ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA AND SOLOMON
WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
HEARING NO
OBJECTION COUNCILMEMBERS SAKA
AND
SOLOMON ARE EXCUSED TODAY.
PRESENTATIONS, SO, COLLEAGUES,
I'LL OPEN
THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED
TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, AND THE COUNCIL WORK
PROGRAM. HOW MANY ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE THREE IN PERSON AND
FOUR REMOTE.
>> OKAY, LET'S GIVE EVERYBODY
TWO MINUTES AND START WITH
THE THREE IN PERSON.
>> DO YOU NEED ME TO READ THE
INSTRUCTIONS?
>> OH, THAT WOULD BE NICE.
>> I'VE GOT IT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR
TIME.
SPEAKERS' MICS WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT END COMMENTS WITHIN
THE ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR IN-
PERSON
SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER
IS ROSE, FOLLOWING VICTORIA
AND THEN STACY.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ROSE.
IS THIS SPEAKER WORKING?
>> JUST GET REALLY CLOSE.
YOU CAN USE THE TALL ONE, TOO.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS ROSE AND I AM HERE
CONCERNING THINGS THAT HAPPENED
THIS
MORNING.
THIS MORNING LEGAL OBSERVERS
AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING
INTENDING TO BE ABLE TO WATCH
I.C.E.
AGENTS FROM KIDNAPPING OUR
NEIGHBORS.
HOWEVER, THEY WERE BARRED FROM
DOING THIS THIS MORNING FOR
NO REASON AT ALL BECAUSE A
PROTEST
WAS OPPOSED TO THE FACT I.C.E.
HAPPENED EVEN THOUGH THE PROTEST
WAS ENTIRELY PEACEFUL.
WE ARE IN A VERY DIFFICULT
TIME IN HISTORY.
WE ARE SEEING WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN L.A.
WE ARE SEEING WHAT'S HAPPENING
ELSEWHERE. IF THINGS ARE ALLOWED
TO CONTINUE GETTING OUT OF
CONTROL BY INDIVIDUALS
CONTINUALLY
HIDING FROM THE
PUBLIC, CONTINUING TO KIDNAP OUR
NEIGHBORS, THIS WILL ONLY
SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL.
WE ARE IN NEED MORE THAN EVER
TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION AGAINST
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE I.C.E.
THAT ARE DOING THESE THINGS.
WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT
NOW WHO ARE AT THIS MOMENT
TRYING TO
KIDNAP OUR NEIGHBORS WHO
WON'T EVEN IDENTIFY THEMSELVES.
WE DON'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE
ARE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE I.
C.E.
AGENTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHO THEY
ARE
SENT OR ANYTHING.
IT SHOULD BE THE SEATTLE CITY
POLICE THAT SHOULD BE
ASKING THESE PEOPLE, WHO ARE
THEY?
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE
THAT ARE TRYING TO TAKE OUR
NEIGHBORS FROM US?
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE ALL
KNOW THAT WE KNOW WHO THESE
PEOPLE TRYING TO KIDNAP OUR
NEIGHBORS
ARE. IF WE DO NOT HAVE THIS
UNDERSTANDING OF WHO THIS
IS, THIS CAN BE LITERALLY
ANYONE WALTZING IN AND TRYING TO
TAKE ANYONE THAT THREATENS THE
VERY NATURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
WE SHOULD FORCE
THESE INDIVIDUALS TO
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND MAKE IT
KNOWN WHO
THEY ARE, OR THEY SHOULD
BE FACING THE SAME CHARGES
THAT EVERYONE ELSE WHO TRIES
TO KIDNAP OUR NEIGHBORS DO IN
THIS
CITY. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE
MAKE THIS DECISION.
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE DO THIS,
BECAUSE WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT
IN NEW YORK CITY AND
PHOENIX AND L.A. WE ARE SEEING
AN
EXPLOSION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
TAKING
MORE AND MORE DECISIVE ACTION
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
BEING HEARD.
PEOPLE ARE BEING PEACEFUL NOW.
IF WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE
THE ACTIONS TO TRY AND MAKE THE
PEACEFUL ACTIONS HEARD, IT
WILL GET MUCH WORSE FROM HERE.
>> HELLO.
I AM VICTORIA PALMER.
I'M AN EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
OF
THE KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
AND A SEATTLE RESIDENT
IN DISTRICT 6.
I AM HERE TODAY TO REITERATE
MY COMMENTS FROM TWO WEEKS
AGO CONDEMNING MAYOR
HARRELL'S RESPONSE TO THE
RECENT CHRISTIAN
GATHERING AT CAL ANDERSON PARK.
AT THIS MEETING DISRUPTORS
DROWNED OUT MY ONE MINUTE TO
SPEAK, WHICH, BY THE WAY,
I CLIPPED A VIDEO OF THAT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND IT
WAS SHARED ON FACEBOOK BY
THE WASHINGTON STATE GOP AND
SEEN OVER 15,000 TIMES BY
REPUBLICANS AND OTHERS ALL
ACROSS WASHINGTON
STATE.
THEY WERE HORRIFIED BY WHAT THEY
SAW GOING ON AT THAT SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND HOW
THE DISRUPTORS WERE ALLOWED TO
TAKE
OVER THE MEETING.
THE NEXT DAY I SHARED THE STORY
OF TUESDAY'S RALLY WITH
THE NATIONAL AUDIENCE ON FOX
NEWS SHARING THE INTOLERANCE OF
OUR SEATTLE MAYOR TOWARD THE
PEACEFUL CHRISTIANS GATHERED
AT CAL ANDERSON PARK.
ALL WE ASK FOR IS WHAT
MOST SEATTLEITES WOULD LIKE TO
SEE, A
RETURN OF CIVILITY AND
RESPECT FOR LAW AND ORDER.
THAT WE ARE ALL ACCORDED
EQUAL TREATMENT WHETHER WE ARE
MEMBERS
OF A SPECIAL CLASS OR NOT AND
THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS UPHOLD
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOM TO
GATHER, SPEAK, AND WORSHIP AS WE
SEE FIT AND NOT BOW TO SPECIAL
INTEREST GROUPS JUST BECAUSE
THEY YELL LOUDER.
I RECOGNIZE THE DEMOCRATS ON
THE COUNCIL ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME
THAT SIGNED UP TO IMPROVE
SEATTLE.
I'D LIKE TO THANK CATHY MOORE
FOR HER EFFORTS
DURING HER TIME IN OFFICE.
THANK YOU.
>> OUR
LAST IN-PERSON SPEAKER IS STACY.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS STACY SPROUT.
I GO BY ANASTASIA, AND I'M
HERE TODAY -- I SUPPOSE IT
RELATES
TO TODAY'S AGENDA WITH AN
APPEAL
TO STEPHANIE MORRIS IF SHE IS
APPOINTED. I'M SPEAKING ABOUT
CHILDREN IN
SEATTLE. I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THE
KIOSKSKIOSKS WERE TALKED ABOUT
LAST
WEEK.
I DIDN'T HEAR THEM
BEING REFERRED TO AS SMART
KIOSKS
BUT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
A
GLOBAL AGENDA TO MAKE SEATTLE A
SMART CITY.
WHAT SMART ACTUALLY STANDS FOR
IS SELF- MONITORING ANALYSIS
REPORTING TECHNOLOGY AND
AS I LOOKED INTO THE SEAMLESS
SEATTLE
DIGITAL CONTROL, WHAT IT
LOOKED LIKE TO ME WAS NOT
HELPING
PEOPLE FIND WAYS TO GET AROUND
BUT CONTROLLING THEIR MINDS.
THROUGH MASS TECHNOLOGY MIND
CONTROL. SO I'M FROM AN
ORGANIZATION CALLED SUPPORT FOR
ORGANIZED
ABUSE AND ADDICTION
RECOVERY. WE'RE LOCATED HERE IN
SEATTLE, BUT I WORK WITH PEOPLE
ALL AROUND THE
WORLD. WE'RE GETTING MORE AND
MORE COMPLAINTS OF TECH
TORTURE, THINGS THAT ARE
INTERFERING ON
PEOPLE'S SOVEREIGN RIGHT
TO THINK AND MOVE AROUND.
AND I APPEAL TO YOU AS A
COUNCIL TO BE CONSCIOUS OF SMART
TECHNOLOGY, WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS,
BECAUSE IT'S MY EXPERIENCE THAT
IF SOMETHING IS GIVEN TO A
CITY FOR FREE, THEN WE, THE
SEATTLE
CITIZENS AND ALL THE TOURISTS
WHO COME INTO THE RANGE OF THESE
DEVICES, AND DEVICE CAN
ALSO MEAN WEAPON, WE ARE THE
PRODUCT.
HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD NOT BE
ANYONE'S PRODUCT.
WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO THINK
FOR OURSELVES.
THROUGH A LEGITIMATE CONCERN
RAISED OF THE LANDSCAPE OF OUR
CITY AND WHAT THIS WOULD DO
TO THE VIEW OF THE CITY, BUT
MOST OF ALL, WHAT IT WILL DO TO
CHILDREN, THEIR IMPRESSIONABLE
MINDS. THIS HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY
STUDIED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
CHILDREN.
I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE UP
THIS CONCERN AS YOU GO FORWARD
WITH THIS ENDEAVOR.
THANK YOU.
I'LL PUT MY CARDS --
>> WE CAN NOW GO TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> YES, AS A REMINDER TO
OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, PLEASE
PRESS STAR 6 AFTER YOU HEAR THE
MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED.
OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER
IS HOWARD GAYLE FOLLOWED
BY ALBERTO ALVAREZ.
GO AHEAD, HOWARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
HOWARD GALE.
THIS COUNCIL WILL SOON CONFIRM
SHAWN BARNES AS CHIEF OF
POLICE. WE HAVE WITNESSED TWO
DEEPLY
EMBEDDED
CULTURAL CONSTANTS IN SEATTLE
POLICING SHOCKINGLY
REASSERT THEMSELVES.
THE BRUTAL KILLING AT THE WEST
SEATTLE PRECINCT ON MARCH 19th,
WHICH WAS THE 14th SPD
KILLING IN LESS THAN 14 YEARS OF
A PERSON IN CRISIS WITH AN
EDGE WEAPON OR NO WEAPON AT ALL
IN
THEIR HANDS AND THE SPD'S
DISPLAY OF BIAS AND
REPEATED FAILURES TO DE-
ESCALATE AT THE
DEMONSTRATIONS
MAY 27th. DESPITE CHIEF BARNES'
TESTIMONY
AT THE MEETING THIS MORNING,
THE REALITY IS THAT SPD OFFICERS
SHOWED BIAS AT THE
MAY DEMONSTRATIONS WHEN THEY
ALLOWED RIGHT- WING PROTESTERS
TO
FREELY MIX WITH COUNTER
PROTECTORS AND
YET AGGRESSIVELY
DENIED COUNTERPROTESTERS ACCESS
TO THE
RIGHT- WING PROTESTER SPACE AND
ALSO WHEN THEY ARRESTED A
COUNTERPROTESTER, INSTEAD OF
THE RIGHT- WING AGITATOR
THAT ASSAULTED THEM.
POLICING EXPERTS NOTE
THAT POLICE BEHAVIOR IS MORE
LIKELY
TO BE MORE TO CULTURE.
THIS INDICATES A FAILURE
TO CHANGE DEEPLY ROOTED
POLICEPOLICE
CULTURE. ON MAY 27th
COUNCILMEMBER AND
SHERIFF PUBLIC SAFETY BOB KETTLE
LEFT CITY HALL WHILE
CONFRONTATIONS AND ARRESTS
WERE HAPPENING SHOWING NO
INTEREST IN
WITNESSING FIRSTHAND THE ABUSE,
INDICATING A FAILURE TO
CONFRONT TOXIC SPD CULTURE.
IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO
EXPECT CHIEF BARNES TO CHANGE
THE CULTURE IN 130 DAYS, BUT
HIS FAILURE TO RESPOND TO
THESE RECENT DISPLAYS OF DEEPLY
EMBEDDED AND DESTRUCTIVE
POLICE CULTURE IS A
COMPLETECOMPLETE
OF LEADERSHIP AND BODES POORLY
FOR HOW THE SPD WILL DEAL WITH
INCREASINGLY
HEATED DEMONSTRATIONS THAT WILL
UNFOLD
IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
ALBERTO ALVAREZ WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY
ANN
WILLIAMS. GO AHEAD, ALBERTO.
>> HELLO.
COUNCIL IS FACING A
SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND A
BUDGET THAT WILL NOT MATCH THE
NEEDS OF PRODUCTION SERVICES AND
STAFFING WILL DESTABILIZE
WORKING
CLASS FAMILIES AND ELDERS ON
FIXED
INCOME. PEOPLE ARE MAKING
SACRIFICESSACRIFICES
JUST TO KEEP A HOME AND LIVE ON
A SHRINKING BUDGET.
SARA NELSON'S METHODS ARE
AN ACTIVE THREAT TO THAT
STABILITY
AND GRACE.
COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE JOB
OF APPOINTING A DISTRICT 5
MEMBER,
A BUSINESS- BACKED CHOICE WILL
BRING ONLY PAIN AND LOSS.
THE DANGER IS REAL.
YOU HAVE TO GET THIS ONE RIGHT.
NO MORE LANDLORDS.
NO MORE CORRUPT BUSINESS CRONIES
ON THIS COUNCIL.
YOUR APPOINTMENT IS A
LIFE-AND-DEATH DECISION
FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANK YOU.
ANN WILLIAMS IS NOT PRESENT,
SO OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE DAVID HAYNES.
GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> HI, THANK YOU.
DAVID HAYNES.
IS THERE ANY WAY THIS
COUNCIL CAN REINTRODUCE A LAW
THAT IF
THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
THE MAYOR HAS TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT?
I ASK BECAUSE THERE'S
DISINGENUOUS PURCHASE SIGNALING
AND SOME NONMEMBERS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY WANT TO DEFER AND
PROMOTE BAD POLICIES FROM BAD
LEADERS AND THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC
ISSUE
REGARDING A PARTICULAR
AS THEIR SOLE MOTIVATION
TO PROVE THEY'RE PROVE AT
MANIPULATING PUBLIC
SAFETY. WE NEED TO HAVE A MORE
TRANSPARENT EFFORT WHEN IT
COMES TO WHAT THE COUNCIL IS
REPRESENTING BECAUSE YOU
ALL HAVE SABOTAGED THE INTEGRITY
OF ENHANCING THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN
BECAUSE PEOPLE
LIKE MARITZA RIVERA HAS A
$790,000
INVESTMENT AND THE CONCERN OF
TRYING TO MAKE $29,000 A MONTH
TO GET
RICH OFF HER RENTAL.
AND THERE'S A SMORGASBORD
OF OTHER LANDLORDS WHO HAVE
BAD JUDGMENT IN TRYING TO
FORCE ISSUES REGARDING SOUND
TRANSIT.
YOU ALL SHOULD REJECT ST3
BECAUSE ST1 AND ST2 HAVE
NOT BEEN PROPERLY SOLVED AND
THEY ARE PROVING TO CONTINUE
TO REPEAT THE SAME PROBLEMS,
BUT YET THERE'S BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
THAT YOU ALL CAN'T GET THE
RAPID
RIDERS TO COMPETE WITH TO BE A
LITTLE BIT SAFER, SO YOU
THINK EXPANDING FROM THE TRAIN
WILL BE SAFER FOR PEOPLE, BUT A
LOT OF
TIMES YOU
TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT AA
SIDEWALK, YOU'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE EVIL
DRUG POACHERS THAT WE SEE
SUPPLYING THE OPEN
DRUG MARKETS EVERY DAY AND THE
CHIEF
ACTS LIKE HE DON'T SEE IT
BECAUSE HE HAS PRIORITY TO WALK
THROUGH
THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF
LAW-ABIDING RESIDENTS TO LET
THEM KNOW IT'S HIS TOWN.
EXCUSE MY FRENCH BUT YOU
HAVE A -- WHO WANTS TO PLAY THE
RACE
CARD÷÷ JUST LIKE THE LAST POLICE
CHIEF, THE EVIL DRUG PUSHERS
BECAUSE --
>> THANK YOU.
THAT WAS OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO WE'VE REACHED THE END OF
OUR LIST OF PUBLIC
COMMENTERS. SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS
NOW CLOSED.
ALL RIGHT.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE COUNCIL
BILL
120998, PAYMENT OF BILLS,
ONE APPOINTMENT FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL, ONE APPOINTMENT FROM
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE AND
FOUR FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY
ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> YES, GO AHEAD.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'VE BEEN
INFORMED DUE TO CONFLICTS THAT
MY APPOINTMENT FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION LEVY
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CAN NO
LONGER SERVE IN
THAT ROLE, AND
SO I WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW
APPOINTMENT
03167 FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
>>
OKAY. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON
THAT?
>> I JUST NEED A REQUEST TO
REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, AND THEN WHEN WE GET
TO THAT ITEM ON THE
AGENDA, THEN WE CAN DETERMINE
THE NEXT STEPS.
>> OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO PLEASE, CLERK, REMOVE
THAT ITEM FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, WHAT WAS THE
APPOINTMENT NUMBER AGAIN?
I APOLOGIZE.
>> APPOINTMENT 03167,
APPOINTMENT OF KYLE NOLAN AS
MEMBER TRANSPORTATION
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
>> THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 4.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. SO I HAVE
MOVED IT. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR
EXCLUDING ITEM 4. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON --
EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL
RIGHT. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEMS, EXCLUDING ITEM 4, ARE
ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND
THE LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
OKAY. MOVING ON.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
1 INTO THE RECORD.
>> LAND USE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM 1, 120995 ADDRESSING
SIGNAGE CLARIFYING
THE PERMITTING
PROCESS FOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT
FACILITIES.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OUR LAND USE CHAIR IS EXCUSED,
SO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS
VICE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
STILL THE VICE CHAIR OF THE LAND
USE COMMITTEE, BEFORE US
TODAY WE HAVE A STREAMLINING AND
EFFICIENCIES BILL FOR
SOUND TRANSIT THREE AS IT WILL
BE COMING THROUGH OUR CITY.
THE ESTIMATES ARE ANYWHERE FROM
14 TO $25 BILLION WORTH OF
CONSTRUCTION. IF THESE PERMITS
WERE NOT
STREAMLINED AND BATCHED TOGETHER
WE WOULD BE SPENDING A LOT
OF TIME AND A LOTLOT MONEY AND
A LOT OF DELAY ON THE
PERMITTINGPERMITTING OF THESE
FACILITIES, OF THESE --
ONE EXAMPLE HERE WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE THREE OR FOUR
STATIONS, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU
SLICE
DOWNTOWN IN A TWO TO THREETHREE
MILE AREA.
IF WE WERE TO PERMIT THESE
INDIVIDUALLY, WE WOULD BE GOING
THROUGH THE SAME EXERCISE ON
EACH PERMIT ONE AFTER ANOTHER.
BY BEING ABLE TO BUNDLE THESE
PERMITS, WE ARE ABLE TO EXAMINE
AT THE SAME LEVEL AS WE WOULD
IF THEY WERE DONE INDIVIDUALLY
AND
WE
ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEM AS A
COHESIVE PACKAGE.
WHAT THAT COHESIVE IMPACT ON
THE COMMUNITY IS DURING
DEVELOPMENT
AND WHAT THE COHESIVE
BENEFITS FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE
GOING TO
BE DISRUPTED TEMPORARILY FOR
THIS LIGHT RAIL CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BILL.
IT SETS US UP ON A REGIONAL
STAGE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW OTHER
CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
HOW PERMITTING SHOULD AND COULD
BE DONE IN THEIR OWN
JURISDICTIONS, SO WE ARE MORE
THAN JUST
CREATING EFFICIENCIES
AND STREAMLINING
PROCESSES, WE'RE ALSO SETTING
THIS UP TO BE A
REGIONAL EXAMPLE OF HOW OTHERS
CAN DO THIS
WORK. I HAVEN'T USED ANY OF MY
TALKING
POINTS, SO LET ME
JUST DOUBLE-CHECK TO MAKE SURE I
HAVEN'T MISSED ANYTHING.
IT DOES ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY
REVIEW PROCESS BY SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION TO EVALUATE
DESIGN PROPOSALS AND TO
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SOUND
TRANSIT TO CITY DEPARTMENTS.
IT DOES NOT REDUCE ANY
PERMITTING, BUT IT CLARIFIES
AND IMPROVES THE PROCESSES.
AS PERMIT DECISIONS WILL BE
MORE FOCUSED AND EFFICIENT TO
ISSUE BY ELIMINATING TYPES OF
REVIEWS AND CLARIFYING THAT THE
CITY'S AUTHORITY TO GRANT
FLEXIBILITY
FROM CODES AND TO FIND THE
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
IT DOES AGAIN CLARIFY THAT
THE CONTENT OF REVIEWS FOR
SOUND TRANSIT PROJECTS MUST
RECEIVE --
MUST GO THROUGH THE LIGHT RAIL
PERMIT.
BASICALLY THIS TAKES A
SITUATION THAT WE COULD APPEAL
SO
MANY TIMES AND THAT DELAY ON
EACH INDIVIDUAL PERMIT COULD PUT
US
OUT MANY YEARS.
THIS IS A GOOD BILL BEFORE US.
IT STREAMLINES THE
PERMITTING PROCESS AND IT SETS
US UP FOR
SUCCESS TO RECEIVE BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS OF CONSTRUCTION FUNDS
AND 100- YEAR
INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH THE HEART
OF THE
DENSEST PART OF OUR STATE.
THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I URGE A
YES VOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> IS THIS THE TIME TO MOVE MY
AMENDMENT? THANK YOU.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120975 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT A.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT A.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, AS
SPONSOR, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A
COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT
THAT WOULD BE SUBMITTED BY SOUND
TRANSIT AT THE TIME OF THE
PERMIT APPLICATION.
THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE
ORIGINAL AMENDMENT AND THEN
REMOVED, AND NOW I BROUGHT IT
BACK AT COMMITTEE UPON
THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
I HELD IT TO BRING BACK AS A
WALK- ON TO GET CLARIFICATION.
SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE
REQUIRING IS TO SAY WHO YOU
TALKED TO, WHAT WAS
THE PURPOSE OF TALKING TO THEM,
AND
WHAT INFORMATION DID YOU
PROVIDE?
BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY
CLEAR, AND THE AMENDMENT
HAS BEEN REVISED TO DO SO, THAT
THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE
INFORMATION THAT WAS SHARED IN
THE
COMMUNITY OUTREACH REPORT, SO IT
DOESN'T APPLY TO ANY PREVIOUS
PROCESSES, WHICH I THINK WAS A
CONCERN COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
HAD
EXPRESSED.
AND I HAVE RUN THIS SPECIFIC
AMENDMENT LANGUAGE PAST THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THEIR
ANSWER TO QUOTE IS PROVIDED THIS
ISN'T AMENDED BETWEEN NOW AND
THE
VOTE, WON'T HEAR ANY OBJECTION
FROM US.
SO I THINK IT'S BASICALLY A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT AND I WOULD
ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT IT.
THANK YOU.
>> I'M LOOKING TO SEE --
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE UNDERLYING LEGISLATION
IS VITAL IN OUR EFFORTS TO
ENSURE OUR LIGHT RAIL AND SOUND
TRANSIT PROJECTS ARE NOT DELAYED
NOR INFLATED IN COST, AND AS WE
SAW
IN COMMITTEE THE SMALLEST
OF CHANGES CAN HAVE BIG IMPACTS.
AND SO THANK YOU
TO COUNCILMEMBER MOORE ON
ALLOWING US MORE TIME TO
CONSIDER
THIS AMENDMENT IN FULL COUNCIL
AND, AS SHE STATED, WE HAVE
HEARD FROM SOUND TRANSIT AND
OTHER ESSENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS,
AND
THEY SEE NO REASON TO BE
CONCERNED WITH THE LANGUAGE HERE
TODAY, AND SO I WILL BE VOTING
YES
ON THE AMENDMENT.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
PROVIDING
US THAT TIME TO GET THAT
CLARITY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I AND MY TEAM HAVE ALSO DONE
SOME ENGAGEMENT WITH THOSE
CONCERNED OFFICES AND
DEPARTMENTS AND THE LIKE
THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
AND, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, I
HEARD THAT THERE'S NO HURDLES
TO SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT.
SO I, TOO, WILL BE SUPPORTING
IT. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS HERE?
ALL
RIGHT. IS YOUR HAND UP?
I'M SORRY.
>> I WAS EXPECTING FINAL
COMMENTS? DO I CLOSE IT OUT?
>> I JUST WANTED TO HAVE
FINAL COMMENT ON THE AMENDMENT.
WE'LL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
OKAY.
HEARING NONE, NO FINAL
COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT.
WOULD THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION
OF AMENDMENT A.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED.
ARE THERE FURTHER COMMENTS ON
THE BILL AS AMENDED?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO
THIS BILL GENERALLY AND ECHO
SOME OF
THE COMMENTS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAD SPOKEN
TO
IN COMMITTEE IN THE SENSE OF
WE NEED TO BE SMART IN TERMS OF
HOW WE PROCEED WITH ST3 AND WE
NEED TO ENSURE THAT IT'S BEING
DONE
IN A WAY THAT REALLY BRINGS THE
TRANSPORTATION PIECE TO FORE
SO THAT WE GET TO WHERE WE
ARE, WHERE WE NEED TO BE
REGARDING
TRANSPORTATION PARTICULARLY
WITH LIGHT RAIL.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE
THAT, YOU KNOW, AS MENTIONED IN
THAT COMMITTEE MEETING, THERE'S
BEEN
DISCUSSIONS OBVIOUSLY WITH
ST3 REGARDING THE FISCAL
CHALLENGES
THAT THEY FACE.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO ECHO THE
POINT OF WE NEED TO
HAVE THE LEFT HAND OF THE
REGIONAL PARTNERS TALKING TO THE
RIGHT
HAND. ON ONE HAND WE'RE GOING
THROUGH THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
THE PUGET SOUND, CREATING A
BALLARD
REGIONAL CENTER.
FOR ONE HAND TO SAY THAT AND
THE OTHER HAND TO POTENTIALLY
NOT
EXTEND ST3 TO BALLARD WOULD BE A
MAJOR FAULT AND A MAJOR
FAILURE OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS
OF HAVING THEIR HANDS TALK TO
EACH
OTHER.
TO HAVE THAT KIND
OF COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
BECAUSE,
AS MENTIONED IN THE LAST SELECT
MEETING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO
HAVE LAND USE AND HAVE
TRANSPORTATION WORKING IN
CONCERT.
IF WE PRESS FORWARD ON
ONE WITHOUT THE SECOND, I MEAN,
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
AREAS, AS WE KNOW FROM
THE ELEMENTS OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, BUT FUNDAMENTALLY IF
WE DON'T HAVE LAND USE AND
TRANSPORTATION IN SYNC, THAT'S
A PROBLEM.
AND IF THERE'S PLANS TO STOP
ST3
IN SMITH COVE, YES, PIER 91
IS THERE BUT THAT'S ALMOST LIKE
THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE.
YOU HAVE THE WEST QUEEN ANNE
GREENBELT, REALLY TIGHT
SLOPES ON THE WEST SIDE OF QUEEN
ANNE.
YOU HAVE 15, OKAY, PIER 91.
GENERALLY IT WOULD BE
THE EQUIVALENT OF A BRIDGE TO
NOWHERE.
AT THE VERY LEAST TO
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.
IF YOU CAN'T GO UNDERNEATH THE
CUT, AT LEAST GO TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER.
AND SO WHEN I HEAR TALK ABOUT
THIS, THIS IS THE REASON WHY
I BRING IT UP, WE CAN'T HAVE
THAT
DISCUSSION, SMITH COVE.
WHAT?
NO. WE NEED TO HAVE LAND USE AND
TRANSPORTATION IN CONCERT.
WE NEED TO HAVE THEM IN SYNC.
AND I UNDERSTAND
FISCAL PRESSURES AND SO FORTH.
AT LEAST GO TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, THE DRAVIS
NAND CENTER.
I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT.
WE HAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL WHERE
WE'RE HAVING THE LEFT HAND
AND RIGHT HAND TALKING TO EACH
OTHER, THAT
WE'RE BEING IN SYNC IN
DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS THAT FALL UNDER
OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
INCLUDE HELPING ST3 AND WHAT
IT'S TRYING
TO DO TO BE THE LEADER AND SET
THE EXAMPLE FOR OTHER JURORS
DICKS.
WHAT WE CAN'T HAVE IS THEM
NOT BEING IN SYNC AND TO
THE EQUIVALENT OF NOT HAVING
THE LEFT HAND TALKING
TO THE RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
I SAW COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY OVERALL
I AGREE WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE
AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER IN
CONCERT AND
FULL TRANSPARENCY.
I FULLY SUPPORT -- WE NEED
A LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM THAT'S
GOING TO WORK FOR EVERYONE
ACROSS THE
CITY, AND WE NEED MORE
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES
ACROSS THE CITY.
AND TOWARD THAT END, I
SHOULD SAY THAT MY SPOUSE SITS
ON THE
TRANSPORTATION CHOICES COALITION
BOARD, SO MY FAMILY'S BEEN A
LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC
TRANSIT.
YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS.
AND I WILL SAY I DID OFFER
AN AMENDMENT RELATED TO
OUTREACH BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE LETTING FOLKS
KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WHEN
WE'RE
DOING IT AND THAT INCLUDES THE
WORK THAT WE'RE PERMITTING
OTHER PARTNERS TO DO.
SO, YOU KNOW, OUTREACH GOES
TO ENSURING FOLKS KNOW WHAT'S
HAPPENING.
IT GOES TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY.
IT GOES TO TRUST IN GOVERNMENT.
IT IS NOT -- IT DOESN'T
GO TO PROHIBITING PROJECTS.
ON THE CONTRARY, IT GOES
TO BUILDING SUPPORT AND MAKING
SURE THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE OF
WHAT'S
GOING ON.
SO I FULLY SUPPORT THE EXPANSION
OF LIGHT RAIL, AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING FOR
THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD
JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
EVERYBODY'S
COMMENTS TO SAY
WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO GET OUT OF
OUR OWN WAY IS, I DON'T
KNOW, ATTRACTIVE TO ME.
WE CAN DO BOTH THINGS WHICH IS
STREAMLINE PERMITTING ON
OUR SIDE AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE WORKING WELL WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS, ET CETERA,
AND NOT SCRIMP ON INFORMING
THE PUBLIC -- OUTREACH TO THE
PUBLIC, ET CETERA.
WE CAN DO BOTH.
SO I THANK EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING
THE WORK IN. I'M NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER HANDS
UP. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THE
LAST
WORD?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
YES, THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT
SEATTLE. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
THE
PROJECTS HERE IN SEATTLE.
SOUND TRANSIT IS ALSO KNOWN AS
THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
TRANSIT AUTHORITY, EXCUSE ME.
AND THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE A
REGIONAL ENTITY SPANNING THREE
COUNTIES, PIERCE, KING AND
SNOHOMISH COUNTIES.
WE HAVE NOT -- WE ONLY
JUST REACHED SNOHOMISH COUNTY
LAST
AUGUST.
WE HAVE NOT YET REACHED PIERCE
COUNTY.
WE WILL BE VOTING ON
FINAL ALIGNMENT AND BUDGET
AUTHORITY TO REACH PIERCE COUNTY
AT
OUR MEETING THIS THURSDAY.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE IN
THE ORIGINAL EFFORTS -- IN THE
ORIGINAL INITIATIVE TO BUILD
SOUND TRANSIT, CONNECTING
THE SPINE WAS THE FIRST THING
THAT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
WE ARE NOT THERE YET.
AND THIS BILL BEFORE US
IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE REGION
SEATTLE'S COMMITMENT TO
GETTING THE SPINE DONE BECAUSE
WE
ARE MAKING THE PROCESS IN
SEATTLE MORE STREAMLINED BY
CUTTING
RED TAPE WHILE RETAINING
PROCESSES AND RETAINING
APPEAL OPPORTUNITIES BUT NOT
UNNECESSARILY.
AND SO, COLLEAGUES, I HOPE
YOU'LL JOIN ME IN MY SUPPORT
OF GETTING SOUND TRANSIT TO
COMPLETE THE SPINE AND DO
OUR PART ALONG THE WAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY.
SEEING NO OTHER HANDS UP,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL
ON THE AMEND THE LEGISLATION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AS
AMENDED AND THE CHAIR WILL
SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF?
AND WILL THE CLERK ALSO
READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AGENDA TWO RELATING TO
SEATTLE'S -- PROGRAM ADOPTING
AN
UPDATED CTR PLAN UPDATING
REFERENCES TO STATE LAW.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
AS VICE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZE TO
PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND THESE ARE WORDS
FROM OUR
CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COUNCIL BILL 120894
IS LEGISLATION THAT IF
PASSED APPROVES 2025 TO 2029
UPDATES FOR SEATTLE COMMUTE
TRIP REDUCTION PLAN.
THIS PLAN IS REQUIRED AT THE
STATE CLEAN AIR ACT FROM
1991 AND WOULD ALLOW THE CITY
TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE
CTR FUNDING FROM WASHINGTON
STATE. IN SHORT, THE STATE
REQUIRES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE
REQUIRED TO ADOPT PLANS FOR THE
REDUCTION
OF SINGLE OCCUPANT VEHICLES
AND LARGE EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED
TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A CTR
PLAN
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
SEATTLE'S FIRST CTR PLAN
WAS DEVELOPED ALL THE WAY BACK
IN
1991. THE STATE DEADLINE
REQUIRES
THAT THIS LEGISLATION IS PASSED
AND
SIGNED BY JUNE THE 30th, SO IN
20 DAYS FROM NOW.
THIS LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY AND
THE CHAIR ENCOURAGES A YES VOTE.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT I DIDN'T
KNOW THAT.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT
WAS ASSOCIATED -- THAT IT WAS
REQUIRED.
ANYWAY, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS,
WILL THE CHAIR -- WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY
UNAWARENESS. YOU SAID IT WAS A
CLEAN AIR ACT,
CORRECT?
>> CORRECT.
IT'S REQUIRED UNDER THE
STATE'S CLEAN AIR ACT.
>> I WAS MIXING THAT UP WITH THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM THREE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT THE SELECT
BUDGET COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM
THREE
WHICH ADOPTED THE 2024
BUDGET INCLUDING 2024 THROUGH
2029
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER --
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO
PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE ON COUNCIL BILL
120979, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> YES.
>> AGENDA 3, YES.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, THIS IS ONE OF
TWO BILLS BEFORE US COMING
FROM SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE ACTUATING AND
IMPLEMENTING IMPLEMENTING
BUDGET REFORM PRACTICES THAT
WE CONTINUE TO REFINE AND WORK
ON
IN OUR OFFICES.
WE MEET EVERY WEEK AND WITH
ENTRAL STAFF ENGAGING IN BUDGET
REFORM. THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO
BILLS
ALLOWING AND GIVING RETROACTIVE
APPROVAL FOR OVERSPENDING
BUDGETS.
WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF
DEPARTMENTS THAT THIS IS
OCCURRING FROM DOWN TO TWO
THIS YEAR AND REDUCED THE
FISCAL AMOUNT
OF MONEY OVERSPENT TO AN
ALL-TIME LOW.
I CONTINUE TO HOPE AND BELIEVE
THAT WEWE NEXT YEAR ONLY
SEE ONE OR FEWER EXCEPTIONS AND
SO, WITH THAT, I URGE A YES VOTE
ON THIS BILL.
COUNCIL BILL 120979, THE
2024
BUDGET EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE.
THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>>
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN 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.
AND WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 4 INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM 4 COUNCIL BILL
AMENDING 127156 WHICH
ADOPTED THE 2025 BUDGET
THROUGH 2030. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO
OF THESE BUDGET REFORM BILLS,
THIS ALLOWS US TO PAY OFF BONDS
BY
USING INTEREST GENERATED FROM
BONDS THAT WE FULLY AMENDED.
WE HAVE INTEREST OFF BONDS WE
BUILT OTHER CITY PROJECTS WITH
AND WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH
BUDGET REFORM.
THIS IS ONE OF THE
AREAS ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS
FOUND, NEEDS TO BE USED ON A
SAME OR
SIMILAR PURPOSE, AND SO THE USES
OF THESE DOLLARS ARE LIMITED AND
THEY SHOULD BE USED IN THE WAY
THEY ARE TODAY WHICH IS
PAYING OFF A BOND EARLY SO THAT
WE
ARE ABLE TO SEE A SAVINGS IN
FUTURE YEARS OF HAVING TO PAY
OFF THESE
BONDS INCREMENTALLY.
I URGE A YES VOTE. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
OKAY.
SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN 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.
ITEM 4, LET'S SEE -- ITEM 4
APPOINTMENT OF 3167 WAS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
THERE ARE NO --
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MY
APOLOGIES.
AT THIS POINT THE RECOMMENDATION
WOULD BE TO MOVE TO POSTPONE THE
ITEM INDEFINITELY SO,
THEREFORE, THE ITEM WILL BE
CLOSED AND WE
CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH
THE APPOINTMENT NOT COMING BACK
TO THE÷÷THE COUNCIL MOVING
FORWARD SO THE MOTION WOULD BE
TO MOVE
TO POSTPONE THE APPOINTMENT
3167 INDEFINITELY.
>> I MOVE TO
POSTPONE APPOINTMENT 3167
INDEFINITELY.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED -- IT'S
POSTPONED.
OH, WE HAVE TO VOTE. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S VOTE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> I'M SORRY, AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE APPOINTMENT IS POSTPONED.
ALL RIGHT.
INDEFINITELY.
MOVING ON.
OKAY, THERE'S -- AS I WAS
SAYING
THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY.
LET'S SEE.
COUNCILMEMBERS, WE'RE NOW
IN OTHER BUSINESS.
GO AHEAD.
IS YOUR HAND UP FOR OTHER
BUSINESS?
>> YES.
>> GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I HAVE FOUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS AND ONE JUST NOTING
THAT
SEATTLE CHANNEL HAS WON THE
HIGHEST
LEVEL EMMY POSSIBLE, THE
FIRST CITY LEVEL TV AGENCY TO
RECEIVE THIS LEVEL OF EMMY IN
THE
NATION.
BOSTON MIGHT ALSO BUT
WE'RE STILL FIGURING THOSE
DETAILS
OUT.
SO, COLLEAGUES, WHEN YOU
HEAR US SAY THE AWARD WINNING
SEATTLE
CHANNEL, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER
AWARD ON THEIR TROPHY SHELF.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I FORGOT TO MENTION YESTERDAY
THE SECOND ITEM, I FORGOT
TO MENTION AT COUNCIL BRIEFING,
COAL COLLEAGUES THAT DAN
ETERS' APPOINTMENT WILL BE
COMING BEFORE THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE
CBO, THOSE ARE DUE THIS
THURSDAY.
WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING LATE
REQUESTS, LATE QUESTIONS.
IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE
SEND THEM TO US BY THURSDAY.
I DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR
COLLEAGUES, FOR COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE, TO BE ABLE TO CO-
SPONSOR THE A.I. RENT PRICE
FIXING BILL.
>> YES.
THAT'S FINE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AS I OFFERED INITIALLY,
BUT HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
CO-SPONSOR.
>> AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, REQUESTING TO BE
EXCUSED JUNE
24th SO THAT I CAN BE
TENDING THE WASHINGTON CITY
BOARD
MEETING AS PART OF MY DUTIES
AS A SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMEMBER.
>> OKAY.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO
EXCUSAL ON JUNE 24th, HE SAID?
>> JUNE 24th.
>> HEARING NONE, YOU ARE
EXCUSED. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK HAD
HER HAND UP.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, I WAS
GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL AND CELEBRATE
THEM.
YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY
MOUTH.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO
OUR ALREADY AWARD WINNING
SEATTLE CHANNEL FOR BRINGING
HOME THE
OVERALL EXCELLENCE AWARD AT THE
62nd ANNUAL NORTHWEST
REGIONAL EMMY AWARDS THIS PAST
WEEKEND.
WE ALREADY KNEW THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL WAS EXCELLENT,
BUT
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THIS
LEVEL OF RECOGNITION ACROSS THE
REGION.
SO CONGRATS, COLLEAGUES.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START
CALLING YOU THE EMMY
AWARD
WINNING SEATTLE CHANNEL FROM NOW
ON.
TO PIVOT A LITTLE BIT, I
WANTED TO SHARE THAT TODAY AFTER
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
WHERE WE
HEARD DIRECTLY FROM INTERIM
CHIEF BARNES, HIS RESPONSE
TO SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE IDENTIFICATION OF I.C.E.
OFFICERS IN OUROUR AND
WAYS IN WHICH TO
PROTECT RESIDENTS AND
SEATTLEITES
WHO ARE PROTESTING THE
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND MAY
BE FACING
THE U.S. MILITARY ON THE
STREETS OF SEATTLE, I TOOK A
TRIP
DOWN TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING
WITH MY
CHIEF OF STAFF AFTER
HEARING REPORTS THAT LEGAL
OBSERVERS
HAD BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE THE
FEDERAL
BUILDING, AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO
LISTEN TO SOME OF THE -- AND
CONNECT WITH SOME OF
THE IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS
OUTSIDE
THE BUILDING WHO ARE SERVING OUR
IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS EVERY
DAY IN FEDERAL COURTS AND
DETENTION
CENTERS.
AND, COLLEAGUES, I KNOW WE
OFTEN ALLUDE TO WHAT IS
HAPPENING AS A
TRULY -- AS TROUBLING OR
DISTURBING, BUT I WANT TO
COLOR THIS A LITTLE BIT BY
SAYING
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR
NEIGHBORS
WHO, IN A NUMBER OF CASES,
ARE IN THE GREEN CARD PROCESS
OR ALREADY HAVE GREEN CARDS AND
ARE GETTING THEM RESCINDED, WHO
ARE
HAVING THEIR CASES DISMISSED
BY FEDERAL JUDGES JUST DOWN
THE STREET AND ARE BEING
IMMEDIATELY
DETAINED.
THESE ARE OUR RESIDENTS.
AND OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN
ENGAGING WITH A NUMBER OF
IMMIGRANT ADVOCATE GROUPS ON
THIS MATTER,
BUT WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE
TO SHINE A LIGHT ON
WHAT'S HAPPENING AND REALLY
EXPLAIN
TO THE PUBLIC WHAT IS HAPPENING.
I WILL BE AT THE
FEDERAL BUILDING TOMORROW TO
ACCOMPANY A
NEIGHBOR WHO WILL BE GOING INTO
COURT AS A PART OF
REGULAR IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS,
AND
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT,
BUT
I KNOW AS REPRESENTATIVES WE
NEED TO BEAR WITNESS.
WE NEED TO STAND UP WHERE
OTHERS
CAN'T. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER -- DID YOU
STILL HAVE YOUR -- NO?
OKAY.
WELL, I HAVE AN ITEM OF
BUSINESS.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, IS
THAT NEW OR OLD?
>> IT'S
NEW.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND
THAT OBSERVATION.
I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHAT
ARE YOU ASKING US TO DO AS CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD
BE DOING?
>> I APPRECIATE THAT CALL TO
ACTION. I THINK WHEN WE'VE BEEN
ENGAGING WITH A NUMBER OF
ADVOCATES, USING THE POWER OF
OUR OFFICE
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING, TO BE ABLE TO SHINE
LIGHT ON
WAYS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND
HELP.
THE REQUEST TO ACCOMPANY
WAS FROM AN IMMIGRANT ADVOCATE
ORGANIZATIONS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
ACTUALLY BEING DONE ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THEY'VE BEEN DOING
THIS IN
ARIZONA, HAVING
ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOMPANY AND
GO
INTO FEDERAL COURT,
UNDERSTANDING
THAT, OF COURSE, WE'RE WITHIN A
FEDERAL BUILDING, OUT OF
JURISDICTION, BUT
I THINK THERE'S THE MATTER OF
BRINGING VISIBILITY AND SHINING
LIGHT
ONTO WHAT'S HAPPENING
IS TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT AND
A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY.
I THINK THERE IS A
LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL FOR
US TO
SPEAK WITH A SHARED VOICE,
TO CONDEMN SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
I THINK IT SENDS AN
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OUR
COMMUNITY THAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR PART,
EVEN
IF THAT'S JUST USING THE
POWER OF OUR OFFICES AND THE
PLATFORM WE HAVE TO BE ACTIVE
AND
REALLY USE OUR VOICES IS REALLY
IMPORTANT. I DON'T PROFESS TO
HAVE
THE PERFECT SOLUTION HERE.
THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME,
BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF POWER IN US USING OUR
VOICES, AND THE MORE THAT WE CAN
JOIN TOGETHER AND SPEAK WITH A
SHARED VOICE, A UNITED VOICE
WHETHER IT
BE SIGN- ON LETTERS OR ARRIVING
TO CERTAIN SPACES TOGETHER,
WHETHER IT BE AT THE FEDERAL
BUILDING, I WOULD WELCOME
THAT AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THOSE
REPRESENTED UP HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON
THE DISCUSSION WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE TO
HIGHLIGHT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE MEETING THIS MORNING
WITH
CONFIRMATION OF -- THE
FIRST MEETING ON THE
CONFIRMATION
OF CHIEF BARNES AS OUR POLICE
CHIEF AND I THINK A THEME THAT
CAME
OUT OF THAT FOR
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE
CHALLENGES
WE ADDRESS TODAY BECAUSE, AS
NOTED WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN L.A.
MAY
HAPPEN HERE, IS THE IDEA
OF BEING PROFESSIONALS, DOING
OUR
JOBS, LEADING, ENGAGING ON THE
TOPICS, BUT DOING IT IN A
WAY THAT DOESN'T MIRROR THE
PERFORMATIVE ACTS FROM THE
FEDERAL.
WE NEED TO DO OUR DUE
DILIGENCE, OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
AND
DOING IT IN A PROFESSIONAL
MANNER.
I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY,
TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, BECAUSE
CLEARLY
IT'S NOT HAPPENING AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL, AND I
THINK IT WOULD BE BEST FOR US AS
A
CITY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, BY
BEING
PROFESSIONAL, BY BEING --
DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE,
UNDERSTANDING
THE RULES, THE RIGHTS, AND
THEN ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF
THOSE.
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT
CAME OUT OF THIS MORNING'S
PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING ON
THAT POINT.
AND, REALLY, THIS IS, FOR US AS
SEATTLEITES, TOO.
I WAS DOWN AT THE FEDERAL
BUILDING EARLIER TODAY AS
WELL AND MY CALL IS, HEY,
LET'S FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF DR.
MARTIN
LUTHER KING.
LET'S BE RESPONSIBLE IN OUR
PROTESTS AND THESE ARE
THE LESSONS LEARNED THAT WE NEED
TO
LEARN THERE, TOO.
THE COMBINATION OF BEING
PROFESSIONAL, BEING RESPONSIBLE,
I THINK WE CAN BE THAT MUCH MORE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE LONG TERM.
AND NOT JUST THE FEDERAL SIDE
OF THINGS BUT OTHER STATES,
OTHER JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE
COUNTRY THAT THIS IS SEATTLE AND
WHAT WE
STAND FOR.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
AND MOORE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, FOR ELEVATING THIS, AND
THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, FOR
POSING THE QUESTION.
WHAT WE'RE GETTING TO, WHAT ARE
WE GOING TO DO BEYOND THE
STATEMENTS?
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO BEYOND
THE WORDS?
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO BEYOND
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
THIS IN THE MEDIA OR USING OUR
PLATFORM ON THE AIS WHEN WE
SAY IT AS ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM
THE DAIS OR WE SAY IT FROM
OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE OR
WHATEVER IT
MIGHT BE, PEOPLE TAKE THAT
HEAVIER BECAUSE WE'RE
DOCUMENTING IT AND ELEVATING
IT AND THE COUNCILMEMBER
WENT TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING AND
SAW FOR
HER OWN EYES WHAT IS
HAPPENING AND THOSE DOCUMENTS
ARE REAL.
IT'S NOT JUST, HEY, WE
HEARD JIMMY SAID SUCH AND SUCH
ABOUT
THIS.
ELEVATING IT FROM AN OFFICIAL
PLATFORM. AND I THINK THAT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE
PEOPLE RELY
ON US TO RECEIVE CERTAIN NEWS.
THEY RELY ON US TO REPORT
THE ACTUAL FACTS AND DATA, WHAT
IS ACTUALLY GOING ON IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND THEY HAVE HE'LL
LEKTED US TO BE IN THESE THINGS.
I NEVER TAKE THAT
LIGHTLY UNDERSTANDING OUR
POSITION AND
HAVING THAT AND ALSO
SHOWING SOLIDARITY IN COMMUNITY
AND
CONNECTION, BUT WE CAN ALSO
SHOW IT HOW WE SHOW UP WITH OUR
BUDGET.
HOW WE SHOW UP IN COMMUNITY.
HOW WE ARE ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT
WE DO NOT ELEVATE HERE AT
COUNCIL. WE DO A LOT -- I KNOW,
COLLEAGUES, I SEE
THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO DAY TO
DAY
COMING INTO THE OFFICE, OUT
IN COMMUNITY, A LOT OF STUFF YOU
ALL DO NOT HIGHLIGHT ON
SOCIAL MEDIA OR YOU DO NOT TELL
PEOPLE, YOU'RE NOT AT A PRESS
CONFERENCE, PUTTING IT IN A
PRESS RELEASE.
I SEE THE WORK YOU ALL DO, AND I
THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME
PAGE IN SHOWING, YOU KNOW, A
UNIFIED
FRONT IN OUR -- AND I DON'T
WANT
TO SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT
I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR YOU ALL
--
BUT OUR UNIFIED SUPPORT
IN ENSURING THAT
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CITY ARE
PROEHL TECTED.
I HEAR PEOPLE SAY, HOW ARE
YOU GOING TO FIGHT FOR US?
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIGHT FOR
US?
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS
PROTECT.
THAT IS THE FIRST THING I WANT.
WE ARE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH.
WE ARE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, AND
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN
DO, SO MUCH JURISDICTION WE HAVE
AND IMPACT THAT WE CAN HAVE AND
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PROTECTION IS ALSO THERE AS WE
ARE ALL NAVIGATING THIS
TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE
ARE NAVIGATING THIS TOGETHER.
THIS IS NOT ONE VERSUS THE
OTHER.
THIS IS NOT POLITICAL
STATEMENTS. THIS IS NOT US DOING
ALL THIS
PERFORMATIVE, THESE ARE REAL
IMPACTS. WE UNDERSTAND HOW IT
IMPACTS
FOLKS. AND SO AT TIMES I THINK
IT'S OKAY AS ELECTED OFFICIALS,
HEY, WE ARE ACTUALLY FIGURING
OUT
A PLAN, WE'RE ACTUALLY
NAVIGATING THAT TOGETHER.
THERE'S SOME REAL HUMANITY IN
THIS WHEN WE ARE JUST PEOPLE AS
WELL.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK AS THE
CITY AS A ROBOT, THE CITY, BUT
IT'S NOT.
IT'S A GROUP, A COLLECTIVE OF
PEOPLE, WHO ARE TRYING
THEIR HARDEST TO SERVE.
ANYWAY, I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR
BRINGING THAT UP AND RECOGNIZING
WHAT
IS GOING ON AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE
FOR POSING THE QUESTION TO SAY,
OKAY, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?
WHAT IS LIFE BEYOND?
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO
DO? I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW WE ARE FIGHTING
REALLY, REALLY HARD TO CONTINUE
TO
DO OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE THE CITY
IS
RUNNING, OUR PARKS ARE
CLEAN, THE ROADS ARE SECURE, TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE SAFE
IN THEIR HOMES, THAT KIDS CAN GO
TO
SCHOOL. ALL THESE THINGS IN
CONJUNCTION
WITH THE MADNESS AND CRAZINESS
ARE CONSTANTLY SEEING ON TV
OR WE'RE GETTING EMAILS ABOUT
OR PHONE CALLS ABOUT OR
BEING APPROACHED ABOUT IN THE
GROCERY
STORE.
ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT
OUT.
I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES ARE AND
WE THANK YOU FOR ELEVATING THIS.
YOU HAVE OUR FULL SUPPORT AND
WE'LL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE
THESE CONCERNS AND USE
OUR PLATFORM FOR GOOD, SO THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT, YOU
KNOW, WE -- AND FOLKS MAY NOT
KNOW --
BUT ALL OF THE INVESTMENTS
THE CITY MAKES ALSO GO -- THEY
GO TO
EVERYONE WHO IS LIVING IN
SEATTLE, AND WE'RE NOT CHECKING
FOLKS' STATUS WHEN WE
PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
AND SO OTHER CITIES MAY,
BUT SEATTLE DOES NOT BECAUSE WE
HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO ALL
OUR
RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF STATUS.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT,
BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT.
OUR RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW THAT
WE DO HAVE THEIR BACKS
INCLUDING ALL THE INVESTMENTS
THAT WE
MAKE.
THEY ARE ELIGIBLEELIGIBLE FOR WE
DO
THAT.
WE DO THAT THROUGH ALL
THE VARIOUS INVESTMENTS THAT WE
MAKE INCLUDING THE LEVY.
WE FUND KIDS AND SCHOOLS, AND
WE DO NOT ASK FOR
IMMIGRATION STATUS WHEN WE ARE
FUNDING OUR KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS
AND
FEEDING OUR KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS
AND CADEMIC
AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THAT
WE
DO, AND I WANT FAMILIES TO KNOW
THAT, AND THAT IS PURPOSEFUL.
I WANTED TO JUST STATESTATE
THAT. WE DO THAT AT THE
CITY BECAUSE THAT'S THE
COMMITMENT WE MAKE TO
OUR RESIDENTS INCLUDING
OUR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS.
SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS HERE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER MOORE, YOUR
QUESTION, I'VE BEEN ASKING
AN AWFUL LOT.
WHAT CAN COUNCIL DO?
IS THERE ANYTHING?
WHAT MORE?
I BELIEVE OUR CONSTITUENTS
ARE ALSO LOOKING TO THEIR
CLOSEST
ELECTED THAT THEY HAVE, WHICH
IS PROBABLY THEIR
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND FEELING
PERHAPS POWERLESS
WITH THE SITUATION AND WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION AND
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR MOST
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS.
AND SO THAT'S A REALLY KEY
QUESTION.
WHAT CAN WE DO AND WHAT MORE CAN
WE DO, ET CETERA, BESIDES
SHOWING UP AND SEEING WHAT IS
HAPPENING WITH OUR OWN EYES.
SO I WILL CONTINUE --
AND COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
I LIKE THAT YOU SORT OF NAMED
WHAT
WE DO ON A DAY-TO- DAY BASIS,
TRANSPORTATION, KEEPING THE
LIGHTS ON, ET CETERA, AND
THAT'S
THE WORK OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, DELIVERING BASIC
SERVICES.
IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE DO.
WE ALSO HAVE AN OFFICE
OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS,
WHICH YOU OVERSEE, AND I WOULD
CERTAINLY WANT TO EDUCATE MYSELF
ON WHAT ARE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS
AS THE DIRECTOR IS SEEING,
BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY THAT
I
DO BELIEVE THAT A STRONG FORM OF
RESISTANCE IS A STRONG LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
DELIVERING SERVICES TO THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, DOING
THE THINGS THAT WE -- THAT ARE
DO, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN
THE LAUGHING STOCK BY THAT GUY
IN D.C. FOR ONE THING OR
ANOTHER, AND IT IS -- WE CAN
JUST GET
OUR WORK DONE AND FOCUS ON -- WE
CAN'T LOSE FOCUS AND WE CAN'T
GET DISTRACTED AND WE CAN
ALSO BEAR WITNESS AND TAKE A
STAND,
TOO. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT A
LITTLE PLUG THERE FOR THE FACT
THAT WE
SEE AND NOTICE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> JUST TO FOLLOW UP?
>> YES.
>> I AGREE.
I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS
OF YOURSELF AND COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, BECAUSE OUR JOB
IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES OF ALL OF
THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO
MAKE SURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS
AS WELL AS IT POSSIBLY CAN
TO PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL
WELFARE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
I DO TAKE THE POINT THAT WE ALSO
NEED TO BE WITNESS TO
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR
COMMUNITY,
AND IT IS JUST SO INCREDIBLY
FRUSTRATING TO SEE THAT OUR
NEIGHBORS, ARE, IN FACT, BEING
DEPORTED AND OFTEN IMPROPERLY
DETAINED AND TO LACK THE
INDIVIDUAL POWER TO DO MUCH
ABOUT THAT, ALTHOUGH WE ARE --
WE HAVE JOINED KING COUNTY IN
SUING, WE'VE JOINED THE CITY
ATTORNEY, SO WE ARE TRYING
TO SEEK REDRESS THROUGH
LEGAL AVENUES WHICH, TO DATE,
HAS
ONLY BEEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
CHECKS ON THE ABUSE OF POWER
WE'RE SEEING OUT OF WASHINGTON.
BUT ONE THING I WOULD ASK, AND,
AGAIN, WE ALWAYS RUN THIS RISK
OF, LIKE, ARE WE MAKING MATTERS
WORSE?
ARE WE JUST BEING PERFORMATIVE,
BUT IS IT WORTH CONSIDERING
US AS A BODY GOING DOWN TO THE
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE JUST
TO OBSERVE AS A BODY?
AND, AGAIN, I POSE THAT QUESTION
AS ARE WE GOING TO MAKE
MATTERS WORSE BY DOING THAT?
IS IT GOING TO BE VIEWED AS
PERFORMATIVE OR USES A
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR
NEIGHBORS
AND THE CONSTITUENTS
AND THE CITY WE SHOULD GO DOWN
AND
SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I'M NOT EXPECTING AN ANSWER,
THE
THOUGHT JUST OCCURRED TO ME.
I THINK IT'S WORTH THINKING
ABOUT.
AND I ALSO -- THE COMMENTER
ASKED COULD SPD REQUEST I.C.E.
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES SO WE
KNOW IT'S NOT JUST ROGUE ACTORS
THAT
ARE ACTUALLY SNATCHING PEOPLE
FROM THE STREETS.
I DON'T KNOW THE LEGAL ANSWER
TO THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH
INQUIRING, WHAT KIND OF
POWER DOES SPD HAVE TO ENSURE
THAT IT'S THE ACTUAL
LAWFULLY AUTHORIZED AGENTS THAT
ARE ENGAGING IN LEGAL BUT
ABHORRENT
BEHAVIOR? I THINK THAT'S A
QUESTION
THAT WE DO NEED TO FURTHER
EXPLORE,
AND, AGAIN, WE HAVE TO
BE MINDFUL THAT WE HAVE A
PRESIDENT WHO IS LOOKING FOR ANY
EXCUSE TO
BRING THE NATIONAL GUARD HERE,
TO BRING MARINES, AND,
SO WE HAVE SUCH A DELICATE
BALANCE TO
WALK.
ANYWAY, JUST KIND OF
THINKING OFF THE TOP OF
MY HEAD HERE. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
AGREED.
ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
HANDS
UP? I DON'T SEE ANY.
SO I WAS ABOUT TO NOTE
THAT COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
WAS APPROVED TO BE EXCUSED FROM
THE MAY 13th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING AND THEN THE
COUNCILMEMBER
DID ATTEND AND PARTICIPATED AT
THE
MEETING.
THE COUNCIL WILL NEED TO RESCIND
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON'S
REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED TO REFLECT
HIS
ATTENDANCE. SO IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON'S
EXCUSED ABSENCE FROM THE MAY
13th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE
RESCINDED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON'S EXCUSED ABSENCE IS
RESCINDED.
JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW OUT THERE,
WE DO TAKE THESE EXCUSALS
SERIOUSLY, CLEARLY.
I WANT TO JUST END WITH ONE
NOTE.
I HEARD FROM YVONNE SANDOVAL
WHO ATTENDED THE NORTHWEST
INSTITUTE CLERK CLASSES ALL
WEEK, AND HE
JUST CONVEYED THAT OUR
CLERK, AMELIA SANCHEZ, DID -- I
BELIEVE
THAT YOU PRESENTED A PAPER --
LET'S SEE. JUST A SECOND HERE.
YOU LED A WORKSHOP, I BELIEVE.
ANYWAY, IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE
AMELIA, A REPRESENT ATIVE OF
CITY COUNCIL ENGAGE HER
KNOWLEDGE
WITH WASHINGTON, ALASKA AND HOW
MOST CITIES LOOK UP TO SEATTLE
AS A MODEL FOR CLERICAL WORK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL
YOU DO, AMELIA.
[ APPLAUSE ]
ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S
AGENDA. OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON JUNE
17th AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING NO
FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY.