>>> GOOD AFTERNOON, THE JULY 29,
2025 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. IT
IS 2:02. I'M SARA NELSON,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> PRESENT. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA
WILL BE EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCIL MEMBER RIV ERA WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S MEETING.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP
TO 20 MINUTES. SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY REGISTERED. PLEASE BEGIN BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
THAT YOU'RE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THEIR TIME.
SPEAKERS MIC'S WILL BE MUTED.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN AND WE'LL BE BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL THE
FIRST THREE SPEAKERS. WE HAVE
PAUL GLUMAS, VICTORIA PALMER AND
JOAN.
>> OKAY, THIS IS BETTER. OKAY.
SO, I'M PAUL GLUMAS. THE KING
COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE
COMMITTEE MEMBER. I HAVE
RECENTLY IDENTIFIED THE OUTLINES
OF THE CORRUPT POLITICAL MACHINE
THAT OWNS KING COUNTY AND THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON. THIS
MACHINE WAS BUILT BY FRANK CHAP
OVER MANY MANY DECADES. THIS IS
THE POLITICAL MACHINE THAT OWNS
AND PROFITS FROM THE HOMELESS
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND IS
RESISTING TREATMENT FIRST. WHICH
IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR OUR
COUNTY. AND OUR CITY. I'M
PUTTING YOU, AND WHOEVER IS PART
OF THIS MACHINE, AND THAT MAY
NOT BE YOU, ON NOTICE THAT THIS
MACHINE HAS TO CHANGE ITS
POLICIES. OR FIND THEMSELVES
BEING DISMANTLED BY CITIZENS WHO
ARE NOW JUST BEGINNING TO MAKE
THE DISCOVERY THAT SUCH A
MACHINE EXISTS. OKAY, SO I'M
PUTTING YOU ALL ON NOTICE ON
THIS BECAUSE THIS IS THE
BEGINNING OF THE TAKE DOWN OF
THE MACHINE OR THE MACHINE
CHANGING TO DEAL WITH THE
HOMELESS INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
WHICH IS DESTROYING OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS. DESTROYING OUR
CITY AND SO FORTH. BUT THERE'S
A TREMENDOUS PROFIT BEING MADE
OFF OF THAT AND THAT'S GOT TO
CHANGE. THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES HAS NOW, ISSUED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER PROMOTING
TREATMENT FIRST. AND THAT'S
GOING TO SPREAD. PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO SAY, WELL WHY AREN'T WE
DOING THAT? WHY AREN'T WE DOING
TREATMENT FIRST. SO THAT'S
WHERE WE ARE. SO I'M PUTTING
YOU ALL ON NOTICE. OKAY. I
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. I
APPRECIATE BEING HERE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> AFTER VICTORIA WE'LL DO JOAN
AND THEN JASON.
>> HELLO COUNCIL, I'M JOAN WITH
THE KING COUNTY G OP. I WILL
START WITH A CONGRATULATIONS AND
WELCOME BACK JUAREZ. WELCOME
BACK. I AM CALLING TO TAKE
ACTION TO END SEATTLE SANCTUARY
CITY STATUS. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
EXECUTIVE ORDER LAST WEEK WAS A
CALL FOR AMERICAN CITIES TO
CLEAN UP AND GET STRAIGHT. IT'S
TIME TO GET IN STEP WITH THE
REST OF AMERICA AND STOP BEING A
MAGNET FOR THE TROUBLED. TAKE A
MOMENT TO CONSIDER THE DAMAGING
EFFECTS OF 22 YEARS OF SANCTUARY
CITY STATUS. THE INCREASE IN
CRIME AND OVERALL DEGRADATION TO
OUR CITY. THIS POLICY DOES NOT
BENEFIT SEATTLE OR THE PEOPLE
THAT PUT YOU IN OFFICE. WE
TURNED A BLIND EYE TO THE CARTEL
THAT BRING WITH THEM A PIPELINE
TO DRUGS. SANCTUARY CITIES TAKE
MONEY FROM PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
ALL OF US NORTH TO SUPPORT THE
NEEDS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
THIS WILL ALSO SAVE THE CITY
COUNCIL FROM ADDING AN
ADDITIONAL TAX BURDEN ON TO OUR
BUSINESSES AND TAXPAYERS TO
COVER THE LOST FEDERAL FUNDS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BORDER CZAR
TOM HOLMAN RECENTLY REPORTED
THAT CALIFORNIA'S PROTESTS FOUND
TUNNELLESS. WITH PLENTY OF
EVIDENCE THAT SIMILAR ELICIT
CONDITIONS EXIST HERE IN
SEATTLE, WE SHOULD BE HONEST
WITH OURSELVES ABOUT WHO OUR
SANCTUARY POLICIES ARE
PROTECTING. TOGETHER WE CAN
CLEAN SEATTLE UP, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH COUNCIL.
>> HELLO I'M JOAN FOX AND I
WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON
RESOLUTION 32174. PROPOSED BY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON. WHILE
I THINK THE HEART OF THIS
RESOLUTION IS SOLID I'M
CONCERNED WITH WHERE SOME OF THE
FUNDS ARE GOING. SPECIFICALLY TO
WE HEART SEATTLE. WE HEART
SEATTLE HELPS THE HOMELESS
POPULATION IN OUR CITY BUT IN
REALITY, CLEANING UP THE
ENCAMPMENTS OFTEN LEADS TO THEM
STEALING ITEMS FROM THE UNHOUSED
INDIVIDUALS. ESPECIALLY THEIR
DIRECTOR ANDREA SUAREZ WHO HAS
BEEN ON THE RECORD CALLING
UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CITY
RATS AND DOGS. NOW I AM REALLY
CONCERNED WITH THIS CONSIDERING
THIS PHOTO OF ANDREA SUAREZ IN
WHICH SHE IS WEARING A SARA
NELSON STICKER. THIS WAS TAKEN
AT THE PEACEFUL PRESSER YOU
ATTENDED PRESIDENT NELSON. I
WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK IF YOU
INVITED HER TO THIS. CONSIDERING
I HAVE IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY FROM
OTHER ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
PRESSER DIDN'T EVEN GO OUT
UNTIL 8:00 P.M. WHY ARE YOU
DIRECTING POTENTIALLY MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS OF OUR CITY'S FUNDS
TO SOMEBODY WHO IS ATTACKING THE
UNHOUSED POPULATION IN OUR CITY.
AND COOPERATING ON YOUR
CAMPAIGN. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE JASON, FOLLOWING
JASON WILL BE NORA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA, WHAT
SORT OF PERSONAL MATTER COULD
HAVE KEPT YOU LOCKED IN YOUR
OFFICE DURING THE HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING? THERE'S MORE TO
RUNNING A CITY THAN BELOVIATING
ABOUT SIDEWALKS. THE POSITION
YOU HOLD IS IMPORTANT TO THIS
CITY AND THUS FAR YOUR
PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN BELOW THE
BARE MINIMUM. THANK YOU.
>> NORA AND I BELIEVE IT'S, I
BELIEVE IT'S AUSTIN. OKAY.
THANK YOU.
>> HI MY NAME IS AUSTIN SHAY AND
I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT 7. I
WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY COMPLETE
DISBELIEF. ARE WE EXPECTED TO
BELIEVE THAT LAST WEEK'S LACK
OF QUORUM IS A COINCIDENCE. THE
VOTERS TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR
DAY TO SHOW UP. PLEASE DO THE
RIGHT THING AND CONFIRM THE
NOMINEES TODAY. I DO WANT TO
THANK MEMBERS RINCK AND SOLOMON.
THANK YOU.
>> NERO.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS NERO SELSON
I'M SARAS PROGRESSIVE TWIN. YOU
MAY ALSO KNOW ME AS NASH. FOR
EVERY YEAR THE COULD YOUR HONOR
SILL HAS NOT APPROVED. PRESIDENT
NELSON DECIDED TO PUT UP THE --
IT IS TERRIBLE THIS IS THE ONLY
WAY FOR YOU TO DO YOUR JOB. I
CHALLENGE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON TO TELL THE PUBLIC WHY
THERE WAS NO ACTION WHILE YOU
HAVE BEEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
I ALSO CHALLENGE YOU AND COUNCIL
MEMBER SAKA WHY YOU CHOOSE NOT
TO GO TO YOUR JOB LAST WEEK.
SEATTLE DESERVES A COUNCIL
PRESIDENT WHO CARES ABOUT
RENTERS AND DOES THEIR JOB. NOT
A COUNCIL PRESIDENT WHO IGNORES
CONSTITUENTS AND SUPPORTS
LANDLORDS. THANK YOU.
>>> WE HAVE ASHTON HOPE AND THEN
ALLEN FRANCIS.
>> MY NAME IS ASHTON HOPE,
RENTER IN SEATTLE ADDRESSING THE
RENTERS COMMISSION. SARAH NELSON
AND ROB SAKA LAST WEEK ON
WEDNESDAY YOU FAILED TO SHOW UP
TO WORK. WE THE PEOPLE OF
SEATTLE ARE ALREADY GRAVELY
DISAPPOINTED BY BOTH OF YOUR
PERFORMANCES ON YOUR JOB. AND
THE STUNT YOU PULLED SHOWS YOU
CLEARLY DO NOT TAKE YOUR JOB
SERIOUSLY. WHETHER IT'S SARA
RUNNING TO HER ROOM LIKE A CHILD
BECAUSE SHE'S BEING CRITICIZED.
OR ROB A CHRISTIAN. IT IS CLEAR
THE BOTH OF YOU ARE FAR TOO
IMMATURE TO BE FIT WITH THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF REAL ADULTS.
THIS IS IN FACT, A STATISTICALLY
RECORDED THING. YOUR APPROVAL
RATINGS ARE SOME OF THE LOWEST
IN HISTORY. SAVE YOUR SUGAR
DADDY CORPORATIONS SOME MONEY
BEFORE YOU FURTHER EMBARRASS
YOURSELVES AND RESIGN. ALSO,
ROB, IF IT IS TRUE THAT YOU
ABANDONED YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
BECAUSE YOU WERE HAVING A BAD
DAY, THAT IS DAMMING EVIDENCE
THAT YOU ARE DEEPLY, DEEPLY
UNQUALIFIED FOR FRANKLY ANY JOB.
GOOD DAY.
>> WE HAVE ALLEN FRANCIS THEN
BENNETT.
>> MY NAME IS ALLEN FRANCIS.
I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT FOUR.
ONCE AGAIN I CAN COME DOWN TO
CITY HALL BUT I DON'T SEE MY
COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. I'M HERE
BECAUSE RENTERS ARE BEING
SIDELINED. IT IS A MATTER OF
BASIC DEMOCRATIC FAIRNESS. WE
HAVE ONLY ONE RENTER ON THIS
COUNCIL. REPRESENTERS HAVE BEEN
WEAK LINED TO LOWER OUR
PROTECTION. BARELY FUNCTIONING
WITH FIVE OUT OF 15
COMMISSIONERS. LAST WEDNESDAY
DEDICATED APPOINTEES FROM THE
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION AS
WELL AS OTHER CRITICAL BODIES
WERE MET WITH BLATANT DISRESPECT
WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
PROTESTED. TO THE REST OF THE
COUNCIL IN THE POLITICAL GAMES,
THE 18 MONTH DELAY ON THESE
APPOINTMENTS IS INTENTIONAL
SUPPRESSION. APPROVE ALL THESE
APPOINTMENTS IMMEDIATE LY.
RENTERS NEED THEIR VOICES HEARD,
NOT DROWNED OUT. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
>> WE HAVE BENNETT THEN KATE
RUBEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL. I'M
GLAD THE APPOINTMENTS ARE
APPARENTLY HAPPENING TODAY. I
WOULD STILL LIKE TO INVITE
COUNCIL MEMBERS NELSON AND SAKA
TO GIVE A FULLER EXPLANATION TO
WHY THEY WERE ABSENT LAST WEEK
WHERE WE COULDN'T REACH A
QUORUM. I HAPPENED TO BE ON THE
ZOOM WHERE COUNCIL MEMBER SAID
SHE HAD TAKEN SOME EXTRA TIME TO
DROP HER KIDS OFF. I UNDERSTAND
THAT SAKA SAID IT WAS A FAMILY
ISSUE. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IS
GOING ALONG WITH WHAT I'M
ASKING FOR HERE. THAT THAT MIGHT
BE ENOUGH. IT'S YOUR CHOICE IF
YOU WANT TO PROVIDE MORE. SO
NOBODY IS ASKING FOR PRIVATE
MEDICAL OR FAMILY INFORMATION.
BUT I THINK THE QUORUM SHOULD
PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. IF
YOU'RE NOT HERE YOU'RE NOT
HERE AND THEN THERE'S JUST NO
MORE EXPLANATION REQUIRED. BUT
IN MOST JOBS THAT'S NOT HOW IT
WORKS. IF YOU REQUEST A DAY OFF
THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE. THAT'S
JUST IT. THEY DON'T ASK YOU
WERE YOU WHERE. BUT IF YOU KNOW
YOU HAVE A MEETING THE NEXT DAY
WHERE SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE
EXPECTING YOU THERE, THE
STANDARD PRACTICE IS YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO GIVE SOME SORT OF
EXPLANATION. IT'S NOT AS IF IT
DOESN'T APPLY TO CITY COUNCIL.
7D2 SAYS YOU HAVE TO COME TO THE
MEETING UNLESS YOU ARE UNABLE.
SO I THINK IT'S STRONGER THAN
IT WOULD BE FOR A PRIVATE SECTOR
JOB. THERE'S AN APPEARANCE OF
IMPROPRIETY UNLESS MORE OF AN
EXPLANATION IS PROVIDED. I DO
BELIEVE THERE'S PROBABLY AN
EXPLANATION THAT CAN MITIGATE
THIS BUT IF YOU DON'T PROVIDE
IT, THEN THE APPEARANCE OF
IMPROPRIETY WILL PROBABLY
REMAIN. I DON'T ACTUALLY BUY
INTO THE -- THE CONSPIRACY
THEORY STUFF. THE 2 2:30 IN THE
MORNING CLOAK AND DAGGER
EXPLANATION.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS KATE RUBEN.
I'M A RENTING LIVING IN BEACON
HILL. AND I AM CURRENTLY SERVING
AS THE INTERIM COCHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION. ONE
OF FIVE MEMBERS WHO'S BEEN
SERVING BY OURSELVES FOR THE
LAST 18 MONTHS. I ALSO SERVE AS
THE COEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BE
SEATTLE AN ORGANIZATION THAT
SUPPORTS RENTERS AND THE RENTAL
COMMUNITY. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO
SAY BUT I UNDERSTAND THE LIMITED
POWER OF THE RENTERS COMMISSION.
IT'S AN ADVISORY COMMISSION.
THIS COUNCIL IS NOT INTERESTED
IN OUR ADVICE. THERE HAVE BEEN
SO MANY ISSUES THAT HAVE
IMPACTED RENTERS OVER THE LAST
TWO YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ON
THE COMMISSION. AND NO ONE HAS
SOUGHT OUR AVICE. WE REPEATEDLY
ASKED FOR MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER MOORE TO TALK ABOUT THE
ROLL BACKS THAT WE HEARD THAT
SHE WAS DISCUSSING. SHE SAID SHE
WANTED TO CREATE MORE DIALOGUE
BETWEEN RENTERS AND LANDLORDS.
BUT SHE WAS ONLY MEETING WITH
LANDLORDS. IT SPEAKS TO JUST
THIS LARGER ISSUE. YOU DEFUNDED
TENANT SERVICES BY 40%. YOU
DIDN'T TALK TO US. WHEN YOU PUT
FORWARD PROPOSITION 1B WHICH
DEEPLY UNDER MINES SOCIAL
HOUSING. RENTERS ARE 60% OF THE
CITY. AND WE ARE TOTALLY BEING
SHUT OUT. AND YOU WON'T EVEN
MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO A
PERFORMATIVE COMMISSION. I'M
GRATEFUL THAT THERE WAS ALL OF
THE MEDIA COVERAGE FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS SAKA AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON FOR NOT SHOWING
UP TO THE MEETING BUT HONESTLY,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON COULD
HAVE PUT THESE AAPPOINTMENTS ON
THE AGENDA AT ANY TIME IN THE
LAST 18 MONTHS SINCE SHE WAS
PRESIDENT. I'VE TESTIFIED ABOUT
THIS NOW SIX TIMES IN PUBLIC
COMMENT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE DAVID. FOLLOWING
DAVID WILL BE NOLAN.
>> ANY NAME IS DAVID SCHULTZ.
I'M A RENTER IN DISTRICT SIX. A
LIFELONG RENTER AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE ONE. THE DELAY TO
THE RENTERS COMMISSION IS VERY
DISAPPOINTING AND IT SHOWS WHAT
SIDE THE CITY COUNCIL IS ON: I
HOPE SOME DAY THAT, THE RENTERS
ARE ORGANIZED ENOUGH TO VOTE
PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO HAVE CAUSED
THIS DELAY OUT. AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT DAY AND I'LL BE
WORKING FOR THAT DAY TO ORGANIZE
ALL THE RENTERS IN SEATTLE TO
KICK PEOPLE OFF THE CITY COUNCIL
WHO DO NOT DO THEIR JOB. I AM A
MANAGER, I RUN A SMALL BUSINESS.
AND IF PEOPLE DON'T SHOW UP AND
DON'T HAVE A REASONABLE EXCUSE,
I'M VERY UNHAPPY AND THEY HEAR
ABOUT IT. AND YOU SHOULD LIVE TO
THE SAME STANDARDS. SO SHOW UP,
DO YOUR JOB, UNLESS THERE IS
SOME FAMILY EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL
EMERGENCY AND WE NEED TO KNOW
THAT BECAUSE, WE ARE OUR TAX
MONEY IS PAYING YOU. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE NOAH WILLIAMS AND
THEN ETHAN MAGNUSON.
>> HI THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS
MY NAME IS NOAH WILLIAMS. I AM A
RENTER WHO LIVES ON THE SEA LINE
IN COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA'S
DISTRICT. I WANTED TO FOCUS BACK
ON THE CORE ISSUE WHICH IS THAT
RENTERS DESERVE REPRESENTATION
BY OTHER RENTERS. I WANT TO TELL
YOU A COUPLE OF REASONS FOR
THAT. AT A PREVIOUS APARTMENT I
HAD AN ELDERLY NEIGHBOR WHO WAS
PUT IN DEFAULT WHEN SHE PAID
RENT EARLY BECAUSE SHE DID SO BY
CHECK RATHER THAN THE ONLINE
PORTAL. RIGHT NOW MY NEIGHBORS
ARE BEING BY RUSH. IN ONE CASE,
ONE RENTER IS SEEING A $300
INCREASE. SO THANK YOU FOR
HEARING THIS. AND FINALLY ON
JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT NOTE. I
USED TO GO BY THAT SCHOOL ALL
THE TIME THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
SAKA HAS TALKED ABOUT TO VISIT A
FRIEND THAT LIVED IN WHITE
CENTER. AND I CAN RECOMMEND THE
H LINE. IT IS VERY RELIABLE AND
DOESN'T GET STUCK IN TROUBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> ETHAN. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO
REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS ETHAN. AND I
WANT TO TALK ON THE RENTERS
ISSUE. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
PILING ON NELSON AND SAKA. BUT I
ALSO WANT TO THANK SOLOMON AND
RINCK FOR SHOWING UP AND DOING
THEIR JOBS. WHILE I'M NOT
SURPRISED -- BUT I AM SURPRISED
TO NOT EVEN SHOW UP. NOT EVEN
LET THEM KNOW. THAT TO ME SEEMS
VERY SURPRISING. PLEASE APPOINT
THE RENTER COMMISSION MEMBERS
TODAY.
>> OKAY OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER
WILL BE ALBERTO ALVAREZ FOLLOWED
BY REGONAIRS. GO AHEAD ALBERTO.
>> THANK YOU. NELSON, RIVERA,
SAKA, WEALTHY, GREEDY, ARROGANT.
LUXURY SHOP OWNERS JUST RECEIVED
THE LARGEST WEALTH INCREASE IN
LIVING MEMORY. THEY NEED TO PAY
WHAT THEY OWE. THIS LEGISLATION
WILL GRANT TAX RELIEF TO 90% OF
STRUGGLING BUSINESSES. 75% OF
SMALL MOM AND POP SHOPS WOULD
PAY NOTHING WITH THE REVISED DNL
TAX. THE VAST MAJORITY OF LOCAL
SHOPS GROSS UNDER $3,800 WEEKLY.
THESE SHOPS WILL GET IMMEDIATE
HELP WITH THE SHIELD PROGRAM.
MEANWHILE, WEALTHY AND DECADENT
BOUTIQUE SHOPS ARE SEEKING A
CARVE OUT. THESE SHOPS SAY THEY
ARE ABOVE THE $38,000 GROSS
WEEKLY. YET THEY ALSO SAY, THEY
CAN'T TURN A PROFIT. THEY ARE
EITHER LYING, SEVERELY
MISMANAGING MONEY, OR SELLING
OVERPRICED LUXURY GOODS. THE
WEALTHY AND GREEDY OWE THIS CITY
FAR MORE THAN HOMELESS PEOPLE,
WORKING FAMILIES OR ELDERS WITH
LIMITED INCOME. TAX THE WEALTHY,
TAX THE GREEDY, HAVE A GREAT
DAY.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSE
LEGIONAIRES. AFTER ROSE WILL BE
RED.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS ROSE
LEGIONAIRES. LAST SUNDAY I WOKE
UP TO A SCREAMING WOMAN. HER
BOYFRIEND HAD INTO HER ROOM AND
BEGAN TO BEAT HER. FOR OVER AN
HOUR I HEARD THE SCREENS AS SHE
TOOK THE TOWEL BAR OFF OF THE
BATHROOM AND PROCEEDED TO BEAT
HER WITH IT FOR OVER AN HOUR.
AFTER AN HOUR OF THE COPS NOT
SHOWING UP I CALLED 911 AGAIN.
WONDERING WHY NO ONE HAD
ARRIVED. I PROCEEDED TO WAIT
ANOTHER HOUR, HER SCREAMING,
CALLING THE POLICE, HER
SCREAMING THAT SHE HAD BEEN
BURNED AND HER SCREAMS AND US
BEING PRETTY SURE THAT IF THIS
WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN THAT SHE
WAS GOING DIE. THANKFULLY
EVENTUALLY THE COPS SHOWED UP TO
GO AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BUT
IT TOOK NEARLY TWO HOURS OF
LISTENING TO EVERY SINGLE
SCREAM, EVERY SINGLE THROWN
AGAINST THE WALL AND HER FEARING
FOR HER LIFE. FOR ANYONE TO DO
ANYTHING, THE COUNCIL HAS POURED
WHAT WAS IT $100 MILLION THIS
LAST YEAR INTO THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. AND WE STILL CAN'T
GET THEM TO SHOW UP WHEN IT
MATTERS. I'M GLAD WE'RE
POURING THINGS LIKE PENALIZING
GRAFFITI BUT FORBID THAT COPS
SHOW UP FOR A WOMAN BEING
BEATEN. THEY SHOULD REALLY BE
HERE. THIS IS THE LEAST OF WHAT
WE SHOULD DO. DO YOU ALL
UNDERSTAND THAT BETWEEN THE COPS
AND YOU ALL THAT NO ONE IS OKAY
WITH THIS. THAT EVERYONE IS
UPSET, THAT PEOPLE HATE THE
COUNCIL. THEY DESPISE THEM. THEY
DESPISE THE PEOPLE. THIS IS
WHAT'S HAPPENING. PEOPLE ARE
BEING KIDNAPPED OFF THE STREET.
THEY ARE BEING BEATEN, THEY ARE
BEING HARASSED. DO SOMETHING FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU.
BECAUSE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
>> NEXT SPEAKER IS RED, TO BE
FOLLOWED BY ADEN CARROLL.
>> HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. GOOD AFTERNOON SEATTLE
VOTERS. SEATTLE VOTERS YOU
SHOULD HAVE YOUR BALLOTS IN
HAND. COUNCIL'S POSITION EIGHT
AND NINE ARE ON THE BALLOT AND
THIS MOMENT MATTERS. ONE OF THE
SITTING COUNCIL MEMBERS HAS
REPEATEDLY OBSTRUCTED RENTERS
PROTECTION, AND EVEN THE BASIC
FUNCTION BY FAILING TO SHOW UP
TO THE MEETINGS. WE SEE THIS
OBSTRUCTION AND WE WILL REMEMBER
IT. COUNCIL MEMBERS YOUR JOB IS
TO SHOW UP. TO GOVERN, AND TO
APPOINT THE PEOPLE READY TO
SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY. RENTERS
DESERVE REPRESENTATION. NOT
EMPTY CHAIRS. AND STALLED VOTES.
SEATTLE NEEDS LEADERS WHO
REFLECT US NOT MILLIONAIRES. NOT
LANDLORDS AND NOT CORPORATE
INTERESTS. DON'T LET APATHY
DECIDE THIS ELECTION. USE YOUR
VOICE, VOTE FOR THOSE WHO WILL
VOTE FOR US. NOT AGAINST US.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
ADEN CARROLL. GO AHEAD ADEN.
ADEN YOU MAY NEED TO UNMUTE YOUR
PHONE.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW, THANK
YOU.
>> MANY TENANTS CANNOT BE HERE
TODAY, MANY CHOSE NOT TO BE HERE
TODAY. AND THE FACT THAT,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE SUGGESTED
THAT LANDLORDS NEED
REPRESENTATION ON THE
COMMISSION. TENANTS DON'T HAVE
A CHOICE WHILE LANDLORDS CAN
SELL AND INVEST ON A DIFFERENT
KIND OF STOCK. WHEN WE SAY
ANYTHING GOOD POLICE CAN DO, WE
CAN DO BETTER. IT REQUIRES
BRAINSTORMING. BUT WE CAN ALL
IMAGINE THAT TENANT S CAN TAKE
THE MONEY THEY'RE PAYING ON
RENTS AND COVER THE PROPERTY TAX
AND MAINTENANCE. BUT WE NOTICE
THE SHENANIGANS. WE NOTICE,
KATHY MOORE SPIRIT IS NOW
HAUNTING THIS COUNCIL. WHETHER
IT WAS DELAYING THE MEETING LAST
WEEK. WE ARE REMINDED OF THE
INCIDENT WHEN JEAN SAID TO STALL
THE COMMITTEE MEETING SO THEY
COULD VOTE DOWN. SAME THING. THE
REPUBLICAN RHETORIC AFTER
STARTING THIS MEETING WAS
DISTURBING BUT REVEALING. WE
CALL IT BLITHELY. IT SHOWS
IMMIGRANTS AND HOMELESS PEOPLE
AS ENEMIES. JUST FOLLOW THE LAW.
JUST SELF-DEPORT. JUST GO THE
SHELTER THAT REPORTS TO BE
ACCESSIBLE. IN THE WAY THAT
WHITE SUPREMACISTS ANTI FASCISM
IT IS MORE STILL SHOWS HOW
REPUBLICAN YOUR POLICIES ALREADY
ARE. WHEN REFUSE TO IMMIGRANTS
THAT ARE COMMITTING CRIMES.
IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU WON'T LEAVE
CAMPS ALONE WHEN THEY'RE NOT
DOING ANYTHING WRONG. UPHOLDING
AN AMENDMENT OF EQUAL RIGHTS.
KATHY MOORE WAS THE FIRST NOT
THE LAST. AND IF YOU ASK SAKA
FOR THAT EXCUSE. THE ANSWER IS
GOING TO BE.
>> THANK YOU, THE NEXT SPEAKER
IS ROBERT HAYNES.
>> HI WE SHOULD HAVE THE STAFF
OF DEBORAH JUAREZ COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL AND INTRODUCE
HERSELF. BECAUSE HER PREVIOUS
STAFF WERE WASTED AND GOT HIRED
BY TANYA WHO. WHO DID NOTHING
BUT APPROVE HOOKA LOUNGES FOR
THE YOUNG OF AMERICA SO THEY
WOULD HAVE SOMEONE TO TO GO. WE
DON'T NEED THREE HISTORICAL
PRESERVATION COMMISSIONS TO
PRESERVE ALL THE FLAWED PLANS
THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE
RACIST RED LINING. WHY DO WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO GIVE WELFARE
TO PROTECT EARTHQUAKE FAILING
BUILDINGS. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT
PERFORMANCES POLITICS PERHAPS WE
CAN QUAIL THE SHE SHENANIGANS OF
GETTING ON THE NEWS. WHAT WE
NEED IS PROPER POLICIES AND
CONVINCE TRUMP AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO INVEST A MILLION
DOLLARS TO REDEVELOP THE
CORRIDOR OF AURORA AVENUE AND
FOR ONCE AND ALL, TEAR DOWN ALL
THOSE SLUM MOTELS YOU ALL HAVE
IGNORED THE WHOLE TIME YOU'VE
LIVED HERE AND HAVE THE ARMY
CORP. OF ENGINEERS AND THEN HIRE
THE CARPENTERS UNION AND USE
HOMELESS MONEY TO START
BUILDING. BEFORE YOU LEAVE
OFFICE. WE HAVE SO MANY EMPTY
BUILDINGS. WHERE IS THE
PROACTIVE CAPACITY BUILD UP WITH
ALL YOUR $10 MILLION YOU WANT TO
GIVE. AND ALL THIS 2023 DEFUND
TO PAIR DOWN AND PRIORITY
SPENDING. THEY'RE STILL IN THE
BUDGET. IT'S WHAT'S
>> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REMOTE SPEAKERS
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE
REACHED THE END OF OUR LIST OF
PUBLIC COMMENTERS AND WE CAN
MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA. PUBLIC
COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. IF
THERE'S NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED. OKAY HEARING NO
OBJECTION. THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOW I WILL CONSIDER THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS NOW ADOPTED. FINALLY
WE'LL NOW CONSIDER THE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDE THE
MINUTES OF JULY 15, 17 AND 22,
2025. COUNCIL BILL 121041. 17
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL AND 11 APPOINTMENTS FROM
THE LIBRARY'S EDUCATION AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE. ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL
RIGHT. HEARING NONE, I MOVE TO
ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS
THERE A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF.
ALL RIGHT WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> ADOPTING ITEM PLANS THROUGH
2028 PLAN FOR HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH I MOVE TO
PASS COUNCIL BILL 121. COUNCIL
MEMBER SOLOMON YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IT.
>> THIS LEGISLATION ADOPT IT IS
2025 ACTION PLAN TO THE
2024-2028 CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZING TO
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THE PLAN
GOVERNS THE USE OF ANNUAL
ALLOCATIONS OF FUND FROM SEVERAL
PROGRAMS IN HUD. THE TOTAL FUNDS
AMOUNT TO $37 MILLION IN FUNDS
AWARDED IN 2025. AND IN PRIOR
YEARS. AND PROGRAM INCOME WHICH
ARE USED TO PROVIDE SERVICES,
HOUSING AND FACILITIES TO LOW
AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS,
BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. TO
RECEIVE THE ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS,
JURISDICTIONS MUST SUBMIT A
CONSOLIDATED PLAN. WHICH
DESCRIBES POLICIES GOVERNING THE
CITIES USE OF THESE FUNDS AND AN
ANNUAL IDENTIFICATION PLAN THAT
IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC USES OF THE
FUNDS FOR A PARTICULAR PROGRAM
YEAR. THE 2024-2028 CONSOLIDATED
PLAN GOALS, HOW WE PLAN TO
PRIORITIZE THE MONEY WOULD
INCREASE SERVICES, ADDRESS MEANS
FOR PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SUCH AS FENTANYL. INCREASE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB
RETRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LOW AND
MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. AND
THOSE DISADVANTAGED IN
RECOVERING FROM RECENT
INSTABILITY. SO I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND PASS IT TO THIS
LEGISLATION. THIS ORDNANCE
RATHER. THANK YOU FOR THAT
SYNOPSIS. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE
LEGISLATION? ALL RIGHT I'M NOT
SEEING ANY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF. OKAY, AND WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO
THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE GOVERNESS
ACCOUNTABILITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
ITEM TWO. RESOLUTION 32174
SETTING OUT PUBLIC SAFETY
RELATED PRIORITIES THAT THE CITY
IMPOSE THE ADDITIONAL .01 OF 1%
SAFETY ACTION SALES TAX
AUTHORIZED BY THE 2025 STATE
LEGISLATURE. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION BE
ADOPTED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
I AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE
I'LL PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE
REPORT. FIRST I'LL TALK ABOUT
WHAT THIS BILL DOES NOT DO. THIS
RESOLUTION DOES NOT CALL FOR AN
INCREASE IN THE SALES TAX.
HOWEVER, THE MAYOR HAS INDICATED
THAT HE'S LOOKING INTO THE .1%
INCREASE IN THESE SALES TAX FOR
A PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX AT
SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE AS WE
APPROACH THE BUDGET. SO ASSUMING
THAT THAT LEGISLATION WILL BE
SENT DOWN, THIS RESOLUTION
STATES THAT THAT EVENT UP TO 25%
OF THAT REVENUE SHOULD BE
ALLOCATED FOR A NEW RECOVERY
SERVICES. THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE
STATEMENT OF HOW THIS, THIS
REVENUE SHOULD BE USED. AND I
WANT TO SAY THAT, AND IN THE
LEGISLATION ITSELF HAS A WHOLE
LONG LIST OF ITEMS THAT, THAT
THE MONEY COULD BE USED FOR. NOW
OBVIOUSLY, THE ANTICIPATED
REVENUE FROM A .1% INCREASE IN
THE SALES TAX IS ABOUT 40
MILLION, 25% OF THAT IS 10
MILLION. SO THAT'S A VERY SMALL
AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT THOSE ITEMS
ARE LISTED AS EXAMPLES OF THIS
SORTS OF THINGS THAT COULD BE
FUNDED. NOW WHY, WHY THOSE
THINGS? I'LL JUST BASICALLY TRY
TO LAY OUT MY ARGUMENT. IF IT'S
NOT ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY
IT'S ABOUT THE INTENTION BEHIND
LAYING OUT THIS LIST OF NEEDED
SERVICES. BECAUSE FOR TOO LONG
WE'VE WATCHED PEOPLE SUFFERING
FROM, FROM ADDICTION, AND ALSO
FROM DETERIORATING MENTAL
ILLNESS AS THEY, AND WE DON'T
REALLY HAVE A COHERENT SET OF
SERVICES AND A RESPONSIBLE
PARTIES TO THAT ARE READY
AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE RELIEF. WE
BASICALLY JUST SORT OF WATCH
THEM DETERIORATE ON OUR STREETS
WHILE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS BECOME
LESS SAFE. THAT IS WHY I'M
FIGHTING TO PUT WITH THIS
RESOLUTION TREATMENT AT THE
CENTER OF THE CITY'S AGENDA.
AGAIN WE HAVE NO REAL PLAN FOR
DEALING WITH THE ROOT CAUSE OF
THE GREATEST PUBLIC HEALTH AND
PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGE OF OUR
TIME. AND NO PLAN OR COHERENT
SYSTEM TO HELP PEOPLE RECOVER.
WHEN I TALK ABOUT RECOVER I'M
NOT TALKING ABOUT ABSTINENCE.
I'M USING HOW THE CITY DEFINES.
IT IS A REGRESSIVE TAX. THAT IS
THE UNFORTUNATE PART OF THIS
MEASURE. HOWEVER THIS MEASURE
WAS ADVANCED BY REPRESENTATIVE
ANTONIM WITH THE INTENTION OF
BROADENING. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
OFFICERS, IT'S ABOUT COMMUNITY
SAFETY AND INCLUDES BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AS WELL. AND WHEN WE
INVEST IN GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE
STREETS AND INTO TREATMENT WE
ALSO INVEST IN CRIME PREVENTION
AND WE REDUCE EMERGENCY
RESPONSES AND WE MAKE EVERY
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFER. SO THAT IS
THE, THAT IS THE INTENTION
BEHIND THIS LEGISLATION AND I
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR
MONTHS WITH PARTNERS WHO
REPRESENT PRETTY MUCH THE
LARGEST SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE
CITY. AND, I WILL NOW ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OR
YOU'RE FREE TO MAKE COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT HEARING NONE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WILL
JUST STATE THAT I'M GOING TO
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS BECAUSE I
SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
LISTED OUT THERE. I'VE BEEN IN
SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS LIKE THIS
FOR A LONG TIME AND I FEEL WE
HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
BATTLE ADDICTION ALONG THE
CONTINUUM OF THE PATH TO
RECOVERY. IT'S NOT AN
ENDORSEMENT OF THE STRUCTURE
LAYED OUT IN THIS RESOLUTION.
THIS IS WHY WE HAVE A BUDGET
PROCESS TO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION ALL OF OUR FUNDING
SOURCES FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO FUND WITH
OUR CITY BUDGET. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
AND I RECOGNIZE THAT AND YOU
HAVE MADE THAT POINT BEFORE AND
I HAVE RESPONDED THAT IT IS NOT
UNCOMMON TO PRESENT A
LEGISLATIVE INTENT THROUGH
RESOLUTIONS PRIOR TO THE BUDGET
PROCESS. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU
MAKING THAT POINT AGAIN. COUNCIL
MEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS WAS MENTIONED IN PUBLIC
COMMENT EARLIER LAST WEEK, THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SIGNED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER PERTAINING TO
DRUG USE AND HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE. AND THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER SEEKS TO UNFEDERAL FUNDS
FOR HARM REDUCTION AND HOUSING
FIRST POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
WHILE ALSO LAYING OUT A
FOUNDATION FOR INCREASING
INCARCERATION AND INVOLUNTARY
CIVIL COMMITMENT. AND THIS
EXECUTIVE ORDER UN UNFORTUNATELY
SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE. IT WAS
ARTICULATED THIS IS SOMETHING
THEY INTENDED TO DO. IN LIGHT OF
THIS NEWS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A
NUMBER OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
ADVOCATES ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR
THEIR ORGANIZATIONS AND FOLKS
THEY'RE SERVING THROUGHOUT OUR
COMMUNITY. WHILE ANALYSIS IS
UNDER WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL
IMPACT OF THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER,
WHAT IS CLEAR AT THIS TIME IS IT
HAS GENERATED A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY FOR A STATE OF OUR
SERVICE -FRS AT A TIME WHEN THIS
SECTOR NEEDS STABILITY AND NEED
IS HIGH. UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS
NEWS JUST CAME OUT. AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS
RESOLUTION IS BEFORE US TODAY
AND IT BROADLY SETS OUT A FRAME
WORK FOR IF WE DO GO FORWARD
WITH THE SALES TAX. IDEALLY I
WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONTINUE
THIS CONVERSATION IF WE GET TO A
POINT WHERE LEGISLATION IS
BEFORE US THAT IMPLEMENTS THE
SALES TAX. POSSIBLY DEDICATING
ALL OF THIS FUNDING TOWARD THESE
SERVICES. BUT FOR TODAY,
UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE'RE AT
AND THE INTENTIONS HERE. I WILL
BE SUPPORTING THE RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. YOU KNOW YOU MAKE
THE POINT OUT LOUD THAT I'VE
BEEN THINKING IN MY MIND WHICH
IS, WHY DOES 25%. WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THE GRAVITY OF THIS
PROBLEM. THE LIVES THAT IT
RUINS. AND THE ROOT, THE
PROBLEMS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY
SIDE AND THE HOMELESS INSIDE
THAT IS FUELED BY ADDICTION TO
NOT JUST FENTANYL BUT 90% PURE
METH AND TRANK ETC. IT REALLY
SHOULD BE 100%. THAT WAS
MENTIONED IN A, A BLOG. I MEAN A
PODCAST RECENTLY. I DO WANT TO
SAY THAT IT WAS LONG BEFORE THE
PUBLIC, THE EXECUTIVE ORDER CAME
THROUGH THAT, DANIEL MALONE AND
LISA DUGARD AND STEVE WOOLWORTH
WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR
FUNDING BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL
FEDERAL CUTS WHEN THE OFFICE
CLOSED ACROSS THE STREET WE HAD
A SENSE OF WHAT WAS GOING TO BE
HAPPENING. AND SO, THAT IS
PRECISELY WHY THERE'S SPECIFIC
LANGUAGE IN THIS LIST WHICH
BASICALLY SAYS, I'M TRYING TO
ENSURE CAPACITY FOR LOW BARRIER,
SHELTER, CASE MANAGEMENT, AFTER
CARE AND LEGAL COORDINATION FOR
PEOPLE LIVING UNSHELTERED WITH
SEVERE SUBSTANCE UNDISORDER.
THERE ELSEWHERE IT SAYS
SOMETHING LIKE, STABILIZING LAW
ENFORCEMENT DIVERSE SERVICES, SO
IT IS VERY. ALONG WITH YES, A
BROAD RANGE OF SMALL BUSINESS,
HOMELESSNESS, SMALL BUSINESSES
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES, AND
RECOVERY COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATIVES. IN ALL IT WAS
ABOUT 20 PEOPLE REPRESENTING
ABOUT 13 ORGANIZATIONS AND MANY
IN THIS BROAD SPECTRUM HAD NEVER
APPEARED ON THE SAME STAGE
BEFORE. BUT THIS WILL TAKE ALL
OF US AND ALL APPROACHES TO
REALLY MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENT.
BECAUSE PEOPLE CHOOSE DIFFERENT
PATHS. BECAUSE THE NAME OF THE
GAME IS REALLY TRULY EXPANSION
OF METHODOLOGIES AND SERVICE
MODALITIES AND METHODOLOGY. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNT COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE, YES, YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION, THE
AMENDMENT A. GO AHEAD PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU MY AMENDMENT WOULD
HELP CREATE MORE CLEAR AND MORE
CONSISTENT RULES AROUND PUBLIC
COMMENT IN TWO WAYS. FIRST THE
CURRENT VERSION OF COUNCIL RULES
SAYS THAT PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL
NOT EXCEED 20 MINUTES UNLESS
EXTEND BID THE -- EXTENDED BY
THE CHAIR. AND I WILL SAY THAT
WE ALMOST NEVER ABIDE AND IS
OFTEN EXTENDED. EXTENDING THE
TIME WILL HELP US DO OUR DUTY TO
LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC. SECOND,
THIS WOULD STANDARDIZE THE
AMOUNT OF TIME EVERY MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC IS GIVEN TO SPEAK.
CURRENTLY THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR
THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO
SPEAK IS SET AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE CHAIR. IT IS UP TO TWO
MINUTES BUT ROUTINELY GETS
SHRUNKEN DOWN TO ONE MINUTE
WITHOUT EXPLANATION OF WHY THAT
HAPPENS. THEREFOR, RESIDENTS WHO
TAKE TIME OUT. IT DOES NOT SET
THEM UP FOR SUCCESS. PEOPLE ARE
ALREADY NERVOUS. I THINK I'VE
SEEN PEOPLE COME DOWN FOR THE
FIRST TIME TO GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT. AND IT CAN BE AN
AWKWARD EXPERIENCE. WITHOUT
NOTICE CHANGING HOW MUCH TIME
THEY HAVE TO SPEAK. EVEN SETS
THAT FOUNDATION ON MORE SHAKY
GROUNDS. MY AMENDMENT WOULD
STANDARDIZE OUR RULES TO GIVE
THE PUBLIC MORE PREDICTABILITY.
THESE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT I
USED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
NOT FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS RATHER
JUST FOR THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
AND I'VE SEEN A VERSION OF THIS
USED IN THE COMP MEETINGS AS
WELL. IF THERE ARE 30 OR LESS
PEOPLE EVERYBODY WOULD GET TWO
MINUTES. THAT'S AN HOUR. WHICH
IS WHAT IT'S EXTENDED TO. IF
THERE ARE MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE
EVERYONE WOULD GET ONE MINUTE.
THEN THERE'S FLEXIBILITY FOR
THE PRESIDING OFFICER. IF THERE
ARE FEWER THAN 30 PEOPLE
EVERYONE GETTING TWO MINUTES. IF
THERE ARE UP TO 60 PEOPLE
EVERYONE GETTING ONE MINUTE AND
OVER 60 PEOPLE, EVERYONE GETS 30
SECOND. THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT
PUT THAT LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY.
IT JUST SAYS THAT THERE'S
DISCRETION IF THERE ARE MORE
THAN 60 PEOPLE. THERE'S ALSO,
THE ELEMENT THAT THIS SETS AT
THE BEGINNING OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE CANNOT SAY, IF SUDDENLY 60
PEOPLE WALK IN THE DOOR, HOW
DOES THAT CHANGE? THAT IS UP TO
THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR. I
WOULD ADVISE ANY CHAIR THAT IT
IS, THE MERIT OF WHAT IS WRITTEN
HERE. IS TO SAY IF 50 PEOPLE ARE
COMING TO PUBLIC COMMENT IT
DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY SIGNED
UP AT, 1:58 OR 2:10 P.M. HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING TO
COMMENT BECAUSE WE WANT TO
PROVIDE PREDICTABILITY TO THE
PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF WE HAD UNLIMITED TIME, I
WOULD SAY THAT WE SHOULD HEAR
FROM EVERYONE FOR AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE. AT EVERY SINGLE
MEETING. THAT BEING SAID, WE DO
HAVE WORK THAT IS TIME
SENSITIVE. AND OUR COMMITTEE
MEETINGS ARE ONLY SCHEDULED FOR
TWO HOURS. THE MORNING COMMITTEE
MEETINGS ACTUALLY CANNOT
FUNCTIONALLY ROLL INTO THE
AFTERNOON WITHOUT MAKING CHANGES
TO THE SCHEDULE OVER ALL. I
BELIEVE THESE CHANGES WILL GIVE
THE PUBLIC MORE TIME AND MORE
PREDICTABILITY AROUND PUBLIC
COMMENT WHILE RESPECTS THE NEED
OF US GETTING OUR JOB DONE. THE
LIMITED TIME HAS CAUSED A TENSE
TIME AND HAS EVEN BOILED OVER. I
DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A PERFECT
FIX. THIS CHANGE WOULD STRIKE A
BALANCE. AND THAT WOULD CREATE
MORE STANDARD PREDICTABLE, AND I
BELIEVE A FAIR SYSTEM FOR
RUNNING PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS
FORWARD. COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
AND AS I SAID. I VIEW THIS AS A,
AS A POSITIVE OR AS A FRIENDLY
AMENDMENT. THE AND I AM, I WILL
BE SUPPORTIVE. THE CHANGE THAT
WAS, THAT REGARDS PUBLIC COMMENT
THAT IS IN THE LEGISLATION
BEFORE US WAS AN ATTEMPT TO, GET
AT THE WHAT I PERCEIVE AS AN
UNFAIR AMOUNT OF DISCRETION IN
THE PART OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE
PRESIDING OFFICER OF FULL OR A
SELECT COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WHEN
COMMENT GOES BEYOND 20 MINUTES,
THEN IT SORT OF, IT'S COMPLETELY
DISCRETIONARY HOW LONG TO LET IT
GO ON. AND IT'S ALSO COMPLETELY
UNPREDICTABLE FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT COME TO CHAMBERS OR ARE
WAITING ON THE PHONE WONDERING
WHETHER OR NOT THEY'LL BE ABLE
TO SPEAK. AND SO I WANTED TO
TAKE THAT DECISION MAKING OUT OF
THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND
PROVIDE THE ABILITY FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO WEIGH IN. WHY DON'T
YOU GO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES OR
SO. BUT I THINK THIS IS A, THIS
IS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE FIX IN
THAT IT SETS A DEFINED AMOUNT OF
TIME. AND IT ALSO DEFINES THE
AMOUNT OF MINUTES PEOPLE WILL,
WILL HAVE TO SPEAK DEPENDING ON
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THERE.
WHICH I COMPLETELY WELCOME
BECAUSE IT PREVENTS ME FROM
HAVING TO DO THAT MATH. DOUBLING
THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS MEANS HOW
MANY MINUTES ETC. SO I
APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THIS
FORWARD. AND I PLAN TO SUPPORT
IT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT A?
LOOKING AT THE, OKAY. SEEING NO
FURTHER COMMENTS. DO YOU, IS
THERE ANY LAST THING YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SAY COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> I URGE A VOTE.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT A.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA SKWR-GZ
AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOM O, N.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. ARE WILL
ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THE
RESOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBER,
SORRY I SAW YOU MOVING YOUR MIC.
I HAVE THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE TO
SPEAK.
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I'M NOT
SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS. I
WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXTEND A HUGE
THANK YOU TO THE EXTERNAL
WORKING STAFF. BEN, AMELIA
LAUREN AND JEREMY. SO IF THERE
ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION
AS AMENDED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM FOUR INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, COUNCIL
BILL 121 RELATED TO SEATTLE
PARKS AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENT DENT TO ENTER INTO A
FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH LOST
EVENINGS AT BILL LAKE PARK.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE
THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT. IT'S
WHAT WE ALL CAME FOR, AM I
CORRECT. THE PITCH AND PUTT. THE
GREEN LAKE PITCH AND PUTT. THIS
IS FOR A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION
FROM OUR SEATTLE PARKS
DEPARTMENT. WITH A GREEN LAKE
PITCH AND PUTT. IT'S GOING TO
BE FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT.
THE CITY ALSO GETS A PERCENTAGE
OF REVENUE WHICH IS 10% IS OPEN
FOR 10 MONTHS OR EXCUSE ME 8
MONTHS IN THE YEAR. MY
APOLOGIES. I CAN'T COUNT. EIGHT
MONTHS AND IT ALSO THE FIVE
YEARS GIVES LONG TERM PLANNING
AND FLEXIBILITY. I THINK GREEN
LAKE PITCH AND PUTT IS A GREAT
WAY FOR FAMILIES TO STAY
CONNECTED AND FOR US ALSO TO
HAVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN
SEATTLE. AND IT'S ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY. SO,
WITH THAT, COUNCIL. I HOPE I
URGE YOU FOR A YES VOTE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS? THAT SMILE
DOWN THERE.
>> I'M SMILING. I'M JUST
SMILING BECAUSE IT'S JOY.
BECAUSE I KNOW SHE DOESN'T DO
THIS BUT IT'S OKAY.
>> ALL RIGHT. OKAY I'M NOT
SEEING ANY OTHER COMMENTS BUT
LOTS OF SMILES HERE. SO WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> IS MY MIC NOT WORKING, IT'S
JUST BEEN A THING ALL DAY.
>> SORRY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASS PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATURE ON MY BEHALF.
THERE WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND
THERE'S NO INTRODUCTION IN THE
ADOPTION TODAY. LET'S SEE, I AM
REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED FROM
THE AUGUST 5th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION. OKAY. THEN I COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SARA NELSON WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE AUGUST 5th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT IS
THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE COUNCIL? COUNCIL
MEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I AM REQUESTING AN OPEN SESSION
TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER SOLOMON IF
I MAY BE ADDED TO COSPONSOR THE
BILL PREDATORY HOME BUYING
LEGISLATION.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
SOLOMON. SORRY, I HAVE TO DO
THAT IN OPEN SESSION. I DIDN'T
REALIZE THAT. SO THAT WAS MY
SCRIPT. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBER SOLOMON FOR THAT. AND
JUST THE PLUG, I THINK IT'S A
GREAT LEGISLATION. I THINK THE
THANKING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR
SENDING IT DOWN AND THEN FOR YOU
SPONSORING THAT LEGISLATION.
WE'VE HEARD FROM A TON OF
PEOPLE ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT
TWO AND DISTRICT THREE ABOUT
SOME OF THE PREDATORY HOME
BUYING PRACTICES THAT PEOPLE DO.
JUST PERSONALLY ALONE, I CAN
PEOPLE JUST I HAVE BOXES OF
THESE PREDATORY PURCHASING
AGREEMENTS WHERE PEOPLE COME TO
PEOPLE'S FRONT PORCHES AND DROP
OFF A SIGNED CONTRACT ALREADY
AND LEAVE IT UNDER THEIR PORCH.
OR THEIR HOUNDING THEM, THEY'RE
CALLING THEM CONSTANTLY. THEY'RE
COMING TO THEIR DOORS. IT'S
REALLY, REALLY BAD AND I THINK
THIS LEGISLATION DOES A GREAT
JOB OF PROTECTING THOSE PEOPLE
AND THEN OFFERING THEM
RESOURCES. SO THEY KNOW HOW TO
NAVIGATE SOME OF THESE THINGS.
SO THEY DON'T FEEL PRESSURED
INTO SELLING THEIR HOMES. SO I
JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCIL
MEMBER SOLOMON FOR SPONSORING
THIS LEGISLATION. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A
PREVIEW OF THAT. CAN YOU PLEASE
TELL ME WHEN THE, WHEN IS THAT
COMING FOR A FULL COUNCIL VOTE?
>> I BELIEVE THAT ONE IS GOING
TO BE ON THE SIXTH. AT OUR NEXT
LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING. WE
HAVE LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING
TOMORROW THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE
TAKEN UP. BUT I BELIEVE IT'S ON
THE SIXTH. IF NOT THERE ON THE
13th AT THE NEXT HOUSING AND
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. BUT IT
WILL BE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS.
>> OKAY. GOT IT. I DIDN'T MISS
IT THEN.
>> NO YOU DID NOT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY. LOOKING AGAIN TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER
BUSINESS. IS THAT AN OLD HAND.
GO AHEAD PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT ON A
CELEBRATORY NOTE. BECAUSE I KNOW
IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY WE HARDLY
EVEN NOTICED IT. I WANT TO GIVE
THE CONGRATULATIONS FOR SOME OF
THE MEMBERS IN THE GROUP FOR
BEING PLACED ON THE COMMISSION.
CONGRATULATIONS ENDING ON A
POSITIVE NOTE ON THAT POINT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
THIS CITY. AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO
MENTION THAT AS WELL. BECAUSE I
DIDN'T KNOW IF PEOPLE REALIZED
THAT WAS DURING THE CONSENT
CALENDAR PART OF OUR AGENDA. SO
CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT I'M
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED. SO, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE
DONE WITH OUR BUSINESS. THE CITY
COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE
ADJOURNED. IT IS 3:03. THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL HOLD A SPECIAL
MEETING ON AUGUST 4 AT 2:00 P.M.
THEN MEET AGAIN ON AUGUST FIFTH
AT 2:00 P.M. HEARING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, WE