>>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS MEET WILLING COME TO ORDER.
IT IS 2:07 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
[ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> FOR THE RECORD,
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ IS EXCUSED,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AND RIVERA IS EXCUSED, AS WELL.
BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THE
PROCLAMATION, I WANT TO TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER TO
TALK ABOUT THE
GUEST THAT WE HAVE IN THE
HALLWAY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A
SECOND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUMMER
CAMP
FOR BEING HERE WITH US TODAY.
IF YOU CAN'T HEAR THEM ON ZOOM,
THEY'RE CLAPPING LOUDLY AND
CHEERING.
I AM JUST SO HONORED THAT I
GOT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF
TIME WITH THE SUMMER CAMP
EARLIER
TODAY.
SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE
SCHOLARS WHO ASKED US SOME VERY
HARD
QUESTIONS ABOUT GOVERNANCE,
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH,
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, SPEEDING
TICKETS, AFFORDABILITY,
THEY REALLY HAD IT ALL ON LOCK.
SO I WANT TO EXPRESS
MY GRATITUDE TO THEM AND TO
THEIR PROFESSORS FOR JOINING US
TODAY
OUTSIDE OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND
ALSO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT WHO CAME DOWN
AND SHARED HER TIME.
RUMOR HAS IT ALLALL AN
ACTIVITY OR TWO.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THEM
FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
FOSTER.
AND THANK YOU FOR COMING, THE
SUMMER MP IS FIVE WEEKS LONG
AND IT WAS A PRIORITY FOR
THEM TO LOWER SPEEDING TICKETS
TO
$80.
JUST WANTED TO SAY I
THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA, SO
DID COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
$80.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
WE LOVE Y'ALL.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER SAKA.
YOU HAVE A PROCLAMATION TODAY.
>> YES, THANK YOU, MAD
AME COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
I'M HONORED TO BRING
THIS FORWARD TODAY.
COLLEAGUES, A RECENT REPORT FROM
COMMUNITIES COUNT ESTIMATES THAT
ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE IN
KING COUNTY ARE LIVING WITH A
DISABILITY, AND DUE TO SYSTEMIC
BARRIERS, THEY ARE MORE
LIKELY TO BE OLDER ADULTS,
LBGTQ,
LOWER INCOME, AMERICAN INDIAN,
ALASKA NATIVE RESIDENTS.
BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE.
AND HAVE STATUSES OF BEING
A MILITARY VETERAN, AS
ARE COUNCILMEMBER COLLEAGUE
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE HAS
SHARED WITH MY OFFICE
RECENTLY, WASHINGTON STATE HAS A
LONG
HISTORY OF CHALLENGING BELIEFS
ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES COULD LEARN
AND DO.
WHICH LED TO THE PASSAGE
OF EDUCATION FOR ALL, THAT ACT,
SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR DAN
EVANS, A LITTLE OVER 50
YEARS AGO ON MAY 25th, 1 971.
THIS BILL WAS BORN RIGHT HERE
IN SEATTLE AND WAS THE FIRST OF
ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES
REQUIRING THAT ALL CHILDREN, NO
EXCEPTIONS, ALL CHILDREN HAD A
RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION, A
RIGHT TO AN APPROPRIATE
EDUCATION,
AND A RIGHT SO THAT NO ONE OR
NOTHING AROUND THEM WAS
DESIGNED WITHOUT THEIR SPECIFIC
NEEDS OR
DISABILITIES IN MIND.
IT'S WHY I'M HONORED TO
BRING THIS PROCLAMATION
FORWARD RECOGNIZING DISABILITY
PRIDE
MONTH, WHICH IS
CELEBRATED ANNUALLY AND
INTERNATIONALLY
EACH JULY TO MARK
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN
WITH DISABILITIES ACT, SIGNED ON
JULY 26th, 1990, THE ADA IS A
LANDMARK PIECE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
LEGISLATION, PREVENTING
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
PEOPLE WITH IES,
REMOVING BARRIERS FOR EMPLOYMENT
AND
PUBLIC SERVICES, AND ONE OF
THE AREAS MOST CRITICAL,
PREVENTS DISCRIMINATION IN
TRANSPORTATION.
THAT'S WHY SOME
AMENDMENTSAMENDMENTS
A SIMILAR POLICY DISCUSSION
WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW FROM
MYSELF AND
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ TO
THE SEATTLE TRANSIT MEASURE TO
INCREASE OUR FOCUS
ON ACCESSIBILITY AND
ENSURING PEOPLE WALKING AND
ROLLING CAN
SAFELY ACCESS TRANSIT STOPS IN A
DIGNIFIED MANNER.
THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL THEME,
THE WORLD WORKS BETTER WITH
US, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CELEBRATE THE
MANY WAYS THAT PEOPLE LIVING
WITH
DISABILITIES, WHETHER VISIBLE,
DISCERNIBLE, OR
INVISIBLE, THOSE PEOPLE, IN ALL
AREAS, ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
ECONOMICALLY, POLITICALLY,
AND IN OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN THE
CITY, AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S
ALSO MORE WORK TO DO, AS WELL.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK
THAT ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVOCATES
HERE TODAY, AND SO MANY MORE,
DO EVERY SINGLE DAY TO
CHALLENGE US TO BE BETTER, TO
PROMOTE THE
FULL PARTICIPATION OF
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INTO
ALL
AREAS OF THINGS I MENTIONED
EARLIER,
ECONOMIC, POLITICAL COMMUNITY
HERE IN SEATTLE.
ADVISE THING COUNCIL AND OUR
MAYOR AND THE EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS ON ISSUES
OF IMPORTANCE THAT PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES AND
RECOMMENDING
POLICIES, PRACTICES AND
LEGISLATION. ALLOW ME TO READ A
FEW
SELECT PASSAGES FROM THIS
HISTORIC
PROCLAMATION, IF I MAY.
WHEREAS DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH
IS CELEBRATED NATIONALLY AND
INTERNATIONALLY EACH JULY TO
MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY
ACT, SIGNED ON JULY 26, 1990,
A LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS
LAW PROHIBITING
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE
WITH
DISABILITIES,
REMOVING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT,
TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SERVICES
AND OTHER
CRITICAL AREAS.
AND, WHEREAS THIS
MONTH CHALLENGES ABLISM AND
STIGMA, COMBATS THEIR
INTERSECTION WITH
RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, AND
ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, AND PROMOTES
FULL INFLUENCE AND EQUITY
BY RECOGNIZING THAT DISABILITY
IS
NOT A DEFICIT, BUT AN
INTEGRAL PART OF WHO PEOPLE ARE
AND HOW THEY MOVE THROUGH THE
WORLD.
AND, WHEREAS THE CITY OF SEATTLE
IS COMMITTED TO BEING A PLACE
WHERE ALL
PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES,
CAN LIVE WITH DIGNITY, SAFETY,
ACCESS, JOY, AND PRIDE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE
IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE SEATTLE
CITY
COUNCIL RECOGNIZES JULY 26th,
2026 AS
DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH.
I WOULD NOW, MADAME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, IF IT PLEASES YOU, I
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE A FEW
SPEAKERS, STARTING FIRST WITH
CECILIA BLACK FROM THE
NON- DRIVER'S ALLIANCE TO
SHARE SOME REMARKS.
>> BEFORE WE DO, CAN WE --
AND THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, CAN WE SEE
IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS
AND SIGNATURES?
>> I'M PUTTING THE CART
BEFORE THE HORSE.
YES, THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE GOOD.
BEFORE WE DO THAT,
WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE COMMENTS AND
SIGNATURES
AND SUSPEND THE ROLL.
IS THAT
COOL?
>> AWESOME.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND
HIGHLIGHTING SUCH AN
IMPORTANT STORY HERE IN SEATTLE.
JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON IT, IT
WAS FOUR MOMS IN QUEEN
ANN WORKING WITH TWO LAW SCHOOL
STUDENTS WHO
TOOK UP ON THE CHALLENGE
BECAUSE BACK IN THE DAY, A CHILD
WITH A
DISABILITY HAS TWO
OPTIONS, INSTITUTION OR BEING
LOCKED
UP IN THE HOUSE BASICALLY.
THESE MOMS TOOK THE ACTION
AND THEY GOT TO HEAR GOVERNOR
EVANS AND OTHER LEGISLATORS AT
THE
TIME, IN THE LATE '60s, EARLY
'70s AND THIS BILL WAS
PASSED, EDUCATION FOR ALL.
IT'S INCREDIBLE, IN TERMS
OF EDUCATION AND DISABILITIES.
AND INTERESTINGLY, IN THE MID
'70s, '75 I BELIEVE, SENATOR
MAGSON TOOK THE ACT AND BROUGHT
IT INTO CONGRESS.
IT WAS BASICALLY DONE WORD FOR
WORD.
THERE WAS NO CHANGES TO IT.
THEY BASICALLY TOOK
THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATION
AND MADE
IT INTO CONGRESS. AND THAT WAS
PASSED.
SO SO STUDENTS, CHILDREN,
YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE BOARD
WITH
DISABILITIES, AS YOU NOTED, IT
WAS THEN SIGNED AS THE ADA IN
1990. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
PIECE.
THAT LINK HAS CONTINUED ON TODAY
WITH THE NORTHWEST CENTER THAT
CONTINUES THE WORK FOR THOSE
WITH DISABILITIES FOR
EDUCATION AND THEN FOR
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES. I JUST WANT TO
THANK
NORTHWEST CENTER FOR THEIR WORK.
BUT REALLY GOING ALL THE
WAY BACK TO THOSE FOUR MOM OF
WHICH
I KNEW ONE OF THOSE
DAUGHTERS, STILL DO, AND IT'S AN
INCREDIBLE
STORY. THANK YOU FOR ADDING THIS
AS A
PROCLAMATION, BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S A STORY WORTH KNOWING.
SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA.
>> ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS REGARDING THIS?
AND I DO WANT TO GIVE -- AND
SAY THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA,
FOR BRINGING THIS.
OFTENTIMES PEOPLE HAVE
PROCLAMATIONS AND PEOPLE THINK
IT'S PERFORMTIVE.
THIS IS NOT.
I'VE SEEN YOU UPHOLDING
THESE VALUES IN EVERY TYPE
OF LEGISLATION AND INFORMATION
THAT YOU DO.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
AND YOUR WORK ON THIS, AS WELL.
SO HAPPY TO SIGN ON FOR THIS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER
FURTHER COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE ON
THE
TABLE?
ALL RIGHT.
SO BEFORE WE DO THAT, CAN WE
SEE WHO WOULD LIKE TO AFFIX
THEIR SIGNATURE TO THE
PROCLAMATION
RECOGNIZING JULY 2026
AS DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH
SENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER
SAKA. [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SIX SIGNATURES WILL BE
AFFIXED.
>> AWESOME.
SO IT IS PROCLAIMED JULY
2026 THE DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH
IN
SEATTLE.
YES, WE CAN ALL CLAP FOR THAT.
AND NOW WE'LL SUSPEND THE
RULES TO -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
HAVE MORE THAN ONE SPEAKER,
BUT WHOEVER IS HERE TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF, CECILIA, MORE THAN
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SAKA,
PRESIDENT HOLLINGSWORTH AND ALL
OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FOR
RECOGNIZING JULY AS DISABILITY
PRIDE MONTH. I'M CECILIA BLACK,
A WHEELCHAIR
USER AND WORK WITH AN
ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH
DISABLED PEOPLE WHO ARE
NON-DRIVERS. I TALK A LOT ABOUT
THE BARRIERS THAT STILL FACE THE
DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND I HOPE
WE CAN
CONTINUE TO REFLECT ON
WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR
THE MONTH OF JULY.
BUT MY WISH FOR MYSELF
AND COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IS THAT WE USE THIS
MONTH, DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH,
TO REALLY FEEL THE POWER OF THE
DISABILITY COMMUNITY,
BECAUSE THE ADA WAS NOT PASSED
OVERNIGHT
AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DO
NOT PASSIVELY WAY FOR HISTORY
TOTO
HAPPEN FOR US.
THE ADA WAS FOUGHT
AND WON BY DISABLED LEADERS WHO
ORGANIZED AND USED ALL THE
IDENTITIES THEY
WORE TO CREATE AN
INTERSECTIONAL CROSS DISABILITY
MOVEMENT.
AND THEY CHANGED THE WORLD.
IF AND WHEN YOUR FAMILY -- IF
YOU RECEIVE SUPPORTIVE ELDER
CARE, IT IS BECAUSE OF
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO
FOUGHT TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY.
IF YOU EVER WATCH A TikTok
VIDEO, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE
TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE PIONEERS
BY APPLYING AND DEAF DISABLED
ACTIVISTS.
IF YOU EVER PUSH A SUITCASE OR A
STROLLER DOWN A SIDEWALK
AND USED A CURB CUT, IT'S
BECAUSE
OF PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY
DISABILITIES. IN THE LAST TWO
MONTHS, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ERODED
THE RIGHTS AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OF CHILDREN
WITH DISABILITIES TO RECEIVE AN
EDUCATION.
AND THEY HAVE ATTACKED THE
VERY IDEA THAT PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES SHOULD BE LIVING
IN COMMUNITIES.
SO THIS WORK IS SO IMPORTANT AND
I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO HONOR THE
ADVOCATES THAT HAVE PAVED THE
WAY
AND CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR
WORLD BETTER FOR NOT JUST PEOPLE
WITH
DISABILITIES BUT OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> CECILIA, I KNOW MS. BLACK
HAS ANOTHER ARRANGEMENT AT 2:30.
I'M HOPING YOU COULD STAY.
WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO.
WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER,
IF YOU'RE ABLE, NO
WORRIES. CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
IF
IT PLEASE THE CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, WE HAVE ONE MORE
SPEAKER LINED UP.
FIRST OFF, WE HAVE THREE
AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS HERE WITH
US
TODAY. THE NATIONAL FEDERATION
OF THE
BLIND, THE SEATTLE CHAPTER.
THE NON- DRIVER'S ALLIANCE AND
MEMBERS OF OUR VERY
OWN SEATTLE DISABILITY
COMMISSION.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE OUR
NEXT SPEAKER, WHO WILL SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF THE
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE
BLIND.
WELCOME, AND THANK YOU IN
ADVANCE. MR. WONG.
>> THANK YOU SO
MUCH, COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THIS
PROCLAMATION. I'M HONORED TO
REPRESENT
THE NATIONAL
FEDERATION OF THE BLIND, WE'RE
AN ORGANIZATION
OF BLIND PEOPLE
ACROSS SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON
AND NATIONALLY.
WHEN I THINK OF DISABILITY
PRIDE MONTH, I THINK THAT
DISABILITY DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
THE END, IT
COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF A NEW
LIFE.
THAT STARTS WITH INCLUSION AND
ACCESSIBILITY AND STARTS WITH A
HOME WHERE YOU CAN FEEL INCLUDED
AND PARTICIPATE MEANINGFULLY AND
HAVE -- AND YOU FEEL INCLUDED.
AND TO ME, SEATTLE IS THAT
PLACE.
SEATTLE IS MY HOME.
I BELONG TO DISTRICT ONE,
AND ONE THING THAT STOOD OUT TO
ME FROM COUNCILMEMBER SAKA WAS
THE FACT THAT THERE IS ROOM TO
GROW.
I THINK OFTENTIMES WHEN
WE THINK OF PROGRESS, WE THINK
OF
COMPLETION.
BUT I THINK IT'S A VERY
POWERFUL STATEMENT WHEN WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S ROOM
TO
GROW IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY
AND
INCLUSION.
ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION FOR
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS
NOT THE LAST STEP, BUT THE FIRST
STEP, BECAUSE IT'S THE
FIRST DOOR TO OPENING CONTINUED
DIALOGUE WHERE WE CAN LEARN
FROM EACH OTHER,
WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE GROWING AS
A
COMMUNITY, AND WHERE WE CAN
CONTINUE
GROWING THAT HOME AND
THAT COMMUNITY WHERE BLIND
PEOPLE
AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
HAVE A PLACE OF FULL INCLUSION.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS ALL
ACROSS SEATTLE AND ACROSS
WASHINGTON.
THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS.
THEY ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME.
THEY'RE FELLOW STUDENTS AND
PEDESTRIANS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY
HAVE AND I HAVE
EQUAL ACCESS TO SEATTLE.
SEATTLE HAS DEMONSTRATED A
HISTORIC EFFORT IN INCLUDING
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
SO IT WAS LAST MONTH WHO
THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ADA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR SEATTLE SPOKE TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE NFB ABOUT THE PROGRESS
THAT
TRANSPORTATION IS OCCURRING.
WHAT TYPE OF ACCESSIBILITY
IS BEING FOCUSED ON, AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, HEARING OUR
CONCERNS.
I BELIEVE THAT CONTINUED
DIALOGUE IS IMPORTANT AS
THINGS CHANGE EVERY DAY.
CONCERNS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE
AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ROOM
FOR GROWTH AND WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO BE A PART OF THAT
CONVERSATION.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, I WANT TO
THANK EVERYBODY HERE.
I'M A PROUD PERSON WITH A
DISABILITY, AND I'M A
PROUD PERSON LIVING IN SEATTLE,
AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEATTLE CONTINUING TO GROW AND
BEING AN
EXAMPLE TO THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> LET THE RECORD REFLECT, WE
HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HERE.
A VERBAL YES IF YOU WOULD
LIKE YOUR NAME ADDED TOTO
PROCLAMATION.
>> YES, YES.
>> SEVEN SIGNATURE ALSO BE
AFFIXED. COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, ANY
CLOSING WORDS BEFORE WE TAKE A
PHOTO?
>> NO.
I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS
OF THE SEATTLE DISABILITY
COMMISSION, MR. WONG, MS.
BLACK FOR BEING HERE.
NOW WE'LL INVITE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
NATIONAL FEDERATION
OF THE BLIND, THE NON- DRIVER'S
ALLIANCE, OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE SEATTLE DISABILITY
COMMISSION FORWARD TO TAKE A
PHOTO WITH
ME AND MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
>> AWESOME.
SO WE'LL HAVE FOLKS COME UP
ON THE STAGE.
OR IS THERE SOMEPLACE, WE COME
DOWN? SO WE'LL COME DOWN HERE
TO THE
FRONT.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL COME DOWN
TO THE FRONT AND JUMP
RIGHT INTO
PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU ALL.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO
TRANSITION INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'LL WAIT TILL WE GET A
LITTLE SETTLED HERE.
THANK YOU, PUBLIC, FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AND THE
PROCLAMATION,
I KNOW WE'RE DOING A LITTLE
TRANSITION.
>> 13 SPEAKERS.
>> THAT IS ONLINE AND IN PERSON.
EVERYONE GETS TWO MINUTES.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
>> IT WILL BE
MODERATED, SPEAKERS WILL BE
CALLED IN
THE ORDER WHICH THEY REGISTERED.
PEOPLERS WILL HEAR A CHIME
WHEN TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT.
MICS WILL BE MUTED IF YOU DO
NOT END YOUR COMMENTS IN
THE ALLOTTED TIME.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW
OPEN.
>> COUNCIL CANNOT
ACCEPT COMMENTS ON ANY CAMPAIGN
RELATED
MATTERS. WE HAVE 13 SPEAKERS.
I'LL CALL PEOPLE IN GROUPS OF
THREE.
WE HAVE KENDALL, WELCOME.
WE HAVE SCOTT AND THEN EVONNA.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
I'M A CANDIDATE FOR THE
AMERICAN PARTY OF LABOR.
THE INSTALLED STADIUM
CAMERAS HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF, IT
WAS
STATED, BECAUSE THE WORLD CUP IS
OVER.
NOW, I THINK WE ALL KNOW
ELLING THE PUBLIC THAT THE
CAMERAS
ARE OFF IS A MOVE TO GAIN
WHAT LITTLE SUPPORT
THIS ADMINISTRATION IS HANGING
ON.
PEOPLE ARE CALLING THE
MAYOR SHADY KATIE, BECAUSE
SHE'S CAPITULATED ON SO MANY
THINGS.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE MAYORS
KNOW THAT THE CAMERAS SHOULD
HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTALLED IN
THE FIRST PLACE.
THESE ARE THREATS TO THE PUBLIC.
THEY ARE NOT DETERRENT TO ANY
KIND OF CRIME.
WE KNOW THAT,
BECAUSE CHRISTOPHER LEAHY
DISABLED
THE CAMERA BEFORE HE
STABBED JENNIFER BLESSING 40
TIMES.
CAMERAS NOT A DETERRENT.
CAMERAS ARE TOOL OF THE
SURVEILLANCE STATE TO HARASS THE
PUBLIC. THERE ARE REPORTS FROM
ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY ABOUT HOW
PISSED
COPS ARE USING THESE CAMERAS TO
STOP
CITIZENS. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE
SOME OF
MY PRECIOUS TIME TO ASK EACH OF
YOU A
QUESTION. YES OR NO, PLEASE.
IF YOU DO NOT ANSWER, I
WILL SAFELY ASSUME THE ANSWER IS
NO.
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, WILL
YOU COMMIT TO PHYSICALLY
REMOVING THE CAMERAS?
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA, WILL
YOU PHYSICALLY COMMIT TO
REMOVING
THE CAMERAS?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A NO.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH, WILL YOU COMMIT
TO PHYSICALLY
REMOVING THE CAMERAS?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A NO.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, WILL YOU
COMMIT TO REMOVING THE CAMERAS?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A NO.
COUNCILMEMBER LIN, YOU'RE
SMILING. WILL YOU COMMIT TO
REMOVING THE
CAMERAS?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A NO.
COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER, DO
YOU COMMIT TO PHYSICALLY
REMOVING
THE CAMERAS?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A NO.
COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE, WILL YOU
COMMIT?
>> THANK YOU.
JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS
YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME, SO
SOMETIMES COUNCILMEMBERS ARE
NOT RESPONDING BACK.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
SCOTT, WELCOME.
>> I'M SCOTT BLIZZARD, A
CANDIDATE MEMBER OF THE
AMERICAN PARTY OF LABOR.
I ASK, WHAT DOES YOUR
POLICEPOLICE FORCE USE TO DEFEND
AGAINST NAZI
PROPAGANDA?
INSTEAD OF PROTECTING
THE INNOCENT PARKGOERS AND
THE PEOPLE OPPOSED TO THIS
FILTH, YOUR POLICE FORCE CHOSE
TO
PROTECT AND ESCORT NAZIS.
LET ME SAY THIS AGAIN IN
CASE YOU ARE NOT LISTENING, YOUR
$486 MILLION POLICE FORCE
DEFENDED CRIMINALS AGAINST THE
MASSES
OF INNOCENT
PEOPLE. DURING PRIDE MONTH, WHEN
THESE PEOPLE SHOULD FEEL THE
SAFE NEST
OUR CITY.
YOU ALL USE QUEER ISSUES AS
A PLATFORM FOR ELECTION, FOR
PHOTO- OPES, BUT WHEN THE
QUEER COMMUNITY IS IN DANGER,
YOU
ARE SILENT AND SEND THE CHILD
BEATING BRIGADE TO DEFEND THESE
BIG
BIGOTS. YOU ATTACK THE QUEER
COMMUNITY
FOR DEFENDING ITSELF.
YOU CREATE A CONFLICT BYBY
VIOLENT POLICE OFFICER COME
TO CORRAL PEOPLE AS THEY FIGHT
FOR
THEIR RIGHT
TO EXIST. THIS IS A
BETRAYAL OF YOUR DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO
PROTECT SEATTLE'S VARIOUS
COMMUNITIES. WHEN THESE
AGITATORS ARRIVE,
IT'S BEEN THE MASSES TO
PROTECT THE PEOPLE, THE
ORGANIZED EFFORT
OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS THAT
HAVE DRIVEN BACK THE HORDE OF
EVIL THAT HAS TERRORIZED OUR
FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND IT'S
BEEN THE
AMERICAN PARTY OF BOR THAT
HAS DEFENDED THE PEOPLE.
YOU ALL SIT BY, YOU
ARE NOTHINGNOTHING
WITHOUT THE PEOPLE,
COUNCIL, AND WE ARE REALIZING
THIS.
REMEMBER THIS, AS YOUR FAILING
CONTINUES, REMEMBER THE
PEOPLE'S
MOVEMENT AGAINST
INJUSTICE AND THE SYSTEMS YOU
JOUP UPHOLD.
THE PEOPLE WILL FIGHT FOR TRUE
FREEDOM, WHATEVER MEANS
NECESSARY.
>> NEXT WE HAVE EVONNA.
IS SHE HERE?
EVONNA, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, CITY COUNCILS.
I'M THE DIVISION SECRETARY FOR
THE AMERICAN PARTY OF LABOR.
RECENTLY, CHRISTOPHER LEAHY
WAS RULED UNFIT TO STAND STAND
TRIAL.
REMIND THE COUNCIL THIS IS
A TRIAL OVER STABBING A
YOUNG TRANSGENDER GIRL 40 TIMES
IN THE
FACE. IF HE'S UNFIT TO STAND
TRIAL,
HOW IS HE FIT TO UNSTABLE
EVERY SECURITY CAMERA IN A
HOUSING
UNIT? HE WAS WELL AWARE
OF WHAT HE WAS DOING.
THE COURTS, THIS
COUNCIL AND THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE BE
ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR THIS
RULING.
SECONDLY, THERE'S BEEN A
MASSIVE
DELAY IN THE SIGNING AND
RATIFICATION OF THE CIVIL
STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR A TRANS
REFUGEE
CRISIS, INTERNAL REFUGEES MOVING
TO THE CITY.
THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT'S
BEEN GOING ON, NOT JUST THIS
YEAR OR
THE
LAST FIVE YEARS, BUT DECADES.
IT'S COMING TO A POINT
WHERE EVERY THIRD TRANS PERSON
IN OUR
COMMUNITY IS A TRANSPLANT
TO THIS CITY.
I WAS BOSH AND RN AND RAISED
HERE, AND EVERY TRANS PERSON II
MOVES
HERE FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
NOT SIGN THING PROCLAMATION
IS COMPLACENCY IN THE
EMERGING GENOCIDE OF TRANS
PEOPLE.
UNTIL THIS PROCLAMATION IS
SIGNED AND ACT THE CIVIL
STATE OF EMERGENCY IS SIGNED,
THE AMERICAN LABOR PARTY
WILL CONTINUE OUR WORK
RADICALIZING TRANS PEOPLE
AGAINST A
SYSTEM THAT IS PERPETUATING
THIS GENOCIDE AGAINST A CAPITAL
SYSTEM.
WE WILL TRAIN THEM TACTICALLY
IN COMBATTING CAPITALISM
EFFECTIVELY, AND WE WILL
ARM THEM TO THE TEETH.
DO WITH THAT WHAT YOU WILL.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE HAVE CLIVE.
WELCOME, FOLLOWED BY
MANTAY.
THANK YOU. AND THEN MATT.
WELCOME.
>> ON JULY FOURTH, INDEPENDENCE
DAY, A VISUAL ARTIST CAME TO THE
WATER FRONT WITH THE
INTENTION OF CREATING HIS
ARTWORK. BEFORE HE BEGUN, HE
WAS THREATENED WITH
TRESPASS, DESPITE NO APPARENT
SAFETY
ISSUE. THE IRONY OF PREVENTING
ARTISTIC
EXPRESSION ON THE DAY
WE CELEBRATE OUR FREEDOMS IS
HARD
TO MISS.
THIS SAME ARTIST HAS CREATED HIS
ARTWORK IN CITY PARKS,
PUBLIC SIDEWALKS WITHOUT ISSUE.
THERE'S NO REASON THE
WATERFRONT
SHOULD BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HE'S THE FIFTH
ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN EXCLUDED
OR TRESPASSED FROM THE PUBLIC
PARK.
THESE ARE ARTISTS AND
PERFORMERS WHO BRING VITALITY,
CULTURE
AND A SENSE OF PLACE TO
SEATTLE'S PUBLIC SPACES.
ALSO, ON JULY 5th, AT 9:40 P.M.
,
I CALLED SEATTLE
CENTER EMERGENCY SERVICES UNIT
BECAUSE A TOURIST NEEDED MEDICAL
AID.
ESU DECLINED TO RESPOND
AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL 911
INSTEAD.
THE CITY'S WEBSITE STATES THAT
ESU PROVIDES FIRST AID AND
RESPONDS TO EMERGENCIES.
I ASK THE COUNCIL TO
REVIEW WHETHER ESU PRACTICES
ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE PUBLIC
COMMITMENTS.
I ASK YOU ENSURE THAT
WATER FRONT REMAINS A PLACE
WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND FREE EX- EXPRESSION ARE BOTH
PROTECTED.
THAT VISUAL ARTIST
WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
A HOMELESS BLACK
MAN. HE'S NOW IN COUNTY JAIL.
>> THANK YOU, CLIVE.
NEXT WE HAVE MANTAY FOLLOWED
BY MATT AND
TERRY JONES, JOHN AND HOWARD.
>> I AM MANTAY, SPIRITUAL LEADER
OF THE TRANLS COMMUNITY AND I'M
HERE TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER,
TO EXPRESS OUTRAGE TO THE MAN
WHO
STABBED AN ART STUDENT 40
TIMES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND
THIS IS EXACTLY THE SYSTEMIC
NEGLECT MY PEOPLE HAVE COME TO
EXPECT
WITH THIS SEXIST SO-
CALLED JUSTICE SYSTEM OF
THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
IF JUNIPER HAD BEEN A SEXUAL
WOMAN INSTEAD OF A TRANSGENDER
ONE, I DOUBT IF THIS MURDER
WOULD HAVE TREATED WITH THIS
CARE. THIS STATE, THIS
CONSTITUTION
IS THE CASE THAT TRANSGENDER
PEOPLE
ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL.
THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF
MURDERED TRANSGENDER
PEOPLE, THAT SEXUAL MEN CANNOT
BE
EXPECTED TO CONTROL THEIR
URGE TO KILL US.
IN TEXAS, TRANSGENDER WOMEN ARE
FACING SENTENCES ON CHARGES.
THEY WILL BE SYSTEMICALLY RAPED
IN THE MEN'S PRISON
WHERE TRANSGENDER ARE GUILTED TO
THE
MOST SEXUALLY
AGGRESSIVE INMATES TO "CALM THEM
DOWN" AS THEIR
PROVIDED SEX SLAVES.
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, IN A 6-
3
DECISION, DECLARED THAT
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE SHALL
NOT HAVE EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER
THE
LAW.
WE ARE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS
IN YOUR COUNTRY, AND IT IS
ONLY YOUR COUNTRY, BECAUSE IN
YOUR
COUNTRY, I DEMAND MY RIGHT
TO LIFE AND PURSUIT OF
HAPPINESS,
I DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR
MY PEOPLE UNDER YOUR LAWS.
STOP THE GENOCIDE AND DECLARE AN
EMERGENCY NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE HAVE MATT FOLLOWED
BY TERRY JONES, JOHN AND EVETTE.
MATT.
JUST WALK RIGHT CLOSE INTO THE
CAMERA.
>> HI, GUYS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I SPECIFICALLY
CAME TO THANK
YOU. I BIKE FROM FREMONT AND
THE WORST PART OF IF COMMUTE WAS
FREMONT AVENUE, AND NOW
THERE'S A PROTECTED BIKE LANE.
SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU
GUYS FOR THAT AND THANK YOU
FOR CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON OPEN
DRUG USE AND HOW TO MITIGATE
THAT VERY TOUGH PROBLEM, BECAUSE
THAT
IS VERY SCARY TO BE IN MY OWN
COMMUNITY AROUND FOLKS THAT
ARE OPENLY USING DRUGS.
SO I APPRECIATE THE
CONTINUED FOCUS ON THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY, I WOULD
HOPE THAT YOU ALL MIGHT
CONSIDER OR MAYBE YOU'VE
ALREADY DONE THIS,
I KNOW IT'S HARD WORK TO CLEAN
UNLIKE UNIONS, BUT -- AND
IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO
GET
INVOLVED, BUT FOLKS ARE
SWIM THING AND IT'S SUCH A
LOVELY SWIM TO BE ABLE TO SWIM
IN
A LAKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
CITY, BUT IT'S ALSO VERY
POLLUTED.
SO CONSIDERING HOW WE CAN
COLLABORATE TOGETHER TO CLEAN
IT UP SO THAT PEOPLE WHO
ARE ALREADY THERE WILL BE --
THAT
WOULD BE GREAT, AND
JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
HARD WORK.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
IS IT MATT?
AWESOME, THANK YOU, MATT.
MAGEE IS
NEXT. THE GEESE THERE IN LAKE
UNIONUNION
POOP ABOUT 30 TO 50 TIMES A DAY.
I FOUND THAT INTERESTING.
TERRY JONES FOLLOWED BY JOHN AND
EVETTE.
AND THEN HOWARD GILL.
>> I'M TERRY JONES.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING
DISABILITY
COMIC CENTER AND HERE
TO CELEBRATE THE DISABILITY
AND PRIDE MONTH
PROCLAMATION.
OUR ORGANIZATION, WE SERVICE AND
HELP PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES MAINTAIN THEIR
INDEPENDENT
LIVING, INCLUDING HELPING THEM
APPLY FOR BENEFITS,
WE'RE LOCATED IN CAPITAL HILL
--
SORRY, FIRST HILL AND AUBURN
AND IN REDMOND.
I AM JUST THRILLED TO BE A PART
OF THIS AND
I THINK THAT'S ALL I WANT TO
SAY.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU, MR. JONES. WELCOME.
NEXT WE HAVE JOHN SMITH FOLLOWED
BY EVETTE
DINNISH.
WELCOME, JOHN SMITH. WELCOME.
>> HELLO, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM HERE BECAUSE TWO NIGHTS AGO
I HAVE WATCHED 911 FAIL TO
HELP ONE OF OUR DISABLED MEMBERS
IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
THE COUNCIL IS NOT USING
FUNDS TO ADDRESS THE
HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS.
I'M AWARE THERE IS A BUDGET
SHORTAGE, BUT THE JUMP- START
TAX IS NOT BEING USED FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
I'M AWARE OF THAT.
IT MAY BE USED FOR A GENERAL
FUND, BUT ITS INTENTION WAS FOR
ADDING
ADDITIONAL HOUSING WITHIN THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
YOU ARE ALSO LETTING OUT OF
STATE AI TRIAGE SYSTEMS
ABANDON AND KILL OUR DISABLED
NEIGHBORS.
AND TWO NIGHTS AGO I CALLED
911 AND MEDIC ONE ABANDON ED A
DIABETIC BI MAN.
HE WAS LEFT THERE TO ROT AND NO
ONE DID ANYTHING TO HELP HIM.
I REACHED OUT TO ANYONE I COULD
FIND.
NO ONE WANTED TO HELP HIM.
I CALLED AND THE ONLY
OPTION I WAS GIVEN WAS, OH,
WE'RE
SORRY, WE HAD A CARE TEAM, BUT
THEY'RE OFF DUTY RIGHT NOW.
IT'S NIGHTTIME, NOTHING WE CAN
DO. DO YOU WANT US TO SEND A
POLICE
OFFICER?
WHAT IS A POLICE OFFICER
GOING TO DO TO HELP THEM?
WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO
HELP?
PEOPLE ARE DYING IN THIS CITY.
PEOPLE ARE DYING.
IF THIS IS NOT AN
EMERGENCY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE IS.
I COME FROM LOUISIANA, WHERE
WE HAVE NATURAL DISASTERS AT ANY
TIME.
WE HELP OUR COMMUNITY.
WHY IS THE CITY COUNCIL
NOT DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN?
WHY IS NOTHING HAPPENING?
WHY ARE THEY BEING ABANDONED.
WHY IS NO ONE HELPING THEM?
SOMEONE TELL ME.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW, WHY IS
NO ONE HELPING ANYONE?
PLEASE!
I UNDERSTAND, I
UNDERSTAND THINGS ARE TOUGH
RIGHT NOW,
BUT
PLEASE -- [ MIC MUTED ]
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, JOHN.
[ MIC MUTED ]
JOHN, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION AFTER THIS.
NO ONE IS GOING TO COME UP
HERE AND KICK YOU OFF, BUT WE'RE
GOING TO ASK YOU NICELY
IF WE CAN MOVE THROUGH PUBLIC
COMMENT.
IS THAT OKAY, JOHN?
I WILL TALK TO YOU AFTER THIS
MEETING, BUT I WANT TO
GET THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
NO ONE IS GOING TO PUSH YOU OUT,
BUT I'M ASKING YOU NICELY
TO MOVE THROUGH
PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THAT COOL?
YOU'RE GOOD.
SO CAN I ASK SOMEONE TO
HELP COME ASSIST YOU TO THAT
SEAT
THAT'S CLOSEST TO YOU, IS THAT
OKAY?
SO THE PERSON BEHIND YOU, SHE'S
OUR CITY CLERK.
SHE'S PHENOMENAL.
SHE'S GOING TO GET YOU TO
THIS FRONT AREA AND GIVE YOU A
GLASS
OF WATER TOO.
IS THAT COOL, JOHN?
SO YOU GEARING TO SEE HER ON
YOUR RIGHT SIDE.
AND I'LL TALK TO YOU AFTER
THE MEETING TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THE CONCERNS YOU HAVE ABOUT 911
AND
OTHER STUFF.
IS THAT COOL?
I GOT
YOU. YOU'RE GOOD.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME
WATER TOO, JOHN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL,
FOPSER FOR THAT WATER FOR JOHN.
APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, JOHN.
OKAY. WE HAVE -- THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER.
JUST DRINK UP THAT WATER.
NEXT WE HAVE MS. EVETTE.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH
IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER
GOD,
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU,
COUNCIL, FOR THE FUNDING OF
EVENT S, THE
CHINA TOWN --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
-- IT GIVES IF
COMMUNITY SOMETHING TO DO.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LIN,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONCERN ABOUT --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
COUNCILMEMBER SAKA, I READ YOUR
NEW
NEWSLETTER.
IT WAS INTRIGUING ABOUT
THE DISTRICT MEETING UPCOMING.
IT GOT ME TO THINKING, BECAUSE
CID IS STRUGGLING, BUSINESS IS
DOWN.
THE THING ABOUT HAVING --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
AND THEN THIS HAS NOTHING TO
DO WITH ANYTHING, BUT THE
EDUCATION
FOR ALL, I HAD A FLASHBACK WITH
THAT, BECAUSE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> THANK YOU, MS. EVETTE.
THAT OREGON GEAR IS
NOT APPROPRIATE IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS.
VERY OFFENSIVE OREGON GEAR.
>> GOOD
AFTERNOON. THREE WEEKS AGO WAS
THE NINTH
ANNIVERSARY OF A MURDER
BY SEATTLE PD, SEEMINGLY
UNMENTIONED BY CITY AND ELECTED
OFFICIALS.
JULY IS THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE SANTA SHEERA'S SMITH MURDER
BY SEATTLE PD.
ALL THESE OBJECTS WERE IN CRISIS
WHEN KILLED BY THE PD.
ALSO, SPEAKING OF
DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH, IT'S A
LITTLE
HYPOCRITICAL WHEN, IN FACT,
ALL THOSE PEOPLE I MENTIONED
HAD SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH
CRISES AND OVER HALF OF THE
PEOPLE THAT
ARE KILLED IN SEATTLE AND MOST
OTHER CITIES ARE KILLED WHEN
THEY'RE IN MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS.
SO WHEN YOU'RE STILL KILLING
PEOPLE IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS,
IT'S A LITTLE HYPOCRITICAL TO
DECLARE THIS DISABILITY
PRIDE
MONTH. THREE OF SIX JURORS FOUND
THIS KILLING AUTHORIZED USE
OF DEADLY FORCE AND NOT
CRIMINAL.
DESPITE ALL ASPECTS OF
OUR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM DEEM THING
KILLING LAWFUL AND
PROPER.
NEXT WEEK THERE WILL BE ANOTHER
INQUEST JURY INTO THE MURDER
ALSO DEEMED LAWFUL OF RYAN
SMITH IN 2019, AN AFRICAN
AMERICAN
MAN IN CRISIS HOLDING JUST A
KNIFE WITH FOUR COPS WHO DECIDED
TO
SHOOT HIM DEAD.
POLICE HAVE SEATTLE RANKED SPD
KILLINGS HIGHER THAN 83% OF ALL
DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
83% OF DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. I HEAR THE WORD
ACCOUNTABILITY THROWN AROUND BY
THIS COUNCIL.
IN 2017, THE CITY
AUDITOR DEMANDED OR REQUESTED AN
AUDIT OF OUR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM.
NINE YEARS
LATER -- [ MIC MUTED ]
>> THANK YOU, MR. GILL.
NEXT, WE HAVE, IF YOU'RE
ONLINE, WE'RE COMING TO YOU
AFTER
THE LAST FOUR IN- PERSON
SPEAKERS.
WE HAVE BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY
CAMILLE, ERICA AND NAOMI.
IF YOU ARE ONLINE,
WE'RE COMING TO YOU AFTER OUR
IN-
PERSON
SPEAKERS. BENNETT, WELCOME.
WE'LL START WHEN YOU START.
I UNDERSTAND.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
SO REMEMBER LAST WEEK I WAS
TALKING ABOUT HOW I WAS
ATTACKED WITH PEPPER SPRAY AND
PUNCHED
OUT.
I MENTIONED THAT THE
VAST MAJORITY OF VIOLENCE THAT
OCCURS
AT LEFT WING PROTESTS HAS
A COMMON CAUSE.
BOTH THE MEN AND THE WOMEN
IN PROTEST MOVEMENT HAVE SAID
OFFENSIVE THINGS, BUT
SOMETIME IT IS A WOMAN SAYS
SOMETHING
OFFENSIVE AND A MAN
CRITICIZES, THEY RETALIATE BY
HARASSMENT.
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
ANOTHER
EXAMPLE.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE
LANGUAGE, BUT THIS IS FACTUAL
INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED.
I'M GLAD THE KIDS LEFT,
BUT SEATTLE PERSON, THIS IS
STILL BEING DONE BY
A HUMAN, I AM SORRY.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> I BET YOU EAT HIS ASS.
IS HIS
ASS GOOD? ARE YOU GAY?
CONGRATULATIONS FOR COMING OUT.
I LOVE IT.
>> SHE KILLED
HERSELF.
>> YEAH?
>> THIS IS SOMEONE I TALKED TO,
I SAID WE'RE ON THE SAME
TEAM, PLEASE STOP CALLING COPS
GAY
AS AN INSULT.
PLEASE STOP TELLING PEOPLE TO
KILL THEMSELVES.
SHE CALLED IT HARASSMENT
AND SLIDING INTO DMs.
I PLAYED YOU THE TAPE LAST WEEK
OF THE WOMAN YELLING ING RAPIST
AT
ME. THIS IS BECAUSE THESE
INCIDENT WHERE IS I HAVE SPOKEN
OUT AGAINST PEOPLE DOING OR
SAYING
SOMETHING OFFENSIVELY.
PEOPLE CANNOT BELIEVE THIS.
PEOPLE SAY IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE GOING ON HERE?
I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE THERE'S
ONE PARTY HERE TELLING THE
TRUTH, OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE
NOT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BENNETT.
NEXT WE HAVE CAMILLE FOLLOWED
BY ERICA AND NAOMI.
IF YOU ARE ONLINE, WE
ARE COMING TO YOU AFTER OUR
THREE IN-
PERSON SPEAKERS.
WELCOME, CAMILLE.
>> OKAY.
I'LL PROBABLY BE BRIEF, I
USUALLY OVERPREPARED AND
I DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING.
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
SURVEILLANCE.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT
MAYOR WILSON TURNED OFF THE
CAMERAS IN THE STADIUM
DISTRICT, BUT WE KNOW THAT WHEN
TURNED
OFF, THEY'RE NEVER REALLY
REALLY
AND WE WANT THEM TAKEN DOWN.
WE ALSO -- I THINK YOU
HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS
IN
OUR CITY, AND THERE ARE
REAL
EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS.
AND SURVEILLANCE IS NOT ONE OF
THEM.
JUST TO NAME ONE ON HERE,
THIS IS FROM A NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO HAVE PUT THIS
TOGETHER, BUT I THINK YOU
HAVE HEARD ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT
THE CARE TEAM EXPANDING THE
CARE TEAM AND FREEING THEM WOULD
BE A
HUGE BENEFIT TO OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY.
SPD'S REIGN ON THEM HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH PUBLIC
SAFETY. IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO
WITH POWER AND CONTROL.
AND IF WE WANT SAFETY FOR
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THEN WE
NEED
THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO COME
AND HELP WHEN THEY ARE IN
CRISIS.
WE ALSO NEED HOUSING.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER
THINGS, BUT I'M GOING
TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS GIFT.
>> THANK YOU, CAMILLE.
>> NEXT, WE HAVE ERICA,
FOLLOWED
BY NAOMI. WELCOME, ERICA.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
FOR THE COMPASSION YOU SHOWED
A FEW SPEAKERS AGO.
THAT SETS A GREAT
ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT
FOR EVERYBODY HERE. I WANT TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THE MAYOR FOR KEEPING
HER PROMISE TO TURN OFF
THE CAMERAS AT THE STADIUM.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE HER
TO CONTINUE TO DISINVEST IN
THIS TECHNOLOGY GOING FORWARD.
WE HAD A RALLY JUST
DOWNSTAIRS, AND I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT WHAT
WE HEARD AND WHAT WE DIDN'T.
OFTEN WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK
AGAINST THE SOLUTIONS THAT COME
FROM
SPD, THAT COME FROM
THE SURVEILLANCE COMMUNITY,
THEY'RE PAINTED AS A UNIFORM
GROUP BY
SOME PEOPLE, WHO
ARE DISMISSING THE SAFETY
CONCERNS OF THEIR
NEIGHBORS.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE HEARD
TODAY. EVERYONE WHO SPOKE CAME
FROM
A DIFFERENT BACKGROUND.
EVERYONE HIGHLIGHTED TRAGEDIES,
HEARTBREAK, INJUSTICE AND HARM
THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED,
THAT THEIR LOVES ONES
HAVE EXPERIENCED AND THEY ALSO
WANT CHANGE AND SAFETY.
THE DIFFERENCE IS THEY
DON'T WANT SOLUTIONS, BUT ONLY
TO KEEP
THOSE WITH PRIVILEGE
AND WEALTH SAFE AT THE EXPENSE
OF
EVERYBODY ELSE.
THEY WANT REAL SAFETY FOR
EVERYBODY.
I BRING THIS UP TO
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE HERE NOT TO
DISMISS
THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE
ABOUT SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.
THOSE CONCERNS COME FROM
INFORMED AND LIVED PLACES.
AS YOU HEAR FROM THEM,
PLEASE LISTEN TO THEM
WITH AN OPEN HEART AND MIND.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK
YOU, ERICA.
NEXT WE HAVE NAOMI. WELCOME.
IF YOU ARE ONLINE, THIS IS
OUR LAST IN- PERSON SPEAKER.
NAOMI, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
THIS AFTERNOON, I GATHERED
WITH DOZENS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS
TO
OPPOSE THE USE OF
SURVEILLANCE WITH CAMERAS.
WE HEARD FROM MANY SPEAKERS OF
THE HARM THIS DOES TO COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. CAMERAS ARE REACTIVE
AND NOT
PROACTIVE. THIS COSTS THE CITY
$8. 8 MILLION
A YEAR WHILE WE ARE
FACING CUTS TO SERVICES.
THAT COULD SUPPORT HOUSING AND
NON- POLICE COMMUNITY SAFETY
INITIATIVES.
OUR DEMANDS WERE DIRECTED
TO MAYOR WILSON WHO COULD
TURN OFF THE CAMERAS AT ANY TIME
AND
DID TODAY.
MOVE AS A COULD NSEL TO
UNINSTALL
THEM.
WE SEE I.C.E. USING THESE
CAMERAS.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBERS
RINCK AND STRAUSS FOR
VOTING AGAINST THE CAMERAS LAST
YEAR AND I URGE THE REST OF YOU
TO CATCH
UP WITH YOU.
>> AWESOME.
NOW WE MOVE TO ONLINE SPEAKERS.
ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP?
WE'LL GO ONLINE AND COME BACK.
PLEASE PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE ONLINE
SIGNED UP.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY COMMENT TOPIC TODAY
IS STRATEGIC PLAN THAT'S ON
THE AGENDA TODAY.
IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE 2010 TO RESOLUTION 32210
REGARDING THE 2027 TO
2032 STRATEGIC PLAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL FOR TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.
ONE HAS TO BE FROM THIS CITY
TO APPRECIATE WHAT THE COMMUNITY
NEEDS, WHETHER THEY'RE
WORKING IN SEATTLE
-- [ INAUDIBLE ]
THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
DEMANDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO
GOVERN THE
POLITICS, DOCUMENTS
AND PROCESSES SINCE AT LEAST
1700.
>> WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE YOUR
TIME AND RESET IT TO ONE MINUTE.
THERE WAS A LONG PAUSE, SO WE
WILL RESET TO ONE MINUTE.
I APOLOGIZE.
GO AHEAD.
>> NO PROBLEM, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
SO IN THE LATE 1700s, IT
WAS ENCOURAGED FOR PROTECTION TO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW --
[ INAUDIBLE ]
SO OUR ACT HAS SPREAD
FROM CITY TO CITY, STATE TO
STATE AND
EVEN MORE SO NOW FROM COUNTRY TO
COUNTRY, PROVIDING ACCESS TO
THE COMMUNITY
HAS BEEN POSITIVE -- [ INAUDIBLE
]
AND PUT THE POLICY QUICKER INTO
ACTION.
WHILE IT MAY SEEM LIKE TOO
MANY COOKS ARE IN THE KITCHEN AT
ONCE, AND WITH RESPECT
TO CONFIDENTIALITY AND IN
THIS PARTICULAR CASE, SOMETHING
SURPRISING CAN ARISE OUT OF
NOTHING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT WE HAVE ROSE FOLLOWED BY
DAVID AND THEN JOE.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSE.
DISABILITY PRIDE MOMENT FOR
MANY IS NOT JUST ABOUT
DISABILITY, FOR THE TRANS
COMMUNITY, TRANPS
AND DISABILITY ARE ENTER TWINED.
THIS LAST WEEK, WE HAD
NOTIFICATION OF TWO
INDIVIDUALS THAT TOOK THEIR LIFE
IN
THE UNITED STATES THAT WERE
TRANS.
IN NEW YORK AND IN MINNESOTA.
TRANSMEN WHO WERE JUST ININ
20s. BUT THINGS HAVE BEEN SO
DIRE
AND TERRIBLE THAT PEOPLE ARE
FEELING MORE SCARED AND
DESPERATE
THAN EVER BEFORE.
WE ARE HAVING INDIVIDUALS
HERE IN SEATTLE THAT HAVE TAKEN
THEIR LIVES AND THAT ARE AT
CONSTANT RISK OF SUICIDE AND
OTHER
THINGS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
EMERGENCY DECLARATION THAT NEEDS
TO
HAPPEN, THERE ARE NOT JUST
THE NEEDS BY OTHER MENTAL HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT HOUSING AND
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT ARE
ALL
NEEDED TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE
ALIVE.
WE DON'T HAVE BASIC RESOURCES,
AND THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS LIKE
MYSELF THAT ARE LIVING OFF
$450 A MONTH ON DISABILITY
BENEFITS IN SEATTLE, TRYING TO
SURVIVE MONTH TO MONTH.
AND WE'RE STRUGGLING.
IT IS NOT WORKING WELL.
AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS
THAT THEY ARE CRACKING DOWN OR
GOING TO TRY TO
ELIMINATE TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN
RESPONSE TO THE SUPREME COURT
RULING, WE ARE IN AN INCREDIBLY
DESPERATE
SITUATION.
WE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING
ALL SORTS OF VIOLENCE, LIKE ASIA
WILLIAMS GUNNED DOWN IN MARYLAND
THIS LAST WEEK.
VIOLENCE IS WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO US CONSTANTLY.
WE NEED SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO
PUSH BACK AND TO HELP KEEP OUR
COMMUNITY ALIVE AND HEALTHY IN
A WAY THAT WE SHOULD BE, BECAUSE
SO MANY OF US STRUGGLE WITH
ALL SORTS OF DISABILITIES AND
TRAUMA.
WE NEED YOU ALL'S SUPPORT
TO FIGHT
AGAINST THAT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE STRUGGLING.
>> THANK YOU, ROSE.
NEXT, WE HAVE
DAVID HAYNES FOLLOWED BY JOE.
>> HI,
DAVID HANES. THERE'S A TWISTED
LIE THAT GETS
SPEWED FROM LEADERSHIP IN
SEATTLE WHERE THEY GO ON THE
MEDIA.
OUT OF ALL THE
GUNSHOTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE,
HITTING
HOUSES, CARS, LUCKILY
NOBODY DIED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
BAD
SHOTS.
AND YET WE HAD THREE
SHOOTINGSSHOOTINGS
YESTERDAY, AND AWORLDING TO THE
LEADERSHIP, IT'S
ALL GOOD BECAUSE NOBODY DIED,
EVEN THOUGH
SIX PEOPLE GOT SHOT.
ONE OF THEM IS SO CLOSE TO
THE STADIUM WHERE THERE'S STILL
45 SOMETHING ODD GAMES FOR THE
MARINERS TO BE PLAYED.
YET, THE MAYOR WHO ALREADY TOOK
AWAY THE SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS, STILL THINK THAT THE
BIGGEST THREAT IS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT SHE REFUSES TO
WORK WITH
TO SHUT DOWN THE PREDATORY
CRIMINALS.
BUT LET'S TAKE CREDIT FOR
WHAT THE FEDS DO TO GET SOME
CRIME FIGHTING
ASSISTANCE. WHEN IT COMES TO THE
POLICE CHIEF SUPPORTING HIS
CAPTAINS,
HE KEEPS THINNING OUT THE
RESOURCES TO NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO
SHUT DOWN THE EVIL PREDATORS
IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES.
BUT THEY DO HAVE A TYPE OF
OUTREACH WHERE THEY GIVE A
HEADS UP TO THE CRIMINALS AND
CREATE THESE OPERATIONS TO LET
THE
PUSHERS AND PROSTITUTES KNOW THE
COPS ARE WORKING IN THE AREA
SO THEY CAN GET MORE
SOPHISTICATED IN THEIR RAPE
HOUSES
THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY,
OVERLAKE, AND
THE NEW DISTRICT.
YET COUNCIL IS FOCUSING ON
A STRATEGIC PLAN TO RAISE THE
CITY LIGHT COST TO HAVE
ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO LITERALLY
HELP
-- [ INAUDIBLE ]
AND RAID THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT
COVER THE BOND PAYMENT FOR
ALL THE DEBT THAT'S CREATED BY
THE CRUISE BOATS AND THE PORT
OF SEATTLE.
TRA
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>> NEXT, WE HAVE JOE.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO CALL AND
SEE THE
COUNCIL. I WANTED TO CALL IN AND
SAY THANK YOU FOR THE
DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH.
AS A DISABLED SON, I'M
GRATEFUL TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR LEADING THE CHARGE ON THAT.
I JUST REALLY THINK THAT WHEN WE
HAVE MAGA REPUBLICANS IN THE
STATE SENATE WHO WANT TO
CUT CRITICAL FUNDING TO LOCAL
TRANSITS, THAT WE STAND UP
FOR THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY'S
RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT
TO MOVE AROUND SAFELY.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL BACK MAYOR
WILSON'S FULL PROPOSAL, PLEASE.
I ALSO HOPE THAT YOU WILL
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT BUSES ARE
SAFE AND CLEAN AND EFFECTIVE, AS
I
WILL BE COMING DOWN TOMORROW
FOR THE FIRST- EVER WORLD'S
AVIATION
EXPO. AND HOPEFULLY, UNLIKE
THE WORLD CUP TEAM, I CAN ASSURE
YOUYOU
ALASKA AIRLINES ARE PROVIDING
A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
PERFORMANCE EVERY TIME.
OF COURSE, THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT'S FAVORITE BASKETBALL
PEOPLE, THE SEATTLE STORM.
WITH THAT, GO STORM, TO HAWKS,
AND GO, SEATTLE.
THANK
YOU.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU, JOE, FOR YOUR
COMMENTS.
WE'LL DO A DOUBLE-CHECK.
THERE'S ONE MORE.
AWESOME.
ONE MORE SIGNED UP IN PERSON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE PHIL IS.
WELCOME, PHIL.
>> MY NAME IS PHIL.
I AM A LONG- TIME TECHNOLOGIST.
I DO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR A
LIVING, BUT I'VE BEEN
VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
FOR
A LONG TIME.
I JUST CAME FROM A RALLY
OUTSIDE.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK FOR THE STATEMENT AND THE
SUPPORT. WHAT CAN I SAY THAT
WILL
DO ANYTHING TO PEOPLE ALREADY
NOT
DECIDED ON THIS?
I KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS
DIFFICULT.
I KNOW THAT -- I THINK THE MAYOR
WOULD LIKE TO DO WHAT I
CONSIDER IS THE RIGHT THING, BUT
I
KNOW THERE'S PRESSURE TO DO
SOMETHING. YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHOSE
CHILDREN WERE HARMED IF NOT KID.
WHEN THE COMMUNITY SAYS THIS IS
WHAT WE WANT, IT'S HARD TO SAY
NO.
IF YOU IMAGINE THAT CC-
TV SYSTEM WITH CAMERAS ON THE
WALL,
OR THAT JUST EXISTS AND IT
DISAPPEARS, YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT A SYSTEM THAT
SEEMS MAYBE
REASONABLE TO SAY OKAY TO THE
PEOPLE WHO WANT IT.
OUT OF CAUTION, THOSE PEOPLE
WHO WANT IT HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY
MARKETED TO BY THE VENDOR.
AND THE POINT IS, AXON IS
AN INFORMATION BROKER.
THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY BY SELLING
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR A LOWER FEE.
AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING
IS SLIPPING IN INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FROM THE
911
CALL, WHICH IS VIRTUALIZED BY
A BUSINESS THEY PURCHASED,
TO THE EVIDENCE USED IN COURT.
THAT STUFF IS ALL PRIVATE,
AND THEY'RE TRAINING THEIR -- I
KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
LANGUAGE
MODELS AND HOW YOU GO THROUGH
LOTS OF
DATA TO MAKE THESE THINGS
DO AMAZING STUFF.
YOU NEED MORE AND MORE DATA.
AXON ARE RIGHT AT THE CENTER OF
ALL THAT DATA.
IT'S CENTRALIZED.
THEY STAND TO MAKE A LOT OF
MONEY OFF
THIS. EVEN IF YOU DON'T CARE
ABOUT
THE FACT THAT WE'RE CREATING
A SYSTEM TO TRACK PEOPLE ARE
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>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTERS?
AWESOME.
I WANT TO THANK THE
PEOPLE ONLINE AND FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT CAME IN PERSON.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ALREADY LEFT.
CITY COUNCIL AND ALSO I ALWAYS
THE PEOPLE THAT
SEND US EMAILS OR SEE US IN
SON WHEN WE'RE OUT AND
ABOUT REGARDING COUNCIL BUSINESS
OR ANYTHING WITH THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION
RIGHT INTO OUR MEETING.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION,
THE REFERRAL CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED IF NO
OBJECTION.
HEARING NONE, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED.
ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR
INCLUDE MINUTES OF JUNE 30th,
2026.
ONE BILL AND ONE RESOLUTION
FROM CITY AND LIGHT COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE SIX APPOINTMENTS
FROM THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
ANY OTHER ITEMS
COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
REMOVE FROM
TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR?
SEEING NONE, I MOVE TO ADOPT
THE
CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND?
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS
FOSTER AND RIVERA.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECOND.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. [ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> IT IS ADOPTED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX
MY SIGNATURE TO THE MINUTES
AND LEGISLATION ON MY BEHALF.
PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER ONE INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE,
RESOLUTION 32207, A
RESOLUTION ADOPTING UPDATED
POLICIES
REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT
AND MANAGEMENT OF PARKING
AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION 316567.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
HOLLINGSWORTH.
COLLEAGUES, ON JUNE 5th IN
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE, WE VOTED TO RECOMMEND
THE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION
32207, ADOPTING BIA POLICY
UPDATES AT
THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.
THE CITY RECEIVED GUIDANCE
FOR EXISTING BIAs.
THIS RESOLUTION WILL UPDATE AND
SIMPLIFY THAT GUIDANCE.
THESE ARE A POWERFUL TOOL
TO ALLOW BUSINESSES
AND NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE
CITY
TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF
THEIR COMMUNITY WITH TARGETED
RESOURCES.
THIS HAS STRONG RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR EXISTING BIAs AND DOES NOT
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE
THE OPERATIONS OF ANY CURRENT
BIAs.
I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO
MOVE WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK, AND ALL YOUR WORK ON
THIS.
I KNOW YOU DID SOME MORE STAKE
HOLDERING IN THIS, SO APPRECIATE
THIS.
ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE --
BEFORE I TURN IT BACK TO YOU TO
MOVE
THE AMENDMENT?
OKAY, SEEING NONE, JUST
LOOKING
AT YES.
>> I MOVE TO AMEND THE
RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED ON
AMENDMENT A ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO
AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS
PRESENTED
ON AMENDMENT A.
COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, AFTER
THIS RESOLUTION PASSED OUT OF
COMMITTEE, SEVERAL CITY BIAs
IDENTIFIED MINOR EDITS THEY
WANTED TO SEE.
THEY WERE LIMITED TO JUST A FEW
LINES, AND POLICY SEVEN, THAT IS
OUT OF 15 TOTAL POLICIES.
SO OUR OFFICE WORKED IN
CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH OED,
LAW AND
BIA'S LEADERSHIP AND
WE BROUGHT THOSE AS A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT
TODAY. IT WAS CIRCULATED TO ALL
COUNCIL
MEMBER OFFICES ON JULY 2nd.
THIS IS TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE
AND DOES NOT CHANGE THE POLICY
NOR THE CITY'S GUIDELINES.
THESE EDITS ARE JUST A
REFLECTION OF OUR
ONGOING RESPONSIVE SPONSORSHIP
WITH OUR
LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS, AND I
ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RINCK.
ANY COMMENTS BEFORE US
REGARDINGREGARDING
A? I KNOW IT WAS CIRCULATED.
I DON'T SEE ANY
COMMENTS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON
THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT A.
[ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THIS IS ADOPTED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED RESOLUTION?
BEFORE WE TAKE A
ROLL, COUNCILMEMBER RINCK, ANY
FINAL
COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS AND YOUR
SUPPORT OF
THE AMENDMENT TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>>
COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA HAD
SOMETHING.
>> THANK YOU FOR
LOOKING DOWN HERE AND SEEING.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER RINCK FOR
THIS AND I
WHOLE HEARTEDLY SUPPORT THE BIAs
IN OUR CITY.
I'M LUCKY TO HAVE ONEONE D- 4,
THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT
PARTNERSHIPS. I WANTED TO GIVE
THEM A
SHOUTOUT. BUT I ALSO HAVE HAD
THE PLEASURE
OF WORKING WITH MIKE STEWARD AND
BALLARD AND AARON GOODMAN AND
I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE
WORK THAT THEY DO IN THE
DISTRICTS WHERE THEY'RE
LOCATED, AND
I KNOW THEY DO SO MUCH BEYOND
JUST
HELPING THE SMALL
BUSINESSES. THEY DO A LOT FOR
THE
NEIGHBORS AROUND THE AREA, AS
WELL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA.
IF THERE'S NO FINAL COMMENTS,
WE
WILL CALL THE ROLL ON THE
RESOLUTION.
CLERK?
[ ROLL CALL TAKEN ]
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED AS
AMENDED. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
IF WE HAD A SOUND
TRACK, WE WOULD PLAY THE SONG
"RESOLUTION" FROM 2001.
SO ANYWAYS, R&B FOR Y'ALL.
THERE WERE NO ITEMS --
THAT COULD BE THE SOUNDTRACK.
SO THERE'S NO ITEMS REMOVED.
THERE'S NOT A RESOLUTION
FOR INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION
TODAY.
IS THERE ANYMORE -- IS THERE
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO
COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS
A NO, YOUR
SILENCE. THANK YOU.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, SO
THERE'S NO -- EXCUSE ME,
THERE'S
NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
SO WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF
TODAY'S AGENDA.
THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
IS JULY 14th AT 2:00 P.M.
I ALSO, BEFORE WE CLOSE, I KNOW
THAT YESTERDAY WAS OUR LAST
GAME HOSTED HERE AT FIFA.
I WILL SAY VERY HAPPY ABOUT
THE -- ALL OF THE CITY
WORKERS, THE FIFA PLANNING
COMMITTEE,
THE FOLKS THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW,
HAD BEEN PLANNING FOR A LONG
TIME AND A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT
I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT
WERE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT
WERE ON THE GROUND, WHETHER IT
WAS
THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, IT WAS FIFA
FOLKS, IT WAS OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS, IT WAS PEOPLE
THAT WERE VOLUNTEERING.
IT WAS SO MANY DIFFERENT
FOLKS THAT WERE HELPING AND
JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK
THEM, BECAUSE I THINK OUR CITY
REALLY SHINED DURING THIS
MOMENT.
BUT I ALSO POSE THE QUESTION,
IS LIFE AFTER FIFA, WHAT DOES
THAT LOOK LIKE FOR OUR CITY?
BECAUSE WE SHOWED OUR GUESTS
A GOOD TIME, AND NOW I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW
OUR RESIDENTS THE
SAME TYPE OF ENERGY AS WE MOVE
FORWARD.
SO THAT'S THE COMMITMENT
THAT I'LL BE LEANING INTO, AND
I
KNOW MY COLLEAGUES WILL
BE LEANING INTO THAT, AS WELL.
SO WORLD CLASS CITY, WORLD
CLASS
SERVICES. HEAR NOTHING FURTHER
BUSINESS,
WE ARE
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBERS.