GOOD AFTERNOON. THE APRIL 15,
2025 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS TO:02. I AM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE IS
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
HAS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING
APRIL 2025 TO BE SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH . THE
PROCLAMATION WILL BE PRESENTED
BY COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ON HER
BEHALF. SHE WILL SHARE COMMENTS
ON THE PROCLAMATION, AND THEN I
WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO COMMENTS
FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. AFTER
THOSE COMMENTS, WE WILL SUSPEND
RULES TO PREVENT THE
PROCLAMATION TO ALLOW GUESTS TO
TO PROVIDE BRIEF COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
AGAIN, SHE HAS BEEN EXCUSED FROM
CITY COUNCIL TODAY AND HAS ASKED
ME TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION
ON HER BEHALF. SHE HAS THE
FOLLOWING REMARKS. THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE ABLE TO ADD THEIR NAME
TO THE PROCLAMATION. APRIL IS
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR ME TO MY
COMMENT INTO THE RECORD
YESTERDAY. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG
THANK YOU TO THE SEATTLE
WOMEN'S COMMISSION AND KING
COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE
CENTER FOR THE WORK YOU DO IT IS
AN HONOR TO BE A PART IN
PRESENTING YOU WITH THIS
PROCLAMATION, EVEN THOUGH I
CANNOT BE THERE IN PERSON WITH
YOU TODAY. WITH THAT, I WILL
PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION.
>> BEFORE WE PRESENT, I WAS
SUPPOSED TO ASK IF THERE ARE
COMMENTS FROM ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES. I JUST WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. I WAS UNABLE TO
ATTEND COUNCIL BRIEFING
YESTERDAY. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR SERVING
AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT IN MY
ABSENCE. THAT MEANT I COULD NOT
SINAI TO THE PROCLAMATION, BUT I
DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT
FOR RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SEXUAL
ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. MY
MESSAGE IS SIMPLE. WE MUST
SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND WORK
TOGETHER AS INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT SEXUAL
ASSAULT IN SEATTLE, AND
EVERYWHERE. WE NEED TO INCREASE
AWARENESS AND EDUCATION,
PARTICULARLY IN THE WORKPLACE
AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES. SEATTLE
SHOULD BE A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL.
I AM COMMITTED TO DOING WHAT I
CAN TO ASSURE THAT. SORRY FOR
THAT INTERRUPTION. SEEING NO
OTHER COMMENTS. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> -- IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW OUR
GUESTS TO ACCEPT IT AND PROVIDE
COMMENTS. THE RULES HAVE BEEN
SUSPENDED. I'VE HEARD NO
OBJECTION. YOU MAY PROCEED.
>> I AM HERE TO RECEIVE THIS
PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION . WE
ARE A DIVERSE GROUP OF WOMEN WHO
VOLUNTEER AS COMMISSIONERS
BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR
COMMUNITIES, AND ABOUT OUR CITY.
WE DEVELOP FOCUS AREAS OF WORK
PLANS THROUGH SURVEYS AND OTHER
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.
AND THROUGH OUR EXPERIENCE AND
EXPERTISE FROM HER VARIOUS
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY
ROLES. TOPICS AROUND SAFETY
CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY
IDENTIFY BASE -- BY SEATTLEITES
AND COMMISSIONERS. THEREFORE,
THE COMMISSION HAS MAINTAINED
RELATED WORK FOR MANY YEARS,
INCLUDING SUBCOMMITTEES FOCUS ON
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND
ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE. WE BELIEVE EVERYONE
DESERVES TO BE SAFE. WE BELIEVE
EVERYONE DESERVES A LIFE FREE
FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE. WE KNOW
THIS IS NOT THE REALITY FOR MANY
IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW. WE KNOW
THIS BECAUSE THE STATISTICS ON
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE TELL US
SO. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE OUR
COLLEAGUES ARE SURVIVORS OF
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE KNOW
THIS BECAUSE OUR FRIENDS AND
FAMILY ARE SURVIVORS OF
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE KNOW
THIS BECAUSE THE FOLKS WE
SUPPORT IN OUR WORK, AND IN OUR
COMMUNITY ROLES, ARE SURVIVORS
OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. AND WE
KNOW THIS REALITY BECAUSE WE,
PASS THE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION, ARE
SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MAYOR
HARRELL FOR RECOGNIZING SEXUAL
ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH. SEXUAL
VIOLENCE AFFECTS EVERY COMMUNITY
IN OUR CITY, AND EACH OF US HAS
A ROLE TO TAKE IN BEING PART OF
THE SOLUTIONS. WE TAKE THIS
MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE 2025
THEME OF TOGETHER WE ACT ,
UNITED WE CHANGE. WE KNOW THAT
PRIORITIZING THE VOICES OF
SURVIVORS , AND COMING TOGETHER
TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT SEXUAL
VIOLENCE, IS THE PATH FORWARD.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE SURVIVORS,
ADVOCATES, COALITIONS, GROUPS
AND ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING
HEALING, SUPPORT AND HOPE IN OUR
REGION. THEY ENVISION THE
LIBERATED ANTIRACIST FUTURE WE
DESERVE . WE NEED TO CONTINUE
RESOURCING THESE EFFORTS , AND
WE CAN, AND MUST, JOIN ALONGSIDE
THEM IN THIS WORK TO CREATE
SAFE, HEALTHY AND RESPECTFUL
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. MY
NAME IS KATE GARVEY. I AM THE
CEO OF THE KING COUNTY SEXUAL
ASSAULT RESOURCE CENTER. WE ARE
A NONPROFIT THAT SERVES THIS
CITY, AND ALL THE COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY. I'M
HERE TO ACCEPT THE SEXUAL
ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION
MONTH PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF
OUR ORGANIZATION. I WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A
SOLUTION TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
FIRST, TO THE SURVIVORS IN THE
COMMUNITY THAT MAY BE LISTENING.
I WANT TO SAY THAT YOU ARE NOT
ALONE. SEXUAL ASSAULT IS COMMON
. HALF OF WOMEN AND ONE THIRD OF
MEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL
ASSAULT IN THEIR LIFETIME.
PEOPLE FROM MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES DUE TO DISABILITY,
RACE OR ETHNICITY, GENDER OR
SEXUAL IDENTITIES ARE AT EVEN
GREATER RISK. CHANCES ARE THAT
YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN
SEXUALLY ABUSED. THE TRAUMA
SEXUAL ASSAULT IS SOMETHING THAT
CAN AFFECT A SURVIVOR UP IT'S
MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH. THEIR ABILITY TO FORM
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS REMAIN IN
SCHOOL, OR EVEN IN THE
WORKPLACE, PLUS SO MUCH MORE.
BUT RECOVERY FROM SEXUAL TRAUMA
IS POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT.
WEAKNESSES 43 INDIVIDUAL
SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN
THE LAST YEAR ALONE. AND WAS
HALF OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE
UNDER THE AGE OF 18. CHILDREN
AND TEENS. WE KNOW THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE THE MOST HONORABLE TO
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE LEAST
LIKELY TO SPEAK UP ABOUT IT, AND
THE LEAST LIKELY TO BE BELIEVED
ABOUT IT. I WANT TO END WITH
ANOTHER MESSAGE TO SURVIVORS.
FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL HELP IS
AVAILABLE TO SURVIVORS, OR TO
ANYONE WHO NEEDS MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT SEXUAL
ASSAULT. OUR 24-HOUR RESOURCE
LINE IS A GOOD STARTING POINT.
YOU CAN REACH US AT 888 88 899
VOICE. WE ALWAYS SAY THAT WE
CAN'T CHANGE WHAT WE CAN'T
TALK ABOUT. I WANT TO THANK YOU
OFFER YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
WILLINGNESS TO BE LOUD ABOUT
SEXUAL ASSAULT. THANK YOU. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
COMING TODAY AND PROVIDING THOSE
COMMENTS AND EDUCATION. AND
AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME WE WILL
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT LIMITED
TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, AND THE WORK PROGRAM.
ITEMS ONE AND TWO , COURT FILE
31491 AND COUNCIL BILL 120962,
ARE QUASIJUDICIAL MATTERS. THE
COUNCIL CANNOT ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THOSE ITEMS. HOW MANY
PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE THREE IN PERSON AND
ONE REMOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S
START WITH THE IN PERSON
COMMENTERS.
>> SPEAKERS WILL CALLED IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A TIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR
TIME. SPEAKERS MICROPHONES WILL
BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
THERE COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> I WILL HONOR THE TRADITION OF
EXTENDING THE FIRST PLACE TO THE
-- PRESENT THE FORMER ELECTED.
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, YOU MAY
APPROACHED THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU. I STAND HERE TODAY
WITH A HEART FULL OF GRATITUDE
FOR THE WORK WE HAVE DONE
TOGETHER ON THE AFTER HOURS
NIGHTLIFE LEGISLATION. I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THE MOTIVATION FOR MY
PERSONAL FIGHT FOR THIS
LEGISLATION. IT IS ROOTED IN
TRAGIC LOSS OF MY DEAR FRIEND .
MANY OF HIS CLOSE FRIENDS ARE
HERE AND WATCHING TODAY. DONNIE
WAS NOT JUST A PROTECTOR OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT A TRUE PILLAR
OF THE COMMUNITY. HE LOST HIS
LIFE SAFEGUARDING THE VERY
SPACEY NOW SEEKS TO REGULATE.
HIS DEATH, IN THE DEATHS OF MANY
OTHERS, INDICATE THE DANGEROUS
CONSEQUENCES OF THESE
UNREGULATED AFTER OUR CLUBS.
THIS LEGISLATION IS A STEP
TOWARD A SAFER, MORE JUST, CITY
FOR ALL OF US. IS ABOUT ENSURING
COMMUNITIES ARE SAFE, WHILE ALSO
CREATING A NEW ECONOMY THAT
MATCHES OUR WORLD-CLASS CITY. IT
IS ABOUT CREATING SPACES WHERE
PEOPLE CAN GO OUT AND HAVE FUN,
BUT ALSO RETURN HOME SAFELY. I
WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE
OF YOU WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THIS
CAUSE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
SISTERS CAROLINE AND ERICA,
ERICA THAT ADVOCATES LIKE AARON,
AND HE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
SCOTT LINDSAY, AND MY COLLEAGUES
, FORMER COLLEAGUES ON THE CITY
COUNCIL. YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS,
BELIEF IN JUSTICE AND COMMITMENT
TO MAKING SEATTLE SAFER FOR
EVERYONE HAS MADE THIS
LEGISLATION POSSIBLE. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK YOU HELPED
FACILITATE THE STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS. INTO THE MANY CLUB
OWNERS WHO SHARED STORIES,
FRUSTRATIONS AND CONSTRUCTIVE
SUGGESTIONS. THEIR VOICES HAVE
BEEN INVALUABLE. WE HOPE FOR
THIS LEGISLATION TO PASS. I
BELIEVE IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE
POWER OF COMMUNITY, ACTION, AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDING UP
FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE, EVEN WHEN
THE ROAD IS TOUGH. THIS HAS BEEN
YEARS IN THE MAKING, BUT WE
LEARNED SO MUCH ALONG THE WAY.
TOGETHER WE MADE A CHANGE THAT
WILL, HOPEFULLY, SAVE LIVES .
THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED
SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR
UNDERSTANDING AND STANDING WITH
ALL OF US IN THIS FIGHT FOR A
SAFER NIGHTLIFE. LET'S CONTINUE
THE PUSH FOR SAFETY, JUSTICE AND
FOR A FUTURE FOR EVERY PERSON TO
FEEL SECURE IN THE COMMUNITY AND
GO HOME SAFELY. THANK YOU .
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALEXANDER
DEAN. FOLLOWING WILL BE JOE COX.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS ALEXANDER
DEAN. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS ABOUT
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BEEN
HAVING, FRANKLY , AN
EXTRAORDINARILY HARD TIME
RECENTLY IN THE CITY , AND IN
THE U.S., GENERALLY.
SPECIFICALLY, SEATTLE IS A
SANCTUARY CITY. I HAVE HAD THE
EXPERIENCE RECENTLY OF BEING IN
THE BACK OF A CAB DRIVEN BY A
GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO WHO IS
HERE LEGALLY. HE BROKE INTO
TEARS BECAUSE HIS FAMILY WERE
AFRAID TO GO OUT. THE FEDERAL
OFFICIALS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED
TO COME INTO THE CITY HAVE BEEN,
THEORETICALLY, STOPPED FROM
DOING THINGS ILLEGAL, BUT IN
PRACTICE, THEY HAVE HARASSED AND
DIRECTLY VICTIMIZED MY NEIGHBORS
WHO ARE HERE ENTIRELY LEGALLY.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO ACT LIKE
CRIMINALS AND THUGS, THEY CANNOT
BE HERE. IF I.C.E. AND THE
ENFORCEMENT OF WHAT IS, FRANKLY,
NOT A LEGAL DEMAND MADE BY THE
CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IS GOING
TO ACTIVELY HARASS AND VICTIMIZE
PEOPLE WHO ARE LATINO OR
HISPANIC SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE
LATINO OR HISPANIC, WE NEED TO
BAN THEM ENTIRELY FROM THE CITY.
I UNDERSTAND, LEGALLY, THAT MAY
NOT BE POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS THE
MORALLY RIGHT AND JUST THING TO
DO. PEOPLE ARE NOT FEELING SAFE.
I AM OBVIOUSLY QUITE ANGRY ABOUT
THIS. I THINK IT IS PRETTY
REASONABLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW ANYONE ISN'T. WE ARE SEEING
PEOPLE TAKING TO -- TAKEN TO A
LONG. WE ARE ALLOWING THIS TO
HAPPEN IN OUR HOME. WE ARE
ALLOWING OUR NEIGHBORS AND
PEOPLE WERE ENTIRELY INNOCENT TO
BE ABDUCTED AND SENT TO A
FASCIST DICTATORSHIP TO BE PUT
INTO A DEATH CAMP, SHOT IN THE
HEAD AND DUMPED IN A RIVER. DO
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE
RIVER CURRENTLY? THIS IS A
THING. OVER 100 BODIES HAVE BEEN
FOUND OF UNIDENTIFIED
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FROM THE
PRISONS. HOW IS THIS ALLOWED
HERE? THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A
GOOD PLACE. KICK THOSE OUT.
>> JOE COX.
>> HELLO. YOU MAY GO AHEAD.
>> ON MARINER GAME DAYS THERE IS
A PROBLEM WITH HIGH SOUND LEVELS
GENERATED BY FOUR OR FIVE
INDIVIDUALS USING ELECTRONIC
BULLHORNS. FANS ARE STANDING IN
LINE WAITING TO GET IN AND
CAN'T MOVE AWAY FROM THE
EXCESSIVE SOUND LEVELS BEING
BLASTED AT THEM FROM FIVE TO 10
FEET. THEY ARE BEING SUBJECTED
TO SOUND LEVELS THAT ARE
CONSISTENTLY ABOVE 100 DECIBELS
AND REACH AS HIGH AS 115
DECIBELS. THIS IS ASSAULT. ALL
THE MORE REPREHENSIBLE WHEN
DIRECTED AT SMALL CHILDREN
STANDING WITH THEIR PARENTS. THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH
SAYS THAT LONG OR REPEATED
EXPOSURE TO SOUNDS AT, OR NEAR,
OR ABOVE 85 DECIBELS COULD CAUSE
HEARING LOSS THAT CANNOT BE
CORRECTED THROUGH SURGERY OR
MEDICINE. OSHA SAYS THAT IF AN
EMPLOYEE IS EXPOSED TO NOISE
LEVELS AT, OR ABOVE, 85
DECIBELS, THE EMPLOYER MUST
PROVIDE HEARING PROTECTION.
SOUND LEVELS 30 DECIBELS HIGHER
THAN THIS 80 DECIBEL THRESHOLD
ARE GUARANTEED TO CAUSE HEARING
LOSS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE
DONE. FIXING THIS PROBLEM IS
GOING TO TAKE DIRECT AND
SUSTAINED ACTION ON THE PART OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. LAST YEAR A
MOUNTED POLICE OFFICER AT THE
BALLPARK EXPLAINED TO THE
INDIVIDUALS THE USE OF AMPLIFIED
SOUND SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW.
AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, THE
MEN SCREAMED THEIR MESSAGE AT
THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS FOR 20
MINUTES, AND THEN LEFT. WHEN THE
POLICE LEFT, THE INDIVIDUALS
CAME BACK AND RESUMED THEIR
BULLHORNS. THIS IS NOT A
QUESTION OF FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
IT IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY ON
ITS OWN. THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST IN PERSON
SPEAKER.
>> AS A REMINDER TO THE REMOTE
SPEAKERS, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
AFTER YOU HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. WE HAVE
ONE REMOTE SPEAKER. THAT IS
DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> STOP THESE EXPLOITATION 1492.
WHATEVER YEAR YOUR UNIVERSAL
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE BEGAN
INNOCENCE. WHILE LIBERAL SOCIETY
HAS IMPLODED, WE HAVE EXEMPTED
FROM JAIL DRUG PUSHERS. THE COPS
STILL GIVE EXCUSES , HANGING OUT
WITH LAW-ABIDING SYSTEM THAT
CITIZENS AS COUNSEL THAT GOES
OUT OF THEIR WAY TO LEGALIZE AND
LEGITIMIZE SHADY SLUM BUSINESSES
FROM THE THIRD WORLD THAT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN A LONG TIME
AGO. DONNIE WOULD HAVE BEEN
ALIVE IF THEY WOULD HAVE SHUT
DOWN ALL THEM SHADY BUSINESSES.
BUT BECAUSE WE GOT SLUMLORDS AND
GOVERNMENT CAPITULATION TO ANY
TAX REVENUE THEY CAN GENERATE,
THEY ARE WILLING TO LOOK THE
OTHER WAY ON GUN VIOLENCE,
PROLIFERATED BUSINESSES THAT
HAVE NOTHING HEALTHY. CAN YOU
IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE GOING TO SOME
HOOKAH LOUNGE AND YOU SMOKE SOME
TOBACCO THAT IS BEEN TAINTED AND
LACED WITH POISONOUS CHEMICALS
FROM SOME EVIL THIRD WORLD PIECE
OF CRAFT THAT HAS NO BUSINESS
SELLING THAT STUFF IN THE UNITED
STATES? ALL THE SUDDEN, YOU'RE
NOT KNOWING WHAT THE HELL HE IS
TALKING ABOUT. YOU ALL WANT TO
LEGALIZE THAT, BUT YET, YOU
DON'T WANT TO ALLOW ORGANIC
MARIJUANA CAFÉS. YOU DON'T WANT
TO GIVE ANYBODY A $25 OR $50
TICKET FOR SMOKING WEED ON THE
SIDEWALK. YOU DON'T WANT TO DO
ANYTHING ABOUT ILLICIT DRUGS
LIKE CRACK AND FENTANYL IN, AND
AROUND, BUT STOPS, BECAUSE
YOU'RE STILL LIBERALLY
CAPITULATING TO THE DEVILS
ADVOCATE AND TOO AFRAID TO RISE
UP AND PROPERLY IMPLEMENT
POLICIES THAT DON'T CATER TO
SOME IGNORANT IDEAS AND AGENDAS
THAT IMPLODE SOCIETY, TURN
AGAINST FELLOW MAN, AND
UNDERMINE COMMUNITY. YET, HERE
WE ARE LAWS TO STOP THE STOLEN
PROGRESS WHILE YOU GUYS DIGRESS
INTO A MESS AS PEOPLE ARE FORCED
TO UNDRESS.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WAS
THE END OF THE LIST OF PUBLIC
COMMENT SPEAKERS. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
MOVING ON. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NONE. THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL NOW
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDARS . THE ITEMS ARE THE
MINUTES OF APRIL 8, 2025 ,
COUNCIL BILL 120965, WHICH IS
THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS. ANY
ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE REMOVED? ALL RIGHT. HEARING
NONE. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR,
NONE THE POSE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
MINUTES AND LEGISLATION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ONTO COMMITTEE
REPORTS. THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE
TITLE OF ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> CLERK FILE 314 491
APPLICATION OF ENCORE ARCHITECTS
PLLC TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY
34,654 SQUARE FOOT SITE LOCATED
AT 8601 FREMONT AVENUE NORTH
FROM SINGLE-FAMILY TO LOWRISE 2
WITH THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY SOFFITS. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL
AROUND -- GRANTED THIS
CONDITION.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER SALAMANCA YOU
RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE COMMITTEE
REPORT.
>> THIS LEGISLATION --, ON THE
OTHER LEGISLATION -- LOOKING AT
GIVING THIS BILL THROUGH . I
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD,
UNLESS THERE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THE CLERK FILE?
HEARING NONE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE -- CALL THE ROLL
ON GRANTING THE CLERK FILE AS
CONDITIONS?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CLICK FILE WAS GRANTED AS
CONDITIONS, AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS
AND DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL
MEMBERS WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL ON MY
BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM TO CHECK INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 1209 62, RELATED
TO LAND USE AND ZONING AMENDING
CHAPTER 23.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE AT PAGE 26 OF THE
OFFICIAL LAND USE MAP TO REZONE
THE PROPERTY AT 8601 FREMONT
AVENUE NORTH FROM NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL 32 LOWES RISE TWO.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PASSES.
>> THESE BASICALLY GO TOGETHER.
IT MAKES SENSE YOU SPEAK TO THIS
ONE . COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, AS
CHAIR THE COMMITTEE, YOUR
RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THIS
LEGISLATION REZONE THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 8601 FREMONT AVENUE
NORTH AND EXCEPTS PROPERTY USE
AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
LIMITING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON
THE PARCEL. THE REZONE WILL
FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TWO APARTMENT BUILDINGS
CONTAINING 53 AFFORDABLE
APARTMENTS. WITH THAT, I MOVE TO
AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120962 AS
PRESENTED ON THE RECENTLY
DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT A . THIS
AMENDMENT ATTACHES AN EXECUTED
PROPERTY USE AND DEVELOPMENT
GREETED -- AGREEMENT TO THE
LEGISLATION. THIS SETS FORTH
CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES TO FACILITATE
THE CONTRACT REZONE.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED.
ANY COMMENTS? IT HAS BEEN MOVED
TO -- WE NEED A SECOND .
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 120962 AS PRESENTED
ON AMENDMENT A. YOU HAVE ALREADY
ADDRESSED IT. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT?
OKAY. I SEE NONE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT EIGHT?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT
A IS ADOPTED IN THE BILL AS
AMENDED. IT IS NOW BEFORE THE
COUNCIL. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE
UNDERLYING LEGISLATION? ALL
RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE PRINT ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS AMENDED?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED .
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED,
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN A. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE PARKS PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE AGENDA
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, COUNCIL BILL
120960 RELATED TO LOWER DUWAMISH
WATERWAY AUTHORIZING SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES TO CONTINUE EXPENDING
FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN
ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND
REMEDIATION OF THE LOWER
DUWAMISH WATERWAY SUPER FUNDS
FIGHT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASSED. ON SOME --
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
LIKE OUR PHENOMENAL CLERK AS
MENTIONED, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE
RELATED TO THE LOWER DUWAMISH
WATERWAY THAT ALTERATIVE IS
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT AND SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES TO CONTINUE THE
CLEANUP OF THE LOWER DUWAMISH
WATERWAY SUPER FUND SITE. NONE
OPPOSED. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO PROTECT OUR
INDUSTRIAL LANDS, AND OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL. THANK YOU. I
ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS
BOAT. THIS IS ALSO AN
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S DISTRICT .
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FOR MY COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH FOR
CONSIDERING THIS LEGISLATION AT
YOUR COMMITTEE I AM HONORED TO
BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT TODAY.
TODAY'S LEGISLATION IS
PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL, NOT JUST
FOR OUR CITY, BUT FOR RESIDENTS
OF DISTRICT 1. MANY LIVE IN THE
AFFECTED AREA OF THE LOWER
DUWAMISH WATERWAY. INDEED,
COMMUNITIES IN THE DUWAMISH
VALLEY, SOUTHPARK, GEORGETOWN,
ARE VULNERABLE, AND HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND
MARGINALIZED WHILE THE PROPHETS
FROM THIS INDUSTRIALIZATION OF
THE AREA HAVE BEEN EXPORTED .
THE BURDEN AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REMAINS SOLELY IN-HOUSE
IN THE IMPACTED AREAS. THIS
HELPS US BETTER ADDRESS SOME OF
THESE CONCERNS. BETTER TAKE CARE
AND BE BETTER STEWARDS OF OUR
ENVIRONMENT . THE SUPER FUND
SITE, WE KNOW, CONTAINS
DANGEROUS CONTAMINANTS THAT CAN
POSE A RISK TO THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF ANYONE EXPOSED TO
THEM. IMAGINE LIVING THERE. THE
GENERATIONS OF IMPACT IT HAS ON
MANY PEOPLE. EVERYONE ACROSS ALL
OF OUR DISTRICTS DESERVES TO
LIVE IN A CLEAN, SAFE, AND
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT , PLAIN AND
SIMPLE. WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY,
IN MY VIEW, IS BASIC GOOD
GOVERNANCE . TAKING CARE OF OUR
CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS
NOT JUST THE CITIES
RESPONSIBILITY. MAKE NO MISTAKE.
BUT TAKING CARE OF THE CITY'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO BETTER ADDRESS
THESE CONCERNS AND ADVANCE AND
CHAMPION A CLIMATE RESILIENT
POSTURE AS A CITY SO OUR
COMMUNITIES CAN COLLECTIVELY,
AND INDIVIDUALLY, BE STRONGER AS
A RESULT. THANK YOU .
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO -- I
DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT ANYONE.
I'M NOT SEEING HANDS RAISED.
JUST A SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. GO AHEAD .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK -- I SERVE
ON THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. I WANT TO THANK
HER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD,
AND THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE
ON IT. I WANT TO ALSO THINK
THOSE ON THE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY COMMITTEE. ALSO, THE
SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM SPU
FROM GENERAL MANAGER LEE AND HIS
TEAM, BOB HENNESSY , AND MARTHA
AS WELL. MS. NEWMAN FOR THEIR
SUPPORT OF A SERVING ON THE
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
COMMITTEE. THIS IS IMPORTANT.
THE LOWER DUWAMISH JUST --
CONSENT DECREE AND THE EFFORTS
THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE TO FIX
THE SITUATION RELATED TO THIS IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS CRITICAL
FOR OUR CITY. I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> LOOKING TO SEE . WHEN YOU
HEAR THE WORD SUPER FUND, THAT
IS A SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTALLY
TROUBLED PROJECT. AND SO, THIS
IS AN ENORMOUS BODY OF WORK.
THIS IS NOT THE END OF THAT
WORK. THIS IS SIMPLY THE
BEGINNING OF THE NEXT PHASE. I
JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A
TREMENDOUS MILESTONE , AND OF
COURSE, THANK YOU TO OUR CITY
STAFF, ESPECIALLY SPU, FOR
HAVING BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT.
IS FIGURING OUT WHICH AGENCIES
OH HOW MUCH MONEY AND FIGURING
OUT HOW TO ASSOCIATE OR ALLOCATE
RESPONSIBILITY AMONG POLLUTERS
IS A TREMENDOUS BODY OF WORK,
AND ALSO, HAS EVOLVED MUCH MORE
THAN JUST SIMPLY CITY AND OTHER
JURISDICTIONS . I MENTIONED THIS
IN A PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING,
OR COMMITTEE MEETING. I WANT TO
REPEAT MY THANK YOU AND
GRATITUDE TO THE DUWAMISH RIVER
CLEANUP COALITION, WHICH IS NOW
CALLED THE DUWAMISH RIVER
COMMUNITY COLLISION, FOR ALL THE
WORK THEY DID TO KEEP THE
BUREAUCRATS HONEST HERE , AND TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ALL AWARE
OF THE CONTINUING THREAT TO THE
PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALONG THE RIVER
AND USE THE RIVER, AND FOR
SUSTENANCE. THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT WILL BE CONTINUING TO HAVE
TO MONITOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT THIS IS A BIG STEP. AND A
LONG JOURNEY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR HAVING THE FORTITUDE,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, TO
BRING THIS FORWARD AND BE THE
LEAD ON THIS. THANK YOU. I'M
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
WHAT THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED .
>> THE BILL PASSES, AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD?
>> PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,
COUNCIL BILL 1209 56 RELATING TO
THE REGULATION OF AFTER-HOURS
NIGHTLIFE LOUNGES , DEFINING
AFTER-HOURS LOUNGES,
ESTABLISHING OPERATION AND
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH
BUSINESSES, AND DESCRIBING
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSED .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AS CHAIR
THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANTED TO START BY SAYING THAT
SEATTLE IS WARY OF GUN VIOLENCE.
YES, AND WE ARE TAKING ACTION. I
SAID THIS AT COMMITTEE, BUT I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO STATE
AGAIN HERE AT FULL COUNCIL. YES,
SEATTLE IS WARY OF GUN VIOLENCE,
AND WE ARE TAKING ACTION. TOO
OFTEN, AS PARTICLES IN THIS
LEGISLATION, PEOPLE OF LOST
THEIR LIVES AT, OR NEAR, AFTER
OUR ESTABLISHMENTS, NIGHTLIFE
LOUNGES OVER THE PAST DECADE.
DURING THIS PERIOD, WE HAVE
ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN ,
PERMITTED IT TO HAPPEN, BY NOT
ADDRESSING THE GAP IN THE
BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUT BY
ALSO NOT GIVEN THE TOOLS TO TAKE
ACTION TO FIX THIS PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERN. WE HAVE HEARD FROM
COMMUNITY . WE WILL FOR THEM
SHOUT LOUD AND CLEAR AS WE
CONTINUED -- AS THESE -- WE
STATE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WISH
TO THANK THE COMMUNITIES
AFFECTED AND THOSE WHO RAISE
THEIR VOICES. PARTICULAR, AS WE
HEARD EARLIER, FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER WOO, BUT ALSO FROM
OTHERS. THE FAMILIES LIKE THE
FAMILY WHO TRAGICALLY LOST
FRANCISCO LAST SUMMER. BUT ALSO,
IN THE AREA OF SOTO . THEY'VE
ALL SHOUTED LOUD AND CLEAR THAT
THE -- TO CONTINUE AS IS IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE. I WANT TO THANK THE
CITY ATTORNEY FOR HER WORK ON
THIS BILL . OR PARTNERSHIP ON
THIS BILL, AND OTHERS, IS
CRUCIAL FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE , AND THE COUNCIL
OVERALL IN TERMS OF ITS WORK ON
PUBLIC SAFETY. REALLY IMPORTANT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK, KIND OF
UNIQUE IN THIS BILL, FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. FAS IS
NOT PART OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT
I NORMALLY WORK WITH, BUT I WANT
TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT
ON THIS BILL. AND AGAIN, I ALSO
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR HER SUPPORT,
AND ESPECIALLY, HER LEGISLATIVE
ASSISTANT, NINA PART. IT TAKES A
LOT OF STAFF TIME, A LOT OF
STAFF WORK. WE NEED LEGISLATIVE
ASSISTANCE LIKE NINA, AND
OTHERS, TO GO OUT TO COMMUNITY
AND REACH THESE FAMILIES AND
SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT IS
HAPPENING. THIS IS THE PROCESS
OF GOVERNMENT. IT CAN BE
FRUSTRATING. TO SAY, HEY, WE
HEAR YOU. ULTIMATELY, THAT IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO KNOW
THAT THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT HEARS
THEM. OFTENTIMES, IT IS OUR
STAFF THAT DOES THAT WORK.
RELATED TO THIS BILL, I DID WANT
TO RECOGNIZE NINA. COLLEAGUES,
THIS BILL BUILDS ON THE WORK WE
HAVE DONE THIS FAR AS RELATES TO
OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN,
AND OUR EFFORTS TO CREATE A SAFE
BASE IN OUR CITY TO INCLUDE OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE THESE
AFTER OUR ESTABLISHMENTS. WITH
THAT, COLLEAGUES, I ASKED FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA PER
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION
TODAY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
CHAIR KETTLE, PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE CHAIR, FOR
REINTRODUCING THIS PROPOSED BILL
THAT COUNCILMEMBER WOO WORKED
HARD ON LAST YEAR. AS I
MENTIONED DURING THE LAST PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE LEVEL, EVERY
STRATEGIC INITIATIVE, EVERY
PIECE OF LEGISLATION PROPOSED,
WHETHER BY THE EXECUTIVE, CITY
ATTORNEY, WHATEVER, IT NEEDS A
CHAMPION, AT LEAST ONE CHAMPION
ON THIS FLOOR IN ORDER TO HAVE
ANY HOPE OF PASSING. THAT IS WHY
I AGAIN WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE
I MENTIONED FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS AND
BE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT THIS.
ESPECIALLY THANKS TO ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE
TAKEN THE TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY
DAYS AND LIVES TO SPEAK OUT SO
FORCEFULLY FOR THIS PROPOSED
LEGISLATION AND VERY PUBLIC --
VARIOUS SAFETY MEETINGS .
EVERYONE IMPACTED BY GUN
VIOLENCE. WE KNOW THAT THESE
UNREGULATED, UNPERMITTED
NIGHTCLUB , NIGHTLIFE
ESTABLISHMENTS WE ARE NOW
SEEKING TO REGULATE OPERATE IN A
GRAY AREA UNDER THE GUISE OF
LEGITIMACY. THEY ALSO,
GEOGRAPHICALLY, HAPPEN TO
OPERATE IN PARTS OF THE CITY
THAT INCLUDE A LOT OF MY
DISTRICT PIONEER SQUARE, TRAMS
-- SODO. COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD
ENOUGH. WERE FED UP OF GUN
VIOLENCE . WE ARE FED UP OF
SENSELESS SHOOTINGS AND
KILLINGS. WE ARE FED UP OF
CELEBRATORY SHOOTINGS. WHAT
HAPPENED IN WEST SEATTLE A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO ON A SUNDAY
EVENING AT SOME PARKS IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE HAPPENED HOURS
AFTER TWO PEOPLE WERE
SENSELESSLY MURDERED FROM GUN
VIOLENCE FOR ONE OF THESE
UNREGULATED, UNPERMITTED
FACILITIES. COMMUNITIES HAVE HAD
ENOUGH. IT IS TIME . THEY ARE
DEMANDING ACTION AND RELIEF.
THIS IS ONE THING WE CAN DO TO
BRING THE RELIEF TO COMMUNITIES
THAT THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED.
IS AT THE END ALL, BE ALL? NO.
BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION WE CAN TAKE
TO TAKE STRONGER ACTION AND
BETTER PREVENT SOME OF THIS GUN
VIOLENCE. WHEN PEOPLE GO OUT TO
THESE VARIOUS NIGHTCLUB
ESTABLISHMENTS , THEY SHOULD
INSPECT THE HAVE A GOOD TIME.
THEY SHOULD ALSO EXPECT TO COME
HOME AT NIGHT AND FEEL SAFE. SO
SHOULD THE WORKERS AND SECURITY
GUARDS. THIS LEGISLATION WILL
HELP ENSURE AS MUCH , AND HELP
OUR CITY BETTER DELIVER UPON
THAT GOAL , THAT IDEAL AND
GUARANTEE. DONNIE TRAGICALLY MET
HIS DEMISE ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO,
JULY 2015. IF THIS PASSES, IT
WILL BE JUST SHORT OF THE 10
YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS MURDER.
AS I MENTIONED AT THE COMMITTEE
MEETING LAST TIME , WHAT WE'RE
PROPOSING NOW TO REGULATE THESE
UNPERMITTED, UNREGULATED
ESTABLISHMENTS IS NOT A NEW
PROPOSAL. IT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED
BEFORE. FOR ONE REASON OR
ANOTHER, POTENTIALLY DUE TO LACK
OF POLITICAL COURAGE AND WILL,
IT HAS FAILED. I AM SORRY TO THE
FAMILY . I'M SORRY TO ALL THOSE
VICTIMS WHO THIS IS COMING,
POTENTIALLY, TOO LATE FOR.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T TAKE
BACK SOME OF THOSE FOLLOWING ,
SOME OF THOSE ENSUING TRAGEDIES
. BUT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ANY MURDERS HAPPEN
IN THE FUTURE. WE CAN MAKE SURE
WE DON'T HAVE ANY FRANCISCO
KILLINGS IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THAT
APPROACH. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THAT STRATEGY. PROUD TO
SUPPORT IT TODAY. MY DISTRICT IS
OVERLY REPRESENTED IN TERMS OF
THE UNDERLYING GUN VIOLENCE
CHALLENGES ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT
MORE SPECIFICALLY, PERTAINING TO
THESE CURRENTLY UNREGULATED,
UNPERMITTED AFTER-HOURS
NIGHTLIFE ESTABLISHMENTS. AND
NOW, IT IS TIME TO ACT. LET US
STRIVE AND ENDEAVOR TO BE LIKE
THE GREAT 21ST-CENTURY
PHILOSOPHER, MARSHAWN LYNCH . BE
ABOUT THAT ACTION, BOSS. THIS IS
EXACTLY WHAT HELPS US DO THAT. I
ASK FOR EVERYONE ELSE'S SUPPORT
AS WELL. THANK YOU .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120956 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT
A ON THE AGENDA .
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 120956 AS PRESENTED
ON AMENDMENT A. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, AND SPONSOR, YOU
RECOGNIZE TO ADDRESS IT.
>> I BRING FORWARD THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY AFTER MY TEAM
WAS ABLE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS
WITH COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
OFFICE AS WELL AS THE CITY
ATTORNEY OFFICE. THIS WILL
REQUEST THAT FAS WILL WORK
TOGETHER WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS
TO ENACT AN EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AS WELL AS
PROVIDING THIS COUNCIL WITH
DATA. THE DATA WILL ALLOW THE
COUNCIL TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE
PUBLIC HOW THIS ORDINANCE HAS
IMPACTED VIOLENT CRIME OUTCOMES.
TO DIVE MORE INTO THE AMENDMENT,
UNDER SECTION, THIS WILL REQUEST
THAT FAS WILL TRANSMIT THEIR
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ON THE
ENACTMENT OF THIS BILL,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE
CONSIDERATION OF LANGUAGE ACCESS
AND ENSURING THAT THE WRITTEN
SAFETY PLAN FROM THOSE
BUSINESSES ARE FILED WITH THE
DIRECTOR, AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE
CHIEF OF POLICE. SECTION 2B, THE
SECTION REQUESTS AN ANNUAL
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE. EFFECTIVELY,
THIS PORTION IS MONITORING AND
EVALUATING , THE EVALUATION OF
THIS ORDINANCE, ENSURING WE
EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE THE DATA OF
THE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. IN
ESSENCE, THE AMENDMENT WOULD
CREATE A PATHWAY FOR US TO
RECEIVE THE INFORMATION WE NEED
TO UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THIS LEGISLATION. IT IS MY
SINCERE HOPE THAT THIS
LEGISLATION MITIGATES GUN
VIOLENCE, BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN
FAR TOO MUCH DEATH IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. I WANT US TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THE DATA TO SHOW
PROOF THAT THIS LEGISLATION HAS
AN IMPACT AS WELL. WITH THAT, I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU
.
>> AS SPONSOR OF THE BILL,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU HAVE
YOUR HAND UP I WILL ALLOW YOU TO
RESPOND OR SPEAK TO THE
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
AS MENTIONED IN MY REMARKS,
FINANCE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
IS A KEY PIECE TO THIS BILL.
RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, I DO
SUPPORT IT. I DO CONSIDER IT TO
BE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE
OVERALL BILL. I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH FAS TO ENSURE , TO
THE POINTS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, THAT WE GET THE MOST OUT
OF THIS BILL AND ASSURE ITS
SUCCESS. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AND THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT .
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ? OKAY. WE
WILL HOLD OTHER COMMENTS UNTIL
AFTER WE VOTE ON THIS. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT EIGHT?
>> [ ROLL CALL ] SIX IN FAVOR,
NONE OPPOSED .
>> THE MOTION CARRIES .
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. THE BILL
AS AMENDED IS NOW BEFORE
COUNSEL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL AS AMENDED? I DID SEE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WILL BE SUPER QUICK. I DID
NOTICE IF WE WERE PLAYING ON A
FOOTBALL TEAM AND YOU WERE THE
REFEREE, IT WOULD BE 4-1. I
THINK YOU WOULD WANT US OVER,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO HAD ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS. I KNOW WE HAVE
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER WOO HERE
WITH HER STAFF. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE , WHO IS THE SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL. BUT I THOUGHT THE
PROCESS WAS PHENOMENAL. IF
ANYBODY WATCHES , HE ALWAYS
SAYS, PEOPLE, PROCESS, PRODUCT.
NOW IN MY COUNCILMEMBER HAT, I
SAY, PEOPLE, PROCESS, POLICY.
THE PROCESS IS JUST AS GOOD AS
THE POLICY . I THOUGHT THE
PROCESS WAS PHENOMENAL . MEETING
WITH BUSINESSES. MEETING WITH
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
ADVOCATES, OTHER COUNCIL
MEMBERS. A LOT OF THE BEHIND THE
SCENES WORK THAT HAPPENS BEFORE
A BILL IS BROUGHT FORTH TO
COUNCIL. EVEN THE AMENDMENT.
VERY THOUGHTFUL. I JUST WANTED
TO GIVE KUDOS TO EVERYONE WHO
HAD ANY TYPE OF HAND IN THE
PROCESS WITH THIS. SPECIAL
THANKS TO OUR CITY ATTORNEYS . I
ALWAYS GET TO -- ALSO, I ALWAYS
MESS UP HIS NAME , SCOTT LINDSAY
OR LINDSAY SCOTT. INSIDE JOKE.
HE KNOWS. ALSO, FOR MEETING WITH
DISTRICT 3 BUSINESS OWNERS AND
CONSTITUENTS TO EXPLAIN AND HELP
EDUCATE WHAT THIS MEANT, AND HOW
IT WILL IMPACT THEIR BUSINESSES.
WHAT I HEARD FROM A LOT OF
BUSINESSES WAS HOW STUFF THAT
WAS HAPPENING IN OTHER DISTRICTS
WAS COMING OVER DURING NIGHTTIME
ISSUES GOING ON IN DISTRICT 1
AND 2. YOU KNOW, ALL THE
ACTIVITY ON THE STREET. HOW IT
IMPACTED SOME OF THEM AS WELL.
AND SOME BUSINESS OWNERS THAT
WERE RIGHT ON THE BORDER WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF ,
YOU KNOW, THEY FELT LIKE STUFF
WAS COMING THIS WAY, AND SO
FORTH. I JUST WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE ABOUT THE PROCESS. I
THOUGHT THE PROCESS WAS
PHENOMENAL. THEY COULD, CHAIR,
AND TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR PUTTING FORTH. THAT WAS A
REALLY GOOD PROCESS. I JUST
WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
PRESIDENT. I TOO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYONE WHO HAD A
HAND IN MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. I
AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS LEGISLATION. THINKING ABOUT
WHERE I WORKED PRIOR TO BEING
HERE , THE AFTER HOURS
ESTABLISHMENTS WERE DEFINITELY ,
FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, A
THORN IN OUR SIDE. THERE ARE TWO
IN DISTRICT 2. ONE VOLUNTARILY
DECIDED TO CLOSE. THAT WAS AFTER
RECEIVING A LATER -- LETTER FROM
THE CHIEF PUTTING THEM ON NOTICE
THAT YOU NEED TO CLEAN UP YOUR
ACT. VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I
KNOW THE COMMUNITY IS VERY
THANKFUL FOR THAT. DEFINITELY
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
COUNCILMEMBER WOO FOR ALL THE
WORK YOU PUT IN. ALL THE
EFFICACY YOU AND YOUR STAFF DID
TO BRING US HERE. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
SCOTT LINDSAY FOR EVERYTHING YOU
HAVE DONE. EVERYONE IN THE
COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO
MAKE THIS POSSIBLE . SEEN THE
COMMENTS THAT HAVE COME FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. URGING US TO
TAKE THIS LONG OVERDUE ACTION. I
AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS BILL. I THINK EVERYONE --
THANK EVERYONE FOR GETTING US TO
THIS POINT. AS I HAVE SAID
BEFORE, I AM TIRED OF ADDING
ANOTHER NAME TO THE LIST OF
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED AT THESE
ESTABLISHMENTS. LET'S TAKE THIS
ACTION SO THAT WE SAY NO MORE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH .
>> I WILL LET YOU HAVE THE LAST
WORD .
>> -- I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN
35 SHOOTINGS AT AFTER-HOURS
LOUNGES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS .
10 HOMICIDES, OVER A DOZEN, IN
THE PAST DOZEN YEARS. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS ABOUT
TIME THAT WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS UNCHECKED PROBLEM THAT HAS
GONE ON SO LONG. I DO WANT TO
LEND MY VOICE TO THE FIRE OF
FOLKS THANKING COUNCILMEMBER WOO
FOR PUSHING THIS. IT WAS A
PRIORITY BEFORE SHE LEFT OFFICE
, AND ALSO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY
WITH THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
WITH CHAIR KETTLE TO BRING THIS
FORWARD NOW. THIS HAS GONE ON
FOR TOO LONG AND COST TOO MANY
LIVES. IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE
DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT. THIS
WILL SET US ON THE RIGHT PATH.
IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT THE
DAMAGE TO THE PEOPLE THAT
PATRONIZE AND LIVE AROUND SOME
OF THESE BUSINESSES GET -- WITH
THE ACTION WE ARE TAKING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE, FOR
BRINGING THIS TO THIS POINT.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. ONE THING
ONE CAN NOTICE FROM THE REMARKS
IS THE IMPACT OF THESE INCIDENTS
, THESE KILLINGS, AND THIS
VIOLENCE IS OFTEN IN DISTRICTS
1, 2, AND 3. BUT BY TAKING
ACTION, WE ONCE AGAIN SAY, HEY,
WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING THIS . THIS
WILL RIPPLE ACROSS THE CITY .
THE IMPACTS WILL NOT BE LIMITED
TO THESE DISTRICTS. WILL BE FOR
THE ENTIRE CITY. AND SO, AGAIN,
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR
SUPPORT . AGAIN, I URGE YOU TO
VOTE YES ON THIS BILL.
>> ALL RIGHT. I AM NOT SEEING
ANY OTHER HANDS UP. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AS AMENDED.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
ALL RIGHT. THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? I AM NOT SEEING
ANY. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE REACHED
THE END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY
COUNCIL MEETING IS ON APRIL 22
AT 2:00 P.M. IT IS 2:53. HEARING
NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE