COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON? COUNCIL
MEMBER STRAUSS? PRESENT.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE? HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE? PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK? PRESENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
PRESENT. SIX PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A
PRESENTATION AND COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON HAS THE PRESENTATION
RECOGNIZING JUNE 19 AS A
CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH . I
BELIEVE WE SHOULD WAIT FOR HIM
TO ARRIVE SO LET'S JUST PAUSE
FOR A MOMENT . AND HE HAS
ARRIVED. PLEASE LET THE RECORD
SHOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
IS PRESENT. LET'S START AGAIN.
COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 19
AS THE CELEBRATION OF
JUNETEENTH. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON WILL CHAIR SHARE
COMMENTS ON THE PROCLAMATION AND
THEN I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR COMMENTS
AND THEN AFTER ALL THE
COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, WE WILL
SUSPEND THE RULES TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION TO OUR GUESTS AND
ALLOW GUESTS TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
ON THEIR OWN. SO COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THE
PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT JUNE 19th,
WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN? TO
ME IT MEANS INFORMATION. IT WAS
A GROUP OF FOLKS WHO WERE FREE
AND DIDN'T KNOW IT. SO AS I
THINK ABOUT THAT, AND THINK
ABOUT HOW THIS IS NOT JUST A DAY
OF CELEBRATION OR A DAY OF
COMMEMORATION. IT'S A DAY OF
KNOWLEDGE MEANT AND A DAY TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR MINDS , OUR
EDUCATION, OUR KNOWLEDGE, THOSE
ARE SOME OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS.
SO, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS
WHY THE RECIPIENTS OF THIS
PROCLAMATION ARE SCHOLARS. I
WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THAT AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO
YOU. IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE, 12
THE YEAR COLLEGE PREPARATORY
PROGRAM SUPPORTING MORE THAN 670
STUDENTS THIS YEAR ACROSS OUR
NATION. BY SUPPORTING STUDENTS
WHO FACE NUMEROUS BARRIERS AND
SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES IN THE
PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION,
PROGRAMS WORK AS INTEGRAL TO
CREATING A STRONGER-- FOR US
ALL. IT IS NOT LOST ON ME THAT
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD GET
MY ANCESTORS WHOOPED WAS TRYING
TO READ. SO AGAIN, PERSONAL. IT
PROVIDES ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO IGNITE
THE POTENTIAL STUDENTS TO CREATE
A JUST AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY
WITH EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION AT
ALL LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP AND
WITH 370 GRADUATES TO DATE AND
130 + COLLEGES FROM SEATTLE TO
HARVARD TO HOWARD, THEIR ALUMNI
IS A MAJORING -- AMAZING AND I
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT
THEIR EVENT A FEW WEEKS AGO
BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR ELON IS MY
-- ONE OF THEIR ALUMNI IS MY
POLICY DIRECTOR SO I WILL
CONCLUDE MY REMARKS BY SAYING
THE EDUCATION OF OUR PEOPLE IS
CRITICAL. IT IS KEY . JUNE 19
REPRESENT EDUCATION. GUESS WHAT?
YOU ARE FREE. NOW THE STRUGGLE
FOR FULLY QUALITY STILL GOES ON.
NOT GOING TO DENY THAT. BUT WE
MUST CONTINUE THAT STRUGGLE. WE
MUST CONTINUE THAT FIGHT. WITH
THAT, COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS THAT MY COLLEAGUES
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? I WILL CHIME
IN. IT IS, I THINK , FITTING
THAT YOU'VE FRAMED YOUR
COMMENTS THE WAY YOU DID ON THE
DAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
VOTING ON THE FAMILY EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE LEVY. SO
FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA DOWN THERE
FOR HELPING TO ADVANCE THIS
YESTERDAY IN BRIEFING. I WAS
PROUD TO SIGN ON TO THE
PROCLAMATION YESTERDAY BECAUSE
EVERY DAY AND ESPECIALLY
JUNETEENTH WE MUST REMEMBER AND
RECOGNIZE THE RESILIENCE AND
FORTITUDE OF SEATTLE'S BLACK
COMMUNITY AS THEY CONTINUE TO
FIGHT AGAINST CENTURIES OF
INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM AND
ALSO PERSONALLY I WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE THANKS FOR RAINIER SCHOLARS
AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE
SIMILAR THAT SEEK TO ADDRESS
THOSE HISTORIC WRONGS. IN ANY
CASE, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
APPRECIATE IT. I AM NOT SEEING
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. SEEING
NO FURTHER COMMENTS, IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION COUNCIL RULES WILL
BE SUSPENDED TO PRESENT THE
PROCLAMATION AND ALLOW GUESTS TO
ACCEPT
AS IT MAY BE. HEARING NO
OBJECTION COUNCIL RULES ARE
SUSPENDED IN THE PROCLAMATION
WILL BE PRESENTED AND
AFTERWARDS, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF RAINIER SCHOLARS
WILL PROVIDE BRIEF REMARKS TO
THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON ,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, THE REST
OF THE -- A LITTLE TALLER, HOW
ABOUT THAT? COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON AND COUNCILMEMBER NELSON
AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR
AND WHAT YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY
AS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES TODAY
AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUALING
THE PLAYING FIELD FOR SO MANY
INDIVIDUALS LIKE MYSELF WHO COME
THROUGH SEATTLE. I AM A NATIVE
AND EDUCATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN
EQUALIZER. WE DO THIS NOT JUST
FOR KIDS WHO GO THROUGH OUR
PROGRAM, WE DO THIS BECAUSE OF
COMMUNITY AND IMPACTS EDUCATION
AND HEALTHCARE. YOU NAME IT. WE
DO IT THROUGH EDUCATION. WE HAVE
TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN THE
YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY AS
WE HAS GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN
SEATTLE. IT IS THROUGH EDUCATION
THAT EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY
CAN TAKE PART IN ORGANIZATIONS
NOT JUST RAINIER SCHOLARS BUT
ORGANIZATIONS ALL ACROSS THE
COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU ON
BEHALF OF OUR BOARD, OUR
SCHOLARS, FAMILIES AND AMAZING
STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
WORK FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AND HAVE
IMPACTED NEARLY 700 YOUNG PEOPLE
. WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ALL
ARE DOING AND THIS FIGHT AND
STRUGGLE. WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE
TO PUSH FORWARD BECAUSE WE ARE
ONE ORGANIZATION WITH 55 PEOPLE
DOING THIS WORK IN THE GREATER
SEATTLE TACOMA AREA AND ARE PART
OF A LARGER COMMUNITY AND YOU
ARE PART OF THAT COMMUNITY
THAT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE SO
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY
DAY FOR THIS CITY IN THIS
REGION. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> COLLEAGUES, WE WILL OPEN THE
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR AND COUNCIL
WORK PROGRAM. COULD YOU PLEASE
TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE
SIGNED UP?
>> WE HAVE SIX IN PERSON AND 8
REMOTE.
>> LET'S GET PEOPLE TO MINUTES
EACH STARTING WITH IN PERSON
COMMENTERS.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN
THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
CHIME WHEN TECH AND SECOND-- 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT. MICROPHONES
WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO NOT END
THEIR COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE
FIRST TWO SPEAKERS.
>> FOR PEOPLE TO NOT IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES INSTEAD IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES AS LAW-ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS. THERE ARE THINGS WE
CAN TO BE ON THAT TO MAKE SURE
WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE TAKEN AS
THEY SHOULD NOT BE. LAST
TUESDAY, SPD WORKED WITH ICE
OFFICIALS AFTER ICE HAD TAKEN 8
INDIVIDUALS INTO THEIR VAN AND
CLEARED OUT PROTESTERS SO ICE
COULD GET ARRAY -- A WAY AROUND
8:00 P.M. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
A SANCTUARY CITY AND IT IS
UNDERSTOOD BY MOST OF THE PUBLIC
THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS
ICE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT
THERE ARE CLEAR LOOPHOLES TO
THIS. I HAVE RECENTLY GONE
THROUGH ALL OF THE PROCLAMATIONS
WE HAD IN 2003 FOR THE CITY AND
2018 FOR THE STATE. THERE IS A
CLEAR LOOPHOLE THAT SAYS THAT AS
LONG AS THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED IN
APPREHENSION OF INDIVIDUALS THAT
ARE UNDOCUMENTED, SPD IS ALLOWED
TO WORK WITH ICE. THIS IS NOT
ONLY A TERRIBLE THING FOR
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE TAKEN BUT
IS WRECKING THE VIEW OF SPD FOR
EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE CITY THAT
SEES THEM AS NO DIFFERENT FROM
THE THUGS THAT ARE TAKING
INDIVITHING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU ALL CAN DO TODAY
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
THIS ANY MORE. SARA NELSON,
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, YOU ARE
SOMEONE THAT -- YOUR ELECTION IS
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE A LITTLE
MORE ON THE TABLE THAN A LOT OF
THESE PEOPLE AND A LOT OF
COUNCILMEMBERS. IF INDIVIDUALS
DO NOT TAKE ACTION UNTIL THE
PRIMARY--
>> THANK YOU. PAUL?
>> OKAY. I AM PAUL AND I AM HERE
REPRESENTING THE KING COUNTY
REPUBLICAN PARTY . FIRST I WANT
TO THANK THOSE WHO ARE HERE
SERVING IN OFFICE OF CITY
COUNCIL. THE GROWING PLAGUE OF
DRUG ADDICTED HOMELESS AND ALL
THAT THAT BRINGS IS A PROFOUND
CONDEMNATION OF THE INHUMANITY
OF THE GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS OF
SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. WE ARE
IN THE GRIP OF A CORRUPT
INTERACTION OF THE POLITICALLY
INFLUENCED NONPROFITS . THEY ARE
CHOSEN POLITICIANS AND
INTIMIDATION TO THOSE INCLUDING
VIOLENT INTIMIDATION TO THOSE
WHO ARE DIFFERENT. THE MORE YOU
EXPAND HOUSING FIRST , THE MORE
YOU SPREAD THE PLAGUE AS WELL AS
INCREASE TO SERVICES AND THE
HOUSING FIRST EXPANSION GIVES
MORE POWER BECAUSE IT IS
PROFITABLE TO THESE INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE INVOLVED AND IT'S THE
POLITICAL POWER THAT EXERTS
TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE IN OUR
COUNTY. I AM IN FAVOR OF HAVING
A MOVEMENT EMERGED FROM THE
POPULATION AND FROM THE PEOPLE
FOR TREATMENT FIRST THAT WILL
NOT BE INTIMIDATING. THAT WILL
NOT BE TOLD WELL THESE PEOPLE
NEED TO HAVE THEIR DRUGS OR
IT'S OKAY, THE PROBLEM IS THAT
HOUSING IS TOO MUCH. YES WE NEED
A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC
HOUSING BUT NOT DRUG ADDICTS IN
THOSE HOUSES TO SPREAD CRIME
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. YOU
CAN'T DO THAT . THAT'S IN
HUMAN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALEX?
>> MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN,
SUPPORTED FROM BEGINNER. I SPEAK
IN COUNCIL CHAMBER 5000 TIMES, I
HAVE 6000 DAYS AND YOU PROSECUTE
ME FIVE TIMES. I'M OKAY WITH IT.
THAT I'M NOT OKAY WITH
SOMETHING WHAT IS YOU TALKING
ABOUT AND I COME TO THIS MEETING
FOR MANY YEARS. WHERE IS BLACK
PEOPLE IN SEATTLE NOW? ARE THEY
ALL NOT LEGAL IMMIGRANTS? I AM
CONFUSED. WHAT YOU DID WITH
THEM? YOU DON'T USE-- SO YOU
TREAT THEM LIKE A NOT LEGAL
IMMIGRANT? THIS CONFUSED ME BUT
DON'T WORRY. I LIVE FOR 40
YEARS , I NEVER SEEN THAT
COMMUNITY IN ALL SIDES. AND
ANOTHER , ISSAQUAH , NEVER I SEE
THIS SPECIFICALLY THE 7% OF
BLACK PEOPLE. YOU ARE TREATED BY
NOT LEGAL IMMIGRANT. BY
DEFINITION YOU ARE CRIMINAL, I
AM TOTALLY CONFUSED ABOUT IT. WE
ARE ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
LOOK, ROOM EMPTY. IT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WORK IN FOR 30 YEARS.
750,000 THINKING YOU NEED TO
WAKE UP AND CLEANSE THIS CHAMBER
TOTALLY. I SPEAK RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE YOU WANT TALKING TO
PEOPLE AND I TALKED TO YOU MANY
TIMES. PEOPLE CHANCE TO SPEAK
FOR THREE OR FIVE MINUTES. STAND
UP, AMERICA. STAND UP. STAND UP
.
>> WE HAVE MELODY? AND THEN
BENNETT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
MELODY McMILLAN AND I SERVE AS
THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM
AND TO MY COLLEAGUES, KEEP UP
THE GOOD WORK. TODAY I AM HERE
ON BEHALF OF 1000 CURRENT
SEATTLE PROMISE SCHOLARS WHO
WANTED TO BE HERE BUT OUR RACKET
WRAPPING UP SPRING QUARTERFINALS
THIS WEEK. THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM IS PROFOUNDLY INVESTING
IN THE FUTURES OF YOUTH ENSURING
THEY CAN ACCESS COLLEGE,
SUCCEED, EARN THEIR DEGREE AND
STEP CONFIDENTLY INTO THEIR
FUTURE. WHEN STUDENTS APPLY TO
SEATTLE PROMISE THEY SHARE THEIR
ACADEMIC CAREER GOALS AND
CONCERNS ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE
ON APPLICATIONS SO I WANT TO
THANK AI FOR HELPING ME ANALYZE
NEARLY 15,000 RESPONSES FROM
STUDENTS SINCE 2019 SO THAT I
CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT OUR
STUDENTS ARE ASPIRING TO HIGH
DEMAND FIELDS LIKE HEALTHCARE,
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CYBER
SECURING, BUSINESS OFTEN WITH A
DRIVE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. MANY
ARE PLANNING FOR ADVANCED
DEGREES LIKE A PHD AND
GASTROENTEROLOGY AND THEY ARE
SEEKING ROLES THAT HAVE BOTH
PERSONAL FULFILLMENT AND
SOCIETAL IMPACT. STUDENTS ARE
SEEKING ECONOMIC STABILITY AND
THE ABILITY TO UPLIFT THEIR
FAMILIES. THERE'S OPPORTUNITY
IN EDUCATION AND THE PATHWAYS
FUNDED THROUGH THE LEVEE.
STUDENTS TO HAVE ANXIETIES ABOUT
THE COST OF COLLEGE AND THE
IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON FAMILIES.
ANXIETIES ABOUT ACADEMIC
TRANSITIONS AND NEEDS RELATED TO
DISABILITIES IN LANGUAGE
ACQUISITION AND THIS IS WHERE
THE SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM IS
INVALUABLE. BY OFFERING
COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT
AND TYING IN CROSS
ORGANIZATIONAL AND CITYWIDE
PARTNERSHIPS WE ARE DIRECTLY
ADDRESSING LONG-STANDING
HISTORICAL BARRIERS TO COLLEGE
ACCESS AND SUCCESS. YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THE SEATTLE
PROMISE MEANS WE ARE NOT JUST
FUNDING EDUCATION. WE ARE
CULTIVATING FUTURE NURSES AND
ENGINEERS, WELDERS,
ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE READY TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE VITALITY OF
OUR CITY. WE ARE MEETING GOALS
AND ADDRESSING CONCERNS AND
SHARING A BRIGHTER AND MORE
STABLE FUTURE FOR THEM IN
SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> BENNETT?
>> THIS IS A VIDEO FROM THE
PROTEST ON SATURDAY NIGHT
OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL BUILDING.
YOU CAN SEE THE POLICE LINE
ADVANCING AND THERE'S A BUNCH
OF US WALKING BACKWARDS. THEY
HAD ONE GUY WITH PEPPER SPRAY
NEXT TO ME WHO IS WALKING
BACKWARDS AND THEY ALSO BROKE
APART THE SIGN HOLDER THAT I WAS
HOLDING. I WAS HOLDING THE SIGNS
SAYING ABOLISHING ICE IS AN
AMERICAN VALUE SO THERE'S A
POINT TO BE MADE ABOUT THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF RESPECTABILITY
POLITICS BUT HERE YOU GO.
THAT'S ME. PEPPER SPRAY ,
SHOVING ME BACKWARD. JUST FELL
ON HIM. ALSO BROKE MY GLASSES.
>> SO THIS IS WHAT WAS HAPPENING
ABOUT TWO MINUTES EARLIER. THERE
WERE TWO PROTESTERS THAT WALKED
UP TO THE POLICE LINE. ONE OF
THEM IS SHOUTING BUT NOT DOING
ANYTHING ILLEGAL AND AT ONE
POINT HE GESTURES BUT HE
DOESN'T THREATEN THEM. IF YOU
KEEP ON THE EYE ON THE SHIRTLESS
WHITE GUY HE DOESN'T EVEN DO
THAT. HE DOES ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING.
>> JUST COME BACK OVER HERE,
MAN. THEY TOOK THAT GUY DOWN,
TOO. WHAT DID HE DO?
>> THE PERSON YOU ARE RESTED DID
NOT TOUCH THE OFFICER. HE
DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
>> WATCH THE POLICE LINE. THEY
ABRUPTLY START MOVING AT A SOON
AS THEY START MOVING I AM
STEPPING BACKWARD AS WELL TRYING
TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY PULLING
THE FLAG BACK SO IT DOESN'T HIT
ANY OF THEM. YOU GET THE IDEA.
LOOK. I'M FINE BUT IF THE
POLICE CAN DOING STUFF LIKE THIS
EVENTUALLY SOMEONE'S GOING TO
GET HURT. IT WAS NOT FINE. THANK
YOU.
>> OUR LAST SPEAKER, VICTORIA
PALMER . I SHOULD SAY THE LAST
IN PERSON SPEAKER.
>> HI. I AM HERE ONCE AGAIN TO
CALL ON OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO
CONDEMN VIOLENT PROTESTERS IN
SEATTLE AND ALLOW OUR POLICE TO
DO THEIR JOB. MY NAME IS
VICTORIA PALMER AND TODAY I
SPEAK TO YOU AS A SEATTLE
RESIDENT AND A SUCCESSFUL
PROTESTER MYSELF AS ORGANIZER OF
THE MARCH FOR FREEDOM. MY GROUP
SUCCESSFULLY PROTESTED THE
GOVERNMENT'S EXCESSIVE USE OF
MANDATES FROM 2020 - 2023. WE
STOOD UP FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF
THOUSANDS OF UNVACCINATED
WORKERS IN WASHINGTON STATE WHO
WERE RUTHLESSLY TERMINATED FOR
THEIR CHOICE BY THE DEMOCRATS
WHO RULE OUR STATE. MY GROUP
PROTESTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES IN
SEATTLE INCLUDING A DOZEN
MARCHES THROUGH PIKE PLACE
MARKET. OUR PROTESTS WERE HIGHLY
SUCCESSFUL IN ENDING MANDATES
SOONER THAN THEY WOULD HAVE
OTHERWISE ENDED . WE WERE
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OUR MESSAGE
WAS BASED ON TRUTH AND FREEDOM.
NOT BECAUSE WE USED VIOLENCE OR
INTIMIDATION. I INTERACTED WITH
SEATTLE POLICE ON MANY OCCASIONS
AND THEY WERE ALWAYS HELPFUL AND
COOPERATIVE IN PROTECTING OUR
FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. VIOLENCE
NEVER BROKE OUT AT MY PROTESTS
EVEN THOUGH AND TO FILE TYPES
SHOWED UP ON MANY OCCASIONS.
ALTHOUGH I AM A SUPPORTER OF
PRESIDENT TRUMP I CAN RESPECT
THIS WEEKEND'S PROTESTS IN ITS
SUCCESS FOR REMAINING PEOPLE
PEACEFUL. IT IS CLEAR WHO THE
ACTIVISTS ARE BUT IT'S NOT
CLEAR WHY THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS
ARE PROTECTING THEM. I URGE
SEATTLE TO TAKE ACTION SO THAT
TRUMP DOESN'T NEED TO. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE WILL MOVE ON TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> AS A REMINDER TO REMOTE
SPEAKERS PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX
AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THE MESSAGE
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. OUR
FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER IS DANIELLE
WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ALBERTO.
GO AHEAD, DANIELLE.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS, MY NAME IS DANIELLE
DUVALL AND I AM COMMENTING ON
BEHALF OF THE WASHINGTON STATE
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION . IN
RESPONSE TO COUNSEL BILL 121000.
WE AGREE WITH THE INTENT OF THIS
LEGISLATION AND HARM
THE HOUSING ECOSYSTEM. HOWEVER,
WE HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE
LEGISLATION AS WRITTEN AND
BELIEVE WITHOUT CHANGES , THIS
BILL COULD CREATE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES FOR BOTH HOUSING
PROVIDERS AND TENANTS. WE ARE
PROPOSING A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
THAT ADDRESSES OUR CONCERN .
ADDITIONALLY WE ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE SPEED AT WHICH THIS
LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED AND
PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE. THERE
WAS NO OUTREACH PRIOR TO THE
INTRODUCTION. THEREFORE WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A ONE-WEEK
DELAY SO THAT OUR ORGANIZATION
AS WELL AS OTHERS SUCH AS HOTELS
AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATORS
HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO ADDRESS
ISSUES WITH THE BILL. WE SUPPORT
THE CENTRAL GOAL OF THIS
LEGISLATION TO PREVENT
ANTICOMPETITIVE COLLUSION. WE
ASKED COUNCIL TO TAKE TIME TO
CONSIDER THE FULL IMPACTS OF
THIS BILL ON PROPERTY MANAGERS,
TENANTS, HOUSING PROVIDERS AND
TAILOR THE LANGUAGE TO ENSURE
THE EFFECT OF THE BILL MATCHES
ITS INTENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ FOLLOWED BY
CARTER NELSON. GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD,
FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING
THROUGH HOMELESSNESS AND DRUG
ADDICTION, THEY NEED A
COMBINATION OF BOTH SHELTER AND
TREATMENT CONCURRENTLY.
TREATMENT IS NOT JUST A ONE
NIGHT DETOX WHICH COULD LEAD TO
MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. THE
OTHER POINT THAT WAS MADE JUST
NOW ABOUT THE PROTESTS , THERE
WERE MILLIONS ACROSS THE NATION
ABLE TO PROTESTS NONVIOLENTLY.
THE MAIN REASON FOR THAT WAS
ACROSS ALL STATES AND ALL THE
MAJOR CITIES, MOST OF THE POLICE
OFFICERS WERE ON THE SIDELINES
AS THEY SHOULD BE. GUIDING
TRAFFIC, KEEPING AN EYE OUT AND
SO ON BUT THEY WERE NOT CREATING
A CONFLICT OR A BLOCKADE TO TRY
TO STOP PEOPLE IN THEIR TRACKS
WHICH, THAT IS AN ESCALATION
EACH AND EVERY TIME AND THAT IS
WHAT LEADS TO A LOT OF THESE
CONFLICTS THAT HAPPEN WHEN
SO-CALLED KATE NAGLE-CARALUZZO
FOR ROLLS IN. WHEN THE POLICE
ARE KEEPING AN EYE OUT, THAT IS
THEIR PLACE. NOT CREATING A STOP
FOR THE PROTEST TO OCCUR. HAVING
SAID THAT COUNCIL IS SUBLEASING
SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN THE
BUDGET THAT WILL NOT MATCH THE
NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE
MAKING SACRIFICES JUST TO KEEP A
HOME AND LIVE ON A SHRINKING
BUDGET. COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE
JOB OF APPOINTING A DISTRICT 5
MEMBER, A BUSINESS COUNCIL
APPOINTMENT TO ROLLBACK
PROTECTIONS WILL PUSH COUNTLESS
MORE PEOPLE . MORE LANDLORDS,
--
>> ON BEHALF OF THE WASHINGTON
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ASSOCIATION.
WE REPRESENT SEATTLE SEATTLE'S
RENTAL HOUSING INDUSTRY
INCLUDING 91,000 UNITS IN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. WE SHARE THE
GOAL OF INCREASING TRANSPARENCY
IN THE RENTAL MARKET AND
PREVENTING ANTICOMPETITIVE
PRACTICES . HOWEVER, WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEED OF
THIS PROCESS AND THE LACK OF
OUTREACH TO IMPACTED
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING OUR
INDUSTRY. THIS ORDINANCE WAS
INTRODUCED AND PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE ON THE SAME DAY
WITHOUT PRIOR ENGAGEMENT WITH
PROPERTY MANAGERS. DESPITE THE
FACT THAT THE BILL DIRECTLY
FOCUSES ON TOOLS USED IN RENTAL
HOUSING OPERATIONS. WITHOUT
ENGAGING THE VERY PEOPLE THAT
UNDERSTAND THESE TOOLS ON THE
PROBLEMS THEY ARE DESIGNED TO
HELP SOLVE, WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. AS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN THE BILL WOULD
MAKE IT HARDER FOR PROPERTY
MANAGERS TO COMPARE RENTS IN OR
PROPERTIES AND TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT IS BEING ASKED IN RENT.
TAKING MARKETPLACE TOOLS
COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE AND OFF
LINE WILL ACTUALLY MAKE HOUSING
LESS TRANSPARENT AND SLOW DOWN
THE SPEED THAT NT UNITS ARE
FILLED. WE WORKED ON PROPOSED
FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS THAT
MAINTAIN THE INTENT OF THE BILL
AND CLARIFY THAT PROVIDERS CAN
CONTINUE TO USE PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE DATA IN INTERNAL
VACANCY AND LEASING INFORMATION
IN THEIR OWN OPERATION AND WE
REQUESTED RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A
PAUSE TO ALLOW FOR STAKEHOLDER
INPUT AND REFINING OF LANGUAGE
AS WE CONTINUE TO HEAR CONCERNS
FROM HOTEL AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL
OPERATORS WHO MAY ALSO BE
IMPACTED. WE ARE COMMITTED TO
WORKING WITH COUNCIL TO MAKE
SURE THE POLICY IS CLEAR
EFFECTIVE AND AVOIDS PULLING
IMPORTANT INFORMATION OFF LINE
WHICH ULTIMATELY HARMS HOUSING
ACCESS IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> OUR LAST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL
BE KATE. GO AHEAD, KATE.
>> MY NAME IS KATE, I'M A
RENTER IN DISTRICT 2 AND THE
COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF--
SEATTLE. I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE AND THE
COSPONSORS FOR INTRODUCING THIS
BILL. -- HAS CONTRIBUTED
DIRECTED TO THE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AND THE
SOFTWARE IS ABOUT TO PUSH PRICES
HIGHER BASED ON NOT WHAT IS FAIR
OR WHAT RENTERS CAN EASILY
AFFORD, BUT BASED ON WHAT THE
MARKET CAN BEAR WHEN LANDLORDS
ACT IN LOCKSTEP. I APPRECIATE
THE URGENCY TO MOVE QUICKLY
BEFORE THE WEALTHY LANDLORD
LOBBY CAN FURTHER MOBILIZE TO
TRY AND JUSTIFY THIS EXPLICATE
OF PRACTICE BUT I AM ASKING YOU
TO DELAY THE FINAL VOTE BY ONE
WEEK. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH
THE STATEMENT MADE BY COMMENTERS
BEFORE ME BUT I BELIEVE THE
LEGISLATION NEEDS TARGETED
AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE THAT IT
WILL MEANINGFULLY PROTECT
RENTERS. PLEASE TAKE THE EXTRA
WEEK TO GET THIS RIGHT AND MAKE
SURE THAT RENTERS ARE PROTECTED
BY THIS BILL . THANK YOU SO
MUCH, AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE ONE
ADDITIONAL REMOTE SPEAKER, DAVID
HAYNES. THESE GO AHEAD.
>> HI, CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE
RECONSIDER STAR CHASERS
SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY. IT IS
COPYCATTING THE COUNTY GOING
THROUGH A TEST FACE. LET THEM
FIGURE IT OUT. IT'S NOT WORTH
TAKING SHOTS AT THE BACK OF
PEOPLE'S CARS DAMAGING THEM OF
DRIVERS BEING CONSIDERED A
POTENTIAL CRIMINAL. SEATTLE
NEEDS MORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
SUCH AS DRONES TO FOLLOW THE
EVIL PREDATORY DRUG PUSHERS TO
THEIR HOUSES WHO ARE USING BIKES
AND SCOOTERS TO ROLL IN AND OUT
OF ALL THESE OPEN-AIR DRUG
MARKETS IN DOWNTOWN. WITH A
POLICE CHIEF THAT IS
CONVENIENTLY MISMANAGING THE
CRIME-FIGHTING TOOLS, SENDING
SIX BUT COPS TO CONTEND WITH 40
REPEAT OFFENDERS WHILE PULLING
MORE COPS FOR OVERTIME AT
LAW-ABIDING EVENTS AND
PRIORITIZING COFFEE PROPAGANDA
OUTREACH AND LAW-ABIDING
NEIGHBORHOODS , LETTING THE
COMMUNITY KNOW HOW NICE THE COPS
ARE AND HOW ARTICULATE ABOUT
POLITICAL EXCUSES. WHILE COUNCIL
LACKS EFFECTIVE LAWS AND
PRIORITIES CONTINUING TO
EXACERBATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CRISIS, HOMELESS AND THE HOUSING
CRISES. THAT SAID YOU KNOW THE
DEAL FOR THE FIBER OPTICS THAT
GOES FROM SEATTLE TO SKAGIT
COUNTY? IN THE FINE PRINT IT
SAYS YOU CANNOT GET OUT OF THE
DEAL DESPITE WHAT CITY STAFF
SAID LAST WEEK. I BRING THIS UP
BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE A PLAN
TO DECEIVE THE GOVERNMENT TO DO
GETTING REGULATORY PERMISSION
AND CONVENIENTLY USING THAT AS
THE EXCUSE TO SELL OUT TO CANADA
WHO IS FIXING TO TAKE OVER THE
FIBER OPTICS IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. IT LOOKS LIKE CITY
COUNCIL IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY
TO EXPEDITE AND APPROVE WHAT
SEEMS TO BE A SUSPICIOUS DEAL.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE SUSPECTS
SITUATIONS WITH THE TRANSPARENCY
OF A BUNCH OF LANDLORDS WHO ARE
STILL SABOTAGING THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
BACKSTABBING THE WORKING CLASS
AND SELLING OUT--
>> THANK YOU, DAVID. THAT IS OUR
LAST REMOTE SPEAKER .
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE
REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF
SPEAKERS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH HAS
JOINED US. HELLO. HOLD ON A
SECOND. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED .
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. I NOW MOVED
TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
MOVED TO POSTPONE COUNSEL BILL
121000 UNTIL THE JUNE 24 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO POSTPONE ITEM 3,
COUNSEL BILL 121000 UNTIL JUNE
24 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
MOTION TO POSTPONE THE ITEM?
HOLD ON A SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO ALLOW FOR
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE .
>> SORRY, COLLEAGUES. EYE OWN A
SMALL RENTAL IN SEATTLE SO I
WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM
THIS VOTE. I HAVE NOT WORKED ON
ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS ISSUE
AND WANTED TO SAY THAT AT THE
TOP OF THIS CONVERSATION. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANT TO SPEAK AGAINST THE
MOTION. I APPRECIATE THE
INTEREST IN WANTING TO CONTINUE
TO WORKSHOP THIS LEGISLATION.
HOWEVER IT IS MY OPINION THAT
MORE TIME WILL NOT GET US A
BETTER BILL. THIS LEGISLATION IS
TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE
BILL. I MADE THE DECISION TO
REPLICATE THE STATE LEGISLATION
RATHER THAN TRYING TO CREATE OUR
OWN LEGISLATION BECAUSE I KNEW
IT HAD BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED BY
LEGISLATIVE STAFF IN OLYMPIA AND
BY SENATOR JESSE SOLOMON. IT HAS
BEEN FURTHER VETTED BY OUR
CENTRAL STAFF AND LAW DEPARTMENT
. I FELT THAT MAKING CHANGES TO
THE STATE LEGISLATION RAN THE
RISK OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
AND WOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO A
MULTITUDE OF CONFLICTING
AMENDMENTS WHICH WE HAVE HEARD
ALONG THE FLOOR THAT THERE ARE
DIFFERENT CONFLICTING
AMENDMENTS, SOME BROUGHT BY
LANDLORD REPRESENTATIVES, SOME
BROUGHT BY TENANT
REPRESENTATIVES. I'M CONCERNED
THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE
CONTINUE THE VOTE, THAT WE WILL
GET MIRED IN CONFLICT THING--
CONFLICTING DIFFERENT PIECES OF
AMENDMENTS. THERE HAS BEEN
CONCERN EXPRESSED ABOUT THE
SPEED OF THE BILL AND
STAKEHOLDER RING AND I
APPRECIATE THAT BUT WHAT I WANT
YOU TO KNOW IS WE ADDRESSED THIS
ISSUE IN COMMITTEE WHERE FOUR
OUT OF FIVE OF US VOTED TO MOVE
THIS TO TODAY'S CALENDAR FOR A
FULL VOTE. THIS BILL MOVED
QUICKLY BECAUSE IT WAS
THOROUGHLY VETTED STATEWIDE WITH
THE VOICES THAT WE HEARD FROM
TODAY, LANDLORD REPRESENTATIVES
AND TENANT REPRESENTATIVES WHO
HAVE COMMENTED HERE TODAY BOTH
REQUESTING TO DELAY THIS VOTE. I
DO BELIEVE THE AMENDMENT BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WHICH
REQUIRES A SUPPORT -- A REPORT
FROM SDCI , WILL GIVE US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF WE IN FACT
DO NEED TO MAKE SOME MINOR
CHANGES. SO MY POSITION IS WE
SHOULD MOVE FORWARD THAT WE
ARE NOT GOING TO WIND UP WITH A
BETTER PRODUCT AND WE ARE HERE
TODAY FULLY INFORMED OF WHAT
THIS BILL DOES BECAUSE OF THE
STEAK HOLDING IT RECEIVED IN
OLYMPIA AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VIEW IT HERE AND DISCUSS IT IN
COMMITTEE. WE DO NOT HAVE THE
TIME TO CONTINUE TO DELAY A TOOL
THAT WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS
THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN OUR
CITY. SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THAT WE TAKE THE VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON DO YOU
HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE I GO TO
THE SECOND PERSON?
>>
>> I WAS GIVEN THE NOTE TO DO
THAT. COUNCILMEMBER?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. IF WE
ARE GOING TO DELAY THIS TODAY I
WILL NEED HELP NEXT WEEK WITH
THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE I WILL BE
ATTENDING A CONFERENCE AND I
WILL NOT BE HERE TO RUN MY
AMENDMENT. JUST ASKING IF WE DO
DELAY THIS BILL SOMEONE HELP ME
OUT HERE BY BRINGING MY
AMENDMENT FORWARD. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MOORE
FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE
RELATED TO THE ALGORITHM, AND
THE LIKE. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT
PIECE. IT'S AN ISSUE WHERE WE
DO NEED TO HAVE A LEVEL PLAYING
FIELD . WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT
THE DIGITAL EQUIVALENT TO THE
BACK ROOM PRICE-FIXING IS NOT
ALLOWED. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON FOR HIS
MOTION. WHICH I SUPPORT FOR TWO
REASONS. I UNDERSTAND AND
SUPPORT THE BILL ON THE BASE BUT
FOR EXAMPLE, AMENDMENT A I
BELIEVE SHOULD BE TRANSFORMED
AND I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH
LEGAL ABOUT THIS, TRANSFORMING
IT AND PUTTING IT INTO THE BILL
ITSELF I THINK WOULD BE AN
IMPROVEMENT AND VERY IMPORTANT
TO PUT DOWN THE GUARD RAILS AS
IT RELATES TO THIS. THE CONCERN,
THE SECOND AND THIRD ORDER
EFFECT. I SUPPORT THE BILL BUT I
SUPPORT IT WITH THE AMENDMENT
WHICH I WOULD BRING AFTER
CONSULTATIONS WITH LEGAL TO
BASICALLY A VERSION OF YOUR
AMENDMENT A WHICH IS TOO
IMPORTANT TO JUST BE SITTING IN
THE RECITAL PIECE. I JUST WANTED
TO ADD ONE THING AS WELL BECAUSE
I RECOGNIZE THE POINT ABOUT
OLYMPIA BUT AT THE SAME TIME I
JUST HAVE WAY TOO MANY EXAMPLES
ON PUBLIC SAFETY WHERE OLYMPIA
HAS FAILED US SO I DO NOT
BELIEVE IN THE GENERAL POINT OF,
OLYMPIA HAS VETTED THIS SO
THEREFORE IT'S OKAY. IF WE DID
THAT THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM
ACROSS THE BOARD ALL AREAS OF
POLICY AND I CAN TELL YOU
SPECIFICALLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY,
THAT IS NOT ANY REASON TO PUSH
FORWARD ON A BILL. WE HAVE TO DO
OUR OWN DUE DILIGENCE AND WORK
THE PIECES AS IT RELATES TO OUR
CIRCUMSTANCES HERE IN SEATTLE
AND, YES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
THAT POINT. OLYMPIA VETTING
SHOULD NOT BE A REASON TO PUSH
FORWARD PARTICULARLY WITH THE
SCHEDULING OF THIS BILL. THANK
YOU, CHAIR.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND MENTION
ON A PROCEDURAL POINT, I FOUND
OUT THIS MORNING THAT THE
CENTRAL STAFF PERSON, ANALYST
WHO WAS LEAD ON THIS LEGISLATION
WAS NOT HERE WHICH PUT THE
RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR BACKUP
TO DRAFT THE AMENDMENTS. I
DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE ABLE TO
BE REVIEWED BY LAW, SO I WILL
SUPPORT THE MOTION TO DELAY
SIMPLY ON PROCEDURAL GROUNDS
THAT AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT I HAVE
A RESPONSIBILITY TO MITIGATE
WORKFLOW AND QUALITY CONTROL
ISSUES THAT CAN ARISE WHEN
LEGISLATION HAS NOT, OR
AMENDMENTS, WHICH ARE
LEGISLATION, ARE NOT VETTED BY
LAW OR PUT TOGETHER HASTILY SO
THAT'S WHY I WILL BE SUPPORTING
A ONE-WEEK DELAY.
>> MAY I RESPOND? BOTH OF THE
AMENDMENTS BEFORE US TODAY HAVE
BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED BY LAW.
THERE'S NOTHING BEFORE US TODAY
THAT HAS NOT BEEN RUN THROUGH
CENTRAL STAFF AND THEN BEEN RUN
THROUGH LAW. I SPOKE WITH LAW
ABOUT WHEREAS VERSUS CODIFIED
AND THEY WERE FINE WITH IT BEING
WHEREAS. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN
VETTED. I WOULD NOT BRING
ANYTHING THAT HAD BEEN -- THAT
HAD NOT BEEN VETTED BY LAW.
SECONDLY, I THINK IT IS
INSULTING TO SAY THAT OLYMPIA
ALWAYS GETS IT WRONG. TO ME THAT
IS AN INDICATION OF THE
CONTINUED ARROGANCE OF THIS
JURISDICTION TO THINK THAT ONLY
SEATTLE KNOWS HOW TO DO IT. WE
HAVE SHOWN OVER AND OVER AND
OVER THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS GET
IT RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW WHERE I
STAND ON SOME OF THE STATE
LEGISLATION AROUND THE COMP PLAN
SO CLEARLY I DON'T THINK
OLYMPIA ALWAYS GETS IT RIGHT,
BUT I ALSO THINK SEATTLE HAS A
TENDENCY TO THINK THAT IT KNOWS
BEST ALWAYS AND WE DO NOT ALWAYS
KNOW BEST. WE NEED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE , WHEN THERE'S WORK
PRODUCT THAT ACTUALLY IS GOOD
AND WORK PRODUCT THAT WILL
ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE
BEFORE US. WE OFTEN CAN MUCK
THINGS UP BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS
TO HAVE THEIR FINGERPRINT ON IT
. SO I JUST THINK IT BECOMES US
TO HAVE SOME HUMILITY ABOUT OUR
FELLOW ELECTED'S AND
JURISDICTIONS . AGAIN I DO NOT
HONESTLY THINK THAT WE WILL WIND
UP WITH A BETTER PRODUCT IF WE
SPEND MORE TIME ON THIS.
RESPECTFULLY. THANK YOU.
>> I OFFER MY APOLOGIES FOR
ASSUMING THAT IT HAD NOT BEEN
REVIEWED BY LAW. APOLOGIES.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I WILL
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BRINGING
FORWARD YOUR AMENDMENT NEXT
WEEK . I WILL HELP OUT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WILL WORK WITH COLLEAGUES.
I'VE ALREADY HAD OFFERS FROM
OTHERS. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, TWO THINGS.
I RECOGNIZE LAW HAS LOOKED AT
BOTH AMENDMENTS CURRENTLY BEFORE
THIS BILL . THAT DOES NOT CHANGE
THE FACT THAT AMENDMENT A WOULD
BE BETTER IN THE TEXT OF THE
BILL, IN MY OPINION. HOPEFULLY
IN MY COLLEAGUES, AS WELL VERSUS
IN RECITAL. AND TWO WITH RESPECT
TO PUBLIC SAFETY THERE'S NO
ARROGANCE AT ALL. THIS IS ABOUT
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN MAKING
THAT POINT AND I WOULD MAKE THE
POINT THAT THE COMMENT IS BASED
ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE .
>> WILL THE COURT PLEASE CALL
ROLLCALL ON POSTPONING ITEM 3
UNTIL JUNE 24?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? NO.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? NO. COUNCIL
MEMBER RINCK? YES. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? I.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED,
ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THE MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM 3
UNTIL JUNE 24 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING IS ADOPTED AND ITEM 3 IS
REMOVED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED. WE WILL
CONSIDER PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES
OF MAY 27 AND JUNE 3, 2025.
COUNSEL BILL 121004 AND THREE
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHT ARTS
AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. ARE THERE
ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
HEARING NONE I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? I.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? I COUNCIL
PRESIDENT? I.
>> WILL THE CLERK AFFIX
SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES AND
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF?
ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD?
>> CB 121001 RELATED TO CITY
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZING A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
MECHANICS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS.
DISTRICT LODGE 160 , 79.
>> I MOVED TO PASS COUNSEL BILL
121001. IS THERE A SECOND?
SECOND. MOVED AND SECONDED TO
PASS THE BILL. I WILL ADDRESS
THE ITEM BEFORE OPENING IT UP
FOR COMMENTS. AS WITH ALL ITEMS
COMING FROM THE LABOR RELATIONS
POLICY , THIS ITEM WENT TO THE
FULL COMMITTEE PROCESS AND COMES
BEFORE US AT FULL COUNCIL. THIS
IS A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND
AEROSPACE WORKERS, DISTRICT
LODGE 160, LOCAL 79 WHICH
REPRESENTS ABOUT 30 EMPLOYEES
LARGELY WITHIN SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT AND SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. THIS WOULD
RETROACTIVELY COVER THESE CITY
EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITHOUT AN ACTIVE CONTRACT SINCE
THE BEGINNING OF 2023 AND WOULD
CONTINUE COVERAGE TO THE END OF
THIS YEAR. THE NEGOTIATED
AGREEMENT WAS , IS IN LINE WITH
THE COALITION COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS THAT WE
PASSED IN APRIL 2024 WHICH
PROVIDE THESE EMPLOYEES WITH
ANNUAL WAGE INCREASES BETWEEN 4%
AND 5% AMONG MANY OTHER
BENEFITS. AS DESCRIBED IN THE
SUMMARY AND FISCAL NOTE, THE CBA
WOULD EXCEED THE COST
ANTICIPATED FOR THE THREE-YEAR
COVERAGE PERIOD BY APPROXIMATELY
$3 MILLION. THE BUDGET OFFICE
PLANS TO TRANSMIT SEPARATE
LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR
CITY DEPARTMENTS AND , BUT THIS
WOULD LARGELY BE TAKEN UP BY
RATEPAYERS WHICH IS HOW WE PAY
FOR COSTS OF THE UTILITY. WITH
THAT, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I.
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I. COUNCIL
MEMBER RINCK? YES. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? I. NINE IN
FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED.
>> THE BUILD PASSES AND CHAIR
WILL FIND IT. THESE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. WILL THE CLERK READ
ITEM 2 INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES
EDUCATION PRESCHOOL AND PROMISE
OF THE. CB 120981 RELATING TO
REGULAR PRETTY TAXES REQUESTING
A SPECIAL ELECTION BE HELD
CONCURRENT WITH NOVEMBER 4, 2025
GENERAL ELECTION FOR SUBMISSION
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS, A
PROPOSITION TO LIFT THE LIMIT ON
REGULAR PROPERTY TAXES AND TO
AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO LEVY
ADDITIONAL TAXES FOR UP TO SIX
YEARS FOR THE PURPOSES OF
PROVIDING EDUCATION SUPPORT
SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE
ACCESS TO EARLY LEARNING.
COUNCIL RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSES AS AMENDED.
>> AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES WE HAVE COME TO THE
MOMENT WHERE WE HAVE THE HONOR
EDUCATION --
-- AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
AND CONTINUES UNIVERSAL ACCESS
TO A TWO YEAR DEGREE AND HAS
MORE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN THE
TRADES TO THE SEATTLE PROMISE
PROGRAM. COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO
GIVE A SPECIAL NOTE OF
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S
STUDENTS. COMMENCEMENT IS THIS
WEEK AND I AM SO PROUD OF THESE
GRADUATES, MANY OF WHOM ARE
FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE
GRADUATES, AS I WAS MANY YEARS
AGO WHEN I WAS A YOUNG PERSON. I
MOVE -- DO I MOVE THE BILL? I
MOVE COUNSEL BILL 120981. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> AND THEN THE AMENDMENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO
AMEND CB 120981 IS PRESENTED ON
THE AGENDA. THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> MOVED TO AMEND THE BILL.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS SPONSOR
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS
THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A SMALL
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT AND WAS
SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT CAUGHT AS
ORIGINALLY DRAFTED SO WE ARE
AMENDING THE LANGUAGE TO ALIGN
WITH THE WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DEFINITION
FOR CHILDCARE SO IT IS A VERY
SMALL AMENDMENT AND WE MEANT TO
CATCH IT BEFORE IT WAS SUBMITTED
AND WE ARE USING IT TO ALIGN
WITH THE STATE. THAT'S ALL.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON
AMENDMENT A? SEEING NONE WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLLCALL
ON AMENDMENT EIGHT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? I.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ? YES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT A IS ADOPTED. ARE
THERE FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
BILL AS PRESENTED? COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> I MOVED TO AMEND COUNSEL BILL
120981 AS PRESENTED ON THE
RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT B
.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL AS
AMENDED. YOU ARE WELCOME TO
SPEAK TO IT AS THE SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES. I AM PRESENTING AN
UPDATED AMENDMENT. I HEARD YOUR
CONCERNS FROM LAST WEEK
COMMITTEE LOUD AND CLEAR WHICH I
GREATLY APPRECIATED ESPECIALLY
THE CONCERNS RELATED TO, AND
DESIRE EXPRESSED NOT TO IMPACT
THE CRITICAL SPP PROVIDERS. I
HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION AND
UPDATED THE AMENDMENT
ACCORDINGLY. INCLUDING THE
EFFECT STATEMENT OF THE
AMENDMENT, THE PILOT PROGRAM TO
SUBSIDIZE PRESCHOOL COSTS FOR
WORKING FAMILIES IN
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE SLOTS ARE
NOT AVAILABLE EMPHASIZING THE
WORD, THE PHRASING PILOT PROGRAM
AND ALSO CLARIFYING ANY INTENT
OR THE EFFECT STATEMENT THAT IT
IS NOT INTENDED TO IMPACT
FUNDING FOR CURRENT OR FUTURE
PLAN SLOTS SO FIRST AND
FOREMOST, THIS AMENDMENT IS ALL
ABOUT ADDRESSING EQUITY,
EXPANDING ACCESS AND INCREASING
FLEXIBILITY. THE UNDERLYING
CHALLENGE IS THAT THERE IS
CURRENTLY AN ACCESSIBILITY AND
COVERAGE GAP . SECONDLY, THERE
ARE MANY SITUATIONS WHERE
FAMILIES WITH NONTRADITIONAL,
NONCONVENTIONAL, NON-MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY WORK SCHEDULES
STILL NEED ACCESS TO CHILDCARE.
THINK OF FIRST RESPONDERS.
GROCERY STORE WORKERS. DELIVERY
DRIVERS AND THE LIKE. MANY
WORKING FAMILIES NEED SUPPORT
WHERE PROVIDERS ARE NOT
AVAILABLE DUE TO WEIGHT LISTS
WHICH CAN ESPECIALLY INCLUDE
NEEDS LIKE I MENTIONED, FOR
AFTER HOURS, WEEKEND CARE, ET
CETERA. THERE IS A MAP THAT
SHOWS THAT ALTHOUGH WE DON'T
HAVE PRECISE INFORMATION, THAT
105 PROVIDERS OF THE 105
PROVIDERS, THERE ARE SWAPS OF
NEIGHBORHOODS WHO DO NOT HAVE
PROVIDERS IN GEOGRAPHIC
PROXIMITY AND WITH RESPECT TO
THE WAIT LIST, 6% OF PROVIDERS
CURRENTLY HAVE WAITING LISTS.
WITH REGARD TO THE GEOGRAPHIC
PROXIMITY AND THE COVERAGE GAP
ON THE MAP WE KNOW THAT THE
NORTH END HAS THE LEAST NUMBER
OF PROVIDERS SO UNDER THE TERMS
OF THIS AMENDMENT THERE WILL BE
NO IMPACT ON CURRENT OR FUTURE
PROVIDERS AND IT MAKES CLEAR
THAT THIS IS A PILOT PROJECT
ONLY TO ALLOW STUDYING IMPACTS
AMONG OTHER PROGRAM IMPACTS. I
LEAVE THAT UP TO DEAL TO MAKE
THE PILOT OBJECTIVES , SCOPE,
AND SCALE AND IT ALSO TIES
NICELY IN WITH THE SPIRIT OF MY
EARLIER AMENDMENT THAT WAS
PASSED TO STUDY FEASIBILITY OF
UNIVERSAL CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES.
FOR THOSE REASONS COLLEAGUES, I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
FOR CARING SO MUCH ABOUT KIDS
AND FAMILIES AND PROVIDING
PRESCHOOL FOR OUR KIDS. WE HAVE
HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS AND WE
ARE ALIGNED ON THAT PART . I
WILL SAY THAT WE DISAGREE AND
HAVING SPOKEN TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION AND EARLY LEARNING
THIS MORNING, THIS PARTICULAR
AMENDMENT DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON
PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS. IF WE ARE
GIVING THE SUBSIDY FOR PARENTS
TO USE OUTSIDE OF THE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM, WE ARE HAVING AN IMPACT
ON PROVIDERS. THERE ARE
PROVIDERS IN MOST OF OUR
DISTRICTS, IF NOT ALL. I HAVE
MET WITH MANY, I HAVE MET WITH A
COUPLE ON THE SOUTH END, A
COUPLE ON THE NORTH END. THEY
PROVIDE AMAZING SERVICE TO OUR
KIDS AND TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FOR
SUCH A PILOT PROGRAM WOULD TAKE
MONEY AWAY FROM THOSE PROVIDERS
AND I DO NOT SUPPORT THAT. SO
WHILE I APPRECIATE THE INTENTION
BEHIND THIS I CANNOT SUPPORT
THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE I DO NOT
WANT IT TO HAVE AN END INTENDED
CONSEQUENCE OF WHERE PROVIDERS
WILL BE IMPACTED BECAUSE THIS
SUBSIDY COULD BE USED OUTSIDE OF
OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH BY
THE WAY IS AWARD-WINNING BECAUSE
IT IS QUALITY. PROVIDERS THAT
ARE ON THE LIST FOR THE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ARE MONITORED
FOR QUALITY AND THEY HAVE TO
MEET CERTAIN QUALITY STANDARDS
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM SO
IT WILL GO OUTSIDE OF THIS
PROGRAM AND IT REALLY CUTS INTO
THE QUALITY ASPECT OF THIS
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SO COLLEAGUES,
I AM NOT GOING TO BE SUPPORTING
THIS AMENDMENT FOR THOSE
REASONS. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS? I
WILL JUST SAY THAT I APPRECIATE
THE EFFORT TO TWEAK THE
AMENDMENT THAT DID NOT PASS IN
COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO STAY
WITH MY POSITION TODAY. I THINK
THAT THIS IS A SOLUTION TO A
MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM WHICH IS HOW
DO WE GET CHILDCARE TO FAMILIES
IN SEATTLE THAT FIRST OF ALL DO
NOT , PERHAPS, HAVE ACCESS TO IT
BECAUSE OF INCOME OR THEY DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO CHILDCARE THAT IS
APPROPRIATE FOR THE HOURS THEY
NEED TO WORK, ET CETERA. THIS
PROGRAM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS
QUALITY AND NOT KNOWING WHERE
THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM, IT
WOULD LIKELY REMOVE MONEY FROM
THE PROVIDERS THAT ARE PROVIDING
IT RIGHT NOW. I WILL SAY THIS IS
A NUDGE FOR ME TO PREVAIL UPON
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE IDENTIFIED
CHILDCARE AS THE BIG LIFT FOR
THE CITY TO ADDRESS SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING IT FRONT
AND CENTER. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK
?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. I
WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT IS VOICE
MY SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT
AND THANK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP. IT IS CRITICAL
WE EXPAND ACCESS TO CHILDCARE
AROUND OUR CITY AND THIS OFFERS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO THINK MORE
CREATIVELY ON THIS MATTER. AS
WAS MENTIONED A NUMBER OF TIMES,
THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS
DEVELOPING THAT PLAN AND I THINK
BY INCLUDING THIS AMENDMENT , IT
CREATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
UP DISCUSSIONS , UNDERSTAND
IMPACTS AND FIGURE OUT A PATH
FORWARD SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS AMENDMENT AND I WANT TO
THANK THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I DO WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF
OTHER POINTS WHICH IS THAT NOT
ONLY ARE WE DELIVERING ON AN
AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM BUT I ALSO
WANT TO SAY THAT I WANTED TO
QUOTE FROM A PROVIDER WHO IS
SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROGRAM AND OF
THIS LEVY. IT NOT ONLY INVESTS
IN HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE AND
SUPPORTS WORKING FAMILIES BUT IT
STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY
LY STAFF OF
COLOR WHO NURTURE AND CARE FOR
OUR CHILDREN EVERY DAY. THE
OTHER PIECE THAT DISTINGUISHES
OUR PROGRAM FROM THE NON- SPP
PROVIDERS IS THAT MANY OF THOSE
WORKERS GET EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES SO THAT THEY CAN
PROVIDE CARE TO STUDENTS AND
THAT ADDITIONAL PIECE WHERE WE
PROVIDE THAT ACCESS TO
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
WORKERS ALSO HELPS TO MAKE THIS
A QUALITY PROGRAM. SO GOING
OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM WOULD
HAVE AN IMPACT ON THAT . I WILL
FINALLY SAY THERE ARE 600
ADDITIONAL PRESCHOOL SLOTS PART
OF THIS NEW LEVY AND IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, WOULD BE
A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS TO WORK WITH THE
DEPARTMENT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE
TO BEST DESIGNATE THOSE EXTRA
600 SLOTS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
FOR REALLY TRYING TO MOVE THE
BALL FORWARD ON UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE. AS A
MOTHER OF THREE WHO STRUGGLED TO
FIND AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY
CHILDCARE AND MADE A LOT OF
SACRIFICES DRIVING MY CHILDREN
AROUND THE CITY TO FIND
APPROPRIATE SPACES, I KNOW HOW
DIFFICULT THIS CHALLENGE IS AND
PARTICULARLY FOR WORKING
FAMILIES. I AM GOING TO MAINTAIN
MY POSITION FROM COMMITTEE THAT
I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST IT
BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS NOT THE
RIGHT VEHICLE FOR US TO BE
PURSUING UNIVERSAL CARE AND I
THINK WE WILL BE TAKING FUNDING
AWAY FROM PROVIDERS.
UNFORTUNATELY I THINK IT WINDS
UP PITTING PROVIDERS AGAINST
EACH OTHER AND WE ARE BASICALLY
TAKING PRIVATE FUNDING AND
SUBSIDIZING -- TAKING PRIVATE
FUNDS AND SUBSIDIZING A PRIVATE
MARKET. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
QUALITY CONTROL AND I AM ALSO
VERY CONCERNED AT THE CAPACITY
OF THESE SLOTS AND HAD RAISED
THAT ISSUE A NUMBER OF TIMES.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT
WOULD REQUIRE A DEAL TO ADD
ADDITIONAL 600 SLOTS TO THE
NORTH END AND ALSO IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT. SO WHILE I
SUPPORT THE INTENT, I DON'T
THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO
DO IT. I THINK WE SHOULD BE
CONTINUING TO UPLIFT A VERY
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. WE DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF REALLY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS IN THE CITY AND THIS IS
ONE OF THEM AND I THINK TO DO
ANYTHING THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY
MAKE IT WEAKER WOULD BE
SHORTSIGHTED EVEN THOUGH THE
ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO FIND A WAY
TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME MEASURE OF
UNIVERSAL CARE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND I WANT TO THANK EACH OF MY
COLLEAGUES FOR SHARING YOUR
FEEDBACK LAST WEEK AND TODAY. I
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE ON THE
MERITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF
THE COMMENTS AGAINST BUT I WILL
SAY THIS. I AM A SEATTLE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM DAD OR FORMER
NOW. I NO LONGER HAVE KIDS IN
THE PROGRAM BUT I AM ONE OF THE
ONLY COUNCILMEMBERS , THIS IS A
10+ -YEAR-OLD PROGRAM BUT I AM
ONE OF THE ONLY COUNCILMEMBERS
THAT HAVE HAD KIDS WHILE SITTING
ON COUNCIL. HAD KIDS IN THE
PROGRAM. AND I TALKED WITH
PROVIDERS ALL THE TIME. I'M
PROUD OF THE PROGRAM. IT IS AN
EXCELLENT PROGRAM. WE NEED TO
EXPAND IT. IT IS NOT PERFECT.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING. WHENEVER
YOU THINK YOU HAVE SOMETHING
DIALED IN , FACTS AND
CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE. WE GET
BETTER. WE EVOLVE FOR A REASON.
THIS PROGRAM IS NO DIFFERENT.
WHAT I AM AND EVERYTHING TO DO
IS BUILD UPON THE PROGRAM AND
HELP MAKE IT BETTER. I
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THE
CHARACTERIZATION THAT IT IS
PITTING PROVIDERS AGAINST EACH
OTHER. NO, IT'S NOT. IT IS NOT
AT ALL WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES
AND INTENT, PURPOSE, IMPACT AND
EFFECT. IT IS A COST NEUTRAL
MEASURE THAT COULD BE FUNDED ANY
NUMBER OF WAYS INCLUDING UNDER
SPEND , WHICH WE KNOW HAPPENS
ALL THE TIME. WITH RESPECT TO
THE COMMENT ABOUT QUALITY I
AGREE ON THE PREMISE OF THE
COMMENT. SPP IS A WORLD-CLASS ,
LEADING PROGRAM THAT AGAIN WE
NEED TO BUILD UPON, EXPAND AND
MAKE BETTER. BUT IT IS
INCREDIBLY PATERNALISTIC TO SAY
THAT IT IS THE ONLY, THAT IN ITS
CURRENT FORM AND CURRENT STATE
THAT THIS IS THE QUALITY
STANDARD FOR EVERYONE AND THIS
IS WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD CHOOSE
AND DETERMINE. EVEN COVERAGE
GAPS NOTWITHSTANDING AGAIN. THIS
IS ABOUT MAXIMIZING FLEXIBILITY
AND IMPLEMENTATION I COULD NOT
AGREE MORE. THAT THAT IS
ANOTHER, NOT THE ONLY, BUT
ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR US AS A BODY
TO POTENTIALLY HELP BRING TO
LIFE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT
THIS UNDERLYING LEGISLATION IS
NOT GOING TO-- I'M NOT GOING TO
HOLD US UP . THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION IS A POSSIBILITY'S
LIST AND JUST SAYING WHAT'S
POSSIBLE. IT'S NOT LIMITING, SO
YES, AND. ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING
THAT, THIS IS A YES, AND
APPROACH. YES WE CAN DO IT
DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
AND WE MIGHT. WHO KNOWS. AND WE
CAN ALSO DO IT NOW SITTING AT
THE TABLE FOR WHAT IS POSSIBLE
SO FOR THOSE REASONS,
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT B?
>> COUNCILMEMBER AVERA? NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
KETTLE? COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? NO.
>> AMENDMENT B IS ADOPTED. ARE
THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I AM
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
OKAY. THIS IS WHERE WE MAKE THE
SPEECHES. I JUST WANTED TO
EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR --
THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. YOU
KEPT A TIGHT SHIP AND YOU WORKED
HARD BEFORE YOU CAME TO US WITH
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SO I JUST
KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND
YOU'VE PAID VERY CLOSE
ATTENTION AND HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH ALL OF US HERE
SO I WILL JUST RECOGNIZE THAT
THIS BALLOT MEASURE WHICH I HAVE
SAID BEFORE, I THINK IT HAS THE
GREATEST LONG-TERM IMPACT
BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
KINDERGARTEN READINESS IS AND
THIS PARTICULAR LEVY DOES DOUBLE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT CRITICAL
READINESS SERVICE SO I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
IS WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT CRADLE TO COLLEGE. THIS IS
A CRADLE TO COLLEGE PIPELINE
PLUS TRADES SO THAT IS WHAT I
REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS, SO
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO
START WITH A THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON. I DID NOT
SPEAK AT THE TIME OF THE
PROCLAMATION BECAUSE I DIDN'T
THINK THAT I COULD ADD TO YOUR
COMMENTS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY
OTHER THAN SAYING THANK YOU SO
PARTICULARLY SAYING THANKFUL --
SAYING THANK YOU FOR TYING IT
INTO BEING EDUCATED. I LIKE HOW
YOU FRAMED IT AND IT REALLY
HIGHLIGHTS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT
ASPECTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF
EDUCATION SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I ALSO THINK COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
SAYING CONGRATULATIONS ON THE
AMENDMENT PASSING. I WAS LOOKING
AT IT FROM AN IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN BUT I UNDERSTAND WHERE
THAT'S COMING FROM AND I
UNDERSTAND THE POINTS THAT YOU
ARE SAYING , PARTICULARLY AS YOU
NOTED AS A FATHER OF AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILD. I
AM RECENTLY OUT OF THE PRESCHOOL
WORLD MYSELF. A LITTLE DIFFERENT
BUT SIMILAR SO I UNDERSTAND THE
POINTS YOU ARE MAKING AND THE
POINTS MADE FROM THOSE WHO HAD
CHILDREN BEFORE AS MENTIONED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO BUILD THAT EARLY
PIECE AND THAT EXPERIENCE OF
BEING A STAY-AT-HOME DAD TAUGHT
ME THE VALUE IN A PROFOUND WAY
IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS LEVY
BRINGS SO WITH THAT I WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR
THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE.
IT'S A HEAVY LIFT, A LOT OF
VISITS TO MY OFFICE SO I
APPRECIATE THAT BUT I ALSO WANT
TO THANK THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY
MAYOR WASHINGTON FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP WHICH I THINK IS VERY
IMPORTANT. THE WORK THEY'VE
DONE, THE COORDINATION PIECES
PRIMARILY WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA BUT ALSO WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE MYSELF. I
MENTIONED BEING A STAY-AT-HOME
DAD, BEING A FATHER AND MY VIEW
ON THIS LEVY AND THE IMPORTANCE
OF IT. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
SEATTLE PROMISE PROGRAM. YOUR
COMMENTS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT,
FIRST GENERATION . SO IMPORTANT.
SO AS A SON OF IMMIGRANTS AND A
WELDER LIKE COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, THE TRADES ARE SO
IMPORTANT. THE FIRST GENERATION
KID, THE FIRSTBORN AND FIRST
GENERATION COLLEGE KID , IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. SUPER
IMPORTANT. WHAT THIS DOES TO
BRING UP THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE
THE ADVANTAGES, OFTEN TIMES FROM
DIFFERENT SOCIETAL BREAKDOWNS
BUT ALSO SOCIOECONOMIC WHICH IS
MY CASE. I SEE HOW IMPORTANT
THAT IS AND IT IS IN KEEPING
WITH THE-- HOW MANY TIMES I WAS
ASKED WHY DID I COME TO AMERICA?
COUNTLESS. I WOULD SAY YES, DAD.
EDUCATION. EDUCATION. EDUCATION.
SO I WILL VOTE YES IN HONOR OF
MY FATHER, BRIAN KETTLE BUT ALSO
MY MOM, NANCY KETTLE -- NANCY
KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. JUST A FEW
BRIEF COMMENTS. I JUST WANT TO
NOTE THAT THE DISAGREEMENTS ON
THIS DAIS ABOUT THE LAST
AMENDMENT AND SOME OF THE OTHER
AMENDMENTS , WE ARE ALL TRYING
TO EXPAND, WE ARE ALL COMING
FROM A PLACE OF TRYING TO EXPAND
SERVICES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING
AND TO REALLY UPLIFT AND PROVIDE
THE SUPPORT THAT IS NECESSARY. I
ALWAYS TAKE COMFORT IN THAT,
THAT ULTIMATELY WE ALL HAVE THE
BEST INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY
AT HEART AND THAT IS AN
IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER AND
MY APPRECIATION TO DIRECTOR
DOCTOR CHAPELLE AND THE MAYOR OF
WASHINGTON FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE
COLLABORATION AND COMING TO
COMMITTEE OVER AND OVER AND ALSO
FINALLY TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
FOR THE AMAZING STEWARDSHIP THAT
YOU HAVE SHOWN BRINGING FORTH
THIS LEGISLATION AND GETTING IT
OVER TO CONCLUSION AND WORKING
WITH ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES TO
MAKE IT, REALLY, A VERY STRONG
PRODUCT AND SOMETHING I THINK WE
CAN ALL BE VERY PROUD TO PUT
BEFORE THE VOTERS SO THANK YOU
TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK AND
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR YOUR
INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP.
>> THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.
+1, ECO. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE. BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS
TODAY IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT
EVERY LAST ONE OF US CARED
DEEPLY AND WE SHARE A COMMON
GOAL. NOW THAT THE MAIN VOTING
IS BEHIND US, IT'S TIME TO
RALLY TOGETHER AND GET THIS
BEFORE VOTERS BECAUSE I THINK
THIS IS AN EXCITING PACKAGE THAT
EVERY LAST ONE OF US SHOULD BE
PROUD OF. I WILL SAY THIS. IN MY
OFFICE TODAY, BOTH MY OFFICE
HERE AT CITY HALL AND MY HOME
OFFICE, I HAVE A PAINTING
PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED BEHIND ME
BY JACOB LAWRENCE . JACOB
LAWRENCE IS AN ADOPTED
SEATTLEITE AS WE KNOW. GREW UP,
CUT HIS TEETH ARTISTICALLY IN
NEW YORK BUT WE ARE PROUD TO
CALL HIM ONE OF OUR OWN HERE IN
SEATTLE BECAUSE HE SPENT THE
LAST PART OF HIS YEARS IN
SEATTLE INCLUDING TEACHING AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
VERY PROMINENT ARTIST KNOWN FOR
AMONG OTHER THINGS, DEPICTING
THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE ERA. AND
IN THE FAMOUS PAINTING BY
LAWRENCE, HE DEPICTS A BUNCH OF
INDIVIDUALS GATHERED AROUND THE
TABLE INDIVIDUALLY AND
COLLECTIVELY GATHERING AROUND A
TABLE WITH BOOKS ABOUND . FACES
AND BOOKS ALL AROUND. BOOKS
EVERYWHERE BECAUSE THE NAME
IMPLIES THEY ARE IN A LIBRARY.
AND ARTISTIC WORKS ARE ALWAYS
SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION. IT IS
THE VERY ESSENCE AND NATURE OF
ART. FOR ME, THAT BRILLIANT WORK
SYMBOLIZES AND EPITOMIZES THE
WAY OUT . THAT NO MATTER YOUR
BACKGROUND OR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
YOU WERE BORN INTO , NO MATTER
IF YOU EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE
GENERATIONS OF TRAUMA AND
INJUSTICE, OR SLAVERY , NO
MATTER IF YOU ARE LIKE ME . MY
DAD WAS A FRONTLINE WAREHOUSE
WORKER. OR IF YOU ARE LIKE ME
AND SOMEONE WHO WAS A FORMER
FOSTER KID. THOSE THINGS ARE
HARD CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME. BUT
EDUCATION IS THE KEY, AND
EMPOWERMENT . THAT EMPOWERS
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO
UPLIFT THEMSELVES AND DO BETTER.
CREATE A BETTER LIFE. THAT IS
THE AMERICAN WAY THAT I KNOW AND
THAT I LOVE. THAT IS THE PATH.
EDUCATION, SO PARAMOUNT AND I
WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILMEMBER
FOR HIGHLIGHTING, TOUCHING UPON
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EDUCATION AS
A MEANS FOR OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS LEVY DOES
, IN MY VIEW . IT EXPANDS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL . MY KIDS
PLAY SPORTS. WE DO A BUNCH OF
ACTIVITIES AND WE ARE VERY
PRIVILEGED BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO
ANY OF THAT GROWING UP. I
DIDN'T DO ANY KIND OF ORGANIZED
SPORTS OR ACTIVITIES UNTIL HIGH
SCHOOL BUT THEY KNOW THAT THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING IN OUR
HOUSEHOLD IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE
EDUCATION AND THAT IS WHY I AM
SO PROUD OF THIS LEVY, BECAUSE
IT'S EASY TO CHAMPION AND DO
THINGS FOR YOUR OWN FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING
FOR THE BROADER PUBLIC? FINALLY
I JUST WANT TO ECHO MY PRAISE
AND APPRECIATION FOR
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA FOR ALL OF
YOUR TERRIFIC PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION END TO END . LAST
YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU
FOR GETTING US TO THIS POINT AND
NO DOUBT SHOULD VOTERS IMPROVE--
APPROVE, IMPLEMENTING IT. NOW
FORMER DEPUTY MAYOR , THE
CURRENT SGOT DIRECTOR WHO DID
INITIAL WORK ON THIS BEFORE
HANDING IT OFF TO THE DEPUTY
MAYOR, TOTAL TEAM EFFORT BUT I
ESPECIALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND
UPLIFT AND CELEBRATE THE WORK OF
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. THANK YOU.
YOU MENTIONED LAST WEEK YOUR
FATHER WOULD BE PROUD. I DID NOT
HAVE THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING HIM
BUT IF EDUCATION WAS AT ALL
IMPORTANT I KNOW THAT IN MY MIND
AND HEART THAT HE WOULD HAVE
BEEN PROUD BECAUSE I DARN SURE
KNOW MY OWN DAD WHO THANKFULLY
IS STILL ALIVE TODAY, A
WAREHOUSE WORKER. FORMER
WAREHOUSE WORKER AND MILITARY
VETERAN AND HE STRUGGLED GROWING
UP AND HE'S PROUD OF THIS . NOT
ME BEING HERE AT THIS DAIS, BUT
THAT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO
HELP BRING MORE EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL, SO THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES I THINK IT IS NO
SURPRISE TO ANYONE HOW
PASSIONATE I AM ABOUT THIS LEVY
AND THE PROMISE THAT IT OFFERS
FOR SEATTLE'S YOUNG PEOPLE.
THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING THING
THAT WE ARE DOING AND I'M
EXCITED TO SEND THIS TO VOTERS.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE , I AM A
PRODUCT OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB AND A PRODUCT OF
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THEY ARE
THE REASON WHY I'M HERE AND
ANYONE WHO KNOWS A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT MY STORY KNOWS THAT I HAD
A HARD UP RINGING AS WELL AS A
NUMBER OF FOLKS APPEAR ON THIS
DAIS. THESE PROGRAMS CAN CHANGE
THE TRAJECTORY OF SOMEONE'S LIFE
AND THEY CERTAINLY DID FOR ME.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE ARE
DOING IN THIS LEVY BUT I WOULD
BE REMISS IF I DID NOT SAY THAT
I THINK WE COULD HAVE DONE MORE.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SERIOUS
PROBLEMS COMING OUR WAY. WE HAVE
HIGH COMMUNITY NEED, FEDERAL
FUNDING THAT IS ALREADY LEAVING
OUR CITY AND WE ARE FACING A
HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT. I KNOW I
PUT FORWARD A NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS THAT DID NOT GO
THROUGH AND I WANT TO SING THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA AND
STRAUSS WHICH WOULD HAVE
SUPPORTED 4000 FAMILIES AND
OFFERING A MONTHLY BENEFIT AS
WELL AS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
FAMILIES FACING DEPORTATION
RIGHT NOW. OUR IMMIGRANT
NEIGHBORS ARE BEING DETAINED
RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE WHO ARE
LEGALLY ALLOWED TO BE HERE SO I
ASK YOU AGAIN TO JOIN ME AT THE
FEDERAL BUILDING IN THE COMING
WEEKS TO BEAR WITNESS TO THAT
MATTER AND I WANT TO CLOSE WITH
THIS PIECE. I HEARD LOUD AND
CLEAR SUPPORT FOR THE PRIORITIES
I SET FORTH IN MY AMENDMENTS BUT
VOICING CONCERNS THAT THE LEVY
IS NOT THE RIGHT PLACE TO DO IT.
OKAY. BUT WE ARE HEADED INTO A
BUDGET SEASON AND I HOPE THESE
REMAIN YOUR PRIORITIES AS WE
ENGAGE. AGAIN THERE IS A LOT TO
BE EXCITED ABOUT IN THIS AND I
THINK WE CAN ALL STAND BEHIND
AND CHAMPION THIS BUT OUR WORK
FIGHTING FOR SEATTLE KIDS AND
WORKING FAMILIES CANNOT STOP
THERE. WE HAVE TO KEEP UP THE
ENERGY AND THE WORK. SO WITH
THAT I AM EXCITED TO VOTE YES TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE PUTTING
FORWARD, AND I THINK WE CAN BE
PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE,
BUT THE WORK DOES NOT STOP HERE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> I WILL BE SUPER QUICK,
SENDING DEEP HEARTFELT GRATITUDE
TO COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA AND
THEIR OFFICE. I KNOW THAT YOU
WORKED LONG HOURS AND LONG DAYS
AND YOU REALLY PUT YOUR HEART
AND SOUL IN THIS. WE ALL MAY
HAVE DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT HOW
STUFF SHOULD OPERATE OR HOW WE
GET TO A CERTAIN THING BUT ONE
THING I KNOW THAT WE ALL AGREE
ON IS OUR KIDS AND OUR BABIES
AND THE LOVE WE HAVE FOR THEM SO
I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT
THERE. WE ARE PUTTING FORTH THE
LARGEST LEVY FOR FAMILY
EDUCATIONS, LEVYING TOWARD THE
VOTERS AND I AM GOING TO BE
DOING MY PART THE BEST THAT I
CAN DO, TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE VOTE
FOR IT AND PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT
AND TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT HOW TRANSFORMATIONAL THIS
LEVY IS GOING TO BE FOR OUR KIDS
AND THE INVESTMENT THAT THIS
WILL HAVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND
EDUCATION, AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS, FOOD, FEEDING THEM,
MAKING SURE THEY ARE WELL SO I
WANTED TO SAY THAT. I WAS A TO
THIS MEETING BECAUSE I WAS AT
THE FIFTH GRADE GRADUATION FOR
LOWELL ELEMENTARY. THE KIDS ARE
INCREDIBLY EXCITED, THEY KNOW
ABOUT THIS AND COLLEAGUES
PASSING ON FROM THE FIFTH GRADE
CLASS , CONGRATULATIONS AND OW
REALLY PROUD OF YOU. THEY SEND
THEIR GRATITUDE AND ARE VERY
EXCITED TO KNOW THEIR CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
>> CONGRATULATIONS,
FIFTH-GRADERS. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU. JUST A DEEP,
HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE
WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS LEVY AND
THE LEVEES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE
IT. I KNOW THAT DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON NOT ONLY WORKED ON
THIS ONE BUT THE LAST ONE AS
WELL AND I KNOW THAT JASMINE DID
THE SAME AND COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR
INVOLVEMENT WAS ON THE LAST ONE
BUT I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK
YOU PUT INTO THIS ONE. I HAVE
SAID BEFORE AND I OFTEN SAY THAT
THE IMPACTS OF THIS LEVY AND
INVESTMENTS LIKE IT, WE WILL NOT
KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE CHANGING
LIES GENERATIONALLY. I'M NOT
GOING TO REPEAT THE STORIES YOU
HAVE ALREADY SHARED . JUST TO
SAY IT'S NOT ONLY THE KIDS
EXPERIENCING THESE EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S ALL OF
THOSE WHO COME AFTER THEM THAT
WILL ALSO GET THE BENEFIT. I SAY
THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY
SEEN THE IMMEDIATE IMPACTS OF
THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AS IT WAS
INITIALLY DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF
YEARS AGO. WE THEN GOT TO SEE
THE IMPACTS OF THE PROMISE
PROGRAM AND HOW WE CAN GO FROM
CRADLE TO COLLEGE . THIS
PROPOSAL STANDS ON THE SHOULDERS
OF THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US
TO PROVIDE AN EVEN BETTER WAY TO
SERVE THOSE WHO ARE COMING UP
TODAY.HANK YOU.
>> THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK TO
THIS LEVY FROM THE DAIS. WE ARE
ABOUT TO THROW IT TO KING COUNTY
TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT SO I
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN
VERY VERY MUCH. THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY INVEST IN
OUR FUTURE. FROM THE CRADLE TO
COLLEGE SO VOTERS I AM LOOKING
RIGHT AT YOU. PAY ATTENTION WHEN
THIS LANDS ON YOUR DOORSTEP.
PLEASE GRACE US WITH YOUR FINAL
WORDS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I WAS
HERE FOR THE LAST LEVY AND MAYOR
WASHINGTON AND I WORKED WITH THE
DIRECTOR TO HELP ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION PART. I WAS
ACTUALLY HERE WHEN SEATTLE
PROMISE WAS CREATED AND THEN WE
SEE SEVEN YEARS LATER WHAT A
GREAT PROGRAM . IT EXCEEDED OUR
EXPECTATIONS. IF YOU ARE A
PARENT I ALWAYS TELL MY KIDS,
YOU ARE MORE THAN I HAD EVER
HOPED YOU WOULD BE AS HUMAN
BEINGS AND THAT IS A REALLY
PROFOUND THING. I FEEL THAT
ABOUT THE SEATTLE PROMISE. IT
SAYS A LOT SO THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE . I WANT TO GIVE A
HUGE THANK YOU TO DEPUTY MAYOR
WASHINGTON AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
FOR HER AMAZING PARTNERSHIP . I
WANT TO THANK THE DIRECTOR AND
THANK SOME FOLKS WHO DO NOT
ALWAYS GET RECOGNITION. SO IS HE
AND MARISSA , I AM LOOKING AT
YOU. LORI FROM THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU.
WENDY AND NICOLE WITH MY OFFICE,
I'M LOOKING AT YOU AND
PARTICULARLY NICOLE WHO IS A
FELLOW PUERTO RICAN AND HAS
EXPERIENCED CHALLENGES AS I DID
AS A KID SO THIS IS ESPECIALLY
MEANINGFUL TO HAVE WORKED DONE .
AMELIA SANCHEZ I AM ALSO LOOKING
AT YOU WHO UNDERSTANDS THE HUGE
IMPACT THAT THIS HAS ON AND FOR
OUR KIDS. JODY, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK
THE SEATTLE COLLEGES FOR BEING
HERE AT EVERY MEETING THAT WE
HAVE. I WANT TO THANK STAFF ,
THE SEATTLE COLLEGES STAFF THAT
SUPPORT THE PROMISE STUDENTS, I
WANT TO THANK THE CHILDCARE AND
THE PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS WHO ALL
ENGAGED ON THIS. I WANT TO THANK
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ENGAGED
WITH DEAL AND MY OFFICE. AMANDA
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EFFORTS ON THIS. ONCE WE TAKE A
VOTE YOU ARE RIGHT WE AREN'T
GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL VOTERS
TO VOTE BUT SINCE IT IS NOT YET
ON THE BALLOT I AM GOING TO SAY
VOTERS VOTE FOR THIS LEVY. THIS
IS SOMETHING YOU CAN REALLY
STAND BEHIND AND FEEL PROUD OF
BECAUSE ALL OF THIS MONEY, ALL
OF THESE INVESTMENTS GO TO
SUPPORTING KIDS , HELPING KIDS
BE SUCCESSFUL. I AM SO PROUD OF
THIS LEVY. I KNOW THAT IT WILL
HAVE SUPPORT. AS THAT LOW INCOME
LATINA KID GROWING UP IN THE
INNER CITY AND AS A PROUD MOTHER
OF TWO TEENAGERS NOW WHO ARE
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS,
ONE IS IN COLLEGE NOW BUT SHE
DID GRADUATE FROM SEATTLE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. GO INGRAM. I WANT TO BE
SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR
KIDS TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.
EDUCATION WAS THE KEY FOR ME AND
I KNOW IT IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS
IN LIFE. THERE IS NOTHING MORE
THAT YOU CAN GIFT A CHILD THEN
EDUCATION AND THIS IS WHAT THIS
IS ALL ABOUT. EVEN ON THE EARLY
EDUCATION FRONT WE ARE
SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILIES BUT
IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE KIDS. THE
SUPPORT IS FOR THE KIDS. IT'S
EARLY LEARNING FOR THE KIDS. WE
KNOW THAT EARLY LEARNING ON THE
FRONT END MEANS THEY HAVE
SUCCESS ON THE BACK END. SO WE
DOUBLED DOWN ON EARLY LEARNING
IN THIS LEVY AND IN ADDITION TO
CONTINUING K-12 SUPPORT SO THEY
CAN HAVE TUTORING AND MENTORING
OPPORTUNITIES, SO THEY CAN
SUCCEED. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF
KIDS ARE NOT MEETING MATH AND
READING. THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO GO ON TO THE PROMISE PROGRAM
SO THIS IS REALLY CRITICAL. WE
KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES
TO HELP KIDS SUCCEED AND THAT'S
WHAT THIS LEVY IS ALL ABOUT. I
WANT TO THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR
PARTNERING WITH ME ON THIS
JOURNEY. THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL
AND A REALLY PROUD MOMENT FOR ME
PERSONALLY AND I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I AM SO DEEPLY
EXCITED ABOUT. I AM EXCITED
ABOUT THIS, I CANNOT WAIT FOR
NOVEMBER TO SEE THIS PASS AND TO
HAVE INVESTMENTS CONTINUED IN
ALL OF OUR KIDS ACROSS SEATTLE
FROM CRADLE TO COLLEGE. THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR
PARTNERING AND LET'S GET VOTING
TO GET IT ON THE BALLOT. THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
AMENDED LEGISLATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I GET TO GO FIRST, AN
EMPHATIC YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? ENERGETIC
YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I .
>> I'M SORRY I'M-- THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ? YES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. THE BILL
PASSES AND WILL BE SIGN. PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE TITLE OF ITEM 2 INTO THE
RECORD? ITEM 4?
>> THE REPORT OF THE -- AGENDA
ITEM FORMAT COUNSEL BILL 120997
CURRENT TAXATION OF PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 9666 51st AVENUE
SOUTH UNDER THE KING COUNTY
PUBLIC BENEFIT RATING SYSTEM. IT
IS RECOMMENDED THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES, I HOPE TO HAVE
YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS AND MAYBE
WE CAN GIVE THIS BILL A STANDING
OVATION. THE LAST BILL GOT A
GREAT CLAP. THE CURRENT USE
TAXATION , IT'S ABOUT TAXES SO
WE CAN CLAP FOR THAT. THE
CURRENT USE OF TAXATION IS A
PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES AN
INCENTIVE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO
VOLUNTARILY MAINTAIN OPEN SPACE
ON PRIVATE LAND BY TAXING THE
PROPERTY AT A LOWER RATE BASED
ON CURRENT USAGE RATHER THAN THE
DEVELOPED PROFITABLE USE. THIS
ORDINANCE IS TO APPROVE AN
APPLICATION SUBMITTED FROM THE
INDIGENOUS CREATIVE'S
COLLECTIVE REPRESENTING A
COMMUNITY OF INTERTRIBAL,
INDIGENOUS ARTISTS FOR USE AND
TAXATION PROPERTY LOCATED AT
9666 51st AVENUE SOUTH, JUST
NORTH OF THE GARDENS OF RAIN
YOUR BEACH. THAT IS AN
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON DISTRICT .
UNDER THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RATING
SYSTEM WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THIS
OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH NONE
OPPOSED. I THINK IT WAS FOUR IN
FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. BUT
COLLEAGUES I URGE YOUR SUPPORT .
THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM TO
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OPEN SPACES
THAT ARE IN OUR CITY THAT REALLY
CARE ABOUT, AND CONTINUE TO
EXPAND OUR TREE CANOPY.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? WITH
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I. I.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER CATTELL?
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? I.
>> CAN YOU PLEASE HOLD ON ONE
MOMENT?
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL FIND IT. WITH
THE CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO
THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 5 INTO
THE RECORD?
>> 120996 FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES TO THE INTERLOCAL
COOPERATIVE AN AGREEMENT WITH
KING COUNTY REGARDING THE
ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY TAX
REVENUES GENERATED BY KING
COUNTY WIDE TAX LEVY FOR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITH
PROPOSITION TO VOTERS SEEKING
AUTHORITY TO LEVY ADDITIONAL
TAXES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THE
BILL PASS.
>> YOUR RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT .
COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR 120996 FOR THE EMS
LEVY, FOR THE KING COUNTY EMS
LEVY. THIS IS TO PLACE IT ON THE
BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. THE KING
COUNTY EMS LEVY FIRST BEGAN IN
1979 AND HAS BEEN RENEWED IN
SIX-YEAR CYCLES, THE LAST TIME
BEING IN 2019. THIS IS A CRUCIAL
LEVY FOR US AND OUR ABILITY TO
HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. ONE THIRD OF
EMS OPERATIONS DEPEND ON THE
LEVY AND IT IS CRUCIAL . I
SHOULD NOTE 100% OF THE EMS LEVY
REVENUE SUPPORTS SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES AND THIS WILL BE
INCREASED OVER THE COURSE OF THE
PERIOD TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION
AND OTHER NEEDS. THE KEY PART IS
THAT THE LEGACY OF THIS WORK
THAT WE STARTED INITIALLY IN THE
EARLY 1970S BUT HERE WITH EMS IN
1979 IS THAT THE LEGACY
CONTINUES. RECENTLY THERE WERE
REPORTS REGARDING THE REVIVE
RATES FOR SEATTLE. THIS GOES TO
THE WORK OF THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND THE WORK THEY'VE
DONE ON SO MANY FRONTS IN TERMS
OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE.
THE TEMPLE THAT GOES WITH THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT IS INCREDIBLE
AND THIS IS SOMETHING OF CONCERN
BUT ALSO PRIDE IN TERMS OF THE
WORK THEY DO, AND FOR OUR CITY
WHETHER IT'S MEDIC, HEALTH, THE
WORK THAT THE SEATTLE FIRE
DEPARTMENT DOES IS INCREDIBLE
AND TO OUR BENEFIT. WE ARE
BASICALLY THE EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS
NOT JUST ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT
THE WORLD AND THIS REQUIRES OUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT SO COLLEAGUES
, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THIS KING COUNTY EMS LEVY TO BE
PASSED TODAY IN ORDER TO BE
PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
AND BEING A STEWARD OF THIS
MEASURE. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I. COUNCIL
MEMBER RINCK? I. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? I.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL FIND IT. THE COURT PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
>> THANK YOU.
>> WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 6
INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL THE 120994 ,
TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION
AUTHORIZING APPROVAL AND USES
EXCEPT IN THE 2025 UPDATED
SURVEILLANCE REPORT EXECUTIVE
OVERVIEW, THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT USING TRACKING
DEVICES AND IT IS RECOMMENDED
THE BILL PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER CATTELL AS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED .
>> THANK YOU AGAIN. COLLEAGUES I
ONCE AGAIN ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR COUNSEL BILL 120994 FOR THE
STARCHY'S PROGRAM. AS NOTED
THIS IS A GPS TRACKER PROGRAM
THAT HELPS US IN TERMS OF BEING
BETTER AT CREATING A SAFER
SEATTLE. IMPORTANTLY, THIS IS A
PROGRAM COMING FROM THE STATE
AND WILL ESSENTIALLY BE FUNDED
BY THE STATE OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS AT A RATE OF $250,000. IT
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON 25
VEHICLES AND ALL OFFICERS WILL
BE TRAINED ON HOW TO USE IT.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO LOOK AT
THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PROGRAM
AND SEE HOW IT SUPPORTS OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY POSTURE. IF WE
CONTINUE TO USE THE AMOUNT PER
YEAR IT WAS-- APPROXIMATELY.
THIS COULD BE AN INCREDIBLE MOVE
FORWARD IN TERMS OF PUBLIC
SAFETY BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE OF
PURSUIT. OVER HISTORY THERE HAVE
BEEN CONCERNS AND ISSUES RELATED
TO PURSUIT AND THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT BETTER AND
SMARTER, TO CREATE A SAFER CITY
, TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION AT
HAND IN TERMS OF AN EFFECTIVE
ARREST AND TO CREATE A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT THERE BUT ALSO TO
AVOID THE CHALLENGES THAT OFTEN
ACCOMPANY AN ACTIVE PURSUIT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE LEARNED
OVER THE YEARS AND THAT WE HAVE
BEEN LOOKING TO ADDRESS. THIS IS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY USING
DOLLARS FROM THE STATE IN ORDER
TO DO SO. I NOTE IT IS USED
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND REACHED INITIAL OPERATING
CAPABILITY AND IT IS ONLINE. NOT
FULLY MISSION CAPABLE YET BUT IS
MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION WITH
THE OTHER PROGRAMS WE'VE DONE
WHETHER IT IS CCT TO V OR THE
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER.
IS ABOUT BRINGING A
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO WHAT
WE ARE DOING AND FOR THIS BILL
TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT
WE FACE WITH PURSUIT. WITH ALL
OF THAT SAID, THANK YOU TO ALL
OF THOSE. I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR COUNSEL BILL 120994.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? ALL
RIGHT. I AM NOT SEEING ANY. WITH
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
CALL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
YES. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I.
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? NO. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? I.
>> 8 IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE COURT PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 7 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF SUSTAINABILITY
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM 7. AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF INDEFENSIBLE RIGHT
OF USE FIBER SHARING AGREEMENT
WITH ZIPLY FIBER PACIFIC, LLC
FOR AN EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF UP TO
TWO TERMS OF 15 YEARS. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES WITH
TWO ABSTENTIONS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU
LEGISLATION WOULD AUTHORIZE
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT TO EXECUTE A
RIGHT OF USE FIBER SHARING
AGREEMENT WITH ZIPLY FIBER
PACIFIC, LLC FOR AN EFFECTIVE
PERIOD OF UP TO TWO TERMS OF 15
YEARS. BOTH CITY LIGHT AND ZIPLY
WOULD GAIN RIGHTS TO USE -- IN A
RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE IN THE
ALLOTTED TIME PERIOD. BOTH
PARTIES WOULD ALSO SHARE
MAINTENANCE COSTS. THESE SPAN
BETWEEN CITY LIGHTS AND MARBLE
MOUND IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON.
CITY LIGHT IS SEEKING TO
INCREASE RELIABILITY WHERE THERE
IS LIMITED SERVICE LET ALONE
INTERNET ACCESS CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE. SO WHETHER FOR
SCHOOL, WORK, HEALTHCARE , THE
DARKEST DAYS OF THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER CERTAINLY CEMENTED THE
CASE WHY EVERYONE IN OUR CITY IN
WASHINGTON STATE NEED ACCESS TO
QUALITY RELIABLE INTERNET
CONNECTIONS AS THIS BILL LEFT
COMMITTEE WITH A RECOMMENDATION
TO PASS. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL IN
PASSING THIS LEGISLATION TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY. WILL THE
COURT THESE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? I.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON? I.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS? YES.
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH? I.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER MOORE? I.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK? YES.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON? I.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? THERE WERE NO
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION TODAY. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER MOORE?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR. POINT OF
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I WANT TO
NOTE THAT TODAY IS THE LAST DAY
FOR MY CHIEF OF STAFF WHO IS
SITTING IN THE OFFICE WITH A
MASK BECAUSE SHE IS NOT FEELING
WELL BUT HAS COME IN NONETHELESS
TO WORK ON HER VERY LAST DAY
WHICH FURTHER IS AN EXAMPLE OF
HER INCREDIBLE DEDICATION AND
PASSION TO THIS JOB . I HAVE
BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD
THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH
HER AND TO HAVE BEEN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH HER. SHE HAS
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT MY OFFICE
HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE. SHE
WILL BE GOING TO HST WHERE I
KNOW SHE WILL BE A PHENOMENAL
CONTRIBUTOR AND WILL BE ACTING
AS THEIR COUNCIL LIAISON. ALL OF
YOU WILL GET TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH HER WHICH I THINK IS
WONDERFUL AND I KNOW SHE WILL BE
EMBARRASSED BY THIS BUT I
DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO CALL OUT
HER ETHIC OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND
COMMITMENT-- I DID WANT TO CALL
OUT HER PUBLIC SERVICE AND
COMMITMENT TO THE CITY. I AM
GOING TO MISS YOU AND THE OFFICE
IS GOING TO MISS YOU. BEST OF
LUCK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ANY FURTHER BUSINESS? SEEING
NONE WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL
MEETING IS ON JUNE 24 AT 2:00
P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, IT IS 3:50 AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED.