>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, THE
SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025 MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME TO
ORDER, I AM SARA NELSON, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ? EIGHT
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I HAVE A
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING
SEAHAWKS SEASON DAY AND THIS
PROCLAMATION WILL BE SIGNED AND
PRESENTED AT TODAY'S MEETING. I
WILL SHARE COMMENTS ON THE
PROCLAMATION AND THEN I WILL
OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES. AFTER THE
COMMENTS, WE WILL GIVE OUR
SIGNATURES AND ALLOW OUR GUESTS
TO PROVIDE BRIEF COMMENTS.
>> OKAY, MOVING ON. WELCOME .
THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS WILL BEGIN
THEIR HISTORIC 50th SEASON IN
THE NFL THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
7th WHEN THEY PLAY THE SAN
FRANCISCO 49ers, WHAT BEGAN AS
AN EXPANSION TEAM IN 1976 HAS
BECOME ONE OF OUR CITY'S MOST
CHERISHED ICONS. AND THEY
REPRESENT MORE THAN JUST THE
CITY OF SEATTLE FANS OF COURSE,
THEY SPAN ALL OF WASHINGTON,
OREGON, IDAHO, MONTANA, ALASKA
WITH MILLIONS OF PASSIONATE AND
EXTREMELY LOYAL FOLLOWERS ACROSS
THE NATION AND EVEN AROUND THE
WORLD. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE
HOSTED ALL 50 SEASONS OF
SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL RIGHT HERE IN
SEATTLE INCLUDING DOZENS OF
PLAYOFF GAMES AND THREE
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE
SEAHAWKS ARE A SYMBOL OF OUR
CITY AND EMBODY THE PRIDE OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST, THIS WAS ON
FULL DISPLAY IN 2013 AT SUPER
BOWL XLVIII, THE MOST RESOUNDING
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY OF
ALL TIME WHEN THEY BEAT THE
DENVER BRONCOS, 43-8, THIS
LEGACY OF SUCCESS HAS DRIVEN THE
TEAM FOR OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS
RESULTING IN 180 CONSECUTIVE
SOLD-OUT HOME GAMES AND THAT IS
OVER JUST 22 YEARS. AS COMMUNITY
LEADERS HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED
TO THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AND OUR
REGION, PLAYERS, COACHES AND THE
ORGANIZATION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO
MORE THAN 2500 CHARITIES IN OUR
REGION, SUPPORTED YOUTH, SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND VETERANS AND THAT IS
SAYING NOTHING OF THE MASSIVE
ECONOMIC AND IF IT TO SMALL
BUSINESSES IN THE STADIUM AREA
AND ACROSS THE REGION FROM FANS
BUYING GEAR, ATTENDING GAMES,
WATCHING AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS,
ET CETERA, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAIR. AS WE REACH THIS
MILESTONE, WE TAKE A MOMENT TO
HONOR THE FIVE DECADES OF
CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY AND
CELEBRATE THE MORE THAN 1200
PLAYERS THAT HAVE WORN THE
UNIFORM, LEADING THEIR MARK ON
THE LEGACY. I'M ESPECIALLY
EXCITED TO WELCOME SEAHAWKS
LEGEND AND RING OF HONOR MEMBER,
JIM ZORN TO ACCEPT THIS
PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ORGANIZATION.
JIM REPRESENTS THE BEST OF THE
SEAHAWKS THROUGH HIS EIGHT YEARS
AS OUR STARTING QUARTERBACK AND
SEVEN YEARS ON THE COACHING
STAFF, AS A PLAYER HE WAS THE
AFC OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
AND IN 1976, RECORDED THREE
CONSECUTIVE 3000 YARD SEASONS
AND BECAME THE FIRST SEAHAWKS TO
RECORD BACK-TO-BACK 300 YARD
PASSING GAMES. AS COACH, HE LED
THE QUARTERBACKS ROOM FROM 2001
TO 2008, MENTORING MATT HAS A
BACK -- HASSLEBECK, LIKE MANY
FORMER SEAHAWKS DESPITE BEING
FROM ELSEWHERE AND HAVING PLAYED
IN COACH ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HE
CHOSE TO MAKE SEATTLE HIS HOME
AFTER HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO
ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS ON THIS HISTORIC
MILESTONE OF 50 SEASONS, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CELEBRATING MANY MORE
IN THE NEXT 50. WITH OUR
SIGNATURES WE WILL HEREBY
RECOGNIZE THE SEAHAWKS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
OVER THE PAST 50 SEASONS AND
THEREFORE PROCLAIM THE 2025
OPENING DAY SEPTEMBER 7th TO BE
SEAHAWKS 50th SEASON DAY. OKAY,
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE
COUNCILMEMBERS BEFORE REQUESTING
SIGNATURES? I'M LOOKING AT
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, THANK YOU.
>> WELL, THANK YOU MADAME
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD TODAY, I'M HONORED
TO BE ABLE TO SIGN IT AS THE
COUNCILMEMBER THAT REPRESENTS
THE STADIUM DISTRICT SOTO WHERE
THE SEAHAWKS PLAY AND WIN. IT IS
AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY. I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU TO LEGENDARY
COACH AND PLAYER, JIM ZORN FOR
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
SUCCESS OF THIS FRANCHISE AND
ORGANIZATION OVER MANY YEARS,
MANY DECADES, AND 50 YEARS IS A
HUGE MILESTONE THAT WE SHOULD
ALL CELEBRATE AND WE ARE
INCREDIBLY PROUD AS A CITY, AS
YOUR COUNCILMEMBER THAT
REPRESENTS THIS DISTRICT AND
INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU ALL AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO AT LEAST 50
MORE YEARS OF SUCCESS IS AND
WINS AND HIGH HOPES AND
ASPIRATIONS AND IDEALLY A
HANDFUL MORE SUPER BOWL LOMBARDI
TROPHIES BUT AGAIN,
CONGRATULATIONS TO 50 YEARS OF
SUCCESS. LOOK FORWARD TO
WELCOMING MANY MORE TO COME AND
I WANT TO NOTE THAT COACH ZORN,
OF COURSE, YOU GAVE HIM, I THINK
YOU DID A GREAT JOB CALLING OUT
HIS SUCCESSES BUT WHEN HE WAS
INDUCTED INTO THE SEAHAWKS RING
OF HONOR IN 1991, IN DOING THAT,
HE BECAME ONLY THE SECOND PLAYER
TO RECEIVE THAT HONOR AFTER
ANOTHER HALL OF FAMER, SO REALLY
HONORED THAT THE PERSON
RECEIVING THIS PROCLAMATION ON
BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION TODAY
IS YOU, SIR. WELCOME AND
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, THANK
YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE POINT
>> THANK YOU CHAIR, I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TODAY
AND REPRESENTING A GREAT
ORGANIZATION THAT DOES SUCH
GREAT WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY,
FOR OUR CITY AND REALLY AS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED FOR THE
REGION. THIS IS NOT JUST
SEATTLE, THE IMPACT IS FAR AND
WIDE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
THANK YOU FOR THE EXAMPLE THAT
YOU SET AS COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
SAID, COACH ZORN AND ALL THE WAY
BACK TO THOSE KIDS WHEN YOU ARE
PLAYING TO INCLUDE, I WAS AROUND
THAT TIME. AND AS YOU KNOW, I
WAS COLLECTING CARDS BACK THEN,
AND INCLUDING YOURS, AND ALSO
GIVEN THE FACT THAT I GREW UP IN
WESTERN NEW YORK, I ALSO
HIGHLIGHTED FROM THE FIRST YEAR,
THE KICKER THAT CAME FROM
BUFFALO BILLS, FROM THE STARTUP
OF THE EXPANSION TEAMS AND IT IS
FANTASTIC AND THANK YOU. AND I
REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE WORK
THAT YOU DO SPECIFICALLY, I
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THREE
VETERANS, YOUR SUPPORT TO THE
VETERANS, AND MY SALUTE TO
SERVICE CAP AND CONTRARY TO
OTHER DEPICTIONS, I HAVE NEVER
WORN A HAT ON THE DAIS AND BY
THE WAY IF I DID, I WOULD NOT BE
WEARING RED, I WOULD WEAR BLUE.
SO I'M GOING TO PUT THIS ON. SO
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE SEAHAWKS
ORGANIZATION AND FOR
REPRESENTING TODAY, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I JUST
WANTED TO WAX THE NOSTALGIC FOR
JUST A MOMENT BECAUSE I REMEMBER
THE FIRST YEAR, MY MOTHER AND I
HAD SEASON TICKETS TO THE
SEAHAWKS, WHEN THE FRANCHISE
FIRST STARTED AND I REMEMBER
SEEING COURT TO ZORN UNDER
CENTER FOR THE FIRST TIME,
REPLACING THE STARTING
QUARTERBACK AND DID A FANTASTIC
JOB AND EVER SINCE THEN, IT IS
REALLY HARD FOR ME NOT TO BE A
FAN BOY RIGHT NOW, AND AGAIN,
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY MEET
YOU IN PERSON AND SEE YOU
FACE-TO-FACE AS OPPOSED TO FROM
THE STANDS. AND THINKING ABOUT
YOUR CAREER, YOUR COACHING
CAREER, HEAD COACH, QUARTERBACK
COACH, EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE.
AGAIN, JUST MUCH APPRECIATION TO
YOU, MUCH APPRECIATION TO THE
SEAHAWKS AND AGAIN, I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO ANOTHER 50 YEARS.
THANK YOU, GO HAWKS!
>> YES, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I'M NOT A VETERAN ALTHOUGH I
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR
COLLECTIVE SERVICE GIVEN TO OUR
COUNTRY BUT I DO WANT TO
CONGRATULATE THE SEAHAWKS AND I
WILL SAY THIS ONE THING, THIS
UNIFYING PIECE THAT BRINGS THE
CITY TOGETHER, EVERY MOMENT IN
THE GAME WHERE WE ARE ROOTING
FOR THE SEAHAWKS , IT HAS BEEN A
UNIFYING MESSAGE FOR A VERY LONG
TIME SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
YOU ON YOUR 50 YEARS AND ALSO
CONGRATULATE YOU FOR BEING A
VOICE OF UNITY ACROSS OUR CITY
WHEN MANY TIMES THERE ARE A LOT
OF THINGS HAPPENING THAT BRINGS
DISTRESS AND ANXIETY, IT'S NICE
TO HAVE ANXIETY AROUND OUR TEAM
WINNING AND NOT SOMETHING VERY
DIFFICULT ACROSS THE CITY. SO
THAT IS A GOOD THING IN MY MIND,
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A UNIFIER
IN OUR CITY.
>> OKAY, NOT SEEING ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR HANDS RAISED HERE.
SO, WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THE PROCLAMATION, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
DETERMINE WHICH COUNCILMEMBERS
WOULD LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES
FIXED TO THE PROCLAMATION
PROCLAIMING SEAHAWKS 50th SEASON
DAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> WELL, CAN I JUST GO BACK AND
FORTH HERE, AND I WON'T TAKE UP
TOO MUCH TIME, I KNOW TIME IS
VALUABLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE KIND WORDS AND THOUGHTS
ABOUT NOT ONLY MYSELF,
REPRESENTING SEATTLE, BUT WITH
THE TEAM AND THE FANS, I'M JUST
ONE GUY REPRESENTING A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN THE SEAHAWK COMMUNITY.
FIRST, I GOT TO BE A PLAYER AND
WHAT HAS BEEN REALLY IMPRESSIVE
IS HOW MANY PLAYERS STILL CALL
SEATTLE HOME. AND YOU ARE
EXACTLY RIGHT COUNCILMAN, THAT
THERE IS A LOT OF INVOLVEMENT
WITHIN EVERY TOWN AND CITY, WE
GET ALL OVER THE PLACE FROM
BORDER TO BORDER AND THERE'S
SEAHAWKS REPRESENTED FROM BORDER
TO BORDER, I KNOW SAM ATKINS
LIVES CLOSE TO THE CANADIAN
BORDER AND KURT WARNER WHO IS IN
THE RING OF HONOR AS WELL, HE
LIVES AT THE SOUTHERN PART OF
OUR BORDER AND DR. DOOR NICK
LIVES IN SPOKANE SO WE COVER ALL
BASES. AND IT HAS BEEN A GREAT
CAREER, IT HAS BEEN GREAT TO
CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE
SEAHAWKS, THEY HAVE ASKED ME TO
COME HERE AND ACCEPT THIS, I'M
ONLY REPRESENTING ALL OF THE
ALUMNI, ALL OF THE GUYS WHO HAVE
PLAYED FOR THE SEAHAWKS AND WE
GOT A PRETTY GOOD TEAM THAT IS
GOING TO REPRESENT ON SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7th. AND IT IS THOSE
PESKY 49ers WE ARE PLAYING. WHEN
I PLAYED IT WAS THE RAIDERS, WE
DID NOT LIKE THE RAIDERS. BUT,
SO THE 49ers, KIND OF THE SAME
AREA BUT IT'LL BE A BATTLE AND
THOSE KINDS OF GAMES ARE REALLY
HARD-FOUGHT. THIS IS A TEAM THAT
IN 2025 HAS A LOT OF NEW LOOKS
TO IT WITH A NEW QUARTERBACK AND
SAM DARNOLD AND A NEW COACH,
PART OF THE COACHING STAFF IS
BRAND-NEW AS WELL. SO IT'LL BE
A HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE. AND I WILL
SAY, EVERYBODY LOOKS FORWARD TO
THIS SEASON BUT EVERY SEASON
BECAUSE I GET TO COME TO ALL THE
GAMES AND WHEN I PLAYED WE
PARKED WITH THE FANS SO WHEN
STEVE AND I WOULD WALK IN, THEY
WOULD SAY HAVE A GOOD GAME, AND
WE WOULD SAY THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, WE HOPE TO HAVE A GOOD
ONE. NOW IT IS DIFFERENT BUT
WHAT IS SO INCREDIBLE IS THE
FANS AND WHAT THE FANS GO
THROUGH, NOT ONLY IN RITUAL
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD
SUPERSTITIONS BUT IT IS LUCKY TO
WHERE THEIR FACE MAKEUP. BUT,
ALSO THEY ARE INTELLIGENT. WE
HAVE INTELLIGENT FANS. AND THEY
ARE SMART ABOUT FOOTBALL SO THEY
KNOW WHEN TO YELL AND WHEN NOT
TO YELL, WHEN THE OFFICIAL IS
MAKING A MISTAKE AND WHEN HE'S
MAKING THE RIGHT CALL. SO I'M A
FAN MYSELF, AND I'M A LITTLE
MORE SOPHISTICATED, BUT THE FANS
REALLY MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR A
TEAM LIKE SEATTLE TO EXIST, AND
THIS CITY, I KNOW THAT YOU
SUPPORT THE STADIUM AS WELL. AND
YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG, SOMEBODY HAS TO RESEARCH
THIS, BUT IT IMPLODED AFTER 20
YEARS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
THE NEW STADIUM WAS BUILT. AFTER
20 YEARS OF THE NEW STADIUM, IT
HAS BEEN, AND PLEASE FACT CHECK
THIS BUT I THINK IT WAS VOTED
THE NUMBER ONE STADIUM IN THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AFTER
20 YEARS. CAN YOU BELIEVE, THIS
STADIUM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE
JUST AS LONG AS THE OTHER ONE
WAS.
>> MY FACT CHECKER CONFIRMS.
>> YES, UNBELIEVABLE, I'VE HAD
TO PLUG MY EARS IN THIS STADIUM
AS WELL, SO I SAY GO HAWKS!
CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THIS SUNDAY TO
WATCH THE GAME, AND THIS IS
MIKE, WHO I ADMIRE AND HE HAS
BEEN A SEAHAWK FOR 28 YEARS, HE
HAS BEEN WORKING AT THE SEAHAWK
OFFICE FOR THAT LONG AND HE HAS
TIES TO OUR VETERANS AS WELL.
SO, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> JIM, THANKS. I LOVE WHAT YOU
SAID ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS AND THE
COMMUNITY AND HOW IT UNIFIES
PEOPLE AND ONE OF MY JOB IS TO
WORK WITH FANS IN THE SEATTLE
AREA AND BEYOND, THERE WERE 700
MEMBERS, NOW THERE'S 12,000, WE
RAISED $600,000 TO CHARITY AND
DONATED 37,000 HOURS OF
VOLUNTEER TIME, THAT GOES ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OVER
EUROPE BUT IT IS A UNIFIED PACT,
AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THAT.
WHEN PAUL SAVED THIS TEAM FROM
MOVING TO L.A., HE SAID I WANT
THIS TEAM TO BE A FACTOR ON AND
OFF THE FIELD, SO WE CONTINUE TO
LIVE UP TO THAT IDEAL, THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. GO HAWKS! OKAY,
MOVING ON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR COMING TODAY. AT THIS TIME
WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID COMMENT
PERIOD, LIMITED TO ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA, AND THE COUNCIL
WORK PROGRAM. PLEASE LET US KNOW
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP
TODAY.
>> WE HAVE 12 IN PERSON AND TWO
REMOTE.
>> WE WILL GIVE EVERYONE TWO
MINUTES AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH,
LET'S DO 10 IN PERSON THAN THE
REMOTE AND GO BACK. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED
IN THAT ORDER, YOU WILL HEAR A
CHINE, AND THE MICROPHONES WILL
BE MUTED, TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE WILL BEGIN
WITH THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS.
>> ALLEN?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
ALAN FRANCIS, I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ABOUT A CRISIS THAT IS ON EVERY
STREET CORNER OF OUR CITY,
URGENT NEED FOR MORE SHELTER IN
SEATTLE, THE DATA IS CLEAR,
ACCORDING TO THE 2024 COUNT,
NEARLY SEVEN PEOPLE WERE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON A
SINGLE NIGHT, A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS,
ALMOST 10,000 WERE UNSHELTERED,
THIS MEANS THEY WERE SLEEPING
OUTSIDE IN VEHICLES OR PLACES
NOT MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION.
WE ARE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT
STATISTICS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR FRIENDS AND
FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE
CURRENT SYSTEM SIMPLY DOES NOT
HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MEET THIS
OVERWHELMING NEED, SHELTERS ARE
OFTEN FULL AND MAY HAVE BARRIERS
LIKE NOT ALLOWING PETS, PARTNERS
OR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. THAT
PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING THE
HELP THEY DESPERATELY NEED.
PROVIDING A SAFE, WARM BED IS
NOT JUST A MATTER OF COMPASSION,
IT IS CRITICAL FIRST STEP TOWARD
STABILITY, IT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS
TO FOCUS ON THEIR HEALTH, FIND
EMPLOYMENT AND WORK TOWARDS A
MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION, BY
INVESTING IN AND EXPANDING OUR
SHELTER SYSTEM, WE ARE INVESTING
IN THE WELL-BEING AND FUTURE OF
OUR ENTIRE CITY. I URGE YOU TO
PRIORITIZE FUNDING AND POLICY
THAT WILL CREATE MORE ACCESSIBLE
SHELTER SPACE NOW. THANK YOU.
>> AFTER LINDA WILL BE CHANDLER.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK WITH YOU. MY NAME IS
LINDA, I'M A 72-YEAR-OLD ELDER
ENROLLED WITH THE GREAT
ILLUMINATION, TODAY I'M HERE TO
SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT HOMELESS AND
HOUSING ISSUES, THE POLITICAL
CLIMATE UNDER TRUMP HAS BEEN
CAUSING LIFE-SAVING PROGRAMS TO
BE DEFUNDED AS YOU ALL KNOW. WE
ARE ALL IN A CRISIS. TODAY I'M
FOCUSING ON THE HOMELESS CRISIS
IN NOVEMBER, 2015, SEATTLE CITY
AND COUNTY DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY ON HOMELESSNESS. IN
2024, JUST LAST YEAR, WE HAD A
46% INCREASE IN HOMELESSNESS.
THIS IS A CONTINUED CRISIS THAT
THE CURRENT COUNCIL HAS
INHERITED AND YOU HAVE TO DEAL
WITH IT. YOU HAVE TO FIX IT.
OBVIOUSLY POLICIES HAVE NOT BEEN
WORKING. 500 NEW SHELTER BEDS
ARE NOT ENOUGH. I PROPOSE THAT
YOU OPEN THE RED DOORS SO THE
PEOPLE CAN SLEEP SAFELY INSIDE.
IT IS A CRISIS. WE NEED
EMERGENCY SHELTER RIGHT NOW.
TONIGHT. LISTEN TO THE LOCAL
ADVOCATES WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT. THEY HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING ON THE HOMELESS AND
HOUSING ISSUES FOR MANY YEARS,
ONE OF THEM WHO WILL BE SPEAKING
ALSO, SHE HAS BEEN SPEAKING ON
THESE ISSUES SINCE 1995. WHAT
HAS CHANGED? NOT MUCH, THE
PEOPLE ARE DYING OUT THERE. ALL
THESE INDIVIDUALS, THE ADVOCATES
AND NONPROFITS HAD BEEN GETTING
YOU FIRST-HAND INFORMATION TO
UTILIZE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, HOW
MANY COUNCILMEMBERS, HOW MANY
COUNCIL PRESIDENTS, BOTH CITY
AND COUNTY --
>> YES, SORRY. THANK YOU.
>> CHANDLER HORNER, THEN WE HAVE
GEORGE. SORRY, IT STARTS WITH AN
H.
>> HELLO, I'M CHANELLE, I'M AN
ADVOCATE AND EVER SINCE I HAD
BEEN AT THE COUNTY HOMES, BUT
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE INCOME,
THEY WON'T GIVE ME ACTUAL
HOUSING, NOW WE HAVE THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER ON HOMELESSNESS,
MY FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF MY
PEERS SEEMS WEAK. IT SHOULD BE
UP TO THE CITY TO STEP UP AND
OPEN 500 MORE SHELTER BEDS FOR
THE VULNERABLE COMMUNITY. NOT
JUST LETTING PEOPLE BACK ON THE
STREETS AGAIN JUST BECAUSE
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HOUSING
GOING AROUND. LIKE LEHIGH AND
SUBDUING A MAJORITY OF THE TIME.
>> NOW WE HAVE GEORGE AND
FOLLOWING GEORGE, I BELIEVE IT
IS TOM BROWN.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS GEORGE
HACKER, I'M THE EXTERNAL
COORDINATOR IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND THE NEED FOR
EMERGENCY SHELTER IS STILL VERY
URGENT. FOR TWO YEARS WE ARE
OPENING UP IN BRIGHT HOUSE
VILLAGE, IT IS STILL NOT OPEN.
WE ARE STILL AT A STANDSTILL,
DESPITE MULTIPLE REQUESTS, THEY
ARE UNABLE TO DROP THE LEASE
AGREEMENT. AND WE CANNOT MOVE
FORWARD WITHOUT IT. MEANWHILE,
HOMELESSNESS IS STILL AT AN
ALL-TIME HIGH IN SEATTLE. SINCE
THEN, 800 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, WE
COULD HAVE STOPPED SOME OF THAT.
WE CANNOT AFFORD FOR FURTHER
DELAYS. THERE ARE STEPS WE ARE
TAKING RIGHT NOW, BUT WE CANNOT
DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A LEASE. SO
I URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE
EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR THOSE
UNSHELTERED. PEOPLE ARE COUNTING
ON YOU, WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE
MUST ACT NOW. ONE MORE THING, I
DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL TODAY THAT
DOWNSTAIRS WAS A SHELTER THAT IS
NOT BEING USED. THAT IS CRIMINAL
IS HIM -- THERE ARE PEOPLE
SLEEPING OUTSIDE AND THE SHELTER
IS NOT IN USE, WHY IS THAT? OPEN
THE RED DOOR, LET PEOPLE COME IN
AND LET THEM HAVE SHELTER. EACH
ONE OF US, WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW IT IS, PEOPLE GO THROUGH A
LOT OF THINGS, THEY NEED THAT
DOOR TO BE OPEN AND NOT SHUT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> I BELIEVE IT IS TOM, LAST
NAME BROWN.
>> WHEN YOU HEAR THAT DING, THAT
MEANS YOU HAVE 10 MORE SECONDS.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS TIM, I'M
FROM THE CENTRAL VILLAGE, I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT OPENING THE
BRIGHTON VILLAGE ON RAINIER,
THROUGHOUT THE PAST TWO YEARS,
WE HAVE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING
ASKED OF US INCLUDING WEEKLY
MEETINGS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE,
AND HST HAS BEEN STALLING WHEN
IT COMES TO PROVIDING A LEASE
AGREEMENT THAT IS REQUIRED FOR
THE PERMIT, WHICH IS HALTING US
FROM PROCEEDING FORWARD, WE HAVE
BEEN READY TO ACT, IT IS SIMPLE,
WE MOVE INTO THE HOUSES ON THE
PROPERTY, SET UP UTILITIES AND
REPAIR FOR THE PARTICIPANTS. BUT
AGAIN, ONLY WITH A PERMIT. EVERY
DAY IS A DELAY THAT COSTS MONEY
AND LIVES. OVER 800 PEOPLE HAVE
DIED UNSHELTERED, OR FROM
VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS. SINCE
THIS JOURNEY BEGAN. AND IT IS
SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I'M
HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO
PRIORITIZE EMERGENCY SHELTERS
AND REMOVE THESE BARRIERS SO
PROJECTS LIKE THE BRIGHTON
VILLAGE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND
SEATTLE'S MOST VULNERABLE
CITIZENS CAN HAVE A PLACE TO
SLEEP THAT IS SAFE. THEY CANNOT
WAIT ANY LONGER, WE STAND STRONG
AND SUPPORT THE CALL FOR 500 NEW
SHELTER BEDS. YOU MUST ACT NOW,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS
ANITRA FREEMAN AND I HAVE BEEN A
PARTICIPANT WITH WHEEL AND HOME
ORGANIZING EFFORTS SINCE 1995,
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES
OVER THE YEARS BUT HOMELESSNESS
STILL KEEPS RISING. AND AS ALLEN
SAID, WE HAVE AN APPALLING LEVEL
OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESS PEOPLE
IN SEATTLE AND WITHOUT SHELTER,
PEOPLE DIE. WE STAND RIGHT OUT
FRONT ON THOSE STEPS WHEN
HOMELESS PEOPLE DIE IN KING
COUNTY. WHEEL AND SHARE HAVE
BEEN CAMPAIGNING ALL YEAR FOR
500, JUST 500 NEW SHELTER BEDS
IN SEATTLE AND SO FAR THIS YEAR
THE ONLY NEW SHELTER BEDS HAVE
BEEN THE ONES THAT WHEEL AND
SHARE CREATED. WITHOUT FUNDING.
WITHOUT FUNDING, WE HAVE CREATED
OUR FIRST FAMILY SHELTER, 20
ADULTS PLUS CHILDREN. WITHOUT
FUNDING, WE'LL CREATE A NEW
NIGHTTIME SHELTER FOR 12 WOMEN
BECAUSE WE WERE SEEING SO MANY
EXTRA WOMEN IN OUR SHELTERS. IT
IS TIME FOR EVERYBODY ELSE TO
STEP UP . WE NEED MORE SHELTER
NOW. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE JULIA BUCK AND BILL
CLIFFORD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON , COUNCIL,
I'M HERE TO TALK TODAY ABOUT
TWO DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. ONE
SOLUTION IS CCTV AND RTTC, SPD
BUDGETED 1.5 MILLION FOR THE
PROGRAM AND THE ACTUAL COST IS
NOW 10 MILLION FOR 2025 AND 2026
AND 5.7 MILLION EVERY YEAR AFTER
THAT, ALSO TWO WEEKS AGO, THE
DHS STIPULATED THAT BLOCK GRANTS
THAT FUND THE REAL-TIME CRIME
CENTER MUST SHARE THEIR
VIDEOTAPE WITH I.C.E., AND AS OF
JUNE, 70 U.S. CITIZENS HAD BEEN
DEPORTED, ALONG WITH OVER
200,000 IMMIGRANTS.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE SAID WE
DON'T NEED TO SEE DATA TO SEE
IF IT WORKS AND NEXT WEEK THE
COUNCIL WILL BE HEARING ABOUT
EXPANDING THIS. IN CONTRAST,
HOUSING IS FIRST AN APPROVED
INTERVENTION SHOWING THAT IT
WORKS, IT IS WHY THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION IN 2009 WENT
HOUSING FIRST TO ADDRESS OUR
SHAMEFUL PERCENTAGE OF UNHOUSED
VETERANS AND SAW A REMARKABLE
PROGRAM SUCCESS, WE HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR 500 BEDS NOVEMBER OF
2024 AND $5 MILLION COULD FUND
QUITE A NUMBER OF SHELTER BEDS.
I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO CHANGE
COURSE BUT IF COUNCIL WILL NOT
CHANGE COURSE, I WOULD LIKE
COUNCIL TO TELL THESE PEOPLE THE
TRUTH, THAT YOU WOULD RATHER
FUND DONALD TRUMP'S DEPORTATION
AGENDA THAN THE WELL-BEING OF
PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DISPLACED
IN SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> BILL, AND AFTER BILL WILL BE
PATRICK McKEE.
>> I MISSED THE MEMO THAT THE
ROTC THING HAD BEEN POSTPONED,
BUT TWO THINGS TO BEAR IN MIND,
THE FIRST THING IS DUE
DILIGENCE, WE HAVE AN ANECDOTE
FROM THE CAPTAIN THAT THEY GOT A
BAD GUY AND ANOTHER ANECDOTE, I
KNOW THERE WERE AT LEAST TWO
PEOPLE STOOPED OVER FROM
FENTANYL , IT IS VERY SKETCHY SO
IT IS NOT WORKING OUT THERE, AND
AROUND 127th AND AURORA, WORKERS
ARE PULLING OVER TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS SO IT IS NOT WORKING
THERE. FOR SOME REASON, ALL
THESE BUSINESS STOPS RIGHT AT
145th, MAYBE SOME OF THIS MONEY
CAN BE DIVERTED TO MORE
EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND 55 YEARS
SINCE WE CLEANED UP THE VICE
SQUAD, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING
GOING ON THERE. I DON'T KNOW. I
JUST SPOKE TO SOMEBODY IN THE
DECARBONIZATION PROGRAM, SHE
SAID A.I. IS GOING TO RUN UP
RATES FOR CITY LIGHT REPAIRS. IT
IS A HUGE, ENERGY INTENSIVE
TECHNOLOGY. THIS IS ADDING TO
IT. AND FINALLY I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS, IN
THE ODD CIRCUMSTANCE THAT YOU
GET A PRESIDENT THAT IGNORES THE
CONSTITUTION AND THE VICE
PRESIDENT THAT HAS ENDORSED
CALLS FOR ASSASSINATION OF HIS
POLITICAL OPPONENTS. WHAT IF YOU
GO AND SPEAK AT GARFIELD HIGH
SCHOOL, ALSO SPEAK TO A YOUNG
MAN WHICH BURNS THE FLAG AND IT
NOW HAS BECOME A FELONY. THEY
WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE
TAPES AND CONFIRMED IT WAS A
CONSPIRATOR.
>> THANK YOU, PATRICK.
>> MY NAME IS PATRICK McKEE, IT
IS NOT EXTREME TO SAY THAT
AMERICA IS UNDERGOING AN ACTUAL
FASCIST POWER GRAB RIGHT NOW,
THE THING THEY TOLD US COULDN'T
HAPPEN, WE HEARD STATEMENTS FROM
OUR GOVERNOR PUBLICLY, FROM THE
MAYOR OF POLICE CHIEF AND A FEW
COUNCILMEMBERS IN SMALLER
VENUES, WE CERTAINLY HAVEN'T
SEEN THE FULL THROAT FASCISM,
BUT I TAKE OUR CIVIC LEADERS AT
THE WORD, SO WHY IS THE CITY
COUNCIL UNQUESTIONABLY PROVIDING
FASCISTS WITH THE TOOLS OF OUR
OWN PUBLICATION, WITH THE
UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE,
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SURVEILLANCE. WE ARE TOLD THE
INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH
I.C.E. BUT IT HAS RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS REAL. THE COUNSELOR WILL
BE AUTHORIZING FURTHER EXPANSION
OF SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES IN
SEATTLE AND INEVITABLY, A FLOCK
IS COLLABORATING WITH FASCISTS
AND IF YOU AUTHORIZE ROTC, YOU
WILL BE, TOO. THE ONLY THING
PROTECTING US IS THE CIVIL
LIBERTY SCRIBBLES OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND SORRY, DESPITE
THE BEST INTENTIONS OF MANY
OFFICERS AS WELL, AND THE NEW
CHIEF, SFPD HAS A REAL-TIME
CRIME PROBLEM OF ITS OWN,
REAL-TIME FASCISM. WE HAVE SEEN
THE STATEMENTS OF SO-CALLED
POLICE UNION LEADERS, THE
SEATTLE RECORD HIGH ATTENDANCE
OF ACTIVE OFFICERS OF THE
JANUARY 6 CAPITAL CRIME SPREE.
DO ANY OF YOU IMAGINE THAT PAM
BONDI ISN'T GOING TO FIND
ACCESSORIES WILLING TO PROVIDE
DATA FROM SEATTLE PD
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM? STOP IT.
>> SO, I WAS PART OF THE COUNTER
PROTEST AGAINST THE ANTI- GAY
CONCERT RALLY THING, THIS WAS
ORGANIZED BY A MAN WHO WAS ON
RECORD SAYING THE LGBTQ+ MAFIA
IS BENT ON DESTROYING THE
INNOCENCE OF EVERY CHILD THEY
CAN, JUST MAKING IT CLEAR
BECAUSE SOME RESOURCE IS
REPORTING THIS AS A CHRISTIAN
RILEY -- RALLY OR FAR RIGHT
VALLEY. BUT DESPITE THAT, AS YOU
ARE PROBABLY AWARE FROM THE
EVENTS BACK IN MAY, WHEN THERE
WERE 23 ARRESTS FROM COUNTER
PROTESTERS WITH THE RALLY AND
TWO DAYS LATER, THEY HAD THE
RALLY AT CITY HALL PARK AND
EIGHT MORE ARRESTS, THIS TIME,
TECHNICALLY THERE WAS ONE ARREST
BECAUSE A GUY ATTACKED A FAR
RIGHT EXTREMIST WHO WAS THERE AS
WELL, BUT BASICALLY ZERO. THE
QUESTION IS WHY WAS SO MUCH
FEWER VIOLENCE AND CONFLICT IN
THIS ONE, PART OF IT COULD BE
CONTRIBUTED TO A MOVE FROM CAL
ANDERSON OUT TO GAS WORKS, I
DON'T THINK THAT IS ENTIRELY,
GAS WORKS IS STILL A CHERISHED
PART OF THE CITY SINCE THE
1970S, NOT THE 1700S. AND ALSO
BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF PROTESTERS
WAS FEWER BUT IT WAS NOT AS
SKEWED AS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE
NUMBER OF ARRESTS. AND I THINK
THE MAIN REASON WAS THAT SFPD
ALLOWED PEOPLE TO PROTEST IN AN
AREA WHERE THEY COULD BE SEEN BY
THE EVENT ATTENDEES. JUST
REMEMBER, THE FIRST AMENDMENT
SAYS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
GATHER, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE
RIGHT OF YOUR FIELD OF VISION OF
PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE. THEY TOLD
PEOPLE THEY HAD TO CLEAR OUT
FOURTH AVENUE IN FRONT OF CITY
HALL SO THE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO
COULD EVEN WAVE FLAGS OR SIGNS
SHOWING THEY DISAGREED. THIS
TIME, THEY HAD THE STAGE SET UP
SO BEHIND THAT WAS THE CONCRETE
STRUCTURES SO PEOPLE COULD WAVE
THE PRIDE FLAGS BEHIND THE
CONCERT THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS
AWESOME, THANK YOU.
>> WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE REMOTE
SPEAKERS. THE FIRST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE BJ, FOLLOWED BY
DAVID HAYNES, AND A REMINDER,
PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU
HEAR THE PROMPT, SO YOU ARE
UNMUTED. GO AHEAD, BJ. OKAY, IT
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE BJ IS ON THE
LINE, WE ARE MOVING ON TO DAVID.
GO AHEAD, DAVID. I WILL HAVE YOU
PRESS *6 .
>> THANK YOU, IN THE NAME OF
LABOR DAY, THE WORKERS NEED A 3
1/2 DAY WORK WEEK, SEVEN DAY
PAY, TAKE IT FROM THE MIDDLEMAN,
WITH THE UNFORESEEN CAPITAL
GAINS THAT GET STRAINED EVERY
THREE MONTHS, THAT SAID, WE CAN
STAND UP ALL THE EMERGENCY
CAPACITY SHELTERS THAT WE NEED
FOR THE DRUG ADDICTION, FOR THE
MENTAL CRISIS, TO PROCESS FOLKS
TO A BETTER PATH, USING THE
NOBLE, NATIONAL GUARD TO STAND
UP A BUNCH OF AUTHORIZING
CANOPIES, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
DRAMATIC CRIMES ARE DOWN IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.? IT IS NOT
BECAUSE THEY ARE MANIPULATING
STATISTICS, BUT IT HAS TO DO
WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD TAKING
THE PLACE OF THE POLICE WHO ARE
REQUIRED TO RUN SECURITY AT THE
UNION STATION AND AT THE
SMITHSONIAN AND OTHER BUILDINGS.
THEY ARE LETTING THOSE COPS GO
FIGHT CRIME, THAT MADE A REAL
DIFFERENCE. YET NOBODY IN
SEATTLE WANTS TO SOLVE THE
PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS OR THE
HOMELESS CRISIS BECAUSE SOME ARE
HAPPY WHEN PEOPLE ARE SAD, SOME
ARE JEALOUS WHEN PEOPLE ARE
GLAD, AND YOU HAVE PUNCHES ON
THE MAYOR WHO SABOTAGED POLICE
REFORM HIS WHOLE POLITICAL
CAREER, BUT TRUMP HAS PROMISED
TO SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO
SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS AND YET YOU
ENJOY WHEN PEOPLE SUFFER MORE.
THEY ARE DUMPING THEIR TRAUMA
AND CREATING CONTINUOUS BAD
POLICY THAT IS EXACERBATING THE
HOMELESS CRISIS.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP,
WE ARE GOING TO TRY BJ ONE LAST
TIME AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY JOEL. GO AHEAD, BJ AND PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS *6 .
>> HI, THIS IS BJ, THANK YOU,
I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE
PROPOSED EXPANSION OF ROTC. ONE
THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE
TIME THIS WAS APPROVED, TOM
HOMAN HAS BEEN WITH SEATTLE, PAM
BONDI AND KRISTI NOEM IS
INCREASING THIS ACTIVITY IN
SEATTLE, STARTING TODAY. AND HE
WANTS TO TAKE OVER OTHER CITIES,
SEATTLE HAS BEEN EXPLICITLY
NAMED AT TIMES , AND THE
PRESIDENT WHO WAS SELECTED BY
THE SEATTLE COP PRAISED THE CITY
CALLING IT A MODEL. INITIALLY ,
TRUMP HAD CONTROL OVER ROTC, AND
ALL THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE
BEEN COLLECTING BUT IN FACT THEY
ARE NOT REAL AT ALL. ALSO, IT
CAME OUT TODAY, THAT THE PERSON
FROM ATLANTA TURNED OUT TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND THEY
WERE TOTALLY SURPRISED TO FIND
OUT AND THEY SIGNAL THAT THE COP
HAD FINANCIAL INTEREST IN
GETTING THE CITY TO BUY THIS
TECHNOLOGY. CURRENTLY THERE'S
ALMOST 500 PRIVATE CAMERAS
ALREADY REGISTERED TO BRING DATA
INTO THIS CRIME CENTER. SO
SEATTLE NEEDS TO PUT THE BRAKES
ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU, BJ, YOUR TIME IS
UP, THANK YOU AT OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE JOE. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> HI, JOE HERE, IT IS AN HONOR
TO CALL THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
AGAIN AND SAY WHAT IS ON MY MIND
AND NUMBER ONE, THANK YOU
[INDISCERNIBLE] I UNDERSTAND
THAT HE WAS FOUND CRIMINALLY
INSANE AND HE'S TRYING TO
APPEAL THAT, I COULD BE WRONG,
BUT ASK ABOUT IT. MOVING OTHER
EXCITING STUFF, I UNDERSTAND
YOUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
WANTED US TO SOMEHOW FIND THE
MONEY TO FUND SEATTLE AND
POWERED. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT
NOW, IT WILL BE A LOT EASIER TO
GET AT LEAST THAT BUILT. THEN
WEST SEATTLE REALLY TOOK OFF
BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DON'T WANT
THE LIGHT RAIL, THEN WE
SHOULDN'T GET IT, MAYBE THAT
SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD. AND THE
SECOND RAIL TUNNEL,
[INDISCERNIBLE] YOU REALLY
DON'T NEED A SECOND TUNNEL,
ESPECIALLY ONE THAT IS GOING TO
MESS UP CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
LINES. SO I THINK YOU ARE ON THE
RIGHT TRACK BUT I'M JUST A
LITTLE CONCERNED AND FINALLY, I
WILL JUST SAY, I REALLY WANT TO
WELCOME BACK -- THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE, HAVE A NICE
DAY.
>> THANK YOU, THAT WAS OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER. IN PERSON
SPEAKERS, I BELIEVE WE HAVE
ALINA, AND ONE MORE AFTER THAT.
AND MY APOLOGIES FOR
MISPRONUNCIATIONS.
>> HELLO, I AM 52 YEARS OLD AND
BEING A PART OF THIS HOMELESS
THING, WE GOT INTO TROUBLE IN
HAWAII, TOO. AND I DON'T KNOW,
MY NIECE PASSED AWAY, TOO. MY
SON IS A MILITARY CHILD, HE
PASSED AWAY, TOO. SO I DON'T
KNOW IF THERE IS ANY INVOLVEMENT
BUT I BELIEVE IN MY HEART, MY
BROTHER, A BATTERY FORKLIFT
NEVER SHOWED UP AFTER MY
MOTHER'S FUNERAL, I DON'T KNOW
IT IS STRANGE, I WAS PUT IN A
BODY BAG, TOO. BUT I WAS FOUND
ALIVE. TWO PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED
BE REGISTERED WITH A REAL DEATH
CERTIFICATE AND A MAJORITY OF
THE PEOPLE FROM THE MAUI FIRE
TRAGEDY, WE LOST A LOT OF
MEMBERS PER SO I'M UP HERE
JUSTIFYING FOR MYSELF, FOR
PEACE, BUT ALSO THAT THEY NEED
500 BEDS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE AND
I AM A PART OF THE HOMELESS
ASSOCIATION. I PRETTY MUCH
DON'T WANT MY OWN PLACE, I
WOULD LIKE TO BE LIVING WITH THE
OTHER HOMELESS LADIES, AND I'M
AFRAID FOR MYSELF, FOR MY SAFETY
NOW KNOWING THAT I HAVE NO PLACE
TO GO. WE HAVE NO HOMES, OUR
GOVERNMENT FUNDING GOT STOLEN
FROM US SO WE DON'T HAVE OUR
HAWAIIAN GRANTS. ALSO , THE
SYSTEM FOR HOMELESSNESS IS WAY
BETTER HERE IN SEATTLE, NOT IN
HAWAII. BUT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>> WE HAVE ALEX TSIMERMAN, THEN
HOLLY.
>> ALEX TSIMERMAN, YES IT IS ME
, AND I TRY TO UNDERSTAND, WHAT
ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING, I NEVER
SEE THESE PEOPLE HERE. THEY ARE
THE SAME PEOPLE THAT STAND HERE.
>> STOP, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED,
PLEASE, THIS IS ABUSIVE
LANGUAGE. HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.
>> YOU CANNOT INTERRUPT ME, I'M
DOING ABSOLUTELY LEGALLY.
>> I WOULD LIKE A POINT OF ORDER
AS WELL, TO SUPPORT YOU, MADAM
CLERK, CAN WE NOTE ON THE RECORD
THAT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN
CITY COUNCIL, AND CAN WE CUT THE
MICROPHONE, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
WE ARE DONE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO
DO THAT ANYMORE. YOU HAVE
REPEATEDLY DISRUPTED COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS, YOU HAVE BEEN
WARNED MANY TIMES BEFORE. YOU
WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM COUNCIL
MEETINGS NOW FOR 30 DAYS. THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE HAVE
HOLLY.
>> ONE MORE NOTE BEFORE WE GO
BACK, IF I MAY SAY, SO THAT IS
THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME AND WE
HAVE ENDURED RACIAL, ETHNIC
COMMENTS FROM MR. ALEX
TSIMERMAN, AND I WOULD LIKE THE
RECORD TO REFLECT , IS REFERRING
TO ME AND ANY OTHER LATINA
APPEAR, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MAKE
SURE WE STOP THIS HATEFUL
SPEECH, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT VALIDATION
AND YOUR STRONG VOICE. I'M
SORRY, WE ARE GOING TO TURN ON
THE MICROPHONE AND PUT THE CLOCK
BACK TO ZERO. OKAY, GO AHEAD.
>> I'M HOLLY, I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER, WE ARE
CRIME VICTIMS. AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND I HAVE BEEN STALKED
AND HARASSED FOR A WHILE NOW AND
I LOST MY HOME, I'VE LOST MY
CAR, AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
GET A HOLD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DETECTIVES FROM SPD, NOBODY IS
GETTING BACK WITH ME. I CAN'T
GET A HOLD OF ANYBODY AND I
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO I
JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING
ON WITH THE CASE AND EVERYTHING,
I HAVE BEEN TO COURT FOUR TIMES
WITH PROTECTION ORDERS, HE HAS
NOT BEEN SERVED YET AND I JUST
WANT TO TALK TO A DETECTIVE AND
I'VE HAD MULTIPLE OFFICERS TELL
ME YOU NEED TO TALK TO A DV
DETECTIVE, AND NOBODY IS GETTING
BACK TO ME. AND AT THIS POINT I
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. SO, I
CAME HERE TO SEEK HELP AND ASK
WHAT I SHOULD DO AT THIS POINT.
>> I DO NOT HAVE AN IMMEDIATE
ANSWER FOR YOU, I WILL CONFER
WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR
HERE AND PLEASE LEAVE YOUR
CONTACT INFORMATION.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MAN, I
WILL HAVE MY STAFF CHECK IN WITH
YOU TO GET YOUR INFORMATION IN
THE DETAILS YOU ARE REFERRING
TO, THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS THE END OF PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE HAVE REACHED THE END
OF THE LIST FOR THE PUBLIC
SPEAKERS AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED, THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY. IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED AND IF THERE
IS NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL
BE ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED, WE WILL CONSIDER THE
PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEMS
ARE THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 11th,
AND 12th, 2025, 121061, 121066
AND 121067 SEVEN , SIX
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE PARKS,
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE AND THAT IS IT, ANY
ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I MOVED
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
IS THERE A SECOND? MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, WITH A CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE FOR THE ADOPTION
OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON ? AYE.
>> AYE.
>> THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO COMMITTEE
REPORTS. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD?
>> THE APPOINTMENT OF PARKS,
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE, AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE FOR
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE CONCESSION AGREEMENT TO
GRANTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
REVIEW.
>> AND AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT TO EXECUTE A
CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR THE
CAFE TO PROVIDE FOOD AND
CONCESSIONS AT THE GOLDEN
GARDENS PARK. IT IS AN INITIAL
FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE
OPTION TO RENEW FOR FIVE-YEAR
EXTENSION. THE COUNCILMEMBER HAD
BROUGHT FORTH THREE AMENDMENTS
TO ENCOURAGE STABILITY FOR
VENDORS AND EXPAND PUBLIC
BENEFITS. THE COMMITTEE AGREED
WITH THE COUNCIL BILL AS AMENDED
AND THAT IS THE COMMITTEE
REPORT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANY
COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE IN
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
>> AGENDA ITEM 2, 121056, AN
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SEATTLE PARKS
AND RECREATION TO ENTER INTO A
CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH
MAGNUSON BREWING LLC TO OCCUPY
AND USE A PORTION OF THE NORTH
SHORE RECREATION AREA AT WARREN
G MAGNUSON PARK TO PROVIDE FOOD
AND BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS.
>> ANOTHER CONCESSION AGREEMENT
FOR MAGNUSON PARK FOR 10 YEARS
WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR A
FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION, THE
COMMITTEE VOTED TO AUTHORIZE
THIS AND AGREES THE RESTAURANT
BRINGS AMAZING PUBLIC BENEFITS
AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. AND
SHE SAYS THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS? GO AHEAD
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA .
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AS THE COUNCILMEMBER WHO IS
HONOR TO REPRESENT DISTRICT 4
WHERE THIS IS LOCATED, I HAVE
HEARD FROM RESIDENTS AND FOLKS
THAT VISIT THE PARK, THAT THEY
ENJOY HAVING MAGNUSON BREWING
THERE, IT IS A GOOD AMENITY FOR
FOLKS THAT GO VISIT THE PARK,
PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT GO TO
SWIM NEARBY AND TO SALE , SO I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS FOR
THOSE REASONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
AND I MUST SAY THAT I DO SUPPORT
OUR LOCAL CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY
AND AGREE AND I DID VOTE FOR
THIS AS WELL AS I AM A MEMBER OF
THE COMMITTEE. I AGREE THIS IS A
POSITIVE BENEFIT FOR THE
COMMUNITY, FOR THE PARK USERS
AND ALSO FOR SMALL BUSINESS IN
GENERAL AND I LIKE PROVIDING
STABILITY AND PUBLIC AMENITIES
THAT COME WITH, AND NOT JUST
BEER BUT ALSO THE OTHER
BEVERAGES AND REFRESHMENTS THAT
ARE PROVIDED AT THIS SPACE. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS? I'M NOT
SEEING ANY SO WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK ,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA .
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? EIGHT IN
FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL WILL PASS AND THE
CLERK WILL SIGN IT. PLEASE READ
ITEM THREE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
CITY OF SEATTLE PARKS AND
RECREATION, AUTHORIZING THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS AND
RECREATION TO ACCEPT, FOR AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY, CERTAIN
DONATED IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE
SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION FROM
WESTLAKE PICK -- PARK,
IDENTIFIED AS KING COUNTY PARCEL
NUMBER 197570-07 FIVE AT 401
PINE STREET AND RATIFYING THE
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
>> THEY WILL BREAK GROUND IN
SEPTEMBER, COMPLETED BY FIFA
WORLD CUP TO HOST OUR VISITORS
AND SET THE STAGE FOR FUTURE
IMPROVEMENT PLANS, THE COMMITTEE
VOTED TO APPROVE THIS COUNCIL
BILL AND I HOPE TO HAVE THE FULL
COUNSEL SUPPORT TODAY. THOSE ARE
COMMENTS FROM CHAIR
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THE PARK IS LOCATED IN
DISTRICT 7 AND AS A PART OF THE
DISCUSSIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING
AND A PART OF THE BROADER
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SEATTLE
PARKS FOUNDATION, THEY HAVE BEEN
DOING GREAT WORK, THEY HAVE BEEN
PARTNERING NOT JUST WITH SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION THE
DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO THE COUNCIL
, OUR OFFICE TO REALLY PUSH
FORWARD A NUMBER OF FRONTS AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THIS WHICH
WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT AND AS
NOTED FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP BUT
AFTERWARDS, TOO. THIS IS GOING
TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR
CITY, SO THIS INVESTMENT IS
GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THE
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BUT ALSO
OUR CITY ACROSS THE BOARD SO I
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND
IN THIS CASE TO THE SEATTLE
PARKS FOUNDATION.
>> AND THAT IS GROUND ZERO OF
THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT,
SO EVEN THOUGH THE TIMELINE IS
DESIGNED FOR THE WORLD CUP, THE
POINT IS IT WILL SERVE VISITORS
AND WORKERS FOR YEARS TO COME
AND IT IS DEFINITELY AN
IMPROVEMENT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE DL -- DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE ORGANIZATION, THIS WILL
BOOST THOSE EFFORTS INTO THE
FUTURE. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA ,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON ,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? EIGHT IN FAVOR
AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? AND PLEASE READ
ITEM FOR INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNSEL DALE 121005 , AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING, UPDATING AND
CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR
SOLID WASTE STORAGE, STAGING
AREAS, AND ACCESS FOR
RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, ADDING
NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
>> THIS IS UPDATING SOLID WASTE
STORAGE AND REGULATION, THERE
WAS A CODE OF STANDARDS
ADDRESSING SOLID WASTE STORAGE,
ACCESS AND COLLECTIONS IN
NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED BY
INCREASED HOUSING DENSITIES AND
IMPROVING SAFETY FOR RESIDENTS
AND MAINTENANCE STAFF, THE
COMMITTEE APPRECIATED THIS STEP
THAT IS WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING
MORE HOUSING AND SUPPORTED THIS
ORDINANCE AND I HOPE FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AS WELL TODAY. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS? WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL ?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON? EIGHT IN FAVOR
AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? AND I'VE GOT TO
SAY, THIS IS A GOOD DAY, THIS
AGENDA IS PRETTY MUCH ALL PARKS
AND SPU, ANYWAYS, PLEASE READ
ITEM FIVE INTO THE RECORD.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
HARBOUR ISLAND SUPERFUND SITE,
AUTHORIZING SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND SEATTLE CITY LIGHT
TO AGREE TO ORDERS ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY REGARDING
REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATION AT
THE EAST WATERWAY OPERABLE UNIT
OF THE HARBOUR ISLAND SUPERFUND
SITE, AND AUTHORIZING SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SEATTLE
CITY LIGHT TO ENTER INTO
AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER PARTIES TO
IMPLEMENT AND SHARE THE COSTS OF
LAMENTING THOSE ORDERS.
INCLUDING MAKING COMMITMENTS TO
EXTEND FUNDS NOT CONTEMPLATED IN
THE ANNUAL BUDGET, CONSISTENT
WITH RCW 35.32 .070.
>> WE HAVE HAD THE SAME BODY OF
WORK APPROVED FOR THE LOWER
SUPERFUND CLEANUP BACK IN APRIL
AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
RESPONSIBILITY AND VERY CRUCIAL
WORK AND THE CHAIR ASKED FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? AND THIS PASSED 3-0.
SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE BILL
.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DEBORA JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA ,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. THAT IS IT FOR THE
COMMITTEE REPORTS AND THERE WERE
NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, THERE IS NOT A
RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION TODAY
AND FOR OTHER BUSINESS,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
SEPTEMBER 20th, 2025 TO BE
CHILDHOOD AWARENESS MONTH, AND
INTRODUCING THE PROCLAMATION AND
SEEK ANY FINAL FEEDBACK ON THE
PROCLAMATION BEFORE REQUESTING
THE ROLL CALL FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO AFFIX THEIR
SIGNATURES TO THE PROCLAMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE PROCLAMATION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
YES, CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS
MONTH, THE TWO WORDS, CHILDHOOD
CANCER JUST SENDS SHIVERS TO MY
SPINE AND I CAN IMAGINE FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES HERE, THE SAME, IN
TERMS OF THE SERIOUSNESS, THE
CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACED, THE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD, THE
IMPACTS ON THE FAMILIES AND THE
CHILDREN THEMSELVES TO INCLUDE
THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. AS I
KNOW FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE,
FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
COLLEAGUES, WE LIVE IN SEATTLE
WHICH IS THE CENTER FOR CANCER
CARE AND ALSO A CENTER FOR
CHILDHOOD CARE AS WELL, IN TERMS
OF MEDICAL. THIS PROCLAMATION
READS WHEREAS THE AMERICAN
CANCER FUND FOR CHILDREN AND THE
KIDS CANCER CONNECTION REPORT,
CANCER IS THE LEAD CAUSE OF
DEATH BY DISEASE AMONG CHILDREN,
THE TRAGIC DISEASE IS DETECTED
IN MORE THAN 16,000 FOREIGN
COUNTRIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE EVERY
YEAR, AN ESTIMATED 400,000 AND
ADOLESCENT DIE FROM CANCER
GLOBALLY EACH YEAR, WHEREAS ONE
OF FIVE IN OUR NATION'S
CHILDREN LOSES THEIR BATTLE WITH
CANCER AND TEENAGERS WILL SUFFER
FROM LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF
COMPETENCE OF TREATMENT
INCLUDING SECONDARY CANCERS.
WHEREAS FOUNDED OVER 30 YEARS
AGO BY A MEMBER OF THE
PHILANTHROPIC BRANCH OF THE
AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR
CHILDREN INCORPORATED, KIDS
CANCER ACTION INCORPORATED,
DEDICATED TO HELPING THESE
CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WHEREAS AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR
CHILDREN AND THE KIDS CANCER
CONNECTION PROVIDED VITAL
PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES TO
CHILDREN UNDERGOING CANCER
TREATMENT TO THE SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THE MARY
BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN
TACOMA, THE RONALD McDONALD
HOUSE IN SEATTLE AND THE FRED
HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER AS WELL
AS PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, THEREBY
ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE
FOR THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR
FAMILIES AND WHEREAS THE
AMERICAN CANCER FUND FOR
CHILDREN, THE KIDS CANCER
CONNECTION ALSO SPONSORS TOY
DISTRIBUTIONS, POSITIVE IMAGE
SERVICES, ART THERAPY, LAUGHTER
AS HEALING, KCCC SUPERCAR
EXPERIENCE, MUSIC AS MEDICINE,
AND HOSPITAL CELEBRATIONS IN
HONOR OF THE CHILDREN'S
DETERMINATION AND BRAVERY TO
FIGHT, AND BATTLE AGAINST
CHILDHOOD CANCER. THE
PROCLAMATION INCLUDES THEREFORE
THE MAYOR AND THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 20th,
2025 TO BE CHILDHOOD CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS
IN SUPPORT OF YOUR STAFF AND
YOURSELVES AND AS I NOTED IN THE
SECOND CLAUSE, THIS CHALLENGE
THEY FACE TODAY IS LONG-TERM,
AND IT SAYS HERE, THE LONG-TERM
EFFECTS OF COMPETENCE OF
TREATMENT, THAT TREATMENT IS
VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE CHILDREN
INVOLVED. AND I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD REALLY
HIGHLIGHT AND WE SHOULD ALSO BE
THANKFUL THAT IN OUR CITY THAT
WE DO HAVE SEATTLE CHILDREN'S,
WE DO HAVE FRED HUTCHINSON, WE
ARE QUITE LUCKY IN TERMS OF THE
HEALTHCARE CAPACITY ON THIS
FRONT THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY.
WITH THAT I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AND YOUR SIGNATURE WITH THIS
PROCLAMATION, THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES? COUNCILMEMBER, I
DON'T KNOW WHO RAISED THEIR
HAND FIRST, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA
OR COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> THANK YOU, MINE WAS ONLY A
COMMENT SO YOU CAN COME BACK TO
ME.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE FOR BRINGING THIS
PROCLAMATION FORWARD. I'M A MOM
OF TWO GIRLS AND I CAN ONLY
IMAGINE WHAT FAMILIES GO THROUGH
AND WHAT SOME OF THESE KIDS GO
THROUGH AND I AGREE WITH YOU, I
FEEL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S IN TOWN, AND ALSO WE
HAVE A LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE WHO IS
HERE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES, WHO
ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD BOTH
TREATMENT AND ALSO TO PROVIDE
FOR HOUSING FOR THE KIDS AS THEY
ARE GETTING TREATMENT AT SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S AND FRED HUTCH. SO I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
PROCLAMATION FORWARD, CANCER
AWARENESS FOR CHILDREN IS
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME, IT IS SOMETHING
THAT TOUCHES A LOT OF OUR LIVES
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE US
TAKING A BEAT TO RECOGNIZE THE
MANY KIDS UNFORTUNATELY THAT HAD
TO DEAL WITH CANCER AND LOSE
THEIR BATTLES WITH CANCER, I'M
SURE MANY OF US KNOW KIDS, I
KNOW I DO, WHO HAVE LOST THEIR
LIVES TO CANCER SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD.
>> I SIMPLY WANT TO ADD THAT YOU
ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, THOSE TWO
WORDS IN ONE SENTENCE , BUT YOU
DON'T HAVE TO BE A PARENT TO
RECOGNIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF
CHILDHOOD CANCER. MY SISTER IS A
NURSE AT SEATTLE CHILDREN'S, SHE
HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS OR
PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT, AND SHE
RELATES TO ME SOME OF THE TRAUMA
AND THE FAMILIES AND FAMILIES
ARE GOING THROUGH. AND I'M TRULY
THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THESE
INSTITUTIONS THAT MOVES SCIENCE
FURTHER IN OUR CITIES, WE ARE
LUCKY FOR THAT. SO I'M JUST
RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS
PROGRESS MADE SO I JUST WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY
PAINFUL AND TRAUMATIC FOR THE
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN GOING
THROUGH THIS, SO IT TAKES ALL OF
US TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT AND
ALSO THANK OUR COMMUNITY. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ,
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE THEIR
SIGNATURES AFFIXED, UNLESS YOU
HAVE ANY LAST WORDS.
>> NO, THANK YOU, THE COMMENTS
WERE ON POINT, YES, THANK YOU.
>> HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION
ON THE PROCLAMATION, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ? AND
THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD
LIKE THEIR SIGNATURES AFFIXED TO
THE PROCLAMATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS , COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, AND YOU
HAVE OTHER BUSINESS, GO AHEAD
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER
16th IS THE TRIBAL NATIONS
SUMMIT, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE
WE HAVE POSTED, IT IS GREAT TO
HAVE THE DJ BACK IN HOUSE,
HOPEFULLY WE WILL TALK HIM INTO
MODERATING AGAIN, IF NOT WE WILL
SEE WHAT HAPPENS. BUT, THERE'S
TWO PARTS TO THIS, ONE IS AN
INVITATION TO EVERYONE, IT IS AN
ALL-DAY EVENT, STARTING AT 9:00
A.M. AND ENDING AT 4:00 AND I'M
ALSO REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED
FROM COUNCIL ON THE 16th SO I
CAN STAY IN ATTENDANCE. AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I JUST REALIZED I'M SUPPOSED TO
BE EXCUSED THAT DAY, TOO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I
BELIEVE YOU MADE THAT REQUEST
ALREADY BUT I NEED A SECOND TO
CONFIRM , CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK
THAT INFORMATION AND IF I'M
ABLE TO ACCESS THAT FILE
DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW? THANK YOU.
>> AND WHILE THEY ARE CHECKING,
IT IS NICE TO HEAR JODI'S VOICE
AGAIN, IT IS NICE TO HEAR YOU
BACK AGAIN.
>> WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE A
MOTION FOR THE 16th.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECT,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ WILL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16th
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
>> I DON'T SHOW THAT WE HAVE
STRAUSS EXCUSED ON SEPTEMBER
16th SO LET'S JUST DO IT AGAIN
TO BE SURE.
>> OKAY, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE
SEPTEMBER 16th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING. HEARING NO OBJECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS IS EXCUSED
. I SEE COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
I DON'T THINK I HEARD THIS
MENTIONED, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE
A SHOUT OUT TO OUR SEATTLE
SOUNDERS FOR THEIR WIN OF THE
LEAK CUP ON SUNDAY, IT IS
ANOTHER GREAT SPORTING EVENT
WHICH BRINGS UNITY TO OUR CITY,
SO I REALLY WANTED TO SHOUT OUT
THE FOUNDERS FOR THEIR BIG WIN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
BUSINESS AND CONGRATULATIONS
SOUNDERS. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER
SOLOMON?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I'M REQUESTING TO BE
EXCUSED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16th
MEETING, I'M INTENDING TO BE IN
VANCOUVER FOR THE CRIME
PREVENTION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL
CONFERENCE.
>> JUST A SECOND, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON
WILL BE EXCUSED FROM THE
SEPTEMBER 16th CITY COUNCIL
MEETING, HEARING NONE,
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON IS EXCUSED
FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16th CITY
COUNCIL MEETING. SCANNING THE
SCREEN FOR OTHER HAMS. SEEING
NONE. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA, THE NEXT
MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 9th AT 2:00
P.M. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED, THANK