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>> THE AUGUST 5th, 2025 MEETING
OF CITY OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
SHALL COME TO ORDER. IT IS TO:
04 P.M. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> AND PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> QUORUM PRESENT.
>> WE WILL START OFF -- THERE
ARE NO PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO
NO PRESENTATIONS, MOVING TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. COLLEAGUES, AT
THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA, INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR, AND THE
COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM. CLERK,
HOW MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE
SIGNED UP TODAY? WE HAVE THREE?
OKAY. WE WILL START -- I AM
ASSUMING ALL THREE IN PERSON?
OKAY.
>> ONE REMOTE AND TWO IN PERSON.
>> WE WILL START WITH THE
SPEAKERS IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
FIRST. TODAY, EACH SPEAKER WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES. CLERK, I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO YOU TO PRESENT
INSTRUCTIONS AND CALL ON
SPEAKERS. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, PUBLIC COMMENT IS
MODERATED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER. THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THIS MEETING IS 20
MINUTES, AND PLEASE START BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ISSUE
YOU ARE ADDRESSING. SPEAKERS
MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO
NOT AND COMMENTS WITHIN THE
ALLOTTED TIME TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> ALEX TSIMERMAN?
>> WELCOME.
>> KEEP IT TO THE AGENDA,
PLEASE. THANK YOU.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ] MY NAME, ALEX
TSIMERMAN, AND I WANT TO SPEAK
ABOUT --
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT? POINT OF ORDER. COULD
YOU PLEASE ASK MR. TSIMERMAN TO
REFRAME FROM SPEAKING AT
COUNCILMEMBERS USING DEROGATORY
LANGUAGE?
>> THANK YOU, MR. TSIMERMAN, I
SAID JUST STAY WITH THE AGENDA
DO NOT MENTION ANY MEMBERS BY
NAME.
>> OKAY, NO PROBLEM.
>> ALSO A POINT OF ORDER,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT -- WAIT, MR.
TSIMERMAN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ? PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DETERMINED THAT MR. TSIMERMAN
IS USING IS DEROGATORY FOR THOSE
OF LATINA, HISPANIC DESCENT,
THAT IS DIRECTED AT ME, AND --
MR. TSIMERMAN, WE SHOULD CUT THE
MIC. SHE HAS DONE THIS AT SOUND
TRANSIT, AND THIS HATEFUL TALK
HAS TO STOP. PLEASE.
>> MR. TSIMERMAN? CONTINUE ON
WITH NO MORE REFLECTIONS, STAY
TO THE AGENDA.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ] NOT ONLY NAZI JUST
OPERTO BUT IT JUST KEEPS GOING,
AND GOING, AND GOING, AND GOING.
I KNOW FOR 40 YEARS, SHE NEVER
SHOWED PEOPLE FACES. HOW IS THIS
POSSIBLE? I SPEAK EVERY DAY AND
NOBODY SEES MY FACES. WHAT DOES
THIS HAPPEN? BECAUSE MORE CRIME
DID THAT FOR YOU DO NOT RESPECT
THE CONSTITUTION, U.S. SUPREME
COURT, THEY CAN DO ANYTHING,
WHATEVER THEY WANT. WHY? BECAUSE
THEY ARE MEANT TO BE SICK. I
WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR
THIS COUNCIL. FOR YOU TO HEAR.
NEVER SHOW FACES WHEN PEOPLE
SPEAK. NOT ONLY ME, EVERYBODY.
SHE IS A REAL MENTALLY SICK
OFFICIAL. AND YOU KNOW WHAT THIS
MEANS, SHE HAVE A MENTAL PROBLEM
FOR MANY YEARS. GUYS, YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS I AM
TALKING? STOP ACTING LIKE
MENTALLY SICK PEOPLE. THAT IS
EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED RIGHT
NOW AND I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED
BECAUSE I GO AND SPEAK FOR 30
YEARS, MORE AND MORE -- YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT, SO YOU ARE
AMERICAN, YEAH? YOU ARE
AMERICAN. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING IT LIKE AMERICANS, IT IS
THIS EXACTLY. AND I DON'T WANT
TO MENTION NAMES, BUT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, I WILL
MENTION HER NAME.
>> OKAY, I SAID TO NOT DO THAT.
>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ]
>> MR. COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
COUNCIL PRESIDENT? POINT OF
ORDER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU, SIR. FOR THE
RECORD, I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO
BE NOTED FOR THE CLERK AND THE
RECORD THAT THIS IS THE THIRD
TIME THAT WE HAVE HAD TO WARN
MR. TSIMERMAN FOR HIS BEHAVIOR
IN BREAKING THE COUNCIL RULES OF
DECORUM. HERE WE GO.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> SO, THAT IS THREE TIMES, AND
THAT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WE ARE
NOW LOOKING AT A SUSPENSION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DIANE
FOSTER. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON
TO REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> OKAY, OUR FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER IS DAVID HAYNES. PLEASE
PRESS *6 WHEN YOU HEAR THE
PROMPT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED. GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> HI. THANK YOU. WHY IS IT THAT
WHEN THE COUNCIL COMES BACK, IT
IS PART OF A LANDLORD CONFLICT
OF INTEREST? IT IS CONCERNING.
AND REMEMBER WHEN THE COUNCIL
USED TO HAVE MEETINGS AT 9:30
A.M. FOR THE COUNCIL BRIEFING
AND THEN 2:00 P.M. ON MONDAY FOR
THE COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEN
THEY PUSHED IT ALL BACK TO
TUESDAY? THESE ARE THE SAME
PEOPLE THAT DEFUNDED THE POLICE
AND ARE LOOKING FOR AN EASIER
PAYDAY BY CREATING ALL OF THESE
PRIORITIES THAT EXACERBATE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HOMELESS
CRISIS. THERE IS A REAL CONCERN
WITH THE VIOLENCE THAT IS
ESCALATING IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND YOU ALL ARE NOT ADDRESSING
IT PROPER. YOU ARE STILL
ALLOWING FOR THE RACE BAITING,
WHITE MAN HATING, TRUMPET BUTTON
PUSHING --
>> YOU JUST PAUSE THE TIMER?
>> MR. HAYNES? THIS IS NOT THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING,
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES. AS YOU KNOW FROM
MY COMMITTEE, ALL ISSUES MUST
RELATE TO THE REMIT OF THE
COMMITTEE, BUT CAN YOU DIRECT
YOUR COMMENTS TO TODAY'S
AGENDA, PLEASE, LIKE I DID WITH
OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKER? THANK YOU.
>> YEAH, SURE, YEAH. IT JUST
SHOWS THAT THE AGENDA IS STOCKED
WITH THINGS THAT ORIGINATED FROM
THE BUDGET CHAIR, AND WHY IS IT
THEY ARE ALL BEING DUMPED ON
COUNCIL RIGHT BEFORE YOU GO ON
VACATION, AND THEN THEY WILL BE
WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET
BACK? AND THEY ARE NOT BEING
TRANSPARENT ABOUT A LOT OF THE
DETAILS, BUT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO
REAP DEMANDING PRIORITIES THAT
IS UNDERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE HOMELESS
CRISIS IN OUR SOCIETY AT LARGE.
AND PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY IN
THE HOMELESS CRISIS, AND THE
HOUSING CRISIS, AND THE
BUDGETARY CRISIS, IS ON, LIKE, A
FULL AGENDA FOR COUNCIL. JUST
BECAUSE YOU ARE THE PRO TEM, YOU
CAN'T WEAPON EYES YOUR
POSITION, LIKE LANDLORDS ON
COUNCIL WILL BE WEAPON EYES IN
THEIR POSITION WHEN WE COME BACK
AND THEY ARE STILL GOING TO
SABOTAGE THE INTEGRITY OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CONTINUE
TO BACKSTAB THE WORKING-CLASS
WHILE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO
UNFURL WITH RIVAL GANG MEMBERS,
SOME OF WHOM KNOW THAT YOU KEEP
PULLING PUNCHES ON THE MAYOR,
ALLOWING HIM TO CONTINUE
MISLEADING THIS COMMUNITY ABOUT
WHY IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND
UNTENABLE, AND DON'T EVEN
BOTHER GOING OUT ANYMORE, BOY
KATZE OTTO, TOOK OUT THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE PULLING THE ACTUAL
PUNCHES ON THE CRIME FIGHTING.
USE OF DRONES INSTEAD OF PAYING
OFF THE SAME CORRUPT NONPROFITS
THAT ARE UNQUALIFIED.
>> THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL REMOTE SPEAKERS.
>> THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO
EITHER SUBMIT WRITTEN PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE SIGN-UP CARDS
AVAILABLE ON THE PODIUM OR EMAIL
THE COUNCIL AT COUNCIL@SEATTLE.C
OM OKAY, COLLEAGUES, IF THERE
ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THE COUNCIL
WILL BE ADOPTED -- HERE NO
OBJECTIONS, SEEING NO
OBJECTIONS, THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. OKAY,
MOVING TO THE AGENDA. IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. HEARING AND SEEING
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. OKAY, COLLEAGUES,
MOVING ALONG, WE WILL NOW
CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR. ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDED MINUTES OF THE
JULY 28th, AND 29th, 2025
MEETING AND COUNCIL BILL 121044
-- PAYMENT OF BILLS. ARE THERE
ANY ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S
CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING NONE. I
MOVED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SSECOND.
>> IT IS ADOPTED TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. CLERK, WE PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE IN THE ADOPTION OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON. WE ARE
MOVING TO COMMUNITY REPORTS.
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> OH, YES. IN COMMITTEE, I
NEVER HAVE TO FIX MY SIGNATURE,
BUT HERE, AS PRO TEM, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE MINUTES AND LEGISLATION
ON CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF? THANK YOU. I WILL PUT MY
GLASSES ON, TOO. OKAY. NOW,
MOVING TO COMMITTEE REPORTS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE REPORT SELECT BUDGET
COMMITTEE ITEM ONE -- COUNCIL
BILL 121030, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO FUNDING AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S
DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE
THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIFIED
GRANTS, PRIVATE FUNDING, AND
PLAN TO SUBSIDIZED LOANS AND TO
EXECUTE, DELIVER, AND PERFORM
CORRESPONDING AGREEMENTS.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THANK YOU. AS MENTIONED, THE
COMMITTEE REPORTS, STARTING WITH
THE SELECT BUDGET COMMITTEE. SO,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRO TEM
KETTLE. COLLEAGUES, I MOVED
COUNCIL BILL 121030, THE GRANT
ACCEPTANCE ORDINANCE.
>> SECOND. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THERE IS A COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION -- SO, WE DON'T
MOVE THE BILLS THAT COME AT THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.
>> FANTASTIC. SO, BACK TO WHAT
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM ASKED
ME TO BILL WHICH WAS TO SPEAK TO
THE LEGISLATION, THIS IS A
STANDARD PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT PROPOSES THE ACCEPTANCE OF
GRANTS FROM VARIOUS AGENCIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS AND ALSO
AUTHORIZES THE EXPENDITURE OF
THESE FUNDS. THIS WAS 1 OF 2
BILLS THAT ARE PART OF OUR
MIDYEAR BUDGET CONSIDERATION. IT
WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY IN
COMMITTEE AND I URGE A YES VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. YES, NO NEED FOR A
SECOND, HERE. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES? I AM
SEEING NONE. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY, THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. THANK YOU,
CLERK. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF? ALL
RIGHT, MOVING ALONG, WE ARE NOW
ON AGENDA ITEM TWO, WITH THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM TWO INTO
THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO -- COUNCIL
BILL 121031, ADOPTING THE 2025
BUDGET INCLUDING 2025 THROUGH
2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS.
>> OKAY, AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. COUNCIL BILL 121031 IS
ONE BACKUP 2 BILLS TO MAKE UP
THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. THIS,
ITSELF, IS THE MIDYEAR
SUPPLEMENT A BUDGET. THANK YOU
TO MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THEIR
PACKAGE, YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE
PACKAGE IS NOTICEABLY MORE SLIM
FROM PRIOR YEARS. THIS IS IN
RECOGNITION FROM OUR ONGOING
BUDGET CHALLENGES. LAST YEAR,
WHEN MAYOR HARRELL DELIVERED HIS
ANNUAL BUDGET, HE CHALLENGED US
TO MAKE HISTORY WITH NO
AMENDMENTS. THAT HAS ALMOST
HAPPENED IN THIS ONE. WE WILL
SEE BY THE END OF TODAY. BUT,
JUST NOTICE THAT THIS BILL WAS
HEARD IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
LAST WEEK, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS A
DIFFERENT SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
THAN ALL YEARS BECAUSE OF THE
BUDGET SITUATION WE ARE IN. I
WILL SAY THAT IT IS PART OF THE
REFORM PROCESS, BUDGET REFORM,
TO NOT BE INCLUDING MORE IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET, AND FOR THE
BREVITY THAT THE BILL IS IN ITS
ORIGINAL FORM. I URGE A YES
VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
ON THE BILL? COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, I RECOGNIZE YOU.
>> CHAIR, I MOVED TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 121031 AS PRESENTED
ON THE RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED
AMENDMENT.
>> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND.
>> AND SECONDED. SO, IT IS MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE BILL
AS AMENDMENT ON AMENDMENT A.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, AS AUTHOR
OF THE AMENDMENT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
IT.
>> THANK YOU, PRO TEM.
COLLEAGUES, I BROUGHT THIS
AMENDMENT FORWARD LAST WEEK AND
I SPOKE TO SOME OF ITS MERITS
EVEN YESTERDAY IN OUR DISCUSSION
AND I AM BRINGING IT TO YOU
AGAIN TODAY BECAUSE OF ITS
UPMOST IMPORTANCE. THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE $300,000
TO THE CITY'S OFFICE OF REFUGEE
AFFAIRS TO DISTRIBUTE TO
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING
ON LEGAL DEFENSE OF
UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN FACING
DETENTION AND DEPORTATION UNDER
THE TRUMP REGIME. THIS
PARTICULAR DOLLAR AMOUNT IS ALSO
REFLECTIVE OF WHAT IS OUTLINED
IN THE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED
WELCOMING CITY RESOLUTION THAT
WE PASSED A FEW MONTHS AGO. AND
IN THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND
POLICY CHANGES, WE HAVE HEARD
DIRECTLY FROM NORTHWEST
IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS PROJECT AND
THE RECENTLY CLOSED KIDS IN
DEFENSE, THAT THIS DOLLAR FIGURE
ESSENTIALLY EQUATES TO 60 CASES
FOR CHILDREN FACING DEPORTATION.
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS
-- THERE IS SERIOUS NEEDS IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS OUR
OPPORTUNITY TO SIGNAL THAT THIS
COUNCIL IS HERE TO OFFER SUPPORT
IN TIME OF EVOLVING AND CRITICAL
NEEDS. PARTICULARLY, LOOKING IN
THAT WE ARE NOW IN THE AFTERMATH
OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FEDERAL
BIG BETRAYAL BILL, WHICH RAMPED
UP AN UNPRECEDENTED $170 BILLION
FOR MASS DEPORTATION EFFORTS,
INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE DETENTION CENTERS FOR SINGLE
FAMILIES AND ADULTS WITH
CHILDREN. AND YOU WILL NOTE A
"SEATTLE TIMES" OPINION PIECE
CAME OUT YESTERDAY, A RENOWNED
AND A GRECIAN LAWYER, STEPHEN
FALL STATED, "WE ARE IN
UNCHARTED WATERS. I HAVE NEVER
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN THIS
EXTENT, IN ALL THE TIME I HAVE
PRACTICE. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR 42 YEARS, WHAT WE ARE FACING
TODAY IS ENFORCEMENT ON
STEROIDS." AND IN OUR OWN
COMMUNITY, JUST IN THE PAST 24
HOURS, WE HAVE HEARD THAT REAL
CHANGE, OUR LOCAL ANTIPOVERTY
ORGANIZATION WITH WEEKLY
NEWSPAPERS HAD TWO VENDORS ON
HOUSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHO
HAVE NOW BEEN DETAINED BY I.C.E.
NOTABLY, THIS FUNDING -- I WILL
NOTE, AS A FINAL NOTE -- THIS
FUNDING COMES FROM UNDER SPENT
FROM A JAIL CONTRACT, SO
SHIFTING THIS MONEY FOR THIS
PURPOSE DOES NOT COME AT THE
EXPENSE OF DEFUNDING ANOTHER
BODY OF WORK. COLLEAGUES, FOR
THESE REASONS, I URGE A YES
VOTE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES?
>> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> OKAY, I HEARD FROM
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ BEFORE I
SAW COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, SO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> I WILL BE VERY QUICK.
UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO RECUSE
MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE, AS I
CURRENTLY SIT ON AND AM IN THE
MIDST OF, ACTUALLY THIS MORNING,
GETTING DOWN OFF OF THE BOARD,
SO I CANNOT VOTE ON THIS MANNER.
>> OKAY. I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRO TEM
KETTLE. I WILL SAY THAT THE
DIRECTOR OF WIRE CONFIRMED THAT
LAST WEEK, WHEN WE WERE
PREPARING FOR THEM TO COME
THROUGH MY COMMITTEE, THAT NERP
HAS TAKEN ON THE CASES OF THE
UNACCOMPANIED MINORS THAT
K.I.N.D. WAS LOOKING AFTER. AND
ALSO, I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS
BEING COUNTED ON BY THE
EXECUTIVE, TO ADDRESS THE 2026
BUDGET. EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT OUR
BUDGET DEFICIT. WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT WILL BE CUT IF WE REMOVE
THE 300,000. I AM HAPPY THAT
YESTERDAY WE DID ADD THAT
AMENDMENT THAT I PROFFERED ON
OUR PRIORITIZING IMMIGRATION AND
REFUGEE SERVICES AS PART OF THAT
NANO TAX, WHICH OF COURSE WILL
BE PART OF THE BUDGET IN THE
FALL. I INDICATED TO DIRECTOR
EDER YESTERDAY, THAT IT IS OUR
INTENT THAT THEY PRIORITIZE
FUNDING IN THE BUDGET, BUT I
DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD BE CUT IN
ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
$300,000 THAT WE WOULD TAKE FROM
UNDER SPENT THAT THEY ARE
CONSIDERING FOR THE '26 BUDGET.
SO, FOR THOSE REASONS, WHILE I
APPRECIATE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, BRINGING THIS FORWARD, I
WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS
TODAY, BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD
VERY MUCH TO HEARING FROM THE
EXECUTIVE HOW THEY WILL BE
SUPPORTING OIRA AS THEY ARE
MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR WORK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT PRO
TEM. I APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT
BROUGHT FORWARD YESTERDAY, AND
THE TAX BY COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
TO PROVIDE A CLEAR, EXPLICIT
FUNDING PATH FOR THIS VITAL
INVESTMENT, AND SO, I WILL NOT
BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
TODAY, BECAUSE I THINK WE
ALREADY PROVIDED A FUNDING PATH
THROUGH THE BNO TAX PASSAGE THAT
WE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
YESTERDAY, AND I ALSO THINK THIS
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE FALL
BUDGET PROCESS, WHERE OUR
DEFICITS REMAIN PERSISTENT. AND
SO, FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL
NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS, ALTHOUGH
I DO APPRECIATE THE INTENT
BEHIND IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
FROM OUR COLLEAGUES?
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. AS I NOTED EARLIER IN
MY REMARKS, WE WORKED WITH THE
MAYORS OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS PACKAGE IS AS SLIM AS
POSSIBLE, CONSIDERING THE
CITY'S ONGOING BUDGET
CHALLENGES. AND I, TOO,
APPRECIATE THAT BROUGHT UP
YESTERDAY. THAT BEING SAID, I
BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S
AMENDMENT RINGS UP A SMART WAY
FOR US TO ADDRESS THE URGENT
ISSUES FACING OUR IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. WHILE WE
CAN AND SHOULD PROVIDE MORE
FUNDING TO PROVIDE OUR IMMIGRANT
NEIGHBORS IN NEXT YEAR'S
BUDGET, IT IS CLEAR WE NEED TO
TAKE ACTION TODAY, AND THESE
NEXT FEW MONTHS, BEFORE WE GET
TO 2026. AND THIS IS
COUNCIL'S'S LAST OPPORTUNITY,
TO GET MONEY OUT THE DOOR, FOR
THIS YEAR, 2025, TO FUND
PROTECTIONS FOR OUR EMIRATE --
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES. AND I WILL TO
SHARE, AS A POINT FROM LEAVING
THE BUDGET CONVERSATION LAST
YEAR, AND MAYBE BEING NAÏVE TO
HOW FEDERAL ELECTIONS WOULD TURN
OUT, WE DID NOT, TO THE DEGREE
THAT I WANTED TO, BUILD A
FOUNDATION TO PROTECT OUR
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET, AND I THINK THIS IS A
SMART WAY OF DOING SO IN REAL
TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? OKAY. AS CHAIR, I JUST
WANTED TO SAY, I RECOGNIZE ALL
THE POINTS THAT ARE BEING MADE.
THIS ASK IS SIMILAR TO ONE THAT
MY TEAM PROFFERED LAST FALL, IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT TO
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. AND THE
LIKE, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW,
GAINING, PARTICULARLY, LEGAL
SUPPORT. AND I AM QUITE AWARE OF
THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
AFFAIRS, CHALLENGES, AND
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK BRINGS UP
THE STORY OF THE REAL CHANGE
EMPLOYEES, VENDORS. AND AS IT
HAPPENS, ONE OF THEM IS
BASICALLY MY BACKUP REAL CHANGE
VENDOR. SO, I KNOW HIM, I KNOW
WHEN IT HAPPENS, I KNOW
CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND IT, BASED
ON UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF IT.
AND I HAVE REACHED OUT TO MY
KING COUNTY COUNTERPART, WHO
OBVIOUSLY HAS A PROFESSIONAL
UNDERSTANDING OF THIS, FAR
BEYOND ANYBODY IN THIS DAIS. AND
TO WORK ON THIS. AND IT IS
TROUBLING, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS
INDIVIDUAL, AND THIS INDIVIDUAL
IS A FANTASTIC HUMAN BEING, WHO
HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE, THE MOST
PATRIOTIC REAL CHANGE MEMBER, TO
BE HONEST, BASED ON HIS SET UP.
AND I RAISE THIS UP IN THE SENSE
THAT I DO KNOW THIS, AND IT IS A
REAL SITUATION, AND IT IS
EMBLEMATIC OF WHAT IS HAPPENING
ACROSS THE BOARD. AND SO, WHILE
I RECOGNIZE THE POINTS MADE BY
MY COLLEAGUES AND I APPRECIATE
THEM, I ALSO KNOW THE VARIOUS
BUDGET PIECES ON PUBLIC SAFETY
THAT WE ARE WORKING. AND
SEPARATELY, I ALSO KNOW AS IT
RELATES TO JAIL SERVICES, I AM
FULLY UP TO SPEED ON THE
SOURCING OF IT. AND, BY THE WAY,
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS ONE,
HOW IT WILL BE USED IN A VERY
POSITIVE WAY, WITH THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL COURT. SO, I
RECOGNIZE THESE POINTS. AND SO,
THIS COMBINATION OF POINTS, AND
THE NEED, AND IN ADDITION, TO
KIND OF SEND A MESSAGE -- AGAIN,
NOTING WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
SAID, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS,
BOTH IN MY HAT AS CHAIR OF
PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT NOW AS CHAIR
OF THIS MEETING, AS WELL. SO,
WITH THAT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE IN THE ADOPTION OF
AMENDMENT A?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> NO.
>> AND COUNCIL PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> THAT IS FIVE OPPOSED, -- FIVE
IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, ONE
ABSTENTION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENT ON THE BILL AS AMENDED?
OKAY, HEARING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS
AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> ABSTAIN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE
ABSTENTION, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, CLERK, THE BILL
PASSES AS AMENDED. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ALONG TO
ITEM NUMBER THREE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER
THREE INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNTABLE 121032 AN AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE OF 127156, ADOPTING
THE 2025 BUDGET INCLUDING THE
2025 THROUGH 2030 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, WE ARE GETTING INTO A
RHYTHM, HERE. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS IT.
>> I'M SORRY, JUST DOUBLE
CHECKING, WE ARE ON 121 032? OR,
33?
>> 32.
>> WONDERFUL. THIS BILL
AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO SPEND
MONEY THAT WE SET ASIDE IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET. WE SET THIS
MONEY ASIDE SO THAT WE COULD
PREPARE FOR THE WORLD CUP, NEXT
YEAR. SO, AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, AS
STATED IN COMMITTEE, WE SET THIS
MONEY ASIDE IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET. THIS BILL BEFORE US
RIGHT NOW AUTHORIZES IT USE, SO
THAT WE CAN PREPARE FOR THE
WORLD CUP, NEXT YEAR. THIS
INCLUDES THINGS THAT WILL SERVE
OUR COMMITTEE WILL BE ON THE
WORLD CUP LIKE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS AND INVESTMENTS IN
PARKS. IT ALSO INCLUDES PROTOCOL
FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY,
INCLUDING FUNDING FOR THE
SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO
PURCHASE CHEMICAL WEAPON
DETECTION. ULTIMATELY, WE HAD A
PRESENTATION IN TRANSPORTATION
EARLIER TODAY, FROM PSRC,
STATING THAT WE HAD, YOU KNOW,
AROUND 850,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE IN
OUR CITY. IT IS PROJECTED THAT
WE WILL HAVE AROUND 800,000
PEOPLE COME THROUGH OUR CITY IN
A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. SO,
WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS, WE
ARE ABOUT TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF
OUR CITY FOR THREE MONTHS, AND
THIS BILL IS GOING TO HELP US
FUND THE INVESTMENTS THAT WILL
HELP US BE READY FOR THIS. SO, I
URGE A "YES" VOTE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
FROM OUR COLLEAGUES?
>> [ INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]
>> OKAY, HEARING AND SEEING
NONE. AS CHAIR, I DO HAVE TO ADD
-- I CAN'T HELP MYSELF -- AS A
GOOD FOOTBALL, SOCCER SUPPORTER,
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL IN
THE SENSE THAT, WE HAVE TO BE
READY. WE HAVE TO PUT OUR BEST
FOOT FORWARD. WE HAVE TO SHOW
OURSELVES IN OUR BEST LIGHT, AND
THIS BILL WILL HELP US DO IT,
AND SO, I LOOK FORWARD TO -- AS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS NOTED AND
HAS BEEN ECHOED -- THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE -- THIS
IS NOT JUST SIX MATCHES. YOU
KNOW, WHOEVER HAS THE TRAINING
CAMP HERE, AND THE MOVEMENT
BETWEEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS,
HOPEFULLY, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DOES NOT BECOME AN
OBSTRUCTION TO THIS, BUT IT WILL
BE MASSIVE FOR OUR CITY. AND I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS WITH A
"OLE, OLE, OLE." -- OKAY, I AM
NOT REGARDING -- INVITING
ANYTHING REGARDING FOOTBALL
TEAMS FROM BALLARD AND WEST
SEATTLE, SO, THANK YOU. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> AND PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY, THE BILL PASSES, AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
OKAY. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR
-- WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR,
COUNTABLE 121-0338 RELATING TO
THE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
PROJECT, AMENDING ORDINANCE
127131 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
AN EXISTING INTERFUND LOAN.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED BILL PASS.
>> THIS IS BECOMING A
LEGISLATIVE VERSION OF
PING-PONG, TENNIS, BETWEEN
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
MYSELF, BACK AND FORTH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AS CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PROVIDE THE
COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S LIKE
CROSSING 28th AVENUE WEST. THIS
IS A BILL RELATING TO THE
FINANCING OF HUMAN CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BETTER KNOWN
AS WORKDAY. THE LEGISLATION
ADJUSTS THE CEILING FOR THE
INTERFUND LOANS. AGAIN, AS
STATED IN COMMITTEE, THEY HAD AN
INTERFUND LOAN COMPLETELY
APPROPRIATED, COMPLETELY SPENT
DOWN, AND THEN COMPLETELY
REPLENISHED. THIS LEGISLATION
APPROPRIATES THAT INTERFUND LOAN
AGAIN, AND RAISES THE CEILING.
SO, IN COMMITTEE, OFFICE OF CITY
FINANCE LET US KNOW, IF THIS IS
NECESSARY FOR COMPLETING THE
STABILIZATION OF THIS NEW SYSTEM
WORKDAY, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME
WE HAVE HAD THIS BACKEND
SOFTWARE UPDATED IN OVER 30
YEARS. THIS BILL, THE FUNDING
WITHIN THIS BILL WILL CONTINUE
ENSURING BIWEEKLY PAYROLL IS
STABLE ALLOWING FOR NUANCES AND
DEPARTMENTS TO BE ADDRESSED,
ASSISTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HR
AND PAYROLL STAFF THROUGH
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT.
THIS BILL RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS
VOTE IN COMMITTEE AND I REALLY
URGE A "YES" VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COLLEAGUES, ANY
COMMENTS ON WORKDAY?
SPECIFICALLY, THIS BILL? OKAY,
HEARING, SEEING NONE. YES, THE
PRESENTATIONS WERE VERY THRONE.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF WORK
THAT HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE THERE
HAS BEEN SOME CHALLENGES, AS I
NOTED FROM PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENTS. BUT, YES, SUPPORT
THIS BILL. CLERK, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY, I THINK HAVING SAID
WHAT I JUST SAID WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WE HAVE
ENDED THE GAME OF PING-PONG
BETWEEN US, AND WE ARE MOVING TO
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT
CALENDAR, OF WHICH THERE WAS --
AND, YES, THE BILL PASSES AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, WILL YOU
PLEASE FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
BILL? I WAS EXCITED TO GET TO
THE RESOLUTIONS. BEFORE THEN,
NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. OKAY. MOVING TO ITEM
NUMBER FIVE -- ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTIONS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FIVE
INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, HIS
RESOLUTION 32177 DESIGNATING THE
MONTHLY PRO TEM OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR 2025, SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION
32161.
>> OKAY, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON, ON HER BEHALF,
I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32177. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY, AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, RESOLUTION
32177 UPDATE THE MONTHLY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM LIST TO
INCLUDE COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
JUST APPOINTED TO DISTRICT FIVE,
IN PLACE OF FORMER COUNCILMEMBER
WARREN. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES,
FOR THOSE -- WELL, I AM ASSUMING
YOUR CONCURRENCE WITH THOSE
ADJUSTMENTS. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING, HEARING
NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> AND PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION PASSES. CLERK,
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE. TO
THE ITEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF. OKAY.
WE ARE MOVED ON TO ITEM NUMBER
SIX. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
ITEM NUMBER SIX INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM SIX, RESOLUTION
32178, WILLINGNESS AND
PARTICIPATION OF 2025 KING
COUNTY COMMITTEES, AND CITY OF
SEATTLE COMMITTEES IN
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32163.
>> OKAY. THAT IS READ IN. I
MOVE, AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON, TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION 32178. IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED. ON
BEHALF OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
RESOLUTION 32178 SIMPLY UPDATES
THE COUNCIL'S MEMBERSHIP ON
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES. AGAIN, THE
CHANGES ARE SPECIFIC TO BRINGING
ON COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TO OUR
COUNCIL'S. AND ON THAT POINT,
THANK YOU. I WAS, AS AN
ALTERNATE, ATTENDING THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY MEETINGS. SO, THANK
YOU FOR COMING ON BOARD. AGAIN,
THE CHANGES ARE LIMITED TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TAKING THE
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES PREVIOUSLY
HELD BY COUNCILMEMBER MOORE. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS? NO LAST
CHANGES? NO? OKAY. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> PRO TEM KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> OKAY, THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF
AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT? THANK YOU. OKAY.
OTHER BUSINESS. IS THERE ANY
OTHER FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL'S PRO TEM
KETTLE. I WANT TO FORMALLY
REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED FROM NEXT
WEEK'S FULL COUNCIL MEETING ON
AUGUST 12.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. ASSUMING
THERE IS NO OBJECTION FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES -- YES?
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS? SEEING NONE. BUT, I
HAVE ONE. I JUST WANT TO TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOTE THAT
YESTERDAY, I RANG THE BELL AT
THE PIKE PLACE MARKET. THEY ARE
BRINGING BACK COMMUNITY BY
BRINGING BACK TRADITIONS TO
INCLUDE RINGING THE BELL TO
START THE MARKET DAY.
PARTICULARLY, WITH THE ARTS AND
CRAFTS VENDORS. IT WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM, AND TO
SEE THE VITAL WORK IN COMMERCE
OF THE PIKE PLACE MARKET, BUT
ALSO AFFORDED ME AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE THE WORK THAT IS BEING
DONE ON PIKE PLACE, THE STREET
ITSELF. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
THIS, AND TO MAKE MY COLLEAGUES
JEALOUS THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET
RUNG THE BELL AT PIKE PLACE
MARKET. BUT, I HAVE BEEN TOLD
THAT YOU, ALL, ARE CORDIALLY
INVITED TO RING THE BELL AT PIKE
PLACE MARKET. SO, ON THIS NOTE,
I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE THE
MEETING -- UNLESS THERE ARE ANY
LAST COMMENTS? AND SAY THAT WE
HAVE REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. OUR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
IS ON AUGUST 12th AT 2:00 P.M.
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE
ARE ADJOURNED.