>>> WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. THE MARCH 4, 2025
MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. I'M SARA NELSON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT. LOS ANGELES
ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. SO
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. LIMITED TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE REFERRAL
AND THE COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. I
AM CHECKING TO SEE HOW MANY PEEP
ARE SIGNED UP TODAY. FIVE PEOPLE
IN PERSON. AND HOW MANY IN --
AND TWO REMOTE. WE'LL GIVE
EVERYBODY TWO MINUTES, PLEASE.
LET'S JUST GET THROUGH ALL OF
THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. AND I
NOTE THAT COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
HAS JOINED US.
>> JODY, DID YOU WANT TO READ
THE INSTRUCTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. I LOST MY MUTE
BUTTON. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY'RE
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT
OF THEIR TIME. AND SPEAKERS'
MIKES WILL BE MUTED IF THEY ARE
NOT IN THE ALLOTTED TIME.
>> START WITH ROBERT REEVE.
AFTER ROBERT WILL BE ANN GLOVER,
AND FOLLOWING, ALEX TSIMERMAN.
SO ROBERT?
>> IS IT WORKING?
>> YES.
>> HI, EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR
BEING HERE. THANKS FOR BEING
CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU
GUYS ARE DOING. MY NAME IS
ROBERT REED. I'M FROM TREE
ACTION SEATTLE. AND I'M STILL
HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE
STILL ALL ABOUT THE SIX
AMENDMENTS TO THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TREES,
THE BIRDS, THE HUMANS,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PARKS FOR
EVERYBODY AND THE COMMUNITY
CENTERS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER. ALL 30 OF THEM. WE'RE
ALSO HERE IN SUPPORT FOR THE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER. WE
REALLY WANT TO GET BEHIND THEM.
IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE US TO
SHOW UP AND GIVE YOU A
PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR SIX
AMENDMENTS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO
SO. WE'D ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ADAM? ADAM GLOVER? [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> I APOLOGIZE.
>> OF COURSE THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
HI. I'M ANN GLOVER, AND I'M
HERE BECAUSE -- I'VE LIVED IN
SEATTLE MOST OF MY LIFE. I'MY
HERE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
SEATTLE HAS BECOME CHAOTIC FOR
ME. IT'S BECOME A PLACE THAT I
DON'T EVEN KNOW. IT'S BECOME
DANGEROUS. I'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO
PRETEND TO -- JUST A COUPLE OF
DAYS AGO, SOMEONE PRETENDED TO
BE A POLICE OFFICER AND ARREST
ME. AND I -- I FIGURED OUT AT
THE LAST MINUTE, WHEN THEY ASKED
ME TO GET BIT COIN, THAT IT
WASN'T A POLICE OFFICER. I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS GOING TO
SPEAK TODAY. I CAME IN JUST TO
FIND OUT WHAT WAS WHAT, THAT YOU
WERE HAVING A MEETING, SO I
DECIDED TO COME IN. I'D LIKE TO
-- I'D JUST LIKE TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT IT'S BECOME
UNBEARABLE FOR ME TO LIVE HERE.
BECAUSE THERE'S -- EVERYWHERE I
GO, I BRING A CROWD. AND MOST OF
THAT CROWD ARE PEOPLE -- ARE
STALKERS, WHO ARE PRETENDING TO
BE POLICE OFFICERS. THEY USUALLY
DRIVE WHITE CARS. AND THAT'S
ALL THAT I HAVE FOR NOW.
>> ALEX TSIMERMAN?
>> THANK YOU. YEAH. [ SPEAKING
NON-ENGLISH ] MY NAME ALEX
TSIMERMAN. I AM STAND UP AMERICA
TRUMP SUPPORTER EVERY YEAR AND I
AM MAGA MEMBER. I WANT TO SPEAK
NOW ABOUT PEOPLE WHAT IS CHARGE
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION? MY
EXPERIENCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION, FOR THE LAST 20
YEARS, PROBABLY 100, CLOSE. SO
LAST WEEK, FOR THREE MONTHS,
I'M TALKING ABOUT INVESTIGATE
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION. COME,
MANAGER CHAN. HE TOLD ME, YOU
CANNOT QUALIFY. THE SAME MAN
WHO, FOR 20 YEAR, 20 OF MY
CASES, INCLUDING EIGHT [
INAUDIBLE ] NEVER ANSWER. IT'S
A CRITICAL POINT WHAT IS WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW WITH GOVERNMENT. YOU
DO NOTHING FOR CHANGES. [
INAUDIBLE ] WORK IN THIS PLACE
FOR 20 YEARS. FOR 40 YEAR, ONLY
ONE MAYOR I KNOW FOR 40 YEARS,
WHO NEVER HAVE ONE Q&A. 7th
FLOOR, YOU CHANGE THIS? NO. WHY?
BECAUSE YOU BY DEFINITION,
BANDITA. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT
SEATTLE NEED RIGHT NOW, IT'S
EXACTLY WHY TALKING POINT. DOZEN
YEARS. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEAN?
WE NEED SOMEBODY WHO WILL CLAIM
AS GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE TOO MANY
WHO YOU PAY A TON OF MONEY.
DON'T DO NOTHING. THE REASON
FOR THIS. OPEN BETTER ROOM IN
CITY HALL. SO PEOPLE CAN TALK
AND TALK. WITHOUT OUR CONTROL.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS?
WHERE IS THIS PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE
POINTING AT? THEY DON'T CARE.
SAME HAPPENED WITH GOVERNMENT
YOU REPRESENT. NOTHING CHANGED
FOR LAST 20 YEAR. NOTHING. SAME
[ INAUDIBLE ] LIKE BEFORE. VIVA
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. WE MAKE
AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
>> GOING TO MOVE ON TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS, THAT AFTER YOU HAVE
HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED, TO PLEASE PREZ
STAR 6. OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER
IS ROBERTO ALVAREZ. FOLLOWED BY
DAVID HAINES. GO AHEAD, ROBERTO.
>> SEATTLE'S PAYOUT PROVIDED
TENS OF THOUSANDS -- EXCUSE ME.
PROVIDED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
WORKERS TO STAY AT HOME TO STAY
HEALTHY, RECOVER FROM ILLNESS
AND THE PEACE OF MIND THAT THEIR
FINANCIAL WELL-BEING WOULD NOT
BE IMPACTED FOR SIMPLY TAKING
CARE OF THEMSELVES OR LOVED
ONES. LAST WEEK, THE SEATTLE
OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS
PUBLISHED THEIR YEAR NOVEMBER IN
REVIEW AM THEY HIGHLIGHT
FINANCIAL REMEDIES FOR SEATTLE
WORKERS LAST YEAR. LISTING PAID
SICK AND SAVED TIME TO WORKERS
AT AROUND $774,000 FOR LAST
YEAR. THERE IS MORE INFORMATION
FROM OLS TO PUBLISH. MOST LIKELY
BY SUMMER. FOR NOW, THIS IS ONE
OF THE FIRST DATA POINTS
AVAILABLE WHICH SHOWCASE OW
PAYUP HAS SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERY
DRIVERS WTANGIBLE BENEFITS,
WORKABLE PROTECTIONS AND STABLE
INCOME. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD
DAY.
>> THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE DAVID
HAINES. DAVID, GO AHEAD.
>> WELL ARE THE. THANK YOU. YOU
CAN TELL THAT THE MAYOR HAS BEEN
DOING A REALLY BAD JOB IN
IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY. AND
I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR THAT.
THERE'S BEEN A DELAY IN FIRST
WORLD QUALITY HOUSING. BECAUSE
PREVIOUS PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS
PULLED A FAST ONE AND PUT
RESTRICTIONS ON FOR-PROFIT
DEVELOPERS, DENYING THEM
HOUSING. DENYING MORE AMENABLE.
BECAUSE IF YOU BUILD A
THREE-STORY, MOST OF THE EXPENSE
COMES FROM THE FOUNDATION. ONCE
YOU GET THE FOUNDATION, THE
HIGHER YOU GO, THE MORE REVENUE
YOU CAN GENERATE TO OFFER THOSE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. YET
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE PAST,
AND THEN THEY CHANGED THE LAW
AND SAID ONLY NONPROFITS ARE
GIVEN ACCESS TO $1.3 BILLION AND
MORE. NONPROFITS THAT ARE NOT
QUALIFIED TO BUILD FIRST QUALITY
HOMES. WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED
TO INCENTIVIZE FOR PROFIT
DEVELOPERS. BUILDOUTS, WHICH
PROVIDE A BUNCH OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. AND WE HAVE -- BECAUSE
OTHERWISE, IT'S GOING TO BE A
WHOLE BUNCH OF SLUM PROJECTS
THAT ARE WAREHOUSE ECHOES. AND
WE NEED TO HAVE A -- AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT NOISE
ABATEMENT, WITHIN INNER CITY
TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING, HAS
GOT TO BE A PRIORITY. JUST LIKE
IF YOU HAVE A DEVELOPMENT, AND
YOU'RE GOING TO NEGATIVELY
IMPACT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. THAT
DEVELOPER, NOT ONLY HAS TO HAVE
TWO HULL SHIFTS OR AT LEAST A
LEGITIMATE FULL SHIFT, PROPERLY
PAID. BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE NOISE
ABATEMENT WALLS. LIKE, HAVE YOU
EVER BEEN TO THE WASHINGTON,
D.C. AREA. AND THEY'VE GOT THAT
BELTWAY THAT HAS THE 30-FOOT
WALLS OF HEIGHT THAT ALLOWS FOR
REPRIEVE FOR ALL OF THESE
RESIDENTIAL UNITS BY ALL OF THIS
TOXIC SOOT.
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE
REACHED THE LIST OF REGISTERED
SPEAKERS, SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, CALENDAR
WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING NONE,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE'S
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR AND
THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES OF
FEBRUARY 5, 2025. COUNCIL BILL
124. 12 APPOINTMENTS AND ONE
APPOINTMENT FROM THE PARKS
PUBLIC UTILITY AND PARKS
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. HEARING
NONE. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S
MOVED AND SECONDED, TO ADOPT THE
CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> AYE.
>> COPY NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT CONSIDERED. NONE
OPPOSED.
>> IT IS ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS,
ITEM 1, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD.
>> HOUSING AGENDA COMMITTEE.
LINKED TO MULTIHOUSING,A
ALLOWING FOR COMMERCIAL, TWO
MULTIFAMILY QUER. TO BE EXTENDED
FOR 24 YEARS FOR PROPERTIES WITH
MULTIHOUSING PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTIONS. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, AS CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
BACKGROUND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUP.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> SO EXTENDS THE SUNSET DATE
FOR THE CREDIT PROGRAM. THIS
PROGRAM WAS SET TO SUNSET ON
MARCH 31, 2025. AND COUNCIL BILL
EXTENDS THAT SUNSET DATE TO BE
THIS YEAR. THIS GIVES THE
HOUSING AMPLE TIME TO REFLECT
FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND
THE FINAL COMMISSION TO MFTE
EVALUATION. FINAL REPORT FROM
U-DUB PROFESSOR, GREG COLBURN.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE
LEGISLATION ENACTING THE NEW
PROGRAM 7 OF MFTE WILL BE HELD
IN THE HOUSING AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE, MIDSUMMER.
THE COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY,
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF CROUNSE
COUNCIL BILL 120943, AND I WOULD
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING
NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COBS COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> RINCK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT. WILL CLERK READ
ITEM 2 IN THE RECORD.
>> THE PARKS, PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND TECHNOLOGY. RESOLUTION
RELATING TO SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION TO ACT AS AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE AND TO LEGALLY
BIND THE CITY OF SEATTLE WITH
RESPECT TO CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR
WHICH THE CITY SEEKS GRANT
FUNDING FUNDING ASSISTANCE
MANAGED THROUGH WASHINGTON STATE
RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
OFFICE. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
ADOPTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
AS MY FAVORITE CHAIR OF THE
CITY.
>> FAVORITE CHAIR? FAVORITE FOR
ALL THE COMMITTEES?
>> DID MY COLLEAGUES HEAR THAT?
FAVORITE CHAIR. THANK YOU. NO,
I'M JUST PLAYING.
>> FOR PARKS. OR, OKAY. I
DIDN'T HEAR THE "FOR PARKS." I
JUST HEARD FAVORITE CHAIR. THANK
YOU, PRESIDENT. UM, SO THIS IS A
-- AND THANK YOU TO OUR CLERK
FOR READING THIS IN. SO I WON'T
REPEAT IT. BUT THIS IS FOR OUR
SEATTLE PARKS TO GO OUT AND GET
GRANT FUNDING FOR OUR STATE. I
WILL READ SOME OF THE GREAT
PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
WRITTEN FOR GRANT APPROVAL FROM
OUR STATE. DISCOVERY PARK. SOUTH
BEACH TRAIL DEVELOPMENT. ALSO,
THE BILL RIGHT GOLF COMPLEX, AT
JEFFERSON YOUTH PARK. LEARNING
FACILITY. IT'S A COMPLEX, USED
TO BE CALLED JEFFERSON. NOW BILL
WRIGHT GOLF COMPLEX. ALSO THE
UPPER. DR. JOSE RISOL, SECTION
10 ENHANCED AMENITIES AND
EXPERIENCED VISITORS AS WELL. SO
THAT PARK. EVANS POOL, IT'S
GOING TO BE -- THEY'RE GOING TO
DEMOLISH IT AND ALSO
RECONSTRUCTION OF SWIMMING POOL.
JUTKINS PARK. INCLUSIVE
PLAYGROUNDS SPRAY PARK. THERE
WAS AN ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT
ABOUT THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY COOL. ALSO, NORTHWEST
NATIVE CANOE CENTER. WHICH IS
COOL AS WELL. AND ALSO THE BOAT
LAUNCH RENOVATION. WHICH IS
RENOVATION OF A 60-YEAR-OLD BOAT
LAUNCH AS WELL. A LOT OF COOL
PROJECTS HAPPENING AROUND THE
CITY. AND THIS PASSED, FIVE IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. AND I URGE
MY COLLEAGUES TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT SUMMARY.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT
FROM A COUNCILMEMBER HERE? ALL
RIGHT. I'M HEARING NO QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
ADONGSZ OF THE RESOLUTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED. AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF.
>> THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND
THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION FOR
INTRODUCTION IN ADOPTION TODAY.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE COUNCIL? LOOKING AT
-- COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. GO
AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
SO I'LL JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE HERE. SO
UNDERSTAND LAST WEEK THAT THERE
WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE IN A
PUBLIC FORUM, RELATING TO A LIST
OF TECH BILLIONAIRES, WHO ARE
LISTED AS REFERENCED TO BEING
SMART INNOVATORS. AND WHILE THEY
MAY BE SMART INNOVATORS, I THINK
THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT
IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO
BE AWARE OF WHO THEY ARE. SO
JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT PETER
THILE WHO WAS CALLED OUT, HAS
PUBLIC STATED THAT WOMEN SHOULD
NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. JUST
LET THAT SINK IN TO MY
COLLEAGUES. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE
THE RIGHT TO VOTE. PETER
THIELLE, CALLED OUT AS A SMART
INNOVATOR. MARK ANDERSON TWEETED
LAST MONTH, QUOTE, I AM SO OLD,
I REMEMBER WHEN DOXING AND
THREATENING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
WAS CONSIDERED BAD, UNQUOTE. A
SMART BILLIONAIRE TECH
INNOVATOR. DAVID SACHS. ALL THE
BILLIONAIRES SERVING IN
GOVERNMENT. WE KNOW HOW MANY
THERE ARE. JUST LOOK AT ALL OF
US, ARE DOING IT FOR ONE REASON.
THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE
COUNTRY. AND WE DO. AND THEY
WANT TO MAKE IT GREAT AGAIN. TO
DO THAT, WE HAVE TO DRAIN THE
SWAMP. AND THE MASSIVE
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION THAT IS IN
PLAIN SIGHT. I SUPPOSE HE'S
RRNSING THE CORRUPTION AT THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.
I'M SUPPOSING HE'S REFERENCING
THE CORRUPTION AT THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. I
SUPPOSE HE'S REFERENCING THE
CORRUPTION AT THE NATIONAL
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION. I SUPPOSE HE'S
REFERENCING THE CORRUPTION AT
THE SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION. AND ON AND ON
AND ON. AND THE LAST BILLIONAIRE
TECH SOCIAL SMART INNOVATOR, WHO
WAS CALLED OUT, WHO OUR
PRESIDENT SURROUNDS HIMSELF
WITH, IS ELON MUSK. AND I DON'T
THINK I NEED TO SAY MORE ABOUT
ELON MUSK. WE SEE THE CARNAGE
THAT HE IS WRECKING ON OUR
SOCIETY AND OUR PEOPLE EVERY
SINGLE DAY PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING
TO BE HUNGRY. PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO BE HOMELESS. PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A JOB THAT
THEY'VE DEDICATED THEIR LIFE
TO. WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE
PEOPLE GET ILL, MORE PEOPLE DIE
OF MEASLES AND OTHER PREVENTABLE
-- EASILY PREVENTIBLE DISEASES.
MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO
PROTECT AND ENGAGE IN IMPROVING
THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THIS
COUNTRY, BECAUSE OF THE ACTIONS
OF IMBECILES LIKE ELON MUSK. SO
I THINK AS LEADERS, IT'S
IMPORTANT WHEN WE ARE CALLING
OUT OTHERS, THAT WE BE MINDFUL
WHO THEY ARE IN THEIR TOTALITY,
AND NOT WHO THEY ARE IN A VERY
NARROW SLIVER. BECAUSE WHO THEY
ARE IN THEIR TOTALITY, PLACES
ALL OF US AT GREAT RISK IN THESE
DAYS, UNLESS WE STEP UP TO THEM,
LOCALLY IN THE COUNTY, AT THE
STATE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, AT
THE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL FOR GIVING ME THIS
MOMENT OF POINT OF PRIVILEGE. IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT EVERY SINGLE
DAY, WE CALL OUT WHAT IS
HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY, TO
OUR CITIZENS, AND THE SYSTEMIC
ATTACK ON US, AND ALL OF US WHO
SERVE HERE. THE INCREDIBLE
RACISM, MISOGYNYISM. ALL OF
THAT, IN ADDITION TO THAT. I
HAVE CLOSE FRIENDS WHO LIVE ON
SOCIAL SECURITY. WITHOUT SOCIAL
SECURITY, THEY WILL BE HOMELESS.
THEY WILL BE HUNGRY. AND YET, WE
DON'T SEE ANYBODY STANDING OUT
AGAINST THESE BILLIONAIRE
TECHIES. THIS IS A CALL TO
ACTION. WE MUST ACT THIS WAY AS
LEADERS AND IN OUR PERSONAL
LIVES AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
YEAH, I AM -- EXCUSE ME. I'M
HERE TO REQUEST LEAVE ON APRIL
8th AND APRIL 15th, TO ATTEND TO
SISTER CITY DELEGATION DUTIES.
>> I AM OPENING THE FLOOR.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE
EXCUSED FROM THOSE DATES.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
US OR ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY
WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. ALL
RIGHT? THEN THIS CONCLUDES THE
-- THE BUSINESS FOR TODAY. WE'VE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. AND OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
IS MARCH 11th, AT 2:00 P.M. AND
IT IS 2:27. AND THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYONE.