>> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS THE
JANUARY 6th MEETING OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, I CALL IT
TO ORDER. IT IS 2:00 P.M., I AM
DAN STRAUSS, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM. WITH THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> WHAT WAS THAT ONE?
>> COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE. COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> HERE. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> AND ONE MORE TIME,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> HERE, PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. AS WE START 2026,
IT IS THE FIRST ORDER OF
BUSINESS FOR US TO ELECT THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT OF 2026 AND
2027. FIRST, I WILL OPEN THE
FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. I AM
GOING TO TAKE THE PRIVILEGE OF
BEING COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
TO MAKE A NOMINATION HERE AND IT
IS MY HONOR TO NOMINATE MY FIRST
CHOICE FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAINING MY
UNSOLICITED REQUEST. I HUMBLY
NOMINATE JACLYN JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR CITY OF
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT
FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT DEBORA
WAR AS IS PRESENT.
>> SORRY.
>> YOU'RE GOOD! SO, WE HAVE
RECEIVED ONE NOMINATION, IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, TO REPRESENT JACLYN
JOY HOLLINGSWORTH AS SEATTLE
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS?
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO FURTHER
NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME, I WILL
MOVE ON TO OPEN THE ITEM FOR
DISCUSSION. COLLEAGUES, IS THERE
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE NOMINATION
FOR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT? I WILL START, AS IT
WAS MY HUMBLE HONOR TO GET TO
NOMINATE JOY, COUNCILMEMBER JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH. IT HAS BEEN SUCH
AN HONOR AND PLEASURE TO GET TO
SERVE WITH YOU, AS SOMEBODY WHO
HAS BEEN ON THIS BODY FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS, NOW. IT IS
REFRESHING AND AMAZING TO GET TO
LEARN FROM YOU. WE HAD A BETTER
BUDGET SESSION THIS LAST YEAR
BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU RAN A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THAT'S JUST
ONE EXAMPLE. AND I COULD GO ON
FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THERE IS A
LOT OF ORDERS OF BUSINESS TO GET
TO TODAY, SO I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE,
THANK YOU FOR SETTING AN EXAMPLE
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP -- YOUR
LEADERSHIP THROUGH EXAMPLE, AND
JUST THANK YOU, FROM THE BOTTOM
OF MY HEART. COLLEAGUES, ANY
FURTHER -- COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED TO
ECHO YOUR WORDS AND SAY IT WAS A
GREAT HONOR, DURING THE COURSE
OF 2023, TO GET TO KNOW JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH OUT ON THE TRAIL
THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE CITY. AND THEN, OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS,
SHE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC, WORKING
THE ISSUES FACING OUR CITY, THE
CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING AND
FINDING APPROACHES, AND
COALITIONS TO MAKE THESE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON. SO, I JUST WANT
TO THANK HER AS CHAIR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR WORKING
WITH ME ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUT
ALSO THOSE OTHER AREAS, LIKE
PARKS, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT TO
NOT ONLY THE CITY, BUT ALSO --
FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT DEBORA
JUAREZ?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL CHAIR. WE
ARE GOING TO DO IT THE WAY WE DO
IT IN INDIAN COUNTRY, I AM GOING
TO STAND AND HONOR. I AM SO
HONORED THAT WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE JOY HOLLINGSWORTH BECOME
OUR NEXT COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I
HOPE THOSE OF YOU WATCHING
UNDERSTAND IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT
A BLACK WOMAN FROM CAPITOL HILL
BEING OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IT
IS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO UNDERSTANDS
BUSINESS, HISTORY, AND SEATTLE.
JOY HAS LEADERSHIP THAT IS
COLLECTIVE. SHE UNDERSTANDS HOW
TO SHARE THAT LEADERSHIP, AND
SHE WILL NOT BE DEFINED BY A
WORLD THAT THINKS BECAUSE SHE IS
A BLACK WOMAN, THAT SHE HAS TO
STAY IN THIS BOX. AND WE ALL
KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS, RIGHT? WE
ARE WHO WE ARE WITH OUR DIGNITY,
OUR SPIRIT, AND HOW WE WALK IN
THE WORLD, AND I CAN'T THINK OF
A FINER PERSON THAT DEMONSTRATES
THAT -- JOY HOLLINGSWORTH, THANK
YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> COLLEAGUES, I AM RUNNING
BLIND ON ZOOM, SO IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO RAISE YOUR HAND AND YOU
HAVE RISEN IT ON ZOOM, I CAN'T
SEE IT. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> THANK YOU, MR. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM. I WANT TO,
FIRST OFF, EXTEND MY
CONGRATULATIONS AND EXPRESS MY
GRATITUDE TO, I THINK, WHAT IS
THE OFFICIAL TITLE? COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRESUMED? OR, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT-ELECT HOLLINGSWORTH?
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU
HAVE BEEN -- IT HAS BEEN A
TREMENDOUS PRIVILEGE AND HONOR
FOR ME TO GET TO KNOW YOU OVER
THESE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. KNOW
YOU ON A POLITICAL LEVEL, NO YOU
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, AS A
FRIEND. IT IS A VERY SMALL
UNIVERSE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO
ARE DEVOTED TO THIS WORK, AND
BEING ABLE TO RELY SO GREATLY ON
YOUR FRIENDSHIP, YOUR
PARTNERSHIP IN MANY THINGS --
NOT EVERYTHING -- BUT, WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO PARTNER TOGETHER SO
MUCH OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS,
AND I CAN'T THINK OF A -- THE
WAY YOU LEAD, THE WAY YOU
EXPERTLY LED OUR COMP PLAN
PROCESS STEPPED UP. WHEN NO ONE
WANTED TO DO IT, IT WAS SORT OF
LIKE THAT LITTLE GEICO
COMMERCIAL WHERE THE ALLIGATOR
ARMS, WHEN THE CHECK CAME,
NOBODY WANTED TO REACH OUT THERE
AND GRAB THE CHECK. YOU GREW AN
EXTRA ARM AND GRABBED THAT CHECK
AND STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE, AND
OUR CITY IS BETTER FOR IT, AND I
AM SO GLAD, AND I AM NOT
SURPRISED, THAT YOU STEPPED UP
TO THIS ROLE AND THIS
OPPORTUNITY, AND OUR CITY IS
GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU BECAUSE OF
IT. IT'S PAST TIME. IT'S PAST
TIME, FOR OUR CITY TO HAVE A
BLACK COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND
IT'S PAST TIME FOR OUR CITY TO
HAVE ITS VERY FIRST EVER QUEER
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AS WELL. SO,
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
YOUR CANDIDACY TODAY, AND THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE,
CONTINUE TO DO, AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO OVER THE FEW
YEARS FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA? I
SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HAND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM STRAUSS. MY CAMERA IS
OFF, FOLKS, BECAUSE MY AUDIO
WILL WORK BETTER IF I DO SO, SO
APOLOGIES FOR THAT. BUT, I DO
WANT TO SAY TO COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, IT HAS BEEN AN
HONOR, AND A PRIVILEGE, AND AN
ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH
YOU. I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS NOMINATION, AND I FULLY
SUPPORT IT. YOU HAVE SHOWN
LEADERSHIP IN SO MANY AREAS, NOT
THE LEAST OF WHICH IS -- I WILL
SECOND WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SAKA
JUST SAID DURING THE COMP PLAN
-- YOU STEPPED UP AND YOU LEAD
THAT PROCESS, JUST WITH SUCH
GRACE, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF
MOVING PARTS, AND YOU JUST
SHOWED YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
AND LIKE I SAID, THAT IS ONE OF
MANY, MANY AREAS IN WHICH YOU
HAVE SHOWN YOUR LEADERSHIP
SKILLS. SO, I AM JUST SO
HONORED, AND I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO VOTING FOR YOUR
NOMINATION, AND GETTING YOU AS
OUR NEXT COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA. COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE
ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS OR
DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> THANK YOU. I'M JUST SO
EXCITED THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO
STEP UP INTO THIS ROLE. I THINK
YOU ARE THE PERFECT PERSON TO
STEP INTO THIS ROLE RIGHT NOW.
YOU -- YOUR CALM DEMEANOR, YOUR
COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. I AM
GOING TO BORROW SOME WORDS FROM
MAYOR WILSON, HERE, ABOUT
CHARACTER. YOU KNOW, YOUR
CHARACTER, I THINK, IS PERFECT
FOR THIS ROLE, AND YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE BIG CHALLENGES IN FRONT OF
US RIGHT NOW, AND WE HAVE A LOT
OF DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO
GET THERE. AND I AM EXCITED TO
SEE YOUR LEADERSHIP ABOUT HOW
YOU ARE ABLE TO BRING US
TOGETHER, AS A COUNCIL, AS A
CITY. SO, THANK YOU FOR STEPPING
UP.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LIN.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRO TEM STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER
HOLLINGSWORTH, I WILL ADD TO THE
CHORUS OF PRAISE AND
APPRECIATION FOR YOU AND HOW YOU
HAVE LED. I KNOW YOU HAVE
APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITIES, I
HAVE HAD TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU
ON NADY, GRITTY ISSUES, BUT I
WANT TO BRING UP ONE EXAMPLE
THAT I THINK REALLY EMBODIES THE
WORK THAT YOU BRING TO THIS, AND
IT IS WHEN WE SAW A BELOVED
MOSAIC COVERED UP WRONGFULLY, IN
THE HEART OF CAPITOL HILL. I
SAID, "YOU WANT TO GO CLEAN THAT
OFF, OURSELVES? LET'S JUST DO
THAT OURSELVES." AND YOU SAID,
"LET'S DO IT." AND WE WENT OUT
THERE OURSELVES -- AND WE PICKED
UP THE GEAR, SHE WENT TO THE
HARDWARE STORE, BY THE WAY --
SO, AGAIN, THE GEAR TO MAKE SURE
WE COULD DO IT AND WE WENT OUT
THERE IN THE HOT SUN AND DID IT
TOGETHER. NOT JUST TO PROVE A
POINT, BUT BECAUSE THAT IS THE
KIND OF LEADER YOU ARE. YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WORK
SOMETIMES MEANS GETTING OUT
THERE AND DOING IT YOUR SELF,
AND THAT LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE
ALL THE DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT MEANS COMMUNITY BEING
SEEN. SO, THANK YOU, AND I AM
EXCITED TO SUPPORT YOUR
NOMINATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK. COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME? SEEING
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL
TAKE THIS MOMENT TO SAY THAT THE
WORK OF THE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT IS ACCOMPLISHED BY
OUR STAFF, BY MANY PEOPLE IN
EACH OF OUR INDIVIDUAL OFFICES,
BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE,
CENTRAL STAFF, ARCHIVES, BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS, OUR OWN HR,
I.T., OUR JANITORIAL STAFF, AND
OUR SECURITY. ALL OF THIS WORK
IN THIS DEPARTMENT IS
ACCOMPLISHED BY THESE FINE
INDIVIDUALS SERVING OUR CITY,
AND IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO NOMINATE JOY,
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, FOR
THE POSITION OF CITY OF SEATTLE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BECAUSE
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH, YOU
LEAD BY EXAMPLE, NOT FROM THE
DAIS. WITH THAT, IF THERE IS NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL ASK
THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ON
THE NOMINATION OF JACLYN JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH FOR COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR 2026 AND 2027 OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOY
HOLLINGSWORTH!
>> [ APPLAUSE ] [ CHEERS AND
APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS
MEETING STARTED, RIGHT? THANK
YOU, ALL, FOR BEING HERE. HAPPY
NEW YEAR'S, AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, GO, HAWKS! I AM
GOING TO BE BRIEF, BECAUSE WE
HAVE A FULL AGENDA AND THIS IS
ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE
ELECTED CITY WIDE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, SO I WILL
BE BRIEF WITH MY REMARKS.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU, FOR YOUR
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TODAY. I TAKE
THIS ROLE VERY SERIOUSLY, THE
TITLE OF -- HOLD ON, I'M SORRY
-- THE TITLE OF COUNCIL
PRESIDENT COMES WITH PAPERWORK,
YES. BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT
COMES WITH A RESPONSIBILITY FOR
US TO SET THE TONE, KEEP US
MOVING. THE QUARTERBACK OF THE
TEAM. YES, YOU ALL WILL HEAR A
TON OF SPORTS ANALOGIES FROM ME.
OKAY? SO, GET READY. BUT, MY
VOTE WEIGHS THE SAME AS YOU ALL,
1:1. MY ROLE IS TO HELP
FACILITATE THE WORK OF THIS
COUNCIL. NOT TO OVERRIDE IT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU HAVE
AN INCREDIBLE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE,
HISTORY, AND EXPLAINING HOW
THINGS WORK. YOU ARE THE
UNOFFICIAL MAYOR OF BROWARD. AND
AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I
OFFICIALLY NAME YOU THE OFFICIAL
MAYOR OF BROWARD. CAN I DO THAT?
I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING
SIDE-BY-SIDE ON MANY OF THE
ISSUES, WATCHING YOU NAVIGATE
TOUGH CHALLENGES WITH YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS HAS BEEN AMAZING,
AND WATCHING YOU JUGGLE -- YOU
HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AS
OUR BUDGET CHAIR, AND JUGGLING
THE CITY, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
PRIORITIES IN A SEAMLESS
PROCESS. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND OUR
FRIENDSHIP TOGETHER. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ, DJD 5,
THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK TO
COUNCIL AND BEING THE MENTEE AND
MENTOR SO MANY OF US LEAN ON.
YOU WEAR DISTRICT FIVE PROUDLY
END-USER PLATFORM NOT ONLY TO
ELEVATE INDIGENOUS ISSUES, BUT
TO SHOW SEATTLE OUR BLIND SPOTS
AS THE ORIGINAL CARETAKERS OF
THIS LAND. YOUR GUIDANCE HAS
BEEN STEADY FOUNDATION AND IT
HAS BEEN A SWEET STEVIE WONDER
SONG. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS
ANSWERING THE PHONE AND POURING
SO MUCH POSITIVITY, AND LOVE,
AND REALNESS INTO EACH ONE OF
THESE COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, MY GUY, KING
OF POTHOLES, BUT AFFECTIONATELY
KNOWN AS "THE DAD FROM DELL
RIDGE." YOU LOVE DISTRICT 1 LIKE
IT IS YOUR FOURTH CHILD, AND YOU
BORE THAT CHILD, YOU LABORED
THAT CHILD. WATCHING HOW YOU
PARENT, HOW YOU SHOW UP AS A
FATHER, HOW YOU BRING THAT SAME
CARE AND ENERGY FOR THE
DISTRICT, SHOWS A LOT ABOUT YOU
AS A PERSON, AND YOUR PASSION IN
SOLVING IMMEDIATE, REAL WORLD
PROBLEMS IS FELT AND IT MATTERS
TO PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE. COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE --
MY OTHER GUY! YOU ARE A PUBLIC
SAFETY CHAIR AND YOU ARE
CONSTANTLY WEARING THAT HAT, BUT
YOU ARE A GIRL DAD. AND I HAVE
SEEN YOU GO FROM CHAIRING A
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TO
RUNNING A CLOCK AT A CYO GAME.
OR, MISSING MY CALL BECAUSE YOU
WERE DOING LAUNDRY DUTY FOR YOUR
HOUSEHOLD. THE WAY YOU BRING
STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS, AND
PROCESS TO EVERY POLICY DECISION
REFLECTS BOTH YOUR EXPERIENCE
AND YOUR DISCIPLINE FOR THIS
WORK. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU, AS WELL. COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA, MAMA BEAR! I HAVE SAID
THIS BEFORE, THERE IS DUE
DILIGENCE, AND THEN THERE IS
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA DUE
DILIGENCE. YOU'D READ EVERY
WORD, EVERY EMAIL, EVERY POLICY
LINE, YOU DIG INTO EVERY DETAIL.
YOU ARE TOUGH, YOU ARE
THOUGHTFUL, AND YOU ARE
THOROUGH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOU. AND,
YES, EVEN ANSWERING YOUR
LATE-NIGHT PHONE CALLS.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, IN A SHORT
TIME FOR US WORKING TOGETHER,
YOU HAVE ASKED INSIGHTFUL
QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLY RESPONSIVE, AND YOU
ARE CONSTANTLY POSITIVE. I HAVE
GIVEN YOU THE NICKNAME, "STEADY,
READY EDDIE." DISTRICT 2 IS SO
LUCKY TO HAVE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
LIN, AND I AM TELLING YOU, BY
YOUR INTERACTIONS, I TRUST YOUR
HEART AND I TRUST YOUR GOALS FOR
OUR CITY. COUNCILMEMBER RINCK,
THE YOUNGEST AMONG US! AND ONE
OF THE MOST MOTIVATED. AND, YOU
PROBABLY HAVE THE BEST SOCIAL
MEDIA -- I'M JUST GOING TO
THROW THAT OUT THERE. THE MOST
FOLLOWERS. YOU ARE ALWAYS
THINKING ABOUT POLICY -- YES,
EVEN AT 10:00 P.M., WHEN I AM
TELLING YOU TO GO TO BED. YOU
FOCUS ON MAKING A POSITIVE
IMPACT, IT'S VERY, VERY CLEAR,
AND YOUR DRIVE IS REAL. I HAVE
ENJOYED WATCHING YOU GROW AS A
COUNCILMEMBER, AND BRINGING
ACCESS, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE, TO GOVERNMENT.
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
LAST, BUT NOT LEAST,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER --
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> I HAVE APPRECIATED YOUR
HONESTY AND YOUR DIRECTNESS. IT
HAS ONLY BEEN A SHORT TIME
CALLING YOU MY COLLEAGUE, BUT
WATCHING YOUR CONFIDENCE GROW
AND SEEING YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS
AND INTENTION MAKES IT CLEAR,
YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLY STRONG
ADDITION TO THIS BODY, SIS. I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
AND LEARNING FROM YOUR
EXPERIENCE THAT YOU BRING TO
THIS BODY. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS
MY PROMISE, TO YOU ALL, AND THE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE. ANYONE WHO WALKS
THROUGH THESE DOORS WILL BE
TREATED WITH RESPECT AND
KINDNESS, NO MATTER HOW THEY
SHOW UP IN THEIR SPIRIT, THEIR
ATTITUDE, OR THEIR WORDS. WE
WILL ALWAYS RUN A TRANSPARENT
AND OPEN PROCESS. AS A BODY, OUR
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY IS SIMPLE
-- BOLD BASICS, THE
FUNDAMENTALS, MEASURABLE
OUTCOMES, ACCESSIBILITY TO
GOVERNMENT, AND A HYPER LOCAL
FOCUS -- A HYPER FOCUS ON LOCAL
ISSUES AND TRANSPARENCY. TO OUR
INCREDIBLE LEGISLATIVE
DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU. WE ARE A
SEPARATE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT,
AND WE DO NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT
YOU. OUR CENTRAL STAFF, I.T.,
OUR CLERK'S OFFICE, THE FRONT
DESK TEAM, COMMUNICATION TEAM,
COUNCIL STAFF, AND THE SEATTLE
CREW WHO DOCUMENT OUR WORK,
THANK YOU. YOU ARE THE FORCE
BEHIND THE LEGISLATIVE MACHINE,
AND WE COMMIT TO TREATING YOU
WITH RESPECT, GRACE, AND DIGNITY
AT ALL TIMES. THIS COUNCIL IS
NOT ONE VOICE. IT'S MANY
VOICES, MANY PERSPECTIVES AND
MANY IDEAS. AND I RESPECT EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. WE HAVE
NOT ALWAYS AGREED, I KNOW. BUT,
THAT'S HEALTHY. IT MEANS THAT
WE HAVE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
WE ALWAYS -- BUT, WE ALWAYS HAVE
RESPECTED EACH OTHER. AND I'M
TELLING Y'ALL, THAT IS ONLY --
THAT IS GOING TO BE THE
FOUNDATION OF OUR SUCCESS, IT'S
THE RESPECT THAT WE HAVE FOR ONE
ANOTHER. I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH OUR CITY
DEPARTMENTS, OUR MAYOR'S OFFICE
-- MAYOR WILSON WHO IS HERE,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE
HAVE OUR --
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> -- OUR CITY ATTORNEY, ERICA
EVANS, IS HERE. THANK YOU.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE PASTORS, WE HAD OUR
PASTORS HERE, PASTOR ANDERSON
AND -- I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS ANY
OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU, AS WELL.
>> REP THOMAS.
>> WRECKED THOMAS. THANK YOU,
YES. REPRESENTATIVE BREANNA
THOMAS. REP THOMAS? REP THOMAS?
IT'S BUDGET SEASON FOR OUR
STATE, SO GO TALK TO
REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS IF YOU
WANT MONEY. I'M JUST SAYING,
Y'ALL GO TO COUNCIL, Y'ALL GO
TO REP THOMAS, YOU HAVE A BIGGER
BUDGET FOR THE STATE, RIGHT, REP
THOMAS? I'M JUST PLAYING. AND
LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE MY FAMILY WHO IS HERE,
MY CHURCH FAMILY, ALL MY FRIENDS
WHO HAVE SHOWED UP TO WATCH THIS
MOMENT. THANK YOU, ALL, SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LOVE
AND SUPPORT, BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, Y'ALL ARE THE ONES
WHO HOLD THE MOST ACCOUNTABLE IN
MY ACTIONS, SO THANK YOU, ALL,
SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES,
AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO GET DOWN
TO BUSINESS.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL PROCEED
WITH THE OATH OF OFFICE
CEREMONIES FOR THE NEWLY ELECTED
AT-LARGE COUNCILMEMBERS. THIS
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BRIEF
REMARKS BY EACH COUNCILMEMBER.
WE WILL COMMERCE -- WE WILL
COMMENCE WITH COUNCILMEMBER
DIONNE FOSTER AND THE OATH OF
OFFICE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER'S SON,
MYLES FOSTER KUNDIFF. AND I
INVITE MILES TO THE TABLE, AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> RAISE YOUR HAND AND REPEAT
AFTER ME. I, DIONNE FOSTER --
>> I, DIONNE FOSTER --
>> -- SWEAR THAT I POSSESS --
>> -- WHERE THAT I POSSESS --
>> ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS --
>> -- ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS
--
>> PRESCRIBED IN THE SEATTLE
CHARTER AND THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE --
>> IN THE SEATTLE CHARTER AND
SEE WITHOUT A VISIBLE CODE --
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES --
>> -- THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES --
>> -- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON --
>> -- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON --
>> -- AND THE CHARTER AND
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE --
>> AND THE CHARTER OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE --
>> -- AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY
CONDUCT MYSELF AS A CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER.
>> -- AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY
CONDUCT MYSELF AS A CITY
COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU!
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, MILES. I'M REALLY
PROUD OF YOU. AND THANK ALL OF
YOU FOR COMING TODAY. IT IS
ABSOLUTELY MY HONOR. AND, YOU
KNOW, I WAS QUIET WHILE WE WERE
TAKING COMMENT ABOUT THE
SELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH, BECAUSE I KNEW I
WAS GOING TO COME UP HERE AND I
WANTED TO SAY SOME THINGS RIGHT
HERE. AND, REALLY, WHAT I WANT
TO DO FIRST, BEFORE TALK ABOUT
MYSELF, IS ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT IT
MEANS TO ME, AS A BLACK WOMAN,
TO GET SWORN IN FOLLOWING THE
SELECTION OF THE FIRST BLACK
WOMEN TO SERVE IN THE ROLE OF
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> GET USED TO THAT. IN THE
HISTORY OF OUR CITY, THIS ISN'T
LEADERSHIP WE HAVE EVER HAD
BEFORE. AND THERE ARE THOSE WHO
MIGHT WONDER, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE
HAD BLACK COUNCIL PRESIDENT
BEFORE, AND GIVEN THAT WE HAVE
HAD WOMEN COUNCIL PRESIDENT
BEFORE, WHY IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN WE HAVE THE
FIRST BLACK WOMAN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. AND I AM HERE, AS A
BLACK WOMAN, TO SAY, "IT
MATTERS." IT MATTERS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND NOT JUST THAT, IT MATTERS
TO HAVE A LEADER WHO HAS DEEP
GENERATIONAL TIES TO THE CITY.
IT MATTERS TO HAVE A LEADER WHO
IS GOING TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY
AND CARE, NOT JUST FOR THE
PEOPLE OF THE CITY, BUT FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT AND MAKE
THE CITY RUN. AND IT MATTERS, IN
THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY,
THAT WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT THE
LEADERSHIP OF OUR CITY COUNCIL,
THEY WILL SEE A SMART,
COMPETENT, AND GROUNDED LEADER,
AND THEY WILL SEE A BLACK WOMAN.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH. THE
>>
>> I AM SO PLEASED TO SOUND HERE
TODAY AS THE NEW CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER REPRESENTING SEATTLE,
POSITION NINE. AND --
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT! AND
WORKING FOR RESIDENTS ALL ACROSS
THE CITY. I STAND BEFORE YOU
TODAY AS A MOTHER, AS A
NEIGHBOR, AND AS A PERSON WHO
CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE CITY WE
CALL HOME. I AM HERE TODAY, AS A
PROUD PROGRESSIVE, AND AS A
PERSON WHO BELIEVES GOVERNMENT
HOLDS THE POWER AND THE
PRIVILEGE TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S
LIVES. AND I DON'T JUST BELIEVE
THAT BECAUSE OF MY VALUES, I
BELIEVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE LIVED
IT AND I HAVE LIVED A LOT OF
DIFFERENT LIVES IN THIS CITY. I
HAVE WORKED DOWNTOWN,
WAITRESSING AT A TIME BEFORE WE
HAD SECURE SCHEDULING LAWS AND
PAID SICK AND SAFE LEAVE TO
PROTECT WORKERS. I'VE WORKED IN
PHILANTHROPY, INVESTING MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS IN TWO LITERS OF
COLOR, WHO ARE TRYING TO LEVEL
THE PLAYING FIELD IN HOUSING,
HOMELESSNESS, HUMAN SERVICES,
EDUCATION, AND ARTS, BECAUSE FOR
FAR TOO LONG, WE HAVE HAD
EXTREME DISPARITIES FOR PEOPLE
WHO LOOK LIKE ME. THIS IS THE
CITY WHERE I HAD MY SON, WHO
JUST SWORE ME IN. AND IT IS THE
CITY WHERE WE SPENT HOURS IN WIC
AND DHS H OFFICES TRYING TO GET
THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT WE NEEDED
TO MAKE ENDS MEET IN THIS CITY,
WHEN HE WAS A BABY. I HAVE
WORKED WITH SOME OF THE
WEALTHIEST PEOPLE IN SEATTLE,
HAND IN HAND, TO DEFEND
PROGRESSIVE TAXATION. PEOPLE WHO
WERE HAPPY TO BE TAXED AND PAY
THEIR FAIR SHARE BECAUSE THEY
WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO GOOD
SCHOOLS, TO CHILDCARE, AND TO
EARLY EDUCATION. THIS IS THE
CITY WHERE I BOUGHT MY FIRST
HOME -- WHICH, I WAS ONLY ABLE
TO DO BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT
INVESTMENTS AND A DOWN PAYMENT
THAT CREATED STABILITY FOR MY
FAMILY. SEATTLE IS WHERE I
LEARNED TO BECOME AN ENVIRONMENT
LIST, AND WHERE, A DECADE AGO, I
HELPED LAUNCH THE CITY EQUITY
AND ENVIRONMENT AGENDA TO CENTER
THE PEOPLE WORSE AND WORSE
IMPACTED BY POLLUTION AND
ENVIRONMENT FOR HARM. SEATTLE IS
THE CITY WHERE I CAME OUT AS
BISEXUAL AND QUEER, BECAUSE I
FELT SAFE TO DO SO. YEAH, WE CAN
DO THAT, TOO.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND NOW, SEATTLE IS THE CITY
WHERE I AM PROUD TO SERVE AS A
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND WHERE I
WILL WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE GOOD
ON THE PROMISE OF A GOVERNMENT
THAT MAKES PEOPLE'S LIVES
BETTER. AND NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE
WHOSE STORIES ARE LIKE MINE, BUT
FOR EVERY PERSON WHO CALLS THIS
CITY HOME. SEATTLE IS HOME TO
SOME OF THE GREATEST CREATORS
AND ARTISTS, TO SOME OF THE BEST
INNOVATORS, AND BUSINESSES, AND
PUBLIC SERVANTS. OUR CITY IS
HOME TO PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST
TRYING TO MAKE RENT AND GET HOME
IN TIME TO MAKE DINNER FOR THEIR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE ARE HOME
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE HARD
MATH OF DECIDING IF THEY CAN
HAVE KIDS, AND AFFORD CHILDCARE,
AND HEALTHCARE. WITHOUT LEAVING
THE CITY THAT THEY LOVE. THE
CITY THAT WE ALL LOVE. AND OUR
CITY IS HOME TO TOO MANY PEOPLE
WHO ARE LIVING WITHOUT A
CONSISTENT AND SAFE PLACE TO
SLEEP EVERY NIGHT. AND IT IS FOR
ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE, AND MORE,
THAT I AM HONORED TO SHOW UP
EVERY DAY AND WORK. I BELIEVE
THAT GOVERNING EFFECTIVELY
REQUIRES US TO BE CLEAR EVERY
DAY, ABOUT WHY WE ARE ALL
ENGAGED IN THIS WORK. YES, IT IS
ABOUT PASSING LEGISLATION. YES,
IT IS ABOUT BALANCING BUDGET.
YES, IT IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT
WE CREATE TRANSPARENCY AND
HONESTY WITH THE PUBLIC, AND IT
IS ALSO ABOUT CREATING A CULTURE
IN CITY HALL WHERE WE ARE
FOCUSED ON MAKING SEATTLE A SAFE
PLACE FOR EVERYONE. WHETHER THAT
IS THROUGH IMPROVING OUR CORE
PUBLIC SERVICES, OR THROUGH
INNOVATION AND NEW POLICIES, OR
MUCH-NEEDED REFORMS TO OUR TAX
AND REVENUE CODES. IT IS OUR JOB
TO KEEP THESE NEEDS AT THE
CENTER. I HEARD, EVERY DAY, OVER
THE LAST 10 MONTHS, WHAT THE
PEOPLE OF SEATTLE WANT. OUR
NEIGHBORS WANT TO BE ABLE TO
RAISE THEIR FAMILIES HERE AND
HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD SCHOOLS AND
SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR
NEIGHBORS WANT THE BUSES TO COME
ON TIME. OUR NEIGHBORS WANT US
TO BUILD THE DAMN TRAINS.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> OUR NEIGHBORS WANT TO FEEL
SAFE, CROSSING THE STREET. OUR
NEIGHBORS WANT SAFE PLACES TO
SLEEP AT NIGHT. THEY WANT MORE
HOUSES AND MORE PLACES AROUND
THE CITY AND THEY WANT THRIVING
THIRD PLACES TO SPEND THEIR DAY,
WHETHER THAT BE A PARK, A
LIBRARY, OR A NEIGHBORHOOD
BUSINESS. AND THEY ALL WANT TO
BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO STAY IN THE
CITY THAT WE ALL LOVE SO MUCH.
THEY WANT US, AS PEOPLE WHO HAVE
THE PRIVILEGE -- BECAUSE IT IS A
PRIVILEGE -- TO SERVE THE
PUBLIC, TO BE LASER FOCUSED ON
MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE WHAT
THEY WANT, AND FRANKLY, WHAT
THEY DESERVE. AND MY COMMITMENT
TO YOU, AS YOUR NEWEST CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER, IS TO WORK, AND
TO NEGOTIATE, TO COLLABORATE,
AND SOMETIMES, TO FIGHT, EVERY
DAY, TO HELP BUILD THIS CITY
ALONGSIDE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO
PUSH IN THE SAME DIRECTION, SO
THAT WE, TOGETHER, CAN MAKE LIFE
BETTER FOR EVERYONE WHO MAKES
SEATTLE THE CITY WE LOVE. THANK
YOU.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU -- CAN Y'ALL HEAR
US OKAY? IS THIS -- YES? OKAY,
AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. LET'S
GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> AND NEXT, ELECTED AT LARGE
COUNCIL POSITION 8, ALEXIS
MERCEDES RINCK. YES!
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
CALL UP BELON AIDEN PRESIDENT
AND COFOUNDER OF THE AFRICAN
COMMUNITY HOUSING AND
DEVELOPMENT, WILL DELIVER HER
OATH OF OFFICE.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I, ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK --
>> I, ALEXIS MERCEDES RINCK --
>> -- SWEAR THAT I POSSESS --
>> -- ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS
--
>> -- ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS
--
>> -- PRESCRIBED IN THE SEATTLE
CITY CHARTER --
>> -- PRESCRIBED IN THE SEATTLE
CITY CHARTER --
>> -- AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE --
>> -- AND THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE --
>> -- FOR THE POSITION OF CITY
COUNCILMEMBER --
>> -- FOR THE POSITION OF CITY
COUNCIL MEMBER --
>> -- THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON --
>> -- THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES AND THE
CONSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON --
>> -- AND THE ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE --
>> AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY
CONDUCT MYSELF AS A CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER.
>> -- AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY
CONDUCT MYSELF AS A CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] HI,
EVERYBODY. GOOD AFTERNOON!
>> IT AFTERNOON.
>> COULD WE DO THAT ONE MORE
TIME? GOOD AFTERNOON!
>> GOOD AFTERNOON!
>> OH, WHAT A JOURNEY THIS HAS
BEEN. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR BEING
HERE TODAY, AND A SPECIAL THANK
YOU, AGAIN, TO BELON AIDEN VICE
PRESIDENT OF AFRICAN COMMUNITY
HOUSING AT THE FILAMENT, A
LEADER THAT IS WORKING TO BUILD
NOT ONLY THE HOUSING THAT WE
NEED, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HAVE A
HOME IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU, FOR
YOUR WORK.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> AND THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE FOR THE HONOR OF A
LIFETIME, TO REPRESENT YOU. NOW,
I WENT FROM WAITING TABLES NEXT
TO THE SPACE NEEDLE, TO WORKING
ON POLICY AT THE UW TOWER, TO
SERVING YOU ON SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL IN THE POSITION OF
REPRESENTING OFFICE 8 FOR THE
LAST YEAR, AND LAST YEAR, WHEN I
SWORE IN, I BECAME THE YOUNGEST
PERSON TO EVER SERVE ON THIS
BODY, REPRESENTING A GENERATION
OF PEOPLE WHO WONDER IF THEY
HAVE A FUTURE IN THE CITY. AND I
HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS COMING. I
DIDN'T KNOW, THAT EIGHT WEEKS
LATER, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
WOULD ORDER A FEDERAL FUNDING
FREEZE THAT WOULD SEND
SHOCKWAVES THROUGH OUR CITY AND
OUR NATION. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT
OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS WOULD
STOP GOING TO DOCTORS
APPOINTMENTS, START CARRYING
PASSPORTS, FEEL ANXIOUS ABOUT
SENDING THEIR KIDS TO OUR OWN
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ALL FOR
FEAR OF DEPORTATION AND FAMILY
SEPARATION. I DIDN'T KNOW WE
WOULD FACE A MANUFACTURED BUDGET
CRISIS, DESIGNED TO MAKE US
CHOOSE BETWEEN HEALTH CLINICS
AND FOOD BANKS, WHILE THE
WEALTHIEST CORPORATIONS REFUSED
TO PAY WHAT THEY OWE. BUT, HERE
IS WHAT I DID KNOW -- I KNEW,
THAT BILLIONAIRES SHOULDN'T PAY
LESS IN TAXES THAN THE COFFEE
SHOP ON THE CORNER. I KNEW THAT
WORKING PEOPLE, LIKE ME, AND THE
FOLKS I WAITED TABLES ALONGSIDE,
DESERVE BETTER THAN A SYSTEM
RIGGED AGAINST US. AND I KNEW
SEATTLE COULD DO BETTER. SO, WE
GOT TO WORK, AND TOGETHER --
BECAUSE NONE OF THIS HAPPENS
WITHOUT THE ORGANIZERS, AND
EVERY DAY PEOPLE WHO TALK TO
THEIR NEIGHBORS -- TOGETHER, WE
PASSED A PROGRESSIVE TAX TO FUND
SOCIAL HOUSING.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> TOGETHER, WE PASSED THE
SEATTLE SHIELD INITIATIVE.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> YEAH, 71% OF VOTERS SAID YES
AND THAT WE HAVE $81 MILLION A
YEAR FROM BIG CORPORATIONS AND
BUSINESSES, TAX CUTS FOR OUR
SMALL BUSINESSES, TO PROTECT ALL
THE SERVICES THAT KEEP ALL OF US
WELL. TOGETHER, WE CREATED THE
SELECT COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY
CHANGES. NOT JUST TO RESIST FOR
THE SAKE OF RESISTANCE, BUT TO
BUILD REAL PROTECTIONS, TO BE A
SANCTUARY CITY, NOT JUST IN
NAME, BUT IN ACTION. TOGETHER,
WE LAUNCHED THE BETTER BUS LANES
CAMPAIGN BECAUSE RELIABLE
TRANSIT ISN'T A LUXURY FOR THE
ROYALTY, BUT A NECESSITY FOR
WORKING PEOPLE.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> AND WE ARE FIGHTING FOR
AURORA AVENUE, DENNY WAY, AND
GRANTOR AVENUE, BECAUSE EXTRA
MINUTES EVERYONE SPENDS IN
TRAFFIC IS A MINUTE STOLEN FROM
THEIR FAMILY, THEIR REST, THEIR
LIFE. AND TOGETHER, WE PROVED
THAT PROGRESSIVE GOVERNANCE
WORKS, THAT EVEN WHEN YOU ARE IN
THE MINORITY, WHEN THE
ESTABLISHMENT LINES UP AGAINST
YOU, WHEN CORPORATIONS SPEND
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO DEFEAT
YOU, IF YOU STAY ROOTED IN YOUR
VALUES, FIGHT HARDER AND SMARTER
FOR WORKING PEOPLE, YOU WIN, AND
ALL OF US WIN. AND NOW, AN
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF SEATTLE
VOTERS HAVE TRUSTED THIS OFFICE,
THE PEOPLE'S OFFICE, WITH FOUR
MORE YEARS TO CARRY FORWARD THIS
WORK. AND I BELIEVE IT IS MY
PARAMOUNT DUTY TO USE EVERY TOOL
AT MY DISPOSAL TO BETTER THE
LIVES OF SEATTLE RESIDENTS. AND
I STAND ALONGSIDE THE NEARLY
208,000 SEATTLE VOTERS WHO
RE-ELECTED ME, AND, JUST AS
FIRMLY BESIDE THOSE WHO DIDN'T.
TWO EVERYONE SKEPTICAL OF THIS
OFFICE, TO EVERYONE WHO SEES
POLITICS AS BROKEN, I PROMISE
YOU THIS -- IF YOU ARE A
SEATTLEITE, I AM YOUR
COUNCILMEMBER. I WILL FIGHT FOR
YOU, CELEBRATE WITH YOU, MOURN
ALONGSIDE YOU, AND NEVER, NOT
FOR A SECOND, HIDE FROM YOU.
THANK YOU, FOR THE MANY UNIONS.
I KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OUR
UNION PARTNERS IN THE ROOM
TODAY. THANK YOU, FOR
DEMONSTRATING -- YES! LET'S
HEAR IT FOR OUR UNION PARTNERS!
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU, FOR DEMONSTRATING
WHAT SOLIDARITY MEANS, EVERY
DAY, AND THANK YOU, FOR STANDING
IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR OFFICE.
AND THANK YOU, TO THE TEAM, AND
THE OFFICE OF POSITION EIGHT --
RACHEL ALGER, CAITLIN COOK, TEAM
LENNON, KENNY TRAN -- LET'S GIVE
IT UP FOR THEM.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> YOU MAKE THIS WORK POSSIBLE!
THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, THE
UNION FAMILY, WHO TAUGHT ME THAT
DIGNITY COMES FROM HOW YOU TREAT
PEOPLE AND WHAT YOU ARE WILLING
TO FIGHT FOR, AND THANK YOU TO
MY PARTNER, BRITAIN, FOR
STANDING ALONGSIDE ME THROUGH
ALL OF THIS. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND THANK YOU, TO THE PEOPLE
OF SEATTLE, TO THE HOME CARE
WORKERS AT THE MIRABELLA, WHOSE
BACKS ACHE FROM LIFTING OUR
ELDERS. THE TEACHERS BUYING
SCHOOL SUPPLIES WITH THEIR OWN
MONEY. THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
TRYING TO COMPETE WITH AMAZON.
THE FAMILIES ONE RENT INCREASE
AWAY FROM BEING PUSHED OUT. THE
ARTIST MAKING THE NEXT MOSAIC TO
GRACE CAL ANDERSON PARK. THE
ROUTE 8 BUS DRIVER STUCK IN
TRAFFIC. THE CARPENTER BUILDING
THE HOUSING WE DESPERATELY NEED.
THE TRANS-WOMAN WHO JUST ARRIVED
FROM ARKANSAS. TWO EVERYONE
BUILDING THEIR LIFE HERE,
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY WERE
BORN OR WHETHER THEY SPEAK
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE, SPANISH
AND SOMALI, VIETNAMESE, AND
AMHARIC, TO GARLIC AND MEMBER
AND, NOW, YOU WANT JUST FIND ME
IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS -- AND
I THINK SOME OF YOU KNOW THAT --
YOU WILL FIND ME ON PICKET
LINES, ATTENDING AND ORGANIZING
MEETINGS, AFTER DISTRIBUTION
SITES, AND WHEREVER PEOPLE ARE
FIGHTING FOR A BETTER CITY.
BECAUSE THIS MOVEMENT WE BEGAN
DIDN'T END ON ELECTION NIGHT,
IT LIVES ON IN EVERY BATTLE WE
FIGHT TOGETHER. EVERY BUDGET,
WHERE WE DEMAND PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE OVER AUSTERITY. EVERY
DEPORTATION WE RESIST. EVERY BUS
LANE WE WIN. EVERY TENANT WE
KEEP IN THEIR HOME. BECAUSE
VICTORY ISN'T AN INVITATION TO
TUNE OUT. VICTORY DEMANDS EFFORT
FROM EACH OF US, EVERY SINGLE
DAY. PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE WONDERING, THEY WANT TO
KNOW, IF PROGRESSIVE, BLUE
CITIES CAN GOVERN, IF THE
STRUGGLES THAT KEEP THEM UP AT
NIGHT CAN BE SOLVED. IF IT IS
RIGHT TO HOPE AGAIN. NOW, JUST A
FEW WEEKS AGO, THE MAN WHO
RAISED ME -- WHO I WAS LUCKY TO
CALL MY DAD -- PASSED AWAY AFTER
A LONG FIGHT WITH ALL LEARNERS.
AND HE TAUGHT ME, THAT YOU
DON'T NEED MONEY OR A FANCY
DEGREE TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE.
YOU JUST NEED THE COURAGE TO
FIGHT FOR IT. AND THAT'S WHAT
WE ARE GOING TO DO. THE WORK
CONTINUES, THE WORK ENDURES,
AND, MY FRIENDS, THE WORK HAS
JUST BEGUN, SO THANK YOU, AND
ONWARDS TOGETHER.
>> [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> AND WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE
OUT THIS SET UP. THIS IS NOT OUR
EVERYDAY SET UP. BUT, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK PER LET'S
GIVE HER ANOTHER HAND -- HAND OF
APPLAUSE -- ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU. SO, JUST A
REMINDER THAT A SHORT RECEPTION
WILL BE HELD AT THE CONCLUSION
OF THIS MEETING, AND THE
RECEPTION IS LOCATED AT THE
BERTHA KNIGHTS LANDING ROOM ON
THE FIRST FLOOR OF CITY HALL,
RIGHT BELOW THIS AREA. [
LAUGHTER ] CHAMBERS. I FORGOT
THE WORD, "CHAMBERS." RIGHT
BELOW THE CHAMBERS. AND EVERYONE
IS WELCOME TO ATTEND, AS WELL.
COLLEAGUES, AT THIS TIME, WE
WILL OPEN THE HYBRID PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD. PUBLIC COMMENT
IS LIMITED TO TODAY'S ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA AND THE INTRODUCTION
AND REFERRAL CALENDAR AND THE
COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM. CLERK, HOW
MANY SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE SIGNED
UP TODAY?
>> WE HAVE FOUR IN PERSON, AND A
-- JUST A SECOND --
>> THIS IS GREAT. WE HAVE A FULL
ROOM, AND FOUR -- NO, I'M JUST
PLAYING.
>> FOUR IN PERSON, FOUR REMOTE
PRINT
>> AWESOME. AND JUST A REMINDER,
WE VOTED, LAST YEAR, ON COUNCIL
RULES THAT IF THERE ARE FEWER
THAN 30, EVERYONE GETS TWO
MINUTES, PER SPEAKER. IF THERE
ARE 30-60, THEN IT IS ONE MINUTE
PER SPEAKER. AND IF THERE ARE
MORE THAN 60, IT IS ONE MINUTE
OR LESS. AND BECAUSE WE HAVE
EIGHT SPEAKERS, FOUR IN PRISON,
FOUR ONLINE, WHAT IS THE MATH,
EVERYONE? THAT IS TWO MINUTES
PER SPEAKER.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH
IN PERSON OR REMOTE?
>> IN PERSON WOULD BE GREAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IN PERSON, THEN WE WILL
SWITCH TO REMOTE PRINT
>> THANK YOU, IF YOU COULD
PROCEED WITH THE DIRECTIONS?
>> SPEAKERS WILL CALL IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE
REGISTERED, SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A
SOUND WHEN THERE IS 10 SECONDS
LEFT OF THE TIME, SPEAKERS'
MICS WILL BE MUTED IF THEY DO
NOT END THEIR COMMENTS IN THE
ALLOTTED TIME, TO ALLOW US TO
CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE
WILL NOW BEGIN WITH OUR IN
PERSON SPEAKERS.
>> SO, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS
PAUL, AND THEN WE HAVE CAROLYN
BENNETT AND NATHAN. PAUL?
>> ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS,
EVERYONE. I HOPE THIS IS GOING
TO BE A GOOD -- SO, I AM PAUL
GLUMACK. I AM A LEADER IN THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY AND IN KING
COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY. AND I
HAVE SOMETHING TO BRING UP. THE
RECENT POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, NOT TO
INCARCERATE OPEN-AIR DRUG USERS,
AND INSTEAD PUT THEM THROUGH LOW
BARRIER --
>> CAN WE PAUSE THE TIMER,
PLEASE?
>> ARRESTED --
>> MR. PAUL, WE WILL PAUSE, WE
WILL RESTART YOUR TIME, WE ARE
HAVING TECHNICAL -- OH, JUST
PAUSE, WE ARE GOING TO RESTART
YOUR TIME, GIVE US ONE SECOND,
OKAY? WE ARE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL
FOLKS ARE LEAVING, AND THEN WE
WILL GET THOSE DOORS SHUT, SO
THAT WE CAN HEAR YOUR COMMENTS.
>> OKAY.
>> ONE SECOND. I WILL LET YOU
KNOW WHEN YOU CAN RESTART.
SORRY, MR. PAUL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. OKAY, WE GOT THE DOORS
SHUT, AND I THINK WE ARE READY,
MR. PAUL. ALL RIGHT, MR. PAUL,
GO AHEAD.
>> THE RECENT POLICY
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE NOT TO INCARCERATE
OPEN-AIR DRUG USERS, AND
INSTEAD, PUT THEM THROUGH LOW
BARRIER, LAW ENFORCEMENT
ASSISTED DIVERGENT PROGRAM IS,
IN EFFECT, ENDING ANY PENALTY OR
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OPEN-AIR DRUG
USE. AND THIS WAS VOTED ON IN
THE LAST TERM OF THE CITY
COUNCIL. SO, I WANT TO QUOTE
MIKE SULLIVAN ON THIS. HE IS THE
SEATTLE POLICE GUILD PRESIDENT.
"THIS IS WRONG, AND IT IS MOST
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS SUICIDAL
EMPATHY. MOST COPS KNOW THAT THE
L.E.A.D. PROGRAM SUPPORTS THIS
IDEOLOGY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO
REFER CASES. IT IS A WASTE OF
TIME. WE HAVE SEEN HOW OUR
STREETS CAN BE FILLED WITH
DEATH, DECAY, BLIGHT, AND CRIME,
WHEN IDEOLOGY LIKE THIS INFECTS
OUR CITY. NOW, WITH THIS
RESURRECTED, INSANE DIRECTION,
DEATH, DESTRUCTION, AND MORE
HUMAN SUFFERING WILL BE
SUPERCHARGED." SO, THE QUESTION
I HAVE, BASICALLY, IS THAT, WILL
THIS BODY DEAL WITH THIS, BY
PROMOTING TREATMENT FIRST?
ENDING LOW BARRIER SHELTERS,
PROMOTING REHABILITATION, UP TO
A YEAR, TO CHANGE THE SITUATION?
BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
BEING FLOODED WITH CRIME, WHICH
IS INCREASING, AS ADDICTS HAVE
TO STEAL TO FIND WAYS TO PAY FOR
THEIR DRUGS. AND UNLESS --
UNLESS YOU HAVE THE GOVERNMENT,
THE STATE, FORCE PEOPLE TO GO
THROUGH -- ANYHOW, YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO, I HOPE
YOU CAN DO SOMETHING.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PAUL. AND WE
HAVE A TRADITION WHERE WE
RECOGNIZE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT
SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, FIRST. GO
AHEAD, MR. PAUL, YOU ARE GOOD.
THEY SIGNED UP LATER. SO,
REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS, I KNOW
YOU SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT? THANK YOU,
REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I AM REPRESENTATIVE
RHIANNA K THOMAS FROM THE
FIGHTING 34th. NOT ALL IN
SEATTLE, BUT MOSTLY. I JUST WANT
TO TAKE A SECOND AS A NEW
ELECTED OFFICIAL TO WELCOME
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, AND TO THE
ATTORNEY EVANS, FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE. THIS IS THE HARDEST JOB
I HAVE EVER HAD AND MOST OF
Y'ALL KNOW THAT BECAUSE MOST OF
YOU, IN THIS ROOM, HAVE WORKED
WITH ME AT SOME POINT IN THE
LAST 10 YEARS. SO, I THOUGHT I
WOULD GIVE SOME UNSOLICITED
ADVICE, AS MY ABILITY NOW TO
COME AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. SO,
SELF-CARE IS COMMUNITY CARE. YOU
ALL KNOW THAT I DEEPLY BELIEVE
IN TIME OFF, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
POUR FROM AN EMPTY CUP. AND THE
OTHER THING I LEARNED THIS YEAR,
IS WHETHER OR NOT I WANTED IT
TO, MY WORDS SUDDENLY WEIGHED
MORE. I HAD TO BE THOUGHTFUL
ABOUT WHAT I SAID. YOU ALL KNOW
I LIKE A QUIP AND A QUIBBLE AND
AN OFFHANDED COMMENT, BUT I
WOULD DEFINITELY SHARE THAT THAT
WAS A LESSON I LEARNED THIS
YEAR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
WALKING WITH YOU, AS YOU GROW AS
ELECTEDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HAVING ME. CONGRATULATIONS!
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS.
>> [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND THEN, OUR NEXT SPEAKER?
>> WE HAVE CAROLYN, AND THEN
BENNETT.
>> MS. MONROE?
>> THANK YOU. I AM CAROLYN
MALONE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER,
GREAT GRANDMOTHER. AT THIS TIME,
NEXT WEEK, I WILL BE IN KING
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DEFENDING MY
RIGHT TO LIVE IN MY SENIOR
HOUSING, FOR THE THIRD TIME,
DURING THE HOLIDAYS, BECAUSE OF
SEATTLE POLICE, BECAUSE I
PROTEST AND STAND UP FOR MY
RIGHTS, I HAVE BECOME A TARGET
OF SEATTLE POLICE, HARASSING ME,
AND ENCOURAGING MANAGERS TO
REMOVE ME FROM CHANCELLOR PLACE
APARTMENT -- 910 MARION STREET.
NEXT APRIL, THIS APRIL, I WILL
HAVE LIVED THERE SEVEN YEARS. ON
AUGUST 28th, I FILE A COMPLAINT
THROUGH SEATTLE OFFICE OF CIVIL
RIGHTS. ON OCTOBER 30th, THE
OFFICE, SUSPICIOUSLY, WAS
CLOSED. I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR
FOUR MONTHS TO TALK TO AN
INVESTIGATOR -- ONE WAS
ASSIGNED, BUT THE OFFICES REMAIN
CLOSED. SO, I ENCOURAGE YOU -- I
REALLY, FERVENTLY, EARNESTLY,
HONESTLY REQUEST, URGENTLY
REQUEST, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
LOOK INTO WHY SEATTLE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS IS CLOSED AT THIS
TIME. I SUSPECT SEATTLE POLICE
HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT,
BECAUSE THEY INTERFERED WITH MY
HOUSING, MY FINANCES, MY
CHILDREN. BY THE WAY, MY ELDEST
SON IS MISSING BECAUSE OF MY
ACTIVISM AGAINST SEATTLE POLICE.
I GO RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND
I STAND THERE WITH THE POSTER
AND TALK TO SOME. OTHERS, I
REFUSE TO TALK TO. BUT, THESE
FOLKS, GOONS, SHOULD NOT BE
HARASSING ME, BECAUSE I STAND UP
AGAINST THEIR PROTEST -- THERE
ARE VIOLENCE AGAINST ME AND MY
FAMILY. AND YOU WILL SEE A LOT
OF ME, BECAUSE I WILL RETURN.
>> THANK YOU, MS. MALONE.
BENNETT? WELCOME. HAPPY NEW
YEAR.
>> HAPPY NEW YEAR, JOY, AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO ELECTED
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH,
NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, NEWLY ELECTED
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. AS CITY
ATTORNEY EVAN WILSON AND NOW
THAT JOY HAS MADE IT OFFICIAL,
DAN, NEW MAYOR OF BALLARD, THANK
YOU FOR THAT, TOO. IS GOING TO
SAY, UNTIL NEXT WEEK, I WOULD
JUST USE MY TIME TO SAY,
CONGRATULATIONS TO BE ELECTED
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH.
I HAVE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES
SPEAKING EITHER AS MYSELF OR AS
A MEMBER OF A GROUP, AGAINST
SOMETHING YOU WERE PERHAPS
RECRUITING INCLUDING ABOUT WHEN
ABOUT HALF OF YOU HAVE BEEN
REPLACED SINCE THEN BUT THE
FIRST TIME I WAS HERE WITH FIVE
OTHER PEOPLE AND WE GOT ARRESTED
AS PART OF A SIT IN PROTEST, LET
OUT OF HERE IN HANDCUFFS. BUT,
EVEN AT THE TIME, I HAD A
FEELING THAT I BELIEVE YOU
SINCERELY BELIEVE WHAT YOU WERE
STANDING FOR, AND EVEN IF I
DISAGREE WITH YOU, I THOUGHT, I
GOT THE SENSE THAT YOU FELT THE
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT YOU WANTED
TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR
WHY YOU WERE DOING WHAT YOU WERE
DOING. EVEN IN THE TIMES THAT I
THOUGHT YOU WERE WRONG. AND IN
SOME OF THE LATER COUNCIL
MEETINGS THAT YOU ARE CHAIRING,
WHEN I WOULD COME UP AND OFFER A
PUBLIC COMMENT, TOO, ONE OF THE
THINGS I NOTICED IS THAT SOME OF
THE THINGS I SAID THAT PUBLIC
COMMENT YOU ACTUALLY RESPOND TO
DURING THE TIME I WAS SPEAKING
OR AFTERWARDS, AND I KNOW THAT
IS NOT STANDARD FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS SHARING A MEETING AND
PERHAPS NOT ALL OF THEM WANT TO
SET THE PRECEDENT THAT PEOPLE
GET INTO A BACK AND FORTH LIKE
THAT, BUT I DID APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT YOU DID IT AND WERE
WILLING TO RESPOND TO WHAT WE
HAD COME TO SAY THAT DAY. AND
OBVIOUSLY, OF COURSE, I
APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING ON THE
BOOTS, AND GETTING OUT THERE,
AND USING THE PAINT REMOVER TO
GET THE PAINT OFF HOT RAT
SUMMER, BECAUSE IT IS ALL GOING
TO BE THERE FOR ALL TIME, NOW.
SO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BENNETT. HAPPY
2026.
>> WE HAVE MASON WALL.
>> HI. SO, DOES THAT MEAN EDDIE
GETS TO BE MAYOR OF BEACON HILL,
NOW? I THINK THAT'S AN ORDER.
SO, I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, TO
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH,
FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS. I AM
GOING TO PROMISE YOU THAT WE ARE
GOING TO DISAGREE AT TIMES
DURING YOUR COUNCIL PRESIDENCY,
BUT AS A MEMBER OF THE QUEER
COMMUNITY, I WANT TO SAY, PART
OF WHAT WE FIGHT FOR IS THE
RIGHT OF EVERYBODY TO LIVE
FREELY, AS THEY ARE, AND SO,
THERE IS NO RIGHT WAY TO BE
QUEER, LESBIAN, GAY,
TRANSGENDER. THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE PEOPLE ON OUR COUNCIL WHO
ARE CLEAR WHO DISAGREE WITH EACH
OTHER I THINK IS A TESTAMENT TO
OUR CITY. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, AS WELL. I
WANT TO SAY AS A UFCW MEMBER,
AND A SOUTH RESIDENT AND AS A
PROGRESSIVE, HAPPY TO SEE MORE
LEFT-WING REPRESENTATION ON OUR
COUNCIL. I WILL JUST USE MY LAST
MINUTE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, SOME
FOLKS WERE HARASSING DAY CARES
IN MY COMMUNITY RECENTLY,
KNOCKING ON DOORS OF SOMALI
FAMILY-RUN DATERS, PRETENDING TO
INVESTIGATE FRAUD, AND, YOU
KNOW, IT'S GETTING SCARY OUT
THERE. ATTORNEY GENERAL NICK
BROWN PUT OUT A STATEMENT THAT
WAS GOOD, IT WAS POWERFUL, BUT I
JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE CITY
COUNCIL TO WORK WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY, STATE,
AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO PROTECT OUR
IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS FROM THESE
RAIDS. AND I WILL SAY -- I WILL
BE DIPPING MEDICARE -- TO THE
I.C.E. AGENTS WHO ARE DOING
THESE, I WILL JUST SAY, DONALD
TRUMP MAY HAVE IMMUNITY, BUT YOU
DON'T HAVE THE SAME IMMUNITY HE
HAS. YOU CAN PHASE CRIMINAL
CONSEQUENCES FOR WHAT YOU'RE
DOING. YOU CAN FACE FINANCIAL
SANCTIONS. YOU CAN FACE SOCIAL
OSTRACIZATION. WHAT YOU ARE
DOING IS WRONG, IT IS CRIMINAL,
YOU ARE TEARING PEOPLE APART.
YOU ARE DESTROYING LIVES. PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO DIE -- I MEAN,
PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED IN
I.C.E. CUSTODY. AND, YOU KNOW,
WHEN I SEE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR
TRUMP, WHOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS
ARE ALSO GETTING HARASSED AND
DETAINED BY I.C.E., IT JUST
REAFFIRMS THAT WE NEED TO FIGHT
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS, WHETHER OR NOT WE
AGREE WITH EACH OTHER ON SMALL
ISSUES. SO, PEACE, MY FRIENDS.
THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS OUR LAST IN PERSON
SPEAKER.
>> A REMINDER TO OUR REMOTE
SPEAKERS, TO PLEASE PRESS STAR 6
AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD THE MESSAGE
THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. THE
FIRST REMOTE SPEAKER WILL BE
DAVID HAYNES AND DAVID WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY YVETTE DINESH. GO
AHEAD, DAVID.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID HAYNES. WE
NEED THE POLICE CHIEF TO SHOW UP
AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY OR FULL
COUNCIL MEETING TO EXPLAIN THIS
EMAIL ABOUT NOT ADDRESSING THE
DRUG ADDICTS, AND THE DRUG
USERS. AND WE NEED THE COUNCIL
TO REALIZE, THAT JENNY DURKAN,
ED MURRAY IS A PEDOPHILE WHO
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF DRUG ADDICTED
KIDS, AND BRUCE HARRELL
SABOTAGED THE INTEGRITY OF
POLICE REFORM BY PLAYING A RACE
CAR THAT MISCONSTRUED WHAT
CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL, WHERE
SOMEBODY WHO IS CONNECTED TO THE
UNDERWORLD DRUG PRESSURES THAT
DESTROY PEOPLE'S LIVES DAILY,
ARE LISTED AT A NOT NONVIOLENT,
LOW-LEVEL, MISDEMEANOR, WE NEED
THE PROSECUTORS TO PUNISH
PROPERLY. AND YET, WE HAVE ALL
THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING A
LIVING HELL, TOTALLY UNSAFE AND
UNTENABLE TO TAKE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THERE ARE
ALL THESE PREDATORY DRUG PUSHERS
AND DRUG ADDICTED REPEAT
OFFENDING CRIMINALS WHO THINK
AND KNOW THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY
WITH COMMITTING CRIMES BECAUSE
THEY GOT DRUGS IN THEIR SYSTEM,
THEY ARE GOING TO BE ACCEPTED.
YET, WE SEE ALL THE CAPACITY
THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE
REPEAT OFFENDERS OVER THE LAST
FIVE YEARS, THAT HAS LEFT
INNOCENT HOMELESS LEFT IN THE
STREET, FOR SEEKING, AND TAKING,
AND RACIST LEE DISCRIMINATING
AGAINST WHITE CITIZENS WHO ARE
STILL OWED BACK PAY THAT DON'T
HAVE A MENTAL PROBLEM OR A DRUG,
OR ALCOHOL PROBLEM AND ARE TOLD
TO PULL THEMSELVES UP BY THEIR
BOOTSTRAPS, IT WITH THESE
SUBHUMAN TREATED KAPLAN'S THAT
ARGUABLY DRUG ADDICTS AS SOON AS
THE TRIGGER IN ON 11 NONVIOLENT
CALL, THEY SHOULD BE PUT INTO
DRUG TREATMENT AND WHEN THEY GET
OUT, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO GO TO
THE CAMPUS AND FOCUS 24/7 ON
THEIR ADDICTION INSTEAD OF
GETTING TO LOCK THEMSELVES
BEHIND SOME APARTMENT OR HOTEL
-- BUT, ANYWAY, GOOD LUCK WITH
YOUR LEADERSHIP BECAUSE I THINK
YOU ALL REALLY NEED TO REALIZE
THAT THE CHIEF IS DISPERSING THE
CRIMINALS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REMOTE
SPEAKER IS UNIT DANISH WHO WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY ALBERT ALVAREZ.
GO AHEAD, GIVE IT. YVETTE, HAVE
YOU PRESSED STAR 6? OKAY, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO ALBERTO ALVAREZ
AND -- OH, WAIT, HERE SHE IS. GO
AHEAD, YVETTE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL. I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU, ALL, FOR YOUR
SERVICE, AT A HEARTFELT
CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JOY HOLLINGSWORTH.
THANK YOU KINDLY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER
IS ALBERTO ALVAREZ, WHO WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JOE KINSLER. GO
AHEAD, ALBERTO.
>> THANK YOU. AS A MEMBER OF THE
HISPANIC COMMUNITY, I CONDEMN
MARITZA RIVERA AS UNETHICAL AND
DRIVEN BY GREED. POLITICS AND
/LANDLORD RIVERA IS ON RECORD OF
HARMING THE BLACK COMMUNITY BY
ATTEMPTING TO CUT EDI FUNDING.
RIVERA STEPPED DOWN ONLY AFTER
FACING A MULTIHOUR PUBLIC
SHAMING. FROM THE COMMUNITY SHE
WAS TARGETING. RIVERA ALSO TOOK
AN OFFICIAL VOTE TO TRY TO LIFT
ETHICS RULES TO ENRICH HERSELF
AS A LANDLORD. IN ADDITION, SHE
ENDANGERED PORT OF SEATTLE
OPERATIONS, VOTING TO PLACE
WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES AND THEIR
HOUSING IN THE HEART OF REGIONAL
FREIGHT LINES. MARITZA RIVERA IS
EITHER FULLY CORRUPT, OR
DANGEROUSLY IGNORANT. IT
SHOULDN'T TAKE HOURS OF PUBLIC
SHAMING TO STOP HER FROM HARMING
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THANK
YOU, ALL, AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER SIGNED UP IS JOE
KINSLER. GO AHEAD, JOE.
>> THANK YOU, FOR QUEUING ME IN
HOT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
CONGRATULATE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH ON BEING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I'M GRATEFUL, FOR
AMERICA, THAT WE HAVE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S THAT REFLECT
AMERICA AND DO NOT LOOK AND
SOUND LIKE ME, OR PETE HEGSETH.
I ALSO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH
FOLLOWS A GREAT TRADITION OF
GREAT SEATTLE PRECEDENTS [
INAUDIBLE - MUFFLED ] I AM SURE
THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS MIGHT GIVE
HER A CALL, OR, YOU KNOW, THE
TIME NEEDED TO KNOW YOU, AND I
HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE THE
TRADITION OF GREAT SEATTLE
LEADERSHIP AND I HOPE THE
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS GIVE YOU A
CALL. WE DESPERATELY COULD USE
SOME HELP IN PROTECTING SAM
DARNOLD. AND ALSO, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT TRYING TO BEAT THIS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BECAUSE THE
BEST ONE -- [ INAUDIBLE -
MUFFLED ] SO, SHE IS A BADASS
ANGEL, SO, IN ORDER TO TAKE HER,
YOU WOULD HAVE TO JOIN THE
SEAHAWKS AND GET OPEN TO A SAM
DARNOLD PASS AS A TIGHT END,
CATCH THAT PASS IS AN ELIGIBLE
RECEIVER AND HOLD IT AS A
TOUCHDOWN AT THE SUPER BOWL,
WHICH I AM SURE YOU ARE FULLY
CAPABLE OF, BECAUSE YOU ARE
GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS. YOU
HAVE VOICED YOUR IMPROVEMENT OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT WHICH I
APPRECIATE THAT AND YOU NEED TO
HAVE [ INAUDIBLE - MUFFLED ] --
I WANT TO THANK YOU, ALL, FOR
YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE, YOUR PUBLIC
LEADERSHIP, AND I WISH YOU A
VERY HAPPY '26. GO, HAWKS, GO,
MARINERS, AND GO SEATTLE
TRANSIT. THANK YOU. BYE!
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR LAST
REMOTE SPEAKER.
>> AND LET ME ADD ONE THING --
GO, STORM, JOE. AND THEN, I KNOW
WE HAVE ANOTHER IN PERSON
SPEAKER, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I --
IS IT PAMELA? PALMENA. SO SORRY.
>> THAT'S OKAY. I AM AN
IMMIGRANT I AM A COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR FOR THE NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION OF IMMIGRANTS AND I
JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF
YOU TO FIGHT FOR IMMIGRANTS IN
THIS CITY, AND ALSO I WANTED TO
CONGRATULATE -- I'M VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THESE TWO AMAZING
WOMEN, FOSTER AND DRINK. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER, I
KNOW YOUR SOUL, I THINK. IT IS
PRETTY AMAZING, YOU ARE HERE. I
AM HOPEFUL. SO, I JUST WANTED TO
SAY THAT, I FEEL HOPE BECAUSE
YOU ARE HERE. AND I WOULD LIKE
TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THESE
CHAMBERS TO WORK FOR IMMIGRANTS.
WE ARE THE ONES WORKING IN THE
CITY. WE ARE THE ONES GETTING
YOUR GARDENS BEAUTIFUL, WE ARE
THE ONES TAKING CARE OF YOUR
CHILDREN, WE ARE THE ONES GIVING
YOU FOOD IN THE RESTAURANTS. SO,
WHEN AN ADMINISTRATION ATTACKS
US, AND ATTACKS OUR FAMILY
MEMBERS, AND TAKES THEM TO THE
DETENTION CENTER, WHEN PEOPLE IN
POWER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND
PASS THIS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT
US, WE ARE PROTECTING EVERYBODY
ELSE. THE CITY IS THAT GOOD,
WHEN A CITY IS PROTECTING THE
MOST VULNERABLE. SO, JUST
ENCOURAGING YOU, THIS YEAR, TO
REALLY THINK ABOUT IMMIGRANTS
AND WORK FOR US. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE.
>> THANK YOU, PALMENA. AND
BEAUTIFUL EARRINGS, BY THE WAY.
BEAUTIFUL. WE HAVE REACHED THE
END OF THIS LIST OF REGISTERED
SPEAKERS, THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY, AND
THANK YOU, ALL, FOR COMING, AS
WELL. WE ARE GOING TO START
MOVING ONTO OUR AGENDA ITEMS.
I'M GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR, IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS, REGARDING THIS? SO,
I'M GOING TO MOVE TO AMEND THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR,
BY INTRODUCING RESOLUTION 32188
THROUGH 32190 AND REFERRING THEM
TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION
AT TODAY'S MEETING. THE
RESOLUTIONS ARE ENTITLED, AND I
AM GOING TO READ THOSE, CORRECT?
OKAY, AWESOME. THANK YOU. AMELIA
IS THE BEST CLERK. A RESOLUTION
DESIGNATED THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEATTLE FOR 2026 AND 2027
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32177. A
RESOLUTION RELATING TO COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE, MEMBERSHIP MEETING
TIMES, AND DUTIES OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL AND
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32162.
AND, A RESOLUTION RELATING TO
PARTICIPATION OF KING COUNTY
COMMITTEES, REGIONAL COMMITTEES,
STATE COMMITTEES, OF THE SEATTLE
CITY COMMITTEES AND SUPERSEDING
RESOLUTION 32178. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND THE
INTRODUCTION REFERRAL CALENDAR,
TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS 32188
THROUGH 32190, FOR REFERRAL TO
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION
TODAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS
REGARDING THIS, COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NO HANDS. WELL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
>> OH, DID YOU SEE ME? AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT NELSON --
EXCUSE ME -- COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES, THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND THESE
ITEMS WILL BE ADDED TO TODAY'S
AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION. OTHER
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE
ADOPTION REFERRAL CALENDAR, AS
AMENDED? AND IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED, AS AMENDED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED, AS
AMENDED. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR,
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER
9th, AND THE 16th OF 2025,
COUNCIL BILLS 121145 THROUGH
121147, PAYMENT OF THE BILLS.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING ON. I WILL
MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> AWESOME, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ARE ADOPTED. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE MINUTES AND THE
LEGISLATION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, ON MY BEHALF? THERE
ARE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR
CONSIDERATION TODAY AND THERE
WERE NO ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SO, NOW, WE
HAVE ADOPTION OF OTHER
RESOLUTIONS. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ THE TITLE OF ITEM
ONE INTO THE AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE WAS A
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE
MONTHLY PRO TEM OF THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE
FOR 2026 THROUGH 2027,
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32177.
>> AWESOME. I'M GOING TO MOVE
TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32188. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS, REGARDING THE
RESOLUTION, COLLEAGUES? SEE
NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME. THE MOTION CARRIES,
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE RESOLUTION, ON MY BEHALF?
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NUMBER TWO IN THE AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO, RESOLUTION
3289 RELATING TO COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE AND MEETING TIMES AND
DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 32162.
>> AWESOME. I AM GOING TO MOVE
TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 32189. IS
THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS ON THIS? THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, FOR WORKING WITH US,
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A
GREAT SCHEDULES, MEETING TIMES,
AND DUTIES OF OUR COMMITTEES. IF
THERE IS ANY OTHER COMMENTS, WE
WILL ENTERTAIN THOSE AT THAT
TIME, BUT IF NOT, I WILL PAUSE
HERE -- ANY COMMENTS? AWESOME.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES. COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIES. THE
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WORLD CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF? WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM NUMBER THREE INTO THE
AGENDA?
>> AGENDA ITEM THREE, RESOLUTION
32190, RELATING TO PARTICIPATION
ON KING COUNTY COMMITTEES,
REGIONAL COMMITTEES, STATE
COMMITTEES, AT CITY OF SEATTLE
COMMITTEES, AND SUPERSEDING
RESOLUTION 32178.
>> I AM GOING TO MOVE TO ADOPT
RESOLUTION 32190. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
RESOLUTION. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS, REGARDING THIS
RESOLUTION? SO, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULES
WILL BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW
CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT
THAT WAS NOT DISTRIBUTED 24
HOURS IN ADVANCE. ARE THERE ANY
OBJECTIONS? HEARING NO
OBJECTIONS, THE RULES ARE
SUSPENDED AND WE ARE GOING TO
PROCEED WITH THE CONSIDERATION
OF THIS AMENDMENT. SO, I AM
GOING TO WALK EVERYONE THROUGH
AND EXPLAIN WHAT THE AMENDMENT
IS, I AM GOING TO MOVE TO AMEND
THE RESOLUTION 32190 BY CHANGING
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERSHIP -- THE
PRSC GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY
BOARD, WE ARE GOING TO DELETE
COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ AND INSERT
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA. FOR THE
KING COUNTY REGIONAL
HOMELESSNESS AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COMMITTEE, WE ARE GOING TO
DELETE COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ AS
THE ALTERNATE, AND INSERT
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE AS THE
ALTERNATE. AND SEATTLE
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ADVISORY
BOARD, ADD KETTLE AS A MEMBER.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT
AMENDMENT?
>> SECOND.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMEBER
JUAREZ.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
BE NERVOUS THAT WAS AT "DELETE"
COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ, BUT YOU
SECONDED --
>> GOD BLESS OSHA, THEY DO GOOD
WORK.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED FOR THAT MOTION,
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS,
REGARDING THAT? SEE NONE. IT HAS
BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR THE
RESOLUTION FOR THE MEMBERS OF
CHANGES. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
THE RESOLUTION? EXCUSE ME, ON
THE AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
FINAL RESOLUTION, AS AMENDED?
SEE NONE. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THE ADOPTION OF
THE RESOLUTION, AS AMENDED?
>> COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LIN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> AWESOME. THE MOTION CARRIES,
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, AND
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
ON MY BEHALF? IS THERE ANY
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE, THEN WE WILL GO TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. THANK YOU. AND I
MIGHT BE A DAY OFF, NOW. I WAS
JUST DOING A DOUBLE CHECK, BUT I
SAW SOMETHING FROM AMARI
SAULSBERRY SO I WANTED TO WISH
-- AND I MAY NOW BE A DAY LATE,
I THOUGHT IT WAS YESTERDAY, BUT
WE STILL WOULD LIKE TO WISH A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO REVEREND
HARRIET WOMAN OF THE MANY GROUPS
AND ADVOCATE FOR MANY ISSUES
WITHIN HER COMMUNITY, AND I GOT
TO MEET HER AND KNOW HER THROUGH
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I SAW
THAT AND I JUST WANTED TO WISH
HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVEN IF IT
WAS YESTERDAY, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> AWESOME. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE. WE ALL
LOVE REVEREND WALDEN. AND WE
LOVE HER AND ARE SENDING HER ALL
OF OUR LOVE FROM COUNCIL.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH, THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION, AS
YOU SAY, AS MAYRA BAUER, BUT I
WILL JUST CLARIFY, MAGNOLIA,
GREEN LAKE, BAUER, ANY OTHER
MICRO NEIGHBORHOODS, AND EVEN AS
A DISTRICT ELECTED, IT IS AN
HONOR TO REPRESENT THE ENTIRE
CITY OF SEATTLE. THANK YOU.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU FOR THAT
CORRECTION, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH. I JUST WANTED TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU AND
YOUR STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK
THAT YOU DID TO PUT TOGETHER
THESE NEW COUNCIL COMMITTEES, TO
WORK COLLABORATIVELY. YOU SAID
IT IN YOUR OPENING SPEECH, BUT
YOU REALLY SET THE TONE WITH HOW
YOU APPROACH THIS WORK, SO I
WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR
TEAM FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER. REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. AND ALSO,
CORRECTION FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMEBER JUAREZ SAID I WAS
FROM CAPITOL HILL -- I'M FROM
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. CD, OR SEE
ME.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> JUST FOR THE RECORD. YOU
KNOW?
>> YEAH.
>> I LOVE CAPITOL HILL, BUT CD,
OR SEE ME.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> OKAY, IS THERE ANY OTHER
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, THIS WAS A GREAT
2026 MEETING. I HOPE ALL OF OUR
VOTES ARE UNANIMOUS LIKE THAT.
PROBABLY NOT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
I'M GLAD WE STARTED OFF THE
YEAR LIKE THAT, SO, LOVE YOU FOR
THAT. THANK YOU, OKAY? THIS IS A
REMINDER, FOLKS, THAT THAT
DOWNSTAIRS, BELOW CHAMBERS IN
THE LANDIS ROOM, WE ARE GOING TO
CELEBRATE THE SWEARING-IN'S OF
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK AND
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER AND WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING
OUR CITYWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA AND THE NEXT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE
JANUARY 13th AT 2:00 P.M. IS