CALLED ]
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF NO OBJECTION
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT FOR TODAY'S SPECIAL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HEARING NO
OBJECTION THE COUNCIL RULES ARE
SUSPENDED AND WILL PROCEED WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT. CLERK, HOW MANY
HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK?
>> WE HAVE 10 IN PERSON AND FIVE
REMOTE.
>> WE WILL GIVE EACH PERSON TWO
MINUTES AND START WITH THE IN
PERSON COMMENTERS.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER THEY ARE REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME 110
SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME,
MICS WILL BE MUTED. IF THEY DO
NOT AND THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN
THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE
WILL BEGIN WITH HER IN PERSON
SPEAKERS.
>> WE SEND ITS, EVE KELLER AND
CARL . IF YOU CAN STEP UP TO ONE
OF THESE MICROPHONES PLEASE.
>> GOOD MORNING. IT'S BEEN
OPERATING IN SEATTLE FOR NEARLY
50 YEARS. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU
TO CHOOSE MARK SOLOMON TO FILL
THE DISTRICT TO CITY COUNCIL
SEAT . I'VE NOW WORKED WITH
MARK FOR YEARS AND FOUND HIM TO
BE COMPLETELY DEVOTED TO SERVING
THE PUBLIC GOOD WITH A GENUINE
AND EMPATHETIC FOCUS ON HELPING
PEOPLE IN NEED, HELPING INCREASE
SAFETY AND SECURITY IN
NEIGHBORHOODS AND PULLING
TOGETHER RESOURCES TO
COLLABORATE AND LEVERAGE
STRENGTH TO DO SO. WE BUILD
ATTAINABLE MULTIFAMILY
APARTMENTS IN SOUTH SEATTLE.
THESE HELP FOR YEARS BY
REVIEWING OUR MULTIFAMILY
BUILDING DESIGNS, TAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO
INCREASE SECURITY RISKS FOR THE
BUILDING AND FOR THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH DESIGN CHANGES. HE LEADS
A GROUP THAT REVIEWS ON A
MONTHLY BASIS THE SAFETY, CRIME
AND HOUSING INSECURITY ISSUES
FACING EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND
SHAPES COLLABORATIVE
DECISION-MAKING TO CREATE
SOLUTIONS. HE IS AN EXPERT IN
ADDRESSING PLAY SPACED CRIME
THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN .
HE'S MASTERFUL AT BUILDING
CONSENSUS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS,
BUSINESSES, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND
PROPERTY OWNERS. HE IS A
PEACEMAKER BUILDING INCLUSIVE
PARTNERSHIPS AND DIVERSE
NEIGHBORHOODS. HE WANTS TO USE
THOSE SKILLS TO ENSURE THE COMP
PLAN IS FINALIZED IN A POSITIVE
AND IMPACTFUL WAY FOR SOUTH
SEATTLE. HE ALSO WANTS TO USE
THOSE SKILLS TO WORK WITH THOSE
IN LITTLE SAIGON TO TRANSFORM IT
INTO A SAFE, HEALTHY AND
THRIVING NEIGHBORHOOD. HIS
SKILLS AND TRACK RECORD BECAME A
TERRIFIC ADDITION TO CITY
COUNCIL. I'M HOPEFUL YOU WILL
APPOINT HIM TO JOIN YOU IN
ADDRESSING THE CITIES CHALLENGES
AND OPPORTUNITIES AT THIS
CRITICAL MOMENT. HE HAS SERVED
THE CITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS,
SERVE HIS COUNTRY IN THE AIR
FORCE AND WANTS TO SERVE THE
CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> EVE KELLER FOLLOWED BY CARL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS DELAY
BECAUSE I GOT TO MAKE A NEW
FRIEND. MY FRIEND IN THE NEW
FRONT ROW. THANK YOU ALL FOR
BEING COUNCILMEMBERS. IT'S NOT
A JOB I WOULD WANT. I'M HERE TO
AS FAR MARK SOLOMON. I MET WHEN
HE CONDUCTED A SAFETY MEETING IN
MY LIVING ROOM BUT I REALLY GOT
TO KNOW HIM AS PRESIDENT OF THE
MOUNT BAKER HUB ALLIANCE WHICH
IS A NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION
SUPPORTED BY EIGHT ELIAS GRANT.
WHEN I DID WORK WITH MARK FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES ALONG THE MOUNT
RAINIER AVENUE CORRIDOR AND
MARTIN LUTHER KING CORRIDOR DOOR
WE WERE RIGHT THERE AT THE EXIT
OF THE INTERSECTIONS AND MARK
WAS THERE SERVING ALL OF OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE
BUSINESSES THAT HAD A BREAK-IN
IN THE EMPTY SPACE NEXT DOOR
GOING THROUGH THEIR WALL COMING
IN THROUGH PLASTERBOARD TO GET
INTO STEAL THINGS FROM A
BUSINESS AND MARK HELP THESE
PEOPLE FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE
THEIR SPACES SAFER. I CAN'T
RECOMMEND MORE SOLIDLY A PERSON
THAT KNOWS THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF
THE SOUTH END THEN MARK SOLOMON.
HE IS A LOVELY HUMAN BEING, EASY
TO WORK WITH, EVERYONE I KNOW
BREATHES A SIGH OF RELIEF WHEN
HE WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR. THANK
YOU FOR THINKING OF MARK AS YOUR
NEXT PERSON TO SERVE ON CITY
COUNCIL. I HEARTILY HOPE HE
MAKES IT THROUGH. THANK YOU.
>> CARL AND THEN JOAN I BELIEVE.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M GOING TO
SAY RIGHT NOW I SURE LIKE YOU
GUYS. I REALLY LIKE YOU GUYS.
I'M GOING TO DO THIS DIFFERENT
HOW DO YOU WANT TO FEEL ANY
YEAR? IT IS WE GOT A LOT DONE
AND IT IS I REALLY ENJOYED GOING
TO THE OFFICE AND I DON'T KNOW
WHY. QUIET EXPERIENCE, QUIET
STRENGTH, QUIET HOPE. THAT'S
WHAT MARK SOLOMON WILL BRING.
HE'S GOING TO HIT THE ROAD
RUNNING. HE KNOWS EVERYONE.
HE'S THE TYPE OF GUY YOU GO SAY
I'VE GOT A QUESTION. YOU'VE
GOT A MOMENT RUSTY MARK COME ON
AND LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WILL WORK.
HE WILL HELP YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT
TO DO. HE'S JUST A REALLY GOOD
PERSON. HE'S VOTER APPROVED.
2019, SEVEN PEOPLE RAN FOR
DISTRICT TWO AND CAME IN CLOSE
SECOND. VOTER APPROVED. PUBLIC
SAFETY IS A NUMBER ONE ISSUE IN
THE CITY AND HE'S THE EXPERT.
BIG EGOS AND LOTS OF ENERGY
HE'S A COMMON INFLUENCE. HOW DO
YOU WANT TO FEEL IN A YEAR? YOU
WANT TO GET A LOT DONE. YOU WANT
SOMEONE THAT'S GOT A FUTURE IN
THE DISTRICT WHO WOULD DO WELL.
HE'S GOING TO DO WELL AND YOU
WILL FEEL GREAT AND EVERYONE
WILL BE HAPPY YOU CHOSE HIM.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOHN
FEND OUT. I'M A SEATTLE
RESIDENT FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS
OR SO. I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT MARK SOLOMON TODAY TO
GIVE SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T GET
QUITE SO MUCH ATTENTION ON HIS
RESUME AS IT MIGHT OTHERWISE. I
FIRST MET MARK IN 1985. WE WERE
YOUNG OFFICERS STATIONED IN A
BUNKER IN WEST GERMANY AND HE
WAS MY REPLACEMENT. I TRAINED
HIM THERE AND HE REPLACED ME IN
MY DEPARTMENT. EVEN IN 1985 I
HAD NO CONNECTION WITH SEATTLE
AT THE TIME. HE WAS EFFUSIVE
ABOUT HOW MUCH HE LOVED SEATTLE
WHERE HE HAD GROWN UP AND GONE
TO COLLEGE AND HE LOOKS FORWARD
TO COMING BACK TO SERVE AND I
REMEMBER THAT THEN. SIX OR SEVEN
YEARS LATER AFTER I GRADUATED
LAW SCHOOL AND RAN INTO HIM
AGAIN AND WE WERE BOTH ASSIGNED
TO THE RESERVE INTELLIGENCE UNIT
. WE WORKED TOGETHER THERE FOR
ABOUT 10 YEARS OR SO. INCLUDING
SEVERAL DEPLOYMENTS BOTH IN THE
UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. WE
BOTH ALSO GOT MOBILIZED ON TO
ACTIVE DUTY AND SERVED WHAT WE
CALL THE SANDBOX. IN HIS RESUME
THERE IS A REFERENCE TO ONE OF
HIS DEPLOYMENTS TO A BASE IN
AFGHANISTAN. THAT WOULD'VE
FORCED ME TO EXTEND BEYOND MY
RELEASE DATE. JOHN SAID HE WILL
TAKE THAT FOR YOU. MANY OF YOU
KNOW HIM PRETTY WELL SERVICE AND
SACRIFICES ONE OF THEM. ALL THE
TIME WE WERE TOGETHER SERVING IN
THE AIR FORCE HE WAS WORKING IN
THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU AND
HAD THIS AMAZING LOVE FOR
SERVICE AND HELPING THE CITY.
HE'S THE KIND I THINK WE WANT
IN THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
BECAUSE HE'S DOING IT FOR THE
RIGHT REASONS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>> JOAN AND THEN .
>> WELL DONE. I LIVE WITH MY
HUSBAND OF 45 YEARS IN DISTRICT
TWO. MY DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY
LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT. I WORK IN THE U
DISTRICT TAKING A LIGHT RAIL.
IT'S WONDERFUL. I'M HERE IN
SUPPORT OF MY FAVORITE CANDIDATE
WHOM I WROTE TO YOU ALL ABOUT IN
AN EMAIL. THADDEUS GREGORY. I
WANT TO LET MY EMAIL SPEAK FOR
ITSELF AND LET ME SPEAK ABOUT
REPRESENTATION. I AM ALSO IN A
LEADERSHIP ROLL IN MY COMPANY
AND I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE AND
VALUE OF REPRESENTATION AND
LEADERSHIP AND HOW YOU ALL TO
FIND THE FUTURE AND CULTURE OF
SEATTLE. I'M HOPING YOU WILL
SEE FIT TO SELECT SOMEONE WHO
WILL BE HOLDING TO THE DISTRICT
2 CONSTITUENTS. WE NEED SOMEONE
AT THIS TIME OF CHANGE TO
REPRESENT US NOW. SOMEONE WHO
WILL GET TO KNOW US, MAYBE KNOWS
US, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GET TO
KNOW US AS THEY STRIVE TO BE
ELECTED AGAIN IN THE FALL. IT'S
THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS WE
GET REPRESENTATION AND I KNOW
THERE ARE REASONS TO CONSIDER WE
WANT SOMEONE TO FOCUS ON
DISTRICT TWO WHILE THEY ARE HERE
AND NOT WORRY ABOUT BEING
RE-ELECTED BUT IT IS THE PROCESS
THAT ALLOWS YOU TO HEAR OUR
VOICES, MAKES YOU AWARE. PLEASE
DO SO. WITH OUR NEEDS IN MIND.
I'M ASKING THAT YOU SELECT
SOMEONE WHO WILL ALSO BE ALLOWED
TO RUN IN THE FALL SO WE HAVE
GOOD REPRESENTATION OF MY
DISTRICT. THANK YOU.
>> ONE THING I FORGOT TO SAY
BEFORE WE STARTED PUBLIC COMMENT
IS PEOPLE MUST SPEAK TO AN ITEM
ON THE AGENDA.
>> WE HAVE JACK. THERE IS NO
LAST NAME. JUST JACK. WE HAVE
CORINE AND THEN REVEREND WALDEN
.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT ALL
THIS IS. IT'S BEEN A ROUGH
COUPLE MONTHS SINCE I'VE BEEN
HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE. I CAN
TELL YOU A LOT ABOUT WHAT IT'S
LIKE LIVING A ROUGH LIFE . HIGH
EXPECTATIONS . I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TAKES TO GET ON A SEAT OR
WHAT THAT IS BUT I KNOW WHAT
IT'S LIKE OUT THERE. A LOT OF
US SHOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED WHAT
WE DID , SO I DON'T KNOW . I
REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THIS
IS. IT LOOKS LIKE A JOKE OR BAD
DREAM. THAT IS REASONS WHY I
HAVE TO SMOKE WEED AT TIMES. I
REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I CAN
SAY A LOT OR NOTHING. IT
DOESN'T REALLY MATTER AT THIS
POINT. IT IS JUST SOME PEOPLE
HAVE BEST INTENTIONS AND SOME
PEOPLE DON'T. THAT'S ALL I'M
GOING TO SAY. I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS. I
DON'T KNOW. I TRUST SOMEHOW I
WILL MAKE IT THROUGH. THANK YOU.
>> I APOLOGIZE, THE PROJECTOR IS
DOWN AGAIN. COUNCILMEMBER, I'M
ASSUMING YOU CAN STILL HEAR US.
IF YOU CAN JUST DO THUMBS UP. WE
WILL TRY TO RECTIFY THAT. WE CAN
CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT
UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION
FOR THAT. WE ARE STILL IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT. THE TIMER IS
DOWN. I HAVE A 32nd CARD. WE
WILL GIVE NOTICE WHEN YOU HAVE
30 SECONDS LEFT AND I'LL LET
YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.
COREY AND ? SORRY. THANK YOU. I
APOLOGIZE FOR MISPRONOUNCING.
>> HELLO. CAN YOU STARTED BACK ?
I DIDN'T HEAR THE MICROPHONE.
MY NAME IS CORINE. I'M HERE TO
RECOMMEND ANDY LANE FOR SEAT FOR
THE CITY COUNCIL POSITION NUMBER
TWO. I FIRST MET EDDIE EIGHT OR
NINE YEARS AGO WHEN HE CAME TO
WORK AT THE LAW FIRM I WAS
WORKING AT. I WAS THERE FOR 21
YEARS AS A SUB ASSOCIATE AND
WHEN HE CAME AS A FULL-TIME
ASSOCIATE I WAS HIS LEGAL
PRACTICE ASSISTANT. WE WORKED
FOR EIGHT OR NINE YEARS. HE IS
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE. HE IS
PROFESSIONAL, A HARD WORKER. HE
LISTENS, HE'S A PROBLEM SOLVER
, HE IS COMPASSIONATE AND WILL
BE A GREAT ASSET TO CITY COUNCIL
POSINUMBER TWO. I HIGHLY
RECOMMEND HIM TO THIS POSITION.
THANK YOU.
>> REVEREND WALDEN AND AFTER
WILL BE KRISTIN .
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS HAS BEEN A
FUNNY DAY. A LOT OF ENERGY . I
THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT DAY.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR FOR
SALISBURY. I'VE KNOWN HIM A
LONG TIME. WILL LONG. TRUE
TRANSPARENCY I AM THE MOTHER OF
ALL THE SALISBURY BOYS IN
SEATTLE. ONE OF THE THINGS I
TOLD HIM IS HE NEEDED TO BE A
PUBLIC SERVANT. HE'S DONE THAT.
HE'S CONTINUE THAT. HE'S BEEN
A CITY EMPLOYEE FOR 27+ YEARS.
EXEMPLARY EMPLOYEE , THE MAYOR
HAS GIVEN HIM AN ACCOMMODATION
FOR HIS BRILLIANT IDEAS FOR ALL
THE WAYS HE MADE THE SEATTLE
PARKS DEPARTMENT BETTER. THE
PARTNERSHIP THERE WITH THE
TRAILS, HE WAS A SUPERVISOR AT
ONE TIME. THE SEATTLE GREEN CORE
NOW AND ALSO TO HELP PEOPLE
HOME, ANTI-DISPLACEMENT, HE
KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE PLAN. HE HAS
PEOPLE THEY'VE BEEN WORKING
TOGETHER ON IT. NOT AFRAID TO
SAY BLACK. THAT TYPE OF STUFF.
HE WAS A 37 DISTRICT . BOY, HE
REALLY GOT IT WENT I SAID HE
NEEDED TO VOLUNTEER. THE YMCA
BOARD, OF COURSE MOTHERS OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT'S
BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. FIVE
BETA SIGMA. ARTS ADVISER. HIS
VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY AS A
TRUE ACTIVIST AND YOUTH WORKER.
HE LOVES TO BE WITH PEOPLE. HE
IS DILIGENT AND WILL ABSOLUTELY
ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB BECAUSE
THAT'S WHO HE IS. HE NEVER
LEAVES A JOB UNFINISHED AND HE
ABSOLUTELY KNOWS PUBLIC POLICY.
HE'S A GREAT GUY, NICE
PERSONALITY AND EVERYBODY LOVES
HIM. ALL RIGHT. IS MY TIME UP?
DO I HAVE MORE? THANK YOU.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS KIERSTEN.
I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR THADDEUS JAMES
GREGORY AS HE SEEKS APPOINTMENT
FOR COUNSEL. AS A FELLOW PUBLIC
SERVANT AND LIFELONG SEATTLEITE
, I FOSTER A COMMITMENT TO
SUPPORTING LEADERS WHO I THINK
WILL BEST PROTECT THE HEALTH OF
OUR ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WHILE
INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE AND
ECONOMIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.
SOMEONE WHO CAN SERVE AS AN
EXPERIENCED CHAIR TO THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, SOMEONE WHO
SPENDS HIS TIME WORKING ON
ISSUES OF EDUCATION,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL EQUITY
FOR EACH MEMBER OF OUR
COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE THADDEUS
BEST REPRESENTS ALL OF THESE
INTERESTS. AS HIS PARTNER I CAN
SPEAK TO HIS ABILITY TO QUICKLY
LEARN , UNDERSTAND ALL SIDES OF
COMPLEX ISSUES AND APPROACH
EVERY INTERACTION WITH A
FOUNDATIONAL RESPECT . I HAVE NO
DOUBT HE HAS PREPARED TO SERVE
AS A PASSIONATE, COMPETENT
LEADER . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER IS YVETTE.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE FOR
THE SUPPORT OF . IT WAS A TOUGH
CHOICE BECAUSE I KNOW TWO
CANDIDATES. WHEN I FOUND OUT I
ECHO REVEREND WALDEN'S COMMENTS
THAT HE'S INVOLVED IN THIS AND
THAT. I KNEW ABOUT THAT BUT WHEN
I FOUND OUT HE HAD A JOB TO HE
IS IN THE COMMUNITY BOOTS ON THE
GROUND. SO THAT'S WHY I VOTE
FOR CHUKUNDI SALISBURY . I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL .
PROPERTIES IN 1B SUPPORT SOCIAL
HOUSING WITH ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY AND I LIKE THAT.
IT'S A BRAND-NEW DEVELOPMENT --
OH.
>> I'M REMINDING FOLKS -- YEAH.
>> THAT'S IT THEN. I'M DONE.
>> AT THIS POINT WE ARE UNABLE
TO ACCESS OUR REMOTE CALLERS.
RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO
RECESS TO ALLOW I.T. SOMETIME TO
SEE IF WE CAN RECTIFY THIS ISSUE
AS FAR AS GETTING THE AUDIO
CONNECTED BACK AGAIN AND SEE IF
COUNCILMEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE
REMOTELY AND IF NOT WE WILL FIND
OPTION B IN THE MEANTIME.
>> IS THERE A RECOMMENDED TIME
AMOUNT IT WOULD TAKE TO REBOOT?
OKAY. WE ARE RECESSED UNTIL
10:30 JUST TO MAKE IT A ROUND
NUMBER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW
COMING BACK TO ORDER. IT IS THE
>> THAT WOULD BE ME. [ ROLL
BEING CALLED ]
OKAY . WE HAVE SEVEN PRESENT.
THANK YOU. EIGHT PRESENT.
>> OKAY. IT IS NOW 10:48 WE HAVE
COME BACK FROM RECESS AFTER A
LOT OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE HAVE
ONE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT OR, IN
PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTOR. DO SET
THE TIMER FOR TWO MINUTES.
>> WE HAVE DANTE. THE TIMER IS
NOT AVAILABLE BUT I DO HAVE A
CARD FOR 30 SECONDS REMAINING
AND WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR. IT'S DION
TODAY. I'M SPEAKING
SPECIFICALLY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF
AND NOT ANY ENTITY ON MONDAY. I
WANTED TO TALK TODAY ABOUT
DEVOTION . IT'S ABOUT LOVE AND
LOYALTY AND STAYING CONSISTENT .
CHUKUNDI SALISBURY IS DEVOTION
THAT NEEDS TO BE ON THIS
COUNSEL. AS A KID WHEN I WOULD
GET TEASED AND OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS DIDN'T REALLY HAVE
ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP OR SUPPORT
IT WAS HIM THAT SUPPORTED US. I
CAN THINK OF VERY MANY EVENTS
FOR THE MOST MARGINALIZED AND
MOST PEOPLE WOULD TURN A BLIND
EYE. CHUKUNDI WAS THERE TO
SUPPORT. RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN A
CRISIS HERE AND NATIONALLY AND
WE DON'T NEED ANYONE TO BE
STANDING ON A FENCE. WE NEED
SOMEONE TO BE DEVOTED AND
COMMITTED TO THE PROMISE WE GIVE
WHEN WE ARE JOINING THESE BOARDS
LIKE THIS AND THAT IS DEVOTION.
LOVE. I WANT TO THANK CHUKUNDI
FOR CONSTANTLY ALWAYS
PROTECTING, EDUCATING AND
BUILDING THIS COMMUNITY , NOT
WANTING A DIME JUST WANTED TO
SHOW LOVE AND DEVOTION THAT THIS
SEATTLE HAS. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL NOW ATTEMPT TO CALL
ON OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS
UNDERSTANDING WE CANNOT ALLOW
YOU AT THIS POINT TO DIRECTLY
SPEAK INTO OUR FEED SO WE HAVE A
SPEAKERPHONE THAT CLERK DEDMAN
IS GOING TO FACILITATE FOR US TO
HOPEFULLY ALLOW YOU TO SPEAK AT
THIS POINT. WHEN I CALL YOUR
NAME TO UNMUTE PLEASE NOTE WE
MIGHT HAVE SOME DIFFICULTIES AND
MAY PAUSE YOUR TIME IN BETWEEN
BUT WE WANT TO PROVIDE THOSE TWO
MINUTES IF WE CAN. OUR FIRST
SPEAKER IS GOING TO BE DAVID
HAYNES.
>> HI, THANK YOU. NO OFFENSE BUT
TODAY'S A REMINDER WHY PEOPLE
NEED TO PHYSICALLY SHOW UP FOR
WORK AT THE OFFICE AND DO A
LITTLE MORE INVESTMENT . I
COMMEND THE CANDIDATES FOR THEIR
SERVICE TO COMMUNITY AND IF THEY
DON'T LIKE MALCOLM TODAY THINK
ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE. I'M
GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY COUNCILS
QUESTION AND ANSWER LAST WEEK
BECAUSE WAS MORE INFORMALLY.
AFTER HEARING EDWARD LANE HAS A
15 YEAR WITH THE STATE LAW
CAREER IN 70 YEARS OF OFFICE OF
HOUSING ADVISING ON LAND-USE AND
HE'S AT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE I REALLY THINK HE WOULD
BE THE BEST EDITION TO THE
COUNCIL. WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT
AROUND TO GET CAUGHT UP ON THE
DETAILS HE ALREADY KNOWS. HIM
WITH EVERYONE ELSE AND
EXPERIENCE OF DEALING WITH
PUBLIC SAFETY WOULD BE WILLINGLY
MOTIVATED TO COMBAT THE CRIME IN
A PROPER WAY. I THINK WE NEED A
LAWYER TO WRITE SOME LAWS TO
HELP IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY AND
EDWARD LIN SEEMS TO BE THE BED
CHOICE AT THE TIME . I ENCOURAGE
THE COUNCIL TO ADD EDWARD LIN TO
THE DAIS. NO OFFENSE, BUT WE
AREN'T SOLVING THE PUBLIC
SAFETY CRISIS. LISA HAVE ALREADY
PROVED THAT. WE SUPPORT EDWARD
LIN FOR CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGELA.
>> IN MORNING. MY NAME IS
ANGELA. I'M COMING TO YOU TODAY
IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY. I LIKE
TO THINK ABOUT THE CHARACTER AND
COMMITMENT OF MARK SOLOMON. IN
FULL TRANSPARENCY I COME WITH
BIAS AS HE IS MY BROTHER-IN-LAW
BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE
THE BIAS AND LEAN INTO
OBJECTIVITY. YOU SHOULD KNOW
MARK IS A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT.
HONESTLY NOT MUCH CHANGED WHEN
THIS RESURFACED BECAUSE MARK WAS
ALREADY IN THE COMMUNITY
LISTENING, CONNECTING AND
HELPING. EVERYWHERE I GO PEOPLE
KNOW MARK BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS
SERVING IN SOME CAPACITY FOR A
NONPROFIT, POLICE OR SOME KIND
OF COMMUNITY COMMITTEE. WE
DESPERATELY NEED ELECTED
OFFICIALS WHO ARE LESS CONCERNED
WITH OBTAINING POWER AND MORE
CONCERNED WITH EMPOWERING
OTHERS. THAT IS MARK. NOTE IN
THE FAMILY FOR BEING
COMPASSIONATE AND KIND WHILE
ALSO POSSESSING THE FORTITUDE TO
MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. THIS IS A
JOB THAT REQUIRES HEAD AND HEART
AND MARK USES BOTH WELL. AS A
RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
WHAT I ALSO APPRECIATE IS HE
CARES ABOUT EVERYONE, WHETHER
YOU OWN A SMALL BUSINESS OR
LARGE ONE YOU'RE STRUGGLING TO
KEEP YOUR HOME OR FEEL UNSAFE IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MARK
EVERYONE WILL HAVE A VOICE AND I
KNOW HIS THOUGHTFULNESS WILL BE
AN ASSET TO THE COUNCIL AND HIS
HUGE HEART AND ASSET TO THE
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER WHO IS
PRESENT IS NAOMI.
NAOMI, IF YOU CAN PRESS STAR SIX
PLEASE. ONE MORE TIME. THANK
YOU.
>> HI. I'M A LOCAL AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INVESTOR. I'M THRILLED
WE MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE EDDIE ON COUNSEL. HE GUIDED
ME THROUGH MY VERY FIRST
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEAL I EVER
DID. I REMEMBER BEING SO
THANKFUL FOR THE CONSTANT
PATIENCE AND EXPERTISE EDDIE
BROUGHT TO EVERY QUESTION,
CONCERN AND ISSUE WE BROUGHT TO
THE TABLE. THAT PROJECT WE
WORKED ON WHICH MARK THE FIRST
ACQUISITION OF A MARKET RATE
APARTMENT BUILDING TO BE
CONVERTED INTO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO VETERANS AND LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FOR THE
PANDEMIC. THIS APPROACH WAS
UNPRECEDENTED FOR THE CITY AND
EDDIE'S DETERMINATION HELPED US
OVERCOME NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL
BARRIERS . HE STRUCTURED THE
DEAL AND PROGRAM PAVING THE WAY
FOR A NEW EXPEDITED METHOD OF
DELIVERING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHICH ULTIMATELY LED THE
GOVERNOR TO ALLOCATE 400 MILLION
TO THE MODEL. IT REALLY DOES SUM
UP HOW MANY OF US ESPECIALLY IN
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY
NO EDDIE. EDDIE EMBODIES
COLLABORATIVE SERVICE. HE USES
HIS DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE
TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SUBJECTS TO
DESIGN TRANSFORMATIVE POLICIES
AND PROGRAMS . WE HEAD INTO THIS
YEAR WHEN WE ARE FACING
UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES IN OUR
HOUSING STAFF AND OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE COMP PLAN. I'M CONFIDENT
EDDIE'S EXPERTISE WILL LEND A
HAND TO THE ALREADY OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COUNSELING
THESE AREAS. TAKE YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND I RECOMMEND EDWARD LIN
.
>> WE HAVE ONE LAST . OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER IS LOIS. LOIS?
THANK YOU.
>> HI. SORRY AM GOING TO HAVE TO
MAKE THIS VERY BRIEF. I AM A
RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 3 AND I
HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVE IN
DISTRICT TWO. I'VE GROWN UP
PLAYING IN THAT AREA. WE HAVE A
FAMILY BUSINESS IN DISTRICT TWO.
I FEEL VERY MUCH CONNECTED TO
THIS AS WELL AS IF I LOOK I HAVE
TO MAKE THIS SHORT BECAUSE I
HAVE TO BE IN A CLASSROOM. I
JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE KNOWN OY
WH HIM THROUGH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH . I
KNOW THAT HE'S COMMITTED TO THE
CITY AND I FEEL HE WOULD MAKE A
GOOD REPRESENTATIVE FOR NOT ONLY
THE 10 MONTH BUT NOW THIS RUN.
IF FOR SOME REASON -- I DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. I MADE THE
SHORT, SORRY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. PLEASE VOTE FOR ADONIS
DUCKSWORTH.
>> WE HAVE ONE MORE IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENTARY.
>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS GABRIEL. I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE
CHAPTER. I'M ALSO THE PAST
PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 52. I WANT TO
SAY THAT I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF
CHUKUNDI SALISBURY . I WANTED TO
SAY IN 2023 WE ALSO DO CITY
COUNCIL CANDIDATE. WE WANTED HIM
TO BE OUR MODERATOR BECAUSE OF
THE COMMITMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
BUT HE PASSED. WE WORKED WITH
HIM. HE HAD EXCEPTIONAL WORK AND
DOING WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO DO.
I'M SAYING THAT WILL BE THE
PERSON I WANT TO BE THERE
BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT COME
OF THE WORK. WHEN HE DID THE
CANDIDATES FOR HIM HE DID JUST A
WONDERFUL JOB BECAUSE HE
UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY. HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT
THE COMMUNITY WANTS DONE. HE
ASKS THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO
THOSE CANDIDATES. MANY OF THEM I
KNOW I SITTING ON THIS COUNSEL.
I WANTED TO SAY HE'S FIT FOR
THE JOB AND HE'S BEEN AROUND. I
THINK HE HAS THAT RELATIONSHIP
AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT
HE DOES AND THE COMMITMENT HE
PUT INTO IT. THANK YOU.
>> AS A LAST REGISTERED SPEAKER
>> WE REACH THE END OF OUR
REGISTERED SPEAKERS. PUBLIC
COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. TANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENT. OKAY, IF NO
OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. I MOVED
TO ADOPT A VOTING PROCEDURE FOR
THE APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL
DISTRICT 2 POSITION TO BE AS
FOLLOWS. THIS HAS BEEN
DISTRIBUTED TO ALL
COUNCILMEMBERS EARLIER THIS
MORNING SO YOU SHOULD ALL BE
FAMILIAR BUT I'LL READ IT FOR
THE PUBLIC. AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT
I LIVE TO NOMINATE ALL SIX
FINALISTS AS CANDIDATES TO FILL
DISTRICT 2 POSITION UNTIL A
CANDIDATE IN THE NOVEMBER 2025
GENERAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2
IS ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. AFTER
THE MOTION IS SECONDED
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL BE GIVEN AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE
FACTORS OF CRITERIA THEY USED IN
DECIDING WHOM TO SUPPORT AND ANY
OTHER INFORMATION THEY WISH TO
SHARE BEFORE VOTING BEGINS. WHEN
IT IS TIME TO VOTE ON APPOINTING
ONE NOMINEE TO FILL THE VACANCY
THE CLERK WILL CALL THE ROLL.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL RESPOND BY
STATING ONE NOMINEE THEY WISH TO
APPOINT. COUNCILMEMBERS WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR NOMINEE
UNTIL THE NEXT ROUND OF VOTING
SHOULD THERE BE ONE. IF ONE
RECEIVES FIVE OR MORE VOTES THAT
INDIVIDUAL IS APPOINTED TO FILL
THE DISTRICT 2 POSITION AND WILL
ASSUME OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER
ACCEPTING THE POSITION AND
TAKING THE OATH OF OFFICE. IF
ONE NOMINEE DOES NOT RECEIVE
FIVE VOTES THEN WE WILL REPEAT
THE VOTING PROCESS UNTIL ONE
NOMINEE RECEIVES FIVE VOTES OR
MORE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
I'M TRYING TO LOOK ON MY SCREEN
. I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP ON
THE SCREEN EITHER. THERE ARE NO
COMMENTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE VOTING
PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTING THE
DISTRICT COUNCIL TO -- THE CITY
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE MOTION CARRIED ON THE
VOTING PROCEDURE TO APPOINT CITY
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED . THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL NOW VOTE TO FILL
THE VACANT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT
2 POSITION. I MOVED TO NOMINATE
ALL SIX FINALISTS AS CANDIDATES
TO FILL COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
POSITION UNTIL A CANDIDATE IN
THE NOVEMBER 2025 GENERAL
ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 IS
ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. THE
NOMINEES ARE AS FOLLOWS. ADONIS
DUCKSWORTH , THADDEUS GREGORY ,
EDWARD LANE , CHUKUNDI SALISBURY
AND MARK SOLOMON. IS THERE A
IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED
TO NOMINATE ALL FINALISTS AS
CANDIDATES TO FILL THE CITY
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 POSITION
UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 2025 IS
QUALIFIED. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR
TO COMMENTS AND AFTER COMMENTS
WE WILL VOTE TO FILL THE
VACANCY. ANY COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER SOCCER.
>> THANK YOU. LET ME START BY
SAYING I WANT TO THANK EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU FINALISTS FOR
CARVING OUT THE TIME, DEVOTING
YOUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER PART
OF THE LAST MONTH OR SO TO THIS
PROCESS AND THEREFORE DEVOTING
YOUR LIVES AND SERVICE TO OUR
CITY IN THIS UNIQUE WAY. IT'S
BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE REALLY TO
GET TO KNOW ALL OF YOU MORE IN
MANY CASES AND I COULD HONESTLY
BENEFIT. I COULD SEE MYSELF
CALLING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
YOU A COLLEAGUE. YOU ALL BELONG
IN YOU ALL MATTER REGARDLESS OF
WHAT HAPPENS HERE. IF YOU DON'T
END UP AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS
MEETING I ENCOURAGE YOU TO STILL
TAKE YOUR SHOT AND RUN. I'VE
GONE ON RECORD MANY TIMES ABOUT
THE FACTORS THAT I'M CONSIDERING
THAT WILL GUIDE MY OWN
DECISION-MAKING FOR THIS PROCESS
INCLUDING SOMEONE'S WILLINGNESS
TO STEP IN AS A CARETAKER UNTIL
VOTERS DECIDE WHO SHOULD BEST
SERVE THEM IN 10 MONTHS. VERY
CLEAR AND CONSISTENT ABOUT THESE
VARIOUS CRITERIA OVER AND OVER
AGAIN SO I WON'T NEED A DEAD
HORSE. I WILL SAY AT THE END OF
THE DAY FOR ME IT'S A TOTALITY
OF CIRCUMSTANCE TESTS AND
ANALYSIS THERE ARE MANY FACTORS
I'VE GONE ON RECORD THAT ARE
SAYING DATING MY POSITION BUT
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE JUST ONE
THING. YES THE FACTOR IS
IMPORTANT BUT ULTIMATELY THIS IS
BASED OFF OF MERIT. EVERY LAST
ONE OF YOU I FOUND TO BE
EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-QUALIFIED
LET'S NOT GO THROUGH THIS
PROCESS EVERY YEAR CAN WE ALL
AGREE TO THAT? I'VE BEEN
HONORED BECAUSE BEFORE YOU ALL
PUT YOUR NAMES IN THE HAT SO TO
SPEAK I REALIZED THAT I'VE
GOTTEN TO WORK WITH OR SERVE IN
THE COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE FOUR OF
YOU, FOUR OF THE SIX. CHUKUNDI
FOR EXAMPLE, GOT TO KNOW HIM A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. VERY
FAMILIAR WITH YOUR WORK. GOT TO
WORK ALONGSIDE YOUR MOTHER ,
REVEREND WALDEN , WHO I HIGHLY
RESPECT , FAMILIAR WITH YOUR
FAMILY AND REPUTATION. YOUR
SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND
SHARED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
CITY . TONS OF RESPECT AND
REVERENCE AGAIN FOR YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY. IT'S BEEN SUCH A
PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW YOU
AGAIN THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
THAT'S WHY I NOMINATED YOU TO
PUT YOU FORWARD. ALSO, EDDIE .
EDDIE. EDDIE COMES FROM A VERY
DISTINGUISHED LAW FIRM . MANY
LAW FIRMS IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THAT DO GREAT THINGS
AND EDDIE AND I HAD A CHANCE TO
WORK TOGETHER , OVERLAP FOR A
BIT AT ONE OF THEM. WE HEARD ONE
OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS EARLIER
TALK ABOUT HOW THEY HAD WORKED
DIRECTLY WITH EDDIE . EDDIE'S
PRIOR LEGAL PRACTICE ASSISTANT.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A SUMMER
ASSOCIATE AT THIS LAW FIRM JUST
GETTING TO KNOW EDDIE AND HE WAS
MORE SENIOR THAN ME. HIS
REPUTATION AS SOMEONE WHO IS A
WORKHORSE AND WHO HAS THE
INTELLECTUAL HORSEPOWER TO
DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AND DO
GREAT THINGS IS SUCH A TERRIFIC
LAW FIRM. IT REALLY PROCEEDED
HIMSELF. IT WAS SUCH A PLEASURE
GETTING TO WORK ALONGSIDE HIM. I
WAS LOOKED UP TO EDDIE FOR HIS
TERRIFIC WORK HE DID IN THE
LEGAL COMMUNITY AND I THOUGHT IF
I STAY AT THIS LAW FIRM
LONG-TERM I'M GOING TO BE JUST
AS SMART AND WELL RESPECTED AS
EDDIE. THIS IS 15+ YEARS AGO
NOW. I'M GETTING OLD. EDDIE IS
LIKE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE
THING. IN ANY EVENT I CAN SPEAK
OUT OF ALL THE CANDIDATES I WILL
SAY I KNOW IN MY MIND AND IN MY
HEART EDDIE HAS THE STRONGEST
INTELLECTUAL HORSEPOWER . MOVING
ON TO ADONIS. WHO I'VE HAD THE
PLEASURE OF GETTING TO KNOW OVER
THE LAST YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN
IN OFFICE ADONIS WORKS IN THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE . I'VE KNOWN
HIM TO BE A VERY THOUGHTFUL
LEADER ON ALL THINGS
TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND
PLANNING AND ADONIS AND I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF HELPING TO CRAFT
AND SHAPE THE CONTOURS OF THE
MAYOR'S PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION
PACKAGE WHICH WE ULTIMATELY
IMPROVED AND MADE EVEN BETTER IN
THIS BODY. I'VE ALWAYS FOUND
HAVING THE PLEASURE OF WORKING
ALONGSIDE ADONIS AND ALWAYS
FOUND HIM TO BE A VERY
THOUGHTFUL AND ENGAGED SMART
PERSON WHO CLEARLY KNOWS HIS
STUFF ON ALL THINGS
TRANSPORTATION AND I'VE LEARNED
A LOT FROM HIM. I THINK I'M A
BETTER COUNCILMEMBER IN PART
BECAUSE OF SOME OF MY
INTERACTIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS
DIRECTLY WITH ADONIS. THANK YOU.
THE FINAL PERSON I WILL COMMENT
ON THAT I'VE KNOWN IN VARIOUS
PROFESSIONALLY OR IN THE
COMMUNITY BEFORE ALL THIS IS
MARK SOLOMON. I'VE KNOWN MARK
FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS. 2002, 2003
. WE KNOW MARK HAD A
DISTINGUISHED CAREER AND I HAD
THE PLEASURE OF WORKING
ALONGSIDE MARK. IT IS NOW JOINT
BASE LEWIS . WE HEARD A PUBLIC
COMMENTERS WHO ALSO SERVED WITH
MARK . I'VE KNOWN MARK FOR A
LONG TIME NOW. THROUGH OUR
SHARED SERVICE IN THE MILITARY
AND AFTER THE MILITARY WHEN WE
BOTH PARTED WAYS MARK SINCE
RETIRED. I GOT UP THE POT, THAT
WAS THE TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON
OTHER THINGS AND DECIDED TO
PURSUE A CAREER IN LAW AND NOW
SERVING OUR CITY. OUT OF ALL
PEOPLE, THE CANDIDATES THIS YEAR
I WILL SAY MARK , I KNOW
FIRSTHAND I CAN SPEAK THE
HIGHEST IN MARK'S INTEGRITY,
MORAL COMPASS AND MARK'S
CHARACTER AND IN THE AGE OF
DONALD TRUMP 2.0 I THINK SOMEONE
WITH STRONG CHARACTER TO LEAD
THE CITY WITH INTEGRITY IS ONE
THING, YET ANOTHER FACTOR .
THADDEUS AND HONG, I HAD KNOWN
YOU BEFORE THIS PROCESS BUT EACH
OF YOU ALL ARE EXCELLENT IN YOUR
OWN REGARDS. LIKE I SAID,
EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-QUALIFIED
YOURSELVES. SO, JUST WANT TO
SHARE THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT.
I'M FEELING OLD NOW BECAUSE I
KNOW MORE AND MORE PEOPLE. WE
ARE NOT THERE. NO ONE IN ANY EV
WANTED TO SHARE THOSE THOUGHTS.
THAT IS ALL FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS?
GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO
THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT EACH OF
YOU. I WILL TELL YOU THAT FOR.
IT'S VERY NICE WORD
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. TO THE
ENTIRE COHORT I'M GOING TO BE
REALLY BLUNT YOU'VE MADE THIS A
VERY DIFFICULT CHOICE. I'M
REALLY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I
SLEPT WELL LAST NIGHT KNOWING
THAT NO MATTER WHO IS CHOSEN
TODAY I WILL BE WORKING WELL
WITH, I WILL BE EXCITED TO WORK
WITH AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER
, THERE WERE FRANKLY MORE FOLKS
THAT APPLIED THAT COULD HAVE
BEEN ON STAGE THAT MEET THE SAME
QUALIFICATIONS. IF THIS IS THE
FUTURE OF OUR CITY OUR FUTURE IS
BRIGHT. EDDIE, I KNOW THAT WHEN
WE SPOKE I NOW THINK OF YOU AS
SUPERMAN BECAUSE I SO OFTEN
TIMES SEE YOU IN OUR MEETINGS
WHERE YOU DO A VERY GOOD JOB AS
OUR LAWYER. LAWYERS HAVE A
TENDENCY TO NOT TALK VERY MUCH.
YOU KNOW, JUST TO GET TO SEE THE
SIDE OF YOU HAS BEEN REALLY
SHOCKING AND IMPRESSIVE. A
MASTERY OF SUBJECT MATTER AND
HUMANNESS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER
PEOPLE. THIS IS THE CRUX OF
REPRESENTATION . FORWARDS AND
BACKWARDS AND THE ABILITY TO
CONNECT WITH ANOTHER PERSON'S
HEART. YOUR ANSWER AT THE PUBLIC
FORUM ABOUT SOUND TRANSIT WAS
VERY EXEMPLIFYING OF THIS THAT
YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO COME ON
BEHALF, REPRESENT OUR CITY.
NORTHGATE GOT DIFFERENT
TREATMENT THAN REGNIER AVENUE.
THAT'S NOT OKAY. ABOUT GOING TO
GO INTO THAT. I HAVE SO MUCH
MORE TO SAY BUT I WILL STICK ON
MY POINTS. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS
SIDE OF YOU BEFORE THE
APPOINTMENT PROCESS. I AM SO
IMPRESSED AND THANKFUL FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO OUR CITY BOTH AT WORK
AND IN THE COMMUNITY . I DIDN'T
EXPECT THIS. THANK YOU. HONG,
YOU HOLD SO MANY DIFFERENT ROLES
AND LAYERS OF PEOPLE WITHIN YOU
FROM WORKING ON AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO TRANSITIONING IN OUR
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHY FOCUSING
ON CHARTING A BETTER PATHWAY
FORWARD IS SO CRUCIAL, TO
OPERATING SMALL BUSINESS WITH
YOUR FAMILY , TO BEING THE ONE
ON THE STREET THAT KEEPS OUR
STREETS VIBRANT AND COMMUNITIES
VIBRANT IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY
IN OUR CITY. TO KNOW ALL OF
THESE THINGS WITHIN ONE PERSON.
I WAS READY TO VOTE FOR YOU
BEFORE EVEN MEETING YOU. TO THEN
MEET YOU WAS EVEN MORE IN-DEPTH
FOR ME KNOWING THIS IS NOT A
SIGN THAT THE UNIVERSE IS
CALLING ON YOU TO TAKE A PUBLIC
FACING LEADERSHIP ROLL . I WOULD
SAY THIS IS THE UNIVERSE CALLING
ON YOU. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN
THE UNIVERSE THAN BELIEVE EVERY
COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT REACHED
OUT TO YOU OVER THIS LAST MONTH
THAT YOU HAD TALKED TO IN A
WHILE HAS CALLED TO SAY WE ARE
READY FOR YOUR PUBLIC FACING
LEADERSHIP. MANY OF US ARE IN
PUBLIC SERVICE AND WHEN YOUR
FACE IS OUT THERE IS JUST A
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. I CAN'T
WAIT TO SEE WHAT WE DO TOGETHER
NEXT. WITH MARK , THE PUBLIC
COMMENTOR SAID PEOPLE BREATHE A
SIGH OF RELIEF WHEN YOU WALK IN
THE DOOR. I'M ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE. YOU ARE ONE OF THE MOST
INTELLIGENT PEOPLE I'VE EVER
MET. BAR NONE. I THINK THAT IS
IN PART WHY THE CANDIDATE FORMS
ARE NOT YOUR STYLE . I SAID THAT
BECAUSE BY THE TIME THE TWO
MINUTES IS WRAPPING UP THAT'S
RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING
STARTED. IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE
THE RIGHT ANSWERS AND RIGHT
ANSWERS TAKE LONGER THAN TWO
MINUTES TO EXPLAIN. DURING THE
PUBLIC FORUM I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHO OR WHAT QUESTION IT WAS OR
WHAT THE ANSWER WAS I JUST
REMEMBER HALFWAY THROUGH THE IN
THE BACK OF MY MIND WAS LIKE
YOU'RE GOING TO CALL MARK?
THAT'S HOW I FEEL BECAUSE WE DO
VERY SIMILAR TYPES OF WORK ON
DIFFERENT ENDS OF THE CITY AND I
KNOW I NEED TO CALL YOU MORE. WE
RAN IN THE SAME ELECTION CYCLE
IN 2019 AND I'VE GOT TO KNOW
YOU OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.
EVERY TIME I GET TO KNOW YOU
BETTER THE MORE IMPRESSED I AM
AND SO JUST THINK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
CHUKUNDI, YOU ARE EVERYWHERE.
YOUR LARGER-THAN-LIFE AND THE
ONLY CANDIDATE WITH A WEBSITE.
>> IT'S STILL UP. I'M LOOKING
AT IT. TO BE A LITTLE MORE
SERIOUS YOU PUMMELED ME IN THE
PROCESS. BY EDUCATING ME
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PEDESTRIAN IS
ASIAN . I LEARNED TO RIDE MY
BIKE ON THE STREET ON BICYCLE
SUNDAYS. IT'S NOT MONDAY,
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
SATURDAY WHICH IS SUNDAYS,
RIGHT? YOU TAUGHT ME ABOUT WHY
IT IS PEDESTRIAN ICED. DO WE DO
BOTH OR JUST STEWARD PARK. ALSO
NOT KNOWING WHY THAT HAPPENED SO
THROUGH THIS PROCESS I BECOME A
BETTER REPRESENTATIVE OF
SEATTLEITES BECAUSE OF YOUR
EDUCATION. JUST READING THROUGH
YOUR WEBSITE, A PROVEN RECORD OF
PUBLIC SERVICE, A COMMITMENT TO
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOCUSED ON
KEY ISSUES FOR DISTRICT 2. READY
TO LEAD ON DAY ONE. I'M NOT
GOING TO READ YOUR PROPOSED
EMAIL ADVOCACY TO US BECAUSE
THAT WOULD BE TIPPING THE
SCALES. I WILL SAVE THE PICTURES
ALSO ILLUSTRATE HOW YOU ARE
EVERYWHERE AND THE TYPE OF WORK
YOU DO FROM BUILDING TRAIL. I'LL
GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE. MY
FAVORITE PART IS YOU HAVE A
PICTURE OF YOURSELF IN D6. IT'S
GREAT WORK. YOU DO WORK
EVERYWHERE. A TRIVIA QUESTION
FOR TOMORROW, THE PHOTO OF
CHUKUNDI ON HIS WEBSITE IN
DISTRICT 6, WHICH A BAND
RECORDED WHICH MUSIC VIDEO AT
THAT LOCATION? THE ANSWER COMES
TOMORROW AT 2:00 P.M. CHUKUNDI,
I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY THROUGH
BUILDING PARKS AND TRAILS,
THROUGH YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE,
THE ORGANIZATIONS, SHOWING UP AT
SCHOOLS WHEN YOUR KIDS HAVE
GRADUATED AND THAT IS JUST THE
START. YOUR DEDICATION TO
COMMUNITY BY ORGANIZING PEOPLE.
THAT WAS ILLUSTRATED WITH AN
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PLAN. MOST OF
ALL FOR SHOWING UP AND BEING
YOU. THANK YOU. THADDEUS, I'VE
BEEN BLOWN AWAY EVERY TURN
GETTING TO KNOW YOU. THERE ARE
FEW PEOPLE IN THE CITY WHO
UNDERSTAND LAND-USE THE WAY YOU
DO. YOUR HISTORY AND DEDICATION
TO THE DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN IS
STUNNING AND IMPRESSIVE. I
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU TWO
MONTHS AGO. TODAY I FEEL WE WILL
BE LIFELONG FRIENDS. I'VE JUST
ONLY RECENTLY MET YOU AND I'M
IMPRESSED TO SEE YOU ON THIS
PANEL WITH SOME OF THE MOST
QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN THE CITY,
NOT JUST DISTRICT 2. I CAN'T
WAIT TO SEE . I ALSO DON'T KNOW
HOW THE VOTE WILL TURN OUT. I
JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT IS
NEXT. ADONIS, I'VE NEVER SEEN
THIS SIDE OF YOU. KIND OF LIKE
EDDIE. I DIDN'T EXPECT IT
EITHER. WHEN I ASKED YOU
QUESTIONS I THOUGHT YOU WOULD
FALL FLAT ON AND WHEN I ASKED
YOU THE TOUGH QUESTIONS REALLY
KICKING THE TIRES TO SEE IF YOU
HAD WHAT IT TAKES. I WAS
CONSISTENTLY IMPRESSED AND MY
EXPECTATIONS WERE EXCEEDED. YOUR
ANSWER ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY WITH
DEPARTMENTS . ALSO I DIDN'T
THINK YOU HAD A LAND-USE
QUESTION. I WAS JUST BEING KIND
OF BLUNT AND TO FIND OUT YOU HAD
URBAN STUDIES AND YOU HAVE A
CERTIFICATE IN GIS. I SOMETIMES
RUN SHARE SCREEN FROM A PEER BUT
I CAN'T DO GIS. TO EVERYONE OUT
HERE YOU HUMBLE. I'M HUMBLED BY
THIS EXPERIENCE. IF THIS
CANDIDATE POOL PLUS THE FOLKS
ALSO WELL QUALIFIED THAT THEN IT
MAKES TO THE SIX DISTRICT 2, IF
THIS IS THE CITY'S FUTURE OUR
FUTURE IS BRIGHT AND STRONG.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ALWAYS UP FOR
THESE QUESTIONS. I'M PUTTING MY
MONEY ON A LIGHTHOUSE BEING
INVOLVED. INSIDE JOKE AMONGST
VARIOUS FOLKS HERE. I WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE TO
STEPPING UP. I WILL JUST SAY
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING OUT. YOU
HAVE VERY STRONG BACKGROUND
PROFESSIONAL, ACADEMIC, ALL OF
THE ABOVE BUT ALSO YOU BEEN
INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHICH
IS KEY. FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE
DONE THUS FAR, THANK YOU AND FOR
LOOK TO WELCOME YOU. FOR THOSE
FORWINUE
THAT SERVICE BECAUSE AS SOMEONE
WHO WORKS WITH THE VARIOUS
LEADERS IN DISTRICT 7 IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT
LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITIES OR
WHATEVER COMMUNITIES THEY ARE.
PLEASE CONTINUE THAT PUBLIC
SERVICE WHATEVER FORM IT MAY
TAKE . THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I CERTAINLY WANT
TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUE SENTIMENTS.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO
KNOW EACH ONE OF YOU. WE WOULD
BE LUCKY TO WORK WITH ANY OF YOU
AND I'M OVERALL EXCITED WE WILL
HAVE A NEW COLLIE TODAY AND EVEN
MORE EXCITED I WILL NO LONGER BE
THE NEWEST COUNCILMEMBER UP
HERE. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
SPEAK TO THE FACTORS THAT WILL
BE SHAPING MY VOTE TODAY. TO
THAT END, AS A CITYWIDE AT-LARGE
COUNCILMEMBER AND ENGAGING IN D2
THERE'S BEEN A Q THINGS AND
WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.
SOMEONE WHO IS READY TO REALLY
STEP UP TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING
CRISIS AND MAKE SURE WE ARE
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT, MAKING
SURE WE HAVE INVESTMENTS FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ARE ADDRESSING
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES BUT
I'VE CONTINUED TO HEAR
IMPORTANCE OF REPRESENTATION
PARTICULARLY FOR THE CID AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF REPRESENTATION. TO
THAT END WHILE CONSIDERING WHAT
I HEARD DIRECT FROM THE
RESIDENCE NOT JUST OVER THE PAST
MONTH BUT THE PAST YEAR AS I'VE
BEEN INDOORS AND OUTDOORS AND AT
COMMUNITY EVENTS I MINDFUL OF
THE WORK AHEAD OF US FOR THIS
YEAR LOOKING AT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, A HUGE BODY
OF WORK THAT DEFINITELY
NECESSITATES LAND-USE EXPERTISE
AND KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
OF HOUSING DEVELOPED IN THE CITY
, BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THE
RENEWAL OF FAMILIES EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL PROMISE LEVY AND
ACKNOWLEDGING EXPERTISE ABOUT
OUR CITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE
NEEDS OF YOUTH AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
LOOKING ALSO AT THE ONGOING
LEGISLATION COMING BEFORE THIS
BODY AND FOR FOLKS THAT MAYBE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TUNE
INTO THE GOVERNANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY
WHAT IS CLEAR IS THE COUNCIL
WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ONGOING
DISCUSSION DELIBERATIONS AS IT
RELATES TO LAND-USE THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CONTENTIOUS
ISSUES COMING BEFORE US THAT ARE
COMPLEX AND REQUIRE EXPERTISE
AND A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF
THESE ISSUES FROM LAND-USE BUT
ALSO LOOKING AT OUR RELATIONSHIP
TO OUR ECONOMY . THOSE ARE SOME
FACTORS I'M CONSIDERING WHEN
REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT
TODAY. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME
DISCUSSION AS WELL ABOUT A
CARETAKER VERSUS SOMEONE WHO
WILL RUN FOR ELECTION AND WHAT I
WOULD ADD TO THAT POINT IS TO
SAY TO MY COLLEAGUES ANYONE OF
US UP HERE WHO CHOOSES TO SEEK
RE-ELECTION WILL GO BEFORE THE
VOTERS AND IT'S ULTIMATELY UP
TO THE VOTERS TO DECIDE AND THAT
WORK OF CAMPAIGNING AND TRULY
LISTENING AND CHAMPING THE NEEDS
OF COMMUNITY IS EMBEDDED IN THAT
PROCESS. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE
BODY OF WORK IN ITSELF AND IT IS
SOMETHING I WANT TO STATE I
WOULD HATE TO DISCOUNT A
QUALIFIED PERSON THAT HAS THE
EXPERTISE AND IS UP TO THE TASK
OF SERVING AND WOULD JUST
EMPHASIZE THAT I THINK WE ARE
ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT
IS ULTIMATELY DECIDED THIS YEAR.
IN QUEUE.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO
ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUES IN CALLING OUT ALL OF
YOUR INDIVIDUAL WONDERFULNESS. I
HAVE REALLY ENJOYED HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EACH OF YOU
AND HAD NOT KNOWN ANY OF YOU
BEFORE THE PROCESS . IT WAS
REALLY NICE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW YOU
INDIVIDUALLY, TO HEAR YOUR
THOUGHTS AND VISIONS FOR THE
CITY, TO PERRY IDEAS ABOUT RINGS
THAT MIGHT WORK OR MIGHT NOT
WORK AND TO JUST HAVE A LITTLE
KIND OF INTERESTING DEBATE. WE
DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO DO
THAT UP HERE BECAUSE WE ARE
RUNNING FROM ONE THING TO
ANOTHER SO TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE
TIME TO SIT AND ENGAGE IN THE
CONVERSATIONS WAS A PLEASURE AND
I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT. I
WANT TO SAY TODAY THAT ALL OF
YOU ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF
DOING A FABULOUS JOB UP HERE IN
REPRESENTING DISTRICT 2 IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND I FEEL
REALLY HONORED TO KNOW YOU'RE
OUT THERE AND I WOULD STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU, EVEN
THOSE NOT NOMINATED WHO ALSO
CAME HERE WITH A VERY STRONG
BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL TO RUN
FOR THE SEAT. WE ARE BETTER OFF
WHEN EVERYONE GETS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY BURNISH
YOUR VISIONS FOR THE CITY .
IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO
DECIDE WHICH WAY TO GO. LAST
TIME I WENT WITH THE IDEA THAT
WHOEVER WAS IN THE SEAT SHOULD
HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE VOTERS. I
THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY SOME
LESSONS WERE LEARNED AND I AM
LOOKING AT IT A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME AROUND.
I'M VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE
POLITICS OF THIS PARTICULAR
COUNCILS APPOINTMENTS AND I DO
NOT WANT TO STAND IN THE WAY OF
ANY OF YOU BY MAKING THAT
DECISION. SO, I FELL ON THE
POSITION OF DECIDING TO GO FOR A
CARETAKER, NOT BECAUSE THE TWO
PEOPLE WHO VERY CLEARLY STATED
THEY WANTED TO BE CARETAKERS ARE
LESS QUALIFIED, BUT BECAUSE OF
WANTING TO KEEP THIS AN OPEN
PROCESS FOR EVERYONE. I WILL BE
PURSUING THOSE CANDIDATES BUT I
WANT YOU TO KNOW, AGAIN, I
REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO MEET YOU.
WHOEVER GETS THE SEAT I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU. WE HAVE A LOT TO DO AND NEW
IDEAS, NEW ENERGY AND ARE REALLY
WELCOME. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. WANT TO THANK
ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. WE HAVE A
DIVERSITY OF VERY IMPORTANT
EXPERIENCES. I KNOW THAT WE CAN
ONLY PICK ONE PERSON SO IT IS A
TOUGH DECISION. I HOPE FOR THE
FOLKS THAT DON'T GET SELECTED I
VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU. MY DOOR WILL
ALWAYS BE OPEN AND I KNOW WE ALL
CARE SO MUCH ABOUT COMMUNITY IN
GENERAL AND I'M LOOKING AT A
TOTALITY OF ALL THE EXPERIENCES
AND SKILL SET AND ALSO WHAT I'VE
HEARD FROM THE DISTRICT. LIKE I
SAID, I KNOW EVERYONE BRINGS SO
MUCH TO THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL IN
WHATEVER CAPACITY AS WE MOVE
FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WILL
STAY ENGAGED IN ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER , SO I REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH ALL OF YOU REGARDLESS OF
THE OUTCOME TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'M LOOKING TO
SEE IF THERE ARE FURTHER
COMMENTS. GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH. I
WAS ASKED TO ASK IF YOU HAD ANY
COMMENTS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
>> I DO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES. AWESOME. I WANTED TO
THANK EACH AND EVERY PERSON FOR
THROWING THEIR NAME IN THE HAT.
I KNOW I'VE SAID THAT MULTIPLE
TIMES, AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO
THE COMMENTS OF MY OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS. EDDIE LYNN, I
COULD SEE US WORK TOGETHER ON
POLICIES WITH UNDERSTANDING LAW
AND EFFICIENCIES WITH GOVERNMENT
. THADDEUS, I ENJOYED OUR
CONVERSATION WITH LAND-USE
TRANSPORTATION DESIGN AND
BUILDING CODE. ALL THE NERD
STUFF YOU LOVE. IT WAS
INCREDIBLE. HONG , WE CONNECTED
ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ESPECIALLY
FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND
HOW GENERATIONAL WEALTH IN SMALL
BUSINESSES IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY
. MARK SOLOMON, HIS KNOWLEDGE
FOR GOVERNMENT AND DEPARTMENT,
YOU KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE CERTAIN
THINGS AND YOU'RE INCREDIBLY
CALMING. ADONIS , YOUR LOVE FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND YOUR
ENTHUSIASM, YOU ALSO LOVE TO
SKATEBOARD, I THINK THAT IS
REALLY COOL AS WELL. ALSO JUST
HOW YOU TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE
THINGS THAT ARE DEVELOPING AND
HOW YOU WANT TO REPRESENT THOSE.
YOU WERE VERY STRATEGIC IN
IDENTIFYING THOSE AS WELL.
CHUKUNDI, YOU ARE COMMUNITY.
YOUR DEPARTMENT, YOU ARE
EVERYWHERE. WHEN I THINK ABOUT
COMMUNITY, WHEN I THINK ABOUT
ANYTHING BUILDING AND COMMUNITY
CULTURE COMMERCE WHICH I
ORIGINALLY GOT FROM YOU AND RAN
WITH IT THAT IS EVERYTHING YOU
ARE IN SEATTLE. I JUST WANTED TO
THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
I KNOW THIS WILL BEA TOUGH
DECISION FOR A LOT OF MY
COLLEAGUES I CAN'T WAIT TO WORK
WITH WHOEVER IS NOMINATED AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING
THAT NEW COUNCILMEMBER. THANK
YOU.
>> I THINK THAT IS ALL OF OUR
COMMON SO FAR. SO MUCH HAS BEEN
SAID ABOUT EACH THAT I DO NOT
FEEL COMPELLED TO ADD TO THE
COMMENTS SO I'M LOOKING ONCE
AND TWICE TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.
I WILL NOW ASK FOR THE CLERK TO
CALL THE ROLL. GO AHEAD.
>> AS A REMINDER WONDERING WILL
CALL IF COUNCILMEMBERS CAN CALL
ANY ONE OF THE SIX NOMINEES IN
YOUR RESPONSE. STARTING WITH
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> CHUKUNDI SALISBURY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINK.
>> EDDIE LYNN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> WE HAVE 2 IN FAVOR FOR DUCKS
WORTH, ONE IN FAVOR FOR LYNN,
ONE IN FAVOR FOR SALISBURY AND
FOR FOR SOLOMON. NOT ONE HAS
REACHED FIVE VOTES.
>> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW OPEN
IT AGAIN FOR A SECOND ROUND. GO
AHEAD PLEASE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER .
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> CHUKUNDI SALISBURY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK .
>> EDDIE LYNN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT.
>> I WILL STAY WITH MARK SOLOMON
AS WELL.
>> WE HAVE TWO FOR DUCKS WORTH,
ONE FOR LIN, ONE FOR SALISBURY
AND FOR FOR SOLOMON. NOT ONE HAS
REACHED FIVE VOTES.
>> I PROPOSE WE GO AHEAD AND DO
ANOTHER ROUND AND THEN I WILL
PROPOSE A WAY TO GET PAST THE
SAME KIND OF VOTE FOR THIS
FOURTH ROUND IF WE DO NOT GET TO
FIVE ON THE THIRD ROUND. PLEASE
BEGIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> CHUKUNDI SALISBURY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I WILL STAY WITH MARK SOLOMON
AS WELL.
>> WE HAVE THREE FOR DUCKS
WORTH, ONE FOR SALSBERRY AND FOR
FOR SOLOMON. NOT ONE HAS
REACHED.
>> OKAY. HERE IS MY PROPOSAL. WE
CAN ELIMINATE ANYONE WHO DID NOT
GET A VOTE IN THE LAST ROUND. WE
CAN ELIMINATE THE PERSON WHO DID
NOT GET MORE THAN TWO VOTES IN
THE LAST ROUND OR ONE VOTE IN
THE LAST ROUND, SO I AM
PROPOSING WE DO NARROW THE FIELD
A LITTLE BIT TO GET TO OUR
ULTIMATE CHOICE. NOW, I HAVE
ASKED THE CLERK TO EXPLAIN
WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAS BEEN A
NARROWING AT THE FIELD PROCESS
IN THE PAST SO COULD YOU PLEASE
REPORT WHAT YOU TOLD ME?
>> I'M NOT AWARE OF NARROWING
THE FIELD FURTHER. IF THE
COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER
NARROWING THE FIELD FURTHER FROM
THIS POINT WHERE WE ARE AT WE
COULD RECONSIDER THE MOTION TO
ELIMINATE THOSE MEMBERS WHO DO
NOT RECEIVE THREE OR LESS AND
THEN CONTINUE THAT PROCESS E
>> I NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR
COMMENTS ON WHETHER OR NOT WE
SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT NEAR THE
FIELD BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION TO
AMEND OUR PROCEDURE.
COUNCILMEMBER .
>> I WOULD SUPPORT ANY MOTION TO
NARROW THE FIELD.
>> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? OKAY. SO, THEN THAT IS
MY PROPOSAL . COULD YOU PLEASE
REMIND , I MOVE TO AMEND OUR
VOTING PROCEDURE TO NARROW THE
FIELD BY , THAT IS THE QUESTION
.
>> IF NO OBJECTION THE COUNCIL
WOULD AMEND SOMETHING PREVIOUSLY
ADOPTED AND IF NO OBJECTION THEN
WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE MOTION
TO AMEND THE PROCEDURE.
>> I DO NOT SEE ANY OBJECTIONS.
>> THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER AN
AMENDMENT TO THE VOTING
PROCEDURE. THE VOTING PROCEDURE
WILL BE AS FOLLOWS, THE
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL VOTE ON
CANDIDATES AND CANDIDATES NOT
RECEIVING THREE OR LESS WILL BE
REMOVED AND ELIMINATED FROM THE
NEXT ROUND.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. NORWEGIAN FINISH.
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE DOES THAT MEAN
A CANDIDATE NEEDS TO HAVE THREE
VOTES OR THEY NEED TO HAVE FOR
TO CONTINUE MOVING?
>> THAT IS UP TO THE COUNCIL
BODY HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO
PROCEED BUT THOSE ARE TWO
OPTIONS. IT IS NOT CLEAR.
>> I WOULD LIKE SOME CLARITY.
>> WE HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED THAT
YET. WE WERE ESTABLISHING WE
COULD CHANGE THE VOTING
PROCEDURE. GO AHEAD.
>> I THOUGHT I HEARD THREE.
MAYBE I'M HEARING THINGS. I
HEARD THREE IS THE NUMBER. DID I
HEAR WRONG?
>> I THINK THAT IS A FAIR NUMBER
. IT DOES CONVEY A WILLINGNESS
TO GO FORWARD.
>> JUST FOR CLARITY IS THE IDEA
THAT WE WOULD REMOVE ANYONE WHO
HAS NOT RECEIVED AT LEAST THREE
VOTES IN OUR FIRST THREE ROUNDS
OF VOTING?
>> THAT IS THE SUGGESTION.
>> OKAY. I THINK THERE'S ONLY
ONE PERSON WHO RECEIVED AT LEAST
THREE. OUR WORK WOULD BE SOLVED
. OKAY. PERHAPS WE LOWER THE
THRESHOLD A LITTLE?
>> YES.
>> THERE'S A NUMBER WHO
RECEIVED TWO AS WELL. MAYBE
START THERE.
>> PLEASE INFORM US WHO HAS
RECEIVED -- PLEASE REREAD.
>> THE FIRST RUN WE HAD DUCKS
WORTH RECEIVING TWO , LYNN
RECEIVED ONE, RECEIVED
ONE, SOLOMON RECEIVED FOUR.
DUCKS WORTH RECEIVED TWO ,
SALISBURY RECEIVED ONE, SOLOMON
RECEIVED FOR AND IN ROUND THREE
DUCKS WORTH RECEIVED THREE AND
SOLOMON RECEIVED FOUR.
>> I BELIEVE WE SHOULD GO WITH
THE ACCOUNT AT OUR LAST ROUND.
DO I HAVE CONSENSUS ON THAT? GO
AHEAD.
>> JUST IN MY TENDENCY IN PLAIN
LANGUAGE IS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING
THAT IF WE DID WHAT YOU ARE
PROPOSING ONLY MARK SOLOMON AND
ADDONICS DUCKS WORTH WOULD MOVE
FORWARD IS THAT CORRECT? I'M
JUST ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION.
>> I'M LOOKING. I'M TRYING TO
TRACK. NO, THAT WOULD BE THE
CASE FOR THE LAST COUNT, BUT
THAT IS NOT THE WILL OF THE BODY
AS I'M SENSING.
>> THE COUNCIL COULD START THIS
PROCESS AT THE NEXT ROUND. THE
NEXT ROUND WE WOULD START THIS
IS WHERE WE IMPLEMENT THE NEW
PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
BACKTRACKING AS FAR AS WHAT'S
ALREADY BEEN DECIDED SO MOVING
FORWARD IS HOW WE WOULD
IMPLEMENT THE NEW PROCESS. IF A
MEMBER -- I DON'T BELIEVE THE
NUMBERS ARE DECIDED. WHATEVER
NUMBER WE LAND ON IS WHERE WE
START DOING THAT ELIMINATION FOR
THE NEXT ROUND FOLLOWING.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
>> OKAY. WE ARE STARTING AGAIN.
KEEP THAT IN MIND. THIS IS THE
PROCESS WE WILL TAKE GOING
FORWARD.
>> WAS THERE AN OBJECTION FOR
THE NUMBER TWO OR THREE? IT
SEEMED LIKE A CONSENSUS FOR 2?
THERE'S NO OBJECTION FOR THAT?
OKAY. TWO OR LESS. MOVING
FORWARD ANYONE WHO RECEIVES TWO
OR LESS IN THE NEXT ROUND WOULD
THEN BE REMOVED FROM THE NEXT
ROUND OF VOTING. AT THIS POINT I
WOULD ASK THE BODY VOTE IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION FOR THE
AMENDED PROCEDURE.
>> YES. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE AMENDED
PROCEDURE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AND SOMEONE JUST CALL? WHAT
ARE WE VOTING ON NOW? ARE WE
MOVING FORWARD WITH ANOTHER
ROUND OR ARE WE SAYING ANYONE
THAT HAS GOTTEN TWO OR MORE
VOTES CAN MOVE ON?
>> WE ARE VOTING ON THE
PROCEDURE TO ESTABLISH HOW WE
WILL CONTINUE. WE ARE VOTING ON
THE MOTION TO AMEND THE
PROCEDURE SO WE WILL VOTE AND
FOLKS THAT DO NOT GET TO VOTES
OR MORE WILL BE ELIMINATED. IS
THAT CLEAR
>> I GUESS IF SOMEONE COULD SEE
WHAT WE ARE FLOATING ON THE
SECOND THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
THANK YOU.
>> YES WE ARE NOW VOTING ON THE
VOTE TO REVISE THE VOTING
PROCEDURE BEFORE US WOULD BE IF
COUNCILMEMBERS DO NOT RECEIVE TO
OUR LAST , IF THEY RECEIVE TWO
OR LESS THEY ARE ELIMINATED FROM
THE FOLLOWING ROUND AS FAR AS
PART OF THE NOMINATION. WHAT WE
ARE VOTING ON NOW IS WHETHER YOU
WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE
OPTION TO ELIMINATE A NOMINEE IF
THEY DON'T RECEIVE TWO OR MORE
VOTES.
>> OKAY. I BELIEVE THAT IS CLEAR
CORRECT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
SEEING A NOD. OKAY. WE ARE NOW
VOTING ON THE PROCEDURE.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THE MOTION TO CHANGE THE
VOTING PROCEDURE HAS BEEN VOTED
ON UNANIMOUSLY SO WE ARE
PROCEEDING WITH THIS PROCEDURE
GOING FORWARD. WOULD YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL AGAIN ON THE
NOMINATIONS TO FILL THE VACANCY
FOR DISTRICT 2?
>> PLEASE RESPOND BY CALLING A
NOMINEE'S NAME. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORE .
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER .
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. WE
HAVE DUCKS WORTH, THREE VOTES.
SALISBURY, ONE VOTE AND SOLOMON
FOR VOTES. NOT ONE RECEIVED
FIVE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> TO CLARIFY THE NEXT ROUND
WILL INCLUDE DUCKS WORTH AND
SOLOMON.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS GOING
FORWARD?
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORE.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> ADONIS DUCKSWORTH. MARK
SOLOMON.
>> MARK SOLOMON.
>> DUCKS WORTH THREE IN FAVOR,
SOLOMON FIVE IN FAVOR. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> MARK SOLOMON HAS BEEN
APPOINTED TO FILL COUNSEL
DISTRICT 2 UNTIL A CANDIDATE IN
THE NOVEMBER 2025 GENERAL
ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 2 IS
ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. I WOULD
LIKE TO INVITE MARK SOLOMON TO
THE PODIUM.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> MR. SOLOMON NEEDS TO ACCEPT
THE POSITION AND WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE OATH.
>> MARK SOLOMON, THE CITY
COUNCIL HAS APPOINTED YOU AS
COUNCILMEMBER TO THE CITY
COUNSEL DISTRICT 2 POSITION
UNTIL A CANDIDATE IN THE
NOVEMBER 2025 GENERAL ELECTION
FOR DISTRICT 2 IS ELECTED AND
QUALIFIED. YOU ACCEPT THE
POSITION? CONGRATULATIONS IS
BEING APPOINTED TO THE CITY
COUNCIL. I WILL ASK NOW THE CITY
CLERK TO ADMINISTER THE OATH OF
OFFICE. THE CITY CLERK WILL COME
UP AND DO THAT AND YOU ARE
WELCOME TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
AFTER THE FACT. PLEASE JOIN US
AT THE DAIS.
>> IF YOU WANT TO BE HEARD
YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAN IN.
>> ALI IS MY OUTSIDE VOICE.
>> BEFORE WE START WE GET TO
CHOOSE WHETHER YOU WANT TO --
YOU ONLY HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT
AFTER ME.
>> I, MARK SOLOMON, SWEAR THAT I
POSSESS ALL OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN THE
SEATTLE CITY CHARTER AND THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE
POSITION OF CITY COUNCILMEMBER.
THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE
CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE IN THAT I WILL
FAITHFULLY CONDUCT MYSELF AS A
SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBER.
>> CONGRATULATIONS
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP
GRATITUDE TO THIS COUNSEL FOR
THEIR TRUST . JUST HAVE TO GIVE
A SHOUT OUT TO MY BEST FRIEND
FROM WAY BACK WHEN . I WANT TO
EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE
FOLKS I MET ON THIS JOURNEY.
I'VE KNOWN FOREVER AND I'VE
JUST GOTTEN TO MEET THESE OTHER
GENTLEMEN AND THERE IS SO MUCH
TALENT AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE
OF GETTING TO KNOW YOU. I KNOW
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS BUT
GOES FORWARD WE ARE GOING TO DO
SOME WORK TOGETHER. YOU ALL HAVE
BEEN HERE A LONG TIME THROUGH
THIS PROCESS SO YOU PROBABLY
DON'T NEED TO HEAR ME DO A
WHOLE LOT. I REALLY AM ABOUT
SERVING THIS COMMUNITY, GETTING
THINGS DONE AND WORKING WITH
THIS COUNSEL TO MAKE LIFE BETTER
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND FOR
THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 2. FOR
THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 2,
I'M HERE. I'M HERE TO BE OF
SERVICE TO YOU. I'M HERE TO BE
CALMING TO ALL OF YOU. LET'S
STOP TALKING AND GET SOME STUFF
DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE HAVE NOW FINALLY FINISHED
THE NOMINATION PROCESS . UNLESS
THERE IS ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL WE HAVE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. LOOKING NOW TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANY FURTHER BUSINESS?
ON THE SCREEN, NOBODY IS RAISING
THEIR HAND . ALL RIGHT, THE CITY
COUNCIL -- IT IS NOW 11:52, THE
CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET AGAIN
TOMORROW JANUARY 28th AT 2:00
P.M.. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.