>> COUNCILMEMBER LYNN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SICA.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> HERE .
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. SEVEN PRESENT.
>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS,
THE MINUTES OF APRIL 13th, 2026,
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THOSE ARE ADOPTED.
JUMPING RIGHT INTO THE
PRESIDENTS REPORT, WE HAVE NO
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OR
PRESENTATION SCHEDULED FOR
TODAY. WE DO HAVE TWO
PROCLAMATIONS FOR DISCUSSION.
THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS ON THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR AND THERE ARE 19 ITEMS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR -- BILLS
AND MINUTES, 17 APPOINTMENTS, WE
HAVE 11 FROM HOUSING, ARTS AND
CIVIL RIGHTS AND SIX FOR HUMAN
SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. SO NOW WE ARE GOING
TO BE MOVING ON TO THE
PROCLAMATION, SO WE GET TWO
PROCLAMATIONS FOR DISCUSSION.
COLLEAGUES WITH SIGNATURE. WE'RE
GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE
PROCLAMATION FROM COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER RECOGNIZING MAY 1st, 2026
IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN
SEATTLE. COUNCILMEMBER, IS THAT
NOT IT? WE HAVE A DIFFERENT
PROCLAMATION. OKAY, AWESOME, SO
I TAKE THAT BACK. THAT IS NOT --
THAT IS IN MY SCRIPT. WE ALREADY
DID THAT ONE SO WE SIGN THAT
ONE. MY APOLOGIES. COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
>> SURPRISE PROCLAMATION?
>> IT SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE.
I AM BRINGING FORWARD A MADE A
PROCLAMATION TODAY. SO
COLLEAGUES, EXCITED TO BRING
THIS FORWARD FOR YOUR SIGNATURES
AND WE WILL HAVE THIS IN FULL
COUNCIL TOMORROW. AS WE ALL
KNOW, MAYDAY OR INTERNATIONAL
WORKERS DAY IS A DAY OF
RECKONING FOR WORKER POWER
ROOTED IN ORGANIZING FOR
DIGNITY, SAFETY AND FAIR WAGES.
SO WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE BOTH A
CELEBRATION AND A CALL TO
ACTION. WE KNOW THAT WE'VE MADE
REAL PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT FOR
FAIR AND EQUITABLE WORKING
CONDITIONS AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT
THAT WHITE IS NOT OVER. SO
TOMORROW THIS PROCLAMATION WILL
BE PRESENTED TO LEADERS ACROSS
THE LABOR MOVEMENT IN
WASHINGTON, INCLUDING
REPRESENTATIVES FROM MLK LABOR,
WORKING WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON
STATE LABOR COUNCIL AND PROTECH
17 WILL BE JOINING US IN
CHAMBERS, AND COLLEAGUES, I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR
SIGNATURES AS WE HAVE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE WORKER
POWER AND HONOR NOT JUST LABOR
WINS BUT THE ONGOING EFFORT TO
MAKE EVERY DAY PEOPLE'S LIVES
BETTER. SO I WILL READ --
ACTUALLY I'M NOT GOING TO READ
THIS. IT'S BEEN CIRCULATED TO
YOUR OFFICES AND I'M GOING TO
READ IT TOMORROW SO WE WON'T DO
IT TWICE BUT YOU HAD THIS
CIRCULATED SO I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. IS THERE ANY OTHER
DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR BEFORE
WE ASK THE CLERK TO TAKE THE
ROLL FOR MAYDAY PROCLAMATION? MY
APOLOGIES, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR
US TO RECOGNIZE MADE A
PROCLAMATION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LYNN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RANK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WARREN IS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED TO THE PREPARATION. WE
ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR
SECOND PROCLAMATION.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, APRIL
30th, NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL
DAY. IS THAT CORRECT?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, PLEASE
LEAD THE DISCUSSION.
>> I THINK THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT. YES, WELL OKAY,
COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUES,
NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY IS
NOT JUST ABOUT CELEBRATING
CURRENTLY THERAPY ANIMALS, IT'S
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE MORE
PET OWNERS TO CONSIDER BECOMING
VOLUNTEERS, CREATING A HAPPIER,
HEALTHIER COMMUNITY THROUGH
GREATER ACCESS TO SAFE AND
MEANINGFUL ANIMAL VISITS.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
CHALLENGES, MANY YEARS OF
CHALLENGES WITH THE PANDEMIC AND
ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, NOT TO ADD
POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND NEED
FOR THERAPY ANIMALS IN OUR
COMMUNITY IS GREATER THAN EVER
AND THIS PROCLAMATION IS TO KIND
OF RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THIS
AND IS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION
BY MR. LEE WITH HIS PARTNERS
VOLUNTEER AT THE SEATTLE VA
HOSPITAL, THE SEATTLE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL,
PROVIDENCE, SWEDISH, PIECES
WITHIN THE PROVIDER COMMUNITY,
ON THE STREETS, BRINGING THE
SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I
THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RAISE
IT AS A PROUD OWNER OF TWO
INTERIORS THAT PROVIDE A SIMILAR
FUNCTION AT HOME FOR THE KETTLE
FAMILY, I JUST WANTED TO ASK
THAT YOU CONNECT WITH YOUR INNER
PET, SUPPORTING DOG, CAT LOVING
PERSON, AND SUPPORT THIS
RESOLUTION, SO THANK YOU
PARTNERS AND I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE
NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY?
COUNCILMEMBER LYNN?
>> YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW
IT'S JUST ABOUT A WEEK AGO,
SOMEBODY WAS HAVING A MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD
AND AS NEIGHBORS WE WERE TRYING
TO SUPPORT HER AND JUST HAPPENED
SOMEBODY WAS WALKING THEIR DOG
AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT'S
WHAT IT TOOK FOR THIS PERSON TO
FEEL GROUNDED AND CALM DOWN, AND
IT'S NOT JUST CATS AND DOGS. I
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT EQUINE
THERAPY BUT THERE'S A WHOLE
PRACTICE AROUND EQUINE THERAPY.
WE HAVE A CREW, THE BUFFALO
SOLDIERS, WHO HAVE SHOWN UP DOWN
IN RAINIER BEACH LIKE TWICE A
MONTH AND SO, YEAH, WITH OUR
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AT AN
ALL-TIME HIGH, HAPPY TO SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER LYNN. ARE THERE
OTHER COMMENTS, NATIONAL THERAPY
ANIMAL DAY? JUST PUT IN
PERSPECTIVE, THERE ARE MORE PETS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAN
THERE ARE CHILDREN. PEOPLE LOVE
THEIR PETS, OKAY? SO I JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR
COUNCILMEMBER WARREN IS SO WE
CAN GET HER A PET. LET'S TAKE
THE ROLL ON SIGNING THE
PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL
THERAPY ANIMAL DAY .
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LYNN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ . AND
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.
>> YES.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> SIX IN FAVOR? SEVEN? OKAY,
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.
AWESOME. VERY HAPPY TO SIGN
THAT. AND SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO
MOVE ON FROM PROCLAMATION TIME
TO THE BLUE SKY. I HAD TO COME
UP WITH A -- I HAD TO COME UP
WITH A SONG FOR IT BECAUSE WE DO
A LOT OF PROCLAMATIONS, WHICH
ARE IMPORTANT, SO NOW WE HAD A
POPULATION SONG SO I JUST WANTED
TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. WE ARE
GOING TO DO PREVIEW OF CITY
COUNCIL ACTIONS, COUNCIL AND
REGIONAL COMMITTEE . WE WILL
START TO MY LEFT THIS TIME AND
WILL JUST GO AROUND THE TABLE,
SO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOUR
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND I'M GLAD WE HAD THAT MOMENT
OF LEVITY BEFORE THIS NEXT TOPIC
THAT I'M ABOUT TO BRING UP.
COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO USE MY
TIME TODAY TO SHARE IN A DATE ON
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY. FRIDAY
EVENING, COUNCILMEMBERS POSTEL,
KETTLE AND I ATTENDED THE
SPECIAL READING OF THE CASEY RHA
GOVERNING BOARD AS THE SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO
THAT BODY. IT WAS THERE WE
RECEIVED A MORE DETAILED
BRIEFING OF THE FORENSIC
EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FROM THE FIRM CLARK HUBER.
YOU'VE READ THE COVERAGE. WE
ALL KNOW THE FINDINGS ARE
EGREGIOUS AND IT DEMANDS
IMMEDIATE ACTION AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN I SAY
IMMEDIATE, I DO NOT MEAN HASTY
OR HALF-BAKED. I DO NOT MEAN A
KNEE-JERK REACTION. WHAT I MEAN
IS INTENTIONAL AND DELIBERATE
EFFORTS TO TAKE A GOOD
GOVERNANCE APPROACH TO THE WORK
AHEAD OF US. AND AT THE FRIDAY
MEETING THE BOARD TOOK INITIAL
ACTION RECOMMENDED BY THE
AUDITOR. BUT WE NEED MORE. SINCE
FRIDAY'S MEETING I'VE WORKED
EVERY DAY TO IDENTIFY NEXT STEPS
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, OUR
SERVICE PROVIDERS, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
OUR KING COUNTY COUNTERPARTS ON
THE KCRHA BOARD, CO KINISON AND
OUR PARTNERS AROUND THE REGION,
AND IN OUR CUSTODY AS CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR OF THE HUMAN
SERVICES, LABOR AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND
SEATTLE COUNCILMEMBERS TO THE
KCRHA GOVERNING BOARD ,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND I ARE
DRAFTING A RESOLUTION THAT
CODIFIES THE FINDINGS OF THE
AUDITS, OUTLINES THE MAY 8th AND
MAY 23rd DELIVERABLES EXPECTED
OF KCRHA AND REQUESTS THE
EXECUTIVE TO DELIVER A REPORT
OUTLINING NEXT STEPS FOR OUR
CONTRACTS, STAFFING, CONTINUUM
OF CARE RESPONSIBILITIES,
COLLABORATION WITH PROVIDERS,
WORK WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS,
AND HOW WE WILL ENSURE A
CONTINUITY OF SERVICES, WITH OR
WITHOUT KCRHA. WE ARE WORKING
TOWARDS NARROW CONCURRENCE ON
THIS RESOLUTION. AS SOON AS A
DRAFT IS READY IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS, MY OFFICE WILL BE
CIRCULATING IT TO ALL MEMBERS OF
THIS BODY FOR INITIAL REVIEW, IN
THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY,
COLLABORATION AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. AS RESPONSIBLE
ELECTED LEADERS, WE HAVE A
FUNDAMENTAL DUTY TO GET PEOPLE
HOUSED AND TO DO RIGHT BY
TAXPAYERS. IN THAT EFFORT IT IS
CRITICAL THAT WE ARE ALL FULLY
INFORMED, THAT WE MOVE WITH
DILIGENCE, THAT WE HAVE A PLAN,
AND THAT ALL OF US ARE WORKING
ON THAT PLAN TOGETHER,
DELIBERATELY, COLLABORATIVELY
AND TRANSPARENTLY. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, THANK YOU
BOTH FOR YOUR COLLABORATION ON
THIS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD
ANYTHING I MAY HAVE MISSED IN
THIS UPDATE AND THANK YOU
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING -- COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION BECAUSE I
WENT THROUGH THE REPORT AND THE
INFORMATION THAT THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE SENT DOWN IN THE QUEUE SO
IS THE TIMING HERE? BECAUSE I
KNOW THERE'S TWO DEADLINES, MAY
8th AND THE 23rd AND MAY 23rd IS
WHEN KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS HAS TO RESPOND WITH THE
WRITTEN CORRECTIVE RESPONSE. SO
ARE YOU WAITING UNTIL AFTER THAT
TO DO THAT? ARE YOU DOING IT
BEFORE THE 23rd?
>> AS WE MAP OUT BRINGING THIS
THROUGH THE HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE, THE ULTIMATE
COMMITTEE VOTES ON THIS WOULD
HAPPEN AFTER THAT 23rd.
>> OKAY, GOOD, BECAUSE I THINK
WE NEED TO LET THE DUST SETTLE A
LITTLE BIT AND I JUST HAD A
CHANCE TO READ THE FORENSIC
AUDIT THIS WEEKEND AND THE
MAYOR'S TALKING POINTS AND FAQS
AND WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEN
ALSO LINING UP THE DATES WHEN
WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE CEOS AND
WHEN DR. KINISON WAS ACTUALLY
HIRED. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THE SCOPE OF THE FORENSIC AUDIT
WAS MAY 2021 TO JULY 2025 SO
IT'S A FINITE PERIOD. SO I JUST
WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND I LIKE
WHAT YOU SAID, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, THAT IT
ISN'T KNEE-JERK, IT ISN'T
RESPONSIVE, YOU DON'T WANT TO
GO OUT THERE AND HAVE CONFLICT.
CAN WE ALL JUST TAKE A BEETS,
GET ALL THE INFORMATION IN, LET
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
RESPOND TO US, WHAT THE
DEFICIENCIES ARE, WHAT THEIR
WRITTEN CORRECTIVE PLAN IS, AND
THEN LET'S HAVE A RESPONSE AS A
COLLECTIVE BODY BACK SO THANK
YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. COUNCILMEMBER LYNN?
>> THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION. I
THINK A BULK OF THE FUNDING THAT
WE PROVIDE TO THEM GETS PASSED
ON TO OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND
SO I GUESS MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS
JUST, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE
CRITICALLY ESSENTIAL SERVICES
AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT,
YOU KNOW, THAT AS WE TAKE
CORRECTIVE ACTION, THAT WE ARE
ALSO MINDFUL OF THE IMPACTS TO
OUR PROVIDERS, TO THE FOLKS THAT
THEY SERVE. I THINK THAT WOULD
POTENTIALLY -- WE DON'T WANT TO
MAKE A PROBLEM EVEN WORSE AND SO
I GUESS I APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK
IT SPEAKS TO THAT CONCERN BUT I
JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR ME,
YES WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THESE
AUDIT FINDINGS AND WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT MAKING
THIS INTO A BIGGER PROBLEM BY
DISRUPTING ALL THE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES THAT ARE HAPPENING AT
THE MOMENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LYNN.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
I DID READ THE REPORT ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER I
RECEIVED IT AND THE BRIEFING ON
FRIDAY, HAVING READ THE REPORT,
WAS VERY USEFUL, VERY HELPFUL,
AND REALLY BROUGHT IN THE
DETAILS. AND IT IS DAMNING. IT
IS CONCERNING. BUT TO KIND OF
ECHO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER LYNN
SAID, WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL IN A
SENSE OF LIKE OUR TEAM WAS
WORKING ON TWO TINY HOME
VILLAGES THAT JUST SHOWED UP IN
DISTRICT 5, THE OLYMPIC HILLS
AND LAKE CITY. WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE OTHER PROJECTS IN
THE PIPELINE DON'T GO SIDEWAYS.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL
THESE DELIVERABLES ARE BEING
DELIVERED AND IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO KNOW, AND I DID
THIS IN MY STATEMENT, THAT WE
HAVE A REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS
PROBLEM ON THE STREETS OF
SEATTLE AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A
REGIONAL APPROACH, AND WE HAVE
TO BE MINDFUL THAT WE HAVE A
ROLE IN OVERSIGHT ON THE
REGIONAL PEACE AND WE HAVE TO DO
A GOOD JOB. TO BE BLUNT, THERE
IS A LOT OF FOCUS ON KCRHA BUT
THE COUNTY AND THE CITY HAVE A
LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS
FRONT AND WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL
OF THAT, AND THINK THROUGH THAT
AS WELL SO -- BUT THE BOTTOM
LINE IS WE HAVE TO GET THE JOB
DONE RIGHT SO THAT WE ARE
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR ALL THE
REASONS WE NEED, FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO
AS BROUGHT UP RECENTLY FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOODS IN CRISIS AS WELL
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO BE QUICK BUT
THOROUGH AND MINDFUL OF THE
IMPACTS, IF THIS WAS TO GO
SIDEWAYS . THAT'S MY CONCERN.
SO WE HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT. THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. ARE THERE OTHER
COMMENTS, LEFT AND RIGHT?
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> [ INAUDIBLE ]
>> OKAY, I WILL SAY I DO WANT TO
THANK COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD, AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, I KNOW
COSPONSORING IT. YOU ALL SIT ON
A REGIONAL HOMELESS AUTHORITY SO
REALLY, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, YOU SAT ON
THEIR LAST YEAR, RIGHT THEY'RE
IN ALTERNATES, OKAY, THIS YEAR,
AND COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THAT WE
ARE ALL DISAPPOINTED AND WE JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO
BETTER, AND NONE OF US WANT TO
INTERRUPT SOME OF THE SERVICE
PROVIDERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
DOING THIS WORK AND FIGURING OUT
WHAT IS THE BEST PATHWAY
FORWARD, WHATEVER THAT IS. SO I
DO AGREE THAT WE NEED -- I LIKE
HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE MOVING
THROUGH COMMITTEE AND THEN
WAITING FOR THE RESPONSE, AS YOU
SAID. COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, FROM
THE KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESS AUTHORITY TO THE AUDIT
AND SOME OF THE DEADLINES THAT
THE COMMITTEE, THE BOARD HAS SET
FORTH SO COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD THIS
BECAUSE JUST TO GIVE SOME
CONTEXT AND PARTICULARLY FOR OUR
TWO COUNCILMEMBERS HERE WHO ARE
GOING TO BE WORKING ON THIS IN
COMMITTEE NOW. WHEN THE KING
COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS
AUTHORITY WAS CREATED, WHICH I
HAD A HAND IN AS WELL AS FORMER
MAYOR CAROL, IN 2019, AND WAS UP
AND RUNNING BY 2021, I BELIEVE,
YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU
SAID, COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE,
EVERYONE -- THAT'S THE WHOLE
SENSIBILITY OF CREATING IT WAS
BECAUSE EVERYONE RECOGNIZED THAT
HOMELESSNESS WAS REGIONAL LAND
SEATTLE COULDN'T DO IT ON THEIR
OWN. IN AGREEMENT WITH KING
COUNTY BUT WE ALSO GOT MONEY
FROM THE FED AND THE STATE AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND
I STILL HAVE NOT SEEN THE AUDIT
THAT COMMERCE DID. I KNOW IT'S
REFERRED TO IN THE PLANNING, I
JUST HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO
PULL IT UP. I JUST WANT THE
PUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE THAT -- I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK AGAIN. HAVING MEASURE FOR
MEASURE MOVING FORWARD, MAKING
SURE WE HAVE ALL THE FACTS ,
SAYING THE SERVICES AND THE
CONTRACTS THAT ARE STILL PENDING
AND IT IS PRETTY EGREGIOUS BUT
I'M REALLY GOING TO BE
INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT COMES
BACK TO US. BUT I THINK THE
MAJOR POINT IS THAT WE STILL
WANT TO SEE AN INSTITUTION WHERE
WE ARE WORKING COUNTYWIDE TO
COMBAT HOMELESSNESS AND
HOPEFULLY IT ISN'T -- SOME OF
US HAVE BEEN THROUGH A DEFINED
MOVEMENT AND I CAN TELL YOU, YOU
DON'T WANT TO TEAR SOMETHING
DOWN UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING
ELSE IN ITS PLACE. SO I'M
HOPING THAT'S WHAT WE DO. SO
THANK YOU .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ. GREAT SEGUE INTO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU FOR THAT
FANTASTIC OVERVIEW,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK. I WILL JUST
SAY I THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLY
WELL PUT, COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ,
IN TERMS OF ENSURING THAT WE ARE
CLEAR AROUND WHAT WE NEED TO DO
NEXT. THE OTHER THING THAT I
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, IT WAS
ALREADY SAID BUT IT BEARS
REPEATING, IS THAT THESE AUDIT
FINDINGS LOOK AT A TIME PERIOD
FROM 2021 TO 2025 AND AGAIN ,
APPRECIATION TO COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE AN
ALTERNATE BUT I DO REALLY WANT
TO APPRECIATE YOU FOR JOINING
AND STAYING THE WHOLE TIME AT
THE MEETING AND I THINK IT JUST
SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS
ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY THE
COLLABORATIVE WAY THAT WE'LL BE
ABLE TO APPROACH IT. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. GOING BACK TO THE
FINDINGS BEING FROM 2021 TO
2025, ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS
THAT WAS ASKED FOLLOWING THE
PRESENTATION OF THE AUDITS CAME
FROM KING COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER
BARONI, WHO WAS ASKING AROUND
WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN PROVIDE AN
EXACT TIMELINE IN REGARDS TO THE
$8 MILLION IN RECEIVABLES. AND
SO FOR FOLKS THAT MANY OF US ARE
WATCHING OR READ IT AFTERWARDS,
WERE UNABLE AT THIS TIME FROM
THE FORENSIC AUDIT TO PINPOINT
THE TIMELINE OF THAT $8 MILLION
AND I DO THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
AS WE THINK ABOUT I'D ASK THIS
QUESTION WHEN WE GOT OUR
BRIEFING, COULD THIS HAVE
ACCUMULATED IN 2022 OR 2023 OR
2024 OR 2025 AND WE DON'T HAVE
THE ANSWER TO THAT . AND PART OF
THE REASON WE DON'T HAVE THE
ANSWER TO THAT IS ONE OF THE
MOST CHALLENGING THINGS IN THE
AUDIT IS IN REGARDS TO THE
EXISTING, UNDERLYING FINANCIAL
PRACTICES AND THE ABILITY TO
ACTUALLY TRACK MONEY COMING IN,
MONEY GOING OUT, AND COLOR OF
MONEY ISSUES, MORE OR LESS. SO I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
STAY FOCUSED ON HOW TO RESOLVE
THOSE AND I THINK IT'S
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE, IN
ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES, DO NOT
WANT TO RE-CREATE THE SAME
UNDERLYING CHALLENGES, BECAUSE
WE ARE STARTING A CLOCK BEFORE
WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE HEADED. SO
I REALLY APPRECIATED THOSE FINAL
COMMENTS FROM YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, AND I WILL SAY THOSE
HAVE BEEN MY PRINCIPLES OF THIS.
NO ONE IS PLEASED WITH THESE
AUDIT FINDINGS AND WE ALSO NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REALLY
CLEAR ABOUT WHAT OUR POLICY
GOALS ARE AND PUTTING THAT UP
FRONT SO THANK YOU AND I REALLY
WANT TO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK PUT A LOT OF ELBOW GREASE
IN OVER THE WEEKEND AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU ON THIS , BOTH FOR KCRHA AND
IN THE COMMITTEE. TURNING TO
MOVE FROM THAT INTO OTHER ITEMS,
I'LL JUST SHARE A COUPLE OTHER
THINGS ON THIS SAME TOPIC, AS A
REMINDER. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE
SHELTER CENSUS LEGISLATION IN
THIS WEEK'S LAND USE COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO APPRECIATE
COUNCILMEMBER LIN FOR PUTTING ON
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, SO THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT, AND
I WILL JUST SHARE, COLLEAGUES, A
COUPLE BITS OF INFORMATION THAT
YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN. I HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND PART
OF THE BEFORE THE BADGE TRAINING
LAST WEEK WITH SPD. I SEE HEAD
NODS, FOLKS HAVE MAYBE DONE
THAT, GREAT IF YOU'VE ALREADY
DONE IT, IF YOU HAVEN'T IT'S
REALLY FANTASTIC. SO IT WAS A
GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM SOME OF THE
TRAINERS AND MEET SOME OF THE
FOLKS WHO ARE HOPING TO SERVE
OUR CITY IN THE FUTURE. AND WHEN
I THANKED THE OFFICERS AND CHIEF
FOR SETTING THAT UP AND ALLOWING
ME TO SORT OF SHADOW THEM THAT
DAY. AND YOU KNOW, COLLEAGUES,
WE ALSO TALKED HERE AND WE'VE
HAD THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND LIN
ON THE $4 MILLION FOR NOW. YOU
HEARD ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH
SEATTLE FOUNDATION SO I WAS AT A
CONVENING LAST WEEK WITH SEATTLE
FOUNDATION AND SEVERAL OTHER
REGIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND FEELING
VERY PROMISING ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO MORE
TOGETHER SO NO FINAL RESULT FROM
THAT BUT JUST WANTED TO SHARE, I
HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE
ENGAGEMENT FROM SOME OF THE
REGIONAL FOUNDATIONS AROUND HOW
WE CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESOURCES ON
IMMIGRATION RESPONSE ARE WELL
COORDINATED. AND LASTLY, I DID A
VEHICLE OUTREACH RIDE ALONG
RECENTLY, WHICH WAS REALLY
HELPFUL. I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
LIN AND MAYBE OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE DONE THAT
PREVIOUSLY. WE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE COMMONS
FUTURE LOCATION AND SEE THAT,
TALK TO SOME FOLKS WHO ARE
LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES AND
THAT'S AN INTERESTING CASE
BECAUSE THIS IS A CONTRACT
THAT'S COME ACTUALLY, USED TO
BE AT KCRHA AND IS ACTUALLY NOW
BACK AT THE CITY OF SEATTLE. SO
IT ACTUALLY GAVE US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND A
LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT
CONTRACTING LOOKS LIKE WHEN
IT'S IN HOUSE. SO WE RECOMMEND
THAT FOR FOLKS AS WELL. THAT'S
WHAT I GOT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
FOR COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER BEFORE
I GO? I MEAN NOT I GO, BEFORE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ GOES?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. I'LL
BE BRIEF. YES I WILL BE BRIEF
BUT FIRST OF ALL YOU GUYS KNOW
STORM SEASON STARTED. I HOPE YOU
WATCHED THE PRESEASON GAME. THEY
ONLY LOST BY TWO POINTS. YOU SAW
THAT, DIDN'T YOU? I KNOW YOU
GOT THAT, GIRL. SO LET ME GO
THROUGH THIS. PARKS AND CITY
LIGHT COMMITTEE. MAY 6th MEETING
IS CANCELED AND THE LICENSING
AGREEMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE
SIGNED ON MAY 12th SO THAT'S
EXCITING. LET'S SEE, LAST
WEDNESDAY OUR TEAM WENT TO THE
CRACKING COMMUNITY ICE IN D5
THERE TO WATCH THE PRESCHOOLERS
FOR THE ICE-SKATING, LAKE CITY
WAY PRE-K, BEACON HILL AND
MARTIN LUTHER KING FOLKS, KIDS
THERE, ALL PRE-K. TWO PRE-K
SCHOOLS IN D5. THAT'S THE TONY
LEE AND THE NOT. HUGE THANK YOU
TO DR. SUSAN LEE, WHO IS THE
WOMAN WHO RUNS ALL THIS
PROGRAMMING WITH KRAKEN , ONE
ROOF FOUNDATION AND AVG AND A
BIG THANK YOU TO ANITA ZEN,
SENIOR OF THE FEDERALLY
SUPPORTED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE
REFUGEE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE
PROVIDES REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS
IN PUGET SOUND WITH WRAPAROUND
SOCIAL SERVICES. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THEM SINCE 2015 SO
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WATCH
THEIR GROWTH AND THE EXPANSION
OF THE PRE-K CITYWIDE. LET'S
SEE. RIGHT NOW UP TO 140 STAFF
MEMBERS WHO SPEAK 37 DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS. WE'VE
BEEN VOLUNTEERING ON THIS GOING
UP TO THE CRACKING COMMUNITY ICE
PLEX FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 40
YEARS WITH ALL THE LOCAL KIDS,
THESE ARE PRE-K KIDS ON ICE.
IT'S SO CUTE WATCHING THEM
SKATE. ON THURSDAY A HUGE SHOUT
OUT TO MY STAFF. I'M GOING TO
SAY THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE
EMBARRASSED BUT KELLY , KIMMY
AND PAUL, I DID THIS WITH
COUNCILMEMBER BRADSHAW,
VOLUNTEERED ALL DAY FROM NINE A
CLOCK IN THE MORNING UNTIL 6:00
AT NIGHT IN THE SEATTLE KING
COUNTY CLINIC AT THE SEATTLE
CENTER, HOSTED BY THE SEATTLE
CENTER AND THE SEATTLE CENTER
FOUNDATION. IF YOU HAVE NEVER
DONE IT, DO IT. IT'S WONDERFUL.
I DID IT A COUPLE TIMES WITH
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AND THEY
WERE ABLE TO SERVE OVER 850
PATIENTS THAT DAY. IT WAS FOUR
DAYS, APRIL 23rd TO THE 26th AND
THE SEATTLE KING COUNTY CLINIC
BRINGS TOGETHER HEALTHCARE
ORGANIZATIONS, CIVIC AGENCIES,
NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES AND
VOLUNTEERS TO PRODUCE THE
LARGEST COMMUNITY DRIVEN HEALTH
FINNIC OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED
STATES, WHICH I'M VERY PROUD
OF. THE HELP OF THOUSANDS OF
VOLUNTEERS, THIS FOUR DAY CLINIC
PROVIDES FREE DENTAL, VISION,
MEDICAL, SOCIAL SERVICES TO MORE
THAN 3000 PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE TO
ACCESS AND/OR AFFORD CARE EACH
YEAR. IF THAT IS NOT A TESTAMENT
FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT IS. SO MOVING ON,
ANYWAY, IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED
UP NEXT YEAR, I WILL BE HERE,
MAYBE I WILL, I DON'T KNOW, WHO
KNOWS? YOU LIKE THAT, DON'T
YOU? SO LET'S SEE AND FRIDAY
WAS A BIG DEAL. I COULDN'T MAKE
IT. I LITERALLY LOVE LITERACY
SOURCE. CITYWIDE BUT THERE ALSO
IN D5. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
THEM SINCE 20 SOMETHING. KELLY
OUR CHIEF OF STAFF GOT TO ATTEND
THEIR ANNUAL LUNCHEON. THERE
LOCATED ON LAKE CITY WAY .
ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY,
FOUNDATIONAL EDUCATION FOR
ADULTS TO CREATE LASTING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND
THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.
RESOURCES RUN BY COEXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR SHIRA WHO IS AMAZING,
ROSEN AND KAT HOWE. THEY HAVE
148 VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP RIGHT
OVER 46,000 HOURS OF SMALL GROUP
AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION
FOR 882 ADULT LEARNERS . OVER 50
NATIONS ARE REPRESENTED,
SPEAKING 75 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
I ALONG WITH THEN COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALES ATTENDED AT LEAST THREE
OF THEIR GRADUATIONS AND THESE
ARE PEOPLE COMING FROM DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES THAT WERE DOCTORS,
LAWYERS, YOU NAME IT, WHATEVER,
BUT ENGLISH ISN'T THEIR FIRST
LANGUAGE AND THEY'RE COMING
HERE TO LEARN ENGLISH, GIVING
THEM THE COMPUTER AND THE
BUDGET. THESE KIND OF NONPROFIT,
REALLY HEARTFELT ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING, FOR THE RIGHT REASONS,
FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE, WITHOUT
GOING INTO MOTORIZED
MARGINALIZED, VULNERABLE
LANGUAGE, THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT
WANT TO CONTRIBUTE AND WORK IN
THIS COUNTRY AND THE RIGHT AND
SO TO HAVE THESE KIND OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THERE AND
TO WATCH THESE GRADUATIONS AND
HAVE PEOPLE MOVE FORWARD, IF YOU
HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUT
TO LITERACY SOURCE OR GO TO ONE
OF THEIR GRADUATIONS, I REALLY
ENCOURAGE IT AND THAT IT. THANK
YOU.
>> AWESOME. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ?
>> KNOW.
>> AWESOME. COUNCILMEMBER LIN .
>> SO COMING UP THIS WEEK IN
LAND-USE COMMITTEE, WE DO HAVE
THE SHELTER LEGISLATION
INCLUDING SOME POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS FOR BRIEFING. WE ALSO
HAVE THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
POTENTIAL APPOINTMENT AS WELL AS
JUST A BRIEFING FROM THAT OFFICE
ABOUT THEIR WORK INCLUDING THIS
YEAR, WILL THERE BE AN AID TO
OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN? SO
EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THAT. AND THEN JUST IN GENERAL
I'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF
READINGS AND PUBLIC SAFETY HAS
JUST BEEN A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR
OUR DISTRICT, AS IT HAS BEEN FOR
A WHILE, BUT WE HAD A COMMUNITY
MEETING IN NORTH BEACON HILL.
VERY WELL ATTENDED. A LOT OF
PASSION AROUND ISSUES IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD. UNFORTUNATELY WE
ALSO KEEP HEARING, THERE'S BEEN
A NUMBER OF ONGOING GUN VIOLENCE
ISSUES DOWNING THE RAINIER BEACH
NEIGHBORHOOD AND SO ALSO LOTS OF
CONCERNS FROM NEIGHBORS IN THAT
AREA. WE CONTINUE TO MEET WEEKLY
WITH SEPALS IN THAT AREA, WITH
SPD, COMMUNITY PASSAGEWAYS,
OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN SHARE MORE IN
THE NEAR FUTURE. AND YEAH,
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILMEMBER
LIN ? AWESOME. COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES, GOOD AFTERNOON.
OUR NEXT STEPS MEETING WILL BE
NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 7th, 9:30
A.M. ON THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
FRONT, I WILL SHARE THAT LAST
WEEK I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
ATTENDING A JOINT RTC MEETING
LAST TUESDAY. IT WAS A JOINT
MEETING, MORE SPECIFICALLY A
JOINT MEETING OF THE
TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMY AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE WITH THE
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL
AND THE DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON
PREPARING FOR FIFA WORLD CUP. WE
EXPLORED STRATEGIES TO ENSURE
OUR CITY, OUR REGION IS
PREPARED, READY FOR THESE --
THESE EXCITING TIMES , FROM
IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING AND COORDINATION TO
MAXIMIZING PUBLIC TRANSIT DURING
PEAK DEMAND TIMES. EQUALLY
IMPORTANT, WE EMPHASIZED THE
NEED FOR A SYSTEM THAT IS
ACCESSIBLE, SAFE AND WELCOMING
FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. SO IT WAS
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO GO
TO THIS MEETING IN PERSON. IT
WAS JUST ACROSS THE STREET AT
KING COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
GREAT MEETING. ALSO LAST WEEK ON
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION OR
REGIONAL COMMITTEE FRONT, I
ATTENDED PS RC'S EXECUTIVE
MEETING WHERE LAST THURSDAY,
WHERE AMONG OTHER THINGS WE
APPROVED A REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. IT WAS A
MULTITIER EFFORT THAT STARTED AT
THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AND
TRANSPORTATION POLICY BOARD AND
KIND OF WORK ITS WAY THROUGH.
GREAT TO SEE THAT ONE END TO END
FROM START TO FINISH. GLAD WE
ARE ABLE TO APPROVE THAT
EXCITING PLAN FOR OUR REGION.
AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE ALSO
CERTIFIED THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLANS FOR BONNEY LAKE, PACIFIC
AND SEATTLE SO ALL THE WORK THAT
WE DO HERE IN COUNCIL, IT
MATTERS, AND IT MATTERS TO OUR
REGIONAL PARTNERS AS WELL. IN
THE COMMUNITY I'LL SHARE A FEW
SELECT EVENTS. FIRST OFF, REALLY
EXCITING FOR ME. LAST THURSDAY,
COLLEAGUES, WAS NATIONAL TAKE
YOUR KIDS TO WORK DAY AND THAT
WAS -- THAT'S THE LATEST SORT
OF ITERATION OF WHAT USED TO BE
NATIONAL TAKE YOUR DAUGHTERS TO
WORK DAY. THEY HAVE SINCE MADE
IT GENDER-NEUTRAL AND SO I TOOK
ALL THREE OF MY KIDS IN THE
AFTERNOON HERE TO CITY HALL AND
AMONG OTHER THINGS IT WAS REALLY
EXCITING TO SEE THEM RUN AROUND
THIS VERY CHAMBER WITH SO MUCH
JOY AND EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY
RUNNING FROM SEAT TO SEAT,
RUNNING BACK TO THE COUNCIL DEUS
HERE. YEAH, I'VE NEVER SEEN SO
MANY PEOPLE SO EAGER TO BEGIN
SEATTLE CITY HALL CHAMBER BUT IT
WAS GREAT. ALSO SAME DAY
PARTICIPATED ALONGSIDE OUR
COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER LIN ,
WITH THE COUNCIL IN ADDITION AND
WITH BRIAN CALLAHAN, GREAT,
GREAT SESSION. MY KIDS GOT A
TOUR OF THE SEATTLE CHANNEL
DOWNSTAIRS, AS WELL, AND SO ,
APPRECIATE THE ENTIRE TEAM AT
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL FOR MAKING
THAT SUCH A FUN AND MEMORABLE
EXPERIENCE FOR MY KIDS. SADLY I
ASKED THEM HOW IT WENT FROM
THEIR PERSPECTIVE OR AT LEAST
BECAUSE THEY GOT TO SEE AND
WATCH MY INTERVIEW PORTION AND
THEY SAID, DAD, YOU WERE BORING,
SO I APPRECIATE FEEDBACK FROM
ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS,
ESPECIALLY MY CONSTITUENTS,
NUMBER ONE. BUT IT WAS FUN TIMES
NONETHELESS. ALSO LAST WEEK A
FEW OTHER SELECT KIND OF
COMMUNITY EVENTS. HAD THE HONOR
OF PARTICIPATING IN A SOUTHWEST
YOUTH ALLIANCE PANEL. IT WAS A
DISCUSSION THAT WAS ORGANIZED BY
THE SOUTHWEST YOUTH AND FAMILY
SERVICES ON THE IMPORTANT TOPIC
OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND
ADDICTION WITH OUR YOUTH, AND IT
WAS AT DENNY INTERNATIONAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL IN WEST SEATTLE.
QUESTIONS PERTAINED TO RESOURCES
AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED
OF EDUCATION AROUND THINGS LIKE
ADDICTION, VAPING AND ALCOHOL,
HOW TO PROTECT YOU FROM ACCESS
TO DRUGS, PUBLIC SAFETY, ALL OF
THESE THINGS IN PROXIMITY TO OUR
SCHOOLS, AND CONCERNS AROUND
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND I.C.E..
SO HONORED TO JOIN THAT
CONVERSATION. I LEARNED A TON AS
WELL. THERE ARE A LOT OF EXPERTS
AS WELL AND SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO
DENNY MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
MARY INGRAM, WHO WAS ALSO AT THE
EVENT AND SHE'S ALWAYS A
PLEASURE TO BE AROUND. LAST
FRIDAY I ALSO SPENT THE DAY IN
SOUTH PARK AND REALLY EXCITED
TO, ANY TIME I GET A CHANCE TO
GO AND CHECK IN WITH THAT PART
OF MY DISTRICT, BUT I MET WITH
COMMUNITY LEADERS AT THE
DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY
COALITION ALONG WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS FROM VIA COMMUNITY
AUDIO, ONLY HIMSELF PARK AS
WELL, ALSO OFFICE HOURS IN THE
SOUTH PARK BRANCH OF THE SEATTLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND IT'S GREAT
TO CONNECT WITH JUST EVERY DAY
CONSTITUENTS SHARING THEIR
CONCERNS AND FEEDBACK. VERY
ENLIGHTENING AND EMPOWERING FOR
ME PERSONALLY. AMONG OTHER
THINGS, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO SOME COOL SOUTH PARK EVENTS
COMING THIS SUMMER INCLUDING THE
RETURN OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER
FESTIVAL AND SO TO AS WELL.
EXCITING TIMES. AND FINALLY I'LL
SHARE THAT ON SATURDAY I HAD THE
PLEASURE JOINING S.ORGANIZED I
THINK IT WAS A SECOND OR THIRD
EVER -- DON'T QUOTE ME BUT IT
WAS A YOUTH TRANSPORTATION
SUMMIT SO SATURDAY MORNING I HAD
THE HONOR OF SPEAKING AT THAT
AND INTERACT AND MEET WITH SOME
OF OUR YOUTH, AND I'LL JUST
SHARE, AT LEAST FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, THE FUTURE OF
TRANSPORTATION POLICY IN OUR
CITY IS BRIGHT, HAVING HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH SOME
OF OUR YOUTH, SO DEEPLY
INTERESTED AND EVEN CONCERNED
ABOUT THESE REALLY IMPORTANT
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FACING US
ALL. THAT IS IT FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE. I WELCOME ANY
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK,
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER, IF
NONE, I WILL PASS THE BATON TO
COUNCILMEMBER CANCEL.
>> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON,
COLLEAGUES. STARTING OFF PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE, OUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING IS TOMORROW
AND OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC DRUG
USE AND POSSESSION. I'VE HAD
SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ON THIS. THE FOCUS HERE
IS BASICALLY ALIGNING FOR SPD
BUT ALSO LOOKING ON RESPONSE. WE
DIDN'T HAVE THAT WHEN THE
LEGISLATION WAS WRITTEN UP IN
'23 AND SO I THINK THERE'S
WAYS TO GET ALIGNMENT AND THIS
SHOULD ALSO BE SEEN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR EFFORTS IN
ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE MORE
GENERALLY. SPECIFICALLY LOOKING
AT THE CARE ENABLING ORDINANCE,
BECAUSE WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUES AS COUNCILMEMBER LIN WAS
TALKING ABOUT IN D2. IN FACT, I
WAS IN LITTLE SAIGON THIS
MORNING ENJOYING A NICE COFFEE
AT HELLO M, BY THE WAY, SO I
JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW,
HIGHLIGHT THE FOCUS OF WHAT WE
ARE DOING IN PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. SO AGAIN, TOMORROW'S
WILL BE PUBLIC DRUG USE AND
POSSESSION IN TERMS OF UPDATING.
SEPARATELY, ALONG PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO PUT OUT THERE, TOO
THE NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE
ON MAY 12th AND THERE'S GOING
TO BE TWO AGENDA ITEMS ON THAT.
FIRST IS THE CALENDAR OF SOME
PROTEST HERE, THE SENTINEL
REVIEW WILL BE WITH OIG AND SPD
AND THEN THAT WILL BREAK AND
THEN OIG FOR THE SECOND AGENDA
ITEM WILL BE JOINED BY OPA AND
CPC FOR THE KIND OF THE ANNUAL
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS TO TALK
ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS AND THE
ISSUES THAT ARE FACING THEM AND
HOW THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER.
THE OTHER TWO MAY ALSO SPEAK TO
THE PROTESTS HERE BUT THAT'S
THE SET UP AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT BASED ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF DOING THE
OVERSIGHT, HAVING THESE THINGS
COME UP AND HAVING THE CHANCE TO
SPEAK TO IT, SO THAT'S THE NEXT
TWO MEETINGS. I DON'T USUALLY
DO THE TWO BUT GIVEN THE MAY
12th, I'LL GIVE YOU THE NEXT
ONE IN MAY WILL BE OEM AND
OTHERS REGARDING, ARE WE READY
FOR THE WORLD CUP, EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY
PERSPECTIVE. ALL RIGHT. THIS
WEEK I ALREADY MENTIONED I WAS
IN LITTLE SAIGON THIS MORNING.
TOMORROW OPA, WEDNESDAY LAKE
UNION DRY DOCK, VERY IMPORTANT,
AND THEN MEETING WITH PCD
RELATED TO THE DOWNTOWN REGIONAL
PLAN. THINGS ARE WORKING ON
THOSE FRONTS, TOO. MAY NOT BE AS
VISIBLE BUT DOING THAT AND THE
MSC CRUISES, BASED ON MY
DISTRICT, I MEET WITH A LOT OF
CRUISE LINES AND BETWEEN 66 AND
91 TEARS AND ALL THAT AND WHAT
WE HAVE GOING ON AND IT'S A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S HAPPENING. BY THE WAY,
IF YOU NOT BEEN DOWN THERE WHEN
THEY'RE OFF LOADING AND
UNLOADING A CRUISE SHIP, IT'S A
LOGISTICAL MARBLE. I'VE SEEN A
LOT OF UNLOADS AND OFFLOADS,
USUALLY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, BUT
THE CASE WITH A CRUISE SHIP IS
JUST INCREDIBLE. THE SEAPORT AND
THE AIRPORT IS ALSO INCREDIBLE.
THIS COMES A TWEEN THAT AND
ELECT LOCATION OF THE PEERS BUT
THE IDEA THAT YOU CHECK YOUR
BAGS AT THE PIER AND THEY END UP
WHERE YOU NEED TO BE WHEN YOU
LAND IS INCREDIBLE. BUT THESE
PIECES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO OUR
CITY AND GETTING THESE UPDATES
AND GETTING THIS INSIGHT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. THURSDAY
EVERGREEN GOOD WILL FOLLOWED BY
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S AWARD
CEREMONY LUNCHEON AND THEN I'LL
BE GOING INTO MAGNOLIA,
TECHNICALLY IN D6 BUT CATHERINE
BLAINE, BUT SOME OF THOSE
STUDENTS ARE IN THE D7 PART OF
MAGNOLIA. SPEAKING TO THE CIVICS
AND THE ISSUES FOR -- THAT'S A
K-8 SCHOOL THERE IN MAGNOLIA AND
THEN UNION ARTS CENTER LATER ON
THURSDAY. FRIDAY, KIND OF HINTED
AT, I'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF
QUALITY TIME IN D2 AT THIS TIME
WILL BE A RAINIER BEACH PUBLIC
SAFETY WALK. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER LIN. I'LL FOLLOW
THAT UP WITH JEWISH COMMUNITY
SERVICES AND THEIR FAMILY OF
CARING LUNCHEON. JSS DOES A LOT
OF GREAT WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY.
NEXT WEEK, FIFA WORLD CUP 26, I
HAVE A MEETING ON THAT,
IMPORTANT MEETING WITH THE
INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS,
SPR, MEETING WITH THE SOUTHERN
FORD, DIFFERENT PIECES, THE HOPE
FACTORY ON THURSDAY, THE
DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
WILL BE ON FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK
IN ADDITION TO SOME ADDITIONAL
MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
ANYWAYS, LOTS GOING ON IN
COMMUNITY AND THE ONE THING I
JUST WANTED TO NOTE IN TERMS OF
LAST WEEK, I ATTENDED THE
MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY COUNCIL LAST
TUESDAY WHERE THEY HAD THE WEST
PRECINCT CAPTAIN THERE ALONG
WITH CRIME PREVENTION OFFICER
AND IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION
IN TERMS OF THE ISSUES THAT
MAGNOLIA IS FACING AND ALSO WHAT
THEY CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY, BOTH
IN TERMS OF LIKE RESIDENTIAL
BLOCK WATCH BUT AS A COMMUNITY,
WHAT THE VILLAGE CAN DO AND MAKE
CONNECTIONS AND THE PIECES THAT
THEY CAN DO. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS
TO REALIZE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
TO BE PASSIVE. THEY CAN BE
ENGAGING AND THERE'S GREAT WAYS
TO DO SO, AND I'M LOOKING TO
PROMOTE THAT WITHIN DISTRICT 7,
AND OBVIOUSLY IN MANY WAYS. TO
CLOSE, I WANT TO GO INTO THE
SPORTS PIECE, PIGGYBACKING OFF
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. YES, THE
STORM AND [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH
] FOR THOSE THAT GO TO THE STORM
GAMES YOU OFTEN SEE THE SHIRTS.
EVERYONE WATCHES WOMEN'S
SPORTS. I DO LIKE FRENCH BUT
ALSO GO MARINERS. FOUR STRAIGHT
WINS. ONLY A GAME AND A HALF
OUT. OBVIOUSLY ON THE HOCKEY
SIDE THE KRAKEN AND TORRENTS A
LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT WE HAVE
THE SOUNDERS. I JUST HAD TO
NOTIFY MANCHESTER UNITED WON
TODAY, QUICK ON THE SOCCER
FOOTBALL FRONT, BUT I'M JUST
DOING THIS ON MY OWN. I'VE NOT
TALKED TO ANYBODY ON THE SEVENTH
FLOOR, LIKE THE MAYOR, BUT I
HAVE ROGER TO RUN OFF AND SAID I
WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTED
SOCCER FOOTBALL MATCH. SO I'M
WONDERING IF I'M GOING TO BE
ALONE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. SO
ANYWAYS, I'M NOT SURE IF THE
SEVENTH FLOOR HAS BEEN TOLD YET
BUT I SAID YES. BUT HERE YOU GO.
FOR THOSE WATCHING UPSTAIRS. AND
A CHALLENGE -- YOU LOOK LIKE --
>> I'M IN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN IS IN .
SECOND, TOO?
>> I PLAN TO PARTICIPATE,
SUBJECT TO THE SCHEDULE OF
COURSE , AS WELL, BUT I HAD A
QUICK COMMENT ON SOMETHING ELSE,
IF I MAY. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE FOR CALLING
OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CRUISE
INDUSTRY TO OUR CITY AND OUR
LOCAL ECONOMY. I KNOW THOSE
OPERATIONS DEFINITELY SIT WITHIN
YOUR DISTRICT BUT MY DISTRICT
BORDERS ARE MARITIME, ARE
CRITICAL MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
LANDS AS WELL AND A LOT OF OUR
LONGSHOREMEN ACTUALLY LIVE IN MY
DISTRICT AND THOSE -- THE CRUISE
SHIP INDUSTRY HELPS SUPPORT
LOCAL UNION JOBS. THE
LONGSHOREMEN DO A LOT OF THAT
WORK, IN TERMS OF SUPPLYING THE
CRUISE SHIPS AS WELL SO THANK
YOU FOR CALLING OUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR CRUISE
INDUSTRY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, JUST TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT -- THE TWO
POINTS, THE UNION, IT'S
INCREDIBLE AGAIN. YOU HAD TO GO
DOWN THERE AND WATCH IT. IT'S
INCREDIBLE BUT THE FACT THAT WE
ARE A HOME PORT, BECAUSE
OFTENTIMES CRUISE SHIPS WILL GO
TO DIFFERENT PORTS AROUND THE
WORLD, UP AND DOWN THE COAST AND
SO FORTH, AND THEY'RE STOPPING
IN, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE A
HOMEPORT, THE LOGISTICAL,
BRINGING ON THE PROVISIONS,
EXCELLENTLY DONE AND THAT IS A
HUGE ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO OUR
CITY. SO WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT
TIER WHEN IT COMES TO THIS AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD
BE MINDFUL OF, AND PROTECT AND
PROMOTE, AND ONE REASON WHY I
BRING IT UP. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA FOR JUMPING
IN BECAUSE THE MARITIME PIECE IS
OBVIOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE
DISTRICT 1, SIX AND SEVEN.
>> THANK YOU. FINAL THING I'LL
SAY IS WHEN YOU STARTED SPEAKING
FRENCH, OR SOME REASON I GOT TO
THINKING OF THAT FAMOUS KEY AND
DEAL SKETCH WHERE THERE IS A
FRENCH -- CHECK IT OUT, IT'S
HILARIOUS. I WANT TRY TO SPEAK
FRENCH EVER.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. I JUST
WANTED TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO
SAY I'M VERY PLEASED TO HEAR
THAT THE SENTINEL REVIEW WILL BE
HEARD IN NOW. I KNOW THERE IS A
LOT OF COMMUNITY CURIOSITY ABOUT
THAT REPORT SO I JUST WANT TO
VOICE MY APPRECIATION TO YOU AS
CHAIR FOR MAKING TIME COMMITTEE
TO GET THAT LATER TIME IN
MEETINGS SO THANK YOU.
>> YES.
>> OFTEN. ALL RIGHT, COLLEAGUES.
I'LL WRAP IT UP. I'LL BE SUPER
QUICK. THE GOVERNANCE UTILITIES
COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON MAY 14th
AT 9:30 A.M.. THIS IS JUST A
REMINDER, WE MEET ONCE A MONTH,
EVERY SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY
MONTH, AND WE GET A LOT OF WORK
DONE IN COMMITTEE. WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE THE STORM WATER CODE. IT
WILL HAVE A POSSIBLE VOTE SO
PLEASE GET YOUR BREATHING ON
THAT, COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO BE MOVING THROUGH THAT
AND THEN WE ARE WORKING ON MORE
AGENDA ITEMS AS WELL SO IT'S
GOING TO FILL UP FAIRLY QUICKLY.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, REGIONAL GAS
-WISE, LAST WEEK HAD THE KING
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
MEETING SO WE ALL SIT ON
DIFFERENT REGIONAL COMMITTEE
MEETINGS FROM THE REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL HOMELESS TO
BOARD OF HEALTH TO REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE, TO THE
FLOODPLAIN, JUST IT GOES ON AND
ON. THERE'S A LOT OF REGIONAL
COMMITTEES THAT WE SIT ON, IN
ADDITION TO THE COMMITTEES THAT
WE HAVE HERE IN COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. JUST TWO QUICK
COMMENTS. ONE, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, MY OFFICE IS EMAILING
YOU A LINK TO THOSE AUDITS SO
YOU WILL HAVE THE ONES FROM THE
STATE AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU
MENTIONED IN COMMITTEE A FEW
WEEKS AGO, YOU GAVE US A QUICK
UPDATE. I BELIEVE IT WAS ON THE
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE
ABOUT SOME CONCERNS THAT YOU HAD
REGARDING POTENTIAL RATE
INCREASES. HATE TO PUT YOU ON
THE SPOT BUT ANY UPDATES ON
THAT?
>> GREAT QUESTION. NOT YET. A
LETTER WAS SENT FROM BOARD
MEMBERS TO KING COUNTY OR TO THE
EXECUTIVE, EXCUSE ME, TO THE
EXECUTIVE OF KING COUNTY,
COUNCILMEMBER IS A HIGHLIGHT
ASKING THEM, SAYING HEY, WE NEED
A DIFFERENT PLAN TO MOVE
FORWARD. WHAT ARE SOME OTHER
OPTIONS THAT YOU ALL ARE
CONSIDERING? LOOK AT ALL
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. BUT ALSO
TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT
INCREASING THE 12.9% FOR THE
NEXT FIVE BACK TO 6 YEARS WAS
JUST VERY HARD FOR US -- A HARD
PILL TO SWALLOW AND JUST THE
IMPACT THAT WOULD HAVE ON,
UNFORTUNATELY, ON THE RATE
PAYERS OF SEATTLE AND KING
COUNTY AS WELL. SO EVERYONE'S
CONCERNED ABOUT IT. I MEAN
EVERYONE IS CONCERNED, RIGHT,
WITH THESE RATE INCREASES AND
WANTING TO FIND A BETTER
SOLUTION FORWARD. SO WE DON'T
HAVE ANY UP DATES YET BUT IT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE MONITORING
CLOSELY AND I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER
LIN AND I SAT ON THAT COMMITTEE.
LAST YEAR WE HAD COUNCIL MEMBER
KETTLE BUT HE HAD A CONFLICT SO
COUNCILMEMBER LIN RAISED HIS
HAND AND SAID HE WOULD LOVE TO
BE ON THE COMMITTEE SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT, COUNCILMEMBER LIN. SO
I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATES BUT
TRUST ME, I'M GOING TO BE
BRINGING THE UPDATES ABOUT IT
BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT, FOR
SURE. BECAUSE IT IMPACTS 20% OF
YOUR WATER BILL. IF YOU'RE AT
HOME 20% OF YOUR WATER BILL IS
FROM KING COUNTY. PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES
IT'S NOT HARSH AND OUT BUT IT
IS PART OF YOUR BILL. SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES HAS WASTEWATER.
WE DO SEWER, GARBAGE, ALL THAT,
AND THE WASTEWATER WE PAY IN
COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO DO OUR
WASTEWATER AND TREAT IT BEFORE
IT GOES OUT INTO THE SOUND OR
WHEREVER IT GOES AND A PART OF
THIS IS THE RATE INCREASED TO
THAT WHICH IMPACTS YOUR SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL . ON A
SIDE NOTE, BEFORE I END, BECAUSE
I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT
EVERYTHING THAT WE DO BUT I WILL
SAY THIS INTERESTING FACT, WHICH
IS KIND OF COOL, I HAD A CHANCE
TO GO TO THE SOUTH TRANSFER
STATION FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC
UTILITIES. I THINK IT'S AN
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S DISTRICT,
EVERY DAY FROM OUR NORTH
TRANSFER STATION AND OUR SOUTH
TRANSFER STATION, THE CITY
REMOVES 55 40 FOOT SHIPPING
CONTAINERS OF GARBAGE EVERY DAY.
THAT'S ABOUT A MILE LONG EVERY
DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WE
SEND IT TO OREGON, AND THEY TAKE
OUR TRASH EVERY SINGLE DAY.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. ANYWAYS,
IT GOES ON A TRAIN, IT GOES IN
THESE 40 FOOT SHIPPING
CONTAINERS. THEY TAKE IT DOWN TO
THE RAIL. CONSTANTLY IT'S LIKE
CONSTANT CLOCKWORK AND THAT IS
SHIPPED OFF TO OREGON. SO I
THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING, THE
AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT WE HAVE BUT
CHECK THIS OUT, WE HAVE LESS
WASTE, 2026, THEN WE DID LIKE IN
THE 50s, JUST BECAUSE OF HOW
MORE PEOPLE RECYCLE. WE DON'T
JUST DUMP IT. WE HAVE LANDFILLS,
LIKE RAINIER BEACH, PICTURE
BEACH WAS A LANDFILL, JENKINS
PARK, THERE WAS A LOT OF
LANDFILLS THAT WERE ALL
THROUGHOUT SEATTLE AND NOW WE
JUST HAD A BETTER PROCESS SO
THINK ABOUT THAT. IT SEEMS LIKE
A LOT OF WASTE. CAN YOU IMAGINE
THERE WAS MORE IN THE 50s AND
60s? INTERESTING. I'LL END WITH
THAT. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> IF I HEAR ABOUT THE SELF
TRANSFER STATION I HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT PROFESSOR GAIL AT THE
EVANS SCHOOL AT UW BECAUSE SHE
WAS INSTRUMENTAL CREATING THAT
AND THERE WAS BASICALLY A CASE
STUDY, WE WENT TO THE SCHOOL AND
SO I HAD TO GET A LITTLE SHOUT
OUT TO HER ON THAT FOR HER WORK
AND WHOEVER DID THE NORTH, TOO
BUT THE SOUTH WAS MAINLY HER
WORK SO --
>> SOUTH, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA'S
DISTRICT TAKES TWO THIRDS OF ALL
THE CITY'S GARBAGE, BY THE WAY.
RANDOM FACTS, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
>> LET IT BE KNOWN, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, NO NOTES THERE. I'M
JUST HEARING ALL THE FACTS. I
JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY SAY, JUST
AS A PIGGYBACK, WE RECEIVED THE
SPU CLEAN CITIES REPORT TODAY SO
IF WE HAVEN'T -- I KNOW WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING
THROUGH OUR EXISTING TRANSFER
STATIONS BUT THAT REPORT, I HAD
A CHANCE TO SKIM IT RECENTLY BUT
JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ON
THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT
TALKS TO US ABOUT ILLEGAL
DUMPING AND I DON'T SIT ON THAT
COMMITTEE, HOWEVER, IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I HAVE AN
INTEREST IN. I THINK MANY OF US
DO AS WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE A CITY THAT'S
CLEAN AND FUNCTIONAL FOR ALL OUR
RESIDENT. HIGHLIGHTED READING,
ALL RIGHT? THANK YOU. THAT'S
WHAT I GOT.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANY MORE INFORMATION OR ANY
OTHER COMMENTS? AWESOME. WELL
GUESS WHAT, Y'ALL. IT IS 12:55,
UNDER AN HOUR, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ, YOU WANT ME TO KEEP
TALKING FOR FIVE MINUTES? I'M
JUST PLAYING, THANK YOU. WE ARE
DONE. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.