ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THERE
ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY. SO
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL
OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT.
LIMITED TO TODAY'S AGENDA, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE
COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TODAY?
>> FIVE REMOTES.
>> OKAY, WE'LL START WITH THE
TWO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, AND
WE'LL GIVE EVERYONE TWO MINUTES.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED IN THE
FOLLOWING MATTER. IT'S UP TO 20
MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THE ORDER WHICH THEY
REGISTERED. SPEAKERS WILL
ALTERNATE BETWEEN IN PERSON AND
REMOTE UNTIL THE PUBLIC PERIOD
COMMENT HAS ENDED. PLEASE SPEAK
BY ADDRESSING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING. SPEAKERS
WILL BE MUTED IF NOT FINISHED
WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME. THE
COMMENT PUBLIC PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN, AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> WE HAVE ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> YEAH. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY NAME
IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN. I HAVE SPOKEN
IN COUNCIL CHAMBER FOR 5,000
TIMES. YOU PROSECUTE ME. AND TEN
DAYS AGO, YOU CUT MY STATEMENT
FOR ELECTION. WHAT HAS HAPPENED
RIGHT NOW? WHAT I SEE HERE
BECAUSE I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 40
YEARS. BUT 30 YEARS, I TOUCH THE
GOVERNMENT EVERY DAY, AND I WANT
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE COMMISSION BY
THE GOVERNMENT ABILITY. GUYS,
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I'M
IN COURT A HUNDRED TIMES, AND I
HAVE TOUCHED THE GOVERNMENT FOR
ALMOST 40 YEARS EVERY DAY. YOU
HAVE A TOTALLY NAZI FACETIOUS
GOVERNMENT. FOR 30 YEARS, I'M
IN COURT A HUNDRED TIMES, AND I
HAVE SPOKEN IT MANY COMPLAINT. I
CANNOT FIND ONE HONEST ANSWER,
FOR 30 YEARS. AS WHAT WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.
THIS IS MORE DANGEROUS. YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS? I
HAVE THIS SLOGAN. GUYS, FOR 30
YEARS, YOU MAKE THIS IDIOTIC.
AND WHAT HAS COME FROM SEATTLE
WILL GO TO THE COUNTRY AND COME
TO US. YOU WILL CONTROL THIS FOR
30 YEARS. I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO
YOU KNOW ONE WITHIN AMERICA WILL
INCLUDE AND EXIST FOR MORE THAN
30 YEARS. BUT YOU EXIST MORE
THAN 30 YEARS? WHY? BECAUSE OF
750,000 IN SEATTLE BRAINWASHED.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
DIFFERENT OPINION. AND SO RIGHT
NOW -- I WILL SPEAK TO EVERYBODY
WHO WILL LISTEN TO ME. STAND UP,
WE'LL RENEW THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION. AND STOP THIS NAZI
FASCISM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE HAVE BENNETT AND THEN
ANDREW OLSEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. SO
YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD THE OTHER
FIVE PROTESTERS BESIDES ME WHO
WERE ARRESTED FOR THE CITY IN
PROTEST IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 THAT
THEY WOULD DROP ALL CHARGES
AGAINST. SO I WANTED TO REVISIT
SOME STATEMENTS MADE BY THE
POLICE AT THE TIME AND ABOUT HOW
THIS WAS CHARACTERIZED. SO MY
ARREST REPORT, THE CAPTAIN WOULD
REFER TO THIS VIOLENT OUTBURST
THAT IS INCLUDING THE SHOUTING
AND THE POUNDING ON THE LARGE
GLASS WALL. THAT WILL HAVE THE
AFFECT OF MAKING THEM FEEL THERE
IS SOME DANGER FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE TRYING TO DO IT IN A
THREATENING MANNER OR OTHERWISE,
YOU KNOW, INTIMIDATE OR CREATE
THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE. AND SO AS
YOU REMEMBER, I WOULD SAY THERE
IS A RECORDING OF EVERYTHING.
THIS IS THE FOOTAGE OF WHAT THE
PERSON IS DOING BECAUSE INSIDE
THE ROOM, THEY ARE JUST INSIDE
THE ROOM, AND THEY DON'T HAVE
AUDIO. SO WE'LL TRY TO MAKE
THIS WORK AGAIN.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE GUY ON THE
OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW. JUST LIKE
THAT. OKAY, SO HE IS CLAPPING
WITH HIS OPEN PALM. OBVIOUSLY HE
DOESN'T THINK THAT IT WILL
BREAK. IT WOULD HAVE SLASHED HIS
HAND OPEN. I MEAN, HONESTLY, IF
HE WANTED TO BREAK THE WINDOW,
THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN BROKEN WITH
CHAIRS OUT THERE. I THINK
EVERYTHING, THE WAY THIS EVENT
WENT DOWN, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO
SAY IT WAS INCONVENIENT FOR ME
TOO AND I WAS IN JAIL UNTIL 2:00
A.M. THAT'S THE PART OF THE
POINT. YOU MAKE SACRIFICES TO
SHOW THAT YOU'RE SERIOUS. BUT I
STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH ANY
ATTEMPT TO CHARACTERIZE THIS AS
VIOLENT OR CREATING WHAT A
REASONABLE PERSON WOULD PERCEIVE
AS A RISK OF VIOLENCE. PEOPLE
STOOD HERE CHANTING. THEY FOULED
OUT PEACEFULLY. PEOPLE WHO
STAYED BEHIND. THEY GOT
HANDCUFFED AND THEY WERE
ESCORTED OUT OF HERE. I THINK
THE TRUTH MATTERS, EVEN A YEAR
LATER THAT I WANT TO GO ON THE
RECORD AND CORRECT THIS. THANK
YOU.
>> ANDREW WILSON. I WAS JUST
CHECKING IT WAS GO TIME. THIS
SHOULD BE EASY, SINCE WE HAVE NO
ENCHANTERS IN THE ROOM. LIKE MY
FRIEND HERE WOULD SAY, THE
FACETIOUS WEIRDOS. BUT I WANT TO
SAY COMMUNISM DOES NOT WORK. ONE
OTHER THING, VERY SIMPLE,
EPSTEIN DIDN'T KILL HIMSELF.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> TWO REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS?
>> WE'LL MOVE TO REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT. THE FIRST IS ROSE
FOLLOWED BY COURTNEY. AS A
REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
WHEN YOU HEAR THE PROMPT YOU'VE
BEEN UNMUTED. GO AHEAD, ROSE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSE. I
THINK A LOT OF US KNOW WHAT IT
IS LIKE TO FEEL GOOD. I HAVE A
FRIEND OF MINE WHO JUST PASSED
AWAY FROM TERMINAL CANCER. IT IS
EXPERIENCING A LOT OF GRIEF IN
DIFFERENT SENSES. PEOPLE ARE
TAKEN AND RIPPED FROM THEIR
FAMILIES EVERY DAY. SOME PEOPLE
IN WHITE CITY WERE TAKEN, AND
THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RESPONSE
FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT WHY
OR WHAT THEY WOULD PLAN TO DO TO
HELP. THESE THINGS HAVE NOT
HAPPENED. IRONICALLY SEATTLE IS
FALLING BEHIND A LOT OF THE
OTHER CITIES IN THE AREA. THE
EUGENE POLICE DEPARTMENT LAST
WEEK HAD A PROTEST OF PEOPLE IN
I.C.E. FACILITIES, IN WHICH
MULTIPLE TIMES, I.C.E. CALLED
THEIR LOCAL POLICE AND DEMANDED
THEY TAKE PROTESTERS AWAY.
POLICE SHOWED UP, THEY KNEW THEY
SHOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, AND LEFT
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IF YOU
REMEMBER AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THEY
HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THEY HAVE
DEFINITELY SHOWN UP, TAKEN
PEOPLE AWAY, AND HELPED I.C.E.
DESPITE OUR SANCTUARY LAWS. I
THINK IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT ONE
OF TWO THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN.
EITHER THERE NEEDS TO BE A
DIRECTIVE TO HAVE SPD FOLLOW THE
LAWS ON THE BOOKS OR RATHER WE
NEED TO HAVE A LAW THAT WILL
MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT IS ALLOWED. I
APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL
ADDRESSING THINGS LIKE
TRANSPORTATION TODAY, BUT WE
HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE FEELING
AFRAID AND CAN'T EVEN LEAVE
THEIR HOMES TO GET GROCERIES. WE
CAN'T DO THESE THINGS. WE ARE
DOING TRANSPORTATION WITHOUT
CARRYING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT
CAN'T EVEN GET THERE IN THE
FIRST PLACE, THEN WHAT ARE WE
DOING? WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE
BEGGING FOR $15,000 ONLINE, SO
THEY DON'T GET DEPORTED WITHIN
15 DAYS, AND THE CITY IS DOING
NOTHING ABOUT THIS. WE NEED TO
SHOW UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. WE
NEED TO BE THERE FOR THEM AND
SHOW THEM THAT THEY MATTER. THE
WE NEED TO SHOW THAT EVERY
INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS TAKEN IS
SOMEONE WE CARE ABOUT BECAUSE
THEY ARE A PART OF OUR
COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW THAT MOST
PEOPLE IN THE CITY COUNCIL
DON'T CARE, BUT YOUR OVERALL
INDIVIDUALLY, YOU'LL HAVE A
LOWER APPROVAL RATING THAN
CONGRESS COLLECTIVELY. THIS
SHOULD MATTER TO EACH OF YOU
ESPECIALLY AS ELECTION GOES UP.
THESE PEOPLE SHOULD MATTER TO
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS
COURTNEY TO BE FOLLOWED BY DAVID
HAINES.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS COURTNEY. I
AM ACTUALLY FROM TUMWATER, BUT
I'M SPEAKING ON AN ISSUE THAT I
WANTED TO BRING IT UP TO THE
ENTIRE COUNCIL HERE. I'M
SPEAKING HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'VE
BEEN IGNORED, RETALIATED
AGAINST, AND HARMED BY MULTIPLE
PUBLIC SYSTEMS IN THIS SPACE.
NOW I'M ESCALATING. I CAME
FORWARD ABOUT ABUSE FROM MY
FORMER EMPLOYER, THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A HOSPITAL
DETAINING ME WITHOUT VALID
CONSENT. AND WHAT I NOW KNOW WAS
MEDICAL KIDNAPPING. THAT I CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO THE RETALIATION. I
REPORTED POLICE MISCONDUCT. I
FACED RETALIATIONS FROM
WASHINGTON DOC. I HAVE BEEN
DENIED PROTECTION, DENIED
SUPPORT, AND LABELED THE
PROBLEM, AND MEDICALLY
MISDIAGNOSED OR SPEAKING OF. I
DIDN'T GET HELP WHEN I ASKED
FOR CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE OR
UNEMPLOYMENT, EVEN THOUGH WHAT I
EXPERIENCED IS MOST CERTAINLY A
CRIME. JUST MANY DENIALS.
SEATTLE SAYS THEY CARE ABOUT
SYSTEMIC ABUSE. WELL THEN PLEASE
ISSUING HELP ME ACCESS THE
RESOURCES THAT I WAS DENIED.
DEMAND ANSWERS FROM THOSE THAT
FAILED ME. THEY ARE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION,
PROVIDENCE ST. PETERS HOSPITAL,
AND TUMWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID HAINES
AND ALBERTO ALVAREZ.
>> HI, DAVID HAINES. JUDGING BY
THE COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP THAT WANTS TO CLAIM
PUBLIC SAFETY IS AN
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, WHERE YOU
CAN JUST CHANGE THE DESIGN.
PEOPLE WON'T BE SO CRIMINAL AND
BACK STABBING IN THEIR VIOLATING
BEHAVIOR. IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN
YOU HAVE TO TEAR DOWN ALL OF
PIONEER SQUARE AND IN CHINATOWN
WITH ALL THEIR CRACKED WALLS AND
UNSAFE BUILDINGS, AND ALL THE
PRESERVED SLUM, UNSAFE REAL
ESTATE, THEN REDEVELOP IT 21st
CENTURY, FIRST WORLD QUALITY,
WHERE IT WILL EMBRACE THE
RESIDENT FRIENDLY PEDESTRIAN
CENTRIC NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HIGHER
LEVELS FROM THE STREET FOR ABUSE
OF THE MOUNTAINS IN THE BUDGET
SOUND FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH
AND ENJOYABLE LIVABLE AMENITY.
YET COUNCIL LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN
SABOTAGING THE ROBUST
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN KEEPING IT
AT THE STATE MINIMUM TO CATER
FAVORITES TO THEIR SUPPLY AND
DEMAND SQUEEZE AND SPECULATION
ON THE RENTAL ABUSE OF THE
MARKET. WE NEED IN A DIFFERENT
SUBJECT, WE NEED A COUNCIL
MEMBER WHO IS WILLING TO
REDEVELOP THE AURORA CORRIDOR
AND TEAR DOWN AND REBUILD
SOMETHING MORE QUALITATIVELY
POSITIVE THAN ALL THOSE PAGES OF
REAL ESTATE. AND IF YOU COULD
GET PAST YOUR POLITICS AND TRY
TO CONVINCE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO
FINANCE A LOT OF WHAT WE NEED,
YOU COULD FIGURE OUT THE CRIME
HOT SPOT JUSTIFICATION FOR
FEDERAL INVESTMENT, WHERE YOU
HAVE THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
THAT THE GOVERNOR COULD DEPLOY
RESOURCES, TO TEAR DOWN THE SLUM
PIECES OF REAL ESTATE. AND TO
RAPIDLY BUILD SOME EMERGENCY
HOTEL HOUSING. THEY WILL HAVE
SOME AUTHORIZING ENCAMPMENTS
THAT STOOD UP TO HAVE SECURITY
ON THEM FOR ALL THE ATTICS THAT
YOU'LL NEED TO SEND SOME PLACE.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO
ALVAREZ.
>> THANK YOU. RIVERA, A LANDLORD
WHO WANTED TO RULE OUT ETHICS.
NELSON, ELIMINATE BUSINESS
OWNER, HURTING FREIGHT
OPERATIONS. MAKING THAT HURT
EVEN MORE. COUNCIL IS ALSO
FACING A SEVERE ECONOMIC
DOWNTURN, IN A BUDGET THAT WILL
NOT MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE
PEOPLE. PRODUCTION OF SERVICES
OF STAFFING WILL BE STABILIZED,
WORKING FAMILIES, AND ELDERS ON
FIXED INCOME. PEOPLE ARE MAKING
SACRIFICES, JUST TO KEEP A HOME
AND LIVE ON THE BUDGET. COUNCIL
WILL HAVE THE JOB OF APPOINTING
THE DISTRICT FIVE NUMBER.
UNELECTED, AND WITH THE
POTENTIAL TO CAUSE IMMENSE
DAMAGE IN THE YEAR PLUS THEY
WILL BE IN OFFICE. COUNCIL
MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, AND
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, THE FOUR
OF YOU ARE A FAIR REPRESENTATION
OF SEATTLE'S LEFT, RIGHT, AND
CENTER. YOU MUST CHOOSE PEOPLE
OVER PROFIT, AND HOUSING
STABILITY OVER WINTER EVICTIONS.
THIS APPOINTMENT IS A LIFE AND
DEATH DECISION FOR THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE. YOU HAVE TO GET THIS ONE
RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A
GOOD DAY.
>> THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
CLOSED. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. I MOVE
TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA?
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE TO AMEND
THE AGENDA BY REMOVING ITEM 4
AND ITEM 5 FROM THE AGENDA.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY, I SECOND IT. OKAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE AN
EXPLANATION?
>> SURE. THANK YOU. SO
COLLEAGUES, AFTER HEARING ADVICE
FROM OUR CENTRAL STAFF AND
DEPUTY CITY CLERKS, WE ARE
MOVING THESE TWO RELATED AGENDA
ITEMS TO NEXT WEEK'S FULL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING AS OUR
UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A
TECHNICAL ERROR AND GLITCH TO
THE ATTACHMENTS AND THE
LEGISLATION THAT WILL STILL,
NONETHELESS, NEED TO BE AMENDED
AT FULL COUNCIL. AND SO I
APPRECIATE THAT SDOT HAS
RECOGNIZED THE TECHNICAL ERRORS,
FORTHCOMING IN HIGHLIGHTING
THESE. BUT GIVEN THE TIMING,
WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE
ERROR IN THE SENSITIVE, JUST
BEING MINDFUL AND SENSITIVE OF
CENTRAL STAFF, TIMING, WORKLOAD
CONSTRAINTS, WE ARE MOVING THIS
ITEM TO VOTE ON NEXT WEEK. IN
THE MEANTIME, OUR OFFICE WILL
WORK CLOSELY WITH CENTRAL STAFF
AND ALSO COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
OFFICE TO ENSURE THEY'RE READY
WITH THE APPROPRIATE, TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS AND TWEAKS, IF YOU
WILL. FINALIZED BY NEXT WEEK. SO
WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SPEAKING
FOR MYSELF, I FIND THAT
REASONABLE. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO
FURTHER COMMENTS. DOES THIS
REQUIRE A VOTE OR CAN WE JUST
MOVE ON?
>> A VOTE OR IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION.
>> OKAY, SEEING NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS AMENDED.
>> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE
NEED TO VOTE ON THE AGENDA AS
AMENDED.
>> OKAY.
>> THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED AND
WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE AGENDA
AS AMENDED. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGENDA
IS AMENDED. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL
NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. THE ITEMS ARE
THE MINUTES OF JULY 1, 2025.
COUNCIL BILL 121024, TWO
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE. ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD
LIKE REMOVED FROM TODAY'S
CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE,
I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURES TO THE MINUTES AND
LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. ALL
RIGHT, MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE
REPORTS.
>> THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE, AGENDA
ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT 03189,
APPOINTMENT OF DAN EDER AS
DIRECTOR, CITY BUDGET OFFICE,
FOR TERM TO JULY 1, 2029.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS VICE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO PRESENT
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. COLLEAGUES, AS VICE
CHAIR OF FINANCE, NATIVE
COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE, AND GIVEN
CHAIR STRAUSS' EXCUSE FROM
TODAY'S MEETING, I'LL BE
PROVIDING THE COMMITTEE REPORT
TODAY FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF
INTERIM DIRECTOR EDER'S
APPOINTMENT, AS THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE. MOST
RECENT FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTED
TO PASS CONFIRMATION AND CONFIRM
DIRECTOR EDER AS THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE. THAT'S
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IN TERMS OF
THE RECOMMENDATION. THERE WERE,
I WILL SAY, DIRECTOR EDER
RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS THAT WERE
PASSED AROUND TO EVERYONE, SO
EVEN SHOULD HAVE HIS RESPONSES,
EVEN THOUGH HE MIGHT NOT SIT ON
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND WE
ARE MOVING FORWARD FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION TO MOVE FORWARD
AND APPROVE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT OVER THE
LAST 18 MONTHS, IT'S BEEN A
PLEASURE TO WORK WITH MR. EDER
AND HIS ROLES HERE AND TO HAVE
FRANK CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE
ISSUES, THE CHALLENGES WE FACE
IN CITY GOVERNMENT. HE HAS DONE
SO WITH COMPLETE
PROFESSIONALISM, AND AS WE SAY,
BROUGHT GREAT CREDIT UPON
HIMSELF AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
AND WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU, AND EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT FOR HIS CONFIRMATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND THANK YOU MR. EDER.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
JUST TO ECHO THE WORDS THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE HAS SAID,
HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF
WORKING WITH DIRECTOR EDER AND
ALWAYS HAVE FOUND HIM TO BE VERY
KNOWLEDGEABLE, FACTUAL IN
INFORMATION, AND ALSO GIVE A
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ABOUT
CREATIVE IDEAS TO NAVIGATE
CERTAIN CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE
HAD AT THE CITY. SO LOOKING
FORWARD TO HIS APPOINTMENT, AND
I'LL GO ON THE RECORD THAT
YOU'RE MY FAVORITE, DAN, TO
WORK WITH. SHOTS FIRED.
>> IT'S STARTED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I TOO WANT TO LEND MY VOICE
HERE. I WANT TO SAY TO INTERIM
DIRECTOR EDER THAT I REALLY
APPRECIATE HIS RESPONSIVENESS
WHENEVER MY OFFICE HAS REACHED
OUT ON THE QUESTION. IT IS
REALLY CRITICAL TO THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT THAT THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE IS
RESPONSIVE, AS WE ARE WORKING
THROUGH THE BUDGET AND OTHER
FINANCE ITEMS THAT ARE THERE TO
DELIBERATE ON AND MOVE FORWARD
WITH. I DO WANT TO SAY, DIRECTOR
EDER, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU, PARTICULARLY
AS REGARDS TO BUDGETING, AND
THIS NEED TO ENSURE WE ARE BEING
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE DOLLARS WE
STORED ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE
RESIDENTS. AND REALLY WANTING TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING BUDGET
DEEP DIVE. ONE THING I HAVE NOT
SEEN, THAT I THINK WILL BE
CRITICAL, AND I AM GOING TO
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU ON IS ENSURING THAT THE
SERVICES IN THE PROGRAMS THAT
THE CITY ADMINISTERS ARE
ACTUALLY HAVING THEIR INTENDED
CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE NOT SEEN
YET THE DEEP DIVE I WANTED TO
SEE IN TERMS OF ALL THE
PROGRAMS. HAVING THE INTENDED
CONSEQUENCE. IT IS REALLY
CRITICAL, COLLEAGUES. YOU ALL
KNOW THIS AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT
THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE SERVICES THAT WE'RE
PROVIDING ARE WORKING FOR
SEATTLE PEOPLE. THIS IS REALLY
AN IMPORTANT PIECE, AND ONE I
THINK THE CITY OF SEATTLE COULD
DO A MUCH BETTER JOB ON IN TERMS
OF MAKING SURE THOSE PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES ARE WORKING. THERE
IS A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT
I THINK COULD STAND IMPROVEMENT,
AND LIKE I SAID, I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU,
DIRECTOR EDER, AS WE ARE IN
SHORT ORDER, GOING TO BE LOOKING
AT THIS FOLLOWING BUDGET WHEN WE
START DELIBERATING IN THE FALL
ONCE THE EXECUTIVE SENSES STAND.
LIKE I SAID, I REALLY AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND
TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, I KNOW THAT
YOU REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE AND
FOR THEM TO WORK AT THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY
WILL WORK BEST UNLESS CITY
COUNCIL WILL BE WORKING
TOGETHER, AND THAT INCLUDES ON
ALL THINGS RELATED TO THE BUDGET
AS WELL, SO THANK YOU FOR
WANTING TO TAKE THIS ON. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> LOOKING FOR OTHER HANDS.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AND I TOO WANT TO JUST EXPRESS
MY GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION
FOR DIRECTOR EDER FOR HIS
PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
THIS PAST YEAR. AS IT IS ASIDE,
I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE'S CHARACTERIZATION. ONLY
THE MILITARY MAN HAS THAT
OPENING. I WROTE A FAIR AMOUNT
AND RECEIVED SOME OF THOSE
ACCOMMODATIONS MYSELF,
REFLECTING GREAT CREDIT UPON
MYSELF AND THE EXECUTIVE.
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON, YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW, YOU GET THAT OPENING.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT IS
FROM. BUT IT'S GOOD. IT'S
TRUE. IT'S TRUE. HE'S BEEN A
GREAT PARTNER. DIRECTOR EDER HAS
BEEN A GREAT PARTNER, VERY
COLLABORATIVE. I APPRECIATE YOUR
LEVEL OF RESPONSIVENESS TO ME
AND MY OFFICE, AND EXPECT
CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT ON A GOING
FORWARD BASIS IN THESE
CHALLENGING AND UNCERTAIN BUDGET
TIMES FOR OUR CITY. I THINK
YOU'RE THE RIGHT LEADER TO HELP
US NAVIGATE THROUGH THESE
CHALLENGES. SO HONORED TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATIONS
AT FULL COUNCIL TODAY. I
APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED
COLLABORATION. THANK YOU. AND
ALSO I MENTIONED AT OUR LAST
COMMITTEE MEETING, WHERE WE
CONFIRMED DIRECTOR EDER'S
APPOINTMENT. I ASKED HIM A LINE
OF QUESTIONING AMONG OTHER
THINGS. ABOUT THE ROLES AND THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION
THAT HE IS IN WORKING DIRECTLY
AND REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE
MAYOR. BUT STILL HAVING TO, YOU
KNOW, WORK CLOSELY AND
COMMUNICATE WITH AND ESSENTIALLY
HAVING A DOTTED LINE. REPORTING
RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERY
INDIVIDUAL NINE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND THE OTHER QUESTIONING,
PROBING QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD
ASK THEM THEN. DIRECTOR EDER, I
GOT ASKED THAT QUESTION. AND A
MUCH BETTER POSITION THAT WE
WOULD HAVE OVER 800,000
RESIDENTS IN MY SHARE OF THAT.
WE HAVE 16,000 BOSSES, IF YOU
WILL, IT IN DISTRICT ONE, AND
680,000 FOR A DOTTED LINE
REPORTED RELATIONSHIP WITH
ANOTHER 680,000 SEATTLITES. I'M
PROUD TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION
TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WELL, SPEAKING FOR
MYSELF, AND I'M GOING TO PULL A
LITTLE BIT, NOT THE RANK, BUT
I'M GOING TO SHOW MY AGE HERE.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANYONE BETTER
FOR THE JOB THAN INTERIM
DIRECTOR, DAN EDER. I'VE KNOWN
HIM FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS OR SO,
MORE OR LESS, WHEN HE WAS A
CENTRAL STAFF ANALYST. I WAS THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT. I CAN
ATTEST THAT HE IS NOT ONLY SUPER
SMART AND CONSCIENTIOUS, BUT
HE'S GOT A METICULOUS ATTENTION
TO DETAIL, AND THAT IS WHAT WE
NEED THESE DAYS. ALWAYS, I DO
WANT TO JUST EXPLAIN MYSELF A
LITTLE BIT FOR THE RECORD,
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION THAT
WE WOULD HAVE A BIT IN BRIEFING
YESTERDAY. BECAUSE WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT THE CARRY FORWARD.
ANYBODY THAT WAS WATCHING THE
CONFIRMATION IN THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE, I THINK IT WAS LAST
WEDNESDAY. MIGHT HAVE NOTICED A
SLIGHT HESITATION. THAT'S
BEFORE THE VOTE. THAT'S BECAUSE
I WAS THINKING ABOUT MENTIONING
OR BRINGING UP THE CARRY FORWARD
LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS
TRANSMITTED MONTHS AGO. THAT
REQUEST FOR APPROPRIATIONS MADE
IN I BELIEVE 2024 THAT TOTAL
ABOUT $169.2 MILLION. AND WITH
THE LATEST PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX
REVENUE FORECAST, THAT WOULD
LEAVE US ABOUT $30 MILLION IN,
YOU KNOW, OUT OF BALANCE, IF WE
WERE TO ADOPT THAT LEGISLATION
AS IS, AND IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT CENTRAL STAFF
DIRECTOR NOBLE HAS BEEN ASKING
FOR A REVISED PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, SO THAT WE DON'T
HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANY OVERAGES
OR UNDERAGES GOING FORWARD. THAT
IS WHAT THE CONVERSATION WAS
ABOUT YESTERDAY IN BRIEFINGS
WHEN THE QUESTION CAME UP WHY
HASN'T THAT LEGISLATION BEEN
TRANSMITTED? AND I'M TAKING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO JUST BASICALLY
EXPRESS MY FAITH THAT INTERIM
DIRECTOR EDER WANTS WHAT'S BEST
FOR THE CITY AND WHAT IS BEST
FOR ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT
WILL DELIVER THE SERVICES TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS. AND SO, AGAIN, I
CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY BETTER
FOR THE JOB. I AM ALSO
RECOGNIZING THAT, YOU KNOW, HE
IS NOT ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING
THAT HE WANTS. HE WORKS FOR AN
ADMINISTRATION. AND SO THAT IS
THE LINE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE
AND THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES.
WHEN HE SAT THERE AT THAT TABLE
AND SAID I'VE BEEN WHERE YOU
ARE, I UNDERSTAND THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, NOT WHERE
WE ARE IN OFFICE. BUT IT'S
PRECISELY BECAUSE MR. EDER'S
KNOWLEDGE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF
THE CHOICES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE
COME BUDGET TIME THAT I REALLY
AM WELCOMING, THAT HE IS
STEPPING UP INTO THIS ROLE. I
JUST HAVE TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR
TAKING ON WHAT IS A SHARED
BURDEN. I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE
THIS CARRY-FORWARD THING WILL
GET SORTED OUT. A LONG-TERM VIEW
OF WHAT OUR -- OF THE CITY'S
FINANCIAL STABILITY GOING
FORWARD IS AT THE CENTER OF
INTERIM DIRECTOR EDER'S MIND
RIGHT NOW, AND WILL CONTINUE TO
SERVE THE CITY INTO THE GREATEST
BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY. SO I JUST
APPRECIATE YOU BEING WILLING TO
CARRY ON THE ROLE AS, YOU KNOW,
IN A PERMANENT POSITION WITH
THIS VOTE, AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING A GOOD PARTNER
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL IN THIS
TOGETHER. SO JUST WANTED TO
MENTION THAT. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AYES
HAVE IT AND THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED. CONGRATULATIONS.
DIRECTOR EDER, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE BRIEF
REMARKS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. IS
THIS ON? GREAT. THANK YOU FOR
VERY NICE WORDS, AND ULTIMATELY
FOR THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. I
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH YOU, AND SUPPORT YOUR
DECISION MAKING IN THE MONTHS
AND YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU,
MAYOR HARRELL, FOR NOMINATING ME
TO THE BUDGET DIRECTOR ROLE.
IT'S BEEN MY HONOR TO SUPPORT
THE MAYOR, AS HE LEADS SEATTLE
TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL
FUTURE. I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE
DOING SO IN THIS ROLE. THANK YOU
TO MY INCREDIBLY HARD WORKING
TEAM AT THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE.
SOME OF WHOM HAVE COME TODAY AND
ARE SITTING IN THE BACK ROW. I
APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT, THEIR
SMARTS, AND ALL OF THEIR HARD
WORK. CERTAINLY, NOT LEAST, I
WANT TO THANK MY WIFE AND THREE
DAUGHTERS, WHO ARE ALL CURRENTLY
OUT OF STATE AND UNABLE TO BE
HERE TODAY. I RELY ON THEIR LOVE
AND SUPPORT EVERY DAY, TO BE
ABLE TO TACKLE THIS CHALLENGING
PROFESSIONAL ROLE. IN BRIEF,
I'M THRILLED TO BE HELPING
SEATTLE SERVE THOSE WHO LIVE,
WORK, AND VISIT HERE. WE ALL
KNOW THE CITY HAS BEEN GRAPPLING
WITH REVENUE SHORTFALLS AND
FEDERAL ROLLBACKS THAT MEAN
BUSINESS AS USUAL IS NO LONGER
PRACTICAL. SO WE WILL NEED TO
FIND AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO
DELIVER CRITICAL MUNICIPAL
SERVICES. IT ALSO MEANS WE ARE
CONSIDERING SOME TAX INCREASES
TO HELP PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES.
THERE WILL SIMPLY NEVER BE
ENOUGH FUNDING TO PAY FOR ALL
THE THINGS WE WANT TO PAY FOR.
THAT CAN'T AND WON'T STOP US
FROM CONTINUING TO BE A GREAT
CITY. A VIBRANT PLACE, ONE THAT
PROTECTS AND HELPS ITS MOST
VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS, AND ONE
WHO TREATS THEIR EMPLOYEES
FAIRLY. IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS
AHEAD, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU ALL AS THE CITY MAKES
DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO
PRIORITIZE AND ALIGN OUR
RESOURCES WITH A COMMON GOAL OF
MAKING SEATTLE AN EVEN BETTER
PLACE. THANK YOU AGAIN. [
APPLAUSE ]
>> ALLOW ME THE PRIVILEGE OF
JUST COMMENTING ON YOUR
COMMENTS. THE WAY YOU PUT THERE
SIMPLY WON'T BE ENOUGH MONEY TO
COVER, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW
YOU FINISHED THAT SENTENCE. BUT
I THINK YOU'RE GETTING AT ARE
SHARED VALUES FOR THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE AND WHAT WE'RE REALLY
TRYING TO DO AS A CITY TOGETHER,
THE EXECUTIVE IN ONE SEATTLE,
SEATTLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY. MOVING ON. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM 2 INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL
121012, RELATING TO THE
FINANCING OF SEATTLE SOCIAL
HOUSING DEVELOPER, AUTHORIZING
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER
INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE
SEATTLE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER, AUTHORIZING A LOAN OF
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $2
MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS
BRIDGE FINANCING TO BE REPAID
FROM FUTURE TAX PROCEEDS. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA --
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, AS VICE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU TO OUR
CITY CLERK FOR ALWAYS BASICALLY
BEATING US TO THE PUNCH ON WHAT
WE'RE ABOUT TO SAY, SO THANK
YOU, EMILIA. WE ARE VOTING TO
APPROVE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT
WITH THE SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPER TO AUTHORIZE THE LOAN
OF $2 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL
FUND AS BRIDGE FUNDING TO BE
REPAID ONCE THE TAX PROCEEDS ARE
COLLECTED, AND TRANSFERRED TO
THE PDA AS PER VOTER APPROVAL
INITIATIVE, APPROVED INITIATIVE
LAST FALL. THE BRIDGE FUNDING IS
CRITICAL TO THE CONTINUATION OF
THE SOCIAL HOUSING, AND WILL
COVER STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL
COST UNTIL THE FIRST PROCEEDS
ARE RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2026.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL AND PASSAGE OF THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> 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.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE -- WAIT,
IS ITEM 3 IN -- REMOVED,
CORRECT?
>> IT'S FOUR AND FIVE.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM 3 INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT, AGENDA 3, 120989,
RELATING TO THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
TRANSPORTATION, TO EXECUTE AND
RECORD A LEASEHOLD DEED OF TRUST
REFLECTING CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY'S LEASEHOLD ESTATE
RIGHTS, CREATED THROUGH THE
AGREEMENT EXECUTED OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AS AUTHORIZED UNDER
ORDINANCE 126916. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE,
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT,
AND THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THIS
PIECE -- IMPORTANT PIECE OF
EXECUTIVE DRIVEN LEGISLATION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF
COMMITTEE. WHAT IT WOULD DO, IT
WOULD AUTHORIZE SDOT TO EXECUTE
A DEED OF TRUST THAT REFLECTS
THE LEASEHOLD RIGHTS WITH
RESPECT TO THE CULTURAL SPACE
AGENCY, AS OUR HISTORIC KING
STREET STATION, WHICH IS IN
ACTION AT A HIGHER LEVEL. IT WAS
PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL
BACK IN 2023. SO THE CULTURAL
SPACE AGENCY HAS GRANTED A
$480,000 GRANT. WAS GRANTED,
THAT GRANT, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE, THE STATE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE, TO SUPPORT ITS
OPERATION IN THIS SPACE. THE
CITY PROVIDES THIS DEED OF
TRUST, SO THIS IS ENABLEMENT
LEGISLATION TO ENABLE THAT, AND
EXCITED TO SEE THIS, AS I KNOW
MY COLLEAGUES -- TO SEE THIS
HISTORIC BUILDING IS BETTER ABLE
TO THRIVE, AND IT IS IN USE,
ENCOURAGING A YES VOTE ON THIS
FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION? I'M LOOKING. ALL
RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY HANDS UP.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> 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? ALL RIGHT, THERE
WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, AND NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION TODAY.
SO COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE COUNCIL?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU.
>> AS A FOLLOWUP FROM
YESTERDAY'S BRIEFING, I HAVE A
LETTER AVAILABLE FOR SIGNATURES
TODAY. MAY I PROCEED?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, THE
LETTER AS DISCUSSED DURING
BRIEFING YESTERDAY WAS WRITTEN
ALONGSIDE STATE LEGISLATORS
THOMAS AND SCOTT, AS WELL AS
PORT COMMISSIONER. IN THE
IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE
PASSAGE OF, WHAT I LIKE TO CALL
IT, THE BIG BETRAYAL BILL, AND
PUBLISHED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.
THE LETTER HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT
OF THE BILL FROM STRIPPING AWAY
HEALTHCARE FROM 17 MILLION
AMERICANS, WASHINGTONIANS STAND
TO LOSE THE LARGEST SHARE OF
THEIR FEDERAL MEDICAID DOLLARS
OF ANY STATE IN THE UNION, TO
THE TUNE OF OVER $35 BILLION
OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT
DECADE. AND THIS IS BEING DONE
WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A DRAMATIC
INCREASE TO ICE'S BUDGET, AN
AGENCY ACTIVELY DISAPPEARING OUR
IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS OFF OUR
STREETS. THE LETTER INCLUDES A
CALL TO ACTION AND A COMMITMENT
AS THE FOLLOWING AND I QUOTE.
"THE UNDERSIGNED LEGISLATION
REPRESENTS ALL LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT INCLUDING STATE,
LOCAL, AND STATE DISTRICT
GOVERNMENTS. WE WORK TOGETHER TO
DEVELOP MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS TO
PROTECT RESIDENTS. THE TIME IS
URGENTLY PRUDENT FOR LOCAL
LEADERS ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE
TO LIVE UP TO THE PROGRESSIVE
VALUES, WHICH HAVE LONG MADE US
A TARGET OF THE TRUMP REGIME AND
THEIR CORPORATE." AND TO DATE,
WE HAVE SIGNATURES FROM ADA
ELECTED OFFICIALS ACROSS 14
CITIES, PORT GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOL
BOARDS, COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, AND
SO ON. AND AFTER INITIALLY
CIRCULATING THIS LETTER ON THE
HOLIDAY, WE HAD TO PAUSE
COLLECTING SIGNATURES FROM
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
ENSURE BEST PRACTICES. NOW THAT
WE'RE ALL TOGETHER IN A PUBLIC
MEETING, I ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO ADD THEIR SIGNATURE TO
DO SO WHEN THE CLERK CALLS THE
ROLL. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE
ALREADY SIGNED, PLEASE JUST
STATE AN AFFIRMED TO CONFIRM YOU
WANT TO REMAIN. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATE THIS, YOU KNOW,
LOOKING AT THE BREAKING NEWS THE
SUPREME COURT HAS BACKED THE
EFFORT TO HAVE MASSIVE CUTS TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I DID
SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. HIGHLIGHTING
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ON THE
ISSUES THAT WILL COME FROM THAT.
AND I NOTED THAT IT IS RIGHT TO
GIVE THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION
TO THE GOVERNOR IN TEXAS, AND
THAT WE CAN'T HAVE FEMA, WHICH
IS SO IMPORTANT, NOT JUST TO
CENTRAL TEXAS IN THIS CASE, BUT
TO SEATTLE WITH RESPECT TO
EARTHQUAKES AND THE TSUNAMIS,
AND THE WORK THAT WILL COME OUT
OF THESE FEMA GRANTS. BUT WE
CAN'T HAVE DECLARATIONS IN THAT
KIND OF SUPPORT TO BECOME A PART
OF THE NEW FEDERAL SPOIL SYSTEM.
AND NO TO GOVERNOR INSLEE AND
GOVERNOR FERGUSON IN WASHINGTON
STATE. WE WOULD HAVE OUR OWN
STORM IMPACT US HERE IN THE
CITY, BUT REALLY IN THE COUNTY
TO A GREAT DEGREE LAST FALL. AND
SO I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO THESE
PIECES, AND I HAVE BEEN
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE OTHER
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES THAT WE
HAVE RELATED TO FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT. I'M SAYING ALL
THIS. I'M NOT ONE TO JOIN ON
GROUP LETTERS, SO I JUST WANTED
TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT.
I APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF THIS
AND TO HIGHLIGHT MY CONCERN WITH
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS,
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT BROADLY AS
WELL BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN IT
DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IN SO
MANY WAYS. AT THE SAME TIME,
I'M NOT ONE TO SIGN ON LETTERS
LIKE THIS, SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO DO SO.
BUT NOT AGAINST THE INTENT, BUT
JUST AS A MATTER OF FACT, HOW I
DO BUSINESS, SO THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU. YOU'RE ON MUTE.
>> YOU'RE MUTED, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SAY I
DID NOT ACTUALLY RECEIVE THIS --
MY OFFICE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS
LETTER UNTIL YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON, AND THERE IS SOME
QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE ABOUT IT,
WHICH I WON'T GET INTO HERE. I
TOO, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
WANT TO SAY I HAVE SAID MULTIPLE
TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE TO SAY
THE ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION ARE ABSOLUTELY
ABHORRENT, DISGUSTING, THEY'RE
AGAINST THE VALUES OF OUR
COUNTRY, AND I CONTINUE TO BE,
TO SAY THIS DOES NOT ACCURATELY
PORTRAY WHAT I'M FEELING. AND
SO I AGREE WITH THE SPIRIT OF
THE LETTER. WHAT I THINK THE
LETTER IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH,
I'M NOT SURE AND THIS IS WHAT I
HAVE SOME TYPES OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT. BUT I WILL NOT BE
SIGNING, AND I DID NOT WANT TO
LOOK AS I DID NOT WANT TO BE
PORTRAYED BY NOT SIGNING SOMEHOW
THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I, OF
COURSE, I'M NOT IN AGREEMENT
WITH THIS FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION. AND AS YOU COULD
TELL, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO
FORMULATE THE WORDS BECAUSE THEY
ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH WORDS
AGAINST WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION
IS DOING AND ALL THE HORRIBLE
THINGS THEY'RE DOING TO PEOPLE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING
WITH THIS BILL TAKING HEALTHCARE
AWAY FROM PEOPLE. IT IS
ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. AND THE
DAMAGE THIS WILL CREATE NOW AND
FOUR YEARS TO COME IS ABSOLUTELY
UNACCEPTABLE, INCLUDING JUST THE
FACT TO BE WITHHOLDING SERVICES
FROM PEOPLE THAT THAT TAXPAYER
MONEY IS SUPPOSE TO BE GOING TO,
THAT'S NOT COMING BACK TO THE
STATES IN THE WAY IT SHOULD, IS
ABSOLUTELY OFFENSIVE. IT IS JUST
PLAIN NOT OKAY. SO COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, THANK YOU FOR BRICKING
THIS LETTER. I WILL NOT BE
SIGNING. I WANTED FOR THE
RECORD, STATE I DO NOT AGREE
WITH THIS FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION, AND I CONTINUE
TO BE JUST -- IT IS JUST GROSS
AND DISGUSTING WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I WANT TO WORK WITH EVERYONE TO
SAY WE ARE PROVIDING THE BEST
THAT WE CAN TO FOLKS IN SEATTLE,
TRYING TO DO THE BEST THAT WE
CAN AS THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO
MAKE THIS CITY A CITY WHERE
FOLKS ARE PROTECTED AND CARED
FOR AT THE END OF THE DAY, SO
THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M NOT
SEEING ANY -- ARE THERE HANDS?
NO. I WILL SIMPLY SAY I
COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND AND SHARE
THE OUTRAGE OR THE SPIRIT THAT
I'M IMAGINING DROVE THE WRITING
OF THIS LETTER. AND WHY WE'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACTS. AND
NORMALLY I WOULD JUMP ON THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THAT. I
AM CONCERNED ABOUT A COUPLE OF
THINGS THOUGH. THEY READ THE
MOST RECENT BUDGET SIGNED INTO
LAW BY WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR
BOB FERGUSON WILL REDUCE
CHILDCARE ACTS FOR WORKING
FAMILIES, MADE COLLEGE LESS
AFFORDABLE, AND DEFUNDED
PENSIONS, CLOSED REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE CLINIC. ALL OF THAT
IS ABHORRENT, BUT I -- I FEEL
UNCOMFORTABLE CALLING OUT THE
GOVERNOR WHEN HE SIGNED
LEGISLATION THAT CAME FROM THE
LEGISLATURE, SO I DID REACH OUT
TO OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS DIRECTOR TO ASK IF SHE
WAS AWARE OF THIS BECAUSE THIS
LETTER DOES HAVE THE CITY OF
SEATTLE SEAL. I DON'T KNOW IF
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SEAL. AND I
HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HER.
BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH I DON'T
WANT TO SINGLE OUT ONE PERSON
TONIGHT FOR THE BUDGET THAT WAS
THE PRODUCT OF MONTHS OF
NEGOTIATIONS. AND TO ENACT THE
GOVERNMENT REVENUE FOR THE
SEATTLE SHIELD INITIATIVE. AND I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS GOING TO
BE BEFORE US. AND A LITTLE
UNCOMFORTABLE ASKING THEM TO DO
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE
YET. AND FOR THOSE TWO REASONS,
I'M NOT GOING TO SIGN THE
LETTER. TO SHARE THE THOUGHTS
THAT I BELIEVE ARE MOTIVATING
THE EXPRESSION OF THIS OUTRAGE.
JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN MY
REASONING. IS THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? GO AHEAD.
>> JUST OFFER SOME CLOSING
REMARKS, AND THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT
FOR THIS. THE SPIRIT OF BRINGING
THIS FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL
TODAY IS TO ALLOW FOR ANYONE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR
SIGNATURE ON AND MAKE SURE WE'RE
IN COMPLIANCE WITH OPMA. SO JUST
WANTED TO BRING IT FORWARD FOR
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO JOIN IN WITH
80 OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS
ACROSS OUR STATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE CAN TALK
OFFLINE ABOUT LOGOS OR SEALS OR
WHATEVER. ANY WAY, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SIGN ONTO THE LETTER?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I
APOLOGIZE. IF WE HAVE ALREADY
SIGNED ON TO IT, OUR RESPONSE?
>> YES.
>> IS AFFIRMED?
>> YES. AT THIS POINT, YES OR
NO. YES MEANING YOU HAVE ADDED
IT OR WILL BE ADDED.
>> UNDERSTOOD. YES.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> NO.
>> FOUR NAMES WILL BE ADDED TO
THE LETTER.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, IS THERE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL?
ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE. WE'VE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
IS ON JULY 15 AT 2:00 P.M.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IT
IS 2:54, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE.