>>> ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE.
THE OCTOBER 28th, 2025, MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL COME
TO ORDER.
IT'S
2:03. I'M PRESIDENT NELSON.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL.
>>
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE.
>>
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>>÷÷ HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
HERE.
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THERE ARE NO
PRESENTATIONS FOR TODAY SO AT
THIS TIME
WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND THE COUNCIL WORK
PROGRAM. HOW MANY ARE SIGNED
UP?
>> EIGHT IN PERSON.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL GIVE EVERYBODY TWO
MINUTES, STARTING AND
ENDING WITH THE IN- PERSON
SPEAKERS.
>> SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE
REGISTERED.
SPEAKERS MICs WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS
IN IN THE ALLOTTED TIME.
>> I AM THE KING COUNTY
REPUBLICAN PARTY [ INAUDIBLE ].
I'M HERE TO NOTIFYNOTIFY ABOUT
THE RECKONING THAT'S COMING IN
THE MASSIVE CORRUPTION THAT
HAS DIVERTED TAX DOLLARS
INTO ENABLING DRUG
AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND
THE UNACCOUNTABLE THEFT OF GRANT
FUNDS AT
THE EXPENSE OF NECESSARY CITY
SERVICES.
THIS TAKES US BACK TO 2004
WHEN THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
CHANGED
THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS
LEGISLATION WRITTEN BY
THEN-DEMOCRAT MARK MALOSHA.
BY 2010, BOTH PARTIES BEGAN
TO GORGE THEMSELVES WITH THE
HELP OF THE NON-PROFITS.
THIS IS HOW IT ALL CAME ABOUT.
IN THIS REGARD, THE
RADICALS, THE LEFT, ARE JUST A
DISTRACTION AND [ INAUDIBLE ] OF
THIS
CORRUPTION.
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THERE WILL BE
AN ACCOUNTING. IT'S COMING.
AND ALL OF YOU WHO MAY
OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS OR
KNOW ABOUT THIS, YOU NEED TO
BEGIN
TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THAT AND
MINIMIZE YOUR PART OF IT.
ALL RIGHT?
SO IT IS COMING.
THERE IS A RECKONING COMING.
AND DON'T THINK THERE'S NOT.
PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP TO THE
CORRUPTION,
INCREDIBLE CORRUPTION THAT HAS
TAKEN
OVER OUR STATE AND ESPECIALLY
KING
COUNTY. IT'S NOT GOING TO
DISAPPEAR.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HI, I'M JOAN, AND I CAME
HERE TODAY AT FIRST TO SPEAK
ABOUT
AFFORDABILITY. I WAS REALLY
HAPPY TO SEE SARA
NELSON'S AFFORDABLEAFFORDABLE
TACKLING GROCERY PRICES, AND
I RECEIVED SOME HORRIBLE NEWS.
THIS WEEKEND WE SAW CPP
AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
STAGING IN SOTO IN
PREPARATION FOR A SURGE AND IT
IT
LIKE THAT SURGE IS HERE AND
IT'S CURRENTLY
HITTING EUS AU
KWAU. PEOPLE ARE BEING PULLED
OUT OF A
McDONALD'S.
THIS BRUTALITY IS COMING TO
OUR CITY FASTER THAN WE EXPECTED
AND I'M CALLING ON THIS COUNCIL
TO TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY TO
TAKE CARE OF THIS. WE HAVE SEEN
I.C.E. AND ACCESSED
SYSTEMS STILL IN PLACE IN
OUR CITY RIGHT NOW, AND THAT
WILL
BE USED TO TARGET OUR VULNERABLE
IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS.
PLEASE, I KNOW IT'S NOT ON
THE COUNCIL AGENDA TODAY, BUT IN
THE FUTURE, CONSIDER DISABLING
THE
SYSTEM TEMPORARILY DURING
THIS SURGE SO WE CAN
PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORS AND ENSURE
THIS DATA
DOES NOT
GET MISUSED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE CROW AND THEN
AFTER CROW WILL BE
NATHAN WALL.
>> HELLO, AND THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
I AM HERE TO
URGE CITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER
THE USE OF
AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE
READERS OR ALPRs IN SEATTLE.
THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON RECENTLY RELEASED A
STUDY ON
THE USE OF FLAUNT CAMERAS FOR
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.
IT FOUND SEVERAL CITIES
IN WASHINGTON HAVE HAD I.C.E.
ACCESS DATA FROM THOSE CAMERAS.
SEATTLE DOESN'T USE FLAUT
CAMERAS, WE USE AXEN, BUT THEY
CAN USE THESE TO PUT
OUR COMMUNITY IN DANGER.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL
OFTEN TALK HOW THEY WILL STAND
UP TO TRUMP AND PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITY IN THIS REALLY
DIFFICULT TIME,
AND THE TIME HAS COME.
THE TIME IS NOW FOR US TO
PROTECT OUR CITY.
I WANT ALL OF YOU TO
CONSIDER WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO
TRY AND
PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. THANK
YOU.
>> FIRST, I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE 7 MILLION PEOPLE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT CAME
OUT TO SUPPORT THE NO KINGS PRO
TEST, INCLUDING 90,000 PEOPLE
IN SEATTLE.
I WANT TO THANK SARA NELSON --
I ALREADY DID THANK YOU FOR
THAT, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO
COME
OUT AND SHOW A UNITED FRONT
FRONT
SOME OF THE DISAGREEMENTS WE
MAY HAVE.
I DO WANT TO ADDRESS A
RECENTRECENT
OF THE
HOUSING
COMMITTEE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
THAT
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA IS BULLYING
OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS, DEMANDING HIS
AMENDMENTS BE HEARD.
MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I HAVE
THREE AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO
SECOND THE AMENDMENTS THEY WANT
TO. THEY WERE DUALLY ELECTED
AND APPOINTED TO THE COUNCIL,
AND
SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW IT
WORKS, BUT I DO THINK THAT
FAIRNESS SHOWS THAT THE COUNCIL
MOVES THE ROUTINE
LEGISLATION OUT OF THE COMMITTEE
AND
[ INAUDIBLE ] LIKE
THEIR COLLEAGUES.
I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO ACT PROFESSIONALLY
AND SET A
GOOD EXAMPLE. AND JUSTICE FOR
KIRBY.
>> WE HAVE YVETTE, AND AFTER
YVETTE, WE HAVE HARPER, AND THEN
ALEX TSIMERMAN.
>> HELLO, AGAIN, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL
BUDGET MEETING THIS MORNING
AND INFORMATIVE.
IT WAS SO NICE TO SEE SO
MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHOWING
UP
AND TESTIFYING, AND THERE
WERE SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS
WORKING
THAT I DIDN'T KNOW EXISTING.
FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOWKNOW
ORGANIZATION, WE MEET TWICE A
WEEK AND IT'S VERY
GRATIFYING AND SATISFYING WORK
AND
I APPRECIATE WHAT FUNDING I
HAVE GOTTEN.
ALSO, REGARDING FUNDING, I
IMPLORE THE COUNCIL, WHEN YOU
CONSIDER FUNDING -- GRANTING
FUNDING TO ORGANIZATIONS --
THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT GET
FUNDING THAT THERE BE
ACCOUNTABILITY
BUILT IN, MEANING
QUARTERLY, THEY SHOW WHERE IT
HAS
BEEN SPENT AND THERE'S PEOPLE
IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF FUNDING
AND NOT DOING
WHAT THEY CAN WITH THE
FUNDING AND THAT CONCERNS
ME. OH, AND MS. JOY, I DID READ
YOUR
NEWS
LETTER. THE STREETS ARE BEING
CLEANED.
I NOTICED, AND I TAKE THE
BUS, AND CHINATOWN, THE STREETS
ARE
PRISTINE. OF COURSE, WE STILL
HAVE
DRAMA AT 12th AND JACKSON WITH
ALL THE
FENTANYL GOING ON,
BUT THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER
CONVERSATION.
AND THEN NOT ONLY DO CLEAN
STREETS HELP DETER CRIME, BUT
YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR NEWS
LETTER ABOUT
AMBASSADORS, FUNDING FOR
AMBASSADORS IN THE
COMMUNITY, THAT'S A
WONDERFUL IDEAL.
ANY WAY MY ORGANIZATION CAN HELP
YOU, LET ME KNOW, AND YOU
HAVE MY DIGITS, AND I
APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THE BUDGET PROCESS
CONTINUES, AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
HANGING IN THERE. APPRECIATE IT.
>> HELLO.
I'M HARPER NALLEY FROM DISTRICT
3.
WE WISH TO PROPOSE AN ALL
TURN TEUFR THAT WILL INCREASE
PUBLIC
SAFETY MORE EFFECTIVELY.
I WANT TO START OUT BY
SAYING THE COUNTY ALREADY DOES
THE
TASK IS ALREADY DONE, AND
$275,000
WOULD OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO GO TO
AROUND 2,000 YEARLY SERVICE
HOURS, AND THIS TRANSLATES TO 5
SERVICE HOURS PER DAY THAT
COULD BE SPENT ON TEN HALF-HOUR
LONG TRIPS AND THIS WOULD
TRANSLATE TO A INCREASE IN NIGHT
OWL IN
SEATTLE. I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE,
ADDING TEN OVERNIGHT TRIPS
TO EXISTING ROUTES OR GIVING
SERVICE TO NEW
ROUTES WOULD HAVE A MUCH
LARGER IMPACT ON SAFETY THAN
SOME
COORDINATION OFFICER.
IT WOULD LEAD TO FEWER PEOPLE
TAKING -- OR MORE PEOPLE
TAKING TRANSIT HOME RATHER THAN
DRIVING DRUNK
AND IT WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT
OF TIME PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE TO WAIT OUT IN THE DARK FOR
A BUS AND ALSO HAVE KNOCK- ON
BENEFITS FROM BOOSTING THE
ECONOMY BY GRANTING
ACCESS TO MORE JOBS AND
ACTIVITIES TO
MORE PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
>> ALEX, AND THEN AFTER
ALEX WILL BE VICTORIA
PALMER, AND THEN OUR ONE REMOTE
SPEAKER.
>>
ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS ALEX
TSIMERMAN.
YEAH, AND PLEASE DON'T
INTERRUPT
ME EACH TIME BECAUSE IN MEETINGS
PASSED, YOU ARE ACTING LIKE A
NAZI PIG, AND [ INAUDIBLE ]
AND --
>> STOP.
THANK YOU.
NO
NAME CALLING. THAT'S DISRUPTIVE
BEHAVIOR.
THIS IS YOUR ONE WARNING.
STOP THAT.
THAT'S A
VIOLATION OF COUNCIL RULES 11D1,
AND THERE'S A WHOLE
LIST OF IT AND YOU ARE ENGAGING
IN IT.
>>
NO PROBLEM. OKAY.
I CAN SPEAK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
RIGHT NOW HAS VERY HEAVY RULES,
AND ONE IN MANY
CITIZENS [ INAUDIBLE ] SO THIS
IS VERY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT'S A
HUGE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW [
INAUDIBLE ]
AND I GIVE YOU A CLASSIC
EXAMPLE
SO YOU KNOW. [ INAUDIBLE ] IT'S
CRITICAL BECAUSE 65,000 [
INAUDIBLE ]
, AND 20,000 -- ONE COMMENT,
IT'S
A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT HAS
TWO CITIZENSHIPS FOR
GOVERNMENTS, FOR PASSIONS, IT'S
VERY
IMPORTANT, AND YOU NEVER SEE ONE
PEOPLE HERE FOR 40 YEAR, 30
YEAR, AND HAS TWO CITIZENSHIPS,
AND IT'S [ INAUDIBLE ] , AND I
NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE IN MY
LIFE, AND -- [ INAUDIBLE ] ,
AND YOU AND TRUMP, YOUR AMERICAN
REVOLUTION, STAND UP AND HAVE
AA
COW.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD
LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD,
OCTOBER 28th, MR. ALEX TSIMERMAN
HAS BEEN ON NOTICE, AND YOU HAVE
THREE BEFORE YOU GET BANNED
AGAIN, SO LET'S MAKE SURE
THAT'S
ON THE RECORD.
>> YOU ARE A PURE CRIMINAL --
>> HERE WE
GO!
>> -- FOR 40 YEARS.
>> ADIOS.
>> LOVELY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE
KING COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY,
AND
I HOPE YOU HAVE ALL HEARD THAT
ANTIFA DECLARED A NIGHT
OF MISCHIEF IN SEATTLE THIS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30th.
IT'S TIME WE STOP PRETENDING
ANTIFA DON'T EXIST AND OUR
SOFT ON CRIMECRIME AREN'T
INVITING
THEM HERE. THE ANTIFA PROTEST AT
THE PORTLAND FACILITY IS
SLOWING DOWN DUE TO THE
PATRIOTIC
PROTESTERS, BUT WILL ANTIFA
BRING THIS MOVEMENT TO
SEATTLE
NEXT? LET'S HOPE NOT.
FOR DECADES, REPUBLICANS HAVE
BEEN MARGINALIZED IN SEATTLE
POLITICS AND IN SPITE OF
HAVING NO PROBLEM, REPUBLICANS
GET
THE BLAME.
ALL WE ASK FOR IS OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO
THE SPENDING OF OUR PUBLIC
FUNDS. A RECENT REPORT SHOWED
FUNDS
SHOWS FUNDING FOR
HOMELESSNESS IS NOT GOING TO
CARE FOR THETHE
HOMELESS ALL. THE FUNDS ARE
BEING USED
FOR LOBBYING AND ACTIVISM TO
PUSH
FAR- LEFT AGENDAS THAT USE THE
HOMELESS AS ITS POLITICAL PAWN.
THESE GROUPS ARE CLEARLY ANTIFA
SYMPATHIZERS AND ARE NOT WORTHY
OF OUR TAXPAYER FUNDING.
MY QUESTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK -- [ INAUDIBLE ] PEOPLE
ARE FREE TO BELIEVE AS THEY WILL
AND PROTEST PEACEFULLY.
WE ARE NOT TALKING
ABOUT FIGHTING AN IDEOLOGY.
WE WANT TO SEE POLICE ALLOWED
TO ARREST AND ENFORCE
PENALTIES -- [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> NOW WE MOVE TO THE REMOTE
SPEAKERS. A REMINDER TO THE
REMOTE SPEAKER
TO PLEASE START STAR 6 AFTER
YOU HEAR THE MESSAGE YOU ARE
BEEN
UNMUTED.
THE SPEAKER IS
DAVID HAINES. GO AHEAD, DAVID.
>> WE NEED A FRANCHISE OF
GROCERY FARMERS MARKERS CO- OPS
PERMANENTLY OPENED IN
AREAS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND
CITIES.
WE COULD HAVE WAY MORE
ACCESS TO THE HEALTHY FOOD THAT
OUR
FARMERS ARE
GROWING WHO CAN'T FIND A MARKET
IN THE GLOBAL
TRADE BECAUSE OF THE ARIFFS.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE NOBLE
IN YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOU
COULD CONVINCE TRUMP TO USE
THE TARIFFS TO PAY THE FARMERS
TO
DONATE TO THE SCHOOLS SO
THE HUNGRY KIDS DON'T HAVE TO
GO HUNGRY DURING THE DAY.
IF YOU HAVE THE FARMERS
MARKET SET UP IN SUCH A MANNER,
WHEN THE FOODS COME CLOSE BUT
NOT
ROTTEN, LIKE THEY DO NOW,
THEY COULD BE SENT TO THE FOOD
BANKS, AND INSTEAD WE HAVE
WHITE-
MAN HATING PROGRESSIVE
BOTTOM-OF-THE- BARREL FEAR
MONGERING.
YOU KEEP BLAMING TRUMP FOR
SHUTTING DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT WHEN IT WAS SCHUMER,
THAT
EVIL PIECE OF CRAP FROM NEW
YORK, PEOPLE GOING HUNGRY
BECAUSE THEY
EXPIRED THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
SUBSIDIES, AND THEY ARE TRYING
TO MISCONSCREW THE TWO, AND THEY
ARE GETTING AWAY WITH
IT WITH THE HELP OF THE LYING
MEDIA.
AND YOU PEOPLE SHOULD BE
INVESTIGATED FOR ALL OF YOUR
SHADY DEAL- MAKING AND
EVIL POLICIES THAT ARE PERVERTED
AND
RACISTS.
WE CAN'T EVEN SOLVE THE
HOMELESS CRISIS BECAUSE YOU ARE
RUNNING
INTERFERENCE FOR THE
CRIMINALS IN THE UNDERWORLD.
WE CAN'T SOLVE THE CRISIS
OF UNNECESSARIY SUFFERING
BECAUSE YOU ARE --
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
OUR LIST OF REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
CLOSED.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR
YOUR COMMENTS TODAY.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NONE, THE
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED.
NOW WE WILL CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR
AND THE ITEMS IS THE MINUTES OF
THE COUNCIL MEETING, AND PAYMENT
OF BILLS.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD
LIKE TO REMOVER FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR.
HEARING NONE, DO I HEAR
A SECOND?
>> I SECOND.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>>
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
SIGNATURE TO ALL OF
THE PIECES OF LEGISLATION ON MY
LAUGH.
OKAY. THEN WOULD YOU PLEASE READ
ITEM 1 INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE REPORT OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, COUNCIL 121
PROHIBITINGPROHIBITING NEGATIVE
USE RESTRICTIONS AS A
GROCERY STORE OR PHARMACY.
>> OKAY.
I MOVE TO PASSPASS BILL CB
121094.
IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> I SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL,
AND AS THE SPONSOR I WILL
ADDRESS
IT FIRST AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR
TO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
OKAY, SO TODAY COUNCIL
IS CONSIDERING A BILL THAT
WOULD ESTABLISH REGULATIONS THAT
WOULD
PROHIBIT THE IMPOSSESSION
OF NEGATIVE USE RESTRICTIONS
ON GROCERY STORES AND
PHARMACIES.
NEGATIVE USE RESTRICTIONS
ARE DEED RESTRICTIONS, LEASES OR
OTHER PRIVATE AGREEMENTS
THAT PROHIBIT THE USE OF A
PROPERTY FOR A GROCERY STORE OR
PHARMACY
OR ANY OTHER USE, BUT
RIGHT NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
THIS.
THE BILL WOULD ALLOW
SOME REASONABLE EXCEPTIONS TO
THE PROHIBITION ON NEGATIVE
USE RESTRICTIONS SPECIFICALLY
THE
PROHIBITION WOULD NOT APPLY TO
NEGATIVE USE RESTRICTIONS
ALREADY IN
PLACE, WHEN A GROCERY STORE OR
PHARMACY IS RELOCATING
TO A SITE WITHIN HALF A MILE OF
THE CURRENT LOCATION, AND
WITH RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED WITH
AN INDIVIDUAL SHOPPING CENTER
THAT
LIMIT THE LOCATION OF
A COMPETING GROCERY STORE
OR PHARMACY JUST WITHIN
THAT
CENTER. I'M TELLING YOU WHAT
THIS
BILL DOES AND THEN I WILL
TELL YOU THE RATIONAL FOR IT.
VIOLATIONS TO THE NEGATIVE
USE RESTRICTION WOULD BE
ENFORCED AS
CIVIL PROCEEDINGS THROUGH THE
LAND USE CODE WITH THE
POTENTIAL FINES OF UP TO $1500
PER DAY
AND THE BILL WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE NEEDILY TO PREVENT
NEAR TERM
ACTIONS BY THOSE THAT MAY
HARM THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY
AND WELFARE BY CREATING OR
WORSENING FOOD OR PHARMACY
DESERTS IN
THE CITY, AND THE REGULATIONS
ARE
TEMPORARY AND WOULD EXPIRE
AFTER A YEAR.
THE BILL CONTEMPLATES THAT OPCD
WOULD CONTROVERSIAL
PERMANENT REGULATIONS FOR
COUNCIL
TO CONSIDER BEFORE
THE REGULATION -- BEFORE
THE REGULATIONS IN THE BILL
EXPIRE.
SO THE REASON THAT WE'RE --
I DON'T KNOW
IF A LOT OF PEOPLE REALIZE THIS.
I CERTAINLY DIDN'T BEFORE THIS
BILL WAS BEING DISCUSSED,
THAT SOMETIMES WHEN -- WHEN
A NATIONAL CHAIN MOVES A GROCERY
STORE, CLOSES A GROCERY STORE IN
A NEIGHBORHOOD, IF THEY OWN THAT
PROPERTY, THEY CAN -- THEY
CAN IMPOSE A NEGATIVE
USE RESTRICTION TO KEEP
ANOTHER GROCERY STORE FROM
OPENING
THERE.
BECAUSE THEY WANT THE
PEOPLE THAT WERE GOING TO THAT
STORE TO
TRAVEL A LITTLE BIT FURTHER
TO GO TO THE STORE CLOSEST TO
THE CLOSED LOCATION, AND
SO THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
DO IS
ALLOW FOR THE
GREATEST FLEXIBILITY POSSIBLE
FOR THE
USE OF THAT SITE GOING FORWARD,
ANY SITE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
DOING HERE.
NOW I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AS WE ALL KNOW THE
CLOSING OF THE FRED MYER IN LAKE
CITY
WAYS HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IN
THE COMMUNITY AS
HAVE THE CLOSING OF THE BAR
TELLS, WALGREENS
AND STARBUCKS AND NUMEROUS OTHER
BUSINESSES IN WHERE THE CITY
IS TRYING TO COME BACK AND
NOT BEING A GHOST TOWN.
THE LOSS OF A GROCERY STORE AND
PHARMACY AS BEEN FELT BY
THE
NEIGHBORS. THE KING COUNTY
COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AND OUR STATE
REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH AND
COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK, AND IT'S
AN IMPORTANT STEP.
I WANT -- I CANNOT STRESS
ANYMORE, THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
I KNOW OF NO OTHER CITY,
PLEASE FACT CHECK ME, IN THE
CITY, WHERE A CITY HAS BEEN
DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL
INPUTTING
FORTH THIS TYPE OF LEGISLATION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR
LEGISLATIVE LEGAL COUNCIL,
LAUREN HENRY, FOR WORKING WITH
OUR OFFICE ON RESEARCHING
NOT ONLY THE TITLE AND THE
DEED OF THE PROPERTY TO INDEED
LOOK FOR
THOSE TYPE OF KUF NET.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, THERE WERE
TWO STORES THAT
CLOSED UP NORTH, THE ONE ON
GREENWOOD ON 86, AND
THEN THE TWO FORMER GROCERY
STORES THAT INDEED HAD
RESTRICTIVE
COVENANTS. THEY WILL NO LONGER
BE
ALLOWEDALLOWED SEATTLE.
THEY ARE USED ACROSS THE
REGION AND THE COUNTRY FOR
ANTI-
COMPETITION, AND IS WHAT BOTHERS
US IS WEIGHING
ANTI- COMPETITION AND THE NEED
FOR FOOD IN A CITY.
ALSO, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING
US WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO
GET
A COPY OF THE DEED AND THE
TITLE.
I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT WE DID
UP- ZONE THIS PROPERTY IN 2019
UP TO 55 FEET SO IT COULD
HAVE OTHER USES BESIDES --
INCLUDING A GROCERY STORE.
WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF
THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO
HELP
THE NEIGHBORHOODS THRIVE.
I ASK MY COLLEAGUES
TO SUPPORT THE BUDGET AMENDMENT
AND I HAVE
BROUGHT TO SUPPORT WORK
ON FRIDAY DURING THE OFFICE OF
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AMENDMENTS. OUR IS ALSO WORKING
TO SOLVE THE
PARKING ISSUES WITH THE CLOSURE
OF
FRED MYER. WE ASSISTED AND
WORKED WITH
THEM CLOSELY TO PUT A CLINIC
AND PHARMACY IN CONJUNCTION
AND IN THE CITY OF NORTH HELP
LINE,
SO THEY WORK TOGETHER.
AND THEY OPERATE RIGHT NOW
THE ONLY PHARMACY LEFT IN THE
LAKE
CITY CORE WHERE THEY
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE THROUGH A
VARIETY OF
CULTURALLY ATTUNED SERVICES
THAT CARE FOR PEOPLE IN A
HOLISTIC WAY AND WE DO NOT TURN
PEOPLE AWAY.
I WANT TO THANK THE GOOD FOLKS
AT THE CLINIC AND GOOD FOLKS AT
NORTH HEALTH LINE FOR
BRINGING TWO GROUPS TOGETHER TO
PROVIDE
HEALTH CARE, PHARMACY AND FOOD.
NORTH HELP LINE IS A FOOD
ACCESS AND COMMUNITY HUB SEEN
UNPRECEDENTED NEED AT THIS
TIME WITH THE RECENT
SNAP CUTS. THESE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
PROVIDE CRUCIAL SERVICES TO
THE LAKE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD.
INDEED, WE HAVE A COPY OF
THE DEED AND DID A TITLE SEARCH,
GOT A COPY OF THE TITLE, AND
I'M SURE THAT ACROSS THIS
CITY THERE ARE OTHER GROCERY
STORES
THAT HAVE THESE RESTRICTIVE
NONCOMPETITIVE COVENANTS,
AND THIS IS FORWARD- LOOKING,
SO HOPEFULLY COUNCIL AND
COLLEAGUES, WE CAN START LOOKING
AT THESE COVENANTS THAT
RESTRICT THAT, BECAUSE WE CAN'T
FIND OURSELVES IN THIS CITY
WHERE WE HAVE FOOD DESERTS THAT
HAS
AN ABUNDANCE AND WEALTH.
THANK YOU.
>> YOU MADE ME REMEMBER THAT IT
WAS THE NORTH HELP LINELINE
BENEFIT FROM THE FRED MYER
RIGHT
THERE. THEY DONATE A LOT OF THE
FOOD,
TOO, SO THAT'S ANOTHER
LOSS THERE.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> I'M GLAD YOU SAID AND I WANT
TO SAY THIS ABOUT FRED MYER.
FRED MYER WAS A REALLY GOOD
PARTNER WITH THE NORTH HELP
LINE AND THE PHARMACY AND THEY
HAVE BEEN SINCE THEY BOUGHT
THE PROPERTY 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO.
A LOT OF THE STORES DONATED
A LOT OF FOOD TO THE
NORTH HELP LINE FOOD BANK,
INCLUDING
WHEN OUR SAM'S CLUB CLOSED ON
125th
AND AURORA, THEY, TOO, WERE
GOOD PARTNERS.
I DON'T WANT TO DISCOUNT HOW
FRED MYER AND KROGER
CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY DID.
WHILE I MAY NOT AGREE WITH
THE REASONS THEY DECIDED TO
CLOSE,
I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THEIR BUSINESS ISSUES ARE.
I DON'T AGREE BUT UNDERSTAND
THEM.
I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, YOU WERE GOING TO SPEAK.
>> NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS IN
CONCERT WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
AND OUR
OTHER COUNCIL AND COLLEAGUES.
THE STORE CLOSING, THE FRED MYER
CLOSING, IT ALSO IMPACTS THE D4
NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.
I HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS ON THE
BORDER BETWEEN D4 AND D 5, AND
THEY ARE IMPACTED.
THIS IS'S A FOOD DESERT ON
THAT SIDE OF TOWN, ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN UP THE
DISTRICT
THAT I REPRESENT.
SO THIS LEGISLATION IS REALLY
CRITICAL.
AS WE LOSE GROCERY STORES,
WE ENSURE THAT THERE ISN'T AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE OUT
OTHER GROCERY STORES
THAT MIGHT WANT TO COME IN,
INCLUDING SMALL
BODEGAS, WHICH ARE ALSO SMALLER
GROCERY STORES THAT CAN GO INTO
THOSE SPACES.
IN MY DISTRICT, I NOTE THE RITE
AID CLOSED, AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THERE'S A NONCOMPETE CLAUSE
THERE, BUT WE KNOW IT CREATES A
PHARMACY AND FOOD DESERT
IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND BE
THE
SAFEWAY BEHIND THAT
VILLAGE CLOSED AND SO THOSE
FOLKS IN THE
PARK AREA, THEY DON'T HAVE
A PLACE TO
GO FOR FOOD. AND ALSO THE ISSUE
FOR THE SNAP
BENEFITS AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL, ALL OF THIS, IT'S ALL
PART
OF THIS FOOD DESERT AND THE NEED
TO
PROVIDE FOOD FOR
OUR CONSTITUENTS TO MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE FOOD ACCESS.
FOOD INSECURITY IS REAL
AND IT'S HITTING A LOT OF FOLKS
IN THE
VARIOUS DISTRICTS WE REPRESENT.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS.
I'M GOING
TO SUPPORT THIS. I'M REALLY
GLAD WE BROUGHT THIS
FORWARD, AND TO UNDERSCORE A
POINT WE MADE EARLIER, WE
DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHERE THESE
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS LIE, AND
TO YOUR POINT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WE DIDN'T EVEN
KNOW THERE WERE RESTRICTIVE
COVENANTS RELATED TO GROCERY
STORES IN
NONCOMPETE CLAUSES, SO THANK
YOU.
>> I SHOULD ADD,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IF YOU WANT
TO GET
THE DEED AND TITLE, TALK
TO LAUREN AND SHE'LL GET IT.
>> I DID WANT TO KNOW THE
CITY HAS TO OWN ITS
OWN RESPONSIBILITY IN
CREATING CONDITIONS
OF WHICH A GROCERY STORE OF ANY
BRAND CAN
SURVIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF
ALL THE REASONS WHY FRED
MYER -- KROGER IS CLOSING THAT
FRED
MYER RIGHT THERE.
WE HAVE HEARD A LOT OF TALK
ABOUT THE -- ABOUT RETAIL
THEFT AND OTHER CONDITIONS THAT
CREATE
PROBLEMS FOR GROCERY STORES,
SO WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
TO
ENSURE THAT WHOEVER MOVES
IN THERE, IF IT'S A GROCERY
STORE, CAN THRIVE, JUST LIKE ALL
OUR
OTHER BUSINESSES THRIVE.
WE ARE NOT
FIXING EVERYTHING THROUGH THIS
ELECTRICIAN.
WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY, TOO,
AS A
CITY. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
D-3, WE HAVE HAD OUR FAIR
SHARE OF CLOSERS AND I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE AND I HAVE HAD
THE PLEASURE OF WORKING
WITH COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IN
LAKE
CITY AND D3 ARE DIFFERENT,
WHEN WE LOSE A GROCERY STORE IN
LAKE
CITY, IT IMPACTS PEOPLE THERE
VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN IT DOES IN
CAPITOL HILL.
IT STILL DOESN'T MEAN
IT DOESN'T IMPACT PEOPLE BUT
IT'S
DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE
OPTIONS, AND
THE TRANSIT OPTIONS, TOO, THAT
WE HAVE.
SO WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE HAD
CLOSING OF MORE THAN JUST
GROCERY
STORES, AND I KNOW PEOPLE OFTEN
THINK THERE ARE BIG CORPORATIONS
AND THERE'S DIFFERENT
REASONS WHY PEOPLE CLOSE GROCERY
STORES, AND IT STILL IMPACTS
THE
COMMUNITY. I KNOW I HAVE SAID A
LOT ABOUT
THIS, ABOUT MARGINS,
AND OPERATIONS AND ALL THAT
THING, BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO
IT,
I AGREE AS A CITY WE HAVE TO
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, WHAT CAN WE
DO
IN ALL OF OUR POWER TO MAKE
SURE THESE PLACES ARE UP AND
COMING, AND THAT'S ALL I CARE
ABOUT
ARE
THOSE OUTCOMES. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING DILIGENTLY
WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO FIND
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONSSOLUTIONS
CAPITOL HILL, AND SOME OF THOSE
SMALLER
FOOTPRINTS THAT CAN PROVIDE THE
BASICS, AND WHEN WE HAVE
GROCERY STORES, TOO, WE EXTEND
THE
LIFE FOR FOOD AND FOOD BANKS
THAT
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TALKED
ABOUT, AND THAT FOOD LIFE
GETS EXTENDED AND IT GOES INTO
IS THE
FOOD BANK SYSTEM, AND WE
CAN CONTINUE ON BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T GO IN THE TRASH.
YOU HAVE THE MOST PHENOMENAL
FOODS BEING PUSHED OUT OF OUR
FOOD SECTOR, WITH THE RIGHT
TYPE OF FOOD RATIONS, AND YOU
HEARD
TODAY FROM WOMEN THAT GO AND
RESCUE FOOD FROM THE BUDGET
MEETING, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF YOU THAT HAVE -- THE ENTIRE
COUNCIL. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE
ANYBODY
OUT, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS
GIVEN -- I DON'T WANT TO MAKE
ANYBODY MAD, BECAUSE I NEED
YOU ALL TO SUPPORT MY BUDGET
STUFF.
I WANT TO GIVEGIVE
SHOUTS- OUT, OKAY.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS
MOMENT REAL QUICK, AND WE ARE IN
A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, AND
SNAPS ARE SET TO EXPIRE NOVEMBER
1 st,
AND COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON,
THAT FOOD BANK, THE RAINIER
COUNTY
FOOD BANK COUNTS FOR 20% OF THE
OVERALL FOOD DISTRIBUTED IN OUR
SYSTEM, AND OTHER FOLKS HAVE
PANTRIES LIKE MS. EVENT LIKE
THE COLOR GIRL GARDEN CUP THAT
MAKES SURE IT'S SUSTAINING
FOLKS
AS WELL AS -- I WANTED TO FLAG
THAT BECAUSE THAT'S COMING
VERY,
VERY QUICKLY HERE.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
EVERYBODY, BUT REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT
THAT ZIP CODE.
I DO APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S
FUNDING FOR THIS YEAR
IN OUR FOOD INVESTMENTS.
THEY ARE VERY SUBSTANTIAL, OKAY?
I SAY THAT BECAUSE I HAVE
BEEN ON THE GROUND AND I HAVE
SEEN
IT AND THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED
BEFORE, THOSE TYPE
OF INVESTMENTS FOR FOOD AND FOR
US
TO BE CONSCIOUS ABOUT THAT.
SO JUST WANT TO SAY THAT.
I KNOW THAT BUDGET STUFF
IS BEFORE US AS COUNCIL, BUT FOR
US TO BE AWARE, SO THANK
YOU PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY
OTHER HANDS
UP. OKAY.
LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL?
>>
COUNCILMEMBER SOLOMON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> RINCK.
>>
AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> AND THE BILL PASSES AND
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON THE
DOCUMENTS ON MY BEHALF.
THANK YOU.
WILL THE CLERK
READ ITEM 2 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> 98.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S MOVED
AND SECONDED TO PASS THE BILL
AND AS SPONSOR, I
WILL ADDRESS IT FIRST AND
THEN OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS
AND
COMMENTS. THE LAST FORMAL CBA
EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2022, AND
COUNCIL BILL
121098. THE AGREEMENT COVERS S
DOT'S
27 SIGNAL ELECTRICIANS AND IS
RETRO ACTIVE FROM JANUARY 2023
TO JANUARY 2028 FOR A TOTAL OF A
FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
THE TERMS WOULD INCLUDE A
SLIGHT $12 INCREASE TO THE BOOT
ALLOWANCE BRINGING IT TO 325,
WHICH IS SIMILAR TO OTHER
AGREEMENTS.
CHANGING THE VACATION
ACCRUE ANNUAL SO IT'S IN
ALIGNMENT WITH
OTHER COALITION GREEMENTS,
AND WAGE ADJUSTMENTS, 2023, AWI
OF
5%, 2024, AWI OF 25%, AND
2025, AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF 8%.
2026, AWI OF 2. 7%, AND 2007,
ADD
1% TO THE BASE PLUS CPI WITH
A MINIMUM INCREASE OF 1. 5 AND
A MAXIMUM OF 3%.
SO ALL OF THAT TRANSLATES TO
FINANCIAL IMPACTS, RETRO
ACTIVE PAYMENTS FROM 2023 TO
2025 WOULD BE ABSORBED BY S
DOT'S 2025
BUDGET ESTIMATED AT 1. 9
MILLION, AND THE INCREMENTAL
COSTS FOR
2026 MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE 2026
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCE.
LET'S SEE, AMANDA ALLEN FROM
THE CENTRAL STAFF DISTRIBUTED A
MEMO
ON ALL OF THIS LEGISLATION LAST
WEEK, SO WE'RE JUST DOING
THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS OFF
OUROUR
AND RATIFY THE
NEW CONTRACT. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, 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 KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND
NONE APPROVED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF.
THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND
THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION FOR
ADOPTIONADOPTION
TODAY.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
TO COME
BEFORE COUNCIL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN.
NORMALLY THIS WOULD
HAPPEN DURING COMMITTEE BUT I
HAVE
TO
BRING AN ITEM TO FULL COUNCIL
DIRECT. THE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE
OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY WAS
RECEIVED LAST WEEK AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE
NOMINATED BONNIE GLEN WHO WAS
PREVIOUSLY THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR, AND THE COUNCIL MUST
ACT ON
THE APPOINTMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS
OR THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE
DEEMED CONFIRMED.
IN COLLABORATION WITH
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THE
CLERKS,
WE WILL BE HOLDING A
CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR
DIRECTOR GLEN
ON WEDNESDAY 12th OF NOVEMBER
AT THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
THAT DAY WITH THE INTENT OF
VOTING
ON THAT DAY.
HEARING A VOTE WE WOULD LIKE
TO SOLICIT WRITTEN QUESTIONS
FOR THE APPOINTEE TO RESPOND
BEFORE
THE MEETING. PLEASE SUBMIT
QUESTIONS TO ME,
EITHER TO ME DIRECT OR TO
MY POLICY DIRECTOR, BRENT LOWE,
MY NOON FRIDAY.
WE WILL WORK WITH
DIRECTOR GLEN TO GET WRITTEN
RESPONSES BY THE
7th OF NOVEMBER.
AGAIN, WE HAVE BONNIE GLEN
WHO HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR FOR
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
WE HAVE 30 DAYS, AND
OBVIOUSLY WE ARE NOT GOING TO
HAVE A PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING DURING
THAT TIME PERIOD, SO I WANTED
TO RAISE THAT.
AND THE SOLUTION, WORKING
WITH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
CITY
CLERKS IN WORKING WITH THAT, SO
APPRECIATE IT.
>> HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE,
AND
CONGRATULATIONS, BONNIE, FOR THE
NOMINATION.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE, COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, IS THAT A
NEW HAND?
>> IT IS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, I DID NOT
HAVE THE TIME TO SAY THIS DURING
THE BUDGET MEETING BUT I WANTED
TO TAKE THE TIME REALLY QUICK
HERE, THANK YOU COLLEAGUES,
FOR LISTENING TO PUBLIC COMMENT
THIS
MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE
COMMUNITY THAT SHOWED UP
IN PERSON AND ONLINE FOR THE
FIRST
ANNUAL BLACK COMMUNITY BUDGET
DAY. IT WAS AN HONOR TO
HELP FACILITATE IT, AND I'M
ALSO GRATEFUL TO THE PEOPLE WHO
CAME
AND SHOWED -- AND SHOWED UP.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM ALL VOICES
IN
THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD BETWEEN 60 AND 70
PEOPLE, OF THOSE 75% HAD NEVER
GIVEN PUBLIC COMMENT AND HALF OF
THOSE PEOPLE HAVE NEVER BEEN TO
CITY HALL.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT
OUT. WE HAD ALMOST 70 PEOPLE
HEAR,
AND 75% HAD NEVER GIVEN
AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND
HALF
OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE
NEVERNEVER TO CITY HALL, AND
WHEN I AM
TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT,
AND I'M HEARING PEOPLE,
IT'S NOT JUST FROM CHAMBERS BUT
THE
COMMUNITY AND
THAT'S IMPORTANT. I LEARNED THE
BLACK COMMUNITY
CAN SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND
THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS NOT A
MONOLITH AND ARE FREE AGENTS.
AND ONE THING THAT SOMEBODY HAD
SAID, AND THEY WERE
VERY NICE AND THEY SAID THANK
YOU
FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND
SPEAK TODAY.
I WANT TO PUSH BACK ON
THAT, BECAUSE WE DO NOT ALLOW
ANYBODY TO COME AND SPEAK.
THIS IS THE PEOPLES'
HOUSE. THIS IS THE CITY'S HOUSE.
WE WANT MORE
FOLKS COMING DOWN TO SPEAK TO
GIVE US PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE
IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR FOLKS.
SOMETIMES, IT TAKES AN INVITE.
IT JUST TAKES AN INVITE, A TEXT
MESSAGE, A PHONE CALL, TAKES
A CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT, TAKES A
WORD OF MOUTH FROM THE WOMB.
TODAY WE SAW THAT.
WE SAW GRACE.
WE SAW LOVE.
WE SAW PEOPLE BEING VERY
RESTRICTFUL.
AND -- RESPECTFUL, AND WE SAW
COMMUNITY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
GROW
AND TRANSPARENT ACCESS AND
BUILDING OUR COLLECTIVE VOICES,
SO I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
COMING
DOWN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
THIS
UP AND MAKE SURE PEOPLES'
VOICES ARE HEARD AND YOU ALL
KNOW
THAT BLACK COMMUNITY CAN SPEAK
FOR
THEMSELVES.
THANK YOU.
>> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CAN I FOLLOW THAT, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> YES.
>> VERY NICELY SAID,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
COUNCIL, I WANT TO MAKE YOU
JEALOUS.
EARLIER TODAY I WAS ABLE
TO
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH'S
MOM AND AUNTS, AND I TOOK MY
PICTURE WITH THEM, AND I WANT
YOU TO THANK THEM FOR BEINGBEING
AND I WILL SEARCH FOR THAT
PHOTO AFTER THIS MEETING.
>> FOR THE FIRST TIME
GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT, AMAZING.
I WAS LATE TO THE
MEETING, DIDN'T ANNOUNCE MY
PRESENCE BUT
WAS LISTENING TO MOST OF THAT.
LET'S SEE, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO
OUR ATTENTION, AND I WANTED
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS
MY GRATITUDE TO CITY
LIGHT FIRST RESPONDERS AND LINE
WORKERS
REPRESENTED BY 77.
THE WIND CAME IN AND
KNOCKED DOWN A LOT OF TREES,
WHICH TOOK
OUT POWER FOR MANY IN OUR
CITY. I BELIEVE ALMOST EVERY
DISTRICT WAS IMPACTED IN SOME
TYPE OF WAY
AND AT ITS PEAK WE HAD
34,000 CUSTOMERS OUT OF POWER
AND
I HAVE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE
FORFOR OF THE CITY LIGHT
WORKERS THAT WERE WORKING ON A
STORMY NIGHT TO RESTORE POWER TO
THOUSANDS OF FOLKS.
SO THANK YOU TO OUR CITY LIGHT
TEAM AND LINE WORKERS AND
MANAGEMENT
STAFF AND FIRST RESPONDERS
WORKING THROUGH A
STORMY NIGHT SO WE COULD HAVE
POWER BY DAY BREAK.
YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE'S HAND
RAISED, SO WE ARE -- WE
REACHED THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA, AND THE NEXT SCHEDULED
REGULAR
MEETING OF NOVEMBER 4th WILL BE
CANCELED AND SO THE CITY COUNCIL
WILL MEET AGAIN ON NOVEMBER