>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THE JULY 22nd, 25 MEETING
WILL COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 1:03 P.M. , I'M
SARA NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLE.
>> RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> SOL LOW SOLOMAN?
>> HERE.
>> KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>>
EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS A SPECIAL --
THIS SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL IS A
SPECIAL SESSION FROM 1:00 P.M.
TO 2:00 P.M. , AT 2:00 P.M.
, COUNCIL WILL MOVE INTO
ITS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
DURING THIS TIME, THE RULES
WILL NEED TO BE SUSPENDED TO
ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
THE COUNCIL RULES WILL BE
SUSPENDED TO ALLOW PUBLIC
COMMENT.
ALL RIGHT, HERING NO OBJECTION.
THE COUNCIL
RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND WE'LL
PROCEED WITH
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
IT WILL BE OUR REGULAR HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
IT'S LIMITED TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA AND THE
INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR.
LET US KNOW HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TODAY.
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE 23 IN
PERSON AND SIX REMOTE.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
GIVE EVERYONE TWO MINUTES, AND
WE
WILL START WITH THE -- WE'LL
DO BATCHES OF TEN STARTING WITH
THE IN-PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY, THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS UP TO 20
MINUTES, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN ORDER
IN WHICH THEY RENL GISTERED.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME
WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE
LEFT OF THEIR TIME.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> I'M GOING TO CALL THE NEXT
THREE PEOPLE ON THE LIST, WE
CAN START LINING UP, IF YOU
DON'T
MIND.
WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MICROPHONE.
KAT LYNN
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M THE PROUD DAUGHTER OF JULIE
KING.
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, BEDTIME
STORIES WEREN'T JUST FROM
DR. SEUSS, THEY WERE EXCERPTS
FROM MY MOM'S DISSERTATION.
THAT WAS MY FIRST GLIMPSE
INTO HER DEEP BELIEF OF THE
POWER
OF ONLY CASE.
AS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5
SINCE BIRTH, I'VE SEEN
HOW SEATTLE HAS SHIFTED IN THE
LAST 20 YEARS AND SEE HOW
POLICY SHOWS UP IN EVERY DAY
LIFE.
EVERY SUNDAY, SHE WALKS
THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HER
FRIENDS VISITING LOCAL
BUSINESSES,
AND WHEN I JOIN, WE NOTICE THE
UNEVEN SIDEWALKS OR ANY
ABSENCE OF SIDEWALKS AT ALL.
WE'VE SEEN SAFER
INFRASTRUCTURE IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY, AND
WE KNOW IT'S POSSIBLE
IN DISTRICT 5, TOO, BECAUSE
WE BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY
DESERVES THE SAME CARE AND
INVESTMENT.
AS THE FORMER CHAIR OF
THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION, AND A CURRENT INTERN
AT THE NORTHWEST
IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS PROJECT, I'VE
BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK ON
CIVIC ISSUES ALONGSIDE
PASSIONATE
LEADERS. STILL, NO ONE HAS
RAISED ME
MORE THAN MY MOM.
SHE DIDN'T JUST RAISE ME, SHE
BROUGHT ME WITH HER TO COMMUNITY
MEETINGS, ENGLISH, KOREAN,
AND SPANISH VOTER R REGISTRATION
DRIVES. SHE MADE SURE I KNEW I
HAD
A VOICE WORTH USING.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, SHE
CREATED SPACE FOR OTHERS TO
LEAD, TOO.
IMMIGRANT ELDERS, NONEDGE LUSH
SPEAKERS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE
ME.
SHE LISTENS WITH CARE,
LEADS WITH INTEGRITY, AND SHOWS
UP WITH REAL SOLUTIONS.
JULIE KING IS WHO DISTRICT 5
NEEDS.
SOMEONE WHO IS ACTION-
ORIENTED, BUT WHOSE FIRST STEP
IS
TO LISTEN AND ENGAGE.
THANK YOU.
>> BECKY
KELLY, FOLLOWING BECKY WILL BE
CAROLINE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M A 30-
PLUS
YEAR RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE,
AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT
OF DR. JULIE KING.
WE SERVED ON A NONPROFIT
BOARD TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS,
SO,
I GOT TO SEE
HER WORK AND GET TO KNOW HER.
THREE THINGS MAKE ME
SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT
OF JULIE BECOMING A
COUNCILMEMBER.
FIRST IS, SHE'S
A COMMUNITY-BASED LEADER.
YOU HEARD FROM A LOT OF
JULIE SUPPORTERS LAST WEEK, AND
I
KNOW YOU'LL HEAR FROM MORE
TODAY, BECAUSE SHE'S
ORGANIZING.
SHE'S OUT THERE TALKING TO
HER CONTACTS IN HER COMMUNITY,
AND I
REALLY RESPECT THAT AND KNOW IT
WILL SERVE HER WELL IN THIS
ROLE. I TRUST HER TO LOOK FOR
SOLUTIONS WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS WHO HAVE REALLY DIVERSE
VIEWS.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
I'M A YIMBY, THERE ARE NIMBYS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS, AND
I TRUST JULIE TO TALK WITH
FOLKS, TO CRAFT SOLUTIONS
WITH HER COMMUNITY AND WITH YOU
ALL.
SHE WILL HOLD
HERSELF
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SUCCESS OF
THOSE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS.
WITH DATA, WITH ANALYSIS,
AND WITH TRANSPARENCY.
TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT.
IT'S HARD TO GET PUBLIC POLICY
RIGHT.
I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE
HONEST WITH US WITH WHAT'S
WORKING
AND WHAT ISN'T AND CALL IN
THE COMMUNITY TO HELP HER
SUCCEED.
YOU ARE FACED WITH A VACANT
POSITION, A VERY SHORT TIME
TO FILL IT, YOU'VE GOT SOME
CANDIDATES WHO HAVE MORE
AND LESS EXPERIENCE.
THE REASON I WOULD SPEAK
ON BEHALF OF JULIE TO FILL THAT
ROLE IS , SHE
WILL DIVE IN FIERCELY TO WHAT IS
A
STEEP LEARNING CURVE, AND BY THE
TIME
2026 ROLLS AROUND, YOU WILL
HAVE AN EXPERIENCED PARTNER
AND COUNCILMEMBER WHO HAS GOT A
GOOD COMMUNITY BACKGROUND.
SO, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO
SEE THE COMMUNITY SHOW UP FOR
DR.
KING, I'M SO HAPPY TO SHOW
UP FOR HER, AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT HER FOR
THE DISTRICT 5 SEAT. THANK YOU.
>>
CAROLINE? AND THEN
FOLLOWING CAROLINE WILL BE JULIE
KING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME
IS CAROLINE KIM.
I'M A STUDENT IN ARTSARTS
LEADERSHIP.
TODAY, I'M HONORED TO SUPPORT
DR. JULIE KING'S APPOINTMENT TO
THE CITY COUNCIL.
DURING MY LAST TWO YEARS IN THE
MFA PROGRAM, I HAVE HAD THE
PRIVILEGE TO CONNECTING WITH DR.
KING THROUGH MENTOR SHIP
SESSIONS, AND SHE HAS BEEN
ONE OF MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS.
SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED HER
PASSION FOR THE ART, AND MADE
MEANINGFUL
CONNECTIONS WITH THE
LOCAL ARTISTS WHO SHOW THAT ART
IS
A TOOL FOR INCLUSION, HEALING,
AND
REPRESENTATION.
I WAS RECENTLY LAID OFF
FROM THE ART ORGANIZATION THAT
CENTERS ON
STORYTELLING TO UPLIFT
UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES.
I HAVE WITNESSED THE COMMUNITY
GATHER TO FIND THEIR
BELONGINGS, PRACTICE HEALING
THROUGH THEIR
ANCESTORS STORIES AND CHANGE THE
NARRATIVE ABOUT HOW
THEY'RE PERCEIVED AND
REPRESENTED.
THE NEXT COUNCILMEMBER NEEDS
TO LISTEN AND TAKE ACTION.
I BELIEVE JULIE HAS A FULL
POTENTIAL TO BRING
SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN THE ARTS
SYSTEM AND
BEYOND. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE JULIE, AND
THEN FOLLOWING JULIE WILL BE
NICOLE.
>> GOOD
AFTERNOON, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK .
MY NAME IS JULIE KING.
AND I'M BACK TO ASK FOR YOUR
NOMINATION TO REPRESENT DISTRICT
5, AND IN ADDITION TO THE 536
ONLINE SUPPORT PETITIONS, I ALSO
BRING ADDITIONAL 175
PETITION SIGNATURES FROM
CENTRAL INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT,
WHERE
I'VE WORKED AND VOLUNTEERED
WITH
THE API COMMUNITY
FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS.
THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF
ASKING AND SEEKING SUPPORT, I AM
AGAIN
REMINDED THAT OUR SYSTEM DOES
NOT WORK FOR ALL.
HUMAN CONNECTIONS,
DIFFERENTIATIONS,
LANGUAGE ACCESS IS
NEEDED. I'M RUNNING FOR THE
PEOPLE.
I'VE LIVED, SERVED, RAISED MY
FAMILY.
I KNOW
THE STRUGGLES OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
I HAVE LIVED THEM, TOO.
I BRING NEW ENERGY ,
PROVEN
COMMITMENT. I SPENT DECADES IN
EDUCATION AND
COMMUNITY
SERVICE, BUILDING TRUST, SOLVING
PROBLEMS,
AND STANDING UP FOR THOSE WHO
ARE OFTEN LEFT FROM THE TABLE OR
CONVERSATIONS. I'M A LEADER WHO
CAN TRUST
AND BE TRUSTED AND
WILL DELIVER RESULTS YOU CAN
SEE.
FROM
EXPANDING ACCESS TO BILINGUAL
AND SPECIAL
EDUCATION, TO ADVOCATING FOR
SAFER STREETS,
AND STRONGER SMALL BUSINESSES,
I'VE WORKED SIDE-BY- SIDE
WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW
HOW TO
DELIVER.
I BELIEVE IN A FUTURE THAT
WORKS FOR ALL OF US.
ONE ROOTED IN EQUITY, CLEAN
AIR, SAFE HOUSING, AND ECONOMIC
RECOVERY
THAT LIFTS EVERY HOUSEHOLD.
I'M HERE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE
WHO BUILT THE CITY.
I
HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR
NOMINATION. THANK YOU.
>> NICOLE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE
KERRY BROWN, AND THEN JULIA
RICHTS.
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS, I
LIVE IN DISTRICT 5.
I'M HERE TODAY TO VOICE
MY SUPPORT FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF
NELU KNEE LIEU JENNINGS.
I CAN SPEAK TO HER BEING AN
EXCELLENT COLLABORATOR, A
STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THOSE THAT
NEED A
VOICE, AND SOMEONE WHO HAS
INTEGRITY.
SHE'S HONEST, PROFESSIONAL,
CARING, AND THOUGHTFUL.
AND HER LIVED EXPERIENCES
WOULD ADD VALUE TO THIS COUNCIL.
NILU IS
ALSO SOMEONE WHO GETS THINGS
DONE.
I'VE WATCHED HER WORK
TIRELESSLY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY AND
KNOW SHE
CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR CITY
AND WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO MAKE
IT
THE BEST IT CAN BE.
SHE'S A CHAMPION FOR
FINDING WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR
COMMUNITY
, BY FIGHTING HARD
FOR STRENGTHENING OUR
DEMOCRACY, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, AND
MAKING
OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER,
SAFER, AND MORE VIBRANT.
I KNOW THAT IF NILU IS APPOINTED
TO THE DISTRICT 5 SEAT,
IT WILL BE THE COUNCIL'S GAIN.
I WOULD BE SAD TO LOSE HER AS A
COLLEAGUE, BUT WOULD BE PROUD
TO HAVE HER REPRESENTING
DISTRICT 5
CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU.
>>
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, POINT OF
ORDER?
>> PARDON?
>> POINT OF ORDER.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> I BELIEVE, AND IT'S MY FAULT
WERE NOT BRINGING THIS UP.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER SIGNED UP
FOR
COMMENT TODAY, JIM STREET?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE DO.
>> WE WILL PROCEED WITH OUR
TRADITION, IF -- WHICH IS THAT
WE -- WE MAKE THE SPACE AT
THE BEGINNING OF PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR FORMER OR CURRENT ELECTED,
SO, I
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT RECOGNIZING
YOU SITTING THERE, FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER JIM STREET.
IT'S A TESTIMONY TO MY EYES.
>> WELL, I -- I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK, AND TO
SUPPORT NILU JENKS FOR CITY
COUNCIL.
I RODE MY BIKE DOWN HERE
TODAY AND FORGOT MY NOTES, SO,
WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHETHER THIS
83-YEAR- OLD MIND CAN
REMEMBER WHAT HE
WANTED TO SAY. LET ME JUST SAY
THAT 14 MONTHS
MATTERS.
IT MATTERS, AND IT MATTERS
WHO IS ON THIS COUNCIL DURING
THAT
TIME AND BEYOND.
IT MATTERS, BECAUSE IN MANY
WAYS, THE ISSUES THAT ARE
FACED BY
THIS COUNCIL TODAY ARE MORE
DIFFICULT
THAN THEY WERE WHEN I WAS ON THE
COUNCIL IN THE
'80s AND '90s, MORE DIFFICULT,
BECAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSE, AN ISSUE WE DIDN'T EVEN
THINK ABOUT THIS IS CLIMATE
CHANGE, AND NOW WE ARE
AWARE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN
ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO AFFECT
OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
AND OUR WORLD IN THE FUTURE.
SO,
THERE'S TREMENDOUS CHALLENGES
THAT YOU FACE.
AND IN PARTICULAR, I JUST
WANT TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
THAT
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF STAND-
BY FOR THESE 14 MONTHS AND
THEN GOING AWAY.
YOU WANT SOMEONE ON THE
COUNCIL WHO IS READY TO GO THE
LONG- TERM, AND I
THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO
THINK ABOUT.
AND WHY?
BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY OF
THESE ISSUES, AND I JUST WANT
TO, IN PARTICULAR,
MENTION OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE AS
A
CITY, AND YOU AS A COUNCIL, HAVE
IN
THAT REGARD. WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY --
MANY CITIES ARE FACING HOUSING
AND SO
FORTH, BUT WE ARE FACING THOSE,
AS WELL, BUT WE'RE ALSO FAR
MORE
AWARE OF THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE.
AND IT IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS
TO BE DEALT WITH TODAY, AND IT
WILL
TAKE COUNSEL ON BEHALF OF
THE NEW COUNCILMEMBER, AS WELL
AS
YOU, AS FAR AS THE
POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES THAT NEED
TO DO
THAT. I THINK NILU WILL DO THAT.
SHE'S STRONG, THE VALUES THAT
I SEE ARE, YOU KNOW, VALUES
AND VISION AND KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILL AND WILL AND SHE HAS ALL
OF
THOSE, AND SHE WILL BRING
THAT WITH YOU AS PARTNERS WITH
YOU TO
MAKE THIS A BETTER
COUNCIL, BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO MAKE THE
CITY A MODEL FOR CITIES ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHEN IT
COMES TO CLIMATE.
A MODEL, WHICH SHE WILL DO A
WHOLE LOT ON. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> WE'LL GO BACK TO KERRY,
AND FOLLOWING KERRY WILL BE
JULIA, AND THEN ROBIN.
>> HI THERE, I'M HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF NILU
JENKS.
I LIVE AND WORK IN DISTRICT 5.
I'M A SPECIAL EDUCATION
TEACHER AT OLYMPIC HILLS
ELEMENTARY,
AND I'M
A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN THE
CITY.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT NILU
JENKS IS THE PERSON TO
REPRESENT DISTRICT 5.
NILU IS
THE COUNCILMEMBER THAT YOU WISH
YOU HAD.
WHEN A CAR CRASHED INTO
MY FRONT YARD FOR THE THIRD TIME
AND AFTER GETTING NO RESPONSE
FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBER AT THE
TIME,
NILU WAS THE PERSON WHO ENGAGED
COMMUNITY MEMBERSMEMBERS
LEGISLATORS ON FINDING
SOLUTIONS TO THE
TRAFFIC SAFETY IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
SHE WILL CONSISTENTLY
ENGAGE WITH HER COMMUNITY ,
SHE WILL ACTIVELY LISTEN TO
PEOPLE IN HER
DISTRICT, EVEN IF THEY
DISAGREE WITH HER.
SHE WILL PASSIONATELY ACT ON
ISSUES THAT HER COMMUNITY NEEDS.
SHE WILL BE UNWAVERING IN
HER COMMITMENT TO D-5.
WITH NILU JENKS, D- 5 WOULD
HAVE
A VOICE FOR THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY.
>> WE HAVE JULIA, AND
THEN FOLLOWING JULIA WILL BE
ROBIN, AND THEN MARGARET.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS JULIA RICHTS, AND I
AM ALSO A LONGTIME RESIDENT
OF NORTH SEATTLE, DISTRICT 5,
AND
I'M HERE TO SPEAK, AS WELL,
IN SUPPORT OF NILU JENKS FOR
THIS
SEAT.
AS YOU KNOW, NILU RAN TWO
YEARS AGO TO REPRESENT US IN
DISTRICT
5, AND I WAS
VERY HAPPY WHEN SHE STEPPED UP
AGAIN TO SEEK THIS OPPORTUNITY .
I KNOW NILU
WELL, FROM OUR WORK TOGETHER IN
THE DEMOCRACY
SPACE, SHE IS A STRONG
COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND
EXTREMELY COLLABORATIVE LEADER
WHO I FEEL
WILL SERVE US WELL.
I WANT TO ECHO WHO FORMER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JIM
STREET
SAID, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT
WE LOOK AT THIS OPPORTUNITY ,
THIS APPOINTMENT
OPPORTUNITY, FOR WHAT IT IS, AND
NOT
REGARD THIS AS A
PLACEHOLDER SITUATION OR, YOU
KNOW, THE NOTION
HAS BEEN RAISED THAT SOMEONE
SHOULD SIMPLY CARETAKE THIS
SEAT.
16 MONTHS IS A LONG TIME IN --
IN OUR CITY, AND IT'S A LONG
TIME IN MODERN
LIFE, AND I FEEL THAT WE HAVE A
REALLY FANTASTIC
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR -- TO
PUT SOMEONE INTO THE SEAT WHO
IS REALLY READY TO LEAD, AND
WANTS TO
DO THE JOB, YOU KNOW? THEY --
NILU
HAS SPOKEN AT LENGTH WITH ME
ABOUT HOW SHE'S
READY FOR THIS, AND I THINK
WE JUST NEED TO BRING THAT KIND
OF EXCITEMENT
AND COMMITMENT TO THE JOB.
AS THE DAUGHTER OF IMMIGRANTS,
I KNOW THAT NILU WILL CENTER
THE VOICES OF THE VULNERABLE IN
HER
WORK.
AS A
PARENT, I HAVE SEEN HER ENGAGE
TO GET BETTER
SOLUTIONS IN THE CURRICULUM FOR
YOUTH IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, AGAIN, AS AN
ACTIVIST, SHE HAS ALWAYS STEPPED
UP TO --
NUMEROUS CAMPAIGNS THAT WE'VE
WORKED ON TOGETHER,
SO I'M JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS
OPPORTUNITY AND I HOPE YOU WILL
CHOOSE NILU.
>> WE HAVE ROBIN AND THEN
FOLLOWING ROBIN WILL BE
MARGARET.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS ROBIN, I KNOW YOU
CAN'T READ MY WRITING, IAL
BOY JAZZ FOR THAT.
I'VE KNOWN JULIE FOR OTHER
15 YEARS --
>> USE THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
>> THIS ONE IS WORKING BETTER?
OKAY.
I'VE KNOWN JUNELEY FOR OVER
15 YEARS AND MY PARTNER AND I
HAVE REFERRED TO HER AS THE
ENERGIZER
BUNNY. I'M AMAZED AT HER ENERGY
AND IT
HASN'T DETERIORATED IN ALL THAT
TIME.
THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
WE KNOW SHE'S ROOTED IN
DISTRICT 5, AN EDUCATION OR , A
BUSINESS
OWNER.
SHE UNDERSTANDS THE
CHALLENGES AND GETS STUFF DONE.
I THINK YOU'VE HEARD THAT
FROM THE PEOPLE BEFORE ME
SUPPORTING
HER.
I THINK SHE'LL BE AN
EXPERIENCED VOICE ON THE
COUNCIL, REPRESENTING NOT JUST
DISTRICT
5, BUT THE INTERESTS OF
THE ENTIRE CITY, AND I THINK
THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
JULIE WILL GET THAT DONE
WITH INCREDIBLE WORK ETHIC.
I THINK YOU'D BE VERY LUCKY TO
HAVE HER OWN THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> WE HAVE MARGARET AND THEN
WE HAVE REVI AND THEN WE'LL GO
INTO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, MY NAME
IS MAGGIE CHAN, AND I'M HERE TO
ADVOCATE FOR JULIE KING FOR
THE VACANCY IN THE D- 5
POSITION.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS
AN
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
CITY COUNCIL TO UNDERSCORE
ITS VALUES AND EXERCISE ITS
RESPONSIBILITY, NOT IN A
CARETAKING POSITION, BUT
FOR SOMEONE WHO IS LOOKING TO
THE
FUTURE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO SPEAK TO
YOU TODAY ON BEHALF OF DR. KING.
AS YOU KNOW, WHILE SHE IS
A FRESH FACE TO PUBLIC OFFICE,
I CAN ATTEST TO HER EXPERIENCE
AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AS
AN ACTIVE AND INCLUSIVE MEMBER
OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES IN SEATTLE,
CURRENTLY
UNDERREPRESENTED ON THIS
CITY
COUNCIL. AND IN THE SPECIFIC
CONTEXT OF
SEATTLE
UNIVERSITY, WHERE SHE AND I BOTH
TEACH.
JULIE SHOWS UP, SHE LISTENS,
AND SHE DELIVERS.
WHEN SHE CAME TO SEATTLE U
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON ABOUT
EIGHT YEARS AGO, SHE MADE A HUGE
IMPACT RIGHT AWAY.
SHE FACILITATED MANY
NEW COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS WITH
HER EXTENSIVE RELATIONSHIPS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE
COUNSEL GENERAL WITH THE KOREAN
CONSULATE, AND AT THE SAME TIME,
SHE GENTLY BUT PERSISTENTLY
SUPPORTED FACULTY AND STUDENTS
ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY WHILE
RUNNING A PROGRAM THAT
REACHED OUT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS
ACROSS THE CITY AND THE STATE.
I'M CONSTANTLY AMAZED BY
JULIE'S ENERGY, THE ENERGIZER
BUNNY IS
A VERY GOOD MONIKER FOR HER,
BUT SHE THRIVES AND EXCELS
AT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
AND CONNECTING PEOPLE.
AS AN EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR
AND AS A SMALL BUSINESS
PARTNER, JULIE KNOWS HOW TO
LISTEN TO
OTHERS, ANALYZE ISSUES,
AND BRING CONSENSUS TO
DECISION- MAKING, AND HAVING
SEEN HER LEADERSHIP STYLE CLOSE-
UP, I
CAN ATTEST THAT JULIE LEADS WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY AND A DEEP WORK
ETHIC.
AS LONGTIME RESIDENT OF
THE SEATTLE AREA, SHE CARES
DEEPLY ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT
FACE OUR CITY AND OUR REGION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> REVI STATEN?
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
OKAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS RENEE STATEN AND
I'M A DISTRICT 5 RESIDENT.
I'M HERE TODAY SPEAKING
IN SUPPORT OF DEBORA JUAREZ TO
BE APPOINTED TO THE OPEN
DISTRICT
5 SEAT.
I'VE KNOWN AND WORKED
WITH HER SINCE EARLY 2015 WHEN
SHE WAS
A CANDIDATE FOR THE NEW LY
ESTABLISHED D- 5 POSITION.
SHE HAS AN INCREDIBLE RECORD OF
BRINGING MUCH- NEEDED
INFRASTRUCTURE TO D-5.
AS MANY OF
YOU NOTED LAST WEEK, I WATCHED,
I'M A NERD, IN
YOUR DISCUSSION OF DISTRICT 5,
WE
HAVE LONG BEEN UNDERSERVED AND
UNDERINVESTED IN.
DEB CHANGED THAT FOR US.
SHE DELIVERED
INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS PINEHURST
STATION,
JOHN LEWIS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
KRAKEN COMMUNITY ICEPLEX AND
A NUMBER OF NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.
IN BRINGING DEB BACK FOR
THIS LIMITED APPOINTMENT, SHE
COULD GET THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY
CENTER PLANNING BACK ON TRACK
AND ENSURE THAT THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN PASSES AND INCLUDES
CAPACITY TO BUILD THE
HOUSING THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
AND
FUTURE GENERATIONS NEED.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY, OUR FIRST
REMOTE SPEAKER IS PATTY LEE.
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
AFTER PATTY WILL BE KATHERINE
GIBSON. GO AHEAD, PATTY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU
FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TODAY.
MY NAME IS PATTY LEE, AND I
HAVE BEEN A HOMEOWNER IN
DISTRICT 5
FOR 25 YEARS.
I AM HERE TO SUPPORT DR. JULIE
KING FOR THE
OPEN DISTRICT 5 COUNCIL SEAT.
JULIE AND I ARE BOTH
IN BROAD VIEW AND HAVE KNOWN
EACH
OTHER FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.
WE HAVE BOTH SEEN THE
CHANGES AND CHALLENGES OF
DISTRICT
5, AND WHAT I BELIEVE IS A NEED
FOR
A NEW, FRESH REPRESENTATION.
AS YOU KNOW, DISTRICT 5 IS
A HOME TO MANY WORKING CLASS,
AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, AND IS
VERY
UNDERRESOURCED.
THE DISTRICT NEEDS
IMPROVEMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY,
INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING
THE AURORA AVENUE AND LAKE
CITY WAY CORRIDORS, BUT NOT ONLY
DOES
OUR DISTRICT NEED THESE
IMPROVEMENTS, THEY NEED TO BE
ADEQUATELY PRIORITIZED
AND FUNDED FOR A BUDGET THAT
HAS SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALLS.
DISTRICT 5 NEEDS A
STRONG CHAMPION WHO WILL
PRIORITIZE THE
NEEDS OF ITS RESIDENTS, BUT
ALSO TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH
OTHER
DISTRICTS TO BRING INCLUSIVE AND
EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE TO THE
CITY AS A WHOLE.
I'VE SEEN JULIE'S
GENUINE PASSION FOR PEOPLE AND
FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
SHE IS ROOTED IN DISTRICT
5, HAVING LIVED THERE FOR THE
PAST 30 YEARS.
AS A FIRST- GENERATION
IMMIGRANT, SHE GETS THE REAL
CHALLENGES THAT FAMILIES FACE,
AND IS
ABLE TO BUILD BRIDGES THAT BRING
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.
SHE HAS SERVED AS A TEACHER,
PROFESSOR, AND DIRECTOR AT
BOTH UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND SEATTLE UNIVERSITY.
SHE HAS LED MULTIMILLION
DOLLAR EDUCATION INITIATIVES,
BUILT CROSS SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS,
AND MENTORED EDUCATORS AND
STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS.
SHE IS ACTION- ORIENTED AND
RESULTS- DRIVEN, AND LEADS --
AND WORKS AND LEADS WITH
COMPASSION
AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
JULIE IS THE STUDY
EXPERIENCED VOICE TO REPRESENT
DISTRICT 5.
SHE WILL WORK FOR THE
FUTURE THAT TACKLES THE
CHALLENGES
OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT
CHANGING WHAT MAKES DISTRICT 5
UNIQUE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KAT LYNN
CAT LYNNE GIBSON TO
BE FOLLOWED BY STEVE ADAMS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS KATHERINE BEGIN
GIBSON AND
I'M CALLING IN TO SUPPORT DR.
JULIE KING IN DISTRICT 5.
I'VE SEEN JULIE IN
ACTION, NOTABLY AS AN ACADEMIC
LEADER, AS A COMMUNITY NTEER.
TO EVERY ENDEAVOR, JULIE BRINGS
OPENNESS, A GENUINE EAGERNESS
TO LISTEN, A COMMITMENT TO
PRACTICAL,
RESPONSIBLE, CONSTRUCTIVE AND
INCLUSIVE
SOLUTIONS.
HER PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
AND MIX OF LIVED
EXPERIENCES UNIQUELY QUALIFIES
DR. KING FOR
OUR, FOR YOUR, SUPPORT.
AS A 35- YEAR RESIDENT OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE, I HAVE
SEEN THIS COUNCIL IN ACTION.
AND WHEN LOOKING AT
THE OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES BEFORE OUR CITY RIGHT
NOW, II
KNOW JULIE BRINGS THE BEST
SKILLS, PERSPECTIVE, AND
ENERGY TO THIS OPEN POSITION.
WE NEED HER FRESH APPROACH.
WE NEED HER BROAD, HOPEFUL,
AND INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND WE
NEED
HER COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TO OUTCOMES.
I ENCOURAGE COUNCILMEMBERS
TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF DR.
JULIE KING.
THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE ADAMS,
FOLLOWED BY MEENA ALMI.
STEVE, YOU
MAY NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
THERE WE GO.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON AND
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME
IS
STEVE ADAMS, I'M HERE ON MY
OWN INITIATIVE TO VOICE SUPPORT
FOR
JIM BOREY FOR THE DISTRICT 5
APPOINTMENT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE TWO MAIN
POINTS.
ONE IS, JIM HAS A VERY
LONG, PROFESSIONAL
CAREER THAT BEGAN IN SEATTLE ,
AND IN THAT CAREER,
TACKLED MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT
FACE DISTRICT 5 AND SEATTLE, AND
I THINK THIS EXPERIENCE REALLY
SETS HIM APART AND WILL BE
INVALUABLE TO THE CITY, TO THE
DISTRICT, TO THE COUNCIL, IN
THE YEAR AND A HALF MOVING
FORWARD.
SECONDLY, JIM IS IMMINENTLY
RESPECTFUL, THOUGHTFUL, AND
PRINCIPLED. HE'S THE EXACT
PERSON I WOULD WANT TO BE
WORKING WITH AND
GRAPPLING WITH
DIFFICULT ISSUES THAT HAVE
FACING THE CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
LOOKS LIKE OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
PAUL KWAN, AFTER PAUL WILL BE --
HANNA IS ALSO GONE.
>> MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY.
MY NAME IS PAUL KWAN, AND I'M
THE U.S.
ARMY AS A FINANCE OFFICER.
I FIRST MET DR. KING THROUGH
VOTER REGISTRATION WORK IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE WOULD SPEND WEEKENDS OUTSIDE
BUSINESSES TO ENCOURAGE CIVIC
PARTICIPATION, BUT WHAT
STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THAT DR.
KING DIDN'T JUST ENCOURAGE THIS
INVOLVEMENT, BUT SHE SHOWED UP
HERSELF.
SHE WORKED BESIDE US, LISTENED
TO OUR CHALLENGES, AND REALLY
LED BY EXAMPLE.
IN THE ARMY, WHAT I LEARNED
AND VALUE IN LEADERS IS WHO
HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE AND
LEADS FROM THE FRONT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT JULIE KING
DOES.
SHE'S DEEPLY ROOTED IN DISTRICT
5, AND SHE'S SOMEONE WE
KNOW THAT WE CAN TURN TO WHEN WE
HAVE
QUESTIONS OR NEED SUPPORT.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE
LEADERS
WITH COMBINED EXPERIENCE AND
EXPERIENCE.
DR. KING BRINGS BOTH.
DOESN'T JUST SUPPORT YOUTH, SHE
EMPOWERS IT.
SHE GAVE ME AND
MANY OTHERS A VOICE AT THE
TABLE.
HER LEADERSHIP ISN'T JUST ABOUT
POLICIES, IT'S ABOUT BUILDING
THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS.
THAT'S THE FUTURE I WANT TO
BE PART OF, AND THAT'S
WHY I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT DR.
KING TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL --
HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.
WE HAVE
DAVID HAYNES ON THE LINE.
DAVID, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX.
>> TODAY IS ANOTHER
REMINDER THAT PROGRESSIVE
DEMOCRATS
ARE THE ONES THAT CIRCUMVENT THE
WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND PICK AND
CHOOSE REPRESENTATIVES BASED
ON THEIR OWN SELFISH POLITICAL
AGENDA.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MOVE BEYOND
THE PAST AILURES AND CHANGE
THE FAILED POLICIES OF THE
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL.
AND YET COUNCIL IS GOING
TO APPOINT SOMEBODY WHO IS
ALREADY
IN, WHO THINKS IT'S
MORE IMPORTANT TO KEEP PEOPLE
OUT
OF JAIL WHO ARE STEALING YOUR
BIKES AS IF THEY'RE VIRTUE
SIGNALING FOR CRIMINALS THAT
THEY CARE
MORE FOR.
TREADING ON THE REST OF THE SUT
CITIZENS WHILE WE'VE BEEN
MISJUDGING SKIN COLOR
THAT ORIGINATED WITH PREVIOUS
COUNCIL, AND THE EVIL
WITHIN CITY HALL.
LED BY THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
ONCE AGAIN, SEATTLE
REPEATS THEIR FAILURES AND IT
JUSTIFIES A BOYCOTT OF THIS CITY
AND
YOU ARE ALL KICKED OUT AND
YOUR RACIST APPOINTEES ARE
KICKED
OUT.
LOVE BLAMING THE WHITE MAN
AND RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR
BLACK
AND BROWN DRUG PUSHERS.
BUT THERE'S NO SHAME IN YOU
ALL.
YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT
THE INTEGRITY OF ETHICS.
YOU WOULD RATHER -- WOULD
RATHER MANIPULATE THE RULES AND
CONTINUE YOUR OPPRESSION OF THE
WORKING CLASS BY DEALING WITH
EGREGIOUS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
ROBERT WILSON HAS
MORE COMPASSION ABOUT SHUTTING
DOWN THE EVIL SCOURGE ON AURORA
AVENUE.
DEBORA JUAREZ DIDN'T DO A
DAMN THING BUT MAKE EVERYTHING
WORSE.
RESULTING IN THE DISTRICT 5
REVOLTING AGAINST HER.
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON SHE
DIDN'T RUN FOR RE- ELECTION,
BECAUSE PEOPLE IN DISTRICT
5 WERE FED UP WITH HER BULL
SHIT.
>> I BELIEVE THAT'S THE LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER, WE'LL GO
BACK INTO IN- PERSON AND WE'LL
START WITH RICHARD
WILLIAMS, AND THEN ASHLEY FORD.
>> MY NAME IS RICHARD
WILLIAMS, I BELIEVE IN DISTRICT
3, AND
I'M HERE --
>> CAN YOU GET CLOSER TO THE
MIC?
>> I'M HERE --
>> OTHER MIC IS TALLER,
SO -- THERE YOU GO.
>> I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR JIM
BOREY SO FILL THE VACANCY ON
COUNTY
COUNCIL. HE'S GOT A UNIQUE
EXPERIENCE AND
PERSPECTIVE, EARLY IN HIS
CAREER, HE WAS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING IN
SEATTLE.
HE WENT ON TO BE A
COUNTY MANAGER AND A CITY
MANAGER
IN VARIOUS CITIES
ACROSS THE NATION.
HE HAS BROUGHT -- HE UNDERSTANDS
THE COLLABORATIVE NATURE OF THE
WORK, THE PUBLIC POLICY WORK
THAT
YOU DO. PRIOR TO MOVING TO
SEATTLE
SEVERAL YEARS AGO,
I SERVED ON THE COUNTY COUNCIL
IN
PENNSYLVANIA, AND, NO, THE --
THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU
HAVE TO DO THIS.
JIM IS A COLLABORATOR,
HE'S SMART, AND HE UNDERSTANDS
THE PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT
YOU AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE ARE
FACING.
AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO --
TO APPOINT HIM TO FILL THIS
VACANCY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
CANDIDATES WHO
ARE WILLING TO SERVE, AND I HOPE
YOU CHOOSE JIM TO FILL THE
VACANCY. THANK YOU.
>> ASHLEY, AND THEN
FOLLOWING ASHLEY WILL BE
RUSSELL.
>> HI, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ASHLEY, I'M
USUALLY HERE AS ONE OF THE
CHAIRS OF
THE SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION,
BUT
TODAY, I'M HERE AS A RENTER
FROM THE LAKE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD
OF DISTRICT 5.
ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT
THE NOMINATION OF NILU JENKS.
I LOVE LIVING IN DISTRICT
5, PROUD TO CALL IT HOME.
I'M LOOKING FOR A LEADER THAT
GOING TO STAND UP FOR
RENTERS AND REPRESENT OUR
DISTRICT WITH
INTEGRITY.
SO, I WANT TO SHARE A STORY
WITH YOU ALL TODAY, A STORY
ABOUT
HOW I MET NI LU.
NILU AND I BOTH WORK FOR
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEMOCRACY
SPACE, WE WERE AT A
CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND, LEARNING
ABOUT
THEIR RECENT SWITCH TO RANKED
CHOICE ELECTIONS. WE WERE
WALKING THROUGH A
BEAUTIFUL GARDEN AND I
WAS TALKING ABOUT MY UPCOMING
MOVE.
I MOVED A COUPLE OF STREETS
AWAY.
COME TO FIND OUT THAT I
WAS MOVING LITERALLY ON THE
SAME STREET AS NILU, A COUPLE
OF BLOCKS AWAY.
WILD. BUT TO NILU, IT WASN'T
JUST A
COINCIDENCE, IT WAS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT
AND WELCOME A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
SHE INVITED ME ON A WALK
WITH HER PUP, WHERE
SHE SHOWED ME AROUND THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, GAVE ME
FUN FACTS, SHOWED ME
LITTLE SPACES WHERE I COULD WALK
THEY
MAY BE MORE SECRET.
AND SHE MADE SURE I FELT
WELCOME.
SHE EVEN INVITED ME TO A
PARTY, GAVE ME ALL OF THE
INFORMATION, AND MADE
SURE I FELT WELCOME TO ATTEND.
ONE OF THE REALITIES THAT
WE EXPERIENCE AS QUEER PEOPLE
IN THIS CITY AND JUST IN GENERAL
IS
NOT NECESSARILY KNOWING
THE SAFETY OF NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT WE'RE MOVING INTO, AND TO
NEW
SPACES, SO, I CAN'T
UNDERSCORE JUST THE IMPORTANCE
OF HAVING
NEIGHBORS LIKE NILU, WHO
ARE WILLING TO JUST STEP UP
AND WELCOME NEW FOLKS INTO THEIR
COMMUNITY.
IT'S -- SHE TOUCHED ME REALLY
PERSONALLY, BY JUST REACHING
OUT AND BEING THERE AND BEING
SUCH A
GREAT, KIND COMMUNITY MEMBER.
PLEASE
VOTE FOR NILU. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE RUSSELL, THEN
IT WILL BE KI HUN PAK.
>> HELLO -- OH, GOOD?
ALL RIGHT, HELLO, COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS RUSSELL, I'M
THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COLLEGE DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON.
I'M HERE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR
NILU JENKS.
WE HAVE A LACK OF
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AWARENESS
ON THIS
COUNCIL.
AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES AND
WORKS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITY DOWN IN SOUTH PARK,
I THINK IT'S TIME WE HAVE
SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS AND
WORKS
TO FIGHT FOR THAT 13 1/2 YEARS
LIFE DIFFERENTIAL WE SEE IN SO
MANY COMMUNITIES ACROSS SEATTLE.
SO, THIS IS WHY I'M HERE,
COMING IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU,
TO
TALK FOR A CANDIDATE THAT'S NOT
EVEN IN MY DISTRICT, BECAUSE
I'M WILLING TO COMMUTE TO D- 5
SO MANY TIMES A WEEK TO GET
THIS WOMAN ELECTED.
SO, I ASK YOU, PLEASE SHARE
YOUR SUPPORT÷÷ FOR NILU JENKS.
>> KI HUN, AND THEN EMMA?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS KI HUN PAK, I'M
THE PASTOR CHAIR OF GREATER
SEATTLE KOREAN ASSOCIATION.
AND I'M FIRST GENERATION KOREAN
IMMIGRANT, I USED TO LIVE IN
DISTRICT NEAR SOUTH PARK, AND
I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE --
DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB
THERE, AND FIRST OF ALL, LIKE TO
THANK
CITY OF SEATTLE, WINNING THE
AWARD IN 2025, AND I THANK
YOU,
SEATTLE COUNCIL, TO BUILD THE
COMMUNITY BACK TO THE BEAUTIFUL
SEATTLE AGAIN.
AND WHEN I COME TO -- I STAYED
1980,
CITY WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, I
THOUGHT, THIS IS ALMOST HEAVEN.
SECOND- BEST CITY
AFTER HEAVEN, BUT YOU KNOW, NOW
LIKE PAST PANDEMIC, I SAW
THE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY ALMOST
TURNING
TO GHETTO, AND THIS IS
NOT HAPPENING FOR SEATTLE.
I USED TO PROUDLY SAY
I'M FROM -- I'M LIVING IN CITY
OF
SEATTLE, BUT NOW, I'M HESITANT,
I'M LIVING IN SEATTLE, YOU
KNOW, JUST KIND OF -- WE NEED
TO IMPROVE CITY OF SEATTLE
BETTER, NOW -- THANK YOU FOR,
YOU
KNOW, CITY OF SEATTLE, MAKING
WATERFRONT PARK, LOOKS GREAT.
SEATTLE IS GETTING BACK TO, YOU
KNOW, THE ORIGINAL BEAUTIFUL
CITY, BUT I'D LIKE TO THANK --
I'D LIKE TO -- WE NEED
ONE COUNCILMEMBER
TO REPRESENT OUR ASIAN
AMERICAN COMMUNITY, WE NEED
KOREAN COUNCILMEMBER TO
REPRESENT, WE HAVE
130,000 KOREAN AMERICAN IN THE
GREATER
SEATTLE AREA, AND WE NEED
REPRESENTATION OF COUNCILMEMBER
TO REPRESENT 17. 2% SEATTLE
ASIA PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY,
SO,
I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE
JULIE KING AS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF
COUNCILMEMBER.
BE VERY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE EMMA, AND THEN
IT WILL BE, I BELIEVE IT'S
CHARLIE?
>> HI THERE.
MY NAME IS EMMA CHAMPAGNE,
I'M HERE TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR
NILU
JENKS.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE
WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL
DEMOCRATS, AND
I FIRST BECAME AWAY OF
NILU'S INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION
DURING HER 2023 CAMPAIGN FOR
THIS
POSITION.
SHE, I BELIEVE, IS
THE BEST
CANDIDATE TO SUPPORT YOUNG
PEOPLE, NOT ONLY TODAY, BUT FOR
OUR FUTURES, AS WELL.
AS A COMMUNITY EDUCATOR, MOTHER,
AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBER,
SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN THAT
SHE CONSIDERS INFRASTRUCTURE
AND EDUCATION THROUGH A LENS OF
WHAT WILL REALLY BENEFIT YOUNG
PEOPLE.
AND ALSO ADDRESS THINGS THAT ARE
SUPER IMPORTANT TO
US, LIKE THE COST OF LIVING.
SHE STANDS TO BUILD SAFER
NEIGHBORHOODS FOR STUDENTS
WHERE THEY CAN GET TO SCHOOL
SAFE AND
ENJOY COMMUNITY, AND I KNOW THAT
SHE'LL STAND UP FOR RIGHTS
LIKE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND SO
MANY
OTHER THINGS THAT OUR MEMBERS
OF THE HIGH SCHOOL DEMOCRATS
ARE TRULY LOOKING FOR
TODAY. SHE REACHED OUT TO US AND
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD
A VOICE
AND HER CHAMPION ROLE AS
THE POLITICAL DIRECTOR AT FAIR
VOTE
WASHINGTON GIVES HER A BOUNTY
OF UNDERSTANDING FOR WHAT
THE PUBLIC REALLY NEEDS.
I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT WITH
NILU ON THE COUNCIL, THE
COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO FORGE A
PATH
TO A
BETTER SEATTLE. SO, THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE, I BELIEVE
IT'S CHARLIE AGAIN, AND THEN
IT'S
BENNETT.
YEAH, THANK YOU.
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST NAME?
YES, THANK YOU.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS CHARLIE LAFAM, I'M
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MLK
LABOR, WHICH REPRESENTS MORE
THAN 150
UNIONS
AND 220,000 UNION WORKERS IN
SEATTLE AND ACROSS KING
COUNTY.
THE LABOR COUNCIL STRONGLY
SUPPORTS
APPOINTING DEBORA JUAREZ÷÷JUAREZ
FILL THE VACANCY
ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND
REPRESENT DISTRICT 5 UNTIL
VOTERS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO
CHOOSE A SUCCESSOR.
SIMPLY PUT, THERE IS NOBODY
THAT'S MORE RESPECTED AND
MORE QUALIFIED RIGHT
NOW TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT.
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT
JUAREZ IS MORE THAN JUST A
FAMILIAR NAME , SHE'S
A PROVEN LEADER WITH DEEP ROOTS
IN NORTH SEATTLE.
SHE WAS ELECTED TWICE
TO REPRESENT THIS SEAT.
AND DURING HER TENURE ON THE
COUNCIL, SHE SHOWED AN
UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO
WORKING FAMILIES, AND BECAUSE OF
THAT, SHE EARNED A DEEP -- SHE
EARNED DEEP
RESPECT WITHIN THE LABOR
COMMUNITY.
SHE UNDERSTANDS THE COMPLEXITIES
OF CITY HALL AND OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, AND THAT'S
IMPORTANT.
SHE CAN
HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON DAY
ONE, AND SHE'LL DO
AN EXCELLENT JOB REPRESENTING
THE PEOPLE OF NORTH SEATTLE,
LIKE I
SAID, UNTIL THE VOTERS HAVE
A CHANCE
TO CHOOSE THE SUCCESSOR. THANK
YOU.
>> BENNETT?
AND THEN AFTER BENNETT WILL BE
HELEN.
AND THEN DAVID BUSIER.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
SO, YOU HAVE ALL AT SOME POINT
EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO
TRUMP AND HIS
ADMINISTRATION'S APPALLING
ATTITUDE AND ACTIONS
TOWARDS OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY,
SO ON AN ISSUE WHERE, OF
COURSE, I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH
YOU
ALL, LET ME SUGGEST WHAT I GUESS
YOU COULD CALL TALKING PONTES,
OR DEBATE POINTS, IN CASE THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT EVER COMES UP.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR
JOB INVOLVES ARGUING
WITH CONSERVATIVES OF TRUMP
SUPPORTERS, BUT IN CASE
YOU'RE ABLE TO USE THEM.
YOU ALL PROBABLY REMEMBER
THE TIME
WHERE TRUMP TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF
UNDOCUMENTED
IMGRAMENTS WHO HAD
BEEN CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES
IN THE÷÷ UNITED STATES AND TOOK
THE PICTURES AND PUT THEM ON
POSTS OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE
LAWN. IT REMINDED PEOPLE WHEN
PEOPLE
USED TO TAKE HEADS OF
THEIR ENEMIES AND PUT THEM ON
SPIKES OUT IN FRONT OF THE ROAD.
AND MOST GOOD
PEOPLE WOULD BE SO RIGHTLY
APPALLED BY THIS ,
THAT YOU MIGHT STRUGGLE TO COME
UP WITH A CLEARLY LOGICAL
REASON WHILE THAT'S ACTUALLY
BAD.
WHAT FROM A TRUMPER SAYS,
THESE ARE BAD PEOPLE, AND SOME
OF
THEM, THEY WERE NOT ACTUALLY
CONVICTED, SOME OF THEM
WERE PROBABLY INNOCENT, BUT
LET'S ASSUME SOME OF THEM WERE
GUILTY OF THE CRIMES THEY WERE
ACCUSED
OF, AND TRUMPERS GO, HOW CAN YOU
IS NOT SUPPORT ING THESE
PEOPLE? IT IS NEVER LEGITIMATE
TO
TARGET CRIMINALS ONLY FROM A
PARTICULAR
DEMOGRAPHIC.
AND THE REASON IT SHOULD
BE PRETTY CLEAR, BUT TWO THINGS.
ONE IS THAT BY DOING THAT,
YOU ARE FOMENTING HATRED
AGAINST THAT DEMOGRAPHIC.
AND TWO, IF YOU DO THAT, YOU
ARE ADMITTING THAT YOU ARE
GOING AFTER THE ADMITTEDLY BAD
PEOPLE IN THAT
DEMOGRAPHIC, BUT PRIORITIZING
THAT ABOVE
GOING AFTER THE EVEN WORSE
PEOPLE
WHO ARE NOT OF THAT DEMOGRAPHIC.
OTHERWISE, YOU'RE
PRIORITIZING THE WRONG THING AND
MAKING
ALL OF US LESS SAFE.
IT WAS JUST IN THE
NEWS YESTERDAY
THAT I.C.E. ARRESTED A LOCAL
IMMIGRANT NAMED FERNANDO
ROCHA, ON THE BASIS THAT HE HAD
APPARENTLY ACCUSED OF THEFT
IN HIS HOME COUNTRY OF BRAZIL.
WHY ARE WE GOING AFTER
SOMEONE GUILTY OF THEFT INSTEAD
OF PUTTING THOSE RESOURCES
INSTEAD
OF GOING AFTER MURDERERS?
THAT'S RIDICULOUS. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE
HELEN AND THEN AFTER HELEN WILL
BE DAVID.
>> AND BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN
SPECIAL SESSION, I REMIND
FOLKS TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO
THE ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA AND
THE REFERRAL CALENDAR, PLEASE.
>> OKAY, DIDN'T SEE HELEN,
I BELIEVE IT'S HELEN CHRISTEN?
OKAY. THANK YOU.
OKAY, CONFIRMING THAT SHE'S
NOT GOING TO BE SPEAKING.
THEN WE HAVE DAVID.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THIS
COMMENT TODAY.
I'M HERE AS A SEATTLE
RESIDENT WHO HAS LIVED IN THIS
GREAT
CITY FOR 16 OF THE LAST 22
YEARS.
I LIVED IN DISTRICT 2
AND DISTRICT 6 AND 4
AND CURRENTLY RESIDE IN DISTRICT
3.
I'M ALSO A RABBI AND
JEWISH COMMUNITY BUILDER AND
DEFENDER
IN SEATTLE.
I SERVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
IN EVERY DISTRICT IN
SEATTLE, INCLUDING DISTRICT 5
AND WE
CURRENTLY
OPERATION IN DISTRICT 2.
I FIRST MET NILU JENKS
BECAUSE OUR DAUGHTERS WERE IN
SCHOOL TOGETHER FOR THE LAST
FOUR
YEARS.
NILU CHAIRED THE PTA,
CONNECTING AND ENGAGING WITH A
DIVERSE GROUP OF PARENTS AT THE
SCHOOL, OUR KIDS
ATTENDED. AND IMMEDIATELY STOOD
OUT
AS A REMARKABLE LEADER, AND A
CONNECTER, SOMEONE WHO
BUILDS TRUST AMONGST A DIVERSE
GROUP OF
PEOPLE. SHE IS UNIQUE IN THAT
SHE HOLDS
A VERY TRUE TO WHERE SHE COMES
FROM, AND ALSO REACHES WELL
BEYOND
HER COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN TO
LEARN
, TO SHOW CARE, AND TO SHOW
UP. SHE MAKES TIME FOR PEOPLE ,
SHE
REALLY LISTENS.
IT'S PARTLY BECAUSE OF THAT,
I -- THAT SHE HAS BEEN A
BRIDGE BUILDER IN WORKING ON
ISSUES FROM GUN PREVENTION, GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION,
CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND
DEMOCRATIC
REFORM.
HER BOLD AND RESPONSIVE
FORWARD- LOOKING LEADERSHIP
ALL COME IN THIS WONDERFUL
PACKAGE.
I WOULD NEVER ENCOURAGE YOU
TO VOTE FOR SOMEONE SIMPLY
BECAUSE
OF WHERE THEY ARE FROM, BUT
THE COUNCIL HAS NEVER HAD A
MUSLIM
NOR A MIDDLE EASTERN ON
ITS COUNCIL AND HERE WE
HAVE A FANTASTICALLY QUALIFIED,
WONDERFUL LEADER WHO HAPPENS
TO HAVE THOSE IDENTITIES, AS
WELL.
I KNOW HER AS SOMEONE WHO IS
FUN, WHO HAS A SENSE OF
HUMOR, WHO IS COLLABORATIVE AND
CREATIVE, AND
I IMAGINE SHE WOULD WORK VERY
WELL AS A
TEAM PLAYER ON THIS COUNCIL TO
MAKE
SEATTLE TRULY GREAT
AND LIVE UP TO ITS POTENTIAL.
IN CONCLUSION, I THINK SHE'S
THE
RIGHT ADDITION FOR THIS BODY,
FOR THIS LIMITED
TIME PERIOD, IN A REALLY
IMPORTANT MOMENT IN THE
HISTORY OF OUR --
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE SARA PL SERAFINA, AND
THEN
WOULD BE SU JI?
>> HELLO, I'M
CURRENTLY PREPARING TO BECOME A
SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY
TEACHER.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT JULIE KING.
I FIRST MET JULIE DURING
HER WORK MENTORING STUDENTS AND
LEADING COMMUNITY EFFORTS
THROUGHOUT MANY
WEEKENDS VOLUNTEERING TOGETHER.
I SAW FIRST- HAND HOW SHE
PRIORITIZES EDUCATION AND
SERVICE IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES.
DR. KING DOESN'T SIMPLY
DIRECT FROM AFAR, BUT SHE STANDS
WITH
US.
SHE LISTENS, SHE ENGAGES,
AND SHE WORKS RIGHT
ALONGSIDE THE ÷÷PEOPLE SHE
SERVES.
SHE'S A TRUSTED EDUCATOR
IN DISTRICT 5, AND SOMEONE WHO
IS ALWAYS WELCOMED OUR IDEAS
AND MAKES HERSELF AVAILABLE WHEN
WE
NEED GUY DAS.
SHE LEADS WITH INTEGRITY AND
COMPASSION AND
SHE'S CONSISTENTLY SHOWING UP
FOR HER
COMMUNITY.
SHE REPRESENTS THE
EXPERIENCED STEADY LEADERSHIP
DISTRICT
5 NEEDS AT THE COUNCIL TABLE,
AND SHE'S BEEN A CONSTANT
PRESENCE
IN SUPPORTING YOUTH, EQUIPPING
US TO LEAD.
BECAUSE OF HER, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP
ORGANIZE EVENTS CENTERED ON
IDENTITY CULTURE AND HISTORY.
SHE ENSURES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
LIKE ME WEREN'T JUST
PARTICIPANTS, BUT WE
HAD A MEANINGFUL VOICE.
HER LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT MORE
THAN POLICIES AND IS ABOUT
BUILDING A FUTURE WHERE
EVERY GENERATION IS EMPOWERED TO
LEAD.
THAT'S
THE FUTURE THAT I BELIEVE
IN. THANK YOU.
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.
I HAVE LIVED IN 32 YEARS IN
SEATTLE,
AND THEN RESIDENT NOW, I'M
LIVING IN KING COUNTY.
ALSO, I'M A CREATOR FOR SEATTLE
KOREAN BROADCASTING
MEDIA, AND THEN ALSO, MY HUSBAND
IS 40
YEARS IN SEATTLE, HE RUNS
ELECTRIC COMPANY IN 40 YEARS IN
SEATTLE.
JUST ONE SECOND.
LITTLE NERVOUS.
OKAY, I KNOW JULIE KING
PERSONALLY, AND I HAVE
SERVED TOGETHER AS AN EXECUTIVE
OF THE
GREATER SEATTLE KOREAN
ASSOCIATION.
IN PARTICULAR, JULIE HAS
BEEN ACTIVE SERVING AS A
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
GREATER
SEATTLE KOREAN ASSOCIATION
DURING THE
PANDEMIC.
AND HAS BEEN AT THE -- AT THE
FINDING, EDUCATION
NEXT GENERATION LEADERS.
AS AN UCATOR WHO TEACHES
STUDENTS AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
FOR LONG TIME.
SHE HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE FOR
THE NEXT GENERATION LEADERS, AND
THE -- HAD
A GREATER INFLUENCE AS A MENTOR.
AND ABOVE ALL, JULIE KING CITY
COUNCIL CANDIDATE IS A VERY
DIVERSE DISTRICT WITH OVER
100,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE
SEATTLE
AREA, AND MANY KOREAN PEOPLE
OVER
140,000 KOREAN AMERICAN
PEOPLE LIVING IN WASHINGTON .
THEY ARE WORKING HARD IN VARIOUS
FIELDS OF BUSINESS, SUF CH
AS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE MY
HUSBAND, WHO HAS GROWN
AN ELECTRIC COMPANY IN SEATTLE
FOR 40 YEARS.
IF SHE BECOMES A CITY
COUNCILMEMBER, I BELIEVE
SHE WILL WORK HARDER THAN ANYONE
ELSE TO DEVELOP THE SEATTLE
CITY.
THIS IS WHY I SUPPORT --
>> WE HAVE MILES RAYMOND,
AND THEN TARA SCHRIEBER, I
BELIEVE, AND THEN JOE ANNE
FOSTER.
IS THERE A MILES?
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON.
SO, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE TARA?
AND THEN AFTER TARA WILL BE JOE
ANNE.
>> HI, I'M TARA THIS .
I'M SUPER NERVOUS, I DON'T
LIKE PUBLIC SPEAKING.
I'M HERE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT JULIE KING.
I KNOW JULIE, BECAUSE
OUR DAUGHTERS PARTICIPATED
IN NORTHWEST GIRLS CHOIRCHOIR
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.
JULIE AND I VOLUNTEERED
TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF
NORTHWEST GIRLS CHOIR, WHICH IS
A
NONPROFIT IN DISTRICT 5.
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3, BUT I
ALSO HAVE LIVED IN DISTRICT 5
AND WORK IN DISTRICT 5, AS WELL.
I SUPPORT JULIE'S NOMINATION
TO THE COUNCIL.
YOU'VE HEARD HER RESUME,
YOU'VE SEEN HER RESUME, I'M
NOT GOING
TO TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING,
I WILL TELL YOU TWO THINGS THAT
I THINK
MAKE -- WILL
MAKE JULIE THE BEST
COUNCILMEMBER.
JULIE SHOWS
UP. SHE SHOWS UP FOR COMMUNITY,
SHE CARES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN
THE DAILY LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN
HER
COMMUNITY, AND SHE GIVES HER
TIME
AND ENERGY TO MAKE THINGS
BETTER.
CONSISTENTLY, THAT IS HER TRACK
RECORD.
SHE HAS ALSO -- NUMBER TWO,
HER WORK ETHIC.
JULIE WORKS SO HARD.
SHE COMMITS TO HER VOLUNTEER
ENDEAVORS AS FULLY AS SHE WOULD
A PAID COMMITMENT.
SHE GIVES HER BEST
PROFESSIONALLY, AND THEN
SHE CONTINUES TO GIVE HER BEST
AS
A VOLUNTEER AN COMMUNITY MEMBER.
SHE WILL DO THAT FOR YOU,
SHE WILL DO THAT FOR ALL OF US.
SEATTLE WILL BE LUCKY TO
HAVE HER SERVE ON THE
CITY COUNCIL.
>> WE HAVE JOE ANNE?
AND THEN FOLLOWING JOE ANNE WILL
BE YUNI
SUMNER. THANK YOU.
>> PRESIDENT NELSON AND THE
REST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL,
GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY, MY
NAME'S
JOE ANNE FOSTER.
I'M
HERE TO VOICE MY STRONG SUPPORT
FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF DEBORA JUAREZ TO FILL THETHE
UNEXPIRED DISTRICT 5 COUNCIL
POSITION.
I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF
KNOWING AND WORKING WITH DEBORA
AND
BEING HER FRIEND FOR MORE THAN
THREE DECADES.
I STARTED AS A FELLOW ATTORNEY
WITH HER REPRESENTING
INDIAN TRIBES AND INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE, ALL THE WAY THROUGH, I
GOT LUCKY, I WAS IN DEBORA'S
DISTRICT.
IN MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH
DEBORA, SHE'S A PRODUCTIVE
INDIVIDUAL, SHE HAS
ENORMOUS GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT
TOWARDS
PEOPLE.
SHE'S ONE OF THE SMARTEST
PEOPLE AND SHE'S GOT UNWAVERING
DEDICATION AND DEVOTION TO THE
COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
AND THE THINGS THAT
I'VE OBSERVED
ABOUT HER THAT I MOST ADMIRE IS
THAT -- HER
LEADERSHIP, BOTH WITH THE CITY
COUNCIL AND A BROADER RANGE OF
OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING
SERVING AS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN
AFFAIRS.
HER STRATEGIC FOCUS, SHE
KNOWS WHAT'S IMPORTANT, SHE
FOCUSES
ON IT, AND SHE HELPS THE COUNCIL
ACCOMPLISH GOALS TO BENEFIT ALL
MEMBERS, DISTRICTS, AND
SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
SHE'S ALWAYS THOROUGHLY
PREPARED.
SHE'S READ EVERYTHING, SHE
KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON, AND
SHE SHOWS A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR
OTHER PEOPLE .
HER FELLOW COUNCIL PEOPLE,
YOUNG PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO ARE
JUST
NOVICES, AND YOUNG
PEOPLE ENTERING GOVERNMENT
SERVICE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERATION AND FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO THE CITY.÷÷THANKS.
>> SO, WE HAVE YUNYI SUMNER
AND THEN
LILLE?
>> HI. OKAY.
OKAY.
HI, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
JULIE KING.
SHE EMBODIES WHAT TRUE
REPRESENTATION AND SERVANT
LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.
SHE'S NOT ONLY ACCOUNTABLE, BUT
SHE BRINGS THE SKILLS AND
HUMANITY REQUIRED TO
LEAD,
AND -- IN THIS IMPORTANT ROLE.
AND SHE ALSO BRINGS AND
INSPIRES OTHERS TO TAKE ACTION.
JULIE HAS A LONG LIST OF
ACCOLADES, WHICH YOU HAVE
SEEN, WHICH SHOWS HER BOOK
SMARTS,
HER ENGAGEMENT AND EXPERIENCE
THAT WOULD PROVE VALUABLE FOR
THIS
ROLE.
I THINK WHAT REALLY SETS HER
APART IS HER STREET SMARTS.
THE LIVED UNDERSTANDING
THAT NEEDED TO CONNECT WITH
OTHERS --
DISTRICT EFFECTIVELY, AND WITH
CARE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK SPOKE
ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES
IN DISTRICT 5.
NO JOKE.
JULIE UNDERSTANDS THEM DEEPLY
AS AN IMMIGRANT ROOTED IN THIS
AREA.
SHE'S NOT JUST AWARE OF IT,
SHE LIVES IT.
SHE LIVES IT TODAY.
SHE IS PRECEPT, AN ACTIVE
LISTENER, A
CONSISTENT COMMUNICATOR WHO WILL
CONNECT
MEANINGFULLY WITH HER COMMUNITY.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, YOU
SPOKE ABOUT THE NEED FOR
COMMITMENT BEYOND JUST THIS
APPOINTMENT, I
AGREE.
LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE
U.S.
OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS.
WE NEED SOMEONE
DEDICATED TODAY TO HAVE THE
LONG- LASTING IMPACT.
SHE WANTS TO STAY, AS WELL, SO,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH,
YOU SPOKE PRIORITIZING THE
YOUTH.
JULIE HAS BEEN A YMCA TEAM
VOLUNTEER, AND THROUGH ALL
HER WORK
AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY , SHE
WORKS, TEACHES, AND
NEGOTIATES WITH THE TEACHERS,
ADMINISTRATORS,
AND STUDENTS, AND ALSO WITHIN
THE BUDGET
CONSTRAINTS.
I'M EVIDENCE OF THIS.
SHE'S BEEN A ROLE MODEL FOR ME,
AND MY FAMILY, AND TODAY,
ALSO, I'M JOINED BY HARRY
SUMNER, WHO
SERVES ON THE SEATTLE
YOUTH COMMISSION THROUGH
DISTRICT 3.
SO, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I ASK FOR
YOU TO APPOINT JULIE KING
TO DISTRICT 5.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE LEO
AND THEN AFTER LEO, IF MILES IS
HERE, WE CAN GO BACK TO MILES.
>> WHAT'S UP, COUNCIL, I'M
LEO.
I GO TO SCHOOL IN D- 5, AND
COPRESIDENT OF THE SEATTLE
STUDENT UNION.
OUR SCHOOL IS IN CRISIS, AND
NEEDS SOMEONE TO FIGHT FOR THEM.
STUDENTS ARE OFTEN OVERSEEN
IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS, AND
NOT
BROUGHT IN ON ISSUES.
NILU HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST
IN WORKING BESIDE US, WHICH
THAT WARRANTS THEIR SUPPORT.
SUPPORT NILU.
THANKS, EVERYONE.
>> I
BELIEVE THAT'S THE LAST
SPEAKER, UNLESS WE HAVE --
MILES BACK?
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE
LAST
REGISTERED SPEAKER.
LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THE REMOTE
SPEAKERS, APOLOGIZE, REALLY
QUICKLY.
>>> OKAY. WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW
CLOSED AND WE WILL PROCEED.
LET'S SEE. BY THE WAY, THANK
YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TODAY. I
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS
TAKES EFFORT TO COME AND GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE DAY. YOU ALL CAME OUT,
ENGAGED IN THE SUVIC PROCESS SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF
SEATTLE AND COMING OUT AND
VOICING SUPPORT FOR THE PERSON
THAT YOU BELIEVE WOULD BEST
REPRESENT DISTRICT FIVE AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. SEE
NOTHING OBJECTION THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDER IS ADOPTED. IF THERE IS
NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
THE ITEMS ARE COUNCIL BILL
121035 PAYMENT OF BILLS, TEN
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
SUSTAINABILITY LIGHTS, ARTS AND
CULTURE COMMITTEE AND THAT IS
IT. ARE THERE NEW ITEMS THAT
COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CALENDAR?
ALRIGHT. I'M NOT SEEING OR
HEARING OF ANY. HEARING NONE I
MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SULLIVAN.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOL.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDENT
NELSON
>> I.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SILG SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION IN MINUTES.
LET ME START THAT AGAIN. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON MY BEHALF. ALRIGHT.
MOVING ALONG WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> THE REPORT OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY CITY LIGHTS ART
AND CULTURE COMMITTEE COUNCIL
BILL 121125. AND THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CITY LIGHT
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
BILL OF TRIBES.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER IS
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THE THIS RENEWS PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED COUNCIL ORDINANCES FROM
2016 AND 2021 WITH ORDINANCES
125236 AND 126530. IT ENABLES
CITY LIGHT AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE TO ENTER A FIVE YEAR
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
TRIBE OF INDIANS AND SERVES TO
CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE LONG
TERM RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALL
PARTIES WHICH HAS BEEN
FORMALIZED THROUGH THE FEDERAL
ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
LICENSED TO OPERATE THE BOUNDARY
PROJECT. IT RENEWS FUNDING FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A SKILLED AND
VIABLE WORKERS FOR WITHIN THE
TRIBE AND LOCAL COMMUNITY. CITY
LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
THE BILL, CAREER TRAINING CENTER
WITH $500,000 INVESTMENT IN 2026
AND INFLATIONARY INCREASES OF
3.1% PER YEAR THROUGH 2023 --
PARDON ME 2030. THIS EXPENDITURE
IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE
BUDGET AND NO CONCERNS HAVE
FLAGGED. THAT CON CLOUDS MY
REMARKS. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES?
ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RICK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SULLIVAN.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> I.
>> EZ COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> I.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. ALRIGHT.
THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THERE
IS NOT A RESOLUTION FOR
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION TODAY.
SO WE WILL MOVE ON PROBABLY TO
THE MAIN ACT HERE. SO JUST A
LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT IN 2017
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS TALLY
PROPOSED AND COUNCIL ADOPTED AN
ORDINANCE THAT COUNCIL'S
VACANCY FILLING PROCESS. MOST OF
THE -- A LOT OF THE PROCESS WAS
ALREADY OUTLINED. THE TIME LIMIT
FOR US TO CHOOSE -- TO FILL A
VACANCY WAS ALREADY SET BY
CHARTER AND BUT THERE WERE
PROVIDERS THAT WERE FORMALIZED
LATER ON. HERE WE ARE AND WE ARE
NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO A
SECTION TO A PART OF THE
PROVIDER THAT IS OUTLINED IN
SECTION 393010. IT IS THE
PROCEDURES FOR FILLING COUNCIL
VACANCIES. THIS IS LETTER E. IT
READS THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL
HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEETING AFTER
APP LIAISONS HAVE BEEN MADE
PUBLIC UNDER SUBSECTION 393010B
AT WHICH PUBLIC COMMENT IS
PERMITTED CONCERNING THAT
FILLING OF THE VACANCY AND AT
WHICH CANDIDATES WHO
PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUM LAST
NIGHT MAY ADDRESS THE CITY
COUNCIL. OKAY. SO THAT IS WHERE
WE ARE NOW IN OUR PROCESS. AT
THIS TIME UH WOULD LIKE TO
INVITE THE FINALISTS TO THE
COMMITTEE TABLE, PLEASE. COME ON
UP AND BE ZEAL SEATED. THERE ARE
NAME TENTS THERE ARRANGED IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER. WE WILL -- I
WILL JUST PAUSE A MOMENT. GO
AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
JUST WANTED AS CANDIDATES ARE
SITTING DOWN AT THE TABLE THANKS
TO DAVID AND THE FOLKS AT
UNIFIED OUTREACH FOR HOSTING
LAST NIGHT. I NOTICED YOU LEFT
YOUR THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN
PADDLES SO WE BROUGHT THEM TO
COUNCIL TODAY. I WILL HANG ON TO
THEM IF YOU WANT T█HEM BACK. TH
NOT WE WILL KEEP THEM AT
COUNCIL. JUST REALLY WANTED TO
SAY THANKS FOR PUTTING ON A GOOD
FORUM LAST NIGHT. THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> OKAY WHILE YOU ARE STILL
GETTING SETTLED IT WILL -- WE
WILL CALL EACH FINALIST IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY LAST NAME
AND EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE
COUNCIL AND PUBLIC. YOU WILL
HEAR A CHIME 30 SECONDS BEFORE
YOUR TIME EXPIRES. YOU ARE
WELCOMED TO STOP SPEAK BEFORE
THAT TIME AND JUST HEADS UP THAT
THOSE MICS ARE VERY -- THEY NEED
TO BE CLOSE TO YOUR FACE WHEN
YOU TALK INTO THEM. GOOD TO SEE
YOU ALL HERE TODAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR COMING. THE
FINALISTS -- I WILL SAY THE
FINALISTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
AND THEN CALL THE FIRST ONE. THE
FINALIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
ARE JAMES, KATY HAIMA -- I'M
SORT CHRIS IF I AM
MISPRONOUNCING YOUR NAMES. ANY
LA JENKS, DEBORA JUAREZ, JULIE
KANG AND ROBERT WILSON. IF YOU
PREFER TO BE CALLED ANYTHING
ELSE PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WITH
THAT LIST PLEASE WE WILL START
WITH JAMES. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
WE WILL SET THE THREE MINUTE
TIMER.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL
MEMBERS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
INCLUDING ME IN THIS PROCESS. IT
HAS BEEN DELIGHTFUL TO MEET THE
CANDIDATES AND I HAVE ENJOYED
THAT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THINGS WHICH MAY NOT BE APPARENT
IN MY RESUME. I WANTED TO TALK
ABOUT MY COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC
SERVICE. THIS HAS BEEN A CALLING
FOR ME GOING BACK MORE THAN 40
YEARS. BACK TO WHEN I WAS
RELATIVELY YOUNG. MY WHOLE
CAREER, 35 YEARS AS A CITY
PLANNER, AS A CITY MANAGER AND
EVEN WHEN I WAS IN THE PRIVATE
SECTOR IT WAS ALL ABOUT GIVING
BACK TO COMMUNITY. IN FACT I --
THIS IS MY FIRST PANDEMIC WHICH
WAS A JOURNEY OF CHALLENGE
COMMITMENT AND REWARD WHICH I
WROTE TO SORT OF CAPITALIZE THAT
JOURNEY AS WELL AS TO ENCOURAGE
OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE. SO WHY
THIS POSITION? TO CONTINUE THAT
PUBLIC SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN A
FAILURE AT RETIREMENT. IT WAS
NOT SEEMED TO STICK FOR ME. MY
EXPERIENCE -- THOSE AREAS WHICH
ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY
OF SEATTLE. PUBLIC SAFETY, THE
BUDGET, HUGE ISSUES THERE,
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, LAND USE,
BOTH MANAGEMENT, HOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS. I REALLY FEEL LIKE
THOSE HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTS OF MY
CAREER IN THE MANY PLACES I'VE
WORKED. I DID AS MOST OF YOU
KNOW WORKED FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE MANY YEARS AGO. IT WAS
WONDERFUL TO SEE COUNCIL MEMBER
JIM. I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT
MY PERSONAL SITUATION. THAT IS
THAT A YEAR AGO I CONSIDERED
APPLYING FOR THE AT LARGE
VACANCY. HOWEVER, I HAD ONLY --
IT WAS ONLY A YEAR INTO MY JOB
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
FOUNDATION AND IT REALLY WASN'T
A GOOD TIME FOR KNOW LEAVE.
HOWEVER AT THIS POINT ANOTHER
YEAR LATER WE ARE IN A MUCH
BETTER POSITION. I'VE TALKED TO
MY 27 MEMBER BOARD. THEY HAVE
BEEN TREMENDOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF
ME PARTICIPATING IN THIS. I KNOW
THAT I CAN START IMMEDIATELY
THAT IS THE 28TH, MONDAY F
NECESSARY, IF THAT IS IN THE
CARDS. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME FAMILIARIZING MYSELF WITH
THE LEGISLATIONS, GOING ON, WITH
WATCHING COUNCIL MEETINGS. THAT
HAS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART
OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. I THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I
GIVE YOU 45 SECONDS BACK.
>> OKAY. PLEASE I WILL ASK YOU
TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THEN
YOU MAY PROCEED.
>> GOT IT. HELLO. MY NAME IS
KATY HAIMA. I AM SO HONORED TO
BE AMONG THESE DISTINGUISHED,
DEDICATED CANDIDATES HERE TODAY.
I LIVE A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM
AURORA WHERE MY HUSBAND AND I
ARE RAISING OUR TWO YOUNG
CHILDREN. IT IS PRETTY ROUGH.
THERE ARE INSIDE WALKS BUT THERE
ARE GUNSHOTS AT LEAST ONCE A
WEEK. THERE IS SPEEDING TRAFFIC
AND THERE IS DISINVESTMENT. MY
NEIGHBORS AND I AND THE
BUSINESSES NEAR US FEEL THE
NEGLECT AND THE STRESS OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE
LOVE OUR HOME AND WE WANT
CHANGE. WE NEED CHANGE. THIS IS
WHERE I CAN HELP. FOR THE PAST
EIGHT YEARS I'VE WORKED AS A
LAND USE AND COMMUNITY PLANNER.
MY JOB IS TO BE A PROBLEM
SOLVER, TO BRING TOGETHER
COMMUNITIES, TO PLAN FOR GROWTH
AND THOUSAND PAIR THAT GROWTH
WITH ALL OF THE THINGS OUR
COMMUNITIES NEED TO THRIVE.
ENJOYABLE STREETS FOR WALKING,
PARKS, PUBLIC SPACES, LIBRARIES,
CULTURAL CENTERS, LOCAL
BUSINESSES, PLACES TO WORK. I
BRING IN PERSPECTIVES FROM MY
PERSONAL LIFE AND FROM MY
PROFESSIONAL CAREER THAT ALLOW
ME TO WORK ACROSS STAKE HOLDER
GROUPS. I'M A MOTHER, LANDSCAPE
OWNER, URBAN DESIGNER, A CITY
LOVER AND A TREE LOVER. I HAVE
THE DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE
PROCESSES AND THE LITTLE LINES
OF CODE ACROSS OUR CITY
DEPARTMENTS THAT SHAPE OUR CITY.
I HAVE A TRACK RECORD OF WORKING
WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH OUR
DEPARTMENTS TO FIND COMMON
GROUND TO WEIGH THE TRADE OFFS
AND TO MAKE THE CHANGE THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES NEED. AS A
REPRESENTATIVE FOR D-5 AND FOR
ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF SEATTLE
I WOULD WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES. BOTH KEEPING
THE ONES WE HAVE AND ALSO
LOWERING THE BARRIERS FOR NEW
ENTREPRENEURS. AND ENSURING WE
HAVE ABUNDANT HOUSING OPTIONS SO
OWNERS AND STAFF CAN LIVE AND
WORK -- CAN LIVE IN THE SAME
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY WORK. I
WOULD WORK TO GROW GREAT
WALKABLE CHILD-FRIENDLY
NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY BY
ALLOWING MORE TYPES OF HOUSING
AN MORE PLACES AND ENCOURAGING
THE TYPES OF HOUSING THAT THE
MARKET ISN'T DELIVERING SO THAT
RESIDENTS HAVE MORE CHOICES AND
CAN STAY IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY
LOVE AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR
LIFE. AND SO THAT OUR YOUTH AND
ELDERS CAN GET TO WHERE NEED TO
BY WALKING DOWN A COMFORTABLE
TREE LINED SIDEWALK. I WOULD
WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO
ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT. I WOULD
WORK TO ADVANCE THE PROGRAMS
THAT THE COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
MOST AT RISK ARE SAD ROW ATE FOG
AND TO SUPPORT THE WORK THEY ARE
ALREADY DOING TO SUPPORT THEIR
COMMUNITIES. AND FINALLY WE ALL
KNOW THAT AURORA IS NOT WALKING.
BUT TOGETHER WE CAN IMAGINE AND
WE CAN BUILD A BETTER AURORA.
ONE THAT IS THRIVING, ONE THAT
IS HOME TO WORKING CLASS
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, TO THE
SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES BOTH
NEW AND OLD, AND AURORA WHERE
YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR WALK TO CATCH
THE E-LINE WITHOUT WORRYING
ABOUT YOUR SAFETY OR THE AIR YOU
ARE BREATHING. THIS ISN'T A
VISION THAT SHOULD DISPLACE OUR
BUSINESSES OR OUR RESIDENTS. WE
CAN GROW IN A WAY THAT WE HOLD
ON TO WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO US.
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT AURORA,
IT IS ABOUT LAKE CITY AND ALL OF
THE COMMUNITIES IN D-5 AND
ACROSS THE CITY THAT ARE WORKING
TOWARDS BEING THE PLACES WE WANT
TO LIVE. IN I'M HERE FOR OUR
FUTURE AND I'M HERE TO WORK
ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITIES OF D-5
AND ACROSS THE CITY TO GROW THE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES WE
LOVE AND THAT LOVE US BACK.
>> OKAY.PROCEEDING ON WITH
JENKS. GO AHEAD .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I'M NILU JENKS. THANK
YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I CAME
TO THIS WORK NOT THROUGH
POLITICS BUT THROUGH COMMUNITY.
PLAYGROUND CONVERSATIONS, SCHOOL
MEETINGS AND NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS
AND I'VE NOTED A GROWING
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. AGAIN AND
AGAIN I'VE SEEN FAMILIES, YOUNG
PEOPLE AND ELDERS PUSHED OUT OF
OUR CITY BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLY
TOO EXPENSIVE. WHILE CHILDREN
SECURE RETIREMENT -- THEY
SHOULDN'T BE A LUXURY GOOD.
SEATTLE MUST BE A PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN AFFORD TO
STAY AND THRIVE WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AN CHILD CARE, STRONG
YOUTH AND SENIOR PROGRAMS AND
ROBUST TRANSIT OPTIONS. I TAKE
PUBLIC SAFETY SERIOUSLY, NOT
JUST IN WORDS BUT IN ACTION.
AFTER THE PARKLAND SHOOTINGS TWO
MOMS AND I WORKED WITH OUR LOCAL
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO FUND
AND ORGANIZE THE NATION'S
LARGEST GUY BUY BACK PROGRAM.
I'M NOT A THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
PERSON, I DO THINGS. PUBLIC
SAFETY PLANS MUST INCLUDE
UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS THAT INCLUDE
DRUG TREATMENT, INCREASED
SHELTER CAPACITY, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SUPPORT AND HELP WITH
BASIC BILLS WHEN FOLKS ARE IN A
SHORT TERM BIND. THESE KEEP
PEOPLE HOUSED, STABILIZE
COMMUNITIES AND REDUCE 911
CALLS. THESE ARE COST EFFECT AND
I'VE PROVEN INVESTMENTS IN
PUBLIC SAFETY. AS SEATTLE
CONTINUES TO GROW WE NEED TO
PLAN FOR GROWTH INSTEAD OF FEERG
IT. I LIVED IN DRIPPAL TRIPLE
DECKERS IN THE BOSTON AREA. THAT
IS WHAT DENSITY CAN LOOK LIKE.
CONNECTED, WALKABLE AND VIBRANT.
IF WE PLAN THOUGHTFULLY WE CAN
MAINTAIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
IDENTITIES BUT RESISTING DENSITY
WILL ONLY FUEL THE RISE IN
HOMELESSNESS AND THE
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS WE ALL SEE.
SUSTAINABILITY MEANS SIDEWALKS
AND SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL,
BETTER TRANSIT, A RESILIENT TREE
CANOPY AND TLOOUFING BUSINESS
DISTRICTS. I CHAMPION A CITY
FUNDED AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IN
PLACES LIKE LAKE CITY THAT
DON'T YET HAVE BIAS, HELPING
THEM GROW INTO STRONG COMMUNITY
HUBS. AURORA NEEDS TO BE TREATED
LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IT IS, NOT
HIGHWAY WITH. WITH STATE AND
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS WE CAN
BUILD STREETS, SUPPORT LOCAL
BUSINESSES AND DESIGN SIGNS.
ABOVE ALL D-5 I AM HERE FOR YOU.
REACH OUT TO ME WITH YOUR
CONCERNS. I WANT TO BE A PERSON
WHO SHOWS UP, LISTENS AND
FOLLOWS THROUGH. I WANT TO BE
SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST AND RELY
ON. I'M COMMITTED TO BRINGING
OUR DISTRICT TOGETHER TO TALK
ACROSS DIFFERENCES, BUILD TRUST
AND FIND COMMON GROUND. THAT IS
WHAT DEMOCRACY MEANS TO ME. I AM
NOT HERE TO SCORE IDEOLOGICAL
POINTS. I'M HERE TOO BUILD
COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE
FEELS SEEN, HEARD AND PART OF
THE SOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBERS WE
MAY AGREE ON EVERYTHING BUT I
KNOW WE SHARE THE SAME GOALS, A
SAFER MORE AFFORDABLE, MORE
CONNECTED SEATTLE. THAT IS THE
WORK I WANT TO DO TOGETHER. AND
THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW
APPLICANTS. IT IS HEARTENING TO
SEE YOU ALL HERE DOING SUCH
GREAT WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ALSO THANK YOU OVER THE BOYD WHO
SHOWED UP. DIDN'T KNOW ALL OF
YOU BUT ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH.
I'M HERE FOR YOU. IT IS WHY I
PUT MYSELF THROUGH THIS AND IT
IS WHY YOU ARE MY NORTH STAR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP
WE HAVE DEBORA JUAREZ. PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> OKAY. I THOUGHT WE WERE --
OKAY.
>> THAT IS THE LAW
>> I SHOULD KNOW THAT. YOU ARE
RIGHT. I AM JUST GOING TO DO A
QUICK BACKGROUND. IT IS NICE TO
BE HERE BY THE WAY AND TO BE
HERE IN THIS SEAT. QUICKLY, I
HAVE BEEN AN ATTORNEY AS LONG AS
I'VE LIVED IN D-5, ALMOST 40
YEARS. I RAISED MY CHILDREN
THERE. I STARTED MY CAREER AS A
PUBLIC DEFENDER, LEGAL SERVICES,
A JUDGE, WORKED FOR TWO
GOVERNORS, WENT TO WORK AT AN
INVESTMENT, TO INVEST IN INDIAN
COUNTRY AND RURAL COMMUNITIES.
THEN I BECAME A PARTNER IN A LAW
FIRM. I SPENT EIGHT YEARS ON
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL. THE BIG
QUESTION IN THE ROOM WHICH WE
HEARD ALL THE TIME IS WHY NOW?
NUMBER ONE REASON IS BECAUSE I
WAS ASKED TO SERVE. I THINK IT
IS AN HONOR AND BLESSING WHEN
CONSTITUENTS, D-5 CITY WIDE,
PARTICULARLY TRIBAL LEADERSHIP,
INDIGENOUS LED SEATTLE
ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS AND
SMALL BUSINESS AND EVERYBODY IN
BETWEEN PROFIT, NON-PROFIT CAME
TO ME AND SAID CAN YOU PLEASE
STEP UP? ONE THING WE HAVE HEARD
PEOPLE SAY AND I'VE BEEN
HEARING IT AND WE HEARD IT LAST
NIGHT AND AGAIN TODAY, THIS JOB
IS NOT ABOUT BEING A PLACE
HOLDER. IT IS NOT ABOUT BEING A
SEAT WARMER. IT IS NOT ABOUT
BEING A LAME DUCK. I PLAN AND I
HOPE TO FINISH THE STUFF I
STARTED WHICH IS THE LAKE CITY
COMMUNITY CENTER, THE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WHICH WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR FOUR
YEARS BEFORE I LEFT. THERE
ISN'T ONE IN D-5. YOU SEE HOW
MUCH NORTH GATE HAS GROWN. ALSO
WORK ON THE NORTH GATE COMMONS.
WE BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY WITH
MAYOR, WORKED WITH THE SEATTLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY. THERE WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE FOUR BUILDINGS
BUILT A COMMUNITY CENTER,
HOPEFULLY A PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER, THE TRIBES WANTED TO
HAVE A MARKET THERE. THEY
ALREADY CITED THEIR SECOND. THEN
MOST REALLY PRESSING ISSUE OF
COURSE IS PINE HURST AND 130TH
AND THE RAILS STATION. SO IT
ISN'T JUST ABOUT HITTING THE
GROUND RUNNING. IT IS ABOUT THAT
I DO KNOW THE JOB. IT IS REALLY
ABOUT FINISHING THE WORK THAT I
STARTED, LAYING A FOUNDATION SO
WHOEVER RUNS IN 2026 CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL. THAT IS WHAT I WANT
TO SEE NOT JUST FOR D-5 BUT FOR
THE WHOLE 21 CITY. THE LAST
ISSUE AND I WILL END ON THIS AND
I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS BUT I
WILL SAY IT AGAIN. I'M NOT
TRYING TO BE SARCASTIC BUT ONE
GOOD REASON TO COME BACK BESIDES
KNOWING THE JOB AND EVERYTHING
IT ENTAILS AND WINNING TWO
ELECTIONS AND WORKING FOR TWO
GOVERNORS, UM, I'M NOT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M NOT ON
SOUND TRANSIT. IT IS A FINE ITEM
ON A TIME BUT IT IS A FINE
AMOUNT OF TIME WITH TWO BUDGET
CYCLES, A $240 MILLION DEFICIT
AND ALSO LOOKING AT THIS NEW TAX
AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE CITY
AND D-5. AS UH SHARED WE
REPRESENT ALL OF THE CITY BUT WE
HONOR THE NEEDS OF OUR DISTRICT.
THAT IS POTHOLES, PUBLIC SAFETY,
LIGHTS, TRANSIT, ALL THE THINGS
THAT WHEN YOU ARE ON THE GROUND
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE. THAT IS
WHY WE WENT TO A DISTRICT
SYSTEM. I WAS VERY PROUD TO BE
THE VERY FIRST D-5 DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE TO BE ELECTED
TWICE AND TO BE THE ONLY COUNCIL
MEMBER THAT HAD A DISTRICT
OFFICE ON THE NORTH SEATTLE
CAMPUS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CANDIDATE
IS JULIE KANG. PLEASE SAY YOUR
NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
>> JULIE KANG. COUNCIL MEMBERS,
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
FULLY ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS. I
DIDN'T WALK OUR ENTIRE D-5 BUT
I WALKED ABOUT 40 MILES SINCE
FILING FOR THIS POSITION AND I
REALLY GOT TO LEARN AND WHY AT
THIS TIME? I AM SEEKING AN
APPOINTMENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE
I BELIEVE WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR
DISTRICT 5. I AM A LITTLE TIRED
OF WAITING TO HAVE
REPRESENTATION. THIS IS THE
COMMUNITY THAT RAISED ME AS I'VE
SHARED BEFORE. I HAVE SEEN THE
CHALLENGES WE FACE. SLOW CITY
RESPONSE, PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERNS, RISING HOUSING COSTS.
I ALSO SEE THE STRENGTH OF THIS
COMMUNITY. I KNOW WE CAN DO
BETTER. I HAVE SPENT MY ENTIRE
WORK CAREER WITH PEOPLE. NOT
JUST AROUND IT BUT REALLY WITH
THEM. I'M STEPPING UP BECAUSE I
BELIEVE DISTRICT 5 DESERVES A
LEADER WHO IS ROOTED IN SERVICE,
HOPE AND ACTION. TOGETHER I
BELIEVE WE CAN BUILD A FUTURE
WHERE EVERYONE BELONGS. THE MOST
PRESSING ISSUES IN DISTRICT 5
ARE PUBLIC SAFETY, HOUSING
STABILITY AND THE BASIC
INFRASTRUCTURE WE RELY ON LIKE
SIDEWALKS, TRANSIT ACCESS AND
RESPONSIVE CITY SERVICES.
NEIGHBORS ARE TELLING ME THEY
ARE AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT.
I'M AFRAID TO WAIT AT THE BUS
STOP AT NIGHT BECAUSE I AM BEING
YELLED AT. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR
ME. FAMILIES ARE GETTING PRICED
OUT. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE
DROWNING IN RED TAPE. WE ARE
GROWING RAPIDLY BUT OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND CITY SYSTEMS
HAVEN'T KEPT UP. THESE
CHALLENGES ARE REAL BUT THEY ARE
FIXABLE WITH LEADERSHIP THAT
LISTENS AND ACTS. D-5 IS LIKE A
LARGE SCHOOL I SAY WITH 100,000
PEOPLE. WE DON'T CHOOSE THE
PEOPLE THAT COME BUT WE REAL
WELCOME THEM, FIGHT FOR THEIR
SUCCESS AND PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS
WE ARE SOURCES GIVEN. YOU KNOW I
BRING A BACKGROUND IN NOT ONLY
EDUCATION BUT ALSO IN BANKING,
COALITION BUILDING. I AM
COMMITTED TO SOLUTIONS THAT THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS AND COMMUNITY
DRIVEN BUT ALSO RESULTS
ORIENTED. PEOPLE IN D-5 DESERVES
A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO NOT ONLY
UNDERSTANDS THESE PROBLEMS BUT
KNOWS THOUSAND ROLL UP THEIR
SLEEVES AND GET THINGS DONE. I
BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD
WORK AS HARD AS THE PEOPLE IT
SERVES AND IN DISTRICT 5 UH HAVE
HEARD THE FRUSTRATION, THE
PERMITS TAKE TOO LONG, AND CALLS
ARE BEING IGNORED. BUT HERE IS
WHAT GIVES ME HOPE, THESE
AREN'T POSSIBLE PROBLEMS. WE
CAN FIX THEM WITH LEADERSHIP
THAT IS PRESENT, ACCOUNTABLE AND
FOCUS ON RESULTS. I HAVE MANAGED
COMPLEX BUDGETS IN EDUCATION AND
BANKING AND I HAVE ALWAYS LED
WITH TRANSPARENCY AND FOLLOW
THROUGH AND I AM CERTAIN I CAN
DO THE SAME HERE WITH ALL OF YOU
COUNCIL MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR LAST
CANDIDATE IS ROBERT WILSON.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR
SEEING POTENTIAL IN MY
APPLICATION AND GIVE MEGATHIS
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE
REST OF THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING
TRANSPARENCY IN THIS PROCESS,
OPENING IT UP SO WIDELY TO THE
PUBLIC, ALLOWING 22 PEOPLE TO
STEP FORWARD FOR THIS POSITION.
THANK YOU UNIFIED OUTREACH FOR
RUNNING THE FORUM LAST NIGHT AND
FOR MEMBERS WHO BROUGHT THEIR
QUESTIONS. MY NAME IS ROB WILSON
AND I'M A HUSBAND, FATHER, NAVY
SUBMARINE VETERAN, PEOPLE
MANAGER AT AM SOP AND AN AVID
VOLUNTEER. I PUT MY NAME FORWARD
FOR THE DISTRICT 5 VACANCY
BECAUSE I LOVE THE CITY, IT'S
PEOPLE AND I SEE IT'S
POTENTIAL. THE WORLD NEEDS
PEOPLE TO STEP UP RIGHT NOW AND
WHO BELIEVE IN THE PROMISE OF
OTHERS. I WILL HAVE MANY NEW
THINGS TO LEARN IN THIS ROLE AND
I DON'T SHY AWAY FROM THAT. I
HAVE BEEN LEARNING AND GROWING.
THAT IS WHAT I HAVE DONE ALL MY
LIFE. IT HELPS TO BE HUMBLE, ASK
QUESTIONS AND LISTEN. WE HAVE
HARD PROBLEMS TO SOLVE IN THE
CITY AND I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT
WORKING TO SOLVE THEM TOGETHER.
I SIT BEFORE YOU TODAY BECAUSE
OF THE GREAT EXAMPLE OF OTHERS.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE AND PEOPLE
THAT HAVE MADE ME WANT TO DO
MORE FOR MY COMMUNITY. WATCHING
MY DAD BE THE BASKETBALL
COMMISSIONER FOR YOUTH
BASKETBALL LEAGUE, WORKING
FULL-TIME AND SPENDING HOURS IN
THE EVENING BECAUSE HIS KIDS
CARED ABOUT BASKETBALL AND THAT
WAS SOMETHING BROUGHT THE
COMMUNITY TOGETHER. MORE LOCALLY
WITH THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL KIM,
BILLY, JASON, REBECCA, AMAZING
VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE THINGS
HAPPEN LIKE THE SUMMER SOCIAL,
MOVIE NIGHTS, SOMETIMES THOSE
MOVIE NIGHTS ARE INTERRUPTED BY
LIGHTNING AND THUNDER BUT
SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT. SOME
TIMES THEY ARE GREAT. THEN WHEN
I WAS GROWING UP THINKING OF
DINNER TIME CONVERSATIONS, TIME
WITH RELATIVES, I WAS PRIVILEGED
ENOUGH TO HAVE A CLOSE FRIEND
THAT WORKED FOR THE LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS. WE LIVED IN NEW
JERSEY, THEY LIVED IN D.C. EVERY
TIME WE SAW THEM, HEARING THE
STORIES OF LEGISLATORS AND WHAT
THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES, IT IS
NOT JUST ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL, IT IS NOT ABOUT THE
SPEECHES, IT IS ABOUT SO MUCH
MORE THAN THAT AND JUST HEARING
THOSE AS A KIDS A PUREEING TO
THAT, KNOWING THAT IT IS THE
HARD WORK AND GETTING THE
DETAILS RIGHT THAT MATTER TO
PEOPLE. THEY WORKED ON PROGRAMS
LIKE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS,
LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND MAKING
SURE FOOD WAS AVAILABLE IN THE
SUMMER TIME, IN THE CLASSROOMS
AND AROUND THE ENTIRE SCHOOL
YEAR. I HAVE A RECORD OF ROLLING
UP MY SLEEVES, GETTING THE
DETAILS RIGHT AND SOLVING
PROBLEMS IN CREATIVE WAYS. I DID
THIS IN HIGH STATION ENVIRONMENT
IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND AT
AMAZON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU EVERYONE. I DO HAVE
TO SAY I APPRECIATE -- I
APPRECIATE THE RESPECT AND GRACE
YOU ARE SHOWING EACH OTHER AND I
WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS
A -- IT CAN BE A NERVE-RACKING
PROCESS BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BEING HERE AND SHOWING US
YOUR BEST I WOULD SAY. THANK
YOU. ALRIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME
HERE IS THE PROCESS GOING
FORWARD, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER
WILL BE PROVIDED UP TO TEN
MINUTES TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR
ASK QUESTIONS OF OUR CANDIDATES.
THIS IS TEN MINUTES TO USE
HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. THIS IS
THE SAME PROCESS WE HAVE USED
TWICE BEFORE SO IT SHOULDN'T BE
SURPRISING. THERE IS THE BIG
TIMER THERE SO WE DON'T GO
OVER. NOW WE ARE ON THE CLOCK.
YOU CAN ASK ONE QUESTION FOR AL
THE CANDIDATES OR SEPARATE
QUESTIONS. IT IS YOUR TIME. USE
IT AS YOU WOULD LIKE. YOU DO NOT
NEED TO USE ALL OF YOUR TIME. SO
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT?
>> THE ROLL CALL ORDER IS GOING
TO BE COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK,
SAKA, SOLOMON, STRAUSS AND ME.
THAT IS THE ORDER WE WILL GO.
ARE YOU ALL FEELING -- IS THERE
ANYBODY THAT REQUIRES A BREAK OR
-- OKAY. WITH THAT LET'S TURN
IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO GET
RIGHT INTO IT WITH SOME
LIGHTNING ROUND QUESTIONS. YOUR
OPTIONS ARE YES, NO OR WAFFLE. I
BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS FABULOUS.
OKAY. DO YOU PLAN TO RUN FOR
ELECTION IN 2027 TO RETAIN THIS
SEAT IF YOU ARE SELECTED? DO YOU
PLAN TO RUN FOR ELECTION IF YOU
ARE NOT SELECTED? DO YOU SUPPORT
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN THE
PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? ARE
YOU CURRENTLY A RENTER? DO YOU
OWN A HOME OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY? ARE YOU A RESIDENTIAL
LANDLORD CURRENTLY? GIVEN THE
CITY'S CURRENT BUDGET SHORTFALL
WOULD YOU BE SUPPORTIVE OF
EXPANDING PROGRESSIVE REVENUE
OPTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT VITAL
HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS ARE
FULLY FUNDED? IT HAS BEEN -- I
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. IT
HAS BEEN A FRIGHTENING TIME FOR
OUR COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL MONTHS WITH INCIDENTS
HAPPENING NOT JUST WITHIN THE
CITY BUT INCIDENT ASK POLICY
CHANGES ACROSS THE NATION. AS A
COUNCIL MEMBER DO YOU COMMIT TO
BEING IN FULL SUPPORT FOR OUR
LGBTQ COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING OUR CURRENT AND NEW
TRANS NEIGHBORS THAT MAY
BECOMING TO THE CITY TO SEEK
REFUGE? THANK YOU. LASTLY DO YOU
SUPPORT DENSITY BONUSES FOR
PROJECTS? GREAT. THOSE ARE --
THAT CON CLOUDS MY LITTLE
LIGHTNING QUESTIONS. NOW MOVING
ON TO A COUPLE OF SHORT ANSWER
ONES TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM YOU.
HOW DID YOU ALL GET HERE TODAY?
PERHAPS STARTING WITH JIM AND WE
WILL WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE LINE
>> I TOOK A BUS TO THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION AND WALKED.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE NOT SPEAKING MET
FORRICLY? OKAY. I TOOK A BUS TO
THE LIGHT RAIL STATION AND CAME
DOWN THE ELEVATOR FROM FIVE.
>> I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION AND THEN TRAFFIC
MADE ME REALLY LATE TO MEET WITH
YOU. DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE
RUNNING LATE AND ENDED UP
GETTING A RIDE WITH MY END.
>> THE BUS AND LIGHT RAIL AND
WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY.
>> SO I WALKED DOWN THE HILL
FROM THE UNIVERSITY BECAUSE I
HAD TO START WORK AT 7:00 IN THE
MORNING AND THEN CAME DOWN ON MY
PTO.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK QUESTION
IS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND HOW
IF WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS
ON THE GROUND TO MOVE. I HAVE MS
SO I CANNOT ALWAYS MOVE AND I
GOT HERE TODAY BECAUSE MY
HUSBAND DROVE ME AND I THINK HE
IS HERE SOMEWHERE. I'M VERY
COGNISANT THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE
TO USE A CAR. NOT EVERYONE HAS
THE LUXURY OF GETTING ON LIGHT
RAIL, SPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE KIDS
BUT THAT IS HOW I GOT HERE.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> THERE IS NO WRONG ANSWERS TO
THAT ONE. JUST A POINT OF
CURIOSITY. AND WITH THAT SEATTLE
AND D-5 IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. WHEN I
SPEND TIME WITH ORGANIZATIONS
AND RESIDENTS WITHIN D-5 I
CONTINUE TO HEAR ABOUT THE DEEP
CONCERN OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ABOUT
THE DISAPPEARING OF OUR
NEIGHBORS AND RISING FASCISM IN
OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO GIVE A
MINUTE TO EACH AND I THINK THIS
WILL TAKE US TO THE END OF OUR
TIME AT LEAST WITH ME. WHAT ROLE
SHOULD THE CITY PLAY WHEN IT
COMES TO PROTECTING SEATTLE'S
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES FROM ICE
AS WELL AS OTHER FORMS OF
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER REACH?
WE WILL GO IN THE SAME ORDER
STARTING WITH JIM.
>> SO THIS MAY FLY IN THE FACE
OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT I THINK
WE NEED TO BE VERY PROACTIVE IN
PROTECTING THE LIKES OH OF THE
IMMIGRANTS. D-5 IS VERY DIVERSE.
IN FACT I LIVE IN A VERY DIVERSE
AREA WHERE WE ARE A MINORITY.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS SOMEONE FROM
ANOTHER COUNTRY OR SOMEONE FROM
ANOTHER NATIONALITY WHICH IS A
WONDERFUL SITUATION. I WOULD BE
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MOST ACTIONS
WE COULD TAKE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I THINK THIS IS ONE WE HAVE
TO LOOK AT EVERY TOOL IN OUR
TOOL KIT. I'M NOT A LAWYER SO
I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THE
POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
WE HAVE TO STAND UP FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS. THIS IS WHERE WE LEAD
WITH OUR VALUES. ANYTHING WE CAN
DO THAT IS PROACTIVE IN ENSURING
WE ARE CREATING THOSE
COMMUNITIES AND TIES, SHARING
INFORMATION, MAKING SURE WE HAVE
EMERGENCY PLANS AND REALLY DOING
ALL OF THAT WORK AHEAD OF TIME
SO WE CAN GET AHEAD OF THOSE
ACTIONS.
>> I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
THAT WE BE ADVOCATES. I'M FROM
A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE ARE
DISAPPEARING. A NUMBER OF
IRANIANS HAVE BEEN PICKED UP. I
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT WE SAY A
WELCOMING CITY A SAFE CITY. I'M
FORGETTING THE WORD AT THE
MOMENT A SANCTUARY CITY. I
HEMMED MAKE OUR FORMER CITY WE
LIVED IN ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE
NATION. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
PART FOR ME AND PUTTING IN FUNDS
TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND MAKING
SURE THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT
DOESN'T SUPPORT OR AID IN THE
DISAPPEARANCE DIOCESING OF
PEOPLE AND I WOULD PUT MY OWN
BODY IN THE LINE TO PROTECT
OTHERS HAVING BIRTHRIGHT
CITIZENSHIP. I GREW UP IN A
MIXED STATUS HOUSEHOLD AND JUST
AIN'T RIGHT.
>> I DID NOT THINK WE WOULD FIND
OURSELVES IN A PLACE WHERE YOU
ARE HANDING RED CARDS TO
STUDENTS ON HOW TO RESPOND TO
ICE OFFICIALS. I DIDN'T THINK
WE WOULD BE IN A PLACE WHERE YOU
ARE GETTING E-MAILS FROM THE
SCHOOL ABOUT AN UNMARKED POLICE
CAR OUTSIDE THE COOL THAT HAD
THEM SCARED AND LOCKED DOWN ALL
DAY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO FOLLOW
IMMIGRATION PROCEDURE. THEY HAVE
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
IF THERE WAS A RAID. IT IS
SCARY. IT IS HARD ON OUR
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. I THINK
SEEING THE CREATIVITY AND LOVE
YOU WILL SEE FROM PEOPLE WHERE
THEY GO AND BRING DOCUMENTATION
FOR AN IMMIGRANT NEIGHBOR TO A
HEARING TO TRY TO SHAME THAT
PERSON. THAT IS THE STUFF THAT
KEEPS THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER. I
THINK AS WE LOOK AT THE POLICE
AND INFORMATION SHARING DOING AS
MUCH AS WE CAN TO NOT COOPERATE
WHEN IT IS NOT A LAWFUL ORDER,
WHEN IT IS NOT TIED TO ANYTHING
RELATED TO DUE PROCESS AND I
THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
>> MY MOTHER IS 80 YEARS OLD AND
SHE GOES TO CHURCH OFTEN AND SHE
SAYS A LOT OF HER FRIENDS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE NOT COMING
TO CHURCH. THAT IS AN ISSUE. I
TEACH MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS AND
TEACHERS HAD TO WORK WITH
MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. FOR US
THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE OF
STUDENTS THAT WE WORK WITH
DAILY. I AM NOT GOING TO JUST
LET THE POLICIES OR THE WORK GET
IN THE WAY. WE ARE WORKING AS
COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE REAL ID
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, YOU HAVE MET
MY DAUGHTER, SHE IS FIGHTING FOR
THE RIGHTS OF ALL CHILDREN. SHE
IS WORKING WITH UNACCOMPANIED
MINORS MAKING SURE KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS IS TRANSLATED INTO SIM
LANGUAGE, VISUAL CUES AND SHE
KNOWS THAT EVEN CHILDREN HAVE
RIGHTS. WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE
FOR THEM. SO MAKING SURE THAT
REAL ID KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ARE
TRANSLATED INTO MULTIPLE
LANGUAGES AND WE ARE NOT JUST
PUTTING THE INFORMATION OUT
THERE FOR THEM TO FIND IT. WE
ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THEM
AND EDUCATING THEM SO THEY TO
KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND LEARN
ABOUT IT IN A WAY THAT WORKS FOR
THEM.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
IT IS A REALLY GOOD ONE IN WHAT
WE ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW
WITH ICE. I WANT TO GO BACK TO
WHEN SOMEONE SAID THIS EARLIER
IS ABOUT USING OUR BODIES AND
VOICES. I HOPE EVERYBODY CAN
REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO
SENATOR ALEX, A LATINO U.S.
SENATOR IN CALIFORNIA WHO USED
HI BODY AND HIS VOICE WHO SAW ON
TV NOEMS PRESS CONFERENCE. THAT
WAS THAT MOMENT ON JUNE 12TH I
KNEW I WANTED TO GET BACK INTO
THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE VISCERALLY
THE EMOTION I HAD, WATCHING A
U.S. SENATOR A LATINO MAN
ELECTED IN HIS OWN STATE IN A
FEDERAL BUILDING WHERE HE IS
SHOUTING OUT I AM A U.S. SENATOR
AND HE IS BEING CUFFED. THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN MY DAD, MY
UNCLES, MY BROTHERS, IT COULD
HAVE BEEN ANYONE. I HAVE WATCHED
THAT STUFF HAPPEN NOT THE ONLY
NATIVE FOLK BUT ALSO TO MY
MEXICAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO
ARE IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE HERE
WORKING, WHO ARE NOT HERE QUITE
LEGALLY AND WHAT I HEARD FROM
THE NEW CHIEF OF POLICE THAT HE
MAY GET ARRESTED IF HE STANDS IN
THE WAY, WHAT I HAVE SEEN TOWN
IN PIERCE COUNTY AND TACOMA
WHERE YOU HAVE A SHERIFF WHO
WANTS TO WORK WITH ICE AND YOU
HAVE A PROSECUTOR WHO SAYS NO,
THIS IS THE FIGHT WE WILL HAVE.
THIS IS THE TIME FOR ALL OF YOUR
FOLKS, I DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR
YOU ARE, THAT WE HAVE TO DO MORE
THAN HAVE SLOGANS, PERFORMATIVE
POLITICS, A T-SHIRT. WE WILL
HAVE TO USE OUR BODIES AND
VOICES AND FOR THE DEMOCRATS
LISTENING, WE HAVE TO FIGHT BACK
BECAUSE IT IS NOT GOING TO END.
THE FIRST SIX MONTHS IS JUST THE
RUN OF SHOW. THERE IS MORE TO
COME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
RESPONSES TO THAT QUESTION. I
KNOW WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT
IS COMING AHEAD OF US WE NEED A
REAL FIGHTER FOR WHAT IS COMING
OUR WAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS AND COURAGE.
IT IS A HARD TIME FOR ALL OF OUR
NEIGHBORS RIGHT NOW AND IT TAKES
REAL COURAGE TO ALSO STEP UP AND
LEAD. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR BEING APART OF THIS PROCESS
AND FOR BEING BEFORE US TODAY.
WITH THAT I YIELD MY TIME. THANK
YOU.
>> MASTERFULLY TIMED. NEXT UP
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AND FIRST AND
FOREMOST I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME
FEEDBACK THAT I RECEIVED ON MY
COMMENTS FROM LAST THURSDAY
DURING THE DISTRICT 5 CANDIDATE
FINALISTS SELECTION DISCUSSION.
I MENTIONED MY OWN FAMILY
HISTORY HAS GIVEN ME SOME
INSIGHT INTO THE CHALLENGES OF
THE MUSLIM COMMUNITIES AND
MUSLIM AMERICANS IN THIS COUNTRY
AND THE BROADER IMMIGRANT
EXPERIENCE AS THE SON OF A
NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT. I TRULY
APOLOGIZE IF THIS CAME OFF AS
DISMISSIVE IN ANYWAY. THAT WAS
MY INTENT.DO TO THE BE CLEAR I
DO NOT PURPORT TO SPEAK FOR OUR
MUSLIM, MIDDLE EASTERN, NORTH
AFRICAN AND IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES. I HAVE MY OWN
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AS THE SON OF
A NIGERIAN IMMIGRANT AND WITH
MANY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAPPEN
TO BE MUSLIM. BUT I DO NOT AT
ALL CLAIM TO REPLACE THE
EXPERIENCES OF THOSE WHO ARE
MUSLIM FROM MIDDLE EASTERN BACK
GROUNDS, NORTH AFRICAN
BACKGROUNDS AND OTHER IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES. AND THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT I GAIN FROM
MY OWN CONNECTION TO MY OWN
MUSLIM ROOTS INCLUDING MY
GRANDFATHER'S MUSLIM
BACKGROUND. DOESN'T REPLACE
PEOPLE FROM THOSE BACKGROUNDS.
SO I DEEPLY RESPECT AND THE
VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES T VARIOUS
COMMUNITIES I MENTIONED BRING TO
SEATTLE AND I WELCOME THE UNIQUE
SOLUTIONS THEY BRING TO THE
GOVERNING PROCESS. REALLY
IMPORTANT. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL
FOR APPLYING TO THIS POSITION
AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE
OUR CITY IN THIS MANNER AND
DISTRICT 5. YOUR VOICES AND YOUR
PERSPECTIVES, EVERY LAST ONE OF
THEM TRULY DO MATTER. ALL RIGHT,
ON TO MY QUESTIONS. A FRIEND AND
A POLITICAL MENTOR OF MINE ONCE
ADVISED ME AND TAUGHT ME THAT IN
THIS BUSINESS SOMETIMES YOU GOT
TO -- FREQUENTLY IF APPROPRIATE
ADMIT WHEN YOU ARE WRONG,
APOLOGIZE, BE WILLING TO CHANGE
COURSE AND JUST LET -- JUST HAVE
A GOOD HEART MAKING SURE YOU
HAVE A GOOD HEART THAT UNDER
LINES EVERYTHING YOU DO. IF
APPOINTED TO THIS POSITION IN
15, 16 MONTHS, I'M SURE
ASSUMING YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THAT
APPROACH, YOU WILL HAVE DO THAT
AT LEAST ONCE YOURSELF. SPECIFIC
ISSUES FOR DISTRICT 5 I THINK WE
HEARD A LOT OF THEM THROUGH YOUR
OPENING REMARKS, THROUGH LAST
NIGHT, THE CANDIDATE FORUM,
THROUGH MANY OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENTATORS WHO SPOKE TODAY. I
WILL SAY AS CHAIR OF OUR CITY'S
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THE
INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS OUR CITY
AND LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
PARTICULAR IN D-5, I KNOW IS A
REAL IMPORTANCE TO YOUR WOULD BE
CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT 5 AND
SO I -- AS I MENTIONED I'M
LOOKING FOR A STRONG GOVERNING
PARTNER IN ADDRESS OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES.
PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO
SIDEWALKS. AS I MENTIONED 27%
MISSING SIDEWALKS ACROSS THE
CITY UNDER THE THEN CURRENT PACE
OF CONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE VOTER
APPROVED LEVY. IF IT WOULD HAVE
TOOK THE CITY OVER 500 YEARS TO
FILL THAT MISSING SIDEWALK GAP
AND WE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS THROUGH THE VOTER
APPROVED LEVY IN PART BECAUSE OF
THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS COUNCIL.
THE MAYOR HAD AN EXCITING
PROPOSAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
NEW SIDEWALKS. D-5 IS THE WORST
OFF AGAIN. 32% OF ALL THE
MISSING SIDEWALKS ARE IN
DISTRICT 5. THE MAYOR HAD A BOLD
PROPOSAL IN HIS TRANSPORTATION
LEVY RENEWAL LEGISLATION OF 60
PLUS MILLION FOR NEW SIDEWALKS.
ON THIS COUNCIL WE DOUBLED THAT
INVESTMENT. THAT WAS AND THERE
IS STILL PLENTY MORE WORK TO DO.
THAT IT WAS FIRST OF TWO MAJOR
FINANCIAL POLICY AND INVESTMENT
DECISIONS PERTAINING TO NEW
SIDEWALKS ACROSS OUR CITY THAT I
HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN CONFRONTED
IN THE MAJORITY OF THIS NEWER
COUNCIL HAS BEEN CONFRONTED WITH
IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE
SECOND WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN
WE EXPANDED OUR CAMERA PROGRAM.
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SAFETY
ENFORCEMENT CAMERA LEGISLATION.
THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT THAT I
CHAMPIONED AND AUTHORED. IT WAS
APPROVED AND NOW IS INCLUDED.
DIRECTLY RESULTING IN AT LEAST
15% OF ALL NEW REVENUE ONCE YOU
NET OUT EXPENSES FOR THE COST
AND OPERATIONS OF THOSE CAMERAS,
RED LIGHT CAMERAS, ET CETERA. AT
LEAST 15% OF THOSE ARE GOING TO
GO TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF
NEW SIDEWALKS AND SIDEWALK
REPAIR. I HOPE IF I AM ABLE TO
JOIN ONE OF YOU, WE WILL BE ABLE
TO -- WE WILL BE CONFRONTED WITH
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE
FINANCIAL, FINANCIAL DECISIONS.
THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD ON
THESE -- ON RESOURCE ALLOCATION.
SO THAT IS MY QUESTION TO YOU
ABOUT NEW SIDEWALK RESOURCE
ALLOCATION. AGAIN I'M LOOKING
FOR A PARTNER, A STRONG
GOVERNING PARTNER AND
UNDERSTANDS THE FIRSTHAND IS
WILLING TO MAKE SOME DIFFICULT
DECISIONS ON TO ADDRESS NEW
SIDEWALKS. SO FROM A FORWARD
LOOKING PERSPECTIVE I THINK MANY
OF YOU ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
TALKING OFFLINE INDIVIDUALLY
WITH YOU ALL LATER THIS WEEK,
BUT JUST FROM WHAT I AM ABLE TO
GARTH I THINK YOU ALL HAVE UNDER
RPD STAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
MISSING SIDEWALKS AND HAVE DONE
SOME WORK IN YOUR PREVIOUS ROLES
TO ADDRESS NEW SIDEWALKS. IF
APPOINTED WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO
INVEST IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
NEW SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY? WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO
INVEST FURTHER INVEST IN THE
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SIDEWALKS
THROUGHOUT OUR CITY? I WILL
START HERE. YOU ALL HAVE 30
SECONDS.
>> FIRST OFF I HAVE TO SAY THAT
YOUR EFFORT HAS BEEN LOTABLE.
SIDEWALKS ARE INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT. I HAVE WORKED HARD IN
JURISDICTION I HAVE MANAGED TO
INCREASE SIDEWALKS. WE NEED TO
INVEST MORE. I SUPPORT RED LIGHT
CAMERAS AND SPEEDING CAMERAS AND
THAT COULD HELP INVEST. WE NEED
TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY AND
WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE SCHOOLS
AND OTHER PLACES FOR OUR
SIDEWALK PROGRAM. MORE MONEY IS
ESSENTIAL AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. RIGHT ON TIME.
>> MORE SUMMON ALWAYS GREAT. I
WOULD LOVE MORE MONEY BUT WE
KNOW WE ARE IN A CHALLENGING
BUDGET CYCLE HERE. I THINK A LOT
OF IT IS ABOUT TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN DELIVER
SIDEWALKS OR THAT SIMILAR
INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WAY THAT IS
VERY COST EFFECTIVE AND ALSO
PRIORITIZING WHERE WE NEED IT
THE MOST. THOSE SAFE WALK WAYS
TO GET TO OUR SCHOOLS, TO GET TO
OUR TRANSIT STOPS AND LOCAL
DESTINATIONS AND PRIORTIZING
THOSE TO MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN,
OUR ELDERLY CAN GET TO WHERE
THEY NEED GO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I
APPRECIATE YOU MODELING GOOD
LEADERSHIP OF HOW WE STAY IN
COMMUNITY TOGETHER. IN TERMS OF
SIDEWALKS I FIND THEM REALLY
IMPORTANT IN THINKING ABOUT
WHERE WE ARE MAKING OUR MONEY
GOING THE FURTHEST IN TERMS OF
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS AND ALSO
TOWARDS TRANSIT HUBS. FURTHER
LOOKING AT CHEAPER SIDEWALKS
LIKE IN WE SAW THE PLAN AROUND
THIRD AVENUE. HOW CAN WE MAKE
THE MONEY WE HAVE GO FURTHER?
>> THANK YOU.
>> I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AND EVERYTHING
ELSE TO BRING IN REVENUE. IT
HELPS KEEP OUR PEDESTRIANS SAFER
AND HOLDS DRIVERS ACCOUNT
FOOTBALL DRIVING SAFER. I LOVE
THE IDEA OF PRIORITIZING THESE
SIDEWALKS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO
MANY ROUTES ON BUSY ROADS THAT
ARE NOT COVERED AT ALL. 15TH
AVENUE FROM MAPLE LEAF TO PINE
HURST THERE, ARE SO MANY
BUSINESSES ALONG THAT WALK. IT
IS HARD TO GET THERE. I'M
SURPRISED WITH THE WORK THAT HAS
BEEN DONE ON ROOSEVELT AND
103RD. YOU HAVE A ROUTE, BUT
THEN IT PUTS YOU ON 13RD AND ALL
DOWN THAT HILL YOU HAVE INSIDE
WALKS. YOU HAVE INSIDE WALKS.
YOU HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT THE
MONEY WE SPEND AND SMART ABOUT
WHERE WE SPEND IT.
>> I HAVE TO DO A SHOUT OUT
FIRST BECAUSE WE TO HAVE CHAIR
SAKA OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
AS WELL AS THE VICE CHAIR JOY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
LEGISLATION AND THE SUPPORT.
YES, WE NEED SIDEWALKS. 250
BLOCKS NEED SIDEWALKS IN D-5. I
ALSO AM VERY CAUTIOUS HOW WE
RAISE FUNDS. I THINK EFFICIENCY,
TRANSPARENCY AND ALSO THINKING
ABOUT THE BUDGET AND LIVING
WITHIN OUR MEANS. SO I NEED TO
DO A CRITICAL REVIEW OF HOW WE
CAN DO WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH
WITH WHAT WE HAVE FIRST.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA THAT IS A
BIG QUESTION FOR 30 SECONDS BUT
I WILL BE REALLY FAST. D-5 WAS
ANNEXED IN THE 60s IN SEATTLE
AND THAT IS WHY D-5 IS THE
DISTRICT THAT HAS THE MOST
INSIDE WALKS. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD
INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE A COLLEGE A
HOSPITAL AND A MALL, WE ALSO
HAVE THREE HIGHWAYS. 522, 523
AND AURORA. THEN THAT ALSO -- IT
BASE BASICALLY BECAME A MOTOR
IEDZ AREA. WE GOT ANNEXED TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THEN WHEN WE
WERE WORKING ON WHICH I WORKED
ON WHEN I FIRST RAN BOTH TIMES
IN 2015 AND AGAIN IS THAT WE
FOCUSED ON THINGS WE COULD DO
BESIDES THE SECOND LIGHT RAIL
STATION, THE JOHN LEWIS BRIDGE
BUT ALSO PRIORITIZED WHERE WE
COULD PUT SIDEWALKS, SCHOOLS,
BUSES, LIGHT RAIL. THOSE ARE THE
AREAS WE FOCUSED ON AND GOT
SIDEWALKS IN AND WE ALSO DID A
STUDY WITH S-DOT. IT TURNED OUT
IT WOULD TAKE BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO PUT SIDEWALKS
EVERYWHERE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WE SHOULDN'T START.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I BORROWED
SOME OF THE YIELDING TIME FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> I UNDERSTAND. I HEARD. OUR
NEXT -- LET'S SEE. COUNCIL
MEMBER SOLOMON, GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE YOU ALL PUTTING YOUR
NAMES FORWARD. I ENJOYED MEETING
WITH THOSE OF YOU I HAVE MET
WITH SO FAR. FOR THOSE I
HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET
WITH INDIVIDUALLY, DEFINITELY
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS
THIS WEEK. IF YOU ARE NOT ON MY
CALENDAR, LET'S MAKE IT SO. I
HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR EACH ONE
OF YOU. I AM GOING TO KEEP IT
SIMPLE. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE
ALREADY HEARD THIS QUESTION
BEFORE. WHY? WHAT IS YOUR WHY? I
DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT YOUR
PEDIGREE. NOT REALLY INTERESTED
IN YOUR RESUME. I WANT TO KNOW
WHY YOU WANT THIS JOB AT THIS
TIME. SO WE WILL START WITH JIM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND TAKE ABOUT A MINUTE.
>> I'M SORRY?
>> TAKE ABOUT A MINUTE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
QUESTION AS WELL. I HAVE TALKED
ABOUT WHY IN MANY WAYS. I
HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT JUST THAT
ABIDING LOVE FOR COMMUNITY
MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND THE FACT
THAT I HAVE A DAUGHTER AND TWO
GRANDDAUGHTERS WHO LIVE HERE. IT
IS ABOUT THEIR LEGACY SO THAT IS
VERY IMPORTANT. THIS FEELS TO ME
LIKE A CULMINATION OF WHAT I'VE
DONE IN MY CAREER, WHAT I'VE
DONE IN MY LIFE AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY GIVE TO A
CITY THAT IS MY FOREVER CITY.
THOSE ARE THE REASONS.
>> OKAY.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FIRST
OF ALL FOR THE NOMINATION. I
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT AND FOR
YOUR SERVICE. SO WHY WAS I
CALLED? I AM HERE FOR MY KIDS
AND FOR THE FUTURE OF MY
CHILDREN AND FOR ALL ON OUR
KIDS. I BELIEVE THAT CHILD
FRIENDLY CITIES ARE BETTER FOR
EVERYONE AND THAT IS THE
APPROACH I WOULD TAKE. I AM HERE
BECAUSE I WANT TO COME UP WITH
SOLUTIONS. I WANT OH TO WORK
WITH COMMUNITIES TO FIGURE OUT
HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS INTO PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE CAN THRIVE. I HAVE WORKED
WITH COMMUNITIES TO DO A LOT OF
THIS WORK ALREADY. YOU CAN SEE
IT IN THE CROWN HILL ACTION
PLAN. YOU SEE IT WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT ZONING CODES WE
PASSED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR
COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO BUILD
CHILD FRIENDLY CITIES AROUND OUR
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS. THAT IS
WHAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I
THINK MY REASON SHOWED UP TODAY.
WE SAW HIGH SCHOOLERS, WE SAW
COLLEGE STUDENTS, WE SAW PEOPLE
WORKING IN YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS,
MY KIDS ARE HERE TODAY. THEY ARE
MY WHY. I AM HERE BECAUSE AS WE
DISCUSSED I AM A MOM WHO CARES.
I WILL SHOW UP EVERY SINGLE DAY,
PUT EVERYTHING I HAVE.MY RESUME
SHOWED HOW MUCH I HAVE
VOLUNTEERED AND DONE FOR FREE
AND WILL SHOW UP FOR OUR FUTURE
EVERY SINGLE DAY WHETHER I GET
THIS APPOINTMENT OR NOT. AFTER
THE 2016 ELECTION THAT IS WHEN I
REALLY BECAME VERY ACTIVE IN
POLITICS. I LED A VERY LARGE
PROTEST OF 3,000 PEOPLE SO I AM
REALLY WILLING TO SHOW UP AND
PUT MY BODY OUT THERE. I ALSO
READ A BOOK CALLED HEALING THE
HEART OF DEMOCRACY THAT TALKED
ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
STAY TOGETHER IN COMMUNITY WHEN
WE DISAGREE AND THAT IS WHY I'M
HERE. SO I CAN TALK WITH PEOPLE
I DISAGREE WITH AND BUILD
COMMUNITY WITH AND SHOW UP. SO
MY REASONS ARE THE CHILDREN, BUT
ALSO OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL.
>> I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
SERVING IN BREMER TON WHEN I WAS
IN THE NAVY. THAT IS WHEN I
FIRST MET THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
WHEN I FIRST NAMED GRADUATE
SCHOOL IT WAS NO-BRAINER TO COME
BACK TO THIS AREA. IT HAS BEEN
AMAZING TO OUR FAMILY SINCE
2016. THAT IS NOT EVERYONE'S
EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE BEEN
EXTREMELY PRIVILEGED. WE WERE
ABLE TO BUY A HOUSE IN 2016 WHEN
THINGS WERE STILL EXPENSIVE BUT
MORE AFFORDABLE THAN THEY ARE
NOW. WE CAN'T BE PEOPLE WHO
WALK AROUND WITH BLINDERS ON.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT
THERE THAT NEED A CHAMPION, NEED
A VOICE, NEED SOMEONE OUT THERE
WORKING HARD FOR THEM. I CARABLE
SOLVING HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS, PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR
THIS REGION. I THINK THAT WILL
MAKE SEATTLE A LOT BETTER FOR
EVERYONE LONG TERM AND I CARE
ABOUT THOSE CAUSES.
>> AS AN IMMIGRANT I CHOSE THIS
CITY BECAUSE I LOVE IT.
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE IS WHAT
KOREANS TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME.
WHEN I CAME I ACTUALLY SAW THE
NATURE AND THE PEOPLE AND THE
VIBRANT COMMUNITY AND THE CITY.
I ACTUALLY BELIEVED THAT WE HAVE
POSSIBILITIES IN DISTRICT 5 AND
COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON, I'M
TIRED OF WAITING. I'M TIRED OF
REPRESENTATION. I'M TIRED OF
WAITING FOR CHANGES. THIS IS MY
WHY. AS I SHARE COMMUNITY RAISED
ME. AS A DAUGHTER OF AN
IMMIGRANT AND RAISED BY A SINGLE
PARENT HOUSEHOLD, I LEFT MY
80-YEAR-OLD MOTHER TO MOVE TO
SEATTLE. I AM COMMITTED TO THIS
CITY. I WANT TO MAKE THIS CITY
BETTER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
SOLOMON. THAT IS A GREAT
QUESTION. I'M GLAD WE CAN KEEP
IT SIM. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
ME. I WAS RAISED AS DISH WAS NOT
RAISED WITH LUXURY BELIEFS. I
WAS RAISED I HAVE
RESPONSIBILITIES TO SOMETHING
GREATER THAN ME. EVERY CAREER
CHOICE I HAVE MADE IN MY
PERSONAL LIFE, MY PROFESSIONAL
LIFE HAS BEEN MADE TO MAKE THE
COMMUNITY AND THIS WORLD BETTER.
THAT MAY SOUND A BIT GRANDIOSE
BUT THAT IS HOW I WAS RAISED.
WHEN YOU COME FROM AN INDIAN
COUNTRY AND TRIBAL COMMUNITY
THAT IS HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD.
IT IS BIGGER THAN YOU AND IT IS
MORE THAN A SOCIAL CONTRACT. YOU
OWE IT TO YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR
CITY, YOUR COUNTRY AND ALSO I
BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY. I BELIEVE
IN OUR COUNTRY. I BELIEVE IN OUR
TRIBAL COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE IN
THE CITY AND I BELIEVE THAT NOT
EVERYTHING IS PERFECT BUT THAT
IS -- WE DON'T GIVE UP TRYING
FOR THAT REASON. THAT IS WHY I
WANT TO COME BACK TO SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE.
MADAM CHAIR, I WILL YIELD BACK
THE REST OF MY TIME TO MY
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MUST
ADMIT THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR IN
THE ROLL CALL ORDER AND SKIPPED
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA. I WOULD
LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER RIVERA. GO AHEAD PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I
HAVE THREE QUICK YES YE AND NO
QUESTIONS AND THEN TWO SHORT
ANSWER. SO LET'S GET TO IT. ONE
THING I WILL ASK IS IF YOU CAN
PLEASE HOLD YOUR PADDLE UP FOR A
FEW SECONDS SO I CAN JOT DOWN
WHAT YOU GUYS ARE RESPONDING TO.
ALRIGHT. FIRST QUESTION RELATED
TO COMP PLAN. A STRONG CASE HAS
BEEN MADE BY THE PUBLIC THAT THE
TREE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN IS
RESULTING IN THE UNNECESSARY
DEFER TOESTATION OF OUR
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS DURING
DEVELOPMENT. WOULD YOU --
SOMETHING D-5 CARES ABOUT. WOULD
YOU VOTE FOR LEGISLATION THAT
ALLOWS THE TREE PROTECTION AREA
TO BE MODIFIED TO PRESERVE
EXISTING TREES ON RESIDENTIAL
LOTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT? GREAT.
THANK YOU. SECOND YES OR NO. A
NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS
HAVE BEEN PROPOSED FOR D-5. ONE
IN PARTICULAR IS CONTENTIOUS.
WOULD YOU SUPPORT MAKING CHANGES
TO THIS PROPOSAL SUCH AS CHANGES
TO THE BOUNDARIES, TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER IN RESPONSE
TO THE 1600 PLUS D-5 NEIGHBORS
WHO HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT
THIS PROPOSAL? SORRY. OKAY.
ALRIGHT. LAST YES OR NO. DO YOU
SUPPORT A PILOT STREET CLOSURE
PROJECT BETWEEN 95TH AND 107TH
ON AURORA AS A NON-LAW FORCEMENT
STRATEGY TO ADDRESSING THE SEX
TRADE AND GUN VIOLENCE IN THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS? OKAY. AND THEN
NOW SHORT ANSWER. COMMERCIAL
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND RELATED
GUN VIOLENCE HAS BEEN RAMPANT
ALONG THE CORRIDOR. SOME OF YOU
HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE AURORA
AVENUE CORRIDOR. LAST YOUR
COUNCIL PASSED -- THAT IS THE
YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE BEING
EXPLOITED ON AURORA. HOW WOULD
YOU HAVE VOTED ON THIS
LEGISLATION AND WHY? YOU EACH
HAVE ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO ANSWER.
>> I WOULD HAVE VOTED YES. I
THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A
PROACTIVE APPROACH. WE NEED TO
SUPPORT THE SEX WORKERS IN EVERY
WAY WE CAN TO TURN THEIR LIVES
AROUND.
>> THANK YOU. KATY.
>> I THINK I WOULD HAVE VOTED
YES IF THERE WERE A COUPLE MORE
PIECES ADDED IN THERE. ONE IS
ASSURING THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE
TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SEX
TRADE AND MAKING SURE WE ARE
PROVIDING THOSE AVENUES FOR THAT
TO HAPPEN. AND I THINK ANOTHER
IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE
RULES WE ARE PUTTING IN PLACE
ARE PUNITIVE FOR THE SAKE OF
BEING PUNITIVE BUT AGAIN HELPING
HEAL OUR COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESS
THOSE CYSTIC ISSUES.
>> I WOULD EMIC ISSUES.
>> I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE
SOME CHANGES DONE AS WELL. THERE
ARE MEN WHO ARE IN THIS PRACTICE
AND MAKING SURE WE HAD MEETING
THEIR NEEDS. THERE ARE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT KNOW THE BEST
WAYS TO PROVIDE WHAT THEY NEED.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENGAGE
COMMUNITY BUT MAKING SURE THE
ANSWERS WE ARE GIVING TO THEM
ARE ACTUALLY RESULTING IN THE
OUTCOMES THEY WANT BECAUSE I
THINK THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
GIVING PEOPLE SOLUTIONS THAT
WILL MAKE US FEEL SAFER AND
AREN'T ALWAYS MAKING US SAFER.
IT IS MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE
FIGHT WITH EACH OTHER. I THINK
WITH IMPROVEMENT I'M EXCITED TO
SEE DATA.
>> ROB.
>> I DON'T KNOW ALL THE
SPECIFICS BUT BASED ON YOUR
DESCRIPTION I WOULD HAVE
SUPPORTED IT. THE IMPORTANT
THING IS TO LOOK AT THE
OUTCOMES, LOOK AT THE DATA AND
SEE IF IT IS ACCOMPLISHING WHAT
WE WANT IT TO. THE VICTIMS ARE
NOT THE ONES WE ARE OUT TO
PUNISH.
>> JULIE.
>> YES. I RECOGNIZE NEED FOR
SUPPORTING THE VULNERABLE USING
HOLISTIC APPROACH COMMUNITY
CENTER MODEL AND I KNOW HE IS
DEALING WITH SOME OF THOSE
ISSUES. I KNOW THAT I WALK AND
DRIVE AND SEE THE WOMEN. SO I
NEED TO THINK ABOUT SAFETY FOR
THE SEX WORKERS AS WELL AS FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER.
ACTUALLY FOR THE EIGHT YEARS I
WAS ON COUNCIL AND I BELIEVE I
HAVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM
ELIZABETH IN PROVIDING SUPPORT
FOR THE NOT ONLY THE SEX WORKERS
BUT GETTING THEM OUT OF IT WHEN
THEY ARE READY TO LEAVE. I
BELIEVE I SAID THIS LAST NIGHT
BUT I WAS WRONG. THERE IS ONLY
SEVEN BEDS AVAILABLE. IF INDEED
SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET OUT OF THE
SEX BUSINESS AND SO WE WOULD GO
BACK TO IT IS SUCH AN EMOTIONAL
ISSUE AND IT IS SO MUCH MORE
COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED OF HOW
WE HANDLE AURORA AND WHAT WE
HAVE SEEN BECAUSE WE SEE THAT
THE SEX TRADE AND HOW IT HAS
GOTTEN IT IS HAS GOTTEN MORE
VIOLENT AND MORE DARK.
>> I DIDN'T CATCH YES OR NO.
>> YES.
>> THEN LAST QUESTION, SORRY I
KNOW I'M RUSHING BUT I'M
TRYING TO GET THROUGH ALL MY
QUESTIONS. JUST ONE LAST
QUESTION. D-5 IS HOME TO A
MULTITUDE OF SMALL BUSINESSES.
MANY OF THEM ARE OWNED BY
IMMIGRANT INDIVIDUALS. MANY OF
THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE PLAGUED BY
STREET CRIME. HOW WILL YOU
ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS? WE WILL
START WITH YOU FORMER COUNCIL
MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> SO THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT
WE SEE ON LAKE CITY AND AURORA
THAT ARE OWNED BY IMMIGRANTS AND
OTHER FOLKS AS WELL WE SAW TITIS
PEAK IN 2020 AND WHEN WE WERE
DOWN SEVEN OFFICERS. NOW WE CAN
FINALLY HAVE BETTER CALL TIMES
TO AURORA, LAKE CITY AND
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. WE TRIED
TO DO THIS AND I DON'T WANT
EVERYONE TO LOSE THEIR MINDS.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT BUILDING
A $500 MILLION POLICE STATION
BUT WE NEED A SECOND SITE NOT
JUST ON THE NORTH END OF ON THE
OTHER SIZE OF MERIDIAN AND D-5.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MILITARY
CARS. I'M TALKING ABOUT PLACE
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND REPORT
CRIMES. PEOPLE WERE COMING IN
AND TAKE THINGS AND THERE WAS
NOTHING THEY COULD DO.
>> THANK YOU. JULIE.
>> YES, SO I MENTIONED I HAVE
WALKED AND VISITED ABOUT 50
DIFFERENT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
ON LAKE CITY AND AURORA DURING
THIS TIME. I BELIEVE THAT WE
NEED VISIBLE CONSISTENT
PRESENCE. OFFICERS WHO ARE
TRUSTED, TRAINED AND SUPPORTED
BUT WE ALSO MENTION THAT
SOMETIMES IT IS NOT AN ISSUE OF
A 911 CALLS. WE NEED FAST
RESPONSE TIME BUT THERE MAY BE
SOME NON-EMERGENCY. I ALSO WANT
TO REMIND US OF THE CARE
DETECTIVE TEAMS AT THAT ARE
RESPONDING TO MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS AND ALSO WE HAVE COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE WHO HAS CHAIRED
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND
HAS STRENGTHENED THE CITY'S
CHRONIC THINK SAUNS LAW. SO WE
NEED SOMEBODY. WE NEED A COUNCIL
MEMBER WHO WILL BE PART OF THE
BOARD EFFORT TO ADDRESS PUBLIC
POLICY AND PUBLIC SAFETY. NOT
ONLY FOR --
>> THANK YOU, JULIE. SORRY. ROB.
>> SMALL BUSINESSES ARE SUCH A
LIFE BLOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY MAKE THE COMMUNITIES MORE
WALKABLE. THEY ACT AS A
GATHERING PLACE IN THE
COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT REALISTIC
TO EXPECT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
TO EMPLOY THEIR OWN SECURITY
GUARDS TO KEEP GOODS ON THE
SHELVES AND TO KEEP THEM IN
BUSINESS. THERE NEEDS TO BE
CONSEQUENCES FOR CRIMES LIKE
THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE AND WE CAN
HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SMALL
BUSINESSES CAN GROW, THEY CAN
BUILD THE COMMUNITIES WE WANT TO
SEE IN THE FUTURE AND ALLOW THE
DEVELOPMENT AND DENSITY IN THE
CITY WE WILL SEE IN THE FUTURE.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A BIA
SUPPORT MANY OF OUR PLACES.
WHILE THEY CAN'T GET ONE IT
WOULD WOULD BE GREATER FOR THE
CITY TO SUPPORT WITH AMBASSADORS
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TILL WE
CAN GET THE FUND OR SOMETHING
SET UP. OUR BUSINESSES NEED
SUPPORT RIGHT NOW. THAT GOES
BACK TO MY EARLIER STATEMENT
ABOUT NOT JUST SAYING WE WILL
HAVE RESOURCES THAT DON'T
ACTUALLY PAN OUT. WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH POLICE TO HELP THESE
BUSINESSES BUT WE CAN EXPAND THE
CARE TEAM. WE CAN INVEST IN MORE
SHELTERS. WE COULD DO BETTER
DRUG TREATMENT LIKE FOR EXAMPLE
WHAT YOU PROPOSE IN YOUR SALES
TAX. I THINK THESE ARE THE
THINGS WE NEED BE THINKING ABOUT
THAT CAN MAKE PEOPLE SAFER NOW.
>> THANK YOU. SO I AM SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER AND WE ARE ONE
BREAK AWAY FROM REALLY HAVING
SOME FINANCIAL ISSUES. THIS
ISSUE IS VERY REAL TO ME. I
THINK BIAS ARE A GREAT IDEA. I
THINK ANY SUPPORT WE CAN GET
FROM THE CITY AND PILOTING THOSE
AND UNDERSTANDING HOW WE CAN TRY
AND ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WITHIN
OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.
ALTERNATIVES LIKE SAFE AND CLEAN
TEAMS COULD ALSO BE AN ANSWER
THERE. WE HAVE SOME GREAT GRANT
PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP
BUSINESSES DEALING WITH GRAFFITI
AND OTHER THINGS. THIS GOES DOWN
ENFORCEMENT.
>> IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY
SOMETHING NEW. I WOULD SUPPORT
BIA IN THE AREA. THAT IS A FOOD
STEP. I TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST
NIGHT. I REALLY BELIEVE STRONGLY
IN THE COMMUNITY BASED POLICING
AND REALLY GETTING OUT ON THE
STREET. HAVE OFFICERS BE IN
CONTACT WITH BUSINESS OWNERS TO
GET TO KNOW THEM, TO GET TO KNOW
THEIR ISSUES AND LISTEN. THAT IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU ALL. AGAIN
APOLOGIES FOR THE QUICK BUT YOU
ALL DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL TAKE BACK
SOME OF COUNCIL MEMBER
SOLOMON'S YIELDED TIME, GIVE
CANDIDATES ONE MINUTE 40 SECONDS
TO ANSWER ONE OR ALL OF THE
QUESTIONS I HAVE ALREADY
SUBMITTED TO YOU OR YOU CAN
FINISH ANSWERING A QUESTION YOU
DIDN'T GET TO BEFORE. I WILL
GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS. I WILL GIVE
YOU TEN SECONDS AND THEN I WILL
RING THE BELL. JIM, I WILL START
WITH YOU. SO WITH THAT, A MINUTE
AND 40 SECONDS ALL YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SO THE FIRST ABOUT
WHY, I THINK WE HAVE ANSWERED
THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT QUITE
A BIT. SECOND ISSUE IS PRESSING
ISSUES IN THE DISTRICT. THESE
ARE KIND OF NO-BRAINERS, PUBLIC
SAFETY OR AVENUE, PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
I SEE THAT EVERYDAY WHEN I WALK
THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES,
SIDEWALKS. CROSS DISTRICT BUS
SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN TALKED
ABOUT. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
ESPECIALLY WITH A 133 STATION
OPENING UP. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
OF NORTH GATE. AND HOW TO
ACCOMMODATE DENSITY WITHIN THE
EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS. THIRD
QUESTION, GREATEST
OPPORTUNITIES. I BELIEVE THAT
DISTRICT 5 HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REALLY BE A WORLD CLASS DIVERSE
URBAN VILLAGE. NORTH GATE CAN
SERVE AS A HUB FOR THAT. THERE
IS OBVIOUSLY CHALLENGES ALONG
AURORA BUT I ALSO SEE GREAT
OPPORTUNITY ALONG AURORA. I'VE
BEEN ENGAGED IN CERTAIN
SITUATIONS, REVITALIZATION
EFFORTS SO I THINK THERE IS
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE
DISTRICT. ANOTHER QUESTION WAS
RELATED TO 133 STATION. I MIGHT
HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT ANSWER IF
WE HAD THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT
WHETHER TO REBUILD IT OR NOT.
THERE IS SOME REAL CHALLENGE
THERE BECAUSE THERE IS A PARK,
THERE IS A GOLF COURSE, THERE IS
THE CREEK. THERE IS ALREADY
EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. WE WILL
HAVE TO BE A BIT SURGICAL AND
MAKE ADDITIONAL SIDEWALKS, CROSS
TOWN BUS SERVICE. WE REALLY HAVE
TO WORK ON WHERE WE CAN HAVE
DEVELOPMENT TO REALLY BUILD THE
BASE FOR TRANSIT. SIDEWALKS TO
GET PEOPLE THERE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU CAN THROW OUT
MY QUESTIONS OR YOU CAN ANSWER
EACH ONE OF THEM. ALL YOU.
>> SO MOST PRESSING ISSUES,
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELESSNESS.
TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND
THE ISSUES BEING ENFORCEMENT. SO
THAT OFFICERS CAN SPEND TIME
DEALING WITH VIOLENT CRIMES AND
INVESTIGATIONS. THE OTHER BEING
HOMELESSNESS. A LOT OF THIS IS
ABOUT WHAT ARE THE NEAR TERM
FIXES? TINY VILLAGES, GETTING
MORE EMERGENCY SHELTER BUT
REALLY DEALING WITH THE UPSTREAM
SYSTEMIC ISSUES. HOMELESSNESS IS
A HOUSING ISSUE. WE NEED MORE
HOUSING. MORE TYPES OF HOUSING
IN EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE CITY.
THAT IS HOW WE SOLVE HOMELESS
VNS. OUR GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES
IN D-5 ARE US. IT IS THE PEOPLE
OF D-5 ENGAGING IN PUBLIC
DISCOURSE. THE CITY SHOULD BE
SUPPORTING HOW WE CAN HELP
COMMUNITIES ORGANIZE AND GET
THEM INVOLVED IN CITY PROCESSES.
OUR GREAT ZEST THE FEAR OF EACH
OTHER. LOSING OUR SENSE OF WHO
WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR. I
WILL SKIP TO THE FOURTH
QUESTION. THIS SORT OF
EXEMPLIFIES A LOT OF MY THEORY
AROUND HOW WE ACT AND HOW WE
CREATE CITIES. IT IS ABOUT MY
FAVORITE PLACES AND THINGS IN
D-5. I LOVE THOSE MOMENTS OF JOY
AND THOSE LITTLE ACTS OF LOVE
FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY GIVE BACK
TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THERE IS
THE GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
GROWING FOOD. THE LITTLE FREE
LIBRARIES, THE LITTLE FREE
PANTRIES T PURPLE COFFEE CUP
TRADING STAND, THE LAKE CITY
MURAL PROJECT. THESE ARE THE
THINGS THAT REMIND US AND SHOW
US THAT PEOPLE THAT EVERYDAY
CITIZENS CAN STILL SHAPE THEIR
COMMUNITIES. THESE ARE THE
THINGS THAT THEY REMIND US IT IS
NOT JUST DEVELOPERS AND
GOVERNMENTS, IT IS ALL OF US.
THESE ARE THE ACTS OF LOVE THAT
COMMUNICATE OUT. IT SHOWS US
WHEN WE EMPOWER COMMUNITY WE CAN
DO AMAZING THINGS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ONE OF THE REASONS
YOU ASKED IS WHY WE RAN FOR THIS
POSITION AND I WANT TO SAY I
KNOCKED THOUSANDS OF DLO DOORS
AND MANY PEOPLE SAID THE LAST
PEOPLE THAT KNOCKED ON THEIR
DOOR WAS GOVERNOR FERGUSON. ONE
PERSON TOLD ME WAS THE LAST
PERSON WAS SENATOR PATTY MURRAY.
I WENT OUT AND TALKED TO EVERY
SINGLE PERSON I COULD TO GET A
GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT WANTED. I
KNOW THEY WANTED MORE HOUSING
BECAUSE OF OUR CLIMATE EMERGENCY
OR BECAUSE THEIR KIDS COULDN'T
AFFORD A HOME. ALSO THEY JUST
CONTINUE WANT TO SEE PEOPLE
LIVING ON THE STREETS ANYMORE.
THOSE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT
THINGS I HOPE PEOPLE WILL THINK
ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND I
THINK THE OTHER THING FOR ME IS
SIGNIFICANT IS THE SIDEWALKS.
YOU HAVE MENTIONED WE DON'T HAVE
THEM. THERE ARE NO SAFE ROUTES
TO SCHOOL. THERE IS NOT A GREAT
WAY THE GET AROUND. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT BUILDING OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SIDEWALKS ARE
PART OF THAT. WE ALSO NEED MORE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE
SEE A LOT OF DRUGS AND ISSUES IN
OUR AREA. I'VE HAD TOEKS PHONE
LINE MY KIDS WHY IS SOMEBODY
SHOOTING INTO THEIR GROIN
FRANKLY. WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN
THEY WERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING
I JUDGE BUT IT IS SOMETHING I
KNOW NEEDS TREATMENT AND CARE
AND THAT WE NEED TO MAKE OUR
CITY A PLACE THAT HAS PLACES FOR
PEOPLE TO GO. I'D LOVE TO BRING
THE SOESHING CLINIC BACK. I'M
ALSO DISTURBED 50% OF THE FOOD
BANKS HAS SENIORS GOING TO THEM.
IN TERMS OF PINE HURST STATION
WE NEED TO UP ZONE THAT AREA. WE
NEED ANTI-DISPLACEMENT MEASURES.
SO MANY PEOPLE MOVE TO D-5 AS
ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING
AFFORDABLE AREAS. NOW WE ARE
LOOKING TO MOVE THEM AWAY. WE
NEED TO BUILD PLACES FOR THEM.
>> ROB.
>> I WILL START WITH MY FAVORITE
PLACES IN D-5 BECAUSE I LOVE
D-5. I WANT TO CELEBRATE IT AS
MUCH AS I CAN. MAPLE LEAF PARK
IS SO BEAUTIFUL. IT IS AMAZING.
I THINK THE ROOSEVELT RESERVOIR
IS WORTH EXPARTICULAR RATION FOR
THAT TO STRENGTH THAN COMMUNITY.
THE NORTHEAST SEATTLE LIBRARY
WHAT AN AMAZING IDEA. WHAT AN
AMAZING PLACE. OLYMPIC VIEW
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE STAFF,
THE TEACHERS, THE STUDENTS, IT
IS A GLORIOUS PLACE. BUT MY
WINNER FOR FAVORITE PLACE, THE
PARK IN DISTRICT 5. THE SALMON
WERE RUNNING SO WELL IT CONNECTS
YOU WITH THE HISTORY OF THE
REGION. IT REALLY MAKES YOU
APPRECIATE SEATTLE THAT MUCH
MORE. THE VISION FOR PINE HURST.
I THINK THAT IS A TRICKY ONE. NO
ONE WILL KNOW BETTER THAN THE
RESIDENTS. THAT WON'T BE A
HEARING, THAT WILL BE KNOCKING
ON DOORS AND CONNECTING WITH
PEOPLE. IT IS YOU CAN'T GET
GREEN SPACE BACK. TALK ABOUT A
ONE WAY DOOR. I KNOW THERE IS
BOLD IDEAS BUT YOU DON'T GET
RID OF GREEN CITIES AND MIRACLE
OVERNIGHT. I LOVE THE IDEA OF
LIGHTING I-5. THERE IS OTHER
AREAS OF THE REGION THAT HAVE
DONE IT. YOU CAN BUILD AN
AMAZING PARK ON TOP OF I-5
BECAUSE THE ELEVATION SHOULD
WORK OUT PERFECTLY FOR IT. NEXT
THING, GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES
AND THREATS TO THIS AREA,
DEVELOPMENT. IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY AND A THREAT. IF WE
TAKE OUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL AND
DON'T PAY ATTENTION WE DON'T
HAVE GROCERY STORES, CHILD CARE.
WE DON'T HAVE RESTAURANTS. WE
WON'T HAVE THE THINGS THAT
CONNECT COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> THANKS, ROB. AND THE PARK
USED TO BE THE BORDER IN
DISTRICT 6. OVER TO YOU JULIE.
>> WELL, I AM AN OPTIMIST. I
ALWAYS SEE THINGS AS GLASS HALF
FULL. WHEN YOU ASK WHAT ARE THE
GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES? I WAS
EXCITED TO SHARE ABOUT OUR
PEOPLE, OUR DIVERSITY T
RESILIENCE, THE DEEP ROOTED
SENSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD. DISTRICT
5 IS HOME TO MULTI-GENERATIONAL
FAMILIES, NEW IMMIGRANTS, SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS ALL WORKING HARD
TO BUILD SOMETHING BETTER. HAVE
YOU VISITED THE RESTORATIVE
INITIATIVE? WONDERFUL PLACE
WHERE SHE CREATED A SPACE FOR
WOMEN TO BE ABLE TO USE THEIR
STRENGTH AND SKILL SETS TO
CREATE BEAUTIFUL ART WORK AND
THEY ARE SELLING IT. SO YOU KNOW
AGAIN THESE GEMS ARE ALL PART OF
D-5 THAT I LOVE AND I WANTED TO
CONTINUE TO THROUGHOUT. YOU ALSO
ASKED ABOUT SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES. SO THE GREATEST
CHALLENGE IS BEING LEFT BEHIND.
WE HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS THE YEARS
OF UNDER INVESTMENT IN NORTH
SEATTLE, FROM SIDEWALK GASP, TO
LIMITED TRANSIT ACCESS. AS I
SAID I CAN'T GET TO THE LIGHT
RAIL STATION UNLESS I'M WORKING
OR WALKING REALLY HARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WILL TRY TO
TACKLE QUESTION NUMBER FOUR
WHICH IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE.
I THINK I'VE GOTTEN MORE
ARTICULATE ABOUT IT. THE 2025
SEATTLE COMP PLAN, THE HALF MILE
RADIUS AROUND A CHILD'S HOME
SHOULD BE OUR NORTH STAR. THE
COMP LINE MUST BE FORWARD
LOOKING AND INTEGRATE ECONOMIC
MOBILITY ACROSS THE CITY. IF YOU
TERM POLICY INTO LAW FOR
ECONOMIC SUCCESS FORCE POWER,
FOR AGENCY, AND DIGNITY AND
BELONGING, I BELIEVE AND I'VE
SEEN EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FALL
IN IT'S PLACE. THAT BEING SAID
130TH AND PINE HURST STATION
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, WHAT WE
HAVE ALWAYS DONE AND WE HAVE
SEEN IT COME TO FEW SIX TRANSIT
ORIENTED HOUSING AN DEVELOPMENT,
DENSITY. ALSO WALK ABILITY, THE
TEN MINUTE WALK SHED, THE 15
MINUTE WALK SHED. ALSO THE BUS
TO GET PEOPLE TO NORTH GATE AND
TO GET THEM TO 130TH. I KNOW IN
THE COMP PLAN THAT WE HAVE TEN
NEIGHBORHOODS IN D-5 AND THEY
WILL BE ADDED TO THE 25 EXISTING
URBAN CENTERS. THAT IS THE
WALKING STUFF I LIKE TO GET
INTO. BUT WHEN WE WERE PLANNING
PINE HURST WHEN WE ACTUALLY
PLANNED NORTH GATE AS WELL, WE
ARE STARTING TO SEE WHAT WILL
HAPPEN THERE AND IT IS EXCITING.
DOES THAT MEAN MY TIME IS UP? .
>> I HAD 20 MORE SECONDS.
>> I WILL STOP TALKING.
>> GO AHEAD .
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT BELL SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU
WALK INTO A 7-ELEVEN. I WAS LIKE
SLURPIE TIME. OKAY. SO I AM -- I
WILL GO DOWN LINE REALLY QUICK
AND SAY WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT
ALL OF YOU. I HAD A CHANCE TO
WATCH AND ATTEND THE FORUM AT
NORTH SEATTLE AND THAT WAS
GREAT. HI TO LEAVE A LITTLE
EARLY. I HEARD IT WENT TILL A
LITTLE AFTER 8:00. IT WAS REALLY
GOOD TO BE THERE AND HEAR YOU
ALL ANSWER ON THE FLY AND THEN
ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE
AUDIENCE AND ALL THAT. THAT WAS
REALLY, REALLY GOOD. THEN HAD A
CHANCE TO READ OVER EVERYONE'S
APPLICATION AND ALSO THEIR
RESUME. JAMES WHAT I REALLY
APPRECIATED ABOUT YOURS IS YOUR
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, YOUR CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT AND THEN LIST OF
INCREDIBLE WRITINGS YOU HAVE
DONE ALREADY WHICH WAS LIKE WILD
TO SEE THE INDEX OF THAT. EVEN
BEFORE WE HAD CHAT GPT AND AI
YOU WERE RIGHT FROM THE BRAIN.
THAT IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. KATY
YOU HAD THE MOST PRETTIEST
RESUME BECAUSE YOU ARE OUR URBAN
DESIGNER. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
FONT YOU USED FOR YOUR RESUME.
YOUR DESIGN BACKGROUND, KID
FRIENDLY CITY REALLY STOOD OUT A
LOT. ALSO THE HOUSING FLAG THAT
YOU WORE LAST NIGHT AND THEN
HAVE TALKED ABOUT AS WELL. NILU
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH, YOUR
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGE. AND
ALSO THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE
ALREADY DONE THAT HAS BEEN IN
THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE THAT
HAVE REACHED OUT HAS STOOD OUT
AS WELL. ROBERT, YOUR NAVY
BACKGROUND, AND I WAS SURPRISED
THAT SOMEONE FROM THE AIR FORCE
RECOMMENDED SOMEONE FROM THE
NAVY. THAT WAS PRETTY
IMPRESSIVE. YOUR SYSTEMS
EXPERIENCE AS WELL AND ALSO WHEN
YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS BEING THE
BEST PLACE THAT THAT YOU HAVE
MOVED WITH YOUR FAMILY WHEN YOU
CAME ACROSS THE WATER FROM GOOD
OLD BREMERTON. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. DR. JULIE KANG, THANK YOU.
ANYTIME WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE THEY
TALK ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, YOUR TEACHING, YOUR
EDUCATION. THEY HAVE ALL SPOKEN
VERY HIGHLY OF YOU. THAT MEANS A
LOT WHEN YOU HAVE YOUTH COME AND
THEY TALK ABOUT YOU AS A PERSON
AND A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL AS
WELL. AND THEN E DEBORAH JUAREZ.
YOUR SHARPNESS, YOUR EXPERIENCE,
YOUR HISTORICAL CON TENGS. I'M A
HISTORICAL BUFF SO I LOVE TO
HEAR ABOUT THE HISTORICAL
CONTEXT TEXT OF THE CITY, OF THE
PEOPLE. IT IS ALWAYS GREAT. THEN
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU HAVE HAD
SO FAR AND THEN ALSO THE ONE
THING THAT STICKS OUT IS THE
TRIBAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. WE
TALK ABOUT IN SEATTLE WE GIVE
OUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ONE OF MY
FAVORITE LINES YOU HAVE WE
ALWAYS GIVE OUR LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. YOU ALWAYS TALK
ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO HAVE ACTION
BEHIND THAT AND WHAT DOES THAT
LOOK LIKE SO WE CAN MOVE FROM
THAT PERFORMATIVE POLICIES TO
STUFF THAT WORKS. MY QUESTION IS
SUPER SIM. I HAVE GOT TON HEAR A
LOT ABOUT YOUR VALUES, KNOW SOME
OF YOUR PERSONALLY SO KNOW THOSE
VALUES REALLY ALIGN. NO ONE IS
UP HERE A BAD PERSON, YOU KNOW.
PEOPLE CAN WRITE WHAT THEY WANT.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I
WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL
IS WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE
MISSING AS A COUNCIL THAT MAYBE
YOU WILL BRING TO THE COUNCIL?
WHAT WILL YOU BRING HERE AS A
COLLEAGUE THAT YOU THINK
POTENTIALLY WE ARE MISSING OR
SOMETHING YOU WILL ADD TO US? WE
WILL START WITH MY FRIEND JAMES.
>> --
>> LET ME STOP YOU REAL QUICK.
EVERYONE GETS ONE MINUTE. I
APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE NOT
TALKED ABOUT IS WHAT I'VE DONE
IN A NUMBER OF CITIES TO
INSTITUTE AN OUTCOME BASED
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.
WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON THE
RESULTS OF WHAT WE ACHIEVE AS A
CITY AND HOLD OURSELVES
ACCOUNTABLE. FOR INSTANCE IN MY
LAST JOB AS A CITY MANAGER WE
ESTABLISHED 69 PERFORMANCE
MEASURES. THE RESULTS OF WHAT WE
WANTED TO ACHIEVE, EVERY YEAR I
REPORTED TO A LARGE AUDIENCE,
THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT WE WERE.
COUNCIL HAD ESTABLISHED
STANDARDS FOR EACH OF THOSE 69
MEASURED TO SEE WHERE WE WANTED
TO BE, IT'S RESULTS. IT IS NOT
ABOUT HOW MUCH STREET WE PAVED.
IT ABOUT THE PAVE AND CONDITION.
SO IT IS ALL ABOUT RESULTS AND
ESTABLISH THAT SYSTEM TO HOLD
OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. I THINK
THAT IS SOMETHING I COULD BRING
TO THE COUNCIL.
>> I THINK I COULD BRING TO THIS
COUNCIL THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
I HAVE HAD WORKING AT THE CITY
PARTICULARLY IN THE REALMS OF
LAND USE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AN URBAN DESIGN AND ALL OF THE
THINGS THAT ARE PARALLEL TO
THAT. SO TRANSPORTATION,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. I
UNDERSTAND THE CODE. I
UNDERSTAND HOW A LITTLE LINE OF
CODE CAN CHANGE THE URBAN DESIGN
OUTCOMES THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN
WAYS WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I
UNDERSTAND THOSE NUANCES AND HOW
IF WE WANT TO GET DIFFERENT
TYPES OF HOUSING WE HAVE TO TRY
TO FIND WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE
CERTAIN THINGS. WE WON'T JUST
GET THE THINGS WE WANT. WE HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THOSE
LITTLE LEVERS WE HAVE TO MAKE
THOSE ENDS OR TO MAKE THOSE
THINGS HAPPEN. ESPECIALLY WHEN
WE ARE WORKING AGAINST MARKET
FORCES THAT WILL DON'T DELIVER
THE SAME THING UNLESSLESS WE
CHANGE THE FRAME WORK. SO I CAN
BRING THAT EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE
AND THAN RATION WITH
DEPARTMENTS. I UNDERSTAND HOW WE
CAN WORK TOGETHER AND GET THINGS
DONE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE USING
OUR LIMITED BUDGETS EFFECTIVELY
TO DELIVER THOSE COORDINATED
BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD BRING
IS REPRESENTATION. THE FIRST
TIME WAS TOLD TO GO BACK TO
WHERE I CAME FROM WAS FROM A 3RD
GRADE CLASSMATE. I THINK THAT IS
AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE TO KEEP
IN MIND RIGHT NOW WITHOUT
ANYBODY FROM THE ASIAN
CONTINENT. IRAN IS FROM THE
ASIAN CONTINENT. HAVING HAD
PARENTS WHO HAVE POLITICAL
ASYLUM. I ALSO HAVE WORKED IN
RANKED CHOICE VOTING WHICH IS
COMING TO THE CITY IN 2027. IT
IS IMPORTANT WE GET IT AT A TIME
WHEN WE HAVE A PRESIDENT CALLING
IT RIG CHOICE VOTING. THE CITY
REALLY WANTED THIS AND IT IS
WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING 230 TWO
YEARS AND GETTING THIS
IMPLEMENTATION RIGHT IS
CRITICAL. THERE IS A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE AND CONNECTIONS AND
INFORMATION I CAN BRING TO THAT
PROCESS. I HAVE BEEN ON THE KING
COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS AN
APPOINTEE WORKING ON THAT.
FINALLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
LEDGE ITER LEGISLATOR. IT IS A
TIME OUR STATE NEEDS TO COME
TOGETHER WITH OUR FEDERAL RISKS
THAT ARE COMING. I COULD BRING
THAT AS WELL.
>> THIS IS SUCH A FANTASTIC
QUESTION. I DON'T TALK A LOT
ABOUT MY TECH EXPERIENCE. ONE OF
THE THINGS I LIKE IN THE TECH
WORLD IS THE WILLINGNESS TO
PILOT SOMETHING, TO EXPERIMENT
AT A SMALL SCALE AND TO SEE WHAT
WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T. IN A
CITY OF 700,000 PLUS PEOPLE IT
IS HARD TO ROLL OUT THINGS THAT
APPLY TO EVERYBODY FROM DAY ONE.
HOW CAN WE LEARN AND BRING BEST
PRACTICES HERE AND SEE WHAT
WORKS BEST FOR US. I'VE TAKE AN
LOT OF PRIDE IN MY CAREER OF
IMPROVING THE CULTURE AND MAKING
IT STRONGER. THE NAVY WHEN I GOT
THERE, THAT SUBMARINE WAS IN THE
SHIPYARD. IT HAD GONE THROUGH SO
MUCH CHANGE. REALLY INVESTING
THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE,
TO SET THE RIGHT STANDARD ON HOW
WE DO OUR JOB RIGHT, HOW WE
TREAT OTHER PEOPLE AND THE SAME
THING AT AMAZON. REALLY
INVESTING IN THOSE AROUND ME.
THE LAST ONE IS ON THE GROUND
EXPERIENCE. I WALK ALL OVER THE
PLACE. I USE OUR PARKS. I
LEVERAGE ALL OF THOSE ACTIVITIES
IN THE COMMUNITY. I FEEL LIKE
THE DAY TO DAY EXPERIENCE IS
SOMETHING I TREASURE AND
SOMETHING I CAN REALLY BRING
THAT VOICE TO THE COUNCIL.
>> SO REPRESENTATION MATTERS. I
SAID THAT A LOT. THAT IS BECAUSE
WE WANT THE DIVERSITY. NOT ONLY
AS A VOICE FOR API COMMUNITY,
THAT 17.2% OF OUR CITY, BUT THE
WHEN WE HAVE DIVERSITY, THEY
BRING PERSPECTIVES. THEY BRING
LIVED EXPERIENCES. THEY BRING
CULTURES AND EVEN LANGUAGES. SO
WHEN I SAY DIVERSITY, I DON'T
WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OH, I'M
JUST GOING TO BE REPRESENTING
THE VOICES OF API. I AM THINKING
ABOUT THE SOCIAL CLASS. WHAT I
APPLY TO MY CHAIR I SAY TRIPLE
STRIKES ARE AGAINST ME. I'M A
DAUGHTER OF A SINGLE PARENT
HOUSEHOLD, IMMIGRANT. WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL CLASS,
ECONOMIC STATUS AND ALL OF THAT
IS EXPERIENCES THAT I THINK WILL
HELP US TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU. I FORGOT THE
QUESTION. WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?
>> NO WORRIES. I WILL REPEAT
AGAIN. WHAT WILL YOU BRING? IT
COULD BE PERSONALITY, COOKIES,
WHATEVER.
>> I APOLOGIZE. I DID HEAR IT
BUT THIN WAS LISTENING TO WHAT
THEY WERE SAYING. THERE IS THE
BASIC STUFF. THERE IS THE
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE
PERSPECTIVE. THERE IS THE LIVED
EXPERIENCE. THERE IS
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CAREER
CHOICES I'VE MADE. YOU ALL HAVE
MY COVER LETTER. YOU HAVE MY
RESUME. I TALK ABOUT WAS COME
AND LEADERSHIP. I TALK ABOUT
HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH T LEDGE IT D --
SOMEONE SAID WHY ARE YOU GOING
BACK, YOU HATED THAT JOB. I SAID
YOU DON'T NEED A HELMET FOR
THAT JOB, YOU NEED A HEART. THAT
IS BASICALLY WHAT YOU NEED. YOU
HAVE TO SHOW UP EVERYDAY WITH A
HEART. ALSO I HAVE TWO
DAUGHTERS, MILLENNIAL DAUGHTERS
WHO KEEP ME MANY N LINE. I HAVE
TWO NEW GRANDBABIES I WANT TO
SEE HAPPEN AND GROW UP HEALTHY.
I'M GOING TO SAY ONE QUICK
THING AS AN OLD PERSON. I'M A
CHILD FROM THE 1968 WAR ON
POVERTY. THOSE POLICIES WORKED.
I THINK GOVERNMENT CAN DO GOOD
THINGS.
>> THANK YOU. THAT IS MY TIME. I
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU! COUNCIL MEMBER
KETAL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR JOINING
US TODAY. EVERYONE AT THE TABLE.
YOU KNOW WE ARE ON AN IMPORTANT
PROCESS THAT WE HAVE EMBARKED
ON. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR D-5 AND
THE CHALLENGES ARE FAR FROM THE
FLAGPOLE GO FAR BEYOND
SIDEWALKS. THERE IS MANY. IT IS
ALSO IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY. WE
ARE A WEST COAST BLUE CITY. IT
IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN
EFFECTIVE PROGRESSIVE CITY ON
MANY LEVELS TO INCLUDE GOOD
GOVERN NANCE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
BE AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR STATE AND
COUNTRY. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO BE
BLUNT BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN USED
BY MANY TO AID IN THE ELECTION
OF OUR PRESIDENT. SO WE HAVE TO
BE DOING THINGS BETTER AND
SHOWING THAT IT CAN BE DONE IN
AN EFFECTIVE, PROGRESSIVE WAY.
FOR D-5 IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE
A STRONG VOICE. I WAS CONCERNED
WHEN I SAW ABOUT ONLY SEVEN
PEOPLE PUT THEIR NAMES IN. THEN
TO HAVE THE SIX, FIVE OF WHICH I
NAMED IN MY INITIAL COMMENT, SO
WE HAVE A STRONG SLATE. IN FACT
I WOULD SAY WE HAVE THE
STRONGEST SLATE HERE ACROSS ALL
FOUR OF THE CURRENT CITY COUNCIL
RACES TO INCLUDE DISTRICT TWO,
THE TWO CITY WIDE RACES AND THE
LAST ONE I AM SORRY IS FOR THE
CITY ATTORNEY. GIVEN THAT HALF
OF THEM SEEM TO BE RUNNING FOR
CITY COUNCIL INSTEAD OF CITY
ATTORNEY YOU CAN GET CONFUSED ON
THAT POINT. SPEAKING OF THE CITY
ATTORNEY, THIS COUNCIL AND THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE HAS
WORKED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE
PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS TO
INCLUDE OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNERS TO TAKE LEGISLATIVE
ACTION ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES WE FACE AND SO MY
QUESTION TO YOU ABOUT A MINUTE
EACH, CAN YOU STATE YOUR
POSITION AND HOW TO CONTINUE OUR
ETCH FORTS TO CREATE A SAFER ONE
SEATTLE. I WILL START WITH
DEBORA AT THIS TIME SO WE DON'T
HAVE TO SIMILAR PROBLEM WHERE
SHE DOESN'T GET ANYTIME.
>> I HAD A FEELING YOU WOULD DO
THAT. I REMEMBER THE QUESTION.
I'M NOT THAT OLD. THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER. THAT IS A GREAT
QUESTION. AS YOU KNOW I SAT ON
COUNCIL FOR EIGHT YEARS AND TWO
TERMS. I WAS ALSO ON COUNCIL AND
I WAS ONE OF THE TWO THAT VOTED
NO TO DEFUND THE POLICE.
SHE COULD NOT AFFORD A GARMENT
FROM THAT STORE BECAUSE IT IS
VERY EXPENSIVE. WHAT ARE WE
TELLING OUR CHILDREN? I WILL
CONTINUE TO FIGHT AND MAKE SURE
THAT I AM A PARTNER IN THE
PROCESS TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY
KEEPS ITS PROMISES TO THE NORTH,
STARTING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY,
BECAUSE OUR FAMILIES SHOULDN'T
HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN SAFETY
AND JUSTICE. -- AND DISTRICT 5
DESERVES NOTHING LESS.
>> BUT I THINK WE ARE STILL
FACING A HIRING CHALLENGE. WE
HAVE HAD TO FILL OVERTIME SPACES
FROM A LOT OF YEARS OF NOT
HIRING ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS IN
THIS CITY. A KEY MEASUREMENT FOR
US AS WE LOOK AT THE PROGRESS OF
HIRING AND HOW OUR TIMES ARE
FROM AROUND THE CITY, PRIORITY
NUMBER ONE IS RESPONSE TIME.
THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN
TROUBLE. WE NEED POLICE QUICKLY.
THE TECHNOLOGY PART OF THIS IS
GOING TO REQUIRE INVESTMENT, AS
WELL. CCTV, REAL-TIME CRIME
CENTER. THAT CAN HELP IN OTHER
WAYS. ONE OF MY PRIORITIES IS
MAKING THE CITY UNCABLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I HAD A SPRING
SHOOTING IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE
WHERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE
KILLED. MY CHILDREN HAD TO WATCH
THE KILLER IN FRONT OF MY HOME,
AND I WANTED THE POLICE TO
RESPOND IN THAT SCENARIO. I
DIDN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE AT THAT
TIME. I WAS THANKFUL FOR THAT
RESPONSE. IT WAS A PRETTY
DRAMATIC, TERRIBLE DAY, HOWEVER,
I KEEP IN MIND THE CAPACITY
ISSUES. THE STRUGGLE TO HIRE
MORE POLICE OFFICERS. IN THAT
CONTEXT, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE
OUR FAMILY SAFE EVERY DAY, AND
THAT IS LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSES, EXPANDING ON CARE.
HELPING LEAD AND CO-LEAD -- AND
COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS. VIOLENCE
INTERRUPTION PROGRAMS.
HEALTHCARE. DRUG TREATMENT. ALL
THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT CAN MAKE
OUR SOCIETY CHEAPER. ALSO
LOOKING AT DESIGN. AS WE BUILD
THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR AS WE
LOOK TO AURORA, HOW CAN WE MAKE
THESE PLACES DESIGN SAFER AS WE
STRUGGLE TO HIRE POLICE. WE
SHOULD LOOK FOR RESPONSES THAT
MAKE US SAFE RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS BUT IT IS
PRETTY DEPRESSING THAT I HAVE A
SIMILAR STORY TO YOURS WHERE
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF NIGHTS OF
SHOOTINGS. IT WAS PRAYING THAT
THE POLICE WOULD SHOW UP AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND HELP
DEAL WITH IT. WE UNDERSTAND THE
CONSTRAINTS WE HAD. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN FREE UP
SOME OF THOSE CONSTRAINTS BY
PROVIDING THAT ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE. SIMILARLY, I THINK A
LOT OF IT IS UPSTREAM. IT IS
PREVENTION. WE ARE GOING TO COME
BACK TO THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN BUT
IT IS HOUSING AND MAKING SURE
THAT PEOPLE ARE STABLE IN THEIR
LIVES SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO
AND DO THOSE THINGS STIPULATE
THEY NEED TO SURVIVE IN THE
CITY. AND SO A LOT OF THE THINGS
I WOULD SUPPORT WOULD BE AROUND
THE NEAR-TERM THINGS WE CAN DO
AROUND ENFORCEMENT, AROUND
PREVENTION BUT ALSO LOOKING AT
THAT LONG-RANGE SOLUTION OF
GETTING PEOPLE INTO HOMES BUT
MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE LOSING
THEIR HOMES IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE LIST OF
LEGISLATION. I SUPPORT YOUR
INITIATIVES. I THINK THAT IS A
WAY OF GETTING ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR OUR POLICE AND
SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN
GENERAL. RECRUITMENT IS GOING TO
BE CRITICAL. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE
EVERY EFFORT WE CAN. I TOTALLY
AGREE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. SUPPORT
THROUGH OTHER MEANS, THE POLICE
OFFICERS. I APPRECIATE --
TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFICERS ON
HOW TO HANDLE A LITTLE HEALTH
EMERGENCY AND HOW TO DEAL WITH
THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE FIELD.
THEY ARE NOT TRAINED TO DO THAT
NECESSARILY BUT WHATEVER WE CAN
DO TO HELP MENTAL HEALTH
SITUATIONS AND OTHERS I THINK IS
REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR
WRITING. I'M SERIOUS. THIS IS A
STRONG SLATE. I THINK IT SHOWS
WELL OUR CITY AND MORE
IMPORTANTLY IN THIS CASE,
BECAUSE IT IS FOR THE DISTRICT,
YOU ARE DISTRICT 5. THANK YOU
FOR PUTTING YOUR NAME FORWARD,
AND AS I SAID, TO EACH OF YOU,
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DO NOT GET
SELECTED, PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR
ENGAGEMENT BECAUSE OF THE D5
COMMITTEE NEEDS PEOPLE LIKE YOU
TO SEND FOR THE DISTRICT AND
IMPORTANTLY, FOR OUR CITY AND
WHAT IS AT STAKE RIGHT NOW AND
OUR COUNTRY. I YIELD THE REST OF
MY TIME TO YOU. ALL 30 SECONDS.
>> BEFORE I BEGIN, COLLEAGUES, I
WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST
THINK AND COMMEND YOU FOR
CHOOSING SUCH A STELLAR SLATE OF
CANDIDATES. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT CITY ISSUES AND THE
VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES THAT YOU
BRING TO THE CONVERSATION AND
BRING TO THE OFFICE IF NOMINATED
AND CHOSEN, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
CHOOSE GREAT CANDIDATES. OKAY.
SO, HERE IS MY QUESTION. I HAVE
A LITTLE PREAMBLE. COUNCILMEMBER
MOORE WAS ONE OF THE THREE
SEATTLE MEMBERS OF THE CAUCUS ON
THE REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
AUTHORITY GOVERNING THE BOARD.
I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION AND
WE WILL CONTINUE THAT. YOU WILL
EACH HAVE ABOUT 90 SECONDS TO
ANSWER. BUT THESE -- I WILL
BEGIN WITH DEBORAH ON THAT END
OF THE TABLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I
WAS ON THE KING COUNTY -- ON THE
CITY COUNCIL FOR KING COUNTY AND
HELPED CREATE THE REGIONAL
AUTHORITY. IT DIDN'T QUITE COME
OUT THE WAY I WANTED IT TO, BUT
I DIDN'T HAVE THE VOTES TO
CHANGE MAJOR THINGS. IT DID NOT
REACH MY EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT I
THOUGHT WE WOULD DO. TO BE FAIR,
WHEN WE WERE CREATING IT, THEY
WERE NEIGHBORING CITIES WITH
PASSING ORDINANCES WHO DID NOT
WANT TO BE INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY
THOUGHT THAT HOMELESSNESS AND
UNHOUSED FOLKS WAS SEATTLE'S
PROBLEM. WE WERE DEALING WITH
SMALLER CITIES THAT WERE NOT
HAPPY WITH SEATTLE AND SEATTLE
IS SEEING EVERYONE -- HOMELESS,
UNHOUSED. THIS IS EVERYBODY'S
PROBLEM, SO, AS YOU KNOW, WE
SHIFTED OVER TO THE PEOPLE THAT
WORK FOR THE COUNTY FOLKS. THAT
MODEL CHANGED AGAIN BECAUSE WE
HAD MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT
WEREN'T SPENT WISELY AND I KNOW
THAT THERE WERE ISSUES REGARDING
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE
FUNDED. I HOPE TO PROVIDE IF
I'M SELECTED TO HAVE A STRONGER
VOICE OF HOW I ORIGINALLY WANTED
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING
AUTHORITY, WITHOUT GETTING TOO
WONKY INTO DETAILS WITH MY MIND,
I DON'T HAVE THESE IN MY NOTES
BUT IT IS A GOOD QUESTION. I
THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THE VOICE
AND KEEP SAYING THIS, THAT
HOMELESSNESS, UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS
-- PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION AND
THESE TYPES OF ISSUES -- THE
BYPRODUCTS OF ADDICTION -- IT IS
EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY -- I
THOUGHT I MIGHT GET THIS, SO I
ACTUALLY WANTED TO SEE WHAT HAS
BEEN DONE SO FAR. THERE HAS BEEN
A LOT OF WORK. I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT WE DO HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE
WRAPAROUND CONSIDERATION FOR
RACIAL BIAS. DATA DRIVEN
APPROACH. THE STRATEGY THAT
MEETS THE COMMUNITY WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT. WE ALSO HAVE TO
FOCUS ON THE SURVIVOR SERVICES
AND DIVERSION. SERVICES,
TREATMENT, SAFE WORKING RATHER
THAN ARREST MODEL. AND I THINK
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT.
BECAUSE, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT JUST
ABOUT POLICY. IT'S ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY. THE DIGNITY OF THE
PEOPLE. COMPASSION. THAT LEADS
TO REAL CHANGE. SO, YES. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE
MORE SHELTER BEDS. MORE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENTS.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
PERMIT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WHERE
WE CAN HAVE ACCOUNTABILITIES AND
CLEAR BOUNDARIES. WE HAD TO MAKE
SURE THAT OUR PARKS, SCHOOLS --
THEY ARE SAFE FOR EVERYONE, AND
ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. AS LONG
AS WE THINK ABOUT A PLAN THAT IS
COMPREHENSIVE, DATA DRIVEN,
RESULTS DRIVEN, CORE NEEDED WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY DOING THE
WORK, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
ALREADY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
NOTRE DAME AND SOUTH BEND
INDIANA IS KNOWN FOR ITS CENTER
FOR THE HOMELESS. IT'S ONE OF
THE LEADING PLACES IN THE
COUNTRY TO REALLY HELP STUDY
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES. WHAT WORKS
AND WHAT DOESN'T. IN THE
NORTHWEST, IT IS A REGIONAL
ISSUE. I'M GLAD WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE
LEARNED AT THE CENTER FOR THE
HOMELESS AND WORKING WITH MARY
SPACE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS,
IT IS SO MUCH HARDER AND MORE
EXPENSIVE TO HELP SOMEONE ON THE
STREETS THAN IT IS TO HELP THEM
BEFORE THEY LOSE THEIR HOME. I
THINK THE DISCUSSION NEEDS TO
CENTER ON THAT, AS WELL. AND
ASSISTANCE, HELPING PEOPLE AVOID
FINDING THEMSELVES IN
HOMELESSNESS IN THE FIRST PLACE
AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT IS PART OF THIS CONFERENCE
OF STORY. THE KING COUNTY
REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY
-- IT HAS NOT BEEN THERE FOR
LONG. THIS IS NOT THAT MANY
YEARS ABOUT. THERE'S PROBLEMS
IN THE HEALTH THROUGH HOUSING
PROGRAM AND BUYING UP HOTELS AND
GIVING PEOPLE PLACES TO STAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK
AHEAD. THE NUMBERS ARE SCARY IN
HOW MANY PEOPLE SLEEP OUTSIDE.
IT IS BEING CLEAR ON WHAT THE
END GOAL IS HERE. NOBODY SLEEPS
OUTSIDE. THE DIGNITY OF PEOPLE
REALLY MATTERS. THESE ARE OUR
NEIGHBORS AND WE HAVE TO DO MORE
FOR THEM.
>> WHAT YOU ENVISION FOR [
INAUDIBLE - MUFFLED ] AND A
TEACHER? IT COULD HAVE GONE
BETTER.
>> IT IS NOT THE COLLABORATION
WE NEED AND DESERVE. THE REALITY
IS WE ARE GOING TO GET A LOT
MORE PEOPLE UNHOUSED. WE ARE
THINKING ABOUT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
MEASURES AND BECAUSE OF THIS BIG
BAD HORRIBLE TERRIBLE BILL THAT
PASSED AND THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE
THAT ARE LOSING MEDICAID AND
FUNDING -- WE ARE GOING TO GET A
LOT MORE PEOPLE AND MORE PEOPLE
SHOVING PEOPLE TOWARDS SEATTLE.
WE CAN ASK FOR THE BURDEN TO BE
ON NEIGHBORING CITIES BUT THE
REALITY IS THEY ARE GOING TO BE
HERE AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
ABOUT IT? I REALLY THINK WE
SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT SCALING
UP OUR HOUSING OPTIONS. TINY
HOUSES. ANYTHING WE CAN BECAUSE
THEY'RE COMING. THAT IS THAT
REALITY. PROGRESSIVE REVENUE AND
ALL THAT. LOOKING AT PREVENTING
HOMELESSNESS. ONCE SOMEONE FALLS
INTO HOMELESSNESS, THE ISSUES
COMPOUND. IT IS WHERE DRUGS TEND
TO COME IN MORE AND THE REALITY
IS THAT THIS IS A HOUSING
CRISIS. THE NUMBER ONE DRIVER OF
HOMELESSNESS IS A LACK OF
HOUSING IN OUR HOUSING CRISIS SO
MAKING SURE WE BUILD MORE
HOUSING AND TO PREPARE FOR THE
GREATER NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT
WILL FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS IF
WE DON'T BUILD HOMES AND MAKE
HOUSING MORE AVAILABLE. I DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE. AND
SO, THAT IS REALLY -- AND
THINKING ABOUT THIS WE CAN'T
KEEP HAVING PEOPLE LIVING ON
STREETS. WE ARE GOING TO GET HOT
DAYS AND SMOGGY DAYS. PEOPLE
START DYING IN SEATTLE. ON THE
EAST COAST, WE HAVE HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
QUESTION. IT IS A GREAT IDEA.
HOMELESSNESS DOES NOT HAVE
BATTERIES. -- BATTERIES --
BOUNDARIES. [ CAPTIONERS
TRANSITIONING ]
>> I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, BUT IT
IS HOUSING. THE FINGERINGS
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER LIKE HER
PEOPLE AND WE HAVE TO REMIND --
WE HAVE TO STRESS THIS IS
OUR COMMUNITIES INSTEAD OF
SLEEPING ON OUR STREETS.
>> IT WILL NOT BE SURPRISING
THAT I -- HOUSING IS INDEED
EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM BUT WE NEED
A STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH
HOMELESSNESS. IT'S DRUG
TREATMENT IT'S TRUE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. ONE OF THE
THINGS I'VE NOT TALKED ABOUT
HIS I WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE REGIONAL COUNSEL
GOVERNMENT IN THE PHOENIX AREA.
AN AREA SIMILAR TO THE SIZE OF
SEATTLE AND SIMILAR DYNAMICS AS
WELL. WE HAD A REGIONAL HOMELESS
FORCE AND I WOULD WANT TO BRING
THAT EXPERIENCE AND THE
EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD OTHER
PLACES. BUT ALSO MY EXPERIENCES
AS A MANAGER OF ORGANIZATIONS IN
UNDERSTANDING HOW WORK GETS DONE
AND HOW THINGS GET DONE. I THINK
THAT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE COULD
BE VERY VALUABLE .
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
EVERYBODY. I'M NOT GOING TO
THROW ANY SHORT QUESTIONS THAT
YOU. TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, I
DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS. SO WE'VE GOTTEN
THROUGH THE TOUGH PART. THAT WAS
THE SECOND OF THE REQUIRED
COMPONENTS TO ACTUALLY BE
NOMINATED TO FILL THE VACANCY.
THE FIRST WAS THE FORUM. SO WE
ARE AT THE END OF TODAY'S
BUSINESS AND I WOULD LIKE TO
OPEN IT UP TO TO SEE IF THERE
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS
GOING FORWARD. THIS IS THE LAST
MINUTE AND 30 SECONDS. ALL
RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS
GOING FORWARD. IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
WELL, THEN WE'VE REACHED THE
END OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL MEET AGAIN ON
MONDAY ON JULY 28th AT 9:30 A.M.
WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL IS
SCHEDULED TO VOTE AND APPOINT A
FINALIST AT THE JULY 28th
MEETING. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, IT IS 3:47. WE ARE
ADJOURNED, AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. EVERYBODY FOR COMING.
THANK YOU.