OF DOING
BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN
TERMS OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY
ECONOMICALLY AND IN SUPPORT OF
WHO WE ARE. AND I'M IN FULL
SUPPORT OF HER AMENDMENTS AS
WELL, COUNCILMEMBER JOEY
HOLLINGSWORTH, AND I WANT TO BE
ABLE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU, PAUL TOOK UP NEXT
IS ROBERT FOLLOWED BY JIM
BUCHANAN, ELMER DIXON, ANTHONY
WASHINGTON AND DONNA MOODY.
>> THANK YOU. CITY COUNCIL,
THANK YOU FOR JOY, MARK, AND
STRAUSS. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
OUR FOLKS IN THE SOUTH END KNOWN
FOR ITS BLACK PIONEERS, MARS
EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY, TODDLER
TECH, WHICH I'VE BEEN DOWN IN
THAT AREA FOR ALMOST 45 YEARS,
WORKING WITH YOUTH. 23 YEARS AT
RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL SO
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO
DEFINITELY TO HELP US AND BLESS
US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FUNDING IN
ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE CHANGE, NOT
LOOKING AT THINGS THE WAY THEY
ARE, BUT FUNDING US SO WE CAN
MAKE THINGS MUCH DIFFERENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. JIM, WELCOME.
>> HELLO, I'M JIM BUCHANAN,
PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON STATE
DESCENDENTS OF THE ENSLAVED. I
WANT TO START BY THANKING
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
THE AMENDMENTS AND ALSO CHAIR
PRESIDENT STRAUSS FOR REACHING
OUT TO COMMUNITY. BUT I WOULD
LIKE TO ADDRESS SOMETHING. YOU
KNOW, WE NEED RESPECT PUT ON OUR
NAME. WE ARE BLACK DESCENDENTS
OF THE ENSLAVED. WE ARE NOT
BLACK AND BROWN. WE ARE NOT ANY
OF THAT. WE SAW COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH COME UP WITH
AMENDMENTS DURING THE COMP PLAN
TIME AND THEN AFTER SHE SAID HER
HEARTFELT SPEECH ABOUT HOW WE
GOT DEVASTATED, WE SAW THE
COUNCIL BROWN WATCH IT AND TURN
IT INTO A BLACK AND BROWN THING,
AND TURN IT INTO A BIPOC THING.
IN THE LAST I REMEMBER, NOBODY
BROWN WERE ENSLAVED WITH US. PUT
RESPECT TO OUR NAME. WE ARE
BLACK DESCENDENTS OF THE
ENSLAVED.
>> THANK YOU MR. CANNON. MR.
DIXON, WELCOME.
>> RIGHT ON, JIM. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER JOEY
HOLLINGSWORTH, MARK SULLIVAN,
MS. RIVERA, SECOND, I'M SORRY I
DON'T KNOW ALL YOUR NAMES , AND
BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS, FOR GIVING
US THIS BRIEF MOMENT. MY NAME IS
ELMER DIXON. I'M A COFOUNDER
AND FORMER MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
BLACK INTERPARTY . BEEN IN
SEATTLE SINCE 1957 AND I'VE
SEEN ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT
HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT YOU ACT
TODAY, BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE
SPREAD ACROSS THE CITY, OUR
COMMUNITY, WE ARE LOSING GROUND
AND WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, THE
GROUND THAT WE DO HAVE WILL BE
LOST . SO STAND STRONG, STAND
FOR THE PEOPLE. ALL POWER TO THE
PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU MR. DIXON. DONNA
MOODY FOLLOWING DONNA WE'LL
HAVE MOYE TAP, EBONY ARUBA, THEO
MARTIN, LAURIE GOUGH, JAVON
BRAY, AND MY APOLOGIES IF I DID
NOT READ YOUR HANDWRITING WELL
ENOUGH, I LEARNED TO READ IN [
INAUDIBLE ]. MS. MOODY POINT
>> THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME
TO LISTEN TO WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY
TODAY. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
PUTTING FORTH THESE LIMITS,
WHICH ASK FOR AN INVESTMENT IN
OUR COMMUNITY. THIS INVESTMENT
THAT GOES FOR PRESERVATION AND
REPAIR, IT'S REALLY SIMPLE
MITIGATION FOR THE DAMAGE THAT
HAS BEEN CAUSED THROUGH
DISPLACEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH
HAPPENED VERY RAPIDLY AND CAUSED
A LOT OF HARM TO PEOPLE THAT
RESIDE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THESE INVESTMENTS REALLY ARE
JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET TO
BEGIN TO REPAIR WHAT WE'VE SEEN
OVER THE YEARS, THROUGH THE
RAPID DEVELOPMENT THAT SEATTLE [
INAUDIBLE ] ON OUR CENTRAL
DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD. WORKING
AT THE URBAN LEAGUE, WE'RE ALSO
MAKING QUITE A FEW INVESTMENTS
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'D
LOVE TO SEE THOSE INVESTMENTS
SUPPORTED AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MONI TEFFT, EBONY
ARUBA. MONI, COME ON IN.
>> GOOD MORNING. HI, I'M MONI
TEFFT. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF LAVENDER RIGHTS PROJECT. I'M
STANDING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
HER AMENDMENT. AT LRP WE DON'T
JUST PROVIDE SERVICES, WE BUILD
LEADERS. LRP TRAINS AND MENTORS
BLACK AND TRANS AND GENDER
EXPANSIVE PEOPLE, AS WELL AS OUR
ALLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STEP
INTO ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP, AND
PUBLIC LIFE. FROM PUBLIC
ORGANIZING TO HOUSING JUSTICE,
WE ARE GROWING THE NEXT
GENERATION OF BLACK LEADERSHIP
IN SEATTLE. FOR TOO LONG, BLACK
SEATTLE AND NONPROFITS HAVE BEEN
UNDERFUNDED, EXPECTED TO DO MORE
WITH LESS, EVEN DURING CRISIS,
BUT WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE INVEST
IN OUR PEOPLE LASTING SYSTEMS OF
CARE INTO E. AND ASKING THE
COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT FUNDING
SUPPORTS BLACK LED LEADERSHIP
AND PROGRAMS AND THAT IT STAYS A
PRIORITY. OUR CITY'S FUTURE
DEPENDS ON WHO WE CHOOSE TO
INVEST IN. THINK GOOD MORNING,
EBONY FOLLOWED BY PETER.
>> MY NAME IS EBONY AROUND THAT
AND I AM VEB AT LANGSTON IN
SEATTLE'S HISTORICALLY BLACK
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND I'M HERE
AS A MEMBER OF THE BLACK
HOMEOWNERS POLICY COUNCIL, AND A
LIFELONG MEMBER OF SEATTLE
CENTRAL DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY.
FOR DECADES REDLINING,
GENTRIFICATION AND DISINVESTMENT
HAVE STRIPPED BLACK FAMILIES OF
HOMES, WEALTH AND STABILITY,
TURNING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INTO
SOME OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY
DISTRESSED ZIP CODES IN THE
CITY. COUNCILMEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH CEMENT MINTS ARE A
STEP TOWARD REPAIR. THEY REFLECT
INVESTMENT THAT ARE NOT CHARITY
. THEY ARE REPARATIVE. THEY ARE
ABOUT RESTORING WHAT WAS TAKEN
AND ENSURING OUR YOUTH AND
FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN REMAIN
ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITIES THEIR
FAMILIES BUILT. WE ARE WORTHY
AND DESERVING OF INVESTMENT, NOT
ERASURE. PLEASE VOTE YES TO
FULLY SUPPORT THESE AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. THEO FOLLOWED BY
LORI OFF AND THEN JAVON BRAY.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING
TODAY? MY NAME IS JAVON BRAY, I
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR
HAVING ME HERE. ON HERE IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. IT'S FUNNY YOU
BEING HERE, ACTUALLY. THIS IS
LIKE MY FIRST TIME IN THIS KIND
OF SCENARIO. BUT WHAT'S BEEN
REALLY COOL IS I CAME TO HER
WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO SEATTLE.
I'M A FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF A SMALL NONPROFIT
CALLED FUTURE PALACES. WHAT WE
DO IS WE USE OUR ASSET DIRECT
RESPONSE TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH,
AND SO, LIKE I SAID, I CAME AND
HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HER, AND
SHE LED ME TO MR. BUCHANAN, AND
HE CHANGED THE WHOLE TRAJECTORY
OF OUR WORK, AND SO THIS LAST
YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO HELP OUT
1500 KIDS WITH YOU GUYS HELP.
AND LIKE I SAID, I THINK THAT
ADDING MORE TO THE BUDGET AND
HELPING US OUT IS GOING TO BE A
HUGE DEAL FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO
THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, JAVON. DID I SKIP
OVER THEO AND LORI?
>> ON LORI.
>> THEO GOES FIRST. IT DOESN'T
REALLY MATTER, WHOEVER --
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE COUNCIL. I'M THEO WITH
ISLAND SOUL RESTAURANT AND I'M
HERE OF COURSE IN SUPPORT AS
WELL. WE NEED INTENTIONAL
FUNDING FOR SMALL BLACK IS THIS.
WE HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN IN A
TOUGH POSITION AND AN
OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN
HAS BEEN CHANGING RAPIDLY OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS. EQUITY IS
SPELLED MONEY AND I AM
DEFINITELY REACHING OUT FOR THE
SUPPORT THAT YOU GUYS WILL HONOR
HER POSITION. THINK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THEO. UP NEXT IS
LORI FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH ,
MAX, DENISHA, JEFFERSON, ABBY.
>> MY NAME IS LAURIE GOUGH. I AM
A MEMBER OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY
OF SEATTLE. WE EXIST. WE ARE
HERE, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I'M
DOING HERE. HERE'S THE THING
ABOUT SEATTLE. SEATTLE PRIDES IT
ON THE PROGRESSIVE. PROGRESSIVE
MEANS NOTHING IF YOU LEAVE THE
BLACK COMMUNITY BEHIND. THAT IS
IMPORTANT. AND I'M ALSO TIRED
OF [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR WHITE
SEATTLE. I'M TIRED OF MASKING
FOR EVERYBODY. PLEASE STOP
TALKING FOR US. STOP USING US TO
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WEAR HELMETS. WE ARE HERE. TALK
TO US. I SEE THAT. TALK TO US.
ASK US WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED
REPARATIONS. SEATTLE, IT WAS
REDLINED, ALL RIGHT? SO WE NEED
SOME STUFF BACK TO US. MONEY.
HEAR ME?
>> THANK YOU.
>> AMEN.
>> UP NEXT IS ELIZABETH MACK
FOLLOWED BY DENISHA JEFFERSON
ABBY, PETER ISSUE . GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. AND ELIZABETH
MACK AND I'M A NURSE
PRACTITIONER AT THE TUBMAN
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND FREEDOM.
THINK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON FOR SPONSORING AND
COUNCILMEMBERS BORIS AND
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR COSPONSORING
THE $6 MILLION TUBMAN HEALTH
CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT PLUS. AS I SEE INCLUDED
EVERYDAY, TUBMAN HEALTH IS
BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO
ADVANCE SEATTLE'S VISION FOR
HEALTH JUSTICE AND THRIVING
COMMUNITIES. WE ARE OFFERING A
MODEL OF CARE THAT IS UNIQUE,
CENTERS THE WHOLE PERSON AND
PROVIDES TRUSTWORTHY SOURCE OF
PRIMARY CARE. SINCE 2020 WE'VE
OPENED AND HELPED RAISE OVER
HALF OF THE PROJECT BUDGET TO
OPEN OUR THIRD-LARGEST TUBMAN
HEALTH CENTER. WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK THAT YOU INCLUDE THE FULL $6
MILLION PROJECT IN THE FINAL
BUDGET, SO TOGETHER WE CAN BRING
THIS GENERATIONAL PROJECT FOR
HEALTH, SAFETY AND BELONGING TO
LIFE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DENISHA
FOLLOWED BY PETER AND THEN ANITA
ADAMS AND ROBERT .
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
DENISHA JEFFERSON ABBY, I'M THE
CEO AND FOUNDER OF THE TUBMAN
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND FREEDOM.
THINK IS A MEMBER SOLOMON,
JUAREZ HOLLINGSWORTH AND RANK
FOR STANDING IN SUPPORT OF THIS
WORK. TUBMAN HEALTH REPRESENTS
WHAT'S WORKING IN SEATTLE, A
HOMEGROWN LACK AND INDIGENOUS
LED INSTITUTION AND SOLUTION
THAT PUTS PEOPLE FIRST. WE ARE
ALREADY DELIVERING SERVICES
CITYWIDE AND THE TUBMAN HEALTH
CENTER PROJECT WILL ALLOW US TO
FURTHER EXPAND AND BROADEN
NETWORK. FOR TOO LONG SOUTH
SEATTLE HAS EXPERIENCED DEFERRED
DEVELOPMENT. THE TUBMAN HEALTH
CENTER PROJECT IS A CHANCE TO
MAKE THINGS RIGHT, TO MAKE
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS THAT UPLIFTS OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAKES THE
HEALTH JUSTICE INVESTMENT THAT
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS DESERVE. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU
INCLUDE THE FULL $6 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN THE FINAL BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS PETER
AND THEN ANITA AND THEN ROBERT.
GOOD MORNING, PETER.
>> GOOD MORNING. WHEN MORNING
COMES, REMEMBER, THANK YOU FOR
GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. MY
NAME IS PETER GUESSER ROOF. I
CAME TO SEATTLE WAY BACK IN
1963, I WORK WITH AFRICAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH
PROVIDES TOOLS NEEDED TO AFRICAN
SMALL BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED. I
ASK YOU THAT TO INCLUDE US IN
THE BUDGET, THIS COMMUNITY PLAYS
A VERY STRONG ROLE WITHIN THE
SEATTLE AREA. WE ALSO CONNECT
COMPANIES WITH AFRICA, MORE THAN
EVER. THESE NEED TO CONTINUE. I
THINK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS ANITA
FOLLOWED BY ROBERT L AND ITS SET
THREE OR SET FREE JR., AGAIN, MY
APOLOGIES FOR NOT LEARNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE
TIME TODAY. I STAND HERE BEFORE
YOU AS A LONG TIME PUBLIC
SERVANT LIKE YOURSELVES WHO
WORKED ON RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE INITIATIVES. I AM HERE
TODAY REPRESENTING THE BLACK
HOMEOWNERS POLICY COUNCIL, BLACK
LEGACY HOMEOWNERS, AND CASE 21
WORK. THERE IS MUCH TO DO. WHEN
I WAS YOUNGER I WORKED AT THE
CITY AND I HAD ALMOST 5
DIFFERENT MAYORS DURING MY TIME
THERE. BUT I ALWAYS ENVISIONED A
CITY WHERE IT WOULD BE MY TURN.
IT WOULD BE MY TURN AND MY
COMMUNITY, AND MY FAMILY, AND MY
ELDERS COULD PASS THE BATON TO
US, AND WE'D TAKE THE REINS. I
MISSED THAT OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT
THE SUPPORT, BUT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S AMENDMENTS HAVE
GIVEN OUR COMMUNITY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALIZE THE CITY
THAT WE CAN ALL LIVE IN AND GROW
IN TOGETHER. FIGHT THE SYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE DO FEEL
FREE TO ADD ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN WRITING. COUNCIL AT
SEATTLE.GOV GOES TO ALL OF US AT
THE SAME TIME, SO YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO EMAILS INDIVIDUALLY.
ROBERT. FOLLOWING ROBERT IS MATT
JOHNSTON, ZACH, JOSHUA REDDICK,
ON THE. ATTORNEY, MITCH G, DANNY
-- DAN NYE, ALEX WE WERE,
HILLARY PINKERTON, KYLA BEST
NIGHT, ERIC O'DELL. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ROBERT L JEFFREY, PASTOR OF YOU
WILL BAPTIST CHURCH, SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON. SUPPORT COUNCILWOMAN
HOLLINGSWORTH BILL. ALSO COME TO
REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL 10 MILLION
IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS MONEY IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP
PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR JOBS AND
PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHIND ON THEIR
RENT. THIS ONE IS ESSENTIAL TO
REDUCE THE HOMELESS POPULATION
IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ROBERT. UP NEXT IS
MATT FOLLOWED BY ZACH AND
JOSHUA.
>> HELLO. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER OSAKA FOR
SUPPORTING OUR PROJECT WITH AN
AMENDMENT FOR CHAIR STRAUSS'S
PREVIOUS [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THE
PAST. PLEASE SUPPORT WITH THESE
PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR FIRST AND
THEN CONSIDER OUR PROJECT, WHICH
IS A 1500 SQUARE FOOT INCLUSIVE
ALL WHEELS RECREATIONAL FACILITY
IN MORGAN JOHNSON. IS
OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED BY THE
COMMUNITY BASED ON SEATTLE PARKS
OWN OUTREACH. SEATTLE PARKS
ASKED US TO FUND THE DESIGN OF
THIS, WHICH WE COMPLETED WITH A
$44,000 DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT AND $28,000
WORTH OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
TIME. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD OUR
PROJECT CANNOT HE BUILT BECAUSE
THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS ARE NO
LONGER AVAILABLE. SO PLEASE HELP
SPR FOLLOW THROUGH WITH HIS
COMMITMENT AND APPROVE
COUNCILMEMBER OSAKA'S AMENDMENT
TO SUPPORT OUR PROJECT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MATT. UP NEXT IS
ZACH FOLLOWED BY JOSHUA.
>> THANK YOU HONORABLE
COUNCILMEMBERS. ON BEHALF OF THE
MORGAN AND SEAVIEW COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING THE KIDS AND FAMILIES
THERE IN WEST SEATTLE, I'M
ASKING TODAY FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER OSAKA'S AMENDMENT
TO THIS VITAL PARTS PROJECT OVER
THE FINISH LINE AT THIS CRITICAL
TIME. THE MORGAN JUNCTION ON
WHEELS ASSOCIATION IS READY TO
HELP THE PARKS SERVICE DELIVER
THIS PROJECT COST-EFFECTIVELY
AND IN A RESPONSIVE FASHION TO
THE COMMUNITY. IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT THIS PARK BE
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AGES AND ALL
WHEELS AND REACTIVATE A BLIGHTED
SPACE IN WEST SEATTLE. AND
WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE
AMENDMENT, THIS COMMUNITY
SUPPORTED ALL WHEELS ACTIVATION
IS AT RISK. THANK YOU AND WE CAN
ALL DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL PROJECTS
WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ZACH. UP ASKED IS
JOSHUA FOLLOWED BY A MEAL OF.
>> AS SOMEONE INVOLVED SINCE DAY
ONE IN THE CLEANUP AND DIY
PROJECT MORGAN JUNCTION, I CAN
ATTEST OF WATCHING OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY PITCHED IN TO START AN
AMAZING ACTIVATION. TEENAGERS
TAKING BROOMS TO SCHOOL SO THEY
CAN CLEAN UP AFTER SCHOOL AND
ENJOY THE SPACE, SPENDING HOURS
OF THEIR WEEKENDS HELPING TO
SHAPE THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF
THE DIY PARK. POLICE OFFICER
STOPPING BY, THANKING US FOR
GIVING KIDS A CHANCE TO USEFUL
SKILLS AND WORK IN CONCRETE, AND
FOR BUILDING SOMETHING THEY CAN
EASILY KEEP AN EYE ON FROM THE
ROAD. EVEN ELDERLY NEIGHBORS
COMING BY TO CHEER ON KIDS AND
THANK US FOR OUR HARD WORK. WE
ALL WANT TO FEEL THE CITY IS ON
THE SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN
IMPROVEMENTS, THAT HE WILL BACK
THE PROGRAMS IN PROGRESS YOUR
CONSTITUENTS WORK HARD TO
ACHIEVE. ON HERE TO ASK THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL BACK IN OUR
PLANNING MORGAN JUNCTION WITH
FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY IS
ASKED FOR REPEATEDLY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOSHUA. UP NEXT IS
ANITA FOLLOWED BY MITCH, DAN,
ALEX. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ANNALEE ALBERT TONY, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL
COMMUNITY IN SOUTHPARK AND I
KNOW THIS ORGANIZATION AND THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD VERY WELL BECAUSE I
ESTABLISHED A CLIENT IN 2005. [
INAUDIBLE ] TARGETS THE PLACE
WHERE LATINO FAMILIES FIND SAFE
SPACE WHERE TO LEARN,
COLLABORATE AND THRIVE. SOUTH
SEATTLE COALITION, WE STARTED A
TRIAL WITH THE SOUTH SEATTLE
COALITION BUT THEY ARE BUILDING
AND WE MUST LEAVE. WE APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR BEING A
CHAMPION AND COLLABORATING WITH
US IN THE COMMUNITY TO OPEN THE
FAMILY CENTER IN 2027 AND IT IS
MY HOPE THAT ALL COUNCILMEMBERS
CAN SUPPORT THE FUNDING FOR THIS
INITIATIVE AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MITCH
AND DAN, ALEX, HILLARY, KIA,
ERIC.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MITCH GRASSLEY, I
LIVE IN BEACON HILL. IN 2020
DURING THE COVID SHUTDOWN I
VOLUNTEERED AND STEPPED IN AS
DIRECTOR OF [ INAUDIBLE ] GARDEN
CLUBS. SOME OF THESE CLUBS ARE
OVER 100 YEARS OLD. IF I HADN'T
STEPPED IN THESE CLUBS WOULD'VE
FOLDED. TWO YEARS AGO I LEARNED
ABOUT THIS ANCIENT FOREST IN OUR
BACKYARDS AND THE NEED FOR
PRESERVATION. AS A CONCERNED
CITIZEN, A MEMBER OF SCHMITZ
PARKING STORE, I STRONGLY
SUPPORT FUNDING IN SCHMITZ PARK
PREHISTORIC PROJECT IN THE 2.836
CITY BUDGET. IS A MEMBER OF THE
GARDEN CLUBS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARD, I SAW THE NEED TO
INVOLVE. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
YOUR PROPOSED 100,000 AMENDMENT
SPONSORED BY RINCK AND OSAKA TO
FUND VISIBILITY AND KNOWLEDGE.
>> THANK YOU, MITCH . I HAVE
JUST BEEN REMINDED THAT IF
EVERYONE SPEAKS FOR 45 SECONDS,
WE WILL BE HERE UNTIL AFTER
11:00 A.M., SO I'M GOING TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE FIRM ON THE
TIME HAS EXPIRED. WHEN YOU HEAR
THE BELL, 10 SECONDS REMAINING.
SORRY THAT YOU ARE THE FIRST TO
HEAR THAT IS, MR. KNIGHT.
>> OH GOOD, COUNCILMAN STRAUSS.
SCHMITZ PARK IS A 53 ACRE
UNDEVELOPED FOREST RAVINE THAT
HAS A BEAUTIFUL STREAM. IS THE
LARGEST UNDISTURBED MAJOR FORCE
IN SEATTLE. THE PARK IS UNDER
THREAT DUE TO THE INVASIVE
SPECIES THAT HAVE COME IN, AND
ALSO DUE TO OVERUSE BY THE
PUBLIC, AND A LACK OF THE
MARITIME SPECIES IN DISCRETE. WE
ARE AT SCHMITZ PARK RESTORE.
I'M DAN NYE, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. WE STARTED TWO YEARS
AGO TO WORK WITH THE PARK, WHERE
COLOSSI PARKS TO HELP RESTORE
THE PARK SO WE ARE ON THE GROUND
ALREADY, DOING OUR THINGS TO
IMPROVE THE TRAILS, WHICH WE
HAVE STEWARDS AND PLANNERS THAT
ARE WORKING TO WORK WITH THE
PARKS AND TO DO THAT WE NEED TO
DO HYDRAULIC AND FEASIBILITY
STUDIES TO SEE WHETHER THE PARK
IS GOING TO RESTORE THE STREAM.
>> THANK YOU MR. KNIGHT. PLEASE
DO FEEL FREE TO USE THE EMAIL AT
COUNCIL.GOV.
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR STRAUSS
AND COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ALEX WHEELER. ON THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE HIGHLAND PARK
IMPROVEMENT CLUB KNOWN FONDLY AS
HP IC AND IDENTIFYING SUPPORTIVE
COUNSELING FOR ZACH HAS BEEN TO
INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS TO
NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING FUND. IN
2001 A FIRE DESTROYED THE
BUILDING. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ON
OUR WAY TO REBUILDING. WE
ALREADY HAVE SHOVELS IN THE
GROUND AND WE HAVE DEMAND. THIS
SUMMER WE ENROLLED MORE THAN
HUNDRED 50 MEMBERS AND WELCOMED
OVER 1000 NEIGHBORS TO AN EMPTY
PARKING LOT. AN EMPTY PARKING
LOT. OF COURSE ANY INVESTMENT
NEEDS A RETURN. HERE ARE FOUR --
SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, HOST
EVENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND MUTUAL
AID EFFORTS. NEED YOUR HELP TO
FINISH THE JOB. PLEASE SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER OSAKA'S
INVESTMENT TO RETURN HP IC TO
DEFINE PEOPLE HIGHLAND PARK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALATORRE, KIA ERIC,
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
HILLARY PINKERTON AND I'M HERE
ON BEHALF OF PC 4. WE HAVE
FAMILIES OF FIVE, TWO PREGNANT
WOMEN, AND WE HAVE NOTED THAT WE
HAVE LIKE THREE WEEKS TO GO AND
NOWHERE TO GO. PLEASE FUND US SO
WE HAVE A PLACE TO GO, BECAUSE
IT COULD BE YOUR MOM, YOUR SON,
YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR
GRANDCHILDREN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HILLARY.
>> KIA? WELCOME, KIA.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KIA BEST
NIGHT, I'M ALSO HERE FOR PC 4.
WE ARE ON A SHARE OF COURSE AND
WE HERE TO ASK FOR MORE FUNDING,
AND ALSO A PLACE FOR PC 4 TO GO.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, LIKE WE
HAVE SO MANY WALKS OF LIFE
WITHIN OUR CAMPSITE THAT IT'S
RIDICULOUS. SOBER, TRYING TO BE
PRODUCTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY,
HELPING OUT NEIGHBORING BANKS
AND STUFF, CLEANING PARKING
LOTS. WE ARE ACTIVE WITH FEET ON
THE GROUND AND EVERYTHING THAT
WE DO SO WE JUST WANT TO ASK YOU
GUYS FOR SOME MORE FUNDING AND A
PLACE TO GO. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KIA. UP NEXT IS
ERIC BELL FOLLOWED BY GREG H,
TOM F, MONICA BELL, JEANNIE
WEIR, JEREMY COLE, RICK DISCARD,
SCOTT PINKHAM AND, MICHAEL
BRUNER, GALEN VAN HORN, BLAIR
JOHNSON. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME,
ERIC.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR HAVING US. MY
NAME IS ERIC BELL. I STARTED A
COMMUNITY CLEANUP IN THE
PANDEMIC IN WEST SEATTLE QUALITY
CLEANER ELKA. I'M HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR COUNCILMAN SAKA OP
CBA FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES ADOPT A
STREET PROGRAM. OUR GROUPS ARE
AREAS OF TOWN THAT WE WANTED TO
IMPROVE ON SO WE REACHED OUT TO
SEATTLE PARKS AND S.WORKERS. WE
MET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, WE NOW
COLLABORATE ON WITH WEEKLY. LAST
YEAR WE HELD 300 ORGANIZED
EVENTS AND VOLUNTEERED 2000
HOURS OF TIME WORKING WITH CITY
AGENCIES ALL AROUND SEATTLE, NOT
OUT OF A SENSE OF OBLIGATION
WITHOUT A SENSE OF AND
COLLABORATION. I BELIEVE WE
FOUND A RECIPE THAT IS WORKING,
BUT WE NEED THE SUPPORT, SO THE
PROSPECT OF COUNCILMAN SAKA 'S
FUNDING IS A GREAT ONE AND I
HOPE YOU CAN CONSIDER THAT.
>> THANK YOU, ERIC. GREG H, TOM
F, MONICA BELL, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, YES. I'M GREG
H. ANYWAY, I'M HERE WITH ERIC
BELL TO SUPPORT SPU, WHO IS WITH
THEIR ADOPT A STREET PROGRAM,
REALLY HELPS US OUT. WE ARE A
VOLUNTARY GROUP. I CLEAN [
INAUDIBLE ]. WE'VE CLEANED UP
62,000 POUNDS OF TRASH
THROUGHOUT THE SEATTLE AREA.
ROB, I THINK HE WAS ON ONE OF
THOSE AND SO YEAH, I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT AND INCREASE SPENDING
FOR SPU, SO WE CAN KEEP OUR
BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND KEEP
DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING . THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GREG. UP NEXT IS
TOM FOLLOWED BY MONICA AND THEN
JEANNIE. TOM, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING TO YOU. TOM
FREBERG AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
A CLEANER ELKA ERIC BELL, AND
JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE WINDAGE TO
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT IT, IS
IT COVERS A PRETTY LARGE AREA.
LINCOLN PARK, THE SPOKANE STREET
RIDGE TO LK POINT AND MAYBE A
LITTLE BIT BEYOND THAT, IT
DIVIDES THE PROGRAM, THE
EQUIPMENT, THE TRAINING AND THE
TIME AND PLACE FOR US TO DO
ALMOST A DAILY ACTIVITY, SHOULD
WE CHOOSE. THE LAST THING I'LL
SAY ABOUT IT IS IT REMINDS ME OF
A LONG-AGO NEW YORK PROGRAM
CALLED THE BROKEN WINDOW
PROGRAM. WHEN BROKEN WINDOW GETS
FIXED IT TENDS TO STAY FIXED. IN
THIS CASE WHEN AN AREA GETS
CLEANED UP IT TENDS TO STAY
CLEANED UP.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MONICA,
THEN JAMIE, JEREMY, RICK. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
MONICA BELL. I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT MY SPU BUDGET FOR
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY CLEANUP
SERVICES. I'VE SEEN THE
POWERFUL IMPACT OF A CLEANER
ALKI IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS
GROUP HAS SHOWED THAT WHEN
RESIDENTS ARE EMPOWERED THEY
DON'T JUST COMPLAIN ABOUT
PROBLEMS, THEY HELP SOLVE THEM.
DRINKING BAD PEOPLE STOPPED TO
THANK US, ASK HOW THEY CAN JOIN
AND I'VE SEEN OF HER NEIGHBORS
INSPIRED BY A CLEANER ALKI CLEAN
UP AREAS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I THINK WITH THE ADDITIONAL
HELP A CLEANER ALKI, THE SPU
SUPPORT WOULD AMPLIFY THIS
POSITIVE MOMENTUM CITYWIDE.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JAMIE,
JEREMY, RICK, SCOTT, MICHAEL,
GALEN, BLAIR. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
JEANNIE WEIR AND I'M HERE IN
SUPPORT OF A CLEANER ALKI. I'VE
LIVED IN SEATTLE MY WHOLE LIFE .
I'VE LIVED IN MANY DIFFERENT
AREAS OF SEATTLE, FROM CAPITOL
HILL TO THE U DISTRICT TO QUEEN
AND, FREMONT, I MOVED ALL OVER
AND AT THAT TIME I'VE ALWAYS
TRIED TO HELP THE AREA AND GET
TO KNOW THE NEIGHBORS, AND GET
ALONG. I'VE LIVED IN WEST
SEATTLE NOW FOR 35 YEARS AND
WORK WITH A CLEANER ALKI AND WE
AS VOLUNTEERS REALLY DO A GREAT
JOB WITH --
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. UP NEXT IS JEREMY, RICK,
SCOTT, MICHAEL, GALEN, BLAIR.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
JEREMY COLE. I'M HERE IN
SUPPORT OF SPU 002 A, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA,
HOLLINGSWORTH AND NELSON FOR THE
ACTION ITEM TO ALLOCATE $100,000
ADDITIONAL TO ADOPT A STREET GUY
MOVED TO SEATTLE THREE YEARS AGO
INTO THE HIGHLAND PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD AND I HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH ADOPT A STREET
SINCE SHORTLY AFTER MOVING. I
PERSONALLY COLLECTED ALMOST 700
OF THOSE BIG, YELLOW BAGS OF
LITTER FROM ALL ACROSS THE
NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTH SEATTLE,
AS WELL AS JOINING DOZENS OF THE
CLEANUP EVENTS RUN BY A CLEANER
ALKI. THE MAGIC OF ADOPT A
STREET IS THAT ALMOST ANYONE CAN
PICK UP LITTER, FIXED DRAINS ,
TRIM VEGETATION, AND ERIC'S
CLEANER ALKI AND SIMILAR
PROGRAMS MAKE THAT EASIER FOR
ANYONE TO JOIN. THERE IS NO
SEATTLE FREEZE WHEN WE ARE ALL
KNEE-DEEP IN --
>> UP NEXT IS RICK, SCOTT,
MICHAEL, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, RICK BOGART
HERE IN SUPPORT OF SPU 0028. A
CLEANER ALKI ALONG WITH ADOPT A
STREET PROGRAM, I'M THRILLED
YOU GUYS SUPPORT THAT AND RUN
THAT. JENNY FRANKEL IS THE MOST
AWESOME COORDINATOR ANYBODY, A
COMMUNITY GROUP COULD EVER WANT
TO WORK WITH. WE WILL -- WITH
HER HELP WE HELD RESPONSE FOR
POLAND, FOR EXAMPLE, 600 TIRES
OUT OF WEST SEATTLE GREENBELT
THAT HAVE BEEN DUMPED ILLEGALLY
THERE. I PERSONALLY HAVE PICKED
UP 24,000 POUNDS OF TRASH IN THE
PAST THREE YEARS. AT OUR FIRST
ALL HANDS EVENT WE PICKED UP
OVER 5000 POUNDS OF TRASH OUT OF
THE WEST SEATTLE WHITE CENTER
NEIGHBORHOOD SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS SCOTT,
MICHAEL, GALEN. SCOTT, GOOD
MORNING.
>> I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA'S
PROPOSAL TO DIRECT FUNDS TO
SUPPORT UNITED NEEDS FOUNDATION
WORK TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND
ASSIST YOUTH WHO ARE IN AND
TRANSITIONING OUT OF FOSTER
CARE. I'M INSPIRED BY THE WORK
OF OUR LOCAL STATE GOVERNMENTS,
THAT THEY'RE DOING, AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS IN THE NAME OF
EQUITY BUT DISCOURAGED BY WHAT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING IN
THE NAME OF THE QUALITY. NATIVE
LIFEWAYS ARE NUMEROUS AND HAVE
COMMONALITIES THAT DO NOT ALIGN
WITH THE FEDERAL SYSTEM THAT
SEEKS TO RETURN THIS
EVOLUTIONIST WAYS. ISSUES ARE
TOO FAMILIAR WITH IMPACTS OF
ASSIMILATION POLICIES. PLEASE
HELP UNITING THE 12 TRIBES.
SUPPORT OUR INDIGENOUS FAMILIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU MR. PINKERTON. UP
NEXT IS MICHAEL, GALEN, BLAIR
AND THEN I'LL CALL OUT THE NEXT
10 NAMES AFTER THIS NEXT
SPEAKER.
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM MICHAEL
BRENNER REPRESENTED THE WORKING
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IN WEST
SEATTLE. ALONG OUR CHARTER IS
ACTING AS ADVOCATES WITH MORGAN
PARK ANNEX PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN
ONGOING SINCE THE SEATTLE PARKS
LAND BANK SITE WAS PURCHASED IN
2014. TODAY I'M ADDING OUR
SUPPORT TO BUDGET AMENDMENTS
ALLOCATING $700,000 SPECIFICALLY
FOR A SKATE DECK FEATURE TO BE
ADDED TO THE MORGAN PARK SITE.
MOCHA HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE ALL WHEELS ASSOCIATION
THAT THE PROPOSED DESIGN
REPRESENTS WISHES OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND WILL OPTIMIZE
USAGE OF THE PARK SITE. PLEASE
SUPPORT THE COLLABORATION TO THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOR NEW PARK
DEVELOPING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A
SKATE DOCK AS PART OF MORGAN
JUNCTION PARK ADDITION. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS GALEN
BLAIR AND THEN FOLLOWING BLAIR
WILL BE DENA JOHNSON, K
KIRKPATRICK, ERIN GOODMAN, THE
LAWN ADDING, BERGER ISAAC, SANDY
SHETLER, ANDREA BLUE, DEBORAH
BRUISE, TIM O'NEAL, TERESA
FIGUEROA. GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
GALEN VAN HORN. I'M HERE AS A
FATHER OF TWO-YEAR-OLD TWINS, AS
A VOLUNTEER IN THE HIGHLAND PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ON BEHALF OF
THE OVER 11,000 RESIDENTS OF
HIGHLAND PARK AND RIVERVIEW
NEIGHBORHOODS TO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S AMENDMENT
TO FINISH THE FINAL 50% OF THE
HIGHLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT CLUB
REBUILD. NOW IS A CRITICAL TIME
FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. THERE'S AN
EPIDEMIC OF LONELINESS IN OUR
NATION . WE ARE -- THERE ARE
FORCES PITTING NEIGHBORS AGAINST
EACH OTHER. WE NEED PLACES WHERE
WE CAN CONNECT. THERE IS NO
COMMUNITY CENTER WITHIN WALKING
DISTANCE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
THOMAS AT THIS IS A CRITICAL
PLACE FOR US TO MEET . RIGHT NOW
IT'S AN EMPTY LOT. IT'S A
BLIGHT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
REBUILDING IT WILL BRING
INVESTMENT IN ARTS AND CULTURE
TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND LOCAL
BUSINESSES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, UP NEXT IS BLAIR.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
BLAIR JOHNSON. SPEAKING IN FAVOR
OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 'S
PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO
SUPPORT REBUILD OF THE HIGHLAND
PARK IMPROVEMENT CLUB IN WEST
SEATTLE. AS A FORMER HP ICY
TRUSTEE I HAVE SEEN HOW THIS
FACILITY CAN BRING NEIGHBORS
TOGETHER AND HELP FOSTER A SENSE
OF COMMUNITY. CITY FUNDING OF
THE REBUILD WILL LEVERAGE
FURTHER STATE AND PRIVATE
FUNDING, ENSURING THAT HP ICY
CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A
PLATFORM FOR THE ACTIVITY
CREATIVITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU POINT
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DENA
FOLLOWED BY K. GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M DANA JOHNSON. I'M
SPEAKING TO ROB SAKA'S PROPOSAL
FOR THE REBUILD OF THE
IMPROVEMENT CLUB. THE FIRE
DESTROYED A SPACE OF GREAT VALUE
TO THE COMMUNITY. I DOCUMENTED
VOLUNTEER TEAMS DOING
REMODELING, LANDSCAPING,
ROOFING, ORGANIZING SOCIAL
EVENTS, SHOWCASING LOCAL
BUSINESSES, ART, MUSIC,
NETWORKING AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION
DURING COVID, WHILE DEALING WITH
THE UP KEEP OF A 100-YEAR-OLD
BUILDING. NEIGHBORS AND
LEADERSHIP ARE READY TO START
REBUILDING BETTER. WE HAVE A
PLAN ON THIS COURTYARD AND A
HOLE IN THE GROUND. THANK YOU
FOR CONSIDERING THIS GENEROSITY
TO OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, DENA. UP NEXT IS
KAY, ERIN GOODMAN, THE LAWN
ADDING.
>> THANK YOU, I'M HERE TO SPEAK
IN FAVOR OF COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S AMENDMENT INVESTING $2.6
MILLION THE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS APPROPRIATION
TOMORROW, IN SUPPORT OF
REBUILDING THE 105-YEAR-OLD
HIGHLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT CLUB
NONPROFIT DESTROYED BY A
SUSPICIOUS FIRE IN 2021. LET ME
EMPHASIZE TO YOU HOW MUCH THIS
FUNDING MEANS TO THE HPIC
BUILDING PROJECT. THIS WILL
BRING ONLINE A SHARED SPACE
AVAILABLE TO ALL TO USE AND
GATHER AT THE HEART OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, AN AREA WITH
HISTORIC DISADVANTAGES AND LACK
OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT. THIS MONEY
MEANS SO MUCH MORE THAN A
PERCENTAGE OF OUR FUNDING AND
WILL PROVIDE, THERE ARE NO OTHER
CITY FACILITIES SERVING OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. WE KNOW IT TAKES
MORE THAN HOUSING UNITS TO
CREATE COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY
IS --
>> THANK YOU, K. UP NEXT IS ERIN
GOOD AND FOLLOWED BY THE LAWN.
>> IN MORNING, I'M ERIN
GOODMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
THE SOTO BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
AREA, AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY
THANKING COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING TWO
AMENDMENTS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS
MEDICAL ISSUES IN SOTO. FIRST I
STRONGLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THE SOTO TRANSIT STUDY. OVER THE
NEXT DAY MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS INCLUDING SOUND
TRANSIT'S LIGHT RAIL EXPANSION
WILL DISRUPT ESSENTIAL
TRANSPORTATION ROUTES THAT
WORKERS, FREIGHT AND CUSTOMERS
RELY ON EVERY DAY. THIS STUDY IS
VITAL TO IDENTIFY MOBILITY GAPS,
FIRST AND LAST MILE NEEDS, AND
THE CONCRETE STEPS NECESSARY TO
SAFEGUARD SODO'S JOBS. I ALSO
URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THE POLICY
REVIEW FOR UNLICENSED VENDING.
THIS ISSUE --
>> THANK YOU, ERIN. UP NEXT IS
BALLON, BERGER, SANDY, ANDREA,
TIM, MARIE SHOULD.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT AND
COFOUNDER OF AFRICAN COMMUNITY
HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT. I WANT
TO EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT AND
GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S INVESTMENT IN THE
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC
MARKET IN THE DELL RIDGE FARMERS
MARKET. THESE INVESTMENTS ARE
PATHWAYS TO EQUITY AND
OPPORTUNITY. THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET WILL
BE A CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC
ANCHOR HELPING SMALL
ENTREPRENEURS GROW FROM POP-UPS
TO PERMANENT WITNESSES, CREATING
GOOD JOBS AND WEALTH THAT STAY
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE DELL
RIDGE FARMERS MARKET SEARCH
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WITH
HEALTHY, CULTURALLY RELEVANT
FOOD, AND PROVIDES VITAL INCOME
FOR SMALL FARMERS. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S LEADERSHIP REFLECT
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY DRIVEN
GROWTH AND YOUR CONTINUED
INVESTMENT WILL STRENGTHEN FOOD
ACCESS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
ACROSS SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS NOBLE,
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING HONORABLE
COUNCILMEMBER. ON THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR
AFRICAN-AMERICAN DEVELOPING. I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR
COUNSELING PERSPECTIVES PROPOSAL
TO SUPPORT SEATTLE'S THAT I
>> WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE. IF YOU
WANT TO ACTUALLY JUST ADJUST THE
MICROPHONE ALL THE WAY UP, KEEP
PUSHING IT BECAUSE WE WANT TO
HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
>> I WANT TO EXPRESS MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA 'S PROPOSAL TO INVEST IN
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC
MARKET. THIS PROJECT WILL
PRESENT [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
INVESTMENT IN ECONOMIC MOBILITY,
FOOD ACCESS AND CULTURAL
VITALITY. THE SEATTLE PUBLIC
MARKET WILL HELP THE SMALL
BUSINESS GROWTH, HELP
ENTREPRENEURS, MANY OF THEM
IMMIGRANTS AND WOMEN. THIS WILL
CREATE JOBS TO ENSURE THE
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY STAYS
ROOTED IN OUR COMMUNITY. ON
BEHALF OF [ INAUDIBLE ]
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP AND HIS SUPPORT AND
THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. UP NEXT IS
SANDY SHETLER, ANDREA BLUE,
DEBORAH BOWES, TIM WEIR, ARUSHA
FIGUEROA. SANDY, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, I'M SANDY SHETLER AND I
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S AMENDMENTS
BECAUSE I TRUST HER TO SUPPORT
SEATTLE'S COMMUNITIES. I'M
ALSO COMMENTING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 'S URBAN
FORESTRY CONSOLIDATION SLIDE.
NINE DIFFERENT GROUPS MANAGE
SEATTLE'S TREES, RESULTING IN
BOTH REDUNDANCIES, WASTING
RESOURCES, AND SILOS WHERE WE
LOSE TREES. FOR EXAMPLE, S.AND
SDCI RUN TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATE
SYSTEMS FOR LEGAL PRE-REMOVALS.
TALKFEST. FOR S.YOU CALL 6433 OR
SEND AN EMAIL TO A TREE ADDRESS,
FOR SDCI YOU CALL A DIFFERENT
NUMBER OR USE THE PORTAL BUT YOU
CAN SEND AN EMAIL. THANK YOU.
I'LL TELL YOU MORE LATER.
>> THANK YOU, SANDY. NEXT IS
ANDREA, DEBORAH, TIM.
>> ANDREA, MY APOLOGIES AGAIN, I
LEARNED TO READ IN BALLARD.
>> THE LETTER H JUST KILLS IT,
RIGHT? MY NAME IS ANDREA BLUE
AND THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. I'M
HERE IN SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AMENDMENT FOR THE
BLOCK COMMUNITY. I'M ANDREA
BLUE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
MAKING A DIFFERENT FOUNDATION,
TODAY'S OVER THE LAST DECADE
WE'VE INFUSED $93 MILLION INTO
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON BLACK
COMMUNITY. WE ARE HERE TO SAY WE
NEED YOU GUYS TO DO YOUR PART
SPECIFICALLY AROUND FOOD. WE
ALSO THE OWNERS OF ONE OF THE
LARGEST FOOD BANKS HERE IN
WASHINGTON STATE, SERVING 82,000
PEOPLE PER MONTH, GIVING OUT 1.9
MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND WE
ARE IN CRISIS. WE NEED FOOD. WE
NEED CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD.
ARE YOU AWARE THAT 26% OF THE
PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE
EXPENSIVE FOOD INSECURITY? WE
NEED FOOD. WE NEED FOOD NOW.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT IS
DEBORAH. DID I SAY IT RIGHT ?
THERE YOU GO.
>> I'M DEBORAH BROSE. THANK YOU
COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE GEORGETOWN
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND THE
GEORGETOWN COALITION, IN SUPPORT
OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S THREE
BUDGET AMENDMENTS . THE
GEORGETOWN CLIMATE RESILIENCY
HUB AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER,
SUPPORT FOR CREATION OF NEW BIA
PLOTS AND SUPPORT FOR FARMERS
MARKETS PRIORITIZING
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THAT ARE FOOD
DESERTS. THESE LIMITS ARE
IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE OF
GEORGETOWN AND WILL HELP IN
GAINING GROUND ON SOME OF THE
HISTORIC INJUSTICES OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD HAS FACED. I'M
SURE MOST OF YOU HAVE VISITED
GEORGETOWN. WE HAVE AMAZING
BUSINESSES AND ARTS AND A
WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. WHAT WE DO
NOT HAVE HIS FOOD ACCESS. WE
DON'T HAVE A GATHERING PLACE TO
SHARE NEIGHBORHOOD FOODS. IS AN
IMPORTANT FUNDING MECHANISM THAT
WILL HELP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS STAY
SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE. I HOPE YOU
ALL WILL SUPPORT THESE
AMENDMENTS. I WELCOME YOU TO --
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS TIM,
ARUSHA, FOLLOWED BY CODY
CARLSON, NEIL HATTER, HEATHER
KEARNEY, MARTA TO DONNAY, TONY
BROOKS, MARTY HARTMAN, TIM M,
NOAH W, JEFF PAUL, CAROL
WILLIAMS. GOOD MORNING, TIM.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS TIM
NEIL. ON HERE FROM THE
GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL IN
SUPPORT OF THE THREE COUNCIL
AMENDMENTS TO PROTECTORS NOW.
I'M BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE,
ALSO LEARNED TO READ IN BALLARD.
GEORGETOWN IS THE FIRST PLACE I
LIVED IN MY WHOLE LIFE WHERE
I'VE KNOWN MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS
BECAUSE WE TAKE CARE OF EACH
OTHER AND I'M ASKING THE CITY
TO TAKE CARE OF GEORGETOWN. THAT
LOOKS LIKE THREE THINGS. ONE,
THE GEORGETOWN CLIMATE
RESILIENCY HUB AND NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER, LIVING ROOMS, BACKYARDS,
EMPTY EVENT SPACES WERE OUTSIDE
JET ENGINES, WE NEED REAL
GATHERING SPACE. SUPPORT FOR THE
FARMERS MARKETS AND FOOD DESERTS
IN GEORGETOWN, WE KNOW WHICH GAS
STATIONS PROVIDE THE BEST FRESH
FOOD BECAUSE WE HAVE NO OTHER
NEARBY OPTIONS. THIS YEAR WE
PILOTED A SUCCESSFUL FARMERS
MARKET WITH HELP FROM CONTINUED
SUPPORT. CREATION OF NEW BIAS
CONFIRMATION OF GEORGETOWN BIA
WILL HELP US PROVIDE A
CONSISTENT, STABLE SOURCE OF
FUNDING TO NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> UP NEXT IS MARISSA.
>> ALMOST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS MARISSA FIGARO A. I'M A
SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND
ORGANIZER OF THE INAUGURAL
GEORGETOWN FARMERS MARKET. ON
HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMAN SAKA'S TREE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN
SUPPORT OF CREATION OF NEW BIAS
IN SUPPORT OF FARMERS MARKETS,
PRIORITIZING NEIGHBORHOODS THAT
ARE FOOD DESERTS. GEORGETOWN IS
CONSIDERED A FOOD DESERT.
INCLUDED ACCESS IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT. WE WERE ABLE TO PILOT
OUR FIRST FARMERS MARKET THIS
YEAR WITH HELP FROM OSE BUT WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TO
BECOME ESTABLISHED AS GEORGETOWN
HAS BEEN A GATHERING PLACE THAT
CAN PROVIDE RESOURCES TO
COMMUNITY, HAS BECOME NECESSARY.
THESE AMENDMENTS WILL HELP US
CREATE A CONSISTENT AND STABLE
SOURCE OF FUNDING TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
GEORGETOWN HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED AND UNDER --
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS KELLY
FOLLOWED BY NEIL AND THEN
HEATHER.
>> MY NAME IS KELLY CARLSON,
I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF THREE OF COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA'S BUDGET AMENDMENTS. THE
GEORGETOWN CLIMATE RESILIENCY
HUB AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER,
SUPPORT FOR NEW BIAS AND SUPPORT
FOR FARMERS MARKETS.
PRIORITIZING NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
FOOD DESERTS. I LOVE GEORGETOWN.
I LOVE LIVING THERE. I CAN WALK
TO DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS THAT I
CANNOT WALK TO GO BUY AN APPLE.
IT JUST DOESN'T EXIST. WE ARE
SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRY BUT THERE
IS NO COMMUNITY SPACE. NEW
LIBRARY. NO WARNING CENTERS. GET
MOST OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE THE
MOST HONORABLE TO SEVERE WEATHER
EVENTS OR DISASTERS AND ARE
FACING ONGOING FOOD INSECURITY.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT FOR
THE CLIMATE RESILIENCY HUB THAT
WILL HELP US CREATE A PHYSICAL
SPACE IN GEORGETOWN TO SUPPORT
OUR NEIGHBORS AND --
>> THANK YOU, KELLY. UP NEXT IS
MEAL FOLLOWED BY HEATHER AND
MARVIN.
>> THANK YOU, I NEIL PATEL
REPRESENTING GEORGETOWN IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
THREE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR
CHRONIC RESILIENCE, FARMERS
MARKETS AND BIA STARTUP FUNDS.
GEORGETOWN IS A REGIONAL
ECONOMIC ENGINE. WE CREATE JOBS
AND TAX REVENUE ACROSS MULTIPLE
SECTORS ANSWER SEATTLE IN THE
UPCOMING 2026 WORLD CUP. WE ARE
ALSO A MORE THAN 80 MINUTE WALK
FROM THE CLOSEST ORGANIZED
EMERGENCY HUB. WITHIN TWO
DECADES IN OUR LIFETIME SEATTLE
SEASONAL TONNAGE WILL RAISED BY
2 TO 4 FEET, WHICH PLACES MOST
OF THE I-99 MICHIGAN AVENUE
CORRIDOR UNDERWATER. THIS ERA OF
TARIFFS, FOOD INSECURITY, AND
RESOURCES FINDS US BY A SINGLE
FRUIT STAND WHICH NEARLY CLOSED
TWO YEARS AGO, AND A JAPANESE
GROCER. WE ARE NOT PREPARED BUT
WITH THE CORRECT SUPPORT WE CAN
BE. PLEASE NOTE --
>> THANK YOU, NEIL. UP NEXT IS
HEATHER, THEN MARTA. HEATHER,
GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M HEATHER KEARNEY AND I
LIVE IN GEORGETOWN. I SERVE AS
THE BOARD CHAIR FOR THE GCC,
WHICH IS THE GEORGETOWN
COMMUNITY COUNCIL. I ASK YOU TO
SUPPORT THE THREE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR THE
GEORGETOWN CLIMATE RESILIENCY
HUB AND NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER,
FARMERS MARKET AND BIA OUTREACH.
BECAUSE OF THIS, THESE AREN'T
JUST PROGRAMS. THERE ABOUT
FAIRNESS, RESILIENCE, AND
BELONGING. GEORGETOWN IS A SMALL
BUT MIGHTY NEIGHBORHOOD .
CREATIVE, HARD-WORKING, FULL OF
PEOPLE WHO LOOK OUT FOR ONE
ANOTHER. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE
SAME SHARED SPACES OR BASIC
RESOURCES THAT OTHER
NEIGHBORHOODS TAKE FOR GRANTED.
SO PLEASE INVEST IN GEORGETOWN .
HELP US TO BUILD A SUPPORTIVE
COMMUNITY THAT WE REFLECT IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURE, AND THANK
YOU TO COUNCIL --
>> THANK YOU, HEATHER. UP NEXT
IS MARTA, TONY, MOLLY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS,
FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO
THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE
TODAY. MY NAME IS MARTA CAN RUN
AND I'M THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER AT LOGAN,
HOUSING INSTITUTE. FIRST I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS
NELSON, SAKA AND SOLOMON FOR
SPONSORING THIS 2026 BUDGET
REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL $10
MILLION IN TENANT-BASED RENTAL
ASSISTANCE TO BE ALLOCATED TO
THE PROPERTIES IN THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING PORTFOLIO. IN ORDER FOR
SEATTLEITES TO AFFORD THE
AVERAGE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT IN
SEATTLE, A RESIDENT WOULD NEED
TO EARN $51.37 PER HOUR. THIS IS
WELL ABOVE SEATTLE'S MINIMUM
WAGE, WHICH MEETS MANY
SATELLITES ARE HOUSING AND
SECURE. AN ADDITIONAL $10
MILLION IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE
FUNDING TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT
ELSE'S OFFICE OF HOUSING
PORTFOLIO IS NECESSARY AND WE
ALSO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
--
>> THANK YOU, MARTA. UP NEXT IS
TONY FOLLOWED BY MOLLY AND TAM.
GOOD MORNING, TONY.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
IT'S NICE TO BE IN YOUR
PRESENCE ONE MORE TIME AND I
COME TO SUPPORT TODAY MS.
HOLLINGSWORTH AMENDMENT. WE NEED
SUPPORT IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE
NEED INDEPENDENCE SO THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE ON IN THE COMMUNITY, SO
THANK YOU FOR JUST HAVING US
COME DOWN AND LISTEN TO US BUT
WE REALLY NEED WHAT WE DESERVE
AND THAT IS RESPECT, NOT
INDIGNITY, AND PRIDE.
>> THANK YOU MR. BROOKS. MOLLY,
THEN TIM, THEN NOAH. GOOD
MORNING, MOLLY.
>> MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS MOLLY HARDEMAN AND I
WORK AT THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT FOR AN ADDITIONAL $10
MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
FOR NONPROFIT PROVIDERS,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. OUR CITY'S AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SYSTEM IS UNDER
INCREDIBLE STRAIN. TENANTS STILL
STRUGGLE WITH ECONOMIC AND
HOUSING SHOCKS DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC AND THESE CHALLENGES
ARE ONLY INSPECTED WORSEN AS
FEDERAL AND STATE BUDGET CUTS
INCLUDING REDUCTIONS TO PROGRAMS
LIKE S.N.A.P. FURTHER STRAIN
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS. THIS FUNDING
IS A CRITICAL AND PREVENTATIVE
INVESTMENT THAT WILL HELP
STABILIZE HOUSEHOLDS BEFORE THEY
FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS. GIVING
THAT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO
PRIORITIZE THIS FUNDING AND
STAND BY ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
I URGE YOU TO ADDED $10 MILLION
TO TENANT-BASED RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND AN ADDITIONAL --
>> THANK YOU, MOLLY. UP NEXT IS
TAM FOLLOWED BY NOAH, JEFF,
KERA.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS TOM AND I WORK AT THE
LOW-INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE.
I'M HERE AGAIN TO REQUEST AN
ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION BE
ALLOCATED TOWARDS TENANT-BASED
RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS
WHO LIVE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BOTH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROVIDERS AND THEIR TENANTS ARE
STRUGGLING. OUR MOST HOUSING
INSECURE NEIGHBORS GET PUT INTO
MORE AND MORE PRECARIOUS LIVING
SITUATIONS. THESE CHALLENGES ARE
EXPECTED TO WORSEN AS ESSENTIAL
PROGRAMS LIKE S.N.A.P. ARE AT
THE MERCY OF FEDERAL AND STATE
BUDGET CUTS. WE MUST NOT ONLY
PRIORITIZE GROWING OUR HOUSING
SUPPLY, BUT ALSO KEEPING OUR
CURRENT TENANTS HOUSED. IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT THE CITY OF
SEATTLE PRIORITIZES FUNDING AND
STANDBY IT'S VULNERABLE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I URGE YOU TO
PLEASE ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL
$10 MILLION TO TENANT-BASED
REVENUE.
>> THANK YOU, PAM PERK UP NEXT
WE HAVE JEFF, KERA, AND I'M
GOING TO READ THE FOLLOWING 10
NAMES AFTER THAT, RITA MAYOR,
LISA CLOIS, DAVID LIEBERMAN,
NOEL ECHO , JASON A, BRANDY
McNEIL, DAVE BLOTTER, CHRIS
LOOKING AND, BROTHER STEVE
JERVE, JOY LOPEZ , JEFF, GOOD
MORNING. ARE YOU NOAH? I SKIPPED
YOU. WELCOME, NOAH.
>> NO WORRIES.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. MY
NAME IS NOHL WILLIAMS. I'M A
MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS
UNION. I'D LIKE TO ASK THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE
AMENDMENTS FOR $10 MILLION IN
HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR
LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS AND 1
MILLION UNITED SERVICES. IN
ADDITION TO BEING THE RIGHT
THING TO DO MORALLY SPEAKING,
THERE A MECHANISM TO DEFEND
SEATTLE, STARTING WITH OUR MOST
HORRIBLE NEIGHBORS. THE 40% CUTS
TO HUD'S BUDGET AND THE CUTS TO
S.N.A.P. ARE AN ACTIVE ECONOMIC
WORKER BY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION. IS DESIGNED TO
INCITE CIVIL UNREST. THEY WANT
VIDEOS OF PEOPLE DESPERATELY
TAKING FOOD FROM GROCERY STORES
AND BEING FORCIBLY DISPLACED
FROM THEIR HOMES SO THEY CAN
FURTHER THEIR AUTHORITARIAN
CRACKDOWNS ON CRIME. DON'T LET
THIS HAPPEN. PLEASE DEFEND
SEATTLE STARTING WITH OUR MOST
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE UP TO
JEFF. GOOD MORNING, WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS JEFF PAUL AND I'M WITH HOUSE
OUR NEIGHBORS AND WE FULLY
SUPPORT THESE DESPERATELY NEEDED
INVESTMENTS AND RENT SUPPORT AND
TENANT SERVICES. COUNCIL NUMBER
SOLOMON, NELSON AND SAKA FOR
SUPPORTING $10 MILLION IN
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS AND
RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME
TENANTS. EVERYONE IN THE HOUSING
WORLD FROM PROVIDERS TO TENANTS
KNOW HOW DESPERATELY NEEDED THIS
IS. WE LITERALLY COULD NOT
POSSIBLY INVEST ENOUGH IN THIS
EFFORT SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER RINCK FOR SUPPORTING $1
MILLION IN TENANT SERVICES,
KEEPING PEOPLE INSIDE WITH
STRONG TENANT SERVICES AND
SUPPORT FOLKS IS SUCH A CRUCIAL
UPSTREAM INVESTMENT THAT DOES SO
MUCH TO ADDRESS HOUSING
STABILITY IN THE LONG-TERM AND
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT. WE
HAVE TO KEEP INVESTING IN IT SO
I REALLY SUPPORT IT. THANKS SO
MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HAVE A
GOOD ONE.
>> THANK YOU. MY APOLOGIES, I
CAN'T TELL IF IT'S KERA OR
KARA.
>> IT'S KERA, GOOD MORNING
COUNCIL NUMBERS, MY NAME IS
DARREL WILLIAMS, I WORK WITH THE
LOW-INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE TO
EXPOSE MY GRATITUDE TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON FOR SPONSORING
THE REQUEST TO ADD $10 MILLION
IN THE 2026 BUDGET TO SUPPORT
TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
THIS MONEY IS NEEDED BECAUSE OUR
CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SYSTEM IS UNDER SIGNIFICANT
PRESSURE. TENANTS ARE STILL
STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM THE
IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC
INTERFACING IMPOSSIBLE DECISIONS
AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUTS
ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES AND
HOUSING ASSISTANCE. THESE
DOLLARS WOULD HELP STABILIZE
HOUSEHOLDS WHO ARE AT RISK OF
FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.
EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAMS ARE
A PROVEN METHOD TO PROMOTE
BUSINESS. I ASK YOU PLEASE TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP YOUR
CONSTITUENTS HOUSED AN
ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION FOR
ASSISTANCE IN YOUR BALANCE
PACKAGES. I ALSO SUPPORT --
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UP NEXT IS RITA, LISA,
DAVID. GOOD MORNING, RITA.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M
HERE, THE COFOUNDER AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THANK YOU CP
NELSON, CM RINCK AND CM SOLOMON
FOR SPONSORING US. I'M HERE TO
URGE YOUR SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT
INTO THE CENTER FOR
ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES A
105-YEAR-OLD BUILDING THAT IS
NOW OWNED BY US. NONPROFIT THAT
HAS BEEN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
FOR 23 YEARS BUT SEEKING THE
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN OUR HISTORY. TODAY WE
ARE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE
HOME OF THE WORLD'S ONLY OSCAR
QUALIFIED SOUTH ASIAN FILM
FESTIVAL, HEADQUARTERED IN
SEATTLE, WE ARE SEATTLE'S PRIDE
AND PEOPLE ATTENDED FROM 23
COUNTRIES, AND WE ARE BOOSTING
ARTS AND A THRIVING FILM CENTER
IN COLUMBIA CITY, HOSTING FOR
TRAFFIC, UPLIFTING LOCAL --
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UP NEXT IS LISA FOLLOWED BY
DAVID AND THEN HILLEL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS. I
AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT
NELSON'S PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING
TO REVITALIZE THE ARK LODGE
CINEMA IN COLUMBIA CITY. THE ART
LODGE HAS A LONG HISTORY AS A
CULTURAL CENTER DATING BACK TO
1920, SERVING COLUMBIA CITY AND
MORE BROADLY THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND SOUTH SEATTLE. AS
YOU KNOW, MOVIES HAVE THE POWER
TO BRING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
TOGETHER AROUND A SHARED
EXPERIENCE, TO PROMOTE
COLLECTION AND DIALOGUE, TO
EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN AND TO
INSPIRE. WE NEED MORE OF THESE
SHARED SPACES IN TODAY'S
FRACTURED WORLD. WE ARE IN A
UNIQUE POSITION TO NOT ONLY
REVIVE THE CULTURAL CORNERSTONE
BUT ALSO TO DEEPEN ITS COMMUNITY
IMPACT, EXTENDING THE TEST FOR
YOUR MISSION OF LIFTING SOUTH
ASIAN VOICES TO MORE BROADLY
CREATING A SPACE DEDICATED TO
THE VOICES AND --
>> THANK YOU, LISA. UP NEXT IS
DAVID FOLLOWED BY HILLEL AND
THEN JASON .
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
LONGTIME LISTENER, FIRST-TIME
CALLER. MY NAME IS DAVID
LIEBERMAN. I'M AN ARCHITECT AND
NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPER AND
I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS CITY,
ITS NEIGHBORHOODS, ITS PEOPLE,
ITS SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE
PLACES WE ALL PERISH, MUCH LIKE
THE BUILDING WE ARE IN TODAY.
IT'S REFRESHING FOR A MOMENT TO
SPEAK NOW ABOUT SEATTLE'S
PROBLEMS BUT ABOUT ITS FUTURE.
SEATTLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PLACE
THAT BUILDS, PIKE PLACE MARKET,
SEATTLE CENTER, LIGHT-RAIL AND
NOW THE WATERFRONT PARK EACH
GENERATION LEAVING SOMETHING
BEHIND FOR THE NEXT. THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET
CONTINUES THAT LEGACY. IT'S A
CHANCE TO INVEST IN A FORGOTTEN
PART OF OUR CITY AND TRANSFORM
AN AREA BY WEST REST PARK
INTEGRATE CENTER OF CULTURE,
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CIVIC
EXCELLENCE. THE MARKET WILL
HOUSE SMALL BUSINESSES SUCH AS A
KITCHEN AND A COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPACE. THIS IS CIVIC
PRIDE IN ACTION, PROOF THAT
SEATTLE CAN AND BUILD BUILD
BUILDINGS.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. UP ASKED
HIS HILLEL FOLLOWED BY JASON,
BRANDY, DAVE.
>> GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. ANGEL OLIGO, COOK AT
CHIP SEATTLE CLUB AND MEMBER OF
THE MEALS WITH PARTNERSHIP
COLLISION. THANK YOU FOR OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS. THIS FUNDING
SUPPORTS THE CHIEF SEATTLE CLUBS
AFTER FOOD BANKS AND MULTIPLE
OTHER FOOD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR. WITH S.N.A.P. BENEFITS
BEING CUT OUR NUMBERS ARE
INCREASING STATISTICALLY
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE HAVE THE
HIGHEST HOMELESS PER CAPITA AND
IN 2026 IT WILL BE HARDER TO
SERVE OUR MEMBERS OF THIS
FUNDING IS NOT EXPENDED. AGAIN,
I URGE THE FULL COUNCIL TO
ENSURE THAT THE MODEST
INVESTMENTS INCLUDED IN THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET ARE REFLECTED IN
THE FINAL BUDGET.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS JASON
AND BRANDY AND DAVE.
>> GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JASON AUSTIN
WITH THE MEALS PARTNERSHIP
COLLISION. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR
HAROLD FOR INCLUDING IN THIS
MINCING MEAL PROGRAMS IN HIS
BUDGET. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA FOR PURSUING ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES FOR SENIOR REAL
WONDERING. THE 15 MEMBERS OF THE
MEALS PARTNERSHIP COLLISION ARE
THE FRONT LINE OF DEFENSE
AGAINST HUNGER IN SEATTLE. THEY
PRODUCE OVER 4 BILLION MEALS
EACH YEAR IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD
ACROSS THE CITY. ONE OF OUR
NUMBER -- THE SOUTHEY SENIOR
CENTER HAS SEEN THE REAL COUNTS
INCREASE BY 100% IN THE LAST
YEAR. THEY RAN OUT OF THEIR
ANNUAL CONGREGANT FUNDING IN
JUNE AND ARE CONTINUING TO FEED
THEIR SENIORS REGARDLESS.
S.N.A.P. BENEFITS TURNING OFF
NEXT WEEK, OUR MEMBERS NEED AS
MUCH RESOURCES AS THEY CAN GET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> UP NEXT IS BRANDY, THEN DAVE
CARVER, CHRIS LOOKING IN,
BROTHER STEVE JERVE, JOY LOPEZ .
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS BRANDY McNEIL AND
I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT PDA,
WHICH PROJECT MANAGERS LEAD. I
URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED
FUNDING FOR LEAD. WE DEEPLY
PERCEIVE THE FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER THAT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON HAS CHAMPIONED
AND OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
RIGHTLY INSISTED ON. THE
PROPOSED FUNDING ISN'T ABOUT
EXPANSION, IT'S ABOUT
STABILITY. IT REPLACES ONE-TIME
DOLLARS THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED,
ALLOWING LEAD TO CONTINUE
SERVING PEOPLE WHOSE SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER, UNMET BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH NEEDS AND EXTREME POVERTY
MOST IMPACT PUBLIC SAFETY. LEAD
WAS CREATED OUT OF THE RACIAL
DISPARITY PROJECT IN RESPONSE TO
DISPROPORTIONATE ACT OF THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM ON THE
BLACK COMMUNITY. SUSTAINING LEAD
IS EQUIPMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY,
PUBLIC HEALTH AND REAL PUBLIC
SAFETY. PLEASING BEST IN WHAT
WORKS.
>> THANK YOU, BRANDY. UP NEXT IS
DAVE GLIDER, CHRIS LOOKING AT,
BROTHER STEVE JERVE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I CAN
HERE THIS MORNING WITH THE SOLE
INTENT OF SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA 'S SLA TO
STUDY UNIFIED PRE-DEPARTMENT AND
I STILL ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
CAUSE IF YOU RAN A BUSINESS WITH
NINE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
DURING THE SAME THING YOU'D BE
FIRED. BUT HAVEN'T HEARD THE
SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AMENDMENTS, I ASK
YOU TO SUPPORT THEM AS WELL.
IT'S BEEN SAID THAT SEATTLE IS
A PROGRESSIVE CITY, SO LET'S
PROVE IT. LET'S SUPPORT THE
BLACK COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU CHRIS McKINNON
FOLLOWED BY BROTHER STEVE JERVE,
JOY LOPEZ .
>> THE MORNING, COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS CHRIS LEAKING IN, I'M A
VOLUNTEER AND BOARD MEMBER FOR
COMMUNITY ON CAPITOL HILL AND
I'M HERE TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA FOR THE SUPPORT FOR MEAL
PROGRAMS . WE ARE ASKING FOR
MONEY SO I FIGURED YOU'D LIKE
SOME NUMBERS. OUR BUDGET IS
$430,000, 88,255, THAT'S THE
NUMBER OF MEALS WE SERVED LAST
YEAR. EACH MEAL CAME TO $4.87,
66,425, THAT'S THE CITY'S
CONTRIBUTION TO THE MEAL.
THAT'S $.75 PER MEAL. MY LAST
NUMBER IS ONE. NOT LAST WEEK AND
SAID CHRIS, I HAD AN APPLE
BEFORE I WENT TO BED LAST NIGHT
FROM YESTERDAY'S LUNCH. THANKS
SO MUCH. SHE THANKED ME FOR ONE
APPLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHRIS. BROTHER
STEVE JERVE FOLLOWED BY JOY
LOPEZ , KIM FORD, CALEB JACKSON,
HALLIE WILLIS, HANNAH B, CINDY
ATTUNE. I THINK IT'S A WORD.
AND AKIL AND THEN MR. RIGHT JR..
>> GOOD MORNING. I LIVE, WORK,
VOTE AND WORSHIP IN DISTRICT 4.
WE KNOW THAT THE BOOK OF EXODUS
TALKS ABOUT WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE
IN THE WILDERNESS, THAT MANNA
COMES DOWN FROM HEAVEN. IT IS A
GREAT STORY OF FAITH AND A
TERRIBLE FOUNDATION FOR POLICY.
FOOD WILL NOT COME FROM HEAVEN.
IT NEEDS TO BE FUNDED. WE NEED A
SEATTLE BUDGET THAT IS GOING TO
RESPOND TO FOOD CRISIS IN OUR
CITY, FAITH COMMUNITIES, FOOD
BANKS AND MEAL PROGRAMS CANNOT
DO IT WITH CURRENT FUNDING. WE
NEED TO ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF
POVERTY WITH HUMAN SERVICES,
HOUSING WITH COMMUNITY LED
RESPONSES TO VIOLENCE.
>> THANK YOU, JOY.
>> MY NAME IS JOY LOPEZ. I'M AN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHURCH
COUNCIL OF RADER SEATTLE. OUR
MIGRANT NEIGHBORS ARE LIVING IN
FEAR AND THAT IS COMPOUNDED BY
THE PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE BY
FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THE
DOWNFALLS OF OUR STATE AND LOCAL
SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT OUR
NEIGHBORS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
OUR MIGRANT NEIGHBORS ARE
PROTECTED. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S WOMEN INTO THE BUDGET
TO SECURE STAFFING FOR YEARS TO
COME IS A STEP IN SUPPORTING OUR
NEIGHBORS. BUDGETS ARE A MORAL
DOCUMENT FOR SPEAKING TO THE
VALUES OF OUR CITY FOR PUBLIC
INVESTMENT. LAST WEEK'S REVENUE
FORECAST SHOWS THAT WE HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO INVEST IN COMMUNITY
CARE. THIS IS NOT AN EITHER/OR
CONVERSATION. WE ARE GLAD TO SEE
THE STEPS THESE PROPOSALS ARE
MAKING TO INVESTMENTS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. OVER THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS WE HOPE THIS COUNCIL WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE BOLD CHOICES.
>> THANK YOU, JOY. UP NEXT IS
KIM FORD, CALEB JACKSON, HALLIE
WILLIS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> YES, GOOD MORNING. CAN WE
PAUSE? CAN WE RESTART HER TIME?
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING.
>> I'M HERE REPRESENTING
COMMUNITY PASSAGES, DOMINIQUE
DAVIS ALONG WITH SEVERAL OF OUR
STAFF. HE IS IN LOUISVILLE,
KENTUCKY, AT A GUN VIOLENCE
PREVENTION CONFERENCE ALONG WITH
OTHER LEADERS SO I'M HERE TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR
YOU TO CONSIDER US IN YOUR
BUDGET BECAUSE COMMUNITY
PASSAGES, WE SERVE INDIVIDUALS
THAT A LOT OF OTHER SYSTEMS HAVE
WRITTEN OFF AND WE'RE HOPING
THAT YOU DON'T WRITE US OFF,
BUT I'M HERE TO ACTUALLY TELL
YOU A SECRET. I THINK A LOT OF
PEOPLE THINK NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS ARE NICE TO HAVE
BUT WE ARE ACTUALLY ESSENTIAL,
JUST LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
HOSPITALS AND CITY GOVERNMENT.
OH MY GOODNESS. AND I WANT TO
LET YOU KNOW , WHEN YOU INVEST
IN US YOU'RE GOING TO GET AN
AMAZING RETURN ON YOUR
INVESTMENT. WITH OUR PROGRAMS
AND REENTRY PROGRAM, WE SERVED
OVER 100 PEOPLE AND --
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KIM. UP
NEXT IS CALEB JACKSON FOLLOWED
BY HALLIE WILLIS, HANNAH B.
>> HELLO EVERYONE . NICE TO SEE
ALL OF YOU AGAIN. MY NAME IS
CALEB JACKSON. I'M A
THIRD-GENERATION SOUTH SEATTLE
KID. BEEN IN SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, MY KIDS ARE IN SEATTLE
PUBLIC SCHOOL IS, AND I ALSO RUN
A NONPROFIT. ON THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF AN ORGANIZATION
CALLED RESOURCE EQUITY. WE HELP
HOMEOWNERS IN TRADITIONAL AREAS
OF HIGH RISK OF DISPLACEMENT AND
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT I SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AMENDMENTS TO INVEST IN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
HARMED, LIKE THE BLACK
COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT WE ALIGN WITH
SOLUTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS THAT
ARE TRULY COMMUNITY LED, NOT
JUST TALKING POINTS, AND THANK
YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANK YOU MR. JACKSON. UP
NEXT IS HALLIE WILLIS, HANNAH B,
CINDY ATTUNE .
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBER,
MY NAME IS HALLIE WILLIS. ON THE
POLICY MANAGER AT THE COALITION
ON HOMELESSNESS AND A MEMBER OF
SHS SEE. EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE
HOUSING THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS
BUT OUR REGION IS AT RISK OF
LOSING UP TO $67 MILLION IN
FEDERAL HUD CONTINUUM OF CARE
FUNDS THAT ARE KEEPING THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE SAFE AND HOUSED IN OUR
COMMUNITY. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE
-- SORRY, IS POISED TO/COC
FUNDING COMEDY PRIVATIZE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE
RACIAL AND THEY COULD REDUCE OR
ELIMINATE OUR COMMUNITIES GRANT
ALTOGETHER. THIS BUDGET IS YOUR
CHANCE TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE
HOUSING, SHELTER, AND SERVICES
THAT SEATTLE RESIDENTS RELY ON
CAN KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN. AND
THE ADDITIONAL FORECAST REVENUE
TO THE RESERVE FOR FEDERAL CUTS
TO HOUSING, INVEST IN EQUITY --
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, HALLIE.
UP NEXT IS HANNAH B, CINDY
ATTUNE, HAYWARD EVAL. HANNAH B.
>> ALL THEIR NUMBERS.
>> HANNAH B, NUMBER 75.75 .75.
IF HANNAH COMES BACK WE WILL
COME BACK TO HER. CINDY ATTUNE,
YOU WERE EVAL.
>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS CINDY ATTUNE, I'M THE
PROGRAM MANAGER WITH THE SOMALI
FAMILY SAFETY TASK FORCE. 10
YEARS AGO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
STARTED WORKING WITH THE SOMALI
COMMUNITY EAST END WEST AFRICAN
AND NOW SHE WORKS WITH ALL THE
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM ALL
BACKGROUNDS. WE WORK WITH
SENIORS, YOUTH AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. WE ARE HERE ASKING FOR
YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN OUR
PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO HELP
THE SURVIVORS OF THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY LIKE
IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WHO DO
NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, TO GET A
SKILL AND THEN LIKE FIND A JOB
OR GET SOME MONEY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, SANDY, AND
DO YOU WANT A LITTLE BIT MORE?
ANNA BRANDT, I BELIEVE IT IS.
WE'LL FIND OUT BUT I SEE WE'VE
GOT HAYWARD FOLLOWED BY MIKELL
AND THEN MR. RYAN.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS. WE
ARE TRULY APPRECIATIVE OF HAVING
THIS OPPORTUNITY. I WANT TO
START BY SAYING I'M A PAST
BOARD MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WITH PETER
BE SURE AND I SUPPORT HIS BUDGET
AMENDMENT FOR $150,000. I KNOW
IT'S LATE BUT PLEASE PUT IT
INTO CONSIDERATION. ALSO YOU
WILL RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FORUM THIS
SATURDAY AT BELL HARBOR. START
AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING, GOES TO
10:00 AT NIGHT AND A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE BASSA,
SEATTLE'S SISTER CITY, HAS THAT
BIG EXHIBIT AT WOODLAND PARK
ZOO, IS GOING TO BE THERE. AND
THEN MY SECOND ONE, I'M ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY
PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY, 22nd AND
JACKSON STREET, I ENCOURAGE ALL
OF YOU TO COME BY, MEET THE
BOARD AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO,
AND MAKE OUR BUILDING A SUCCESS.
THIRD ONE, MARTIN LUTHER KING
GOT THE EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE,
PLEASE, I'M GOING TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT. MARTIN LUTHER KING
COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE, YOU'RE
ALL GOING TO RECEIVE AN
INVITATION, PRAY HOLLINGSWORTH
HAS WON THE AWARD --
>> I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO LET YOU
-- YOUR TIME IS TECHNICALLY
EXPIRED YOU WERE SAYING SUCH
NICE THINGS ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU, MR. HAYWARD. THANK
YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR.
COUNCIL AT SEATTLE.GOV IS THE
SUPERSECRET EMAIL. GET EMAILS
ALL OF US AT THE SAME TIME.
BEFORE HIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY, I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS THAT HELP
PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
AISLE BUT I WANT TO SAY MY NAME
IS EDDIE RIGHT JR., I AM CHAIR
OF THE MLK POWER INITIATIVE AND
AMERICANS FOR EQUALITY, I'M
ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE
WASHINGTON STATE CHAPTER OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY
CONTRACTORS. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S LITTLE MESSAGE,
WE TALKED ABOUT THE BLACK
IMMUNITY BEING ECONOMICALLY
DEPRESSED. WE DIDN'T HAVE
AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION IN 24 YEARS
WHEN GOVERNOR GARY LOCKE SIGNED
GOVERNOR'S DIRECTIVE 90 8-0 ONE
IN 1998. IT WASN'T UNTIL 2022
BEFORE WE GOT AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION
RESTORED, BUT AT THE END OF THAT
YEAR, AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAD
0.22%. LAST YEAR WE DID 0.34%
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN DEVASTATED BY THE LACK OF
--
>> THANK YOU MR. RIGHT. WE HAVE
A COUPLE MORE IN PERSON. EDWIN
LINDO, DAVID SARS YOU, JOY T, IF
YOU STILL WANT TO SIGN UP YOU
CAN. WE DO HAVE 21 PEOPLE
ONLINE. IT HAS BEEN AN HOUR AND
10 MINUTES. WE HAVE HEARD FROM
80 PEOPLE SO FAR. THIS IS
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION, YOU GOT TO
KEEP THEM VERY QUICKLY AS I'M
THE ONE TALKING. SO WITH THAT,
EDWIN, DAVID, JOY.
>> THANK YOU, EDWIN LINDO,
FOUNDER OF LIBRARY CULTURAL
SPACE, A CORNERSTONE OF THE
COMMUNITY BOTH IN THE CITY AND
BEACON HILL. WE WANT TO COME AND
SUPPORT BOTH OF THE AMENDMENTS
OF COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
BUT ALSO RINCK, WHO CAME OUT AND
SAID HOW DO WE PRESERVE NOT ONLY
THE WORK OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY
THE SYSTEMS OF THE BLACK
COMMUNITY IN THE HISTORY OF THE
BLACK COMMUNITY. WE ARE ASKING
TO SUPPORT TAUBMAN CENTER FOR
HEALTH, LANGSTON, LAVENDER
RIGHTS PROJECT, AND OUR REQUEST
IS TO HOST AND PROTECT AN
ARCHIVE, THE BLACK SCHOLAR
JOURNAL, WHICH IS THE
LONGEST-RUNNING PUBLISHED LACK
STUDIES JOURNAL IN THE COUNTRY
AND IN THE WORLD AND WE CAN HAVE
THAT HERE IN SEATTLE IN THIS
LIBRARY. THE OTHER THING I WOULD
SAY IS WE NEED TO STOP THINKING
ON WHAT OUR REACTION IS TO TRUMP
AND WHAT ARE WE IMAGINING BEYOND
TRUMP? AND I THINK THAT IS THIS
WORK.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DAVID
AND THEN ENJOY. GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU HONORABLE
COUNCILMEMBERS. IMA FOUR DECADES
RESIDENT OF THE CITY DATING BACK
TO A TIME WHEN BLACK
HOMEOWNERSHIP IN SEATTLE RIVALED
WHITE HOMEOWNERSHIP NATIONALLY.
I ASK THAT YOU IMPLEMENT
POLICIES IN WAYS THAT
DEMONSTRATE FIDELITY WITH YOUR
STATED VALUES, WITH OUR STATED
VALUES. SEATTLE LIKES TO DEFINE
OURSELVES AS DATA-DRIVEN, BUT
OUR DATA MUST DISCERN. BLACK
DESCENDENTS OF THE MIDDLE
PASSAGE AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
ARE GENEROUS PEOPLE'S. WE ARE
RELATIONAL. WE ARE
COLLABORATIVE, AND WE WELCOME
ALLIANCES, OFTEN ALSO USED AS
POSTER CHILDREN. ULTIMATELY WE
ARE ALL CONNECTED, MUTUALLY,
MUTUAL, MUTUALITY REQUIRES --
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. UP NEXT IS
JOY AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO GO
ONLINE. EVERYONE WHO IS CALLED
IN ONLINE IS PRESENT EXCEPT FOR
OUR GOOD FRIEND LOIS MARTIN , IF
ANYONE KNOWS HER PHONE NUMBER,
SENT HER A TEXT RIGHT NOW.
BEFORE YOU GO, JOY, I'M GOING
TO READ OFF A NUMBER OF THESE
NAMES THAT ARE ONLINE. WE GOING
TO GO JUNE BRUCE, ALICE
LOCKHART, AMRITA TORRES, MARK
PUTNAM, JOE ALVAREZ, LOIS
MARTIN, STEPHANIE SAMET, LYNN
DRAKE, RACHEL KOO, AND THAT'S
THE FIRST 10. WITH THAT, GOOD
MORNING, JOY.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M HERE, MY NAME IS JOY
PROMISE. ON THE CEO AND FOUNDER
OF EAGLES NEST COMMUNITY KITCHEN
MOBILE PANTRY. I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S AMENDMENT, HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE TO
SUPPORT THE BLACK COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF
RESOURCES . WE ARE AN OVERLOOKED
COMMUNITY AND IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT NOT JUST TO GET FOOD
OUT TO FOOD BANKS, BUT WHAT
ABOUT THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE
BARRIERS, OR TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS, OUR CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES. SO IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON EVERY
COUNCILMEMBER THAT HAS THE SAME
VISION TO SUPPORT YOU BUT WE DO
NEED CHANGE. WE NEED ACTION. WE
DON'T NEED A TEMPORARY FIX. WE
NEED A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, JOY. COLLEAGUES
HIM A THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME
TO USE CHAIR'S PREROGATIVE TO
EXTEND PUBLIC COMMENT PAST THE
HOUR OF DURATION. WE ARE ALSO
GOING TO HEAR FROM NUMBER 79. MY
APOLOGIES FOR MISSING THE NAME
OF THE PAPER. IF YOU COULD STATE
YOUR NAME THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> I'M NICKY GAGNE. I'M THE
FOUNDER OF A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION CALLED DIGNITY FOR
DIVAS IN SUPPORT OF JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH AND IT'S KIND OF
IRONIC THAT I WAS NOT CALLED
BECAUSE THAT IS TYPICALLY THE
EXPERIENCE OF A BLACK PERSON,
HAVING A NUMBER AND NOT GETTING
ACCESS. I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING ME UP HERE, THOUGH MOST
OF THIS IS REAL TALK. RIGHT NOW
I AM IN NEED OF FUNDING. WE ARE
AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SERVED
SINCE 2012, OVER 70,000 MEN,
WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS IN KING, PIERCE AND
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WITHOUT ANY
FUNDING. WE NEED FUNDING. ON THE
WAY HERE WE HAD NINE PEOPLE AT
OUR DOOR, LOOKING FOR FOOD,
PARTNERSHIP WITH FEEDING
FEASIBLE FEAST, NO FUNDING.
PLEASE LOOK US UP. HELP US
CONTINUE TO HELP OUR POPULATION
IN NEED. WE CAN'T KEEP --
>> THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT
SAID, IF YOU'D STILL LIKE TO
MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN
SIGN UP. WE ARE VERGING ON THE
-- WE'LL PROBABLY CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT AT 11:15, 11:20 IF WE
ARE STILL GOING, JUST BECAUSE WE
DO HAVE TO GET ONTO THE BUSINESS
OF TODAY AND WE HAVE A FULL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AT 2:00 P.M.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL UP
THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS ONLINE.
BLUE SPRUCE, ALICE LOCKHART AND
MARINDA TORRES.
>> A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS TO PRESS STAR SIX ONCE
YOU'VE HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
>> THANK YOU, CLAIRE SCHWINN,
GENESEE, YOU ARE OFF MUTE .
>> HELLO. I'M SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
TO STUDY CONSOLIDATING URBAN
FORESTRY OVERSIGHT , REGULATION
AND PROTECTION IN ONE
DEPARTMENT. NOW NINE DEPARTMENTS
HAVE JURISDICTION OVER TREE
CANOPY. IT CAUSES INEFFICIENCY,
DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS, LIKABLE,
ABILITY, AND PUBLIC CONFUSION.
IT HARMS OUR TREE CANOPY AND THE
HEALTH OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BUT
WE CAN FIX IT. I ALSO SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH'S
AMENDMENT TO PROMOTE INVESTMENTS
THAT BEGIN TO REPAIR THE
HISTORIC HARM DONE TO SEATTLE'S
BLACK COMMUNITY. HER AMENDMENTS
REFLECT COMMUNITY LED PRIORITIES
TO RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, ECONOMIC
STABILITY AND INTERGENERATIONAL
REPAIR. THESE TWO INITIATIVES
WOULD MOVE SEATTLE CLOSER TO
ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JUNE. UP NEXT IS
ALICE FOLLOWED BY ENTERING THE.
I SEE YOU ARE HERE, STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE.
WE SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. GOOD
MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M ALICE
LOCKHART . EVERYDAY SEATTLEITES
LOVE AND USE THE LIBRARY. IT
ALSO PROVIDES CRITICAL SERVICES
LIKE INTERNET AND DAYTIME
SHELTER TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE.
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
SUBTRACTS OVER $6 MILLION,
THAT'S 5% OF LIBRARY FUNDING
CUT FROM THE ENDORSED BUDGET
THAT YOU ALL PASSED LAST YEAR.
THIS IS THE STEEPEST CUT TO ANY
DEPARTMENT PROVIDING DIRECT
SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE
MAKE THE LIBRARY WHOLE. IF NEED
BE TO CUT FRIVOLITY LIKE FIFA
AND DANGEROUS SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS THAT WE RECENTLY LEARNED
ARE AVAILABLE TO I.C.E. AND
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND
PLEASE MAKE THE LIBRARY WHOLE
BEFORE ANY FUNDING TO THE
DEPARTMENT IS NOT CUT IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET, BEFORE IT IS
TODAY'S AMENDMENT. ALSO THANKS,
CHAIR, FOR ADDING THE COMMENT
PERIOD. WE NEED IT.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS
ENTERING THE TOUR IS FOLLOWED BY
MARK PUTNAM, JOE ALVAREZ
FOLLOWING THEM. WITH THAT,
AMRITA, I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
WELCOME.
>> HI THERE, GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBER'S. MY NAME IS
EMILY AND VIATOR IS, I'M THE
CODIRECTOR OF COALITION [
INAUDIBLE ], WE ARE PROUD TO
REPRESENT OVER 30 MEMBER
PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE MEMBERS
EVERY DAY. WE ASK FOR SUPPORT OF
AMENDMENT OIR 8001 WHICH
PROPOSES ONGOING FUNDS FOR OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES, OCR 010, WHICH
LOOKS AT REPARATIONS REPORTS
FOCUSED ON HOUSING AND ITT 01 OS
WHICH REQUIRES REPORTING ON THE
CITY'S USE OF A I. WE SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE SURVIVORS
HAVE INTERSECT IN CONCERNS THAT
THESE AMENDMENTS CAN HELP TO
ADDRESS. IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS MAY
FEEL TRAPPED IN ABUSIVE
RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE OF CRUEL
IMMIGRATION LAWS, BLACK
SURVIVORS FACE ADDITIONAL IMPACT
WITH RACISM AND HOUSING
ADVOCATES WORK WITH THEM FOR
SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING, AND
FINALLY, NEW TECHNOLOGY --
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS MARK,
JOE, AND THEN LOIS MARTIN AND
LOIS, THANK YOU, I DO SEE THAT
YOU ARE PRESENT. WELCOME, MARK.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. THANKS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M THE
CHAIR OF THE KING COUNTY
HOMELESS YOUTH COALITION
REPRESENTING 16 AGENCIES AND
ALSO I LEAD THE YMCA OF GREATER
SEATTLE SOCIAL IMPACT CENTER.
I'M JUST TRYING IN SUPPORT OF
THE AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH,
MERCEDES RANK AND SOLOMON TO ADD
$1.3 MILLION FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG
ADULT HOMELESSNESS. YOUTH
HOMELESSNESS IS PREVENTABLE AND
SOLVABLE. RESEARCH SHOWS IT'S
TOP PREDICTOR OF CHRONIC
HOMELESSNESS IS EXPERIENCING
HOUSING INSTABILITY AT A YOUNG
AGE AND THANKS TO COORDINATED
INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES ACROSS
WASHINGTON, OUR STATE HAS MADE
MEANINGFUL PROGRESS ADDRESSING
YOUTH HOMELESSNESS, REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS BY 40% OVER THE
NEXT SEVEN YEARS, BUT THE
PROCESS IS NOW AT RISK. WE
SUPPORT AGENCIES ARE STRUGGLING
TO MEET --
>> THANK YOU, MARK. UP IS JOE,
LOIS AND STEPHANIE'S IS BEEN.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KAREN ALVAREZ AND
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS MISSION URGES THE VISION BY
SEATTLE IN THE CONFERENCE OF
PLAN, COMMITTING TO THAT VISION
REQUIRES ALL ACROSS SECTIONS OF
PLANNING FOR HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCE. WE RECOGNIZE THE
COUNCIL NEEDS AND CITY BUDGET
AND SUGGEST THE GOALS OUTLINED
IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BE
PRIORITIZED OR FUNDED DIRECTIVE.
WORK AHEAD OF THE CONFERENCE
GOES BEYOND THE SCOPE FOR THE
BUDGET. WE RECOMMEND [ INAUDIBLE
] BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT DURING THE UPCOMING [
INAUDIBLE ] OF THE PLAN. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS LOIS
MARTIN. GOOD MORNING, LOIS,
FOLLOWED BY STEPHANIE AND THEN
LYNN DRAKE.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LOIS
MARTIN. I'M A MEMBER OF THE
BLACK HOMEOWNERS POLICY COUNCIL
AND A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT . SEATTLE CALLS
ITSELF PROGRESSIVE BUT PROGRESS
MEANS NOTHING IF BLACK PEOPLE
ARE STILL BEING PUSHED OUT. FOR
YEARS REDLINING AND RISING COSTS
HAVE TAKEN BLACK HOMES, BLACK
WEALTH AND BLACK STABILITY.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AMENDMENTS ARE A STEP TOWARDS
REPAIR. THIS IS NOT CHARITY.
THIS IS ABOUT MAKING THINGS
RIGHT AND HELPING BLACK FAMILIES
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I ALSO WANT
TO SAY THAT I PERSONALLY SUPPORT
THE SLI FROM COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
, RINCK AND SOLOMON TO IMPROVE
HOW THE CITY COORDINATES
TREATING ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
DESERVE CARE , TOO. WE ARE
WORTHY OF INVESTMENT, NOT
ERASURE. PLEASE VOTE YES AND
SORRY FOR NOT UNBLOCKING AT THE
BEGINNING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, LOIS. UP NEXT IS
STEPHANIE, LYNN DRAKE, RACHEL
COOPER. STEPHANIE, I SEE YOU'RE
OFF MUTE. WELCOME.
>> MY NAME IS STEPHANIE'S IS
NOT AND I'M THE ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DINING
PROGRAM AT [ INAUDIBLE ]
GENERATION, A MEMBER OF THE MEAL
PARTNERSHIP COALITION. I WANT TO
THANK MAYOR HAROLD FOR FUNDING
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN MEAL
PROGRAMS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCIL MEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH
AND SAKA FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR SENIOR MEAL PROGRAMS. DINING
PROVIDES FRESH, NUTRITIOUS AND
CULTURALLY RELEVANT MEALS FOR
OLDER ADULTS WHILE SOCIALIZING
WITH OTHERS. WE ARE EXPERIENCING
A HIGH CLIENT DEMAND FOR MEALS
WHILE ALSO BATTLING BUDGET
SHORTFALLS AND RISING COST OF
FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR THIS
FUNDING WOULD HELP OUR SENIOR
NUTRITION PROGRAM MEETS THE
CURRENT DEMAND OF MEALS,
AVOIDING REDUCTION IN MEALS
RECEIVED FOR DAILY ATTENDANCE.
IF THIS FUNDING IS NOT IN 2026
THIS COULD JEOPARDIZE OUR
ABILITY TO MEET THE NUTRITIONAL
NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS LYNN
DRAKE. FOLLOWED BY RACHEL KOO
BUT I SEE MONICA MATTHEWS HAS
JUST COME OFF MUTE. HANG ON,
MONICA. WE ARE GOING TO COME
BACK TO YOU.
WILLIAM, WE'RE ABOUT TO PROMOTE
YOU. THERE YOU ARE, LYNN. STAR
SIX AND YOU ARE UP NEXT. LYNN,
YOU HAVE TO PRESS STAR SIX. LYNN
DRAKE, THERE YOU ARE. WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING. I'M LYNN
DRAKE. I LIVE IN THE ALKI
NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'M CALLING TO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
INCREASE OF $100,000 TO SUPPORT
THE COMMUNITY CLEANUP. A CLEANER
ALKI, WHICH IS ONE OF THESE
GROUPS, HAS BEEN A TRUE BRIGHT
SPOT IN THE ALKI COMMUNITY. ALKI
BELL -- SORRY, ERIC O'DELL
CLEANUP ACTIVITIES HAVE BROUGHT
SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
TOGETHER. WE'VE BEATEN BACK
BLACKBERRY VINES GROWING ON
PATHWAYS, HAULED TIRES OFF THE
BEACH, CLEANED BEACHES AFTER A
CROWDED HOLIDAY, AND EVEN CAME
UP WITH A WAY TO VACUUM BITS OF
STYROFOAM OFF THE ROCKY BEACH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I HOPE
YOU HAVE MORE. THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS RACHEL KOO, NICOLE
ALEXANDER, EDMUND KEY. RACHEL,
ICY YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS RACHEL KOO . I'M THE KING
COUNTY POLICY DIRECTOR AT THE
MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY. WE ARE AN
ADVOCACY ORDER FOR YOUNG ADULTS
FACING HOMELESSNESS AND FOSTER
CARE. FIRST I JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK, SOLOMON
AND HOLLINGSWORTH WERE
INTRODUCING AN AMENDMENT TO ADD
$1.3 MILLION TO THE FOR YOUTH
AND YOUNG ADULT SERVICES. I'M
ASKING FOR THE REST OF THE
COUNCIL TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. WITHOUT THIS
INVESTMENT OUR YOUNG FOLKS [
INAUDIBLE ] THEY RELY ON WITH [
INAUDIBLE ] WE KNOW THAT
ADDRESSING YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT
HOMELESSNESS EARLY AND
INTENTIONALLY PROMOTES PREVENTS
CHRONIC ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.
PLEASE PRIVATIZE PROTECTING AND
SUSTAINING THE HOUSING,
HEALTHCARE SERVICES WE ALREADY
HAVE IN OUR CITIES. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, AND I SEE NICOLE
IS ALREADY OFF MUTE. YOU WENT
BACK ON MUTE, NICOLE. STAR SIX
AND IT'S YOUR TURN. NICOLE
ALEXANDER, I SAW YOU WERE OFF
MUTE JUST A SECOND AGO. STAR SIX
TO UNMUTE. THERE YOU ARE.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS NICOLE ALEXANDER. I'M
THE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL
INITIATIVES AND OUTREACH WITH
THE PROGRAM AT PURPOSE DIGNITY
ACTION. I'M CALLING IN TODAY IN
REGARDS TO THE RECOVERING
HOUSING STATEMENT. I WANT TO
START BY THANKING THE COUNCIL
AND A DEEP THANK YOU TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SARAH NELSON FOR HER
FIGHT AND GIVING FOLKS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO START THE
RECOVERY JOURNEY WITH THE
SET-ASIDE TREATMENT BEDS. WE
HAVE FOUND IS THAT OUR PURCHASES
[ INAUDIBLE ] HAVE STARTED THEIR
STEPPINGSTONES INTO RECOVERY BUT
WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE PROCESS
IS NEEDED IN THE NEXT STEP .
FOLKS ENTERING INTO RECOVERY
ARBORIST STABILIZED AND
SUCCESSFUL WHEN IN THE RECOVERY
COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR FOLKS THAT
MEANS ACCESS TO RECOVERY. I
SPEAK OF THIS FROM A PERSON WITH
10 YEARS RECOVERY, WHERE I
STARTED IN RECOVERY HOUSING. I
URGE THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT AND BUILD TOWARDS --
>> NICOLE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT. DO FEEL FREE TO
WRITE IN. I HAVE IT IN KEY UP
NEXT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO -- THERE
YOU ARE OFF MUTE. WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS EDIN KEY, I AM A
REGISTERED DIETITIAN AT FIVE
GENERATIONS. WE REMEMBER OF THE
MEAL PARTNERSHIP COALITION. I'M
HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
ADDITIONAL RESIDENCE FOR SENIOR
MEAL PROGRAMS. FIVE GENERATIONS
SPONSORS HEALTH AND CONNECTION
FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES AND CAREGIVERS IN
KING COUNTY. OUR DINING PROGRAM
PROVIDES CULTURALLY RELEVANT
SENIORS AND WELCOMING SETTINGS.
THE MEALS OFTEN SERVE AS THE
ONLY SOURCE OF NUTRITION AND
SOCIAL INTERACTION FOR FOOD
INSECURE SENIORS, DEVELOP
ADEQUATE FUNDING BY SERVING ONLY
ONE TO TWO DAYS A WEEK, WE SERVE
THE CULTURE, WELL-BEING AND
DIGNITY OF THOSE WE SERVE.
CONTINUE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS MONICA MATTHEWS,
THEN TREE JEAN CHUCK ROBERTI.
MONICA, WELCOME. I SEE YOU'RE
OFF MUTE.
>> THANK YOU SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL AND BUDGET CHAIR
STRAUSS. HELLO MY NAME IS MONICA
SEE MATTHEWS. I'M THE OWNER OF
A WELLNESS COMPANY WITH
LOCATIONS IN DISTRICT TWO AND
THREE. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF
AMENDMENTS BEING PUT FORTH BY
COUNCILMEMBER JOY HOLLINGSWORTH
THAT FOCUS ON INVESTING IN AND
GROWING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND STABILITY OF THE BLACK
COMMUNITY. I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE
KNOW WHAT WE NEED AND THAT IS
EQUITY AND ACTION AND THAT IS
DONE BY HAVING BUDGET LINE ITEMS
THAT REFLECT THE CITY'S COMING
INTO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. I WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A SOLID
INVESTMENT IN PLACE IN THE
BUDGET CYCLE. THE AVERAGE INCOME
FOR BLACK SEATTLE HAS
ESTABLISHED FOR 10 YEARS IS
SIMPLY NOT ACCESSIBLE. IS TIME
FOR SEATTLE TO NOT JUST TALK
ABOUT EQUITY BUT PUT IT INTO
ACTION THROUGH BUDGET
INVESTMENT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS TREASON
FOLLOWED BY ZENDAYA, CHRISTINE
MORELAND, LAUREL GRAY. WELCOME.
>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS AND GOOD MORNING
COUNCIL MEMBERS , I'M ONE OF
THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, A
MEMBER OF THE MEAL COALITION. I
DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW THE
FOOD INSECURITY ARISE IN
FAMILIES WE SERVE EVERY DAY
STRUGGLING TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR
TABLES FOR SO MANY REASONS AND
NOW -- CUTS HAVE MADE IT REALLY
HARD FOR US TO KEEP MEETING THE
GROWING NEEDS. THAT'S WHY I
APPRECIATE MAYOR HELM FOR
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN THE
PROGRAMS AND I ALSO WANT TO
THANK COUNCIL MEMBERS
HOLLINGSWORTH AND SAKA FOR
SENIOR MEAL PROGRAMS. ENSURE
THAT THESE INVESTMENTS AND
PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE
FINAL BUDGET. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS ZENDAYA,
CHRISTINE MORELAND AND LAUREL
GRAY.
>> HAPPY TUESDAY, EVERYONE. I'M
HERE IN SUPPORT OF ACCESSING
FUNDING. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN
HISTORIC FOR US. MAKING THE
FIRST ALLOCATION IN THE COUNTRY
TO OWN A THEATER. MORE
IMPORTANT, WE NEED A COMMITMENT
TO PRESERVE A COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPACE, A SEATTLE FOR
COLLECTIVE VIEWING AND
CONNECTION. NOW WE URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT US TO ENSURE THAT THE
SEATTLE REMAINS SAFE, ACCESSIBLE
AND A SOURCE OF PRIDE, FOR EVERY
MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS
YEAR ALSO MARKS OUR FESTIVAL AND
THE SECOND YEAR OF THE FILM
MARKET TO WHICH WE BRING GLOBAL
MEDIA HOUSES TO SEATTLE, SHOWING
THEM THE CITY'S CREATIVE ENERGY
IN THE SAFE POTENTIAL TO LEAD
THE GLOBAL CREATIVE ECONOMY.
>> THANK YOU. UP X THIS
CHRISTINE MORELAND, LAUREL GRAY,
KAREN TAYLOR, KATE RUBIN, ORLA
CONCANNON, JENNIFER GODFREY,
DAVID HAYNES AND ELIJAH SMITH.
CHRISTINE IS HERE, OFF MUTE,
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND CHRISTINE
MORELAND . RECOVERY BASED
PROGRAMS HERE TO SUPPORT THE
RECOVERY HOUSING. SEATTLE HAS
MADE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS IN
ADDRESSING EVICTION AND
HOMELESSNESS AND RECOVERY, BEING
RECOGNIZED AS A CENTRAL PART OF
THE COLLISION, REAL PROGRESS ON
THE RIGHT TRACK BUT FOR THIS TO
TRULY WORK, HARM REDUCTION MUST
BE SUPPORTED BY CLEAR AND
IMMEDIATE COST RECOVERY. WE
CANNOT ASK FOR HARM REDUCTION
WITHOUT INJURING SO WHEN
SOMEBODY TAKES THE NEXT STEP
THERE IS A DOOR OPENED TO THEM A
MONTH LATER. THAT'S WHY THE
RECOVERY HOUSE IS VITAL. A GAP
BETWEEN CRISIS, STABILIZATION
AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY, IT
ENSURES SOMEBODY SAYS I'M
READY, THERE IS A STABLE PLACE
FOR THEM TO GO. SOME OF THEM TO
REBUILD THEIR LIVES. THIS IS HOW
WE MOVE CRISIS TO TRANSFORMING
LIVES, MAKING HARM REDUCTION AND
RECOVERY WORK HAND IN HAND.
>> THANK YOU, CHRISTINE. UP X IS
LAUREL GRAY FOLLOWED BY --
LAUREL, I SEE YOU'RE UP NEXT.
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. THERE YOU ARE.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF
COUNCIL. I'M LAUREL GRAY,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND A PROUD
MEMBER OF THE PARTNERSHIP
COALITION. THANK YOU MAYOR
HARRELL FOR INVESTING IN THE,
COUNCIL MEMBERS HOLLINGWORTH AND
SAKA FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR SENIOR PROGRAMS.
7000 YEARS DAILY, COSTS,
RESOURCES AND SKYROCKETS, WE
RELY ON THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP
TO HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY
NOURISHED. YOUR SUPPORT ALLOWS
US TO CONTINUE PURCHASING HIGH
QUALITY INGREDIENTS THAT
NOURISH, NOT JUST FEED IF THIS
FUNDING ISN'T EXTENDED IN 2026
OUR GUESTS WILL FEEL THE IMPACT.
IF YOUR NEIGHBOR IS HUNGRY, HOW
CAN ANY OF US BE TRULY FULL?
SOCIAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS
EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBLE TO
BECAUSE COMMUNITY IS THE HEART
OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. I URGE
THE FULL COUNCIL TO ENSURE THESE
CRITICAL INVESTMENTS AND MEAL
PROGRAMS REMAIN IN THE FINAL
BUDGET AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THANK YOU, LAUREL. UP NEXT IS
KAREN TAYLOR FOLLOWED BY KATE
RUBIN, ORLA CONCANNON, ELIJAH
SMITH, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT SO
YOU'LL NEED TO CALL IN. KAREN,
I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. WELCOME.
>> HI, I'M GIVING PUBLIC
COMMENT TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK 'S AMENDMENT TO TENANT
SERVICES. TENANT SERVICES
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MADE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE AND MY
FRIENDS LIVES AND UNLIKE CERTAIN
SPECIFIC COMMUNITY PROJECTS,
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS
ALL RENTERS ALL OVER THE CITY
AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A BIG
PROPERTY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KAREN. UP NEXT IS
KATE RUBIN FOLLOWED BY ORLA
CONCANNON. I SEE YOU'RE OFF
MUTE. WELCOME.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN, ON
THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FEED
SEATTLE AND LIVING IN DISTRICT 2
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S AMENDMENT
TO RESTORE $1 MILLION TO TENANT
SERVICES AND COUNCIL MEMBER
NELSON'S AMENDMENT TO ADD $10
MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND SOLOMON
FOR COSPONSORING THESE
AMENDMENTS. LAST YEAR'S NEARLY
40% CUT TO TENANT SERVICES
SEVERELY REDUCED ACCESS TO LEGAL
AID EDUCATION AND OTHER SUPPORT.
EVICTIONS ARE AT RECORD HIGHS
AND MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS NOW THAN EVER
BEFORE. THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE
WAY TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IS
PREVENTION. RENTAL ASSISTANCE
BECOMES MORE EFFECTIVELY USED TO
KEEP PEOPLE STABLY HOUSED.
FEDERAL STRESS COMING, WE NEED
TO FOCUS --
>> THANK YOU . UP NEXT IS ORLA
CONCANNON FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER
GODFREY, DAVID HAYNES. ELIJAH,
YOU'RE STILL NOT PRESENT. CALL
IN NOW. ORLA.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES WE CAN AND WE HAVE
RESTARTED YOUR TIME. GOOD
MORNING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD
MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
ORLA CONCANNON AND I'M
EXPRESSING SUPPORT OF THE SLI
PUT FORTH BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
, SOLOMON AND RINCK TO LOOK AT
AN INDEPENDENT URBAN FORESTRY.
WE NEED TO REMOVE THE CONFUSION
AND INEFFICIENCIES DUE TO THE
NINE CITY DEPARTMENT OVERSEEING
OUR CITY'S TREES. AND I ALSO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S AMENDMENT TO
INVEST IN OUR BLACK COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ORLA. JENNIFER,
DAVID AND ELIJAH, YOUR PRESENT.
AWESOME. JENNIFER, I SEE YOU'RE
OFF MUTE. WELCOME.
>> HI, THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE. I AM SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF THE COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA , RINCK, SOLOMON AMENDMENT
FOR THE CLI FOR TREES INTO ONE
DEPARTMENT AND COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S AMENDMENT TO
REPAIR HISTORIC HARM TO
SEATTLE'S BLACK COMMUNITY, AND
ALSO I WOULD LIKE THERE TO BE
SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS
COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING THE
WORK THAT THE YOU IAP, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, JENNIFER. UP NEXT
IS DAVID HAYNES FOLLOWED BY
ELIJAH SMITH AND THEN WE'LL
DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THERE
IS NO ADDITIONAL IN PERSON
COMMENTERS. DAVID, GOOD MORNING.
>> HI, HOW MANY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT BASED ON
RACIST, SKIN COLOR PRIORITIES
HE'LL LIKE YOU ALL ARE GIVING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE BLACK
LIVES MATTER OR EXCUSE ME, THE
BLACK PANTHER PARTY, AND
SOMETHING ABOUT REPARATIONS IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND YOU
TENDERED THE ENTIRE BUDGET WITH
A PRIORITY TO KEEP BLACK AND
BROWN REPEAT OFFENDING CRIMINALS
OUT OF JAIL. EVEN PAY GUN-TOTING
CRIMINALS TO MOVE OR PAY THEIR
RENT SO THAT THEY DON'T
RETALIATE. HOW MANY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS ARE BEING SQUANDERED IN
THIS BUDGET BY AN [ INAUDIBLE ]
COMMUNITY THAT KEEPS BULLYING
AND INTIMIDATING AND PLAYING THE
RACE CARD, AND WHY IS IT THAT
THE DEMOCRATS AND ONLY THE
DEMOCRATS ARE THE ONES WHO --
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. I SEE
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. YOU'RE THE
LAST ONE TO SPEAK TO US TODAY.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU . TO HAVE TO COME
BEHIND SUCH IGNORANCE, I JUST
WONDER TODAY THAT I'M HERE TO
CALL IN TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S PROPOSAL OR
LOOKING INTO CORRECTING HARM.
IT'S ABOUT RESTORATION, IT'S
ABOUT CONNECT AND HARM WITH OUR
PREVIOUS POLICIES THAT HAVE
REALLY HARMED MANY COMMUNITIES
BUT PARTICULARLY THE BLACK
COMMUNITY AND THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. I JUST CALLED TO SAY
THAT WITHOUT MUCH DETAIL AND I
JUST APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO
CONFIRM WITH THE CLERKS AND WITH
I.T.S THAT WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC COMMENT REGISTRANTS
PRESENT AT THIS TIME. THAT'S
ALL.
>> THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, THANK
YOU.
>> REGISTERED PUBLIC
COMMENTER'S.
>> WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY THAT
SIGNED UP ON A COMMENTS CARD.
COME ON UP. JUST STATE YOUR NAME
FOR THE RECORD. WE'LL NEED TO
GET YOUR NAME ON THIS PIECE OF
PAPER. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE
YOU. YOU ARE OUR FINAL SPEAKER
FOR THIS MORNING. HOLD ON JUST A
SECOND. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE
SURE YOUR MICROPHONES ARE GOOD
TO GO. HOW ABOUT TEST IT NOW?
MAYBE USE THE TALLER ONE.
>> TEST.
>> JODY, ARE THE MIKE'S ON OR
NO?
>> THE MIKE'S ARE ON.
>> AS WE SAY, MICK JAGGER.
>> WE'LL TIME IT.
>> FANTASTIC. I WANT TO TIME
YOU. WE STARTED MOVING AHEAD AND
WE ARE ALWAYS WORKING HERE.
DON'T HAVE A TIMER. JUST ONE
SECOND. AT YOUR CONVENIENCE --
AND WE'VE GOT 45 SECONDS. I'LL
GIVE YOU A 10 SECOND WARNING
WITH MY HANDS.
>> THANK YOU CITY OF SEATTLE
COUNCIL. JUST WANTED TO SAY A
QUICK NOTE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME A CHANCE TO HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE LAST
COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO COME
HERE AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AMENDMENT TO INVEST IN THE BLACK
COMMUNITY, HISTORICAL BLACK
COMMUNITY HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO
KNOW THAT IT IS IMPORTANT AS WE
CONTINUE TO REPAIR THE HARM THAT
IS STATED OVER DECADES AND OVER
THE LAST COUPLE CENTURIES HERE
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS WELL
AS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. MY
NAME IS KHADIJAH. I'M THE
FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR AT
URBAN BLACK. WE REMISSION BASED
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
AND ALSO DO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION, AND I JUST WANT TO
COME AND AFFIRM AND SUPPORT THE
INITIATIVE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU AND YOU NAILED THE
TIME WITHOUT EVEN HAVING A
TIMER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEEING
AS WE HAVE NO MORE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGISTRANTS PRESENT, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OVER. I WILL ADMIT I SKIPPED A
SECTION OF THIS MORNING'S
OPENING WHERE WE APPROVED THE
AGENDA, SO ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE
HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS AND WE'RE
GOING TO BREAK OUT COUNCILMAN
PROPOSALS INTO DEPARTMENTS.
TODAY IS THE MANY SMALLER
DEPARTMENTS AND THEN WE WILL
MOVE INTO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS
THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK, SO WE HAVE
THE INTRODUCTION AND BUDGET
PROPOSAL OVERVIEW, FINANCE
GENERAL CITY BUDGET OFFICE,
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS, OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE, OFFICE OF DEPARTMENT OF
EARLY LEARNING, CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, SEATTLE MINNESOTA COURT
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF LEGAL
STANDARDS, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, OFFICE OF HEARING
EXAMINER, SEATTLE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE
APARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, I WILL SAY
THAT I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED
WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT
CAME OUT TO PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY. IS DEMONSTRATION THAT
DEMOCRACY IS ALIVE AND WELL
HERE. DEMOCRACY IS HEALTHY IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. WE ON THIS
DAIS AND EVERY CITY EMPLOYEE
WORK DAILY TO IMPROVE AND
MAINTAIN OUR DEMOCRACY. TODAY
WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.
THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN
THIS WORLD THAT TODAY IS REALLY
HEARTENING. I'M GOING TO TAKE A
LIBERTY HERE AS YOUR CHAIRMAN TO
READ THE PREAMBLE OF THE
CONSTITUTION, BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT I WAS CALLED TO THIS
MORNING, WHICH IS, WE THE PEOPLE
OF THE UNITED STATES, IN ORDER
TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION,
ESTABLISH JUSTICE, INSURE
DOMESTIC QUALITY, COMMON
DEFENSE, PROMOTE THE GENERAL
WELFARE AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS
OF LIBERTY TO OURSELVES AND OUR
POSTERITY, DO ORDAIN AND
ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION FOR
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I
SHARE THOSE WORDS WITH YOU TODAY
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS
OUR PREMISE FOR THE WORK THAT WE
ARE ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE WITH OUR
CITY'S BUDGET, IN ORDER TO
MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE
DEMOCRACY HERE IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND SO FOR THE REST OF
OUR NATION. WE DO HAVE GOOD NEWS
FROM LAST WEEK. WE HAD A GOOD
FORECAST. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS FAR
EXCEED THAT GOOD FORECAST. WE
CANNOT FUND EVERY PROPOSAL TO
100% AND THIS INCLUDES ME AND MY
POZOS TODAY AND FOR THE REST OF
THIS WEEK. I'VE DONE MY LEVEL
BEST TO INCLUDE AS MANY OF MY
REPOSED ITEMS FOR MY PROPOSED
CHAIRS PACKAGE AS POSSIBLE SO
THAT COLLEAGUES, YOU AND THE
PUBLIC HAVE INSIGHT INTO WHAT
MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE CHAIR'S
PACKAGE . AS HAS BEEN TRUE EVERY
YEAR, ITEMS CAN BE INCLUDED IN
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE THAT ARE
NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION OF
THE BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
LIST OF MY PROPOSALS, I'VE OVER
INDEXED, INCLUDING NEARLY
EVERYTHING THAT I WILL CONSIDER,
TO THE FULLY REQUESTED AMOUNT BY
COMMUNITY. BUT BECAUSE I
PROPOSED IT IS NOT A GUARANTEE
IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN MY
PACKAGE AS PRESENTED THIS WEEK,
BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ALL HAVE TO
WORK TOGETHER TO MOVE ALL OF OUR
GOALS FORWARD. THIS STEP IN THE
BUDGET PROCESS DID NOT EXIST
LAST YEAR. THIS IS PART OF THE
BUDGET REFORM OF THE PROCESS.
THIS STEP IS ADDED AND DESIGNED
TODAY LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
PROPOSALS TO INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION.
THAT MEANS THAT THIS WEEK OUR
TASK IS TO WORK TOGETHER TO
APPROPRIATELY SCALE AND POSSIBLY
COMBINE OUR EFFORTS. THAT'S OUR
WORK. THAT'S OUR CHARGE FOR
THIS WEEK IS WORKING TOGETHER TO
SCALE AND POTENTIALLY COMBINE
OUR EFFORTS TO A SHARED COMMON
GOAL. WANT TO LIST A LITTLE BIT
OF THE OPERATIONS FOR THIS WEEK
AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO JUMP
RIGHT IN. FOR EACH COUNCILMEMBER
PROPOSAL IT WILL BE READ IN AND
DESCRIBED BY CENTRAL STAFF. THEY
ARE OUR FACT ANALYSTS SO IT'S
NOT NECESSARILY THEIR JOB TO BE
PERSUASIVE AS MUCH AS WE WANT
THEM TO DO. THAT WILL BE OUR JOB
HERE AS THE PRIME SPONSOR SO WE
WILL HAVE CENTRAL STAFF PRESENT.
WE'LL HAVE THE PRIME SPONSOR
HAVE FIRST WORD. WE'LL THEN
HAVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS AND
THEN THIS IS A STEP THAT WE DID.
WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO IMPROVE
FROM LAST YEAR. WE HAVE A NEW
BUDGET TRACKER UP. IT'S
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAD TWO
YEARS AGO SO IF THE PUBLIC HAS
FEEDBACK ON HOW IT'S WORKING
COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAD WHICH
WAS AWARD-WINNING PREVIOUSLY, IF
YOU GOT FEEDBACK PLEASE LET US
KNOW. COUNCILMEMBERS, AT THE END
OF EACH PROPOSAL I WILL ASK FOR
COSPONSORS. YOU WILL RAISE YOUR
HAND ON ZOOM. I WILL CALL OUT
YOUR NAME, CENTRAL STAFF WILL
CONFIRM THAT WE GOT THAT CORRECT
OR NOT. THIS PROCESS IS IN ORDER
TO MOVE US FORWARD AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. DURING
THE LAST TWO SECTIONS OF OUR
BUDGET PROCESS IT HAS BEEN
DISCUSSION BASED. WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING WITH DEPARTMENT. WE
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH
CENTRAL STAFF THE OVERVIEW AND
OVERARCHING AND SPECIFIC ASPECTS
OF OUR BUDGET. TODAY WE'RE
MOVING INTO PROPOSAL AND THEN
NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE CHAIRS
PACKAGE AND WE WILL BE VOTING ON
AMENDMENTS. FROM HERE ONWARD IN
THIS BUDGET PROCESS I WILL BE
USING ROBERTS RULES IN A MORE
FORMAL FASHION THAN AS I'VE
BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE LOOSE AS
I'VE BEEN REMINDED THAT I MIGHT
NEED TO TAKE A ROBERTS RULES
TRAINING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN
ALLOWING A LOT OF DISCUSSION
RATHER THAN FACILITATING A
CONVERSATION. MY FACILITATION IS
JUST THAT. IT'S IN ORDER TO
MOVE US FORWARD. THAT ALSO
BRINGS US TO OPERATIONAL
QUESTIONS. I WILL CHECK IN WITH
THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT I
HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO ALREADY. IF
THIS GOES LONG, MEANING THAT IF
I CONTINUE TO TALK FOR ANOTHER
20 MINUTES, THAT WE WILL EITHER
NEED TO ADD TIME ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT OR THURSDAY NIGHT OR WE
WILL NEED TO ADD A SESSION ON
FRIDAY. THIS IS -- WE WILL ALSO
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THURSDAY
MORNING BECAUSE NOT ALL
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS HAVE
BEEN PUBLISHED AND THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD OF THIS MORNING
WAS INTENDED TO SPEAK TO
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS BUT IF
THE PUBLIC CAN'T SEE THOSE
PROPOSALS WE ARE AT ODDS WITH
OURSELVES WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE
ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
THAT WILL ONLY LAST ONE HOUR. I
WILL BE STRICT ABOUT THAT ON
THURSDAY. IT WILL ONLY LAST ONE
HOUR AND I ASKED THE ADVOCATES
WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT COMING TO
PLEASE ONLY COME IF YOU ARE
SPEAKING TO ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE. BECAUSE
AGAIN, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING
NEXT WEEK. BACK TO RIGHT NOW, WE
HAVE THE DECISION OF DO WE GO
LATE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
OR DO WE ADD FRIDAY? I'LL COME
AND CHECK WITH YOU. I KNOW I
HAVE AT LEAST ONE COUNCILMEMBER
WHO THINKS WE SHOULD GO LATE
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY AND ONE WHO
THINKS WE SHOULD ADD FRIDAY.
TODAY WE -- IT IS 11:15 A.M. WE
HAVE TWO HOURS UNTIL 1:15 P.M.,
WHEN WE NEED TO STOP FOR OUR
FULL COUNCIL MEETING. IF WE ARE
NOT COMPLETED WITH OUR AGENDA BY
1:15, IN TWO HOURS FROM NOW, WE
WILL BREAK FOR FULL COUNCIL IN
RECESS AND WE WILL RETURN 15
MINUTES AFTER FULL COUNCIL HAS
COMPLETED. THIS DIVIDES THE
CLERKS, SEATTLE GENERAL, AND
CENTRAL STAFF WITH THE
PREDICTABILITY THAT THEY NEED TO
HELP US MOVE THROUGH TODAY'S
AGENDA. COLLEAGUES, WITH THAT,
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME ABOUT THE OPERATIONS WE'RE
ABOUT TO MOVE THROUGH? I'M
SEEING NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME
SO I'M GOING TO READ ALL OF THE
ITEMS INTO THE RECORD SO THAT WE
DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO THIS
AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, AND THEN WE
WILL, IS THAT ALL RIGHT, JODY?
>> ARE WE VOTING ON ANY OF THESE
ITEMS TODAY? NO, OKAY, THAT'S
JUST FINE.
>> SO AS I SAID EARLIER, WE WILL
HAVE INTRODUCTION ITEM MOVING --
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ
THEM INTO THE RECORD?
>> YOU JUST WANT TO READ
EVERYTHING INTO THE RECORD AND
WERE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
DIRECTOR NOBLE AND COLIN CHOW.
>> ITEMS OF BUSINESS TODAY,
AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 17,
WHICH INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION
AND BUDGET PROPOSALS OVERVIEW,
WHICH INCLUDES FINANCE GENERAL,
CITY BUDGET OFFICE, OFFICE OF
THE MAYOR, OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS, OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND EARLY LEARNING, CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND LAW
DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
COURT, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS, SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES, OFFICE OF HEARING
EXAMINER , SEATTLE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK SCHWINN.
DIRECTOR NOBLE, MR. CHOW.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS,
CALVIN CHOW, CENTRAL STAFF.
>> BEN NOBLE, CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR. I'M GOING TO VERY
BRIEFLY GIVE YOU THE LAY OF THE
LAND FOR TODAY IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AND GIVE YOU A HINT OF WHAT
FOLLOWS AFTER THAT. CHAIR
STRAUSS HAS DONE A FAIR AMOUNT
OF THAT RELATIVELY QUICKLY SO I
JUST REMIND YOU WE ARE LOOKING
THROUGH THIS BUDGET CALENDAR AND
WE ARE NOW WHAT WE SORT OF THINK
OF AS THE THIRD STAGE, PURPLE
HERE ON THE CALENDAR, A REVIEW
OF ANY DISCUSSION OF
COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSALS AND IT
WILL BE FOLLOWED THEN IN THE
NEXT DAY WITH THE CHAIR'S
BALANCING PACKAGE AND WE'LL GET
TO THAT LATER IN THIS VERY BRIEF
PRESENTATION. SO AGAIN, IN TERMS
OF THE OPERATIONS TODAY, WE'RE
GOING TO KEEP -- CENTRAL STAFF
WILL COME THROUGH, READ THE
TITLE OF THE CBA, PERHAPS OFFER
ONE OR TWO SYMPTOMS OF A
DESCRIPTION AND THEN TURN IT
OVER TO RELEVANT SPONSORS TO
PROVIDE FURTHER BACKGROUND AND
AS THE CHAIR HAS DESCRIBED
AFTERWARDS, IT WILL BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE
INTERESTED, YOU ARE NOT
CURRENTLY COSPONSORS, TO ADD
THEMSELVES AS COSPONSORS AND THE
POINT OF THE WHOLE EXERCISE HERE
IS TO EACH HEAR FROM YOUR
COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE PROPOSALS
THEY HAVE MADE AND IT IS FROM
THIS GROUP OF PROPOSALS THAT THE
CHAIR WILL ASSEMBLE A BALANCING
PACKAGE AND AGAIN, I'LL TALK
ABOUT THE TIMING AND THE PROCESS
AROUND THAT JUST A MOMENT. THIS
IS THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT THREE
DAYS. TODAY IS A SMORGASBORD, IF
YOU WILL, OF A VARIETY OF
DEPARTMENTS, ONCE AGAIN, SMALL
DEPARTMENT, THERE IS SOME
INTENTIONALITY IN THE .SO FOR
INSTANCE, LAW IS FOLLOWED BY THE
COURT BUT AS WE BOUNCE AROUND
THE CITY HAS A VERITABLE SIDE
PORTFOLIO OF ACTIVITIES SO THERE
IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
INCONGRUITY THERE. WEDNESDAY A
LITTLE MORE FOCUSED. I WOULD
NOTE THAT THE LIST HERE OMITS
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION
WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED ON
WEDNESDAY, JUST A TYPOGRAPHICAL
OVERSIGHT. THURSDAY FOCUSED ON
HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AND ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S THE ROUGH CALENDAR HERE.
THEN THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS,
STEP FOUR WILL BE THE CHAIR'S
BALANCING PACKAGE, WHICH WILL BE
PRESENTED ON WEDNESDAY, THE
CONTENTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN
ADVANCE OF THAT. THERE IS A
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THURSDAY AND
THEN IN RESPONSE TO THE CHAIR'S
BALANCING PACKAGE, YOU HAVE
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE
SELF BALANCED. THOSE
CONCEPTUALLY AND AS
WELL-DEVELOPED AS THEY ARE ARE
DUE BY NOON ON FRIDAY. TYPICAL
OF ME, I WILL SAY THAT IS THE
LAST TIME TO PUT SOMETHING INTO
THE SYSTEM. NOT THE FIRST. SO WE
ARE AVAILABLE TO CHAT THROUGH
THINGS AND ONCE YOU SEE THE
BALANCING PACKAGE, OBVIOUSLY
EIGHT TURNAROUND HERE BUT AS
SOON AS YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THAT
AND HAVE POTENTIAL CHANGES WE'LL
BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ENGAGE ON
THAT SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AND
WHERE WE ARE HEADED, AND WITH
THAT, WE'RE READY TO PROCEED
WITH THE DISCUSSION OF TODAY'S
ITEM.
>> AND FOR OUR FRIENDS AT
CENTRAL STAFF I'M GOING TO ASK
YOU TO COME UP TO THE TABLE THE
ITEM BEFORE YOU IS BEING
ADDRESSED, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT --
IF THERE'S ANY DEAD AIR I'M
GOING TO ASK DIRECTOR NOBLE TO
KEEP US MOVING, BECAUSE WE HAVE,
I BELIEVE, NEARLY 170 PROPOSALS
SO IF I JUST DO THE MATH ON
THAT, I'M NOT GOING TO BE READY
TO GO. WELCOME.
>> JUST FOR PACING YOURSELVES,
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 35
PROPOSALS TO DESCRIBE TODAY. IN
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND THE
FIRST OF THESE IS THE
DEPARTMENT, IF YOU WILL, OF
FINANCE GENERALLY, AND I'M
GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
INTRODUCE THIS BECAUSE FINANCE
GENERAL IS NOT REALLY DEPARTMENT
SO IT'S WHY WE HAVE IT LISTED
HERE. FINANCE GENERALLY IS
ESSENTIALLY AN ACCOUNT WITHIN
THE GENERAL FUND THAT IN SOME
SENSE WE USE AS A FINANCIAL
PARKING LOT, WHICH HAVE RESERVES
ESTABLISHED FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSES AND TYPICALLY THESE ARE
THINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY
FLESHED OUT BUT WHERE THE INTENT
IS CLEAR OR WHERE THERE ISN'T
REALLY A DEPARTMENT, PER SE,
THAT IS GOING TO TAKE THE LEAD,
OR RATHER THE CITY SHIFTING
FUNDS TO SOME OUTSIDE ENTITY.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL TO
HAVE ITEMS HELD HERE WITH SOME
DETAILS TO BE WORKED OUT WHERE
SOME TRANSACTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
TO BE ESTABLISHED WITH A
THIRD-PARTY. SO THAT'S SORT OF
THE PURPOSE OF FINANCE GENERAL,
IF YOU WILL, AND YOU'LL SEE IN
THE PROPOSAL'S THAT THEY WERE
CONSISTENT WITH THAT NOTION. AND
WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER FOR THE FIRST ONE.
>> AMANDA ALLEN, CENTRAL STAFF.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS. I AM
INTRODUCING THE FIRST ITEM,
WHICH IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WITH
COSPONSORSHIP FROM COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON AND HOLLINGSWORTH. THIS
ITEM WOULD CREATE A RESERVE OF
$200,000 IN FINANCE GENERAL TO
SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION AND
POTENTIAL RETURN OF THE BENSON
TROLLEYS, WHICH WERE OUR SEATTLE
WATERFRONT STREETCAR LINE. THEY
ARE CURRENTLY STRANDED AND
ANACORTES UNDER THE CARE OF
FRIENDS OF THE BENSON TROLLEYS,
A NONPROFIT.
>> THANK YOU, AS PRIME SPONSOR
OF THIS AMENDMENT I WILL
RECOGNIZE MYSELF AND BE BRIEF
THAT THESE WATERFRONT
STREETCARS, THE JORDAN BENSON
WATERFRONT STREETCAR LINE
OPERATED IN SEATTLE FROM 82 TO
2005. I HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF
WRITING IT TO CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AS A
CHILD. THESE TROLLEYS HAVE BEEN
STORED FOR HISTORICAL
PRESERVATION AND ARE LOSING
THEIR PLACE, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO
EITHER SOMEHOW GET THEM BACK ON
THE TRACKS OR INTO MOE HI, WE
NEED TO ASSIST IN THE NEXT STEPS
OF THEM FINDING THEIR NEW HOME
OR THEY MAY BE SOLD, I BELIEVE,
TO TENNESSEE. AND SO THIS JUST
SIMPLY KEEPS THE OPTIONS OPEN
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN
THESE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE,
WHETHER IT'S ON THE RAILS OR IN
A MUSEUM. COLLEAGUES, WITH THAT,
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS?
THEN I WILL ASK IF ANYONE WOULD
LIKE TO COSPONSOR THAT YOU
DON'T HAVE -- WE ARE DOING THE
FIRST ONE, RIGHT? AND IT'S ALSO
A LITTLE BIT MORE AWKWARD
BECAUSE I'M FACILITATING
MYSELF, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO
COSPONSOR THIS, JUST RAISE YOUR
HAND NOW. SEE NO ADDITIONAL
COSPONSORS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT ITEM, CENTRAL STAFF .
>> COMMISSIONER WHITSON, ITEM
FINANCE GENERAL THREE WOULD ADD
$2 MILLION TO FINANCE GENERAL
FOR PRESERVATION OF SITES
RELATED TO THE SEATTLE CHAPTER
OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY,
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WITH COUNCILMEMBER SEC
AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS ABOUT THE
PRESERVATION OF THE DIXON FAMILY
HOME, A HISTORIC PROPERTY WHICH
WILL BE SECURED AND RESTORED
BOTH AS A HERITAGE SITE AND
COMMUNITY GALLERY. BY
STABILIZING THIS HOME AND
INTEGRATING IT WITHIN THE
HERITAGE TRAIL, THE CITY ENSURES
THE IMPORTANT STORY REMAINS
DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY
AND THESE INVESTMENTS WILL
CREATE A VISIBLE, WALKABLE AND
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE,
AFFIRMING SEATTLE OP SIGNIFICANT
ROLE IN THE NATIONAL FOR
JUSTICE, AND WE DID HAVE MR.
DIXON HERE TODAY. THIS WAS A
COMMUNITY REQUEST FROM JIM
BUCHANAN THAT I'M HAPPY TO MOVE
FORWARD. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
PROPOSAL? I'M SEEING NO
QUESTIONS. IS THERE ANYONE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR FG
00381? I'LL WAIT ONE SECOND.
THEN I WILL READ THE NAMES BACK.
IC COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON ADDING
THEIR NAMES TO FG 003 A1 AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS
ALREADY A COSPONSOR.
>> FANTASTIC. DID YOU WANT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ? I'M
GOING TO ALLOW IT RIGHT NOW BUT
AS WE MOVE THROUGH, WE WILL DO
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
COSPONSORS, AND JUST KEEP
MOVING. COUNCILMAN FOR SAKA 2
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANT
TO JUST PUT ON THE RECORD, THIS
ONE I'M A PROUD COSPONSOR OF
ALREADY, BUT MY OFFICE JUST
RECEIVED -- WE HAVE 190 OR SO
AMENDMENTS AND MY OFFICE JUST
RECEIVED A COPY OF THE ONES THAT
WERE NOT COSPONSORED ON
YESTERDAY, SO I KNOW WE'RE
GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS TODAY
WHERE WE ARE ADDING OUR NAMES.
WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO
VENT OR VALIDATE ANY OF THESE SO
WE'LL TRY TO ENTERTAIN YOUR
REQUEST HERE TO ADD VERBAL
COSPONSORSHIP'S TODAY BUT
ON-THE-FLY, REALLY, BUT WE'LL
OBVIOUSLY RESERVE THE RIGHT TO
DO THAT LATER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO I HAD FOR FG
003 A1 , COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> WE'LL MOVE ON TO FG 004 A1.
>> GOOD MORNING, CENTRAL STAFF,
ADAMS IS SUCH. THIS FG 004 A
WOULD INCREASE FINANCE GENERAL
BY $1.25 MILLION TO SUPPORT
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP
PRESERVE THE PHYSICAL CHARACTER,
CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND SOCIAL
FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY FORMED
LAST CENTURY IN SEATTLE CENTRAL
DISTRICT BY THE DIRECT
DESCENDENTS OF SLAVES, SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, AS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR AND I'LL BE
BRIEF. THANK YOU TO CENTRAL
STAFF FOR THIS OVERVIEW. CENTRAL
DISTRICT IS INGESTING
NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S THE HEART OF
BLACK LIFE IN SEATTLE, COMPRISED
OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY THAT
RAISE FROM REDLINING AND CREATED
SPACES OF BELONGING. THIS SET OF
FUNDING WOULD CONTINUE TO
PRESERVE THAT. ONE OF WASHINGTON
BLACK HERITAGE SOCIETY LINKS AND
FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONAL
CULTURAL CENTERS AND THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU SAW HERE TODAY TO MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE A DEDICATED
FUNDING SOURCE TO CONTINUE SOME
OF THE REPAIR WORK THAT IS DONE
IN THE COMMUNITY FROM THE WEALTH
THAT WAS EXTRACTED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? ANY
QUESTIONS? AND I AM MOVING THIS
FORWARD QUICKLY THROUGH THE
OPERATIONAL ASPECTS SO THAT WE
HAVE TIME FOR DISCUSSION
PURPOSES PLEASE DO NOT FEEL
RUSHED IN THIS SECTION FOR
DISCUSSION. SEE MOVE FURTHER
QUESTIONS, ARE THERE ANY
COUNCILMEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE
TO ADD THEIR NAME TO FG 004 A1?
I AM SEEING COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, RIVERA, RINCK AND SAKA .
>> COUNCILMEMBERS KETTLE, RINCK,
RIVERA AND SAKA.
>> YES, CONFIRMED . THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO FG 100 A
1.
>> GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE. TOM
AXLE WITH YOUR CENTRAL STAFF. FG
100 A1 WOULD INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS TO FINANCE
GENERAL BY $4.7 MILLION GENERAL
FUND, TO INCREASE THE TRANSFER
TO THE REVENUE STABILIZATION
FUND, TO A LEVEL EQUAL TO .5% OF
2026 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND TAX
REVENUES.
>> THANK YOU. A SPONSOR TO THIS
AMENDMENT, I RECOGNIZE MYSELF.
THIS WAS PRESENTED DURING
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF ANALYSIS
AS PART OF THEIR WAS A MISTAKE.
THIS FIXES IT. WE WILL FULLY
FUND THE RAINY DAY FUND. OUR
OTHER OPTIONS ARE TO CHANGE THE
LAWS THAT SET OUT HOW WE FILL
THIS FUND. MY PERSONAL OPINION
THAT WE SHOULD JUST FUND IT. ANY
QUESTIONS ON FG 100 A1? SEE NO
QUESTIONS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
COSPONSOR FG 100 A1, NOW IS THE
TIME. I'M SEEING COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, SAKA, RINCK.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH,
RINCK AND SAKA.
>> YES. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO FG 101 A1.
>> FG 101 A1 WOULD INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS TO FINANCE
GENERAL BY A TO BE DETERMINED
AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND, TO
CREATE A FEDERAL RESPONSE
RESERVE.
>> THANK YOU. THIS, AS SPONSOR
OF THIS AMENDMENT I WILL
RECOGNIZE MYSELF. THIS IS, NO
OTHER WAY TO SAY IT, WE DID NOT
EXPECT WHAT WAS GOING TO OCCUR
SINCE WE PASSED THE BUDGET LAST
YEAR AND OUR NEED AND
REQUIREMENT TO RESPOND TO
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWAL OF
FUNDING AND WITHDRAWAL OF
SUPPORT. WHILE I DO NOT KNOW HOW
MUCH EXACTLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO
PUT INTO A FEDERAL RESPONSE
RESERVE ACCOUNT OR A FEDERAL
RESERVE ACCOUNT, I DO KNOW THAT
WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME AND SO THIS
IS WHAT THAT FUND WOULD BE, SO
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO RESPOND TO
THE WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL
FUNDING IN A TIMELY MANNER, EVEN
THOUGH WE MAY NOT KNOW WHAT WE
WILL FACE A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE
ROAD. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS ON THIS? I'M SEEING
NO QUESTIONS . COLLEAGUES, IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR FG
101 A1, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
I'M SEEING NO COSPONSORS AT
THIS TIME SO IF WE WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE ON TO FG 901 A1.
>> FG 901 A1 , RECOGNIZES THE
IMPACTS OF THE GENERAL -- TO THE
GENERAL FUND AND OTHER
NON-TRANSPORTATION FUNDS FROM
THE FORECAST OFFICES AND CITY
BUDGET OFFICE, OCTOBER 2025
FORECAST UPDATE.
>> AS THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IS
THE SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT,
IT DOES, AS MR. MAISEL HAS SAID,
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS?
DO NOT BELIEVE COSPONSORS ARE
NEEDED OR REQUIRED SO WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT DEPARTMENT,
CITY BUDGET OFFICE. WE HAVE CBO
100 S A1 .
>> CBO 100 AS A1 IS A STATEMENT
OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT WOULD
REQUEST THAT CENTRAL STAFF AND
CBO, THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE,
COLLABORATE TO CREATE SHARED AND
EASILY UNDERSTOOD DEFINITIONS OF
THE VARIABLES AND FACTORS THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO THE STRUCTURAL
BUDGET DEFICIT IN THE GENERAL
FUND, TO PROVIDE A CLEAR ROAD
MAP TO YOUR FISCAL
SUSTAINABILITY.
>> THANK YOU MR. MAISEL. AS
SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT I WILL
JUST BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND ASK
FOR QUESTIONS. I CAN TELL YOU
THAT THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET
DEFICIT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT HAS
GOTTEN BETTER. IT HAS GOTTEN
WORSE, IT HAS FLUCTUATED OVER
THE COURSE OF TIME SINCE I
RECEIVED DIRECTOR NOBLE'S FIRST
LETTER OF WARNING IN 2017. THIS
HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN
ONGOING. WE HAVE DONE GOOD WORK
TO SOLVE IT, EXTERNAL FORCES
HAVE MADE IT WORSE AND WE
CONTINUE OUR PATHWAY THERE. AS
WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE,
DIRECTOR NOBLE MAY RETIRE
DESPITE OUR ATTEMPTS TO RETAIN
HIS EMPLOYMENT HERE AND IF THAT
IS TO HAPPEN, WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A FULL
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE
VARIABLES AND METRICS ARE, THAT
CONTRIBUTE OR DEFINE A
STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT. I
KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED
MANY TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF
MANY YEARS AND THIS REQUEST IS
TO HAVE THAT CLEARLY DEFINED FOR
ALL COUNCILMEMBERS, TODAY AND IN
THE FUTURE. THIS IS A REQUEST
FOR TOM MIKESELL TO WORK WITH
CBO JOINTLY TO DEFINE THE
STRUCTURAL BUDGET DEFICIT
VARIABLES AND METRICS.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? SEE NO
QUESTIONS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
COSPONSOR CBO 100 AS A1, PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND. SEE NO
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, OFFICE
OF THE MAYOR.
>> JUST AS WE MOVE ON I JUST
WANTED TO ADD IF IT'S USEFUL OR
ANY OF YOUR DISCUSSIONS, WE ARE
ABLE TO PULL UP TEXT OF ANY OF
THESE PROPOSALS, I HAVE BEEN
EASILY AVAILABLE. I'M NOT
PROMOTING THAT BUT JUST ANOTHER
WEEK WE ARE HAPPY TO FACILITATE
IF THAT'S AT ALL HELPFUL WITH
THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT . KETIL FREEMAN,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, MOVING
ONTO AN 001 AS A1 , SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, SOLOMON AND
RINCK, THIS WOULD REQUEST THAT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT REPORT TO THE
COUNCIL AND THE CITY'S POLICY,
REGULATORY AND ORGANIZATIONAL
APPROACH TO ACHIEVING TREE
CANOPY COVERAGE GOALS WITH AN
EYE TOWARDS THE REHABILITATIONS
OR CONSOLIDATIONS.
>> ALSO MEMBER SAKA, SPONSOR OF
THE AMENDMENT, YOU RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS WHEN I
THINK IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD
BUT IS MUCH NEEDED. IT IS SIMPLY
A SLY REQUEST FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON HOW WE CAN BETTER
AS A CITY CONSOLIDATE AND
HARMONIZE EFFORTS ACROSS THAT
ARE CURRENTLY LIVE ACROSS
MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND
HOW WE CAN DRIVE FURTHER
EFFICIENCIES TO CREATE THE
OUTCOME I THINK WE ALL WANT TO
SEE. AND SO TREES ARE IMPORTANT
BUT HOW WE MANAGE THOSE, HOW WE
LOOK AFTER THOSE AND PLAN FOR
MORE TREE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
DOESN'T NEED TO BE DISTRIBUTED
NECESSARILY ACROSS EIGHT OR NINE
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AS IS THE
CASE TODAY, AND I KNOW THERE ARE
A NUMBER OF CHAMPIONS IN THIS
COUNCIL THAT COULD COSPONSOR
THIS, AND MY APOLOGIES TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WHO'S
BEEN A CONSUMMATE CHAMPION OF
TREE INITIATIVES INTENDED TO
HAVE HER FORMALLY COSPONSOR IT
BUT I HOPE THAT SHE JOINS THIS
PROCESS NOW AND SPONSORS IT
THROUGH THIS PROCESS BECAUSE
SHE'S ALSO A STRONG CHAMPION OF
TREE INITIATIVES.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS? SEE NO QUESTIONS, IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR AN
010 ONE ESSAY ONE PLEASE RAISE
YOUR HAND NOW. I HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, KETTLE,
HOLLINGSWORTH, COSPONSORING AN
01 ESSAY ONE POINT
>> COUNCILMEMBERS RIVERA, KETTLE
AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ONTO THE
NEXT ITEM, AND 02 AS A1.
>> TAMASO JOHNSON, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF, AND TWO AS IS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
REQUESTING THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE CONVENED DEPARTMENTS TO
STUDY A REPORT ON NOISE
ENFORCEMENT TO BETTER ADDRESS
PROBLEM IS VIOLATION CITYWIDE,
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA, COSPONSORED BY SOLOMON AND
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, NUMBER SAKA,
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT, YOU
RECOGNIZED.
>> COLLEAGUES, THIS POST SLIDE
SEEKS TO ADDRESS TWO PRIMARY USE
CASES OR SCENARIOS WITH RESPECT
TO PROBLEM NOISE ACROSS OUR
CITY. ONE, EXCESSIVE VEHICLE
NOISE, IT'S AFFLICTING
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY, IN
MY OWN DISTRICT, ALKI AND HARPER
AVENUE, BUT OTHER PARTS OF THE
DISTRICT, I KNOW MAGNUSON PARK
AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY AS
WELL , AND THEN ALSO LOUD
UNACCEPTED NOISE AND OFTEN TIMES
AMPLIFIED NOISE THAT EXISTS ON
PUBLIC SIDEWALKS FOR PRINCIPALLY
OUTSIDE OF STADIUMS AND LIKE
SPORTS EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT, AND WE HAVE EXISTING CODES
ON THE BOOKS TODAY. WE HAVE
EXISTING NOISE ORDINANCE THAT
GOVERN THE -- HOW MUCH NOISE
VOLUME IS PERMISSIBLE IN OUR
CITY LIMITS. I THINK WE JUST
NEED A TIGHTER, MORE COORDINATED
INTERDEPARTMENTAL APPROACH AND
TO FOCUS ON INTERVENTION AND
ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION IN
SOME CASES, AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THIS PROPOSED SLIDE CALLS
FOR. COMMUNITIES HAVE LONG BEEN
ASKING FOR MORE CLARITY AROUND
THIS AND I INTEND TO DELIVER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS? SEE NO
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR AN 02
ESSAY ONE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND NOW. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER RANK,
COUNCILMEMBERS KETTLE AND RINCK
ON AN OH 2 ESSAY 1 POINT THANK
YOU, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM, AND 03 ESSAY ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS, THERE WE GO.
AND 3S IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WITH
SPONSORSHIP FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
HOLLINGSWORTH AND STRAUSS. THIS
ITEM IS A SLI REQUESTING THAT
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SUPPORT US
IN WORKING WITH FIVE DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS TO WEAVE TOGETHER
THEIR EXPERTISE IN DEVELOPING A
COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW ON
THE CITY'S APPROACH TO
LICENSING OR ENFORCEMENT OF
UNPERMITTED VENDING OF FOOD AND
MERCHANDISE ON CITY STREETS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA AS SPONSOR OF THE MOMENT,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> OVER THE PAST YEAR MY OFFICE
HAS HEARD CONSISTENCY FROM
RESIDENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES
ABOUT THE GROWING CHALLENGES OF
AND ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH
UNPERMITTED STREET VENDING,
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS IN MY
DISTRICT ALONG ALKI, NEAR THE
STADIUM, DE SODO, BUT THIS
UNDERLYING CHALLENGE OF FLEX
MANY AREAS OF THE CITY. THIS
ACTIVITY HAS BECOME ESPECIALLY
VISIBLE IN AND AROUND MAJOR
VENUES LIKE LYNNFIELD, T-MOBILE
PARK AND CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA.
INDEED I MET YESTERDAY WITH THE
TOP LEGAL AND POLICY
REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND
COLLEAGUES, YOU'LL RECALL ABOUT
A WEEK AGO, I THINK ON OCTOBER
20th, WE ALL RECEIVED A LETTER
FROM THE STADIUM AUTHORITIES AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY LAST
ONE OF OUR RESPECTIVE COUNCIL
DISTRICTS, ASKING FOR THIS,
EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE PUTTING
FORTH HERE TODAY, WHICH IS A
REQUEST FOR A REPORT ON HOW WE
CAN HAVE A BETTER, MORE
COORDINATED APPROACH AND
DOCUMENT BEST CACTUSES, ET
CETERA. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE
ARE CALLING FOR AND THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL NUMBER
SAKA. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS?
I'LL JUST MAKE A STATEMENT AS I
A COSPONSOR OF THIS. I'M HAPPY
TO COSPONSOR THIS. I WILL SAY
FOR ME THAT THE GOAL IS HAVING
PEOPLE GET THEIR LICENSES AND TO
THEN BE PERMITTED VENDORS, WE
DID NOT WANT HEALTH ISSUES
STEMMING FROM UNPERMITTED
VENDORS. WE'D RATHER HAVE THEM
PERMITTED. ALSO SELLING HOTDOGS
OUTSIDE OF A HOT DOG STORE,
THAT'S NOT DESIRED. IF SOMEBODY
WHICH IS THE CASE ON 105th AND
AURORA, IS HAVING A TACO STAND
THAT HAS THE MOST POSITIVE
BEHAVIOR THAT I'VE SEEN IN THAT
EMPTY PARKING LOT IN A VERY LONG
TIME, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
WANT TO HAVE THEM COME INTO
COMPLIANCE IN A RIGHT WAY, TO
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE.
SO FOR ME THAT'S THE GENESIS OF
THIS. I APPRECIATE YOUR PRIME
SPONSORSHIP, MR. SAKA.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
AS SOON AS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ON TO
MO THREE ESSAY ONE PLEASE RAISE
YOUR HAND. I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS KETTLE,
SOLOMON AND RIVERA ON AN OH 3
ESSAY 1. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS. AGAIN, IF YOU ARE A
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST ON THE
NEXT ITEM, I WOULD LIKE YOU AT
THE TABLE. PLEASE READ THE NEXT
ITEM INTO -- WE WILL PAUSE BUT
AGAIN PLEASE BE READY AT THE
TABLE. YOU READY, TOMMASO? GO,
GO, GO.
>> THIS WILL OFFICE FOR THE ITEM
OF CIVIL RIGHTS IS OCR 10. THIS
IS A PROVISO THAT WOULD PROVISO
$50,000 IN THE OFFICE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS TO CONDUCT AN EXPANDED
REPARATIONS STUDY. THIS AMOUNT
OF FUNDING WAS INCLUDED IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET IN THE PROVISO
WOULD EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE
WORK PLANNED
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, AS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT YOU RECOGNIZED.
>> AS WAS STATED THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE HAS SET FUNDING ASIDE TO
THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS TO
CREATE ANALYSIS AND RACIAL DOES
CRIMINAL REHOUSING POLICIES.
WHAT I'M PROPOSING HERE IS TO
EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY TO
THAT INFORMATION ON ALL IMPACTS
OF HISTORICAL DISCRIMINATION
THAT HAVE A NEXUS TO HOUSING.
THAT IS WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT
PIECE IS, THE NEXUS TO HOUSING
TOUCHING IN CULTURE, COMMUNITY
AND COMMERCE. KING COUNTY DID A
REPORT A COUPLE YEARS AGO
ANALYZING THE AMOUNT OF WEALTH
THAT WAS EXTRACTED FROM BLACK
HOUSEHOLDS, 5.4 TO 15.8 ALIEN
DOLLARS. THE IDEA IS THAT A
PHYSICAL BUILDING, A ROOF AND
HOUSING SUPPORT IS DEFINITELY A
COMPONENT OF REPARATIONS,
HOWEVER, KNOWING HOW TO KEEP A
FAMILY AND HOME INCLUDES AN
UNDERSTANDING OF ABILITY TO
THRIVE IN A COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU.
>> ALL SET. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS ON OCR 10 A1? I'M
SEEING NO QUESTIONS. IF YOU'D
LIKE TO COSPONSOR OCR 10 A1.
LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A FULL
GAMUT HERE, COUNCILMEMBERS
RIVERA, SOLOMON, RINCK, KETTLE,
STRAUSS ON OCR 10 A1 AND ALSO
PRESIDENT NELSON, COUNCILMEMBER
LAWRENCE, I'M JUST GOING TO
CHECK, I THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY
ONE DESPINA COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS
IS A COSPONSOR ALREADY.
>> THAT'S WHY SHE DOESN'T HAVE
HER HAND UP. THANK YOU, MR.
CHOW. WITH THAT, THE ENTIRE BODY
SPONSORS THIS AMENDMENT.
CONFIRMED. WE'LL NOW WE WANT TO
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND I
THOUGHT YOU WERE PRESENTING ON
THE LAST ONE, OVER TO YOU, MY
FRIEND.
>> JASMINE MORROW ON YOUR
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF . FOR THE
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE WE
HAVE ARTS 181. THE CBA WOULD
INCREASE ARTS BY $100,000 FOR AN
ON-TIME BASIS THAT OPERATES
GREATER THAN CULTURAL SPACES,
SUCH AS FOREVER SAFE SPACES. THE
CBA IS SPONSORED BY CALL AND
COSPONSORED BY RINCK AND SAKA.
>> THANK YOU . SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, YOUR RECOGNIZED .
>> CAPITAL GALICIAN RESILIENCE
AND VITALITY THROUGH ARTS. I
BELIEVE IT'S ONE OF THE
ECONOMIC ENGINES THROUGH OUR
CITY, OUR ARTS DEPARTMENT HAS
DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB ENGAGING
WITH ARTISTS. THIS WOULD FUND
MORE SPECIFICALLY FUND FOR LOWER
INCOME ARTISTS THAT OPERATE
BASIS FOR ARTISTS, PARTICULARLY
LOW-INCOME ARTISTS ON THE HILL
TO SUCCEED AND ALSO THE FOLKS
THAT DO A TON OF GIRLS AND KEEP
A LOT OF THE SPACES ACTIVE ON
CAPITOL HILL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS ON ARTS ONE A1. SEE NO
QUESTIONS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
COSPONSOR ART ONE A1, PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND. I HAVE
COUNCILMEMBERS RIVERA AND KETTLE
COSPONSORING ARTS ONE A1.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS RIVERA AND
KETTLE.
>> MOVING ONTO ARTS 2 A1.
>> ARTS 2 A1, THE CBA WOULD
INCREASE ARTS BY $100,000
GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-TIME BASIS
FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT
EMPOWERS AND SUPPORTS BLACK
ARTISTS SUCH AS THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT FORUM FOR ARTS AND
IDEAS, TO SUPPORT A BLACK
CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWCASE. THIS CBA
IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
COUNSEL AND COUNCIL NUMBER
SOLOMON AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK , AS SPONSOR OF THE HUMAN
YOUR RECOGNIZED.
>> SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014,
SHOWING OUT HAS BEEN THE PREMIER
SHOWCASE OF THE SEATTLE BLACK
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY AND HAS GROWN
TO ENCOMPASS NOT JUST
PERFORMANCE BUT BUILDING ARTIST
COMMUNITY AND ELEVATING THE ART
FORM THROUGH INTENTIONAL
MENTORSHIP AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROVIDING BY
CHOREOGRAPHERS. CD4 AND IS A
BLACK TRANS LED HOMEGROWN
INSTITUTION THAT HAS SERVED THE
BLACK CENTRAL DISTRICT DIASPORA
FOR OVER 25 YEARS, SHOWING UP
ALUMNI OF CURATORS AND
CHOREOGRAPHERS INCLUDES LOCAL
LEGENDS SUCH AS DONALD BYRD,
KING SOLOMON CURTIS, DANNY
TERREL, RANDY FORD AND MINAYA
AMINO MINOR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS?
>> SEEING AS WE HAVE NO
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM,
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
COSPONSOR THIS ITEM. WE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND KETTLE
COSPONSORING ARTS TWO A1,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND KETTLE,
THANK YOU. WE NOW MOVE ONTO ARTS
THREE A1.
>> HB HARPER, COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF. ARTS THREE A1 IS A
COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION WHICH
WOULD INCLUDE A PROPOSED
REPARATIONS TO ARTS AND CULTURE
BY $500,000 GENERAL FUND ON A
ONE-TIME BASIS FOR NONPROFIT
THEATERS DEDICATED TO FILM
DISCOVERY AND ARTS EDUCATION
SUCH AS THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
VENUES FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND
FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE, SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, YOUR RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS.
COLLEAGUES, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE
FORMERLY KNOWN AS CINERAMA
DOWNTOWN AND UPTOWN ARE A CROWN
JEWEL FOR OUR CITY. I JUST
WANTED TO RELAY TWO WEEKENDS AGO
I WAS DOWNTOWN SEEING THE
DOCUMENTARY, SPEAK, ABOUT A
GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM
AROUND THE COUNTRY, SPEECH AND
DEBATE, YOUNG PEOPLE FINDING
THEIR VOICES. IT WAS AN
INCREDIBLE DOCUMENTARY AND IT
WAS BEING SHOWN IN AN INCREDIBLE
LOCATION THAT WAS REMARKED BY
THESE PEOPLE THAT WERE COMING
ACROSS THE CITY TO SEE THIS
DOCUMENTARY IN THAT LOCATION AND
I SHOULD NOTE IT WAS SUPPORTED
BY THE SCHOLZ FOUNDATION. I
THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK TO
SUPPORT THIS AS A
PUBLIC/PRIVATE, AS WE HAVE THESE
DIFFERENT PIECES COMING IN, BUT
WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE TAKE
CARE OF THIS LOCATION SO THAT IN
THE FUTURE YOU DON'T HAVE A
SITUATION WHERE WE MAY HAVE TO
PUT EVEN GREATER AMOUNTS OF
MONEY IN. THIS IS ABOUT TAKING
CARE OF THINGS ONE PIECE AT A
TIME SO THAT GOES TO EXCESS
ABILITY AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT IN
BELLTOWN WE NEED TO IMPROVE
THOSE ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY
PIECES. THERE IS THE NATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL FOR TALENTED
YOUTH, FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMING,
THAT REALLY PART OF THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT AND THEN
SEPARATELY TO ENSURE THAT WE DO
HAVE THE STATE OF OUR LOCATION
TO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY AND
FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, THE I.T.S
INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATES NEEDED TO
ENSURE THAT ITS WORLD-CLASS AND
SO WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS?
SEE NO QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, I WILL RECUSE MYSELF
FROM THIS COSPONSORSHIP AS A
FORMER CINERAMA EMPLOYEE AND
ACTOR IN THE NIFTY FOUNDERS
FIRST MOVIES. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COLLEAGUES THAT WOULD LIKE
TO COSPONSOR THIS ITEM? I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
ADDING HER NAME TO ARTS 4 A1.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
THANK YOU. MOVING ONTO ARTS 5 A1
--
>> I THINK WE'RE STILL ON ARTS
4 A1, THAT WAS ARTS 3 A1.
>> I SEE ARTS 3 A1 COSPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AS WELL. WE ARE NOW MOVING ONTO
ARTS 4 A1. I DIDN'T MEAN TO
SKIP.
>> THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
WOULD INCREASE PROPOSED
APPROPRIATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE BY 1.75 MILLION
GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-TIME BASIS
TO STAND UP ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTING BLACK COMMUNITY
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING LIKE THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST JOBS
ASSOCIATION. IT'S SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HOLLINGSWORTH AND SAKA.
>> THANK YOU. AS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT I AM RECOGNIZED AS
THIS IS JIM BUCHANAN REQUEST TO
SUPPORT BLACK COMMUNITY
FESTIVALS SUCH AS JUNETEENTH,
MOC FEST AND AS HB SAID, PACIFIC
NORTHWEST JAZZ ASSOCIATION.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE QUESTIONS
ON THIS ITEM? SEE NO QUESTIONS
ON THIS ITEM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO COSPONSOR ARTS 4 A1, PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND. I HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, RINCK,
NELSON, RIVERA .
>> COUNCILMEMBERS SOLOMON,
RINCK, NELSON AND RIVERA .
>> ON ARTS 4 A1. THANK YOU, WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ART 5 A1
POINT
>> THIS COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
WOULD INCREASE THE ARTS AND
CULTURE BUDGET BY 200,000
GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-TIME BASIS
FOR VENUE IMPROVEMENTS FOR AN
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO
CULTURAL STORYTELLING SUCH AS A
NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON SOUTH ASIAN
FILM THAT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE
FORMER ARC LODGE CINEMA BUILDING
IN COLUMBIA CITY. IT'S
SPONSORED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK AND
SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU, AS SPONSOR OF
HUMAN YOUR RECOGNIZED.
>> THIS CAPITAL FUNDING WOULD BE
ESSENTIAL TO THE WORLD'S ONLY
SALVATION OSCAR QUALIFYING FILM
FESTIVAL, FOUNDED 23 YEARS AGO
BY TWO IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN THE
WAKE OF 9/11, TO COMBAT HATE
THROUGH STORYTELLING AND BUILD
BRIDGES THROUGHOUT THE ARTWORLD.
IT HAS BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF
SEATTLE'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE.
AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, LAST YEAR
THE HISTORIC CINEMA IN COLUMBIA
CITY ANNOUNCED IT WAS CLOSING .
THEY STEPPED IN TO SAVE AND
RESTORE THIS BELOVED
NEIGHBORHOOD ART-HOUSE CINEMA,
REVIVING A KEY CULTURAL
INSTITUTION AND THIS BUDGET
ITEM, THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL WOULD
ALLOW THE VENUE TO UPDATE INTO A
MODERN ACCESSIBLE FILM
DESTINATION. THE ORIGINAL ASK
WAS, I BELIEVE, $600,000 TO
REVAMP ALL OF THE SCREENS AND I
-- I'M GOING WITH SOMETHING
THAT IS A LITTLE BIT LESS SO
THAT THEY CAN REVAMP ONE OF THE
SCREENS. HAVING A VIBRANT,
ACTIVE ARTS VENUE IN COLUMBIA
CITY WILL DRAW VISITORS, SUPPORT
LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND STRENGTHEN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S IDENTITY AS
A CULTURAL HUB. WITH A PERMANENT
THEATER HOME THEY WILL OFFER
YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING
PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUPPORTING THE
LOCAL FILM COMMUNITY AND GREATER
ART SCENE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS?
>> I FORGOT TO SAY I THANK
COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK AND SOLOMON
FOR JOINING ME IN SUPPORTING HIS
IMPORT ORGANIZATION AND I HOPE
OTHER PEOPLE CAN JOIN ME IN THIS
EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS? SEE NO ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN
ONTO ARTS 58 1. I HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH
AND RIVERA.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? WE
COUNT ON ARTS 58 1. WE HAVE --
BEEN ACCOUNTING COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> CAN YOU READ EVERYONE?
>> WE ARE ADDING COUNCILMEMBERS
HOLLINGSWORTH, KETTLE AND
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE
ONTO ARTS SIX A 1 POINT
>> ARTS SIX A1 IS A COUNCIL
BUDGET ACTION THAT WILL PROPOSE
APPROPRIATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE BY $90,000
GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-TIME BASIS
FOR MUIR! BALLARD BREWERY
DISTRICT AS PART OF THE [
INAUDIBLE ] PROGRAM SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, AS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT I WILL SPEAK TO THIS.
COUNCILMEMBERS, WE INCLUDED THIS
IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET AND I
KNOW ON CAPITOL HILL WE ALSO
INCLUDE MURALS AS WELL AS
BELLTOWN HAS MURAL MONEY AS
WELL. LAST YEAR WE FUNDED IT'S
ONLY FOR ONE YEAR TO SEE IF
THERE WAS INTEREST IN THE
BREWERY DISTRICT. THERE WAS SO
MUCH INTEREST THAT PRIVATE
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD PUTS MONEY INTO
EXPAND THE MURAL MONEY SO WE NOW
HAVE MORE MURALS THAN WE FUNDED
IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, AS WELL
AS LAST YEAR WE FUNDED THIS
PROGRAM THAT $100,000 AND
BROUGHT IT DOWN TO $90,000 THAT
IS PART OF THE BELT TIGHTENING
EXERCISE FOR EFFICIENCIES . I AM
BRINGING FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT
AT $90,000, RATHER THAN AT
$100,000, TO CONTINUE THE WORK
THAT WAS INSPIRED LAST YEAR
BECAUSE IN THE BALLARD BREWERY
DISTRICT THERE IS NOW A DESIRE
TO HAVE A ONE WEEKEND FESTIVAL
OF ADDING A LOT OF MURALS AT ONE
TIME, AS WAS DONE IN BELLTOWN
THAT HAS ALREADY IMPROVED THE
URBAN ENVIRONMENT. THAT IS THE
PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE QUESTIONS?
I'M SEEING NO QUESTIONS. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO COSPONSOR ARTS
SIX A 1 PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
COSPONSORING ARTS 6 LETTER A 1
POINT
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS KETTLE AND
NELSON.
>> MOVING ONTO ARTS 7 A 1 POINT
>> ARTS 7 A1 IS A COUNCIL BUDGET
ACTION THAT WILL IMPOSE A
PROVISO ON APPROPRIATION OF
$200,000 OF ARTS AND CULTURE
FUND IN THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE FOR SUPPORT FOR A
PROJECT THAT WILL REPLACE
PREVIOUSLY STOLEN OR VANDALIZED
ART IN PUBLIC SPACES IN SEATTLE,
SUCH AS THE SADAKO RENEWAL
PROJECT. IT'S SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HOLLINGSWORTH AND NELSON.
>> THANK YOU . COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, AS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, I JUST WANT TO BE
CLEAR WHEN IT SAYS PROVISO,
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY TAKING MONEY
FROM A PROGRAM AT ARTS. IT IS
ADDITIONAL TO WHAT ARTS ALREADY
DOES SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT WAS VERY CLEAR. THE
SCULPTURE AND THE THOUSAND
CRANES WAS DONATED TO THE CITY
IN 1990 AND BECAME PART OF THE
PUBLIC ART COLLECTION AT THE
CITY. IT WAS LOCATED AT PEACE
PARK. YOU HEARD FOR A WHILE NOW,
THE STATUTES MEMORIALIZED SADAKO
SASAKI, A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO
DIED OF CANCER, LIKELY CAUSED BY
THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA. THE
STATUE WAS INTERNATIONALLY
RECKONED LYSED AND VISITORS
WOULD HANG CHAINS OF ORIGAMI
FROM HER OUTSTRETCHED BRONZE
HAND. IT WAS STOLEN IN JULY OF
2024. THE JAPANESE AND QUAKER
COMMUNITY IMMEDIATELY STARTED
DETERMINING HOW TO REPLACE AND
COLLECT DONATIONS. THE MONEY HAS
COME FROM NEAR AND FAR,
INCLUDING A SCHOOLGIRL IN JAPAN
WHOSE RAISED OVER $1000 TO
DONATE TO THE PROJECT. STORIES
OF THE THEFT APPEARED IN THE NEW
YORK TIMES, THE SMITHSONIAN AND
NEWS OUTLETS IN JAPAN. THE
CURRENT JAPANESE AND QUAKER LEAD
COMMUNITY GROUP CALLED THE
SADAKO RENEWAL PROJECT HAS
COMPLETED AN ARTIST SELECTION
PROCESS AND CHOSEN ARTIST SEIYU
MORA YASUE FROM THE ARTIST POOL
OF MORE THAN 200 ARTISTS. THIS
RENEWAL REPLACEMENT PROJECT IS
EXPECTED TO COST $400 TO
COMPLETE AND INSTALL THIS
FUNDING WOULD BE A MATCH SO THAT
WE WOULD PUT -- THEY WOULD PUT
INTO HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THEN WE
WOULD BE THE LAST $200 IN TO
SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION AND
COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS
HOLLINGSWORTH AND NELSON FOR
SUPPORTING THIS AND I HOPE YOU
ALL CAN SUPPORT JAPANESE
COMMUNITY IN REPLACING THIS
ARTWORK, AND I WILL READILY
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CITY
DOESN'T HAVE THE FUNDING
REPLACE EVERY SINGLE ARTWORK
THAT WE OWN AND GETS DAMAGED OR
STOLEN. THIS ONE IS PARTICULARLY
OF IMPORTANCE TO JAPANESE
COMMUNITY IN TOWN, WHICH IS WHY
I AM UPLIFTING THIS ONE AND ALSO
BE MINDFUL OF THE FUNDING
RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE IN THE
CITY, MAKING SURE THAT IT IS SET
UP AS A MATCH TO BE ABLE TO
REPLACE THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
STATUE TO JAPANESE COMMUNITY IN
THE CITY. THANK YOU.
PLEASE STAND BY FOR REALTIME
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. TO THE PERSON --
YOU SAID A STUDENT IN JAPAN IS
RAISING MONEY ?
>> RAISED $1000 FOR THE STATUE .
>> LET'S DOUBLE.
>> COLLEAGUES, IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN COSPONSORING ART
7A1, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND .
IHAVE COUNCILMEMBERS SOLOMON,
SAKA AND STRAUSS COSPONSORING
ART 7A1.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ARTS
EIGHT A1.
>> HELLO. THE CBA WOULD INCREASE
ARTS BY $190,000. GENERAL FUND
ON A ONE-TIME BASIS. AN
ORGANIZATION THAT FUNCTIONS AS
THE COMMUNITY AND GATHERING
SPACE FOCUSED ON SOCIAL JUSTICE,
ETHNIC STUDIES AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
SUCH AS THE LIBRARY. TO
PURCHASE, ARCHIVE AND PRESERVE
THE HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
BLACK SCHOLAR JOURNAL FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THIS
CBA IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
SOLOMON AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR RIVERA.
>> COLLEAGUES, SINCE THE EARLY
DAYS AS PART OF THE UNELECTABLE
VANGUARD OF THE BLACK LIBERATION
STRUGGLE AND FOR NEARLY SIX
DECADES SINCE, THE BLACK SCHOLAR
JOURNAL HAS PUBLISHED A
VERITABLE WHO'S WHO OF [
INAUDIBLE ] AND LETTERS. THE
LIBRARY HAS STEWARDED ONE OF THE
WORLD'S MOST COMPLETE ARCHIVES
OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY'S
NEWSPAPER AND IS UNIQUELY
POSITIONED TO STEWARD THIS
COMMUNITY RESOURCE TO ENSURE THE
LEGACY OF THE BLACK SCHOLAR
JOURNAL CAN REMAIN VITAL AND
ACCESSIBLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS ? SEEING NO QUESTIONS,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR THIS
AMENDMENT. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, KETTLE
AND COUNCILMEMBER -- NUMERAL.
>> NELSON .
>> ALL RIGHT. 00981.
>> THIS CBA WOULD MAKE ADMISSION
TAX TRANSFERS TO SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION AND SEATTLE
CENTER ONE TIME, FOR 2026
INSTEAD OF ONGOING . AND THE
2026 PROPOSED BUDGET, THE STRAND
OF FUNDING TOTALS APPROXIMATELY
$2 MILLION .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS YOUR AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, LAST
YEAR, THIS BODY SUCCESSFULLY
ASSURED THAT THE ADMISSIONS TAX
MAIN HOLY WITH THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE AND WORKING
WITH THE EXECUTIVE, REMISE, THAT
WOULD ALLOW FOR A PORTION OF THE
REVENUE TO FUND SELECT PROGRAMS
IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND AT
SEATTLE CENTER IN THE 2025-2026
BIANNUAL BUDGET. THE ATTENTION
WAS FOR THIS TO BE A ONE-TIME
REDIRECTION BUT MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE
PROCESS, THIS WAS DEFAULTED TO
ONGOING. AS A RESULT, WE FIND
OURSELVES IN YEAR TWO OF THE
BIANNUAL BUDGET WITH THIS
TEMPORARY REDIRECTION AND
OVERTLY MADE PERMANENT BECAUSE
OF A TECHNICAL ERROR. THIS CBA
WILL NOT CHANGE ANY DOLLARS
GOING TO PARKS OR THE CENTER IN
THE 2026 BUDGET. THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY JUST OUR BODY MAKING
SURE THAT THE BUTTON , SO TO
SPEAK, GETS PUSHED, SO WE DON'T
INADVERTENTLY, PERMANENTLY
DIVERT ADD TAX WITHOUT A PROCESS
DIRECTLY ENGAGING WITH THE
ORDINANCE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
FOR SPONSORING THIS AMENDMENT.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS .
>> PLEASE, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THIS AD. BUT I DON'T
REMEMBER THIS AMENDMENT BEING IS
A ONE TIME. THAT I SUSPECTED
PARKS IN THE CENTER ARE DOING
SOME WORK. BUT CAN YOU REFRESH
OUR MEMORIES.
>> IT WAS INTENDED FOR THE
BIENNIUM.
>> THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT.
>> BUT WE ARE AT THE END OF THE
BIENNIUM. AND WHAT WE DID WAS TO
REDIRECT A PORTION OF THE WIND
THE RESOURCES TO INTERNAL CDR
ACTIVITIES.
>> BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO
INTO 2026 .
>> WE COULD CONTINUE THIS INTO
2026. IF WE SAY, FOR 2027, IT IS
A SPACE LINE -- BASELINE CHANGE.
AND THAT WOULD BE DEBATED. THE
WAY IT WAS DESCRIBED FOR A FULL
PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
>> DO WE KNOW IF THE EXECUTIVE
HAD INTENDED FOR IT TO GO INTO
THE NEXT BIENNIUM? MOST OF THE
BUDGETS ARE DONE BY BIENNIUM.
>> I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
FINANCIAL PLAN -- GETTING BACK
TO THE SLIDE ON THE FIRST PAGE .
THE CBO, I HAVE TO CONFIRM
WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS CONSUMED
TO CONTINUE BEYOND. IF IT WERE
AS DESCRIBED, THERE IS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE RECORD THAT THAT WAS
INTENDED TO BE A PERMANENT
SHIFT. IT DOES HAVE THE EFFECT
THAT THAT WAS MONEY BEING USED
TO PROTECT THE GENERAL FUND IF
YOU WILL, OR AS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO GENERAL FUND RESOURCES. WE
WILL BE CHALLENGED IN 2027 TO
REVERSE THIS. THE
ARTSACTIVITIES THAT ARE -- THAT
ARE CURRENTLY FUNDED AT CENTER
AND ELSEWHERE WITH THE DOLLARS
WOULD HAVE TO FIND A NEW FUNDING
SOURCE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE
GREAT. WHAT IS NOT GOING TO GET
DONE?
>> IT'S NOT A 26 ITEM. IT IS A
27 ITEM. SO THE -- THERE IS NO
WAY TO SPECIFICALLY SAY WHAT
WILL BE DONE. ADDITIONAL
PRESSURE ON THE GENERAL FUN. BUT
AGAIN THE POLICY COULD BE
RENEWED IF THE EXECUTIVE
PROPOSES AND THE COUNCIL WOULD
BE SUPPORTIVE.
>> LET ME SAY IT A DIFFERENT WAY
. WHAT IS IT GOING TO DO NOW?
BECAUSE THEN THAT MIGHT HELP US
DETERMINE WHAT WOULD NOT
POSSIBLY GET DONE LATER .
>> IT IS CURRENTLY FUNDING THREE
PROGRAMS, EACH AND SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION AND SEATTLE
CENTER. THERE IS FUNDING GOING
TO ART IN THE PARKS TO A
DOWNTOWN [ INAUDIBLE ] PROGRAM
AND THE PARKS TEAM PERFORMING
ARTS PROGRAM. FOR A TOTAL OF
$900,000 IN PARKS. AND SEATTLE
CENTER, IT IS GOING TO SUPPORT
FOLKLIFE WINTERFEST AND CULTURAL
PROGRAMMING FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT
1.1 MILLION. AND AGAIN, NONE OF
THAT FUNDING WILL BE TOUCHED FOR
2026 . IT WILL JUST BE -- THE
DEFAULT WILL BE THAT IT IS ONE
TIME OF THE CBA MOVES FORWARD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS MY
CONCERN. THESE PROGRAMS, LIKE
THE TEAM PERFORMANCE IN THE
FOLKLIFE WINTERFEST DOWNTOWN AND
ART IN THE PARKS, FOR 2027, WE
WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY NO
FUNDING AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE
THESE THINGS.
>> JASMINE [ INAUDIBLE ] , YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> IT WOULD BE A POLICY CHOICE
FOR THE COUNCIL AS TO WHETHER
THEY WANT THE DEFAULT FOR THE
FUNDING TO BE ONE TIME AND THEN
THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER IT IS
RENEWED FOR 2027 OR FOR THE
DEFAULT FOR THE PERMANENT
DIVERSION TO BE BASELINE . AND
THEN YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENT
CHOICE NEXT YEAR. SO IT IS
REALLY JUST ABOUT HOW YOU WANT
TO SWITCH THAT DEFAULT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS ITEM?
>> FOR NOW, CHAIR, NO THANK YOU.
BUT I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH
CENTRAL STAFF BECAUSE I HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THESE ITEMS
MOVING FORWARD. THESE ARE ITEMS
THE CITY HAS FUNDED FOR MANY
YEARS . SO FOR 2027, WE WOULD
HAVE AN ISSUE IF THIS MOVED
FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? FUN AWKWARD FACT
ABOUT ROBERT'S RULES. ROBERT'S
RULES STATE THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS
ADDRESSING THE CHAIR AND NOT
EACH OTHER AS THIS CHEAT SHEET
SAYS, THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION.
IT IS A FACILITATION AS THE
CHAIR IS NOT THE BOSS YET.
JUSTA SERVANT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> NOTHING FURTHER TO SHARE. AS
A COSPONSOR OF THIS, I WILL
SHARE, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
YOUR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
WITH CENTRAL STAFF IS EXACTLY
THE REASON WHY WE NEED TO HAVE A
LONGER PROCESS IN A MORE FULL
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THESE FUNDS
ARE USED. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION,
I BELIEVE THAT FOLKLIFE
WINTERFEST, ARE APPROPRIATE USES
OF THE ADMISSION TAX AND WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
LEGISLATION AND PROCESSES SQUARE
UP WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE
BUDGET . THAT HAS YET TO OCCUR.
THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE. COLLEAGUES, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM?
ANYBODY WANT TO COSPONSOR THIS
ITEM WHICH IS ARTS 9A1 ? SEEING
NO ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
DEPARTMENT. THAT APARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING.
AS WE DIVE INTO DEAL ONE S A1, I
DO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A
MISTAKE AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS
THE COSPONSOR AND NOT
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. IS THAT
CORRECT ?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. LET THAT
RECORD REFLECT THAT. OVER TO
YOU, CENTRAL STAFF.
>> YES. ONE SA1 IS A STATEMENT
OF Z INTENT THAT REQUESTED THAT
A BARGAIN OF EDUCATION AND
CORPORATE COUNSEL PRIORITIES
THAT NOT ALREADY BEEN
INCORPORATED AND A LIST OF ITEMS
PROPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
FORTHCOMING IMPLEMENTATION AND
EVALUATION PLAN FOR THE
FAMILY'S EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL [
INAUDIBLE ] LEVY. THIS IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS STRAUSS AND SAKA
.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS ADDS
ADDITIONAL ITEM SIGNALING
COUNCIL PRIORITIES TO HELP
DEVELOP THE INE PLAN WHICH WE
WILL TAKE UP NEXT YEAR. THE
ITEMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO A FEASIBILITY STUDY
TO EXPLORE UNIVERSAL CITYWIDE
PRESCHOOL, SAFETY INVESTMENTS
AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES COME
SUPPORTFOR FOSTER CARE YOUTH,
SUPPORT FOR SECRETARY AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREERS.
AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND STRAUSS
FOR THEIR COSPONSORSHIP AND
ESPECIALLY FOR COUNCIL NEVER
TRANSITING'S EMPHASIS ON
CITYWIDE PRESCHOOL. THIS IS OUR
OPPORTUNITY AS COUNSEL TO
REQUEST AND RECOUP -- AND
INCLUDING EXULTATION OF WHETHER
OR NOT AND TO WHAT EXTENT
COUNCIL PRIORITIES ARE REFLECTED
IN THE INE PLAN. THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, WESTERNS OR
DISCUSSION ?
>> SEEING NO QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
COSPONSOR DEEL SA 81 , PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND. SEEING NOTHING,
WE WILL MOVE ON TO DEEL 2S A
LINE WOULD REQUEST THAT THE DEEL
DEVELOPMENT AND REPORT ON
SPECIFIC JUBAL DATA AND OUTCOMES
FOR PROGRAMS AS PART OF THAT
LIMITATION AND EVALUATION PLAN
AND TO PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS
REGARDING OUTCOMES AND
ACTIVITIES. THIS ITEM IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS KETTLE AND SAKA.
>> THANK YOU. AS A SPONSOR OF
THE AMENDMENT, COUNSEL NEVER
RIVERA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU AYE AND THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND
KETTLE FOR COSPONSORING THIS
MEASURABLE DATA AND OUTCOMES FOR
PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE INE PLAN
INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO
CHILDCARE AND PRESCHOOL IN THE K
THROUGH 12 INVESTMENTS AND THE
SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND OUR
SEATTLE PROMISED PROGRAM WHICH
INCLUDES BOTH THE PATH TO UW AND
THE PATH TO UW AND THE PASTA
TRADES. IT ALSO WOULD REQUEST
QUARTERLY REPORTS REGARDING
ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES RELATED
TO THE [ INAUDIBLE ]
INVESTMENTS. COLLEAGUES, IF YOU
KNOW -- IF THELEVY PASSES IN
THE FALL , THEN WE WILL BE
LOOKING AT THE INE PLAN THAT WE
ALL GET TO WEIGH AND ON BECAUSE
WE GET TO PASS THE INE PLAN. AND
FOR THE INVESTMENTS THAT GET
INCLUDED IN THE PLAN, IT WOULD
BE REALLY CRITICAL TO HAVE GOOD
DATA AND OUTCOMES BY WHICH WE
CAN REALLY MEASURE WHETHER OUR
INVESTMENTS ARE WORKING AND IF
NOT, IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY
TO PIVOT TO OTHER THINGS THAT
MIGHT BE NEEDED IN ORDER TO
TRULY SUPPORT STUDENTS. AND I
WILL SAY THAT, ON THE MENTAL
HEALTH SUPPORTS , JUST LAST
WEEK, I WAS TALKING TO OR
PARTICIPATING WITH THE LLC, THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, AND
SOME OF THOSE INVESTMENTS DON'T
HAVE THE DATA AND OUTCOME THAT I
HAD REALLY EXPECTED THAT WE
WOULD HAVE AND WOULD WANT TO
HAVE, FOR THE INVESTMENT. SO
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS
THE DATA AND OUTCOMES ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO THIS WORK. SO THAT
WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE ARE
INVESTING IN IS TRULY SUPPORTING
EVERY STUDENT ACROSS THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU AND HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, COUNSEL,
DISCUSSION?
>> SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, IF YOU
LIKE TO COSPONSOR DEAL --
TRINITIES SEVEN S1.
>> SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
COSPONSORS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT. THE WIND FIVE
DEPARTMENT. COLLEAGUES, WIND
51A1.
>> THIS WOULD INCREASE THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BY $175,000
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA
FUND TO PAY FOR LAW STUDENT
INTERNS TO ASSIST WITH CONTESTED
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CITATIONS.
THERE IS ANTICIPATED TO BE AN
UPTICK IN THESE TYPES OF
CITATIONS WITH NEW CAMERAS OF
THESE TYPE COMING ONLINE IN
2026. THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS.
FIRST AND WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH
AND NELSON FOR THEIR
COSPONSORSHIP. THAT IN SOME WAYS
THIS IS PAIRED WITH THE NEXT
ONES I WANT TO THANK CHAIR
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER [
INAUDIBLE ] WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
A LOT IN THE COMMITTEE. ABOUT
THE NEED TO HAVE A FUNCTIONAL
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE PUT
IN PLACE DIFFERENT PIECES BUT WE
HAVE TO SEE IT THROUGH FROM
START TO FINISH. AND ALL THE
LITTLE PIECES THAT ARE THERE,
ENSURING THAT IT IS RUNNING
WELL. IT MAKES NO SENSE BUT BIG
DOLLAR AMOUNTS ABOUT SOMETHING
WHEN THERE IS A CLOGGED NOT
WORKING WELL BECAUSE OF
OVERSIGHT OR BECAUSE IT IS SO
SMALL THAT WE KIND OF DISMISS
IT. WE WANT TO ENSURE ALL THESE
PIECES ARE WORKING TO INCLUDE
THE SUPPORT FROM THE INTERNS. AS
YOU KNOW, IT IS AN AFFORDABLE
CHALLENGE LIVING IN SEATTLE.
SOTHE STIPEND TO THE SYSTEM. IN
TERMS OF THE BUDGET, AS NOTED ,
AT LEAST ON MY SPREADSHEET, IT
TALKS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC
INFRACTION FUND BALANCES.
OBVIOUSLY WE ALL HAVE OUR ON
SPREADSHEETS. SO I WANT AGAIN
TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE
COSPONSORS AND FOR THE NEXT
AMENDMENT AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND THEN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. FIRST
OF ALL, I WAS WATCHING AT HOME
AND I DID LISTEN ON MY WAY DOWN.
LET ME JUST ASK QUESTION TO YOU,
MR. CHAIR. TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
CITATIONS ARE CIVIL IN NATURE.
SO WHAT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT
IS, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS A TAM
CAP -- ATSC.
>> AUTOMATED TRAFFIC CAMERA
SAFETY CAMERA FUND WHICH IS
FUNDED BY REVENUES FROM
CITATIONS FROM THE VIOLATIONS OF
THOSE CAMERA ZONES.
>> SO WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW ? WE
HAVE TRAFFIC INFRACTION CAMERAS
NOW FOR OTHER MATTERS, RIGHT ?
AND PEOPLE ARE GOING IN THERE TO
WRITE WHEN THEY OPPOSED IT.
>> THAT IS RIGHT. THE BUDGET
REQUEST IS RELATED TO CONTESTED
HEARINGS. SO FOLKS WHO ARE
CITED VIA THOSE CAMERAS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST THE LAW
DEPARTMENT HAS STATED THAT THE
INTERNS ASSIST WITHOUT WORK BY
DOES WORK THAT WOULD OTHERWISE
BE DONE BY ATTORNEYS WITHIN THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THIS
WOULD HELP THEM MITIGATE THAT
LOAD ON THE ATTORNEYS SO THEY
CAN GO ABOUT OTHER PARTS OF
THEIR BUSINESS.
>> I GUESS I'M A LITTLE
CONFUSED. I'M GUESSING THAT YOU
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
NEED LEGAL COUNSEL FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON A TRAFFIC
INFRACTION. AND THEY ARE SAYING
THAT THEY DO ?
>> THE INTERNS IN THIS CASE
WOULD BE USED TO HELP REPRESENT
THE CITY TO PROSECUTE THOSE ,
ENFORCE THOSE CITATIONS. SO NOT
AS COUNSEL FOR THE INDIVIDUALS
CITED.
>> I SEE. SO THE CITY ATTORNEY
NEEDS [ INAUDIBLE ] INTERNS TO
HELP THEM PROCESS THESE CASES
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE MORE CAMERAS AND THEY
ARE CIVIL. THEY ARE NOT
CRIMINAL.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> SO DO WE KNOW HOW MANY THEY
HAVE NOW? IS IT REALLY TAKING UP
THAT MUCH?
>> I BELIEVE -- I DON'T HAVE
THE NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY
HEAD ON THE NUMBER OF INTERNS, I
BELIEVE THEY DO UTILIZE INTERNS
IN THIS CAPACITY BUT THEY FEEL
THAT ADDING STIPENDS FOR THOSE
INTERNS WOULD HELP THEM GROW
THAT POOL TO BETTER PROCESS THE
EXPECTED INCREASE IN CONTESTED
HEARINGS .
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. I SEE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAKA AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE CAN HAVE
THE LAST WORD. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT
I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS THAT
THESE INTERNS ARE NOT PAID CAP
THIS CREATES A FUNDING MECHANISM
FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF
-- I ASSUME MANY OF THEM , ARE
IN LAW SCHOOL OR MAYBE EVEN
PRELAW. BUT THAT IS THE THRUST
OF IT. THAT WE SHOULD BE PAYING
PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING WORK FOR
THE CITY .
>> I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
ANY FURTHERQUESTIONS?
>> NO.
>> SEEING NONE, COUNSEL --
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> FOR CLARITY, THE INTENT OF
THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE
$175,000 AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE
TO PROVIDE PAYMENT TO THE LAW
STUDENTS FOR -- IN CONNECTION
WITH SERVICES TO HELP PROSECUTE
THESE CASES. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT .
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AS A LAW
STUDENT IN SAN FRANCISCO, I
HELPED PROSECUTE SIMILAR CASES
IN THE CRIMINAL DIVISION FOR THE
MISDEMEANOR UNIT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
AND THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I WASN'T PAID TO CHEAT FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WE AS A CITY NEEDS
TO DO MORE TO PAY LAW STUDENTS
HERE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA .
>> I WANT TO SAY THAT I TOO WAS
A LAW STUDENT INTERN IN THE WAY
BACK MACHINE. AND I WORKED FOR
FREE BUT LAW STUDENTS, IT IS
REALLY HARD WHEN YOUR PROVIDING
YOUR SERVICES FOR A STIPEND AND
A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY GOES A
LONG WAY WHEN YOU ARE A STUDENT.
THANK YOU .
>> DIRECTOR [ INAUDIBLE ] , YOU
HAD YOUR HAND UP AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS THE
LAST WORD.
>> WORKING WITH EXECUTIVES --
ABOUT THE USE OF THE FUND. I
THINK THE INTENT WOULD BE TO
MOVE FORWARD. BUT AFTER THE
BUDGET IS RESOLVED, WE NEED --
AS DESCRIBED BEFORE, A PLACE TO
STORE MONEY AND WORK OUT DETAILS
BOTH ON THE FUNDING SOURCE AND
THEN WHETHER THESE ARE
APPROPRIATE USES . THE STATE
RESTRICTS THE USES OF THESE
REVENUES WHICH IS ONE OF THE
REASONS WE HAVE THEM IN THEIR
OWN SEPARATE FUND. ON THE FACE
IT MIGHT SEEM OKAY BUT IT MIGHT
NOT BE. JUST TO GIVE YOU
BACKGROUND ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE
THAT WE ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY
WORKING .
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, LAST WORD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND MY [
INAUDIBLE ] COLLEAGUES, KIND OF
ANSWERED IT. THOSE THAT HAVE
MEANS CAN DO THIS KIND OF
EXPERIENCE. GET SOMETHING FOR
THE RESUME. GET THAT EXPERIENCE
THEY CAN SPEAK TO. THOSE WITHOUT
MEANS DON'T DO THIS. AND THERE
ARE SOME ON THE BUBBLE. AND TO
MY COLLEAGUE'S POINT, IF THEY
ARE MAKING THE EFFORT TO SUPPORT
THE CITY AND ITS MISSION , LIKE
I WAS SAYING, TO ENSURE WE HAVE
A FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM, THE STIPEND IS A LOT OF
WAYS, THE LEAST WE CAN DO. THANK
YOU FOR THE WORK. BECAUSE THIS
IS NOT BRAND-NEW. THANK YOU TO
THOSE WHO ASSIST THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND CARRYING
OUT THIS AND THOSE ALSO WITH THE
SEATTLE MENACE WILL COURT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR THE LAW
181 -- I SEE COUNCILMEMBERS
RIVERA AND COVID IN.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT ITEM, SEATTLE MENACE
WILL COURT SMC 10-A -- 10- A-1.
>> THIS WOULD INCREASE THE SMC
BUDGET IN 2026 I $500,000 FROM
THE SAME AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERA FUND AT 3.0 FTE
FOR EXPANDED TRAFFIC CAMERA
WORKLOAD. THIS IS SPONSORED BY
THE BUDGET CHAIR AND COSPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND
KETTLE.
>> AS SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT,
I WILL ADDRESS THAT WE HAD FULL
DISCUSSION OF MORE AUTOMATED
CAMERAS WILL REQUIRE MORE
ASSISTANCE FROM THE LAW
DEPARTMENT IN MOVING THESE CASES
FORWARD IF THEY ARE CONTESTED
SIMILARLY WITHIN THE COURT
SYSTEM. THEY WILL NEED
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ADDRESS
WHAT WE BELIEVE WILL BE AN
INCREASE IN AUTOMATED CAMERA
TICKETS. ALL OF THIS SAID, AND I
DIDN'T SAY THIS ON THE LAST
ONE. IT APPLIES TO BOTH, IS THAT
WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE
FINER DETAILS WITH THE
THIRD-PARTY VENDOR AND WHEN CAN
WE DEPLOY THESE CAMERAS. AND OH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND I WANTED
THEM A YEAR AGO. AND WE ARE
STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT. SO
THIS IS THE FUNDING REQUIRED FOR
THIS ONE AND THE PREVIOUS ONE
FOR A YEAR. WE ARE WORKING TO
UNDERSTAND IF THE THIRD-PARTY
VENDOR IS SLOWER. DO WE JUST
HOLD THESE DOLLARS AND THAT
BECOMES UNDERSTAND OR DO WE HOLD
A SMALLER, OR FEWER DOLLARS?
THOSE ARE THE WESTERNS WE WILL
BE ANSWERING THIS WEEK.
COLLEAGUES,QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION ?
>> SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
OR DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR SMC
10A1.
>> SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
COSPONSORS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT ITEM.
>> COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF, WIND
SIX WOULD INCREASE FUNDS TO THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
BY $400,000 ON THE ONGOING BASIS
FOR STAFF DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS
CONFERENCES, TRAINING AND
HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES
THROUGH PROACTIVE ASSISTANCE TO
MUTUAL AID JURISDICTIONS THAT
OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO
AFFORD REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CITY
FOR THOSE SERVICES OEM 1-A-1 .
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HOLLINGSWORTH AND STRAUSS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOUR
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUMMARY
AND FOR MY COSPONSORS
COSPONSORS, HOLLINGSWORTH AND
STRAUSS. WE HAVE BEEN MAKING AN
EFFORT HERE IN THE COUNCIL AND
PARTICULARLY OUR COMMITTEE, TO
ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF THE
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
TO RAISE IT UP. WE HAVE BEEN
DOING THAT IN TERMS OF SOME OF
THE FUNDING. A LOT OF IT HAS
BEEN GRANT BASED IN THE PAST.
THAT WAS A HURDLE WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING THROUGH. WE HAD BEEN
WORKING THROUGH THESE VARIOUS
HURDLES BECAUSE AT SOME POINT,
IT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR AN
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
PERSPECTIVE AND ALSO INCIDENTS.
A REMINDER WE DO HAVE THE FIFA
WORLD CUP COMING UP WHICH IS
GOING TO BE A BIG THING WHERE WE
WILL BE SHOWING OUR CITY. THIS
IS ABOUT THE PROFESSIONALIZATION
AND RAISING THE OEM FOR HIS
ABILITY TO GET THE TRAINING. AND
LOOKING TO DEPLOY STAFFERS TO
NEARBY OR OTHER INSTANCES SO
THEY CAN GET THAT ON THE GROUND
EXPERIENCE. WHEN THINGS HAPPEN
HERE IN SEATTLE, THEY ARE READY
TO GO. THIS IS AGAIN ABOUT
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND
RAISING THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SO IT CAN BE READY
WHEN WE NEEDED TO BE READY. SO
THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBERS,
QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR
OEM 1-A-1 , PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND .
>> I HAVE COSPONSORS TO OEM
1-A-1, COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND
SOLOMON .
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ .
>> WONDERFUL. ON OEM 1-A-1 , WE
HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND
SOLOMON AS COSPONSORS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, DO YOU
HAVE A POINT OFORDER?
>> I DO NOT.
>> FANTASTIC. WE WILL KEEP
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS , OIRA 001-A-1.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS , OIRA
001-A-1 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON AND SOLOMON. THIS ITEM
MAKES THE ONE TIME $4 MILLION
INCLUDED IN THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET
ONGOING TO BACK VARIOUS STRANDS
OF INVESTMENT IN IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES .
>> THANK YOU. SORRY.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, THE YEARS AHEAD AS
DEMONSTRATED BY THE ACTIONS OF
THE TRUMP REGIME WILL CONTINUE
TO BECOME HARDER AND HARDER FOR
OUR IMMIGRANT REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES. CONSISTENT FUNDING
ALLOWS FOR OIRA AND ALL THE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVE
FUNDING THROUGH THEM TO BUILD
CAPACITY AND SUSTAIN SERVICES.
LEGAL CASES AND THE BENEFITS OF
PROGRAMS LIKE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE
LEARNING CLASSES CAN TAKE YEARS.
AND WE NEED TO SIGNAL TO OUR
NEIGHBORS THAT WE ARE HERE TO
SUPPORT THEM IN THE LONG TERM
AND NOT JUST ONCE. AS A
WELCOMING CITY INVESTING IN OUR
VALUES MEANS THAT YOU CONTINUE
TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
THROUGH OUR BUDGET AND MAKING IT
ONGOING SIGNALS TO OUR COMMUNITY
THAT WE ARE GOING TO SUPPORT
THEM FOR THE LONG TERM. AND I
WANT TO THANK COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON AND COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
FOR THEIR COSPONSORSHIP AS OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY
IS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FEAR
AND ANXIETY THROUGH THIS FEDERAL
REGIME. THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU COUNSEL NUMBER
RINCK. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I WAS
TRYING TO SIGNAL UNSUCCESSFULLY
TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR. THAT IS
WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SIGNAL.
THANK YOU.
>> COPY THAT. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER NAY FOR, YOUR
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST
CONFIRMING CENTRAL STAFF THAT
THIS MONEY IS IN THE BUDGET FOR
2026. SO TO COMPLETE THIS
BIENNIUM. AND THEN FOR 2027, WE
WILL HAVE TO SEE THEN --
>> I WANT TO CLARIFY POINT THAT
THIS IS FUNDED ON THE ROUGHLY
27, ALMOST $28 MILLION DEDICATED
FOR FEDERAL BACKING. ALL THE
ITEMS FUNDED FOR FEDERAL
BACKFILL IN THE 26 BUDGET WERE
LABELED BY THE EXECUTIVE ONE
TIME. THAT WAS TO SIGNAL THAT
THEY DID NOT NECESSARILY KNOW
WHAT THE PRIORITIES FOR FEDERAL
BACKFILL WOULD BE IN 2027. IN
DOING THIS, IN MY MIND, WHICH WE
ARE SIGNALING, OF THE 27
MILLION, WHAT IS IN THEORY
AVAILABLE IN 27 ? TOTHE EXTENT
IT IS AVAILABLE IN 27, AND WE
FORMALLY KNEW IT WOULD BE FOR
THIS AND ON THIS ONGOING BASIS.
SO THERE IS -- THE BNO MONEY --
WOULD BACK THIS IN 2027 AND
BEYOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN
2027, WE HAVE A REALLY BIG
DEFICIT WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL
WITH.
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE .
>> PART OF THAT DEFICIT IS AN
ASSUMPTION THAT THE $27 MILLION
IN FEDERAL BACKFILL SPENDING
CONTINUES. SO THIS DOESN'T
INCREASE THE DEFICIT. IT SIMPLY
SAYS, OF THE 27 MILLION
DEDICATED FOR FEDERAL BACKFILL ,
HIGHLIGHTED MAY OR MAY NOT , BE
AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE DEFICIT
. OF THAT MONEY, YOU ARE
COMMITTING $4 MILLION FOR
FEDERAL BACKFILL . WOULDBE FOR
THIS AND I WOULD ADD A FURTHER
COMMENT. GIVEN THE MEASURES
BEFORE THE VOTERS . I HOPE THAT
-- PLACES THE FUNDING FOR
FEDERAL BACKFILL IN A DIFFERENT
[ INAUDIBLE ] THEN THE REST OF
THE FUN. BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE
ARGUABLY BEEN THE WILL OF THE
PEOPLE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE?
>> YES I DO. I'M SORRY. I
DON'T THINK I UNDERSTOOD WHAT
YOU JUST SAID. ARE YOU SAYING
THAT THE MONEY, THE BACKFILL
MONEY, WILL BE AVAILABLE
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THERE IS A
DEFICIT?
>> I THINK THERE IS A STRONG
ARGUMENT .
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE, THANK YOU.
>> THERE IS A STRONG ARGUMENT TO
THAT POINT BECAUSE THE MEASURE
BEFORE THE VOTERS REFERENCES
THAT PART OF THE -- ITS INTENT
AND PURPOSE IS TO BACKFILL FOR
FEDERAL ACTIONS OR INACTIONS. I
DO NOT KNOW THAT IT IS A LEGAL
REQUIREMENT. I'M NOT OFFERING
THAT. BUT THE VOTERS, NEXT WEEK,
IF THEY APPROVE IT, WILL APPROVE
IT UNDER THAT UNDERSTANDING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO NOW
WITH THIS , EVEN IF THIS MAKES
IT IN FOR THE BIENNIUM, WE WILL
GET A HOLD BUDGET . AND THE
EXECUTIVE WILL DECIDE WHAT TO
SEND DOWN AND WE WILL HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT --
>> IT IS BY VOTES MAKE POLICY.
>> SO -- OKAY, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> COLLEAGUES, OTHER QUESTIONS
OR DISCUSSIONS? ON THIS ITEM ?
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR DISCUSSION, IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO COSPONSOR OIRA 001-A-1,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND . WE
HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS 34, SAKA AND
HOLLINGSWORTH COSPONSORING OIRA
001-A-1 .
>> COUNCILMEMBERS RIVERA, SAKA
AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ ALSO SPOKE AT THE
BEGINNING ABOUT HER DESIRE TO
COSPONSOR THIS FOR THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. SORRY COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
YOU WENT OUT OF ORDER. IF YOU
CAN READ THOSE BACK FOR OIRA
TREND 33.
>> WE ADDED COUNCILMEMBERS
RIVERA, SAKA, HOLLINGSWORTH AND
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT ITEM, OLS-001-A-1.
>> TREND TO DIVIDE IS SPONSORED
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
SOLOMON AND NELSON. THIS ITEM
WOULD INCREASE THE OFFICE OF
LABOR STANDARDS BUDGET BY
$190,000 FOR IMMIGRANT AND SMALL
BUSINESS OUTREACH AND SUPPORT
WITHIN ONE OF THE OLS PROGRAMS,
BUSINESS, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
FUND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED .
>> THIS FUNDING WILL BE
ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING AN
EXISTING PROGRAM -- PROGRAMMING
THAT THE SMALLEY INDEPENDENT
BUSINESS ALLIANCE OR SIBA
ALREADY DUBBED SEATTLE. THEY
ARE IN DISTRICT ONE AND TWO AND
HAVE A FOCUS ON BUSINESS
OUTREACH THROUGH ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT, DIGITAL LITERACY,
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND FAMILY
WELLNESS. [ INAUDIBLE ] HAS BEEN
PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES AT FLOURISH
APARTMENTS AT [ INAUDIBLE ]
HOUSING WHICH SERVES BUSINESSES
WAY BEYOND RAINIER BEACH. MANY
RESIDENTS ARE NAVIGATING COMPLEX
CHALLENGES, LANGUAGE BARRIERS,
DIGITAL ACCESS GAPS, JOB
INSECURITY AND LACK OF ACCESS TO
BUSINESS COMPLIANCE SUPPORT. BY
EQUIPPING OUR TEAM WITH THE
STAFF, TOOLS AND SPACE NEEDED TO
OPERATE MORE CONSISTENTLY , SIBA
CAN ENSURE BUSINESSES AND
RESIDENTS REMAIN COMPLIANT,
CONNECTED AND COMPETITIVE. THIS
MEANS HELPING SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS AVOID MISSED
OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO OUTDATED
PAPERWORK OR EXPIRED LICENSES
AND SUPPORTING RESIDENTS TO
BECOME JOB READY , DIGITALLY
LITERATE AND ECONOMICALLY
RESILIENT. THIS WORK HAS BEEN
FUNDED BY OLS IN THE PAST
BECAUSE THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT
SEATTLE WORKERS IS TO ENSURE
THAT BUSINESSES KNOW THE RULES.
SIBA IS SUCH A VALUABLE RESOURCE
TO US BECAUSE THE DEEP COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH
IMMIGRANT BUSINESS OWNERS . AND
THIS FUNDING BENEFITS WORKERS
AND BUSINESSES ACROSS SOUTH
SEATTLE AND THE WHOLE CITY. SO
LET ME PUT THIS IN DIFFERENT
WORDS . OLS CONTRACTS WITH
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENSURE THAT
THE BUSINESSES THAT DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF ACCESS TO CITY
MATERIALS, PERHAPS DON'T SPEAK
ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE, ARE
COMPLYING WITH OUR LABOR
REGULATIONS . SIBA HAS HAD A
CONTRACT FOR A LONG TIME. AS THE
LEADER, WHOSE NAME IS MAFIS
BOSCO, HAS LEARNED SHE IS OFTEN
CALLED UPON TO DO MUCH MORE THAN
WHAT SHE HAS ALREADY BEEN
CONTRACTED TO DO . AND SHE IS AN
ESSENTIAL BRIDGE BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE COMMUNITY AND THAT
IS WHY THEY ARE ASKING FOR MORE
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO HIRE
ADDITIONAL STAFF BECAUSE THESE
ARE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND
AS I HAVE ALWAYS SAID , THE BEST
WAY TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
OUR LABOR REGULATIONS IS TO
EDUCATE THE BUSINESSES ABOUT
WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING FOR THEIR WORKERS. AND I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND SOLOMON
AND SUPPORTING ME FOR THIS
IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION AND I
HOPE YOU CAN JOIN ME IN THIS
EFFORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSIONS? NO FURTHER
DISCUSSION, IF YOU LIKE TO
COSPONSOR OLS-001-A-1, PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND . COSPONSORING
OLS-001-A-1, HAVE COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA AND KETTLE .
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO
SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES.
SPU-002-A-1 .
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. BRIAN
GOOD NIGHT, COUNSEL CENTRAL
STAFF. COUNCIL BUDGET ACTION
SPU-002-A-1 WOULD INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS TO TRAIN AND SIX
BY $100,000 GENERAL FUND. THE
FUNDING IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT
ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY CLEANUP
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THROUGH
COMMITTEE PARTNERS SUCH AS A
CLEANER ALKI AND WEST SEATTLE
AND SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF A NEW
STRAND OF WORK PILOT PROGRAM FOR
VOLUNTEER CLEANING AMBASSADORS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH AND COUNCILMAN
WERE NELSON.
>> THEY COULD. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A PROPOSAL
THAT WOULD FUND $100,000 TO
PROVIDE, INNOCENCE, WHAT IS
BACKFILL FUNDING FOR A CLEANER
AL ALKI TO DO HIGHLY IMPACTFUL
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS. MANY WERE
HERE TODAY INCLUDING THE FOUNDER
TALKING ABOUT THEIR WORK AND
REQUESTING THAT WE ALL SUPPORT
AND BETTER EMPOWER THEM TO DO
MORE . I'M PROUD -- I WILL
SAY THIS. SOME ADDITIONAL COLOR
COMMENTARY ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC
PROPOSAL. I'M PROUD OF THE
RANGE OF AMENDMENTS THAT I
PERSONALLY HELPED CHAMPION AND
SPONSOR AND ALL THE ONES THAT I
COSPONSORED AS WELL. AND THERE
IS SOMETHING GREAT ABOUT ALL OF
THEM. THEY ALL SERVE A SPECIFIC
NEED. AND GOAL IN TERMS OF
ADDRESSING SHORT-TERM,
MEDIUM-TERM AND/OR LONG-TERM
NEED. AND WHAT I DO LOVE ABOUT
THIS PROPOSAL IS THAT IT WILL
PROVIDE IMMEDIATE, INVISIBLE
TAXPAYER RETURN ON INVESTMENT .
THIS IS 100% VOLUNTEER POWERED
ORGANIZATION. EVENTHE FOUNDER ,
MY UNDERSTANDING, DOESN'T EVEN
TAKE A SALARY. THIS IS PURE
VOLUNTEER DRIVEN. PURELY HEART
DRIVEN. AND IT WOULD ALSO EXPAND
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUPS IN THREE
COMMERCIAL CORES OF WEST
SEATTLE. THE ADMIRAL JUNCTION,
WEST SEATTLE -- OR ADMIRAL AND
ALASKAN AND MORGAN JUNCTION.
THEY ALSO OPERATE IN OTHER AREAS
OF THE CITY AS WELL. PRIMARILY
SOUTH OF THE SHIP CANAL. SUCH A
COOL ORGANIZATION. I CANNOT SING
THEIR PRAISES ENOUGH. AND THAT
IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
OR DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM QUICK
SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
COUNCILMEMBERS, IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO COSPONSOR SPU-002-A-1,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND NOW .
>> COSPONSORING SPU-002-A-1 ,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. WE WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO SPU-004-A-1.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> 77 WOULD INCREASE A
CORPORATE -- INCREASE
APPROPRIATIONS BY $100,000
GENERAL FUND ON A ONE-TIME BASIS
FOR THE PURCHASE OF A ONE SHOWER
TRAILER FOR THE PUBLIC HYGIENE
PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY
RUNS ONE OF THE THREE AND THIS
IS INTENDED TO REPLACE THE
ANNUAL COST WITH A ONE-TIME
PURCHASE. THIS ITEM IS SPONSORED
BY COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
SAKA AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> I WILL RECOGNIZE MYSELF.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
OVERLAPPING LAYERS IN THIS
AMENDMENT. FIRST OF ALL, TODAY
WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS
IN BUDGET THAT WE DID NOT HAVE
LAST YEAR AS PART OF THE PROCESS
OF REFORMS AND BUDGET. THIS ITEM
BEFORE US IS THE CONTENT PERFORM
BUDGET THAT STOPS THE ONGOING
COST AND MAKES IT A ONE-TIME
COST. THEREFORE WE ARE SPENDING
FEWER DOLLARS OVER THE LONG RUN
. THE OTHER LAYER THAT THIS
PROPOSAL IS , REGARDING PUBLIC
HYGIENE. THERE HAS BEEN A LONG
QUEST AND I HAVE BEEN ON THE
QUEST AS WELL TO HAVE MORE
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE HANDWASHING
AND DRINKING STATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE CITY. THIS PROGRAM HAS RUN
INTO MANY BARRIERS , OFTEN TIMES
BECAUSE THE WASTEWATER FROM
THESE HANDWASHING OR DRINKING
FOUNTAINS MUST BE PLUMBED INTO
THE SEWER SYSTEM. WE ARE NOT
GOING TO SPEND OUR COLLECTIVE
TIME TOGETHER GOING DOWN THAT
TUNNEL . BUT ALL TO SAY, SHOWER
TRAILERS ARE AWAY THAT WE ARE
ABLE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC HYGIENE
AND A WAY THAT IS COST-EFFECTIVE
AND DOABLE TODAY . NOT A DREAM
OF TOMORROW. AND THAT IS WHY
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD STOP THE
ONGOING COST OF RENTAL FEES AND
PURCHASE THE TRAILER FOR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES. COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND
DISCUSSION .
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I'M CURIOUS, HOW MUCH IS THE
RENTAL AND HOW LONG WOULD IT
TAKE TO RECUPERATE $100,000 ?
>> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
THE RENTAL TRAILER IS OF ANY
$4000 A YEAR. CENTRAL STAFF,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONFIRM OR
DENY?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THE COST FOR
THE RENTAL IS ABOUT $6200 A
MONTH. SO THE TOTAL IS JUST OVER
$74,000 PER YEAR.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT , ALL
YOURS.
>> THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO
KNOW. THANK YOU.
>> WE WOULD HAVE ABOUT 15-16
MONTHS TO RECOVER .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. JUST A
QUESTION ABOUT THE ONGOING
MAINTENANCE EXPECTED WITH THE
OWNING OF IT. RIGHT NOW, THE
RENTAL COMPANY DOES THE
MAINTENANCE. WHAT WOULD WE HAVE
TO DO MAINTENANCE WISE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. I WILL CALL ON MR. GOOD
NIGHT IN A SECOND. ALL TO SAY
THIS IS A THIRD TRAILER IN THE
THREE TRAILER PROGRAMS THAT SPU
RUNS AND THEY ALREADY DO THE
MAINTENANCE ON THE OTHER
TRAILERS THEY OWN. MR. GOOD
NIGHT .
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE MUCH
TO ADD. IT IS CORRECT THE
PROGRAM HAS ORY OPERATED A
TRAILER SYSTEM SO I DON'T HAVE
A SPECIFIC COST OR ADDITIONAL
COST ABOVE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE
PER YEAR .
>> THERE IS STEFAN MAINTENANCE
THAT OCCURS FOR ALL THREE OF THE
SITES . THAT FUNDING WOULD STAY
THE SAME BECAUSE THEY ARE
OFFERING THE SAME THREE
STATIONARY TRAILERS.
>> AND WE WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL
STAFFING?
>> MR. GOOD NIGHT.
>> WE WOULD NOT BECAUSE WE'RE
JUST REPLACING THE PHYSICAL
STRUCTURE OF A RENTAL WITH THE
OTHER ONE. THE OTHERS ARE OWNED
CURRENTLY BY SPU .
>> FANTASTIC. COLLEAGUES, OTHER
QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ? IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR
SPU-004-A-1, PLEASE ADD YOUR
NAME NOW. ADDING XHOSA --
COSPONSORS SHIP. I HAVE
COUNCILMEMBERS SOLOMON, KETTLE,
RINCK, NELSON , SAKA.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS SOLOMON,
RIVERA, RINCK, KETTLE .
>> AND SAKA .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, CONFUSING
ME OVER HERE. WITH THAT, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
SPU-010S-A-1 .
>> THANK YOU. SPU-010S-A-1 IS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
REQUIRING SPU TO PROVIDE AN
ESTABLISHED REPORT ON THE SEA
LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION WORK IN
THE DUWAMISH VALLEY INCLUDING
ROBBERS ON THE PLANNING AND
DESIGN EFFORTS AND ENGAGEMENT
WITH COMMITTEE ORGANIZATIONS AND
FUTURE PROJECT PLANS AND FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES. THE ITEM IS
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS HOLLINGSWORTH AND
RINCK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. SEA
LEVEL RISE IS SOMETHING
RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY HAVE LONG
BEEN LIVING WITH FOR YEARS. IT
IS ALREADY A REALITY FOR MANY.
NOT JUST SOME DISTANT, IN THE
FUTURE, PIE-IN-THE-SKY SORT OF
POTENTIAL . THIS REQUEST THAT
SPU PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT ON
THE SEA LEVEL RISE ADOPTION WORK
IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY AND OTHER
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES . THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY OF COURSE
INCLUDES NEIGHBORHOODS OF SOUTH
PARK, GEORGETOWN. THIS PROPOSED
REPORT OR SLIDE REQUESTING THE
REPORT WOULD INCLUDE UPDATES ON
PLANNING AND DESIGN AND
ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE DUWAMISH
RIVER COMMUNITY COALITION AND
FUTURE PROJECT AND FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES . THIS TERRIFIC
WORK BY THE CITY THROUGH THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY PROGRAM,
CONTINUES THE OATH -- OS E AND
SPU AND HAS TAKEN ON A NEW
URGENCY AFTER THE 2022 KING TY
FLOODING THAT INUNDATED MORE
THAN 40 HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND
REACH HAVE IT ON RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESS OWNERS AND WORKERS IN
THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY. SO
SUPER COOL . THAT IS ALL FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU .
>> SUPER COOL. TECHNICAL TERM.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COLLEAGUES, DISCUSSION OR
QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I
WILL WORK WITH YOU TO SEE IF WE
MIGHT EXPANDED BEYOND THE
DUWAMISH VALLEY. OTHER OTHER
AREAS SUBJECT TO SEA LEVEL RISE
. YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN. AND
CONNECTION TO THE FORMER ITEM
WHICH THE SPU SHOWER TRAILERS
WERE DEPLETED THAT EVENT IN
2022. I AM HERE FOR IT. I THINK
THIS IS A VERY GOOD IDEA.
>> COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THIS
COSPONSORSHIP OF SPU-010S-A-1,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND NOW .
>> I HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS KETTLE
AND STRAUSS ADDING THEIR NAMES
TO SPU-010S-A-1 .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> COUNCILMEMBERS KETTLE,
STRAUSS AND NAY FOR.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO
SPU-012S-A-1.
>> COUNSEL STAFF, THIS STATEMENT
ALLEGEDLY OF INTENSE WOULD
REQUEST SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
REPORT ON RATE AND -- RATE
IMPACTS, EXTENDING ELIGIBLE THE
AND PUT HIS PATIENT AND UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANT
PROGRAMS ON BOTH SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT. THE PRIMARY SPONSOR IS
CHAIR STRAUSS AND COSPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS JUAREZ AND RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, ERIC. I WILL START
BY SAYING THIS. THERE IS ONLY
ROOM FOR THREE SPONSORS AND
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH HAS
BEEN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IN THE
WORK TO ANALYZE THE IMPROVEMENTS
WE NEED TO MAKE TO THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM. WE ARE FAR
ENOUGH -- AND COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS
SINCE BEFORE I EVER STEPPED FOOT
INTO CITY HALL AND SO WE
APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S COMMITMENT
ALONG THE YEARS TO UNDERSTAND,
WHAT IS THE RIGHT BALANCE FOR
THE THRESHOLD THAT ALLOWS
SOMEBODY TO SIGN UP FOR UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS. AND HOW DO WE
CREATE A STEP DOWN SPECTRUM
RATHER THAN A CLIFF OF
INELIGIBILITY , SO THAT MORE
PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE MARGINS
ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE BENEFIT
FROM THE UTILITY DISCOUNT
PROGRAM . AND THEN ON THE OTHER
SIDE THAT WE DO NOT HIT THE
SYSTEM AT ONE TIME WITH A SPIKED
RATE TO OFFSET THE DISCOUNT
PROGRAM. ALL OF THIS SAID, I
BELIEVE WE ARE QUITE CLOSE TO
COMING TO THE NEXT STEPS. AND
THIS STATEMENT ALLEGEDLY OF
INTENT WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION TO HELP US REACH THE
LEGISLATIVE GOAL . WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE QUESTIONS
OR DISCUSSIONS? I SEE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS. I
CO- SERVE ON THE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. FOCUSING ON SPU.
I'M ALSO AWARE PARTICULARLY IN
DISTRICT SEVEN OF THE CHALLENGES
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT IS FACING AND
THEREFORE THE UTILITY RATES AND
THE IMPACT THAT IT WILL HAVE ON
THOSE TWO AND SO I SECOND THE
POINTS YOU ARE JUST MAKING AND
THEN COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, RELATED TO THIS
TOPIC. AND I WILL BE RAISING MY
HAND ALSO FOR COSPONSORSHIP.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I SIT ON
THE PARKS COMMITTEE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
CHAIRS AND I TALKED A LOT ABOUT
THE RATE INCREASES TO THE
UTILITIES AND THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. I HAVE A LOT OF
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE LIVING ON
FIXED INCOME. THEY ARE RETIRED.
EVERY TIME WE HAVE A UTILITY
RATE, IT REALLY IMPACTS THEM.
SO WE WELCOME THIS STUDY.
GETTING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW WE CAN HELP MORE FOLKS.
ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING ON FIXED
INCOMES ACROSS OUR CITY. THANK
YOU .
>> THANK YOU. MR. GOOD NIGHT,
CAN YOU PROVIDE US A BRIEF
EXPLANATION OF THE TRADE-OFFS ?
I SPOKE ABOUT IT AT A HIGH
LEVEL. WE INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE UTILITY
DISCOUNT PROGRAM AND HOW DOES
THAT IMPACT RATES ?
>> IF IT IS OKAY WITH THE CHAIR,
I WOULD GIVE MY COLLEAGUE ERIC A
CHANCE TO SPEAK FIRST. AND I'M
HAPPY TO CHIME IN AFTER HE IS
DONE.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM
, THE MONEY THAT IS NOT SPENT IN
BILLS FOR FOLKS THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE THERE ARE TAKEN UP BY
THE RENT PAYERS ACROSS THE REST
OF THE UTILITIES. SPEAKING IN
GENERAL. AND SO IT IS SORT OF
THAT STRAIGHTFORWARD. WHAT I
WILL SAY IS THAT IT IS A PART OF
THE CALCULATION, MOSTLY FOR
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT BECAUSE I
STAFF THEM MORE THAN SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES. THEY WILL BE
BEFORE THE COUNCIL NEXT YEAR .
EVERY TWO YEARS THEY COME AND
UPDATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND
THEY WILL LOOK AT THE RIGHT PATH
FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS ANISETTE
RATES WITH YOU WILL AND LOOK AT
THEM FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
THIS WILL BE PART OF THE ACTIVE
DISCUSSION NEXT YEAR. AND I
THINK THAT THE INTENT IS THAT
THIS STUDY WOULD LEAD INTO THOSE
DISCUSSIONS WHEN A LOT OF THE
NUMBERS WOULD BE BEFORE YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK THAT
TAKES CARE OF ALL THE QUESTIONS
HERE. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, DID
YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU. SO THAT THIS
WON'T BE BACKWARD LOOKING, WE
JUST PASSED AN INCREASED SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITY RATE AND I HAD
CONCERNS THAN ABOUT THE FOLKS
LIVING ON FIXED INCOME AND WE
HAVE LIMITED ABILITY TO HELP
FOLKS BECAUSE OF THE INCOME.
THEY FALL RIGHT ABOVE THE MARK
WHERE YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. AND
THAT IS WHY I WAS INTERESTED IN
LOOKING AT , HOW CAN WE EITHER
EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY OR WHAT
CAN WE DO TO HELP THESE FOLKS
THAT ARE LIVING ON FIXED INCOME
, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEIR
PROPERTY TAXES ARE ALSO
INCREASING. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR
THEM TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR
HOMES.
>> MR. MCCONAUGHEY OR ANY OTHER
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS
WOULDN'T BE BACKWARD LOOKING IN
THE SENSE THAT THE UTILITY
PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT
CUSTOMERS CAN ENROLL IN RIGHT
NOW. UNLIKE SEATTLE CITY LIGHT,
WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT TWO-YEAR
CYCLE, SPU CONSIDERS ONE OF THE
THREE LINES OF BUSINESS EVERY
YEAR. AND SO IT IS ALWAYS THE
SPU RATE YEAR. I THINK IT WOULD
BE FORWARD-LOOKING.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU .
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS ON THIS
ITEM BEFORE US RIGHT NOW WITH
THE UTILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM
QUICK SEEING NONE, IF YOU LIKE
TO COSPONSOR SPU-012S-A-1,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND NOW . WE
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
HOLLINGSWORTH, RIVERA, KETTLE,
SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA,
HOLLINGSWORTH, RIVERA , KETTLE
AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WAS
ALREADY A COSPONSOR. AND
SOLOMON AND NELSON.
>> I THINK EVERYONE IS ON BOARD.
WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA,
HOLLINGSWORTH, RIVERA, KETTLE,
SOLOMON AND NELSON.
>> THAT IS EVERYBODY.
>> THAT IS EVERYONE. EVERYONE
LOVES THIS IDEA .
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
WE HAVE FOUR OR FIVE ITEMS LEFT
AND 20 MATS UNTIL WE HAVE A HARD
STOP TO START FOR COUNCIL
PREPARATIONS. WITH THAT, WE HAVE
THE OFFICE OF THE HEARING
EXAMINER.
>> COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF. ITEM
HXM-001-A-1 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
NELSON AND WOULD INCREASE THE
PROBATIONS AFTER THE OFFICE OF
HEARING EXAMINATION AT $543,000
OF THE GENERAL FUND , 2026, FOR
REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRONIC CASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH IS AT
THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE. THIS
IS A PARTIAL PAYMENT ON THE
TOTAL COST OF $1.5 MILLION .
>> THANK YOU MR. FREEMAN.
NOTING THAT THIS IS A $1.5
MILLION REQUEST , IT IS SPREAD
OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS,
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
HEARING EXAMINER CONTINUES TO
BACK UP THEIR DATABASE WITH A
PER COPY BECAUSE IT HAS SHUT
DOWN A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE
EXAMINER IS CRUCIAL TO THE WORK
AND THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
BY MAKING JUDICIAL DECISIONS
THAT HELP US WITH OUR BECAUSE I
JUDICIAL ROLE HERE AT THE CITY
COUNCIL AS WELL AS HEARING THE
CASES THAT ARE CREATED BY
LEGISLATION THAT WE HAVE ASKED.
THEY ARE ABLE TO RESOLVE ISSUES
AND PROVIDE US DIRECTION FOR
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. THE
BACKBONE OF THAT IS A COMPUTER
SYSTEM THAT WORKS.
COLLEAGUES,QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
OR DISCUSSION QUICK SEEING NONE,
IF YOU LIKE TO COSPONSOR
HXM-001-A-1, PLEASE RAISE YOUR
HAND .
>> ADDING COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE
TO HXM-001-A-1 .
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> MOVING ON TO SEATTLE IT. WE
HAVE TRINITIES SIX .
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> ITD-010S-A-1 IS A STATEMENT
OF LEDGES LIGHT OF INTENT THAT
WOULD REQUEST SEATTLE IT PROVIDE
QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THE USAGE
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR AI
ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENT INCLUDING
PRIVATE PROJECTS AND
INTEGRATIONS INTO EXISTING
TECHNOLOGY . ADDITIONALLY, THE
REPORTS ARE REQUESTED TO INCLUDE
THE FINANCIAL COST OF ADMISSION
AND LESSONS LEARNED FOR PRIOR
PROJECTS. THIS ITEM IS ANSWERED
BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COSPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
TRANSITING AND SOLOMON.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, A 11. COLLEAGUES,
I KNOW WHEN WE HAD OUR
DISCUSSION ELATED TO THIS, WE
HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT
THE USE OF AI AND ITS FUTURE AT
THE CITY. WE KNOW THAT AI IS A
TOOL THAT HAS GAINED A LOT OF
TRACTION RECENTLY WHILE SOME
FUNCTIONS CAN BE USED TO MAKE
WORK EASIER, WE ARE AWARE THAT
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN A NUMBER OF
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES THAT HAVE
BEEN RAISED AS WELL AS OTHER
APPLICATIONS AS IT RELATES TO
CITY WORK. THAT SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED WHEN WE ARE USING
PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS ON NEW AND
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. AND SO
THIS REPORT IS FOR CUSTOMER
INFORMATION LOOKING AT SEATTLE
IT 'S BUDGET FOR AI.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. COLLEAGUES,DISCUSSION ON
TRINITIES SIX? COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> I THINK THIS IS GOOD
INFORMATION TO GATHER . BUTI'M
WONDERING, WHO IS GOING TO WRITE
-- WILL YOU HELP WRITE -- I
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WILL HELP
WRITE THE [ INAUDIBLE ] REPORT.
I THINK IT IS IMPORT FOR US TO
KNOW WHAT OPPORTUNITIES WE ARE
MISSING OUT ON BY NOT USING AI
IN CERTAIN APPLICATIONS THAT
COULD HELP US IN REALLY COMPLEX
PROBLEMS SUCH AS PERMITTING OR
HOMELESSNESS . I WENT TO THE
BLOOMBERG CITY LAB CONFERENCE
LAST YEAR AND HEARD OF WHAT
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WERE DOING
WITH AI AND IT WAS REALLY
IMPRESSIVE. AND SO I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
GIVES US MAYBE -- MAYBE IT
COULD BE REPORT THAT ALSO TALKS
ABOUT WHAT APPLICATIONS SEATTLE
LIGHT HAS CONSIDERED FOR USE OF
AI, TO MAKE OUR RESPONSE AS
PUBLIC SERVANTS MORE ROBUST TO
OUR CONSTITUENTS.
>> THANK YOU. MR. GOOD NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, I THINK THIS
SERIES OF REPORTS AND THE
REQUEST WOULD PROVIDE THAT
OPPORTUNITY. AND SO THE IDEA IS
THERE IS SOME BUDGET BEING
PROPOSED IN THE YEAR END
SUPPLEMENTAL FOR 2025 THAT WOULD
CARRY OVER TO 2026. THERE ARE
SOME DISTINCT PROPOSALS IN THE
PROPOSED BUDGET. SOME OF THE
FUNDING IS USED FOR PILOT
PROJECTS. SO THAT APARTMENT OR
MAKING A REQUEST TO SEATTLE IT
AND THERE IS A SUB CABINET FOR
THE MAYORS OFFICE, TO PILOT
THINGS AND SEE HOW THEY ARE
WORKING. I THINK THIS WOULD
PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY,
FOR SEATTLE IT TO REPORT ON HOW
THEY HAVE BEEN SPENDING FUNDING
AND WHAT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
MIGHT EXIST AND WHAT THEY MIGHT
BE PURSUING IN THE FUTURE.
HOPEFULLY WE HAVE WRITTEN IT IN
A WAY THAT IT WOULD ALLOW THAT.
ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD SAY THE
WAY THE SLIDE AS CURRENTLY
DRAFTED, EITHER ASKS FOR WRITTEN
REPORTS OR PRESENTATIONS AT
COMMITTEE. OFTEN TIMES,
PRESENTATIONS AT COMMITTEE ALLOW
THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THIS GO BACK
AND FORTH AND EVOLVE THE REQUEST
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR .
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE
RIGHT WORD. I ALMOST DID A
PROVISO REQUIRING IT. 700,000 IN
THE BUDGET FOR THE ACQUISITION
OF SOME AI PROGRAM OR WHATEVER.
I ALMOST DID A PROVISO ON MONEY
FOR MORRISON -- TRIED TO ENSURE
THAT WAS THE RFP. THEN I DECIDED
NOT TO GET INTO THE WEEDS ON
THAT. AND THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
PLATFORMS ARE GOOD FOR
GOVERNMENT WORK. THAT ARE
DIVERSIFYING EVERY DAY . SO,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY RESPONSE FROM
THE TABLE ?
>> COLLEAGUES, FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR COMMENT ON
TRINITIES SIX? SEEING NO MORE
COMMENT OR QUESTION, IF YOU LIKE
TO COSPONSOR THIS ITD-010S-A-1,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND NOW. I
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
NELSON ADDING THEIR NAME TO
TRINITIES SIX .
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO THE
NEXT ITEM, WE HAVE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES,
SDHR-001S-A-1.
>> SDHR-001S-A-1 IS SPONSORED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COSPONSORSHIP BY COUNCILMEMBERS
HOLLINGSWORTH AND KETTLE. THE
CBI IS A SLIDE THAT BUILDS OFF
OF RESPONSE THAT COUNSEL
RECEIVES THIS YEAR AND REQUESTS
MORE STRANDS OF PROGRAMMING PER
CITY EMPLOYEES, SUBJECT TO
LAYOFF.
>> THANK YOU. AS A SPONSOR OF
THE AMENDMENT, WILL RECOGNIZE
MYSELF TO SAY THAT THIS BUILDS
UPON A S -- A SL Y FROM LAST
YEAR WHEN STAFF WERE LAID OFF
DUE TO REDUCTION IN THE CORE
STAFFING RESERVES FOR SDCI AND
STAFF FROM OTHER DEPARTMENT WERE
FACING LAYOFFS. THE SLY LAST
YEAR SET FORWARD A COUPLE OF
RECOMMENDATIONS. COLLEAGUES, I
WOULD PUT THIS FORWARD AS
LEGISLATION, AS A RESOLUTION.
HOWEVER, I HAVE REQUESTED THAT
WE LIMIT THE NUMBER OF COUNCIL
GENERATED PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THIS YEAR. SO , BECAUSE THERE
IS A FAIR AMOUNT MORE
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE BUDGET OVER
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS , THEN LAST
YEAR. JUST TO SAY THAT THERE ARE
A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE BALLOT
THAT WILL MAKE OUR JOB EASIER OR
MORE DIFFICULT NEXT WEEK. WITH
THAT SAID, I HAVE CHANGED MY
DESIRE TO HAVE A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AND PROVIDED IT AS A
SLIDE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE THE
SDHR TO EMBLEM OF THE CHANGES WE
IDENTIFIED THROUGH LAST YEAR'S
SLIDE. WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES,
QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ?
>> SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
OR DISCUSSION, IF YOU LIKE TO
COSPONSOR SDHR-001S-A-1, PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND NOW. SEEING NO
FURTHER OR ADDITIONAL
COSPONSORS, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
IS THAT A COSPONSORSHIP? WE HAVE
COUNCIL NUMBER SAKA SPONSORING
SDHR-001S-A-1.
>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL PAUSE. ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
TO SDHR-001S-A-1 ? I HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND RINCK
COSPONSORING SDHR-001S-A-1 .
>> THANK YOU. THAT DOES BRING US
TO OUR FINAL ITEM. WE WILL HAVE
A LITTLE [ INAUDIBLE ] ORDER
BEFORE AND AFTER THE ITEM AND
BEFORE WE ADJOURN. WITH THAT,
FAS-001-A-1.
>> FOR THE RECORD, THE [
INAUDIBLE ] STAFF, FAS-001-A-1
WOULD INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS IN
FINANCE AND ADMINISTERED OF
SERVICES BY $70,000 TO INSTALL
MICRO MOBILITY CHARGING STATIONS
AT SEATTLE CITY HALL. IN THIS
CASE, ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND
ADDITIONAL PORTABLE ELECTRIC
WHEELCHAIRS AND CHARGING
STATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, AS SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, YOUR RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. MICRO
MOBILITY AND ELEKTRA VOCATION
ARE IMPORTANT FOR BOTH THE
ENVIRONMENT AND TO HELP BOOST
ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL. MICRO
MOBILITY INVESTMENTS REDUCE
CARBON EMISSIONS AND CONGESTION.
THEY IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
ENHANCE TRAVEL FLEXIBILITY . AS
A PROUD SOFTBALL DAD, I WAS
TRAVELING THE STATE EARLIER THIS
SUMMER FOR MY DAUGHTER'S
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT. AND WAS
POPPING INTO VARIOUS CITY HALLS
OF THE TOWNS THAT I WAS
VISITING, INCLUDING VANCOUVER'S
CITY HALL. AND I WAS AMAZED TO
SEE, VANCOUVER'S CITY HALL ,
MAKE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
THEY ARE OPEN IN THE LOBBY AND
IN THE FOYER AREA. AND AVAILABLE
AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL CITY
EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, COMING DOWN TO TESTIFY
AT CITY HALL, ET CETERA. AND BY
GOLLY, IF VANCOUVER'S CITY HALL
CAN HAVE THIS KIND OF COOL
INFRASTRUCTURE, WE CERTAINLY CAN
AND MUST IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAVE
A LIMITED NUMBER OF WHEELCHAIR
CHARGERS AS WELL FOR ELECTRIC
WHEELCHAIRS AND THIS WOULD ADD
ONE OR TWO MORE. AND IN
ADDITION TO NET NEW BY CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE , WE JUST NEED TO
MAKE SURE IT IS PLACED IN SMART
LOCATIONS AND ACCESSIBLE
LOCATIONS, NOT JUST FOR CITY
EMPLOYEES BUT MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC, BUT THAT IS THE ESSENCE
OF THIS PROPOSAL .
>> ANOTHER SUPERCOOL ONE .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COLLEAGUES,QUESTIONS OR
DISCUSSION ? COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DID NOT
REALIZE WE HAD THESE KIND OF
CHARGERS IN CITY HALL. DOES
ANYBODY KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?
>> THEY ARE HIDDEN .
>> THEY ARE BY THE NIGHT LANDIS
INTERESTS -- ENTRANCE. THERE IS
A BIG SIGNPOSTED THAT SAYS THERE
ARE ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR CHARGERS
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
CHAIR. I SHOULD BE MORE
MINDFUL. I WILL CHECK THEM OUT
DURING THE BREAK. THANK YOU.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
PARTICULARLY FOR ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, FURTHER
DISCUSSION? I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA HAS SOMETHING TO ADD. I
WILL JUST SAY THAT YOUR TRIP TO
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON AND
BRINGING THIS INFORMATION BACK
IS GREAT. VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
HAS A WONDERFUL WATERFRONT. THEY
ARESURPASSING PORTLAND OF THE
STATE TO THE SOUTH OF US. BUT
NOT QUITE BETTER THAN OUR OWN
SEATTLE WATERFRONT. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> IT IS A BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT.
I CHECKED IT OUT AT YOUR
SUGGESTION. I CAN ATTEST TO
THAT. NOT ASPRISTINE AS OUR
OWN. YES. FOR CLARITY, THERE IS
AN EXISTING LIMITED NUMBER OF
ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR CHARGERS AS
NOTED. AND SO THIS PROPOSAL
WOULD ADD MORE . BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, ADD NET NEW -- TO
CLARIFY AND ADD NET NEW ELECTRIC
BIKE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> COLLEAGUES, IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR
FAS-001-A-1 .
>> I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
ADDING HER NAME TO FAS-001-A-1 .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, THAT DOES BRING
US TO THE END OF THE
PRESENTATION TODAY.
CONGRATULATIONS. I WILL JUST
TELL YOU THAT I DID NOT KNOW HOW
TODAY WOULD GO BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T DO THIS PROCESS LAST
YEAR AND WE HAD WAY MORE PUBLIC
COMMENT THAN I EXPECTED. THIS
IS A GOOD THING. WE HAD MORE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY THAN WE HAD
AT THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING. SO,
THESE ARE GOOD THINGS. I DID
MISSPEAK THIS MORNING. WE DO NOT
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT NEXT
WEDNESDAY BECAUSE WE HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING THE FOLLOWING --
THE NEXT DAY, THURSDAY. AT THE
PUBLIC HEARING, WE WILL BREAK IT
DOWN INTO VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT LIKE WE DID AT
THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING . WE
WILL HAVE MORE THAN A MINUTE BUT
LIKELY LESS THAN TWO MINUTES. WE
WILL MEET AGAIN TOMORROW,
OCTOBER 29TH AT 9:30 AND OCTOBER
30TH AT 9:30, TO DISCUSS THE
ADDITIONAL BUDGET ACTIONS
PROPOSED BY COUNCILMEMBERS.
ONLY WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT WILL
BE ACCEPTED TOMORROW. WE WILL
HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR 60
MINUTES TOPS ON THURSDAY. SO
THAT THE PUBLIC CAN COMMENT ON
COUNCIL BUDGET PROPOSALS THAT
HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLISHED YET
TODAY. WITH THAT SAID, AS WE
HAVE ABOUT 52 MINUTES UNTIL THE
FULL COUNCIL MEETING, IF YOU
HAVE A PREFERENCE ON THE MEETING
GOING LONG THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
OR ADDING FRIDAY, PLEASE LET ME
KNOW BETWEEN NOW AND FULL
COUNCIL. IF WE KEEP ON TRACK
LIKE WE DID JUST NOW, WE COULD
GET THROUGH THIS QUITE QUICKLY.
BUT IF THERE IS FURTHER
DISCUSSION, IT MIGHT GO LONGER.
I WANT TO BE EFFICIENT WITH THE
TIME WE HAVE TOGETHER AND ALSO
LEAVE ROOM FOR FULL DISCUSSION .
WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE
WE CLOSE? I SEE CLERK SCHWINN .
>> NOTHING FROM YOU. ANYTHING
FROM CENTRAL STAFF?