>> GREETINGS, EVERYONE. THE
DECEMBER 9, 2025 MEETING OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WILL COME TO ORDER . I AM SARA
NELSON, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS
TIME WE WILL OPEN THE HYBRID
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. BUT, IT
IS LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. THE CALENDAR AND THE
COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
TODAY?
>> WE HAVE 24 IN PERSON AND NINE
REMOTE.
>> OKAY. -- EXCUSE ME.
>> LET'S GIVE EVERYONE ONE
MINUTE AND START BY 10 IN
PERSON, THEN REMOTE, THEN GO ON
WITH IN PERSON.
>> THANK YOU. SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
THEY ARE REGISTERED. SPEAKERS
WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT. SPEAKERS
MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED IF
THEY DO NOT END THEIR COMMENTS
IN THE ALLOTTED TIME. TO ALLOW
US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
>> IN THE ORDERS OF PETE
MANNING, MIKE, A MIRA , GABRIEL
JONES, MATT -- EXCUSE ME , IF I
MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME.
>> PETER MANNING. IT HAS BEEN A
WHILE SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE. I
AM PRESIDENT OF -- CANNABIS. I
HAVE COME HERE BEFORE. I
STRESSED THE FACT THAT CITY OF
SEATTLE HELPED THE OPPORTUNITY
FROM BLACK PIONEERS -- THAT KIND
OF MESSAGE NEVER GOTTEN ANY
RESPONSE FROM THIS COMMITTEE.
FROM THIS COUNCIL. I EVEN WENT
SO FAR AS -- AND, YOU KNOW, MY
STATEMENT I WANT TO MAKE TODAY
IS, I NEVER REALLY UNDERSTOOD
HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS , BUT NOW
THAT I HAVE, I HAVE FIGURED IT
OUT. WHEN A POLITICIAN DOESN'T
DO WHAT WE ASK -- [ INAUDIBLE ]
I HELPED LEAD THE PARTY IN THE
SOUTH OF SEATTLE TO VOTE KATIE
WILSON IN. WE REALLY DID A GREAT
JOB BECAUSE A LARGE MAJORITY OF
SEATTLE IN THE SOUTH VOTED FOR
HER. I'M ASKING THE LACK
COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TODAY TO
START RECOGNIZING -- [ INAUDIBLE
]
>> WE HAVE MIKE .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MIKE WITH
CANNABIS. ALSO EMERALD CITY .
DOWNTOWN DISPENSARY IN 2010.
MANY OF YOU KNOW ME. I ECHO WHAT
PETER SAYS. IT'S UNFORTUNATE
THAT WE ARE BACK HERE AGAIN.
NUMBER JUAREZ, I HAVE NOT MET
WITH YOU PERSONALLY. MR. LIN,
CONGRATULATIONS. THE DEAL IS ,
THERE WAS MONEY. WHEN IT GOT
ACROSS THE STREET, IT WAS GONE.
JOY, WE HAVE RESPECT FOR YOU.
BUT I FEEL DISRESPECTED BY YOU
IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
REACHED OUT TO ME IN EARLY 2222.
BUT NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HERE,
IT HAS BEEN QUIET WITH YOU.
NEVER SAID YOU HAD TO RECUSE
YOURSELF. I FIND THAT
DISHEARTENING. MS. NELSON --
SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO OUR
LAST MEETING. I ASKED FOR
DOCUMENTATION. I ASKED FOR A
COPY. CRICKETS. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> SOMETHING HAS GOT TO CHANGE.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE MARA . I WILL MOVE
ON. AND WE HAVE GABRIEL JONES.
AND THEN FOLLOWING GABRIEL WILL
BE MET -- MATT .
>> HOWDY, FOLKS. MY NAME IS
GABRIEL DIAZ. I'M HERE TO SPEAK
ABOUT THE CONTRACT. THE MASSIVE
-- CITIZENS ON CAPITOL HILL IN
MAY. WHAT I SAW SHOCKED ME.
ALMOST 30 PEOPLE ARRESTED
BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO ARREST
THREE PEOPLE. ONE WHO LET GO OF
BALLOONS AND TWO WHO DESTROYED A
BUBBLE MACHINE. THAT CAUSED
MASSIVE USE OF PEPPER SPRAY,
PUNCHES BEING THROWN , PEOPLE
WHO CAN'T WORK ANYMORE BECAUSE
OF BALLOONS. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO
CAN'T WORK BECAUSE THOSE
OFFICERS DECIDED AHEAD OF TIME
THEY WANTED PAYBACK FOR 2020.
THAT IS OUTRIGHT WHAT AN OFFICER
SAID. THEY WANTED PAYBACK FOR
2020. WE HAVE A QUOTE FROM AN
OFFICER WHO WAS THE HEAD OF THE
CRD AT THE TIME. WHILE NO CRIMES
ARE BEING COMMITTED. --
OFFICERS. 2020 WAS A BACKLASH
AGAINST -- AND THIS COUNCIL HAS
GIVEN OFFICERS BELIEVE THEY CAN
DO WHATEVER THEY WANT AND FACE
NO CONSEQUENCES.
>> THANK YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE HAVE MATT AND AFTER MATT
WILL BE QUINCY.
>> APOLOGIES FOR THE MASK IF IT
IS MUFFLING ME. I AM A SOUTH
SEATTLE RESIDENT. HOLD SPD
ACCOUNTABLE AND NOT REWARD THEM
HANDSOMELY IN THIS CONTRACT. I
WON'T GO INTO THE EVENTS OF MAY
24th. I WAS THERE. MANY PEOPLE
HERE ARE ALREADY SPEAKING ON
THAT. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A
FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS AN
INDIGENOUS TRANS-WOMAN WHO
CALLED FOR MEDICAL RESPONDERS.
SPD SHOWED UP TO PROCEED TO
MANHANDLE HER OUT OF HER OWN
HOME. IT IS LUCKY SHE DID NOT
BECOME A MURDER STATISTIC THAT
NIGHT LIKE MANY OTHER INDIGENOUS
WOMEN IN NORTH AMERICA. JUST
WANTED FRANKLY TO SAY THAT OUR
BUDGET IS A MORAL DOCUMENT .
PLEASE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR
MOUTH IS . INVEST IN TACKLING
THE ISSUES AND ROOT CAUSES -- [
INAUDIBLE ] AND PLEASE DON'T
GIVE THEM SUCH A HANDOUT RIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS. GIVE THEM A
FUCKING CHUNK OF COAL.
>> WE HAVE QUINCY AND THEN RAY
MITCHELL.
>> HI. I AM A RESIDENT OF
SEATTLE AND A MEMBER OF THE
COMMUNITY. I ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN
[ INAUDIBLE ] I'M ALSO THE
VICTIM OF POLICE VIOLENCE. ON
MAY 24th, 2025 [ INAUDIBLE ] I
WAS GRABBED , PULLED TO THE
GROUND, AND PUNCHED SEVERAL
TIMES IN THE HEAD. SPD CALLS
THEM NONCOMPLIANCE -- AND MONTHS
OF CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS. I NEVER
RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE FROM A
CONCUSSION. THREE DAYS LATER
AFTER I WAS FINALLY RELEASED
FROM JAIL. FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS I
WAS PUKING MY GUTS OUT, BUT
INSTEAD OF CARE I WAS PLACED IN
SOLITARY CELLS. NO ONE CAME TO
MY CELL WHEN I WAS SUFFERING THE
EFFECTS OF WHAT SPD CAUSED.
IMAGINE BEING -- LAYING ON THE
FLOOR NEXT TO A METAL TOILET IN
THE CELL BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO
SICK TO MOVE ALL BECAUSE SPD
WANTED TO PUT SOME FUCKING WORK
IN ACCORDING TO LIEUTENANT
MATTHEW. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE HAVE RAY . FOLLOWING RAY
WOULD BE DAWSON, I BELIEVE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS RAY
MITCHELL. I'M A SEATTLE
RESIDENT AND I'M DEMANDING YOU
DO NOT PASS THE NEW CONTRACT.
THE CITY -- I'M SURPRISED THEIR
UNIFORMS DON'T COME WITH
PACIFIERS AND A WARM BOTTLE OF
MILK. [ INAUDIBLE ] A HISTORY OF
DUI CONVICTIONS, HIT AND KILLED
[ INAUDIBLE ] THREE TIMES THE
LEGAL SPEED LIMIT. IT TOOK HIM A
FULL YEAR TO BE FIRED FOR
BLATANT CASE OF VEHICULAR
MANSLAUGHTER AND HE DIDN'T FACE
CONSEQUENCES. HER BODY FLEW
ACROSS THE STREET AND DENTED THE
DOOR OF A CAR . SHE WAS WALKING
THROUGH A LIT CROSSWALK. HE
DEMANDED WHEN OTHER OFFICERS
SHOWED UP THAT THEY SPEND SOME
OF THE LAST FEW MOMENTS OF HER
LIFE DRUG TESTING HER.
DISGUSTING. AND NO REAL
CONSEQUENCES OTHER THAN LOSING
HIS JOB. [ INAUDIBLE ] PLEASE, I
DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH THESE
PEOPLE HAVING THIS MUCH POWER.
DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY MORE. WE
ARE NOT SAFE WITH THEM.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE HAVE DAWSON AND THEN [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> IT IS CLEAR FROM THE CONSTANT
HARASSMENT FROM SPD ON THE 24th
OF MAY WHEN OUT-OF-TOWN
DISRUPTORS CAME TO OUR GAY
NEIGHBORHOODS AND PUT ON A
HATEFUL SHOW. IT'S CLEAR YOU
DON'T VALUE THE LIVES OF
SEATTLE CITIZENS . SPD WOULD
RATHER TAKE LIVES, ENDANGER
LIVES THEN THEY WOULD SAVE THEM.
THEY WOULD RATHER ABUSE WITH NO
OVERSIGHT THEN BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE BY THE CIVILIANS
THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO SERVE AND
PROTECT. IF SPD -- THEN WHY ARE
YOU SO SCARED OF IT? WHY OVER
THE PAST EIGHT YEARS WHEN YOU
HAVE HAD THE FULL POWER TO DO SO
NEVER ESTABLISHED A 12 SEAT
CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT COUNCIL THAT
WOULD HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR
WHAT THEY DO TO THE CITIZENS OF
SEATTLE. HOW DO YOU EXPECT US TO
TRUST WHEN YOU DON'T GIVE US --
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> WE HAVE JONATHAN. FOLLOWING
JONATHAN WILL BE LACEY. AND THEN
WE WILL MOVE TO REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> I'M A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST AND
POLITICAL OPPRESSION AND I'M
HERE TO SAY THAT SPD DOES NOT
PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THE
COMMUNITIES THEY CONTROL. THEY
RACIALLY PROFILE CITIZENS AND
WITH THE TWO RECENT MURDERS IN
THE AFTERMATH OF THE FEDERAL
CONSENT DECREE BEING LIFTED.
WHEN SPD MURDERED JACK, THEY
SHOWED NO INTEREST IN
DE-ESCALATING THE SITUATION.
WHEN SPD MURDERED KRISHAN
NELSON, THEY SHOT UP A WHOLE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHUT DOWN THE
LIGHT RAIL TRAFFIC AND BUSES FOR
UPWARDS OF 12 HOURS. THEY
REFUSED TO DE-ESCALATE AND USED
MILITARY GRADE WEAPONS TO SHOOT
OVER 24 BULLETS, WHICH ENDED UP
HURTING SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE
COMMONS AND SENDING THEM TO THE
HOSPITAL. SPD'S OCCUPYING OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS AND TERRIFYING OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS IN ORDER TO
SUPPRESS US WHEN WE WANT TO DO
BASIC THINGS LIKE WALK TO
GROCERY STORES . AND WHEN WE
JUST WANT TO COME HOME AND REST
AFTER A LONG DAY OUT. DESPITE
ALL OF THIS, NOW YOU WANT TO
COME TO REWARD THEM WITH MORE
POWER WITH THIS CONTRACT. WHAT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF OTHELLO THAT
IS BEING -- [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. THE NEXT PERSON IS -- [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE WILL GO INTO REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
>> HI. I LIVE IN OTHELLO , AND
IT WAS TERRIFYING WHAT HAPPENED
LAST WEEK -- THE MURDER OF
KRISHAN NELSON . I LIVE IN THE
AREA AND I WAS TERRIFIED TO COME
HOME THAT DAY BECAUSE SOMEONE
BEING MURDERED WHERE I LIVE IS
JUST INSANE . THAT WE WANT TO
GIVE THE POLICE MORE MONEY SO
THEY CAN DO MORE THINGS LIKE
THIS. IT BREAKS MY HEART FOR
KRISHAN NELSON'S FAMILY,
PROJECT'S FAMILY. I DON'T
THINK THIS CONTRACT SHOULD GO
THROUGH. I DON'T THINK ANY OF
US SHOULD LET IT GO THROUGH. IT
SOUNDS LIKE A TERRIBLE IDEA TO
ME. I THINK WE NEED COMMUNITY
CONTROL OF THE POLICE. WE NEED
CONTROL OF THE BUDGET. WE NEED
CONTROL OF HIRING AND FIRING.
COMMUNITY CONTROL NOW.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO REMOTE.
OUR FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE
TIFFANY McCOY FOLLOWED BY
HIGHTOWER. A REMINDER TO OUR
REMOTE SPEAKERS TO PLEASE PRESS
STAR SIX AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD
THE MESSAGE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
UNMUTED . GO AHEAD, TIFFANY.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TIFFANY
[ INAUDIBLE ] I'M CALLING ABOUT
THE 2026 STATE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA [ INAUDIBLE ] WHICH WOULD
ALLOW THE LEGISLATIVE BODY TO
ADVANCE SOCIAL HOUSING ACCESS [
INAUDIBLE ] THANKS TO
COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR SAYING HE
SUPPORTS US YESTERDAY [
INAUDIBLE ] THE OVERALL COUNCIL
BILL . OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED
[ INAUDIBLE ] CHATTANOOGA,
TENNESSEE, ATLANTA . THANK YOU
VERY MUCH [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE
CASTILLE HIGHTOWER . GO AHEAD,
CASTILLE.
>> MY NAME IS CASTILLE
HIGHTOWER. [ INAUDIBLE ]
EXPERIENCING THE MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS. CHRISTIAN NELSON WAS
MURDERED BY SPD . I AM URGING
YOU, THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL,
TO VOTE NO ON THE CONTRACT TO
GIVE THE SPD LESS TRANSPARENCY
AND HIGHER WAGES WHILE THE CITY
CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO CREATE
RESOURCES [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
COMMUNITY DESERVES RESOURCES ,
ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT MORE
VIOLENCE AND LESS
ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH IS WHAT
THIS CONTRACT [ INAUDIBLE ] NOW
IS THE TIME TO DO THE RIGHT
THING.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS KATE RUBIN. FOLLOWING KATE BE
ALBERTO ALVAREZ . GO AHEAD,
KATE.
>> MY NAME IS KATE RUBIN. I URGE
THE COUNCIL TO REJECT THE
CONTRACT. THIS CONTRACT STILL
DOES NOT MEET THE BASELINE SET
BY THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE
EIGHT YEARS LATER.
ACCOUNTABILITY TO JUSTIFY
EXTENDED SURVEILLANCE AND
PUNISHMENT. FORCEFUL
ACCOUNTABILITY CREATES [
INAUDIBLE ] AND BE LED BY
CIVILIANS.
PREVENTS LEADERS SEATTLE JUST
ELECTED FROM ACCOUNTABILITY AND
WILL HARM OUR COMMUNITY FOR
YEARS.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ALBERTO
ALVAREZ , FOLLOWED BY AMY
SUMMERS.
>> THANK YOU. TRUST AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NEGOTIATED
AWAY DURING THE TIME WHEN TWO
UNELECTED MEMBERS SAT ON THIS
COUNCIL ALONG WITH AN OPENLY
UNETHICAL [ INAUDIBLE ] ,
MARITZA RIVERA. VOTE NO ON THIS
CONTRACT . SEATTLE VALUES WERE
NOT UPHELD. VOTE NO . THE PEOPLE
HOLD THE POWER. VOTE NO AND SAY,
WE PAY FOR SAFETY AND TRUST AND
ACCOUNTABILITY . THANK YOU, ALL,
AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS AMY SUMMERS. AMY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY LEONARD HARRISON. GO
AHEAD, AMY. [ INAUDIBLE ] POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES. GRAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEGOTIATED
CONTRACT. WE WOULD URGE THE
COUNCIL TO TAKE -- POLICE
COMMISSION DATED DECEMBER 2nd,
WHICH LAYS OUT A FULL RANGE OF
CONCERNS TO PROMOTE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. I WILL MENTION
THREE RIGHT HERE. ONE IS WE NEED
TO HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] TO REALLY
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ABUSES OF
POWER. WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE A
POLICE UNION [ INAUDIBLE ] 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE -- DOES
NOT REQUIRE DUAL DISPATCH. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JARRELL FOLLOWED BY -- GO
AHEAD.
>> HI. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3. [
INAUDIBLE ] I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
ADDRESS COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH. [ INAUDIBLE ] YOU
SAID YES. YOU GAVE YOUR WORD YOU
WOULD NOT SUPPORT A CONTRACT [
INAUDIBLE ] IN ADDITION THE
ABILITY OF CARE [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS JOE, WHO WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
DAVID HAYNES. GO AHEAD, JOE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY,
GOODBYE, GOOD LUCK TO PRESIDENT
SARA NELSON. YOU WILL BE MISSED
. YOU HAVE KEPT [ INAUDIBLE ]
WITH ALL OF THE ALUMNI. SECOND I
ASK THAT YOU PLEASE APPROVE THE
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER GUILD
CONTRACT. THEY WERE NEGOTIATED
IN GOOD FAITH . COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING FOR SOME, YOU MUST
BELIEVE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
FOR ALL. THIS IS A MATTER OF
KEEPING FAITH IN COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AND SUPPORTING YOUR
BRAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT [
INAUDIBLE ] OUR POLICE ALSO [
INAUDIBLE ] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ,
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ,
ANTI-SEMITISM , AND SO ON. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE
POLICE, BACK THE BLUE . THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE.
GOODBYE.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS DAVID HAYNES, WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY RILEY. GO AHEAD,
DAVID.
>> HI. DAVID HAYNES. IS SOBRIETY
NEGOTIATED INTO THIS POLICE
BUDGET? BECAUSE THOSE COPS WOULD
NOT BE SHAKING SO BAD FROM
DEHYDRATION AND BRAIN SHRINKING
-- TOOK SO MANY SHOTS WHEN THEY
SHOT THAT GUY. AND IT IS TRULY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO CONTINUE [
INAUDIBLE ] AND THEN PAY THE
COPS OVER TIME TONIGHT -- TO NOT
FIGHT CRIME. YOU ARE GOING TO
PAY $250 TO SHOW UP AT A
SEAHAWKS GAME FOR THREE HOURS
DRESSED LIKE THE OPPOSING TEAM
TRYING TO ENHANCE -- AND TRAP
SEAHAWKS FANS AND THEY ARE GOING
TO BE MAKING TIME AND A HALF.
THE POLICE CHIEF IS ON RECORD [
INAUDIBLE ] DESIRE TO CREATE [
INAUDIBLE ] AND THE COPS ARE
STARTING TO HATE [ INAUDIBLE ]
SOMETIMES BECAUSE THEY DON'T
WANT TO DELVE INTO REPEAT
OFFENDING CRIMINALS [ INAUDIBLE
]
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER WILL BE RILEY. GO AHEAD,
RILEY.
>> FIRST, [ INAUDIBLE ] I HAVE
HEARD A LOT OF INTEREST [
INAUDIBLE ] PRIMARY CARE TEAM
DISPATCH A PERSON IN A CAR OR A
BUSINESS OR A RESIDENCE. IF
THERE IS ANY REPORT OF
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR -- IF A
MINOR IS PRESENT [ INAUDIBLE ]
ALMOST EVERY CALL. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE
BACK TO IN PERSON PUBLIC
COMMENTS. SPEAKER NUMBER 11.
LAST NAME IS CAROL . THANK YOU.
AFTER THAT WILL BE HENRY KANE,
AND THEN DAN HOUSE.
>> SO WE ALL KNOW THAT THE
POLICE CONTRACT NOW IS AN
ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND THE WILL OF
THE VOTERS AND MAKE IT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE NEW MAYOR AND
COUNCIL TO MAKE THE KIND OF
REFORM THEY WOULD LIKE TO. AT
LEAST UNTIL 2027. WE ALL
REMEMBER IN 2018 WHEN THE POLICE
CONTRACT AT THE TIME WAS
APPROVED AGAINST OUR OBJECTIONS
THAT STRIPPED AWAY MANY OF THE
REFORMS THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY
WON OVER THE DECADE BEFORE . LOW
AND BEHOLD, IN 2019, CITY
COUNCIL WENT [ INAUDIBLE ] IN
REACTION. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK
THAT MR. SAKA IS NOT THE ONLY
ONE UP [ INAUDIBLE ] MIDTERMS
REFERENDUM ON THE POLICE
CONTRACT THAT WOULD EXPIRE AT
THE CLOSE OF THAT YEAR. PLEASE
LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND DO
SOMETHING [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HENRY AND THEN DAN . AFTER
HENRY WILL BE DAN.
>> ONE MINUTE. HUH. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS HENRY. I
WANTED TO SPEAK AGAINST THE
CONTRACT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING
ON WHAT IT DOES TO THE CARE
TEAM. FOR THE REASONS THAT WERE
OUTLINED A FEW SPEAKERS AGO,
CARE TEAM IS DESIGNED TO DEAL
WITH CIRCUMSTANCES THE POLICE
ARE NOT DEEPLY TRAINED TO
RESPOND TO AND THEY THEMSELVES
WILL SAY ARE NOT THE BEST USE OF
THEIR TIME. THE PROBLEM WITH
THIS CURRENT CONTRACT -- OF
COURSE A LOT OF SITUATIONS WHERE
YOU NEED [ INAUDIBLE ] THE
DECISION NEEDS TO BE WITH THE
CARE TEAM THEMSELVES, NOT WITH
THE BULLIES. THIS CONTRACT PUTS
THE POLICE AND NOT THE RESPONSE
STAFF IN CHARGE OF [ INAUDIBLE ]
SUCH A WIDE VARIETY OF SOCIALLY
COMPLEX SITUATIONS THAT IT
DESTROYS THEIR USEFULNESS
ENTIRELY . REJECT THE CONTRACT
FOR THIS .
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AFTER HENRY, WE HAVE DAN.
I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. AFTER
DAN, WE WILL HAVE NATHAN .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
DAN HOUSE. I'M A MEMBER OF YOU
CW 3000. WE HAVE ENDORSED MANY
OF YOU. SO I HAVE BEEN ON A
NUMBER OF BARGAINING TEAMS AND
COPS ARE NOT LIKE OTHER WORKERS.
THEY HAVE OFTEN BEEN AN ENEMY OF
THE WORKING CLASS AND SPD IS NO
EXCEPTION. AND THIS YEAR HAS
MORE AND MORE. I ALONG WITH
OTHER WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE
RESPONDED TO CALLS TO GO TO THE
FEDERAL BUILDING TO PROTECT
IMMIGRANT WORKERS , IMMIGRANT
NEIGHBORS, AND SPD SHOWED UP AND
VERBALIZED US AND ALLOWED I.C.E.
TO ESCAPE HUNDREDS OF
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE IN CAPITOL
HILL CAME OUT TO DEFEND THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD AGAINST HATEFUL
BIGOTS FROM OUT OF TOWN AND SPD
SIDED WITH THE BIGOTS AND
BRUTALIZED DOZENS OF
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE RIGHT HERE
IN SEATTLE, SO I URGE YOU TO
REJECT THIS CONTRACT.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE HAVE NATHAN AND THEN
HOWARD.
>> I THINK WE DESERVE MORE THAN
ONE MINUTE TODAY, BUT THAT'S
OKAY. I'M HERE TODAY TO ECHO
THE WORDS OF OTHER PEOPLE AND
ENCOURAGING YOU TO VOTE AGAINST
THE SPOG CONTRACT. I APPRECIATE
THE OP-ED. A VERY WELL-WRITTEN
OP-ED. I APPRECIATED THAT.
SOMETHING I WANTED TO POINT OUT
ABOUT THE RECENT POLICE MURDERS
OF MR. NELSON -- KILLED AFTER
DROPPING HIS KNIFE AS THE
OFFICERS ORDERED HIM TO. MR.
NELSON'S BODY WAS LEFT ON THE
GROUND FOR 12 HOURS. THIS IS
UNACCEPTABLE. [ INAUDIBLE ]
SOMALIS ARE PART OF OUR
COMMUNITY . IT IS JUST
COMPLETELY OFFENSIVE AND
UNACCEPTABLE RHETORIC. DISTRICT
ONE OR DISTRICT FIVE, ESPECIALLY
-- SOMALIS ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
THEN I.C.E. SHOWS UP IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE NEED SPD .
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AFTER HOWARD , WE HAVE ANDREW
WILSON.
>> HI, HOWARD. PUBLIC COMMENT,
BUT IT IS ALSO PART CORRECTING
GROSS DISINFORMATION SPEWED FROM
THIS DAIS YESTERDAY . SO
THERE'S FOUR POINTS. 12 FALSE
CLAIMS MADE HERE YESTERDAY. I'M
GOING TO GO THROUGH THEM. ONE,
CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS REPEATEDLY
STATED YESTERDAY, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ AND COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA,
IT IS NOT STATE LAW THAT
NEGOTIATIONS [ INAUDIBLE ]
CONFIDENTIAL. THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY AND ORALLY SEATTLE.
THAT IS NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO,
THERE IS A CLAIM MADE WE HAVE TO
NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH . TELL
THAT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.,
NEWARK, NASHVILLE, MANY CITIES
IN NEW YORK THAT HAVE ACTUALLY
CHALLENGED -- FOR EXAMPLE, NEW
YORK HAS A LAW, WHICH IS VERY
SIMILAR TO WASHINGTON'S LABOR
LAW. VERY SIMILAR FOR PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES. WE CAN REJECT THIS
CONTRACT AND DEMAND WE HAVE
ACCOUNTABILITY. ALMOST FINISHED.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU, MR. MIGUEL. THANK
YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOUR
POINTS , MR. GAIL. FOLLOWING
YOUR COMMENTS THIS MORNING AT
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. FIVE ,
FOUR , THREE, TWO , ONE . THANK
YOU. MR. GAIL, YOU SAID 10
SECONDS. THERE YOU GO, THANK
YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE HAVE ANDREW . ANDREW .
FOLLOWING ANDREW WILL BE CLEO .
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> WE HAVE CLEO. FOLLOWING CLEO
WILL BE NICHOLAS. [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> SOUTH SEATTLE RESIDENT. THE
SEATTLE ALLIANCE WAS FORMED IN
2020 AFTER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
TOOK TO THE STREETS IN RESPONSE
TO THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD
BY DEREK SHOWMAN , AND FIVE
YEARS LATER OUR DEMANDS REMAIN
THE SAME . REAL ACCOUNTABILITY
OF THE POLICE TO PUT THE POWER
BACK IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE
AND I'M HERE TO ECHO WHAT MY
COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SAYING AS WE
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND NOT A
SPOG CONTRACT THAT FUNDAMENTALLY
DOES NOTHING TO HOLD THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABLE AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN
TERRORIZING THE RESIDENTS OF
SOUTH SEATTLE AND TO DEMAND
IMMEDIATELY THAT THE OFFICERS
WHO KILLED JACK AND CHRISTIAN
NELSON ARE IDENTIFIED SO THEY
CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BY THE
PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE HAVE NICHOLAS AND THEN
JORDAN.
>> I AM A SEATTLE RESIDENT.
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [
INAUDIBLE ] I URGE YOU TO VOTE
NO TODAY ON THE SPOG . AND I'M
WITH THE POLICE COMMISSION --
THEIR LETTER DECEMBER 2nd THAT
ECHOES MANY OF THE SAME
SENTIMENTS . THE CBA DRAFT FALLS
BELOW THE 2021 WASHINGTON STATE
STANDARD . LOWER THAN MANY OTHER
MAJOR U.S. CITIES THAT CONSIDER
ITSELF TO BE A MORE WONDERFUL,
PROSPEROUS, AND LOVELY CITY TO
BE. THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT FULLY
RESOLVE ISSUES [ INAUDIBLE ]
2017 ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE ,
OVERSIGHT RESTRICTIONS,
ARBITRATION REFORM, ISSUES
AROUND MINOR MISCONDUCT AS WELL
AS [ INAUDIBLE ] I SENT YOU A
LETTER DETAILING THESE. I HOPE
YOU HAVE A CHANCE -- HAD A
CHANCE TO READ IT, REVIEW IT,
AND I HOPE YOU VOTE NO TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> WE HAVE JORDAN. JORDAN AND
THEN KATE .
>> HI, MY NAME IS JORDAN
POMEROY. I'D LIKE TO START BY
RECOGNIZING THIS IS UNSEEDED
TERRITORY WE ARE ALL ENTITLING
OURSELVES TO RIGHT NOW. I WOULD
LIKE TO ALSO ADDRESS THAT I AM A
PARENT OF THE -- THE SPOG ISSUE
IS WHAT I'M HERE TO ADDRESS. I
AM A PARENT OF THREE KIDS. SO
THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW TO TALK
TO YOU IS NOT IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE WAY YOU DO, BUT TO SAY THAT
THE WAY THAT YOU ARE DOING IT IS
NOT WORKING. ENABLING COPS IS
HURTING BLACK, BROWN, INDIGENOUS
, MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND
WE ARE SHEDDING BLOOD FOR YOU TO
SIT HERE AND GET PAID . THINK
ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND. I HAVE
HAD A POLICE OFFICER PERSONALLY
PUT A GUN TO MY FACE. THINK
ABOUT WHAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF
THAT HAPPENING TO YOU. PROBABLY
NOT SO MUCH, RIGHT? THINK ABOUT
THE ENTITLEMENT YOU ARE SITTING
IN. THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS . THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO
SAY. THANK YOU.
>> WE HAVE KATE. FOLLOWING KATE
WILL BE THAT
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. MY
NAME IS KATE AND I'M CEO OF THE
KING COUNTY [ INAUDIBLE ] WE
PROVIDE LEGAL, MEDICAL, AND
GENERAL ADVOCACY, CLINICAL
THERAPY AND PREVENTION SERVICES
FOR SURVIVORS OF ASSAULT AND
SEXUAL ABUSE. I AM HERE
REGARDING TODAY'S AMENDMENTS TO
THE CITY'S 2026 STATE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. WHILE IT
COVERS MANY PUBLIC SAFETY
PRIORITIES, WHAT TO LIFT UP ONE
PIECE . THE CITY'S COMMITMENT
TO FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS AND
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SURVIVORS
AND VICTIMS OF CRIME. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER [
INAUDIBLE ] FOR KEEPING THE ITEM
ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WE NOTICE
THAT AND APPRECIATE THAT.
KEEPING SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL
TO THE CITY'S STRATEGY. WHETHER
SURVIVORS CAN ACCESS [ INAUDIBLE
] THANK YOU AGAIN FOR KEEPING
THIS COMMITMENT IN FOCUS AND
INSURING THE SERVICES REMAIN
AVAILABLE.
>> AFTER EVETTE, WE HAVE JC ,
AND THEN BENNETT .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO
THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION
INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. ON THE SUBJECT
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOLLOWING UP
ON THE COUNCIL HAVING MORE
SURVEILLANCE -- PUBLIC
SURVEILLANCE, CAMERAS INSTALLED,
I'M ASKING WHEN THAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN AND PARTICULARLY I SEE
-- I SEE ALL THE NEWS ON THE
DAILY . THERE ARE SERIOUS CRIMES
BEING COMMITTED. IT BREAKS MY
HEART ALL TOO OFTEN -- PEOPLE
ARE BEING HARMED. OUR TEENS,
YOUNG MEN -- AS YOUNG AS 14.
PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
WOULD BE A VALUABLE AID IN
HELPING LAW ENFORCEMENT DO THEIR
JOB. THANK YOU.
>> I'M A VICTIM OF SEATTLE
POLICE VIOLENCE THAT HAS YET TO
EVEN BE INVESTIGATED . ON MAY
19th, I JOINED A DEMONSTRATION
OUTSIDE OF THE SEATTLE
CONVENTION CENTER. THE MARCH
MOVED ALONG THE SIDEWALK WHICH
FLOWED THROUGH AN UNDERGROUND
PASSAGEWAY. ONCE IN THIS AREA,
THE DIMENSION -- DEMONSTRATION
WAS -- PEPPER SPRAY
DEMONSTRATORS FROM THE FRONT AND
SPD SPRING PEPPER SPRAY INTO THE
CROWD FROM BEHIND . AS THE
SIDEWALK WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED
WITH A TEMPORARY BARRICADE , I
MOVE THIS BARRICADE TO ALLOW
SAFE EXIT OF THE CROWD AROUND ME
WHO WERE BLINDED BY CHEMICAL
AGENTS. I TOO SUFFERED BURNING
EYES, BURNING SKIN , BLURRED
VISION AND BREATHING
DIFFICULTIES. UPON MOVING THE
BARRICADE, I WAS IMMEDIATELY
TACKLED, LIFTED OFF MY FEET,
THROWN INTO THE AIR, AND JUMPED
ON BY SEVERAL SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS. HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT
AN OFFICER IS KNEELING ON MY
NECK! I WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED
WITH BURGLARY ON THE PUBLIC
SIDEWALK OF A PUBLIC BUILDING I
NEVER EVEN ENTERED. I SPENT 24
HOURS IN KING COUNTY JAIL AND
SUFFERED [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE
FINISH.
>> LET HER SPEAK! [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> PLEASE HAVE YOUR SEAT. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> WE DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AFTER BENNETT , WE WILL HAVE
NOAH WILLIAMS .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. I
TOLD YOU ALL THIS STORY BEFORE,
BUT I WAS ARRESTED WITH A BUNCH
OF PEOPLE BACK IN 2020 WHEN THE
POLICE SAID I WAS PART OF A
RIGHT OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION
THAT HAD SET FIRE TO A DUMPSTER.
IN REAL LIFE, I HAD CREDIT CARD
RECEIPTS PROVING I WAS AT PIZZA
TWO MILES AWAY. I HAD NOTHING TO
DO WITH THE RIOT OR THE FIRE,
BUT I WAS HELD IN JAIL FOR TWO
DAYS BECAUSE THEY ARRESTED ME
BECAUSE THEY SAID I WAS AT THIS
RIOT READ WHAT HAPPENED WAS ONE
OF THE WOMEN WHO WAS ARRESTED --
IN HER ARREST REPORT HAD MY NAME
IN IT. WE REALIZED THEY HAD
TAKEN A LIST OF US THAT WERE
KNOWN TO BE INVOLVED IN PROTESTS
AND THEY HAD JUST COPY AND
PASTED THE SAME STATEMENT INTO
EACH ARREST REPORT REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER IT WAS TRUE OR NOT. THIS
IS FAR FROM THE WORST THING SPD
HAS EVER DONE, BUT IF YOU CAN'T
HANDLE ACCOUNTABILITY IN A
CLEAR-CUT SITUATION LIKE THAT ,
YOU KNOW, WHAT HOPE IS THERE FOR
A MURKIER SITUATION? WE NEED
MORE FACILITY FOR OVERSIGHT.
MORE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE
POLICE. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL
MEMBERS. NOAH WILLIAMS SPEAKING
FROM WEST SEATTLE. I'M ALSO A
MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT RIDERS
COMMUNION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
NO. I WANT TO ADDRESS CHIPPING
AWAY AT THE CARE TEAM AND THE
RECKLESS DRIVING AND OVERNIGHT
-- OVERALL NEED FOR CIVILIAN
OVERSIGHT. [ INAUDIBLE ] I
REGULARLY SEE THEM DRIVE MANY
TIMES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, FAR
EXCEEDING OTHER EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS AND ABANDONING THEIR
DUTY OF DUE REGARD. SHE DID NOT
HAVE LIMITED VALUE. PROHIBITING
CARE FROM RESPONDING TO
SITUATIONS WITHIN THEIR
DISCRETION IS OUTRAGEOUS AND
DEEPLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE. IF YOU
LET THIS BUDGET PASS, VULNERABLE
PEOPLE WILL NOT GET CARE BECAUSE
GOOD PEOPLE WHO SEE THEIR
STRUGGLES DAY IN AND DAY OUT
LIKE OUR TRANSIT OPERATORS
WON'T CALL 911. THEY HAVE A
CONSCIENCE AND THEY DON'T WANT
TO BE THEM SHOT OR BEING. COPS
WITH NO OVERSIGHT -- I DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY TO THAT
OTHER THAN VOTE NO. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST IN PERSON
SPEAKER.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER ?
>> NO REGISTERED -- NO FURTHER
REGISTERED SPEAKERS.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
-- IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. SEEING
NO OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED. IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED. THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
WE CONSIDER THE PROPOSED CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THE ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ARE THE MINUTES
OF DECEMBER 2nd, 2025, COUNCIL
BILL 121136, PAYMENT OF BILLS,
APPOINTMENT FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL -- ONE APPOINTMENT FROM
THE CITY COUNCIL , FOUR
ABUTMENTS FROM THE FINANCE
NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE AND 21
APPOINTMENTS FROM THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. ARE
THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FROM
THE CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE , I MOVED TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES. ALL
RIGHT. MOVING ON. OKAY. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ARE
ADOPTED . WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
FIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON MY
BEHALF ? AND WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE. COUNCIL BILL
121132. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND ASSOCIATION TO BE
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1st, 2024
THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 2027.
>> MOVED TO PASS 121132. IS
THERE A SECOND ? ALL RIGHT. IT
IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO PASS
THE BILL. I AM -- AS A SPONSOR
OF THE BILL BECAUSE I AM CHAIR
OF THE L RPC, I WILL ADDRESS
VERY BRIEFLY AND THEN PROVIDE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER KETTLE , WHO IS CHAIR OF
THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE , TO
ADDRESS MORE. THIS BILL IS TO
ADOPT THE SEATTLE POLICE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONTRACT.
IT WAS NEGOTIATED IN TANDEM WITH
THE SPOG CONTRACT TO ADJUST
SALARY LEVELS AND THOSE
REPRESENTED IN THIS CONTRACT
INCLUDE SERGEANTS, LIEUTENANTS,
AND CAPTAINS AT SPD.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THE FLOOR
IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, OBVIOUSLY THE S PMA
IS ONE FOR OUR SENIOR OFFICERS
WITHIN THIS DEPARTMENT. THIS IS
SEPARATE FROM THE POLICE
OFFICERS GUILD . SO THIS ONE
RELATES TO OUR CAPTAINS AND OUR
LIEUTENANTS. THIS IS PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT HAS SIMILAR
TIME PERIODS AS THE SPOG
CONTRACT, BUT THE SPMA -- A LOT
OF THE PIECES ARE BUILT IN HERE
AS WE HAVE NOTED YESTERDAY. AND
SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL , AND I WILL
SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR THE SPOG
BILL. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S
GOING TO BE THE ONE WHERE
THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU , COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
COMMITTEE REPORT. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION?
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NELSON.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THE SPMA
CONTRACT. I JUST WANT TO POINT
OUT I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT THE
CONTRACT INCLUDES A PROVISION
THAT THEY ARE FULLY AGREEING TO
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE . AND
THEY ARE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO
BARGAIN THE INDEX OF
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE , WHICH
I SUPPORT , BUT I WILL HAVE
FURTHER COMMENTS ON THIS LATER
WITH THE SPOG CONTRACT. I THINK
IT IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRAST FOR
US. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE
SPMA CONTRACT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
REFLECTING THE COMMENTS
EXPRESSED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LIN,
WE ARE TAKING UP TWO SEPARATE
ACTIONS TODAY. ONE FOR SPMA'S
CONTRACT AND THE OTHER FOR THE
SPOG CONTRACT. I THINK THERE
WERE MEANINGFUL MEASURES IN
TERMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY BEING
ABLE TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND SOME OF THOSE MEASURES -- I
WILL BE SUPPORTING. THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE I CALL ON
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, HAVE TO MAKE
A CORRECTION TO WHAT I SAID.
SEATTLE POLICE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION CONTRACT DOES NOT
APPLY TO SERGEANTS. THAT WAS MY
MISTAKE. LIEUTENANTS AND
CAPTAINS. PLEASE GO AHEAD,
COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA.
>> I TOO WILL BE SUPPORTING THE
SPMA CONTRACT. I THINK IT IS A
GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. VERY ROBUST
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS BAKED
IN. THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY
NEGOTIATED TO AND AGREED TO BY
SPMA. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER SAKA
NOTED A MOMENT AGO, IT DOES
BRING US IN DIRECT ALIGNMENT
WITH THE 2017 ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE, THE IMPACTS OF WHICH
STILL COULD BE NEGOTIATED ,
WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BUT FOR
THOSE REASONS , I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. LOOKING FOR OTHER --
NO. ALL RIGHT. I SEE NO FURTHER
HANDS RAISED. I WILL SIMPLY SAY
THAT THIS DID TAKE A WHILE TO
NEGOTIATE AND IT IS -- I HAVE TO
-- I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
AND OUR LABOR RELATIONS GROUP
AND ALSO OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
EXECUTIVE TEAM, TOGETHER WITH
COUNCIL MEMBERS ON LRPC TO WRAP
THIS UP FINALLY. IT DID TAKE A
WHILE TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE LRPC,
BUT I'M GLAD THAT IT IS FINALLY
BEFORE US. ALL RIGHT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> NINE IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE CHAIR
WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE CLERK FIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF? BEFORE I ASK FOR
THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD, I
WANTED TO SAY THAT WHILE THERE
IS -- EXTENDING MY COMMENTS JUST
NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF ATTENTION
ON THIS SPOG CONTRACT. IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
GOOD LEADERS AS WELL. NEVER
FORGET THAT THEY NOT ONLY HAVE
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES BUT
SETTING OF THE TONE IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT , AND SOMETIMES THEY
ARE A RECOGNITION OF THE ACTIONS
AND THE POSITION OF LEADERSHIP
IS SOMETIMES UNDERSTATED, SO I
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IS
CLEAR THAT WE REQUIRE EXCELLENT
LEADERSHIP AT THE TOP OF SPD.
ALL RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 121 133.
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICERS GUILD
AUTHORIZING -- SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS GUILD.
>> ALL RIGHT. I MOVED TO PASS
COUNCIL BILL 121133. IS THERE A
SECOND ? IT IS MOVED AND
SECONDED. AND AS SPONSOR OF THE
BILL, I WILL TAKE -- I WILL
EXERCISE THE PRIVILEGE OF
EXTENDING TO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE , CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
FOR THE RIGHT TO MAKE FIRST
COMMENTS. SO PLEASE TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS YOU
JUST MADE ABOUT THE SPMA
AGREEMENT TOO BECAUSE THAT IS
IMPORTANT. IN TERMS OF THE
TIMELINE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO
KNOW , YOU KNOW, THE AGREEMENT
HAD TO BE PAIRED WITH SPOG
BECAUSE WE CREATED A SITUATION [
INAUDIBLE ] WHERE FOR ECONOMIC
DECISIONS , SERGEANTS WERE NOT
NECESSARILY LOOKING TO BECOME
LIEUTENANTS , SO THAT WAS PART
OF THE PROCESS. SO I JUST WANTED
TO NOTE THAT. THERE IS -- THE
TWO AGREEMENTS KIND OF HAVE TO
GO TOGETHER FOR THAT REASON. BUT
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO DO IS LOOK
FOR THE BEST AMONGST THE
SERGEANTS IN TERMS OF PROMOTING
. MOVING TO THE SPOG AGREEMENT ,
THE AGREED TO LABOR AGREEMENT
WITH SPOG IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
TO ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVES WITH
PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS AGREEMENT
WILL AID OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT
NEW SPD RECRUITS, ASSIST IN
RETENTION, ALSO FURTHER
IMPLEMENT TRULY AN ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE CAPABILITY WITH CARE
AND MAKE PROGRESS ON
ACCOUNTABILITY NEEDS AND EFFORT
THAT WILL CONTINUE. WE HAVE OUR
STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN FOR
SAFER SEATTLE. ONE OF ITS SIX
PILLARS IS SPD STAFFING. SINCE
OUR SERIOUSLY UNDERSTAFFED
POLICE FORCE IS A CONTRIBUTING
FACTOR TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE TODAY ,
A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK PLAN ALSO
FOCUSES ON THAT LINK BETWEEN
PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH,
WHEREAS YOU HAVE HEARD BEFORE,
WE CANNOT SUCCEED IN PUBLIC
SAFETY IF WE DON'T SUCCEED IN
PUBLIC HEALTH. CARE IS CRUCIAL
TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE TO THOSE IN CRISIS
WHETHER BECAUSE OF SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OR
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. IT IS
ALSO IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY TO
STEP FORWARD IN ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE. THIS AGREEMENT IS
CRUCIAL TO MAKE PROGRESS IN OUR
PUBLIC SAFETY REFORM AND
SPECIFICALLY WITH ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSE. I KNOW THE FOCUS IS
MAINLY ON ACCOUNTABILITY . I
WILL SAY ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY
TO OUR POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
REFORM EFFORTS. WE HAVE
FURTHERED OUR SUPPORT FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE
DONE THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS
WITH THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL, THE OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION.
THERE ARE MANY FACTORS IMPACTING
ASPECTS OF OUR EFFORTS TO GAIN
MORE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.
WHEN I SAY ASPECTS , SOMEBODY
CAN ALWAYS COME BACK FROM A
DIFFERENT ANGLE. BUT STATE LABOR
LAW AS PART OF THIS. THE LABOR
RELATIONS PROCESS TO INCLUDE
ARBITRATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT AND RELATIVE --
RELATIONS COMMISSION -- IS VERY
IMPORTANT. I RECOGNIZE THERE ARE
DISAGREEMENTS ON ASPECTS
MENTIONED IN THIS, BUT THIS HAS
BEEN PART OF A TWO-YOUR PROCESS
TO GET HERE. TWO YEARS. LRPC AND
THE SELECT LANGUAGE -- THIS IS
NOT A RUSH PROCESS. AS I
MENTIONED YESTERDAY, I HAVE
ECHOES OF COUNCILMEMBER MOORE'S
WORDS IN MY EARS. IT TOOK TWO
LONG YEARS. I WILL BE FRANK. IT
HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY
FRUSTRATING PROCESS.
ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY. AND I
HAVE SAID THIS TO THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. I HAVE BEEN TO ALL
PRECINCTS. LAST YEAR AND COMING
BACK AROUND AGAIN, ONE OF THE
THINGS I SAID TO THEM IS, WHEN
YOU ARE THE BEST AND HAVE THE
HIGHEST STANDARDS [ INAUDIBLE ]
ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT IS WHAT WE
DID WHEN I WAS SERVING . THIS IS
IMPORTANT. AND I TRULY BELIEVE
THAT WE WILL CONTINUE OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY EFFORTS TO
FURTHER OUR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE
NAMES THAT WE HAVE. I HAVE BEEN
WORKING THIS FOR OVER TWO YEARS.
I HAVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE HERE. I HAVE MY NOTES
FROM REVIEWING THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCES, AND I
SEE WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH OUR
SPOG PARAMETERS WHERE WE HAVE
FURTHERED WHAT WE HAVE DONE HERE
. AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT
SPECIFICALLY OPA, THE OFFICE OF
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE
MEASURES IMPACTING IT BEYOND THE
CHIEF OF POLICE INVESTIGATIONS
BILL THAT WE PASSED EARLIER THIS
YEAR, WHICH HELPED OPA. THERE IS
A CIVILIANIZATION PIECE FOR OPA
. SO IMPORTANT. THERE IS THAT
ALSO FOR SPD. WE HAVE THE
180-DAY TRIGGER -- THAT WAS
CAUSING PROBLEMS. THAT WAS A
STEP FORWARD. AND I KNOW SOMEONE
MAY SAY FRONTLINE INVESTIGATIONS
IS NOT IMPORTANT AND THAT
EVERYTHING SHOULD BE SEEN AT
OPA, BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO
DEVELOP OUR LEADERS FOR
TOMORROW, AS I MENTIONED SPMA --
LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS OF
TOMORROW -- WE HAVE TO DEVELOP
OUR JUNIOR SWORN OFFICERS TODAY,
OUR SERGEANTS. AND WE CANNOT DO
THAT IF THOSE SERGEANTS ARE NOT
ABLE TO LEAD THOSE MINOR THINGS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE,
ONLY THE SERIOUS ITEMS ARE
SUPPOSED TO GO TO OPA. BY THE
FRONTLINE INVESTIGATIONS PIECE,
THIS HELPS OPA FOCUS ON THOSE
VERY IMPORTANT PIECES AND NOT
GET BOGGED DOWN. ONE OF THE
THINGS I CONSTANTLY AM LOOKING
AT IS TO CREATE A FUNCTIONAL
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. A
FUNCTIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM.
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH
THIS AGREEMENT. THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE DOING WITH THIS
AGREEMENT. WE ARE HELPING OPA.
ALL THESE PIECES HELP OPA. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT. AND THEIR KEY
PIECE OF OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
PROCESS -- ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNER. THEN THERE IS THE
SUBPOENAS . I WILL BE BLUNT. I
NOTED IT WAS SAID THE MOST
GLARING FAILURE OF THIS CONTRACT
IS THE REFUSAL TO GRANT SUBPOENA
POWER TO OPA AND OIG . I WILL
NOTE FIRST , OPA AND OIG DO HAVE
SUBPOENA POWER . THERE IS ALSO
CITY ORDINANCE -- ORDINANCE
126264 -- THAT SETS THE PROCESS
AND ISSUANCE OF CHALLENGING
THOSE SUBPOENAS. THE LIMITATION
ON THAT SUBPOENA POWER IS AROUND
THE OFFICERS' PERSONAL RECORDS,
I.E., PERSONAL TEXT AND EMAILS
AND SO FORTH AND THOSE FAMILY
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE
OFFICERS. OTHERWISE BOTH
ENTITIES CAN AND HAVE SUBPOENAED
RECORDS. LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN.
OTHERWISE, BOTH ENTITIES, THE
OPA AND OIG, CAN AND HAVE
SUBPOENA RECORDS. SECOND, BOTH
OPA AND OIG DO HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO ORDER OFFICERS TO
COOPERATE WITH INVESTIGATIONS,
INCLUDING INTERVIEWS AND
PROVIDING DOCUMENTS. THIS
AUTHORITY DIRECTLY FROM THE
CHIEF OF POLICE. [ INAUDIBLE ]
IF OFFICERS FAILED TO COOPERATE
AND COMPLY WITH THESE ORDERS,
THEY ARE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE
UP TO POTENTIAL TERMINATION. SO,
YES , THERE IS THE ISSUES
RELATED TO THIRD-PARTY RECORDS ,
BUT HEY, THIS POINT THAT WAS
MADE NEEDS TO BE ESSENTIALLY
CORRECTED TO NOTE THAT OPA AND
OIG DO HAVE SUBPOENA POWER AND
THEY DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
ORDER OFFICERS TO COOPERATE -- [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> NO. PAUSE.
>> WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THESE
DIFFERENT PIECES AND YOU TALK
ABOUT -- YOU TALK TO THE
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A SAFER
SEATTLE, TALK ABOUT SPD STAFFING
AND ALL THE PIECES THERE. TALK
ABOUT ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE IN
PUSHING FORWARD PUBLIC SAFETY
REFORM -- WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY AS WE CONTINUE
OUR MARCH FORWARD ON
ACCOUNTABILITY AND WE WILL
CONTINUE THAT MARCH FORWARD ON
ACCOUNTABILITY JUST AS WE WILL
CONTINUE TO REFORM IN THIS
POST-CONSENT DECREE WORLD THAT
WE ARE IN. BUT THESE PIECES ARE
FAXED . AND FOR THOSE SERVING IN
THE LRPC, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THESE THINGS. IT IS A TWO
PARTY PROCESS AND WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS AND THESE PIECES
THAT ARE PART OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND OPERATIONAL
PARAMETERS OF OUR AGREEMENT DO
PUSH US FORWARD IN TERMS OF
ACCOUNTABILITY. I RECOGNIZE SOME
DON'T AGREE WITH THAT, BUT THAT
DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT AS WE
ARE STILL MARCHING FORWARD WE
WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH FORWARD.
I SAY THAT THESE PIECES THAT I
JUST LAID OUT DO JUSTIFY A YES
VOTE. SO COLLEAGUES , I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT ?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE
WE TAKE A VOTE? COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
COLLEAGUES . I'M VOTING NO
BECAUSE SEATTLE DESERVES BOTH
SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND THIS CONTRACT DOESN'T
DELIVER ON ACCOUNTABILITY. AND
BEFORE GETTING STARTED ON MY
REMARKS TODAY, I WANT TO THANK
THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
CAME TO PROVIDE COMMENT TODAY,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIRECTLY
EXPERIENCED ABUSE OF FORCE FROM
SPD, PEOPLE WHO SERVE ON THEIR
COMMISSIONS, PEOPLE WHO TAKE
CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU
FOR GIVING COMMENT TODAY.
GOVERNMENT IS BETTER WHEN PEOPLE
ARE EMPOWERED TO EXPRESS
THEMSELVES AND USE THEIR VOICES,
SO THANK YOU. AND AS MENTIONED
IN A LETTER FROM THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION TO CITY
COUNCIL, THERE ARE STILL
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTABILITY
CONCERNS WITH THIS PROPOSED
AGREEMENT. TO QUOTE , ULTIMATELY
THE CBA RETAINS THE REQUIREMENT
THAT OFFICER MISCONDUCT BE
PROVEN WITH AN ELEVATED STANDARD
OF REVIEW . THIS CONTRACT
DOESN'T MAKE PROGRESS ON THE
ISSUES RELATED TO SUBPOENA
AUTHORITY AND COLLEAGUES AS I
STATED YESTERDAY DURING MY LINE
OF QUESTIONING TO STAFF, IT
APPEARS TO ME THAT THE
REQUIREMENT OF HAVING A SWORN
OFFICER AS A LEAD OR CO-LEAD OF
INVESTIGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT
WITHIN A DEPARTMENT IS AT ODDS
WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE AS IT MAY NOT BE A
CONFIGURATION THAT BEST SUPPORTS
PUBLIC TRUST IN THE COMPLAINT
HANDLING PROCESS. THIS IS BEFORE
EVEN GETTING TO THE FACT THAT
THIS CBA STILL SIGNIFICANTLY
MAINTAINS TIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON
THE TYPES OF INCIDENTS THAT THE
CARE DEPARTMENT CAN RESPOND TO
WITHOUT SPD OFFICERS IN A SOLO
DISPATCH SCENARIO. THIS CONTRACT
DIVIDES SIGNIFICANT PAY
INCREASES BUT FAILS TO INCLUDE
MEANINGFUL ACCOUNTABILITY
PROVISIONS THAT OUR COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN DEMANDING FOR YEARS .
IT DOES NOT STRENGTHEN CIVILIAN
OVERSIGHT. IT DOES NOT MAKE IT
EASIER TO REMOVE OFFICERS WHO
CAUSE HARM AND VIOLATE PUBLIC
TRUST . IT DOES NOT INCLUDE
TRANSPARENCY MEASURES THAT BUILD
CONFIDENCE BETWEEN LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES
THEY SERVE. IN SHORT, THIS
CONTRACT ASKS SEATTLE TAXPAYERS
TO INVEST MORE IN POLICING
WITHOUT REQUIRING MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY IN RETURN, AND
THAT IS NOT A DEAL I CAN
SUPPORT. I BELIEVE IN PUBLIC
SAFETY. I BELIEVE PEOPLE DESERVE
TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR HOMES,
THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEIR
CITY. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT
REAL SUSTAINABLE SAFETY REQUIRES
MORE THAN JUST OFFICERS. REAL
SAFETY REQUIRES THE RATE
RESPONSES FORGIVEN PUBLIC SAFETY
SCENARIOS, VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
REAL SAFETY COMES FROM ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES, STABLE HOUSING
AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT PREVENT
CRIME FROM HAPPENING IN THE
FIRST PLACE. THIS CONTRACT
INVESTS IN ONE PIECE OF THE
EQUATION AND IT DOES SO AT THE
EXPENSE OF OTHERS. SO I WILL BE
VOTING NO TODAY. AND I SUPPORT
IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY. I
UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES OF
POLICE WORK, BUT THIS CONTRACT
SIMPLY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS THAT
SEATTLE NEEDS AND IT REPRESENTS
BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT I DON'T
BELIEVE ALIGN WITH INVESTMENTS
THAT MAKE US SAFER. WE CAN DO
BETTER. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I BELIEVE THAT WAS
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA? DID YOU HAVE
YOUR HAND UP ? OKAY. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. SO, THE BADGE EARNS
TRUST NOT FROM ITS SHINE BUT
FROM THE CONDUCT BEHIND IT. THE
PROPOSED SPOG CBA IS A BAD DEAL
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE.
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS
CONTAINED IN THAT CONTRACT ARE
TOO LIGHTWEIGHT AND DO NOT AT
ALL CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT
IS SET FORTH AND OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE , OUR
CITY VALUES , AND THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS IN THE FINAL AGREED
UPON CONTRACTS . FOR THOSE
REASONS, I WILL BE OPPOSING AND
VOTING AGAINST THIS DEAL. BUT
FIRST AND FOREMOST, COLLEAGUES,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC -- THERE
IS A LOT OF NUANCE HERE. IN THIS
HEARING, AT LEAST ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES SPEAK A MOMENT AGO, I
WOULD 100% AGREE THERE IS A LOT
THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. BUT
BEFORE I TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
AND CORRECT THE RECORD , I WANT
TO SPEAK AS ROB . JUST ME. NOT
AS A COUNCILMEMBER BUT AS ROB .
AS A FATHER. AS A SON AND AS A
BLACK MAN IN AMERICA. MY
EXPERIENCES IN THIS COUNTRY IS
NOT SOMETHING I CAN SHED OR PUT
ASIDE IF IT IS NOT CONVENIENT
FOR ME. IT IS THE LENS THROUGH
WHICH I SEE SAFETY, JUSTICE, AND
, YES, ACCOUNTABILITY. IT IS THE
COMPASS THAT GUIDES MY PUBLIC
SERVICE . I HAVE LIVED THROUGH
ENCOUNTERS WHERE THE ACTIONS OF
AN OFFICER CROSSED THE LINE .
WHERE I FELT FEAR RATHER THAN
PROTECTION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED
POLICE BRUTALITY FIRSTHAND .
THESE MOMENTS HAVE SHAPED ME AND
I CARRY THEM WITH ME EVERY
SINGLE DAY. NOT WITH RESENTMENT
OR ANIMUS BUT WITH
RESPONSIBILITY . NO PERSON IN
SEATTLE SHOULD EVER FEEL
POWERLESS, UNSEEN, OR VULNERABLE
TO UNEQUAL JUSTICE . AN
ENCOUNTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
-- NOT ONE WE ARE A CHILD --
YOURS OR MINE. GUIDED BY THESE
EXPERIENCES , I HAVE SPENT MORE
THAN A DECADE PUSHING FOR POLICE
REFORM . STRONGER CIVILIAN
OVERSIGHT AND BETTER COMMUNITY
SAFETY SYSTEMS . PAYING
ATTENTION FOR MORE THAN JUST THE
LAST TWO YEARS , YOU WILL KNOW
THAT. BEFORE TAKING OFFICE, I
SERVED ON THE KING COUNTY
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND
HELPED CHAMPION AND PASS SOME
VOTER APPROVED POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AND
REFORMS THAT WERE ULTIMATELY
ENSHRINED INTO THE COUNTY'S
CHARTER, INCLUDING SUBPOENA
POWER -- LET'S CORRECT THE
RECORD IN A MINUTE -- FOR THE
COUNTY CIVILIAN -- EMPHASIS,
CIVILIAN -- OFFICE OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT . IT HAS
BEEN OVER FIVE YEARS SINCE MANY
OF THESE REFORM MEASURES WERE
APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2020,
INCLUDING SUBPOENA POWER . SINCE
THEN IN THE INTERVENING FIVE
YEARS, THE COUNTY'S POLICE
GUILD, OR SPOG EQUIVALENT, IF
YOU WILL, HAS EVEN AGREED TO
THAT SUBPOENA POWER IN THEIR
CONTRACT . SOME FORM OF SUBPOENA
POWER IS IN THEIR CONTRACT
TODAY. SOMEWHAT LIMITED , BUT IT
IS THERE. I THINK THAT IS THE
NEW STANDARD . THAT IS THE NEW
HIGH WATERMARK FROM WHICH WE
SHOULD MEASURE OUR SUCCESS WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY.
THAT IS WHAT OUR LOCAL MARKET --
THAT IS WHAT OTHERS IN OUR LOCAL
MARKET ARE DOING. WHY NOT US? SO
THIS CONTRACT ALSO GETS SOME
THINGS RIGHT, AND I DON'T WANT
TO DISMISS OR TRIVIALIZE THOSE
WITH RESPECT TO ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE CBA WOULD ALLOW CIVILIANS TO
WORK ON SERIOUS MISCONDUCT CASES
AND SWORN INVESTIGATORS .
CIVILIANS MAY EVEN CO-LEAD THE
INVESTIGATION ALONGSIDE A SWORN
INVESTIGATOR. THE CBA ALSO
PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED CLARITY
AROUND THE 180-DAY REVIEW PERIOD
AND TOLLING THAT BEGINS FOR
OFFICER MISCONDUCT REVIEWS . I
THINK THERE IS SOME COOL THINGS
IN THERE TO HELP DRIVE THE
CULTURE CHANGE INTERNALLY WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE ALL WANT
TO SEE AND ULTIMATELY APPROVE --
IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY
EXPERIENCE. THOSE INCLUDE THINGS
LIKE LANGUAGE BONUSES, HIGHER
EDUCATION BONUSES , THE
EDUCATION FOR THE RESEARCH AND
DATA IS CRYSTAL CLEAR ON THIS
POINT . OFFICERS WHO ARE MORE
EDUCATED USE LESS FORCE . THESE
ARE GOOD THINGS. THERE IS SOME
ALSO SOLID REFORM OF THE
DEPARTMENT'S DISPATCH PRACTICES
AND POLICIES, NAMELY, OUR
C.A.R.E. DEPARTMENT EXPANSION.
THAT IS A GOOD COMMUNITY WIN. IT
IS A BIG DEAL. IT ALLOWS OUR
CITY TO START MOVING AWAY FROM A
STRICT DUAL DISPATCH MODEL THAT
IS HIGHLY UNWORKABLE WHEN
APPLIED BROADLY . IT MEANS MORE
TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS,
RESPONDING TO CRISES , MORE
PEOPLE GETTING HELP INSTEAD OF
CUFFS , AND FEWER UNNECESSARY
ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN ARMED
OFFICERS AND RESIDENTS IN
DISTRESS. THOSE ARE GOOD THINGS,
ESPECIALLY INCLUDING THE
C.A.R.E. PIECE. THAT IS A STRONG
REFORM . THE PROPOSED CONTRACT
MOVES IT IN A DIRECTION , BUT IT
DOES NOT MOVE BOLDLY ENOUGH .
C.A.R.E. EXPANSION ? GOOD. BUT
MAKE NO MISTAKE , C.A.R.E.
EXPANSION OR REFORM IS NOT
ACCOUNTABILITY . NOT TO! IT DOES
NOT STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OR
PREVENT MISCONDUCT. IT DOES NOT
BRING THIS AGREEMENT INTO CLOSER
ALIGNMENT WITH OUR 2017
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE . YOU
HEARD ME TALKING TIME AND TIME
AND TIME AGAIN ABOUT MY
FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF AND APPROACH
TO AVOID THE ONE OR THE OTHER .
I AM A YES AND PERSON. SEATTLE
NEEDS REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY
. CAN'T JUST HANG OUR HATS ON
THE REFORM PIECE AND THEN SLAP
EACH OTHER HIGH FIVES LIKE WE
ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THE CBA
GIVES US , ONE , IMPORTANT
THINGS -- ONE . BUT IT DOES ALSO
SIDESTEP THE OTHER YET AGAIN.
AND YES , WITH EMPHASIS , THE
SINGLE MOST EGREGIOUS FAILURE --
THERE IS A LOT -- BUT THE NUMBER
ONE THING IN MY VIEW AS SOMEONE
WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS AS AN
ATTORNEY AND ADVOCATE FOR A
DECADE -- THAT IS WHY I NEED TO
CORRECT THE RECORD. BECAUSE I
HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS
THAN MANY OTHERS. THE SINGLE
MOST EGREGIOUS FAILURE IS THE
CONTINUED REFUSAL TO GRANT
SUBPOENA POWER TOWARD CIVILIAN
-- EMPHASIZE CIVILIAN --
UNDERLINE THAT -- PUT AN
EXCLAMATION POINT AT THE END.
CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES. THE OFFICE
OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL .
EVERYONE -- EVERYONE'S WORK
RECORDS ARE SUBJECT TO
INSPECTION , REVIEW BY ANYONE AS
A CITY EMPLOYEE. AT A BARE
MINIMUM BECAUSE OF OUR OPEN
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE LAWS AND
REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS NO
REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF
PRIVACY IN YOUR OWN WORK
COMPUTER OR WORK DEVICE . WE ARE
NOT TALKING ABOUT WORK COMPUTERS
AND WORK DEVICES. PERSONAL
RECORDS. BANK RECORDS. PHONE
RECORDS . SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT .
ALL SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT IS
PUBLIC OBVIOUSLY. DISTINCTION
ONE. DISTINCTION TWO . YES,
AGAIN, NO REASONABLE EXPECTATION
OF PRIVACY FOR OUR OWN THINGS WE
DO ON OUR WORK COMPUTERS, WORK
DEVICES, ET CETERA. FOR US
PERSONALLY , WHAT ABOUT THIRD
PARTIES ? THAT IS THE SECOND
IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. THE
SUBPOENA POWER MUST BE BROAD
ENOUGH THAT IT COVERS THIRD
PARTIES. BANKS. BANK RECORDS,
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, FRIENDS
OF THE PEOPLE SUBJECT TO THE
INVESTIGATION. MAYBE IT COULD BE
A POLICE OFFICER IN ANOTHER
AGENCY, FOR EXAMPLE. THESE
DISTINCTIONS MATTER. THERE IS
SOME CONFUSION ABOUT , WELL, IF
THE CHIEF REQUESTS SOME RECORDS,
OF COURSE. SAME THING . IF OUR
BOSSES REQUEST RECORDS TODAY AND
WE DON'T COMPLY, YES, WE HAVE
TO DEAL WITH DISCIPLINARY
CONSEQUENCES. WE AIN'T TALKING
ABOUT THAT. THIS IS NOT ABOUT
THAT. REMEMBER WHAT I SAID
EARLIER. CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAST TIME I
CHECKED, THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS
NOT A CIVILIAN. CIVILIAN
OVERSIGHT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT .
SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
CORRECT THE RECORD , IN PART.
ANOTHER ONE. BUT WITHOUT THIS
SUBPOENA POWER -- WE COULD TALK
ALL DAY. I COULD EDUCATE SOME
ALL DAY. ALL THAT IS TO SAY
WITHOUT THIS IMPORTANT POWER,
INVESTIGATORS CANNOT REQUIRE
OFFICERS OR WITNESSES TO
PARTICIPATE . ACCESS ALL KEY
RECORDS AND EVIDENCE THAT THEY
NEED TO CARRY OUT THE
INVESTIGATION OR INDEPENDENTLY
VERIFY STATEMENTS -- THE
ACCURACY OF THE STATEMENTS. THEY
CANNOT GATHER INFORMATION THAT
WOULD REVEAL MISCONDUCT PATTERNS
OR VERIFY CLAIMS MADE BY THE
OFFICERS. INVESTIGATIONS CANNOT
BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THOSE TOOLS
BECAUSE OVERSIGHT ESSENTIALLY
BECOMES GUESSWORK. AND WHEN
INVESTIGATIONS ARE INCOMPLETE ,
TRUSTEE ROADS , MISCONDUCT
FESTERS, AND COMMUNITIES SUFFER
AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUFFER.
THAT ALONE FOR ME JUSTIFIES A NO
VOTE . FURTHER COMMUNITY
DISAPPOINTMENTS INCLUDE THE
RETENTION OF LOOPHOLES THAT
ALLOW UNNECESSARY DELAYS IN
INVESTIGATIONS AND KEEPS
DISCIPLINARY RULES AND
CONSISTENT AND VULNERABLE TO
ARBITRATION ROLLBACKS ,
ACCOUNTABILITY CANNOT FUNCTION
UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. THIS
AGREEMENT CARRIES A MASSIVE
PRICE TAG AS WELL . ACCORDING TO
THE CENTRAL STAFF ESTIMATES AND
THE ANALYSIS MEMO , IT WOULD ADD
TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ABOVE BASELINE OVER FOUR YEARS.
12 MILLION IN YEAR ONE OVER
BASELINE. 22 IN YEAR TWO. 42
MILLION, I THINK IN YEAR THREE.
57 MILLION IN YEAR FOUR. TENS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. OUR
OFFICERS WITHIN SPD TODAY ARE
ALREADY THE HIGHEST PAID IN
WASHINGTON STATE . AND IT IS A
HARD JOB TO WORK HERE IN
SEATTLE. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU
DO. I THINK IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR
CORE JOB OR FUNCTION, IF YOU ARE
A CITY EMPLOYEE, YOU SHOULD BE
AT THE HIGHER FOR THE HIGHEST
END OF SALARIES COMPARED TO WHAT
OTHER LOCAL JURISDICTIONS OFFER
. SO I DO THINK SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS SHOULD BE AT THE HIGHER
END OF THE SPECTRUM, BUT THEY
ARE ALREADY THERE TODAY. AND IF
THIS CONTRACT IS NOT APPROVED,
IT WILL REMAIN TRUE TOMORROW.
LET'S BE HONEST, I THINK THERE
IS ALSO SOME REALLY IMPORTANT
PRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AS WELL
. WE ARE TAKING THIS VOTE HERE
TODAY, BUT EVERYTHING WE DO --
WE CAN'T TAKE EVERYTHING IN
ISOLATION IN A VACUUM. RECENTLY
PASSED OUR COUNCIL $8.9 BILLION
COUNCIL BUDGET. TODAY, THERE IS
WORKING FAMILIES FACING CRUSHING
HOUSING COSTS , ESCALATING
CHILDCARE COSTS , AND RELATED
CHILDCARE SHORTAGES .
HOMELESSNESS, FOOD INSECURITY,
WORSENED BY FEDERAL SNAP CUTS,
AND RISING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NEEDS. EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR
MATTERS . I CANNOT JUSTIFY
SPENDING SO MUCH MORE ON
OFFICERS RIGHT NOW WHO ARE
ALREADY EARNING THE MOST IN THE
STATE , WHILE ESSENTIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY TOOLS REMAIN
MISSING. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO,
COLLEAGUES -- AND I DON'T
HARBOR ANY BAD FEELINGS. OR IT
IS NOT SOUR GRAPES AT ALL, BUT
-- IT DOES BRING UP A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME
CONTRAST WITH SOME VERY RECENT
VOTES WE JUST TOOK ON THE
BUDGET. IN THE BUDGET , I
PROPOSE DAY -- AN AMENDMENT OF
$125,000 FOR THE WEST SEATTLE
FOOD BANK. ANOTHER AMENDMENT FOR
$35,000 FOR THE CENTER FOR
ACTIVE LIVING TO HELP SENIORS IN
WEST SEATTLE . I PROPOSED AN
AMENDMENT FOR $70,000 TO
CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK. THEY
WANTED TO PROVIDE AND DISTRIBUTE
FREE MEALS OCCASIONALLY IN THE
HEART OF THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY. I PROPOSE AN INCREASE
IN INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT
COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR A NEW
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MARKET , TO
ADD AN ADDITIONAL $500,000 ON
TOP OF THE BASELINE AMOUNT OF $1
MILLION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO
ULTIMATELY OFFER THEM, AN
ADDITIONAL $250,000 FOR THE
HIGHLAND PARK IMPROVEMENT CLUB .
$1 MILLION FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY
ALONG DANGEROUS BLIND STRETCH ,
SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS SOME
SAFETY. PEOPLE DIED AT THAT VERY
DANGEROUS BLIND STRETCH . THAT
WAS THE SUBJECT OF MY AMENDMENT
. AND WITHIN A WEEK, SOMEONE WAS
ON THE WEST SEATTLE BLOG --
ANOTHER MAJOR CRASH. WE FAILED
TO SHOW UP THERE . AND I THINK
THOSE WERE VERY MODEST AND
REASONABLE INVESTMENTS. AND MORE
WORTHWHILE IN THE MOMENT THAN
THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WE ARE BEING CALLED UPON TO
INVEST IN OFFICERS TODAY, WHO
WERE ALREADY PAID THE HIGHEST.
THIS MOMENT ALSO DEMANDS MORE
VIGILANCE . THE CRUELTY AND
ENCROACHMENT OF THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION HAS TRIGGERED
WIDESPREAD FEAR , PARTICULARLY
WITH OUR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE
COMMUNITIES . WHEN FEDERAL POWER
FEELS UNPREDICTABLE , THE
STRONGEST LOCAL OVERSIGHT --
CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT -- BECOMES
ESSENTIAL . OUR CITY CANNOT
CLAIM ON THE ONE HAND TO RESIST
AND CLAP BACK AGAINST FEDERAL
OVERREACH WHILE ON THE OTHER
ACCEPTING A CONTRACT THAT
WEAKENS OVERSIGHT HERE AT HOME.
SO IN SHORT , THE CBA OFFERS
PROGRESS , SOME OF WHICH SHOULD
BE CELEBRATED , BUT NOT THE
LEVEL OF CLARITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT THIS MOMENT
DEMANDS RIGHT NOW TODAY. WE NEED
TRANSPARENT PROCESSES. WE NEED A
FAIR AND CONSISTENT SET OF
CONSEQUENCES. WE NEED A
STRUCTURE THAT EMPOWERS THE
DEPARTMENT TO THRIVE AND THE
COMMUNITY TO TRUST. UNTIL WE
REACH THAT , CAN'T SUPPORT THIS
CONTRACT . I APPRECIATE YOUR
PATIENCE AND GRACE. THIS IS
IMPORTANT. THIS IS A VERY
COMPLEX AND NUANCED TOPIC ,
WHICH IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME
FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND
PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCES. WE NEED TO ADDRESS
THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE
CONTINUING BAD CONTRACTS .
TODAY'S VOTE OBVIOUSLY
ENGENDERS A VERY CANDID
CONVERSATION , BUT LET'S
CONTINUE DOWN THAT PATH TOWARD
TRANSPARENCY AND TALK MORE ABOUT
THE ROOT CAUSE . OUR SYSTEM IS
FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN . OUR STATE
LAW KEEPS IT BROKEN . IT IS PAST
TIME TO ADDRESS THIS ROOT CAUSE.
WASHINGTON'S SYSTEM IS BUILT TO
PRODUCE WEEK OVERSIGHT. STATE
LAW PREVENTS CITIES LIKE OURS
FROM UNILATERALLY STRENGTHENING
POLICE DISCIPLINARY RULES . THAT
MEANS ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
TIED TO MISCONDUCT MUST BE
SPECIFIC AGO SHE HATED,
BARGAINED FOR, AND AGREED TO BY
BOTH PARTIES . UNDER CURRENT
STATE LAW, EVEN POLICE
MISCONDUCT MATTERS ARE
CONSIDERED ROUTINE OR STANDARD,
QUOTE , UNQUOTE, TERMS -- HERE
IS A LEGALLY OPERATIVE SET OF
WORDS -- TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT. EVEN MISCONDUCT
MATTERS ARE CONSIDERED TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT THAT
ARE THEREFORE SUBJECT TO THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS.
THAT IS BACKWARDS. COMMUNITY
PROTECTIONS BECOME BARGAINING
CHIPS AND TRANSPARENCY BECOME
SOMETHING FREQUENTLY TRADED AWAY
IN EXCHANGE FOR RAISES AND
STAFFING CONCESSIONS. THE WHOLE
SYSTEM TREATS POLICE MISCONDUCT
RULES LIKE IT IS A PERK OR A
BENEFIT. THAT IS A DESIGN
FEATURE . THAT IS A DESIGN
FEATURE THAT SHIELDS
INSTITUTIONS , BUT IT IS -- BUG
OUR CITY IS EMPOWERED TO FIX
FROM THE INSIDE. AND HERE IS WHY
IT IS DIFFERENT . HERE IS WHY IT
IS DIFFERENT. POLICE OFFICERS
CARRY THE STATE'S AUTHORITY TO
USE DEADLY FORCE . USE FORCE ,
INCLUDING DEADLY FORCE . NOTHING
ABOUT THIS SOLEMN AUTHORITY IS
ROUTINE OR STANDARD . THIS
AUTHORITY TO USE FORCE AND
POTENTIALLY TAKE A LIFE REQUIRES
A STRONGER SET OF OVERSIGHT. NOT
OVERSIGHT DESIGNED TO COLLAPSE
DURING NEGOTIATIONS. THE
LEGISLATURE MUST ACT . THE
LEGISLATURE MUST CHANGE THIS LAW
NOW SO DISCIPLINE AND MISCONDUCT
RULES CANNOT BE BARGAINED AWAY .
WITHOUT THAT CHANGE, SEATTLE
WILL CONTINUE TO FACE CONTRACTS
THAT UNDERMINE OUR VALUES .
LIVES ARE LITERALLY DEPENDING ON
IT. I'M NOT DONE. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AND GRACE. TO THE
ADVOCATES , ORGANIZERS, AND
RESIDENTS PUSHING FOR STRONGER
ACCOUNTABILITY , I HEAR YOU. I
SEE YOU. I CARRY MANY -- NOT ALL
OF THE SAME EXPERIENCES AND
CONCERNS . ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT
A PROGRESSIVE WISH LIST ITEM. IT
IS A MORAL IMPERATIVE FOR A CITY
THAT ONCE SAFETY WITH DIGNITY,
PROTECTION WITH FAIRNESS AND
JUSTICE AND COMPASSION. WE NEED
SYSTEMS THAT HOLD ALL OF US TO
HIGH STANDARDS AND THAT TREAT
OUR COMMUNITIES WITH CARE .
ANYTHING LESS ERODES TRUST AND
HARMS BOTH OFFICERS AND FOR
CIVILIANS. AND TO MEMBERS OF
POLICE , LAW ENFORCEMENT --
ANYTHING TIED TO PUBLIC SAFETY
-- LET ME BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. I
HOLD DEEP RESPECT FOR THE MEN
AND WOMEN OF THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT WHO SERVE WITH
INTEGRITY . I KNOW THEIR JOBS
ARE HARD. NOT AT ALL EASY. I
KNOW THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE .
AND I VALUE THEIR SERVICE. I
HAVE SAT WITH OFFICERS WHO WERE
PROUD OF THEIR WORK AND WHO
WANTED A DEPARTMENT THAT
REFLECTS THE BEST OF WHAT
POLICING CAN BE. MY CALL -- MY
DEMAND FOR STRONGER
ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT A
CRITICISM OF THOSE OFFICERS . IT
IS A STATEMENT OF FAITH THAT A
STRONGER DEPARTMENT AS POSSIBLE
AND THAT ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE
PATH TO GET THERE. SPD
LEADERSHIP IS WORKING HARD TO
REVEAL TRUST . MANY OFFICERS
WANT A CULTURE THAT LIFTS UP THE
GOOD AND ADDRESSES THE BAD. AND
I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH
THEM, NOT AGAINST THEM, TO
ACHIEVE THAT GOAL. BOTTOM LINE
IS THIS. WE STRENGTHEN PUBLIC
SAFETY WHEN WE STRENGTHEN
ACCOUNTABILITY. THE TWO RISE AND
FALL TOGETHER. TO MY COLLEAGUES
WHO SERVE IN THE LRPC --
LEARNING A LOT OF IMPORTANT
THINGS ABOUT NITTY-GRITTY
INTERNAL POLICY COMMITTEE HERE
WITHIN THE SEATTLE CITY
GOVERNMENT . I DON'T HAPPEN TO
SERVE ON IT. I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE. MY OPPOSITION
TO THIS CONTRACT THAT IS BEFORE
US TODAY IS NOT AT ALL AN
INDICTMENT OF YOUR WORK AND YOUR
EFFORTS AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
TO OUR CITY . I WOULD IDEALLY
LIKE TO SIT IN ON THE LRPC, BUT
I'M NOT HERE TO CAST ASPERSIONS
ON YOU OR YOUR WORK OR SPOG THEY
ARE FUNCTIONING WITHIN THE
SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED THAT WE
ALL OPERATE IN. BUT FOR LRPC
RELATED CONCERNS, PLEASE DON'T
BRING A CONTRACT BACK BEFORE ME
THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE STRONGER
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS BUT AT
A BARE BASIC MINIMUM SUBPOENA
POWER . I STAND READY TO
CONTINUE DOING THIS WORK . I
APPRECIATE -- THIS IS A
PASSIONATE CONVERSATION. AND WE
ARE HAVING IT ON THE FLY IN REAL
TIME IN THE PUBLIC, AND I THINK
SOME THINGS WERE SAID EARLIER
THAT IN THE MOMENT I PROBABLY
SHOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF
ASSUMING BETTER INTENT . BUT
WORDS MATTER AS WELL . AND WE
ALSO NEED TO BE CLEAR NOT TO
UNDERMINE OR IMPUGN PEOPLE'S
MOTIVES , PEOPLE'S BACKGROUND
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AND
FAMILIARITY WITH THE UNDERLYING
SUBJECT MATTER . SO I ASK FOR
GRACE FROM MY COLLEAGUES IF I
DID NOT LIVE UP TO THE VALUE I
JUST STATED IN TERMS OF ASSUMING
GOOD OVERALL INTENT, BUT I AM
GOING TO ASK YOU TO EXTEND THAT
SAME COURTESY TO ME. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LIN. PLEASE
QUIET IN THE HOUSE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> PLEASE. ORDER. STOP CLAPPING.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE. DO YOU WANT
US TO JUST TAKE A RECESS OR
ANYTHING? COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
NELSON. THANK YOU TO ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU . TO MY
COLLEAGUES, FOR YOUR COMMENTS,
THANK YOU , COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
FOR YOUR HEARTFELT COMMENTS
THERE. FULLY SUPPORT YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY AND YOUR OPINION
ARTICLE TODAY. AND AS YOU
MENTIONED , NOTHING I AM SAYING
HERE IS MEANT TO IMPUGN ANY OF
THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO
THIS CONTRACT OR TO QUESTION THE
INTEGRITY OR VALUES OF ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE . BUT I WILL BE
VOTING NO TODAY ON THIS CONTRACT
BECAUSE THIS AGREEMENT WOULD --
FURTHER DELAYS FULL
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE THAT
COUNCIL ADOPTED IN 2017. AND I
JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT
WAS A DIVERSE COUNCIL THAT
ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE IN 2017.
IT INCLUDED COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. IT INCLUDED
COUNCILMEMBER BURGESS ,
COUNCILMEMBER BACK SHAW , AND
MANY OTHERS. HERE WE ARE EIGHT
YEARS LATER. IF WE APPROVE THIS
CONTRACT, IT WILL GO THROUGH
2027. THAT WILL BE A DECADE THAT
WE STILL HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED
THE ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE.
AND AS MY COLLEAGUE,
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA , SAID, THIS
IS ABOUT PRO-ACCOUNTABILITY,
PRO-CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT, AND,
REALLY, PRO-PUBLIC SAFETY.
BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT THOSE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
GO HAND IN HAND. AND I DO WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLY
DIFFICULT WORK OF OUR OFFICERS ,
WHO TOO OFTEN ARE PUT IN
POSITIONS WHERE THEY ARE DEALING
WITH THE FAILURES OF OUR
SOCIETY, THE FAILURES OF
ELECTEDS TO ADDRESS BASIC NEEDS
OF OUR SOCIETY AS WE HAVE SEEN
ECONOMIC AND QUALITY GROW AS WE
HAVE SEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND
HOMELESSNESS NEEDS GROW. THE
FAULT OF OUR ELECTEDS, NOT THE
FAULT OF OUR OFFICERS. I THINK
WE NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY
OURSELVES FOR MANY OF OUR
FAILURES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT
CAUSES OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
NEEDS. I ALSO THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE
GRIEF AND THE ANGER AND THE
FRUSTRATION THAT LED TO THE
NATIONWIDE PROTEST IN 2020 --
THOSE ARE JUST AS REAL TODAY AS
THEY WERE THEN . WE HAVE NEVER
ADDRESSED THE ROOT CAUSES , THE
GENERATIONAL TRAUMA THAT WAS
INFLICTED UPON OUR COMMUNITIES
AND CONTINUES TO BE INFLICTED
UPON TOO MANY. AND , YOU KNOW,
WE CAN'T JUST SWEEP IT UNDER
THE RUG. WE CAN'T JUST IGNORE
IT OR MOVE PAST IT, ALTHOUGH
MANY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO,
BECAUSE IT IS A FESTERING WOUND
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT OUR
COMMUNITIES, CONTINUE TO IMPACT
OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE TRUE
PUBLIC SAFETY. I WOULD LIKE TO
TALK A LITTLE BIT JUST ABOUT A
PERSONAL STORY JUST TO HELP SHED
LIGHT ON HOW THIS MIGHT IMPACT
OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE I THINK
ABOUT WHEN I WAS 20 YEARS OLD
AND I WAS LIVING IN ST. PAUL,
MINNESOTA. I WAS IN COLLEGE, AND
I WAS SPENDING TIME WITH SOME
FRIENDS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AND
ONE OF THEM HAD TOO MUCH TO
DRINK AND WAS ACTING
INAPPROPRIATELY, AND THE POLICE
OFFICERS WERE CALLED . I ENDED
UP HANDCUFFED IN THE BACK OF A
POLICE CAR. AND THE OFFICERS
WERE UPSET BECAUSE MY FRIEND RAN
AWAY AND RESISTED ARREST AND
HURT ONE OF THE OFFICERS , AND
SO THEY WANTED ME TO GIVE UP THE
NAME OF MY FRIEND, AND I WAS
REFUSING TO DO SO . AND WHEN I
WAS IN THE BACK OF THE POLICE
CAR WITH HANDCUFFS , THIS
OFFICER WAS PRETTY UPSET AND
ANGRY AT ME. AND I UNDERSTOOD
THE ANGER BECAUSE HIS FRIEND HAD
BEEN HURT AND ANOTHER OFFICER
HAD BEEN HURT, BUT HE ENDED UP
PUTTING HIS HANDS AROUND MY
THROAT WHILE I WAS HANDCUFFED
AND BACK OF THE POLICE CAR. IN
THREATENING ME -- HE DID IT MORE
THAN ONCE . YOU KNOW, HE WAS
TRYING TO TEACH ME A LESSON.
TEACH ME A LESSON THAT HE WAS IN
CONTROL AND THAT HE COULD HARM
ME. THIS WAS BEFORE BODY
CAMERAS, BEFORE CELL PHONE
FOOTAGE. AND , YOU KNOW -- ENDED
UP DRIVING ME AROUND TOWN FOR 30
MINUTES, CONTINUING TO TELL ME
HOW THEY WERE GOING TO RUIN MY
LIFE. ENDED UP TAKING ME TO THE
DRUNK TANK WHERE I SPENT A FEW
NIGHTS . I DID BLOW A 0.4, WHICH
IS ABOUT ONE DRINK . HE STATED
MISINFORMATION TO KEEP ME IN THE
DRUNK TANK. SO THAT WAS ONE
INSTANCE , BUT -- AND I REACHED
OUT TO THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND SUBMITTED A LETTER, AND I
DON'T REMEMBER ANY RESPONSE .
BUT WHAT I DO REMEMBER IS A
COUPLE MONTHS LATER GETTING
PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER.
I HAD A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT . AND
IT WAS THE SAME OFFICER. AND I
REMEMBER BEING EXTREMELY
FRIGHTENED BECAUSE -- AND I
SHOULD SAY ALSO AT THE TIME IT
HAPPENED, I HAD LONG HAIR AND
THE OFFICER HAD MADE SOME
RACIALIZED COMMENTS ABOUT, AM I
INDIAN OR SOMETHING? SO WHEN I
GOT PULLED OVER A COUPLE MONTHS
LATER, I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF,
HE KNOWS WHAT I LOOK LIKE, HE
NOW KNOWS WHAT MY VEHICLE LOOKS
LIKE . HE PROBABLY KNOWS THAT I
SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT
THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, I TRULY
FELT UNSAFE, NOT BECAUSE I FELT
WORRIED ABOUT MY NEIGHBORS OR
ANYTHING ELSE , BUT I FELT
UNSAFE IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD
BECAUSE OF THE POLICE. AND, YOU
KNOW, TOO MANY , UNFORTUNATELY,
FEEL THAT SENSE OF FEAR. AND
THAT FEAR CREATES MISTRUST , AND
THAT CAUSES A LACK OF FAITH IN
THE POLICE, LACK OF FAITH IN THE
GOVERNMENT. AND SO THAT IS FOR
ME. THERE IS ONE HARM WHEN
MISCONDUCT OCCURS. THERE IS
ANOTHER HARM , WHICH IS JUST AS
SERIOUS WHEN THAT MISCONDUCT
DOES NOT GET ADDRESSED. AND IF
WE REALLY WANT TO MOVE TOWARD A
MORE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE
POLICE TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH TOWARD PUBLIC SAFETY ,
ACCOUNTABILITY HAS TO BE OUR
PRIORITY. AND AS WE LOOK AT
THESE TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTS,
THINK ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS. I
THINK ABOUT THE SPMA CONTRACT
WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO BARGAIN
MUCH GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES . THAT SAYS A COUPLE
THINGS. ONE, IT SAYS TO ME WE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO BARGAIN STRONG
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES INTO OUR
SPOG CONTRACT. I UNDERSTAND THEY
ARE IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS, BUT
THERE IS NO REASON FOR US NOT TO
STAND FIRM TO INSIST UPON THE
SAME STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES IN THE SPMA AND SPOG
CONTRACT AS WE WERE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE IN THE SPMA CONTRACT.
AND I ALSO BELIEVE WE SHOULD NOT
BE BARGAINING THIS
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE FIRST
PLACE , AS MY COUNCILMEMBER AND
COLLEAGUE SAKA SAID. WHEN WE
THINK ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY,
THINK ABOUT OUR ACCOUNTABILITY
HAS ELECTEDS TO HOLD FIRM ON
INSISTING UPON ACCOUNTABILITY. I
ALSO THINK OF STATE LEGISLATORS,
WHO, THERE WAS A BILL BACK IN
2022 TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY OFF
THE BARGAINING TABLE AND TO NOT
MAKE IT VERY FAR IN THAT
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. SO I THINK
IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO PUSH
OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO TAKE
ACCOUNTABILITY OFF THE TABLE FOR
BARGAINING. SO THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME THAT TIME. I DO JUST
WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OTHER
COMMENTS . YOU KNOW, I THINK
THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
CONTRACT THAT I THINK WE NEED TO
KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BALL. THINGS
LIKE OUR 30 BY 30 GOALS . IF WE
ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE CULTURE
FROM A WARRIOR CULTURE TO A
GUARDIAN CULTURE, I THINK WE
HAVE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE 30
BY 30 GOALS, AND THAT NEEDS TO
BE PRIORITY IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS
AS WELL. WE DON'T HAVE OUR EYES
ON OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. AND THAT
WAS NOT PART OF THIS
NEGOTIATION, AND I THINK WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT IS A PRIORITY
AS FAR AS FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS .
AND FINALLY, DO JUST WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS . YOU
KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE
RULES AND REQUIREMENTS AROUND
CONFIDENTIALITY, AND IF WE NEED
TO BE PUSHING FOR CHANGES IN
THOSE LAWS OR RULES -- BUT I DO
THINK THERE ARE STEPS WE CAN AND
SHOULD TAKE AS PART OF FUTURE
NEGOTIATIONS -- GREATER
COMMUNITY INPUT . THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> IS THAT AN OLD -- LET'S SEE,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE . ALL
RIGHT. YOU GUYS ARE FIGHTING FOR
WHO IS GOING TO GO FIRST. YOUR
HAND IS NOT UP YET. OKAY.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES, THIS CONTRACT IS
BETTER THAN THE SYSTEM WE ARE
OPERATING UNDER TODAY AND THE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES WITHIN
THE CONTRACT ARE NOT GOOD
ENOUGH. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. THIS
CONTRACT IS BETTER THAN WHAT WE
HAVE TODAY, AND WHILE BETTER IS
BETTER, BETTER IS NOT GOOD
ENOUGH. THE WAY TO MOVE FORWARD
IS TAKING STRONGER GULLIBILITY
MEASURES. -- ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES. CURRENT STATE LAW
REQUIRES US TO BARGAIN ON WHAT
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
LOOK LIKE, WHICH ESSENTIALLY
MEANS WE NEED SPOG BUY IN. WE
NEED THEIR SIGNOFF TO STRENGTHEN
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
WITHOUT THEIR SIGNOFF, IT DOES
NOT HAPPEN. THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT
WORK FOR SEATTLEITES, AND I WANT
-- LIKE OTHERS ARGUE THAT THIS
IS NOT THE CASE. ACCOUNTABILITY
SHOULD BE NONNEGOTIABLE .
EXPANDING POLICE ALTERNATIVES
LIKE SENDING MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS TO CRISIS CALLS
SHOULD NOT REQUIRE NEGOTIATIONS
. PEOPLE WONDER WHY IT HAS TAKEN
SO LONG. THE EVIDENCE IS IN THIS
CONTRACT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
STATE LAW HAS NOT CHANGED AND WE
ARE STUCK IN THE SAME POSITION .
TODAY WE FIND OURSELVES IN A
POSITION WHERE THE ONLY WAY TO
EXPAND C.A.R.E. COMMUNITY
RESPONSE TEAMS . THE ONLY WAY TO
MOVE ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS
FORWARD INTO ARBITRATION TODAY
IS THROUGH THIS CONTRACT. I
AGREE WITH MANY OF THE PEOPLE
WHO HAVE SPOKEN TODAY THAT WE
NEED TO BE DOING MORE TO ENSURE
WE HAVE AN ACCOUNTABLE POLICE
FORCE BECAUSE OF STATE LAW, OUR
OPTIONS TO DO THAT ARE
INCREDIBLY LIMITED. WITHOUT THIS
CONTRACT, WE WOULD BE DEALING
ABILITY TO EXPAND C.A.R.E.
INDEFINITELY. WE HAVE A FEW
OPTIONS. AND WE KNOW THAT
EXPANDING C.A.R.E. ISN'T
ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT CAN'T
WAIT. GETTING MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS ON OUR STREETS
CAN'T WAIT. MOVING FORWARD ON A
PATHWAY TO ARBITRATION ON
STRONGER ACCOUNT ABILITY
MEASURES CANNOT WAIT. THIS IS
WHY I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF
THIS CONTRACT.
>> ORDER. THIS IS -- THIS
BEHAVIOR CONSTITUTES A
DISTURBANCE. PLEASE STOP.
>> THERE WILL BE ORDER. STOP.
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE
STOP.
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> DISTURBING BEHAVIOR. PLEASE
--
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> OKAY.
>> LET THEM KEEP GOING. I AM
FINE.
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, MAY I MAKE A
POINT OF ORDER? THERE YOU ARE.
OKAY. EXCUSE ME.
>> OKAY, SIR. THANK YOU.
>> YOU MAY SPEAK NOW. I AM
WAITING -- HAVE RESPECT.
>> MADAM CHAIR, POINT OF ORDER.
IF THEY WILL NOT RESPECTFUL, I
ASK THAT WE TAKE THE VOTE IN OUR
OFFICES.
>> LET'S DO THAT. CAN WE RECESS
AND GO TO OUR OFFICES IF PEOPLE
CAN'T BEHAVE?
>> GO AHEAD. I WILL CALL A
FIVE-MINUTE RECESS .
>> I'M JUST GOING TO FINISH --
CAN I JUST FINISH MY STATEMENTS?
THANK YOU. SO AS I SAID , WE
HAVE FEW OPTIONS BEFORE US. WE
KNOW EXPANDING C.A.R.E. AND
ACCOUNTABILITY CAN'T WAIT. WE
GETTING MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS ON THE STREET
CAN'T WAIT. MOVING FORWARD ON
THE PATH TO ARBITRATION AND
STRONGER ACCOUNTABILITY
PROVISIONS CAN'T WAIT, WHICH IS
WHY I WILL BE SUPPORTING HIS
CONTRACT TODAY WHILE CONTINUING
TO PUSH FOR MORE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS IN OUR
CITY AND TO MAKE CHANGES TO
STATE LAW THAT BLOCK US FROM
STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY IN
OUR OWN CITY. BETTER IS BETTER,
BUT BETTER IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
WE'VE GOT MORE WORK TO DO HERE
AND IN OLYMPIA, AND I AM HERE TO
DO THAT WORK. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> WITH RESPECT, I WILL CALL THE
VOTE , AND I WILL ALLOW FOR
PEOPLE -- AND WE WILL CONTINUE
WITH OUR AGENDA. HAVE YOU
FINISHED YOUR REMARKS? OKAY.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> I CAN'T HEAR WHAT YOU ARE
SAYING.
>> POINT OF ORDER, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I THINK WE NEED TO
FINISH THIS VOTE IN CHAMBERS
BECAUSE WE HAVE AFFORDED FOLKS
THE RESPECT TO LISTEN, AND WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT OUR
BUSINESS.
>> YES.
>> AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE,
BUT WE HAVE AFFORDED THE ABILITY
TO SPEAK , AND NOW WE'VE GOT TO
FINISH OUR BUSINESS.
>> JUST KEEP DOING THE VOTE.
>> THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT. GREAT.
>> KEEP GOING.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> COWARD!
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, THREE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL
PASSES, AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE ON THE LEGISLATION
ON MY BEHALF?
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> I THINK IT WAS 6-3.
>> WE WILL RECESS FOR FIVE
MINUTES. COUNCIL IS NOW IN
RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES.
>>
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> [ BOOING ]
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> [ SCREAMING ]
>> ARE WE ALL PRESENT ?
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I AM
HERE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE
DIFFICULTIES. I'M FINALLY HERE.
I APOLOGIZE. I'M FINALLY BACK
ONLINE.
>> I'M NOT ABLE TO HEAR. IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR EACH OTHER
WHEN WE ARE SPEAKING, SO I'M
GOING TO ASK THAT WE RETIRE TO
OUR OFFICES AND CONTINUE THIS
MEETING THERE.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY, WELL, THAT'S
UNFORTUNATE .
>> WE DO HAVE ITEMS STILL LEFT
ON OUR AGENDA, AND WE WILL
CONTINUE THIS MEETING --
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME
THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE ARE
HAVING DIFFICULTY CONDUCTING OUR
BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE
DISTURBANCE IN THE CHAMBERS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL AGAIN NOW THAT SOME OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE RETURNED TO
CHAMBERS?
>>
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
>> WE ARE NOT ABLE TO HEAR.
>> I CANNOT HEAR THE CLERK, AND
SO LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE
ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTINUING
OUR BUSINESS, SO WE WILL RETURN
TO OUR OFFICES TO FINISH THIS
MEETING.
>> I CANNOT HEAR YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> AND WE WILL CONTINUE FROM OUR
OFFICES.
>> OKAY. A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS SO
WE CAN CONTINUE THIS MEETING
FROM OUR OFFICES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> I DO SEE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER
LIN AND COUNCIL MEMBER RINCK ARE
IN THE CHAMBER AND PRESENT.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD
LIKE TO CALL FOR A -- ANOTHER
VOTE ON THE LAST ITEM BEFORE WE
GO ON, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO
ITEM THREE.
>> ROLL CALL FOR AGENDA ITEM 2.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> WELL, WE ARE NOT GOING TO
HAVE A QUORUM FOR A VOTE.
>> POINT OF ORDER, QUESTION.
>> PLEASE READ ITEM 3 INTO THE
AGENDA .
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE. COUNCIL
BILL 121131. AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO CITY EMPLOYMENT,
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE PAY
ZONE ORDINANCE, ADJUSTING THE
PAY ZONE STRUCTURES FOR 2026 FOR
THE CITY'S DISCRETIONARY PAY
PROGRAMS , AND RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT
CITY COUNCIL PASS THE BILL. [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> COLLEAGUES , THOSE WHO HAVE
CHOSEN TO STAY IN CHAMBERS -- WE
ARE NOW ON ITEM THREE. THIS BILL
IS A STANDARD HR BILL THAT COMES
BEFORE COUNCIL EVERY YEAR. IT
MANUALLY ADJUSTS THE PAY ZONE'S
FOR CERTAIN LEADERSHIP ROLES
ACROSS THE CITY. MOST EMPLOYEES
AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS EVERY
YEAR. 2026 IS 3.6%. THIS WILL
REPLICATE THE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT -- WHICH WOULD
OTHERWISE NOT ADJUST INFLATION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ?
>> [ CROWD CHANTING ]
>> OKAY. I AM NOT SEEING ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. [
INAUDIBLE ] OKAY. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> WHAT BILL IS THIS? SORRY.
>> NUMBER THREE. COUNCIL 121131
.
>> THIS IS THE HR BILL.
>> OH .
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF?
ALL RIGHT. THERE WERE NO ITEMS
REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AND NOW WE ARE UPON
ITEM J IN OUR AGENDA , WHICH IS
THE ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS. I SUGGESTED THAT WE
TO OUR OFFICES SO WE COULD HEAR
ONE ANOTHER . SOME MEMBERS HAVE
DECIDED TO STAY IN CHAMBERS.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
4 INTO THE RECORD ?
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR, RESOLUTION
32187, RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH
THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S 2026 DATA
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
>> I MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32187. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
. AS SPONSOR, I WILL ADDRESS IT
BEFORE OPENING IT UP FOR
DISCUSSION. WE HAVE 11
AMENDMENTS TO VOTE ON. IT USED
TO BE 14 PAGES LONG.
>> [ SCREAMING ]
>> WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE
THAT NUMBER TO A COUPLE PAGES.
IT IS AN EXCELLENT TOOL FOR OUR
LOBBYISTS TO USE IN OLYMPIA TO
CONVEY AND COMMUNICATE THE
PRIORITIES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE , SO THAT IS WHAT WE
WILL BE VOTING ON TODAY AS A
RESOLUTION THAT ENDORSES THE
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT WILL BE
BEFORE LEGISLATORS IN THE
SESSION THAT STARTS IN JANUARY.
SO THAT IS WHAT IS UP ON OUR
TABLE. AND SO WE HAVE GOT MANY
DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS , AND EACH
COUNCILMEMBER WILL ADDRESS THEIR
AMENDMENT IN THE ORDER THEY
APPEAR ON THE AGENDA. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS BEFORE MOVING ONTO
AMENDMENT A ? YOU'VE GOT
AMENDMENT A THROUGH K. AND
COLLEAGUES, THE REASON WE ARE
CONTINUING WITH OUR MEETING AND
CONTINUING WITH THIS ITEM IS
BECAUSE NEXT WEEK 'S AGENDA IS
ALSO QUITE FULL ACCORDING TO OUR
CLERK, SO -- I MOVED TO -- ALL
RIGHT. WHO IS -- COUNCILMEMBER
LIN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MY HAND
HAS BEEN UP.
>> I'M SORRY. I DID NOT SEE
THAT.
>> I KNOW. IT IS BLENDING INTO
MY PAINTING HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT
NOW. APOLOGIES.
>> MAY I PROCEED?
>> YES, YOU MAY PROCEED ,
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR RELAYING YOUR
PRIORITIES . EVERYONE'S
PRIORITIES THEY FEEL STRONGLY
ABOUT IN SUPPORTING OUR CITY. I
KNOW IN THE PAST , THE
PRIORITIES LIST HAS BEEN PAGES
LONG AND WE SETTLED ON TYPING
OUR COLLECTIVE LEGISLATIVE
EFFORTS TO BETTER MAKE AN IMPACT
AND GIVE OUR STAFF IN OLYMPIA
THE ABILITY TO FOCUS ON THE
ITEMS THAT HAVE THE MOST SUPPORT
AND BEST CHANCE OF PASSAGE IN
THAT PARTICULAR CURRENT
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I CAN TELL
YOU THAT WE GO THROUGH A SIMILAR
EXERCISE AND THE SAME PRIORITY
SETTING -- LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES. WE FOCUS ON PRIORITIES.
THESE WERE -- I MENTIONED THEM
YESTERDAY, I BELIEVE, SO I KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE. INCREASING [
INAUDIBLE ] SECOND AND THIRD
PRIORITY [ INAUDIBLE ] OF COURSE
THERE ARE MANY MORE PRIORITIES
THAT THE CITIES CARE ABOUT.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FOCUS --
WE HAD TO ENGAGE IN THIS
COMPROMISE . SHORT LEGISLATIVE
SESSION . I THINK THERE IS VALUE
TO FOCUSING OUR YEARLY
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA TO ITEMS THAT
HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY OF
ACTUAL PASSAGE IN OLYMPIA . IT
DOES NOT MEAN WE DO NOT HAVE ANY
MORE ISSUES WE CARE DEEPLY
ABOUT. IN FACT, THERE ARE MANY
ITEMS IN THESE AMENDMENTS I ALSO
CARE DEEPLY ABOUT AND I REMAIN
AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL
INDIVIDUALLY ON FIGURING OUT HOW
WE MAY WORK TOGETHER ON AN
INDIVIDUAL BASIS IN OLYMPIA. SO
FOR THESE THREE, I'M GOING TO
BE ABSTAINING FROM ALL THE
AMENDMENTS EXCEPT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S AMENDMENT [
INAUDIBLE ] BECAUSE I KNOW THERE
IS SUPPORT IN OLYMPIA FOR SCHOOL
MEALS SINCE LAST SESSION AND
THAT CAN ROLL OVER TO THE
SESSION. I WILL ALSO BE
SUPPORTING COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ'S AMENDMENT BECAUSE I
SUPPORT OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR
TRIBAL PARTNERS. OTHERWISE I
WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM ALL
OTHER AMENDMENTS. BUT LIKE I
SAID, I REMAIN AVAILABLE TO
INDIVIDUALLY WORK TOGETHER --
OLYMPIA . MANY OF THE OTHER
THINGS CONTAINED . DO NOT TAKE
MY STRATEGY POINT ON OLYMPIA TO
MEAN I DON'T CARE [ INAUDIBLE ]
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
THOSE COMMENTS . ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE WE PROCEED TO
THE NEXT ITEM? NOW WOULD BE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE AMENDMENT A.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON
THE RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED
AMENDMENT A VERSION 2.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION
AS PRESENTED ON THE RECENTLY
DISTRIBUTED AMENDMENT A VERSION
2. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN ORDER
TO ADDRESS THE AMENDMENT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NELSON.
AS MENTIONED YESTERDAY DURING
THE COUNCIL BRIEFING, THERE'S A
NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS HERE , BUT
REALLY THE TOP PRIORITY IS TO
ADDRESS THE GROWING
AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. THE ONLY
WAY WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT IS TO FIX OUR UPSIDE
DOWN TAX CODE, MAKE SURE WE ARE
NOT ONLY TAXING THE WEALTHIEST
IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO CURRENTLY
PAY THE LEAST, BUT THAT WE ALSO
PROVIDE TAX RELIEF TO OUR FIXED
INCOME SENIORS , TO OUR WORKING
FAMILIES. THAT IS THE THRUST OF
THIS AMENDMENT . I KNOW THERE'S
GOING TO BE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT OLYMPIA THIS COMING
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I JUST
BELIEVE IT IS QUICKLY IMPORTANT
FOR US TO EXPRESS OUR PRIORITY
FOR PROGRESSIVE REVENUES AND
ALSO TO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF TO
OUR WORKING FAMILIES. THAT WAS
THE TOP ISSUE I HEARD OVER THE
PAST 10 MONTHS AND WOULD LOVE
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK , AT THIS
POINT, DO WE HAVE THE OPTION TO
ABSTAIN? BASICALLY -- CAN I ASK
THAT QUESTION? MY UNDERSTANDING
IS WE HAVE YES AND NO VOTES,
CORRECT ?
>> ABSTENTION IS ALLOWED ON
RESOLUTIONS.
>> COLLEAGUES , I'M GOING TO BE
ABSTAINING FROM THE FIRST THREE
AMENDMENTS BECAUSE I DO NOT
BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE OMNIBUS
AMENDMENTS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND SO
ONLY FOR THAT REASON , I WILL BE
ABSTAINING FROM THE FIRST THREE
AMENDMENTS. CLEARLY WE NEED TO [
INAUDIBLE ] FOR THAT REASON IN
TERMS OF HAVING TOPIC SPECIFIC
AMENDMENTS [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> HEARD YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. COULD YOU PLEASE,
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, REPEAT THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VERSION 1 AND
TWO OF AMENDMENT A ?
>> YES. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS
TO DELETE ONE PROVISION, WHICH
WAS ALREADY COVERED LARGELY BY A
BILL WE DID PAST LAST YEAR. SO I
DELETED THE ENTIRE SECTION
RELATED TO INCENTIVES [
INAUDIBLE ] TO COMPLY WITH THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT HOUSING
REQUIREMENTS. THAT WHOLE SECTION
ELIMINATED.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT --
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDMENT? ALL RIGHT. SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL FOR THE PASSAGE OF
AMENDMENT A?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
>> I JUST SAW HIM. HE JUST
DISAPPEARED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
AMENDMENT A. OKAY, I SEE THAT.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> I HAVE FOUR IN FAVOR AND
THREE ABSTENTIONS .
>> OKAY, SO DOES THAT MEAN IT
FAILS BECAUSE IT NEEDS FIVE OR
DOES IT WIN BECAUSE IT'S GOT
ONE MORE THAN ABSTENTION?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE
MAJORITY IS IN FAVOR, SO
THEREFORE, THE MOTION IS
ADOPTED. I DO WANT -- MEMBERS IN
CHAMBERS , WE DID NOT HEAR FROM
TOWNSEND MEMBER RINCK. IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. I DID NOT
HEAR -- I DON'T BELIEVE I HEARD
STRAUSS EITHER.
>> CAN'T HEAR RINCK OR STRAUSS.
>> ALL RIGHT. I WILL SAY THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD MORE
EASILY FROM THEIR DESK AS WE
PROCEED WITH THESE VOTES. WE DO
HAVE 11 AMENDMENTS OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, AND SO I AM NOT GOING
TO WAIT AROUND [ INAUDIBLE ] IF
YOU CAN'T HEAR US --
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT? [
INAUDIBLE ]
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
RESPONDED YES TO AMENDMENT A. I
WANT TO MAKE SURE MY VOTE IS
COUNTED. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL AGAIN ON AMENDMENT A AND
INCLUDE MY VOTE?
>> THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE WILL
CALL THE ROLL AGAIN. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL AGAIN, AND THEN WE WILL
MOVE ON TO AMENDMENT B. WHOEVER
SPONSORS THAT NEEDS TO MOVE IT.
GO AHEAD.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> I BELIEVE I HAVE SIX IN FAVOR
AND THREE ABSTENTIONS.
>> OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES.
AMENDMENT A VERSION 2 IS
ADOPTED. NEXT UP ?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I MOVED TO
AMEND RESOLUTION 32187 AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION
AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT B.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK IS
RECOGNIZED .
>> I SPOKE TO MANY OF THESE
AREAS INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSED
AMENDMENT. THIS AMENDMENT AS TO
THE AFFORDABILITY AND WORKFORCE
SECTION BY ADDING EXPLORING OF A
REVENUE NEUTRAL SWAP FOR SALES
TAX WHILE ALSO ALLOWING --
PUSHING US TO ALLOW FOR
COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING MATTERS AS
RELATES TO AI INTELLIGENCE ON
EMPLOYEE WAGES AND PERFORMANCE
EVALUATIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN
THE WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY. IT
INCLUDES ELEMENTS THAT ARE
ENCOURAGING FOR REDUCING
LIABILITY REQUIREMENTS TO
ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF CONDOS
WHILE ALSO CHANGING CITY AND
COUNTY ELEVATOR STANDARDS TO
MATCH WITH AMERICAN STANDARDS. I
WON'T BOG THROUGH THE REST OF
THESE AREAS. THE ONE POINT I
WANT TO SAY SINCE MANY ALLUDED
TO THIS DURING OUR DISCUSSION
FROM THE CONTRACT, THIS
AMENDMENT DOES INCLUDE WITHIN
HERE TO ADD TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
SECTION OF THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE
UPDATING POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
AND ARBITRATION RULES AND
PROCEDURES. THIS IS THE
IMPORTANT MEASURE WHEN WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT STATE-LEVEL
CHANGES IN ORDER FOR US TO
ADDRESS THE BARGAINING AND
ACCOUNTABILITY IN A NUMBER OF
THESE MEASURES. SO I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY
REFLECTIVE OF THE DISCUSSION WE
JUST HAD RELATED TO THE SPOG
CONTRACT. THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> IS THERE ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING
NONE, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL?
>> SORRY.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> I DO HAVE A COMMENT. I WAS
WAITING FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT .
>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT.
>> OKAY. A LITTLE CONFUSING WITH
PEOPLE IN CHAMBERS AND NOT. I
WILL SAY -- I WILL REPEAT WHAT I
SAID EARLIER, I AM ABSTAINING [
INAUDIBLE ] BECAUSE OF THE
NARROWING OF THE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA. BUT GIVEN COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK'S COMMENTS RIGHT NOW,
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE MY ABSTAINING
AS THINKING THAT I DON'T CARE
ABOUT POLICE REFORM. I DO WANT
ACCOUNTABILITY AS WELL. I STILL
SIT ON THE AND WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK ON THE LRPC. I EXPECT -- I
DIDN'T GET TO MAKE MY COMMENTS
BECAUSE IT WAS LOUD IN CHAMBERS,
BUT NEXT STEPS -- ARBITRATION ON
A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS AND THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SIDE . WE WILL
WORK TO NEGOTIATE IN THE FUTURE
THESE ACCOUNTABILITY PIECES
BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT . THERE ISN'T A
COUNCILMEMBER THAT DOES NOT CARE
ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT IS
JUST THE FACT OF THE MATTER.
THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ] I'M LOOKING AT
THE PUBLIC SAFETY LANGUAGE --
RELEVANT PUBLIC SAFETY LANGUAGE
ON THE FLY. UPDATE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY ARBITRATION RULES
AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE
DISCIPLINE OR MISCONDUCT IS FAIR
AND CONSISTENT. I THINK THAT IS
A GOOD START . IT DOES NOT GO AS
FAR AS [ INAUDIBLE ] IN TERMS OF
MORE SWEEPING CHANGE TO
SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE ANYTHING
TIED TO DISCIPLINE IN THIS --
MISCONDUCT. ARBITRATION IS ONLY
ONE OF MANY ASPECTS. SO THIS
SPEAKS SOLELY TO ARBITRATION
RULES . DISCIPLINARY MATTERS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING
UNDER THE SUN. [ INAUDIBLE ]
NEEDED TO FIX SOME OF THESE
SYSTEMIC CHANGES WE ARE SEEING
HERE THAT WE HAVE BEEN
FRUSTRATED BY LOCALLY IN
SEATTLE. [ INAUDIBLE ] PROPOSE
AN AMENDMENT ON THE FLY HERE.
BUT I JUST WANT TO CAVEAT BY
SAYING I SUPPORT EVEN BROADER
SET OF REQUIREMENTS THAT IMPACT
MORE THAN JUST ACCOUNTABILITY
PROVISIONS. SO THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE .
>> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK
YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ] MY POSITION
REGARDING [ INAUDIBLE ] BUT I DO
SUPPORT AND I APPRECIATE THE
POINT COUNCILMEMBER RINCK'S
AMENDMENT RELATED TO THE
BARGAINING PEACE . AND COMMENTS
WITH OTHER COLLEAGUES -- BECAUSE
IT GOES TO THE POINT I SAID IN
MY REMARKS [ INAUDIBLE ] AND
IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE IS
SO MUCH BEING WRITTEN AND
DISTRIBUTED OUT TO THE CITY THAT
IS CREATING CONFUSION. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I WILL
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW --
BECAUSE THE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT
IS REALLY IMPORTANT . OUT OF
RESPECT TO ANDERSON, WHO I WORK
WITH CLOSELY [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
INCLUDE UNIFORM [ INAUDIBLE ] SO
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND
PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT B?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> THAT IS SIX IN FAVOR, ONE
OPPOSED, AND TWO ABSTENTIONS.
>> MOTION CARRIES AND AMENDMENT
B IS ADOPTED.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I MOVE AMENDMENT C RESOLUTION
32187.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED . THE RESOLUTION AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT C.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, SPONSOR
OF THE AMENDMENT, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THIS DOES THREE THINGS. IT
ADDS THE PROVISION TO PROVIDE
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES WITH MORE
REVENUE OPTIONS. IT IS A SECOND
THING, WHICH REQUESTS STATE
LEGISLATURE TO TAKE -- TO MAKE
STRONGER REGULATIONS REGARDING
METAL RECYCLING , AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY I WOULD SAY TO
SUPPORT THE POLICIES TO FIGHT
CLIMATE CHANGE, ASSIST IN
CLIMATE ADAPTION [ INAUDIBLE ]
FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS. I REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE COMMENTS FROM
COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE, WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT C?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, THREE
ABSTENTIONS.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT
C IS ADOPTED. THE PERSON WHO IS
--
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA HAS
AMENDMENT D.
>> YES. I WAS WAITING FOR HIM TO
RAISE HIS HAND.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT D FROM THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED IN
AMENDMENT D. RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS IT.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS THE
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL LUNCH MEAL
PROGRAM AND INVESTMENT THAT WE
ARE BRINGING BACK TO LIFE AFTER
LAST YEAR . REALLY COOL
OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A STATE TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE SYSTEMIC
NEEDS REGARDING ACCESS AND
SECURITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE
STATE. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A
QUESTION. AND THEN I DO SEE YOUR
HAND, COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA -- IT
WAS UP AND THEN IT WAS DOWN. NOW
IT IS UP. I ASKED YESTERDAY IF
THERE WAS A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT
WAS PRESENTED IN THIS YEAR'S
SESSION ABOUT THE UNIVERSAL FREE
LUNCH IN THE TIME THAT
INTERVENED , DO YOU HAVE THAT
INFORMATION?
>> YEAH. ESTIMATES WE WERE ABLE
TO PULL TOGETHER THE LAST 24
HOURS IS ABOUT $100,000,020 FOR
THE STATE PER YEAR. BUT YEAH.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT
INFORMATION. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
SO THIS ONE IS SIMILAR TO
COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S, WHICH
INCLUDES [ INAUDIBLE ] SIGNALING
MY SUPPORT FOR D . I GUESS MY
QUESTION IS, WHY DO WE NOT
COMBINE THESE TWO RATHER THAN
VOTE ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY?
BECAUSE ONE CONTAINS WHAT THE
OTHER ONE HAS. DON'T WANT TO
SUPPORT [ INAUDIBLE ] IS THAT
THE THINKING?
>> YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO ANSWER
THAT, PLEASE.
>> WHO, ME? OR THE OTHER
AMENDMENT AUTHOR ?
>> YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA. THIS
IS YOUR AMENDMENT .
>> OH, YEAH. SO, YEAH. I DON'T
KNOW. I WOULD HAVE BEEN
ABSOLUTELY OPEN TO CONSOLIDATING
THEM . WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY. THE
DIFFERENCES ARE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LIN'S IS A LITTLE
MORE BROAD AND INCLUSIVE . SO
MUCH GOING ON. I AM PULLING THIS
ONE BECAUSE WE JUST PASSED IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK .
I WITHDRAW MY AMENDMENT . I
DON'T KNOW WHAT PROCEDURAL
LANGUAGE I NEED.
>> COULD THE CLERK PLEASE ADVISE
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE AN
AMENDMENT AFTER IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED?
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IT CAN BE
WITHDRAWN.
>> ALL RIGHT. I AM LOOKING TO
SEE IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT
OBJECTS TO THIS AMENDMENT BEING
WITHDRAWN. PLEASE MAKE THAT
KNOWN NOW. OKAY. I DON'T SEE
ANY HANDS RAISED, SO THIS
AMENDMENT WILL BE WITHDRAWN.
>> APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
THANK YOU. DID THINK ABOUT THAT
BEFORE HAND. GREAT FEEDBACK.
THANK YOU.
>> NOTED. AMENDMENT D WAS
WITHDRAWN. WILL THE AUTHOR OF
AMENDMENT E PLEASE MOVE THE
AMENDMENT?
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRETT
NELSON, I MOVE AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT E ON THE AGENDA.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. THE RESOLUTION AS
PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT E.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN IS THE AUTHOR
OF AMENDMENT E.
>> THANK YOU. THIS AMENDMENT IS
TO INCLUDE SUPPORT FOR
INCREASING FOOD ACCESS, SUPPORT
FOOD BANKS, UNIVERSAL FREE
SCHOOL MEALS. THERE WAS SOME
SIMILARITY THEREFORE UNIVERSAL
SCHOOL MEALS WITH COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA'S AMENDMENT, WHICH I FULLY
SUPPORT AND APPRECIATED YOU
INCLUDING THAT, BUT -- YOU KNOW,
IN TERMS OF UNIVERSAL SCHOOL
MEALS, MANY STATES HAVE FOUND A
WAY TO DO THIS. IT IS POSSIBLE.
THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T
PROVIDE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS.
IT ALSO DE-STIGMATIZES WHEN WE
ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE UNIVERSALLY
VERSUS ONLY TO SOME OR TRYING TO
DO NEEDS BASED TESTING FOR
STUDENTS. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT ON THE ISSUE AROUND
FOOD ACCESS. THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. DO YOU
KNOW THE EXTENT -- DO YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH THE STATE IS ALREADY
SUPPORTING FOOD BANKS AND
THEREFORE ONE CAN INFER THE COST
-- IF THIS AMENDMENT WERE TO GO
FORWARD .
>> YEAH. I DON'T. THERE IS NO
SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT RELATED
TO INCREASING SUPPORT FOR FOOD
BANKS. AND THAT IS REALLY
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL. AS I MENTIONED YESTERDAY,
THERE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE
ACTION COUNCIL TOOK LAST MONTH
IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST --
CUTS TO SNAP. POSSIBLE TO SEE
FUTURE CUTS TO SNAP OR FUTURE
ISSUES -- GROWING NEEDS. UNTIL
WE KNOW WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE [
INAUDIBLE ] THIS STATEMENT IS
REALLY JUST TO MAKE IT A
PRIORITY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. I DO KNOW THE STATE
DOES SUPPORT FOOD BANKS . AND I
WILL SAY THAT , TO ME, IT IS
JUST ABOUT LETTING THEM KNOW WE
CONTINUE TO CARE ABOUT THIS.
HAVING TO MAKE THE HARD
DECISIONS. WE ARE SAYING WE CARE
ABOUT FOOD BANKS. AS TO THE
MEALS, THE REASON WHY I'M GOING
TO SUPPORT THIS ONE IS BECAUSE
IT IS A HOLDOVER FROM LAST
SESSION IN TERMS OF [ INAUDIBLE
] STRONG SUPPORT . AND WE KNOW
THAT OTHER STATES THAT HAVE DONE
IT HAVE HAD POSITIVE OUTCOMES ON
THE BACKEND IN TERMS OF LESS --
I HAVE HEARD THIS . I JUST
ACTUALLY HEARD GOVERNOR WALZ SAY
THAT IN THEIR STATE THEY HAVE
LESS KIDS DROP OUT , AND THEY
ARE ATTRIBUTED TO FOOD ACCESS.
ANYWAY. JUST WANTED TO OFFER
THAT PART.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS ? I'M
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS. I
WILL SIMPLY EXPLAIN WHY I AM
ABSTAINING FROM THIS AMENDMENT
IS BECAUSE I DO -- MY VOTE MEANS
SOMETHING TO ME, AT LEAST, AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I
VOTE ON SOMETHING I'M VOTING
WITH THE FULLEST KNOWLEDGE
POSSIBLE AS TO WHAT I AM
RECOMMENDING THAT OUR
LEGISLATORS PRIORITIZE . AND SO
, LACKING THE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF COST-BENEFIT
ANALYSIS WOULD GO INTO THIS
SUPPORTIVE ALL OF THESE ITEMS, I
DO KNOW THAT FOOD BANKS NEED
SUPPORT AS WELL AS OUR KIDDOS
NEED FOOD AT SCHOOL. WE DO HAVE
A DOLLAR COST THAT WAS JUST
MENTIONED . THAT ITEM WAS
REMOVED, AND SO I WILL BE
ABSTAINING FROM THIS SIMPLY
BECAUSE I LIKE TO HAVE MORE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRIORITIES THAT
I AM BACKING WITH MY VOTE . SO
THAT IS WHY I WILL BE ABSTAINING
FROM THIS. IF THERE ARE NO
FURTHER COMMENTS , WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. AND THE
AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. AMENDMENT
E IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. PLEASE MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENT.
>> YES. I MOVE AMENDMENT F.
RESOLUTION 32187.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT F. AS SPONSOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT.
>> AS STATED YESTERDAY , WORKING
WITH [ INAUDIBLE ]
REPRESENTATIVE AND OTHERS . NOT
RELATED TO FUNDING. IT IS
RELATED TO ALLOWING SOCIAL
HOUSING HAVE THE SAME OPTIONS --
OTHER HOUSING WHEN IT COMES TO
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS [ INAUDIBLE
] AND SO THIS IS JUST ADDING A
SOCIAL HOUSING NET . PART OF THE
IDEA THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE
SOCIAL HOUSING THAT WE SET IT UP
FOR SUCCESS . THIS IS A MEANS TO
DO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT F ? I WILL
SIMPLY SAY THAT I DID GO AHEAD
AND READ -- I BELIEVE IT WAS HB
1687 . AND IT SIMPLY PROVIDES
FOR THE AUTHORITY FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO ASSIST, SHOULD [
INAUDIBLE ] AUTHORIZE IN THEIR
JURISDICTION. SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
BECAUSE IT IS ESSENTIALLY
ALLOWING FOR OTHER CITIES TO DO
WHAT SEATTLE HAS DONE.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
AMENDMENT AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR
BRINGING IT FORWARD. I THINK IT
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IF WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT BRINGING SOCIAL
HOUSING FOR SUCCESS. I ENCOURAGE
ALSO A YES VOTE. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER HANDS
UP, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON AMENDMENT F ?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT?
>> MOTION CARRIES , AND
AMENDMENT -- I HEAR YOU. DID YOU
HAVE A COMMENT ON AMENDMENT F ?
>> NO, I DO NOT. SORRY. I AM OUT
OF ORDER. BACK TO YOU.
>> YEAH. THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT F IS ADOPTED.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS .
>> SORRY. I'M WAITING FOR ITEM
H . I WILL WAIT UNTIL ITEM H .
>> ALL RIGHT. NOW WE ARE ON
AMENDMENT G.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT. YES, I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT G
VERSION 1 TWO RESOLUTION 32187.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION
AMENDMENT G.
>> THANK YOU. CLEARLY WE WENT
OVER THESE YESTERDAY IN DETAIL.
THIS IS JUST [ INAUDIBLE ]
PRIORITIES. THERE IS A SLIGHT
REORDERING. SPECIFIC PIECES .
BUT THEY ARE ALL GOING TO THE
POINTS WE HAVE BEEN CHAMPIONING
HERE ON THE COUNCIL THROUGH THE
COMMITTEE . IT LINES UP WITH
SOME OF THE EFFORTS IN OLYMPIA
TO INCLUDE SINCE I ALREADY
MENTIONED [ INAUDIBLE ] IT ALSO
BRINGS WHAT WE HAVE DONE -- THE
SELECT COMPREHENSIVE COMMITTEE
AND TO THIS . THE PUBLIC SAFETY
ELEMENT. SOME OTHER PRACTICAL
THINGS . MOST PEOPLE WOULDN'T
REALIZE WSDOT AND ITS IMPACT ON
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO THIS IS
ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS. THANK
YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT G? WELL, I
WILL SIMPLY SAY , COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE
THAT YOU ARE BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND I ALSO APPRECIATE
THE REORDERING BECAUSE I DO
BELIEVE YOUR REORDERING -- IT
SIGNIFIES A REORDERING OF THE
PRIORITIES . VERY IMPORTANT THAT
WE PRESENT OUR LEGISLATIVE
INTENT CLEARLY IN OUR
LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO I JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ?
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AMENDMENT G?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, ONE
ABSTENTION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT
H IS ADOPTED. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVED TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT H ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY -- GO AHEAD.
WAS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED .
AMENDMENT I. YOU ARE AUTHORIZED
TO PRESENT IT.
>> POINT OF CLARIFICATION. WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT AMENDMENT H
RIGHT NOW. ACCESS TO ATTORNEYS .
COLLEAGUES , YOU WILL RECALL IN
JANUARY 2024 SEATTLE'S FIRST
HOMICIDE VICTIM , A
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT WHO TRAGICALLY WAS LOST
TO GUN VIOLENCE -- DIRECTLY
ACROSS THE STREET FROM SOUTH
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. IN
THE RESTROOM WITH , BY THE WAY,
A FACILITY THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE
MY OFFICE HOURS IN REGULARLY. HE
WAS IN A FACILITY WITH A FEW
OTHER TEENS . INVESTIGATORS TO
THIS DAY DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED . EVEN WORSE , HIS
FAMILY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TRULY
HAPPENED IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES
SURROUNDING HIS UNTIMELY DEMISE.
AND SO THIS CLARIFICATION BILL
REVIVES AN EFFORT FROM LAST YEAR
WHEN IT WAS ON LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA FROM LAST YEAR --
LEADERSHIP OF STATE SENATOR
JESSE SOLOMON WHO BROUGHT FORTH
THE BILL TO OFFER MUCH-NEEDED
CLARITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT , YOU
KNOW, ON WINDOWS CIRCUMSTANCES
-- WHEN THE UNDERLYING BILL IS
ACTUALLY TRIGGERED VERSUS NOT .
VICTIM AND WITNESS SCENARIOS .
AND SO THIS BALANCES THIS
CLARIFICATION TO DO A BETTER JOB
OF BALANCING ALL THE VARIOUS
NEEDS INVOLVED AND BRINGING
JUSTICE BROADLY AND INCLUSIVELY
DEFINED. SO I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT . THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS?
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO START BY SAYING I
RESPECT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
ADVOCACY FOR THE FAMILY AND
SEEKING JUSTICE. ABSOLUTELY
TRAGIC , AND I THINK THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO CENTER IN THIS.
I'M UNABLE TO SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT TODAY AS I HAVE
CONCERNS, HOWEVER, ABOUT
VIOLATION OF JUVENILE CIVIL
LIBERTIES AND CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS FOR THIS LEGISLATION
COULD PREVENT JUVENILES FROM
ACCESSING AN ATTORNEY BY
CREATING EXEMPTIONS FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT WHEN DETAINING
JUVENILE SUSPECTS. I DO NOT
BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE
EXEMPTIONS FOR ANYONE ACCESSING
AN ATTORNEY . IN CONVERSATION
WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, THEY VOICED
NOT LACK OF SUPPORT FOR IT AND
ADVISED FOR HIS INCLUSION INTO
THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, SO I
WILL BE VOTING NO TODAY. THANK
YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? I WILL SIMPLY REPEAT
WHAT I SAID. I BELIEVE IT WAS
YESTERDAY WHEN THIS WAS
PRESENTED. I DO APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, YOU HAVE
BEEN -- YOU HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY
CLEAR IN HER LEGISLATIVE INTENT
AROUND THIS ISSUE FOR A VERY
LONG TIME. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
H ?
>>
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED,
ONE ABSTENTION.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT
H IS ADOPTED.
>> JODY, REALLY QUICK, SEVEN IN
FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED ?
>> EXCUSE ME, YOU ARE RIGHT.
SEVEN IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, ONE
ABSTENTION. THAT IS NINE. I
MISSED ONE.
>> I WAS TRYING TO DO THAT MATH
IN MY HEAD. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA .
>> I MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION
32187 AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT
I ON THE AGENDA.
>> NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR
A SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO AMEND
THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT I. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
, YOU ARE WELCOME TO PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS A FRIENDLY
REFRESHER. IT IS A PROPOSED
AMENDMENT -- GOVERNS AUTOMATED
NOISE ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS. SO
TODAY [ INAUDIBLE ] WE ARE
AUTHORIZED TO DEPLOY -- AND
EXPRESSLY DEFINED -- WELL,
DEPLOY CAMERAS EXPRESSLY DEFINED
BY STATUTE SET OF CHALLENGES OR
BEHAVIORS -- SPEEDING, BLOCK THE
BOX, INTERSECTION, BUS ZONE
VIOLATIONS, ET CETERA. THIS
WOULD ADD ALLOWED IN EXCESSIVE
NOISE AND THEREFORE ALLOW AND
ENABLE US TO GET A BETTER HOLD
OF SOME OF THESE LOUD AND
OBSESSIVE NOISES ON OUR STREETS
IMPACTING AN TRAUMATIZING
NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES AND TURNING
NEIGHBORHOODS INTO SIDESHOWS AND
MANY OTHER TYPES OF S WORD SHOW
. VITAL TECHNOLOGY. ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. HUGELY IMPORTANT TO MY
DISTRICT . HARBOR AVENUE . [
INAUDIBLE ] THE SAME UNDERLYING
CHALLENGES OCCUR. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. SEEING NO HANDS RAISED
OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS -- ALL
RIGHT. WILL THE CLERK THESE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF
AMENDMENT I?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SIX IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED,
THREE ABSTENTIONS.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES AND
AMENDMENT I IS ADOPTED . NOW WE
ARE ON TO J.
>> THANK YOU, MADDEN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT J ON THE AGENDA.
>> ALL RIGHT. SECOND.
>> SECOND.
>> THIRD.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION
AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT J.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, AS THE
SPONSOR AND AUTHOR, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADDEN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. ONE QUICK LEARNING I
HAVE THROUGH ALL OF THIS IS AT
THE END OF A VERY LONG SET OF
AMENDMENTS, ON TOP OF WHEN
THERE'S ALREADY STUFF BEFORE
THAT , IT'S NOT THE BEST PLACE
TO BE POSITIONED IN THE AGENDA.
SO I -- MORE CLOSELY WITH OUR
COMMITTEE CHAIRS . IN ANY EVENT
[ INAUDIBLE ] CAMP LONG
AMENDMENT. THE SIMPLY ASKS THE
CAPITAL BUDGET [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR
RED BARN RANCH -- [ INAUDIBLE ]
AND IT WOULD JUST ADD THE
HISTORIC CAMP LONG LODGE . YOUTH
PROGRAMMING AND REGIONAL OUTDOOR
RECREATIONAL LEARNING ACCESS AND
OPPORTUNITIES . ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAMMING EMPOWERMENT . CAMP
LONG . THE FACILITY THAT BURNT
DOWN ALMOST A YEAR AGO -- OVER A
YEAR AGO NOW. SO JUST ASK FOR
STATE SUPPORT . AS I MENTIONED,
MY OFFICE IS CURRENTLY WORKING
WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT , WHO
IS COORDINATING [ INAUDIBLE ] TO
VISIT FIRSTHAND. I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? IS IT TOO LATE TO ADD
[ INAUDIBLE ] JUST KIDDING. I'M
JUST KIDDING. ALL RIGHT. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT J?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED,
TWO ABSTENTIONS.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT
J IS ADOPTED. COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM
PRESIDENT. I MOVED TO AMEND
RESOLUTION 32187 AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT K.
>> SECOND .
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION
AS PRESENTED ON AMENDMENT K.
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AS AUTHOR
AND SPONSOR, YOUR RECOGNIZED TO
PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
AMENDMENT K WOULD CREATE A
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS SECTION FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN A RESOLUTION [
INAUDIBLE ] CITY OF SEATTLE'S
2026 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA [
INAUDIBLE ] NO NEED TO GO
THROUGH THAT AGAIN. ANOTHER STEP
TOWARD HONORING THE GOVERNMENT
AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS
WITH TRIBES [ INAUDIBLE ]
GOVERNMENT ISSUES. TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT ISSUES. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
>> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ . [
INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER
HANDS UP. I WOULD SIMPLY SAY
ALSO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS
ABOUT TIME. WHEN ONE CONSIDERS
THE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF US ,
IT MAKES ME THINK, AT LEAST ,
WHY HAVEN'T WE DONE THIS A LONG
TIME AGO? BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS. WE HAVE THE SUMMIT,
ET CETERA. THIS IS ACTUALLY
PUTTING IN WRITING OUR INTENT .
AND SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND
SUPPORTING IT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS ON
A PERSONAL NOTE. THANK YOU FOR
THIS YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I
KNOW MORE WILL COME UP. VOTING
YES OR NO OR ABSTAINING . JUST
MEANS IT GOES TO OLYMPIA. YOU
CAN PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENT. YOU
CAN OPPOSE IT. CERTAINLY