>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE,
THE JANUARY 21st, 2025 MEETING
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WILL COME TO ORDER IT IS TO:
02, I AM SARA NELSON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT . WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ?
>> HERE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT .
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ?
>> THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS
AND WE WILL MOVE INTO THE
HYBRID PUBLIC PERIOD.COMMENT
PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, REFERRAL
CALENDAR, AND WORK PROGRAM. HOW
MANY SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP?
>> NINE IN PERSON AND FOUR
REMOTE.
>> WE WILL GET EVERYBODY TWO
MINUTES AND , KEEPING UP WITH
THE COURTESY I HAVE ADMITTEDLY
FORGOTTEN A COUPLE TIMES, I
UNDERSTAND THERE IS A
COUNCILMEMBER WHO IS SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING AND WE HAVE
OFFERED ELECTED OFFICIALS THE
FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. WE
WILL START WITH THAT ELECTED --
FORMER ELECTED AND PROCEED WITH
THE NEXT FOUR IN PERSON AT
ALTERNATE.
>> THANK YOU, FOLLOWING OUR
FIRST SPEAKER, SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED AND HERE A
CHART WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT,
SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT STOP THE
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL THE
NEXT SPEAKER. WE ARE READY TO
GO.
>> MY NAME IS TONYA WOO AND ON
BEHALF OF SEVERAL BUSINESS
OWNERS IN LITTLE SAIGON. MANY
BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE TOLD ME
THEY ARE FEARFUL TO SPEAK OUT,
AFRAID OF BEING TARGETED . LET
ME TELL YOU THE STATE OF LITTLE
SAIGON, EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE
STABBINGS, SHOOTINGS, IF YOU
WALK BY, YOU WILL SEE MANY
PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE IN NEED
OF RESOURCES. THERE IS ILLEGAL
SALES OF GOODS AND DRUGS. WE
ARE CALLING THIS YEAR THE YEAR
WHERE WE GET THE AREA
REVITALIZED SO THESE BUSINESSES
CAN THRIVE AND THESE BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE AFRAID OF SPEAKING
OUT AND BE TARGETED THEY ARE
SEEN AMONGST THE COMMUNITY AND
THEY REALLY NEED THE CITY TO
HELP PROVIDE RESOURCES TO MAKE
THIS A THRIVING AREA. WE HAVE
PUT TOGETHER A PETITION . THIS
WEEK , WE HAD 500 PEOPLE SIGN
THE PETITION. WE ARE ASKING FOR
A COUPLE OF THINGS, THE FIRST
THING IS A COMMUNITY MEETING
WITH THE MAYOR, COUNTY
COUNCILMEMBER , THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE, AND THE GOVERNOR TO
WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEE
WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE THERE. WE
ARE ASKING FOR A TASK FORCE
THAT BRINGS TOGETHER BUSINESS
OWNERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL FORMS
OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE
FEEDBACK, ESPECIALLY A HAND IN
DIRECTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AFTER THE NAVIGATION CENTER
LEAVES IN MARCH. WE WANT TO
HAVE CONTINUED POLICE PRESENCE,
SOCIAL WORKERS , AND CLEAN UP
AFTER THE TRANSITION IN MARCH .
WE WANT TO SEE THE LIMITATION
OF CITY COUNCIL BUDGET ITEMS
FROM LAST YEAR THAT HAVE
DESIGNATED $1.5 MILLION TO THE
AREA. WE WOULD LIKE THE MAYOR
TO RELEASE THAT FUNDING. WE
WANT A PARTNERSHIP REBUILDING
THE LITTLE SAIGON COMMUNITY FOR
THE RESIDENT , THE FUTURE, THE
PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE, WE NEED
THIS TO BE THE YEAR. THANK YOU.
>> ALEX ZIMMERMAN AND THEN
BENNETT.
>> FASCIST COCKROACHES, I AM
ALEX ZIMMERMAN, I SUPPORT
TRUMP. I MAKE AMERICA GREAT
AGAIN MEMBER. TALKING ABOUT
THIS FOR MANY YEARS, WHAT WILL
YOU GIVE ME FOR THE LAST 25
YEARS? I HAVE EXACTLY WHAT YOU
WANT FROM TRUMP, YESTERDAY ,
ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH. WE
HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN
CONSTITUTION FOR 250 YEARS. HOW
IS THIS POSSIBLE? RIGHT NOW,
EVERY FREE-SPEECH , YOU DO THIS
EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS
MEANS? FBI THAT IS WHAT THIS
ORDER IS TALKING ABOUT. I AM
SICK AND TIRED . PROSECUTED
FIVE TIMES. I AM SO SORRY. I
DEMAND YOU OPEN UP THE ROOM IN
CITY HALL. FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
YOU ARE A NAZI PIG, A MOB
CONTROLLING US FOR 25 YEARS.
ONE DAY, EVERYBODY , WITHOUT
YOUR CONTROL SO THEY CAN GET TO
WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE BY
DEFINITION COMMON SENSE FOR
AMERICA , FOR 250 YEARS. YOU
NAZI GESTAPO IS EXACTLY WHAT
YOU ARE. VIVA TRUMP! BYE-BYE.
>> FOLLOWING BENNETT IS YVETTE.
>> AFTERNOON I DID NOT KNOW
ALEX ZIMMERMAN DID ELON MUSK
IMPRESSIONS. ANYWAY. I TOLD YOU
IN FEBRUARY, I WENT TO EACH
PROTESTER AND ASKED IF THEIR
INTENTION WAS TO BE ARRESTED,
THEY -- HE SAID, I LOOKED AT
THE KING COUNTY JAIL BOOKING
PHOTOS, I HAD DIRECT CONTACT
WITH EACH INCLUDING ATTENDING A
CONVERSATION. NONE OF THAT IS
TRUE. HE NEVER CAME AND TALKED
TO US INDIVIDUALLY. I FILED A
COMPLAINT WITH THE OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY
SAID BODYWORK VIDEO DOES NOT
SHOW THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF
EACH PROTESTER INDIVIDUALLY BUT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPEAKING ON
THE MICROPHONE AND COORDINATED
WITH OTHER OFFICES. [
INDISCERNIBLE ] NO DISCIPLINE
IS RECOMMENDED THEY SEEM TO BE
SAYING IT DOES NOT MATTER
BECAUSE THE OUTCOME PROBABLY
WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAME I
THINK THAT IS TRUE , THE
OUTCOME PROBABLY WOULD HAVE
BEEN THE SAME. FOR THE RECORD,
IF THIS OFFICER IS CAUGHT
MAKING AN INTENTIONALLY FALSE
STATEMENT , AND I DO THINK THIS
WAS INTENTIONALLY FALSE, NOT
THE KIND OF THING YOU FALSELY
MISREMEMBER, TALKING TO EACH
PERSON INDIVIDUALLY, THE KIND
OF THING YOU WANT TO MAKE UP IF
YOU WANT TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE
YOU HAVE DOTTED EACH "I." IF
YOU GET CAUGHT, A MINIMUM
REPRIMAND INSTEAD OF NOTHING.
OTHERWISE, DIDN'T ACTUALLY
CHANGE THE OUTCOME OR DIDN'T
IT? A LOW STAKES SITUATION LIKE
THIS IS IRRELEVANT TO THE
DEBATE , AND A LOT OF THAT WILL
COME DOWN TO, WHETHER THE
POLICE SAID SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED OR NOT, AND THESE DAYS
, A BODY WORN CAMERA , ABOUT
10,000 CELL PHONE VIDEOS OF IT
. IN CASE, IT COMES DOWN TO
WHAT THE POLICE SAY HAPPENED ,
AND I THINK THE MORAL OF THE
STORY, JUST BECAUSE THE POLICE
SAY SOMETHING HAPPENED, DOES
NOT MEAN IT DID. THANK YOU.
>> FOLLOWING YVETTE WILL BE
SUE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON AND HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT,
YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PILOT
PROGRAM . I THINK THAT IS A
GREAT IDEA. A PROGRAM TO BRING
ATTENTION TO THE FUTURE PROGRAM
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHICH
ALLOWS 16 TO 17-YEAR-OLDS TO BE
REGISTERED TO VOTE SO BY THE
TIME THEY'RE 18, THEY ARE GOOD
TO GO I THINK THAT IS A GREAT
IDEA. WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THAT
IDEA, BRAVO. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
HOW THE ORGANIZATION SPENDS
WELL THE MONEY. SHE TOOK YOUTHS
TO AFRICA. I SENT YOU AN EMAIL
TO ABOUT WHAT SHE'S DOING THIS
YEAR. I WANT TO GIVE HER KUDOS,
LAST WEEK, SHE GOT THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
ENTIRE NATION , I AM DELIGHTED
TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEING
SELECTED AND APPROVED AS
RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR
VOLUNTEER SERVICE. ONLY FIVE
GOT IT THIS YEAR AND SHE WAS
ONE OF THE FIVE. THE PRESIDENT
SAYS THIS AWARD REFLECTS THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF APPRECIATION
FOR YOUR SERVICE. NOT ONLY AS
RECOGNITION OF YOUR FANTASTIC
ACHIEVEMENT BUT INSPIRATION FOR
OTHERS TO FOLLOW THE ORDINARY
EXAMPLE. I AM THRILLED . SHE
HAS BEEN HUMBLE. I WANT TO
THANK TANYA WOO FOR YOUR
CONTINUED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITH
THE COMMUNITY. AND KEEPING 12th
AND JACKSON CLEAN.
>> AFTER SUE, WE WILL GO TO
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS
>> MY NAME IS SUE AND I HAVE AN
OFFICE IN LITTLE SAIGON, THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, WE HAVE HAD
ISSUES WITH LITTLE SAIGON , IT
WAS A CRIME MAGNET WHICH
ATTRACTED EVERY KIND OF CRIME
YOU CAN THINK OF, ESPECIALLY
DRUG SALES AND USE. CONSTANT
GUNSHOTS , ASSAULT WITH DEADLY
WEAPONS, DEAD BODIES ,
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, ILLEGAL
MARKETS . LITTLE SAIGON HAS
BEEN UNDER SIEGE FOR SEVEN
YEARS. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND
WORSE WITH EVERY YEAR. THE
COMMUNITY IS WEARY OF THE
CONSTANT BATTLE TO SURVIVE
AFTER MULTIPLE YEARS OF NEGLECT
BY THE CITY. 2017 TO 2023,
LITTLE SAIGON WAS FACED WITH
THE UGLY REALITIES OF LIFE
THREATENING DANGER FROM CAUSTIC
CRIME AND ILLEGAL HOMELESS
CAMPS AND UNSANITARY CONDITIONS
. DURING THESE YEARS, THE CITY
PROVIDED VERY LITTLE LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO LITTLE SAIGON
BUSINESS OWNERS WERE LEFT TO
THEIR OWN TO DEAL WITH UNLAWFUL
TRESPASS, ILLEGAL ACTS , HUMAN
WASTE, EXCESSIVE GARBAGE , AND
OTHER CONDITIONS THAT IMPACT
AND CREATE A DANGER TO PEOPLE
THAT WORK AND LIVE IN THIS
AREA. 2024, THEY PROVIDED MORE
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CITY
RESOURCES FOR STREET CLEANING,
AND THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE. BUT
IT IS STILL NOT ENOUGH . WE
STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. 2025 , I
WOULD SAY THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE THE EFFORTS THAT MAYOR
HARRELL STARTED AT THE SAME
LEVEL IF NOT MORE TO KEEP
LITTLE SAIGON ALIVE. THE CITY
OF SEATTLE OWES THIS COMMUNITY
MORE THAN JUST THE PROMISE OF
HELP , TIME FOR THE CITY TO
WORK TOGETHER WITH LITTLE
SAIGON DIRECTLY TO FIX THE MANY
PROBLEMS IT CREATED BY THE
LONG-TERM DISREGARD FOR LITTLE
SAIGON . TO RESTORE LITTLE
SAIGON, THE COMMUNITY NEEDS
STRONGER LEADERSHIP AND
DEDICATED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
AND RESOURCES AND FUNDING.
THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS . A REMINDER TO OUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS
*6 AFTER YOU HEARD THE MESSAGE
YOU ARE UNMUTED. GO AHEAD,
DAVID.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON ,
COUNCILMEMBERS I AM A LIFELONG
RESIDENT OF SEATTLE. BEEN
LIVING IN DISTRICT 7. I AM
CALLING IN, FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER TANYA WOO AND
THOSE SPEAKING ABOUT 12th AND
JACKSON AND LITTLE SAIGON. MY
FAMILY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN
LITTLE SAIGON FOR MANY YEARS .
OUR FAMILY HAS A BARBERSHOP, MY
UNCLE , AND , I HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON A LOT OF ISSUES
AROUND HOUSING AND SOCIAL
SERVICES IN THE 1970s. LATELY ,
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AS A
CONSULTANT WORKING ON
DEVELOPMENT , SAFETY ISSUES,
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT, THE
SAFETY ISSUES THAT FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER WOO AND OTHERS
ARE TALKING ABOUT IS VERY REAL.
THE COUNCIL THANKS FOR THE $1.5
MILLION FOR SAFETY MEASURES, IN
THE BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT AND SAIGON , EFFORTS
FROM THE MAYOR, AND APARTMENTS
, BUT THE SITUATION HAS GOTTEN
WORSE . FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
WALK AROUND THE DISTRICT , AND
I WALK AROUND THERE A LOT, IT
IS A SHAME TO SEE PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS DOING WHAT THEY ARE
DOING, PARTICULARLY ON 12th AND
JACKSON. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
I WANT TO LASTLY SAY THAT, THE
COMMUNITY, A PETITION , THE
PRESS CONFERENCE THAT WAS HELD
LAST WEEK, ARE READY TO TAKE
ACTION , THEY NEED THE CITY TO
ALSO TAKE ACTION AND SHOW THAT
THEY ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE COMMUNITY. HEAR THEIR
CONCERNS . I ENCOURAGE THE
COUNCIL TO MOVE SWIFTLY ON
ACTION AND FUNDING TO HELP THE
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT --
>> HOLD ON. DAVID, IN YOUR
INTRODUCTION, YOU DID NOT
MENTION THAT YOU WERE A FORMER
CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND YOUR LONG-STANDING
SUPPORT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> OUR NECK SPEAKERS ALBERTO,
FOLLOWED BY JOE. GO AHEAD,
ALBERTO.
>> THERE IS SYMPATHY FOR LITTLE
SAIGON BUT IT IS PART OF
DISTRICT 2, WHICH IS SEVERELY
AFFECTED BY WHAT I AM ABOUT TO
SAY. FOUR, FIVE HOURS OF
COMMUTE TIME IMPOSED ON 400,000
SEATTLE WORKERS , EFFECTIVELY A
WORKERS TAX SUBSIDIZING
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN THE
CITY. ACTIO'S REPORTS SEATTLE
AREA -- OVER 6% IN GDP GROWTH
FOR YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2023 ,
BUSINESS GROUPS , WEALTHY
LANDLORDS, AND CORPORATE
LOBBYING HAVE CANNIBALIZED THE
SPENDING POWER THAT LOCAL
ECONOMIES , JUST LIKE LITTLE
SAIGON, DEPEND UPON. LIVING
WAGES TO WORKERS IS MONEY SPENT
BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITIES ,
JUST LIKE LITTLE SAIGON.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING , A SPINNING
FORCE , QUICK, A WALK OR QUICK
BUS RIGHT AWAY TO AREAS JUST
LIKE LITTLE SAIGON. SEATTLE IS
A TOP-FIVE GLOBAL ECONOMIC
POWERHOUSE. WE OUTPACED ALL
U.S. REGIONS. BUSINESS GROUPS
ARE NOT HURTING . WEALTHY
LANDLORDS ARE NOT HURTING. THE
POWER OF THE WORKERS, AFFECTS
RENTERS, SERVE THOSE VOTERS IN
DISTRICT 2. BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND UPHOLD LIVING
WAGES. THANK YOU AND HAVE A
GOOD DAY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE,
FOLLOWED BY DAVID HAINES. GO
AHEAD, JOE.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE VERY
CAREFUL AS I SAY THIS. I
UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A SMALL
SCANDAL IN CITY COUNCIL WITH A
MEMBER . THE REAL SCANDAL
SHOULD BE ABOUT THE FACT THE
CITY COUNCIL RULES ARE NOT
BEING ENFORCED BY THE CURRENT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AGAINST ALEX
SILVERMAN AND HIS BIGOTRY,
HATRED , ANTI-SEMITISM , AND
CONTEMPT FOR OUR DEMOCRACY. I
FIND THE CONTINUED APPEASEMENT
OF HIM TO BE A MENACE AND A
CANCER IN SOCIETY AND, SO WHAT
IF A CITY COUNCILMEMBER HAS A
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A
MEMBER OF A STRANGE NEWSPAPER.
I REALLY DON'T CARE I CARE
WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE, AND
IT IS NOT JUST BACKING THE BLUE
AND SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT,
BUT BY ENFORCING RULES IN YOUR
CHAMBER. IF YOU APPEASE ALEX
ZIMMERMAN, YOU BECOME A PART OF
THE PROBLEM. TAKE YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND ALL MY BEST TO ALL
OF YOU. ONE LAST THING WE NEED
A BUS LANE.
>> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAINES. GO AHEAD.
>> REMEMBER WHEN THE DEPUTY
POLICE CHIEF WAS AT THE COUNCIL
AND SAID , DOES NOT MATTER IF
YOU DO A GLASS BALL UNDERHANDED
OVERHEAD WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO
REACH THE BACK OF THE CROWD
THAT IS A TELLTALE SIGN THIS
YELLOW PLEASED BARBARA HAS THE
WRONG PEOPLE IN CHARGE AND THE
WRONG POLICIES , AND THEY WILL
FIND THEMSELVES IN COURT WITH
AN EVEN BIGGER LAWSUIT AND
ANOTHER VIOLATION . WAS HE
SUGGESTING THROWING OUT THE
HEADS AND LET EXPLODE? LIKE HE
IS A TOUGH GUY? THE DEPUTY
POLICE CHIEF, THIS YELLOW POST
FOR, BEFORE THE 212 POLICE
REFORM, MAYBE HE NEEDS TO BE
FIRED. WE STILL NEED TO PURGE
THE MISINTERPRETATION OF WHAT
CONSTITUTES PROPER POLICE
REFORM, HIS TESTIMONY AT
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES VIOLENCE AND
COWARDICE FOR BLUE LEADERSHIP.
NEVER -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WHILE NEVER DOING ANYTHING
EFFECTIVE TO POLICE AND THE
CRIMINALS WHO REFUSED TO VACATE
THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR WITH
THEIR DRUG PUSHING OPEN DRUG
MARKETS. HOW MUCH DOES THAT THE
OTHER PORT AUTHORITY CAUSE WHEN
THEY RAISE PROPERTY TAXES OF
OVER $80 MILLION PER YEAR, THE
WELFARE SUBSIDIZE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OFFSHORE
INDUSTRIALISTS, AND PAYING THE
BOND THAT ALLOW FOREIGN
CORPORATIONS TO CONTROL OUR
SOVEREIGN TERRITORY THROUGH
WATERED-DOWN INSPECTIONS AND
FREE OFFERS FOR CHINA SHIPPING
AND DISCOUNT CRUISE LINE
TERMINALS THAT LAUNDER BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS TAKEN OUT OF OUR
FINANCIAL SYSTEM WHILE THEY
OVERCHARGED. THINGS NOT
INCLUDED -- THE PORT OF SEATTLE
CONSPIRED TO SABOTAGE THE NEW
BASKETBALL ARENA. THE PORT IS
CONSPIRING . WE NEED A FEDERAL
INJUNCTION ON THE PORT
AUTHORITY FOR THE TREASONOUS
ABUSE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND
THE GLOBAL TRADE.
>> THANK YOU THAT WAS OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> GO BACK TO THE IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT, STARTING WITH
PATTY FONG.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM PATTY
FONG. ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL ON
12th AND JACKSON, LITTLE SAIGON
, CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. WE MUST CHANGE THAT
UNFAIR AND UNFORTUNATE
PERCEPTION. THE CITY AND THE
COUNTY MUST CLOSE DESCTHE
NAVIGATION CENTER IMMEDIATELY.
SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES HAVE
ENDURED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE
DRUG DEALING SHELTER LONG
ENOUGH. THE CITY AND COUNTY
TARGETED CID KNOWING HIS
POVERTY AND POLITICAL
POWERLESSNESS, THIS IS SHAMEFUL
THAT WE ARE PUSHING BACK NO
OTHER SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD
WOULD HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT AS
WE HAVE BEEN. CID IS DESCENDING
INTO URBAN DECAY. SUPPORT US AS
WE SEEK TO REBRAND AND
REVITALIZE THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, THE
ONLY LIVING HISTORIC IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE TO SUPPORT
OUR COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AWAY FROM BEING
SEATTLE'S POOREST NEIGHBORHOOD
TO THE ECONOMICALLY THRIVING
COMMUNITY . DECLARE A
MORATORIUM ON THE
DISPROPORTIONATE SIDING OF
GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE INCOME
SERVICES AND PROJECTS THAT ARE
TARGETING THE CID. SUPPORT AND
INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OUR
YOUTH, ESPECIALLY THE
INVESTMENT IN YOUTH CIVIC
LEADERSHIP THAT WILL GROW OUR
FUTURE POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
INVEST IN OUR SMALL BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, GO BIG , THE
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT WILL DETERMINE THE
VISION AND FUTURE WITH THE
COMMITMENT OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AS A FULL-FLEDGED
PARTNER . THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION.
>> I AM GARY LEE AND A RETIRED
CITY PLANNER OF 30 YEARS.
LITTLE SAIGON , 12 STREET I
WILL TALK ABOUT PLANS. I HAVE
BEFORE YOU , A COPY OF THE
EXISTING 2035 COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN POLICY DTHSP5, WHICH SAYS
, SEEK TO AVOID OVER
CONCENTRATION OF HUMAN SERVICE
FACILITIES IN ANY ONE AREA OF
DOWNTOWN AND ENCOURAGE THE
LOCATION OF FACILITIES IN THE
AREAS LACKING SUCH FACILITIES.
I AM ASKING YOU TO LOOK THIS
UP. I SENT EACH OF YOU AN EMAIL
WITH A PETITION THAT ADDRESSES
THIS AS WELL. THAT IS WHY I
BROUGHT THIS, SO YOU CAN
REMEMBER WHEN YOU SEE MY EMAIL
THAT THIS IS THE POLICY . THIS
IS AN EXISTING POLICY THAT IS A
GOOD POLICY . I THINK THIS
POLICY NEEDS TO BE KEPT,
RETAINED , AND EXPANDED WITH A
NEW URBAN CENTER, AND A NEW
REGIONAL CENTER IN THE
CONFERENCE THE PLAN, AND COMING
UP WITH A ZONING REGULATION TO
ADDRESS THAT. THOSE OVER
CONCENTRATIONS. THE OVER
CONCENTRATIONS THAT YOU SEE,
THAT ARE EVIDENT , ARE NOT GOOD
FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR
VITALITY OF THESE AREAS WHERE
THESE PLACES ARE LOCATED. THESE
ARE NEEDED FACILITIES BUT THEY
DO NEED TO BE SPREAD AROUND.
THEY NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THEY
PROPOSE TO ELIMINATE THAT BUT I
AM ASKING YOU TO RETAIN IT AND
EXPAND IT. LOOK IT UP. I SENT
YOU AN EMAIL. IT LOOKS LIKE
THIS . THAT WILL REMIND YOU
THANK YOU.
>> THE LAST IN PERSON SPEAKER
IS RANDY.
>> THANK YOU. I AM BRINGING
ATTENTION TO WHAT HAPPENED THIS
WEEKEND IN THE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT,
PARTICULARLY IN JAPAN TOWN.
GRAFFITI ON OUR MEMORIAL FOR
THE JAPANESE AMERICANS
INTERNED, ONE HAD HIS PICTURE
DEFACED , MY FRIENDS
GRANDMOTHER. THAT IS
UNACCEPTABLE. EVERYTHING THAT
HAPPENS AROUND THE AREA, THERE
IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY. WE NEED
TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR
THAT. LIKE SOMEONE DISGRACING
THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, IT IS
THAT DISHEARTENING TO THE
COMMUNITY . I WANTED TO SPEAK
ABOUT LITTLE SAIGON , THE AREA
NEEDS HELP. IT IS LOSING
ECONOMIC VITALITY WITHOUT ANY
KIND OF BUSINESSES THERE
SURVIVING , THERE WILL BE NO
LITTLE SAIGON. WITHOUT LITTLE
SAIGON , THERE IS A DOMINO
EFFECT TO THE COMMUNITY,
INCLUDING CHINATOWN, JAPAN TOWN
, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF
REGISTERED SPEAKERS. THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING ATTENTION TO WHAT
IS GOING ON DOWN THERE. I WANT
TO NOTE THAT I APPRECIATE THE
COMMUNITY COMING OUT AND
ENGAGING IN THE PROCESS OF
CONTINUAL EDUCATION AND
ENCOURAGEMENT. TO DO BETTER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. THE REFERRAL COUNTER
WILL BE ADOPTED. THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
COUNTER IS ADOPTED WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED AND WE
WILL CONSIDER THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE
MINUTES OF WERE 14th, 2025, AND
THE PAYMENT OF BILLS . ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE
, I MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR . IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED , WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR MAX
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> MOORE?
>> NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
TO
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. WE HAVE
ONE ITEM, PLEASE READ THE TITLE
OF ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD
>> THE GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, CB
120925, REFERRED TO AS THE
FOURTH QUARTER EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCE, THEY RECOMMEND THE
BILL PASSED.
>> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I
WILL PROVIDE THE BACKGROUND AND
THE COMMITTEE REPORT. THIS IS
THE HUMAN RESOURCES FOURTH
QUARTER EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE
AND PROPOSES CHANGES TO
CIVIL-SERVICE CONSULTATIONS,
JOB TITLES, AND PAY RATES,
COMPENSATION SCHEDULES , ET
CETERA THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZES
CERTAIN STATE PERSONNEL ACTIONS
THROUGH QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT
ORDINANCES AND THAT USED TO GO
TO FULL COUNCIL BUT NOW THE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
IN THE FOURTH QUARTER,
EMPLOYMENT COORDINATES WOULD
AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE
CITY'S HUMAN RESOURCE
DEPARTMENT TO EXEMPT FOUR
POSITIONS FROM CIVIL SERVICE,
RETURN 11 POSITIONS TO
CIVIL-SERVICE, REVISE TWO JOB
TITLES, ESTABLISHED 13 JOB
TITLES IN CORRESPONDING RATES
OF PAY, AND ADJUST RATES OF PAY
FOR TWO JOB TITLES. WE FIRST
DISCUSSED THIS BILLING
COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 12th AND
AGAIN ON JANUARY 9th BEFORE
VOTING IT OUT OF COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY THAT DAY. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. YOU MENTIONED THAT
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD COME
DIRECTLY TO THE FULL COUNCIL,
AND I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN
SDHR, IN A COUNCIL BRIEFING
LAST WEEK , THIS HAS BUDGET
IMPLICATIONS, AND THAT IS WHY
IN PREVIOUS ITERATIONS OF OUR
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE, STHR
REPORTED TO THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE I WANTED TO ADD
ADDITIONAL CONTEXT BECAUSE YOU
SHARED WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THIS
YEAR. MORE HISTORY WITH DAN.
THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> MY MEMORY GOES BACK TWO
YEARS AND THAT IS HOW IT WAS
WHEN I TOOK OFFICE AND I AM
GRATEFUL FOR THAT EDUCATION.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ON THE LEGISLATION? WE HAD A
GOOD DISCUSSION IN COMMITTEE
AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S
ATTENTION , THAT WAS GOOD TO
TALK ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY, ET CETERA.
SEEING THAT THERE ARE NOT ANY
MORE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES .
>> HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES .
>> KETTLE? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> IT PASSES, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF NO ITEMS
FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR THAT
WERE REMOVED AND NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION -- OKAY, I AM SORRY .
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ?
>> SORRY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT , I
NEED TO REQUEST AN EXCUSE FOR
MY ABSENCE ON JANUARY 27th. THE
COUNCIL MEETING. 28th, SORRY.
THANK YOU.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE JANUARY 28th
SITTING COUNCIL MEETING. --
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DURING THE
OBJECTION, SHE IS EXCUSED . IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS? ALL
RIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE
CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A
SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY,
JANUARY 23rd WITH RECITATION
FROM DISTRICT NUMBER TWO
FINALISTS AND THE COUNCIL WILL
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
QUESTIONS OF THE FINALISTS . AS
A REMINDER, TONIGHT IS THE
PUBLIC FORUM AT COLUMBIA CITY
THEATER STARTING AT 5:30 P.M.
AT OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS JANUARY
28th. ALL RIGHT . SEEING AND
HEARING NO FOR THE BUSINESS, WE
ARE ADJOURNED. IT IS 2:34.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.