>> [ ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN PRESENT .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TODAY WE
HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS THAT
WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE
FOLLOWING ORDER. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE WILL PRESENT A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY
2025 TO BE OLDER AMERICAN'S
MONTH. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WILL
PRESENT A PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 TO BE
FOSTER CARE MONTH. FINALLY,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK WILL PRESENT
A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY
13, 2025 TO BE DAY OF ACTION.
EACH COUNCILMEMBER WILL PRESENT
THEIR PROCLAMATION , AND THEN
COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE PROVIDED
THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
BEFORE THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED
TO ALLOW THE PROCLAMATION TO BE
PRESENTED TO THOSE ACCEPTING IT
, AND THEY CAN MAKE COMMENTS
THEMSELVES. COUNCILMEMBER MOORE,
YOUR RECOGNIZE TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION ON OLDER AMERICAN
'S MONTH. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAS JOINED
US IN PERSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK ALL
MY COLLEAGUES WHO ADDED THEIR
NAME TO THIS PROCLAMATION. I AM
HONORED TO PRESENT TO PAMELA
WILLIAMS OF THE MAYOR'S COUNCIL
ON AFRICAN AMERICAN ELDERS AND
SINCERELY THANK THEM AND ALL THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS THAT SUPPORT OUR
AGING COMMUNITY, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE
NORTHWEST UNIVERSAL DESIGN
COUNCIL, AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AGING
AND DISABILITY SERVICES
DIVISION. THE THEME FOR THIS
MONTH IS FLIP THE SCRIPT ON
AGING, INTENDING TO TRANSFORM
HOW SOCIETY VIEWS, TALKS ABOUT
AND APPROACHES AGING, AS WELL AS
CHALLENGING THE STEREOTYPES OF
MISCONCEPTIONS. TO THAT POINT, I
HAVE A BUTTON HERE THAT SAYS I
LOVE AGING. WE ENCOURAGE ALL
SEATTLE RESIDENTS TO CONNECT
WITH THEIR ELDER FAMILY MEMBERS,
THEIR FRIENDS, THEIR NEIGHBORS,
THEIR COLLEAGUES AND HONOR THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR
COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS CONSIDER
HOW WE THINK OF, AND APPROACH,
AGING IN OURSELVES. IN SOME
WAYS, IT REALLY IS THE NEW
FRONTIER IN TERMS OF CHALLENGING
STEREOTYPES AND LIMITATIONS. I
AM VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION TO PAMELA WILLIAMS.
I WILL MEET YOU DOWN HERE FOR
THE PRESENTATION.
>> FIRST, WE ASKED --
>> I'M SORRY.
>> HOLD ON, PLEASE. TO ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES WISH TO MAKE
COMMENTS? I DO. I WILL SIMPLY
SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. RIGHT
NOW , I DON'T MEAN TO BE A
DOWNER, BUT WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP
CUTTING MEDICAID, MEDICARE, ET
CETERA , OR THREATENING TO, IT
CAN BE -- PEOPLE CAN FEEL MORE
VULNERABLE . THIS PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZES PEOPLE OVER 50 TO BE
IN THAT CATEGORY. I AM RIGHT
THERE WITH YOU. I WANT TO SAY TO
OUR OLDER AMERICANS IN SEATTLE
THAT WE HAVE GOT YOUR BACK. WE
RECOGNIZE, AND WE'RE WITH YOU,
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE
IS A HAND UP. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE FOR BRINGING THIS
PROCLAMATION BEFORE IS. IT WAS
AN HONOR TO WORK FOR THE LAST
COUNCILMEMBER WHO HELD THE
POSITION YOU DO, WHICH IS
PUTTING THIS FORWARD. I SEE SOME
FOLKS FROM HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT WHO DO THE WORK EVERY
DAY OUT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE. I
WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT
YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND THE RESIDENCE WE
SERVE. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, IF THERE ARE NOT ANY
MORE COMMENTS, I WILL SUSPEND
THE RULES SO WE CAN PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION , AND THE RECEIVERS
CAN MAKE COMMENTS ON THEIR OWN.
SEEING NO OBJECTION. THE RULES
ARE SUSPENDED.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PROCLAMATION FOR OLDER
AMERICAN'S MONTH 2025. MY NAME
IS PAMELA WILLIAMS. I CHAIR THE
COUNCIL ON AFRICAN AMERICAN
ELDERS. I'M JOINED BY ALEX OF
THE AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICE
ADVISORY COUNCIL. SHE IS THE
CHAIR. I JOINED BY OTHER MEMBERS
FROM OUR RESPECTIVE
ORGANIZATIONS. TOGETHER, WE HELP
ADVISE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES
THAT IMPACT ADULTS , OLDER
ADULTS. WE OFFER INSIGHTS BASED
ON WHAT WE HEAR, SEE , AND
EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND
BASED ON OUR OWN LIVES THAT WE
EXPERIENCE AS PEOPLE AGING IN
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. AS
MENTIONED EARLIER, THE OLDER
AMERICANS THEME THIS YEAR IS
FLIP THE SCRIPT ON AGING . THIS
IS AN INVITATION TO EXAMINE AND
TRANSFORM HOW SOCIETY PERCEIVES
, TALKS ABOUT, AND APPROACHES
AGING. OVERALL, WE ALL ARE
AGING. WHY NOT EMBRACE IT?
LET'S CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES AND
CREATE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE CAN
ALL THRIVE AND LIVE OUR LATER
YEARS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE FOR LEADING THE
CHANGE ON THIS BY DEVELOPING AN
ANTIAGING TRAINING. WE ARE
THRILLED THAT HUNDREDS OF CITY
EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT. I ALSO
WANT TO LIFT UP THE CASE
MANAGERS. THE NURSES AND THE
SUPPORT STAFF WHO WORK EVERY DAY
TO PROVIDE CARE AND RESOURCES TO
OLDER ADULTS , AND TO STRENGTHEN
SYSTEMS SO THAT ALL PEOPLE IN
OUR REGION CAN AGE WITH DIGNITY.
AGAIN, WE DEEPLY VALUE THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR THE RECOGNITION OF
THE OLDER AMERICAN'S MONTH. WE
KNOW OUR COMMUNITIES ARE AGING
AND EXPERIENCING DIVERSE NEEDS,
AND YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT IS
INVALUABLE. WE ARE PROUD OF
SEATTLE'S ROLE AS A LEADER IN
THIS SPACE. BEHALF OF BOTH
COUNCILS, WE THANK YOU. [
APPLAUSE ] OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY TO BE
FOSTER CARE MONTH. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE DO
>> THANK YOU , MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO
EXTEND MY HEARTFELT THANK YOU
AND APPRECIATIONS TO MY FELLOW
COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES,
EVERYONE AT THE DAIS, AND THE
MAYOR, FOR SIGNING THIS
IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION. IT
RECOGNIZES THE TIRELESS AND
COMPASSIONATE WORK OF THOSE WHO
SUPPORT OUR FOSTER YOUTH. IT IS
NO SECRET , I HAVE SAID THIS
BEFORE, THIS WORK IS DEEPLY
PERSONAL TO ME AS SOMEONE WHO
HAS OVERCOME THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM. I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE
FIRSTHAND. I AM GRATEFUL EVERY
DAY THAT I GET TO BE AT THIS
DAIS . ALSO, IN A STRANGE WAY, I
AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF MY
COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES, NOT
BECAUSE I HAD TO ENCOUNTER THEM
AND OVERCOME THEM, BUT BECAUSE I
AM WHERE I AM TODAY DESPITE
THOSE EXPERIENCES. BUT FOR THE
HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE OF MANY
FOSTER CARE ORGANIZATIONS ,
PHILANTHROPIC GROUPS, NONPROFITS
, SOCIAL WORKERS , OTHER
PROVIDERS , A BROAD EXPANSIVE
LIST, I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY
. AND SO, I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL
FOR THIS WORK, AND I KNOW WE ARE
ALL GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT
THESE ADVOCATES DO EVERY DAY FOR
THE BENEFIT OF FOSTER YOUTH IN
OUR BROADER COMMUNITY. IT IS
MAY. IT IS TIME TO UPLIFT AND
ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE TRULY CHANGING LIVES.
TODAY WE ARE HONORED TO BE
JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM
SOME OF THE LEADING
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS SPACE,
INCLUDING WASHINGTON STATE
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE , NOW
RETIRED, THE FOUNDING PRESIDENT
AND CEO OF THE CENTER FOR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE,
LINDA HALL, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF
POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
AT TREEHOUSE . THIS CAME UP IN
DISCUSSION YESTERDAY. AND OF
COURSE, LAURA McCORMICK, PROGRAM
DIRECTOR FOR ICW FOSTER AND
FRESH FAMILY SERVICES THROUGH
THE UNITED INDIANS OF ALL TRIBES
FOUNDATION. AGAIN, I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THE IMPACT OF THIS
WORK . GROWING UP IN MINNESOTA,
I BENEFITED FROM SO MANY
WONDERFUL ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING THE WILDER BUSH
FOUNDATION AND THE BUSCH
MEMORIAL CHILDREN'S HOME. THERE
IS A WHOLE ECOSYSTEM OF
PROVIDERS WE NEED TO -- WE ARE
PAST DUE TO CELEBRATE AND UPLIFT
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK
YOU ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT
THIS PROCLAMATION TO THEM AT
THIS TIME , WITH YOUR
PERMISSION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> FIRST, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR
TO ANY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE
ANYTHING TO SAY OR COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR. I WANTED
TO SAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA FOR BRINGING
THIS PROCLAMATION. IT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE INCREDIBLE WORK
THAT THE FOSTER FAMILIES DO .
HAVING BEEN A PUBLIC DEFENDER
WHO REPRESENTED PARENTS AND
CHILDREN IN ABUSE AND NEGLECT
PROCEEDINGS, AS WELL AS A JUDGE
AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM, I ALSO
HAD THE IMMINENT -- EMINENT
PLEASURE OF APPEARING BEFORE THE
WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT
JUSTICE, WHO WAS AN ABSOLUTE
ADVOCATE, FEARS ADVOCATE, FOR
FOSTER YOUTH. SO OFTEN, THE
SYSTEM IS CRITICIZED
LEGITIMATELY IN IT DOING THE WO
RAISING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
GOING THROUGH VERY DIFFICULT
TIMES ARE LOSS. I SO APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING THIS TO THE
FOREFRONT. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER HANDS. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. I TOO WANT TO LEND
MY VOICE OF GRATITUDE TO
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR BRINGING
EXAMPLE. I TOO , WHEN I WAS IN
LAW SCHOOL, I INTERNED FOR AN
ORGANIZATION, LAWYERS FOR
CHILDREN, THAT PROVIDED LAWYERS
TO CHILDREN WHO WERE IN NEGLECT
AND ABUSE PROCEEDINGS. AND WHO
WERE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES .
ALSO, NEW PEOPLE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD WHO SERVED AS
FOSTER PARENTS . REALLY, IN
THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS,
FAMILY REUNIFICATION IS ALWAYS
THE GOAL . IN THE INTERIM, WHILE
THOSE FAMILIES ARE GETTING THE
HELP THEY NEED TOO -- TO BE ABLE
TO ACCEPT THEIR CHILDREN BACK IN
THEIR HOMES, THERE ARE A LOT OF
LOVING PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING
FOSTER KIDS IN AND PROVIDING
STABILITY TO THESE KIDS AS BEST
THEY CAN DURING DIFFICULT TIMES.
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE KIDS, FOSTER
KIDS, AND THE FAMILIES WHO SERVE
AS FOSTER FAMILIES WHO DO
WONDERFUL AND LOVING WORK ON
BEHALF OF THESE KIDS. THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD . IT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
RECOGNIZE THIS WORK. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
YOUR TIMING IS IMPECCABLE AS WE
ARE TAKING UP THE PRESCHOOL
PROMISE LEVY. I WOULD LOVE TO
WORK WITH YOU TO SEE IF THERE IS
SOMETHING WE CAN DO IN THAT
LIVING TO MAKE A BUDGET OUTCOME
FOR THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. THANK
YOU, MY FRIEND. BUT I HAVE A FEW
IDEAS. LET'S WORK OFF-LINE.
>> REAL QUICK, I WILL JUST SAY
THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. AND OF COURSE,
LENDING YOUR STORY, WHICH
GROUNDS US IN THE REALITY. I
SPENT SOME TIME LAMENTING THE
LOSS OF FUNDING FOR TREEHOUSE
YESTERDAY. I WANT TO EXTEND MY
GRATITUDE TO THEM IN THE ROOM,
AND TO THE OTHER FOLKS THAT YOU
INTRODUCED TO MAKE UP THE
ECOSYSTEM THAT PROVIDES CARE AND
A MORE HEALTHY AND LOVING
ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW OUR
GUESTS TO ACCEPT IT AND PROVIDE
REMARKS, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY
CLOSING REMARKS.
>> THE ONLY THING I WILL SAY IS,
I'VE GOT TO NAME A FEW
UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS AND END ON
AN OPTIMISTIC NOTE. WE KNOW
THERE, SADLY, IS A FOSTER CARE
TO PRISON PIPELINE . WE ALSO
KNOW THERE IS A FOSTER CARE TO
HOMELESSNESS PIPELINE. I THINK
50% AND 40% OF YOUTH,
RESPECTIVELY, I MIGHT HAVE THE
STATS FLIPPED, THAT HAVE ENTERED
THE FOSTER KID -- SYSTEM ONE DAY
CAN SADLY BE EXPECTED TO GO DOWN
ONE OF THOSE PADS. IT IS
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THOSE WITH US
TODAY , AND MORE WHO AREN'T,
THAT ARE DOING THE WORK TO GET
THAT NUMBER DOWN AND MAKE SURE
MORE PEOPLE FOSTER YOUTH ARE
ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR TRUE
POTENTIAL IN LIFE AND THRIVE.
THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
CELEBRATING THE TREMENDOUS WORK
AND DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT OF
ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN THE
ECOSYSTEM. MENTORS, WHATEVER,
THAT ARE DOING THE WORK TO
SUPPORT AND UPLIFT OUR YOUTH,
PARTICULARLY THOSE MOST ANY.
I'M HONORED TO PRESENT THIS.
WITH NO FURTHER ADO.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WHICH EVER ONE YOU WANT.
>> SINCE I HEAR. CAN YOU HEAR ME
ALL RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM VERY
PROUD TO BE THE FOUNDING
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CENTER
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE.
MY SUCCESSOR AT THE CENTER IS IN
FLORIDA WITH HER NOT EVEN WEEK
OLD FIRST GRANDCHILD. I THOUGHT
SHE COULD ABSENT HERSELF FROM
THIS ONE. IT IS MY HONOR TO
SPEAK TODAY ON BEHALF OF TWO
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WITH ME.
UNITED TRIBES AND LINDA FROM
TREEHOUSE. ALSO, FOR ME TO
ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF THE
CENTER. ALSO, TO THANK SO MANY
OTHERS. MAYBE SOME OF YOU IN
THIS AUDIENCE FOR THEIR WORK
EVERY DAY TO GUIDE CHILDREN AND
YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULLEST
POTENTIAL. FOSTER PARENTS,
KINSHIP CARE PROVIDERS,
CASEWORKERS, CHILD WELFARE
PROFESSIONALS, NONPROFIT SERVICE
PROVIDERS, TEACHERS, AND EVEN
JUDGES AND LAWYERS. FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS ARE ALL PROVIDING
ESSENTIAL SERVICES , LOVING CARE
TO OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCES,
OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. A.I. IS
NEVER GOING TO REPLACE THEM ,
AND A.I. IS NEVER GOING TO
REPLACE OUR RESOURCE . OUR
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IS NOT
PERFECT . IT DOESN'T PREVENT
ALL WARM -- ARM. IT DOESN'T
PROTECT ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR
FAMILIES. WE MAKE MISTAKES. BUT
IN OVER 40 YEARS I HAVE BEEN
PRIVILEGED TO BE A PART OF THIS
WORK, WE HAVE GOTTEN BETTER. WE
HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF KIDS
PLACED OUTSIDE THEIR HOME BY ONE
HALF. THOSE PLACEMENTS ARE
RESULTING IN SHORTER LENGTHS OF
STAY , ALTHOUGH ALSO, AS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS IMPLIED,
EVEN ONE DAY IS TOO MUCH. BUT
WHEN THEY ARE PLACED NOW,
THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE
PLACED WITH FAMILY . ALSO,
BECAUSE WE ARE LISTENING TO
RESEARCH AND LISTENING BETTER TO
THE FAMILIES, THOSE WE SERVE.
NOT AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD, BUT WE
ARE LISTENING BETTER. STILL, WE
FALL SHORT. THERE IS LOTS MORE
WORK TO DO TO ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS. -- , FOOD
INSECURITY, EDUCATIONAL DEFICITS
AND PERSISTENT FAILURES IN RACE,
EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
SEATTLE IS A COMMUNITY THAT
CARES . THIS PROCLAMATION
PLEDGES US TO CONTINUE TO DO
BETTER , AND WE CAN'T DO IT
WITHOUT ALL OF YOU . THANKS TO
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OUR COMMON
MISSION AND COMMON VALUES CH. [
APPLAUSE ]
>>
OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER TRENT IT.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO
PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION ON
FRANK CHOPP DAY OF ACTION.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, IT IS
TRULY AN HONOR TO BRING FORWARD
THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY
DESIGNATING MAY 13 AS FRANK
CHOPP DAY OF ACTION. FRANK WAS A
MENTOR TO ME. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE
IN THIS ROOM. I THOUGHT I KNEW
HIS LEGACY, UNTIL I STARTED
WORKING ON THIS PROCLAMATION. I
WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY, WHO IS
HERE TODAY, NANCY AND ELLIE, WHO
WILL SHARE A COUPLE OF WORDS
WITH US SHORTLY. I WANT TO THANK
YOU BOTH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I GOT TO KNOW FRANK BETTER
THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND HE IS
FAR MORE INCREDIBLE THAN I
ALREADY THOUGHT. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK, NOT JUST IN
SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING THIS
PROCLAMATION, BUT ALSO FOR
SHARING HIM WITH US. COLLEAGUES,
IF I SHARED EVERY SINGLE THING
THAT HE DID FOR THIS COMMUNITY,
WE WOULD BE HERE ALL NIGHT. IT
WOULD BE A FUN NIGHT, FOR THE
RECORD, BUT IT WOULD BE A VERY
LONG NIGHT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
JUST A COUPLE OF PIECES OF HIS
LEGACY, PARTICULARLY HOW THEY
HAVE INFLUENCED THE LIVES OF
SEATTLEITES ACROSS EVERY CORNER
OF THE CITY. WITH FRANK WAS A
STUDENT AT UDUB, HE WAS ACTIVE
IN OPPOSING REDLINING AND HELPED
FOUND THE SEATTLE TENANTS UNION.
HE HAS BEEN THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR OF THE PIPE MARKET
SENIOR CENTER, FOUNDER OF THE
FREMONT PUBLIC ASSOCIATION NOW
KNOWN AS SOLID GROUND. ESTABLISH
OUR FIRST SEATTLE HOUSING LEVY
ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN 1986. HE
ALSO ESTABLISHED THE HOUSING
TRUST FUND, THE EDUCATION LEGACY
TRUST ACCOUNT , EXPANDED THE
DOCUMENT RECORDING FEES, AND
MOST RECENTLY, HELPED TO FUND
THE COVENANT HOME OWNERSHIP
ACCOUNT. THIS PROGRAM IS WORKING
TO WRITE THE HISTORICAL WRONGS
AND PAST DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING
POLICY TO OPEN UP THE DOOR FOR
HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR
BLACK FAMILIES. TRULY, HIS
LEGACY HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF
SO MANY IN THE CITY, AND IN
EVERY CORNER OF THIS STATE. THE
LAST PROJECT I GOT TO WORK ON
ALONGSIDE FRANK WAS WORKING TO
SECURE PROGRESSIVE REVENUE FOR
THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER.
SOME OF YOU ALL MAY HAVE SEEN
THE ADS FEATURING FRANK AND I
REALLY PUSHING FOR MAKING SURE
WE ARE SETTING UP THE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER FOR SUCCESS IN
DELIVERING UNION BUILT SOCIAL
HOUSING FOR WORKING PEOPLE. IT
WAS INCREDIBLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE
HIM FOR THAT. THAT IS WHY I
REMAIN COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE
WE ARE ESTABLISHING AND SETTING
UP THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
FOR SUCCESS SO THEY CAN DELIVER
ON THAT. TODAY'S PROCLAMATION,
YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED, IT IS
NOT JUST FRANK CHOPP DAY. HE
WOULD NOT HAVE LIKED THAT. THAT
WASN'T HIS VIBE. THE THING THAT
FRANK WANTED MORE THAN ANYTHING
WAS TO GET WORK DONE. HE WANTED
TO PUT PEOPLE TO WORK. HE PUT ME
TO WORK. I THINK YOU PUT A
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM TO
WORK. AND SO, IT IS EXACTLY WHAT
HE WOULD HAVE WANTED, TO MAKE
SURE WE WERE CURING FORWARD THE
WORK AND SO, COLLEAGUES, BY
ESTABLISHING THIS DAY IS A DAY
OF ACTION, THIS IS A REMINDER
FOR US AS ELECTED LEADERS THAT
WE HAVE A DUTY TO DELIVER .
FRANK WAS ABOUT THE WORK THROUGH
AND THROUGH, AND THE BEST WAY WE
CAN HONOR HIM IS BY GETTING TO
WORK . THAT IS WHY I AM
COMMITTING PUBLICLY TO WORKING
TIRELESSLY TO FIGHT FOR WORKING
PEOPLE, OUR RENTERS , THE RIGHT
TO ORGANIZE, AND FOR HOUSING AND
HEALTHCARE JUSTICE FOR ALL. I
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW FOLKS
PLAN TO TAKE ACTION AND KEEP UP
THIS FIGHT. I INVITE EVERYONE
HERE TO JOIN US AT 4:00 WHERE WE
WILL, NOT ONLY JUST TALK ABOUT
HIS INCREDIBLE LEGACY, BUT TALK
ABOUT GETTING WORK DONE. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
AS SHE SAID, IF WE WENT THROUGH
THE LEGACY, WE WOULD BE HERE ALL
NIGHT. WOULD BE REALLY GREAT AND
HEALTHY EVENING, BUT IT WOULD BE
A VERY LONG EVENING. WE WILL
RECONVENE AFTER THIS TO CONTINUE
THE CONVERSATION. JUST A FEW
THINGS FOR ME ON THE RECORD
BEFORE I GET INTO HIM AS A
POLITICIAN AND LEADER. HE WORKED
WITH MY GODMOTHER AND CASCADE
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING FOLKS.
ELLIE, I KNOW YOU WENT TO MODEL
U.N. IN D.C. WITH MY GOOD FRIEND
MR. BELL. HE TALKS A LOT ABOUT
THE EXPERIENCE OF GETTING TO BE
WITH HIM AS A DAD . I THINK IT
IS ON CHERRY STREET . WHAT WAS
HE DOING? [ LAUGHTER ] BUT HE
KNEW THAT SOMEBODY NEEDED A
PLACE TO REST THEIR HEAD. AT
THAT POINT IN HIS LIFE, HE KNEW
HE HAD A HAMMER AND NAIL. HE
WALKS THE TALK AND THE FULL
EXTENT OF HIS IMPACT WILL NEVER
BE KNOWN . IT WILL NEVER BE
KNOWN, BECAUSE HE IS HUMBLE .
AND BECAUSE HE KNEW THE PLACE TO
LIVE, OR PLACED FOR SOMEONE TO
LAY THEIR HEAD, WAS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN A PRESS RELEASE.
IT IS GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US TO
KEEP THAT LEGACY GOING , AND TO
KEEP THOSE RIPPLES MOVING .
WE'RE ALL JUST SO LUCKY ENOUGH
TO HAVE HAD HIM IN OUR COMMUNITY
AS A FRIEND , AS A POLITICIAN,
AS AN ORGANIZER , AND AS A DAD
AND AS A HUSBAND. THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS HERE
VIA ZOOM. WE CANNOT SEE HIM, BUT
I AM GOING TO OFFER HIM, OR
ANYBODY ELSE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. OKAY.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL JUST SAY
THAT I AM HERE . I AM HONORED TO
HONOR .
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT
. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW OUR
GUESTS TO ACCEPT IT. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE RULES ARE
SUSPENDED , AND THE PROCLAMATION
WILL NOW BE PRESENTED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> I FRANK'S WIFE. I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR
THIS WONDERFUL RECOGNITION OF
FRANK TODAY. IT IS HIS BIRTHDAY
TODAY. PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL.
EXCUSE ME. WE ALSO APPRECIATE
THE FOCUS IN THIS RESOLUTION ON
TAKING ACTION. THOSE OF YOU WHO
KNOW FRANK KNOW HE WAS ALWAYS
TAKING ACTION FROM THE TIME HE
WAS IN COLLEGE TO THE DAY HE
DIED. HE GOT UP EVERY DAY AND
THOUGHT ABOUT HOW HE CAN IMPROVE
PEOPLE'S LIVES. HE WASN'T A
GREAT PERSON TO GO ON VACATION
WITH, BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS
THINKING AND WORRYING ON WHAT
WAS NEXT, WHAT WAS MORE, WHAT
COULD BE DONE. THE HABITS
AMAZING ABILITY TO SEE
POSSIBILITY, AND TO BRING THOSE
POSSIBILITIES TO LIFE. HE
CERTAINLY DID THAT ON HOUSING
WITH MAGNUSON PARK WHERE HE SAW
THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE
McKINNEY ACT TO BUILD LOW INCOME
HOUSING, AND WORKED ON THAT HIS
WHOLE LIFE. HE WAS STILL WORKING
ON WHAT WAS NEXT AFTER REALLY
PUSHING FOR BUILDING NINE TO GET
REDEVELOPED, AND FOR COTTAGE
HOUSING TO BE DONE . HE HAD THAT
CREATIVITY WHEN HE THOUGHT ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING HOME
AND HOPE, WHICH WAS THE PROJECT
HE AND TONY WORKED ON WITH
ENTERPRISE TO IDENTIFY PUBLICLY
OWNED HOUSING , PUBLICLY OWNED
LAND THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED FOR
HOUSING, AND JUST RECOGNIZING
THE WE HAVE ASSETS RIGHT HERE
ALL AROUND US IN THIS COMMUNITY
THAT CAN BE TURNED INTO
AFFORDABLE LIVING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS, FOR
COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AND THAT
PROJECT HAS GENERATED MORE THAN
9000 HOMES FOR PEOPLE, UNIT FOR
PEOPLE, AND OVER 134 CHILDCARE
FACILITIES OR EARLY LEARNING
FACILITIES. JUST FROM
RECOGNIZING ASSETS WE HAD THAT
WE WERE NOT APPROPRIATELY USING.
HE EXPANDED THAT BY REQUIRING
SOUND TRANSIT TO TH
TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT TO LOW
INCOME HOUSING PROVIDERS. AGAIN,
WE HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL
COMMUNITIES, TRANSIT ORIENTED
COMMUNITIES, ALL BECAUSE OF
RECOGNIZING THAT IDEA. OF ALL
THE TITLES THAT FRANK HAD, THE
TITLE HE WAS MOST COMFORTABLE
WITH WAS COMMUNITY ORGANIZER. .
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, EVEN WHEN
HE WAS A LEGISLATOR, HE WAS
ALWAYS ACTUALLY OUT IN THE
COMMUNITY ALSO ORGANIZING.
SOMETIMES ORGANIZING TO GET
PEOPLE TO SHOW UP TO PUSH THE
LEGISLATURE TO DO THINGS THAT
NEEDED TO BE DONE TO RAISE
ISSUES . ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WAS AT THE HEART OF THAT WAS
THAT HE ALWAYS WELCOMED INTO HIS
CHAMBERS, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
MOST IMPORTANT, WAS TO BRING IN
PEOPLE WHO WERE TELLING THEIR
OWN STORIES. LIKE THE STORY OF
DREAMERS WHO HAD BARRIERS TO
GOING TO COLLEGE. THOSE STORIES
THAT THEY SHARED WITH HIM REALLY
WERE WHAT SET HIS LIFE ON FIRE ,
AND SET HIS EFFORTS . I KNOW
THAT HE DID THAT IN CONCERT WITH
HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATES,
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, SOME
OF WHICH ARE HERE TODAY WITH US
BECAUSE OF THE OTHER
PROCLAMATIONS. AND HIS SUCCESS
IS ABSOLUTELY A SHARED SUCCESS
BROUGHT ABOUT BECAUSE OF THAT
COLLABORATION AND INCLUSIVE
APPROACH , BECAUSE THE POWER IN
OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS IN OUR
NONPROFITS, IN OUR ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATIONS, WAS SOMETHING HE
UNDERSTOOD AND COULD NOT HAVE
POSSIBLY ACCOMPLISHED THE THINGS
HE IS GIVEN CREDIT FOR WITHOUT
THEM, AND HE OFTEN GAVE CREDIT
TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS FOR
HELPING HIM ACCOMPLISH HIS
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT, LEGISLATIVE
OUTCOMES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR DOING THIS TODAY. IT MEANS A
LOT TO THE FAMILY. WE HOPE THAT
HE CONTINUES TO BE AN EXAMPLE
FOR PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO REALLY
HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS AND TO BE CREATIVE AND
RECOGNIZE THE MANY WAYS IN WHICH
WE CAN MOVE JUSTICE FORWARD IN
OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO INVITE
NICOLE, WHO SERVED ALONG WITH
FRANK, UP TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS
WELL.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU. IS
THAT WHEN WORKING? CAN YOU HEAR
ME? THANK YOU. IT IS AN HONOR TO
BE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL TODAY. AS
NANCY SAID, I HAVE HAD THE GREAT
HONOR TO SERVE WITH FRANK
REPRESENTING CONSTITUENTS IN THE
34th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT FOR
EIGHT YEARS. NANCY SAID IT WELL.
YOU KNOW, FRANK ALWAYS CALLED
HIMSELF A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
AND CITIZEN ACTIVIST. HE WAS
REALLY KNOWN TO BE A POLITICAL
GENIUS AND GIANT IN OUR STATE
PARTICULARLY IN THE HALLS OF
OLYMPIA. HE CARED FOR PEOPLE
ACROSS THE STATE , AND HE LOVED
THIS CITY. MANY OF YOU ARE
PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE MANY
PROJECTS THAT FRANK WAS INVOLVED
WITH BUILDING HERE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE . I INVITE YOU TO GO
TO ANY CITY IN WASHINGTON STATE
WHERE THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER
HOUSING PROJECTS AND HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES THAT HAVE HIS MARK ON
THEM. I AM ONE OF THE COUNTLESS
PEOPLE WHO HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY
FRANK OVER HIS LONG, LONG 10
YEAR. IT IS QUITE AN HONOR TO
HAVE BEEN THERE. FRANK AND I
FOUND COMMON PURPOSE IN OUR
DRIVE TO ENSURE HOUSING AND
HEALTHCARE FOR ALL PEOPLE IN OUR
STATE. FRANK IS THE PERSON WHO
MADE SURE THAT EVERY KID IN
WASHINGTON STATE HAS HEALTHCARE.
HE MADE SURE THAT WASHINGTON
STATE IS THE FIRST DATE WERE ANY
LOW INCOME KID CAN HAVE AN
ENTITLEMENT TO GO TO COLLEGE FOR
FREE. FRANK WAS A CHAMPION FOR
EXPANDING CHILDCARE IN OUR STATE
, AND FOR INSURING THAT WE HAVE
LONG-TERM CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS
IN THE STATE, AND THAT WE HAVE
PAID FAMILY LEAVE FOR ALL
WORKING PEOPLE IN THIS STATE. IF
YOU'VE HEARD ALREADY, WE CAN GO
ON AND ON ABOUT HIS LEGACY. ALL
OF THESE THINGS YOU HEARD ABOUT
TODAY WERE ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE
OF HIS INCREDIBLE SKILL AND
HUMILITY BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER AND LETTING THOSE WHO
ARE MOST IMPACTED LEAD ON THESE
EFFORTS. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO ALL
OF YOU FOR RECOGNIZING, NOT ONLY
HIS LEGACY, BUT HIS COMMITMENT
TO ACTION. I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE LIVE OUT HIS LEGACY
AND CONTINUE TO DO GOOD WORK FOR
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD
LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE
ALSO HAVE 43rd LEGISLATIVE
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE SEAN
SCOTT IN THE HOUSE AS WELL.
THINK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE ON THIS OCCASION.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA PER
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE. I WANTED TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE PHIL LEWIS A
COCHAIR OF THE SEATTLE HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION. I INVITED
THEM TO JOIN US FOR THIS
PROCLAMATION. I'M GLAD WE
CAUGHT YOU JUST IN TIME BEFORE
YOU LEFT BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE A
MEETING TO HEAD TO. I HAD THE
PLEASURE OF PARTNERING OVER THE
LAST FEW MONTHS WITH HIM IN THE
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON A
NUMBER OF SHARED ADVOCACY
INITIATIVES IN OLYMPIA
PERTAINING TO FOSTER YOUTH. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE
TERRIFIC FOSTER CARE SERVICE
PROVIDERS, OR ONE OF THE MANY
GREAT PEOPLE AS PART OF THE
BROADER ECOSYSTEM THAT JUSTICE
BRIDGE CALLED OUT EARLIER . YOU
CAN BE AN AYOU DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE,
YOU CAN BE AN ADVOCATE. I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU . LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT WORK
ALONGSIDE YOU ALL, AND ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO TAKE UP THIS WORK
TOGETHER. SOME OF THAT WORK IN
OLYMPIA WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND SOME
OF IT WAS IT. THANKFULLY, WE
HAVE REPRESENTATIVE MARCY AND
REPRESENTATIVE MARCY AND SCOTT
IN THE ROOM TO HELP US WORK
TOGETHER NEXT YEAR TO MAKE SURE
WE ARE EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL.
THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATIONS TODAY. THANK YOU
ALL FOR COMING. THIS IS A GREAT
SLICE OF OUR CIVIC LIFE HERE IN
SEATTLE. IT IS GREAT TO HAVE
THIS COMPONENT TO OUR OFFICIAL
COUNCIL MEETINGS. ALL RIGHT. AT
THIS POINT, WE WILL MOVE INTO
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. AND THE COUNCIL WORK
PROGRAM. LET'S SEE. HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ASSIGNED UP-TO-DATE?
>> WE HAVE SEVEN REMOTE AND 21
IN PERSON.
>> OKAY. WE WILL GIVE -- WE WILL
START WITH 10 PRESENT AND GO TO
REMOTE, ET CETERA. EVERYBODY CAN
HAVE ONE MINUTE. I JUST WANT TO
REMIND PEOPLE, PLEASE REFRAIN
FROM RACIST OR OTHERWISE ABUSIVE
LANGUAGE, CLAPPING, YELLING, ET
CETERA BETWEEN SPEAKERS SO WE
CAN GET TO EVERYONE IN AN
EXPEDITIOUS MANNER . IF YOU NEED
TO EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT FOR
SOMETHING THAT WAS SAID, GO
AHEAD AND DO THE JAZZ HAND OR
CLAPPING SO WE CAN MOVE THROUGH
THIS VERY QUICKLY. GO AHEAD.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
TIME WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF
THEIR TIME. SPEAKERS WILL BE
MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END THE
COMMENTS WITHIN THE ALLOTTED
TIME TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE
NEXT SPEAKER.
>> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS PATRICK
GIBSON .
>> CURRENTLY THE CITY COUNCIL IS
CONSIDERING LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD ROLLBACK MANY OF THE
RENTERS RIGHTS SOCIALIST CITY
COUNCIL OFFICE, INCLUDING THE
BAN ON SCHOOL YOUR EVICTIONS FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN. UNDERCURRENT
ETHICS RULES, RIVERA AND SOLOMON
WOULD BE UNABLE TO VOTE ON THAT
LEGISLATION BECAUSE THEY ARE
LANDLESS. THAT IS WHY CATHY
MOORE AND OTHER DEMOCRATS ON THE
CITY COUNCIL ARE PROPOSING TO
GET ETHICS RULES SO THEY CAN
MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE VOTES TO
PUSH THROUGH THESE PLANE ATTACKS
ON SEATTLE'S WORKING PEOPLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE HAS SAID SHE
IS CONCERNED PARTICULAR VOICES
ARE BEING DISENFRANCHISED BY THE
CURRENT ETHICS RULES. IN THIS
CASE, SHE IS REFERRING TO THE
LANDLORD LOBBY BEING
DISENFRANCHISED . I, ALONG WITH
SEATTLE WORKING PEOPLE, WISH
THAT WERE TRUE, IF ONLY
CORPORATE DEVELOPERS ARE
DISENFRANCHISED MORE OFTEN. IN
REALITY, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
THAT CONTROLS OR CITY GOVERNMENT
IS A PARTY THAT IS BOUGHT AND
PAID FOR BY THE WEALTHIEST
CAPITALIST AND BIGGEST REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPERS IN THE CITY.
ANY DEMOCRAT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
THIS GUTTING OF THE ETHICAL
RULES SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY
VOTED OUT OF OFFICE. RENTERS
RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK!
>> THAT IS A THAT
>> [ CHANTING ]
>> THAT IS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.
THIS IS CONSIDERED AN ALPERS.
THAT IS AGAINST COUNCIL RULES.
DON'T DO THAT, PLEASE.
>> THE DEMOCRAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
ARE TO BE TO TEAR DOWN WALLS
THAT PREVENT COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM VOTING ON RENTER -RELATED
LEGISLATION IF THEY HAVE
LANDLORD INTEREST. THE PRINTER
RIGHTS -- RENTERS RIGHTS
ALONGSIDE A MASS MOVEMENT OF
WORKERS IN SEATTLE. NOW THAT IS
NO WATER IN OFFICE, THESE
DEMOCRAT COUNCIL MEMBERS BELIEVE
THAT WORKERS ARE IN A WEAK
POSITION AND NOW IS THE TIME TO
LAUNCH AN ASSAULT ON THOSE
HARD-WON VICTORIES. WHILE THE
CURRENT PROCESS OR FOCUS ON
FRONT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY,
THIS DEMOCRAT CITY COUNCIL
THINKS THEY WILL NOT FACE MASS
BACKLASH FOR ATTACKING RENTERS,
AND BY EXTENSION, WORKERS.
THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE COVER
OF TRUMP TO JOIN IN ON WORKERS.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TALKED ABOUT
TAKING ACTION TO DEVELOP
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THESE
ARE THE SAME COUNCIL MEMBERS
THAT RATED THE AMAZON TAX DEFUND
POLICE AND PUT THEIR BUDGET.
AMAZON TAX WAS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE DO NOT RELY ON
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
PARTIES TO DEFEND WORKERS. WE,
AS WORKERS, NEED TO --
>> WHO IS THE NEXT SPEAKER?
>> VIOLETTE.
>> PLEASE COME UP.
>> [ CHANTING ] YOU'
>> SORRY. I AM SPEAKING TODAY .
I EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A
TENANT'S RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. I
AM AMERICAN SAMOA AND. I GREW UP
IN SEATTLE. I DON'T LIVE HERE
ANY LONGER BECAUSE OF THE RENT
INCREASES. I'M HERE
REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY,
WORKING PEOPLE , WHO BELIEVE
DEEPLY IN TRANSPARENCY,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC
SERVICE THAT CENTERS PEOPLE . I
AM HERE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE
BILL INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE THE CHANGES SEATTLE 'S
ETHICS CODE. LET'S CALL IT WHAT
IT IS. IT IS A STEP BACKWARDS.
WHILE IT APPEARS TO STREAMLINE
DISCLOSURE , IN REALITY, IT IS A
BILL THAT TEARS DOWN PUBLIC
PROTECTION AND OPENS UP THE DOOR
FOR GREATER INFLUENCE BY THE
RICH AND POWERFUL AT THE COST OF
EVERY DAY --
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THIS IS SO UNFORTUNATE.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE HAVE
YOUR SEAT. YOUR TIME IS UP. YOUR
TIME IS UP.
>> LET HER SPEAK.
>> WHO IS NEXT?
>>
WORKING PEOPLE DIDN'T NEED
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF HOW
UNETHICAL [ INAUDIBLE ] EAGER TO
PROVIDE A. OVER THE PAST DECADE,
SEATTLE APP IS WORKING PEOPLE
WON HISTORIC VICTORIES, THE $15
MINIMUM WAGE, AMAZON TAX,
LANDMARK RENTER'S RIGHTS. IN
THE ABSENCE OF THE SOCIALIST
CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, THIS
COUNCIL HAS BEEN -BENT ON
OVERTURNING THOSE VICTORIES. WE
DEFEATED YOUR ATTACK ON 15 LAST
YEAR. VALUE WANT TO CARRY OUT
BRUTAL ATTACKS ON MENTORS.
BECAUSE THE ATTACK ON THE ETHICS
LAW IS REALLY CLEARING THE PATH
TO KILL RENTER'S RIGHTS, WHICH
WOULD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE
HOMELESSNESS AND KILL THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE. SO CORPORATE
LANDLORDS CAN PROFIT MORE. THAT
IS WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE. AND
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS. A
PARTY OF LANDLORDS AND
BILLIONAIRES, JUST LIKE THE
REPUBLICANS. I HAVE A QUESTION
FOR ALEXIS RINCK. YOU CLAIM TO
SUPPORT RENTERS AND WORKERS. WHY
HAVEN'T YOU SAID ONE WORD
AGAINST THIS ATTACK? WORKERS
STRIKE BACK IS ORGANIZING, NOT
ONLY TO DEFEAT THESE ATTACKS,
BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
WHO VOTES FOR THEM PAYS A
MAXIMUM POLITICAL PRICE
INCLUDING THE END OF YOUR
POLITICAL CAREERS.
>> [ CHANTING ]
>> PLEASE START THE TIME.
>> JASON .
>> IT IS DISGUSTING THAT THE
DEMOCRATS, THESE DEMOCRATS IN
CITY COUNCIL, TRIED TO REPEAL
THE ETHICS CODE IN ORDER TO RAM
THROUGH ATTACKS ON THE RENTER'S
RIGHTS THAT WERE WON BY WORKING
PEOPLE THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF
TRAN60 FOR SOCIALIST CITY
COUNCIL OFFICE, INCLUDING A BAN
ON WINTER EVICTIONS AND BAN ON
SCHOOL YOUR EVICTIONS. AT A TIME
IN THE CITY WHEN CORPORATE
LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT
PRICE-FIXING AND PRICE GOUGING
WORKING PEOPLE TO THE TUNE OF
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, LAST YEAR
ALONE THE TOP THREE LANDLORDS IN
THIS CITY EARNED $3 BILLION IN
PROFITS , AND EVICTIONS IN THIS
COUNTY HAVE SEEN A MASSIVE
INCREASE OF 30% IN THE LAST
YEAR. AND DOUBLED , THE RATE HAS
DOUBLED SINCE 2019. ALL OF THIS
IN THE CONTEXT OF OTHER RISING
COST OF LIVING IN SOCIETY MAKES
IT EVEN MORE DISCUSSING FOR THE
COUNCIL TO WAGER FIGHT AGAINST
THE RIGHTS OF THESE RENTERS. THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS CORRUPT. IT
IS A PARTY OF LANDLORDS. ANYONE
THAT VOTES IN FAVOR OF REPEALING
THESE RIGHTS WILL BE KICKED
OUT OF OFFICE. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ] THIS IS A LIST
OF CRUCIAL RENTER'S RIGHTS .
THIS IS THE VICTORIES THEY WON.
RIGHT NOW, THE LINCHPIN BEHIND
THE SCHEME IS A COMPANY CALLED
REAL PAGE, WHICH THE LAWSUIT SAY
COORDINATE PRICING WITH THE
LARGEST APARTMENT PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT COMPANIES IN THE LAST
, LANDLORDS THAT COLLECTIVELY
CONTROL NEARLY 20 MILLION HOMES.
HOW DARE LANDLORDS CONTROLLER
PROPERTY? THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE
OWNED BY THE WORKERS AND UNION
HOUSING. TO IS ETHICALLY WRONG
AND IMMORAL. JUST AS WRONG IN
SEPARATING FAMILIES. IN SEATTLE,
THESE CORPORATIONS CONTROL A
MAJORITY OF RENTED APARTMENT
BUILDINGS. BIG SEATTLE LANDLORDS
LIKE EQUITY ETHICS, PROPERTY
TRUST, AVALON BAY , ALL OF WHOM
HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF FIGHTING
VICIOUSLY AGAINST EVERY SINGLE
RENTER'S RIGHTS WE HAVE ONE.
THE TOP THREE CORPORATE
LANDLORDS IN SEATTLE WHO
COLLECTIVELY OWN ABOUT 15,000
RENTAL PROPERTIES IN SEATTLE --
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] THE
NEXT THREE SPEAKERS.
>> IF YOU WILL READ THE NEWS,
YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT JUDGE
HAS FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST
THE SEATTLE CITY ATTORNEY FOR
BASICALLY THE SAME THING I FILE
MY COMPLAINTS AGAINST HER A
COUPLE MONTH AGO. MAKING FALSE
STATEMENTS ABOUT THE JUDGE. FYI,
THIS IS NO LONGER THE DEMAND OF
THE PROTESTERS GETTING DRAGGED
OUREAM
COVERAGE. THE OTHER DAY I WOKE
UP TO THE NEWS THAT SIX OUT OF
NINE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
HAD APPARENTLY ENDORSED DAVIDSON
FOR REELECTION. WELL, SORT OF, I
JUST RAN INTO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS IN THE HALLWAY. HE SAID
HE DID NOT ACTUALLY ENDORSER AND
DID NOT NIGHT WHY HE WAS LISTED.
THIS IS REAL. THIS IS A
SCREENSHOT POSTED ON THE BURNER
ON MAY 9. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THIS
IS A FIRST-TIME COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS IS SEEING THIS. YOU ARE
LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AS ONE OF
THE PEOPLE WHO HAS ENDORSED HER.
WITH REGARD TO THE OTHER FIVE OF
YOU, IF YOU DID NOT ACTUALLY
ENDORSER EITHER, AND SHE
HALLUCINATED THAT AS WELL, THAT
IS A CONVERSATION YOU HAVE TO
HAVE WITH HER. THANK YOU.
>> IT IS THE
>> MOBILE THE SEATTLE'S
DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIANS ARE
ATTEMPTED TO UNDO THE BASIC
PROTECTIONS WORKING-CLASS
RENTERS HAVE WON AGAINST THE
RAPACIOUS CORPORATE LANDLORD
MULTIMILLIONAIRE AND
BILLIONAIRES. ALL OF THIS IS
WHILE WE ARE SEEING THE CRUSH OF
EVICTIONS IN KING COUNTY RIGHT
NOW. AND IN THE MIDST OF THIS
ONGOING HOUSING CRISIS, CATHY
MOORE HAS OPENLY STATED SHE HAS
EVERY INTENTION OF ROLLING BACK
RENCHER'S PROTECTIONS,
INCLUDING THE $10 CAPITAL LATE
FEES, THE MORATORIUMS ON WINTER
AND SCHOOL YOUR EVICTIONS, JUST
TO NAME A FEW. ALL OF THEM WHAT
FOR WON THROUGH THE MOVEMENTS OF
RENTERS AND MENTORS LED BY
KSHAMA SAWANT. THIS REPEALING OF
THE ETHICS RULES IS A NAKED
ATTACK ON RENTERS AND WORKERS IN
THE CITY, BUT LET'S BE CLEAR,
THIS IS THE LEGACY OF SEATTLE
DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON STATE
DEMOCRATS AND DEMOCRATS IN
CITIES AND STATES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. 20 WITH REPUBLICANS IN
ATTACKING WORKING PEOPLE. ANY
DEMOCRAT WHO VOTES IN FAVOR OF
REPEALING THE ETHICS LAW SHOULD
BE IMMEDIATELY THROWN OUT OF
OFFICE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR
TIME HAS EXPIRED. THANK YOU. GO
AHEAD AND CLAP. [ CHANTING ] FOR
THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE --
[ CHANTING ] I DO NOT WANT TO
TAKE THE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF
THIS MEETING TO TAKE A RECESS OR
WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO BE ESCORTED
OUT OR LEAVE ON THEIR OWN FOR
GOING AGAINST THE GROUND RULES
THAT I ESTABLISHED. I WILL LET
THIS GO ON. GO AHEAD.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS
BEEN AN EXERCISE IN DISGUSTING
AND EMPTY PERFORMATIVE GESTURES.
THERE WAS A PROCLAMATION ABOUT
RESPECTING OLDER AMERICANS. FLIP
THE SCRIPT ON AGING , SAYS CATHY
MOORE. THE DEMOCRAT WHO IS
BROUGHT THE BILL TO REPEAL THE
ETHICS LAWS ON BEHALF OF
BEGINNER LANDLORDS, REPEALING
RENTER'S RIGHTS OF THE ALREADY
BAD RATE OF EVICTIONS. ACCORDING
TO THE EVICTIONS LAB AT
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, AROUND ONE
IN EVERY NINE RENTERS EVERY
YEAR. ALMOST 838,000 PEOPLE OVER
THE AGE OF 50. STATISTICS ARE
EVEN MORE FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU
LOOK AT POOR AND LOW-WAGE
ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, WHO DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO PENSIONS AND ARE
FORCED TO WORK UNTIL THEY DIE.
YOU HAD COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
TALK ABOUT FOSTER KIDS AND TALK
ABOUT THE FOSTER CARE TO
HOMELESS PIPELINE. DO YOU KNOW
HOW MANY CHILDREN WILL GET
EVICTED, HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN
WILL GET EVICTED IF THE
RENTER'S RIGHTS ARE REPEALED?
THAT IS WHY WE SAY [ CHANTING ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ON
THE LIST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOUR TIME IS UP. YOUR TIME IS
UP.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD
LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT
THIS IS DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR THAT
HAS BEEN REPEATED DISREGARD FOR
THE COUNCIL WORLD, AND I'M
ASKING THAT YOU TAKE ACTION ON
THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT IS
A DISRUPTION.
>> THIS IS OUT OF ORDER.
>> YOU ARE OUT OF ORDER.
>> YOU ARE ENGAGED IN DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIOR. THIS IS YOUR LAST --
>> OR WHAT?
>> PLEASE LEAVE THE CHAMBERS.
THIS IS -- THIS HAS BEEN A
DISRUPTIVE .
>> THESE CHAMBERS STILL BELONG
TO YOU. THEY BELONG TO US.
>> YOU ARE ENGAGING IN
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR PRIOR
PROHIBITING THE NORMAL -- THE
FLOW OF OUR MEETING TO CONTINUE.
PLEASE STOP.
>> .A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THESE
COMMENTS ARE DISRUPTIVE TO THE
ORDER OF THE COUNCIL. THEY'RE
NOT ADDRESSED TO THE AGENDA .
AGAIN, MAKING A RECORD THIS IS
DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. I WOULD ASK
MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN IN MAKING
A RECORD THAT THIS IS DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIOR.
>> THIS IS EXACTLY -- WE ARE NOW
AT AN IMPASSE. I RECOGNIZE MY
COLLEAGUE THAT, YES, THE RULES ,
THE COUNCIL RULES ARE BEING
BROKEN THROUGH THIS DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIOR THAT IS PROHIBITING --
DON'T INTERRUPT. THE
CONTINUATION OF OUR MEETING.
HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE
EVERYTHING ON OUR AGENDA TO GET
THROUGH. I HESITATE TO GO
THROUGH THE WHOLE RIGMAROLE OF
THIS BACK-AND-FORTH, AND THEN
ASKING YOU TO LEAVE, AND THEN
HAVING SECURITY HELP YOU LEAVE,
ET CETERA. THAT IS THE SITUATION
WE FIND OURSELVES IN. HOW MANY
PEOPLE THAT
>> WE ARE AND SPEAKER NUMBER 10.
>> OKAY. SPEAKER NUMBER 10, YOU
ARE WELCOME TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> I'M A MEMBER OF WORKERS
STRIKE BACK. WE ARE ONLY
SCRAPING BY WHILE HUGE
CORPORATIONS LIKE EQUITY ETHICS
RAKE IN MASSIVE PROFITS OFF OF
HER BACK. THE CITY CORPORATIONS
MADE $3 BILLION LAST YEAR.
REPEALING THE ETHICS LAW IS A
BLATANT TACTIC TO ATTACKED THE
RENTER'S RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE
ONE. THE CAPITAL LATE FEES , THE
BAN ON WINTER AND SCHOOL YOUR
IMAGES, AND MUCH MORE VICTORIES
THAT SARAH NELSON HAS STATED HER
INTENTION OF RE-EXAMINING, QUOTE
UNQUOTE. DO NOT BELIEVE FOR A
SECOND , JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE
THE STUPID MEETINGS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE WORKING DAY WILL
PEOPLE CAN'T COME AND YELL AT
YOU, DO NOT THINK PEOPLE DO NOT
NOTICE THIS. IS BLATANT
HYPOCRISY TO MAKE IS THAT
THROUGH THIS ONE HOUR OR SO OF
AWARD CEREMONIES, WAXING, WHEN
YOU WON'T SIT HERE LISTEN TO
WORKING PEOPLE WHILE YOU SELL US
OUT TO THE LANDLORDS. THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF WHY THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY IS NOT FOR WORKING PEOPLE
WE NEED A NEW PARTY OF OUR OWN,
BECAUSE WHEN RENTER'S RIGHTS
ARE UNDER ATTACK BUT WHAT DO WE
DO? [ CHANTING ]
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS. A REMINDER TO PLEASE
PRESS STAR SIX AFTER YOU'VE
HEARD THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED. THE FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> I SUPPORT SPEED CAMERAS. I
HAVE SEEN YOU HAVE ALL SEEN
VIDEOS EVERYTHING START DRIVING
YOU HAVE READ THE EMAILS AND
REVIEWED PAST TESTIMONY. MY
NEIGHBORHOOD AND PARTICIPANTS
HAVE BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE.
THEY DON'T COME TO ENJOY THE
VIEW. THE COME BECAUSE ALL NIGHT
PARTY CLUB AND PERSONAL INDY
500. THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THE
LOUD ENVIRONMENT WHEN I'M
INSIDE MY HOME WITH THE WINDOWS
CLOSED. SLEEP IS A POSSIBLE.
SLEEP DEPRIVATION IS REAL. THE
VIEW IS JUST A BONUS. THEY ARE
PARTNERING WITH ALCOHOL AND
DRUGS. THEY USE MARSHALL RESERVE
DEPART NEXT DOOR TO MY BUILDING.
LATELY, THEY ARE STARTING USING
OUR FRONT YARD. WE, LASERS AND
HIGH-POWERED FLASHLIGHTS AIMED
AT MY WINDOWS. SPEED CAMERAS
WILL NOT RESOLVE THESE ISSUES,
BUT THERE ARE AN IMPORTANT TOOL
THAT WOULD AID THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IN THE EFFORTS TO
CURTAIL, AND EVENTUALLY
ELIMINATE, THIS CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU. ROLLING BACK RULES
OF ETHICS TO ALLOW FOR MORE
CORRUPTION WOULD UNDERMINE WHAT
LITTLE TRUST WE HAVE IN CITY
COUNCIL. SELF INTEREST AND
SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL INFLICT
CRITICAL DAMAGE TO THE
PROTECTIONS OF PUBLIC GOOD WE
ALL DEPEND ON. CHAOS AND HARM BY
WEALTHY POLITICIANS IS NOT
HYPOTHETICAL . IT IS A FACT. NO
ONE ON THIS COUNCIL IS IMMUNE TO
CORRUPTION. THIS LEGISLATION
GOES FAR BEYOND ALLOWING A SMALL
GROUP OF LANDLORDS TO LINE THEIR
POCKETS . GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT
FUTURE CITY COUNCIL WILL DO IF
GIVEN FREE REIGN TO ENRICH
THEMSELVES. LEGALIZED CORRUPTION
IS NOT SOMETHING THE PUBLIC HAS
EVER VOTED FOR. COUNCILMEMBER
CATHY MOORE, PLEASE TAKE DOWN
YOUR BILL. THANK YOU, AND HAVE A
GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER . GO
AHEAD.
>> HELLO. I'M SUPPORTING THE
FUNDS FOR THE AUTOMATED TRAFFIC
SAFETY CAMERAS AND THE AMENDMENT
BY COUNCILMAN SAKA. BY THE WAY,
PART OF THE BEST CITY COUNCIL
THAT SEATTLE HAS HAD IN A LONG
TIME. THIS IS TO ADDRESS
HIGH-SPEED AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS
ROADS . IT IS LONG OVERDUE. BOTH
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE SEEN
CONSISTED DANGERS WITH HIGH
RECKLESS BE CAUSING INJURY
ACCIDENT, COUNTLESS CALLS
CALLED, INJURIES IN CRASHES
WHERE DRIVERS EXCEED 80 MILES
PER HOUR IN A 25 MILE PER HOUR
ZONE. VEHICLES HAVE PLUNGED OVER
THE SEAWALL, WHICH IS HIGHLY
PUBLICIZED, AND THE DANGER IS
YEAR-ROUND. WAS PREDOMINANTLY,
IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, BY BAD
ACTORS AT THE SAME TIME AND WE
HAVE THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION
OF LOCAL VISITORS AND TOURISTS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT AND
FESTIVALS. EVERYONE DESERVES TO
BE SAFE.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK WE MADE --
NEED NOBLE USE OF A DRUG TO
TARGET THE EVIL CRIMINALS AND
HELP COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE
COPS AND THEY CAN GET IT RIGHT.
WITH THAT SAID, THE MAIN REASON
I CALLED IN WAS A STATE
VIOLATION FOR COUNCIL TO NOT
ADMIT THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF
INTEREST ON THE CITY COUNCIL
TRYING TO CHANGE THE ETHICS
RULES AND LAWS ABOUT WHAT
CONSTITUTES AN ETHICS VIOLATION
AND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
LANDLORD AND THE TENANT. WHY YOU
CONSPIRE TO FURTHER DEREGULATE
AND INFLATE THE ABUSE OF RENTAL
MARKET, IS IN A STATE LAW
VIOLATION BUT NONE OF THE
LANDLORDS ON CAPITOL ADMITTED
THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING?
WITH THAT BEING CEMENTED TO THE
ETHICS COMMITTEE? REFER TO THE
STATE OR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE?
I ASK BECAUSE, WITH THE CHANGING
LAWS IN FAVOR OF LANDLORDS,
CHEATING THE WORKING-CLASS
RENTERS, AS LANDLORDS ARE
WRITING THE LEGISLATION AND
RULES OF LAW THAT SABOTAGE THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO RESTRICT
THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN --
>> THANK YOU. THE LAST
REGISTERED REMOTE SPEAKER , WHO
IS PRESENT . [ CHANTING ]
>> SECURITY, PLEASE ESCORT
PEOPLE THAT ARE DISRUPTIVE .
>> GIVE US ONE MINUTE. OKAY.
PRESS STAR SIX.
>> I AM SPEAKING AS A MEMBER OF
WHOSE STREET, OUR STREET. FIRST,
I OPPOSE THE ROLLING BACK OF THE
ETHICS CODE AND SUPPORT THE
RENTER'S RIGHTS AND PUBLIC
COMMENTERS HERE TODAY WHO ARE
SPEAKING . I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE
ENFORCEMENT LEGISLATION AND
ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON BOTH
AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY. WE
HAD AN OUTREACH CONTACT WITH
SDOT AND REQUESTED BIPOC
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. MANY OF THE
STREETS IN SEATTLE, ESPECIALLY
IN LOW INCOME AND BIPOC
NEIGHBORHOODS, ARE DESIGNED TO
ENCOURAGE -- WE WANT STREETS
WITHOUT SPEEDY. FOR PUBLIC
SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM, ALL THE
REVENUE NEEDS TO GO BACK INTO
SLOWING DOWN SPEED, AND ALL THE
POLICIES NEED TO STAY TRUE TO
THAT GOAL, INSTEAD OF BEING USED
AS A REVENUE GENERATOR FOR THE
CITY. 50% OF THE RED LIGHT
CAMERA REVENUE IS A TOTAL OF
ABOUT 1.3 MILLION. WHILE EVERY
LITTLE BIT COUNTS, THAT
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS THE END OF
THE REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUIET.
PLEASE CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> NEXT SPEAKER. LAST THURSDAY
WAS THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF
RYAN SMITH'S MURDER BY THE SPD.
IN SIX DAYS, IT WILL BE THE
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MURDER
OF BY THE SPD. MURDER JUST SIX
DAYS BEFORE GEORGE FLOYD WHILE
YOU WERE IN OFFICE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. JUNE 18
WILL MARK THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY
OF MURDER BY THE SPD. JUST LIKE
, WHO WAS MURDERED BY THE SPD IN
MARCH. ALL THESE PEOPLE WERE
EXPERIENCING A SEVERE MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS WILL HOLDING A
KNIFE AND WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN.
ALL THESE PEOPLE WOULD BE ALIVE
IF THEY LIVED IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM OR JAPAN BUT NONE OF
THESE PEOPLE OR THEIR FAMILIES
RECEIVED ANY FORM OF
ACCOUNTABILITY OR JUSTICE ALL
WERE , OR WILL BE, DEEMED LAWFUL
AND PROPER KILLINGS BY ALL PARTS
OF OUR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT, DO YOU NOT BELIEVE ME ? IF
SO, READ MY ARTICLES IN SOUTH
SEATTLE TO DOCUMENT THIS. DO YOU
NOT CARE? IS YOUR MORAL COMPASS
GUIDED BY BELIEF THAT OTHERS
DON'T CARE? OR DO YOU SIMPLY
BELIEVE THAT THESE PEOPLE
ACTUALLY DESERVE TO DIE?
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> I'M A MEMBER OF WORKER
STRIKE BACK AT SENECA CITY
COUNCIL SHOULD BE DEFENDING
WORKING PEOPLE, BUT IS THAT,
THERE LAUNCHING AN ATTACK ON US
TO SERVE THE INTERESTS OF
CORPORATE LANDLORDS. THEIR FIRST
STEP IS REPELLING THIS ETHICS
LAW SO COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE
LANDLORDS CAN LEGALLY VOTE TO
STRIP AWAY PROTECTIONS. THIS IS
ABOUT CLEARING THE WAY TO ROLL
BACK THE GAINS WE FOUGHT HARD TO
WIN. ALEXIS RINCK, YOU SAID YOU
ARE COMMITTED WORKING TIRELESSLY
FOR WORKING PEOPLE. YOU BEEN
ENDORSED BY LABOR UNIONS. HOW
CAN YOU HAVE US IN ONE WORD
AGAINST THE ATTEMPT TO REPEAL
THE ETHICS LAWS ? WHILE WORKING
FAMILY STRUGGLE TO STAY HOUSE,
COMPANIES LIKE ESSEX EQUITY AND
AVALON BEING MADE NEARLY $3
BILLION IN PROFITS LAST YEAR.
EVICTIONS HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED
SINCE 2090. BLACK RENTERS ARE
JUST 6% OF THE KING COUNTY
POPULATION BUT MAKE UP OVER ONE
THIRD OF EVICTIONS. THE RESPONSE
TO HELP LANDLORD POLITICIANS GO
TO TAKE EVEN MORE FROM RENTERS.
THIS IS A CALCULATED ATTACK ON
WORKING PEOPLE. WE NEED STRONGER
MENTOR PROTECTIONS, NOT WEAKER
ONES. WE NEED RENT CONTROL. WE
NEED TO BUILD A NEW PARTY FOR
RENTING PEOPLE BECAUSE TIME AND
AGAIN THE DEMOCRATS HAVE SHOWN
WHOSE SIDE THEY ARE ON. SHOULD
BE DRIVEN OUT OF OFFICE.
>> SPEAKER, PLEASE. WHO IS THE
NEXT SPEAKER? DO YOU THINK YOU
DESERVE MORE TIME THAN OTHER
PEOPLE? THANK YOU. NEXT PERSON.
[ CHANTING ] YOU ARE DELAYING
THE ORDERLY CONDUCT.
>> -- ARE WE DONE? NEXT SPEAKER.
>> I AM A MEMBER OF WORKER
STRIKE THAT. IT IS DESPICABLE
THAT SEATTLE DEMOCRATS ARE
ATTENDING TO UNDO THE BASIC
PROTECTIONS WORKING-CLASS
RENTERS HAVE ONE THROUGH THE
SOCIALIST COUNSEL OFFICE. THE
DEMOCRATS FOUGHT AGAINST ALL
THESE RENTERS RIGHTS, NOW
THEY'RE TRYING TO ROLL THEM
BACK BUT IT IS IRONIC THE
DEMOCRATS ARE THREATENING TO
EVICT WORKING PEOPLE FROM THIS
CHAMBER FOR SUPPOSEDLY BREAKING
THE COUNCIL RULES WHEN AT THE
SAME TIME THOSE DEMOCRATS ARE
THEMSELVES TRYING TO SHRED
ETHICS RULES ON BEHALF OF
BILLIONAIRE LANDLORDS. LAST YEAR
THE SAME DEMOCRATS SHAMEFULLY
TRY TO DISMANTLE OUR $15 PER
HOUR VICTORY, WHICH WAS WON WITH
THE LEADERSHIP OF KSHAMA SAWANT
AND WORKING PEOPLE. WORKERS
STRIKE BACK LED THE FIGHT FOR
THAT HANDS OFF 15 VICTORY PARK
NOW THE MINIMUM WAGE IS $20.76
FOR ALL WORKERS. HAVING FAILED
TO UNDERMINE 15, NOW THE
DEMOCRATS ON THE COSMETIC COMING
AFTER BUT AS OTHERS HAVE SAID,
THE TOP THREE LANDLORDS HAVE
MADE NEARLY $3 BILLION IN
PROFITS LAST YEAR. WE SHOULD BE
FINDING TWO TAXES BIG LANDLORDS,
TAX THE BIG CORPORATIONS IN THE
CITY TO FUND THINGS LIKE FREE
PUBLIC HEALTHCARE IN SEATTLE .
THAT IS WHAT WE NEED.
>>. TIME HAS EXPIRED. TIME HAS
EXPIRED. STOP. [ APPLAUSE ]
MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE CONTINUED
TO ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS
OUT OF ORDER. THIS MEETING
CANNOT PROCEED UNTIL ORDER IS
RESTORED. WILL SECURITY PLEASE
REMOVE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN
DISRUPTING THE MEETING AND
BREAKING COUNCIL RULES?
I KNOW. I WILL CALL A THREE
MINUTE RECESS. I HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THIS. RECESS. FIVE
MINUTES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> PRESENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. ESIDENT N
>> PRESENT. SIX PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON HERE .
>> THANK YOU, SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL
RECOMMENCE PUBLIC COMMENT . IF
THERE IS DISRUPTED BEHAVIOR
AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENTOR, I
WILL THEN END PUBLIC COMMENT,
BECAUSE PER HOUR RULES, PUBLIC
COMMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 20
MINUTES. WE GO OVER THAT ALL THE
TIME, BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET
THROUGH THIS BUSINESS . IF THAT
IS WHAT COMES TO PASS, WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING AFTER
THAT EVENTUALITY. WHO IS NEXT ON
THE LIST TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> KAREN , JIM, DOMINIQUE,
BETHANY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I STAND
BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A LIFELONG
MEMBER OF THIS ONCE GREAT CITY.
AS A PROUD MEMBER OF WORKER
STRIKE BACK. TODAY I ADDRESS MY
COMMENTS NOT TO THE COUNCIL, BUT
TO THE OTHERS IN THIS CHAMBER
AND THOSE LISTENING ONLINE .
THOSE WHO WILL VIEW THIS
RECORDING IN THE DAYS, MONTHS
AND YEARS TO COME. THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ETHICS CODE, AS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN, IS A
CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED DOCUMENT
DESIGNED TO PROTECT CITIZENS OF
THE CITY AGAINST THE RAPACIOUS
GREED OF THOSE VERY PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN ELECTED OR HIRED TO
WORK FOR US, THE CITIZENS AND
TAXPAYERS, OF THIS CITY. AS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN, THE CODE
PROHIBITS COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM
PERFORMING ANY OFFICIAL DUTY
WHEN IT WOULD APPEAR TO A
REASONABLE PERSON THAT THEIR
JUDGMENT IS IMPAIRED DUE TO
EITHER PERSONAL OR BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP , OR THAT THE
COUNCILMEMBER MUST DISQUALIFY
HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM
PARTICIPATING.
>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. NEXT
PERSON. [ CHANTING ] I ENDING
PUBLIC COMMENT . WE HAVE GOTTEN
TO THE END OF OUR TIME LIMIT. I
DID WARREN THAT THIS WOULD BE
THE ONE. [ CHANTING ] LET HIM
SPEAK!
>> MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE ENGAGING
IN BEHAVIOR THAT IS OUT OF
ORDER. THIS MEETING CANNOT
PROCEED UNTIL ORDER IS RESTORED.
THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CASE OVER
AND OVER AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBERS
WILL LEAVE CHAMBERS TO
PARTICIPATE REMOTELY.
>> I OBJECT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I OBJECT TO THIS. IF WE SIMPLY
DOES GET THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT
, WE CAN GET THIS MEETING ON OUR
WAY. THE ESCALATION OF THE WAY
YOU HAVE MANAGED PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR THE LAST 17 MONTHS IS
CLEARLY ESCALATING THIS. I'M
NOT NECESSARILY AGREEING OR
DISAGREEING. I DO NOT CONDONE
DISRUPTIONS IN THE CHAMBERS,
HOWEVER, I DO CONDONE FREE
SPEECH. FREE SPEECH IS SOMETHING
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US. I
DON'T CONDONE DISRUPTIONS.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> I CONCUR WITH COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. LET'S CONTINUE WITH
THE PUBLIC, AND HERE EVERYONE
TODAY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
DISAGREE. I THINK WE NEED TO
FOLLOW OUR RULES. OTHERWISE,
THERE IS NO POINT IN HAVING
RULES. WE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN
GENEROUS . WE HAVE BEEN MORE
THAN GENEROUS IN OUR APPLICATION
OF THE COUNCIL RULES. I SUPPORT
YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN THIS MOVE.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE OBJECTION TO
THE PERSONAL ATTACKS ON YOUR
LEADERSHIP STYLE. THIS IS NOT
THE TIME OR PLACE TO BE MAKING
THOSE COMMENTS. YOU ARE HANDLING
THIS IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
THOSE COMMENTS NEED TO BE TAPPED
OFF-LINE. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, POINT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I WANT TO
SAY I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT
FREE SPEECH, AND THAT MEANS
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE AFFORDED
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK . EVERY
TIME THERE IS AN OUTBURST, IT
ACTUALLY DOESN'T AFFORD
EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK. IF PEOPLE COME TO
CHAMBERS TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT,
THEY NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL SO
THAT WE CAN HEAR EVERYONE.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE DISRUPTIVE,
WE CANNOT HERE EVERYONE. I DO
SUPPORT YOUR AUTHORITY AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO DO WHAT YOU
MUST IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE NOT CHAOS IN THE
CHAMBER. IF PEOPLE WANT TO
SPEAK, I SUPPORT. IF THEY ARE
NOT GOING TO BE DISRUPTIVE ,
CONTINUATION WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT. BUT IF THERE IS GOING
TO BE CONTINUED DISRUPTION, THEN
WE CAN'T GET THROUGH PUBLIC
COMMENT, LET ALONE, OUR
BUSINESS. IT IS BACK TO THE
FOLKS THAT SHOW UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT, WHETHER THEY ARE GOING
TO BE RESPECTFUL AND ALLOW
EVERYONE TO SPEAK.
>> I UNDERSTAND. ALL IN FAVOR --
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE. I
MOVE WE CONTINUE TO -- WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT. IF USED --
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>>
>> CAN YOU CLEAR FOR -- CLARIFY
WHAT IS YES AND NO.
>> THE RULES STATE THAT I AM
MAKING A MOTION TO CONTINUE WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT, BECAUSE THAT IS
HOW OUR RULES GO. ACTUALLY,
PUBLIC, IS OPPOSED END AT 20
MINUTES, UNLESS EXPRESSLY -- YOU
KNOW, WELL, UNLESS IT IS ON
PURPOSE TO KEEP GOING.
BASICALLY, AND WE ALWAYS
INFORMALLY LET IT GO. THAT IS
THE WAY THINGS ARE.
>> META COUNCIL PRESIDENT ASH
>> -- POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
HOW MANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS
REMAINING TODAY?
>> I BELIEVE, 11. EIGHT PEOPLE.
>> THE VOTE WOULD BE WHETHER OR
NOT PUBLIC COMMENT WILL
CONTINUE. SO A VOTE OF AYE WOULD
BE TO CONTINUE.
>> MAYOR HAVE CLARIFICATION FROM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON WHETHER THE
VOTE IS ASSUMING THAT THE
COMMENTERS ABIDE BY THE COUNCIL
RULES? THAT IS THE ISSUE HERE.
IT IS NOT THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC
COMMENT, IT IS ABOUT WHETHER
THEY CAN PROVIDE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT WITHIN COUNCIL RULES.
>> YES. WHAT SHE SAID. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
>> THIS IS MORE OF A CLERK
QUESTION. IS A VOTE EVEN NEEDED?
DO YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY?
>> YES.
>> CORRECT. THE CHAIR HAS THE
DISCRETION. THE CHAIR ALSO HAS
THE DISCRETION TO ALSO ASKED THE
BODY FOR A VOTE WHETHER TO
CONTINUE OR NOT.
>> YES. WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON
CONTINUING WITH PUBLIC COMMENT
OR NOT , SO THAT IS THE FIRST
MOTION. IF YOU DO NOT, WE WILL
BE RELOCATING TO A DIFFERENT
LOCATION SO WE CAN CONTINUE .
UNLESS THINGS CAN PROCEED
NORMALLY. GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> CAN YOU SAY AGAIN WHAT A YES
VOTE MEANS?
>> THE MOTION BEFORE THE BODY IS
WHETHER -- IS TO CAN DO PUBLIC
COMMENT. IF YOU VOTE YES, IT IS
TO CONTINUE IT.
>> WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
NO MORE DISRUPTIONS SO WE CAN
GET THROUGH EVERYONE AND HERE
EVERYONE.
>> RIGHT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> YES.
>> I WILL GO WITH THE MAJORITY.
ALL RIGHT. IT APPEARS THE WILL
OF THE BODY IS TO CONTINUE. I
VOTE YES.
>> SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED
AND ONE ABSTAINED.
>> PLEASE PROCEED.
>>.A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I
SUPPORT -- ONE MORE TIME. IF
THIS CIRCUS CONTINUES I 100%
DEFER TO YOUR JUDGMENT IF YOU
WANT TO UNILATERALLY MAKE A
DECISION TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED
TO DO THE MOVE THIS ALONG.
>> YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, I TRY TO
DRAW A LINE, AND THEN THERE IS
EQUIVOCATION . AND NOW, YOU ARE
SAYING THAT WE ARE GOING TO
PROCEED, BUT IF THINGS GET
DICEY, THEN --
>> IT IS WHAT WE VOTED ON. IF
THERE IS CONTINUED DISRUPTION,
WE WILL STOP.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> LIFELONG MEMBER OF THIS
FORMER GREAT CITY. THE HOMEOWNER
AND A REASONABLE PERSON AND
MEMBER OF WORKERS STRIKE BACK.
FOLLOWING WHAT MY WIFE SAID
BEFORE, THE ETHICS CODE FURTHER
STATES THAT MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL MUST DISQUALIFY
THEMSELVES FROM ACTING AND
PARTICIPATING IN ANY MATTER IN
WHICH THEY HAVE A DIRECT OR
INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST .
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT
THE PROPOSED ROLLBACK OF THE
ETHICS CODE ARE LYING TO
THEMSELVES AND US. THEY WANT US
SEPARATE THEIR FINANCIAL
INTERESTS FROM THEIR SWORN DUTY
TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF THE
CITY. THEY ALSO WANT US TO
BELIEVE THAT THEIR DISTRICTS
WON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION
BECAUSE OF THESE PROTECTIONS IN
THE ETHICS CODE. THIS IS
NONSENSE AND ARROGANCE. THESE
ROLLBACKS MUST BE OPPOSED AND
STOPPED. THANK YOU.
>> [ CHANTING ] WHO IS THE NEXT
PERSON?
>> DOMINIC, AND THEN BETHANY.
>> I AM A MEMBER OF WORKERS
STRIKE BACK AND A DISTRICT 3
VOTER BUT I'M ALSO A MINIMUM
WAGE WORKER AND WHEN YOU HAD TO
RUSH HEAR FROM MIKE SHIFT
BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL INSISTS
ON HOLDING PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE WORKDAY ON DAYS TO
WORKING CLASS PEOPLE WOULD BE
ABLE TO MAKE IT. WHAT IS FUNNY
IS THAT WHILE I WAS RUSHING
HERE, I PASSED AN OLD COWORKER
OF MINE WHO IS HOMELESS WITH
SIGN BEGGING FOR MONEY ON THE
STREET. THIS WOMAN HAD A JOB AND
APARTMENT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
THE SAME JOB I HAD AT THE TIME.
NOW SHE IS SLEEPING ON THE
STREET. THIS IS ALL BUT THE RED
PROTECTIONS IN SEATTLE STILL .
THE REPEAL OF THESE ETHICS RULES
REPRESENT THE FIRST STEP IN
ATTACKING ALL THE PROTECTIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN WON FOR THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE OVER THE PAST
12 YEARS. IF THESE CODES GO
AWAY, THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE
THROWN ON THE STREET. IT IS NOT
THE PEOPLE CITY COUNCIL KNOWS
AND WORKS WITH, IT IS OUR
FRIENDS AND COWORKERS. THIS IS
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS DO. IN THE
PAST YEAR, WE HAVE SEEN A SLEW
OF ATTACKS ON WORKING PEOPLE,
INCLUDING CUTS TO THE STATE
BUDGET AND ATTEMPTED ATTACKS ON
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH ON
MY WAGE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR
TIME IS UP. HERE WE GO WITH THE
CHANCE. -- CHANTING. [ CHANTING
]
>> AS A POINT OF PERSONAL
PRIVILEGE, I THINK WE GIVE GIVEN
THE BODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO. I
THINK IT IS TIME FOR US TO
CONTINUE UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP
OUR MEETING.
>> [ CHANTING ] LET US SPEAK!
PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC MEETINGS
ACT [ CHANTING ] I AM NOW ENDING
PUBLIC COMMENT , AND WE WILL BE
MOVING INTO A DIFFERENT
LOCATION. PURSUANT TO PUBLIC
MEETINGS ACT, THIS MEETING WILL
ADJOURN. NO, YOU'RE NOT
RECOGNIZED. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
GOING TO BE DOING. PUBLIC
COMMENT IS NOW TERMINATED. WE
WILL NOW -- IT IS 3:33. WE WILL
CONTINUE THIS MEETING REMOTELY.
WE DO HAVE TO --
>> WILL REMOTELY BE VIA ZOOM?
IMMEDIATE WILL BE ALLOWED TO BE
PRESENT. THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL RECONVENE. SEATTLE
CHANNEL, YOU CAN PREPARE --
PLEASE TURN OFF THE CAMERA AND
SOUND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE .
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK .
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
FIVE PRESIDENT -- PRESENT.
>> I WILL CALL VIDEO ON AND
THEIR MICROPHONES AND UNMUTE
THEMSELVES. JUST ONE MOMENT
HERE.
IF THERE IS NO -- IS ME. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE. THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL
NOT CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE
MINUTES OF MAY 6, 2025 , COUNCIL
BILL 120980, PAYMENT OF BILLS,
AND ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE
ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL
RIGHT. HEARING NONE. I MOVE TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THE CONSENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE PRINT NINE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>>
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, IS
STILL PRESENT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THINK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION AND THE MINUTES ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF? OKAY. MOVING ON.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON,
THIS IS 1 MILLION. MY APOLOGIES.
CAN WE BE AT EASE FOR A COUPLE
OF MINUTES? A COUPLE COUNCIL
MEMBERS ARE TRYING TO GET ALL I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ABLE
TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS NEXT
ITEM.
>> YES .
>> THANK YOU MEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, ARE YOU
ABLE TO DO A MIC CHECK?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? I KNOW
YOU'RE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE.
>> SHE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS WITH
ME. WE WILL BOTH USE MY PHONE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. WE JUST HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON WE NEED TO
DO A QUICK MIC CHECK.
>> DO YOU HEAR ME? YES. THANK
YOU.
>> CAN ALEXIS USE YOUR CHAIR?
THANK YOU.
>> LET'S PROCEED. I DO NOT KNOW
IF COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON CAN
HEAR US, OR IF HE IS NEAR HIS
DEVICE. LET'S PROCEED, PLEASE.
>> I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, YOU
MIGHT HAVE MORE THAN ONE ITEM
ON. THERE IS AN ECHO ON AIR --
WE MAY PROCEED NOW, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> CB 120971 RELATED TO
AUTOMATIC SAFETY CAMERAS FOR
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS
TO INCREASE SAFETY. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT WILL
PASS AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS CHAIR
THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. FOR US TODAY IS THE
AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERA
LEGISLATION . AT A HIGH LEVEL,
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD DO A
NUMBER OF THINGS, INCLUDING
ALIGNING CURRENT CITY LAW WITH
CURRENT STATE LAW . LONG NEEDED
CHANGE. THERE ARE SUBSTANTIVE
TWEAKS MADE BY THE STATE
LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR. THIS
ALIGNS CITY CODE WITH STATE LAW,
RECENT CHANGES TO STATE LAW. IT
WOULD ALSO AUTHORIZE THE
DEPLOYMENT OF MORE DIFFERENT
CAMERA TYPES, INCLUDING
NONSCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS ,
AMONG OTHER THINGS. IT WOULD
RESEND THE AUTHORITY PASSED IN
2023 BY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
DESIGNATING CERTAIN RACING ZONES
. GOOD NEWS IS, THROUGH SOME OF
THE AMENDMENTS WE DID, AND THE
EXISTING AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER
THE RECENT CHANGES TO STATE LAW,
MANY OF THOSE PRIOR LIST OF 10
DESIGNATED RACING ZONES WOULD
STILL QUALIFY UNDER A UNIQUE
EXCEPTION, ALLOWING FOR CAMERAS
TO BE PLACED WITHIN 300 FEET OF
OUR CITY PARKS. IN ANY EVENT, IT
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY LAST WEEK,
AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS
WEEK, TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL
MEMBERS? I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ANY
AMENDMENTS.
>> I APOLOGIZE. I MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 120971 .
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT IT. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, AS SPONSOR, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO THANK
MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR WORK ON
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ,
AND THEIR AMENDMENTS . I JUST
HAD ONE THING -- THE UNDERLYING
BILL IS STRONG ENOUGH. THAT WAS
JUST ONE PART . I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. WE HAVE HAD
GREAT CONVERSATIONS BUT I THINK
WE ARE ALIGNED ON VALUES. I JUST
HAD ONE SPECIFIC THING I WANTED
TO BE REALLY CLEAR ABOUT, WHICH
WAS TAKING OUT THE LOCATION .
THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT BROUGHT
FORTH AND SAID THE REVENUE
BROUGHT IN FROM A SPECIFIC
CAMERA WOULD STAY IN THAT
LOCATION. I THINK IT SHOULD BE
-- I THINK IT SHOULD BE UP TO
THE DEPARTMENTS TO BE ABLE ,
SDOT, TO DECIDE EQUITABLY WHERE
STUFF GOES IN TERMS OF THE NEED
IN OUR CITY AS WELL. THAT IS
WHERE OUR AMENDMENT GOES TO
STRIKE THE LOCATION SPECIFIC. IT
STILL WOULD BE DEDICATED TO
SAFETY. STILL IMPROVEMENTS AND
ENHANCEMENT, BUT WE JUST STUCK
OUT THE PIECE OF LOCATION FOR
THE CAMERA AND SO, WITH THAT,
HOPEFULLY, I CAN GET MY
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AS
A SPONSOR OF THAT AMENDMENT, DID
YOU WISH TO COMMENT?
>> I DO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AS MENTIONED IN
COMMITTEE, THIS AMENDMENT , AS
IT WAS WRITTEN, SERVES TO DIRECT
CAMERA REVENUE BACK INTO
IMPACTED COMMUNITIES FOR CAMERAS
ARE LOCATED. WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING REVENUE GO
BACK AND SERVE IMPACTED
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE LANGUAGE
WITHIN THIS AMENDMENT IS
PROBABLY ABOUT GUIDANCE, CALLING
OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HIGH
LEVELS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS,
WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE RECEIVING
CONSIDERATION FOR THE SAFETY
CAMERAS IN THE FIRST PLACE. IN
ORDER FOR THESE NEIGHBORHOODS
AND COMMUNITIES TO RECEIVE
LONG-TERM BENEFITS REVISION 0
INVESTMENTS, WE SHOULD CONSIDER
KEEPING THE LANGUAGE AS IS, AS
IT LEFT OUT OF COMMITTEE. FOR
THIS REASON, I WILL BE VOTING NO
ON THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I
VIEW THIS AS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT. I APPRECIATE THE
INTENT THAT WENT BEHIND THE
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT , BUT WITH
DOZENS AND DOZENS OF CAMERAS
DEPLOYED ACROSS 84 SQUARE MILES
OF CITY LANDMASS, I THINK THIS
AMENDMENT IS A COMMONSENSE ONE
THAT RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR
OPERATIONAL AND EXECUTION
FLEXIBILITY AND MINIMIZING SOME
OF THE OVERHEAD. I THINK IT DOES
A GOOD JOB OF TRYING AS BEST AS
POSSIBLE TO MEET THE NEEDS. FOR
THAT REASON, I AM SUPPORTING
THIS. I VIEW THIS AS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. JUST FOR
UNDERSTANDING, WHEN I SAID, WHEN
I REFERRED TO THE AMENDMENT AND
RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK TO
SPEAK, I WAS REFERRING TO THE
AMENDMENT TO THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE NOW --
THAT WAS MADE AGAINST WHICH THE
AMENDMENT A IS SPEAKING. JUST SO
WE KNOW WHICH AMENDMENT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, WHEN YOU REFER TO THE
AMENDMENT, YOU ARE REFERRING TO
AMENDMENT A, CORRECT?
>> NO. MY OWN AMENDMENT OF
COURSE IS FRIENDLY. YES, I WAS
REFERRING TO THAT. SORRY.
CONFUSING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THERE
ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT A, OKAY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE TRAN NINE ON
AMENDMENT A? -- WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE TRAN NINE --
COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL.
>> I DID GET TO THE AUDIO QUICK
ENOUGH. ON THE ASSUMPTION THIS
IS COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
--
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA .
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AN
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? YOU
ARE ON MUTE.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 120971 AS PRESENTED
ON AMENDMENT B OF THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE BILL AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT B. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
TO ADDRESS IT .
>> THANK YOU, MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. THIS AMENDMENT IS
PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. ALL THIS
WOULD DO IS REPRESENT A
REASONABLE ALLOCATION,
REALLOCATION, OF THE PROPOSED
AMOUNT THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS THE
GENERAL FUND, WHICH WAS 80, AND
MODIFY THAT TO 70%. THIS IS
DIRECTLY IN RESPONSE TO
COMMUNITY DEMANDS TO MAKE SURE
THESE CAMERA TYPES AND REVENUES
THAT ARE GENERATED AS A RESULT
AREN'T SOLELY A REVENUE
GENERATING TOOL FOR THE CITY.
INSTEAD, WE'RE GOING TO USE
THESE INVESTMENTS , A FAIR
AMOUNT OF THESE INVESTMENTS, TO
INVEST RIGHT BACK INTO VISION
ZERO, SAFETY INVESTMENTS, AND
THINGS OF THE LIKE. THAT THE
FIRST THING. THE SECOND THING
IS, OF THE NOW 30% FOR THE
BROADER SAFETY FUND BUCKET OF
MONEY UNDER THE NEW REVENUE
AFTER ALL THE OVERHEAD EXPENSES
ARE ACCOUNTED FOR, OF THAT 30%,
IT SAYS 15%. IT SHALL BE USED
TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW
SIDEWALKS, SIDEWALK
ALTERNATIVES, OR SIDEWALK
REPAIR. WE KNOW THAT THE MISSING
SIDEWALK PROBLEM IN OUR CITY IS
VERY PRONOUNCED. WE KNOW,
EQUALLY, YOU ARE ON MANY OF THE
SAME CITY ATTORNEY EXECUTIVE
BRIEFINGS AS I AM, YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OUR BROKEN
SIDEWALK NETWORK AS WELL. THIS
WOULD ALLOW US TO CENTER
PEDESTRIANS, CENTER SAFETY, AND
MINIMIZE LEGAL RISKS . PLUS, IT
IS JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THOSE
REASONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I WILL SAY
THE SAME THING TO YOU THAT I SAY
IN PRIVATE AND AT THE COMMITTEE
THE OTHER DAY. I AM PROUD TO
HAVE SUPPORTED YOU IN CREATING A
HISTORIC LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR
SIDEWALK IMPLEMENTATION AND
REPAIR . WHAT I DON'T FULLY
UNDERSTAND TODAY IS HOW QUICKLY
WE CAN DEPLOY THOSE DOLLARS . AT
THIS TIME, I AM HAVING TROUBLE
GETTING A CROSSWALK ON EIGHTH
AVENUE WHERE I WOULD LIKE ONE OF
THESE SPEED CAMERAS. I GOT A
TEXT FROM ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS
YESTERDAY SAYING AN
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD KID ALMOST GOT
HIT BY A CAR. THIS IS WHY I
REJECT THE FRAMING BY SDOT THAT
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT PLACES WHERE
WE CAN ONLY MAKE INTERVENTIONS
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE
INTERVENTIONS BEFORE THEY ARE
INJURED. WHAT I'M CONCERNED
WITH IN THIS MOMENT HERE IS THAT
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CAMERAS
WE WILL BE DEPLOYING. WE DON'T
UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH FUNDING, OR
HOW MANY DOLLARS THIS WILL BE
GENERATING. I AGREE WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA THAT WE ARE OUT HERE
TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN, NOT TO MAKE
MONEY. WOULD ALSO CONCERNS ME IS
THAT THIS IS REGARDING ALL
CAMERAS. THAT A SCHOOL ZONE
CAMERAS, RESTRICTIVE LANE
CAMERAS, RED LIGHT CAMERAS , AND
NOW, SPEEDING CAMERAS. IF THIS
WAS JUST ON THE SPEEDING
CAMERAS, THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER
CONVERSATION. BUT THERE IS TOO
MUCH GOING ON AT THIS VERY
MOMENT WITH TOO MANY UNKNOWNS AT
A TIME THAT I AM DARN PROUD,
AGAIN, TO HELP SUPPORT THAT
HISTORIC LEVEL OF FUNDING FOR
NEW SIDEWALKS. AS I SAID TO YOU
PRIVATELY, I WOULD BE OPEN TO
COMING BACK TO THIS NEXT YEAR OR
AT A FUTURE TIME ONCE WE HAVE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MANY
CAMERAS WE ARE DEPLOYING, AND
WHAT THE ACTUAL LEVELS OF
REVENUE ARE. I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN
QUOTED AT $300,000, BUT I DON'T
KNOW IF THAT IS SCALED UP .
CHAIR SAKA AND I BOTH SHARE A
VISION TO GET THESE CAMERAS
ROLLED OUT QUICKLY AND TO THE
PLACES THEY ARE NEEDED. I THINK
THAT IS PROBABLY MORE PLACES
THEN SDOT IS EXPECTING.
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. APPRECIATE YOU HEARING
ME OUT WHEN I SHARE THIS WITH
YOU IN PRIVATE AND IN COMMITTEE.
THANKS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I SEE YOU ,
COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL. ONE
MOMENT PLEASE. I HAVE A
QUESTION, BECAUSE I'M NOT A
MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT?
>> THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT THIS WOULD AUTHORIZE
THE EXPANSION OF , AND DOUBLE,
THE AMOUNT OF CAMERAS IN SCHOOL
ZONES. 18 OR SOMETHING TODAY TO
36 OR THEREABOUTS . AND THEN,
ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, MY
OWN DISTRICT AND HARBOR AVENUE .
NONSCHOOL SPEED ZONE CAMERAS. A
LOT OF THIS HINGES ON THE
EXECUTIVE'S ABILITY TO ROLL
THESE OUT. WE HAVE COMMITMENTS
FROM THE EXECUTIVE TO DO THE
WORK. SPEED ZONE CAMERAS AND
START THE WORK OF THE NONSCHOOL
SPEED ZONE CAMERAS. INSTALLING
THOSE LIKE THE INITIAL SLATE BY
THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR
AND TURNING GOES ON, IF YOU
WILL, BY EARLY NEXT YEAR, AND
THEN CONTINUING TO ROLL OUT
AFTER THAT. BUT IN ANY EVENT, A
LOT OF IT HINGES ON THE ABILITY
OF THE EXECUTIVE TO DEPLOY
THESE. THIS SAYS , THOSE
PRINCIPLES I MENTIONED EARLIER
STILL APPLY. WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THIS ISN'T SOLELY A
REVENUE-GENERATING FUND. THIS IS
DESIGNED TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. AND
OH, BY THE WAY, THAT ALLOCATION
DOES THAT. BY THE WAY, EVERYONE
IS A PEDESTRIAN AT SOME POINT IN
THEIR JOURNEY. WE KNOW OUR
CRUMBLING SIDEWALK NETWORK,
BROKEN SIDEWALKS, WE KNOW THE
CHALLENGE OF OUR MISSING
SIDEWALKS, OF COURSE. THIS HELPS
ADDRESS THOSE.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS HOPING FOR A
DOLLAR AMOUNT. I WILL JUST --
>> WE HAVE ASKED.
>> I AM BASING MY POSITION ON
INFORMATION I RECEIVED FROM
CENTRAL STAFF, WHO APPROXIMATED
ABOUT A HALF MILLION. THAT IS
ABOUT 500,000, GIVE OR TAKE.
THAT IS THE NUMBER THAT I
RECEIVED THAT IS INFORMING MY
POSITION. COUNCILMEMBER CATTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I DO ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, CHAIR SAKA
IN THIS TRANSPORTATION CASE, FOR
THIS BILL RELATED TO AUTOMATED
TRAFFIC SAFETY CAMERAS. I
SUPPORT THIS. I ALSO SUPPORT THE
IDEA THAT, GENERALLY, BEYOND THE
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
THAT THESE KINDS OF REVENUES
SHOULD GENERALLY BE GOING TO A
VISION ZERO IN THIS CASE. BUT AS
I DID IN COMMITTEE, AND AS I
HAVE DONE , LIKE COUNCILMAN
STRAUSS IN PERSON, I OPPOSE THIS
AMENDMENT FOR, BASICALLY, TWO
REASONS. ONE IS THAT THIS IS A
TRANSPORTATION ITEM, BUT IT IS
ALSO A FINANCE BUDGET COMMITTEE
ITEM. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE NINE
OF US WERE TO DO BUDGET PIECES
INDIVIDUALLY, I THINK THAT WOULD
BE A CONCERN. WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING TO SET UP THROUGH
COMMITTEES BUDGET ACTIONS
THROUGH THE MIDYEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
OR THROUGH THE BUDGET SEASON.
THAT IS A FIRST POSITION THAT I
HAVE ON THIS RELATED TO THIS
AMENDMENT. AND AGAIN, THAT IS IN
TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS. BUT
SPECIFICALLY TOO, AND THIS
HINTED AT, THEY SHOULD ALSO BE
TAKEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
SIMILAR KIND OF , YOU KNOW,
CAMERAS, REVENUE SOURCES, FROM
THESE KINDS OF THINGS IN ITS
ENTIRETY. BUT ALSO, IMPORTANTLY,
GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET
PROCESS, WE CAN ALSO BE LOOKING
AT THIS THROUGH THE BUDGET
PROCESS WE'RE GOING THROUGH. AS
EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE GENERAL
FUND, WE ARE IN THE DEFICIT.
GENERALLY, I DO BELIEVE THAT
MONIES FROM THESE KIND OF
ACTIVITY SHOULD BE GOING TO, IN
THIS CASE, LIKE A VISION ZERO.
BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE
SHOULD BE LOOKING AT A HOLISTIC
PICTURE IN TERMS OF SIMILAR
IDEAS , BUT IMPORTANTLY,
VIS-À-VIS THE GENERAL FUND AS
WELL, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE
DEFICIT THAT WE HAVE. IN THAT
CASE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS
PERSONALLY BE WORKED THROUGH IN
THE FALL. IN THAT CASE, TODAY,
IN MAY, I GOING TO BE VOTING NO.
>> THANK YOU. MY POSITION. I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT. HERE IS MY. FIRST OF
ALL, I AM PERSUADED BY THE
STATEMENT THAT WE ARE NOT JUST
TRYING TO GENERATE A BUNCH OF
MONEY FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THIS
IS NOT A MONEYMAKING -- THESE
CAMERAS ARE DESIGNED TO CHANGE
BEHAVIOR. ASSUMEDLY, THE REVENUE
GENERATED BY THEM WILL DECREASE
OVER TIME, BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL
LEARN. I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE
ARE NOT AND BUDGET TIME, BUT
THIS IS SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF
MONEY. SIDEWALKS ARE, AS WE
KNOW, A PRETTY DESPERATE NEED OF
REPAIR. WE ALL UNDERSTAND THERE
ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE INJURING
THEMSELVES MORE OFTEN THAN WE
WOULD LIKE. I DO SEE THIS AS A
SAFETY MEASURE. I RECOGNIZE THAT
WE DID ALLOCATE A LOT OF MONEY
IN THE TRANSPORTATION LEVY FOR
NEW SIDEWALKS . I DID EXPRESS MY
CONCERN WE DID NOT HAVE CAPACITY
TO ACTUALLY POOR ALTHOUGH
SIDEWALKS WITH THE MONEY WE
HAVE, BECAUSE THAT REQUIRES A
LOT OF WORK AND TIME AND LABOR .
WE CAN STILL, HOWEVER, REPAIR
SIDEWALKS. I'VE ALWAYS SAID WE
NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHT
NOW. AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
TRIPPING OR INJURING THEMSELVES
TRYING TO PASS ON OUR SIDEWALKS
IS TOO HIGH. THAT IS WHY I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION.
THIS AMENDMENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS,
ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
A COMMENT BEFORE I PASS IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNIT IS A BUMMER THAT
WE ARE PITTING SIDEWALKS AGAINST
VISION ZERO SIDEWALKS IN A
CERTAIN RESPECT. AS WE HAVE
LOOKED AT THE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY, WHICH WAS PASSED, THERE
ARE A LOT OF EXPANDED
INVESTMENTS AS FOLKS -- THAT
WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF NEW SIDEWALKS, WHICH I'M
FULLY IN SUPPORT OF. I
SUPPORTIVE OF THE VERSION THAT
WAS PASSED OUT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, AS I
THINK IT STRIKE THAT NICE
BALANCE OF MAKING SURE THIS IS
NOT JUST A REVENUE-GENERATING
MACHINE , BUT RATHER, WE ARE
PUTTING THOSE INVESTMENTS BACK
TOWARDS A BROADER ARRAY OF
INVESTMENTS THAT DO SUPPORT
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY , INCLUDING
VITAL TRAFFIC SAFETY,
ACCESSIBILITY, VISION ZERO
INVESTMENTS. THIS AMENDMENT WILL
MOVE THAT FUNDING STRICTLY TO
SIDEWALKS, TAKING AWAY POTENTIAL
FUNDING FOR PROVEN SAFETY
MEASURES, LIKE INTERSECTION,
DAYLIGHTING, ENHANCE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSINGS, AS WELL AS
NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC CIRCLES AND
ROUNDABOUTS, WHICH IS WHERE OUR
TRANSPORTATION ADVOCATES HAVE
ACTUALLY BEEN PUSHING FOR
EXPANDED INVESTMENTS IN. MOLLY
APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
WORK ON THIS AMENDMENT, I WILL
BE VOTING NO ON THIS AMENDMENT
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
MY UNDERSTANDING FROM PRIOR
CONVERSATIONS TODAY IS THAT THIS
IS AN ESTIMATED $375,000 .
NORMALLY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I AM
VERY DILIGENT ON THE BUDGET AND
WAITING UNTIL THE THINGS CENSUS
IS COMING BEFORE IS NOW IN TERMS
OF THIS REVENUE PEACH, AND WE
HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS NOW. I
WOULD SAY THAT THE 30% THAT IS
GOING TO EITHER TRAFFIC SAFETY,
AND THEN WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
IS PROPOSING AS SIDEWALKS, MAKE
SENSE TO ME AS FAR AS A LOT OF
MISSING SIDEWALKS NEAR SCHOOLS.
I VERY MUCH SUPPORT THE SAFE
ROUTES TO SCHOOLS. I THINK THAT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT, AND GIVEN
THAT DURING THE TRANSPORTATION
LEVY CONVERSATION, YOU KNOW, IT
WOULD BE A LONG TIME BEFORE WE
WOULD -- WE ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE
SIDEWALKS. I THINK IT IS PRUDENT
TO USE AT LEAST A SMALL AMOUNT
OF THIS TO GO TOWARD ADDITIONAL
SIDEWALKS GIVEN THAT WE ARE NOT
GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO IN
THE NEAR FORESEEABLE FUTURE BE
ABLE TO DEDICATE MORE FUNDING
TOWARD SIDEWALKS. WHILE NORMALLY
YES, I VERY MUCH AGREE THAT WE
SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE FALL FOR
BUDGET ITEMS SINCE THIS ONE IS
DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS, WE
NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS NOW.
THE REVENUE FROM THE SAFETY
CAMERAS , I WILL SUPPORT THIS
PARTICULAR AND VERY DIRECTLY
ALLOCATED SMALL COMMITMENT
TOWARD THE CONTINUATION OF OUR
CROSSWALK INVESTMENTS. THANK
YOU.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT
HOW TO RAISE MY HAND ON THE
PHONE. I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT
THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE I HAVE
MANY STREETS IN MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS AND DISTRICT 2
THAT DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS ,
FORCING PEOPLE TO WALK IN THE
STREET AND COMING INTO CONFLICT
WITH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. I DON'T
SEE A CONFLICT BETWEEN DOING
THIS AND VISION ZERO. I SEE THIS
AS COMPLEMENTARY. FOR THAT
REASON, I WILL BE VOTING IN
SUPPORT OF THIS AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED. ARE YOU
TRYING TO RAISE YOUR HANDS ?
OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT B?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KENDALL.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON .
>> AYE. FIVE IN FAVOR, THREE
OPPOSED.
>> OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES IN
AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS
AMENDED? OKAY. I'M NOT SEEING
ANY -- COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
JUST TAKING A MOMENT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT HAS BEEN
MANY, MANY YEARS TO GET HERE .
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU
TO ALL THE STAFF OVER THE LAST
UP TO 15 YEARS WORKING ON THIS.
EVERYONE WHO HAS TESTIFIED AND
EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED BEHIND
THE SCENES. I RAISE AGAIN, AND
ONE OF THE LOCATIONS, I HAVE
BEEN REQUESTING TO HAVE THIS
CAMERA PLACED TO REDUCE SPEEDS
BETWEEN AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE
WE HAVE ALREADY HAD CARS HIT
HOMES . I AM REQUESTING AGAIN
TODAY THAT WE HAVE A CAMERA
PLACED OUT THERE. WHEN I TALKED
TO FSE -- SDOT TODAY, I DIDN'T
RECEIVE THAT COMMITMENT. THESE
ARE PEOPLE'S LIVES. THE REASON
I WAS PROVIDED IS THAT THERE
MIGHT BE PLACES WHERE CAMERAS
ARE NEEDED SOONER AND FASTER
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BEING HIT AT
A HIGHER RATE. THAT MAKES TOTAL
SENSE TO ME. I CANNOT CONTINUE
TO ALLOW THE FACT THAT PEOPLE
HAVE NOT BEEN HIT AT A LOCATION
TO BE A REASON THAT WE DO NOT
PUT IN INTERVENTIONS. I DON'T
WANT THE NEXT TEST MESSAGE I GET
FROM EIGHTH AVENUE SAYING AN
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GOT HIT , NOT
ALMOST GOT HIT. I THINK THE
SPEEDING CAMERA LEGISLATION AND
THIS PROGRAM IS A
STRAIGHTFORWARD WAY TO REDUCE
THE SPEEDING BETWEEN THAT
INDUSTRIAL ZONE AND RESIDENTIAL
ZONE. THE DATA WILL BACK IT UP.
IF YOU GO DOWN THERE TODAY, YOU
WILL SEE NOT ONE SINGLE CAR
ABIDING BY THE SPEED LIMIT. IF
THAT IS NOT DATA, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IS. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS THE LAST
DECADE AND A HALF. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR GETTING
THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE .
THANK YOU TO OED'S IN THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR
MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK .
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON .
>> AYE .
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THE BILL PASSES, AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF ?
CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 1209 45 VACATING
THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 52 A.A.
DENNY'S EXTENSION TO THE
TERRY'S 1st ADDITION IN THE
FIRST HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDIT IS IMPORTANT
IMPACTFUL . ROUTINE ITEMS THAT
COME BEFORE A TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN IMPACTFUL
AND IMPORTANT PROJECT THAT BEGAN
ORIGINALLY IN 2018 . IT IS AND
DISTRICTS 7. AGAIN,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE'S DISTRICT
NEAR TOWNHALL. AS I MENTIONED
DURING OUR COMMITTEE MEETING
LAST WEEK, I WAS PARTICULARLY
IMPRESSED DURING EARLIER
COMMITTEE SESSIONS WITH THE
BENEFITS, THE PUBLIC BENEFITS,
THIS PROJECT WILL BRING TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING SIDEWALK
IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW
LANDSCAPING, ET CETERA. EXCITING
NITTY-GRITTY ROUTINE ITEM, BUT
AN IMPACTFUL ITEM TO ALLOW US TO
BUILD UP A FUTURE TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE ONE ALLEY
VACATION AT A TIME IN OUR CITY.
I ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT HERE AS
WELL.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO THANK CHAIR CONCERNING
-- SAKA FOR HIS WORK ON THIS
BILL. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW,
I'VE A LITTLE BIT OF DISTRICT 7
ON THE EAST SIDE BORDERING THE
GREAT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE,
WHICH WILL SEE IN ANOTHER ISSUE
THAT WILL COME UP BEFORE THE
COUNCIL IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT
FUTURE. I PROUD TO REPRESENT THE
SMALL PART OF FIRST HILL
ABUTTING I-FIVE . THE WORKAROUND
THERE, THOSE AROUND TOWNHALL
ALREADY KNOW THE WORK THAT IS
BEEN DONE ON THAT ALLEY AREA. I
THINK IT HAS BEEN WELL DONE . IT
IS ALSO SERVING AS A COMPLEMENT
TO THE FREEWAY PARK ACROSS THE
STREET. THAT IS SOMETHING TO
RECOGNIZE TOO IN TERMS OF PUBLIC
BENEFIT. I JUST WANTED TO ADD,
AS THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE,
MY SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU , CHAIR SAKA. AND
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
I SUPPORTED THIS IN COMMITTEE. I
JUST WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT .
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS, I
BELIEVE YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON.
>> SORRY. WAS TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT THIS WHOLE MESS. MY
APOLOGIES.
>> NO WORRIES. YOUR GOOD. JUST
WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW. THE
AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT THAT HAS
BEEN BROUGHT ON FIRST HILL FOR
WALK ABILITY HAS BEEN REALLY,
REALLY GREAT IN TERMS THAT WE
HAVE SWEDISH HOSPITAL INVESTING
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY
WITH WALK ABILITY. WE HAVE THIS
ALLEY VACATION CONNECTING WITH ,
AND JUST THE WHOLE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN FIRST
HILL. WE LOVE TO SEE THE
INVESTMENT. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS
NOT IN MY DISTRICT, WE'RE RIGHT
ACROSS THE STREET AND JUST WANT
TO URGE THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR
SUPPORT, AND THANK YOU ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL, AND
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THIS BILL, UNLESS THE CHAIR
WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE -- OKAY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
>> YES .
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA .
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON .
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON .
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
BUT OF THE BILL PASSES IN THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN UP WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
3 INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120972 RELATED
TO PREPARATION FOR THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
MODIFYING A PROVISO IN AMENDING
ORDINANCE 27 156. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA, ESTHER THE COMMITTEE, YOU
RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT. TO THANK YOU,
MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE FINAL
TRANSPORTATION ITEM BEFORE US
TODAY. COUNCIL BILL 120972. AS
NOTED, IT WOULD LIFT THE PROVISO
FROM THE 2025 BUDGET . AS YOU
WILL RECALL, THE SPECIFIC
PROVISO WE AUTHORIZED A FEW
MONTHS AGO DURING THE BUDGET
PROCESS RESTRICTED THE USE OF
FUNDS TO A LITTLE OVER $1
MILLION WORTH SOLELY TO --
SOLELY FOR SPEED CAMERA
IMPLEMENTATION AND REQUIRED
FUTURE COUNCIL ACTION TO REMOVE
THIS RESTRICTION. THAT IS WHY WE
ARE HERE TODAY. IT IS A GREAT
SAYING. ORIGINALLY, AS YOU
RECALL, FROM ORIGINAL
CONVERSATIONS BACK AND BUDGET,
WE WANTED THE DEPARTMENT TO
PROVIDE MORE PLANNING AND
CERTAINTY AROUND THIS, BECAUSE
THEY CLEARLY HAD A PLAN ALREADY.
THE EXECUTIVE ALREADY CLEARLY
HAD A PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL SPEED
ZONE CAMERAS. THIS IS SIMPLY
DOUBLING THE NUMBER FROM 18 TO
WHATEVER IT IS, 16 OR 18 TO TO
DOUBLING. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT, YES, OTHER NONSCHOOL
CAMERAS, TRAFFIC CAMERAS ON
BOARD AS WELL. THEY PROVIDE US A
PLAN. THEY GIVE US SOME
COMMITMENTS ABOUT HER
ANTICIPATED TIMELINES. THIS
HELPS THEM UNLOCK, HEALTH GET
OUT OF THE WAY SO THEY CAN ACT
LEGAL SPEND THE MONEY AND START
DEPLOYING THESE CAMERAS. AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS NOTED
EARLIER. HE HAS THEM IN HIS
DISTRICT, I HAVE SOME IN MIND.
IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF
COMMITTEE. I ASKED FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN FULL COUNCIL TODAY.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? I AM
NOT SEEING ANY. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER ALEX PEARSON IS A
BIG PROPONENT OF ADDITIONAL
SPEED CAMERAS IN SCHOOL ZONES.
SOME OF THIS -- THIS IS A
CONTINUATION OF SOME OF THOSE AS
WELL. IF THERE ARE NO MORE
COMMENTS, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>> EIGHT 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?
OKAY. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD?
>> RELATING -- COUNCIL BILL 1209
70 RELATED TO ACCEPTANCE OF
FUNDS FROM NON-CITY SOURCES
AUTHORIZING THE HEADS OF VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS TO ACCEPT AND
AUTHORIZE THE FURNITURE OF
SPECIFIED GRANTS, PRIVATE
FUNDING AND SUBSIDIZED LOANS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASSED.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AS CHAIR THE COMMITTEE,
YOU RECOGNIZE TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THIS
IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL THAT
ACCEPTS GRANTS, AND THEN
APPROPRIATES THE FUNDING TO
CARRY OUT THOSE GRANTS. A SIMPLE
BILL. LOOKS LIKE I GOT CAMERAS
BACK ON. ALL RIGHT. IT IS A
SIMPLE BILL. I URGE A YES VOTE.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL CALL ]
>>
EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED. OF
THE BILL PASSES IN THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? MOVING
ON. THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE
IS NO RESOLUTION FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.
I AM SEEING NONE . OKAY. WE
REACH THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
IS ON MAY 20 AT 2:00