14, 2025 SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS 9:30 A.M., I'M DAN STRAUSS,
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH IS
EXCUSED FOR THE MOMENT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. AS COLLEAGUES COME
IN, WE WILL ANNOUNCE THEIR
ARRIVAL. ALBEIT, SOMETIMES WE DO
IT LATE. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
INTO THE PUBLIC, HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD FIRST, AND THEN
WE WILL MOVE INTO ADOPTING THE
AGENDA, SO THAT WE PRIORITIZE
THE FOLKS THAT HAVE COME HERE
AND TO ALLOW US TO DO OUR
BUSINESS. ONCE WE'VE HEARD FROM
YOU. SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE, I
HAVE 20 HERE. CAN YOU CONFIRM?
WHOEVER IS SIGNING UP OR HOW
MANY PEOPLE DO WE HAVE HERE?
>> IT WILL BE 21 TOTAL, IN
PERSON, AND THEN WE HAVE 29
REMOTE.
>> WONDERFUL. SO THAT DOES MEAN
WE ARE UNDER THE 60-PERSON MARK,
WHICH MEANS EVERYBODY WILL
RECEIVE ONE MINUTE. IF WE ARE
OVER 60 PEOPLE SIGNED UP, WE
WOULD DROP DOWN TO 45 SECONDS OR
30 SECONDS, DEPENDING ON HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP. SO
THAT'LL PUT US HAVING PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR ABOUT THE NEXT HOUR.
I'LL CALL GROUPS OF TEN PEOPLE
IN A ROW. IF YOU CAN JUST LINE
UP. WE'RE GOING TO TICK THROUGH
THIS QUICKLY. JAZZ HANDS, SO WE
CAN MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE
HEARING THE PERSON SPEAKING AND
ROTATE INTO THE NEXT PERSON
QUICKLY. SO MOVING INTO THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND
WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE ADDED THE
HOUR TO THE BEGINNING OF
TODAY'S MEETING FOR THIS
SECTION OF THE BUDGET, SO THIS
DOES COVER TODAY AND MONDAY'S
MEETING THAT WE WILL BE HAVING.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE AS STATED 29
PEOPLE SIGNED UP REMOTELY AND 21
IN PERSON. THAT MEANS WE WILL
START WITH THE IN-PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTERS, AND THEN MOVE INTO
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR
THOSE WHO HAVE CALLED IN, YOU
CAN GUESS -- WE WILL START
SPEAKING TO YOU IN ABOUT 25
MINUTES. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MANNER. SPEAKERS WILL
BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED, AND WE'LL
BEGIN WITH THE IN-PERSON
SPEAKERS FIRST. WHEN YOU HEAR A
CHIME, THAT MEANS TEN SECONDS
ARE REMAINING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO GIVE UP THE REST OF YOUR TIME
TO HEAR THE NEXT PERSON, IT
NEVER HURTS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO
USE THE FULL MINUTE. BUT IF YOU
ARE EXCEEDING THE FULL MINUTE,
WE WILL TURN OFF THE MICROPHONE.
SO WHEN YOU HEAR THAT CHIME,
YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE SECONDS
LEFT. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN. WE'LL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKERS ON THE LIST.
SO I'M GOING TO READ THE FIRST
TEN NAMES.
AND WITH THAT, I SEE WE HAVE THE
TIMER UP, AND TAKE IT AWAY. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GREAT, GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M DON
BLAKELY. HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS
MORNING. FOR THE PAST THREE
YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE UNHOUSED
POPULATION AND THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT. THROUGH THE GREAT WORK
OF REACH AND LEAD AND OTHER
PROGRAMS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
HOUSE OVER 60 PEOPLE AND SHELTER
ANOTHER 150. THE KEY TO THE
SUCCESS OF THIS WORK HAS BEEN
OUR ABILITY TO MAKE MEANINGFUL
AND PERSONAL CONNECTIONS AND
BUILD PLANS TOGETHER WITH
CLIENTS AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE
INTO HOUSING --
>> DON, I'M SORRY, WE'RE GOING
TO PAUSE AND WE'RE GOING TO
START OVER. I'LL GIVE YOUR TIME
RIGHT BACK. WE HAD A MOTION.
I'M SORRY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO GIVE
YOU THEIR FULL AND FOCUSED
ATTENTION.
>> SURE.
>> FOR THE RECORD, WE ARE NOW
JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
RINCK, HOLLINGSWORTH, KETTLE,
STRAUSS, RIVERA, SAKA, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. WE HAVE A
FULL QUORUM NOW. IT IS STILL
ONLY 9:34. WE'RE ALMOST ON
TIME. ONCE WE TAKE THIS MOMENT
OF PAUSE, WE'LL RESTART YOUR
TIME.
>> I HEARD TRAFFIC WAS ROUGH OUT
THERE TOO. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GET
STARTED. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.
AS I WAS EXPLAINING, I'M WITH
THE DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THE ISSUE OF
HOMELESSNESS FOR THE PAST,
ACTUALLY LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN
WITH THE ORGANIZATION, BUT I'VE
BEEN DOING IT WITH THEM FOR FOUR
AND A HALF YEARS. A PART OF THE
WORK IS BUILDING RELATIONSHIP
WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ON THE STREETS AND
BUILDING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKING
GREAT PROGRESS WITH THOSE
CONNECTIONS. THERE'S SOME MONEY
IN THE BUDGET THIS TIME AROUND.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA AND STRAUSS FOR PUTTING
MONEY, WE CONTINUE THAT BASED
OUTREACH. IT'S REALLY BEEN
EFFECTIVE AT HELPING US GET
PEOPLE INTO HOUSING AND INTO
SHELTER. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE COIN, THERE'S ALSO THE
PIPELINE OF HOUSING ITSELF. THAT
PIPELINE IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
US WHEN WE DO BUILD THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS THAT THE PEOPLE
HAVE A PLACE TO GO. I KNOW
THERE'S SOME CONVERSATION IN
THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW ABOUT $11
MILLION FOR SHELTER SPACE AND
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE HUD MONEY
DRIES UP IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
ALL THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE DON'T TAKE AWAY THAT AS AN
OPTION. IF WE TAKE AWAY THE
SHELLER AND THEPIPELINE THAT WE
HAVE AND THAT $11 MILLION COULD
UNDERMINE OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT
WORK. SO THANKS FOR CONSIDERING
THAT.
>> THANK YOU, DON. UP NEXT IS
JOHN. FOLLOWED BY MARCUS, STAN,
AND IF FOLKS WANT TO LINE UP, SO
WE COULD BE TICKING THROUGH
THAT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> GOOD MORNING, JOHN. JOHN
SCHULLS, THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION. THANKS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER COMMENT. I
WANT TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE
PROPOSED $11 MILLION IN THE
MAYOR'S BUDGET TO SUPPORT
ADDITIONAL SHELTER IN OUR CITY
THAT'S DESPERATELY NEEDED. I
WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THE
DIFFICULT SITUATION YOU'RE
FACING AND A NUMBER OF HOUSING
PROVIDERS IN OUR CITY ARE
FACING, AND OUR COMMUNITY AS A
WHOLE WITH POTENTIAL FEDERAL
CUTS. BUT I WOULD URGE YOU NOT
TO ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL. WE
SHOULD DO BOTH OF THESE THINGS.
BOTH ARE ABSOLUTELY NEEDED, AND
SURELY WITHIN THE LARGEST
GENERAL FUND BUDGET THAT WILL BE
ADOPTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE
CITY. THERE ARE OTHER PLACES TO
LOOK TO SUPPORT CONTINGENCY FUND
TO PROTECT OUR EXISTING HOUSING
PROVIDERS AND THEIR ABILITY TO
KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED THAN TO RAID
ADDITIONAL SHELTER DOLLARS THAT
ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED. I URGE
YOU TO GET CREATIVE AND LOOK AT
OTHER OPTIONS TO BOTH FUND A
CONTINGENCY, AGAINST FEDERAL
CUTS, AND TO HELP MORE PEOPLE
OFF THE STREETS BY CREATING
EMERGENCY SHELTERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MARCUS JOHNSON, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MARCUS
JOHNSON, I'M THE EXECUTIVE OF
CLEAN AND SAFE OPERATIONS AT THE
U DISTRICT. I'D LIKE TO COME
AND SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
SPONSORSHIP OF BUDGET ACTION
OEDs. 4B, PROVIDING CLEANING
FUND FOR THE U DISTRICT,
BALLARD, AND CAPITOL HILL. WE
MAINTAIN OVER THREE AND A HALF
SQUARE MILES, SO WE ARE VERY
SMALL, BUT WE DISTRICT A LOT. IN
THE LAST YEAR, WE CLEANED UP
3,000 BAGS OF TRASH, CLEANED UP
OVER 7,000 GRAFFITI TAGS,
HUNDREDS OF BIOHAZARDS, HUNDREDS
OF HOURS OF PRESSURE WASHING. WE
MAINTAINED 75 FLOWER BASKETS. WE
MAINTAINED DOZENS OF OUTDOOR
DINING TABLES. AND RIGHT NOW, WE
ARE CLEANING UP THE 2,000 POUNDS
OF LEAVES A DAY. SO THIS MONEY
WOULD HELP INCREASE OUR CAPACITY
TO DO OTHER THINGS LIKE
ADDITIONAL LITTER ROUTES. WE'LL
BE ABLE TO DO MORE THINGS LIKE
PRESSURE WASHING, AND ALSO ALLOW
US TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO
CLEAN, MAINTAIN, AND ACTIVATE
OUR PUBLIC SPACES. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE VITALITY
OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS MONEY
WILL GO A LONG WAYS TO INCREASE
OUR CAPACITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARCUS. STAN,
FOLLOWED BY JONATHAN. GOOD
MORNING, STAN.
>> GOOD MORNING. AND THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK HERE.
MY NAME IS STAN. I AM ONE OF THE
BOARD MEMBERS OF THE RENEWAL
PROJECT. AND AS YOU MAY
REMEMBER, THE STATUE WAS STOLEN,
VICIOUSLY A YEAR AGO. AND WE
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA FOR SEEKING TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A
STATUTE THAT IS A REPRESENTATIVE
OF SO MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
WITHIN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE
JAPANESE-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, THE
PEACE COMMUNITY, CHILDREN. IT'S
JUST A SPIRITUAL MONUMENT AS
WELL AS A PIECE OF ART. AND TO
HAVE IT GONE, I THINK DIMINISHES
THE CITY ITSELF. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO MAKE
A STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT OUR
SPIRITUAL VALUES ARE. DO WE
VALUE CHILDREN AND PEACE. I URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, STAN. GOOD
MORNING, JONATHAN, FOLLOWED BY
LINDA.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
JONATHAN. I'M HERE WITH THE
QUAKERS, THE UNIVERSITY OF
FRIENDS MEETING. AND ALSO
FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION,
WHICH WILL HAVE THE REGIONAL
HEADQUARTERS ALSO IN SEATTLE. WE
ARE HERE TO THANK THE COUNCIL
FOR APPROPRIATING THIS MONEY TO
BRING THEM BACK. I WAS JUST OUT
AT THE SITE ON SUNDAY. TOOK A
COUPLE OF PICTURES TO SHOW
PEOPLE ARE STILL SENDING PAPER
CRANES THERE. I'D LIKE TO YIELD
THE REST OF MY TIME TO LINDA.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, LINDA.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILWOMAN RIVERA AND THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR LISTENING TO OUR
REQUEST. AND I HAVE HERE A
STRAND OF FOLDED CRANES FOLDED
BY MANY HANDS, CHILDREN, ELDERS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THESE
REPRESENT A COLLECTED STATEMENT
OF PEACE AND HOPE AND HEALING
AND PROSPERITY FOR GENERATIONS
TO COME. WE DO ASK YOU, AS A
COUNCIL, TO STAND ON THE RIGHT
SIDE OF HISTORY AND SUPPORT THE
REQUEST FOR THE RENEWAL PROJECT,
AND REPRESENT THE CITY IN THE
VALUES THAT WE ALL TREASURE. WE
DO VALUE THE TREASURE OF OUR
CHILDREN FOR GENERATIONS TO
COME. HOPE AND PEACE IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ALL NEED.
INDIVIDUALLY, COLLECTIVELY, AND
TOGETHER, WE CAN DO THIS, SO
THANK YOU. A GESTURE OF
GOODWILL, WE PRESENT THIS TO
MARITZA RIVERA AND THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS SIA FOLLOWED BY
AVERY, NOAH, THEN JOHN.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS SIA,
I'M WITH THE RENEWAL PROJECT.
I'M THE ARTIST THEY'VE HIRED
TO MAKE THE PIECE. REALLY
CREATING A SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO
COME AND GATHER AS WELL AS
REPLACING THE STATUE. I KNOW TO
THE CHILDREN, THE STATUE MEANS
SO MUCH THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
TELLING ME AMAZING STORIES ABOUT
GROWING UP, VISITING HER OVER
TIME, THE COMFORT SHE GAVE THEM.
MY STORY IS MY FATHER, YOU KNOW,
WAS A CHILD IN THE SUBURBS OF
HIROSHIMA WHEN THE BOMBS HIT.
I'M ONLY HERE BECAUSE OF THAT.
HE WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT JAPAN IF
THAT HADN'T HAPPENED. THAT'S
THE STORY FOR SO MANY CHILDREN
IN SEATTLE THAT COME HERE AS
ADULTS OR AS CHILDREN. I WANT
THAT SCULPTURE TO BE FOR THEM AS
WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND HERE ARE SOME LEAVES THAT
ARE A PART OF THE SCULPTURE, AND
ALSO TO REPRESENT MEMORY AND
TIME AND MEMORIAL. THE SPACE
THAT WE CREATE FOR PEACE.
>> THANK YOU, SIA.
>> I'M AVERY, AND I'M HERE TO
ASK YOU TO MAKE GETTING AROUND
SEATTLE SAFER AND EASIER.
THERE'S TWO BEING PROPOSED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
THANK YOU. ONE FOR STUDYING
SAFETY AND CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS
AT BELMONT AND ROY ON CAPITOL
HILL. AND IT'S AN INTERSECTION
ON THE HILL, WHERE THEY
PREVIOUSLY STATED, IT'S SAFE,
DUE TO HOW CONFUSING IT IS. THE
ENTRY DATA DISAGREES, AND THERE
IS ALSO AN SLI TO INTRODUCE
CALM, CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC IN THE
NEARBY PART OF CAPITAL HILL.
WE'VE HAD 59 CRASHES IN THE
LAST FIVE YEARS AND 13 INJURIES
ACCORDING TO SP D-DAY THAT IN
THAT AREA, WHERE BOTH OF THEM
ARE ABOUT. AND I'M READING THE
WRONG PART OF MY NOTES. THE
LEGISLATION WOULD STUDY AND
RESULT IN ADDRESSING THAT PART
OF THE SAFETY ISSUE THERE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU, AVERY. UP NEXT IS
NOAH, FOLLOWED BY JOHN AND THEN
AFTER JOHN GRANT IS MARTA,
DANIEL, BRIAN, SANDY, DAVID,
FAY, JOEY, HALLIE, CARLOS,
GEORGE. WITH THAT, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M NOAH
WILLIAMS, HERE FROM THE TRANSIT
RIDER UNIT. I'M IN SUPPORT OF
FOUR TO STUDY A FEW DIFFERENT
IMPORTANT ISSUES. THE FIRST
BEING THE BETTER BUS LANES
CAMPAIGN THAT IT IS
SELF-EXPLANATORY. TRAFFIC SUCKS.
WE SHOULD BE PAYING BUS DRIVERS
TO MOVE PEOPLE QUICKLY AS THEY
WANT TO, NOT SIT IN TRAFFIC,
ESPECIALLY ON SEATTLE'S HIGHEST
RIDERSHIP ROUTES. THE SECOND IS
FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT TO
SLI FOR SDOT TO STUDY THINGS
THAT ARE NOT JUST TRAFFIC.
VEHICLE EMISSIONS, TIRE
PRERECEIVER VENCE. TRAFFIC IS
NOT THE ONLY THING. YOU CAN'T
IMPROVE WHAT YOU CAN'T MEASURE.
THIRD IS THE EVALUATION OF
REPLACING PARKING IN THE CITY'S
RIGHT OF WAY WITH TREES AND I
KNOW THEY HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS
THAT WANT MORE GREENERY AND
GREEN COVER, PLACES WHERE THAT
WILL MAKE SENSE. FINALLY,
SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE RENEWAL
OPTIONS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND
OTHER ESSENTIAL PROJECTS IN THE
CITY'S BACKLOG. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, NOAH. GOOD
MORNING, JOHN.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M JOHN GRANT, THE CHIEF
STRATEGY OFFICER WITH THE LOW
INCOME HOUSING INSTITUTE. I'M
HERE TO TESTIFY TODAY IN SUPPORT
OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL,
NELSON'S PROPOSAL FOR $6
MILLION FOR RENT ASSISTANCE. BUT
I WANT TO FOCUS TODAY ON THE
$7.8 MILLION FOR NON-CONGREGANT
SHELTERS. THE CUTS TO THE
FUNDING FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
AS WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED AND
SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO DO THAT.
I WOULD SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME
HOMELESS ADVOCATES HERE THAT
WILL TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE
AMENDMENTS TO BACK FILL THAT
WITH THESE SHELTER DOLLARS. WE
DON'T SHARE THAT BELIEF. I
WOULD CALL THAT A DISAGREEMENT
AMONG FRIENDS. WE THINK THERE'S
OTHER APPROACHES. WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO GIVE YOURSELF
FLEXIBILITY. DON'T MAKE THE
MONEY STRICTLY TO BE BACK
FILLED. MAKE IT OPTIONAL. GIVE
YOURSELF THE FLEXIBLE BECAUSE WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO DO. WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT KING COUNTY IS
GOING TO DO, AND WHAT FUNDING
MIGHT BE AVAILABLE DOWN THE
ROAD. SO PLEASE AMEND THE
LANGUAGE, SO IT IS NOT STRICTLY
PROVISOD TO BACKFILL THAT
BUDGET. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN. MARTA, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS,
MY NAME IS MARTA, AND I'M WITH
THE LOW INCOME HOUSING
INSTITUTE. I'M TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON'S PROPOSAL TO ALLOW UP
TO $6 MILLION IN THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING BUDGET TO BE ALLOCATED
FOR TENANT BASED RENT
ASSISTANCE. WE THINK THIS IS A
REASONABLE COMPROMISE AND GIVES
OH FLEXIBILITY TO DETERMINE HOW
BEST TO FULFILL THIS REQUEST.
THIS WOULD INCREASE THE $11.4
MILLION FOR TENANT BASED RENT
ASSISTANCE TO $17.4 MILLION, AND
THESE FUNDS ARE DESPERATELY
NEEDED. GIVEN THAT OVER $300
MILLION HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED FOR
CAPITAL DOLLARS IN OH'S BUDGET.
WE THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO
REQUEST WE WILL, THAT WE WILL
STABILIZE UP TO 3,000 AT-RISK
TENANTS ACROSS MANY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING BUILDINGS. PLEASE
SUPPORT THIS REQUEST. WE NEED TO
TAKE STEPS TO BOTH BUILD MORE
AFFORDABLE HOUSINGS AND OUR
EXISTING STOCKS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WHERE WE SAW 1,300
AFFORDABLE UNITS SOLD OFF IN THE
LAST YEAR ALONE. PLEASE VOTE YES
FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON'S
BUDGET. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MARTA. GOOD
MORNING, DAN, FOLD BY BRIAN AND
THEN SANDY.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL FOLKS.
DAN NYE. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, SAKA, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR SUPPORTING OUR
AMENDMENT. I'M HERE TO SAY HI
TO YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. TWO THINGS TO TELL
YOU ABOUT. I SENT YOU ALL
E-MAILS THIS MORNING BECAUSE
LAST SATURDAY, WE GOT TOGETHER
OVER 30 SEATTLE CITIZENS TO
PLANT OVER 400 PLANTS, NATIVE
SPECIES ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK
WHERE WE CLEARED THE BLACKBERRY
AND THE IVY. AND WE ARE GOING
FORWARD WITH A BEAUTIFUL
PROJECT. I THINK YOU WILL BE
HAPPY OF. WE HAD REPRESENTATION
FROM OUR INDIGENOUS FOLKS THERE.
YESTERDAY I WAS DOWN AT THE
SEATTLE MONUMENT TO CELEBRATE
THE 174th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SETTLEMENT OF SEATTLE. AND WE
ARE WORKING HARD, AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOUR
SUPPORT TO RECONNECT IT HAD AND
BRING THE SALMON BACK LIKE IT
USED TO BE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, DAN. UP NEXT IS
BRIAN B FOLLOWED BY SANDY AND
THEN DAVID.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL PEOPLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SEEING US
TODAY. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU
AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE AND
WHAT IS NEXT FOR US. WE ARE
CURRENTLY MEETING WITH THE
ADMIRAL ASSOCIATION FOR
PRESENTATION. WE JUST MET WITH
THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, AND WE
HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM. WE
ALSO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THREE
PANEL KIOSK AT THE SOUTHWEST
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT
OUR PROJECT AND TO TALK ABOUT
THE HISTORY AND TO THE PEOPLE. I
WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OUR
5013C IS VERY ACTIVE AND IN OUR
LAST EVENT, WE HAD OVER 32
PEOPLE HELP US PLANT. NEXT
SATURDAY, WE ARE PLANTING OVER
60 TREES, SO THAT'S IN THE
WORKS IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO
JOIN US, PLEASE DO SO. THANKS
AGAIN FOR SEEING US TODAY. JUST
WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS SANDY,
FOLLOWED BY DAVID, AND THEN FAY.
>> HI, I'M SANDY WITH TREE
ACTION SEATTLE. AND I'M
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE
REVISED BUDGET ACTIONS,
SUBMITTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER
RIVERA TO ADD $100,000 TO
SAKA'S URBAN FORESTRY
CONSOLIDATION SLIDE. SEATTLE'S
TREES SAVED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR BY
LESSENING DEMAND ON OUR BUILT
INFRASTRUCTURE. EVEN MORE BY
PROVIDING CRITICAL HUMAN MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BENEFITS.
YET DESPITE HOW MUCH WE NEED
THEM, WE ARE LOSING TREES AT AN
ALARMING RATE. WHILE WE ALSO
SPEND EVER INCREASING AMOUNTS ON
A PATCH WORK OF URBAN FORESTRY
PROGRAMS ACROSS NINE DIFFERENT
SILOED DEPARTMENTS. FUNDING THE
URBAN FORESTRY CONSOLIDATION
STUDY IS THE EQUIVALENT OF
HIRING A FINANCIAL PLANNER WHEN
YOU'RE DROWNING IN DEBT. YOU
THINK YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO, BUT
ACTUALLY YOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT
TO, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, DAVID AND MY
APOLOGIES, FAY, I SEE FAY LOPEZ.
BUT WITH YOU, DAVID, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M
DAVE, I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
AND FOR A MOMENT, I'D LIKE TO
IMAGINE YOU'RE THE CEO OF THE
LARGE CORPORATION, AND YOU FOUND
OUT YOU HAD NINE DIFFERENT
DIVISIONS DOING THINGS
DIFFERENTLY IN EACH ONE. FIRST
THING YOU WOULD DO IS FORM A
STUDY TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE
HOW YOU COULD BE MORE EFFICIENT
IN TAKING BEST PRACTICES FROM
EACH OF THOSE AND CONSOLIDATE
THOSE PRACTICES. SO WITH THAT IN
MIND, I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA'S SLI TO
STUDY OUR URBAN FORESTRY
DIVISIONS AND SUPPORT COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA TO FUND IT. YOU
CAN'T MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN YOUR
PROCESSES IF YOU DON'T PUT A
LITTLE BIT OF MONEY. IT IS A
SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND I ASK
YOU TO SUPPORT THIS. WE CAN MAKE
OUR TREES MORE IMPORTANT AND
SAVE MONEY IN THE PROCESS. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. FAY AND MY
APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING THERE
VERY WELL. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS FAY LOPEZ. EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF PURPOSE DIGNITY
ACTION. WE'RE HERE TO ASK THE
PROVISO PULLING $11.8 MILLION IN
FUNDING FOR NEW SUPPORT SHELTER
CAPACITY BE REVISED. WE
ABSOLUTELY CONCUR THE CITY AND
KING COUNTY SHOULD DEVELOP A
CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE EVENT
OUR REGION RECEIVES LITTLE OR NO
HUD CONTINUUM CARE FUNDING IN
2026. HOWEVER, IT'S ALSO
OBTAINABLE WE WOULD NOT ADD HIGH
SUPPORT SHELTER CAPACITY. IT IS
ESSENTIAL THERE BE A CREDIBLE,
EFFECTIVE, ONGOING RESPONSE TO
THE CHALLENGES OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
FACE WHEN PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX
NEEDS ARE FORCED TO LIVE THEIR
LIVES IN PUBLIC SPACES. BRINGING
THE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS MODEL TO
PIONEER SQUARE AND THE LEAD UP
TO FIFA EVENTS IN SPRING 2026 IS
EXACTLY THE KIND OF PERSON
CENTER CARE RESPONSE THAT MANY
HAVE CALLED FOR AS FIFA
APPROACHES. WE SUPPORT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S PROPOSED
AMENDMENT AND ANY OTHER APPROACH
THAT WOULD RESTORE THE SMALL
AMOUNT OF ADAGE SHELTER CAPACITY
THAT BEEN PROPOSED FOR THIS
COMING YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, FAY. I SEE OUR
CLERK IS TAKING A WELL-DESERVED
MOMENT, SO I'M GOING TO JUST
GIVE YOU A TIME, AND I WILL --
I'LL WAIVE YOU WITH TEN SECONDS
LEFT.
>> SO IT MEANS I COULD GO FOR
TEN MINUTES, RIGHT? GOOD
MORNING, JOEY.
>> I'M JOEY LOPEZ, AN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL
OF GREATER SEATTLE. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT THREE, WORK IN DISTRICT
FOUR, AND WORSHIP IN DISTRICT
SEVEN. MEMBERS OF OUR BUDGET
ROUNDTABLE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
NEARLY EVERY SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING. WITNESSING TO
THE CALL OF FAITH COMMUNITIES
AND PEOPLE OF FAITH FROM EVERY
DISTRICT IN SEATTLE. THE BUDGETS
ARE A MORAL DOCUMENT AND SPEAK
TO THE VALUES OF OUR CITY
THROUGH PUBLIC INVESTMENT. MY
FAITH TELLS ME OVER AND OVER TO
WELCOME THE STRANGER AND TO
ATTEND TO THOSE IN NEED. AS MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID OVER THE
PAST WEEK, THIS BUDGET HAS SOME
GLIMMERS OF COMMUNITY CARE, AND
IT IS STILL FILLED WITH
CONTRADICTIONS. WE STRONGLY ASK
YOU LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PROVISOS
AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD LIMIT THE
FLEXIBILITY OF THE CITY'S
DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO THE
NEEDS OF THE CITY. ESPECIALLY AS
NEEDS EMERGE IN THE FACE OF
FEDERAL CUTS. SPECIFICALLY I ASK
THAT YOU NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH
$29.9 MILLION PROVISO FOR THE
UNIFIED CARE TEAM. WE ARE GLAD
TO SEE THESE STEPS, THE
PROPOSALS ARE MAKING TO
INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
AS WE CONTINUE TO DELIBERATE. WE
HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
BOLD CHOICES.
>> THANK YOU, JOEY. WE HAVE THE
CLERK WITH US, WHETHER THEY'RE
HERE IN PERSON OR NOT. WITH
THAT, WE HAVE HALLIE, FOLLOWED
BY CARLOS, GEORGE, HARPER, TIM,
AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO SIGN UP,
YOU'VE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY
HERE. GOOD MORNING, HALLIE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS HALLIE
WILLIS, I'M THE POLICY MANAGER
AT THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY
COALITION OF HOMELESSNESS, AND I
LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE DROPPED LAST
NIGHT. AND IT PLACES, AS WE
FEARED, A 30% LIMIT ON HOUSING
FUNDING, AND MAKES OTHER CHANGES
THAT MAKE IT SO 60% OF OUR
ENTIRE GRANT COULD BE AT RISK.
WE'RE EXPECTING AN UPDATE WITH
MORE INFORMATION LATER TODAY.
IT'S EXTREMELY CONCERNING THAT
THIS YEAR, UP TO 60% OF OUR $67
MILLION GRANT COULD BE UP FOR
GRABS. THAT'S $40 MILLION. IT
HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR POSITION
THAT WE NEED TO SUSTAIN THE
HOUSING THAT WE HAVE BEFORE WE
START ANYTHING NEW ACROSS THE
BUDGET. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND STRAUSS
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
ISSUE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE
SUSTAIN ALL AND PROTECT ALL OF
THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE
FOR THIS PURPOSE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS CARLOS
ORTIZ, FOLLOWED BY GEORGE M.
CARLOS, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCIL. HELLO. MY NAME IS
CARLOS ORTIZ. SPEAKING TODAY AS
A PARTICIPANT. THE PROPOSED
BUDGET FEELS DISCONNECTED FROM
WHAT PEOPLE LIVING OUTDOOR
ACTUALLY NEEDS. THE RECENT
ELECTION WAS A MANDATE. SEATTLE
AND KING COUNTY VOTERS ELECTED
PROGRESSIVE LEADERS AT EVERY
LEVEL BECAUSE THEY WANTED A
HUMANE HOUSING FIRST RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS. PLEASE HONOR THAT.
WHEN YOU REDUCE THE FUNDING FOR
SHELTER, HYGIENES ARE OUTREACH.
I KNOW YOU ARE JUST BALANCING
NUMBERS, BUT YOU ARE ALSO MAKING
IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME TO
SURVIVE. I JUST WANT THIS
COUNCIL TO BE AWARE THE STATE
HOUSE, STAY HEALTHY COALITION
FOR PARTNERS AND PREVENTING
ELECTIONS AND PROTECTING
TENANTS. PLEASE BE IN LINE WITH
THAT. CAN'T PUT A BAND-AID ON
THIS AND THEN EXPECT THE PROBLEM
TO GO AWAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CARLOS. UP NEXT IS
GEORGE. FOLLOWING GEORGE WILL BE
HARPER AND THEN TIM. AND THEN WE
WILL MOVE ONLINE. SO IF YOU ARE
CALLING REGISTRANT, WE'RE ABOUT
TO CHANGE OVER TO YOU. GOOD
MORNING, GEORGE.
>> GOOD MORNING. IT IS ACTUALLY
GEORGE HACKER, NOT GEORGE M.
>> I'M SORRY, I'M BAD AT
READING.
>> GOOD MORNING AND GOOD JOB FOR
KICKING BUTT ON HER ELECTION.
BUT LIKE YOU SAID, YOU KNOW,
EVERYBODY VOTED FOR PROGRESSIVE,
SO THAT SHOWS THEY WANT HOUSING,
SAFETY FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING
THOSE OF US WITHOUT HOMES. THIS
BUDGET THREAD IS THE VERY
SERVICES THAT KEEPS US ALIVE.
CUTS WILL PUSH MORE PEOPLE INTO
DANGER. THE WELFARE OF OUR
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS INTO THE
HANDS OF THE BUSINESS LOBBYING
GROUP WITH NO EXPERIENCE PUTS
PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. REJECT
THE PROPOSAL TO CONTRACT WITH
THE CITY ON THIS ISSUE. I ALSO
WANT TO HAVE STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE STAY HEALTHY COALITION
BECAUSE THEY PREVENT
HOMELESSNESS IN THE FRONT END.
PLEASE PASS THE BUDGET IN LINE
WITH THE PASSION IN ACTION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU, GEORGE. UP NEXT IS
HARPER, TIM, AND THEN WHOMEVER
ELSE HAS SIGNED UP ON THIS
SHEET. THEN WE WILL MOVE INTO
ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M JUST
GOING TO READ THEIR NAMES REAL
QUICK. WE HAVE KATE, NAFASO, YOU
ARE NOT PRESENT. YOU NEED TO
CALL IN NOW. YOU ARE THE FIRST
TEN VIRTUAL SPEAKERS. WITH THAT,
GOOD MORNING, HARPER.
>> HELLO, I'M HARPER, HERE FROM
TRANSIT RIDER UNION. THERE'S
ABOUT 300,000 BOARDING.
TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE ARE ON
BUSES. WHILE THAT'S AN
IMPRESSIVE NUMBER, IT COULD BE
HIGHER, MUCH HIGHER. FOR SOME
CONTEXT WITHIN THE SAN FRANCISCO
CITY LIMITS, MUNI MOVES ABOUT
HALF A MILLION PEOPLE WITH THE
SAME POPULATION. YESTERDAY IN
ITS CONCESSION SPEECH, MAYOR
HARRELL SPOKE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE CITY'S
COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE
CHANGE. BUSES ARE THE BACKBONE
AND THE SKELETON OF OUR TRANSIT
SYSTEM. THE BACKBONE OF OUR
FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.
OUR FIGHT FOR EQUITY, AND OUR
FIGHT FOR SAFE STREETS. IT IS
TIME TO RECOGNIZE THAT. IT IS
TIME TO MAKE THE OBVIOUS
TRANSPORTATION CHOICE. IT IS
TIME TO MAKE THEM FAST,
FREQUENT, AND RELIABLE. OUR
BUSES WASTE COUNTLESS DOLLARS
SITTING IN TRAFFIC, AND IT IS
FINALLY TIME TO ADDRESS THAT. WE
MUST FINALLY COMMIT TO PUTTING
TRANSIT WHERE IT SHOULD BE
FIRST.
>> THANK YOU, HARPER. UP NEXT IS
TIM AND THEN WE'LL TAKE
WHOMEVER SIGNED UP ON IT THIS
LAST SHEET. TIM BROWN? GOOD
MORNING, TIM.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER. I'M TIMOTHY.
I'M HERE TODAY SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL
AS FOR MYSELF. THE RECENT
ELECTION SHOWS OUR CITIZENS WANT
COMPASSIONATE LEADERSHIP WITH
THE MAJORITY ON THE PROGRESSIVE
SIDE. VOTERS PROVED THEY WANT
STRONGER HOUSING POLICY WITH
ACTUAL RENTER PROTECTIONS, ALONG
WITH ACTIONS TOWARDS FINDING
SOLUTIONS ON CURVING THE
HOMELESS CRISIS. WHEN I LOOK AT
THE CURRENT BUDGET PLAN, I DID
NOT SEE TOO MUCH IN SUPPORT OF
THIS, AND BY SLASHING SERVICES,
DEEP INTO THE WOUNDS, SCARRING
OUR CITY. WITH THIS, I'M
CALLING IT BE SEATTLE AND THE
STAY HEALTHY COALITION. RECEIVE
FUNDING BECAUSE THESE PROGRAMS
SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TIM.
>> AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING
UP AS WE ARE SWITCHING OUT THESE
SIGN IN SHEETS. THERE'S THIS.
SO WE HAVE FOUR MORE, AND WE
HAVE HAD FOUR MORE SIGN UP FOR
VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IF WE
CONTINUE TO SEE FOLKS SIGN UP,
IF YOU ARE CALLED AFTER 10:30,
WE MAY REDUCE THE TIME TO 45
SECONDS AS AN AWARENESS. WITH
THAT, I'VE GOT DAVID LIEBERMAN.
THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO ONLINE.
YOU'RE STILL NOT PRESENT.
WITH THAT, DAVID, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DAVID LIEBERMAN, I WORK IN
NON-PROFIT HOUSING REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT. I LIVE IN DISTRICT
THREE. AND IN MY WORK, I SEE
EVERY DAY HOW MUCH OUR ECONOMY
DEPENDS ON SMALL BUSINESSES,
PUBLIC PLACES THAT INVITE PEOPLE
IN. SEATTLE'S STRONGEST
ECONOMIC MOVEMENTS HAVE COME
FROM BUILDING SHARED PUBLIC
ASSETS LIKE PLACE MARKET, WHICH
BUILT A SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM
OR LIBRARIES, LIGHT RAILS, NOW
THE WATERFRONT PARK, SPARKING
NEW INVESTMENT AND COMMUNITY
LIFE. SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL
PUBLIC MARKET IS THE NEXT STEP
IN THAT TRADITION THAT WILL TURN
THE OVERLOOK PART OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A FUNCTIONING
ECONOMIC LOCATION, FOOD ACCESS
PROGRAM, SMALL BUSINESS STALLS,
TEACHING KITCHEN WORK FORCE
TRAINING COMMUNITY SPACE AND
LOCAL JOBS THAT WILL KEEP
DOLLARS CIRCULATING IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN SEATTLE.
THIS IS A PRACTICAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WITH LONG-TERM
IMPACT FOR OUR CITY. PLEASE
SUPPORT COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA'S
FUNDING FOR THE SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET AND
OUR DELRIDGE FARMERS' MARKET TO
HELP STRENGTHEN SEATTLE'S
FUTURE ECONOMY.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO AND WORK
IN DISTRICT ONE. AS A DELRIDGE
FARMS' MARKET FOR AFRICAN
COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
I'M HERE AGAIN TO URGE THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S INVESTMENT IN THE
DELRIDGE FARMERS' MARKET IN THE
SEATTLE MARKET PROJECT. IT'S
NOT A TYPICAL FARMERS MARKET. WE
PROVIDE A CRUCIAL LAUNCH PAD FOR
THEM TO START AND SCALE THEIR
BUSINESSES. WE CHARGE NO VENDOR
FEES, OFFER PRODUCE BUYBACK
PROGRAM, AND PROVIDE IN-HOUSE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN OUR OFFICE.
ALL DESIGNED TO REMOVE BARRIERS
AND CREATE REAL OPPORTUNITY.
EVERY DAY WORK ALONGSIDE FARMERS
AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHOSE
LIVELIHOODS DEPEND ON PROGRAMS
LIKE OURS FOR STABLE INCOME AND
PLACE TO BUILD COMMUNITY. OUR
CONTRACTS ALLOW FARMERS TO PLAN
THEIR GROWING SEASON WITH
CONFIDENCE, KNOWING THE FOOD
THEY GROW WILL REACH THE PEOPLE
THEY NEED IT THE MOST. OVER THE
PAST TWO SEASONS, OUR BUYBACK
PROGRAM HAS MOVED MORE THAN
75,000 POUNDS OF FRESH CULTURED
PRODUCE, DIRECTLY FROM FARMERS'
FIELDS INTO THE HANDS OF
THOUSANDS OF FOOD INSECURE
SEATTLE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS RANDY.
THEN WE'LL MOVE TO VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> GOOD MORNING, HAPPY BLACK
HISTORY MONTH EVERYBODY. I'M
RANDY FORD, I REPRESENT THE ARTS
AND IDEAS IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
STRAUSS, HOLLINGSWORTH, RINCK,
AND SOLOMON. THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN A
RED LINED BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD,
AND TO THIS DAY, IT IS
UNRECOGNIZABLE. I'M SPEAKING TO
THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT
CONTINUE TO BE ERASED THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR. THE FUNDING, THE LACK
OF FUNDING AND SUPPORT IS --
I'M HOPING YOU CONSIDER PUTTING
THE BLACK PEOPLE FIRST, THE ONES
THAT CARRY THE CULTURE, THE
HISTORY, THE ONES THAT CARRY THE
FLAVOR, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE
DO. A LOT OF BUSINESSES AND
NON-PROFITS LIKE MYSELF ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR HOSTING MAJORITY
FREE PROGRAMMING AND GETTING
LITTLE IN RETURN. SO I REALLY
HOPE YOU INVEST DEEPLY IN THE
BLACK BUSINESSES IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND ESPECIALLY IN THE
BLACK ARTS. WE'RE SEEING A LOT
OF LOCAL ARTISTS MOVE AWAY
BECAUSE THEY CANNOT SEE
THEMSELVES HERE. WE'RE SEEING
TRANSPLANTS TAKE TEN YEARS TO
FIND A BLACK PERSON THEY CAN
CONNECT WITH. PLEASE DO BETTER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RANDY. UP NEXT IS
DIETRA S.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DIETR, A, AND I'M REPRESENTING
THE EAST LAKE COMMUNITY. I'M A
RESIDENT OF EAST LAKE AND HAVE
BEEN FOR 12 YEARS. I'M HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE EAST LAKE
BUSINESSES, AND ASKING YOU TO
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH'S CBA, THE NUMBER
013-A. WE'RE BEGINNING YEAR TWO
OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, THAT HAS
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE ABILITY
OF LOCAL BUSINESSES TO ATTRACT
CUSTOMERS FROM COMING OUTSIDE
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS
LOCAL FOOT TRAFFIC. IF YOU HAVE
NOT DRIVEN DOWN EAST LAKE AVENUE
IN THE LAST YEAR, PLEASE DO SO.
THERE WILL BE MANY MORE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, AND
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE
NEED TO BE AWARE OF. THE
DISRUPTION OF THE ENTIRE LENGTH
OF EAST LAKE AVENUE, THE CORE OF
OUR BUSINESS FOR TWO TO THREE
YEARS IS DISRUPTIVE AND
THREATENING THE LIVELIHOODS OF
MANY. BY SUPPORTING THIS BILL,
WE CAN KEEP BUSINESSES OPEN,
MAINTAINING JOBS AND
REVITALIZING THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE GOING TO
MOVE INTO ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF ANYONE ELSE SHOWS UP IN
PERSON, WE CAN HAVE YOU SIGN UP,
AND WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU
AFTER VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT,
WHICH WILL LAST ABOUT 30
MINUTES. WE ARE GOING TO DO A
TIME CHECK AT 10:30 TO SEE IF WE
NEED TO REDUCE TIME TO 45
SECONDS. SO IF YOU ARE SPEAKING
AND YOU WANT TO -- YOU'RE DONE
WITH YOUR STATEMENTS, JUST END
YOUR TIME AND THAT LETS US GET
EVERYONE IN. WITH THAT, I'LL
READ THE NEXT TEN NAMES. YOU ARE
STILL NOT PRESENT. NOW IS THE
TIME TO CALL IN. IF THEY DO NOT
CALL IN BY THE TIME WE GET TO
THEM, THIS IS THE ORDER.
THOSE NOT PRESENT.
IT IS THE LIST. BIT END OF THE
BUDGET SESSION, I MAY HAVE
EVERYONE'S PRONUNCIATION
CORRECT. MY APOLOGIES IF I
DON'T. KATE RUBEN, YOU'RE UP
NEXT. WELCOME. I SEE YOU'RE OFF
MUTE.
>> MY NAME IS KATE RUBEN, I'M
THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BE
SEATTLE AND A RENTER IN DISTRICT
TWO. I AM TESTIFYING TODAY TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBERS RINCK,
SOLOMON, SAKA, AND JUAREZ
BRINGING BACK TO 2024 LEVEL AND
BUDGET CHAIR STRAUSS FOR
INCLUDING THESE AMENDMENTS IN
THE BALANCING PACKAGE. THE MOST
COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS IS TO PREVENT IT.
LAST YEAR'S NEARLY 40% CUT TO
TENANT SERVICES SEVERELY REDUCED
ACCESS TO EVICTION PREVENTION
LEGAL SUPPORT, RENTERS RIGHTS
EDUCATION, AND TENANT COUNSELING
FOR THOUSANDS OF RENTERS.
EVICTIONS ARE AT RECORD HIGHS,
AND MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS NOW THAN EVER
BEFORE. RESTORING THE FUNDING IS
THE BARE MINIMUM TO PREVENT
FURTHER COLLAPSE OF SERVICES. IN
THE FUTURE, I URGE THE COUNCIL
TO SIGNIFICANTLY INVEST IN THE
SERVICES THAT HELP TO MAINTAIN
HOUSING STABILITY IN ORDER TO
MEET THE MOMENT. I ALSO SUPPORT
ALLOCATING UP TO $6 MILLION FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL
ASSISTANCE. IT IS ANOTHER
IMPORTANT TOOL TO KEEP RENTERS
HOUSED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KATE. YOU ARE NOT
PRESENT. WHEN YOU CALL IN, WE
WILL COME BACK TO YOU. JUNE, I
SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF MUTE.
WELCOME, GOOD MORNING.
>> HELLO, I'M JUNE. I LIVE IN
DISTRICT TWO. I URGE YOU TO VOTE
YES ON COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
AMENDMENT 004A. THIS WOULD
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $100,000
IN THE BUDGET FOR STAFF SUPPORT
AND FOR THE REPORT REQUIRED BY
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S SLI, WHICH
I ALSO SUPPORT. THIS IS
IMPORTANT TO GROW SEATTLE'S
URBAN FOREST, PRESERVE AND GROW
THE URBAN FOREST. LACK OF
ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC
CONFUSION. MULTIPLE COMPLAINT
LINES, MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS WITH
TREE CREWS DRIVING ALL OVER THE
CITY, AND TOO MUCH DEVELOPER
INFLUENCE OVER TREE RELATED
DECISIONS. THIS HARMS OUR TRUE
CANOPY. WE COULD DO BETTER.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JUNE. UP NEXT IS
STEVE FOLLOWED BY LAUREN. GOOD
MORNING, STEVE.
>> STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. STEVE,
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE STEVE
PROMOTED IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO
LAUREN FAY. AFTER LAUREN, IT'S
LYDIA. LAUREN, I SEE YOU'RE
HERE. STAR SIX, TAKE IT AWAY.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, BUDGET CHAIR
STRAUSS AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M HERE TODAY
SPEAKING FOR THE DOWNTOWN
EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTER AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF CRITICAL
BUDGET ITEMS RELATED TO FEDERAL
FUNDING CUTS. FOR MONTHS, WE'VE
HEARD THE $67 MILLION IN FEDERAL
FUNDING COULD BE AT RISK, AND
LAST NIGHT, OUR FEARS ARE
REALIZED WHEN THE APPLICATION WE
NEED TO COMPLETE THE COMMUNITY
TO RENEW THE FUNDING WAS
RELIEVED. THE APPLICATION WILL
INCLUDE NEW COMPONENTS THAT WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT, IF NOT
DECIMATE OUR ABILITY TO RECEIVE
THE RESOURCES WE NEED TO KEEP
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HOUSED. FOR
THIS REASON, IT IS CRITICAL THAT
YOU ALL SUPPORT MAYOR HARRELL'S
PROPOSED $9.3 MILLION RESERVE
FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS' PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO ADD $1.6 MILLION TO
THE RESERVE FOR FEDERAL CUTS,
AND ESPECIALLY COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S PROPOSED PROVISO, WHICH
WILL PRIORITIZE $11.8 MILLION
FOR FUNDING PROGRAMS. NOW IS THE
TIME TO ACT, AS WE ARE SO
GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP FOR
RINCK ON THE ISSUE AND SO MANY
OTHERS AT CITY HALL WHO HAVE
BEEN TAKING THIS ISSUE AND
TREATING IT --
>> THANK YOU, LAUREN. UP NEXT,
LET'S TRY STEVE. STEVE? STAR
SIX. WE'LL COME BACK TO STEVE
IN JUST A MOMENT. LYDIA, YOU'RE
HERE. WELCOME, LYDIA. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS,
I'M A D3 RENTER AND INTERIM
COCHAIR OF THE RENTERS
COMMISSION. I'M HERE ON BEHALF
TO SHARE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE $4
MILLION PROPOSED RENTAL
ASSISTANCE FOR RENTERS IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS WELL AS
THE $50,000 IN FUNDING FOR THE
RENTERS COMMISSION THAT'S
INCLUDED IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S FAR
MORE HUMANE AND COST EFFECTIVE
TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES
RATHER THAN WAIT. WE THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, SOLOMON,
SAKA, JUAREZ, FOR RESTORING
SERVICES, AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR INCLUDING THOSE IN
THE BALANCING PACKAGE. WE ALSO
URGE YOU TO FULLY REINSTATE
TENANT SERVICES FUNDING BY
ADDING $500,000 BEYOND WHAT WAS
INCLUDED IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. TENANT SERVICES HAVE
PROVEN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE.
THEY HELP FAMILIES STAY HOUSED,
SUPPORT LANDLORDS, AND REDUCE
PRESSURE ON EMERGENCY SYSTEMS.
POLICE FUNDING BOTH RENTAL
ASSISTANCE AND TENANT SERVICES
IS AN URGENT STEP TOWARDS A
JUST, STABLE, AND THRIVING
SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, LYDIA.
>> WE'LL TRY STEVE ONE MORE
TIME. STAR SIX.
GOOD MORNING, I SEE YOU'RE
ALREADY OFF MUTE. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M THE
COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
COALITION. I'M SPEAKING TO
SHARE SUPPORT FOR AL THE
SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND
EXPLOITATION. EVEN IN THIS WILL
HELP PROVIDE CRITICAL, LOCAL
FUNDING. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
KETTLE, AND SOLOMON FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP FUNDING THESE
AMENDMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, MANY
DOMESTIC HOUSING VIOLENCE PROVEN
THROUGHOUT THE CITY RECEIVE THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE FUNDING.
OTHERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE
IMPACT OF LOSING THESE FUNDS.
IT'S CRITICAL TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO SUSTAIN HOUSING WE
CURRENTLY HAVE. PROTECTING THE
PROVISO AND SUPPORTING ADDITIONS
TO THE RESERVE ARE GOOD PLACES
TO START. AND SURVIVOR
IMMIGRANTS AND CLEAR SURVIVORS,
WE ALSO SUPPORT HEALTH CARE --
SDCI 006. AS WE NEAR THE END OF
THE BUDGET PROCESS, I WANT TO
SAY I APPRECIATE --
>> THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO SEND THEM IN TO THE
SECRET E-MAIL. STEVE? STAR SIX?
SEEING STEVE NOT COMING OFF
MUTE. I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO
STEVE ONCE WE GET BACK TO THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PRESENT. YOU
KNOW STAR SIX. GOOD MORNING. I
SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS,
PRESIDENT NELSON, AND MEMBERS OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. I'M
AARON, LEGISLATIVE A FOR
WASHINGTON BUILD BACK BLACK
ALLIANCE. A KEY INSTITUTION FOR
BLACK MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED
SMALL BUSINESSES AND SEATTLE IN
KING COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR
INCLUDING CRITICAL, TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR SMALL AND
MINORITY BUSINESSES, AND THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. IT'S NOT
JUST A BUILDING, IT'S A
LIFELINE. OVER 240 MINORITY
OWNED FIRMS ARE FACING REAL
PRESSURES. FACING FEDERAL RULES,
RISING COST, AND DISPARITIES
OUTLINED. THESE ARE ESSENTIAL TO
SEATTLE'S ECONOMY AND THEY NEED
TO SUPPORT. HUNDREDS OF WORK
FORCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
HUBS THAT WILL DELIVER THAT
SUPPORT THROUGH PROCUREMENT
APPROACHING AND STABILIZATION
SERVICES THAT WILL KEEP HIRING.
[ INAUDIBLE ] ESPECIALLY AFTER
SEATTLE PREPARES FOR WORLD CUP.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN
DEMONSTRATING EQUITY IS NOT JUST
A VALUE, BUT A BUDGET PRIORITY.
>> THANK YOU, AARON. UP NEXT IS
LINDA, FOLLOWED BY ALICE, AND
THEN JEFF. LINDA, WELCOME. I SEE
YOU'RE HERE. STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS,
I'M LINDA MITCHELL. I'M
TESTIFYING TODAY ON BEHALF OF
MARY'S PLACE. WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA'S
BUDGET ACTION TO REINSTATE
$167,000 IN DEAL FUNDING FOR THE
ALLEN FAMILY CENTER THAT'S
OPERATED BY MARY'S PLACE, AND
THAT THANK YOU ALL FOR
CONSIDERING THIS CRITICAL
RESTORATION. THE ALLEN FAMILY
CENTER IS A LIFELINE FOR
FAMILIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
INSECURITY IN SOUTH SEATTLE. THE
FUNDING SUPPORTS CHILD
NAVIGATION, PLAY AND LEARN
GROUPS, AND FAMILY PROGRAMMING.
THESE AREN'T EXTRAS, THEY'RE
FOUNDATIONAL. WHEN A PARENT
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CAN
GET HELP NAVIGATING CHILDCARE
APPLICATIONS AND SUBSIDY FORMS,
FAMILIES GAIN CRITICAL BANDWIDTH
TO FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT AND
HOUSING SEARCHES. WE'RE
GRATEFUL TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
FOR ACTING QUICKLY TO ADDRESS
THIS GAP. I URGE YOU ALL TO
SUPPORT THIS REINSTATEMENT.
THESE FAMILIES ARE COUNTING ON
US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU, LINDA. UP NEXT IS
ALICE FOLLOWED BY JEFF BRIGGS,
AND THEN DARRYL. ALICE, GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I AM
ALICE LOCKHART, AND I AM --
WE'RE IN A MOMENT RIGHT HERE,
WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT SAFE. I
URGE YOU ACROSS ALL OF THESE
AMENDMENTS TO JUST STRONGLY
INVOCATE THE INDEX ON THE
AMENDMENTS AND EVEN ADD
AMENDMENTS TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE,
KEEP PEOPLE FED, KEEPING THE
ROOFS OVER PEOPLE'S HEADS.
THESE INCLUDE BOTH AMENDMENTS TO
RESTORE THE REDUCTIONS TO TENANT
SERVICES. THEY INCLUDE, A CORE
FUNDING TO HELP COVER THESE
TERRIBLE DETRIMENT IN FEDERAL
FUNDS, AND THEY HAVE EXTREME
ADVERSE EFFECTS OF THAT. LET'S
KEEP PEOPLE FED AND KEEP ROOFS
OVER THEIR HEADS. ONE POSSIBLE
SUGGESTION THAT I DO NOT SEE IN
TERMS OF SAFETY IS COULD YOU ALL
DEFUND THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
WHOSE DATA IS AVAILABLE TO THIS.
>> THANK YOU, ALICE.
>> UP NEXT IS JEFF BRIGGS,
FOLLOWED BY DARRYL AND
GENEVIEVE. JEFF?
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES, GOOD MORNING.
>> GREAT. MY NAME IS JEFF
BRIGGS, I LIVE IN D4. I'M
COMING TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S AMENDMENT
COMMISSIONING A REPORT ON
SEATTLE'S URBAN TREE CANOPY,
ALONG WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR THAT. THE COUNCIL TO
REDEDICATE ITSELF TO THE VIBRANT
TREE CANOPY ACROSS THE CITY,
ESPECIALLY AS WE IDENTIFY. THIS
NEEDS TO INCLUDE LESS AFFLUENT
AREAS AS WELL AS WEALTHY ONES,
AND MUST EXPAND TO THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND NOT BE LIMITED
TO PARKS AND OTHER CITY OWNED
PROPERTIES. THIS COUNCIL, THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE, THEY NEED TO
STOP LOOKING AT EXISTING MATURE
TREES AS THEY PROVIDE MUCH
NEEDED HOUSING AND THE PRICELESS
AMENDMENT AND INTEGRAL PART OF
OUR GROWING CITY. THIS REPORT
REPRESENTS THE VALUABLE FIRST
STEP IN THAT EFFORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. UP NEXT IS
DARRYL, FOLLOWED BY GENEVIEVE
AND THEN TIARA BONDS. DARRYL, I
SEE YOU'VE BEEN PROMOTED AND
YOU ARE OFF MUTE. WELCOME.
>> AWESOME. WELCOME, GOOD
MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME
IS DARRYL. I'M A PROGRAM
COORDINATOR -- [ INAUDIBLE ] I
WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK
THE CHAIR FOR BALANCING PACKETS
TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR
ONGOING SUPPORT, AND THE
AMENDMENTS THAT INCREASE, THE
GENERAL FUNDING SUPPORT AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THEY WANT
TO HELP BUILD UPON PROVIDING THE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
AND I SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PROTECTING
BUSINESSES TO SEATTLE. AND IN
PREPARATION FOR THE
CONSULTATION. ALLOW PACKAGE TO
OPEN UP THE PROCUREMENT ALONG
WITH VITAL RESOURCES TO HELP
CONNECT SMALL BUSINESSES -- [
INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN SMALL
BUSINESS AND FOR OUR CITY. THAT
IS MY TIME.
>> THANK YOU, DARRYL. UP NEXT IS
GENEVIEVE, AND THEN TIARA,
FOLLOWED BY AMY LEE.
>> HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN, GENEVIEVE.
>> HI, I'M GENEVIEVE, I LIVE IN
DISTRICT THREE AND WORK AT THE
FREE SERVICE CENTER. I'M HERE
TO OPPOSE THE AMENDMENT AND ROB
SAKA'S AMENDMENT. FIRST YEAR
EXPERIENCE DISTRIBUTING SAFER
SUPPLIES, AND I KNOW WITHOUT
THESE RESOURCES, OUR NEIGHBORS
WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE COMMUNITY
CHOICES. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TIME
AND TIME AGAIN NOT TO ENABLE
PEOPLE TO USE, BUT ENCOURAGES
THEM TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES.
DISTRIBUTE SITES WHERE PEOPLE
WHO USE DRUGS COULD EXIST
WITHOUT TRAUMA FOR MOST MEMBERS
OF THE CITY. IT'S THE SYMPTOM
OF INSUFFICIENT HOUSING AND
SOCIAL SERVICES. ALSO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S AMENDMENT
TO INFLATE THE CARE TEAM BUDGET
IS NOT A SOLUTION, AND A FORCE
TO CONTINUE OPPRESSION. IT HELPS
PEOPLE. INSTEAD THEY FACE LOSING
THEIR BELONGINGS. AS A CIVIL
WITNESS AND SUPPORTER OF
INDIVIDUALS, I'VE SEEN THIS
FIRSTHAND. IF THERE IS NO
QUESTION THIS MONEY WOULD BE
BETTER SUITED FOR HOUSING AND
HEALTHCARE.
>> THANK YOU, GENEVIEVE. UP NEXT
IS FOLLOWED BY AMY LEE.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS BONDS, AND I'M A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER HERE IN SEATTLE.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF FUNDING THE TABER 100
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. I SPEAK FROM
TWO PERSPECTIVES. A BUSINESS
OWNER WHO HAS DIRECTLY BENEFITED
FROM RECEIVING TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS BENEFIT
THE BUSINESS OWNER WHO CURRENTLY
PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
OTHER BUSINESSES. RECEIVING THIS
ASSISTANCE FROM TAKER HAS
ALLOWED ME TO SECURE ALMOST HALF
A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE
GOVERNMENT GRANT FUNDING,
ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE THE
BUILDING TO UNDERSERVED
BUSINESSES IN SEATTLE. WHICH
WILL BRING ME TO MY SECOND
PERSPECTIVE. WE KNOW THAT MANY
BLACK OWNED IMMIGRANT OWNED
FIRMS FACE HISTORIC HURDLES.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS A GAP
THAT TRANSFORMS POTENTIAL
PROSPERITY. WHEN WE FUND THIS
PROGRAM, WE ARE NOT ISSUING A
HANDOUT. WE'RE MAKING AN
INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY WEALTH
CREATION AND ITS INVESTMENT
DIRECTLY INCREASES THE ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE. I URGE YOU TO
PRIORITIZE AND SUSTAIN THE
FUNDING FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS AMY LEE
FOLLOWED BY ALITA AND THEN
DARCY. GOOD MORNING. STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE, AMY. THERE YOU ARE. GOOD
MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT
THE CENTER FOR ACTIVE LIVING.
THE SENIOR CENTER OF WEST
SEATTLE. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF
THE BUDGET TASK FORCE. I'M HERE
TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR ALL THE
INVESTMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN
THE BUDGET PACKAGE. THE $250,000
FOR SENIOR CENTERS, $250,000 FOR
SENIOR MEALS. ALL THE
INVESTMENTS TO STATE VIOLENCE,
RESTORING TENANT SERVICES, AND
INCREASE IN RESERVICE CENTER. I
WANT TO DO A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
INCREASING FUNDING AT THE SENIOR
CENTERS AND COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR $250,000 FOR
SENIOR MEALS. OLDER ADULTS ARE
THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATION
IN SEATTLE. SENIOR CENTERS
PROVIDE MEALS, CASE%, HOUSING
NAVIGATION, AND SOCIAL
CONNECTION. PROVEN TO GRANT
HOMELESSNESS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
KEEP THOSE INVESTMENTS IN THE
BUDGET. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, AMY LEE. UP NEXT.
GOOD MORNING. I SEE YOU'RE OFF
MUTE? WE CAN BARELY HEAR YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS --
YES, CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME?
>> A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT
STILL JUST BARELY. SO DO YOU
WANT TO DO A MIC CHECK?
>> YES, I'M SO SORRY. MY NAME
IS ALITA HERNANDEZ.
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU GREAT.
>> I'M THE DIRECTOR OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AT TABER 100. I'M
HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN
CAPACITY BUILDING RESOURCES IN
OUR REGION. ACROSS SEATTLE AND
KING COUNTY ARE SMALL
BUSINESSES, PARTICULARLY BLACK
OWNED IMMIGRANT OWNED, WOMEN
OWNED, AND FAMILY OWNED FARMS,
CONTINUE TO FACE HISTORIC
BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CAPITAL,
CONTRACTS IN STABLE OPERATING
SUPPORT. THESE BUSINESSES ARE
THE BACKBONE OF OUR LOCAL
ECONOMY. THEY HIRE LOCALLY,
REINVEST IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS,
AND KEEP THEM INSIDE OUR
COMMUNITY RATHER THAN EXTRACTING
IT OUT. WHEN THEY THRIVE, OUR
ECONOMY IS MORE DIVERSE, MORE
RESILIENCE, AND MORE REFLECTIVE
OF THE CITY WE SAY WE ARE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DARCY,
FOLLOWED BY COLLEEN, AND THEN
JULIA. DARCY, STAR SIX. DARCY
HENDERSON, STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
WE'RE GOING TO PULL -- I SEE
YOU'RE HERE. GOOD MORNING,
DARCY. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. IS
YOUR PHONE ON MUTE?
>> THERE WE GO. MY APOLOGIES.
>> NOT A PROBLEM.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR. GOOD
MORNING TO YOU CHAIR AND THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
DARCY HENDERSON. I'M THE OWNER
OF ULTRA COMMERCIAL CLEANING,
AND A PROUD MEMBER OF TABER 100.
I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. I'M
ONE OF THE 240 FIRMS DIRECTLY
IMPACTED BY THE NEW U.S. RULES
THAT CAME OUT OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION. I AM CURRENTLY
ON A PROJECT WHERE MY
CERTIFICATION STATUS CAN
DETERMINE WHETHER I STAY ON THE
JOB. THESE RULES REMOVE RACE AND
GENDER BASED PRESUMPTION AND
REQUIRES SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE
MINE TO PROVE DISADVANTAGE WITH
DETAILED NARRATIVES AND
FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION. THAT
CREATES A HEAVY ADMINISTRATIVE
BURDEN FOR FIRMS WITH LIMITED
STAFF CAPACITY LIKE MINE AND THE
RISK OF CERTIFICATION IS REALLY
REAL. THIS IS WHY I'M ASKING
YOU TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT
ADDING $260,000 FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. I'M ALSO
ASKING TO APPROVE THE $250,000
INCREASE THROUGH OED FOR THE
LIBERTY PROJECT. I PARTICIPATED
IN THE LIBERTY PROJECT, AND
RECEIVED FINANCE AND COUNTY
SUPPORT, MARKING ASSISTANT.
THESE SERVICES ARE VITAL.
>> THANK YOU, DARCY. FEEL FREE
TO SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS TO US.
UP NEXT IS COLLEEN, FOLLOWED BY
JULIA, AND THEN RHONDA. COLLEEN,
I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE. GOOD
MORNING.
>> YES, GOOD MORNING CITY
COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HEARING
US. I AM REPRESENTING TODAY. WE
SUPPORT SOME AMENDMENTS THAT
WILL HELP FOLKS CITY WIDE. MORE
NON-EMERGENCY CALL CENTER STAFF
TO SUPPORT CRIME VICTIMS AND
SAVE TIME. WE SUPPORT ALL THE
FOOD DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE
ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD, 53, 54,
AND OS O22A1 AND 0035. WE ALSO
SUPPORT OSD IN CONSOLIDATION
STUDY OF THE TREE CANOPY FOR
REPORTING ON THEIR POLICIES TO
MEASURE HOW ACTUALLY ACHIEVING
THE TREE CANOPY GOALS. HOWEVER,
WE ALSO OPPOSE ANY INCREASE IN
NEW PROPERTY TAXES. OUR CITY AND
STATE HAS TAXED BUSINESSES.
THESE HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES ARE
CHOKING ON AFFORDABILITY IT MANY
SEATTLE FOR THOSE RENTERS WHO
WILL HAVE TO PAY HIGHER RENTS
AND PROPERTY OWNERS. NEW REVENUE
SOURCES FROM THE LEVY SHOULD BE
USED FIRST. WE ASK THE
EFFICIENCY ALSO BE USED, BE
USING A.I. IN THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEEN. FEEL FREE
TO E-MAIL US AS WELL. JULIA AND
THEN RHONDA, AND THEN B.J. ON
DECK. JULIA, YOU'RE ALREADY OFF
MUTE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M JULIA. I'M
CALLING TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH'S
PROPOSED AMENDMENT, SDOT035SA1
FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE
BELMONT AVENUE EAST AND ROY
STREET INTERSECTION. I LIVE JUST
A FEW BUILDINGS DOWN FROM THE
INTERSECTION AND CAN SAY
FIRSTHAND JUST HOW DANGEROUS IT
IS. NOT JUST FOR PEDESTRIANS AND
CYCLISTS, BUT ALSO FOR DRIVERS.
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS OF
LIVING HERE, I'M EXPERIENCED
CARS SPEEDING THROUGH THE
INTERSECTION. I'VE ALMOST BEEN
HIT BY CARS AS A PEDESTRIAN AND
THE INTERSECTION. FOR MY WINDOW,
I COULD HEAR THE SCREECHING OF
CARS, DRIVING QUICKLY AROUND THE
CORNER, HONKING HORNS, SWERVING
TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE FLOW
OF TRAFFIC IS JUST NOT CLEARLY
MARKED HERE. THIS NEEDS TO BE
UPGRADED TO A FOUR-WAY STOP AND
MARKED CROSSWALKS NEED TO BE PUT
IN PLACE. ALLOCATING RESOURCES
TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THIS
INTERSECTION WOULD BE A HUGE
IMPROVEMENT TO THE QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JULIE. JULIA, MY
APOLOGIES. RHONDA, BJ, THEN
ANGELA GRIFFIN. RHONDA, YOU'RE
OFF MUTE. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. I'M THE FOUNDER AND
OWNER OF WHAT'S LOCATED AT PIKE
PLACE MARKET. I AM CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF THE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH TAKER
100 AND LIBERTY PROJECT. I'D
LIKE TO SAY AS A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER, NOT COMING FROM A FAMILY
THAT WENT TO COLLEGE WITH A
BACKGROUND IN BUSINESS, IT WAS
REALLY NICE TO HAVE THEM AS A
RESOURCE IN THIS SMALL BUSINESS,
LOCATED IT IN PIKE PLACE MARKET.
BUT HISTORICALLY, THEY HAVE NOT
BEEN THAT HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY
TOWARDS MINORITIES. IT WAS JUST
REALLY REFRESHING TO HAVE THEM
COME ALONG WITH ME AND HELP ME
ALONG MY JOURNEY, OPENING UP MY
SMALL BUSINESS. I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO MAKE A POINT THAT MY
PROPERTY MANAGER AT THE MARKET
HAD MADE A COMMENT ABOUT HOW
WELL THEY OPERATE THEIR
BUSINESS. THAT SHOULD SPEAK
VOLUME BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN
AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
>> THANK YOU, RHONDA. YOU'RE UP
NEXT, FOLLOWED BY ANGELA GRIFFIN
AND THEN JOE. YOU'RE ALREADY
OFF MUTE AS WELL, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DR.
ANGELA GRIFFIN. I'M HERE TO ASK
FOR SUPPORT FROM COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH TO AMEND THIS.
THIS AMENDMENT IS $100,000 TO
PARTNER WITH TRANSIT COMMUTE
ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND
RECRUITMENT IN SEATTLE CITY
LIGHTS PROGRAM. FOR THE BLACK
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE FACED DECADES
OF DISPLACEMENT FROM PATH WAVES.
THIS IS NOT JUST A WORK FORCE
STRATEGY. THEY NOW MAKE UP LESS
THAN 7% OF THE POPULATION.
RISING HOUSING COSTS HAVE PUSHED
MANY BLACK WORKERS OUT IN
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND SOUTH
SEATTLE, FORCING THEM TO COMMUTE
INTO THE CITY. AT THE SAME TIME,
SKILLED TRAITS REMAIN
DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW. WE ASK
FOR THE SUPPORT TO EXPAND
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND
ORGANIZATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, ANGELA. THAT WAS
RHONDA. THANK YOU, RHONDA. UP
NEXT IS BJ. I SEE ANGELA IS
SAYING THEY HAVE SPOKEN ON THIS
SHEET THOUGH. CORRECT. ANGELA --
I TOOK THAT OUT OF ORDER? MY
APOLOGIES EVERYONE. THERE'S A
LOT MOVING ON. AND SOMETIMES THE
LIST GETS CONFUSING. BJ, I SEE
YOU'RE OFF MUTE. GOLD STAR.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS BJ,
I'M BALLARD HOMEOWNER. CALLING
IN OPPOSITION TO THE AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD PROVIDE $30 MILLION
AND REQUIRE IT TO BE SENT ON THE
UNIFIED CHARACTER TEAM. THIS IS
MONEY THAT COULD ACTUALLY BE
GOING TO SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE
ACTUALLY GET INSIDE AND TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SHELTER
CAPACITY THAT EXISTS, NOT TO
JUST SIMPLY DISPLACE PEOPLE,
SHUFFLING THEM AROUND THE CITY.
FURTHER DESTABILIZE THEM BY
CALLING THEM TO LOSE LOTS OF
THEIR PROFESSIONS AND JUST THAT
ARE INCREDIBLY HARMFUL AND
LITERALLY KILL PEOPLE. WE KEEP
SEEING RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE
DYING WHILE LIVING OUTDOORS.
SWEEPS ARE A BIG PART OF THAT. I
ALSO FIND IT INCREDIBLY TELLING
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE
REPEATEDLY BEEN CLAIMING THERE
IS A MASSIVE STAFFING CRISIS
WANT TO SPEND $2.2 MILLION TO
STAND AROUND. FOR THE
COMPARISON, $2.2 MILLION IS
EQUIVALENT OF 12 COPS. THAT'S
MORE COPS CURRENTLY INVESTING
SEXUAL ASSAULTS. IT SHOWS WHERE
COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES ARE THAT
YOU WANT TO FORCE --
>> THANK YOU, BJ. AS ALWAYS,
FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL US. BACK IN
THE CORRECT ORDER, JOE GRUBER IS
OFF MUTE. JOE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS,
I'M JOE, DIRECTOR OF THE
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT FOOD BANK.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION
INCLUDING INCREASED INVESTMENT,
SENIOR MEALS, AND GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THANK YOU
FOR PRESERVING THE MAYOR'S
PROPOSED INCREASE INVESTMENT
THROUGH SECURITY, INCLUDING THE
$3 MILLION FOR FOOD BANK AND $1
MILLION FOR MEAL PROVIDERS.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE
RENEWAL PROJECT. TO SUPPORT THE
EXPANSION. FINALLY, I WANT TO
OFFER STRONG AMENDMENT AT THE
PARK. WHILE WE OFFER A WEEKLY
PANTRY THERE AND PROVIDE HOME
DELIVERY SERVICES, WE KNOW
THROUGH RESIDENT FOCUS GROUPS
AND ANNUAL CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT
MORE FOOD ACCESS IS NEEDED TO
IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY. THIS
INVESTMENT IS CRITICAL TO THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS MARISSA.
GOOD MORNING, I SEE YOU'RE
ALREADY OFF MUTE.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIR STRAUSS
AND EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
MARISSA, DIRECTOR OF SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION. I'M
ALSO A RENTER IN DISTRICT ONE. I
WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE
INCREASED INVESTMENT IN HUMAN
SERVICES ACROSS MANY SECTORS AND
URGE YOU TO PROTECT FEDERAL
RESERVE FUNDS. AND OTHER
INVESTMENTS IN WAGE EQUITY,
HOUSING, HUMAN SERVICES. AS
YOU'VE HEARD, THE NOTICE OF
FUNDING CAME OUT YESTERDAY, AND
THERE ARE DEFINITELY OTHERS WHO
COULD SPEAK. MORE ELOQUENTLY
ABOUT THAT. PUTTING THEM AT
EXTREME RISK OF NOT ONLY CUTTING
SERVICES, CUTTING SHELTER SPACE,
CUTTING STAFF, BUT MANY OF THEM
FACE CLOSING ALL TOGETHER. WE
SUPPORT HSD, PROTECTING THE
FEDERAL RESERVE TO ENSURE NO
AGENCY HAS TO FACE CLOSING. NOW
IS THE TIME TO STRENGTHEN OUR
HUMAN SERVICES, PRIORITIZE THE
INVESTMENT AND EXISTING
SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE BASIC NEEDS OF
OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH YOU.
>> FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAINES,
THEN CHLOE GALE. GOOD MORNING,
LISA. I SEE YOU'RE ALREADY OFF
MUTE.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
HI, MY NAME IS LISA HOWARD, AND
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE ALLIANCE FOR PIONEER SQUARE.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, THEY WORKED
TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT ALIGNMENT
IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE
RESPONSES TO THE COMMUNITY
NEEDS, INCLUDING CREATING A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL. WE KNOW
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE DOING
GREAT WORK THROUGH HERE, AND WE
KNOW THERE ARE MAJOR GAPS. NOW
IS NOT THE TIME TO PULL BACK.
WE'RE IN A CRITICAL POINT, AND
PEOPLE ARE IN NEED. WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO INCLUDE THE $11.8 MILLION
FOR HIGH SUPPORT, NON-CONGREGANT
SHELTER AS A CRITICAL PIECE OF
ONE OF OUR LARGEST NEEDS IN OUR
CITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS. WE
APPRECIATE THE WORK BEING DONE
TO SALVAGE PLANS, PLEASE SUPPORT
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE'S
AMENDMENT TO RESTORE FUNDING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. UP NEXT.
>> GOOD MORNING, OKAY, YEAH.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
OFFICER. AND I'M ALSO HERE TO
SAY IT'S A PART OF THE SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES COALITION AND THE
COALITION FOR EQUITY ABLING. I
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT ALL BUDGET
PRIORITIES IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET, BUT I DO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT AMENDMENTS A TO C,
47A1 AND 54A1 WITH SUPPORT
SENIOR CENTERS AND SENIOR MEAL
PROGRAMS. I WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
CHAMPIONING THE ASK FOR
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN SENIOR
CENTERS, AND COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR SUPPORTING
SENIOR MEALS. OLDER ADULTS ARE
THE FASTEST GROWING PART OF
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. MANY
ARE BEING HIT HARDEST BY CUTS TO
MEDICAID, MEDICARE, AND S.N.A.P.
THESE AMENDMENTS ARE PRESENTING
ESSENTIAL INVESTMENTS TO HELP
SENIORS REMAIN CONNECTED,
NOURISHED, AND SUPPORTED,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO RELY ON
THESE PROGRAMS AS THEIR PRIMARY
SOURCE OF COMMUNITY AND
LIVELIHOOD. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND FOR PRIORITIZING A
BUDGET THAT HONORS THE DIGNITY
OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
>> UP NEXT, DAVID HAINES
FOLLOWED BY HALE AND CROWDER.
YOU ARE NOT PRESENT, SO PLEASE
CALL IN NOW. WE THEN HAVE
LAUREL, SARAH.
AT THIS TIME, WE'VE BEEN IN
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR 61
MINUTES. AFTER WE HAD TO
RESTART. WE HAVE ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX,
POTENTIALLY SEVEN PEOPLE
REMAINING. I'M GOING TO LEAVE
IT AT ONE MINUTE RIGHT NOW. BUT
IF WE GET ANOTHER INFLUX, WE'RE
GOING TO DROP DOWN TO 45
SECONDS. SO WITH THAT, GOOD
MORNING, MR. HAINES.
>> GOOD MORNING. HOW MUCH MONEY
IN THIS BUDGET IS EARMARKED FOR
BLACK PEOPLE AND NON-PROFITS WHO
PLAY THE RACE CARDS, GIVING
THEMSELVES SIX-FIGURE SALARIES,
BLAMING WHITE PEOPLE FOR
EVERYTHING. WE HAVE A SOCIETY
THAT'S STILL IMPLODING THE FOUR
RIs. IT'S UP TO 60 OVERDOSES A
WEEK BECAUSE OF THE IGNORANT
POLICIES THAT HAVE COME OUT OF
CITY HALL THAT SABOTAGE THE
INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC SAFETY,
POLICE REFORM, THE HOMELESS
CRISIS, AND THE HOUSING CRISIS.
YET THE LANDLORDS WHO SELF-DEAL
ON COUNCIL AND BACK STAB THE
WORKING CLASS WITH SHADY
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WOULD
RATHER PLAY THE RACE CARD THAN
BUY OFF CERTAIN SKIN COLORS TO
MAKE SURE THEY DON'T GET
PROTESTED. IT'S BECOME THE
EPITOME OF WHAT'S WRONG WITH
SEATTLE, WHERE EVERYBODY IS
JUDGING SKIN COLOR, YET THEY
REFUSE TO JUDGE THE CONTENT OF A
CRIMINAL CHARACTER WHO THEY HAVE
RELEASED FROM JAIL AND
PRIORITIZE FOR HOUSING SERVICES
FIRST BEFORE INNOCENT WHITE
HOUSING CITIZENS BECAUSE YOU
HAVE ALLOWED FOR IGNORANT EVIL
MEAN SPIRITED RACE BULLY OF A
MAYOR TO CONDUCT A RACE WAR
WITHIN THIS BUDGET. AND THAT IS
OVERPRICED AND LINING THE
POCKETS OF CORRUPT NON-PROFITS.
PEOPLE WHO HIDE BEHIND THE IDEA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HAINES. UP
NEXT IS CHLOE, FOLLOWED BY
LAUREL.
>> HERE YOU ARE, WELCOME. THEN
WE'LL GET BACK INTO THE LINE OF
CHLOE, LAUREL, SARAH. GOOD
MORNING, CARLO.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS CARLO. I'M ASKING AS A
RESIDENT D5 THAT YOU RECONSIDER
FUNDING ALLOCATED TO SDOT TO
CRACK DOWN ON UNPERMITTED FOOD
VENDING. LAST FRIDAY AT 10:45, I
WITNESSED BOTH THE TACO STANDS
ON 105th AND AURORA AND ALSO ONE
ON NORTHGATE WAY BEING SHUT DOWN
BY SPD. COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK
RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT HOW SIMPLY
SHUTTING THESE DOWN ARE GOING TO
BE A DETRIMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN SDOT ENSURED US THEY
WILL BE TAKING AN EDUCATIONAL
APPROACH TO THESE. I'M ASKING
HOW THIS APPROACH IS SENDING
THEM TO SHUT THESE DOWN,
QUALIFIES AS EDUCATION. ALSO I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU SAID
IT BEST THAT THIS HAS BEEN THE
MOST POSITIVE ACTIVATION OF
SPACE THAT AWE ROAR WHAT HAS
SEEN IN A LONG TIME. AND IT WILL
BE WRONG TO SIMPLY SHUT THEM
DOWN. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUES RAISED BY COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE AND SAKA AS WELL AS
HARMING FARMERS MARKETS AND
SMALL BUSINESSES, AND I ASK HOW
THESE ARE BEING SHUT DOWN ON
AURORA TO HARM THOSE BUSINESSES.
SO PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS.
>> THANK YOU, CARLO. I CAN TELL
YOU WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO
THIS. UP NEXT IS CHLOE, FOLLOWED
BY LAUREL, SARAH.
CHLOE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING, CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CHLOE. I WORK AT EVERGREEN
TREATMENT SERVICES. I'M AN
ADVOCACY AND POLICY THERE NOW,
BUT I ALSO REPRESENT THE REACH
PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE LARGEST
OUTREACH TEAM IN SEATTLE,
PARTNERING WITH THE CITY. AND
ALSO PROVIDING THE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AND TREATMENT THAT WILL
COME TO THE STREET, AND
CONTINUING THAT GOES INTO
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
SUPPORT. I'M HERE BECAUSE JUST
TO AMPLIFY THIS MOMENT THAT WE
HAVE AN UNPRECEDENTED TERRIFYING
MOMENT IN OUR HOMELESS AND
HOUSING SERVICES SYSTEM, GIVEN
THE HUD SYSTEM. WE ARE AT RISK
OF $40 MILLION IN CUTS FOR OUR
KEY HOUSING PROVIDERS. I WANT TO
ENCOURAGE YOU, I APPRECIATE THE
COUNCIL'S EXTREME EFFORTS TO
TRY TO CREATE A CONTINGENCY PLAN
FOR THIS DEVASTATION. I ALSO
WANT TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO
IDENTIFY FUNDING OUTSIDE THE
HOMELESS AND HOUSING CONTINUUM.
TO LOOK FORWARD TO TRYING TO
SUPPORT A PATH --
>> THANK YOU, CHLOE. AND PLEASE
DO FEEL FREE TO SEND US AN
E-MAIL AS WELL. WE HAVE LAUREL
AND THEN SARAH.
>> HI. I AM CALLING IT IN
BECAUSE WHILE OUR CITY, COUNTY,
STATE OVERINDULGES BLACK
NATIONALISTS, THEY GET NO
ADVOCACY OR SUPPORT FROM SOCIAL
OR RACIAL JUSTIFICATIONS. QUITE
THE OPPOSITE. WE'RE SILENCED IN
PART BECAUSE SO MUCH IS
FORWARDED BY BLACK SUPREMACIST
AND THOSE CALLED RACIAL JUSTICE
ACTIVISTS. OPENLY SELLING OUR
MURDER AND THEY'RE ALLOWED
POSITIONS OF POWER ON OCTOBER 7.
THEY CELEBRATE THIS OPENLY,
HOLDING BANNERS. CELEBRATING
MURDER AND RAPE AND NOT ONE OF
YOU CONDEMNED IT. UNLIKE THE
ANTI-TRANS FOLKS. IF THIS IS
OKAY, THAT'S GREAT. LET'S SEE
SOMEBODY WHO ARE VERY SIMILAR BE
SPONSORED. THEY SAY THEY ARE
ANTI-RACIST, BUT IT'S BLACK
SUPREMACY. I KNOW THAT'S HARSH,
BUT TRUE.
>> THANK YOU, LAUREL. FEEL FREE
TO E-MAIL US. IT GOES TO THEM
DIRECTLY. THE FINAL PERSON
SIGNED UP, AND THEY ARE NOT
PRESENT. CALL IN NOW. SARAH,
YOU'RE HERE, STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE. GOOD MORNING, SARAH.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I'M THE MANAGER AT
PLYMOUTH HOUSING. SPEAKING IF
SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES FOR
FEDERAL CUTS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING ASSISTANTS. THOUSANDS OF
SEATTLE RESIDENTS RELY ON THESE
PROGRAMS TO STAY HOUSED. MANY
WITH DISABILITIES, EVERYDAY
MANAGING COMPLEX HEALTH
CONDITIONS ON VERY LOW INCOMES
IN A VERY EXPENSIVE SPOT.
YESTERDAY, WE ANNOUNCED CHANGES,
AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, THESE CUTS
WOULD DIRECTLY RESULT IN RETURNS
TO HOMELESSNESS FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE HOUSE TODAY. WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S
PROVISO TO PRIORITIZE $11
MILLION TO SUSTAIN CURRENT
PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH THE MAYOR
AND BUDGET CHAIR'S PROPOSED
RESERVES, AND THOUSANDS OF
SEATTLE RESIDENTS, CURRENT
LIVING HOUSING WHO HAVE LEFT
HOMELESSNESS BEHIND THEM TO
REPRESENT SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT,
KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES,
REGARDLESS OF INCOME ABILITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SARAH. UP NEXT IS
FINNECKA. BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN,
CURRENTLY ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE
THE RIGHT TO JUMP THE QUEUE IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT. NOT SEEING ANY AT THIS
TIME. I SEE YOU'RE OFF MUTE.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M THE POLICY SPECIALIST AT
SOLID GROUND. AND AS YOU HEARD
FROM OTHER COMMENTERS TODAY, THE
CUTS TO HUD AND CARE FUND THAT
WE'VE BEEN CAUTIONING ABOUT AND
ASKING FOR CONTINGENCY PLANNING
ARE UNFORTUNATELY NOW NO LONGER
CONTINGENCY. YESTERDAY, THEY
JUST DROPPED AND IT DOES INCLUDE
THE HARMFUL CUTS AND LIMITATIONS
THAT WE WERE FEARING, SO OUR
REGION WILL BE STRONG TO KEEP
EXISTING PERMANENT HOUSING THAT
CURRENTLY IS HOUSING FOLKS. SO
WE JUST WANT TO URGE THE COUNCIL
AND THANK THE COUNCIL FOR DOING
THE LEG WORK ON THIS, AND
INCLUDING AMENDMENTS THAT WILL
HELP PLAN FOR THIS. MAYOR
HARRELL'S PROPOSED $5.3 MILLION
RESERVE, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
TO ADD $1 MILLION TO THIS
RESERVE AND COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S PROVISO TO PRIORITIZE
$11 MILLION TOWARDS SUSTAINING
PROGRAMS. AND WE JUST WANT TO
FLAG WE HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING
WITH KING COUNTY ON THIS ISSUE.
WE WANT TO LEND OUR GRATITUDE
AND SUPPORT FOR THE AMENDMENTS
THAT RESTORE TENANT SERVICE
FUNDING. THIS IS TRULY A TIME TO
MAKE SURE RENTERS HAVE SUPPORT
TO KEEP HOUSING. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
BUDGET. THERE'S A LOT OF
INVESTMENTS HERE TO BE PROUD OF.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. STEVE, WE'RE
GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE LAST CALL
HERE. STAR SIX TO UNMUTE. STAR
SIX TO UNMUTE. STEVE? STEVE?
STEVE? IF ANYONE IS TAKING
TALLIES, YOU CAN PUT HIM DOWN
FOR SUPPORTING TREES. WITH THAT,
WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND MR. MAYOR, BEFORE
YOU CONTINUE ON, WE'RE GOING TO
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. I'M
GOING TO READ THE REMARKS I WAS
GOING TO SAY LATER ON. BUT SINCE
YOU'RE HERE, I'D LIKE TO
ADDRESS YOU AND YOUR TEAM
DIRECTLY. WHICH IS TO SAY, THANK
YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR
YOUR INCREDIBLE SERVICE TO THIS
CITY. I REMEMBER FOUR YEARS AGO
WHEN YOU WERE SWORN IN WITH A
MASK ON, OUR CITY LOOKED SO
DIFFERENT THEN THAN IT DOES
TODAY. TODAY, WE'RE ABLE TO
LOOK AND ARGUE ABOUT THE MARGINS
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ARGUING ABOUT
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES BEFORE
US. OUR CITY IS A HEALTHIER AND
SAFER CITY BECAUSE OF THE WORK,
LEADERSHIP FROM YOU, AND YOUR
ENTIRE TEAM. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR
TO GET TO WORK WITH YOU OVER THE
LAST TWO BUDGETS. AND THAT I'VE
SEEN IN MANY YEARS. THAT'S
BECAUSE OF YOUR STRONG WORK AND
YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR
INSTITUTING THE UNDERSTANDING,
PHILOSOPHY, AND PERSPECTIVE THAT
WE ARE ALL TOGETHER IN THIS AS
ONE SEATTLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MS. BARBARA, I'LL SEE YOU
LATER. IF YOU DON'T KNOW,
SHE'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
PEOPLE IN CITY HALL. YOU HAVE
CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE ARE
GREETED AND WELCOMED INTO OUR
CITY TO RECEIVE THE BASIC CIVIC
SERVICES THAT ALL SEATTLE
DESERVES. YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME
IN WAYS YOU'LL PROBABLY NEVER
KNOW. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
ON TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED
BUSINESS IN THE COLLECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE TODAY. WE ARE GOING TO
ADOPT THE AGENDA FIRST, AND THEN
I'M GOING TO TAKE A BRIEF AT
EASE PROCESS BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD
THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF
MANY, MANY WALK-ON AMENDMENTS
AGAIN THIS MORNING. WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS ARE THE MOST
CHALLENGING. THEY'RE INTENDED
TO BE USED AS RELEASE VALVE FOR
US TO MAKE CORRECTIONS. HOWEVER,
I DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE GETTING
THEM INTO THIS TIME, SO WE CAN
PAUSE. MAKE SURE WE HAVE
TODAY'S SCRIPT CORRECT. THEN WE
WILL CONTINUE ON.
>> I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THE
AUDIO.
>> THAT'S OKAY. WE ARE ALSO
HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
SO I'M GOING TO PUT US AT EASE
RIGHT NOW, AND THEN WE'LL COME
BACK AND ADOPT THE AGENDA. IF
FOLKS HAVE WALK-ON AMENDMENTS,
MY ASK IS TO MAKE THEM KNOWN
NOW, SO WE COULD GET THE
PROCEDURE FOR THE REST OF THE
DAY AND THE REST OF MONDAY
CORRECT. IT IS ONLY A PROBLEM IF
MORE THINGS POP UP AS WE
CONTINUE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO
SAY? WE ARE JUST GOING TO GO
INTO EASE BEFORE WE ADOPT THE
AGENDA.
>> NEVERMIND, I'LL WAIT.
>> WITH THAT, WE'LL BE AT EASE
FOR THE NEXT, I'M GOING TO GIVE
US UNTIL I CALL US BACK, WHICH
IS ABOUT SIX MINUTES. YOU CANNOT
MOVE THOUGH. NO MOVING. WE'RE
AT EASE. THAT'S WHAT AMELIA
SAYS. [ MEETING WILL RESUME IN
SIX MINUTES ]
>>> ARE WE READY?
>> YES.
>> IT MAKES IT A LITTLE EASIER.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. WE'RE
GOING TO COME BACK TO ORDER.
CLERK, DO WE NEED TO CALL THE
ROLL COMING OUT OF EASE? MY
APOLOGIES FOR NOT EXPLAINING
EASE AS WELL AS I COULD HAVE. WE
DO HAVE TO MAINTAIN QUORUM IN
CHAMBERS WHILE WE ARE AT EASE.
WE TOOK THAT MOMENT TO ADDRESS
SOME WALK-ON AMENDMENTS IN OUR
SCRIPTING. SO THIS IS THE ONE
TIME IN THIS PROCESS THAT I WILL
SUSPEND, THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
RULES ON DOING WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS BECAUSE WE'RE NOW
ALL TOGETHER. I SUPPORT THE
SUSPENSION OF RULES FOR WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS. AND I WILL NOT
SUPPORT SUSPENDING THE RULES TO
WALK-ON AMENDMENTS AGAIN UNLESS
THERE ARE EXTENUATING
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT REQUIRE SUCH.
SO WE'RE GIVING THIS ONE MOMENT
OF GRACE, THEN WE'LL CONTINUE
ON. BEFORE THAT, I DO MOVE TO
ADOPT THE AGENDA, AND THE AGENDA
TODAY INCLUDES THE INTRODUCTION
AND OVERVIEW OF OUR WORK TODAY,
AS WELL AS THE ORDINANCE
SUPPORTING THE BUDGET, CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS, AND ALL THE CITY
BUDGETS BECAUSE I DON'T NEED TO
READ ALL THE ITEMS INTO THE
RECORD. SO WITH THAT, I MOVE TO
ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED, THE
AGENDA IS NOW ADOPTED BEFORE THE
SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. I'VE
GOT A COUPLE OF HANDS RAISED, SO
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDER TODAY.
IF THEY ARE QUESTIONS THAT WILL
BE ANSWERED IN DIRECTOR NOBLE'S
PRESENTATION, THEN I'M GOING TO
HOLD THEM. I'M ALSO GOING TO
STATE THAT TODAY, I'M GOING TO
BE MORE FIRM ABOUT HOW WE USE
ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, SO YOU
WILL BE ASKING ME THE QUESTION,
THEN I'LL BE DIRECTING YOU
EITHER TO CENTRAL STAFF OR TO
OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES. AGAIN,
THIS IS JUST THE PROCESS, SO WE
ARE ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH WHAT
COULD BE COMPLICATED PROCEDURE.
WITH THAT, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, DO YOU HAVE A POINT OF
ORDER?
>> NO, CHAIR STRAUSS. I HAD MY
HAND UP, SO I COULD MOVE TO
AMEND THE AGENDA BY ADDING HSD
AND PLACING IT ON THE
CORRESPONDING VOTING GROUP,
WHICH I BELIEVE IS GROUP C.
>> I SEE THAT IS WHY THERE'S
THE NEXT BOX, AND I MOVE THE
AGENDA IS THERE, SECOND. SO IT
HAS BEEN MOVED TO -- AND LET ME
CHECK WITH THE CLERK HERE. DO I
NEED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AT
THIS TIME OR JUST A MINUTE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S
AMENDMENT WAS DRIBBLED BY 5:00
P.M., SO THE RULES DO NOT NEED
TO BE SUSPENDED FOR
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE TOOK AN EASE,
SO THIS IS SMOOTH AND IT DIDN'T
WORK FOR ME, SO I'LL RESTART.
I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
THE AGENDA IS NOW BEFORE THE
SELECT COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO
THE AGENDA?
>> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR
STRAUSS. I MOVE TO AMEND THE
AGENDA BY ADDING HSD082A-1,
PLACING IT ON THE CORRESPONDING
VOTING GROUP, WHICH I BELIEVE IS
VOTING GROUP C.
>> THANK YOU, THAT HAS BEEN
ADDED. IS THERE ANOTHER HAND,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY
ADDING CBA, I HAVE THREE. 002A,
SDOT, 051A, AND OED019A1.
>> THANK YOU. AND DOES THAT
INCLUDE YOUR -- YOU JUST
DISTRIBUTED. WE HAVE TO SUSPEND
THE RULES FOR THAT, IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> DO YOU WANT TO CONSIDER THEM
INDIVIDUALLY OR CONSIDER THEM
ALL IN ONE VOTE?
>> THESE WILL ALL BE SEPARATE
VOTES.
>> YES, KETTLE'S MOTION IS
CURRENTLY PENDING. ONCE WE VOTE
ON KETTLE --
>> NO, WE CAN VOTE ON THE WHOLE
PACKAGE.
>> YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM ALL AS
A PACKAGE?
>> YES, FEWER VOTES, CORRECT?
>> IF YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM ALL
AS A PACKAGE, THEN AS CHAIR, YOU
HAVE A PREROGATIVE. YOU CAN JUST
MOVE TO AMEND TO ADD ALL THESE
ITEMS, AND THEN WE CAN GET A
SECOND. BUT COUNCILMEMBER -- GO
AHEAD.
>> WONDERFUL. SO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, YOU'VE GOT LAW TWO
AND SDOT51, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES. THOSE WERE DISTRIBUTED
YESTERDAY. BY 5:00.
>> AND A THIRD WALK-ON AMENDMENT
FOR OED, WE WOULD NEED TO
SUSPEND THE RULES?
>> 19A.
>> IS THAT CORRECT, CLERK? WE
WOULD HAVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES?
DO WE NEED TO DO THAT AT THIS
TIME?
>> I RECOMMEND WE DO THAT ONE
SEPARATELY. WE'LL DO THE ONES
THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED BY 5:00
P.M., AND THEN DO THE ONE
SEPARATELY THAT WASN'T
DISTRIBUTED, SO WE COULD SUSPEND
THE RULES, THEN CONFIRM THE
AMENDMENTS.
>> ONCE WE GET TO C. OKAY. SO
WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THESE
BEING ADDED TO THE AGENDA RIGHT
NOW. BECAUSE THEY WERE AS PER
COUNCIL RULES DISTRIBUTED BEFORE
5:00 P.M. WE WILL THEN VOTE ON
ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT WAS NOT
DISTRIBUTED BY 5:00 P.M., AND SO
THIS CONFUSION IS WHY I'M
SAYING LET'S DO IT NOW, AND WE
WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN, PLEASE.
WITH THAT, WE ARE VOTING TO ADD
HSD82B, LAW 2A, SDOT 51A TO THE
AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. DO WE NEED TO TAKE A
ROLL CALL VOTE?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. AND NOW COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES?
>> I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES
TO AMEND THE AGENDA WITH AN ITEM
THAT WAS NOT DISTRIBUTED PRIOR
TO THE 5:00 P.M. DEADLINE
YESTERDAY.
>> AND I WILL SUPPORT THE
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES NOW AND
NOT AGAIN UNLESS THERE ARE
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. WILL
THE CLERK -- DO WE NEED A
SECOND?
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO SUSPENDING
THE RULES? SEEING NO OBJECTION,
THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA BY
ADDING OED19A1, AND BY PLACING
IT IN THE CORRESPONDING VOTING
GROUP.
>> THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. AND COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA CONFIRMING YOU DO NOT
WANT TO ADD THIS FINAL ONE?
>> CORRECT, CHAIR. I'M PULLING
--
>> SO WE ONLY HAVE ONE AMENDMENT
THAT HAS NOT BEEN DRIBBLED BY
5:00 P.M., REQUIRING THE RULES
TO BE SUSPENDED. ANY WALK-ON
AMENDMENTS? LOVE YOU ALL, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL IN ADDING
OED19A TO THE AGENDA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> I'M SORRY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> AYE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU. CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, DEPUTY
CLERK IS THE ONE WHO IS
MONITORING IF OUR AUDIO IS
MAKING IT TO THE SEATTLE
CHANNEL. SO EVEN THOUGH WE MAY
HEAR EACH OTHER IN CHAMBERS, SHE
MAY NOT BE HEARING US ON THE
AUDIO FEED. IF SHE CALL YOUR
NAME AGAIN, THAT JUST MEANS YOU
NEED TO GET CLOSE TO THE
MICROPHONE. WE HAVE THE AGENDA,
THE AGENDA AMENDED AT THIS TIME.
CLERK, DO I NEED TO CALL THE
ROLL ON THE AGENDA AS AMENDED?
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION.
>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE
AGENDA AS AMENDED? SEEING NO
OBJECTION TO THE AGENDA AS
AMENDED, IT IS ADOPTED. WITH
THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS THAT
IS GOING TO OUTLINE. IT IS AS
ALWAYS, GENERAL OVERVIEW, SO WE
WILL MOVE INTO TODAY'S VOTING
PROCEDURE. IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET
TO VOTING ON OR BEING BRIEFED ON
THE COUNCIL BILLS THAT WE WILL
VOTE ON MONDAY, WE WILL RECEIVE
THAT BRIEFING TODAY. IF THERE IS
NOT TIME, PLEASE CHECK THE POWER
POINT PRESENTATION THAT HAS BEEN
DISTRIBUTED AND ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA. YOU'LL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PULL ITEMS FROM
THE CONSENT PACKAGE. DIRECTOR
NOBLE AND CALVIN CHOW WILL WALK
YOU THROUGH THAT. SO AGAIN, THE
VOTES, TODAY IS ABOUT VOTING.
MONDAY, WE WILL VOTE ON SOME OF
THE BUDGET. AND THEN SOME OF THE
BUDGET BILLS. IT'S ALSO A
SPILLOVER IF WE DON'T GET
THROUGH TODAY. FROM THERE, WE
WILL NOT MEET, THE TIME NEXT
WEEK IS REALLY RESERVED FOR
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF TO MAKE
SURE WE GOT THE BUDGET CORRECT.
WE'LL VOTE IT OUT OF COMMITTEE
NEXT THURSDAY AND A FINAL VOTE
NEXT FRIDAY. ALL THINGS GOING
WELL. WITH THAT, WE WILL TAKE
LUNCH AT 12:30, 60-MINUTE LUNCH.
WE'VE GOT THAT IN ABOUT AN HOUR
AND A HALF FROM NOW. AND LET'S
SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN GET THROUGH.
SO WITH THAT, IF THE CLERK CAN
READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA 1, INTRODUCTION AND
OVERVIEW FOR BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> FANTASTIC. DIRECTOR NOBLE,
CALVIN CHOW, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. SO
THE GOAL HERE TO START, AND LET
ME SHARE SCREENS. ALL RIGHT.
GIVE YOU A RUN OF SHOW FOR
TODAY. AND ALSO FOR MONDAY
COMING, THEN A PREVIEW OF THE
REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK AS WELL.
SO THEN WE WILL DIVE IN FOR THE
DAY OF VOTING. SO TODAY,
PRINCIPLE TOPIC OF THE DAY IS
ACTUALLY THE BUDGET ORDINANCE
ITSELF AND AMENDMENTS TO IT. SO
THE ACTIONS ARE AMENDMENTS TO
THAT ORDINANCE. I'M GOING TO
COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT GROUP A
AND GROUP B AND GROUP C IN JUST
A COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE. BUT
THAT'S THE FOCUS OF TODAY. BUT
AS THE CHAIR JUST NOTED, IN
ADDITION, IF WE HAVE TIME, OUR
INTENT IS TO PREVIEW THE
REMAINING BUDGET LEGISLATION, SO
THE BUDGET ADOPTION ORDINANCE IS
ONE PIECE OF BUDGET LEGISLATION.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHERS. BUT
THE INTENT WOULD BE TO WALK YOU
THROUGH WHAT THOSE ARE WITH NO
INTENT TO VOTE TODAY, BUT RATHER
TO VOTE ON THE NON-BUDGET
ORDINANCES, ALL THE OTHER ONES
ON MONDAY. SO THAT IS THE IDEA.
TODAY, WE'RE FOCUS ON AMENDING
THE BUDGET ORDINANCE. ON MONDAY,
WE'LL FOCUS ON PASSING THE
OTHER PIECES OF BUDGET
LEGISLATION, AND IF THERE ARE
ANY AMENDMENTS TO THOSE DEALING
WITH THEM. SO THAT IS FRIDAY.
MONDAY, THEN NEXT WEEK, THE
LATERAL PART OF NEXT WEEK ON
THURSDAY WOULD BE A FINAL
MEETING OF THIS COMMITTEE ON THE
ADOPTION ORDINANCE INCLUSIVE OF
ALL THE AMENDMENTS YOU'LL BE
ACTING ON TODAY. TIME BETWEEN
THEN, NOW AND THEN, WILL GIVE US
STAFF, A CHANCE TO MAKE SURE
WE'VE GOT IT ALL IN ORDER, AND
THERE ARE TODAY, I THINK MORE
THAN 170 ITEMS, SO YOU CAN
APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S A
COMPLICATED COORDINATION
ACTIVITY. THAT'S THE INTENT.
THEN FRIDAY, THIS BODY WILL MEET
ACTUALLY IN ITS CURRENT FORM FOR
THE LAST TIME TO ADOPT THAT
ORDINANCE AS THE FULL COUNCIL.
SO THAT'S WHAT'S PLANNED FOR
TODAY, MONDAY, AND THE REST OF
NEXT WEEK. AND LET ME DIVE A
LITTLE FURTHER INTO WHAT IS
PLANNED FOR TODAY. SORRY, I HAVE
A THING ON MY SCREEN THAT MAKES
IT HARD TO SEE. SO PRIMARY, SO
WE'RE GOING TO START BY WALKING
THROUGH A REVISED BALANCING
PACKAGE. I WILL TALK, AS WE GET
TO THAT, WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT
WHAT'S IN THERE AND THEY ARE
BOTH SORT OF CLEANUPS,
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, MEMBERS THAT
HAVE MADE SOME SMALL CHANGES.
THERE IS SOME NEW PROPOSED
SPENDING FROM SPECIFIC SOURCES,
AND I'LL CALL THOSE OUT. AND A
NUMBER OF NEW SLIDES AS WELL. SO
WE WILL GO THROUGH THAT AS WE
DID THE LAST TIME WE WENT
THROUGH THE BALANCING PACKAGE.
CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO
HIGHLIGHT THINGS THAT ARE NEW
AND NOT TOUCH ON EVERY ITEM. BUT
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AND ALL ITEMS. AND
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO DO MOST
OF THIS, WE'LL DO WITH A
SUMMARY TABLE OR SPREAD SHEET,
BUT WE DO HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS,
THE CBAs. I CAN PULL THEM UP,
PUT THEM ON THE SCREEN, AND AS
YOU VOTE ON THE INDIVIDUAL
ITEMS, WE WILL BE DOING EXACTLY
THAT. SO WE WILL GO THROUGH
GROUP A, ESSENTIALLY THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND THE BALANCING PACKAGE
THAT WILL BE PROPOSED AS THE
CONSENT AGENDA AS THE CONSENT
AJEN A THAT, ANY ITEM COULD BE
PULLED BY REQUEST. WE KNOW THERE
ARE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WILL BE
PULLED AND MAYBE SOME THAT WE
DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT IT WILL
BE YOUR PREROGATIVE. WE'LL THEN
GO TO GROUP B. SO AGAIN,
SENSUALLY CHANGES TO THE
BALANCING PACKAGE OR PROPOSED
CHANGES TO THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. THEN A SET OF ITEMS,
WHICH ARE CALLED OUT FOR
SEPARATE VOTES. THEY ARE
SELF-BALANCING THEMSELVES OR
POTENTIALLY FOR THE PROVISO OR
SLIDE. THEY WON'T AFFECT THE
FINANCIAL BUDGET, TO BE TAKEN UP
AS STANDALONE ITEMS. THAT IS THE
ORDER WE INTEND AND THERE WILL
BE A NUMBER THAT WILL BE MOVED
THROUGHOUT AND LOOKING FOR AT
LEAST HELP FOR THOSE AND WHERE
WE WOULD GET. SO OTHER THINGS
BEING EQUAL, I'LL BE READY TO
START ON THE BALANCING PACKAGE,
WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE CHAIR HAS
OTHER COMMENTS AS WELL.
>> I WANT TO PAUSE TO CHECK TO
SEE IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS
BECAUSE NOW, THIS SLIDE
DEMONSTRATES ALL THE WORK WE'RE
GOING TO GO THROUGH TODAY. SO IF
THERE ARE QUESTIONS NOW TO HELP
NAVIGATE THE REST OF THE DAY.
I'M TAKING THAT, THE TRAINING
PHRASE THAT IT IS BETTER TO GO
SLOW AND SMOOTH, GO SLOW AND
SMOOTH TO GO FAST AND STRONG.
WITH THAT, SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, BACK TO YOU, DIRECTOR
NOBLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
AGAIN, WHAT I INTEND TO DO HERE
IS TO WALK THROUGH ITEMS THAT
HAVE CHANGED IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. AND I SHOULDN'T BE
ASKING THE PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS.
BUT ASSUMING WE WILL GO THROUGH
ALL OF THEM.
>> WE'RE CHANGING INTO THE NEXT
ITEM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ
ALL THE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD,
THAT WAY WE CAN -- YOU ONLY WANT
ITEM TWO? PLEASE READ ITEM TWO.
>> ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL 12116,
BUDGET INCLUDING A CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND POSITION
MODIFICATIONS FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FROM 2026, AND CREATING
POSITIONS EXEMPT FROM THE CIVIL
SERVICE ALL BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
>> I MOVE TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 121116. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF COUNCIL BILL 121116.
COMMITTEE WILL NOW TAKE THIS UP.
BACK TO YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE, FOR
CONTINUING THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT WHAT I WAS
GOING TO ASK A QUESTION OF YOU,
BUT YOUR COLLEAGUES MAY BE
INTERESTED IN AS WELL. THE
INTEND TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH
THIS AND REQUEST WHICH ITEMS TO
BE PULLED OR AS WE REACH ITEMS
THAT MIGHT WANT TO BE PULLED TO
HIGHLIGHT THEM?
>> IF YOU COULD GO THROUGH YOUR
PRESENTATION, THANK YOU,
DIRECTOR NOBLE. IF YOU COULD GO
THROUGH YOUR PRESENTATION.
EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE WHAT'S HERE. YOU CAN NOTE
THE THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED
SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THAT, WE WILL MOVE
INTO FOLKS HAVING THE ABILITY TO
PULL ITEMS FROM THE RECORD.
COLLEAGUES, A REMINDER. CONSENT
PACKAGE IS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
VOTE ON EVERY ITEM. SO IF THERE
IS SOMETHING IN THE PACKAGE THAT
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO, YOU
DO NOT NEED TO PULL IT. IF YOU
DO WANT TO PULL IT, IT JUST
MEANS WE WILL HAVE MORE
PROCEDURAL TIME, AND WE WILL
MAKE THAT NOTE AT THE END OF
THIS SECTION OF THE
PRESENTATION. SO BEN, YOU DON'T
NEED TO READ EVERY ITEM. JUST
THE ONES IN GRAY. COLLEAGUES,
YOU CAN SEE THEM BEFORE US.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. AGAIN,
ITEMS THAT ARE ONES THAT HAVE
CHANGED SO MUCH AND THAT YOU
HAVE CHANGED SINCE YOU LAST SAW
THE BALANCING PACKAGE. I
MENTIONED THERE IS SOME NEW
SPENDING. I WANT TO GET TO THE
THIRD ITEM, AND I'LL GIVE YOU
AN OVERVIEW OF THAT AND TAKE
THEM IN ORDER, OTHERWISE. FIRST
CHANGE TO ARTS, ARTS ONE, IT IS
1B11 NOW. AND THE TOTAL DOLLAR
AMOUNT OF THIS CBA IS UNCHANGED
AT $100,000. IT NOW DIRECTS
$25,000 TO CREATIVE SPACES IN
LOWER INCOME AND 75 FOR THE
ACTIVATION OF CAL ANDERSON PARK.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I'LL
KEEP MOVING.
>> WE'LL KEEP MOVING UNLESS WE
SEE HANDS, THANK YOU.
>> A MODIFICATION OF WHEN IT WAS
PREVIOUS. THE ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL BALANCING PACKAGE HAD
$175,000 FOR THE FABRICATION OF
THE STATUTE, AND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION THAT'S INDICATED
THE $400,000 WILL BE SUFFICIENT.
I'LL GET LATER TO A NEW ITEM
THAT USES THE $100,000 THAT IS
NOT OTHERWISE HERE TO FUND
ANOTHER CBA. SO MOVING DOWN.
NOTHING CHANGED IN THE CARE
DEPARTMENT. IN CBO, THERE'S A
COUPLE OF ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE
IS THE MONEY, IF YOU WILL. AND I
WANT TO DESCRIBE HOW WE HAVE
COME TO THE NEW BALANCING
PACKAGE AND ADDRESSED SOME OF
THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING INTERESTS
THAT WERE EXPRESSED BY COUNCIL
MEMBERS. SO AS YOU CONSIDERED
THE ORIGINAL BALANCING PACKAGE
AND AGAIN, OTHER INTERESTS, WE
WERE WORKING WITH COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL
FUNDING SOURCES FOR THESE
ADDITIONAL INTERESTS, AND
DISCOVERED TO USE THIS, A LOT OF
PEOPLE WERE POINTING TO THE SAME
PLACES AND THAT THEY HAD THE
POTENTIAL FOR BEING A NUMBER OF
COMPETING AMENDMENTS. WHAT WE
HAVE DONE IS TO SEPARATE OUT
IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF FUNDING,
AND THEN THROUGH THE CHAIR'S
HELP, POINTING THE SPECIFIC SET
OF NEW CB, As TO THAT FUNDING.
SO THIS CBA WILL FREEZE UP THE
ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION, $150,000.
SO $1050 FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES. I'LL HIGHLIGHT
THE ITEMS THAT ARE THEN FUNDED
FROM THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY, THAT
WILL COME FROM TWO PLACES. ONE
IS A CUT TO OED. THERE WERE
RIPPLES FOR $500,000 TO PAY FOR
A BUSINESS CLIMATE ASSESSMENT.
AGAIN, MULTIPLE VIEW IDENTIFIED
THAT AS A LOWER PRIORITY
COMPARED TO OTHER THINGS THAT
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN. SO THAT
IS CUT HERE. IN ADDITION THROUGH
OUR OWN WORK, DISCOVERED
ADDITIONAL FUND BALANCE
AVAILABLE IN SDOT, THE SAME CBA
TRANSFERS THAT SDOT RESOURCES
INTO THE GENERAL FUND. CURRENTLY
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GENERAL
FUND SUPPORT GOING TO SDOT IS
BEYOND AND ABOVE THE MINIMUM
REQUIRED FOR THE TERMS OF THE
LEVY. SO WE COULD MAKE THIS
TRANSFER WITHOUT VIOLATING THAT.
SO THE BOTTOM LINE, THE CBS WILL
FREE UP $1.5 MILLION, AND I'LL
HIGHLIGHT WHERE THE MONEY IS
DIRECTED AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE REVISED
BALANCING PACKAGE. THE OTHER
ITEM HERE IS A NEW SLIDE. IT'S
A REQUEST TO CBO. IT IS A
REQUEST TO CBO AS A COORDINATING
CENTRALIZED COORDINATING ENTITY,
RATHER THAN THEIR BUDGET
FUNCTION. REQUEST IS THAT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE DATA FOR I
BELIEVE 61 PERMANENT SUPPORTING
SITES IN THE CITY BE KOALATED OR
COLLECTED AND KOALATED AMONG AND
BETWEEN FIRE, POLICE, AND CARE,
AND THAT THE CBO THEN PROVIDES A
REPORT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF
EMERGENCY RESPONSES, 911 OR
OTHERWISE TO THOSE 61 SITES.
BACK TO THE SLIDE. AGAIN, A LOT
OF QUESTIONS MOVING FORWARD.
DEAL 3A1 A PROVISOR OF $167,000
TO ENSURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT
FUNDING FOR CHILDCARE NAVIGATION
IN SUPPORT OF UNHOUSED CHILDREN.
THERE WAS A POTENTIAL CUT WE
LEARNED ABOUT AFTER THE INITIAL
BALANCING PACKAGE. THIS PROVIDES
TO ENSURE THE FUNDING CONTINUES.
FUNDING IS CURRENTLY DIRECTED
TOWARDS MARY'S PLACE.
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, NO
CHANGES. FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES. ONE NEW ADD.
ADDITIONAL PLACES WHERE THE
ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION PLUS WAS
DIRECTED. TO INCREASE THE BUDGET
BY $250,000 TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES WHO
ARE FACING NEW CHALLENGES GIVEN
CHANGES IN THE FEDERAL RULES
THAT QUALIFY ONE FOR THAT
STATUS. YOU HEARD TESTIMONY
TODAY FROM A NUMBER OF FOLKS
ASSOCIATED WITH TABER IN SUPPORT
OF THIS ITEM, WHICH RATHER TO
CONNECT WHAT YOU'RE ADHERING TO
WHAT THE CBA IS. MOVING FORWARD.
ANOTHER ITEM HERE, THIS IS ONE I
BELIEVE THAT IS GOING TO PREVIEW
AND SPOIL THE PLOT TO BE PULLED
BECAUSE THEY ARE A POTENTIAL
COMPETING PROPOSALS AROUND THIS
MONEY. THIS WOULD TAKE $1
MILLION. THE MILLION DOLLARS IS
A SHARE, A CUT TO THE SAIL FUND
THAT BEEN PROPOSED FOR OED. THE
REMAINING $60 MILLION WITH THE
LAST-MINUTE FUND BALANCE THAT WE
IDENTIFIED IN THE GENERAL FUND.
THEY WOULD DIRECT IT HAD INTO A
FEDERAL RESPONSE RESERVE. WE PUT
IT IN FINANCE GENERAL. AGAIN,
YOU RECALL THE FINANCIAL PARKING
LOT. THIS IS IN RECOGNITION OF
THE ONGOING CHALLENGES
ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN
FEDERAL POLICY. I THINK BOTH IN
TERMS OF FUNDING SHORTFALLS, BUT
ALSO IN RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL
SPENDING THAT THE CITY MIGHT
DESIRE OTHER ASPECTS OF THE
FEDERAL ACTIONS. THIS WOULD BE
IN ADDITION AND SEPARATE TO THE
$9 MILLION PLUS THAT IS IN
RESERVE. AGAIN, YOU'LL HEAR
MORE ABOUT THIS TODAY THAT IS
FOCUSED ON HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS. SO THAT IS THE
IDEA. ESSENTIALLY IT'S A
MILLION DOLLARS TO THE FEDERAL
RESERVE. ITEM 902B1, THIS IS A
TECHNICAL PIECE. AGAIN, WITH THE
REVENUE FORECAST CHANGE. WE TOOK
AVAILABLE JUMPSTART RESOURCES
AND MOVED THEM TO FINANCE
GENERAL. WE HAVE SINCE, WE ALSO
TRANSFERRED OTHER RESOURCES AND
DISCOVERED IT WOULD BE BETTER TO
SPEND THAT DIRECTLY, PURELY
TECHNICAL ITEM HERE. NOTHING TO
WORRY ABOUT IF YOU WILL. NO
CHANGES ON THIS PART OF HUMAN
SERVICES. A NEW PROVISO,
HSD60A1. THIS WOULD PROVIDE
$2.85 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND
DOLLARS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER, TREATMENT, AND
RECOVERY SERVICES. IT IS
SPECIFICALLY PRIORITIZING SOME
INDIVIDUAL MODALITIES AROUND
RECOVERY AND TREATMENT. WE'VE
CONFIRMED WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH
WHAT HAS BEEN PLANNED. AGAIN, IT
IS NOT -- NOTHING MORE THERE.
NOTHING ELSE IN HUMAN SERVICES,
EXCEPT AGAIN, ONE THAT WILL BE
THE TOPIC OF SOME DISCUSSION
THIS MORNING, I SUSPECT. SO IT
IS A PROVISO OF $11.8 MILLION OF
HSD'S FUNDING TO MITIGATE
POTENTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING
IMPACTS. WHEN WE GET TO THIS
ITEM, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST WE
BRING IT BACK TO THE TABLE, FOR
YOU TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE
DETAILS AND WHAT IS KNOWN, IN
REGARDS TO CHANGES THAT WERE
ANNOUNCED EARLIER TODAY. YOU
HEAR IT FROM STAFF THAT COULD BE
USED. NOTHING IN ITD. THIS ITEM
PROVIDES $80,000 TO HIRE A
CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE FRAMEWORK
AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGAGEMENT AND MITIGATION PLANS.
THE WORDING HERE HAS BEEN
MODIFIED TO REFERENCE THE 911
EMERGENCY RESPONSE DATA THAT IS
IN THE SLIDE I JUST
DESCRIBED.TAKE A LACK ADD HOW IT
MIGHT BE USED AS PART OF
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK. JUST A
WORDING CHANGE THERE. THE OFFICE
OF THE MAYOR SLIDE, REQUESTING
THE MAYOR PROVIDE THE REPORTS,
REGARDING ACTIVITIES AND
PERFORMANCE OF THE UNIFIED CARE
TEAM, THE UTC. THIS IS RENEWAL
OF THE SLIDE THAT HAS BEEN DONE
IN THE PAST TO ENSURE THERE IS
ONGOING SUPPORTING ABOUT WHAT
THE UNIFIED CARE TEAM IS DOING.
THERE IS ALSO LATER A PROVISO
RELATED TO UTC AS WELL. SO
OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
A NUMBER OF NEW ITEMS HERE. IN
PARTICULAR AROUND SEVERAL AROUND
THE SALE OF THE FUND. THAT ITEM
WAS PROPOSED AT $4 MILLION, IF
YOU RECALL, THERE IS AN ITEM
THAT WOULD DIRECT A MILLION OF
THAT TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE. IT
IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT, AGAIN,
TO STABILIZE AND INVEST IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. OED4B1 DOES NOT
CHANGE THE TOTAL FUNDING AMEND
HERE. IT'S $300,000. NOW IT
ADDS THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT AND
CLARIFIES EACH FOR BALANCE, THE
U DISTRICT AND CAPITAL HILL FOR
CLEANING. ANOTHER NEW ITEM THAT
IS ONE OF THE ITEMS FOR THE
MILLION DOLLARS I DESCRIBED
PREVIOUSLY, HAVING BEEN
IDENTIFIED, FREED UP. I TAKE
THAT BACK. I JUMP AHEAD. THIS IS
A PROVISO ON OED FOR NORTH
DELRIDGE. SO THE CHANGE HERE IS
TO FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON NORTH
DELRIDGE WITH THIS PROVISO.
>> ALL RIGHT, DIRECTOR NOBLE,
I'LL INTERRUPT THERE. I BELIEVE
THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT WAS
CONTAINED IN THE PACKAGE AND THE
NEW AMENDMENTS ARE FOR
INDIVIDUAL VOTES. DO I NEED TO
PULL THIS ONE?
>> NOT ON THIS ITEM. IT'S NOW A
PROVISO FOCUSED ON NORTH
DELRIDGE. OTHERWISE IT'S
UNCHANGED.
>> I'LL LIKELY BE PULLING THIS.
I BELIEVE MY ORIGINAL PROVISO IS
WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THE PACKAGE.
>> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. I'LL JUST NOTE
THAT NOW.
>> 13A1 A PROVISO FOR OED FOR
$200,000 TO SUPPORT, EXCUSE ME,
TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS IN
EAST LAKE. 115-A-1 PROSIGH SEW
$1.5 MILLION IN OED FOR SERVICES
IN LITTLE SAIGON AND CHINA TOWN.
THIS INCLUDES A SHARE OF THE
SALE MONEY AS WELL AS IN
ADDITION TO OTHER OED FUNDING
SOURCES. 16-A-1 INCREASES OED BY
$50,000, AND USES IT BY
TRANSFERRING MONEY FROM ITD FROM
THE I.T. DEPARTMENT, AND THAT IS
TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY FUND FOR
PERMITTING AN ACCOUNT. THAT IS
WHERE THE CUT IS. SUPPORT WORK
FORCE DEVELOPMENT BY $50,000.
OED18S-A-1 A SLIDE TO REQUEST
THE DEEL END. TO MAKE
RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR
CONTINUED INVESTMENTS AND THE
BEST WAY TO DO THAT TO SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOOD. AMBASSADORS.
OFFICE OF HOUSE, A NEW SLIDE
THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOVERY
HOUSING PROJECTS IN 2026 NOTICE
OF A FUNDING AVAILABILITY
PROCESS. THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.
OIG, NOTHING. OFFICE OF
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS.
TWO NEW SLIDES. ONE, REQUESTING
A REPORT ON THE SEATTLE
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION WAS
ESTABLISHED TO HAVE 15 MEMBERS.
IT GREW OUT OF AN ADVISORY
BOARD. THERE'S CURRENTLY ONLY
ONE APPOINTED MEMBER. I THINK
THE GOAL HERE IS TO REVIVE THE
COMMISSION, TO GET A REPORT ON
HOW THAT COULD BE DONE. THE
SECOND ITEM IS A SLIDE THAT
LOOKS FORWARD TO 2027, AND
REQUEST A REPORT IN ADVANCE IN
AUGUST OF NEXT YEAR OF HOW OIRA
PLANS TO SPEND THE $4 MILLION BY
A SEPARATE ACTION, ACTUALLY
IDENTIFIED HERE AS ONE V ONE.
COUNCIL IS MAKING THAT FUNDING
ONGOING. THERE IS A SPECIFIC
PROPOSAL FOR HOW THAT MONEY WILL
BE SPENT IN '26, BUT THE DESIRE
IS FOR COUNCIL TO HAVE WHAT THE
PLAN WILL BE FOR '27 AND TO
HAVE THAT PLAN DELIVERED IN
AUGUST IN ADVANCE OF THE BUDGET.
SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONSIDER IT AND POTENTIALLY MAKE
CHANGES OREN COTEMPLATE THOSE IN
ADVANCE. THOSE ARE THE TWO FOR
OIRA, BOTH SLIDES. NOTHING NEW
IN OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS.
OPCD. ONE NEW ITEM BY INCREASING
$100,000 FOR RAINIER BEACH
HEALTH CLINIC. THIS IS ANOTHER
SHARE OF THE $1 MILLION THAT I
DESCRIBED SOME TIME BACK HAVING
BEEN FREED UP. OSE, 4-A-1, THIS
WOULD INCREASE BY $100,000,
OSE'S BUDGET TO SUPPORT A
REPORT ON THE CITY'S APPROACH
TO REGULATING TREES. SO AGAIN,
THIS IS $100,000 THAT WAS FREED
UP IN THE ARTS RELATED CBA FOR
THE PEACE STATUE. YOU HEARD
TESTIMONY ABOUT THIS ITEM THIS
MORNING. CITY LIGHT, THIS IS A
PROVISO FOR $100,000 FOR CITY
LIGHT TO SUPPORT OUTREACH AND
APPRENTICESHIPS, TO OUTREACH TO
RECRUIT MINORITIES AND OTHERS TO
CITY LIGHTS APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS, SORRY. DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS.
ONE NEW ITEM, IT IS A COMPLIMENT
TO SDCI, 1V1, THE FIRST ITEM ON
THIS PAGE. IT WOULD FURTHER
INCREASE SDCI'S BUDGET, IN THIS
CASE, $400,000, TO RESTORE
TENANT SERVICES CONTRACTS. THE
TOTAL RESTORATION IS $900,000 TO
$500 IN THE FIRST ITEM AND $400
HERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS
FUNDED BY THAT, THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
AND DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. SDHR,
NO CHANGES. SDOT, NO CHANGES ON
THIS ONE. A NUMBER OF NEW ITEMS
HERE. FIRST NEW ITEM, SDOT
15-A-1 A REVIE SEW ON $1.4
MILLION IN SDOT FOR SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT ON SAND POINT WAY.
THIS IS THE PROVISO ON THE
VISION ZERO PROJECT IN SDOT.
CAL, LET ME TURN THIS OVER TO
YOU. I JUST KEPT GOING.
>> YES, 28-B-1 THE NEXT.
>> 28-B-1 A TECHNICAL
CORRECTION. IT'S DIRECTLY
APPROPRIATING FROM THE FUND
INSTEAD OF DOING DOUBLE
APPROPRIATIONS. 29-A-1 A PROVISO
ON $600,000 FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY
ON RAINIER AND CORNELL IN
DISTRICT TWO. SDOT 30 BE-A-1 A
PROVISO ON $80,000 TO DEAL WITH
THE SPEED HUMPS AND CUSHIONS ON
WATERS AVENUE BETWEEN 64th
AVENUE SOUTH AND FAYER STREET.
SDOT 32S-A-1 A SLIDE CALLING FOR
A REPORT ON THE COST FOR SDOT TO
TAKE OVER THE FULL MAINTENANCE
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ALL TREES
IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. SDOT
33S-A-1 REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE
IDENTIFY TRANSIT CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN
CONSIDERATION OF THE SEATTLE
TRANSIT MEASURE RENEWAL. SDOT
34S-A-1 REQUESTING A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR PROVIDING
MICROMOBILITY CORRALS. AND
SDOT-35 S-A-ONE, REQUESTING
IMPROVEMENTS ON BELMONT, ROY,
AND HARVARD AVENUES.
>> NOTHING NEW FOR THE SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT. IN THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, ONE NEW ITEM.
THIS IS A PROVISO OF $1.1
MILLION IN GENERAL FUND TO
ENSURE FUNDING, WELL, TO ENSURE
THE FUNDING CAN'T BE USED FOR
ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAN TO
SUPPORT, I BELIEVE A TOTAL OF
SEVEN CIVILIAN POSITIONS. SIX
CRIME COORDINATORS, AND ONE
OUTREACH. THE INDIVIDUALS DOING
OUTREACH TO CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. SO
AGAIN, A PROVISO. SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION, ONE NEW ITEM ON
THIS PAGE. 16A-1, THIS IS
$250,000 OF NEW FUNDING FOR LATE
NIGHT TEEN PROGRAMS AT THE HIGH
POINT COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS IS
ANOTHER OF THOSE ITEMS FUNDED
FROM THE $1 MILLION OF NEWLY
AVAILABLE RESOURCE. NOTHING NEW
FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES,
AND THAT IS THE REVISED
BALANCING PACKAGE.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE,
CALVIN CHOW. COLLEAGUES, ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF
THESE ITEMS? WANT TO DO A
QUESTIONS CHECK. SO WITH THAT, I
WILL NOW ASK MEMBERS IF THEY
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE. AGAIN,
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE AN
ITEM TO SPEAK TO IT. SO AFTER WE
REMOVE ITEMS, THEN I'LL ASK
EVERYONE IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK
TO SOMETHING THAT IS WITHIN THE
PACKAGE. THIS REQUEST TO REMOVE
AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE
DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND OR A
REASON WHY THE REQUEST IS MADE.
WE OVERINDEXED TO PUT MORE
THINGS INTO THE PACKAGE TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL
VOTES THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE. SO
THERE IS NO OFFENSE TAKEN, IF
ANYTHING IS TAKEN OUT. WITH
THAT, BUT BEFORE I MAKE THIS
REQUEST, I'M GOING TO ASK
DIRECTOR NOBLE AGAIN, COMING
BACK TO THE DELRIDGE GEORGETOWN
AMENDMENT. MY UNDERSTANDING AND
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MOVING
PIECES THIS WEEK. SO MY
UNDERSTANDING WAS THE AMENDMENT
THAT WE CONTAINED IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE WAS FOR BOTH
GEORGETOWN AND DELRIDGE?
>> AND WE HAVE A
MISUNDERSTANDING THEN. THE
VERSION I UNDERSTOOD TO PUT IN
THE PACKAGE WAS FOCUSING ON
DELRIDGE. THERE WAS A SECOND
PROPOSAL FOR A PROVISO THAT
WOULD BE A STANDALONE ITEM THAT
WOULD IMPOSE A PROVISO THAT
WOULD ADDRESS THE NEED IN
GEORGETOWN IN AT LEAST IN PART.
>> THEN I'LL ASK A FOLLOW-UP
QUESTION. TO REVERT TO THE
ORIGINAL BALANCING PACKAGE
PROPOSAL OF HAVING GEORGETOWN
AND DELRIDGE UNDER ONE PROVISO.
WOULD THAT CREATE A FAIR AMOUNT
OF WORK TO DO AMENDMENTS AND TO
REWRITE AND CHANGE WHERE WE ARE
AT THIS POINT?
>> AT THIS POINT IT WOULD. I
THINK --
>> THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW.
>> FOR TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
>> SO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I WAS
VERY PROUD TO PROVIDE $25
AMENDMENTS IN MY ORIGINAL
CHAIR'S PACKAGE ON YOUR BEHALF
FOR YOU AND DISTRICT ONE AS
WELL. THIS WAS A CHANGE THAT I
HAD THOUGHT WE HAD A
MISCOMMUNICATION. I THOUGHT THIS
WOULD BE UP FOR AN INDIVIDUAL
VOTE. SO AS NOT TO CREATE MORE
PROCESS FOR TODAY, WE'RE GOING
TO LEAVE IT IN. SO COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, YOU HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED
AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR
DISTRICT ONE, AND WE ARE EXCITED
FOR THAT. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL
MOVE FORWARD. I AM NOT GOING TO
PULL OED, WHATEVER IT WAS. AND
WE WILL MOVE ON. SO IF IT OTHER
COLLEAGUES HAVE ITEMS THEY WOULD
LIKE TO PULL OR ASK QUESTIONS,
LET'S ACTUALLY DO QUESTIONS ONE
MORE TIME. NO QUESTIONS. IF
THERE'S AN ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PULL, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND
AT THIS TIME. I HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND SAKA.
>> SORRY, CHAIR. TRYING TO MAKE
SURE MY MIC IS WORKING OVER
HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ARTS
009B1. AND ALSO CAIR 0003B1.
>> AND CLERK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
READ THOSE BACK? WHOEVER IS
DOCUMENTING? ARTS 009B1 AND
CARE, 003-B-1.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA -- A POINT
OF ORDER FROM COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY WHEN WE
PULL THINGS, CAN WE SAY WHAT
NUMBER THEY ARE IN THE PACKET
BESIDES THE ACTUAL, INSTEAD OF,
YOU KNOW, HSD, CAN WE ALSO SAY
IT IS NUMBER 41 BECAUSE IT IS
ALL LISTED. IT IS EASIER TO HEAR
THE NUMBER. WILL COME BACK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I MOVE
TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 12116 TO
REMOVE FG. FROM THE CHAIR'S
CONSENT PACKAGE, WHICH STATES
INCREASED FG BY $1.06 MILLION.
GF ONE TIME FOR A FEDERAL
RESPONSE RESERVE, DECREASE OED
BY $1 MILLION ONE TIME FOR
STABILIZED, ACTIVATE, AND INVEST
LOCALLY SALE FUND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SORRY.
>> THIS IS ITEM FG. IT IS ITEM
38 IN THE PACKET.
>> AND AS WE MOVE TO THESE, I'LL
PUT THEM ON THE SCREEN.
>> OKAY.
>> AND CONFIRMING WE DO NOT NEED
TO MOVE, REMOVE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE OR COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S
AMENDMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN
AMENDED IN THE AGENDA, IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> IT DOES NEED TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT PACKAGE IF
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE WOULD LIKE
TO MOVE HIS AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM
THE PACKAGE?
>> YES, CHAIR STRAUSS. AS NOTED
BEFORE, I WOULD LIKE TO
ESSENTIALLY MOVE TO AMEND THE
AGENDA BY REMOVING HSD, WHICH IS
IN HONOR OF MY COLLEAGUE'S
REQUEST.
>> WE'LL DO A BRIEFING IF MANY
JUST A MINUTE.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY HSD ONES.
BUT GROUP A73. AND THEN
REPLACING IT WITH MY WALK ON.
>> THIS IS HSD082-A-1, ITEM 73
IN THE PACKET.
>> WONDERFUL. COLLEAGUES, ARE
THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WOULD
LIKE TO BE REMOVED? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE SDCI
6-A-1.
>> SDCI 6-A-1, ITEM 26 IN THE
PACKET.
>> COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
OTHER AMENDMENTS YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PULL FROM THE PACKAGE?
GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. AND WE
ARE MOVING ON. SO WE WILL NOW
BRIEF THESE ITEMS -- ACTUALLY,
LET ME ASK A PROCEDURAL QUESTION
HERE WITH THE CLERK. SHOULD WE
PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN
COME TO THESE FOR INDIVIDUAL
VOTES?
>> CORRECT. WITH THE EXCEPTIONS
OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
I BELIEVE CENTRAL STAFF IS GOING
TO BE SHOWING THE ONES REMOVED.
WHEN YOU MOVE THE CONSENT
PACKAGE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE
THE ONES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED
IN THAT.
>> WONDERFUL. I SEE THE SCRIPT
BEING FILLED IN HERE, BUT I
CANNOT MOVE FORWARD UNTIL IT IS.
I'LL TAKE A MOMENT, SO I CAN
READ THESE OUT IN THEIR PROPER
ORDER. AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ WILL COME BACK AND BRIEF
THROUGH EACH OF THESE.
YEAH, I'M IN THE SAME BOAT.
100%.
ITEMS ART 9B1, CARE 3-B-1. HSD
82-A-1, AND SDCI, 6-A-1 HAVE
BEEN REMOVED AND WILL BE
ADDRESSED SEPARATELY.
>> FG 101, YEAH.
>> FG 101-B-1. HAVE BEEN
REMOVED. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS?
GREAT. SO I MOVE TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR EXCLUDING ITEMS
ART 9B-1, CARE 3-B-1, HSD32,
FG101-B-I. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR, EXCLUDING
THE ITEMS I JUST MOVED. BEFORE I
CALL THE ROLL, I'LL ASK
COLLEAGUES IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO
ADDRESS ANY IN THE CONSENT
AGENDA? COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST
WANTED TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
HER ADDITION IN SUPPORT OF
MARY'S PLACE. I WAS RECENTLY --
I THINK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
COME HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW ALL OF
US PRETTY MUCH HERE ARE GOING
OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY,
GOING TO LOCATIONS. AND I
RECENTLY WENT TO THE MARY'S
PLACE LOCATION ON THIRD AVENUE,
WHICH IS ABOUT TO OPEN. AND THE
WORK THEY DO THERE IS FANTASTIC.
THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED AND THE
INFORMATION THEY GAVE TO INCLUDE
SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THEY
FACED, WHICH IS SOMEWHAT BEING
ADDRESSED BY COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA'S AMENDMENT. I JUST
WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY GIVE A SHOUT OUT AND
HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT WORK THAT
MARY'S PLACE IS DOING AND THE
TEAM BEHIND THAT. PLUS THOSE WHO
MADE THAT VOTING AVAILABLE TOO.
I SHOULD ADD THAT AS WELL. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT ITEMS
WITHIN THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
YOU'LL HAVE MANY MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK TO THE
WHOLE BUDGET LATER. GOING ONCE,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANT
TO REALLY TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO THANK ALL WHO CAME TO
CHAMBERS, AND ALL OF OUR
PARTNERS WHO CAME. THIS BUDGET
PROCESS MOVES QUICKLY AND
SOMETIMES THAT MEANS WE ARE ALL
RESPONDING IN REAL TIME. SO
APPRECIATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMING TO FLAG SOMETHING THAT
WAS NOT INCLUDED OR THAT WAS
INCLUDED, BUT NEEDED TO BE
REVISED. I REALLY VALUE OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR
CONSTITUENTS AND WITH OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND JUST
COLLEAGUES, I VALUE MY
RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU, SO
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AT
VARIOUS TIMES DURING THIS
PROCESS, AND THEN THANK YOU,
CHAIR, FOR INCLUDING THE
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS THAT WE
ALL WORKED ON IN THE LAST WEEK,
AS PART OF THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO OUR CONSTITUENTS
AND ALSO TO OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, AND REALLY APPRECIATE
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU
TO MAKE THESE THINGS A REALITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, IF THERE ARE
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THE
CONSENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED. I'LL ASK THE
CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR EXCLUDING ART 9
CARE 3.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR EXCLUDING ART 9 CARE 3
ARE ADOPTED AND WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO THE BILL. WE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THESE IN ALPHA
NUMERICAL ORDER. FG101 WILL BE A
LONGER CONSIDERATION. CENTRAL
STAFF, PLEASE BE READY TO STEP
UP TO THE COMMITTEE TABLE IF
COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS. WITH
THAT, WE WILL START WITH ART
9B1. DOES THIS NEED TO BE MOVED?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, LET'S SEE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAS
SPONSORED THE AMENDMENT. I'LL
ALLOW YOU TO MOVE THIS
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 12116
AS PRESENTED ON ARTS B1.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED AND TO HEAR ARTS 9-B-1.
CENTRAL STAFF, DIRECTOR NOBLE,
IF YOU COULD GIVE US A BRIEF
OVERVIEW AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT
UP FOR QUESTIONS AND
CONVERSATIONS.
>> YES, I CAN. SO THIS ITEM
DEALS WITH THE POTENTIAL
DEDICATION OR NOT, IF YOU WILL,
OF ADMISSION TAX REVENUES TO
ARTSFUNDING AND IN CENTRAL TO
THE POTENTIAL FOR ARTSFUNDING OF
CITY ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY
AS OPPOSED TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES.
SO AS PART OF THE 25 AND 26
BUDGETS, $2 MILLION HAVE BEEN
DEDICATED TO CITY SPECIFIC
THINGS. HALF A MILLION OF THAT
IS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE PROGRAM
AT SEATTLE CENTER AND THAT IS A
RELATIVELY LONG STANDING
PRACTICE BY $500,000 SEVERAL
YEARS. THE $1.5 MILLION
REFERENCED HERE IS NEW. AND
THERE IS, I THINK SOME QUESTION
AS TO WHETHER THE COMMITMENT OF
THAT WAS INTENDED TO BE ONGOING,
THAT IS TO SAY BEYOND 26 WOULD
USE THIS MONEY FOR CITY ARTS,
WITHIN THE CITY ARTS ACTIVITY IF
YOU WILL OR INTENDED TO BE
LIMITED AND TO BE REVISITED IS A
QUESTION OF WHAT THAT FUNDING
SOURCE SHOULD BE AND BEYOND. SO
THIS WILL MAKE IT -- ATTEMPTS TO
CLARIFY THAT THE INTENT WAS FOR
25 AND 26 THAT $1.5 MILLION BE
USED OR THAT WASN'T AN ONGOING
COMMITMENT OF THOSE TAX DOLLARS,
WHERE I WILL SAY IT WILL BE A
CHALLENGE TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE
FUNDING SOURCE OF JUST GIVEN THE
CITY'S OVERALL FINANCIAL
SITUATION. BUT THE IDEA IS THAT
YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THE
QUESTION OF WHETHER YOU WANTED
TO DEDICATE THOSE REVENUES WITH
THE ONGOING BASIS OR WHETHER YOU
JUST WANTED TO DO IT FOR THIS.
THAT WOULD JUST MAKE IT.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
DISCUSSION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAS
SPONSORED THE AMENDMENT. I'LL
LET YOU GO FIRST AND THEN
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I SEE YOUR
HAND IS NEXT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COLLEAGUES,
LAST YEAR THIS BODY SUCCESSFULLY
ENSURED THE ADMISSIONS TAX
REMAIN HOLY WITHIN THE OFFICE OF
ARTS AND CULTURE AND WORKING
WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO REVISE THE
COMPROMISE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR
A PORTION OF THE REVENUE TO FUND
SELECT REVENUE IN THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT AND AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER FOR THE 2025, 2026
BUDGET. THE INTENTION WAS FOR
THIS TO BE A ONE-TIME
REDIRECTION, BUT MY
UNDERSTANDING IN MY OFFICE'S
UNDERSTANDING IS SOMEWHERE IN
THE PROCESS A BUTTON WASN'T
PUSHED. AS A RESULT, WE FIND
OURSELVES IN YEAR TWO OF THIS
BUDGET WITH THAT TEMPORARY
REDIRECTION, MADE PERMANENT DUE
TO A TECHNICAL ERROR. TO BE
CLEAR, THIS WILL NOT CHANGE ANY
DOLLARS GOING TO THE PARKS OR
THE CENTER NO. MONEY IS BEING
MOVED. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY JUST
OUR BODY MAKING SURE THAT BUTTON
GETS PUSHED, SO WE DON'T
INADVERTENTLY PERMANENTLY DIVERT
AD TAX WITH THE PUBLIC
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, DIRECTLY
ENGAGING WITH THE ORDINANCE. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS WHAT WAS
INCLUDED IN THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE
ALLOWS FOR THE FUNDING TO BE
CONTINUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE FUNDING HERE IS MAINTAINED
AN AMOUNT, BUT SWITCHED TO ONE
TIME. WARRANTING THE POLICY
DISCUSSION NEXT YEAR, AND A
POLICY DECISION CAN BE MADE
THEN. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU,
BEN FOR RUNNING THROUGH THAT
AMENDMENT, AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. I JUST WANT TO
SAY, AS CHAIR NOTED EARLIER, OUR
WANTING TO UPHOLD THESE AND HAVE
A CONVERSATION ABOUT THEM, EVEN
THE THINGS WE MAY NOT VOTE FOR,
NOT INTENDED IN ANY WAY TO
DISRESPECT A COLLEAGUE. I ALWAYS
SAY WE HAVE SHARED VALUES AND
SOMETIMES WE DISAGREE ABOUT HOW
TO GET THERE. SO LET ME EXPLAIN
WHY I WANTED TO PULL THIS ONE IN
PARTICULAR. I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN
AROUND FOR A FEW YEARS. THEY
WERE NOT ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY AN
ONGOING COMMITMENT. IT WAS A
ONE-TIME COMMITMENT, MULTIPLE
TIMES. AND THEN EVENTUALLY, IT
WAS CLEAR THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE WE HAD FUNDING TO FUND THAT
REALLY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY
FESTIVAL, AND SO WE MADE THAT AN
ONGOING COMMITMENT FROM THE TAX.
SIMILARLY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
THESE THINGS THAT ARE BEING
FUNDED, ARTS AND PARKS, THE
PARKS TEAM PERFORMING ARTS. THE
FOLK LIFE FESTIVAL, AND WINTER
FEST. ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN
LONG STANDING EVENTS OUT OF THE
SEATTLE CENTER. AND I'M
CONCERNED THAT WITHOUT AN
ONGOING COMMITMENT, THESE THINGS
MIGHT NOT HAVE THE FUNDING AS
BEN EXPLAINED EARLIER TO
CONTINUE. I FEEL LIKE IT'S
GOING TO BE LIKE WHERE WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE TO MAKE IT
PERHAPS ONE TIME UNTIL THEN WE
DECIDE TO MAKE IT ONGOING. SO
FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M GOING TO
VOTE NO BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO
KEEP THESE THINGS ONGOING, AND
I'M AFRAID THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO BE FUNDED OTHERWISE, AND
THESE ARE ALL REALLY IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT COMMUNITY
HAS COME TO RELY ON, SO THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, THIS IS
SOUNDING FAMILIAR. IS THIS A
REPLICATION OF BASICALLY THE
SAME IDEA THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST
YEAR?
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN IT HAD AND LAST YEAR?
>> SO THIS WAS DONE LAST YEAR
AND IT IS, AGAIN, IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET TO SAVE $1.5, A
TOTAL OF $2 MILLION. AND THE
DEDICATED TO ARTS ACTIVITY
WITHIN THE CITY AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO GENERAL FUND
SUPPORT. SO IT WAS DONE IN 2025
AND DONE IN 2026. THE QUESTION
IS ULTIMATELY SHOULD THAT BE
ASSUMED FOR 27 OR BE AN OPEN
QUESTION AGAIN IN 27 AS TO
WHETHER OR NOT AD TAX SHOULD BE
USED FOR CITY ACTIVITIES OR
LIMITED TO SUPPORT OUTSIDE
AGENCIES? AND THAT IS DONE. THE
QUESTION IS DOES IT WANT TO BE A
COMMITMENT ONGOING TO DIRECT
MONEY TO CITY STUFF OR TO OPEN
UP THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD
BE USED FOR OUTSIDE
ORGANIZATIONS IN 27 AND BEYOND.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> A VOTE IN FAVOR OR A VOTE
AGAINST WOULD THEN MAINTAIN
FUNDING FOR INTERNAL CITY
OPERATIONS?
>> IMPLICATION WOULD BE THAT
YES, AT THAT $1.5 MILLION IS
MEANT TO BE AN ONGOING
COMMITMENT OF ARTS FOR CITY
STUFF. SO YES, A NO VOTE IS TO
SUPPORT THIS BEING AN ONGOING
COMMITMENT OF THOSE DOLLARS FOR
CITY ACTIVITIES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I APOLOGIZE FOR MY POINT OF
ORDER AS I WANT TO KEEP THINGS
SIT. IT MEANS KEEP IT IN THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE AND A NO VOTE
MEANS TAKE IT OUT? I MEAN, TAKE
IT OUT BASICALLY?
>> YES. I MEAN, THAT'S TO SAY
IT WAS INCLUDED IF MANY THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE WITH THE INTENT
THE CHAIR WILL SUPPORT THIS
ITEM, AND TO MAKE -- TO SUPPORT
THE IDEA THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD
REVISIT THE QUESTION IN 2027 AS
TO WHETHER OR NOT AD TAX MONEYS
SHOULD BE USED FOR CITY
ACTIVITIES.
>> RIGHT, AS WE GO FORWARD ON
THE THINGS PULLED, IF WE ARE
VOTING YES. WE ARE SAYING KEEP
IT IN, AND IF WE'RE VOTING NO,
WE'RE SAYING NO? GOT IT.
>> EFFECTIVELY, YES.
>> SET IN ANOTHER WAY. IF YOU
VOTE YES, IT WILL STAY IN THIS
BUDGE. JUST THE BUDGET
GENERALLY. WE'RE PAST THE
CHAIR'S PACKAGE NOW. IS IT IN
THE BUDGET OR NOT IN THE BUDGET?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, WELL SAID
AND WELL REQUESTED.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU'VE
ALREADY ASKED A QUESTION.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ANYTHING
FURTHER?
>> NO, MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> YES.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I -- BEN,
THESE ARE CITY FUNDED, BUT
AGAIN, TO BE CLEAR, THESE THINGS
THAT I LISTED, ARTS AND PARKS,
PERFORMING ARTS, THE SEATTLE
CENTER FOLK LIFE FESTIVAL AND
THE SEATTLE CENTER WINTER FEST,
ARE LONG STANDING COMMUNITY
EVENTS AT THIS CENTER. SO I
DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SEEM AS
THOUGH THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
ARE JUST DOING THAT. WE ARE
DOING COMMUNITY DOESN'T CARE
ABOUT THINGS THAT WE HAVE
DEDICATED ONE FUNDING, WELL, NO,
NOT ONE FUNDING. WE DEDICATE
FUNDING TO IN 25 AND 26 BECAUSE
OTHERWISE THIS FUNDING WOULD NOT
BE AVAILABLE. AND SO THE
QUESTION IS DO WE WANT TO BE, WE
WANT TO CONTINUE THIS FUNDING,
SO WE'RE NOT IN THE SITUATION
LIKE WE WERE WHERE EVERY YEAR WE
ARE MAKING A DECISION ABOUT
WHETHER TO CONTINUE IT OR TO CUT
IT. SO I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR
ABOUT THAT BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT
SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT FOR US.
THESE ARE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT
COMMUNITY HAVE COME TO RELY ON.
>> I THINK IT'S AN ENTIRELY
FAIR CHARACTERIZATION.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
GIVEN THE DISCUSSION ABOUT PARKS
AND SEATTLE CENTER IN THE LIKES,
I WANTED TO REITERATE, WHICH I
BELIEVE COULD BE TRUE. I JUST
WANT TO CONFIRM INDIVIDUALS AT
THE TABLE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
NOBLE AND DIRECTOR CHOW, AND FOR
BEING HERE. THIS REMAINS IN ARTS
AND ARTS CONTINUES ITS OVERSIGHT
OF THE ADMINISTRATION, THE
ADMIN, THE AD TAX MOVING
FORWARD.
>> YES.
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> THANK YOU.
>> DO YOU HAVE MORE?
>> NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU AND CONFIRM THAT.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES,
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS?
FURTHER DISCUSSION?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, MORE?
>> YES. BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, IT
STAYS IN ARTS, BUT ARTS ISN'T
GIVING IT TO THESE FESTIVALS
UNLESS WE WILL IT SO. I JUST
WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR.
>> DIRECTOR NOBLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THE CURRENT
BUDGET, THE MONEY GOES TO ARTS
AND THEN IT'S DISTRIBUTED IN
THESE DOLLAR AMOUNTS TO THE TWO
PARKS IN THE CENTER.
>> ONE TIME FOR 2026. WHAT I'M
SAYING IS, MAY I? SORRY. TRYING
TO KEEP ROBERT'S RULES. THIS IS
SAYING IT'S ONE TIME, BUT IT'S
NOT ONGOING. SO THEN ONGOING, WE
WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION
ABOUT IT AGAIN. SO COLLEAGUES,
WHAT I'M SAYING IS I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO
CONTINUE THESE EVENTS THAT I
JUST DESCRIBED ONGOING. SO
RATHER THAN DO EVERY YEAR, LIKE
WE USED TO, WHERE EVERY YEAR WE
HAVE TO DICTATE WHETHER IT IS
GOING TO CONTINUE OR NOT.
CONTINUING IT AS AN ONGOING IS
IMPORTANT. THAT'S WHAT I'M
TRYING TO GET TO WITH THIS.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. I'M
GOING TO WRAP DISCUSSION UP ON
THIS AND MAKE A COMMENT, PASS IT
TO THE SPONSOR, THEN WE'LL TAKE
A VOTE. JUST TO SAY I AGREE WITH
YOU COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ABOUT
THE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS AND
HAVE ONGOING SPENDING. AND I
ALSO BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE A
LITTLE BIT LONGER OF A POLICY
CONVERSATION. THIS CONVERSATION
THAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT HERE AT
THE TABLE IS A MICRO OF ALL THE
THINGS WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
BUDGET IS NOT THE TIME TO TAKE
UP POLICY. BUDGET IS THE TIME TO
PASS THE FUNDING LEVELS. WITH
THAT, SO I'M GOING TO BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE US FUNDING THESE
THINGS, THESE PROGRAMS IN AN
ONGOING WAY. AND THAT THE REASON
I'M SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
IS SO WE HAVE THE TIME TO CRAFT
THE NECESSARY POLICY TO DO SO.
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. IN MY
CLOSING REMARKS KIND OF ECHO
THAT SENTIMENT. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, I PUT FORWARD THE
CBA BECAUSE IT IS MY POSITION WE
SHOULD NOT BE SNEAKING IN
PERMANENT DIVERSIONS OF AD TAX
REVENUE TO ANY PROGRAM WITHOUT A
PUBLIC PROCESS IN CLOSE
COLLABORATION WITH THE
EXECUTIVE. THE CBA JUST ENSURES
WE CAN HAVE THE CONVERSATION
THAT MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT
FOUR WANTS TO HAVE. THIS
AMENDMENT DOES NOT CHANGE
FUNDING TO ANYONE IN THIS BUDGET
FOR THIS YEAR. THE EXECUTIVE
DECIDED TO MOVE THESE PROGRAMS
OFF THE GENERAL FUND ONTO AD
TAX, SO WE AREN'T UNDOING THIS
WITH THIS CBA. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR
CLARIFYING. I HAD EVEN MARKED
THESE ITEMS WITH THE WRONG COLOR
ON MY OWN QUICK SHEET. SO WITH
THAT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE THIS
ITEM IN THE BUDGET, PLEASE VOTE
YES. IF YOU DO NOT, YOU CAN VOTE
NO. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
DISCUSSION HAS ENDED ON THIS
TOPIC. DO YOU A POINT OF ORDER?
>> IT'S NOT A POINT OF ORDER.
THE SPONSOR JUST SAID SOMETHING
THAT I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT.
>> DISCUSSION HAS ENDED. THIS
ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOW YOU VOTE.
NO?
>> JUST GO FORWARD.
>> WITH THAT, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ARTS 9B?
VOTE YES, VOTE NO FOR IT OUT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED,
TWO ABSTENTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. ARTS 9B HAS BEEN
ADDED TO COUNCIL BILL 121116.
GREAT. I GOT THAT CORRECT. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO CARE 3B,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SPONSORED
THE AMENDMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE THIS AMENDMENT?
>> YES, CHAIR. I MOVE ITEM CARE
003-B-1.
>> SECOND.
>> CARE 3-B-1 HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. DIRECTOR NOBLE, IF
YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE BRIEF
REMARKS, THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THE
SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT, THEN
WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION.
>> THIS ITEM PROPOSES TO SHIFT
FUNDING AN OVERSIGHT OF I
BELIEVE THE LEAD CONTRACTS FROM
HSD TO CARE. IT'S A TOTAL OF --
EXCUSE ME, $23 MILLION. IT WOULD
MOVE A SENIOR PLANNER TO ASSIST
IN THE OVERSIGHT OF THOSE
CONTRACTS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, THE SPONSOR OF THE
AMENDMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ADDRESS?
>> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR
STRAUSS. I GUESS FOR SOME
REASON, MY ZOOM KEEPS COMING IN
AND OUT. YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR
STRAUSS. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE.
THIS AMENDMENT WAS PUT FORWARD
BECAUSE WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN
THIS CITY IN THE TERMS OF
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO DO SO. I SAY
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE BECAUSE
THERE ARE MANY PIECES TO THIS
WITHIN THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, YOU HAVE POET. AND
THERE IS A LOT OF ACRONYMS THERE
AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE SUPPORT
OFFICERS, AND THE POLICE
OFFICERS, THE ENGAGEMENT TEAM.
IN FIRE, WE HAVE HEALTH ONE. OF
COURSE, WE HAVE CARE AND CARE
STOOD UP AND CARE IS MOVING
FORWARD. OF COURSE, ANYTHING
NEW, THERE WILL BE AN ADJUSTMENT
IN CHANGES. IN FACT, WE WILL
HAVE AN AGREEMENT COMING UP,
WHICH WILL, IN ADDITION, ADD TO
THE CHANGES THAT ARE ONGOING IN
THIS SPACE. BUT ALSO REALLY
WORKING. THIS IS SOMETHING
COMING UP THROUGH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY AGREEMENT AND BECOMING
THE MAIN FOCUS. AND THAT IS THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN
SERVICES. WE ALSO NEED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IT IN THESE ENTITIES
THAT LINK WHETHER IT IS PUBLIC
HEALTH, HOUSING, OR IN THIS
CASE, HUMAN SERVICES. AND THERE
IS ALSO THE IDEA THAT AGAIN, A
THEME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF THE
FUNCTIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM, BUT WE ALSO NEED A
FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM.
AND WE NEED THE ORGANIZATION
THAT IS ON THE GROUND, WORKING,
GENERALLY THESE PUBLIC SAFETY
PIECES THAT IS ON THE STREET
WITH THEM, DOING THE WORK. THIS
WILL GO FOR LEAD, COLEAD, AND WE
DELIVER CARE. I RECOGNIZE
THERE'S A LOT OF ACRONYMS OUT
THERE. BUT THIS IS ABOUT GAINING
ALIGNMENT. THIS IS ABOUT MOVING
FORWARD WITH ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE. I'LL SAY THE RETURN
OF RESPONSE, AS OPPOSED TO JUST
FOCUSING ON CARE BECAUSE WE NEED
TO KEEP THE BIG PICTURE HERE IN
THE CHAMBERS, IN THE COUNCIL, AS
WE WOULD LOOK TO MOVE FORWARD
BECAUSE THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT
PIECES THAT WILL COME UP THAT WE
NEED TO ADJUST TO. BUT THE GOAL
BEING ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE, WE
WOULD HAVE THAT CAPABILITY TO
ADDRESS THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES THAT WE WOULD SEE ON
OUR STREETS THAT COULD BE
ADDRESSED IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T
INVOLVE THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM
NECESSARILY, OR SPD
SPECIFICALLY. AND IN ORDER TO DO
THAT, WE NEED TO GET THIS
ALIGNMENT. THIS IS THE GENESIS,
AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN
BUBBLING UP THROUGH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THERE WILL
BE A FOCUS IN 2026 FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY. FOR THOSE REASONS,
COLLEAGUES, I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT FOR OUR BUDGET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, FURTHER
DISCUSSION, QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. COLLEAGUES,
I ASKED TO HAVE THIS PULLED, SO
WE COULD HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL
VOTE. I WILL SAY AGAIN, AS I
SAID EARLIER, I RESPECT MY
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE'S BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
SOMETIMES WE PULL THINGS BECAUSE
WE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
VOTING FOR THEM. IT'S OKAY IF
THEY MOVE FORWARD. OBVIOUSLY
WE'RE A BODY OF NINE. BUT WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE VOTING
IN A WAY THAT WE WOULD FEEL IS
WHAT WE THINK IS BEST. IN THIS
INSTANCE, I FEEL LIKE THE CARE
DEPARTMENT IS IN YOUR
DEPARTMENT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
ITS ABILITY TO MANAGE ALL OF
THESE CONTRACTS, GIVEN THEY ARE
NOW MOVING TO THE DISPATCH PIECE
WITH THEIR RESPONDERS. THEY ARE
NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO, THEY WOULD
DOUBLE THEIR RESPONDERS,
RESPONDERS. NOW, NEXT YEAR,
THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOUBLING
THOSE, IN ADDITION TO ADDING
QUITE A BIT OF POSITIONS, CALL
TAKER POSITIONS. THAT IS A LOT
FOR A DEPARTMENT TO HAVE TO
MANAGE THAT INCREASE. BECAUSE OF
THAT, I DON'T THINK THIS
DOESN'T WARRANT THE DISCUSSION
IN THE FUTURE TO TRANSFER THESE
CONTACTS, BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW,
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR
CAPACITY TO DO SO GIVEN THE WORK
THEY HAVE TO DO THAT WE ARE
GIVING THEM TO DO IF TERMS OF
DOUBLING ALL THE CARE
RESPONDERS, ADDING THE 911
CAPACITY, GOING TO SOLE SOURCES
PATCH. IT'S A LOT. SO BECAUSE
OF THAT, I'M GOING TO BE VOTING
NO. AS I SAID EARLIER, IT'S
OKAY. IF OTHERS DON'T AGREE, I
HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT IT. SO I
WANT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THIS
SEPARATELY, AND I DO APPRECIATE,
AGAIN, MY COLLEAGUE BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. IT DOESN'T MEAN
IN THE FUTURE, I DON'T THINK
THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO HAVE
THESE CONTRACTS LIVE. BUT AT THE
MOMENT, I DON'T THINK IT IS THE
BEST AT THIS TIME. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IN QUEUE.
>> I HAVE TO SAY I DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE BEST PLACE IS FOR THE,
FOR THESE CONTRACTS. WHAT I DO
-- I MEAN, HSD HAS SO MANY
PROVIDERS AND CONTRACTS, ETC. I
DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN ENSURE
BETTER OUTCOMES BY TRANSFERRING
THE LOCATION. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH
MOVING THE CONTRACTS OVER TO
CARE IS MOTIVATED IN PART
BECAUSE THERE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY
ELEMENT TO THE WORK THAT THEY DO
AS WELL AS CARE. SO THAT DOES
MAKE SENSE TO ME. I WANT TO
RECALL WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT FOR YEARS THAT THERE MUST
BE BETTER COORDINATION BETWEEN
THE CITY AND THE PDA WHEN IT
COMES TO UNDERSTANDING WHAT
HAPPENS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHEN
THEY ARE WITHIN THE CARE OF THE
LEAD PROGRAM, AND WHAT HAPPENS
IN BETWEEN BELONGING TO THAT
PROGRAM AND THEN PERHAPS
GRADUATING FROM IT. I UNDERSTAND
I HAVE SPOKEN AT LENGTH WITH THE
DIRECTOR DUGARD AND I BELIEVE
SHE WILL AGREE THEY HAVE, THE
PDA HAS A WAY OF TRACKING WHAT
HAPPENS TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT
ARE IN THE LEAD PROGRAM.
HOWEVER, THE CITY DOES NOT
COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR DATA
BASE. THERE IS A GOLF OF
UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THESE
INDIVIDUALS, WHETHER OR NOT
THEY'RE ACTUALLY HELPING PEOPLE
MOVE ON FROM ONCE OR REPEATEDLY
DOING, COMMITTING THE SMALL LOW
LEVEL ILLEGAL ACTS. I JUST WANT
TO SAY I WILL PROBABLY GO AHEAD
AND SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. I
JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY
THIS IS A JOB FOR THE CITY TO
CONTINUE DOING, AND IT IS OUR
FAULT WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT A
WAY TO CREATE THAT DATA BASE
BRIDGE OR THAT CONNECTION, SO WE
KNOW THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS WE'RE SPENDING ON
THESE PROGRAMS IS ACTUALLY
HAVING THE INTENDED OUTCOME.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
NO QUESTIONS, SO I'M NOT GOING
TO CALL ANYONE ELSE. I'LL SAY
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ?
>> I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS,
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. I THINK
THE BUDGET CHAIR AND I WERE HERE
IN 2020. AND THEREAFTER. I HAVE
BEEN THROUGH CHIEF. NOW CHIEF
BARNES. OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE CHIEF AS WELL,
WHO WE HIRED AND BROUGHT ON.
I'VE SERVED THREE TIMES BEHIND
THE SCENES WITH SPD AND SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND DEVELOPING
POLICY AS WELL AS BEING A PART
OF THE CONVERSATION, THE CONSENT
DECREE, AND THE LEGISLATION THAT
THEY IMPLEMENTED TO RESPOND TO A
LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP
AND THE CONSENT DECREE. SO WITH
THAT, THE REASON WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT TO ME AFTER EIGHT OR
NINE YEARS IS THAT THIS IS
EXACTLY WHAT THE PEOPLE
DEMANDED. THEY DEMANDED A
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIC RESPONSE
TO SOCIAL INJUSTICE, AND LOOKING
AT UPSTREAM ALTERNATIVES FROM
NOT JUST US POLICY, BUT AS A
COMMUNITY. IS IT PERFECT? NO. IS
IT A STEP? ABSOLUTELY. AS
SOMEONE WHO COULD ACTUALLY STAND
AND WITNESS SINCE 2015, WE ARE
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THIS IS
WHAT WE NEED TO DO. NOW I SAID
THIS BEFORE, AND I KNOW I'LL
HEAR FROM EVERYBODY WHO WILL
COMPLAIN. BUT AS A WOMAN OF
COLOR IT MANY GROWING UP IN A
COMMUNITY THAT IS OVERPOLICED
AND TARGETED, TO HAVE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS WITH SOMEONE IN A
PLACE WHO WE'RE WORKING WITH
ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING LAKE
CITY AURORA AND OTHER CITY
AREAS. FOR THAT REASON, I'LL BE
SUPPORTING IT, THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT
OF MY MOUTH. BEFORE WE COME BACK
TO YOU, I'M NOT GOING TO ADD
ANY OTHER COMMENTS. FOR THOSE OF
YOU PLAYING BINGO, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
THE SAME NUMBER OF CHIEFS, BUT
DIFFERENT CHIEFS. WHICH ONES ARE
THEY? COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR
DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I SEE YOUR
HAND FOR A SECOND TIME. WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SO THAT IS
WHY YOU WILL HAVE THE LAST WORD,
THEN I'LL GIVE IT BACK TO THE
SPONSOR, THEN WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST WANT
TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR BECAUSE I
THINK THIS CONVERSATION TOOK A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TURN HERE.
I WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD.
I BELIEVE AN L A TERNTIVE
RESPONSE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH BELIEVING AN ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE OR NOT. THIS IS A
MECHANICAL ISSUE ABOUT WHERE
THESE CONTRACTS LIVE. DO THEY
STAY IN THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT? ARE THEY
TRANSFERRING OVER TO THE CARE
DEPARTMENT? I TOO WANT TO SEE
THEM SUCCEED. SOMETIMES WE GIVE
DEPARTMENTS THINGS, AND THEY
HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME MANAGING
THE EXTRA, I'LL SAY IT LIKE
THAT. SO BECAUSE I DO WANT TO
SEE IT SUCCEED, I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THEY'RE DOING THE DOUBLING
OF THE CARE RESPONDERS AND THE
ADDITIONAL 911 CALL TAKERS, AND
THE SOLE DISPATCH PIECE THAT WE
HAVE ALL BEEN WANTING, THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE RESPONDERS TO
DO. I WANT THAT TO SUCCEED. SO
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT GIVING THEM
MORE LIKE THE MANAGEMENT OF
THESE CONTRACTS. IN NO WAY AM I
TRYING TO UNDERMINE ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE. I AGREE, AND I TOO WAS
HERE. IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I
WAS NOT ON COUNCIL, BUT I WAS
HERE, AND I WAS HERE THROUGH ALL
THE CHIEFS THAT YOU ALSO,
COLLEAGUES, WERE HERE FOR AND
DURING ALL OF THE EVENTS OF
2020. I TOO WAS HERE. SO I DO
AGREE WITH YOU ON THE
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. THIS IS
WHAT PEOPLE WANTED. AND I WANT
TO SEE CARE SUCCEED. BECAUSE OF
THAT, I MAY HAVE MY OWN, I
DEFINITELY HAVE MY OWN TAKE ON
HOW TO BEST HELP THEM SUCCEED.
SO WE ARE ALL ALIGNED, AND THAT
IS SIMPLY THE ISSUE HERE. NOBODY
-- THIS IS NOT ABOUT TAKING
CONTRACTS AWAY OR THE PROGRAM
AWAY. THIS IS ALL OUR OWN TAKE
ON HOW WE THINK THE DEPARTMENT
WILL BEST SUCCEED UNDER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE THERE ARE
GROWING PAINS INVOLVED. SO I
JUST REALLY WANTED TO STATE THAT
FOR THE RECORD. THAT'S
IMPORTANT. I FELT LIKE SOMEHOW
THE CONVERSATIONS TOOK A
DIFFERENT LITTLE TURN. THAT'S
NOT WHAT I MEANT. I WANT PEOPLE
TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT I SUPPORT
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. I WANT TO
HAVE CARE SUCCEED. IT'S
IMPORTANT. WE ALL TALKED ABOUT
THAT. WE ALL TALKED ABOUT THAT,
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING
ALTERNATIVE CARE RESPONDERS, WHO
WILL OFTEN HAVE A BETTER OUTCOME
THAN HAVING A POLICE OFFICER WHO
IS NOT TRAINED TO HANDLE A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SITUATION
OR A DRUG ADDICTION SITUATION
WITH OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS ON
THE STREET. SO I CARE DEEPLY. WE
ALL CARE DEEPLY. IT'S THE
MECHANICS OF HOW BEST THIS CAN
WORK. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU,
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AGAIN, I
WOULD PROBABLY, IN THE FUTURE,
SUPPORT TRANSFERRING OF THESE
CONTRACTS. BUT RIGHT NOW IN THIS
MOMENT OF TIME, I AM CONCERNED.
I'VE SEEN THEM GIVING
DEPARTMENTS MORE THAN MAYBE THEY
COULD HANDLE, AND THAT'S A
CONCERN THAT I WOULD HAVE. SO
JUST WANTED TO BE REALLY CLEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO
RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
FOR ANY LAST FINAL REMARKS, THEN
WE'RE DONE, DONE, DONE, DONE.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE A
PERSONAL NOTE TOO TO MY DEAR
SISTER IN DISTRICT FOUR.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, I KNOW SHE
WAS IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
BECAUSE I WATCHED HER GET $30
MILLION OUT TO THESE
COMMUNITIES. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, I KNOW YOUR HEART IS
RIGHT HERE. I GET THAT. I
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I
ALWAYS APPRECIATE BECAUSE YOU
ALWAYS DO THE HOMEWORK. YOU
ALWAYS HAVE YOUR HIGHLIGHTER
OUT. YOU'RE ALWAYS HAVING
STUFF, AND YOU'RE ALWAYS COMING
TO ME. I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS
COUNCIL. WELL ACTUALLY EVERY
COUNCIL. WE CAN ALL AGREE TO
DISAGREE. I UNDERSTAND YOUR
HEART IN MIND IS IN THIS PLACE
TO MAKE SURE THIS SUCCEEDS, SO
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
TAKE US HOME.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
WANT TO SAY, WELL, THANK YOU,
ACTUALLY. I THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE IT
HAS ALLOWED US TO SPEAK TO THE
TOPIC. AND TO CLOSE, I ALSO WANT
TO SPEAK. WELL FIRST, 110%
UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE ON
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE. TO YOUR
POINT ABOUT THE CAPACITY AND SO
FORTH, I THINK IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW.
THIS IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
COMMITTEE SYSTEM. WE'RE
ENGAGED. THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE IS ENGAGED, WHETHER IT
IS THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.
WORKING OVER THE LAST TWO YEAR,
THIS GOES TO THE SEEM POINT. AND
THIS ENGAGEMENT REALLY SHOWS
THOSE AREAS, WHERE WE NEED TO
MAKE THE TWEAKS. WHERE DO WE
NEED TO MAKE THESE ADJUSTMENTS?
HAD AND I LIKE TO ALSO SAY, I AM
DEEPLY, MY TEAM IS DEEPLY
ENGAGED WITH THE EXECUTIVE AND
THE JUDICIARY BRANCH TOO. BUT
PARTICULARLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH. WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND THE DEPARTMENT. I HAVE NOT
SPOKEN TO THE MAYOR SINCE THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I INTEND
TO. MR. MAYOR, I'M SORRY I HAVE
NOT TEXTED OR CALLED YET. BUT I
DO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE TO
KNOW. WHEN WE'RE WORKING THESE
PUBLIC SAFETY PIECES, MAYOR
HARRELL, LEADERSHIP ALLOWED ME
TO DO BETTER IN THIS JOB BECAUSE
I HAD THE ACCESS TO HIS TEAM ON
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I HAD THE
ACCESS TO THE DEPARTMENTS AND
THE VARIOUS PEOPLE INVOLVED. AND
THAT COLLABORATION LED TO BETTER
RESULTS. THAT COLLABORATION LED
TO, YOU KNOW, FURTHERING WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN PUBLIC
SAFETY AS A TEAM. AND THOSE
RESULTS ARE QUITE CLEAR. AND I
SAY THAT AND I JUST WANTED TO
PUBLICLY THANK MAYOR HARRELL FOR
THAT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT.
AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
MOVING FORWARD TOO. AND THAT
WILL COME UP. ON THE POINT ABOUT
THE PRACTICAL PIECES, THAT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YES, WE'RE
ENGAGED. I KNOW THE PERSON, I
WON'T SAY THE NAME, THAT HAS
THE EXPERTISE WORKING THESE
PIECES. THAT SAME PERSON, THAT
EXPERTISE WOULD STILL BE THE
SAME IN CARE. AND THAT OVERSIGHT
THAT WE WILL DO AS A COMMITTEE
WILL STILL BE THERE. AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT. AND TO
THE POINT RAISED ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, DATA PIECES, ALL THAT.
THAT ALSO GOES TO CARE 001-A-2
BECAUSE THESE ARE THE THINGS
THAT ARE POPPING UP AS WE DO OUR
WORK, AND WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK THEM IN A
COLLABORATIVE WAY. MY INTENTION,
MY HOPE IS TO CONTINUE TO DO
THAT MOVING FORWARD AFTER
JANUARY 1. THAT SAID,
COLLEAGUES, AGAIN, I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
AGAIN TO SPEAK TO CARE. AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY, TO ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE BECAUSE WE NEED TO KEEP
THAT BIGGER PICTURE OF
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE AS WE WORK
THIS FIELD. CHAIR?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE LEAD, COLEAD, AND
CONTRACTING TO CARE, VOTE YES.
IF YOU WANT IT TO STAY AT HSD,
VOTE NO. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON CARE 3-B-1?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. CARE 3B1 HAS BEEN
ADDED TO COUNCIL BILL 121116. I
SEE THAT IT IS 12:20.
COLLEAGUES, I WAS HOPING WE
WOULD BE THROUGH SECTION B OF
OUR AGENDA BY NOW. WITH THAT, WE
ARE GOING TO CONTINUE MOVING
FORWARD. I BELIEVE THE NEXT
ALPHA NUMERICAL IS FG. DOES THIS
-- LET ME ASK THIS PROCEDURAL
QUESTION AT THIS TIME. IS FG101
SUPPOSE TO BE A PART OF SECTION
B OR DO WE TAKE IT UP NOW?
>> TAKE IT UP NOW, BUT I WAS
GOING TO USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PREVIEW HOW WE -- WHAT THE
INTENT OF THE POTENTIAL
SUBSTITUTIONS OF THIS SLIDE IS.
>> THANK YOU. SO I WILL MOVE
FG101-B-1.
>> CORRECT.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO MOVE FG-101-B-1.
DIRECTOR NOBLE, WILL YOU PLEASE
DESCRIBE THIS AMENDMENT, AND
THEN ALL OF THE OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS CONTAINED WITHIN
THIS PROPOSAL?
>> THANK YOU. AND THAT IS WHAT
THE SLIDE ON THE SCREEN IS
INTENDED TO DO. SO AGAIN, FG
101-B-1 TAKES $1 MILLION OF THE
SALE FUND AND $60 MILLION OF THE
LAST BIT OF THE REMAINING
GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO PUT INTO
A FEDERAL RESPONSE RESERVE, IN
ADDITION TO THE $9 MILLION BEING
HELD AS ESSENTIALLY A CONTINUUM
OF CARE RESERVE. SO THAT'S THE
PROPOSAL THAT'S IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. AS AN L A
TERNTIVE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA IS
PROPOSING A NUMBER OF
ALTERNATIVE USES OF THAT MONEY.
THEY ARE SHOWN HERE. I'M GOING
TO JUST BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THEM,
AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY MORE AS
DESIRED. SO AGAIN, NOT
COINCIDENTALLY, THE LIST HERE
ADDS TO THAT $1.06 MILLION. I'LL
DESCRIBE MORE ABOUT DEPENDING ON
YOUR INTEREST OR ALL OF THESE
ITEMS HOW YOU MIGHT VOTE. LET ME
DESCRIBE THEM REALLY QUICKLY.
$250,000 FOR REPAIRS AND
RENOVATIONS. THIS IS FOR THE
HIGHLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT CLUB,
IF I GOT THAT RIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR THE HEAD
NOD. SO THIS WOULD BE IN
ADDITION TO $400,000 OF FUNDING
THAT IS PROVIDED IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. NEXT ITEM IS
$35,000 TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC
PLANNING FOR THE CENTER FOR
ACTIVE LIVING, WHICH IS SENIOR
FOCUSED, SO THIS WOULD BE
ACTIVITIES IN SEATTLE FOR
SENIORS. THIRD ITEM IS $125,000
FOR THE WEST SEATTLE FOOD BANK.
THE REFERENCE HERE IS IN ERROR.
THESE WOULD BE ALL FUNDING FROM
SAIL. YES, ACTUALLY MULTIPLE OF
THESE HAVE REFERENCES TO FUNDING
SOURCES. THE IDEA HERE IS THEY
COULD ALL BE FUNDED AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO SAIL, SO I
APOLOGIZE FOR SOME OF THAT. SO
$50,000 FOR THE RENOVATIONS FOR
CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK. $100,000
FOR ADDITIONAL $100,000 FOR
NORTH DELRIDGE, SO THIS IS IN
ADDITION TO THE MONEY THAT IS
PROVISOD IN THE BALANCING
PACKAGE. AND $500,000,
ADDITIONAL FOR THE AFRICAN
PUBLIC MARKET. THERE'S $1
MILLION IN THE PROPOSED
BALANCING PACKAGE. THESE SIX
ITEMS WOULD ALL BE FUNDED AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO THIS FEDERAL
RESERVE. SO IN TERMS OF VOTING
NOW, IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN
ANY ONE OR ALL OF THESE ITEMS,
THE THING TO DO WOULD BE TO VOTE
NO ON THIS FG ITEM. THOLED WHO
THEN LEAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE
AGAIN TO FUND SOME OR ALL. I
CAN'T SPEAK OFFICIALLY FOR THE
CHAIR. I THINK THE IMPLICATION
HERE IS IF YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE
NO AND THEN SUPPORT SOME, BUT
NOT ALL OF THESE ITEMS THAT THE
REMAINING RESOURCES COULD THEN
BE DIRECTED TO THAT FEDERAL
RESERVES. SO AGAIN, IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN ANY OR ALL OF
THESE ITEMS TO BE FUNDED AS AN
ALTERNATIVE. THE THING TO DO IS
TO VOTE NO ON FG, THAT THEN
OPENS UP THE POSSIBILITY OF
CONSIDERING ANY OR ALL OF THESE
ITEMS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR NOBLE. AS
SPONSOR OF THIS AMENDMENT,
FG101-B-1, I'LL SPEAK TO ITS
MERITS IN JUST A SECOND. I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
RAISING THESE ITEMS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU'RE AN
ADVOCATE FOR YOUR DISTRICT AND
OUR CITY. I MEAN, IT'S
IMPRESSIVE. IT'S REALLY GOOD.
IF I HAD ALL THE MONEY IN THE
WORLD, I WOULD FUND ALL THESE
THINGS. I MEAN, REALLY. SO I
CAN'T SPEAK TO WHY NOT DO ANY
OF THESE THINGS BECAUSE YOU'VE
IDENTIFIED REALLY IMPORTANT
PROJECTS THAT OUR CITY'S
RESIDENCE, D1 RESIDENCES ALL
WILL ENJOY BY HAVING A BETTER
CITY. AND THAT IS WHY I WAS
PROUD TO INCLUDE THOSE $25 ITEMS
IN THE CHAIR'S BALANCING
PACKAGE. AND THAT IS WHY I WAS
EXCITED TO INCREASE THAT BY
$250,000 PLUS WHATEVER THIS
EXTRA MONEY THAT WE WOULD HAVE
THE COMMUNICATION ON EARLIER
TODAY. THAT'S WHY I HAVE BEEN
SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
YOU IN THOSE WAYS BECAUSE YOU
ARE AN ADVOCATE. AND SO THAT,
COLLEAGUES, WHERE WE ARE ON THE
TIME CHECK, IT'S 12:25. WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE MOVING
FORWARD. THESE AMENDMENTS
REPRESENT SIX OF THE 13
AMENDMENTS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
YOU'RE BRINGING TODAY. SO
AGAIN, I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE
SUPPORTED YOUR 25 ITEMS IN THE
BALANCING PACKAGE. ADDITION AND
THE REVISED BALANCING PACKAGE.
IF I COULD, I WOULD SUPPORT ALL
OF THESE TODAY. HOWEVER, WE HAVE
A SERIOUS ISSUE BEFORE US ON THE
HORIZON, AND THAT'S THE UNKNOWN
CAUSE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
I'LL REMIND US THAT A YEAR AGO
WHEN THE CHAIR'S BALANCING
PACKAGE WAS RELEASED IS WHEN THE
RESULTS WERE PROVIDED, AND WE
DID NOT HAVE THE FORESIGHT AT
THAT TIME TO PUT MONEY IN
RESERVE FOR FEDERAL RESPONSE.
WE'VE SEEN IN JUST THESE LAST
FEW MONTHS, ON OCTOBER 1, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WENT INTO THE
LONGEST SHUTDOWN EVER. COLLAPSED
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. WE, AS
A CITY, COMMITTED TO SPENDING $1
MILLION A WEEK. THAT WOULD HAVE
BEEN $4 MILLION BY THANKSGIVING,
AND $8 MILLION BY CHRISTMAS.
WE'VE ALREADY SEEN SDOT HAVE TO
REPAY A $4 MILLION LOAN, GRANT
THAT THEY RECEIVED. AND THEN
WHAT WE HEARD TODAY IN PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND WHAT WILL COME TO
ANOTHER AMENDMENT HERE IS WE
HAVE A POTENTIAL FUNDING GAP IN
OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING. COLLEAGUES, I GET SO
FRUSTRATED BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, HAVING TO TAKE UP THE
WORK OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT ON A DAILY BASIS.
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK TO THE 1980
WITH THE HOUSING MONEY. PEOPLE
WEREN'T HOMELESS. THEY WERE
HOUSED. WHEN YOU TAKE MONEY OUT
OF HOUSING, THEY BECOME
HOMELESS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE MENTAL
ILLNESS, AND THERE WERE PROBLEMS
WITH THE MENTAL INSTITUTIONS IN
THE 1970s AND THOSE NEEDED TO BE
ADDRESSED. BUT THAT DOES NOT
MEAN REMOVING THE FUNDING FOR
ADDRESSING MENTAL ILLNESS. 40
YEARS LATER, WE SEE IT PLAYING
OUT ON OUR STREETS. WHAT WE'RE
HEARING LAST NIGHT, THERE'S
ANOTHER GUTTING OF OUR HOUSING.
AND THE HOUSING THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP
PEOPLE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS OR WHO HAVE INTENSE
NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND THAT IS HOW WE KEEP THEM OFF
OUR STREETS. IT'S BY KEEPING
THEM INSIDE. THESE THINGS THAT I
JUST DESCRIBED, THEY HAVE ONLY
BEEN SINCE OCTOBER 1. IT IS
STILL NOVEMBER 14. WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT FUTURE ISSUES WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS OVER
THE NEXT YEAR. WHAT I DO KNOW IS
WE WILL HAVE MORE ISSUES TO
ADDRESS. WHETHER IT IS THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE FUNDING BEING
AT WHATEVER LEVEL OR WHICHEVER
MANUFACTURED PROBLEMS AND CRISIS
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
COME OUR WAY, AT A MINIMUM, WE
NEED ANOTHER $1.06 MILLION. WE
PROBABLY NEED A LOT MORE, AND
THAT IS WHY I BELIEVE WE NEED TO
KEEP THIS MONEY, EVEN THOUGH IT
WAS DEDICATED TO THE SALE
PROGRAM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE
EFFECTIVE. THIS IS WHY I BELIEVE
WE NEED TO TAKE THIS MONEY TO
PUT IT IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE.
SO WITH THAT, COLLEAGUES,
THAT'S MY OPENING. I WILL BE
SHORTER NEXT TIME. BUT THAT'S
ALL I HAVE TO SAY ON THAT ITEM.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
DISCUSSION, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MY SORT OF
ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF MY
DISTRICT, THE BROADER CITY AS
WELL. AND I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT I AM ADVOCATING SO HARD ON
BEHALF OF MY CONSTITUENTS IN
DISTRICT ONE AND THE BROADER
CITY, IN PART BECAUSE I'M
INSPIRED BY YOU AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR ADVOCACY ON
BEHALF OF YOUR OWN DISTRICT IN
THE REST OF THE CITY. I'M
LEARNING FROM EVERY LAST ONE OF
YOU, COLLEAGUES, AND I THINK IN
THAT REGARD, IT'S BEEN A RACE
TO THE TOP IN THIS WHOLE BUDGET
PROCESS IN OUR LEGISLATIVE
SAUSAGE PROCESS MORE BROADLY. SO
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. EXTENDING
SOME GRATITUDE RIGHT BACK AT
YOU, AND I DO APPRECIATE, AND I
AGREE GENERALLY WITH THE ESSENCE
OF EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU
JUST SAID. I'M TIRED OF THE
CITY HAVING TO STEP UP AND BACK
FILL, SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS
LIKE NO IT'S NONSENSE.
MANUFACTURED PROBLEMS, WE SHOULD
NOT BE IN A POSITION TO DO THIS.
I APPRECIATE THE UNDERLINING
INTEND, AS SOMEONE WHO IS IT IN
GENERAL A FAN OF GOOD
GOVERNANCE, AND A FAN OF BEING
PREPARED FOR THE NEXT THING,
LOOKING AROUND CORNERS, THE
POTENTIAL FUTURE NEEDS AND RISK.
IT IS MY JOB, BY THE WAY, AS A
LAWYER, IN MY DAY JOB THAT IS
THE ESSENCE OF MY JOB, BOIL
DOWN. SO I APPRECIATE THE ONE
TIME DECISION TO PLACE $1.06
MILLION INTO A FEDERAL RESPONSE
RESERVE THAT AGAIN, THAT'S
TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE. PUTTING
IT AS SORT OF THE RAINY DAY, THE
SAFEGUARD, THE RAINY DAY FUND.
COLLEAGUES, I WOULD SUBMIT TO
YOU TODAY. LOOK OUTSIDE. THE
DUMPSTER FIRE THAT IS THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS HERE. THE
STORM IS HERE. PEOPLE ARE
LITERALLY GOING HUNGRY ON THESE
STREETS. KIDS ARE STARVING.
CHECK THE HEADLINES. THERE'S
RECEIPTS. PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED,
SCARED TO DEATH TO OPEN UP
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, TO SEE WHAT
THE NEXT CRISIS OF THE EMERGENCY
IS. BUT WE KNOW WITH THE FEDERAL
CUT, THE VITAL FOOD PROGRAMS IN
THE PROTRACTED SHUTDOWN BY THE
REPUBLICAN CONGRESS, MAN,
ANOTHER MANUFACTURED CRISIS. IN
THEIR CRUEL AND INHUMANE
RESPONSE, THERE ARE URGENT DIRE
NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, RIGHT
NOW. ON THE ONE HAND, I
APPRECIATE THE RAINY DAY CONCEPT
AND WAIT AND SEE. THERE'S TOO
MANY PEOPLE GOING HUNGRY AS IS.
AND SO WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS
UNLOCK THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS WE
COULD TALK ABOUT LATER, AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT
SENIORS, WEST SEATTLE, TO HELP
THEM DO THE SENIOR CENTER THAT
YOU HEARD THEM SAY OR COMMENT ON
THIS, ONE OF THE ITEMS EARLIER
TODAY. THEY WOULD HELP THEM
SPECIFICALLY DO SERVICES AND
EXPAND ON THEIR BRICK AND MORTAR
LOCATIONS, MEET THE PEOPLE WHERE
THEY ARE AT AND WHERE THEY ARE
AT WITH THEIR OWN NEEDS. AND
THEY WOULD ALSO ALLOW US, WEST
SEATTLE IS, I THINK IT IS THE
SINGLE LARGEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN
SEATTLE BY GEOGRAPHY AND
POPULATION. THAT'S JUST THE
FACTS, SO IT IS WHAT IT IS. BUT
I'M PROUD OF THE INVESTMENT,
AND THANK YOU, CHAIR FOR YOUR
GENEROSITY FOR MONEY FOR FOOD
BANKS AND SO THIS WOULD BE ON
TOP OF THAT. BUT THERE IS A
CRITICAL NEED RIGHT NOW FOR
ADDITIONAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT,
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WEST
SEATTLE FOOD BANK TO ALLOW THEM
TO DO MORE AND THE TAX DOLLAR
THAT WE ARE HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW,
GOING TO DISTRIBUTE TO THEM ON
TOP OF THE OTHER INVESTMENTS.
CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK. WE HEARD
THEM COME TESTIFY AND
SELF-ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES
LAST WEEK DURING PUBLIC HEARING.
THEY'RE PREPARED AND THEY WANT
TO OPEN A FOOD DISTRIBUTION
PLACED RIGHT HERE OR NOT RIGHT
HERE, BUT THE HEART OF THE SOUTH
PARK COMMUNITY. AND AMONG OTHER
THINGS, PROVIDE DIRECT MEAL
ACCESS AND FREE FOOD TO MEMBERS
OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE
EMERGENT NEEDS THAT ARE HERE
RIGHT NOW. SO I APPRECIATE THE
INTENT AND PREPAREDNESS, BUT
THERE ARE REAL LIFE NEEDS RIGHT
HERE, RIGHT NOW. ALSO QUICKLY,
JUST SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS
THAT ARE BRICK AND MORTAR, SO
THERE ARE A FEW OF THE ITEMS
THAT ARE EMERGING COMMUNITY
NEEDS THAT WILL RELATE TO
PROGRAMS. EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES. AND THEN A
SEPARATE SORT OF BUCKET FOR TWO
PROJECTS THAT WILL REFLECT BRICK
AND MORTAR INVESTMENTS. AND THEY
UNDERLIE ALL THOSE PROJECTS AS
WELL. ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT THE US
BEING ABLE TO AS A COMMUNITY TO
REALIZE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE
SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND
INVESTMENTS, BUT WOULD BE LONGER
TERM, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. IT
WOULD ALSO HELP US AS A
COMMUNITY BE MORE RESILIENT TO
FUTURE TRUMP ATTACKS AND
UNKNOWNS FROM THE FEDERAL ADD
INMANY STATION. IN ANY EVENT,
ALL IS TO SAY I WOULD GENERALLY
AGREE WITH THE INTENT HERE. WHEN
I WAS LEAVING LAST NIGHT, I RAN
INTO A COLLEAGUE. AROUND TEN OR
SO AND I RAN INTO THEM LATE
NIGHT. I WAS WORKING ON THE
STUFF FOR SOUTH PARK, INCLUDING
A PART OF THE INVESTMENT THAT I
WAS TALKING TO. THE PERSON HAS
TO LIVE HERE IN SOUTH PARK. I
WANT TO LOOK AT ALL THE
CONSTITUENTS IN THE EYE AND I
THOUGHT FOR THEM, AND THAT
INCLUDES EVERYONE OUTSIDE
DISTRICT ONE AS WELL. I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND
YOUR PASSION FOR YOUR DISTRICT.
IT'S ENCOURAGING TO HEAR. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN PUTTING TOGETHER
THE CBA. I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THE CBA THAT PUTS $1 MILLION
INTO FEDERAL RESERVE. I WANT TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK IN MY
CAPACITY AS CHAIR OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE ON FEDERALLED A
MINISTRATION AND POLICY CHANGES.
JUST TO PROVIDE A REFRESHER ON
ALL THE TOPICS THAT WE HAVE
COVERED IN COMMITTEE THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE BROUGHT IN LOCAL EXPERTS
IN LEADERS IN THE SPACE OF
LGBTQIA, HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES, GENDER
BASED VIOLENCE. LABOR
PROTECTIONS, EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, ENERGY POLICY,
SENIOR SERVICES, WE TALKED ABOUT
TOURISM AND IMPACTS OF THE
TARIFFS ON OUR REPORT ACTIVITY.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE AREAS
HAS BEEN DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THE
ACTIONS OF THIS FEDERAL REGIME,
AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER
AREAS THAT WE HAVE YET TO
EXPLORE. THERE ARE SO MANY
THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN THROWN
INTO UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME,
AND THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY
TO URGENTLY RESPOND TO THOSE
THAT COME UP. NOW THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN RELEASED. I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE CBA THAT WILL PUT
$1 MILLION INTO THE FEDERAL
RESERVE TO BE RESPONSIVE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON, ON THIS ITEM, I'LL ASK
YOU TO ONLY SPEAK ONCE, AS THE
SPONSOR, I'LL BE RECOGNIZED
RIGHT BEFORE WE END. EVERYONE
GETS ONE CRACK AT IT TODAY.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> I'LL JUST SAY GET TO THE
COMMENTS WE HAVE BEEN MAKING.
THERE IS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING IT
INTO RESERVE, SPENDING IT ON
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, ARE NOT THE
ONLY TWO POSSIBILITIES, THERE IS
ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT
SPENDING THE MONEY. I HAVE
EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
AND THE BUDGET, THE PROPOSED
BUDGET IN THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE
IN THE PAST. I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THESE ARE NOT OUR ONLY
CHOICES RIGHT BEFORE US RIGHT
NOW. HOWEVER, I DO NEED TO
EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT PUTTING
MONEY INTO A POT THAT IS
UNDEFINED. I DON'T FEEL IT IS
GOOD GOVERNMENT TO PARK MONEY
INTO A RESERVE ACCOUNT, BECAUSE
THERE IS IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET,
I BELIEVE FOR EMERGENCIES IN THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IF
I'M NOT MISTAKEN. IN ANY CASE,
IT IS JUST NOT GOOD GOVERNANCE,
I DON'T BELIEVE TO BE PUTTING
MONEY IN FOR RESERVES. AND WHEN
WE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WILL BE
RAY SERVED IN THE FUTURE. AND
FOR SPENDING THE RESOURCES THAT
WE WOULD HAVE USING THE BEST
KNOWLEDGE THAT WE WOULD HAVE
RIGHT NOW. I AM CONVINCED THAT
THE ALTERNATIVE MONEY ARE
COMPELLING ENOUGH TO GO AHEAD
AND MAKE THOSE SPENDING
DECISIONS. SO I JUST WANTED TO
SAY, LET'S NOT SPEND THE REST
OF THE -- WELL, I WOULD HOPE
THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES NOT SPEND
THE REST OF TRUMP'S TENURE --
BRACING FOR DISASTERS THAT ARE
LIKELY, PERHAPS, BUT DON'T HAVE
THE VISIBILITY OF OUREN -- OF
OUR CONSTITUENTS. WE NEED TO USE
OUR FUNDS THAT ARE REALLY
VISIBLE INSTEAD OF JUST PARKING
MONEY, BRACING FOR A DISASTER
THAT WE DON'T KNOW. WHEN IS
THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE QUARTERLY BUDGET
UPDATES, SO IT IS POSSIBLE TO
RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES VERY
EASILY WITHOUT CONTINUING TO PUT
MONEY OUT OF SIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY. AS EVERYONE
KNOWS, I BELIEVE IN
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND I KNOW THAT
THIS MONEY IS GOING TO GO INTO A
FUND, THAT WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO
APPROPRIATE. IT IS NOT JUST WE
WILL AT THAT TIME HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SAY HOW TO BEST USE
THESE FUNDS, COLLECTIVELY AS A
BODY, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE.
AND I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, WITH
COUNCIL CHANGING TO DISTRICT
SPECIFIC COUNCILMEMBERS, IT
MAKES IT HARD BECAUSE WE
ZEALOUSLY, AND I DO TOO SUPPORT
OUR DISTRICTS. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE
HAD COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE
CITY WIDE, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT. BUT NOW IT'S
DISTRICT SPECIFIC. WE'RE ALL
TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, VIE FOR THE
SAME POOL OF MONEY TO HELP A
CONSTITUENT IN OUR DISTRICT, AND
THEN, OF COURSE, CITY WIDE. SO
ALL OF THIS TO SAY I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. I SO ENJOY SERVING WITH
YOU ON THIS COUNCIL, AND FOR
MANY REASONS, NOT THE LEAST OF
WHICH IS YOUR ZEALOUS ADVOCACY,
SO I DO WANT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON
THAT. I WILL BE SUPPORTING,
HOWEVER, THE RESERVE PIECE,
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE ISSUE THAT HAS
NOW ARISEN TODAY THAT'S STARING
US IN THE FACE. AND WE WILL HAVE
TO DEAL WITH. THIS HOUSING
PIECE, LOSING DOLLARS FOR
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND
OTHER PERMANENT HOUSING, AND
HAVING UNHOUSED FOLKS. AND WE
NOT ONLY HAVE ENOUGH PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND PERMANENT
HOUSING FOR THE FOLKS THAT WE
NEED IT, AND THAT IS WHY WE NEED
SHELTERING DOLLARS, WHICH I VERY
MUCH SUPPORT AS WELL. THAT WE
ARE ALL ALIGNED ON OUR EGREGIOUS
TO SAY THE LEAST. YOU HEARD MY
OUTRAGE, AND I SHARE A NATURAL
OUTREACH, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
AND COUNCIL -- AND CHAIR, YOU
KNOW, THAT I GET SPEECHLESS. I
CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE
WOULD NOT WANT TO HOUSE PEOPLE,
FEED PEOPLE, CHAIR FOR CHILDREN,
CHAIR FOR FAMILIES. IT IS
OUTRAGEOUS TO ME. SO
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE IN THE
SITUATION, WE ARE NOW, NOT ONLY
ARE WE FACING, HAVING TO MAKE
TOUGH DECISIONS ABOUT A BUDGET
BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A SHORTFALL,
STARTING 2027. AND I AGREE. I
THINK THAT SHORTFALL WAS NOT BY
ACCIDENT. THE CITY HAS CREATED
THAT, SO I DO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TOO, WHICH I
THINK IS WHAT YOU WERE SAYING,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE HAVE HAD
MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS.
WE ARE MAKING CHOICES ABOUT HOW
WE SPEND THE MONEY. THE MORE WE
ADD, THE MORE WE NEED. AND THAT
THEY ARE ACTUALLY HAVING THE
INTENDED OUTCOME AND THAT WILL
NEED TO HAPPEN. FOR TODAY, I
WILL SAY NOW THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, JUST LIKE AS IN
COVID, WHICH WAS NOT FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT RELATED. IT WAS A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC, BUT WE'VE HAD
TO MAKE SOME REALLY TOUGH
DECISIONS. WE ARE NOW FACED WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKING US
HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. SO
ALL OF THIS TO SAY I WILL BE
SPOTTING 101B1, BUT I APPRECIATE
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR ALL
THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO ON
BEHALF OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME? SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS, I'LL SPEAK THE
LAST WORDS AS SPONSOR OF
FG-101-B-1, WHICH IS JUST, I
GUESS I'LL START WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S, YOU KNOW,
AGAIN, I DID MY BEST TO FUND
YOUR REQUESTS AND YOUR D1
PRIORITIES. AT THIS TIME, THEY
WILL FUND THE FEDERAL RESERVE.
WE'VE GOT 25 AMENDMENTS INTO
THE CHAIR'S PACKAGE. THAT YOU
SAW TODAY. WE ADDED
ACCIDENTALLY, BUT I'M OKAY WITH
IT. ADDITIONAL MONEY TO
DELRIDGE. YOU'VE GOT SEVEN MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEAGUES TO
SUPPORT YOU AND BRINGING MORE
FUNDING DISTRICT ONE INTO YOUR
PRIORITIES. SO WITH THAT, JUST
RESPONDING TO HSD FEDERAL
RESERVE IS DIFFERENT. THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CONTINUUM
OF CARE FUNDING, AND IT DOESN'T
EVEN COVER THAT. SO AGAIN, WE
WERE SPENDING A MILLION DOLLARS
A WEEK JUST ON FOOD. THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN IT HAD ENTIRE BUDGET.
SAVING MONEY REDUCES THE DEFICIT
AND PREPARES US FOR NEXT YEAR IN
A RESPONSIBLE WAY. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO ADD THIS TO THE FEDERAL
RESERVE, VOTE YES. IF YOU WANT
TO TAKE UP COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
REQUEST TO PULL FROM THIS
RESERVE, YOU VOTE NO. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
FG-101-B?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> NAY. COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> NO.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, THREE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. FG 101-B-1 PASSES
AND IT'S ATTACHED TO COUNCIL
BILL 121116. AT THIS POINT, WE
ARE AT 2:47. WE ARE GOING TO
TAKE -- DO YOU ALL WANT -- WE'RE
GOING TO GO INTO RECESS RIGHT
NOW. COLLEAGUES, WE ARE BEHIND
SCHEDULE, AND THAT'S OKAY.
WE'VE DONE THREE AMENDMENTS,
AND WE HAD 15 TO GO. THAT'S THE
STAGE FOR TODAY. I AM GOING TO,
AT THIS TIME, REQUEST THAT WE
STAY UNTIL 6:00 OR 6:30 P.M. TO
GET THIS JOB DONE. SO THIS IS,
AGAIN, WE ARE IN CONTROL OF OUR
OWN DESTINY. WE CAN TAKE A
SHORTER LUNCH OR SPEAK SHORTER
AMOUNTS OF TIME. ME INCLUDED.
THAT'S NOT AT ANYONE ELSE.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
>> I'M GLAD YOU SAID IT.
>> ME INCLUDED. SO WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE A 60-MINUTE LUNCH, PLEASE
RAISE ONE FINGER. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE A 30-MINUTE LUNCH, PLEASE
RAISE TWO FINGERS. DO YOU WANT?
>> I WANT A WHOLE HOUR.
>> YOU WOULD LIKE AN HOUR?
>> ONE, TWO, ABSTAIN.
>> I'LL DO A 45-MINUTE LUNCH
AND BREAK IT IN THE MIDDLE. SO
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL US
BACK AT 12:30 -- 1:30. HOW ABOUT
THAT?
>> PERFECT.
>> A LITTLE BIT THERE. SO WE ARE
NOW IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30. WE
HAVE 15 AMENDMENTS